#em is back with a banger of an idea

[toppamplemousse]

i know it’s always like “oh we’re cooking up something” on this blog but em (mastermind of la rentrée, the fairytalestappen, and there you’ll stand) has finally come back from writing hiatus and is actually cooking up something that could win a michelin

[sherbovania]

CONTROL DEVIL 🩸

[inf3ct3dd]

ellie headcanons pt.2! :))

warnings: mentions of weed/alc , injuries/blood, VERY mild sexual content (boobs and ass 😕)

content: loser!ellie x reader :3

authors note: im back w another BANGER🔥🔥🔥 since ppl loved the last one IM BACK W MORE 😈

pt. 1 ! taglist.! masterlist!!

- CANNOT handle spicy food. my porcelain princess has the spice tolerance of a victorian child she is coughing and crying at the slightest spice 😞😞

- speaking of food…my girl is a CHEF!!! she hates leaving the house and she’s too broke to buy food so she’s just in the kitchen whippin ts!!!! she even has a goofy chef hat that she wears when she cooks. (this is so ellie coded i dont know why)

- loves commentary youtubers . kurtis,danny,nickisnotgreen,jarvis, and chadchad 🔥🔥

- knows so much niche internet drama…she tries to talk abt it and ur like???? literally what are you talking about….which gives her the perfect opportunity to ramble

- so many random injuries CONSTANTLY. she’s constantly covered in cuts and bruises and has no idea where they come from (mostly her awful skateboarding)

- “this ones for you” before she devastatingly fails to do a trick on her skateboard and falls on her face, and her entire lower face is covered in nose-blood

- whenever she gets hurt, she always asks you to “kiss it better” 😞😞 so cute im dying!!!

- follows you around like a puppy all day. goes with you on all your errands, sits by you while you do work. she is ALWAYS THERE

- if u think shes bad when shes sober, she’s literally the clingiest drunk in the world!!!! she will literally be constantly attached to you. even when you go to the bathroom, she’ll literally hold ur hand through the door while u piss cuz u wouldn’t let her in 😞

- she’s even worse when she’s high, cuz shes so BOLD. will literally just randomly motorboat ur tits while ur talking with zero explanation.

- loves sitting on the floor???? literally will just be down there. sometimes when you’re on the couch she’ll sit by your feet and cling onto one of your legs

- NEEDY!!!! oh my godddd so needy. every time ur doing something not involving her she’s trying to get your attention. most of the time shes doing really stupid shit in front of you for no reason. “babe look” is her favorite thing to say

- literally had a huge bruise on her leg cuz she tried to do a cartwheel inside and banged her leg on the kitchen counter

- whenever you lay on your stomach, she loves laying her head on your ass

“it’s my favorite pillow!!”

- sometimes she just randomly squeezes ur boobs when she walks past you. always with some random sound affect too. she’ll just walk by you while you’re cooking and just honk ‘em 😕

- sleeps DIRECTLY ON TOP OF YOU. like literally lays on you like a starfish all night

-sleeptalker!!! its always the most non-coherent things ever, and it’ll last for like 30 minutes.

“no papa john i don’t wanna hit a nae nae 😞”

- cannot be trusted on the road. she is actually a hazard to public safety

- this is such an unpopular opinion but she is DEFINITELY a passenger princess. she likes staring at you too much she can’t drive she’ll crash!!!!

- does NOT exercise. but she’s like. randomly strong. she’ll carry all your groceries in one trip and push ALL your luggage when you go on vacation

- literally turns into a child when you take her to the beach. building sand castles, swimming in the water, and finding rocks and shells and bringing them to you like a dog

- definitely wears those stupid snorkel goggles when she goes swimming cuz she likes doing flips underwater and hates water in her nose

- LOVES CAMPING!!! that girl can be OUTDOORS.

- has binders full of pokemon cards. she goes to this card shop by her house that has pokemon saturdays and plays matches for like…the whole day. she can and WILL trash talk a 7 year old little boy after beating him

- follows so many niche meme pages

- orange chicken enthusiast.

- this is literally canon in the show but she HATES COFFEE. she is a chai latte woman. with oatmilk cuz like…duh….lesbian

- absolutely goated at just dance for NO REASON

- really good at making string friendship bracelets

[sevenpoyo]

some brooklyn slang ik for all the ppl who wanna write for miles and kilometers‼️

feel free to add more idk everything but i i am originally from there and visit a lot this stuff i hear a lot and if you wanna add slang to ur writing this is a good place to start, not all of these brooklyn or ny exclusive but that’s where a lot of american slang starts and u prolly heard some of it b4. imma list it ne ways

don’t use like 8 of these in one sentence bc it will sound weird and i can’t really cover ny puerto rican slang or any puerto rican slang really bc my grandad is a bum so if you know some add it

the city is manhattan, not the other 4 burroughs, just manhattan, cus that’s where everything’s at

to cut ass is to roast tf out of someone , to get your ass cut is get tf roasted out of you

wyling/wilding is being outta pocket, something being absurd or crazy

yeah nah means no and nah yeah means yeah idk why they gotta make it complicated just look at the second word

good looks is like good looking out

it’s bout to be winter and i’m bout to see mad christmas fics and shit but do y’all know the proper way to describe cold ny winters?

if it’s cold as hell, it’s brick outside, not regular cold, ny winter is like nipples so hard i see em thru the bra cold

ex; “how it’s so brick outside i walk to the store wit my hair wet and it deadass got icicles in it” “yeah it’s fr brick outside today” “i’m not walkin wit u in this brick ass weather for a bacon egg and cheese?” (actual convo between my sister and me last winter break)

fronting seem kinda easy to me but is like acting or pretending i can’t explain it with out an example

“why you fronting like you wouldn’t die if they text you asking u to go out with them” “you can stop fronting like you like cars it cool if you don’t” “don’t sit there fronting like u don’t wanna dance wit me”

being tight over something is just being upset or annoyed

rj is so smart they said “We say tight bc you kinda huddle close to yourself when you tense/stressed or angry” i had no idea i just be saying it i aint know it had a reason💀 it make sm sense now.

“who got you tight like that this early in the morning?” “my momma came home tight yesterday for no reason, she threw a boot at me!” “i’m so tight this damn shift change has me working all closers this week”

jack is like claiming someone or something

i talk old as hell idk what the youths be jacking nowadays

cop is basically to get, used to be mostly 4 drugs back in the day my dad said (he don’t know why im asking him this)

“just copped me some retro 3’s” “bout to cop me a few percs in a minute”

speaking of a minute, mostly for my non americans bc that’s who get confused the most when i say this one. depending on the context this can mean a actual minute, a short time or a real long

“i’ll be back in a minute” is short “i ain’t seen y’all in a minute” is long. idk how to explain the difference besides context

bop is a good song, pretty easy but i see ppl on tiktok use it wrong

bangs/banger goes hard is kinda like bob for music but i be using it for anything fr

“this push pop is banging yo”

mad can be used normal like angry but it also means a lot or really kinda like hella ig? i usually uses hella when i would say mad so ppl can understand me easier up here

dumb also mean very in the same way

ex; “my english teacher give out mad homework for no reason.” “she be giving me mad shit over the smallest stuff” “i just had some mad good wings so i’m cooling rn” “this shit is mad spicy u sure you want some?” ''This shit got me dumb tight'' “you don’t need no jacket it’s dumb hot out here”

smacked is like high as fuck idk how to elaborate ur just high

lit is drunk

“Yuuuur!'' A signal, a greeting usually used to catch the attention of someone or something very fun greeting and very hated by schools, it’s weird anywhere outside of ny kinda at least to me.

being hollywood means u get a little fame and think ur all that or just that u got a little fame and they’re jokingly hating

ex; “i saw u on the news the other day, “the prowlers return” u must be real proud of yourself huh hollywood?” “and here comes hollywood wit his trending tiktoks”

real talk is when ur about confess something or say something serious in a not real serious setting or convo

“real talk we play a lot but i love you, my life would be boring with out you around” “real talk i’d never do that to you foreal”

go together is like go out kinda, y’all kinda match behavior cus y’all a couple, this one need a sentence 2 i think. (THIS ONE IS OLD AS HELL ONLY USE IT IF UR TRYING TO RIZZ MOMMA RIO)

“he want ur number? he don’t know we we go together or sum?” “why she wanna act like we go together, ion even know her?” “don’t we go together?”

i can’t even explain it with a sentence y’all just gotta figure this one out 💀

A bodega/deli is a convenience store ik most know this from the movie but some ppl think it’s all stores or all spanish stores when it’s just a corner store

the owners of the deli closest to my granddad house is muslim. and so we keep track of all muslim holidays when he’s closed

an ock is the bodega man, miles knows the man’s name at the deli we see him visit, but at any other store he’d call the guy ock

dipping on someone is changing ur mind last minute, usually canceling plans

ex “we was supposed to go get outfits together but they dipped on me last minute”

staticky is like wanting to fight or still being pissed after a fight

static is beef or on sight energy

you good can really be anything but imma list ones i can think of

it can mean like are you ok? or don’t worry about it, or how are you, or stop, or do you got a issue? or do you want an issue? it’s all in the tone of how it’s said fr

'Word of my moms/dads I saw/ did/did not *insert topic*'' Honest term, no lying present in statement i feel like (my cousins be putting anything on they momma fr risking shit on her for no reason)

'hold it down'' handle buisness / take care of someone or something. can also be in refrence to criminal who handles ''buisness''

NOW EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU TO @rashadisback BC HE CARRIED ME ON THIS‼️

i hope this helps any writers that don’t live here!

[totheidiot]

oh em gee i got this banger idea like yesterday and i am so surprised that i have never seen any other person contemplate it but like,,, death note au where when ryuk drops the notebook to the human world, mikami picks it up instead of light. i have been thinking about this all day and i am back now with Ideas. everything is under the cut because it's going to be such a long post, i just know it.

imagine now, if you will, teru mikami who is twenty one years old. a law student, in his fourth year of university, on a full scholarship. he is a pretty lonely person, he lives alone in his dorm and is a very bright and talented student. he is on track to be an accomplished lawyer. like canon mikami, he has a very rigid sense of justice, all people are either good or bad, and bad people must be elimanted. he plans to do just that once he becomes a prosecutor.

it's all going fine. but then, of course, ryuk drops the notebook and he ends up finding it. the notebook falls to the courtyard of his university and mikami had been on his daily walks before class when he comes across it and picks it up. he was going to ignore it at first but after he takes a moment to examine it, he is a little apprehensive about it. leaving something like that lying around? bad idea. he doesn't believe in its powers at first and the first week or so, he doesn't even use it. he keeps it in his drawer and decides to just focus on his studies and classes. he dismisses it as some sort of joke item, he means to throw it away soon but he keeps forgetting to.

but after a week or so, ryuk shows up. ryuk would be a lot less keen on mikami than he was with light because like light to him, was interesting. light was raking up like a hundred deaths in the span of five days while mikami has zero. ryuk is kinda disappointed but he dropped the notebook, so there is nothing he can really do about it. ryuk ends up coaxing mikami to try it out, just to see what happens. mikami is a little hesitant, but now that he has seen ryuk and now knows that shinigami exist, the notebook must be real too, as far fetched as it is. he tries a similar approach to light to test it out, he writes the name of a criminal who is being broadcasted on tv. and as expected, the criminal dies and the notebook is real.

mikami does the same thing that light does, that is, target criminals with the most heinous crimes on their records. murderers, rapists, terrorists, anyone he considers to be evil, bad, and the scum of society. how he does it is slightly different though, he is much more methodical about it. he allocates a set amount of hours every single day where he will sit down and write names. he sticks to it, he never writes a name out of his fixed time.

he takes the shinigami eyes deal pretty early on: light's reasoning for why he doesn't take the eyes is because he wants to actually be alive to control the new world that he has made. mikami does not have such motivations. that is the most important thing that sets 1st kira!mikami apart from canon light – mikami has no personal motives to his death note usage like light does. light wants to rid the world of evil, yes, but first and foremost, he wants to be God. mikami only wants the former, all he wants is justice and the world where there's just good people. he is not as 'corrupted' as light is, if that even is the right word???? mikami truly believes that what he is doing is the most morally right thing, he has no other motivation like light does. so, he is not really scared of his lifespan being cut in half. what he wants is to achieve his goals, and he doesn't mind being a martyr about it.

of course, everyone catches on that all the criminal deaths are the doing of one entity, who is called kira by the public. another key different, mikami is 10000x less conspicuous than light. light 's thing is that his dad is the head of the kira case while mikami has no such connections like that. so nobody even thinks to suspect him. L, who takes up the kira case just like in canon, doesn't even think to suspect mikami since he is just a random university student studying law. raye penber and naomi thing never happens because he is never even trailed in the first place, light was trailed because L had made the conclusion that kira has to be connected to the task force in some way. so, since mikami is just Some Guy, that whole thing doesn't happen.

i would argue that the lind l tailor thing doesn't happen either. i don't think L would find substantial evidence that kira is in fact from the kanto region but if by chance, it did happen, mikami wouldn't have killed tailor. light is impulsive, he is hot headed while mikami is cool, not necessarily more calculative than light is but he doesn't rely on his own emotions much. he probably wouldn't have come to the conclusion that televised L was a decoy, he just wouldn't care enough to kill tailor. frustrated, yes, but he wouldn't write his name in a fit of rage. he knows that there would be opposition but he believes that what he is doing is right. his only priority is his goals, he isn't really focused on getting rid of opposition.

so all in all, he makes a great kira since no one suspects him and he manages to do his job just fine. but that is not to say that it's all perfect because i think mikami has one big, giant, colossal problem that light had never really had to face and that is ryuk. because you see, ryuk dropped the notebook in hopes for some fun, something interesting happening. mikami is a poor person for that. sure, mikami does the same thing as light does which is kill criminals but ryuk is more interested in light. light does his thing with a flair, he has that added wish to be god as well. but mikami on the other hand, ryuk finds him boring. extremely predictable, mikami takes 0 risks. all he does is just write some names, there isn't even the L vs kira thing to keep ryuk interested. ryuk is like extremely tempted to just write mikami's name and kill him off.

but that's when light comes in. light has heard of this kira, someone who kills criminals and apparently has the same views of justice that he does. light is desperate to find him and is completely obsessed too, trying to track kira down. he would like to be allies and he thinks he might be of great help to kira, whoever that is. he even succeeds in it in some way, managing to find mikami and conclude that he is the kira that he is looking for (this is where the mikalight comes in).

light approaches mikami one day, knowing without a shadow of a doubt that mikami is kira but doesn't let mikami know that he thinks that. they get to talking, like discussing about their views on justice and good and evil. it just makes light more sure that he has the right person. for mikami, it's refreshing to talk to someone who thinks like him and he cannot help but be so charmed by him. but in the end, light drops the bombshell that he knows that mikami is kira but he is like don't worry i am like a huge fan and mikami is like. nervous but he is like okay. light tells him that he wants to work with him, help him achieve his goal. light is not beneath using his good look and charm to manipulate mikami as well, even though it's just a little different since mikami is a man. by the end of it, mikami is more relaxed and he is just falling for light's charms more and more. a likeminded individual, handsome and charming, someone who wants to help him.

light wants to know how exactly mikami kills. eventually mikami tells him about the notebook, even shows it to him and light is already hatching his plans. he wants to steal the notebook, keep it for himself. light is light in every universe, he wants to take mikami's role as kira and become the god of the new world. he even succeeds in convincing mikami to "lend" it to him and begins to use it for a little bit.

misa still very much exists 10000%. she gets the death note, her parents are dead and mikami had killed her parents' murderer. so now, misa is now grateful to mikami and attaches herself to him, instead of going after light. sure, light is conventionally attractive and they have crossed paths but mikami is now her no1. mikami is more uncomfortable than annoyed, he is a lot more antisocial than light is and all of this attention is just so unfamiliar to him. and since mikami has the eyes for himself, he has no need for her like light did and even so, he would be so unwilling to manipulate her for his own gain.

L comes along as well and i think the way he catches on finally is because of one of light's mistakes when mikami was lending the notebook to him. he clocks light as kira and mikami as the accomplice instead of the other way around. the memory loss thing still happens where mikami and misa lose their memory while light still remembers because he never had a notebook in the first place. confinement arc happens where light, mikami and L are chained together (this is where the mikalawlight happens. mikalawlight is actually my otp, like my most favorite thing)

that is all the ideas i have for now,,, this post better not flop. please please please feel free to add on !!!!

[alipeeps]

Episode 32

I feel like it was a really bad idea to leave Wen Xiao alone and undefended with her catatonic - but demonised - dad. Like... we literally know Wen Zongyu can control his hybrids...

And I am once again proven right....

Where the fuck is Pei Sijing?

Oh she's pointlessly trying to fight demonised lackey-boy at Chongwu Camp.

He's fucking invulnerable? He's the cdrama version of Luke Cage with unbreakable skin?!!

Ohhhh what the fuck did that do?

Well that doesn't look good!!

Is this another poison dream?

Because you're a bad guy. Next question.

His skin might be invulnerable, but that doesn't mean his eyes are. Shove that blade through his eye and into his brain. That should do it.

Where is "here" exactly?

Bits of Zhou Yichen's armour are flaking away?

Nooooo Zhao Yuanzhou caught him... and turned to protect him, taking the blast himself!!

Oh shiiiiiiit....

(I think this is the stuff Hou Minghao was filming on his last day of filming in that BTS video)

Zhuo Yichen would you please teleport all 3 of you out of there before you all fucking die?!

NOOOOO BAI JIU!!!

He can't be dead. You can't fucking do this to me, show

Oh fuck, they are not still dreaming are they?

Okay it's definitely still a dream, cos otherwise how would their bodies suddenly be there?

God the smoke still rolling off Zhao Yuanzhou's body....

This can't be real, cos no fucking way the entire team except Zhou Yichen is dead with 2+ episodes still to go...

Wait, is the bell missing?

And THAT's how he knows it's not real.

You're still in the fucking dream Zhuo Yichen!!

So is it kill yourself in the dream to escape? And that's why the dream shifted when they were about to do that before, making them think they'd woken already.

Ugh this is so fucking tense though because what if it's not!!!

Phew!!!

So the whole time it's only been Zhuo Yichen in the dream.

Wait, why did we just see Li Lun's primordial root shimmering and disappearing?

Is he coming to help? He sure does have reason to hate Wen Zongyu.

I thought he had to cultivate for 100 years though?

Yup, here comes our boy fucking Li Lun!!

God, the way Zhao Yuanzhou just shields Zhuo Yichen with his hand... and then Li Lun wraps around them shielding them both...

I thought he had to cultivate for 100 years to regain a human form?!!

Is that a redemption arc I see before me?

Ahhh dammit, as I suspected, by doing this he's sacrificing himself.

Oh DAMN. Li Lun really said, I only need a short while to fuck this guy up for you.

Oh shit yeah, the Truth Eye could wake him from the dream...

Oh what, it's not a permanent fix?

Then get him to Bai Jiu? Maybe he can detoxify him?

Oooh or even better Qing Geng to the rescue!!

Oh fuck he's gonna set Fei loose...

Yeah she's sure cos Fei would never try to hurt her.

Meanwhile... back at the Demon Hunting Bureau...

Why is there never anybody else around at the Bureau? This is why spies and enemies can just waltz in whenever they like and cause chaos. They need some more fucking staff!

Oop foster daddy is fighting back...

YASSSSSS it's Liu Yuning's banger of a track back in play - we haven't had it in aaaaages!!

Didn't do her much good though, sadly...

Was "Fei" a hybrid given the original Fei's powers? Or the shapeshifter hybrid?

He's not disintegrating so he's not a true demon... just another hybrid.

Oh I stand corrected, he is disintegrating...

That's not her core is it? She's not going to sacrifice herself too, to save Zhuo Yichen?

Xiao Jiu's bells... please let that be enough to wake him?

If all that was needed for him to be cured of the poison was for him to touch the glowy ball... why didn't she float it right up to him?

And it fucking was her inner core. Of course.

Not one single fucking demon we have met in this show has survived. Not one. This bodes extremely poorly for Zhao Yuanzhou.

Ugh, both Zhao Yuanzhou and Zhuo Yichen reaching out to catch him.

Hero shot.

Tell em where his core is Li Lun...

I mean... he might be afraid, but he's doomed himself anyway by taking human form too soon...

Oh Bai Jiu don't do something silly!!

Christ even Li Lun telling him to go, to save himself...

Now would be a great time for Bai Jiu to manifest some of mama Bai's divine power...

FUCK, that didn't look good!!

Where is he going with the feather?

Oh owwwwww....

Oh DAMN, I was thinking it looked like he was gonna straight up rip his arm off but I thought naaaaah, they wouldn't go there!!

If the puppet is broken does that mean his spirit will dissipate?

That's a no.

Go on baby bro, beat that fucker to death with your own severed arm!😁

YES!! Pei Siblings for the win!!!

Nah fuck you sunshine, you don't get to hold out a candy and make like you've ever cared for Bai Jiu...

So demonised humans disintegrate in the same way demons do. So fake Fei more than likely was a demonised human.

Well that was a fucking rollercoaster ride of an episode. So we end with ?Wen Xiao still being attacked by foster daddy at the Demon Hunting Bureau, and Zhao Yuanzhou, Zhuo Yichen and Li Lun being blasted with a mahoosive fireball.

Bring on episode 33!!

[thesagesjournal]

[Log-in story] A Thank You To The Blue Skies Above ②

Appearing characters: Lennox, Bradley, Owen

Lennox: …Will this do?

Bradley: Yeah, should be alright…

Owen: Well, well, well, who do I spy with my little eye? What are you two doing over there?

Lennox: Hello, Owen.

Bradley: Nuna yer goddamn busi—

Lennox: We’re making cookies for the Master Sage.

Bradley: Don’ just go an’ tell ‘im!

Lennox: Why not? Is there a problem?

Bradley: Do ya really hafta ask!? Blink an’ before ya know it, they’ll be gone from the plate!

Bradley: An’ worst of all…

Owen: Phaha! Aww, is this what you do nowadays? Baking cookies with the Southerners?

Owen: Who would’ve thought The Great Bradley Bain, former head of the Northern bandit gang, would fall this low.

Bradley: This is why no one ever tells ya shit…

Lennox: You… seem to have misunderstood.

Lennox: This isn’t something we planned beforehand, it’s merely a coincidence.

Owen: Oh?

Lennox: The Master Sage gave me handmade chocolates the other day, and I felt it’s only natural to return the favour with something of my own.

Lennox: I decided on cookies and came to the kitchen to begin preparations, but Bradley was already here, going through all the cupboards.

Bradley: So I offered ‘im a deal. If he doesn’t snitch on me to Nero, I’ll let ‘im in on one of his banger recipes.

Lennox: Your idea of a ‘deal’ was more like a threat...

Bradley: I showed ya how to do all this step by step an’ this is the thanks I get?

Owen: …Step by step, you say?

Lennox: They seem to have baked cookies together once or twice.

Owen: Interesting…

Owen: I didn’t take you for the charitable type. I thought you’d enjoyed stealing things more, but it appears I was wrong.

Bradley: Shut yer trap, I ain’t quit the lootin’ business yet.

Lennox: Then when did you learn to make these?

Bradley: Them pipsqueaks kept yappin’ my ear off, naggin’ me to give the Sage somethin’ to repay ‘em for the choco I got.

Owen: And this is what you presented them with? They look grotesque.

Lennox: Well, we’re nowhere near done. We need to roll out the dough thinly, cut it using the cookie cutters and then into the oven they go.

Lennox: Although, I suspect we might’ve missed a few steps…

Bradley: Hey, I ain’ that old yet! I got it all right up ‘ere, now get back to…

Owen: <Cur Memini>

Bradley & Lennox: !?

Lennox: The bowl’s full of… chocolate chips…

Bradley: What the hell are ya doin’, dipshit?!

Owen: Just helping you fill the gaps in your memory.

Owen: Chocolate chips are a must when baking cookies. I like chewing on them and feeling like I’m eating gravel.

Bradley: No one cares what kinda cookies ya like!

Owen: Go and preheat the oven, Lennox.

Owen: If you don’t appreciate my help, I’ll gladly take them all for myself.

[erstwhilesparrow]

limited life fic recs

Not really more of theme to this one than "Hey, check out this good good writing!" Been meaning to do this one for. Um. A while. Did my best not to repeat authors. If you're on this and don't want to be, let me know and I'll remove yours!

Fics On AO3:

Sundown; astronomeridian - Nobody fucks on the page in this one but you know it's gonna happen. The various alliances of Limited Life settle down for the night and talk around or about having sex. Really incredible character voice the whole way through (made particularly impressive by the fact that Every Character Is In This).

Gallant; zornographic - Grian/Etho-centric Knight AU, in which Grian, badly injured and fleeing for his life, runs into Etho, a strange knight offering to help him, in order to pay back a favour Grian did for him long ago. Really gorgeous turns of phrase applied with perfect precision, and lovely glimpses of a much bigger world that is alive and specific, that the characters feel genuinely rooted in.

Close to Your Chest; foxgloveblue (cornflowerdye) - Canon divergence where Joel and Etho are the last two standing at the end of Limited Life. The visual details in this one make it downright cinematic -- you can see the wreckage of the Bread Bridge, the light falling on them both. Special commendation for the characterization here too: Joel and Etho both clearly know each other well enough that it give us access to both of them in fun and interesting ways.

everything anyone ever ignored; Sixteenthdays - AU where when you kill someone, you get some of their traits. Really really fun for (1) quick, sharp prose and (2) glimpses into each of the character's unique experiences with Being In Their Body. There's a relentlessness that matches the vibes of Limited Life itself really well.

the lamb & the knife; errorryx - Cleo tells Pearl they're going to summon a goddess of war, and Pearl thinks about summoning something for herself. It's good fun! Admittedly, my idea of 'good fun' is mild body horror and considerations of animal and human sacrifice, but also fun are Pearl and Cleo's usual contentious relationship, and Pearl's usual degree of getting herself into trouble.

tempering; farrondoc - Grian/Etho platonic kink around Etho being Grian's sword! Captures their characters really well in a very short space.

Cam-account Parenting; litbynosun - Bdubs and Scar have been mysteriously and abruptly turned into little kids. Cleo has to handle this while chat fervently discusses what's going on in the background. Banger fic, script format with some fun bonus touches, great character voices, excellent fandom commentary on the horrors of being a woman in MCYT spaces.

Poison; jabberwockysoda - Etho takes up smoking; he and Cleo argue about it. Vibes of "we know and dislike each other but there is an intimacy and comfort in the knowing and the disliking" -- a very particular, almost worn-down tone that is set immediately and then maintained the whole way through.

fulgurite; Thunderbirds_and_Lightning - The Bad Boys' deaths. One of my all-time favourite depictions of the Limlife timers and one of my favourite endings to a Limited Life fic too. Lots of wonderfully creative imagery that draws on popular fanon without directly copying it; very fun.

With Soul Intent; salemoleander (heartbeatsinreverse) - Canon divergence where everyone's clocks stop in the middle of the game. Hilarious. Pitch-perfect character voice. Every beat hits. salemoleander is also on Tumblr and has a few Tumblr-exclusive Limited Life ficlets that are awesome, but which I could not include on this list due to rules of my little game. Check 'em out!

the here and now; doctorletmebebrace - Joel wakes up at home, on Empires S2, after his final death. Jimmy's there, and they talk. Makes me really tender about them, for all that they spend most of it arguing. Full of grief and regret and so much love.

Fics On Tumblr:

(Note: In cases where a fic has been posted both on AO3 and on Tumblr, I've linked the version that's on AO3. These are the ones I couldn't find on there.)

[Knives and forks clink against the dinner plates]; wisepuma23 - Boogeyman Impulse tries to sit through a normal meal with the rest of TIES. Forever and always a big fan of the intermingling of domesticity and violence, and the visceral onomatopoeia makes this really fun background drumbeat to Impulse's narration.

["Do you have a clock yet?"]; dmwrites - Impulse gives Bdubs a clock, and Cleo makes an addition. It's sweet! It also makes me sad. Good thoughts re: Impulse's relationship to Bdubs over time, from both Cleo and Impulse's perspectives.

[What are you?]; the-amber-shadow - The Watchers hound Martyn for an answer to the question of what his symbol is going to be after he wins Limited Life. I think this one's fun both as a historical artifact (what did we as a fandom consider for symbols, and thus how did we interpret/emphasize different parts of Martyn's victory), and I'm a big fan of metafic. Martyn arguing with Watchers-as-audience is a great way to do it!

[Gem Cleo watches Scott leave]; jellieland - Gem in Cleo's body has a chat with Martyn, and Martyn tells her something about why he teamed with Scott this time around. jellieland is a fantastic writer whose fics are invariably fascinating, well-written, and insightful, and I do recommend you check them all out, but I had to pick this one because I read it and could almost physically feel something clicking into place in my head -- everything I have written about Martyn+Cleo since this has been influenced by this fic.

[Joel's gone soft on him]; zedif-y - Jimmy reflects on this new side of Joel he's started seeing this season, while petting Joel's hair. It's soft. It's nice. Joel gets to take a nice nap and cuddle with Jimmy and Jimmy gets to think about all the things he knows about Joel.

[Joel dies with blood in his mouth]; alittlebirb - Joel dies. He's furious about it, and then he's not. Love the wild, frenetic energy of this one trailing off into something quieter, something like resignation -- fantastically paced.

[Bigb watches Grian for a while]; theminecraftbee - Bigb watches Grian do something that definitely isn't mourning, and definitely doesn't understand it. You don't know what an agony it was to have to narrow this down to Just One Theminecraftbee Fic. But I'm sure you could've guessed that. The thing that gets me about this one is Bigb and Grian have such history and see such interesting facets of each other, and their team-up in Limlife is this resigned kind of "Okay. This is what we're doing now." The melancholy is excellent.

Mean Gills Quarantine Zone:

(I like Mean Gills. A lot. So I have a lot of fic recs focused on them. So that's why this section. This should all be AO3 fics?)

Stop; KieIsWrite - After the end of Limited Life, Martyn tries to reckon with the aftermath of his actions. There are corpses. Things get grim. Scott's ghost is there, maybe. This one's horror, so mind the tags, but the horror comes in slow and quiet, and very interesting things are happening with the blurring of bodies-as-death and bodies-as-erotic.

hold the night; solarcafe - Scott and Martyn cuddle. That's it, that's the whole fic. Sweet, charming fluff!

Hush hush; WhyB - After moving the beds down into their secret base, Scott gets a little comfort and Martyn gets a little absolution. The Scott and Martyn hurt/comfort fic of your dreams! Hits every beat perfectly, and really, this author just does good hurt/comfort in general for every fandom they're in. Check 'em out!

I want to say I'm sorry for stuff I haven't done yet; the_hypercube - Scott and Martyn have a tense conversation over breakfast, while the ghosts of the Third Life alliances haunt them (figuratively). I love the thread of uneasiness running through this whole thing, pulling tighter and tighter but never getting to a breaking point. I love all the little domestic gestures against the backdrop of [This Is A Death Game And Things Are Getting Bad].

Requiescat; enemyofrome - Martyn walks out of the end of Limited Life and finds Ren, building the ice boat course on Hermitcraft. Martyn's not entirely free of the Watchers, of Scott, of his time in the games, but he and Ren will work it out. This is in the quarantine zone because I have to confess a disproportionate amount of my adoration for this fic is because of the excellent codependent Mean Gills, but the rest of it is because it is tender and well-characterized and beautifully written.

ears pressed to the floor; GoodTimesWithScar - Scott catches Martyn sewing the Dogwarts banner for his red life skin. Wonderfully melancholy, even as Scott and Martyn fall into their usual banter. I like how lonely it feels, even when they're standing right in front of each other -- they've got separate histories to contend with.

the cut of your love; soapflowers - Selkie AU! Martyn has Scott's pelt locked in a chest in his basement, and this is Fine. Really really good at maintaining a tenuous balance where nothing drastic has happened, but they both keep flirting with the precipice. The tags on this include Implied/Referenced Kidnapping, Abuse, Non-Sexual Intimacy, and Gaslighting, and that is enticing to me, but I know it isn't to everyone, so mind the tags!

Call Me What You Like; orphan_account - A study of Scott's perspective on his relationship to Martyn, with some (a lot of) pining. Everyone's having a miserable time, except me; I'm pointing at this and going, "Ough!! A Mean Gills dynamic of all time in this one for sure!!" Delightful juxtaposition of physical closeness with emotional distance.

[sakiyaki-sashimi]

Sighs dramatically. I love you too I say before kicking a pebble. Yeah. Long ask anon uhm. I should probably sign off (for now at least). Since you also can't pick out my typing style, I'll throw you hints on who I am uhmmmm.. yeah :D Being sappy has detrimental effects on me, like thinking about your response when I should be doing productive stuff and smiling like a stupid dumb idiot head. Shakes my head and sighs.

We actually have the same Time zone (jump scare). Was thinking about that when you dropped yours, wow, we're twinning. I actually sit on your blog patiently for whenever you post anything, they're all bangers. "Everyone shut up, Sakki just blogged.." I say to myself. Oh yeah. A hint. Erm uh. You've interacted with me in at least the last two weeks. No idea how much that dwindles down people but uhmmm.. yeah :D Anon name uhhhmmm.. actually just feel free to call me whatever you please, I like seeing what nicknames you think up of. I think they're cute in a non strange way

OMG HAIIIII!!! Ilyilyikyyyy welcome back!!! I say emphatically bc I rly mean it I love when u come around here!!! <33 ur like those cool neighborhood kids that knew how to drive dirt bikes, just insane to see around when u come by!!

Yeahhh we have the same time zone so I know how late it is for u GET SOMEE SLEEEEPPP (I say hypocritically WAHH X3) but I’m kinda happy u decided to send me smth before u slept! Hope u stay awake long enough for u to get my response, I can’t leave a tumblr pen pal hanging lol

Hints? That’s fun!! I’ll card this off for later! I’m dumb as a rock though, so this might take a while 😅😭 all the reason for you to send in more though, right?

YOU THINK ABOUT ME LIKE THAT?? SO CUTE WAHHH!!!! I don’t shake my head when I think about your asks but I do shimmy!! Oh especially when I actually receive one!!! I kick my feet and shake like a jumping bean LOLL it would be really embarrassing how much I like these if you weren’t so sweet!

Timezones being the same is rare! The only other tumblr user I know on here is Leah! I’m trying to imagine you as her, but it almost doesn’t make sense, because why would you anon me? Not that I mind! (Hey being a detective is kinda fun…!) if you ARE Leah, then hey, first shot! I did it!

Wait omg u think my posts are peak??? Its usually just bullshit sentences that are like the crème de la crème of my notes app LOLLL like they’re not great but they’re better than “call me Thailand cause I Bangkok” so I’m glad u like them X//3

2 weeks is a pretty big timespan for me because I get a follower about weekly now (crazy!!) and adding that to all the other people I know… pretty big pool! But hey, it’s something!

You know I have nicknames for basically all my friends, irl or not!!! TV Tropes calls that a “nicknamer” LOLL I just like em! Usually the more I like you, the more nicknames you get!

Maybe you’ll get a nickname every hint I get! Wouldn’t that be fun penpal-chan? Maybe pebble-kun XD naaaa, not creative enough!

I think I’ll call you sugar maple! It’s the sappiest tree :3

[carvedrobin]

cliff hc that just kept on going

so. This started as a headcanon that cliff is good at styling hair. And it kept going. So here we go

so. yes cliff is good at styling hair; I think he'd often do it for light and louis. whether it's to make them look fancier, or just to mess around. I think light would tell him he could style his hair one day and cliff would get super excited and light gets stuck there for like an hour cuz cliff won't stop

bonus points he'd do this to Brooke too. now. Now.

I once saw someone have the hc of Brooke and Cliff having/wanting a family before she kicked the bucket;; i dont think theyd HAVE a family but i think the idea of them wanting a family is cute, maybe cliff wouldve practiced more just for that.

now. adding onto a hc of mine w this

light is transfem! (I go back and forth w this hc so I don't usually say she) so I imagine when theyd tell cliff that hed do her hair ALL THE TIME!! wanting em to look pretty and all :))

okay and quick angst bit. bcuz I'm silly . S2 finale spoilers

light remembers, vaguely, how cliff did their hair. so when they wake up and find Cliff's and Louis's bodies after the soulscite, they make little braids in their hair. They're half-done and stained w blood, but it's okay. Light wants them to look pretty when they wake up

(because he can't stand being alone. because she needs them to wake up. because they're terrified and alone in the universe now)

anyways. Yeah cliff could make some banger hairstyles let him cook

[weirdunclegamer]

UNCLE GAMER STUFF #32

Mother. Fucking. Vanillaware.

I'll be honest I'm not even sure what to say about this picture of my collection of Vanillaware games... other then that I hesitated about taking it because I wanna get my hands on the Vita release of Muramasa... but figured that wouldn't happen anytime soon so I just took the shot. But like, I can't possibly compress why I love these games into a like, single page long post, but I'll express some of it at least!

For a company who's games are most famous for their utterly stunning visual art style... and giant boobs, the thing about Vanillaware games I go back to time and time again in my head is the writing, plain and simple. I think most fans will agree with that, but also I can imagine a lot of people who's heads will spin at the idea. And while I could sit here and rattle off the things in the writing that make them good, checklist style, I feel very much that I just can't do it justice without actually like, telling the stories, at which point... just go play the games!

And boy do I mean PLAY, because the gameplay of Vanillaware games is also consistently top-tier stuff. Like their games legit have everything; breath taking art, fantastic writing, wonderful music, and they're friggin fun to play cuz they got that good gameplay. And they've hit several genres too! They're not a one trick wonder company, they're known for their RPGs of course, but like... they blend what that means into other genres so well, beat em ups, lightning action, tactics, ogre battle... they made a Warcraft style game for the friggin PS2! And while they mostly do classic western fantasy, they've also pivoted into Japanese fantasy and high concept sci-fi!

Vanillaware just keeps releasing bangers and I do surely hope to see them continue to succeed and thrive for as long as possible. In a gaming world that's been so suffuse with awful business practices and social-media-first minded companies, Vanillaware just shows up once every so often, drops another mind blower, then disappears, and I friggin love it.

(Hell they take so long between games to the point where I've seen a new trend of blatantly-trying-to-look-like-vanillaware indie/small studio games because clearly people get impatient)

(But also its good that they take as long as they need, btw, thats GOOD)

(Okay byyyyyyye!)

[music-my-beloved]

A Hard Day's Night: A 16yo's (horrible) album review pt.3

A Hard Day's Night: Catchy, she's so nice! She's like, a classic. Wasn't there that movie made with this same name or am I tripping? Dude making these reviews is like, giving me carpal tunnel I've never typed this much b4 !! Erm,,, but yea :/ this song is just a classic that's all I gotta say !!!

I Should Have Known Better: Harmonica goes insane honestly. Uh this song confused me 😭 like. i'm stupid??? I don't know girls this one through me for a loop. At first I was like, "Dang this girl's a runner she's out with other guys '-'" and then for a brief moment I was like no, "Okay maybe she's loyal she's just stupid and doesn't know what to say when the guy compliments her or something" I'm leaning towards the second option but the title still trips me up like, I should have known better what is that supposed to mean 😭😭??? Likeee,, "I should have known better that a girl like you would run off with different men" or "I should have known better that a ditzy girl like you wouldn't know what to say when I told you I love you" ?? I'm confuseddddd. Maybe I'm stupid. Help me 😭😭!!

If I Fell: THE DRUMS!?? Hellooo?? They're so cute !!!! They're so faint yet full it's so.. uh girl idk they're striking a chord with me. Was there a looping machine ??? Was that a thing in the 60s ?? If not that steady hand work was AMAZING. Good Job Ringo! 👍 Anyway yeah I'm familiar with this song already, she's another sister to me I love her!

I'm Happy Just To Dance With You: This song has like, melancholic undertones 😭 it makes me depressed. Not like, super sad but it's like, "Once this dance is over, I'll still love you" or something like that. Idk she's just so sad :(((( but I actually really like this track ! She's so sad I love it!!!

And I Love Her: erm, she's a bit too slow and sweet for me! I can imagine that under the right circumstances this song would be an absolute banger and just get me in my feels but right now a loud english class probs isn't the environment for this music idk.. but uhhhhh yeah. I WASN'T bored per se just mildly amused by her.

Tell Me Why: Girlllll we're getting drama???? Why this girl crying 😭 and lying ?! 😭😭 I'll tell you what these girls are! toxiccccc !!! Is it the same girl or multiple?? Because omg it's actually insane these girls are crazy or this one particular girl is just an absolute mad woman I can't tell 😭😭 uh but overall it's a pretty energetic song it's pretty good 👍

Can't Buy Me Love: Okay I heard the first line or whatever and I was like, "sugar daddy :3" what. girl nevermind. He wants a girl who doesn't want material things from him that's so sweet!! Apparently Paul and John turned their backs on Money from their previous album but whatevs I get it. Sometimes people are in a mood 👀. Uh I liked the song but the girl could bark she was a little loud for me idk 😭

Any Time At All: This song sounds a bit more modern idk but oh em gee he's gonna be there for you! Not in like a romantic way (but it could totally be seen as such) but in like a friendly sweet way !! Super cute idea for a song. Unfortunately Bruno Mars has already capitalized on such an idea with that one song that I cannot remember for the life of me rn idk

I'll Cry Instead: Teehee this song is evil >:3 !!! Revenge is real and this girl is gonna be a victim!!! I love itttt it's so catchy and just makes you wanna bop your head along with it. 10/10 for her, she was exquisite.

Things We Said Today: A parting song 🤨 hmm interestinggggg. Girl they had A LOT to say in this apparently 'cause looking at the lyrics, it reads like a short story. I mean, I know that is technically what a song is but most of the time the songs read like poems this one goes crazy (and yes I know, some parts are repeated) but OMG she was a lot !!! Charming track but I didn't really groove with this one!!!

When I Get Home: okay when I read the title I thought this song was a threat I'm not gonna lie to you 😭😭.. it still seems like a threat to me. ALSO these songs need some gut to them !! These tracks have the potential to sound more angry but they won't do it and I'm trying to understand why. The Beatles have made some angry sounding songs before (but that's for a later albums) and they've all sounded fantastic. I get that the songs at the time (60s) were all lovey dovey and cute and not so aggressive but RAAHHHHH it's so frustrating to hear the same thing over and over again. But anyway yeah I feel like this song was just too repetitive for me :/ EDIT: okay listened to this song multiple times I completely misunderstood it but the rant is STAYING !!!!!

You Can't Do That: uh this girl's a runner !!! Quick someone get her, someone watch her 😭😭😭 this song is a pretty tame response to the knowledge that your girl is talking to other people. Also this dude is oddly obsessed with his reputation like, boy, reputation don't mean nothing if your girl doesn't even respect you that much ?? I don't know i've been mean with these reviews don't mind me I'm just crazyyyy this album review has been a mess 😭

I'll Be Back: this relationship is not healthy wut. He left her just to see if she would chase after him. You know what good on you girl 'cause that was a crazy thing to do on his part. Uhm overall (despite the weirdness in the relationship dynamic) I think it was the perfect track to close out an album with. It's not using all the tricks in the playbook but it's also not completely lacking either !! It's was also a very chillaxed song and not too overbearing. I liked it!! Probs won't listen again but idk I could totally be lying don't listen to me!

More Reviews on the way, next up: Beatles for Sale...

[quilna]

Hello! I'm the scar anon from before. I found your response to be quite enjoyable! Thank you for your input and for showing your unique view on my question, it was very enjoyable to read. I also appreciate the effort you put into writing so much, it was quite a welcome surprise to see.

I am here to ask another question! I am utmost curious to see what your view on body swapping is, more specifically body-swapping within the tgs version of jekyll and hyde. Not just jekyll and hyde swapping but jekyll and hyde body swapping with somebody else. I have seen a few fan-fictions, even a more recent one posted today which i definitely suggest others reading this post to check out, and I see many posts on this topic so I do know it isn't a less popular one than the discussion of shared scars but i still wanted to see your opinion on the matter. Personally I quite like the head-canon that when jekyll and hyde body swap with somebody else they swap over mentally but not physically. Meaning they still have the two minds but instead just have one body and the person they swapped with has the two bodies, being jekyll and hydes bodies, and one mind. I don't think it's something i've ever seen done before which is a bit sad, but i suppose they say if you want something done you should do it yourself so perhaps one day i shall write something on the subject.

Getting off-topic here, my bad. Back to the main subject of this question, I ask what your personal preference and overall view on body swap aus is?

Hello again! I'm glad my response last time was good enough! :D

Ah! Body swapping! I love that trope a lot in TGS for the unique takes you can get on it! I've seen it a few times and every time has been different and I can't wait to see what @aliens-took-my-iwa-chan's current fic (Called "That was NOT an aspirin" *cough cough for anyone who's interested in reading it*) on AO3 chooses to do! And Alien's fics have always been bangers in the past so it's certain to be good!

Your idea is very cool! Whoever swaps with them would certainly have a strange time with having two bodies suddenly! I wonder if they would change mentally at all between the two bodies - either just because of the adrenaline that Hyde's body comes with or just because of the freedom to do anything that Hyde's reputation offers?

And I wonder what it would be like for Jekyll and Hyde to be smooshed together into a single body? Would they switch mentally between each other or would it be more like an awkward mental fusion? If you do ever write that, I would love to read it, I would be very interested to see how that ends up working and what it's like for everyone involved!!!

Besides Alien's fic, there's also @perception-of-deception's Hyde and Seek au as seen in posts here

https://www.tumblr.com/perception-of-deception/661585820002713600/hyde-and-seek-au-while-lanyon-is-wrestling-hyde?source=share

and here

https://www.tumblr.com/perception-of-deception/661595109767495680/well-quilna-yes-robert-seeing-henry-would-call?source=share

which is an incredibly fun concept where Lanyon specifically body swaps with Hyde. Not specifically the body but literally Hyde's place in Jekyll's mind which is a very fun idea indeed because Lanyon's now the ghostly voice haunting Jekyll. It's a good demonstration of how unique you can get with body swaps in TGS given that there's two physical bodies but three people. Any body swap that makes use of that fact is always an instant favourite for me.

In a less public place, an RP I'm in with the wonderful @mediaeoflycan has been planning a sort-of body swap (more like mind swap) arc for a while now where Hyde gets swapped to Lanyon's head but, because he's Jekyll's internal bad thoughts and all that, he switches personalities a bit to become Lanyon's internal voice instead. His mockeries start to hit a little closer to Lanyon's insecurities instead of Jekyll's. Meanwhile, Jekyll who is lacking a whole half of himself, ends up a lot more numb and empty until the problem can be fixed.

One can also have a body swap where Jekyll swaps bodies with someone but Hyde stays with the body, meaning the other person now gets Hyde's voice in their head (probably much to their bewilderment and terror) and Jekyll gets his freedom for a while. Jekyll will definitely need to explain to the other person why they're now hallucinating Hyde (and probably a dozen other horrifying monsters too), why they're suddenly so sleep deprived, and maybe why Hyde can take over their body sometimes or, worse, literally make them change shape into Hyde himself.

Speaking of shapeshifting, I've seen people question several times what a transformation might look like if people swap bodies and whether it would be different at all or not. For example, if Hyde is in someone else's body, would they have a full transformation or some sort of half transformation where they get blonde curls and green eyes? Or would they get a completely new transformation to reflect their own 'inner evil'?

Anyway, for personal preferences, as I said, I love anything that makes use of the three minds so body swaps where someone else either lands as unhappy roommates with Hyde or where that person ends up becoming the ghostly figure in either Jekyll or Hyde's head. Besides making use of the medium very well, I just love imagining the reaction of that person when they find that their body swap has come with bonus unwanted side effects and the reaction from Jekyll when he realises that someone else is in the middle of experiencing his deepest darkest secret in full high definition. No lying your way out of that one.

[liquorisce]

https://www.tumblr.com/liquorisce/759885699813113856/can-i-know-why-you-dropped-the-demon-eren-au-was

I hope that they won’t be able bother you ever again! It’s so saddening to hear that it’s making you lose interest because there is so many ems that would like to read your fics.

Like the demon eren one, the a/b/o one, idily, bnd or sometimes going back to your old fics! i have been reading your fics since 2021 now that i think about it!!

Hmm hotd i only shipped heleana and aemond but they kinda wasted that opportunity or at least could have given them more scenes even if not romantic that would be interesting.

These ideas makes me all more excited to read that fic but yes it must be harder to write multiple fics at once so whatever you are comfortable with babes <33

tysm for understanding!! and talking to me off anon!! <3 ngl i have been daydreaming about demon au a bit more after your last ask hahaha i love when that happens! and thank you for being around for THREE YEARS OMG how exciting!

and i agree so much about helaemond, i do love them but in general i feel like apart from rhaenicent and daemyra sometimes the show is not able to do justice to all the immense chemistry that the various ships are blessed with. i like so many of them tho. i find rhaenicent super compelling especially with the weirdness that their dads bring into the equation. jace and baela have my heart i swear. daemyra was not my thing at first but this season really gave them some banger lines! unfortunately for me, despite being an irreverent multishipper, my main ships are usually whatever canon pulls me into. BUT THATS JUST SO HARD WITH HOTD! they're serving everything up like fast food, it looks great in the advert pictures but in between the buns there could really be so much more, you know!!!

[poetlcs]

2024 album listens

Recording all the albums I listened to in full for the first time in 2024. Albums released this year are marked with a *

Making Movies by Dire Straits. 5/5 Top 3: Romeo and Juliet, Hand to Hand, Tunnel Of Love

Light, Dark, Light Again by Angie McMahon 4/5 Top 3: Saturn Returning, Divine Fault Line, Staying Down Low I liked this album but I thought some songs sounded a little samey samey. It reminded me of Punisher a lot.

I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone 4/5 Top 3: Feelin' Good, One September Day, July Tree I've listened to a lot of the songs on this album but never the whole thing top to bottom. I love her voice so much. I just think some of the best songs on this album are a LOT better then some of the lesser songs.

Summer Days by San Cisco. 3/5 top 3: summer days, lost without you, high I love San Cisco but lately their music hasn't hit as much. I thought this was a fairly so so album. Songs were nice but it felt a little uninspired

MADRA by newdad. 4.5/5 top 3: nosebleed, angel, sickly sweet BANGER of an album. Super cohesive with some really interesting riffs and bits and bobs on each song. I was shocked to see this is a debut album. one of those albums where you immediately go back to relisten to the songs. only took the 0.5 away cos I think it's slightly too long

Loss of Life by MGMT. 3/5 top 3: dancing in babylon, bubblegum dog, nothing changes It's okay - I just thought it didn't really stick. Like not much REALLY stood out

eternal sunshine by ariana grande. 4/5 top 3: supernatural, I wish I hated you, we can't be friends & bye This was close to being perfect but I really think it needed a powerful ballad in the middle and the writing to me was okay in parts but overrall i really liked it. her vocals sound amazing this is the first ari album I've truly enjoyed since thank u next

the rise and fall of a midwest princess by chappell roan 4.5/5 top 3: after midnight, red wine supernova, coffee bit late to this one IM SORRY but wow this is such a fun and excellent album. I couldn't stop smiling the entire way through. I love that it also has some more slow and intimate moments too. Really embodying the idea of the rise and fall in the way the tone goes up/down sad/happy you know. It feels both familiar and new at the same time which I love. Sort of reminded me of melodrama in the structure which I LOVE. The ONLY reason I took off the 0.5 is because I feel the start of the album was a lot stronger then the end. I even think possibly one song could be cut. But it's very good! loved it!

grace by jeff buckley. 4.5/5 top 3: lover, you should've come over, hallelujah, forget her I've probably listened to 70% of this album just never sat down to listen to it all in a row. anyways LYSCO/Hallelujah has to be one of the craziest back to back song pairings ever. This is suchh a beautiful album my ONLY issue is I don't like eternal life and don't think it fits the vibe. Amazing album though

cowboy carter by beyonce. 4/5 top 3: texas hold em, bodyguard, blackbiird I thought the production of this was the highlight. Also loved how stylistic it was, I love a concept album. Thought the first half was stronger and it's too long, which is why it's a 4 star. Blackbiird cover was GORGEOUS, Jolene cover I don't love as much. The original tracks are great with a feww I don't love as much. Overall very good! I will be listening a lot

found heaven by conan grey. 3/5 top 3: killing me, winner, alley rose I think I wanted to like this more than I did. I really love new wave and the production was GREAT, literally sounded like a song off an 80s album. But I overall found it kind of derivative. It was like oh yep thats the elton song, thats the joy division song, thats the queen song. It felt almost inauthentic at times, and maybe it's just because cowboy carter just came out and showed us all how it's done but it just felt too much like copying music rather than being inspired by. Some of the songs were big misses for me, and the highlights were definitely the ones with more vulnerable lyrics and singing.

the tortured poets department. not rated yet top 3: but daddy I love him, down bad, fortnight I am so torn on this album. There is some songs I love a lot, and some I don't care for much. This is hard for me to say because I LOVE Taylor and I'm an original fan. But this synth pop sound isn't my fave. I found myself irritated by the sound of some songs, especially fresh out the slammer and my boy only breaks his favourite toys. I don't like how with Antonoff's production I can recognise familiar melodies and synths from previous songs. I was hoping this song would be the return of some real GUITAR AND DRUM and it isn't as much. That said, I've been streaming it a lot. I like how confessional the song writing it (despite some clunky moments) and a florence feature is so exciting to me. I love the modernised love story with BDILH and I think I can do it with a broken heart is a fun song. I also liked whose afraid of little old me as a concept song. I think it's hard for me because I know I'm biased toward Taylor and will ultimately find something to love in everything she does, and I think for her this was a blurt and drop album. and so you just have to take it for what it is. But. I am really hoping for something a little different with the next release.

the tortured poets department: the anthology. not rated yet top 3: the black dog, the prophecy, the bolter Some of the above applies but I think overall I like this second album more. I think the black dog is one of her best releases yet and the prophecy is heartbreaking. It made me cry upon listen. I love Aaron Dessner. I do think there are some forgettable songs on this side as well though.

Silence is Loud by Nia Archives. 3/5 top 3: forbidden feelingz, cards on the table, nightmates I was surprised by this, the single doesn't sound like most of the album. This had more singing/talking than I expected and I kinda wish it had more dance/bangers. I did really like some songs though, but others were a bit forgettable. I think some more time with this could change my opinion a little though, though i'm not sure if that time will be agreeing it's forgettable or finding myself uncovering a little more here.

Oxalis EP by Swapmeet only 5 songs - mellow and laid back. Sort of a perfect driving in the car at night sort of sound, and I think I might revisit this album in that setting. Honestly don't think this was long enough to say much more. I'm intrigued, I'll look out for more! But I can't see this being a huge thing I revisit.

Fever by Kylie Minogue. 4/5 top 3: love at first sight, in your eyes, can't get you out of my head but duh so also more more more and dancefloor pop perfection I fear. unbelievably catchy melodies. I knew the popular songs ofc but the whole album really is a gem. I love the dance sound and cohesiveness of this album.

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish. 2/5 top 3: CHIHIRO, birds of a feather, bittersuite I wish I had liked this more. I'm ultimately not sure if Billie is really an artist I vibe with after I also found happier then ever a let down. I honestly just found this a little boring and repetitive. The singing style doesn't quite work for me. THAT SAID, the production in parts was excellent, specifically CHIHIRO I find myself coming back to a lot because I like how it sounds soo much. So that song is a real highlight for me in an okay album. I sort of just feel this album is lacking a story, I don't know what she was trying to tell me with this exactly. Maybe I'm just not the target audience.

[oliverreedmasterass]

GVF Masterclass Group Chat 

Words:

1.2k

Warnings:

language, crude topics, mentions of alcohol, Oliver Reed just kinda going off the tracks 

Synopsis:

A look at what the group chat between Cal A Bungah, Chip Bunker, Dr. JMK, and Oliver Fucking Reed probably looks like 

Notes:

@jmkho

​ has a god damn gift for writing Oliver Reed dialogue perfectly with the right british accent - thank you for helping out with this my dude 

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Cal A Bungah Bitches

Hey we should make this 

FUCKING

WOT

WOT THE BLOODY ‘EL IS ‘AT 

THE Chip Bunker 

Can’t. I’ll be at the Masters, you know, winning

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Sorry you can’t have fun Chip

Dr. JMK, Ph.D 

I’ll join if all ingredients are GMO-free, gluten-free, nut-free, fat-free, sugar-free, and organic. 

My body is a temple and I must treat it with the utmost respect. 

Cal A Bungah Bitches

It’ll be vegan 

Idk about the other stuff though

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

I’ll consider it. 

THE Chip Bunker 

I’m surprised ur branching out from margaritas cal 

FUCKING

BOooOZE 

DID THE BOY SAY FUCKIN’ BOOOZE 

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Now you’ve got Oliver’s attention

FUCKING

EYE’ CANT FIND MY BLOODY TROUSERS 

SUM FUCKIN WANKA’ MUSTA’ STOLEN ‘EM 

THE Chip Bunker

Oliver what 

FUCKING

I TELL DIS BLOKE DOWN AT THE PUB THAT DEY ARE LEVIS

AN’ THE BASTARD TOOK ‘EM STRAIGHT OFF MY FUCKIN ARSE

THE BLOODY MAGICIAN

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Release yourself from the material world, brother. 

It binds you down and distracts yourself from the beauty of the natural world. 

FUCKING

THOSE WERE ME BEST FUCKIN TROUSERS

GONE WITH THE WIND DEY R’ 

JUST LIKE THAT BLOODY MOVIE 

WITH CLARK GABLE

A LEGENDARY GENT WHO KNOWS CLASS 

LIKE JIMI HENDRIX 

Cal A Bungah Bitches has muted FUCKING

THE Chip Bunker

thank u

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Seriously whose idea was it to give him a phone

He was better off with the carrier pigeon

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Birds should not be exploited for free labor. 

At least the phone isn’t conscious. 

Yet. 

THE Chip Bunker

scary thought

thx doctor

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Man has flown too close to the sun with modern technology. 

It’s only a matter of time before AI and robots and drones begin to inherit our humanness. 

We will be nothing in a silicon world. 

Just withered elements of the earth. 

 Cal A Bungah Bitches

I kinda like this one too 

THE Chip Bunker

oh jesus

you’re throwing me off my game 

I’m not gonna be able to focus on my swing

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Gotta work on my swing

Gotta do my own thing

THE Chip Bunker

did you just quote fucking high school musical 2 at me

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Banger 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Where is Oliver? 

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Muted that shithead 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

I will not accept that. 

Exclusion isolates the ego and convinces the inner self that they aren’t worthy. 

That’s a lot of damage. 

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Ugh. 

Cal A Bungah Bitches has unmuted FUCKING

FUCKING

AN’ THAT’S HOW JIMI FUCKIN HENDRIX BOUGHT AN OLD WANKA LIKE ME A GLASS OF JACK IN ‘67 WHILE EYE’ WAS ON A TWO MUNFF BENDA’ IN TIJUANA

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Welcome back, brother. 

We’re so pleased to have you here. 

You are worthy. 

FUCKING

WOT 

ME FUCKIN WOR’VY

HA

EYE’M WORVY OV’ FINDING MY FUUUUUCKING TROUSERS

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Maybe you’re wearing your pants Oliver

FUCKING

YER JOKIN 

AY 

WHAT KIND OV A… 

OV COURSE EYE’M NOT WEARIN MY FUCKIN TROUSERS

OTHERWISE I WUDDN’T BE SO FFFUCKING IRRITATED RIGHT NOW

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Worth a try 

THE Chip Bunker

thinking about buying these so I can bring my A game in style

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Wearing animal skin is not defined as style. 

I weep over what capitalism has done to the power of the mind. 

THE Chip Bunker

buzzkill 

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Hey as long as the shoes match your belt, right chip? 

Wait that’s the rule right 

THE Chip Bunker

yup fashion 101

FUCKING

I LOST ME BELT TOO 

THE Chip Bunker

I’ll get u a new belt oliver 

with some of my winnings

after I win the Masters

FUCKING

AN’ THEN EYE’LL USE THAT BLEEDING BELT TO CRACK THE FUCKING SKULL OF THE TWAT WHO STOLE MY TROUSERS

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Do not let anger drive you, Oliver. 

It will hurt you more than the one you wish to hurt. 

Forgiveness is the chosen path to cleanse the soul.

FUCKING

GET ME A BELT WITH A BIG BASTARD OF A BUCKLE ON IT 

EYE’ WANT TO HEAR HIS HEAD BREAK

Cal A Bungah Bitches

How the hell are you not on a watchlist Oliver

FUCKING

EY BUT I AM 

EYE’M NOT ALLOWED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA

THE 80S WERE A FUCKIN BLUR MY BOY

THE Chip Bunker

oh god 

FUCKING

ALL IN GOOD FUN THOUGH, ALL IN GOOD FUN

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Florida of all places 

FUCKING

AH

WOULD’YA LOOK AT ‘AT

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

What? 

FUCKING

I FOUND ME TROUSERS

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Where were they??? 

THE Chip Bunker

$20 says he was wearing them the whole time

FUCKING

WRONG

MR. CAN GET A BALL IN A HOLE BUT CAN YOU GET YOUR HOLE IN A BALL

 THE Chip Bunker

the hell is that supposed to mean

Cal A Bungah Bitches

??? 

FUCKING

THEY WERE IN THE OVEN

Cal A Bungah Bitches

The oven???

FUCKING

EYE’ MUST AV’ LEFT THEM IN THERE 

GOTTEN WET OR SUMMIN

THEY NEEDED TO DRY 

AH FUCK 

I ONLY FUCKIN BAKED THEM

THE’YRE ALL CHARRED

THE Chip Bunker

you guys are distracting me 

I nearly missed check in for the Masters

which, you know, I’m gonna win 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Yes, Chip: envision success.

It will become your reality.

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Take a shot everytime Dr. JMK says something annoying

Jk don't 

We’d all be dead 

FUCKING

WARM TROUSERS THESE ARE 

I’LL HAVE TO DO THAT MORE BLOODY OFTEN

ME CHEEKS ARE SIZZLING

THE Chip Bunker

sounds like the baking is already starting at oliver’s house

you better get over there Cal 

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Omw now I need to see the baked pants

Wait are your pants vegan 

FUCKING

I WONT LET YOU EAT ‘EM

PRICK 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

I’m coming over too. 

I am yet to experience the wonders of baked pants. 

FUCKING

THEY SMELL LIKE GARLIC 

NOT SURE WHY 

I DONT LIKE GARLIC 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

But garlic is one of the wonders of the world.

Pair it with tomatoes and some basil and you’ve got a heavenly sauce. 

Did you know that if a tomato touches another tomato they are fucking. 

Cal A Bungah Bitches

No don’t sexualize the fruit JMK

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Everything on this planet fucks. 

We are all aligned. 

FUCKING

NOW YER SPEAKIN’ ME FUCKIN LANGUAGE BOY 

NOTHIN BETTER ‘AN THE SWEET SWEET RELEASE

THE Chip Bunker

taking this gc off my phone

y’all are weird

I need to find more golf friends 

THE Chip Bunker has left the chat. 

FUCKING

SEX MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Oh shit

Chip actually left 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

Sometimes it’s easier to run from the truth. 

He just needs his time to come around. 

FUCKING

EYE COME ‘ROUND ALL THE TIME

Cal A Bungah Bitches

Jesus christ 

What is wrong with you both

FUCKING

EYE’M OLIVER FFFUCKKKKKING REED BOY

WOTS WRONG WITH YEW 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

We’re all sex-loving creatures of habit. 

The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can start to enjoy life. 

FUCKING

BAKE YER FUCKIN CAKE CAL 

AN’ THEN IM GONNA FUCK IT

SIT ON IT WITH ME WARM ARSE

Cal A Bungah Bitches

…

Cal A Bungah Bitches has left the chat. 

Dr. JMK, Ph.D has renamed the chat “Sex is Life”

FUCKING

AY 

SEX IS LIFE

YEW GET IT MATE

Dr. JMK, Ph.D

We are so aligned right now.