#exiled

[thistlefur]

[mikelogan]

EXILED: A LAW & ORDER MOVIE (1998) dir. Jean de Segonzac

[shallowbreeze]

Berryheart

Berryheart is a black-and-white she-cat with amber eyes.

[kylieswift31]

Cinderella (Taylor’s Version)

"I had so many dreams about you and me.

Happy endings,

Now I know that I’m not a princess,

This ain’t a fairytale.”

Taylor Swift has been inspired by many fairytales over the years, but one particular character she has continued to reference is Cinderella. This isn't because she wants the prince, the ring or even the castle. The story Taylor has been showing us is about the night she got dressed up and went to the ball, but unlike Cinderella she is still waiting for the clock to strike midnight so that she can return home again.

Once upon a time

Many fairytales begin with the narrator reflecting back on the story in hindsight. The 1950s version of Cinderella starts with a storybook that opens up to reveal that the narrator is reading the book aloud.

Taylor has been referring to herself as the narrator during the eras tour in a similar way because she wants us to see her as the narrator of her own story. The tortured poets department has been pointing us to go back to the beginning for this reason. If we see debut as the prologue and the tortured poets department as the epilogue, Taylor's story begins with fearless and ends with midnights.

The housemaid

The death of Cinderella's father left her in the care of her new stepmother. Amidst her grief, Cinderella’s stepmother revealed her true colours before banishing her to move into the attic and she became the servant of the house.

It appears Taylor faced a similar journey as she went from chasing her dream of sharing her music with the world, to being confronted with reality following the release of fearless. As a young woman Taylor was picked apart for everything she did that her male colleagues were praised for, and no matter how hard she worked over the years it was never enough for the backlash to subside. Now that she's at the peak of her career, this animosity is arguably worse than ever. All of this mistreatment she has faced is what has lead to Taylor hiding parts of herself from the public.

The carriage

Cinderella's fairy godmother appeared after her stepmother and stepsisters had ruined her dress. She helped by turning a pumpkin into a carriage so that Cinderella could attend the ball in the hopes of meeting the prince.

Taylor's journey to the country music awards was a little less magical, but she did ride in a pumpkin shaped carriage that was inspired by Cinderella. This was a fitting entrance considering the fairytale themes featured throughout her fearless album.

The ball

The fairy godmother replaced Cinderella's tattered dress with a ball gown. This allowed her to attend the ball where she spent the night dancing, but hadn't realised she was dancing with the prince at the time.

Following the success of her fearless album, Taylor attended the country music awards. The night started with Taylor performing for the audience and ended with her accepting the most coveted award of the night, the entertainer of the year award.

The party is over

Cinderella’s night ended as she heard the clock begin to chime. She fled from the castle and lost her glass slipper on the way out, leaving the prince wondering how to find her again.

Before Taylor could finish her speech, Kanye West stormed onto the stage and ripped the microphone out of her hands. He had interrupted her acceptance speech to proclaim that Beyonce should have won the award instead of Taylor. This encounter is the epitome of how little respect so many people within the music industry and media had for her at the time. Taylor put on a brave face for the interviews that followed the awards show, but on the inside she felt humiliated.

Midnight

Cinderella's fairy godmother had warned her that when the clock struck midnight she would return to who she was before the ball, causing her to flee before the spell wore off.

Unlike Cinderella, Taylor never stood a chance of transforming back to her old self when the night ended because of her encounter with Kanye. Instead the pop star version of Taylor was frozen in time, unable to return home to reunite with the queer version of herself. This traumatic experience on stage is what contributed to the queer side of Taylor becoming metaphorically exiled and hidden from the public view indefinitely.

Exiled

Cinderella’s stepmother locked her away in the attic as a punishment when she discovered that Cinderella had snuck out to attend the ball. This was also an attempt to prevent her from seeing the prince again.

We see many versions of Taylor being exiled throughout her career. She's been buried, locked away in the vault, abandoned in the cabin, in a casket for her funeral and locked away in the asylum. Meanwhile, the pop star version of Taylor had to go on with the show. This separation between the two then lead to new versions of Taylor being added with each new era over time, all playing their part until they could reunite once more.

If the shoe fits

When Cinderella fled from the ball she left behind her glass slipper. The had prince decreed that every maiden in the kingdom was to try the shoe on, in hopes of finding who it belonged to. Cinderella escaped her confines just in time try on the shoe.

Taylor's mismatched shoes and outfits for the 1989 set are similar to the contrasting colours Cinderella’s stepsisters wore each day. The reputation bodysuit has a similar shape reminiscent of Cinderella's missing shoe too. But the final puzzle piece of the missing shoe seems to be the remaining rerecords.

And they lived happily ever after

When the narrator reaches this part of the story, they're doing so with hindsight because the story has already ended. Therefore the narrator is retelling the story for us to understand her journey. Cinderella's story ends when she reunites with the prince and they live happily ever after.

Taylor has been telling us her story through her music, public appearances, social media and throughout the eras tour. And if the tortured poets department is the epilogue, Midnights is the final chapter. Taylor's version of a happily ever after will finally occur when the pop star version of Taylor reaches midnight and is reunited with the queer version of herself that is stuck in the shadows.

Queer Taylor- "I don't wanna live forever"

"I'm gonna get you back" -pop star Taylor

❤️💔❤️‍🩹

A tortured poet,

Kylie x

P.S. Will we meet Taylor at 12am on the 12th of December 2024?

[once-a-kittypet]

Yellowfang

First Mention: Into the Wild (chapter 7; page 81)

The she-cat opened her mouth to give a triumphant yowl. “Ah, a puny apprentice. Easy prey for Yellowfang,” she hissed.

[postcard-from-the-past]

House Doorn, death house of the exiled German Empress Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny in Doorn, Utrecht, Netherlands

German vintage postcard

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[vertigoartgore]

2009's Thor Vol.1 #601 variant cover by artist Marko Djurdjevic.

[johnbrownfangrl]

First not John Brown post???

THE ICE CREAM MAN HIMSELF??

[samasmith23]

I’ve gotta say, it was really neat seeing Mary Jane continuing her fashion modeling career even while several months pregnant during The Clone Saga!

MJ absolutely kills it as a maternity wear fashion icon!

[villainsandheroes]

Exiled

Hero sat quietly as their family made a bonfire. He wished he could be closer, be among the warmth of the flames and family.

They spoke amongst each other. Family get together like this happened once a year. Always on this day. Even when it had rained they came out here.

Hero watched.

They sang songs together, loudly and off key. Some people sang duets and when the chorus came everyone would join in.

Hero watched.

They laughed and laughed and laughed. There was so much laughter. So much laughing. So much-

Hero watched. And a singular tear ran down their cheek.

They wiped it. Standing. They couldn’t be near them. Not since their family had found out.

They thought… well… they thought their family would be proud?

They weren’t.

The stinging words and yelling tones still echoed in their head, pressing on that button of pain in their heart.

They turned and ran straight into a large firm chest. An arm swooped out and held them before they tottered over and fell.

“Who knew the little Hero was such a stalker.” Villain whispered, sounding giddy with intrigue.

Hero swallowed thickly. “I’m not a stalker.” They growled through clenched teeth. Trying to pull away, but of course Villain held all the tighter. Chuckling as Hero yanked before an animalistic growl left them. “Let go.”

“Why are you watching them.”

Hero’s head reeled as they pulled again. If Villain found out about them-

“Tell me.”

Hero thrashed. Hard and vicious as his brain kicked into fighting mode. But Villian was stronger. Slamming him down on the building as he smiled at Hero’s pained expression. “Do you know them Hero?” He asked, almost gently.

“Leave me alone.”

“Oh no. This is much too fascinating.” Villain smirked.

part 2

[thistlefur]

[mikelogan]

EXILED: A LAW & ORDER MOVIE + Tropes

@lgbtqcreators creator bingo - tropes + blending

[dk-thrive]

“One evening, still alive at Penn Station to catch an upstate train, I asked a serious-looking man if he had the time. He had the time, he said, but not the place, as he’d been exiled from Istanbul years earlier but never had the nerve to change his watch, and looking into this stranger’s face I saw my own eyes staring back at me, as I, too, could not un-locate myself from the site of my banishment. We parted immediately, but I have never forgotten him.

— Catherine Lacey, Biography of X: A Novel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, March 21, 2023)

[campbellstruts]

Those eyes that captivated me from the very beginning -

[kurimuri100]

In the harsh world of Conan Exiles, every journey starts with a single step… or, in this case, with the creation of a new character. Join me as I design my second character, shaped by the trials and survival instincts of the Exiled Lands. I’ve included the powerful opening cutscene, where my character’s life begins with a fateful encounter with Conan himself. Whether you’re a fan of character creation or here to experience the rich world of Conan Exiles, welcome! Let the adventure begin.

Game: Conan Exiles

Developer: Funcom

Publisher: Funcom

Music:

Distant Sky by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/