#gaga!harley is so tired of this

[harleybarbarahandler]

gaga!harley when margot!harley gets back to the harley quinn clubhouse at 4am absolutely wasted having spent all of the heist money on bubblegum and tequila

[atwoodsfemalefantasy]

so sorry to take a break from politics for a second, but i need to rant about this new Joker movie.

please no. please please please no. for so many reasons.

the simplest of which is that the Joker is just such a tired story. it's been told so fucking many times. we get it! toxic masculine asshole falls into chemicals, turns into supervillain, manipulates and abuses his girlfriend, "sOcIeTy" yadda yadda fucking yadda. it was interesting for a while, but it's not anymore. there's no new way to tell this story!! it's been told!!

if you know me personally, you know that Harley Quinn is an icon of mine, and the movie Birds of Prey is extremely important to me. now before anybody comes at me about how "bad" a movie BoP was, i don't wanna hear it. you won't change my mind in thinking it's incredible. the only legit criticism i've seen has been badly veiled misogyny, or upset about the pacing (it was told by Harley Quinn! what did you expect?). but Birds of Prey was AMAZING because Margot Robbie fought HARD to FREE HARLEY QUINN. as the comics have made clear, Joker/Harley is one of the most toxic relationships to exist. Joker is manipulative, abusive, take all the credit for Harley's work, and overall, it's just a shitty relationship. but somehow the Joker movies have convinced the media that Joker/Harley is soooo romantic because Harley is so ride or die. Joker/Harley feeds into the "dark romance" genre. it appeals to men because Joker forces Harley into sexuality and Harley does whatever he says. women somehow got tricked into thinking it was romantic, too. and this pisses me off especially because in the comics!!! Joker/Harley is established to be abusive!!! and Harley gets out!!! and has a healthy relationship with Poison Ivy!!! and in BoP, Margot Robbie had to FIGHT the writers every step of the way to make Harley a) leave the Joker b) not go crawling back to him and c) be her own, fabulous person like she is in the comics. the point is, BoP and Suicide Squad 2 Harley is perfect, lines up with comic Harley, and is a huge role model for women, especially women leaving toxic relationships. and NOW this new Joker wants to throw all that away and make Harley that girl who bends over backwards to support Joker's abuse again! they want to undo all of that progress just to give us the same old "love story" that's really just a sick man preying on a girl (who was put in an uncomfortable position to turn him down because she was his therapist!!). why must we tell this same, tired story, WHILE throwing away all our progress with Harley that Margot Robbie pushed so damn hard for!

and finally, i'm just sick of how the audience receives the Joker. no matter how obviously Joker is shown as not a good guy or role model, teenage (and older) boys will ALWAYS view him as this hero who enforces toxic masculinity in a way that's cool enough that it sucks them in! the more we tell this fuckers story and glorify his shitty behavior (EVEN IF THE MOVIE IS TRYING TO BE SATIRE THAT CRITICIZES HIS BEHAVIOR), the more boys and men will insist that he's a role model and let their own toxic masculinity and woman hating grow and feed off him. THE JOKER IS NOT A FEEL GOOD STORY!! you're not supposed to hear the Joker talk and actually agree with him!! but just like American Psycho, these men will take a piece of media telling a CAUTIONARY TALE/SATIRICAL PIECE about toxic masculinity and make it their whole personality and use it to justify their own shitty behavior.

Gaga, please. I adore you, but i expected more from you. we do not need another Joker. i'm not prepared to see the halloween costumes of girls who are genuinely tricked into thinking this story is romantic. i'm not ready for the boys and men imitating the Joker again. i don't want to hear the same damn story again and again and again when the original point has been lost and misconceived dozens of remakes ago. why.

[jilly-willy325]

⚠️‼️MAJOR SPOILER WARNINGS FOR JOKER FOLIE À DEUX‼️⚠️

I am SICK and TIRED of the Joker Folie à deux hate. It was marketed as a musical even when it was js rumored to be in production. Lady Gaga is not an actor and yet she did Harley so well. It was NOT a sequel to the first one more like the continuation of the story (ik that’s confusing I’m sorry idk how to explain it). It takes place 2 whole years after the first one. It perfectly shows Arthur’s reality and how he sees the world and how Lee uses that reality to dig him deeper to fulfill her sick criminal fantasy. And it gives a perfect example of Arthur coming to his own, realizing his actions, and paying for them. Yes the twist was a bit predictable but only if you paid close attention to the cinematography which I think is an excellent way of foreshadowing because you only really get it if you are fully invested. It perfectly exemplifies Arthur’s madness and false diagnosis of DID (the line “there is no joker” near the end showing this) and the mirror of the ending of Joker with the young inmate basically imitating Arthur by killing someone who he looked up to but was hurt by due to his words on national television. He is the first victim of the “real” Joker and his own final victim. All of Jokers supporters (including the inmate who ends up being his demise) show that they never cared abt Arthur but truthfully just cared abt The Joker being an outlet for their blood thirst and radical beliefs and I fully believe that this movie and its predecessor are commentaries on our society and political system. Arthur got exactly what he wanted in the end, he got fame, he personified his anger, and took out his resentment on the person who seemingly betrayed him. But he also had to die, because these actions weren’t justified. Joker in this movie is not meant to be sympathized with or defended. It is simply a look into the twisted reality of one of the most famous supervillains of our time. The change of Harley to a patient rather than a psychiatrist is also an excellent thematic choice. It flips the power dynamic in their relationship completely. In the original story Harley feels almost indebted to Joker feeling as if he “created” her (yes ik this is then combated especially in newer depictions but just for the sake of this argument let’s ignore that). Now that she’s just Lee, a fellow inmate, he sees her as an equal, giving her that much more power over him. She lies about her past and how she got to Arkham to make him believe that she really was just like him when in reality she’s just some sick rich kid who wants to be a criminal and be associated with the definition of evil (Arthur). Harley never loved Arthur, she was in love with the persona of Joker, So in the end she abandons him because she wants a kindred spirit, a fellow psycho (which while I do think Arthur is at least a sociopath, he’s not what she wants). Sorry for that rant but that movie touched my soul bro 😭

[magicalgirlagency]

What do you think of joaquin phoenix's joker from joker 2019 movie? Personally i think he's one of good example of tragic villain done right

I liked it, too! Watched it at the theaters with my mom.

Pheonix was indeed superb in playing the role (and that's coming from someone who's very attached to Heath Ledger)! Just to have any idea, I thought it was SO impactful, that the subway shooting scene gave me a brief panic attack right at the movie theater! It's not often that a movie can get a strong reaction out of me.

And like, it's weird for me to have enjoyed that movie, when political themes in media tire me and trigger my anxiety most of the time, but it makes sense, given the context of Gotham and how it is the birthplace of the many villains Batman has to face. I already knew what to expect there.

And speaking of Batman, I like how Joker's riot indirectly coincides with the hero's tragic origins; it stablishes both the clown prince of crime and the dark knight as opposites to eachother, character-wise: The Joker is a victim of an unfair system who perpetuates the cycle of violence and grief, while Batman uses his pain (as well as his powerful influence as a billionaire) to fight against it.

I haven't seen Folie à Deux, and I don't intend to. Not because of the fact it's being slammed by the critics (and even by Pheonix himself!), but because I cannot stand the Joker and Harley Quinn as a couple; we've seen their relationship a kajillion times already, and it is as toxic as Chernobyl!

Oh, well; it at least helped Lady Gaga make her comeback!

[fuglyjeans]

i feel like i need to write a video essay but my thoughts are still percolating

joker 2 thoughts so far (spoilers in red):

my initial reaction was positive, I was not bored like some are saying they were

the musical bits could have been done differently but for the most part, I enjoyed them. it made sense for this story. some of the best parts of the film were musical numbers

initially i really liked the plot, I thought it was a cool fuck you to everyone who misunderstood the first film. but on thinking a bit more about it, i think it would have been cooler to ignore the haters and focus on making a better movie. the meta-commentary is a zinger but it really sucks after a few seconds because then you remember wait, i was interested in this character and this worldbuilding tho? can we get back to that?

all the characters in both joker movies are incredibly flat, 1d portrayals. like literally everyone is mean or manipulative towards arthur. that worked for the first film since arthur was an unreliable narrator, it was fun to try to understand what was his nihilism and what was his actual lived reality.

i liked that the lines between serious and not serious were totally blurred and it was anyone's guess if something was corny bs, or actually believable. to me that reflects real life. because there genuinely are people who get shit on and kicked at every possible turn in their lives. i've met people like this. some of them seem "crazy" and i still don't know if they are or aren't lying about the things they claim but in the end it doesn't really matter because they need mental healthcare either way. ask me more about the specific stories if you're interested... I just think it's neat how Arthur reminds me of real life people.

however in Joker 2, this kind of doesn't work anymore. because the film is a lot more sympathetic towards arthur, it makes this demarcation between Arthur and Joker that I don't think existed in the first film. the very first scene in Joker 2 is a cartoon depicting Arthur in a literal battle with an evil doppelganger, who gets him into trouble... pronouncing Arthur as "the sane one" means all the reasons Joker went ham before must have been delusions. so, with every character being a complete tool towards Arthur still in this film, it doesn't make sense anymore. it doesn't feel like potentially part of his delusion, it just feels like lazy writing.

(spoiler) while I understand why they played Lee like they did, i think it's a massive missed opportunity to make her just another one of Arthur's abusers.

I have always read Arthur as a queer character. He is a guy who struggles to feel manly enough despite not really seeming all that interested in masculinity deep down. He is a guy who finds strength performance---the Joker persona is very camp, very drag queen to me. I've always seen Arthur as potentially trans, bisexual, and/or gay...

(spoiler)...So when I heard Gaga was going to play Harley I couldn't help but get fucking excited. because Harley is a bisexual character. Gaga is a bisexual woman who has always paid homage to queer culture and drag. Maybe I'm just projecting but I think this could have been SO SO SO more interesting and fun if they'd done a traditional Harley, who genuinely loves Arthur and isn't just using him and lying to him... I think it could have brought out more facets of Arthur's character and taken the story somewhere we haven't been before. idk maybe i'm delulu but that's what I wanted

i keep thinking about Alien: Resurrection, because I loved what that entry in the Alien franchise added. that was a movie that said fuck this tired old Ripley journey, it's over, it's been done, we are going to throw body horror and species mixing and ridiculous action scenes and also Ripley is gonna fuck a queen alien just cause and also she's going to have lesbian subtext with Winona Ryder. because we already made 3 serious Alien movies and there's no point retreading, let's do something new and silly with this material. THAT'S the tone I wanted out of Joker 2. but, most people hate Resurrection, so maybe that's just me and my preference.

(spoiler) overall while I don't think Harley needed more screen time per se,(this is a Joker movie, not a Gaga mv, it's about Arthur first and foremost) I do think she was so flat and boring and needed more of a backstory to her.

(spoiler) the ending made sense to me. it didn't upset me. it was a good anti-franchise bs from Todd Phillips... like he kneecapped the Joker Movie Universe before it could go on for decades like the MCU. good on that. Arthur's death also makes perfect sense for him and his character. it's sad but it's what would realistically happen. bro was never a criminal mastermind

ok bye i have to get ready for work!

[jokeringcutio]

Send me Requests for imagines/Drabbles:

The Grabber (Black Phone) or Arthur Fleck (Joker) I'll accept them for Arthur Harrow (Moon Knight) as well Author Note: I still have a few prompts pending that need to be written, but my inspiration is waaaaay too much for small tales for them. Perhaps they still will become drabbles in the end...But I have different plans for them right now.

but I am currently making VERY SLOW progress with the Asylum Patient Arthur Harrow fic which is turning from noncon/dubcon into a fluffly romance. I didn't know I could do write that but here we are.... Slow, but I am making progress. Need a title, then I will post the first chapter. The Black Phone Grabber x Reader Fic is still being updated on a weekly basis on AO3. Usually on a Monday or Friday. I haven't posted all chapter update notifications on Tumblr. Sorry :P

Why else are you this slow atm? Health-wise: THEY FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING OMGOSH!!!! So that means I will get an inhaler and I am thrilled! Because if this works perhaps I won't be out of breath so soon, won't be tired all the time, will be able to dance and sing again. I AM OVER THE MOON. Otherwise: I have a deadline for next weekend and I try to finish Gaga's Harley Quinn costume for it (well, something that looks remotely like it, so wish me luck. )

[darkmoonkestrel]

daily kestrel 164:

so I passed the tests. like did really good (287 and 282 on tests scored on a scale of 100 to 300) passed the tests. it also only took me like 2 hours even with detailed reviewing, I was home by 11:05 and spooked Paige when I came upstairs, she was vacuuming in the blue room to remediate some of the sawdust

the rest of my day was also incredibly productive, I called the gas company to inquire about the bullshit but also apparently entirely legitimate AGL charge on our bill, edited the household expenses spreadsheet, and pumped up my tires before heading to lunch with Paige and Penny. it's a little surreal to eat lunch at a mostly empty Mexican restaurant while watching a headline about "trump and musk restructuring the government" scroll by silently on the TV playing CNN across the room, but I don't want to think too hard about that right now. I do plan to do my part in the small resistances, starting with filing paper taxes this year, but I also don't plan to post about the other things that I may get involved with down the road, because that's safest for everyone including myself. even though I'm convinced that literally no one reads these (which is totally fine, this is just my journal at this point), it's still public and on the internet, and despite my unnecessarily wordiness here, I know how to shut the fuck up when it matters

anyway, after lunch I went to a different branch of the DDS to get them to resend me my license, stopped by the post office to make sure they weren't holding any mail for us, dropped an Amazon return off at the UPS store, and got gas before coming home and sanding the rest of the 1x2s that we need to finish putting the wood on the walls of the blue room. we were just a couple dozen nails short of finishing it today, so Peyton is gonna hit the store on the way home tomorrow and finish attaching the wood after work while Paige and I clean to prep the house for our friends who are getting here tomorrow. despite all we have to do, we will absolutely be making time for the new severance EP tomorrow

Paige got us some macarons and Valentine's cards and I managed to slam the side of my tit on the half wall in the master bath. I hit level 156 in Fortnite and finally got the skin I wanted (her hair looks like mine!) while Peyton watched Markimoo play horror games and Paige began her BG3 journey. she wants to kill the little elf twink man that Harley loves, so that will cause some fun friendly drama. I watched just enough of Tyler's stream tonight to hear them talking about the Lady Gaga Hot Ones interview (which I've seen a clip of it's really good I need to watch the whole thing) and then also heard about a video of roller coaster tycoon synched to Defying Gravity, which I promptly found and watched, and it reminded me that people create forms of art that I couldn't even conceive of. anyway, Peyton went to bed almost an hour ago, and I think it's time I join him. after all, the Valentine's parties are tomorrow, so I will need all the sleep I can get to deal with the children and their families.

goodnight, night vale, goodnight (and remember that love and trickery combined conquered eGemony, an arc from nearly 8 years ago that feels like it crossed time to reach to when I needed to hear it now. definitely only a total coincidence that the president is the same now as it was when that arc was written and produced, nothing more than chance influencing the stories being written and the stories that we need to hear)

[danaedanette]

I just saw Joker Folie a deux

And it was disappointing.

More under the cut. There isn't really any spoiler but better be safe than sorry.

(Disclaimer, I didn't see the first movie, but I did read the wikipedia page.)

So... that's not the Joker ? That's not Harley Quinn ? Their relationship is completely fucked, as it should be, but Harley Lee is the one in power ?

I feel like there are some characters, out in the big, big world of fiction, that would have been a better fit for the message the movie wanted to make.

Because except for their name (and again, not even that. Lee, really), those characters are definitely not the Joker and Harley.

For the goods parts : the actors were great, the lights and photography were incredible. There was a little cameo of Two-Face that I liked.

But I really couldn't enjoy the movie when it promised me Joker and Harley Quinn and what I saw on screen was anything but that. Also, the movie was looong ! It's a problem that results from the characters.

I could appreciate Gaga's character as a brand new character, but she's certainly not Harley Quinn and I did not appreciate her character. Like, not at all. I love Harley Quinn and this movie was not it. (I hated the "Lee" thing but it's almost nice how it helps me dissociate Harley Quinn and Gaga's character).

I kept waiting for Joker to do something Joker-y and nothing. Ever. Happened. Then again I get it. That's not the story they wanted to tell. Here, Arthur is a victim, both of society and of his mental illness. His story is sad but really interesting (maybe too much pathos but I like pathos so). Him being the Joker is a bad thing and that's what the movie tells us. But that's not the Joker's story, Arthur is an entirely different character.

And I'm gonna stop here because I feel like I'm going around in circles.

(Sorry for the mistakes, I'm sure I made quite a few, it's late and I'm tired.)

[the-firebird69]

JOKER 2: Folie à Deux – Full Trailer (2024) Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix M...

I know something he's ending up in the mental hospital and it is an analogy to our character and my character in his character and he goes in there and he gets out and by killing them but they are saying that it's actually my husband and they say it's towards the end like told you I'm just getting small and that's what they are going to try and do in New York City and what he says is I don't think so and they did it with other movies in the past and they did not succeed at their stuff but it's going to be the thing that it's looming and the blame other people but sometimes they plan to do these things so I am worried

Hera

The lady is not supposed to be say this but F them we don't like those places they're evil they never do a damn thing for you and you let things go your bills to places your ass your group needs you you have to do things and people screw around with you from other groups and it's a waste of time I'm tired of this b******* if you people do this to me you're in a lot of trouble he says it too A lot of people died at Saint Elizabeth to get him out and people are killing people to get him out and you people are nuts the military went to UMass and it's Trump you're an idiot and the military went there and you put him into Westfield State westborough and you get slaughtered and just keep doing it he's not sure if the macs having it done, he correctly then says that they put me in there to rile up Clinton who is Trump who's in and out of the stupid mental hospital going to court shaved his teeth so he people had him do that and also to get mad and I saw it too he says what do I do this is you can't do much in here so you got out and you was doing stuff but he was trying to put me in here so we don't get stuck and other stuff so you fell down again a little but really they're doing it and they're messing around with our friend here and threatening him and analogy to try and capture his people and they did it for a while and they say they'll do it again and they're not really taking into account what he can do that's the nature of this movie and his parents were telling him and he's doing things they're not clown things it's very serious. The whole world is at their doorstep and they will not back off this stupid act of theirs they won't stop saying the stupid stuff it looks really bad when you confront one with it and it's weird to like a Medusa it's something with a computer and it's like a virus that sneaks up on it and then recedes and someone say it's close it's a system that does it but that's what these Max I like in the mirror is twofold Claudia said they come from behind and it's true you can locate them near you the other thing is to look at the past and examine your life and how things happened and they have a weakness there this guy does it all the time he's constantly doing it I was answering questions they don't think anyone can do anything about what happened and we know he can this is horrible to say about someone and it's me and my husband that they're talking about

Lily

They're very gross people and they're very racist against us and him but really they want to do this put us down after having us come out this way thousands of years ago and I can't sick of it it's wrong

Jaquin Phoenix

You don't like to say you hit it on the money that's what we plan to do and you going around with your friends feeding your friends and you look awful we plan to do that too

Macs

It's a precursor for another movie and it might be Harley Quinn too

Thor Freya

Olympus

[rigginsstreet]

I don't think Margot Robbie understands that her picking radfeminist movies is tiring and boring lol. No one is taking her seriously with anything she's been in after 2017 and she should stop already, the woman doesn't know how to write and direct.

I only like her in Wolf of Wallstreet and as David Ayer's Harley Quinn 😂

I mean she’s got her fanbase so it’s clearly working on somebody. I haven’t watched a Margot Robbie movie since the first suicide squad lmao superior Harley to ME!! Until ms Gaga’s version comes out and then I will be so so annoying 😌

Oh wait did i Tonya come out after suicide squad lmfao ok that’s the last movie of hers I saw

[nightmarist]

about halfway through.

im really glad the DID is just a legal defense (so far). im tired of "oh no one of the personalities is Evil and Kills People!"

we'll see if i have to put my own clown makeup on by the end of the film though.

i didnt like harley's introduction, but i liked her other scenes, especially the fire scene and the makeshift photo-op at the gates.

i love the role reversal of the manipulation, though.

i do like the sort of mind-bendedness of "what is real and what isn't" as it feels kind of satoshi kon style. i cant tell if harley really Was in his cell and put makeup on him or not, which is part of the fun I think. if true, it offers a very manipulative look into harley as a role reversal, but if imagined then it offers a sympathetic view of arthur's excessive loneliness.

i like the staged scenes, theyre very beautiful. the shift of tone after arthur was told about harley was interesting.

very silly hearing lady gaga's trying to put on a not-so-good singing voice.

i feel like what ive heard about joaquin, he seems like hed be annoying to be around, but he has a pretty good voice.

anyway, about halfway through.

i'm cautious but i like it so far.

watching folie a deux

opening sequence was really nice actually

but around the 11 minute mark theyre already puling the "split personality" card and my soul is leaving my body.

ill finish watching it. i hated the first 15 minutes of smile but love the hell out of the rest of the movie so we'll see.

[breaniebree]

Still not sure when it will be posted but hopefully by the end of March!

Here's a sneak peek to show you what I have planned...

Chapter One of Third Time's the Charm

The One With A Second Chance

Queen blared from the speakers as Sirius hummed along with the beat of Radio Gaga.  He smiled as James began to hum under his breath next to him, shaking his hips to the beat.  When he started to move his head and fist pump the air as he quite frankly, jammed out, Sirius stifled a laugh.  When he began to sing along, Sirius couldn’t help but smile at his friend.  He wiggled his own hips along, knocking them against James’ as they grinned widely at each other.  

By the time the second verse started, James was singing loudly and powerfully, his smooth voice echoing in the workshop around them.

“Let’s hope you never leave, old friend.  Like all good things, on you we depend.  So stick around, ‘cause we might miss you, when we grow tired, of all this visual.  You had your time, you had the power!  You’ve yet to have your finest hour, radio!  Radio!”  James sang.  

When he caught Sirius’ eye, he grabbed the wrench like a microphone and began to really sing as he clapped his hands together.  

“All we hear is radio ga ga!  Radio goo goo!  Radio ga ga!  Sing it, mate!  All we hear is radio ga ga!  Radio goo goo!  Radio ga ga!  All we hear is radio ga ga!  Radio blah blah!  Radio, what’s new?  Some-one still loves you!”  

Sirius snorted.  “Do they now?”

James shrugged.  “Well, I mean, there has to be at least one person who loves you, Padfoot.  No one I know, obviously…”

“Piss off,” Sirius said, biting back a laugh.

James reached a hand up to scratch his cheek and spread engine grease all over his face.  

Sirius shook his head.  “You’re hopeless, Prongs.”

James attempted to wipe it off, but instead only smeared it even worse.  “I don’t even understand how this shit gets everywhere!”  When he only succeeded in blackening himself more, he pouted.  “Help me!”  he whined.

Sirius chuckled and reached for a cloth, moving to stand in front of his best mate and brother to scrub his face clean.  “There.  Hopeless.”

“I’m not hopeless, I’m just not good with the whole machine thing.  That’s a wheel, right?”

“Smart arse,” Sirius said, throwing the towel at him.  “If you can’t honour the bike, get out of the workshop.”

James chuckled.  “That’s the moto-so-che bonneville harley, right?”

“I hate you.”

James grinned and passed his friend the wrench.  “Love you, too, brother.”

Marauder barked and ran in a circle around James as Lady Godiva merely lifted her head to watch the dog, looking very unimpressed with Marauder’s antics. 

They both looked up when someone came to the door and Fleamont stood there, a smile on his face.  

“Boys, getting up to trouble out here?”

“Never, Dad,” James said.

He chuckled.  “That’s what I thought.  Why don’t you come inside?  Fee and Lily have prepared a picnic for lunch.  Misha is joining us.”

“I hope Fee and the house elves made it,” Sirius said.  “If it was Evans, I might not want to risk it.”

“I heard that Sirius Black!”  Lily exclaimed, coming up behind Fleamont.  “That was one time and I was pregnant with your godson!”

“So you say,” he teased.  “I just remember you trying to poison me and Prongs forcing Moony and I to eat it.”

Lily shook her head in amusement before she moved towards Sirius to kiss his cheek.  She took James’ hand in hers.  “Well, come risk it if you dare.  Misha wants to talk to you anyway.”

James tugged on her hand to pull her up against him so that he could kiss his wife deeply.  “I love you, Lily.”

“I love you, too,” she said, grinning up at him with her heart in her eyes.

They kissed again and Sirius turned back towards his motorbike to give his friends a moment of privacy.

“I’ll meet you out there in a minute.  I just want to finish something first and you two can get the snogging out of your system in the meantime.”

“Never!”  James scoffed.  “Have you seen these lips?  They are the most perfect lips ever made!”

Lily squeezed her husband’s hand.  “The sad part is that he’s talking about his own lips.  Don’t be too long, Padfoot.”

James squeezed Sirius’ shoulder before wrapping his arm around his wife’s waist and leading her away from the bike.  Fleamont put his hand on Sirius’ shoulder.

“Don’t be too long, son.  You know Fee will want to feed you.”

Sirius nodded.  “I won’t, Monty.  Save me some of that treacle tart before Jamie eats it all.”

Fleamont chuckled.  “No promises.” 

Sirius grinned as he turned back to the bike.  He picked up the wrench, humming along to “Radio Gaga” as the music seemed to grow louder, rumbling in in his ears like the wireless was moving closer and closer to him.  Then, something flashed at his right.  He turned, his eyebrow furrowed in confusion as music blared in his ears.  He smelt her soap before he saw her and when she flashed again, covered in blood, his eyes widened.

“Zee!  What…?”

“I’m sorry,” she whispered, her voice echoing as the music stopped around him.  “I tried to stop them.”

Sirius reached for her, but just as he touched her, his hand passed right through her.  Before he could contemplate the vision before him, something punched him right in the chest.  It hit him so hard that all of the breath was knocked out of him.  He felt like his chest was caved in and that every rib was broken and stabbing him somewhere different.  He gasped for breath, his eyes on Zee flashing in and out before him.

“Zee?  Zee, where are you?”  he demanded, but she flashed again and vanished before his eyes.

“Sirius?”  Euphemia asked from the doorway.  “Are you coming?”

“Fee…”  he whispered, blood bubbling at his mouth.

“Sirius?”  she called out, seeming to stare right through him.  “Darling, are you in here?”

Euphemia stepped right past him as if she couldn’t see him.  Sirius started to speak, unsuccessfully attempting to reach for her when suddenly, hands sprung out from the ground and tightly gripped him by his ankles.  He tried to shake them off, ventured to jump away, but the grip was too strong.  He reached for Euphemia again, his eyes wide before the hands around his ankles yanked.  His boots sank into the ground like quicksand and he was abruptly pulled into the earth.  The scream tore through him so loudly that it scorched his throat and Zee’s terrified face flashed before him.

“Zahira!” he cried out.  “Zahira!”

He was dragged through the mud; falling and rising like he was clawing his way to the surface, but the surface of what he didn’t know.  He swallowed the earth; dirt in his eyes, in his nose, in his mouth.  He could hear voices calling him and then there was nothing but the earth and the pain in his chest.

Pain unlike anything he’d ever felt before.  

Sharp, searing pain that made him taste his own blood.  

Pain like something was being ripped apart inside of him, something that he tried desperately to hold onto to, but no matter how hard he fought, the more it ripped and tore free.

And then there was only blackness.

~ TTTC ~

[sympatheticplant]

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[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #54

“girls are not supposed to fight dirty, never look a day past 30.”

have you ever witnessed a birth?   for humans, no, but cats, yes. do you buy eggnog around the holidays?   this was the first year i tried it.  fucking gross. do you know any one who lives in california?   no friends, but i mean i've "met" some people online who live there. have you ever been told you were a good writer?   that's one of the most common compliments i get. have you ever been on a farm?   yes.  ashley had a friend who lived at one. what are you listening to?   "girls" by marina and the diamonds.  i love her voice so much. are you one to take naps?   every day, yeah.  makes me feel lazy occasionally, but then i remind myself naps are good for you. did you ever have braces?   for too long, yes.  i had them so long that my bottom teeth went in too far; we couldn't afford to take them out.  thank god they're gone now. how often do you drink monster?   never.  i don't like it. are you easy to get along with?    if you're understanding, then i honestly think i am.  i'm very tolerant of different people and try to keep my mind open.  i'm just going to be quiet. is there someone you want to let go of?   yes and no.  i feel both emotions towards jason. who was the last person to have to deal with you having an attitude?   my mother, i'm sure. have you ever suspected anyone of cheating on you?   nope. does your bedroom door lock?   yeah. the last time you washed your hair, did you use conditioner?   i never use conditioner.  it adds oil back into your hair. has your partner ever accused you of cheating when you actually didn’t?   no. how old were you when you had your first kiss?   the first time a boy kissed me, i think i was 15?  first time i kissed a boy, i was 16, i think. if I handed you a concert ticket right now, who would you want to be the performer?    metallica, please! would you ever get into a long distance relationship?   i mean i guess if i really liked the person. for your birthday, what kind of cake do you ask for?   doughnut cake from annie's. would you rather carve pumpkins or wrap presents?    carve pumpkins! do you believe in fairies?   nope. if you were given the chance to be immortal, would you take it?   NO. what are you tired of people telling you?   that shit will get better.  you don't know that.  some people don't get happy endings, that's just life. do you have a little sister? what’s her name?    nicole, yes. when you graduate, what color will your gown be?   when i graduated, it was an ugly red. when you were a baby, did you have a favorite blanket?   yes.  it had baby animals all over it. have you ever gotten detention?   yes, for too many tardies. why do you hate your ex?   who says i hate him? do you like the color orange?   yup. whose hoodie did you wear last?   my own.  it has pikachu sleeping on it and says "current mood."  it's super cute. do you think that you’re good enough for the one you like?   if i'm being rational, yes.  if i let my depression and whatnot make the decision, no. what was the last game you won?   probably a replay of a "silent hill" game. what is your favorite thing about concerts?   THE HYPE.  the sheer excitement of everyone enjoying music is otherworldly. what is the last album you listened to all the way through?   ozzy's "black rain" i think. what is an unpopular opinion that you have?   abortion is murder, period. do you prefer space, nude, architecture, or nature photographs?   nature what was the last concert you went to?   one and only concert i've ever been to was alice cooper. describe your wallet:   it's red, black, and white with multiple artworks of harley quinn. describe your tattoos:   my first was a semicolon butterfly.  second was "perfectly flawed" (reference to an otep song).  third was "ohana" and half of a heart. describe your piercings:   two in each earlobe, right tragus, left cartilage, right side of nose. what do you like most about your body?   uhhhh.  i am not fond of my body.  i guess i like my slim wrists and long, slim fingers. how many fillings do you have?   hell if i know. describe your fashion:   if i had the money (and permission from my mother, as she buys my clothes, rip) i would absolutely dress gothic.  it's my aesthetic, big time.  gothic clothes just tend to be very expensive.  i also love graphic tees, and in general tend to look geekish. do you wear a watch?   nope. are you a vegetarian?   no. do you think meat is murder?   i mean, technically, yeah, but at the same time, i don't think it's wrong. your view on drinking:   do it responsibly, and we're fine. your view on pornography:   fucking gross. your view on pre-marital sex:   i really don't know anymore??  i was and i guess i still am abstinent, but i question it.  like the main reason i'm abstinent is because of religious reasons, but after all, half the old testament was forgiven by jesus' coming, yada yada yada, it may not even be "wrong" anymore.  besides that, i just really, really love(d) jason.  now i'm going to regret for the rest of my life the fact i didn't let him fully get to know me in every way possible.  if he, by some god-given miracle, comes back, i'm leaving my abstinence at my feet.  whether it's wrong or right.  because i'll sin for that man. have you ever slept in a water bed?   yeah. how do you feel about having sex during your menstrual period?   i personally wouldn't.  sounds messy. how do you feel about anal sex?   ew. does your ex have a job?    yup. share 3 nice memories you have of the person you fell hardest for.   OH MY GOD, only three?  i'll try to narrow it down to the best, this may take awhile.  1.) dancing in the headlights of his car in my front yard to "stairway to heaven"  2.) me storming into his kitchen to playfully tell him off, only to slide on the floor and land on my ass; we laughed/sobbed for like ten minutes  3.) us lying on his floor, binge-watching "supernatural" while he was moving into his new room, and it ended in him seeing me naked for the first time and still treating me like i was beautiful. tell me about the person you had your first kiss with. how do you feel about that person now?   you want a novel, fam? how old were you when you entered your first relationship?   idk the age, i just know i was in the 7th grade. are there any songs you can’t listen to because they remind you of someone/something?   yup. do you have a tumblr crush?   nah. have you ever found yourself worrying about commitment?   no, and though i don't judge people who do worry about commitment (jason was at the beginning of our relationship when i asked him what his biggest fear was), i don't understand it.  like... it's not a hard concept.  don't commit, ex. get married to a person, if you see any potential issue. has anyone of the opposite sex seen you at your worst?   yep. would you live with someone without marrying them first?   i have before, and i'd do it again. do you believe your most recent ex still thinks about you?   i honestly don't know.  it'd be nice, but i don't know if he truly does. have you ever kissed someone while they were driving?   jesus christ do i want to die? what would you do if your best friend went after your ex the day after you split?   LMAAOOOOOO DON'T. have you ever self harmed?   yup. do you have a birthmark? if so, where?   actually no, i think. were your parents married when you were born?   yeah. when you need to vent, who do you turn to?   mom, usually. do you get a lot of tourists in the area where you live? if so, are there more tourists during a particular time of the year?   i don't think i've EVER seen someone obviously a tourist here, because this part of north carolina ain't shit??? what's the strangest or most interesting compliment you've ever received?   hm, not entirely sure. when you're upset, do you tend to make rash decisions?   YUP. do you prefer to shop online or in an actual store, and why?   online, definitely.  i just tend to find more variety. do you enjoy watching vlogs? if so, are there any specific people or topics you enjoy watching in particular?   yeah, they're all right.  like when pokemon go came out, i particularly got interested in three vlogers of the subject (trainer tips, ali-a, and lachlan).  pretty sure there are other vlogers i watch occasionally, i'm not sure... what was the last new video game you were excited about?   THE LAST GUARDIAN OMG what band/singer do you listen to the most?   i mean it really does depend on my mood and if i've discovered a new artist or not. what’s your favorite quote?   i have SO MANY.  i guess i can pick one that applies most/means most to me, though: "harleen, what did he tell you?" "he said he loved me" from suicide squad.  i nearly broke down in the theater when she said that 'cuz if that ain't me like holy shit.  a very simple quote, but it carries SO MUCH WEIGHT. have you ever dated someone that was a different race than you?   for less than a day, if you even count him. how old is your best friend?   21. do you like writing papers for english classes?   i honestly didn't mind it.  give me a subject, and i can usually write, hunny. don’t edited versions of songs annoy you?   they tend to, yes. if your ex suddenly kissed you right now, what would you do?   without saying a word to me?  i'd either a.) slap him or b.) grab his face and kiss him back.  lmao i know, totally opposite ends of the spectrum, but.  i really don't know which would come first. is your best friend dating anyone?   she's married. do you like lady gaga or does she try too hard?   as a person, she's wildly unique, which i have great respect for.  as an artist, i, surprisingly, like a couple of her songs. where did you last wear a bathing suit?   the beach. have you ever dressed unlike yourself to impress a guy?   i've said this before in another survey: is that not prom?  it's not like i'd go everyday in a big, extravagant dress.  the other day as well, i didn't dress unlike myself, but i seriously did it up because i thought i'd be "running into" jason, so. if you were offered to smoke some weed right now would you accept?   idk, probably not. have you ever done something outrageously dumb?   sure have. have you ever changed clothes in a vehicle?   yep. do you go to the mall on friday nights?   no, because i don't want to get shot. do you listen to country music?   only when i'm with colleen. who is your best guy friend?   my only two guy friends period are really sam and girt, and i don't want to pick between them. have you ever had a boyfriend your parents didn’t like?   no. do you shave your legs?   yeah.  i personally would feel too self-conscious revealing my legs if they weren't shaved. has a boy ever spent the night at your house?   plenty of times. who was the last person to sleep over?   chelsea. do you forward the chain letters in your email?   absolutely not. are you on birth control?   yes, but only for my period cramps. do your parents use social media? if so, which ones?   my mom has a facebook. do you and your last ex hate each other?   after that "yeah, no" the other day, pretty sure he hates me.  there's no way in hell i could ever hate him. have you ever made out for more than a half hour straight?   longer than that. do you collect anything?   meerkat stuff.  silent hill merchandise.  band stuff.  jaybird feathers. do you have any nieces or nephews? describe them.   aubree is very lively, but can be shy.  she loves minnie mouse and dory.  ryder is just a baby, so doesn't have much of a personality, really.  at least that i can detect. when was the last time you were sick?   now, actually.  my throat is killing me. can you handle a lot of drama?   NO NO NO NO NO. when you were a kid, was there a boy/girl that you said you were going to marry?   nope.  i didn't even want to marry as a kid. have you ever had a significant other with a mental disorder?   not to my knowledge.  i mean jason had low self-esteem, but he was not mentally ill. are flea markets trashy?   in general, no.  any store though can be trashy.  but generally, no, they're great.  you can find great deals. when you get nervous, does it show physically (i.e shaky hands)?   yes.  i sweat, i quiver, i play with my hands... tell me one unique quality about your own handwriting.   it's a mix of cursive and print. when was the last time you were pissed beyond belief and why?   when colleen implied i wasn't trying hard enough in regards to my depression, anxiety, etc.  i nearly walked out her door. what qualities of yours do you think could potentially harm a relationship?   well i mean apparently being mentally ill is a fucking issue.  like i can help it. what sort of conditions do you require in order for you to fall asleep?   have the fan on (usually), have the television on but on silent. do you have a favorite punk band?   green day for sure. as far as relationships go, what are your biggest deal-breakers?   having kids already, doing drugs, drinking excessively... i've got a number. what’s your favorite mythical being?   dragons if you’re a girl, what’s your bra size?   d-something will you go to your senior prom?   i already did. do you make fun of people who play magic: the gathering or yu-gi-oh! cards?   i've never understood this shit, like, why ridicule someone for enjoying cards?  are we as humans truly that petty?  besides that, magic is like jason's biggest passion, so i'd be making fun of him if i had an issue with it.  he got me to play it occasionally, too, and it's kinda fun.  just damn, this question's got me irritated.  who the fuck has a problem with cards. got a lot of deep, depressing poetry and artwork stashed?   don't find my dA pls ever attempted suicide or self-mutilated yourself?   yeah. what’s the last movie you rented?   "blaire witch" has anyone ever hacked your accounts before?    i allowed my former best friend megan to hack my old youtube once and she allowed me to hack hers so we could put one of those lovey-dubby letters on each other's pages, ha.  have i ever been seriously hacked, no. what was the last thing you ordered online?   a shirt and flip-flops from hottopic where did your last kiss take place?   at my house, odds are, from jason dropping me off. do you reveal a lot about yourself online? are you careful about not revealing too much? would you say you reveal more about yourself than others seem to do?   i do, and i mean i'm cautious with some things, like i won't share my last name, address, stuff like that.  i'd say i reveal just about as much as the other survey takers i read. if you're interested in fashion, what inspires your style most? do you look to celebrities or other famous people for inspiration?   i'm not interested in fashion at all.  i don't care what's "in" and whatnot, i just wear either what is comfortable or i find aesthetically pleasing. is there anything you feel pressured to do by a certain age (i.e. get married)?   honestly?  yeah.  society and family history makes me think i should either already be married or get so within the next like five years and have kids before 30. have you ever lived in a mobile home?   no. friend asks you to hide drugs, booze etc for them, do you do it?   no, honestly. animal you like to watch but sort of creeps you out?   i like watching large spiders.  emphasis on "watching." have you ever been to an open casket wake or funeral?   yup. scariest driver you’ve ridden with?   my dad that one day he was really pissed off, picking nicole and i up from school.  i legitimately thought i was going to die.  he was running red lights, passing illegally... have you/do you plan to go to college?   i am in college, but i am sincerely contemplating dropping out.  things aren't going well. have you ever dated someone named kyle?   no, but i had a crush on a kyle in high school. do you think greasy hair is a turn off?   it's definitely not a turn on.  in interest of my significant other's health, i'd want you to take a shower if your hair was greasy. your computer crashes, deletes EVERYTHING, can you survive?   lmao pls don't tell me about the last time you had sex?   i've never had sex, just done sexual things.  it's been over a year since i've "done anything" though, so i couldn't tell you about the last time. what is your biggest mistake in life?   letting my depression literally consume me to the point it made the love of my fucking life fall out of love with me. what was the last thing you drank?   some strawberry fruit juice.

[anonsecrets00]

Okay so this is my first post about this situation. It's a long read so please hang in there with me and I tend to jump around. I'm seeking advice on what I should do with my relationship. My Daddy and I had met on fetlife. He had messaged me about my profile (which mentioned that I'm experiencing subdrop) and he said that he wanted to be there for me in whatever way that I needed. We had chatted for a few months before I had agreed to meet up with him. He met me at my local mall after he gad gotten off of work. On another meet up we had played and chatted. I ended up calling him Daddy and that made him happy. He didn't think much about it the first time that i had said it, which was during a scene but when i did so again when we were chatting in text messages he was pretty happy about it. He's in his early 40's and I'm in my early 20's and our age difference gets brought up a lot by him, rarely by me. He is the only one at his job who can do what he does and they increased his hours. He didn't communicate this to me until much later when it was clear that i was flipping out. He has mentioned making me his officially but it hasn't really been brought up again. He knows that I love him as I have said it often, but he hasn't said those same words back to me (as far as I can remember but I could be wrong). I'm not currently doing well mentally nor physically and both are pretty clear. It takes him a few days to reply to one text message but he'll be active on the site we met liking females photos and following them. I just mainly want to be held and told that everything will get better and i have communicated this. I have also communicated a few times before that I couldn't handle not being able to see him or hear his voice at least once a month. I understand that work has him busy but still. I think i have placed the brakes on us twice before and tried finding another but ended up going back to him. Earlier last week i had asked him if he was tired of us. I had hit a really low place and felt alone and wanted to know if i had lost him. Four days later he tells me that he isn't tired of me or us but work has him exhausted. I know that I'm starting to get more bratty then normal and it's starting to spill over into my job. I'm a switch, pretty much live this lifestyle 24/7. I have never been properly trained nor with someone who will call me out for being a brat then continue to tie me up in rope bondage so that I can't move. I feel like I've already lost him and am just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Everyone says that they want a relationship like Harley and Joker but I've known nothing but relationships along those lines and i must say, it's no fun. About a month ago, my Daddy had sent me an email with two links. One was of a pair of Lady Gaga heels and the other was of a chastity belt and the message asked me if i would wear those to dinner. I said that the heels may just kill me as I can't walk in anything that tall but i would happily wear the chastity belt. I haven't heard anything on that since then though. He does know what is currently going on with me and how my family is but he hasn't checked up on me. I have gotten to the point where i have stopped trying to communicate with him. Majority of our conversations i had initiated. I don't know if i should just give up on us or keep trying. I feel like I'm being a brat because I'm not getting any attention from him so now I am lost....

-23, Female

[the-firebird69]

All of a sudden we're amazed you put together a Harley company and we hired back people who are working there were very enthused halfway through the day a quarter from walk out so they can't handle the pressure of working daily I've got to go work for themselves they can't handle the fact they don't know whose company to do so it's a regular company and it's always that way I need to go make weapons instead of two out loud lots of them he said well it's your choice it is America and they went off and start doing it and we said well that's interesting. We are waiting and we're going to tell our people this is where I'm waiting so you can be here and what are you doing you're not listening to what we're telling you to do and what you have to do what you have to do is first based on what our son made here which is a total disaster

I was impressed with what you said to her that lady wants a Harley Quinn chopper and firstly he said okay and for the little one he wants a toilet and she said I want to what do you think and a chopper mini chopper and one that's Harley Quinn so we're going to have to do that now if a bunch of people doing that and we're not making custom toys no we're pumping the toys out very fast tons of them Jason has a huge flock of them spending tons of the Harlequin custom one I wonder why and their street legal and they go about 80 miles an hour and they're mini choppers full-blown and they have a fat tire on them about 6 in wide it's really cool looking and it looks like Harley Quinn looks like her bike she designed and Chris was involved with the first one so it'll be really cool he said he's going to be riding in some old Toyota retrofitted car look over and go oh my God that's awesome with Harley driving have to go for a ride so I need to go for a ride you ride it I ride it with me on back LOL no because he's Grandma but it is funny maybe I have to enhance my image a little bit but I don't think Hera will go for it I'm saying no but I'm going to get one down there with me on it. What's funny is he can't tell the difference it's very hard and he is power at the ying yang so she can get away with it but it's still an image enhancer.

He says we're a long dungarees that might be a good idea joker ads

But Hera interjected

He said yes it's a rad ride is looking at his eyes will be building and you're going wow cuz it is really it sounds rad and it with her on it driving behind me just like menacine sort of and cool and nice looking. And then he's thinking back to her you want a demand a bike you know my just buy them and she said they're hard to get here I said no you just custom order it I don't see everybody makes a big deal out of it cuz I'm doing it for a different reason. You find out there is no other reason they just she can't seem to buy one or to find it online oh he says you have to go somewhere else on the internet she smile and says well that makes sense if you want to buy it in person qe says she has a shop but then again I don't think she's here she might want to talk to Gaga but how to do it so she's on the phone and they're saying you have to do what it said and go somewhere and come back and some Wicked hassle and she suggest you just order it or not use someone to order it and have someone have it sent and pay them you know 100 Grand or something for doing it she says that's not a bad idea this is a pain in the ass yeah so she's going to do that and they have a name for people who do the job and but still it was very impressive because she told him that's what it was for and not why he kind of figured it out some people can't get it here and sort of knows why it's not even greed or a plan it's just all a bunch of assholes it should be sought after a chased or something well lastly be trying to grab and couldn't it's the weirdest thing ever what an impressive bike it's really cool he had something to do with it he loves that look that chopper look. I like it too it doesn't look silly way riding it well it's probably got it from Marlboro Man and Harley-Davidson man because when he's riding it looks cool it doesn't look stupid and the ones with the handlebars way up there and look kind of funky and some guy going hey I can't help myself. And yes Harley Quinn looks very cool riding it she is talking to town when she rides to town and now it's going through the roof people can't believe it is so cool she's German everybody loves it.

We make tons of them we make so many Harley-Davidsons that were expanding in the United States all the way to Florida that's right we're building in Florida they're having Harley-Davidson rallies and tournaments and drive funds and fests and all sorts of things this weekend is the up and coming bike weekend we're going to have a new bikes there

Thor Freya