#gatsby speaks

[powered-universe-official]

Hey few readers of TPU, I'm going to give a quick update on what's been happening and why it's taken so long for the next draft2 chapter to get up.

First off, I'm making a TTRPG system right now, and if any of y'all want more just stuff from this blog I can start posting updates for that too. Also, between college, the new system, and some irl stuff i've been working out, I haven't gotten past the about third of the next chapter that i've written. It's really hard to get any motivation to publish it either because of just how little interaction I get. So (because I have polls now!) I'm going to have a little vote on which of the many courses of action I've been considering would work best, as well as a small cry for help at the end.

also, if you enjoyed tpu, please please please reblog this, or reblog the first chapter (right here) and get people to just reblog, reply, whatever. it would mean a lot to me.

[you-are-constance]

one of my favorite things about a lot of different musicals is when they have their opening number reprised in their finale, the same melody and lyrics having an entirely new meaning to them thanks to the context of the rest of the show.

and obviously there are a Ton of examples (Wicked, Come From Away, The Outsiders, SpongeBob... i know there are others i can't think of them), but there are two specific shows that I genuinely think are examples of the absolute best use of this.

to me, those two examples are Cabaret and The Great Gatsby.

like the other examples listed, each time this sort of thing happens, there is new meaning given to the same song thanks to the rest of the show happening in between, but both Cabaret and Great Gatsby have it in like... a very chilling way.

In Willkommen and Roaring On, these are both somewhat upbeat songs, introducing the club, the parties, the energy that the audience is Supposed to feel at this point. nothing else matters in the world, only the thrill of endless entertainment.

but this isn't what these shows are about. there are much darker stories going on underneath, and by the time we get to the finale, the audience is changed along with the characters - but the song is the same. Nothing else Matters. only the thrill of Endless Entertainment. We have No Troubles Here.

but another thing that i find so musically fascinating is that it's not just the audience's perception of the song that changes, no the music itself helps to drive the audience to those realizations. at the orchestra's break in Willlkommen (finale), it begins very similar to the opener, but gradually adds more and more dissonance, making it harder and harder to even bear listening to. In Roaring On (finale), the ensemble lines are just slightly more staccato, slightly more dissonance, slightly more unnerving to listen to.

it's just so fascinating to watch a musical, and have the same song mean something so incredibly different, just because of the context it exists within, and very slight musical changes.

[int3rnztstar]

book rec drop!! currently reading ‘speak’, to be finished tomorrow! I’ve been told the ending leaves much to be desired but i’m not so sure just based off what I’ve read (like 150ish of 198 pages) tbd tbh

bye! 🤟

[myokk]

My writing/reading question of the day:

Do you prefer present tense or past tense? Or something entirely different like future tense? For writing AND reading🫶

The more I write (I wish I realized how fun it was before this year😭😭😭) the more I realize I like to play around with language & tense choice can have such a profound impact on how your writing comes across & even how I feel as I’m writing. With my oneshots I’ve been playing around with only present tense & my main fic is past tense (but present during the flashbacks - idk don’t ask it just felt right😆).

Or does nobody else think about tense and I’m just alone in this😆😆😆 LANGUAGE IS JUST SO COOL !!!!

[ethersierra]

I need lady godwin to hit gatsby with a car. it would be so beautiful and symbolic

[stirlinqs]

new additions to the corner of my room :) do we like the wreath?

[artisticallygay]

My husband is annotating The Great Gatsby for the Book of Bill I love him

[wheelie-butch]

"Nick Carraway is gay but he is unaware of it" is such a funny academic take, bro he has gay sex on page 34 i think he knows

[danopdf]

the great gatsby but it’s rich elusive recluse Lewis Nixon and small-time reporter Dick Winters, who become unlikely friends at one of Lew’s parties, and from there…who knows???

[flipflopfish1876]

from the great gatsby on broadway

gatsby is me when i want a cookie so effing bad…

[powered-universe-official]

Info and Masterpost

Hi and welcome to the blog for all The Powered Universe and Affinity System updates! I'm Menace or Payton or Gatsby, and I run this! My main is @menace-in-the-void. He/She/They :)

What is The Powered Universe/TPU?

TPU is my original story about superheroes, supervillains, and what leads them to that point! It's currently in its second draft of an estimated 4-5. The overall draft evolution will be 1: Get ideas down. 2: expand on ideas. 3: refine ideas. 4: revise and edit. 5: whatever else was missed.

It does deal with themes of abuse and violence, so fair warning about that.

Here's the TPU Masterlist

What is the Affinity System/TAS?

It's the TTRPG system that I'm working on! It's inspired by a conversation I had with a friend, and updates on ideas will be coming out periodically!

Here is the TAS Masterlist

Why are tips on?

Because I think that, as an artist, sometimes I should get paid by people who like my work who feel like giving me some money.

[the-great-kazooy]

“It’s starting to collect dust, yknow.” SLEEP IN MY BED OLD SPORT

[tuttertime]

Succession Finale - The Great Gatsby Final Chapter

[heyyesimtrash-whatofit]

Completely out of left field here, but I can’t let yall forget that I’m fandom trash so easily. That being said, Gatsby people-

I completely understand the appeal of sweet little nervous Nick Carraway (especially when considering ship stuff, I see the appeal) HOWEVER, I would like to remind everyone that this is the man who gets practically no sleep throughout the events of the book because of everyone else’s bullshit. This man is sleep deprived and, supposedly in his own words, honest. Please please please, particularly in all of our dear fix it AUs, let us see more extremely sleep deprived and brutally honest because of it Nick.

But J! I hear you ask, what about the sweet nervous idiot of the friendship/relationship? My answer is simple: Jay Fucking Gatsby. This idiot almost fell down the stairs because his crush looked at him, he is downright horrible with anxiety, for god’s sake listen to Only Tea- you want a nervous stuttering idiot in that duo/ship? It’s Jay Gatsby. I don’t make the rules and honestly I want to see more of it rather than him always being the super confident one because he just. Wouldn’t be. That would be Nick through and through

TL:DR- give us more blunt honest Nick and nervous Gatsby, especially when it comes to Natsby bullshit. Thank you and goodnight!

[you-are-constance]

hey guys have you heard of that great gatsby musical starring jeremy jordan and eva noblezada

yeah. im there at intermission rn

[beheadedcousins]

i had a blast when I went to nyc! can't wait to go back!