#have you guys figured out who my favorite music artist is yet

[peachyfnaf]

IDOLIZED IN THE SPOTLIGHT,

ALWAYS REACHING FOR FAME.

REVERENCE IS MY BIRTHRIGHT,

PRIZE AND WORSHIP MY NAME.

I'M THE ONE FOR YOU-

NO NEED TO CHOOSE-

BECOME YOUR MUSE. (YOUR MUSE!)

[forager-m]

TWST RARE PAIR WEEK: Day 2 - Reality TV AU

Ship: Kalim Al-Asim x Silver (カーリシル)

Art + Drabble

BREAKING NEWS: Kalim Al- Asim Kisses Co-Star Silver In Last Episode of "LOVE: TWISTED"

05/04/XXXX

Written By: Forager_M

LOVE:TWISTED, directed by Dire Crowley, aired March 18, 2020, is a hit reality romance drama wherein well-known figures are put against each other. The prize? The love of the show's protagonist, Yuu.

However, it seems a different romance has been brewing behind the scenes, revealing itself in the last episode of LOVE:TWISTED Season 3.

Kalim Al-Asim, known for his love of music, dancing, parties, and his fun, happy personality that brings joy to fans all over the globe, suddenly kissed fellow competitor and co-star Silver on screen during the episode's ending segment.

The kiss shocked the cast members, audience and Silver himself. Silver, who is known for his love of nature, his beautiful voice, and his awkward, serious but charming personality is notorious for his blank expressions.

Screenshots of Silver's reaction spread on social networks such as MagiCam, MyLog, and TweetTweet with hashtags: #KaliSil, #SilverLV:TWSTD, #KalimLV:TWSTD trending in Scarabia and Briar Valley for three days after. Fans have taken to making edits, memes, and art of the now iconic kiss scene.

Following the incident, there has been scrutiny of KaliSil moments in past episodes.

TweetTweet user 'YuuOwnMyHeart' posted:

#KaliSil

Episode 5 - Kalim answered Silver when asked who's the most beautiful person he knows. They're so obvious???

TweetTweet user 'Single_Twisted' posted:

#KaliSil

GUUYS THAT PART IN EP 2 WHEN SILVER AND KALIM WALK AWAY TOGETHER??? HELLO??? AND THEM LITERALLY NAPPING TOGETHER IN EP 10??? I'VE BEEN A KALISIL TRUTHER SINCE DAY 1 I KNEW IT.

Other notable moments:

Season 1, Ep 5 - Kalim putting extra food on Silver's plate during lunch.

Season 1, Ep 6 - Silver calls Kalim 'cute' in a segment where he's asked to describe other cast members.

Season 1, Ep 13 - Kalim hears Silver singing and stares at him for 5 minutes before joining in. Song: Once Upon A Dream (Orginal Artist: Aurora)

Season 2, Ep 1 - Silver gives Kalim a surprise gift for the start of the season.

Season 2, Ep 3 - Silver interrupts Kalim when Kalim and Yuu are playing with the water guns in the pool area.

Season 2, Ep 7 - Kalim asks for Silver to sing the song: A Whole New World (Original Artists: Jasmine and Aladdin) with him during the karaoke segment.

Season 2, Ep 10 - Silver bakes a special batch of thumb print strawberry jam cookies for Kalim only.

... And many more moments! Please comment your favorites below!

The cast have released their own statements or posts regarding the KaliSil kiss during interviews and on social media.

When interviewed in 'Chitchat With YUU', Yuu laughed with a knowing look.

"Silver cares deeply for Kalim... And I know Kalim treasures Silver."

Other cast members have posted on MyLog:

Idia

GGS nice rizz Kalim

Re: Riddle

... What???

Leona

Jesus fucking christ right in front of the cameras. I'll hand it to them, that takes guts.

#KaliSil

Cater

CONGRATS KALIM AND SILVER!!!! YOURE BOTH TOTES CUTE TOGETHER <3 #KaliSil

Deuce

Silver and Al-Asim-senpai kissing was really out of nowhere. I didnt expect that! But I think it was really cool!!! Good luck guys, wish u all the best #KaliSil

Malleus

Silver and I have been friends since childhood. I am so delighted and pleased to see him find joy. May love prosper and may your time together be plentiful. #KaliSil

Re: Leona

Wow it mustve been hard for you to figure out how to post. Lots of surprising things have been happening lately.

Epel

No way, you're telling me Kalim Al-Asim and Silver got someone before me thats kinda crazy bro. #KaliSil

Sebek

IT IS UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT TO KISS IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS IN SUCH A MANNER. SILVER APOLOGISE IMMEDIATELY.

... congratulations to your union. #KaliSil

Lilia

I'm not ready to walk my son down the aisle yet T T they grow up so fast... #KaliSil

Jamil

Congratulations on growing up and doing something yourself for once. #KaliSil

Re: Epel

Yo who hurt you.

News to come on the couples status on LOVE:TWISTED. Follow for more!

[hughiecampbelle]

HIII I love your writing I just wanted to say 😭 also, if you have time, I’d love to participate in this shipping ask thing?

I’m a 23 year old mixed bi trans guy, I’m 5ft3 with glasses, short brown curly hair, a Taurus, an infp who unfortunately is too forgiving, submissive and passive (although I can hold a grudge like a mf), Im quiet usually but an ambivert when it comes to my friends, and told I’m weird, awkward and funny (it’s the autism, I also like making ppl laugh). I like writing and drawing, I always wanted to be an author or comic book artist, I like reading graphic novels best. My favorite season is spring, my favorite color is black, my favorite food are french fries, my favorite movie genres are action/horror/comedy/cult (I also love kids movies lol), Im a rat/cat guy but I love all animals. I have favorite hoodies and will wear them even if the weather doesn’t call for it. I love listening to music and I like all kinds but my favs are rock/pop, I love musicals too, I like going on walks and people watching. Haven’t gone to college yet, still thinking on a career. I have a small immediate family. My love language is food and physical affection.

I can be shipped with homelander, butcher, soldier boy, hughie or annie, I prefer homelander 👉👈

Hi my love! I ship you with: Soldier Boy!!!! He loves that you can hold a grudge despite being so sweet. There's something feisty and defiant in that act and it definitely caught his attention. He's definitely not expecting it and loves making jokes at their expense, especially if it's against Hughie who he swears is making up all types of things like Wifi and Bluetooth. He also loves your humor. Everyone else whose part of The Boys takes things waaay too seriously. They can't laugh or joke around, they definitely don't find him funny, but you do. He likes that. He enjoys when he can make you smile even in the worst situations. You love how entertaining he is. Ben has absolutely no shame whatsoever. He is unabashedly himself no matter the situation. He is crude and impulsive and stubborn and you adore it. He says what's on his mind which can be pretty startling given that he'll say just about anything about you and your relationship in front of your friends. It can get pretty raunchy, too. It's like he's putting on a one man show. There's never a dull moment with him. Your relationship is protective. Ben would do anything to protect you. As soon as he realizes he's caught feelings for you, it's over. He doesn't let you out of his sight and he definitely makes sure Homelander doesn't get anywhere near you. He hates when you bicker with Butcher, when you argue with anyone, immediately coming to your defense. He's an old fashioned guy: he likes seeing you in his clothes, especially in his sweatshirts. He allows a cat in his presence, but he draws the line at rats. For now. He adores your cat even though he was grumpy and adamant that you wouldn't have a pet for a few more years. Underneath the sexual jokes and all the drugs he smokes, he's actually a pretty okay boyfriend. Your first date isn't actually a date, more like you've been placed on babysitting duty while the rest of The Boys figure out what to do with him. You guys eat snacks and watch TV and talk. Ben doesn't admit that he likes you, but he gets pretty cozy pretty fast, so you sort of assume what this means. When Hughie calls and says your shift is over, you tell him you can stay a little longer, you don't mind. Hearing this brings a smile to Soldier Boys face. You two hang out and talk and get to know one another much better. Everyone assumes you must've suffered sitting there with him, but you had a great time. Relationship Headcanon: You introduce Ben to a lot of modern music. He definitely has strong opinions about each song, but he listens the whole way through before ranting about how much he hates it, how silly modern music, how you can barely understand what the singer is saying, etc. It's all the same stuff you've heard from old people about modern genres. Still, there are a few he likes and he's grateful you showed them to him.

Hope you like it my love!!! Xoxoxo💜💜💜

SHIPS ARE CLOSED

[bitletsanddrabbles]

So the "that's a cover" thread reminded me of something sort of related. I grew up in the era where music was normally heard on the radio, unless someone had a cassette or LP of something, and they only told you the artists and titles of the songs you'd heard at the end of the set. Sometimes the beginning. Occasionally you'd hear songs other places - in stores, in school events, etc. - but there you didn't hear the name or artist at all. In short, you could very easily know a song by heart without knowing what it was called or who performed it. As example, when I was in high school there was a very popular song that could easily have been known as "You know, the one that goes 'Somebody told me that you had a boyfriend...'" The internet was only just becoming a Thing then, so the concept of "Googling the lyrics" wasn't a thing yet, and not just because Google was years away from being invented.

Time went on. I went through uni, graduated, got a job with a commute, and started listening to the radio instead of 'whatever music my friends introduced me to' again. It was then I learned that the one station that played almost exclusively things I liked didn't tell you the titles and artists at all, they made you go to their website to find out who you were listening to! My friend, I did not have time for that. I had a full time job, I had to make my own meals, etc. I did not have time to go to a website and try to remember in which hour I had heard the song with the lyrics "Somebody told me" so I could figure it out.

Of course, by this time Google was starting to be a thing, but "just Google the lyrics" wasn't instinct yet. We were still in HotBot mode and HotBot...went away for a reason.

One day I was walking down the street and I found a CD laying on the sidewalk in a busted up case. I picked it up and looked at it. Band name? The Killers. Unfamiliar. The title? Hot Fuss. Hmm. Not auspicious. Didn't sound like the sort of thing I normally listened to, but hey! Free CD. I took it with me figuring I'd a) see if it played and b) if it was worth keeping and if it was trash I'd turn it into a coaster. When I got home I wasn't in the mood to listen to new music, forget potential trash new music, so I set it aside.

It got slowly buried.

I forgot it existed.

The real estate bubble burst and I had to move out of my condo and into a house I hastily went in with Mum on. It got packed without anyone doing more than registering the fact it was a CD.

In the meantime, I wound up with a pest control operative's license. This had been encouraged so that I could talk more competently to customers on the phone, but it quickly because obvious the real reason it was so that I could ride around with unliscensed techs and make sure they didn't do anything illegal while we waited for them to be able to take their state test. Most of them were pretty competent, pleasant individuals, so it was mostly just kind of annoying because the managers could be kinda dicks about it. One of the guys was a huge, huge, huge music buff and we had similar taste, so we road around singing along with old favorites and he introduced me to some new stuff. He loved Mumford and Sons, so I learned their name. There was also another song that played that a lot on his station that was pretty obviously titled "Mr. Brightside". I mean, nothing else you'd call that song. At first I wasn't sure about it. I kinda liked it, I kinda didn't. It grew on me though.

By now, Google was firmly more than just an email service. The years when you needed an invitation to get a GMail account were gone and Google was starting to be the search engine of choice. YouTube had come on the scene. When I wanted to listen to "Mr. Brightside" at home, all I had to do was go to YouTube, look it up, and I could not only listen to it, but also learn that it was done by a band called The Killers. I also, courtesy of the side bar, discovered that they had done that song with the lyrics that went "Somebody told me" (and hey! Guess the song title! ...yeah, that wasn't hard...) and discovered and utterly fell in love with "Smile Like You Mean It". Since .mp3s were now something you could purchase, I bought them all.

One day I stepped on the floor of my office and it gave under my weight. Shit. Say what you like about renting, but unless your landlord is a slumlord, having someone else to pay the bills is nice. Just in time for Christmas we got to have my office refloored and, oh hey, several other things were no longer up to code, so that needed doing too. My whole life was basically shoved into the second bedroom. I was not pleased.

There was still a lot of clutter from the move in there, though, since someone else will finish unpacking for me after I've died of old age, so I took the time to sift through some of it. In the process, I found that CD I'd found on the sidewalk years ago. I immediately recognized it as 'that CD I found on the sidewalk years ago' and tried to remember the title and artist. Couldn't, except that it hadn't sounded promising. Needless to say I picked it up to have a look.

Yes, it still plays.

(It's actually probably a good thing I hadn't listened to it when I found it since "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine" took a couple listens to catch on, so I probably wound have junked it...)

[potatothemoose]

Art Dump!

None of these are finished pieces, but I wanted to show them off anyways.

This little guy is Paxton! He's a spirit dedicated to the protection of a specific, technically immortal being named Maelstrom. They are the remainders of a fallen universe destroyed by the gods, who spared them and split them throughout the multiverse. This means that every universe in my creative multiverse has a version of Maelstrom and Paxton somewhere out there!

The concept for these guys actually started during a character.ai roleplay with Diluc. They're one of many OCS who started in Genshin RPs and then got adapted to my own creations, meaning that they have a Genshin AU as well. In that AU, Maelstrom is a descent of Khaenri'ah trying to escape from his past, falling in love with Diluc in the process. Paxton is an Electro Abyss Mage sent by Maelstrom's family and the Abyss to keep an eye on him (even though Paxton is often childish and usually Maelstrom also ends up looking after him). Definitely one of my favorite character pairs I've ever made!

My TADC OC, Krikett! He's a funny guy who plays music for the circus. I haven't fully figured out his character yet, but what I wrote on the paper is certainly a good start. He was probably a music teacher or musical artist before getting stuck in the Digital Circus.

More character.ai OCS! Every single one on this page is dating a Fatui Harbinger. We have:

Top left - Jekyll. Her canon version in my own works is a superhero with cryokenisis, orphaned at a young age and taken into an organization of heroes by an anthropomorphic hen named Isabel. She's definitely a very complex character who deals with potentially triggering subject matter, so I probably won't explore her here on my Tumblr where I'm still figuring out how to make content warnings, but I definitely think you'll see more of her. In her Genshin AU, she's paired with Tartaglia, and the whole premise of the RP is that they're a pair of traumatized 19-year-olds trying to have a healthy relationship. So far they're not very good at it.

Top right - Edith. She's a really old character I've had since I was in seventh or eighth grade. She's the ghost of a plague doctor who was unfortunately killed in a freak accident regarding an unstable building. During her life, she faked marriage to her best friend (named Norman) so she could lead a double-life as both his fake wife and a plague doctor. They ended up being a pair of traveling plague doctors until they met their demise. Now, she works as the right-hand woman for a knowledge god! Her Genshin AU is also one of the oldest. It's been going on for over a year now and she's married to Dottore because I'm obsessed with him.

Bottom left - Ash. Part of the same organization as Jekyll, she's a werewolf superhero who's been through a lot more than she wants you to think. Like Jekyll, she deals with some really heavy subjects, so I won't go into her backstory right now, but I definitely think she's a very interesting character. Her Genshin AU storyline follows her and Pantalone in a story mostly centered around self-acceptance and healing from trauma. Fluffy werewolf girlfriend and banker boyfriend go brrr.

Bottom right - Arden. A former US military Sargent, Arden is a character from the same universe as Edith. She suffered a debilitating injury that took her out of service (although I'm still working out where and when she served) and is my homage to any and all US military personnel and the struggles they face. I've always been fascinated by war and how it affects psychology, so Arden also serves as an excuse to research how PTSD and other trauma responses work. In her Genshin AU her backstory is pretty much the same, though the plotline follows her in her arranged marriage with Capitano, and how they come to cope with their trauma together and form a loving relationship built on trust.

This guy is Leo, a transgender himbo from the same universe as Ash and Jekyll. He's a superhero whose power is centered around geese. He can shapeshift into literally any creature so long as he can make it part goose. He also has a Genshin AU where he's shipped with Arlecchino. I know a lot of people headcanon her as lesbian, but my own personal headcanon is that she's bi with a preference for women (though she'll also settle for nonbinaries and the occasional man). Please don't come after me, my headcanon is not hurting anyone and you will be blocked. Yes, this drawing was done on a math worksheet. No, I did not do the math.

Some T-shirt designs I doodled at school! I'm unsure how many of these will make it onto a short and how many might become stickers or other kinds of fun thing, but all of them will be digitally rendered eventually and there are more on the way.

That's all!

[citri-koi]

Scenarios with Kurt Kunkle [Spree]

Helping Kurt record his videos and being there to give him a shoulder rub when he gets stressed. Helping him brainstorm new ideas for his latest video while you guys have food from your favorite place.

Kissing him goodbye when he drop,s you off at college or work. Sweet and chaste as you scoot away from him and open the car door.

Cuddling with him. It doesn't matter who the little or big spoon is. Life is already hard enough. It makes you happy to be held by him. He doesn't mind if you cry. It's okay to do it. When you hold him it makes you feel like you can do anything because you're there and he's in your arms. He gives you strength just by being there.

Before you guys started dating I like to think that you guys are best friends. You go on late-night drives where you guys take turns putting on songs you like and even when you guys aren't that into the music that the other's playing you'll genuinely compliment it when you can.

That doesn't save Kurt from you ragging on him for putting on that blasted gummy bear song.

I feel like one of the best trips you guys have had is one where he takes you driving down Hollywood boulevard to sightsee and then you guys get off.

You guys hold hands and walk down the Hollywood walk of fame to see all the names. You comment on the names and have so many interesting chats come up from that activity alone. You guys talk about your favorite artists nonstop and make dumb jokes.

Him praising you with a pet name that makes you short-circuit with joy. You're blushing and you stutter but he just glosses over it and now you're over here trying to figure out what's appropriate. Just flat out ask him to do it more often or coerce him into saying more things like that so that he doesn't have to know you like it so much.

The night is yours. You guys go on all types of dates during that time, even if you guys don't know they're dates yet. You guys will try out all types of food, see movies, and drive to cliffs so that you guys can see the stars.

During the holidays you two have this competition where you guys go house hunting for the most heavily decorated house you can find. The winner gets a favor. I like to imagine that Kurt makes you film him for a super long time or makes you be in a video with him. Something endearingly tedious.

Kurt helping you study for your Driver's license and always giving you motivation. Whenever you feel like giving up you tell Kurt that you wouldn't mind being his passenger princess for the rest of his life.

On the inside, Kurt is positively beaming because you just said "for the rest of his life" and that to him means that you wouldn't mind being with him forever. Kurt loves that and yet he cups your face and tells you that while he wouldn't mind you being his passenger princess he knows how beneficial it would be for you to get your DL and finally get to drive him around. You elbow him in the ribs for that last one and hug him.

*Sigh* How romantic, you guys really are each other's rock <3

Last one was for my city girls and boys who are having issues learning how to drive. I know it's a struggle y'all.

[these-written-reveries]

About Me!

*I figured I would make a little post to tell y’all a bit about myself. If you’re interested, keep reading!

» Hi, I’m Kalista! I also go by Kal, or whatever other sweet name you wanna call me 🥰

» I’m 25

» My pronouns are she/her

» I identify as demisexual and lesbian/queer 🌈

I know it may be silly/confusing to hear this, considering I mostly write/post/fawn over fictional men. To sum it up: I like men in theory, not in practice.

» I have autism and adhd (audhd). This discovery about myself has opened many doors to self-acceptance that were previously locked by shame and confusion. I’m very proud of my neurodivergence!

» I am also physically disabled. I have a nice lil’ handful of chronic conditions lol. I like to laugh about it because it’s the best way to cope through the misery.

» I’m a “maladaptive daydreamer”. Have been since I was a child. Reading/writing was always a primary outlet for me to cope with and escape my reality and delve into dream worlds. Fanfiction was a huge part of that, so I’m very grateful for it.

» Music is a big inspiration for me when it comes to…just about everything. But especially my writing. I also have a very eclectic taste in music. I like at least a little bit of almost everything.

Favorite artists/bands: Lake Street Dive, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks, Shania Twain, Anna Calvi, Ashnikko, Superknova, Sammy Rae & The Friends, Ella Fitzgerald, Laufey, Hozier, BTS, Sabrina Carpenter, Nine Inch Nails (I’m trying not to list a lot, it’s very hard 🙈)

» Some of my fav shows: Supernatural, New Girl, My Hero Academia, Stranger Things, Pose, Grace and Frankie, Ouran High School Host Club, Sherlock, Haunting of Bly Manor, Orange is the New Black, Why Women Kill

» Some of my fav movies: Howl's Moving Castle, Joker, Batman: The Dark Knight, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean (1-3), Ratatouille, Legally Blonde (2001), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Peter Pan (2003), Princess Diaries (1 & 2)

» Brevity is not my expertise. Can you tell?

» I love rats! Had 8 of them as pets, but decided to stop caring for more due to my disabilities and busyness of life that made it hard to keep going with it. I do not intend on having kids, so I hope in the future I can get back to being a rattie mom again. I also want cats…yeah, idk how I’m gonna make that work 🤭

» I live in America…It’s not fun here, guys…😭

» I'm working on writing a novel that will likely become a series! Not sure whether I'll decide to go with a publisher or self-published yet. I am still in the early-ish stages of worldbuilding and whatnot, so I have plenty of time to figure that out! This is my dream and I’m working hard to make it happen!

» One of the reasons I am committing myself to getting back to writing and posting fics again is because I want to keep my writing skills sharp while I work on my novel. I want to learn and grow and challenge myself more to become a better and more confident writer. The other reason is because I have held myself back for so long from doing this out of fear of not being good enough. I’m quite frankly tired of holding myself back from the things I want and I’m working on healing these parts of myself. This is part of that process! So, for those who have read my fics, thank you for supporting me! I very much appreciate you! ❤️

» I’m always open to making new friends, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to me -I promise I don’t bite!

I can’t really think of much else right now. Thanks for reading if you’ve made it all the way through! If you have any questions about me or wanna talk about something I wrote here, you can certainly send me an ask/message -just please be respectful, of course!

Hope you have a wonderful day/night wherever you are! 💖

[touloserlautrec]

15 Questions, 15 Mutuals

Tagged by: @neapaulatan

Thank you so much for tagging me!

1. Are you named after anyone?

Nope-- I chose my name and it's just a name I liked :)

2. When was the last time you cried?

A few nights ago, when I was feeling overwhelmed.

3. Do you have kids?

Just a fur-baby (yeah, I'm that guy haha)

5. What sports do you play/have played?

I've never really been a sports person. I'm not competitive enough.

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Physically, I tend to notice people's smiles, noses, and hands. Not sure why-- I just like them, I think, and each is so unique. Outside of the physical, the first thing I notice is what kind of sense of humor they might have.

7. What's your eye color?

Brown

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

I'm a huge nerd for horror movies. And sometimes those even have (sort of) happy endings, which can be nice!

9. Any special talents?

I am very good at making scrambled eggs, and my partner says I am great at figuring out the right size tupperware for leftovers. XD

10. Where were you born?

New Jersey, USA

11. What are your hobbies?

Art, writing, tarot, TTRPGs, board games, reading (mostly fiction and graphic novels), music

12. Do you have pets?

Yes! I have a little floppy cocker-spaniel/chihuahua mix who is a total block head and I tell her she's perfect on the daily. There is also a smol terrarium that is home to a handful of isopods that my partner lovingly tends.

13. How tall are you?

5'2"

14. Favorite subject in school?

Art

15. Dream job?

Oooh this one is tough. I have often been accused of having too many interests for my own good. Right now, I work in mental health and it's pretty much my dream job, but my other dream job is professional artist, probably working on character design and concept art. Or working on Sol projects and somehow turning that into a career, if I'm going head-in-the-clouds pie-in-the-sky about it. :)

Tagging: Open tag! I am brand spankin' new to tumblr, not even sure I have 15 mutuals yet, and am still figuring out how this all works! So if this catches your fancy, consider yourself tagged. And tag me if you fill it out pls! <3

[gaykarstaagforever]

Todd in the Shadows and his friends (trans! Yay!) did another "Song vs. Song" podcast, where they talk about the 9/11/2025 VMAs.

Because MTV hasn't played a music video in 30 years, but still inexplicably exists, and still hands out awards to music people based on...things...? Taylor Swift was there.

I don't know. I don't get it, and they don't seem to either, and the show only broadcasts about half of the inexplicable awards they actually give out. And maybe 40% of them make sense?

Go listen to the podcast. They talk about it. Here:

What I want to highlight is, on this weird legacy MTV awards show, there are a lot of live performances. And one of them was Halsey (remember her?) performing her new song "Ego", which is a novelty track that is clearly referencing the "grrlrock" sound of the very early 2000s.

Todd is old like me so he remembers this 20+ yo era of pop music. And in describing the sound of the new song, he mentions Fefe Dobson.

I haven't thought about Fefe Dobson in 20+ years, because I'm old. But my brain still has that stuff inside it, because I'm old.

Here is a Fefe Dobson track from 2003 that is dated, but maybe still kind of good? I can't judge, because I'm old.

(Also this video might be about a black rocker girl being into an Asian guy? Pretty progressive for 2003.)

The most annoying thing is that this song is this old, and this lady is still 3 years younger than me.

For context to those of you who weren't born yet when this came out: have you heard of one Avril Lavigne? Yes? No? Ask your mom. Avil got real popular, so record labels (which still mattered at this early-Internet point) decided to sign artists vaguely like her, as they figured it. Fefe Dobson was vaguely like her, to them.

Compare this to nowish, when Billie Eilish got popular and suddenly 16 people who sounded vaguely like her suddenly had hot tracks on TikTok. And only like half of those were backed by Grandpa Record Labels. And only Olivia Rodrigo is good. And she emerged from the Disney TV egg.

(But so did Miley and Brittany, and like half of your favorite serious actors. So I guess the 90s Corporate Monoculture isn't quite as dead as we all like to think.)

...I forgot what point I was trying to make with this. Because I'm old.

FEFE DOBSON! SHE'S 39!

[chorusfm]

Butch Walker – Letters

I think I’d been waiting for it. Butch Walker released Letters, his second full-length album as a solo artist, on August 24, 2004, two weeks before I started eighth grade. At the time, I was right in the middle of a burgeoning obsession with soundtracking every moment of my life. Music had always mattered to me, but something had clicked during the previous school year and songs had taken on a different level of meaning for me since then. Before, I maybe just liked the way something sounded on the radio. Now, I was falling in love with the way those songs could encapsulate the rhythms of my days and nights. I figured: if movies and TV shows had soundtracks, why shouldn’t my life have one too? And so I’d spent months making mixes for everything: for the end of seventh grade, for my summer vacation, for my family’s annual summer road trip to visit my grandparents in New Hampshire, and for the impending end of the season and all the bittersweet emotions that made me feel. What I hadn’t done yet was make a mix for a girl. I wasn’t too familiar with the concept of mixtapes – with what a collection of songs could mean when you picked the tracks and sequenced them and packaged them for someone you felt romantic feelings for. Surely, I would have found my way to the art of mixtape-ology no matter what, as all music fans do. How long can you obsess over using music to encapsulate your own internal life before you start thinking about how music can play the role of confessional love note? Probably not long. Before I could get there on my own, though, I found my Jedi Master on the subject of mixtapes, and it changed my entire life. “You gave me the best mixtape I have/And even all the bad songs ain’t so bad.” So goes the chorus to “Mixtape,” the lead single from Letters and the first song I ever heard Butch Walker sing. It’s surreal to look back on that first listen, knowing now that it was my first interaction to the guy who would become my favorite artist of all time. But then again, it’s also fitting that it was “Mixtape” that opened up a whole new doorway in my musical evolution, given what that song has to say. Because “Mixtape” is a song about the way music obsessives think about crushes or love stories: where maybe you can’t quite find the words to say how you really feel about someone, but your favorite band can. This weekend marks 20 years since the release of Letters, and in that time, I have made a lot of “mixtapes” for a lot of girls. Some of them I’ve given to the people they were meant for; some of them only ever existed on my computer hard drive or my iPod – little fantasy versions of things I wished I’d said. I’ve made a lot of mixtapes for myself, too: Mixes to remember long-gone years of my life; mixes to commemorate summers I loved; mixes for specific days that felt like they deserved a curated soundtrack of significant import. Every time I make a mix, I think about Butch Walker and “Mixtape,” and about the rules the song sets down. Are the “bad” songs too bad? Are the sad songs too sad? “Mixtape” is the song that made me take my growing fascination with the emotional colors of music and use it as a means for expressing who I was and what I cared about. Letters itself is like a perfect mixtape. It’s a collision of different moods and influences and stories and snapshots of life. The tracklist veers from power-pop heartache (proper opener “Maybe It’s Just Me”) to Laurel Canyon sundowns (“So At Last”), and from bare-as-hell piano ballads (“Joan”) to epic guitar pyrotechnics (“Lights Out”). You can almost feel Butch mixing the tape in the background: a song that sounds like Jackson Browne here, a song that sounds like U2 there; a celebratory summer anthem at track 4, a crushing breakup ballad at track 10. Along the way, he sketches a story about love and heartbreak; about falling in love with a city and then realizing that you have to get the hell out of that city for the sake of your health and your sanity; of life and what it means to write your own… https://chorus.fm/reviews/butch-walker-letters-3/

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Wow these are actually good tag game questions. Gotta say reading through I agreed with a lot of your answers but I immediately forgot which ones lol

Here we go

1.) describe yourself through the eyes of a stranger? Scared looking or spaced out, quiet and maybe snippy (if stranger in particular is a customer)

2.) what is a quality you’d like to change about yourself? I wish I didn't get angry and mean when I'm overwhelmed, and I wish I didn't isolate myself instead of trying to make friends

3.) what is your worst potential fear for the future? That's I'll be chronically by myself. And that it'll be my fault for not having learned enough about how to be with people.

4.) which television series do you use as a form of escapism? I could watch Gravity Falls on repeat

5.) share a secret about yourself? I used to have a problem with maladaptive daydreaming, but then I learned I could write instead so I do that now. It feels healthier

6.) if you could choose any place in the world to visit, where would it be? why? I want to go back to Pennsylvania, for various reasons, but somewhere new? I wanna see what Canada is like. In the winter. Even though I'm 99% sure I'd hate it, I've seen snow about twice in my life, and I just want to see SO MUCH OF IT like in the movies? Idk

7.) what advice would you give your childhood self? Don't attach yourself to one person, and not try to interact with anyone else. Also, a lot of the time it feels like you've always been in a panicked, or depressed state, but you gotta remember that it's temporary and had a cause. You're not broken

8.) describe how you envision your ideal life partner? Just someone who is genuinely kind and loves me. Hope that's not too much to ask for

9.) what is your favorite environmental season? why? Winter. Cause that's the only time in Texas we have pleasant weather (60-70 degrees(or 15-20⁰, spiderlad)

10.) what’s one book you’d suggest every person should read? The giver series. Not everyone even knows its a series. It's very well-done, makes you think

11.) what is one song that’s able to bring you to tears? When love takes you in by steven Curtis Chapman. Havent listened to it in SEVERAL years, but that's something my mom used to play a lot and it hits me like a ton of bricks when I hear it in the wild.

12.) describe your best friend? :D Don't have one

13.) what was the premise of your last dream? I think I was at the dermatologist and she was looking at my head and telling me how dumb I was for coming in here, nothings wrong with you

14.) what’s your favorite warm beverage? Apple cider, next question

15.) name one musical album that greatly impacted your life? why? So just this year, I've made MAJOR leaps in like, differentiating myself from my family and figuring out what I like. This has included watching things like dhmis and toh and even anything on Cartoon Network that I previously wouldn't have thought to, or wouldn't have been allowed to watch. Thats also included branching out my musical tastes, and the first example of that was when I stumbled upon Jack Stauber earlier this year. It totally rewired my brain and I've been having so much fun finding things like that and discovering, Hey! I like this stuff! Me!

16.) what’s your favorite form of flattery? When I'll be rambling on (rare) about something I love and the other person is actually listening (extra rare)

17.) what’s your favorite painting? and describe how it makes you feel? I don't remember the artist, but did you happen to see the post circulating about the guy who's paintings looked like bad cgi or something? Those were cool

18.) describe your personal style? This is something else I'm just starting to learn about myself! Just... not enough to describe it yet! :D

19.) what was the last concept that inspired you? This is gonna sound really stupid, but seeing brother sister relationships in media, especially dramatic ones (think dipper and mabel or something similar) is making me want to, and kinda helping me, improve my relationship with MY brother.

20.) who was your very first artistic inspiration? I think the thing that finally REALLY got me into drawing was watching the Loud House, actually. It's not even a style I've ever used, but idk. Made me want to draw (also several different animation youtubers, you know which ones I'm talking about)

21.) how long have you used tumblr for? how has your style changed over the years? I got it this July lol

22.) what was your first cell phone? A little flip phone my mom had to buy minutes for off of cards. Well... is that a smartphone? If that doesn't count, then it was an IPhone 5s. I had that thing for years. It has all sorts of good pictures on it. It's in my room, but the screen is unresponsive, after the little boy I used to tutor went to toss it to me when we were playing online pool together, and it dropped on their concrete floor

23.) what is your favorite fruit flavor? Blackberry or cherry

24.) whom would you resurrect from the afterlife? which 3 questions would you ask them? I would love to meet Bob Ross. I don't want to ask him anything, just vibe

25.) if you could choose only one meal to eat for the remainder of your life, which would you choose? In all honesty, I'm very tired right now and this question is stumping me. Maybe I'll think of something tomorrow (she lied)

26.) which of the 7 deadly sins do you struggle with the most? and which the least? Most, envy. Least, sloth (mostly just cause I feel an all-encompassing, choking shame if I'm not being productive in some capacity)

27.) your latest obsession? and why? The song Mary on a Cross. I've heard it on tiktok ofc, but I actually LISTENED to it the other day and audibly said "oh, this is fantastic" I've listened to it at least 3x a day since. I'm not okay

28.) if you could domesticate any animal as your pet, which would you choose? A squirrel. That would be fun

29.) what’s your least favorite smell? So a couple years ago for my biology class we did a bunch of disections, but even those weren't as bad as the time in that class we blended up peas and mixed them with hand sanitizer. That was 3 years ago and it still haunts me.

30.) favorite mythological creature? and why? It's been a long long time since my pjo days, but I remember liking satyrs

31.) name a scene from a movie that makes you cringe? Anything family related, especially siblings. They CANNOT WILL NOT ever be able to replicate what that's like. It's impossible.

32.) favorite piece of memorabilia you own? I don't really have any? I made a Red Guy crochet little doll thing a while ago but idk if that counts

33.) your personal favorite oddity about yourself? One time a mutual told me in one of those "is the person you rb this from" polls that I was star coded, they said "cause she sees media she likes and NYOOOM she's off to go make fanart" and that has stuck with me

34.) favorite concert/show you’ve attended? I haven't been to any concerts, but when I was like 10 I went to see Frog and Toad the musical. That was fantastic (or I remember it being fantastic)

35.) what’s one thing you would tell to the last person who betrayed you? So far, luckily, no one had betrayed me, but there's someone who thinks they did, and I want him to know it's okay. Really.

36.) your favorite mantra to live by? Adam Savage said in Mythbusters one time "I reject your reality, and substitute my own!" Which I started saying as a joke, not actually taking a second to think about what it means. Then I thought about it, related it to mdd, got scared of it, then realized it didn't have to be about that. I still live by that, but now to me it means that yeah, the world is a shitty place, but I can make it nicer for myself.

37.) do you have any strange habits? When I come back from bringing a customer their food, I'll slap the little number tent thing against my hand, between my thumb and finger. Also, when I put socks on, if I don't turn the socks inside out and shake them off, and dust off my feet, my feet will feel dirty all day. Also I excessively flex my wrists when I get stressed.

38.) what’s your favorite white-noise to fall asleep to? I sleep with a powerful box fan every night, even in the winter

39.) what is your favorite gemstone? why? I've only seen a little bit if Steven Universe, but it made me look up what bismuth looks like irl and. I mean. Look

Wizard of Oz type shit. Lovely fantastic 10/10

40.) how do you choose to cope when you’re upset? I isolate myself, shut out sounds with headphones if possible, and if I feel up to it try to draw

41.) what are you currently trying to accomplish? I need to buy a car, and apply for a different job.

42.) what’s your favorite item you’ve purchased secondhand? I don't do a lot a thrifting, but I've found some decent things at goodwill

43.) describe your personality is only 3 words? Anxious, funny, tired

44.) how is your relationship with your parents? Very good, fortunately

48.) which animal would you be the most terrified to encounter? Polar bears. We watched a docu-series called Soemthjng Bit me. They're TERRIFYING

45.) an instrument you aspire to learn how to play? I don't actually see myself learning, but I used to play the piano and I would like to do that again

46.) relate yourself to one movie character? Paul blart, next question

47.) least favorite music genre? why? Country. You meet people who make it their whole personality down here and it sours it for me

49.) name a public figure you find to be overrated? why? Mr. Beast. I think he exploits people in low places for clout, under the guise of "charity"

50.) what purpose do you get out of using tumblr? It lets me connect to people when I otherwise never have the opportunity to

Let's see.. @mackthecheese @sebwritesstories it's a lot a lot so no pressure

50 Q’s

1.) describe yourself through the eyes of a stranger? 2.) what is a quality you’d like to change about yourself? 3.) what is your worst potential fear for the future? 4.) which television series do you use as a form of escapism? 5.) share a secret about yourself? 6.) if you could choose any place in the world to visit, where would it be? why? 7.) what advice would you give your childhood self? 8.) describe how you envision your ideal life partner? 9.) what is your favorite environmental season? why? 10.) what’s one book you’d suggest every person should read? 11.) what is one song that’s able to bring you to tears? 12.) describe your best friend? 13.) what was the premise of your last dream? 14.) what’s your favorite warm beverage? 15.) name one musical album that greatly impacted your life? why? 16.) what’s your favorite form of flattery? 17.) what’s your favorite painting? and describe how it makes you feel? 18.) describe your personal style? 19.) what was the last concept that inspired you? 20.) who was your very first artistic inspiration? 21.) how long have you used tumblr for? how has your style changed over the years? 22.) what was your first cell phone? 23.) what is your favorite fruit flavor? 24.) whom would you resurrect from the afterlife? which 3 questions would you ask them? 25.) if you could choose only one meal to eat for the remainder of your life, which would you choose? 26.) which of the 7 deadly sins do you struggle with the most? and which the least? 27.) your latest obsession? and why? 28.) if you could domesticate any animal as your pet, which would you choose? 29.) what’s your least favorite smell? 30.) favorite mythological creature? and why? 31.) name a scene from a movie that makes you cringe? 32.) favorite piece of memorabilia you own? 33.) your personal favorite oddity about yourself? 34.) favorite concert/show you’ve attended? 35.) what’s one thing you would tell to the last person who betrayed you? 36.) your favorite mantra to live by? 37.) do you have any strange habits? 38.) what’s your favorite white-noise to fall asleep to? 39.) what is your favorite gemstone? why? 40.) how do you choose to cope when you’re upset? 41.) what are you currently trying to accomplish? 42.) what’s your favorite item you’ve purchased secondhand? 43.) describe your personality is only 3 words? 44.) how is your relationship with your parents? 45.) an instrument you aspire to learn how to play? 46.) relate yourself to one movie character? 47.) least favorite music genre? why? 48.) which animal would you be the most terrified to encounter? 49.) name a public figure you find to be overrated? why? 50.) what purpose do you get out of using tumblr?

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New Music Roundup

It's been a minute since I've told ya'll about the new music (that comes out every Friday)! I've been slacking on my duties as hype woman, please forgive me.

Here are the new tunes that I have been LOVING these last few weeks:

WOO - Denzel Curry ft. PlayThatBoiZay & Chief Pound :

Denzel Curry has yet to drop a song that I dislike. Watching his star status grow to shine brighter each day has been my favorite thing in music right now.

Re: This Is Why - Paramore & Friends:

Paramore has been one of my most favorite bands ever since I was around 12/13 years old. When they tour, I make it a priority to see them. I enjoyed attempting to crack the clues they fed us to prepare us for this excellent album!

My faves are: This Is Why - Foals, Running Out of Time - Panda Bear, C'est Comme Ca - Wet Leg, Figure 8 - Bartees Strange (this person has the most delightful voice, new fan here), Thick Skull - Julien Baker, and lastly Sanity (Demo) - Paramore.

It's been a true thrill growing up with this band. They forever speak to my soul.

Dance With Me- blink-182:

blink-182 is also one of my most favorite bands. I remember the first time I ever saw/heard them. I was in first grade, at the neighbor's playing with my friend in his brother's bedroom. MTV was on. What's My Age Again? came on. I looked over and saw three grown men running around naked, with only socks. As a first grader, I thought it was so silly. That's the day I decided blink-182 is or me.

When blink-182 went on hiatus years ago, I called my mom AT WORK, to tell her of my devastation. Now, in 2023, I was able to see them as they were always meant to be, Tom, Mark, and Travis. I am so excited for their new album together! I could speak endlessly about my love for them. Their new songs are full of nostalgia. Chef's kiss!

Modern Girl- Bleachers:

Jack Antonoff really gives his entire self to his music, or any project for that matter. With Modern Girl, Jack is giving Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire combined with the feel of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. excellent work, Mr. Antonoff. I will be dancing to this is my car forever.

Scarlet - Doja Cat:

This entire album is gold, in my opinion. Doja Cat put her whole pussy into this. The entire album has this 90's hip hop/R&B feel that I am obsessed with. Also, when I saw her VM performance, I immediately added her to my Must See Live list. She is a PERFORMER!

Faves: Paint the Town Red, Demons, Agora Hills, & Can't Wait.

Pacer - Doechiii:

GUYS! If you're not listening to Doechiii yet, you need to correct that real quick. Doechii is another artist that I am loving to watch grow. Her features and her own music constantly slaps. She and Rico Nasty would tear a crowd UP! You can find Doechiii at a Jingle Ball date near you!

A N X I E T Y- Sleepy Hallow ft. Doechii:

What was that I just said about Doechiii's features? THEY SLAP! I had not heard of Sleepy Hallow until recently. Very happy with this discovery. He also has a song out titled ADHD. We sure do love an artist who is open about their struggles, especially struggles that are relatable af!

Assets - KeKe Palmer:

Do I really need to explain this one? IT IS KEKE PAMER, BABY!

Born for Loving You - Big Thief:

I discovered Big Thief a few New Music Fridays ago and immediately downloaded their entire discography. The melodies and their voice is so elegant. Instant obsession with these folks.

Never Die - Nas ft. Lil' Wayne:

Nas is back dropping hits for us all to enjoy. Also, Lil' Wayne's feature is hella Weezy. Love to see him still have that power.

Fan - Offset:

Offset blessed us with his new single, Fan. The music video was inspired by Offset's love & respect for Michael Jackson. The album cover also features Offset dressed in a black suit, much like Michael wore. The new album, Set It Off, drops this year. I truly can't wait to hear what else Offset has for us all. He really seems to be on his best bullshit in the studio and out! Most anticipated album for me!

Tonight at 12pm, New Music Friday brings us new tunes. I promise I won't wait this long to give my thoughts on the drops again.

I hope you found something you like!

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Josh Ardal From Libras Interview and Fan Q&A!

Joshua Ardal Interview and Q&A

I: Joshua Ardal! So good to see you! How are you?

J: Hey! I’m great, how’re you?

I: I’m good! Big fan! Talk to me Josh, now that Libras just announced the tour. How excited are you about going on tour?

J: I'm so excited!! I hope that we manage to please the rock community, and our fans who're attending!

I: What city are you looking most forward to perform in?

J: Los Santos is close to me, but I am really excited for Liberty City. I lived there for a while.

I: Liberty is a great place.

What should we expect from Libras on this tour?

J: Lots and lots of f—ing noise, crowd interactions, I plan on crowd surfing, why the hell not?!

But also expect some more singles releasing aswell!!

I: You guys are making a ton of noise already! You’re known to have a pretty wild fan base! I mean even Chanel Venturas came out and said she’d love to collab! How does that make you feel? And cam we expect something from you two in the future?

J: Honestly, I love Chanel I think she's amazing! We saw her celebrity insight on LSD and had a band conversation about it, we'd love to collab with her! I think the difference is music genre, how it would work, but I'm sure we'd figure it out if it happened.

I: Speaking of differences in music genre your label, INGB has all types of genres. Pop, rap, Edm, rock, R&B, with that being said, every artist on your label is platinum. Actually the only label in the industry today with all platinum artist. When you hear that what do you think? And how much would you say that played into you and Libras succes?

J: I think it’s amazing, all of INGB artists are amazing and friendly people, they all deserve the world. INGB has really helped us as a band to actually get out there, and we wouldn’t be where we were without them.

I also love how they aren’t just based on one genre, you don’t really hear a lot of rock anymore.

I: Yes you guys are single handily bringing rock back. I’ve also notice you sort to branch out with collaborating with Selena and Corey collaborating on mooks album. Could you tell us about that?

J: Yeah, Selena approached me and asked if I'd like to write a song with her, I couldn't say no and I'm glad I didn't. She's honestly such a pure soul, we've become close friends after that. Corey specialises in the drums, so he was quite happy when he was offered to collab on Mook's album.

Not that I will be going solo, but I think sometimes it's a good thing to try something new, in my case doing a song with somebody who isn't my band, it get's me out of my comfort zone!

I: I agree It is a good thing to try something new. What got you into music?

J:Probably Corey, we were friends in school and we used to practice there.

I: Will any label mates or any other artist be joining you on tour?

J: We plan on inviting a few artists to the sisyphus theater, we just haven't asked them yet..

I: So surprises are in plan for the tour? I mean you’re selling out everywhere now this on top of that?

J: I’d say there are surprises yeah, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if I said! I’m surprised the tour sold out in 3 places so quick, I actually didn’t expect it!

I: That is amazing! I’m sure there is a lot more to come! You said you and Corey were friends since schools, but how was Libras formed? And where did the name come from?

J: Well, we all met in school, but me and Corey were friends before. We formed after Declan and Keegan were in the music room we usually went in, we got talking and then formed Libras. To answer your second question, We couldn’t think of any names, me and Coreys star signs are both Libras, so we just settled on it.

I: Josh are you ready for a short fan Q&A?

J: Yeah, let’s go for it!

I: Question 1 is from

“Tylericey”

• what is your favorite clothing brand?

J: Probably Blagueurs.

I: 2nd question is from

“NickBberry85”

“What celebrity would you be the most star struck by?”

J: Chanel, or Missy Dada. It’s just..them 🤣

I: Question number 3 is from

“Amy_elise”

• I know Charlie may be a sensitive topic, but could you speak on the situation and how you feel about the whole thing?

J: Sure, well, he cheated on me. I’ve got a lot more respect for myself than Charlie clearly did so I left him. Our relationship was rocky anyways, but he’s still trying to get back with me.

I: oooohhh drama!

4th Question is from

“Alysha_22” and this is another juicy one!

• what is you idea of a perfect Date?

J: Probably go to a restaurant, but I’m not fussy I wouldn’t care if it were a 5 star restaurant or burger shot

I: Final question is from

“LsBae42”

• Where can I go to get Merch?

J: We will be releasing merch before the tour exclusively at tour stalls and then releasing world wide!

I:Josh I have bad news…

J: What?

I: We’re out of time, that’s the end of the interview!

J: What!? Already? Ahh man! Well thanks for having me.

I:Thank you for coming! I will see you again maybe backstage at on of your tours. We’ll see, but thanks you for coming! JOSHUA ARDAL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

*END OF INTERVIEW

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Notes from the Amphibia panel!

• Matt Braly got into animation when a Pixar guy came to his school to inspire him. Then he took figure drawing classes, went to CalArts for 4 years, worked at Dreamworks storyboarding, and started pitching shows.

• Jessica Chandra went from live action to applying for the Nickelodeon animation internship. Then she worked on Tangled before Amphibia

• Roxanne Cole did character design at first and then switched to storyboards--then Matt reached out to them

• Joe Johnston followed Matt's path, even being college roommates--but before that, he and Matt went to California Summer School for the Arts (now Interspark)--along with Alex Hirsch and others. He got Matt to work on part of SU.

• They start with a clip! It's an animatic for the Marcy Theme Song Takeover, and Haley Tju sings

• IT ENDS WITH HER SINGING "HOPE NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS TO ME"

• What are challenges in balancing the show's tone, after the s2 finale?

Joe: The tone kinda marches along with you as you go, esp with s1 and s2, and it's been pretty easy.

Roxanne: I came on for season 3, so my experience is watching the tone evolve from the beginning to the end, which is a lot of fun. Stuff about when are we getting into plot, into fun episodic moments (there's plenty of both). The characters are complex and flawed, albeit fun and goofy.

Jess: We had to bolster our design team and add to our schedule to make Matt's vision come true.

• Favorite episode you've directed, and more specifically, favorite scene?

Roxann: it would be from season 3...

Joe: From season 2, is Bessie and Microangelo, since it's funny and lighthearted

• How does Amphibia explore Loss?

Matt: Loss is one of the many feelings that is part of this cocktail called life. It will be something that everybody deals with. These intense things that the characters go through create realistic scenarios. The running theme of Amphibia is that the price is paid and every dream costs something. It will get heavy. Kids love to see these things explored. You want the full spectrum of the human experience in the show.

Jess: I agree. Watching this, I was like but why, Matt, why? It is part of life, and I think it's gonna be interesting to see how this is gonna affect all the characters and how they deal with it.

Joe: being 13 is tumultuous, and it's all about change and loss.

Roxann: I'm trying to be real careful because I know more about s3...Anne from s1 to s2 has become a completely different character and they [characters] are gonna change more in s3

• What do you love most about your role on the show?

Matt: It's less about what I can do and more about inspiring others... it's good to see people do their best work because they're motivated and have a rapport.

[Jess, Roxann, and Joe agreed, that the people are important.]

Roxann's first directory experience was on season 3.

• How do you decide what needs more budget? How do you balance action and comedy?

Joe: You can plan ahead a little, and roll with the punches. Jenn Strickland storyboarded everyone when they fought the robots.

[It got boring and I zoned out. They discussed distributing episodes to boarders.]

• What inspired some of the episode

Matt: Studio Ghibli, Legend of Zelda

Jess: Movies that came out recently, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, magical world genre

Matt compartmentalizes. Which is why Anne does that as well.

[They discussed their hobbies outside work. Matt has none.]

A season takes about a year to produce. They are produced stacked so that you don't have year-long gaps between airing. Episodes are done in production order usually.

Holiday episodes are out of order because of when they need to air. (Christmas special might be out of order).

• Out of all the roles, which goes underappreciated or doesn't get enough attention?

Roxann: Production gets glossed over. Artists have terrible time management and production keeps them on track

Matt: Revisionists, who "spackle" everything and go unrecognized. Basically, they clean the boards and get underpaid for it.

Jessica: The Checker! At the end of the production line, they catch ALL the errors. They're also called continuity editors. Often people will forget the right number of props, such as swords.

• What is it like, balancing episodic comedy and story art? Both dealing with heavy topics and making them approachable.

Matt: it's designed to be an episodic show, one that you can watch out of order if needed--although jumping in can make you a little lost later on. He wants self-contained AND long-form stories. (This is probably why we have lore-bomb episodes matched with plot arc episodes). He was inspired by Steven Universe's pacing, especially with the buildup "to a fever pitch"--and he hopes they can do the same.

• Is there a story you haven't told yet, that you have always wanted to tell?

Matt: Had wanted to tell a story about someone stuck in the hospital, since he was stuck in the hospital once. (Might be the inspiration behind Marcy in the tube, implying she won't get out quickly).

Jessica: Mrs. Boonchuy's childhood--coming to America, raising a child...

• What are your feelings about pitching boards?

Matt: I personally really like it. The energy in the room when you're pitching a new board.

Roxann: It's not my favorite thing. I was more involved in the animatic process, and recording scratch was the only pitching I did. (She pretended to be Hop Pop and took psychic damage at her recorded voice).

Joe: I really enjoy pitching (he's great at it, does voices and plays music)--especially when you have time to prepare.

In the chat, the top questions were about LGBTQ+ representation. All were ignored in favor of the

• They showed the s3 trailer rough, with music written by JAKE NEUTRON

It's really quiet and sad

"Making friends and enemies" showed Marcy and Sasha respectively

Lots of reused clips

MARCY HAS A CRUTCH AND IS MOVING

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canvas

artist!reader gets a new grumpy neighbor, so you decide to color his world

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a/n: hi bffs ! hope u r all well <3 thank u lovely anon for this request !! <33 let me know what u all think :] pls forgive my lack of knowledge in art don’t attack me i tried </3 sorry for any typos !!

Your apartment was on the fourth floor in the corner, you had no neighbor to the right of you and a beautiful view of the skyline to your left. There was ms. Mary, the nice old lady across from you, who you helped bring up groceries every week and had dinner with at least once a week. It was nice not having a neighbor, you could blast your music at ungodly hours while you painted and you wouldn't feel guilty or get evicted.

So you were filled with mixed emotions when you saw a stack of boxes outside the door of the vacant apartment. You eyed the boxes as you crossed the hall catching a glimpse of the messy writing on one box ‘gifts from sam.’

You knocked on the door across from yours, a small canvas in your hands as you waited patiently, smiling slightly.  

“y/n, hello dear how are you?” Ms. Mary smiled at you, her house smelt of delicious food and you could tell she had been cooking. 

“I'm fine, just wanted to drop off this painting I made you!” you grinned at her, holding out the small canvas with your hands and handing it to her. She smiled brightly as she took in all the colors. 

“oh this is beautiful! let me get my purse-” she made a move to grab the purse hanging by the door but you stopped her. 

“oh no its free! I know how much you miss back home and you always talk about the landscape and so you know I figured this could be a piece of home” you smiled sweetly and she set the painting down, pulling you in for a hug. 

“you are the sweetest thing, let me at least get you some dinner, I'm making your favorite tonight” she winked and you couldn't stop the bashful smile on your lips. 

“oh I guess” you giggled, “if you insist” you teased and she smiled, letting you into her apartment and closing the door behind you. 

“I wonder who's gonna move in next to you” she asked and you nodded along.  “someone as nice as you I hope” you grinned and she scoffed.  “there's no one as nice as me honey” she joked and you laughed with her, heading over to her couch and sitting down gently. “maybe it'll be a guy, you can finally get out and date” she teased and you blushed. 

“ms. Mary!” you gasped and she gave you a toothy grin, giggling as she finished cooking. “I- I date” you huffed, “sometimes.”

“guess we'll have to wait and see huh” she asked and you nodded, getting up and taking the two plateful of foods from her and setting them on the table, getting drinks for the two of you and pulling the chair out for her. 

While you helped her with the dishes after dinner you heard a couple of unfamiliar voices in the hall, you looked at each other before you went to the door, looking out the peep hole. 

“I think its my new neighbor” you whispered and she shoved you to the side, looking for herself. 

“you should go say hi!” ms. Mary grinned, already moving to push you out, “tell me how it goes” she smiled and you laughed. 

“goodnight ms. Mary thank you for the food” you told her and she smiled pulling you in for a tight hug. 

“thank you for the painting” she spoke, pulling away and waving you off, with a mischievous smile. 

You rolled your eyes as you walked across the hall, taking a deep breath before looking over to your new neighbor, there were still a couple boxes left, you almost headed over before you realized you had nothing to give them. Your eyes went wide and you ran into your apartment before they could see you.

You looked around your apartment, wondering what you could give them. Your eyes landed on the new blanket you had bought, it was a fuzzy cream colored one that you'd bought two days ago and had yet to use, everyone likes blankets right?

So you shoved it in a nice box alongside some chocolate and put a bow on it, drawing a smiley face on the outside. You smiled at the gift, hopeful they would accept it warmly. You took a deep breath and opened your door, holding the box in your hands and walking slowly to the door next to yours. 

You knocked three times, your heart racing as you heard the door unlock. Your heart rate only increased as the door opened, a tall figure being revealed. 

no fucking way. 

“yes?” the man looked at you and the box and then looked around before his eyes settled back on you. 

“I- hi! im your neighbor over here” you laughed nervously, pointing to your door, “I just wanted to give you a little housewarming gift!” you smiled, extending your arms and waiting for him to take the box from you, but he only stared at it. You cleared your throat and shifted awkwardly. 

“i promise its nothing bad” you smiled, presenting the box and its golden bow once more. The metal armed man took it softly from you, eyeing it for a second. “I’m y/n by the way��� you spoke up after a second.

“im bucky” he spoke cooly and you smiled brightly at him, he made no intent to keep the conversation going and you stood awkwardly. 

“I was gonna paint you something but I realized I didn't know anything about you but I mean now I guess I know your name so we can work with that!” you grinned at him and he smiled at you. 

“my friends say I need more color in my life” he chuckled dryly, opening the box finally. 

“color” you paused, ideas filling your head. immediately, “I can work with that” you smiled at him, watching his reaction closely. 

Bucky eyes landed on the blanket, immediately reaching out and petting it, a smile forming when he felt how plush it was. He realized you were still looking at him an the tried his best to keep a stoic expression. 

“uh thank you for this” he held the box up a little and you nodded quickly. 

“oh for sure! if you ever need anything you know where to find me, im home all the time” you smiled, cringing at how lame you made yourself sound. Before you could say anything else you went slipped into your apartment and closed the door, letting out a sigh when you sat on your couch. 

Bucky sat on his couch, holding the blanket in his hands and cuddling into it, smiling at the warmth. It smelled like fresh flowers, is that how your apartment smelled? You were so sweet and welcoming, and you were beautiful. 

His eyes shot open when he processed his thoughts, why was he thinking like that? he barely met you, its probably just because you were one of the only people to be kind to him. He shook his thoughts away, flicking the tv on. You would probably forget about him in a day or two and he would forget about you within the week. 

Bucky loved the blanket you got him, it was warm and soft and cozy. It felt comforting as he slept with it draped over him. However your music kept him awake.

It was 3:37 am, why were you awake? The music wasn't exactly loud, but his heightened senses made it feel like the music was being played right next to his ear. To anyone else it would barely be noticeable, and he tried to go to sleep despite it, but he couldn't. 

He frowned as he threw on a hoodie and some grey sweats, heading over to your door and staring at it for a couple seconds before knocking twice. You paused your music, confused as to who the hell was awake at this hour and you opened the door, eyes wide as you saw bucky. 

“oh bucky hi!” you smiled, the bags under your eyes causing him to worry for a second. 

“ I was just- is it- do you think you could turn your music down?” he asked kindly, feeling guilty. Your mouth flew open as you realized it must've been too loud. 

“oh god yeah of course im so sorry! I didnt think it was loud im sorry did I keep you up?” you rambled, guilt eating at you as you took in the fact that he looked extremely tired. Bucky gave you a slight nod and you wanted the world to swallow you whole, your face burning and heart racing. 

“im so sorry I really thought it wasn't so loud god I promise im a nice neighbor” you smiled sheepishly, tucking a piece of hair behind your ear. 

“why are you up so late anyway?” bucky asked, the words falling from his mouth before he could stop himself. You smiled at his question and shrugged. 

“I always get inspired and work better late at night” you laughed softly picking at the paint on your sleeve. 

“what do you work as? if you don't mind me asking” he questioned, the lack of sleep working to bolden him. 

“im an artist! I paint and stuff” you smiled, moving so he could see the canvas you were working on, “wanted to get this commission done by tonight and music helps me” you explained, looking at bucky. His eyes were wide as he took in the painting.

“that's beautiful” he whispered and you blushed, mumbling a shy thank you and glancing between the painting and bucky before settling on bucky. 

“ill let you go to sleep,, I'm sure avengers have to be up to run three miles at sunset” you joked and bucky smiled softly at you. 

“im kinda doing my own thing for now, taking a break from all that” he spoke and you nodded along to his words. 

“breaks are alway good, if you pick up painting as a hobby I’ll teach you” you teased and he chuckled. 

“where’s the nearest art store?” he asked quickly and you almost choked, a blush rising onto your cheeks, “goodnight y/n” he smiled and you nodded quickly. 

“goodnight bucky” you replied quickly, heart still racing from his words. 

You saw bucky quite often, the two of you always leaving your apartments at the same time, laughing together as you said hi and giggling when one of you would accidentally talk over the other. You would usually walk down together before heading your separate ways. 

It was like that for almost a month, the two of you just making small talk, sometimes you'd both have dinner with ms. Mary and do the dishes together, your heart in a frenzy the whole time. 

“i can wash the you can just dry them” you told him, rolling your sleeves up and already grabbing the sponge, bucky stood next to you, leaning on the counter and looking at you with a small smile.

“why do you always wash ‘em, always have me drying them” bucky pouted, you tried your best to not smile at how cute he looked.

“won’t your arm get messed up or something?” You asked, nervous that he would laugh at you for asking something that was probably common knowledge.

“you worrying about me dollface?” Bucky teased and you rolled your eyes, a small frown on your face. Bucky noticed immediately and grinned, sticking his metal hand under the running water and wiggling his fingers infront of you.

“perfectly fine” he smiled at you and you nodded, your heart racing at the proximity between the two of you. You shoved the last plate into his hands, nodding quickly and mumbling something before saying goodnight to Ms. Mary and heading to your apartment.

You screamed into your pillow as soon as you crashed into your bed, thrashing around before taking a deep breath. After only a month, maybe less you had completely fallen for bucky, and you hadn’t even properly spent time alone together. You let out a small sigh, chewing on your bottom lip as you wondered if he felt the same.

Yes he was flirty but what if he was like that with everyone? He was always sweet to Ms. Mary and you saw him chatting with Julia four doors down one time, and she surely was laughing her head off.

Jealousy filled your chest and you wanted to punch yourself. You weren’t even dating, for fucks sake you didn’t even think he liked you. So you pushed your feelings away, putting them in a small box and hiding it in the back of your mind.

Bucky tried his best to not make a fool out of himself around you, always trying his best to charm you. He would blush when he realized your heart was beating so fast because of him, and it'd only make him flirt with you even more, hoping you'd pick up the signals that he most definitely had a crush on you. 

After that dinner with Ms. Mary you became more distant with bucky, keeping conversation short and you weren’t as half as enthusiastic as you used to be when you talked to him. He frowned when you waved him off quickly when you were entering the building, saying something about paint expiring and running into the elevator.

Had he done something? Was he too forward with his feelings? Maybe he did too much and now you hated him, or maybe you dug into his past and realized that he wasn’t all smiles and bad jokes.

Bucky decided to give you some space, he didn’t say hi to you anymore and didn’t show up for dinner with Ms. Mary if he knew you’d be there.

His chest would tighten a bit when he heard you going out with friends on weekends, coming home late at night and fumbling with your keys before giggling to yourself and finally getting in. Bucky would always stay up, listening for you and only going to sleep when he knew you were safe at home.

It was Saturday night and bucky was watching some show you’d recommend to him a little over a month ago, back when the two of you still talked often. It was almost 3 am and he’d yet to hear you stumbling into your apartment, the urge to call you ate at him but he stopped himself.

“ten more minutes and then I’ll call” he told himself, his leg bouncing as he checked the clock constantly. As soon as the ten minutes had passed and there was no sign of you he texted you.

hi, it’s bucky are you home?

He stared at his phone, waiting for you to reply, his heart racing when it lit up with your name.

bucky !!!!!!!! i an drunj heheh i thinj my fribds left :((((((((

His heart fell, were you at a club alone? We’re you on the street walking home or on a bus or subway?

where are you? I’ll come get you

oooo worrying abt me sergeant barnes ??? ;))))))

You were sat at some park bench, your feet aching from the heels you wore. In complete honesty you had left your friends, growing annoyed at them making out with guys while your mind was only on your metal armed neighbor.

yes doll, now where are you?

You vote butterflies from the text, sending him your location and stumbling over to the empty swing set, pushing yourself and swinging lightly until bucky came.

Bucky immediately grabbed his keys, hopping in his car and getting to you as fast as he could. He smiled as he saw your figure on the swings, swaying lightly in the park light and looking over your shoulder, smiling when bucky got out of his car and headed towards you.

“bucky! you really came for me!” You cheered, jumping out of the swing set and almost falling over. Bucky was quick to catch you, stressing you against him and smiling at you.

“‘course i did, still need you to teach me how to paint” he teased and you smiled, eyes sparkling as you looked at him, “let’s get you home.”

The ride back was quiet, you were falling asleep in the passenger seat, bucky had given you his hoodie so you wouldn’t get cold in the dress you wore, bucky had put your heels in the backseat. By the time you got to apartments you were knocked out, brows slightly furrowed as you slept.

Bucky turned the car off, getting out and jogging over to the passenger side, opening the door softly and easily carrying you in his arms, grabbing your heels and walking into the building and getting in the elevator.

He held you easily with his metal arm, pressing the fourth floor button and waiting for the soft ‘ding.’ When the doors finally opened he walked down the hall, opening his own door and setting you on his couch gently.

“y/n” he whispered, shaking you softly. A small hum left your lips but you didn’t open your eyes, “wake up doll” he persisted, shaking you softly until your eyes fluttered open.

“hm?” you asked, taking in your surroundings before realizing you were in buckys apartment, “thought i was at the club” you mumbled, rubbing your eyes and realizing you were wearing a black hoodie.

“needed you to wake up so you can get to your apartment, dunno where you have your keys” he smiled and you nodded, yawning and looking around for your purse.

“did i have my purse when you picked me up?” you mumbled, still slightly drunk. Bucky shook his head and you frowned. “think i left it in my friends car” bucky frowned and looked at the time, it was almost 4 am already.

“you can just crash here tonight” bucky smiled, extending his hand hour for you.

You were too exhausted you fight back, nodding your head and laying back down on the couch, completely ignoring him.

“what’re you doing?” He laughed softly and you frowned at him.

“going to sleep” you replied, he shook his head before pulling you up softly.

“you’re not gonna sleep on the couch” he smiled, “i am” you shook your head and he rolled his eyes, walking you to his bedroom.

“i cant that’s mean” you protested and bucky sighed.

“y/n please, i don’t want your back or neck hurting in the morning” he pleaded and you thought about it for a second, reluctantly giving in.

“okay thank you james” you smiled, moving to slip into the bed still in the dress and hoodie.

“here you can change into this doll, the restrooms over there, goodnight sweet dreams” he smiled, handing you one of his shirts and some shorts he’d accidentally shrunk in the dryer.

“wait!” You called out, stumbling into the hall after him, he turned around quickly, worry on his face as he looked at you. “thank you” you smiled, kissing him on the check before turning around and heading to the restroom to change.

Bucky smiled brightly, giggling to himself as he made himself comfy on the floor, covering himself with the blanket you’d given him.

He didn’t expect you to be awake before him, and he especially didn’t expect you to be waking him up for homemade breakfast, a bright smile on your face.

“good morning buck! i made us breakfast” you beamed and he rubbed his eyes sleepily.

“i though- how are- weren’t you hungover?” He asked, looking at the clock, it was 9 am why were already awake?

“don’t really get hungover, i took medicine already, and got my keys back! figured I’d cook you breakfast as a thank you” you smiled.

“but i don’t even have eggs” he furrowed his brows, and you nodded.

“cooked it at my place” you grinned, rushing him to get up, “get ready before the food gets cold! I’ll be waiting” you cheered, walking out of his apartment and closing his door.

He sat there for a few seconds before realizing you were literally waiting for him. He tripped over his blanket as he got up, running to get ready.

He knocked on your door three times, smiling when you opened the door happily.

“bucky! didn’t expect to see you today” you teased and he smiled as you let him in, grabbing his hand and leading him to the table.

It was the first time he’d ever been in your apartment and he was amazed at how you it was. There were a couple plants scattered throughout the apartment, some art pieces hanging on your walls along with photos of who he assumed was family and friends.

He took note of the makeshift studio you had in the corner by the window, all your paint brushes messily scattered and a couple of half finished paintings were propped up against the wall.

The one on the easel caught his eye, it was filled with pastel colors, a sunset over a flower field. He tore his eyes from the art when he heard you set a glass of hot chocolate infront of him, small marshmallows floating in the hot drink.

“you said you’re a hot chocolate kind of guy” you smiled and bucky nodded, his heart warming at the fact that you remembered something he mentioned in passing one of the times you two talked on the way out of your apartments.

“thanks uh- thanks for taking care of me last night” you smiled, eating the food you’d made.

Bucky smiled, taking big bites of the food, maybe it was because you were an amazing cook or because he was starving, but it was the best breakfast he’d had in years.

“oh yeah of course, just got worried when you didn’t come back the same time you usually do” he replied, stomach dropping when he realized what he’d said. “I mean it was just late- i got worried because it was late” he quickly spoke, but it was too late now.

“you- wait do you wait up for me when i go out?” You questioned, your face heating up. Buckys eyes were wide and he opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

“you do? oh my god bucky” you gasped, your hand flying to your mouth, you wanted to cry from how endearing that was, you wanted to pepper his face with kisses and hold him tightly.

Bucky thought you wanted to kick him out and beat him with your brushes. His heart was on the floor and you were spitting on it with every second that passes.

“I’m sorry- i just i would get worried and i couldn’t sleep until i knew you were safe and god you probably think im a creep or something if you wanna get me kicked out i understand im so sorry i- im gonna go” bucky rushed out, getting up quickly and moving towards the door but you followed him quickly.

“wait not bucky! wait!” You smiled, grabbing his wrist and turning him around, he was shocked to see you smiling up at him, his face contorted in confusion.

“I don’t think you’re weird, i think it’s sweet” you spoke, intertwining your fingers with his, your smile was dazzling and bucky swore his knees buckled.

“really?” he breathed out and you nodded.

“i honestly thought you hated me” you laughed softly, slipping your hand out of his and fiddling with your sleeve.

“now why would you think that?” He asked, head cocking to the side, he could hear your heart rate speed up, you were about to lie to him.

“you didn’t talk to me anymore” okay fine half truth, you didn’t look up at him and frowned.

“you were pushing me away, i didn’t wanna be pushy” bucky replied, eyeing the way you shifter under his gaze, “is that really why?” he added, moving closer to you.

You looked up at him, your eyes meeting his stormy blue ones. You opened your mouth before closing it quickly, shaking your head and taking a deep breath.

“it’s dumb just forget it” you laughed nervously, “anyway yeah thanks for taking care of me” you spoke and bucky shook his head.

“y/n tell me” his voice was firm and it sent a shiver down your spine. You looked at him before turning away quickly.

“i just- god i like you okay!” You spat out, flailing your arms as you spoke.

“I have this stupid crush on you and I’ve had it since like the third week you moved in and i saw you chatting it up with Julia” you emphasized, not bothering to hide the vein in your words.

“I know you don’t like me and i thought pushing you away would make me stop liking you but i just couldn’t stop thinking about you” at this point you were pacing, bucky watched you with a small smile, but you were too caught up to notice.

“So i started going out to clubs thinking other guys could make me forget but i get there and i just hate everyone because they’re not you” you frowned.

“So instead of stumbling home with some guy im stumbling back alone with more art supplies and i spend the night listening to your stupid 40s music and painting this fucking painting for the past couple of weeks” you sighed, pointing at the piece on the easel. You gave yourself time to breathe, looking at bucky and seeing him standing in shock at your ramble.

Just as he was about to speak you cut him off, tears pricking at your eyes.

“before you say anything- i just-” you let out a shaky sigh, “do you even like the painting?” You asked, eyes watery and vision blurry from the pooled up tears.

Buckys heart broke at the sight of you, your shoulders slumped and you looked absolutely defeated. He took two strides and placed his hands on either side of your face, crashing his lips onto yours.

Your eyes went wide before you melted into the kiss, fluttering your eyes shut and relaxing against him.

You pulled away with a small smile, a tear falling from your face, bucky was quick to wipe it away with the pad of his thumb, kissing your cheek.

“i love the painting dollface” he smiled, leaning his forehead against yours before placing a swift kiss on your lips.

You smiled, biting your bottom lip and wrapping your arms around him, burying your face in his chest.

“can i talk now? or do you have more to say?” Bucky asked gently and you shook your head against his chest. He picked you up easily, heading over to the couch and sitting down, placing you gently next to him.

“I’ve had feelings for you since you invited me over for dinner with ms. Mary the first time” bucky chuckled and your eyes went wide.

“but that was only like two weeks after you moved in?” You spoke and he nodded, his cheeks turning pink.

“I was chatting it up with Julia because she has a cat and I’ve been thinking of getting one, so i was asking her bout some shelters nearby and the cost of having one here” bucky smiled, giggling at the way you mumbled a small ‘oh.’

“there wasn’t a weekend i didn’t stay up waiting to hear you fumble with your keys and get home safely, i wanted to make sure you were safe doll, can’t have my favorite girl in danger can i?” Bucky grinned, hearing your heart race at his words and smiling brightly.

“your favorite girl?” You asked, biting your bottom lip to try and contain your smile.

“mhm” he affirmed, “want you to be my girl, doll” he smiled nervously, heart beating in his ears, “will you be my girl?”

You smiled widely as you threw yourself onto him, your arms wrapping around him and holding him tightly, “of course.”

Bucky hugged you back, a smile on his face as the two of you savored the moment, you pulled back and kissing him hastily, giggling in between kisses.

Once the two of you had calmed down a bit you got up from the couch and walked over to the painting, taking it in your hands and over to bucky who stood up to grab it.

“here, you said you needed color in your life right? so i tried to add as many as i could” you smiled softly, excitement bubbling in your chest as he took in the piece, letting out a small wow.

“cant wait to hang it up doll” he grinned, kissing you softly.

“i still need more color in my life though” he frowned and your heart fell.

“i thought you liked it?” You frowned and bucky nodded.

“i love it doll! it’s just-” he paused, looking at you with a smile, “to get more color in my life im gonna need more paintings” he began.

“to get more paintings im gonna need to take up painting as a hobby” he grinned, furrowing his brows and brining his hand to his chin, “doll do you know any artists in the area willing to help me?” He asked, and you smiled at him, nodding.

“i think i know one girl willing to help” you grinned and bucky smiled, his arms snaking around your waist, you let your arms rest ontop of his shoulders, your fingers lacing together behind his neck,

“i hope she calls me sergeant barnes over text with winky faces” bucky sighed dreamily and your eyes went wide.

“did i do that!?” You shrieked, bucky threw his head back in laughter, causing you to slap his arm softly.

“used my own line against me” bucky frowned, grabbing his phone and showing you the conversation. You scrunched your nose up at your texts, smiling a bit as you got to the message in question.

“you know, good for me” you nodded, “also good to know sergeant barnes does in fact worry about me” you smiled, kissing him softly.

“you know i do, who else is gonna help me color my world?” He replied quickly, smiling as he kissed your forehead.

“you’re right, dunno anyone besides sam that can tolerate how grumpy you are half the time” you nodded and bucky pulled away from you, pouting and sitting in the couch with a huff.

“boo, you suck” he spoke, arms crossed. You couldn’t help but laugh at him, sitting next to him and peppering his face with kisses.

“cant believe my boyfriend boo’ed me not even a day into our relationship” you giggled and bucky smiled. Boyfriend, he could get used to that.

“just wanna know when my art lessons are gonna start” bucky teased, smiling at you brightly when you got up and ran to the closet, pulling out a bunch of art supplies.

You began rambling on about all these different art styles you’d been wanting to try while you continued to pull more supplies from the closet.

“-just didn’t know when to start trying and i figured we could both learn and grow together! i got us these new paints and brushes to try and there’s this brand-” you continued, eyes shining as you carried supplies to your art corner.

Bucky watched you enthusiastically, a soft smile on his face as he listened intently, soaking up everything you had to say.

“also got us matching aprons!” You finished, a bright smile on your face when you held the two aprons up. Bucky got up from the couch and walked towards you, a smile on his face as he took the aprons from you, slipping one onto you and the other onto himself.

You smiled up at him, about to say something when he leaned down, kissing you again. It was filled with love and sweetness and everything good in the world. It made your knees buckle and head spin.

Bucky pulled away with a small smile, kissing you swiftly once more for good measure before finally speaking up.

“teach me all you know y/n y/l/l.”

[hecalledme-jagi]

TOT Boy’s Favorite Media

TOT is pretty good about giving us a lot of info about what these boys like, but I had more headcanons.

This turned out a lot longer than I thought, so each boy will get their own post.

Artem, Vyn, Marius

Luke Pearce

It’s obvious that he loves the Sherlock Holmes mystery novels, and I’d say it’s highly likely that he’s seen the shows and movies made off the books, though he definitely prefers the books. To add, it’s been made known that he and Rosa used to watch anime and read manga together, so with that in mind, take my head-canons!

Movie:

- Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

He loves this movie more so because of the memory attached to it, rather than because of its story or mystery style.

Taking into consideration it’s 2030, he didn’t see the movie in theaters, instead he rented it as a reward to both him and yourself after a long week of nonstop work.

You guys watched it at his place and decided to take a hands on approach, discovering the mystery along with the detective of the movie.

You guys took notes and would frequently pause to discuss new clues, and how they matched up with preexisting ones.

What was originally going to be a simple dinner and movie hang out, turned into a five hour long mystery adventure, but it was totally worth it.

Before the murder was revealed in the film, the both of you had reached the same conclusion as the detective in the movie, and were shocked by the outcome(won’t spoil the end for those who wish to watch the movie themselves).

Afterwards Luke watched the original film from 1974 and even read the book in his free time, but the excitement of figuring out the mystery with you, can’t be matched.

Anime:

- Death Note

Major Spoilers ahead, tread carefully.

He watched the show many times over, and you gifted him the manga set for Christmas one year.

The Death Note set sits right beside his First Addition Sherlock Holmes collection.

Unlike the Murder on the Orient Express, where he mostly has an attachment to it bc he enjoyed the experience, he absolutely loves the cat and mouse aspect of Death Note.

As someone that wanted to become a person that helps and protects others, he eventually sided with L and the police. Although, that was only after having a bit of a dilemma over Light’s morally gray character.

L was his favorite character and it would be an understatement to say he was upset over L’s death.

Game:

- Portal

Disclaimer: I’ve never played Portal, but I did some research to give homage to the game, considering its a classic.

While Luke prefers multiplayer games, so he can play with you, Portal spoke to him and he was hooked from then on.

You would sit and watch him play this game, trying to figure out the puzzles with him, piecing together the story as you went.

The both of you have always loved riddles and puzzles, so this game couldn’t hide forever.

Once Luke found out that there was Portal 2 and it had multiplayer, there’s no doubt you two finished it in a day and it was a blast.

You used to have matching Companion Cube key chains, but unfortunately you lost them once life came alone(stupid life (｀_´)ゞ).

After the eight years of separation, the first gift to commemorate the two of you reuniting was new Companion Cube key chains.

Music:

Luke will listen to pretty much anything, especially if you recommend him some songs, but he does have artists that he prefers more then others.

- Porter Robinson(EDM)

He isn’t a die hard for EDM or anything like that, but he enjoys Porter Robinson’s work. He usually listens to it when he just wants to zone out and work on some new gadgets for you, or when he’s doing antique repairs.

- Jack Staubor(Indie Rock/Indie Pop)

Luke doesn’t really seem like the type to like too much indie, but Jack Staubor intrigues him. The music is on the strange side, yet pleasing to the ear and the same goes for the vocals. The weirdness captured his attention and he’ll listen occasionally.

This one is just for my sake, but he’s totally labeled Wouldn’t It Be Nice by The Beach Boy’s as “your song” and no one can change my mind on this.(This is a reference to the card, “Inner Sanctum”)

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Artem, Vyn, Marius

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