#i am. dancing mentally

[koats-n-goats]

Newsies 1992 being so bad (according to critics) that Disney LOST like 12 million dollars making it and it was a box office flop but several years later I watched a clip of Seize The Day at a 5th grade pep rally and it became my driving force for the rest of my life and literally prevented my death multiple times I think that means that my soul is worth 12 million dollars thanks

[wewere-here]

I’m back with another song that I think honestly fits TOO WELL for a Just Dance character (Jack Rose, in this case) for them not to incorporate it somehow at some point;

Breathe In, Breathe Out - Set It Off

Okay, so, just take a look at this small except from the song:

“Your poker face could make them melt,

Just sit back and deal with the hand you’re dealt

Face facts, it won’t be easy this time

Sticks like a tack in the back of my mind

Hurts so deep when I think too much

And breathing gets harder,

Take a look at me,

From one side, I seem to be

So calm, so cool, collected

And on the other side, I’m melting down”

You know how @signofthestriking was talking about the concept of a disheveled Jack Rose dancing to Gasoline? Kinda the same idea here; everybody sees him as this super put-together, “perfect” person, but in truth he’s actually a complete mess, he just tries his best not to show it.

But, there comes a point where he just can’t take it anymore. And the façade slips.

On one side, Jack makes it seem like he’s so unbothered by everything he’s had to experience throughout his life.

The side that people don’t get to see of him, however, is just how incredibly traumatized and hurt he actually is from everything.

Is this making sense?

I hope this is making some kind of sense 💀

mb if it doesn’t, I’m like, about to go to sleep but I just needed to get all of my thoughts out into a post before I could so this is NOT proofread for any repetitiveness or rambling I just needed to get it out 😭 hope it at least makes a bit of sense though because I really DO believe that this song would be PERFECT for him

might add more onto this at another point in time if I think of anything else I wanna say about it !!

[fandomsarefriends-notfood]

Look since the show seems to be forming a really good "Maybe Poseidon is kinda problematic" stance, if they're looking for soundtrack song suggestions about being taken advantage of when you're 19 complete with lots of religious imagery, hit me up, I may have a suggestion

[c00kietin]

'CAUSE EVERYTIME WE TOUCH

I GET THIS FEELING

AND EVERYTIME WE KISS

I SWEAR I CAN FLYYYY

[lnkedmyheart]

Listen, I like Oda, he's cool and everything but he tells Dazai the exact same thing Verlaine says to Chuuya. Both of these boys were struggling with their identity and believed they didnt deserve to be seen as humans. Where Dazai was desperately distancing himself but positioning himself in a spot where he could still experience humanity, Chuuya was actively trying to be human while also not fully accepting himself as one. Verlaine tried to break Chuuya by reinforcing his lack of humanity by pointing out how nothing and no one could ever fill that lonely void in him and yea sure we all collectively believe that was a nasty thing to say to a child struggling with his identity who had just lost all his friends. But Oda did the exact same thing, I know his intentions were better and he cared about Dazai when he said that and the meaning was distorted because neither actually understood the other enough, but he told a child struggling with his identity who had just lost his 2 closest friends and had no contact with his partner at the time that nothing could fill the lonely void in his soul.

And nobody is ever allowed to question it or criticise it cause Oda has the cool dead guy syndrome where he isn't allowed to be criticised or judged like other characters.

Because Chuuya heard those words at the very beginning of strombringer by someone he hated and later spent the entire book learning that people did in fact care for him and view him as human and finding out about his parents and the scar, it led to him having (slightly) less of a martyr ideology because he no longer isolates himself and tends to seek out genuine connections even if he is painfully reserved and repressed about his own struggles. Meanwhile Dazai was told those exact same words by Oda at the very end of the dark era arc at an incredibly vulnerable moment when he had literally lost everything and seen things and lives fall apart by someone who he idolized to an almost unhealthy level. This leads to Dazai quite literally losing hope (he shows a hopeful nature a few times in 15 and dark era though it is rather subtle, Dazai shows it most in his attempt to stop Oda from going to the final fight) and becoming a martyr who sees no value in his own life outside of a tool. He struggles to create genuine connections even with people who genuinely care for him (the ADA) and repeatedly puts on a mask in front of them.

Chuuya and Dazai both view themselves as people whose lives are only worth what they can do for others in different ways, Chuuya feels the need to protect because he is the strongest and feels need to earn his existence whereas Dazai feels the need to martyr himself because he only finds value in his life and death by saving people.

[janiedean]

two episodes of nervous crying your brains out for longer than one hour in the span of three days were not in my bingo card for 2024 when I graduated ten years ago and I would like to frankly get the fuck over myself

[threnodians]

operation do not cry at my irl bestie’s wedding: FAILED

[kimtaegis]

does he know he’s breathing new life into me every single time he does anything

[raininyourblackeyes]

I lowkey both hate and love that the best thing I've ever written is a fanfic I wrote for my friend's birthday. She said she wanted a bsd figure skating au and that I could do whatever I wanted to and I went toxic ice dance!!! And I did have so much fun writing it, a lot less fun doing art and formatting it all and finding someone to actually print it out and bind it. But the story is a banger actually!

[fawndlyvenus]

You know what? I’ve learned something about myself recently. I may not be the best and I would still feel a little shy doing it in front of like a LARGE crowd, but: singing and dancing are my happy places.

When my brain is being shit and my self esteem is down the toilet and floating out to sea, singing and dancing - especially in the mirror - makes me so damn happy. It makes me actually feel better and pretty.

Yesterday was a fucking brutal day mentally, and as the day was ending, I just said “fuck it” and had an impromptu karaoke/dance party. Was it silly? Absolutely. Was it probably cringe? Oh you bet your ass it was. Would people probably be on the floor rolling in laughter? I sure as hell hope so.

What I’m getting at is this: Do the thing. Do the thing that makes you happy, smile, laugh, feel good, and love yourself a bit more. No matter if it’s just for your eyes only or not. Find your thing and do it as often as you need and without caring what others think.

Dance like nobody’s watching. Because it’s your life and your song. The world needs your dance and I hope you shake it.

[mars-ipan]

it’s weird being in recovery after like 2 months of sickness and looking forward to being able to do all the little things you used to take for granted again

[kunikidas-lost-glasses]

I just looked up when the date is when I am finally two years clean from SH and THAT DATE ALREADY WAS!!! IT WAS A BIT MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AGO!! I SWITCHED THE MONTHS UP!!!

I AM OFFICIALLY CLEAN FROM SH SINCE 2 WHOLE YEARS!!!!!

[barkingangelbaby]

venting so much i ran out of tags lmao

[ilostyou]

mutuals i hope you all know we're platonically slowdancing around my kitchen. hope this helps

[tfshouldidohere]

so many levels of drained and tired and absolutely fucked up rn

[misciaspossessed]

*thinking long term*

Me: I want to write

Frontal lobe: can't, I'm fucked

Me: okay then I want to dance

Cerebellum: can't, I'm fucked too

Me: AAAAAAAAA FINE I WILL JUST DIE