#i dont know just the sound of his playing and his singing reminded me of my dad so much

[nico-di-angelfish]

I wanted to share this video I saw on Instagram. This is Samih Madhoun, he’s a Palestinian singer and oudist. You can find him and donate to his family’s gofundme on Instagram @/samih.madhoun. Or follow this link to the gofundme. They’ve raised only 4k of their goal of 35k so they could use everyone’s help to donate or share. The translated lyrics are under the cut.

From the Instagram caption:

‘Original by @samih.madhoun who comes to you from the displacement camps of the people in Rafah. His own oud was stolen from his home in G@za but this did not break the spirit of this young artist who writes:

‘"All respect, appreciation, and greetings to you from the land of dignity and honor, G@za... Regarding the oud, it is not mine; it was borrowed from a friend of my father. The oud needs maintenance, and unfortunately, my ouds were stolen from our home in G@za."’

‘Original song by artist @kadimalsahirofficial’

Lyrics:

I’ve had enough

Of loving and parting ways

Love’s flame burns relentlessly

I’ve had enough

Of loving and parting ways

Love’s flame burns relentlessly

We are in a country

That is filled with hardship

Filled with pain

Filled with trials

And all the leaders of our time

Have agreed that we remain in disagreement

And all the leaders of our time

Have agreed that we remain in disagreement

I’ve had enough

I’ve had enough

I, I’ve had enough

[ikkyfics]

hiiiii im ur new fllwer!!

came here to say that ur writing was so effortlessly beautiful,

but then i couldn't deny that im a bit devastated that u didnt write for remus lupin, which is fine as long as u writes for the characters u're most comfortable with.

andddd dont u dare stop writing, it was so beautiful i love u for existing.

take care dearest <33

Adorable

Remus Lupin x fem!reader

Summary: “You know, Remus, if you weren’t so adorable, you probably wouldn’t have gotten the chocolate.”

Warnings: fluffy - just a shy Remus with chocolates, being a lovely boy and affectionate teasing

A/N: honey, thank you soooo much, that was really sweet of you, so maybe I'm all flustered and embarrassed reading this. I really hope you are having a delightful day, full of lovely little things and I love u tooo. I spent the afternoon putting this together, it's the first time I've dared to write about my boy Remus, so I hope it didn't come out too bad

Masterlist

It was a pleasant early spring afternoon, and the garden seemed to invite anyone passing by to sit and relax. You walked through it, holding a small parchment wrap that hid a piece of chocolate, something you knew he loved. The sun filtered through the trees, and the soft sound of the wind filled the space between the birds’ singing.

That was when you saw him.

Remus was sitting on a stone bench near a row of yellow flowers that were beginning to bloom, his brown hair tousled by the wind and his face slightly tilted to one side, completely engrossed in the book in his hands. You noticed the scars on his cheeks and temples, which the sunlight made more visible, but which he seemed to carry with a serenity that only made him more endearing.

It was a Muggle romance, you realized, something he read often. You couldn’t help but smile as you watched him — he looked so peaceful, so at ease in that moment. It was in these moments that you couldn’t help but think that he was, without a doubt, the most adorable boy in the whole school.

Without lifting his gaze from the book, he spoke, his voice gentle and familiar: “Are you going to watch me all day or come join me?”

You froze for a moment, your heart racing. He knew you were there, and, from the tone of his voice, he seemed more amused than annoyed. When you finally mustered the courage to take a step forward, Remus looked up, and with a smile that seemed calm and sincere, he nodded towards the empty space beside him.

“I was starting to think you weren’t going to show up today,” he said, closing the book for a moment and resting it on his lap. “I thought we could enjoy the weather.”

His smile, soft and genuine, made something tighten in your chest, and you tried to hide the wave of butterflies that flooded your stomach as you approached. Even though you were friends, he always had that effect on you — the simple, warm way he carried himself, the voice that seemed to hold the comfort of hot chocolate on a cold night.

You sat beside him, adjusting your coat against the light spring breeze. The stone bench wasn’t exactly comfortable, and you quickly realized that the space was too small for both of you. Remus’s shoulder brushed against yours lightly, the unexpected warmth of his closeness contrasting with the cool breeze.

He seemed not to notice — or he was pretending very well. Remus’s brown eyes were fixed on the wrap you held, a gentle smile playing on his lips. “Is this for me?” he asked, his voice low, almost hesitant, as if he didn’t want to assume too much.

You lifted the wrap and pretended to consider it, raising an eyebrow. “Depends,” you replied, your tone dry but playful. “Do you deserve it?”

Remus let out a soft laugh, the sound warm enough to seem to fill the air around you. He tilted his head to the side, as if thinking over the question. “I think I’ve been a good friend,” he said, his voice tinged with a nearly melodic quality. “But can you remind me of any transgressions I’ve committed recently?”

You tried to contain a smile, but it emerged despite your efforts. “Hm, maybe I should share, then,” you murmured, unrolling the parchment to reveal a generous piece of chocolate. “But only because I’m incredibly generous.”

Remus accepted the piece with a look of genuine gratitude, but he hesitated before taking a bite, his eyes meeting yours for an instant longer than necessary. “I always knew you were generous,” he said, the tone almost clumsy but sincere.

You looked away, trying to mask the light blush rising to your cheeks. The wind tousled his hair, and the scars seemed to soften in the filtered sunlight. He took a bite of the chocolate, and his face lit up with a look of childlike pleasure, as if that piece were the best he had ever tasted.

“This is amazing,” he said, his voice full of warm enthusiasm. “Did you make it yourself?”

You shrugged, trying to appear indifferent, even as you felt thousands of butterflies take flight in your stomach at the compliment. “Of course. It’s nothing special.”

He looked at you, his eyes shining in a way that made your heart stumble. “It is. You’re talented,” he said, and there was something in the softness of his voice that made you look away, pretending to watch the flowers in the garden.

The comfortable silence that followed was broken when, without thinking, you said:

“You know, Remus, if you weren’t so adorable, you probably wouldn’t have gotten the chocolate.”

The words slipped from your lips like a secret that shouldn’t have been revealed, and their weight hung in the air between you. His eyes widened in that instant, and you wanted to shrink right there, maybe disappear among the flowers around you. As for Remus… Remus seemed frozen in place, the piece of chocolate still between his fingers, his brown eyes locked on yours as if trying to decipher something you didn’t know how to explain.

You tried to regain control. Maybe you could make it seem like a joke, just another casual tease between you. You opened your mouth to say something, anything, but the warmth rising to your face and the intense sparkle in his eyes left you speechless.

Remus, however, was quicker. He placed the chocolate on the bench between you and tilted his head slightly, a shy but utterly sincere smile forming on his lips. “So… is that all I need to do to get more chocolate? Be adorable?”

The question was asked in such a light, almost playful tone, but his eyes… his eyes told another story. There was something there that you couldn’t help but feel: an immense tenderness, an admiration that seemed genuinely disarming.

Your heart pounded so hard that you almost believed he could hear it. “Don’t get cocky,” you replied, your voice quieter than you intended, trying to sound indifferent, but the hesitant smile on his lips gave you away.

Remus laughed, a soft, warm laugh, and you felt the sound reverberate through your entire body like an unexpected ray of sunlight on a cold day. He scratched the back of his neck, a gesture that seemed to be his way of handling embarrassment. “I just wanted to know,” he continued, the tone gentle, but now there was something more vulnerable in his voice. “If it’s that obvious that you think I’m adorable… what else do you think about me?”

The world seemed to stop. Your brain desperately tried to find an answer, but your mind was in complete chaos, torn between the disbelief that he was really flirting with you and the sheer panic that maybe he was expecting an honest answer.

You looked away, feeling the warmth in your cheeks grow even more. “I think you should share the chocolate,” was all you managed to say, pointing at the piece he had left on the bench.

He laughed again, but didn’t push further, as if he knew he had taken the conversation to the safe limit — for now. Remus picked up the piece of chocolate, carefully broke it in half, and offered you one half. When you took it, your fingers brushed briefly, and the warmth of that simple contact felt so intense that you wondered if it was possible for someone to feel that way just from being close to another person.

“You have excellent taste in chocolate,” he commented, taking a bite and closing his eyes for a moment, savoring the sweetness as if it were the best he had ever tasted.

You watched him, allowing yourself a small moment of contemplation. How could he be so… Remus? So kind, so unassuming, so… adorable. And then he opened his eyes, catching you staring with a look that lingered longer than he probably intended.

“I’m sure the chocolate is so good because it came from you,” he said, and there was something in the way he looked at you, something so full of sweetness that left your heart completely vulnerable.

You swallowed hard, feeling as if you were on the brink of something new, something that maybe even Remus hadn’t noticed yet, but that was there, in the air between you, impossible to ignore. The sound of birds, the scent of flowers, the soft breeze — everything seemed intensified by his presence, and by the smile he couldn’t help but wear when he was beside you.

“You talk too much, Lupin,” you murmured, breaking the moment with a small, mischievous smile, though your cheeks were still on fire.

He smiled back, tilting his head as if accepting the tease. “I guess someone needs to make up for your silence.”

And for the first time that afternoon, you allowed yourself to laugh. A genuine, light laugh, full of something you could perhaps call happiness. Remus joined in, and in that moment, nothing seemed more perfect than being by his side, sharing chocolate and moments that felt made just for the two of you.

[franciswasteland]

TECH!LEO VALDEZ X THEATER KID!READER

MASTERLIST

Summary: You land the role of Veronica Sawyer in a musical your high school is putting on, and your tech boyfriend tries to be supportive and reassure you when you need it.

Warnings: Highschool!au, Mortal!au,already dating fic, Beware spelling errors, im lowkey dyslexic. I DONT KNOW HOW TO END FICS….

Authors Notes: HIII GUYS IM ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED TO WRITE THIS I LOVE LEO SO MUCH. ALSO THIS IS PARTLY FOR SOME DISCORD FRIENDS !! Possibly not canon written Leo 😭🙏

You were in the drama/theater club at your high school, often appearing as the leading or supporting roles in musicals your school would put on in the auditorium. It was amazing, both fun and something you were good at! But what made it even better was one of the tech kids, Leo Valdez—Who was your boyfriend!

A few weeks ago, you scored one of the lead roles—Veronica Sawyer—in a musical your school was putting on called ‘Heathers’. But, there was a rather… intimate scene with another character, Veronica’s love interest, in the show during the song ‘Dead Girl Walking’, and Leo tried to tolerate it and support you the best he could, but it was getting a little unbearable for him.

“Baby…” Leo whined as you ranted to him about your role in the musical, even though you should have been practicing your lines. “Shouldn’t you be, uh, practicing or something?” He didn't want to send you away like that, but he could go on hearing you talk about that scene.

“Sorry, sorry, you’re right. I’ll go practice my lines. Thanks for the reminder. Love you, bye!” You say apologetically, kissing his cheek quickly (If any teacher or adult at the school saw you do that you’d probably get detention.) and running out from backstage where you were talking to Leo as he worked on… Whatever he does.

It was a few hours from the first showing of the show as your high school was doing a morning and afternoon show. You were backstage getting ready, changing into costume, and makeup, making sure you had your lines completely memorized and you could hit each note in the songs—Which you could. Expect you couldn’t help but be a bit worried about this. Sure, you had played so many roles before throughout the years you’ve been in high school, but you were worried about little things, a lot of little things which slowly added up to become one big thing for you to worry about—Making sure you’d sing the school appropriate version of the lyrics, making sure you wouldn’t blank on stage (How embarrassing would that be?!), making sure you were perfect.

Then you got an idea.

There was one person that you knew for sure thought you were perfect. Your boyfriend, Leo! Of course, you’d be able to get reassurance from him! So naturally you ran—Not too fast though, you couldn’t ruin your costume—off from where you were sat to find him.

It didn’t take you long to find Leo, he was exactly where you had expected him to be after all. “Leo!” You called out as you walked up to him, placing one of your hands on his arm so he would turn around to face you. And he in fact did turn around and face you like you had suspected he would.

“What is it?” He asked, sounding confused. He thought you would be getting ready for the musical, not running up to him for a chat. “Did ya miss me that bad you had to stop getting ready to come find me?” He added with a short chuckle, gaining a smile.

“Nono,—Well yes, but that’s not why I came to find you.” You replied, worry practically seeping through your words the more you spoke. Leo noticed almost immediately.

Your hand was still on his arm, Leo put his hand on top of yours. “Wow, I’m hurt.” He teased. “Well then, what is it? Whatcha need?” That was one of the things you loved about Leo; he always seemed to know when you were worried or upset about something, even if he didn’t know how to comfort you.

“I dunno, I guess I’m just nervous about this. I’m scared of messing up on stage.” You admit to him, and Leo seems to immediately understand what you mean. “Oh, don’t worry about it. You’ll do great, trust me.”

Then, when you were finally getting that reassurance from your boyfriend, it was about roughly 15-to-20 minutes until curtain—Until you would be on stage. Oh, brother.

You were feeling a little more better as you rushed back to the backstage area of the auditorium, Leo’s words ringing in your ears. The backstage was suddenly not as easy to navigate as it was before you ran off to find your boyfriend. People—Either in the show themselves or apart of tech like Leo—Were running around, trying to make sure the preparations were all set and everything was ready for the first showing of the musical.

Then you got told by one of the tech team members to get in your place on stage.

After about 2 and a half hours, the morning show of your high schools performance of ‘Heathers The Musical’ was over. You bowed before the audience, sweating, your throat sore and hurting from singing for almost 2 hours straight. At this point, all you could think of was the bottle of water that was waiting for you by your bag backstage.

As soon as the curtain closed, you ran off stage to where you had set your bag in desire of the bottle of water you had gotten before hand. And there it was waiting for you, along with Leo, your boyfriend.

“See? What did I tell you? You did amazing, just like I said you would.” Leo said, wrapping one of his arms around you, seemingly not minding the fact that you were practically covered in sweat.

“Yeah yeah, I know,” You groan in reply. “Just lemme grab my water before you start praising me.” You let out a dry laugh, —Dry to the fact that your throat was now killing you. You reached out your hand for your bottle of water, but Leo grabbed it before you could. You thought he would hold on to it tightly and reach his hand up high, making you reach even farther for it, but he didn’t. Instead, he opened it for you and handed it to you, seemingly recognizing how tired you were after performances.

“You look tired,” Leo mused, knowing exactly where this was going to go. After most shows and performances, you would be tired and feel miserable. So miserable and tired that you would just crash in his arms. “Come here..” He said, opening his arms for you to fall into. You quickly leaned your whole body against him, leaning into his arms.

“Thank you,”

[bnnygrimes]

THE MAN WHO CANT BE MOVED park sunghoon

song 4. sisters wedding invite

last. Masterlist. Next.

sunghoon picked you up at three pm sharp, his black toyota visible from outside the dorms. you put your bags in the back before entering the passenger seat. an awkward silence between the two of you is unnerving, only the sounds of tyler, the creators new album “chromakopia.”

you buckled quickly, watching him type the address onto his phone and begin driving. he let out a few coughs, looking over at you every now and then, “you okay?” he asked softly, his fists growing white with his grip on the steering wheel.

“i’m fine,” you answered, not paying mind to him. your fingers swiped on your phone paying attention to nothing in particular.

sunghoon stayed silent, his fingers tapping to the beat of “judge judy.” he soon couldn’t help himself, “body rubs, bondage, and creampies, we can play around in public, any cum is now a fetish,” he quietly sang along to the song, the lyrics just exiting his lips.

yn picked her head up at his words, a questioning expression on you face, “what did you just say?” you paused your music that played through her airpods.

sunghoon looked between you and the road trying to figure out what you meant — “oh! its the song, i was just singing along.”

“oh.”

“you’re acting like you don’t know this song, you love tyler,” he let out a laugh, turning down the music so he can hear you better.

“i haven’t been listening to him, he reminds me too much of —“ you stopped yourself. you and sunghoon always listened to tyler when you were together, even saying that sunghoon was the “la, la, la” to your “ok, ok, ok.”

sunghoon nodded, he understood what you meant even if you didn’t explicitly say it. “niki put me on, here listen,” at a red light, he played the first song of the album, humming along to it.

one hour into the car and you’re already talking casually and not wanting to cry or kill him, it can’t be bad.

getting to your hotel in busan, you checked in for the two of you while sunghoon carried your bags in. you smiled at the host while walking to your room with sunghoon trailing you with the separate suitcases in each of his hand.

the elevator ride was quiet, you both had no energy to do more. he followed you out of the elevator and towards your room, you lazily put the key card in and held the door open for sunghoon.

he placed the suitcases delicately on the floor, opening his own and pulling out pajama pants, “i’m gonna change in the bathroom, you can change out here,” he yawned.

you nodded your head, repeating him and taking out pajamas she had packed. she changed swiftly, leaving her clothes discarded in a pile on the floor.

sunghoon came out soon after, only wearing plaid pants. you both stopped to stare at each other, him without a shirt and you in the smallest shorts and tightest shirt.

you both knew each other too well, it wasnt your first time seeing each other like this, but after such a long while, how could you not stop to stare?

“i can sleep on the floor,” sunghoon gestured to the bed.

ahh, there was only one bed.

“it’s fine, not like we haven’t slept next to each other,” you told him (but mainly to yourself) aloud.

“you sure?” he sat next to you on the bed, his head turned away.

“yeah, its fine.” you laid down, your back facing sunghoon and his to yours.

so it was a surprise to you when you woke up against his warm torso with his arms wrapped around you.

an!! sorry guys i dont write often!!

synopsis: yn and sunghoon were deeply in love since their high school days, everyone assumed so at least, they even were voted “most likely to get married!” but when yn started training with hybe to be apart of their global girl group, KATSEYE, their relationship hit rocks, yn ending up breaking up with him and pursuing the training program. when she finally was chosen to be the seventh member of katseye, she underestimated how often she would see sunghoon, which was often!

pairing: sunghoon x katseye!yn

featuring: all of enhypen, all of katseye, you as ezrela!

genre: smau, fluff, crack, kindaaa fast burn…, exes to lovers, brainrot and chronically online humor

[the-record]

MARCH.

SUMMARY: even after all that time, she still sees him in everything that she does.

PAIRING: ellie williams x gn!reader

WARNINGS: angsty :((

A/N: new lizzy mcalpine came out and this is what yall get! havent wrote angst in a minute so dont tell me if it sucks!

TRYNA FIND THE LESSON IN IT ALL, BUT I HAVEN’T LEARNED ANYTHING

it’s eerily silent as you walk in at the end of the day.

normally you both head to joels for dinner, a vinyl plays while he cooks, ellie bothering him the whole time. or tommy and joel talking about anything and everything on the couch. ellie learning a new song.

but it’s different now.

the kitchen is empty, a lone bowl on the counter near the sink. the couch ellie begged him dor is empty, but the ghost of him is in the dip on the far side, a pillow propped up neatly. ellie doesn’t say a word, doesn’t make a sound. she’s a lot quieter.

she’s in bed still, staring at the ceiling, mouthing something you can’t decipher. when you sit beside her and run a hand through her hair she tries a smile. it falls flat, not the same.

ellie finds a kind of comfort in the quiet, your fingers gently untangling the knots in her hair. she can’t stand the idea of his music without him, but a tune he hummed constantly is stuck in her head.

you whisper about your day when she asks. tell her the chores you did, about what you’ll have to eat tonight. she hums when need be, content to just listen to your voice fill the room.

ellie goes to joel’s the next day.

the new place is good, though not really new now you’ve been here so long.

ellie likes the sheep, a sweet reminder. she takes good care of them and you. she puts on a vinyl every morning while you eat breakfast. she perfects the songs joel taught her.

she tries her best to understand why, take a lesson out of it. makes the best of a bad situation. she doesn’t tell you whats in her head.

she doesn’t tell you that she sees him out the window talking to the sheep, gone with a blink. she doesn’t say that she can hear his voice mix with yours when you sing while cleaning. she doesn’t say that she feels like time has gone backwards, making her younger instead of older.

ellie watches in silence as you harmonize while doing the dishes, a small dance as you go. its dorky, her staring and you, but she loves it.

her mind is more peaceful than it used to be, he doesn’t haunt her daydreams the same way. ellie finds herself behind you, hands winding around your waist and falling flat against your stomach. she hums as she presses sweet kisses in your neck when you go quiet.

“keep singing,” she says. “i love listening.” and so you do. she grabs a tea-towel and finds her way next to you and dries the clean dishes.

she’s paused, admiring you, when his hum fills her mind. she can almost see him pouring a drink while you chat, the song just background noise.

“els,” she snaps back to reality. you question her, ask if she’s okay.

its too quiet when you wake. ellie’s usual heavy breathing not there to lull you back to sleep. ellie not there at all beside you in bed. it knocks the wind out of you as you move out of bed and down the stairs.

a bag is on the counter in front of her, packed. the jacket around her shoulders is his. the floorboards creaking stops her in her spot. hearing your shaky sigh turns her around, her face sullen and eyes tired.

your hands shake as you move to her, a watery smile and shaking hands grabbing her face. you move into her space, pulling her tightly into a hug. she’s slow to reciprocate, but her hold is tighter than yours when she does. hands rub small circles on your lower back.

she knows what you wanna ask before you do. “i need to go alone.” you’re still, breath stopping for a moment, but you nod.

you breathe her in before pulling back, your hand finds her face again. her eyes slip close as you press your lips to the corner of her mouth.

ellie can’t look back when she leaves.

[spacedykez]

my favorite things about epic the musical

but now we'll be the ones who ✨SLAY✨

i love how fast and intense the part where ody's giving orders is

the soldiers' little "WHOO"s after ody's lines OUGHHHH

*hawk screech* A VISION

"I know that I'm ready!! // I don't think you're ready..."

ody's voice is so SOFT when he's singing "it's just an infant"

zeus's voice is so deep. it fits him

the backing vocals on "if you don't end him now you'll have no one left to save // penelope!!"

ody & zeus's duet. no more needs to be said

"PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS, DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS" sobs. ough.

"is the price i pay endless pain?" yeah. seems like it. i mean the odyssey makes sure to remind us that you have endured "much suffering" like fifty times so.

the second repetition of "when does a comet become a meteor" with the whole chorus singing....

"and ithaca's waiting!!" is such a satisfying line for some reason

"PENELOPE'S WAITING!!" they have the best relationship of anyone Ever actually.

the men singing "captain, what's the plan?" so satisfying

"we're up we're off and away we go!" yayyyyy

"captain! :D" "polities! :D" (dont talk to me SOBS)

this whole song is just so great tbh.

I LOVE when ody and the men are singing together. so fun. idk why its just satisfying

jungle noises!! also the beat to Open Arms is just SOOOOO very nice i don't know why something about the drums is just so very /pos though

the lotus-eaters' voices are very fun tbh. i love the overlapping vocals. they sound like Creechurs /pos

when the lotus-eaters go "oooooh!" after polites' lines >>>>

the high flute/whatever it its thats playing the melody of athena's lyrics as she sings them? oughh >>>>>

"Let's go!!"

ody's smug little "ha-ha-ha-ha"

you can HEAR the smile in athena's voice when ody tricks her. like. ooh yes this one this is my favorite mortal.

"nah, don't be modest, i know you're a goddess" >>>

i just LOVE how ody sings "you are ATHENA badass in the ARENA unmatched witty AND QUEEN OF the best stra-te-gies we've seen"

ody's little "ohkay" after athena's "we'll see where it ends." god he sounds so just. blorbo. in this song. yknow. hes just so smug cat /aff

warrior of the mind, just, like, in GENERAL, is great

THE ARROW FLYING AT THE START OF POLYPHEMUSSSS

"WHO ARE YOU." you can HEAR the oh shit

i love ody and the Cyclops' whole exchange. just something about it.

i love the cyclops' voice filter? whatever he's got goin on. very cool

"hey cyclops do you know what's better than eating me? GETTING DRUNK!!! yeah trust me dude youll NEVER wanna eat me now"

i appreciate him repeating "nobody" three times so absolutely NO ONE can miss it.

"I'm so glad we see eye to eye" hehe. cause. yeah.

"what..? WATCH OUT!!" >>>>>>

THE BEAT HERE GOES FUCKING CRAZYYYYYYY /pos

the whole not exactly call-and-repeat thing that ody and his men do during this song. just. man i love this musical.

when the men r singing in the background of ody singing >>>>

"captain..?" POLITESSSSSSSS :((((((((

the BANGING... like. its so emotional /pos.

the cyclops singing a version of the song ody and his men were singing before >>>>>

the sort of focusing-in thing at the start of Remember Them? i dont know. its just very satisfying

remember them is just a great song all around. amazing. 10/10 no notes

i lied i have notes. i LOVE the guitar riff thing? that happens around when ody says "SCATTER"

"captain" "wait" >>>>>

the cyclops sounds so SAD when hes saying "don't go! :("

"my comrades will not DIIIIII-EEE-IEEEE in vain." they always say it like "diii-EEEE-iiiiiieeee" and its very funny

the line "selfish and prideful and vain" is so funny after reading the odyssey. this goddess raised your child for you and saved your life like 1932094234 times. have some goddamn respect. gods.

"YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR A MENTOR I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A FRIEND!" callbacks to previous songs >>>>>>

"wiser, why's your" love that. (sounds alike)

the little stuttering the music does at the end of this song!!! so satisfying.

[dballzposting]

I............. the Namek Freeza battle ....... was I think all about Satisfaction. Goku going Super Saiyan - moving into "throws of unimaginable rage" as Freeza put it - was like moving into the ultimate fury of the Fight response. Pure aggression instinct.

He didnt drop this state until he deemed the fight over. Not when Freeza was DEAD - but when GOKU FELT that he was no longer a threat. He didnt need to kill him to find satisfaction. There just had be nothing left to kick around.

This partly makes me think of the way that aggression in predators is activated by movement and resistance - and is why an animal freezing will make a cat boredly leave. Cats especially dont just hunt becasue they're hungry - it's a set of behaviors that they DELIGHT in, that brings them joy, like how birds like to sing (even when they have no prospects for a mate - think caged birds) and have the impulse to roost (even doing so when there are no eggs - think pet pigeons.) Cats love to play with their prey after they catch them. Which is so morbid for the prey. But the cat just loves to do it. And obviously they'll play with inanimate things too - as long as they keep moving, or at least make a satisfying sound.

Saiyans seem a lot like that. They LOVE to fight, have to even, there is a reserve of energy in their soul that compels them to fight - but it's not pure aggression, no, it can be joy. But the prey needs to keep active and alive to stimulate that joy- we're constantly seeing Goku needing the enemy to give him their all, and not just for honor's sake, but becasue there is a very tangible thrill that he is getting out of this and he just needs the satisfaction of a good, FULL fight. It's disappointing when the enemy gives up too soon or never puts up much resistance. Think about how many times he admits high excitement when facing a strong enemy. Think about how much later in the series, Goku gets so FRUSTARTED when theres no one good to fight. He NEEEEDS to release this energy he NEEEDS to be equally matched. He needs the proper resistance in order to put in his all, and he needs the mutual reciprocation of - bare minimum, if not any other thing to agree on - Passion.

I mean dont get me wrong Saiyans as a whole DEFINITELY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THEMSELVES when it comes to ANGRY AGGRESSION. But they also just like to fight. And "killing" is not the only satisfying end to that.

Goku, by nature, adheres to the call of mercy. He needs to fight more than anything, it's kind of his whole thing, but he never feels compelled to kill. Rather, he NEEDS the enemy to live so that they can come back stronger later and give him another Satisfying Fight...!

But that's not what's behind all of his mercy - really, his mercy is as instinctual as his need for fight. The latter we can attribute to his species, but the former is uniquely his own and just as integral. That's what makes him Goku. When Freeza was begging for mercy, Goku was incensed to hear it - but he could not resist the call. BECAUSE: This is about SATISFACTION, and he would FIND NONE if he let himself walk away in cold blood.

When he had to kill Freeza he wasnt happy about it. He had already found his satisfaction. He didnt want to also kill him, but he knew that Freeza had forced his hand - truly, truly forced his hand, wrote his actions, becasue right up to the end, Freeza WAS a worthy fight. BUT, Goku never takes Freeza's last-minute advice about how mercy's only beneficiary is your foe. Because right up to the end, Freeza was a fool. That's what Goku yells at him when he is forced to return a ki blast and end him, and it is the most pertinent thing for him to say. Freeza never learned to read into harmony and to be able to track the moving ki of living things. Freeza never learned how precious life is, which from Goku's divine wisdom, is an ignorance that to which there exists no greater indicator of a fool. Freeza was just a fool.

Anyway: I said earlier that this reminded me of how cats play, but that was a tangent. What this fight REALLY is is AWESOME, RIGHTEOUS RAGE and VINDICATION and REVENGE and SATISFACTION. It's immensely gratifying to the viewer, most of us walking around with no good way to vent the awesome survival rage that we're capable of, and for some, is locked inside of us due to past happenings that were never resolved.

THE SCENERY IS INTENSE - the sick, dead, EXPLODING planet, devoid of life, giving in to the epic violence of all that it's made of. It represents being past overdue, when you've gone under the tunnel and theres no sun, when God has written you off and theres nothing more to do and you're just waiting until you're not there to wait anymore. To Goku it's this pivotal time to nail the escape - but to the planet, it's past any salvageability, past the event horizon. It's not the fearful wait for death, it IS death, upfront and center and awesome and profound. So theres this backdrop of complete obliteration without desolation, consummate violence, the magma and tsunamis and lightning and earthquakes.

And Goku is burning with unwavering conviction to survive this. Hes not willing to die with Freeza like he was with Raditz - this is not about being tactful - this is about something higher, this is divine comeuppance. He intercepted King Kai and the Grand Elder's communication to tell them that they better not wish him away. This is HIS FIGHT - and anyone could see that this is his PURPOSE. If he dies here then he will with total satisfaction. This is what hes meant to do. The preservation of what's precious, the commitment to honor, to deferring to the calls of revenge, the electricity in his body and his blood inside and out - this is all his biology and he is one with his fate. He will not be removed prematurely. This cannot be thwarted. The impact of this perfectly-focused force of his spirit is, out of context, only destructive - and if you remove him from this before satisfaction, there is no way in this lifetime that he will be able to discharge this in an effective or meaningful way. If he cant win this, then he needs to die. This is all he is.

He had entered the Super Saiyan state again when Freeza attacked him again, and this time he didnt leave it when Freeza was deemed no longer threat. He maintained it as he tried to escape. The threat isnt over yet - he has even less time than he did, and all of this energy can now be converted into initiating an active escape.

Furthermore - and this feels like a weak detour now- when Freeza's ship fell into the innards of the planet and all hope was seemingly loss .. even though Goku was left there like "No ... this cant be happening..!" He still didnt feel trapped or hopeless and he didnt move into any sort of freeze response. No tonic immobility for our Goku. His fury is too POWERFUL, and his constitution POWERFUL ENOUGH to contain it without getting overwhelmed (INCREDIBLE!). He has not reached satisfaction yet - he has not escaped yet - so he will remain in this state.

Also Goku, by character, training, AND blood, will never ever resort to any sort of freeze .. THIS WE KNOW ... we saw baby Gohan fall into that a few times (the way he would have a burst of power and then drop to level 0 in overwhelming fear...) but even at his young age and limited training we see the fight response in him show up and triumph . I do just think that Saiyans will Always Fight rather than flee and they will persist with fight for a long time even if the situation becomes unsalvageable... I think it's just their coding. I've no reason to believe otherwise...

[baura-bear]

Welcome to newsie’s big king rant!! *cracks knuckles* i apologise for spelling mistakes or grammar innacuracies

i’ll start with AKB but i’ll do it in three parts ranging how much knowledge i have on the subject

andrew keenan bolger was born on the 16th may 1985 in detroit. he has 2 older sisters, maggie and celia ( who won a tony award for “to kill a mockingbird”!) he’s married to scott bixby since 2018 and their relationship is so nice and wholesome it’s so cute.

HES 5’4. IM 5’5. it’s so funny to think he’s shorter than me but whatever 😭😭

his first broadway role was in the OBC of seussical as alternate Jojo in 2000-2001 of which he did ONE broadway show then got kicked coz he hit puberty LMFAO poor 15 year old andrew

he then went on to be robertson ay in mary poppins THEN went in a woekshop for newsies and papermill and broadway( fun fact i think he’s the only actor who stayed in the same role for the workshop, papermill then obc of newsies )

during newsies he got a lot of fans which honestly yeah real but in march 2013 he left newsies to begin rehersing for tuck everlasting which didn’t make it until 2016 bc there wasn’t a suitable theatre for a transfer to broadway yet ( another fun fact if it had stayed in the realm of 2013 sadie sink would have played winnie instead of sarah charles lewis )

then in 2017 he was in kris kringle the musical playing kris kringle and in 2021 he was in seven deadly sins the off broadway musical playing phillipe

in september ( not sure if going ahead due to sag aftra ) he’s gonna star in “dracula a comedy of terrors” which seems very fun!! he posted a rlly funny photo of him wearing vampire teeth

ok other things than theatre he’s done i’m so sorry gang

so in 1997 he was chip’s singing voice in that lovely enchanted christmas beauty and the beast spinoff which i watched ALL OF IT just to find he’s in ONE FUCKING SONG and he’s only in the credits ONCE

( however tim curry is in it and he’s a fat smash so 🤷🏻‍♀️ )

he was in this show called looking in 2014 don’t watch it if ur under 18 i’m fucking traumatised from it don’t curse yourself with that PLEASE GOD DONT SEARCH ANDREW KEENAN ON GIFS EITHER

he had like a miniseries called ‘submissions only’ which also performed at 54 below

he has a podcast called ‘that sounds right’ which is SO FUCKING FUNNY PLEASE GO LISTEN TO IT I LOVE IT SO MUCH

OH SHIT YEAH HE WAS ALSO IN ( these are all like regional theatre ?? )

high school musical as ryan

perez hilton saves the universe…😬 as a shit ton of different ppl

LITTLE SHOP AS SEYMOUR!!!!!

a really funny parody video called ‘sherlock the musical” it’s so funny bc my irl friend robin thinks he looks like martin freeman

OTHER THINGS I JUST LIKE ABOUT HIM

he’s not afraid to post whatever on his socials 💀 like i’ll be scrolling and that one pic of him licking the screen is there and i’m like 😀 ok andrew

hes really funny

hes honest and open about not being the best dancer which is so real ( so he showed up to newsies to audition and , in his own words , apparently the directors thought he was a good enough dancer to play a boy with a crutch BAHHAHA WHICH IS SO RELATABLE OH MY HOD )

i think that’s it!! please enjoy i’m soo tired i’ll do some more ranting soon :3

thank you for all the knowledge! fun fact: I saw Celia perform in TKAM (very good) and my grandma used to baby sit Jeff Daniels' (Atticus) cousin because they grew up in the same town

also the note about his lack of dancing skills reminded me of his old youtube videos and one video he was talking about an audition he botched (there was basketball choreo he was supposed to learn) and instead, because he didn't know what to do, he just put the basketball in his shirt and pretended to be pregnant??? hey directors like a strong acting choice and he delivered.

[nian-7]

HEYAA!!! can i get a matchup for hypmic??!??? platonic and romantic if u dont mind! thanku<3

zodiac sign - pisces

mbti - intp

enneagramma - 5w4 (if that means anything)

im very chaotic and my hobbies are constantly changing, but computer games always remain in my life!! i like playin games that help clear my mind:33

im very introverted, but when i get close to a person, i become a monster who doesnt think at all and says all the shit that first comes to mind! i very often make fun of my besties and rude to them, but they understand that i dont wanna harm them! i love my besties who tolerates me sm;(((

i fckin love hugs kisses and the like! i dont seem tactile since most of the time I am disconnected from the world and have my head in the clouds, but i really like it!

i love active music and very often i sing along and dance along, BUT IT LOOKS AND SOUNDS JUST DISGUSTING /SRS

i dunno if this is enough information or too much, either way thanks one more time!!!hehe<3

i think it's a pretty good amount of information for me to work with! hope you enjoy!!

I match you with... (platonically)

Sasara Nurude!

-To be honest, Sasara came to mind first as a good friend for you. He can understand you being playfully rude to him because well, Samatoki...

-You both can be annoyingly chaotic and it always makes Rosho sigh whenever the two of you both are together because he knows something is about to happen.

-He doesn't mind having an introverted friend and you'd kind of remind him of Rosho. Understanding that you tend to be more on the introverted side, he'll be your extroverted friend who takes you everywhere and hopefully brings you out of your shell!

-He'll go to karaoke with you and honestly the two of you would have a blast there. Wouldn't judge you because well, you're just having fun! Who cares if you both are comfortable around each other!

I match you with... (romantically)

Ichiro Yamada!

-I feel like you could turn Ichiro into a gamer as well. He does play some games but you could probably turn him into one even more. Whether you play more chill games like Stardew Valley or FPS games, he'll join you and try his best!

-Ichiro is honestly a big teddy bear and loves hugs and kisses too! He can't help but to kiss your cheek out of the blue or even hug you when he gets excited!

-He does remind you to watch your language and what you say around his brothers but he doesn't really mind when you don't think before you speak, as long as it's in good fun!

-Honestly, he'll also sing and dance along with you no matter how bad it is. You both can't help but laugh at each other's weird choreography that's been made up on the spot. His brothers have walked in on it more than once only for you both to bust out in laughter at their confused face.

[winderlylandchime]

1/2 Finally 4x01!!! The new intro started playing and he got up so fucking fast as if he was watching a game ‘WAIT WHAT?! THIS IS DIFFERENT! OH MY GOD THIS IS COOL AS FUCK! I like this more!! *tries to sing along while not knowing the song* ..cue…BEGIN…pulse..YEAH i fuck with this. And of course the intro ends on Brian walking away. He is the moment!’ ‘Ohhhh Drag Queen moment! I fuck with this. Hi BRIAN! Look at them just hanging out in THEIR loft, damn he is broke as fuck, huh? *said in an affectionate aww type of voice* THEY ARE PARTNERS! He really hates accepting any type of help, huh? Brian maybe you should listen to your own advice from two seasons ago about a man knowing when to accept help. Wait shit, i just remembered the nothing noble about being poor thing. Well fuck Brian’ It briefly showed Mel and Linds and he was so disappointed until Britin popped up again ‘this is what I want every episode, Brian and Justin. And that’s it’ ‘I am genuinely surprised that Hunter and Mike haven’t killed each other. Proud of them’ ‘Brian having lunch with Ben and Linds AND mel? Is he okay? Aw Brian and Justin being sarcastic is one of my favorite things in the world. (Deb says Mikey and her talk 3x a day) Okay, three times a day is…yeah. I mean even I don’t..actually never mind. OH HE IS GONNA KILL EVERYONE IF THEY DONT STOP PITYING HIM. But Bri Bri you are broke as a jok- HA he is gonna steal Bald dudes clients’ ‘i like this drag queen singing in between moments. Its been a while since I went to a drag show. I wonder if they miss me back home..i mean i did tell them I was leaving but still, i hope they miss me- oh ted. I was trying to forget that horrible party-BLAKEY! I’m so happy that he’s good now. EMMETT! Im glad he came to visit but I rea- Ted what the hell is wrong with you? He didn’t do shit wrong to you, why are you being bitchy? No Emy no, blakey didnt do anything wrong. But damn it i get Emy is hurt but fucking hell this isnt it. GIVE ME BRIAN BACK’ brian shows up on screen with Vance ‘HA WHAT DID I SAY? I CAN FEEL WHEN MY BOY IS UP! Wait that..sounds..weird. Of course he looks great, he always does. Oh so now you love him, fuck you baldy, Brian youre better than this. I like his hair. *does jazz hands* spikey. Oh baldy knows that Brian could destroy him if he pulls a Justin Timberlake and goes solo. DO IT BRI BRI! I didnt plan on him having his own company but DO IT!!!!’ ‘How did Mike already lose Hunte- HES HUSTLING AGAIN? *randomly starts laughing* It’s really funny hearing Mike call him little asshole when they’re the same height.’ Ted and Blake are on right now where he’s cleaning the floor ‘ohhhh i think this is gonna be bad. I hope im wrong because i like Blakey but this is looking like you know that thing where you get a crush on your savior or your therapist or something like that? I know my shit..i think’ ‘OH MY GOD WHAT DID THEY DO TO BRIANS CAR? Id rip their head off? I mean the car sucks but damn. Wait i forgot to focus on the important stuff: Brian looks good as fuck! CAN HE STOP KISSING HIM?’ ‘ITS BRIAN AGAIN!(Brian says ‘because no ones close friendship means more to me than yours’) aww Bri Bri, i feel the same way. Im glad you can agree that we have a deep connectio- OH HE IS GONNA GO SOLO! HES PULLING A BEYONCÉ! YOU GO GIRL! I really like the drag queen moments.. i miss my girls back home, i gotta call them.’ ‘AW JUSTIN CAME UP WITH THE COMPANY NAME!! KINNETIK! I fuck with that. I think i need a new shirt (i said No at this point) *looks at me and does jazz hands* merch. Of course Blondie is the one to help him come up with the name. LOOK AT THEM ALL HAPPY AND IN LOVE! Aw they wanna hang out with Emy! I NEEDED THIS TRIO! Make them hang out like when they danced together. The new dream team!’

The new intro! It really reminds me of the OG intro to the OG Beverly Hills 90210 (not to date myself).

It is so hard to watch Emmett and Ted during this arc.

Brian looks sooooooo good in S4.

OH HE IS GONNA GO SOLO! HES PULLING A BEYONCÉ! Truly, I looked it up and she went solo in 2003 right as this was being filmed (if I've got my timelines correct).

AND YES JUSTIN CAME UP WITH KINNETIK. He's named both Gus and Kinnetik (swoon).

The new dream team - I wish!

[sagereidxx]

yall wanted it so here it is (if u dont know what im talking about click here!)

"Okay, okay. Everyone, settle down" Mike said, sounding slightly shocked at how excited everyone was after their last song. "We have one last song and guess what?" He said, strumming his gituar. "It's a new one!" He added in a sing song voice.

As everyone cheered, Mike looked over to the far left of the stage, where he saw Will, cheering as loud as he possibly could for his boyfriend. And waving to get his attention. Mike waved back and looked back to the center of the crowd, strumming his gituar again. "This one's called betty" Mike smiled, glazing of to Will agian, who smiled back and starting cheering again.

"Honey, I won't make assumptions about why you switched you homeroom but, I think it's 'cause of me" Mike began then, stepping away from the mic to shoot another glace at Will, who was already staring at him in complete awe.

Mike smiled again and stepped back up to the mic, singing, "Honey, one time I was writing on my skateboard when I passed your old house. It's like I couldn't breathe" This time, holding all his attention on Will. "You heard the rumors from El and you can't believe a word she says most times, but this time it was true" El? Will thought. "The worst thing that I ever said, was what I said to you"

"But if i just showed up at your party, Would you have me? Would you want me? Would you tell me to go fuck myself? Or lead me to the garden?" Mike sung, looking back into the center of the crowd, deciding that he was staring at Will for too long. "In the garden, would you trust me if I told you it was just a summer thing? I'm only 17. I don't know anything but i know I missed you" This line immeaditly reminded him of the many late night coversations he would have with Mike. 'I just feel like I don't anything anymore' 'You don't have to. We're only 16'

That line hit Will like a ton of bricks. Remembering the whole fight they had in the rain when they were you younger. 'It's not my fault you don't like girls.' Remembering that moment sent shivers down his spine. Will shook his head and looked back up at the stage knowing the song his boyfriend was singing was about him.

"Honey, I know where it all went wrong, your favorite song was playing from the far side of the gym" Mike sung, looking back at Will and rolling his eyes sarcastically, that make Will laughed because he know how insufferable he is when it comes to Should I Stay Or Should I Go? "I was no where to be found I hate the crowds, you know that. Plus, I saw you dance with him" Will laughed again, remember Mike would act fake jealous when Lucas would dance with him at the partys he would throw after his basketball games.

Mike repated the chorus again, "You heard the rumors from El and you can't believe a word she says most times but this time it was true. The worst thing that I ever said, was what I said to you." Mike paused, letting the crowd cheer before continuing.

"But if I just showed up at your party, Would you have me? Would you want me? Would you tell me to go fuck myself? Or lead me to the garden? In the garden, would you trust me if I told you it was just a summer thing? I'm only 17 I dont anything but I know I missed you"

Everything went quiet as Mike began the bridge, "I was walking home on broken cobblestones, just thinking of you when she pulled up like a figment of my worst intentions. She said, James get in, let's drive. Those days turned into night sat and talk wirh and, I dreamt of you all summer long." Will assumed he was talking about Max in these lines because she was the only one tjat called Mike by his middle name, James.

"Honey, right now is the last I can dream about what happens when I see your face again." He finally reached the end of the stage, crouching down infront of Will and stating into his eyes, "The only thing I wanna do, is make it up to you." He sang, sticking iut his hand for Will to take. As the crowd was going crazy, Mike gave Will a look that basically asked, 'Can I pull you up on stage?' Which Will responded with an obvious nod.

Mike stopped singing for a second and let the crowd cheer again. He stepped back up to the mic and focused all his attention on Will and started singing in a softer voice. "Honey, I'm here on your doorstep and I planned this out for weeks now but, it's finally sinkin' in" Mike sung, pulling the mic off it's sand and slowly moving closer to far stage left where Will was.

Mike did just that as the tempo of the song increased, "Yeah, I showed up at your party. Will you have me? Will you love me? Will you kiss me on the pourch infront of our stupid friends?" Mike sung facing the crowd and spinning Will around.

"If you kiss me, will it be just like I dreamed it? Will it patch your broken wings? Im only seventeen, I don't know anything but I know I missed you." Mike continued, dragging Will down center stage.

"Standin' in your cardigan. Kissin' in my car agian." Mike sat in the middle of center stage, pulling Will down with him. Once Will was sat next to Mike, he decided to lay his head in Will's lap. "Stopped at a street, you know I missed you." Mike finally finished, only looking up at Will, who just smiled down at Mike as he heard everyone cheer for his boyfriend.

"Well, everyone, this is my boyfriend, Will" Mike said, holding the mic up to Will's lips. "Hi" Will spoke into it.

[navysealt4t]

hi blue (explodes in your ask box)

i provide letters with the intent of seeing your opinion on fandom things, please enlighten me

I / O / S / Z

thank you 🙏

HAUNNTT HI

I - Has tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why

not really? for the most part its just made me get deeper into fandom lol. like ive started reading botw fics bc of the tumblr fandom and its been very fun

O - Choose a song at random, which ship or character does it remind you of

ooo i shuffled my liked songs and got the song "after the war" by reinaeiry and. :( it reminds me of lizzie and ayva if they had gotten the chance to be together without any pirate or navy bullshit . oughhh now im sad :( they are so tragic like waghhhh i know u dont know them but. shaking my lil gremlin hands at you they were so in love and ayva just haunts riptide's story sm i love them... daily propaganda go watch jrwi riptide for tragic lesbians..... :(

on the other hand it could totally be about albatrio or polypirates. wagh.

oh and speaking of lizzie/ayva cafe 1930 is a them song. it has no words but. them.

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

RANDOM HEADCANON TIMES jay was taught the flute & violin as a kid and while she can play them super good she prefers playing random chords on the ukulele that sound good together :]

gillion he/she and neos pronoun user i will die on this hill sorry . speaking of this genderfluid chip & trans girl jay always. and butch edyn

chip loves singing he sings so much random words while he's doing chores and singing sea shanties arlin taught him or singing ollie to sleep. jay teases him endlessly about the lullabies he sings to ollie

animal lover jay is canon but. she loves animals so much. just adores them so much she will pet any animal that comes up to her she doesn't care about rabies. she's tried to make them get a pet other than pretzel so many times. im sooooo tempted to write a fic where jay smuggles a cat on board and yes it will be navyseal

jay loves sketching like mundane scenes in her life rlly colorfully and dramatic and with a lot of meaning behind it. like u know that one drawing that's like "i realized something about human connection but im too drunk to write it so i drew it" ??? thats how she draws. she dips her toes in landscapes :)

gill loves drawing ppl. his family, his sister, random ppl on the street, etc etc !!! he has gotten really good since when he first started but he goes through random bouts of self doubt where he refuses to draw

chip doodles random shit really and he does it on EVERY piece of paper he can find the corners of their map is covered in tiny doodles. these include angry doodles of niklaus looking very mischievous and pretzel with a big knife.

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go (prompts optional but encouraged)

I CANT THINK OF ANYTHING BUT UUHHHHH OH im working on a thingy that im hoping to turn into a youtube video :DD basically i love the game unpacking and the way it tells it's story is phenomenal and the casual representation and the art style and music and relatability and everything about the game is amazing !!!! i have been doing so much research and typing in google doc im so excited to get working on it :3 ive played the game at least 10 times i lveo it. this is fan related bc i am a fan and i say so <3

[chi-haku]

its 5-star day!!!! which means i get to do my fave thing and rank the album based exclusively on my first listen. ive only heard all of these once with the exception of the title so these are just first thoughts. my rankings always change insanely after like a week (looking at my maxident rankings im always like …weird!!)

rankings of the album below the cut!

1. fnf - oh my god i cant believe theyre singing abt five nights at freddys… this song is genuinely so good though; it makes me feel the same joy as i cant stop or the view does upon first listen. its emotional but its danceable, its got everything.

2. collision - THIS SONG WASNT EVEN RLLY ON MY RADAR AS A POTENTIAL FAVORITE?? (talk abt a collision haha!!) but dare i say it is actually my favorite?? (edit: its actually my second favorite) its a really fun track; this is one i would hope would get a dance tbh bcuz i think itd look really cool

3. topline - this song is such an ear worm its been stuck in my head before it even came out; it simultaneously serves cunt and bad ass at the same time; tiger jks verse eats. love the vocals in it too, and the BOM DIGGY DIGGY BOM BOM BOM BOM. its a rlly fun enjoyable song def gonna be on my list of faves

3. youtiful - i thought it was gonna be cringe which it kinda is but its also heartwarming and a bit sad. it would probably rank a bit higher if it didnt have some tough competition but ‘the universe in ur eyes’??? UGH IM BASHING MY HEAD INTO A WALL SCREAMING OK ITS CHEESY BUT ITS ALSO GREAT. our first tie because in making this these two kept switching ranks over and over

4. DLC - ok dlc standing for dance like crazy is so cute. this song makes me wanna just vibe and have a great time; just dont listen to the lyrics they make me a bit sad just a little bit. also the pre chorus whisper with a harmony right underneath? YES PLZ. eating this for breakfast this is so good

5. hall of fame - WOAH! early on i was like oh its nice but maybe not my fave until the kinda tron-ish break down before the chorus its kinda hypnotic—ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND made me giggle lol—the instrumental of this song is v interesting i like it a lot (this was actually below #6 for a hot second before i made a last minute call)

6. superbowl - you whisper in a song and thats it for me it kills me sorry!! someone said this is god menu pt 2 and it is its so good (i dont care that the lyrics are goofy i love it) this ones rank was shakey until the end that rlly sold it for me. noticing a trend of rlly strong outros on this album

6. get lit - i rlly struggled with this and superbowls ranks so theyre getting the same rank. skz knows how to make an amazing party song fr. i love a lil edm moment i wish they would do even more like side effects level breakdown

7. s-class - okay this song is a bit all over the place but kind of in a way that fucks; like its a mess in a way that if would blow my mind to play a shooter too! i do love IN’s breakdown he gets i LOOOOVE his voice. also the last bit before the end starting at like 2:35 to the end kinda reminds me of og skz in a way i rlly enjoy

8. item - really like the instrumentals they r playing w this album. im kinda predicting that this will be the song on the album that grows on me a lot; i really enjoy the breakdown towards the end and the videogame core of it all

honorable mentions (i dont rank previously released songs!!):

the sound - i didnt like this song like at all when it came out but it IS better in korean.

time out - we know her, we love her, she cant be in the rankings because she would top them and im biased cuz i listen to it all the time!

[aficionadonn]

Lair Games

i thought i would not liveblog on this account but HERE WE ARE!!!

man his face looks so happy here. new profile pic? maybe

Mikey is rocking back and forth like i was just earlier and i am considering the possibility that i am adhd (iiiiignoring the fact that i once wrote a character and shared it online and they were immediately diagnosed adhd by someone WITH adhd and i was like nahhhh  i was just writing what i would have done if i had unlimited access to art supplies cause i know i’d switch from project to project i’m not adhd, i don’t think i can write a character as canonically neurodivergent haha wdym- aficionadonn. no. no that may have been three years ago but dude i didn’t even consider-)

yeah sailing the seven seas baby, i cannot pause but I SHOULD WEAR GLOVES TO READ BECAUSE PANDEMIC but also Donatello? he. played in the sewer sludge in his i-am-not-a-productive-member-of-society-booty-shorts how is that different i dont understand I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT MUST HAVE A REASON BUT I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS is it to prevent the deterioration of the comics’ quality? is raph misunderstanding? idk dude

DONNIE I’M ROOTING FOR YOU

SCREW IT IM INCLUDING THE VIDEO PLAY LINE THINGY (wait whats that called again i need to know i need to search it up one moment)

IM INCLUDING THE VIDEO SCRUB BAR

also i always search up words before i use them in casual conversation is that just me

sometimes (always) i think about how much fun his voice actor has voicing donatello (having a beautiful voice that can be expressed in such a way) (is there a hormonal drug that can make my voice at least sound more like a guy) (my voice gender is unacceptable) (i need androgyny) (give me an androgynous voice) (if i had shapeshifting abilities i would use them to sing impossibly low tunes and alter my range)

donnie-a-tell-o.

does your ankle truly need an iv bag. is your ankle dehydrating you.

also, man, way to make a dramatic entrance - pushing away airborne gases

huh, i don’t think i knew he could do that

Oof, Mikey didn’t do too well.

new profile picture, perchance?

I KNEW THEY HAD A RULEBOOK

so proud of himself. too proud of himself. why does he take every single chance to shave his arms. is he attempting to remind himself of the glory he once had as a human if so then this is not the way-

also he has a vast amount of lou jitsu paraphernalia this is abnormal and i think he can be awesome the way he is but he just focuses on the wrong things a lot idk

Fibonacci is a pretty fun word to say when you say it like Donatello does. On the other hand, Donatello is also very fun to say.

god i want to animate like this

wait shit

shit noooooooooo donnie-

this smug motherfucker

[nknoxe-n]

hello!! im here for the matchup event!

im a girl, 5'7, and an enfp! im rly rly awkward around ppl i dont know and i have to find someone that really matches my freak (sorry 😣) for us to really click. but once you get to know me im rly freaky and quite hyper when in person but im very dry over text. as for hobbies and interests, i really love love LOVE music!!! my fav artists are laufey and beabadoobie. i play the piano and the double bass! i like to sing sometimes toooo! i get bored rly easily too. i look for kindness and sense of humor in a partner! and im ashamed to say this but looks too 😥😥😥 im really insecure of my teeth and face.... thats all & hope i didnt overshare!!

Your Blue Lock Matchup: Bachira Meguru

He’s the kind of partner who’d match your quirky energy perfectly and bring out the best in you. If there’s anyone who can make you feel comfortable enough by matching your freak, it’s this guy. Bachira thrives on connecting with people who are just as unique as he is, and he’d love every bit of your awkwardness and hyper energy—it’d make him feel right at home.

First off, Bachira is hilarious. He’d keep you laughing constantly with his offbeat humour and random antics. You’d never feel bored around him because he’s always coming up with new, fun things to do, whether it’s exploring some random park, trying out crazy food combos, or making up silly games. And honestly? He’d think your dry texting is hilarious too, probably sending you goofy emojis or pictures to make you smile whenever you go radio silent.

Your love for music would fascinate him. He’d be so curious about your double bass and piano skills, probably asking you to play for him whenever you’re together. He might not know much about classical music, but he’d love seeing how passionate you are about it. He’d be all heart eyes, telling you how amazing you sound even if you feel shy about it. And if you wanted a duet? Bachira would jump in, whether he’s good at singing or not (hes not), just to have fun with you.

When it comes to your insecurities, Bachira would be your number-one hype man. He’d constantly remind you how beautiful you are and not even when you're feeling down, he never shuts up with the praise, he's a #1 certified glazer, focusing on all the little things about you that make him fall for you even harder.

And looks? Don’t even worry about it! Bachira knows how to turn up the charm. He’s got that playful confidence that makes him seem effortlessly cool, but he’d still go out of his way to impress you. You’d catch him styling his hair or wearing something he knows you like, just to see if you notice. And when you do? Oh, he’d light up like a kid on Christmas morning.

[fl0ral-ghost]

Ok im re listening it cause of course i am and i newd to rant. Ithica saga spoilers and such bad spelling its illegal and sad. But im notchnsging it have fun happy holidays x

ANTINIOUS'S VOUCE IS MAKING ME FOLD. LIKE. NOT IN A WAY OF IM ATTRACTED TO IT BUT LIKE HOLY CRAP ITS SO POWERFUL and holy fuck. (Then end of thst song had be gagged)

The start of odysseus. Oh my god. Thst new sort of melody is it? Like we havent heard that sort of ryth before and then when i heard the other one start from six hundred strike i had to pause it.

I play the drums and my god the drums have me like flintching which doesn't usually happen. But it id with these songs specifically odysseus. Oh my god i love this so much.

The chnating and hsrmonys in every song have me weeping i love it and the ones in odysseus remind me of the ones in the cyclops saga with polymethus (..?) Hut its changed cliggtly and its spectacular

"Keep your head down hes aiking for the torches" "You dont think i know my pwn palace? I built it." That sort of bit, the one from the clip snippet, atill makes me so exited i lovw it so much oh my god ih my god oh my god (new vical stim unlocked basically)

The part where the suitors say antinious id dead and ask for forgivness and freedom?? The open arms reference??? THE PLAIN ASS NO??? FUCK JORGE WHAT WERE YOU COOKING WITH THIS TASTEA LIKE GOD MY MAN.

The suitors speaking, then the killing sound THEN THE THINGY THING ON THE STRIBGS IT SOUNDED LIKE LEGENDARY I CRIES AHHH

THEN TELEMACHUSSS?! AHHHHHH TELEMACHUS IS HERE AHHHHHH.

"Get off me!" "Hold him down!" AHHHHH IM SOBBINGGGG THEN THE LIKE STRUGGLONG SOUND

"Mercy. MERCY?" It diednto bring me home." YES IT DID BUT OH NY GOD AHHH IM SPEECGLESS AHHH

"My mercys long since drowned" IDK REDERENCING TO POSEIDON AHHHHHHG

"you plotted to kill my son. You planned to r@pe my wife" the powerfulness of his words and his voice here is just unbelievable i actually cant belive it.

THEN THE NOISE AFTER OF THE KILLING AND THE NEXT FEW LINES "YOUVE FILLED MY HEART WITH HSTR ALL OF YOU WHOVE DONE ME WRONG THIS WILL BE YOUR FATE" OH NY GOD

Then the Screaming ok get it jorge get it odysseus..

The strings playing at the start of i xsnt hrlp but wonder and then the whatever instrument it is that plays telemachus's little bings melody thing oh my god im weepong

"Father..?" JORGE STOP, STOP THIS STOP! 😭

FUCK THEN THE ACOUSTIC GUITARS the way they play reminds me of how you might think a parent would play to a child maybe and like oh my god the innocence of it, and the immedient switch in odysseus's voice "son..?: he sounds likes hes about to break down sobbing join the rest of us ody weve been sobbing since the first song.

Telemachus's voice my god and the lyrics really show how juch telemachus has quite literally begged to just be like his dad and hes looked up to him even if theyve never even met at a point in telemachus's life that he would remmber

Moment ody started to duet paring to thst lyrics his lwn refelction of it i mean? Yeah, im bawling, rear gods. The grntlness in jis voice a compellte contrast to his recent singing psrts in other songs

"The strength you hold within" thst made me cry. And telemachus i bet. Cause telemachus thought he was weak and wanted to have his dads strength. And then not only finally meeting his dad but then hearing him call telemachus strong, thsts emotional vunerabilty i say.

"My son im finally home!" AHHHHHHHHH

I EANTED TO WRITE ABT THE NW T LYRICS BUT THEN EHEN RHEY HARMONISE TOGETHER AHHH FUCK OFFF ASHHGG

"Go...tell your mother im home...ill be there in a moment" my mind can no longer peice together words im juet inagining telemachus cry as he runs to penelope with a smile.

Then theres those funny drags aND AS SOON AS I HEARD THE SHOE YOURSELF I STARTED ABSULUTLY BEATONG THE CRAP OUT OR NY PILLOW AHHHH.

Then athenas riff plays (i think thats whatnit is) "you were never one for hello's..." THEN ATHENAS VOICE FUCK FUCK FUCK AND THE WAY SHES EMPATHY, AND THE FACT THAT SHE FEELS GUILTY AND LIKE AHHH I DIDNT THINK WE WERE GETTING A REUNION BUT WE ARE AND FU KKKKJ PLEASE TELL MR THIS THREW OTHER PEOPLE OFF.

"But ive got one endevour, theres a firl i have to see..." "very well..." FIRST OF ALL THST VERY WRLL ID VSRY ATHENA LF HER, AND THEN ODYS BIT BEFORE HE SOUNRS LIKE THEIR STILL TEENAGERS TALKING SBOUT HOW THEIR FALLING IN LOVE AND HE HAS TO HAVE THIS GIRL OH GOD OH GOD WEEPONG WEEPING AHHHHH.

"Father...she waiting for you..."

Ok the way he sings penelope and like oh my god and the way theninstruments gst mkre intense oh god i love it "AND THEN THE DOOR OPENING FUCKING IM IN SUSPENCE"

Is it you...have my prayers been awnsered... JUST ALL OF PENELOPES VOICE, ALL HER LYRICS FU K AND THE WAY SHE TALLS ABT HIS CHNAGES FUCKKKKKK .

THEN WHEN HE SAYS THST HES NOT WHO HE USED TO BE AND HE SOUDNS SO GUILT RIDDEN AND SCARED HES JUST A WET FUCKING CST

What kinds of things did you do..?

THEN HE DESCRIBES KT "TRAIDES FRIENDS LILW OBJECTS I COULD USE JIRT MORE LIVES THEN I CAN CIUNT ON MY HANDS

So tell me would you fall in love with me again FICK THIS ENTIRE SONG AHHHHHHH

And she immediently asks for him to bring peice to her mind. "THE EHOLE FUCKING OLIVE TREE BKT AND HE STSRTS TO GET SO MAD AND HORRIFIED THAT SHES ASKING HIM TO DO THAT, AND THEN HER VOICE IS JUST AS INTENSE AS HIS AND FKLLED WITH SUCH STRAIN

The silence...

Im actually spewchless.

THEN WHEN SHE STARTA TO SING HER BIT AND ITS GOT SUCH INTENSITY AND LIKE FUCKING HELL AND THE EMLTION AND LIKE IT JURT SLAPPED ME THATS THE KIND OR MUSIC I LISTEN TO OUTAIDE OF EPIC LIEK FU KKKK. THEN THEY BKTH AING THW RIFFS TOGETHER WAITING AND PRNELOPE AND SHE GETS MORE INTENSE AND FUCKKKKKM.

THE TEUMPETS AND IT COMES BACK TO THE FIRST SONG THE HORSE AND THE INFANT AND THE INTENSITY ITS A GRAND FJNSLE FUCK FUCK FUCK IM SKBBING SUCM AHHH.

then they hsrmonazie...

Thwy hormonaise and sing i love you fu k kff no jorge you cant do thst you csnt do thst im sobbing nl no nko jorge jorge stop touve cooked to mjch mo monko

As you can tell i gave up typing in a way that is readable. But this is how it came out when i stsrted ranting and so i wont chnage it. Thsnkyou flr reading, im gonna go cry again nlw,