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leiawritesstories · 2 years ago

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aelin’s job includes talking on the phone a lot (receptionist? idk) and at the worst moment possible her daughter says she wants to be a call girl just like mommy

i hope you feel better soon! ❤️

the way i WHEEZED when i saw this thank you so much maria

word count: 1,406

warnings: minor language, major misunderstandings

Enjoy!!

Just Like Mama

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“All right, I have you booked for next Thursday, the tenth, at eleven o’clock. See you then!” Aelin clicked the button on the side of her headset to disconnect the call and released a muted groan.

Gods.

Sometimes she hated working as a receptionist.

But the pay was good, she got to spend time with her dear friends Lysandra, Elide, and Manon, who co-owned the spa, and she got free or super discounted facials and massages, so she wasn’t complaining. Out loud, at least. They often had picky clientele, the kind of people who wanted things done a certain way and would put up a grand fuss if it wasn’t done the way they envisioned it, and Aelin was known for her ability to soothe ruffled clients and meet their needs without messing up her friends’ carefully constructed routine.

Hoping for a moment between calls and check-ins, she glanced down at her phone to see a text from Rowan.

>I’m waiting for Lana to come to the car.

>Still planning to drop her off with you, yeah? Rowan had a more flexible schedule than she did, as his job allowed him to work part time in the office and part time at home, so he tended to pick their daughter up from school. He did have an important meeting this afternoon, though, so they’d agreed that Lana could stay with Aelin at work for the hour or so until the evening receptionist arrived.

<Yep. Things are starting to wind down (hopefully) so it’ll be fine.

<Plus Lys and El and Manon spoil her every chance they get. She’ll barely have a moment to be bored.

>I really should have remembered that.

<Yeah, you should have.

>Menace.

<Your menace

She could practically hear his soft chuckle.

>My menace indeed

>Okay, leaving now. Love you.

<Love you more

Rowan’s car pulled up in front of the spa building fifteen minutes later and a small, blonde-haired, green-eyed girl hopped out of the backseat, a Little Mermaid backpack hanging off one shoulder. She blew a kiss at the car before running into the building, grinning broadly at the way the automatic doors swished open when she approached.

“Hi Mama!” she called, waving wildly.

Aelin grinned at her five-year-old daughter. “Hi Lana.” She walked around the desk and went to meet the little girl, smiling as she scooped her into her arms. “How was school today, baby?”

“Not a baby!” Lana protested.

“All right, all right, big girl.”

“School was fun!” Lana opened up her backpack and rustled around in one of the folders inside. “Look! We made handprint turkeys!”

Aelin almost started crying at how utterly adorable her daughter’s little brown handprint with the bright orange and red feathers and the lopsided googly eyes was. “I love it!” She kissed the top of her daughter’s head. “We can put it on the fridge when we get home.” Lana beamed.

Another call rang in on Aelin’s headset. “Caraverre Spa, how can I help you?” She went through the motions of booking another reservation, smiling her customer service smile so the nasal-voiced lady on the other end would think she was being pleasant. “You’re very welcome, have a lovely evening!” she chirped, disconnecting the call.

There was a tug on her leg and she looked down to find big green eyes staring pleadingly up into hers. “Mama?”

“Yes, Lana?”

“I gotta go potty.”

Aelin glanced at the clock. Shit. There was a client coming in three minutes and she couldn’t go to the bathroom with her daughter. “Do you know where the bathroom is, lovey?”

Lana nodded. “Uh-huh. I go down that hallway and turn left and the bathroom’s right there.”

“Okay...” Aelin considered. Manon was free for a little bit longer, so she paged her. The platinum-blonde masseuse appeared almost immediately.

“What d’you need, Galathynius?”

“Will you walk Lana to the bathroom? We’ve got a client in two and I have to be here to check them in.”

“Sure.” Manon grinned at Lana. “C’mon, little princess, if you wash your hands like you know you should, I’ll let you pick out a nail color.”

Lana was hurrying towards the bathroom in seconds, Manon following.

Aelin chuckled to herself and then turned towards the entrance, seeing the next client coming in. She checked the pair of ladies in, then accepted another call and was talking into her headset when Lana reappeared and tucked herself into a chair by her mother’s side, her curious eyes sneaking glances at the new clients.

The ladies noticed the little girl and smiled at her politely, their smiles turning rather sour when they saw that she kept stealing glances over at them.

“Child needs discipline,” one of them whispered, probably thinking she was speaking too low to be heard.

The other nodded. “Poor thing, her mother there probably barely has time to teach her anything if she’s at work all day.”

“Which is why mothers should not have jobs,” the first lady sniffed.

Lana, of course, had heard the entire conversation, as had Aelin, who was still on the phone. Lana’s eyes narrowed and she jumped out of her chair and stood in front of the desk, her arms crossed, eyes narrowed in an expression that was one hundred percent Rowan. “Hey!”

The ladies stopped whispering abruptly and turned to look at her. “Are you all right, little one?” the first lady asked condescendingly.

“You don’t talk about Mama like that, it’s mean!” Lana frowned as hard as she could. “And I’m glad Mama has a job. I wanna be a call lady just like her when I grow up!”

The ladies’ mouths dropped open in horrified shock.

Aelin ended her call just in time to hear her five-year-old refer to her as a “call lady.” She nearly lost the grip she had on her humor right then and there.

“Well I never!” huffed the first lady.

“Such an example!” the second agreed, bobbing her head.

“Lana,” Aelin said smoothly, “come along back here and finish your worksheet, it’s almost done.” Lana settled, she turned her customer service smile on the whispering ladies. “I do apologize for my daughter’s bluntness, she has a tendency to speak before she thinks.”

“I’ll say,” the first lady scoffed.

Aelin’s eyes went steely. “She also has a tendency to refer to people by what she sees them doing, hence ‘call lady’ instead of ‘receptionist.’” Her smile turned vicious. “Or, as another example, ‘gossipers.’” She waved her hand dismissively. “Instead of whatever profession you two enjoy, one that I am entirely certain allows bountiful time to discipline any children you may or may not have.”

The ladies were stunned into prissy silence.

Lysandra strolled into the waiting area, flashing Aelin a private little grin. “Good afternoon, ladies,” she greeted the clients. “Please, come this way.”

“Have a lovely afternoon!” Aelin chirped, smiling pleasantly. She loosed a heavy sigh once the ladies were out of earshot, turning to ruffle her daughter’s hair. “Lana, lovey, haven’t we talked about not yelling inside?”

“Sorry, Mama,” Lana mumbled. “But they were mean.”

“I know.” Aelin kissed Lana’s head. “But sometimes, it’s better to not say anything and let your aunties handle the mean ladies, okay?”

“Okay,” Lana reluctantly agreed. She stayed mostly quiet for the rest of the hour, just looking up with her big green irresistible eyes whenever another client checked in.

At four-thirty, Aelin pushed away from the desk, switching off her headset. She tapped a few keys on her computer to clock out, then ruffled her daughter’s pale blonde hair. “You ready to go home, lovey?”

“Yeah!” Lana put her coloring book into her backpack and popped out of her chair, bouncing on her toes. “Can we make pancakes for dinner, Mama?” She widened her eyes, pleading. “Pleeeeease?”

Who was she to resist her daughter’s puppy eyes? “Of course, but Dad makes better pancakes than I do.”

Lana squealed happily, running to the car. The faster she could get home and have pancakes, the better, in her mind. Aelin smiled fondly as she helped her into her booster, closed the door behind her, and drove home, turning the radio on for background noise. And to keep Lana engaged, rather than letting her fall asleep on the ride home.

Unbidden, the term Lana had used popped back into her mind, making her snort with laughter.

Call lady.

Yeah, that one would crack Rowan up.

#my writing #aelin galathynius #rowan whitethorn #rowaelin #and kiddos #fluff #or at least mostly fluff #THREE prompts in a day #holy hell #lets pretend this hasn't been chilling in my drafts for a solid week

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fan-fantasies · 4 years ago

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Destiny (Micheal Langdon smut)

Pairing?: micheal langdon x reader

warnings?: SMUT, unprotected sex, hair pulling, dirty talk, chocking, ritualistic (kinda) sex, voyeurism, season spoilers (follows episodes from the season)

Word count?: 4.1k

A/N: WOW! Two posts in one week? Its almost like all i wanna do is write! Here is somemore smut, idk why i keep writing smut but for some reason i keep doing it. Maybe I’m getting better at this? I don’t really know honestly. Though I do hope you guys enjoy... Thank you so much for the likes and everything. Enjoy! <3 ~Breezy

You had been wandering in the woods for what seemed like eternity, you weren’t exactly sure where you were going or why you were here. It was the middle of the night, when you felt compelled to leave your home and go in search for a man. A voice had told you nothing more than he was living somewhere around here, in the middle of nowhere. You had been told that about three days ago, you had been endlessly wandering through the woods with no food, no water or even a clue who this man was. Your legs had begun to feel weak starting at the beginning of what you figured was the fourth day. It was then you came to a clearing, in the middle of the field was a strange metal statue, what was that? The bright sun blinded you as you entered the direct sunlight as you headed towards the entrance. There was no one around, how in the world was this the place you weren’t meant to be? The closer you got, you heard male voices speaking they seemed hushed but you honestly didn’t care. They didn’t notice you till you nearly collapsed in front of them,

“M-Micheal?” You stammered, “I need Micheal,” you whisper before you saw nothing but darkness.

The two men standing before you watched as your eyes rolled to the back of your head before collapsing to the ground. You were dirty, clearly having been in the woods for awhile. Normally they would be hesitant to bring a stranger into the school but the fact you asked for Micheal intrigued them even more. How did you know about the new student that was prepared to test to be the new alpha?

There was no doubt you played some important role here, maybe the witches had sent you? Where they trying to get a spy on the inside? Regardless, they managed to get you inside, finding a spare bed to lay you in for the time being. Many questions where asked of them as they walked through the academy, mainly from the boys who had witnessed them walking by but they gave them no answers, seeing as though they had none themselves.

Micheal wasn’t a hard student to find among the others, mainly cause his energy stood out to them the most but to you it was even stronger. Feeling his energy getting closer made your eyes fly open, you body moved as if you were on autopilot. You legs swung over the side of the unfamiliar bed, the room was rather large but that didn’t exactly matter, all you wanted was to see him. You had to be beside him.

You easily swung the door open only to be overwhelmed by his energy. He stood across the way, glancing your way, a wide smirk grew on his face. He made his way towards you, you didn’t dare move even though you wanted nothing more to be near him. Micheal looked around quickly before walking into the room with you, shutting the door behind the both of you and locking it using his power. You reached your hand out, almost like a mindless zombie but once your hands touched the trance went away. You had found him.

“Micheal,” you whisper looking up at him.

His eyes dark, “So my father sent you?” He questioned his facial expression unreadable,

“Yes, we were destined,” you say softly, “He wants us together, I only make you stronger,” you didn’t break eye contact, you could tell he wanted to do more but something was holding him back.

“They won’t let you stay,” he says, “they already believe you to be some sort of spy that the witches sent,” you looked at him, almost as if it didn’t exactly matter. “If they send me away, I will only come back for you. Nothing can separate us,” you tell him, “We are meant to rule together.” You gently caress his cheek, wanting nothing more than to be closer to him. He signs heavily, he gently touches your cheek in return but this was for something completely different. Your mind felt less hazy, less controlled.

“Now that you are completely here, tell me all you remember,”

And you did. You told him how you awoke from your sleep one night and compelled to leave your family and walk into the forest with no word. It was in the woods when a spell seemed to be cast over you, a black goat having approached you scaring you half to death.

“So my father did come to you,” he mumbles, “You are the one he spoke about,” He rubs his temples clearly trying to take in all this information. While he did that, you took in the man before you, short blonde hair, beautiful blue eyes, he was truly handsome… It wasn’t like you had a very great Homelife, it was pretty boring honestly.

“You do have a strong power within you,” he whispers bringing his face closer to yours, he seemed hesitant at first but now he seems convinced that you would be of use to him. “You will stay by my side at all time, they won’t take you away from me.” He growls almost possessively. Not like you minded, you knew he would keep you safe.

And keep you safe he did, you stayed by him every second of every day. To his lessons, to his training, to whatever it is he was doing. He even made it so you could stand beside him while they used a spell to give him protection and strength. You stood in the circle of fire with him, your arm wrapped in his. Though he knew he didn’t need either of those things from them, because you already gave him that.

You even stood by him when he went for his seven wonders test. His ‘teachers’ weren’t exactly pleased to hear that you would be tagging along but some how he convinced them that it was important that you stand by him. You had rested all day, knowing that he would likely pull from your energy when he began to do his ‘craft’. You knew he was strong enough to do it all without you, but you gave him even more just to be safe.

You were awake by his gentle voice and soft lips against your cheek, “My dear, it’s time to wake up,” he whispered into your ear, your eyes slowly opening meeting his beautiful one.

“Is it that time?” You ask him, he smiled softly answering your question. Slowly you sat up, he stood next to the bed waiting. You yawn a bit before standing for yourself,

“I got you this to wear my love,” he says as he motions towards a dress that laid on his desk. A black floor length dress with a beautiful gold pattern on the sleeves and chest piece. You weren’t afraid to undress in front of him and put the dress on.

“Micheal~ It’s beautiful!” You squeal as you spun with a giggle, he smiled at your reaction.

“My beautiful queen deserves the best,” he says as he fixes his uniform, “Now come, we must go,” he offers his arm, which you gladly take. You both make your way to the area where he would show his power. You enter with him at your side, his ‘teachers’ leading the way and the female witches waited for us. The witches gaze was on Micheal for a moment but was quickly shifted to you. Confusion overtook them seeing a female among the men, they prepared to ask but the men insisted the test begin. You stood away from Micheal, not near the men or the female, just alone. The supreme, Cordelia you had learned her name was, seemed uneasy not only with how well the tests were going, but with your presence. You could tell she wanted to ask but she couldn’t get a word out.

Micheal had passed almost all the tests given to him, the last task he was given was to basically bring someone back from somewhere. You didn’t fully understand seeing as though this whole magic thing but by the sounds of it, it seemed as though he had to go to hell to retrieve a soul. You knew this was something easy for him, seeing as though who his father was. He stood beside you as this was explained to him, you could feel him recharging his energy by taking yours, it wasn’t enough to hurt you it just made you tired. Once they finished arguing each other, Cordelia took one of the men into another room to speak about this you had assumed. Micheal had leaned down to your ear, you kept a straight face as his breath tickled your neck.

“You’re doing so well my dear,” he praises, “Keep it up and I will reward you later,” he gently nips your earlobe before pulling away. The witches that stood across the room eyed you both suspiciously and curiously. You tried to keep a straight face after Micheals slightly teasing words but you knew that if you listened, you would be rewarded, he was a man of his word. Micheal left your side only to go towards the door and use his power to open it. You knew full well he would do this.

Once convinced, the test began, Micheal laid on the ground ready to begin. It was so strange to see this ritual in progress. They began to chant until Micheal seemingly fell asleep, leaving you with some anxious witches and eager warlocks. Now that there was silence for a moment, Cordelia finally was able to ask her question.

“And who is this?” She asked looking at you, “She hasn’t seemingly left Micheals side all evening.” She points out looking you up and down. You stood there in silence, no one spoke a word mainly because even the warlocks couldn’t answer that question and you refused to say anything that might give you away.

There was a long silence, and if Micheal hadn’t just shot up gasping for air you were sure a fight would have broke out. He woke up alone but surprised even the witches when he brought back the witch named Misty. Micheal stood to his feet, walking straight to you as he seemed exhausted by the ritual. While none of the witches were watching, you gently took his face in your hands, taking a deep breath you gave as much energy before they began to pay attention. The oldest witch then called one of the warlocks, ‘a pathetic pompous ass,’ which got a giggle out of you, she wasn’t wrong…

“I did everything you asked,” Micheal proudly says standing tall, you arm now linked with his. You both stood proud together, like a king and queen. Once the commotion seemed to die down, both you and Micheal took your leave heading towards his bedroom. All of them believed he needed rest, but you knew exactly what was going to happen behind those doors.

Micheal was eager to take you in every way possible before they had a gathering in the study. It didn’t take long for clothes to be shed and for you to be tossed onto the bed. Your face pushed into his pillow, your ass high in the air presenting yourself to him. No matter how much you begged him to take you, he did nothing but tease you, his touches light and gentle. This continued for what felt like an eternity but when you least expected it he turned into a monster. Thrusting into you like a wolf in heat, his hand wrapped in your hair pulling you to his chest. One hand pressed against your stomach, the other wrapped around your neck cutting off airflow. Your moans silenced by this but small sounds still managed to escape.

“Who do you belong to?” He growled in your ear as he continued to roughly pound into you. It took you a few minutes to register his words.

“You, my prince,” you sobbed as his hand now tightened against your throat. You felt your release coming, your eyes welled up with tears.

“Don’t you dare cum,” he continues to pound relentlessly into you, showing no signs of stopping.

You weren’t sure how much longer you could hold on, he let go of your neck for a brief moment giving you enough time to speak, “My prince, please!” You cry, he chuckled darkly his lips attacking your neck before roughly bitting it, marking you as his. You squeal as he pushes you forward onto your hands, his hand wrapped in your hair pulling just enough for it to force you to arch your back. You made sure to take this position to your advantage, you looked up at Micheal who was practically towering over you.

“You gonna cum?” He growls, you are only able to nod, “Then beg for me, beg your prince to let you cum,” he smirks proudly as he knew he had you right where he wanted you.

“Please my prince, let me cum on your cock. Please, I’ve been so good!” You cry trying to even comprehend words, “Please let me cum and make me yours forever!” At those words he groans loudly. Those were the magic words. His thrusts became stronger, if that was even possible, drawing a loud moan from you.

“Then cum!” He snarls as his hips continued to piston into you. Your orgasm hit you like a freight train, the cry that left your lips caused the lights in the room to flicker. The energy coming from you was overwhelming throwing Micheal into his own orgasm. His final growl was animalistic, demonic even, it was the hottest thing you had ever heard. Micheals thrusts slowed until the both of you lay still. He smirked at the sight of his princess fucked out and tired, he laid a gentle smack to your ass causing you to squeal. He gently caressed the cheek in his hand before flipping you on your back.

You laid there trying to catch your breath, your eyes automatically locking with his.

“I’m not sure I will be able to walk my love,” you giggle pulling him down to you for a final kiss. He chuckled against your lips before pulling away, “That’s alright, you stay here and rest beautiful,” he says, “I will be back in a little bit,” he kisses your forehead before standing up and getting dressed.

“I love you my prince,” you whisper before falling into a deep sleep. You weren’t sure what time it was when Micheal came back but you did end up finding his way back to bed. You felt him wrap his arm around your waist and pull you towards him. You couldn’t stop yourself from cuddling even closer, feeling safe in his arms.

Days passed and things seemed to still be going in the right direction, as you had hoped they would. Though Micheal had been going out more, which you gladly followed. It wasn’t until that day, you were both heading towards some random area. Micheal seemed adamant that you get there quickly, and now you could see why. Three charred corpses were in your line of sight, you knew one of them belonged to the woman who acted like his mother. A scream of agony resonated from him as he mourned for his dead mother.

“It’s over,” Cordelia says from behind the both of you, where had she come from? You stood by Micheal, his form still slightly shaking. “We know who you are, your allies are all dead,” she continued to speak, “You failed,”

Micheal was angered by this, “Then you know I can defy death, I’ll just bring her back. My Ms. Mead will stand by me to watch you die.” He manages to speak out.

“You can go to hell, but you won’t find her there,” she spoke, “her soul is hidden under a spell that only I can break. You’ll never see her again.” He fell to his knees, you could feel his pain it hurt you just as much as it hurt him.

“You’re all alone,” Cordelia continues, you knew Micheal wasn’t alone, he had you and his father.

“I have my father,” he mumbles, he takes your arm as you kneel next to him, “I have my princess,” his voice soft, almost powerless almost trying to convince himself that he wouldn’t lose you.

“Where is your father now? Why did he let this happen? You don’t have to follow this path he laid out for you,” she tells him, you didn’t see hostility in her but you could tell Micheal was conflicted.

“As for her,” she starts, “Do you think she will stay by you? Do you think she will be able to survive all of this?” She questions him, you knew she wanted to continue speaking.

“I will always stand by him,” you growl lowly not liking her tone as she spoke to you.

“You can write your own destiny, there is humanity in you. I see it,” she stands up, “If you come with me, maybe we can find it, together,” You were slightly shocked when Micheal takes her hand as he stood to his feet. You watched as his tightened his grip on her, drawing her close,

“Somehow, someway, I will bring her back and then I’m going to kill every last one of you,” he growls before taking your arm and walking away. You knew what Micheal had to do but did he want you to take that journey with him? He had to speak to him father and you weren’t so sure if he would want you present.

“My love?” You say softly as you walk swiftly with him. “I want you to know I will never leave your side, no matter what,” you say confidently. He doesn’t respond but he nods at your comment. You could tell, now wasn’t the time for that.

Going to the woods was your next destination, you had honestly believed Micheal would have told you to stay at the school so he could be alone to find himself but he kept you right by his side. You watched him draw the pentagram on the ground, big enough for the both of you to sit in the center. He declared he would not leave the circle till he got his answer, you knew his father wouldn’t speak so easily. He knelt In the middle, prepared to wait for the answer he was looking for. You sat beside him, your hand placed gently on his thigh as he stared into the woods.

The sun fell from the sky, then rose, before you had known it four days had gone by. Micheal hadn’t moved an inch, your head was placed gently on his lap. His forehead laid gently on your temple as he was trying to be as comfortable as possible.

He suddenly sat up, looking around as if he had seen something before he began to talk to no one. Slowly you sat up, no one was around you but you knew this meant he was being tested. Whoever it was, he wanted them to leave and declared them not to be real. He seemed distraught for a few moments before he launched himself up at no one before falling onto his back once more. He was afraid.

A black goat appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, a sign from his father. Micheal wasted no time before launching himself at the goat, stabbing it spraying blood all over himself. In his rage, he ripped the poor animals horns off, more blood covered his nice clothes. You would be lying if you said it wasn’t the hottest thing you had ever seen. Whenever Micheal acted on his rage, it sent tingles down your spin.

“What do you want from me?!” He cries to no one, “What am I supposed to do?!” He shouts hoping his father would answer. He fell to his knees, a small sob escaping his lips. You crawled over to him,

“My love,” you whisper grabbing his attention immediately. Your hands cupped his face, you brought his face to yours in a searing kiss. Things did heat up, he took you right there in the middle of the woods. Much to your surprise he was gentle with you, slow, taking his time to savor every moment he had with you. It was amazing… You knew he was going to get his answer soon.

After all of that, you had found yourself at a church for his father, a woman of the congregation offered to take you both in for something to eat. You paid no mind to their conversation until you were heard the woman shout, a knife in hand. Micheal didn’t seem frightened by this but that was cause he knew they were waiting for him. He was the anti-christ.

The knife brought to his throat, “Well before you kill me, see me!” He growls moving his hair to the side showing off the mark he had behind his ear. It was almost immediate that the woman dropped the knife and gasped “Hail satan! Our savior has risen!”

The next events you knew what likely was to come, walking in the pouring rain towards the satanic church where he would make himself known to the group. You three had barged in just before the human sacrifice where Micheal was now given the honor of doing so. He walked towards them, not before offering his arm to you.

“This honor is yours too my princess,” he whispers shocking the woman, the whole group seemed to also be surprised at this. You smiled widely, he would do the killing and you would stay behind and watch. He took the sacrifices and slit their throats, the choir singing louder than before setting the tone for the ‘praise’ they were giving. Once the deed was done, seeing Micheal in front of the bloody bodies sent a hot wave through your body towards your core. The look on his face, demonic and strong, it was attractive.

“Micheal~” you whisper as you stand beside him. He glances at you, curiosity in his eyes. “I want you, now,” you whimper looking up at him. His eyes instantly grew dark, those in the room bowed before him chanting, hail satan. He pulls you towards his, his lips smashing into yours in a hungry and rough kiss. No one in the room did anything, just continued with their chanting. Micheal picked you up by your waist, lifting you up onto the alter you legs automatically wrapping tightly around his slim waist, your lips never parting from his. He began to bunch up your dress, not plaining to waste a single second. You undid his pants, just enough to free his hardened cock.

He pushes your panties aside, pushing his dick into you with no hesitation. He was pounding into you ruthlessly, you didn’t even try to hide the fact that this was happening. Your moans loud as he made you feel better than ever. The people around you watching as he pleased you, only increasing the pleasure.

“You like that they’re watching, princess?” He growls into your ear as he pounds into you, you can’t hide it,

“Yes!” You cry as he continues, he chuckles darkly. He takes your legs, widening them letting his go deeper. The idea of these people watching and the pace Micheal had set made your orgasm come quicker than.

“Who’s making you feel this good?” He groans into your ear,

“You are my prince,” he slaps your thigh harshly signaling that that wasn’t the answer he was looking for. He thrusted roughly just before you answered,

“You are my king!” You shout shamelessly drawing a groan from his lips. “Please let me cum, my king, please,” you beg for everyone to hear.

He laughs evilly, “Not yet my queen, you will cum with me,” your eyes water as the pleasure grows stronger and harder to contain.

His thrusts becoming sloppy and less precise, “Cum my queen,” you cry out, your walls clamping down on him threw him over the edge, his cum filling you up. Your body shook from the pleasure as you came down from your high. He pulls your lips to his in a passionate kiss, it showed you how much he loved you. The following events that happened that night were a blur, the pounding that Micheal had gave you honestly tired you out. You knew that this was just the beginning of a huge plan that you knew he would be able to execute properly.

#Micheal Langdon smut #Micheal Langdon imagine #michael langdon #American horror story imagine #American horror story smut #ahs imagine #ahs apocalyps imagine #ahs smut #cody fern imagine

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trashcanband4 · 5 years ago

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Therapy Sessions Ch. 1

Pairing: NeganxOc. Setting: After the line up. Warnings: Idk, portraying Negan badly? Swearing? Summary: Negan picks Kelly (the oc) out of the lineup simply because he has the need to help her. Authors Note: I really don’t have much experiance with writing Negan, so sorry if he is out of character.

Alexandria had been her home since the beginning. At first she loved it. She helped build the walls that kept everyone safe. She loved the people that lived there, but over the years things just kept getting worse. More and more people around her died or left for other communities and it all took a toll on her.

These days it just felt like she was going through the motions. If she smiled it never reached her eyes. She still helped out. She did this because of this reason, went here and did that because the others needed her to, but she didn’t care, not really. She pretended to care about the people around her. That's why she was now helping get Maggie to the doctor at Hilltop.

That's why, even after Negan bashed in Abraham and Glenn's heads, she didn’t cry. She knew she should, everyone else around her was crying their eyes out, but not her. She just sat there, staring off into the distance looking bored until Negan stuck his bat in her face, touching the tip of her dainty nose with the cold bloody wood.

He expected her to give him the same look Rick and the others had, or seeing as how there were no tears on her face that she was in shock. However he was surprised to see her looking at him as if he were any other person. As if he hadn't just brutally murdered her people right in front of her. "Hey, Simon." Negan called and a guy walked over making her brown eyes bounce between the men. "Take this one to my truck." Negan smirked at her, showing his dimples as she stood up and walked around Negan to Simon.

Simon grabbed her upper arm, gripping it hard as he jerked her along. She walked willingly beside him, not putting up a fight. Eventually, she sucked in a hiss of breath as his fingers dug in too hard. "Hey!" Everyone's eyes snapped to Negan who walked over to glare at Simon. "The fuck you think you're doin'?" Simon just stared at Negan. "Did I imply anywhere in my fucking request that I wanted you to fucking bruise her beautiful as fuck body?"

She just glanced between the two of them, wondering what was going to happen next. "No." Simon answered still gripping her arm.

"Then take...your fucking hands...off of her." Simon let go of her arm and she quickly covered the throbbing area with her own hand, trying to cover the fact that in a few hours finger shaped bruises would appear there. He then looked at her, "Sorry about that, Sweetheart. Would you mind hopping into the passenger seat of that red pickup over there?"

She followed his long slender finger to said vehicle then looked back at his face. "No, Negan, I don’t mind."

Negan beamed down at her and placed his hand on neck and face, sliding his thumb over her cheek bone. “I like you already.” Negan turned his smile to Rick. “Take fucking note from this one, she gets it.” Negan turned back to her and slid his thumb across her cheek, looking for any reaction from her, but got nothing. “Go on sweetheart.” he told her with a head jerk toward the truck as he dropped his hand.

She didn't look back at the people she was leaving behind. Seeing their disappointed faces would only remind her how stupid and careless she was being. A random guy opened the door of the truck for her and offered her his hand as she stepped up on the running board, but she ignored it, climbed inside and let him shut the door.

What felt like hours later, after the sun had started to rise, Negan climbed inside and started the truck. If she looked at him, it would send the message that she cared about where he was taking her and what was going to happen to her. So instead, she kept your eyes straight ahead, staring at the headlight illuminated trees in front of the truck. Negan’s eyes were practically burning a hole into the side of her face so finally she let her eyes look over at him before her head followed. “Do you even care that I just took you away from your people?” Negan asked as he looked away from her and started driving, leading the caravan of cars.

“Not really, no.” she answered, turning her eyes back out of the front glass.

“Really?” he asked disbelievingly.

She shrugged, not looking at him. “They aren’t my people. My people died a long time ago. Those people back there are just the people I existed with.”

He didn’t miss the fact that she said existed with, instead of lived with. It wasn’t hard to figure out that she was badly broken. As soon as his eyes landed on hers in the line up he knew it. But he had to wonder if she knew it and if she wanted to change, if she wanted to feel alive again. She wasn’t the first person he had seen with that look in their eyes, but for some reason she was the first that he wanted to make feel alive again. “Do you want to know why I chose you?”

“No, but something tells me you’re gonna tell me anyway.” She answered matter-of-factly.

“Because you didn’t freak out, you took it all in stride and didn’t even fucking blink.” She was unfazed by his words, all out of fucks to give about why he chose her or what he intended to do with her. “And that mean’s one of two things. You are hard as fucking nails…or you are so dead inside that you couldn't give two shits about anything.” His last words caught her attention and she finally broke her gaze out of the front glass to furrow her brows at him, the first facial expression he had gotten from her. “Which one is it?”

“Does it matter?” she asked turning her head to look out of the widow to her right.

“You bet your hot as fuck little ass it matters.” He said with a laugh in his voice. “One will land you in a very bad place a place you do not want to be. The other…well it’s better.” She slowly turned her gaze to him. “So do not fucking lie to me.”

She stared at the side of his face, taking in his graying facial hair, black leather jacket and hazel eyes. Back in the day, she would have found the man to be extremely attractive, but looking at him now she felt absolutely nothing. “Well, seeing as how I couldn't give two flying fucks in hell about what you plan to do with me or why you didn’t just put me out of my numb existence back there, I'd say I am shattered beyond repair.”

“You’re sure about that?” he asked.

“I might withhold information, but I never lie to anyone, ever.” she answered without looking at him.

After that the drive to the sanctuary was quiet other than the occasional radio call that Negan had to answer. And once they got to the sanctuary, Negan walked around to her side of the truck and pulled her door open then offered her his hand to step down out of the truck. Just like the other guy, she didn’t take his hand and instead hopped down out of the truck not bothering to use the running board as a step. As she looked around what she guessed used to be a factory of some kind, she saw Daryl fighting with everything in him to not be dragged into the sanctuary by the three men who were handling him. Their gazes met for a second and she knew that the wild helpless look in Daryl’s eyes should have some kid of effect on her, but it didn’t. “You ready to see your new home, Dead Girl?” Negan asked as he slapped his hand down on her shoulder.

She tore her eyes away from Daryl and looked up at Negan. “Sure.” He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and started walking, ushering her along with him.

“Dwight, you know what to do with him. Take care of it.” Negan barked. “I have something more important to take care of.” He led her into the building and through some dim, grey hallways then finally into a small room with a counter running along the back wall. A few kitchen essentials sat along it and a mattress sitting on a box spring made of wooden pallets sat along the wall to the left of the door. Negan motioned to the table sitting in front of the dusty windows on the wall to the right of the door and she willingly sat down in one of the chairs. “Do you know where you are?” he asked as he sat down on the foot of the bed.

"A bedroom.” she answered flatly.

“You are in my bedroom.” He expected some kind of reaction from that, but he got nothing. She assumed by all of his previous comments about her hotness that she was here to do what most adults do in bedrooms. “This is where you’re going to be staying for the foreseeable future.”

She looked up at him and nodded. “Alright. You seem really dominate so I guess it’s a good thing I’m okay with being submissive between the sheets.”

Negan flashed a cheeky smile. “That’s not what you’re here for, but I’m glad you would be cool with that.”

“Whatever you want, Negan.” she replied lacking all emotion.

“It’s not what I want.” His words made her tilt her head in curiously. “My wives are gonna be pissed when they find out you’re in here. They aren’t allowed to stay the night with me.”

“Then why am I allowed to?” she asked not understanding what he was doing or why he was doing it.

“Does it matter?” he asked with a small smile.

“I guess not, your wives…your problems.” She said with a shrug, the fact that he had multiple wives failing to get a reaction out of her.

"Just for curiosity's sake, when was the last time you had your brains fucked out?" Negan asked expecting some kind of look or reaction from his blunt question although he should’ve known better from her previous statement.

She simply leaned back in the chair she was sitting in and crossed her feet at the ankles. "Years ago."

"What about the last time that cold as shit heart of yours actually felt something?" He asked as he leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees.

"Are you my therapist now?" She asked not understanding why he was asking her these stupid questions.

"Just...answer the question." Negan said with a small smile at her slightly smart ass tone. The first variation he had heard from her.

"I can't pinpoint it." She answered with a shrug.

"Okay." Negan sighed, getting tired of attempting to get information out of her for now, as he stood up and motioned for her to do the same. "Here's what's gonna happen." He opened the bedroom door and waved his hand for her to walk out first then followed her out. "My man here is going to bring you to the first class bathroom where you're going to shower while you're doing so he'll have someone hunt you down some fresh clothes. When you're done with that he's gonna take you to the doc. and have a full physical done. From there you and your chart will be delivered back here for the night." He looked from her to the man, "catch all that?" The man simply nodded.

So she took a shower then dressed in a clean, long sleeved red plaid button up, faded black skinny Jean's. The only personal belonging’s she was allowed to keep were the triangle locket she always wore and her black glitter converse. After that she was brought to the doctor’s office where he performed several different tests which included a pregnancy test, well woman’s exam and even her teeth got looked at. Finally after all the results had been written down and stuck inside a Minneola folder, she was delivered back to Negan’s door.

Negan opened the door, motioned her inside then told the man to, “fuck off”. "How did it go?" He asked and she silently handed him the folder. He tossed it aside. "I want you to tell me."

"Clean bill of health. No STDs no lumps in my breasts, I'm at a healthy weight with a healthy blood pressure and I have three tiny cavities that aren't in immediate need of fixing." She answered telling him what she thought was the most important. "Oh and, surprise surprise, I'm not pregnant."

"Good, now," Negan motioned her to the chair at the table that she had been sitting in before then sat down in the chair across from her. It was only then that she noticed the covered plate and two empty ones sitting on the table. "Let's eat."

He lifted the shiny metal cover to reveal two pork chops, grilled carrots, broccoli and cauliflower then strawberries and cantaloupe for desert. He placed a pork chop on her plate and started to put a spoon of vegetables on her plate when she spoke up. "Not to sound ungrateful, but cauliflower makes me gag."

"Alright then." He sighed and picked out all the cauliflower and put it on his plate then gave her two carrots and kept two for himself then scraped all the broccoli onto her plate. "I fuckin’ hate broccoli." He explained and she simply turned her eyes to her plate.

She waited for him to start eating then seeing him watching her expectantly she took a bite of pork. After she swallowed her bite of food and didn’t keel over, she glanced up at Negan and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." He smiled at her then shoveled in a bite of pork. "So, what's you're real name, Dead Girl?" It occurred to her then that he had failed to ask her that before and she didn’t think to tell him.

"Kelly Taylor." She answered then returned to eating. They ate in comfortable silence until they were done. Then Negan gathered up their empty plates and cups and set them outside the door to be picked up by one of his people.

Kelly then watched as he pulled off his boots and socks. She thought he was just getting comfortable, but then his shoes where followed by his scarf, jacket and t-shirt. "I'm going to bed. You're welcome to join me or you can make yourself a palette on the floor, you're choice." Her eyes followed his finger to a brown cabinet.

Much to Negan’s surprise, Kelly grabbed a blanket out of the cabinet, pushed most of his sheet and comforter to his side then laid down on the other side of the queen sized mattress and turned her back on him as she covered up. Soon after he turned off the lights her light snores filled the room.

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fank0ne · 5 years ago

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VIKINGS - 6.01 + 6.02

OMG. It's so weird to think I've seen the last first episode of this series that I've loved so dearly and is now one of my favorites. *Bittersweet symphony starts playing*

I've seen that Gustaf's name is not on the cast list of the opening anymore, so... is Floki dead? I honestly don't know what to think, especially with that Flatnose dude who is sketchy af. I wanna know what happened to him, ugh.

Lagertha. Bitch doesn't even have a single wrinkle, that's kind of embarrassing to be honest.

That flashback in which she sees Ragnar and Gyda (wow, somebody in the writer's room remembered about her, thank god) really broke my heart. Yo, everytime I see Ragnar I get emotional, don't judge. It's been a long way and so many things happened and it's just strange to think this will be the last season.

I absolutely loved the scene of Lagertha burying her sword and making the vow that she will no longer be a shieldmaiden. It was really well executed, kudos to Katheryne!

Is Lagertha going to keep her promise, though? It seems like she's going to be in a very dangerous situation soon, so... IDK, was the scene I mentioned before totally useless? I'm kinda confused about Lagertha's character, because it almost seems like the writers have noticed that most of the fandom doesn't like her as much anymore and they're somehow trying to redeem her by not letting her get involved with Ragnarssons business anymore... I'm not sure, though, we'll see which direction her character's gonna take.

Björn. Okay, Alexander is fine as fuck. That buzzcut is just *chef kiss*.

That said, y'all know I love my big bear and I know he means well, but he needs to get it together asap. He's a king, for fuck's sake! I wouldn't be surprised if he asked me an opinion about the whole Harald (woah, he's alive... kinda) situation. I honestly though he was gonna be a way better ruler, but the premises aren't that great. I'm sorry boo boo.

Gunnhild. I like her. She reminds me of both season1!Lagertha and Aslaug. I'm looking forward to knowing of her character. Also, I love her demeanor.

Ubbe and Torvi. Bruh. I love those two and their relationship. I admit I was very skeptical when they first got together (I though 'oh another weird kinda creepy in-familia Viking relationship, yikes'), but now I truly appreciate them. They're honestly very cute.

I love Ubbe, he's so kind-hearted and just adorable, a true cinnamon roll, but I think that his kindness is soon gonna be his biggest weakness, causing him trouble. In this sense, he reminds me a lot of Alfred and speaking of him... where the Saxons at? Is their storyline over..? I feel like we're not gonna hear of them any time soon/ever. This kinda sucks because I wanted my fair dose of Ulfred content, but it is what it is.

Torvi is preggo! Y'all, this whole time I thought she had a child with Björn and a child with Ubbe already. I'm stupid LOL I really like her character, she's grown on me so damn much.

Hvitserk. I had a lot of hope for him this season, thinking he would finally show what he's capable of, but hell nah, they really did my man dirty. It's sad because I kinda don't even feel sorry for him... at this point his presence mostly annoys me. However, he said an important thing during his delirium: "Only Ivar matters", he's so right guys. Björn is focusing on the wrong problem -- again, he needs to act smarter.

I've got a question: was Hvitserk eating the same herbs Yidu used to give Ragnar at some point?

Last but not least, Ivar and Prince Olag. The montage of Ivar looking at those animals with curious, wide eyes was really beautiful to see -- I hope they don't abuse the slow motion, though.

Oleg Is intriguing. He's totally crazy and for the first time ever, I've seen Ivar being both fascinated and scared of someone -- that's new!

The scene of the two of them flying together (I don't know how to explain it better, sorry..?) was so cute and guys, you know me... of course I ship them already! Who in their right mind wouldn't?!

Jokes aside, I really like the fact that Oleg opened up to Ivar and told him about his (romantic) past, basically giving us the answer to why they immediately clicked so well. They're very similar and they have so much in common. "I think you and I are going to have a very special relationship. I truly think so..." c'mon, just get married already!

Oleg poisoned the wine and watched his brother drink it... didn't it give you war flashbacks to when Kwenthrith did the same thing while Ragnar and King Ecbert poured the wine on the floor. Oh, the good ol' days... I'm so nostalgic, oh my god.

That dance Oleg made... that's me dancing whenever I'm drunk af.

The little moment between Ivar and Igor (every time they mention him I think of my man Tyler, the Creator LMFAO) was so damn cute. Alex is super young and basically doesn't have any facial hair, so I always forget Ivar is supposed to be a grown adult with kids -- all that and all I wanna say is that Ivar would be such a caring and loveable father, he truly enjoyed spending time with little Igor* (bruh, does he speak at all? LOL)

It was good to see my Viking folks; I feel like the enthusiasm I lost during season 5 (especially 5b) finally came back to mama: now I genuinely want to know what's going to happen next and I'm excited for this season. I don't have any type of particular expectations (except, @ Björn: do better!), which I think it's good..?

We'll see.

*he reminds me a lot of Cal from Manifest.

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leopardcoralclimber · 5 years ago

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Yes hello !! I saw your post about name changes and actually-if you have any advice on it I’d love to hear it !! I’m trying to get mine changed along with my gender but reading ‘here’s how it works’ and actually Going Through it are very different things...

Oh werk! I didn’t see this at first lol sorry

anyway yeah, it’s definitely a super super daunting process, but it’s pretty straightforward as far as bureaucratic processes go? My biggest hurdle (aside from cash money because oh my god those filing fees are not kind) was really just untangling the sequence of events from my various resources.

I pretty much went through the entire process alone— I was initially trying to get help from the pro-bono law clinic at a college in my city but they were taking so goddamn long to take my case that i was like Fuck It I’ll Do It Myself. Kind of an iffy decision but I’m dumb as a box of rocks and I made it work so like, it’s cool

it also does vary from state to state altho I’m admittedly not sure how much it varies? I did mine in Illinois and the process was basically just filing > setting a court date > publishing > actually going to court and I don’t really see it being dramatically different anywhere else lol

A good first step, if you haven’t done this already, is to find out what forms you need to file and just… filling them out. Even if you’re not ready to file yet, having the forms downloaded (if they’re available for download; idk, i had to do mine entirely online cause i’m going to school in a different state) and filled out is a fantastic start. I held onto mine for a good few months before I actually filed, but it was super comforting to know that I’d at least taken A Step. IIRC all I needed to file was a petition/request for name change and a cover sheet (very important! I forgot my cover sheet the first time i filed and while they did refund the $400 filing fee it made the whole process take like a week longer than it needed to). Also a motion to waive publication if necessary

Tbh the part that kinda caught me off guard and that no one really talks about is that the real hassle is changing everything after your court date. Like, you gotta change your birth certificate, your passport, your ID/drivers license, your social security card, your employer’s records; I still have to notify my school and the property manager I’m renting my apt from, and my name is changed on my bank account but not my debit card because they would’ve had to cancel my card to do that and I was like I Need That Though, That’s Where My Money Lives

honestly I still have to change almost everything lol, it’s super overwhelming getting out of court feeling like hot shit only to get hit with the. everything else. it’s like climbing a mountain and being like “fuck yeah, 6 months and $500 later and i’ve finally gotten to the top of this fucking mountain, i am so tired” and then you realize that to get down from the mountain you have to go through a fucking labyrinth for some reason

and I don’t even know how gender changes work cause I haven’t even begun to tackle it lol. In Illinois you can get it changed on your ID or drivers license as long as you just take the right paperwork to the DMV; like, no doctor’s letter or anything, so that’s neat. I won’t be able to change my name on my ID till like march cause of hubris but I’m probably just gonna hit two birds w one stone there cause i’m sick of anyone that has to check my ID doing like, a triple take at the Girl Name and F Marker on this Guy With Scruffy Facial Hair. You still need a doctor’s approval for things like your passport and your birth certificate but no one’s checking my passport or my birth certificate every time i deign to buy a bottle of pinot at Kroger so I think I’ll live

anyway sorry for this Entire Novel lol, if you have any more specific questions I’d be happy to answer them! good luck btw!!

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dreamterlude · 6 years ago

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druck s3e01, a review

As promised, here's the very long, very messy s3e01 review, clip by clip!

CLIP 1

Right from the start, I really like the way you can feel Matteo's solitude thanks to the use of the music and how it "stops" when the camera's on him, I think it's a really smart move to show how he feels, like he's worlds apart, detached from all what's happening around him.

Then the shot changes from a guy's hands, a girl with a gut tattoo (absolutely love it) and a girl's ass, Idk if this has any purpose but it's still a cool effect, so kudos to the cinematography.

The moment Matteo stands up and goes to the bathroom but Sara stops him and kisses him really sets the tone of their relationship: Matteo's face when kissing Sara says a lot about his situation, like he's hugging her but at the same time he's not happy about it, his face shows apathy and resignation.

Really really loved the scene with the boys in the bathtub!! I think it does an awesome job at "introducing" (we already knew them) them. They talk about some sex position and act like dumbasses, but again Matteo feels like he's not there.

The shot of Matteo looking at himself in the mirror goes deeper into his confused and ausent kinda aura, it's as if he was wondering what is he doing there in that party, what is he doing with his life in general, which honestly? hella relatable.

HIGHLIGHTS: Boys gang's one common braincell, "Kiki is the hypotenuse", Dónde está mi gente playing in the background.

CLIP 2

First of all I love Matteo's room and I can't wait to see more of it!

The song choice is so on point for this scene like wow, it really helps the whole "lazy morning after" mood and also has a high melancholic vibe, which is (imo) very Matteo.

Also, the use of the lyrics!!! "I woke up but it didn't go away" right before Matteo sees his mother's message, "did you expect me to cry" when he's touching Jonas' hair and "will you not think of me tonight" when he sees the number on Jonas' arm. So far Druck has been exceptionally good at the song choices and the way they use them so I'm not exactly surprised at how good this was.

Bringing back the moment Matteo touched Jonas' hair because it was really important!! I made a post about this, but the fact that Matteo only shows this softer side of him because he's "alone" says a lot about himself and it's actually really sad. Not only that, this moment also shows that he's not over Jonas, and that makes a lot of sense for me, because he seemed to be really into him back in s1 (s2 too but especially s1).

HIGHLIGHTS: "Why are you in Matteo"s bed" "I could ask the same" " I was waiting for you", Matteo's tracksuit + grandpa jacket combination, we love a fashion icon.

CLIP 3

Right from the beginning, the absolute chaotic gay energy of Matteo replying to Sara's pic with "cool" and the shrug after that, he's not even trying, he doesn't know what to do or how he got himself into that situation.

Once again, when talking to his friends and the girls it seems like his body is there but hia mind is miles apart. Also!! when Sam tells him about how good the party was and he agrees even though it's clear (for the viewer) that he didn't have a good time, I think this is a good way to show the viewers Matteo's "wish" to fit in, and how he's always pretending.

And then!! The Scene!!!! I've talked about this on other posts but the way Matteo and David checked each other out was so not subtle, I loved it. The slow-motion, the song choice, the moment their stares connected, then again when both of them turned their heads to keep looking... what can I say except poetic cinema.

Also major kudos to Michelangelo for Matteo's slight facial change, it really shows that the encounter with David shook him up, even though he still doesn't know why.

HIGHLIGHTS: The way Hanna looked at Jonas! I love that Druck doesn't forget about past plots and instead continues them with little details like this.

Unrelated but Matteo I'm begging you please wear a fucking belt.

CLIP 4

First of all, what's up with the teachers not wearing bras??? I have nothing against women choosing not to wear bras but like, why is this a recurring theme for the "Isak" season?? I honestly don't get it.

I don't think there's a lot to comment in this clip, it's basically a way to introduce Matteo and Amira's friendship (something I'm hella excited for) and to set the date for The Meeting™.

That being said, there were little things that made me love this clip, like Matteo's body language. The way he shrugs and rolls his eyes, you can really feel how (physically and emotionally) tired he is just by looking at him. You don't have to understand german to know what he's thinking, you can get a sense of it based on the way he acts!! All this is thanks to Michelangelo for being so fucking good at acting, like wow.

Another thing I liked was Matteo's mood getting worse after seeing Jonas flirt with that girl, as I've said before I like that they're showing us that he's still not completely over him, it makes it more real to me.

HIGHLIGHTS: Amira looking like a goddess in that pink hijab, Matteo's "nein" when the teacher called him out, the masterpiece that is "Idk, a blowjob".

CLIP 5

Once again, I love Matteo's room!! That yoga cushion he was using? a comfortable king.

There are 4 things that I want to talk about in this clip, first, Matteo texting his friends that he's also "busy". As I've said in the clips above, he really feels that he has to pretend to be someone he isn't and that's such a realistic side of being in the closet, I feel like Druck is doing a good job in showing that.

Then, the fact that he doesn't close his eyes when kissing Sara. He's not invested in the kiss (for obvious reasons) and he just wishes it would end, but at the same time he doesn't neglect it? Like he's in a level of resignation where he doesn't care anymore.

I feel like I mention this way too much but!! the body language!!! it's so important in a character like Matteo, who (so far) doesn't seem to be very talkative. When Sara asks him if they're together, you can see how uncomfortable he is with the idea but at the same time it's like he's trying to convince himself that this (being with Sara) is how things are supposed to be. Which, not gonna lie, is sad as fuck.

And finally, the moment in which Matteo asks Sara if she wants to watch a movie with him. She was clearly expecting something else (her face says it all), but Matteo looks content, almost happy. Maybe because of the relief he feels since he doesn't have to kiss her?? or maybe because he has someone keeping him company, someone that likes him and is affectionate with him. In this sense, I feel like Matteo is using Sara not only to pretend he's straight, but also as an emotional support, sort of. Based on the scene in the 2nd clip, he seems like a very touch starved person, craving for some affection, and right now the one who can help with that is Sara.

HIGHLIGHTS: "Should I do some research?" Matteo you absolute disaster gay. Sara being cute and lovely (I really hope she's not like other Emmas).

CLIP 6 aka The Clip™

Okay with this clip I'm going straight to Matteo and David's interactions because this is getting really long, rip.

The way Matteo's whole aura changes around David!! He's really trying hard to come off as a cool guy but David is highkey having none of that shit, I love it. Like when Matteo puts the joint on his ear and says "come on", excuse me? who is this smooth motherfucker and what has he done to my gremlin son? For real now, I love that we got to see this side of Matteo, and I'm really really excited to see more of it.

But also the way David was checking Matteo out when he was looking for the joint like, wow, he seems to really like him already (and I don't even mean in a romantic way, not yet).

The whole conversation they had is a masterpiece and I could say a lot about it, but my favorite parts would be as they follow:

David saying he "murdered someone" (the metaphor is strong here) and the subsequent "I murdered my parents joke" that comes from it. Weird humor sense but Matteo seems to like it, in fact he laughs! for the first time since the season started he seems to be present, invested in the moment, laughing!! Rewatching the episode, the change in Matteo's behaviour is really noticeable, he went from being ausent around his friends and Sara to being incredibly "present" during his conversation with David. Let me just say: poetic cinema.

But also the fact that Matteo hides his smile really quick, like he's still being guarded, like he didn't expect David to make him feel.

The!! eyelash!! thing!! This was such a nice, kinda awkward moment, absolutely my favorite one. Matteo growing some confidence and asking if he gets to make a wish now, licking his lips while looking at David, like... wow. I absolutely love that David asked him what would he had wished for, because it gave us some insight to Matteo's situation: he just wants to go away, which considering all he's been through, makes a lot of sense.

It also gave us some information about David! he said he also wanted to get away and go to Detroit, since that was where the best music came from. I like that with this simple conversation we got to know more about both of them.

Then, the way David's mood changed when Sara came in and kissed Matteo, he looked so... disappointed? He was like "gtg". Also, something I noticed rewatching the episode: when he said goodbye he only looked at Matteo!!

And last but not least, when Sara said "that's him, the guy Leonie has a crush on" and Matteo replied with "no I think that's someone else", I'm genuinely curious about this?? What is Matteo trying to do here?? I guess we'll have to wait 👀

HIGHLIGHTS: Amira, Sam and Kiki looking pretty as always, Matteo's face when Kiki suggested hugging teachers, Photoshop Markus, David's smile.

Anyways, that's it!! This got really long but I had a lot to say!! Druck has officially become my favorite remake, so I might do a review per episode if you guys like it uwu ♡

#druck #druck review #i talk a lot #sorry if im annoying fjshf #this probably has a lot of typos but ive been at it for two days fjsjd

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cheritsundere · 6 years ago

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I've been meaning to start Black Clover for some time and idk if you've read it and watched it both but do you have a recommendation? like is the anime pretty good and faithful or is it horrible?

Oh wow, a Black Clover ask! This is a pleasant surprise since literally no one ever asks about it.

I’ve watched up to 30 eps of the anime (english dub because im not a big fan of asta’s japanese va performance), and a few of the rest of the episodes here and there, mostly the fighting episodes, but have read the manga almost 3 times all the way through. Do I recommend the anime? In short: not really. The anime isn’t “horrible” or anything, in fact I’d say some episodes are downright fantastic, but as a whole the anime really doesn’t do the source material justice. The animation is pretty inconsistent, with some episodes having amazing fluidity and beautiful looking shots such as most fight heavy episodes, but other episodes are stiff, off model, and almost comical to look at. The soundtrack is really great though and the openings and endings for the show are also pretty amazing. Despite this, the show is also plague by some bad directing when it comes to filler episodes that end up padding the runtime of certain arcs since it needs to make sure the anime doesn’t catch up to the current arc in the manga. These filler parts aren’t that faithful and some end up even changing the personalities of some of the cast to surprising degrees, so I can’t recommend watching them in good faith.

I would very much recommend the manga, however, as it is currently one of my favorites tbh. Tabata (Black clover’s mangaka) does a great job in making the manga easy to consume and enjoyable to read. One of my favorite things about it besides the great characters and good plot twists is just how quickly paced the manga is, unlike most of its fellow shonen counterparts like bnha and naruto (and especially bleach) where it can feel like nothing is being accomplished for chapters on end. Every chapter of Black Clover feels important and each arc blends in well to the next, making every character action and plot progression feel natural. Not only this, but the artwork and facial expressions for the core cast are absolutely phenomenal to read and take in. Think a mix of how cool the bleach characters are designed, then how clean and crisp the lineart and detail in fairy tail is, then sprinkle in haikyuu dynamic shot composition and character expressions and you’ve basically got Black Clover.

Tl;dr: wouldn’t recommend watching the anime as a whole, just the first 5 episodes or so, so that you can see the characters in action and experience the soundtrack as well, but after that, move onto the manga. I’d also recommend you look up online what episodes adapt certain chapters for the more battle heavy ones and then watch them after reading just so you can see the fights in motion if you’d like.

Sorry this post got so long, but I hope I answered all your questions ^^

#Answered #Pineapple-skulls #Black clover #Wizard kings #Wizard dorks

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sixcastappreciation · 5 years ago

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sixcago gave me my gay rights

alternative title: review of the evening sixcago show on july third

this is like almost 4k and its mostly just rambling but i need to express how much i love sixcago

like at least half of this is just me being gay so i bolded some of the things that i found really interesting and isnt just me like, freaking out

so to start off: holy shit. the energy of the entire show was amazing, it was really funny and fun and the acting/dancing/singing was on point like i cant think of a single complaint on the part of any of them.

so to get into the actual show

ex wives

when the curtain came up and the smoke started pouring out i actually felt my soul leave my body it was such a good moment

less than thirty seconds in brittney mack made eye contact with me and i swear to god my heart stopped and i honestly had trouble focusing on the rest of the song

i am not exaggerating that is the whole truth and nothing but the truth

shes............. literally so good im still shaking as i write this like three hours later

the third repetition of the rhyme where they all sound kinda pissed off? they nailed that

adrianna was so cute when she said “you wont try that again”

andrea holy shit. thats really a wrap on that

abby got that like, kinda head in the clouds thing that i feel like is janes Brand during this part

when he saw my portrait he was like JaaAAaaa

i love brittney mack

courtney knew what she was doing with that prick line. get it girl

anna has the most angelic voice i swear to god

the six of them work really well together on stage???? like i know its all choreo and stuff but you could Feel the energy that they had together it was good

oh man the choreo for the end. im so gay

intro thingy:

adrianna with that riff!!!!! we stan

annas face after “herstory” was iconic. she knew what she had done wrong

you couldnt hear the intro for maggie bc people were cheering so loud

the way adrianna says maria made me gay

abby also knows what she had to say. she knows how cursed janes sense of humor is and she was really playing it up

protestent............ protestant

“we’ll tell you what you want what you really really want” this made me laugh so hard i dont rly remember the next like thirty seconds because i was dying

“the biggest.... the firmest......... the fullest..............” im. i cant

no way

“maria” AGAIN adrianna please. please i cant handle it

“OH muy bien aHHah” not to be Lesbian On Main but fuck this was so cute

her emotion during the monologue was SO funny

it was peak, it was so good

she really gets it. i dont totally know what it is but this aragon monologue gets it

when she said “really trying” she did like, a motion. i cant go into more detail but Fuck

so after “move me into a convent” everyone like, gathered around aragon and adrianna did a

well idk what youd call it but a like

her entire torso swung around in a huge circle right before “i dont think i’d look that good in a wimple”

and idk what it was but that part just made me Lose It

adrianna had this way of making it all a little funnier?

like catherine is usually pretty Serious, i think but it felt like adrianna knew she was playing a character who was Like That, if you will, and was kinda leaning into breaking the fourth wall a little

i can probably elaborate if that doesnt make sense

you say its a pity cos quoting leviticus ill end up kiddiless all my life

she said that with such conviction goddamn

oh, he doesnt remember

this was so good

the “sh-”s were really funny

the fucking. i dont know what it is but the *ting*

holy shit

i cant put into words

how much i loved that part

the pause after “i’ll go” was............ expansive

i just checked it was 10 whole seconds

that doesnt sound long but it felt like forever

she went high on “end of my life” and thank u for mine adrianna hicks

the amount of no’s was impressive and im heart eyes for it

adrianna just had really good stage presence

like i caught myself looking at her during the dance breaks of all the songs when i wasnt looking at brittney

it was just so fun to watch her go!

dluh

during the intro of like “yeah, you know, the really important one” andrea was doing some Dumb Shit in the background

like i dont know exactly what it was but she was just like

idk like noodling around in the back

and i caught her eye and she like, smiled a little

the gasps the rest of them did were....... cute

then andrea busted out a full on fucking witches cackle

then she stuck her tongue out and looked like she was taking a selfie and it was so cute

like, her tongue was OUT

“not my thing” had the BIGGEST uwu energy of anything ive ever heard

i thought people were kidding when they said andrea boleyn had uwu energy

they were not

pret a manger barely came across as a real line it was more like, an experience

the sorry not sorry choreo. its so funny and cute and simultaneously cursed

the way andrea delivered her lines here was just

it was like, cutesy and fun but also kind of cursed

uwu

when she said “are you blind” andrea like, gestured to herself, in a like “look how hot i am” kinda way

which might be the standard? either way it made me laugh a lot

don’t be bitter/cos im fitter was the only line in the entire production said with a british accent and it fucking slayed me on sight one hit ko

i actually like that they changed “mate, what was i meant to do” to “wait, what was i meant to do” because

it implies that anne had no other train of thought than the one she was on and thats very funny to me

i think it fits w andreas portrayal too

everyone was like, fake crying when anne fake walked down the aisle and it was really funny imo

and as soon as she got to the end anne like, turned, yk?

bro just shut up

the entire audience gasped after that

andrea had actual like, panic on her face

then she led into “i guess he just really liked my head”

and there was a beat after that, where everyone laughed

it was long enough that everyone got the joke

then she mimed the blow job

her riff on “hell”? iconic

“wait, didnt you actually die” no jane she was beheaded but she was fine

abby seymour said dumbass rights she has the Dumbest Bitch energy god

“catherine of aragon had tragically died” catch adrianna looking like, yeah it was so sad for me, how terrible, right?

then boleyn goes off

the. fury, passion, anger, zest, contained in andreas “MASSIVE-”

“over my dead body” andrea gave her this look like, youre damn right it will be

heart of stone

oof

okay so the monologue

oof

“i was lucky. okay, i was really lucky” o o f

“edwina” is still cursed tho

i dont know what it was about this. i dont know if it was abby, or the dialogue, or just it being live but

this made it clear that jane had been Through It

like, this monologue came across (to me at least) as unquestionably a “woman who was abused trying to justify it to herself” kind of situation

“and that’s not because i was scared,” she said, wearing an absolutely terrified expression

this is where she started tearing up i think

okay i gotta take a moment here because

abby was fully crying before the song even started

like somewhere about halfway through her monologue she started tearing up

i was looking for it specifically

i wrote this before the last part so see above

so by the first fucking like of hos you could hear her voice breaking

holy shit ms meuller what the fuck

im not kidding who gave her the right

at the stagedoor she said that after this she was like, “well thats it for my makeup” when someone complimented her song

she is crying. the first chorus and she is actively crying. in the breaks between her lyrics you can hear her crying

abby went high on a couple of notes in here

she riffed on “truthfully” and it was, wow

she didnt go for the whistle tones which was, honestly? the most relatable thing in this entire show

but a couple of the other notes she went high on and they were so killer

there was a second or two of pause after the end where everyone just, absorbed things before the applause

i have some questions for abby about this actually because i dont know if its just because the monologue was different than im used to but

i just want to know if abby meant to have everything come off like That but god

the mental gymnastics jane is doing here are so intense

this performance genuinely changed how i listen to hos forever

i dont think i can ever peacefully listen to this song again

this song gave me so many layered emotions thank u abby mueller

haus of holbein

hans................................. *holbein*

the chaos

i honestly barely remember most of it it was

i had no idea who to be looking at

but i remember it being beautiful

i dont have the words to express how

fucking funny it was

the accents were hilarious

like they werent great german accents, but that made it far better

they were leaning into the ridiculousness of it all

the way abby said “but we cannot guarantee that you’ll still walk at forty” had me on the ground

ive spent the last 24 hrs trying to figure out exactly why it was so funny and i think i got it

she dropped the german accent

and she straight up sounded like she was reading off the side effects of a pharmaceutical ad on tv

the freeze frame? legendary

anna and courtney (im pretty sure?) managed to look so genuinely offended that henry swiped left on them

your highness your highness your highness

god adrianna please

actually every h sound that came out of their mouths

but adrianna Got It

get down

oh god i gotta talk about “didnt live up to his expectations”

brittney like, half took off her jacket and gestured to her body and like, body rolled a bit and honestly? i was fucking dead

the sarcasm really jumped out here. brittney went off in the best way possible

she was fully fake sobbing right before “tragic”

fucking legend

brING me some pheasant!

the woof line is always a good moment but their facial expressions really made it work here

this song has the most outwardly complex choreo (ofc i cant speak to its actual difficulty) and every single one of them crushed it

brittney made eye contact w me again on “looking cute” and im deceased

oh god after “take my fur” she whispered “thank you. honestly” and gestured to herself again and like, i was dying

iirc brittney was like, skipping across the stage or something on “i look more rad” and snapped into position for “lutheranism”

we gotta take a moment to appreciate the operatic talent of that one “get down you dirty rascal” instead of the slo mo

like, ofc the slo mo is a good moment but

brittney went full opera and it was,

wow

shes got a voice on her holy shit

so much talent in such a tiny body

aCHYEAH

she picked the person sitting next to me to dance w her and

they did their cute little dance thing and then brittney gestured like, go sit down, and the person did, then stood back up and started dancing again

not like, in a bad way i dont think

it was super fuckin funny and after the song brittney was like “oh that was cute you think youre funny”

but i heard them talking at the stagedoor and like, brittney was chill it wasnt like a violation of anything

im not explaining it very well but it was really funny in person

everything about her on stage was just, so enrapturing

i dont have too many specific notes about this song because it would probably turn into just, me being gay, which is enough of this already

anyway! get down was good brittney mack is a stellar cleves

her fake crying is next level tho

the confrontation

boleyn, unprompted: i lost my head!

the beheaded cousins high fived after “nice neck” and like, stuck out their necks a bit it was so funny

seymours “i died”

we all know abby is gonna kill her line delivery

but GOD

and then after, she like, realized what she had said and struck a pose like, shit please still think im regal

the line itself was actually pretty, uhhhh, sad

theres something about boleyn roasting khoward in andreas voice

courtney with that “and your songs” had perfect timing

also “when will justice be SERVED” had such good punch to it

after she did that she like

rubbed her hand on janes face

and abby looked SO offended

theres something so, sincere about courtneys delivery of her roasts that i hadnt been getting and its SO much funnier to me

i forget exactly where but at some point boleyn aragon and howard were arguing

and in the background it really looked like seymour and cleves were having a normal conversation and i lost it like. they were just chattin

there were a couple moments of like, cleves and seymour interacting and it was interesting

aywd

courtney! mack! took! no! prisoners!

jesus christ

okay so i dont know if other howards do this or if it was just because i was seeing it live and up close and that made the difference but

for me the most compelling part of this howard was the fear

like yes there was the sadness/anger/etc like there was good emotion but

from the “he says we have a connection” re: henry, and then on, everything about courtneys body language just screamed that she was afraid

idk i might expand on this in a separate post because its a darker topic but yeah. holy shit that was emotional

not a single person clapped after the last line. they all waited until after “yeah, and then i was beheaded” before clapping

like the theater was dead silent. DEAD silent

it was like, so haunting because it was just courtney on stage at that point, with just the white spotlight on her, it was a Moment

im not sure i have the heart right now to get too deep into this

if it would be particularly interesting to anyone feel free to ask, im happy to get more into it but idk its just Emotional

actually this is already so long ima go for it

so on each “we have a connection” it was uhhhh parr and aragon (i think) who each put a hand on like, her clavicle

and for the first two verses she grabbed one of the hands and was like, flirty? ig

but on the one about henry seymour also put a hand around her waist and she like

she freaked out

and listening back to the audio i can

unpopular opinion perhaps but the actual emotion of her on stage didnt come thru in the audio

because it was so physical

like you could see how scared she was

which made it more relateable to me honestly

like she looked so so scared

it was heartbreaking

the confrontation part ii

oh BOOH OO MISTERESSES

“okay catherine, babes” is CUTE fight me

anna looked like, progressively more concerned as that beat went on, and then she just kinda like, deflated? it was really funny tbh

idk her parr feels Different than the parr im used to

during “oh im catherine parr i draw the line in arbitrary places” courtney was playing with her hair it was hashtag cute

BACKING VOCALS RIP CATHY PARR

idnyl

a cute little b flat major 7

yeah anna parr seems

hmm

she seems like she’s just, over henry

like from the start she just has no time for him

idk im Conceptualizing

anna uzele is

her voice is next level

she put survived in the “got married to the king became the one who survived” in air quotes which i think is an interesting note

anna got really physically into the “remember that...” bit of it and everyone in the back was also having a good time with it it was Good

andrea. she stuck her pointer finger between two of her other fingers on her other hand for the “my sixth finger” line and it was SO funny

khoward keeping aragon in line was

not the hot take i was expecting but nevertheless the one we deserved

both for “dissolution of the monasteries” and “well actually”

idk it was a cute character moment

one of *unsure, disgusted, vaguely annoyed* siiiIIIiix

abby was right in front of me and she looked SO uncomf

yeah, i read

iconique

andrea like, threw her head back for this line

the pause after “theres not much we can do about it now” is

painfully long and so so so funny

i was only really looking at brittney but she was like, arms down head up no body language it was SO funny

also her “yeah?” ended my life

she raised the mic up to her mouth while not moving an inch of the rest of her body

the part where they get all meta. has me dead

it was about halfway through this second part that i realized cleves had her coat back. i dont know when that happened. if anyone else knows when exactly anna of cleves gets her coat back after it gets taken off in get down please tell me. i genuinely want to know

this actually distracted me

i got vibes that they genuinely hated henry during this part

first off, mood

secondly, good

annas riffing. god.

she is so talented

dsfjksdf they all straight up left

six

the opening moment is really sweet and kinda funny

abby again killing it with janes cursed lines

courtney howard is actually so cute

when shes not being heartbreakingly sad that is

like her “bye!” was so cute

theyre all so supportive of each other its very cute

megasix

adrianna and abby both looked into my camera and like, i died

at the end anna and brittney were doing some dumb shit as they walked off stage and it was SO cute

after the show

i went to the stagedoor and it was a really fun experience! ive never done that before

it seemed like everyone was being pretty respectful and stuff, thank u six fans for being sane

i got four signatures on my program dklfjsldfjds

abby was such a sweetheart, we actually talked a tiny bit

i told her i loved her line delivery (because uhhhhhh i do) and she said that she tries to get in that comedic timing when she has Those Lines and like yeah

she was seriously the nicest

the ladies in waiting came out as well and everyone cheered for them and lets be real they DESERVE it

lemme sidebar here actually and talk about the ladies in waiting because

they killed it

bessie on the bass was living her best life at literally all times

brittney was also super sweet! i told her she had good energy (because uhhhhhh she does) and she was very nice about it!!!

i didnt really talk to anna or andrea but i got their signatures!

also speaking of my program im still losing my mind over “remembered for: headlessness” and “remembered for: staying alive”

thank u sixcago program

in conclusion! this was such a great+special experience!!! all of the actors were incredible, it was so wonderful

im also not claiming any of this stuff was unique to this performance or to sixcago in general this was just the stuff i noticed as i was watching it. if you clown on this post ill end u

#six the musical #sixcago #**#i typed up no way dluh idnyl and the after show part in a daze as soon as i got back #i got more of it filled in later and then i kinda lost steam #and im filling in the last bit almost a day later so yeah thats why some of its Like That #i ran out of energy for six/megasix but im not sure when ill get the energy so #and also this is Long as Fuck #and i have even more thoughts re: the cast and their portrayals #esp vs the west end cast portrayals

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justastraightupmess · 6 years ago

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snw-cnvs replied to your post: snw-cnvs replied to your post: ...

OKAY - 1. cut the first scene out, and when levis dad is dealing with the principal maybe have him very solem looking exhausted, communicate with body language that this isnt the first time and its a process that hes used to, going thru the motions, but when he sees levi he pulls on a tired but hopeful smile kinda shit maybe?

2. id keep that in, since its a dream, but maybe take more care in showing thats how levi sees her more than how she really is, like have her reflected in his iris or something of that nature for when shes being particularly harsh, then just turning away in another not reflected shot ( or, something to that effect ) – just try to communicate more effectively its his view

3, yeah make him a pettty bitch, random concept tho thats a bit different bc maybe – make him torn ?? because he does want to be a better person, like maybe after he scares off the bully and everyones laughing maybe a couple girls fawn over him and carry him away, btu he looks back or smthing and he looks frustrated / exhausted / otherwise regretful before looking back forward with his smug attitude ???????????????? tho eh idk abt this one

1. yeah! thats p much what i had going on in the thumbnails we did. and its good bc we write the dialogue/any sound affects next to all the storyboards we’re gonna make so i can literally have the principal say “this happens all the time”

and yeah ig it can be conveyed through that that it happens all the time rather than having a fight scene at the beginning. my oNLY problem there is that i want levi to be seen as confident but this dream jsut messed him up. but idk maybe like at school before the bully comes his fan girls are like :’( levi whats wrong ur so down ur not ur usual self. or smth so its lowkey said there

2. mmm yeah i got nervous with the teacher and didnt properly expalin that i thought that was like, important to keep in. i got rlly embarrassed and shy and went super red like my ears were buRNING. but anyway, i think its important to have in but yes, showing it through more of a levi’s eyes like,, literally in this case lmao is a good idea. im also having her actual facial features and stuff not be shown bc he doesnt know what she looks like so its just an image of this white glowing figure of a woman with flowing hair kinda thing. i also think it makes her more godly or smth lmao

3. lmao yeah we all know levi is one petty bitch after all :’) but nah yeah i kinda like that idea. bc hes like ?? half mortal half god so it kinda makes sen se ??? like hes even torn between those parts of himself. aprt of him is like yeah he deserves it, part of him is like im being an a S S.

#snw-cnvs #ooc #thank u :')#bless u

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archivistsrock · 7 years ago

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The Boys in the Band, pt. 2: The Performance

Someone asked for a spoilery review, so I’m going to go into detail here. Maybe a mix of review, plot, and specific cute/hot things that happen during the show. I don’t really consider anything in the show to be “spoilery”, but if you’re planning on seeing this and just love surprises and not knowing anything about what’s to come...don’t read this, I guess. ;) [eta: Okay, so it seems like it’s mostly plot overview with random other observations sprinkled in. I’m not good at this! Also, I go into much more detail about the first half...it’s funnier, has more Matt, and I just peetered out]

Also, read on if you want deets on just how much Matt we see during the shower scene… :P

The general plot of the play is that Michael (Jim Parsons) is holding a birthday party for his friend Harold (Zachary Quinto). The entire play takes place in Michael’s apartment. There is an upstairs (bedroom and bathroom) and a downstairs (living room, mostly). If your seats are really close to the front of the stage, there will be some parts of the upstairs that will be blocked from your view. But they’ve cleverly placed mirrors on the ceiling, so what you can’t see straight-on, you can see in reflections. It’s not a problem at all. I was in the second row and was really worried I’d be too close and have obstructed sightlines, but I LOVED IT. You’re so close to the actors; it’s pretty amazing. I wouldn’t change my seats if given the chance. I think if I was able to see it again, I’d like to have a mezzanine seat. But I wouldn’t give up my up-close seat for the world. It was awesome. For...reasons...if you’re near the front, I think being left of center is better than to the right. Just as a tip, if you haven’t bought tickets yet.

Donald (Matt Bomer) is Michael’s best friend from college. He moved out of the city because he couldn’t handle all the people and stresses of city life. Donald is depressed. Loves to read. Likes to chill on the sidelines and just watch other people. He’s very caring. I totally dig Donald. He’s...a janitor? and works hard, but also has issues with failure that he attributes to his parents. He equates failure with receiving love. He’s known he was gay since forever. He drives into the city each weekend to see his therapist and visit Michael. He knows the other men that are invited to the party, but he isn’t in their friend group. He knows them bc he knows Michael, iykwim. He and Harold don’t seem to particularly like each other. Maybe bc they’re both best friends of Michael so there’s some competition/protectiveness?? idk. Haven’t thought about it enough.

Michael lives beyond his means. He’s also pretty depressed and has issues with being gay. I mean, that’s a huge theme of the play. How these guys deal with living in a time and place where society clearly doesn’t support or approve of homosexuality. As many of the actors have said in interviews, it’s interesting to see the play and notice how much things have changed, but also how many things in the play still resonate today. Oh, I guess it’s important to point out that it takes place in 1968.

The play starts with Michael in his apartment getting ready for the party. His doorbell rings and Donald enters. ::raucous applause:: The next 15 minutes (I’m really bad with time, so don’t take too much stock in that) is Michael and Donald talking with one another about their parents, lives, etc. General banter of friends. Donald notices that Michael is not drinking alcohol and hasn’t been for the last few weeks. He can tell because Michael gets mean when he’s drunk (keep this in mind). Michael says his therapist encouraged him to lay off drinking bc it’s obviously becoming a problem for him.

It’s been a long day and Donald needs a shower. ::extremely raucous applause:: So Matt strips down to his undies and walks around a bit. Lays on a bed. Adjusts himself. Lots of this is only seen through the mirrors on the ceiling. Not sure about people in the mezzanine? They might be able to just see him laying there, idk. Then he wanders to the shower and strips...ALL THE WAY DOWN to shower. So yes. Not only do we see Matt’s ass, but we see his dick, too. Where I was sitting, I only saw it in reflections, but still. HEY THERE, MATT’S DICK! :P Whether or not other people in different seats see more or less of him, I’m not sure. This is why I say that the left is better than the right. The shower is on the right side of the stage, and there’s a sink/pedestal in front of the shower. So I think some people’s view of Matt in the shower is blocked by the sink? I was at enough of an angle where it wasn’t a problem. People were literally gasping. LOLOL. The theater was definitely a-twitter. Lol. [random aside that I saw Angels in America during this trip, and in that play Lee Pace gets naked and just walks around the stage in the buff, so I guess it was my week for seeing ass and penis on stage? Lol]

Then he gets out and puts on a towel and walks around in that for a while, which is nice. Then he goes into the bedroom and changes and you can see him in his undies briefly (lol pun) again. So anyway, THAT HAPPENS. Lol

While Matt is showering and getting ready, Michael’s phone rings. It’s his old college roommate, Alan (Brian Hutchison) who’s having a breakdown of some sort and wants to come over and talk to Michael. The problem? Alan is straight (or is he??) and “square” and doesn’t know that Michael is gay. Which is a problem bc a bunch of gay men are about to descend on Michael’s apt. Michael tells him to quickly come over with the hope that he will arrive and leave before too many people show up (lol right). But honestly, who’s listening to Michael at this point bc OMG MATT IS NAKED. Seriously, I think I just stared at Matt for 95% of the show regardless of who was talking. Lol. It helped that I read the play beforehand and watched the movie so I knew what was going on. ;)

So Michael tells Donald that Alan is coming over and warns him that Alan doesn’t know he’s gay so don’t act gay. Donald is mildly offended and has a funny line about sitting with his legs spread and talking in a deep register. Lol. But anyway, Jim and Matt are great together and you can really see their friendship (well, Michael and Donald’s friendship). They’re very funny together. The doorbell rings and we all think it’s going to be Alan, but it’s the first of the party guests – Larry (Andrew Rannells), Hank (Tuc Watkins), and Emory (Robin de Jesus). Hank and Larry are a couple (with issues). Emory is unapologetically flamboyant. He is hilarious. So Hank was married (he’s in the process of getting divorced) and has 2 kids. He’s the most stereotypically masculine of the group. He’s bi, “with a definite lean in one direction” (hint: not chicks). He’s a math teacher. The oldest of the group. He’s dating Larry, who’s a bit of a man-whore (and a commercial artist). Larry doesn’t believe in monogamy, and this makes Hank sad. So this is a running issue between the two throughout the night. Andrew is hilarious in the play. He has GREAT facial expressions and reactions.

So Michael introduces everyone and it’s a bit awkward between Larry and Donald. Clearly, they have some sort of history (spoiler alert that’s pretty obvious: They “know” each other because they fucked in the baths once, but never spoke to one another. Yes, they enjoyed their fuck). Throughout the night, Larry is continuously coming on to Donald. Leaning into his space, stroking his arm, etc. It’s pretty great.

Doorbell rings again. Michael warns everyone about Alan and to PLEASE ACT STRAIGHT. Cue lots of hilarity with Emory who is just not into pretending to be butch. So he opens the door...and it’s not Alan. It’s Bernard (Michael B. Washington). Bernard is black (relevant to later parts of the play). He works at the library (a bookstore? Can’t recall which now). Anyway, he knows Donald bc he’s always supplying Donald with books. Lots of comments on how Donald reads a shit-ton. Bernard is besties with Emory.

More hilarity and banter ensues. There is a song and dance number (Donald does not participate, but Matt looks cute standing there and he does cute mini hand/arm motions). While they’re all dancing and being silly, the doorbell rings, but no one hears it but Hank, who goes to open the door and...it’s Alan. So he walks in on all the guys doing a choreographed dance. AWKWARD. Michael is all...”Uh...we’re just being silly!” haha. Yeah. More introductions. Emory is Emory and is pissing Michael off with his refusal to stop being camp. Alan takes to Hank because he’s the most traditionally masculine. Hank and Alan talk about their kids and Larry is getting increasingly pissed bc Hank is hiding the fact that he’s gay and with Larry (although they’re all—poorly-- hiding the fact that they’re gay). Michael goes upstairs to speak with Alan and what his breakdown/problem is.

So the action shifts to upstairs, but we can still see everyone downstairs. So they’re all acting like they’re at the party and are fake talking, etc. This is when Larry really gets into Donald’s space. He’s pissed at Hank because Hank are Alan were being all chummy. So he’s taking it out on Hank by being extra flirty with Donald. Donald isn’t really..opposed?...to it, but he’s maybe a little confused and awkward about it bc...hello?!? Hank is here? What even...? lol.

So upstairs, Alan decides he doesn’t want to talk about his issue and instead talks about how attractive Hank is. Lol. He also likes Donald. Alan’s been downing drinks (Donald is kind of the unofficial drink maker) and he’s drunk. Then he gets all homophobic and says shitty things about Emory. Michael gets a little pissed and goes downstairs while Alan stays upstairs in the bathroom.

Downstairs, the doorbell rings. Michael answers it, expecting it to be Harold (the birthday boy who is clearly very late). It’s a young studly guy dressed as a cowboy (Charlie Carver) who sings Happy Birthday to Michael and kisses him. Oops! Wrong guy! Cowboy is Emory’s gift to Harold. Harold was supposed to answer the door. But cowboy is early (you’re supposed to show up at midnight bc you’re a midnight cowboy!) and Harold is late, so...yeah. Didn’t work out. Then Alan comes downstairs and thinks Cowboy is Harold. Emory says, “No, he’s FOR Harold.” Alan is increasingly hostile and Emory is done with the fucking charades. Emory makes a comment about Alan’s wife, and Alan goes fucking berserk and starts punching Emory while calling him a bunch of gay slurs. Alan is pulled off Emory who is bleeding. Chaos is breaking out. The doorbell rings. Donald answers it and in walks Harold (Zach).

Harold is quite the character. He used to be a professional ice skater. He describes himself as an “ugly, pockmarked Jew fairy”. He’s high. He’s very sardonic. He looks around and it’s like...WTF is happening? Lol. Alan is passed out on the floor. Emory has blood all over his face. Cowboy sings happy birthday to Harold, kisses him, then Harold reads the card tied to him and starts laughing hysterically. (this technically ends the first act in the play, but there’s no intermission or anything so the action keeps going)

[Note Larry leaning into Donald’s space in the background]

Bernard and Emory go upstairs to clean up. Up until this point, the play has been really really funny. The general tone is pretty light and humorous. At this point, the tone starts to change dramatically. At some point, I don’t remember exactly when, this change is made blatantly clear by the lights going dim, and all the action on stage freezes, aside from Michael. He heads to the bar and pours and downs a drink. Remember what Donald said about Michael when he’s drunk? MEAN. So this marks the turning point. Light go back up, action resumes. [I’m not sure what I think about them doing it this way, but it hammers the point home that Michael is now drinking and things are about to get dark, so eh. Whatever. ] Michael gets increasingly asshole-ish. You really start to hate Michael.

Alan declares he’s going to puke, so Hank leads him upstairs to the bathroom. Michael and Harold exchange barbs. You really start to wonder why they’re friends. Every time Michael takes a drink, Harold proclaims, “Turning!” Like Donald, he knows alcohol turns Michael into an asshole. Michael is getting drunker and meaner and Harold is not one to just put up with things. If something gets dished out, he’ll deal it right back ten-fold. But while brutally honest, he’s not being as downright cruel as Michael, who even starts throwing racist remarks at Bernard and cruel comments to Emory (which really horrifies Donald).

Alan comes downstairs and proclaims his intention to leave, and bizarrely announces that Hank should leave with him. This leads to the announcement that Hank and Larry and lovers, and basically the charade is up and hey! We’re all gay; and btw, we think you are too, Alan. Michael won’t let anyone leave and invents a “party game” for them all to play. Basically, you have to call someone that you’ve truly loved. You get different amounts of points for various things – if someone answers, you say who you are, you get the person on the line that you want to speak with, you tell them you love them. A total of 10 possible points. Donald and Harold are immediately like, YEAH NO. Not playing. So Bernard and Emory both call people. Does not turn out particularly well. I literally cried for Bernard. Michael B. Washington does a phenomenal job.

Hank and Larry have it out again, but they end up calling each other, saying they love each other, and going upstairs to have sex in Michael’s bedroom.

Michael starts harassing Alan and telling him he should call their other college roommate, Justin, that Michael is convinced Alan was in love with. He’s in total asshole mode. Alan dials a number and ends up telling the person he loves them. Michael grabs the phone assuming it’s Justin..it’s not. It’s his wife.

Alan leaves. The mood of the party has degenerated into a total morose atmosphere. Harold just goes off on Michael with a huge truth bomb about how self-loathing Michael is and how badly he doesn’t want to be gay, but guess what? You’re gay and you’ll always be gay. He then takes off with Cowboy. Emory and Bernard (who is super drunk by this point) then leave, and Michael has a breakdown. He basically starts hyperventilating and is comforted by Donald. He pulls himself together and leaves to go to a midnight mass. Donald stays behind to read a bit, after assuring Michael that he’ll be back next weekend. The play ends with Donald reading and the silhouette of Hank and Larry making love upstairs in bed.

So yeah, I was much more brief when it came to the second half, in part bc it’s not as much “fun.” It’s much more dramatic. Very good, but not as fun to retell, and as far as Matt goes, aside from the end scene, he kind of disappears in the second half. I mean, he’s physically present and had lines, but there is definitely more focus on the other characters. He kinda just hangs in the periphery watching everything go down. And silently flirting with Larry lol.

All the characters do a stellar job. Charlie Carver/The Cowboy has the smallest role. He’s basically a big dummy, and provides some comic relief with his idiocy and innocence. Tuc (Hank) does a great job, but his role isn’t as humorous or flashy as the others. Michael B. Washington is great as Bernard, and I was really feeling for him at the end. He has a great monologue that delves into race and slurs. He and Emory have a touching moment. Robin de Jesus is hilarious as Emory. Jim does a good job as insecure Michael. Apparently, he wears special shoes during the show because of his broken foot. I would not have known anything was wrong with his foot. He’s pretty spry walking around that stage. He does a good job playing a mean asshole. Lol. Andrew has hilarious reactions and facial expressions. Zach is hilarious as Harold. Very sarcastic and kind of deadpan? He has a very interesting way of speaking. Harold is super weird, and Zach does a super job. He comes in late in the play, but has an integral part once he arrives. And I love Donald. His role is definitely not as flashy as some of the others, but I feel you really get to know and like Donald.

You laugh A LOT during the first half of the show. You still have funny moments in the second half, but it is also more shocking and dramatic. Pretty thought provoking. And thinking about the time period that this play takes place in (1968) and how tough it was to be out (or not out) at that time, and looking on stage at the all gay cast...it’s a pretty special feeling. They look like they probably have a blast on stage every night.

I happened to be there on Zach’s actual birthday, which was funny because it’s his character’s birthday in the play. When Matt opens the door and it’s Zach standing there, the first line Donald says is, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Harold.” He said it VERY pointedly and I was like !!!!!!!! So that was special. Oh! A Matt insta post:

If you aren’t going to be able to see it, you can watch the original movie. Obviously, it’s not as cool as seeing your faves in the role, but the original play, movie, and the revival are all very faithful to each other. Same dialogue and everything. The movie does add a few scenes at the beginning outside of Michael’s apartment, and some of the movie takes place outside on a balcony instead of all inside, but those are very minor details. I think they cut out a few lines of dialogue in the revival so they could cut down on the time, but offhand I don’t recall what they cut out. I’ll have to read the play again. So you’ll hear all the stuff that happens and all the funny lines and stuff that they say in the play. Then you can envision Matt in the role of Donald. I like Matt’s portrayal of Donald better than the original actor’s, but OBVIOUSLY I am biased. lol

#so that's my long-ass 'review'#if you want any ther specific info about any of the actors and their parts (hehe) just ask #the boys in the band #theater

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srrrokka · 6 years ago

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You finished Detroit right? You liked it? Favourite character? Most hated? Any ship? Best part for you? How many times Connor died? I srtarted to watch game plays and I love it. I'm seriously considering buying a ps 4 because of this game (well, also because of God of War III).

Ohoho that’s a very nice combo here haha

So yeah I finished the game and I LOVED IT. It’s so good I wanna drown in it. I’m currently at my second playthrough C:

I think my fav is Connor (surprise, surprise) but I also really, really like Marcus. Marcus is so different from what I expected after watching the trailers? Just such a good, gentle soul! But then there’s Connor. My shiny son. I want to fuck him up real bad.

Apart from the obvious characters that were not made to be liked like Gavin, Zlatko, the FBI what’s his face, and the like, I really don’t like North? I want to punch her in the teeth most of the time.

I ship Marcus and Simon. And kind of Connor and Hank? But not quite? Idk I’m still in the process of developing shipping opinions. I kinda want to ship Connor and Kamski but my brain is only giving me blackrom. Oh, right, let’s not forget Connor (RK800) / Connor (RK900)! Because I am an unapologetic ex-onceler, selfcest lover.

Connor died for me once. And solely because I fucked up a quick time event twice in a row during a chase scene. Of course it had to be a very glorious death as well and he got shredded to bits my this kind of industrial lawn mower thing. Good times.

“Best part” is a very loaded question to be honest. Can I say the entire game? hahaha Hmm… I’ll answer in scenes because honestly otherwise it is the entire game: I think my favourite parts are where Connor has emotional outbreaks. I’m not sure how spoilery I can get here so I’ll put more stuff under the cut at the end of the post!

Oh, I heard that God of War III is also fantastic! Personally haven’t played it yet but my colleague keeps gushing over it :P I kind of want to say I’m sorry that I’m tempting you to spend so much money but also.... come to the dark side. we have androids and weird dad gods. :’D Also I’m a very big PS4 gamer both at work and at home. Wake me up in the middle of the night and order me to name my favourite platform and I won’t bat an eyelash. I will defend this console to the end of my days. (Or until Sony fucks something up in a major way).

Either way, thanks a lot for those wonderful questions! Here have some spoilery drama under the cut!

Okay so there is a couple of scenes that stand out to me a lot for a couple of reasons - superb voice acting, the fact that the game is motion capture so characters’ faces are full of emotions because every single facial muscle twitch is there, great immersion. The last one is very important to me not only from a story standpoint but also from the way the game is made. I am a professional game tester so by proxy my brain will fish out every single bug in the game. In this game after some 15+ hours of gameplay? I saw two very minor graphical errors, in both cases it was characters jumping by like 20 cm.

anywho...

1) Scene that you can get at the roof of the broadcast skyscraper. If Simon is there you can find him as Connor and choose to probe his memory. And Simon promptly shoots himself in the head. Pretty much while Connor is in it. And Connor, my poor boy, gets an emotional breakdown while not even being a deviant yet. He is so scared that his voice is shaking. I found a video of it on Tumblr and watched it over and over again. So good eghshksdhfkshfluesf

2) Of similar caliber - If you don’t choose to kill Chloe at Kamski’s, Connor literally yells at Hank that he’s sorry that he didn’t get the information they needed. #IAmNotaDeviant Boi so angry and confused.

3) Also Hank pointing a gun at Connor, asking if he’s afraid to die.

God there are so many and I still have a lot more to find out.

Good stuff 8D

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seokjins · 7 years ago

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this post will be focused on the differences between rehearsals and performance, but also looking at small details about learning patterns and choreo that couldn’t be seen through the home party vlive

note: i will be consistently referring to my previous 3J stage post during this analysis, so please keep that open or give it a read before going thru this

overall: i was shocked to see that bighit had included STUDIO CLIPS of their rehearsal because

the combos aren’t cleaned yet

they’re still learning said combos

i got to see how 3j work off-stage

rehearsals tell me a lot

if you remember from my earlier analysis post, i wasn’t very impressed w jungkook’s dancing. giving the audience more chances to see him helps me paint a fuller image of his abilities. i can say confidently that w/o his awful costume (it hid all his movements), he is putting energy/nuances into his steps. having multiple rehearsal clips also tells me that jk just had a bad run during the broadcasted performance~

i was also happy to see hoseok’s facials !! finally!!!!! now i’m able to pick apart some smaller rehearsal –> performance differences

studio ver

hoseok

0:50 - 1:21 - hoseok’s eyes are glued to the mirror even when he’s moving his neck/chin/torso. this is bc he’s watching himself n self-correcting. you can compare this to the way he moves his head and eyes across the audience during the performance instead. every cool to pick up on ~~

0:26 - hobi’s arms?his legs ?the fluidity of his torso’s movement (folding, twisting, bending) like fucking water! bitch !!!

0:29 - he’s the only one who’s on his leg (aka on balance) while still moving through his entire chest and torso to complete the required circular movement

0:53 - his left hand …. a BLADE. IT’S A FUCKING SPATULA. I COULD COOK MY FOOD W IT. and i don’t like it lol

1:03 - 1:17 - he cleaned up the footwork more for the performance and had way more energy. he was lower in his legs (they were more bent) and his weight was back, his arms were moving Extra lots, and it was super high powered !

technically, hoseok does everything right in that section. he hits the beats, he executes the choreography, but THIS is the important part that sets a good dancer apart from a great dancer. he’s focused on cleaning the steps and correcting mistakes, but once he’s onstage he’s able to let loose and just go ALL IN. he doesn’t hold back, even when it’ll tire him out faster

his eyes are tracking himself in the mirror, but later they follow the natural movement of the head. there’s connection between his dancing and the people who are watching.

additionally, he’s able to dance more full out during the performance because he was faster, lighter, harder, deeper, really giving his 500% (facials AND choreography-wise). you can see he stepped it up when he got onstage…a clean difference between rehearsal and live presentation !!! he pushed himself to do more than the basic actions. wow. a king.

1:54 - you can see he adds an extra jerk of his upper body when he’s diving low. the reason i’m pointing this out now instead of the stage tech clip later is because we can see he’s working on consistency. this tells me that move was intentional, and he was definitely working on incorporating it into his dancing

2:53 - his arms are my favorite. they’re fluid and he has such nice lines after he rolls thru them .. hands too

3:05 - i wish hoseok used this resistance more in his dancing. he opts for looser movement, which is nothing bad, but sometimes i wish his versatility extended to playing around w slow --> fast movements, similar to jimin’s style

3:24 - i love his arms there, again. so fluid. it looks like hes pulling them along w the rest of his motions

3:30 - this lil bitch really needs to stop sticking his arm between his legs and then dragging his hand up his crotch oh my god take a shot whenever hobi does this in the video and die of alcohol poisoning

3:31 - he’s marking (not dancing full-out) everything, but his shoulders are just nut after nut AFTER NUT. they’re the precursor to the stuff he’s able to pull off later, and it’s so interesting to see these things !!!!! there’s a lot i can learn about bts and their dancing this way

jimin

0:01 - 0:07 - SON !!!!!!!!!!BOY!!!!!!!!!!KID !!!!!!!MY CHILD !!!!!!!!!!!! LITERALLY JUST FUCK ME UP !!!!! this hoe was marking and it was already clean? he hit every single beat and the actions were sharp.. precise. . cutting me like a KNIFE

as i said before with hobi, i can see that his foundations are strong even in rehearsal and marking the choreography .. so therefore it will translate well on stage. which it did hehe

0:13 - he managed a double tap with his right foot and made it musical. he hit the beats !!!! he really did !!! even though it was ridiculously fast turnaround between each

0:16 - here you can see the difference between rehearsal and actual performance. his footwork during the transition is messy; he stumbles over himself and takes too many steps for it to look easy

0:18 - uhhh the way he pulses? so controlled. so easy. tons of resistance but no tension in anything other than where his movements should be isolated

0:25 - he’s got pretty pretty ballet hands :(( i love

0:28 - he’s shuffling around a lot on his standing leg. he needs to find a place to put his weight (he’s shifting between heel and toes right now) in order to make the pivot look cleaner

0:57 - 1:07 - u can tell he hasn’t finished polishing this combo yet bc there are faster transitions that look rushed. compare him to hobi, who looks at ease and relaxed for the whole eight count. jimin’s feet aren’t moving on the music, his arms aren’t able to go full out yet, and it looks Messy like he can’t quite get his head around everything

2:30 - 2:39 - this is one of the reasons i love watching rehearsals, especially given the luxury for footage of MULTIPLE. here, we can see that jimin is now more familiar with the choreography and his able to dance with full arms and even more head movements. whether this is the next day or an arbitrary amount of time later, it’s clear that he got his head around the choreo during the time that passed between clips

3:14 - uhhhh FOOT!WORK!

3:18 - this jump is executed really nicely. he gets enough air time and the front leg gives enough force to push him both up and backwards (so on a diagonal). i just wish he balanced out the step by lifting his back leg up more bc it looks like it’s dragging on the ground afterwards

3:18 - 3:21 - this is it....this is the Killing Moment. the end of all ends. the most beautiful moment of life. i have seen god and she has returned to earth w a group of angels singing in four octaves with heavenly instruments playing as she descends upon earth 2 bless me w jimin’s control his power his passion and energy and SNAP and how hard he hits while managing to isolate parts of his movement im

3:36 - idk how he manages to snap every single one of these steps. even jungkook and hobi aren’t able to do it the way he does ghghghghhgk

3:39 - nice turn, nice lift of the left leg at the end, now would u please spot please and thank you

jungkook

0:00 - 0:08 - already, i’m able to see that jungkook IS moving his body a lot, even if he’s just marking the combo. i said this earlier, but this assures me that it was 100% his costume that was the problem, and not his actual dancing that made his performance underwhelming

0:05 - i don’t know if it’s the set choreo or what, but i don’t like the fact that he extended his left arm parallel to the floor and kept it there. while having a straight arm (compared to the floor) is favorable in other parts of the combo, it breaks the line of his body here. u can see this by comparing his chin/head to his arm. the “line” of his torso isn’t connected all the way thru. it’s broken, so therefore looks less appealing

he also doesn’t move anything except his head here, and i don’t like that. it looks very stiff

0:11 - he is SUPER fluid here, and in a good way. it’s controlled, but also loose. there isn’t anything floppy about his movements, and it flows well through the entire length of his arms & he even makes a note to travel up to his shoulders

0:22 - i like the way he leans his weight forward. it’s very nonchalant, but also held/looks “dancer-like”

0:24 - the way he leans his weight back is just.....yum

0:28 - i actually like his ver of that leg-lift-pivot (???) thing the most, even though he’s not doing it full-out. it gives him more control and makes the step look very clean, so if i was their teacher, i would’ve made the change to what he did since i’d rather see something clean than messy and challenging. it just looks nicer and more put together

0:49 - SO MANY THINGS WE MISSED BC OF HIS BAD COSTUMING !!!!!! he rolls through his limbs and even snaps into resistance !!!!! + his Active Fingers at the end of the step . Serve it to me, Bitch

0:55 - 1:05 - while he doesn’t have as much energy as hoseok, i still prefer his interpretation over jimin here. jimin’s too stiff and lacks the fluidity required to make this combo look good

here, i’m going to say that jungkook knows the choreography better than jimin as well. make of that what u will, there’s nothing i can really say about that except point it out lol

1:13 - OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH MY GOD there is SO MUCH FLEXION HAPPENING W HIS TORSO HE’S BENDING AND STRETCHING AND GOING IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND HOPPING BACK AND FORTH A TINY BIT this is what i missed onstage and i am so glad that i was able to see him perform this, even if it was in rehearsal

1:57 - mood tho

2:54 - definitely did not get to see him move through this much of his body during the home party stage. very happie to witness it now. the line of his arm and his hands are also really nice at the end (when he extends them)

3:29 - loose but also held Enough that it makes it my favorite interp of the choreo out of the three

3:31 - he’s just marking, but he has really nice shoulders here

3:24 - his hands .. when he’s flicking them back and forth all i can say is that more than my eyes are crying right now :)))))

general comments

what i noticed with hoseok is he has trouble matching his hands. the shape of them are usually not the same, and the angle of his arms (when he bends at the elbow) don’t match. this is something i’d like him to fix, unless it’s an intentional decision

he also smiles a lot when he’s dancing; it’s cute to see! you can tell he’s working hard (the way the other members are working hard too), but he’s also having fun n enjoying himself. marks of a tru dancer: loves what he does even tho it’s challenging.

jimin’s so cute when he’s singing the song to their combos :(( also he has SUPREME underwear and idont know how to feel about that lmao

i’ve always been curious about wearing street or formal shoes during performances, and bc of that it was Revealing to see jimin testing out the floor. dancers usually scuff the bottom of their shoes against the marely to check how slippery it is (0:45 / 4:50 / 5:00)

jungkook seems very serious or very silly. there’s no in between, and it find it endearing. he’s hyper focused to the point where he doesn’t engage in facials, but this is a bad habit that he’s kept onstage. while the “sexy and angry” vibe can work for some dances, there are ones where it’s not the case & he needs to learn the difference or work on this problem of his

it was nice to see them wearing actual dance clothing to check for projected motion

i also learned from this rehearsal that bts tends not to learn dances off the counts. they sing the actual song isntead of counting the beats....hoseok always starts out with “five six seven eight” but then doesn’t continue? lmao it’s cute, but it’s not the most helpful, especially if they’re trying to match up together. it seems that mr. son, their dance teacher, does count the music, which is probably why they’re able to clean bts’ pieces so well for performances

overall, i was happy to see them release a rehearsal video to watch the way that bts works. it’s not the same as being in the studio with them, but it gave me a lot of insight to what they’re doing during practice

#replies: inbox #long post --#anon #dance tag #this is really long and it took me forever i didnt even bother doing the performance analysis it would've really been 1000 pages i=

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dancekickboxcardio · 5 years ago

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I can’t wait 😊 for two weeks 📅. I am excited 😆 to get my make up 💄. I actually booked my sister’s facial. She wants that I go with her. I am paying 💵. She is sitting for me. I’d love 💗 for her to try it out. It was a great service for me. Your face is smooth for like months.

I also checked out Lifetime’s email 📧 because I actually check my inbox 📨 and I am sure to show up every Saturday this October. Why? I am signed 🖊 up for group exercises. I thought 💭 why not? Meet new people.

They also have have a social run 🏃🏼‍♀️ and a personal training event at no extra cost 💲💲 💲💲💲. Uhm 😐, big deal. I know the membership is pretty steep. My old gym membership was half the price. I really look 👀 at things many ways. One of them is ok, it’s $79, divvy that 30 days, that’s like $3 per day. Ok, you are not going to attend everyday. What’s the least amount of times you can show up? Let’s say reasonably with some effort 3 days. Three times seven is 21. Divide that by 3 days, seven bucks. That’s still not bad. Did you guys see the facility? It’s like luxury to the utmost level. All these to say that my eyes 👀 are burning 🥵 because I didn’t remove my make up 🧖🏼‍♀️ completely. I have a varied face wash 🧼 routine. Sometimes I scrub to exfoliate, I brush, I use a creamy soap, a liquid thin cleanser. Other times to preserve moisture, I use emollients to remove my blush and eye 👁 stuff and skip toner which Clinique calls like lotion. I hear 👂🏾 one of my cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 hacking. But I can’t wait 😊 to get my new sets of eyeliners. The cheap ones are running out. Which means I have to go to the next best alternative.

I was hurried this day. My Dad reminded me to prepare early. What did I do? I think 🤔 I was on my phone 📱. I didn’t have enough time to dry my hair and fix myself and I was haphazardly putting my lunch 🍴 and making my pumpkin 🎃 spice fit Americano ☕️. I had no eyeliner. My gawd. I chat 💬 with Lorene and I said hi 👋🏾 to Jenny. I told her about how I was nauseous that day. I really have to load myself with lemon 🍋 and water 💦 before I get in motion. Otherwise, I am miserable 😩 ready to puke 🤢. I lost my nerves knowing that I might not be that invincible. No one is that. So we’d like to think 💭. I don’t know 🤷🏼‍♀️. I felt like a Mom in fear of safety. It was madening. I mean it’s like you are losing your senses worried 😦. I was a little anxious 😟 this day. I had fearful energy in me. I can operate in many emotional states. I can adjust with ease. Sometimes I like it overcome me. Yes, there is a cognitive component and please don’t neglect that it is a system, physiology hacks the process. Things you pick up on podcast 🎧. Yes, I am ordering my Economist next year.

I was admiring my hair. I love ❤️ it and I wanted to wear it like it is. I haven’t had lunch 🥙 and I decided to go easy on my back. But I really wanted my hair up. It’s annoying my neck. I put it up to ruin my straight hair. After, I lose the hairtie to change my approach. I know it’s weird and I don’t have the entire post to explain it. But said simply, I wanted to think 💭 of how I am with something different. I can tell I acted differently. I also was wearing my pants 👖 in command so I can take it. I am not sure 🤔 if it’s the same about you. Well, no one is completely at ease with themselves. But you adjust on how you fix yourself. It has everything to do with body image. It just dawned on me point of control.

Yeah, I was irritable the entire time. But my mood was of course upbeat. Exercise 💪🏾 🦵🏾 loosens up my intensity and softens me. Perhaps, it’s dance 💃🏼. IDK 😐. But apart from my thick voluminous hair, I was working out 🏋🏼‍♀️ right after every meal 🥘. I was not soldiering it out. I was nursing, babying myself. I was comfy, snug, cozy. I was noticing how my belly was heavy. I don’t shape that part of my body. Nobody can be that perfect. It’s ok. Being human is something I embrace. I checked in with Molly and she said unlike swimming 🏊🏻‍♀️ you can do your thing after having food 🥘. But I still get heavy and I couldn’t metabolic conditioning it with the uncomfortableness 😣 and the fear 😱 that I might throw up 🤮 what I ate plus other stomach contents. So I rowed 🚣🏼‍♀️. It was in spurts. I had my caffeine afternoon fix which held me up pretty good. I was up 1230a this day. I worked on my legs and there was this couple that I kept running into. They were working on the same stuff. I took my break. If I remem correctly I was on my phone 📱. Yup. I was looking for a charging station 🔌. I had my dinner 🍽 and time was so crunched up. I barely had 60 minutes on cardio ❤️. But guess what, I cannot move wide and fast 💨 anyway. I was too full. I maybe in a good mood 🙂 but at the back of my mind I am not happy 😒 that I didn’t maximize my path to wellness routine. I guess hidden from conscious executive thoughts 💭 I know that health is of great importance ⚠️. I was back at Dance 🕴🏻Jams and if I remember I was taking it easy. I feel that the members were more into it yesterday, Thursday than Tuesday. It was pretty sluggish. I was taking it easy too. I have this idea 💡 that it must have been the beat 🎶. I was pleased 😀 to join something that I like doing and like any normal person you question where you are, if what you are feeling is what it is, legitimacy of what you know and your emotions, you notice the alternative and just be there and not process everything as raw data all at once.

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