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solaris-amethyst · 6 months ago

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💫Classroom shenanigans💫

✨Pairing: Yunho x gn!reader ✨Prompt: The two of you are teachers who are bonding over their classes in the teachers room ✨Word Count: 0.9k ✨Genre: fluff, non idol au, slight humor (?), teachers au, secretly married au ☀️Authors Note: All I can say is that I remember the horse is a fruit debacle and had to bring it into this one shot! Question was that a thing all over the world or just in Sweden way back then??

"Do your kids decide that it would be a good idea to argue with you about the fact that horses does not exist and that they're fruits?" Yunho asks as he sit down with his coffee mug in the sofa looking absolutely exhausted.

"No they don't. Is this something I should be worried that my class will pick up and start arguing with me about?" You groan, not liking the idea of your class of thirty eleven year olds arguing passionately about this.

"Someone brought it up and when I told him that no, horses are in fact real and an animal he just said noooo they're not real and they're actually fruits. The whole class just agreed with him and when I showed them videos of horses they said they were animated?!" He vented before taking a big sip of his coffee.

"If it makes you feel better my students seriously thought that the moon was made out of cheese. One said she had seen it in a movie and the others nodded along. Guess which movie they were referencing." You said glancing at Yunho who shrugged, not knowing what movie they could have possibly thought of.

"Wallace and Gromit, A Grand Day Out!" You exclaimed causing your colleague to laugh almost getting coffee everywhere in the process.

"No way."

"Yes way!"

He laughs again shaking his head, he goes to take another sip of his coffee but can't due to the giggles escaping him as he clearly thinks about what you just told him.

"I love my kids but sometimes they exhaust me beyond reason." You admitted thinking back to all of the times they have done things to test your patience.

"Yeah I love my kids as well, they're kind and mean well and I have to say their passion truly is something else." Yunho said whilst patting the seat next to him, wanting you to sit next to him.

You gladly moved over to him. He wrapped one of his arms around your shoulder casually, his hand gently caressing your shoulder, tracing small patterns.

"Do you think they've figured it out yet?" You asked curiously glancing towards Yunho

"That we're actually married? No. Absolutely not. I got questioned today actually why I hadn't taken you on a date yet." He confessed, the tips of his ears turning slightly red.

"Wait, really??" You turned towards him in shock "They're really asking you that?"

"Yeah, your kids don't?" He looked at you with a smile causing you to melt a little bit.

"I mean they do tell me why we would be the perfect couple. Ever since I helped you when we went on that trip together with our classes they've been obsessed with telling me how we should get together and that there definitely is a spark between the two of us." You told him with a chuckle

"Well they're not wrong about the fact that there is a spark between us both." He said giving your cheek a light kiss causing your face to heat up, you quickly turn around and give his cheek a kiss as well smiling when Yunho get that bashful and shy smile on his face, his eyes avoiding eye contact as his cheeks grow rosy from the intimate display as if he hadn't been the one to initiate the first kiss.

"I cannot wait to see the stunned look on all of their faces once we tell them we're actually married." He says shyly causing you to take a hold of his hand which is still on your shoulder, squeezing it gently.

"I'm surprised none of them have noticed we wear similar wedding rings you know. Some of my kids have mentioned they think it's pretty and I think someone said it was similar to yours but none clocked that it was an actual wedding ring." The two of you sat in silent for a while, enjoying each other's presence. Today was a rather calm day and the two of you had been lucky enough to not have recess duty today meaning you could sit in the teachers room enjoying each other's company. Yunho had eventually put away his cup of coffee so he could bring both his arms around you capturing you in a relaxing hug.

"When do you have your last class today?" He murmurs quietly

"At 15:00, but I am staying until 16:30 to plan my next few lessons for the class. What about you?" You look up at him from your position in the hug.

"Yeah me too. Can't wait for the day to be over so I can take you out on a dinner date." He says giving your head a light kiss.

"Mhmmm I can't wait to see the place you have picked out for us to eat at. You always do such a good job at picking out restaurants." You murmur quietly closing your eyes as you lean back against Yunho.

"Take a nap. I'll wake you up a little bit before our classes start again love." Yunho says giving you another kiss on your lips before picking up a blanket on the sofa to wrap the both of you up in.

"Thank you Yunho. I love you." You whisper as sleep takes over you and the last thing you hear is Yunhos fond voice whispering a soft I love you too.

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woso-dreamzzz · 9 months ago

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The Teens

Teenage Dirtbag

Dirtbag -> From Teenage Dirtbag and Teenage Dirtbag II -> Norwegian -> Ingrid's little sister -> Vincent Van Gogh the cat 🐈 -> Artist

Head in the Clouds

Mcdreamy -> From Head in the Clouds and Head in the Clouds II -> English/Spanish -> Fries the ferret and Ham Sammy the Hamster 🐹 -> Former Chelsea Academy Player -> Barcelona Professional Player -> Striker -> ❤️ Sniper

Proud

Sötnos ->From Proud, Proud II, Proud III and Proud IV -> Swedish -> Asexual -> Aromantic -> Magda and Pernille's daughter -> Former Linköping Academy Player -> Former Arsenal Professional Player -> Bayern Munich Professional Player -> Sweden National Team Player -> Centre Forward

New Girlfriend

Pumpkin -> From New Girlfriend and New Girlfriend II -> English -> Lucy's daughter -> Lara Croft, Princess Zelda, Clementine and Ezio Auditore the mice 🐁 -> Future Game Developer

Wiped Out

Klumpig -> From Wiped Out -> Swedish -> Frido's cousin -> Brick the Guinea Pig 🐹 -> Barcelona Professional Player -> Sweden National Team Player -> Left Winger

Sisters

Hermana -> From Sisters -> Spanish -> Irene's Sister-in-Law -> Barcelona Professional Player -> Centreback

Leaving

Menor -> From Leaving and Leaving II -> Spanish -> Alexia's little sister -> Tennis Player

Icy

Tontos -> From Icy -> Norwegian -> Toast the bearded dragon 🦎 -> Former Brann Professional Player -> Barcelona Professional Player -> Norwegian National Team Player -> Right Winger -> The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift

Nagging

Mignon -> From Nagging and Nagging II -> French -> Former Olympique Lyonnais Academy Player -> Barcelona Professional Player -> French National Team Player -> Attacking Midfielder

Foster

Chipmunk -> From Foster -> English -> Beth and Viv's foster daughter

Different

Clover -> From Different -> Irish -> Katie's daughter -> Future Wildlife Photographer -> Dyspraxia

Prodigy

Sniper -> From Prodigy -> English/French -> Former Chelsea Academy Player -> Olympique Lyonnais Player -> Centreback -> ❤️ Mcdreamy

Idol

Cielo -> From Idol -> English -> Former Bristol City Player -> Barcelona Player -> Playmaking midfielder

#masterlist #woso community #woso

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heartbreakprincewille · 11 months ago

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Erik is a metaphor for the Monarchy

This season has given me so much to think about Erik and Wilhelm's idolization of Erik, and how it plays a dual role in Wilhelm's arc as a character.

I think Erik represents Wilhelm's motivation to carry forward the legacy of an institution which is slowly crumbling in its relevance (in the fictional Sweden atleast, I have no idea about the geopolitical scenario of the real-life monarchy in Sweden). Yes, Wilhelm does come from a lineage of a family relevant in history, but not only he is too young to understand that burden but he is also someone who does not feel a personal connection with that burden, unlike August(which ironically also stems from his love for his father). But he does feel that personal connection to Erik, not only because they are brothers but also Erik seems to be the only one Wilhelm can fully be vocal about his thoughts until he meets Simon. Erik is what separates Wilhelm from that burden of legacy and responsibilities.

But then Erik dies. Erik's death not necessarily represents the death of the monarchy, but it's still the death of the stability that the system thrives on. Royals want everything in control, and we can see that a lack of control runs everything berserk in that system. Erik's death is the beginning of the legacy weighing down on Wilhelm in full force, how the monarchy is just a system that thrives in perpetual succession and does not care if a spare fills the shoes of an heir unwillingly. He is expected to mould himself in the image of Erik, and the personal connection Wilhelm lacked with the Monarchy takes the shape of Erik in his mind- he believes that he is doing good to Erik's memories if he steps up as a suitable Crown Prince, but in the end, he's just catering to the system, not Erik. Even if the system is full of lies and secrets and he is forced to part ways from his authentic self.

But then he realizes that he does not want to part ways with himself, and how he stands apart as an individual when he is with Simon. Trying to get Simon back was also an attempt to reclaim his individuality, and the more he tried to gain everything back by the easiest way possible, the more he lost Simon and got pushed to the deep end. The Monarchy still loomed on the horizon, he still wanted to uphold Erik's memory by complying with the mould his mother and the Royal Court has been preparing for him. But when he gets Simon's love back, he also gets back his individuality, and how it leads to an epiphany only his free self could have made in his speech.

The illusion reigns supreme even in his relationship with Simon, because Wilhelm thought that he can be a Crown Prince and Simon's boyfriend at the same time, but the more they progressed with the burden together, it became clear that what Wilhelm wants to be is at clear odds with the system he is being prepared for.

Then the illusion shatters with August's confession. It's utterly heartbreaking that Erik and his homophobic actions put deep cracks in Wilhelm's illusion because in the end, he was still his brother. But he will forever remain scarred by the possibility that maybe Erik could have not accepted his individuality and his love for Simon. His first safe haven he found as a child, and which continued to be one when Wilhelm's grief became too painful, all shattered by a revelation he had no answers to. And suddenly all the comparisons with his older brother became a suffocating chain around his head, and he explodes in a rage of fury to his parents.

Erik was not only a literal figurehead of the institution, but he was also a phantom manifestation of the Monarchy for Wilhelm's character. The ever-present apparition of a system he does not thrive in.

#i think this is an obvious observation but i still had thoughts so yeah #god this show and the writing #young royals #prince wilhelm #yr s3 spoilers #we stil have the final episode so let's see how it goes

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floorworm · 2 months ago

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Trying to explain the phenomenon that is Björnzone to people outside of Sweden is such a task.

So. This is Björn Gustafsson

In 2008 he appeared on Idol, which is basically american idol without the american part, performing a humoristic serenade for one of the judges, Carina Berg

Now in 2024, the two were reunited as hosts for Melodifestivalen. This is the swedish prelude to eurovision where the people vote on which song gets to represent sweden.

The intermissions are filled with jokes about Björn being horrible at flirting and the like, but then something baffling happens.

Björn shows up with nine other famous swedish men in the strangest boy band the crowds have ever seen. All dressed in white are figures such as: hit singer Viktor Leksell, eurovision winner Måns Zelmerlöw, and..

Supermarket-chain frontman Ica Stig⁉️

Even more baffling, the song they perform is AMAZING. 10 men outshining the entire competition in the best act melodifestivalen has seen in years

And finally, 16 years after the fact, Björn reprises his serenade to Carina during the last intermission. The crowds are floored.

It turns into a duet, ending in Björn being friendzoned. But what does a friendzone matter, when you have Björnzone?

This befuddling boy band wasn't even a one time thing either. They've returned to bless our holiday season

This is not something that should be contained within one country. They are a phenomenon, a wonder, a treasure. Know Björnzone.

#björnzone #eurovision #music #mello 2024 #melodifestivalen #ornage speak

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whencyclopedia · 6 months ago

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Viking Prophecy: The Poem Völuspá of the Poetic Edda

The Völuspá (Old Norse: Vǫluspá) is a medieval poem of the Poetic Edda that describes how the world might have come into shape and would end according to Norse mythology. The story of about 60 stanzas is told by a seeress or völva (Old Norse: vǫlva, also called spákona, foretelling woman) summoned by the god Odin, master of magic and knowledge. According to this literary text, the beginning of the world was characterized by nothingness until the gods created the nine realms of Norse cosmology, somehow linked by the World Tree, Yggdrasil.

At the same time, the fate of everything was set in stone by a group of seeresses. In the very beginning, two families of gods were involved in a war, ending with a truce and a wall around their divine citadel of Asgard. However, they would not live in peace forever because the universe has been doomed since the very moment of its creation. Every god has a specific enemy with whom they will do battle and many will be slain, including the chief god Odin.

Context

The Northmen of the 8th or 9th century CE whom we usually call Vikings did not really have any written sources for their religion. They carved some images in stone, they made some wooden idols, and they rather recited poems about what they thought the world was like. A few centuries after the age of these daring seamen, traders, and explorers, some Icelanders wrote down such poems remembered from ancestors. This collection of poems is called the Edda, and it is our most precious source of information about what the myths of the Northmen might have looked like.

It is written in Old Norse, the language people used to speak in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark up until the 15th century CE. These poems are found in two manuscripts, the Codex Regius (King’s book) and another book called the Hauksbók, but the order of the stanzas, the groups of four lines making up the poems, seems more logical in the first book. The first poem of the collection is the Völuspá, meaning the prophecy of the völva. Snorri Sturluson, a 13th-century CE Icelandic scholar, also wrote a version of these tales, quoting much of the poems in his book. The version he knew, however, seems different, indicating that the poems of the Edda were very popular among the Vikings.

#History #Asgard #Baldr #Edda #WHE #[#]

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thenerdysimp · 3 months ago

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Chapter 1 (Pilot)

The auditions

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Warnings: None, only potential spelling errors,

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It was quite early on a spring day when you arrived for your audition. It wasn’t due until in a few hours but you wanted to be there early so you could meet some of the others there but also so you could feel it all in.

Your boyfriend Franco was fortunate to be free from racing just in time for this, so he had come with you as support and of course as your personal hype man. He was one of the main reasons why you applied, he loved to hear you sing and he was always in awe. He was almost shocked when you first told him that you’d never been on stage before. With your voice he was convinced that you would’ve competed in something like this before.

More and more people were dropping in as time went on. After being there for about an hour a guy came up to you, he reached his hand out and introduced himself in Swedish. “Hi! I’m Lukas. I just saw that you had an audition number on and I wanted to invite you to maybe play some cards while we wait?” He said. You took his hand shaking it, “Hello Lukas, I’m Y/n! And I’d love to!” He smiled at you, “Great! Me and a group other people are sitting over there, feel free to come over!” He told you as he pointed to a table with a few other people also wearing audition numbers. As he turned to walk away Franco tapped your arm lightly, “What did he say?” He asked curiously. You smiled at him, “He asked if we wanted to play cards with that group over there.” You told him pointing to the group from where you sat. He turned his head to look in the direction you were pointing, then turned back to you, “But I don’t understand Swedish amor.” Your smile widened as you stood up from your seat, “That’s okay, I’ll translate. We can play together!” You told him before taking his hands in yours and pulling him up from his seat as well.

You dragged him with you through the crowded room over to the group at the table. When you reached them you stopped and gave a little wave to the group before introducing yourself to all of them, “Hi everyone, I’m Y/n and this is my boyfriend Franco” you said as you pointed to him standing beside you. Everyone said their hellos back before Lukas spoke up, “Oh I didn’t say hello to you before I’m sorry about that.” He said, still speaking Swedish, not knowing Franco couldn’t understand him, he looked at you silently asking for help, “He said that he’s sorry for not saying hello to you before” you explained calmly. “Aha, thank you mi amor” he said before turning to Lukas and reaching his hand out to him, “Sorry about that, I don’t understand Swedish. But it’s all good!” He said as Lukas took his hand. “Oh I didn’t know” Franco smiled at him, “It’s okay, you couldn’t have known.”

After that interaction you and Franco sat down at the table with them and everyone started playing cards together. A little while later Lukas got called away to film outside, when he then came back inside he walked past you quickly announcing that he was first to go sing in front of the jury. You turned around slightly to give him a fist bump on the way, “Good luck! Go get that ticket!” You said smiling at him, he gave a smile back as he saluted and walked away.

The group around the table continued playing cards until Lukas came back out jumping and waving around a golden ticket. Immediately everyone started applauding him, when you heard the commotion you turned around and saw the scene. You joined in to applaud him as he walked over to the table to high five everyone. “Congratulations! What did you sing?” You asked him. He walked around the table getting congratulated by everyone, “I did lose control by Teddy Swims.” He answered with a wide smile. “Oh that’s a tough one! You must have done that good! How does it feel? The first one to get a golden ticket this year.” You said looking at him, “Oh my god, it feels amazing! What song are you going to do?” He asked, stopping beside you. You looked up at him and answered, “I’m going to sing ruin my life by Zara Larsson.” He leaned forward against the table, “That is also a good one, I’m gonna have to stay for that. I need to know if you get a ticket or not.” He said, “also, I completely forgot to ask, how old are you?” He added. You turned to him to have a proper conversation, “I’m 19, turning 20 later this year!” You answered happily, “and you?” He sat down beside you, ”I’m 23” he took a little pause before switching to English and asked Franco, “and you? How old are you?” He asked. Franco lifted his gaze from his phone that he’d been on while you were talking. He put the phone down and turned to look at Lukas, “I’m 20, my birthday is in just a few weeks though.” He answered. Lukas continued, wanting to get to know you, “Ah, I’m gonna have to congratulate you then! And how did you guys meet?”

The question lit up your eyes, you loved that question. With a wide smile you started telling the story of how you met, while you were talking Franco was quietly watching you in awe. He thought it was so adorable when you got so happy talking about it. He also loved to tell people about it but when you were together he always allowed you to do it because he knew you loved to talk about it. When telling the story you never directly brought up that Franco was a racing driver, but there was some hints included in the story since it’s a part of how you got together. Lukas seemed to pick up on those and got curious, “Okay, so I picked up some things in that story and I’m just curious. What do you do?” He asked, sounding genuinely interested. You turned your head to look at Franco silently letting him know that he could tell him himself if he wanted to. He gave a little nod before speaking, “I’m a racing driver. I drive in Formula 2.” The conversation between you three went on for about an hour before your name was finally called, your nerves kicking in almost immediately. As you and Franco stood up Lukas spoke, “I’ll be keeping an eye out for when you get back. Now, go get that ticket!” He said giving you a fist bump.

You walked hand in hand with Franco to the hallway where you met Pär, “Hello! What’s your name and who do you have with you?” He asked, shaking your hand. “My name is Y/n and this is my boyfriend Franco” you answered, fiddling with your fingers to calm your nerves a little. Pär spoke again, “Aha, and is he the reason why you are here? Are you nervous?” You chuckled a little before looking up from your hands, “Yeah, he’d be the main reason. And I’m so nervous.” Pär chuckled back as he put a hand on your shoulder, “Well you’re gonna have to deal with it because now it’s your turn.” He said before asking “Are you ready?” You took a deep breath and straightened your back, turning on your confident personality. “I’m ready” Pär opened the doors in front of you, “Good, you go in there and when the escalator starts moving you just go on to it, then the door is to your right at the top.” He explained. You turned to Franco before bringing him in for a comforting hug, you pulled away slightly and he planted a kiss on your lips before whispering, “You got this, good luck amor.” You gave him another quick kiss before letting go of him and walked through the doors to stand in front of the escalator. You turned your head to look at the two men on the other side of the door, “I’m closing the door now, good luck!” Pär said, and with that the doors do close behind you.

The cameras surrounded you to follow your every move and get the best shots. The escalator started moving and you took another breath before stepping on it and going up. As you reached the top you took a step of the escalator and walked towards the door, you pushed it open and your eyes immediately landed on the jury. When they say you walk in they perked up and were completely focused on you,

“Hi! Who do we have here? Tell us a little about yourself and why you’re here today!” The woman whose name is Katia said. “Hi, my name is Y/n, I’m 19, going on 20 later this year and I’m from Lund! I’m here today mainly because of my boyfriend. When we first got together and he heard me sing he thought that I would have already done something like this, he was completely shocked when I told him that I hadn’t. So he really just told me that I should apply because according to him I’m amazing. I sing a lot of different stuff, I’d like to say I’m quite good at adjusting to different genres. My boyfriend says I'm a “do it all” type of singer. I also grew up watching the program and dreamt about this, so maybe it was time.” You said with a little laugh at the end. They smiled and laughed with you before the other woman, named Peg, asked, “And what are you gonna sing for us today?” You looked at her and smiled, “I’m gonna sing Ruin my life by Zara Larsson!” The two women in front of you leaned back into their chairs with impressed expressions on their faces. The two men didn’t say anything but Anders, who's sitting next to Katia looked excited. Ash, who's at the other end of the table, just leaned forward and was ready to listen. “Well then we’ll let you get on with it!” Peg said, waving you on. You looked down to the floor and took a deep breath before looking up again, giving the guy who’s playing the cords a look to say that you’re ready. He started playing and when you started singing the jury was immediately stunned, while singing you were just trying to relax and not think too much or get too nervous.

Down in the hall Franco is standing with Pär and watching you sing on a screen in front of them, “She’s incredible!” Pär commented turned to look at Franco. He nodded, “Yes, she is.” he said under his breath. When you smoothly ended the part of the song all nervousness for that disappeared. You looked at the jury with a hopeful look in your eyes, the only nervousness left was if you were getting a ticket or not. Katia spoke first, “That was amazing. What are you doing here? Why are you not already on a stage?” She asked. Anders nodded agreeing with her, “I agree, that was basically perfect. It was like clockwork all the way through. I loved it!” He said. Peg pointed to you, “I’m floored, that was beautiful. You are beautiful! Like what? And you said you’d never done anything like this before?” She asked, you just shook your head as a no. “I barely believe you.” She added, then turned to Ash letting him speak. “You know, I may not say this to many but I’m saying it to you. I see a future world wide star. With this you could do anything, you sound like someone I would want to work with.” He said, smiling at you. Your mouth fell open, you were too shocked by their words to speak. Katia spoke up again, “Is your boyfriend here with you today?” You nodded, “Yes he is, luckily.”

Just as you said that the screen down in the hall turned black. Franco was so nervous, the poor boy could barely stand still. Up in the audition room Katia told you to go get him, you walked out the room and down the escalator to get him. You opened the big doors to the hall before speaking, “Baby, they want you to come up.” You said calmly, he was anything but calm. “What? Really?” He asked nervously, ”Yep, come on.” You answered, taking his hand and pulling him with you up to the jury. You walked in holding his hand and stood in front of them, Peg started speaking, “Hi there! What’s your name?” She asked in Swedish. You translated for him to understand, at this point it was just a habit. But you also always forgot to inform people that he doesn’t understand Swedish. “Thanks cariño” he whispered before turning to the jury, “sorry about that, my name is Franco.” He said to them. Peg spoke up again, “Oh sorry, I didn’t know you didn’t speak Swedish. But we all just really wanted to thank you for getting her to apply. We love her and we are so happy that she’s here. Since you were the main reason for that we wanted to tell you thanks in person. And also have you see in person when we give her this” she ended off with picking up, not a normal golden ticket but one of the limited special ones. “Now this is a special ticket, which means that you will have an advantage in the end auditions.” You let out a gasp as you covered your mouth and Franco immediately brought you in for a tight hug, lifting you up and spinning you around. When he put you down again you excitedly walked over to the table and took the ticket from her, thanking them over and over again, giving all four of them a high five.

You and Franco walked out of the room and went down to the hall, practically jumping through the doors and met Pär on the other side. “Well would you look at that, congratulations!” He said happily. You who were still excitedly jumping around thanked him before he spoke again, “Now go out to the others!” He said, smiling at you. You nodded and thanked him again as you and Franco walked hand in hand out to the others. As you emerged everyone started applauding, Franco picked you up again spinning you around as you lifted your ticket into the air showing it off. He slowly lowered you down and brought you in for a sweet kiss while everyone was still applauding. When you broke apart Lukas came up to you to congratulate you, “Congratulations! I’m excited to hear you sing at the end auditions, see you there!” He said as he offered you a friendly hug.

#franco colapinto #franco colapinto x reader #franco colapinto x you #franco colapinto oneshot #franco colapinto fic #formula 1 driver x reader #formula 1 driver x singer #idol #swedish idol #sweden #music #franco colapinto fanfic #fanfic #fanfiction #Spotify #thenerdysimp writes

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baesuzypics · 1 year ago

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[190610] pt 2. Bae Suzy in Denmark🇩🇰 / Sweden🇸🇪

Click here & here to watch suzy's vlogs during her trip 💗

#bae suzy #suzy bae #suzy #miss a suzy #kpop #kdrama #solo idol #soloist #travel #holiday #vacation #denmark #sweden #korean drama #actress #singer #aesthetic

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gshina · 2 years ago

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When I think about the difference between Finland and Sweden in Eurovision, it has always been clearly different for me.

Sweden knows how to be that factory-like perfect machine that creates songs. I myself have never liked Swedish representatives that much, I disliked Måns Zelmerlöw’s as well both Loreen’s songs with the simply reason - its boring. In the last decade I can name only two Swedish songs that I have liked which are Frans’s If I Were Sorry (2016) and Benjamin Ingrosso’s Dance You Off (2018). I've been of the opinion for a long time that swedish songs are the same, it’s the same perfectly sound pop machine song what you can hear every day on radio. it's like playing the same old record over and over and always the jury eat the same old smelly cheese and it's not fair. The problem with that is that it encourages countries to send in non-offensive pop music in order to appeal to the professional jury, most of which will be very mediocre and boring to watch. If the people didn't get a vote, we wouldn't see entries like Finland or Croatia. Those kinds of performances are what people watch Eurovision for! Nobody (should not) wants to see a non-offensive pop music contest. We want originality! We want fun! Eurovision is about the fun, this is not The Voice or Idols.

When I think about Finland, the success has been variable, but what I'm proud of is how at least Finland doesn't send the same old garbage every year. We have taken risks, risks which certainly not every one of them has been my favorite but I think that daring to take risks is one of the most appreciated quality what you can have. The last night Finland had one of the most unique songs ever and now I am not afraid to say how I feel I have been cheated. And before anyone has time to comment that "Finns are just bitter when Sweden took the victory in front of their noses" this is about much bigger than national cheating.

Käärijä's popularity among the international Eurovision nations has been extraordinary. During the five-day week polls, comment fields and reaction videos were filled with green emojis, Finnish flags and Cha Cha Cha shouts. The reactions of the live audience at the finals were also incredible. During Käärijä's performance, the large audience wildly sang along. The greatest moment, however, was when the impatient audience got tired of Sweden's growing neck in the town hall votes and burst into shouts of protest.

Three minutes later, in the midst of all this ecstasy, the rug was pulled from under our feet. The situation was simply awkward that all felt wrong in every blood cell of me. This can't go like this. The public had made Käärijä a phenomenon. The audience cheered Käärijä in a way that has not been seen before in the history of Eurovision but the professional jury made all of that look like nothing.

There are five music professionals in the jury of each country. So 185 councilors have been given the same power as hundreds of millions of viewers at home. council whose task was originally to prevent favoritism from neighbors? Nevertheless, year after year, it is precisely the "professional jury" who, by chance consider their own border neighbors and language partners the best of all. How is this fair?

The audience was just entertained by Käärijä. So much so that viewers wanted to use their own money to show their support for their favourite. Who is the show even made for if the audience doesn't get to choose their winner?

My not-so-unpopular opinion is that jury votes must be abandoned or at least reduced in weight. The Finnish Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu has already taken a great step in this regard, when in the finals of the competition, the public votes had a weight of 75 percent and the international juries only 25 percent. By renewing the voting system, the power would be given to those for whom the program is made to those who listen to Eurovision songs.

Today, Sunday, Finnish flags fly in Finland, of course, in honor of Mother's Day. But in my heart, the blue cross flags have been hoisted equally for Finland's victory.

Because that's who we are. Real winners.

In bitter disappointment I'm hovering right now and I'll be hovering for a very long time my mind also brushes with thoughts like how I would like to deny yesterday's results, abolish the jury vote praying so hard something shady happened with the jury votes and the result will be declared invalid oh and a bit also ban Sweden too, but especially the juries.

unfortunately I have to bring it up as well how we all know that Eurovision voting is also a bit shady..? It's Abba's anniversary next year? Doesn't seem suspicious at all. To win twice and bring back the trophy on an important year? yeah it does seem fishy. A lesser known artist catapulted into stardom? Loreen been internationally known for years. A country getting a chance to host after never/rarely doing so before? Sweden’s had it 6 times already. An underdog taking the crown by being an audience pleaser? She was the bookies’ favourite from the start. Eurovision being one of the biggest, most exciting things they’ve ever done? She’s done it all before.

None of these things are personally Loreen’s fault, and I actually feel bad for her that this win will be remembered as one that the public clearly wanted to give to someone else and being hated by so many people now and most won't even remember that she won. But it does all feel extra slimy and calculated on Sweden’s part, especially given the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Waterloo just happening to be next year. It all feels very hollow and it will become pointless to argue.

I think that at this point it has become clear to everyone that I am from Finland myself yes and I really love my home country. My intention is not to bash Loreen this was not her fault nor to take away opportunities from any country. Sweden is my dear neighbor despite all this, but I hope that everyone understands the disappointment and even anger that I feel right now. I want to get justice that belongs to my country and was decided by the public and audience. For my country but also justice for every country that gets discriminated just because the jury think they know ”better” than the audience who is supporting, dancing, cheering, breathing and loving Eurovision air more than anyone else. Power belongs to the audience.

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