#if it’s quicker and easier

[oobbbear]

Song bird and the Rat - part 1

Natto and Moondust backstory time wohooo!

Part 2 ->

All chapters/and story master post

[wanologic]

always good to keep a screamhole handy

[pangur-and-grim]

I’m a little frustrated, because Pangur’s not getting better, and has historically needed supportive care for bouts of pancreatitis, but they want me to give her another night at home. that’ll be 48 hours without eating or drinking, for a 12 year old cat. it just doesn’t make any sense to me - why wait for her to get even more dehydrated, instead of getting her on fluids now?

[delicatepointofview]

LOUIS TOMLINSON All Of Those Voices Global Screening in LA

[pwippy]

tl;dr till sings the "hope theme" motif and a note progression that represents love (typically of a woman) (disclaimer i dont actually study music theory BUT I DID look at sources)

while i was listening to blink gone i noticed that till sang a minor 7th leap followed by a minor 3rd leap down. (his parts below!!)

respectively, the lyrics he sings translates to "before this piercing radiant moment / fades away" and "and the fiery thrill / blazes out to the sky" both generally are about something star-like. regardless of the way they disappear (fading or exiting with a blaze of glory), the moment itself was thrilling, exciting, and bright.

wow i wonder where we've seen that concept before! wonder if it has anything to do with beta round 6 and how he was trapped in the meteor shower! (also how some of beta round 6's concepts bled into round 7!)

in addition, the celestial qualities of the lyrics could symbolize the faraway stars or points of brightness in his life, like mizi or ivan. in his graduation note, he refers to mizi as an angel ("If angels were real you’d be one wouldn’t you?" <- crossed out) , while luka reminds till of ivan prior to the "and the fiery thrill" line.

NOT TO MENTION the callback to ivans lyrics but thats a whole other thing

but i digress with the lyrics symbolism, let's talk about the note progression! similarly to the lyrics, the musical significance of the minor 7th leap is related to distance, or the concept of something/someone far away. (this is due to the minor 7th leap being almost a full octave!!)

in other media, the leap is used in a similar way, mainly underscoring other themes within the narrative. most notably the leap is used in the joy luck club opening (overarching thematics of the american dream)

sylvia maltby, a professor at the british columbia conservatory of music refers to this leap as the "hope theme." "The upward leap of a minor seventh has positive attributes; hope, joy, happiness and prosperity."

in relation to alnst, at this point in the episode theres a distinct lack of hope. till isn't singing because he believes he'll be saved, he's singing because it's a necessity. because it's guaranteed he'll be shot if he stops. and he's tried that before.

imo, since these leaps happen earlier in the round, they serve more as foreshadowing for his literal leap of faith and hope. haha depressing

"but it's only 3 notes! how important could they be?" well. according to richard wagner, a notable composer (and another source maltby cited), the minor 7th leap not only represents hope but the love of a woman. woww wonder where that shows up

mizi is both a faraway concept and loved. prior to till seeing her, he believed she was dead. she was physically gone, forever, and even before her alleged death, she was a deified and treated like an angel. till himself didn't even know mizi well, but despite this, he wanted to protect her.

as i mentioned before, this leitmotif foreshadows till's actions, chiefly his leap into hope. throughout the round he was broken down and constantly in a state of guilt, stress, and regret. of course the appearance of mizi would blast him with hope, she was supposed to be dead. till believed he would die alone, knowing he's only on stage because another died for him.

but then mizi shows up, a beacon that carries hopes and dreams. of unadulterated love. he reaches out, and-

did i ever mention how the next note is left musically unresolved?

how about the ending lullaby never hitting the last note?

[lost-family]

Sharing a small snippet wip! Currently halfway through sketching the chapter pages, kofi members get to see the first 16 pages sketched out of the chapter! Hoping I get to post the other half soon

[pagandaddybutart]

Two types of parents 🙄🙄

Ft. @ineffableparents azicrow babies Cherub & Jay :>

[deprivedmusicaljunkie]

OKAY BUT consider a victorian era au where ahb is an irish aristocrat quoting a modest proposal to verbally spar with the english at one of their balls during the irish potato famine

[ask-the-sawyer-twins]

chop top could you pretty please say hi to bubba for me :-) much love

[overratedandpathetic]

silver does nothing but prolong the pain

[henreyettah]

So we have an end of the year dinner thing at my uni, and it’s my last year, and the theme is “At sea”.

Which one should I go for?

[wyrmswears]

would yall fw a ninjargon guide

ive thought out stroke orders for all the letter ninjargon characters (ill do the numbers at some point too) and i kinda want an excuse to show it off

(the line start is at the end where the number is)

[sleepyy-27]

I HAD A VISION. >:D

(You can use your imagination for what Linkle and wars were talking about lol)

(It took me five hours to draw all of these)

[scarygreenlightning-art]

Ultratober day 20-22: Favorite location

So take up your brush

and paint

the world

R E D.

[demolitionistic]

WHO LET THIS MAN OUT

LOOK AT HIM

HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING WHO TAUGHT HIM THIS

[apollos-olives]

ate peruvian olives today. they were okay and soft but they weren't very yummy like our palestinian olives. idk i might be biased.