#katelyn definitely stepped on her toes

[mangotelevision]

cadenza teaching katelyn to dance

[palmetto-state-foxies]

foxes. line dancing. I'm intrigued please say more. Who steps on everyone's toes despite the odds and space between them? Who picks it up the fastest? Does Neil steal Andrew's cowboy hat to dance? Are Allison's boots bejeweled?

Kissing you on the mouth for this ask ❤️❤️

First and foremost, of course Allison's boots are bedazzled. And so is her hat. And they're sooo expensive and I love that for her. (Her hat is quickly commandeered by her girlfriend tho).

Kevin fuckin sucks at it. He can't get the sequences right and he's stepped on half on Aaron's toes. He's miffed about it and Allison keeps teasing him about it even though she's not much better herself.

Matt and Dan are natural partners on the dance floor. Like they were born for it, baby. During the songs that aren't line dances they do all sorts of spins and dips. Matt even flips her at one point. Also, important note, Dan looks Hot in her cowboy hat and jean shorts with bling on the pockets and cropped shirt.

Nicky is also rocking short jean shorts and is enjoying himself, happy to be out with the people he cares about. He's a bit directionally challenged tho and keeps running into people when he turns the wrong way.

Andrew and Neil only go out for a song or two, spending most of the time at a table with drinks (some things never change), but you're so right. Neil Does steal Andrew's hat and they use it as cover for a quick kiss like the cheesy losers they are.

Aaron is, unexpectedly, quite good at it. Katelyn is impressed (of course she's here. I love her.) No hat but he is rocking the flannel look.

Allison and Renee aren't very good at it, but they're having a blast. Giggling as they dance around. Enjoying the drinks and the company and the atmosphere.

Idk if yall have seen the kesha line Dane to Take It Off but they definitely play that. Allison and Nicky go all out. They're here to look good and show off. (renee is Looking 👀). By the end of the night everyone is tired, sweaty, and smiling. Nicky somehow is going home with two hats when he came in with one.

[fuzzballsheltiepants]

(Mis)Adventures of a Very Gay Explorer

My reward for the wonderful person who submitted a prompt for @aftgvotes.  Their prompt was:  anything with andriel post cannon and I mean like within the next couple weeks or like nicky and/or Matt's view on andriel post cannon.  I hope they -- and you -- enjoy this little bit of silly fluff!  Read on AO3 if you prefer.

Looking back, Nicky wondered how he had missed it.

Not just the fact that Andrew and Neil were together; all of it.  Jesus, he hadn’t even realized his own cousin was gay, which, talk about a complete and utter gaydar failure.  He definitely needed an upgrade on that, as he had told Erik, tangled in his arms during their precious few weeks together.  Erik had laughed and kissed his temple, and asked if it was available on the app store.  And damn, if that wasn’t an idea worth marketing…

But now that he was with them again, he could see it.  The little excuses Andrew made to touch Neil, that he had always made, even back when Neil was new and dark-eyed and dark-haired.  The way Neil always seemed aware of Andrew’s movements, even if he wasn’t obviously watching him.  They orbited around each other like twin stars, each with their own gravity, neither overwhelming the other.  

It was beautiful, even if Nicky didn’t totally understand.

He had never understood love without softness.  Quiet love, he got, no matter what everyone else thought.  His mother’s love had been quiet, though it had also been as fragile as spun sugar.  And with Erik, the moments of deepest connection were ones of murmurs, or no words at all.  That was how he had known, in the end, that it was real.  

But Neil and Andrew weren’t just quiet.  They would mock each other on the court and off it; they were hard pushes and heavy looks.  That sharp edge in Neil’s eyes never smoothed, the rigidity in Andrew’s shoulders never slackened.  The flickers of emotion that would race across Andrew’s face when Neil did something particularly amusing were notable for their intensity but impossible to decipher.

Nicky had a theory, though.  Well, more of a hypothesis.  He firmly believed that they were capable of softness; he needed to believe this, or he would be forever worried that they weren’t healthy for each other.  He just needed some evidence, evidence he was willing to risk life and limb to try to get.

He needed to catch them in their habitat, unawares.

Matt tried to dissuade him with the true-but-irrelevant logic that if they wanted anybody to know what they were up to, they’d be more public about it.  Aaron just shook his head and muttered, “Your funeral,” before turning back to his biology textbook.  Which, it was fucking summer but whatever.

Nicky felt like a researcher, looking to discover the secret mating rituals of the Wild Gays.  (He himself being most definitely a domesticated Gay, and more than contented to be such.)  He started small, watching them more closely when they walked their laps and noting when they were slow to finish up in the locker room.  Sadly, his opportunities to observe were largely restricted by the presence of the Newest Influx of Assholes, a.k.a. The Freshmen.  Neil was on-edge whenever they were around, and for that matter so was Nicky.  

So he changed tactics.  Now that he didn’t room with them his chances to observe them in the dorm were few and far between.  Kevin was a useful, if unwitting, accomplice some days, allowing Nicky to follow him in with only token protest.  Of course, this carried the painful price of Nicky having to watch exy games in their off-season, but whatever.

Unfortunately, it didn’t really help his cause.  Neil and Andrew were frequently absent, and if they were there they were generally silent and were rarely even near each other.  Neil would watch the games with Kevin, and Nicky would be left to observe Andrew impassively smoke or read.  A couple of times Andrew looked up and caught him staring, and Nicky swore to himself he would stop before he got stabbed.

One night Andrew declared, sparking his lighter, that the watching of a single more exy game would result in the suite being set on fire.  Kevin grumbled but didn’t push his luck, and they settled in to watch a movie instead.  Nicky waited for Andrew and Neil to get cozy under the cover of darkness, but though they sat next to each other there were no wandering hands or secret kisses.

It was time for a different approach.  Neil and Andrew had to be going somewhere when they both disappeared after practice, after all.  He checked the parking lot; the Maserati was still sitting there in its shiny glory, which meant they had to be somewhere in or around Fox Tower.  He tiptoed down to the basement; no sign of them.  The stairwells and halls were likewise empty.  It seemed unlikely that they would have walked to the library, and most of the other buildings were closed for the summer.  Which left…

He jogged up the stairs, thinking Wymack would be proud of him when he reached the top and wasn’t even out of breath.  Yes; the door was closed but the lock was obviously compromised.  He almost pushed through, but the Voice of Wisdom that lurked deep within his brain and sounded like Renee suggested he not push his luck that far.  He headed back down to the third floor.

Dan was in her room, with the door open and Allison and Matt lounging across the couches.  “Do I remember that you have binoculars?” he asked.

“Yes,” Dan said cautiously.

“Can I borrow them?”

She opened her mouth as if to ask why, then shook her head.  “I don’t want to know,” she said as she handed them over.  “Just don’t get murdered.”

“Dude,” Matt said, “what are you doing?”

“Nothing,” Nicky grinned, taking the binoculars and heading back down the stairs.

There was a little collection of trees conveniently located near one of the footpaths behind the Tower.  Nicky strolled along the path as nonchalantly as he could manage, unsure if someone—two suspicious someones, in fact—was watching him.  When he got to the copse, he slipped into it and found a nice hiding spot from which to train the binoculars on the roof.

They were up there.  He felt the jolt of adrenaline that must be familiar to safari goers and researchers.  Eureka!  He did a tiny dance of celebration then refocused through the binoculars.  

The assholes were just...sitting there.  Close, but not touching.  Both with cigarettes in hand, though only Andrew seemed to be actually smoking.  He couldn’t tell if they were even talking.  After about fifteen minutes, he was hot and sticky and needed a lemonade, so he headed down to the little campus cafe with the super-cute barista.  Andrew and Neil were nowhere to be found when he made his way back a while later.

He checked back the next day, and the next.  It was always the same. Sometimes Andrew stole Neil’s cigarette, and he always lit one for each of them, which was sweet, Nicky supposed, in a cancer-inducing way.  But that could have just been efficiency.  

After three weeks, the only thing Nicky had learned were some of the tendencies of strikers they’d be facing in the fall.  Which seriously seemed like a waste of valuable mental resources when there were still weeks to go before the season started.  He could definitively state that Andrew and Neil seemed content, at the least, with how things were between them, but he had already known that.  

Content wasn’t enough.  Late at night he would lie in bed and think about it.  About what he knew now about the horrors of Andrew’s childhood, and Neil’s too.  And he wondered if maybe...maybe they thought this was all they deserved.  All they were capable of.  Attraction and strong emotion, never tempered by any actual affection.  

“Leave it alone,” Aaron snapped at him, when Nicky brought it up again.  

“But—”

“No.  Just stop.”  He punctuated his words by leaving the room, letting the door slam shut behind him.  Nicky stared after him; he didn’t think he would ever understand his cousins.  How someone could care so painfully much and yet be so averse to any demonstration.

Which...maybe that was true with Andrew and Neil, too.  Maybe it wasn’t up to him to decide if their relationship worked.  Or how, since at least for now it clearly did.  Maybe this was just a step they both needed to take, to learn how to be physical with someone just as broken as they were and then they would move on.  And maybe that was okay.

A few days after he had given up on his research project, he got back to Fox Tower and realized he had forgotten his phone at the stadium.  Matt offered to drive him back to get it, but for once it wasn’t too humid to breathe and he decided to enjoy the brief reprieve of fresh air.  Erik would be proud of him, he decided.  Besides, the walk took him past the cafe and that barista was probably working…

The lights in the stadium were on, which was weird.  Wymack’s office was empty; he must have forgot to shut them off on his way out.  Dropping his empty cup in the trash, he slipped in through the cracked door of the lounge; his phone was probably at his locker, but he might have left it at his chair.  

The faintest murmur hit his ear and he froze.  In the dim light, he caught a flash of blond hair.  For a second he thought he had caught Aaron and Katelyn, but she was gone for the summer.  The quiet laugh that followed was decidedly too deep to belong to a woman.  Holding his breath, he rose up on his toes to try to see over the back of the couch.

Andrew was sitting with Neil’s head in his lap, carding his fingers through his hair.  Neil’s eyes were closed, and he was smiling with a gentleness Nicky had never seen on his face.  Nicky couldn’t see Andrew’s face, but there was something different about his posture.  He wasn’t soft, exactly; just...peaceful.  A sharp edge smoothed in a way Nicky had never thought was possible.

His phone could wait.  This was a moment too private even for an intrepid researcher to intrude upon.  But his hypothesis now had evidence to support it, and he would sleep the sleep of the righteous that night.

By some miracle he managed to escape without either of them noticing.  He made his way back to Fox Tower with that image firmly in his mind, and he was pretty sure he was grinning like a fool by the time he closed his dorm room door behind him.

Aaron was there, staring at his phone with a lovesick expression of his own.  He glanced up at Nicky, then looked at him again.  “What’s with you?”

“Nothing,” Nicky said, and laughed.  “It’s just...it’s all good.”

Aaron stared at him for a minute.  “I told you you didn’t need to worry about them.”

Nicky rolled his eyes as he flopped onto the couch next to him.  “You told me to leave it alone.”

“Whatever.  Neil might be an asshole, but Andrew’s Andrew.”

Aaron didn’t elaborate, but Nicky thought he knew what he meant.  He picked through the contents of the fridge looking for something to eat and thought again about what he knew.  Andrew and Neil might never have known kindness, true; they had never known anything that Nicky would define as love.  But maybe that didn’t matter.  Maybe love, maybe it didn’t get passed down through generations, like some heirloom bowl or blue eyes.  Maybe it was something that could be discovered, deep in the inner recesses of a soul, even after it had been buried under a lifetime of anger and fear and hatred, if only you had a reason to go looking for it.

And maybe that was the most beautiful thing Nicky could imagine.

[shslshortie]

Continued cup of France shit

I just realized its kinda weird that the two top French pairs (pairs and ice dancing) both are skating their shorts to Ed Sheeran. A little weird, but I’m not mad at it. More interesting than anything.

Tough luck for Alina Zagitova today. She was virtually flawless in Beijing, and I ate all my words about a technically back loaded program such as that for her senior debut at 15. But tonight from the moment she stepped onto the ice, it was off. Her flexibility and strength in her kicks and extensions wasn’t there. Her spins weren’t nearly as strong or stable, and her jumps obviously had multiple issues. Even as she stepped onto the ice and when she was in the kiss and cry, she didn’t look disappointed or upset – she looked SCARED. And that personally upset me. Yes, she is the reigning Junior World Ladies Champion, and a favorite to make the Russian Olympic team… but she is a 15 year old girl. This should be something she loves, not something she fears doing poorly at. THIS is why I have an issue with the Russians, especially the girls. because it is obvious that after one bad run, they automatically think they will be replaced and thrown by the wayside. It is so upsetting because she is such a gorgeous and talented you g girl, and I want to see her succeed and grow with these amazing programs… but tonight I was just worried for her.

I was very excited for Poling Edmunds tonight. Cup of France was her only GP event, as she has been focusing on college and healing injuries. I am REALLY not a fan of that costume though. I know, being against jumpsuits for ladies in skating is very old school, but a jumpsuit requires a very specific type of music and an edge to the program as well as the skater to be pulled off. Polina is a very ballet-trained skater, and this costume does nothing for her, her figure or her program. I love the Paladio music, but I definitely would have chosen a costume that was darker, or had a brighter contrast in the accent colors (a brighter purple or red). For a kind of rough transition into adulthood (skatingwise), her jumps are so much better than I was expecting, and I am very excited for her. She is such a different skater than we saw back in 2014, and I mean that in a good way. I’m very excited for her long tomorrow, and I hope for her to be back next year in two events so she can be competitive with the rest if the US ladies again.

I am obsessed with Elizabet Tursynbaeva. Her time with Brian Orser has been absolutely amazing for her, and she has such poise and stature for a young girl of her age, going into uncharted territory as a khazk (sp) ladies skater. Even though she popped her lutz with a single, that Triple Salchow-Triple Toe was PHENOMENAL with her arms aloft, and on the fly too. I think this music is still a little mature for her right now, but it is still so entertaining to watch and I cannot wait to see how far she comes. ALSO seeing her in between her adorable mother and Brian Orser in the kiss and cry literally melted my heart.

Okay I am so done with Swan programs this season. I’ll admit, Maria Sotskova does have a very nice one, and her first spin combination is PERFECTLY timed with the music… but there is only so much you can take in one season. For her, I would really like to see her work on her stability in her jumps, especially if she is going to put her arm aloft in every one. One if my biggest pet peeves in skating is upgrading jumps using aloft arms, but doing it without having it look like a flopping dead fish. She is a lovely girl with a lovely costume, but I am so conflicted with the Russians. especially at this competition.

I love Katelyn Osmond, and im so glad she got to perform this program in France (it is one of my favorite shorts this season)… but it was nowhere near as strong as she was in Canada. You can tell she wasn’t too confident going into any jump, and even when she finished, she knew it wasn’t her best.

Oh gosh I love Yuuna Shiraiwa’s costume and music choice. Absolutely perfect for her and her style of skating. Her Triple Lutz Triple Toe was so clean and serene and it almost makes you feel relaxed just looking at it. Especially for coming directly from NHK last week where she only placed 8th, WHAT a turn around. Even though she was really the only one to skate clean tonight, I am not among the crowd that believes she was underscored. Even though this piece was lovely and very clean, her PCS in performance and choreographic elements was no where near as high as Osmond or Zagitova.

What a ballsy choice for Mae Berenice Meite with her Beyonce short program. I loved it, and her jumps were so strong compared to in Moscow, and what a great performance for her home crowd. I would love her to improve upon the meagre choreography in this short program and get it clean. I personally wish the music had better cuts because there are some awkward gaps in the music, but overall I enjoyed it. And this was definitely a program for a jumpsuit.

Mai Mihara is wonderful. I love this program for her and it is be fun and upbeat while still being technical and mature. I wish she had a bit more confidence in her jumps because they are there as long as she doesn’t think too much about them. Seeing her strong skate even through her first issue, and her AMAZING step sequence made me continuously impressed with the young Japanese skaters this year. It absolutely sucks that only 2 of them can go to the Olympics. They deserve 3 almost more than any other country besides Russia.

God the week of Christmas is going to be so great not just because of Christmas, but because if the absolute blood bath that is gonna go down in Russia and Japan. I can’t wait.

I hope something changes for tomorrow though… something was obviously off with the rink or in the air. Almost nobody was on their top game except for Javier, and almost every single one of these skaters has competed in at least 1, if not 2, if not 3 international competitions this season already… so it should not have been this messy all around.

[mrwilliamcharley]

The Remix Pack Vol. 039

Kick off the week with fiery new remixes from Felix Cartal, MELVV, Justice Skolnik, Laxcity, Kwon, Tisoki, and more. Also check out our banging Run The Remixes playlist on Spotify with all our all-time favorite remixes, updated weekly.

Ellie Goulding X Diplo – Close To Me (feat. Swae Lee) [Felix Cartal Remix] | Stream

Felix Cartal is starting off the year on a high note. After being tapped for an official remix of MØ’s “Blur,” Felix Cartal dropped a glorious remix of Billie Eilish’s “When The Party’s Over”. Keeping up the momentum, Felix Cartal has stepped up with an official remix of Ellie Goulding and Diplo‘s “Close To Me”. Lifting the track into a euphoric pop-house anthem, Felix Cartal surrounds Ellie Goulding’s vocals with luscious guitar melodies, deep bumping basslines, and glittery percussion. Felix Cartal has created a vibe with this one.

Katelyn Tarver – Kool Aid (MELVV Remix) | Stream

MELVV is stepping up with some fiery remixes this year. Having already flipped Petit Biscuit’s “Safe,” MELVV is back with a playful spin on Katelyn Tarver‘s “Kool Aid”. Flooding the pop original with flirty melodies, snappy percussion, and wonky synths, MELVV crafts a glitchy future pop banger. MELVV has outdone himself with this one.

Alina Baraz – Floating (feat. Khalid) [filous Remix] | Stream

Filous has grown to become one of our favorite remixers with his delicate indie takes on artists like Jeremy Zucker, Kiiara, and now Alina Baraz. Spinning Alina Baraz and Khalid‘s “Floating” into a sensual indie electronic dream, filous fills the track with gorgeous guitar melodies and breezy percussion. Easy and breathtaking, filous’ “Floating” remix will instantly hypnotize any listener. This is one of filous’ finest remixes to date.

ODESZA – White Lies (Justice Skolnik Remix) | Free Download

Justice Skolnik has kept us on our toes this year with a multitude of flawless remixes of Disclosure, Jai Wolf, and most recently LSD. Clearly, Justice Skolnik has no intention of stopping, as the future bass artist just released an amazing remix of ODESZA‘s “White Lies.” The track remains true to Justice’s signature sound and comes across more as a future house song than a future bass. With beachy bells, rich pianos and crisp drums, Justice Skolnik’s flip of “White Lies” is the perfect spring/summer jam for those months around the corner. This is one of Justice Skolnik’s finest remixes yet. – Aaron Root

San Holo – Lift Me From The Ground (Laxcity Remix) | Free Download

Laxcity has become one of our favorite rising artists with his shimmering debut album Catharsis and recent official remix of Ekali and Medasin’s “Forever“. Back with another stunning flip, Laxcity has reinvented San Holo‘s “Lift Me From The Ground”. Drifting into a romantic future bass dream, Laxcity’s luxurious downtempo remix is pure perfection. Laxcity has proven himself a force to be reckoned with.

Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower (Kwon Edit) | Stream

Kwon has consistently impressed with his remixes of Manila Killa and AObeats, Jai Wolf, and Captain Cuts. Reemerging with a vibrant new edit, Kwon has taken on Post Malone and Swae Lee‘s “Sunflower”. Kwon brings a luscious downtempo future feel to the track by adding deep throbbing basslines, electrifying synth melodies, and crisp percussion. Kwon has stepped up with a vibey new favorite.

Billie Eilish – bury a friend (Elijah Hill Remix) | Free Download

Rising producer Elijah Hill has been gaining traction with his dark takes on Khalid, Twenty One Pilots, and Ava Max. Back with his second Billie Eilish remix, Elijah Hill has flipped “Bury A Friend” into a gritty trap banger. Ghostly and ominous, Elijah Hill spills eerie basslines and twitching percussion over the Billie Eilish original. Elijah Hill is definitely one to keep an eye on this year.

Party Favor – Blame (feat. Naïka) [Tisoki Remix] | Stream

Party Favor absolutely stunned with his recent single “Blame” and now he’s tapped Tisoki for a bass heavy remix. Anthemic and explosive, Tisoki amplifies “Blame” with grungy basslines and wild trap melodies to take the track to a whole new level. Tisoki has seriously stepped up with this one.

The Chainsmokers – Hope (Parker Remix) | Free Download

Parker exploded onto the scene with his wild Spark EP but has been quiet in recent months. Making a splash with a new remix of The Chainsmokers‘ “Hope,” Parker builds the track into wild trap anthem. Bursting with chaotic basslines, Parker turns the track into a glitchy banger. This is festival trap at its finest.

Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon (Voliik Remix) | Free Download

Voliik first caught our eye with his remix of k?d’s “Tokyo” alongside Slooze and he’s back with another monstrous remix. Taking on the heavy task of flipping Deadmau5‘s “Raise Your Weapon,” Voliik does the track justice. Spinning the Deadmau5 classic into a grungy, electrifying bass banger, Voliik has unleashed his dark side. Voliik is definitely one to keep an eye on this year.

TELYKast – Talk Again (BVRNOUT Remix) | Free Download

BVRNOUT has made our radar with this impressive remix of TELYKast‘s “Talk Again”. Soaring with sensational melodies and breezy percussion, BVRNOUT brings an elegant dance-pop spin to the TELYKast original. BVRNOUT is certainly one to watch this year.

Khalid – Better (Rennie! Remix) | Stream

Rising R&B producer Rennie! has caught our eye with his official remix of Khalid‘s “Better”. Sultry and atmospheric, Rennie!’s “Better” remix flows with snappy percussion and easy guitar melodies to craft a sensational downtempo R&B wonderland. Rennie! has absolutely perfected this Khalid remix.

Lauv & Troye Sivan – i’m so tired… (Matte & Alex Cortes Remix) | Free Download

Matte and Alex Cortes‘ latest venture is ready to explode on any dancefloor. Spinning Lauv and Troye Sivan‘s latest hit “i’m so tired…” into a dance-pop gem, Matte and Alex Cortes drape tribal-inspired percussion and glistening melodies around the vocal duet. Flirty and emotional, Matte and Alex Cortes have created a classic with this collaborative remix.

TELYKast – Somebody Else (feat. Jordy) [Squalzz Remix] |

Squalzz has seriously impressed with his official remix of TELYKast‘s “Somebody Else”. Amping the track into a vibrant future bass anthem, Squalzz adds cute xylophone melodies and shiny synths around Jordy‘s pop vocals. Squalzz is a newcomer to keep on the radar.

Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman (We Rose Remix) | Free Download

Up and coming duo We Rose have been making waves with their remixes of Boombox Cartel and San Holo. Back with another stunner, We Rose have remixed Ariana Grande‘s “God Is A Woman”. Edgy and dramatic, We Rose have crafted an intricate future bass soundscape that beautifully surrounds Ariana Grande’s iconic vocals. We Rose are definitely ones to keep an eye on this year.

Whethan – Savage (feat. Flux Pavilion & MAX) [Synymata Remix] | Free Download

Newcomer Synaymata has exploded with this remix of Whethan and Flux Pavilion‘s “Savage”. Bringing a dark future-trap soundscape to MAX‘s anthemic vocals, Synamata has crafted an explosive remix. Synamata’s “Savage” remix screams festival banger with its harsh synth stabs and bombastic percussion. Synamata has certainly caught our eye with this one.

Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (Fells & Sleepless Kid Remix) | Stream

Fells and Sleepless Kid have seriously stepped up with their collaborative remix of Zara Larsson‘s “Ruin My Life”. Transitioning the song into a melodic future bass dream, Fells and Sleepless Kid immerse Zara Larsson’s pop vocals in shimmering synths and glittering percussion. Fells and Sleepless Kid’s “Ruin My Life” remix is absolutely magical.

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