#leo||aoife

[ghostsbrokenbyfairytales]

who: leo and aoife where: clinic @aoife-ryan

leo walked into the clinic holding his hand in between loosely and tightly and went to the first person he saw. "i'm the worlds biggest clutz," he said chuckling and held up his wrist now clearly swollen, "who should i go to about this and who won't ask questions because it's a little embarrassing."

[krispyweiss]

Yasmin Williams and Tarta Relena at Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, March 28, 2023

Yasmin Williams is the reason why the term see a concert - rather than hear a concert - remains in use.

For while it’s temping to close one’s eyes and float down the cascading river of Williams’ solo-instrumental music, to do so puts one at peril of missing the fascinating visuals of the 26-year-old musician at work.

Williams made her Columbus, Ohio, debut before some 70 hard-listening fans March 28 at Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts - “It’s weird - why do they call it THE Ohio State?,” she asked - on a double bill with Catalan vocal duo Tarta Relena, whose choral voices washed over a church-mouse audience.

On their first U.S. tour, Helena Ros and Marta Torrella were mesmerizing, filling the small Wexner space with an admixture of Gregorian, new-age and operatic, often a cappella, music accompanied by ambient, computer-generated sounds; a mic’d metal urn; clapping hands and stomping feet; and phasers on their microphones. Their 55-minute set in Catalan, Spanish and English drew from the sixth-century B.C. through to Bjork, eliciting a standing ovation and a sense of wonder among the listeners who were left as intrigued as entertained.

Then came Williams, who spent 65 dizzying minutes hypnotizing the audience with still-untitled songs from her forthcoming third album - including one that will feature the “angelic” Aoife O’Donovan on wordless vocals - plus samplings from 2018’s Unwind and 2021’s Urban Driftwood across a 10-song playlist that found “I Wonder” dedicated to the victims of the March 27 school shooting in Nashville.

Like her predecessors, Williams earned a standing-O and played no encore.

Akin to Leo Kottke and Tommy Emmanuel in that she sounds like several musicians at once, Williams is an entirely singular musician.

Deep in concentration, with her guitar across her lap and a mic pointed at her tap-shoed feet as they clicked and clacked on a piece of wood on her guitar case, Williams employed a capo, a guitar hammer, thumb and finger picks and a kalimba Velcro’d to the top of her axe to create the soundscapes that range from the contemplative “On a Friday Night” to the more rambunctious “Guitka.”

She knocked on the guitar’s body and used her index fingers on its neck to create rhythm and melody inside unorthodox, open tunings.

Engaging and talkative, Williams introduced each song with a story about its origins; explained how her musical path had taken her from “Guitar Hero” to Nirvana (“easy to learn”) to Jimi Hendrix (“not easy to learn”) to where she is now.

And where she is now is a musical space inhabited by one. When a fan asked how Williams manages to do what she does, the musician happily revealed her technique.

“I don’t know,” Williams said as everyone shared a laugh.

Grade card: Yasmin Williams and Tarta Relena at Wexner Center for the Arts - 3/28/23 - A/B+

3/29/23

[kathastrophen]

thanks for the tag @tiny-steve! (absolutely delightful choice of topics on your side btw!!)

Rules: List five topics you can talk about for an hour without preparing any material, and tag five (or more) people!

Guitar Making

Obviously. It's my job after all. From building guitars from scratch to a top 10 of my most interesting repair jobs to amazing and annoying customers to all the guitar maker gossip to species protection to tools to being a woman (or not being a man) in trades.

2. German Crime Shows (esp. Tatort, Polizeiruf, Blind ermittelt)

I'm obsessed with Tatort since I'm fourteen, I made friends because of it, I watch it kinda religiously and dissect every new episode with my mom on the following wednesday over the phone. I guess I could talk about Stedefreund's undercover-arch for an hour alone and why I don't ship Leo and Adam romantically and why I find Leo's reaction to Adam reappearing disappointing. Also the lost potential of Adam Raczek and Vincent. Why Bukow and König were so appealing until they weren't and why Pöschi is the most underrated character ever.

And also on a more general note why it's so uniquely german, how to spot the culprit and why some dynamics between characters are so appealing and how 'the fandom' works.

3. Zine Making and Bookbinding

I could teach you how to make a zine in an hour, I guess? Like a little folded one, but I could also talk about how we did the Crime Zine and all the work that went into it.

And while we're at it I could also talk about my favourite hobby, which is bookbinding.

4. The Franklin Expedition

Watching The Terror led me down an excessive rabbit hole, esp after reading "Erebus" by Michael Palin. So I could also talk about both ships and their former expeditions.

5. Having an Ateliergemeinschaft

I could go on an on with stories from my colleagues and the almost eight years we know each other. Also how to found and set up a good old german Verein and how to defend your Gemeinnützigkeit.

tagging: @black-cat-aoife @tinypi @foxesonstilts @maxwellshimbo @crazy-fruit

[tabsters]

The Twelve Days of Zodiacs - Day 9

"On the ninth day of Christmas, my Zodiacs gave to me, Nine sledders sledding, Eight drinkers drinking, Seven bakers baking, Six ornaments, Five ugly sweaters, Four wrapped presents, Three snowmen, Two bread rolls, And a snowball fight under a tree."

it should be noted that this story is in a modern AU, aka an AU where no magic exists. everyone is just normal and untraumatized! the modern AU names for the characters are listed below:

TZE! Sagittarius: Will TZE! Centaurus: Lily TZE! Sagitta: Orchid TZE! Piscis Austrinus: Doremi TZE! Leo Minor: Lailah TZE! Auriga: Nagisa TZE! Phoenix: Aoife

tagging @mythicalmagical-monkeyman @hyperfixation-tangentopia @maiawhimsicalt @sweet-star-cookie

next chapter is here!

"It's really windy out today, isn't it?" Cassie shouted over the sound of the aforementioned winds.

"Just a little further!" Alex shouted back as he somehow managed to drag both Ciara and Cassie on his sled. "Almost at the top of the hill!"

"He's dragged me up this hill every year since I was little," Ciara said as they slowly inched up the snow-covered hill. "Though I can't imagine it's gotten any easier."

"Hey, what good is having muscles for if not for this?" Alex asked, taking one of his hands off the rope tied to the sled in order to flex his bicep. "I'm putting my skills to good use—oh, shit!"

Cassie yelped as the sled began to slowly slide down the hill. She grabbed at the sides of the sled, bumping into Ciara as she did. Alex immediately grabbed at the rope and hefted them back up.

"Having trouble over there?" An unfamiliar voice called as they finally reached the peak of the hill. Alex looked up at the voice and started groaning.

"Will!" Ciara shouted, climbing out of the sled and almost immediately falling face-first into the snow. "Hi!"

Now that the speaker was in sight, Cassie could see that it was a boy in a bright blue parka, and neon orange scarf. His long, black hair was secured in a ponytail with a white headband, and it flapped in the wind. He was holding what looked like a snowboard.

"William Cheng," Alex said as he bowed deeply, seemingly mocking the other boy. "To what do I owe the honor, Yale acceptant?"

"You got into Yale?" Cassie asked in awe. Ciara nodded vigorously, while Will just shrugged. Alex scoffed, loudly. 

"Alexios Ramirez-Moreau." Will bowed back. "Fancy seeing you here, this fine day."

"Cassie, this is Diane's son!" Ciara took Will by the hand and dragged him over to Cassie. "Will, this is my new friend, Cassie!"

"Good to meet you!" Cassie reached her hand up, and Will shook it with his gloved hand. "Hey, uh, are you actually die-hard enemies with Alex?"

"Alex?" Will glanced over at the other boy, who was still scowling at him. "Nah. He just thinks we are. I've been keeping it up just for fun."

"Lin! Lin!" A tiny voice shouted, coming up from the hill. "Liiiiin! Push me again! Again!"

A small girl, with the same dark hair as Will's, came running up the hill, the two purple pom-poms on her head bouncing up and down. Cassie assumed that this must be Orchid, Will's younger sister.

Loud stomping could be heard behind her, and Cassie belatedly realized that there were four other kids running up the hill behind her, dragging their own sleds behind them. 

One of them had dark red hair tied back in a braid. She was tugging her sled the most aggressively, shouting for someone named Nagi to hurry up. Behind her was a boy with short black hair and a pale blue hat—this must be Nagi—whining for her to slow down. Behind them was Doremi—this was a small world after all—and a girl with dark brown hair with blonde streaks.

"Hua-hua," Will said as Orchid shoved the sled she was tugging into his arms. "Say hi to Ra-ra! You remember her, don't you?"

"Ra-ra!" Orchid said cheerfully, pointing up at Ciara's face. "Will you race me and my friends?"

"We just raced!" The boy whined, tugging at Orchid's sleeve. "Gimme a break!" 

"Ugh, Nagi." All four girls chorused, staring at the boy.

"You're such a killjoy!" The girl with braided hair—her hat had the word 'Aoife' stitched across it, so Cassie assumed that was her name—declared, bonking Nagi on the head. 

"Now, now, give Nagisa a little break." Will patted Nagisa on the head. All the children began crowding around Will, vying for head pats as well. "Hey, all of you have a new friend to play with! This is Cassie!"

All the children turned in unison towards Cassie, and Cassie briefly felt a shock of fear run through her. 

"Hi!" All five elementary school kids shouted, all together. 

"I'm Lailah!" The girl with blonde streaks shouted. She seemed to be the most outgoing of the group. She grabbed Doremi by the hand and dragged her over to Cassie. "This is my friend Doremi!" She then grabbed Aoife by the hand and dragged her over as well. "And this is my friend Aoife!" 

"I know Cassie already!" Doremi said, wrenching her hand out of Lailah's grasp. "She helped me build a snowman!" 

"Can we race you?" Orchid asked, pushing her way to the front. "Please? Pleaaaaaaase?"

"Hm, I don't know about that," Ciara said, standing up. She pointed at each kid, counting out loud. "One, two, three, four, five. There's seven of us! And only four sleds! Can you get another person to join our race, so it's fair?"

“Jiejie!” Orchid declared, sweeping her hand across the hilltop. “She’s coming up right now!”

As she said this, another figure began approaching. Her hair was streaked with dark blue and tied back in a long braid. She was laughing, texting someone on her phone as she trudged up the hill.

“Zuzu!” Orchid shouted, running towards the woman. The woman—Zuzu, apparently—looked up as the girl crashed into her legs.

“Lily!” Will shouted, waving his hand towards his sister. “Did Mama tell you to come here?”

“Hm? Hi!” Lily said, patting Orchid’s head. “Yeah, Mama wanted me to watch over you guys.”

“What, she doesn’t trust me enough?” Will asked, walking over to stand next to his sisters. “I’m a college student now. I live, like, ten thousand miles away from home! I've been functioning perfectly fine!”

“Yeah, and the last time she left you with Orchid, she was crying because you googled ‘magical girl anime’ and decided it was a good idea to show a five year old Madoka Magica.”

Will opened his mouth, closed it, apparently saw that he had no good retort, and then turned back to Orchid. "Well, now you can race against them, yeah?"

"Yeah!" All of the children shouted at the same time.

"We're gonna kick your a—" Ciara hesitated for a second, realizing that she was about to swear in front of a bunch of ten year olds. Cassie had to repress a laugh. "Your butts. Yeah. That."

"Let's start!" Will declared. From somewhere in the back, Alex groaned.

-

Alex was voted as the person to draw the finish line, and so he was forced to walk all the way down the hill. He drew a huge line in the snow with a stick, between two large pine trees.

"Good enough?!" He shouted, waving both his hands up at them. He looked so small, all the way down there. Ciara laughed, pointing at her older brother. "Hey! Stop laughing! You look way smaller than normal too!"

"Can't hear you!" Ciara made the 'L' sign at Alex, who made it back. "Too tiny!"

"Whoever crosses the finish line first owes everyone else a cup of hot chocolate!" Will fumbled with his phone as he spoke, presumably wanting to record the races.

"Gege, I can't have hot chocolate, remember?" Orchid tugged at Will's jacket. "Mama said I can't have hot chocolate without my special pills."

"You can get one of your cookies, okay?" Will gently picked up his younger sister, placing her on the sled in front of Lily. Orchid nodded, placing her older sister's arms around her shoulders.

"You ready?" Ciara asked, tugging at the ropes of her sled. Cassie nodded, climbing on the sled behind her and wrapping her arms around her shoulders.

"I hope you know how to steer this thing." Cassie looked around cautiously, looking for any particularly sharp rocks or tree roots. "Please don't kill us."

“I got this.” Ciara planted her foot on the ground, preparing to kick off. Cassie did the same. Next to them, Orchid was excitedly playing with her sled ropes. Lily was sitting behind her, holding the ropes as well. Nagisa and Aoife were on one sled, and Doremi and Lailah were on another.

“READY!”

Ciara tightened her grip on the ropes.

“SET!”

Cassie sucked in a deep breath.

“GO!”

They all kicked off at the same time, gaining speed as gravity took hold of the sled. The trees and rocks all blurred together, becoming colorful smears against the white backdrop of the snow.

Sitting on the sled, watching the scenery pass her by, Cassie felt as though she was light enough to fly away.

“HECK YEAH!” Ciara screamed as they careened down the hill. Her hair whipped around her face, and Cassie was sure that her own hair was doing the same.

Near the bottom of the hill, there was a patch of rocks hidden underneath the snow, and Cassie swore she could feel every single jagged rock underneath them. To their left, Orchid was squealing every time she and her sister ran over a rock. To their right, Nagisa was screaming in fright, with Aoife yelling at him to stop being such a scaredy cat. Behind them, Cassie could hear Doremi shouting about how they got stuck, accompanied by Lailah's groaning.

“Really bumpy patch coming up ahead!” Ciara managed to warn Cassie before they ran over a truly massive rock.

“Hold on!” Ciara screamed, as Cassie wrapped her arms tighter around her shoulders.

“I’m holding on!” They hit rock after rock, both girls screaming as they did. The one time Cassie managed to glance over at Orchid and Lily, she found that they had pulled over, probably opting to forfeit the competition. Nagisa had chickened out, abandoning his sled and lying in the snow. Aoife was standing over him, probably berating him.

“The finish line!” Both girls shouted at the same time. The line in the snow was barely visible from where they were, Alex standing and pacing back and forth.

“So close!” Cassie yelled, mentally trying to urge Ciara to go faster. “C’mon!”

And just as they were close enough to clearly see the finish line, their sled crashed into the biggest rock yet. The end of the sled jammed into the rock, sending both of them flying into the snow.

“WHOA—“

“OW—“

“JESUS CHRIST—!” Alex yelped as he dove out of the way of the girls. Cassie was sent flying face-first into a snowdrift, while Ciara landed on her back, her head coming dangerously close to a nearby tree.

“You good?” Cassie called out, pulling her face out of the snow. She shivered as the cold wetness managed to find its way into her jacket.

Ciara seemed to be worse off, as she seemed to have gotten snow into her shirt, and was violently trying to shake the slush out of her clothes.

“Cold! Cold, cold, cold!” She yelped as Alex picked her up to try and shake the snow out. “Alex, not sure if that’s helping!”

“The winner is…!” Will shouted as he snowboarded down the hill, expertly weaving his way in and out of the rocks and trees. “C & C! Cassie and Ciara!”

“We won!” Cassie held out her hand for Ciara to high-five, the latter giving her a full-hearted high five despite her condition.

"No fair!" All the children slowly began trickling down the hill, all of them being very disappointed that they lost.

"Rematch! Rematch!" Lailah shouted as Doremi lugged her sled behind her. "Ours got stuck! Not fair!"

"Nagi chickened out!" Aoife shook Nagisa back and forth by the shoulders.

"Now, now," Will said, spreading his arms out wide. "I think we should all go back inside for some snacks! We should warm up a little bit, yeah? Ciara definitely needs it."

"Snacks! Snacks!" All of the children dutifully trooped down the hill, their ire forgotten in the face of snacks. Lily lead the way to her house, with Will and Alex following in her stead, arguing as they went.

"That was pretty fun," Cassie said, though her teeth were clattering from the cold. Ciara shivered as she walked next to her. "Hot chocolate sounds pretty good."

"Yeah, it does." Ciara shook her head, still trying to get all the snow out. "But, hey, at least we won!"

Cassie grinned, bumping her fist against Ciara's. Despite the cold, the thrill of victory warmed their hearts.

"We won."

check out @sweet-star-cookie's starglass zodiac lore if you liked this!! questions about my lore are greatly appreciated!!

[karin-in-action]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒: 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ "𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 + 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒," 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑥 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑥 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒.

Thank you for tagging me @leos-beloved-notizbuch 😊

I'm tagging @scissoring-saxa @geschichtenweiterspinnen @frauv @fallingforfandoms @piassportjacke @black-cat-aoife

[brian-in-finance]

Apple TV+

Irish Film, TV Nominations 2023: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Bad Sisters’ Lead With Most Nods

“The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, led the nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) as the full list of nominees was unveiled on Monday night local time, picking up 11 nods in the film category.

“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan’s Apple TV+ mystery series – led the pack in the drama category with 12 noms.

Coming off the back of a stellar year for Irish film and television, the nominations include a number of familiar names and titles, including Paul Mescal, who has been nominated for best lead actor in a film for “Aftersun” and best supporting actor in a film for “God’s Creatures” while Farrell is also competing in both categories, both for his star turn in “Banshees” and his supporting role as Penguin in “The Batman.”

“Conversations with Friends” has also scored noms in multiple categories while Aoife McArdle is up for best drama director for Apple TV+ series “Severance.” Sinead O’Connor doc “Nothing Compares” is up for best feature documentary.

The IFTAs are set to take place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre on May 7. They will be broadcast on local network RTÉ.

FILM CATEGORIES

Best Film

“Aisha”

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“God’s Creatures”

“Lakelands”

“Róise & Frank”

“The Wonder”

Director – Film

“Aisha” – Frank Berry

“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh

“It Is In Us All” – Antonia Campbell Hughes

“Joyride” – Emer Reynolds

“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon

“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty & Peter Murphy

Script – Film

“Aisha” – Frank Berry

“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh

“God’s Creatures” – Shane Crowley

“Joyride” – Ailbhe Keogan

“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon

“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty, Peter Murphy

Lead Actor – Film

Colin Farrell – “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Daryl McCormack – “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”

Éanna Hardwicke – “Lakelands”

Liam Neeson – “Marlowe”

Ollie West – “The Sparrow”

Paul Mescal – “Aftersun”

Lead Actress – Film

Alisha Weir – “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical”

Bríd Ní Neachtain – “Róise & Frank”

Danielle Galligan – “Lakelands”

Kelly Gough – “Tarrac”

Seána Kerslake – “Ballywalter”

Zara Devlin – “Ann”

Supporting Actor – Film

Andrew Scott – “Catherine Called Birdy”

Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Brendan Gleeson – “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Colin Farrell – “The Batman”

Paul Mescal – “God’s Creatures”

Pierce Brosnan – “Black Adam”

Supporting Actress – Film

Aisling Franciosi – “God’s Creatures”

Eileen Walsh – “Ann”

Elaine Cassidy – “The Wonder”

Jessie Buckley – “Women Talking”

Kerry Condon – “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Kíla Lord Cassidy – “The Wonder”

DRAMA

Best Drama

“Bad Sisters”

“Conversations with Friends”

“Derry Girls: The Agreement (Extended Special)”

“Smother”

“The Dry”

“Vikings: Valhalla”

Director – Drama

“Bad Sisters” – Dearbhla Walsh

“Conversations with Friends” – Lenny Abrahamson

“Maxine” – Laura Way

“Severance” – Aoife McArdle

“Smother” – Dathaí Keane

“The Dry” – Paddy Breathnach

Script – Drama

“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan

“Conversations with Friends” – Mark O’Halloran

“Derry Girls: The Agreement (Extended Special)” – Lisa McGee

“Smother” – Kate O’Riordan

“The Dry” – Nancy Harris

“Top Boy” – Ronan Bennett

Lead Actor – Drama

Aidan Turner – “The Suspect”

Conleth Hill – “Holding”

Jason O’Mara – “Smother”

Kerr Logan – “North Sea Connection”

Stephen Rea – “The English”

Vinnie McCabe – “The Noble Call”

Lead Actress – Drama

Alison Oliver – “Conversations with Friends”

Caitriona Balfe – “Outlander”

Dervla Kirwan – “Smother”

Roisin Gallagher – “The Dry”

Sharon Horgan – “Bad Sisters”

Siobhan McSweeney – “Holding”

Starz

Supporting Actor – Drama

Brian Gleeson – “Bad Sisters”

Ciarán Hinds – “The Dry”

Daryl McCormack – “Bad Sisters”

Michael Smiley – “Bad Sisters”

Moe Dunford – “The Dry”

Tommy Tiernan – “Conversations with Friends”

Supporting Actress – Drama

Anne-Marie Duff – “Bad Sisters”

Brenda Fricker – “Holding”

Eva Birthistle – “Bad Sisters”

Eve Hewson – “Bad Sisters”

Genevieve O’Reilly – “Andor”

Sarah Greene – “Bad Sisters”

OTHER AWARD CATEGORIES

Feature Documentary

“The Artist & The Wall of Death”

“The Ghost of Richard Harris”

“How To Tell A Secret”

“Million Dollar Pigeons”

“North Circular”

“Nothing Compares”

Live-Action Short Film

“An Irish Goodbye”

“Call Me Mommy”

“Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You”

“Lamb”

“Wednesday’s Child”

“You’re Not Home”

Animated Short Film

“Candlelight”

“Dagda’s Harp”

“Red Rabbit”

“Soft Tissue”

CRAFT CATEGORIES

Cinematography

“Conversations with Friends” – Suzie Lavelle

“How To Tell A Secret” – Eleanor Bowman

“It Is In Us All” – Piers McGrail

“The Dry” – Cathal Watters

“Vikings: Valhalla” – Peter Robertson

Costume Design

“Aisha” – Kathy Strachan

“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh

“Disenchanted” – Joan Bergin

“Enola Holmes 2” – Consolata Boyle

“Vikings: Valhalla” – Susan O’Connor Cave

Production Design

“Aisha” – Tamara Conboy

“Bad Sisters” – Mark Geraghty

“Mr. Malcolm’s List” – Ray Ball

“Róise & Frank” – Padraig O’Neill

“Vikings: Valhalla” – Tom Conroy

Hair & Make-Up

“Aisha” – Dumebi Anozie, Liz Byrne

“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Orla Carroll, Lynn Johnston, Dan Martin

“Mr. Malcolm’s List” – Eileen Buggy, Sharon Doyle

“The Wonder” – Lorri Ann King, Morna Ferguson

“Vikings: Valhalla” – Joe Whelan, Tom McInerney

Sound

“Aisha”

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Conversations with Friends”

“The Sparrow”

“The Wonder”

Original Music

“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” – Stephen Rennicks

“Lakelands” – Daithí

“Nothing Compares” – Irene Buckley, Linda Buckley

“Róise & Frank” – Colm Mac Con Iomaire

“The Dry” – Sarah Lynch

Editing

“Aisha” – Colin Campbell

“Elvis” – Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa

“Death on the Nile” – Úna Ní Dhonghaíle

“Nocebo” – Tony Cranstoun

“Nothing Compares” – Mick Mahon

VFX

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

“Marlowe”

“Stranger Things”

“The Woman King”

Best International Film

“Aftersun”

“All Quiet on the Western Front”

“Elvis”

“Tár”

“The Fabelmans”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Best International Actor

Albrecht Schuch – “All Quiet On The Western Front”

Austin Butler – “Elvis”

Cosmo Jarvis – “It Is In Us All”

Felix Kammerer – “All Quiet On The Western Front”

Josh O’Connor – “Aisha”

Tom Cruise – “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best International Actress

Cate Blanchett – “Tár”

Emily Watson – “God’s Creatures”

Florence Pugh – “The Wonder”

Letitia Wright – “Aisha”

Michelle Williams – “The Fabelmans”

Viola Davis – “The Woman King”

Variety

Starz

Remember the ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️th IFTA nomination?

[ulkaralakbarova]

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Florence Foster Jenkins: Meryl Streep St. Clair Bayfield: Hugh Grant Cosmé McMoon: Simon Helberg Kathleen Weatherley: Rebecca Ferguson Agnes Stark: Nina Arianda Phineas Stark: Stanley Townsend John Totten: Allan Corduner Earl Wilson: Christian McKay Carlo Edwards: David Haig Dr. Hermann: John Sessions Kitty: Brid Brennan Arturo Toscanini: John Kavanagh Mrs Vanderbilt: Pat Starr Mrs. James O’Flaherty: Maggie Steed Mrs Oscar Garmunder: Thelma Barlow Mrs EE Patterson: Liza Ross Baroness Le Feyre: Paola Dionisotti Mrs Patsy Snow: Rhoda Lewis Lily Pons: Aida Garifullina Augustus Corbin: David Mills Carlton Smith: David Menkin Cpl. Jones: Sid Phoenix Pvt. Smith: Tunji Kasim Orlando Adams: Carl Davis Microphone Engineer: Lloyd Hutchinson Elevator Operator: Richard Kilgour Ernest Ziegler: Jonathan Plowright Donaghy: Josh O’Connor Tallulah Bankhead: Nat Luurtsema Colonel: Ewan Stewart Gino: Cameron Cuffe News Vendor: John Guerrasio Edgar Booth Cunningham Jr: Elliot Levey Clifford B. Thornton III: Danny Mahoney Cole Porter: Mark Arnold Film Crew: Writer: Stephen Frears Director of Photography: Danny Cohen Screenplay: Nicholas Martin Producer: Michael Kuhn Producer: Tracey Seaward Editor: Valerio Bonelli Casting: Kathleen Chopin Casting: Leo Davis Casting: Lissy Holm Art Direction: Gareth Cousins Art Direction: Christopher Wyatt Production Design: Alan MacDonald Costume Design: Consolata Boyle Supervising Art Director: Patrick Rolfe Script Supervisor: Sue Hills Music Director: Terry Davies Music Editor: Stuart Morton Music Supervisor: Karen Elliott Assistant Costume Designer: Rosie Grant Costume Supervisor: Marion Weise Camera Operator: Iain Mackay Gaffer: Paul McGeachan Camera Operator: Lucy Bristow First Assistant Camera: Andrew Banwell First Assistant Camera: Iain Struthers Additional Camera: Jason Ewart Special Effects Supervisor: Manex Efrem Visual Effects Coordinator: Jenny King Visual Effects Producer: Noga Alon Stein Visual Effects Supervisor: Adam Gascoyne Visual Effects Editor: Edd Gamlin Sound Effects Editor: Phil Lee Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Dafydd Archard Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mike Dowson Supervising Sound Editor: Becki Ponting Supervising Sound Editor: Ian Wilson Makeup Artist: J. Roy Helland Hairstylist: Anita Burger Hairstylist: Andrea Cracknell Hairstylist: Beverley Binda Makeup Designer: Daniel Phillips Makeup Artist: Karen Cohen Makeup Artist: Tahira Herold Wigmaker: Ray Marston Digital Intermediate: Rob Farris Digital Intermediate: Patrick Malone Digital Intermediate: Gemma McKeon First Assistant Editor: Karenjit Sahota Stunt Coordinator: Eunice Huthart Stunt Coordinator: Jo McLaren Assistant Art Director: Aoife Warren Original Music Composer: Alexandre Desplat Foley Artist: Andrea King Conceptual Design: Elo Soode Carpenter: Josh Wood Movie Reviews: Reno: **Nothing is greater than to have a supportive life partner by side.** I follow closely what films are announced and what are getting released. Sometimes its common that some films comes out without my knowledge, particularly non-Hollywood English language films. This British film was about a wealthy couple from the New York, especially the husband who tries his best to fulfill his seriously ill wife’s dream to be an opera singer. The problem is she’s not any good. Not just him, but everybody who is close to them and once laughed at her, try to understand them and give their support. But not all the occasion seems to remain the same. So on one such a big event, the disaster strikes and how it affects the couple is the rest of the tale to disclose. A very surprising film. I thought it was just a comedy like it brings small smiles on our face, but I laughed out loud on many occasions. This is definitely a right time, because I felt like it was a music and cinematic version of the American presidential candidate Don Trump. Yep, there not much difference, but still this ...

[holyjareau]

Charmed ★ 4.07 'Brain Drain' / aired 20 years ago today! Yeah, but you have to admit, it's nice to have the Power of Three under the same roof again.

[cartwrights-old]

hot take but...i thought all of the riordanverse series were good...including the one with hylla bezos and the supersized mcshizzle..

[krispyweiss]

American Acoustic - Punch Brothers, I’m With Her and Julian Lage at Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 12, 2017

“Good luck,” Chris Thile said.

These final words came at the end of a powerful encore on the Cincinnati stop of the American Acoustic Tour, in which nine musicians - the members of Punch Brothers and I’m With Her and guitarist Julian Lage - performed a dichotomous, two-song encore that began with a bursting-with-joy version of Three Dog Night’s “Mama Told Me Not to Come” and ended with the melancholic strains of the Brothers’ “This is the Song (Good Luck).”

It was the end of nearly three hours of music - delivered in sets of 70 and 100 minutes, respectively - in which the bands played together and alone and in various combinations and took the nearly full Taft Theater and its hard-listening audience on a tour through the power of music and the human voice. Not only acoustic, this show was unplugged - fiddles, guitars, mandolins, banjos, basses, et al. were not tethered by cords; they were channeled through center-stage mics - no amps allowed.

The result was breathtaking. And the audience sat silently rapt through it all, exploding into cheers only as songs ended and after particularly powerful solos. Concertgoers knew the nuances of these performances were important.

This was a low-frills presentation. A large, beige backdrop touted the tour’s title and the players played under minimal lighting and engaged in understated, but sincere, banter, which showed they were beyond happy to be where they were, with whom they were with and doing what they were doing.

The nine musicians spent the final 55 minutes of the show sharing the spotlight, sometimes playing in a nonet, other times in various combinations while colleagues sat in chairs on either side of the stage, taking in the show like the fans they were. A staggering run of performances, this segment featured a mini Nickel Creek reunion on “Destination;” the entire group playing Thile’s hilarious and timely “Comey’s Waltz;” a jaw-dropping rendition of the Beatles’s “Julia” with Thile, Aoife O'Donovan and Sarah Jarosz singing tender harmonies while fiddlers Sara Watkins and Gabe Witcher added plaintive violin melodies; and other traditional and original numbers that seemed designed to ease the tension after a day in which America was rocked by neo-Nazi terrorism in the South.

This set- and show-closing segment segued directly out of Punch Brothers’ 45-minute, second-half-opening performance in which the quintet gathered around the mics to share its quirky take on bluegrass music. Dressed in various versions of office attire - jackets, ties, vests, smart shoes - the Brothers oozed virtuosity whether they were reinterpreting Debussy’s “Passepied” or inserting jazzy riffs into the proceedings with original numbers such as “Julep.”

Although Thile is the clear ringmaster, he never dominates his Brothers and together they create a family-style performance that takes bluegrass to places its never been while - and this is the truly amazing part - never straying too far from its home base. This was a powerhouse demonstration that - because of the setting in which it occurred - was not the highlight of the evening.

That honor belongs to I’m With Her, the trio of Watkins, Jarosz and O'Donovan, which formed spontaneously in 2015 to open for the Punch Brothers.

Resplendent in floor-length black dresses, the Americana supergroup sang like sisters, Watkins’ willowy rasp, Jarosz’s smooth alto and O'Donovan’s confident whisper-to-wail blending to create on instrument that raised skin and neck hair early and often during their 40-minute showcase.

Watkins and O'Donovan are pregnant - with children and songs - and the band debuted new tracks to be included on a forthcoming album. The set that could have been longer included the title track from their new EP, Little Lies, and well-chosen covers like Jim Croce’s “Walkin’ Back to Georgia” and John Hiatt’s “Crossing Muddy Waters.” They all played guitar - with Watkins alternating on fiddle and Jarosz also playing mandolin and banjo - and switched off on lead vocals.  

Brothers bassist Paul Kowert made I’m With Her a quartet, adding bubbly bottom end to the final song that lead to a short, 20-minute break before the headliners took over. This was rewarded with an exuberant standing ovation from the audience and gigantic smiles from the performers.

After his single-song, solo performance, Punch Brother and banjoist extraordinaire Noam Pikelny - looking like he’d just woken up with hair on end, a wrinkled jacket and tie askew - introduced I’m With Her as the best band going for his money and they lived up to the lofty billing.  

Pikelny’s slot was the capper on a rotating 30-minute, opening sequence that began with Thile, Lage, O'Donovan and Jarosz kicking things off sweetly with the first of many awe-inspiring pieces that would follow and ran through Watkins leading a large grouping through her own “Young in All the Wrong Ways” and featured 29-year-old Lage - performing alone - building the foundation of a reputation that will one day place him along side the likes of Tommy Emmanuel and Leo Kottke on the Mount Rushmore of acoustic pickers.

Each of these musicians and bands could easily carry a show on their own. But they’re stronger together. And together, they carried some 2,500 music lovers to a high plane only rarely attained - a rare state of contentment where nothing outside the happenings at hand matters and where the problems of a bleak world disappear, if only temporarily.

Grade card: American Acoustic - Punch Brothers, I’m With Her and Julian Lage at Taft Theatre - 8/12/17 - A+

[commander-chaoss]

If you don't mind me asking, who are your OCs? Are they for a fandom or an original story?

All original! I have many many many OCs to populate these stories so no one should ever feel bad for not recognizing an OC of mine btw.

I have three main stories:

Eternity, which is about two best friends who hunt cryptids together and may or may not have magical destinies together as well. This has the characters Sam, Alex, Leo, Jynx, Tally, and many many more.

Vendetta, which I don't talk about as much cause it's sad lmao, is about a young woman who realized that the superheroes of her city aren't much of heroes at all, and after being antagonized by the media for saying as such, became a supervillain to oppose them. This has characters like Vendetta (or Morgan), Victory (or Vivian), Bromaine (or Chadley, yes his names are weird), Techno (or Spencer) and Danielle. Or Philip he's there sometimes but not usually.

And Nexus, which is my main story, about a generic teenaged Chosen One who is given superpowers, and starts making enemies. But also friends. This one has the characters Arely, Aoife, Ellie, Malcolm, Imogene, Corey, Xander, Neo, Kim, Joe, Christie, Marcus, Quinn, Monica, Lillian, Mikkel, Reuben, Neo, and just.....soso many. So many.

It has been a very long time since I've reblogged the post I made briefly (....kind of) explaining all of this, but now I'm thinking it might be wiser to just make a new one, OR find the Google document I made for this purpose and immediately misplaced, because of course I did. Hopefully this helps some though?

[karin-in-action]

Tagged by @black-cat-aoife

Rules: post the names of the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Ist eine Weile her seit ich das das letzte Mal gemacht habe. Ein bisschen was ist glaube ich dazu gekommen, aber bei vielem hat sich auch nichts verändert, so here we go :D

Aller Anfang ist schwer

Auslegungssache

Böse Mädchen

Das Verhör

Die Hexe und die Dohle 2

Die Katz ist aus dem Sack

Die Nacht der Kommissarinnen

Die Schöne und das Biest AU

Drabble Collection 2

Familienplanung

Freundinnen auf Distanz

girls

Homesick

If I lead, will you follow?

It puts a smell on you

It takes at least two

Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich (3 Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel AU)

Landfrauen - Wir können auch anders

Meine Mamas

Monte Rosa

Nur ein Bett

pia esther hold

Pia und Leo

Rettungsschwimmer AU

Sleepy Pia

Smut für Zwischendurch

Unerwartet

unkonventionelle Ermittlungen

Urwald vor den Toren der Stadt

Valentinstag

Vampire in Saarbrücken

Ich weiß bei Vielem auch nicht mehr so genau, was sich da dahinter verbirgt. Einiges ist möglicherweise auch eigentlich schon fertig und unter anderem Namen gepostet, aber ich vergesse häufig, die Dateien dann in einen anderen Ordner zu verschieben.

Ich tagge @disappointingsalad @frauv @lucy-in-space @krejong

[randomontheinternet]

Our Life Voiced Names A-Z

I heard some people wanted a list of the voiced names so far, so I took the time to copy down all of the names from A to Z. The names are under the cut to not clutter.

A

Aaron

Aayria

Abby

Ace

Adrienne

Aeon

Aeriie

Aesilng

Aga

Aine

Aisha

Aisling

AJ

Aki

Akira

Akua

Alaina

Alex

Alexis

Alfonzo

Ali

Alice

Alijah

Alison

Alvis

Alyssa

Amanda

Amber

Amelia

Amy

Anaïs

Andra

Andre

Andrew

Andri

Angel

Angela

Angie

Anima

Anita

Anna

Anna-Maria

Anne

Annie

Annika

Anthony

Antoine

Aoife

Arabella

Aram

Ari

Arielle

Arrow

Arthur

Arturo

Arty

Ash

Asher

Ashla

Ashleigh

Ashlyn

Aspen

Asteria

Astrid

Athena

Atticus

Audrey

Aura

Aurora

Austin

Autumn

Ayanna

B

Barbie

Basil

Beach

Beata

Bec

Becky

Bee

Belen

Ben

Bethany

Bia

Blue

Bobbi

Bonnie

Boyd

Braden

Brian

Briana

Brielle

Brittany

Brooke

Brooklyn

Bryony

Bunni

C

Cadence

Cai

Cam

Cami

Cara

Carmine

Casey

Cassidy

Cato

Cecilia

Cecily

Celestia

Cerise

Chance

Chantal

Chara

Charlie

Charmaine

Chelle

Chris

Christie

Christina

Chuck

Ciara

Ciaran

Cillian

Claire

Cléo

Coco

Col

Conny

Cookie

Cora

Cori

Corrina

Cristal

Cristina

Crystal

Cygnus

Cyina

D

Dan

Dani

Dante

Daphne

Dara

Dayton

December

Denny

Deremy

Desiree

Desmond

Destiny

Devyn

Dexter

Diamond

Diana

Diane

Dorothy

Duane

E

Eddie

Eden

Elaine

Elda

Eleanor

Elegance

Elena

Elenus

Elissa

Eliza

Elle

Ellie

Eluned

Elysa

Ember

Emilith

Emily

Emma

Emmy

Enjel

Ennae

Eric

Erica

Erii

Erin

Ester

Eve

Evren

Ezekiel

Ezra

F

Felicia

Felicity

Felix

Fianna

Finist

Finn

Flynn

Francesco

Franklin

G

Gabrielle

Gaby

Gail

Garnet

Gavin

Gemma

Genevieve

Gerry

Gigi

Gin

Giulia

Glen

Grace

Gray

Gwen

H

Haley

Halima

Hana

Hannah

Hanni

Haru

Hazel

Heather

Helena

Héloïse

Hime

Hiyori

Hollis

Holly

Hon

Hunter

I

Ian

Iga

Illidan

Imani

Irene

Iris

Isabel

Ishan

Isla

Isolde

Issa-Kabeer

Ivy

J

J.R.

Jacob

Jade

Jaden

Jaiet

Jake

Jan

Janice

Jas

Jasmine

Jasper

Jatin

Javi

Jax

Jay

Jaycie

Jazz

Jeannie

Jeff

Jemma

Jen

Jennifer

Jenny

Jess

Jesse

Jessica

Jessinia

Jill

Jinx

Joanie

Joanna

Joelle

Johanna

Jordan

Jordanna

Joseph

Josh

Josie

Joy

Juleyma

Juli

Julia

Julianne

Julien

June

Jupiter

Justina

K

Kaden

Kai

Kala

Kaleton

Kalina

Karat

Karen

Kat

Kate

Katelyn

Katrina

Kay

Kel

Kellie

Ken

Kendi

Kenton

Kevin

Kia

Kiara

Kiba

Kie

Kien

Kim

Kimberly

Kimory

Kira

Kirsty

Kisa

Kit

Knox

Kodie

Kozmo

Kra

Kristen

Kyan

L

Laëtitia

Lanz

Laura

Lauren

Lavender

Leaf

Leann

Leina

Leo

Leon

Leslie

Letty

Levi

Lex

Lexi

Lia

Libbi

Lidia

Lilith

Lillian

Lily

Lindsay

Lindt

Linley

Lisette

Liss

Livia

Lotus

Lucy

Luke

Luna

Lyla

Lyric

Lvsander

Lysella

M

Maddy

Madeline

Mae

Maggy

Mahari

Mai

Maia

Mali

Mallory

Malyia

Mandy

Marcel

Marcella

Marcia

Marco

Margaret

Mari

Maria

Marianne

Mariposa

Maris

Marissa

Marlene

Martina

Mary

Mary-Elizabeth

Mason

Matina

Matthew

Maus

Max

Maya

McKenzie

Megan

Mel

Melanie

Melissa

Melly

Melody

Merlin

Mia

Mich

Michael

Michelle

Michiko

Mickie

Mikaela

Mikey

Mimi

Mina

Minette

Mini

Mira

Miranda

Mishal

Missy

Mizuki

Molly

Monica

Mordaine

Morgan

Morgana

Moriah

Morina

Muriel

Mykaela

N

Nakira

Nancie

Natalie

Natasha

Nathaniel

Neelam

Nessa

Nessi

Niamh

Nicole

Nier

Night

Nikki

Nina

Noah

Noe

Noel

Nui

O

Oda

Oliver

Olivia

Ollie

Omar

Onyx

Opal

Ori

Osmond

Oumou

P

Paige

Parvati

Patience

Patrice

Patricia

Patrick

Peter

Philippe

Phoebe

Phoenix

Polly

Priya

Q

Querriana

Quinn

Quinniece

R

Rachel

Rain

Rainie

Ran

Randi

Raphaël

Raven

Rayne-Beau

Rayraye

Rebecca

Reed

Rei

Reina

Rémi

Ren

Revan

Rhiannon

Rhi-Rhi

Rhyne

Rika

Riley

Rini

Riona

Risa

Riven

Riza

Robyn

Rory

Rosa

Rose

Rosetta

Rosie

Rowan

Runa-Lucienne

Ruth

Ryan

Rye

S

Sabrina

Sage

Salem

Sam

Samantha

Sammi

Sandy

Sara

Saro

Sasha

Savannah

Season

Selena

Selkie

Serena

Shaelei

Shakyra

Shay

Shayla

Sheena

Shelbie

Sid

Sienna

Silvia

Simmy

Simon

Sinead

Skye

Skyla

Skylar

Soffia

Soleil

Sonja

Sora

Soraya

Stacey

Star

Stefan

Stevie

Stella

Steph

Stephanie

Stephen

Story

Susan

Suzy

Sydney

T

Tama

Tammy

Tanisha

Tanya

Taylor

Ted

Teddy

Terra

Terrence

Terry

Thomas

Thorgunna

Tiago

Tida

Tobias

Toki

Tokiko

Tom

Tommy

Tomoko

Trey

Tricia

Tristan

Twila

Tye

U

Uma

Undyne

V

V

Vaeril

Van

Vandy

Vaughn

Vaylin

Velise

Venla

Vera

Verly

Verv

Vesper

Vi

Vicky

Victor

Vina

Vincent

Violette

Vivi

Vivienne

W

Wendy

Westley

Whispthera

Winnie

Wonder

X

Xander

Xavier

Xiri

Y

Yasmin

Ylthin

Yon

Yoonie

Yuki

Yukino

Yuli

Yvette

Yvonne

Z

Zachary

Zack

Zae

Zariyah

Zayla

Zen

Ziya

Zo

Zoey

[maggotmouth]

“Don’t laugh.” Propping the door open with his elbow, Jude stood aside and ushered Lana into the trailer, his jeans loose enough to show the cheap brand of his boxers and a Carhartt beanie taming his usual dark sprig of ringlets. The way Jude acknowledged her presence was the same way he would beckon in neighbourhood cats (  wary, defeated, yet with that curious spark to him ) to offer them a saucer of milk. “If you laugh, I swear to fuck...” He reached for the remote and muted the cable show  — some late nineties telenovela he’d been only half paying attention to — but to turn it off completely was too much of a commitment. He’d hardly want to let Lana think she had his full attention. “Didn’t know who else to call. Aoife’s convinced the chemicals melt your brain and give you cancer, and Leo’s fucking useless at this kinda shit. Plus, you look like you’d know about it from like, magazines or some shit.” Hands raking across his beanie, he slumped down onto the sofa, scratching an itch behind his ear, and finally tugging the hat off altogether to reveal a mop of piss yellow curls. “I’m pranging out, Lana.” Chewing on the inside of his cheek, he allowed his head to loll back over the arm of the sofa, brassy hair spilling about his forehead. “It was just meant to be a laugh. I was going for 90s Justin Timberlake but I literally feel like fuckin’ Tracy Beaker when she nicks Nathan’s bleach and somehow ends up with green hair.” Pulling the beanie across his face, Jude let out a low groan of anguish and stretched out his limbs against the couch. “Reckon it’s salvageable?” His voice was half muffled as he peered up through the fabric. “Or should I just go all Thomas Turgoose and shave the whole thing off?” @ncbodyshome​

[juvinile]

* LOGAN  LERMAN ,  CIS MALE  +  HE / HIM  |   you  know  SEAN  O’MALLEY ,  right ?  they’re  TWENTY - SIX ,  and  they’ve  lived  in  irving  for ,  like ,  THEIR  WHOLE  LIFE ?  well ,  their  spotify  wrapped  says  they  listened  to  FREAKING  OUT  ON  THE  INTERSTATE  BY  BRISTON  MARONEY  like ,  a  million  times  this  year ,  which  makes  sense  ‘cause  they’ve  got  that  whole  CHIPPED  BLACK  NAILS  ON  CALLOUSED  HANDS ,  STUMBLING  BLIND  THROUGH  DAEDALUS’S  LABYRINTH ,  SKATEBOARDING  ALONE  ON  HOT  PAVEMENT  thing  going  on .  i  just  checked  and  their  birthday  is  AUGUST  4TH ,  so  they’re  a  LEO ,  which  is  unsurprising ,  all  things  considered .   

TW  INCLUDE   divorce tw ,  alcoholism tw ,  bullying tw

hi  hi  hi  it’s  alli  previously  known  for  less  strange  things  than  playing  my  own  muse’s  sibling  but  i  hope  u  can  overlook  my  faults  and  my  hubris  bc  i  love  sean  and  he’s .  something .  ok  he he he 

GENERAL :

full name:   sean thomas o’malley

age / dob:   twenty - six  /  august 4th

gender:  cis male

pronouns:   he / him

occupation:  mechanic

zodiac:  leo

orientation:  bisexual & biromantic

faceclaim:   logan lerman

pinterest:   HERE !

AESTHETIC :

chipped black nails on calloused hands, stumbling blind through daedalus’s labyrinth, skateboarding alone on hot pavement, a broken stopwatch, the burn of whiskey and the ash of discarded cigarettes, clipped wings, no one taught icarus how to fly, earbuds that always manage to tangle themselves in your pocket, liminal space

CHARACTER ANALYSIS :

kyle scheible ( ladybird ) ,  alyssa ( end of the fucking world ) ,  klaus hargreeves ( the umbrella academy ) ,  steven hyde ( that 70s show ) ,  tony stonem ( skins ) ,  jonathan byers ( stranger things ) ,  frankie ( beach rats ) ,  alexander vass ( if we were villains ) ,  angie  ( the oa ) ,  lip gallagher ( shameless ) ,  literally every deadbeat stoner skateboarder side character in any tv show ever he literally modeled his personality after them

BRIEF  BIOGRAPHY :

sean thomas o’malley was the eldest born to patrick o’malley, an on again off again construction worker, and aoife o’malley nee murphy, a checkout clerk at the local supermarket.

he was a wild thing from the beginning  --  always tugging on his mother’s hair and biting at his father’s hands, so much trouble that his parents, in their happier years, affectionately coined him “scrap”.

his sisters came a few years later, first sloane and then fia, the three o’malley alley cats. their childhood was a decent one, poor as dirt and left to rot in lilac ridge, but a close knit bunch all the same.

sean was always grinning, even that time he chipped his tooth, lopsided and warm, and his parents usually weren’t drunk until long after the children had gone to bed.

though sean himself couldn’t see it for a while, his parents had a sort of reputation around town. the o’malleys were too poor, had too many kids to take care of, spent too little time at home, were too friendly with the local bartenders. and though they didn’t know exactly what they were echoing, the kids at school had a way of letting sean know exactly what their parents thought of his. he found that sticking up for himself meant sticking up for his sisters, and he learned he didn’t particularly hate getting into fights.

sean isn’t really sure himself when things started to change, perhaps when his mom stopped work at the supermarket, or when his father broke his ankle and had to take off from the construction site, but the facade of happiness at home never lasted.

they grew apart, all of the o’malley’s, aoife and patrick ending their marriage in a divorce, sean and the girls spending more and more time away from home. to escape, it seemed, from the ghost of a family.

he fell into his group of friends like he always falls into things, seemingly at random, and bless their hearts because he’s never been the easiest person to get along with. he’s combative, and indulgent, and maybe those parents were right when they used to warn people to stay away from the o’malley boy, but he’s got his heart in the right place. if only he knew how to properly express it, maybe he wouldn’t be so on edge all the time, so starkly defensive of what little he has.

he still takes care of his dad, who moved into an apartment in delphinus heights. he makes sure he gets out of bed in the morning, even if it means being late to his own crappy job. he makes sure he’s eating enough. he tries to borrow the one family car as little as he can, knows his dad needs it more. he tries to shield his sisters from having to know the extent of a deadbeat their dad is, wants better for all of them but knows he isn’t going to be the one to give better to them.

sean cares for them all deeply, his family and the few friends he has, but he’s never been great at expressing his emotions, not with them and certainly not with anyone else. he does what he can, working whatever job he manages to secure and sticking around irving  ( currently he’s taken to fixing cars but .. how long can sean really be good for  fixing  anything .. ) , but there’s an undeniable pull he feels in his gut, whispering that it doesn’t have to be this way. that there’s more, somewhere, anywhere else. he’s never had a problem listening to his gut before.

POSSIBLE  CONNECTIONS :

an ex, probably someone who ended up leaving and things were maybe never even that serious to begin with ??  everyone always knew sean would never make it out of irving and they just wanted really different things. maybe they’ve stayed in contact or maybe not, maybe it ended badly or maybe they just both knew it was coming and sean isn’t exactly the type to care enough to try to hold on.

skate crew, i think a few other muses skate or possibly even just go to the skate park to watch others skate ??  little social gathering thing going on. picture parties at 3am in the in ground pools, drunk half pipe usage, sliding down ramps on mattresses, chaos.

his childhood friend, maybe they stuck up for him when he was a kid getting bullied and has just been there for him through everything. his parents’ divorce, everyone leaving, his many failed attempts to hold a job. maybe they grew apart and now its awkward when sean skates by like hi :P

antagonistic, no matter how hard they try not to, they’ve always butted heads. sean’s so confrontational and he can’t keep his head on his shoulders. he’s always been an easy target, but he’s also always been so jealous. isolated himself and pities himself and it’s infuriating. they’re polar opposites, but they can be at each other’s necks one minute and grabbing a pint in the next. it’s complicated.

someone innocent, maybe someone who has come to him because they want to loosen up ??  they want to put themselves out there more. they’ve always been the voice of reason and they want to cut loose, they went away and now they’re back and they don’t know what to do, etc. just think it would be fun for sean to be the father of bad influence lmao