#likes to play her collection of spanish records

[psychesalcove]

i have emotional motion sickness, somebody roll the windows down.

♡ tyler hernandez x fem. reader

sypnosis. tyler knew that the phantom realm wasn't a friendly place. it didn't have mercy on anyone—including his girlfriend, you. he knew he should never let his gaurd down, but the one time he did, it ended up harming you.

tw. tree incident just with reader instead of tyler lol, i used google translate for spanish so it's prob wrong (i apologize my spanish speakers😓), blood gore things as usual, not proofread :`(, shitty writing lmao

"jesus christ," tyler heart ashyln mutter from a couple feet in front of him. that wasn't the first bad sign. tyler was already close to an anxiety attack—he could feel the quickening of his breath and heart, and the buzzing feeling in his head.

he knew, he knew that he should have been more careful with you. he didn't want to seem to protective; you could handle your own out here. but this time—the one time he wasn't paying to much attention to you, the worst situation happened. he saw just the last of it; taylor screaming your name as you flew out of the car.

he should have been there to save you.

right now all he could do was walk up to where ashlyn was, hoping that whatever she was seeing wasn't the senario he was playing out in his head. as soon as he layed his eyes on you, his past made up situation didn't seem to bad.

it looked like you were still alive, coughing up blood, creating an awful gurgling sound from your throat. tyler held back a sob as he started running over to you. "what are you doing idiot?!" he yelled behind him, where ashlyn was still standing. at his voice, ashlyn jumped into action, following tyler up to the tree where you (and hopefully not just your body) was.

first and hardest step: getting you off of the tree. he tried to be as gentle with you as possible, but going slow seemed to only create more pain for you. "tyler." ashlyn stated, overwhelmingly calm for the situation they where in. he didn't trust his voice, so he simply nodded while still staring at your bloodied face. "we need to lift her up faster," she explained simply, as if she was just giving directions for a presentation project.

he guessed that's why she was the leader—she knew how to stay calm in these types of situations, whereas tyler was near hyperventilation territory. he nodded again, moving his arms to your back as ashlyn did the same for your other side.

"sorrysorrysorry.." tyler muttered as they started lifting your body. hearing your broken whimpers and whines from the pain nearly broke him, but his priority right now was getting you safe; he could deal with his emotions later.

⊹ ࣪ ˖

they laid you onto the ground, your coughing still persistent and not letting up. tyler then allowed his eyes to roam over your body, now seeing the extent of your injuries. "santa mierda..."

he didn't have much time to do anything before ben was gently pulling him away from you; causing tyler to glare at him. "the hell are you doing?" he asked, not moving away from you. ben only looked at him with sympathy.

taylor came up grabbed his hand. "let ben help her," she said gently, though she looked terrified while saying it. he surprisingly listened to her, but he was as close to you as he could be without getting in the way. "she'll be fine," taylor whispered to him—though he wasn't sure if it was for his comfort or hers. he didn't respond, but he held onto taylor's hand tighter. he could only hope that you'll be okay.

⊹ ࣪ ˖

after what seemed like hours, ben finally stepped away from you. tyler immediately rushed up to you—dropping to the ground in record time. the rest of the group decided to stay back, wanting tyler to get collected before they approached the two of you.

it seemed that you had passed out; which wouldn't be to suprising, considering the injuries you has sustained. tyler put his hand under your neck, supporting your head so it wasn't at an awkward angle. "m'so so sorry cariño.." he muttered lightly, head still swimming with anxiety.

he was usually better at managing his attacks, but without you there, it definitely made an impact. "you're safe now. i promise." tyler countined—his head still had the buzzing sensation of dizziness due to his short intake of breath.

"im so sorry i wasn't there. ill try harder next time, i promise." he finished, bringing his free hand to grasp your limp hand. "you'll be okay. you'll be fine—"

"tyler, we need to start going; phantoms will start being attracted to this area." ashyln said, walking up to tyler and putting a hand on his shoulder. "we'll all keep her safe." she added, noticing tyler's hesitation with getting up.

he nodded to her again and silently got up, ever so gently carrying you with you. taylor smiled at him from where she stood by aiden. 'she'll be okay,' she mouthed to him. he didn't have it in him to say anything back, but the words swirled in his head.

"i'll never let something like that happen again to you." he whispered into your ear, praying that in your unconscious state you could still hear him. "i promise."

title: motion sickness — phoebe brigers

ALSO! I got this idea from other fics that are the same premise, so creds to them for the plot of the fic 😛😋

[pinkhoodi]

music lovers !

✎ᝰ — music hcs on my fav spider folks <3

♡⃕ — 1610!miles morales, gwen stacy, hobie brown

♡⃕ — genre + warnings: fluff + no warnings

♡⃕ — a/n: thank you to @4kh + @cutenote for helping me outtt 🫶🏽

꒰ MILES MORALES ꒱

Ꮺ miles’ music taste would be a vast range of rnb, trap, hip hop, jazz, spanish, and any and everything connecting to his culture and he’s not picky with what to listen to tbh

Ꮺ I don’t believe miles has a favorite genre or set standard of what he listens to, it just genuinely depends on what his mood is or what he has on repeat at the moment. generally, it’s a song that he found from tiktok or a leaked song that he found on soundcloud. speaking of, miles has no shame using soundcloud as a streaming service

Ꮺ but miles does have a set genre for each part of his day or whatever activity he is doing. If he’s getting ready and on his way to school, some 90s rnb or 90s hip hop; when doing homework, he plays jazz music or some chill spanish music; during his drawing time, he’ll put on some chill trap music or try to find an album that connects with what he wants to draw

Ꮺ miles is very open-minded to his music taste so he’s not really one to say no to a specific genre. now there were definitely some albums he wasn’t a fan of, but he will explore the artist of that album. he usually gives artists another try, even if their recommended album wasn’t the…best

Ꮺ miles is definitely one to collect vinyls, especially old-school ones, he has them plastered around his room and some sitting in a bin. jeff gifted him a record player so the vinyls wouldn’t be collecting dust and so that they could both enjoy the music on jeff’s off days

Ꮺ miles has a playlist for like…everything, and I mean everything. he has a drawing playlist, a spiderman playlist, a playlist for gwen (don’t tell anyone), a playlist for when he’s overthinking, a playlist to change clothes, a playlist to brush his teeth, even playlists for his favorite tv shows. listen, this boy is very much so obsessed with music

Ꮺ he shares his love of music with his parents as well! I do believe rio is more open to his music suggestions than jeff. however, jeff can be more open to mile’s favorite artists, it will take him a while though. whenever it’s a quiet moment in the morales home, they let music play as the day goes

꒰ GWEN STACY ꒱

Ꮺ I do believe gwen is less open to music suggestions than miles is. like miles is very expressive with music while gwen isn’t

Ꮺ on a day-to-day basis, gwen plays 90s rock music or 2000s pop punk. she doesn’t really go by her emotions, but more like whatever song is stuck in her head at the moment

Ꮺ I believe that gwen was a major pop girl and was very in tune with the pop girls of her early ages, but later shifted into the punk/rock category. a couple of avril lavigne songs and that girl is screaming teen angst at 4 a.m

Ꮺ also gwen has a heavy liking for indie/alt music ! she likes her underground artists or artists that can combine other genres easily. she also has a love for artists like tv girl, girl in red, and frank ocean

Ꮺ technically, gwen would explore the sub-genres of punk and rock but doesn’t dwell for too long. She doesn’t mind heavy metals but prefers not to listen to them all the time, wouldn’t wanna shatter her eardrums since she’s spider woman

Ꮺ she also listened to a lotttt of female artists and female groups, and she’s a huge fan of girl groups! but I think she’s more into the older groups like spice girls, pussycat dolls, etc. I do think she would be into kpop girl groups and would be into ones that make like bubblegum pop or “noise music”

Ꮺ she has certain artists that she can never get tired of and also some artists that she prefers that no one knows she listens to

꒰ HOBIE BROWN ꒱

Ꮺ now hobie is all around when it comes to music, he’s just about on the same level as miles tbh

Ꮺ hobie isn’t embarrassed about any genre that he listens to. so yes, he doesn’t mind getting laughed at for liking country music

Ꮺ now hobie is very big on music that was pioneered by black people, which makes him love genres like country and rock even more. he can never get over how much music is curated by, and usually for, black folks

Ꮺ now hobie is always gonna give his flowers to artists that he loves and shouts them out in interviews or moments when he’s caught on camera. also, whenever he’s asked what’s his favorite song at the moment, it never stays the same omg- one day he says alex isley and the next he says smino

Ꮺ on a daily, hobie listens to whatever he’s vibing out to at the moment. If he just finished a concert, of course he’s gonna keep the mood going and have rock playing; on a lazy day, some new school rnb; on the days of being spiderpunk, some trap music mixed with some old school hip hop; wash days would include jazz, indie/alt, and some rnb (old school and new school)

Ꮺ hobie has a playlist of recommendations for almost every important person in his life. he loves music and it makes his heart happy when he can share his love of music with others or enjoy watching people enjoy what he listens to

♡⃕ this been sitting in my drafts and somehow got the energy to write it ;p

♡⃕ I do love music and this is lowkey me just projecting my love for music onto one of my fav movies…anyways !

♡⃕ if you have more hcs on this, lemme know !

𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐏 💗: 1 john 4:7

© 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥 𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗄𝗁𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗂. 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽

[dustedmagazine]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor — "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD" (Constellation)

The night of the election in America, Godspeed You! Black Emperor played a show in Toronto. As they almost always do, they said nothing. No interaction beyond playing music and then expressing wordless thanks to the crowd as each stepped off stage to the roaring feedback surge that closed out “Piss Crowns Are Trebled” and the concert. Even if they’d taken a moment to check the news that night, what was there to say? As suggested last time here, the ineffable, unspeakable power of the Montreal collective can be read at least partially as the only possible response to the deranged and deranging power of repression and evil in the world. 2021 felt dark. Suffice it to say that things have not gotten better and appear set on getting quite a bit worse.

The title this time, of course, is a reference to the verified (and thus almost certainly lower than actual) death toll of the genocide in Gaza at the time of creation. Associate and Constellation labelmate Jessica Moss released her own powerful statement on the same issue this year, and again, things have not improved in the meantime. It’s enough to lead to a rare appearance of lyrics, with “RAINDROPS CAST IN LEAD” featuring a poem in Spanish read (and written? as always, the band remains gnomic) by Michele Fiedler Fuentes. Of course the current album will be viewed in light of current events (they almost beg you to do so, from track titles and statements on down), and while no Godspeed You! Black Emperor record is exactly drowning in levity, they cast a particularly grim panic over affairs here.

If G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! frequently felt like the massive, sweeping motions of some sort of gestalt entity, it’s fitting that things here feel fractured at times, if no less cohesive. Halfway through “PALE SPECTATOR TAKES PHOTOGRAPHS” it feels like there’s a fire alarm going on behind the banks of sound. One of the guitarists frequently sounds as if they’re trying to pickaxe their way through a boulder (especially on parts of “BABYS IN A THUNDERCLOUD”). The opening “SUN IS A HOLE SUN IS VAPORS” sounds equally as if they might be tuning up for most of its length and like it’s a shame they’d already gotten around to using the name “Anthem for No State” as a title.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always been oriented towards apocalypse (the machine has been bleeding to death since their first album as a group, if not long before), and it continues to be queasily terrifying how swiftly the world rushes to meet them there. These are always someone’s last days; the rest of us wake up each morning and fall a little further down. They themselves say, this time, “what gestures make sense while tiny bodies fall? what context? what broken melody?” That may be the reason they close with “GREY RUBBLE - GREEN SHOOTS,” a tidy just-under-seven-minutes that presents both a stirring crescendo and an aching coda. Determined as always to nurture what is left growing after all the valedictions and maledictions are handed out. Every triumphant moment here feels wrested from the jaws of death, all too aware of who still gets claimed. They, and we, have to keep going.

Ian Mathers

[moralesmilesanhour]

mad props! 04

summary: in the week leading up to the show, your grades begin to slip. whatever will you do... word count: 1820 a/n: hiii i rlly enjoyed writing this chapter bc some of the stuff in here has definitely happened to me lmao. if you feel up to it, reblog and tell me what your favorite song from any musical is in the tags! songs mentioned: 'Chip On My Shoulder' - Legally Blonde the Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) prev next

“Max, you’re a little flat, hun.”

The choir director pulled her shawl tightly around her as Max–the chosen casting for Emmett Forrest–ran through some of his sung lines for ‘Chip On My Shoulder’. 

The brown-skinned, dark-haired boy was an excellent actor; he breathed life into the words on the script and delivered them with all the earnestness and humor required to play Emmett. Hell, he even improvised his own jokes.

But he couldn’t hold a note to save his life. 

For some lines, Max could get away with half-singing, half-talking, but he was practically tone-deaf once the song got more involved. The choir director–Ms. Johnson–had to be called in to help get him somewhere that was at least within the ballpark of the correct pitch. His high notes remained painful to all present in the room, no matter what she did.

You huffed from your spot on the fake park bench, resisting the urge to scratch your scalp beneath the itchy wig. Everyone had heard the exact melody on the piano by now. Hear it, sing it. Like Spanish vocabulary, you couldn’t comprehend how people got that sort of thing wrong.

Harmonizing with Max went about as expected; you lost your place several times because of the distracting dissonance between your voice and his, like hearing a parrot and an eagle squawk at the same time.

Regardless, it was too late to recast Max now. He had a leading role with too many songs and lines to memorize. 

“Alright, take five!” the director yelled with a clap of her hands. 

A collective sigh could be heard as students dispersed for their well-earned water and bathroom breaks, the tension in the air dissipating. You stepped carefully off of the stage, when you heard a snicker in your direction.

Miles was in the middle of painting a cardboard sorority building in an obnoxious shade of hot pink, shaded with strokes of fuchsia and cyan that managed to work together somehow. You frowned at the fact that you couldn’t say anything bad about it.

The boy struggled to hold back a laugh, looking up as you stood over him with crossed arms.

“Something funny?”

Miles stood to meet your eyes, carelessly wiping bits of paint onto his pants.

“That frumpy-ass 613 wig you got on, for one,” he replied with a teasing grin. “Are you gonna wear that for the actual show?”

You rolled your eyes.

“No, for your information, I’m not. This is a placeholder wig,” you ripped it off of your head for emphasis. “Why are you even here, anyway? Don’t you got posters to make?”

In actuality, you knew about the art club lending some of its members to paint sets for the show. But you wanted to make sure Miles knew he was unwelcome.

“Just doin’ what I do best,” he shrugged. “You should be grateful for my sacrifice.”

You snorted, “What ‘sacrifice’?”

Miles jabbed his thumb behind him towards the left side of the stage, where Max was going over his lines. “I gotta listen to that nigga sing for over an hour. I’m sacrificing my time and my ears.”

Despite yourself, you laughed brightly at the comment, causing a more genuine smile to spread across Miles’ face. You looked pretty when you laughed.

“Oh my god, he sucks, right? Spent the whole damn song looking for the note.”

“Too late to replace him now, though. Show’s in two weeks.”

You nodded.

There was a brief pause before Miles asked, “So what made you sign up for theater? I was kinda surprised to see you on a stage.”

You gave him a wary look. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Nothing,” he raised both hands in defense, “You just seemed like more of the quiet type, that’s all.”

I signed up to avoid you, you thought, but didn’t say aloud; That would’ve given him the satisfaction of knowing that you thought about him that much.

Instead, you answered, “I used to do theater at my old school. Got the lead part most of the time, if you can believe it.”

There was an arrogance in your voice as you said that last bit that soured Miles’ expression. 

“I believe you, no need to convince me,” he said flatly. “Legally Blonde’s an interesting choice, though.”

You shrugged, “The part really lets me show my voice off, so...”

“Showin’ off,” Miles muttered beneath his breath, “Sounds like you.”

“Excuse me?”

Before you could start to argue, his eyes went wide, like he’d just heard a noise that no one else could hear.

“It was really nice talking to you, Y/N, but I gotta go,” he said, spinning on his heel and bolting towards the auditorium door. “Watch my stuff for me!”

Your jaw dropped in offense. Was he allowed to just bail on a club activity like that? And with the gall to ask you to watch his things for him. You totally did, though.

Once you got home, your feet throbbed and your muscles ached from all of the choreography. You were just barely out of your school uniform when you decided to lie down for a quick nap. Or what you thought was a ‘quick nap’.

The blaring of your alarm made your heart jump as your eyes flew open, half of your face damp with drool. The early morning washed over your room in a pale blue shade, and the sight would’ve relaxed you if not for the sudden realization that you weren’t in your pajamas.

You shot up, wiping the side of your face with your sleeve. Your Spanish and AP Physics notebooks were still strewn across your bed, along with several worksheets that had remained blank. Unfinished.

…Oh no.

Your heart was practically in your throat when you explained to Mr. Sanchez why you didn’t have any homework for him to collect. 

The man noticed your glassy eyes, and held up a reassuring hand in the middle of your frantic explanation.

“That’s fine, it happens,” he said gently, “Just bring in the missing work tomorrow, and it’ll only be ten points off. Don’t make it a habit.”

He adjusted his glasses, and returned to grading the pile of worksheets on his desk as you trudged back to your desk, a pit forming in your stomach over those precious ten points.

“You good?” Miles asked as you sat down, concern coloring his features. He ran a finger over a small band-aid on his right temple. “You look like you’re about to cry.”

You buried your face in your arms on the desk.

“Nunya.”

He sighed, “I dunno why I even asked.”

Unfortunately for both you and Mr. Sanchez, missing assignments did, in fact, become a habit. 

You began to spend more time lingering in the auditorium after everyone had left, practicing your line delivery. Adding little details, like extra hair flips or twirls. The spirit of Elle Woods had practically taken over your body.

You got home later and later into the evening, sometimes flopping down onto your bed and falling asleep before your head could even hit the pillow. This new ‘habit’ had you scribbling down vocab words and formulas in a frenzy, balancing your notebook on your lap on the bumpy bus ride to school. The flashcards that you had made for Mr. Sanchez’s class were now sitting untouched at the bottom of your bag.

By Friday, it landed you in front of his desk for office hours after you received your very first ‘F’. 

“As you’ve probably noticed, Y/N, your grades have fallen a significant amount in a very short period of time, and I’m a little concerned,” Sanchez slid your weekly grade report towards you and placed his finger on your Spanish grade. “What’s going on? This is very unusual for a student like you.”

Your sweaty fingers clutched the sides of your seat as you stared down at the report. How did you let it get this bad? Elle Woods would never.

“I-I just…”

You shook your head. “I’ve just been busy with extracurriculars and stuff, so assignments slip my mind sometimes.”

“You’re having trouble balancing them with your schoolwork?”

“Yeah, basically,” you leaned forward, looking desperate. “Can I still re-take that quiz? I didn’t really get to study, and–”

“Oh! That’s actually what I called you in for, one second.”

Sanchez rose from his seat, and made his way over to the door.

“You know about our Study Buddy system, yes?”

You nodded slowly, skeptically. “Am I getting a ‘Study Buddy’?”

“Pre-cisely. Come in!”

He opened the door, and you almost groaned audibly at the lanky figure that appeared at the entrance.

Miles entered with a friendly smile on his face that dropped the second his eyes landed on you.

“Oh. You.”

The Spanish teacher sat back down and gestured towards him.

“Miles here is both a native speaker and beyond proficient in this class. He was so kind as to sign up for the program, so I thought it might be nice to pair him up with someone in the same period.”

Shocked into silence, you were unable to say anything other than a quiet “Okay” as you stared blankly in front of you.

Study buddies. With the guy who didn’t even study. This had to be some kind of sick joke.

“He’ll be giving up a bit of his lunch time to tutor you in my classroom. I’d also highly recommend you two study with each other after school as well, if you can make the time. Sound good?”

“Yes,” you both said in miserable unison. 

“Well, that’s all,” Sanchez waved his hand. “You’re both dismissed. Have a lovely weekend!”

“You too!” you smiled tightly as you got up and made a beeline for the door, nearly bumping into Miles as you did so. 

Your weekend would be anything but ‘lovely’.

You fixed Miles with a glare as soon as you got out into the hallway.

“I’m not giving up my lunch period for you,” you yell-whispered. “I hope you know that.”

He took a step towards you and fired back, “Neither of us have a choice, your highness. If we’re not both up here during lunch, I get in trouble, and you gotta take the L and fail this class.”

“I’d rather fail, then. I don’t give a fuck.”

“Oh?” he laughed mirthlessly. “You were in tears over a damn ‘89’. Makes no difference to me, but I think you do give a fuck.”

You opened your mouth to shoot back a rebuttal, then closed it. Miles raised an eyebrow.

“I’m lying?”

“...No.”

Miles leaned forward until he was only inches away from your face. “Then cooperate. Or we both lose.”

You sighed in defeat, “Fine.”

He nodded curtly, then left to go grab his things from his locker.

In a forced attempt at courtesy, you called out towards his back, “See you next week–”

“Whatever!”

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[buggitino]

some headcanons about sebastian solace from the hit game pressure roblox

to start - this may seem unimportant to you guys but its important to me: that ring on his finger is about as serious as the squirrel stapler room (that is, to say, the whole thing is a bit that the devs have included in their silly project and i will be treating it as such) (for selfish reasons, of course, but idc!! i'm having fun with this stupid game that i love and thats all that matters) (update on this: as i'm typing, i'm finding out that zerum is serious about her and sebastian being married which is honestly kinda...) (like sure fine that's cool and all if he were JUST your OC but sebastian has reached a point of publicity where he is more than that. obviously, i think it's rude and terrible and disrespectful to disregard a creators wishes as to how their character is used in fan-made content (this especially goes for NSFW art cause i think its fucked up if people make that sort of content of a character and POST IT after the creator explicitly said not to). at the same time, there are many people on the internet who do not care and will do what they want regardless. i think it'd be fair for her to ask not to have any of it sent to her specifically or posted in the Pressure server that she co-runs where she will obviously see it but she's saying she doesn't want anyone to make that sort of stuff period which is unreasonable and will only serve to hurt her in the long run. i don't know how old zerum is but this is reminiscent of my own (early) internet phases where i would become EXTREMELY attached to a character and refuse to acknowledge that that character existed differently (or at all) to someone else (i don't want to admit it was a sans AU but i really don't think i have a choice). i really hope she gets past this in a healthy way and comes to understand that a character who's been made public the way sebastian has been made public has a very different dynamic than an OC that you're sharing with your friends)

☆ pretty basic and angsty interpretation and im positive most people in the fandom agree with me on this - he doesn't like getting hit with the bright light not only because of the angler fish DNA making his eyes sensitive but also because it reminds him of surgical lights (which is why he has a Take No Shit policy (since the update) for expendables flashing him) (yeah, he has a pretty short fuse already, but he wouldn't deck an expendable for leaving and coming back in once nor would he shoot them for using the keycard on his wares) (so even though its because of the DNA mixing, i like headcanoning theres more to it for funsies)

☆ can and will let the expendables die in his shop because then he doesn't have to leave to collect all the shit they drop (on that note, wags his tail and chuckles when you buy stuff cause he knows it'll ultimately be useless and he'll just get it back)

☆ collects data so he has records of urbanshades bullshittery (so he can prosecute their asses the second he escapes) AND so he can re-discover his own identity (this plays into my headcanon that he's slowly forgetting what he used to look like as well as what his life used to be outside of urbanshades teensy weensy ginormous fuck up facility)

☆ i know this is (basically) canon but i'm solidifying it for myself by calling it here: he's chilean american (and speaks chilean spanish) and i know like i KNOW if his radio was working he'd be blasting Bio Bio or Futuro or Pudahuel 24/7

☆☆ bonus!! he 100% listens to mid 90s - early 2000s emo music now (have you even seen him) (that mf painted his nails pitch black in middle school) (walked out the door listening to Green Day and One Last Wish on his walkman while his mom kissed him goodbye telling him to have a good day at school TRUST) and his favorite chilean genres are nueva trova chilena, folklore, cueca, and punk melodico! (im not entirely familiar with chilean culture and music so if anyone here is chilean and likes Pressure PLEASE chime in i'd love to hear your thoughts)

☆ on the topic of family, he would help his mom cook and clean sometimes when his older sister was out (his dad helps too!!)

☆ twirls/plays with his hair (mostly because he doesn't have anything else to fidget with) (projecting he's self conscious about it cause thats why i play with my hair whoops)

☆ soft spot for teen/young adult expendables that he doesn't have for the older ones (every time he sees an expendable younger than 30, his disgust and rage towards urbanshade grows)

these are all for fun and just my personal opinions/headcanons!! i'll update these eventually (maybe) and i wanna hear what you guys have to say too :D

[edwardseymour]

Is Katherine Howard very 'luxurious'? How is her family's expenditure situation?

✨ terfs/zionists fuck off ✨

i’m not sure what you mean by your question abt her family: her father ran up debts and struggled financially, but the howards were, generally, wealthy… and her uncle and grandmother likely financed her early career at court.

i think a lot has been said about how indulgent, frivolous and spoilt katherine was as queen, with alison weir suggesting “each day, katherine discovered some new caprice, and her greed earned her the disapproval of many of the older people at court” — for which there is no evidence — and lacey baldwin smith characterised katherine as “a doll upon which to lavish all the luxury and display of tudor imagination. at twenty-one katherine howard, temperamentally, was quite capable of acting the role of the pampered and irresponsible child bride, but she lacked the wit, patience and understanding to play the companion” — which can be disputed with evidence of her involving herself with the queen’s work, and multiple positive descriptions of her by her contemporaries.

moreover, the primary source for the idea that katherine was indulgent and frivolous comes from the spanish chronicle, so it’s not reliable: russell admits that “a spanish merchant living in london, who admittedly never let fact stand in the way of a good story, claimed later that ‘the king had no wife who made him spend so much money in dresses and jewels as she did, who every day had some new caprice’”. likewise, baldwin smith described the same author as “one not very reliable chronicler”. so, there has so be a level of criticism applied to the validity afforded to this source. that’s just basic analytical skill as a historian.

as for actual sources as to her frivolity, we can say that a considerable portion of her collection of jewels and lands (excluding those that came from the queen’s collection) came from henry by way of gifts, with marillac reporting “the king is so amorous of her that he cannot treat her well enough”. the spanish chronicle seems to have rendered this as something katherine demanded, that “the king had no wife who made him spend so much money in dresses and jewels as she did”, which almost certainly seems incorrect, if for no other reason than katherine was not his wife for very long. true enough, if we traipse through her inventories and other records, we can identify numerous gifts from henry. we can also identify gifts that katherine regifted to others, as well as pieces she had repurposed. that she was reported as favouring french fashions suggest her wardrobe was distinct from her predecessors enough to suggest new pieces were purchased in place of her inheriting pieces from jane seymour — albeit anne of cleves did also introduce french fashions to her wardrobe — but this can’t be corroborated with evidence, as hayward has pointed out: “little has come to light about katherine’s wardrobe”.

comparatively, it does not appear that katherine’s material wealth was excessive relative to henry’s other wives. as russell points out: “a defence of her spending can be mounted by pointing out that it does not seem so great when set in its wider context. her jewellery acquisitions in the summer and winter of 1540, for instance, compare favourably in cost to those commissioned by or for anne boleyn, even before she became queen”. likewise tallis’ research has indicated that “jane seymour’s collection was significantly larger than that of either of her successors. […] katherine howard’s inventory consisted of more items than that of the queenly inventory of her successor, katherine parr”.

simply put: the royal court was an exorbitant/garish display of opulence and wealth, irrespective of katherine — earlier in his reign henry’s court was described as a remarkable show of “jewels and gold and silver, the pomp being unprecedented”. katherine as queen, and as an english-born woman lacking international royal standing, was simply more vulnerable to accusations of overspending and frivolity than her husband or other members of the royal family, just as anne boleyn had been. this extends into her historiography too, with gareth russell claiming katherine valued henry because he “could give her everything she ever wanted”, and that “katherine’s extravagance was not balanced by any particular displays of piety or memorable largesse”; perpetuating this idea of teenaged frivolity while otherwise relishing the lavishness of royal and aristocratic circles. consider how russell describes henry’s court otherwise (“the henrician court in its twilight, a glittering but pernicious sunset” in the introduction, as one example). he wants to have it both ways, critical of the barbarity of the henrician court, whilst finding irresistible the level of wealth only barbarity can uphold — this extends beyond henry viii’s court, as russell has also written about the queen mother and titanic, so clearly richness and materiality has its own draw as a subject. meanwhile for katherine, it is used against her: “the very things that made katherine howard’s time as henry viii’s queen so pleasant became a cudgel with which to beat her” (blakemore). moreover i think it is a detail we read backwards into katherine’s historiography, as people allow archetypes about teenage girls, and young women who marry older, wealthy men, to colour their conceptualisation of katherine howard. i’m old enough to remember how people talked about anna nicole smith. especially given the fact that materialism is an element of the investigation into her downfall — “one cannot read the surviving records of the scandal without noticing the ubiquitous concern with the material circumstances of katherine’s indiscretions” (irish) — as the council were very interested in the material connections between the people involved as evidence of courtship conventions by way of gift-giving etc. it has been extrapolated in popular imagination to justify katherine’s actions as those of a spoilt teenage girl.

[fazscare87]

TFP OC- Hunter Reyes (1/2)

Meet Hunter, Hunter Reyes. Son of Hope Reyes, and ally of Team Prime. Bio: https://www.tumblr.com/fazscare87/766640951478403072/tfp-oc-hunter-reyes-bio?source=share

(I plan on doing a slight continuation/story rendition of the RP my friend and I did, but that’s a good stopping point-) -As stated, this is just part 1, you’ll see what part 2 is when I get around to it~ Hope you guys like it and have a Faztastic night! ^^ (Fun Facts -Voice: Daryl Sabara -Hunter is half Hispanic and can speak Spanish quite fluently, though he prefers to speak English half the time. He also knows a bit of Japanese, not perfect Japanese, but still, though he’s learning it from a friend. -Hunter has near-perfect 20/20 vision, passed down from his mom, even though she wears contacts or glasses.

=Hunter doesn't only use his Laptop for personal uses and other private things, but sometimes, he also records himself to give his dad "updates", as if he's still there with him, even though Hugo's gone, Hunter chooses to do it, plus it's a small way of coping, -Hunter is the type to collect Tech-Decks, just because, plus they’re pretty fun.

-Hunter is artistic and even paints his to “look cool”, mostly painting them black, even if he kinda bites them all the time.

-(Even though in this AU, Hunter and his mom, including Fowler, are the only ones on Team Prime) Hunter would know and be friends with Jack, Miko, and Raf. Though I’d particularly say with Jack, mainly because Hope and June would be friends. As for Miko and Raf, he’d probably know through school or for the same reason he knows Jack, through Hope knowing June/their moms. As for relations, Hunter would consider all 3 of them close friends, even acting brotherly to each of them. For Jack, the two of them would be quite close, having almost similar likes and interests, particularly motorcycles- but they’d also probably be the closest friends. For Miko, she and Hunter would probably chill and probably listen to Slash Monkey, sometimes getting into shenanigans, but Hunter wouldn’t be as chaotic as Miko, in fact he’d try to keep her out of trouble, but they’d be pretty chill with each other, Hunter would also probably ask Miko to teach him some Japanese. And Raf? Hunter would be chill as well, just playing a video game or hanging out, though Hunter would be the most brotherly and protective to him, mainly because Raf’s the smallest and youngest, but not too overprotective though, but brotherly.

[duncebento]

you have such wonderful taste in so many things and i'm so appreciative that you cultivate this space and share it ❤️ could you please recommend another lovely piece of orchestral music?

oh LOL i'm glad you liked it, thank you!!! i was just giving it as an example of a piece that's a bit more technically advanced.

orchestral hmm? well the piece i recommended before was a concerto, which is a solo-ish piece with accompaniment written in-- in that case, a violin concerto accompanied by an orchestra. i find that most of my favored orchestral pieces are concertos rather than pieces written just for orchestras, perhaps because you get the best of both worlds?

first i'll recommend this DOUBLE concerto by brahms; we're in vienna in 1887. i had actually only heard the third and final movement of this piece but the recording is of all three movements and it's fucking incredible. quite long, of course, since most concerto mvmts are between 7-15 minutes i'd say, but so very worth it.

like, just listen to the very first solo, when the cello takes the stage-- how much character development there is in the first minute. this cellist (who is "acting" in the same way that actors are given a written script but decide what to DO with it) makes it easy to imagine a whole narrative-- vengeful, sexy, the cheeky switch to pizzicato (plucking as opposed to bowing.) crazed.

next is a piece from cinderella. it should begin at 37:55. now we're more modern, the bolshoi theatre in 1945, and this orchestra would not be on the stage but in a pit at the foot of the stage, providing a backdrop for cinderella to waltz with the prince before running away. i adore the (very russian) character of this piece because prokofiev paints a whimsical, scary ball rather than choosing to focus on the sweeter romantic aspects of cinderella's meeting with the prince. (and i do think she would've been scared and completely out of her element!) the piece gets more and more frantic until the movement right afterwards, "midnight," where the waltz ends and all we hear is the doom of the foreboding clock.....

now back in time again to 1905! ravel, another impressionist, lived in paris but many of his pieces have obvious spanish influence. he wrote this as part of a 5-movement piece with each movement dedicated to a different member of his artist's collective, which i think is really cute. you can definitely hear that this is a more modern orchestral piece due to its rulebreaking-- this era definitely influenced the compositions for BOTW if you happen to be a fan of that soundtrack as many are.

i'm also gonna link the spotify playlist where i compile the vaguely classical pieces i like-- sorry; it's not curated in any sense, i just add them as i like them. i'd say they're mostly in minor keys because i'm edgy and like musical angst (even the major key ones i like often manage to be angsty...) furthermore there's a focus on cello because i'm a cellist, so pieces that i've played or would like to play (in my dreams...) make their way in often. maybe same with ballet cos i spent a decade and a half in a ballet troupe. otherwise i'd say it's well-rounded enough!

here u go!! and like with any music, if you find something you like, the easiest way to get more of it it by looking at the other movements of the piece/other works by that composer or their contemporaries.

[zero0ne0nexus]

New video! - Oblivion

Hey guys! Today I played a fangame with quite an interesting development history! It's called Oblivion, made by Beloth, aka Lowpics, in RPG Maker VX Ace. The game was initially made for the 2nd Dream Diary Jam in 2018.

There are three versions of this same game. In this video, I have played them all in release order. To note, versions 0.00 and 0.01 are unfortunately not available for download anymore, this is why I have included walkthroughs of them too along with one of the latest version, in order to preserve their memory.

Below the cut are my thoughts on each version.

0.00 - Ayano's version

This first version of Oblivion stars a 9-year-old girl named Ayano. She uses a computer to enter the dream world and her bed to save the game, much like .flow. She seems very hesitant to leave her room and so she refuses.

The dream worlds in this game are rather peaceful, I especially like the fairy forest-looking world with the umbrella flight event. The choice of music in the world was also very nice. (It took me a few attempts to figure out how to actually leave the umbrella event, I had to press W, a key which is never used anywhere else in the game.) There are a few worlds however that are very dark and grim, such as the hospital area where the Peanut Butter Mud ego is obtained. There are also writing on walls that can be edgy in a funny way to some, but to me (as a person with autism who tends to take everything seriously) they feel kinda sad and concerning to read.

The choice of music in the dream worlds is mostly very nice and fitting. The song used in the Overgrown School really brings out the lonely atmosphere. I think that might be my favorite area in this version, along with the Fairy Forest. My only complaint is that Cake Ruins' music is VERY LOUD. It's not like noise music, it's actually a very jolly waltz-y tune. But dang is it loud. All of the music in this version of the game is not originally made by the dev, they're from royalty free sites, but I think the soundtrack still does the job well, and I enjoyed it for what it is.

Ayano uses effects called "Egos". They are mostly food and dessert-themed, however there are a few that are not. An interesting thing that happened while recording is that I accidentally found out you can, when pressing the Q key while using the Milkyway Umbrella ego, you return to the nexus! So, it's one of two speed effects while also being a return to nexus effect. Neat!

There was also a VERY weird event I discovered that intentionally closes the game. I sorta decided to just end that section of the video there because I like to keep things spooky and cinematic, y'all know me LOL

Overall, this version of the game is (mostly) very tranquil and calming. Despite having no ending at that time, I think it was pretty solid!

0.01 - Carla's version

This version of Oblivion was made for the 4th Dream Diary Jam in 2020. The game was completely rebuilt from the ground up, initially releasing as 0.00+, then 0.00++, and finally 0.01 (before being rebuilt yet again for the 5th Dream Diary Jam in 2021.)

Ayano is no more. This time we play as a new character - Carla, a girl who also has a computer to enter the dream world and saves the game using her bed. Carla's sprites are a lot smaller than Ayano's which makes her difficult to see sometimes. She has 7 effects to collect, and also 1 ending to achieve.

Previously, the game was entirely in English, but now it's all in Japanese, save for some menu options which are in... Spanish.

MS. WORLDWIDE!

The dream worlds in this version are kinda... Eh, they're there. Not too much going on. Not even nearly as many NPC's as the last version either. The dream worlds have been entirely replaced. They're all new. Not a single world from the previous version remains.

There was also this event where Carla went to a mirror in a castle and the picture made her look a bit like Omori??? Could be entirely a coincidence as this version of the game released around six months earlier than Omori lmao.

The music is once again very pleasant to listen to. The music is all from a site called Looperman. (I would advise against using Looperman to use free music loops from as there was this one time Youtube content ID'd my Espacio video even though my video predated what song struck me. I checked what song got ID'd and it was some AI-generated song with a dumb title "Joy at the Fellow" and I was the first view LOLOLOL im still mad as hell)

The ending felt very cheap to me... and you can't even re-explore the dream world after you collected all the effects and wake up...

Overall this might be my least favorite version of the game. It has nice music but that's all it has going for it. Pretty boring.

0.02+ - Generd's version

This version is now in Spanish. Once again, the game feels like a completely different game than the previous versions. Now the game feels like a PC-98 game. The color palette is limited and there are special effects for the menu and going from room to room.

Unlike the other two versions, this one opens with a cutscene that explains the premise. The protagonist Generd arrives home one evening. He checks his computer and receives an email from a mysterious woman. She says she is coming to his house because she loves him. Generd somehow cannot delete the email. She soon arrives. Obviously taken aback by this stalker, Generd resolves to get to the bottom of this mystery, by entering a closet(?) and dreaming.

The music in this version of the game is in fact original (save for two Looperman tracks) and was composed by Enonigmus and EBroxas72. I feel they both did a great job capturing the "old computer" music feel.

The object of the game is to collect 4 effects (to achieve Ending 1) as well as 6 pages of a diary (for Ending 2).

I want to say something: the setting of this game makes absolutely no sense. The game:

takes place in 2022

in Canada

Everyone speaks Spanish. (i wouldn't know if Canada had a particularly large Spanish-speaking community like French ones)

Everyone uses old computers even though there's references to Youtube.

The train station also has Cyrillic graffiti and posters

Like something really isn't adding up in terms of setting.

I also want to point out this version of the game has many elements ripped off of Noyemi K's fangame "DuGaSHoBa!"

????????????????????????????? I'm stunned.

This is already a very long post so I'll stop here kthx bye.

[9eeeeevvvvvaaaaa6]

Because WICKED Part 1 releases today in german speaking areas and even thou I happen to be Austrian, here are 99 ways I more or less used to celebrate or count down the days until its release (couldn´t do everything obviously). The anticipation is similar whether you are American or not, I believe.

Copyright: NBCUniversal

99 Ways to Celebrate 'Wicked' Like a Superfan

99. Watch the Trailer ✅

98. Hear from the Filmmakers and Cast on their Passion for Wicked

97. Watch the LEGO® Brickified Trailer

96. Discover How the World of Wicked was Built 

95. Experience A Wicked Bond  

94. The Magic of Wicked

93. Explore Costume Design with Paul Tazewell  

92. Explore the Shiz U Website ✅

91. Try the 'Meet Your Roommate' Filter

90. Generate Your Student ID ✅

89. Shiz U Orientation ✅

88. Get the Shiz University Varsity Jacket from BoxLunch and Shiz University Sweater from Her Universe

87. Pre-Order the Soundtrack 

86. Experience the Musical Event

85. Watch How Live Singing Delivered an Authentic Sound

84. Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba ✅

83. Ariana Granda is Glinda ✅

82. Jonathan Bailey is Fiyero ✅

81. Michelle Yeoh is Madame Morrible ✅

80. Jeff Goldblum is The Wizard of Oz ✅

79. Ethan Slater is Boq ✅

78. Marissa Bode is Nessarose ✅

77. Bowen Yang is Pfannee ✅

76. Bronwyn James is Shenshen ✅

75. Peter Dinklage is Doctor Dillamond ✅

74. Target X Wicked

73. OPI X Wicked

72. r.e.m. beauty Wicked Collection

71. Wicked & Liberty: Find Magic Within

70. Lingua Franca X Wicked

69. Eugenia Kim x Wicked

68. Bloomingdale’s Wicked Good Gifts

67. Aldo x Wicked

66. CAMILLA X Wicked

65. Cambridge Satchel Company x Wicked

64. Roots x Wicked

63. Wicked & H&M ✅

62. Wicked x Beekman1802

61. Bombas x Wicked

60. Conair x Wicked

59. Rebecca Minkoff x Wicked

58. Claire’s Wicked Capsule

57. Voluspa Candles Wicked Collection

56. Wicked Crocs Collection

55. Read Wicked, a 1995 novel from Gregory Maguire

54. Listen to the Original Broadway Cast Recording 

53. Watch the #OutOfOz: "For Good" Performance by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel

52. Read Wicked: The Grimmerie

51. Get Tickets to the Wicked Stage Musical 

50. Watch Kristen Chenoweth’s Reaction to Seeing the Wicked Film

49. Visit Wicked: The Experience at Universal Orlando Resort 

48. Visit Feature Presentation at Universal Studios Hollywood 

47. Shop Universal Destinations & Experiences' Exclusive Wicked Merchandise 

46. Celebrate Wicked at Universal Studios Singapore

45. Visit New York City’s Times Square to experience Wicked Shuttle Wraps & Station 

44. Check Out Los Angeles’ The Grove Wicked Extravaganza 

43. Visit Hollywood & Highland 

42. Enjoy the Wicked Experience at Rock in Rio 2024 

41. Stay Like Wicked at theNew York Hilton Midtown 

40. Watch Ariana Grande Host Saturday Night Live

39. The Real Housewives of New York City Get Seriously Wicked 

38. RuPaul’s Drag Race Goes Wicked

37. Custom Jeopardy! Category on November 18

36. The Kelly Clarkson Cast Show on November 19  

35. Experience 'Ozmazing' with Lexus

34. Start Flying with the Wicked Target Campaign

33. Watch the WickedTODAY Show Takeover   

32. Watch the Behind-The-Scenes Broadcast Special Defying Gravity on NBC

31. Spanish-language NBC Special 'Defying Gravity'  on Telemundo and Universo on November 24

30. Watch Ariana Grande & Jimmy Fallon Recreate Viral 'Wizard of Oz' Meme

29. Wicked Playing Cards

28. Monopoly: Wicked Edition

27. Roblox X Wicked

26. I Am Elphaba and I Am Glinda Little Golden Books

25. LEGO® Wicked sets

24. Jakks X Wicked

23. Build-a-Bear Wicked Movie Plush Collection

22. Wicked Funko POP Collection

21. Betty Crocker Wicked Vanilla Cupcake and Cookie Dough Pop kits

20. Wicked Rice Krispies Treats

19. Great Value Wicked Mystery Color Macaroni & Cheese

18. Robinsons Fruit Squash Wicked Drinks

17. "Wicked Cocktails Straight from Oz” Cocktail Kit from Absolut Vodka

16. Count Down the Days with the Wicked Holiday Advent Calendar 

15. Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to See a Special Cynthia Erivo Appearance ✅

14. Have a WickedGood Holiday at Bloomingdales

13. Rockefeller Tree Lighting

12. See the St. Pancras Wicked Christmas Tree

11. Hallmark Wicked Ornaments

10. The Wicked Australia Premiere ✅

9. The Wicked Los Angeles Premiere ✅

8. The Wicked Mexico Premiere ✅

7. The Wicked New York Special Screening

6. Start the Day with Starbucks' New Beverages Inspired by Wicked

5. Watch the Behind-The-Scenes Wicked Special 'Defying Gravity' on Peacock

4. Take Advantage of Exclusive Wicked Offers at AMC Theaters

3. Visit Oz at Regal Cinemas

2. Have a Wicked Lunch with Alamo Drafthouse 

1. Get Your Wicked Movie Tickets with Fandango 

[fluffydragonmakes]

A Recording of a Lady

After catching the bug of collecting unusual oddities, you will gain the Eye, and inevitably come across a legitimate treasure. Not an earth shattering one necessarily but something that tells a more satisfyingly complete story than usual, and makes you relieved it wasn’t lost to time….and wonder why it isn’t at least in a local museum. 

During my probably unhealthy phase of buying ameteur recordings on eBay and then filing them away, I found this lot. It consisted of an aluminum record, and your typical amateur record faire of the time, a recording of some kid’s christmas pageant from 1951. Alone this would be interesting but I already have one of these and the aluminum record caught my eye.

Aluminum records, particularly the Speak-O-Phone brand typically date from the 20’s and 30’s and were one of the few options available for the general public to hear themselves on their phonograph. With bamboo needles only of course as the steel needles would destroy your record. 

But this was not a Speak-O-Phone, this was a Walter C. Garwick, Rye NY record. Looking up this name revealed quite a bit. Walter C. Garwick was a recording engineer who built his own record recorders and recorded primarily for experts in the ethnomusicology field throughout the 30’s. He provided recording service for the America Dialect Society and ethnomusicologist Laura Boulton and designed a record lathe for the Library of Congress. His recordings are mostly held by the Library of Congress and Columbia University and at least a few more in private hands according to one worthpoint post. Here’s a good dive into Mr. Garwick’s life.

Walter C Garwick in 1945 holding a baby.

source: Christine Whittaker

I knew this had to be one of those so naturally I got it. I didn’t originally notice it but when it arrived I saw that the record sleeve has a note scrawled on it, providing more clues.

“The Little Half-Chick told by (a name starting with Cl) P. Cope.”

Below there’s a trail of multiple arrows leading the way to the reminder “Play this record with fiber needles only.” Whoever recorded this probably had a frustrating history of people ruining his records with their steel needles and needed MULTIPLE arrows for emphasis. This has got to be the real thing.

The recording features a woman, Ms. Cope, narrating the Little Half-Chick, the Spanish folktale of a flat chicken and how it became the weathervane. 

The recording is noisy but her voice comes in very clearly in places. Towards the end a man, possibly a researcher or Mr. Garwick himself, asks “Who is telling this story?” which she responses with an unintelligible first name with her last name, Cope. The man then asks “Ms. Cope, what are you doing…” and then becomes unintelligible.

My next steps from here are to figure out whether the man‘s voice appears in other Garwick recordings and what Ms. Cope’s first name is. I can’t hear what she says and I can’t read the handwriting.

(I was part of the last 3rd grade that learned cursive before my school district splurged and gave us all iPads that everyone broke one week in.) 

I could also look into whether physical documentation exists that this recording was made. This is easily my greatest find. Not only is it likely from the 30’s but it can be tied down to a name, and if I’m lucky, a date. I want to ensure its story gets told. 

My time with it is probably temporary and as I poke further, I will likely end up donating it somewhere, perhaps joining its brethren at the Library of Congress, a family, or Columbia University. 

Here is my recording of both sides on the top of the post. I heeded the warning by using a fiber needle and recorded it with my 1914 Victrola and an iPhone in the horn. 

[corrupted-nightmare]

back to the basics -

name: viviana june vikare. name meaning: vivana meaning alive or lively. june meaning young. nickname(s): vivi, viv occult type: vampire, red council. birthday: october 13th age: 126 ; 23 (age when turned) sexuality: bisexual occupation: dance teacher ; stripper language(s) spoken: romanian, hungarian, english, spanish

extra, extra, read all about it !

personality deep dive -

archetype: the coryphee zodiac: libra - the scales - air - venus personality type: esfp - entertainer positive traits: sociable, persuasive, daring negative traits: unhinged, extravagant, intrusive moral alignment: chaotic evil enneagram: type 7 - enthusiast hobbies: dancing, ballet, vinyl record collecting pinterest: click here theme song: rhiannon - fleetwood mac

ties that bind -

birth parents: skender vasile & livinia barbu aunt: sorina barbu sibling(s): jinx & sorin vikare pet(s): athena - cat

open for the taking -

(character) back from the dead - ex. vivi acts spontaneously. you made her angry during your breakup years ago and she killed you. or, at least she thought she did. she wasn't as fine-tuned in axing people as she is now and accidentally turned you into a vampire. whoopsie daisy. now, you have returned. could be that you hate her and have been hunting her down. could be that you just accidentally stumbled into the same town. any gender. would likely have been turned in the late 40s-early 50s.

(connection) it takes two to tango - vivi teaches dance classes of all different styles. you could be a long time student of hers (at least, since she came to town) or a new one.

(connection) all that jazz - vivi loves music. you two have bonded over this. maybe, you just love it too or maybe you play/sing. either way this has brought you together.

(connection) former hookups - vivi likes to have a good time. these were nothing serious, but you likely remained pals.

(connection) enemy/ies - viv doesn't take things too seriously. even having a foe. this could irritate you or you find it amusing. either way, it is like a game to her. would probably be an occult fued, but we can really figure out anything!

once upon a time -

viviana never got to know her parents, though once she did meet her father, she understood why. her mother died during childbirth and her aunt raised her.

having known that vivi was in danger of being turned one day from the rumors around their village in romania, her aunt moved them to new york. she had thought the busy city would be a good place to hide amongst the throngs of people.

vivi grew a deep love of dancing when she was a child, certainly stemming from the flapper era that she was being raised in. that love sent her to a ballet school in london during the summer of 1944. it was there that she had received a call that her aunt had been murdered. when she went back to their home, she found a letter addressed to her in the event of her aunt's passing explaining the fears of her father finding her.

not sure of what else to do, vivi packed up what she needed and headed towards the west coast, thinking that she wouldn't be found. however, she was wrong. her father caught up with her in california and turned her into a vampire. not that she wanted a relationship with him, but it seemed he also didn't want one with her. he did tell her limited information on his plans to gain more power by extending his bloodline.

vivi wasn't sure when it would happen, but she knew eventually she would have siblings that she would be unable to warn about the man. that day came when she found a brother and sister, jinx and sorin, both created and turned by skender vasile.

despite the circumstances, vivi was thrilled to have siblings and took to them immediately. she gladly moved with them from place to place, eventually finding san arcadius.

inside information -

during the war, vivi could often be found at uso dances.

after her aunt was killed, she would leave california for months at a time to go to different countries and study their dance styles.

during the day, vivi has a dance studio in town that she rents to teach. all of the windows are blacked out.

she loves music, often losing track of time dancing around to music.

she has a fascination with daggers and throwing them, making her an excellent dart player.

quite the gambler, loves both the slots and tables.

believes her cat is a better judge of character than she is.

[dbstaches]

MATERIAL WORLD: THE GRID Grid your loins, it's Dave Ball (left) and Richard Norris Picture: Roger Sargent

NME magazine, 30 October 1993 — full article text bellow

WHERE ARE YOU NOW AND HOW DO YOU FEEL? RICHARD: In the Village Inn as usual, unshaven, post-remixing lag DAVE: The Village Inn, tired and emotional

FIRST RECORD YOU EVER BOUGHT? R: ‘Blockbuster’, The Sweet D: ‘Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes’, Edison Lighthouse

WHO WOULD DIRECT THE ‘TEXAS COWBOYS’ MOVIE? R: Andy Warhol, if he was alive, Lonesome Cowboys 2 D: Sam Peckinpah – lots of fake blood

WHICH CHARACTER WOULD YOU HAVE PLAYED IN THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY? R: Clint – for the stubble and cheroots D: Lee Van Cleef. He wears black clothes, smokes cigars – my kind of guy

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW MARC ALMOND AND WHAT WAS HE DOING? D: On TV, doing a costume-change at Royal Albert Hall

DESCRIBE EACH OTHER IN THREE WORDS? R: Jolly Uncle Jack D: Griff Rhys Jones

WAS VIC REEVES AS SURREAL IN REAL LIFE? R: Haddock

FONDEST MEMORY OF YOUR NME DAYS? R: Jack Barron ranting, Fred Dellar (gawd bless ’im) and two weeks in Ibiza on expenses

MOST EMBARRASSING RECORD IN YOUR COLLECTION? R: A double LP of Barbara Woodhouse teaching dogs to sit. Walkies! D: ‘In The Night’ by Tony Blackburn

HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF SPAGHETTI DISCO? R: Take That doing ‘Rawhide’

BEST THING ABOUT PERFORMING LIVE? R: Watching the wide-eyed and legless

WHAT INSPIRES YOU? R: Punk rock, disco D: Everything

WORST FLYING EXPERIENCE? R: Being in economy class D: Flying from LA to London on acid; flying from London to the South of France with Depeche Mode, dropping 1,000 feet when we hit an air pocket

WHO WOULD BE YOUR DREAM COLLABORATION? R: Iggy Pop D: A film score with John Barry/Angelo Badalamenti

IF YOU HAD A LABEL WHICH TWO ROCK ACTS WOULD YOU SIGN? R: AC/DC, Nine Inch Nails D: Zodiac Mindwarp, The Ramones

WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN THEY DESCRIBED YOUR MUSIC AS “JUNGLE” ON CORONATION STREET? R: Smashing, chuck D: I liked it so much I sampled it

FIRST BANDS? R: The Innocent Vicars, The Fruitbats, The Wild Kitchen, East Of Eden D: Soft Cell

HOW MANY TELEVISIONS DO YOU OWN R: About 20. I got a fine for not having a license

DESCRIBE YOUR TOTP EXPERIENCE? D: Tedium-tastic

THREE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THAILAND AT CHRISTMAS? R: The sky at night, bats, blue-capped evenings with neon fish

HOW WOULD YOU SPEND AN IDEAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON? R: Horizontally, after a bad game of golf D: Lunch with friends and good wine

WHAT'S THE WEIRDEST SITUATION YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN? R: Being surrounded by Hackney constabulary with Genesis and Paula P Orridge at 5am after imitating a Sunday People reporter D: Running naked down a Madrid hotel corridor with Stevo, wielding two replica Flintlock pistols, chasing two Spanish girls

FAVOURITE PEOPLE? D: Richard & Judy, Paul Merton, Dennis The Barman

CAN YOU RETIRE ON THE MONEY ‘TAINTED LOVE’ MADE IN AMERICA? D: No, but I'm, sure our American lawyers and A&R men could!

WHAT DID MADONNA DO WHEN YOU UPSTAGED HER IN NEW YORK? D: She forgave me the next morning

CHOOSE A RECORD TO WAKE UP TO/SLEEP TO/HAVE SEX TO R: Wake up: ‘Cobalt Blue’, Michael Brook. Sleep: ‘Music For Airports’, Brian Eno. Sex: ‘There's A Riot Goin' On’, Sly And The Family Stone D: Wake up: ‘Rise And Shine’, The Flintstones. Sleep: ‘Very/Relentless’, Pet Shop Boys. Sex: ‘Neroli’, Brian Eno

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? R: Write a mean paragraph. I could be an A&R man if I was really desperate D: Top oarsman and not a bad cook

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO? R: Like Aldous Huxley

[tenderloviingcare]

❀ *◦ luke pasqualino. cis man. he/him. homoromantic gray-asexual. ⇝ hey, isn’t that leonardo amoretto? i think that the thirty-six-year-old from queens, new york, works as a pediatrician at anchorage regional hospital, but outside of that people describe them as freshly ground espresso; dusty tchotchkes at the back of an antique mall; the blanket you always use when you sleep over at grandma’s house; and the steady click of knitting needles. i hear they are rigid & timid, but they are also known to be benevolent & gentle. consider giving them a visit at their home in delilah’s den gated community and get to know why they’re called the recluse.

➙ this muse has a stutter, which may sometimes vary in severity, and is written by someone with experience with speech impediments! ➙  leo’s gayness is inclusive of trans men and masc-presenting nonbinary people (as long as they are comfy with a gay man being attracted to them)!

full name: dr. leonardo cirrincione amoretto, md

dob: 15 september 1988

place of birth: queens, new york

languages: italian (fluent); sicilian (near-fluent); american english (native); latin (fluent); latin american spanish (very strong)

education: medical degree, columbia university

strengths: educated; compassionate; empathetic; dependable; perceptive; captive listener; logical; humble; benevolent; calm; dignified; polite; loyal; gentle

weaknesses: anxious; overthinker; rigid; enigmatic; passive; gloomy; escapist; pessimistic; shy; submissive; tense; timid

hobbies: cooking; singing; bicycling; running; watching movies; reading; antiquing; collecting vinyl records; ice skating; skiing; gardening; quilting; knitting; bowling; jigsaw puzzles; magic tricks

likes: snow; Christmas; his privacy; quiet time; trashy romance novels; good coffee; torta settevelli; freshly baked bread; The Princess Bride film; soul music; antiques; cooking competition shows; home improvement shows

dislikes: instant coffee; alcohol; excessively loud people; anti-vaxxers; drivers who don’t use their turn signal, whether they’re turning or changing lanes; the sound of styrofoam rubbing against styrofoam; sudden stops in pedestrian traffic; people who follow a gluten-free diet even though they don’t have celiac disease and are therefore unaffected by gluten

disabilities & health: major depressive disorder; seasonal affective disorder; generalized anxiety disorder

dr. leo amoretto shares very little about himself with his peers. though friendly with just about everyone he meets, he doesn’t consider himself to have many friends: he feels himself too dull to be of much interest to anyone. through quick conversation with him, though, you can quickly deduce from his accent that he’s from queens; and from his mannerisms that he’s painfully shy and high-strung, and old-fashioned.

the man known as many kids’ favorite doctor was adopted and raised by his sicilian grandparents in queens. his existence was an accident: his mother, only 19, had immigrated by herself only months prior to getting pregnant; his father was twice his mother’s age and was little more than a hook-up with a fellow italian immigrant. fabiana amoretto was an immature, irresponsible addict; and her parents, gianfranco and benedetta, made the decision to sell their deli business in palermo and immigrate themselves so they could be in their grandson’s life.

being in their grandson’s life turned into raising him completely, gaining custody of him when he was in kindergarten, as his mother would still often disappear for days at a time, totally neglecting her young child. she missed out on a brilliantly intelligent, and helpful and sweet, little boy. leo’s grandparents’ english wasn’t very strong, so he learned italian and sicilian as his first languages at home; while they enjoyed playing old movies and tv shows to learn english faster. 

even from a very young age, leo hasn’t liked many eyes on him at once, shrinking in anxiety when too much attention is placed on him. the confusion of languages—italian and sicilian at home, english at school and everywhere else—combined with his crippling shyness formed a lifelong stutter that has diminished only slightly with time. as an adult in his 30s, he can control it usually; but if he has to speak for too long or if he’s in distress, it becomes far more obvious.

leo was always a dutiful child, learning to cook and do many household chores from a young age. this became even more important when his nonno—grandfather—was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer when leo was a teenager. leo had to take over much of the house work and cooked most of the meals, and would accompany nonno to appointments while nonna was busy working to support them. leo was doing all of this in between staying at the top of his class and completing community service for activities such as beta club.

nonno died when leo was weeks away from graduating high school. he’d always been a bit melancholy, but the death sent leo into a spiral of depression. it was late enough into the school year that he was already guaranteed to graduate as valedictorian, and he had been awarded many scholarships to several top schools; but he began floating through life. he didn’t go far for his undergrad years so he could be close to his nonna, who was soon diagnosed with a rare nerve disease called myesthenia gravis.

nonna died during the summer between undergrad and the beginning of medical school. leo totally buried himself in med school. his mother has only ever made occasional appearances in his life, begging for money; and he wasn’t very close with his extended family in italy.

being so intelligent and dedicated, leo had very little trouble getting a residency on match day when he was finished with med school; and after that, he quickly found interest in the pediatrics field: when you watch him interact with children, it’s plain to see that it’s much easier for him to interact with them than adults, and that he has a huge heart.

he ended up in anchorage as a way to put distance between himself and the memories of the past, not wanting to be surrounded by painful reminders. it’s difficult out here, as he’s just so damn shy, but he’s already gained a reputation as a diligent and caring doctor.

and if you manage to get close enough to him, it’s like having an italian grandma who’s a gay man in his thirties.

[raphaelly]

End of Year Zuka Tag 2023 Part 2

3. Never Say Goodbye: Which taidansha did you find the hardest for you to say goodbye to this year? 

Timewise, the first one has to be Kazumi Shou's taidan... she was one of hanagumi's best singers, both mature and cool on stage, and she brought something truly special by her presence alone. Her taidan role in Singing Loverbirds was perfect though and her funny and touching dynamic with Hoshikaze Madoka was imo the highlight of the show!

The second one was Arisa Hitomi's, I was wishing she'd stay forever 😭 Unparalleled voice, amazing acting, and a genuinely sweet personality, it's just impossible not to love Kuracchi. She was one of those non top musumes the company allowed to shine and she truly felt like a star. To hear her sing that solo as Marie Antoinette in 1789 made me a tear up for real...

4. Material Girl: Favourite piece of merch (most treasured Takarazuka thing you have bought yourself this year, OR if you didn’t buy anything this year, a piece of merch that is on your wish list)

I have very little merch dfjhv but this year was the first year I bought stills and bromides from QR! It took more than 2 months to arrive lmao but I'm still so happy to have all these high quality pics of my faves. And for christmas I treated myself to Madoka's photobook, it should hopefully be on its way now 👀

5. Mon Paris: Did you discover a new fav show that was not from this year? (This can be any fav show that you saw for the first time this year that was released before 2022)

I must have discovered a bunch of older shows but the one that stood out to me the most was Never Say Goodbye (2006). The Spanish Civil War and fascism at large are difficult topics, especially for a company like Takarazuka that doesn't have the best track record when it comes to handling these issues with care when so much revolves around making siennes look cool, no matter what they play. But NSG felt spot on for me. Without making any sienne play any fascist, it managed to portray the importance of resistance against fascism while still showing the difficulties of organising armed resistance without (too much) infighting. Also Wildhorn has never not made a banger, all the songs slap.

6. Wings of the Heart: Favourite fandom memory (this could be a fun stream experience, going to the theatre with friends, all collectively freaking out about something together, anything really!)

Most probably the first (and only so far) international-friendly livestream we've had on BeyondLive for James Bond. The excitment was palpable lol and personally I was so happy to have any "official" subs at all, even if of so-so quality. They gave us some top tier memes and memories, plus the general emotions of seing Makaze Suzuho and Jun Hana taidan (my first top combi taidan!), I was happy to be a fan that day and to have this community.

7. The Final Dance (Saigo no Dansu): What was your favourite duedan of the year?

Frozen Holiday, hands down. Ayakaze Sakina and Yumeshiro Aya, and other pairs, dancing while Howl's Moving Castle's theme plays in the background, it feels magical. And with the news of saki taidanning on the next GT, it's now even more important to me.

[lastsurvivor-a]

Character Sheet

basics.

full name. ellen louise ripley

nicknames / aliases. ripley, rip

age. 30s

zodiac. capricorn

spoken languages. english, some spanish (enough to get a point across)

physical characteristics.

hair colour. dark brown

eye colour. dark brown

skin tone. cream(?), very lightly tanned, some freckles

body type. toned, lean

dominant hand. left

posture. pretty good, but slouches/ leans forward sometimes in her seat

scars. a few that are mostly covered by her clothing, but some on her hands as well from work and other small accidents

tattoos. none

birthmarks. a very faded one on the back of her neck, you’ll only see if if you look hard enough

most noticeable features. extremely curly hair, piercing eyes, the way she carries herself

childhood.

place of birth. olympia, luna (earth colony)

siblings. none

parents. frank ripley (father), jennifer ripley (mother)

adult life.

occupation. warrant officer in main verse, ex-military in modern, vigilante/superhero in superhero verse

residence(s). an apartment on luna

close friends. some of her coworkers (main and modern), a few childhood friends she’s kept in contact with, other verse dependent connections

relationship status. single (verse dependent), but has two ex husbands

financial status. working-middle class

driver’s license. yes

criminal record. N/A unless you wanna count her abandoning an entire ship without delivering the goods I guess? (Doesn’t count in my book but lmao)

vices. a little bit of wrath, but she deserves it I think, being stubborn, wanting to go by-the-book as much as possible (if that counts ???)

sex & romance.

sexual orientation. lesbian

preferred sexual role. dominant

libido. average

turn-ons. clear communication, having a good sense of humor, being yourself / not hiding behind a mask, being passionate about something, confidence, good grooming habits, actively listening to her, receiving neck kisses, her hair being played with or tugged on, having her partner use her first name, giving hickeys

turn-offs. selfishness, being rude to waiters/waitresses/servers, excessive pda, cockiness, using her first name if she doesn’t know you too well, ignorance, sloppy when eating/in dress, being controlling, jealousy, being assumptive/jumping to conclusions

love language. words of affirmation & quality time…probably a little bit of gift giving, I can see her leaving nice goodies for her partner on occasion because she saw it and thought of them (I forgot the others and these seemed like her so…)

relationship tendencies. tends to be open and honest and communicates her likes/dislikes clearly, has had casual flings in the past, but is looking for something serious nowadays especially after her two husbands weren’t the best people. she can’t fix what happened, but healing would be very nice, especially after that she discovered her true self. slowly dipping her toes back into the dating pool.

miscellaneous.

hobbies to pass time. wood working, tinkering, reading, playing basketball/tennis, watching corny/cheesy movies, cooking/baking, stargazing, going to unique museums, collecting things related to her interests (peanuts/snoopy stuff, etc.), reading the comics in the newspaper and cutting out/ collecting strips she enjoys

mental illnesses. ptsd, depression, claustrophobia, survivor’s guilt

self-confidence level. pretty good most of the time, even with people not listening to her. she knows when she's right.

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