#met family

[klirk-hammurton]

This Era of Kirk

Gotta tag my besties: @fasteddiesstrat @langdonsluxiouslocks @bisexual-watermelons @ride-the-hammett @delightfulcollectivetyphoon @wonhakwoon

[dy3rs3v3]

Some proud dads, Metallica posing with Bastardane and Ottto in LA

Pic by Ross Halfin

[noelledeltarune]

EVERY SINGLE DAY there are MILLIONS of characters in their late 20s who get falsely accused of being father figures to teenagers when in reality the description of "weird older cousin" or "step-sibling that moved out before you were born" is 1000000x more apt

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

best thing about batman is that he's a superficially grimdark character, gothic & brooding & angst ridden etc..........but then it turns out he has a million hobbies, regularly goes on adventures with his besties, and has a dozen adopted kids he's raising with his devoted foster dad. good for him

[chloesimaginationthings]

How William Afton got his wife in FNAF

[thefigureinthecorner]

as above, so below.

[klirk-hammurton]

Yyyyeeeesssss, let's do this!!!!!

Metallica Ask Game!

40 questions for a band celebrating its 40th anniversary, let's go!

what's your favorite album?

who's your favorite member?

anything in Metallica's history that stands out to you? If so, what? It can be a quote, an incident, anything.

what's your favorite album ARTWORK? It doesn't matter what album it is or what it sounds like, judge by the cover alone.

which member do you relate to most?

Burton, Newsted, or Trujillo?

is St. Anger actually bad?

Unforgiven I, II, or III?

what's your favorite instrument one of the guys have played? (example: Kirk's ESP Ouija guitar, James' EET FUK Explorer guitar)

opinions on Lars Ulrich?

what fairly popular Metallica opinion/argument do you find stupid?

is Kirk Hammett really that bad of a guitarist?

which Metallica song do you find overrated?

favorite Metallica meme/repeated funny phrase throughout the fandom?

what song do you DESPERATELY want to hear live?

have you been to a Metallica concert before?

you go to a meet & greet but can only meet one band member (I know, overused question). Who do you choose and what do you talk about?

opinions on Dave Mustaine?

favorite guitar solo?

favorite music video?

favorite era looks-wise? It can be more than one era if you like a specific member's look in a certain era.

Load era. Love it or hate it?

favorite hairstyle one of the guys pulled off?

what Metallica related thing are you absolutely tired of people talking about?

have you seen 'Tallica Parking Lot? What's your favorite scene from it?

favorite photo of the guys?

favorite Garage Inc. cover?

favorite Blacklist cover?

favorite piece of merchandise?

do you own any of their albums on CD/vinyl/cassette? If so, which one(s)?

favorite Metallica related video? It can be an interview, a random clip, something like Ross Halfin's home videos, a documentary, anything.

favorite live performance?

why did you get into Metallica? How did you get into them?

favorite deep cut song? (something from Fan Can for example)

favorite Metallica fact?

funniest joke one of the members told?

favorite Cliff Burton bass solo?

what social media post from one of the members lives rent free in your head?

which album do you find overrated in your opinion?

same question as 39, but this time which album do you find underrated?

[redeemed-wren]

Thinking about. Stanley Pines. Once summer, not long after Weirdmaggedon. Sitting in his seat, staring at the tv but realising slowly he's not really watching TV, he's listening.

Listening to Soos, taking a tour group around the Shack, his voice confident and happy, eagerly telling tourists all kinds of tall tales. Soos, with his young son strapped to his chest, held close and dear to his heart, always knowing he is loved and wanted by his father.

Listening to Wendy and Melody, laughter turning to deeper conversations in the gift shop as Wendy pours out her latest dating drama and Melody listens sympathetically--not quite a mother, but an older sister figure is all Wendy wants at the moment.

Listening to a distant boom coming from the basement, a cause for some concern that fades quickly as three peals of laughter follow soon after. One deep and familiar, as comforting and close as the sound of a ship's motor and the open sea. One young and high, cracking with adolescent awkwardness. One loud and cackling, a hint of madness never quite leaving it but more settled than it used to be. And Stan figures it's probably time to send someone down to drag Ford, Dipper and McGucket upstairs before they forget what light is and get too nerdy.

Besides it's nearly dinner time, and he's listening to Mabel's steady, unrelenting chatter in the kitchen, punctuated by a few grunts of acknowledgment from Abuelita as they prepare a meal.

And Stan feels a strange, unusual sensation wash over him, something he hasn't felt for over half a lifetime, by a boat on a beach. A sensation of contentment, of security, of peace. And he realises that if he stood up and walked into any one of the rooms in the Shack he would be greeted with smiles and faces lighting up to see him and cheerful cries of his name.

And he looks down at the darned pig sleeping beside his chair and things, with oddly misty eyes, that he spent thirty years trying to find his brother again. And he succeeded--but somehow, he got more than that. He had formed around him, without even realising it, a family.

[hood-ex]

All the Americans on RedNote/Xiaohongshu that are interacting with Chinese people for the first time and are realizing that our governments hate each other but that we can build community/friendship with Chinese people reminds me of a conversation I had with a student of mine.

For context, I taught kids from China how to speak English for 4 years. I had one student named Rain (his English name) from Guangzhou. He was about 9 years old, and I'd been teaching him since the very beginning of his English journey when he only knew very basic vocabulary like vegetables. He got to the point in his language learning where he could use simple words and sentences to talk about more complex subjects.

There was one class we had that I still think about to this day.

"What classes did you have at school today?" I asked. "Math? English? PE?"

"Math yes. English class yes. And... history," he said.

"Oh history? Nice," I said.

"Teacher, I don't like USA a little bit," he said.

"You don't like it? Why?" I asked.

"Because..." he tried to explain before realizing that he didn't have the words he needed to express himself. He switched to miming and drawing the USA fighting with/being mean to China.

"So you don't like the USA because the USA fights China? Hurts China?" I asked for clarification.

"Yes, yes, I don't like it a little bit," he nodded.

"Do you like USA people? I like people from China," I said.

"You like China people?" he asked.

"Yes, I love Chinese people," I said. "I don't like when the USA and China fight, but I love Chinese people."

"Me too!" he said. "Kind of don't like USA, but I like USA people."

In that moment, I was amazed that even with a language barrier, and even with our age difference, we could come to the same conclusion that we didn't like what our countries did to each other, but that didn't mean that he had to hate American people or that I had to hate Chinese people.

"USA people and Chinese people are kind of different," I said, referring to our cultural differences. "We are the same too."

"Yes, kind of the same," he agreed.

That's what many Americans on RedNote/Xiaohongshu are starting to understand better.

[klirk-hammurton]

James Hetfield Gifs That Have Me Going Feral

@dedicatedtopapahet @delightfulcollectivetyphoon @bisexual-watermelons

[klirk-hammurton]

@callsignred @dedicatedtopapahet @bubbledtee

This is a man who needs to be called cutie and needs a big smooch

[dutchwinter]

i remade this poll bc i forgot the option for cis people. go wild

[bittasol]

smile, iruma! | hey ive been here before

[cubbihue]

I NEED to know what CosWan think of Hazel’s parents/their lovely neighbors compared to Timmy’s bio fam

They see moments, sometimes. Scary moments where it hit them like deja vu. But, aside from their initial fears when meeting their neighbors, they find it hard to think of the Turners in the same breath as the Wells family.

Hazel’s parents are just so… different. Relieving even. There's a lot of "Never"s with Hazel's parents. Cosmo and Wanda can leave Hazel’s side for long periods of time, without worrying.

Not that they ever stop worrying. They still do. But its a first that their worries are unwarranted.

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[klirk-hammurton]

@dedicatedtopapahet I love this stupid old man

🥰

[rainbow-sunshine-unicorn]

I’ve just realised that John and Francesca were standing directly across the room from Kate and Anthony during Colin’s speech and that’s just such perfect comedy to me.

Because, imagine you are John Stirling and you meet your betrothed’s big brother, who’s an important Viscount, the Lord Bridgerton and he intimidates the living shit out of you. In fact, you find him so scary that you mess up your words.

Then cut to exactly one scene later, and you’re standing across the room from that very same man, and this is your view the entire time: the scary, intimidating Viscount, wrapped around his wife, smiling like a goof and acting like a lovesick pile of mush

Imagine the whiplash, the shock, the surprise. I just know poor John was flabbergasted.