#min cai

[kevinsdsy]

USC TROJANS HEADCANONS

part 1 & part 2

2024 olympics opening ceremony in france featuring the foxes

shawn anderson’s scar

nabil mahmoud & antonio “tony” jones

shawn anderson / derrick allen / derek thompson

shane reed & kevin day

[jeanmoroses]

tsc social media au part one !!!

this is so bland but i need to build exposition or whatever bear with me

insta profiles here and here !!

[bisexualchaosdemon]

Okay, okay, hear me out: TSC2, Jean gets more settled in and comfortable with the floozy line. What happened to him was fucked but he slow starts to heal with their support.

Later in the year someone, probably a Raven, calls Jean a whore and he just smiles and says, "I prefer floozy, actually."

[itseyaaaa]

what if the first time Jean is comfortable enough to get drunk with the Trojans(jeremy's friend group), he starts taking annoyed goofly about how Kevin was so obsessed with them when they were in the Nest with a thick french accent and then Jeremy giggling in front of this scene calls him "cute" and the others agree with him and he stops talking and starts to blush ferociously and turn his face away cursing them in french?

[joanofexys]

Any interest in a Trojans appreciation week?

[avianconcept]

The Great Floozy Height Theory

So if there's one thing about me, it's that I love tiny nothing character trivia. Like hell yeah I wanna know their height, or star sign, or hometown. Something about it is just like catnip to me. If there's another thing about me, it's that I like puzzles.

So when Nora leaves this super neat set of details about the heights of the floozy line like she did in ch. 13, it's not really my fault that I get weird and scientific about figuring it out.

SO. brace yourselves. 

We’re gonna break this down into Known and Assumed info.

KNOWN

Jean is 6’1-6’2

Jeremy is four inches shorter, so 5’9-5’10

Cody is noticeably short 

Cat is taller than Laila (from that one line in tkm ch.16 where Laila says that Cat is too big for her to carry off the court) 

All of them, minus Jean, are under 6’0

ASSUMED 

We’re gonna use the high end of Jean and Jeremy’s heights for this, cause it gives us more range to work with (5’10 & 6’2) 

We’re gonna assume Cody is the shortest

With this in mind, gonna go person by person and break this down. 

PAT 

Pat’s probably the easiest guess on here. Based on this: 

We know he’s taller than Jeremy, and under 6’0, which puts him at 5’11ish?

CAT

Cat’s gonna be a straight up guess. There’s nothing that indicates how tall she is, unless we count Jean not commenting on her height as indication that she’s decently tall, for a woman. Hear me out, I think Jean “crusade against short people” Moreau might have said something if she was like. 5’1 or something. Based on this (flimsy) evidence and sheer vibes, we’re gonna say 5’8.

LAILA

Another straight up guess! If she’s shorter than Cat but also not noticeably tiny, maybe 5’5? Average height for a woman?? Idk my emotional support lesbians are a mystery to me. 

MIN

Finally, someone we have a clue about! 

Based on the incredibly scientific measurement of “half a head” (apparently the human head is nine inches tall?? wild) we’re going to take half of that off of Cat and say 5’4 or 5’5 for Min?

XAVIER 

The last of the Floozies we have evidence for.

If we're pretending Laila is 5’5, that also makes him 5’4/5’5? We’ll say 5’5 for argument’s sake. 

ANANYA 

No clues other than no Short Person Hate from Jean! Going with the vibes and saying shes also going to be kinda average for a woman. Maybe 5'5-5’7? 

CODY

The only thing we know about Cody is that like Neil, they’re another victim of Short Mom Syndrome. Jean describes them as short, and they call themself that, but are we talking twinyards short, or normal people short? Aaron being able to be a pretty solid backliner while being 5’0 tells us that its possible in exy to be that small and still play for a college team. But also, most would consider 5’4 short so???? Genuinely so curious what the answer is for Cody, I’m gonna laugh my ass off if they’re 5’0. We’ll go with…5’2? For now. 

SO. That comes out looking like this

Which. Actually so funny. There's about a foot between Jean and Cody. Absolute gold. If we get any other actual information in TSC 2&3, I think I'll come back and update this for funsies!!

[operachristine]

Cai Min as The Mirror Bride in China

[operafantomet]

Do you have any favourite costume mashups that were worn on stage?

If you mean specific goofs that were done to the costumes, then yes. A forever favourite is probably for a West End muckup matinée, where a male dancer donned the Hannibal slavegirl costume and a random gold mask. These things are rarely documented, so I'm extra glad actual footage exist:

And maybe not as much mash-up as humorous, but fake tattoos for the final performances will always be fun. Kevin Gray's Miss Saigon deformity tattoo in the US Tour and Tomas Ambt Kofod's Christine-heart-sailor-tattoo in Copenhagen are two favourites:

If you mean different styles of costumes or different costume parts being mixed up... I found the combo of a very vintage UK Elissa skirt with a newer US bodice an interesting one. It was worn in the Restaged Tour, I wanna say Lyndsay O'Neill? Similar combos was worn by the other understudies too, including Katie McCreary, Carmen Vass and Sarah Mossman.

And I am very much in love with Cai Min's combo of the Paris bodice and West End skirt in the Chinese production. The bodice never got a good match in the previous World Tour, with either too dark or too pale skirt. This is a nice match, and a well balanced costume:

Oh yeah, and the very vintage Dutch bodice with newer German skirts, as seen on Giulia Nadruz and the other Christines in the Sao Paulo revival... That's a combo I love:

And even if you didn't ask about my least favourites... HARD NO on this combo of a flat mint bodice and structured pink skirt, as seen on Kayleigh Marven in the Restaged Aussie Tour:

Also hard no on the oh-we-forgot-to-decorate-the-apron UK skirt with a US bodice, as worn by Kaley Ann Voorhees and Claire Lyon in the previous World Tour. Glad they decorated it in China... Here's the before look, as worn by Kaley Ann Voorhees:

...and after, as worn by Yang Chengxiyi. It feels like a more balanced costume, as there is a sense of continuation from bodice to skirt. Definite yes on this one!

Also hard yes to Emmi Christensson's Stockholm revival rooftop look, which was a true mask-up of a West End dress with World Tour decorations, World Tour cloak and World Tour underpinnings. The total is quite awesome.

[just-a-little-kreature]

the floozies:

[marleneoftheopera]

Backstage photos during Cai Min's cover run as Christine.

[stuff-diary]

The On1y One

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

The On1y One (2024, Taiwan)

Director: Liu Kuang Hui

Writers: Wang Yu Chen & Liu Kuang Hui (based on the novel by Mu Su Li)

Mini-review:

Okay, why did nobody tell me the director of Your Name Engraved Herein had made a whole-ass gay drama? Just from that fact, I already knew I would love this. It certainly has more of a BL vibe compared to the movie, probably due to the source material, but it still manages to avoid basically all the toxic tropes and stereotypes. I really appreciate when these type of dramas take as much time as necessary to properly flesh out the characters and their bond, which is what you get here. People looking for constant romance will be disappointed, but the leads have fantastic chemistry, and seeing their development is exactly what makes it special. But truly, the characters are so relatable; the show uses them to make some beautiful reflections on life and youth. My biggest complaint is that the pace does get a bit too slow from time to time. Still, The On1y One is a gorgeously made drama and I definitely hope that second season happens.

[kevinsdsy]

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the trojans social media au (pt. 36): EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU @kevindavidday FOR LEAVING ME INSPIRED WITH THE JEREJEAN MESSAGES bc i wasnt sure what i wanted to do and if i wanted jean to confront jeremy about using his words and then she connected it with kevjean and i was SOLD also thank you for listening to me when i’m talking about the au and throwing silly ideas your way hehe

also the last tweet about andrew breaking riko’s arm is credited to @tardisscreechsound who came w this idea in my chats hehe!! thank you omg 🫂🩷

[jeanmoroses]

tsc social media au part six !!

projecting through aaron minyard. apologies

[pekodayz]

ok i love u all goodnight

[zonetrente-trois]

Thoughts on the first six episodes of "Three Body", starring Yu Hewei.

[bentosandbox]

quick TL for Swummer Module bc it was great (and a bit of Chummer's module)

Happy 5 year anniversary of the chenswire (chapter 5) banner

[Pinned] Regular Chat Group (4)

16:26 Guma: I'm hungry, what's for dinner? Swire: Let's have something nice. Grand Lungmen Resturant, 8PM! You need to try that new puhn choi on their menu. It's their usual recipe, but they use ingredients sourced from that new MCT trade route. They have stuff from Rim Billiton to Sargon. Super fresh. The set also comes with a bottle wine from Sami! Swire: Bison and I worked our asses off to establish this supply chain so you guys better try it! @ Rat Rat: You're counting me in?

17:09 Guma: So hungry. can we go now? Swire: There's no seats available rn, just snack on something first!

18:32 Guma: hungry...

19:20 Guma: so hungryyyyyyy...

19:58 Rat: Something urgent came up, you guys go on without me

20:08 Swire: Huh? Swire: Wb hoshiguma?

20:23 Swire: It's been so long since we had a meal together so we better get one today! Lmk what you want to eat asap after work!

20:41 Swire: so what are we having tonight?

21:19 Swire: what are we having tonightttt??????? Swire: LIN YUXIA I SAW YOUR READ NOTIF!! answer! Rat: I just finished work. Didn't you just release your Director Swire Lungmen Food Guide with the nonstop noisy af TV ads. why are you asking me to decide Guma: Done with my emergency mission. I'm fine w anything as long as there's meat. So hungry I could eat an entire burdenbeast head Rat: What about the snack street? 'the shopping district is right next door, a convergence of unique goods from all over Terra. Only in Lungmen can you shop the whole land!' Writing's not bad Swire: Duh its my work so ofc the copywriting has to be good too Guma: nah sounds like there won't be a lot of meat Swire: Remember the volcanic mud cleanser I got for you @ Rat and the surfboard @ Guma you can buy them there too Swire: Bison and i adjusted the prices until they're just slightly pricier than what you'd pay in siesta. Does that work? Guma: Don't feel like eating surfboard Rat: Then international trade park? The guide's no.2 Swire: Sure we're drawing some investors over there atm so there's plenty of foreign food there they're p good Guma: I want meat also ill take more than 30min to get there from here ill die from hunger Swire: Pity. It's pretty popular with the youths yk, recommended date spot Rat: Agh! Rat: Final option. The cai zhe min stall behind the LGD office. That or you guys can starve Guma: no objections Swire: no objections

21:30 Swire: wait LYX why do you have my guide i thought you didn't like that sort of noise Rat: Just happened to pick it up, problem?

21:33 Rat: Why is the czm stall not in your guide? Swire: I wanted to but the boss wouldn't let me sth about its too bougie for him hes just a regular noodle stall Swire: True tho. Certified Lungmen™️ moment

21:38 Guma: I already ordered come ASAP

23:35 Guma: Why hasn't chen read any of our messages? Swire: Bc she has to connect to an intercity net first. Who knows she might just be on the top of a haystack in some valley waving her terminal around for signal right now

--new messages-- PGL: ...... PGL: you mean a pile of rubble PGL: I'm back in lungmen, i want to eat czm too

thoughts/notes:

As I mentioned in the other ask Swire set nicknames for the other 3 Hoshi: 🐻🐻 Chen: Puk Gaai Lung Lin: Stinky Rat (wanted to use CLS (cau lau syu) but i kept misreading it as cho shan land so lmaoo

Hoshi 'i don't feel like having surfboard for dinner' guma

Lin really likes her cart noodles huh (nodding)

Hoshi and Lin both finished their urgent work at the same time 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

this is so good for character study idk like the way lin is like indirectly 'me too?' and never commits but doesn't exactly ghost 24/7 either also her being like -_-💢this or you starve idc HOSHIGUMA.....hungryguma so cute she dgaf Swire. 'the youths love coming here for dates' spoken like a real 25+yo AND CHEN... when youre that one guy in the gc whos overseas or in a diff timezone .......i doubt the timeline doesn't add up so nicely but i had a funny mental image of the 3 eating their noodles and then suddenly chen in her victorian outfit shows up behind them all covered in blood and dust from ch14

Right uh Chummer module:

shes in dossoles, some boy is asking her for help because his dad pulled his mom into some smuggling trade (and he used to be part of it too) chen is like dw i'll punish him and his gang if they deserve it and the boy asked if prison will reform his dad (chen: ...why do you ask) saying his dad used to be Normal but then became money hungry after they came to dossoles and promised him he would take them on a cruise to spot rainbows or something?? chen is like theres water everywhere here shouldnt you have seen enough rainbows. hes like it doesnt count it has to be on a ship and all... she thinks its valid as she remembers how much she wanted wei's approval back then and asks if he still thinks the same and hes like yeah but i cant do it alone... chen is silent for a moment and then helps the boy out, leaving a note before they split ways 'then you'll have to figure out a way to make him hear you out, to tell him you want him to be a better person. at least, he needs to understand your point of view' then it switches to 3rd person narrative lol it rained that day, and chen(女侠 ..!!) subdues a criminal gang, rescuing a woman. the surprising part is that the leader wanted to fight to the end before a child suddenly appeared before him. at some point the rain stops and a rainbow appears, making the gangleader hesitant and eventually drops his weapon after (his son) says something to him. witnesses remark on how chen did not seem happy by this outcome, only pensively staring towards the east

honestly my first reaction was 'omg chen nuxia interrobang' and then 'wuh..??' bc it was so vague compared to what was essentially chatfic or w/e the term is lmao not much on the brain atm except:

hen module: looks toward lungmen swire module: im back

the kinoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!