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some cozy jaellises :)

[retquits]

robin, caroline, and jodi!! i wanted to draw some of the moms of stardew valley 🌷

[gallaghersgal]

Smoke & Mirrors || Lip Gallagher

chapter one of BORDERLINE.

pairing: lip gallagher x fem!reader (nickname: MK)

warnings & tags: the start of a SLOWburn. idiots with tension. mature for mentions of violence, smoking, swearing, canon typical dialogue and whatnot. y'all've seen the show!

chapter summary: lip gallagher has been your best friend since before you could remember. he's the smartest person you know, so it astounds you how someone like him can be oh so stupid. you're committed to investing in his future, even if he isn't. you won't let your best friend end up stuck on the southside.

a/n: ummmm hi!! wrote basically this whole thing in the last 24hrs. it's unedited and tbh if i look at it for one more second im gonna explode!! enjoy <33

wc: 2.9k

The crisp October air sends a chill down your spine as you usher your younger sister Caroline out the door for school. She groans and rolls her eyes when you grab her by the handle of her backpack, pulling her back to adjust her scarf. At a mere thirteen years old she already carries the same attitude you did at sixteen. “Whatever you’re gonna say, I don’t wanna hear it. You were just sick, dad’ll have my head on a platter if I don’t make you bundle up.”

She stomps her foot, a stupid, childish action that has you mentally swearing to never have kids of your own. Helping raise this one was enough as it is. “It’s not even-” she starts, but you cut her off.

“I said I don’t wanna hear it. Wear your fucking scarf or I’m telling mom you make that tutor kid do your math homework.” You shove her head gently after securing the scarf around her neck and let her stomp down the stairs. “Don’t be a brat.”

She doesn’t answer, instead starting down the street towards the bus stop. Cigarette smoke wafts over the morning air from the Gallagher house. You turn to see Lip on the front stoop, blood shining on his brow as he smokes. You feel a twist in your gut. What did he get himself into this time, you think. The repetitive motion of locking the door comes like second nature and you spend the thirty odd seconds it takes worrying about the boy across the street.

When you turn towards the Gallagher house Caroline is already ahead of you, not waiting until she passes the chain-link fence to call out, “what happened to your face?”

You catch up in time to hear him scoff, “good morning to you too, Kit-Kat,” pulling out her childhood nickname, the one she still hates, that he gave to her when she was barely four. “‘S nothing. Battle scars an’ shit.”

“What the fuck kinda battle did’ya get yourself into?” you ask, leaning down to take his chin between your thumb and forefinger. The cut isn’t too bad, a lot of blood for a relatively small abrasion, but the skin around his eye is already blossoming a dark bruise. Lip stares at you as if to say ‘not in front of the kid,’ and you nod, fishing a five dollar bill out of your pocket. You were saving it for work, but Caroline’s silence is worth more. She raises an eyebrow, to which you snap, “just don’t tell mom, ‘kay? And don’t skip just ‘cause I'm skipping.”

Caroline turns to leave and you extend a hand to Lip, pulling him to stand. Eager fingers reach for his burnt-down cig when he goes to drop it, taking the final hit for yourself before stubbing it out on the sidewalk. “Greedy. Gotta buy y’own pack,” he remarks with a smirk. All it takes is a second to get back across the stress, and once you’re inside he unwraps the scarf from his neck. 

Your eyes catch on his bruised knuckles and you tilt your head to the side with a silent question, you gonna tell me what happened? He sighs, hearing you loud and clear despite not speaking a single word. “Got into it with Frank. He was givin’ Ian shit for no fuckin’ reason.”

“Mm,” you nod, and catch his hand after he runs it nervously through his curls. The bruises there aren’t as bad as the one on his eye, Frank must’ve only gotten one good, drunken swing in. No cuts either, which was good. For all his tough guy exterior, Lip Gallagher couldn’t stand the sting of peroxide. The less you need the better, you think, and a grin plays at your lips when you glance up at him, holding his injured hand up. “Think y’can roll a joint with these?”

His laugh is like music to your ears, revelling in the first grin you’ve seen from him this morning. “Yeah, yeah I can do that, y’wanna jus’ skip the whole day? We could catch a movie ‘r somethin’,” he suggests, following you upstairs to your room.

You shake your head, opening the door to your room for him. “Can't. Calc test in third period. Sit down, ‘m gonna get the first aid kit.” While you get the kit from the shelf in your closet you hear him open your desk drawer, pulling out the grinder and weed jar you keep hidden at the back.

“You got a shirt or somethin’ I could change into? This one smells like Frank’s fuckin’ booze,” Lip scoffs. He shrugs the tee over his head and lights another cigarette, his eyes following your every move with that same boyish twinkle you’d grown fond of over the years. It was always good to remember things weren’t getting to him, not too bad. 

You cast a glare in his direction, silently scolding him, ‘you know better, let me open the window,’ but he only grins in response. Pale morning light illuminates the room when you pull back your blackout curtains and crack the window. The city is still quiet–or, as quiet as it gets in Chicago–and the sounds of gentle wind and birdsong fall softly on your ears.

You settle at his side, first aid kit in one hand and a gray and black sweater of his in the other. Curious fingers reach for a small cut on his shoulder. “What’s this one from?” You trace the gash. It isn’t deep either, but it’ll need to be cleaned so it doesn’t get infected.

“It’s, uh, ’s nothin,” he brushes you off, to which you shoot him a glare. That sets him straight. In a low mumble he simply states, “beer bottle.”

Rage seethes inside you, your jaw tensing as you wet a cotton ball with peroxide. You keep any comments to yourself, not sure how LIp will react. You’re aware of his more than complicated familial relationships–you’d grown up with thim, seeing Frank’s drinking get worse, and the aftermath of Monica leaving–but if there was one constant with the Gallagher kids, it was family first, above everything. You had your opinions of Frank, and you knew Lip shared your distaste more than anything, but that didn’t take away the sensitive nature of the topic. So, you stay quiet, dabbing at the wound with a gentle hand. The sting draws a sharp hiss from him, and it’s then that you realize how flushed he is, his cheeks, neck and chest are a soft pink color. Graciously, you pretend not to notice, so as not to embarrass him further.

When the cut is cleaned and covered with a bandage Lip takes his sweater, pulling it over his head. It leaves his hair mussed and he smoothes a hand through his curls while you tilt his chin up, inspecting the cut on his brow. Blue eyes stare up at you with a vulnerability you’re not used to seeing from the boy you grew up with. At least you know he’s comfortable with you. That’s all.

Comfortable. Friendly. Nothing more. The same as it’s always been.

The way it’s meant to be.

“Quit starin’, get me fixed up so we can smoke this,” Lip grumbles, gesturing towards the rolling tray in his lap. You laugh at that, heart quickening in your chest. Tensions between the two of you had been thick as of late, but underneath it all things remained the same.

“Glad to know you’ve got your priorities straight,” you snort, cleaning up the second wound with peroxide. He takes it better this time, more prepared for the sting, but you still catch the way a few pained tears brim in his bright eyes. 

Soft, parted lips rest under your fingers as you clean the final abrasion. The bruising is the worst here, deep purple hues present across his mouth and down to his chin. He finishes rolling as you’re wiping at the blood that pooled below his lip, a deep red trail spilling down his chin. Your delicate motions are interrupted by Lip bringing the joint up to seal it, licking along the edge of the rolling paper. 

“‘M almost finished, be patient,” you murmur, focused on keeping the disinfectant out of his mouth. A moment later you pull back, swiping vaseline over the split before wiping the excess on his jeans. Payback for interrupting your tending to his wounds. “There. All patched up. Say ‘thank you nurse,’” you tease with a grin.

He’s already flicking the lighter on, holding the flame against the end of the joint to take the first hit for himself. You busy yourself with cleaning up the first aid supplies until he passes it off to you. Thick, earthy smelling smoke flows from his parted mouth, which lifts into a mischievous grin as he hands you the joint. “My lip’s busted up pretty fuckin’ bad. Think y’could kiss it better?”

Your cheeks flush with embarrassment at his blunt proposal. “Shut up,” you retort with a sharp laugh, before you can even consider it.

Lip throws on an exaggerated frown, “oh, c’mon MK. You know it’d be so fucking hot- ow!” He flinches, chest shaking with laughter as you throw your remote at him. “Okay! Okay, I know I know. You’re not one of my g-”

“Little ghetto girlfriends,” you tease, repeating the drunken dig an alibi patron had once thrown at Lip. 

“Exactly.”

You shake your head, laughing at him for a moment. “You’re never getting in my pants Gallagher. I’ve known you since we were three. It’s wrong,” you lie. Lip is your best friend, the same role he’s filled your entire life, side by side since the two of you were in diapers. But your rejection stems from something deeper than that.

Lip Gallagher is inconsistent. You can’t exactly call him unfaithful if he never truly commits to one girl, but he’s not one for relationships. He’s flighty. He runs from affection. More often than not he buries his true feelings under snark and insults, weed, booze, and–when all else fails–aggression. That doesn’t mean you didn’t love him, it doesn’t mean you had no feelings for him, it just gives you reason to brush off his advances. For now, it can remain a little game between the two of you.

Months ago, when these unwanted feelings began to blossom in your chest, you’d promised yourself you wouldn’t be just another girl he messed around with. You aren’t willing to let him mess this thing up for the both of you.

Eager to change the subject you move to your desk, pulling out an informational packet from MIT. Before you can get a word out Lip is shaking his head, casting a skeptical glare in your direction. “Hey, come on. I just want you to apply.” You lean to hand the packet over but he reaches for the joint instead, which you pull away quickly.

“No you come on, why would I apply to MIT, seriously,” he shoots back, refusing to take the folder from your hand. He settles more comfortably in your bed, laying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling instead of meeting your eyes. “Bunch ‘f ivy league reject pricks ridin’ on daddy’s money. You’re lucky I’m even applying to schools in town.” Greedy hands reach forward for the joint again and you yield with a sigh, passing it over. As an afterthought, you toss the packet to him as well.

“Just consider it, alright?”

“Yeah, yeah, I’ll think about it,” he says. You don’t need anything but the way he avoids your eyes to know it’s a lie. 

You purse your lips, throwing an icy stare his way. Lip Gallagher may be your best friend, but you’re not going to take any of his shit. “Have you even got any applications in?”

The question seems to take him by surprise, tendrils of smoke curling from the corner of his parted lips. “I’ve got a few,” another lie.

“Really? What schools,” you question, head tilted to the side with a knowing look. “Don’t lie to me, I know you better than anyone. I can tell.”

He laughs at that, shaking his head in disbelief. “Fine, you got me. I haven’t applied anywhere yet.” The end of the joint has a good stretch of ash, which he’s trying to keep precariously attached while he takes another hit. 

“Scoot,” you mumble, grabbing your own binder of college information packets. He stretches one arm back towards your desk to snag your heart shaped ashtray and knocks the ash off, then lays the tray in the space between your bodies. You settle in beside him, your knees propped comfortably over the throw pillow that always ended up in the middle of your bed. One hand takes the joint and the other opens your binder. 

Pages upon pages of information, campus maps, scholarship pamphlets, and your hand written tuition calculations make Lip go a little cross eyed as you flip towards a page with a yellow tab. “Okay. Here, look,” you point at the information you’d circled, reading Engineering B.S., training the Innovators of Tomorrow. “UI Urbana-Champaign. Great engineering program–” you flip the page over “–and scholarships for kids from underserved communities.”

You settle the joint between your lips, flipping through a few more pages. After a deep inhale you use it to gesture towards the page. “Or UChicago, that way you’d be close to home. They’ve got this thing called inner city promise. Smart kids, like you, from certain high schools with certain academic records and test scores can get full rides.” You run a finger down the short list, stopping at a familiar name and tapping it. “See? Lincoln Grove High School. You’d qualify, Lip.”

“‘M not some fuckin’ charity case,” he grumbles, snatching the burnt-down joint from your hand. “You’re a pain in my ass, y’know that?”

“Oh I’m a pain?” you snap, turning on your side to glare at him. “For what, believing in you? For not taking any of your self-deprecating, avoidant bullshit?”

He shrugs then, and the action is almost shy. He’s embarrassed. You have this innate ability to see him, the way no one else does. You scare yourself with it sometimes. “Just don’t know why you care so much,” he mumbles.

The sigh that leaves you is a deep, tired one. Convincing him of these things has always been difficult. For as smart as he is, Lip can be so infuriatingly stupid. “You’re smart, Lip. You’ve always been smart. I dunno what I would do if I went off to college and you stayed here. In this shithole.”

He doesn’t laugh the way you expect him to. He doesn’t brush it off. He just stares.

“We made a pact, did you forget?” you continue. He shakes his head silently, the far off look in his eyes letting you know he’s remembering that day. 

The day the two of you spent drinking by the pool. Making promises to each other. You’d said you would make it out, and you would do it together. You’d made Lip promise you that he’d give it a try, and stupidly you believed him. Or was it stupid? You’re not ready to give up yet. 

“I don’t want to do it without you,” you admit to him.

Lip looks at you, his blue eyes softening. “Do what without me?” You shake your head, scooting closer to rest your head on his shoulder. He stubs out the joint and wraps an arm around your shoulders. Friendly, comfortable affection. The kind you were used to. “C’mon MK, spit it out.”

“Any of it,” you return. “Don’t think I could get through another four years of school if you’re not doing it with me.”

“Yeah? What if we’re at different schools, dumbass,” he retorts, but his palm soothes across your arm, a contrast to his words. “You gonna follow me to MIT, since y’want me to go so bad?”

You can’t help the laugh that bubbles up in your chest, turning to look up at him with a grin playing at your lips. He got what he wanted. He made you laugh. “I’ll call you every night.”

“Every night huh?” he says with a smirk. “Cockblocking me from a thousand miles away is just like you, isn’t it.”

You shove him playfully, sitting up to move the ashtray off your bed. The MIT packet lays somewhere at the foot of the bed and you search through the pillows to find it. Instead of handing it to Lip, you just tuck it into his backpack, handing the bag to him after. “Well yeah, can’t have you getting distracted by the chess team girls,” you joke back. 

He lays there in your bed, looking up at you with that stupid grin of his. All bared teeth and mischief, the same one you’d seen all those years ago. You stay silent for a moment longer before you stand, holding out a hand to pull him up. 

“You sure we can’t just skip?”

“No, ‘ve got a test, remember? Gotta keep my grades up if ‘m gonna follow you all the way to MIT,” you say, and shakes his head with a laugh. Maybe he’s coming around to the idea. “Come on, I’ll drive us.”

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[internetskiff]

The more I think about the Mainframe Chassis the more it sounds like some fucked up MK Ultra experiment. This thing gives you an extreme euphoric response comparable to that of cocaine (paired with the eventual diminishing returns) whenever someone finishes a test. When a core is attached, it becomes a voice inside your head (and apparently may even restrict your physical actions if we trust ughhhh Lego Dimensions). Like holy shit how can you NOT expect someone to go mad when attached to this thing?? It's literally designed to ruin you. Imagine what Cave would've been like if he survived long enough to be put into this thing. Though I do wonder if all these weird mental inhibitors were added on specifically for Caroline since she might be a "less than willing" inheritor.

Don't get me wrong though, I'm not in the "the mainframe makes everyone EVIL!" camp. That shits bogus. Both Wheatley and GLaDOS were dubious individuals from the start, all the chassis ever did is wear them down slowly over time (at least in Wheatley's case, GLaDOS seems to be slightly better off? Debatable when you consider that she tested a vault's worth of test subjects to death in a single week)

It's definitely an extremely cruel contraption, but I wouldn't really put all the blame on it for Wheatley's actions (honestly it sounds like an excuse he himself would use). He basically went on a power trip fueled by both his own insecurities and addiction to the weird pleasure response hard-wired into it.

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[maybemoonout]

Hello :) Been listening to JOTM recently and reckon there is a tenuous Milex interpretation in there somewhere - interested in your thoughts!

'Jet skis on the moat' I don't think gives much of a clue actually, as Alex has said was the first line he sang over the instrumental, so probably just an image he liked.

'They shot it all in CinemaScope' & 'Showstoppers anonymous' could referring to his relationship with MK in the EYCTE era, where they were constantly in the limelight. I think a handful of subsequent AT lyrics reference letting himself go when on stage with Miles and then after feeling ashamed/embarrassed (e.g. 'do you celebrate your dark side then wish you'd never left the house', plus clock his facial expression in the 2018 Annie Mac interview when she brings it up), so for me 'Showstoppers anonymous' places the song in that territory. And compared to the other members of AM, Miles is clearly the 'showier' stage presence, something he and Alex have often acknowledged in interviews.

'As though it's the last time you're gonna ride' & 'Come over here and give your buddy a hug; So much for decidin' not to let it slide' could be about a breakup convo, which is clearly a major theme/preoccupation for the album. Although the lyrics are pretty ambiguous, the music is sad/soulful - and Alex has said in interviews (including recent Jools Holland) that you need to interpret the more coded lyrics along with the melody/arrangement to see the romantic element at play. One reading could be that this is Alex initiating a post-breakup hook-up - getting together for one last 'ride', despite deciding they weren't going to go there. This makes sense for me intuitively if you think about the undefined nature of their relationship, and some of Miles' lyrics maybe hint in this direction too.

'Is there somethin' on your mind; Or are you just happy to sit there and watch; While the paint job dries?; When it's over, you're supposed to know' could refer to the aftermath of the hookup, particularly as 'paint' keeps cropping up as a very veiled but possibly suggestive image (e.g. in 'Body Paint' and 'Anyways). I'm imagining AT addressing a sad/pensive MK after they have slept together, but it could also just be the aftermath of a difficult convo or the general period following a breakup/rupture in their friendship.

'Lights out in the Wonder Park' has genuinely got me wondering if there was some kind of break-up convo between MK and AT in a fairground/similar. Lots of folks think MK's Caroline is about AT (he admitted he changed the name and pronouns), and that refers to 'We're sitting on the carousel [...] My god I know this all too well'. Plus Golden Trunks mentions 'Mr Winter Wonderland' - and I've always thought that tune is about MK.

'Your saw-toothed lover boy was quick off the mark' is the only line that directly tells us the person he is addressing is not just a 'buddy'. 'Loverboy' and 'buddy' taken together place this very firmly in Milex territory for me - I think buddy has got to be a male friend, and there is clearly one major candidate. for very close/intimate male friend-turned-lover.

'That's long enough in the sunshine for one night' isn't telling me much tbh, but I do think there are various allusions to be found to AT as moon to MK's sun in various lyrics?

'Didn't recognize you through the smoke; Pajama pants and a Subbuteo cloak; You know that it's alright if you wanna cry' again not telling me that much, but the cloak image kinda reminds me of when AT tied a fan's banner onto MK as a cloak during an EYCTE gig? Plus clear from lots of MK lyrics he did shed many a tear over this breakup - so the 'you know it's alright' line could refer to that?

Anyway well done if you made it all the way through that - and would love to hear your thoughts!

Hi anon! Are you the one who also talked about TDS and Ultracheese with me? If you aren't or are sorry if I don't recognize T_T I have difficulty remembering speaking patterns and stuff. Either way, welcome! And thank you for entrusting your thoughts to me and also having faith in mine! Also, I would like to apologize for this answer to have taken so long, I had been busy the past few days and I have only recently found the time to properly research and consider my answer for this ask. I hope it's not too late!

Now going back to the topic at hand, Jet Skis On The Moat. You don't even know the insane amount of happiness I felt when I saw you asking about JOTM because it is quite literally one of the first songs in the album that I had labeled my favorite. I love the song so much, very jiggly. After reading your own analysis on the lyrics I also wanted to share my own, since I think we have a lot of ideas in common.

Anyways I do have a lot of thoughts about this song so I think it would be unfair for me to not talk about it in its fullest, so I suppose this will be my first ever song analysis that's actually complete.

Some disclaimers before we start:

Of course as well as anon I do mention Miles in my analysis, although of course my entire perspective is not entirely milex based or in the milex perspective, I do have some thoughts that relate to him.

I am in no way some lyrical expert, I'm not Alex Turner or related to him in anyway. I'm just a fan who likes to over analyze. So please, if you ever read this, take it with a sack of salt.

Now that's out of the way, let's get started.

Jet Skis On The Moat Song Analysis!

[Verse 1]

Jet skis on the moat // Mentioned in this interview, Alex says its kinda just the first line he thought off when singing over the instrumental like you have said! It's exactly like the line "I just wanted to be one of The Strokes" in Star Treatment.

They shot it all in CinemaScope // Based from Genius, CinemaScope is just a specific Camera Lens used in widescreen movies. We all know Alex is a big movie nerd so this isn't much of a surprise.

As though it's the last time you're gonna ride // Based from the first two lines above, what I THINK this line is saying is like someone taking all these photos and videos, basically collecting as much memories as possible since they think it's the "last time they're gonna ride" or the last time they'll experience this.

Showstoppers anonymous // I think this line pertains to being famous for someone you're not. Like how Alex's greaser persona in 2013 is arguably his most famous one, but it's not really him. Hence "showstoppers" -> fame/famous people "anonymous" -> unknown/not really who he is. "Showstoppers anonymous" -> someone whose famous for being someone they're not. I assume this pertains to Alex.

Come over here and give your buddy a hug So much for decidin' not to let it slide // Similarly with anon, I do think this part is related to an event that happened in Alex's life that's sort of a broken relationship. What I have in my head is that possibly the "give your buddy a hug" line could be about asking for forgiveness, and the "so much for decidin' not to let it slide" is saying that "so much for not letting this relationship get ruined" or something like that. "I'm sorry that I let our relationship go, please come here and hug me" kinda like that, aksgaksahsga I hope that makes sense.

[Chorus]

Is there somethin' on your mind Or are you just happy to sit there and watch while the paint job dries? // I don't really know how to explain this one well so bear with me. In my mind the situation is like this: Whoever Alex is referring too is NOT saying anything about what's happening between them, and chooses to ignore whatever is happening and just watch everything go by because it's like an inevitable end. The sun goes down, the ocean waves, and paint dries. Like there's nothing you can do about it, and whoever Alex is referring to in this has accepted that, so they're just sitting back and "watching the paint job dry" or just letting it come to its inevitable end. BUT Alex KNOWS there's something there in their mind, they're just not talking about it, or else he wouldn't have asked in the first place, or the person in question wouldn't have stayed to watch the paint dry in the first place.

When it's over, you're supposed to know // Keeping up with the situation I said above, basically how I see it is that the other person should be the one to know when this relationship is over, because they're the one watching it go by and dry up. It's like if the other person is watching the relationship dry up, Alex is watching them.

[Verse 2]

Lights out on the Wonder Park // Probably all the mentions of a "wonder park" I think refer to some sort of like honeymoon phase in Alex's life, and how that phase of pure enjoyment and happiness has come to an end. That's also why I think every time a "wonder park" was mentioned they were in relatively sad songs. Including that one about Caroline as anon mentioned, despite it's upbeat tune have a very sad backstory.

Your saw-toothed lover boy was quick off the mark //I really like anon's mention of buddy and lover boy, since I did mention before about gendered terms in their songs and Alex has since taken a sharp turn away from using them. I think buddy and lover boy though, refer to himself. I think HE'S the saw toothed lover boy. I again don't really know how to explain it but I think saw-toothed lover boy again refers to Alex's persona on stage or in public or whatever mask he puts on in front of people. I don't really know what to think for "quick off the mark", maybe it's something like escaping from a situation the moment he can? Like the moment he can find a way to back off a conversation, the moment he can finally stop using his mask and his persona, he'll do it.

That's long enough in the sunshine for one night // Kind off related to what I said for the line above, I think sunshine could possibly mean kind of like a spotlight and/or a situation that gives him happiness. Kind of like he's telling himself that he's having too much fun and he should stop taking more of it from whoever or whatever he was getting it from. OR it could also be talking about his success as a rock star, he's already had so much, so he's been long enough in the "sunshine" now. ANOTHER one, more Milex-y is the "honeymoon" phase everyone considers ETYCTE Era to be. Ending it was basically them leaving the sunshine, because it was over and it was enough and they had to move on. Many interpretations for this one.

Didn't recognise you through the smoke // "smoke" could possibly be some metaphorical thing for persona's again but this is kind of a stretch (technically everything I said was a stretch but oh well). Possibly the person he's referring to has also covered themself up with so much "smoke" or fake persona's that when he sees them he almost doesn't recognize them.

Pyjama pants and a Subbuteo cloak // Apparently Subbuteo is this little table game where you play football with a bunch of these figurines, and the cloth for subbuteo Alex used as a cloak when he was kid (based from this interview). Hence, pajama pants and a subbuteo cloak. Little fun easter egg though which is probably unrelated to the song, but Miles has this partnership (?) (or maybe he just likes their clothing) of this brand called "Pretty Green". If you look at their Instagram you can find posts about Miles, and coincidentally enough, they launched a subbuteo line. Miles doesn't wear that line though, I just find it kinda funny and coincidental HAHAHAHAHA.

You know that it's alright if you wanna cry // I think this one is just Alex telling whoever he's referring to that it's okay to show him emotions, it's okay for them to tell him what they're feeling, he won't turn away, he won't judge.

WOW this ended up becoming long I'm so sorry T_T HAHAHAHAH. I hope I made sense and I hope you can read this without getting a headache.

Please be reminded this is all just speculation and my own person view on the song, it's in no way actually confirmed "correct". Music is an art and art is always interpreted by the viewer, so if you have your own thoughts please do share and stick with them.

Thank you so much to anon for giving me a lot of views on this song! I hope mine is up to your standards as well T_T. And to everyone else reading, I do hope you enjoyed!

To anon, if you have anymore thoughts, please do not hesitate to give me some more asks in my inbox, I absolutely love 'em, so I do hope I see you soon! Thank you so much again!

[paperlovesadness]

Hi milex friend! I am new in this fandom but completely overwhelmed by MK-AT ❤️ story. I noticed that Alex mentioned Sinatra's "Don't worry about me" in at least 3 interviews from late 2022. Could this be like an (sad, judging by lyrics) indirect message answering to Mile's "Caroline"? I find the song's choice weird, even if it's used in an artistic context. Or maybe I am reaching too far??? Btw, great work at interpreting song lyrics! Thanks xx

Hi lovely frieeend 💛

I don't know if I'd personally connect it directly with Miles' "Caroline" since there's really no basis in the interviews to connect them. But I do admit that the Sinatra lyrics are an interesting counterbalance to that song (and also to some of the songs Miles' keeps recommending in his stories for example).

Not sure it's a complicated message system to one other on their part necessarily - but you know, I think a song that someone is particularly connecting with in a certain time in their life can tell a lot about what they're going through.

It's why I find the songs Miles' posts kind of compelling (especially because like 98% of them are centered around the same topic of longing & missing & waiting & hoping).

So it's entirely possible that the "Don't worry about me" lyrics meant/mean something more to Alex with how much he mentioned it.

(It's so sad though. So maybe I'm just hoping he like the melody or the vibe alone 👀 or relates it to someone else 🫣)

Thank you for the kind words and reaching out ❤️

(And welcome to the madness!)

[thosetwofirefighters]

🎶 Music Tag 🎶

thank youuu @eddiediaztho for the tag!! I did this one a while back, but I am more than happy to do it again! I love tag games like this <3

rules: spell your url with song titles and then tag as many people as there are letters

Turn Up the Beef (feat. Emma Stone) - The Lonely Island (please, I'm begging you, if you haven't seen Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, go watch it) Happy - Kesha Obsessions - MARINA Sloppy (feat. UPSAHL) - KiNG MALA Elephant - Sizzy Rocket

Tear the Night Up - Aly & AJ Welcome to My Island - Caroline Polachek Overture - Arm's Length

Fish Out of Water - Carlie Hanson I Am Sin - FLAVIA Ruin My Life - Zolita Erase You - Rebecca Black Fruity - chloe moriondo Island - Miley Cyrus Girlfriend - Hemlocke Springs Hotel Room - Lauren Sanderson To Be Young - chloe mk Elevation - Gia Woods Red Wine Supernova - Chappell Roan Safe Places - Cassidy King

definitely not tagging 20 of y'all lmao no pressure @mooshkat @the-likesofus @mysteriouslyyounggalaxy @paqerings @wheelsupin-five @lilbuddie <3

[rannnem]

idk if anyone's done this yet, but

au where undertale characters replace coraline characters

frisk is coraline obviously, instead of being misnamed as caroline they're misnamed as chara

toriel and asgore are coralines parents

undyne is miss forcible and alphys is miss spink

mk is wybie

mettaton is bobinski, the jumping mice are his little mini mettaton bullets

flowey is the cat

the beldam is muffet and the rats are little spiders

sans is the landlady / wybie's grandma and Papyrus is his missing sister (this is the funniest thing I've ever typed)

the previous fallen humans are the missing children

I think the door to the other world that's in the book would look like the door in the ruins/exit to the underground and the tunnel itself would look like the barrier, the creepy living creature feel of the tunnel really fits with the eerie breathing sound of the barrier

what do you two think?

[pazodetrasalba]

Big Crunch

Dear Caroline:

The expanding moral circle is a well-beloved metaphor in EA circles. At the moment, and due to the unfortunate events of the last years, your own actantial circle has diminished considerably, in what is undoubtedly a cruel, ironical twist of fate. Trust is a very delicate flower - perhaps one of the reasons why signaling and living up to strong deontological constraints proves to be so useful in getting it to flourish, and right now, the degree of social confidence in you amongst the wide public is in deep, negative numbers. They are wrong, of course. If I were to couch this in economic terms, there's a great arbitrage that can be done in investing in your essentially virtuous character and in the practical good that will come of it in days to come.

I am sure it must pain you to think not only of the bad you've done, but of the limited good that you are currently able to do. Even that little seems to get snatched away from you, as the passage from the letter above seems to imply. And even the very little that still is accessible to you will be diminished soon, sifting through your fingers like stars or grains of sand, after you've had given yourself into custody.

And yet: never despair, dear Caroline! Once's capacity for good can ben diminished, but never destroyed; delayed, but never stopped; hidden behinds mists and darkness, but never fully concealed. In the shores of the stygian realm to which you go there will be people you can help, and in helping them, help yourself. For I am certain you will be a light in the darkness, and that everything your humbled self will attempt will bear good fruit. As for those actions beyond the prison walls, some will still be there and kept alive, even is somewhat slowed down and at a distance; others will have to wait until your return, and wait they will, as the degree of evil, pain and suffering in the world is a quantity that seems almost constant to the intuition, even if it prove not so with the data: “The poor you will always have with you” (Mk 14:7).

The 'Big Crunch' is, if I remember well, one of the cosmological theories about what will happen, in the long term, with this Universe of ours. The current consensus is that it will expand forever, getting thinner and thinner, with less and less matter close by. Some time ago, the possibility of it bouncing back-and-forth was also considered: after reaching a certain distance, it would begin to contract in a 'big crunch' until it reaches again a maximal concentration in an infinitesimal point and starts the cycle of expansion anew. Whatever the laws be of our cosmos, I am confident in your own rebound: you too should have faith in your future, one from which much good is to be expected, and for people to regain the trust in you which has been so sadly and unfortunately lost.

[mghiggins]

Night Club Musical Act 106: It's Gonna Be Juicy

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1.  [00:00] Intro

2. [00:37] Alex Kislove feat Leo Wood- Dream Sequence {DistroKid}

3. [05:10] Darren Tate feat Robyn Sherwell- Gone {Anjunadeep}

4. [10:13] John Summit, Paige Cavell- Tears {Experts Only}

5. [14:46] Paradoks, Jono Stephenson feat Frynn- Pulle Me to You {Purified}

6. [19:06] beSonic- Next to You {beSonic}

7. [23:58] Oliver Smith- Make Me Feel {Anjunabeats}

8. [28:01] Gorgon City, Caroline Byrne- All That You Need {A Positiva}

9. [31:24] Calvin Harris x Ellie Goulding- Miracle (Kream Remix} {White}

10. [34:24] Genix- Dance Like Nobody’s Watching {Anjunabeats}

11. [38:36] Because of Art- Transient {Last Night on Earth}

12. [42:50] KREAM- Wicked Game {Tomorrowland}

13. [46:37] Kryder- Fade Til Sunrise {White}

14. [51:07] Diplo, Julia Church, Hugel- Stay High (Skytech Remix) {White}

15. [54:51] MK- Body 2 Body (MEDUZA Remix) {Ultra}

16. [57:52] Jaytech- Limbo {Anjunabeats}

17. [01:01:17] Gorgon City, Mougleta- How Do You Love {A Positiva}

18. [01:05:18] Will Easton feat Émilie Rachel- Rainfall {SHĖN}

19. [01:10:08] Rebuke, The Blaze, Otto Knows, The Dice of Night & Alex Aris, Selace- Hooked On Your Lovin’ (Mashup) {White}

20. [01:13:26] Morgin Madison, HILYTE, Kayrae- Don’t Look Back {Enhanced}

21. [01:17:45] Hannah Wants feat Clemetine Douglas- Cure My Desire {Defected}

Check out this episode of dj bigdirty's night club musical

[mcacnshow]

At the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show we like to spotlight the Ladies in several ways. One is with our Leading Lady awards, Presented by MK Insurance. Tamra Perto, owner of MK Insurance is the Official Sponsor of these very special awards. To be eligible, cars must be owned and/or maintained by a Lady, and we do require proof. I am happy to say that for the past five shows, we have seen a significant increase in female participation. Of course, several are "regulars" like our Official Spokesmodel Adrianna, who races in the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drags, as does her Mom Caroline and her sisters. Our good friend Carol Croxford pictured here, has shown several of her Superbirds with us and of course Aster Ogle is another awesome lady owner. Remember Asters' Hemi 'cuda convertible? YES...that really is hers! Last year we also had Ladies in several of our special displays and also as individual entrants, and I'm happy to say that is the case already for 2024.

[gallaghersgal]

BORDERLINE lip gallagher x fem!reader

SERIES SUMMARY — you've been best friends with lip gallagher your whole life. how will senior year play out as you navigate college applications and complicated feelings?

TAGS & WARNINGS — childhood friends to lovers, slow burn, high school au. rated mature for underage drinking, smoking (🍃+🚬), mentions of violence, pregnancy, and general shameless themes.

au tag; #❀ mkverse

character intros; mk, adri, caroline

CHAPTER ONE

SMOKE & MIRRORS. lip gallagher has been your best friend since before you could remember. he's the smartest person you know, so it astounds you how someone like him can be oh so stupid. you're committed to investing in his future, even if he isn't. you won't let your best friend get stuck on the southside.

CHAPTER TWO

MIND OVER MATTER. the days get colder and lip remains stubborn. it's mostly due to his on again off again relationship with karen jackson, the girl who says she's pregnant with his baby. and, conveniently, the girl that hates your guts.

CHAPTER THREE

THE SPINS. karen going into labor and stealing your best friend away on new years eve has to be the worst possible outcome of the day. right?

CHAPTER FOUR

NEW YEAR, SAME OLD MISTAKES. coming soon

DELETED SCENES

JEALOUS. mk has a date, lip is an asshole about it

HAUNTED HOUSE. college!lip & mk attend a haunted house party

© gallaghersgal, 2024. dividers by @cafekitsune

[dzismis]

Ayman Odeh i koalicje nienawiści

Ayman Odeh i koalicje nienawiści

Caroline Glick 9 grudnia MK Ayman Odeh spotkał się w Nowym Jorku z sekretarzem generalnym ONZ Antonio Guterresem. Odeh stoi na czele partii Hadash i jest współliderem pięcioosobowej frakcji Wspólnej Listy Arabskiej w Knesecie, wraz z MK Ahmedem Tibi. W trakcie ich spotkania Odeh podobno przekazał petycję do Rady Praw Człowieka ONZ. W swojej petycji Odeh zażądał, aby Rada potępiła Izrael za brak…

[throuple-tournament]

Round 2

Rules + Round 1

Group 1

Marco/Star/Tom vs Zuko/Suki/Sokka

Rilla/Arum/Damien vs Adaine/Fig/Ayda

Haru/Legosi/Louis vs Hajime/Nagito/Chiaki

Red Son/Mei/MK vs Mickey/Goofy/Donald

Selina/Harley/Ivy vs Jason/Roy/Koriand'r

Group 2

Shiver/Frye/Big Man vs Soldier/Demoman/Zhanna

Draculaura/Clawdeen/Frankie vs Kyle/Rogelio/Lonnie

Ichika/Nene/Kanade vs Marius/Ivy/Raphaella

Jaskier/Geralt/Yennefer vs Elizabeth/Jack/Will

Bonnie/Caroline/Elena vs Kala/Wolfgang/Rajan

Group 3

Sadie/Walt/Anubis vs Quibli/Winter/Moonwatcher

James/Leonard/Spock vs Finn/Rey/Poe

Raz/Lilli/Dogen vs Steve/Alex/Herobrine

Merlin/Gwen/Arthur vs Arthur/Lancelot/Guinevere

Thanatos/Zagreus/Megaera vs Vincent/Victor/Albert

Group 4

Willow/Amity/Luz vs Sasha/Marcy/Anne

Wu/Li/Gao vs Vlad/Nathan/Ursula

Ichigo/Minto/Retasu vs Neptune/Uranus/Pluto

Dorian/Orym/Fearne vs Grendan/Gyorik/Rose

Chel/Tulio/Miguel vs Sam/Tucker/Danny

Group 5

Joonghyuk/Sooyoung/Dokja vs Camille/Nyra/Dendro

Misa/L/Light vs Trevor/Sypha/Alucard

Quentin/Eliot/Arielle vs Lucy/George/Anthony

Clay/Apollo/Klavier vs Abigail/Sam/Sebastian

Parker/Hardison/Elliot vs Aizo/Yujiro/Hiyori + Vivi/Arthur/Lewis

[lalaballa]

Ok, some more coincidences (?):

Double life : The Bourne Identity/Anyways (Alex) // Silverscreen (=Two-faced Johny) + See Ya When I See Ya (Miles)

Lying : Liar, Liar, Liar, ha! (Silverscreen) // So predictabe, I know what you're thinking, ha! (Body Paint)

Dolls : Star Treatment (Alex) and Shavambacu (Miles)

All Aboard the Kane Train (Alex @Lowlands 2016)// All Aboard the Guilt Train (Something to Rely On, Miles)

King and Queen (Knee Socks, See Ya When I See Ya)

Color in between the lines (Rearrange, MK)// Why colour in the lines if you're just painting it black? (The Element of Surprise)

Magic from your fingers tingles down my spine (Rearrange)// The spare set of tingles will race up your spine (IAQWITIA, Alex)

Nose bleeds from epiphanies I took full in the face (Anyways)// A made-to-measure tragedy...of big pipe dreams, epiphanies (Caroline)

Spilled the un-spillable beans (The Bourne Identity) // I put myself on mute before I spill the beans (See Ya When I See Ya)

Yes, I'm an executive that you can trust (See Ya When I See Ya) // Richard of York: the Executive Brunch having some fun with the warm-up act (Perfect Sense) // ( My - wild - theory is that this could be a reference to their 2019 live @Foro Sol Mexico, where Miles was partying backstage with the Hives and didn't perform 505 with AM)

Please feel free to add more!!

omg please actually make a list of mk/am parallels or them talking to each other through lyrics ughhhh that would be everything xx

(i'm glad you asked cause i definitely would have forgotten to post this!!)

firstly I'm very aware that most of these could be completely coincidental but this has been sitting in my notes for too long:

Don't you come crawling back to me - Get Right - MK

Do you want me crawling back to you? - Do I Wanna Know - AM

Oh how I feel, I feel you don't love me no more - Wrong side of life

But I haven't stopped loving you once - The Ultracheese

I've said some things, I've made a mess - Troubled Son

I've done some things that I shouldn't have done - The Ultracheese

Until our falling thoughts cascade together / Telepathy to the rescue / Just look at me and I will let you know - Telepathy

So predictable, I know what you're thinking - Body Paint

I saw your reflection, in / The backseat of a Chevrolet from Hollywood to East LA - Don't Let It Get You Down

And then I haunt you via the rear view mirror / On a long drive from the back seat - Star Treatment

But before the night is over / I’m gonna try and blow your mind - Woman's Touch

He was born to blow your mind / Or something along those lines, tonight - Miracle Aligner (TLSP)

and i think i'll end it (for now) with their not-so-subtle descriptions of each other:

Interstellar, dressed in leather, drinking bitter boy - Killing The Joke

Your saw-toothed lover boy was quick off the mark - Jet Skis On The Moat

(i've forgotten half of them ahh!)