#ms threads

[capitclkarma]

he pushed the door open, one last glance thrown to his younger brother behind the bar. a quick wave and he was gone. one foot in front of the other, taking his time as he walked home. it was all he seemed to do recently, amble along to kill time.

the street light illuminated her features. mattias recognized her instantly. 20 odd years and nothing had changed. his pace quickened. "renee," he said quietly, the word like a dream in his mouth. "follow me." he inclined his head to a nearby alley. he staunchly ignored the rumors that she was around, deciding ignorance was in fact bliss. but now she was here ,and there was no avoiding it. he walked towards a more private location, not turning around, but trusting she was following.

@ins1ders

[capitclkarma]

he didn't recall red creek being so slow. moving through time was like moving through jell-o. the seconds ticked by even slower than the minutes or hours or days. he'd only been home a few months and hadn't adjusted to the leisurely pace of the town. he'd looked down at his phone and cursed under his breath. he was late to meet his brother.

he strutted through the door, not letting on that he was in a hurry, but feeling guilty to leave elias hanging. he laughed and shook his head as he was greeted, pulling out the stool next to him. "is that some kind of hint about what you might be getting me for christmas?" there was a time when the eager fans would have been crowding him, but tonight, it was just the sundström brothers. while he enjoyed the alone time with him, his heart fell at at the utter lack of recognition.

he stuck his hand up to signal to the bartender. "i'll have a modelo, and he'll," he stuck his thumb out towards elias, "have another of whatever he's been having." he noted the familiarity between the two, but didn't say anything about it. "so, elias. how's the practice been going? you have a chance to listen to the podcast i sent you?" mattias asked before he brought the bottle to his lips. "i think it gave great tips on how to approve your vocal range. of course, i already knew that stuff, but i thought you might be bored of hearing my voice drone on about it," he teased.

location : redstone bar closed for : @capitclkarma

leaning against the bar , elias lets his fingers still , abandoning the rhytm they’d been idly drumming - a melody from the band’s upcoming set . his hand shifts to cradle the empty glass , the cool press of it grounding him in the amber haze of the room . a smile lingers at the corner of his mouth , lazy and easy . the bartender glances his way and that's all the invitation he needs . “ got anything strong enough to make me forget i'm waiting on someone who can't read a clock ? ” his voice warm , teasing , a hint of laughter threading through the words . the drink arrives in a highball glass , a liquid the color of honey at dusk , garnished with the delicate curl of orange peel like a whisper of artistry . by the time his brother finally appears , there's a napkin folded neatly by his hand , a phone number scrawled across it in looping script - an echo of an earlier exchange , playful but leaving a trace , the final flourish of a night still writing itself . elias considers ordering another drink , eyes flickering to the door as it swings open , spilling the latecomer into the warm hum of the room . a brow arches as he raises the glass in a lazy toast . “ you're buying this round . consider it reparations for your complete lack of a watch . ”

[fightingalgth8rs]

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I trully want to be in their minds for a day, what fucked up conection their brains will do this time, they are mental!

This is so stupid. Peak dumbassery. They have climbed so far up the pole of stupidity that we cannot touch them anymore. I cannot begin to fathom how one can achieve this. She's trying to be all sweet and sentimental but... ma'am.... touch grass please.

[cxcervenus]

[vellichorom]

ok this is the year we retire the old template & start using new ones hello

( & SO, this template credit to @ necromosss on twt! (( date edited slightly by me, in case you're confused )) )

WHAT a year, am I right?

2023 opened the door to a lot more experiences, events, fandoms, people, & all KINDS of hectic craziness for me, but it was REALLY fun, & while I don't think I really made HEFTY leaps & bounds in terms of doing something different with my art, every day - with every small change & improvement, I come to love my art all the more.

& that, I will contribute some to YOU! yes, YOU - reading this right now! to casual viewers, to those who have been with me since the premiere of this blog, to those who've come around in 2023 for one thing or another; to those of you of whom I've never spoken with, to those who have made me something or complemented my work, to those who've become my friends, my gratitude is IMMEASURABLE.

this last year, while its had its bumpier moments - I will confess, it's been truly incredible, & I thank you, every single one of you, who's had even the slightest hand to make it so. you are all TOO KIND, & I appreciate you sticking by & enjoying what I do.

hopefully, I can continue to make things that grab your attention, AWE & AMAZE YOU, & beyond anything, make you smile, if only to repay you some for all the joy you provide me.

HERE'S TO 2024! with hopes & prayers & wishes aplenty that we'll be better people in better situations before it's over!

2023: JAN / FEB / MAR / APR / MAY / JUN / JUL / AUG / SEP / OCT / NOV / DEC + BONUS PIECE.

[distortedmoondisc]

Do you ever think about the parallels between Rinne and Aira

Not only they have a shared interest in protecting Hiiro and ensuring his well-being/growth as a person, (and it's extra interesting given how Aira sort of dislikes Rinne for how he dealt with Hiiro in general—by leaving him alone at their hometown and disowning him in the summer of the MDM—, so even though they have the same interests and goals regarding Hiiro, they aren't exactly friends nor like each other — though this is mostly from Aira's part, because Rinne does like Aira and even acknowledges him as someone important to Hiiro that he must keep in his life), but Aira kinda is what Rinne used to be, before his dreams of becoming an idol we're crushed by the new rules of ES.

!! Main Story, Episode 171, "Revolution"

I've seen many people talk about how Rinne and Aira would get along because they're both idol otakus, but I believe that's a common misunderstanding of Rinne's character, because Rinne isn't an idol otaku (at least not anymore). He doesn't like the current idol system and the way Ensemble Square is running the industry. That's why he tried to change it by force in the !! Main Story by acting out. This is different from Aira, who loves the idols born from this system, and is a participant in the ES system that is going to hurt the industry in the long run (because ES is mass producing idols like a factory, stripping them from their own individuality and what makes idols especial in the first place — which is why Aira likes idols to begin with! Because they're different from ordinary people!)

!! Main Story, episode 220, "Despair"

Aira is aware that the idol industry isn't perfect, in episode 171 he even acknowledges that the mass production of idols similar to items of consumption made in a factory is wrong and it strips idols from their beauty and value, but he doesn't have the insight and first hand experience with heartbreak as Rinne had, so he doesn't have the motivation to protest or change the way ES is running the industry. They both love idols and dreamed of becoming one, but Rinne isn't an idol otaku, because he can't be a fan of idols mass produced by the current system.

What Rinne does instead, is support underground idols that would otherwise be trampled or forced to disappear by ES because they don't fit their sets of standards (and because ES has monopoly in the idol industry, they can easily do this without much repercussions or public outcry) and gives them his protection. This is explained throughout the course of the story of Night Club.

Nigh Club, Epilogue 2

Aira tries to impersonate an ideal idol persona, as the ones he watched when he was younger. He wants to embody a model idol and inspire others as idols inspired him in the past. Rinne used to be similar, but ES arbitrarily destroyed his solo career making him lose that dream, and that's why he embodies the wild and rebellious persona he portrays on stage, which is a complete opposite to how a traditional idol should act (and this is a constant point of conflict between him and other idols, such as Himeru; Himeru tends to scold Rinne for being so wild and doing whatever he wants because it goes against what is expected of an idol, but in Night Club he comes to understand that this is Rinne's soft way to protest against ES, despite having lost to them in the first part of the !! Main Story).

(Sometimes, I wonder if Rinne is happy being the wild and playful self he is with Crazy:B, or if he would prefer to be on stage as an ideal idol like he used to do years ago....)

However, despite their differences and the dislike/intimidation Aira might feel towards Rinne, he admits he understands his feelings and where he comes from, and that he can't help but to relate to him due to the fact that they both love idols. Aira scolds Rinne in episode 220 "Despair" to make him stop his pity party, but later in episode 224 "Flutter" he comforts and encourages him instead—telling him that he should not give up being an idol, because he recognizes that Rinne loves idols as much as he does, and that he still has a reason to live because he has fans of himself and of Crazy:B waiting for him among the crowd, meaning that he is still loved and accepted by someone, despite all the wreckage he had caused.

(And if I'm allowed to get personal for a moment, I just need to make emphasis in how important Aira is to the development of the Amagi brothers in the last arc of the !! main story, and this scene is a perfect example of that. Aira is the one who encourages Rinne to join the others on stage and sing, and after that it is Hiiro that pushes Rinne to give that step which finally leads them to perform on stage together 🥹)

So as we can see, Rinne and Aira have a lot of similarities, but they act in completely different ways due to their circumstances. They have similar backgrounds as idol lovers but they have different views and feelings about the industry and the profession, (however, they seem to share the same ideals as to what an idol should be, and love the same type of ideal idol inside their hearts). Adding to that their shared most beloved person, Hiiro, and how the two of them want what's best for him but they have a point of contention due to Rinne's bad actions in the !! Main Story, and their relationship becomes x10 more interesting, and I wish we talked about it more!

And we know Happyele hasn't forgotten about them, because Aira appeared in Rinne's recent relationship chart, just below Hiiro.

(also, a little unrelated, bu i think it's funny that despite having a heart to heart at the ending of the main story, their relationship is still "want to tease him" and "he's a little scary" ahdks Aira, who scolded Rinne in front of hundreds of people in the MDM, regressed to feeling intimidated and troubled by him. A couple of friends commented that it was probably because Aira had a burst of courage in the MDM because of the severity of the situation, so he had the determination to call out Rinne, a senior that he particularly feels intimidated by, publicly without second thought. It is canon that after the fact, Aira admitted that looking back on the MDM he felt embarrassed for doing such a bold thing. Idk, it's just something i find very interesting and fun about their dynamic www)

So this leads me to believe that they haven't forgotten about the history these two had in the main story, and all I can do is just wait for them to expand on their relationship and dynamic more eventually in some future event.

[regulus-regent]

@anemcia

[hopeinthebox]

tagged by the gorgeous and fabulous @cordiallyfuturedwight and @aprylynn for february's roundup:

tagging the usual music favs: @jiminsproof @thvinyl @jimin-gaon @visionsofgideontheninth @spicyclematis @kimchokejin @jihopesjoint @monismochi plus @kimtaegis for the amy macdonald of it all 💜 and also you, dear reader. MWAH

[monards]

lord how i wish i was astrea.

[r0semultiverse]

Hey so did anyone else think that Ms. Cheng was secretly an angel/demon? I really feel like she was with that one brief scene (the music going weird with her was the big thing) and technically Aziraphale did invite her inside! 👀

[acheron-starrail]

The Golden Thread banner will be the only one I pull on in 2.1. 10-40 pulls will be easy to make up by 2.2.

[edierone]

when you get this, list 5 songs you like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers :3

well, OK!

--"El Melouk," Ahmed Saad, 3enba, Double Suksh - got it from the Moon Knight soundtrack, I think?

--"Girlfriend," Matthew Sweet

--"Who Were You Thinkin' Of," Texas Tornados

--"Alison's Starting to Happen," The Lemonheads

--"Godzilla," Blue Oyster Cult

this ask is so old, idk who hasn't done it yet ... but I'd like to see all of y'all's!

[maisha133]

I am digging the enemies to lovers potential vibes we are getting with Kamran and Ms. Huda. I also love how she throughout the book was putting his arrogant and entitled ass in place. Ughhh their chemistry was so good, I want moreeee

[plsleafmelon]

OK WHO THE HOLY FUCK IS JUN AND WHY IS HE DECIMATING MY TEAM SO FUCKING HARD IN MDH

all my sinners do is breathe in his direction and he goes so trigger happy like jfc the moment i see someone boutta clash w him i go full defense mode like u just see that whole bar full of evades yeah thats me fighting him

[thebeautifulfantastic]

describing each mcu disney+ tv series in one word:

wandavision: introspective

the falcon and the winter soldier: reconstruction

loki: redemptive

what if: hypothetical

hawkeye: nostalgic

moon knight: revolutionary

ms marvel: joyful

she-hulk: forced

[kitty-lemon]

LeMON

I made a little thing 😏 Hope you like it 😜