#musings of the dancer:

[valiantroyalty]

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[xanna-tose]

" Golden Ballerina " ✨️

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[kaitlinamberxo]

“This locket was supposed to take me home...but in my heart, I feel I’m already there.”

kaitlin's 100 favorite female muses — 62/100: Clara Stahlbaum

[andy-wm]

Park Jimin, sir....

Excuse me but that's not what adorable looks like where i come from?!

Aside from holding us hostage with his cute-hotness AND his hot-cuteness...

This Park Jimin takes no prisoners.

Yeah he was joking, but he did assert control.

So much attitude. I loved it.

I loved seeing that he absolutely knows his worth, and these days he makes his own decisions. Whether anyone agrees or disagrees about his work ethic or his dieting choice, they are his own decisions.

And he knows what he wants.

He knows what he wants from the choreography, from the story he's telling, from the dancers, and from himself.

Jimin OWNS this performance.

Watching this dance practice reminded me of how far they have come and how much has changed for them.

The scales of power that were once tipped in the company's favour have found a new balance.

It's always interesting to watch a room full of people and work out who holds power.

When the power balance is questionable, there may be a palpable tension as the contenders wrestle for control. But when there is one person who has quiet confidence and visible authority, you know there's no question about who is in charge. They give and take, they work with their team, but ultimately they make the decisions.

Watching this dance practice, it's very obvious who holds the power in that room.

Gone are the days where anybody else makes decisions for Park Jimin. Nobody instructs Jimin to do anything here. The staff are teaching him the choreo, not because they are in charge, but because that's their job. And Jimin changes whatever he feels isn't working - with consultation because he respects his team - but he's not asking permission.

He decides which parts to keep working on and he decides when the practice ends, and everyone respects his decisions because he is the natural leader.

Watching this also demonstrated unequivocally that with WHO, Jimin had full involvement in every aspect.

He may not have written the words to the song but he absolutely controlled the narrative.

💛

[littlequeenies]

August 4, 1979 - Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin with wife Maureen and daughter Carmen (photo #1) at the Knebworth festival in Knebworth, Hertfordshire (UK).

[sweetfridays]

♡ isabelle mathers via instagram ( isabellemathersx )

[dance-world]

Vincent G. Clavaguera-Pratx - photo by The Male Muse

[meisterdrucke]

Dancers in blue, 1890 by Edgar Degas

[pollie-pockets]

Rolife Nanci museum of fantasy transparents

[persimminwrites]

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[theprophetsaid]

Brian's feelings about Body Language have been widely criticized, but I personally find it interesting that Freddie writing about his experiences at gay clubs made Brian feel excluded.

[ludmilachaibemachado]

Sylvie Vartan🌼🌷🍃

Via @isabelfutre on Instagram🌼🌸🌺

[tina-aumont]

Presentación del libro "María Montez. La reina del tecnicolor"

Marzo 1995 - Aurelio Carnero, Coordinador de Archivo de Filmoteca Canaria, el autor, Antonio Pérez Arnay, Carlos Pumares y el Viceconsejero de Cultura del Gobierno de Canarias, Miguel Cabrera. Editado por Filmoteca Canaria. Salón de actos de la Casa de la Cultura. Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

In March 1995 the book "María Montez, la Reina del Tecnicolor", which was written by Antonio Pérez Arnay (second left) was presented at the Culture House in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.

The other gentlemen in the photo are (L-R): Aurelio Carnero (Canary Islands Film Archive Coordinator), Antonio Pérez Arnay, Carlos Pumares and Miguel Cabrera (Deputy Minister of Culture of the Government of the Canary Islands).

If you click on the photos, they direct you to the original source.

[trinitybloodbr]

Oh, my sweet little girl… what are the chances that Agnes is Father Hugue’s lost sister?

Theories and conspiracies about Trinity Blood Or when you have serious things to think about, but you'd rather theorize about fictional characters…

Obviously, I brought this version of my little argument… considering that most TB fans are fluent in English. Enjoy! (Or not.)

🚨Warning: The following text contains highly disconnected theories, poorly substantiated hypotheses, and an alarming amount of daydreaming. Read at your own risk (and enjoy the chaos).🚨

Before diving into my ‘little big’ musings, I want to clarify that I haven’t read all the volumes of the novel yet. So, my theory might fall apart (or not) once I gain access to more information.

The fact is, as a Japanese language student, translating Trinity Blood has been quite the challenge. I have this annoyingly meticulous habit of wanting to preserve both the literality and coherence of the original text.

But without further ado, let’s delve into the theory (aka daydream) that’s been frying my brain cells…

What are the chances that Agnes is Hugue de Watteau’s lost sister?

In R.A.M I, we are introduced to Father Hugue de Watteau and his mission in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, one of the countries in the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of northern France).

He is tasked with solving the case of murders that occurred in the Old Church of Amsterdam, located in the territory of one of the Count Four, a vampire alliance among the four cities that lead the underworld in the Low Countries.

Count Four:

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Antwerp (Belgium)

Brussels (Belgium)

Bruges (Belgium)

This chapter provides a glimpse into Hugue’s past and his family, the Watteaus, as well as some details about Agnes. According to the Trinity Blood Wiki, she is described as Hugue’s distant cousin.

“The Watteau family was a legendary family of noble mercenaries in the Low Countries. For generations, they also served as chief commissioners of the Alliance of Four Cities, and in the absence of a national army, they represented the greatest military power and an excellent and rigorous police force, demonstrating remarkable skill in maintaining public order — but now they are a presence relegated to history. This is because, about nine years ago, their castle in Bruges was attacked on a large scale by vampires, and the head of the family, along with its main members and followers, were all massacred.” (SWORD DANCER – Part II – excerpt from the novel)

During this attack, Hugue had both his arms severed, and his younger sister was kidnapped.

Hugue mentions his sister’s name, and this, ladies and gentlemen, is where my pilgrimage began.

Why did I notice this?

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The name mentioned for his sister in katakana is:

アニエス (Aniesu)

Which is a transliteration of the French name Agnès, based on its French pronunciation.

Putting the name Agnès into Google Translate, you can see that its pronunciation closely resembles the katakana Aniesu.

That’s one point.

Then, we are introduced to this lovely lady here:

Agnes, the novice from Amsterdam…

Her name is presented as:

アグネス (Agunesu)

This is a phonetic transliteration of the name Agnes.

At first glance, nothing seems off, but did you catch the subtle 'difference' between these names?

If we consider that the French name Agnès, when transcribed into other Western languages, 'becomes' Agnes (in this case, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands), that’s another point.

Hugue, his sister, and, in this case, Sister Agnes are from Bruges, located in Belgium, which in turn has linguistic influences from French, as well as Flemish (Dutch), and German.

The first map is of Trinity Blood’s world, and the second is a more detailed reference map…

In the novel, it is mentioned that Agnes is also a Watteau, but on the day of the attack on the family’s castle, she was the only one not present, as she was ill and under the care of her nursemaid, outside the castle grounds...

With the fall of the Watteau family, Sister Agnes was sent from Bruges, Belgium, to the Church of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Why am I harping on the names and countries?

Hold on… I’m prolix, in case you hadn’t noticed…

Well, my main thesis is that if Agnes from Amsterdam is Hugue’s sister, whose original name was Agnès (Aniesu), the change in location may have caused her name to undergo a phonetic shift to Agnes (Agunesu).

I took into account the etymology as well as the linguistic variations within the work.

And before anyone says otherwise, Trinity Blood is packed with terms and names from different languages.

Abel, Caterina, and Hugue occasionally use Latin. Tres Iqus incorporates English, and Isaak uses German. (Yes, we needed one character to make things more complicated…)

Obviously, I took into account the author, Master Yoshida, and his apparent efforts to study and contextualize the names of his characters. He always seemed to emphasize details about Trinity Blood’s world.

But back to the point…

Oh, and we also have Agnes’ version of her own story:

“That night, I happened to catch a cold and was left in the care of my nursemaid. But when I heard the news, I was truly heartbroken. I couldn’t believe that my father, my mother, and all the people I’d been with just the day before were no longer in this world…” (SWORD DANCER – Part II – excerpt from the novel)

From here, I could come up with several theories, but these are just hypotheses.

That only make sense in my head

We could consider that at the time of the incident that massacred the Watteau family, she was only 5 years old. The trauma of losing her entire family could have caused her to experience a mental block of information.

She could have been spared by the person who ordered the attack or just had immense luck being sent away from the Watteau estate due to her illness.

Hugue might not have known that his sister had been sent away before the incident, leading him to believe she was kidnapped when her body wasn’t found.

There are other factors, such as Hugue not recognizing her or Agnes not mentioning having an older brother. I would consider the traumatic experiences they both endured. The human mind creates incredibly strong blocks and barriers as a means of self-protection.

Both Hugue and Agnes have a strong sense of justice—and revenge. Is this a Watteau family trait, or just sibling synchronicity? Either way, they’re precious, and no one can disrespect my babies!

Also, while researching and writing this text, I stumbled across an old LiveJournal entry that appeared to be fan fiction featuring Hugue x Agnes. It carried the warnings: “Grammar abuse and some sexual implications…”

Wow, she’s only 14....

Thankfully, the link was unavailable—what a surreal blessing. Although I don’t want more trauma, I do have a strange curiosity for it…

If you made it this far…

Hi, I’m Lutie (◕‿◕✿), and I’m obsessed with Trinity Blood again...

Please note that I am not fluent in English, so if you find any mistakes, I humbly ask for your forgiveness… this will likely happen again...

[fizzigigsimmer]

The difference between the students and the master is the master flies. This is purely a Mikhail Baryshnikov appreciation post, because the way this man could dance has yet to be rivaled in my opinion. Just chefs kiss.

Also, you can just hear Steve's salty ass muttering "he thinks he's fucking Baryshnikov" whenever Billy slays it in class.

[littlequeenies]

1972 - Sisters Sabel Starr and Coral Shields backstage at Led Zeppelin concert in San Diego.

Thanks to N for the shout-out!