#no ok listen i have thoughtstm

[omarfor-orchestra]

I do think people who work in the field should roast the show because it was supposed to bring attention to some kind of realities that get ignored more often than everything else and it became a soap opera instead but consider. I like it.

[lylethewarblerguy]

Ok so I have ThoughtsTM (long post so I’m gonna put it under read more)

TL:DR, there is a difference between changing a character and expanding on a character. If we have no explanation for why a character is the way they are or precedent for how they’d be in a specific situation. Then writing an explanation for their behaviour or showing them from a different light isn’t changing the character, it’s just expanding on them. So writing Sebastian as being somewhat likeable when he’s not interacting with people who hate him isn’t necessarily changing the character. It’s just showing him in a different situation than we’ve seen him in before.

I see a lot of people say that Kurtbastian isn’t actually good because in order for them to work you have to change Sebastians character so much. And to a certain extent I kinda agree I guess but to a much greater extent I completely disagree. Because expanding on and changing a character are two completely different things.

Listen, we’ve only ever seen Sebastian from the perspective of his adversaries and Blaine, who he isn’t close to. But we haven’t seen what he’s like when he’s interacting with his friends, or working with warbler stuff, or what his home life is like. Therefore I don’t think having him acting differently is necessarily “changing” his character if his canon behaviours still make sense with that added depth.

As an example, I’m autistic and partially non vocal. One day when I was at kindergarten my mom was called in to talk about me. One of the teachers told her that I never spoke and asked if there was something up with me. My mom started laughing because from the moment she picked me up to the moment she dropped me off I just would not shut the fuck up. For the teacher the idea of me talking was out of character, but for my mom the idea of me being quiet was out of character.

Now, imagine there was a tv show where kindergarten me had been a character but it only showed me at kindergarten, not talking, with no explanation for why that was. If someone had written a fanfic in which I was talking at home then people would be complaining because they were changing the character. But the fact is that the viewers have no idea if I talk at home or not, because they’ve never seen me in that situation and there’s no explanation for why I don’t talk at kindergarten.

My point is that from the perspective of the Warblers Santana is just a bitch who keeps insulting Sebastian, and from the perspective of the New Directions Sebastian is just a bitch who keeps insulting Kurt. But we know that’s not all there is to Santana because we see her point of view on the show. But we don’t see Sebastian in any other situation than interacting with his adversaries and Blaine. So we can’t say that a Sebastian who is nice to his friends or a Sebastian who has these walls up because of trauma or whatever is changing the character. Rather it’s just adding more depth to his actions.

[disaster-fruit]

when port heard abt what brazil was doing during the paraguayan war he only said “sai ao pai kkkkk” and went back to getting wasted in a corner (ok ok, that was a joke, but how do you think worst dad would have reacted to the war, especially in relation to Brazil?)

kkkkkkk I fully appreciate this joke, but if you want to have a serious conversation about how port reacted to brazil during the 3AW, I have ThoughtsTM

Full disclosure, I have no idea what was going on in Portugal in the 1860s, or how the relationship between the two countries were at the time, and I’ll probably research that for the fic, but for this ask I’m just gonna go with some broad, likely incorrect guesses ausashdu feel free to correct me or share your hcs

But I think port’s feelings about the war – and imperial brazil in general – are a very weird mix between pride and worry. And both feelings come from a place of having been himself a powerful empire once, and now having basically no power.

So on one hand, he looks at himself, and who he isn’t anymore, and then looks at his son and thinks “well… At least I raised him. The main power of Latin America. Not bad huh?” And despite brazil not being super found of him at this time, he still feels pride seeing brazil expand his influence in the continent where Port used to rule half of, and being in many ways a continuation of him, but a more powerful, fresh and young one. One that can look at the British Empire and say “I’m not afraid of you. You can’t tell me what to do. I can fight you” (which you know… thinking about England and port at this time…. I think port would be smiling to himself a LOT seeing brazil give England some headache (and brazils motivations here were TERRIBLE but I don’t think Port cared at this moment)). One that is a lot like he used to be, his legacy, his son.

Like he used to be. Port at this point is no longer a powerful empire, he knows the bitter taste of decline and defeat and how the bad things you do when you’re on top of the world might later come back to bite you (brazil himself being an example). Brazil in the empire is a little too much like him (portu-cale has a nice post about it but I can’t find it ;;), and I think at this time port might fear for what will come for him. He can also see his mistakes, how brazil starts to get HUGE amounts of debt with fukin England to pay for the war, and port knows too well that that can’t be a good idea. Portugal can see Brazil slipping into a very dangerous mental state as the war progresses, willing to do anything except allow peace. And Portugal is in a position in their relationship that he knows there’s nothing he can say that brazil will ever listen, so he cant even worn him about his mistakes.

Anyway this was very quickly written and without much thought, maybe once I finish my research I can come back to this topic but I always feel like rambling about imperial brazil and wouldn’t miss this opportunity asdufha

[yn6k]

hi shine! i wanted to know your thoughts about the book of us: gravity album? any personal favorites? least favorites?

sorry this is so late! i wanted to take my time to answer it because i do have a lot of thoughtsTM hahaha more (like a LOT more) under the cut :) 

so on first listen of the album, or honestly even just from the album spoiler haha, my ears instantly focused in on cover and how to love! so i’ll probably have the most to say about those songs + time of our life since ive listened to them the most!!for me: love how its in compound meter! always love me a good 12/8 or 6/8 or whatever it is haha its felt in three basically lskj i dont have a lot to say about this song? i think the focus is more on the lyrics? but musically i cant really identify anything that really sticks out to me alkdj like typical poprock i really dont know what to say maybe theres more interesting things going on underneath that im terrible at picking out (like in the chord progressions) fav part is def the prechorus^^time of our life: its so weird talking about this now bc ive gotten so used to the song that lkj some of what im saying (like the changes i would have done) feels /wrong/ but ahaha still here are some of my thoughts^^ FIRST OF ALL WONPILS PIANO SOLO >>>>> i just really love listening to it and i think an underrated part of his solo is the i think synth drums underneath them and how it creates this driving motion for the song and so like even tho the song starts kind of bare we can go straight into that hype instrumental intro instead of like having only his solo be the intro and going straight into the more mellower verse or smth along those lines? hahaha i think on first listen the first thing that stood out to me was how the chorus sounded like an extension of the verse?  like the chorus wasnt very obvious and im not sure why in terms of like chord progression music theory, but in terms of instrumentation i think one of the reasons is because that driving quarter note drum thing we get in the chorus only resolves in the second half of the chorus instead of sometime in the first half of it. so it almost gives off this sense that we might be building up to something greater but we arent? really like all of this energy from the drums piling up for seemingly no reason and also the effect that it has on really accentuating the opening lines of the chorus dissipates imo the longer that drum rhythm plays out. like the whole “a page of beautiful youth” part that opens the chorus is mostly all quarter notes and i love how we have the quarter notes within the actual drum line to back that up but then two things after that happen: 1) we get i guess a reiteration of the opening melody in the chorus with the “let’s write it together” which i feel like having the drumming driving with those same quarter notes underneath it makes the intro of the chorus feel a bit less special and memorable? and 2) and after that line plays out, the melody becomes a bit more loose in in terms of its rhythm (the ‘i want to fill it with our memories’ part) the melody doesnt have those same impactful quarter notes anymore, but u still have the drum playing it so its kind of? like a why? at that point like i personally feel it takes away from the support it gives to the earlier melody that was obviously more driving quarter notes. i kind of wish that driving forward motion in the drumline was resolved within the third measure of the chorus with like a singular drum hit into the release (like going from here to something like here but with a drum hit in between as a transition or smth? hard to explain lks i actually had a made a video a while back kind of experimenting with the sound but idk how to upload it to here) but!! i am a fan of having those driving quarter notes coming out of the bridge i love the usage of it there and would not change a thing! i think it fits because we are actually building up to that release in the instrumental, it feels a lot different than the chorus which just feels like it drags on for a bit too long. but i would also would have liked if we had a bit of an instrumental pause or something like right after sungjin says ‘dont worry about a thing’ like after that ‘ma’ a brief pause or like even the omission of the downbeat that the drum is giving like /something/ missing before we get back into him singing ‘leave everything to me’ idk i feel like that change would have been interesting and way to build up tension again in a way?? anyways to circle back to my original point about the chorus feeling like an extension of the verse..i lowkey feel like maybe day6 felt that a bit too? laksdj and thats why we got that drum intermission bw the end of the prechorus and the start of the chorus but thats just a theory idk how true it is like honestly to me it felt slightly out of place and kind of a random transition? i dunno i could be wronghere are some misc. things not in too much detail since i think talking about one song has already gotten too long alksdj but sungjins part in the prechorus i think could have been sung a bit /gentler/ than his usual throaty approach for day6 songs idk. love the vocal layering in the chorus! maybe my headphones are terrible and maybe im biased (a bit of both or neither who knows) but laksdj i kinda wish youngks bass part was a tad bit louder he has some cool parts that often get overshadowed by the electric guitars + vocals i think (like here! the sound is so tiny in the studio i wish they had brought it out a bit more because when it is brought out it like here sounds gorgeous…that sound actually might be a bit overpowering actually haha but some happy balance bw those two). also totally random but i love the way jae says ‘한 페이지’ its just satisfying to listen to like he slurs the words a bit? whereas sungjin in his part is more staccato and lkj i think i prefer the legato connection of the words to the staccato one. also thank god they brought back the piano solo for the bridge laksjhow to love: SHE!! was a favorite/look out for since the album spoiler and she did not disappoint. wonpil said it was motown influenced? love that for them;; the chord progressions are funky and fun to listen out for! love how we get a bit of instrumental differences between the first and second reiteration of the first part of the verse?  (the introduction of this electric guitar kind of in ur left ear if ur wearing head phones thats not there initially but then also this part in the electric guitar in the right ear which isnt there also again in the first reiteration just to keep it different and not redundant! i love the prechorus, introduction of strings for chorus stellar (but im strings biased) but its just so fun to follow how its similar and different to the vocal melody also whats a day6 song without some sort of chanting! love how the rhythm in the melody follows the drum part into the chorus all three times that it happens! the bridge is funky love it haha and also just love how at the end they switch up the ‘cause im ready’ and have sungjin jae and wonpil each sing one of those and then have youngk end with the ‘ooooh’ i thought that was adorable. ok keeping it short thats all i’ll saywanna go back: not to be a svt stan but holiday is that you? hahah jkjk its just a similar genre its like holiday meets maroon 5 haha i actually enjoy a lot of the song the chord progressions in the verses are interesting but also the prechorus is really pretty sounding but lakjd i honestly wish the tempo was just a little bit faster in the chorus i feel like its dragging a bit its hard for me personally to stay engaged with the song because of the murky feeling i personally get from the chorus. also the transition into the second verse is kinda ?? idk ahahaha but yeah main thing is just i wish the tempo was even just the tiniest bit faster for the chorus specifically i feel like verses are fine but just the chorus could have afforded to been a bit faster…but maybe this is just a personal experience cover: this is my personal favorite from the album! musically i just love the sound of the chord progressions in the verses? also the chorus! she! the vocal melody how it goes down but then u hear that piano in the background go up *chefs kiss* art! and i love the changes in the instrumental they introduced for the second verse! they added the bass i believe as well as another electric guitar part that isnt that muted plucking thing that we got in the first verse! AND THEN THE BRIDGE!!!!!!! THAT!!! IS!! A!! BRIDGE!!!! its so stunning and incredibly climatic and beautifully executed!!! i believe thats the first time the drums proper actually come in can you believe it (there are percussion sounds before but i think its a tambourine + a shaker/maraca? essentially not the drumset);; the tension that just the introduction of drums really brings to the piece ahhh and also the chord progressions really take u for a ride the first time u hear it and u dont know what to expect;; and then we get out of the chorus with ‘because im weak and not cool’ as a deviance from the earlier lyrics of ‘my weak and not cool side’ then DRUMTRIPLET!!!!! LAST CHORUS!! MORE DRUM TRIPLETS!! so wonderful the pOWER really the whole song is a huge crescendo ?? kind of influenced by the fact that they keep layering instruments which i absolutely LOVE like its beautiful haha but then the last chorus is just the quickest decrescendo ever as a way to fade out from the song but now with all the instruments (love how the last line really like enforces its importance and lyrical difference from the earlier ‘in the end i was seen’ by having that drum just punch it into u with every hit of the bass drum haha) also like how its not a true circular ending (but it kinda is) like there are instrumental and lyrical differences from the start and the end one thing i kind of wished they experimented with was like maybe mixing up some members voices in the chorus? like i tried a youngpil one myself haha where wonpil sings this part, then youngk, wonpil, youngk (again i hve a video for this but idunno how to upload to this ask) but its not like the song to me suffered from having singular member choruses i just thought it might be kinda cool haha anywhos im biased i love this song and laksj didnt even go into the lyrics rip anyways moving onbest part: i think its really cute that they composed this to be specifically be enjoyed in concert! i really like the best paaaaaaaaa aaaart like that swoop they do and the layering of the vocals i also think its super cool how some of the instrumental drop out towards the end of the chorus but alskj another ‘wanna go back’ transition into the second verse are they experimenting with this transition or smth?? but it just feels like inserted bc they couldnt think of a better way to transition into second verse which?? just kind of awkward akjl idk but maybe they have a reason for it i dont know! but yeah haha again musically im not really sure what to say kinda like for me it just feels like standard pop rock which isnt a bad thing just a /thing/ ahaha 

[shiryawashere]

Ok so I was gonna keep this to myself but it's late and I'm desperately looking for ways to procrastinate from doing one (1) task so it's

🎉 UNSOLICITED MAEVELIGHT SEX LIFE DISCOURSE! 🎉

Because I have some ThoughtsTM on the matter hear me out. Listen wait sit down don't leave unless you're a minor in which case please come back later I must share my spicy takes:

I am a firm believer in bottom!Annie absolutely. I think she like everyone else is Not Immune to Maeve's.. shall we say dominating presence. You know homegirl's been thinking about getting pinned to the nearest wall I mean come on

Especially given the comphet headcanon I think there is extreme saucy potential in Annie giving up her body for Maeve to use bc she doesn't even know what it's capable of yet. I don't think she's submissive all the time but I also think that the girl gets way too weak in the knees when Maeve touches her to keep it together

But now hear me out. Listen. I come to you with a vision. According to my vision there is something in Maeve (definitely worth unpacking in 50k words or more) that can make sex a catharsis-driven experience. What I mean by that is that she's barely ever had anyone besides maybe Homelander who could boss her around or hurt her in any way, she's always in control, always both figuratively and literally on top, and bottoming for Annie would in theory be the complete antithesis to her entire persona. It's her equivalent of a forbidden fruit, if you will, because she can't normally ever give in to an urge like that (due to external and internal pressure both). Therefore,,,

we arrive at my thesis: Maeve wants to worship Annie's body for being the one that can a) match her pace and b) give her the pain she thinks she deserves AND soothe it; she can be a little destructive without compromising her wellbeing, she can stop pretending, she can let go, she doesn't have to be constantly vigilant and keep her guard up, if only Annie takes care of her. She can be the one to be told what to do, for once, and she can be safe. (And I'll say that Annie not only enjoys watching Maeve be completely helpless but also recognizes that it's her most vulnerable expression of trust and love for Annie.)

(slams book of prophecies shut) Thus Sayeth The Vision

I've spent too much time thinking about them having sex thank you for coming to my late-night TED talk

Honestly not sure what compels me most re:maevelight be it

Annie being starstruck and putting Maeve on a pedestal because she grew up following her career and wanting to be like her and wow she's so cool and strong and awesome only to realize that she's just another person

Maeve putting Annie on a pedestal because she has the moral conviction that Maeve got beaten out of her over the years only to realize that she's just another person

related to the above, Maeve doing whatever it takes to protect Annie from following in her footsteps, even if it means destroying herself

Annie desperately trying to pull Maeve out of her self-destructive spiral

Maeve training Annie because by god she can wipe the floor with her in the beginning

Annie realizing she's been suffering from extreme comphet because of Maeve

exploring Annie's relationship with religion and how it might be affected by her having an ally in Maeve

the untapped, pristine whump potential in the two getting themselves in trouble (or even fighting each other) because they care

Maeve firmly believing she doesn't deserve any better VS Annie firmly believing that she's worth saving FIGHT!!

catering personally to me, Xena/Gabrielle parallels (older dark brooding bi x naive blonde babygirl who grows up into a badass herself, the idea of redemption being only achievable through constantly trying (and sometimes being just.. tired), babygirl holding the leash of dark brooding bi whenever she gets a bit too morally gray)

literally all of the above. at the same time. maevelight has me in a chokehold I need to breathe them

Strongly leaning towards 11 tbh

12. Maeve being a pathetic whiny sub for Annie in the bedroom because she needs to be out of control like air I mean what who said that and also the other way around please and thank you anyway you didn't see this I was never here

[soonsluv]

RAIN!!!! hello my babyyy, how are you? It's been a while! I've been busy with uni and trying to be a functional human being lmao the school work isn't actually that much rn, but I still need to make it a habit, yk? I'm a chronic procrastinator and my problem is that i know i can get away with it KDNSKWN if i didn't menage to have good results even doing things on the day before a deadline I probably would be a better student lol

i loved your new theme!!! So cute 💝🤲 have you seen the mv trailer for "hot"?? Very hot indeed, im loving the direction but still am a but lost in the concept lmao (cyberpunk sexy cowboys is the best i have so far)

AND LATTE ANON IS ALSO FROM BRAZIL? pls i hope this doesn't sound too much like a stalker lmaoo but i was scrolling down your blog and saw a bit of your convo!! >> Oi oi latte, tudo bem? <<

hehe I'll be back with some ThoughtsTM later 👀

Oh!! And before i forget, i saved this link earlier this week to send to you 💝 have some of my hoshi pretty boy agenda 😌 (YES he is a lil gf AND YES he's also a pretty babyboy....)

- 😺 anon

your baby??🫣 i’ve been doing relatively good my sweetheart<33 except for rn tho, my brain is melting and spilling out of my ears bc of this research paper i procrastinated on working🤕 that’s good to hear, i’m so proud of you!! honestly doing things on time is so annoying but also relieves you of so much stress so keep working ok your work ethic(not like me lmao)

thank you!! my themes have always been so dark so i wanted to change it up :) and yes i saw it🤭🤭 honestly when i heard the lyrics, i was waiting on snoop dog to come out of the shadows😭

you just asked them if they’re were doing alright, didn’t you?😎 also may i rec this french/brazilian artist i listened to? his name is drey karper, he’s pretty underground or whatever😋

and yes pls do!! thoughts are always welcome in my inbox :)

you saved something to send to me??🥹 you’re so sweet gato, thank you so so much<3 any hoshi content is good for my soul tbh