#non winx

[emoxxzombie]

It's my birthday today !! 🖤

[darlenicy]

y'all remember when I talked about my best friend who suddenly didn't care for my birthday anymore? After dreaming for the 8th (!!) time now that she apologized and we talked, I wrote to her yesterday that I am not over it yet and need to know what's the matter now so that I can make my peace with it. Today she replied: "It's over to me and I have nothing to tell you."

I cried so much and am still crying. It should be me who's mad because she didn't give a shit about me at a moment's notice. I just wonder what I did wrong. What is the problem? Why does she treat me so cold all of a sudden. We share so many memories and were besties for such a long and now suddenly it's over with nothing happening???????

I look awful because I cried so much. I wished I knew what I did wrong

[darlenicy]

all my mutuals, I send you virtual hugs

they should invent a way to hug your online friends who live so so far away

[devilheartsblog]

Geek and his acoustic girlfriend

[kwamihitman]

bring back cartoons where the girls were girly and also kicked ass

[no-white-dress]

I find it amusing how many winx rewrites/redesigns are hellbent on making the characters closer to traditional fairies and witches like one of the core concepts of the show wasn’t to modernize the idea of fairy. They aren't even subtle about it in season 1, Stella immediately looks at Bloom's book and goes "yeah no that's outdated stories" and need I remind you the finale?

Not addressed to anyone in particular, just something I noticed.

[darlenicy]

Got tagged by @imhereformr under my old name valtorsbitch and finally am able to reply to this. Actually, I brought this tagged game into the Winx fandom when I was tagged by @rosie-love98 but I just do it again.

Since I already focus enough on Winx here (it’s a Winx sideblog, quelle surprise..) I decided to think of 3 other ships from random shows/movies.

Three Ships:

Harry/Hermione

Ok, here me out. I usually hate the friends to lovers trope and am the first one to say let them be friends and don’t interpret every single gesture as romantic. With these two… it’s complicated. As a kid I was a Ron/Hermione shipper (whyever) and left Harry out because I never really like him (lol) but I think what made me love the thought of them being together is the deep trust they have for each other? They understand each other so well and can read the other’s feelings so well. And this is so well delivered in movie 6 when Harry comforts Hermione because she is said, because Ron has his thing going on with Lev-lev (any Hüttis out there? xD). This scene is so… I  miss the word right now. Kinda intimate? They are so close? They know how each other is feeling? Hermione knows that Harry is sad, because Ginny is with Dean and he knows that she’s sad because of Ron. They just KNOW each other so well. After this they also have their little cute scene in the library when Harry tells her that he thought him and her could go to Slughorn’s Christmas party as friends and she’s like wtf why did I not think of this. Or same scene when Hermione tells Harry that Romilda is interested in Harry but only because she thinks he’s the chosen one and Harry is like lmao I AM the chosen one and Hermione hits him with her book. It’s so cute. Through the whole movie series I also always found them kinda touchy? At the end of movie two Hermione runs to Harry and Ron but only hugs Harry in a very cute way while she only shakes Ron’s hand (idk if that was meant to imply they like each other already or not and were to embarrassed to hug or something but I focus on Harry/Hermione there).

Again. All of their scenes together are on a friendship base and I love their deep friendship. I just think they would also look cute as a couple.

SessKagu – Kagura/Sesshomaru (Inuyasha)

Omg. My guilty pleasure ship. I shipped them right away when I read the Manga for the first time when I was 15. I love their dynamic. I love how they develop. I love how when Kagura dies (which I hate) how she is happy to see Sesshomaru once again and can die in peace? She knew he came right away when he smelled her blood and was there when she died. He even tried to save her but since Tenseiga also has it’s limits it was hopeless. I love how Sesshomaru fkn left his fight with Moryomaru? (don’t remember his name) right away when the scent of Kagura’s blood came to his senses. I love the glances they give each other (from which we were fkn robbed in the stupid anime). I love how when Kagura’s dead she is still with Sessh in her wind form. She never leaves him! And I love how unintentionally it developed. Rumiko Takahashi said in an interview that the relationship of SessKagu came to her mind just like MirSan. Accidentally. It happened because it happened, and I love this. I love them. And I wished we had a sequel focusing on Sesshomaru making Tenseiga stronger or something and getting Kagura’s soul back from the underworld instead of impregnating his daughter, I mean child bride, which leads to those unnecessary lame ass twins. (I will say it over and over again. It’s not canon. It’s not made by Takahashi. So I can live in peace with enjoying the canon material she gave us of SessKakgu)

Lol when I write, then I write I guess. Try to make the next one shorter.

Medusa/Stein (Soul Eater)

OMG. THEM. THEEEMM. Currently rewatching Soul Eater and I am so in love with them. They are not even enemies to lovers. They are enemies and stay enemies but you can’t tell me they didn’t fck at some point. I know Stein ends up happily with Marie in the Manga but fck, I don’t care. I crave for angsty, dark and sexy stuff so bye Marie and hello Medusa. To define this a bit: Yes, I’m a victim of enemies to lovers. I love this trope. I love it when they fight and stop and make out and then fight again and I mean this almost happens in ep 19 okay? They like each other but know it has now sense but still there is this chemistry between them. They would kill each other if they had the chance, yes. But they would also kiss if they had the chance (I feel so robbed by that almost kiss in ep 18 arrghhh). It drives me crazy ahhh. Idk if it’s translated sloppy, but in one of the later episodes Medusa says to idk either Eruka or Arachne that she was about to meet “the love of her life again” when Stein was on his way to her. And yes it’s manipulation, it’s angst, it’s toxic, hell yeah. But that’s what I am here for.

First Ship:

In my last tag I already replied to this and said I believe it was Darcy/Riven. But now that I think about it. I think it was KunZoi and Diamond/Esmeraude from Sailor Moon. I remember telling my mom as a kid: “Mom, I love the love between the villains” and my mum totally did not get what I meant. But yeah. KunZoi is self-declared. But Eme/Dia omg. I just loved how Esmeraude would blush in ep 81. I love how she does everything for him and I always wished he’d appreciated this more (kinda hate how every man in this show is after Serenity). Oh, and now that I think about it, I surely also shipped Jessy/James in Pokémon LMAO.

Last Song:

Noble Blood – Tommee Profitt, Fleurie

Last Movie:

Beetlejuice

Currently Reading:

The Red Queen (Chronicles of Alive II) by Christina Henry

Currently Watching:

Soul Eater

Currently Drinking:

Mint tea (Cupper LOVELY LIQUORICE & MINT)

Currently Craving:

My parents to come back home from their vacation. I’m lonely.

Tag game: Tag nine (9) people you want to get to know better

Tagged by: @florelia12

Three Ships:

(Why have I just forgotten every show I've seen or book I've read???)

Musa/Riven (Winx Club): I don't think this needs an explanation...

Ben/Leslie (Parks and Rec): I love you and I like you. I mean, come on! There's nothing I love more than a healthy couple (we all know that's a lie cause my #1 ship is Musa and Riven but, like, stfu) that genuinely like each other and respect each other.

Mickey/Ian (Shameless): Me again, proving that I am a hypocrite with my so-called love of healthy relationships while actively LOVING dysfunction. I just love Mickey and I love how much he and Ian love each other. (I also love that Mickey became a groom-zilla - as a wedding professional that one made me laugh a lot). I cried when Mickey showed up as Ian's cell mate. Legitimately, cried 😭😭

First Ship:

Sakura/Tomoyo (Cardcaptors): Now, I watched the American version as a kid where they named Tomoyo MADISON??? and had her very much less in love with Sakura. That being said, I still shipped it. (And yet it still took me 25 years to figure out that I'm not straight?)

Last Song:

Penthouse by Kelsea Ballerini

My girl was ROBBED at the Grammys. Rolling up the welcome mat deserved the best country album award. That shit had me feeling and crying like I was going through a divorce too (I am in a healthy, happy relationship). I listened to 70000 minutes of Taylor Swift last year and yet 4/5 of my top songs on Spotify were from this album.

Last Movie:

My friends and I (try) to do a monthly movie-night where every month gets a theme, then we suggest movies and vote on a winner. We haven't been able to get everyone together since September so we watched our October movie 2 weeks ago... Bring It On: Cheer Or Die. It was awful.

Currently Reading:

Sabriel by Garth Nix. I just got Terciel & Elinor, so I have to reread the whole series. I've read this series 3 times. I highly recommend.

Currently Watching:

...Should be watching Winx Club. Am actually rewatching Brooklyn 99.

Currently Drinking:

Water.

Currently Craving:

Would absolutely kill for cream of broccoli soup rn. With some nice warm baguette.

Tagging: holy shit i gotta think of people... @duchessodette @redhairedgirl95 @onehellofakathy @valtors-bitch @anotsosecretdreamer @charmixpower @skylaryozora @sunacousins @krissykakesss

[nabhx]

[bugsybelle]

More bloom art

[emoxxzombie]

Music Poll Tag Game

RULES: Put your music library spotify playlist on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most. Tagged by: @fiendishwinx

Tagging @magixfairyix 🤭

[darlenicy]

i got covid. me, the most careful person who always wears a mask on the train 😷 fck

[referrix]

I'd like to take a moment to talk about the season 8 Alfea refurb.

Season 8 sees not only the largest shift in art direction of any season of Winx, WoW included, it also sees a complete rebuild of Alfea, and while I do like some parts of the refurbishment, it does a couple of things that make me go “hmmmm.”

The biggest one of these is the destruction of the courtyard/quad's baby elephant paths*.

(*Misuse of the term "Baby Elephant paths" here, a Baby Elephant Path, also called a Desire path, is a path that is created by people continuously using what is often the shortest or easiest route regardless of whether or not it is a paved path, often causing dead grass and dirt tracks in lawns as they move across areas or through gardens. The term here is used in place of anything better, because the original Alfea courtyard layout contains paths that would likely be a closer match to the true Baby Elephant Paths if the courtyard wasn't pre-paved.)

In season 8 the 10 panels of grass are swapped out for 16 gardens arranged into a... well I suppose sea shell would be a good word. A dragonfly-wing clam-shell.

And it looks fantastic, but it also completely ruins the path finding of the courtyard.

Chucking it under a cut because it does go on a bit.

While each of the 8 dragonfly wings of this shell allow students to travel from the staircase of the central building outwards towards the two mirrored side buildings, and each wing is segmented into two, in order to allow a squiggly path to cross from one grass display next to the central stairs, around in a horse-shoe-like loop to the other grass display beside the central stairs.

Originally, the staircases that bridge the courtyard's level and the elevated platform in front of the central building are also affected by this renovation. Before season 8, there were 4 staircases.

The original central staircases were separated by a slim garden that rose along the incline like a pretty dividing rail, then two more staircases rose along the sides of the mirrored buildings. These outer staircases were separated by wide steps of grass. Good for sitting, laying, or feral student 'parkour.'

The grass panels that made up the courtyard were (and as of season 8, still are somewhat) surrounded on all four sides by wide paths that allow students to skirt along any of the building, fountain area or outer fence line without stepping on the grass.

Further, the original grass panels, though they did get upgrades like lights and small hedges as the series went on, were easy to walk over or lounge on them between classes, the season 8 grass sections have larger hedges, and a student would either have to put a bit of effort into jumping over them, or access the much smaller grass area through the open side along the squiggly path.

The path finding of the original court yard layout was also much more accommodating.

The original layout had two direct paths intersecting it, one from the front gate to the central building (actually to the wide fountain area where it would be easy to park a bus for students to (dis)embark for school trips,) and one from the central door of one mirrored building to the other across from it.

Further, it has three baby elephant type paths, that accommodate for paths that are likely to see a lot of foot traffic throughout the day.

One from the gate area to the central doors of the mirror building, one from the fountain area to the central doors of the mirrored building, and one from the front of the mirrored buildings (or the front of the covered walkways, not the tower door) to the front gate.

While the season 8 layout allows direct travel from the front gate to the fountain/central building, it has none of the other direct access pathways. The season 8 gardens would enforce circular travel around certain wedges or for the students to jump the hedges as they move from one building to another.

The season 8 gardens assume travel directions to and from the fountain.

So yes, it's pretty, but it's not really functional for a school. It's more the type of fancy garden you'd find at an estate or museum grounds. Something to wow visitors, not something for students to enjoy or use the space.

The court yard's main pathway is also a lot slimmer than the earlier seasons, which makes sense, since season 8 Alfea is overall, much smaller and shorter. But it Boggles me when I stop and really try to compare what that means, visually:

And that's just the courtyards in overlap. Season 8 Alfea's buildings could probably fit (if snuggly) within the season 1-7 courtyard without removing the season 8 courtyard. (The external garden areas (now with pools and gazebos) might not make it though...)

Speaking of the building:

In early seasons, the covered walkways possessed an arched ceiling hidden by facing, but below that it was possible to see a full length door. Basic slap-dash calculations suggest that Alfea's mirrored buildings sit at a height of up to 20 meters, not including the attic peaks on both sides (above the glass domes above the central doors, aka: stella's closet space.) because the space between the ground and the bottom of the balconies of the long windows that line the buildings is at least three-to-four times the height of the doors.

I previously put forward a theory that there were mezzanine levels, and split levels, within the building, but that it was fundamentally 5 floors (not including Stella's attic which would make it 6). And this didn't bother me all that much, we've seen that at least some classrooms have mezzanine walkways, and pretty high ceilings, we often see the high vaulted ceilings in the halls.

And it makes sense, because this is a school for fairies, and fairies fly. So of course they'd have enough room in a classroom to practice something while flying, of course you could fly down some of the halls without buzzing people on the ground, that makes sense with the context.

But season 8 Alfea? Is much, much shorter.

From the ground to the bottom of the balconies? Is two doors if that.

Meaning the height of the externally visible ground and second floor is not between six and nine meters, but four meters tops. Possibly closer to three.

More than that, where once there were three doors and two and a half banks of windows between the central doors and the tower doors that marked the ends of the walkway, there is now only two doors and two large windows on one side of the central doors, and one door and two large windows on the other.

Estimated length of season 8's walkway is around 16m from one end to the edge of the central door's area. My prior season 1 estimate has that same stretch at up to 30 meters.

The upper section and floors of the back towers are missing entirely to make the tower shorter than the main blue roof of the mirrored buildings. In addition the lower floors where the combat exam areas and magical reality chamber outer chambers are suspected to be, are slimmed down to the point I doubt there are any substantial rooms in them.

The front towers are missing external doors because they are now too narrow around.

I honestly don't know that the mirroed buildings are even wide enough, courtyard side to fence side, to hold more than one row of classrooms per floor, let alone two.

In early seasons, counts of students seen in wide shots, like the dining hall, counts of individual classes, and parties, often leave us around 50-70 students. I don't think I'm the only one who assumes that that's not an accurate count, that there's probably some day students (even though it's a boarding school) or seniors out on work experience, or just not everyone is in that one shot, and we're working with a medium that is given to copy-paste crowds, but generally, it feels like Alfea can fit an average student body of 70 and have wiggle room for more.

Season 8 Alfea makes me go "I don't think this place will fit an average body of 60 students."

Season 1 of Winx Club saw Alfea host not just the students but also the teachers of Alfea, Cloud Tower and Red Fountain at the same time during the Trix's siege. Lets assume the schools have a flatline average of students, that's still 150 at a minimum. 210 max if we assume there are no other students who come and go and throw off the numbers.

Plus the staff, which is at least 5 known teachers between Cloud Tower and Red Fountain, and at least 8 for Alfea. So Add in 13 Teachers.

Season 8 Alfea does not have the space, it cannot host that many people.

Maybe it could, maybe it's a more realistic building, maybe the internal structures make sense, but I've spent so long trying to wrap my brain around season 1-7 Alfea that I just... I can't with season 8 Alfea.

The Things about the Season 8 Alfea refurb I do like:

The glass dome on the mirrored buildings has a semi visible interior, which could be used as a green-house/sun room, where the earlier seasons it was just sort of there and high vaulted on the inside up to like, half way the large balcony windows. Like there doesn't look like there's anything in there from the outside, but it could be a good inside green space. or for hanging out washing on rainy days.

The big light under it is also pretty nice, kind of sunny/sunflower aesthetic.

I also love the detailing in the windows and doors, it's super cute and feels like a low-key fairy aesthetic next to basically flat green doors (I've been assuming the early season doors are at least partly green coloured glass paneling in the dorms)

The upside-down flower lights lining the external walkways are life giving, tbh. I need them.

[charmixpower]

Why do you need politics on a blog about fairies?

It's almost like a human person with thoughts and opinions runs this blog or something

[queenendless]

My Hallow Fairy✨️

A/n: Short piece. Sorry if it seems like it wasn't done with enough effort. But I genuinely wanted to get something out for this week cause next week is the last time. Cause Halloween is gonna be big. If ya know, ya know. But I at least am glad I got something of Winx on here.

Ault!Bloom x Adult!Fem!Reader.

Short AU piece. Hurt/comfort, romance, fuff, and implied suggestive stuff. Just pure self indulgence cause she's my favorite fairy. I prefer the 4kids dub. Especially for Bloom's VA; perfection. So there.

"He's the biggest fool of them all to not appreciate the energetic, sweet, creative, beautifu angel that you are —!"

The moment those words left your lips, your confession became ingrained into the mind of the princess of Domino before she flung herself into your arms, smiling smittenly as she kissed you into a blushing humming mess.

The time spent being there by her side to help her cope through the messy breakup with that blond dunce of a royal ex were filled with tears, tissues, and tugs of the heartstrings. Never date a guy that lies about being engaged to another yet still taking you out amiss it. Besides spending time with the rest of the Winx Club, you used the time together to do anything and everything to help Bloom get through it all.

And in the midst of all that, your harbored feelings for your childhood friend turned crush only grew in the time you reconnected and renewed your old relationship. And of course, that relationship blossomed into a most intimate kind.

Fast forward to the Halloween party you were hosting — cause let's be real throwing one for your favorite holiday in this scenario would happen —

"Well what do you think?"

Turning around, your red cheeked gaping expression of yours made the Winx Club giggle. For your mesmerized The two heart marks on her cheek. The pink and blue highlights in her pigtailed hair. The gothic fairy before you brought you to awareness from those twinkling blue eyes.

"Beguiling."

"Careful~ I might just put a spell on you~" That coy grin of hers just made you want to smooch it away. And you did.

"You already have~ For a long time now~"

Hugging her waist, you and your special HalloWinx held hands and spun in glittery bliss, lost in each other’s gazes.

The floating lite jack o lanterns mingling with the girls pixies invisible to regulars eyes aside from the Winx and you.

The costumed dancing pairs twirling about the skeletons and knights lining the walls to the beat of the spooky themed, booming music

The spooky castle setting for a lively party is a match made in chaotic fun.

The girls danced amongst themselves, with other costumed kindred souls, and even dragging you two into their chaos.

Watching these Hallowinx doing the Pumpkin Boogie as the multicolored strobe lights made them pop out more than ever amongst your partying attendees.

Combine that rushing heated sensation with some fizzy drinks and you two can't keep your hands off each other.

The late night came rushing in like a white hot wave as you two dove into an unoccupied room, lost in kisses and sighs. Brushing those red locks off her bare shoulder, your fingers caressing her velvety smooth skin, stripping off her form fitting costume in a steamy rushed manner. And she gave you the same treatment; just as impatient and tempted.

Your lovestruck gazes stayed on each other the whole time. Letting the full moon gaze upon your pairing as you were lost in endearing pleasure. To worship and cherish your fiery angel.

The party ran on for the whole night, ending in the drawls of the sunrise. The castle would be filled with stragglers waking up from the highs of partying.

For you? It was the start of the new month. And the start of a breathtaking morning as you woke up in each other's arms. Nuzzling her giggling face as you breathed in her cozy scent.

"Never let go." Bloom whispered.

"I won't. Not you, love. Never." Your heated promised sealed in with a kiss.

[shinywhisp]

...You don't know how much I love this stupid meme

Translation :

-What is this?

-It's poop

[rainbow-whitewashing-jar]

Deleted the other post because ladies, gentlemen and non-binary friends in a shocking turn of events I was wrong Flora is not whitewashed get the confetti!