#not booing me for watching Eurovision please

[lagrosselegume]

I was placing Norway in 1st place! I still don't understand how this fuck was happened... I'm glad that Switzerland won and Croatia got 2nd place... But WTF was going with this voting? Norway was so fucking good!

anyway both the juries and the public are gonna burn in hell for letting that amazing song from norway place last

[darkcreamz95]

Heyo baby boos, it's 12am here in Malaysia and it's actually my birthday today, I really want to take this moment to thank everyone here before the year is done.

Honestly if you told me during the beginning of the year that I would start watching Eurovision again and I would fall real hard for a boy band all the way from Slovenia, I would immediately say that you are kidding. Well look where we are...

To everyone who liked or shared my posts or drawings, thank you so much. 2023 was the year that I've decided to finally move on from my 3-year job, but every time I make something new or am tired from a long day of work, coming here to read your reblog comments will always put a smile on my face and helps me feel confident about my stuff.

To all the artists, fanfic writers, moodboard creators or just creators in general, you really brighten up this community! Thank you for blessing us all with your lovely work, keep it up!

If I've met you either at Joker Out's the Hague and Amsterdam show this year, it was a pleasure meeting you and it makes my trip from Malaysia all the way to the Netherlands so worth it! I'm still not sure how the next year will go, but I hope we get to meet again at a future show soon.

To the Tumblr community, thank you for being such a loving and supportive bunch! Please don't forget to love each other~~

Happy holidays, and may 2024 be a good year for you!

[grabyoursaintsandpray]

Don't even talk to me about Eurovision 😭

Currently on my way home from Liverpool in a taxi feeling so gutted.

Not only were Finland absolutely robbed, winning the public vote and still losing but pretty much all my sweet children did terribly.

Germany bottom, Serbia doing badly in jury and then not getting much from the public, Austria ok in jury then just nothing from the public? Like I thought these guys were the dark horses and would pull a huge public vote.

As unhappy as I am, I'm pleased for Norway and Alessandra she got a great public vote and looked so thrilled. I really hope she goes on to have a great career.

(sidenote I was in the village watching with 16,000 others and let me tell you the mood was low at the end and lots left before the winning song performance, there was also booing)

[dodgebolts]

who’s blanco and why did he eat shit on stage I’m nosy and bad with names it’s a bad combo

someone please correct me if I’m wrong bc I’m running off of the remains of my high school italian classes and maybe didn’t catch the full context but in short I was watching sanremo (which is a song contest in Italy used to choose their eurovision entry) and one of the performers tonight was blanco, who was half of the duo that won last year’s competition, except halfway through his performance he kind of faltered because I believe his headset stopped giving him feedback? so he couldn’t hear his own singing and declared that he wasn’t going to sing for the rest of the song. then he started throwing around the set (which I assume wasn’t planned given he started getting booed) and while he was throwing and kicking flowers around he fell flat on his ass as if he’d slipped on a banana peel 😭 the camera cut away pretty fast but here’s a little clip

[hecohansen31]

Ooh! Can I request a ship for a Bill character please? I'm overly analytical and have trouble making decisions, but I can also be very impatient. I have trouble finishing things (books, shows, knitting projects...) because I lose focus easily. My left and right brain are constantly fighting with each other. I love to cook, but baking is frustrating. I'm usually outdoors when I can be (hiking, camping). Dogs > children. I'm very independent, and I think I would be handy in a zombie apocalypse. 😊

Oh! And we've talked about this, but Sigrit from the Eurovision movie is pretty much my ultimate aesthetic (just with a few more tattoos). 👍🏻 (excuse me but i love her, so you are officially the cutest).

Hey sweetie,

First of all thank you for choosing ‘Martina ShipsTM’!

I was very indecisive between Mickey and Axel Cluney (and a bit Henry Deaver) but I ended up going with the one in the middle, mostly because I don’t feel like i know Henry Deaver (or have a strong portrayal of him) to ship him with you and I feel like Mickey would end up being a bit bothere by your independency mostly because he is a bit clingy (nothing bad with that) but he’d need to have you 24/7.

I do think then, according to me, the perfect one for you would be Axel (starting from the fact that if you don’t think that this idiot wouldn’t watch Eurovision with you, you are wrong, I am sorry I don’t make the rules).

I do think that although he is the type to seem quite hotheaded, he has been going through his own amoutn of shit and would know not only to be helpful in suggesting you choices and such, but also he’d be patient and very grounding when you need it.

I do feel like if you ever get fidgety (I GET YOU BOO, by the way) he’d be the type to take your hands and hold you down, also althought he has all this badass attitude full of menancing tattoos and such, he’d be the type to read you a book, if you need it (I have a thought that he digs gothic novels) (is this because I want him to read ‘Frankenstein’ to me? TOTALLY YES).

He’d love being outside, even more if you do end up having dogs, just playfighting in your garden, maybe meanwhile you are tending to your plants and flowers (just imagine this badass mechanic with always a vase full of flowers... on his desk... I love this).

I also have personally the headcanon that he loves baking, mostly for his hunger after *certain activities* and he learned quite quickly so he apprecciated you cooking and return it with baking for you!

(I do hope I didn’t disappoint with this, since again... I am rusty with these things).

Hope you’ll like this!

Have a nice day!

-Heco Hansen.

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[fangirling-throughlife]

I’m feeling weird today. Down, maybe. It may be the rain, that I’m wearing a sweater in August, I really don’t know. 

It doesn’t help that I woke up late, so the morning was gone, and that today my aunt was especially nasty to be around. I played cello for almost two hours today, and I did technique, then I played orchestral pieces and soloist pieces, and then I gave Elgar’s concerto a try. The thing is, I’ve been working on it by myself for a couple of months now, nobody there to give me advice on how to tackle a certain motive. And the two scales by the end of the first page have been giving me a headache for months. When I decided to take it slowly, she suddenly goes “what? Isn’t it working out?”. Like, please, you know I’ve got a bad temper, you know I’m perfectionist and that I study by myself. STOP COMMENTING. 

Then my youngest cousin sent us a video where her sister is asking to be the godmother of her daughter (due next week), and she didn’t even watch it till the end, and when I told her what the video was she proceeded to tell me for 5 minutes straight (until I told her to watch it herself) that my aunt was supposed to be godmother. And when my mum called and said that she cried while watching it, she starts to criticize the decision, the timing... Everything. To prove it, she tells us a completely unrelated story, about a godfather who wasn’t related to the kid, and my mum says that whatever, my brother and I don’t have godparents either (my godfather didn’t care, and also, he died, as did my godmother, and my aunt is my brother’s godmother and talks to us once a month, which is 10 times more a year than his godfather, aka, my grandad). So, turns out that having shitty godparents is my mother’s fault, and she should have chosen her (come on, the whole point was choosing younger godparents). Then she starts talking shit about the movie I chose (which is great, and even my mum agreed, and she never agrees with me on what comedy is worth watching). Just awful.

And... Today is VMA’s night. We (my brother and me, my mum listened to us cheering/booing) started watching it two years ago, when we came back from NYC the literal evening before the ceremony and, jet-lagged as we were, figured out it would be nice to watch. And last year I had plenty of coffee and slept in on the day to pull an all-nighter and watch the whole thing live. I mean... it’s summer holiday, I don’t have a job and I’m a night person. Why wouldn’t I? Apparently, even though I probably won’t watch beyond the pre-show and the opening speech, it’s still too much and I’ll be going to bed too late. Like I even care. She’s spent days saying I’m no trouble to have around, so leave me alone for my night (well, next comes Nations League, EMA’s, Copa del Rey and then Eurovision season starts). 

There are days that are too much. 

Please let classes begin.

[sparkles-and-trash]

five seconds into the newest Riverdale and I’m CACKLING get ready for a recap bitches 

- “Archie is dead... at least the Archie we knew.” none of these characters have any consistent personality WHAT SO EVER so in that case everyone dies in every fucking episode 

- aaand he’s snogging Veronica and they’re undressing g r e a t

- Betty awkwardly leaning on Jughead hahah C U T E 

- “don’t worry about the big bad mafia boss Archie my 16 year old thugs who’s not allowed to do anything illegal got ur back dw bro” 

- oh there you go Alice give away your kids college money to the lamest cult everr

- okay but can we be done with Hiram now pls 

- from an outsiders perspective the SAT’s are the most fucked up thing ever like what the fucccc

- this show went real fast from “someone’s dying” to “you gotta repeat a year” cue dramatic intro music 

- aww poor Reggie he’s such a good guy I’m so sorry I’ve made you the bad guy in all those Sweet Pea imagines last year boo, you the real MVP 

- aaand back with the boring Hiram plots, ugh 

- Claudius is still a thing, right 

- Betty looks at Archie with heart eyes or is that just me ?

- F A N G S 

- poor kid he looks so scared, Jughead is S U C H an entitled ass to send him there for trying to help his SICK MOM 

- oh god a party, that’s what this boy needs 

- “LoVEr?!” 

- she sings an eurovision song I’m officially D E A D 

- yeah I’d run too, Archie 

- when Betty went to see her father and he stood there all silence of the lambs I actually spit my pepsi max onto my macbook I’m c r y i n g

- “I’m just trying to go to college” aka I support that Betty 2k19 

- omfg he called him a little bitch this is SO GOOD 

- they’re moving to the nunnery what the actual hell Hermione should r u n

- these prison scenes are so dramatic I cannot 

- so Hal Cooper is just gonna be the guy we point to every time the writers do a plot they can’t find a good ending to huh? 

- ARE THEY BRANDING FANGS?! 

- “TaLL bOi???”

- okay but Sweet Pea and Fangs going for the ATTACC when Tall Boy mentioned Joaquin is A BIG MOOD 

- awww Reggie out there on Bumble also a big mood

- OH GOD THIS IS AWKWARD 

- but what the fuck they were broken up why is he all ANGER BOI

- tHeY wHErE oN a BreAk!!!

- Penelope has had it with Elisabeth Cooper 

- what the actual fuck is happening now everyone is in costume and I’m? 

- please Veronica, don’t go back to crazy bear boy pls 

- GOD HE’S PLAYING THE VICTIM CARD I HATE HIM? 

- okay but I hated math too, so I get the whole breaking mirrors thing, sometimes you just gotta? 

- wait I don’t get it Hiram got shot? By... by who? 

- I’m screaming the farm is literally the worst cult ever like can you even IMAGINE 

- oh okay not dead then 

- omg I’m so sorry but Fangs and Sweet Pea being set to watch someone and then KILLING HIM ON ACCIDENT I cannot they are SO DUMB and still cute af 

- “we’re gonna throw a party” I mean yeah Jug I hated Tall Boy too but don’t you think that’s a little extreme? 

- and Betty’s already back to see her dad, good at keeping her word that one 

- REGGIE OMG I’M CRYING SUCH A DUMB SWEETHEART 

- and the stupid ass Serpents who keeps killing people on accident I cannot 

- SHERIFF JONES you’ve GOT to be fucking with me HE USED TO BE A GANG LEADER?!?!? 

- Fred is tired and I relate  

- okay so dark Betty is finally gone and now we have to deal with dark Archie, pls let him put on the dark Betty wig and outfit PLEASE 

[tampon-on-the-sidewalk]

Kaden Watches the 2014 Grand Final

First off, I AM SO STINKIN HAPPY THAT IT ISN’T REGION BLOCKED I legit cried when I saw they uploaded it to the official youtube. This was the first show that I was able to watch live and be on Tumblr during, and it was such a fun, amazing time. I’ve been wanting to watch it in full again but couldn’t find it anywhere, and the DVD is extremely rare. 

All of my thoughts under the cut, enjoy as this American watches the grand final for the third time since it aired. Feel free to watch along! 

Ukraine: I still have this song on my Spotify playlist tbh it’s such a bop. I still love the hamster wheel as a prop and the vocals are pretty on point after the first verse.

Belarus: Hilariously enough I literally JUST listened to this in the car on my way home XD Another iconic song, honestly this whole year was pretty great. The background dancers are a mood. The vocals are pretty great, and it’s just such a silly and fun song. Plus I remember all the memes from this performance XD

Azerbaijan: I don’t remember this song?? But she has such a gorgeous voice omg. not to mention the TRAPEZE. Golly this is such a great performance. Also that dress is absolutely stunning

Iceland: Another absolute bop and meme song that I listened to for years after this. This is just. Such a fun song and the LOVE pose at the end always gets me  

Norway: Why does he look like Kobi Marimi. Okay but real talk it’s a pretty ballad, but that’s really it. Not something I should watch close to bed. But seriously he reminds me SO MUCH of Kobi and I have no clue why. Something in the eyes. 

Side note, I forgot how great the postcards were for this year.

Romania: I prefer Playing With Fire, but this was still very fun. Always a sucker for the 360 piano. 

Armenia: This song was so strange to me when I first heard it, and it still is now. There’s something charming about it though. A simple performance but still really captivating. 

Montenegro: Another song I don’t remember? Love the ice skating and the graphics on the floor. His voice is very rich and I always love when an artist sings in their native tongue.

Poland: I had to skip this one =w=‘’ I could barely stomach it when I first watched it. Too much fanservice and the song is awful. I’ve heard other songs by them and they are so much better.

Greece: This plays on Spotify every so often. I really like it, it’s definitely a great party tune and songs like something you’d hear at an American dance club. It’s definitely a lot of fun. Not to mention I love the raps =w= Also the trampoline is great =w= singing while on a trampoline is super not easy

Austria: MY HEART Okay Conchita stole my heart from the first time watching and I have both albums(PLEASE listen to the newest one). Absolutely stunning as always and just. U g h so many feelings. I’m just a puddle of tears again.

Germany: Another one that I still play all the time, I just love the traditional instruments in this. The vocals live aren’t the best, but seriously heroutfit is a look. Oddly enough something in her face reminds me of a good friend of mine. Honestly this performance really feels.. forced =w=‘ Love the song, not too much of a fan of the live. Also the accordion player lowkey looks like Anna Kendrick mixed with Lena. The ad libbing at the end really didn’t sit well to me.

Sweden: While this song did nothing for me when I first heard it, I revisited this performance a year later when I lived with my parents and became absolutely OBSESSED with this song. I still absolutely love it. listen to that CROWD. Great vocals.All the Sanna wigs in the crowd tho

France: Another fun song,  the one guy reminded me of Weerd Al upon first watching it but now? He actually low key reminds me of Michal Szpak. And Weird Al. This is so fun and in-your-face after Sanna’s performance.

Russia: I’m still so mad that they were booed because they did so well during this. I really loved the performance. I love the balance beam/seesaw as a prop, and the entwined ponytails. Still one of my favourite songs of the year. 

Italy: Ooh, this is a very fun performance? Not too much a fan of the vocals but the music is pretty great. Pretty great performance in terms of Energy. 

Slovenia: yet ANOTHER one of my favourite songs that I still listen to. I love this performance, she does such a great job live. Simple staging, but the lighting effects are great. I’ve listened to it so many times that I’ve choreographed a contemporary routine to it in my head, and I still see it during this XD. Seriously this is such a great performance, I hope this made the top ten.

Finland: I feel like this is a song I should have paid more attention to. I really like it and want to look into more by Softengine. I love the high notes, he does them so wel live and the band has so much energy. This is just. So great. This is definitely a song younger me should have gotten into but I think I’ve only listened to it like, Four times? Legit.

Spain: I don’t remember this song at all =w=‘ I like the rain effect. It’s a pretty song and she has very pretty vibrato and her power notes are incredible, but the song itself isn’t doing anything for me.

Switzerland: Oh my lovely Sebalter. Guess what, yet another song I still love and listen to regularly. I remember all the memes that generated from his performance, too. Did we ever find out if the whistling was live? I still love this performance either way. It’s a lot of fun. Most iconic violin next to Alexander Rybak. 

Hungary: I remember being so mad watching the Jury section live because I really did not like this song XD The shift from the verse to the chorus just didn’t work for me, felt very disconnected. Plus the song it just really darke? I’m seriously surprised this qualified. The dancing is really well done though. 

Malta: I remember everyone calling them Malta and Sons. Not particularly my cup of tea, but still a good performance regardless. I really love their voices. 

Denmark: The Bruno Mars comparisons were endless back in the day. This is still a super fun song and I still can’t BELIEVE the studio version was explicit. That one back up dancer is going so hard and I absolutely love it. The Love flag is so cheesy and perfect.

The Netherlands: so SLEEPY. Good performance sure but not when you’re watching right before bedtime. More good use of the floor screen. I’ve noticed there were a lot of instruments on stage this year? Something that didn’t click back in the day. Also is it bad that I lowkey find Waylon attractive

San Marino: Is it bad I forgot that Valentina did manage to qualify one year. All I can think with that prop is Peacock. Interesting song, I really like her vocals in this. She defo deserved to qualify this year.

United Kingdom: It’s funny that I remembered the name of the song and artist but couldn’t remember the song to save my life. Definitely one of the better UK acts of the decade. 

~I went to bed bc it was obvious I was getting too tired =w= ~

Graham’s “That’s me!’ got me =w= And all the streamers and such

Watching the recap as soon as I wake up and golly is it a wakeup call =w= Seriously the 2014 Grand was one of my favourites minus Poland =w=; 

Took the recap as time to see how many songs from this year I still actively listen to, and that would be 11/26. 

Momoland Interval Act: Okay the staging of this is incredible? I know they had harnesses on just in case but when they stood on top of the ladder my heart started palpatating

 12 Points Interval Act:  Okay this is fun =w= A lot of fun. I’m laughing so hard. 

Museum of Eurovision History clip: I REMEMBERED THIS SEGMENT AND I AM CRYING Those poor kids. Also completely unrelated, I had to carpool to a meeting with a co-worker and found out she was actually born and raised in Sweden and moved to the states when she was 11. She remembers dancing around her room to Diggaloo Diggeley. 

Green Room Interviews: Amazing that they brought all the foods from the contestants favourite places and the fakeout with France.

Emelie De Forest performance: I know people call this the second most overrated winner next to Euphoria but I really like the song still. A very nice performance and those branch wings are incredible. I also really like Rainmaker. I really like how they brought all the contestants on stage to sing and dance with her. 

~I’m gonna miss Jon Ola Sand ; ( 

Jury Votes: I cut in and out bc I have to do laundry but I still remember how excited I was when Conchita won. I forgot that they said the 8 and 10 points as well as their 12 points. I am so MAD that Russia got booed whenever they got the 10 or 12 points.  I also didn’t realize there were only 37 countries this time.

My thoughts on the Top Ten:  Y’all know I’m ecstatic that Austria won, I’m actually kinda surprised by the top ten? But this is just based on the Jury votes right? Either way I’m bitter that Slovenia did so poorly and surprised that Hungary did so well. I would have been content with Sanna winning but I am surprised that The Common Linnets did so well. CONCHITA’S REACTION TO WINNING BREAKS ME EVERY TIME 

All-in-all, this was a great year, and I am so veryvery happy that I was able to watch it again. Thanks for reading!

[bbreactions]

GD: “What are you doing?”

Words: 1463

Short summary:

The famous group BIG BANG had a concert in Japan... They all knew about one surpirse just not their leader G-Dragon. 

Was he surprised? What was the surprise?

A/N:

As you saw yesterday I made a post about my trip to Germany and I shared it on Facebook and one of the older students at my school told me I should be ashamed of how poorly I made the post so I deleted it...

Please wish me all the luck for the exams in this month because there are a lot. 

btw will you watch Eurovision song contest tonight? I’m so excited about it!

Let me know who are you cheering on!

I was waiting outside of the arena for their concert to start. I was going to be their special guest at the end of the concert in Japan. It was a surprise for my boyfriend, Jiyong. Since I was an idol and a member of a girl group, I knew it's great performing for the fans, but the pressure and not knowing if everything is gonna go like planned sure is stressful. I sent him a good luck message before the concert. Everyone knew I was coming to perform just Jiyong didn't. At the end of the concert when they started thanking the fans and giving them gifts I was ready to come up the stage. I was under the stage on the floor which will bring me up on stage. I kissed my ring for good luck. "And today, ladies and gentleman, we present.... our special friend.... Y/N!" Seungri nicely introduced me. Everyone came up and started the performance we were planning. It was going perfectly. Jiyong was surprised and shocked. Just like we expected. We performed the cover of my group's song, each member sang a part and so did I. We were all dancing around Jiyong making him embarrassed. I could hear his "aish!" in my head while performing but it was amazing to stand on the same stage as he. At the end of the song, we bowed and thanked the fans for support and they carried me backstage. It was very fun to be carried by 5 men. "AISH! WHO THE HELL DID THAT! JAGI~ WAEE?? WAEWAEWAE? I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS WERE ON THAT TOO!" he started complaining about the surprised but suddenly he started hugging you. "I missed you so much Jagiya..." he whispered in your ear and kissed your neck slightly. "GO. AND. GET. A. ROOM. BYE." T.O.P complained when he saw us close together. We decided it would be better to do the lovely dovey stuff in private. I waited until they got dressed up and put the makeup down and showered. They were all embarrassed because I was there but I was just on my phone until Jiyong was ready. He jumped behind me and scared me with a really loud 'boo'. I jumped and my heart was racing. "YA! WAE ! WHAT HAVE I DONE TO YOU?!" I stood up and looked at him seriously. For a moment he could feel a little bit regret but then he just laughed. "That was for the show back there. Let's go! Bye!" He took my hand and lead me towards the exit. There were many fans still there, waiting for them to come out. Right before he opened the doors I let go of his hand. "What are you doing? We should totally let them now. I mean they know already, so what's the big deal?" He grabbed my hand again and smiled. It was at the moments like these you never doubted how much you liked each other. He clearly cared about you and you cared about him, you had a secret wish to take care of him and make him eat food a lot, so he would be healthy. You wanted him to be the best, but he already was for you. He was all you ever wanted. And when he decided to go public you were a little worried, but with his confidence, you found it comfortable to tell the fans. The only problem between you is your agencies. After a year you both finally convinced them to tell the public about it. It was hard hiding all the time and you both loved your careers. Your foot stepped out and the cameras and the phones were seen everywhere. You were used to it but it was different. He was there with you. The fans started screaming your ship name and you laughed. Jiyong usually didn't take much attention to the fans when he was outside going somewhere, but you were. You wanted to thank all of these fans and talked to them. He saw the spark in your eyes and told the guards you will both be approaching the fans. He also asked for the microphone. He came closer and you both gave some of the fans autographs and signed their phones. "OMOMOMO! You are soooooo goood together oppa!" "Don't worry Y/N we all ship you and we'll never let anyone break you!" "Oppa! Unnie! Are you healthy? Please eat well!" We heard so many screams it was hard to tell what are the screaming. Jiyong got the microphone and started talking. "Hi VIP'S! Thank you so much for coming to our concert tonight! Did we do well? Did you like it?" "YES!" they all screamed. "So you probably know my GIRLFRIEND, Y/N, she's the member of Y/G/N. Please support us too! We both love you!" They just screamed yes and I love you more and more. We headed out towards the big black car and sat in it. "So where are we going, Ji?" "Let's grab something to eat and then go to the hotel... Do you want to go anywhere?" I nodded and we talked about my time in Europe which I just came from filming a drama. I like acting a lot and they offered me a role in a new web drama so I accepted and went. He was very proud of my acting skills and the fact I said yes, and now I have two careers. He didn't like it that much because he knew if I start acting now they will just offer me more and more roles and I will be busier every day.He was worried sick about my trip to Europe and listened to the information I told him about the trip carefully. I love my life because it's always a bit dramatical and then I have interesting events happening in my life, which I can tell anyone. We arrived at a small restaurant in the town in a late hour and ordered some food and Soju. We decided to get drunk tonight and be happy about our time together before he goes on the tour. After every glass, your vision became a little spiny and you laughed without a reason more. Ji was used to drinking from time to time but he never saw you drunk, so he thought it would be better to just keep you on eye tonight and drink less. "OpPa! I WANT more! SoJU!" you talked unclearly and laughed. He was amused to see you drunk and act so cute and childish at once. He knew your aegyo level was high but he has never seen you so hyped about it. You drunkenly stood up and clumsily sat on his lap. He was a little surprised by your action but he was totally fine with it since you had privacy. His hands were gently touching your hips. The warmth of his big but cute hands were rushing through your body. He went closer to your lips and you just couldn't wait for him to get closer any slowly and kissed him. His lips were soft and welcoming. You thought about how great would be if you could kiss each other for eternity. Probably not so good as you thought but still. Just the thought of kissing him was satisfying. You never wanted to rush your relationship. You always wanted to just do what you both want. Take care of each other. Make each other feel better. Talk when you feel down. After a kiss made you bring back all your sentimental feelings, he felt your tears coming down your cheeks and looked at your eyes. He saw you crying because you were depressed many times but he never saw you cry because you were sad. Even after a year, he saw you sad for the first time. "What's wrong? Come here." You sat next to him and just kept crying. "You'll... be... gone fo-or... so.. so... fucking long time.... It's not fair..." He had a problem watching you cry and after you told him that he felt even worse. He won't be able to be there for you for about a half year. But what can he do? He couldn't think of a simple way you could be there with him too. "Don't worry, we'll figure out a way. Don't cry baby~ I'll figure something out~" he tried to cheer you up and wiped your tears from cheeks. He called his driver and he drove you to the hotel. He had to carry you in because you fell asleep in the car in the meantime. He watched you sleep for a bit and then he fell asleep too. The net morning you remembered nothing. But he did.

[astr-aliah]

lights & shadows / drabble

[song inspiration: lights and shadows - O’G3NE]

[[I’ve been going through an insanely rough time recently, and writing has always helped me battle back. What started out as a bit of an exercise spun out into a full-on novel expanding a bit more on Liah’s backstory. I have been lacking confidence in my writing ability lately among other things, but--it may sound cheesy--writing all of this has helped me immensely through my own process. I am so grateful for WE at times like these, if only for a way to express myself. It’s a healing thing, you know? And roleplay groups--for writing, for support--are really invaluable to me for that reason. I love you guys. I hope that you get a similar experience out of WE!

Plus, I recently/finally watched Eurovision and wow O’G3NE killed this. I had to write something.

Thanks.]]

“Hey, why do you look so sad?”

The little girl’s tone, raspy with the various afflictions of street life and unsympathetically curious, caused Liah to plummet out of her thoughts and back down to earth. The runaway Lady’s startled green eyes stared at the grimy alley youth, who clambered up onto the Goldenrod bench beside her with a dismissive shrug. “Just asking,” the girl offered, holding her knees and smirking to herself. “You’ve been sitting in this spot for the last three hours.”

[ At this place they know the game Outside the world will turn and feel the same There in the sunlight ]

It would’ve been easy for Liah to get defensive over this street rat’s brash attitude, but honestly, she was just happy that someone was talking to her. A part of the lady wanted to vent--about how she had run away from the very upbringing that had supported her for 20 years, about how she had no idea where to turn next, about how she ended up here, in the inglorious streets of Goldenrod with her plan’s visions rapidly fading away. The Elders at the Sprout Tower were strict, reclusive, and expected her to follow their paths without exception. However, they had never left her in need, had always supported her, and provided a roof over her orphan head.

On her grand journey to nowhere, Liah hadn’t expected to miss them this much.

But she didn’t relay any of those pent-up emotions to her new curious friend, instead offering the girl a small smile. “I’m just resting,” she finally replied, her voice shaking slightly. “Really, I’m fine.”

“Nuh-uh,” the street youth shot back, her eyes narrowing in a total gotcha moment. “I saw you crying earlier. Big Feraligatr tears. Boo hoo.”

“I was not!” Liah snapped, her fists clenching as her face reddened with shame. “And even if I was, you’d be sad too if you made a bad, life-altering decision that ended up with you lost in the middle of Arceus-knows-where! Just...just leave me alone and stop bothering me! What is this, an interrogation?”

“Nope,” the girl said with a satisfied expression, scooting away slightly as Liah quickly collected herself, muttering apologies for her outburst. “But you’re crying again.”

Gasping, Liah touched her face and felt moisture trickling down her cheeks. Before she could get a word in edgewise, the little truant held up a halting hand.

“There’s a Pokemon Center next to the train station,” she said softly, her eyes back on the ground. “You should go there--this is a pretty rough area for people like you.”

With a sniffle, Liah heeded the girl’s advice with a huff of indignation, leaving the stranger to sprawl across the now-unoccupied bench with a yawn. The Lady would take any advice that she could get at this point--she felt that lost, that alone...

[ On a scale of one to ten You got the biggest score, you’re heaven sent No one will doubt that you’re an angel So what went wrong this time? Hurt nobody, did no crime What’s with the universe? Why you? ] 

“You must be Aliah Aldon! I’ve been told to hold a message for you.”

“Me?” Liah stammered out instinctively, pointing a finger at her own chest. This was not the welcome that she had expected from the beaming nurse behind the counter. “A-are you sure?”

“Yes, no doubt about it! The message came with a picture--they want you to play it in one of our video booths right over there. Sounded pretty urgent,” the smiling clerk noted, handing the lady a wrapped videotape and pointing towards a covered booth. With shaking hands, Liah held the tape to her chest and went to put it into the machine. 

She knew that the tape was from the Sprout Tower--how they had gotten access to such technology, she had no idea--and that they were probably going to be very cross with her. Still, would a lecture be so bad at this point? A part of Liah longed for any words--no matter how angry--from a familiar face. So, with a trembling breath, the lady stuck the video into the slot.

“Brother! Please move! You must point the camera this way! No--you’re going to drop it! Be careful now...!”

[ But you are so much more to me Than the one who carries all the burden I can only hope once you fly you’ll be free... ] 

The video screen flickered to life showing jumbled camera footage, and Liah put a hand to her mouth to quiet her laughing as her fellow Sages, usually so reserved and serious, wrestled with the technology. Even when they finally righted the recording ship, some of them were barely in the frame. All of them wore the same nervous smile.

“Look Liah, we’re not mad at you. We understand that you have different plans, different desires. We’re sorry if we kept you cooped up in that tower for too long, but know this...”

Liah braced herself. Here it comes. 

“...you always have a home here, even if it’s not as an Elder. You’re still our sister, you know? So maybe you can come back and visit sometime-”

Another sage jumped in front of the frame, his round face taking up nearly the whole screen. “...You better visit!”

Liah giggled and sniffled at the same time, tears cascading off her face now. Surely this must be a dream?

The screen suddenly panned to two placid-looking Elders, the masters of the tower. Despite Liah’s apprehension, there was nothing but warmth in each of their eyes.

“Liah, I’m sad that we did not get to say goodbye. And I’m sad that you were so uncomfortable here,” the first one began, his tone resonant and wise. “But most of all, I’m sad that we did not prepare you better for your journey.”

“We have pooled together some funds to send you--it should be in the video package,” the second Elder murmured, his eyes twinkling. “And you deserve every scent. You have been nothing but kind and dedicated to our teachings for the past two decades. It is our turn to reward you.”

“You should have no trouble spreading goodness to people and Pokemon around the world, Aliah. Please carry our messages with you wherever you go, and remember to visit. We miss you very, very much.”

With a last shot of the Elder’s kind eyes and a chorus of good luck, Liahs! the video faded to black--and Liah sat in the booth for a good while, sobbing her eyes out. She had a home to return to after all.

“What is this?”

The girl was still sitting on the bench when Liah returned with a smile and a gigantic shopping bag, offering it to the stranger who had the time to lend an ear to her troubles. Inside the satchel were sets of new clothes, health supplies, candy bars, and PokeBalls. The street rat’s mouth dropped open as Liah insisted that she take it all, free of charge. “Don’t eat the candy bars all at once. I’ve set something up so that you can stay at the Pokemon Center whenever you want. Do be safe, okay? And be careful with those PokeBalls...” the lady fussed before the girl shushed her. 

“Okay, mom,” the street rat teased before breaking out into a genuine smile. The clothes were the right size, the candy bars were impractical, and she didn’t have a Pokemon just yet, but the girl could tell that this odd lady’s heart was in the right place. “...Thanks.”

“Be careful, okay?” Liah said with one last look of concern in her eyes before slinging her bag across her back. The sunset setting over Goldenrod was a brilliant orange hue, and the Lady walked towards it more boldly than ever before--the heavy weight had been lifted off her chest with gusto. “I meant what I said about those candy bars!”

“Whatever!” the girl called back, her mouth already evidently full of chocolate. Liah giggled in spite of herself.

She would continue to lend a helping hand, not only for her own fulfillment, but for the people back in Violet who were all counting on her.

[ Cry no more, feeling all alone and insecure You have been going through these stages Now it’s time to turn the pages We’re gonna stand in line And not give up, but walk that road That everybody goes Through lights and shadows. ] 

[moonahstone]

Did you watch Eurovision? If so what do you think the other ghosts would think?

*Cracks knuckles*

I did watch Eurovision. It is a sort of tradition in my household now every year and I love most things about it. I was a Finland over Italy stan (Italy was great tho) and though my household hated Germany's, I loved it. So... The ghosts...

Robin - He wouldn't really understand the political side to it and also would have no chance with remembering which nation was which so refer to them based on defining features such as what they were wearing or dramatic stage changes. He would like the energetic ones and boo whenever a ballad came on. I also imagine he'd be similar to other people in my house with needing telling every time someone sings in a different language.

Humphrey - Where's Humphrey? Is he on the chair? Is he on the floor? Is he in the cupboard? God knows but could someone please pick him up. Thank you kindly.

Mary - As always I take her as a not to fussed by what's actually going on on the screen, not to bothered by each individual song but generally just happy to be around other ghosts and join in with what's going on.

Kitty - When rating them she would definitely give everyone top marks or 10/10 just because it would be mean to do anything else. She'd probably try to get Alison to vote for all of them. At the end of the day though her favourite ones were the positive and happy ones with bright colours and pretty costumes. If it's got a good message she'd probably love it. (She'd love Germany's without a doubt)

Thomas - He would just pay attention for the pretty lady's to start with. He would love the ballad like songs though (I believe France usually does ballads) and of course listen out closely to all the songs done in different languages. I imagine he is the kind of person to try and learn another language so this could be an excuse to point out the words he does know.

Fanny - She would pretend not to care and insult E V E R Y S I N G L E S O N G. Then of course insult the modesty of some songs and all of a sudden someone who didn't care that much is incredibly invested in something.

Captain - He would just ignore every performance and give them very average scores until UK when he would give them top marks no matter how crap it may be. He would insist Alison had to vote for them as it is their home country even though that isn't actually possible. 

Pat - Eurovision was around during his time alive and he strikes me as the kind to have watched it so he would likely be the one really making an effort to get everyone sat down together like he likely used to do with his family. The others would be arguing with one another which would slightly dampen the mood but joining in and enjoying the songs and reminding people who was who would be enjoyable enough for him.

Julian - Not really his thing... He’d still vibe around though just to try and contradict everyone's statements.

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103 notes • Posted 2021-09-23 23:10:23 GMT

#4

Nessa x Sonia is canon. Just so you know.

Good Friends = gf = Girl Friends

112 notes • Posted 2021-06-01 18:31:07 GMT

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Please tumblr cancel me but reading about people complain about football and England on tumblr is actually so pathetic. Its clear so many people who post that kind of thing have no clue about football. Trying to say that England didn't deserve to win that game because of historical colonalisation is exactly the type of reductive politicising that doesn't need to come into it. Especially when the team, staff and FA are so vocal about raising awareness and supporting social justice causes because of how the nation's history reflects on the ethnic and diverse make-up of the team today and the society they represent. Don't make an issue over something not in their control when that kind of thing is something they are hoping to affect a positive change on.

If you want to talk about fans booing other national anthems, sure. But that happens elsewhere too. I've even seen people co.plain about England fans booing when the other team is in possession... so what!? It's just to give urgency to your own team to get back in the game, stop making problems over nothing. There is literally hardly any difference in the way England fans support their own team and jeer the opponents than other European countries. Why anyone has the idea that all mainland European countries fans behave like saints 100% of the time is beyond me.

I could guess a lot of people on tumblr who post those kind of stupid things are the same kind of people who watch eurovision with such enthusiasm and somehow got confused that a competitive sporting event was the similar to a silly song contest because it had "euro" in the name. If that's true, it might please you to know that the fans were clearly loudest when their voices are joined together in song and celebration, than they when chiding their opponent in good spirits.

In summation; Shut up tumblr, you clearly do not know what you're talking about. I'm shocked I've been driven to write this much over stupid people, but please post your hate down below so I can laugh. 👍

Oh also! England were obviously the better team. Denmark were terrific for much of the first half, but their resilience was out matched and over run by England across 120 minutes. They played a great game and had a wonderful tournament, considering how it started, but it wasn't to be. Soft penalty? Sure. But that's football sometimes, you just have to deal with it and move on. England have many a time been on the wrong side of a poor decision, this time we were lucky.

128 notes • Posted 2021-07-07 22:47:16 GMT

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Splatoon 3 press release (screenshot from Geoff Keighley's Twitter) confirms this is all team Chao's fault. You fuck-os!

200 notes • Posted 2021-02-18 00:07:05 GMT

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Someone somewhere has it bad for Patchouli... and I agree 👍

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351 notes • Posted 2021-09-01 12:12:37 GMT

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