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danrifics · 1 month ago
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once again thinking about the wad preshow where someone asks him what the gayest things he’s ever done is and he says have sex with a man 😂
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xserpx · 6 days ago
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jayce arcane!
How I feel about this character?
Jayce, my baby, my sweet, sweet child they could never make me hate you. Easily my favourite character in the show. Earnestness is one of my favourite character traits, and I love how emotional Jayce is, how he's such a touchy-feely guy, the golden retriever to Viktor's black cat if you will. Actually, there's something to be said (and this applies to Viktor too) for the fact that Jayce isn't a dick about how smart he is. Thinking about it, that's an aspect of the show that could be so insufferable, if the science bros actually milked it in the way scientist characters often do, especially since, as I said in the Viktor post, I think they're both some flavour of Doomed Scientist. Sure, Jayce had his moment of being shot down by Heimerdinger, but he wasn't resentful, he didn't stew with arrogant rage, he just thought Heimerdinger was wrong and decided to manipulate and manwhore his way to the top instead.
He's a very dynamic character, he's a scientist, a fighter, a politician, and a lover/friend, all of which are important at one point or another, and at the same time he's kind of dorky and simple, with a boyish charm that you can easily underestimate. It's impressive that he can be all of those things without it feeling forced or like he's OOC at times.
Also it would be remiss of me to add that he really does remind me of Leo dan Brock from Joe Abercrombie's Age of Madness trilogy. Jayce is much smarter and infinitely more likeable, but I'm sure the reason I'm so drawn to Jayce is because of their similarities. Earnestness, man! I can't get enough of it!
All the people I ship romantically with this character?
Mel & Viktor. Both equally. Like how I ship Arthur from BBC Merlin with both Gwen & Merlin, don't make me choose. I am also deeply in awe of Mel, she's so gorgeous and perfect, so I totally relate to Jayce in that regard too.
My non-romantic OTP for this character?
I really liked the moments in S1 with Cait and Jayce, I wish there was more of them tbh! Also Jayce & Vi were cool, and in the same way I like the idea of Mel being friends with Viktor, I'd love for Vi & Cait to be friends with Jayce. I'm intrigued by Jayce & Ekko, they're an unlikely duo for sure and I'm hoping we'll get to see more of them next week.
My unpopular opinion about this character?
Not really unpopular, but I've just always liked him since day one. I know he rubbed people up the wrong way with his fascistic bent in S1, but I loved it regardless.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon?
Ngl, at this point I really would love Jayce/Viktor to be canon. Like, I still think it would be OK if that doesn't happen, I'm not getting my hopes up, but it would take the show to the next level IMO, especially with the emotions ramping up this season already. I want a confession of love (not just affection!!), even they don't do more than that in a way that allows people to interpret it as platonic. I'm hoping the majority of the focus will be on Jayce, Mel, and Ekko, and really the biggest stake for Jayce is his relationship with Viktor Those chips needs to be cashed in! (though a reunion with Mel wouldn't go amiss either, I really hope she gets her considerable due in Act 3 D:). I'm a fan of event TV and the thought of a JayVik confession happening next week is like Yuri on Ice episode 10 levels of Internet meltdown (what is itwith characters called Viktor?). But nope. Not getting my hopes up. Nuh uh. 😐
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kimmiessimmies · 1 year ago
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My TOP 23 screenshots for 2023
Thanks for tagging me, lovely Alex @ice-creamforbreakfast.
Considering I didn't reappear on the Simblr scene until late March, many of these will be recent shots, but here are some of my personal faves in chronological order!
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1. James (with previous hairstyle, and with blanket) and Leona on the rooftop of The Factory. Despite it not being the best pic I ever shot, this post was my "comeback", so it's meaningful to me.
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2. The moment Dan and Sadie broke up... Knowing what we know now, this was truly for the best, but I actually cried a little writing this post...
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3. Jasper and Eva's Monte Vista wedding dinner.
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4. When I built an entire coffeehouse just to shoot that one scene reuniting Esme and Martha.
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5. Finn and Sadie giving in to hormones.
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6. Luke and Susie's autumn wedding . I particularly liked this picture because of Boy in the background. 🥂
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7. Eva expecting. But I mostly loved this picture because this house is my favourite house I ever decorated.
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8. Rachel's face when she found out about Finn and Sadie's Friends with Benefits situation.
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9. This moment when Joshua had an epiphany... (My heart...)
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10. The start of Honeycomb Valley 2.0.
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11. Sending Martha home. This one was emotional for me. She had been away for SO long and bringing her home was a big deal for the story but also for me.
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12. This reaction of Sadie's when Martha said she and Finn should definitely "study... hard..." 😏
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13. Finn confessing his feelings for Sadie to Rachel (which does hurt a bit in light of current events...)
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14. This hugely important moment when Joshua was about to come out to his friends. ❤️
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15. The date that didn't go to plan...
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16. The moment that screwed up my entire flippin' storyline! 😳 The chemistry between these two the moment they got together for this scene totally messed everything up. Thankfully, the story became better because of it. More dramatic, but also better.
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17. Phoenix. ❤️‍🔥
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18. The dream. I had so much fun setting up this room for this scene. A little secret only one person knows: I actually shot the entire, very NSFW dream scene... In the end, I decided not to share it because at this point, I wanted to keep the tension alive for a while longer. But it was... something... 🫣
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19. My dear struggling James who "came close but wrote song lyrics instead..."
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20. Release. ❤️❤️❤️
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21. That other release. (I could have chosen any picture from these scenes)
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22. Rock bottom. And oh, how I felt this... 💔
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23. Ending with my absolute favourite shot of the year. 💕
Loved doing this! Tagging @nocturnalazure, @danjaley, @simsaralove, @eljeebee, @dandylion240, @happy-lemon. As always, feel free to ignore.
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altrockgenre · 1 year ago
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My favorite Alt-Rock artists (Part 2)
To counteract my last post of dark styled music I will share to all of you my favorite artists that make me feel happy and I struggle to not sing along with. When I listen to this style I am usually listening for the rhythm of the song and not entirely the deep meanings of the lyrics. This type of music is normally generalized into indie rock, which is by far the most common version of modern Alt-Rock. I will also stay away from the more mainstream bands that everyone knows so I could maybe show something you haven’t heard of before.
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First of all is the band that I have recently become very addicted to a couple of their songs, which is Mt. Joy. They often sing about hippy type topics like drugs and religion and being overall positive about everything. But, they aren’t just some random hippy group, they have a way with rhythm that I have never heard from another artist of the same genre. Take Astrovan for example, it was one of their first songs to the debut album, and in my opinion it encapsulates the energy of Mt. Joy perfectly. It’s framed in a way where it feels very cinematic and very coherent to follow along with the lyrics as you are living out the moment with it. Matt Quinn said during one of his first interviews that “I really like to write songs in a cinematic way, the hope being to really establish a sense of place so that people can see/feel what I’m saying.” (Birp interview, birp.fm). Altogether, the rhythm and style of their songs have piqued my interest in particular and I will never skip one of their songs when it comes on. I would easily rate this band 8.5/10, it’s not a ten because I find their later releases lack the same energy as when they initially released.
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Next is a bit more of old style indie rock that is actually a duo which gives them more character in their songs and I give them more props for their songs then I normally would, they are The Black Keys. They use more classic instruments like guitars, bass and drums, with techno bits here and there. This really grounds itself in its uniqueness from the rest of the genre and creates a bridge between old rock and the very technology enhanced modern indie rock. Dan Auerbach has such unique vocals that really centralize with the instruments and add to the older feel of their music. But the rhythm of everything is entirely modernized which feels super refreshing in all the same sounding rock bands. There are two songs I want to mention from them, those being Lonely Boy and Gold on the Ceiling. The first is all about the lyrics, whenever i hear it come on I instinctively feel the need to sing along, it’s super catchy and simple so anyone can learn the lyrics and sing with it. The instrumental is just as simple so as to not distract from the words, but it compliments them perfectly like having a spotlight on the actor of a play.The combination of the two elements created a double Grammy winning song and an all time classic for me, also by far my favourite music video ever. The latter of the two, Gold on the Ceiling, is for me a demonstration of their instrumental skills. I find that these lyrics don’t hit nearly as hard as Lonely Boy, but that is so the guitar riffs can have their time to shine. There are many more guitar solos in this song then all of their songs and it shows the prowess in Dan’s skill to pluck at strings in a way that makes the ears dance. For me personally this band deserves nothing less than a 10/10 and If I were to put them in a tier list they would definitely be in my top 3.
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microwavedlion · 27 days ago
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i am in uni :3 i too am having a dan howell moment, and i just got dropped from an 8 week course bc i procrastinated and didnt finish all the required assignments before i went to tit... hashtag worth it but anyway !! my top 10 songs at the moment are all by muse, oops 1. animals 2. the handler 3. undisclosed desires 4. map of the problematique 5. mk ultra 6. screenager 7. uprising 8. sunburn 9. escape 10. citizen erased
i love language and grammar i think it's really cool ! do you just do english and japanese or do you know any others ? i really like asl, it would be cool to one day practice signing w someone if you know any ! (if i come off anon 😭) i am curious... do you have any suspicions on who i may be ? i wonder if my writing patterns are distinct enough to notice last question before i go: what's something that makes you feel better when you're upset ? i like driving late at night with the windows down and the music blasting, it feels So Good meow ! -🐍
good to know we're in the same age range haha. so exciting you went to tit, i went last weekend (don't live there though, so this isn't a self-dox). how was it? what was your favourite part?
oh my god, i'm so glad i haven't been dropped from any courses yet but i did lose my scholarship </3 would not be shocked if my parents make make me withdraw after this semester (currently avoiding studying for an exam which is tomorrow 🤐)
shockingly i haven't listened to as much muse as you would think?? definitely about to go listen to all of these (10 -> 1 order, gotta save the best for last).
i used to know chinese, i grew up learning it, but i switched to french and completely forgot everything i've ever learned so. i speak baby babble chinese and first grade french. i actually have learnt asl though! i used to think i was going deaf (i wasn't) so i learnt the basics out of fear. i also took a proper asl class for the first time this summer (saved my gpa thanks asl). i would absolutely be open for practicing, provided you aren't a serial killer or something haha :)
I do have my suspicions but i think i'd have to bury myself in a hole for all eternity if they're wrong so it's a secret for now... mayhaps you like a certain album that isn't muse.............
for me when i'm upset, the only way to get through the feeling is to have a 4am crying session staring out the window at all the cars that pass by. i particularly like the lighting at that time of night (before the sun rises), nice and orange, it really suits music. sometimes i like to talk it out with someone, but it really depends on the feeling. i can't drive, but it really does sound amazing to go for a ride like that.
meow :>
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nineteenthmay · 6 months ago
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Ranking Gossip Girl season openers and finales
SEASON OPENERS
Summer Kind of Wonderful (Season 2) - The Season 2 opener is visually very beautiful and the fantastic Chuck and Blair scenes that lay out their season arc make it the strongest season opener for me. This episode is also revealing for Blair’s individual character arch for the entire show. It indicates that Blair’s problem lays in her fear of her dark side, in her refusal to accept all of herself, something she will struggle with until Season 6, and the mention of Charade is very instructive in that regard. As Marcus rightly observes, Blair dislikes the Charade movie because it hits too closely to home, by contrast in Season 6 after she finally embraces her dark side in a positive way Charade becomes her source of inspiration in her final fight against Bart.
Reversals of Fortune (Season 3) - There’s simply so much to love here. First, this episode feels very significant because for the first time we see Chuck and Blair officially as a couple. I love their interactions here and how Chuck sees and manages to allay Blair’s insecurities. Then there are Serena and Carter and we learn more about Serena’s abandonment issues and her father’s role in it. And I also appreciate that this episode shows that Dan is actually enjoying the rich people lifestyle that his father’s engagement to Lily makes him part to, even if he himself doesn’t want to admit it.
Pilot (Season 1) - I feel a bit guilty that I don’t place the episode that sets the whole series in motion higher because I do like it but many inconsistencies with the rest of the series are distracting.
Gone Maybe Gone (Season 6) - Nothing wrong with this one, this season opener gives me the early seasons vibes, particularly the ‘We don’t judge' moment, and I like it. I just happen to prefer the three above.
Yes, Then Zero (Season 5) - The trio Chuck, Nate and Serena hanging out in Los Angeles together saves this episode from the last place.
Belles de Jour (Season 4) - The least memorable season opener for me. Except for the injured Chuck waking up from his nightmares and calling himself Henry Prince, it’s all in blur to me.
SEASON FINALES
The Goodbye Gossip Girl (Season 2) - I love everything about this finale, it’s among my top 10 favourite episodes in the series.
New York, I Love You XOXO (Season 6) - The series finale. I would change the Serena/Dan endgame - Serena should sort out her abandonment issues and learn to be self-sufficient and live on her own before starting relationship with anyone, she was still young and could meet her great love in future, and Dan aka Gossip Girl should end up alone. And I also would not leave Lily with her ex-husband without any indication that he can be relied on. The rest, however, was perfect and I greatly enjoyed it.
Much ‘I Do’ About Nothing (Season 1) - It’s a good finale and I like a lot of things. All Chuck and Blair scenes and their banter were delicious, Chuck’s line ‘if you love someone you need to let it go’ and his best man’s speech were foreshadowing; I like the Lily and Bart’s wedding setting, moments with Nate and Chuck and Nate’s dad. Also, Serena and Dan voice their problem with each other that they will return to over and over again.
Wrong Goodbye (Season 4) - This finale was dynamic and exciting but Chuck and Blair’s goodbye felt really ... wrong.
The Return of the Ring (Season 5) - The best thing about this finale was Blair finally stopping to run from her feelings and going after what she wants. The rest however, was pretty unexciting.
Last Tango, Then Paris (Season 3) - The darkest and the most frustrating of the seasons’ finales and as such the least enjoyable for me.
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alexanderking · 2 years ago
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Another Top 20 Albums of 2022
“...And have I left anything out?” – Albums of 2021:
Jon Batiste – WE ARE: A HUUUUUUGGE apology to Chris on this one. He’d been telling me all year to check out this one, but I ignored’ due to my indifference to Modern Soul (the only album of this genre I have genuinely loved is ‘Of All the Things’ by Jazzanova). When I did finally listen to it, I really appreciated the elements of Jazz and Hip-Hop that would show up throughout the project. Stand outs for me are ‘WHATCHUTALKINBOUT’ and ‘SHOW ME THE WAY’. This would have made my honourable mentions...
Emma-Jean Thackray – Yellow: ‘Another recommendation from Dan. This Jazz project is yet another pointer as to how important the Jazz Re:freshed movement is and has been to the UK Jazz circuit. The arrangements on this album have me wanting to nod my head uncontrollably, chant along with the messages of self acknowledgement and speaking up for ourselves, or simply reflect and enjoy. The broken beat influence shows up on ‘Say Something’, ‘Third Eye’ and ‘Yellow’. This may have made the 13-8 range on last year’s list...
Kyoto Jazz Massive – Message From a New Dawn: After some 19 years and a barrage of solo projects, side projects and the like, the Japanese collective have reunited for a new collection of tracks. Vanessa Freeman also returns on vocal duties to convey messages of self-affirmation, proactivity and owning our s**t. Musically, the arrangements remain very similar to that first album, some being very monotonous in tone yet for the live instrumentation, to more bursts of energy through the various keys, synths and horns. My favourites are ‘Get Up’, ‘Get it Together’, ‘The Mask’ and the 10-11 minute ‘Revolution Evolution’. This may have knocked ‘Turbulence’ off of last year’s list...
Kiefer – When There’s Love Around: I heard the title track on one of Sherman’s instagram stories, which caused me to investigate. The music on ‘When There’s Love Around’ is very pleasant. While the energy plays mostly mellow, as a fan of keys, this album plays generally well for me. My highlights are ‘Areti’s Love’ and ‘Crybaby’...
Lord & Kaidi – Find Another Way: This was Matt Lord’s second project of 2021, teaming up this time with frequent 2000black collaborator Kaidi Tatham. ‘Find Another Way’ ventures from Broken Beat (with tracks like the optimistic title track and the bouncy closer ‘Strollin’’) into Deep House (with tracks like ‘ABC’, ‘Sensitive Souls’ and the more minimal ‘Full On’). As with most 2000black recordings, there are welcome beat changes aplenty to keep things interesting. It was only because there were other albums that I ultimately liked more that this hadn’t made last year’s honourable mentions...
Mndsgn. – Rare Pleasure: I found out about this album’s existence via an across the pond friend who had shared ‘Colors of the Sunset’ as the track on an instagram story post. Annoyed is an understatement as to how I felt that I missed out on this project!! While I haven't really been feeling his previous albums, Mndsgn. has some fantastic production credits under his belt. Much like Nick Hakim or Figmore, ‘Rare Pleasure’ leans more on the lo-fi, psychedelic side of Neo Soul; we get a lot of wavy guitar strums and dazzling keys throughout. There are also a couple of dramatic jazz breakdowns to change the mellow pace up a bit. This would have cracked the Top 3 of last year’s list easily! Shout out to Kristyn and only Kristyn for this one -_-...
Takuya Kuroda – Fly Moon, Die Soon: I hadn't properly checked for a Takuya Kuroda project since 2014′s ‘Rising Son’, an album that I only tend to return to for the closing tracks these days. The Corey King assisted opener ‘Fade’ is what sucked me into this album. Although ‘Fly Moon, Die Soon’ does a great job of leaning into 70s Jazz and West African musical influences, it’s the slower, more soulful moments that made me enjoy this so much. This album actually came out in 2020 but I wanted to shout this out somewhere...
Russ – Chomp 2: Despite having released many albums and mixtapes, as well as having quite a thriving career for a considerable amount of time, Russ wasn’t a name I’d taken note of until his feature on Logic’s ‘Therapy Music’ this year. A sequel to his ‘CHOMP’ EP, Russ continues with lengthy and well-delivered verses speaking on success, the value of self-belief and investing and enlisting featured verses from an array of this generation’s hip-hop greats. There’s a pretty solid selection of beats which I think will cater to older and younger hip-hop fans alike. I do feel that the “I pull women”/“They used to ignore me, now they’re on my...” lyrics are pretty boring at this point though...
On an incredibly pedantic note (and an age old rant that some of my older friends may remember and roll their eyes to), this album almost achieves not having a single 16-bar verse on the album (André 3000 & Rick Ross addressed this enough for me to not feel entirely crazy but still...). To this date, the only album I’ve heard pull this off is Lord Finesse’s ‘Return of the Funky Man’...
ROMderful – PLEASE RECONNECT CONTROLLER: My sister had played a couple of tracks in passing that stood out, but the thing that had me properly investigate is when one of my comrades in music, Shaniss, had used ‘FEELS SO GOOD TO SMILE’ from ‘ICE CREAM CLONES’ on one of her instagram stories. For me, ROMderful’s music is like that first cup of tea/hot chocolate/other loved food that hits the sweet spot. The melodies often tend to go for notes that are slightly less predictable by mainstream standards and never fail to pull me in.
‘PLEASE RECONNECT CONTROLLER’ utilises more keys over guitars (although they’re definitely still present) and stays mainly in the soulful r’n’b arena, save the alarming pulse that is ‘SIMULATION??’. Regarding the concept, this album follows the narrative of a new relationship (along with all the excitement and anxiety that can accompany it), that reveals itself to have been a situationship, concluding with first lament, ‘then acceptance. ‘PLEASE RECONNECT CONTROLLER’ may come off as sickly sweet for some, but for myself, I thoroughly enjoyed! This would have cracked my top five of last year’s list...
2022:
20) Kaidi Tatham – Don’t Rush the Process: 
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I’m pretty biased when it comes to a Kaidi Tatham release, as I’m always comparing his projects to ‘In Search of Hope’. That being said, the journey each album has taken me on can not be denied. There are some true gems in the title track, ‘Knocknee Donkey’, ‘Mystery Solved’ and ‘Sooretama’. I do feel a bit robbed with the criminally short length of this album though...
19) Ab-Soul – Herbert:
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Six years after ‘Do what thou wilt.’ and having dealt with some extremely close losses, creative blocks, depression and even a suicide attempt, Ab-Soul returns with what could be argued is his most personal project to date...and it is most welcome. While there are more than the usual shades of vulnerability on ‘Herbert’, ‘Soul still delivers straight, honest hip-hop, full with catchy beat selections and punchlines galore, although the latter does come with quite a few forced puns and some ‘dad joke’ level wordplay. I found this’ a really enjoyable listen and given the quality, leaves me wondering if this could lead to ‘Longterm 3′ in the (relatively) near future... 
18) Kwesi Yvorra – I’m About, Still.:
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The Jazz re:freshed label brings us another quality release, this time with the sounds of drummer/producer Kwesi Yvorra. ‘I’m About, Still.’ gives us contemporary Jazz Fusion, with the influence of hip-hop that many of us have come to expect. Said influence even goes as far as to feature hip-hop stalwarts Greg B. & John Robinson on a couple of the tracks. My favourites are the quirky hip-hop tinged tracks ‘Copastetic Movements’ and ‘TKO’, the slow and slightly sensual ‘Give Go Scenario’ and the elevating closer ‘Noble Way’, which ends with a pretty solid drum solo...
17) Phony Ppl – Euphonyus:
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Elbee Three and co. are back!!! ‘Euphonyus’ continues in the vein of Phony Ppl’s previous offering by featuring way more singing than rapping. The album leans very heavily into the r’n’b/pop arena with many of the tracks here. The subject matter tends to stay around the ups and downs of love and lust, although we do close with a bit of a throwback in the form of a “What if I was rich?” track. With both a Jojo and Megan Thee Stallion feature, could this be the album that has Phony Ppl crossover to mainstream success?...
16) Raveena Aurora – Asha’s Awakening:
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A huge thanks to Tahn Solo for putting me on this one! While this is an introduction for me, 'Asha’s Awakening’ is Raveena’s sophomore album release. This project allowed me to venture into more of my pop and r’n’b tendencies with bouncy head shakers like ‘Magic’ and ‘Mystery’, along with smoother tracks like ‘Circuit Board’. The influence of Indian music on this project is pretty prominent too, heard in tracks like ‘Rush’, ‘Kismet’, ‘Asha’s Kiss’ and ‘Time Flies’. 'Asha’s Awakening’ is actually a concept album, following the character of Asha as she spends centuries training in exile from Earth on the planet of Santaan, in order to better temper her spirit. It is through this concept that Raveena is even further allowed to convey her reflections on society as well as sharing some personal vulnerabilities. The latter element is why the second half of the album plays a lot slower, leaning into Jazz and Neo Soul influences. We even close with a 13-plus minute guided meditation!...
15) Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers:
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May of 2022 ushered in the MUCH AWAITED return of Kendrick Lamar. Five years on from ‘DAMN.’, Kendrick has (gone to therapy and) taken the time to explore his greatest vices and evils (see what I did there?), which includes his infidelity, homophobia, past trauma with both parents and (somehow) most importantly, the burden of being a hero, a saviour, a prophet and everything in between, given his status in hip-hop, regardless of who has perceived him to be such. Musically this album is far less accessible than ‘DAMN.’, due to the heavy subject matter in many of the tracks’ presented. For me, there’s a pretty big lull between the intense ‘We Cry Together’ and the ‘Saviour’ interlude, which makes it a bit more difficult for me to come back to this project very often. I do love the closing four tracks however (yes, even ‘Auntie Diaries’)...
14) Eric Roberson – Lessons:
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‘The way I’m surprised that this ended up so high on the list!! This is another mention from Sherman that had me eventually check out ‘Lessons’. I had only really liked ‘Wind’ from the ‘Earth’, ‘Wind’ and ‘Fire’ EP series and I’d only gravitated to the Josh Milan produced ‘Hurry Up’ on ‘Hear From Here’. Furthermore, while I thought the lyrics were strong, I wasn’t really feeling the title track to this album. But every preceding track reminded me why I’d fallen in love with Erro’s music in the first place. He’s definitely still got it!!...
13) Soweto Kinch, Lee Reynolds & The London Symphony Orchestra – White Juju:
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Born from an already strained relationship with the UK and only bolstered by a below-parr response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fallout of ‘Brexit’ (-_-) and the racial unrest of not only ‘Brexit’, but the heightened protests of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, ‘White Juju’ attempts to have Britain to hold a mirror to itself and take accountability for its past transgressions and current shortcomings. During the many distorted intervals, blunt saxophone notes and tumbling bass riffs are interspersed with soundbites of interviews and conversations/speeches in Parliament, aiming to be as uncomfortable as the soundbites themselves. What’s put ‘White Juju’ on this list ultimately is the dazzling strings and arrangements of ‘I. Dawn’, ‘VI. Sanctuary’ and ‘X. Clarity’, the jaded moments on ‘The Cycle of Violence’, ‘IX. Eternal’ and ‘Casting Out’ and the urgent bursts of horns, strings, drums and raps on ‘III. March of the Unicorns’ and ‘V. Curated Chaos’. Politically charged is an understatement!!...
12) Moonchild – Starfruit:
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Moonchild return with their very welcome, bright and delicate brand of Neo-soul. Sparkling keys, twirling synths and feathery horn breaks a-plenty with their latest offering, ‘Starfruit’. This album takes the time to appreciate the monumental moves in music made by black women by featuring an array of well known (albeit not mainstream) artists, from Tank of Tank and the Bangas to Maimouna ‘Mumu Fresh’ Youssef by way of Alex Isley and Lalah Hathaway. Having not gone back to their previous album, ‘Little Ghost’ that often, ‘Starfruit’s’ melodies signify a return to form for myself...
11) Denzel Curry – Melt My Eyes See Your Future:
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This album brought me into the spring quite comfortably. Having gone through therapy, Curry uses this project to reflect on how far he’s come as well as look within. It’s mainly the selection of jazzy instrumentals and absolute head bangers that has me return to this so often. I also really enjoy Curry’s more aggressive delivery on many of these verses. Favourites include ‘John Wayne’, ‘Melt Session #1′, ‘Walkin’’, ‘The Mental’ and ‘The Smell of Death’...
10) Kilo Kish – American Gurl:
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Kilo Kish makes a huge departure from the more monotonous instrumentals and almost lackadaisical poetry/rap stylings, to venture into an electronic pop sound, fully equipped with electronic guitars, synths and slightly rock leaning drumming (and enabling me once more to revel in my more poppy tendencies). ‘American Gurl’ uses the metaphor of an arcade game to explore the many facets of living in the “land of the free” as a Black American Woman, giving us what I believe to be Kilo Kish’s most focused project to date!...
9) Black Folks Don’t Swim? – For The Source:
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I learned of this band in the music sharing rooms I attended on clubhouse. The bass player and bandleader Sweet, shared a great amount of artists from DC including their own music. ‘For the Source’ mixes rock and funk influences to create a contemporary Jazz Fusion album of which the main theme throughout is JOY! My favourite is ‘The Midnight Theme’, on which the breakdown often has me thinking of the ‘Spring Hill Zone’ music from the first ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ game...
8) Deborah Jordan & K15 – HUMAN:
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Producer/Multi-instrumentalist K15 was responsible for some of my favourite tracks on Deborah Jordan’s previous album ‘See in the Dark’. So what a pleasant surprise for me that they continued in that vein by producing an entire album together!! As expected from a Deborah Jordan project, the overall vibe of ‘HUMANS’ stay pretty low-key. We get a lot of piano/keys over slow drum beats, although the pace does change up from time to time to faster, busier kicks and snares, almost to remind us of their broken beat roots. The vocals and occasional beat changes keep the album sounding pretty fresh throughout...
7) Tank and the Bangas – Red Balloon:
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Tank and the Bangas return with their third album and concluding concept in the ‘Balloon’ series (I thought there would be more but apparently Green and Red were as far as’ was intended...). There’s a lot less rapping on this project than its predecessor ‘Green Balloon’ (which I loved), allowing for more of Tank’s divine vocals, some funkier numbers and some soulful ballads. My favourites include ‘Oak Tree’, ‘Jellyfish’, ‘Where do we all go?’ and the grandiose ‘Stolen Fruit’...
6) Blue Lab Beats – Motherland Journey:
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Blue Lab Beats really are just going from strength to strength. Having dropped a steady amount of releases despite a global pandemic, the dynamic duo give us the aptly titled ‘Motherland Journey’, going from their signature soulful hip-hop sound, equipped with synth solos, into a guitar-laden Afro Beat centrepiece and further on into deeper jazz cuts with energetic horns and sultry vocals. The ‘We Will Rise’ EP is also worth a listen (for fun, I blended the EP tracks into the album)...
5) J.I.D – The Forever Story:
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Dynamic flows, introspective, relatable verses on family relationships, storytelling, brags, actual complete songs (I’m still not over this whole 2-minute, “you’re lucky if a track scratches 3 and a half minutes” trend!), great beats, great beat changes when needed. ‘Even further proof that there is still great, hip-hop being released amongst this current crop of emcees!!...
4) Saba – A Few Good Things:
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...Yet somehow, this still ended up being my favourite hip-hop release of the year. Years on from the murder of his cousin and more so from the release of ‘The Bucket List’, Saba reflects on the good in his life, particularly his musical success. The trap and lo-fi elements (prevalent throughout Saba’s discography to be fair) only compliment the Pivot Gang’s production style. For me the album remains strong throughout, but it is the closing three tracks that stand out to me the most...
3) Sohan Wilson – Love is the Key:
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A huge thanks to Simon Skofield of ‘Futuristica Music’ for sharing this on his Facebook page. Sohan Wilson gives us a sonic journey through the soul and jazz of the ‘70s and the electronic grooves of the ‘80s, telling the story of a growing romantic relationship. Unlike more of the love-based concept albums I’ve heard in recent years, ‘Love is the Key’ remains on the positive side of the relationship, speaking on how beautiful things became once they met and the value of letting past inhibitions go. The album has an optional ending, as it could end on the satisfying ‘Anthem for the Universe’, or the sharp, hard-hitting bonus track ‘RAGE’...
2) True Think – The New Resistance / Hold The Light:
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I’ve often found Robert Mitchell at his best when playing in one of his collectives. ‘True Think’ hark back to the epic, almost elemental sounds of ‘Robert Mitchell’s Panacea’, even calling on Panacea vocalist Deborah Jordan to deliver many of the messages on this double album. ‘The New Resistance’ is another project that asks us in the UK to face our prejudices, while ‘Hold The Light’ asks us to hold on to our most positive values. If I were to choose an element that describes the dramatic instrumentals, spacious strings and sometimes grating synths we hear, I’d go with lightning...
P.S.: What a JOY to hear Ty’s voice once more!... 
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DOMi & JD BECK – NOT TiGHT:
This find was me reading liner notes yet again (’Can’t Punk Me’ by J.I.D) and then seeing the name on a festival billing. The best way for me to describe this album is the musical alternative route that Thundercat may have taken after his ‘Golden Age...’ release. A lot of the chords remain in the upper octave, emitting a light, optimistic feel. JD’s tight, rapid drum playing is impressive (although the tinny arrangement of them may not work for everybody) and DOMi only keeps up with her improvisations on the keys and synths. Even more impressive is that I don’t think they’re even over 19 years of age!! The music gives influences from the Jazz Giants of the West Coast (very specifically Thundercat), a hint of Weather Report and A LOT of ‘70s Herbie Hancock (+’Mr. Hands’). The inclusion of modern greats such as Anderson .Paak, Busta Rhymes and Mac DeMarco (not to mention Herbie and Thundercat themselves) keeps this feeling current...
...I may be biased as this is a release I heard right at the end of Summer; the winds of change that have come with this time for so long feel incredibly welcoming. This is the fourth year in a row that my #1 pick was first heard or released in September...
Honourable Mentions:
PJ Morton – Watch The Sun: I’m kinda hit and miss with PJ Morton’s studio music, but his live performances are always top notch and his last show was enough for me to listen to his latest offering. ‘Watch The Sun’ leans into lush string and uplifting melodies, taking the time to remind us that despite currently navigating a global pandemic, amongst other things, the Sun will shine again, literally and figuratively. My favourites are ‘My Peace’, ‘Please Don’t Walk Away’ & ‘Still Believe’, although the soul-singing cypher that is ‘The Better Benediction��� deserves props!...
DoomCannon – Resistance: This nearly made the main list. As the title suggests ‘Resistance’ also holds a mirror to the UK as the DoomCannon imagines a world where we have successfully moved on from prejudice and constant barriers being flagged up. My favourites are ‘Uncovering Truth’ and the stunning “struggle to optimism” suite ‘Amalgamation’...
Alex Isley & Jack Dine – Marigold: ‘More beautiful, slow, sultry, lo-fi Neo Soul from this duo. I think the vibe remained just a bit too samey for me. If I listened to this a a different time, in a slightly different mood, this may have made the main list...
Smino – Luv 4 Rent: ‘Another return to form for me as I wasn't really feeling ‘NØIR’. ‘Luv 4 Rent’ teeters between mellow hip-hop (with trap seasoning) to more upbeat funk numbers pretty smoothly. I may have just needed more time with this one. ‘No Ls’, ‘Pro Freak’, ‘Garden Lady’ and ‘Settle Down’ are my favourites...
tyroneissacstuart – S!CK: ‘The debut from dancer/actor/emcee/musician tyroneissacstuart. A lot of the pieces come off as free and chaotic as the physical movements Issac-Stuart can pull of when’ on a stage, which I believe to be intentional when closer listening to the subject matter; the weight of constantly having to perform for adulation is exhausting!!! There are some great moments with tracks like ‘Anderson’, ‘Pure Body’ and ‘Instaworthy’...
Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights: I found the music and subject matter on this LP tighter and more sure of itself than ‘Apollo XXI’. This may have been another one I just needed more time with. My favourites are ‘Helmet’, ‘Amber’ and ‘Give you the World’...
Lupe Fiasco – Drill Music in Zion: “Rappers die too much / ...that’s it, that’s the verse...” is a WORD! Having recorded the album over three days, Lupe returns with his esoteric brand of anecdotes and metaphors to deliver...a metaphor for the current state of mainstream hip-hop. The delivery of the verses are impressive as usual and at ten tracks, the album run time is succinct and doesn’t overstay it’s welcome...
Duckwrth – Chrome Bull: Duckwrth jumps into his electronic house bag on this EP, with great results!!! ‘Ce Soir’ and ‘Power Power’ don’t fail to get my head bouncing...
Robert Glasper – Black Radio III (Supreme Edition): I’m afraid to say I’ve found some of Robert Glasper’s more recent music a bit lacking. I wasn’t in love with this LP but the music on the standouts ‘In Tune’, ‘Why We Speak’, ‘Everybody Love’ and many of the additional tracks on the later released ‘Supreme Edition’ made this worth a shout...
Culross Close – Pressure: ‘K15′s jazz side-project. Many of the pieces stay as engaging as his work on ‘HUMANS’, but with more live instrumentation. ‘Misguided’, ‘Tipping Point’ and ‘The Will to Live (i, ii)’ are worth a listen...
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racewinnerlandonorris · 3 years ago
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every month of 2021 
post your favorite and/or most popular post from each month this year. (it’s okay to skip months!)  was tagged by @liam-lawson, thank you for tagging me this was actually so much fun to do! 💗
January: Your gal was not yet making content on f1blr, what a truly terrible time that must have been for you all
February: The iconic Lando dog tag video was my most popular post but my most popular edit was this one of Lance at the factory
March: Somehow this gifset of pre season testing was the post that got the notes (someone commented on it saying they were sick of seeing it and were blocking me, truly an icon, I wonder how they’re doing now) however my favourite post was George and Lando congratulating Lewis for winning the first race of the season 
April: Lando trying to hold George’s hand but can’t cause of social distancing 
May: The prettiest livery f1 ever did see (#bringitback) we also got the Lando workout gifset that I’m still not over 
June: Gifs of Pierre from a video I couldn’t understand just because he looked pretty in it (Pierre was really killing it this month he is in 3 of my top ten posts)
July: Wholesome Dan and George content, personally I prefer the Lewis and Lando content but anyway moving on
August: Estewin, Estewin, Fernando celebrating Estewin 
September: The Dando wholesome content EVERYONE loved to see, a few other faves of mine were Landos Pole and Lando, Jon and Char celebrating his Pole Position
October: We are on the 10th month of the year and we finally get content of Lando where he’s not being carried by someone else for notes, and in my opinion this is top 10 lando looks, we also got the best neck content and let’s not forget Lando getting his makeup done 
November: lol I didn’t even realise this post had over 1K just Lando with his DR3 sticker, my personal faves from this month was smiley Lewis or sweaty Lando
December: My post with the most notes was Lewis being an absolute cutie pie and telling you to wake up, my gif with the most notes was Lewis looking like a whole snack after winning in Saudi Arabia, I would also like to give an honourable mention to Lando and his parents being the cutest after he got P3 in Abu Dhabi also sweaty Lando (part 2)
And the so close awards go to Lando Norris doing a shoey, Lando and Dan playing table tennis and lightning in Sochi if they were posted any other month the would have been the top post as they all made my top 10 of the year
I tag @lewisrises @pedrocostas @juncosracing @ferrqri @acrosstobear @lewishamlton @winlaren @oscar-piastri and any other content creators that want to do this, it’s actually nice to look back at some moments you might have forgotten about, if you do it please tag me!! (also if you don’t want to do it and i’ve tagged you just ignore this lol)
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theghostandtheblackhat · 3 years ago
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My ranking of Jane Austen adaptations
Just my opinion, I don’t expect anyone else to feel the same
1. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
I know it’s cliche to put this one first, but I watched it when I was younger and it’s a real comfort to me. It’s also just great. Pretty much everyone is perfect, apart from some of the actors being too old for their parts. I will say one thing though, and this goes for all Pride and Prejudice adaptations: stop making the dad a nice guy! He’s an idiot who thinks he’s smarter than everyone
2. Persuasion (1995)
Persuasion in my favourite Austen book. I really enjoy that the main characters are older and have some life experience behind them. Even for the most fortunate of people, life damages you somehow. Anyhow, this is the best Persuasion adaptation so far (although there are a few on their way). It’s beautifully acted, and the romantic tension between the two leads is palpable. It captures the novel very well and the letter scene (oh my god THE LETTER) is perfect.
3. Emma (2009)
This adaptation is just so delightful. Romola Garai is so perfect in this role. It’s quite a kind Emma, a lot of the sharper edges are sanded off, but it’s lovely. I really enjoy Jonny Lee Miller in this too. In their big scene (after his speech) he does these big sighs before she reciprocates and I just love that. This is another comfort watch for me.
This is another one where I’m not a big fan of the father. I think he’s very emotionally manipulative.
4. Emma (2020)
Definitely a spikier Emma. I don’t love all of Anya Taylor-Joy’s performance, she can be a little too arch sometimes, but otherwise I think it’s perfectly cast (Miranda Hart as Miss Bates is a fucking genius move). I’ve really liked Johnny Flynn in other stuff, and boy can he pine (I loved the post-ball scenes). Oh actually one other thing I didn’t like about this was the depiction of Emma’s sister and her husband in this, why do they hate each other? But all in all, really enjoyable
5. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
I recently read the book and then watched the movie again. Although not a super close adaptation it does capture the feel of the book very well. Hugh Grant is perfectly cast in this movie, apart from being too good looking.
This is a book criticism, not a movie one (Alan Rickman is great), but I’ve always hated the Marianne/Brandon storyline. Apart from him being a lot older than her, the way he latched on to her because she reminds him of a long lost love is just kind of gross. Like, there’s a lot of projection there.
6. Northanger Abbey (2007)
I mean this movie is just fun! JJ Feild is lovely as is Felicity Jones. I don’t have much more to say about it, it’s just an enjoyable movie
7. Mansfield Park (1999)
I enjoy what the film maker was trying to do here (making a point about slavery etc). It’s not pulled off perfectly, but I do like it.
8. Persuasion (2007)
Ugh this movie. It’s not ‘good’, but I enjoy watching it. The casting is top notch, I really fucking like Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones. They do a great job with SO MANY bad directing choices (so many). There are some good moments in this film, but it’s a badly made film. I still watch it though, because it’s fucking Persuasion.
9. Sense and Sensibility (2009)
Dan Stevens is too fucking confident to be Edward Ferrars. And again gross with the Marianne/Brandon thing. Apart from these things, this adaptation is fine, it has it’s faults but I’m not going to go nitpicking. The actors playing Elinor, Marianne and their mother are good.
10. Emma (1996 - Kate Beckinsale)
I haven’t seen this version for ages, but it’s fine. I love Mark Strong in many other things, but he is a weirdly shouty Knightley. Oh I do love the little factoid that the actor that plays Robert Martin in this (Alistair Petrie) is played by his onscreen son in Sex Education in the 2020 version (Connor Swindells).
11. Emma (1996 - Gwyneth Paltrow)
I just really hate GP in this sorry. And Toni Collette (who I usually love). It’s so simpering! It really puts off the rest of the movie for me.
12. Pride and Prejudice (2005)
I have tried to see why people really like this movie, I really have. I know people really love it. But I just. Don’t. Get. It. I think it’s badly cast (apart from Rosamund Pike, you are perfect), and I think it’s really obvious the director was a man. He makes some obvious director-y flourishes that really take me out of the story. Again I hate Mr Bennet being a good guy.
I do like Mrs Bennet being a little more sympathetic and the actor is good in this.
13. Mansfield Park (2007)
I mean this movie is just bad. I liked Hayley Atwell as Mary Crawford. That’s about it.
14. Persuasion (2022)
It’s just so bad. The character of Anne is completely changed, there’s no romantic tension, so many of the good lines are taken out, the wink-wink to camera tone of it is all off, the two leads have no chemistry. Persuasion is beautiful book filled with longing. This movie is just boring.
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extremelyblackandwhite · 4 years ago
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handmaid - 36
PAIRING: mob!sebastian stan x ingenue!reader
WARNINGS: age gap
A/N: the next chapter is gonna be the last one and i think i’m gonna need therapy. hope you enjoy this chapter x
NEXT CHAPTER
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Y/N was dressed in a baby pink and white tweed two piece, her almond white heel hitting the ground as she looked around the same halls she used to run as a child. Yet, this time everything seemed a bit more somber, the red of the walls seemed to almost swallow her in her own mind. Everything seemed a blur to her, from Dan showing up at the house with most of Mr. Forrest’s men to Sebastian being taken away. She wasn’t sure how long it had been, all she knew was that she had been moved around by Dan and several other associates from place to place until she had finally been placed in her old bedroom of her childhood home. However, the home no longer felt like home and as she waited outside Mr. Forrest’s office, fingers picking at the fabric of the very expensive skirt which for the first time seemed to fit her like a second skin. 
The door opened and one of the maids gave her a kind smile before pulling the door completely open. She stood up on her heels, wondering what awaited her behind the threshold into the office of the man she had just discovered was her father. Not that it was a completely bad new, Mr. Forrest had never been anything other than kind to her but it was odd. It was odd that the father she always wished would be around during Father’s day, who would come to see her recitals had always been there but at the same time it wasn’t. He had always been in the crowd, unbeknownst to her and as she stepped inside his office and looked at the man she had seen ever since was little standing up, staring at her as if she would disappear at any minute, she wondered how she felt. Between Sebastian and being moved around like a lost package hadn’t given her enough time to even consider how she felt about her actual parentage. The young just turned heiress wasn’t sure how she felt about actually having one parent alive yet being somehow the reason as to why her mother wasn’t around anymore.
    - I know you probably have several questions, Y/N. - his voice trembled, almost in fear of what his daughter had pent up inside of her. - If you allowed me, I would like to explain it to you what really happened.
    - I guess. - her hands held the top of the chair, not sure if she should sit or not. 
    - I really loved your mother. I met her at the Opera, I swear I can still hear her voice in the quiet of the night ... I nicknamed her Robin, gave her the necklace you’re wearing. She loved you so much, she painted your nursery herself, spent hours and hours deciding on a name before finally sticking with Ella and would constantly read you her favourite books even before you were born. We were so ready to have you but after your mother I just, I just couldn’t let anything bad happen to you. I thought many times about placing you with some of my associates but then they put you in my arms and I saw your mother’s eyes on you, how tiny you were, I just couldn’t let you go. I do realise it was selfish of me and I know you probably will never forgive me for lying all these years but all I did was to protect you ... Not that it worked very well in the end. 
Y/N just starred at the powerful man in front of her lay it all down. Maybe it was her curse to get powerful man at their most vulnerable yet Y/N just couldn’t be mad. She knew she should be mad, she should be mad that all this time she had a father, she had a completely different name in her mother’s eyes without even mentioning being in the shadow. Yet, she couldn’t be mad, when she looked at him all she saw was a man who had lost the woman he loved and the opportunity of having a daughter, or at least having her the way everyone ordinarily had one. 
She sighed, a faint smile pulling at the corner of her lips as she walked closer to the old man, wrapping her arms around him. What use was it be mad? They had both lost something, something important and while Y/N had lost her mother, he had lost the woman he loved. As much love Y/N held for the mother she never knew, her father had lost the woman he had loved and the opportunity to have an ordinary lifestyle. She was in no place to be mad at someone who had lost so much.
   - I forgive you. - she took a step back, her eyes slightly glancing to the little robin attached to the golden chain. 
   - We should get some dinner. I would love to show you some photos from when your mother was pregnant. 
   - I would love to but I’m afraid I have to check on someone. - Y/N wasn’t entirely sure if she should mention her relationship with Sebastian. She had mostly begged Daniel not to mention it and while Gwen had jetted off the moment she didn’t have to get married anymore, she was wise enough not to drop it on her newly found father that she was not only in a relationship with the man who was supposed to marry Gwen just a few weeks ago but also pregnant. Either way, she wanted to go check on Sebastian. No matter how much she asked, no one would tell her anything and her phone had been removed right when they both were rescued from Mr. Williams. - Maybe later on?
   - Make sure you take Daniel with you. - Y/N nodded as one of the employees escorted her outside the study and back to the hallway where Dan was.  She gave him a playful smile before walking up to whom she guessed she now had to call her step-brother, not that he hadn’t act like one since she was a little girl. 
   - Tweed? Starting to dress like an heiress, Y/N? 
   - One of the maids left it in my bedroom. - she twisted her foot slightly behind her, a bit of heat climbing up to his cheeks. - Mr. Forrest, I mean, my father said I need to take you if I wanna go somewhere. 
   - It’s okay, he only told me he was his father when I was 10. You get used to it eventually. 
  - How do you get used to suddenly becoming first in line to owning ... - she motioned around her. - All of this. 
  - I’m sure you can ask Sebastian for help. - his words made her stop on her tracks, a furrowed eyebrow at his statement before Daniel took a file from under his shirt. - I had my suspicions but after he was ready to sign off his place in the mob for you ... well, didn’t take long to puzzle it out. 
  - Did you tell anyone? - she grabbed the file away from him, not wanting anyone to hold it and mostly because she wished to destroy it or give it to Sebastian. 
  - I don’t think Gwen would be too interested in it considering she went on holiday with one of his bodyguards the moment she got told the wedding was off. Besides, if someone is to tell our father about it, it certainly won’t be me. 
  - I thought you hated Sebastian. I’m sure you called them standoffish and murderous. 
  - I still dislike him but ... you like him and considering you’re gonna be my boss someday, I don’t think I should really go against what you want. 
Y/N merely chuckled at him as both of them got into the car and, following a bit of banter discussing if it was the best idea to go visit Sebastian or not, started to drive up to the Upper East Side. Sebastian hadn’t been taken to the hospital despite most of Y/N’s complaining, whenever she did all Dan would say ‘we don’t want the police in our business’ so all she could think about was if he was alright and recovering just fine. It wasn’t like someone would harm her if she made a call, however Dan and the other associates were firm on keeping Y/N as isolated as possible for the very first weeks.
Maybe it had been for the best, she had spent the two weeks feeling sick or very tired and weirdly enough, only a few days ago had she been able to get up without feeling like a goblin. However, she sure hoped he was alright and as his apartment because visible, her heart soared. It wasn’t like Sebastian had tried to contact her either, maybe he didn’t want to see her. After all, she was the reason he had three bullet holes in his body. As Dan parked in front of the building, her heart beat faster.
    - I’ll wait for you here. - Dan took her off her mindset. - Be safe, okay? 
    - I will. - Y/N climbed off the car, scarily walking over to the door which was opened by the doorman with a smile on his face. She entered the very familiar lift, looking at the light buttons on the switch panel until the penthouse was reached. The doors opened horizontally and the once familiar house felt cold. Maybe it was because there just wasn’t so much staff running around. Actually, she could only spot a few bodyguards and overall staff before Amelia came strutting her way.
   - Miss Y/N, I was so worried. When you didn’t come back with Mr. Sebastian. Thank god you’re alright, you look so good. 
   - Yeah, they’ve been moving me around for a few weeks. Do you reckon I could see Sebastian?
   - He’s been in his room for a few weeks, doctor’s orders. I told him to go the hospital but the police rule. - she started to walk up the stairs with Y/N right behind her until she led her to Sebastian’s room. - You let me know if you need anything.
Y/N took a deep breathe, trying to shoo away all of the negative thoughts she had within her mind before pulling on the door handle, pushing the door open to see Sebastian laid down in bed surrounded by several papers, most likely contracts, with his glasses resting on the bridge of his nose. She leaned against the wood of the door lining, her eyes calmly set on his tense forehead as he went through each paper faster than a computer, writing what looked like unreadable calligraphy. He was the one to notice her first, taking his glasses off as a soft smile appeared on his face.
    - Didn’t think your father would let you near me any time soon. - he spoke out, voice slightly raspy as if he hadn’t caught a wink of sleep in the past weeks. Y/N merely rolled her eyes at his statement, walking up to his bed and taking a seat in a spot free of papers. - Are you alright?
    - I should be asking you that. - her hand creeped up to his, her fingers shyly touching his. - You should’ve gone to the hospital, Sebastian.
    - Just bullet wounds, angel, nothing new. 
    - I thought I lost you, Sebastian. You didn’t try to reach out to me for two weeks, I was worried. - she bite down onto her lip, afraid her emotions would get the best of her. Sebastian noticed this, pushing the contracts away from his lap before his hands wrapped around her waist, pushing her closer to him despite the lingering pain of the gun shot wounds still present but he didn’t care.
    - Angel, I thought you were gonna die and it was my fault. I promised nothing bad would happen to you and that ... that despicable rat had you chained to the ground .. the things he said he would do to you and if he had done it it would’ve been my fault.
   - Sebastian, it’s not your fault. - her hand raised to caress his jaw. - You couldn’t have done anything, whatever he wanted ... it goes way past me and you. 
   - I allowed him to be near you and I let you be alone at the hotel ... I should’ve just ran off with you, I should’ve just ... I should’ve just told you I loved you when I had the shot, we could’ve jus ...
   - It’s no good to live in the past, Seb. You’re okay, I’m okay, we’re fine. Whatever happened, let’s just forget it. - she took the documents from her purse handing it to him. - I thought you should have those. I don’t think it would be very safe for those papers to be wandering around. I can’t believe you would give it all up for me.
   - I would do anything for you. - he leaned his head against her shoulder. - How is the baby? 
   - Baby’s fine, probably got tired of making me feel miserable all the time. - she made herself comfortable in his bed. - How do you feel about it? The baby, I mean.
   - I would’ve rather heard about it in a less stressing situation but I just can’t really believe it. Somewhere in my life I must’ve done something good, I must’ve done something good because I really don’t deserve you much less a family with you.
   - I don’t really think it’s about deserving, it’s just ... maybe fated considering I was supposed to marry you all along. 
   - That is a contract marriage I can’t really complain about.
   - From now on, let it just be the two of us. Nothing else, no more Gwen, no more lost parents, just ... an ordinary family. 
   - I’d like that.
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themostfuniveverhad · 3 years ago
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1, 10, 16 (hi btw, i've been following you a long time and it's nice to see you still around)
thank you!! for sending an ask and for actually remembering me haha ❤ it's been years since my heyday so i'm honestly touched
1. what are your top 3 favorite sets you’ve made
at first i thought nothing would really come to mind but going through my stuff it was actually hard to pick just 3!
this: relatively quite recent, but i love the idea i had for this set. wish i'd made the text for the middle gifs a bit bigger but overall i'm really happy with it + proud that i was able to remember those clips and actually find them. also dan and phil soulmates 💕
this: my dan and phil vs. disney characters gif series is something i'm proud of as a whole. i'm picking this specific set bc it was my most elaborate, it got really nice responses, and tangled is my favourite disney movie 😊
this: this is probably my number one, i'm incredibly fond of it. the year in question was 2015, which was the year i was really at my peak of being involved in the phandom and just loving dnp, and just looking at this gif set fills me with such warm feelings. like i posted this set in august of that year so nearly all those moments were literally from just the first half of 2015. i was going through a really hard time around then and dnp were my happiness, that's what comes to mind when i look at this set
10. what was the first gif you ever posted
haha well brace yourself, this was my first ever gif. i was 13 when i made it and had no idea how photoshop worked. no colouring, too small, too fast, didn't crop the black bars and i distinctly remember not knowing how to cut frames so i had to download a clip of exactly the part i wanted to gif and use that whole video. and yet looking at it makes me happy, as it did back then
16. how long have you been making gifs
so that first gif was posted in november 2013, and then i just kept going. which means i've been making gifs for over eight years. holy shit
send me gif-related questions
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kavtari · 3 years ago
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ℛ - What are your top three favourite books, and why?
[ooc: For previously spending hours of each day pulled into the pages of a book, I feel particularly guilty for not having read anything in a few years. My favorite books all have deep nostalgic connections, holding them close to my wish to be less worried about the things happening in my life and being able to so simply escape into a book.
Ravenor / Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett Honestly, I cannot pick just one of this series. Both Ravenor and Eisenhorn have multiple books and a cross over that meld together in my mind as one glorious long story. I am unable to think of one specific moment in the books without opening the floodgates of memories. Dan Abnett's writing style keeps me glued and it is difficult for me to pull away. My RP partners can tell when I've read his work, as my responses and journal entries become significantly longer and use a grand array of vocabulary not common in my daily writing.
Prince Ombra by Roderick MacLeish The more recent prints of this book are abridged and create many plot holes, so if you're looking for a new "YA" book to read, look for the old copies (prior to 2003). This book was my go-to as a kid. The very first page makes me smile and the rest of the book breaks my heart and keeps me engaged with every turn. The main characters are disabled in a small coastal town and yet they are destined to save the world from ultimate evil. There is so much mythological reference, which also kept me excited to see what they would do next.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Again, a series rather than just one book. I believe the second book is actually my favorite, but there are some very special memories connected to each of them. This book series is definitely meant for kids and young teens, and yet some of the content is very dark. I enjoy the rich child genius being a near villain on multiple occasions and being hit with his emotions on that while he watches what he does affect those around him. I honestly recommend this series to every 10-13 year old kid and re-recommend it to adults that need something different.
Thank you for the asks, @frostahesmegabite! ]
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sinkix · 4 years ago
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《What your fav Haikyuu!! Character says about you│Nekoma Edition》
Yo-hoo! Here’s another part to this potential(?) series! I hope you enjoy the possible call-outs in some of these lmao. Writers block been kicking my ass recently but I had a lot of fun writing these. Enjoy <3
You can find the Karasuno ver. here 
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Kuroo:
Have a hand fetish and will not say no to choking.
Daddy kink™
Will not accept anything below 6 inches.
More of a dog person but would love to own a black cat.
You drool over tattoos.
Your grades are mostly B’s but you know in your heart you deserve that A, and tbh you probably do. Chase ur goals bby.
Halloween is likely your favourite holiday.
You have to resist not to carve a dick into the pumpkin EvEry GodDAmN YeAr.
You either study for 6 hours consecutively or cannot study at all and you get very frustrated at this.
Have the potential to be a good leader and command the room but probably don’t put it to use as much as you should.
Your playlist parkours from sad 3am crying into your pillow songs to aggressive punk music you could rob a store to.
You like bad boys who hang around bars and look like they would put out a cigarette on your forearm and call you a slut. Just stating facts sweaty xoxo.
Either dress very feminine and girly with a ‘smol girl uwu’ aesthetic or a hardass punk who would kick your ass for a can of beer no in between and tbh both are equally hot.
You’re a big softie at heart either way and just want to be held and told everything will be okay.
Ur a hoe for when people stroke your hair or caress your chin it’s your ultimate weakness.
Watched Rick & Morty.
Twice.
Sleeves rolled up veiny forearms and donning a silver watch are your muse and something you fantasise about frequently.
Most of your memes are shitty top text bottom texts that are somehow funny and I don’t understand why lmao.
You call someone ‘bro’ even if it’s someone you’re immensely attracted to.
Did someone say ties? No it’s just ur dirty ass thoughts thinking about that hot business dudes attire from across the street and how you wish they were tied around ur wrists.
Probably had a crush on Jeff the Killer as a tween and are relentlessly haunted by your old Wattpad library. 
Tbh any dark-haired dude with bedhead that screams rugged and probably not good for you is something that draws you like a moth to a flame.
You often question why every person you’ve fallen for has been a Scorpio and curse that tendency of yours.
Dw man they’re hot so I feel u.
Kenma:
Went through a ‘I’m not like other __’ phase and it’s something that you think about a lot and wish you didn’t.
Watched dan & phil as a kid.
Any mention of Pokemon has you turning into a rabid beast you get way too excited.
It’s cute though dw bby.
Pretty antisocial but interesting to talk to.
Your family often question how you’re able to sleep in till 3pm and judge you heavily for it.
Nocturnal night owl gang rise up.
Frequently have bags under your eyes but somehow manage to pull it off.
Listen to ASMR on the down-low and will never admit it to a single soul.
Frequently go on BL binges and have many related book marks.
You pray that someone will never find your laptop bc holy fuck the amount of smut on that.
You wear scarves & beanies even when it isn’t that cold outside.
100% went through a scene hair phase/attempted to.
You dye your hair a lot or REALLY want to.
You have a voice kink low-key so anyone with a pleasant/soothing sounding voice just gets u goin’.
Cats are your favourite animal and you either do or want to own several.
Would name them after video game/anime characters u fuckin nerd lol.
Speaking of cats ,you fantasise heavily about cat-boys and have a folder dedicated to them.
Oversized hoodies are your vibe and always ball the sleeve hems in your fist as a comfort mechanism.
Shopping centres are your worst nightmare and trigger your claustrophobia or social anxiety and honestly I feel that spiritually.
Have a cute sticky note collection.
You like a lot of music consisting of guitar and slow/soothing beats.
You also fw EDM/ techno on occasions.
Honestly wouldn’t wanna anger you since you have a seething temper when pushed far enough.
It’s the kinda temper that’s eerily quiet but no less terrifying, like the other person can tell you are graphically plotting their demise.
You love sleeping to the sound of rainfall and often play those nature ambience videos while you sleep.
Never tidy your sheets and it’s just a big scrunched up heap of fabric in the centre of your mattress most of the time.
Make your fucking bed.
Lev:
Your ships are chaotic and shamelessly controversial.
Would do something just for the sake of creating mayhem lmao.
You were the fucker who stuck their chewing gum under the desk, I see you.
Your brain never stops whirring it’s a constant hurricane of crackhead energy and you have no idea how to turn it off. 
Would eat a stick of pencil lead for $2
You don’t help your situation with the amount of coffee/energy drinks you consume.
The class clown who cries themselves to sleep.
Such a wholesome dumbass but somehow kinda intimidating??? 
Even if you’re not confident you can do something you’ll try anyway and honestly I respect that about you.
You !! use!!! a lot??!! of!! random punctuation!!! so you always??!?!? seem!!111!! excited!!!!!11!?
Every time you’ve ever tried to make a sandcastle it has failed.
You tried to eat the sand once but we don’t talk bout that.
You would  also pick up slugs and snails and chase your friends around with them.
Can never tell whether people are laughing with you or at you and while you don’t let it show it high-key bothers you when you’re laying alone in your room at night.
Not one to hold grudges, you carry a ‘shit happens’ mentality which is v good but it sometimes leads to people taking advantage of it or walking all over you.
Your meme collection is both questionable and horrifying.
Like how many cursed images and heavily distorted pictures does one person need.
Never organise the files on your PC/laptop so it looks like a complete dumpster fire.
The one at sleepovers who persistently woke everyone else up with their snickering and refusal to sleep till dawn.
For the love of Asahi charge your damn phone.
I see that red bar and ‘12%’
Charge it now.
Bought a plant one time, gave it a name and talked to it frequently.
It died not long after bc u forgot to fucking water it.
No one better ever make you responsible for a pet.
Type of person that when someone asks you to tag along on an endeavour no matter how stupid it is you will agree.
2am skydiving in france? hell yeah.
Midnight shopping spree and spending over half your pay check? count you in.
Exploring an abandoned hospital and performing an Ouija board to summon the demons of hell? you’re damn right you’ll be there.
I hope you have a mum friend by your side bc if not how are you still alive.
You sometimes put the milk in before the cereal and it’s something I’ll never forgive you for.
Yaku:
Very responsible and usually make the right decisions.
You do have moments where you act like a complete dumbass though.
Like u go from 50 year old to 5 year old in the blink of an eye.
A hopeless romantic but it’s a side you don’t often reveal.
Prefer strawberry milk over any other flavour.
You’re the type of person to shower twice a day w/o fail.
Where that stank smell coming from? Not you clearly bc your skin is basically 90% The Body Shop’s rose scented soap at this point.
You get stomach aches a lot and you can’t figure out why.
Probably an allergy to everyone’s bs.
Really good at dirty talk even though you don’t seem the type so people are always taken aback.
You have to be really in the mood though otherwise it falls flatter than Oikawa’s ass, use your skill wisely.
You often call people clowns when you know you’re secretly the biggest one going.
Honk honk, hoe.
You send messages in one paragraph rather than multiple texts unless you are REALLY excited.
People underestimate you at times then are shocked when they realise you are capable of being a fire-breathing dragon from the flaming pits of hell.
You like spicy chicken wings.
Such a petty little shit at times lmao.
Enjoy the view from the top of mountains so you either hike a lot or really want to.
Way more of a cat person since it’s just much more convenient for you.
Usually pretty cheerful or calm and people are drawn to your stable/friendly aura.
Went through a phase of drinking mountain dew and your body still feels the awful effects
Fav element is probably air.
You’re 5′6″ or shorter.
Box dyed your hair brunette several times and can never get the pigment out to this day.
Yamamoto:
Whenever you smell something weird in the room you always internally freak out and think it’s you.
Head-butting walls is your hobby.
You fell off your bike as a kid and still have the scar on your knee.
Probably have tons of ear piercings.
Would tame a pigeon and call it Larry.
You get frequent nosebleeds and can never tell if it’s a medical issue or your extreme simping for fictional men/women.
Hopefully the latter.
You constantly chew your pen/pencil in class so you never lend them to anyone out of embarrassment.
I really hope no one ever lends you stationery bc 30 minutes later it’ll look like it was mauled by a rabid rottweiler.
You really want to own a dog and would call it something intimidating like Banshee or Diablo.
You bleached your hair that one time and it almost fell out so now you’re forced to stay at least 10 metres away from all at-home hair dye products.
You tried your best though bby so A for effort, even if it did look like dehydrated ramen afterwards.
Your grades are mostly C’s and you’re barely passing bc you just don’t care about your classes lol.
Still though you’re actually pretty smart so put it to good use you lazy oaf, channel that crackhead energy into something good.
Your phone screen has several cracks in it from when you dropped it on the bathroom floor while shitting and you’ll always be angry at yourself for that.
You have some really weird quirks but you make it work.
Actually a v chill person but you just kinda attract chaos/trouble wherever you go.
Carry a lighter with you even when you don’t need one.
Shy texter but once people see you irl you are the complete opposite, you just dk how to text without coming across as awkward.
One of those people that’s unintentionally funny and always get confused when you make someone laugh but it makes you feel good regardless.
Have a cool necklace collection and own at least one dog-tag/army style pendant.
Should really consider buying a rabbit you would look so cute w/ one.
You have really nice legs and people should compliment them more.
Either severely dehydrated or overly hydrated to the point you are peeing pure tap water so for the love of god please learn moderation, your kidneys and bladder will thank you for it.
Inuoka:
Your favourite character would be Hinata but you like people taller than you so your love for Inuoka spawned.
You really enjoy using the double spiderman meme.
Cannot correctly verbalise your feelings without creating a minimum of 10 misunderstandings but once people are used to it it’s kinda endearing.
You usually wake up in a good mood and people can never fathom how or why.
You either stay up till 5am or you wake up at that time no in between.
A morning person bc you love the sunrise.
Change your lock-screen very regularly bc you get bored.
Your humour consists solely of poop jokes.
When you don’t understand a joke you laugh anyway and hope they don’t ask you if you actually get it.
Happened once and you’re still traumatised from the cricket silence that fell upon the room.
Really like the taste of lemonade and drink it more often than you should.
Often think about what you would look like with a shaved head.
More of an extrovert but def have occasional introvert tendencies where you wanna be left tf alone.
Never allowed to pick up anything in stores bc the last time you did you sniffed a scented candle and it shattered to the floor.
Constantly have spontaneous ideas of what to change about your appearance.
You use a lot of hand gestures like thumbs up and peace signs.
‘Dude’ and ‘lmao’ is 90% of your vernacular.
Your nails are a disaster, some are down to the nub while others are pretty grown out bc you only bite a select few please sort it out.
Look really good in red.
Your laptop has way too many tabs open from random google searches of words you didn’t know the meaning to.
You read a lot of books but for like 10 minutes at a time bc you have the attention span of a walnut.
You are the type of person to nuke your AO3 tags with things that aren’t even relevant purely bc you found them funny.
Your Tumblr drafts are a nightmare, you have like 100+ in the works yet keep starting new projects why do you do this.
Happy sunshine but you have a LOT of mood swings like that shit comes out of nowhere.
Cry pretty often but no one ever sees and it’s usually because of said mood swings.
You always smile and pick yourself up again though which I commend you for.
TYPES IN CAPITALS IN SITUATIONS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SAID PUNCTUATION SO YOU SEEM LIKE YOU’RE YELLING ALL THE TIME.
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mingying · 5 years ago
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Ep 12 Spoilers!!!
IM WRITING THIS WITH TEARS IN MY EYES oh my god I can't believe this drama is making me feel so many things. On to my favourite moments from this episode, in no particular order just what I remember from the top of my head:
1) The recount of what the soldier gang each did in their attempts to locate Seri is HILARIOUS. I really lost it at Gwangbeom getting agency scouting cards from SN/YJ/JYB HAHAHAHA EVEN THE CARD DESIGNS ARE SIMILAR ISTG THIS DRAMA
2) Junghyuk and Eundong playing that online game tgt without even realising is the cutest thing pls TOMATO CULTIVATOR?!AJZKAK Junghyuk really thought of that as his username aka the plant the love of his life gave him I'm yelling!!!
3) Seo Dan's mother's "good morning" and "oh my gosh" cracked me up, I really really love her random English outbursts.
4) Dan saying if Seungjun is lying about him being sick/cold he would get it but then proceeds to bringing food for him and that whole porridge scene between them ugh their dynamics really SNAPPED, I LOVE THIS PAIRING SO MUCH it's such a breath of fresh air that kdramas don't create unnecessary love square/triangle and just focus on developing both couples. I love it!
5) The drinking scene between our favourite riri couple...I had so much feels pls the fact that he told her STRAIGHT UP that he doesn't want to leave the south and that he wants to MARRY her, have CHILDREN THAT LOOKS LIKE HER AND THEN SAYING HE WANTS TWINS IM--- HOWDKKSKS I'VE BEEN GIVING MY ENTIRE LIFE AND NOW I'M FINALLY RECEIVING ;___;
6) I started tearing up when the ahjumma gang each brought something for Young Ae who is sort of in a house arrest now. And her asking them to leave before breaking down seeing all of them coming to help her?? Like, man, I didn't expect this scene to move me so much but it did and now I just want all of them to be happy please they deserve it :(((
7) THE REUNION SCENE OF OUR FAV BOYS AND SERI PLSSSSS when she asked Chi Su to just hug her and he did it while grumbling I think my heart just COMBUSTED with happiness. Finally. FINALLY!!! Also ps I laughed when Junghyuk got jealous of all of them hugging Seri for so long that he broke their hug apart lmaooo
8) The insurance guy getting what he deserves TT I actually was so touched when Seri was looking at the CCTV recordings and then reading the notes he left for her secretary to read like ahhh I know he did it for his work but when Seri said that he was just a stranger but looked tirelessly for her and was maybe two of the only ppl that wanted her to be alive...ugh my heart, my heart!!!
9) Seri's mom is despicable but... I don't exactly hate her? Like ugh she was so damn heartless to leave a child on the beach the entire cold, night...but honestly I'm just glad she's at least trying to redeem herself now even if Seri didn't believe her. I think what really got to me was when Seri apologised for being born into the world, for even breathing. How devastating can that be honestly? :( I just wanna hug her.
10) and then we get THAT birthday surprise scene (I sort of predicted it would happen bc no way they would leave so early...) but what I didn't expect is to start UGLY CRYING like literally my TEARS were just rolling down my cheeks at Seri completely breaking down bc she came home to an empty house and the thought of Junghyuk having left her was too much for her to bear. ON HER BIRTHDAY TOO! I was aboutta throw hands--
11) AND THEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEY ALL CAME OUT LOOKING GUILTY AF and I started laughing again bc Chi Su holding that penguin plush toy and then hitting Joo Meok with it bc he was the one that suggested they surprised her akzkaksk I LOVE MY SOLDIER BOYS OK
12) okay okay okay I know this is cliche af but I am fcking WEAK for back hugs. It's one of my favorite tropes and to see that happening in this episode...I have officially ascended into heaven.
13) how sweet is it that Junghyuk told Seri that every birthday of hers will be a good day bc it is a reminder that the woman he loves was born on that day, and is alive and well? Holy shit I cannot fathom how good this line is because it is a parallel to all that Seri said about apologising for being born and being alive bc she thought no one loved her?? But then you have Junghyuk who assured her that in this world HE will ALWAYS be grateful that she is part of the world AND is alive. How important is this scene for Seri who has always had suicidal thoughts? I cannot stress how much this scene moved me like I know I'm dramatic af rn but those are words she needed to hear and he gave them to her and I just--
I need to lie down and cry into my pillow now knowing there is no such perfect man like ri junghyuk that exists in real life
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jupitermelichios · 5 years ago
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Jupiter’s Top 10 Fic Series of the Decade
In no particular order (and belonging to no particular fandom)
Honourable Mentions: Of Hunters & Hellblazers by KittyAug - Self Help by maskedfangirl - Bad Jokes by hahaharley - Doubtful Sanity by DustToDust - Wilton’s Bakery ‘Verse by machine_dove & sproings -  Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc by etothepii - New Favourite F Word by Polaris - little beasts by noctiphany & likewinning
drawn into something by Nonymos (Venom, Eddie/Venom, Dan/Anne, Eddie/Venom/Dan/Anne)
“Eddie, you… and him.”
“Yeah.” Eddie stares at the floor. “And… and look, Annie, I know it’s weird, but I can explain, I…”
His voice breaks, he’s damn near tearing up, panic rising again—and he jumps when Anne cups his face.
“Hey, it’s—it’s all right, Eddie.” She’s making a valiant effort to smile. “Don’t get so worked up. I’m not gonna run screaming.”
“No?” He laughs and sniffs. “Damn. Starting to wonder what it’s gonna take, at this point.”
This is not Nonymos’s only entry on this list. In fact they may just be my favourite fanfic author of all time. Drawn into something is everything everything I want from a Venom sequel, emotional, kinky, romantic, and poly.
OTP: Fight Club by MorganOfTheFey (Detroit: Become Human, RK900/Gavin)
"One hundred. Ten X," Nines says, voice flat enough it almost doesn't sound like bragging. "I would have been decommissioned otherwise."
"Ohhhh. Aw, that's sad. Just," She tries to snap her fingers and gets distracted for a moment when she can't. "Jus'like that?"
"Yeah RK, that's so sad," Gavin echoes. "Can you play yourself despacito?"
His own phone blares the song barely a second later. Gavin drops a few f-bombs fumbling to get it out of his jacket pocket and turn it off. Then as soon as he puts it back in his pocket, it starts up again.
"Thank you for the suggestion, detective," RK900 says. "This is making me feel better."
The fourth part of this is still coming out, and it’s the highlight of my week when the new chapter drops.
Dreams of the Waking Man by Lex_Munroe (Marvel Comics, Wade/Cable, Daken/Bullseye, Wade & Hope)
All at once, it hurts.  It hurts worse than the day Nate died (because Wade couldn’t accept it back then, insisted that Nate had managed to timeslide out, that the busted old telemetry circuit would only let him go forward and he was just lost for a little while).
He sits in the middle of the floor, ducks his head, cries.
She was smarter than he was—than he is.  She’d known all along.  Brave girl.
Timesliding doesn’t work right on Wade, never has, and their cobbled-together sliding module barely had power to take one stringy teenager for one jump.
She’d known she was leaving her parents, that she certainly wouldn’t see one of them again and quite possibly wouldn’t see the other.
Wade allows himself a moment more for grief and shame and humility.  Then he clears his throat and wipes his eyes and gets back to work.
This may be the cleverest fic I’ve ever read. Crossovers, theoretical physics, and the best love story Marvel never wrote.
The Mountains Are The Same by bonehandledknife & Primarybufferpanel (Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa/Max, Furiosa/Ace, Everyone & Healthy Coping Mechanisms)
“'Real isn’t how you are made’” Gilly said with the air of a quote, of a Remembering, “'It’s a thing that happens to you.’”
Rotor closed his eyes in a long blink, “A thing that hurts, innit it right?”
“Sometimes,” Gilly agreed, squeezing his hand, “That’s life though, when you are Real. We all become it bit by bit. But it doesn’t happen if you’re not strong, if you’re not soft, if you’re not sturdy.”
“ But how can y'be all of those at once ?” he wheezed out. It’s getting hard to catch his breath.
“You are all that right now, aren’t you?” Gilly asked him with piercing eyes, “No one else of all these Boys has had the strength to ask for me. And I will Witness you as I have kept all those of my sisters who’ve fallen these past days.”
This series is not always easy, it doesn’t shy away from the hard or the dark or the painful, but it is always worth reading.
The Unspoken Truth by Nonymos (MCU, Clint/Loki)
Barton glared at him like he was trying to decide whether he was being mocked or not, but the next second, his shoulders slumped. Loki was familiar with the feeling – that dreadful feeling of discovering something repulsive in one's own nature.
And then, he waited. He waited for Barton to think and connect the dots, to realize that an obvious solution was standing just before him, to remember how he had felt when waking up tied down, or being forced to drink down the water. The demi-god just stood there, hoping – almost praying for the first time in his life – that his enemy would look up at him with something else than hatred in his eyes.
No one writes kink quite like Nonymos writes kink, and this series is the perfect encapsulation of that.
The Stone Gryphon by rthstewart (Narnia, primarily Gen)
"Tools!" Richard was so shocked he was near speechless. He sat down heavily on the bench and began writing frantically in that strange code. "You are saying that you have observed ordinary crows use tools? Peter, that is… remarkable."
"Well, I've seen Beavers use fishing tackle and sewing machines, so it didn't seem that unusual at the time."
I’m not going to lie, this may not be to everyone’s taste. But, amateur theologian, lover of weird animal facts, and history nerd that I am, there are very few fics more exactly tailored to my interests.
Republic of Heaven Community Radio by ErinPtah (WtNV x His Dark Materials, Cecil/Carlos)
The greeting catches both her and Carlos off-guard. It's not wrong to talk directly to another person's daemon, but it's still a little weird. "Likewise," she stammers.
They're both waiting for the obvious next step, which is for Cecil to introduce his daemon. The fact that Carlos hasn't spotted her yet is understandable — a big community gathering in a small space, you get plenty of daemons breaking away from their humans to socialize directly with each other. Any of the dozen animal shapes currently within ten feet of them could be Cecil's. If his daemon has an unusually high range, there are even more possibilities.
What Cecil says instead is, "If you ever have any important experimental-theology news that you need to share with the town, call me any time! Everyone listens to my show." There's a touch of what Carlos hopes is nothing more sinister than smugness when he adds, "Everyone."
He steps out of the way to let someone else interrogate Carlos, and vanishes into the crowd. Carlos doesn't get a chance to see what daemon he leaves with.
This may be the most carefully thought out crossover I’ve ever read, and I’m a little in awe of ErinPtah’s skills.
The Soul in the Machine by missdreawrites & Troodon (Dishonoured, Corvo/Outsider)
“... Outsider?” Corvo asked, sitting down on the filthy floor. “In the published list of the people who died of the Plague… how many were registered Augments?”
<There have been a total of 231 dead in the past year. Of that group, 100% were Augmented individuals. This number has increased exponentially under Hiram Burrows’ “The Boldest Moves Are The Safest” law, allowing the execution of any individual infected by the Plague.>
“Son of a bitch, ” Corvo swore with feeling. “This is… look at this waste. We aren't even people to them, are we?” He looked down at the body next to him. “And I killed the one person who could help. I did this. I doomed an entire people to plague, and murder and…”
The cyberpunk Dishonoured AU I desperately wish I’d thought of, because it works so very well.
In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury) by scifigrl47 (MCU, Steve/Tony)
“Do you know what the difference between a villain and a super villain is, Stark?” Coulson said, leaning his palms on the tabletop, looming over everything like a very snappily dressed gargoyle.
“Style?” Tony asked, pointing both index fingers in Coulson's direction like the gunslinger that he was. He added a wide grin to the gesture, but Coulson didn't seem to notice.
“A villain has a giant mass of robotic vacuum cleaners that he can sic on his enemies. A super villain gives them the ability to fly.”
“In my defense, I do not actually remember installing repulsor technology in the Roombas,” Tony said, choosing his words carefully. It had been a working theory, sure, but he still wasn't quite sure when he implemented it. Maybe sometime on Tuesday night... That one was a blur. “It was a very long couple of days. So I was as surprised by that as everyone else.”
This doesn’t really count as a rec, since everyone in the fandom has read it already, but it really wouldn’t be fair to draw up a ‘best of the 2010s’ list and not include this.
A Great and Gruesome Height by mokuyoubi (Hannibal, Will/Hannibal)
Bedelia lashes out but Will is quicker. He grabs her wrist, pressing hard between the delicate bones with his thumb, until she makes a soft noise of distress and drops the fork.
Hannibal purses his lips and leans in close to her ear. “Now that is disappointing,” he whispers, and Bedelia has the good sense to be afraid with that mouth so near her skin. He inhales her scent deeply and straightens. “I thought you and I were beyond such petty jabs.”
“Were it not for the fact that you required medical attention, I have no doubt I would have met a similarly crass ending at the hands of your pet,” she says, lip curling in disgust.
Hannibal smiles serenely and says, “Will is a creature entirely of his own making. It is not to me to guide his hand. Merely to share in the sublime perfection of his vision, when he allows it.”
There are many dark!Will stories out there, and most of them are a lot of fun, but few are quite at believable as this one.
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maxdoesbb · 4 years ago
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Big Brother Tumblr Tag Game
So I was tagged by @vanessacries to take part in their Big Brother Tumblr Tag Game and here are my answers
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Rules:
If you are tagged copy and paste the rules and all questions
Answer the questions
Tag 3-5 people to also complete the questions
Tagged by @vanessacries (legend)
About Me
1. Name or nickname? - My name is Max, but ya’ll already knew that
2. Age/Age Group? - 18, but there is an episode on my 19th birthday!
3. Zodiac Sign - Libra
4. Favorite Color? - Some days it’s orange, some days it’s purple
5. Favorite Animal? - I love love love LOVE Red Pandas...google them they’re so cute
6.  First Season of BB you remember watching? - In terms of BBUS, season 16. In terms of Big Brother as the franchise, BBUK Season 7
7. Would you ever want to go on BB, if so, what type of player would you be? - I Would love to, I would try and have like a Jun Song Floater game, but new school bb hates that so...i’d be out week one
8.  Are there other CBS shows you’d want to go on, and if so, why? - I would love to do the amazing race, but i’m from the UK so they won’t let me shshhs
9.  What other Reality shows do you watch? -  I watched The Only Way Is Essex up until 2017, I could also rewatch ANY season of Geordie Shore or BBUK
10.  All time favorite houseguest? - This is a hard one, Idk if it counts, but Nikki Grahame was on BBCAN and any house she’s in turns the season up to 11 for me, If I don’t count and has to be from BBUS, Vanessa from bb17
About the Show
1. What is your all time Favorite twist? - The Twin Twist, if the twins don’t tell anyone (which is sadly always going to happen) it feels so tense like sumn about two people having to act like one person is just iconic to me!
2. What is a twist that you like, but kind of flopped? - The MVP twist, In my eyes this flopped like the season, I think if they made it so you could only be the MVP once then it would have worked better in season 15, but they also could have flipped it so that the evictee picks who goes up, that would have been iconic watching everyone asking who put up the 3rd nominee, but it was actually the person they sent out the door the week before
3. If you were the new Grodner and had to remake the show, what would you keep the same? - The art team, I don’t think they get enough credit, Sure sometimes it’s a bit meh, but the den of temptation was just *chef’s kiss*
4. What would you change? Casting, that is all i have to say about that.
5. What’s your all time favorite comp? Generic answer, but OTEV is actually so iconic to me, the strategies, the fights, It also gave me one of my favourite Janelle moments ever
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6. What’s your all time favorite competition? - idk if i’m being a clown, but this is basically the same as question 5 sksksk
7. All time favorite punishment? - To me all the punishments are kinda dull, like i feel like the producers do it more for comedy on the shows to shy away from the actual problematic stuff that happens every season.
8. If you could bring any houseguest back to be in the house (not to play the game) who would it be and why? - So they just like sit around and observe from inside? If I’m allowed, I’d say miss tea queen Angela Clancy from BBAU12 cause she is some good TV.
9. If you could bring any houseguest back to play, who would it be? - Jackie Ibarra, Hands down!
10.  What is your most memorable episode? - BBCAN5, Week 5′s Eviction episode a.k.a THAT double eviction!
11. If you could have any reality star from any other show on BB who would it be? She’s been on the UK version already, but Gemma Collins!!!!!
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12. What’s your favorite BB series outside of normal BBUS (normal BBUS does not include CBBUS or BBOTT)  - BBUK cause I grew up with it (and thought it was the only version until bbus16 started)
13. Favorite Julie Chen sign off? - I prefer Arisa Cox’s “Someone is always watching” so Julie doesn’t speak in my mind sjsjsjsj
14. Is there anything from old BB that you would bring back, why or why not, and if yes, what would it be? - Casting, cause a lot of older seasons had a mixture of old and young players and they don’t have jobs like “Social Media influencer” or “Podcast maker” or “Jewellery Maker” they have jobs that they can apply to big brother and don’t have to worry about their social media reputation!
15. If you were in the BB house and you won HoH what album would be in your HoH basket and who would you want to receive a letter from? - I’m torn between LM5, Future Nostalgia, and Sweetner, In terms of letter, I’d say my best friend, I’ve known her for almost 10 years and we’ve spoken literally everyday since we met so uhhh sorry to my mother sksksks
16. Favorite Alliance - Danielle and Jason from bb3, that is what an Alliance should be, not the 10 mayo alliances they make in new big brother
17. Funniest BB moment  - (it’s not bbus, but it’s the only valid answer!)
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18. Favorite first boot?  - JODI ROLLINS DESERVED BETTER!
19. Least favorite houseguest? - Frankie cause him being related to Ariana is the reason i watch this shit show...
This or That
1. Old School BB or New School BB
2. Julia or Liz Nolan
3. Vaness Rousso or Jun Song?
4. Cody Calafiore or Cody Nickson?  (Nickson was the face my sleep paralysis demon during bb19)
5. Swaggy or Bayleigh (I’ve seen more of Bayleigh then I have Swaggy)
6. Janelle or Kaysar? (Only because of her views)
7. Orwell or the rubber duck?
8. Hacker twist or Pandora’s Box?
9. Nicole A or Nicole F? (Both are bad, F gets -100 points for not shutting up about her damn wedding!)
10. Dan or Will?
11. Bathroom with Bathroom sand (BB18) or The Fidget Spinner Wall (BB20)?
12. The Hive or The Spy Grils
13. PB&J or Slop?
14. Nerdy Guy archetype or Quirky Girl archetype?
15. The cursed liztin gif or the Maven (BB19) cum rag?
Tag Questions
1. First Season you blogged - Lurking since BB17, started posting a bit BB20, but didn’t start posting fully until BB21
2. Favorite season to blog - Like 2 of you were there but Big Brother Australia 12
3. Favorite Bloggers? the list is too LONG! so top 3 in no particular order @stanningbb @charlchen-moonves @bathroom-sand
4. Favorite tag cryptid (i.e. djmrod, the confession accounts, the bayler stan account, stella) - Stella (could you say lin is kind of a cryptid?)
5. Build an ideal alliance with people from the tag - The trio from hell of course! ( @charlchen-moonves, @stanningbb and I)
6. Favorite content creator (gifs, videos, posts). - So far this season i gotta say @charlchen-moonves and her bob edits!!!
7. Person in the tag that you like but are too nervous to talk to? Literally EVERYONE like something just tells me ya’ll secretly hate me ssjsjs
8. Have you played in any tag games (like bbdiscords, orgs, etc.,) if so what was your favorite experience? - I’ve been in a couple of bbsims, when my account was maxat3am i actually won my first bbsim, forgot who hosted it sksksk
9. Favorite gate? - Selfiegate cause ya’ll are so cute and I just love the positive energy we create!
10. What opinions do you have that you feel would be unpopular in the tag? - I don’t really know if it’s that unpopular but Meg Maley from bb17 deserved better like she won no HoHs no Vetos like, I was rooting of her during bb17!
11. Have you thirst followed anyone after a selfiesgate? - whY would i Ever diSclose that
12. Whose someone in the tag that has stopped blogging bb that you miss? - Is it bad i haven’t noticed anyone leave...
13. Favorite holiday people have called Christmas? - I saw someone call her Toyotathon and i was wheezing for about 10 minutes
14. If you could steal any url whose would it be? I don’t know, I like my URL, however I do like @kidnappedbyacrow​‘s url so uhh hand it over sjsjsj (jk love you really!)
15. Favorite tag meme? (i.e. Paul;s mistake, victim noises, claling chr*stmas anything but her name, etc.,) Paul’s mistake made me wanna join the tag so uhh yeah that!
Tag 3-5 people (or more or less)
I tag @stanningbb​ @charlchen-moonves​ @bathroom-sand​ @kidnappedbyacrow​ and @peterbrownismydaddy​
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