#quasimodo speaks

[lil-lycanthropy]

Spoilers for tlou ep 3

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Trigger warning for death/suicide/overdose

Ok so actually it was really important to me that they didn’t show Frank and Bill’s bodies. Like. Hear me out

This is a show that is centered on death and what people leave behind and physical remnants of the past. This is a show that does not shy away from gore or bodies or tragedy. In other words, this is a show where I 100% expected a close up shot of Bill and Frank dead in their bedroom after od’ing.

And. There. Wasn’t.

It’s so important to me, and I’m sure many others, that this wasn’t a “Bury your gays” type thing. Bill and Frank’s entire backstory—all 90 minutes of it—painted such a beautiful and intimate picture of love and life through unimaginable horrors. They drank the fine wine. They spent time on the boutique. They planted the strawberries.

Yeah, it ends with them dead. But they died in their own time in their own way, with each other in the comfort of their homes. They took control in an uncontrollable situation.

It would’ve been so easy for Joel and Ellie to find their bodies, for the audience to see this beautiful (yet tragic) moment turned into some gore-porn that served minimal purpose to the narrative.

BUT. THEY. DIDN’T.

They allowed Bill and Frank’s story to end with dignity, to end with them still in control of their narrative. Ellie and Joel respected their final wishes. Do not look in the bedroom. Even though it was just the illusion of a normal, “perfect” life, it was what they had.

100% kudos to the creators for not showing their bodies. For showing their characters, their story—the story of hundreds or thousands of queer people—that there is dignity. There is respect. Loved in life, cared for in death.

Idk. My thoughts are fucking incoherent right now. We don’t need to see two old gays dead from an overdose in an apocalyptic world. We need to see the full, loving life they lived—a life where they took control of the narrative, even just for a bit, and didn’t lose that control even after the end.

[lil-lycanthropy]

See also: this actual person playing this character is straight/perceived as straight/has an unknown sexuality so is assumed straight

the day people learn that they can express negative opinions about queer rep without misusing the word queerbait is the day i will know peace

[ranminfan]

Listening to Tony Jay talk about Claude Frollo, and in my head I'm thinking of a Frollo dressed up modern clothes, on the set of the movie, sitting on an interview about him being an actor playing as Claude.

[hyperpotamianarch]

Golem

All right. So, I wrote a piece on the topic in the past in the 17th Shard forum, this is going to be slightly revised and hopefully deeper.

TL;DR: Golems as represented in modern media are slightly inaccuate, as the original Jewish folklore indicates they should look human and be incapable of speech. Also, their name means, more or less, "half-made". Long elaboration follows.

Anyway, Golem. You've probably heard of the concept in the past: a man made of clay, artificially animated via mystical means, from Jewish folklore. Today, I am here to talk a little about the history of this concept and term, and state some personal opinions on its represantation in modern Fantasy literature. So, let's begin!

The most famous Golem in folklore is likely the Golem of Prague. It is fabled to have been created by the Jewish rabbi Yehudah Loew (more commonly known as Maharal) to defend the local Jewish community from blood libels during the 16th century. Without getting into too much details, the Golem officially served as an aid in the local synagogue (more or less), was deaf and mute and dealt with blood libels mmostly using brute force to bring in witnesses, generally. I might be basing it too much on my great-grandfather's retelling, though. Either way, at some point due to a malfunction Maharal was forced to turn it off and leave it in the attic of the Altneuschul in Prague.

At least, that how the stories go. Stories, I might add, that were only popularized by the 19th century, long after Maharal has died. It is, though, one of the most famous Golem stories - so much so that it got readapted multiple times by Jews and Gentiles alike, and serves as one of the tourist attractions in Prague (or so I'm told). It is not the origin of this specific mythical creature, though.

You see, going back all the way to the Talmud, we find in the tractate of Sanhedrin, 65B:

"Rava created a man, and sent him before Rabbi Zeira. Rabbi Zeira would speak to him but he would not reply. He said to him: You were created by one of the members of the group [one of the Sages]. Return to your dust." (translation from Sefaria)

Meaning, essentially, that creating what we now call a Golem was known back in that time. The creature is not called a Golem in the Talmud, though. The method of creation is sort of unspecified, but the next line mentions using the Book of Creation - Sefer Yetzirah - to create living beings (in that case, livestock), so one might assume the creation of a man is the same. Surprisingly enough, Sefer Yetzirah is still a known book of Kabalah. While it doesn't (to the best of my knowledge) contain detailed instructions o how to create humans, it does tell you about how G-d created the universe.

Two further points of note in the story will be how the nature of the Golem is discovered through it's seeming inability to reply, and how in the moment Rabbi Zeira finds out what he is - he kills the Golem.

That last point is one of the arguments being used by the 17th century rabbi ḥacham Tzvi Ashkenazi in his resposa book, regarding whether or not a Golem could be counted for a Minyan - a group of ten men that is required for certain Jewish prayers. The question is, essentially, does a Golem count as a person? Rabbi Zeira killing one is relevant, because murder is obviously not fine in Judaism, so since he did that - perhaps it's because a Golem does not count as a human. I don't really remember if this argument is what decided the final conclusion, but I'm pretty sure the answer ended up being that a Golem isn't elligible for a Minyan.

Who asked ḥacham Tzvi this question? ... Is something you might ask, had I given you the time. The answer is... well... no one. While Jewish responsa literature is usually based on real life Halachic questions and answers, sometimes there are rabbis who invent questions. This one specifically is likely related to what ḥacham Tzvi says about his grandfather, Rabbi Eliyahu of Chelm - that he created a Golem.

Now, a couple of things: a. You may be interested to learn that this particular piece of resposa became surprisingly relevant with the advent of artificial insemination, proving that even the weirdest of questions can be meaningful. b. This is more or less, among reports of Golems, the one closest to its supposed original time. This is why you might see people consider the Golem of Chelm a more reliable story than the Golem of Prague. c. While ḥacham Tzvi doesn't give any details, the regular story of the Chelmic Golem is that it never stopped growing for some reason and that's why Rabbi Eliyahu had to turn it off. d. ḥacham Tzvi never referred to the created man as a Golem.

So, now that we're caught up on two major folktales about Golems, why are they even called that? What does the name mean?

Well, apparently the term was used for this kind of artificially created humans since the 18th century, if you believe Wikipedia. The word itself, though, appears in the Mishnah in the tractate of Avot, 5:10, where it's used as the opposite of a wise man. There, we are given 7 defining traits for a wise man - mostly simple requirements of polite conversation. Those traits include: not talking before some wiser than you, not interrupting while your friend is speaking, not being too quick to answer, asking and answering in accordance to context, replying to things by order, admitting when you don't know something and admitting to the truth. A Golem is a person who does the exact opposite.

When I first thought of that, I thought that it might be a good idea to popularize "Golem" as a term for the Internet Troll, who tends to, indeed, be the opposite of the above. feel free to use it like that if you want - and please let me know if I'm acting like a Golem, I would like to know to correct myself when I require correcting. Anyway, when you look at it this way it almost sounds like an insult: this man created by other humans is the polar opposite of being wise. And maybe it is, but I'm not sure this is the whole reason for using this name for a Golem.

All right, maybe I've been dragging it like this for long enough. So, ina an attempt to avoid too much theatrics, I'll just say that in Hebrew the word Golem sometimes is used to mean "an unfinished tool", or "half made", and one could claim that this is something the fool and the Created Man have in common: both are not quite finished, one mentally and the other spiritually. The Created man is incomplete spiritually because he lacks a soul, something only G-d can give. This is also why a Golem can't speak, since this divine soul is the source of Human speech, as per the Onkelos translation for Genesis 2, 7: "and it became in Adam into a speaking spirit" (rough personal translation from Aramaic).

So, here's the point: according to all of the above, you might realize that a. a Golem should be incapable of speech, and b. it kind of should look more human than a lump of clay. Obviously, it doesn't matter in modern culture, where there is already a clear image of what a Golem is - even if it's a little inaccurate. Still, I enjoy being somewhat pedantic over stuff. I have read a couple of books with Golems in them, and I don't think many of them were actually loyal enough to the source of the myth. That doesn't make them bad, but I'd like something more accurate for once. Unsong might be a good example for a work that did it somewhat right - but I'm currently stuck in the middle of it and unsure whether I'll continue for different reasons, so that is that.

In Hyperpotamia, such as it is, Golems might be used as guards. The more Internet-Trolly kind are, sadly, citizens - they do go against the grain, afer all - but are not much well liked. Ad yes, this is a weak attempt at creating a gag for my blog. Feels a little forced, to be honest - we'll see if it works.

Thank you for reading, and have a pleasant day!

[catman-draws]

~Clang-a-lang~ It's that time again ~Clang-a-lang~

[lil-lycanthropy]

FOR REFERENCE (based on a brief moment of intense fixation and insanity and passion for animals and research and and and)

Electric eels are part of the naked-back knife fish family. Not eels.

Mountain goats are part of the bovidae family (like goats, sheep, cows, antelopes, etc.), but they have a distinct genus compared to what most people think of goats.

Maned wolves are similar where they’re kinda their own thing. However, while the mountain goat genus has several species, maned wolves are the only member of their genus. They’re still closely related to dogs, wolves, and foxes, but they’re not part of the Canis genus (so I believe they wouldn’t be considered canines??).

Once again, King cobras are the only member of their distinct genus (Ophiophagus, which means snake-eating. Guess what their diet is…), whereas true cobras are part of the Naja genus. Cannot say much about the governing structure.

“Regular” shrimp are from the decapoda order, specifically the infraorder Caridea. The closest in common with peacock mantis shrimp is that they’re both part of the Malacostraca class. But like. So are many, many other crustaceans (crabs, crayfish, isopods, lobsters, etc.). Peacock name is likely due to colour, mantis due to posture, shrimp due to…shape?

Horny toads are actually part of the reptile family—unlike toads, which are amphibians! They’re lizards, but they have a toad-like body. Once again, cannot comment on their sexual vs non-sexual intentions.

Mayflies are likely called that because they first appear in May (in their adult form, at least).

Lastly, eastern kingbird. Can’t say why it’s eastern, but the little buggers are a bit tyrannical. I think eastern tyrant bird would’ve sounded cool, but alas, I’m not an ornithologist.

(Feel free to correct any of this info!!!)

I have just learned that Mountain Goats are NOT, in fact, actual Goats.

[harrowscore]

there's this south-korean actor with a stunning voice who played both the phantom of the opera and light yagami in the korean versions of phantom and the death note musical and. idk. i'm just going insane over this little detail, 17-year-old me would have been obsessed

[frollosversion]

THOND Characters and their Playlists! ✨🔔

Hey guys! I'd like to share with you the playlists I made for every Hunchback of Notre Dame character.

Note that I only used songs to associate with them and the vibes (though some of it can maybe speak for the lyrics...? idk.) of the song. If you think it's inaccurate, well damn me.. hahahaha

Anyway, if you like to check it out, feel free to do so. Saving the playlists are okay too 🔔💚

🎭 Clopin

⚖️ Claude

💃🏾 Esmeralda

⚔️ Phoebus

🔔 Quasimodo

[rayroseu]

HELP DEUCE JUST GOT FRENCHIFIED 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I really love the unique dynamics from this event lol

🥲🥲🥲 This made me sob... No one really can understand them like they do with each other... 😭😭

Outsiders like Azul and Idia thinks theyre just overreacting but considering how Malleus, Silver and Sebek ONLY has each other as they grew up...

(Malleus and Silver being isolated because of their status and obviously Sebek wasnt that accepted by his own grandpa either...)

So Of course any type of peril happening between them —no matter how trivial— would cause them all to immediately worry😭✨ I love it I love how they always try to care for each other at all times.😭😭💖💖

Yuu and Grim can relate XD

No but seriously the gargoyle and Malleus meeting reminds me of Yuu and Malleus meeting lolol 🥺💞💕💞Maybe I'm just reaching.... 😂😂

but I remember a long comment that Malleus most especially notices with us because were similar to a gargoyle— avoided because we're strange and our efforts and "function"(as prefect) are barely recognized.

It also doesnt help that the gargoyle's language sounds like Grim lol 😂 Gargoyle says he lives for eons now and that he never left the tower bcs he's a stone.... so why he speaks such a modern form of language??😂😂 He's using more slang than Malleus who's trying to learn to socialize.... 😂

Ohhh this part made me sad as well because We know in SSR Rollo's vignette that he was hating the gargoyles as he cleans them 😭😭😭😭

I want this text pasted on my study incase I'm guving up on the grind lolol

AAAAAAAHHHHHH HE SAID IT HE SAID IT‼️‼️‼️‼️ THE LINE WHERE THE GARGOYLES WAS ENCOURAGING QUASIMODO TO SAVE ESMERALDA BUT QUASIMODO WAS CONVINCED SHE DOESNT NEED HIM AJDJAJD 😭😭😭😭‼️‼️‼️

On another note, I think the gargoyle DOES REMIND me of Lilia because of these last lines .....🥲🥲🥲🥲

"He runs on little magic so losing a little power is fatal for him" Lilia running out of magic 😭😭😭

"He was worried about him till the very end even though Hes the one responsible" I CANT KNOWING THAT LILIA *WILL* CONFRONT MALLEUS ABOUT HIS OVERBLOT...😭😭

I hope he'll be the one to understand him 🥲🥲💞💞💞

[lil-lycanthropy]

Point about the above:

Only 14 countries have a population above 100 million. Out of that, 8 countries have more than 150 million.

The population of intersex people is not more than the population of just some countries; the intersex population of about 156 million is more than the vast majority of countries. By a lot.

"But only 2% of the population is intersex. It's not that common. Why should we reframe or perception of gender for intersex people?"

Completely ignoring the fact that empathy exists. You do realize that 2% of the population in the medical field is considered very common, yes?

2% of children and 0.5% of adults have a peanut allergy and that's so common that they have entire rules around in in public spaces.

0.24-1% of the population has Rheumatoid arthritis. That's an eighth to a half of the number of intersex people!

1-2% of people are estimated to have autism, and that's considered a common condition.

0.1%-2.6% of people will get melanoma in their life time, and that's considered common.

1.2% of people have epilepsy and that's considered common.

Completely ignoring statistics like 6% of women have PCOS (which is a condition that can fall under the intersex umbrella). 2% of the population in the medical field is considered a common condition, and ergo by medical terms intersex is in itself common.

I don't think you realize how big 2% is. That's 2 in 100 people. If you walk into 3 fully filled classrooms (when I was in school a full classroom was 40 students). Chances are you just saw 2 intersex kids and didn't even know it.

So yeah. I think intersex is common enough to include in our discussions around gender and how transphobic rules affects intersex people.

-fae

[ueinra]

Victor Hugo's fathers and their adopted children:

Claude Frollo and Quasimodo:

[ Then it was that he approached the unhappy little creature, which was so hated and so menaced. That distress, that deformity, that abandonment, the thought of his young brother, the idea which suddenly occurred to him, that if he were to die, his dear little Jehan might also be flung miserably on the plank for foundlings,—all this had gone to his heart simultaneously; a great pity had moved in him, and he had carried off the child. When he removed the child from the sack, he found it greatly deformed, in very sooth. […] Claude’s compassion increased at the sight of this ugliness; and he made a vow in his heart to rear the child for the love of his brother, in order that, whatever might be the future faults of the little Jehan, he should have beside him that charity done for his sake. ]

Vol.I - Book.IV - Ch.I NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS (1831)

Jean Valjean and Cosette:

[ Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world. He had never been father, lover, husband, friend. […] When he saw Cosette, when he had taken possession of her, carried her off, and delivered her, he felt his heart moved within him. All the passion and affection within him awoke, and rushed towards that child. He approached the bed, where she lay sleeping, and trembled with joy. He suffered all the pangs of a mother, and he knew not what it meant; for that great and singular movement of a heart which begins to love is a very obscure and a very sweet thing. Poor old man, with a perfectly new heart! ]

Vol.II - Book.IV - Ch.III LES MISÉRABLES (1862)

Ursus with Gwynplaine and Dea:

[ "Well done, Homo. I shall be father, and you shall be uncle." ]

Vol.I - Book.III - Ch.VI L'HOMME QUI RIT (1869)

Cimourdain and Gauvain:

[ Cimourdain had conceived a passionate love for his pupil. Childhood is so ineffably charming, it absorbs all love. All the power of loving in Cimourdain's nature had, so to speak, concentrated itself upon that child; the heart, condemned to solitude, fed upon this sweet and innocent creature, which it loved with the combined tenderness of a father, a brother, a friend, and a creator. To him he was indeed a son,—not of the flesh, but of the soul; he was not his father, the author of his being, but he was his master, and this was his masterpiece. […] The only being on earth whom he loved was this pupil,—child and orphan as he was. ]

Vol.II - Book.I - Ch.III QUATREVINGT-TREIZE (1874)

[lil-lycanthropy]

Do any of yall also ever feel the urge to totally shred yourself to pieces any time you accidentally snap at someone you love

[veronika-tserber]

Natal SUN/PLUTO Aspects The Quest for Authenticity🕯️

Let me set the vibe, first.

It's a brand-new playlist, and I do accept recommendations!

The Sun in astrology is the archetypal King figure. It represents our consciousness, the pure awareness that I AM. Every planet has its own WILL, and the Sun’s will is to BE — to shine and express itself into the world. This is our personality and ego, but also our Life Force, a.k.a Spirit. When we look at the Sun and its aspects/house placement, we see what gives us a sense of fulfillment and purpose in life.

On the other hand, Pluto is the Lord of the Underworld, the Sorcerer hidden away from the light. It’s a generational planet that helps us heal and evolve spiritually by putting us in critical situations. Similarly to Uranus and Neptune, Pluto is an Outcast , a Divergent— the opposite of the widely accepted and adored King. I personally imagine him as a Quasimodo-looking character, but make no mistake. Pluto is immensely powerful.

When these two unite, it’s uncomfortable for both. Pluto feels exposed, and it desperately wants to hide away from the light, whereas the Sun feels like it’s been covered with a thick cloak of darkness. 

The Aspect is Most Potent if:

it’s within 5 degrees (those are the orbs that I’m using)

it’s APPLYING instead of SEPARATING 

it's a conjunction, square, opposition, quincunx, or quintile (harmonious aspects are usually less intense, especially the Trine)

SUN/PLUTO NOTES

📌 This is a highly karmic aspect - especially karma from their father or paternal side of the family. They are essentially breaking the taboos and secrets their ancestors couldn't didn't dare to speak about and confront. These people are the ILLUMINATORS who shift their family's paradigm around heavier, darker topics. They don't have to dig for any familial secrets, though. If they do their personal shadow work, they will break the chains of karma for all past and future generations.

📌They might become socially powerful and be known for their power/sexuality/mystery/criminal activity or occult/healing abilities. They could also become self-obsessed, or obsessed with their goals and desire to be known.

📌The Sun represents a woman's ideal husband, which is why in a woman's chart, this aspect can be really dangerous. She might be unconsciously attracted to (and even marry) abusive, controlling, really DARK individuals. They will mirror, and take to an extreme, her own unintegrated Shadow and/or unresolved daddy issues.

📌You might know these people for a long time, and not actually know them. Some of them have IMPENETRABLE defenses. When they do let someone in, they are terrified of being truly seen - with their good, bad, and ugly sides. This vulnerability is the cave they fear to enter, but it holds the treasure they seek. Deep down, they DO want to be seen and accepted as they are. But they most likely won't get that love from another person until they learn to love themselves unconditionally, first. They have to stop trying to run away and hide from themselves (or their father).

📌 Their father, and specifically his relationship to his Shadow, and the darker aspects of life, played a big role in the formation of their personality, and how they view themselves.

There are three scenarios here - 1) he was either a PUNISHER of the shadows (could've literally worked as a policeman, for example); he was an EXPLORER (psychologist, investigator) or he was a HEALER - occultist, energy worker, etc.

These are three levels of consciousness. If he punished the shadows - his and the world's - the more shame and guilt he could've projected onto his child(ren). These people might feel as if he's always monitoring their steps, and they can't hide anything from him - especially their mistakes or anything "taboo". If they were heavily judged or punished, they will grow up feeling guilty and ashamed of a very big part of what makes them human.

This affects how they view themselves - they can either see themselves as a Divine Child, with both the Yin and Yang, light and dark within or as a Beast, some sort of a Devil responsible for all the evil in the world.

They should know that whatever it was, it had nothing to do with them and EVERYTHING to do with their father's own degree of self-acceptance and wholeness.

Nonetheless, their relationship with him is/was intense, and there might've been a lot of power struggles involved.

📌These people are MAGNETIC in a way people can't explain. Even if they aren't traditionally "beautiful" or "attractive", they just draw others in. Powerful presence and aura.  

📌 It might take them some time to realize the power hidden in their shadows. They are destined to become Alchemists, but how easily or quickly this will happen depends on their free will and desire to separate themselves from their father's projections/expectations.

The task here is to become SELF-AWARE. They can use a myriad of tools - therapy, meditation, yoga, energy healing, somatic work, OR ART to channel their Shadow and integrate it into their consciousness.

📌 During their lives, they are often called to the gates of the Underworld. They learn how to enter it fearlessly, and how to listen to the voice within. This process of illumination (Sun) will help them transform their subconscious mind (Pluto), and when they emerge from this metaphorical Underworld, their work and expression in the world will have a different quality, richness, and potency to it. This is how they step into their power and leadership - by making peace with the demons of the past.

📌 Introverted or extroverted? Both. It mostly depends on the specific aspect, but also on other placements. We know that Mars is Pluto's lower octave. So, in their early life, some of them might be quite extroverted, focused on worldly ambitions, and even be less selective about the people they let in their close circle. As they age though, their focus turns inwards. They can progressively become more introverted, self-reflective, and their goals/values can dramatically shift. As their vibration goes up, they go from being the Warrior to being The Wizard. 

📌 If they don’t work to reclaim their power and express themselves truthfully and unapologetically in the world, they can become jealous and bitter. They can lurk behind the scenes of life, and try to sabotage those who do what they want to do, or they might try to destroy themselves. Depression is possible, as well as suicide attempts and risky behavior.

Pluto wants them to kill something about themselves, which is most likely their cowardice/pride/vanity/past conditioning. But not their physical selves. It's never about the physical, although it can feel this way. These people will either feed the Collective Shadow or help heal it. When they do the latter, they become potent forces of transformation for other people, as well.

📌 Life wants them to be humbler. They can carry a lot of pride and might try to appear as perfect and "spotless" as possible. They might be afraid of their reputation being destroyed or bruised in some way.

📌They are on a Quest for Love. When they learn how to forgive themselves and others, their HEARTS will open, and the light of the Sun will shine through. They can become truly unconditionally loving, and they have to start with themselves, first.

📌 Pluto is connected to our Divine Feminine energy (although it's not a feminine planet) a.k.a Kundalini. So, these people need to learn how to SURRENDER to the Divine. This is a major lesson, so for a good portion of their life, they might feel tempted to gain power through CONTROL and domination, but this will only worsen their karma.

As they will understand, the only real power is the power of Truth and Unconditional Love.

- Foxbörn

The Ask Box is open for specific questions, folks! 😊

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ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʏ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ?

[certainchaostyrant]

So we know that in the novel that ludger cherish is compared to a raven, he has that whole dark aesthetic going on, and not to mention one of his identities uses a plague doctor mask which is very “raven” looking (idk if that one’s a stretch or not). But he also is highly intelligent, and mimicry- something that ravens are known for- is something he does with ease. (also fun fact that I didn’t know until comparing the two, ravens uses ‘non-verbal’ or ‘hand gestures’ to communicate, and in the manwa you can clearly see that ludger cherish often uses his hands when speaking. And I thought that was funny.)

so what if he also liked collecting shiny things like ravens as well? We already know he can easily be swayed by money yeah? So my personal head cannon, Heathcliff/ludger cherish, loves to collect shiny things. That shiny Little Rock (his), that shiny thing that came out of Quasimodo (snatched), that cute little hair pin (finders keepers). But not just shiny things, things like books as well. That small notebook sized dictionary (might as well), that thick book that’s really far too inconvenient to lug around? (Who’s gonna stop him? Casey? She’s currently helping him.)

[lottiette]

Hi sweetie!! you're very good, I really like Billy fics, would you like to do one where Billy introduces his (still unofficial) girlfriend during a family dinner?

I would love it, hope you have a great day 🫶

luv u

Billy Thunderman X Reader

“What Are We?”

summery- Billy I introduces you, his unofficial girlfriend, to his family.

Authors note: Hey Anon! Thanks for the request. I apologize that this is kinda short and maybe not the best. I couldn’t really think of ideas but I hope you enjoy this. Feel free to provide feedback and advice.

Word count- 833

Warnings- none.

You were with Billy in his room studying for upcoming exams. It was more procrastination than studying but…you know. When you arrived there no one was home yet. It was just you and Billy. Nora went to hang out with some friends and everybody else was somewhere out. Nora came home at some point coming into the room to hang out with yall for a few minutes, then a few hours later you heard the door open and a middle aged woman speak, “Kids! We’re home.” “OKAY!” Billy and Nora yelled down. You and Billy continued to study, mess around, play fight, maybe kiss a few times. Who knows?-

Around 5:30pm another yell came from the middle aged woman. “Dinner is ready!” You hear a bunch of foot steps running down stairs. You huff, “Well, I guess I’ll take my leave now then.” You start collecting your things and Billy stops you, “Why? You don’t want to stay for dinner?” “Well I mean, there probably isn’t an-“ he cuts you off “Nonsense, stay and eat. I know how much you like food.” “I wasn’t really invite-“ “You’re invited! Plus I’m sure my family would love to meet you.” “Are you sure?” “Totally. Come on!” He grabs your hand and starts running down stairs with you(not with his powers)

You both make it down stairs to the kitchen and see his whole family already there. They all turn and look at you. You stand there awkwardly Quasimodo-ing into your self. “Um Billy who’s that?” The woman who you presume to be his mother asks. “Huh? Oh! This is ‘reader’.” “‘Reader’ this is my mom,” his mother shakes your hand “I’m Barb. Nice to meet you.” You nod and speak shyly, “nice to meet you.” “This is my dad,” His father gives you a firm hand shake, “Hank.” “My older brother Max and my sister Phoebe, they’re the twins.” “Hello” Phoebe say pleasantly while Max just gives you a head nod and a “sup” “and you already know Nora, and my little sister Chloe.” “Hi everyone nice to meet you” “When did you get here?” “Earlier. We were studying.” You say sheepishly. You look at Billy with an awkward face and smile. He just smiles back nodding with a bright grin. “So- Are you two dating?” The question catches you off guard, “What?” Your voice a bit high pitched “No- we-we’re not-“ You stumble over your words trying to explain but Hank saves you. He clears his throat “let’s eat lasagna.” “Yes let’s”

You all laugh and communicate at the table you. “So how long have you two been friends?” Phoebe asks you. “Uhh like since the beginning of the school year.” She nods. Slowly as time went on the conversation got less awkward and you actually started having a good time. You ate 3 plates of lasagna and later had dessert. Eventually it was time for you to go home. All the Thundermans wished you farewell. Barb liked you so much she insisted that you come over again for dinner soon. You’re about to open the door to leave, your hand hovering over the door knob but you don’t open it you swiftly run back over to Billy give him a kiss on the cheek “Bye sweetness I love you!” You cheerfully state then run back out the door. Billy is standing there smiling “Bye I love you!” His family stares at him shocked. Max leans to Phoebe, “HAH! I told you they were dating! 20 bucks.” Billy notices his family’s mouths agape. “She does that sometimes.” He says shrugging with a soft blush. “So are you two da-“ You come running back in this time soaking wet and a bit out of breath. They all stare at you. “It is pouring out there.” You’re dripping water. “Are you alright?” Billy approaches taking your freezing hands. Then thunder-monitor comes on. “Warning, tornado watch.” “Well you can’t go back out there” Barb states with concern. Barb continues, “Why don’t you stay here for the night honey?” “Oh I can’t do that to yall Mrs. Thunderman.” “No really it isn’t safe. Please stay till It clears up.” A loud thunder and lightning strike. “Yeah- okay. I’ll stay.” “Here come on. Come to my room.” Billy takes you by the hand and leads you up to his room. “Thank you Thundermans.”

In Billy’s room he gives you a towel, his shirt and some pant/shorts. (It’s your choice if you decide to wear the bottoms.) After you’re dried off and changed you and Billy cuddle up in his bed. You start whining, “My belly hurts!” “You ate a lot.” “It was delicious.” He holds you as he laughs and tucks your hair behind your ear. A movie is playing on his tv and you feel so comfortable in his arms but then your mind starts wondering with a question.

“Billy what are we?” …

[annymation]

"This Wish" Reimagined

Asha's "I Want" song in my Wish rewrite

Something that quite bothered me in Wish’s “I want song” is that I never really… Connected with Asha as a character while listening to it.

With Ariel we WANT to see her get to the surface.

With Quasimodo we WANT to see him out of Notre Dame.

With Mirabel we WANT to see her make her family proud.

With Asha I want… her to have more than this…?

And what is “this”? Like, the subject is vague, and that’s because the song writer Julia Michels was asked to just “Write a song about a young woman that wants to fight an corrupt system” which is a neat concept… But Julia didn’t know what that corrupt system even was doing, I’m not joking, she said so on interviews, AND SHE SAID DISNEY ASKED HER TO DO IT IN 3 WEEKS LIKE GIRL!?

Anyway, as a result, I can’t really relate to Asha’s struggles because the song feel like it could be sang by ANYONE facing a hard situation where they “May be young but are not wrong” or “Have hesitations about what to do”…

But who is ASHA in this, aside from the person who is singing the song? Yeah, she wants more, but more WHAT?! You can listen to “When will my life begin” without watching Tangled and you’ll totally understand what Rapunzel’s personality is and what she wants… But in This Wish?… I don’t know who the heck is Asha, and I watched the movie!

It doesn’t help that in the movie the BIG HORRIBLE REVEAL that Asha is facing is that the system that only grants one wish per month… isn’t granting EVERYONE’S wishes… when that should’ve been common sense, like, does no one in Rosas understand basic math???

In my rewrite though, Asha has been silently questioning the system around her but knowing full well she couldn’t change it so she just accepted it, until the day arrived for her to give away her wish to conform to the expectations. She said she didn’t want to, and questioned if the king even granted all the wishes like he said he did. Seeing that she had spirit, the king and queen gaslight, gatekeep and girlboss manipulated her to get a wish out of her, and after that, by peeking through a door, Asha discovered the truth about her kingdom’s wish system, a truth so terrifying for her that she ran as far away as she could. And with no one else to help her… She made a wish upon a star.

(There, I summarized my rewrite so far, if that sounds cool to you consider checking it out here)

I think that’s a more interesting premise, and it gives Asha more nuance, but how do you translate ALL THAT into one song? Well, here’s how I’d change “This Wish” to do that:

“This Wish”

Should have listened to my own instincts No time to cry now for what could have been If I could show them everything I've seen Open their eyes to all the lies then Would they believe in me or in them? But when I speak, they tell me, "Sit down" But how can I when I've already started runnin'? All I wanted to do was grant my wish on my own But now that wish's stolen and, I am all alone [Chorus] So I look up at the stars to guide me For I know they can send me a sign If knowing what it could be is what drives me Then let me be the first to stand in line So I make this wish Asking us for freedom, hope and bliss So I make this wish To have something more for us than this [Post-Chorus] Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, ah-ah More than this, oh-ah-ah-ah For many years they’ve been tricking us all Yeah, they said “We’ll protect you” while being our downfall Now what’s a girl like me supposed to do? How do you fight a king and queen? oh and they’ve got magic too! And all I've got is reservations and hesitations On where I should even begin I'm past dipping my toes in But I'm not, no, I'm not past diving in If I could just be pointed in any given direction On where to go and what to do My legs are shaking, but my head's held high The way you always taught me to [Chorus] So I look up at the stars to guide me For I know they will send me a sign I'm sure there will be challenges that find me But I can take them on one at a time So I make this wish Asking us for freedom, hope and bliss So I make this wish To have something more for us than this [Post-Chorus] Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah (So I make this wish) Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, ah-ah (To have something more) More than this, oh-ah-ah-ah [Outro] So I make this wish To have something more for us than this!

Thank You For Reading!