#skeletal watch

[panicbones]

maybe its cuz basically all of the figures i own come from media whos intended audience is children but ive always found it a little ridiculous when folks cant cope with liking media for kids and have to insist Its Really Grown Up and Serious Actually. i think childrens media is able to be so impactful BECAUSE its for children-- it lacks the scorn and irony so prevalent in shit for adults. at least thats why i like it; its a reprieve from how awful the world is. and also its so unapologetically campy. anyways. * holds out my hand * lets unlearn shame together

[crehador]

well. you see. people die if they are killed. hope this helps

[len-tilsoup]

so I feel like there's two ways you can go when making a character playlist: the "these are songs they'd listen to" route, or the "these are songs /I/ listen to that remind me of them" route, and with the later depending on ur music taste you end up associating characters with songs they may or may not ever consider listening to.

anyways the side effect of this is that in my head everyone's goth now.

[the-best-bagel]

baby pigeons are so specially fucked up looking you cant ever just draw one it always ends up feeling like social commentary

[redpiperfox]

....Wasn’t expecting to do this, but I’ve listened to this album enough to do this, I think. XP

Blue Blood

What a song. I love the militaristic, soldier undertones, the seriousness melded with the same musical themes from Eleven. It’s the sort of song that kicks in your core and rewrites your heartbeat, but in a focused, calmed beat. 

I Am

I love. Powerful elegance, angular black-and-white with golden rivulets, expensive heiress with all the ambitions of the world in her designer jacket. The best part? I love that each member has their assigned part, where their skills and vocal personalities are highlighted, and a pretty decent line distribution dang! The music video is stunning, the cinemetography, the solo shots, the character, yes! I love!

Kitsch

The video didn’t do it for me, although all the challenge clips I’ve seen from it are cute. This song was the sort I didn’t expect to like after the first listen, especially with the chorus, but man, the addiction to this one is real. There were no powerful vocal moments to draw me, but the sass, looking down their nose as they bounce in the club, is a vibe I didn’t realize I would love as much as I do. And Rei and Gaeul write their raps! Go off~!

Lips

There are several songs on this album where I thought “Twice, that’s a Twice mood” and this one was Alcohol Free on my first couple of listens. But it’s waaaay more laid back, it’s basking in a hammock on a private island beach, while the attention is a full ocean away trying to look at you through binoculors while you mock them. Very chill, very cute.

Heroine

I didn’t expect this song to go the way it did, but I love it for the way it does. You expect a harder hitting, powerful anthem with that title and IVE singing it. But it’s almost a tribute to femininity-- flowered and softer but no less full in itself. Written by my girl Yujin, I just had to look up the lyrics and they do not fall short. Yujin wrote a strong, female lead, at the stand of a courtroom and needing no one else to tell her she holds the power. She wears her heels and does her thing, and is the hero in all the little big ways of her life. 

Mine

Here’s another song that made me go “Twice!” ...But then we got to the chorus. And it’s like a schoolyard, petal picking girl who daydreams her comic-fantasy where everything swirls in the center of her palm. I saw it was written by Wonyoung, and something about the lyrics is the sort of childish that leads into the twirling, insistent declarations, feels very much like the Wonyoung that grew out of Iz*One into IVE

섬찟 (Hypnosis)

Was one of my favs on the first listens. I had to keep rewinding and relistening whenever I was interrupted. I love the piano pounding in the back that opens, that blends into a darker, snake dancing out of the basket mood, undermined in metallic sounds and taunting in the vocal styles. Gaeul and Rei writing their raps, and they do not fall flat. The song writers let them finish the song off with a statement, and it’s you on the ground as they walk pass. 

NOT YOUR GIRL

And that’s my other “Twice” vibes song. Through and through though, this song is so fun and youthful and cheerful. Gaeul and Rei write their raps again in this one, and I think I’m sensing a writing style for them (which is exciting,  ngl, love that~!)

궁금해 (Next Page)

Nothing outstanding about this one in my head, except the melding of the beats with melodies and vocals that made me think this could be at the back of an anime, or a sequence in a drama. Rei and Gaeul’s raps leading up as the prechorus is a power move, I love. 

Cherish

This is Disney romantics spun in urban fantasies. Chill lofi sounds mixed with a little pixie dust. Chill, sweet, darling. 

Shine With Me

This song comes right out of the gate with it’s OST emotions. In the rain, as it clears and leaves diamond-tears of starlight in it’s wake. Another Wonyoung written tribute to simple love, that makes me feel like it’s a song for the stage, for them to all turn to each other and sing to each other. (Or maybe make it a fan song, I don’t know, something about this chorus is very big stage, lights to the sky, phone-lights back and forth, crowd clapping and swaying.)

All in all, Ive has my attention. They have it with both hands, eyes glued, breath held as they bedazzle in their classy bedazzlement. 

[pancakesforamber]

is this setting and tone giving anyone else fantasy high sophomore year vibes?

[red-talisman]

I have! A BJD now! /screaming, crying, generally carrying on

I've been wanting one for like... over 15 years or whatever but these fuckers can get expensive and it's only recently I've been able to afford the indulgence, AND! It's one dressed in a style that reminds me vaguely of mid-00s EGA fashion, which my broke teen goth ass had considered to be the HEIGHT OF BOUGIE GOTH FASHION.

THAT'S MA BOI

A fancy ball-jointed doll! Dressed in fancy almost-Elegant Gothic Aristocrat bullshit! My inner child is

Losing Their Goddamn Shit.

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

[honey-skulls]

How the fuck am i supposed to focus on my finals when my dad got brainwashed into a cult, started slowly cutting me away, and i now officially got kicked out of my home

[allenkleinofficial]

I feel so much prettier now I gained weight lol

[felassan]

MEET: The Veilguard [source]

"RECRUIT DISTINCT COMPANIONS Rally a team of seven companions, each with rich lives and deep backstories. These are characters to befriend, and even fall in love with. Among them, an assassin, a necromancer, a detective, each and all bringing their own expertise and unique abilities to the fight. Harding This dwarven scout has a big heart, a positive outlook, and a ready bow – as well as unexpected magical powers. Davrin Bold and charming, this Grey Warden has made a name for himself as a monster hunter. Now, he cares for a young griffon. Bellara A Veil Jumper obsessed with uncovering the secrets of ancient Elvhenan. Bellara is focused, creative, and romantic. Taash A dragon hunter allied with the Lords of Fortune, Taash lives for adventure and doesn’t mind taking risks. Lucanis An expert assassin for whom the Antivan Crows are a family business. He is poisted & pragmatic, but lacks social skills. Emmrich A necromancer of Nevarra’s Mourn Watch, this well-meaning scholar comes complete with a skeletal assistant; Manfred. Neve A cynic fighting for a better future, both as a private detective and a member of Tevinter’s rebellious Shadow Dragons."

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[panicbones]

reading YA as an adult is so funny cuz all i can think is child where are your parents. why arent you in school. you are 12

[rainbowtvz]

i love u milkshape...........

[rusedrabbles]

I have been thinking a dangerous thing to do before morning coffee and the sarcophagus of forvever sleep sounds like it had to be a collaboration between Clockwork and Nocturne. So I thought Time/Sleep/War polycule with halfa son.

The grief of losing their ghostling had driven Pariah mad, and in his blinding rage, the halfa population was massacred. To stop the Observants from attempting regicide, Clockwork and Nocturne created a sacrophagus to keep their husband.

As it so often does, the passing time faded memories of why the Ghost King had gone mad, painting him a senseless tyrant instead of a despondent father.

A ripple across screens, a shift in time's progression, and a new halfa. Time carefully pulling strings, Sleep keeping watch to ensure a restful nap (for that's all they ever seemed to amount to, his poor son always rushing, always busy with something)

An arrogance unchecked rousing the slumbering king, a desperate child forcing him back into his prison, but the magic doesn't take hold. Now awake, having seen what his husbands saw, Pariah would not sleep through his lost son's new life.

Phantom was a new hero, one who seemed to wander a fair bit. Batman had already tried to find anything about Phantom, to very little success. Historical records of a teenager appearing to help before vanishing, allusions to a child of Kronos grumbling about timestreams, whispers of a young man whose rage was like a glacier, slow and unstoppable once it starts to move. The Lanterns had records of entire ships frozen solid, Phantom having been the last sighted individual before they became glacial space debris. Constantine and Raven both vouched for Phantom, which was why he was a part of the team, but there were still too many questions without answers...

The Justice League was heavily outnumbered, and while they could win, it would not be without heavy civilian cost. At least, that was their original thought, until Phantom Wailed for his father (?) and a massive Lazarus green rift ripped open above him, allowing a ghostly warlord with a Crown of Fire through, a skeletal army marching silently in the warlord's wake.

[bruisedphruit]

Enchanted by the subtitles on television that read ‘edelråte’, felt targeted in a divine manner

Edel (noble) + Råte (rot) … noblerot… I’m captivated

[the-best-bagel]

baby pigeons are so specially fucked up looking you cant ever just draw one it always ends up feeling like social commentary

[crystalkitty1220]

somebody please tell me the minecraft movie is some kind of late april fools joke