#smart standee

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[lurkingshan]

Random QL Superlatives: 2024 Edition

My friends! It is time once again to reflect back on the year and give out some random ass awards to the things that gave me joy in the many QLs I watched.

In no particular order, this year’s winners:

Best Long Term Glow Up: Off Jumpol as Jane in The Trainee

I've been simping for Jumpol since the Puppy Honey days, because I know potential when I see it! This year the rest of y'all finally caught up with me and realized this man is aging like a fine wine. We all won!

Most Valuable Prop: Aoyanagi Hajime Standee, I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama

Will anything ever make me laugh as hard as Akafuji opening the door to Aoyanagi Hajime while holding an Aoyanagi Hajime standee and then running for his life, standee tucked under his arm, to escape the mortification? If so, it's def another joke from this show.

Best Heart Destroying Angst: Every Moment of Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

Sometimes you just want a show to break your heart into a million tiny pieces and then stitch it back together, and there is no better version of that experience this year than this beautiful show.

Wackiest Premise That Somehow Works: Caged Again

Whomst could have predicted that a BL about a penguin who turns into a human, goes to high school, and falls in love with a panther would be one of the sweetest, most compelling stories of the year.

Most Precious Bean: Taishin, Takara's Treasure

Just look at his cute little face!! My son has never done anything wrong in his life. He's adorable and I won't hear a word against him.

Drama Child of the Year: Young San, Century of Love

My soul fully tried to leave my body every time this child appeared on screen. I must congratulate this child actor--his name is Chayanan Akkharadumrongdet--on perfectly embodying the spirit of an old man trapped in a tiny body. Give this boy an award!

Best Love Theme: Di Inakala by Paul Pablo, Marahuyo Project

Such a gorgeous song, first used while King reads Ino's letter and realizes Ino has feelings for him. Hits me right in the chest every time I hear it.

Best Sex Scene - Almond and Latte's first time, Knock Knock Boys

Everyone else can throw in the towel, this is the best depiction of a loving but awkward first time that will ever be committed to film.

Star of My Vision Board: Yako, She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat

Oprah said it best: “She is the mother I never had, she is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don't know a better person.”

Outstanding Achievement in Old Man Yaoi: Mr. Mitsuya's Planned Feeding

It's not every day that a show manages to sell you on a 20+ year age gap, but this one did it without breaking a sweat and had us all rooting for Ishida to eat that old man up with a spoon.

Best Sight Gag: Rock Lifting Karan Over His Shoulder, Cherry Magic Thailand

Is it the way Rock bends down and grabs him with no warning? The way Karan still does a polite wai over his shoulder? The way Dujdao scurries after them? Idk but it's been 10 months and I am still laughing.

Best Absolute Mindfuck: Love for Love's Sake

Sometimes a scene from this drama will flash through my mind and I'll have to spend a few minutes just staring at the wall, and that's how you know it was damn good.

Most Brainrot Inducing: Unknown

The way this story had a chokehold on my brain for three entire months was no joke.

Swooniest Love Interest: Mahasamut, Love Sea

Just look at this glorious man! And on top of all that visual splendor, he's kind and generous and brave and smart and competent and high key a smart ass. In this house we love Mahasamut!

Best Classic Watch: The Miracle of Teddy Bear

The most delightfully surprising watch of the year for me, and a great reminder to never, ever trust anything MDL commenters say about a show.

Y'all know the drill: feel free to join in and post your own superlatives, and please tag me if you do!

[studiovlinderdas]

💻'Welcome to the City!'💻 I decided I wanted to turn one of my classic Wooden Standees (which will be discontinued, because it's time for something new) into a nifty lil mug~!! I'm still really proud of the poses, so to repurpose them seemed like a smart move, Ralsei and Noëlle are a bit further away on the mug itself (as you can see in the video), but that gives the user a bit of a scene as well~!! I might turn others of my Deltarune standees into mugs in the future, though I'm not yet sure.

[camryn-haitani]

Phobia Factor

Duncan x GNReader

Ep: Phobia Factor

TW: suicide talk and panic attack

All the campers are gathered around the fire sharing their fears. But you, you're a little smarter than that. but not as smart as Chris.

I know this isn't like a main fear some of y'all have, but this is a main fear for me. so I just wanted to put it out there beforehand. also just to clarify, y'all aren't dating in the beginning.

- - - - - -

"c-celine dion music store standees..." Duncan says while his head hung low. "uh exsqueeze me? I didn't quite catch that" Cody exclaimed while leaning more towards Duncan. "shut the fuck up you little asshole or I'll kick your puny ass into next week's challenge." Duncan said while holding Cody's shirt.

(in the confession booth)

"uhhh I'm a little scared right now. like I have a feeling Chris is gonna get some sick twisted idea for us. ya know, since we're saying what our fears were. but ain't no way I'm saying that shit Infront of people. and ain't no way I'm saying it here either." I say while crossing my arms.

(with Chris and Chef)

"heh heh heh, oh don't worry y/n. we've been watching you very carefully. you don't have to say what your fear is, I already know it." Chris said followed by a maniacal laugh. "ya know man, you're one sick freak. but me too." chef said while eating his dessert.

(back at the campfire)

"what about you y/n? what are you scared of?" Courtney egged on. "y'all a bunch of dumbasses ya know. y'all seriously didn't think that Chris is gonna do something with this info that he has on us now." I say. "omg you're rightttt." Lindsey said. you facepalmed and shook your head. "I'm headed to bed, good night y'all." I say while stretching and popping my back. "wait up sweetheart, I'll walk you there." Duncan says while walking behind you. "why's that bitch gotta take him away?" Courtney said quietly.

"you know, I have a feeling you're right about the whole Chris gonna do something with our fears thing." Duncan said while putting his arm around your shoulder. "I told y'all" I say, "well good night Duncan. I'll hopefully see you tomorrow." "good night babe." he says while kissing the back of your hand.

'why are feelings so hard. I think I'm falling for Duncan. we've just clicked from the beginning. shit. but I'm in this to win it.' I think to myself before falling asleep

(next morning)

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING CAMPERS. RISE AND SHINE. MEET ME AT THE LODGE FOR BREAKFAST IN 5 MINUTES." Chris yelled over the loudspeakers. "can't we just get 30 more minutes of fuckin sleep?" leshawna said while rubbing her head.

after I got dressed, I walked out of the cabin and was met with Duncan having his back facing me. "hey sweet cheeks, you ready?" "yeah yeah I'm coming." I say still trying to wake up. we started walking to the lodge and I felt someone glaring daggers into my back. I turn around and nothings there. I brush off the feeling and keep walking.

"heyyyy campers. while you finish up breaky, how about heather meet me up at the amphitheater. it's sumooooooo time." "WHAT" Heather spats out along with her drink which hit Gwen. "real fuckin nice heather." Gwen said while her face dripping in water. "awww at least it's a good look on you." Heather says while walking out, shaking with fear.

"see I told you assholes Chris was gonna do something." I yell. "hey y/n. I need to talk to you. it's something important." Chef says while he pulls me out the door.

"ok guys. I found out what y/n's fear is. and I'm really not gonna like saying this but, I need y'all's help to make it work." Chris whisper yells.

(after Chris explained what they need to do)

"you're one sick ticket dude." leshawna says. "yeah man, this is just wrong." Duncan said with his head hung.

(at the amphitheater)

"ohhhhh ok I get it now. thanks chef." I say while walking to go sit next to Duncan. "no problem y/n." chef says going back to Chris. "hey Duncan." I sit down next to him. *silence* "uhh Duncan? you ok?" "why the fuck are you always following me around? get the fuck away from me. this is why Courtney's better than you." he snaps. "......oh. I'm sorry." I sadly say. I get up and go sit next to Gwen. "hey Gwen." "ughh the hell do you want? if you're not gonna be useful then stop wasting my time." Gwen yells. I have one more person I can go to. "hey trent." I say hoping he's not gonna be the the other two. "omg y/n stop thinking we're friends. we are not friends and we will never be friends. go jump off the fucking cliff we did in the first challenge. you'd be doing us a favor." trent says while regretting every word that came out of his mouth.

'fuck fuck fuck. it's happening again' I say in my head. I get up and walk to the woods.

"SHIT. WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME." I cry while sliding down a tree to sit down.

*suicide talk starts*

they were right. I should jump off that cliff. my breathing becomes ragged and unstable. I start to shake and my vision gets blurry.

(with Duncan)

'where did y/n go?' Duncan thought. but then a certain memory can across his mind.

*flashback*

"yeah I've had to move schools alot because of how much the people there bullied me and told me things that broke my mental health. I've been told to kill myself. multiple times. my biggest fear is being replaced and forgotten." I say.

me and Duncan were somewhere in the woods just talking. me and him have gotten kinda close but not that close.

*back to now*

Duncan pov:

"I fucked up. I fucked up bad." I say while standing up. I run. I don't know where I'm running to, but I'm running. wait, I'm running to find y/n. I check the cabin, I check the lodge, I check the bathroom. I check everywhere. wait, the woods.

your pov:

it's getting worse. this is the worst attack I've ever had. I start scratching my arm to try and regain neutrality. but nothing is working. I can't stand. I can't talk. I can't think.

Duncan pov:

shit shit shit. I hear them, but I don't know where they are. "Y/N" I yell to at least try. but alas, I don't hear a response.

your pov:

"Y/N"

I faintly hear my name but I can't respond. no matter how hard I try. my voice just won't come out. but I see some rocks. I pick one up and find the strength to throw it. I get one about a foot away from me. I pick up another one, this time I got it a little farther. the last rock, I throw it the farthest. then j hear rapid footsteps coming towards me.

"holy shit y/n. I'm so sorry. I'm a horrible person." Duncan says with tears in his eyes. he picks me up and puts me in his lap while he sits against the tree. he has his hand on the back of my head. 'this is nice' I think. Im still shaking. my throat is hoarse from crying. I'm weak from the energy I've been exerting.

after a good hour or two, I've finally calmed down. Duncan noticed it and asked, "do you wanna go back with the others or to the cabin?" it was around the afternoon and the challenge is over.

"I wanna go see Trent and Gwen." I say barely audible. "ok sweet cheeks let's go."

he picks me up and puts his arm around my waist and we begin walking.

"y/n omg I'm so sorry. I'm such a shitty person. please forgive me. I'll do anything." Gwen said while crying and hugging me. I hug back. "I forgive you. but please never do that again. promise?" "I promise." we break from the hug and I sit down. "fuck y/n. I'm so sorry, I'm a horrible friend. I shouldn't have said those things to you." Trent said while also crying. "please forgive me." "it's gonna take a while for me to forgive you. but I accept you're apology."

we all eat dinner and eve's drop the campfire ceremony. Tyler gets voted off. and we all go back to the cabins.

"y/n!"

"oh hey Duncan. what's up?"

"lemme walk you to your cabin."

"sure"

we begin walking and he says

"y/n. I think I like you. like I get nervous around you and I care about you a lot and when I saw you having that panic attack, I felt horrible because I knew I was the cause. but forget that, I want to be with you. I wanna be by your side through everything. even after this shit show."

"Duncan I like you too."

he closed the gap between us.

after a few minutes, we part.

"well good night sweet cheeks. think if me when you dream" he says

"I already do"

"WHAT" he says with the biggest blush on his face.

- - - - - - -

[beansproutsong]

[Proxy] Twisted Wonderland Exhibition Goods

For you who missed out on Twisted Wonderland Exhibition, I will organize a group order. This might be your chance to get the limited items Items including the plush (event costume version), accessories, standee, and even wax seal and nail chip.

Please check this site if you want to see the pictures in details: https://online.aniplex.co.jp/FPSImhnS

Item lineup:

Villains sticker: 380JPY each

Villains mask case: 600JPY each

Villains smart phone case: 3800JPY (universal type, if you have a big size like iPhone promax, it might not fit)

Villains Tshirt: 3800JPY

Villains tottebag: 2600JPY

Bandana (for each dorm): 1980JPY

Badges: 440JPY (random 1pcs) or 9680JPY complete set

SD acrylic standee: 550 JPY (random 1pcs) or 12100JPY complete set

Keychain: 880 JPY (random 1pcs) or 19380JPY complete set

Character motif clearfile (pick character): 550JPY

Event Scenery diorama standee: 1800JPY (please specify the event)

Event handkerchief: 1650JPY (please specify the event)

Event lace: 1500JPY (please specify the event)

Event nail chip: 3900JPY (please specify the event)

Key visual mask case: 600JPY

Key visual clearfile: 550JPY

Key visual poster: 1100JPY

Key visual canvas art: 5000JPY

Hologram card set: 800JPY

Shopper: 600JPY

Pop-up letter: 1100JPY

Candy set: 1200JPY

Cookie set: 2300JPY

Metal Charm keychain: 1980JPY (only dorm leaders available)

Magic wand ballpoint: 2200JPY (per dorm)

Hand mirror: 5800JPY

Wax Seal: 6800JPY (per dorm)

Embroidery Character Keychain: 6800JPY (per character)

Charm Necklace: 24000JPY (only dorm leaders available, material is silver925)

Grimm face pouch: 2400JPY

Grimm balloon: 500JPY

Grimm / Ghost / Lucius Coin Pouch: 1900JPY

Anniversary pin: 800JPY

Event-style pouch: 2300JPY (please specify event)

Ghost-camera shoulder bag: 5800JPY

Premium Art-board: 35000JPY (per dorm)

Event-style plush: 2200JPY

Notes, please read carefully:

Preorder will start from 22nd January until 10th February. Some items are not preorder and might sold out if the quota already fulfilled.

So if you're interested, please make the order as soon as possible

The price below does not include my proxy and shipping fee

Worldwide shipping OK

Questions are very much welcomed

Dorms leader: Riddle, Azul, Leona, Kalim, Vil, Idia, and Malleus

Event: Happy Beans, Fearie Colors, Ghost Marriage, etc

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You can DM me here or at my twitter @angelic1408 to place your order

[journalsouppe]

Blood and Darkness, a Zagreus zine!! Everything is so cute omg I need to actually finish the game hfdjsk. Thank you @zagreuszine for such an amazing zine :)!! There's nothing better than seeing all the love everyone has for a character

Writing typed below!

Blood and Darkness Zine theme: a zagreus fanzine July, 2023

Merch/Bundle list:

Dusa's Gift - full bundle + pencil pouch

physical zine

digital zine

sticker with cerberus (Kiraelin)

sticker sheet (frydough)

board game print (cowgirlongirl)

bookmark (kiraelin)

surf charm (frydough)

standing charm (hoshihaemon)

early bird sticker (itszygoart)

STRETCH GOALS

sleepy print (pandalanachick)

shaker charm (mirarasol)

standee (hoshihaemon)

pin (cowgirlongirl)

added pencil pouch (mirarasol)

I love this zine so much. You can see how much love each artist and writer and mod has for Zagreus. Everything is so well made and I love seeing the range of styles both in the art and writing. I love my little Zagreus collection so much it makes me want to play more Hades now. Thank you to all those involved with the project!! I can't wait to sit and thoroughly look through the whole zine I am so in love with what I've seen already. This also inspires me to make Hades art and want to be in a Hades zine! Y'all are so amazing and skilled this is such a lovely zine!! :)

Comments:

Bookmark is in the zine (pers. note)

love the little jewelry box with the pin

the charms are SO cute I esp love the design and concept of the claw machine shaker charm :')

the bookmark is so cool

all the art is so good omg :')

Zag is so cozy in the sleepy print omg the quality is so nice too

LOVE the pin omg

the standee is so fun, great posing and I love that it's like he's doing a run

Zag dressing as the diff gods is so cute omg i esp love dionysus

cute mailer sticker!!

I love the art style in both the single stickers

WOAH the embroidered art is so cute and unique omg I love seeing art other than digital in zines

the candyland-like print is SO CUTE and is so smart omg reminds me of By Jove a little bit :')

Ough!! all the art and writing is so good

the pencil pouch not only has a really cute design (reminds me of the TLOZ items art pages) but is super well made and high quality!!

I cannot pick a favorite

love the mix of canon art and writing and au art and writing -- a great mix that fits really well

[dojae-huh]

Tactician

Doyoung instructing how to take pictures with his "standee"? Heh. He is capitalising so much on baby butt bread pose (he probably hates it internally by now).

Yesterday I listened to Seoho's recent cover (he is from Oneus) and was reminded how much I like his tone of voice. It's a voice to fall in love with. The boy is in the same company as Mamamoo, so I have hope he will become a soloist eventually. Seoho didn't know how to sing when he entered the company, but this agency specializes on vocals, so he got vocal lessons and discovered he is not a rapper, but a singer actually, heh.

Then YT informed me that Seoho participated in The King of Masked singer, so I checked out the clip. He sang well, however, the chosen songs didn't fit him and didn't make him stand out. It is a singing contest, everyone sings well there.

Doyoung's two songs, on the other hand, have 2,1 and 2,5mln views respectively (Beautiful, Time spent walking through memories). He participated 5 years ago, he is a stronger vocalist now, but even back then his smarts almost led him to victory (the judges chose him the winner, but the vote from the audience lowered his overall score). He chose the songs that the audience liked, he changed it to have captivating moments (like singing without music, the sigh in the end), he implemented his strong sides (high notes, anguish in his tone). Made me realise that Doyoung is a true tactician. I guess that's why he is good at arranging music and singing emotionally as well. He sees the whole picture and finds ways to achieve his goal, he knows where to put accents, what the melody should do to impress.

[xamaxenta]

Had this AU idea for saboace where Ace survives just barely but thanks to the news everyone thinks he's dead still cuz there's a brutal picture of his body bloodied and unconscious on the front page and he does look low-key dead so he has to disguise himself somehow and hide while simultaneously training up his haki (cuz I don't think he really did much with his haki, I think he had it but didn't like using it and refused to train it up, I headcanon that he did this on purpose to spite Roger who also had haki, honestly I refuse to believe Ace wouldn't have been dozens of times stronger if his haki had been properly evolved. Though he absolutely has all forms of haki already awakened cuz he's just that much of a badass, anyway).

The only place they can think of to hide him is right under everyone's noses, so he somehow wiggles his way into the revolutionary army. He's not too happy with it cuz he's got beef with Dragon (hey whyd you abandon luffy) and Dragon I think knows it's him despite the disguise but says nothing cuz that's none of his business (Kermit meme here) and since it was announced Ace was fully dead Sabo regained his memories and already had that super fun nervous breakdown and three day coma and is NotDoingWell™ and Dragon is a Dad so he's like "imma push these two together and hope they realize the connection, surely my Chief of Staff is smart enough to recognize who this is" but he underestimates Sabo’s Spicy Trauma cuz he does not realize.

And Ace knows it's Sabo but he's told by a few of the other revolutionaries that Sabo still has amnesia (yeah man he can't remember shit from his childhood from what I've heard), bummer he's only heard it from random footsoldiers and not those closest to Sabo but it's fine I'm sure. So Ace is like "oh I may fuck him up more if I fling my disguise off and tell him we know each other so imma just be quiet" and Sabo is like "wow I let my bro and first ever friend and high key love of my life get murdered I wish I was dead:)" and Dragon is like "guys plz just kiss".

Anyway I'm writing this fic but it's been a hot minute since I worked on it, I thought you'd enjoy hearing about the chaos that will ensue.

Anonnnnnn pleaseee *grabbie paws* gimmieeee i love this premise so much

Dragon doing the Kermit none of my business tea sip meme is so fucking funny i really should draw a bunch of classic memes as random OP characters bc its tragic that there isnt more maybe eight ? I love distracting myself from the projects i should be working on HAHA demon standees marcos bday whats that oops

Ace knowing its Sabo is sooo good but hes so sweet hes like i cant just reveal myself!!! Itll fuck him up, maybe he’s gonna hate me!!

Dragon watching their bs like gods help theyre both stupid

Snickering if its just a random guy Sabo overhears saying that xyz ‘insert Ace’s fake name’ is actually thee portgas d ace and Sabos like WHat DONT JOKE ABOUT THAT!!!! And thag rando is sweating like omg chief no harm no jest i swear its true

But when Sabo goes to ask Ace Ace looks to the side and hes like haha… no?

😭

[marypsue]

Ahh also as an addendum to my previous ask about the age swap (which I might’ve accidentally labeled as the body swap fic due to the foibles of being awake unexpectedly early ), I was curious what your criticisms are regarding Robin and Will’s treatments by the Duffers? I know you’ve alluded to being bothered by both but I’d be curious to hear more ( if you have the time/hankering!)

Hooboy. Okay. Buckle in. 

Obviously this is going to be a combination of actual literary analysis and Big Feelings That I Have, so like, please don’t take this as any kind of moral dictum on what to or not to watch, or how to or how not to interpret what you watch. Also, a lot of what makes me uneasy and unhappy about how canon deliberately handles queerness (as opposed to when it does queer things apparently by accident, which as you may have noticed, I have considerable amounts of fun with) has to do with behind-the-scenes context I’ve read about, so there’s a certain degree of Telephone involved. And I’m still only halfway through season four. There’s just so fucking much of it. 

With all that said. 

The behind-the-scenes context I’m most specifically concerned with are the season-one pitch bible(? I think that’s what it’s called) (which, it should be noted, ended up diverging in some quite significant ways from what ended up in the show) where the Duffers first raised the possibility that Will might be gay, and the anecdote that Joe Keery and Maya Hawke were the ones who decided Robin should be queer and had to really push for it and wrote and choreographed that scene in the bathroom. Put the two together, and it tells you that the Duffers planned that there would be One (potentially) Gay Character in their show. 

And that character was the one they spent an entire season directing violent, vicious, eventually outright murderous homophobic hatred at through the mouthpiece of a couple of bullies. You can say what you want about revenge narratives and those characters ultimately getting their comeuppance, but for Me Personally, it sucks all the fun and escapism out of season one to watch it thinking that those bullies only got punished when they aimed that vitriol at someone to whom it didn’t literally apply. Also I still have to sit through however many episodes of that vicious homophobia onscreen regardless, so, like, that’s a walk in the park anyway. /sarcasm 

And then there’s that whole bad business in season three, where it’s never been quite clear to me if we’re supposed to see Mike as having been in any way in the wrong. Kind of scuppers the argument, to me, that we’re supposed to be on Will’s side. And season four, which so far has had Will tagging along after people who are supposed to be his best friends but mostly don’t seem to give a single damn about him, doing absolutely nothing but looking morose and sullen and tragic and *coughcough* Artistic, and causing Problems for the nice straight couple. 

(Tangential to the point I’m coming to, but also, my son deserves better than to be reduced to a soggy cardboard standee with ‘GAY’ scrawled across it in magic marker the way season four seems to be angling toward. All the Byers, but especially the Byers boys, deserve better than season four seems interested in giving them. But I digress.) 

Also. I love Robin. If you follow me, you probably know that. I’m a hardcore, ride-or-die Robin girl. But. With Robin, from what I’ve heard of the context, the Duffers never intended for her to be queer. They wrote a girl who was smart and funny and sharp and talented and a little bit mean and a little bit insecure and a little bit weird but in an interesting, endearing way - as a love interest for Steve. 

And then, as soon as season four rolled around, once they’d been pushed into making her canonically, on-screen queer (in a beautiful, tender, heartfelt, true-feeling scene that they didn’t fucking write), suddenly she’s had a complete personality transplant. Suddenly, she’s an awkward, bumbling, annoying loser who’s only funny when she’s the butt of the joke, who’s no good at anything and who nobody really likes except maybe for Steve, an outcast even amongst the freaks. When she does do something smart or competent, everyone around her reacts with shock, like it’s wildly out of character instead of how her character was originally written. One of these versions of Robin was written with ‘gay person’ in mind, and it unfortunately wasn’t the one we were obviously supposed to like. 

In both cases, I get the feeling that the storytelling issues stem from this like...assumption that queerness equals isolation and misery and tragedy, and that there’s nothing to queerness outside of that. That there’s something inherent to queerness, something pitiable but repulsive, that causes the isolation and misery and tragedy (not that those things are imposed from outside, by, say, violent homophobia). That it would be absurd to imagine that queerness could ever be joyful, or playful, or that someone might ever, given the chance to choose, not choose to be straight instead. Or that there could be enormous friendship and community and heart and pride in queerness, or even that queer people might find friendship and community and strength in each other. Or even fucking talk to each other, ever. 

Which is especially infuriating, because the whole central theme of season one (besides surface appearances being deceiving) is that community and care between people who are very different but discover they have more in common than there is that separates them is what saves the day! That love comes in all kinds of forms, and they’re all important, and that love can be stronger than fear! 

But apparently, according to the Duffers, queer love doesn’t count and queer community doesn’t exist. It’s just isolation, misery, and tragedy, and I guess we the watchers are supposed to sit outside of it and pity Them for it (and be quietly, sneakily, a little bit nastily grateful that it’s not happening to Us). Because of course nobody watching the show is queer. Of course. This show is made for normal people. 

It’s part of the same attitude I’ve also seen play out with the Duffers’ inability to just let a white dude be bad. Oh, they want to talk a big game about how they’re on the side of the freaks, and bullies are bad, and everybody should be respected and appreciated for who they are. But when it cuts down to the bone, when applying that precept to a girl or a person of colour or a queer person makes a straight white guy come off as a monster, they keep trying to dodge it. 

The more antagonists they try desperately to rehab without ever acknowledging why they were antagonists in the first place, the more it starts to look like they simply don’t really believe that the people those antagonists hurt really matter. That, somewhere deep down where the assumptions that are so baked in you don’t even realise they’re assumptions live, they don’t really believe that girls, or Black kids, or queer people are as fundamentally human and deserving of respect and compassion as their beloved awful straight white men are. That what they really think about bullies is that bullies are bad because the bullies picked on them, instead of the kinds of people who deserved it.

(See also: that time a twelve- or thirteen-year-old Sadie Sink didn’t want to have to do a kiss in the Snow Ball scene, so the Duffers, who had just been joking about having her do it, actually made her do it. For multiple takes. Specifically because she didn’t want to. And then later related that anecdote to the press. Because they thought it was funny.)

Anyway. Personally, I’d prefer canon just never say anything definitive on the matter of Will’s sexuality and stop trying to push the narrative in that direction, so I don’t have to watch the Duffers spectacularly fumble yet another attempt at Writing About Marginalised Groups. 

(Also, this is absolutely not me saying Watch A Different Show - I’m here writing fanfic for this stupid show, it’d be pretty fucking rich of me to try to tell people to stop watching it. But I’d really love for many of its fans to get some more exposure to less-mainstream, more deliberately queer literature and film, so y’all can see what it really feels like to be seen and acknowledged and loved by a story, on purpose. I get it! I do! I too have wanted very badly to feel like something I loved, loved me back. 

But you don’t have to content yourselves with scraps. And you definitely don’t have to be so concerned with those scraps that you blame your friends, cousins, siblings, brothers in arms for ‘stealing’ some kind of ‘representation’ from you by asking to be seen and acknowledged and loved as well. The bastards who’ve been withholding that recognition from all of us would love nothing more than to watch with amusement, gorging themselves on a banquet, while we tear each other apart over a couple of discarded bones. Don’t give them the satisfaction. We don’t have to be isolated, pitiable, pathetic, miserable tragedies. Put the hollow promises of exclusionism and respectability down. There is queer art and literature and film and community and joy and love in abundance that you don’t have to beg anyone for, and you are invited to participate. This is me inviting you to participate. 

And cordially inviting the Duffers to meet me in the woods behind the 7-Eleven.)

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tl;dr the way the Duffers treat queerness when they do it on purpose feels like a combination of othering, contempt, and misery porn, and I hate it. And that, in a nutshell, is the rant I’ve been sitting on for the last two-and-a-bit years. I’m getting down off the cafeteria table now. 

[fourseasonsfigs]

Longines Han

I missed this fig when it was first sold, but had been keeping my eye out for it for a long time. As far as I can tell, this fig maker only sold this one figure. I'd been waiting for her to sell any remainders (holding out hope that she had some), but when I saw this little guy on Xianyu I had to grab him!

This inspiration for this fig is this picture from Zhehan's appearance on January 4, 2018 for the opening ceremony of the 8th Longines Beijing International Equestrian Masters.

You may recognize this outfit, as it is a much beloved outfit by the fans!

Zhehan looks tall, sleek, and elegant in his riding wear.

I think everyone that follows me knows that I am Team Long Hair for Zhehan, but I admit that he looks amazing no matter how long or short his hair is!

Here's a video of this event. The videographer on this has pretty singular focus, it's true!

The seller I bought this figure from just sold it as is, already stuck to a stand, without the box or any of the cards or anything with it. That's not my favorite, but this fig doesn't come up very often, so I took what I could get. Can't afford to be too picky!

Luckily, he arrived safe and sound. I had the warehouse wrap him in some bubble wrap packaging, and it turned out he was only attached to his standee stand with fig stickers, so it was easy to pull him off. One soapy bath later, all the travel had been washed off of him and he was fresh and clean!

Longines, if you did not know, is a luxury Swiss watch brand. I did not know that (I had mixed it up with Longchamps, the French purse brand). But, this is why he's modeling the watch!

I love his long boots - the fig proportions are so small that even tall boots look tiny (and adorable)!

The fig maker made sure that fig Zhehan filled out his riding breeches just as well as the real Zhehan.

This fig maker is a Junzhe fan, so we have a cute looking Samoyed on the back of Zhehan's jacket!

The short buzz cut is so pebbly looking here! It makes me giggle, it's very cute. It's a smart way to render it - you get all the texture but none of the difficulties (and breakage concerns) of spikes.

As you can see, this fig stands perfectly. The boots may help, but they're not particularly large or anything. It's just a well modeled fig.

Speaking of good modeling, the pose is beautifully done!

The fig maker also did a great job on the shape of the eyes, not to mention the hearts in them. This is really a great fig all the way around.

This is a particularly cute angle of his smiling mouth!

I'm glad to have finally gotten this fig. I wish the fig maker had made more, since she did such a nice job on this one!

One last shot of our short-haired cutie.

And that's all - again, sorry for no box cards or any special bonuses, but happy to have him at all. Actually, I do have a bonus, of a different kind! I'll leave you with this extra picture - of Zhehan for Longines in this gorgeous suit. I love it - he's still looking so tall and slim and elegant, just with a gorgeous velvet blazer and some very cool matching shoes.

Material: Resin

Fig Count: 516

Scene Count: 36

Rating: Dashing!

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[interiorspune]

Best Interior Designers in Hadapsar, Pune

Hadapsar, a busy sector of Pune known for its residential buildings and commercial units, is home to some of the best interior designers in the city. They are professionals who dedicate their efforts to making beautiful, offices or homes that are both practical and visually pleasant. These Interiors come in different:

The cost of interior designers in Hadapsar for your house gives complete services starting from the layouts to the decorative style. Such services include activity-based working and custom-made furniture, optimized modular kitchens, corporate and identity buildings decor, space, office space, showrooms, call centers and so forth. The styles are from the most current and conventional to black and white in silhouette.

The charges for taking up interior design work generally would be range from say ₹1,000 to ₹3,000 per square foot depending on the quantum of work, the given quality of material and the functional intricacy. In most cases, high-end designed interior usually include features such as finishing. owned luxury and smart interior like no other. Such interiors would come with advanced infrastructure in terms of fittings, furniture, and interior decor systems.

Interior Refurbishment: Renovations in exces of Hadapsar are dedicated to resizing constructions, providing new modern finishes to the existing structure, and maximizing space use. Designers follow a step wise model to reach that end, which takes into account structural constraints as well as client expectations of the options. Transforming existing spaces into new more functional ones with the existing structures is ingrained in the renovation philosophy.

Designing Commercial Sector: Work premises in Hadapsar are transformed into well-designed business premises by interior designers. For offices, har-drinks standees in front of the desks in the case of internal retail spaces the interior design is less functional though more aesthetic, and for the hospitality sector it may bear an emotional design.

In Hadapsar, They use their prior experience in the field to project exact results. A good relationship with the client, and is open to new ideas, as well as other factors designed to help a person's expression.

Why INTERIORSPUNE is the Top Interior Designer in Pune

INTERIORSPUNE has earned its reputation as the leading interior designer in Pune by consistently delivering exceptional design solutions that transform spaces into inspiring environments. Our expertise spans residential, commercial, and industrial interior design, making us a one-stop solution for all design needs.

What sets INTERIORSPUNE apart is our unwavering focus on blending creativity with functionality. Our team of skilled designers collaborates closely with clients to understand their preferences, lifestyle, and requirements. This ensures that every design reflects the client's personality while maintaining practical usability.

[wizprout]

How to Make Your Corporate Event Photos Stand Out | Let’s Media Solution

Corporate events are a great way to showcase your organization’s environment, it’s people, and overall activities. It’s a good way to showcase to potential investors, rest of the corporate community, and even potential employees that might be interested to join your company.

Setting up a good environment in your company is 1 thing, to capture that vibe of your organization and the energy of your staff is another ballgame on its own. For that you need to have an eye for capturing good if not great photos of your organization that cover everything that you want to show to the world. But given how you could be super busy with your organization’s operations, it’s always a smart idea to hire a professional photographer for this purpose, as they have the necessary equipment and skills to capture the exact photos and understand your needs.

Now this is important too that you also need to know what to tell to the photographer to shoot, therefore here a few tips that we think would benefit you next time you hire a photographer and direct them for your corporate shoot:

1. Briefing & Purpose:

You need to always be familiar with and present about what you need to get done, you must have a plan and exact idea in mind of what you want to showcase to the world about your organization in the photos.

Therefore, you must come up with a few pointers of ‘Key Moments & Events’ that you want to showcase. This could be anything from your spacious rooms to your staff’s achievements, anything!

2. Angles & Creativity:

Photography is all about capturing moments most creatively and visually possible. Lighting, colours, angles, and composition are a few keywords you need to be familiar with before you go out to direct a photographer for the shoot.

Here are a few ideas which we recommend you to search and read about:

Rule of Thirds

Asymmetrical and Symmetrical Composition

Eye Path

Colour Theory

Colour Palette

Fill light

Key Light

Reflections

Depth of Field

These few words are crucial for you to know about photography, once you know all of these, you can technically take great photos when you apply these rules.

After learning these you need to also practice these out, simply take out your phone and capture a few photos while keeping these rules in mind. You will surely start taking great photos in no time.

3. Art Direction/Venue

Your organization has spots that are more ‘Insta-friendly’ than other spots. Make use of them, and make them better by decorating them, cleaning them up, adding some pop-through colours, bunting, standees, RGB lights etc. This will allow you to take great photos as you’ll already have a great background to shoot on.

If you think you’re unsure about this, it’s always a good idea to let the photographer you’ve hired lead the way, they, through their experience, can guide you through the process and find you good spots in your workplace.

4. Headshots/Profile Shots

The most important aspect of corporate photography is taking headshots of your team, yourself and the rest of the people involved. This is a crucial thing to keep in mind. Everyone loves great photos of themselves that are vibrant, well-lit, and properly composed.

Rule of thirds, Depth of Field, and Eye Path are a few techniques that are applied here. The photographer that you have hired will be able to guide you through this and through their expertise will take great headshots of each and everyone.

Moreover, group photos also play a vital role in corporate events, that’s how most, if not all, events conclude. With the right equipment, your corporate photographer will take great group photos, just don’t forget to remind them about this.

5. Make Great Use Of The Pictures

Once you have photos in your hand, you must use them the right way, otherwise just getting a few hundred numbers in reach won’t do justice to this cumbersome effort of arranging a corporate shoot.

You should have a strategy in mind and a plan to execute those photos and make them reach out to the maximum number of people possible.

For this, you can include a paid campaign and utilize your most followed socials.

Conclusion:

The gist of this write-up is to let you familiarize yourself with the keywords and techniques used in corporate photography, so that the next time you hire a photographer, you’ll need how and what to direct them to take excellent photos and uplift your overall corporate event by showcasing the best of it to the world.

For professional corporate photography services in Dubai, get in touch with us today. Whether you need headshots, event coverage, or promotional images, our team is ready to capture your business at its best. Contact Let’s Media Solution now to schedule your corporate shoot.