#tbh feel free to ask about these or other possible fusions
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tbk fusions because watching steven universe wires one's brain a certain way. thanks as always to @cledubs and @nenekkasa for chatting about these freaks with me
#prez went by krizten prior to jy. still gets called that but it's mainly prez/mr president now#captain definitely wears a jacket of some kind i simply did not draw it#tbh feel free to ask about these or other possible fusions#dimension 20#fantasy high#fantasy high junior year#fig faeth#gorgug thistlespring#adaine abernant#kristen applebees#riz gukgak#fabian aramais seacaster#scal art#fh fusion au#<- will use that tag for anything else related to this
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fic writer interview!
i saw @prince-liest do this and thus i will take ur 'tagging anyone who wants to do this' seriously lmaoooo (also hi btw hope ur well!!! 💜💜)
How many works do you have on AO3?
ahaha,,,,,159 lmao
What's your total AO3 word count?
fdsjkkjlsfdklj as of today, 2,089,769
How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?
only three fsdjkldslfkj the phandom (dan&phil), bnha, and genshin!
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
chosen (x) - zhongchi (genshin)
to love (and be loved in return) (x) - kaeluc (genshin)
little bird (x) - dabihawks (bnha)
feet don't touch the ground (x) - xiaoven (genshin)
i knew you were fire (x) - dabihawks (bnha)
honestly none of that surprises me except that little bird is still up there, although i think i owe that to sif (@the-final-sif) for sharing it around the time it got posted since it was partly inspired by her raptor stress grip post!!
the rest are all chaptered fics, which is mostly what i expected to be in the top 5 lmao
Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
yes!!! always!!!! no matter what u comment, i will respond!!! and if i don't, it's probably cause ao3 didn't notify me properly or i didn't see it in my inbox or something
as for why, it's mostly to do with like...i know how hard it can be for some people to comment, even just a bunch of heart emojis or a 'i loved this!' or something short and simple? and it means a lot to me that ppl are going out of their way to say something nice, no matter how small, and it's really really important to me to acknowledge that
What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?
hmm,,,,,this is a hard one, cause for a very long time, my policy was that my fic would always have a happy ending? and for a long time, that was true!! but the dabihawks interaction (during the raid) broke me, and from an emotional standpoint, i think freeing icarus (x) is probably the one that has the angstiest ending of the two or so that i wrote in that time?
Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?
u know i really haven't written any crossovers? it's normally not my thing cause my brain typically focuses on a single thing and doesn't really have the capacity to think about more than that, so i end up writing just au-style or fusion-style (shoutout to that one bnha but it was scooby doo fic i wrote - x)
i don't think i'd be opposed to writing a crossover but i'd have to be SUPER inspired by the idea and both fandoms lmao
Have you ever received hate on a fic?
aha yes, i have. the only straight up hate i've received was on a kaeluc fic (surprisingly not because it was kaeluc, but bc i was 'mistreating' kaeya in the fic) - to be entirely fair, the commenter pointed out something that i hadn't realized myself, and it led to a second piece of the story that helped me tie up some loose ends, but...let's just say they weren't very kind about their feelings lmao
other than that, i had someone very upset because i didn't tag which character was bottoming in a fic (valid if that bugs u!) and they read through most of it before getting to the smut (and said that they enjoyed everything up to that point) then said they were 'disgusted' by it. i have opinions on that and a few other comments they made, but i will keep them to myself lmao
and beyond that, just a few ppl on my xiaoven fic saying that they were unhappy about the background kaeluc (which is tagged lmao) - really no hate whatsoever til genshin, honestly, which is...very hmmmm :) lmao
Do you write smut? If so what kind?
yep!!! mostly vanilla or vanilla-adjacent lmao i'm not super into heavy kink, although i know if epi reads this she's gonna call me out for being a monsterfucker bc of my dragon!zhongli smut :) lmaoooo but really i tend to write pretty vanilla smut! i also prefer to avoid any noncon/dubcon or hate sex or anything particularly angsty, just not my jam to write!
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
hmm i don't think so? although i don't heavily monitor ao3 (or wattpad/ffn), so i can't really say that for sure lmao
Have you ever had a fic translated?
yes!!! i've had a few fics translated to russian (little bird is one of them!) which is very sweet and i hope that anyone who prefers to read in russian has been enjoying those fics!!
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
alksdfjklsdf only once, and it's deadass how me and rose got together. we decided to co-write a podcast au fic for the phandom (x) and ended up flirting via google docs asldkfjkldsfj
What’s your all time favourite ship?
what a horrible question, making me choose between my children like this!!!! sdlfkjdskf tbh i'm not sure i have a real answer bc it changes as i go? and 'favorite' is so vague,,,,,favorite to read? to write about? to think about? asdklfjkjsdfk i really don't know if i have an answer, but i'll maybe say kaeluc for now lmao
What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?
well first and foremost, with only 2 exceptions, i never post a fic unless it's done. i tend to follow wherever my passion leads my brain, so i'm notorious for jumping around between stories and taking breaks from long fic and returning later on to finish them, and i know that i would not do well under the pressure of posting something unfinished and trying to finish it in a timely manner
that said, many wips sit in my google doc folder, but one is Well Known as the one that has followed me through both the phandom and bnha (rose keeps asking who i'm gonna switch the chars to in genshin, but i think it suits bakudeku too well to do that) - only the lonely survive. it sits at like 36k in my wip folder, and i adore the story dearly and i want very much to finish it, but it never makes it quite to the forefront of my motivation, and so it rarely if ever gets worked on...i hate the idea of 'never' finishing it, but it's unfortunately quite likely that i won't 😭😭😭
What are your writing strengths?
emotion!!! and immersion!!! it's my goal in a fic to make it as immersive as possible and saturated with emotion to help convey that feeling of being in the place of the pov character, and i think i do it pretty well. also just bc i feel a little obligated to say it - another strength is actually sitting down and putting words down. i know that's a struggle for a lot of writers and i often get,,,,lovingly bullied? i guess? lmao for being able to bash out a few k in a day most days
What are your writing weaknesses?
this isn't so much a weakness i guess but i am basically incapable of treating crack fic as crack. if i have a cracky idea, it will, without a doubt, end up turning into a Perfectly Serious fic somehow (notable 'crack treated so seriously that it's no longer crack' fics include: todoroki doing the freeze-the-ocean thing from frozen 2, 'shmigaraki', todo and denki get together bc of vine references, the league sells feet pics, shiggy and natsu own a nightclub/bakery, scooby doo but make it bnha, and dabi getting his ears pierced at claire's)
but in all seriousness, i think my main weakness is that i often get comfortable? and i'm not one to typically push myself forcefully out of my comfort zone when it comes to stories that i come up with on my own, which often means that ideas inspired by discussions with others are what prompt me to branch out and try new things?
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
i think, like anything, it has its place? there are certainly stories where it makes sense to do that and even adds depth to a story, although i personally am not exceptionally comfortable enough with other languages (except maybe asl) to do that in fic myself without the assistance of someone very comfortable with that language lmao
What was the first fandom you wrote for?
the phandom! not really my jam to write rpf anymore but it definitely got me started and i'm really grateful for my time writing there, as everyone was super supportive and kind, and it was really a perfect place for a beginner to get comfortable and practice
What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?
again, forcing me to choose between my children...i really don't know that i can pick one fic bc they all exist in such wildly different spaces? i poured my worldbuilding soul into the king of disaster series (mainly dabihawks - x), exile (dan and phil - x) was my first massively long fic, our hearts are heavy burdens we shouldn't have to bear alone (chayea - x) is probably my favorite character/character dynamic study, i'm exceptionally proud of the smut in chosen (zhongchi - x), the list goes on and on and on lmao like. i could probably list half my fics as favorites in some regard dsflkjdfsjkl
anyway, tyty bellamy for putting this on my dash so i could do it as well!!
tagging: literally anyone who wants to do this, i have so many writer friends slkdjfjklsdf but please please tag me if u do it so i can read urs!!! 💜💜💜
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a little compilation vid of my shitty cosplay tiktoks as a treat before y’all deal with me rambling about the process of making the suit/everything else!
supplies needed:
black base suit [jacket + pants]
white dress shirt
black tie and suspenders
can[s] of green hair spray [brand I used - hyde and eek]
purple makeup [mine is a combo of lipstick and brown eyeshadow lmao]
white paint [brand I used - jacquard]
black paint [brand I used - jacquard]
frog tape
patience. so much fucking patience.
into the actual process!
1. first things first - buying the supplies! I bought my base suit + tie + shirt at a goodwill for $20 altogether. thrifiting is your friend! everything else was bought online.
rough total - about $50-$80 altogether.
kennedy [who cosplayed as my lydia :’)] has to tie my tie whenever we go out bc I have no damn clue how to tie one
2. next, taping everything down! this part is where the patience comes in because ho boy, did this drive me up the fuckin’ wall.
depending on how specific you want everything to be, it could take anywhere from thirty minutes to around eight hours. wish I was kidding.
you’ll be taping down areas that’ll end up black, so keep that in mind! don’t forget to tape down the buttons/zippers as well.
progress pic of the jacket! the jacket is what took the most time for me tbh, but everyone is different!
3. painting! the price difference comes in at this step.
while I’ve seen people do fantastic jobs with hand-painting the white on, I am an impatient dumbass. I bought a reusable spray can [jaquard] and filled it with white paint, which ended up working amazingly well :’).
you’ll need two or three coats, so make sure to stock up on the white, and while ventilation help like a mask isn’t exactly necessary, it doesn’t hurt to take precautions!
my yeehaw ass propped the jacket up to dry its first coat on the back of a lawn mower.
4. taping and painting pt. two! once everything is dry to your liking, take the tape off and see how the lines ended up! if you’re satisfied, whether it be because you enjoy a grungier look or your lines turned out perfect, congrats! if not, this is where the black paint comes in. use it to fix any rough edges or paint bleeds!
5. give it a night or so to dry completely, hung up if possible! while that’s happening -
the extras! I kept mine black, as my bj is an odd fusion of musical/movie, but if you’re a musical die-hard, splash some green onto that tie and/or paint some black lines onto the white shirt!
6. once everything is done, try it all on without makeup/hair. make sure it’s all correct!
7. now, onto hair and makeup! if you’re using hair spray, I suggest doing hair before anything else.
for hair - brush your hair out; the wilder it looks, the better! hairspray that shit up with regular spray, and once it’s dry, spray green on top! it’s a bit overkill, but it really locks the look in.
for makeup - if you’re doing musical-verse, just add some green patches near the nose and jawline! if you’re doing anything close to movie-verse, it gets a bit trickier. add the purple in waves, and remember, you can always add more. be careful, and make sure to spot test it before you slather it onto one of the most vulnerable areas of your body. I went through a lot of different combos before I landed on the final look, so don’t forget to experiment!
some of the different hair/makeup I tested! switched levels of green [half v. full], eye [none v. dark v. lighter v. mixed w/ eyeshadow], and lip [red v. skin tone v. brown]
8. finally, get that suit on and have some fun!
if y’all have any other questions, feel free to send an ask/message me!
#sherrie's shit#this was honestly a rlly fun cosplay to do#beetlejuice bway#beetlejuice#beetlejuice musical#beetlejuice movie#cosplay
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@joannezey asked: hey, any recs for malec fics involving sports especially football or soccer (tbh sports in general is amazing) or ones involving a secret relationship then reveal?? thank you!!!
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find many fics of quality that featured football or soccer. Here are two that I have already recced:
Knocked Unconscious by hufflepufflightwood
The Heart is Hard to Translate by ohprongs
There’s also this one that was written more recently, but only slightly features football. Its rec will be posted shortly, but here is the A03 link in the meantime:
You’ll Never Wait Alone by ShadowMystic
There are a few others that pop up on A03, but I chose not to include them at this time because they are incomplete and have not been updated in the last 6-8 months. If you’re interested in those, feel free to message me and I can provide you with links.
Other sports are featured though and I have included some below to provide you with a few more possibilities. Some of them only feature sports in the background, while they’re vital to the plot in others. The majority of them have been recced previously, but there are a few that will have their full recs posted throughout the day today. Like the one above, you can use the A03 links that I have provided in the meantime. I have separated all of them by sport below for your convenience.
Hockey (Already Recced):
Fire and Ice by ceciwriters
For the Love of the Game by TickleMyPickle
Holding the Stick by StarWitness42
I Just Want Your Kiss, Boy by ohprongs
In the Sin Bin by otppurefuckingmagic
The Lightwood-Bane Saga by SalazarTipton
Dance (Already Recced):
And We Danced by merycula
Eyes on Me by clockworkswan
Rabbit Heart by theonetruenorth
Dance (To By Recced):
A Fighting Chance by heartsdesire - One Shot, 66K, Complete
I Won’t Let You Fall by JezTheMadFicster - Chaptered, Over 100K, WIP
Martial Arts (To Be Recced):
A Fighting Chance by heartsdesire - One Shot, 66K, Complete
Swimming (Already Recced):
I Just Want Your Kiss, Boy by ohprongs
Swimming (To Be Recced):
Belonging by iloveyoursmile - One Shot, 40K, Complete
And if you’re a Harry Potter fan, here are a few crossover/fusion fics that feature quidditch:
This One’s a Keeper by theloverneverleaves
Yours Would Look Better Than Mine, Cause You’re Outta My League by pureblood_whovian
As to the second part of your request, there are several sports fics that also feature the secret relationship theme. They are:
In the Sin Bin by otppurefuckingmagic
Yours Would Look Better Than Mine, Cause You’re Outta My League by pureblood_whovian
All of the other fics, both canon divergent and alternate universe, that I have already recced that feature this theme are:
3 Times Jace and Izzy Did Not Find Out About Malec and 1 Time Alec Couldn’t Stop It by Seastar529
Amor Aeternus by iloveyoursmile
Bang Me Like Your Drum by hckycry07
Hold Back the River by Lecrit
Keeping it Quiet (AKA: Five Times Alec and Magnus Were Almost Busted and One Time They Were) by CryMeARiverSong
Share the Pain by Inrainbowz
We Start Believing Now That We Can Be Who We Are by magnusragnor
I hope at least some of these fit what you were looking for!
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WWEm - Too Much Shit For One Man to Kick
In which Emma’s heart grows three sizes.
Broadcast date: Monday 4/Tuesday 5 September 2017
Now that I've torn myself away from the combination of Destiny 2 and trying to fix my phone, it's time for MONDAY AFTERNOON RAW!: The Nacreous Gem Around The Intrusive Sand Of Roman Reigns Trying To Cut A Promo
trialling a new slogan
daniel's uncle's idea
apparently owning the building means you can give production advice
price of free offices, i guess
anyway, i'm like 70% sure he doesn't read these, so i can say whatever
but yes, the actual show
the bright orange blur in this tumbnail suggests we may be hearing from one mr cena
straight in on a recap video of the contract signing from last week
only presumably without cena kicking a hole in the fourth wall like the fucking shockmaster
also they've edited it to remove roman forgetting how to english
some damn good promos, though
i'm just loving all the shots of kurt in the background gawking like oh god what have i wrought
oh, apparently this is labour day
you'll pardon me for not exactly giving a shit
and we're in omaha
and here's the cena himself
here to cene all over us
oh, apparently we're just kicking straight into a match
and booker's back
i never thought i'd be glad to hear that slurred bullshit
and here comes jason jordan and his dodgy synth music
here to fight cena for unspecified reasons
oh, so we can play the clip of cena debuting against kurt 15 years ago
back when he was ruthlessly aggressive
who doesn't love cross-generational parallels
omaha is super behind cena, possibly for his music containing actual instruments and vocal tracks recorded at the same time
jason goes straight into the amateur mat game, which is not exactly cena's forte
lots of lingering hugs
i think booker just managed to get jason and cena mixed up, but let's be real, i wasn't listening
my mind just levels out everything booker says into a kind of mealy blur
but hey, that's better than the unignorable shittiness of the jerry
(my favourite kundera book)
cena gets a comeback phase, including whipping jason so hard he also faceplanted himself into the mat
that seems poorly thought out
tries to deploy his five moves, jason manages to counter out my backflipping out of a suplex and dropkicking him
fuck you, cruiserweight division
jason takes a five knuckle shuffle, then counters an aa into an indescribably weird rollup
takes an stf for ages, then reverses into a crossface/chinlock thing
cena says fuck you, i'm john cena, stands up out of it and goes for another aa
jj counters out into a beautiful rolling double nothern lights suplex
straps come down, jj unleashes his true power level
and immediately eats an aa for the pin
way to disprove roman's argument that cena buries young talent
oh hye, speaking of
-slips into pre-emptive coma-
and he's got a mic
fantastic
roman's like why the fuck did that take you 20 minutes that guy's been on the show for like a month
roman really needs to work out what point he's making
so yeah, argument today is that cena's not as great as he thinks he is
and is a lion
fake-ass little bitch
"Roman, I'd say I'm happy to see you, but...I'm disgusted by your whole face."
cena is all out of shits to give
like stop trying to use your brain, it's not your thing
cena immediately addresses roman's inconsistent point
and that his fly is open
which roman turns into lol cos i'm the big dog
ew
men
and cena counters with a balls joke, and roman with a gay joke
fuck's sake, guys
there's a bar, at least make a cursory effort to get over it
cena takes it to roman for having everything handed to him, like damn dude i fucking hate the miz but at least he works for his shots
this is all true
cena's mostly just exasperated
like damn dude, get a clue
so roman's like hey if you want to beat me up let's do that
roman, stop being smug
or just, yknow, go away
cena does not beat him up, so roman's like hey fuck you dude and walks off
that worked, i guess
but later, we apparently have braun/show in a cage
so we can play the gif of those two crushing the ring
also later jeff hardy has an ic title match
but now, enjoy this advert for total bellas
or don't, very much up to you
but now, here come the not-shield
entering to dean's intro
they're gonna be on announce for slater and rhyno vs the kkb
seth and dean should totally rebrand as the sword
god, i love that they've managed to get a dragon ball reference into their entrance
dean's like welp, that's a great entrance,can't take that away from them
confirmation that we've got their title rematch at no mercy
dean goes off on a tangent about jurassic park and getting your face eaten by velociraptors
seth starts giggling
send for the man
corey asks if seth and dean are getting on as a team, dean's like eh, i've had five years to punch this guy in the face, i'm kind of over it by now
back in the ring, heath slater is getting the fuck kicked out of him
but then, that's what he does
inevitable hot tag so rhyno can get some offence in
and then eat a brogue for the pin
dean starts talking smack on the bar, then he's like well we're the bar now hey we should steal their name
dean talks like he fights
cesaro and sheamus do their fusion dance in the ring, and i'm like 90% sure their fusion would be goro from mortal kombat
although more the plasticine fantasticine version from the film, tbh
that's science right there
toasty
cut back to the announce team, where seth and dean have evaporated
and they talk to book about the hurricane
briefly
but now, renee interviews the hardyz
matt breaks in with a semi-broken accent
crowd goes mental
and jeff's like yuuuup gonna win this or get myself killed with the FIRE THAT BURNS WITHIN ME
man can preach
so that's next, i think?
after this ad for randy/shinsuke on smackdown
insert comment about what competition means
and here comes the match
starting with the hardyz
jeff's wearing a connor's cure tabard over all his other clothes, and seriously, i think the man has a problem
it also makes it very hard for him to rock out to their music
cole makes a reference to them wanting to delete paediatric cancer
well played
and enter the miztourage
maryse has a new vest/pvc leggings/sparkly knee boots combo, and as ever, i want it
also perilously close to real human clothes
apparently it's just over 10 years since jeff had the ic belt
bell rings, jeff goes straight for a rollup because fuck wrestling
miz cowers against the ropes like please mr hardy don't beat me
and uses it to throw jeff out to his cronies
a scheme
who would have thought
back in the ring, jeff just punches the hell out of miz's oh-so-punchable face
whisper in the wind for a nearfall
it's taken this long for jeff to jump off something, he must be taking it seriously
sets up for a swanton, bo distracts the ref so curtis can pull jeff off the turnbuckle
sparks a brawl outside the ring, ref is just like fuck this noise all three of you can fuck off
matt is deeply offended like how could you do this to me i was defending my brother's honour
miz counters out of jeff's crotch leg drop, which is good to see, because it is such a trivially easy move to counter
this match is actually p good
it's been like 60% reversals
maryse is still at ringside, which can't possibly be foreshadowing anything
ooh, she's gone with acid-green nails as well
maryse is just my style icon
(as if you didn't know)
miz pulls jeff off the apron, then collapses against the barricade in fornt of a small child in a cena shirt who's like um what
miz gets a figure four one, jeff just goes to counter by punching miz in the face
makes sense when you think about it
eventually gets to the ropes
then hits miz with a stunner, nearfall when miz gets the rope
live by the rope break...
miz crawls out of the ring while the ref shouts at jeff, then immediately eats a baseball slide
and then poetry in motion off the steps
kind of feeling sorry for miz atm
he's bumping like a demon
maryse pulls her husband out fo the way of a swanton, leaving jeff to fuck himself upon the mat
goes for a twist of fate, miz counters into a finale for the pin
damn good match, solid finish
but now, women do things
or so i am assuming by this recap package of banks/bliss
oh yeahb, and nia's inevitable betrayal
announcement: sasha has her rematch at no mercy
and now nia accosts kurt backstage
she's not impressed that she doesn't get a title shot
and emma interrupts to talk about her twitter analytics
she also wants a title shot
nia's just like fuck off or i will actually break you
kurt holds them apart, and hatches a plan
nia/emma v sasha/alexa tonight
if the undercarders win, he'll make the title match a four-way
foreboding shot of the cage, insistent mentions of the ring being reinforced
and have some more recap videos of brig showman fucking the ring
never noticed how hard the ref bumps to the outside when it happens
caught it now, of course, because they've replayed the clip from SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN FUCKING ANGLES
but now it's time for cruiserweights to not get an intro
dar, nese and gulak already in the ring
and cedric and gran metalik get to enter with enzo, because seriously, nobody's getting a fucking intro
except enzo, who's brought a mic as usual
enzo tries to spin cheating to win matches as some kind of god-given right because it gets you wins
babyface?
despreately hypes 205 like please watch my show
he introduces cedric and metalik in the shittiest way possible
i spoke too soon, his smacktalk introductions for the other three are even worse
match kicks off with cedric/tony doing the cruiserweightiest wrestling ever
and enzo tags himself in to ruin everything
drew tags in to kick a non-trivial amount of shit out of enzo
not all of it, of course
the man contains too much shit for one man to kick
the heel team start doing rolling tags to take turns fucking up enzo's shit
and then they all just cruiserweight over everything and i can no longer narrate
stereo topes from cedric and metalik, during which enzo tags himself in because he's a twat
and then sticks a thumb in drew's eye to get his stupidly-named finish for the pin
the alleged faces celebrate as drew's outside with his friends like aaaaaaaaaaa i am blind
end segment
and now alexa collars sasha in the locker room to bitch about their opponents tonight
alexa has a cancer shirt too because she's a face by default tonight
this conversation quickly turns into a huge row
that match'll go well
up next, finn bálor wears a shirt
boo
and an advert for the myc, which continues to be great
and here comes everyone's favourite irish possible serial killer
-does the arms-
goes 'this is bálor club' like he's introducing his new talk show
waxes lyrical on his previous titles and how bray wyatt's a dick
finn has chosen his fate
or possibly faith?
this just in, he has an irish accent
calls bray out, immediate wyatt cut
and now we're in the void with bray
talking about learning to hunt as a kid
and the day he decided to stop using a bow and just kill things with his bare hands
i think we could have all filled in that backstory, tbh
taunts finn for only being able to beat him using the demon as his weapon, rather than doing it with his own power and will
and obliquely challenges him for no mercy
finn starts shouting back at him, which is a rarity for these segments
bray calls finn a rabbit, wyatt cut, end thing
so yeah, bray v human!finn for no mercy, presumably
oh hey, more ads for smackdown and total bellas
and now it's women's tag time
cole claims total bellas stars alexa bliss, corey's like um dude that's just a lie
she is here though
this much is true
oh my god i had forgotten how fucking angry i was about emma's new music
although that said, i think it's changed again
it's still not as good as her proper music, but better than last week
cfo$ are clearly going through a weird phase atm
corey is critiquing emma's hashtag efficiency
someone had to
the basic theme if this match thus far is 'tagging yourself in for giggles'
my inner bitch is loving the reluctant passive-aggressive teamwork in this match
(also my outer bitch)
(aka me)
as the smaller woman in the team, emma is performing her proper function of getting fucked on relentlessly
this rule does not apply to alexa, because her rage gives her virtual height
she's like one of those tiny dogs that will FUCKING HAVE YOU
emma finally gets a tag to nia, alexa gets a chance to vent at her
and get creamed
eats a big-ass samoan drop, sasha breaks up the pin after a moment of internal conflict
gets the tag, shining wizard for a nearfall
emma blind tags, nia leg drops sasha, emma gets the pin
i'll be honest, i was not expecting that
four-way should be good, though
emma celebrates extravagantly in the middle of the ring, nia's like um
and samoan drops her
nia will also fucking have you
back to the ambiguous backstage room, where renee has acquired a braun
asks what he's thinking before his first cage match
he's like really what the fuck was kurt thinking, this match might hurt me before my title match at no mercy but will definitely hurt company property
the man does a surprisingly good promo
but up next, seth and dean are back
their walk backstage is briefly interrupted by elias thrashing out a new song
long beat as they just kind of stand there like what's up with this guy, then shrug and carry on, dean playing along on the air
but next, they fight the good brothers
after these ads for every show we make
back from ads, sheamus and cesaro are in the ring arguing with gallows and anderson for some reason
who am i kidding, you don't need a reason to bitch on those guys
seth and dean still using dean's intro
like, if you're going to just use one, seth's is way better
BURRRRRN IT DOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN
ref eventually manages to usher the kkb out of the ring, match can commence
sheamus and cesaro seem to have settled on just sarcastically applauding from ringside
someone needs to get them popcorn
this match is a little formulaic, but damn do i love how in sync seth and dean still are as a team
seth/dean v jordan/gable v gargano/ciampa v dawson/wilder
give them a whole show, best tag match possible
as opposed to this particular long-ass superplex setup that didn't even work
dean counters a chokeslam into a dropkick, which is p cool
seth gets the hot tag, commences to jump off every goddamn rope before braun and show fuck them up
dean tries to join in, does a shitty suicide dive
seth hits a lovely top-rope frankensteiner on anderson, the kkb try to interfere, seth gets the pin anyway because they're just that good
and then the good brothers take sheamus and cesaro out while they're distracted
they take a long moment to consider their options, then go back to the ring to fuck up anderson and gallows
and now here's the connor's cure video basically the same as last year, because history and cancer haven't changed much
and they've got the wwe makeup department in to give kids superstar redesigns
that's kind of sweet
and steph giving them all hype ring announcements is cute
dammit, i've fallen for a cute ill kids advert
and they brought alexa, miz, and finn
which seems like a super weird collection
to inspire these kids with cancer, we've brought our resident bitch, a self-important asshole, and a guy who draws power from being possessed by a demon
perfect sense
but up next, main event time
but first, cruiserweight recap vt?
because now we see enzo and his mates in the locker room being annoying
cue sarcastic clapping from neville
and news that those three have all qualified for a five-way elimination match for a title shot at no mercy
neville sows dissesnsion with a few ominous geordie words
closeups of techs reinforcing the ring
and now charly interviews the ref from the ring explosion match, of all people
oh, apparently the ring's double reinforced
not just reinforced
fancy
he's like welp this match is gonna be carnage i'm just going to focus on dodging
and now renee gives big show a hype chat
gah, i'd forgotten his new hairlessness
come on show, give us a YOUUUUU DID THISSSSS TOOO MEEEEEEEEEE
Shockingly, Giant Baby Show says Braun ain’t shit
the dramatic climax of the promo is just show telling us his own nickname
you know how i said braun could promo surprisingly well?
well...not that
seriously guys, how many ads do we need for total bellas?
it's back
we know
ad for 205, in which we learn that the other two slots in the 5-way are kendrick and nese, for no adequately established reason
wait, has anyone seen kurt and show at the same time?
feels like we might have a dr angle and mr show thing going on
corey just referred to braun as "the steam-breathing monster"
um
i have no clue what to say to that
is he coal-powered?
bell rings, braun kicks show in the face
ha
and starts bodychecking him into the cage
weirdly, it goes wrong on the fourth one
show counters with a magic fist, doesn't climb the cage for some reason, cut to ads
cut back and nothing at all has happened
ecept show is now taking his turn to throw his opponent into the cage walls
show starts climbing, braun follows
weird scale going on, since they can both stand on the top rope and touch the top of the cage
show gets crotched really hard
guys, stop doing that spot
it is not good for you
show sets up on the top rope, everyone goes wtf
and does an elbow drop for the first time in like two decades
doesn't connect properly, but still a good moment
goes for the pin, braun kicks out at two because fuck you i'm braun strowman
show crawls for the door, braun walks over, grabs it, and hits show in the face with it
then braun tries to walk over show to get the door himself, and show does eexactly the same thing back to him
see, that was just dumb
braun kind of wanders into a chokeslam, then counters into a ddt for a nearfall
few spots later, show manages to land the chokeslam, braun kicks out because see the above re: fuck you
show goes for a magic fist, braun counters into a powerslam, show counters out and throws braun into the wall
show goes for the climb, followed by braun
gets his chest over the top before braun drags him back down because NOT FINISHED WITH YOU
i have never seen big show on the top rope this much before
braun gets a superplex in, the double reinforcement does its job
still a hell of a crash
and running powerslam for the pin
okay, i'm not usually one for large man punch fights, but that was actually really good
braun looms ominously over his fallen foe, then somehow acquires a mic
calls out brock to see big show's corpse as an object lesson
long ominous beat, then tells big show it's time to go to pasture, picks him up, and powerslams him through one wall of the cage
crowd goes wild
next time they should maybe think about also double reinforcing the cage
show lies on the broken cage wall going aaaa i'm dying, braun stalks off and roars, end show
in all senses
right, well, i've got some bad news
the horizontal line's off in Marbella this week, so we're gonna have to roll straight on
-checks the list of test slogans again-
MONDAY AFTERNOON SMACKDOWN!: Takes Hotter Than Your Dad.
i swear, the things i do so we can have somewhere to record this show that's only occasionally filled with vengeful woodland animals
so yes, the raccoon incident aside, let's watch mackdown
or indeed smackdown
mackdown is the wrestling dating sim i am now going to have to make
opening on a weirdly-saturated recap package of the orton/nakamura situation
the worst holmes story
and yes, the best thing about smackdown today
i'd had it spoiled, but still
JBL IS FUCKING GONE
he's off to do charity work, so we get the double whammy of disadvantaged kids getting support and me not having to listen to his voice
and they've replaced him with corey, making pretty much the ideal announce panel
Tom: "Did you miss me, Graves?" Corey: "Yes!" Tom: "I...am surprised!"
i live for these two talking shit
so yes, orton/nakamura tonight for a title shot at hiac
and here's randy, standing in three-quarter profile in a dimly lit corridor
yknow, like people do
and giving a speech about how he' gonna fuck shinsuke up
cut to shinsuke shadow boxing in the locker room
tells us about how he's gonna fuck randy up, i mostly get distracted by his left shoulder, which i hadn't noticed before
it's kind of fucked
i'm guessing that's a dislocation that healed weird
cut to the ring, and ellsworth announces his bae
only to be interrupted by...kevin?
he's decided he's going to be guest referee for carmella's match with nattie
begins trying to intimidate the ref into taking his shirt off
here's shane
who may have opinions on this fuckery
takes a moment for a cheap pop before getting into professional mode
he's just like kevin
dude
sort your shit out
long tense faceoff
shane's like maybe take responsibility for all these failures which are in all ways your fault
kevin's like fuck you i don't even want to be on this show
shane's like well yeah, cos this isn't the bullshit show where we just give people belts
kevin calls shane out on him needlessly inserting himself into eveything on the show
mentions his dad, gets an ooooooh, mentions his kids, shane immediately gets in his face like fuck you
kevin spins the helicopter crash into this, says his family would all be better off if he'd died there
mentions his kids again, shane explodes on him
well, he did warn him
trips getting out of the ring, killing the moment a bit
throws kevin over the announce table and just absolutely goes to town on him
security pull them apart, bryan turns up to be like the fuck are you doing dude that's an employee
and give the most disapproving dad look you've ever seen
and...cut to an ad for total bellas
way to maintain the mood, guys
and recaps of what happened thirty seconds ago
in which they've edited out shane tripping
ha
backstage, kevin staggers through the room supported by three officials
bryan comes out to apologise
kevin promises to sue shane, wwe, and the entire mcmahon family
bryan's like wow, that seems wildly disproportionate
kevin's like fine, i'll go press assault charges insteads
cut back to announce, corey and byron are both like well he totally deserved that
but yes, now we actually have that carmella/nattie match
recap from last week reminds me precisely how fucking awful carmella's singlet was
thankfully, she's back to normal gear today
provided you count bright orange leggings with leopard-print piping as normal
announce team start spinning next week's 'Sin City Smackdown'
carmella gets her face punched off, retreats to her ellsworth
pan out to naomi watching the match with a look of deep concentration as carmella does a long-ass guillotine choke
nattie powerslams her out, gets a comeback
carmella superkicks nattie, gets a nearfall, ellsworth gives the ref the briefcase
carmella's like wtf no i'm not cashing in give my that back, throws it at ellsworth, and gets rolled up for the pin
ellsworth comes back into the ring to apologise profusely
carmella starts being all magnanimous, then opens up on him
including using the same line twice
calls him a 'genetic defect'
and asks how he's still employed at wwe
really, the question we were all asking
"You are a charity case, and your mother should have given you away at birth!"
wow
harsh
and officially dumps him
takes her case, struts off
leaving james in the ring and the depths of despair
backstage, here's shane looking conflicted
up next, dolph ziggler re-debuts
i have no clue how this is going to go
expect everything
after these ads for the myc and no mercy
and tom giving us a talk about paediatric cancer
roll the video again
refer to my comments above
well, that gave me plenty of time to curate my itunes library
fringe benefits
and here's the dolph
looking...exactly the same
he's got a mic
presumably to tell the fans to go fuck themselves
yup
railing at the fans for not appreciating the greatest performer in the company
and they'd prefer some dumb gimmick
lights go back down, and here he is again
doing cena's entrance
all credit to the crowd for the DOLPH ZIGGLER SUUUUUUUCKS singalong
dolph's like hey, did that not work? i'll try another
lights go down again, and now he's...who had land of hope and glory?
-research break-
yeah, thought it was him
dude, if you're gonna do a macho man entrance, you could at least have the shades
gives up on it, shouts at the crows for not doing the usual nostalgia pop
sends his valet away
and now he promises to have exactly what the crowd want and deserve
and...now he's naomi
the fuck is this
does the knee slide, then gives up
all gimmicks are defeated by ennui
and now he's back to railing against the idea of gimmicks, because anyone can do them
says he, after clearly showing that not everyone can dance like naomi
tells the fans they make him sick, stomps off backstage
so that happened?
up next, sami zayn v aiden english
because this is 2014 nxt, apparently
aiden gets about one line into his aria before sami's music interrupts him
oh yeah, this is the rematch from last week when kevin fucked on everything
and aiden gets a rollup out of nowhere
that lasted about 90 seconds
the bookers have some sort of problem with sami
and aiden's got his mic back
so he can give us some more singing
swiftly tailing off as sami chases him out of the room
let's have yet another recap of shane brutalising an employee
pan out to bryan rewatching it
only to get interrupted by the new day
here to lift his spirits
oh, and here are the usos
to do the opposite
announcing the stipulation for next week
street fight
which seems ill-advised when you're fighting a team of three
bryan gets a call, ushers the new day out
someone bryan calls 'sir' (so vince) wants him to do something in the ring
i know what, because i have a dreadful habit of going on twitter and getting spoilers, but i'll maintain the mystery for now
bryan disagrees, is shut down
and he's going to do............IT right now
(couldn't resist)
and here he is in the arena
gets in the ring, calls shane to come too
he doesn't
finally, here he comes
with nary a HERE COME THE MONEYYYYYYY
not sure i've ever seen either of these this sombre
bryan's like remember last year when the miz was pushing me every week and i made the bold choice to NOT FUCKING ATTACK HIM?
bottom line, you can't assault our employees
fair policy
shane's like yeah sorry but when people talk about my family i go crazy
bryan's just i don't give a single shit you've endangered this entire show because we both know kevin's a vindictive bastard who'll take us for everything
shane offers to go and reconcile with kevin
bryan's like no, i talked to your dad, you're suspended indefinitely
and leaves
shane's left in the ring like welp
why would you leave him there if he was suspended?
eh, wrestling logic
many crowd chants later, shane slumps off
gets a lot of thank you chants for a man who's just been suspended for attacking an employee
and now renee is in the blue curtain room to interview jinder
in an ugly-ass houndstooth suit
asks which guy he'd rather fight, he doesn't give a shit
claims he represents asia better than shinsuke ever could, despite shinsuke actually being from fucking asia
does the promo again in punjabi to speak to 3% of the great nation of india
back in the arena, aj's on announce
to talk about paediatric cancer
(i feel like i'll be writing that phrase a lot in the next few weeks)
and here's baron
sidebar fact: "Won the Money In The Bank ladder match earlier this year"
guys, maybe stop reminding people of that
recap vt of styles/dillinger last week
and of baron being a tool
i feel like i might need to specify that more
and here's tye
and they haven't synced his music with his new tron, so the sexy number voice says 10 when the video's on about 6
kind of love the KO'S A BITCH sign in the crowd
works on many levels
baron slides out of the ring to face off with aj, so tye just jumps out and fucks him up against the barricade
solid advice: maybe keep an eye on the other guy in the match
cut to ads, come back to a really slick spot of baron lariating tye's head off
tye tries to set up for the tye breaker, is thwarted by his opponent being large and heavy
and baron continues to stop having the match he's actually having so he can shout at aj
and i love the complete lack of shit aj gives
baron scores a cheap shot to tye's throat, angering aj, and end of days for the pin
actually a pretty good match
you forget that tye's got a lot of skill in the ring
aj is shocked at baron's lack of honour
because he doesn't watch the show, i guess
up next, "a special look at bobby roode"
ok, whoever edited it to go directly from saying that to a total bellas advert needs firing
backstage, aj congratulates tye on his fight and says next week, the us open challenge will only be open to him
dude
that's not an open challenge
that's just a challenge
and now for a bobby roode video package
enhanced by corey being on this show now so he can run hype for him
and now we're backstage with ellsworth pleading for carmella to forgive him
and being like yes i'm subhuman and i don't deserve anything please take me back
this is not healthy
carmella says from now on, they're doing things her way
gives him a huge kiss, then slaps his face off
flounces off, leaving ellsworth to be like the actual fuck is my life
but now we have a main event
here comes the very finest in flailing japanese men
and adverts for all our other shows
and also a fucking snaaaaaaake
loving the contrast of entrances
incredibly theatrical alien dance vs walking slowly down the ramp
cut over to jinder and the singhs in his skybox
tom mispronounces kinshasa even before the bell rings
this is why we got corey on here
whoever you are trying to get your MAGA sign to constantly show up on hardcam, kindly fuck off
randy does a massive hotshot, aided by shinsuke being an extremely floppy man when he wants to be
randy goes for his draping ddt out to the floor, shinsuke reverse out because that would be dangerous as fuck if he hit it
throws shinsuke into the announce desk, corey's like this is the worst first day ever
shinsuke just decides to get a comeback spot like oh hey maybe i should just kick him in the face a bunch
superplex to shinsuke, and the setup only took a small percentage of my life this time
lovely spot as shinsuke's reeling on his knees then just leans back into doing his cmoooooooon
goes for a kinshasa, randy counters into a snap powerslam
into a draping ddt, because you know randy's spots
strikes up the snake, which is still weird when your whole thing is hitting it out of nowhere
goes for an rko, shinsuke counters into an armbar then transitions to a triangle
that was fucking lovely
randy powers out, shinsuke counters an rko into a backstabber
see, this is how you preserve finishers
and kinshasa for the pin
oh, sorry corey
KINSHAAAAAASSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAA
(totally why corey's here)
well thank fuck for that, i'm not sure i could have taken another orton/mahal rematch without taking up amateur tattooing or something
backstage, bryan tells kevin they're done
kevin's like fuck that, imma run the show next week
and bryan drops the bomb that vince'll be there next week to sort shit out
great
ah well
and brief cut back to shinsuke partying so we have something to end on
and thus we finish the week's shows
by which i do of course mean last week's shows
one day i'll actually get my shit together and be punctuahahahahaaaa sorry i couldn't get through that
[Don’t forget to follow Emma on Twitter, where she’s @Waruce]
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*sets laptop on lap* *grabs coffee* *leans back* *throws feet up on desk* *carefully wiggles into semi-comfortable position*
right, I’m just gonna vent a little here, don’t mind me
@deadcatwithaflamethrower pls come laugh at me?
about 5 yrs ago there was this fresh new show, had some great ideas. the premise goes, Magical Characters From All Your Favourite Fairytales Get Dropped Into Our Horrible, Horrible World. where they get no happy endings (because apparently happy endings begin and end with meeting your Intended Mate but w/e noI’mnotsaltyatallhbu)
(That aside...) they mixed fairytales in a kinda fun way and a whacked up family tree, but it was cool when they started. so I decided, hey, why not write a fanfic for it. nobody ask me why I started with the Real World part of the show tho, idk, for the Angst probably. Modern AU with a lot of angst.
but also, this was the first time I was coming back to writing after a decent break. it was kinda about throwing ALL the ideas and tropes I could at the wall to see which ones stuck, or just... make all of them work somehow.
the fic quickly turned into ‘how about I write a history of this fantasy world’ of about 300 years (why?) and then became more like 1000+ years (WHY?) with a consistent mix-and-match of fairytales and popular stories with bits and twists. there’s One Thousand and One Nights, there’s Arthurian Legend, there’s the Princess Bride and Legend of Zorro and pirates and Dragons and Shakespeare’s plays (idek bro).
i really don’t wanna do greek mythology..... that shit’s weird for me on a good day....... ugh I’m probably gonna have to do greek mythology tho, it was, like, one of the possible explanations for the origin of Mad Eye Moody’s Eye, man
WHICH BRINGS UP ANOTHER POINT. I never actually intended to pull HP into this fic, but there are all sorts of hints and nods to other universes/popular works of fiction as you go.
this tho. this is the part where brains are actually horrible. because Brain one day up and said, well, this doesn’t have all that much to do with the show you started with, so, uh... you could... well in theory, you could profic it....
me: NO. too much to change in the parts that are show-based. and also, how do you explain Princess Bride references? am I supposed to change all the names of the characters who appeared in BBC Merlin?? (oy yeah—it became a fusion fic, too) how on Earth am I supposed to deal with the modern world characters and their storylines?
Brain: ok
.... 4 months later ....
Brain: okay get this: Arthurian legend has been fucked by everybody six different ways, calamity and incest. it’s completely public domain. let’s not talk about The Princess Bride just now, tho. and get this: there’s enough difference between your stories and the original tale or movie that it probably isn’t easy to recognise. you’ll be fine.
me: ... why don’t I believe you... oh right, because you give me bad ideas, like Let’s Write Profic! No.
.... and a month after that ....
Brain: hey look so Dragons, right? they’re people, but they’ve essentially created a magical form for themselves for ‘protection’, yeah?
me: I’m making lunch, please don’t make me burn it
Brain: well, why would they need a gender?
me: ...th’fuck... you’re telling me they go dragonform to have clutches of eggs and solve any incompatibility problems thusly?
Brain: well, yeah. I mean if you had magic and wanted kids and adoption wasn’t exactly totally an issue for a population that likes to raise its young in nontraditional, sprawling families, why not? gender identity could be pretty flexible for them
me: cool, cool, very cool. nice. I like this thought, please keep going.
Brain: wouldn’t it be a shame if you didn’t fucking write it tho
me: BITCH NOT NOW
.... and a few days after that ....
Brain: ‘sup
me: ceiling.
Brain: yeah I know you think you’re funny. but I’m funnier. question: your dragonfic, it’s kinda historical, right? ish? I mean when you picture the geography you’ve literally set it around the mediterranean, and your Dragonfolk cross the region from fantasy-Italy to fantasy-Egypt and then plonk themselves in the Sahara where nobody else lives atm, to survive after a damn volcano blew them off their mountain?
me: your punchline better be worth this set-up
Brain: base your timeline loosely on world history. pull in fairytales not just from Europe and mythology not just from Greece. they’re living in Africa, use that. go around the world, maybe check out Norse mythology. figure out what the deal is with how Dragon magic affected Agrabah, and then explain what it did to places between their city in the damn Sahara Desert and all the damn way into Agrabah, IT’S A DECENT DISTANCE—
me, three years ago with fingers in my ears: lalalalalalalalalalalalala
.... last week ....
Brain: you know, you could frame it as a meta!universe thing
me: what even the fuck are you on about now.
Brain: okay, you basically explained the One Important Wise(ass) Person for your civilisation as a holdover of how they were created, i.e., one day an author sat down and wrote something, then decided to ‘step in’ and basically never left, which is how they get to see all directions any moment or event can theoretically sprawl off into?
me: I give up.
Brain: you could frame it as a story about a fanfiction. at some point you reveal that your main characters are actually written characters, and you’re really telling the story about someone writing it. There’s the Modern AU, there’s the Pirate AU, there’s the Princess Bride crossover, and so on
me: convoluted. probably still illegally infringing on something or other. kind of a hopeless premise? like living in a dreamworld? that’s... that feels... fake? unsatisfying? like happiness only happens there. you know that’s a lie.
Brain: ok, maybe. but you could try.
Brain: maybe you can even do it better.
me: oh, fuck you.
tbh I really think Brain might’ve won this round.
So if you’ve gotten this far in my tale of woe, pls feel free to rec me any sources for ancient myths and fairytales from all over the world, and some good history sources, because today I’m looking up whether Cinderella is based on a French fairytale from the 1700s or the 17th century, and also travel in the 1600-1700s (was it reserved to nobles/high-income folks? where did they travel to?)
Anyway, chances are it’ll be another 5-10 years before anything comes of this.
but Dragons.
#sample chapter#I've a few already written that needed a serious rewrite#started migrating this to ao3... woke a sleeping dragon#dragonfic#ugh
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Hey! Your drawings are so cute!! Can I request the bedroom headcanon for Yoosung? Thank you
Hey♪ Thank you for the encouragement and for requesting! I love that boi and I love you for loving him!
For the sake of spoiler-free, I will make the setting at some stage after the party, when they have been dating long enough to live together.
So here we go, bedroom headcannon for Yoosung (*˘︶˘*).。.:*♡
How does this character sleep?
It took you a while to finally convince him to sleep with you “COME ON WE’VE BEEN DATING FOR 6 MONTHS” but that’s another story.
Very cuddly even without a girlfriend ten times more cuddly when he sleeps with you!
He secretly hugs the stuffed toy which he got from a game convention to sleep.
This one
But often wakes up the next morning and finds it laying somewhere at his feet or on the floor
NEVER loses his hold on you whenever he hugs you to sleep trust me
There were a few times he fell asleep hugging his pillow after chatting with you on phone.
What are their pajamas like?
Basically anything as long as they feel comfortable and are easy to slip on! This boi is not picky at all.
Plus,efficiency is very important when it comes to getting change 10 sec before the rare boss monster appears!
Sometimes sleep in his hoodie during the not-so-healthy uni days when he gamed till the next day.
He actually loves wearing matching pajamas with you
PJ PARTY EVERYDAY! MOVIE NIGHTS AND KOREAN DRAMA MARATHON!
What do they dream about usually?
You once asked him what he dreamt about last night and he flushed.
When he couldn’t take your cute pesters anymore he told you he dreamt about having a family with you!
You swear sometimes he dreams about LOLOL in his sleep because you can hear him murmuring attacks and talking about getting the limited items.
“Noooo Elizabeth, don’t sit on my keyboard” You wonder how bad could the cat fur possibly be but he never told you.
You actuallylove listening to his sleep talk. He’s adorable most the time.
How neat/tidy is this character?
Tbh this boy wasn’t the tidiest person when he was living alone
Like he gamed from 10pm till two hours before the sun rises. He probably wasn’t in bed enough for 4 hours before he needed to get up for lectures.
Messy bed all the time
His blankets were probably fold once a week
Since a spacious table is essential for gaming, so instead of “The Chair” there’s something called ‘The Bed” in his room. It’s his temporary laundry dump.
bUT! His room went through a HUGE transformation after meeting you. It’s sparkly clean. Blankets folded,pillows fluffed, everything organized. He can be neater than you are if he feels like impressing you.
Which he did on the first time you visit his apartment.
How affectionate is this character?
Seriously words cannot describe how affectionate he is. VERY VERY AFFECTIONATE
And when you happen to be equally affectionate…
You are not letting he go after what he’s done for you.
And he’s not letting you go since you’re just soooo precious to him and being the big spoon makes him feel double manlier
A war of being the big spoon begins
When he’s the big spoon he loves to nuzzle into your hair. Always complimenting on how nice it smells.
It’s a little ticklish but you’re not complaining.
When you’re the big spoon he always manages to turn around at some point during the night. You two wake up cuddling each other face-to-face, the cold fusion style.
Never misses the chance to place some kisses on your forehead when he wakes up before you do.
HE LOVES IT
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literally no one asked for this and i was bored so heres monsta x as a jazz combo under the cut
shownu
sax player, brass/winds leader
plays every single saxophone known to man + clarinet, flute, and p much every other wind instrument ?? like how?????
hes amazing thats how
so so so dedicated but like
where kihyun is like …. aggressively dedicated shownu is more relaxed abt it
like kihyun plays more but shownu listens more and analyzes more sort of??
thats why hes the leader
has a very good understanding of different styles and how to break them down
just perceptive musically
also really good at imitating specific styles
always has extra valve oil and grease and strings and sticks in his bag it’s ridiculous the thing probably weighs like 30 pounds
he doesn’t really have a specific music taste?? like hes just not picky
also too compliant for his own good …
minhyuk showed up at rehearsal once like “shownu, lets play death metal!!” and shownu was just like “ok sounds good”
also doesn’t really like to be super assertive so he’ll usually suggest articulations and phrasings rather than saying “tongue this note and slur that”
everyone listens to him anyways tho because he’s right
not really tonally or rhythmically inclined tbh hes just good all around
hes really flexible stylistically and likes to play in lots of different styles
loves bob florence, john coltrane, ellington, but will listen to everything
likes to challenge himself w rhythms bc hes pretty good at them!!
he gets really anxious before performances tho and it definitely reflects in his playing :(
kihyun
trumpet!!! lead trumpet!!!!
his sound is really sharp (like cutting? almost) and strong and honestly??? the most beautiful thing uve ever heard
probably a prodigy tbh
he isnt leader tho like just bc he plays the ~visually most important~ instrument doesn’t mean hes in charge lol
always attentive, has like 3 pencils on him at all times, records rehearsals, Model Musician tbh
tonally inclined
eats, drinks, and breathes long tones
can’t sleep?? long tones
hungry?? long tones
bored?? long tones
i.m: hey kihyun whats the answer for question 11?
kihyun: long tones, changkyun. the answer is always long tones
i.m, in the background: im a guitarist????
his range is ridiculous bc of this
loves ballads!!! especially basie ballads like little darling bc he can just … drag out his beautiful sound like theres no tomorrow
probably doesn’t like a lot of contemporary jazz but plays it to challenge himself
also loves thad jones, miles davis, jalc (modern groups playing old jazz make him happy!!) and jazz vocalists - frank sinatra, cecile mclorin savant, etc.
biggest weakness is probably the fact that he doesn’t listen as much as he should so he doesn’t always grasp style well :(
shownu: kihyun listen to this recording!
kihyun: i can’t ,, im playing rn .. ., gotta go fast
minhyuk
hes a trombone player and no one can tell me other wise
this is bc trombones are the worst and so is minhyuk
shownu: alright everyone lets start at measure 39
minhyuk: *slides around on the trombone* how about i solo for 30 measures instead
never fuckingf listens
but hes not a bad player!! hes just .. an unstoppable force of nature .. .,
his sound is really warm and broad but occasionally sounds a little muffled
esp when hes lazy or doesn’t like the piece theyre working on
tbh don’t even expect him to try if he doesnt like the music ur playing
tonally inclined
hates long tones, has never done them in his life probably??
bc of that his range isn’t super big but his sound is really strong and powerful
kihyun works w him on long tones bc ‘minhyuk!!! ur range is holding us back,, please!!’
prefers up tempo funk or latin tunes but doesn’t like super complicated rhythms
loves gordon goodwin and the brecker brothers to bits …
will blast them while showering :)
really impatient as a musician
like he cant focus for super long periods of time and he cant sit through all of those long rehearsals so his playing suffers bc of that
he practices better in small groups than alone bc the other members help him focus better so he gets more done~
i.m
guitarist
hes the only guitarist u will ever meet who shows up on time to rehearsal… amazing
its rlly relaxing to watch him play hes just really confident n comfortable w his style of playing bc hes p flexible and he loves jazz a lot bc its so different and complicated as a genre!!!
has read every single jazz autobiography and watched every single jazz movie known to man
rhythmically inclined
he, hyungwon, and jooheon just .. have rhythm clapping competitions where they see who can clap the most complicated rhythms for the longest amount of time …. theyre a trip
plays clappingmusic on his phone when hes bored and has converted the entire band to it
fuckin loves free jazz and fusion!!!! and contemporary jazz
he, hyungwon, and jooheon just hang out listening to ornette coleman, charles mingus, chick corea - its a great time
(hyungwon hates ornette coleman but he wont tell changkyun bc he doesn’t want to break his heart :( )
hes a sucker for like .. old romantic sounding jazz
he plays through his real book every couple of days- he really loves the classics too
loves wes montgomery
hes the bands treasure; you make fun of a lick he played?? u wont see the light of day . …
his biggest weakness is he has troubles communicating with the other group members like w eye contact and tempo changes and stuff
also gets lost in the middle of pieces sometimes bc hes a little spacey n he worries :(
wonho
pianist, rhythm section leader
naturally bouncy style, very swingy - he’s a natural, also possibly a prodigy?
won a bunch of classical music competitions when he was a kid but then he realized he liked jazz more so he switched over
the biggest jazz history nerd!! just knows a lot of random facts about all the composers
favorite facts include: billy strayhorn was gay and mingus punched his lead bone player in the mouth (hyungwons response ‘youre next minhyuk’ always makes him laugh)
buys food for everyone before rehearsal
always trying to help everyone become more confident and happy with their own musical abilities
helps everyone rehearse by doing 1-on-1 stuff if they need it
probably plays in elderly homes and in orphanages to help the kids
also not really rhythmically/tonally inclined hes just good
rlly likes jazz-inspired classical music and like … jazz movie soundtracks
watches jazz movies with changkyun
also likes ragtime, second line, dixieland … all those old exciting jazz movements bc theyre so fun to play!!!
he isn’t very confident in his playing like he knows hes good but he doubts himself a lot so he lets other people’s preferences control him??
like if someone doesn’t like something abt a solo of his he’ll change to appease them, even if he likes it a lot :(
hyungwon
bassist
plays both upright and electric
really smooth long sound on both instruments - his entire style feels very relaxed
honestly was dragged into this by minhyuk without knowing what jazz really was but he really grew to like it!!
loves his role as a bassist bc hes important but like … behind the scenes important >:)
most people don’t think abt the bassist at all in the band but hyungwon Knows that hes important so hes ok w that
definitely doesn’t know how to work his own equipment like
quarter inches?? amp head??? what r those he just doesn’t know
he and jooheon always argue about the best way to do a fill and tempo and anything else under the sun bc theyre both stubborn and think theyre right
wonho is the only one that can make it stop
hyungwon probably shows up late to rehearsal w like … cup ramen and a book someone help him
the book is a jazz autobiography and he discusses it w changkyun after rehearsal over coffee
hes rhythmically inclined and loves to challenge himself w odd meters and weird fingerings
he doesn’t necessarily like that kind of music though?? like hell play it to challenge himself but he won’t always like it and won’t really listen to it
loves every single bassist known to man
esp victor wooten, mingus, esperanza spalding, ron carter
he hates jaco tho bc jaco is an asshole
minhyuk: but mingus was also an asshole??
hyungwon: shhhhhhh mingus was a special kind of asshole so its ok
will honestly just listen to entire bass concerts
loves cool jazz and bebop
hes really … absorbed in his own playing because he throws himself into it and wants his walking to be good and he wants to be in time and all these other things so when hes playing he sometimes ignores the rest of the group bc hes trying so hard to sound good
hes a lil bit of a worrier internally and its gets in the way of the confidence of his playing
also procrastinates on his deadlines like theres no tomorrow lol
jooheon
drummer!!!!
carries at least 3 pairs of sticks, brushes, and a practice pad with him at all times
he??? drums in the bath room sometimes????? you’ll just walk by and hear vague slapping noises like ‘oh thats just jooheon! hes working on his rudiments’ :)
one of those 3 pairs of drumsticks is broken and taped together so that it doesn’t fall apart tbh
wants to bring back jazz rap
also rlly likes electroswing and jazz trap
just give him jazz thats influenced by new technologies in music !! he loves it
rhythmically inclined - especially likes playing in odd meters
his fills and hits are always so in-time it’s ridiculous
loves don ellis and buddy rich
his jazz playlist is 50% all of the standard jazz he needs and the other 50% is like thess tracks from single composers that have been dead 20 years w no meter or are in like 17/8 or something
jokes abt having 'perfect click’ all the time like
jooheon: you know perfect pitch??? ive got perfect tempo ;)))
hyungwon: jooheon shut up, you rush all of your fills
sets up pranks w minhyuk before rehearsal starts so that its 'more fun’ because jazz is 'all about rebellion against the status quo’ like ok
he worries a lot bc he feels like he needs to carry the entire band on his shoulders bc he’s a drummer and therefore The Most Important
but then everyone always says “but we’re all drummers!” and he feels a little better abt it
probably cries after every performance
#MONSTA X#i .... literally can t believe i actually wrote this this is so embarassing#noah fence but monsta x + jazz = insert heart emojis here bc im not on mobile#my two favorite things in the world . . .#anway#L.txt
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ok i got 2 theories
pearl was very likely either pink or white diamond’s pearl (tbh i think white diamond bc of her skin and gem placement but then again her hair is pink so who knows) before defecting n joining rose quartz. Or she was Rose’s pearl and rose freed her. either way she could have very easily disguised herself as a diamond’s pearl and asked pink to come out. What if the other cgs poofed themselves, pearl bubbled them and stored them in her own gem, then once she got pink out she extracted the bubble and popped it, allowing Rose, Garnet, Bismuth, and the others to reform and take her down.
OR, pearl shapeshifted into white diamond to draw pink out and get rid of the enterouge while allowing the other cgs to get close (maybe in an ‘im taking these prisoners to see pink’ kind of situation) so that rose could shatter her.
Either way, it would involve Pearl shapeshifting, which is something we haven’t seen her do yet. Whenever she is encouraged to do so, she scoffs and says she could but she won’t. Now we know that whenever a character in su is not seen doing something for the whole show, they often end up only breaking it out in a truly exceptional situation. Like how Amethyst isn’t shown bubbling anything until she bubbles Jasper’s gem, or how the first time Garnet smiles wide is when she re-fuses on the hand ship. I think that shapeshifting could be really difficult for pearl to do now because it reminds her of that moment.
It’s very likely that pearls are designed for intense loyalty. We know how loyal she is to rose quartz, and how loyal blue and yellow diamonds’ pearls are to their respective diamonds. It seems like a key trait for a pearl to have, as a personal servant to high-status gems, and as many have pointed out it seems like pearls are inherently incapable of spilling the secrets of their masters (re: pearl physically struggling to keep her hand from covering her mouth, and her saying ‘there are things that are impossible for me to explain, but i want to’) which indicates that a certian amount of intrinsic loyalty, even against the individual pearl’s desires. Furthermore, peridot states that pearls are made-to-order servants, indicating that pearls are custom made for the individual high-strata gem that will own them. Could it be that not only are pearls predisposed to intense and unwavering loyalty, that loyalty is directed at one specific gem? So if Pearl belonged to pink or white diamond, going against her master, even for a cause she believed in, even for the gem she loved, even to free herself and all other lower-strata gems from the tyrrany of the diamonds, it would still leave some lasting psychological scars. Maybe she feels guilty. Maybe she was traumatized. Maybe she swore to never use shapeshifting again.
If that is true, it also sheds a new light on how badass pearl really is. She managed to overcome what’s probably one of her most basic instincts by sheer force of will. She was so dedicated to the crystal gems that she went against the person she was literally designed to obey. Of course that loyalty was then shifted to rose giving rise to the unhealthy way that pearl continually sacrificed her own safety just to protect her, but even then, she insisted upon being treated as an equal with every other gem. And overcoming not only her innate dedication to her master, but also what was likely many thousands of years of trauma-bonding and internalized abuse and believing that she deserves to be in perpetual servitude of her diamond--that’s going to be traumatic for anyone. And the pinnacle of that trauma is the role that she played in Pink Diamond’s demise. Even knowing how tyrranical and unforgiveable the diamonds are, even being completely dedicated to rose and earth, she probably still feels guilty about it. And she feels guilty about feeling guilty. And whenever she tries to shapeshift, she’s brought right back into that spiral and flashing back to that moment so it’s no wonder she doesn’t shapeshift. It’s no wonder she treats it with distain.
It could be that she’s unable to shapeshift bc she’s a pearl (being second-class citizens it could be that shapeshifting was deemed unnecessary and too much of a risk for pearls to have) and that she just tries to make it seem like she can so that no one will see her as lesser, which is what I had originally thought. But after seeing how big a deal it was that Peridot couldn’t shapeshift (and how it was due to her being a later model so to speak, whereas pearl is arguably the oldest gem in the current cgs) it seems like amethyst would have drawn a parelell between pearl and peridot, though there is a possibility that she had never seen pearl shapeshift and always assumed it was because she thought it was uncouth. We do know that amethyst does believe that pearl can shapeshift, because in secret team she tells pearl to do it. But I feel like that would be less relevant/compelling than her avoiding it because it reminded her of what she did, and it seems like we’re past the point of ‘hey did you know pearls can’t shapeshift and pearl feels bad about it’. We kind of did a whole arc on the whole ‘these are important aspects of how the main cgs are made up and how they differ from most of gem society’ wrt garnet being a fusion, amethyst being off color, and pearl being originally a servant (plus peridot got one too with the ‘peridots dont have powers’ bit). so it seems redundant to have that here, it feels like we’re past that point.
anyways, i can’t wait to find out more about this incedent, and about what pearl was trying to say, and about homeworld and the diamonds in particular, and who those other gems in the flachback were, and who’s going to run the big donut after lars is gone and sadie quit, and whaat’s going to happen with lapis, and literally everything in the show aaaaaa
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