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The end of 2024 has proven that 2025 seems to be a huge year for donghua and I’m gripping everyone to give all these donghua besides just the most popular ones a chance!!!:
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Link Click, Yingdu arc: releasing December 27, 2024
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Nezha 2, sequel to Nezha 2019 aka Nezha zhi motong jiangshi, confirmed for January 2025
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To Be Hero X, likely April 2025 release (I hope people will also support the version with Chinese VAs! 🙏)
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Lord of the Mysteries, 2025 summer release—accompanied by more good news: the novel has officially entered the British Library and it will also be translated into English by Yen Press
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False Memory, series version, confirmed 2025 release
I am making this post because False Memory just released its new trailer and I am very much so looking forward to it! The series started as an indie short before growing into a bigger thing, much like Fog Hill of Five Elements and The Legend of Luo Xiaohei and Alita’s Trial. We’ve thus been waiting a couple years for news so this is really exciting, especially after it recently got a Twitter account!!
Bonuses:
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Ya She, released a couple months ago but late enough into 2024 I’d still love for more people to check it out!
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Scissor Seven, another one that’s had its newest season out for a while now, but I assume that for those who have Netflix, it hasn’t been officially English subbed or dubbed yet. We’re also still getting trailers for its game!:
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I Am What I Am 2, released Dec 14, 2024 in China!
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Reminder that Mo Dao Zu Shi is now on Crunchyroll! They may have removed it from Tencent’s donghua YouTube channel for this, so definitely go support it if you do have Crunchyroll!
Some children’s donghua have also recently released, including news of the new Balala the Fairies season and the other magical girls show, Rainbow Crew! The latter is confirmed for an official release in English.
The Yi Ren Zhi Xia game is also coming soon to global, and Fox Spirit Matchmaker even updated their OP recently after quite a long time of silence.
And speaking of silence, even the long-awaited SVSSS donghua saw some movement recently!?
Now if I could get a confirmed 2025 release for White Cat Legend season 3 (and maybe God Troubles Me and Lie Huo Jiao Chou and Fei Ren Zai and All Saints Street and The Legend of Luo Xiaohei and Wo Jia Dashixiong Naozi You Keng etc…)), I could die a happy man (gender-neutral)—after watching all of these newly released donghua shows and films and seasons, of course ahaha. 🙏
For more news and info on donghua, you can check here:
There’s a bunch of new donghua information in the above document that came from 2024, even though they don’t have official release dates yet! Including but not limited to:
The announcement and PV of Call-Up Girls, based on a baihe manhua
The announcement of a Nirvana in Fire donghua, based on the danmei novel with a famous cdrama adaptation (with the manhua having recently gotten an official English license via Aloha Comics)
Trailer and announcement for 《向火而生》, based on Shui Qian Cheng’s danmei novel Blazing Armour
More announcements for Jing Wei Qing Shang, based on the popular baihe novel
Trailer for The Story of Rong Song, a spin-off of the famous Big Fish and Begonia movie
and many, many more…!
Hope everyone can join me in watching more donghua for 2025!! :D
#Youtube#donghua#anime#<- I always kind of hate doing this but…for the exposure… *clenches fist*#animation#indie animation#chinese animation#manhua#kuku88#kuku rambles#link click#nezha#nezha zhi motong jiangshi#to be hero x#lord of the mysteries#lord of mysteries#false memory#ya she#scissor seven#I am what I am#mo dao zu shi#balala the fairies#yi ren zhi xia#fox spirit matchmaker#call-up girls#nirvana in fire#blazing armour#188男团#jing wei qing shang#big fish and begonia
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Yandere killer x reader who is a Theatre Kid and CAN’T stop making musical references every two seconds
Tw: Theatre kid behaviour (I should know, I’m a theatre kid) songs from Hamilton, Epic:the musical, Six, Heaters, Ride the Ciclone (and maybe other musicals) mention
Maybe some musical references here and there but nothing too big
Other Tw: probably cringy, I feel bad for the Yandere, LOTS of bad English, oh dear you are not ready for this musicals references (I am not tagging the musicals fandoms, I feel like my silly goofiness is too overwhelming today)
Wanna read more unyandered works? Here’s the master post
You shot your photo aaaand… posted!
Now that you thought about it, this was your first post on insta, and it was a photo of you smiling in the theatre awaiting to see the play that would’ve started in just a few moments.
You almost couldn’t contain your excitement, buying the ticket had been a real struggle, but finally you would have been able to see THAT musical.
You were mumbling some of the songs from the musical you heard on Spotify, while trying to calm yourself down.
After a couple of seconds you heard a ping, a notification, from your phone.
The show would have started in less than 10 minutes, but looking at a notification wouldn’t take more than a couple of seconds.
Well, looking at the phone you noticed it was just your childhood friend liking your post.
You smiled at yourself.
On the other hand, your so called childhood friend was… well, he was certainly not well.
Tied up to a chair, beaten up and, oh lord, were those burn marks on his head?!
Yeah, he wasn’t exactly at his best.
But the guy in the same room as him, who, oh so casually, was smoking a cigarette, that so casually happened to be the cause of the burn marks, was someone that could be considered physically well, mentally… let’s just say his therapist had to see another therapist who also needed to see another therapist after that and so on.
The cigarette-smoking-guy was also in a good mood!
Talk about being lucky…
Why? Well, he just found that his muse, his everything, his sweetheart (who didn’t even know him but those are just flimsy details, aren’t they?) was pretty close to where he and his victim were and, on top of that, was oh so cutely looking at a play.
He didn’t really like plays, but if his sweetheart, his everything, his muse liked them… well he could stand to lose a few pounds hours.
Maybe… just maybe… after this job (extorting vital info for a particular company from your friend) (he was really keen on making your friend either disappear or become his accomplice in making you fall in love with himself), he could wash himself, dress up nicely and, maybe, meet you outside the theatre.
And, who knows, maybe he could… dine with you? Oh, how his mind rode off thinking of all the things you two could do together.
It took him ten minutes to recompose himself, ten minutes that he could have used to finish this job earlier.
He almost got angry with himself, but he stopped before: he didn’t have the time for that.
And so he looked at your friend.
“Sooo… how about you tell me those little secrets of yours, then you help me out with this one little-itty-bitty really legal thing and then, on an incredible note, I let you live?” He asked smiling at your friend.
Your friend sighed.
Three hours later you went out of the theatre, feeling refreshed and happy after seeing the whole play.
You knew you would sing those songs in repeat for the next three weeks.
But, as soon as you were outside you saw your childhood friend with… a guy in a black trench that looked like the outlet version of JD from Heaters.
Obviously, you went to your friend to greet them and tell them what a GREAT show you saw and give them a preview on how you would annoy them for the coming weeks.
They looked at you smiled (kinda forcefully?) and introduced to you their new friend telling you that “They were also musicals fans”.
To be honest, that was in no way true, he, the killer and kinda kidnapper on demand, hadn’t seen A musical in his whole life, he just knew some of the most famous titles.
But he did ask your friend to introduce him in a way you would want to talk to him.
And BOY DID THAT WORK.
You grabbed his wrist, your happy-neutral expression becoming more and more crazed-happy the more seconds passed.
“You..” you looked at him, eyes shining “You like musicals?!”
He slowly nodded (he was in an emotion between the most extreme happiness one can feel, the most fear one can feel and the most in love one can feel).
You stopped breathing for a moment.
“OMG! WHATSYOURFAVOURITEMUSICAL?WHATDOYOUSING?YOULOOKLIKEABASSBUTYAKNOWIDONTLIKETOMAKEASSUMPTIONS…DIDYOUSEETHISPLAY?DIDYOULIKETHELASTSONG?IDIDNTREALLYLIKEHOWTHEYEXCLUDEDTHECHORUSBUTICANUNDERSTANDTHESTORYREASONBEHINDITIMEANITOBVIOUSLYISAMETAPHORABOUTTHEPROTAGONISTBEINGABLETOBETHEMSELVESALONEWITHOUTTHENEEDOFANYONETELLINGTHEMWHATTHEYHAVETOBETOBEHAPPYBUTWHATDIDYOUTHINKABOUTTHISDECISION?” You asked, not so calmly.
He didn’t process the question, more precisely, while trying to understand what you were saying his brain went into overload, caused a crisis and collapsed on itself leaving him with one thought: her face was really cute.
“I like your head” he said, not being able to form a decent phrase.
You obviously took the reference (which technically wasn’t there) and laughed.
“Man, you Henry the VIII?” You joked.
He didn’t understand the joke, and neither did he remember anything about Henry the VIII apart from him being called the “Golden Prince” or something, so he thought you were looking at him and complimenting him on his looks.
And he totally had to return a compliment.
But then another person, a girl you knew from drama class, chimed in wanting to ask your thoughts on the play but she was stopped by him (who misinterpreted her wanting to come to you as her trying to attack you)
“Yo, you got a bone to pick?!” He asked her.
You and her looked at each other, then him, then each other again and you both, being both theatre kids obviously, smiled devishly.
“You’ve come so far why now are you pulling on my dick? I’d normally slap your face off, and everyone here could watch, but here’s some advice listen up” you both sang and then took a (extremely melodramatic) breath “BEEYOTCH”
And, yes, you both started little dancing together the choreography.
Nit doing it too much (cuz you know you were still in public) but doing it enough for your friend and mr. Killer and kidnapper on demand to see.
And he… he was confused.
What the hell did you two just do? Why did you two sing? Why were you both moving your hips? What did he say that made you two act like that.
“Why Lord-“ he started but as soon as he said that you two stopped looked at each other and attempted the last part of “The ballad of Jane Doe” (the part with the Why Lord) even though none of you were a soprano so what people heard were two chicken like voices schreeching and hurting everyone’s ears.
And now, now he was regretting his life choices, as he was cursing the fact that he was in love with you and not with, idk, a mentally stable and not socially awkward person.
“You are the-“ before he could even finish the sentence you two chances song, almost reading in each other’s mind with the typical telepathy ability that all theatre kids have once they sell their soul to the devil in exchange for the part they want to be casted as.
“-WORST KIND OF GOOD CAUSE YOU ARE NOT EVEN GREAT! A GREEK WHO REEKS OF FALSE RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT’S WHAT I HATE!!!” You and your drama class classmate sang as one voice as you both exchanged really full of pride stares to one another.
“I-I’m sorry” mumbled the Yandere “I will go to work”
And as soon as he said the word WORK, an ancient almost primal instinct woken up inside you and your classmate.
And you both started singing “The schuyler sisters” from Hamilton
And so, the Yandere pining over you just, quietly, walked away.
Traumatized and comforted by your friend who was also put at discomfort by your… peculiar antics.
#male yandere#yandere oc#yandere x reader#yandere x you#yandere#parody#yandere x darling#musicals#theatre kids#they are mentioned#theatre kid behaviour#many references to Epic#ruthlessness from Epic#please never be like this in real life#because I already am like this IRL#not even my dog can stand me when I start singing#bad english#probably
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King Steve's Halloween Party
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You looked yourself over in your vanity mirror. Your eyes traveled from your teased hair, to the sparkly eye makeup that enhanced your eyes, then to your costume. It might have been kind of basic to go as a witch, but yours was a sluttier version of the classic Halloween costume.
Your tight, black dress exposed just the right amount of cleavage, but it was shorter than you were comfortable with, so you wore matching fishnets underneath. You usually didn't wear such revealing clothes, but it was Halloween and you also wanted to show off a bit for the host of the party you were going to later.
You smiled as you thought of him, and how he personally invited you to his party, last week during English. He had chosen the desk behind yours at the start of the semester and struck up a conversation with you almost immediately. You tried to resist his charms, as his reputation definitely preceeded him.
You proved an easy target, though, as you soon looked forward to seeing him every day and his perfect hair and plump lips.
You wondered when he'd finally ask you out, and that moment came when he invited you to this party.
The honking of a car's horn snapped you out of your thoughts. You quickly slipped into your black heels and grabbed your witch's hat and purse, before hurrying out of your room.
Excited screams could be heard from your friends as you approached the car.
"Damn, you really went all out for Steve, didn't you?" Your best friend Lauren teased, as you slid into the passenger seat.
"I don't know what you're talking about," you deflected, while she narrowed her eyes.
"Come on, we all know you have the hots for him," your other friend Nikki interjected, from the backseat.
"Is it that obvious?" You asked, turning to look at her.
"Yes!" The two girls said in unison, before laughing.
You blushed, while also laughing. You couldn't help your crush on him, but if it was that noticeable to them, then he probably picked up on it, as well.
A nervous pit formed in your stomach during the drive to Steve's house. You wondered what he would be dressed as, if he decided to dress up at all. You knew he'd look good no matter what he wore. He was so effortlessly handsome, it bordered on annoying.
After Lauren parked down the street, you all walked the short distance to his house. She was dressed as Alice from Alice in Wonderland, while Nikki was dressed as an equally slutty vampire.
Lauren could sense your anxiety and nudged your arm. "Don't worry, he's gonna love your costume."
"That's what I'm nervous about," you confessed. "What if he likes it too much?"
"Isn't that what you were going for?"
"Yeah, just...I don't know."
"Relax," Nikki said, draping her arms over yours and Lauren's shoulders. "You already know he likes you, so hopefully he'll get so turned on, he'll want to fuck your brains out."
You laughed at her crudeness. "That was oddly comforting, thanks."
"That's what I am, oddly comforting, " she also laughed.
The three of you finally reached Steve's doorstep and the thumping music could already be heard. After stepping inside his house, you were instantly greeted with the sounds of drunken cheers and overwhelmingly loud music.
"Come on, let's go find the kitchen and get some drinks," Nikki loudly suggested, leading both you and Lauren further into the house and into the sea of people.
You couldn't believe you were actually in Steve's house, at one of his famous parties. Your anxiety then crept back in at the thought of seeing him. You tried to calm yourself the best you could, as you followed your friends into the kitchen.
There were several makeshift coolers sat out on the counters with different drinks to choose from. As you were chatting away to Lauren, you heard a familiar voice greet you.
"Ladies, I'm glad you all could make it."
The three of you turned around and were met with the sight of Steve dressed in a white bedsheet. It was tied over one shoulder, revealing his tan skin. You averted your eyes from the tiny glimpse of chest hair, as the sight of it made you feel faint.
"And what are you supposed to be? Caesar?" Nikki asked, mockingly.
"Its a toga, from Animal House, obviously," he replied, matter of factly.
"Oh, obviously," she nodded, trying not to laugh.
He rolled his eyes before focusing his attention on you.
"You...look gorgeous," he softly complimented, stepping closer to you.
"Yeah? You like it?" You asked, smiling up at him.
"I do, it's very sexy," he said, sliding his arm around your waist.
You hoped he couldn't see how he was making you blush.
"Why don't we go see who all's here," Nikki interjected, taking you by the arm and gently pulling you away from Steve.
"I'll see you later," you called to him, over your shoulder.
"Count on it," he smiled.
Before you could say anything, Nikki explained, "You can't seem too desperate, you need to make him want you."
"Judging from how he was looking at me, I think he already does," you challenged, as you both reentered the living room.
"Well, yeah, but you need to play hard to get for a little while. Make him beg for it."
"You are just a fountain of knowledge tonight," Lauren then intervened.
"Let's just say I have experience with guys like him," Nikki defended. "I know how they think."
You remained at your friend's sides for most of the night, much to Steve's dismay. You caught him in your periphery staring at you, but he would always look away whenever you glanced towards him.
At one point, you had become separated from Lauren and Nikki and found yourself talking to two football players.
Steve noticed and started making his way over to you.
"Sorry guys," he apologized, once he appeared at your side. "Can I steal her away for a minute?"
He then slipped his hand into yours and led you away from them. Your skin tingled at the feeling of him holding your hand.
He sat on an unoccupied couch, in the den, and pulled you down, onto his lap.
"You shouldn't talk to those meat heads for too long, you'll lose braincells," he warned, wrapping his arms around you.
"Thanks for rescuing me then, I guess," you laughed, draping your arm around his neck.
"Well, one of my duties as a good host is to make sure all my guests are looked after," he smiled.
"Oh..." you sighed, as he pressed a wet kiss against your cheek.
His hand rested on your thigh and lightly squeezed as he continued kissing you.
"So, like, you weren't jealous or anything?" You shakily asked.
"What if I was?" He softly asked, turning your head so you could meet his gaze. "I wanted the prettiest girl at the party for myself, and got tired of waiting."
His lips brushed yours, teasingly, before he kissed you. His lips felt amazing, tasting like a combination of beer, tobacco and mint. You didn't care, though, because it was Steve Harrington.
His hand moved up your thigh, under your dress. His fingertips teased you through your tights, making you whimper. You closed your legs and trapped his hand there.
"So shy," he breathed, against your lips. "You don't like it when I put my hand up your dress out in the open, like this? Where anyone could see?"
You shook your head.
"Good. Let's go somewhere more private, then."
"Ok," you quietly agreed.
"You're going to have to open your legs first," he smirked.
You felt a familiar heat rising to your cheeks when you released his hand from between your thighs.
He then led you upstairs, to his room. Your heartbeat echoed in your ears, drowning out everything else around you.
Once he opened his bedroom door, you walked in first and went to sit at the foot of his bed. He couldn't keep the smug look off his face as he closed and locked the door.
You slipped your heels off and leaned back on your hands. He turned and crossed the short distance to you.
He also took off his shoes, before standing in front of you. You looked up at him, as his hand cupped your chin. He could feel himself getting even harder as his eyes traveled your face, then your chest.
"You look so fuckin' hot tonight," he breathed. "I bet you wore this just to drive me crazy, didn't you?"
You shrugged.
He licked his lips. "I know you did, angel."
He placed his knee beside you, on the bed, and leaned forward, causing you to lay back. He hovered over you, eyes darkening with lust. His hands then pinned your wrists to the bed as he leaned in close.
He ghosted his lips over yours, before kissing you deeply. A slight whimper escaped your lips when he licked his way into your mouth. You desperately wanted to run your fingers through his hair, to touch him in some way, and he knew it.
His lips then trailed kisses to your jaw, then to a spot just underneath it. He lightly sucked on your skin, leaving a small purple bruise, in his wake, as he continued his descent down your neck.
You writhed underneath him, pushing your thighs together in an attempt to quell the ache between them. You felt him smile against your shoulder, before kissing it.
He glanced up at you, satisfied smirk on his lips as he kissed his way across the tops of your breasts. He then released his hold on your wrists and your hands immediately went to his hair.
He moaned at the feeling of your fingers running through his sculpted locks.
"I fucking love this dress, but I want it off," he breathily demanded, looking up at you.
"If my costume's coming off, yours is too, Harrington," you replied, your eyes challenging his.
"Fair enough," he grinned.
"You'll have to unzip me," you added, as he sat up.
"With pleasure, angel."
You also sat up and turned, revealing the back of your dress.
He happily grasped the zipper and slowly unzipped it. His breath caught in his throat when he saw your bare back. His lips were soon pressed to the back of your neck, then to all the newly exposed skin.
You gasped slightly at the feeling of his wet lips on your skin. He placed his large hands on your shoulders and pushed the straps of your dress, off your arms.
"God, you're so beautiful," he lamented, as he kissed across your back.
Your dress was pushed down to your waist as his hands made their way to your bare breasts. You sighed his name as he cupped them and lightly squeezed.
Before he let himself get too carried away, he leaned in close to your ear and instructed you to lie back.
You turned your head to the side, capturing his lips in a kiss. Your hand snaked back into his hair, as you held him in place.
He eagerly reciprocated your kiss, with soft moans leaving his lips. He ended it sooner than either of you would've liked, but he really wanted to feel your skin pressed against his.
He stood up, hastily untying the knot at his shoulder. You did as he instructed and lay back on the bed, watching him. He was having trouble getting it untied, but the sheet eventually pooled at his feet. He was left in nothing but a tiny pair of shorts that made your mouth water.
Seeing his muscular thighs made you even hotter for him. Everything about him like this was appealing.
He crawled back onto the bed and hovered over you again.
"I've fantasized about having you here, like this," he confessed, leaning in close. "All those times in class, all I could think about was getting you into my bed-" He paused to kiss you. "-And making you scream my name all night long."
You whimpered at his confession, lightheaded at the thought of King Steve actually fantasizing about being with you.
He then kissed you hungrily, rendering you thoughtless. It held such intensity that you felt yourself melting into the mattress.
"Don't tell me you haven't had similar thoughts about me..." he panted, pulling away only to catch his breath.
"I have," you answered, meekly. "I wondered what it would be like to feel your lips on mine..."
"And did it live up to your expectations?"
You nodded. "They felt even better than I ever could've imagined."
"Imagine how good they'll feel when I kiss other parts of your gorgeous body," he breathed, against your lips, before kissing you again.
"You've also fantasized about that too, right? Having my head between your thighs, my tongue lapping at you..." he continued, in between kisses. "And my fingers fucking your pretty pussy..."
"Y-Yes," you sighed, already unraveling at his words.
"I knew it," he grinned. "I knew you pretended to be all innocent at school, when you were secretly dying for me to fuck you."
"To be fair, that's what, like, half the girls at school also want..."
"Yeah, but I don't care about them. You're the girl I've had a crush on all year, so..." he then revealed.
You smiled. "You really like me that much?"
"Obviously," he also smiled, making you giggle.
You pulled him into a kiss and each of your smiles faded as it became more lustful.
His hand glided down your body, stopping at the waist of your tights. He slowly moved lower and cupped you through the sheer fabric. You gasped into the kiss, making him smile.
He then raised his hand back up and slipped it underneath both your tights and panties. He ran his finger over you and lowly moaned.
"Fuck, angel, you're so wet for me..." he breathed. "I didn't know you liked me that much..."
"Sure you didn't," you remarked, as he gave you a look.
"Yeah, you're right. I already knew you had it bad for me," he continued, before kissing you again. "You practically had hearts in your eyes every time you looked at me."
"You're cute, what can I say?"
"I think there's more to it than that, angel," he replied, sitting up and sliding down your body to take off your tights.
You raised your hips to help him pull them down your thighs. Once he had them off your legs, he held your leg and pressed kisses from your ankle to your inner thigh.
You whined and tried to wiggle out of his grasp, but he was much stronger and only tightened his hold on you.
He smirked up at you, his face now between your legs. He pressed a kiss to your panties, moaning into it.
"I want to make all your fantasies come true tonight, angel," he softly began, his voice dripping with lust. "Starting with this."
He quickly pulled the dainty fabric down your thighs and tossed them somewhere in the room.
You felt the sudden urge to close your legs, feeling too vulnerable, too exposed to him. He placed his hands on your thighs, spreading and keeping them open.
"Still so shy..." he mused. "You don't need to be shy around me, honey, I only want to make you feel good."
He looked up at you, eyes darkening with desire.
"I'll stop if you want me to, ok?" He said, his thumbs lightly caressing your skin.
You nodded.
He smiled before parting your lips with his tongue. You gasped his name as he just lapped at you, to start.
"Oh angel, you're even sweeter than I imagined..." he panted. "Like the best fucking dessert."
His words sent your head spinning along with the overwhelming pleasure he was giving you.
He licked and sucked on you, while your hips bucked underneath him. Your back arched and your fingers clawed at his scalp as he ate you out.
You whimpered when he slipped two fingers inside you, and began pumping them vigorously. He was starting to lose his hold on your legs, as you kept writhing and squirming.
"S-Steve..." you breathed, when you felt him add a third finger.
"I need to get you ready for me, honey. I don't want it to hurt when I fuck you," he breathlessly explained.
You threw your head back, against his pillows and alternated between moaning curses and his name.
He glanced up at you, then slowly withdrew his fingers. He sat up, on his knees and placed them between his lips.
You watched, dazed, as his eyes rolled back as he sucked on them.
"Christ, honey, you have the sweetest pussy," he smiled, crawling over your body.
His face hovered above yours, just gazing at you and how pretty you looked, already a mess from his affections.
"How're you feeling?" He then quietly asked, nuzzling his nose against yours.
"Pretty good," you smiled, reaching up to touch his cheek.
"Good, but I wanna make you feel even better," he replied, against your lips.
He then kissed you slowly, passionately. He let his body fully engulf yours, by pressing more of his body weight against you. He fully overwhelmed your senses now, with the scent of his cologne and hairspray, almost suffocating you. It was like he was too close, yet still not close enough.
"You ready for me, angel?" He softly asked, his lips brushing your cheek.
"Yes, I need you," you replied, bashful.
"I need you, too," he breathed, into another kiss. "I'm literally aching for you."
You sighed into his kiss, unsure if you'd be able to handle sex with him, mentally or physically.
He climbed off the bed to take off his shorts, which at this point, left little to the imagination.
You bit your lip at the sight of his throbbing length, now knowing all the stories you heard about him were true.
He fished a condom out of his nightstand and quickly tore open the foil packaging. He then rolled it onto himself before climbing back onto the bed.
He positioned himself between your legs and pressed his body against you once more. You had to resist gasping, as it felt like all the air was being pushed from your lungs, and nothing had even happened yet.
His hand then stroked your cheek while he gazed at you, softly.
"Are you ok?" He asked, with traces of a smile.
"Yeah, this is just one of those moments I never thought would happen," you admitted. "Its surreal, you know?"
He nodded. "I get it. I know how my reputation makes me sound, but I'm really not that much of an asshole."
"I hope not," you laughed.
"If you give me another shot after tonight, I'll prove it to you," he replied, hopeful.
"I'm pretty sure you've already guaranteed yourself another shot with me," you smiled.
He bit his lip before pressing his lips to yours. Your hands immediately went to cradle his face as he slowly eased himself into you.
You hadn't felt anything like this before, as he was definitely bigger than anyone you'd been with.
You each moaned into the others mouths as he pushed himself all the way in.
"Fuck..." he breathed, in a drawn out breath. "How's it feel, is it too much?"
"N-No, it's good..." you said, ragged.
"Yeah?" He asked, as he slowly moved his hips.
"Yes...oh S-Steve..." you gasped, already overwhelmed by him.
"You feel so good, honey.....fuck..." he praised, thrusting a little faster.
You instinctively wrapped your legs around his waist, urging him to push himself even deeper.
You were now truly gasping for air, as he was so deep inside you, and thrusting even faster.
He buried his face in your neck, leaving new love bites, as he relished how you took every inch of him.
"Still good, angel?" He asked, his voice muffled against your skin.
"Y-Yes, so fucking good...don't stop, please..."
"Oh, I won't..." he replied, breathless.
Sweat covered your bodies as you each worked up to your releases. He licked the perspiration from your neck, up to your ear, illiciting an obscene moan from you.
" Kiss me..." you pleaded, not caring how needy you sounded.
He immediately pressed his lips to yours for a wet kiss. You licked the sweat from his upper lip, which made him shudder.
"You're so fucking hot, oh my God," he breathed, before deepening his kiss.
His thrusts became sloppy and erratic, signaling he was close. You held him impossibly close as you neared your release. One hand was in his hair while the other was gripping his sweaty shoulder.
After a couple thrusts, you came undone around him, pulling him into a kiss, to muffle your cries of pleasure.
His kiss was equally sloppy as you sent him over the edge. He breathed praises mixed with your name, against your lips, as he kept fucking you, until he couldn't anymore.
Once the waves of pleasure washed over him, he stilled, on top of you. He pressed his forehead to yours, while breathing heavily.
"Shit...that was way better than any fantasy could ever be," he panted.
"It was," you replied, dreamily.
He then gazed into your eyes.
"You were amazing," he praised, as his hand cupped your cheek. "I know you probably won't believe me when I say this, but that was the best sex I've had in a long time."
Your brain short circuited as you processed what he said.
"Really?" You questioned, as your eyes searched his for any trace of insincerity.
"Yeah, see, I knew you wouldn't believe me..."
"Its not that I don't believe you, I'm just surprised," you clarified, smoothing a hand through his hair.
"I guess I should've expected that, considering that it's me and everything," he replied, deflated.
"Steve, look at me," you softly instructed.
His eyes warily met yours.
"I believe you."
You then pulled him into a kiss, repeating that over and over, against his lips. He reciprocated your kiss and deepened it.
"Wait one second," he breathed, before pulling out of you, making you wince.
He carefully pulled the condom off and discarded it in a nearby trash can. He then returned to you, pulling you to his side.
"I knew there was something special about you," he revealed, as his hand gently stoked your hair.
You smiled, as you looked up at him.
"You'll be good for me," he continued, "in more ways than one."
"Does that mean THE Steve Harrington is now a one woman man?" You playfully asked, making him laugh and roll his eyes.
"Maybe," he smiled, "though I'll need to take you on a proper date first, I think."
"You mean this didn't count?" You pressed, with an exaggerated pout.
"Well, yeah, but I don't want you think that's the only reason I wanted to see you tonight..."
His insecurity crept back in causing you to lean in and kiss him.
" I know how you feel about me," you quietly said, gazing into his troubled eyes. "I know your feelings for me go deeper than just hooking up at one of your parties."
"Like I said, you'll be good for me," he smiled before pulling you into a passionate kiss.
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I cannot believe I am actually writing these words and not just dreaming it up, but I have actually finished my very first book. As I write this, and probably as you read this, it is getting copy-edited and line edited.
The story means so much to me because I have had it in my mind for years, turning, twisting, and bending until I was 100% satisfied with it. (Don't get me started on the designs of my characters!)
Here you see the actual cover of the book, which I drew and designed yesterday. In the upper right corner, you see the symbol of the Sonnenkinder, and behind the logo/font, you can partly see the symbol of the Sternenkinder. This is intentional because the Sternenkinder are not the focus.
So far, it's planned to be published on Kindle (You can order there also a paperback version of it!). I'm still debating whether to include artwork for every chapter.
However, the excitement does not stop here! Soundweaver will be coming out in three—yes, three—languages: English, German, and Polish!
I am so hyped, I cannot believe it. I would absolutely love it if you gave it a read. Half of you know Ceres as Gale's partner from my pictures!
As soon there are more news about it, I will immediately post it of course!
#♪♫~ my art#original art#original characters#writers on tumblr#book tbr#writer community#indie publishing#♪♫~ Soundweaver || Original
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Someone to take her home
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Hey guys so I wrote this a while ago! This is a Henry one shot it an OFC because I'll die on the self insert hill! LOL it gives me so much comfort. Is that weird IDK. Anyway this story is kind of heavy. I wrote this to get out some feelings about an SA that I had experienced. I've always been someone that if I'm stressed I rewrite the situation with a comforting outcome or a better outcome to release the stress or make myself feel better. I wanted to sort of write myself a way to get some comfort from the trauma. And I hope having a character like this sweet soft version of Henry may help some of you too. I never reached out for myself for help and maybe I should have but if you experienced something please talk to someone. If you need someone to talk to or just want a place to let it out my DM's are a safe space <3 Just as disclaimer this doesn't mention any of the actual situation that happened to me. Just a filler to get out the emotion. Still this is a fluff with lots of love and sweet gentle young Henry bc I just know in my soul this was and is how he is as a person!
Warnings: Light Cursing, Trauma, Mentions of sexual assault. (Please reach out for help even if it's just talking to someone about your situation. My DM's are open if y'all wanna talk after this <3)
Description: OFC goes to college party and meets Henry and they become fast friends. and he helps her when things turn bad with a guy he warned her about.
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I stared at myself in the mirror one more time. I needed to leave soon. If I looked any longer I would find something I hated and talk myself out of going. So I grabbed my bag and turned off my bedroom light. Nervous didn’t begin to describe how I was feeling. I’d never been to a party like this before. Sure I’d been out a few times in high school. But it was usually theater cast parties. And one time my friend and I stole some captain morgan from her parents liquor cabinet. But this was on an entirely different scale.
Most of my drinking was a night in with the girls with wine or movie night drinking games. God I sound so boring. It’s not that I don’t enjoy partying. I was genuinely excited to be invited out tonight. Lilly and I had worked together for a few assignments in class. And we would say hi when we ran into each other in the dorms. But, I never expected to get a text this afternoon inviting me to her boyfriend's party. Purdue was an incredibly large campus. Upwards of 40,000 plus students. Yet somehow Lilly’s boyfriend Riley Hardesty seemed to know everyone. He was known for throwing huge parties all year. They weren’t exclusive. You could just be driving through the neighborhood and stop in. But she told me a friend of Riley’s had asked her about me.
Matt Parker. I know of him. He’s in my English 204 lecture. But we’ve never talked. But he is really attractive. So maybe something good would come from all of this! I decided just to walk as my dorm wasn’t far from the house Riley and his roommates lived in. It was a cool night in mid october and I was definitely regretting the little black denim skirt I was wearing. I was smart enough to wear a cardigan but it was still cold. Thank God it's only 2 blocks down. I bit my lip nervously. Am I even going to know anyone here? Anyone I actually talk to? It’s too late now. I already got dressed and ready. I walked here. I have to go through with this.
I took a deep breath and walked inside. Things were already full swing. I could hear the music outside before I even opened the door. No one seemed to notice me and honestly I was okay with that. I looked around scanning the room. Almost everyone had a drink in hand, standing around in groups talking. The smell of pot hit me immediately as I started to walk through the house. I wasn’t the least bit surprised. I made my way to the kitchen where I found multiple drinks, alcohol and mixers available. I kept it simple and grabbed a wine cooler. Something fruity. I was definitely going to need a buzz if I was going to be here longer than 5 minutes.
I pushed my way out of the kitchen and found a quiet corner to drink and observe for a while. I was busy listening to some guys talk about last weekend's football game when I heard someone’s voice. And I realized they were talking to me. I shifted my eyes seeing a guy standing next to me. He was maybe 6’1, blue eyes, and brown hair with soft curls. I gave him a gentle smile,
“I’m sorry, what was that?” I asked. He smiled and chuckled softly. His smile was beautiful.
“I uh, Just noticed your shirt. Are you a Def Leppard fan?” He asked. I looked down. I completely forgot that was the shirt I was wearing. I just thought a band t-shirt would look cute with the skirt. But
“Yeah! Well I know a few of their songs! My Mom was in her 20’s in the 80’s and she loved them!” I said.
“She has good taste! They’re awesome! Are you here by yourself? Not trying to be creepy I just noticed you were by yourself over here and I wanted to make sure you were alright,” He rambled. I nodded.
“I look that out of place huh? Yeah, I um. I’m friends with Riley’s girlfriend. Well not friends necessarily. But I know her. Anyway she invited me because of some friend of Riley’s but I don’t know this isn’t normally my scene. Wow that was a lot,” I blushed. “Sorry,” I mumbled.
“For?” He smiled, raising an eyebrow. “We’re talking. I like getting to know people! And I totally get it. This can kind of be a lot sometimes. I actually came with some friends but I needed to step away from all the crazy for a second. I’m Henry by the way.” He smiled, extending his hand. I took it and He squeezed mine softly.
“Alayna!” I said.
“It’s nice to meet you!” He smiled. “Which one of Riley’s friends? If you don't mind me asking,” He raised an eyebrow.
“Matt Parker,” I said bluntly. “You know him,” Henry took a sip of his beer and nodded.
“I do, He’s alright. We’re sort of friends I suppose. He may have good intentions. Listen, I know you don’t need my advice, but just be careful around him. I don’t know what you were expecting with him or hoping for. But he can be a little, well, if I had a daughter I wouldn’t trust him with her. But I could be wrong. I’m sorry, that was a bit much. I don't want to ruin your evening,” He said.
“For?” I smirked copying his face from earlier. “You seem to have pure intentions. Just looking out for someone. That’s really kind of you actually. I honestly don't know what I was expecting. But I can handle myself. I didn’t really come out tonight for him. I wanted to actually let loose and have fun for once. I’ve been trying to have more adventures, meet new people, make new friends.” I smiled looking him in the eyes on that last part. He gave me a big smile and held out his beer bottle to cheers me.
“To new friends,” He spoke and we clinked our bottles together. “I like you, I mean talking to you.” He said.
“I like talking to you too! I was honestly super anxious about coming tonight. I was worried I’d be too anxious and awkward to have fun or it would be too much. Because this is a lot. I’m 100% sure I saw someone do coke off the kitchen counter. But I’m actually enjoying myself. Right now anyway.” I laughed. Henry chuckled.
“Good! Well, I’m going to go find my friends but, what's your number? I’ll send you a text real quick and if you get overwhelmed or uncomfortable or need to escape all of this for a bit come find me! Or text me. I’d be happy to be there for you. And we can just chill out for a while.” I smiled and gave him my phone number. It was nice to meet someone as kind as Henry. You don’t meet a lot of people that… genuine and gentlemanly in places like this. He gave my shoulder a gentle squeeze before he walked off to find his friends. I wandered off to get another drink while I was standing in the kitchen waiting to grab another wine cooler. I felt someone lay their arm across my shoulder.
“Hey gorgeous,” I recognized Matt’s voice. I gave him a soft smile.
“Hi,” I spoke.
“I’m glad you came tonight, You having a good time,” He asked, clearly buzzed.
“Yeah,” I said tentatively “One hell of a party!” I laughed.
“For sure!” He smiled and moved to the side of me taking his arm off my shoulder. “What are you drinking babe?” He asked.
“Just Mike's lemonade.” I chuckled awkwardly.
“Aw come on girl you can do something stronger than that huh?” He joked. I shook my head.
“I probably could but I’d rather not get sick.” I said.
“Aw well come on at least do a shot with me?” He asked, giving me a puppy dog face and pouting. “Just tequila, we got training wheels!” He added.
“I don’t know… I don’t wanna get too crazy,” I said.
“Nah, it’ll be alright, it’ll just loosen you up a bit!” He spoke already pouring the shots. He slid one over to me. And a piece of lime. “Ready?” I picked up the shot and stared at it questioningly.
“Alright,” He smiled. We clicked the glasses and hit them against the table before taking the shot. It was super bitter. I immediately followed it with the lime. But it didn’t help much. When I looked up again Matt had gotten me another Mike’s from the cooler.
“Atta girl!” He smirked. He took a step closer and I took the drink from him. Then I heard someone call his name from across the house. They were starting another game of beer pong. “That’s my que babe, but wait for me yeah? I’ll come back to you after this game!” He smirked and left a wet kiss on my cheek before running off to join the boys.
Charming is certainly not a word I would use to describe him. But he’s nice. And he’s just trying to make sure I have fun. There’s no harm in that. I wandered around the party again. I opened up my new bottle and tossed the cap on a nearby coffee table. I thought about watching the beer pong game but I honestly wasn’t interested. I found the door leading to the backyard and saw there was a bonfire going. I stepped outside and found an empty seat by the fire. I watched it crackle for a bit and took a long sip of my drink. I felt a warmth inside me and knew it was coming from the alcohol. I started to relax as I listened to the fire and the white noise of the people chatting around me. It was a gorgeous night.
“Hey!” I heard a voice from behind me. “Funny meeting you out here!” Henry spoke, pulling up a chair next to me.
“Hey!” I said excitedly. “It’s calm out here. I like it!” I said. Henry smiled.
“I do too, I love a good fire. Fuels the soul.” He half joked.
“ I love the smell! Is that weird?” I laughed.
“No,” He chuckled softly “Not at all! So, besides the band on that very cool shirt, What other music do you like?” Henry asked, leaning back in his chair and taking a long swig of his beer.
“Oh all kinds. I’m a big lover of the stuff from the 70s though! Elton John, Heart, the Beatles, I guess they’re technically 60’s. I know it’s kind of old school but. I feel like they just don’t make music like that anymore.” I explained.
“Classic! I like it,” He smiled.
“What about you?” I asked.
“Oh I’m all over the place too. I’m actually a big country fan!” He smirked.
“I wouldn’t have expected that from you but I respect it. It’s not my favorite genre but there are definitely some good ones there!” I smiled. Henry and I chatted for a while. We talked about our majors. He's a history major. Where we’re from, he has an accent but I didn’t want to ask and be weird about it. He told me he’s from the UK. We talked about books, history and our friends. It was nice. A little while later I felt an arm around my shoulder again. I knew it was Matt.
“There she is! Did you think I forgot about you babe?” He asked.
“No,” I smiled blushing softly. He smiled.
“Hey Henry! Are you having a good time, man?” He asked. Henry nodded and finished his beer.
“Yeah! Actually I should go get another one. It was nice talking to you Alayna!” He smiled at me before he got up and left. I don’t know why but I could tell Henry wasn’t the biggest fan of Matt. He said they were friends earlier but I think he was just trying to be nice
I was shaken from the thought when I heard Matt’s voice again.
“Hey, follow me!” He said enthusiastically.
“Okay,” I smiled. I got up and followed him back inside. He led us upstairs and down the hall to what I assume was his room.
“Too many people out there, I wanted to be alone with you,” He smiled.
“That’s really sweet! It is pretty crowded.” I said.
“Yeah,” He said blankly. “Are you enjoying the party?” He asked.
“I am,” I said half telling the truth. I enjoyed talking to Henry.
“God you’re so gorgeous,” He said. “I always want to talk to you in class but you always leave so quickly I never get the chance.” He said.
“Thank you,” I blushed.
“Can I kiss you?” He asked. I don’t know if I wanted it or if it was the alcohol but I nodded. He smirked and leaned in kissing me on the lips. It was gentle at first but then he quickly started using tongue. I felt kind of awkward. So I backed away. “Oh sorry, you okay?” he asked.
“Yeah,” I lied. He just nodded and went back to kissing me. I kissed him back a bit but then I felt him start to feel me up. I froze. I really didn’t want that. He moved his hand under my shirt and I stopped him.
“Uh Matt, I really don’t know about this.” I said nervously. He pulled back
“It’s fine, nobody's gonna come in, don't worry about it.” He said and started kissing my neck. Oh god this sucks.
“No I mean. I don’t… want to do this.” I stuttered.
“Come on, it’ll be fun babe, it’ll be alright.” He kept feeling me up and continued kissing me. I felt stuck. He pushed himself against me, grinding into me. He moaned. I swallowed hard. Fuck, I really didn’t want this.
“No, Matt, I really don’t want to.” I said again.
“Shhh just go with it.” he said, shushing me. “You’ll enjoy it, I promise.” He said, sliding his hand under my skirt and rubbing his fingers against me.
“No, stop Matt,” I said again, my voice quivering. He was definitely stronger than me. He used his other hand to take himself out of his shorts and he grabbed my hand putting it on him while he kept touching me, forcing his fingers inside. It hurt. I don’t know how but finally I found the strength to push him away from me. He stumbled back and fell against the bed and I ran out of the room. I could feel the tears stinging in my eyes already but I had to get out of this house. I quickly ran down the stairs and out the front door. Matt was pretty drunk so I don’t even think he tried to follow me. I walked a little way down the street and stopped letting out a sob. What the hell just happened. How did I let that happen? How could I have been stupid enough to trust him or follow him? I didn’t know what to do. I probably should have headed back to the dorm but I didn’t want to be alone right now. I took to my phone trying to think of who to talk to.
I saw I had a text. It was Henry. “Hey it’s me! Henry I mean lol feel free to text me anytime.” I sent him a quick text taking a deep breath and trying to pull myself together. I didn’t want him to see me like this. I was so stupid. He tried to warn me.
“Hey, it’s Alayna, where are you?” I sent it. To my surprise he responded almost immediately.
“By the fire, You okay?” it read.
“Would you wanna go on a walk with me?” I asked. There’s no way I could go back there.
“Sure :) where are you?”
“On the front sidewalk like 3 houses down toward campus.”
“Be right there!” true to his word about 2 minutes later I saw him walking down the sidewalk toward me.
“How are you?” He asked.
“Good,” I nodded absentmindedly.
“Were you leaving?” He asked.
I um,” I stuttered “Yeah, it was just… too much. I was gonna head home. I feel stupid I was just gonna walk home. I'll be fine, I’ll let you have fun. I don’t wanna interrupt your night.” I rambled.
“No! Please do! I’d be happy to walk you home. Talking with you was the most fun I had tonight actually.” He stated simply. I smiled weakly.
“I’m glad.” I said.
“Are you alright?” He asked me. I sighed trying not to get emotional.
“Yeah, just a little overwhelmed and tired.” I lied. We walked in silence for a bit. I couldn’t believe how kind he was. The fact that he would leave his friends to walk me home. He was genuinely concerned about me. That feeling made me even more overwhelmed and finally after everything I could help but start crying. I felt like I had no control over my body as I started to sob. I felt my shoulders start to shake. Henry stopped and put his hands on my shoulders.
“Alayna what's wrong?” He asked me. I tried so hard to speak.
“He wouldn’t.. And I said… no, but he kept…” it all came out in broken sobs. Henry didn’t say anything. He just pulled me into him and hugged me tightly. After a few seconds. I started to calm down and tried to steady my breathing.
“Shh it’s alright, just breathe.” I heard him say. I slowed my breathing. “Did he touch you?” He asked gently, trying not to upset me again. I couldn’t speak, I just nodded. Henry went stiff. I looked up and saw his jaw was clenched. “Mother fucker,” He mumbled quietly under his breath. Then he spoke louder “Do you want to go talk to someone? Like report it?” He asked. Again his voice was gentle. I shook my head.
“I can’t, I know I should but I really can’t, not now.” I said. He nodded.
“Okay, well let's get you home.” He said. I started to walk again. Henry kept an arm around me as we walked. We were quiet the whole way there. He walked me all the way to the door. Wanting to make sure I got in okay.
“Thank you,” I said. But just as he turned to leave I grabbed his hand. “Wait, please don’t go.” I said, trying not to sound desperate. Not that I had the energy to care.
“You want me to stay?” he asked. I nodded.
“Yeah, no, I .. I don’t .. You don’t have to, I’ll be okay.” I said.
“Hey,” He paused, grabbing my hand. “It’s okay, I don’t mind.” So I took off my shoes and slipped into the bathroom to change into some shorts. I laid in my bed and Henry sat next to me. “Do you want to watch something?” He asked. I nodded. And turned on my TV scrolling aimlessly. I stopped on some old 90’s sitcom.
“Thank you, for staying,” I said.
“You shouldn’t be alone right now. And I meant what I said. I had more fun talking to you tonight than with anyone else.” He smiled sympathetically.
“I did too,” I said. I sat up going to kiss him but he stopped me.
“Not tonight, darling. Believe me I would love to kiss you. But I think you’ll regret it later if you do this now. I like you. I’m not going anywhere. Let's take this slow. You’ve been through a lot tonight. I’ll still be here when you’re ready. But I think tonight you need to rest.” he said. The universe gave me Henry tonight. If I hadn’t ran into him. I’d have been alone after being sexually assaulted by a guy I barely know. Any other guy wouldn’t have treated me like him. He was so gentle and respectful. He was genuinely looking out for my best interest when he could’ve taken advantage of my vulnerability. I just nodded.
“I’m sorry that was stupid.” I sighed.
“No, it wasn’t” he put his arm around me pulling me into his side and I naturally rested my head on his chest. “You don’t need to apologize. Try to get some rest.” He spoke gently. I could hear his heartbeat and my breath slowed to match the rhythm. Eventually so did he. I looked up to find him asleep with his arm still around me. I settled in snuggling into his side. All the noise around me slowly faded away and I finally got to rest, falling asleep in Henry’s arms.
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Lisztober #13: Richard Wagner
Lisztober #13: Richard Wagner
Let's put it kindly: We f****in hate Wagner, @franzliszt-official
So much so, that we've been working on this song for three months (!!!) in a row and had to keep censoring ourselves, so that nobody from Bayreuth would sue us. I was foaming at the mouth when I wrote the lyrics and it was twice as long. The current version is way more harmless, but still very explicit. I still feel pruned.
In the meantime, we've pretty much agreed that our Wagner-rant will be the first single from our new album. And that we will actually be travelling 5 hours to Bayreuth for a music video. I'll start puking as soon as I see the city sign. You'll be surprised.
The actual song is a beautiful two-part ‘in your face’ electropunk song, which we will unfortunately only be able to present to you here after its release.
So today we're simply playing you an EXCLUSIVE acoustic, heavily (!!!!!!) wine influenced version with wrong notes and creepy laughter, which we tried to distort in advanced and failed. ( Also with a bit of a beat, otherwise it'll be too monotonous), Sooo we can all cuddle up to and hug each other in our hatred. (And this hatred has a long, long history, by the way: Coppelia and I met at the university, where the beginning of the song takes place. This also Weimar, everybody.)
But why do we actually despise Wagner?
Because he was a pompous, narcissistic megalomaniac. A two-faced, Janus-faced snake, a shitty anti-Semite of the worst kind who sucked everyone around him dry and then threw them away. Even Liszt. ESPECIALLY Liszt. A hypocrite before the Lord. And then there's the irony that his obvious gayass (Oh, come on! Ludwig II? Oscar Wilde? Any Wagner opera is gayer than a binge- marathon of „Drag Race“ with Strawberry Daiquiris) has constantly hung out with such Teutonic alphamales like Nietzsche. In short: A real-life-„Uriah Heep“, that not even Dickens could have thought up in a certanied f****ed up way.
And that's just Richard himself. There's also his work, which became the soundtrack to National Socialism and the all-time-favorite to all f****** Nazis, thanks to his zealous family. They all loved having ‘Uncle Wolf’, as Hitler was called at Wahnfried, around. „If I think of Germany in the night, I am jolted from my sleep.“ Thank you. Heine!
Then there is Cosima. Liszt's daughter, who later became Wagner's wife. Who had forbidden Franz to get any visits during the last days of his life in Bayreuth, but not at all for reasons of too much excitement, as one might think. Thanks to Franz's pupil Lina Schmalhausen, who stayed outside the house for days, we know: Cosima left the old man in his bed until he was sore, only came to check on him briefly in the morning and left him to moan and rattle alone at night. After all, there were more important things to do: the festival. A few hours before Franz's death, there was still a jolly supper for the Wagner family and friends. And oh, of course, a bust of Wagner at the feet of Liszt's corpse. Cosima refused him the last rites. Something was played at his funeral...right! Parsifal. Incidentally, no Wagner was present at the service. And the fact that Liszt was buried (there seems to be no English translation for the German word "verscharrt"...in German it's: Dig a hole and throw the corpse in, put some soil on it and continue on) in Bayreuth at all fitted perfectly into the marketing concept. They finally gained the last crown jewel missing from the collection of self-congratulation. Congratulations, you stupid, abusive, heartless, freakin bitch.
DISGUSTING!
What a completely insane, sadistic brainf****. I'll write another song about it. Maybe on the last day. I think I have something to process.
And yet, they all make the pilgrimage, the Wagnerians, to Bayreuth, sing songs together at Richard‘s grave, shed tears and lay flowers. All because of the ‘great’ operas and all that, of course. You just have to train yourself to forget.
Micdrop.
PS: Finally, I would just like to take up some cudos for Nike Wagner, the ‘outcast’. She is still keeping the memory of her great-great-grandfather alive. And I think she even looks a bit like him. Nike. We love you. Come back to Bonn <3
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My history prof(essor) Was a sweet guy But unfortunately there had been a problem With his love for Wagner For him, there was only Richard here and Richard there Although everyone knows How shitty that guy was Wagner! Persona non grata! it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for me listening to one of Wagner’s operas We just wanted to learn medieval studies Now we will be penetrated by Valkyries Wagner's ego Was enough for ten With which he could well To walk over corpses Wagner! Persona non grata! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for me listening to one of Wagner’s operas He was a mad Anti-Semite Who liked to f**** around with others He could not admit his own gayness And had to beg everyone for For money Wagner! Persona non grata! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than me listening to one of Wagner’s operas I puke over Cosima too Who unfortunately wasn't as cool Like her daddy was They trained Liszt to be a Their poodle And always craved his fame Wagner! Persona non grata! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for me listening to one of Wagner’s operas All oft hem just Infatuated with themselves The worst thing: They buried Franz In Bayreuth You have f****ed up Nietzsche too After that he Dismantled slowly Wagner! Persona non grata! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for me listening to one of Wagner’s operas In Wahnfried Adolf was a permanent guest The memory of it Seems faded already You just have to keep the myth alive Fold your hands Above Wagner busts You’ll just have to train How to forget Then it will be easier To mastr*ba*e to Lohengrin Wagner! Persona non grata! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for me listening to one of Wagner’s operas Richard, yo, if I were Your mistress on the hill I would give you a good Beating A good beating!
(Thank you.)
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(apologies if you get this ask twice, tumblr's being weird) What are your favorite aizamatsu headcanons?
i did get it twice, but that's okay!!! oh anon, i have been waiting my entire tumblr career for an ask like this you have no fucking idea i am so excited! let's go!:
they either start dating during the timeskip, in 2008 (following manga timeline here), or post-canon. i think they need time to first develop an actual relationship then develop the feelings tbh
the romantic feelings didn't come around fast for either of them, especially not aizawa. it's something which grew slowly over time as they got to know one another and began to appreciate one another. aizawa very likely knew he was in love when he realised that he now finds matsuda's more annoying traits endearing.
their bickering is top tier - it is loud, it is annoying to everyone else around them, it is fast. they have always bickered like a married couple even before they started dating. they left a lot of their original dynamic behind after a long while of dating but the way they banter is something that has always stayed
matsuda is 100% into PDA while aizawa is 0% into it, but in private, aizawa doesn't mind matsuda's clinginess at all.
they have their differences in personality, but what allows them to stay together is what they value, which is actually quite similar. both are very loyal and honest people, they also value that in one another as a result. they're also both passionate, and though they're tip-toeing around how their relationship changes to a romantic one, they are both eager to do things right.
aizawa cooks for the most part, but matsuda sometimes makes breakfast. they're both busy so they eat a lot more takeout than they should really
matsuda's love language (way of giving love, in this case) is physical touch and aizawa's is acts of service.
hikari by hikaru utada is a song i always about them to, the english version simple and clean is also very good
in my mind, matsuda has adhd. he struggles to do chores which leads to the apartment being messy, but aizawa helps out with this. before aizawa moves in, sometimes when he comes over he'll just do the laundry or the dishes. matsuda is at first very charmed but very embarrassed and apologises for the apartment being in the state that it is. aizawa doesn't understand why matsuda struggles with doing things like this, but soon sees that it is causing him distress that they're not done, so decides the least he can do is help out.
matsuda also likes to wear aizawa's coats because they're too big for him, very warm, and they smell like aizawa. aizawa does a total of zero (0) things to stop this.
they have movie nights in which they alternate who picks the movie, because if matsuda always picked they would only watch romcoms and if aizawa picked they would only watch horror or action or some shit. aizawa likes only one romance movie and hates the rest, matsuda thinks it is the funniest thing.
when they sleep, aizawa is dead still and snores loudly. matsuda hogs the blankets.
i can see their relationship lasting for a lifetime, but it takes a lot of hard work to get there. a lot of uncomfortable conversations and communication
aizawa refuses to let matsuda rot after the kira case. post-kira, matsuda becomes very depressed. i have my own assorted headcanons about how they are during the first year or two of post-kira, but this post is becomng too long so i won't elaborate
ik you said only favourite ones but i decided to just type a bunch i liked because i've been gatekeeping these for far too long. some of these are inspired by my wip i have for them and other things are just things that play on my head on repeat
thank you so much for the ask, i truly enjoyed writing these all out 💞
#death note#shuichi aizawa#touta matsuda#aizamatsu#tysm for the ask!#anon ask#maybe three people will care about this but i am down so bad for them
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Vanishipping Fanfic: Duat Chapter 1
Hi. It's wonderful to be able to take the time to post on Tmblr!
Life keeps moving forward and, honestly, it's been dragging me down like an old rag; because of that I've decided that, for the sake of my mood, I must force myself to fight my writer's block. I was happy to receive feedback on the ‘prologue’ of this fanfiction, although slow it is one of the stories I am most excited to continue writing and for that I thank you deeply.
Before continuing with the first chapter, I would like to point out that this story is set after the end of the series; it even takes place AFTER the events of the movie: ‘Yu-Gi-Oh: The Dark Side of Dimensions’.
Atem is NOT in the past, nor has Anzu travelled back in time; Atem is in what, for the Egyptians, exists at the end of life. I understand it can be a bit confusing but, as the story progresses, it gets better explained; don't forget to check the notes at the end of each chapter!
IMPORTANT: Tomorrow, I will upload the English version of this chapter; likewise, I plan to upload later this week chapter 3 of my other REVO fanfic: ‘Part Time Job.’
Enjoy!
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Chapter 1
Dawn surprises Atem outside the room where the hekas and nuns are checkup to Anzu. Between giving instructions to the guards and being interrogated by isolated members of his council of priests, the young pharaoh has refused to leave.
Hours before and after discovering the identity of the young woman, the pharaoh left the temple struggling with hysteria. After summoning his horse with a whistle and covering the girl's nakedness with the riding sheet, he had hurried back to the palace for help.
`As soon as I entered the palace´ he thinks, watching from his position the movement of the servants going in and out of the room. `Siamun and Isis brought her into this room. ´
They had taken her from his arms, and the thought of getting away from her had hurt so much that Mana had to restrain him from slamming the door in anguish. Suddenly exhausted, Atem sits on the floor with his back against the wall, hiding his face behind clenched fists.
“I've been waiting all night and I don't know…” He whispers, staring at the door as if he can tell what's going on inside. “I don't know if she's all right.”
The sound of footsteps brings the young man out of his thoughts, standing up he watches several people leave the room, one after the other. In their arms they carry vases, bottles, linen bandages and sheets; his anxious heart leaps as he notices that a few are stained with something than looks like blood.
He takes two hurried steps towards the door as Isis and Siamun are in sight. Atem stands firm on his feet, staring at them with a thousand questions in his crimson eyes; the old man takes his forearms in a fatherly gesture.
“She is fine, my pharaoh,” he says, trying to calm the young man's anxiety, the old man's words lifting an invisible weight from his shoulders. “She doesn't seem seriously injured, she's been checked and is asleep.”
“Thank you," he whispers.
Siamun smiles at his gesture, affectionately stroking the boy's cheek with the palm of his hand. After a few seconds the pharaoh's eyes shine with determination, he straightens up and takes two steps into the room; no one notices the smile on Isis' face who, stepping sideways, steps between the door and the boy.
“You can't come in, Pharaoh,” says the brunette, her face serious, her gaze piercing him. Atem looks at her in surprise.
“Why?” asks the young man, his eyes darting from the priestess to Siamun in confusion. The old man slowly shakes his head in a resigned gesture, sensing a growing irritation in the ruler.
“The lady needs rest,” the priestess replies with a sympathetic smile on her face. Atem opens his mouth to complain, but the old man again taps his shoulder paternally.
“It has been a long and intense night for all of us, my pharaoh," he says once Atem looks at him. “It would be best for you and your friend to regain your strength. Besides, I think you need to go to the throne room and clarify the situation with the members of the royal council; especially if your plans involve the girl staying as a guest inside the palace.”
Atem frowns as he analyses the old man's words, after a few seconds he lowers his face in resignation, knowing that even his concern is overridden by his duty as the Pharaoh of Kemet.
`We still do not know what really happened in the temple of Osiris. And Anzu, who is the only one who possibly knows, needs to rest´ Atem reflects, knowing that he cannot afford to risk Anzu's recovery by showing the council a poor choice of priorities.
Isis and Siamun stare at him as he thinks, can't help but feel a pang of pride as they see him stand tall and strong like the ruler he is; Atem looks back at them, his scarlet eyes full of confidence.
“Siamun: Meet with Seto, see that the saru are complete in the throne room, including my father. I need his presence during the meeting.” The old man smiles and bows before leaving to carry out the order. “Isis,” continues the boy with a more serious expression. “Considering the nature of the situation, we must be discreet: I need you to wear the millennium necklace, because you and Mahado to double security inside and outside the palace until we can figure out what happened tonight. After that, sends someone for Mana: I need her to look after my guest for the duration of the meeting.”
They stare at each other for a few seconds, a slight smile creeps across the woman's face, Atem returns the gesture with confidence. With a nod, the priestess bows and walks down the hall.
“I'll see you in the throne room," Atem whispers, watching her walk away, unable to take in the woman's mischievous look and the sudden gleam of the millennium necklace.
A few seconds pass before Atem notices that he's alone in the place; he resolutely starts walking towards the throne room, but an anxious feeling fills his stomach. He looks over his shoulder at the entrance to the room where Anzu is.
`It's not an illusion´ he thinks firmly, trying to convince himself. “It's not a dream.”
The desire to see her becomes unbearable, closing his eyes he remembers the warmth of her skin, the feel of her silky hair, her smell. Anzu is in there, a few steps away, and for a few seconds, the young ruler considers the possibility of entering the room. The memory of Bakura's manic smile flashes through his mind.
"She is safe," he shakes his head, trusting the words of Siamun and Isis. Bakura is gone and the appearance of her friend from the future must have a logical explanation; it's something they need to find out, but to do so he must be able to keep the girl safe in the palace. Anzu needs to rest, regain strength and he must prepare to lead the meeting with the council.
Atem looks one last time at the door of the room over his shoulder, taking a deep breath he begins to walk down the hallway.
"Wait a little longer, Anzu," he thinks, clasping the chain hanging from the millennium puzzle around his neck in his right hand. “I'll keep you safe.
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“...Witnesses mention that the light fell directly on the Temple of Osiris; however, we have found no damage to the building, and no injured people among the civilians. Neither Hem netcher, nor the Sem noticed anything strange before it happened and only understood than something was happening when they saw Pharaoh Atem arrive at the sanctuary.”
Glances and whispers are exchanged among the council members. Atem, seated on his throne, listens intently with a serious expression.
“This is strange” he thinks, watching the council members exchange questions and gestures. “Shada mentioned that the speakers were inside the temple, but I didn't see anyone on the premises.”
“Was there any damage, unrelated to the event in the city?” asked his father in an attempt to lessen the restlessness in the room. “Any sieges, injuries?”
“There were none, Your Majesty,” replies the man in charge of notifying the measures taken during the early hours of the morning. “Regardless of the confusion, we can be sure that the people of Kemet are safe.”
There are whispers again among the people present. Mahado glances slyly at Atem, who nods in return.
“You are discharged” the priest says with a wave of his hand; the military captain nods and, taking three steps back, heads for the exit.
"Despite its intensity, the glow was harmless.” Immersed in his thoughts, Atem ignores the gazes on him. What was its function? Where did it come from?
The doors close, snapping Atem out of his thoughts. The council watches him intently, and he can feel the tension in his father's body; he can be sure that most of the people in the throne room are as confused as he is.
“Priestess Isis,” Atem calls after a few seconds, startling those present. She takes a step forward, kneeling in front of the throne, "Did your millennium item alert you in advance to the situation we found ourselves in?”
“No, my pharaoh," the young woman replies, her eyes fixed on the ground. Surprised murmurs rise in the room.
“Priest Seto," he continues, watching his cousin mimic the brunette's position “Same question.”
“No, my pharaoh," the brown-haired man replies, taping the golden sceptre to his chest. This seems to surprise the members of the council even more. The question is also put to Karim and Siamun, the refusal is absolute; new whispers fill the room.
Atem stares at them in silence and exchanges a glance with his father, who nods his head in a gesture of confidence. The young ruler takes a breath before standing up to speak.
“It is obvious that we do not have all the information we need about what happened last tonight," he says confidently, the council members watching him carefully. “However, that the millennium items showed no alteration from what happened is a clear proof that the kingdom is not in danger. Still, we must continue to look for evidence, in case another unexpected event should occur.” His deep, rich voice echoes in the silence with authority. “Shada!”
“¿Yes, my pharaoh?” replies the priest, kneeling in front of him.
“Mobilise more soldiers to increase security inside the city; please be discreet, we don't want to create panic among the people.”
“Yes, my pharaoh," exclaims Shada before quickly leaving the room followed by the senior military leaders.
"That will keep the civilians safe, but it doesn't rule out some internal danger," Atem thinks sternly. Lifting his gaze, he meets the piercing scrutiny of the wielder of the millennium eye. “Ankhnadin!” Atem continues, confident that his uncle knows his concerns.
“¿Yes, my pharaoh?” The old man takes several steps forward without kneeling. The boy does not take his gesture into account, the betrayal by the older man is in the past.
“I need to you, Karim and Mahado to check the other temples near the area where the light fell. We must rule out any other occurrences during the night.”
Several voices whisper in the room, Atem can sense their hesitation with a decision that seems unnecessary. The three priests begin to stir as an idea occurs to the pharaoh.
“One more thing!” he exclaims, the priests pause to listen to the rest of the order. A dark, authoritative smile creeps across Atem's mouth, startling some of those present. “Questions the speakers of Osiris again.” A few surprised gasps are Heard “I leave it in your hands Ankhnadin.”
A terrifying tension fills the throne room, filling the council members with chills; Atem sees, out of the corner of his eye, his father's approving smile. The message has been sent and it is clear: Interrogate them, see into their minds and verify that they are not lying. If they lie, they must be punished.
“Yes, my pharaoh," replies the bearer of the golden eye with understanding and a satisfied smile. The three priests return and head for the exit.
Mahado watches the young pharaoh out of the corner of his eye as he walks away, Atem's cold expression turns to a pleading look; the wizard nods. So many years of friendship have given Mahado the tools to know his concerns perfectly.
He leaves knowing that his childhood friend and ruler will confidently wait for the priests to return with the answers they need.
As the door closes, not a single person dares to speak. Ignorant of the young pharaoh's doubts and worries, those present wonder whether the changes that night signal a shift in the balance of the Maat, and how the orders taken by the ruler might affect them.
“The rest of us..." Atem continues after a few seconds, "will wait.”
Expressions of surprise flood the room, Atem squares his shoulders and surveys those present in a gesture that leaves no room for doubt.
“I refuse to take action without some clue as to what is happening. I will not put my kingdom at risk until I see the entire game board!” There are whispers in the room. Mostly from the weaker parts of the council: nobles, scribes, priests and sons of military men who, even in the afterlife, do not cease to question his authority.
“Pharaoh," one dares to speak, Atem observes him, having a bad feeling about his conciliatory voice. “Maybe if we force her to speak, the woman from the temple...”
Atem interrupts him by standing up and slamming his fist hard against the throne, the metallic clang of his rings on impact forcing those present into silence. The nobleman cringes under the young ruler's furious gaze.
“KEMMET'S SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY!” he exclaims in a voice so full of anger that its sound reverberates off the walls. “I will take no further action until the city and the people are safe. THAT IS MY ORDER!”
Feeling the oppressive tension in the room, Atem sits back down with both arms firmly at his sides and one leg crossed over the other; a distinctive gesture that makes him exude authority, elegance and confidence, yet his angry face makes several present feel the need to run away.
“Yes, Your Highness," the nobleman whispers, ducking his head. After a few seconds, Atem glances sideways at Siamun, nodding his head. The vizier nods slightly.
“all of you are discharged" the old man orders as usual. Silently the people begin to leave, some whispering among themselves and watching with interest the distant, shadowed gaze of the young ruler.
Soon the throne room is empty. Atem drops his head, wearily massaging the bridge of his nose.
“Well done, my son," Aknamkanon whispers, approaching the young ruler, Atem lifts his head back with his face unhinged in concern.
“Thank you father," he whispers with a frown. “But we haven´t another choice right now.”
Only the two rulers, the priest Siamun and Seto, remain in the room. Atem closes his eyes, dizzy, breathing irregularly.
“Pharaoh, are you all right?” asks Siamun in a low voice, looking at him with paternal concern.
“Hai, Daijoubu Oji chan," he whispers in a trembling voice without looking at the old man; realising his mistake, Atem feels his chest tighten with an emotion that makes him want to hide his face. “I'M FINE!” he corrects embarrassed. “Really, SIAMUN, there's nothing wrong.”
The old man looks at him with a confused look on his face at his strange words. Atem looks away from the others, biting his lip in a clear sign of stress; a voice in the back of his head reminds him that Anzu is a few rooms away and that he should go to her before the girl wakes up, alone and confused in that unknown place.
“Pharaoh Atem," a curt voice calls out to him. Atem comes out of his thoughts with a start, turns his face and looks at his cousin who glares at him with his cold blue irises.
“What's wrong, Seto?” he replies, watching the chestnut with a raised eyebrow, aware of the unspoken meaning of his penetrating gaze: Seto wants answers and immediately.
The priest hisses in annoyance with a tense jaw.
“ I think it's time you told us about your host and her relationship to what's happening" he exclaims coldly, taking two menacing steps towards the tricolour.
“SETO!” cries Siamun, scandalised by the priest's tactlessness towards his king; however, both young men ignore him and observe each other in a long and silent discussion.
It is no secret that the council finds interesting the mania of both boys to challenge each other in duels of will; always ready to push the other to the limits of his reasoning.
Being both young and talented they seem to positively strengthen each other using their born rivalry. However, there are rare occasions where there is real annoyance during these interactions and Seto's sudden aggressiveness seems to show that he does not completely agree with the decisions made by the young pharaoh.
“This is the second time I've seen that expression on his face," thinks Atem. “The first time was shortly before I sealed my soul inside the millennium puzzle."
Atem sighs, looking away resignedly and losing his battle with the brown man.
“You're right, Seto. I will tell you everything, however, there is one person I need to visit first” The young pharaoh looks up to meet the serious face of his father, who looks at him, aware that his son needs to speak to him alone.
“Siamun," says Aknamkanon, keeping his eyes on his son. “Inform us when the priests return from their missions, and we will meet you in the strategy room when that happens.”
“Yes, Your Majesty," the old man rasps, bowing and hurrying out of the room. He can't help but glance over his shoulder at the three men remaining in the room.
“Seto," Atem calls, rising from his throne. The chestnut, still wearing an annoyed expression, takes a step in his direction. “Send one of your servants for Mana and Mut-nisut Nubet, i need them to be present in the strategy room when everyone returns.”
After a few seconds of surprised silence, the chestnut nods at the young ruler's command; with a resigned smile, Atem places a hand on the chestnut's shoulder.
“I trust you will find someone to keep her safe, on her way to the strategy room," the pharaoh whispers, watching him with a deep, gentle expression. Without looking away, Seto deciphers some of the emotions his cousin is trying to hide: confusion, anguish and fear.
“Yes, my pharaoh," he replies, returning his gaze confidently, his gesture seeming to reassure the tricolour; after bowing, the chestnut-haired man makes his way out of the room.
The rulers, father and son, watch him leave without exchanging words. Once alone, Atem can feel his father's curious glance upon him; for a moment he feels again like a small child who has been caught playing where he shouldn't be.
The sun has risen across the sky on a bright morning, the light inside the room reflecting off the walls and dazzling the boy's sleepy eyes. A young adult who refuses to look at his father.
“Your mother is not part of the council, to let her be part of a meeting in the strategy room is against tradition. You know that, my son," Aknamkanon reproaches calmly, watching his son's serious face finally return his gaze; the crimson eyes, so much like his wife's, seem to stare into the void with deep concern.
“I know," the boy whispers, clenching the millennium puzzle around his neck in his fist, "but I think that perhaps she and Mana are an important part of what is happening. Just like us.”
Aknamkanon's chest sinks with pessimism. Ah! Then his son is indeed hiding things and seems to be suspicious about the arrival of the girl from the temple. What can be going on inside the young pharaoh's head to have such concern in his eyes?
Aknamkanon has never seen such desolation on his son's face. Since his arrival in the fields of Ialu, Atem had enjoyed a time of peace and contentment; as if, after millennia of darkness and loneliness, he was trying to make up for lost time in the land of his birth.
The reunion between him and his mother had been so emotional that most of the inhabitants of the palace had been unable to hide their tears. Atem's arrival had made a great impression on everyone; the serious but kindly man who had entered at the end of his maaty had filled those who waited patiently for him with pride and admiration.
After the reconciliations the young man's character had come to the surface, and as time passed it had become recurrent to find him in the garden, dozing peacefully under the shade of the papyri, safe and sound, as if nothing else mattered in the world.
He rarely spoke of his experience in the world of the living, but when he did he was so nostalgic that, by night, they had grown accustomed to seeing him sitting by the river, speaking softly to the stars; whispering things to them that only he could remember.
Feeling a hint of sadness, Aknamkanon takes the boy by the shoulders with both hands, bending down to look directly into his face.
“My son, what are you thinking?” asks the older pharaoh with genuine interest. Under the weight of his hands his son feels small, yet when Atem lifts his face he has the cold, determined look of a ruler who has fought in war most of his life.
“A part of me suspects that the millennium items are related to what happened tonight,” he replies, staring at him. Aknamkanon's sudden surprise at his words quickly changes to analysis of the situation.
“And your guest?” He asks again patiently “Is his arrival also related to the millennium items?”
“I don't know yet, but I'm afraid it's related to the final duel” adds Atem, nodding at the curiosity and understanding on his father's face. The man notices his son's body trembling unconsciously, and with deep surprise Aknamkanon watches as the young man, sinking into his thoughts, seems to become a dark version of himself.
“I will not allow Anzu to be harmed” Atem whispers, his jaw clenched, staring at a distant point in the room with deep, spiteful eyes. “I will destroy anyone who tries to harm her”
Overwhelmed by his dark essence, Aknamkanon releases the boy's shoulders, forcing him out of his thoughts with a blink; Atem watches him in confusion for a few seconds, a shiver running through the older man as he realises that his son was unaware of his words.
“Why would anyone want to hurt her?” he asks, trying to understand his son's emotions. The boy's breath hitches and he silently averts his eyes, trying to find the best words to explain the situation.
Aknamkanon looks at him tensely, while Atem meditates; after a few seconds the young pharaoh lifts his illuminated face with a tiny crooked smile.
“Because I'm in love with her.” he confesses quietly.
NOTES ON THE CHAPTER
Kemmet: Egyptian name for the Pharaonic Egyptians.
Heka: Sorcerers.
Sunu: Physicians.
Saru: Local council of nobles
Hem netcher: Prophets.
Sem: Priests who acted in the ceremonies of resurrection rites.
Maaty: Term for the justified in the judgement of the Maat at death.
Fields of Ialu: Egyptian paradise.
Mut-nisut: Mother of the king.
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The 10th
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A quick emotional hurt/comfort drabble Bill Kaulitz x male reader 1k words
M/n and Bill are chatting happily to each other about Tokio Hotels next album. M/n watching the way Bill plays with his long black hair that falls beautifully on his shoulders as he talks. He tries to notice everything about the singer, from the way he claps his hands when he’s excited to the sour look he gets on his face when someone says something he doesn’t like. He observes Bill just as Bill observes him. The way Bill notices when something is bugging him from the way his eyebrows furrow in frustration or how they raise when he’s about to cry. Bill sees everything, it makes things easier for M/n, since he doesn’t like to talk about something that’s bothering him.
Just as Bill is about to make a comment about how annoying Tom was in the studio today while they were recording the English version of Schrei, M/n’s phone rings beside him.
“It’s my grandma, I’m gonna take this.” M/n smiles at Bill as an apology for the interruption. Bill nods in acknowledgement before M/n answers the phone.
“Hello?” M/n greets into the receiver, holding a soft smile on his face and in his eyes. Something Bill always admired about M/n, the way he doesn’t just smile with his mouth, it’s how you know a smile is genuine or not.
Bill watches as M/n’s face drops and instantly knows what the call is about. M/n’s eyes become glossy, “Okay.” The singer can feel the uncomfortableness radiating off the other wanting nothing more than to comfort him, but giving him the space to finish the call.
“That's good.” M/n has to practically hold back a sob, his words coming out choked.
“Mhm…thank you…goodbye, I love you too.” The second the phone is flipped close and by his side, he looks at Bill but his eyes aren’t focused on him. His head is loud, he has never felt like more of an ant in some big grand plan than he does at this moment. Unimportant, forgettable, unnoticed. His lonesome concerns were confirmed by the world’s silence and lack of life. His ears almost muffled to the sounds around him, the cars once driving on the street or the guitar playing from Tom down the hall now nothing but a faded memory.
It takes everything in him not to turn to a fix. Not to pick up a cigarette hidden in his drawers or down a bottle of pills. Just something, something to get this feeling away from his body. It’s all he needs, something to help him forget. He needs to get shit faced so he doesn’t have to face its harsh reality.
Bill knows what M/n needs without him even asking for it. “I'm sorry, M/n,” Bill mutters, pulling the other into his chest, playing with the hair on his head. The world settles just a little bit more with his body safe in Bill’s arms. He could tell M/n is holding back his sobs with the way his chest heaved.
“It’s okay M/n, we’re alone. I am here for you.” Bill’s voice brings him back, his words comforting him in a way that no one else could. That’s all it takes for the floodgates to open. M/n sobs violently into Bill's chest, clenching his shirt in his fists as Bill continues to brush a soothing hand over his back.
They sit there for a couple minutes until M/n bolts up and runs to the bathroom, Bill following closely behind. “M/n-” His voice is cut off by M/n throwing up into the toilet. The singer kneels beside the other, listening to the violent sobs rack his body as he continues to throw up. One hand held his hair back, while the other rubbed circles into his mid back.
M/n stood from the toilet and walked to the sink to flush out his mouth with mouthwash. Bill stood by him the entire time, his hands not leaving his body. Always sure that one hand is directly touching his skin, knowing that M/n needs skin on skin contact in order to stay calm.
They both walked back into the bedroom, Bill removing his shirt, before helping M/n with his. As soon as they’re both shirtless, M/n grabs onto Bill, holding him in a tight hug. He walks them slowly over to the bed and lays down with his arms tightly around Bill and his head on his chest.
The rhythmic beat of Bill’s heart calms the painful throb of his.
His heart clenches, it aches so bad. His chest heaves and his eyes hurt from crying, but there's nothing he can do to stop it. M/n is so tired, but can’t sleep, he’s so hungry but can’t eat. Tom comes by a couple times asking if either of them want anything to eat, M/n always shakes his head. Tom did end up getting him stuff anyway, but he doesn’t eat it. He can’t. All he can do is drink his water and juice boxes, focusing all his thoughts on Bill’s soft pale chest against his bare back. It does little to solve the way his heart chokes him, but it helps to fill that void with something hopeful. Bill’s quiet whispers in his ear helps too.
“You’re not alone…”
“I’m here for you baby…”
“It’s okay…”
Words that fall like a blanket over M/n’s shoulders, the weight of his awake nightmare rolling off his back. Every phrase soothes his aching chest more and more. M/n has yet to communicate besides just shaking his head or rubbing circles on Bill’s body to let him know he's still awake.
Every once in a while he falls back into a violent sob, his entire body shaking, his head hurting, and his throat raw, but Bill is always there to hold him. To tell him that everything is going to be alright, that he doesn’t have to suffer through this alone. Despite the words being little to what he’s going through, it helps him so much to know that he’s cared for, that he has someone to hold him and let him know he’s okay. Bill is there to soothe him, even at his worst, even at his most vulnerable and he couldn't be more grateful towards the singer.
#tokio hotel#bill kaulitz x you#bill kaulitz#bill kaulitz x male reader#bill kaulitz x reader#x male reader#male reader#tom kaulitz
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A new WarioWare has come out and I got enough playtime in to feel comfortable talking about it in full, so I’ll do just that.
Right off the bat I can say in short: this is a good game and a good WarioWare. Not up there with my favs, but it does a lot right. My experience did end up quite differently than anticipated and I’ll explain why soon enough.
First I want to talk about the presentation, which I think is an easy high point. Everything is vibrant and colorful, the art keeps showing the strengths of the current style and everything feels very much like it should. Microgames run that perfect mix of genuinely nice looking and deliberately cursed and the cutscenes are the best of both worlds, being smooth and lively, while returning to Gold’s full voice acting.
Speaking of cutscenes, that brings us to the story related stuff and that’s where the game shows some interesting tricks up its sleeves. In terms of structure it’s a return to the pre-Gold era, with the closest to an overarching theme being the vacation set-up.
I do think the Ware crew is in top form, likable, fun and full of life as always and two stories in particular even do something major.
Kat and Ana’s story marks the shocking return of Cractus, bringing a Wario Land character into WarioWare and Young Cricket’s story sees his Kung-Fu Ball partner finally brought into WarioWare properly. Both of those are really massive and show a willingness to more heavily utilize elements from other parts of the verse, which I find incredibly exciting.
Oddly enough, the weaker link of the story for me this time is Wario himself. Now don’t get me wrong, everything that happens here is usual Wario antics and I do like how non–english versions of the script like japanese and german, have him be actually be nice about bringing the others along. His confusion at the Crygor drawings and later ascending to godhood, with the cast roll confirming he got a happy end, are all good too, plenty of nice stuff here.
He just feels weirdly absent here. Having no presence in the Remix stages, no bonus mode in his image and even the final stage has him stuck being cursed to have his face be the avatar of an angry volcano. It doesn’t really feel like Wario and ends with him being the only one of the cast with no moment to shine during the climax, which I can’t help but find a little disappointing.
Still, it’s not a big deal, after so many games Wario taking a slight backseat isn’t a dealbreaker, it just stood out a little.
Moving away from that, there is the audio side of things. The music as usual is full of unapologetically catchy jingles and some major stand-out tracks such as MegaGame Muscles and the Form Guide theme.
We got full voice acting again and with it our first taste of Kevin Afghani as Wario. Pre-release stuff had me very on and off with how I felt about it, but having heard all of him in the game: yeah, I like him! He does have some wonky deliveries, but the overall voice still feels like Wario and has its own fun appeal. Certainly more noticeably different than Mario and Luigi, but I am optimistic Kevin will greatly grow into the role, as he gets to play him more and more.
Then we get to the big one, the gameplay and this is where I was thrown for a loop the most. With this being a direct Smooth Moves successor I thought I’d know what to expect, but was quite caught off-guard in many places.
This surprisingly ended up being the most difficult WarioWare for me by a long-shot, enough that I actually had to take advantage of the second chance mechanic, which I never had to do in Gold and GiT.
If I had to sum the game up in one word, it would be demanding, Wario commanding you to move it is not just a funny title, it’s the name of the game.
With the Wiimote, you could get away with just sorta doing the poses in a lot of cases, but Move It really demands you do the exact poses, down to holding the Joycon juuuust the right way.
More than anything I was surprised how strict it could be in that regard, not following the form instructions is asking for trouble, but I have to say, at the same token I was amazed how well things worked once I got the hang of it.
I’ll admit, I was ill while playing the game, so maybe that caused me to be a little more daft than usual, but it took me a bit to really get into it and I had to consult the museum several times for some microgames to figure out what I even needed to do.
I do think the game is a touch more complicated than usual for WarioWare, since you have to take effectively two controllers and specific poses into account, on top of grasping what each microgame demands of you, but once it clicks everything feels well thought out and purposeful. Getting things down is immensely satisfying and shows some really stunning results of what the Joycon can do.
That said the game isn’t entirely without jank, Hand Model being a notable culprit of it. The game finds several fun applications for it, but anything regarding reading forms or how many fingers you hold up, can be really clunky in the heat of the moment. In general, the strictness of the forms also means you need to really be prepared for every microgame, since slouching with your form could lead to a bad desync
Still, even with some jank I do think stepping up to the challenge to get a feel of it and get better is very much worth it. I wasn’t sure how to feel at first, but my opinion on it only went up the more I played.
That covers it for the main stages, as for the side-content though, yeah, that is where the game shows a weaker side of itself.
Not so much in terms of what’s here though. You got your standard towers, as well as MegaGame Muscles, which no joke, may be my favorite stage in the game. It’s frantic, fun, the music slaps and the set-up of Mr. Sparkles having ascended to being a literal god of fitness, is pure WarioWare.
The new Pyoro game of the day is a fun, different take on it, much like the one in Smooth Moves was as well and Dirty Job is a cool bonus game expansion of a more stand-out microgame concept.
That is really it as far as the single player content is concerned though and it does feel a liiiittle on the meager side. No souvenirs, which Smooth Moves and GiT didn’t have either, but Smooth Moves had more bonus games and GiT had the final Pyoro stage, Penny Remix, more bonus games, unlockable art and the Wario Cup.
We do still have a decent variety of multiplayer modes to work with and I did get a friend to come on by to try them, save for the 4 player exclusive one.
I think it’s a good selection, in concept it has the best multiplayer mode offerings since Mega Party Games (though I did like GiT a lot too), but there is one issue I have with it and I think GiT was a little guilty of it too.
As I mentioned, I do think there is a learning curve on how to play this game most effectively and you feel that even more in multiplayer, where someone not as in the know, is naturally gonna accidentally grip his Joycon slightly wrong, despite doing the pose and need some extra instructions, much like the characters in GiT can take some learning.
It is something you can overcome and have a good time with, WarioWare is a very good ‘’don’t take me too seriously’’ kind of multiplayer experience, but on the whole, if they want a true party game WarioWare, I still think something simpler like Mega Party Games is in order and by all means, I wouldn’t mind them doing something like that again.
On a side note, I also find it a bit of a shame that the nice new models for the cast, updated to resemble their designs in this game, are ultimately watered down to sprites of their heads during multiplayer gameplay. With how much emphasis is being put on multiplayer to carry the game for longer, I think it would have been nice if they put in the work to fully animate GiT-style models for the multiplayer modes.
That small gripe aside, as I said, I think multiplayer is fine, but not quite the pick up and play experience for people new to the game, as I feel they wanted it to be and I do think a bit too much of the game is locked behind multiplayer.
But yeah, that’s WarioWare Move It. It’s good and if you like WarioWare, you’re getting what you wanted out of it. It’s not one of my top games in the series and feels a bit too lacking on the side content front, but on the whole, I had a good time and it gets a surprising amount out of a controller that I have an openly low opinion on.
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[English Subs DL] VAZZROCK Stage Episode 2 - Petrichor Nostalgie
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Hello, hello~! Long time, no post ^^; Life has been such a whirlwind lately, and I've been a lot busier than I anticipated >< I am still working on a few comms and lots of passion projects that I hopefully can post within the next few months! (EnStage and MoriMyu, among other things~) Hopefully I can make a new masterpost of all available subs I have before the year ends ( ̄▽ ̄)
All that life rambling aside, I was finally able to work on and fully finish the subtitles for VAZZSta 2! Thank you to Lexie for asking me to work on ROCK DOWN version first~
VAZZSta 2 is pretty heartfelt and wholesome in its own way, with the trademark TsukiPro chaos added into the mix~ Rather than a story about the VZRK boys, it's more of an original story about the original characters told through the VZRK boys' experiences with them. It doesn't really focus on the boys themselves, but I think it's a really solid and beautiful story that deserved to be told~ (〃^▽^〃)
The cast was amazing and chaotic as usual, and I can't wait to see what they'll do for VAZZSta 3! AGF 2023 is soon, and with a new theme/AU on the horizon, there are more options for them to work with when it comes to a stage adaptation, and I'm excited to see which one they'll choose~ (Fingers crossed it'll be Taikyoku Denki or Zanshin...!) (≧◡≦)
Blu-ray can still be bought here for those who want a physical copy or for those who just want to support the production! The purchase site is capable of international shipping + accepts PayPal, so it should be accessible for most! ^^
Notes, disclaimers, and link under the cut, enjoy~!
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Finally reached volume 27. 26 just about killed me, and I'm so anxiously excited for what's to come.
what are your thoughts sojiro and the kimono tying scene? I doubt there's any emotions on his part, but it seemed he took longer/more care with Yuki's than with Tsukushi's. He said it was because of Tsukasa, but I wonder what you think?? Am I reading too much into this or was he telling the truth?
Sojiro's feelings are a complicated topic for everybody involved.
Before answering your question, I'm going to warn you that it might be a little spoilery depending on how much you remember the manga ending.
and it also turned into a dissertation
Now going to the actual answer:
On one hand, he was just doing his job and probably tied the yukatas of the other characters (oh God, imagine the comments Sakurako made), or at least of the ones who don't know how to tie a yukata (which gives us... uhh... idk how many of them know how. I'm gonna bet Shigeru knows and maybe Akira too). And Makino has always exaggerated their relationship in her head and was even more alert than usual because of Yuuki's confession at the shop.
On the other hand, Sojiro feels a lot of affection towards Yuuki. You can see how he treats her in a much softer way compared to other girls, like in the yukata scene you mentioned, and how he is always interested in the topic of her. Sojiro is also a very horny gentleman (or at least he wants to believe he is) so he tries to act nicer to girls he has some kind of affection or attraction to at least before he sleeps with them.
(But also the way he treats Makino is not a good comparison because these two are like annoying siblings who pick on each other, so he would be harsher to her no matter what. lol)
Sojiro's actual feelings are a complicated topic I believe even he is unable to give a clear answer about. The boy has fallen in love in the past (with Sarah), so he is definitely able to feel romantic attraction, but he feels unable to do it again because of his childhood trauma. But at the same time he wants to feel love again!!! He is still looking for it during one of his outings at the ending of Hana nochi hare:
Poor Akira being the therapist friend again
And it's tragic! Stop Sojiro's suffering! Let my man be happy! With Yuuki! It's why I prefer his ending in the Kdrama and the versions after it. They give him a more hopeful ending. I get the message the mangaka was trying to send by making them not end up together (players won't magically change with the power of love and insistence). And I think she is right in a real life setting, and their story in the manga is beautiful in its own way, but I also care too much about Sojiro to see him suffering even five years after the ending. lol
I can fix him.
Or make him worse.
But going back to the topic of Sojiro and Yuuki, Sojiro claims he can't love Yuuki because he is not sexually attracted to her but (besides the obvious scene near the end of the manga) he has shown sexual interest in her at the beginning of the manga during a party.
(It sucks that all my sources are not in english so i can't put it here but, chapter 17, volume 3. Let's all pretend there is an image here.)
Knowing this, and how much he would call her cute back then, I believe his interest in her did start as some kind of sexual attraction, maybe even a crush, but it died as soon as she became closer to him. Again, that's his trauma working.
Knowing this, can we say Sojiro's affection to Yuuki is romantic in nature? Who knows! It's not unlikely, considering he falls for her in many adaptations. But Yuuki is very important to him either way and that's why he was acting like that during the yukata party. He cares about her in his own way.
#also#the character book describes him as someone who “is weak for normal girls”#and then there is a picture of yuuki and sarah near it#sojiro nishikado#yuuki matsuoka#ask#boys over flowers#hana yori dango
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Solo Leveling - World Premiere
How hype am I for this show?
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I dropped $300 for an overnight trip to Tokyo to go to the World Premiere when I won tickets!~~
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It wasn't anything super fancy or special, the tickets themselves were only 2000 yen / $20, but I considered it serendipity that I won tickets when I never win shit! (Capybara has a God Hand Of Luck and I have him do all my gachapon pulls for me to get what I want. He got me this Hisoka figure at the movie theater.) And it was worth the shinkansen ticket!
The World Premiere for Japan was on December 10, 2023, and was simultaneously shown in both Tokyo and Seoul and then at other various large cities around the world at other dates. I assume the later showings were recordings of the live viewing but with subtitles.
It was at 10:30 am and WOW THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE. Half of me was wondering if not that many people had bought tickets, and so the lottery for the tickets wasn't necessary, but nope FULL HOUSE.
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(I will retake this once it's on display...)
We got cool little styrofoam cut outs with stands of Sung Jin Woo's very first dagger, the Kasaka's Venom Fang (which I have yet to put on display cause I'm moving soon, but I also got a spare for my Fox friend who's also obsessed with this show :3 Hopefully she'll put hers on display once I give it to her.)
The fricken... powerpoint screen I have at the top of this post. I wish I had been able to take photos outside of my tickets and that screen, cause like.
Thats a powerpoint. (That SURE IS a font choice) But it's not in presentation mode.
It's legit just a screen share of someone's laptop. There were slides with RED SQUIGGLY LINES UNDER SOME WORDS TO DENOTE MISSPELLINGS that don't normally pop up in presentation mode. Or SCREENSHOTS of slides, and various other font choice mishaps.
Welcome to the tech capital of the world, I guess? Lol.
Then we got to see the first two episodes!! I wasn't surprised by the lack of an opening or ending credit sequence because those tend to be a little last minute or have extra special touches put in to them. (For example, Zom 100's opening didn't show up until halfway through the first season because their studio is small and was having production delays, but its SO GOOD and worth the wait.)
I have yet to re-watch the episodes now that they've been released because I'm waiting for a chance to watch them with my Fox and Frog friends, but oh man.
The Japanese names sure did throw me off. Here is a link to a reference post I made about the Korean to Japanese names.
Solo Leveling Korean -> Japanese Names
I admit. I held out hope for keeping the original Korean names, but I'll leave my complaints about that for a different post. (Message from future Crow!! THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS!! A global version with the korean name, and a Japan version with the localized Japanese names. Curious if it'll be Korea or Japan in the global version.)
I was so excited by the sequencing of the story, though. We got to see Byung-nim in the first scene, AHHHHH!! 😍😍😍 The pacing is very good, the animation is very well done, I was holding my breath despite knowing what was coming and having an ABSOLUTE ethereal experience with one my favorite medias coming to life before me.
I'm also so happy I got to see Woo Jin Chul / Akira Inukai (BEST BOY). I love his Voice Actor. Unfortunately, he was not one of the VAs at the World Premiere. ALSO - HE'S BEING PLAYED BY SUNGWON CHO IN THE ENGLISH DUB. THAT ALMOST MAKES ME WANNA GO WATCH.
After the two episodes and credits played, the VAs came on to the stage and had interview time, and took a massive group photo.
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The VAs from left to right:
Cha Hae In / Shizuku Kousaka played by Ueda, Reina (Also plays Kanao from Demon Slayer, Lemon from Mashle, Akane from SSSS.Gridman, Ruri from Dr. Stone, IdolM@ster and
Sung Jin Woo / Shun Mizushino played by Ban, Taito (Also plays Soyuz in Dr. Stone (HILARIOUS), the MC in Angel Next Door, YAGI FROM GIVEN.)
Yoo Jin Ho / Kenta Morobishi played by Nakamura, Genta, who is also a baby VA! He's only been in stuff since 2020, and considering Covid, there probably wasn't a lot of work for him to do! Hopefully he'll be popping up more in the future!)
Lemme just say.
Taito Ban.
Holy shit this dude goes SO. HARD. SO. EMOTIONAL. SO. GOOD. I don't know how he doesn't have more main character roles??? But maybe this is his big break?? He super fucking deserves more roles cause DAMN he's giving me chills.
At the Premiere, when they came out on stage and started interviewing, he was acting like the "cool guy" who was trying not to show how nervous he was, and honestly it took him a bit to warm up to the crowd, but when they brought out the real replica of the Kasaka's Fang Blade, he got so excited like a little kid. It was very fun.
Shizuku Kousaka was a lot more used to these events, which makes sense considering shes in SO MUCH, including IdolM@ster, and a few magical girl animes.
Genta Nakamura was excited and nervous and happy to be there, and you can tell he enjoyed his character and was excited for future episodes where his character would appear.
Multiple photos of the above shot were taken for various online news / anime websites (including another foreigner who might have been there for crunchyroll?)
Me in the top left corner of that group photo. I could spot my glasses, the little white patch is the skeleton clip I have in my hair, and I'm half a head taller than everyone else in the seats lmao.
Over it was super fun! It was only about two hours, but I got to hang out in Shinjuku and go hunting through Animate for various anime goods before taking the bullet train home again for work the next day.
I'm excited for the goods that will be coming out for Solo Leveling soon! I had a photo of them but NOW I CAN'T FIND IT??? was it a FEVER DREAM? hopefully it reappears soon. I want goods. Need a can badge of my boy Woo Jin Chul like now.
Hopefully I'll get around to write ups about the episodes now that they're coming out! They're on my to do list~
#solo leveling#ore dake level up na ken#俺だけレベルアップな件#sung jin woo#yoo jin ho#cha hae in#solo leveling world premiere
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New Website Launch
Long time no see, everyone. I haven't updated my music activity and website in a very long time. This year I faced a lot of health problems, and I was diagnosed with skin cancer. I had various treatments and surgery to remove it, and it's gone for now. But I also had time to look inward and realize that I'm dissatisfied that I haven't released any of my best work. I've heard many times over the years that if you haven't made it by 23 years old, then you're already too old to make it in the music world. I believed that for a while, and I've never found much success. But as I get older I realize that's not the case, and I still keep making music that I really enjoy and think others would, too. The core problem is that I haven't proven my ability in a way that really satisfies me. I'm so happy that a lot of people complimented me for my cover of the pillows 10 years ago. It was such a monumental part of my life. But I'm also embarrassed looking back on it, because it doesn't live up to my standards or represent my original music. I also must admit that in marriage, my music has been forced into the lowest possible priority. But I've also never stopped making music, and have continued working in the music field, mostly through ghostwriting and as a professional lyricist. 2024 is my 20th anniversary since I released my first original J-pop demo as "Semi". I've had a lot of really exciting things come up in this year that have, in several ways, made me reborn as an artist. One of the biggest challenges that's held me back over the years is my insistence to myself in writing songs in Japanese. This has kept many of my songs in limbo and facing so many rewrites that I don't remember most of the lyrics. The second factor is, after facing repeated cold reception at live performances in Japan, I've come to the realization that the gimmick of a westerner singing original J-pop music is, generally, over. I'm sure there will be some big names coming up soon, but I don't think they'll be performing music influenced by 2000s J-Rock. If I look at my monthly listeners, I also have almost 0 listeners of my music in Japan, despite releasing many of my tracks with a Japanese version. Because of these factors, I've been rewriting my songs into English. This is another challenge because J-pop composition is unique to the rhythm and syntax of the Japanese language and tend to sound awkward rewritten into English. But it's also been liberating because I will be able to confidently tell my songs' stories and be able to remember my own lyrics better! All this being said, I am getting close to making a big comeback. Or rather, I am confident that I am about to show the world what I am made of, and finally create I can be proud of looking back in the future.
With all this in mind, I'm moving away from my Tumblr site and launching my official website. I intend to keep it better updated, and document my activities till now and from now. I'm not sure if anybody sees this site, but if you stumble upon this site in the future, thank you for taking the time to read this. If you have any interest in these struggles or would like to ask a self-titled veteran J-popper some advice, I'll always be around to lend an ear. I will refrain from announcing this elsewhere until later, but if there's anyone out there viewing this early, please enjoy the sneak peak. My new site will be https://www.codylukewinters.com Also from now, I will be slightly changing my performing name (where allowed). My late mother used to tell me that she intended my middle name to be part of my first name, i.e. Codyluke. I've never spelled it that way and used to think it was kind of dorky, but approaching the age she was when she had me, I've come to appreciate it. Love & Unity, Codyluke Winters
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Fuwa Maria AI & Fuwa Mario AI for DiffSinger Progress Report (February 2024)
It's been a while since I made a post like this, but I figured it's time to make another post for DiffSinger development shenanigans. I haven't uploaded a full cover in almost two months and I'm slowly working on Maria and Mario's 8th anniversary project alongside my other OC projects...which have been receiving lots of tending to thanks to being hit with new ideas and concepts. January was a productive month for me, so there's much to be discussed about what's going on with current DiffSinger voicebank development.
As usual, the bulk of this report will be under the cut!
Voicebank Progress
Still, I do not have any audio demos just yet. But the development is coming along well so there's that? I haven't even done the training part...
Fuwa Maria AI
I finally labeled Maria's ENTIRE dataset nearly after a month's worth of labeling! I had to deal with the pain of listening to my own voice for hours on end, so I'm hoping once I get to the training part, Maria will at least sound decent.
The only things left to do are to use SlurCutter on the dataset, but I'm having major troubles with especially when it comes to installing parselmouth on my Windows PC...I'm still new to using Python...but I am contemplating on doing all the SlurCutter work on my Linux PC if all else fails, otherwise setting up everything before autopitch training is plain frustrating 😭😭😭 If all else fails I might not train autopitch w/ SlurCutter at all...so in that case, hopefully my singing will at least suffice. Looking forward to vocoder training, however, so I might fine-tune the new HiFiPLN vocoder that came out recently!
I'm still holding off from training the dataset, as I am still waiting for the tension parameter to be implemented into the main branch...But once that gets done, I am also implementing parallel training for additional language support in the stable version! English is among one of them, and I'll probably throw in a Japanese dataset for improved pronunciation or w/e, and Chinese and Korean support would be nice too, but IDK if I'll ever use those languages LMAO...but perhaps I might train a beta version w/o tension and parallel learning soon? Let's see if Colab will be kind to me haha, and I don't have a PC powerful enough for local training...
Update: I in fact did train a beta voicebank for Maria! you can listen to a short snippet of what she sounds like here. Since the tension param won't be implemented for a while, I thought it'd be best to at least train a more stable version of Maria's DiffSinger voicebank with English crosslang and autopitch for public release, and perhaps work on a new version with tension implemented...but also I saw on DiffSinger's to-do board with rap and tone support AND attack and release...I'm excited for whatever DiffSinger has in store for new features :>
Fuwa Mario AI
I finished recording Mario's entire dataset (normal, power, and soft modes), and as of writing this post, I just started labeling it. He's more tolerable to listen to compared to Maria, but he's my natural voice anyways. I'm on my 4th song, and labeling isn't that much of a tedious process anymore...
Not much I can say, but expect him to also receive additional English support and such! Let's hope he'll sound good after training! I'm also hoping to finish labeling around the time tension is properly supported, but I don't really know when that will come out. Hopefully before their 9th anniversary arrives...
Character Progress
Designs
I STILL don't have a solid character concept for Maria and Mario, and that includes their design. Well at least I know what their hairstyle will look like...
I do have some concepts in hand but I don't know where I put them...
Profiles
I think I'll just stick to Maria and Mario's current character information...I just don't want to make up new lore for them as they've already gone through so many revamps.
Signing Off
I'm still into OCs as usual! But with new DiffSinger voicebanks releasing coming out, I'm more inspired to finish my own, so it feels like I'm in my UTAU noob days from 2014...and HOLY SHIT it's been 10 years since I got into UTAU...
I'm still treating vocal synths as a hobby, but sometimes it's nice to check up on what the folks are up to these days. Plus I got a new gunpla model kit and it's so pretty ^^ I think I built three so far!
See you around,
-- HIRATELIER
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Singing in the Garden
Nite of 3 December 2021
(After a few nights of rough sleep, I finally dream big... and I mean BIG)
I am invited to come and sing to/with an amazing troupe from a more British English setting. I'm there and the people of the troupe have practically pulled me in as part of their family. We go out and visit some of their favorite places then head back to the large house that we are all staying in. (Large as in the ceiling was a high vaulted ceiling) There are still quite a few people that haven't met as the first day was short and some of them were practicing with the master/coach/conductor.
The next day or something I'm out to eat and come out of my favorite restaurant so far and see these three tall men approaching me saying things like you're going to come with us now, and trying to reach for my bag. Well I try to fight them before they actually chill and say they're from the troupe. So we all walk back to the big house where we are staying. Well it's in the middle of a session with a soft piano ballad so everyone has to be quiet.
Soon enough though, we start joking around, I mention that I danced and people wanted to see, that got a rise out of a few people and got them excited, still a bit quiet but excited. I go out to the little porch to take a seat out there in the cool air until a loud crash sound happens. Turns out that somebody was spinning around with another person in their arms and managed to tear down a curtain and rod.
Well, this alerted the conductor and she came out to chastise them. When she locked eyes with me though she looked absolutely furious. She said that I was not supposed to be here right now because I was supposed to be singing with somebody later. She said a few more things that completely pissed me off, so I grabbed my bag and walked off the porch and out of a small gated fence area. People called back for me but I ignored them. There was somebody else approaching in a car, a man with a woman in it, I knew it was one of the troop people that I have yet to meet because he stopped right in front of the main stairs to the house. Well, I was too upset to introduce myself so I walked to the intricate garden that these people had. And once I was out of sight I ran.
Well this garden was absolutely beautiful. It wasn't in full bloom, but I could tell that when all of the flora sprouted something magical could happen. But then I get to another archway at the end of a few twists and turns and here yelling. I look past the archway and it's the same house that the troupe is in. But the building itself looked much fresher. There was a young boy, Florence, I was hearing, running down the stairs toward the garden I was in. A butler shouting his name behind him, much more older and a bit stiffer looking, more distressed than angry. Then I hear the rev of a motorcycle and see one launch off the stairs perpendicular to the ones the boy was running down (the stairs were perpendicular not the motorcycle).
The boy ran into the garden and I took this time to ask the butler what was wrong. He said the young master was making a huge mistake and needed to come back home. So I ran after the boy and started shouting his name. All while I was wearing 3 inch heels and my favorite purple scarf.
I found the boy, but dream magic happened and we've resolved his issue and are back on the steps. The butler is happy and the woman on the motorcycle has come back and is very peeved. Well I try to hide from her, but both the butler and Florence tell her where I was headed ( back to the garden) and she follows me. Well I'm a really bad hider and she finds me quickly. I recognize a younger version conductor of the troupe that I was invited to and it apparently scared the ever-living daylights out of me because I woke up from there.
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