#the gold star is a metaphor (rachel)

[poetsprophecy]

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❝ you may laugh because every time i sign my name i put a gold star after it, but it's a metaphor, and metaphors are important. ❞ rachel confidently spoke to the other nearby, placing the shiny gold star next to where she signed her name for auditions for a play at a local theater. ❝ my gold stars are a metaphor for me being a star. ❞

[askingrachelberry]

⭐ meet rachel, auditioning with she used to be mine from waitress.

" you might laugh because every time i sign my name i put a gold star after it, but it's a metaphor. and metaphors are important. my gold stars are a metaphor for me being a star. "

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wait, is that RACHEL BERRY? they kinda look a lot like MAUDE APATOW, don’t they? i heard the TWENTY-ONE year old is known as the OVERACHIEVER around mckinley. it seems like they auditioned to be in NEW DIRECTIONS which is so lame? people at campus have said they’re AMBITIOUS, but don’t be fooled since they’re also NARCISSISTIC. rumor has it, you can find them at DRAMA, DANCE/BALLET, GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, & ENVIRONMENT CLUB when they aren’t belting show tunes. their entire vibe revolves around GOLD STARS (IT'S A METAPHOR), THE EUPHORIC FEELING OF CROSSING SOMETHING OFF OF YOUR TO-DO LIST, & A GHOSTLIGHT SHINING ON A DARKENED STAGE but no one pays attention to that here in ohio.

BASICS

full name: rachel barbra berry

pronouns: she/her

hometown: lima, ohio

birthday & sign: december 18 & sagittarius

age: twenty-one

relationship status: single

sexuality: bisexual

occupation: student at mckinley arts college

clubs: drama, ballet/dance, gay-straight alliance, environment club

glee club: new directions

major: drama

HEADCANONS

rachel has always been an overachiever, joining club after club, spearheading group projects to the point where she just does them herself, etc. back in high school she had the excuse that it was to get into a good college. now it's simply a habit that she can't break. if her hand isn't up first in class when the teacher asks a question then something is seriously wrong.

rachel knows she's unpopular and she's very much aware of why (she can be too much for people sometimes and she's very focused on her own future, to the detriment of those around her), but it does weigh on her. she is more insecure than one might imagine and she longs to have some of the college experiences that movies have popularized.

her insecurity does not extend to her talent. she knows that she's too good for small town ohio and it kills her that she's wasting away some of her precious ingenue years, but college show choir is a real way to get attention. and it's important to have the training that a college like mckinley provides on a resume, even if one doesn't actually need it.

rachel likes to be in control of situations. she doesn't drink or consume any mind-altering substances and she gets the proper amount of sleep each night so she's always sharp. she has her routines and she's perfected them. however, if her control of a situation starts to slip, there's no knowing what she'll do.

for example, if she's been threatened by someone else's talent in glee club, the one slushie-free safe haven she's constructed at mckinley, maybe she'd go so far as to send that person to a non-active crack house to get them out of the picture...

WANTED CONNECTIONS

happy to plot something out via dms or discord !!

best friend

friends

rivals

frenemies

enemies

bully

co-stars

crush

TAKEN CONNECTIONS

jesse st. james. crush.

madison mccarthy. rival.

quinn fabray. frenemy/unlikely friend.

[tvintedspvrkarc]

@shadowbrn liked for a starter from rachel ! - for noah puckerman

⸺  ❝  𝗬𝗢𝗨  𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧  𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗛  𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘  𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬  𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘  i  sign  my  name  i  put  a  gold  star  after  it  ,  but  it's  a  metaphor  .  .  .  and  metaphors  are  important  .  ❞

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Are you a Gold Star lesbian? (Just in case you don’t know what it means, a Gold Star lesbian is a lesbian that puts a gold star after her name every time she signs it. You might laugh, but it’s a metaphor, and metaphors are important. Her Gold Stars are a metaphor for her being a star)

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🎬 Analyzing "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" Movie Poster 🎥

🔍 Visual Composition: The poster captures a sense of elegance and sophistication, featuring prominent characters dressed formally and looking upward, their gaze directed toward the upper right corner of the image. The sky peeking out from above adds a sense of grandeur to the scene.

🌟 Star-Studded Cast: The inclusion of Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andrés Rivera, Tom Blyth, and Hunter Schafer highlights the star power of the film's ensemble cast. Each actor brings their own gravitas to their respective roles, promising captivating performances.

💼 Formal Attire: The characters' formal attire adds a sense of sophistication and importance to the narrative. It hints at the societal and political structures within the world of Panem, where appearances and status play a significant role.

✨ Gold Aesthetic: The abundance of gold in the poster conveys a sense of opulence and luxury, suggesting themes of wealth, power, and prestige. It creates a visually striking contrast against the dark background, drawing attention to the central characters and title.

🔠 Bold Typography: The strong and bold font used for the title, "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)," commands attention and reinforces the epic nature of the film. It evokes a sense of grandiosity and drama, hinting at the high stakes and intense conflicts depicted in the story.

🐦 The Songbird vs. The Snake: The parallel between the songbird and the snake, as mentioned in the promotional materials, alludes to the central conflict and themes of the film. It hints at the struggle between innocence and cunning, rebellion and oppression, with the songbird ultimately emerging victorious.

🌐 Modern-Day Relevance: The poster's imagery and themes resonate with contemporary society, touching on topics such as power dynamics, manipulation, and the struggle for justice. It invites viewers to reflect on the parallels between the fictional world of Panem and our own reality.

💬 Discussion Prompt: What other parallels and metaphors from "The Hunger Games" universe do you see reflected in the film's poster? How do these themes resonate with modern-day society?

[hyperfocus-museum]

So I’ve been watching Glee again for the first time in ten years and I relate to Rachel way too much, which means I have to poke fun at her. 

This post popped up on my dash and I had to do it. 

[shining-stxrs]

rachel berry tags

[saintlopezlov3r]

Rachel Berry⭐️

Glee

“My gold stars are a metaphor for me being a star.”

[katyobsesses]

my gold stars are a metaphor for me being a star - rachel berry

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[tuiyla]

glee character + associated colours  ↳ Rachel Berry: gold, cantaloupe, amber

You might laugh because every time I sign my name, I put a gold star after it. But it’s a metaphor and metaphors are important. My gold stars are a metaphor for me being a star.

[homosandhomies]

character aesthetics | rachel berry

"my gold stars are a metaphor for me being a star."

[gleeincorrectquotes]

Glee Aesthetics ✨

Rachel Berry

“You may laugh because every time I sign my name I put a gold star after it, but it's a metaphor, and metaphors are important. My gold stars are a metaphor for ME being a star.”

[satellitesunset]

🎁 rachel berry !

thank you for the ask!!

Rachel: earnest emotional gay dumbass who's trying her best (ft. gold stars that are a metaphor)

[mantra4ia]

Lucifer 5x01 "Really Sad Devil Guy" Reaction'd w/spoilers

August 22nd 2020.

Mr. Said Out Bitch tradition continues. Lee Garner. I am so glad he gets another episode!!

Fishizzle II and a giant gold turtle, the comedy of this show just keeps rolling in. I bet Lee melted down one of Lucifer's gold bars to plate that tortoise. Great job set dressers.

"What the hell? / Precisely." Time to start my one-liner tally clicker. #1

BTW, I fully approve of fully bearded Lucifer. Well done Tom.

Oh, I suppose Lee Garner is getting a full dedicated episode. Props, the man and his wonderful undergarments deserve it. He put in the work! But how are they going to bring him back for season 6 now that he's dead...hmmmm.

Maze as the "new Lucifer" is a seamless transition.

The Snuggle is Real shirt. Ella's t-shirt game is still fire! B++

It's only been two months, really?! I need a bigger time jump. Charlie needs to be a toddler and Trixie needs to be old enough to drive with Lucifer.

Amenadiel running the club, yes! Checks the desires box. And in a suit no less.

Glimpse of hell - fantastic. I love to see more of how this works. Nice time manipulation element.

How many fun demon names are we going to get this season do you think? And is there just a plain old Greg or Bob somewhere, like the NBC Superstore of demons? Please say yes.

"I learned from the best." Muah, chef's kiss. Still solving cases worlds apart, that's quite poetic.

Kswiss, 8ball, and Dirty Doug, some cheesiness in this dramedy never changes. I swear, Dirty Doug reminds me of one of Jason's friends from The Good Place. That would be a hell of a crossover.

Rachel Harris is a gift. Helicoptering Charlie's education. So cute. Well at least she didn't put him in an angelic onsie.

Dan and essential oils. Such a California west coast thing.

"There was a sign, it was clearly forebidden" Muahaha! Amenadiel...are you delving into Lucifer's line of work? Catching the guilty...are you going to start punishing. Oh, this could be seasonal foreshadowing.

Gold coin marker huh...Pentacosal throwback reference?

Sensible Pantsuit and Bond Girl duo accomplished, I can take that off the list of things that I desired. Chloe doesn't mess around, and she is right. Maze's dress and that thigh slit leave no room for error. Kudos to her for running in it and simultaneously punching two potential perps.

Demon messenger from hell. Yaaaaaaaaaaaasssss, laughing so hard. The thumbs up really had me. I would have snorted if the thumb had been broken, bloody and disjointed like the rest of the criminal corpse. I swear this show is combining all my favorite situational comedy elements. Santa Clarita Diet anyone?

"Clever, manipulative bastard." Also nice throwback to "cruel, manipulative bastard" circa season 1.

Trixie!!!!!!!!! My all-star. Making goofy faces, girl after my own heart.

DAN: "we all think our kids can walk on water" LINDA: "Hadn't thought of that. Cancel swimming lessons." One line clicker #2

Ella's "I love science" shirt with an arrow through the brain, solid: B.

Of course he's a teen skittles dealer. Oh Amenadiel.

Awwwwwwwwww...Mazikeen my angel demon you are breaking my heart. Girl needs some happiness.

"Excuses, they're like assholes, everybody has one and nobody wants to hear it." Never was there a more Lucifer thing to say. One line clicker #3.

OMG, Lee's storyline is a whole metaphor for Lucifer's fall and I am crying! "You know it's just a matter of time before you screw up again" 😭😭😭

"I should have got out of the car and walked through the door. I missed my chance, what about you?" <Called it, It is a little bit of Lucifer's own hell loop.

Excellent firefight Detective. I fully approve of heads through plaster.

"I thought you could use a hand but it seems someone beat me to it." One line click #4

Oh nooooooooo, not the iconic piano, all that history! It never stood a chance. Point to Maze.

Ella and Dirty Doug, another point Maze...well well, Ella really does go for the bad and broken boys. I am taking bets now: who wants to bet Ella is a faux-Lucifer-Michael magnet?

And there it is. There's the Michael reveal. Flawlessly executed! Great musical choice to compliment the moment, "so happy together." Impeccable irony.

Grade: 7/10 "DETECTIVES!"

[tvandenneagram]

Glee: Rachel Berry- Type 3w4

Rachel is competitive, intense and talented. Her whole character is searching for ways to become a star and achieve her dream of being on Broadway. She sees Glee club as another avenue for her to prepare and fine tune her talents on the way to becoming famous.

At her best, Rachel becomes more supportive, friendly and selfless. As she starts to bond with the Glee club she begins to cooperate more with the other Glee club kids and realises that she doesn’t always have to be the star of the group.

At her worst, Rachel becomes selfish, untrustworthy and will do anything to achieve her goal. An example of this is when she is threatened by Sunshine and gives her the wrong information for the location of auditions to stop the rest of Glee club from hearing her. She is very self-serving and has little regard for the safety of Sunshine as long as she will be out of the way so that Rachel will have less competition for solos in Glee club.

At first Rachel seems to idealize Finn as she saw him as the popular “cool” guy and thought he would be the perfect leading man to accompany her as leading lady. However, as they started to get to know each other more she saw him for much more than that. Through her relationship with Finn there are examples of Rachel’s positive and negative behaviours. She can be possessive, controlling and tries to show Finn off at times. But she also showed times where she put Finn first, was much more caring towards him and showed that she genuinely loved him.

Rachel is a very strong-willed and determined individual. However, at times she tries to impress others and this can be through changing some of her outward appearance and personality to present as more likeable. She looked up to Quinn as she was the most popular girl in school and wanted to befriend her. She valued Quinn’s opinions and when Quinn told her she shouldn’t change herself and get plastic surgery, she listened. When she first started dating Finn she was very insecure about his past relationship with Quinn because she thought she was the prettiest and most popular girl in school.

Due to Rachel’s strong desire for success, fame and to be the best, she also has a very deep fear of failure. When Rachel chooses to leave her studies in order to try and film a TV pilot which ends up failing, she becomes depressed and unmotivated. She takes this failure to heart and is afraid of chasing her dreams anymore. 

Tri-type: 3w4 - 1w2 - 6w7

Quotes to describe Rachel’s motivations:

“Look, I know what I'm talking about! I won my first dance competition when I was three months old!”

“You may laugh because every time I sign my name I put a gold star after it, but it's a metaphor, and metaphors are important. My gold stars are a metaphor for ME being a star.”

“We all have pressures, but you know how I deal with it? The natural way, with a rigorous diet and exercise routine. I’m up at 6:00 AM every day, I have my protein shake with banana and flaxseed oil, and by 6:10 I’m on the elliptical. You know how I motivate myself? Not with anything artificial, I set a goal and I won’t rest until I reach it.”

“School pictures are everything to me. They’re great practice for the paparazzi.”

 “You might think that all the boys in school would totally want to tap this, but my Myspace schedule keeps me way too busy to date.”

“I think the rest of the team expects us to become an item. You, the hot, male lead, and me, the stunning, young ingenue everyone roots for.”

“Nowadays being anonymous is worse than being poor. Fame is the most important thing in our culture today, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that nobody's just going to hand it to you.”

“I know being my boyfriend is a challenge. I'm not Quinn. I'm not pretty like her, I'm not popular and my personality, though exciting and full of surprises, isn't exactly low-maintenance.”

[lokislytherin]

For the writing positivity ask meme: 3, 10, 15, 21, 30!

OOH A RESPONSE! thank you for the ask @khunfounded​!

prepare for a lot of rambling

3. What is your favorite line/paragraph that you’ve written?

hmmm i’ve written a lot of things before this is hard lmao i’ll just pick my top two!

from tower of god, ships in the night ch14: this is one of the most poetic things i’ve written, ever (thank taylor swift’s ‘cardigan’ for the inspiration with the line “you drew stars around my scars // and now i’m bleeding” because i love folklore and taylor swift is megabrain)

“The wounds she'd dug into his mind may never truly heal, but they are merely memories of pain now, pale scars painted over with gold ink, tattooed with stars and guitars and whatever the night had to give.”

from bts, burn the stage ch1: circus poetics, of course.  after reading the first (and only) chapter i wanna continue this again sdfjkldkls why do i keep starting fics but never finishing them? i should actually Commit

“without a sound, it creeps into cities in their darkest hours, bringing with it shadows of caravans dimly lit by rattling lanterns and flickering light bulbs.  if you take a closer look, you can see the silhouette of an elephant in its trailer, illuminated by the faintest shine of moonlight.  this time, the circus is in busan.”

10. What’s the best comment on a fic you’ve ever gotten?

time to scroll through my 1000+ comments lmao

okay after a while of scrolling i have no idea what the best comment is but ngl any comment from @resident-normal-person​ is bound to get me wheezing at some point because her comments are so long and detailed and it’s like watching reaction vids but in words

but ngl this comment from one of the fics i’ve kinda left behind (one chapter is up and i said I’M GONNA CONTINUE THIS IT’S GONNA BE SO LONG I HAVE SO MUCH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR JIN) cracks me up tho: 

“Please continue? I'm actually interested”

15. Tell me about a time when you got super inspired.

laughs like i haven’t listened to taylor swift’s ‘willow’ five times today

so i get inspired by songs really easily? especially by taylor swift songs, because each song has a unique narrative and taylor is such an amazing songwriter she’s literally so talented i don’t know if i want to dissect her lyrics or her brain

yesterday her new album evermore came out and i promised my swiftie friend we’d listen and scream about it together, and we did, and before i knew it-

OK FIC PLANNING LET'S GO (this is me trying~) - ILLICIT AFFAIRS / CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS / CLOSURE?: FT KHUN EDUAN, JAHAD AND MAMA AGNIS, SITNVERSE - WILLOW: CRYSTAL SNOW PREQUEL, VLENE - NO BODY NO CRIME: I DON'T KNOW YET BUT PROBABLY KHUNBAM CRIMEBUSTERS AU - EVERMORE: PROBABLY RELATED TO 'EXILE' FIC holy crap the bridge i'm shivering in my seat (it's not the cold) - TOLERATE IT: I DON'T KNOW AS OF RIGHT NOW BUT I WILL, MAYBE JALENE UNREQUITED LOVE FROM JAHAD POV? - ivy: maybe a continuation of willow? but as a plant witch!arlene au, which might tie in to cruel summer? sfdlkasdfjfd - gold rush: part of khunbam celebs au? - marjorie: maybe part of 'the curious courtship ritual of a black turtle' as a tribute to arlene? marjorie was taylor's opera singer grandma - happiness: bam character study with links to rachel? or should i use clean for that - coney island: the lyrics are tragic, so maybe arlene's thoughts in her last moments in sitnverse? i need the angst practise - cowboy like me": city boy eduan gets stranded in a car trip and has to stay the night with country cowboy v? either way it does not end in true love forever or whatever - long story short: bam moving on from rachel and finding love with khun? or khun moving on from maria and finding bam? sfdkljsdfkjlfds i don't knowww so many ideasssss - dorothea: interesting song but i gotta admit i have no idea what to do with this one

kaboom

you can visibly see where i started chilling out lmao but me and my friend spent a little over an hour screaming about evermore, so far my favorite tracks are ‘no body no crime’ (true crime inspired! i want to dissect the narrative and write a fic, maybe start that fugou keiji x khunbam au) and ‘champagne problems’ (eduan-style ‘illicit affairs’ vibes, you’ll get it if you’re caught up to ships in the night)

i did pretty much the same thing for folklore too? like i linked every single song in the album to a oneshot idea and now my swiftie friend is screaming at me to hurry up and actually write the saga because she wants to read my fics

21. Tell me about a time when you impressed yourself.

me in may: *plans out the entire plot of ships in the night*

me in december, actually following the plot: *surprised pikachu* i- i can do that? i did that? just over 100k words? oh my gods this is what dedication actually is

(my inner kim namjoon, waving a razor: NOW STUDY OR I’LL SHAVE YOUR EYEBROWS)

okay but here’s another anecdote: this is me trying to analyze one of my fics, i’m connecting bts’s hyung line (kim seokjin, min yoongi, jung hoseok (hobi), kim namjoon) to space metaphors, i’m screaming at my army friend over whatsapp in the middle of the night because i was kinda high on sleep deprivation

this is like from some time early last year

hC: YOONGI IS THE NIGHT AND HOBI IS THE SUN SO HOBI BRINGS LIGHT TO YOONGI'S WORLD AND LETS HIM SEE THE BETTER PARTS OF HIMSELF AND MAKES HIS LIFE BETTER THEREFORE SOPE IS TECHNICALLY THE BEST SHIP

AND JIN IS THE STARS BECAUSE HE'S TRYING TO MAKE YOONGI SEE THE TRUTH, AND HIS MAGIC IS ALSO THE COLOR OF STARS AND WHEN HE DOES MAGIC HIS EYES GLOW SILVER AND I SHOULD FIND A PIC OF PLATINUM BLOND JIN BUT IDK IF IT WOULD LOOK GOOD

and then me a few days after that

actually no jin is the moon because he brings light to others but also because he helps them but he doesn't help himself so he's lonely that way like the moon

so namjoon could be the stars because they're not on the same level but he's still with jin

and the moon only glows because it reflects the light of the stars around it which suggests that the only reason why jin is still around is because of his love for namjoon and joon's love for him

me more than a year later, after the release of bts’s second most recent album map of the soul:7, which includes kim seokjin’s solo track ‘moon’

HOLY SHÏT DID I PREDICT MOON

LIKE JIN’S MOON MOON

i literally just remembered that just now? like i was looking for the namjinsope space analysis and then i saw jin = moon and was like JIN = MOON? I SAID THAT? ON 4/7/19? i even predicted the song meaning?

also go to 3:22 to see why jin owns my heart he deserves all the love in the world

30. Do you know how proud I am of you?

*tears up* you- you are? thank you so much