#theme: duet

[kawoshinweek]

Kawoshin Week 2024 has BEGUN! Starting off with Day 1 (4/27), today's themes are: Drafts, Duet, and Eldritch horror/Non-human appearance!

[sublimerences]

I have absolutely no idea how they’d do it but I constantly daydream about a death note part II musical… give mello and near the duet they damn well deserve

Like. The original musical does such an insanely cool job of incorporating the each character’s instrumentals into the musical, I’d kill to see how they’d tackle Mello and Near oTL

[mediamatinees]

Dark Romance Community, We Need to Talk About "Haunting Adeline"

This is perhaps my most controversial piece yet, though it really shouldn't be. Today we're talking about dark romance, its potential, and its flaws. Find your happy place, because today's discussion is about The Cat and Mouse Duet.

“He keeps his hands to himself for now, but I know that won’t last much longer. It’s no secret how much he loves to touch me without my permission.” –       Haunting Adeline, H.D. Carlton Extreme Content Warning: Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline (also known as The Cat and Mouse duet) contain graphic depictions of sexual assault, graphic violence, stalking, child abuse and murder, the…

[umossu]

@kawoshinweek 2024!!! Day 1: non-human/eldritch horror + duet

(they're doin a dance (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠))

[starrosea]

John (Sherlock TV Show version) PLAYED CLARINET??

has anyone written or drawn FanArt about this?? I had no idea until I read this Sherlock nonfiction book my mom got me (it’s basically a bts of the show and the thought process when writing it with some little Easter eggs) and they mention that John played clarinet in school. Ngl I wanna make FanArt of this some time now, I had no idea, and as a clarinetist THAT IS SO AWESOMEEE

[epicwin64]

I know how many people are excited that Cloud and Tifa FINALLY get to kiss in Rebirth. But remember that Rebirth is only part 2. Part 3 of the Remake series is probably going to confirm that Cloud and Tifa are endgame. Of course that includes the infamous “Under the Highwind” scene. What I think they’ll do for that is that they’ll show Cloud looking for Tifa only to find her sad about the world ending. He calms her down (“Tifa, it’s okay. I’m here, you’ll be okay”), and they finally confess their love. Afterwards, we get a brief scene of them embracing and making out (think Grey’s Anatomy and other cheesy drama shows). That will be followed up with them both preparing for you-know-what. The screen will cut to black, and while we don’t see them, we’ll hear both of them saying the three words EVERYONE has been dying to hear from them since 1997….

“I love you.”

The next scene has them lying down in a cot/sleeping bag. They are naked, but because this game is rated T, they’re only shown from the neck up. And the next day, when they both board the Highwind, Tifa suddenly realizes that the rest of the crew might have saw them. They did, but Cloud and Tifa quickly change the subject to the final battle against Sephiroth.

We don’t know anything about FF7R3 yet, but I’m hoping most of this ends up being true. I know FF7 isn’t really a love story, but if they keep doubling down on Cloti being canon, it will be a fitting conclusion to their character arc. 7R3 is gonna be the Return of the King of video games.

Sidenote: This is a playlist I made featuring songs that remind me of them. I’ve already made two of them but I’m not proud of those. This is the definitive one, I swear.

[jauntilyplacedcaps]

[shoceted]

hijikon nation we won... maybe at some cost but we won i think

[pulim-v]

what do you MEAN undertale??

First off WHAT is that font

Second off

Undertale

[who-goes-maractus]

NEW BASS INSTRUMENT HOW ARE WE FEELING

[spearxwind]

Help i cant stop listening to the PW soundtrack I'm obsessed

[thelastunicornflipouts]

I still haven’t written anything about Alan Arkin’s passing. An amazing actor as well as a stunning singer, I would have loved to see a ‘That’s All I’ve Got to Say’ reprise done by Schmendrick with ‘I Could Write A Book’ (click the link if you want to hear it sung by Alan himself and let your mind imagine Schmendrick sing it for Molly).

[blueberryshelves]

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Book Review

Title:  A Duet with the Siren Duke Author: Elise Kova

Series: Married to Magic, book #4 - standalone

No. of Pages: 554

ISBN: 9781949694413 

Synopsis:

She sold her soul to a siren and now he’s come to collect.

Victoria risks everything to leave a dangerous marriage and gain a second chance at life. But when her escape goes awry, she finds herself caught in the strong embrace of a mysterious siren, forced to choose: temporary salvation or immediate death.

And so, a cursed deal is struck.

Five years later, Victoria is alive—and the world’s finest ship captain. But her debt to the siren looms while her conniving ex has demanded a king’s ransom as the final price of her freedom. Victoria refuses to cause her family to suffer any more on her behalf, and is determined to make things right before her time is up. But that time is cut short.

The siren comes for her. Six months early.

Taken to the magical and deadly Eversea, home of the sirens, Victoria discovers she’s the sacrifice upon which all sirens pin their hopes. If they want to appease an angry god and save a world on the brink of destruction, then they need her. Which gives her the perfect leverage.

Victoria strikes a new bargain: the Siren Duke will help save her family, and she’ll fulfill his demands. It’s a good bargain until a flicker of passion ignites in the scarred remnants of Victoria's heart, threatening all she's worked for. As the sacrifice for the God of Death, she’s meant to give up everything that draws her to the world of the living. But that’s impossible when all she can think about is how this handsome siren’s song, and his hands, make her feel very much alive.

In a realm of ancient magic, submerged secrets, and forgotten gods, can love find a place among shattered hearts as they race against time and the blossoming of forbidden desires? Or will the delicate songs of their hearts be silenced once and for all?

A Duet with the Siren Duke is a complete, *stand alone novel*. It’s for readers looking for a fantasy romance with deep lore, second-chance love, sacrifice, forbidden and slow-burn romance that sizzles on the page, and a happily ever after where love triumphs over all.

While it is set in the Married to Magic universe, readers can start with this book as all Married to Magic novels are stand alones.

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What did I think of the book?

A Duet with the Siren Duke by Elise Kova My rating: ⭐ 1.5 of 5 stars Disclaimer: SPOILERS It's not often I dnf a book, and I definitely wasn't expecting to do so with this one. First couple chapters start off pretty strong, promising a tension-packed story while following the growth of a young woman becoming her own self after escaping from abuse. For a while I actually enjoyed it, and I even liked a couple of the characters, especially Ilryth's child-like fascination with the human world and treasure collection (very much like Ariel from The Little Mermaid). But after the big spicy scene, I put the book down at chapter 36, and didn't touch it again for months. There was just no way I was getting through all 53 chapters of this story. It drags, and drags, and drags to the point where I wanted to strangle the book when I realized I still had 17 more chapters of this to go. The writing is unnecessarily melodramatic, and the story is choked with too many boring details and cringy dialogue. Most of the characters lack substance, and a lot of the tension and so-called "romance" feels forced and unnatural. The actual plot of the book doesn't get much better either after the first few chapters, it was like the story had a clear direction at first and then nose-dived into chaos and confusion with too many ideas fighting for dominance. Maybe it got better in the ending but from what others have commented, I don't have high hopes.

I personally think the plot in the beginning is solid and would have been a pretty great story if the book had stayed true to it, but there's just too much going on for the rest of the story after the siren takes Victoria (the FMC) away. The whole thing about "save the siren world by sacrificing the human girl" could have honestly been done away with entirely, because it's nothing more than a total distraction from the emotions surrounding family in the beginning of the book. If the plot had stayed focused on Victoria's fight to save her family from her scummy ex and the systems of her world, it could have been a really self-empowering story, and her romance with Ilryth would still have been possible, (and imo more enjoyable to read about as he helps her). But we just don't get to explore any of that in a meaningful way at all, and instead Victoria becomes a hollowed version of herself that is just so depressing to read about. That being said, I did enjoy getting into a new siren/merfolk story, because while so much was not great about this one, I loved the sirens and culture based around them in the book, and their underwater kingdom. It helped to rekindle my love of mermaids and the ocean, which is great because I really need to get back into swimming again. Favorite character/s: Ilryth, and partially Victoria - for the fact that I can relate in personal ways to both of their struggles (at least for some small parts of the book). What drew me to this book? I was in the mood for a water/merfolk themed book, and the gorgeous cover snatched my attention immediately. I'd give the book a place on my shelf just for the cover alone if the story wasn't so hard to get through. Stars: 1.5/5 stars. Certainly not the worst I've read. But while I enjoyed some things, there just wasn't anything gripping or exciting enough as the story went on that made it worth finishing. View all my reviews

[athenasdragon]

Sometimes I remember that I used to play trumpet and I’m like oh yeah. wtf.

[stoportotouch]

also it is genuinely very sweet how clearly britten wrote pears' musical strengths and interests into the claggart! john claggart! arioso (or whatever you might call that).

[moodlesmain]

What I'm Made Of (Sonic Heroes OST) 🤝 With Me (Sonic and the Black Knight OST): Final boss songs who's lyrics apply almost just as much to Sonic as they do to the villain he's facing