#these parallels r just so *chefs kiss*

[butdaddyilovehimmm]

S1 // S5

[fisheito]

I started reading beastars so now HE's reading beastars .wait

THEY'RE reading beastars

[trulybetty]

Sunday Week in Review XIII

Was it really Halloween this week? Because it feels like it happened like six months ago - that's how long this week has felt for me 🎃

It could also be because I finished my October prompts and now I'm wondering what I'm supposed to do now I don't have a daily deadline. Well, I know what I need to do (I hear you, Frankie) - I just can't seem to bring myself to sit down and write it right now. But luckily I've been given some great advice from some wonderful people and I hope to start posting it before the month is out!

I'm also trying to figure out how to get back into my reading - my TBR list has been all over the place since last month was nearly impossible to get much read. So going to slowly get back into the pace of reading a reblogging - which also includes all the lovely comments I received but haven't been able to get back to yet! 💕

But on with the 'condensed' Sunday Week in Review...

T R U L Y   U P D A T E S . . .

oct' x 29 - stormy days (sequins!joel x f!reader)

oct' x 30 - seance (tim rockford x reader)

oct' x 30 - seance (chiffon!dieter x ofc!bryony)

oct' x 31 - trick or treat (marcus pike x reader)

strings part IV (series complete) (joel miller x reader)

W H A T   I   R E A D . . .

Are You on Mute? (Benny Miller) by @rhoorl Now Benny Miller is not my type, but with the way Jess writes him? He's slowly worked his way into my rotation of reads! This is a spicey read that will have you rethinking Zoom meetings at home 🫠

Broadcasting Live Tonight (Dieter) by @morallyinept This was just *chefs kiss* a delightful steamy read written on the back of Pedro's own appearance on SNL the other week. The tension between the reader and Dieter is palpable and the payoff is 🙌, smut be smutting here. Not spoiling anything, but I hope we get a part two!

A Month of Sundays (Various) by @gnpwdrnwhiskey My parallel play partner in a month of writing daily prompts, Lellen, completed her Month of Sundays and if you haven't checked them out you should! She totally knocked it out of the park and managed to fit so much into six lines a piece!

Working Title (Dieter) by @rhoorl Jess is back with another installment that does not disappoint! We've got some cameos, we've got some Jurassic Park references, we've got a wet-haired Dieter and sound the alarm, we've got some 18+ action with Belle and Dieter that I think about at least once a day because it was that hot 🥵

Steep Is the Mountain (Tim) by @sin-djarin This fic is still playing on a constant loop in my head since I read it the other day. Becca's coming home series is amazing (go read them all) and this is another excellent addition to it with our Detective Tim Rockford.

Headshots (Marcus) by @secretelephanttattoo This is a dreamy update to our reader and Marcus finding them in Ireland. I'm not going to spoil anything, but El makes a strong case for the canon behind Marcus' leather jacket!

Fall Apart Again (Joel) by @wildemaven Heidi treated us to an interlude to this series with a letter to Joel from Eve and much like the series, pulls at the heartstrings. It's a truly beautiful story and this interlude just adds another layer to the whole thing and I'm still thinking about it the day after.

Hope everyone has had a great week and enjoying their Sunday so far!

Here's to the week ahead! 💕

[hqrarepairtournament]

ROUND 1B - Match 16

PROPAGANDA (from submissions)

BokuAkaKuroKen (Bokuto Koutarou/Akaashi Keiji/Kuroo Tetsurou/Kozume Kenma)

“Every combination has their own unique dynamic that are each so **chefs kiss** some of favorite scenes in BokuAka or KuroKen work is when the other pair show ups and we get to see BoKuro shenanigans and being dumb together or AkaKen being each others voice of reason or sounding board”

“THEY R SO COMFORTING I LOVEEEE RAHHH”

“um. they r so silly”

IkeDaiYui (Ikejiri Hayato/Sawamura Daichi/Michimiya Yui)

“there's not a lot of content about them but I like them <3 what do you mean Ikejiri and Yui are both parallels and Daichi helps them in their journeys of self discovery and self confidence and learning how to push through and deal with hard times and to keep trying even when they want to give up ???? listen Ikejiri and Yui's stories are so similar in their admiration of Daichi and we know that Yui at least had a crush on him, there's now way Ikejiri didn't also I just want them to be happy together, they're so sweet”

[squireofgeekdom]

okay after the rereading ancillary justice shenanigans rereading ancillary sword has begun

This thread is so fascinating to me because back in AJ the person in possession of the Garseddai gun asks about why the ship's obeyed, did they hate that enslavement, and it's interesting to see that thread coming back.

And then this about the project of making an ancillary, with 'what was one body's temporary discomfort?' knowing that the body that survived to be Breq was left as one body while still in the midst of this.

AND how this paralleling forshadows what's done to Tisarwat and how and why Breq recognizes it *chef's kiss*

Absolutely obsessed with this. Goddamn brilliant worldbuilding. And 'If she had ever become someone other than who she was.' !!!! YES. I'm so. yes. I'm so about this.

'lately' Breq, universe's angriest AI (the anger is condensed)

"ships don't generally want partners... ships didn't yearn for romantic partners, either." *Bangs fists on table* AROACE ICON

and the whole bit about different bodies are different, like... the bodies come with different sex drives. it's just *chef's kiss*

'i'm told it's something like that' b r e q ahhh Seivarden

again this reminder that Breq has gone through this, acutely, as just one body

!! the way this parallels the conversation back in AJ about the fact that the person who had been in the body before the ancillary process is now dead, with Breq challenging on what choices were acceptable. Breq now giving that to the person in Tisarwat's body.

And kasdjglkjd 'things will seem better after you've eaten and slept' i'm pretty sure i've expressed this exact sentiment to fellow grad students before

I do appreciate that within a few pages of establishing Breq as ace we get a human character established as also ace. Medic you'll always be an icon.

also god this passage is so funny after like, twice that Seivarden's like 'i'm dtf' Breq's like 'i've logically sorted the available people for who you have the best chance of asking to fuck.' the available people does not include Breq, of course. icon.

'She doesn't want me to.' Seivarden gets it

[spacedykez]

Hiii just read your coral kids fanfic and it said to scream to you on tumblr about it/them in general so here I go:

Just FOR YOUR INFORMATION I was reading your ff during lunch break today and it broke me (in the best ways) I literally had to fight back tears. IT'S SOO GOOD WTFF I LOOOVE

The way your wrote Scott and Martyn has me in shambles! I relate so much to them but also I just wanna be like them and also I JUST WANT EVERYTHING FOR THEM OKAY THEY DESERVE THIS q.q

The parallels for both to 3rd life OH BOIII I was shaking and I loved every second of it. Esp the direct parallel´-scenes and such CHEF'S KISS I WANNA PUNCH A WALL.

Next thing that made me go insane is the colour-thingy. I didn't know I needed bright colour Scott in my life but OH BOI YES also the parallels between Martyn and Jimmy??? like??? My head is spinning and I feel like there's smth I missed but I enjoy having a spinny-head over blorbos <3

Oh and also how GOOD you've woven the series and curses and alliances together - it makes all so much sense and it just shows how hurt they are and also how deeply they feel- once again I would like to punch a wall

Despite that emotional level i LOVED how you got the humor and their personality down and their flirty selves and all that CHEF'S KISS THANK YOU SO MUCH

so yeah might have to reread and adopt parts of that into my own self bc it's jsut so SO good but I'm so very glad you wrote it <3<3<3

HIHI M SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO REPLY TO THIS. short answer Life Happened. anyways!!! you are my favoritest person ever right now i adore you.

THANK YOU!!!! traffic!scott is one of my #1 projection characters he is just like me fr. obviously i have not been put through three death games like he has skldfjsd but i do relate to him quite a bit so i'm sure that shows through in my writing. theres no deeper reason that i was able to write an entire section about scott being lonely/scared everyone was going to leave him. at all. ever. absolutely not that would be crazy. (/sarcasm)

references/callbacks to other series my beloved!!! i am soooo emotionally stable abt 3L/DL (/lying). i don't know how obvious it was (probably very obvious but anyways) but i never really watched LL i only have a bit of knowledge from tumblr osmosis (the reason i didn't watch it has nothing to do w the series and more to do w general life stuff at the time that's not really relevant)

SPINNY HEAD OVER BLORBOSSS YES I have spinny head over blorbos syndrome. i cannot get over how martyn and jimmy are like opposites. jimmy was always in need of protection by scott, scott was always there to protect him (or try to) (and sidenote i love flower husbands and i will not tolerate flower husbands slander but thats another post). martyn is the opposite. where jimmy was in need of protection, martyn wants to provide scott with protection. theres just. theres something there. they make me insane /pos

I LOVE MAKING THE GAMES AS ANGSTY AS POSSIBLE they are all so traumatized autismbless <3 they r all so hurt they r all hurt people hurting others because they are desperate and i am so insane over the life series in general

i may have watched. a bit of scott smajor. just a bit. yk. a tiny smidge. a small amount. maybe. just maybe- /sarcasm

(i have watched an ungodly amount of smajor content . and i will admit i wasnt as sure about martyn goin in because i HAVE written him before but only once and i've not watched him as much before LimLife. i think i got him down? people seem to like it ! so i think i succeeded :D)

[bushs-world]

So, one of an (additional) challenge of the fantasy book bingo was to write a review of the books you read. I have been putting this off for sometime, but finally decided to sit down and write this book review, especially since I have a lot to talk about.

(also this is my first review so it might get a bit haphazard since it's more me keeping a track of my opinions)

THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5

Author: Samantha Shannon

Genre: Fantasy, Queer relationships

Bingo Square: Queernorm setting

Detailed review under the cut. Contains spoilers

What I loved

Worldbuilding: the worldbuilding in the first half of the book is so well written and the most enjoyable part of this book. There's so much worldbuilding in this novel, from the different kingdoms, their religion, their rulers, their practices and beliefs as well as how they see the other kingdoms. And yet it never feels like exposition or info dump. Which btw there isnt a typical expository dump at the beginning of this book. Instead we are dropped right in the middle of the world and we figure and understand the world slowly as we read through

Weaving of plot: again, in the first half of the plot, there are four different pov characters in different parts of the world. They rarely know each other (except for two characters but they are in different places) and yet somehow the plot connects them together in a very interesting and enjoyable way.

Religion: religion plays a very important part in this book and the difference of beliefs and faiths, and how that causes conflicts is very realistically portrayed in this book. As well as two different religions believing two different versions of the same story. For example, the west follows a religion called virtuedom and thinks of Cleolind, a prominent historical figure as a damsel rescued by their saint after he trapped the dragon while the south believes the saint is a liar and Cleolind was the hero who trapped the dragon, and hail her as the Mother. Similarly, the East worships the dragons of the east and hate the wyrms of the west while the rest of the places don't see any distinction in the two types of dragons and hate both.

Diversity: absolutely adore how diverse the characters in this book were. Eadaz, also called Ead is brown (her characterisation parallels the SWANA region) and sapphic. Loth is a black man. Tané is Asian young girl and Niclays is an old gay man. Sabran, a very prominent character in the book (though not a pov character)who rules as the queen of the strongest kingdom is bi.

Ead and Sabran's relationship: especially during the first part, the slow burn and tension was just *chef's kiss*

Gender neutrality: this book is queernorm so there's no homophobia. Ead is in love with Sabran, Niclays is gay and Tane seems asexual. Also instead of gendered terms like husband or wife, the book uses words like partner. Position of powers is held equally between men and women. And both Ead and Tane are strong fighters who have trained all their life. There's only one issue with the queer stuff of this book which I will discuss in the cons section.

Standalone Fantasy: lastly I loved that this is a standalone fantasy.

What didn't work

Too much plot: the second half of the book is weighed down by too much plot, which imo was totally unnecessary. There was so much additional new information and twists that it was difficult to keep a track of. For the first half it was an understandable simple plot- there r two dragons; the evil wyrms of the west and the benevolent dragons of the east. And the leader of the wyrms was imprisoned under the earth by Cleolind through a sword. Her descendents, now protect the world from the wyrms in a secret order of mages. In the second half suddenly, it was complicated with two different types of magic, two jewels, there's another second woman (that no one knew about) who together with Cleolind binded the dragons, a witch, a mulberry tree, a comet and what not. That along with too many unnecessary subplots made the book too muddled by the second half

Unsatisfactory resolution of subplot: there are often subplots which are set up or pointed towards, only for them to be quickly (and unsatisfactory resolved) in a few pages without the characters actively overcoming any struggles. Instead the subplots are resolved with a very conveniently timed coincidence. For example, the book sets up Loth going into an enemy draconic kingdom for a good length. People worry that he doesn't get hurt. But as soon as he reaches there, the princess of the kingdom very conveniently tells him she's on his side and the kingdom is suffering due to his father. He's out of the kingdom in 4 pages flat and without any struggle (n the draconic kingdom is rarely explored beyond a few passages). Similarly while he's carrying a box from the princess to the priory, he gets attacked by a wyrm and is conveniently found by a friendly mythical animal who not only saves him but also takes him to the priory (n they don't face any other struggle in the middle). Same way, a civil war was hinted for so long only to be thwarted in a very anticlimatic way before it could even start. Magical weapons are lost and found in the same page.

Passive characters: ties into the above point but everything is very conveniently set up for the characters and they rarely need to struggle. Most of the time they discover important stuff totally by chance or someone tells them everything. Tané finds a jewel stitched inside her body totally by chance, without no build up of it before

Weird queer setting: so like the book is queernorm, same sex relationships aren't looked down upon yet the marriage is between a male and female character tho the reason for that is given to be children.

[mahikamihan]

Alamat "ILY ILY" is beautiful

hi, I'm just gonna write something quick to process my thoughts and analysis bc this MV and the song is so good and dense with message.

For some vague contexts, OFWs or overseas filipino workers, are often heralded as “Bagong Bayani” (trans. the new heroes)  as they bring in millions of pesos every year to help with expenses and living costs back home. As of Nov 8 2022, $1 (US dollar) = roughly Php 58 (Philippine peso). I’m not sure how it’s changed over the years, but in 2010-14, at least for me, Php 50 can buy you an entire lunch meal in school.

ILY ILY is a multi-genre song by Alamat with the melody originally from a Hiligaynon folk lullaby "Ili Ili tulog Anay". I believe the song itself talks a lot about the sacrifices OFW parents make for the financial security and comfort of their children back in the motherland (Philippines). And the subsequent emotional consequences and psychological effects these have on the family. The irony of ILY ILY also doubles as "i love you, i love you" is not lost on me.

Starting off strong! "Ano ba?? Ganyan ka na lang pala!" -very common scolding terms, especially from a older guardian or parental figures.

"Hindi ka ba nag-iisip na may naghihirap doon..." - kind of guilt-tripping the child for crying, being angry, or generally just not feeling happy by bringing up their working parents (likely OFWs) and their sacrifices; generally an unhealthy way of soothing someone's frustrations over neglect or dissatisfaction.

I love how money comes out of the cake. Usually another way to soothe their children, is by bringing in more money, for more comfort. But that doesn't phase Lyca (the female singer).

presents for the children... again, to make up for not being their for their birthday or whatever missed celebrations (especially during formative years of their childhood)

I'm trying to figure out which specific Filipino festival this is refering to. I know a few filo street festivals that reenact the Passion of Christ (ex. Sinulog, Moriones, Salibatbat, etc.) which sometimes includes self-whipping, which the crown, candles, and ropes here are symbolizing.

The lyrics are so on point,

Gabi-gabi at umaga (every night, and every day) Pangungulila ang dama (feeling bereaved, "ulila"="orphan", which is on theme) Hihintayin ang araw na (waiting for the day) Tayo'y magsasama-sama ([where] we all get together)

This is supposed to remind you of the sacrifices people make for love.

^^^Can someone tell me what these are referencing? I feel like this is supposed to be something from a filipino film or something similar, but I'm blanking on where it might be.

I love the direct parallel of the filipino kid having a yaya (maid/ domestic helper) back home while the parent is the housekeeper in a different country. Just *chefs kiss* GENIUS!!🤌🤌

the lyrics shows how much the child/children cares about their parents. in the midst of happiness and abundance around Lyca, she can't help but miss her mom and dad.

Island Maid - from a quick online search, it's a domestic helper agency in Singapore. Upon looking into their website, they hire Filipino workers trained under Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Beside R-Ji is a balikbayan box, large cardbord boxes used to deliver souvenirs, gifts, clothes, furniture, and other things back to the country.

The lyrics now talk about how the child (R-Ji) aspires one day to be the one to work so they can bring their parents back home. (And, in a way, isn't that a tragic cycle of poverty and capitalism? Parents have to work away to bring money and food home, and the child has to work in order to bring their parents back home.)

Very powerful imagery. The waste, the anger, the sadness, the loneliness, while surrounded by presents, money, comfort.

Sacrifices, all in the name of family and love.

I love this part. From what I've gathered, in here, Taneo talks (in Ilokano) to the tone of an eldest sibling, about how he's going to take care [of you] for now. The lyrics shift the emotional burden of parenting to a fellow child, with the parents abroad and likely, unavailable. He throws paper airplanes made of paper money out the window while an airplane (parents?) flies in the back. Lost childhood maybe?

Another strong imagery. Money in a kaldero (used to cook food, usually rice, stew, and other filipino cuisine) while everyone is situated in a Boodle Fight (eating tradition where food is served on top of banana leaves).

"they've been gone too long so I'll be your Dad and Mom for now", again referencing about the physical and emotional unavailability of parents that older siblings or family members have to take on to fill that gap.

"'Nang, 'tang, muli na kayu" (Mom, dad, please go home)

At the emotional crux of the song, the lines said over the "telephone" sound is so poignant. They need their parents to go home. But instead...

...All they got were more Balikbayan boxes.

...and all they can do is fight over who gets them. Empty boxes. empty gifts of love. God, I love this song. Stream ILY ILY.

[eerna]

just read your post about the sakura scene (yato telling yukine) in noragami. im gonna chew on the walls...THE LAYERS OF SYMBOLISM. i aim to be as good with symbolism as adachitoka. the layers. THE LAYERS...HOLY MOLLY

T H E L A Y E R S . .. . . fr they are so good at drawing parallels that don't feel cheap. The emotional devastation is chef's kiss

[aouiaa]

can u write an abby x reader fic where it’s just fluffy and soft. like maybe abby comes back from a long patrol and reader missed her or smt like that :)

❝ MISSED YOU (R FINGERS) TOO ❞ — 𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 !

warnings and disclaimers, wlw content, smut w/o plot, sub!abby (YAYAY), softdom!reader, cunnilingus, fingering, praising, usage of petnames (babe, baby, pretty girl).

TAPE THAT MOUTH SHUT, someone by the great name of @les4elliewilliams made this smutty. don’t worry it’s still fluffy and very soft, chef’s kisses to her!

the distinct sound of a key turning in the lock alerts your ears, causing you to turn your attention to the door. eagerly, you approach, your excitement akin to a dog with its tongue wagging, as it opens, the sight of your form clad in her oversized shirt brings a soft smile to her lips, clearly amused by the sight.

"hey, babe," she breathes out, her fatigue evident in her voice. noted. she willingly leans into your embrace, her eyes fluttering shut as if grateful for the comfort. in this unwavering tranquility, she subconsciously lets go of her bag, it falls to the floor with a soft thud, and she murmurs against your collarbone, "missed you."

"yeah?" you respond with a hint of a smirk playing at your lips. the dangerous undertone in your tone is evident, and she knows it's precisely what often lands her in tense situations.

“yeah.” she affirms, pulling away slightly to examine your features intently.

a shit eating grin is on your face as you stare at her, continuing. "you must’ve had a long day, how about i help you unwind some tension in your weary, weary bones?" you suggest with a playful pout.

she laughs softly and scratches her cheek, replying, "as much as i would love that, I'm still pretty sore from the gym, plus..."

"plus patrol too," you continue for her, nodding in agreement. "yeah, yeah. i know, but... what i'm offering to you is to just lay back, and look cute." you smirk, letting your words sink into the pulsing ache between her taut thighs. "just like you are now." your voice lowers a few octaves as your lips caress the tip of her earlobe, sending a shiver of anticipation down her spine.

a sharp gasp escaped abby’s lips as you skillfully kept her trembling legs from closing around your head, preventing them from closing around your head as you feasted on her, your hunger fierce and insatiable. your eyes met hers, your gaze that of a predator staring at its prey. you watched as her eyes rolled back, her body trembling as she clutched at your fingers, her grip parallel to that of a compressor. a testament to the pleasure you wrought.

wrapping your lips around her clit, you hummed against her, amusement flickering in your eyes. you chuckled, the vibrations adding to her pleasure, "you gonna cum for me, pretty girl?" you knew she wasn’t capable of forming coherent sentences, but it was entertaining to see her struggle. "yeah, you are. look at you, working so hard... yeah, baby, come for me." your words, combined with your skilled mouth urges her closer to the precipice.

requests are open, don’t be shy ;3

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[thatsuhboldchoice]

i never thought it'd happen but i managed to find the almeida live richard iii???? i've very much wanted to see it to gauge another rupert goold shakespeare so here we are!

getting to this point was a challenge--like out of the blue the first act showed up on youtube, but the second act wasn't there, so i went searching for it, found it, but the audio in both acts was out of sync so i downloaded them and somehow that fixed the first act but not the second, so i found a free video editor, but had to edit and render it twice bc the issue wasn't that the video was offset, but that it was hair too fast for the audio and now it SEEMS to be fixed but for some reason there are still select scenes that are still out of sync so i think there is very much something deeper going on with varying frame rates in that video, but anyway i managed to get it for the most part watchable

okay time for actual analysis!

i reread the folger edition at work yesterday, which is for the most part pulled from the first folio and so in watching i had to keep looking at the text, because i think they were working by and large with the quarto text

anyway i am now aware that textual differences are many and that finding a cut of riii is going to be thorny

anyway

this production seems very straight to the point

ralph fiennes is obviously a great shakespearean, but there's not much velvet fist going on, more just fist

richard's misogyny is clear in the text, but i think it's a little more complex than what seems to be happening here

to make riii's scenes with the women work--he has to actually woo?

the dark humor is there but the charm not quite

but i know he's got the charm since his antony was solid

scott handy's clarence here is nothing short of spectacular

this is how we deliver text, kiddos

the murderers are a highlight. like this scene is already funny but this is top notch and again i follow everything with handy i see him fighting for his life.

god i really want more out of vanessa redgrave

sorry there are moments where i'm going to insert my own interpretations of this text which i know is not taking this production for what it is but Too Bad

but essentially the way i see the women in this piece, particularly margaret, is not that they're mad at all, but that their pain, rage, and curses are interpreted as mad by the men around them

their "curses" and "prophecies" come true, because they aren't that at all but experience

(which really makes sense if we get the civil war before this)

the doll symbolism makes sense, but the slight battiness to these incredibly powerful women is a little irksome

i feel strongly that the women are the key to this piece and i think that already puts me at odds with this production

continuing on

goold is just very good at clarity and this piece is no exception

rivers, hastings, buckingham, etc. do not give us much in the text to individualize them, but in performance feel totally distinct

again i am just not getting much of an arc out of fiennes' richard?

a little underwhelming

i don't know how to deal with the precocious children in the text other than to put precocious children onstage and...sigh

the scene with the women must be one of the longest and sits at the climax of the piece and is the showdown between the most developed member of the reigning monarchy and richard as the usurper, hence my entire thesis, but i digress..

these three do spectacularly

susan engel in particular is *chef's kiss*

again such clarity and intention and proficiency with the verse let me cry

aislín mcguckin is harrowing and fiery and i really love her elizabeth

but i do want to unpack that scene with richard

i am again missing an arc there

they just kinda bash heads until the r*pe (which i'll get to in a moment) and then she leaves

which i *think* i get---the intent of that action is to subdue her and then she agrees

but here's the thing--there is such parallel between this scene and the anne wooing scene--and he seems to end with the upper hand

and maybe this is just my own personal reading of the text

but again i think *he* thinks he's successfully reenacted that scene

but here's the thing...elizabeth lives? she agrees but then escapes

and it would really help if shakespeare gave us literally anything more with this character other than a brief reference to her daughter marrying richmond at the end

but the key point to me is the emotional conclusion of elizabeth's arc is that she gets away

this scene is so charged that r*pe is logical extension of it

(especially taking into account the fact that in henry vi, richard's VERY first soliloquy is in immediate reaction to watching his brother "woo" elizabeth and that the beginning of the "since i cannot prove a lover i am determined to prove a villain" sentiment. like this is arguably the end of an arc for them)

but i think the entire tension in that scene is that she avoids it or worse

again though that is all my VERY specific interpretation of a very challenging aspect of this play

and this richard has been utilizing sexual violence extensively so i see it

i just don't think it's necessarily the most interesting take

moving on

the staging of the ghost scene with richmond is lovely, just lovely

richard loves richard!

there's the fiennes i know

some depth finally

god i wish i worked in theatres where i could make it rain

really really really strong final image with the mother kneeling at the grave with the works lights from modern dig site

that cuts beautifully across the ages

[maximuswolf]

Favorite Diss Tracks Outside of Hip-Hop

Favorite Diss Tracks Outside of Hip-Hop Trash talking musicians are nothing new, certainly not limited to the hip-hip genre - early blues and jazz musicians constantly touted their supremacy over their peers, rock egos declaring their own godliness - it's nothing new. The underage-cousin-fucking, possible later-wife-murdering Jerry Lee Lewis did a show in Hamburg just to angrily reassert his claim to the throne of early rock & roll after being shamed into obscurity.The Diss Track, though, is a particular brand of trash talk that's so associated with hip-hop, that it's easy to forget just how often you see this in the music and genres that predate Biggie & Pac, Kendrick & Drake, etc. Where else do you folks get your dose of inter-scene drama where an artist calls out another by name for the purpose of putting them down? There are some obvious standouts in music history, like "Sweet Home Alabama" as a response to "Southern Man"/"Alabama", that kind of thing, but there are so many that have existed under the radar without the frothing media attention they deserve :) I'd like to submit for the record the following:Funkadelic on "Let's Take it to the Stage" calling out James Brown, Slick Rick, Sly, EW&F, and anyone else who wants to rep being funky (chef's kiss for referring to JB in the 70s as the 'Godmother!' or 'Grandfather') - Modern parallel would be Kendrick Lamar boastfully calling out everyone in the scene that he considers beneath his level- on his verse in "Control"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1deFnklMG0And one of my all time favorites, Rudimentari Peni taking The Clash & Sex Pistols to task for fame that came at the expense of their authenticity on "Rotten to the Core" (a more pointed attack at the specifics of a band's credibility, in the same vain as the recent Drake disses): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9tvmT7jHjUWhat else comes to mind? Maybe I'm in a mood, but these past couple of days I've been getting a kick of of finding all of the first-class-shit-talking in my collection (currently listening to Nation of Ulysses take, out of all the bands, the Beatles to task for being too old on "N-Sub Ulysses" - it makes me feel young again lol). Submitted May 17, 2024 at 07:19AM by Square_Bowler_3436 https://ift.tt/bpwWj75 via /r/Music

[megumiifushiiguro]

hiiii hazel how are you?? i fell down a rabbit hole of rogan videos and that time they’re in the restaurant and he’s playing with her hair???????? so so so cute i died watching that

also lowkey want your opinion on some of the rogan conflicts bc i feel like ppl use those as a way to hate on logan but i feel like as a couple they handled any arguments pretty maturely and like communicated? so idk what do you think?

(i’m also restraining myself from dming you bc I can be super annoying but ahajdl i just want to talk about rogan constantly)

heyy nadiya!! i'm good bestie just drank some cold coffee wbu? hasdfgf omggg this is so relatable when u start watching them u can't stop sjsjsj it's just one video after another lmaoo and GOSH IK THAT SCENE THEY WERE SO CUTE I WANNA SCREAM AAH like the subtle parallels between this scene and the s-7 scene of the dinner with logan's london colleagues when she is acting all posssdsive of him?? *chef's kiss*

hmm i mean which conflict r u particularly talking abt bestie?? cuz i sure do have a LOT of opinions sksksk

(THAT'S IT I'M DM'ING U I'M SORRY IN ADVANCE CUZ I'M GONNA BE SUPER ANNOYING AND U WILL PROLLY WANNA BLOCK ME LATER)

[dottores]

Hii! I’ve been reading all of your works and my heart goes through loops whenever I read LDA. I literally count the days to Wednesday so that I could catch the new release.

Your ability to create such in-depth characters who have significant bonds with one another, and perfectly mesh the past with the present continuously just blows my mind. Like the intricacy of every character, how they feel towards the same situation is chef kiss. it really brings in more relevance to the events that are happening which makes the entire chapter just a joy to read.

Thank you for working so hard to write such amazing stuff, not just LDA but all of your works they’re truly amazing. <33

SOBBING THIS WASNT IN MY NOTIFS I ALMOST MISSED IT IM GOING TO CRY YOURE SO SWEET skakskksksk i get so anxious w characterization bc i get so nervous that ppl read it and r just like 😐 wtf LMFAO AND OMG PLS IM SO GLAD YOU NORICED THE PARALLELS BETWEEN OAST AND PRESENT WHEN I TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME I REALIZED I COULD MAKE A PARALLEL I LITERALLY PUNCHED MY BED N SQUEALED N CALLED MY BF TO TELL HIM ALL EXCITED IM NOT EVEN KIDDING i was so proud of those omg pls i’m giggling that made me so happy

[zoe-oneesama]

How did you feel about Queen Banana? (If I’m being honest Chloe made me angry in that episode)

I'll kind of go in a Stream-of-Consciousness style: The episode by itself I really liked so I'll start with what I liked. Chloe was hella annoying but it's not anything new - if anything it was like being Season 1 again, which is the version of Chloe I've always liked (in that like to hate way). Particularly in the akuma fight, I think the VAs went really hard and the animation on Queen Banana was funny and over the top, I loved it.

Adrien coming to tell Chloe she should be the one to apologize was *chef's kiss*. Glad to see that some of that "she'll never change" nonsense from the end of Despair Bear is wearing off and he's standing up for his friends. It's an important lesson for him to learn that yeah, sometimes standing up for what's right might cost you but it shouldn't stop you from doing the right thing. This is a good step forward. Additionally I love seeing a bit of Andre's spine too. Now just extend that to how Chloe treats people who aren't in your family...

The banana thing was shoehorned in the beginning, but honestly, I was here for the banana ride all the way to the banana end once it was there.

They really put all the effort into Zoé and Mylene's makeup, but still put them in painter smocks and called them "capes", huh? lol, but that make up was F I R E 🔥

It's nice to have actual proof that the Magic Charms are working against reakumatizations instead of them just saying it does. Lol, even Marinette seemed surprised.

Vesperia kicked ass. That is all.

Now what I'm concerned about/didn't like:

I don't like Chloe's hair down. It looks like Laurie from That 70's Show.

I'm seeing a concerning amount of parallels between Zoé and old Marinette (Marinette before she got the earrings). My feelings about it really depend on what they do with this: are they going to have Marinette see Zoé have the same self-destructive behaviors that she does and realize that actually she doesn't deserve to have the bad end of the stick and needs to treat herself nicer? Or is Marinette going to give Zoé confidence and "heal" her trauma with absolutely zero self awareness?

Also with Zoé, I see a strange amount of parallels with Lila. This also goes with Sole Crusher, but she did come in lying about who she is, but because she does it with self-defensive intentions it's okay? It's to the point where I can't tell if her ending speech in Queen Banana where she mirrors her movie lines about "loving you even if the world hates you" was genuine or just part of her manipulation to trick Chloe into taking the Magic Charm. If it's genuine, then this is going to be Zoé "redeeming" Chloe (which is it's own can of worms) and if it was part of her trick, that means she's lying. I would assume this is nuance, but in this series, I can't be sure if this intentional or an accidental mixed message.

And about that little speech at the end...I probably would be less up in the air about it if they didn't have Tikki come in to convieniently say "maybe now Chloe'll learn to be better". Um, haven't we done this song and dance before? Am I supposed to take this seriously now?! Is this another tease or are they actually going to pull through with it this time? I have nO IDEA!

Ultimately, I take Tikki's quip more as "if Chloe doesn't change after this she has no one to blame but herself."

[boleynns]

bundle of anon ask replies

ask #1: i firmly believe that otto had daemon followed or was spying on daemon through myaria who is now working as the mistress of whispers which is why she paid the young boy who snitched to otto, consequently through pure coincidence he saw rhaenyra and daemon almost doing it but daemon had no say in it…i mean otto was rlly dreading saying the news to vaserys, and cmon do u rlly think daemon targeryan king of the narrow sea would geniunly work with otto in any way shape or form, no yall

Definitely agree, ain't no way in hell Daemon would work with Otto. I do think he meant, whether pre-meditated or on a whim in the moment, for them to be seen and identified in the brothel, but don't think his "plan" went any further than "maybe someone will say something to someone".

ask #2: can i say im mad annoyed about that after show segment on ep 4? i truly believe that without that the drama around this episode would’ve been way less lol

Yeah, I think the Inside the Episode stuff definitely fanned the flames unnecessarily, but I will say that it seems clear that they are still very much trying to keep the locals thinking that Daemon is still a threat to Rhaenyra -- and if they had just said "Daemon is super into Rhaenyra, and feelings are scary, and despite his best efforts he cares too much about her to follow through" that really would be telling the audience exactly which direction his character is going to go.

ask #3: I don't have the link for leaks so what episode is the sex scene supposed to be in? 😩

I think Episode 7, from the leaks I have!

ask #4: can i be insufferable about house of dragon for a min can i also like a min? to be honest….There’s some things from the behind the scenes that the directors said that actually kinda made me rlly nerveous cause i don’t want them to paint daemon as this devil horrible man who intends to corrupt daenyra all for the throne?? we’ve seen tahts not true it’s not who he is so why r they painting him in this light?😭😭 like how one of them said in the after scenes “he wants to get back at his brother so rhaenyra becomes the apple of his eye” Bro or how they said portraying rhaenyra as not the perpetrator and this as abuse was rlly important??😭😭 MF ABUSE??? WDYM and these are straight quotes from them i do see some light at the end of the tunnel when he said that “daemon is using rhaenyra as a way to get at her father…his impotence in this scene is a reflection of the fact that he thinks what he is doing isn’t right” this could mean that initially he was doing it to get back at her father but he realized that wasn’t right due to his feelings for her you can still use someone u love to your advantage, i’m not gonna be delusional and say daemon already loves her tbh.. but i do think he is incredibly drawn to her so much so that he doesn’t understand it himself they’re also incredibly beautiful parallels between the two like rhaenyra walking alongside daemon in the beginning of the episode while while he went to face with vaserys was actually chefs kiss it was beautiful it was cinema

I kind of addressed this above, but I am just not worried about this within the story itself. They want to keep general audiences thinking that Daemon might be a threat to Rhaenyra, but once we get to the Inside the Episodes post-time jump they will also absolutely be able to point to like countless moments to say that, in retrospect, Daemon has always treated Rhaenyra very differently than everyone else and his feelings for her always trumped any power grab. So ¯\_(ツ)_/¯