#this is excellent op

[toboldlymuppet]

come out swinging

[heavenpierceher]

this post was poorly worded and ambiguous. sorry

[tiodolma]

As promised, here's the ficlet of the day for the modern AU. In which Kay has someone to commiserate with.

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It's frustrating. Because no one takes Kay seriously when he mentions what he knows about Mr. Ambrosius and Ms. Pendragon. The only one who seems to believe him is Sybille. The rest of his colleagues? They dismiss his comments as conspiracy theories.

Everyone seems to believe that the day Mr. Ambrosius and Ms. Pendragon get together will be when hell freezes over. Except hell has frozen over and the unimaginable has happened under everyone's noses. How can no one see what's right in front of their eyes it's beyond him. Because it's so obvious if you know what to look for.

A sigh escapes him. "Honestly, I don't know who they're trying to kid," he mutters, watching as he watches Mr. Ambrosius and Ms. Pendragon share one of their secret smiles.

The elderly woman besides him shakes her head. "Neither do I, boy, neither do I."

"It's so painfully obvious. Yesterday, I overheard him ordering flowers."

"What an interesting coincidence, Ms. Pendragon received flowers yesterday."

"Huh, not surprised. Did you know he made dinner plans for today?"

"Not lunch?"

Kay shakes his head. "Not lunch."

"I see," is all his elderly colleague says, eyeing the couple thoughtfully.

"Kay?"

"Yes?"

"Keep me informed."

Adgddhjhkkll LMAO

[where-does-the-heart-lie]

Water is Thicker Than Blood Chapter 52

Get hurt/comfort 'd, idiot.

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I'm getting excited for chapters to come :3c we're getting real close to the meat and potatoes.

[ominouspuff]

emoji drop

[selfindulgentcompetition]

TRYING AGAIN WITH CLEARER WORDING. PLS READ BEFORE VOTING

*Meaning: When did you stop wearing a mask to a majority of your public activities? Wearing a mask when you feel sick or very rarely for specific events/reasons counts as “stopping”

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[ariadne-mouse]

Thinking about Dorian's new wardrobe - specifically the swap to gold signifying his new heir status and the "sluttiest" shirt etc - and remembering earlier in the campaign when the party went to the masquerade ball. Dorian had been planning to wear something he wanted to wear (the flowy beige chiffon outfit he wore in the pageant in ExU) but when the plan changed to subterfuge, he very pragmatically chose something conservative, militaristic, and introduced himself as "Brontë Secondsun of the Silken Squall". Notably, he discarded the outfit he'd originally wanted (3x12):

As I do, put those things away, I'm going to reach into my bag and pull out the outfit that I had, which was this chiffon outfit that I had previously gotten a long time ago, and look at it for a minute. Then I'll pull out the mâché mask that I had, and I'll crumble them both up and throw them in the bottom of the bureau, and leave them behind and go back down to the group.

He'd been looking forward to a chance of expressing himself, and when he realizes he can't (by choice, for the sake of the mission), he literally buries his feelings. Having to lean into his family identity is not a happy occasion for him; it represents everything he's trying to escape and a suppression of the self he's trying to become.

What's interesting about his most recent costume change is that in learning the reason for swapping silver to gold, it also tells us that Dorian has actually been wearing a reminder of his status in his family this whole time, on his everyday clothes. His winged boots are ancestral, but they have the excuse of being a useful magical item - Dorian could choose whatever metallic accent style he wanted for his clothes. And in using all silver, he never completely erased Brontë Secondsun Wyvernwind, he just embedded the title in his color scheme. Wearing gold now feels like grieving Cyrus as much as it does the grim acceptance of his new inheritance, but the two things are intertwined.

The "sluttiest" shirt meanwhile is a pretty straightforward continuation of the flamboyant style he yearned for in the masquerade. And with such loss behind him and the dire mission before them - if not now, when? If they get out of all this alive, he may return home and have to resume whatever pomp and circumstance are required there. Life's short; wear a sheer blouse.

All told, Dorian's new outfit and presentation are such a wild mix of messages. My brother is dead. I'm the heir now. My familial duty is part of me and I acknowledge this despite having very complicated feelings about it. But I'm also going 1000% on my dramatic personal style that doesn't match what I would wear at home as a prince. I have left behind beloved familiar instruments and chosen new ones. I am simultaneously reinventing myself in my desired image, cutting away things I think I must, and reaffirming my roots to which I am tied now more than ever. And I'm gonna do it all tits out.

[lowpolyanimals]

Flatworm from Cell to Singularity

[scintillatingshortgirl19]

obsessed with his dopey little face

[grouchymillennial]

~ink~

Barto Week Day FOUR: Granny/Tattoo/Fangs

[runawaymarbles]

HAH

[opera-ghost]

Could we get a compilation of times Jeremy Stolle heard “slut” when the director called “cut”? 👀

(ask is referencing this post) yes! in my research i found myself only able to focus on this one specific show towards the end of the broadway run, amazingly captured by @angelofmusicishere. and you can see why

like. come on. the flourish when he grabs the hat? the unwavering eye contact? the cape flip????????

slutcullis sprawl. (also him lingering after,,,,,,,)

dude is getting his shit ROCKED

and then he's just annoying! (slut)

and as a bonus, i have to include that time he went feral when half the set pieces stopped working during the first lair

[strawberryteabunny]

package arrived ૮꒰ ྀི◜༝◝꒱ა

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

I was re-watching some of the BSD ops and was reminded of just how many of them are visually so good and accompanied by absolute banger songs. So I'm going to be mean now.

*v1 and v2 are combined because the only difference between them is that v2 adds colour to the last ten seconds of it. They are exactly the same otherwise. To me, a vote for one is a vote for the other, since the colour change is part of the story.

See under the cut for links to each op if you need a refresher!

OP 1

OP 2 - v1, 2, 3

OP Dead Apple

OP 3 - v1, 2

OP 4 - v2, 3

OP 5

[where-does-the-heart-lie]

Water is Thicker Than Blood Chapter 30

End of Act Two!! How long will this go for?? Who knows!!

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So i forgot about the tray of hors d'oeuvres in Ace's hand last week, so please accept this explanation of why it wasn't visible lol

sorry if the pacing is a little quick this chapter, i tried to transition between everyone as seamlessly as i could but its kinda hard when you have so much to fit into one chapter!

Stay tuned for a SBS question post coming soon!!

[super-rangers]

I love that Cruz was framed as being the Marine's perfect little soldier and the instant she got within 5ft of a hot woman all traces of any sort of training went out the window