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stex month day 13: flat top!

favorite actors: SO many. ross dawes is my forever fave but i also love delano williamsen, dennis courtney, luuk hartog, todd lester, mark davis, richard mylan, marcel brauneis, and paul treacy! plus whoever played him in tuacahn, i've never been able to find a cast list </3

i think a lot of actors tend to play him pretty one-note so i love when people balance his jerk asshole side with his softer caring side! plus he's always fun comedic relief, shoutout to ross for smacking himself in the face with his own brick. and how can we forget dennistop's goofy helium laugh. love him

favorite songs/scenes: watching him mess around in freight and the blues is SO fun he's so funny <33 the lil spin and suspender snap paul does is adorable, also love him bothering this poor random woman in the audience with his brick. i mentioned ross above but him climbing around on the set like a jungle gym is so so cute!! also tuachan flats getting super excited to see rusty and waving at him!!

love literally all of his and dustin's interactions too, esp when he waves off the rockies for teasing him ough. their little goofy solo in freight!! <3

AND ofc all of his and rusty's interactions! him being a little shit to poppa and rusty jerking him back by his couplers....peak sibling behavior. love him giving rusty his helmet back after he gets beat up, esp how ross does it bc he doesn't tell him to give up!! he still believes in him!! brb exploding

him and poppa/momma are rly fun too, flat top is definitely their least favorite child but they still care about each other <3

honorable mentions to dinah giving him a cheek kiss too it's so cute

OH wait one last thing. when he hears about cb's plan and he looks SO disappointed in greaseball bc that's him finding out that his hero isn't who he thought he was and UGH. it's so good

wait i lied one more. him and rocky messing around during the megamix and throwing the brick to each other <3

favorite costumes: london!! oh my god all the little details are so good like he's quintessentially 80s london punk and it shows. his little socks! the steel toes on the skates!! the bigass frankenstein bolt collar <3 i'm especially fond of his earlier fluffy black & silver wig, it's adorable

i also loooveee the 3d glasses makeup but the bit where he just had graffiti scribbled all over his face is so funny like "hey what should we put on him to show that he's rebellious?" "just write SEX + DRUGS" "ok got it"

also brick on a chain my beloved <3 AND in late london where his belt was made of wood planks to show that he's a flatcar!! so good

i also have a fondness for on ice flats. his stupid nail boots. and tuacahn bc i respect the decision to put him in a crop top and chaps

favorite ships/friendships: flatdust is my train otp i love them i love them i love them <333 they have it all....friends to lovers....sunshine/grumpy....introvert/extrovert....good stuff. their friendship is so sweet to me bc they're total opposites and yet! special shoutout to that one boot where it genuinely looks like they're about to start making out onstage

i love him and rusty too, they're absolutely siblings to me and wind each other up all the time but they still care for each other! also him and cb in a frenemy situation bc cb thinks it's funny to push his buttons

his hero worship on greaseball is also really interesting bc it ties into his whole self-discovery arc imo

headcanons: he's physically the weakest of the freight and he absolutely has a chip on his shoulder about it </3 i hc him as a bulkhead so engines tend to dislike him too due to him being prone to derailing at speed, so he's desperate to prove that is he is cool and strong actually!! he's also like 5'4" without the boots lmao little guy

he's scared of thunderstorms but won't admit to it so dustin will hold his hand and pretend that he's the one who's scared ;-; he also helps dustin out in his garden sometimes but he sucks at it so he just gets to stand there and be moral support. guy who doesn't get the concept of seeds and will just rip up whole flowers for dustin to plant

also very rarely smiles bc he doesn't like his tooth gap :( dustin thinks it's cute tho

unpopular opinion: flat top is such an interesting character bc like. he does NOTHING and yet he has one of the strongest character arcs in the whole show! it's all about him figuring out who he is and where he belongs and it's so fascinating to watch unfold in the background. him racing with rusty in the final would've been such a good culmination of that

also i don't think this is unpopular but on my knees begging him to be punk again like that's his whole point

anyway sorry for writing an entire essay i'm normal about him.

(last two pics are commissions from arachnidal and sparemayonnaise!)

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Thank u for the tag waaaa

last song: uhhh lemme see… I want to know what love is :3

favorite color: like fuschia hot pink :333

last book: I’m not in the middle of anything but I think I’m about to start up the hobbit again!! Hopefully I can finish it this time 🤞

last movie: just finished high school musical again :3

sweet / savory / spicy

last thing in search history: how to get webfishing on mac… it looks cute and fun and I can’t play it agh :[

current obsession:

Stex and The Aqua.bats of course!!!

looking forward to: my upcoming semester of art school ^o^ I’m gonna be taking a sewing class and a duct tape sculpture class :D

Anyone can join this game but let me tag @doing-science, @catships777, @sparkyscissorhands, @lances-wife aaaand @arsene-fixates if u guys would like to :3

YIPPEE

Last song: Digital love by Daft punk

Favorite color: Dark red and black

Last book: ......a fazbear frights book

Last movie: sonic 3 !!!

Last TV show: Erm.... mob Psycho 100....

Sweet/savory/spicy: sweet and spicy

Last thing in search history: metal sonic figures :3c

Current obsession: METAL SONIC MY POOKIE !!!! Reigen, selfshipping, drawing, I'm very into sonic and mp100 atm

Looking forward to: posting more metal sonic stuff maybe I'm planning to post my sonic sona ref sheet soon too

10 people I'd like to know better, only if you'd want to participate btw ( =＾ω＾)

@bunbunsheart @fl0ralsxgar @floralpotions @moxanji-real @vergils-beloved @heartsfromcyber @heartmatic @ams-puppy @lovesickvalentines @sari-stars

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Day 4: Pearl

To preface this, I gotta say I originally hated Pearl. Not for her character, but for bad writing reasons. This year especially, I have been slowly appreciating Pearl and I think it's only fair to give her a post of her own. I apologize for being a hater.

Favorite Song This Character is In: Solid tie between He Whistled At Me and Only He. Both really reflect her personality and are fantastic songs to listen to. Honorable mention goes to Lotta Locomotion.

Favorite Actress For This Character: I don't really pay attention to Pearls across stex's existence for reasons I will get into later but Nikki Belsher is a queen and I hope she knows that.

Favorite Ship with This Character: This is tricky because I find the more I get into something the less I really care about ships oddly enough. But Prusty is really good because I'm an absolute sucker for friends to lovers and they really said here you go.

Favorite Thing About This Character: Ok so this is going to seem completely hypocritical of me because I criticized her indecisiveness (still despise Make Up My Heart btw) but I actually have grown to appreciate that she doesn't stick with one partner the entire show. It feels a little more realistic and is kind of like real life where you are very very unlikely to live the rest of your life with the first person you date. So yeah girl, find the right one.

Something You Would Change: *rubs my gremlin paws together* Ooh boy do I have opinions. Now, I don't expect ALW or Stilgoe as cis white males to know how to write women. Which is why I'm doing some revamps. We are absolutely bringing back A Lotta Locomotion, He Whistled At Me, and a shorter version of Only He. I know, it's a good song and I hate doing this but she's already had a solo and Only He is right around the point in the show I feel it loses a lot of its, er, steam. I do think that maybe she could put up more of a fight about having to race with G.B. in the final race to incorporate some of the empowerment the other coaches have. For a lot of these reasons, the newer Pearls including pre-2018 I haven't been very invested in. From a design standpoint, give Pearl back her floofy ponytail at the very least, although I would ideally give her back the old costume design and have it read pale pink on stage, I can compromise.

Random Headcanon: slighty nsfw but still very tame just as a warning

Ok so basically I totally think that Pearl slept with some of the other engines she was paired with and for one main reason. In A Lotta Locomotion, she has an exchange with the other coaches, and when they ask her what she's going to do (like smoking or drinking which I will point out on a later day) she says, "What do you think?" Now I may not be an expert on innuendos but that does seem like an innuendo. Really does make the whole "Gonna try them all until she finds the one" into perspective, huh?

Unpopular Opinion: Whole Lotta Locomotion at least when the instrumentals aren't obnoxiously techno is my guilty pleasure song. Here's looking at you Tuacahn.

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StEx Appreciation Month, Day 25: Favorite Character

I think it’s fairly obvious my favorite character is C.B., but Pearl is actually a very, very close second, so I wanted to dedicate this day to her! A day late, but whatever. Here’s a set of one of my favorite Pearls, Nikki Belsher from the Japan tours!

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I posted 213 times in 2022

51 posts created (24%)

162 posts reblogged (76%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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I tagged 35 of my posts in 2022

#starlight express - 31 posts

#stex - 30 posts

#answered ask - 9 posts

#cb - 8 posts

#stex cb - 7 posts

#pearl - 5 posts

#rusty - 5 posts

#dinah - 4 posts

#thank you! - 3 posts

#prusty - 3 posts

Longest Tag: 41 characters

#that first tag was accidental but it fits

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Just a picture of my honorary favourite CB. The O.G. of them all.

Love you O.G. You're the best.

22 notes - Posted September 9, 2022

#4

I'm feeling kinda low today, so here's some Prusty to cheer me up. An example of when true love triumphs. A tale of acceptance. Rusty is rusty and imperfect and Pearl is brand new, but she still loves him. And he loves her. Beautiful. Stex

See the full post

22 notes - Posted March 16, 2022

#3

I actually feel happy today, so here's some GreaseDinah to celebrate!

23 notes - Posted March 10, 2022

#2

What is your favorite version of CB?

Ok, so I just bombarded a good friend about this very subject on discord, so here's this!

My favourite version is Todd Lester!!! Lovingly nicknamed Manic CB.

First of all I LOVE HIM BECAUSE SMOL HE'S SO CUTE AND ADORABLE AND IN CODA OF FREIGHT WHEN THE ENGINES ARE WEAVING THROUGH EACH OTHER, HE HAS TO PUT HIS ARMS STRAIGHT UP SO THEY CAN GET PAST BECAUSE HE'S SO SHORT--

Secondly, to my eyes and thoughts at least, he seems to play him with a hint of vulnerability (broadway boot at least). He jumps when Electra laughs at Rusty when he finally agrees to take Poppa’s place, and moves closer to the Rockies. He sings "There's Me" and offers to help Rusty so sweetly. (I know there's many takes on this and many reasons why he might do this, but for me, I like to think he (Manic at least) used to be a Good Boi who got bullied too much, and "There's Me" and the offer to help Rusty are his Good Boy showing through.

Before There's Me, he doesn't just zoom off stage after hearing about Dinah and Greaseball’s split, only to return like a tiny demon. Instead he rolls away slowly, while looking at Dinah, apparently hesitating and unsure before deciding to be kind.

His little dances in Wide Smile! He looks like a little kid trying to impress his dad more than anything. THE SPLITS! THE TRICKS!

His smolness in One Rock and Roll. He's just tiny. Plus this--

And the whole thing of trying to keep his hat on, and ultimately failing!! And then he just looks so sad and defeated (and concussed) when Poppa catches him straight after. He flops so adorably.

In short, I love him because sweet, smol, and flexible.

23 notes - Posted March 11, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

This is adorable.

34 notes - Posted March 4, 2022

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