#tiny broadway god

[nonbinary-arsonists]

read through the entirety of @bunnys-beetlejuice-blog's BJ Deetz AU last night. stayed up until 3am. Obslorsed. Will be drawing more.

[astroboots]

Omg please continue with the Miguel fang prompt!!! It’s too cruel to stop there!!!!!

HIDE AND SEEK

Summary: Miguel and you plays hide and seek.

Pairing: Miguel O'Hara x reader

Word Count: 1.6k

Content: Hunter predator kink (I think that's what we're calling it?) anyway explicit. Miguel is a bit rough.

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It's all too easy to get lost in the crowd in a city as crowded as New York. You slip in among a throng of tourist standing around like a flock of pecking hens, their faces dipped down at their phones, huddled over google maps as they try to figure out how to get to Broadway as if it's not within goddamn walking distance, right down the street.

In a nervous habit, you fiddle with the watch on your wrist. Your eyes flick over the bright light that tells you it's 11:28pm.

Which means, there's still 32 minutes left.

God this is the slowest hour you've ever lived through in your life.

You squeeze yourself in the back, behind a woman with a large hat and larger sunglasses, even though it's evening and the sky is near black. The only things left illuminating the sky now is glaring shop signs, aggressive LED lights, and the mega-spectacular ads display that is brighter than the goddamn sun.

Peering over the madness of the crowd, you try to spot the familiar sight of his all too recognizable build looming over everyone else.

But there's nothing.

He's not here. You let out a long held in breath, your chest sagging with relief. Of course he wouldn't be here.

Times Square has over 300,000 visitors passing through every day. 300,000 sweaty, exhausted individuals drenched in perfume and deodorant that would make it impossible to pick up your scent. Thousands of people speaking all at once, over the angry noise of honking traffic that would make it impossible, even for him, to pick up the sound of your distinct footfall.

No, He won't be able to catch you here. That's why you came here after all.

You glance down at your watch again. 11:31.

Shit! How has only three minutes gone by?

Shaking your head, you look up at the sea of people.

You'd better get moving. Even in a crowd, if you stay still for too long, it won't be safe.

Walking briskly down the wide street, it's a struggle to squeeze through the ever moving crowd as the glaring lights change from makeup ads to theater marquees. You're peering over your shoulder with every three steps you take, constantly expecting the familiar sight of his messy curls to peek out a foot above the crowd.

He's so damn tall there's no fucking way you'll miss him if he's found you. You'll get plenty of advance warning, you reassure yourself as you continue to move forward.

Your eyes settle over your watch again.

11:46. Fuck you sideways.

You know you shouldn't keep checking it every two seconds like this, because all it serves to do, is to ratchet up your blood pressure so high you're going to need to start taking medication for it.

How is time moving so slow. You shake your head in exasperation, and for a fraction of a second you swear you see it.

A flash of unmissable dark navy glowing with red.

You freeze. Your back feels like ice, cold damp sweat breaking out along your spine. You snap your eyes back but there's nothing there now. Nothing but an anonymous crowd.

What the-- How could he have just disappeared into thin air?

He's 6 feet and fucking 9 inches. Taller than your refrigerator back in your tiny studio apartment. The top of his head beats out your fucking Christmas tree. If he was here, he'd be impossible to miss. You don't fucking miss a giraffe when you visit the Brooklyn Zoo, so why are you having such a fucking hard time spotting him? How the fuck does he move so inconspicuously?

Was it just your imagination?

You glance at your watch: 11:46. Gotta be kidding. Is time standing still now? Has it just decided to stop moving altogether?

You force yourself to step forward and ignore how your knees seems to cave at your own weight as you sink into the pavement with every step.

In the corner of your eyes you spot him. Clearly this time. Real. Not a figment of your imagination. He's only a few steps away from you. The familiar pair of glowing scarlet eyes fixed on you.

Oh fuck, shit. Shit! Your heart races at the sight, beating so hard you think you feel it in your lungs. You're already sprinting in the opposite direction without thought and the only thing guiding you is the pure impulse to escape.

You push through the crowd, sprinting forward without taking in your surroundings. All you care about is to get away as your gaze is fixed on your watch.

11:52. Eight more minutes. You just need to stay away for eight more minutes.

You keep running as the crowd seems to thin, and the colorful lights and noise of traffic fades away. Then you finally stop, catching your breath to look up at your surroundings.

It's empty and void of people. A large empty van is blocking the narrow alley from view of the main street, and there's an unlocked gate that you've come through.

On the other side from where you've come from there's a tall bricked up wall as far as the eye can see-- a dead end.

How the fuck did you manage to find the only deserted dead end alleyway in central New York?

Shit you need to get out of here, you won't be able to run away if you're trapped here.

You glance one more time at your watch.

11:57. Three minutes. 180 seconds. It's all you need and then you'll win.

You turn your heel back towards the gate. But it's too late.

The dim light of the alley is eaten up by a large and imposing shadow.

He's already here.

The familiar navy blue and the menacing red sprawled across his chest fills your vision, blocking your only path to escape. All you see is red eyes glowing so bright it lights up the dark alley with it.

"Time's up," he says, mouth curled into a mocking smile so wide that you can see his fangs peek out from his upper lip.

That's when you realize you are well and fully trapped like the helpless prey you are in his spider's web. You're right where he wants you.

God you're so damn stupid. You were safe in the crowd. But one sight of him had you spooked and running into the only alley to be found in all of New York.

Shit.

He'd planned this all along. The bastard's must've been the one who opened the gate. And you had ran in here like some scared witless rabbit straight into his trap.

You could try to escape him. Some vain, silly leftover pride in you, is adamant that you still have at least two whole minutes to get away.

He steps closer, and you can't help but instinctively step back as he does.

You know it's a game. Know that he would never hurt you, but that hungry and predatory red glow in his eyes has fear spiking along your spine all the same.

"Miguel, wai--"

The rest of your futile plea dies in your throat. His broad palm covers your mouth and jaw, and even your startled squeak is muffled into silence as he presses you up against the wall.

You whimper into his hand, but he doesn't relent. Doesn't ease up, even as he leans down and hushes you. Despite the soothing tone he uses with you, it isn't comforting at all. It drips with condescension as he press his lips to your bare throat.

"I'm gonna take my prize now, nena," he murmurs into your skin and because your brain is broken, with no sense for survival instincts, every part of you tingles at the amused threat in his voice.

"You promised remembered?" He reminds you.

And of course you do. It's hard not to, when the bastard's got you pinned against a brick wall in an abandoned alley like something out of a horror movie.

Fuck. He's taken this way too seriously. You don't know why you had suggested the world's dumbest hide and seek with this competitive and unreasonable man.

He presses you into the hard brick behind you, like there's anywhere left for you to go. And you can feel it. The proof of his excitement pressing up against your stomach, pinning you against the wall. He's hard.

Any residual resentment at your loss gives way for excitement when you feel his cock twitch and jerk against you.

The edge of his teeth rests on your bare shoulder as goosebumps breaks across your skin, and you feel dizzy. Anticipation swirls in your stomach with an intoxicating warmth.

You can't fucking breathe.

His hand snakes up your dress, wedging your panties to the side, until you can hear the fabric rip and tear. Shit, you're going to kill him for that.

The thick head of his cock presses in and stretches you open, as he forces his way inside of you, in time with his sharp and whetted fangs sinking into your flesh. Electricity pings across your nerves, sweet and euphoric and you feel drunk with it.

He's filling you, inch by hard and relentless inch, until you swear you can feel him lodged in your stomach. You feel so fucking full. Full of Miguel until nothing else fits anymore, but he doesn't stop.

His cock nudges along an impossibly deep spot inside you that has you losing orientation and makes the space around you spin, and he's still not fully inside.

White blinding pleasure streaks through your every nerve and crowds your vision, as he sinks you down further on him, until your vision goes blank. He's so fucking big. Always is no matter how many times you take him like this.

Pleasure pool with heat in your stomach as he holds you in place, impaled on the thickness of him.

Your limbs go boneless, unable to hold up your own weight, and for a moment you're not sure if that's the venom released to your bloodstream or just the effect he has on you. You only remain upright because he's propping you up with his body.

His mouth skims along your throat, dragging his teeth up until his fangs tease along the shell of your ear, with the threat of sharpness. The edge of them barely graze your skin, completely unlike the feral impatience he'd sunk into you with, as he whispers into your ear.

"Found you, Nena."

Dedication and credits: This piece is dedicated to @foxilayde for her completely deranged (and amazing) post that had me SALIVATING. Thank you for putting this brainworm into my head. I am shooketh.

[hl-obsessed]

✨💎 a yuzu grows in brooklyn by @stylinsoncity

(M, 67k) harry is a recent implant in new york and a young chef opening a restaurant called yuzu. louis, a music teacher and broadway lover, has been around the block for a while. in a city that's so fast-paced, they're slow to catch on to each other.

✨ You Took My Heart By Surprise by @loveislarryislove

(T, 39k) There is reason to believe Prince Harry’s life is in danger. After a failed kidnapping attempt, Louis is assigned to guard Harry around the clock. He is the best at what he does, but he has a tendency to not get along with clients. Louis and Harry start off on the wrong foot, but it soon becomes clear that neither is at all what the other expected.

~*~*~

Queen Anne met Louis’ eyes. “While your file documents many remarkable accomplishments, it also contains a number of early terminations. Why is that?”

“It all depends on what your priorities are,” he said slowly. “If your primary concern is protection, I’m your guy. If you’re looking for someone polite…” He shrugged. “I don’t generally try to be rude, but social graces aren’t what I’m being paid for. If someone values being sucked up to over being protected, that’s their problem.”

“You seem quite well-mannered,” Anne said, frowning.

Both Nick and Louis snorted at that. “You’ve only known me for ten minutes,” Louis said. “Give it time.”

✨ Put It On Me by @stylinsoncity

(M, 15k) Harry's bachelor party doesn't go as planned.

✨ so many birthdays (that I missed) by @tofiveohfive

(NR, 11k) Louis doesn’t know nearly enough about science and the cosmos to explain how every atom in his being stands to attention; how his body immediately knows who he’s bumped into.

It’s somewhat underwhelming when the first word he hears out of Harry’s mouth after twelve months is, “Oh.”

AU inspired by Julia Michaels’ Into You

✨ No Place I'd Rather Be by @iamasphodelknox

(E, 39k) Harry's had a crush on his stepfather's friend for six years. A small crush. A tiny crush.

Honestly, if you don't look at Harry's dozens of poems about Louis Tomlinson, the crush is practically infinitesimal. They haven't even had a conversation.

But then a car wreck prompts them to finally have a conversation.

Christmas works its magic, Harry pines, Louis fonds, and they just might make it.

✨ The Places I Share With You by @iamasphodelknox

(M, 7k) Five times Louis comes home to Harry and one time he's ready to welcome Harry home.

The process of Louis and Harry finding home in each other.

Sequel/Coda/Epilogue to No Place I'd Rather Be.

Primal and Divine by WordsInBloom28

(E, 33k) Embarking on a mission to save his pack, Louis is pushed to the brink after his friend is killed in a dangerous forest. Awaiting the graces of death, Louis is saved by a peculiar healer who lives alone in the woods.

Throughout his healing process, Louis forms an unlikely bond with the healer and, with it, a life of serenity. His body grows stronger and his heart grows fonder, allowing love to take root.

In order to protect his new found peace, Louis and his companion work together to fight against the evil that threatens to take it all away.

It was always you by @defences-down

(T, 1,3k) It's their first Christmas living together, and Harry has been trying to figure out how to talk to Louis about his feelings for weeks.

He could never have expected what would happen next.

Ideal: An Advent Fic by @iamasphodelknox

(M, 40k) All Louis wanted was some god-damned time to write his novel. He didn’t expect to move his and Liam’s entire production of a Christmas variety show to a small inn in Vermont just before the holidays. He didn’t expect to save Niall’s inn. He didn’t expect Liam to fall in love. He definitely didn’t expect to fall in love himself. And he certainly didn’t expect it all to feel so much like a Christmas movie.

Oh hell. There’s a lot of things Louis didn’t expect.

A White Christmas au, complete with drama, fluff, choreographed dance numbers, and idiotic boys falling in love. Just your typical Christmas fun.

Frankincense-ational by @londonfoginacup

(T, 31k) Harry Styles works at the Hillsyde Library with his friend Zayn and best mate Niall. It’s December, which means Christmas, which should be the happiest month of the year…

Except Niall just broke up with his boyfriend, Zayn needs to let up on the rules a little, and the library is getting their fire alarm system replaced, which means that for the next few weeks there are going to be firemen patrolling the library ‘looking for fires’ while the system is down.

Harry almost hits one of them with his car right off the bat - and of course he’s the hot one.

Happy Christmas, here’s to many more.

Is that a candy cane in your pocket? by @kingsofeverything

(E, 4,8k) Louis accuses Harry of shoplifting. Harry was definitely not shoplifting.

They work it out.

Close To You by yourgorgeouscolors

(E, 5,7k) “You’re lovely,” Louis rasps out. He feels so close to Harry in a way that's different from the other intimate sex positions they’ve tried. He can see Harry, feel him all over. Feel the way he’s clenching down on his cock as he adjusts. He can feel Harry’s hot breath prickling his skin, and can feel his body everywhere. Each point of contact feels like a zap of electricity.'

Or, Harry and Louis try a new sex position.

Listen To Your Heart by @chloehl10

(E, 35k) Are you kidding me right now?

I… No? Louis frowned, feeling angry now. It wasn’t fair, he knew that, but at the same time, he couldn’t help his feelings. It felt like this had been brewing for weeks, and this was it. Give it a rest, Harry.

Why are you such a brat? Why can’t you just be happy for me for once?

You think I want to hear about you kissing James? Really, H? There’s things I just don’t need to know, okay? I’m your best mate, not your fucking relationship advisor…

***

Louis has always been comfortable being Harry’s one and only. When Harry starts to branch out, Louis has a hard time letting him go.

Harry is very lucky to have someone who listens to what he has to say, despite the fact that he’s deaf. He’s finally feeling like he’s coming into himself, but Louis seems bothered by his newfound confidence.

(do you think it's easy) being of the jealous kind by @the-larry-way

(T, 0,8k) Harry is mad and Louis isn't exactly sure why.

(or Louis comes home smelling of another omega and Harry is near heat and jealous)

Make a Dime Go One Hundred by screwstyles

(E, 18k) “Hey, Haz,” he says, encouraged in equal parts by the weed and the cocoon they seem to have created around themselves. “Do you think you could trust anyone enough to have full control over you?” he asks into the night, hoping his sentence won’t break their bubble. It doesn’t, if the way Harry’s eyes meet his is any indication.

“What do you mean?” Harry’s voice is barely above a whisper, rough from the singing they had done earlier. Louis wants to keep this memory forever.

“You know, if someone wanted to, uhm,” he coughs, “to tie you up, or blindfold you.”

-

Friends to Lovers AU: Harry volunteers to help Louis experiment with bondage. Things don’t go exactly to plan.

✨ Chestnuts Roasting... And All That by @elsi-bee

(M, 47k) Louis is apparently the only person at his new job who is single as can be. It’s not a big deal to just tell his new colleagues that he has a boyfriend, right? Until he has to make this imaginary boyfriend magically appear at the office holiday party. Cue fake relationship antics with a certain someone who is more than willing to play along.

Linger by @yourpricelessadvice

(E, 136k) Louis has a truckload of painful memories and a custody arrangement where a family could’ve been. The last thing he’s looking for is a new relationship.

Harry has accepted that he’s not made for relationships and isn’t interested in getting burnt again.

It’s a good job they’ve both got meddling friends.

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[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

EVERYONE STOP. (KANTHONY Simone & Jonny post.. that quickly turned into FIYERO/FIYERABA/ WICKED POST AS WELL <3)

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YES FIYERO BI KING!! : https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/768290712971329536?source=share +yes Fiyero ALWAYS HAS BEEN BI:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768997985779580928 & https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768681383681998848

+OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS TO IMPORTANT JONNY POSTS ON HERE:

Jonny/Fellow Travelers/ lots of queer VERY important info/history/data :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/737426324387430400/god-forbid-that-i-romanticise-this

Wicked's ‘Dancing Through Life’ Full Scene Breakdown: Choreography, VFX & More (ft. Jonathan Bailey) :https://youtu.be/SKphlClxia8

‘Wicked’(2024 PART 1 !): Read The Screenplay (ty Deadline!!) :https://deadline.com/2024/12/wicked-movie-scirpt-read-the-screenplay-winnie-holzman-dana-fox-1236203154/ you can DOWNLOAD IT HERE:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25454766-wicked-read-the-screenplay/ +I’m reading the wicked screenplay and found where this production still came from. They filmed it all so I think the footage might be repurposed in part 2. It’s a montage of several scenes so I think some of might be used for flashbacks. I do wish we got to see the development of their friendship and the five of them hanging out once they’d become a friendship group.:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769853929145204736 (also we know now where the shirtless both Fiyero & Boq scene that Bowen was talking about would have taken place!)

Elphaba and Fiyero in the forest-extended (DELETED SCENE) (with the lion cub) :https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/771402379772018688?source=share &https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/771402379772018688 (GIFS) here:https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771551142803062784 &(GIFS)"See?" (HIS FACE!!)Fiyero Tigelaar being 100% in love with Elphaba Thropp while saving a tiny furball together.:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/771564907953045504 +https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771586153644212224 +https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771676596712161280 +https://www.tumblr.com/deeplyshalllow/771735242202595328+ (in better quality here on twitter(ENTIRE THREAD by this user with ALL deleted scenes (yes the Boq Elphie talk abt Fiyero as well!!) :https://x.com/hobiesprowler/status/1873999342463574339 +https://x.com/wjsntho/status/1875198326775390346

Boq & Elphie train station talk deleted scene(GIFS):https://gamorahww.tumblr.com/post/771379757850017792/i-dont-have-feelings-for-fiyero

Jonathan Bailey getting the part of Fiyero from the digital release bonus content:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/771484108034588673

Glimpses of the 'Wicked' group deleted montage from the bonus content of the digital release:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/771462239486083072

JONATHAN BAILEY (featuring Jack the Horse) Anthony Bridgerton | Bridgerton 2x08/ Fiyero Tigelaar | Wicked PART 1 (2024) :https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771415908524670976

Fiyero Tigelaar (Wicked: Part One)(GIFS. (in GREAT QUALITY):https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771419881386262528/excuse-me-there-is-no-pretense-here-i-happen-to +https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771586153644212224 +https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771676596712161280 +https://men-in-4k.tumblr.com/post/771401444510269440/jonathan-bailey-as-fiyero-wicked-2024-if-you

Jonathan Bailey-Norbert Leo Butz(OG Broadway Fiyero) showing love & respect & support for each other:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/771213779823394816?source=share &https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/771213779823394816 +OG Wicked + Movie Wicked CAST PICS edition-THIS POST omg:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/771213803646025728?source=share &https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/771213803646025728

Can we please talk about Fiyero’s face in the Ozdust Ballroom scene when Elphaba and Galinda are dancing?.. :https://www.tumblr.com/deeplyshalllow/771740295080640512

my favourite part of the wicked movie that is unachievable in a stage production is the scene where elphaba tells fiyero he's not really shallow and careless and his response, to probably the first genuine compliment he's had in years, is to basically go 'ding dong you are wrong lol' and she adds 'and frankly your mental health is in abysmal condition'//and then there's a lovely close up shot of his face as he stands there frozen, buffering and panicking all at once, for like a full minute :https://www.tumblr.com/deeplyshalllow/771740776684306432

There's something funny (if slightly tragic) to me about the fact that Fiyero's himbo act that he puts on through Dancing Through Life, and that we find out later he secretly hates, is literally what saves him multiple times through the musical.:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/770051140160208896 &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770051140160208896?source=share

I love Fiyero so much(SPOILERS) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/770043246485307392/fuck-i-know-all-of-this-obviously-and-have &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770043246485307392/fuck-i-know-all-of-this-obviously-and-have?source=share +https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/770138358125035520

hey okay but the guy who doesn't care about anything because nothing matters actually comforted his friend immediately and softly and tenderly when she expressed her guilt and I'm not over the cracking urgency of his whisper, hurrying to soothe while trying not to draw attention to her discomfort.

I'm also still not over the genuine excitement on his face when Boq and Nessa showed up to get on the boat to the Ozdust. I'm not over the stupid little smooch on the librarian's forehead, or him cradling a frightened baby in the lapel of his jacket. I'm not over him being the one to establish poppies as symbols of resistance because a spell involving poppies started it all for him. And I'm definitely not over the fear and care in his voice when Galinda fell asleep against him and he cradled her.:https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/770138358125035520

(FIYERABA analysis)An in depth study of Fiyero and Elphaba's first meeting in the Wicked movie (SO GREAT!!) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/770050743215554560/i-love-this &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770050743215554560/i-love-this?source=share +the extra of Fiyero and Elphaba that we got in the movie :https://dani-luminae.tumblr.com/post/769728788207697920/sorry-for-rambling-on-your-post-op-but-ive-been &https://www.tumblr.com/jbaileyfansite/769735450298613760?source=share +An in depth study of the Lion Cub Scene in the Wicked Movie :https://www.tumblr.com/deeplyshalllow/770169586063704064/an-in-depth-study-of-the-lion-cub-scene-in-the +An in Depth Study of Fiyero and Elphaba in the train station scene(And Fiyero's LAST scene in PART 1 movie):https://www.tumblr.com/deeplyshalllow/771115689759178752/an-in-depth-study-of-fiyero-and-elphaba-in-the

.https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jonathan-bailey-wicked-bridgerton-fiyero-interview (personal fav)"The starting point was “Dancing Through Life.” He creates chaos around him, like he does in that song, because he’s got to match the chaos that’s going on inside. The challenge that I felt was the trope of a cool caddish prince. He’s deeply unnerved by stillness and adhering to rules and structure. That is probably a sign of someone who’s never really experienced love. When you see someone causing that sort of disturbance, it’s usually because they’ve never felt seen. An organizational psychologist, Adam Grant, sent me a message saying, “It’s a masterful portrayal of superficiality masking depth.” Out of all the things I’ve heard, that is the thing I’m going to get printed on a T-shirt." + "I want to keep working until something like Fellow Travelers isn’t seen as niche. We’re only on this planet for a short time, but if Fellow Travelers can be a mainstream show by the time I’ve finished my innings, I’d be very happy." .https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/769221519525249024/i-want-to-keep-working-until-something-like + "An organizational psychologist, Adam Grant, sent me a message saying, “It’s a masterful portrayal of superficiality masking depth.” Out of all the things I’ve heard, that is the thing I’m going to get printed on a T-shirt." (GIFS):https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771655460334010368

.JONATHAN BAILEY AS FIYERO TIGELAAR IN WICKED RAY BOLGER AS THE SCARESCROW IN THE WIZARD OF OZ :https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/769640504224792576

Interview with IndieWire (2024) :https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/769589287824080896/interview-with-indiewire-2024

No, when YOU watched Dancing Through Life you were swooning over Fiyero. When *I* watched Dancing Through Life I was ready to call the Suicide Hotline for him. We are not the same. That man is not, in fact, Dancing Through Life, he is Dancing FOR Life. His life. :https://www.tumblr.com/after-dinner-poetics/769999967369789440/no-when-you-watched-dancing-through-life-you-were

rehearsing “Dancing Through Life:https://redmyeyes.tumblr.com/post/769483562127949824/jonathan-bailey-rehearsing-dancing-through-life

all 3 in THIS POSE (fanart ah!!) #gliyeraba !:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769219138332852224/please &https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769597347568238592 &https://www.instagram.com/p/DDm2U8gxFfh/ &https://www.tumblr.com/profiad/770808071983333376/kiss-me-goodbye-im-defying-gravity?source=share .https://profiad.tumblr.com/post/770808071983333376/kiss-me-goodbye-im-defying-gravity

diversity win! The fictional prince who eventually turns into a scarecrow is portrayed by a gay man and is bisexual. :https://remusfinglupin.tumblr.com/post/768195146439409664/diversity-win-the-fictional-prince-who-eventually

I’m glad through Jonathan Bailey’s performance we are finally getting Fiyero as the bisexual disaster he truly is :https://www.tumblr.com/justslightlyconfused/767861104033579008/im-glad-through-jonathan-baileys-performance-we

i get it know why they had to make wicked into two parts. there’s no way we could have handled jonny bailey singing both dancing through life AND as long as you’re mine in one sitting=I understand why they made it two movies now. you cannot put Jonathan Bailey singing dancing through life and Jonathan Bailey singing as long as you’re mine in one movie. people have families :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/767851013007884288

Is this how you go with your life? (FIYERABA first meeting GIFS post (movie recorded at cinema quality) No, I'm not seasick-Neither do I. /I did not eat grass as a child.-You didn't? I did. /And yes, I've always been green.-And the defensiveness, is that a recent development?:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768936433245437952 +https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/768479786497671168/jonathan-bailey-as-fiyero-and-cynthia-erivo-as (FIRST MEETING IN GOOD QUALITY GIFS!): https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771489942827401216/jonathan-bailey-as-fiyero-tigelaar-and-cynthia &https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771563965555818496/cynthia-erivo-as-elphaba-thropp-and-jonathan + Fiyero Tigelaar being 100% in love with Elphaba Thropp while saving a tiny furball together.:https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/771564907953045504 &https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/771657066308861952/jonathan-bailey-as-fiyero-tigelaar-and-cynthia + (moree FIYERABA gifs) :https://jbaileyfansite.tumblr.com/post/768408960934068224 + I've been thinking-Yeah, I heard. :https://theheroheart.tumblr.com/post/769232630673735680 + You've been Galindafied-You don't need to do that, you know.(good quality) :https://www.tumblr.com/deeplyshalllow/771490186157801472

watching wicked and realizing the character i most relate to isn’t elphaba or glinda, it’s fiyero. just depressed and dissociating through life-and in love with Elphaba, or just down for whatever with both Elphie and Glinda. very bisexual, very iconic. :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768669319346405376/and-in-love-with-elphaba-or-just-down-for

Fiyero having to go on a road trip to “kill” his girlfriend with a random kid, the lion cub he saved with the girlfriend, and his least favorite college classmate who was trying very unsuccessfully to steal his ex girlfriend :https://disregardcanon.tumblr.com/post/769360615174291456/fiyero-having-to-go-on-a-road-trip-to-kill-his

JONATHAN BAILEY GLIYERABA TRUTHER-Life is beautiful (so real) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768677988464295936/so-real

There is no pretense here. I happen to be genuinely self-absorbed and deeply shallow.- Oh please. No, you're not. Otherwise you wouldn't be so unhappy. -Fine. If you don't want my help.- I do. (THE FIYERABA scene in the woods (part 1 the woods scene at least)GIFS movie recorded at cinema quality) ("His perceived sense of beauty, of what he feels he's worth, he's proved wrong by because Elphaba sees in him something that is beyond a physical appearance. It's actually the vulnerability of someone else that draws him closer to himself, and I think the person that he really wants to be."— Jonathan Bailey, on Fiyero) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768927920874979328

WICKED FROM FIYERO'S POV :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768681383681998848 & WICKED FROM GLINDA'S POV :https://www.tumblr.com/txicyuri/764416819826147328/what-if-you-were-a-comphet-lesbian-going-to

DON’T POST WICKED SPOILERS!!’ so fun fact it’s actually a 21 year old musical adapted from a 29 year old book which is based on an 85 year old movie which is adapted from a 124 year old book :https://www.tumblr.com/mostly-funnytwittertweets/767891813455609856

Wicked Author Gregory Maguire Says Elphaba and Glinda’s Sexual Tension Was “Intentional”-In an expansive — and possibly final — interview with Them, the novelist discusses Elphaba’s origin story, its nods to the AIDS epidemic, and all those queer fan theories.:https://www.them.us/story/wicked-gregory-maguire-elphaba-glinda-lesbian-intersex

what is it about playing elphaba and glinda that makes actors develop such a homoerotic friendship (CHENZEL)/THIS post you all :https://www.tumblr.com/nondilutedrandomshit/770041963477073921 &https://www.tumblr.com/nondilutedrandomshit/770041963477073921?source=share

At this point I judge Fiyeros in ANY production by how they deliver "Dancing Through Life". This song is meant to sound cheerful, careless and positive. BUT. The one who sings it is depressed and sees himself as shallow, undeserving and useless. It should sound like the character in question hides it under his party persona, like he's on the edge but still smiling (especially in higher parts). Because that's exactly what Elphaba sees through, (...) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768415951832088576

WHY FIYERABA more than GELPHIE (always down for GLIYERABA tho!) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768483995226947584/yes-yes-yes-yes

JONATHAN GETTING OFF THE HORSE THE WAY ONLY HE CAN (iconic) (gifs) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768930975597084672

the wicked movie teaches important moral lessons like “be bisexual in college�� and “don’t trust politicians” and “if you push someone who’s in a wheelchair without their permission, someone might throw a bench at your head with their mind” :https://susiephone.tumblr.com/post/768092611472982016/the-wicked-movie-teaches-important-moral-lessons

gelphie is the good kind of toxic yuri gliyero is comphet for both and fiyeraba is bi4bi and thats the correct way to play it thanks :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768826357685846016

Them accidentally capturing the actual dynamic of their love triangle: Elphie at the center, Fiyero showing all his affection without shame and Glinda being and wanting to be there but not confidently + the colors too! :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769314394569080832/the-colors-too

“This is my wife, and my wife’s girlfriend who used to be my fiancée but left me for my wife.”- Fiyero, probably.:https://www.tumblr.com/shinyruby/768688016997957632/this-is-my-wife-and-my-wifes-girlfriend-who

She figured out HER OWN proper ploys when talking to boys!!!! She found HER OWN little ways to flirt and flounce!!! (i'm DYING with this FIYERABA post!) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769023074234515456

Haunted by that shot of Fiyero looking up at the sky and IMMEDIATELY taking off on horseback. Man doesn't know where he is going or where Elphaba is or what the fuck is going on but he knows he needs to find her. Such a great lead in to the start of Act 2 where he's been looking for her for years. :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769101543690616832 + I relate to fiyero because i, too, would risk it all in the dead of night to rescue my secret girlfriend, who is a known fugitive. :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769141663759220736 +Just for the first time getting just how much Fiyero must resent Glinda now. The movie shows Fiyero riding out of Shiz after the announcement about Elphaba, and Act 2 is basically Fiyero continuously showing us what he's prepared to sacrifice for Elphaba (spoiler alert: it's everything). (..)SPOILERS - part2 opens with this man searching for Elphaba for YEARS :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768931673359433728

My partner and I both cheated on each other with the same person (Glinda & Fiyero on Reddit) :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768677671583563776

It is the first 9 minute song by a British millennial gay man to do so :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/768331625796861952

if i had a nickle for every time when jonathan bailey plays a diva that almost knocked off the female lead while riding a horse during their first encounter, got engaged to the bubbly friend of this lead, and then later broke off this engagement to be with this exact female lead, i would have two nickles, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice :https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/769141937295982592

Top 10 Ways Wicked the Movie Differs from Wicked the Musical :https://youtu.be/cbsVAyOWzWo

Top 10 Things That Will Get Answered in Wicked Part 2 :https://youtu.be/r34AItvEapg

WICKED-Singing Live :https://youtu.be/8yBq4BxHMAY

Wicked-2024-Cast Play Never Have I Ever (Jonny Ariana Cynthia) :https://youtu.be/USClb04AQvQ

The Great Oz Quiz with the Wicked Cast-Vogue Australia :https://youtu.be/IZ-WHI2VPIo

Wicked-2024-Cast vs The Most Impossible Wicked Quiz :https://youtu.be/oZMnmDLP19I

WICKED (Meet Fiyero) :https://youtu.be/I_GBhksN5bY + WICKED FIYERO :https://youtu.be/cnuokrBKWAI

Wicked-2024-Jonathan Bailey and Jeff Goldblum's epic message to LGBTQ youth-Its your superpower :https://youtu.be/IIRc-3OSrks

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

More half baked ideas idk what to do with

1. Danny is singing along to the instrumental version of a broadway musical song (I was thinking "the other side" from the greatest show on earth) in an old abandoned-ish theater he found while exploring the Infinite Realms.

He gets startled by a guy in a red domino mask when he starts singing the second person in the duet.

Danny: *surprised Pikachu face*

Danny: *Happily singing the duet with this guy with a red bat symbol on his chest. It probably means nothing. Probably*

Meanwhile RR watches from the shadows, recording everything for blackmail

2. Dick has been having a reoccurring nightmare about a boy who looks just like him wearing a white and black hazmat outfit.

The boy always screams in terror or pain as he falls into a Lazarus green void, hand outstretched as if he were reaching out for Dick to save him as he falls into oblivion. Then the large metal doors to an octagonal doorway slam shut, blocking Dicks view.

Dick wakes up in a cold sweat

3. Danny, as a civilian in Gotham, trusts his local vigilantes way too much. It may be a byproduct of him being a former vigilante himself, but if he has a problem he thinks a bat would like to know about, he tells them and is generally happy to vibe with them

Aka he leads Robin to injured/stuck animals that Danny himself -as a totally normal non-meta teen who totally has parents and a safe place to live- can't free/cure.

Hes an informant to Red Hood

Hes practically seducing Red Robin with new inventions

The Batgirls check up on him every so often for the tea and to raid his snacks

Oracle saw him using his powers and has decided to mentor him on the down low. They exchange favors often.

Ect.

Oh, and he's doing this all while "disguised" with an over-sized hoodie whose hood no one can see into the darkness of.

4. The League of Assassins think Danny is some type of god/miracle child and will do anything to get thier hands on him.

Danny thinks this would be fine if not for the stabby nature of the cult chasing him around. He doesn't want to be tortured for his sass. No thank you.

5. Danny finds a clone baby in a tube, and upon realizing it was braindead and had no soul he overshadowed the tiny body. He didn't really have much of a choice. He had taken massive damage in a fight against a monster in the IR and didn't really wanna find out how far his "die and resurrect self at will" powers went.

He did not expect to sleep for years and years in that tiny tube in that abandoned lab.

Aka one of Tims friends find a younger version of Tim sunning himself on a beach drinking lemonade

[where-fading-princesses-live]

Thoughts on WICKED (2024)

So I finally saw WICKED after procrastinating after its opening weekend. I wanted to wait a bit longer (as excited as I was to see it) because I knew the theaters were going to be packed (they were) and my friend and I got tickets at the last minute before they sold out for that day’s showing. I’ve been a fan of the musical since childhood and I loved the books as a teen and I knew they were making a movie (or talking about it) since I was in middle school. Well it was worth the wait.

I admit the first teaser trailer did not impress me (it looked too much like a spectacle and some of the CGI effects looked over the top and corny). I was going to see it anyway but my initial expectations were low. but the later trailers were better and I was getting more excited to see it. Well the movie did not disappoint. Though I’m a big fan of WICKED, the movie was better than I expected. I definitely want to see it again (preferably at home with less people even tho the movie was made for the big screen, especially with all the tiny details I didn’t notice before when viewing TV spots and clips on my phone and laptop�� ) I’d rather watch it on the big screen BUT.

My enjoyment of the movie was almost completely ruined because of the people… no one sang along, thank God, but there were so many distractions and now I remember why I haven’t been to a movie theatre in years. not only did so many people come in late and have to climb over you to get to their seats, but the person sitting next to me whipped out their phone in the middle of the movie and started texting, plus their bright ass screen was so distracting (rude much?). Worst of all, one person thought it was a good idea to drag along their noisy toddlers who kept asking over and over ‘’when’s the movie going to start’’ during the previews, and even when the movie DID start, the kids could not sit still throughout the movie and kept loudly asking their parents for ‘’skittles’’ like I wanted to turn around and tell them to keep their kids quiet or leave. FINALLY they got up and left for good before the Emerald city part, like goddamn if your kids aren’t mature enough to sit through a 2 ½ movie, don’t ruin it for the rest of us. >_<

That being said, I still enjoyed the movie, and you bet your sweet Oz there was a round of applause after it was over, I mean it was THAT good. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to a movie where the audience clapped at the end. I think maybe ‘’The Artist’’ back in 2011… which won Best Picture at the Oscars that year. That was a damn good movie, prolly the last one I saw in theaters. I knew WICKED was going to be a big; it’s one of the longest-running shows on Broadway with almost daily record box office sales; its fan base is like Harry Potter-levels huge, so I guess it’s impact was long overdue. Better late than never.

here’s some quick thoughts (I literally have not stopped thinking about it and I saw it about a week ago… suffice to say, I’m obsessed):

The Costumes!!!

So at first I hated Glinda’s bubble dress. I thought it looked cheap compared to the Broadway costume (my dream dress btw) but overtime the design grew on me…

I have no issues with the dress being pink (after all, the non-replica Brazil production did a pink gown).

I still think the Broadway bubble dress is prettier (esp. the way it sparkles and glitters in the stage lighting and I love the blue color… Susan Hilferty was very original with her designs) but I do like the movie costume being a slight nod to the 1939 Wizard of Oz, plus it looks like a quinceañera dress.

I would’ve preferred the dress with puff sleeves, or off the shoulder cap sleeves for modesty, but one detail I really love that is not noticeable unless you’re watching on the big screen is that Glinda has butterfly gems on her shoulders (literally the first time I noticed it was in the movie theatre).

It’s such a nice detail because butterflies seem to be her theme, as a nod to the butterfly choker necklace Billie Burke wears as Glinda.

I actually do like Paul Tazewell as a costume designer. He also did the costumes for ‘’Death Becomes Her’’ on Broadway; his designs are very unusual and elaborate and I loved his visions for Oz.

That being said, I pretty much love Galinda’s whole wardrobe at Shiz (some people complained that they ‘’Barbie-fied Galinda’’ because her style lacks variety esp. when she wears the same color scheme throughout the whole movie) and tho it’s true I’d like to see her in different colors (we will in PART 2), I do think the pink was a nice symbolism. Her Ozdust ballroom dress is esp. unique. (I do like how the dress in the stage show was originally blue to hint at her becoming Glinda the Good Witch; basically she and Elphaba looked like mini versions of their future Witches counterparts… then they changed the dress to pink, so the symbolism was lost).

and it was nice the movie went back to that. So now it makes sense that the bubble dress is pink.

My only complaint is Elphaba’s costumes. Don’t get me wrong—they’re gorgeous—but I’m not sure the designs really reflect her character arc. Costumes aren’t just meant to be pretty… they are literally telling a story, and illustrating the growth of a character. Sometimes characters have to be dressed in something more appropriate for the purpose of the setting and where they’re at in the narrative even if it isn’t the prettiest garment off the rack… it’s not just about looking their best, and I think Paul Tazwell missed this mark. He clearly wanted Elphaba to be a fashion queen—but that’s not her character.

In the musical, Elphaba appears semi-frumpy on purpose. She’s beautiful but insecure due to her skin color and so she covers up in a bulky blazer, she braids her long hair, and wears a cap over her head, as though she is attempting to draw the least bit of attention to herself.

No one recognizes her inner beauty because she lacks the self-confidence to be herself. In the movie, she first appears to us in a beautiful black corset dress with puff sleeves and buttons (Cynthia is absolutely stunning and kills this look) but I’m not sure if Elphaba should look so drop-dead gorgeous when we first meet her (plus she’s fixing her hair in the first shot and it seems so OOC for her… I know Cynthia’s version is softer and more vulnerable than the Broadway version, who’s a bit bold and sarcastic and self-defensive… but Elphie fixing her braid? Not that it’s vain but her hair is the least of her worries in the stage show). And the dress… like I said… much too pretty. I do love her glasses tho.. and I do like the Gothic fashion... it reminds me of A Series of Unfortunate Events... the first dress is just too pretty for a character introduction. I'd like to see her wear this later in the film...

Maybe it wasn’t the intent… the dress is old-fashioned and could be ‘’spinsterish’’ to some, but she looks far from frumpy. Elphaba is already naturally beautiful, but in the stage version she doesn’t undergo an outward physical transformation until after the Ozdust ballroom scene. In the movie, she’s dressed fashionably all the time… and looks beautiful outside and inside. her Shiz uniforms are not Galinda, oh, sure, but she looks incredible in these form-fitting pinstripe suits with these flamboyant shoulder pads, and I feel it doesn’t match Elphaba’s story at all… she’s supposed to be hiding at the beginning of the story (I don’t think you’d catch Broadway Elphaba dead in pinstripes and shoulder pads). Galinda in the show helps bring her out of her shell. But even her Ozdust dress in the movie is a knock out… with the black lace and everything. In the musical, she just wears her plain uniform frock to the dance because she has nothing else.

The movie doesn’t have to copy the stage show exactly, but yeah… I wanted to see Elphaba go through a transformation in her fashions. I wanted to see her start dressing prettier towards the end of the movie, after ‘’Popular’’… like, see, her inner beauty was always there, and it makes her beautiful on the outside too! but she was already dressing pretty and fashionable before that, so it lessens the impact it’s supposed to have as the other students slowly begin to accept her. and after ‘’Popular’’, Elphaba is seen wearing this outfit she wears earlier in the film. Only difference being her hair is not braided, so she really doesn’t look ‘’Galinda-fied’’ to me as the line suggests (she was already ''Galinda-fied'').

In the musical it’s more apparent when she goes to looking like this (something she’s never worn before and doesn’t fit her typical style):

Again, it’s just a minor gripe I had. They probably wanted Elphie’s ‘’make over’’ to be more subtle which is fine… like Elphaba is ALWAYS beautiful… but still.

Nessarose’s Ozdust dress was actually one of my faves in the whole movie. She truly looked like the Belle of the Ball. I love that she’s wearing a poppy necklace…

And those big doe eye of hers... I'M DEAD

If Galinda is butterflies, Nessa’s whole theme seems to be poppies. AND THESE SHOES ARE FIRE I want them and I want the dress. There I said it.

Also her dance with Boq is my favorite scene in the whole movie. It was always my favorite part in ''Dancing Through Life'' and it's so wholesome... knowing how tragic this ends for them both (the rehearsal footage was admittedly better but they both ate and left no crumbs)... give the choreographer all the awards.

As for the other characters, I like the Shiz uniforms and that they maintained the variety and individualisms from the stage show. I kind of wish Fiyero was dressed in something that stood out more. He doesn’t wear his Shiz uniform until after ‘’Popular’’ in the stage version. We first meet him in a riding outfit (he kind of wears a riding outfit when he runs into Elphaba in the movie… but not a bold red one… and red seems to be Fiyero’s color… it fits him better than blue but that's just my opinion).

If it was my choice, I would’ve dressed all the main characters in different outfits and/or colors that stand out from the rest. In the stage version, Galinda and Elphie are technically still dressed in uniforms, but they wear a solid color—Galinda in all cream/ white and Elphie in all navy blue—so they stand out.

I like that they kept this in the movie (only Galinda being in pastel pink tones and Elphie in all black).

Fiyero, Boq, and Nessa should’ve been color coded too. Yes, Boq and Nessa in the stage show wear similar uniforms to everyone else, but they have little details that make them stand out (for instance, Nessa has this headband, and Boq has this little red hat that later productions added… it didn’t exist in the original production, but the costumes kind of evolved over time). I still like Boq’s uniform in the movie (esp. the shoes). I do kind of miss his white boots from the stage show, tho (RIP Boq’s cute white boots).

Unfortunately in the movie they had so many people dressed like Boq that he disappeared into the background, but maybe that was for a reason? Boq is a wallflower; we're not supposed to notice him. I get it. He still should've had something to signify him... a hat, maybe. These sweater vests are sick tho... where can I get one?

The Cast!!!

Ariana and Cynthia of course nailed it. I was skeptical of the casting when it was first announced but they proved me wrong and they were the perfect choices. No one could have played Galinda and Elphaba better. I usually don’t like pop stars in musical movies… I prefer classically trained theatre actors, but since Ari does have a musical theatre background, she ended up surprising me more than anyone else in the cast (esp. where it concerns her operatic notes. I say that because tho I’m familiar with her on 13! the musical, she was terribly miscast as Penny in Hairspray Live! She did not disappear into the role… she was basically playing herself) and I was deathly afraid she would popify the hell out of Galinda. Well, she understood the assignment, she really became Galinda. So props to her.

Not gonna lie. The whole cast was phenomenal but Dr. Dillamond (voiced by Peter Dinklage) was my favorite part in the whole movie. I love the scene where Elphaba takes him by the hoof. She was so compassionate and you really feel her heartbreak when he's arrested. Yeah the CGI goat was the best actor I just loved him.

😭😭😭

Fiyero is the Arjiki prince (who was a very minor character in the book and, in my humble opinion, is the least interesting character in the book and the musical), made that much worse when he's traditionally whitewashed… because he was a dark-skinned black man in the book… sure some black actors have played him on stage but I had a feeling they’d cast a white actor in the movie… part of me wished they casted a black actor... well, at least he gets a cool song. HOWEVER I really did love Jonathan Bailey’s portrayal. He wasn’t bland like some of the other actors who’ve played him, and though he’s prince charming good looking, he’s also incredibly funny. I was not expecting to laugh so much at his entrance. Yeah, I liked Fiyero more in the movie. He’s still not my favorite character but hopefully he gets a big meaty part in PART 2. Is it wrong I never shipped Fiyero/ Elphaba? I always thought their chemistry was so boring and forced. Wicked was always a love story between two women anyway. I totally ship Elphaba and Galinda (it’s canon in the book anyway). I loved the scene where Galinda and Elphaba run out of the ozdust ballroom together hand-in-hand and literally leave Fiyero biting the dust.

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(SPOILER ALERT: That’s how the story should have ended. Who needs a man right? Let the witches be lesbians… a house falls on Nessa, so Boq could end up with Fiyero (since the women they love are in love with each other) let Fiyero be bisexual (Jonathan’s Fiyero already radiates bisexual energy because all the women AND men were falling in love with him). Let him be bi and hit on Boq (Tincrow fans come get your food… you can’t convince me they’re straight). Elphie and Glinda get their happy ending. Problem solved. Everyone’s happy.)

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Nessa was awesome. She’s a character everyone loves to hate, but yeah, I wish she was in the movie more. Marissa Bode ATE

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(SPOILER ALERT: In Part 2, she will becomes more Wicked when she assumes the position of the tyrannical Eminence of Munchkinland. Owing to her brutal religious persecution, we'll do well to remember her as the infamous ''Wicked Witch of the East.'' I love me a badass female villain).

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Speaking of badass female villains, Michelle Yeoh absolutely COOKED as Madame Morrible, and her costumes were more beautiful on the big screen. Part of me wanted Kristin Chenoweth to play Madame Morrible… she slayed as Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray Live! Her rendition of ‘’(The Legend Of) Miss Baltimore Crabs’’ was seriously gas. She plays a very convincing villain, but then they’d have to write her a villain song (not that I’m complaining). Michelle may not be a singer, but she was so quietly sinister as Madame Morrible… I loved her.

I personally wanted more Bowen Yang in the supporting cast (specifically flirting with Fiyero).

Despite the haters (and say what you will), but Ethan Slater was perfectly cast as Boq Woodsman aka the Munchkin Boy. Despite unpopular opinion, I wish he was in the movie more. When I read the book, he looks almost exactly like how I pictured him (mop of curly hair, freckles…). Boq was blonde in the book if I remember correctly, and he wore glasses… so my vision of him was a blonde Daniel Radcliffe… but honestly, the red hair works so well (even better than blonde). And I love that they ended up basing the Munchkins’ look off of Ethan. They all had red curly hair. That was a cool detail.

Boq the Munchkin Boy was actually a major character in the book but the musical shifts Boq's prominence to Fiyero for some reason and this always bothered me. Yeah, Fiyero unapologetically steals Boq's thunder (and I will never forgive the musical for that unnecessary change...) and apparently the movie was going to flesh him out more and make him friends with Elphaba like in the book… they were really close friends and Boq actually played a bigger role than Galinda... in fact, Galinda was very minor in the book compared to her role in the musical.

You wish your squad was this dope.

It seemed like they were going to add more things from the book. Unfortunately, a lot of his scenes got axed (I would watch a full five hours with all the deleted scenes). But Ethan Slater was still good with what he had to work with. Okay, maybe they had to delete his scenes with Elphaba. But I personally wanted more scenes with him and Fiyero… it seems like something was going on between them in ‘’Dancing Through Life’’ (not in that way; Ethan explained in interviews his Boq looked up to Fiyero and tried to emulate him and that makes sense) like a parallel storyline to Elphie and Galinda’s budding friendship. Boq seemed to come out of his shell more around Fiyero, kind of like Elphie gaining confidence around Galinda. I would’ve have minded a scene with Fiyero rooming with Boq and seeing the boys get ready for the dance.

In fact, we just needed more scenes with the Charmed Circle hanging out together in general. They teased us with these scenes for months leading up to the film’s release… only to delete them!!! WE WERE ROBBED

A two-part movie and they still had to sacrifice so much for time constraints.

That was my only other gripe with the film. The lack of development in the friendships of the characters…

This is why the movie really needed to be a TV series spanning multiple seasons, and they could have added so much from the books. Everyone would watch the living crap out of it, and we could have had more character development and world building. Someday I’d love to see an animated tv series based on the books (minus the smex). With all the lovely fanart coming out of this fanbase, think of the cool possibilities for character designs. Yeah a tv series based on the books are in order. (Probably couldn’t get the movie cast but I think Ethan Slater should reprise his role as Boq because he just sounded so much like how I pictured him from the book… he probably fits my vision the most out of everyone who was casted.)

A funny thing happened after the movie… my friend said, ''Why is Boq taller than Glinda?'' And I was like, ''out of the whole 2 1/2 hour movie THAT'S what you got out of it???'' (Anyway most of the actors who played Boq on stage were taller than Glinda by a head or two. He's a ''tall munchkin'' and they should've kept this line in the movie so people wouldn't be confusified.)

Anyway, yeah, despite the minor things, the movie is a solid 11/ 10 stars for me.

They had ONE job. And they nailed it.

[ssa-neeks-prentiss]

Whumptober : Day One!

Notes: This can be read as gn reader but they are confused with a female and have hair long enough to cover their face.

Tw: Blood, mentions of last torture, character death.

Summary : What happens when you get kidnapped and they arrive a little too late?

Word Count : 1.2k

Your ears perked up at the sound of crunching above you. It sounded different to the steps of the.. You didn't even know what to call him. You didn't know who he was. But he acted as if you knew him. And he kept referring to you as Leila. That wasn't your name. But as the crunching steps disappeared, new ones followed. Steps you recognized. The steps of him. You would know them anywhere. It was always a habit, learning the sound of the steps to distinguish who it was behind you.

You shook those thoughts away as the thumps of his feet got louder and louder, coming up close behind. You were tired. So tired. Your skin and clothes and anything that belonged to you was stained with blood and dirt. And you could still feel the slaps.

He was in front of you now. You shut your eyes in hopes that it would delay just a little longer for someone to find you. Anyone. You prayed to a God you didn't believe in. Prayed to multiple. You didn't know which one to pray to. You just prayed that you would make it alive.

But those prayers were dashed against sharp rocks as you hear the click of the safety on a gun being take off. This was it. No use for praying. You were gonna die. Well, you knew you would at some point. But you didn't want it to be now. When the team was so close to finding you. But you were struggling to remember now. Struggling to remember who's footsteps had crunched against the snow earlier. All you could think of was him. The crunch of his steps. The feel of his hand against your cheek as the stinging pain begun. The sound of his laughter if you let out a cry of pain. The smell of his cheap cologne as he stepped closer to you. It was taking over your mind and it didn't leave room for anything else.

You racked your brain for something nice. Something that would make dying a tiny bit easier. Your mind flashed to the team. Of course it would. They were the family you never had. The one you would spend nights in your room wishing for. You had it and now it was all going to leave.

You thought of Hotch first, he was like a father to you now. His concerns for you when you were ill one time. That one time you saw him reading a trashy romance novel, you almost smiled at that, you had teased him ruthlessly for it, never thinking he was the type of person to read that kind of thing. You thought to the one time where Hotch invited the team to watch Romeo and Juliet on Broadway and you had a great time.

You then thought to Rossi. The little pastries you found on your desk after a hard case. The time where you were watching a movie with the team and after you saw Rossi crying and the excuse he made of allergies.

You wondered how they would feel when you passed. Would they cry? You hoped that they wouldn't. You knew they would. Tears stung your eyes as you imagined their reactions and the sound of Penny's sobs. Change of topic. Back to the team.

JJ. She was like a mother. When you were sick she would always check up on you via phone. And when you were rejected another time, she was the one who comforted you, the one who made you realize you were worth so much more than your ex crush gave you.

And Emily, oh sweet Emily. She would take it the hardest. You were like sisters. And she would lose you. She had already lost enough of her family. You thought back to when you had thought you lost her. That was when you realized how important she was. It was like a part of you was missing. But that part came back. You hoped that Emily would feel like that, her missing piece would be back. But you wouldn't be back. That piece of her would be gone forever.

You were going off topic. What was the guy doing? He was just stood there. No, think back to the team. He will kill you soon. Wait.. Will he make them watch? No. He wasn't that cruel.. Right..? Then it clicked. There was always one survivor. One witness. He wanted them to feel what it was like to lose someone. Your heart clenched. The team would watch you die. You hoped it would be in their arms. No that's selfish. But you were going to die so what's the point of being selfless? There was nothing and no one to be selfless for.

Off topic again, Penny. She would take it second hardest. No. Think of the good things. You thought to the shirt you had on. Penny had made it for you one time after a particularly bad case, at least you would die with something that reminded you of her. You hoped you would be able wear something she made to your funeral.

Spence. The boy you had watched grow and get better. The one who you helped after he got addicted. He was like a younger brother to you. You would listen to his rants. You wished that maybe you would be able to die listen to the soft lull of his voice. You think to the time you found out he was afraid of birds. He said something like 'they descended from dinosaurs! They're dangerous things!'

You think to Derek. The teasing between you, the play fights you had when you were both bored. You thought to the time when you found he coached a basketball team and you had mentioned you used to play, you were then dragged to each game he coached to be an assistant, not that you minded.

You finally thought to the team as a whole. You think of the late nights out. The monopoly games that made a screaming match. You remember the sounds of them screaming your name after you.. Wait. As you were hauled to your feet you realized. That wasn't a memory. You opened you eyes and in from of you was the team, minus Penny.

They all looked horrified and shocked. You offered them a small smile but as you felt the cool metal of the gun against your blood soaked skin your smile dropped. Right. You were going to die. You kept your gaze on the team. You didn't hear the unsub. You only saw the team. Nothing else mattered and as you felt the bullet pierce your skin you kept your eyes open. You heard their screams. You dropped as the guy ran. No one cared at that moment as some agents you didn't recognize rushed past them.

Nothing else mattered as you were scooped into Hotch's arms. You looked up and smiled. Nothing else mattered as you heard Spencer's voice as he ranted. It was a nervous mechanism. And it was something he needed right now. There was only one thing you needed to do before you let go. Oh how you wished they had come quicker. But you knew that wasn't gonna happen. It was a race against the clock.

"I.. I love you guys."

You uttered it out as a goodbye and their cries didn't register as you let go of the thread of life. They were a fast team. The fastest team you knew. They always won against every race against the clock. But, this race, the only race that mattered to them. They were too slow. They had lost this race against the clock.

[rose-of-oz]

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆… 𝐌𝐘 𝐌*𝐀*𝐒*𝐇 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑, 𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐒

❝ When Sophia had first signed up to be part of the USO, one of the many pretty girls singing and dancing on tiny stages to give the brave boys fighting in Korea some much-needed cheering up, she couldn't have imagined wanting to do anything else. After all, she'd been trying to get in as a chorus girl on Broadway for years, intent on pursuing her childhood dreams of dancing and singing under the blinding lights of the Great White Way, but as a poor kid from Washington Heights who was more often than not deemed too “exotic” for your average Broadway ensemble, she figured working in the USO would be the closest she could get. Besides, volunteering for her own kind of service overseas was also a perfect excuse to escape the recent breaking-off of her engagement and the whispers of her social circle surrounding her and her ex-fiancé, so she really couldn’t have imagined a better opportunity to have presented itself at that particular time.

But when, only a few months into Sophia’s USO tenure, the Army sends out a call for more nurses for their M*A*S*H units, she decides to do some good that doesn't involve singing the same old tired standards, putting the hours she'd spent watching her tía work as a nurse to good use by volunteering to become one herself. Granted, she doesn’t have one lick of actual practical experience beyond occasionally helping her tía with a home birth in tiny Washington Heights apartments, but Sophia likes to think that the same good memory that has allowed her to remember hundreds of song lyrics and dance steps has also allowed her to retain proper first aid techniques and which surgical instruments are the correct ones to hand to the surgeons when they ask for them. And either way, the Army is low on nurses and surprisingly willing to overlook a lack of an actual degree to get them - and so, after only a few months as a USO girl, newly minted Lieutenant Sophia Ramos breezes into the M*A*S*H encampment serving as her new home armed with her trademark collection of brightly-coloured dresses, red lipstick, and charming wit combined with a sharp tongue, feeling prepared to take on any challenge that this new profession might throw her way.

But nothing in the world could prepare her for what she experiences when she's assigned to the 4077th - two chaotic doctors who love nothing more than getting a rise out of their stuck-up bunkmate (whom Sophia befriends almost immediately), a bumbling commanding officer who usually leaves his psychic clerk to run the camp, a corpsman whose taste in dresses is almost as good as hers... and a sweet chaplain with cute glasses and a sweet smile, who brightens up Sophia's world in ways she'd never imagined could be done. Father Mulcahy is gentle, compassionate, and the perfect dose of calm to Sophia’s usual bright tornado, and despite the way Sophia has settled into the 4077th since arriving, becoming liked by everyone (except for one Frank Burns, but really, who cared what he thought) and even striking up an unlikely friendship with the camp’s strict-minded head nurse, all it ever takes is one late-night conversation or shy smile from the chaplain to unsettle her in a way she isn’t entirely sure she doesn’t like.

The Father - or Francis, as he eventually insists Sophia call him - is Sophia’s perfect man in so many ways: understanding, attentive, and unlike so many men she has met, sharing a disinterest in the kind of intimacy Sophia has never been willing to give. Yet due to their respective positions and the vows he made years ago, actually confessing how she feels to him feels all but impossible, especially when Sophia is convinced that the God she has also been raised to believe in will ever forgive her for the love she feels for a man He has already claimed.

Little does she know, Francis feels the exact same way about her, and has been having similar worries about what the Holy Father might think about these feelings. But eventually, attractions are confessed and the two enter into a secret, deeply loving and caring relationship… and eventually, they both have to wonder whether the two of them meeting and falling in love with each other, two stars passing in orbit at exactly the right time, was not part of God’s divine plan after all. ❞

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[musette22]

Oh Minnie they gotta do the play NOW! Realistically obviously not, but my lord I've been thinking about them showing up together with exactly how they both look NOW, Seb with the slightly curly hair and that green suit and Mr Professor Chris. Anything, any play, do Cinderella for all I care (although no, Anthony'd be pissed 😂)

Oh god, I KNOW 😩 They would genuinely explode Broadway though (and my tiny mind too), if they simultaneously tread the boards while looking the way they're looking right now.... But hey, it'd be worth it. Come on guyssss, do it for us 😩

LOLLL I forgot about Mackie and Cinderella, thanks for reminding me 😂 They really missed out on the opportunity to cast Anthony Mackie in the live action remake huh, smh

Credit and Redbubble link for this edit here

[cyndrastic]

can’t believe that my love of adult cartoons, inappropriate jokes, Alex Brightman, and g/t couples have got me hooked on Helluva Boss again. Like, I watched it up until probably “LooLoo Land” and then lost interest, but then i see these motherfuckers??

minor cw for spoilers for the rest of this, i don’t think i say anything spoiler-y but there’s gifs from the new episode

OH MY GOD THEYRE SO CUTE

and yes I’m counting this as g/t, Asmodeus is basically a mini giant you can argue with a wall. Ik in this ⬆️ gif they look similar in size but Fizzorolli (can’t spell it, not looking it up) literally sleeps on his chest like a cat?? and rides around on his shoulders at home??? peak g/t content right there folks. (if you don’t know: g/t stands for giant/tiny and it’s a term used for media where characters that interact are different sizes.)

love me a relationship where one guy can swing the other around like a ragdoll

also massive fan of the g/t tropes “chaotic gremlin tiny and their giant who just want them to calm down” and “giant who knows the tiny can handle themselves but can’t help but get really aggressive when the tiny is threatened” and guess what this ship has-

and the song where Asmodeus is introduced?? Oh my god oh my god. I looked up the VA immediately and it shocks me to know he hasn’t had the lead role in more things, cause his voice is angelic. I very rarely get chills when listening to things, but his very first line left me utterly speechless. He’s so good. I don’t think I’ve ever loved anyone’s singing voice as much in my life. It says a lot when you’re singing with a seasoned broadway professional and he’s (as much as I love the Beetlejuice voice) just not as enthralling.

Also just look at how much Asmodeus is worried when Fizz gets fucking decked look at his little baby carry-

i can’t with them they’re everything i’ve ever needed in a tv show relationship i will never get over this

[doobledabbadoo]

Since you like Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Happy, Mr. Bump, and Mr. Tickle, I’ll share you my headcanons on these four.

Mr. Grumpy 💙🐟

He attends to ballroom dancing class with Mr. Fussy as Mr. Fussy was the one to introduce him to this.

Even though he loves fishing and aquariums, he CAN’T eat crabs or lobsters as he’s allergic to them!

He secretly likes to bake macadamia cookies.

He’s a cat person.

He secretly needs reading glasses with tiny words.

Mr. Happy 💛☀️

He suffers from depression in his teen years and is slowly recovering.

His favourite genre of movies is action movies.

He has participated broadways in his younger years as he loves performing.

Mr. Happy’s biggest fear is the dark.

His biggest pet peeve is been asked the same question.

Mr. Bump 💙🚑

He love rats since he was a kid and his parents allow him to have pet rats.

His favourite hobby is sewing, despite he keeps pricking his finger by accident.

He and Miss Whoops both love to play hide b seek since they were kids.

He at one point dated Miss Calamity, but he’s now with Mr. Tickle.

Even though he gets hurt a lot, his immune system is VERY strong.

Mr. Tickle 🧡🪶

He’s allergic to bee and wasp stings.

His favourite colour is blue because he believes it’s his lucky colour.

Miss Hug is his twin sister and they both got adopted by two dads.

He gets very sick easily on roller coasters.

He actually finds tarantulas adorable.

OH MY GOD I LOVE THESE <333 brb incorporating some of this into my belief system /lh /hj

[anyon-else]

— broadway star w/ gojo satoru, sukuna ryomen, choso, toji fushiguro, nanami kento – main masterlist

— warnings: nsft (minors do not interact!), smut, oral, implied fem!reader for nanami

GOJO SATORU | the cheerleader but in an obnoxious way

during your performances, gojo is the loudest. person. there. it would be sweet if it wasn't so disruptive to the people around him. he doesn't care though. you're his star. how can anyone expect him to stay quiet and not give you the praise you deserve?

if you're in a comedy, you can hear him laughing over the crowd from your place on the stage. if it's a drama, any applause is nearly drowned out by his cheering.

he can't help it. he loves seeing you perform, and he's always just so proud of you. the way he expresses that is being the loudest motherfucker in the audience. he also has some of your lines memorized from when he runs them with you, and he'll mouth along with you and your costars without even realizing it.

when you do run lines, he's such a menace about it. if you get all of them right, he insists that you have to take a break for your reward. said reward is different every time—sometimes he'll massage your shoulders, sometimes he'll insist that you need to wind down with your head in his lap while you watch a shitty sitcom, but most times he ends up buried between your thighs (it's as much of a reward for him as it is for you).

he'll also come to your shows with a big bouquet of flowers that can barely fit with him in his tiny auditorium seat. he shoves them beneath the chair, and when you finally receive them, half of them are crumbled and missing most of their petals. you still love them though, and even the ruined ones are displayed proudly in a vase at home.

SUKUNA RYOMEN | a nuisance

when you first tell him what you do for a living, he is so annoying about it. he claims that it's a useless profession, and it doesn't add anything to your life other than idle entertainment. it would be hurtful if it had been said by anyone else, but he truly just didn't understand the appeal of live entertainment. or any modern entertainment, for that matter.

(that's not to say that he wouldn't light up anyone who said the same thing. only he's allowed to bully you about your job).

after a few months of dating, you finally convince him to come to one of your shows. lets say its a musical drama (think les mis, wicked, etc.) and he gets to hear you sing. My God. he'll never ever admit it, but he couldn't take his eyes off of you the entire show. he had no idea that you were so talented (mostly because he doesn't understand how prestigious broadway really is).

when you meet him after the show, you're almost giddy when he tells you that you did a good job (though it was half-hearted). he can see your excitement and tries to backtrack before you can accuse him of getting soft, claiming that he still thinks it's was a waste, but you saw him applauding at your curtain call with a small, fond smile on his face. you'd almost forgotten to stand to the side when you costar was called out, too fixated on the rare show of happiness on his face.

"thank you for coming," you whisper that night, head on his chest and hand tracing the tattoos on his shoulder, "i know you didn't want to."

he mutters something, and you lift your head and rest your chin on his chest, "what was that?"

"when's your next show?" he repeats, unable to meet your eyes as a light pink dusts his cheeks.

CHOSO | the cheerleader but in a sweet way

brings an appropriately sized bouquet and keeps it from getting crushed while he watchs the show.

literally has a lovesick smile on his face the entire time you're on stage, and he does get a little bit loud when it comes time for curtain call. he's just so proud of you, he can't help it.

will not stop telling you how talented you are and how beautiful you looked on stage. he'll ramble about specific parts of your performance, both to show you that he was paying close attention and because he's a closet theater nerd.

he sometimes comes to rehearsals, and you'll come sit with him when you're not in scenes and just lean your head on his shoulder while you both watch your costars perform. you'll lift your head and whisper little fun facts about the show in his ear while you watch. he has a hard time focusing completely on the information with you so close to him, but he does his very best.

will ask for a kiss before you go back on stage. does not care that it's embarrassing and he looks whipped out of his mind. it's because he is whipped out of his mind.

TOJI FUSHIGURO | old man

literally whips out his ancient flip phone the second you get on stage and starts recording even though you explicitly told him that it wasn't allowed.

nothing will stop him. he'll play dumb if someone tries to rat him out. he claims that he barely knows how to text on this "old piece of junk," much less use the camera.

he loves going back and watching the grainy videos on his itty bitty screen, especially when he's away for work and has to miss a show. even though you're approximately one centimeter long on his screen and it's nothing like the real thing, it always brings a smile to his face.

he also loves practicing lines with you. like gojo, he will get very distracted, but he just ends up turning it into some porn scene, changing the lines into something straight out of a shitty erotic novella.

"something just comes over me sometimes...i'm sorry, madame."

"i can think of a way you can make it up to me."

he's so cringe. you don't try to stop him when he manhandles you to the bed though.

NANAMI KENTO | the respectful one (kind of)

he also brings you flowers, but he makes sure not to be too noisy as he applauds you and your costars at the end of the show. he doesn't want to disturb the people around him, and he doesn't want to embarrass you.

however, he is so proud of you, and he makes sure you know it. he's also very clingy after your shows, constantly grabbing your hand and whispering that you did amazing in your ear until you get home (i feel like he's not very into pda, so this is as good as it gets).

his favorite part of your broadway career is the characters you play. sometimes you try to stay in character for parts of the day while you're at home as an exercise, and his guilty pleasure is you roleplaying certain characters in the bedroom LMAO.

he was so embarrassed to bring it up the first time, but you were playing roxie in chicago and he was obsessed. he couldn't help but ask that you stay in character while you were on your knees in front of him.

you got to bring home the dress that you wear for the song "roxie" and he literally cannot keep his hands off of you. he asked if you would wear it while he fucked you (which is lowkey the reason you brought it home). you could not walk the next morning.

[ashleywool]

ramblings on the intersection of science and faith

My MRI report came in yesterday.

I'm not gonna get too deep into the medical details until I've had a chance to discuss it in-depth with the professionals (which unfortunately probably won't be until Monday at the earliest), but I do have some things I need to say about it.

First: I'm okay. My life is not in danger. Making these discoveries now has undoubtedly saved me years of struggle that may well have gone on to endanger my life. Instead, I get to address the source of many ongoing issues and most likely cure them all. Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty big deal, but not a big scary deal.

Second: yes, I will need surgery. This has not been officially confirmed and its safety signed off on by a doctor, but from reading everything I can get my eyeballs on, I don't see any reason under the sun why surgery would not be the logical and urgent (but not like, emergency urgent) next step.

Again, I'm not gonna go too deep into the details until I understand it better and we have a game plan in place. But I have to talk a little bit about the feelings that are bubbling up around all of this.

My condition, and the particular way it has manifested, is exceedingly rare. I mentioned one of the tests I took to a doctor who had to be older than my parents, and he said, "I have not heard those words in that order since medical school." Of course, I know that just because something is rarely reported doesn't necessarily mean its existence is rare. But in my case, it seems like it's both.

I'm a Broadway actress with no medical background and I somehow figured out what was going on in my body even though it was ridiculously unlikely to be true. And now the doctors have no choice but to acknowledge these discoveries.

I would not have discovered any of these things if it hadn't been for the show closing when it did, my ovarian demon babies causing trouble when they did, having that surgery when I did, and having a chance conversation with a friend who just happened to be marrying a friend I've known since high school (and wouldn't have known if it hadn't been for our one shared chorus class)...any tiny alterations to that timeline could have led to a completely new timeline.

I miss our show every minute of every day. My heart misses it. My bank account misses it. But also, if the show was still running, I'd be physically struggling even more, and I would not have had the time and freedom to pursue the solutions. If the show was still running, and I was still pushing myself to continue with it, it might have caused irreparable (or at least excruciatingly-slow-to-repair) damage.

The sheer statistical likelihood of everything that's happened, everything happening, everything that is in my life right now, is staggeringly low. Practically impossible.

And so, once again I find myself saying, I can't not believe in God. I can't not believe that my life and my purpose were by design and by a Designer.

I could dig deep into arguments about the finer points of theology all day. I could happily lose myself in Bible study--not just the literal words, but the history and cultural context for all of it. I could "academic" my Christianity to death the same way I "academic" everything else in my life to death. By that logic, some would argue, I shouldn't even be a Christian. "Walk by faith and not by sight," and what have you.

But I believe--and this tends to ruffle feathers of Christians and atheists alike--that one must walk by faith only after sight is entirely exhausted. My faith is rooted in the question of what happens when the science stops sciencing. My faith is rooted in the question of, why would humans be driven by a sense of purpose and an impulse to know the answers, unless the answers were meant to be known to us? Even if the answers change nothing, even if our sated curiosity has no practical value, we delight in it.

I think walking by sight often and inevitably leads to faith. Digging deep into science and logic brings us closer to God, not farther away.

Discovering all the things I just discovered about my brain and my body has strengthened my commitment to all the things I feel called to do. And rectifying the situation will enable me to live out those callings with more energy and effectiveness than I've ever had.

I can't conceive of a reality in which that wasn't done on purpose.

Anyway. I'm working on a list of things I'm going to do once I'm on the other side of this, and I'm planting the seeds for them right now. Maybe I'll share it later. Maybe I won't. I guess you'll just have to wait and see.

[thesquirrelqueer]

BMC Archival Footage Notes

This is gonna be a long post so I’m gonna put it under the cut, like it says these are notes from me watching the Be More Chill Broadway archival footage at the New York Public Library, it’s mostly small things I noticed that I hadn’t before or things specific to this performance of the show or just random thoughts I had while watching it 

Basics

The footage is from August 8, 2019

I watched it on a CRT tv

There were multiple camera angles

It was high quality

There were credits in the beginning

Jason Tam was not listed with the main cast in the credits he was listed after the swings for some reason? There were no swings on so idk why it was like that

Act 1

I thought it had been cut but “girls! boys!” still exists

Mr. Reyes is in the theatre when Jeremy walks in before ILPR

Rich chases Jenna and tries to pull her hair when they enter after ILPR

Mr. Reyes: We are going to take a 5 minute break so that I can eat a hot pocket!      Jake, pointing: sick!

Jake to Rich as he leaves rehearsal: Yeah, see ya dude (it’s very quiet dialogue that I’d just never noticed)

Christine leans on the podium to try to look cool while she’s talking to Jake

Jake gives Christine a peace sign when he walks out at the end of that scene

Rich: he was so lonely SHHHHH the poor guy

Rich gets in Jeremy’s personal space and whispers in his ear on “speaks to you directly” and Jeremy does not like it

Michael is reading a magazine when the bed slides in for TPG

MITB plays under some of the dialogue in TPG

Scary Stockboy makes a lot of weird ass noises 

The SQUIP shoebox has a tiny bit of fog coming out of it

The SQUIP pill itself actually glows 

Jeremy kept drinking his Mountain Dew after Michael left as if he was hoping the SQUIP would activate if he drank more

Jake hides behind Christine when Jeremy’s SQUIP is activating 

The SQUIP voice was different than I’d ever heard it? It was weirdly deeper than usual and it threw me off

SQUIP: everything about you is so ✨tewwabowle✨

Jeremy has like a panic attack after the SQUIP says “everything about you makes me wanna die” (”oh god oh no oh no oh god”)

“this” when the SQUIP sang “she had a shirt just like this” was a lower than normal note

There’s a moon and sunrise projection in the background when Jeremy goes to sleep

Jake and Rich have a similar handshake to Michael and Jeremy

Jeremy does finger guns to Brooke on their “let’s sync up” 

Chloe kicked Christine’s backpack too far and it went off stage (not into the audience but the backstage area)

Jenna was very obviously filming Rich doing something weird with his belly button when the curtain opened 

Jeremy yeeted his script off stage when the SQUIP started controlling him for his Puck monologue 

Jenna got out her phone before Jeremy started his monologue because she was gonna film him failing and then he didn’t fail

Jenna fans Jeremy with her script after his monologue 

Me watching Christine give birth to the bowling ball: this woman is an Oscar nominee 

the SQUIP inspects the bowling ball baby when Jeremy is holding it

Jeremy sniffs his armpits when the SQUIP tells him “I’ve been activating your pheromones”

Christine had one had in her sweater sleeve during most of GTIKBI

They didn't show Jenna on the bleachers

Jake does a lot of small riffs during Upgrade

Usually spoken parts were sung very softly during LGW

After “optic nerve blocking on” Michael can been seen for a brief moment in the screens around the stage

Act 2

They play the SQUIP tango at the end of intermission

Mini dance battle dialogue I could make out Rich: Come on Jake!      Brooke: What?!

Jake: The keg’s right over there! Yo Chloe!

Chloe wipes her tears with her skirt during DYWH

Jake tells Brooke to hold him back when they find Chloe and Jeremy

Jenna bounces her leg when telling Michael to hurry up

Brooke walks by in the the background at the beginning of the GTIKBI (reprise) scene, sees Jeremy, then storms off

Whose bra is on the lamp in this scene???

Jeremy just screamed for his “say what's on your mind”

Christine looked happy and excited when Jeremy asked her out, like she was gonna say yes but then decided it wasn’t the right time

When the SQUIP comes back, a piece of the curtain got statically stuck to his costume

Jenna happy stims when Chloe says “Spit it out! Spit it out!”

Cheerleading choreography 

Mr. Heere: do you love him? *record scratch sound*

Chloe to Jake: you had it coming!       Jake, sadly: okay :(

Chloe doesn’t even say “come on” when she calls Brooke, she just slaps her leg and gesture for Brooke to go with her

The prop beaker flew too far and ended up backstage, Jeremy had to actually go off stage to retrieve it

there are 3 audible snaps after the line “when you improve the lives of all your peers”

Jenna looked so sad when she said “I would do anything to feel like I belong”

Scrolling text of green code on the screens around the stage near the end of TPC

“everything about you is going to be wonderful” instrumental plays under Jeremy trying to convince Christine to take a SQUIP

Mr. Reyes: I suppose you’ll be wanting your costume back *starts to cry as he runs off stage*

The SQUIP being lowered onto the stage during The Play seemed oddly fast

Michael mimics Jeremy’s weird position when he says “it’s a gesture, gesture matter!”

Michael does a little dance on “I just know it’s never gonna happen”

Jake just wanders around in the background holding the empty bottle of Mountain Dew Red

Christine: You’re the guy I am so kinda into      Jeremy: I am?

LGW plays as Jeremy breaks free from the SQUIP and gives Christine the Mountain Dew Red 

Michael’s jaw drops when he hears Rich say “totally bi now”

Rich does the 👉👌 hand gesture after “tell her that she excites you sexually”

Jake dabs and Jeremy dabs back at him

[innytoes]

25 and Willex (bonus points if the child/dog/friend is Reggie?) (If you're still taking prompts for this 😁)

Every year for Halloween, Willie went back to the group home where he'd stayed to volunteer to take the kids trick or treating. Not only was it a way of giving back - of assuaging the guilt he sometimes felt, wondering why Caleb had picked a chaotic, messy fourteen year old over any of the sweeter, smaller kids - but it was amazing fun too.

He got to dress up, run around with a bunch of kids, and also maybe keep a list of houses to come back and egg later, if they were weird or stuck up about 'those group home kids begging for candy'.

Besides, being 18 at the Hollywood Ghost Club on Halloween sucked. It wasn't even like he could use his fake ID, the bartenders all knew him. And Caleb was super strict about stuff like that during business hours. So he helped out at the group home, and then went to the staff party at the Club the day after, when they were closed and nobody cared too much about whether or not a certain son of the owner swiped a Bloodtini. Or skated off the railing. Or tried to dunk the green grilled cheeses in the chocolate fountain.

And okay, so maybe this year his costume was a little obscure, but he'd procrastinated getting anything, so he ended up raiding Caleb's old costumes from his 'I did other stuff on Broadway too you know' closet, and some of his own, and a trip to the dollar store, and he was pretty pleased with himself.

Except clearly someone recognised him.

"OH MY GOD, ZEKE ZILLIONS SPACE COWBOY?" someone across the street screamed, before dragging someone by the arm over to them.

"See, I told you he was a real character," Willie told the four nine year olds he was chaperoning. They rolled their eyes at him.

"Oh my god oh my god," A boy about his age said. He was dressed up as a zombie, though for some reason he was also carrying a wok. His friend was also a zombie, but had on a long pink wig, giant fake pearls, and a pink dress. He had great legs. "Zeke Zillions Space Cowboy was my absolute favourite cartoon as a kid. Can I please get a picture? Pretty please?"

"Sure can, Pard'ner," he said in his best Zeke Zillions impression, and the guy straight up went 'EEEEeee' like he was an early twothousands internet fangirl. After his friend took a bunch of pictures, he thanked the kids for their patience.

"By the way, number 42 is handing out full-sized candy bars," ZomBarbie said.

Throughout the night, every time they crossed paths (ZomBarbie and the Wokking Dead were accompanied by a witch, Kurt Cobain, and a tiny ghost buster), they'd wave at each other, as his fan shouted out a 'HI ZEKE!'. Eventually they ended up at the same house, waiting for the kids to get back.

"Sorry about Reggie," ZomBarbie said. "He's um, kind of a fanboy for that show. Like, writes-fanfiction-and-goes-to-obscure-fan-meet-ups kind of fan. I think you just made his year."

"That's okay, I'm glad someone remembers good old Zeke," Willie said. He was definitely going sleuthing on AO3 later. He wondered what the ships were. "The show meant a lot to me as a kid, what with the obvious queer-coding." Hopefully, a cute boy in a dress would understand that.

"Yeah," ZomBarbie said. "My parents didn't allow me to watch it. Too worried I'd turn out 'fruity'." He motioned to himself. "Clearly they succeeded," he said sarcastically.

"You do really pull off that dress, though," Willie said, waggling his eyebrows. His zombie friend went adorably flustered, from what he could tell under the zombie makeup.

Before he could flirt any more, the kids came back, complaining about how this house was handing out toothbrushes and toothpaste. "Can you put them on the list, Willie?" one of them, the girl dressed as Coraline, asked.

"Handing out toothbrushes is kind of dorky, but not an egg-able offense," Willie told her. "We reserve that for bigots and assholes."

"You have a list?" ZomBarbie asked, as they walked to the next house. His kids and the little Ghost Buster were comparing notes, it seemed, pointing at different houses.

"Yeah, lot of people in this fancy-pants neighbourhood don't take kindly to poor foster kids showing up," Willie said darkly.

"Carlos said something about that white house with the American Flag outside complaining about him going back to his own neighbourhood," the witch said darkly. "We live two blocks from here."

Willie glared, and made a note of it. "You wanna join me?" he asked, mostly to ZomBarbie, but quickly looking away at the rest of the group.

"My tía would kill me," the witch said, before smiling slyly. "But I'm sure Alex wouldn't mind going."

ZomBarbie spluttered a little, but managed to squeak out a little 'okay!'

Jackpot.

Behind him, he heard the guy's friend sigh happily. "And once again, Zeke Zillions saves the day, dispenses justice to evil doers, and captures hearts."

[bumblingest-bee]

27 and 38 for musical theater asks?

what's a musical you're looking forward to seeing? - i have high hopes for the upcoming pirates of penzance broadway revival

what's the weirdest musical theatre-related experience you've ever had? - oh god, where do i begin. ruthie ann miles's stash of pens with tiny hands on them at the sweeney stage door... all my insane high school closing night pranks... discovering while watching les mis with my mom that russell crowe once slept on my parents' couch... how do i choose