#turn me to stone iykwim

[hypers-omniac]

OMG Gorgon Gaz with a silver tongue save me…

All of his words are so honey-coated I KNOW it. He’s so fucking manipulative and you don’t even know it until you’re completely under his thumb. Saying things like they’re common sense until they are common sense- of course you belong to him, it would be silly to think anything else. I want him to be a girlboss. I want him to gaslight. I want him to gatekeep. I want him to protect you using the exact same sweet tone to the person that hurt you. Embarrassing them or turning them to stone if they look at you wrong. All while never raising his voice, despite the venom in his eyes. (Insert joke here about the snakes and his venom)

IM ON A MYTHOLOGY KICK

[lowkeyrobin]

okay i’ve been requesting this idea with other fandoms i’m in for a while and it’s not being done so i don’t know if they don’t want to write or or can’t figure out how to write it BUT…

you belong with me by t swift ♡ with our beloved freddie badlinu ♡

basically like reader got introduced to freddie by tommy and fell head over heels (definitely not me projecting /hj) but he just thinks of reader as a friend and eventually starts dating someone else yada yada i love this song

you don’t have to write it but i just love this idea (and song ♡)

-🦕 anon

OKG HI 🦕 ANON YES KF COURSE!! RJJSNSNSNS YESYESYES KM SO EXCITED FOR THIS, there's a lot of ts lyric references here bc I used the premise of ybwm but the feelings of her other songs iykwim; hopefully I did you justice with this and thank you SO MUCH for requesting Freddie bc I've been wanting to write for him again and I couldn't think of any good ideas LMFAO

BADLINU ; you belong with me

summary ; you're head over heels for Freddie, but he doesn't seem to feel the same way

warnings ; language

track ; you belong with me ; taylor swift

word count ; 1.5k

masterlist

The day you'd met Freddie through Tommy five years ago, you instantly fell head over heels. You didn't know exactly why, but there was no hiding your feelings anymore, it was so hopelessly obvious, even to Tommy.

The blonde, your best friend, tried to set you guys up here and there, alas, with no luck.

At first, you were convinced you were getting that usual feeling where you kind of fixate on your friend until it disappeared, until it never really did. You talked with him constantly, learned more about him, and learned about the music he liked and his hobbies.

He had an infectious smile that could light up the whole town and a giggle to make you fall to your knees as you felt something in your stomach become fuzzy with a tossing and turning motion. You wonder what it must be like to grow up that beautiful, with his hair falling into place like dominoes, his eyes like sinking ships on waters, so inviting you want to jump in.

Everybody wonders what it would be like to love him, like he was a walking masterpiece. Not many people see him like how you do, his little imperfections and beauties.

You couldn't stop him putting roots in your little dreamland, your house of stone and his ivy grows, covering you in himself. You thought of him at every waking moment, catching yourself doing it frequently when you didn't mean too. If you saw or heard something that reminded you of him, it'd send a wave of dopamine through your brain, infecting you with the disease of happiness with a smile.

You remember him taking a bus to your house in the middle of the night, needing your comfort since you were still awake at that hour, and also the only person he felt safe talking to about what he was upset about it. You were the person to make him laugh when he was about to cry, the one to understand him on deeper levels than most, the one to know his story and his dreams.

Your viewers and fans would often ship you two, drawing fanart, writing fanfiction, and spamming y/s/n in chat whenever you had one of those moments. You streamed together whenever you could, and made YouTube videos frequently featuring each other.

You sat on your balcony at night together sometimes, star gazing.

He says "Look up"

Your shoulders brushed. No proof, one touch, but you felt enough. Enough for you, at least.

He keeps a picture of you two in his office at home downtown. It hangs on the wall with many other pictures of him with his friends. You thought you felt it in the silence and in the way home, with the lights out watching movies. But you seemed to be wrong.

Why couldn't he see that you were right there? Had the thought ever crossed his mind that maybe you loved him so much that maybe he belonged with you? Why couldn't he see that you were the one to understand him, who'd been there all along?

He found a girl he liked, and started officially dating her a month or two ago. After that, you'd never lost hope that maybe he'd see you, but within all the losing more and more hope, Tommy was there for you. He didn't exactly know how to comfort you, but reassured you that it was normal to feel this way, and that you'd move on with time.

You seemed to be the only person to not find love, you felt like you were cursed to be alone forever and watch the one person you truly loved go and love someone else. You couldn't move on, everything reminded you of him, every forest themed candle at the market, every pebble on the seaside, every star in the sky.

You knew he was happy at least, but you just wished that something inside of him would see that you were right there.

Over time, you distanced yourself, though wanting to remain friends with him. You just couldn't seem to see him without his girlfriend, and it hurt. Everytime you remembered that there was no point in trying, it broke your heart even more. It became so bad to the point that it was unhealthy, leading you to send him a text before leaving for a little trip to America.

It read 'Stay beautiful'.

You sent it just before getting on the plane, ridding you of any worry of receiving a message during the long flights. You'd only told Tommy and Tubbo that you were leaving, considering you streamed with them frequently and would probably be the first to notice you disappearing.

You decided a little trip to Folley Beach, South Carolina would be your therapy. Four thousand dollars for a week stay in a solid three star condo wasn't going to work, though. You had some connections, however, getting you a cheaper condo considering it was only you, and you'd be spending a month or two. Six thousand was much better than the probably forty thousand you'd have to pay for that, thank God. Yeah, maybe using your save-up-money wasn't the best idea, but you needed it at the moment.

Your mental health had been declining for a while, and you felt stupid for being so dramatic about the situation with Freddie. But, a trip to the beach and the opportunity to experience things you never had and make some content out of it wasn't something you'd pass up on.

From trying bubble tea to the fresh, clean, oceanside air, it was like a daydream. You took so many photos and videos, sending them to some friends and saving them for a video.

Trying all the food was amazing, which you probably gained a solid ten pounds from. The long walks along the island, down the beach, and down the graffiti road to the other side of the beach were sweltering hot but therapeutic to you.

Once you returned to the UK, opening your front door, you're surprised to see Tommy, Freddie, Tubbo, and Becky in your house, cleaning up for you. Tommy had a spare key to your place, which is probably how you got in. You were confused, but got a little uncomfortable seeing Freddie, especially without his girlfriend on a Sunday afternoon. You'd been gone for two months with nearly no contact, maybe something changed.

You still had feelings for the red-haired boy, but you lost hope on him ever seeing how he felt about you during your trip. You'd gotten over it and you were on your path to just moving on.

"Hi" Tommy smiles, giving you a wave as he stands up, "Sorry, uh, we just came to clean for you since you've been gone for like, ever-"

"It's fine" You reply, "I mean, I could've just cleaned it myself, guys."

"Well, we came over for something else, but we thought you were coming back next Sunday, not this Sunday" Becky explains, looking to the boys for a nod or agreement, or an excuse since she already knew what your next question would be.

"Came for what?" You ask, setting your bags down on the floor, deciding they could wait.

"Uh-" The blonde begins before the shorter brunette speaks for him.

"We were gonna throw you a welcome home party"

"Oh"

Silence condemns you for a moment before you speak again.

"Well, uh, thanks. But, I'm gonna unpack" You pick up your belongings, taking them back to your bedroom, leaving them with a little wave.

Christ, that was so awkward. What's wrong with you? Since when had you gone cold to your friends?

The second you sat down, you felt the wave of regret. Freddie was the first to come in and ask if you were okay, though.

"Hey, are you okay? You're either tired and jetlagged or upset to, uh, probably see me, " He mumbles, running a hand through his hair. "And before you say anything, I was a dick for not seeing how you felt about me, and I was completely blind, and I'm so sorry. I don't know what to do at the moment, but I wanted to genuinely apologize, because I made you feel like you had to leave home because you were so uncomfortable because of me"

"Freddie..." You sigh, setting your electronics from your bag down on your bed, "It's fine. I didn't leave because of you, I left because I just needed a break from here, nothing is your fault. I'm on my path to moving on, so don't make it more awkward than it already is" You chuckle, sitting on the bed across from him as he stands in the doorway. "I swear, if you apologize one more time I will kick your ass"

Freddie smiles and nods, "Thank you. Are you sure this isn't going to ruin anything between us..? I don't wanna lose you as a friend"

"That's what I was asking you!" You giggle, "But yeah, unless you fuck up"

His eyes slightly widen, playing into the bit, "I won't, your majesty."

"Good"

[loyal04]

Actually offense. The Percy Jackson Tv show had no suspense. Everything was stated out right we never got to wonder or be suspicious/surprised because everything was stated. Some Examples Medusa, The fates, Furies, EVEN CRUSTY FOR GODS SAKES. There was no build up, even the Summer solstice failed. It was supposed to be a DEADLINE but they went passed it and brushed that off in one convo with Zeus. Hades complete mood switch???? Why was Athena so petty?? Like yes Athena is most likely petty but she wouldn’t take a risk like that its, NOT smart.

Dont get me started on the last episode Traitor reveal. NO SUSPENSE No dramatic drop just. “Your the lightning thief..” LIKE BRO WHAT WHERES MY 60 SECONDS.

Im sorry to say this but I wasn’t content or happy with the tv show. Even the Cgi was weird and the fighting was terrible. The sparing they did with Luke and Percy was the best fight scene in that while show… and that is just sad. Even the fight with ARES was underwhelming. Im hoping they’ll take this criticism and really change that for season two I want dramatic drops, build up, TIME TO BREATH. MAYBE EVEN A LONG FIGHT? They drop so much lore and so fast you don’t have time to digest.

Im pissed about the May lore drop WE DIDNT KNOW ABOUT HER UNTIL BOOK 5. ANNABETH WASN’T EVEN ALLOWED INSIDE (or it was just the kitchen I believe) BUT STILL. Annabeth was almost as clueless as Percy if I remember correctly. Even if she wasnt she doesn’t have the right to spill that secret of Lukes like girl what?? Luke shouldn’t have told about Thalia but still at least she was his friend as well but his trauma about his mom was not yours to share also guilt tripping Hermes??

May’s fate wasn’t even really Hermes fault. He tried to talk her out of it and it was Hades who cursed the oracle in the first place. Im just so upset about all the secrets that were revealed early.

The acting didn’t have much emotion or I felt they portrayed it wrong. For instance Percy reacted to almost everything with the same face. The show was way to dry for my liking. Percy jackson is supposed to be funny. Sally kind of seemed like a mean mom iykwim. I mean she just had no patience for Percy at all and it constantly felt like she was guilt tripping him… no just me??? I get that shes a struggling and single parent but Whattt???? She’s supposed to be supportive, kind and loving. If I met that sally I wouldn’t expect her to sit me down in her kitchen offering us a blanket and cookies.

THEY DID GABE FOWL. They did him so poorly that man did not deserve to die sure he was a dead beat but seriously?? Tartarus would not smell like him. They should have just let him get divorced it would have made sense but turning him to stone?? For what being a lazy, grouchy stepdad??

Gabe in the book was abusive manipulated just a straight up Piece of sewer gunk. He HIT them he abused them and manipulated them into staying quiet. The entire scene with the cops and everything. The guy in the show tho?? He looks like he’d fall over from the raise of a hand bro wouldn’t even be able to throw a punch. He doesn’t even have a job?? He looks like the worst he would do is yell and make fun of you because he’s probably projecting because he’s completely useless but deserving death?? He was more of a nuisance he didn’t deserve to die being divorced and alone forever I can’t understand but seriously??

Also the Percabeth slow burn… they’re pushing it they were just friends in the first book maybe in the second we start getting into it. But seriously the first season? She just started opening up to him in the first book. WE DIDN’T EVEN GET THEIR TALK LIKE UGH WHAT I wanted the Annabeth backstory about her dad but they didn’t have the convo about her going home for the summer we didn’t get into it. They’re overcooking my 5 book long slow burn.

They stuffed to much into too short of episodes that we didn’t get time to breath or get to know our characters. It was just a one minute battles here and there, a few conversations about impending doom and Percy being sad about his mom like. I know I’m being Petty but they should have split most of those episodes into two so we had more time to learn about our characters or digest the info dumps. The first episodes had me reeling I swear my head was swirling. The characters themselves didn’t have time to breath “Oh your claimed by poseidon now you have to go on a deadly quest to find the master bolt everyone thinks you stole but we think hades stole it also he probably has your mom.” Why are they shoving everything in our face. Percy in the books had 3 DAYS to come to terms with his parentage but show percy had like a day AT MOST.

I don’t know, they just could have done so well but they didn’t. I swear Mikey mouse must have tied Rick to a chair no way he said yeah this is amazing or a good script decision. THERE WERE SO MANY PLOT HOLES or decisions that didn’t make any sense.

[arileartist]

Free! Characters' s/o pranking them by pretending to take money from their wallets in front of them-Part 2

Enjoyyy❤️

Natsuya: (Scrolling through his phone, sipping on beer)

Y/n: (jumping onto his lap) My summertimeee~

Natsuya: (throwing his phone aside, hugging you facefirst into your stomach) Mmmm my little bubbs~ Where have you been today~?

Y/n:(giggling, sitting upright on his lap, you catch the sight of his wallet on the table in front of you) Nothing much hehe! I was just gonna do something~

Natsuya: Oh? And that would beeee?

Y/n:(taking Natsuya's wallet and opening it)

Natsuya:(quickly snatches the wallet from your hands and holds it high above your reach) Not so fast~ sneaky little fella aren't ya? Why do you need money from me?

Y/n: I.....I don't-!

Natsuya: (pinching your nose) Sure sure and the sun is actually covered in ice

Y/n: okok... No need to be that sarcastic... I was not trying to borrow money anyway...I wanted to keep this in your wallet...(hands him a neatly carved, round gemstone)

Natsuya: (admiring it carefully) what's this y/n?

Y/n: it's a good luck stone!I bought it cuz the shrine lady told me it would protect the person I gave it to!

Natsuya: (putting it in his pocket and punching your shoulder lightly) I already have my good luck charm right here~ I don't need another one?

Y/n: But I still want you to keep it with you. ALWAYS. I don't want you to ever get hurt 😤

Natsuya: (kissing your forehead and lifting you from your waist) Hahahaha, well if you insist!

(This guy is all games. He won't take your prank seriously, he'll probably see through it as he knows you very well, but rest assured, he's definitely showering you with return gifts once he gets the chance)

Sousuke: (doing grips in one hand and reading a book)

Y/n: (walks over to his wallet, giving him a glance before you take it)

Sousuke: (looks at you and smiles) Yo! G'morning

Y/n:(just nods, Picks his wallet and starts going through it)

Sousuke: (frowns, walks over to you and grabs his wallet) If you wanted money, you know you can just ask me? Now you're not getting it

Y/n:(looks at him, confused)

Sousuke:(sighs) What. Don't act surprised..

Y/n:(taking out a small penny and showing it to him) I had found this randomly under our bed...I thought it's yours so I wanted to keep it back in your wallet....

Sousuke: oh .... Sorry... And that is yours...

Y/n:huh?I don't keep pennies though...

Sousuke: (clenches it in your hand and smiles, walking back to the couch) it's a special one. I'm sure it's yours.

Y/n: (confused, walks back into their room) I really don't think.....I wouldn't just leave my spare change about...

Y/n: (takes a closer look at the penny and notices a small dent in it) special huh...

Y/n: (scratches at the dent, and it opens up) aha! So there's something inside..

Y/n:(takes off the metallic cover it the penny, and inside is a small, beautiful picture of you. You stare at it in awe, taking in its creativity) This is....so pretty...

Y/n:(yells) Thank you sou! I love you!!

Sousuke: (smiles to himself) Aye.

(I need to stop turning these into fluff stories jkdsnjsajaf! Anyways, this man has everything planned out and WILL make your prank fail by being one step ahead iykwim)

Kisumi: (singing along to a song that's blasting in his headset, he looks very happy)

Y/n: (sneaks up behind him and takes his wallet with one hand and quickly hides it behind, while tickling him with the other to remove suspicion) (Writer:I DO NOT CONDONE STEALING DON'T DO THIS SHIT IRL) Kissss-me!

Kisumi:( quickly turning around and catching you into a deep kiss, without warning)

Y/n:MMPHH!!

Kisumi: hehehe, so y/n~ what's the occasion?

Y/n:(trying to get yourself together) occasion?

Kisumi:(laughing and wrapping his arms around you, then quickly snatching back his wallet to your surprise)

Y/n:h-how did you-?

Kisumi: (narrowing his eyes) You didn't think I'd notice? Hehehe sneaky little one aren't you? (Comes close to your face) you do know that 'stealing' is bad manners, don't you? Unless you have a good reason to take my money like this, I'm not letting you off~

Y/n: it's not what you think...

Kisumi: oh~? Then what is it?

Y/n:(grabs his hand and puts a folded cheque on it)

Kisumi: 7500¥.... What's this y/n?

Y/n:(smiles at him and kisses his cheek) my first paycheck. I wanted to share it with you, since you're the reason I could push ahead and get this job. Thank you!

Kisumi: (stares at you for a couple of minutes, then hugs you tightly) You deserve everything in the world y/n! Look at this!! This is all yours! I didn't do anything hehehe! Let's go celebrate this right now! (You can feel his face getting a little wet from the few tears of happiness he shed

(This guy, will definitely see through the prank so you'd have to be smart, though now, a day full of celebration awaits, and who knows, at the end of it, you might recieve something special from him👀✨)

Asahi:(in his room, trying out outfits that he bought recently) Hmmmm.....

Y/n:(peeks inside) Asahiii~

Asahi: oh! Hey there y/n! Come in, I'm done changing.

Y/n: (sits on his bed, right next to his wallet that was lying around) hehehe thank you, so how are they?

Asahi: I like them! All of them fit perfectly and they look good too. Make me look hot~

Y/n: Aren't you already hot though ~

Asahi: (blushing a bit) I need to be centre of your attention so no other guy would catch your eye

Y/n:(laughing at his confidence and slowly taking his wallet) hehehe, in that case I need to up my game too y'know? I don't want you looking at anyone else as well(taking out a picture from his wallet and replacing it with a golden chain)

Asahi: (sees his wallet in your hands and the you just did something with it) Hey! What are you doing??

Y/n:(quickly putting aside the wallet) Huh? What do you mean??

Asahi:(comes close to your face and eyes you) HMMMMM I'm not that dumb y/n... You took money from my wallet didn't you?

Y/n: wha-no?

Asahi: fine. Don't tell me. I'm not talking to you then(pouts and turns away)

Y/n: ok check it if you want(handing over his wallet)

Asahi:(side-eyeing you and looking into his wallet) hmm whatever you say..

Asahi:(takes out the gold chain) Wh-What is this?? Y/n is this yours??

Y/n:(kisses his cheek) that's for you my adorable love~

Happy anniversary!

Asahi: (starts tearing up and hugs you tightly)Y/N IM SO SORRY I DOUBTED YOU!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH I LOVE YOU!!

(Be prepared for a ride throughout your day! He's gonna make sure that his love is going to feel blessed to be with him today on your anniversary)

Hiyori: (Reading a book and laying in his bed)

Y/n: (walks into his room, over to his desk) Hiyoriii~

Hiyori: (smiles, looking at you) Y/n~

Y/n: I'm ordering dinner today!

Hiyori: oh... Don't we have food at home though?

Y/n: yeah but, I wanna eat something from outside

Hiyori :(smiles) okok, but don't buy something expensive. I'm fine with your normal take-out.

Y/n: (takes his wallet from the desk and opens it)

Hiyori: (looks at you confused) y/n...?

Y/n: Hmmm?(takes out a few bills)

Hiyori: y/n.. Don't take money from my wallet without asking like that....

Y/n: oh...

Hiyori: (walks over to you and puts his hand out, expecting you to give him back his wallet)

Y/n:(takes out your own wallet and replaces his money with a few of your own bills) here

Hiyori: what was that for?

Y/n: I didn't have spare change, just heavy notes so I wanted to exchange-

Hiyori: oh... That's it?

Y/n: yeah...

Hiyori: (looks at his wallet, doesn't say anything, smiles at you and ruffles your hair, going back to his bed) kay.

Y/n: sooo I'll order?

Hiyori: no. You still took my wallet without permission so you're not eating outside food.

Y/n: But Hiyoriiiiii~

Hiyori: Shut

Y/n:🥲

(yeah he's not going to let you off so easily. You're going to face his sassy side for the next couple of days, though, he'll still be the sweet, cutie pie he is)

(cracks knuckles, ~YES! BEST FOR THE LAST~)

Ikuya: (in the kitchen, frustrated a little and scrolling through his phone) hmmmm.... We're so out of groceries....tsk..I might need to go shopping again...

Ikuya: (opens his wallet and sets a few bills aside) I'll use these for now. The rest I'll use for buying that ice cream I wanted...I haven't bought my usual snacks in a long time...I miss eating freely...

Y/n: (scurries at Ikuya from behind and hugs him tightly) Ikuuuuuu~<3

Ikuya: (kissing your forehead) y/n! Good timing!

Y/n: hm? Oh~(reaches for his wallet and takes out a couple of bills)

Ikuya:.... What are you doing??

Y/n: oh I just... Can't find my wallet and I need a few hundred yen to pay for my parcel that's arrived

Ikuya: A few hundred?! What did you order??

Y/n: Aaaaaa secret hehehe

Ikuya: (looks at the money sadly. He can't hope to wipe your happiness away... Even if it meant sacrificing some of his own wants)oh... Okay...

Y/n:(kisses his cheek, but he doesn't react) Thank you Ikuu! I'll be right back~(runs off outside)

Ikuya:... Y/n didn't even ask before taking the money... Am I being too lenient? Should I say that I really didn't like what happened.. How much did-...? (Ikuya checks his wallet to find only 200¥remaining out of his 1500¥, he gasps, getting even more upset) Y/n! Come here!

Y/n:(comes back with a box and secretly hiding his money in your pocket) yess??

Ikuya: How much did you take??

Y/n: oh do the math hehehe

Ikuya: (sighs) I don't like this y/n... You didn't even have the basic decency of asking for permission before touching my wallet. You're my partner... But... Can't you give me some respect? Not only that... But you took a good amount from my wallet.... Did you ask if you could borrow money? What if I had really needed it? Have you been doing this for a while now? Is that why you're so comfortable with doing it?

Y/n:(yeah he's going to make you question why you pulled this prank on him) I....

Ikuya: Did you give it to the delivery person? Where's my money right now?

Y/n:(quickly takes out his money and hands it back)....sorry..

Ikuya: (shaking his head and counting) Sorry doesn't cut it y/n...I needed this for groceries too... We would've gone hungry otherwise..

Y/n:(trying to hug him, but he's not having it) Ikuya... It was a prank

Ikuya: (looks at you, confused) prank?

Y/n: yes- This box is actually empty...I was going to continue it, but...I couldn't upset you more

Ikuya: (dumbfounded) so... You weren't taking money from me?

Y/n:(shaking your head) no dummy...I would never do something like that! You know me well don't you?

Ikuya: oh... So I overreacted...

Y/n: no no! Leave it , I'm so sorry I didn't know you'd react like this I should've been a little more careful

Ikuya: (looks at you sadly) ok...

Y/n:(hugging him tightly and peppering his face with kisses) I love you... Forget about this ok? I'm sorry for pranking you like that..

Ikuya: (doesn't react much, just embraces you back) hmm...

(you two sit there for at least the next twenty or so minutes. Though, you quickly manage to make it up to him by treating him to his favourite snacks and ice cream, he was definitely cheered up by the end of the day)

❤️❤️ Thank you for reading❤️❤️

[whiskeyswifty]

I see your opinion on Rep the album and it’s very interesting! You made some great points there. It was a necessary album tho it had a very important message to deliver in that stage of her career (getting hold of that narrative) but i mostly admire the Tour of all things in that era, what’s your opinion on the Rep Tour?

that's probably a huge driving force of it, the kanye drama for sure. i will say some of it began to take shape before that all though, like i think so it goes was written in some early form at least while she was at the gillette tour stop for the 1989 tour. something crazy like that, i can't remember the exact details tho. so even though that's what rep became, it wasn't entirely the impetus of that shift into dance pop or the only driving force of the album. as much as i want to blame it as "oh her little side project to get herself through that time in her life" i'm like ehhh that wasn't all it was about. it does make me wonder though what TS6 would have been had the kanye phone call shit not happened. less about the sound, which i think was something she already had been set on. but more like when you take away that vengeful component and the chip on her shoulder, what would it have looked like in the bigger picture? my gut is to say Lover is picking up where 1989 left off, but that's not entirely it either. lover was sooooo bright as a reaction to the darkness of rep, so idk! its fun to ponder.

my opinion on the rep tour is kind of moot cuz i didn't go lol. i had great tickets, for what would have been the saturday new york one, which i think ironically was a rain show. buuuuuut i not only hated the album but also the fandom culture at that time was not for me and i sold them, for something around face value i think, if not a little less than i bought them for (demand was not high for that tour in general, but also a lot of fans got face value tickets over scalpers cuz of that points system, rip). swifties have many harmless faults that i can overlook or ignore, but there's a self righteous streak in many that was on another level during rep. self righteousness really rubs me the wrong way, just a personal thing. and i get it, there was a defensiveness and sense of blind loyalty in the face of her public, digital stoning due to how as much as taylor was attacked, swifties felt equally attacked. turning inward towards community in times of turmoil, etc etc i get it, no judgment. i just don't ride for celebrities like that and if swifties have ever been borderline culty, that was the closest it ever got. no judgement again, it's a harmless, and totally voluntary, cult for the most part, just not the vibe for me. so the LAST place i wanted to be, listening to music i mostly dislike, was surrounded by swifties on a self righteous high for 2 hours in the middle of new jersey.

i did try to watch it on netflix, but fast forwarded through 85% of it tbh cuz of the songs i don't like and also....... ugh hot take incoming probably gonna regret this but.... that tour was not The Look for me iykwim. not that that's the only reason anyone can enjoy a tour but if i also don't like the songs? wtf am i there for if she doesn't look hot to me. like in photos sure! but in motion, it's a hard pass. comes back to the try-hard thing again, i am physically squirming with embarrassment when someone is very obviously trying to be sexy, especially in a choreographed way that isn't coming naturally to them. for me, someone is sexy when they're comfortably confident, doing something they're just naturally vibing with or good at, and it exudes from them without them realizing it because they're relaxed, not showing off, and totally at ease. people talk all the time about the dress performance and i'm just like..... this is just.... not..... it for me, sorry to say. maybe when she dips the mic stand i guess? but it's just soooo theatrical and choreographed i'm like no thanks. i also didn't love a lot of the tour costumes ajdlkfjadfkj sorry! everything looked so cheap, although i didn't see it from afar so i can't judge how well it worked in that regard. i thought the like oversized army jacket thing with patches was cool, the black long thing with silver spikes on the shoulders and the belt was cool, and the opening silhouette of the hood was cool, but i'm a bodysuit hater. laaaaazy and boring imo. i get it you need mobility but be creative!!! it was also very dark and i'm anti-dark tour costumes unless they contrast against verrrrrry bright backgrounds in very color block-y ways.

i'm glad you loved it and so many people have incredibly fond and formative memories of it or of being there so i'm glad you are one of them!! I'm just not one of those people, but i don't feel like given my taste, that i personally missed out on much lol.