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hands are never idle even if the mind rests. as donna listens attentively to the lady's spiel ( for alcina certainly compensates for the dollmaker's lack of words by filling the void with her own ) her fingertips enact a gentle dance through the air, watching through veiled countenance as the porcelain counterpart responds in tandem. angie is, by all accounts, an extension of herself but to any would - be beholders she functions as fluidly as if she were separately animate. the tittering giggles of the doll are stifled by a digit coming up to where ( one would imagine ) donna's mouth sits prim and proper behind the black fabric, diaphanous and hushing. no audible shhh is uttered but still the doll obediently quietens, an apologetic bow of the ventriloquist's head toward the countess encouraging her to continue her rant. it is better if these thoughts are vented in safe company, rather than risk provoking the godly wrath of heisenberg ( or worse, miranda ) later. occhio non vede, cuore non duole. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't feel. angie pipes up, shrill voice a knife in the otherwise dulcet air. the artificial gaze of the plaything is piercing, but certainly nothing lady dimitrescu hasn't dealt with before.
❛ —my mistake ! you were saying . . . ? ❜
@vale-decem. for lady dimitrescu. ♡
#vale-decem#valedecem#do hyphens work in tags nowadays idk anyway!!!#gossip session with the gorls....#╰ ✧ . * D. BENEVIENTO. / belladonna of sadness : a nowhere girl.#DONNA : WRITING.
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🌷 -> no one's ever had me...not like you, said fiyero (@vale-decem).
there's this deep silence that settles between the two, as the wind takes away the echo of fiyero's words. however, she can't just brush him off, as she normally would: no, what he said, it cut deep into her, right down to her soul. not because of what he said, as elphaba might as well be the thousandth girl in oz to be the recipient of such flattery, but how he said it ― quietly, defeatedly, almost. and, for a second, elphaba dared to believe they were on the same page: finding themselves wishing desperately to not feel anything for the other, and failing miserably.
however, who were they kidding? with or without the poignant sincerity, there was not a world in which a monster like her and a prince like him could go hand in hand, professing their love. it just couldn't be ― no, their love would be cursed to sit beside every ounce of joy or desire she'd had in her life: in the shadows. ❝ i ― i don't know what you're referring to, fiyero. you're with galinda. that's who you love, and that's how it should be. ❞ elphaba declares, fighting back the tears from emerging over her emerald eyes, dusting off her skirt as she stands up in the forest ground to make her exit.
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this little assortment of music from doctor who in "music box" style is amazing. Best 18 minutes I spent on Youtube today, and deserves WAY more views Vale Decem in particular had me crying at 2:50am so
#doctor who#dw spoilers#the long song#mad man with a box#vale decem#i am the doctor#10th doctor#11th doctor#12th doctor#tenth doctor#doctor who music#doctor who spoilers#dr who#new who#dr who music#Youtube
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Listening to instrumentals from the silly doo-wee-ooo show is actually something that can be so painful.
#doctor who#doctor who music#murray gold#segun akinola#musings about music#this is specifically about 10's theme in vale decem. the long song in 11's regen piece. and clara's theme in face the raven / clara's diner#i get psychic damage everytime i simply hear the use of the motifs elsewhere because of the tragic associations those sadder renditions hav#obviously these songs aren't the only examples in doctor who but they are by far the most emotionally devastating ones for me personally#and obviously it isn't just leitmotifs either. basically hearing any piece that played during a sad scene gets to me.#how are you supposed to explain to your coworkers that you're tearing up because of instrumental sound association?#'yeah sorry these violins and humming sounds summoned vivid images of my favourite character dying/leaving and it made me sad'#love that composers can just straight up pavlov bell your emotions by getting you to associate a melody with a sad scene#an addition to this is doctor who instrumentals that make me nostalgic because I associate them with my own past#like 'this is gallifrey: our childhood. our home'. that song was one of my alarms for a good long while back when i was 15ish#so it kinda transports me back to that time in my life whenever i hear it. music really is its own little kind of time travel#i am very much looking forward to the continuing psychological damage murray gold will inflict upon me in the new season#and to have previously uplifting character leitmotifs used against me and forever be contaminated with sad feelings. love to see it#(also: not a instrumental but damn 'the stowaway' has no right being as good as it is. who knew a christmas sea shanty could sound so great#apologies for this probably niche-ish post (is it niche to know ost title's by heart? asking for friend). just feeling things about music
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thinking about putting together a murray gold leitmotif fakebook
#fakebook = realbook but illegal#realbook = compilation of (usually) jazz standards melody + chord symbols#so it would basically just be melody and chords and MAYBE some ostinato parts#it depends#the lineup would probably be like.#companion themes for: rose martha donna amy clara bill#+ little amy & i call myself me & face of boes theme & marthas quest & together or not at all (+possibly a guitar tab for claras diner)#the doctors theme (the bad wolf one) i am the doctor & a good man? & sad man with a box & maybe song for four i think#villains: daleks‚ cybermen#places/organizations: UNIT rocks‚ this is gallifrey#episode themes: silence in the library & heaven sent & fathers day & madame de pompadour#spinoffs: the sarah jane adventures theme & mr smith's theme & torchwood theme & captain jacks theme#then maybe bc theyre long + might take ages: shepherds boy & vale decem & all the strange strange creatures & long song & doomsday#& where theres tears theres hope#possibly also song of freedom cause i know it#ari opinion hour#dw music#murray gold
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i've been meaning to start a real blog where i make actual thought-out posts about stuff so i can attach a ko-fi to it but the problem is i haven't written anything worth doing that with i just need money
#lifeblogs#i should edit my paper about vale decem into something fun for doctor who fans to read#of course part of why i need money is my laptop is completely dead so at this point it's going to be pretty hard to produce anything
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I was watching Doctor Who for the millionth time and I realized something
the eleventh doctor always says "never ignore a coincidence unless you're busy"
and that could have come from what happened to Donna.
around her was an acquaintance who took her to the Tardis, to the doctor and to all the events that would lead her to the episode "Journey's End".
the doctor didn't see the coincidences and when I went he didn't care. He only realized what was happening at the end (actually the clone that came from his hand noticed it first)
So it must have been after these events that he started using that phrase.
it was probably just "never ignore a coincidence", but since the doctor is the doctor he had to have this condition.
#dr who#the doctor#donna noble#eleventh doctor#tenth doctor#matt smith#david tennant#catherine tate#doctor who#doctor who season 4#doctor who special#doctor who series 4#doctor who series 5#doctor who series 6#doctor who series 7#never ignore a coincidence#journey's end#vale decem#the eleventh hour#time lords#regeneration
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I listened to Murray Gold and a wasp entered my room during vale decem. I sent it away with the amazing chorus in the background feeling like a warrior fighting a dragon with my shiny armour (pink Floyd shirt) and my trustful sword (a broom) to save the princess (The Hamilton Funko it landed on)
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And I oop--
#dw spoilers#so many regen scenes become so much more awkward can you IMAGINE lmao#the ood singing vale decem like: um excuse me what the shit--
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can't stop violently shaking about the possibility of "vale quattuordecim"
#doctor who#dw#doctor who ost#murray gold#you need to be another level of whovian to understand this#14th doctor#david tennant#vale decem#vale quattuordecim
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why did nobody tell me that vale decem translates to farewell ten,,
and the lyrics have translations too
and I’m not crying you are,,, and most certainly am not spiralling back into the doctor who fixation because I’ve run out of good omens episodes for now
#Vale decem#doctor who#I’ve never been taught Latin so this is very much new information to me#I mean I could’ve probably guessed decem but vale never#Don’t bully me 🙏/j
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NOOO NOOO WHEN I SAW "I FORGIVE YOU" PLAY I DIDNT KNOW IT WAS *THE* KISS TRACK. WAY TO FUCKING DESTROY ME BECAUSE THE SCENE JUST AUTOMATICALLY PLAYS IN YOUR HEAD YOU CAN'T STOP IT
#this is like vale decem and tens regeneration i used to cry every time i listened to that song#good omens soundtrack#good omens#good omens s2#good omens spoilers#if not knowing the difference between soundtrack score film music or songs and tracks was a crime id be in prison for a hundred years
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NOTHING IS ENOUGH I NEED TO REWATCH S2 THROUGH 4
#ARRHDDHSHDHXHHDDHH#IM IN SO MUCH FUCKING PAIN#(listening to vale decem)#doctor who#tenth doctor#my lonely rambles
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I've never been so happy and so sad to know Latin in my life
#yes I'm listening to vale decem#even the title foresees his end#vale decem#Murray Gold really wrote a song in Latin#music#murray gold#doctor who#dw#10th doctor
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Watching all nuwho regeneration scenes and taking 1000000 psychic damage within a 20 minute time span
#like okayyyyy#jesus#suddenly im 15 again#the music they have for 12s speech sounds too much like vale decem for a moment#which is extra sad so thanks !!!!!!!!!#thank you for that!!!!#obviously 10 into 11 is eternally sad#tennant does such a good job#but 9 to 10 hits and 11 to 12 is like actually tragic akdbxjxbdjd i think its cause#11 goes through so much crazy shit in the last half of his run especially#9 is also like so good though the balance of humor and sadness and honesty and the way he tries to explain it to rose and he reassuring her#but hes also got that kick of wasnt i good too?#its just so him grrrrrr#9 deserved more stories but obviously i understand why they couldnt :(
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i think i am actually going to try to go through with the murray gold lead sheets thing
#KEYWORD TRY. KEYWORD TRY.#ive got one finished because i already transcribed it in full so it was really easy to just go through and figure out all the chords#& another one thats relatively short that i have the melody fully transcribed i just have to figure out chords which should be pretty easy#& then a third one that ive got a full transcription someone ELSE did from musescore so now i just have to go thru and analyze the chords#respectively: a change of clothes (the heaven sent theme essentially) / i call myself me / vale decem#and i also made a checklist of ones i want to do complete with links to the specific piece#the starter version of the checklist looks like this:#the doctor (the doctors theme / i am the doctor / a good man?);#companions (roses theme / marthas theme / donnas theme / little amy / amys theme / clara? / i call myself me);#villains / organizations / places (UNIT / the daleks / the cyberman / the master vainglorious / this is gallifrey: our childhood our home);#episodes (a second shadow / a change of clothes); and more in depth ones (vale decem; the shepherds boy)#given enough time the full checklist has about 20 others#but i figured yk for now id cut it down so im not assigning myself an impossible task#ari opinion hour#dw music
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