#vivian charles

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I find it interesting how in the last two scenes of the entire show, Ned and Lily share very similar lines of dialogue that are each said to their respective loved ones, Chuck and Vivian. (obviously don’t read this if you don’t want spoilers for the ending!)

Ned says to Chuck, "I try to put your happiness before my own,” and Lily says to Vivian, "I did what I have done since the day you were born, chose your happiness over mine."

They’re very much parallels of each other, wanting to protect the people they love from potential harm, but not executing it in the way they should. Ned prevented Chuck from ever letting her aunts know she was alive again not only to protect themselves, but because Ned feared that if he let Chuck see her aunts again, she would choose them over him and leave him. Lily never told Vivian that she slept with her fiancé not only to protect Vivian from getting hurt, but because she feared Vivian would hate her afterwards and leave her.

The key difference between them being that Ned eventually realized that he wasn’t actually putting Chuck’s happiness over his own because if he did, he would have let her see her aunts again. When he finally realizes this, he states, "I'm finally putting your happiness before my own,” and allows her to see them again.

Meanwhile, Lily never truly put Vivian’s happiness over her own, even if she thought she did, because if she did, she would have told her the truth about her affair and stopped lying to her or better yet, she wouldn’t have stolen her fiancé in the first place. Vivian even knows this was never 100% true as she rejects Lily’s defense saying, “you don’t have to anymore.”

For Lily, it was all about protecting herself similar to what Ned was doing, but unlike Lily, Ned actually realized his faults. He finally put Chuck’s happiness over his own, all while knowing there was a possibility that Chuck might leave him, but she ended up not leaving him after all (at least I would assume based on the comics and the scrapped season 3 concept). Lily however never truly put Vivian’s happiness over her own so her worst fears ended up coming to life with Vivian kicking her out and presumably never wanting to speak with her again.

[babyrel]

Pushing Daisies, 1.1 "Pie-lette" (2007)

[danikatze]

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Inktober day 18: sparkle.

I also rewatched Pushing Daisies and "sparkle" made me think of the Darling Mermaid Darlings and their highly impractical synchronised swimming bathing suits 💖

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[sakebytheriver]

Ok, ok, so hear me out on this, but what if modern reboot of Pushing Daisies?

Ned the piemaker = Charles Melton

Chuck Charles = Lovie Simone

Olive Snook = Stephanie Hsu

Emerson Cod = Titus Burgess

Aunt Lily = Tichina Arnold

&

Aunt Vivian = Brandy Norwood

[nadiaerre]

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Idk about you guys but this is the exact kinda life I strive for

Vivian and Lily Charles from Pushing Daisies are the ultimate life goals. Retired famous mermaids living in a lavish house with a dozen pet birds and an entire room dedicated to different types of cheese while the neighborhood kids all fear you because they think you’re witches.

[guangshi-091305]

I think we don't appreciate this scene as much as we should.

Cheng Xiaoshi knew it was about Lu Guang BUT he calls him "My Friend" and not "Lu Guang" like he usually would. He's scared shitless because it's not just him in danger now, Lu Guang could be too yet he doesn't use his name, a name that comes as naturally to him as breathing.

Criminals can be very well-versed in placing hits on people, especially when said people will help them achieve their goals. So if things didn't go well and Cheng Xiaoshi had given his name away, Lu Guang would've been in more danger than Cheng Xiaoshi if the rescue had failed. Cheng Xiaoshi knew this and deliberately concealed his name while also making an effective threat. That just shows how smart he is and how well he can think for himself in distress. I really adore him so much!

This was the case even before he was injured, because when he was walking alone with her in all those shady streets, he whispered Lu Guang's name as he walked a few steps behind Vivian. This tactic was proven useful as Vivian DESCRIBED Lu Guang, instead of using his name when she made her threat.

Cheng Xiaoshi knows his kindness is easy to take advantage of. He must have a lot of experience with that (😭), but he chooses to be kind. And while being good to people who may hurt him afterwards, never has he put Lu Guang in danger. He takes all the precautions possible to keep Lu Guang as safe as he possibly can, and it's very rare for his good actions to backfire on anyone except Cheng Xiaoshi himself.

And that's impossibly smart and makes him even easier to love. He's kind, he wants to help, but he has his own hard limits. The minute you mess with Lu Guang, it's over for you. We don't appreciate how fucking smart and protective he is enough, which we should. I love him so much he's just so good🥺😭💖

[stop-that-train]

[spacegirlsgang]

DBD x Met Gala (3/4): Charles Rowland and Punk: Chaos to Couture (2013)

[kattartsblog]

Question for Makina: If you ever met another you from a different universe, what do you think they'd be like?

Canon!Makina: If I had the chance to meet that happier universe, the one with lots of friends and maybe a lover, I would tell her that she's the luckiest girl in the world.

OC Cameo Credits:

Aurora Attic - @neopolitangumdrops

Vivi Skarsgard - @pan-flute-skeleton

Vanessa Leverett - @claudia-nomusaabara

Lucy Sky Desmond - @the-loveliest-lotus

Emilien Bouchard - @sillydorito

Translations: (I apologize if my japanese is grammatically incorrect)

Top Box : Dethklok 3rd annual festival

Bottom Box: Mordhaus dating scandal

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Iconic Vivian Charles lines 💅

“We small-boned persons are vulnerable to exoduses of the mass and panicked variety.���

“I assume that’s a passive-aggressive insult directed at my daring sashays into romance. I choose to ignore it.”

“I don’t get pissed. A gypsy once told me it brings on hemorrhoids.”

“We haven’t had this many visitors since our most recent home invasion.”

“Olive you don’t have quit. You have to calm down. You want a drink? Lily hand me your purse.”

[nectro250]

Quick Draw #3 Guidebooks

(Day 15: Guidebook)

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Tour guides, handy tips, legends, repairs, and a spellbook.

These are the guidebooks to look at.

[motionpicturelover]

"Harold and Maude" (1970) - Hal Ashby

Films I've watched in 2024 (28/95)

I love this film so much. ❤

[lilith--simmer]

𝘐 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

[mariocki]

Parasite (1982)

"That thing on your stomach..."

"A new strain of parasite. I deserve it, in a way. I created it."

"For the Merchants? Why?"

"I thought for the government. They're so mixed up with the Merchants now, they work for one another. This 'thing', as you call it, is growing. It's dormant now but it will soon grow larger... and kill me."

[goldmouse]

Cw: smoking

More kickass designs and refs!!!

Charles the Arbok and Lainey the Cutiefly are two very gay best friends

Ace the misdreavus got a makeover and he works at a tattoo shop with Charles and Lainey

Vivian the meganium works at a flower shop and he’s uh… a “grower of medicinal herbs”. Cory looks up t him a lot

Katia “Ruby” and Phoebe “Sapphire” are strippers and Katie’s former coworkers

And Rick the gengar is just some guy who died and still frequents the casino