#we are ghibli girlies

[sparklehoard]

We are fresh with family drama and we haven't even seen eachother yet 💅☕️

[melodyanqel]

𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 ── ★ k.js (ii. silent cry)

a freshly new face enters the world of karate who is shy and spineless yet becomes everyone’s favorite fighter. even her stern and tough rival has a soft spot. and possibly more than that.

↬ pairing: kwon jae-sung x fem!oc

↬ genre/tags: romance, fluff, angst, developing relationship, friendship, team bonding, family, shy!sunshine!oc, possessive!kwon

↬ warnings: bullying, fighting, both kwon and oc are hurt

↬ word count: 3.5k words

↬ language key: english, korean

↬ note: this is a longer one and i really went in with the angst lol. i would also like to give an appreciation to my beautiful readers for supporting story because i wasn't expecting to have so many engagements. i even hit over 100 followers! tysm!!

↬ melodyanqel taglist: @pa1nfullyalive @captainquake42 @padmemi @carrotjuicepdf @sebastianstansblog @thebrightest4r @analysisiinternet @erikasurfer

𝐔𝐒𝐀

After accepting the friendship, the Miyagi-Do students and Sophia enjoy their lunchtime while discussing whatever comes to mind. 

The guys and Sam learned their new companion is in the sports medicine program. It’s surprising because they wouldn’t expect shy Sophia to have knowledge and enthusiasm about human health.

In their defense, they expected her to do crafting, be a bookworm, or do anything that didn’t relate to severe injuries. But in all honesty, that’s impressive. Sophia could be their doctor because karate involves a lot of violence. But she is a girly girl, who loves cute fashion and animated movies, especially Studio Ghibli, and sweets. 

Overall, Sophia is gentle, sensitive, loving, and without a doubt, beautiful. 

Then, the bell rings—lunchtime is over.

Both Hawk and Demetri groaned in annoyance. 

“I don’t want to go to class. Sophia is more interesting.” Even though they barely met, Hawk wants to spend more time with her—in a platonic relationship, because his heart belongs to Moon. Instantly, Demetri has an idea. “We can exchange numbers and social media, and maybe do a get-together.” He suggested.

Sam smiles with a nod. “That sounds great.” She turns to Sophia. “Whenever you’re free, we could have a fun hang-out at my place. I can also invite our other friends. Robby, Tory, and Devon.” She agrees and brings up the other Miyagi-Do students. Sam may not have the best relationship with Tory, but they get along for the most part. 

Sophia looks at the group with bright hazel eyes. “O-Of course! Let me get my phone out.” She grabs her phone with a My Sweet Piano case. One by one, Sophia adds their numbers to her contacts. The group bid each other goodbye and go to their next class. 

Sophia didn’t have classes with anyone throughout the day, but it could just be that her classes were all AP (advanced placement). That’s right, she has the brain. Sophia would challenge herself in the highest levels of education and for someone young like her is astonishing. When the day is about to end, she has to meet up with her sports med teacher because she has to know what to do before upcoming sports events. 

While walking to the class, Sophia text her best friend, Emily, about her day at West Valley High School. Emily is her childhood friend who is the opposite because she is the definition of an extrovert. She is loud, optimistic, and has no filter. Sophia did have to tell Emily about the mean girl from earlier. Her best friend reacted upset with angry emojis and words in big letters. It made Sophia laugh and uplifted her mood. 

Suddenly, she bumps into someone’s arm. Sophia quickly looks up from her phone. “I’m so sorry!” She apologizes to the person and fear creeps up. It’s the same mean girl. 

“Ugh, you again.” She crossed her arms and had a disgusted expression. “You know, even with glasses, you are still blind. Why don’t I completely make your world go dark.” The bully raises her fist to punch Sophia. The scared redhead closes her eyes and waits for the painful hit. 

However, she feels nothing. 

Sophia opens her eyes to notice a tall blonde girl in front of her, holding the bully’s fist. “She said sorry and you have to accept it.” Her husky voice states a defense. She squeezes the mean girl’s hand, tighter. The blonde girl smirks when she sees the pathetic bully whimper. “Okay, okay! I’ll accept it!” She pleads and her hand is free. 

Soon enough, the mean girl runs off elsewhere like a coward. 

The blonde turns around to face Sophia. Her fierce face softens. “Are you alright?” She asked kindly. The petite girl answers. “Yes, thank you. It’s not the first time I’ve bumped into her.” Sophia lets out a dry chuckle. The blonde sighs, “You’re welcome and it’s not your fault.” She reassured the shy one. Sophia gives a nod that she understands. 

“I’m Tory. And I assume you are new here.” The blonde introduced herself and inquired about not being familiar with Sophia’s appearance. Tory gets a shocking response. “Yes, and my name is Sophia. Are you the Tory that Sam, Miguel, Hawk, and Demetri know?” Sophia wonders if she is the girl that Sam briefly mentioned. Tory figured she had already met the Miyagi-Do students. 

The blonde fighter draws a small smile. “Yes, that is me. Now that you know who I am and my friends, we should start ours. Can I have your number and do you have Instagram?” She takes out her phone from her back pocket. Sophia puts a gleeful smile on her face. “Sure and yes I do!” She hands her device over to Tory. After doing it, they have to get back to doing their things. 

“Well, I’ll see you around.” Tory hopes to have a girls' day with Sophia. 

“You too, and enjoy the rest of the day.” The smaller girl waves goodbye and begins heading to the sports med class. Tory watches her form disappear into the distance. Despite knowing her for a few minutes, she can tell Sophia is loyal and generous. 

Moving along, Tory has to do mandatory training at the new dojo. After leaving Cobra Kai, she joined Miyagi-Do and it seemed like she found a new home. It’s a smart or bad decision, but let’s see how it goes. 

Just her luck, Sophia wasn’t late and right on time. She greets her teacher who is behind her desk on her computer. “Good afternoon, Mrs. Reed! I’m Sophia, your new student!” She has the older woman’s attention when she stops typing. Mrs. Reed becomes elated. “Hello, Sophia! So glad to finally meet you!” She stands up from her hair to give the younger a handshake. Sophia respectfully takes it. Once the greeting, Mrs. Reed offers her a seat at an empty desk. 

The class has no students because Mrs. Reed has a free period. So, she’ll have to wait for the next bell. However, it’s nice that she gets to have a little time with Sophia. 

“You’ve been in sports med since you were a freshman in Oregon?” The teacher questioned. 

Sophia responded, “Correct. I’m still surprised how I wasn’t grossed out by gnarly injuries like a fractured ankle when I first started.” She humors yet tells her honesty, making Mrs. Reed giggle. 

The older woman says, “I was like that too, and my peers would think I was weird. But, it’s okay. In the real world of sports medicine, it does get gruesome. For now, I’ll explain what you’ll be doing next week.” Mrs. Reed goes to her desk to grab a paper with the list of duties for Sophia’s first day. 

As she reads the list, she’ll do the same things as in previous years. Sophia needs to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate injuries. 

⋆⭒˚.⋆

𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐀

In the early morning, daylight unwraps the hues of the world.

Kwon is up and ready for another day at the dojang. Before he ate his breakfast, an avocado toast, he did his routine of push-ups, sit-ups, and other stretches. Kwon needs to maintain enough spirit because he does not back down easily. 

His brawny hands with gel comb through his raven hair to do his usual hairstyle. He doesn’t know when or how he got his signature look, but it suits him. Kwon then hears his phone buzzing on the bathroom counter. He reads the notifications that it’s from his mother. Kwon dresses himself in his gi, leaves the bathroom, and looks at what she sent him. 

Hello, my Jae-sung. I wish you the best of luck today! Let me know how everything goes. 

His lips etch a tender grin. Kwon replies to his mother while grabbing his backpack with his necessities: lunch, a water bottle, his wallet, and a book to read whenever he goes on break. Right before he locks up his apartment, his phone buzzes again. He takes it out of his pocket to check. It’s his dad. Kwon opens the message and reads it. 

Hi, son. I also wish you lots of luck today.

His parents are showing the same encouragement as always. Kwon replies to his father with appreciation and makes his way to the dojang—it’s more like a gorgeous forest on the outskirts of Seoul. Kwon wears his AirPods and listens to music. He makes it to the subway station. Good thing for Kwon, there aren’t a lot of people. He purchases a ticket without waiting in line and his transportation arrives quickly. 

His day is going too well, and he hopes to keep it that way. 

Once entering the train, the young man sits by himself and grabs his book from his backpack. He is reading a manga from his favorite Japanese series, Jujutsu Kaisen. Kwon loves the storyline, arcs, and the characters. His favorite is Yuta Okkotsu. He is a sorcerer with an unfortunate childhood but has his ways of fighting against his demons. Kwon shares some similarities with the character Yuta. He grew up with a tough childhood with bullying, self-guilt, and so much anger that’s suppressed. 

But the only things keeping him alive are his parents and martial arts.

After thirty minutes of sitting, Kwon arrives at the station that leads to the dojang. He gets off the subway and sees some of his teammates in the area. He frowns when he spots his archrival Yoon Do-jin’s stupid smiling face talking to others. It sucks that he has to follow them. Kwon shrugs it off and focuses on today’s training. 

Kwon places his backpack underneath a nearby gazebo, fixes his black belt, and goes down the steps that lead to a lake. As soon as he and his teammates gather around, they bow to Sensei Kim standing in the center. She explains what’s happening next. “We’ll be practicing the Viper Attack Combination. I need everyone to succeed in this lesson because I know you all have the strength and determination. Understood?” Da-eun introduced them to a new yet deadly move in karate that’s one of the most challenging ones out there. 

“Yes, sensei!” Her students obliged. 

Da-eun grins, “Very well, then.” Her cat-like eyes land on the geum baeji. “Do-jin, you’ll be in charge while I welcome a visitor.” She tells Yoon. “Yes, sensei.” He does a bow that he’ll follow her demand. Yoon does not see it but he can sense Kwon’s side-eye is burning on the side of his skull. 

He and Kwon had never gotten along since Da-eun picked him as the best student in this dojang. Yoon believes he got picked because his relatives were also students under the Kim Family dojang for generations and he isn’t short-tempered or wayward like Kwon. 

Shortly enough, Yoon instructs his teammates to get in line to practice the Viper Attack Combination. He asked one of his friends, Jung, to hold up the board. Jung followed along and helped out. Before starting, they bow and then begin their training. 

In the line, Kwon witnesses Da-eun talking to an older, Caucasian man dressed in a black and white gi. The young man perceives that he is the visitor she mentioned. Yoon goes up next to demonstrate the Viper Attack Combination. He strikes a few punches on the board and does a 180 kick, which causes the wood to split in half. Kwon snickers quietly at his rivals’ attempt. He’ll show it in a much better way. 

His teammate in front of him was about to do it, but he stopped him, and cut in line. Jung held the board flat for him. Kwon turned it sideways and gestured to Jung to hold it up higher than his height. Kwon takes a couple of steps back and lets out a powerful cry. He jumps off the ground, spins himself 360, and kicks the wood. It breaks so effortlessly. 

“That’s how you do it!” Kwon shouts at his teammates. 

Da-eun has a disappointed look on her face. She and Kreese watched the moment unravel across from them. Kreese is silently impressed by her students. Da-eun scolds her rebellious fighter. “Kwon Jae-sung! You did not follow the lesson!”

The raven scoffs and starts talking in English. “It’s a waste of time. Just go straight for head. No head, no fight.” He tries to prove a point. 

However, Da-eun wasn’t referring to his logic. “No shortcuts! And for your defiance, you will have a new assignment.” She insists he’ll not do today’s lesson. 

Kwon smirks, “Whatever it is, I can do.” He hopes it’s something extraordinary. 

Da-eun says, “I am sure you can. Go and clean my grandfather’s toilet.” She decides to give him a punishment. Kwon hears his teammates laughing at him and sees Yoon doing the same. What a little shit. 

Of course, Kwon can’t deny his sensei’s demands. He turns around to walk back. Kwon didn’t care about bumping his shoulders against a couple of his teammates as he passed them. He’ll be doing the literal dirty work. 

And just when he thought he was going to have a good day. 

⋆⭒˚.⋆

𝐔𝐒𝐀

2 pm.

School is done and the people are ready to head home. After talking with Mrs. Reed, Sophia feels great to be part of a new team. She and Emily met in sports medicine before moving. Like her, Emily wasn’t squeamish about seeing blood and broken bones. They were the weird ones yet hard-working. 

When walking out of the building, Sophia gets a text message from Sam about meeting up for a quick food stop with the guys, Robby, Devon, and Tory. She taps on the keyboard, saying she’ll be down for it. Sophia hasn’t met Robby and Devon yet so, it should be interesting. Once the message is sent, she waits outside as the students around her leave the campus. She made it through the day, which was an accomplishment. 

Sophia is minding her own business when she gets pushed to the ground, out of nowhere. She lands on her right, feeling the cement scraping the flesh of her arm and hip. Sophia hisses from the impact and looks to see who made her fall. It’s that mean girl, once again with her friends this time. 

“You think I’m done with you. I don’t accept apologies from freaks. I’ll make sure your entire year is a living hell.” She threatens Sophia and kicks her in the stomach while her friends stomp on her back and legs. 

Tears are falling from her hazel orbs. “Please, stop! It was all an accident!” Sophia begs but they won’t listen. Is this how she’ll be living the rest of her life here? Getting assaulted and being too weak to defend herself. 

It felt like an eternity when the beating just magically stops. Sophia’s ears picked up familiar voices. 

“That’s enough, bitches!”

“Don’t you even know what sorry meant!”

She hears Sam and Tory yelling at her bullies. Sophia watches the duo punch and kicks them. They landed on the cement, groaning in agony. She also notices a tall brunette girl standing over them. “Oh, you three better run before I do something that’ll break all of your faces.” She throws a warning. As usual, they got up and ran away. 

Sophia is still on the ground, but she feels someone’s gentle touch to make her sit up. In their hands, they could feel her shaking like a leaf. “You’re safe now.” It was a male voice with comfort laced through it. Sophia cranes her neck to see a boy with worrisome green eyes and light brown hair pushed back. Miguel, Hawk, and Demetri are also here. They have concerned faces. She assumes the one helping her sit is Robby. 

Then comes the girls. Sam, Tory, and Devon approach Sophia to make her stand on her feet. Sam goes to hug Sophia while Tory gingerly brushes her copper ginger locks and Devon picks up her supplies. Sophia returns Sam’s embrace and sobs. 

The pain lingers all over her body. 

⋆⭒˚.⋆

𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐀

Humiliation is what Kwon is feeling right now. 

He eats his lunch alone, underneath a tree, while the others happily interact. Kwon wants this day to end already. Even though it was his mistake in cutting, his demonstration of the Viper Attack is what it should be. As much as he honors Da-eun, Kwon wants to fight in a different style. He is certain it’ll contribute to his team. 

“Everyone!” 

Da-eun makes them have their eyes on her. “After your break, you all will return to the dojang and our visitor has some words for us. Are we clear?” She instructed. They said, “Yes, sensei!” And went back to what they were doing. Kwon lets out a breath because he knows it’ll be pointless. He has to admit Kresse looks intimidating, but it doesn’t matter. 

Subsequently, the raven throws away his kimbap wrapper into the trash can and meets with his teammates. Lunchtime is over. Kwon truthfully didn’t want it to end because he is not ready for a lame lecture. 

The students are lined up in rows with their hands behind their backs. Da-eun claims that Kreese is one of the strongest senseis to train at this dojang. She also commands her students to give him full respect and attention when he starts talking. As always, they obeyed their sensei.

Kreese strides as he speaks, “I trained him to be the best of the best. He dominated every opponent he ever faced. He was destined to become a world champion. And then, one day,” he pauses before continuing, “it all changed. He lost to an insignificant, scrawny little runt with maybe six weeks of training. And why did he lose? Because this opponent had more heart. So, class, how do we defeat an opponent who has more heart?”

He asked everyone and two students, including Yoon, answered. The first guys got it wrong while Yoon said, “Have heart yourself, sensei.” 

Kreese tugged a grin because his response sounded convincing. However, Kwon spoke out of the blue, “Or kill their heart with strong kick to ribs.” He thinks this is all pointless. Why do you need a heart to win in a fight? It’s not playful or friendly in the world of martial arts. 

Da-eun scolds Kwon like typical. “You do not speak!”

But Kreese raises two fingers to silence the female mentor. He steps forward to the rebellious man’s space. “Kwon, is it?” Kreese asked and the younger nodded with no care in his dark eyes. “It seems you don’t take me seriously.” Kreese had dealt with people not following his instructions, which aggravated him. He leans close to Kwon’s left ear. “Perhaps, I need to show you just how serious I am.” He pulls away and sees a switch in Kwon’s gaze. 

A hint of terror. 

What Kreese intended is another punishment, except it’s for everyone. 

The Cobra Kai sensei makes them carry heavy bags and trudge on the steps in circles. For nearly an hour, the students are starting to get exhausted and their arms are sore. Kreese notices them slowing down. 

He smirks, “Are your lungs bursting yet?” The older man asked in a sneering voice. 

In unison, “Yes, sensei!” 

Kreese chuckles under his breath. “Good. You can thank Mr. Kwon for that.” He remarks at the raven, who glances with annoyance. Da-eun is next to Kreese with her arms crossed. “I do not wish to question your methods, but is it really worth wasting an entire day of training just to punish Kwon?” She is unsure about Kreese’s ways of teaching her students. The female sensei does think Kwon’s actions are nuisances but she wouldn’t let a consequence go on for the rest of the training. 

“This is not a punishment. It is a lesson. And they all will learn.” Kreese makes a rebuttal, trying to prove to Da-eun that he’ll make it work for everyone. 

While they are deep in their talk, Yoon sees the two mentors not focusing on them. He takes the opportunity to confront Kwon. He shifts to face the troublemaker. “We’re tired of your disrespect.” He gives him a frown. Kwon rolled his eyes. “You want my respect? Earn it.” He swears to god if Yoon just wants to mess with him, he will make a comeback. 

Yoon sighs, “We are here to train. I will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” He can throw a fist to Kwon’s face without remorse. He then peeks over his rival’s shoulder to see Jung putting down his bags. A light bulb lights up. 

Kwon laughs scornfully at Yoon’s threat. “I have nothing to learn from you.” He drags his words just to irritate the geum baeji. Yoon raises his brows and goes closer to him. “Oh. Have it your way.” He states lowly and knocks Kwon to the ground by whacking him with his giant bags. 

The disobedient student groans when his body hits the stone steps. 

Both Kreese and Da-eun heard the loud thud and turned their attention back to the class. Kreese tells everyone, “That’s enough for today. Come back tomorrow at sunrise.” He decides to end class because it’s going to take more time than he expected to run this dojang. 

Kwon put a hand behind his head to check if he was bleeding. Grateful that he wasn’t hurt, but displeased that he was finishing his day rough. Kwon slams his fist on the ground. 

His anger just keeps fuming inside him and he knows he can’t let it out. 

back to masterlist

[dadvans]

reasons u should watch 9-1-1

feast for the whump girlies in the shape of one evan buckley, who simply wants to be loved and inexplicably isn't

like he's literally unloved in a my sister's keeper never let me go kind of way and the fact that it takes 4 seasons to get there is frankly insane

somehow can sensitively dive into things like post partum depression while also doing cursed amulet storylines. that's camp, babey!!!!!

everyone in this show is so bad at their job that it will make you feel better about your own workplace performance

guy complains that it costs LA taxpayers $88k to put a woman through fire academy but then we never think about those LA taxpayers when there's a 9.0 earthquake or a tsunami or a hurricane or a volcanic fissure opening up in the middle of the city (the last one is just where i'm predicting this show is going) (this isn't really a reason but more just an example of the kind of storytelling you have to emotionally prepare yourself for)

angela bassett is in it, even if she is a cop

god cursed the fire chief with magic blood so he can't kill himself and go to his idea of heaven (constantly making dinner for the wife and kids he killed with his alcoholism) (he does get to bang angela bassett though) (you like this dude because he's played by peter krause who could put on a fucking clinic on how to tee-hee dance his way around every red flag in human history)

ghosts are real and there are multiple weird plots based on this premise with shockingly long-term effects!!!!

EVERYONE is gay, even the people who are straight

jennifer love hewitt's studio ghibli sponsored tear ducts and ability to breast beautifully downstairs

two men are full ass raising a child together and they don't know that they've been married for several years now but they've been married for several years

you have never felt real human hunger until you've known the urge to motorboat lou ferrigno jr.

[inhaledpie4]

I was JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS omg I was describing the phenomenon of Western media painting all women and girls as either insufferable or sex objects or both (with few exceptions). That is why as a young girl I loved Studio Ghibli movies. The girls are allowed to be emotional and pure and feminine. They are ALSO allowed to be adventurous and daring and free. Sure, maybe one or two characters tells them off or warns them about it, but the vast majority of other characters - and most importantly, the narrative of the story itself - encourages those girls to be wholehearted and genuinely THEMSELVES without hampering their curiosity and joy.

I think the way girls and women are portrayed in most popular media is a major contributing factor to the current trend of young girls deciding they're transgender/nonbinary, because a lot of pop culture has not moved on from portraying women as very one-dimensional at best and sex objects at worst. I was a huge tomboy growing up, and it has not been until recent years that I personally have come across female characters in popular media that I genuinely felt like I could relate to and see myself in. All of the most sympathetic and relatable characters I knew growing up were male, with only a couple rare exceptions.

Yeah the media has a tendency to portray girls one way and boys another so anyone looking to find themselves represented by people on their screen are just going to end up confused, which is one of the reasons this whole idea of “representation” and people acting like it’s important to “see people like me” on their television is so messed up.

Young people have become so dependent on seeing themselves and being represented by media that they are looking to it to define themselves and if they don’t identify with the overly sexualized girls in the media then they must not be a girl. It’s sad and upsetting to see this happening to the younger generation and people pretending it’s perfectly fine and there’s nothing wrong with it.

[jihyoruri]

oh we love nonchalant characters having these girlies all worked up snnfndfnksf tell us more about lsfm!yn (the one with hanni)

LMAOOO ofc this lsfm!yn would have y’all hooked😭 okay but I’ll give y’all some stuff that I’ve already laid out about her.

she was added to the group during the summer of 2022

she’s a small ticking bomb that will blow up any second

she’s literally chaewon’s child, like her and chaewon are basically kim and north. in any interview you can see chaewon getting tense every time it’s yn’s turn to talk because she never knows what this girl is gonna say.

she has some personal beef with eunchae (lovingly)

she’s the second youngest.

she’s honestly such a cutie once you look under all that anger.

she loves ghibli (as stated in paparazzi)

I like to imagine that she did taekwondo before becoming and idol and was really good like almost making it to the olympics good.

[nogravitymom]

ive been rewatching atla recently (again) and goddd this series is just banger after banger after banger… so here are some of my thoughts:

“The Storm” and “The Blue Spirit” being back-to-back is insaaaneeeeeeee omg.. absolute peak

Any attempt at recreating Zuko’s scar in a live action so far is just way too fucking chill like?? Im sorry did anyone see the extent of the scarring?? His ear? His hair? Like be serious..

Why was the boulder kinda 💅🏻 and why did i not remember that

The worldbuilding is insane and I’m obsessed with the map (I usually dont gaf about maps in media soooorrryyy im a character > world girly, but here… ooh yes!!)

Appa and Momo are SUCH ghibli creatures i love them

I love a good mid-season finale… can we go back to shows having 20-24 episodes per season pleeeaaaaaseeee

Sokka is the canon “fandom bicycle”, while Zuko is the fanon one

Katara is so underrated I love her!!! My social justice warrior angry queen - I am just like you bestie and you were ahead of your time <3

They said “yapping” in “The Desert” lol

Can’t wait for Ba Sing Se

AANG IS SO NON-BINARY TO ME

[angel-wings-xoxo]

Introduction post:

i saw that everyone has one of these so i figured i should make one too!

🤍hii! my name is angelie and i’m 17y/o

i’m very new to this app so i’m still learning how to use it

i am a jazz musician and write songs! i play the piano and the trumpet and i also sing. i have a band and we preform jazz standards, bosss nova and off my songs. other than that i study classical piano at a music school.

🤍music:

i like dark wave music (she past away, she wants revenge, etc.), also fka twigs and more girly stuff like lana del rey! i also love listening to chet baker and sarah vaughan. :)

🤍movies:

when i was a kid i used to watch a lot of tom burton and ghibli with my dad and i still do but i watch all kinds of stuff!

🤍other interests:

i sometimes model in my free time and i’m very interested in fashion. i’m trying to learn arabic on duolingo bc i’ve always been fascinated with the language. i love working out and going to tribal fusion dance classes. i sometimes write poetry but since english isn’t my first language i can’t share most of the stuff i wrote on here but i will try!!

overall, i will be spamming my thoughts and feelings on here and if you like what i post and wanna be moots tell me!

[tawneybel]

Note: Ten favorite monsters, part seven. Part six. To be clear, do to past confusion, these are not lists of monsters I’d bang. Adult-content creator =/= turned-on 24/7.  ._.  Sometimes I just like to talk about character design and review media I like.

I pretty much like every kind of dragon, from friendly to terrifying. If we’re going off of scary, my favorite’s maybe from The Mists of Avalon. A lot of my fave monsters are literary, but don’t have official art. :(

1. Cat in the Hat from The Cat in the Cat

The Cat in the Hat’s more enjoyable if you view it as demonic horror. There’s a lot of elements I like. Quirky architecture, jokes that go over kids’ heads, goofy magic companion, fun costumes. Yet it’s not a good movie, even by my standards. Audrey Geisel was so disgusted by it, any plans for future live-action adaptations of Theodor’s works were nixed.

I’m kind of glad TCITH was the bad live-action, early ‘00s Seuss movie instead of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Imagine how horrifying they could have made the Grinch.

2-4. “Girly girl” dragons

Barbie As Rapunzel: I have the Penelope plushie, whose design I actually prefer to the movie’s.

Dragon Tales: Before FIM Fluttershy, Cassie was THE shy pink and yellow creature. Dragon Land’s just one of various portal fantasy realms I wanted to visit so badly as a tot. Still do.  

Raya and the Last Dragon: People were way critical of Sisu’s design, calling it Elsa’s scalesona. Like Disney hasn’t reused/referenced old designs, jokingly or not. Not that their human(oid) designs are always unique… But Ghibli gets more leniency in that regard. (Haku’s a great dragon design, btw.)

5. the Moving Finger from Nightmares & Dreamscapes

Horror doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective.

6. Jean Jacket from Nope

Take elements of UFOlogy, meteorology, marine biology, and animal exploitation, then produce the most terrifying movie monster ever.

7. Stuff from The Stuff

Metaphor for frozen yogurt? Diet food craze?

8. Scary Lion from The Teletubbies

A good example of how audio can determine whether something is cute or terrifying. 

9. Wild Things from Where the Wild Things Are

One elementary art class, we got to make our own chimeric Wild Things. Wish I knew where mine was. They’re grotesque, like to party, and actually pretty wholesome.

10. subway station from The Wiz

The Wiz is an interesting localization of The (Wonderful) Wizard of Oz. Garland!Dorothy is taken from Kansas to a mostly unfamiliar fantastical land. (I say “mostly,” because some of the Ozians have Kansan counterparts.) Ross!Dorothy is taken from NYC to fantastical NYC.

Originally, I considered using the book Kalidahs ‘cause I love mix-’n’-match critters. Then I watched this scene. That and the Munchkins coming out of graffiti like ghosts out of chalk outlines was oneiric as fuck. Anyway, the station isn’t just a liminal space, but another architectural monster. The train itself never appears, but we see trash bins and columns advance on Dorothy and co. There’s seemingly non-automated gates and prehensile electrical wires. Also, that peddler with his growing marionettes…

Note: The pic for “The Moving Finger” is actually from the show Monsters, but I only found out it was adapted after deciding to include it. Nightmares & Dreamscapes has one of my favorite covers, even if it’s deceptive. No scarecrow stories.

Unfortunately, the last gif can’t convey the awesome liminal horror that is the Ozified Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station. Fun fact, it was also used in The Warriors. 

[fluffyzoey]

What do you think is the choirs favorite movies and shows?

Ocean: She always struck me as more of a music girlie than tv shows but hear me out: Glee. Ocean would fucking love Glee.

Noel: Well, we all know he loves The Blue Angel, but I’d imagine he likes a lot of old black and white movies and shows. I think he’d enjoy I Love Lucy because A) I love that show and B) Lucille Ball is just a queen.

Mischa: Horror movies, all of them. The gorier the better. He adores the entire Saw franchise, but other favourites are Chucky, Scream, and the Nightmare on Elm Street.

Ricky: Weeb. No other way to put it. This man is ADDICTED to Sailor Moon. It’s not healthy in the slightest. He also likes TBHK (because my bf loves TBHK and also is a lot like Ricky) Oh, and he’s seen every season of Star Trek. Because why not.

Jane Doe: If she were to watch TV, I think Jane would really love nature documentaries, especially ones on lions!

Penny: I think Penny would also like nature documentaries, but she also watches Studio Ghibli movies religiously.

Constance: She is 100% addicted to the cooking channel. If you try to tear my baby away from Cake Wars, prepare for back talk.

[astraystayyh]

sahar bby hi!!

It's so random but I like sending you messages so meh 👽

But have you ever tried watching any Studio Ghibli Movies? I feel like you would love them. You're so Studio Ghibli coded if you ask me. Pretty, well thought out and favoured was God when he made you, like how directors create Studio Ghibli movies. The art reminded me of you and I suddenly had to inquire!!

If you do think of watching, or haven't seen these yet, then here are some recommendations:

+ Howl's Moving Castle

Best movie on planet earth, this movie sends me to a different dimension and Merry Go Round of Life??? JOE HISASHI POPPED OFF WITH THAT MUSICCC

+Arrietty

the prettiest girlie like you. Loved this movie so much as a child and I still do

+ Ponyo

Cutie patootiee

+Princess Mononoke

The main characters are actually so hot what 🌚

The reason I'm doing this? I have a warm and fuzzy feeling and sometimes even tear up by the end of these movies, especially Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle, and it really reminded me of your writing. It reminded me of how I feel as I read your well written masterpieces and I thought if you've ever seen any such movies.

If you like these, I'll be more than happy to tell you some more, that is if you want to ;)

Take care bby and drink lot's of water!! Ilysm 🤍

Mwahhh

BABYYYY i left this ask for so long here because i wanted to watch all ur recs before answering but 😭😭 life did not cooperate ;;; but FIRST you are so sweet to me hello??????? if u keep on describing me like this i might actually pass away I LOVE YOUUUUU 💖💕💕💖💕

and i watched howl’s moving castle!!!! i actually live reacted to it here on tumblr 😭 and i loved it SOOOO MUCHHHH wahhhh it was so heartfelt and full of symbolism which i love (and howl reminded me of hyune…) i also watched The boy and the Heron and it made me so so emotional :,)) and my neighbor totoro (on a channie movie date BACK WHEN WE HAD IT ALL ;;;;;)

i noted down your suggestions and ill make sure to watch them tooooo <333 i’m so honored u think my fics are even remotely close to these beautiful movies :( that’s one of my favorite compliments ever HOW DO U ALWAYS MAKE ME FEEL SO HAPPY ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[morfitties]

Your Annoying Tumblr Mutual strikes yet again !!

I'm gonna ask you a few questions :> (these are all so random lmao) (as always, feel free to ignore ^^^)

﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌

✰ how long have you been on tumblr?

✰ how did you come up with your url/username?

✰ what’s your phone’s lock screen?

✰ do you have any piercings//tattoos? (any you’d like to get?)

✰ do you wear glasses//contacts?

✰ has anyone ever told you you have a "celebrity look-alike"? if yes, who?

✰ best compliment you’ve ever gotten?

✰ are you a collector of anything in particular? If yes, what?

✰ I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR DAY AND TREAT YOURSELF AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND YES OKAY BYE FOR NOW <3

Hello again, Star!!:D is yapping time

I’ve only been on Tumblr I wanna say two or three months? I used to be a Twitter girlie so the format change really confused me but I honestly prefer Tumblr now.

My username is a word mixed in with my surname, not very creative

My phone lock screen is on a photo shuffle rn of my two dogs and cat! Used to be a studio ghibli photo shuffle.

I’ve got my ears pierced twice and one tattoo! I wanna get my helix pierced and I wanna get another tattooed to go with the semi colon butterfly I already have, maybe flowers? Or something weird like a kind of space background

I wear glasses! I spend more time cleaning them than actually looking through them

My friends used to wind me up and say I look like Meg from family guy but aside from that no😭

I’m not really sure what the best compliment I’ve had is; the only memorable one for me was (story time) I was a fic writer and a girl started tweeting about my fics and I saw it and replied and dm’d her, she was so sweet! We dated for a few months but it didn’t work out, we’re still friends now though and she gives the best music recs!

I’ll collect literally anything: books, funkos, notebooks, paint (I’m a pain hoarder), paintbrushes (I can never have enough).

ILYSM STAR

[ravenboysandcrows]

welcome to my blog!

"What about the nobodies and the nothings, the invisible girls? We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns. We learn to wring magic from the ordinary. That was how you survived when you weren't chosen, when there was no royal blood in your veins. When the world owed you nothing, you demanded something of it anyway." - Inej Ghafa, Crooked Kingdom

Hello! Welcome to my goofy little blog. I’m Maya, I’m 15, and I’m a really delusional hopeless romantic and dreamer. This is just a random little thing I decided to start. I will mainly be reblogging things and occasionally I might add a headcanon or little rambling/thought I have. As my bio says, I am obsessed with fictional bird boys, so the Raven Boys from the Raven Cycle and the Crows from Six of Crows.

some basic info about me: white/caucasian, she/they, fifteen, lesbian, infp, scorpio, ravenclaw, sweet tea addict, cat lover, huge reader, introvert, english and history lover, autumn stan, apple music > spotify, folklore and evermore girlie, kinda mentally unstable (😅), perfectionist, suffers from a lot of burn out

Hobbies: reading, listening to music, writing fanfiction, watching anime, napping, baking, hiking, deep intellectual conversations and debates, playlist-making, procrastinating, overthinking everything at 3 a.m.

Artists: Phoebe Bridgers (probably my favorite), Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, boygenius, Mitski, beabadoobee, Taylor Swift, Cavetown, Lizzy McAlpine, Searows, Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, Jason Isbell, Elliott Smith, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, the Lumineers

Books: Six of Crows duology, the Raven Cycle, King of Scars duology, Lonely Castle in the Mirror, the Secret History, Normal People, Conversations with Friends, Legends and Lattes, the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Into the Wild, Slaughterhouse Five

TV Shows + Movies: Coraline, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Spy x Family, Skip and Loafer, Fruits Basket, A Silent Voice, Gintama, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Haibane Renmei, Natsume’s Book of Friends, basically any Studio Ghibli movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wolfwalkers, the Breadwinner, Juno, the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Shadow and Bone, Lockwood and Co.

Characters: Wylan Van Eck, Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey, Ronan Lynch, Adam Parrish, Blue Sargent, Noah Czerny, Francis Abernathy, Connell Waldron, Coraline Jones, Alphonse Elric, Yuki Sohma, Saki Hanajima, Shoya Ishida, Kagura Yato, Natsume Takashi, Ash Fox (not a furry I promise 😭)

Thank you for visiting my blog! Feel free to ask or message me anytime!

[strellittas]

hi welcome to my blog!! im new in tumblr and tbh I don't know of i will still being active but ill try ig

btw you can call me isa ^_^

about me ✿

- minor !!

- aries

- my first language is spanish but i also know a little bit english

- not pro-4na this is just for me

- pro-recovery

- she/her

- i also like wonyoungism, makeup, fashion, acubi - coquette fashion, kpop, girly and cute things, pink, miffy, ghibli, twd, shoujo, bows 🎀 and more ꒰ ≧⁠▽⁠≦ ꒱

dni !! if ure a non-ed blog or will keep commenting on things abt recovery and stuff, sh blog, spam

byf !! TW ed-4na, keep in mind that i don't promote any eating disorder, i made this for me, i'm pro-recovery and wish we all recover someday bc yk this is kinda sad tbh

important !! please don't be disrespectful or creepy with me or anyone else here, ik we all are struggling but it doesn't justify mistreatment to others ;)

🍓 TW !!! 🍓

actual measurements

height: 164cm

sw/hw: 60kg

lw: 42,5kg

cw: 44-45kg idk

gw: 40kg

ugw: 30kg

[tatiejosie]

28 for Bella

ohohhhhh boy thank u for asking!!!!!

28. Top ten things that you love about your blorbo

• She's so pretty uwu <3 Her heterochromia is a really cool touch to her character design, and I love the punk 90s milf look. I'm using this opportunity to point out that Bella is unusually tall for a woman, but you can rarely notice it because Mandrake is the main Tall Bitch of the film, and there are few other adult humans to compare. I also very much enjoy her looks because she is Very Shaped and as much as I'm looking respectfully, I am most certainly still Looking. She's making it very hard not to look. [The film also never uses her looks to demean her character, but that's just Ghibli for you. Respect women juice has been dranken]

• She shamelessly reclaims her unusual appearance. Messy blue hair, mismatched eyes, pointy nose, massive stature and you won't see a hint of insecurity in this woman. She's glamorous and happily high-maintenance (wears makeup everyday, sharp manicured nails, hair-curlers routine), straying out of mainstream beauty standards whenever she feels like it (vibrant makeup colours, mismatched eyeshadow, bright high-heeled boots, skull earrings). Note the high contrast between the orphanage's matron and Bella. That woman sticks out like a sore thumb but she's oozing with confidence.

• She's not afraid of dirty labour and gross things. Look at her holding the damn slug with her bare hands and putting her entire arm into the gross gunk of her table without an ounce of disgust. She's not some dainty wimp who's afraid of chipping her perfectly manicured nails on the carcass of a roadkill. She's part of the primordial soup and she has no fucks to give.

• She is SO capable and versatile. Non-gentle reminder that Bella Yaga has been single-handedly managing the household; daily chores such as laundry, shopping, cooking (the artbook states that Bella is a great cook), probably cleaning to a certain extent; working on magic and the chores that come with it, foraging and gathering plants, processing the raw materials, preparing the spells and potions; and managing her spell business while maintaining her clientele and deliveries? And that's just the chores thing, but there's the whole bookkeeping aspect of maintaining the household and her business. Clearly Mandrake uses the demons card for any possible task, but she cannot do that, and the end credits show that Mandrake is only starting to learn how to cook! Bella is also the one who drives the car, and she seems to have the skills to repair it as well according to the credits. So yeah TLDR Bella is the housewife, the breadwinner, the Mom Friend, the Beer Dad, the Vodka Aunt, and the most reliable person of the house. We love a multitasking queen

• She's hot-headed and seemingly immune to bullshit - you're not getting away with being a treacherous little bitch without experiencing the Smack Of The Century. She also doesn't seem to be receptive to Earwig's manipulative ass trying to sweet-talk her way into practicing magic; I'm on the fence about the morality of Earwig's controlling behaviour so it's nice to have at least one character who doesn't fall for her bullshit.

• She's officially described as a skilled magician, even to demon standards! She has a whole ass notebook with hand-written spells that she probably crafted herself. And considering that the book looks childishly girly and worn-out, we can assume that she started writing in this notebook when she was a child.

• She's considerate and emotionally intelligent enough to live with and manage an unstable demon. Idk if that really counts as a quality because that's very much a fear response from abusive behaviour but hey, Mandrake loses his shit very easily and she's able to interact with him on a daily basis without dying so that's pretty girlbossy in my book. She seems supportive of him and obviously cares for him and his comfort, even if he's difficult. [Note that in the book, she does fight back when Mandrake assaults her]

• She's one of the queerest characters of the Ghibli pantheon. Excentric and glamorous, skilled beyond classic gender roles. She was ambiguously involved with Earwig's mother and Mandrake. Her husband is the twink of all times. She's the gruff drummer who starts the bar fight and WINS the bar fight, she's the blunt auntie who shittalks your parents with her cigarette hanging off her lip.

• She's a professional drummer and Mandrake thinks she's really skilled. Drumming takes a highly efficient coordination and an incredible sense of rhythm. Drummers are human metronomes with the stamina of a beast - they're the backbone of their band along with the bassist and yet they're always placed in the back of the stage bc otherwise they'll be too noisy and drown out the rest of the band. Managing to be both the brawn who bangs like a caveman, and the galaxy brain who maintains the entire song's tempo. Drummers are the unsung heroes hidden in the dark, carrying the weight of the drumline. That's Bella Yaga for you. /lh

• She still gets flustered when she's shown affection. That's it that's the thing I can't be normal about

Thank you so much for allowing me to be cringe about this specific blorbo, I love Bella very much and I feel that she deserves more love <3

[binniesoob]

@faceglitchsworld tagged me to do one of the following games but i'm gonna do ALL OF THEM 😈 because they're fun and i love doing these thingz uk uk <3

OKAY LET'S GO!!

First game: make this picrew here

i love this!! also i NEED this sweater ⁉️

Second Game: time to put my music on shuffle then list the first ten songs!

i'm gonna put my "50 most replayed songs in the last 6 months" playlist on shuffle, let's see 👀

きらり (kirari) by fuji kaze

the perfect pair by beabadoobee

seven by jungkook ft. latto

four leaf dream by matilda mann

heaven by jimmy brown

cool with you by new jeans

like crazy by jimin

falling behind by laufey

eve, psyche and the bluebeard's wife by lesserafim

for the night by chlöe ft. latto

Third game: doing this picrew here and answering 15 questions!

i made my dream looking myself atm!! i want to cut my hair like this so bad!!

Name: Giorgia 💐

Age: i'm shape shifter 🤚 i was born 22 years ago but i still look 17 and i'm stuck in my head 19 but i have the back pains of a granny (i'm secretly sophie from ghibli howl's moving castle)

Favourite season: i'm another one of those autumn girlies 🍂

Do you carry a bag/purse? what kind? i've been obsessed with tote bags, my lil collection is growing eheh. it's all i've been using to carry my stuff around for months now

What color is your waterbottle? i use a thermos as one and it's classic silver

What color is your phone case? clear and it's so crusty now 💀 i desperately need a new one asap

Do you sleep in silence or do you need white noise/sounds/music? silence but white noise from the outside world is welcomed (rain, cars on the highway) once i fall asleep i sleep like the dead istg i hear almost nothing apart from the sound of my alarm that my brain recognises ... and if my dear neighbours decide to use a drill on the room facing mine at 7 am ah ah 🥰🔪

Top sheets. Yes or no? definitely yes

You're in the candy aisle at the corner store, what are you grabbing? FRUITS JELLIESSS and the rainbow stripes with granulated sugar on top 😋 🌈

Preferred mode of travel (plane, train,car,bus,on foot): train for public transport, i want a car of my own 😔 and i enjoy walking in nature or around cities

What's your phone background right now? it's a very simple cute beige grid on a creamy white background, i always need simple backgrounds to clearly see icons and widgets otherwise it confuses my brain

Are you more of a minimalist or maximalist? a bit of both? but more on the minimalist side?

It's time to paint your bedroom! What color are you choosing? OH GOD FINALLY 😭 my room desperately needs to be repainted :(( i'll go for white or avory and get rid of that popcorn texture i hate with a passion 😍 i want a wall so smooth i could sleep on it

And finally, tell me something that brings you joy: atm i'll say music and reading <3

(oh, did we lose a question?😮)

I'm tagging @ashxxgyu @rieloving-mess @ghostfeather @aureangels @somebodycallixii feel free to do all the games, just one or none! no pressure ;) in case you were already tagged in these sorryyy i didn't notice 🙈

[rupalpspodrace]

🚨 Ep. 77, Liza Minelli's "The Spy Dancer," is here! 🚨

It's our Star Wars Visions season 2 episode, and this week it's an EXTENDED DIRECTOR'S CUT because Jess wasn't here to stop the rest of us. Make sure you check out the links in our show notes for background on some of the references we made in the episode as well.

POINTS OF INTEREST: Wedge Antilles’ affiliate links, Chilean Pride flag, Jean Jacket imagery, Studio Ghibli and its consequences, please give Ahsoka brown contacts, Visions season 3 Rael Averross short, Scar Wars, the Avatar “franchise”, Across the Christo-Verse, Pryce Family Reunion, Meghan Trainor’s hit song “Wallace and Gromit”, the Try Guys try cutting off the Dark Head, “I am a Jedi, Dr. Han”, Darth Maul is a Christ-like figure, and Aau is a girlie in STEAM.

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