#what about 🌹.

[fukounaboy]

My brain will not let me watdh the thint and the urges wre badk i just wmt to do things. >:(

[daddy-long-legssss]

as it’s been 13 years since the release of Suck It and See, i had give special recognition to one of my all-time favourite arctic monkeys records. 

although it’s not as lyrically clever or deeply layered as its predecessor Humbug or as critically acclaimed as AM, to me it holds up as one of their best albums. 

i think there’s a mindset that simplicity doesn’t equate to greatness but i couldn’t think more the opposite. the fact that they stripped down the sound and brought it back to place of coherence makes it all the more captivating and accessible. and after all, sometimes the best things in life are simple. 

i always think about alex talking about the emotional impact of a song outside of the lyrical elements and leon russell’s lyric: and if my words don’t come together, listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding, and i believe that applies perfectly to Suck It and See. one listen to ‘that’s where you’re wrong’ and that opening chord and jangling guitar riff alone captures a indescribable feeling and transports you to another world. 

it’s the ultimate summer album and best enjoyed outside in the warm sunshine or on the beach or driving along the coastline. it captures the feeling of pure, unadulterated happiness. the entire album sounds incredibly nostalgic but also timeless.

i don’t know what else to say besides the fact that i just love this album with my entire being and that alex during this era will forever reside in a special little place in my heart.

[merlins-strawberriesandroses]

I’m not very articulate unfortunately but now that I’ve made this sideblog I wanted to get some thoughts out. I do see the logic when folks say that Arthur mostly experienced bad things in regards to magic, so it makes sense why he was wary of it/didn’t alter the laws since he didn’t know about Merlin’s guardian angel tendencies/etc. BUT. If we’re going with the magic is a queer metaphor (or just using it as one of many real life parallels) then I got to say. If you’re homophobic or your dad’s a queerphobic/bigoted politician who sanctions their murder and you haven’t explicitly said oh yeah I really don’t agree with that. Then queer people will probably not go out of their way to be kind to you while also letting you know they’re queer. They’re going to be wary and many will be antagonistic, and if there are queer people in your life they’ll probably keep mum because saying anything risks their life/security, and even freedom, in a way that’s distinct and sometimes worse than the restriction of freedom the closet imposes. 

In the same vein I feel like well if magic was banned in Camelot, and we know that even innocent people using it for, idk, healing a cut, got persecuted, then why would magic users be tripping over themselves to explicitly show Arthur how they’re using “good” magic. It’d put them in danger! Even if they were being helpful they’d not be telling Arthur they were being magically helpful (on account of the tyrant father’s laws still existing). Only sorcerers who are about to Revenge it Up (or power-grab it up) will likely be found out as sorcerers (on account of the occasional monologue and gold flashing eyes as they try to stab u).

Arthur just couldn’t have realistically seen an equivalently diverse number of people doing benevolent magic as long as all magic, no exceptions, was technically still illegal. (Though he does see some instances of ‘good’ magic!)

And about magical people close to Arthur not telling him for so long (Merlin, Morgs), I think they had many understandable reasons. At one point if you live long enough in a place where various parts of your identity can be legally prosecuted, or are liable to be socially persecuted, it’s physically hard to even get the words out. From personal experience the fear is just very encompassing, and it sucks to think that you very likely have to bear agression or worse if you want to let people you care about know. Plus, for Merlin I imagine a part of the situation was that telling Arthur would risk their closeness, which is pretty important to his ability to protect him. And Merlin believes that if he protects Arthur, the prophecy dictates at some point in the future magic will be legalized (which it does become, but it’s mentioned so briefly at the end. Could we not have had a happier ending??) :( I have a lot of other thoughts on this specific topic that I’ve tearfully jotted down over the years about how I understand why Merlin didn’t tell his friends (I’m less tearful about it now haha I was just Going Through It back then), but I fear I’ll still be incomprehensible and even more rambly, so I’ll avoid doing that right now. ANYWAY sorry for the ramble. I just made this sideblog and realized I can share some of the things that have been rolling around in my mind for years. Okay now I’m gonna go back to being in denial over the ending :) 

[carnage-cathedral]

YOU SAID WHAT TO HOMELANDER???????

[electric-plants]

i like haino who are heart achingly in love soulmates who cannot live without one another but respond to questions about what the other person is like with a thumbs up and no elaboration

[taegularities]

”if this one fails to gather interest?????“ I’m foaming at the mouth at the teaser alone WDYM😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭

NAWHHH SO SWEET THANK YOU LOL i just don‘t know anymoreeeee bc the teaser was met with silence at first and it demotivated me sm :’) the hype really is part of everything and i feel like it faded. i love them and you guys, though, so i’ll power through eventually.. just need to wait and be in the right mindset 💕

[lupinedreaming]

Decided to take tomorrow off. I’ve cried twice in the office today. I can’t take more News Stuff that’s part of my job right now. Gotta recharge

[falllpoutboy]

[land-of-sinners]

look guys they're already matching!! 🥰💕💕

[chilapis]

Thinking of adding a new name to my collection, though Lapis will remain primary. Current prominent contenders are Liegia, Carnelia, Coquina, and also my 2nd birth name, Rabiya. Thoughts?

[sheepgirlmaidtummy]

i really wonder what other people's perception of their younger selves are like. i can't help but grieve for little rose, unimaginably strong. compassionate. hopeful. she lost everything just to give us a chance. how can i not see her as a hero? i hope to honor her tenacity for as long as i can. to sing her songs and finalize her dreams. i do this all for her. myself. its hard not to remember her suffering, but to do that would be to ignore her joys. i miss you so very much masuki. please rest well

[lale-txt]

LALE, oh my god the build up??? OH MY GOD the happenings??? LIKE????? I adore i adore i adore everyone accept y/n is gonna be y/n and live that life. and they are her ROCK. its just 🥺♡

osamu my responsible king NOT being petty in this one tho?? he in deeeepppppp 😮‍💨

also just realized tumblr cut off my tags so im sending them to you here, you do not have to post this nonsencial but AHEM, please, this is how i lost my mind:

,GIRLLLLL, GIRLLLLL, GIRLLLLLL< OH MY GAWD, BOKUTO GET HER OUT OF THERE, GET HER TO SPACE WHERE SHE CANT OPEN HER MOUTH OMG, THEOUAOU:HEW, THE GIRL IS COMING TO OSAKA Ohhh, fuckkkk, omgggg, KEIJI !?!??!?, so cute they do scheduled check ins ♡, always a seat reserved for you -- GIRL DO U NOT REaD THAT, LMAO how is osmau just gonna????, OSAMU DID JUST ????, how down bad is he omg, HE'S ON THE TO DO LIST, on the to do list, TO DO list, TO DO, t o d o list, TO DO LISTTTT, LMAOOOOOOOOOO , the boys can be so sweet bu UMM food wishes, umm i want a private jet, why won't u notice me sakusa, its fine ushi knows i exist, suna dont u play with me boy 🔪, that convo after the cake is pretty sweet? pretty tame?, pretty * loving * even, fake fiances UNITE, added that spwan from hell comment to hide FEELS, FUTURE WIFE, HE ALMOST SENT A BLACK HEART, 79 times, cool cool cool, totally normal,

April i will write 100000 Soft Launch chapters just for you

“GET HER TO SPACE WHERE SHE CANT OPEN HER MOUTH” might be the overall theme of the story

[carnage-cathedral]

Nermal is the og gnc icon in my life I think. like I remember being a kid and being like "idk if this cat is a boy or a girl all I know is that's Nermal and Garfield doesn't like Nermal" and I think that's neat. don't be known for your gender or pronouns base your identity on Garfield's opinion of you

[beeholyshit]

They make me so sick I'm gonna ki

[taegularities]

as the #1 meraki stan and enthusiast (self proclaimed 😭) I LOVE the love meraki is getting man.

so well deserved rid🌟💗 You have done it again. You have won all our hearts 🗣️

the 'self proclaimed' skjaksd i love you sm 😭 i'm honestly so grateful and didn't expect it so ty ty ty 🥺 AHHH AND YOU HAVE MY HEART 5EVER <33333

[lupinedreaming]

You know you’re in deep when you decide to watch a movie primarily because a character you have a crush on is super into said movie