#witw 2017

[weltato]

Rating: General Audiences Warnings: None Category: Gen

Relationships: Rat & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Mole & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Badger & Rat & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Badger & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Mole & Rat (Wind in the Willows), Badger & Rat (Wind in the Willows)

Characters: Badger (Wind in the Willows), Rat (Wind in the Willows), Toad (Wind in the Willows), Mole (Wind in the Willows), Mrs. Otter (Wind in the Willows)

Additional Tags: Friendship, Temporary Character Death, Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Anxiety, you can't tell me ratty doesn't have anxiety, have you seen the musical?, Toxic friendship, toad causes toxic levels of stress, Feelings, Fear, Jetpacks, post-musical, post-show, Post-Canon, POV Alternating

Chapters: 1/1

Words: 2,438

Series: Part 4 of ‘The 12 Fics of The Holidays (2024)’

Summary:

Jetpacks! Way more fun than boring old run-of-the-mill motocars, right? Absolutely! Well, they are to Toad at the very least. To everyone else, it's an absolute nightmare. Ratty's worst fears almost come true.

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Ratty angst fans pspspspspspsps

This is an old wip but it's here now. Merry Christmas Eve and Happy Holidays everyone! I'll see you next after Christmas bc I'm busy tomorrow.

[daily-brain-worms]

"Just as the great Pimpernel eluded the French, I shall escape from this cell a buxom but comely wench!" - Rufus Hound as Mr. Toad, 'To Be A Woman', The Wind In The Willows 2017 London production

[weltato]

Such a power duo honestly

They are my quilty pleasure

[drmopp1966]

TWO OF THEM

[kaelang12]

WitW Comparison pt 4: TOAD

here he is, folks- the Ambitious Amphibian, the Ayatollah of Rock n Rollah, Toad of Toad Hall!

it takes a great effort to portray him right, and which version will come out on top? let's find out!

tj!Toad is, in my honest opinion, a little too much like me to be comfortable with.

i WAS Toad, when i was a kid. unaware of how the world works, bad with money, socially awkward, and switches hyperfixations at the drop of a hat. truly an ADHD icon /s.

look at him, so happy to have visitors. he wants to be around people so bad, but he just has zero sense and cannot read a room.

he's the one who sells Mole's home to the weasels, just so he can have quick access to more money.

it's not that he's greedy about money- quite the opposite, in fact. he will throw money at whatever he wants as long as he gets the gratification from it.

Rat: "Don't worry, he'll soon get bored with it."

geez, not even a day and he's already tired of the caravan.

at least he's a better driver than me

about the only thing he learns from Badger after a stern talking-to is to call people he doesn't like "nincompoop".

which gets him 15 years added to his prison sentence for back-talking a Bobby.

i'm gonna skip the whole "disguise in drag" thing, for both my and your sake.

does he ever feel bad about what he's done? i would say at least once.

that shell-shocked look right there. he's thinking to himself "I screwed up, and it's all my fault."

but considering he's Toad, he recovers rather quickly after he learns that Toad Hall wasn't blown up.

i wonder how he paid for the plane

Toad, in pretty much every adaptation i've seen, suffers from a heavy case of Aesop Amnesia. he rarely, if ever, learns his lesson, and gets away with it in the end.

tj!Toad is very much what i call a "manchild." even Bertie Wooster would tell him to wisen up.

will the musical make him better? let's find out!

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i LOVE musical!Toad. he has influenced me enough to add some of his behaviors to my own oc, and i do not regret it one bit.

INCOMING HAM ALERT! INCOMING HAM ALERT!

seriously, i have to wonder how he can talk when he's too busy chewing the scenery. absolute Mad Lad. my goal as a masc NB is to look like this in the future.

it's too late. the hyperfixation has already taken ahold of him.

Ork logic tells me that red things go fasta, so i gotta believe them. and it feels like Toad has also taken that to heart. if he had a GoPro, he'd absolutely slap that bad boy on and cruise around doing dangerous stunts. actually, scratch that- he'd still do it, GoPro or not. it's all about the adrenaline, babey!!!

"The thing is...that I'm not sorry!"

Toad, not being sorry:

once more, i will skip the drag scene for everyone's sake.

so, he retakes Toad Hall, gets forgiven (but just barely), and has a party. is he gonna be able to surpass tj!Toad?

of course he does.

dunno where he got the jetpack, or how much it cost, but he is now free to menace the skies at his leisure.

musical!Toad is not a good person. he's selfish, fickle, and gets away with multiple crimes in the end.

but is he fun to watch? absolutely! he hams it up loudly and proudly. he's Toad of Toad Hall, and you will bear witness to his greatness.

just take the jetpack away from him before he hurts somebody. or himself. preferably not both.

[foxes-that-run]

2015 Haylor Timeline

Timeline Tag, back to 2014.

2 January - Harry leave Heathrow and arrives in LA 3 weeks before the rest of 1D, starts writing with Johan Carlsson (If I could fly). Neither Harry or Taylor seen on the 3rd or 4th On the 5th Harry was seen in an LA carpark.

6 January - Taylor posted clear blue water (Lyrics from This Love)  to instagram. Harry in Malibu and around LA. A year later Harry posted the rain on a window 6 January 2016 and on 7 January 2017 recorded the leak 'Lately'. This may have been their break up. Harry was pictured with a fan wearing the shirt from Band-Aid.

7 January - Harry pictured at Nobu and with fans at Cafe Habana for lunch and dinner. There are three recording studios within 10 minutes, (including Shangri-La) so he was likely working.

10 January - Reports Harry driving with Nadine Leopold. Tweets from 8 till late. He got Froyo. Both HS/TS Golden Globes parties

11 January - Harry tweets he had a "I Had a Good Morning :D Hard Work.... 'Yikes' !!". Kendall and Khloe post "Forget You "I see you driving 'round town/With the boy I love and I'm like/Forget you."

14 January - lily Aldridge's birthday, Harry posts serendipity, his watch is in a photo talking to Taylor, TMZ posts awkward footage of them in the lobby, they go for food in a group after and are friendly. (WOTW: Yesterday I went out to celebrate the birthday of a friend / But as we raised our glasses up to make a toast / I realised you were missing) Niall said they wrote Made in the AM in January and February.  Matty Healy said dating Taylor was all fake, it didn’t really happen. He also talked about Harry as “there’s no one I know less in the world than Harry styles” video interview

16 January - Harry tweets "Cake?"

17 January - Taylor shares photo of her kitchen with framed Temper Trap lyrics on her stove. Again they broke up before his birthday. :( Harry tweets that "This bucket hat might be the best purchase we've made in years." Cara and Kendall retweet that and the Cake? Rumour they bought a hat. H played golf the next day.

22 January - Harry went for yogurt, Nadine Leopold in his car

20-23 January Taylor goes to Hawaii with Haim sisters and her mum. She also posts that it’s been a year since she wrote I Know places and capitalized “and we RUN” Harry seen with Jeff

24 January - Harry tweets "Cake-gate"

25, 30 January - Harry seen in LA

28 & 29 January - Taylor likes several posts about Clean on Tumblr including one that said she looked happier after she wrote it (when she and Harry started dating) and liked posts about the Haylor break up song after breaking up with Harry.

1 February - Harry’s 21st birthday party, everyone is fabulous with Gigi, Kendall, Cara there Harry Styles turns 21 with the A-list No mention of Taylor or Lily Aldridge, although Harry had been at Lily’s birthday 2 weeks earlier. (Is this the birthday he made her cry in Hunger?) WITW written in Japan in February. Taylor posts video of giving Olivia treats. Xander also posted and photo box photo of Harry with Nadine Leopold

2 February - the next day KK, lily Aldridge and Taylor are in Nashville. (1 year would have been turning into 2 of that was written for his debut.)

4 February - Harry leaves LA for One Direction On the Road Again Tour 7 February – 31 October

NW Magazine runs this! (4 Feb)

7 February - for #1D2D take over of Teen Party on Spotify, Harry chooses riptide by Vance Joy as his 7th song.

8 February - Ariana performed Just a little piece of your heart in front of Taylor at the Grammys. Taylor’s iconic response of hanging out with friends and “going home to the cats” is at 0:23 - 0:39, (was he the intended audience for the cat’s comment?) Harry changed the WDBHG bridge to “will you ever f*** me again” in Sydney. (3mins)

11 February - Taylor registered ITaughtTaylorSwift.com (yes actually). Style Music video has close ups on her lips next to the muse... relaxing with eyes on bed

13 February - Style Music Video released. Inspiration for Two Ghosts. Kanye shared video of him sounding upset that Taylor didn't go to his fashion show when he expected her.

20 February - During Happily in Perth Liam asked Harry "Are you OK?" (1:01), it was song 7 for 8 shows, then never played again. Harry posted a photo of a crosswalk B&W stripes caption 'chains around my feet'. His feet have 'never gonna dance again' tattooed on them, George Michael lyric about being faithful

24 February - Taylor met Calvin. The shows in Australia were a bit flat. Earlier in the day Ed and Taylor are on Nick Grimshaw, Nick asks TS "Haim Holiday," 'he and his friends' were talking about why so many photos, then played Style. Talked about Ed going to gay strip clubs and that she can't go.

25 February - Happily was replaced with Stockholm Syndrome as song 7 on the OTRA tour, (after a few shows as encore.)

27 February - Harry posted the overgrown “my winding wheel” instagram post.

3 March - Oscar Gorres became a father, he said So it Goes was written soon after. At that point "Taylor already had the lyrics". Calvin breaks up with his girlfriend 11 March Taylor walks backward to avoid papa. Harry arrives at Heathrow

5 March - Harry with Anne in Cheshire

9 March - Harry London

18 March - Zayn's last performance with One Direction in Hong Kong

20 March - KK/TS vogue photoshoot posted

25 March - Zayn leaving announced

27 March - Taylor at whole foods with Calvin in matching outfits

9 April - Taylor shared that Andrea’s cancer diagnosis.

11 April - Us weekly "Taylor's new Bad Boy" with shirtless Calvin about PDA, Texting and hook ups

12 April - Matty Healy says Harry and 1D stole his sound and refers to Change your ticket. 1D's reps say ''It seems a bit unfair to rant at Harry, especially if it's because of the song 'Change Your Ticket'. Harry had nothing to do with that song - that was all Niall and Zayn's work.'' (the whole band is credited, but H did seem to try to smooth it over by going to his concert with Taylor in December.

14, 15, 27 April - Harry in LA, CH leaves Taylors house at 9am on 14th

28 April - media that CH felt threatened and  asked Taylor to stop talking to Harry as they had been hooking up recently.

30 April - Karlie seen with Derek Blasberg in NY while Taylor in LA with Calvin. (Timeline on Kaylor fall out) on 5 May Blind KK was only allowed one hour to move out of TS apartment. TS had everything boxed and labeled with contents inventoried that the model had to sign for. Later comes out that the friend was fashion reporter Derek Blasberg.

5 May - 12 December - 1989 world tour. Taylors PA later says Ready for it…? Written on a plane in tour, which ends December. 85 dates in 221 days, the majority of time Taylor dated Calvin.

8 May - Elle interview where she talked about texts and that true love is disappointing.

9, 11, 17 - 21 May Harry in LA (flew to BBMAs in Vegas 17th)

15 May - Taylor rock in rio set, plays wonderland for the first time (1 of 6 total plays) and has Ed out for Tenerife sea. It’s early in the tour and a festival, reviews were not great.

17 May - The train wreck 2015 BBMs showed Haylor was raw AF, his smile (at 0:24) when she arrived looked like it wasn’t over to Harry... until he started accepting awards (at 0:57) with CH & TS in the front row.

20 May - Taylors clean speech on Haylor anniversary included "maybe you lost a person you never thought you would lose, maybe you lost yourself. You know, I think that we all go through things like this. We all have questions about where we’re going or where we been or where we should have been at that time." Taylor played wonderland

22 May - Taylor played wonderland.

23 May - Taylor telegraph interview she says she’s single and references Perfect:  “But ask her what the tape looks like if you fast-forward five years and she seems less certain. ‘I’ll be 30,’ she gasps. ‘I’ll probably still be single, let’s be honest. No one’s going to sign up for this and everything that goes with it. Like, “Hi, nice to meet you, want a date? Do you love camera flashes? I hope you do!” I don’t know what’s going to happen if I’m ever content in a relationship – no idea how that’s going to work,’ she continues, still smiling. ‘I don’t even know if that’s possible with the life I have.” Harry in London. Fan posts a photo of Harry wearing the st Laurent coat with lipstick stain and says it’s their lipstick. They aren’t wearing lipstick.

26 May - Calvin at Vegas pool party and photographed leaving with a woman

28 May - Taylor has a party at her house with Karlie, Gigi, Jack, maybe KK fall out blind damage control, has a show 2 days later with Gigi and Marta but not Karlie.

4 June - Taylor walks backwards on hike in LA to avoid paparazzi. Harry in London with Grimmy. Ryan Seacrest interview.

6 June Taylor played wonderland. (Harry colour IG post on 3rd in LA. Blind Calvin cheating.

5 - 27 June OTRA Europe dates

11 June - Harry has 2 days off and fly's to NYC alone and is pictured with Xander and a model. Taylor posts photo on a swan with Calvin LA

12 June - "One Direction will stay together or but pursue solo careers" E weekly.

15 & 24 June - Harry london nightclub

13-19 June Taylor tour break then London

13 June - in Brussels 18 and No Control added and One Thing removed from OTRA setlist.

19 June - 1D Oslo show, Harry called out school friend who stole his GF. 4 days off .

20 June - last time Wonderland played till rep, in Germany. Harry in London.

21 June - Taylor’s letter to Apple, Germany

22 June - Harry posts a color scrabble board to IG. Tweets “I have missed you” to Sweden 

23 June Taylor fly’s to Glasgow, introducing New Romantics she says it was written when her ex went to Japan. Harry in Sweden, 3 days off. Tweet s “Felt great to be back in Sweden. Thanks for coming.”

24 June Taylor Manchester then 3 days off. Clean speech mentions “treacherous”, hints at Slut and at this is me trying.  Harry with one direction at London nightclub, libertine

25 June - Harry London, looks tired leaving hotel in daytime. Taylor replies to a fan on Tumblr that Breathe in, Breathe out is her favorite song on Hillary Duff's album. She later uses a line from it in Getaway Car and uses the melody in Paper Rings.

26 June - Taylor out with Elle Goulding in London

27 June - Taylor London show w/Kendall, Gigi, Serena, KK, Martha, Cara. 1D in Helsinki.

28 June - Calvin arrives in London. Boat on Thames with Taylor, Karlie, Gigi, Joe, Andrea, and Scott. This clean speech

30 June - holy ground surprise song in Dublin. Clean speech “Those things that haunt them. Those things that scare them, or confuse them. Memories you wish you didn’t have. Memories you wish you could forget. “

4 July - CH at Taylors 4th July Party bikini photos. Ed invited Cherry ❤️.

4-7, 21 July Harry photographed in Malibu with Xander 4th July breakfast, driving, dinner

9 July - Harry falls over on stage in San Diego, Ellen plays on TV. Xander and Jeff at show

17 July - Louis and Harry argued, in the tour diary Harry calls Louis a wanker and Louis says piss off, Liam says come on. Still fighting on stage. Freddie pregnancy announcement was 13 July.

25 July - Harry asked a fan if they were on a date and Louis is heard ‘I think Harry is f***ing with ‘me” Harry asks fans how long they’d dated (5 months) then to kiss and ‘we love love, we just spread it around’ ooof, it’s taken as ‘proof’ but that was nasty about an unplanned PG in a 6 months relationship.

26 July - Xander at Minnesota 1D show

4 August Harry and Xander leave Lottie’s birthday in NY. Taylor posts photo of Calvin for Karlie's birthday lol

5 August - Xander st met life, Harry mimes lacrosse (Xander is a lacrosse player)

8 August - Taylor liked post about Breathe in. Breathe out

10 August - Harry flew to NY and disappeared

13 August - Taylor posts tightly cropped screenshot of her camera roll for Cara's birthday, maybe personal and BTS photos cut. Unfollows 3 Haylors on tumblr.

18 August - Harry says "Taylor? Like Swift?" signing a hat

19 August Calvin twitter fight with Zayn, Calvin shades one direction and Louis gets involved.  media that Calvin is a “douchebag” citing that he cheated on his GF with Taylor, and racist and fat shaming tweets

24 August - One Direction announce a hiatus at start of 2016. Niall told Ryan Seacrest Made in the AM was finished in August (20 November).

25 August - Taylor mouths I love you to Calvin on stage at the end of her concert in LA

27 August - Xanders birthday Harry posts cake. CH at 1989 tour, Taylor likes photos of him there.

28 August - Harry posted a van gough in colour from the Chicago art institute. Xander Ritz also posted a photo of an empty gallery and liked Harry’s. Flew from Cleveland and back in day

29 August - Detroit 1D Harry backstage with Xander

31 August - Harry ate at this restaurant and they have the receipt pinned up 9 years later. It was at university in Philadelphia. Seen with Xander getting ice cream. Wildest dreams MV released, Taylor likes photos likening scenes from it to Audrey Hepburn and James Dean.

September - David Mueller the radio employee who allegedly put his hand under Taylors skirt in 2013 sued her for defamation.

1 September 1D show in Phili, Xander attended then Xander Harry and Jeff dinner NY

21 September - Harry posts a photo of a girl in a flooded room, very clean/falling coded

15, 17, 21, 28 September - Xander, Jeff and Harry La dinner

15 September - fan holds up “Niall’s feeling 22” for his birthday and Niall sings 22’s first verse and chorus with Harry on stage.

26 September - Taylor says almost same thing as in the Elle interview about text messages during clean speech “you have to go and replace all these habits – like… like getting a text message from that person in the morning, or getting a phone call from them at night, or getting little surprises – and you have replace those habits with new ones”

26 September - 1D London O2 during “Don't Forget Where You Belong” Harry kissed the heart for the first time since Tayvin went public. (3:55)

28 September - Harry talks about anniversaries on stage (London). Taylors clean speech (st Louis) she talked about being heartbroken being vulnerable for love then "one day, whether it’s a year later, or 3 months later, [...] you wake up, and you look in the mirror, and you don’t see “heartbreak” written all over your face anymore.” 'You belong with me' surprise song. It had been 3 months since Harry's colour scrabble board and Sweden tweets.

29 September - Taylor buys Samuel Goldwyn’s estate in LA.

5 October - Taylor & Ellen Pompeo hints at Reputations release date with this post, referring to Meredith as Dark, twisty and allergic to Joy, both the character and album. Meredith's birthday is Reputations release date in 3 years time.

10 October - fan sign “I’m here for Xander ritz” Harry points at himself and says me too

13 October - Kendall and Cara seen dancing at a One Direction concert. Harry has breaks his foot playing football In the Zane interview he talked about the the Dublin show being a lesson and taped it for the rest of the shows. (22 mins). ABC News that Calvin might sue over tabloids saying he cheated, Taylor favorites his tweet and likes tumblr posts about that.

16 October - Perfect released as single and added to OTRA setlist, replacing Diana

20 October - first and only 1D show cancelled, Belfast *after the support act!* due to Liam’s sickness, conflicting reports Niall was sick, but Niall then seen out. Louis did interviews right up to the show and Harry did radio next day. “He was trying to get on but it just wasn’t possible he was too unwell, we’re disappointed ourselves” he sounded.. hmm Made up a week later. Perfect music video dropped that night with a tweet by Louis.

28 October - 1975 Love Me video released where Matty Healy makes out with a Take me Home era Harry cut out. In the BTS he said "I just wanted to make a video that was about some kind of sexually confused rockstar type that who buys into his own nonsense really"

31 October - Final one direction concert in Sheffield. Xander and Jeff there

2 November - Jeff, his now wife Glenne and Xander attend MITS awards with Harry

9 November - Harry at London Studio 10, 12, 15, November Harry London; 17. 19 , 21, 24 LA

10 November - Harry tweeted "I told her that I loved her, I'm not sure if she heard. :'( and End of the day Made in AM 1D lyric, which HS doesn’t have a writing credit I’m on.

12 November - One Direction in the BBC Live Lounge. Harry struggled in Story of My Life, he turned around twice and didn't finish the last line. He kissed his heart tattoo also.

13 November - One Direction releases Made in the AM. There is the last push of 1D promo when the band knew it was over. They are wrecked emotionally and exhausted, but watching them look over the precipice of 1D is fascinating, plus this adorable Olivia video.

14 November - Taylor Vogue Australia cover, wearing infinity ring in the video. Foreshadows Rep with: "Then I’ll feel like I’ll need to give people a breather from me because at a certain point they’re going to get a little sick of hearing about me, so I’ll need to go away for a while then, depending on my gauge on how sick of me they are, I’ll decide when to put out the next album.” One direction London seasons for MITAM. Filmed for Apple Music where story of my life was, with James Corden. The video with James asking about perfect with 1989 song titles. Julian’s Bunetta joins them and Harry jokes the albums not finished because Olivia doesn’t have trumpets. Performance of Perfect where harry says “if you think it’s so funny you sing it” rather than the break up songs line of the bridge. 

15 November - Harry so quiet on x-Factor it's on the news. He barely spoke, they perform Perfect, looks sad and kicks his feet in the bridge

20 November, in the London secret session for made in the AM Harry avoided singing the “break up songs” line in the Perfect Bridge, rather than sing it he said to the crowd "if you think it's so funny you can sing it".

21 November - 1D Spotify ping pong Harry says his MITAM lyric is summertime and butterflies all belong to your creation. Really sweet video, Harry’s foot in moon boot. Also that H brushes his teeth before the stage.

22 November - Taylor is a no show at the AMAs but nominated for 6 awards, Lots of speculation. She was shooting OOTW in NZ. 1989 won best pop/rock album. One direction performed perfect and Harry looks upset, rolls his eyes and glared at Louis in the bridge.

21, 24 November - Harry walking in LA

27 November - One Direction play the Telehit Awards in Mexico and Harry tweets James Taylor (Begin Again) Mexico Lyrics "The sun's so hot I forgot to go home."  1D Press conference.

28 November - 1989 world tour filmed in Sydney, you are in love (28 times that tour). Rumour Harry with Kendall at golf club.

1 December Harry tweets cherry wine lyrics “I have this some of the time.” At Jingle Ball with Calvin. Cherry wine is about an abusive relationship from the perspective of a male victim but he still wants it.

2 December - Taylor liked a Twitter post about Stan wars because Calvin made his insta private, the post called Harry immature.

4 December - Harry Staples Centre LA

5 December - Harry Yasabel LA

6 December - Harry leaving LAX

13 December - final 1D x-factor performance, 5 years from first signing. On her birthday Taylor's pre-recorded interview with Zane Lowe is released, she's made up with Apple.

26 December - Harry arrived at Miami

29 December - Yachtgate starts, later a blind that Calvin sending nudes to other women

30 December  - Harry cover of 'things I can' with Eagle Tattoo seen. Harry registers 8 songs co written with John McDaid on ASCAP already home, coco and others. On Yacht

31 December - actual last 1D performance Dick Clark's Rockin New Years TV Special, their performance was pretaped. The Out of the Woods music video premiered on the same show. Harry seen in Yacht with Kendall.

Continue to 2016

[weltato]

First: Ratty throwing Toad's hat to Mole and Mole's subsequent little jump to catch it.

Second: Mole trying to hide by standing still and bending over, bless him.

Third: Ratty. Hugging. Moley. All to keep him safe from the lunatic that is Toad in that moment, who is quite miffed to have his hat and coat stolen off him.

Fourth: Can't say much apart from Toad and Ratty noticing Mole at the same time and just. Stopping.

Fifth: Aw, look at him <3

Sixth: Toad tries to go after Mole. Ratty says "not today" and spins him around so skillfully and effortlessly that you can tell he's done this before. Then he just walks over to Moley and is like "c'mon, let's take those off now." So chilled. A moment of exasperated calm for Ratty.

Bonus: Toad going after Mole again bc Mole kinda did a woopsie and mentioned his mother. Badger stopping Toad so smoothly with his cane like the boss man he is. Ratty immediately stepping between Toad and Moley to protect Mole <333

I love them. I love them so much.

favourite wind in the willows musical moments (7/?)

Toad’s Intervention

Bonus 

[catsafari25]

Thanks for the tag @mortalfollies 💕

🎶✨When you get this, you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish, then send this ask/tag 10 of your favorite followers  🎶✨

1. Tongues and Teeth - The Crane Wives

2. Stray Italian Greyhound - Vienna Teng

3. W.I.T.C.H. - Devon Cole

4. Better Tomorrows - from del Toro's Pinocchio

5. Messing About in a Boat - from WitW musical, 2017

As for the tagging... uh let's go with @tcrmommabear @wolfiethewriter @yellowsomethings @sindysugar @lestatslestits – but consider yourself tagged if you qant to do this too!

[gameforestdach]

Die Weihnachtszeit, bekannt für ihr festliches Ambiente und familiäre Zusammenkünfte, birgt auch eine dunklere, aufregendere Seite in der Welt des Films. Weihnachtliche Horrorfilme, ein eigenwilliges und faszinierendes Genre, mischen festliche Themen mit Elementen des Horrors und bieten den Zuschauenden eine gruselige Alternative zur traditionellen weihnachtlichen Freude. Dieser Artikel taucht in einige der bemerkenswertesten Weihnachts-Horrorfilme ein, von denen jeder einen einzigartigen Dreh in Sachen festlichem Schrecken bietet. "Hosts" (2020) In Hosts verwandelt sich ein scheinbar normaler Heiligabend durch die Einladung der Nachbarn zu einem Abend unvorstellbaren Schreckens für eine Familie. Dieser Film verkörpert den Horror des Unerwarteten und liefert ein packendes und beunruhigendes Erlebnis. "Inside" (2007) Inside präsentiert die erschütternde Erzählung einer schwangeren Witwe, die an Heiligabend von einer psychopathischen Scheren schwingenden Bedrohung terrorisiert wird. Die intensive Atmosphäre und die klaustrophobische Szenerie steigern die verstörende Wirkung des Films. "The Advent Calendar" (2020) The Advent Calendar leitet Horror durch einen scheinbar harmlosen Gegenstand ein, wobei das Öffnen jeder Tür zu unheimlichen Ereignissen führt. Dieses kreative Konzept verknüpft traditionelle Weihnachtselemente mit ominösen Ausgängen. "Christmas Evil" (1980) Durch seinen psychologischen Horror hebt sich Christmas Evil ab und folgt einem Kaufhaus-Weihnachtsmann auf einem Amoklauf, wobei er in seine Vorgeschichte und Motivationen eintaucht. Dieser Film sticht hervor durch seine Tiefe und Erzählkunst, er bietet mehr als nur eine Slasher-Erfahrung. "A Christmas Horror Story" (2015) Indem es fünf separate Geschichten zu einem Blutbad-Finale vereint, in dem der Weihnachtsmann gegen eine Zombie-Elf-Armee kämpft, legt A Christmas Horror Story das Augenmerk auf William Shatner in einer Schlüsselrolle als Radio-DJ, der diese Geschichten verbindet. "Better Watch Out" (2016) In Better Watch Out verteidigt sich ein Babysitter während des Weihnachtsfests gegen einen Hausangriff und bringt damit eine clevere Wendung ins Genre. Diese schwarze Komödie unterläuft typische Horror-Klischees für ein einzigartiges Erlebnis. "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale" (2010) Mit einer Mischung aus Horror und trockenem Humor erzählt Rare Exports von der Entdeckung der Überreste des Weihnachtsmanns in einer skandinavischen Stadt, was zu mysteriösen Verschwinden von Kindern führt. Dieser Film bietet eine innovative Genre-Kombination. "Krampus" (2015) Krampus erzählt die Geschichte einer Familie, die von der dämonischen Gegenspielerfigur des Weihnachtsmanns heimgesucht wird und vermischt dabei Horror mit Humor. Mit Adam Scott und Toni Collette in den Hauptrollen bietet der Film eine moderne Interpretation der Krampus-Legende. "Anna and the Apocalypse" (2017) Als einzigartige Kombination aus Zombiefilm, Weihnachtskomödie und Musical begleitet Anna and the Apocalypse eine junge Frau im Kampf gegen Zombies während der Feiertage. Dieser Genre-Mix spricht eine breite Publikumsschicht an. "Red Snow" (2021) Red Snow bietet eine frische Perspektive auf den weihnachtlichen Horror, obwohl bestimmte Handlungsdetails in den Quellen nicht gegeben sind. Wahrscheinlich folgt es unkonventionellen und unheimlichen Ereignissen in der festlichen Jahreszeit. Diese Filme zeigen die Kreativität und Vielseitigkeit von Filmemachern, indem sie die festliche Stimmung von Weihnachten mit dem Nervenkitzel des Horrors kombinieren. Sie reichen von psychologischen Thrillern bis zu schwarzen Komödien und demonstrieren die vielfältigen Erzählmöglichkeiten innerhalb des Genres der Weihnachtshorrorfilme.

[classicalmusicdaily]

During his studies, he was awarded with the Rector’s Award in 2010 (for new project “DuLuM”), as well as with the Dean’s Award in 2012 (as an assistant conductor in the production of Bizet’s opera Carmen). In 2013 he conducted a performance of Stravinsky’s opera Le rossingol. He continue to collaborate with the Academy of Music in Zagreb from 2016 on, as an Assistant professor (Conducting studies and Sight reading), as well as a conductor of the new production of Massenet’s opera Cendrillon in March 2020. Since 2013 he was a member of the team at Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, firstly as a Répétiteur, later as a Studienleiter. As an assistant conductor, he made 10 productions for the theater: Les vêpres siciliennes, Don Carlo, Madama Butterfly, Turandot and Gurre-Lieder, just to name a few. He conducted performances of operas such as Don Pasquale, Mimi and Equinox. From September 2019, he is a member of Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, where he had his german debut in March 2021. He is a conductor and an artistic director for three ensembles: Vocal baroque ensemble Projekt Lazarus (with concerts in Rome, Vienna, Venice, Varaždin, Zadar and many more), Chamber opera company “Opera bb” (with two premieres: Die Lustige Witwe in 2017 and Die Fledermaus in 2019) and Chamber ensemble “Col legno” (with contemporary repertoire performed at many festivals in Zagreb, Cres and Rovinj). Hello, dear Darijan and welcome in our Conductors of the future rubric! We are very happy to have the chance to get to know you better and to talk with you about your path & the beautiful world of opera. First of all, please, tell us about how everything started for you, about your musical journey. Dear OperaCharm Team, it is a great pleasure having this opportunity to talk with you all present myself and my work to a wider audience. I’ve been living with music since very early age. My older sister is a concert pianist and I had often been present while she’d practiced at home and my father always mention that I’ve been humming with her and sometimes even correcting some mistakes even before I started to play piano myself – so, there was a conductor somewhere inside even then I’ve started to work with my first piano teacher around my 7th birthday in my small hometown Novska (Croatia) and piano is always near me and I think it will be my whole life the basis of my musicianship, but with time I’ve realized that I like to make music with my friends and colleagues more and more… In that sense, I’ve gathered a few friends and started my own choir during my high school. After graduation in both piano and music theory, I moved to Zagreb, where I studied conducting and eventually got my MA Diploma in 2014. In 2011 you started your professional career as an assistant conductor in the production of Bizet’s Carmen, how was it for you? What is it like to have the chance, as a young conductor, to assist & be a part of the musical creation process? Except for living with classical music, mostly repertoire for piano solo in my youth, I’ve always been interested in wide range of music, going from arrangements for all kinds of ensembles (from chamber choir to symphonic orchestra) to even playing pop music in a few different groups. Somehow, opera as a form got to my attention quite late, i.e. during my studies in Zagreb. That was really the so-called “A-ha moment” when I felt really like I got “infused” with some kind of a drug I could never get rid of. All joking aside, that was really a great pleasure to assist my professor at the time and get the chance to be included in all stops on the way of making an opera production – from the very first coaching and lessons, learning the roles with singers to conducting staging rehearsals with soloists and full chorus. That experience was and still is crucial for all projects that came later. I’ve had an opportunity to find a way of giving my best working patiently with singers on all needed skills within a goal of

performing his/her best, from mastering most of languages of operatic repertoire to sing other parts, that still makes me happy to this very day. reposted from https://opera-charm.com/

[drmopp1966]

SIMON LIPKIN KNOWS WE EXIST

I'll never be the same again

@amayzingmayzie got the willows server a SIMON LIPKIN CAMEO AUUUUGHHH

unironically cried on call I fear

[weltato]

every time I listen to Wassailing Mice now, all I can hear is the little things Ratty does

when he lifts up Moley to put up the decorations bc Mole can't reach

the "Tommy..." when the other mouse is telling the kid to lift up his lamp

the joy when he hears he's in the song - raises arms, "I'm in a song!" biggest fucking grin ever

his shared joy with Mole at Mole being in the song too

even afterwards when the mice want the humbugs and he just says "well why didn't you say so" in that resigned yet witty way he has

I love him sm

[radio-partywelle]

Soundgarden: Neue Songs mit Chris Cornell auf dem Weg

Manchmal kommen sie zur Vernunft: Die verbliebenen Mitglieder Soundgardens, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron und Ben Shepard, haben den jahrelangen Rechtsstreit mit der Witwe ihres 2017 verstorbenen Sängers Chris Cornell außergerichtlich beigelegt. Zukünftig wollen beide Seiten sogar kooperieren. Eine Win-Win-Situation könnte man auch sagen. Schließlich geht es u.a. um sieben unveröffentlichte Songs, an denen Soundgarden noch mit Cornell gearbeitet haben. "Die Versöhnung markiert eine neue Partnerschaft zwischen den beiden Parteien, die es Soundgarden-Fans auf der ganzen Welt ermöglichen wird, die letzten Songs zu hören, an denen die Band und Chris gearbeitet haben", heißt es u.a. in dem begleitenden Statement. Wir freuen uns auf neue Songs. Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

[suitysue]

Any witw headcannons for the upcoming Christmas?

hmmmmm

ratty is really into the holidays, christmas, halloween, everything. and although mole is jewish, (IDK HOW IT WOULD WORK BUT UHM) ratty has always included him and made sure to let mole explain his holiday traditions!

badger is the “head” of the “Holiday Committee,” basically its a few community members coming together to honot and celebrate all the holidays!

portia, the baby hedgehogs, etc have all been able to “light the neighborhood christmas tree” before! (idk how it fully works either lol but they make it work)

badger’s first real christmas (since he was a child) happened after he got close to mole, toad, ratty, etc. where they all got together and made him have the best christmas ever yay!!!!!!!!

mole and ratty have those stupid lil advent calendar things

[sardinesandhumbugs]

I mean. This is coming from the human who has to have subtitles on at all times, so trust me when I say I’m calling out myself as much as anyone else

Also: a few of my favourite misheard lines: 

and the most frequently misheard line:

ACTUAL LINE:

In essence:

[kaelang12]

WitW Comparison pt 3: Badger

oh, Badger. the curmudgeonly grump with a secret heart of gold, and the one i love the most.

tj!Badger is my favorite version of the two, and i will not deny that he is the love of my life. Nicol Williamson plays him to perfection.

the poor animal just wants to be left alone and sleep, warmed by the fire. i'd be grumpy too, if someone woke me up just to go out into the cold.

he acts all tough at first, but when he sees who it is, he reacts accordingly and brings them in. for all the toughness, he cares enough to offer to let Mole come and live with him.

but don't let that kindness fool you.

"Were the weasels beastly to you, Moley?" (trans.: do I need to go and Cut a Bitch?)

when he hears what Toad has done, he immediately goes to start an intervention.

(granted, it doesn't work, but hey, he tries. multiple times.)

true to his badger nature, he actually threatens a human with bodily harm and gets away with it.

"...And I promise not to insert one part of it into any portion of your anatomy." and the way he says it is so casual! i do not know where he will insert the pieces, but i just know he would get creative enough to not need an orifice to do it through. he could probably take on a whole group of weasels and win.

oh wait...

he does. god, i love him so much. he could probably smack the idiocy out of Toad, but that would be too easy.

i am totally biased towards this animal. he's just about as tired of Toad as musical!Rat is, but still helps him out because goddammit, he made a promise and by god he will stick to it.

11/10 best animal and i wish to be as cool as him when i'm older.

marry me pls

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if tj!Badger is the stern grandpa, then musical!Badger is the tough but loving grandpa.

look at that. he's genuinely happy to see Rat and Mole, and eagerly lets them into his home. but don't confuse kindness for weakness.

like Chief Weasel did.

Top 10 Pictures Taken Before Disasters

not even Toad can bravado his way though a talking-to by Badger.

"I will dismiss my own butler if he needs to be dismissed!"

"THEN DISMISS HIM!"

"Thank you, Rabbit, that will be all."

i have the feeling, judging by the coat and his tone, he was in the army at one point. he's at most a peg lower than R. Lee Ermy when it comes to discipline. he won't insult your sexuality, but he would be Very Disappointed in You, and that hurts even more.

he clearly experienced in psych-out war tactics, given how he approved of Mole's taunting of the stoats.

goddamn, he even pulls a Metal Gear Solid and takes out the light before the Riverbankers activate their plan. he's got a good eye with a slingshot.

after all is said and done, he's still not used to being around other people, and this little bit gets me.

"It's not my usual place, but I thought they wouldn't mind my joining in for once."

"Mind? How can have a celebration without you, after all you've done?"

"You flatter me, Mole."

"I sometimes wonder if you know how much we love you, Badger."

"No one's ever said that before."

i just...gimme a moment...

musical!badger is clearly lonely, but i feel that his reputation is too well-known to offer him any comfort.

he's the type to have a little tyke on his lap and tell them stories about Long Ago, and dammit where are these tears coming from??