#zachariah miller

[silverseaming]

Away from the roads, where buggies and carts stir up dust in their hasty journeys, the lanes and pathways of the Brindleton countryside remain wild. Quenched by recent rain, the hawthorns and witch-alders are once again green, with little red rosehips swelling on the dogrose bushes. Branches hang low overhead, brushing Kit’s head as Chestnut picks her way through the undergrowth.

He makes a habit of riding this way when he’s by himself. In the seclusion of the paths there’s little chance of meeting others — he knows they mean to be neighbourly with their greetings, but he prefers the quiet of the paths, where the only noise comes from the rustling of leaves. Chestnut requires no more conversation than the odd gentle encouragement or pat on the neck.

All too soon his route emerges from the trees, into the sun of an early Autumn afternoon. The way back home passes by Bridgebend Farm, so Kit isn’t entirely surprised to see Zachariah Miller leaning against the yard fence.

“Hello, Kit.” A warm smile crinkles the corners of Zachariah’s eyes as he recognises horse and rider. “I haven’t seen you around here too much lately, though I’ve seen enough of your Meg and little Daisy. You been avoiding me, son?”

“Not at all, Zach. Just been busy, that’s all.” says Kit as he reins in Chestnut.

“Well, I can’t begrudge a man any hard work. How’s things up at Maple Farm?” Zachariah’s weatherbeaten brow and craggy face put Kit in mind of his father, but they’re where the comparison starts and ends. The crow’s feet at the corners of Zachariah’s eyes come from laughter, and there’s a kindly aspect to his face that means he could never be mistaken for John Calloway. Depsite that, memories surface unbidden of the cold, hardened man for whom nothing was ever good enough.

Do you think you’ll ever mean anything to me, boy? The words ring in his ears as fresh as the day they were said.

“Good enough, thank you. The wheat’s done well, and our potatoes were better than last year’s.” says Kit brightly, conscious of how long he’s been silent. No need to mention how much of the profits went into the decoration of the farmhouse. It was worth it, to see Meg smile.

“I’m glad to hear it. And while you’re here, I’ll let you know something that might make next year even better — there’s a Mr Allen out in Rockland who’s just started a tidy little crop export business, and I reckon if you went down to see him he’d be willing to make a deal for some of your next year’s harvest if it’s a good one. It may seem like a hassle, but selling abroad will earn you much more than only selling locally.” says Zachariah.

“If that all’s true then it’ll certainly suit us well. I can spare the time now, so I’ll be sure to head over. Much obliged, Zach.”

“You’re welcome, son. You’re doing a fine job with Maple Farm, and I don’t see why you shouldn’t profit from it.”

“I guess not.” Kit smiles ruefully. He’s pleased by Zachariah’s approval, but it’s tempered by the knowledge that if Zachariah knew what was really behind his success at Maple Farm, he may not be so liberal with his praise; the thought makes his stomach lurch. “I better be getting on now, Meg will be wondering where I’ve got to.”

“In that case, you better had be on your way.” Zachariah chuckles.

Zachariah’s suggestion plays over and over in Kit’s mind as he turns Chestnut down the lane to Maple Farm. It’s a good offer, a great one, even. Father Blackett might call it divine deliverance, but church has never been anything more to Kit than somewhere you go on a Sunday. But it is some sort of deliverance, a chance to do right by his family. To provide, like all good husbands and fathers should.There’s no guarantee that it will work out — but hell, what’s another risk on top of the ones he’s already taken?

The part of him where harsh voices of bygone arguments echo begins to quiet, replaced by the steady beats of Chestnut’s hooves. The yard is hardly quiet, filled with the squawks of chickens and the occasional low from Bluebell in the cow-pen, but it bring the warm feeling of coming home. A home that even closer to being fully theirs.

In the barn, Chestnut nickers affectionately as he rubs her down. She at least demands nothing but oats in the morning and hay in the evening, her loyalty unwavering as long as her stomach is full.

“You’ll always love me, won’t you girl?” He whispers somewhere into her nose.

[tiltingground]

Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast - Episode 10.7 Minnesota and a Bye

Welcome back, everyone! It was another wild week in the NCAA, and this time we’re diving into the rollercoaster ride that was the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Buckle up, because it’s a tale of two very different teams this week! Oh, Trojans fans! What a week it’s been in Los Angeles. After an unexpected loss to unranked Minnesota, the Trojan faithful are in full meltdown mode. The…

[error4343]

💙

💙: Which character is not as hot as everyone else seems to think?

Anon didn't specify what fandom are we talking about, so I'll say a word about (most of) all my fandoms.

Faith: Garry Miller. I cannot unsee him as bald peen-looking rat. Sorry.

Control: Zachariah Trench. Don't be mistaken, he is hot. But those hotline scenes and his over the top serious character making me giggle too hard.

Arcane: maybe Vi. I have some personal issues with her character, but does it necessary makes her less hot... Idk.

Midnight Mass: I would love to be not-like-other-girls™, but no, fandom is fully right to be as horny for Paul as it is. Keep the good work.

[rena-sims]

Some family members stepped by: Quinn's cousin Zachariah Baker was here as well as Anna's and Thomas' daughter-in-law Gretchen Miller

[allthevoicesx]

kodie's current muse list:

under the cut you will find the current (as of 6.02.23) muse list. keep in mind that the list will change, so check back.

9-1-1 / 9-1-1: Lone Star:

bobby nash

owen strand

henrietta wilson

madeleine buckley

edmundo diaz

carlos reyes

tim rosewater

tommy vega

Hannibal

william graham

hannibal lector

abigail hobbs

NCIS / NCIS: LA

samuel hanna

kensi deeks

abigail scuito

timothy mcgee

Yellowstone

lee dutton

bethany dutton

james hurdstrom

lloyd white

ryan cooper

colby smith

Walker

cordell walker

Supernatural

sam winchester / female!sam

human!castiel

gabriel

dean winchester jr

CSI /CSI: Miami /CSI: New York

gilbert grissom

nick stokes

hugo ramirez

timothy speedle

calleigh duquense

eric delektorski

adam ross

Bones

seeley booth

zachariah addy

jack hodgins

Hawaii Five-0

steven mcgarrett

joe white

lou grover

max bergman

The Last of Us

joel miller

thomas miller

riley abel

william cooper

Harry Potter (all three are modern maurader aus)

sirius black

remus lupin

peter pettigrew

SEAL Team

jason hayes

raymond perry

Stranger Things

james hopper

william byers

michael wheeler

nancy wheeler

robin buckley

billy hargrove

lucas sinclair

murray bauman

edward munson

Santa Clarita Diet

joel hammond

eric bemis

Criminal Minds

spencer reid

jason gideon

aaron hotchner

derek morgan

Sons of Anarchy

chibs telford

juice ortiz

opie winston

tig trager

nero padilla

bobby munson

SEAL Team SIX

joseph 'bear' graves

ricardo 'buddha' ortiz

dharma caulder-khan

jasmine dalton

Chicago P.D. | Med | Fire

william halstead

alvin olinsky

antonio dawson

justin voight

gregory gerwitz

ethan choi

robin charles

stella kidd

brian (otis) zvonecek

leslie shay

matthew casey

christopher herrmann

randall (mouch) mcholland

Critical Role

caleb widogast

fjord stone

chetney pock o'pea

vax'ildan vessar

essek thelyss

scanlan shorthalt

grog strongjaw

caduceus clay

mollymauk tealeaf

percival fredrickstein von musel klossowski de rolo III

MacGyver

jack dalton

OCs (fandom floaters; )

my ocs are free to fall into whatever fandom wants them, but for ease, i have listed their names, professions and playbys.

ryden keller | firefighter | (fc is james badge dale)

hunter ruttliff | police officer | (fc is jared padalecki)

geo anderson | nurse | (fc is sam witwer)

caleb greyson | EMT | (fc is liam o'brien)

bodie braylen | teacher | (fc is mark ballas)

bastion carver | EMT | (fc is travis willingham)

jae brewer | firefighter | (fc is taliesin jaffe)

hector garra | er nurse | (fc is joshua segarra)

[whenmondaycomes]

Full Name: Larissa Elizabeth Martinez

Aliases: Larry

bebé (by Frankie)

Corazon (by Frankie)

mi amor (by Frankie)

hermana (by Santiago)

Sweetie (by William and Benny)

Date Of Birth: March 19, 1994

Gender: Female

Species: Human

Affiliations: TBD

Sexual Orientation: Straight

Partner: Francisco "Frankie" Morales (Soulmate/Boyfriend)

Zachariah Reed (Ex Boyfriend)

Occupation: Nurse

Family: Lorenzo Martinez (Father) (Deceased)

Gloria Martinez (Mother)

Seth Martinez (Younger Brother)

Megumi West - Martinez (Sister-in-law)

Kenji Martinez (Nephew)

Camila Morales (Step Daughter)

Friends: Francisco "Frankie" Morales (Best Friend/Love of Life)

Benny Miller

William Miller

Santiago Garcia

Enemies: Gloria Martinez (Mother)

Madeleine (Frankie's Ex)

Zachariah Reed (Ex Boyfriend)

Citizenship: 🇺🇸 America

Status: Alive

[kiillmeromantically]

I have some muses that I would love to have more things for. This is a wishlist based starter call for the muses I have listed below. I’ll come to you to ask for which muse or muses you’d want a thing from. 

Alexander Moore. 55. Jeffery Dean Morgan fc. architect

Celeste Rivera. 23. Ester Exposito fc. interior designer. 

Zachariah Williams. 25. Jacob Elordi fc. bartender. 

Milena Tomal. 32. Anna Maria Sieklucka fc. escort.

Levi Miller. 24. Angus Cloud. drug dealer

Hayden Miller. 24. Josephine Langford. student/part time librarian. 

August Pearson. 27. Dacre Montgomery fc. boxer. 

Miriam Cohen. 24. Maude Apatow fc. ballerina. 

[news4usonline]

Trojans will fly with top wide receivers

With Caleb Williams off to the NFL, Miller Moss is the next quarterback in line to run Lincoln Riley's high-powered offense. He follows a long list of signal callers, including Williams, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and Jalen Hurts, who all found great success in Riley's system. Following in the footsteps of this impressive group of quarterbacks can be a daunting task, but Moss will have some help. The list of pass catchers attached to those now NFL starters is equally as star-studded. Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews, CeeDee Lamb, and Jordan Addison, to name a few, are all making a name for themself at the next level, and that is where a new wave of playmakers will step in for USC.

USC wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) walks into the endzomne in the second quarter of a Pac-12 Conference football game played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 21, 2023. Photo by Dennis J. Freeman/News4usonline The Trojans will roll out four sophomore wide receivers on Sept. 1 against LSU, who will all be looking to take their game up a notch. Although the group is young and unproven, it has its sights on being one of the best units in college football this upcoming season. "This receiver unit and the whole offense is definitely one to look out for. I know we are one of the best (in the nation), and people are going to realize that this year," said Makai Lemon. "We know what we are, and I just can't wait to show it to everybody else." Lemon is just one of Moss's security blankets and will be joined by Duce Robinson, Ja'Kobi Lane, and Zachariah Branch. Robinson and Lane are massive targets that will man the outside, while the speedsters Lemon and Branch dominate in the slot. https://twitter.com/uscfb/status/1824993776756212090 All four made their way onto the field last year as freshmen, but mostly in a limited fashion. Robinson led the group with 351 yards, and none of them scored more than two receiving touchdowns, making the group relatively unknown. "We have a lot of nice tools in this room. You got speed, a combination of a variety of sizes, and some strength," said wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons. "I'm very excited about where we are and the direction we are going." Branch enters the season as the most high-profile player of the bunch. He was the number one wide receiver recruit in his class, earned First Team All-American honors last year as a punt returner, and was named to the preseason Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list. Trojan fans quickly became familiar with his speed when he took a 96-yard kickoff return to the house in USC's 2023 season opener. Branch was electric as a true freshman and has a chance to become one of the most feared playmakers in all of college football in year two. https://twitter.com/uscfb/status/1820597752948252855 "It is the same preparation; just keep my head down. I don't try to change anything I have been doing since I was a kid. I always grew up with the same mindset, same drive, and same work ethic. I feel like I am pretty confident going into year two, the same as year one," said Branch. Robinson (6'6") and Lane (6'4") will create problems based on their size alone. The duo gives Moss two massive targets downfield that he can rely on to pull down 50/50 balls consistently. Robinson is extremely physical and can bully smaller corners, while Lane is a very clean route runner for his size. They have great hands and high-point the ball. When receivers fail to create separation, and the quarterback has nowhere else to go with the ball, it has to be a great feeling knowing one of these guys is down there somewhere. https://twitter.com/uscfb/status/1822059236484071869 Both have already proven to have some chemistry with their new starting quarterback, as they each scored two touchdowns last year with Moss under center. "I think it's just a matter of when we all get our opportunities when we all get to capitalize. That is when we will really show everybody. It is not about how good we think we can be. We are a group that likes to lead by actions rather than trying to talk a whole bunch," said Lane. "It is more about realizing what the intergroup is capable of and trusting your brothers and realizing if I am not running a route or I am on the bench that the next guy is doing what he needs to be doing, and we have built that in this room. I think we excel the most in that," Lane continued. https://twitter.com/uscfb/status/1825260651817890299 Lemon is the wildcard in the room. With only six receptions as a freshman, he enters the year as the biggest question mark but could be the alpha by season's end. He has all the tools to be a phenomenal college player and possibly even at the next level. He was one of the top two-way recruits coming out of high school, thanks to his overall speed, quick twitch ability, and football instincts. The buzz around Lemon is starting to pick up, and people close to the team would not be surprised if he ended up being Moss's favorite target. Expect a breakout year from these sophomore wide receivers. By midway through the season, we could be talking about them as the most dynamic group of playmakers in the country. Read the full article

[quietwings-fics]

Supernatural Character Tag Masterpost

adam milligan, amara, andy gallagher, anna milton, ava wilson, azazel

ben braeden, benny lafitte, bobby singer

cain, castiel, charlie bradbury, claire novak, crowley

dean winchester, death

the empty

gabriel, gadreel, ghoul

hannah

jack kline, jake talley, jessica moore, jo harvelle, john winchester, juliet

kevin tran

lily baker, linda tran, lisa braeden, loki, lucifer

max miller, meg, metatron, michael

naomi, nick

ramsey, raphael, rowena macleod, ruby

sam winchester, sarah

teddy

zachariah

[hawthxrnerps]

20 ( brad miller & zachariah sommers )

GIF STARTERS. VOL. 4

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Brad's breathing was heavy, chest heaving and falling with the speed and strength of his hips, fucking away into the welcoming warmth that was Zachariah, the Fireman was putting his whole effort into it. His face one of pure concentration, but it would falter occasionally and his usual grin would spread upon his typically carefree expression, but he was enjoying himself, blowing off some steam and relaxing.

Eyes fixed downward, watching the beauty that was the other man while he was getting fucked, admiring every twitch, reaction and dent of his skin. The grin returned to his lips, watching the other touch himself, the load spilling from his cock, it erupted a laugh from Brad, raising his brow.

"You like that?" He mused, biting his bottom lip. "Guess I better catch up."

[harmonyverendez]

Isaiah Patterson | School For Good And Evil ( New Character )

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Name: Isaiah Zachariah Patterson.

School: School for boys. School for evil.

Age: 16.

Sexuality: Bisexual (like both Gender equally)

Personality: Protective. Dark Humor. Takes pleasure in people's pain. psychopath, murderer, killer. Sadist.

Crush / Dating: Tabitha Wheeler.

Finger flow: Red.

Height: 6'5.

Power: Have the ability to talk to the dead.

Shoe size: 12.

Love history/past: Kyle Miller, Dajia, Rhian Mistral (One-time thing )

Family: King Thracian, Queen Iduna. Lola ( Male Cousin) ( The Joker )

Eye color: Neon Green / Tree Green.

Face Features: Long square face, Long shaggy black hair. Green eyes. Lip piercing, ear piercing, and Scar across his eyes.

Isaiah is extremely powerful. He makes Rhian and Rafal look weak. He actually has a lot of enemies.

He is very strong. Can lift tables, carriages, and other things.

He is an alpha and can transform into whatever he likes. Doesn't have many friends. Hate about everyone. Love to fight.

The only person he tolerates is his girlfriend Tabitha.

[tiltingground]

Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast - Episode 10.6 Louisville and Wisconsin Recap

In this exciting episode, we celebrate a successful weekend for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans! Notre Dame triumphed over the Louisville Cardinals, while USC delivered a strong performance against the Wisconsin Badgers. But the real highlight? Greg’s trip to South Bend and experiencing this game in person! Greg shares his thrilling tales from the road, including a…

[jackjolene]

Quantum Break/Control: The End of Time

Poster’s Note: I just finished my second playthrough of Quantum Break, and it has inspired me to expand upon my Alan Wake/Quantum Break/Control storyline. This post will be focusing upon Quantum Break and Control; sorry to disappoint any Alan Wake fans out there. The Junctions for this story are: PR, Personal, Sofia Amaral, and Control.

Shortly after November 11, 2016, the day of Jack’s interview with Clarice Ogawa and his refusal of Martin Hatch’s offer, there is a Stutter. In a panic, Jack tells William and they realize the truth: Utilizing the Countermeasure as they did just postpone the End of Time; the Fracture is still ongoing. It’s far less powerful now, taking just over four year to culminate in the End of Time rather than a single day. Paul was right; there is no stopping the End of Time.

Out of the blue, Sofia Amaral makes contact with them. With Paul out of the picture, she’s been kicked out of Monarch and her research confiscated. She doesn’t believe that Hatch is going to continue in Paul’s footsteps, and Jack has to agree. He calls Amy Ferraro and Fiona Miller in to talk about what they know.

Meeting in an out of the way place, away from Monarch’s eyes and ears, Jack, Will, Sofia, Amy, and Fiona meet to discuss what they know. From all the tidbits of information that Jack has gathered and their time spent at Monarch, they figure out the truth: Martin Hatch is a Shifter. 

For unknown reasons, he turned Dr. Kim into a Shifter and manipulated events within Monarch so that the Fracture would happen and so that Paul would become a Shifter too. With Monarch and its assets under his and Clarice Ogawa’s control, there’s nothing to stop him from making sure the End of Time happens. 

The five of them make a pact, to stop Martin Hatch and keep the clocks from stopping for good. Fiona will continue to work at Monarch and serve as the group’s inside source. Amy will keep organizing protests against Monarch and recruit more people against it. Sofia and Will’s part will be to repair the Countermeasure to one day power the Lifeboat, and to research and produce treatments for Jack’s Chronon Syndrome. As for Jack himself, he’ll be the group’s source of funding. Someone with his skills and abilities would make a killing in the mercenary field.

In very late 2019 or very early 2020, Jack and Will come into contact with the Federal Bureau of Control and its new Director, Jesse Faden, during an AWE in Bright Falls. Under its last Director, Zachariah Trench, the FBC was working with Monarch Solutions (while it was under Paul Serene) to help the latter with the Lifeboat.

Jesse learns the truth about what’s going on at Monarch with Martin Hatch in charge. She and the Joyce Brothers come up with a new version of the Lifeboat program. By making the outside of the Oldest House stutterproof, they would also be making its much larger interior stutterproof as well, allowing for far more than just 300 people in inhabit it while they come up with a solution to the End of Time.

Once the FBC’s ranks have been replenished, Jesse and Jack lead a raid upon Monarch Solutions with Liam Burke’s assistance, grabbing every bit of chronon technology and research that they can, including Paul’s time machine. Both Jesse and Jack face off against Martin Hatch and “kill” him; his body disappears in the aftermath.

Back in New York City, the FBC starts a massive recruitment drive, looking for the best and brightest of the world to populate the Oldest House (including the former employees of Monarch). With the threat of the Hiss removed from its premises, the Oldest House will make for an Ark once it’s been stutterproofed. While Sofia and Will work with Emily Pope to “dumb” down their technology for the Oldest House, and with Simon Arish to prepare the FBC Rangers for combat against Shifters.

Meanwhile, Jack and Jesse start getting close. While Jack was originally hesitant about acting on his attraction to Jesse due to her resemblance to Beth Wilder, he’s come to know her far better than he ever did with Beth. While he’ll always have a place in his heart for Beth, it’s time for him to let go of the past.

As the End of Time approaches, the stutters get exponentially worse and worse. It’s during this time that Clarice Ogawa and others loyal to Martin Hatch make their move, attempting to sabotage the Ark. Thankfully, Jack, Jesse, and their allies are able to stop them. Despite their victory, Jack’s Chronon Syndrome progressively worsens.

On January 5th, 2021, the End of Time is fast approaching. Jack’s Chronon Syndrome is reaching its final stage, threatening to send him into rage-and-pain fueled rampage through the Oldest House. Jesse confronts him outside of the Oldest House, wearing a Chronon Harness. Martin Hatch, Dr. Kim, and Paul Serene are fast approaching, and Jack is on the verge of becoming a Shifter himself.

Tears falling down her face, Jesse tells that she’s pregnant with his child. Coming to for just a moment, Jack realizes the danger that Jesse is in and tells her to run. As Jesse runs towards the Old House, the End of Time finally upon them all, Jack turns and in the moment before Shifter-hood takes him, makes one last stand against the Shifters to protect Jesse and his child.

An instant later, time resumes moving. As the members of the Human race pick themselves up, wondering at the sudden destruction and death around them, a crowd begins walking out of the Oldest House. At their end is Jesse Faden, Director of the FBC, and aged about twenty more years. At her side is a young man, her son, Jack Joyce, Jr., the spitting image of his father.

They did it; they fixed the Fracture and jumpstarted Time. All around Jesse and Jack, their friends walk out into the world, surrounded by the children they had while weathering the storm in the Ark. Much has been lost, but the world continues on once again, and while Humanity as a whole will never know it, it owes them all a great debt of gratitude.

[metanoiamorii]

❛Sometimes I wonder, will the gods ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... the gods have left this place a long time ago.❜

Prudence C. Frye, the bastard son of Zachariah D. Frye and his elvish mistress Elmyra. At a young age he was raised by his father to follow his family traditions to become a witch-hunter. Religiously, he took to his studies, for his father's approval. By the age of four, he would begin the lifestyle, by being the leading hand to persecute his own mother, see her charged with witchcraft, and sentenced to burn at the stake; by age ten, he would have caused the death of three more women, each charged with witchcraft and burnt at the stake.

Blindly, he followed his father's teachings until age twelve. By this point, Prudence would be taken in by the De La Cruz household, and through their guidance he would develop his own path and traditional beliefs. With time and patience, Prudence would break away from his father, begin setting barriers and boundaries, and start changing his ways; rather than seeing witchcraft at its worse and something to be exterminated, he would take the stance of the De La Cruz to protect witchcraft, and only persecute those that truly do harm.

Fun Facts:

• At the start of ARIH he's sixteen; when he appears in TSOVI he's eighteen/nineteen.

• The C in his name stands for Clemency.

• He's a half elf. At a young age he cropped his ears, and he's taken the necessary precautions to hide his materna heritage.

• He identifies as Quoisexual and Demi-Homoromantic. And yes, he spends a lot of time in the closet, as has to become a comfortable with his attraction.

• His birth name is Nelumbo, he prefers to keep it a secret and shares it with selected few.

• He is genderfluid, and tends to lean more feminine than masculine. He rarely indulges himself, nor does he share this about himself.

• He's able to see spirits and communicate with them. The catch is, they're all people his father has killed, or been responsible for killing.

• In his spare time, he writes romance poetry, typically to his boyfriend. He never shares it, as it's something he's embarrassed about.

• Every night he journals about his day, no matter how mundane it was. Frequently he writes in Elvish, as a way to be close to his mother.

• If given the opportunity, he will instigating a rap battle. I've written him in two rap battles as it sits, and I'm making this canon now.

• He has memorized every sacred text there is. So watch him quote them and put people in their places when they try to use them improperly.

Playlist:

Holy; PVRIS

Unsteady; Madilyn Bailey

My Side of The Story; JT Hodge

All Around Me; Flyleaf

Don't Go; Bring Me The Horizon

I Can't Breathe; Bea Miller

Girl In The Mirror; Bebe Rehxa

Never Good Enough; JDAM

Wading In Deeper; Katzenjammer

For The Love Of A Daughter; Demi Lovato

Who Am I; Besomorph

Runaway; Front Porch Step

Angel Eyes; New Years Day

How Do You Love Someone; Ashley Tisdale

Am I Wrong; Nash & Pepper

Love Someone; Maroon 5

According To You; Orianthi

Missing; Camilla Tran & Joel Sandberg

In Your Arms; Krissy & Ericka

Hell; Olivver the Kid

The Tragic Truth; Five Finger Death Punch

Memories; Earlyrise

That's What You Get; Paramore

Dancing With Tears In My Eyes; Kesha

Picture Perfect; Escape The Fate

The Night We Met; Lord Huron

Hell Or High Water; Passenger

A New Hope; Broken Iris

Drown; Bring Me The Horizon

Let You Down; NF

Runnin'; Adam Lambert

Dead Hearts; Stars

I Hate This Part Right Here; Pussycat Dolls

I Forgive You; Sia

My House; PVRIS

Praying; Kesha

Mine; Taylor Swift

Love Forever; Camilla Tran & Joel Sandberg

Taglists:

ARIH: @hekat-ie, @writings-of-a-narwhal, @silent-creed

TSOVI: @voltronimusprime, @ryns-ramblings, @venlirps, @shadeshadow234

General: @endlesshourglass, @writerray, @poore-choice-of-words, @alexwritesfiction, @primusesgiantmetalballbearings

All: @cecilsstorycorner, @little-boats-on-a-lake, @hazard-writes, @egg-shark

[sammyblep]

i'd love to hear your thoughts on sam too!

thank youuuuu also sorry in advance this is gonna get so long--

(edit: also sorry about the formatting tumblr said fuck this post in particular)

How I feel about this character

sam is one of my most favorite characters of all time. the first time i watched spn i was an unapologetic dean girl (gnt) but now i am FULL sam girl (gnt.) This is a character who is told that the world is a dark and dangerous place and that no matter how hard he tries he’s going to become one of the monsters that inhabits it and makes it worse. he’s raised on the leash held by his father and in the shadow of his brother (a shadow that protected him) and he just wants to be able to love them both but they won’t let him. he wants to be able to love and nothing will let him!!! He wants to be able to experience the world in a way that isn’t blood and gunsmoke and pain and he just wants so desperately that he’s willing to rip himself away from what little he’s known to do it.

and the thing is, the world proves him right! he IS a monster. he lets the devil free, the people he loves die endlessly, he chooses a demon over his brother, he allows himself to become demonic for the sake of revenge, because that endless love he has was twisted against the world he wanted to love and used to wound it. and the fact is - it WAS his decision. it’s a decision he has to live with forever and deal with the consquences of. the world proves him right - zachariah’s voicemail, dean telling him to pick a hemisphere, the angels using dean to warn him off his demon blood path, the murder of an innocent woman to kill lilith (cindy I think) - those are all monstrous things.

and sam, after all that - when he realizes what his love has been used for, the hurt and irreversible damage its caused, he takes it back for himself. he realizes he was wrong, and he - the boy who wanted nothing more than to love the world and be loved by it in return - offers up his love to that same dark horrible world that he ruined further. and he does it with no expectations, just determination to make it right. that love overpowers the devil and destiny and the writing of god himself. the same way cas’s love for dean overwrote chuck’s writings in 4x22, sam’s endless love and belief that the world is worth fighting for averts the apocalypse.

this is a man who ruined the world, and willingly; and this is a man who saw what he did and ruined himself, wilingly, endlessly, because he believed in fixing his mistakes. because he believed there was still love and good in the world that tried to kill him over and over. because sam winchester wants nothing but to be free to love anything and everything, and to have even a sliver of that love returned to him.

basically: i love him. i love him so much. sam winchester THE character of all time for me. (him and ned chicane and merle highchurch but that’s another thing-)

All the people I ship romantically with this character

Eileen the love of my life Eileen Leahy!!! She’s badass and understanding and CHOSE to love Sam, and that’s truly what he needed and wanted more than anything else. She’s just - KAJDFNSKAJF i love eileen so so SO much and I think she and her wife Sam Leahy are head over heels in love. They love learning from each other and teaching each other and defending each other with the full knowledge that they can cover their own ass totally fine but that’s not the point the point is that they want to show their love and in their lifestyle this is a good way to do so. I think Sam is absolutely utterly disgustingly in love with Eileen and they want to constantly make that clear to the world and I think Eileen is completely wholly sickeningly in love with Sam and wants to make that clear to Sam. I think they’re neat and I think they’re perfect and I think they’re in love and I love them

Rowena - I haven’t seen a single episode with Rowena but i adore her energy and I think Sam being a sucker for the 600-yr-old queen of hell Rowena MacLeod is INCREDIBLE. Sam sees an incredibly powerful woman with knowledge and experiences beyond his understanding and says ‘is anyone gonna fall in love with her’ and doesn’t wait for an answer.

Gabriel! From the first time I saw Tall Tales I crackshipped him and sam, fun fact. I think there’s a LOT of complexity and nuance to any potential relationship of theirs (which is further complicated by any potential s-13 sabriel bait you wanna incorporate into your own personal good version (i haven’t seen it yet but love and light to y’all)) but I ALSO think too many people lose Gabriel’s characterization in order to make him palatable to Sam. And like no that’s not the point the POINT is they’re enemies-with-instant-tension to lovers! This is the ‘hedonist meets repressed man and they are instantly attracted but also hate each other and have to navigate that’ dynamic that I so rarely see done properly. However the MOST important part of Sabriel for me (as with any ship) is that it’s fun and DOES have a lot of cute potential. (Hedonistic-hugger Gabriel with touchstarved Sam my BELOVED)

Also Sabrieleena is fantastic I am a poly truther for a lot of things

Sarah Blake my first gay crush Sarah Blake... she deserved better and also she and Sam would have been a fantastic wlw relationship

I’m sure there’s more but I’ve forgotten them because it’s been ages since I saw past s5 and I frankly don’t remember much after the beginning of s6!

My non-romantic OTP for this character

I think he and Cas should have been best friends more. Also I *DO* wish we’d gotten a better Sam&Crowley dynamic but alas j*rpad couldn’t step up to the plate :/// fuckin coward

My unpopular opinion about this character

I’m both a Tall!Sam truther and a Tiny!Sam truther... I don’t think either of these concepts are unpopular but idk anyone else who loves them both like i do. Then again I also don’t know many people in spndom sfkjnjkfjaks

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN TO SEE SAM HAVING A HORRIBLE BREAKDOWN AT SOME POINT. I HAVE OPINIONS ON WHEN AND WHERE BUT THIS MAN MADE OF LOVE FEELS EMOTIONAL PAIN SO HARD AND WHEN THE LOVE HE’S FILLED WITH IS TURNED AGAINST HIM I SIMPLY THINK HE WOULD HAVE LOST IT.

this is technically not him butttt I wish Max Miller had lived so he and Sam could have been best friends (I have s1e14 Nightmare derangement syndrome)

ok i know this said ONE thing but also like you said and like i said in the tags of your response for sam. HE SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS POWERS.

(send me a character and I’ll break their asses down)

[yeonchi]

Kisekae Insights #17: Angelina Ballerina

It’s about time I started the second run of Kisekae Insights after taking a break for the past few months. My objective is to hopefully cover Gokaiger, Decade and Soulbound this year, but there are some things that I need to cover before that because they are needed in order to understand certain aspects.

Like Fifi and Roary, Angelina Ballerina was implemented early on in my personal project and the characters continue to play big roles to this day. At the time, I was playing Warriors Orochi 2 on the PSP, which introduced me to the characters of the Samurai Warriors series. As a result, some of these guys got Japanese warrior names whereas the rest got Chinese warrior names.

In case you haven’t noticed, yes, I have (predominately) used the CGI-animated sequel, The Next Steps, in this project. Watching the sequel was how I got into this series a decade ago; while I have heard about the original 2D-animated series, it never really appealed to me, which is why I prefer this version over that. And look, I know there are people who don’t like the sequel for various reasons, but you are free to have your opinion as long as you respect the opinions of others. Don’t worry, characters from the original series have been implemented as well.

Setting the record straight (voice actors)

I’m putting this list before the break because this is really important. Here are the characters’ voice actors for the UK and US versions of The Next Steps:

Angelina Mouseling: Charlotte Spencer (UK/US)

Alice Nimbletoes: Rachael Louise Miller (UK)/Naomi McDonald (US)

Marco Quesillo: Louis Williams (UK)/Jules de Jongh (US)

Gracie: Charlie Cameron (UK)/Jo Wyatt (US)

Viki/Vici: Emily Dormer (UK)/Jules de Jongh (US)

AJ/AZ: Lizzie Waterworth (UK)/Larissa Murray (US)

Ms Mimi: Larissa Murray (US)

Maurice Mouseling: Simon Mattacks (UK/US)

Matilda Mouseling: Emma Tate (UK/US)

Polly Mouseling: Leah Zabari (UK/US)

Mrs Thimble: Beverly Klein (UK/US)

Alright, time to rant about the English dubs of this series. See, because the characters of this series are not credited under their voice actors, it can be hard to exactly determine who voiced who (a pain I know all too well in regards to Sea Princesses). On top of that, because there are different English voices for the US and the UK (because they don’t want American kids to end up speaking with British accents or vice versa), it can be easy to miss things or mess them up. Some US voice actors are based in the UK, which can throw things off as well.

Just as there are UK-produced children’s shows that get redubbed for the US, there are US-produced children’s shows that get redubbed for the UK (particularly on Nick Jr). In Australia, we tend to get the “original” version of the dub depending on where the show (or its source materials) originated – if it originally came from the UK, then we get the UK dub, but if it originally came from the US, we get the US dub. In the case of Angelina Ballerina, we get the UK dub and as such, I implemented the series with the assumption that the characters would speak as they did in the UK dub. As such, Marco and Gracie don’t speak in Hispanic or French accents.

Due to my initial ignorance and lack of information, I ended up crediting the characters’ US voice actors for Marco, Gracie and Ms Mimi instead of their UK voice actors. Even worse, I thought Naomi Wilkinson voiced Angelina until a friend of mine tweeted her years ago and confirmed that she didn’t voice Angelina. Also, the really funny thing is that there are people who unironically believed that Hilary Duff and Justin Bieber voiced Viki and AZ in the series. If only we all knew this one simple rule: If an actor isn’t credited in the series/episode, then they didn’t have a role in the series/episode. I did manage to work out the UK voice actors for the other characters, but why Alice’s voice actor was different in both versions despite her voice sounding similar I’ll never understand.

For some reason, I have been unable to find out who Ms Mimi’s UK voice actor is because nobody in the credits has owned up to voicing her. However, if I really had to guess, I would say that Emma Tate voiced her because even though the Scottish accent threw me off, she sounds a bit like Matilda (Angelina’s mum). As for Marco and Gracie’s UK voice actors, Louis Williams and Charlie Cameron, trying to find resumes or records of their past work has been impossible so I wasn’t able to find any proof, but I eventually did. Louis William’s LinkedIn profile mentions that he voiced Marco (he’s an English teacher in Japan now, shock of all shocks) and while Charlie Cameron doesn’t have a site or official profile of her own (why), I managed to link her roles for Dark Souls and Poppy Cat on IMDb to BTVA.

In the Moushouden Series, I ended up “recasting” Marco and Ms Mimi while keeping Gracie’s voice actor the same. Marco and Ms Mimi played major roles in my stories and I needed credits for them. “Getting” Louis Williams to “reprise” his role would have been impossible because he’s not an actor anymore, though it wouldn’t have been a big problem if I had found out earlier that he voiced Marco. Likewise, if I had managed to guess Ms Mimi’s UK voice actor earlier, then maybe I wouldn’t have needed to keep scratching my head all these years.

What’s in a name?

There has been quite a bit of speculation regarding the characters’ middle and last names, and I say “speculation” because there don’t seem to be any official sources that confirm it or the only official sources available can’t be accessed from the Wayback Archive because Adobe Flash is dead. Though the names were on the Wikipedia page at some stage, the only place where they exist now is on a poorly-maintained wiki of the series on Fandom. It is possible that Angelina and Alice’s middle and last names can be backed up because they were in the original series, but even then, I’m unable to do that due to lack of information (seriously, even the official website redirects to Mattel’s website, the absolute sellouts). So please take these names with a grain of salt:

Angelina Jeanette Mouseling

Alice Bridgette Nimbletoes

Marco Fernando Quesillo

Grace Madeleine “Gracie” le Chateau

Viktoria Andrea “Viki” Whiskerson

Adrian Zander James “A.Z.” Smithers (even though an official PDF from PBS WNET13 states that A.Z. stands for “Adam Zachariah”)

Mimi Jane Squigglytail

Maurice Rupert Mouseling

Matilda Felicity Mouseling

Polly Anne Mouseling

Harriet Cecily Thimble

Other stuff before I begin

In late 2015, there was talk of Angelina Ballerina getting relaunched in 2017 by Mattel and 9 Story Media Group. By 2017, however, nothing really came of it, or at least nothing significant that we could see. 9 Story currently have the distribution rights to both the 2D and CGI series, clips and episodes have been uploaded on the official Angelina Ballerina YouTube channel (a mix of UK and US versions, with Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish dubs on other channels) and the original books created by Katharine Holabird have been republished in the past two years.

Not seeing anything in 2017 has allowed Angelina Ballerina’s involvement in my personal project to flourish, but only time will tell whether anything else will come of this so-called relaunch. This series would probably have gone down the path of Fabio Yabu and Sea Princesses if it wasn’t so well-known all around the world.

The 9 Story pages show that there are some specials for the series. While the 2D series does have three specials, I could only find two movies in the CGI series that are fully original stories and not just episode compilations, namely The Shining Star Trophy and Dreams Do Come True. They don’t seem to be available on YouTube and the only online versions I could find use the US voices, meaning that a UK dub of these movies is unknown.

If you follow Gail Chord Schuler/Gabrielle Chana/The Church of Gail online, you might know that there is a Satanic Jesuit villain named Angelina Ballerina, depicted as a woman modelling a ballerina costume with wings. Rest assured that she is NOT the Angelina we all know and love, as Gail confirms in the comments of one of her videos (though there is a chance that trolls could have fed her that information).

All About Angelina

As I stated in #12, Maurice and the Takeda Army of Mouseland were in conflict with the Salacians before the Dimensional Merge. Because the time in their world, AB-561, was running faster compared to other worlds, they ended up on our Earth in 2009. In both timelines, Angelina and her family and friends became Hiroki and Parker’s comrades. In the first timeline, Angelina had an adventure with the Third Doctor. The second timeline is where things get detailed.

Before the Archangel Tunnel System was activated, there was no other way to get to Chipping Cheddar from Hong Kong, so when the Takeda Army were brought to this world, they had to do what they could to survive. Eventually, they ended up being controlled by another local army and used as their mascots. When Parker went to them to seek an alliance, he discovered this and helped the Takeda Army escape, which led them to pledge their allegiance to Parker.

Over the next two years, Parker and Hiroki became great friends with the Takeda Army’s officers. In 2010, Ms Mimi became disillusioned with Parker when she realised that he only seemed to care about fighting and enjoying himself on the battlefield. When the JIMPS were formed, Ms Mimi began to side with them as she saw Minnie and the others as the better strategists, but she had a newfound respect for Parker when he made peace with Minnie following their battle against each other.

When Squid Girl turns Minnie against Parker, however, Ms Mimi sides with the former again and a split occurs within the Takeda. Ms Mimi became one of the Sanada Army’s commanders while Gracie, AJ and Viki surrendered to the Sanada. Angelina was the first officer Parker found after being separated from Hiroki. Her family was being guarded by Alice and Marco before Parker arrives with reinforcements from the Date Army.

Months after Parker’s death and resurrection, the Sanada Army finally fell. Ms Mimi and the Takeda defectors rejoin their former comrades; Ms Mimi finally admits that she was a fool who never really understood Parker because she believed in loyalty and discipline.

With Parker’s army disbanded and the Flowertots returning home, the Takeda became the only close friends Hiroki had left. They supported him in his fight against Girl Power and the Teiro Army, so much so that they were willing to accept him in their ranks if he decided to leave his secondary school army. Ultimately, Hiroki declined their offer and became a ronin.

The Next Step

The Takeda Army eventually managed to resettle in Mouseland which was transported to Shizuoka Prefecture between the Archangel Tunnels to the Shikoku region and Cardiff. The Takeda Army had no significant relevance in 2013, but Angelina and her family attended Hiroki and Akari’s wedding, which was held in Chipping Cheddar (Kikugawa).

In 2014, the Takeda Army rose back to significance again as a result of events in real life (see #16). Following the Battle of Mikatagahara and Akari’s betrayal of Hiroki, Angelina joined the Doctor (again) as his companion. Later that year, Maurice would attempt another expedition to Kyōto when Girl Power forces stationed around Nagashino Castle in Nagoya would block his army’s path. When the Doctor arrives with Hiroki and Angelina, Hiroki gathers up some reinforcements before the Takeda Army splits up into three groups; one group defending the main camp, one group laying siege to the castle and one group attacking Girl Power forces stationed in nearby Shitaragahara. Despite the Takeda suffering severe casualties at the hands of the superior Girl Power army, Hiroki charges into Nagashino Castle alone and fights the enemy commanders before leaving his drones to crash into the castle keep.

Soon after, Angelina would participate in prototype testing for the Superhero Project, becoming the Pink Samurai Ranger alongside the Doctor and his other companions as they fought Girl Power in a parallel world. Following that adventure, Angelina would be summoned back by her father upon hearing word that Girl Power were preparing for an all-out siege on Yokohama. The Takeda Army allied with their old enemies, the Salacian (Uesugi) Army as they fought at Sekigahara and Ōsaka Castle. After the world was destroyed and restored, the Takeda were one of the armies that helped UNIT defend Yokohama from Girl Power.

Though Angelina stopped being the Doctor’s companion after 2014, she would regain that role again in 2017 when she and Alice officially joined the Superhero Project. Angelina and Marco make a cameo appearance in the Series 10 premiere as a couple and that’s the only time their relationship is brought up (I think that ship was hinted at in the series but not explicitly shown).

Having been selected, Angelina and Alice joined the Gokaigers as GokaiPink and GokaiGreen respectively. Their fighting styles were adapted to fit with their characters and the original Gokaiger footage; on top of predominately wielding guns, GokaiPink incorporates ballet into her fighting while GokaiGreen clumsily incorporates gymnastics which she makes up for with stealth and trickery.

As for the rest of the mouselings, they were hired by BOARD to become Kamen Riders as follows:

Kamen Rider Blade – Marco

Kamen Rider Garren – AJ

Kamen Rider Leangle – Viki

Kamen Rider Glaive – Ms Mimi

Kamen Rider Larc – Gracie

Kamen Rider Lance – Polly

Although not as significant compared to Fifi and Roary, the mouselings do play a significant role in the project. As with many obscure series I’ve encountered, finding accurate information is a daunting task. Though I have managed to find information that I haven’t been able to find in the past, there are times where I am still unable to do so, which results in me having to speculate missing information (usually by observation) that may or may not be correct. This is not so much a problem in Angelina Ballerina compared to Sea Princesses, but regardless, it’s better to have every piece of information confirmed than have even one piece of speculated information.