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“Captain Kirk is a man whore”

He is not. Nine times out of ten, this is how it goes:

Some asshole is threatening his crew. He tries for about 25 to 30 minutes to talk to them and use reason. Doesn’t work. He tries to use his wits but it’s something unknown that he’s never seen before so he won’t be able to pull a miracle out of his ass until he gets more info so using wits is put on the backburner until the end of the episode. Asshole threatens his crew outright and He says “Alright shoot this asshole” but asshole can’t be shot because of some plot armor. Depending on how much interest asshole has in Kirk or if asshole has an assistant that’s a female or if the asshole themselves is a female then he’ll roll his eyes, go “fine” and then use seduction as an almost last ditch effort, mostly to gain more info. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t.

Like in Catspaw when he had Sylvia completely fooled that he absolutely wanted her until her pendant grazed him and exposed his mind and his mind was basically like “I have to make out with this spooky bitch to try to save my crew this is the absolute worst” so when he’s seducing someone it’s like a last ditch effort, can’t do anything else so he’s literally willing to give his body and while him doing that is noble as hell it just makes me feel bad for him because he absolutely doesn’t want to do it and he’s absolutely uncomfortable but he’d rather put his own comfort and safety aside to save the ones he loves the most, the Enterprise and his crew but he doesn’t actually want to do it most of the time and usually the asshole is attracted to him first not the other way around because of his natural allure and he can sense that and uses it to his advantage and manipulate the asshole and the situation even if he doesn’t want to

Idk I just woke up. Manwhore Kirk is just a no go for me. Unless he’s being a manwhore with Bones or Spock or the few times it’s consensual with a woman and he has actual genuine interest in her like that woman who got hit by a car in the 40s but like he actually likes those people he’s not in a situation where he’s forced into acting like a seductress.

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finally had a free day to do a kirk doodle

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Schwarzer Prinz

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I honestly didn't think I'd have time to make edits on the trail.

requested by my friend on tiktok

song: Two Ladies from Cabaret

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“What kind of biology”

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― Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire

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ELISABETH DAS MUSICAL Original Vienna Production, 1992

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Charles Dance & Teri Polo The Phantom of the Opera (1990)

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My Favorite Mayerling Kisses (with Dishonorable Mentions)

This is just my personal opinion. All clips are kept at original speed. Pls inform me of location/dates where they are missing or if they’re incorrect. Thanks <3

• Dishonorable Mentions:

Mark Seibert & Fredrik Andersson (Essen 2015)

Did Mark just headbutt Fredrik??? What the heck was that? It lasted less than 1 second. At least as it looks like a power move on Der Tod’s part? And Mark looks cool, too. But there’s not a lot of intimacy.

Máté Kamarás & Lukas Perman (Osaka 2007)

This is so funny, I love it! But I couldn’t put it into the “favorites” list for obvious reasons. Did they lose the gun? Why is there a knife? They were so discombobulated they forgot the KISS (which is what I’m ranking lol; so this technically shouldn’t be here). I adore the way Lukas arches his back after the stab, and the how Máté drops him like a rag doll. This video is a gem. As a Mayerling it gets 100%, but as a kiss it gets a 0%.

• Favorites (least to most):

8. Thomas Borchert & Lukas Perman (Trieste 2004)

It’s a concert, so they have minimal space, but the kiss is still very good. The head tilt and going straight for the lips? Holding Rudolf by the waist??? Love it! (And more so because of Nautilus das Abenteuermusical brainrot, but that’s not the point).

7. Mark Seibert & Martin Markert (Essen 2012)

I HAVE to give Mark some credit, he has some good kisses in there (despite what some people say lol). This kiss is direct and long with no hesitation. And grabbing Rudolf by the neck is a unique power move, low-key. Usually it’s waist or upper-back. Love how Der Tod aggressively yanks Rudolf’s neck back after the kiss lol.

6. Felix Martin & Thomas Harke (Vienna 1998)

That kiss is so passionate. Felix is GOING IN! And you can actually see Rudolf kissing back this time, which is nice. I have an inkling the kiss would’ve been much longer if the gun hadn’t gone off so soon. You can’t hear the audio (because it’s a gif) but I heard it while making the gif lol. Trust me, they kissed even after it went off.

5. Oliver Arno & Martin Markert (??? 2011)

I’m OBSESSED with the way Oliver gently inches his hand from the gun barrel down to Martin’s hand. It brings back some fluidity I miss from Uwe’s og Vienna kisses. The kiss is similar to Mark’s (from number 7): direct, lengthy, and on the lips. But this time Rudolf is held at the waist.

4. Lukas Mayer & Dennis Hupka (China 2024)

The return of the Mayerling Kiss after years of missing it. And in CHINA of all places. Iconic. The way Lukas grabs Dennis’ head so hard that his whole body starts swaying lol. And the kiss isn’t brief, it’s like Tod is devouring Rudolf’s face.

3. Máté Kamarás & Lukas Perman (Vienna 2003)

Lukas really went to the LIMIT on this one. I’ve been mostly talking about Der Tod, but Rudolf really stole the scene this time. Excitedly grabbing the gun, laughing, and pulling Tod into the kiss is brilliant. 10/10. And I like how Máté doesn’t immediately let go of Lukas, but slowly glides his palm across Lukas’ chest first lol.

2. Uwe Kröger & Jens Janke (Vienna 1994)

That kiss is UNBELIEVABLE. It’s like Der Tod was taking five large gulps of water after being in a desert for a month. And the HANDS- I can’t even describe it…wow. I love how Jens kinda slides forward and Uwe is like- WHOA- and backs up. I feel like the Mayerlings increasingly got more stiff as time went on. Love how fluid everything is here.

1. Uwe Kröger & Andreas Bieber (Vienna 1992)

Not the one from the pro-shot (I like it better zoomed-out). Uwe Kröger is the best kisser in Elisabeth, no question (in my opinion). The fluidity in his Mayerlings is unbeatable. The dress and the graceful aura are everything. I love how he slides his hands up Andy’s body and then to the gun. The way Andy arches his back during the kiss and recoils when the gun goes off is PERFECT. I think more Rudolfs need some spine action.

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most recent consequence of my tod!willemijn brainworm

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Odd headcanon, but...

My headcanon is that the Mintakan people (first seen on TNG) are actually a group that left Vulcan at the same time the Romulans did, but unlike the Romulans who left because they didn't want to suppress their emotions, the Mintakans blamed technology for the problems on Vulcan. They settled on the world they were eventually discovered on, destroying all traces of their past, so that they no longer even remember their origins.

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Quick Winslow I drew for my birthday

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i love you awful quality elisabeth 1992 backstage photos

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OHMYGOD THIS BITCH IS 21 WITH A PHD RESPECT HER GODDAMN NAME GARY

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Having expansive and terrifying thoughts about a Superman AU set in the 2270s of Star Trek.

Highlights include:

- Andorian Lois Lane

- Tellarite Perry White

- Semi-corporeal Kryptonians (Siblings to the Q/Organians)

- Superman catching a Constitution Class above a city, speeding past a Starship and then cussing out a Starfleet Admiral for threatening to deport a planet of Klingon farmers

- Superman catching a photon torpedo aimed at a colony, flying back to the Klingon ship and dropping it at the captain's feet. "You dropped this, Commander."

- Superman rescuing a group of people from a transporter accident by reaching into subspace and then ending with the classic "safest way to travel" line.

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The Twilight Zone, 1963, dir. David Lowell Rich

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