#total jesse and james vibes

[mischeva]

your honor they are siblings

please do not tag as ship

[lunapegasus]

chaos shadow and chaos sonic give off Jesse and James vibes tbh like I can totally see them singing the team rocket theme song They they have THE double trouble vibes

YOURE SO RIGHT have a little pose

[moonysmoothies]

what the tlh characters favorite shakespeare plays would be

James - Macbeth. I'm totally not projecting here but also it just suits him

Matthew - Either A Midsummer Night's Dream or Twelfth Night (inspired by a conversation I had with @alastairstom). He'd love the aesthetics and drama of both of them, and as for Twelfth Night he's absolutely cried over Antonio ending up alone and has long talks with Lucie about Viola and Orsino.

Thomas - Romeo and Juliet. He seems like a guy who'd stick to the basics (in the sweetest way possible) when it comes to Shakespeare and he also loves the tragic romance.

Alastair - Either Macbeth or Hamlet. The darker dramatic stuff. He'd definitely have long conversations with James about Macbeth. Also the historical plays. Alastair's a huge Shakespeare fan.

Cordelia - Antony and Cleopatra. She's not a huge Shakespeare person but she's a sucker for complex female characters and also likes the historical tie-in.

Lucie - Twelfth Night. She's a Viola and Orsino stan until the day she dies and has definitely written a chapter (or multiple) inspired by them in The Beautiful Cordelia.

Anna - She's not really a Shakespeare person, but if anyone asks she'll say A Midsummer Night's Dream bc of Matthew.

Ari - A Midsummer Night's Dream. No explanation just vibes. She gets Anna to read it buddy read it with her.

Christopher - He's also not a Shakespeare person, but Gabriel's favorite play is King Lear and he had Christopher read it to try and bond with him. It sort of worked and the play just stuck with Christopher and he has a lot of fond memories with his dad from it. It's also just the only Shakespeare play he's read.

Jesse - Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet. He likes the tragedies. He got more into the romance with Romeo and Juliet after he started seeing Lucie. He's probably read all of his plays at least twice over all the years he was a ghost. He doesn't like the comedies as much.

[cantsayidont]

Hateration holleration, dance soiree, etc.:

ENDLESS LOVE (1981): Curiously old-fashioned melodrama, directed by Franco Zeffirelli based on a 1979 Scott Spencer novel, about the ill-fated love affair between pretty but introverted teenager Jade (Brooke Shields) and her boyfriend David (Martin Hewitt), of whom Jade's father (Don Murray) and dickish brother (James Spader) don't approve. A strange combination of '80s sexual provocation and old-timey schmaltz, hampererd by a near-total lack of plot credibility. Spencer later called it "a botched job," insisting that the story is supposed to be twisted, not treacly; the main remnant of that, and the film's most memorable element, is Shirley Knight's interesting supporting performance as Jade's MILFish mother Ann, whose apparent sympathy for David eventually culminates in her attempting to seduce him. CONTAINS LESBIANS? Not that provocative. VERDICT: A curio, but never convincing. Stay well away if you can't stand the Lionel Richie/Diana Ross theme song, a big hit in 1981.

BLUE VELVET (1986): Prototypical David Lynch thriller, about a small-town teenager (Kyle McLachlan) whose discovery of a severed human ear leads him to uncover the wellsprings of corruption and perversity lurking beneath his town's picture-postcard exterior, leaving him torn between his good girl cop's daughter neighbor (Laura Dern) and a seriously damaged older nightclub singer (Isabella Rossellini), who's in an dangerous BDSM-flavored entanglement with a brutal gangster (Dennis Hopper). Probably best regarded as a primer for Lynch's later projects (such as TWIN PEAKS), it covers a lot of the same thematic territory in a more straightforward way — it's dreamy, but not hallucinatory, and it ties everything up rather too neatly in the end. The weak link is probably Hopper, whose one-note character is more exhausting than scary. Also, I've never liked the song "Blue Velvet," which is played or sung many times throughout. CONTAINS LESBIANS? No. VERDICT: A David Lynch film for people who think David Lynch films are too hard to understand.

SWAP (2024): Microbudget exploitation-horror movie about an uptight cop, Rad (James Eastwood), whose more adventuresome girlfriend Kayla (Jessica Greene) talks him into spending the weekend partying with her pal Glory (Erin Gray) and Glory's new boyfriend Angelo (writer-director Dallas King), who's actually the world's mellowest vampire. Not so much a horror movie as an underplotted supernatural variation on Radley Metzger's SCORE (1974) — the ratio of vampire horror to softcore is about 15–85 — and considering that there are fangs prominently featured on the poster, it takes an awfully long time to get to the vampire reveal. CONTAINS LESBIANS? Both Kayla and Glory are bisexual. VERDICT: Horror fans will get restless; connoisseurs of Radley Metzger or Jess Franco may better appreciate the vibe, although it's not quite gay enough.

[balletwatchespokemon]

Indigo League Episode 20

It's ghost time! This is another episode not focused on Ash, with Brock being the central character of this episode (with a side of James). Ghosts are fun in pokemon because usually they're pokemon, sometimes they're humans, and sometimes they're pokemon who are dead humans. This episode we get the first two examples, and it's a fun episode! Not my favorite, but not bad at all.

Poor Brock is despairing over his total lack of rizz, having made no romantic connection over the summer at all. I love it when the show talks about the passage of time considering Ash's total lack of aging in the next twenty plus years.

Meowth is not thrilled about being surrounded by all this water. I love it when he does cat stuff.

Misty is impressively strong to be pulling both of the boys no problem.

I love this bit where James is half hanging over this fence and then Jesse drops him when she gets distracted by planning some crime. James's scream from his Japanese voice actor is great.

The pokemon center here has an eleven o'clock curfew at which point these metal gates come down over the doors. Seems mildly alarming and something we have never seen at any other pokemon centers. Very strange.

Get ghost attacked readers!!!

We get it James, you're pretty.

Poor Jesse. She's part of a set, don't separate them.

For some reason Brock is giving Johnny Bravo vibes here to me.

Look how cute Pikachu's little celebration is here!

They say "However" twice in a row here and I now know that Tadashi from Big Hero 6 is named However.

Love it when Pikachu does something small and silly. He's just so cute.

I love Jesse lecturing a ghost on how to act right around guys.

Gas Mask. Need I say more.

Pokeani was doing pokemon fusions before it was cool.

Look how scared they are! Poor dears.

Ooo, the New Testament is in pokeani too. I don't think the writers thought of the implications though.

Team Rocket is playing end song 4 here at the festival long before it's used as an end song for the show.

These are some interesting memorial candles. I don't recognize the top two pokemon, and who is mourning the currently completely extinct pokemon Omanyte? Very strange.

I wonder who Ash is remembering here, we don't get any closer to his lantern so I guess we'll never know.

And here we have a fourth option for ghosts in Pokemon, Pokemon pretending to be human ghosts.

Misty is so cute here! I love her little ponytail she normally has but it's nice to switch things up every now and then.

I didn't notice this the first time (I usually watch these two times for my inital thoughts and then anything I missed the second time) but the pink spots on Misty's kimono are Goldeen outlines!

Like I said I like this episode, but I think the end is my favorite part of it , look how cute they are dancing together in their kimonos! Brock is too busy being emo to go dancing right now though.

Next episode on Monday, get ready to cry over Butterfree! (Though we've really not seen a whole lot of him.)

[starry-mist]

S4e11 thoughts:

I can appreciate what the episode is trying to do. It's a very obvious homage to James Bond. I just feel like it tries too hard.

We have Bond (Charlie), Bond Girl (Trina), Moneypenny (Sarah), Q (Jesse), M (Joe), and an actual character named M who gets the very obvious line about MI-6 just in case the audience has somehow missed that THIS IS JUST A JAMES BOND STORY DONE HUDSON & REX STYLE.

Of all the places they could have chosen, they went with Hamilton? Seriously? I would have gone with Toronto. I know the whole trick was to have Rex jump through the O in the Hamilton sign, but I can confirm that Toronto has one of those two, with three O options...maybe a triple jump?

However, as I'm writing this, I'm remembering that they actually didn't film all that many scenes in Hamilton itself. The interior shots (both the Hall of Heroes and the fancy restaurant) were both filmed at The Rooms in St. John's. The absence of Toronto's recognizable skyline would have been pretty obvious with those huge windows. Hamilton's scenery isn't all that distinctive, and parts of it could resemble St. John's if you squint (hilly in some areas, and close to a large body of water.)

Charlie and Sarah in fancy dress but in separate places is a crime. I said what I said.

The introduction of Michael worked in this episode, the "she's not just that into you" vibes did not. It was a little too quick to hit that so hard. But given Andrew Bushell likely had limited availability, I'll chalk it up to them needing to move that story along within the time they had him.

Also the very obvious Sarah hiding Michael from the team... *cough* Charlie *cough*...it becomes even more obvious in episode 12, but anyway. Has apparently met her other friends, but she hasn't told her parents about him, and he's yet to meet the coworkers who are basically family...this was when I started to think our lovely Plot Device was toast.

When Joe asks Jesse about the report on the Iris Cross case, I feel the tiniest tease of season continuity, and I'm totally imagining that Jesse and Sarah share a quick glance and headcanoning that they covered for Charlie after that case and just go with it, okay?

Also, Joe. Quit shitting on Jesse. We're supposed to have passed that phase.

Trina. Your flirting skills suck.

(Charlie, so do yours.)

Look, irritating as I found it at the time, I am not going to begrudge Charlie a little fling, nor will I hold it against Sarah to be stepping into the dating world. These two have each been (presumably) single for a while. They deserve a little action. (Obviously I'd have preferred that action to be with each other, but...for now, let them have their fun.)

I expected Michael to be taller, blonder, and with just a hint of scruff. But seriously, track the development of his facial hair over his few appearances. There's a definite Charlie-esque trajectory.

I had always fixated on there being some sort of reason why the camera panned down to Sarah's phone as she puts it in her purse, but I could never figure out why it was important. Tonight I finally realized it's because she was checking for a message from Charlie. Duh.

To this day I can’t watch the scene where Charlie “pumps Rex’s stomach.” Cool that Sherri Davis is there, though, maybe to keep Diesel comfortable?

The contrast between Charlie losing his shit, and Rex basically being like “quit it, dumbass, I saved the day," as he casually trots back in after the bomb goes off amuses me.

And finally, on the subject of the awkward mess that is that ending kiss with Trina...Rex is judging you, Charlie. That whine says it all.

I'm still trying to manifest a "Charlie actually got Trina pregnant, then she turns up dead and he finds out he has a kid and oooh drama" storyline, but I feel like this isn't that kind of show. Might work in a fic someday though.

Anyway, I guess the episodes I like less somehow get the novel-length posts...Objectively, this is actually a pretty good episode, it just doesn't do it for me.

[brainwavejrsoldermankink]

Okay so Flash Rogues propaganda: For anyone who has never read Flash Comics the Rogues are basically what would happen if someone looked at Spider-man's Sinister Six and then said “so what if these guys were all friends, and also all kind of stupid” so we have a situation where the Rogues have annual conventions to support each other, have pun time together where they all stand in a circle and make the worst puns based on their theme possible, and have silly bets between each other where they have to get Barry to do something. 

My favorite Flash Rogues comic of all time Flash (1987) Annual #5 even establishes that Weather Wizard will show up at Trickster schemes just to watch the show and then refuse to let him take the loot if he doesn’t find it funny. 

Ostensibly they are together because they want to kill the Flash but then the Flash dies and they all just... stay together, keep having their conventions, at one point Trickster reforms and (let’s be honest here, is flirting hard with Blue Devil) and the other Rogues just decide to move into his workplace with him, and also bother Blue Devil if they ever get bored. There was absolutely no need to do this but they just did it anyway. 

Pictured: Lenny is upset because he stupidly decided that all the Rogues should have powers and made them get their weapons genetically bonded to them which predictably goes wrong and the boys have decided that Lisa should be team leader instead. He is trying to get arrested over it. Digger is not here because Suicide Squad and James is not here due to being tortured in prison. Anyway the boys are mad at him but also like “are you fucking stupid we still LOVE you we just think your decision making skills are shit”. 

Related to James being tortured in prison: After he breaks out, the Warden manages to (somehow??? I really am not clear on how this happens?) erase him and make him a ghost, but when the Warden pisses off Heatwave he says this: 

First James Jesse mention in YEARS, and it’s proud boyfriend time. 

Staying on James, Underworld Unleashed: Everything about the other five Rogues being sacrificed to summon Neron and then Trickster being the one who ultimately defeats him is a vibe, and then, even though it is established that he realizes he’s pissed off Neron and is going to be in a hell of a lot of trouble if he ends up in Hell, so he’s being a good boy, he goes back and pisses off Neron a second time so he can save the other Rogues from him. And then even though they were totally gonna abandon him when he got in trouble, as soon as the Rogues get told he was doing it for them and didn’t just want muscle, they fight the devil to protect him. 

These guys are just weird about each other man. Miscellaneous panel time: 

(hand holding)

(James being protective of Len lives rent-free in my head tbh)

dc polyamorous polls (round one)

poly flash rouges: (leonard snart/mick rory/james jesse/mark mardon/sam scudder/digger harkness)

stephcassmia: (stephanie brown/cassandra cain/mia deardren)

[blog-reflection]

ONE / Fourteen B - The Move

James: FUCK OFF YOU ARN’T??! Jesse: Wow this is how you greet your friends nowadays? Jeeze! James: The fuck are you doing here?! Jesse: Fuck that and give me a hug, idiot!

This was the best thing that could have possibly happened to me. My best friend, the one I haven’t seen in such a while, is now hugging me. Am I dreaming? No this feels too real, I mean I am crying so.

James: Why are you here?! Jesse: Long story short, you kind of hav- Thea: I am the one to blame

I slowly turned around, looking at Thea who was standing right at the end of the door.

Thea: I thought you might like the surprise. Seems like it…alot. James: Are you joking of course. That’s the best surprise I’ve had since, I don’t know, ever? Thea: Also, I felt bad for not celebrating your birthday. The last weeks have been so fast, so full of action, you already seemed stressed about that so I didn’t want to stress you more with your birthday. 

I tugged Thea into Jesse and my arms, starting to cry all over. She’s right though. I totally forgot about my birthday a few weeks ago. I mean I’m not big around my birthdays, they're just days anyways.  They come and go, nothing to celebrate. 

Jesse: So, since all the tears are out of the way, how may I assist? I didn’t just came here to be a decorative object in your room, I’m here to help! James: That’s, uhm, let me see… James: [...] James: How about creative work? Jesse: I’m listening… James: You see that wall over there? I’ve decided I want a bit of colour there. Jesse: Yeah sure, anything in mind? James: Wait let me just…one moment…ah here. Something like that. Jesse: That seems do-able. Do you want me to copy it or? James: Oh no please be creative! I want something with roughly the same colours and the same vibe going off it, you know? Jesse: Yeah yeah sure, I have to admit this is really you haha. Alright, where are the colours? James: Where are- the… co- colours? Jesse: You for real? James Listen I planned everything out but I somehow must have mi- Jesse: It’s fine. Get me an hour and I’ll be back with the colours. I do have to rent Joe for it. James: Yeah sure, and thanks! Jesse: JOE, WHERE YA AT?! Josepphe: KITCHEN!!! Jesse: FUCK THAT WE’RE GOING SHOPPING!!!

I love that Jesse and Joe always had this good of a relationship. It makes things easier, at least to some extent. Jesse rushed down the stairs, leaving me with Thea in my room. I placed Thea in the bathroom with some small things she could do there while I was still getting all the boxes out of the van. Slowly we managed to get everything out of the van so Mildret could finally leave. Thea was already finished so I got her downstairs helping Sarah with the cake. I was on my way to go downstairs to see how far everything was when I noticed Jeo standing in the hallway holding pencils and a palette. 

James: Hey Joe. Did you lose Jesse? Josepphe: No they were just right behin- Jesse: Jo Joe, I thought you wanted to hold up the door for me? Uncool! Josepphe: Sorry darling, James asked me smth. Jesse: The door! James: Chill bitch I’m on the way! Jesse: Thank’s! James: What in the unholy hell?! Jesse: Are those the wrong colours? Sorry those were the best they had. Trust me, I can make this work!!! I just, trust the process Jam I can rea- James: Fuck that I know you can do that! Jesse: So what’s wrong then? James: Jesse you’re carrying 6 buckets of colours. Jesse: And? James: AND?!? THOSE ARE ‘ROUND 40 POUNDS!!! The Jesse I know would’ve done anything not to carry anything. Jesse: Oh really? Well time changes darling. Now move, I need to get them upstairs, please.

This didn’t happen, didn’t it? I mean sure they got buffed but that is like, how? I could’ve sworn they didn’t look that buffed in the last pic they’ve sent me. But well, I glanced over to the van. Just two more boxes and then, then all I own is in my new apartment. I grabbed them, put them in the hallway and looked around for Mildret to send her off. To my surprise, she’s been chilling and talking with Sarah in the back garden sipping tea and eating the cake Sarah baked with Thea. It was a crumble, nothing complicated but it was awesome. 

James: Hey Mildret, the van’s empty so yeah, all done. Mildret: Okay, I just finish this up then I’ll leave. Thanks though James: No problem. James: [...] James: Oh Mildret? Mildret: Mhm? James: Thanks…for ehm…doing that.

It took me a while till I could bring myself to actually be thankful to her. This has been the most calm interaction we ever had. She didn’t raise her voice, didn’t smell like booze and I think she had a good connection with Sarah. Still I am happy when I no longer have to see her. I think she smiled but that could also be an error in my vision. I grabbed the two boxes I placed in the hallway to get them in my room. The closer I got to my room the more lofi-music I noticed. Jesse. They are already in their element. Standing in front of the wall on top of some plastic bags with all 6 buckets open, in their white Calvin Klein shorts and olive coloured crop jumper, humming and painting the design on the wall. I moved closer and took an investigating look at the wall and the work they’ve done so far, grabbing my chin with two fingers trying to aim for the thinker pose. 

James: You’re fast, well done! Jesse: And you’re not allowed to see that. This is supposed to be a surprise for you! James: Awww someones mad huh? Jesse: Well, maybe you should reconsider your questions.

With a fast move Jesse turned around and swung the copper pastel coloured brush across my face. In stook I just stood around looking at the buckets of colour trying to make out a brush, anything for revenge. Fuck it. I tipped my hand in the pastel blue and gave them a not really hard bitchslap across the face. 

James: I did reconsider. And it felt awesome. Jesse: How dare you? James: You startedit, now take it. Jesse: Oh you wait you little…. James: Oh no…

Jesse dropped the brush, sprinted towards me and tackled me down on my bed. With a blink of an eye they grabbed my pillow and started throwing it towards me. In my defence I grabbed the closest one and started as well. 

Jesse: PIL-LOW-FIIIIIIGHHHHHTTT

We started to fight for around thirteen minutes before we declared peace. We both had no energy left, so we just collapsed on the bed, talking for a while and laughing before we decided to sleep. I hugged my pillow close and Jesse hugged me close. It has always been like that. It’s not sexual or anything, it’s just a hug for comfort. 

Jesse: James? James: Yeah Jesse: Is….is this still okay? I mean it’s been so long. James: Yeah it was a while, but…I think that’s what I needed.

Fuck not now

[tessherongraystairs]

TLH Characters as TS Lyric Tattoos:

“Give you my wild, give you a child” - This is a personal favorite of mine, like I would totally get this one tattooed on me and I’m considering it for the future. I have two options for this one; Anna and Eugenia. For Anna it would be COT, after she and Ari decide to adopt a kid together, idk it just fits the vibe. I personally think Anna would have it tattooed on her palm, so she can always look at it. For Eugenia, it would be based in the one AU where she’s Atticus’s (Elias’s illegitimate kid) mother (which is only in one fic I wrote) and she would have it on her collarbone, specifically her left one

“I was once was poison ivy”/“but now I’m your daisy” - Jordelia couple tattoo, obviously. James has the poison ivy part inked down his forearm, with Cordelia have the daisy part inked down her forearm as well (opposite ones obviously). This one was just obvious with the daisy and James calling her daisy

“Like we were Paris”/“Like we were somewhere else” - It’s Thomastair obviously, the one and only Paris couple. I think they would both have both lyrics on their upper shoulders in each other’s handwriting to be exact. They totally dance to the song all the time

“Forever is the sweetest con” - Matthew Fairchild, one hundo percent. I just feel like he loves cowboy like me and it’s honestly my favorite Fairstairs song, even though I don’t ship them. This lyric just fits Matthew’s cynicism towards love

“All my flowers grew back as thorns” - Blackthorn siblings (Grace and Jesse) tattoo. I’m feeling a wrist tattoo for Jesse and a collarbone tattoo for Grace (partnered with an actual tattoo of thorns). Again, thorns, Blackthorn. It was just too easy

“Blue as the life she fled” - Not technically a TLH character but Tessa. It gives me Tessa after Will dies vibes and she can’t remember the exact blue of his eyes anymore

“Heartbreak is the national anthem (we sing it proudly)” - It’s a Real Found Family™️ group matching tattoo. They all have it inked somewhere on their body

“No body, no crime” - Lucie Herondale would have this tattooed behind her ear, tiny and subtle. I feel like that song is her anthem and I wholeheartedly believe that

“Women like hunting witches too” - Lucie and Grace matching tattoos vibes. They both have it on the back of their neck. This is the ultimate matching tattoo in my opinion and that’s all I have to say on this one.

“This is me trying” - It’s Alastair Carstairs coded and he has it on his wrist or on his neck. It’s either/or for him tbh. But he definitely has this one

“I prefer hiding in plain sight” - Thomas Lightwood absolutely has this one, probably near his compass rose, hidden in plain sight (on the nose obviously). He has it done in white ink to hide it more

“My friends found friends who care” - The entire TLH cast tbh

I need to stop before this gets any longer

You should honestly keep going

I love the New Romantics one

I LOVE PARIS THO

Oooo what about oh my love is a lie

This is me trying for Alastair stop

I almost shed a tear

Miss Americana and the heartbreak prince could be a couple tattoo (wessa? Coz Tessa was American and all Herondales are known heartbreakers)

I FEEL LIKE CARDIGAN IS A SOPHIDEON SONG LIKE I REALLY REALLY DO SO A LURIC FRKM THERE (aside from you drew stars around my scars)

[theunknownpoetssociety]

okay so before jesse gets his hair chopped off he has sirius vibes but after?? a total james kinnie!!

okay but how about uncle jesse as james???

[anarmorofwords]

ATTENTION BITCHES THERES NEW SONGS ADDED TO CHAIN OF THORNS PLAYLIST. Let's analyze *clears her throat*

1. Angry too - Lola Blanc

'Cause another and another coming up out of the gutter// Till I'm drowning in an ocean of entitled motherfuckers // And they're pushing all my buttons// But they never seem to wonder why // Another and another, ask each other

Does it get your blood boiling, does it make you see red?// Do you wanna destroy it, does it get in your head?// 'Cause it gets my blood boiling and I'm coming unglued// It would hit you like poison if you knew what I knew// You would be angry too

To be honest this could be any female protagonist at some entitled misogynists, kinda gives me Charlotte vibes. Though realistically, it's very much like Grace? Like it suits her SO well. Though I'd personally say it's her or Kamala or honestly anyoneanytime Charles opens his moth

2. This is love - Air Traffic Controller

It's pathetic, I know// A jealous fool who won't let go// If I was sorry for my actions// Would I ever stoop so low// Got no reason to live// and I've got nothing left to give you// But my love, love, fuck it, this is love

I... I'm genuinely puzzled? It's way too messed up and aggressive to be Matthew or Alastair (because you know, toxic love and painful childhood, but it just doesn't work...) Could it be Charles? Will he go totally unhinged and do something stupid...? I'm kinda... FRIGHTENED.

3. Boyfriend - Marika

It's fine 'cause I am just a girl// "It doesn't count"// He knows a woman needs a man to make her shout// (...) Heaven knows we're meant to be// But it's turned into a mess// No one takes us seriously just because I wear a dress

Sounds very much like Arianna, pretty self-explanatory.

4. Beautiful Crime - Tamer

We fight every night for something// When the sun sets, we're both the same// Half in the shadows// Half burned in flames// We can't look back for nothin'// Take what you need, say your goodbyes// I gave you everything// And it's a beautiful crime

I know it's probably too angsty/edgy for them, but Lucie and Jesse? I like the idea of Lucie being swayed by her power a little, so the edgy vibe works well.

But also, it could work for Jordelia?

Leaving the things we lost, oh// Leaving the ones we've crossed// I have to make an end so we begin// To save my soul at any cost (...) When the sun sets, we're both the same// Half in the shadows// Half burned in flames

James and his demonic ancestry, Cordelia as Lilith's Paladin, so their souls need saving. Demonic shadows, and burning gold eyes/Cortana.

5. 1901 - Phoenix

Girlfriend, oh, your girlfriend's drifting away

Now that's James for sure lmao. In all seriousness tho:

Past and present, 1855-1901// Watch them build up a meteor tower// Think it's not gonna stay anyway// Think it's overrated// For a minute, thought I couldn't tell how to fall out (...) Lie down, you know it's easy like we did it all summer long// And I'll be anything you ask and more, going "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"

This is totally Fairstairs in Paris - trying to forget, desperately hoping to find solace in each other's arms (who knows?). Paris at the turn of the century is a futuristic centre of Europe, it seems to hold all the answers and hope they need, they try to believe "past and present, they don't matter", but it's not true. Eiffel tower "wasn't gonna stay" and yet it's still here, and their past won't go away either. They're holding on to an illusion, not wanting to confront reality. If we go by interpreting Eiffel tower as a symbol of hubris, it gains even more meaning - because of Cordelia swearing fealty to Lilith, Matthew believing he can love and heal her like James couldn't.

[jezraliteraryfolio]

THIRD DRAMA: GILMORE GIRLS

Characters:

Rory Gilmore

Lorelai Gilmore

Jess Mariano

Tristan Dugray

Logan Huntzberger

Dean Forester

Paris Geller

Lane Kim

Luke Danes

Emily Gilmore

Richard Gilmore

Sookie St. James

Kirk Gleason

Setting:

Stars Hollow

Chilton Preparatory School

Lorelai's House

The Gilmore's House

Yale

Plot Summary:

Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory are the central characters in Gilmore Girls. Lorelai gave birth to Rory when she was 16 years old and managed her girl on her own. She relocated to Stars Hollow, Connecticut, shortly after Rory was born, a small community where everybody knows everyone around. The story begins when Rory, now 16, is admitted to a top Hartford high school but requires financial assistance. Lorelai will have to seek assistance from the ones she escaped from, her parents. Lorelai continued to remain focused on her profession, while Rory struggled academically, and they experienced love and conflicts in between.

Review:

I cannot express into words how much I love this show. Everytime I watch it, I can totally feel the comfort and positive vibes that it brings. I love the characters, although they are not perfect. Especially Rory, but I could actually relate to her. It's like I am the main character of my own life too, because just like Rory, I am passionate about being successful in the future, I crave academic validation, I am focused on my studies, I love reading books, and I can also balance love in between the things that I love doing.

[bane-lightwoodfam]

Cordelia, Lucie, and the soul-crushing pain of a FriendBreakup(TM)

Breaking from my Malec-centric content for a sec to talk about the ladies of Chain of Iron because, of all the many broken hearts to come out of Chain of Iron, I wanted to SadRant for a sec about Lucie and Cordelia’s particular parting. 

These heroines have such different journeys throughout the series so far, but especially in CoI. Their interactions slowly peter out in the second book, and it hurtsss.

Lucie’s is a journey to understanding her Ghost powers, obviously. Particularly in relation to Jesse and how to un-ghost-ify him. This involves a growing relationship between her and Jesse (and by extension; Grace) and a growing distance between Lucie and essentially everyone else. Particularly between her and Cordelia. This girl is exhausted by the lies, half-truths, and sneaking around, and might not feel half so weary if she were able to confide in her parabatai-to-be. But she can’t. Which is just. So fuckin’ sad. But at least she can sort of confide in Grace.  Meanwhile, Cordelia’s dealing with fraught loyalties between her brother and her husband’s best friends. She’s coming to terms with the discovery that a father she’d once respected and sought justice for is actually a belligerent drunk who’d stolen her brother’s childhood and neglected their family for years. She’s entering into a (perceivably) loveless marriage with the boy she has (perceivably) unrequited feelings for and moving out of her home and away from her family to do so. Followed shortly thereafter by her father’s sudden reappearance and subsequent violent murder. She’s operating under a suffocating sense of ineptitude and failure at the hands of Lilith as well as a broken heart all on top of a crushing new distance between herself and her parabatai-to-be. (Which?! Holy shit?! I don’t know about anyone else, but never in my life would I be able to handle even one of these things without the support and love of at least one of my closest friends.)(I was so fucking stoked when Matthew swept her away for Platonic Paris Extravaganza. I just hope Cordelia actually gets to enjoy herself, because holy fuck does she deserve a little fun.)  All of which leads to page 589--one of the realest, blink-and-you-miss-it soul-crushing moments of the trilogy yet, in my opinion;

“It seems [Lucie and Grace] know each other rather well.”

“They do?” The surprise in Cordelia’s eyes was clear. She glanced away quickly, though. “Never mind, Anna. It’s not important.”

I THINK THE FUCK IT IS.

I don’t know how many of us are twenty-somethings who remembers exactly what it feels like to be a third-wheel to one of your best, most deeply beloved friends (esp as a teenager)...but damn, I sure do. That’s a mindplague unmatched by any breakup; it’s a completely different kind of hurt and betrayal.

But Cordelia swallows it down. Because Lucie’s the sole person who could’ve brought her comfort in that moment.

None of this is to say I didn’t enjoy Lucie’s journey or her arc so far. And none of this is to say I don’t want to see more of Grace in the next book, because I definitely fucking do--especially in relation to her burgeoning friendship with Lucie. (I loved their prickly 'are we friends or are we just kinda forced to trust each other’ thing. I love their mutual love for Jesse. I want their friendship to develop and evolve, because I think Grace, in particular, desperately needs girl friends. She has a lot to atone for, but I think she has such incredible potential as a Ride or Die friend.) 

But I also desperately want Cordelia to be re-embraced into Lucie’s confidence. I need Lucie and Cordelia to have the most epic makeups of any reunion we’ve seen yet; I’m talking week-long sleepover brimming with gossip and jokes and cake and heart-to-hearts. I need Lucie to become the trio’s fiery lynchpin. Because let’s be honest, James and the Gracelet are going to complicate things between Grace and Cordelia, and only Lucie knows the side of Grace that is as ruthlessly devoted to her brother as Cordelia is to hers. (Not to mention the fact that Grace would flourish under Cordelia’s mom-friend vibes. Imagine the chemistry between quicksilver, ruthless Grace and snarky-sweet Daisy. That’s a slytherin/hufflepuff ‘I would die and/or murder for you’ pairing if I’ve ever fucking seen one.) Mostly I just need Cordelia’s dreams to come true; for her to wield Cortana again, for her to become Lucie’s parabatai, and for her to be loved (which let’s be real she totally already is but we all know who she'd like to officially call “hubby”.) 

In conclusion, I love the Merry Thieves. They’re cute and fun. But as a girl who DEEPLY FUCKING TREASURES EVERY LAST ONE OF HER GIRL FRIENDS and DEEPLY FELT CORDELIA’S HOPELESS “I can’t be Lucie’s parabatai” confession, I so badly need that good good Cordelia/Lucie content and Cordelia/Lucie/Grace trio in the final book. 

[klainetrashnumberone]

Sorting Glee characters into hogwarts houses

Artie

I think Artie would fit in Ravenclaw. I don’t really have an essay answer as to why but.... the vibes are there. He is not really a Hufflepuff, and not crazy ambitious/competitive like Gryffindors or Slytherins so he’s fit into Ravenclaw the best.

Blaine

What can I say? Hufflepuffies hufflepuff of them all. Such a Hufflepuff. One might sort him into Gryffindor, but I don’t think this is a Neville situation. He is just vibing, he just wants to sing his acapella pop with his pals. He isn’t crazy set on a goal like Rachel (a gryffindor) or Kurt (a slytherin) and isn’t really brave in chivalrous. I’m not saying he’s a coward, Cedric for example was brave akin a Gryffindor but still got sorted into Hufflepuff.Those traits are just not what defines Blaine. He is kind, he is friendly, hard-working, extremely loyal and therefore a Hufflepuff!

Brittany

Britt seems like a Ravenclaw, believe it or not. Most would put her in Hufflepuff but does she really seem hard-working, fair and family-loving? Those are not her values at all, she seems like a Luna Lovegood kind of Ravenclaw.

Karofsky

Yes Karofsky was a bully. Yes he was a horrible person. But deep down? I think he’s a Hufflepuff. Especially after his graduation and redemption line, I feel like we really see the true Karofsky and not scared closeted bully Karofsky. And that Karofsky is a HUFFLEPUFF.

Emma

Emma seems like a ravenclaw… She loves giving advice, making her pamphlets, she’s very smart and organized! I don’t really have any other reasons, but honestly I don’t think she fits in any other houses.

Finn

Hmm, this is a tough one because I hate Finn. Okay, not hate! He’s just... not one of my faves, and I don’t really like the way his character was written. I honestly just want to make him a squib and be over with it... You know what? This is my post. I can and will make him a squib if I want to!

Jesse St. James

I’m really not sure whether he is a Slytherin or a Gryffindor.... I think he leans more towards Slytherin but I get a tiny bit of Gryffindor vibes from him too.

Kurt

Slytherin.

Mercedes

A Gryffindor with a capital G. No need to explain. I don’t think there even are any objections??

Mike

A... Ravenclaw? Maybe? I honestly don’t know. Probably a Ravenclaw but I’m open to suggestions. I’m thinking either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.

Puck

Puck is a Hufflepuff and I do not take criticism, behind the jock persona and all the acting out he is a cinnamon roll. Period. Think of the time when he chose Glee over football. When he said that he’ll do anything to support Quinn and Beth. All the times when he cried during a klaine duet. When he saved Shelby from Quinn’s evil plan. He is actually kinda soft, but covers it all up with skipping school and bullying people and whatnot. Think of it as villain backstory, behind every villain is just a person who needed some compassion. Or a total nutcase but this is not that case.

Quinn

Very much a Slytherin. I- I don’t know who would put her anywhere else. Really. Let me just start listing things here.... spying for Sue in s1, giving Rachel an anti-makeover to get her away from Finn, aiming for ivy league schools, plan to get Beth back by framing Shelby..... Oh, and a big one! Remember that professor she slept with... in S6 I think? A Gryffindor could never. I feel like Gryffindors pride themselves on being very true to themselves and authentic, and Quinn basically fabricated a whole personality which honestly is rather impressive. Very Slytherin, 5/5!

Rachel

A Gryffindor! Yes, you read that right. Not a Slytherin, a Gryffindor. I elaborate on that in the Kurt post, but I feel like I should explain a bit more. Yes, Rachel is loud, selfish, obnoxious, annoying. And those are Gryffindor traits! You might think oh but she’s ambitious like a Slytherin... but! Gryffindors are ambitious too. That’s where the entire house rivalry stems from. Gryffindors and Slytherins both are extremely ambitious and the biggest difference isn’t in the goals, it’s how they choose to approach and achieve those goals. Gryffindors in a more uhh... unhinged way! The door is locked? Kick it down.  And Slytherins will plot and plan their way around the problem instead of barreling at it, not as obvious as Gryffindors but just as determined. The door is locked? Pick the lock. Go through another way. Pickpocket the nearest teacher and get the key. Come back later.

Sam

Hufflepuffle. Hufflepuff. I will not elaborate.

Santana

Honestly? A Slytherin-Gryffindor hatstall. I can’t explain it. I just- the vibes are unclear. I feel like I don’t really have a grasp on Santana’s character beyond the angry lebian :I

Sebastian

S-L-Y-T-H-E-R-I-N, he would absolutely tell his father about this! he is like draco reincarnated. he and draco would be bffs if they were in the same universe. or bfs 😳 who knows

Tina

Hmm okay this one is kinda hard. Hufflepuff maybe? I honestly don’t know.

Will

Will gets sorted to Azkaban, finally he is in JAIL

[tired-collegestudent]

okay listen

first of all hsmtmts new episode spoilers

ricky i saw the way you looked at lily i’ll cut ur dick off if you even THINK of cheating on nini

it’s weird to hear people call nini nina like ew

mr theatre man, choke.

the way nini rewrote the script was brilliant tho

ASHLYN AS BELLE SUPREMACY YUP YUP YUP

speaking of ashlyn, the song she wrote was a mf bop

totally would’ve been down for kourt as belle too tho

lily. i h8 u already. very much jesse st james vibes but less charming or funny.

the rest of the casting for b&tb was predictable. the cupcakes were cute tho.

rickys entire audition was cringe. love him tho

miss jenn has obvious taste. big red as le fou is brilliant. give him a tap solo or perish.

[queenlilith43]

Chain of Iron Theory Number Three

Okay, here's our next theory. And I am so excited, because this is about ships. And who I think will end up with who.

Let's start with the big one: Jordelia. This is one of the biggest ships in the Last Hours.

This is complicated. James thinks he is in love with Grace . . . But it might just because of the Gracelet. (Might not be it's real name, but everyone calls it that, so I will call it that.) Also, that means currently, James does not really love Cordelia. And now they are gonna get married.

I think James and Cordelia should end up together. But before that can happen, we have to deal with the Gracelet. And possibly Belial. But I really think they will end up together. I hope.

Next ship: Jucie! I am excited for this one.

Lucie had the power to bring Jesse back. That's a very important part of what might happen between them.

And I just love seeing Jesse and Lucie together. In Chain of Gold, Jesse critiqued Lucie's writing because she used the word "radiant" three times on a single page. (I totally agree with Jesse. Lucie uses a few too many adjectives. She's the classic struggling writer.)

This is a ship that will most likely happen. Jesse and Lucie will end up together, with Jesse alive and everything being fine.

Third ship: Thomalstair. This is something.

The last thing we saw of these two were them not talking. NOT TALKING. Alastair is working on being a better person, but his relationship with Alastair is not the best.

But literally-Thomas and Alastair in Paris had that "two gay guys trying to be straight" vibe. Any time things looked gay . . . One of them would say something along the lines of "no homo" and leave it alone.

I want to see them together. But Alastair needs to work on his personality. He is a jerk, and bullied several different people at the Shadowhunter Academy. And that had some disastrous consequences. If you've read the short story Cast Long Shadows (in Ghost of the Shadow Market), you know Alastair is the reason why Matthew feels so guilty and pretty much an alcoholic.

Thomas is so sweet and nice. He deserves the world. A little worried a family tree said he died at thirty . . . But after Chain of Iron comes out, I will write an essay on Thomas and his fate.

Alright, fourth ship: Arianna. We have some lesbians!

I am bisexual, and it means the world to me to see lesbian relationships. Any queer ships, but I want to see some more wlw relationships.

This one is complicated too. One one level, Anna still loves Ariadne, and isn't over here. But Ariadne broke her heart, so she doesn't want to get involved in a real relationship with her, or anyone.

Ariadne wants to win Anna back. I think she will, because Anna is still in love with her. From what I saw in Every Exquisite Thing (Another short story from Ghosts of the Shadow Market), they were a good ship. Anna, who we know as a confident person, had some awkward flirting attempts.

And then on to the last ship. Well, not really a ship.

It's time to talk about the Single Pringles. These are the people who are not in real relationships, or will most likely end up single.

Let's start with Grace Blackthorn. Yes, she has the Gracelet. Yes, right now, the Fandom collectively hates her. But I hope Grace gets a redemption arc.

BUT KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF JAMES.

Wait . . . Random thought here, but Cassie said she was going to kill off five characters. One has already died.

WHAT IF ONE OF THEM IS GRACE?!

Anyway, back to talking about the Single Pringles. Next one up, Charles Fairchild.

Now, we should all know Charles is gay. However, he is one of those "pretend to be straight" gays.

He has already been engaged to Ariadne, who is a lesbian. Well, Charles Buford Fairchild, it's your funeral.

And then he broke that engagement while Ariadne was in a COMA and about to DIE. It wasn't a good engagement, but you could be a little nicer.

Side note: I love the Last Hours because it feels like everyone is gay.

Right now, he is engaged to Grace. This is not going to end will. I doubt he will go through on the engagement, but it will still not end well.

Last character I can think of because I'm tired: Matthew Fairchild.

Besides the fact Matthew could die or have a horrible thing happen to him, he's not gonna be with anyone for any period of time.

But he does have a tiny bit of a crush on Cordelia. At the very end of Chain of Gold, Matthew seemed to be getting even more drunk over the thought of James and Cordelia being together. His interactions with Cordelia are definitely showing he likes her. But there is a very small chance it will work out.

Thanks for reading, and stay tuned more theories.