#( freya dahl. )

[rinaxchiron]

Rina: dude, did you forget?? or was the party really that bad you had to nearly call an ambulance? Rina: you shoulda invited me, i woulda thrown a drink in their face or something ( @freyjadahl )

freyja: i ate smth i am allergic too, but it look so delicious. freyja: on the bright side, i had to leave early bc my ex also was in this same party. freyja: i see this as a win...

( @rinaxchiron )

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🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in July 2024 🌈

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats, and happy July! Pride Month may be over, but remember: Read Queer ALL Year. Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Happy reading!

[ Release dates may have changed. ]

❤️ Earth to Alis - Lex Carlow 🧡 Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts - Adam Sass 💛 The Sky on Fire - Jenn Lyons 💚 The Meaning of Liberty - Sage Donnell 💙 Making It - Laura Kay 💜 The Black Bird of Chernobyl - Ann McMan ❤️ A Map of My Want - Faylita Hicks 🧡 The Devil You Know - Ali Vali 💛 The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power - Various 💙 The Second Son - Adrienne Tooley 💜 Cursed Under London - Gabby Hutchinson Crouch 🌈 Forbidden Girl - Kristen Zimmer

❤️ Rise - Freya Finch 🧡 Undercurrent - Patricia Evans 💛 Online Rebellion - Blue Matt Jeff 💚 Wolf Gift - T.J. Nichols 💙 Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream - Tehlor Kay Mejia 💜 Miller: Origin - Starr Z. Davies ❤️ The Shadows Beyond - T.J. Rose 🧡 The Ones Who Come Back Hungry - Amelinda Bérubé 💛 Their Viscountess - Jess Michaels 💙 Fast Holiday - Kerry Lockhart 💜 The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky - Josh Galarza 🌈 The West Passage - Jared Pechaček

❤️ The Hades Calculus - Maria Ying 🧡 Misrecognition - Madison Newbound 💛 One Last Summer - Kristin Keppler 💚 Waypoint Seven - Xan van Rooyen 💙 Hiding Him - Adam Hattan 💜 Thousand Autumns - Meng Xi Shi, Me.Mimo ❤️ The Adventure Zone, Vol. 6: The Suffering Game - Various 🧡 Rowan & Aldred - Lucie Fleury 💛 Yoke of Stars - R.B. Lemberg 💙 Casting Vows - Ariella Talix 💜 Count Felford's Vessel - S. Rodman

❤️ The Actor and His Secret - Ben Alderson, Laura R. Samotin 🧡 How To Die Famous - Benjamin Dean 💛 So Witches We Became - Jill Baguchinsky 💚 The Amazing Alpha Tau Romeo and Juliet Project - Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey 💙 The Noble’s Merman - S.S. Genesee 💜 The Loudest Silence - Sydney Langford ❤️ Life is Strange - Brittney Morris 🧡 Bury Your Gays - Chuck Tingle 💛 I Will Never Leave You - Kara A. Kennedy 💙 The Blonde Dies First - Joelle Wellington 💜 Under the Lupine Moon - A. Knightley

❤️ Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf - Deke Moulton 🧡 Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher - Katie Siegel 💛 The Ghostkeeper - Johanna Taylor 💚 Trespass Against Us - Leon Kemp 💙 Exes & Foes - Amanda Woody 💜 The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl - Bart Yates ❤️ Unbound - J.A. Vodvarka 🧡 StreamLine - Lauren Melissa Ellzey 💛 Time and Time Again - Chatham Greenfield 💙 No Road Home - John Fram 💜 Queen B - Juno Dawson 🌈 A Darker Mischief - Derek Milman

❤️ Beautiful & Terrible Things - S.M. Stevens 🧡 Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back Time - Elle Beaumont, Lou Wilham 💛 About Last Night - Laura Henry 💚 You Had Me at Happy Hour - Timothy Janovsky 💙 Moonbane - Jamie Jennings 💜 Between Fate & Failure - Amber D. Lewis ❤️ Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System - Robin Jo Margaret 🧡 Between Dragons and Their Wrath - Devin Madson 💛 Twisted Magic - Barbara J. Webb 💙 Rare Birds - L.B. Hazelthorn 💜 At the End of the River Styx - Michelle Kulwicki 🌈 Origin Story - Jendi Reiter

❤️ Eras of Us - Shannon O'Connor 🧡 Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema - Willow Maclay, Caden Gardner 💛 A Wolf in Stone - Jane Fletcher 💚 Toward Eternity - Anton Hur 💙 Portrait of a Shadow - Meriam Metoui 💜 Anyone's Ghost - August Thompson ❤️ Home Ice Advantage - Ari Baran 🧡 Unbelievable You - Chelsea M. Cameron 💛 Incorrect Eyes - Andromeda Ruins

[levichor]

ok so i realize i need to post my actual fairy tail s/i to like. get anywhere. so here we go. im going to use this as a chance to finalize my s/is story/timeline because there have been minor changes and edits here and there and like. i need to settle on something LMAO

ZENITH PETRICHOR

AGE: 18

ALIAS: LEVIATHAN

MAGIC: WATER DRAGON SLAYER

GUILD: FAIRY TAIL

DESIGN SPRITES:

BACKSTORY:

"My first memory? That's meeting Tidalis [tih-dahl-iss] with my little sister, Freya."

TW: description of death and grieving. section that describes a death scene starts at the first 3 red dots and ends at the next 3 red dots. read safely.

Tidalis, the Water Dragon, had found me and my little sister wandering in the forest at age five and age two. They took us in and gave us food, clothes, and shelter, albeit in a cave. Since I was older, they taught me their Dragon Slayer magic. My sister watched from the sidelines for years. She was never taught anything.

I still taught her some magic, though. She needed a way to protect herself if she ever needed to. My efforts proved to be fruitful when Tidalis disappeared on July 7th, X777, the same day as all the other dragons seemed to vanish. I was ten, and my sister was seven.

We couldn't panic and grieve for long because if we did, I knew that we'd only be in danger. Tidalis always told me that when the day comes, me and Freya will join a guild and that will be our new home. So that was my first goal, find a guild.

It was harder than I thought it'd be. Living in the forest close to the ocean for five years gave me and Freya plenty of survival skills, both learned naturally and from Tidalis. However, we were still kids, and kids can only do so much.

We found an egg shortly after we started our journey. It was a large white egg with bright red markings all over it. We decided to take it along with us, hoping it'd prove to be useful.

It took weeks for us to find a town. When we did, we unfortunately had to rely on petty theft to feed ourselves, since we had no jewel. Some people were kind and gave us some bread without us having to steal it. After asking around about magic guilds, we were pointed in the direction of Blue Pegasus.

Master Bob of Blue Pegasus was kind. He was kinda weird, but he helped me and Freya. I remember him asking me if I was a boy or a girl, and I told him boy. It was confusing at the time, because I always said I was a boy, so why would I be any different? Either way, I stayed at Blue Pegasus for about two years, but I never actually joined. Something told me that it wasn't where I was supposed to be.

That my journey wasn't over yet.

Master Bob agreed, he gave me plenty of jewel for me and Freya to survive on while we traveled from town to town. At age twelve and age nine, we made our way southeast to Shirotsume. We stayed there at an inn while we took jobs to get more jewel to fund for a prolonged stay. I was told that Mt. Hakobe was in the way of here and Oshibana, and the terrain and weather conditions were perilous. I wanted to wait a while before we went, as I felt preparing myself and Freya physically would be important to surviving.

During the time it took to train, the egg we had found hatched. It was a... red... talking... cat. We were super confused, but the cat was cute and somehow was able to fly. It slept a lot and taking care of him was easy. We named him Astrin.

It took another year of training under a local self-defense and survivalist instructor, who was kind enough to help us at a hefty discount considering our story and reason for travel.

We gathered proper snow equipment, rations, and weapons and at age thirteen and age ten, we made our way through the dangerous Mt. Hakobe. About two weeks later with minor injuries and... one or two near death experiences... we made it out and could see Oshibana in the distance. It didn't take us long to get there once we saw it, as we were excited and filled with energy to finally be out of the snow.

Oshibana was nice. It was a welcoming town. We quickly forgot about our original goal, enjoying the bustling town and staying at another inn. The topic about me being a boy or a girl came up again whenever my chest started growing. I realized that I looked like all the other girls. Thankfully, a kind doctor helped me figure out a way to block incoming hormones from puberty. She said I could come back when I'm older for some surgeries to help, too.

This pattern of travelling, however, continued for 4 years. We even traveled to Clover town and then back through Oshibana to Kunugi. We were just living life as adventurers. Once we found ourselves in Onibus at age seventeen and age fourteen, I heard something about a popular guild.

Fairy Tail.

I remember feeling something click in my head and I turned around and asked the person about the guild. They told me it was the next town over in Magnolia. They were known to be reckless and destructive, but also boisterous and friendly.

I felt confused because I wasn't good with those types of people, but I knew Freya was. She loved being loud and she loved having fun and being reckless. It sounded perfect for her. I knew that's where we would find our home. So, we set course for Magnolia.

We didn't take the train, as I had developed motion sickness sometime in between travelling through the connected towns. We had taken a forested pathway that was about a four-day hike from Onibus to Magnolia.

However, we were being followed. I knew we were, but I never did anything. I regret that decision now. I regretted that decision as soon as I realized it was the wrong one.

During my time in the connected towns, I had made many friends, but I didn't realize I had people who weren't fond of me. I didn't openly boast about being a Dragon Slayer, as I knew it was ancient magic, but I never kept it a secret either. I think Freya might've been loud about it, in hindsight.

There were people who wanted my power, who wanted my sister, or who wanted to just kill me... or both of us.

We were halfway through the hike when we were ambushed. Someone had some sort of paralyzing tonic that worked through inhalation. They threw the tonic and paralyzed me, Freya, and Astrin. All of us were defenseless.

...

They grabbed us and... forced me and Freya to watch as they repeatedly slashed Astrin's back, hoping to stop him from using his aero magic. Once he was incapacitated, they then...

They... They threw Freya back and forth between them. They threw her around and around and around... There was a loud crack when she hit a rock, and the forest went deathly silent. I remember one of the attackers saying, "You weren't supposed to kill the girl! You were supposed to kill the Dragon Slayer-!"

"...F-Freya? Hey... get up Freya...!"

I can't move. I can't fucking move. I need to get to Freya. I need to get her and Astrin out of here. She's not dead, she can't be-

"Oh shit, she's actually dead!"

"Yeah, jackass, you weren't supposed to kill her. She would've made a hefty sum of jewel."

She... she what?

"...Freya?"

"Whatever, just kill the cat and the Dragon Slayer and leave them. This was pointless-"

...

I remember 'seeing red' as people call it. I lost control of myself and my body. I now know that what happened was my first experience with Dragon Force, but at the time, I was completely out of it and had no clue what was happening to me. I killed all of them. There was nothing left of those filthy assholes.

...I carried Astrin and Freya all the way to Magnolia, still out of it. Dragon Force had worn off, but I was... numb. Freya had long gone cold by the time I had gotten to town. I knew there was no saving her and that she was dead. Instead, I went up a hill to the west of town where I dug a grave and laid her to rest. Astrin was still breathing, so I took him to a clinic to see if they could help him. I left him there for a few days while he healed.

I sat at her grave for months. I slept at her grave for months. I ate at her grave for months. I stayed there for months. I hadn't stepped foot into Fairy Tail. What was the point? It would've been perfect for Freya, but she wasn't here anymore.

I turned eighteen during those grieving months. Freya stayed fourteen. She will forever be... fourteen.

It was Astrin, actually, that finally got me to get up and do something. He told me that Freya would want to see me live for her, rather than waste away at her grave. He was right. I couldn't stay here forever.

Her grave overlooked Magnolia, and there was a clear view of Fairy Tail from there. She'd always watch over me.

Joining the guild was a silent thing. I talked to Master Makarov and Miss Mirajane. They were the only two I talked to on my first day, and then I sat in a corner and observed. I took jobs here and there, but never ones that required I go far from Magnolia. I wasn't ready to leave Freya for long periods of time. I visited her grave a lot and over time, my visits became less frequent.

I spent more time in the guild, enjoying the livelihood of the people in it. A part of me wanted to join, but I was too scared to say anything. Especially knowing that there was another Dragon Slayer in the guild. I kept my scent muddled using my own magic, hoping the Fire Dragon Slayer, Salamander, wouldn't smell me.

It worked, thankfully. I remember seeing him and his team come back battered and bruised from many jobs and emergencies. They even took an S-Class quest even though they weren't supposed to.

It wasn't until I had come back from one of my own jobs to see the guild in destroyed that I made my presence known.

I didn't join them on the raid of Phantom Lord, but I did step in when MK-II had made its way to the guild hall to finish destroying it.

Apparently, Master Jose wanted a girl from our guild, Lucy Heartfilia. I didn't really care why he wanted her, but I could clearly see that the girl didn't want to leave Fairy Tail. I saw her with Salamander's team. I saw how happy she was in the guild. I saw a little bit of myself in a way.

Seeing everyone fight for her made me realize that I wasn't trying hard enough to live. Astrin had said it himself, Freya would want me to live for her. I wasn't doing that, and that is when I finally snapped out of whatever grief-stricken haze I was in and told Astrin to fly me onto MK-II and join the fight against the Element Four.

I remember shedding my cloak and jumping off the ledge as Astrin grabbed me with his wings out. I heard some people gasp behind me, but my focus was set on the Jupiter Canon. I made my way inside the same as Salamander did.

He quesitoned me of course, seeing as he has a talking-and-flying-cat named Happy. I told him we could talk later and that I'll help him fight. He just shrugged and said, "Don't get in my way!"

And honestly, the rest is history. In the aftermath of the Phantom Lord disaster, Salamander, or should I say Natsu, welcomed me into the guild properly. Everyone did.

I never actually said anything about being a Dragon Slayer. I kept my scent muddled for as long as I could. The cat came out of the bag (pun intended) whenever Laxus had initiated the Battle of Fairy Tail. I ended up being stuck in the guild hall with Natsu and Gajeel, who were both Dragon Slayers. Then they reared on me and asked why I was stuck, and... well...

I'm mostly fine now. I've learned to live. I've made a home and friends here in Fairy Tail. I don't want to leave. I think I saw more of myself in Lucy than I originally thought.

I put this in google docs btw and uh. this is over 2000 words. that Was Not My Intention. but okay.,,,,,,

[melanievperez]

Melanie Perez 🇪🇦 Freya Dahl

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THURSDAY...

... after a month of careful speculation and painstaking investigation, the police has come out with the full list of the ten people who were murdered on the night of the 24th of June. A lot of backlash and call-outs have followed the departments slow response to the situation, with many people leaving Fenrir's Wood for the summer to avoid whatever was still bound to happen.

National news speaks of a blood thirsty serial murder plaguing this small city, that truly - according to the news - has no right to call itself that. With the investigation underfunded and no new leads, the public eye turns to what they do know: this has been going on for far too long.

Families with small children have been seeking work and lodging elsewhere, trading the old town for cities like Oxford and London. More and more people have taken to drinking, and several businesses have closed for the summer with no promise that they'll be back come September.

The international supernatural community has been sending help and questions to the Council of Fenrir's Wood, voicing their concern and giving advice. The most prominent question is: why hasn't Evanora Ray been charged yet?

The list:

Samuel Berg (Cillian Murphy fc), second in command of Saga's Coven and one of Fenrir's Wood's highest standing business men. He was doing research into the Norse Mythology to figure out who could've been behind the murders.

Carl Lund (Eamon Farren fc), brother of Leah Lund - former coven leader of Hel Coven who was murdered in the winter - had been trying to help Hel Coven make sense of the legacy left behind by his sister and support his brother-in-law with taking care of the children.

Patrick Anderson (Jason Clarke fc), uncle of Arthur Anderson who was murdered during the winter. He was the former police chef and high standing local. Also for the longest time an unaffiliated Witch.

Leonard Dahl (Martin Short fc), uncle of Esmee & Finnley Dahl, two of the earliest murders, had been away on a boating trip, having said to have wanted to miss the festivities because he felt it was unbecoming of the memory of his niece and nephew.

Laura Nyland (Freya Allan fc), best friend of Sarah Lund and a Witch of Hel Coven, she'd been eager to get out of Fenrir's Wood and had been trying to convince her parents to move to London.

Maria Pihl (Evangeline Lilly fc), dean of the Fenrir University, Maria was known to teach her Supernatural students a bit of history on the side in after hours, not wanting the rich history of her people to be forgotten.

Maiken Trygg (Michelle Pfeiffer fc), was on a boat with Leonard Dahl because she wanted to be away from people for a while. She was a fairly unknown witch and regarded as the crazy old hag who lived just outside of the city bounds.

Otto Anderson (Joe Locke fc), grandson of Patrick Anderson, he had been begging his grandfather to join Saga's Coven, because he believed fully that the witches rituals could stop further murders from happening.

Sarah Lund (Kizzy Edgell fc), daughter of Leah Lund - former coven leader of Hel Coven who was murdered in the winter - was nineteen years old and planning to go study abroad in Vancouver after the summer. She was a part of Hel Coven like her mother.

Agner Thorsun (Stellan Skarsgård fc), father of Lukas Thorsun who was murdered a year earlier. He was a powerful witch who wanted nothing but to see his grandchildren pull through after Lukas' death.

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Baby Names: Blending Tradition, Trend, and Identity

Choosing baby names is more than just a personal preference—it’s a decision that holds emotional, cultural, and even psychological weight. A name is the first gift parents give their child, and it can influence how others perceive them, how they view themselves, and even how they succeed later in life.

This guide explores modern baby name trends, name meanings, cultural considerations, and expert tips to help you choose the perfect name.

Why Baby Names Matter More Than You Think

Baby names are often the first introduction someone has to your child. Whether traditional or modern, long or short, the name you choose will follow them throughout their life—from birth certificates to diplomas and resumes.

Unique Fact: A recent study from the University of California found that people with easily pronounceable names tend to be judged more positively in social and professional settings.

What’s Trending in Baby Names for 2025?

Modern parents are blending old-world charm with fresh inspiration. Many are moving away from overused classics in favor of unique yet meaningful names.

Trending Baby Boy Names:

Silas

Zion

Bodhi

Jaxon

Enzo

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Lyra

Isla

Nova

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Freya

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River

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Marley

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These baby names reflect a trend toward individuality while staying grounded in culture and meaning.

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When selecting a baby name, consider these essential factors:

Cultural relevance: Does it honor your family’s heritage?

Pronunciation: Is it easy to say in different languages?

Nicknames: Will it create a natural, pleasant nickname?

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Taking time to say the name out loud with your surname can also help assess flow and tone.

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Literary Names:

Atticus (To Kill a Mockingbird)

Matilda (Roald Dahl)

Scarlett (Gone with the Wind)

Mythological Names:

Athena – Greek goddess of wisdom

Orion – A celestial hunter from Greek mythology

Loki – A Norse trickster god

Unique Fact: In Japan, names often combine kanji characters that have individual meanings. Parents sometimes consult fortune tellers to ensure the name brings good luck and balance in life.

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Names with meaning are especially important to many families. A name that represents strength, love, or wisdom can carry emotional significance.

Here are examples of meaningful baby names:

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With globalization and multicultural families, international baby names are growing in popularity. These names often sound elegant, are easy to pronounce, and cross cultural boundaries smoothly.

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Including your cultural heritage in your child's name adds meaning and builds a bridge to ancestral traditions.

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While naming a baby is exciting, there are common pitfalls to avoid:

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Difficult spelling: Unusual spellings may cause a lifetime of mispronunciation.

Overcomplicating uniqueness: It's okay to be different, but clarity matters.

Ignoring initials: Always check how initials look when combined.

Unique Fact: In Germany, parents must choose names that clearly indicate gender and are not likely to harm the child’s well-being. All baby names must be approved by the local civil registry.

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Several baby name generators and databases can help simplify the process:

BabyCenter

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. How do I pick a baby name that lasts a lifetime?

Choose a name that sounds balanced with the surname, is culturally respectful, and suits different life stages—from baby to adult.

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Classic names like James, Emma, Elizabeth, and Benjamin have stayed relevant for generations.

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Not necessarily. If you love a popular name, use it! Just know your child may meet others with the same name in school or work.

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River, Jordan, Sky, Avery, and Charlie are widely accepted as gender-neutral baby names.

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Yes! Apps like BabyName allow couples to swipe and match names they both like, similar to a dating app.

Final Thoughts

The process of choosing baby names can be joyful, personal, and deeply meaningful. Whether you are inspired by culture, nature, family, or literature, the right name will feel “just right” when you hear it.

Take your time, explore different inspirations, and remember: the best baby names are the ones filled with love and purpose.

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First impression of Chalamet’s portrayal of the chocolatier from the Wonka trailer

Wonka — Although remakes and prequels have a lengthy history in the entertainment industry, their appeal has grown significantly in recent years. Disney in particular likes to live-action remake classic movies. Sometimes they try something fresh and end up with surprise prequels, like Maleficent.

Similar actions have been taken by other studios with successful films and franchises. The lead role in Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has been assigned to Timothée Chalamet. The first trailer for Wonka recently debuted, giving viewers a taste of what Chalamet has to offer.

Read also: Michelle Yeoh casts in Upcoming Star Trek Film

Production

The Timothée Chalamet-led teaser for Willy Wonka transports viewers and followers to a musical fantasy that explores the history of the eccentric chocolatier and the encounter with the Oompa Loompas. Paul King, who co-wrote the story with Simon Farnaby, is the film’s director. Michael Siegel and Alexandra Derbyshire serve as executive producers, and Heyman Films’ Luke Kelly and David Heyman serve as producers.

The cast features a star-studded lineup that includes the following actors:

Olivia Colman

Sally Hawkins

Keegan-Michael Key

Mathew Baynton

Matt Lucas

Rowan Atkinson

Jim Carter

Natasha Rothwell

Simon Farnaby

Paterson Joseph

Tom Davis

Rakhee Thakrar

Justin Edwards

Colin O’Brien

Ellie White

Freya Parker

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

The CinemaCon presentation by Warner Bros. featured additional Wonka footage. Chalamet also asserted that he was floating in a lake of pure, melting chocolate. Timothée Chalamet’s character Wonka may be seen dancing on café tables and singing together with others who are holding umbrellas in the most recent movie teaser. In total, he performs seven musical performances. Wonka also gives a sneak preview of the fabled golden ticket…Read More

Source: Celebrity News

[dahl-my-life]

Late night character study for Anahi featuring Freya and Edlynne. Normally don't render out wings when I'm doing anatomy studies at the same time as character studies.

I just need something like this to focus on right now.

(Click for less crappy tumblrness)

[dahliacrane]

♛ → THE REACH present DAHLIA FLOWERS, the DRESSMAKER of THE REACH. when the dragons danced in the sky they thought the GREENS would still fly, but in the blink of an eye, they would all die. the TWENTY-SEVEN year old FEMALE who was VIVACIOUS & OUTGOING before they saw the first of the flames, is now TEMPERAMENTAL & FLAKY after seeing the last. through the ash, now they struggle to find sage green silks across bare skin, delicately bandaged fingertips, half-eaten lemon cakes and honeyed mead dripping from careless, loose lips instead of the remnants of the war of succession. ( freya mavor )

character  basics

NAME  :  dahlia flowers. NICKNAMES  :  dahl, lia, dolly by a very select special few. OCCUPATION  /  TITLE  : dressmaker and tailor for the noble highborns of the reach; resident bastard. GENDER  :  she/her; female. ROMANTIC  &  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  :  pansexual.   AGE  :  twenty seven years old. BIRTHPLACE  :  the floor of a blacksmith’s forge in the reach. CURRENT  RESIDENCE  :  the reach, near highgarden.  

personality

POSITIVES  :  vivacious, romantic, humorous, intelligent, artistic, confident.  NEGATIVES  :  impulsive, fickle, mischievous, tempermental, flaky, immature. MORAL  ALIGNMENT  :  chaotic good. MYERS-BRIGGS  TYPE  :  enfp. HOGWARTS  HOUSE  :  griffyndor. ZODIAC  SIGN  :  leo.

affiliations

FAMILY  :  a still living mother who has stepped back from primary duties as head dressmaker because she’s got Issues; an unknown father. PARTNER  :  n/a. CHILDREN  :  n/a.

physical details

PREFERRED  HAND  :  left handed. EYE  COLOR  :  blue. HAIR  COLOR  :  blonde. HAIR  STYLE  :  usually worn down in curls, rarely put up but often out of her face.   COMPLEXION  :  fair with numerous freckles along the bridge of her nose. BUILD  :  petite. HEIGHT  :   5′10″. CLOTHING  STYLE  :  the more see-through, the better; pale blues, pinks, greens; never in harsh jewel tones like ruby, emerald, or navy. tulle is lyfe. does make her own clothes. NOTABLE  FEATURES  OR  SCARS  :  freckles across her face. PORTRAYED  BY  :  freya mavor.

miscellaneous details

RELIGION  :  none. FEARS  :  being alone; disappointing important people. poverty. stifled creativity. inadequacy. does not like fire; another war. AFFINITIES  &  ABILITIES  :  has a strong work-ethic and attention to detail, is particularly known for creating picturesque designs with thread and beading, a skill her mother tends to purse her lips at. AESTHETICS  :  sage green silks across bare skin, delicately bandaged fingertips, half-eaten lemon cakes and honeyed mead dripping from careless, loose lips ANIMALS  :  a singular white dog named frog. HOBBIES  :  reading; dancing; drinking; sleeping in; shopping; avoiding responsibility; fountain swimming. POSSESSIONS  /  HEIRLOOMS  : carries a miniture iron anvil in her pocket everyday, a keepsake from her passed father-figure. CHARACTER  TROPES  : textile work is feminine; fashionista; material girl; the lover; the maiden; daddy issues; commitment issues. MEDIA  /  CHARACTER  INSPIRATIONS  &  INFLUENCES  :  regina george; anne shirley; delilah (bible); roman roy (succession); beatrice, edmund, ophelia (shakespeare); taylor swift’s speak now; pearl jam’s “black.”

more information — tw: emotional abuse ; tw: narcissistic mother ; tw: death of parent ; tw: war mention ; tw: parental neglect

dahlia was born to elyaine, the court dressmaker and an unknown father. elyaine had taken reprieve when her pregnancy became apparent, and one day when travelling, she went into labor and had to stop at a blacksmith’s shop, where she gave birth to dahlia.

the blacksmith, simply called ‘lore’, was kind to the child and frequently would care for her while she was too young to assist her mother, who was always off working (and a lot of partying).

they lived in a nice cottage, but there was trinkets and finery throughout (which dahlia learned later on was not from her mother’s work alone, but her father would send money that elyaine would spend frivolously)

as dahlia became older, around her 10th name day, she had begun to travel with her mother and learn the trade. but she was also exposed to the debauchery that elyaine surrounded herself with on a constant basis.

eventually, it would end up being dahlia that took over most of the work of making dresses, expanding to even men’s clothing while elyaine would pursue one lover in hopes of a husband after another. elyaine would graciously take credit for her daughter’s work.

elyaine was charming and bright and full of life, but made certain that dahlia understood that elyaine’s life was effectively ruined by her birth. this caused dahlia to pour herself further into her work and spend her spare time with lore, learning artistry from him and incorporating hardware into more of her designs. 

as the war began, lore was called away and elyaine slipped further into bitter rage and wine as business slowed. eventually, word got back that lore had been a casualty of someone else’s problems.

after losing the one stable paternal figure in her life, whose forge had been pillaged and burned, as if he had never been there; and the smallfolk struggled against the wartorn world around them, not safe behind castle walls, dahlia became more involved in escaping the world through hedonism.

when the dust and ash settled, elyaine caught a scarring disease that left her beautiful face dismantled, which led her to drink, dahlia assumed all responsibilities within their business. she still feels the loss of lore and a crippling sense of anxiety to face the poverty they experienced during the war.

dahlia searches for feeling and fulfillment, much to the detriment of her own well-being. she is struggling to make it through rebuilding, but refuses to let it show. she loves the finer things and wants more of them; she also tends to search for comfort in the wrong arms.

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Guest Post – Tales of Freya by Sarah Dahl

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Norwegian / old norse names and places

Every now and then I come across a book, movie, TV-series, fanfic, game or whatever, that mention a fictional "Norwegian" or "norse" place or person, and it just sounds so wrong it makes me either cringe or ROFL. Really. I still haven't recovered from the 1995 X-files episode, "Død Kalm", which took us to the port of "Tildeskan" where we met "Henry Trondheim", "Halverson" and "Olafsson".  Hopefully this list will keep others from being that “creative” with names. :)

Common names for places, towns and villages in Norway

These names are very generic and suitable for a place, village or town anywhere (and pretty much any time) in Norway. Mix and match prefixes with suffixes for diversity.  Bonus: All of these can also be used as surnames. Name (meaning) - usage

Nes (headland, cape, ness) - Standalone ​ Bø (fenced-in field on a farm) - Standalone Fjell (mountain) -  Standalone or prefix/suffix: Fjell- / -fjell Haug (small hill / large mound)  -  Standalone or prefix/suffix: Haug- / -haug Vik, Viken, Vika (inlet, the inlet, the inlet) -  Standalone or prefix/suffix: Vik- / -viken / -vika Ås, Åsen (hill, the hill (larger than "Bakken")) - Standalone or prefix/suffix: ​ Dal, Dalen (valley, the valley) - Standalone or prefix/suffix: ​ Berg (small mountain) - Standalone or prefix/suffix: Berg(s)- / -berg Sand (sand) - Standalone or prefix/suffix: Sand- / -sand Strand (beach) -  Standalone or prefix/suffix: Strand- / -strand Li (hill) -  Standalone or prefix/suffix: Li- / -li Gran (spruce) -  Standalone or prefix: Gran- Bratt (steep) - prefix only: Bratt- Myr (bog, mire) - prefix only: Myr- Neset, Nesset (the headland, the cape, the ness) - Standalone or suffix: ​-neset / -nesset Odden (foreland, headland) - Standalone or suffix: ​ -odden Våg (cove, bay) - Standalone or suffix: -våg Lund (grove) - Standalone or suffix: -lund Sund (sound, strait) -  Standalone or suffix:  -sund Skog (forest) prefix/suffix: Skog- / -skog Øy (island) prefix/suffix: Øy- / -øy øya (the island) - suffix only: ​ -øya bakken  (the hill) - suffix only: -bakken  gard / gård / gården (farm / farm / the farm) - suffix only: -gard / -gård / -gården elv, -elva (river, the river) suffix only: -elv / -elva stad (old word for town/place) suffix only: -stad vannet (the lake) - suffix only: -vannet

Common words that can be used as prefix to any of the suffixes above Svart- (black)  Lille- (little/small)  Sol- (sun)  Brei-/Bred- (wide)  Stor- (big) Lang- (long)

Common Norwegian surnames (contemporary)

Heredatory surnames didn't become mandatory in Norway until 1923. Many took the name from the farm or place they lived, or just changed their primary patronyms into hereditary patronyms. Example: Helgessønn/Helgesdatter (son of Helge / daughter of Helge) became Helgesen.

Alm Andersen Anderssen Antonsen Aspelund Bakke Bakken Bang Berg Bjerkan Bråthen Christensen Corneliussen Dahl Dahlberg Danielsen Dyrnes Dørum Eide Ellingsen Erdal Eriksen Falch Fredriksen Foss Fure Fylling Gabrielsen Gran Grønning Halvorsen Hansen Hanssen Hay Hoff Holm Holt Husby Isaksen Iversen Jacobsen Jensen Jenssen Johansen Karlsen Klausen Konradsen Kristensen Kristiansen Larsen Larssen Lie Lien Lund Løvold Magnussen Meyer Mikalsen Mo Moen Myhre Myklebust Mørk Ness Nilsen Olavsen Olsen Paulsen Pettersen Prestegård Rasmussen Riise Rogstad Ruud Simonsen Solbakken Solli Stokke Strøm Sund Svendsen Thorvaldsen Torp Thune Tønnesen Ueland Ulven Urdal Vik Vinje Wahl Wik Wilhelmsen Zakariassen Ødegård Årseth Årvik Ås, Aas Åsen, Aasen

Common Norwegian names -- 1980 - present

Men

Anders André Andreas Are Arne Atle Bjørn Cato Chris Christian, Kristian Christoffer, Kristoffer Daniel David Dennis Elias Emil Espen Erik, Eric Eirik Fredrik Filip Geir Harald Helge Hans Henning Håkon, Haakon Håvard Isak Jan Joachim Johan Johannes John, Jon Johnny Jonas Jonathan Kim Kristian, Christian Kristoffer, Christoffer Lars Lucas, Lukas Mads, Mats Magnus Martin Michael, Mikael Morten Niklas Nils Odin Ole Ove Paul Per Peter, Petter Preben Pål Richard, Rikard Roger Sebastian Simen Simon Sindre Sondre Stian Terje Thomas Thor, Tor Thore, Tore Vegard Werner William Øystein Åge Åsmund

Women

Andrea Ane, Anne Anette, Annette Annika, Anniken Astrid Bente Camilla Carina Cathrine Celine Charlotte Christin, Kristin Christina, Kristina Christine, Kristine Elin, Eline Elise Elisabeth Emilie Eva Frida Grete, Grethe Hanne Hege Heidi Helene Hilde Ida Ine Ingrid Ingvill, Ingvild Isabel, Isabell, Isabelle Iselin Jannicke Janine Jeanette Jennie, Jenny Julia, Julie Karoline (Kine) Katrin, Katrine Kristin, Christin Lea, Leah Lena, Lene Linda Line Linn Linnea Lise, Lisa Liv, Live Mai, May Maja Malin Margrete, Margrethe Mari, Maria, Marie Mariann, Marianne Marte, Marthe Mette Monica Nina Nora Oda Pia Ragnhild Randi Rikke Sara, Sarah Silje Siv Stina, Stine Susann, Susanne Tanja Tina, Tine Tiril Tone Trine Vilde Vera Veronica Wenche Åse Åshild

Common Norwegian names - 1800 - 1980

Men Aksel Albert Anders Andreas Anker Ansgar Arne Arnt Arve Asle Atle Birger Bård Charles Edmund Edvard Egon Erling Even Fred Fredrik Frode Geir Georg Gunnar Gunvald Gustav Harald Helge Hilmar Håkon, Haakon Ivar Ingvar Jens Jesper Jørgen Joakim Karl Karsten, Karstein Kjell Klaus Kolbein Kolbjørn Kristian Kåre Lars Lavrans Leif Lossius Ludvig Magne Magnus Nikolai Nils Odd Oddvar Odin Ola Olai Olaf Olav Ole Omar Oscar, Oskar Peder Per Petter Philip, Phillip Pål Ragnar Rikard Roald Roar (also Hroar) Rolf Rune Sigurd Sigvard, Sigvart Simon Svein Sverre Tarjei Terje Toralf, Thoralf Torbjørn, Thorbjørn Torleif, Thorleif Torstein, Thorstein Torvald, Thorvald Trond Ulf Ulrik Valdemar Wilhelm Willy Åge

Women

Albertine Alice, Alise Alma Anita Anna Annbjørg Asbjørg Astrid Aud Bente Berit Birgit Birgitte Bjørg Bjørgun Bodil Borghild Dagny Dagrun Edel Ella Ellen Elsa Fredrikke Frida Gerd Gjertrud Gunhild Gyda Hanna, Hannah Helga Henny Herdis Hilda Hilde Hjørdis Ingeborg Inger Irene Johanna, Johanne Jorun, Jorunn Josefine Judith Kari Karin Kirsten Kitty Kjersti Laila Lilli, Lilly Lisa, Lise Liv Lovise Mathilde Margaret Marit Martha Molly Nanna Oddrun Oddveig Olga Ragna Ragnhild Rigmor Sara Signe Sissel Solbjørg Solveig Solvår Svanhild Sylvi Sølvi Tora Torhild, Toril, Torill Torun, Torunn Tove Valborg Ylva Åse Åshild

Names usage Double names, like Ragnhild Johanne or Ole Martin are common in Norway. Just keep them as two names and don't use "-", and you'll be safe, even if it ends up a tongue twister. Using only one of two given names is also common practice.

In Norway everyone is on a first name basis. Students call teachers and other kids' parents by their first name, workers call their boss by their first name, we call our Prime Minister by her first name (journalists will use her title when speaking to her though). Some senior citizens still use surnames and titles when speaking of or to  people their own age.

There are some exceptions. For example, a doctor may be referred to as Dr. Lastname when we speak of them, but first name is used when speaking to them. A priest is "the priest" when speaking of him/her and their first name is used when spaking to them. In the millitary only surnames (and ranks) are used. If you meet Harald, the King of Norway, in an official setting you will refer to him as "Kongen" (the king). If you run into him at the gas station, or while hiking, he is "Harald".

If you don't know someone's name it is okay to use their title, or just say "you".

Names for pets (contemporary)

Dogs Laika (f) Bamse (m) (bear) Tinka (f) Loke/Loki (m) + characters from TV/film/books...

Cats Melis (m/f) (powdered sugar) Mango (m/f) (mango) Pus (f) (kitty) Mons (m) (tomcat) Nala (f) Pusur (m) (Garfield) Felix (m)  Simba (m) + characters from TV/film/books...

Horses Pajazz (m) Mulan (f) Balder (m) - cold blood Kompis (m) (pal) Freya (f) - cold blood + characters from TV/film/books...

Rabbits Trampe (m) (Thumper) Trulte (f) + characters from TV/film/books...

Cows (yes, I am serious) Dagros Rosa Mira Luna Sara + characters from TV/film - Disney is popular, as are the Kardashians :)

Road and street names

Storgata (usually the main street) Kongens gate (the king's street) Dronningens gate (the queen's street) Jernbanegata (railroad street) Jernbaneveien (railroad road) Sjøgata (ocean street) Sjøveien, Sjøvegen (ocean road) Skolegata (school street) Torvgata (plaza street) Industrigata (industrial street) Industriveien (industrial road)

Prefixes Blåbær- (blueberry) Bringebær- (raspberry) Bjørke- (birch) Aspe- (asp) Kastanje- (chestnut) Solsikke- (sun flower) Blåklokke- (blue bell) Nype- (rosehip) Kirke- (church) Park- (park)

Suffixes -veien, -vegen (the road)  -stien (the path)

Other Torvet (the plaza) - standalone or suffix: -torvet Havna (the port) - standalone or suffix: -havna Kaia (the port) - standalone or suffix: -kaia

Safe solution: use a first name or surname as prefix.

Old norse

Men’s names Agnarr (Agnar) Alfr (Alf) Ámundi (Amund) Ánarr Árngrimr (Arngrim) Askr (Ask) Auðun (Audun) Baldr (Balder) Beinir ​Bjørn Burr Borkr Dagfinnr (Dagfinn) Davið (David) Drengr Durinn Einarr (Einar) Eirikr (Eirik) Eivindr (Eivind) Erlingr (Erling) Fafnir Flóki Freyr (Frey) Fuldarr Galinn Gautarr (Gaute) Gegnir Geirr (Geir) Glóinn Grímarr (Grimar) Hafli Hakon Hallsteinn (Hallstein) Haraldr (Harald) Haukr (Hauk) Heðinn (Hedin, Hedinn) Helgi (Helge) Hrafn, Hrafni (Ravn) Hrafnkell (Ravnkjell) Iarl (Jarl) Ingolfr (Ingolf) Iuar (Ivar) Jafnhárr Jón Jóngeirr Kál Kiaran Klaus Knútr (Knut) Kolgrimr (Kolgrim) Kolr (Kol) Leifr (Leif) Loki Lyngvi Magnus Mikjáll (Mikal, Mikkel) Mór Morði Nesbjørn Nokkvi Oddr (Odd) Oddbjørn Oðin (Odin) Olafr (Olaf) Ormr (Orm) Otr Ouden Pálni Pedr Ragnarr (Ragnar) Ragnvaldr (Ragnvald) Randr (Rand) Róaldr (Roald) Rólfr (Rolf) Salvi Sigarr (Sigar) Sigbjørn Sigurðr (Sigurd) Skarpe Snorri (Snorre) Steinn (Stein) Sveinn (Svein) Teitr Þor (Thor/Tor) Þórbjørn (Thorbjørn/Torbjørn) Þorsteinn (Thorstein/Torstein) Tryggr (Trygg) Týr Ulfár Ulfheðinn (Ulvhedin) Ulfr (Ulf) Vakr Vani Veigr Viðarr (Vidar) Yngvarr (Yngvar) Æsi

Women's names

Anna Arnfriðr (Arnfrid) Ása Bera Bergdís (Bergdis) Biørg (Bjørg) Cecilia Cecilie Christina Dagný (Dagny) Dagrún (Dagrun) Dís Dísa Edda Elin Ellisif (Ellisiv) Freyja (Freya) Friða (Frida) Frigg Gerðr (Gerd) Gertrud Grima Gyða (Gyda) Hadda Hallbéra Hallkatla Herdís (Herdis) Hildigunnr (Hildegunn) Huld Hvít Ida Iðunn (Idun, Idunn) Ingríðr (Ingrid) Johanna Jórunn (Jorun, Jorunn) Juliana Katla Katrine Kristín (Kristin) Leikný (Leikny) Lif (Liv) Magnhildr (Magnhild) Mjøll Myrgiol Nál Nanna Nótt Oda Oddný (Oddny) Ólaug (Olaug) Rafnhildr (Ragnhild) Rán Rannveíg Ríkví (Rikvi, Rikke) Rúna (Runa) Roskva Sága (Saga) Sif (Siv) Sigriðr (Sigrid) Skaði (Skadi) Skuld Svana Sýn Solveig Tekla Tóra (Tora) Trana Ulfhildr (Ulfhild) Una Urðr (Urd) Valborg Vigdís (Viigdis) Vírún Yngvildr (Ingvill, Ingvild) Yrsa

Bynames Bynames, or nicknames, could be neutral, praising or condescending. Usually bynames described a person's

body, bodyparts, bodily features

age

kinship and descent

territorial origin

knowledge, belief, spirituality

clothing, armour

occupation, social position

nature

Examples: Eirik Blodøks (Eirik Blood-Axe), Gammel-Anna (old Anna), Halte-Ása (limping Ása). I suggest that you stick with English for bynames, or use (relatively) modern language if you are writing in Norwegian. 

Surnames

Surnames weren't really a thing until 1923 when they became mandatory. Before 1923 patronyms (son/daughter of) were used, and the name of the farm you lived on was often added as an address. 

For instance: Helgi Eiriksøn (Helgi, son of Eirik), who lived at the farm called Vollr (grass field), would be called Helgi Eiriksøn Vollr. If he moved to the farm called Haugr his name would change to Helgi Eiriksøn Haugr.

Patronyms

Men: Use father's first name and add -sen /-son /-sønn Women: Use father's first name and add -dotter / -dottir / -datter

Farm names

Farm names were usually relevant and derived from either the location, a nearby landmark, nature or from occupation.  I suggest you stick with the modern forms for farm names.

Old Norse (meaning) - modern Bekkr (stream) - Bekk, Bekken Dalr (valley) - Dal, Dahl Horn (horn) - Horn Vollr (field) - Vold, Volden Lundr (grove) - Lund

The list of common names for places/villages/towns is still valid, although the spelling is modern. Just keep it simple and make "clever" combos based on meaning. 

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⍤ ✍ ⚯ para nicolas 💫 ✨ para freya 🌠 🌟 ✦ ☯

¿Cómo es la voz de mi personaje? ¿Grave, aguda, rasposa, etc?

( pinchar aquí para escuchar)  voz de gil.

¿Cómo es la caligrafía de mi personaje?

Mayúsculas excesivamente grandes y minúsculas demasiado pequeñas, tiene tendencia a escribir en imprenta y con el trazo inclinado hacía la derecha. Presiona demasiado la pluma la hora de garabatear por lo que las lineas suelen ser gruesas ( pinchar aquí para ver ejemplo ).

¿Cómo es la vista de mi personaje? ¿Buena, mala, necesita anteojos o prefiere lentes de contacto?

No muy buena, a los catorce años le diagnosticaron miopía por lo que usa lentes de manera diaria y como descanso. Hubo un tiempo, cuando recién descubría aquel falló en su visión, que lo único que deseaba eran lentes de contacto pero sus padres no confiaban en él con aquellas cosas tan delicadas por lo que tuvo que acostumbrarse a sus lentes. Hoy en día los adora, y si bien no los usa de manera constante porque terminan por darle dolor de cabeza, suele usarlos lo suficiente como encontrar extraño la ausencia de aquellos cristales enmarcando sus ojos. Tiene un par, este.

— para @nicsergeant:

para saber cuál fue la primera impresión de mi personaje con la actual

Lo creyó un tipo simpático y si bien él estaba un poco tomado, encontró su compañía bastante amena. Sin embargo, poco después, la ausencia de platica sólo consiguió que quedase una impresión un poco inconclusa que terminó por definir al momento que descubrió sobre la amistad que él compartía con su amigo Gustav. Los celos nublaron su juicio como para considerarlo un simpático desconocido. Hoy por hoy lo sigue viendo de aquel modo, sin embargo, ha encontrado otro par de sentimientos ante la visión del francés, como el respeto y algo de empatía.

para saber algo que le gusta o disgusta de mi personaje sobre el tuyo.

Le gusta su actitud relajada, que no se meta en los asuntos que no le incumben y lo simpático que se le hace, por no decir lo sociable. Alex es amante de las buenas platicas y no es ningún idiota como para deducir que de acercarse a Nicolas probablemente eso obtendría, una buena y amena platica.  

No le gusta que sea amigo de su amigo, así de sencillo. Puede ser inseguridad o lo que quieran, pero cuando de amistades se trata el alemán suele cuidarlas lo suficiente, más ahora que el peligro de perder a alguien que quiere se encuentra a la vuelta de cada esquina. Siente que le roba tiempo con él.

— para @freyathatcher:

para un posible reencuentro después de unos meses en la ciudad.

Ella visita Dahl por motivos que Alex desconoce y no cuestiona, él caminando por el campus logra verla al lado de otra jovencita bastante simpática, si bien el contacto no se había perdido porque Alex en cuento a mensajes de texto y llamadas resulta ser bastante insistente, la presencia de Freya fue sorpresa, así que respondió a instintos y pegó el grito al cielo tan sólo para llamar su atención. Es entonces cuando la distancia se acorta generándose por fin el abrazo, que claro, une a esa tercera jalándola del brazo y lo que era un reencuentro de dos se vuelve uno de tres. Era la emoción. Posteriormente, se internan en la cafetería, hablan por horas, se ponen al día, luego les obsequia un recorrido por las instalaciones de dahl. Le hace jurar que lo llamará y poco después está la despedida.

para saber un pensamiento, algo que haya cruzado la mente de mi personaje al ver al tuyo.

Bastante pensamientos han surcado su mente en referencia a la muchacha de hebras áureas, uno más frecuente últimamente es aquel que se genera tras la sensación de que querer ayudar, proteger, cuidar y prevenir que nada malo le suceda: “Tengo que ver que esté bien”. Sin embargo, cuando ninguna de esas sensaciones invadían llegaban pensamiento como “Tengo que contarle esto, se morirá de risa.” o del estilo “¿puede ser que todo le quede lindo?”

para un headcanon “random” de nuestrxs personajes.

Alex suele tomar muchas fotos casuales (y cuando se encuentra distraída) de la estudiante de danza para molestarla, algo que termina con ambos juntando sus mejillas y posando para unas cuentas selfies. Además, cuando Freya deja el teléfono móvil descuidado, él le llena la galería con selfies propias haciendo muecas e incluso vídeos de él cantando o simplemente contándole chistes para que luego ella los vea cuando finalmente los encuentre.

para alguna diferencia entre nuestrxs  personajes.

Cuesta pensar demasiado alguna diferencia que se marce lo suficiente como sacarla sin demasiado análisis, por lo tanto, la que he conseguido concluir es aquella que puede notarse en las actitudes de Freya y Alexander luego de aquel beso el día de la cena que termino en una fiesta improvisada dónde las verdades eran anfitrionas. Mientras que la muchachita se encuentra tensa, Alex acude a la risa y sus músculos están serenos, no busca perturbar su cabeza más de la cuenta y aquello consigue en consecuencia la naturalidad que se encuentra portando. No va darle vueltas innecesarias pero la relajación sin embargo está, lo cual se vuelve opuesto a ella.

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the white on is Ciri (like Ciri from the Witcher), the black one is Matilda (for Roald Dahl's Matilda) and on the last one it's Robertha who died like two years ago but she's my heart and I even got tattoo of her and she's been damn beautiful too. I also had Freya but we lost her in february, if you're interested I can give you my instagram where's like two thousands pictures of my rats x)

awww I hope you are doing okay I know what thats like my family had to put down our dog Emma back in march because her legs stopped working all together but don’t worry she lived a good 16 something years 

[hanjithebae]

tagged by @infinite-minded - Thank!! 

Jane Austen: Who was your first love? I dont think I’ve ever fallen in love with anyone tbh

Ray Bradbury: What is your favorite book? Man I dont even know what my favourite is, but I can never get bored of the Harry Potter books

Charles Darwin: What is your favorite animal? Lions <3

Alice Walker: What is your favorite color? Light blue <3

Kurt Vonnegut: What is your favorite breakfast cereal? Breakfast isn’t something I usually eat, but I guess Honey nut Cheerios are v nice

J.D. Salinger: What was your favorite subject in school? Science and art yo!

J.K. Rowling: What is your favorite magical creature? Pheonixes are pretty cool

Neil Gaiman: What religion are you? Christian

Oscar Wilde: What is your vice? Writing

Julia Child: What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten? Man how do I even answer this ???

Stephen King: What was your last Halloween costume? I think Edward Scissor-hands was my last one

Harper Lee: Who was your childhood best friend? Freya! But she moved to the other side of the country :’(

Brothers Grimm: What is your favorite fairytale? Peter Pan

F. Scott Fitzgerald: What is the best party you ever attended? I went to a new years eve one a few years ago. It was 80s and v good

George R. R. Martin: Summer or winter? Winter <3

Mark Twain: What was your favorite thing to do as a kid? Climb trees, video games, roller blade.

Edgar Allan Poe: What scares you the most? Creepy dolls

Herman Melville: Beach or mountains? Being on the island, if I didn’t have a beach near me I’d feel too small. I love a beach <3

Ronald Dahl: What is your favorite candy? Haribo starmix 

Jack Kerouac: Where do you want to travel? I want to go to new zealand

Tagging: @stxrlite, @monstersquadjamboree, @ryoutahkises, @oikisee, @dreamymuse, @victoryuuris, @js337, @loverofmalec

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Whether you’re standing in the theater lobby or curled up in bed, deciding what to watch next is often the most difficult part of any pop-culture junkie’s day. And with dozens of films in theaters on any given weekend, plus virtually endless layers of streaming purgatory to sort through in search of your next binge-watch, there’s more out there—and tougher decisions to make—than ever.

Fortune’s here to help you navigate the week’s latest offerings, boiling all the entertainment out there down into three distinct recommendations: should you see it, stream it, or skip it? Find out below.

SEE IT: ‘Cats’ (In theaters)

What you have to understand about Cats is that it’s certifiably insane, from its Jellicle whiskers to the tip of its Jellice tail. I’m referring here to the beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical, one of Broadway’s longest-running, as much as Tom Hooper’s gleefully demented movie adaptation. From day one, Cats has been one of the strangest megahits in any storytelling medium; it’s necessary to know this, and accept this, before reading any further.

Describing the plot of Cats makes you feel like you’re on bath salts (though not as much as does seeing it play out on screen), but the broad strokes are essentially this. Over the course of one night in an unnamed, eerily empty neighborhood, a group of cats take turns introducing one another—with names like Rum Tum Tugger and Mr. Mistoffeelees—as they debate which one of them will get to die, ascending to another plane of existence known as the Heaviside Layer, where they’ll be reborn into a new life. As a story, it’s pure fever dream, the kind of thing even Roald Dahl’s editor wouldn’t have let him get away with; but the strange non-plot of Cats functions, in a theatrical setting, as an ideal delivery system for visual splendor and powerhouse vocals.

Hooper’s tackled musicals before, notably in 2012’s Les Miserables, where he spent 158 minutes on extreme close-ups of France’s most impoverished, and he fully throws himself into the task of translating Cats, a much more experimental piece of work, to the screen. There’s a newly created audience surrogate, Victoria (newcomer Francesca Hayward), who’s tossed via burlap sack into the neighborhood of the Jellicles, a tribe of cats on the eve of making their “Jellicle choice.” Across the sung-through story, she meets a mewling menagerie of contenders for said choice, including bumbling Jennyanydots (Rebel Wilson), stately Gus the Theatre Cat (Ian McKellen), and portly Bustopher Jones (James Corden), plus the aforementioned Mistoffeelees (a gawky Laurie Davidson), and Rum Tum Tugger (Jason Derulo, who sings and simpers gamely but seems to be missing a little something). Presiding over all is Old Deuteronomy (Judi Dench and, no, I don’t know who named these cats), who’ll enjoy the festivities then select the lucky (?) feline in question.

The real draw of Cats involves seeing the all-star cast, which also includes pop sovereign Taylor Swift and vocal legend Jennifer Hudson (who gets to belt out “Memory,” the production’s lone showstopper), made over with the help of CG effects, called “digital fur technology” (though it’s basically just expensive deepfakery), into cat-human hybrids. The effect is deeply upsetting; though the actors are covered in fur and sporting twitchy tails, their proportions are still human, so the actors appear discomfitingly sensual while dancing and serenading one another. They have cat ears, but also human teeth; whiskers, but also fingernails. Some wear jumpsuits, while others go for a more paw-naturel look; the movie directs attention to the strange sense of faux-nudity that results by having Idris Elba’s villainous Macavity wear a hat and fur coat (which begs questions we shouldn’t dare to ask) but later make a surprise scene entrance after disrobing, to which the other cats react with a fairly hypocritical degree of horror.

In watching this digital fur extravaganza at work, entranced by the sheer scale of its visual chaos, I found myself wondering what else Hooper and his team could have done. The tactic most employed by Disney, the imperial overlord Universal’s bravely going up against with this freaky little musical (note this week’s skip it), has been to pursue photorealism in its animated productions. Earlier this year, it turned The Lion King into an uncanny-valley catastrophe, sapping the story of all emotional and dramatic resonance in the process. People simply did not want to hear human voices coming out of the mouths of Planet Earth lions, which is very understandable. Hooper’s techniques with Cats, through which his furry creations sing and dance maniacally into their versions of heaven or hell, bring the whole affair closer to Gaspar Noe’s Climax by way of The Aristocats. While Cats is by no means going to be a guaranteed hit with the little ones, who may be terrified by it or confused by its sexuality, it’s an absolutely unhinged piece of blockbuster filmmaking, worth beholding in all its tawdry, queer, bombastic glory.

It’s the kind of risk studios just don’t take any more, perhaps much more of one than executives ever intended it to be. The film cost some $100 million to pull off, and the amount of uncertainty Cats brings with it into the multiplex—did those oh-my-god-they-actually-did-it trailers turn people off, or the opposite?—makes it the most exciting box-office curiosity left in the calendar year. Will it break records or bomb? The experience of watching Cats—howls of stunned laughter from many, with a few Swifties cheering her grand entrance and the majority of us struggling to even once pick our jaws up off the floor—is one of the most strange and mind-melting you’re likely to have in a theater when it comes to studio content of this size and scope. I’d recommend going for much for the same reason the play’s stuck around so long—whether it’s a masterpiece or one of the worst things you’ve ever seen, it’s resolutely its own thing, a deranged freak-fantasia worth falling into for a couple of hours, if just to say you did. That is to say, it’s Cats.

STREAM IT: ‘The Witcher’ (Netflix)

Netflix’s latest original-series gamble is aiming for Game of Thrones-level complexity in its sketching of a dark-fantasy realm where mythical creatures lie in wait but monarchal power struggles loom just as large.

And based on its first season, The Witcher (adapted from the beloved book series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski) is well on its way. Comprising eight episodes, a smaller number which clearly allowed showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich to focus on thoughtfully tracing an ambitious array of story arcs, the series hangs around the impossibly broad shoulders of Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill, great at veining these strong-and-silent types with a gallows humor).

A stone-faced loner who roams the dangerous Continent in search of monsters to slay, Geralt is no hero, and he’s often perilously close to going over the edge in his bloodletting. The character’s most distinguished by his unwillingness to diverge from his own moral compass by getting involved in court politics. In this, he’s reminiscent of Clint Eastwood’s tumbleweed-drifting Man with No Name or Raymond Chandler’s private eye Philip Marlowe, a sword in hand rather than a revolver. But Geralt’s on a path toward destiny, as protagonists in high-fantasy fare such as this often are, and he’s soon to become entwined in the fates of two distinctly powerful women. There’s Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), in training to become a powerful sorceress at a mysterious academy, and Ciri (Freya Allen), a young princess in hiding after her kingdom was ransacked and her parents slain. All three characters are afforded their own storylines, weaving their way across the Continent and finding themselves transformed in a myriad of ways by its darkest, magical elements.

Further detailing the epic, sweeping nature of The Witcher‘s story would be to deprive audiences of unexpected, rather graceful reveals that the scripts tease out in due time. What there is to say about The Witcher is that it represents one of Netflix’s most fully formed forays into genre territory yet. The fights, especially in a cinematic and sprawling pilot, are of a kinetic and impressively top-shelf variety, Cavill’s Geralt moving like a man possessed as he rends flesh from bone and engages in some surprisingly balletic bouts of swordplay. And the production design is similarly well-executed, quickly establishing the Continent as a grungy, bloody landscape for these characters to navigate. But it’s the strength of the storytelling that bodes most well for The Witcher as a new destination for those done licking their wounds after that fateful final run in Westeros.

SKIP IT: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ (In theaters)

… even though you’ll see it

“If this mission fails, it was all for nothing,” characters tell one another throughout Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. That’s popcorn-prose concentrate, the kind of dramatic hyperbole that Star Wars has been coasting on since the very beginning. And while it’s traditionally been a fake-out—there’s always another mission, another battle to be won, even after ones that end with your hero encased in carbonite—such sentiment has never felt as profoundly hollowed out as it does by the end of Rise of Skywalker, a graceless franchise finale about nothing more than missions succeeding that itself feels like a staggering failure of vision, conceptually as well as on basic storytelling fronts.

Director J.J. Abrams’ anxiety in making Rise of Skywalker surely fell along those same all-or-nothing lines. By his own admission, he’s bad at endings, and there was tremendous pressure riding on Abrams to bring home the story of the Skywalker clan, a nine-movie saga that’s never loomed larger in the pop cultural imagination. The Rise of Skywalker may well be the last Star Wars movie to feature the heroes Abrams helped forge in his nostalgic The Force Awakens—Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and Poe (Oscar Isaac)—and it’s almost certain to be the final outing for original cast members the series is now starting to outlive. Carrie Fisher died after shooting her scenes for The Last Jedi, and this entry (once intended to be Leia’s movie in the sense that The Force Awakens was Han’s and The Last Jedi was Luke’s) is to be her last screen credit. This just makes the magnitude of Abrams’s failure all the more devastating. One last adventure? Hardly. In a pivotal entry for the franchise, he chooses not to tell a story, instead drowning the developments this trilogy’s second film put forward in a soupy mess of fan service and stilted, unoriginal plotting.

When The Last Jedi hit theaters two years ago, it offered a thematic depth hitherto unseen in Star Wars movies; in the hands of writer-director Rian Johnson, it tangled head-on with questions of hero worship and inheritance that have always been intrinsic to the galaxy far, far away. But the answers it provided—that one must relinquish the past to chart a future, that our heroes will disappoint us, that the Force is not the lineage of a select but a spiritual energy belonging to all of us—were bold and unexpected. In this, it was a shocking follow-up to The Force Awakens, Abrams’ play-the-hits remake of A New Hope, and ruffled feathers with a small but loud contingent of fans, who disliked the film’s treatment of Luke and focus on supporting characters (the most hated of whom, perhaps not coincidentally given the way these Internet mobs tend to go, were women and minorities).

This is worth mentioning because The Rise of Skywalker feels, more than a film, like a feature-length capitulation to those who disliked what The Last Jedi did with the Star Wars mythos (which was, at the end of the day, to make a real movie with it). Where The Last Jedi zagged, Rise of Skywalker zigs, choppily, back inside the pre-existing template to which Disney and Lucasfilm clearly now believes these movies must adhere. It is in fact comical how frantically it rushes to undo Johnson’s progression of these characters, crowding them unnaturally into the same space to combat criticisms everyone spent too much time apart in the last film and entirely sidelining Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran, the series’ first Asian-American lead who was brutally harassed online after The Last Jedi) with so little explanation it feels just as racist and sexist as the chatroom vitriol she was subjected to. The Rise of Skywalker also works overtime to retcon The Last Jedi‘s biggest twists. One deformed bad guy with Force powers is down for the count? Let’s introduce another. The question of Rey’s parentage got answered, unexpectedly, with the revelation her family name didn’t have to matter so much? Well, let’s revisit that actually.

From the first words in its opening crawl (“The dead speak!”) to its final frame, The Rise of Skywalker spends its whole runtime chasing ghosts. As teased by the trailers, Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) is back, for reasons the script scarcely attempts to rationalize, and he brings with him a fleet of Star Destroyers capable of wiping out entire planets in one blast. You thought the First Order was bad? Get ready for the “Final Order.”

That’s truly the order of business in The Rise of Skywalker. It’s a movie slavishly devoted to hitting beats from previous films without basic narrative sense, to the point where it feels less like a natural ending to this franchise and more like bad fanfiction. The only way the characters progress is through ill-advised romantic pairings. One interminable (and ultimately pointless) lightsaber battle takes place amid in the wreckage of a destroyed Death Star. The finale involves outgunned resistance fighters making one last stand to blow up a massive bad-guy space base. Beloved characters are imperiled constantly, but there are no real stakes when even the already-dead ones are back for sizable roles. Familiar desert planets pop up, along with Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), for maximum fan pandering.

There’s a real difference between a director and an artist, and nothing demonstrates this better than the massive step down The Rise of Skywalker takes both thematically and visually after The Last Jedi. There’s little by way of distinctive or striking visuals; the entire film is hued a murky blue, with an ill-advised focus on strobe lighting. Furthermore, it’s a Star Wars movie with absolutely nothing under its surface, which is a damning trait for a movie in this franchise. Abrams is a great producer, but his weaknesses as a filmmaker have never been this exposed. In attempting to give a noxious portion of the Star Wars fanbase what they asked for, his finale feels like a cheap and derivative product, the ultimate end-result of Disney’s written-by-committee modus operandi, so craven about resurrecting Star Wars that it comes off like grave-robbing. This is Star Wars broken under the weight of its own importance, eating its own tail for lack of any original voices to better nourish it. It’s nothing short of a tragedy.

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