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100 Carmilla Stories - RunWithWolves Masterpost

Missing Hollstein? Already re-watched the series dozens of times? Need some Carmilla in your life? Then I have the fics for you. Seriously. I’ve written 100 Carmilla stories and categorized them here for your convenience (some stories fit into multiple but i did my best)

If you want...

Fake Dating/Marriage - i just really love this trope

Politician Carmilla has to get engaged to someone for her campaign and ends up with her long time best friend Laura. Marriage of Convenience

When Laura hears that actress Carmilla is fake dating her ex, she has some words for her best friend. A Rational Irrationality

Princesses Laura and Carmilla told the world they were dating to get out of arranged marriages. It’s easy til they fall in love. Not Really a Royal Romance

Laura wakes up in the hospital to find ex Carmilla at her side after they apparently got married a decade before. The Girl Who Got Away

As far as anyone knows, pHd candidates Laura and Carmilla hate each other. Lab Manager Laf is onto them. Worst Lab Partner Ever

General Fantasy - Supernatural beyond just vampires

Hollstein are dragon riders and Carmilla is not taking the responsibility seriously enough for Laura. Just A Girl and Her Dragon

Vampire Carmilla never expected to find old roomate Laura working a magical flower store in Diagon Ally. Lophii’s Blooms

Carmilla never wanted magic and Laura can’t unlock her own, they’re stuck together until they figure it out. circle of magic au Magic of My Own

Movies at Silas come to life and drag Carmilla into the role of Prince Charming while Laura gets sleeping beauty. Silas Movie Night

Werewolf Laura and Vampire Carmilla don’t get along and Carmilla doesn’t understand why Laura doesn’t turn her over tot he hunters. Like Cats and Dogs

Carmilla’s the best surgeon in the hospital but she swallows her pride and asks Dr Hollis for help when she gets an unusual sickness. Paging Doctor’s Hollis and Karnstein

Laura is angry because Carmilla thinks her blood tastes gross and spits it out instead of killing her. False Advertising

Clockwork Au: Laura and Carmilla to each have creatures made of clockwork (dragon and cat respectively) that represent their souls. Silver and Gold

Myths and Fairytales - sometimes you need a Hollstein happily ever after

Sassy Laura barges into Carmilla’s castle with a rose and demands a curse be lifted from her father. Beauty in A Beast ft Catmilla

Cupid Laura is determined to find vampire Carmilla’s soulmate even if Carmilla doesn’t want her too. Stalked By Cupid

Totally-in-love Laura and a tiny kitten Catmilla. Princess and the Frog twist, The Princess and the Kitten

Goddess of Spring Laura is accidentally kidnapped by Lord of the Dead Carmilla. Hades/Persephone AU. Queen of the Underworld

Carmilla goes overboard into the ocean during a storm and never expected a mermaid to pluck her from the sea. Kissed a Mermaid

War is over and shepherd god Carmilla can’t wait to go home to her wife. Sumerian god au. The Shepherd God

Orphan Laura falls in love with witch!Carmilla and chases after Carmilla when she runs. King Arthur au. Sword In My Stone Heart

The gods disappeared and Greek demigod Laura demands Sumerian demigod Carmilla help her save them. Daughter of Love and War

Science Fiction Fun - time travel and space and oh my!

Carmilla’s time machine keeps taking her to a small human child. When Carmilla stops coming back, grown up Laura stows away. Time Travel Malfunction

After graduation, bffs Carmilla and Laura take their spaceship on a roadtrip with definitely no pining. Roadtrip To the Stars

Captain Hollis is forced to let cocky co-pilot Carmilla join her starship crew as she tries to stop black holes from devouring the universe. Star Filled Memories

Cops or Superheroes Au - nothing like a good bout of crime fighting and a mystery to get flirty Hollstein roaring to life

Laura as a detective and Carmilla as the flirty annoying writer following her around as they try to solve murders. Write Me A Murder

Laura who doesn’t have superpowers trying to navigate a school for the superpowered featuring asshat with superstrength Carmilla. Powerless

FBI agent Carmilla trapped in a bank/bomb heist and sending flirty notes to the hostage negotiator Laura. Don’t Let Go

Supervillain Carmilla and superhero Laura being arch-enemies and yet their alter egos are roommates. Beneath the Boots and Leather

Special Agent Hollis would have an easier time getting through the laser field if her annoying partners wasn’t so flirty. Mission Flirtable

Vampires know there’s no such thing as superheros. Laura didn’t get the memo and she’s now Carmilla’s problem. Not a Superhero

Fire Princess Carmilla has flames at her fingertips and still isn’t ready for her air-powered roommate. atla au Fire In My Veins and Air in My Lungs

Star Reporter Laura is determined to get an interview with Superwoman if only her incompetent partner Carmilla stopped getting in the way. At The Daily Planet

Batwoman doesn’t have time for dating even if Wonder Woman ‘call me Laura' makes her heart flutter. No Dating For Batwoman

Could Be During Canon? - Trying to fit stories inside the world we love

Reincarnation AU where Carmilla's vampirism allows her to die and then come back to life 9 times. Nine Lives to Die

Carmilla plans a date after Laura asked her to the Zeta party. s1 Date Like it’s 1698

Each episode written in an extremely snarky tone in Carmilla’s diary. Dear Creampuff

Countess Karnstein is looking for the partner who dances in step with her. The Right Partner

Laura is the girl who cares and Carmilla doesn’t know what to do when she stops. s2 story. A Question of Caring

8 times Laura uses a Bandaid and 2 times she doesn’t. Stick an Apatosaurus to My Heart

Even though Laura’s dead, alt-Carm keeps hearing her heartbeat everywhere she goes. Floating Through A Stone Wall

Laura breathes until she doesn’t. Carmilla doesn’t breathe until she does. With Human Breath

Hollstein gets trapped in the s2 cellar with a magical snowstorm raging upstairs. Cuddling for warmth. Colder Than Our Hearts

Hollstein says hey a lot. It’s kind of their thing. A look at all seasons and the movie and what that word means. Hey

Canon Alternatives - twists on the way it went

Carmilla dies from the Dean’s sword and Laura brings her back, binding them together forever. The Golden Heart of Paris

Laura gets her heart back but doesn’t wake up so Mattie comes to her with a deal. Hold Her Hand

Danny is dead and the the campus is gone and Laura Hollis has had enough of people dying in her name. An Explanation for Deification

Laura saved them all from Vordenberg but paid a price Carmilla wish she hadn’t to channel a god’s power. Behind Your Ancient Eyes

Laura had meant to do romantic things for Carmilla, she’d just thought they’d have more time. I Meant To Do That

LaFerry fic where Laf is a ghost and keeps stealing substance from Carmilla so that Perry can touch them. Define Death

Saving Laura to be the only reason Carmilla would ever willingly get back inside the coffin. Coffin of Starlight

Barely friends Carmilla and Laura literally glued together including obligatory shower scene. The Sticking Incident

Mircalla’s doesn’t remember her past but her next client looks familar and, instead of taking her ‘services’, just wants to talk. Find You In the Dark

One Carmilla was bad, Laura has no idea how to handle 2 version of her ex girlfriend when they’re stuck in the library. Split Personality, Literally

Laura has amnesia but is thrilled to find out the hot vampire by her bed is her wife. Absolute jackpot Wake Up With a Hot Wife

Carmilla’s soul is trapped in the pit and Laura and the scooby gang have to figure out how to put her back together. Colours of A Soul

After Canon Ends - what could happen next

Post Movie Hollstein and their daughter go looking for the fountain of youth. Retcon the retcon. Family Trip to the Fountain

Papa Hollis gives a speech at a Hollstein wedding that gives all the feels as he tells Laura’s life story. That’s My Daughter

Vamp Laura going through a photo album and telling stories about her adventures with Carmilla. A Live Well Lived

Laura, her father, and eventually Carmilla leave letters on Laura’s mother’s tombstone. Until We Meet Again

Mortal Laura and immortal Carmilla trying to figure out their lives and how to handle forever. Dandelion Promises

Vampires can’t go inside churches but Carmilla still likes to listen to the bells. Laura follows her. post movie. Monstrous Grace

Laura leaves a letter for Carmilla to give to all of Laura’s reincarnations over the centuries. The One Who Loves Her Next

Pregnant Laura has weird 2am cravings for Carmilla to try and fill. 9 Months of Mustard

Musical Hollstein - Trying to write melody with words

Tired world class musician Carmilla gives beginner Laura lessons and falls a little bit in love with her and the music. Teach Me to Play

Carmilla’s sent to interview her ex, pop star Laura. It’s been years and Carmilla can still see the brokenness her mother put on Laura’s face. To Hope Beyond an Unfinished Melody

Coffee Shop and Cooking Hollstein

Laura moves in with the hot coffee barista she has a crush on it’s both the best and the worst. Coffee Cupcake Crush

Laura can’t make coffee but she can set up all her customers with each other, the only person she can’t find a match for is fellow barista and ‘cupid-in-crime’ Carmilla. The Ultimate Coffee Shop Au

Angsty chefs Hollstein run a cooking show but when things get hot in the kitchen, they become secret exes with benefits. Cooking With Hollstein

Human Hollstein - Nothing supernatural. Just our girls being cute.

Billionaire playgirl Carmilla can’t bring herself to be a playboy when it’s Laura she’s taking as her date. Read The Carmilla Karnstein Special

Laura sees a girl on the subway but couldn’t speak to her so writes a ‘missing person’ ad instead. Missed Connections

Aggressive salesman Laura sells girl scout cookies with tiny Laf and knocks on Carmilla’s door. Just Buy the Cookies

Adorable sticky note conversations between broody Carmilla and the girl on the day shift who stole her mug. The Mug Thief

Drunk Carmilla comes into Laura’s tattoo shop and demands a tattoo on her butt. Tattoos and Bikinis

Laura literally falls into Carmilla’s lap on the bus and a spunky older gentleman gives love advice. Strangers on a Bus

Laura’s not very good a camping and the night’s cold when your tent collapses, might have to share sleeping bags. To Build A Tent

Librarian Karnstein enjoys annoying Professor Hollis by rearranging the books to see her scrunched nose. Librarian Hottie

Laura signs up to be a toymaking Christmas elf but gets a grumpy partner who hates making toys. Christmas Trains

Hockey player Laura is determined to get concessions booth worker Carmilla to love the skating rink. Cookies Cupcakes and Hockey Captains.

High School Hollstein Stories

Nerd Laura becomes the quarterback and only reluctant cheerleader Carmilla doesn’t change around her. A Classic High School Love Story

Laura is desperate for cookies and Carmilla ate them all after high school home ec. How to Avoid Kale

Hollstein neighbours shoot nerf guns and marshmallow guns and water guns at each other. War of the Windows

Hollstein becoming friend in kindergarten and then grow up together while getting into all kinds of trouble. Loving Trouble

Hollstein with Animals - Fluffier than fluff because animals are fluffy

Reluctant dog walker Carmilla can’t say no to vet Laura’s requests to walk various animals so they get exercise. Puppy Dog Eyes

Pet Store worker Carmilla saves Laura after she kills Laf’s fish. Again and again. One Fish Two Fish

Carmilla’s cat to keep bringing home some mysterious girl’s underwear. Drawer of Lingerie

Carmilla’s cat gets Laura’s cat pregnant and Laura demands Carmilla co-parent the kittens. Bonus unexpected canoe. Kitten Kisses

Carmilla rescuing Laura from evil spiders in the laundry room. For Fear of Spiders

Playing With Words - Hollstein examined in a story

The story on campus before Carmilla reached room 307 told like Welcome to the Nightvale. Welcome To Silas

Writing the movie plot before the movie came out with Hollstein engagement and Ell closure. It’s Not About the Plot

Laura’s a baker, Carmilla’s a firefighter. An examination of what a Hollstein story really is. A Generic Carmilla Story

Detailing the 100 little ways Hollstein fell in love over the seasons. 100 Ways They Fell in Love

Soulmates - because who doesn’t love some soulmate Aus. Usually twisted from the typical soulmate version or an original idea

Tiny literal hearts to pop up every time Carmilla looks at Laura and all Carmilla wants is for Laura to NEVER SEE THEM.Love is Orange

The scars from one person to show up only on the body of their soulmate featuring a Carmilla who is scarless for centuries and a Laura who will only wear long sleeves. Scars Inside

Timer soulmate au where Carmilla meets a tiny five year old Laura on her first day of school and suddenly finds her timer has started counting down to the moment they fall in love. A Broken Pocketwatch

A mirror will let you see your soulmate every year on your birthday but everyone is convinced there’s been a mistake when 21th century Laura sees 17th century Carmilla in the mirror. The Mirror Between Us

Fairy Laura follows her soulmate compass through a jungle only to find a panther. Carmilla’s not interested in soulmates. Follow Your Arrow

Everyone is born with a soulmate marker to write the name of their chosen soulmate on their skin. Vampires don’t have ink. s1-3 We Chose Each Other

Child countess Carmilla wished on stars for a best friend and got an imaginary lion. Centuries later, child Laura makes the same wish and finds a panther on her doorstep. Wishing On Imaginary Stars

Carmilla has never seen color until the world starts flickering when a kid can’t find their mom. A Hint of Colour

You can hear the music of your own soul and your soulmate but vampire Carmilla can’t hear the music. After Ell separates them, can Laura find her again and again? In Every Universe You Are My Symphony

This has been a 3 year labour of love. The stories vary in length from about 2k to over 100,000k for a total of more than half a million words. Have suggested stories? Let people know! It’s a big list!

Hope you enjoy them and thank you for all of your support creampuffs! <3 Aria

#carmilla #hollstein #laura hollis #carmilla karnstein #runwithwolves #aria bauer #long post #masterpost

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nettvnow-blog · 7 years

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Fan Expo 2017: The Web Series That Could and Would

Carmilla series being at Fan Expo 2017 never should have happened.

But it did.

And it’s glorious.

If you don’t know what Carmilla series is then here’s the short answer right off the top: it’s really, really gay, really, really female/nonbinary centric, and has a really, really great set of cast, crew, and fans associated with it.

Boom. Information acquired.

On the off chance you need a little more background, Carmilla is a queer-centric web series retelling of the 1897 novella by Sheridan LeFanu. It aired for three seasons on KindaTV and, to the excitement of its fans (called ‘Creampuffs’), will be dropping a movie on October 26, 2017. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, the series and upcoming movie stars Elise Bauman as Laura Hollis and Natasha Negovanlis as Carmilla Karnstein.

The fact that the ‘little web series that could’ has become a movie is the cause of all the excitement. Starting as a low budget YouTube show where fans campaigned hard on social media just to get a second season, Carmilla has turned into a Telefilm and fan-funded movie with millions of views on the original web series and a novel expected in a few years.

Fans were ecstatic to get their season three. No-one ever expected a movie. When the movie was announced last year with no warning, fans exploded with joy and gifs. They wished and hoped and dreamed but three years ago, no-one predicted this. Web series don’t usually become movies, nevermind queer web series with a basically non-male cast.

Now that’s it’s here, everyone’s dead. In the best possible way.

While the internet is a great place to learn all about this web series and the movie, there’s nothing quite like experiencing Carmilla and its Creampuffs in person. The place to find them was Fan Expo in Toronto where the movie’s teaser trailer dropped to thunderous applause, a couple of swoons, and a few giggles.

The perfect mix of feelings to make the audience itch for more Carmilla content.

The teaser trailer (below) provided fans with a taste of what was to come and a promise of more concrete content when the full trailer drops at NYCC later this fall. For now, fans have heads full of speculation and theories to keep them going.

And go they did, participating in a Carmilla panel that always rings a differently than anything else at the conference. This was my fifth year at Fan Expo, my third Carmilla panel at the event, and I’ve still yet to come across another panel that *feels* the same way that the Carmilla panel always does.

Warm and excited and open.

With a cast as eager for the film as the fans are and with a crew who were more than happy to throw out a few long awaited secrets like casual truth-bombs, the experience felt more like a group of friends coming together to chat than a formal panel of people who were paid to be there.

The panel provided lots of fun content and behind the scenes information for fans. This ranged from Bauman (Laura Hollis) and Negovanlis (Carmilla Karnstein) laughing while claiming that their dancing during the long-awaited waltz scene was terrible beneath the cuts, a movie release date of October 26 of this year with a promise of fun events, and the super casual bomb from the moderator that Dominique Provost-Chalkley, a new member cast only as ‘The Woman In Black’, was playing Carmilla’s ex-girlfriend Ell.

The audience and cast, who were unaware that this was an approved spoiler, all had a simultaneous heart attack for very different reasons. It was great.

Astute fans might have noticed that producer Steph Ouaknine also revealed that Ell, in line with the original Woman In Black novel, will be playing a ghost. With the movie just over a month and a half away, that gives Tumblr plenty of time to start creating ghostly ex-girlfriend theories. I have several.

Regardless of the content shared at the panel, the underlying message was the same - everyone believes in this story because no-one can quite believe that it’s actually happening.

Everyone is just really, really happy to be here.

It’s not just the panel that carried this attitude but this seemed to be an attitude that Creampuffs carried with them as they went about their day. While walking the floor over the 4 day event, I’d occasionally play a game of ‘spot the Carmilla fan’ and something that should have been hard for a tiny fandom in a sea of people turned out to be remarkably easy. There was the girl with the ‘Carmilla in NYC’ shirt who I tapped on the shoulder as I passed by, the 4 people from Hamilton, ON in front of me at the Beauty and The Beast panel who were squealing over the movie teaser trailer until I couldn’t help but join in, and the new friends I made in line after a quick text asking if anyone wanted to chat.

Then there were the hard ones, the people who I’d squint at and wonder only to find them later at the panel and smile. Creampuff successfully spotted.

When the weekend was over, weary legs dragging me home, there was the lingering question of how I’d spotted these less obvious Creampuffs. The ones who pinged my creampuff radar without Carmilla swag or snapbacks or flannels.

I still don’t know what it is.

But I know what it feels like, what it’s always felt like whether at panels or in crowded venues or across the internet: warm and excited and open. That same feeling that drove the Creampuffs in attendance to lift up hundreds of signs simply reading “thank you Carmilla.” Happy to just be here, existing and thrilled and a little confused as to how this all happened but thrilled just the same.

And curiously awaiting whatever might come next from the little fandom that could.

Written by Aria Bauer

#FanExpo #Fan Expo 2017 #Carmilla #KindaTV #Smokebomb #Natasha Negovanlis #Elise Bauman #Sharon Belle #Dominique Provost-Chalkley #Aria Bauer #Steph Ouakine #Kaitlyn Alexander #Annie Briggs #Matt O'Connor #Nicole Stamp #Cara Gee #NYCC

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shomagravity · 2 years

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『THE ICE 2022 Full Broadcast on Nitere Plus 』|| Uno Shoma interview 11.09.2022

"Top skaters from all around the world gathered for the first time in 3 years. And a collaboration between Uno Shoma and Nathan Chen!" THE ICE 2022 will be broadcasted on 18th September at 7 PM JST.

"Hello, this is Uno Shoma. THE ICE 2022 Aichi Performance will be broadcasted on NiTere Plus."

Q. What kind of Ice Show was THE ICE 2022 this time?

Shoma: "I think it was a great show where so many top athletes from overseas got together. I was also able to do a collaboration with Nathan Chen and I think it became something really good. The overall atmosphere of this ice show, rather than the sense of unity where Japanese shows usually have, it was an ice show where everyone's personality came through strongly. Everyone is also really friendly in the backstage so it was very fun for the ones doing it as well. And I hope people who have been watching, enjoyed us having fun too.” Q. How was your programs? Shoma: “My program, well, I still think about going on as a competitor so, I'm performing my free program for this year. At the competition venue, jumps became the main thing now so the jumps are the main thing for the free program as well. Although there aren't many athletes who raise the difficulty of jumps in ice shows, but as for me, how to put it, I want to show even if it's only a little. Depending on the person I think it might be about spins or expression instead of jumps, but as for this free program, I think it would make it most worth seeing if I was doing a performance similar to the competition. I'll continue doing it preferably without any injuries.” "Please watch it on NiTere Plus." source tweets

#uno shoma #shoma uno #shomagravitytranslations #video translations #mini interviews #nitere #the ice 2022 #2022 translations #2022 september #shoma's aria #nathan chen #love duet #i loved that collaboration so much #the layback ina bauer lives in my mind rent free

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generaldavila · 4 years

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OTAN. OCASIÓN PERDIDA. LA MINISTRA DE DEFENSA ESTÁ A OTRAS COSAS Rafael Dávila Álvarez. General de División (R.)

Acaba de ser elegido el nuevo Chairman del Comité Militar de la Alianza Atlántica para los próximos años, el Almirante Rob Bauer de la Armada holandesa. ¿A nadie le interesa? Busquen las noticias. Creo que ni en las páginas web de Defensa, EMAD, o de los ejércitos lo encontrarán.

Aquí la ministra trata de vender unos ejércitos ficticios, que deben irse adaptando a los nuevos modos y maneras…

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perfectdisastcr · 4 years

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💗 i would like a list of all 3 million potential pairings please 🙈

my god, i would love to take the time out of my day to give that to you, and just know that we can ship literally anybody and everybody because that’s all we ever do in the first place and you know how much i love doing that with you too. my favorite writing partner everybody, bre is hands down the best partner in the whole world, and i’m lucky enough to be able to have her at all. she’s mine and i’m never going to let her go because i love her so much! she’s literally the best thing to ever happen to me and i know i wouldn’t be here through the shitty times and all without her! everybody better go follow her right now and send her all the love i swear to god, because she’s the only person on this hell site that shows me the attention that i deserve! also that list of potential pairings is below the cut, and don’t say i didn’t warn you. 👀

send 💗 if you’re open to the possibility of a romantic ship eventually happening between our muses

all these characters are up for shipping with all your characters:

alex gardiner (paul rudd) alexander hamilton (lin-manuel miranda) alex mullner (brant daughterty) alice liddell (madelyn cline) alisha khara (jameela jamil) annie abel (luna blaise/anya chalotra) antonia moreno (victoria justice) apollonia levine (anastasia karanikolaou) arthur pendragon (niall horan) ashley spinelli (ursula corbero) aspen rhodes (sofia black-d'elia) astrid porter (karlie kloss) audrey ramirez (selena gomez) august khalil (rami malek) axel turner (charlie weber/skeet ulrich) aziz hassan (riz ahmed) bailee rose (jenny boyd) bambi prince (lachlan watson) barbie roberts (kate upton) barley lightfoot (michael clifford) beatriz velasco (camila cabello/diane guerrero) beau hester (froy gutierrez) beck collins (joe keery) bellatrix lestrange (carmela zumbado) belle dubois (margaret qualley) belle summers (candice king) berliouz bonfamille (alex fitzalan) bernard davenport (gavin leatherwood) billie groves (kiana lede/emmy raver-lampman) billy hargrove (dacre montgomery) bindi culver (meg donnelly/rachel mcadams) bo-peep ‘bo’ patterson (amanda seyfried) brady gardiner (nathaniel buzolic) brielle stewart (alexandra daddario) bronwyn pierson (madelaine petsch) buzz lightyear (paul mescal/chris pine) calliope jung (phillipa soo) camille aguilar (jeanine mason) carl fredricksen (tye sheridan) celeste quintana (rosalia/maite perroni) chandler armstrong (iwan rheon) cinderella tremaine (lily james) clementine ahn (jamie chung) cliff egan (stephen amell) colleen lowell (jodie comer) connor catrell (thomas doherty) copper slade (nick jonas) cordelia goodwin (ryan destiny/candice patton) coriander thompson (dacre montgomery/chris evans) cornelius robinson (simon baker) cruella de vil (melanie martinez) cyrus quinney (owen joyner) daisy vaughn (isabella gomez/aimee carrero) dakota atkins (amber midthunder) dale monks (keiynan lonsdale) dalton davis (harris dickinson) daniela ‘dani’ costello (becky g/eva longoria) dash parr (jaden smith) delilah diaz (camila cabello/diane guerrero) delphine washington (antonia thomas) delta montgomery (manu gavassi) denver koch (thomas elms) devon montgomery (iain de caestecker) diego hargreeves (david castaneda) dorcas meadowes (ariela barer) dory blau (julia louise-dreyfus) duke blaise (ashley graham & matthew daddario — reincarnated) duncan traeger (zac efron) edmund whittaker (richard madden) edwin orwell (nicholas galitzine) elena flores (jenna ortega) eleonora moretti (benedetta gargari) eleven (millie bobby brown) elio montgomery (noah schnapp/brendon urie) elisabeth ‘elsa’ andersson (candice king) elliott murdoch (kj apa) eloise thompson (taylor hill/zoey deutch) elwood leith (sam claflin) emerson wheaton (beau mirchoff) emily sondheim (eve fraser) emmy silverstein (nat wolff/michiel huisman) ericka ‘ricki’ santos (danna paola) esmeralda guybertaut (priyanka chopra) everest sorenson (adam driver) ezekiel ‘zeke’ bauer (neels visser) fa mulan (awkwafina) felix dawson (lukas gage) ferris rockwell (joshua bassett) five hargreeves (aidan gallagher/rob raco/john mulaney) florence prata (barbie ferreira) flynn rider (jacob elordi/steven r mcqueen) frank castle (jon bernthal) gabrielle dupres (louriza tronco) genevieve rizzo (troian bellisario) gill moorish (harrison ford) godwin vivar (diego boneta) grainger anslow (justin hartley) grant wesley (keanu reeves) griffin price (liam hemsworth) guinevere ‘gwen’ flores (ester exposito/ana de armas) gulliver kennedy (robert sheehan) gunner mccoy (miles heizer) halston krogen (nick robinson) hamish duke (thomas elms) harper graves (sydney sweeney) harry potter (alberto rosende) harvey wolff (joaquin phoenix) hawke bradbury (brenton thwaites) helen parr (megan thee stallion/kerry washington) hendrix palmer (mark fischbach) henley howell (dylan everett/paul wesley) henrik nilsen (herman tommeraas/chris evans) hercules sabri (aubrey joseph) hermione granger (quintessa swindell) holden krogen (jack falahee) holly la stella (olivia holt) honey lemon (irene ferreiro) hudson reid (jaeden lieberher/paul mescal/james mcavoy) irving reid (matty healy) isobel evans (lily cowles) jacoba ‘cobi’ abernathy (geraldine viswanathan) jake bennett (joe jonas) jake breckenridge (landon liboiron) james potter (noah centineo) james ‘sully’ sullivan (hozier) jane porter (zoe sugg) jasmine agrabah (naomi scott) jessica jones (krysten ritter) jim hopper (david harbour) johanna ‘jo’ gardiner (carlson young) josefine olive (lili reinhart/maika monroe) joseph ‘joey’ carnegie (chris o'dowd) juliette russo (camila mendes) juno nicks (gideon adlon/linda cardellini) justin miller (michael b. jordan) keaton green (charlie plummer/austin butler/alexander skarsgard) keifer fry (nathan parsons) kennedy sutherland (florence pugh) khalid farid (mena massoud) kiernan jost (jack barakat) kiki penn (natalie alyn lind) kim possible (karen gillan) kit dempsey (aaron taylor-johnson/michael sheen) kristoff bjorgman (ben hardy) kuzco inca (tommy martinez) lady alvarez (camila cabello/diane guerrero) lake montgomery (jace norman/casey deidrick/jeff goldblum) lazarus (sean teale/tom ellis) lennox wells (billie piper) leonardo ‘leo’ light (armie hammer) levi wesley (gerard butler) liam wheaton (lucas lynngaard tonnesen/dominic sherwood) lilac montgomery (sophia lillis/deborah ann woll) lila pitts (ritu arya) lilo pelekai (courtney eaton) lola carver (carla gugino) macy merritt (kylie jenner) madeline hawkins (rowan blanchard/kaylee bryant) madison bloomfield (gwyneth paltrow) maggie wheaton (virginia gardner) maria deluca (heather hemmens) mariana de la cruz (victoria justice/salma hayek) marianne darden (elizabeth olsen) marisol torres (alexa demie/salma hayek) marlene phan (brianne tju) matilda franks (brooke markham) matthew murdock (charlie cox) max tian (chloe bennet) mckenzie whitman (danielle rose russell) megara creon (ashley moore) melanie carter (brenna d'amico/zooey deschanel) melody burns-newman (camren bicondova) mercutio bellini 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(carmela zumbado) ronald ‘mac’ mcdonald (rob mcelhenney) roosevelt banks (spence moore II) rowan burke (andy biersack) roxanne sutton (lady gaga) rush mccoy (cody fern) russell montgomery (ian harding/hugh jackman) russell montgomery II (jack dylan grazer/timothee chalamet/adam brody) sable rosales (catherine bascoy) saint fentworth (reece king) sally finklestein (marina ruy barbosa) salvador ‘sal’ mendoza (jorge blanco) samson gardiner (cole sprouse) sandy diamandis (christina hendricks) sawyer bell (penn badgley) seamus kennedy (aria shanghasemi/michael sheen) seb seif (zeeko zaki) selena hada (camila cabello/diane guerrero) severus snape (rob raco) shawn taggart (ben barnes) shay strauss (chris wood) shia zoheir (rami malek) shiloh young (devery jacobs) shiri madani (inbar lavi) simba king (john boyega) sloane shapiro (diana silvers/linda cardellini) sofia ramirez (camila cabello/camila mendes/morena baccarin/fluvia lacerda) stefani vidal (louriza tronco) stella romero (adria arjona) steve harrington (joe keery) stevie wagner (anne hathaway/jennifer garner) sutton reiser (katherine langford/kat dennings) tandy hawthorne (giorgia whigham) tanner cohen (ross lynch) tarrant ‘mad hatter’ hightopp (hale appleman) tarryn fischer (giorgia whigham/perry mattfeld) tatum barton (ben schwartz) teddy flood (james marsden) tex navarro (bad bunny) thad abraham (dylan sprouse/chris evans) the handler (kate walsh) thomas gardiner (felix mallard/paul rudd) tierney kennedy (maisie williams) timothy ‘tigger’ trigger (jeremy allen white) tinker bell (sabrina carpenter) tj lieberman (armie hammer) tommy burns (will poulter) topher larkin (alexander hogh andersen) trey turner (jonathan daviss) ursula celia (normani/lizzo) vaughn abel (max greenfield) veronica lodge (camila mendes) vidia viento (emma dumont) vivica lang (madison pettis/tessa thompson) wanda cowell (brenda song) warren wentz (robert pattinson) wendell langston (link neal) wilbur robinson (david mazouz) winnie knox (sophie turner/jessica chastain) wren green (alexander calvert) wynona winstead (sarah hyland/cristin milioti) xander talbot (g-eazy) york pemberton (heather baron-gracie) yusef barlas (zayn malik) zack abrams (alex fitzalan) ziggy (taron egerton) zoey matthews (olivia munn)

#outoftrash #ncwperspective

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Sonate n°1 - Les Délices de la Solitude Michel Corrette ( 1707-1795 )

00:00 Fuga 02:18 II. Aria 05:09 III. Allegro

Serpent : Patrick WIBART Théorbe : Romain Falik Viole de gambe : Martin Bauer Clavecin : Marie Van Rihjn vidéo : Pauline Penicaud son : Charles Alexandre Englebert

Instrument Serpent made by Stephan Berger ( Switzerland ) Musée de l'Hôtel Dieu - Château Thierry

#Michel Corrette #serpent

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Could you please recommend some faces that would fit a modern fantasy setting? Any ethnicity, age, and gender is fine. Thank you so much!!!

Melonie Diaz (Charmed) Puerto Rican.

Anna Lambe (Trickster) Inuit - bisexual.

Alisha Wainwright (Shadowhunters) Afro- Haitian / Jamaican.

Alberto Rosende (Shadowhunters) Cuban / Colombian..

David Gyasi (Carnival Row) Ghanaian.

Precious Mustapha (Fate: The Winx Saga) Nigerian.

Tati Gabrielle (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) African-American / Korean.

Adeline Rudolph (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) Korean / German.

Jaz Sinclair (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) African-American.

Chance Perdomo (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) Afro-Dominican / Guatemalan.

Maisie Richardson-Sellers (The Originals) Black British - queer.

Danielle Rose Russell (Legacies)

Kaylee Bryant (Legacies) 1/4 Japanese 3/4 English, Danish, German, Irish.

Chris Lee / Chris De'Sean Lee (Legacies) African-American.

Jenny Boyd (Legacies)

Aria Shahghasemi (Legacies) Iranian.

Peyton Alex Smith (Legacies) African-American.

Quincy Fouse (Legacies) African-American.

Anna Diop (Titans) Senegalese.

Alan Ritchson (Titans)

Conor Leslie (Titans)

Chelsea Zhang (Titans) Chinese.

Minka Kelly (Titans)

Ryan Potter (Titans) Japanese / Swedish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish.

Ricky Whittle (American Gods) Afro-Jamaican / English.

Pablo Schreiber (American Gods)

Emily Browning (American Gods)

Yetide Badaki (American Gods) Nigerian - bisexual.

Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time) Puerto Rican / Sicilian-Italian.

Adam Beach (Nancy Drew) 7/8 Saulteaux, 1/8 Icelandic.

Tunji Kasim (Nancy Drew) Nigerian / Scottish.

Katie Findlay (Nancy Drew) Chinese, Macanese, Portuguese, Scottish, English.

Maddison Jaizani (Nancy Drew) Iranian.

Leah Lewis (Nancy Drew) Chinese.

Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew)

Mädchen Amick (Witches of East End)

Jenna Dewan ( Witches of East End ) Lebanese, Polish / German, English.

Julia Ormond (Witches of East End)

Rachel Boston (Witches of East End)

Anna Paquin (True Blood) - bisexual.

Stephen Moyer (True Blood)

Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood)

Ryan Kwanten (True Blood)

Rutina Wesley (True Blood) African-American - sexuality unlabelled but is engaged to a woman.

Kristin Bauer van Straten (True Blood)

Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood)

Tyler Hoechlin (Teen Wolf)

Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf)

Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf) - sexuality unlabelled but is engaged to a woman.

David Giuntoli (Grimm)

Tim Rozon (Wynona Earp)

Melanie Scrofano (Wynona Earp)

Shamier Anderson (Wynona Earp) Afro-Jamaican.

Varun Saranga (Wynona Earp) Tamil.

Dominique Provost-Chalkley (Wynona Earp)

Lesley-Ann Brandt (Lucifer) Cape Coloured (English, East Indian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Khoisan, Ashkenazi Jewish).

Lauren German (Lucifer)

Tom Ellis (Lucifer)

Matt Ryan (Constantine)

Laura Vandervoort (Bitten)

Greyston Holt (Bitten)

Robert Sheehan (Misfits)

Antonia Thomas (Misfits) Afro- Jamaican / English, possibly Welsh.

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits) Afro-Barbadian.

Anna Silk (Lost Girl) English, Turkish, Cypriot.

Ksenia Solo (Lost Girl)

Ruth Connell (Supernatural)

Osric Chau (Supernatural) Hongkonger / Malaysian.

Olivia Taylor Dudley (The Magicians)

Hale Appleman (The Magicians) Ashkenazi Jewish / Irish, English - queer.

Summer Bishil (The Magicians) Indian / Mexican, German, English, distant Dutch.

Jason Ralph (The Magicians)

Arjun Gupta (The Magicians) Indian.

Harvey Guillén (The Magicians) Mexican - queer.

Jade Tailor (The Magicians) Ashkenazi Jewish / German, English, Irish, Dutch, Scottish.

Aidan Turner (Being Human)

Michael Socha (Being Human)

Angela Bassett (American Horror Story) African-American.

Angelica Ross (American Horror Story) African-American. - trans woman.

Adria Arjona (Emerald City) Guatemalan / Puerto Rican.

Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Emerald City) Egyptian Jewish / English.

François Arnaud (Midnight Texas) - bisexual.

Arielle Kebbel (Midnight Texas and The Vampire Diaries)

Peter Mensah (Midnight Texas) Ghanaian.

Parisa Fitz-Henley (Midnight Texas) Afro-Jamaican - non-binary - she/her they/them.

Lauren Cohan (The Vampire Diaries)

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An Unexpected Turn of Events

Hiya, folks! So, as previously announced, the wlw writing project continues after a break with a miniseries set back in Vienna, one of the iconic capitals of opera at the time of Mozart. An emerging singer gets the chance to be an understudy in the latest Mozart’s discussed opera Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), that premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786, w and play the pants role of the page Cherubino. Preparing for the role doesn’t quite go as planned… .

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Previous chapter: The Understudy

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A couple of days later I go back to Melchiorri for another session as planned. He is inflexible that I allow my voice to rest at least one day before practising again not to damage it. As I observe the streets of Vienna passing by from my carriage, I wonder if the little fugitive will visit us today too and a tiny smile crosses my lips. I should be bothered by such unprofessionalism but surprisingly I enjoyed the interruption. A private comedic enteract. It also reminded me the maestro is human: I stole a glance of the domestic, family life people like me is generally unfamiliar with. I don't plan to marry anytime soon honestly if I can avoid it, despite what my Aunt claims. I owe her and my uncle, the wealthy side of my family, everything. She brought me away from the small town by the Alps I lived with Mom, Dad and Hans, my little brother in a wooden cottage by a stream. We weren't indigents, we owned a small typography in town that mainly served the local journal of the valley and well, the church crafting the prayer books you would find on the bench every day at mass. We weren't rich with either: you don't exactly became high socialite with so little. Hans is now running the typography as my father's eyes are not the ones he used to have since he got sick. I don't envy my poor brother; I am glad I got my way out of that life. I am eternally grateful to Auntie Helga for insisting to drag me to Graz and deciding to turn me into a star of the opera after hearing me perform a solo in the church choir during one of her - not so frequent, actually - visits.

Auntie built her fortune over a good marriage with a promising young lawyer who couldn't resist her charm and eventually allowed her to live in sober luxury and even be invited to court. But that seemed to be her sole aspiration in life: she left the small town and never looked back. I am an opera singer, I want more. My career comes first and I have yet to meet a worthy match honestly. And no, I don't want to be a puppet, a doll to a man who will eventually ask me to leave the stage and my beloved arias to look after a child or be a proper wife, whatever it means. So, no, thanks, I chuckle in my head while taking the hand the driver offer me to get off the carriage. When I knock at the door, I am considering that maybe Herr Giorgio is not that bad, even if I didn't like the way he addressed the maid and the poor naughty boy. Nor the lusty looks he throws me. The maid welcomes me with a smile and a little reverence. Good girl, probably she expects me to chastise her too. As if I had any intention to do so! She takes my fur and quickly disappear into the wardrobe room before walking back towardsme. I thank her for her zeal but I know the way to the music room, the maestro is surely waiting for me, I say. I start walking but what she says next makes me freeze, confused. "Actually, Miss...the master is not here today. I'm very sorry. His wife is waiting for you in the tea room". What? That...that must be a joke. The maestro hired to prepare me last minute disappears before the official rehearsals. I turn and throw a bad look at the poor maid, who doesn't deserve it in the least. She's just a messenger, her eyes beg before lowering them to her feet. She's right, my anger is all for Mister Melchiorri. What do I do now? "Whatever, lead the way then" I exclaim, following her. "I can't wait to hear what the fair lady has to say about this". My voice is cold, sardonic; the girl doesn't say a single word while we walk in the opposite direction than my usual route in the house. She's certainly too afraid to dare say a thing. When we finally arrive to the right room, she knocks politely at the door and steps in when a female voice comes from the inside. She bows her head and announces my presence before disappearing back down the corridor. She stops only to let the door open for me. I let out an annoyed sigh and enter. The room is significantly different from the maestro's studio. No instruments, only paintings at the walls and fresh flowers on the little tables around the room. The perfume is delicate and inebriating: are they orchids, I wonder? A neat wooden library holds the place of honour on the main wall, opposite the fireplace and framed by windows that fills the whole room by natural light, even if the sun doesn't shine today: it will probably rain soon. Letting my eyes wonder outside I spot green and a carousel: I didn't realise we were so close to a park! Unlike the music room, here even if the furniture, the velvet armchairs, the Persian rugs, every decor are certainly expensive, the atmosphere is surprisingly...cozy, an adjective I would have never thought of associated with Melchiorri's place. It's almost inviting, calming? "Miss Bauer, I am so incredibly sorry for the the latest developments and all the trouble they must bring on you...but please, take a seat! Franziska will be back soon with fresh tea". I turn to see a woman gesturing me to join her by the fireplace. Her German has a thick Italian accent which gives her "a bit of exotic" as they say at court. She doesn't wear a wig, her long raven hair are done up in an elaborate grateful chignon and two curly strands frame her visage. She reminds me one of those shepherdesses portrayed in bucolic frescos at the Emperor's Palace. Her dress is not in character though: a plain, cerulean dress which is not necessarily cheap but does nothing to enhance her figure. Poor taste probably: even money can do little about it sometimes. She must be in her early thirties or so I wager and thinner than most ladies I know in her standing...I wonder why Melchiorri chose her if he's so clearly fond of female curves. Maybe it's another arranged loveless marriage. I wouldn't be surprised. I oblige and thank her politely, forgetting my anger for a moment. It surprises me, it must be a reflex, a natural response the soothing silky voice of the lady. Like the feral beasts tamed by the gentle melody of Orpheus' song, I think trying to shake away such thought. I suddenly realise that I don't know her name. Melchiorri never talked about her. But I don't want to tell her: it's not a nice thing to say to a wife, right? As if reading my thoughts, she shakes her head slightly embarassed. "I forgot my manners, didn't I?" she sighs. "You must forgive me, Miss, I do not receive many visitors lately and I've never been introduced to famous opera singers...nor any of my husband's pupils. My name is Cecilia, Cecilia Melchiorri". I feel a pang of sadness for this lady excluded from the theatre world his husband works in. I don't get why she has to be cast out like that. I've met other illustrious wives at social gatherings around Vienna or at court. I offer her my hand, gesturing no apologies are needed, and repeat her name. "Cecilia...". Sadly, I completely butcher it: I studied Italian for the opera but my Austrian tongue is still incapable to recreate the sweet sounds that comes so natural to her. It must not be the first time because her lips curl in a quick understanding smile. "You can call me Lia, if it's easier for you. My family used to call me so". Lia...what a pretty little name. I smile, grateful. "I will then, if you don't mind...Lia. You can call me Constanze: it seems only fair". "As you wish, Miss Bauer!" she says before realising her mistake. We share an amused look, even if hers is a bit more bashful. In that moment, after another polite knock, Franziska returns with the tea and some butter biscuits. They're different from the ones Mister Melchiorri usually offers me in his studio. She's serving the tea when a familiar figure materialises on the threshold of the room at my peripheral. Lia is giving him the shoulders so she can't see him. I turn in his direction with a smirk. "I believe we've already met, right, Sir?" The two women turn at unison too and the kid childishly hides his face but doesn't move. After a moment he spies us through his fingers and retrieves his hands, smiling. Franziska puts the tray underneath her arm and tells Lia that she will bring him to his room, making the boy pout. He's quite the character. "Maybe he followed you because he just wants a biscuit" I say, my eyes wandering between them to check if I'm overstepping. "Maybe you're right...but only if he doesn't bother you" Melchiorri's wife concedes with a tired smile. I shake my head and take the decorated plate in my hands. "Would you like one?" I ask in Italian to her son, not sure if he speaks proper German. His face brightens up and he nods enthusiastically. We share a soft laugh, even the maid joins. He gets ready to speed across the room when he stops, considering. He searches his mother for approval. Lia nods, asking to behave like a good boy though. So he approaches slower than he wanted, with great effort to refrain himself, and grabs a biscuit from the plate. Before taking a generous bite, he mutters a quick thank you. "Mystery solved" I comment, placing the plate back on the table. "You must excuse him, Miss Ba- Constanze" Lia say, gently pulling him closer. "Nino is not a bad kid, just a bit of a rascal at times". "A rascal with a sweet tooth" Franziska adds and we share another laughter. "I'm so sorry he interrupted your private session the other day. Franziska had quite a fair share of work to do and I was indisposed in my room, I couldn't look after him as I usually do". I dismiss her apologies, taking a sip of tea. "But it was fun, wasn't it?" I wink at Nino who chuckles. "Yes and she sings very well, Ma" he says, turning to his mother. "Of course, I heard her too from my room" she smiles. "She's a promise of the opera, it's written on the newspapers". "Sing again?" the little boy begs, expectantly. His childish enthusiasm amuses me. "I cannot do those trills now, I need to warm up my voice first" I apologise, before winking. "Another time, I promise". Lia whispers something into his ear and he thanks me, concealing his disappointment. Crumbs are stuck on his lips and make the smile that follows a bit funnier than it was supposed to be. "Now, sweetheart, why don't you follow Franziska back to the kitchen?" She says, stroking his curls. "Take another biscuit and she will give you a glass of milk, just as you like it, huh?". She doesn't have to say it twice: while the maid gently places and arm around his shoulders, guiding him away, he takes not one but two biscuits in his hands. He throws me a conspiratorial look before chuckling. Then he turns towards Lia and stretches his neck to kiss her cheek. She caresses his face and tells him to be good with Franziska. When the two of them are out of the room, she meets my gaze again, shaking hear head. "Apologies, Miss...I sent Franziska to buy these for you this morning and he managed to put his eyes on them. He became obsessed". "Kids" I shrug, unbothered. I am pleasantly impressed that she had such a kind gesture towards me. I mean it could be a way to get on my good side because of the news she has to give me...but after all, this situation is not her fault. Her husband left her to deal with this and me all alone. She turns serious and sighs. "Anyway, have you heard of the flooding near Salzburg?". "What?". "Torrential rain lead to conspicuous floodings in the area surrounding Salzburg. I don't know if Giorgio mentioned it to you but he head there after your session for a family emergency....his brother lives there". "I'm afraid he didn't say a thing about his little journey" I say, trying my hardest not to look angered, even if I am: I would have rather be informed sooner of such details. By the look on her face I can tell she expected such an answer. "He surely thought he would be back in time today, he didn't mention staying for long. But during the night the weather deteriorated and the roads are pretty much impracticable, so to speak. We've just received a note saying he will be back as soon as travelling conditions are restored and the emergency solved. Probably a couple of days...maybe more? He must have sent you a similar one, you just missed it because you were on your way here already". "A couple of days? Maybe more?" I exclaim. That's not promising... "The rehearsals start in a week" I frown. "I still need to practise...". "You are free to do it here if you wish, Miss" she suggests, apologetic yet encouraging. "I am perfectly aware this is a hideous setback for you with such a tight schedule. You must believe me when I say I wish we never put you in this situation...if there's anything I can do, Miss, ask away. I'm not my husband but...". I consider her words for a moment. My mind runs wild to find a solution for this unexpected unfavourable circumstance. I could find another maestro maybe but how, within such a short notice and little time before official rehearsals begin? I could do it on my own but another sudden foolish idea crosses my mind. "Do you play the cello, Mrs. Lia?" I must have taken her by surprise by the look on her face. She tries to conceal it, refilling her cup. "Why, yes. My father was a musician, I took cello classes in my youth but I don't see how this-". "Excellent! Then you can take your husband's place until the he’s back" I exclaim, cutting her short. My words must come as a shock: she almost spits her tea. "Beg pardon, Miss?". "You will be my maestro, well understudy maestro for the time being" I smile, explaining. "You said yourself that you can play the cello, you can assist me as I practice". "But...but I don't have my husband expertise" she objects, at loss of words. "You heard me practicing with your husband, right? So you must know how it should sound. And that aside, you can even tell yourself if my performance is good or not: you have ears too, if I am not mistaken". She opens her mouth to say something, anything to make me change my mind and spare her such thing...but nothing comes. Her lips presses together for a moment before she places her cup back on the table. "Very well, then...if you think it would work" she smiles weakly. "Just be patient with me: I do not usually play opera arias".

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Reviews 367: The Visitor

A couple of years ago, Ai released II, which for me is one of the very best albums of space rock, psychedelia, and kosmische ever conceived…a sort of epic paean to all that is great about the tripped out planetarium sonics of both the early 70s and the early 90s. The album was put out by Hauch Records, an experimentally-minded label operating in the German underground that explores much else besides cosmic rock, including minimal drone, ambient, and dub amongst a range of other moods and styles. The label has a longstanding relationship with Ai, having also released the band’s self-titled LP in 2015. But even before that–back in 2011–Hauch released a record called Imitation of Nature from Ai’s keyboard shaman and synthesizer sorcerer Frank Bauer, who on his own explores imaginative worlds of modular magic as The Visitor. Earlier in 2020 and after an extended period of silence, Bauer and The Visitor returned with Installationen, a new LP+digital release on Hauch featuring music that accompanied an art exhibition in 2019, and that sees Bauer rigging his modular setup to play itself, which to paraphrase the liner notes, creates structures based on dualisms between repetition and evolution, and between composition and spontaneous generation. I’ll also mention here that for those who want more of these mystical modular incantations, Installationen was immediately preceded by a an EP called Instrumentals that contains four further pieces from the same sessions.

The Visitor - Installationen (Hauch, 2020) “Installation I” opens with twinkling bell tones drifting in a fog, while android idiophones vibrate through a cold cosmic wind. Liquid oscillations evoke UFO landings as they periodically swoosh upon the mix, and also serve to provide the track with the barest semblance of structure. Industrial scrapes transform into fractal shards as they travel radially outwards, and airy pulses of bass signal mysterious pauses. Distorted feedback fades into mist and snaps of synthetic air land amidst cascading layers of growing and overblowing ambiance…all as chemtrails soar through a cloudy winter sky. Machines purr and coo while gong mallets strike massive metal pipes, creating waves of subsonic wonderment. Ghostly vocalizations intermingle with animalistic growls while organic clouds of bass hum emerge then disperse. Computers flicker and pulse as they execute strange algorithms which cause glitching tracers that repeate at hyperspeed, and the music alternately evokes for me the work of Experimental Audio Research, and Natural Snow Buildings at their most cold and abstract. Then, as everything starts fading, the track airs out, with temple tones sitting beneath a hopeful wash of synthesis.

In “Installation II,” a randomized robot orchestra tunes to the dawn, as machine strings and modular horns swirl into a mysterious miasma. Shadowy tones and glowing strands of starlight intermingle as buzzing blankets of interstellar warmth meet glacial walls of shimmer and shine, with sinister bass synthetics evoking the shadowspells of Igor Wakhevitch. Billowing banks of laser light, silent screams of feedbacking static, and fluid flashes of molten crystal flow together before giving way to moments of sickly tonal meditation, as bass buzz and midrange hum move through chromatic slides and disturbing harmonic abstractions. Hovering clouds of reverb and delay shade in the empty spaces with spectral hues and obscuring layers of interstellar dust, pillowy pads drift over one another in a deep lullaby dance, and blinding rainbows are birthed from decaying plumes of smoke while elsewhere, thousands of viols scream and scratch into a wall of drone mesmerism. Sorrowful whale songs distort beyond comprehension as they diffuse through star oceans and slow motion oscillations are born of resonances and misaligned vibrato until the track devolves into a primitive loop, which is chopped even further by a locked groove.

In “Installation III,” percussive sequences and modular electronics evoke tropical jungle hand drum ceremonials and minimalist mallet cascades as a shaman casts spells of fourth world magic overhead. Swaths of static blow in like a psychedelic breeze, satellite broadcasts flow around muted computations, and cracks in the ground spew vapors of all possible color. Bassline shadowforms add a further sense of groove…these barely there thuds and pulses repurposed for a forest fusion jam out…while blips and pings create virtual tapestries of insect chatter and birdsong. Millions of modular marimbas are chopped and looped in real time, creating a mesmeric collage of futurist exotica, while elsewhere, swirling shimmers, mirage sonics, and sonar pings smear into cooling haze. It’s as if a hyperspeed conga line is working its way through an island rainforest paradise, wherein metalloid liquids drip from palm fronds into boiling pools of alien fluid, creating strange reverberations that diffuse in every direction.

The vinyl trip ends with “Installation IV” and a calming bath of buzz accented by twinkles and brass synthesis. Reversing wisps dance in the air, bell tones are stretched into infinitely tall vertical structures, and hypnotizing sparkles pan through wavering whooshes and subdued thumps. It’s a study in using constant motion to achieve sonic stasis, with every single element sparkling, swishing, and vibrating, yet somehow causing time to stand still. Healing tones of feedback grow in intensity before dispersing into glimmering bodies of glass, and the modular synths again evoke idiophones–this time mbiras playing some faintly heard paean to the shining sun. Piercing globules of light move backwards and forwards in temporal displacement and a serene storm of synthesis emerges…like an automaton orchestra activated by a slow and stately sunrise. Ascending phaser streaks and drunken bass synths execute a randomized dream dance while all around, clustered gemstones refract solar light into an infinite web of chiming magnificence. And just as the A-side terminates with a locked groove, so does the B-side, with washed out loops cycling peacefully and eternally.

The trip continues into the digital realm with three further tracks, the first of which is “Installation V.” Smoldering drones and feedbacking flute tones move through atonal harmonizations, while a slowly growing pulse of fevered ambiance enters the scene. Melody is mostly abandoned in favor of texture and resonance, as a malarial fog of silvery synthesis and smoke-shrouded distortion generates flashes of white light and voids of deep darkness. The vibe progressively turns more hopeful as the harmonizing layers ease their oppressive dissonance amidst the calming dances of sci-fi pixie dusk. And from here, the track begins to resemble a mystic sound ceremony, with modulars mimicking gongs, bowed cymbals, and Tibetan bowls while sea crystal pan-pipes are effected into radar bleeps…the whole thing like the Theatre of Eternal Music or Pelt transformed into a machine meditation. As for “Installation VI,” plink plonking and madcap Berlin schools sequences fire, with cut-off manipulations moving the sounds between starlight sparkles, percussive pops, and broken morse code transmissions. The sense of motion and energy is completely arresting in comparison to the preceding track’s sonorous serenity, especially as tick tocking twinkles of multi-colored diamond rotate in maddening patterns. Mysterious vocal tones hover in the background…like chopped and looped mermaid choirs…their gothic ocean arias pulsing at lightspeed and calling to mind Klaus Schulze’s earliest epics, as well as Popol Vuh’s soundtrack work. Indeed, the track almost resembles a Herzog-ian river trek at times, only as if proceeding in hypersonic stop motion, and with minimal melodic development interrupting the interlocking sequential stardance.

The final piece is “Installation VII,” which begins with howling winds and phase-shifting cymbal splashes. Subsuming drones of darkness sit beneath zipping lasers and rushes of white noise, while percussive electronics ping-pong back and forth…their tones evoking hand drums and rainforest mallet instruments. Subsonic slides give a lazed shape to the groove–as well as a feeling of portending doom–and liquid gurgles join hydraulic machines and their vented puffs of compressed air. Sprays of crystalline vapor are as harsh as they are transfixing, and resonant fog banks quiver while obscuring all sight as gaseous blasts of light spread towards some infinitely distant horizon. At times glowing clouds of tonal mesmerism enter…these golden washes of hovering feedback and oceanic vibration that intermingle with sonar synths and wobbling walls of mutating drone mysterium...and again, the modulars evoke the meditative tones of gongs and temple idiophones. Granular blasts of galactic sound arc across the spectrum, ghostly melodies emerge at times while giving off an oscillatory glow, and towards the end, shimmering clouds of sound flow in, churn in place, then mysteriously disappear.

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2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond

#WATCHMOVIE HERE: 2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/2020nammtributetothosewehavelostcoveredbyjonhammond Youtube https://youtu.be/Bmfh-b9--6s FB https://www.facebook.com/hammondcast/videos/10156569128347102/

2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond

Jon Hammond

NAMM Historian Dan Del Fiorentino & Suzanne Glasnapp

Topics

NAMM Tribute, Musicians, Instrument makers, Memorial, Deceased Musicians, International Music Community

Language

English

2020 NAMM Tribute to those we have lost covered by Jon Hammond FIRST LAST YOB YOD TITLE

Tony Acosta19422019Luthier String Company, FounderTracy Allen19822019Beacock Music, Music TeacherShiro Arai19302019Aria Guitars, FounderGinger Baker19392019Musician, Product EndorserKatreese Barnes 19632019Musical Director, Clinician Dave Bartholomew19182019Songwriter, MusicianRicardo Bauer19722019Bauer Percussion, CEOKevin Becka19542019Blackbird Academy, Co-FounderVinnie Bell19322019Product Engineer, LuthierBob Birmingham19452019Steinway & Sons, Former OwnerHal Blaine19292019Studio Musician, Product EndorserEric Bomba19642019Sam Ash Music, Operations ManagerBill Boyce19402019Piano Distributors, Founder Tim Boyle19482019Recording EngineerHarold Bradley19262019Studio MusicianSusan Brailove19302019Oxford University Press, Former DirectorEd Brier19402019Brier & Hale Music Co., Co-OwnerClora Bryant19272019Musician, Product EndorserJessica Bryner19852019Mackie, Marketing and Communications Fred Buda19352019Musician, Product Endorser, EducatorEllsworth Bush19332019CF Martin & CO., Foreman and SupervisorKay Calato19262019Regal Tip, Co-FounderPaul Capozzoli19292019Method Book AuthorJoe Cardinale19302019Lifelong Independent Rep.Alexis Castañeda19722019A Tempo Percussion, FounderEllen Cavanaugh19452019Super-Sensitive Musical Strings, Vice PresidentEd Cherney19502019Recording EngineerBenny Cintioli19342020Cintioli Music Center, Co-FounderMargott Cintioli19292019Cintioli Music Center, Co-FounderDick Dale19372019King of the Surf GuitarDoug Daniel19442019Harman, JBL, Senior Sales Manager Terry Dean19452019Andy Owings Music Center, Store ManagerGary DeShazo19292019Caldwell Music Company, Former PresidentMorris Diamond19212019Beverly Hills Records, FounderJune Doyle19342019D'addario Canada, Western Sales Representative

Dr. John19412019Musician, Product EndorserWilliam Dunkley19222019Dunkley Music Store, Co-FounderJim Dunlop19362019Dunlop Manufacturing Inc. , FounderJohnny Eberle19392019American Mastering, FounderPreston Epps19302019Musician, Product EndorserCharles Feilding19492019Yamaha Corporation of America, Manager of the Sound Design OfficeSteve Fjestad19502019Blue Book Publications, Co-FounderFred Foster19572019Electronic Theater Controls, Inc., Co-Founder, CEOFred Foster19312019Monument Records, FounderStuart Fraser19612019Musician, Product EndorserDonnie Fritts19422019Songwriter, Studio MusicianMark Fullerton19622019Ted Brown Music, Purchasing, Sales and Marketing ManagerDon Gayle19322019Shure Inc., Technical WriterKurt Glaesel19262019Glaesel String Instrument Service, FounderEric Goldbaach19662019EEGoes Over Productions, FounderMarty Grebb19452020Musician, Product EndorserChristopher Griffin19702019Coachella, RiggerBill Hagner19232019The Gretsch Company, Plant ManagerBob Hale19292019The NAMM Foundation's Museum of Making Music, DocentBonnie Harris19422019Harris Teller Inc., Former Officer and Director Joy Harris19402019Bill Harris Music, Co-FounderEric Haydock19432019Musician, Product EndorserBill Heese19362019Carl Fisher Publishing , Former Vice PresidentBill Heggie19432019Magnum Sound, FounderTurley Higgins19372019Yamaha Corporation of America, Concert & Artists ManagerKarl Hirano19422019Yamaha Corporation of Japan, Electronic Engineer Harry Hirsch19292019MediaSound, Soundmixers, FounderMary Lou Hoogenboom19312019Gibson Guitar Company, Factory WorkerPaul Hostetter19452019LuthierKen Hyams19272019Allied Communications Inc., FounderJoe Incagnoli19592019Fort Apache Recording Studios, Co-FounderJames Ingram19522019Vocalist, Product EndorserRichard Janda19202019Richard's Music, FounderCarl Janelli19272019Method Book Author, MusicianJimmy Johnson19432019Studio Musician, ProducerGary "Frog" Juestensen19492019Oasis Stage Werks, FounderJean Charles Juliat19422019Robert Juliat Lighting, CEOLarry Junstrom19492019Musician, Product Endorser Lewis Kahn19462019Musican, Product EndorserGershon Kingsley19222019Electronic Instrument ComposerGeorge Klein19352019ProducerJan Erik Kongshaug19442019Recording EngineerRoger Lattin19562019Studio Set Lighting Technician Robert Lee19542019St. Louis Music, Senior Vice President of SalesMatt Leff19662019Matt's Music Center, FounderTeresa Leithold19322019Leithold Music, Owner, TeacherRussell Lindquist19322019Holcombe Lindquist Piano and Organ, Co-FounderManny Lopez19272019Musician, SongwriterRoss Lowell19262019Lowel Light, FounderMike Mahoney19562019Mahoney's Pro Music & Drum Shop, ManagerJack Martin19232019Wurlitzer, Piano Sales ManagerDaniel McBrayer19322019McBrayer's Award Piano, Owner EmeritusEmily Meixell19832019C. F. Martin & Company, Custom Shop ArtistTed Middleton19442019Jet Music Pty Ltd, CFOLoretta "June Bug" Miller19562019Peavey Electronics, Cycle Counter - Warehouse Eddie Money19492019Vocalist, Songwriter Ruy Monteiro19472019Studio R Amplifiers, FounderTommy Moore19362019Kasuga International, FounderDon Mozingo19312019Mozingo Music, FounderTerry Nelson19372019Young Chang Piano, Salesman, TrainerGordon O'Hara19572019RETAIL UP!, CEO and Managing Partner Ric Ocasek19492019Musician, Product EndorserAlan R.Pearlman19252019ARP Instruments Inc., FounderMorton Pearson19222019Pearson Piano Company, OwnerAspen Pittman19482019Groove Tubes, FounderJoyce Porras19282019Reynald's Music Store, OwnerBill Powers19532018CBI Cables , Senior Account Executive Mike "Roberts" Rabuazzo19602018Connecticut Music, Co-OwnerLeon Redbone19492019Studio MusicianBill Reglein19482019jj Babbitt Company, Inc., President Emil Richards19322019Musican, Method Book AuthorJohn Robbins19642019Sound EngineerAlan Rogan19512019Touring Guitar TechSteve Rook19602019JW Pepper, Vice President of Advertising ProductionHarry Rosenbloom19292019Medley Music, FounderPeggy Rosenthal19312019Baton Music, Co-OwnerTed Ross19472019Stagecraft, Sales ManagerReggie Rugley19612019Musican, Product EndorserDave Samuels19482019Musician, Method Book AuthorRay Santos19282019Composer, Music EducatorBob Saunders19412020Kaman Music Corporation, Former PresidentJoachim Schneider19392019Joachim Schneider & Sons, FounderBob Shriver19552019Yamaha Corporation of America, District Manager of Electronic KeyboardsJohn Simpson19422019Marshall Music, Woodwind Repair Technician Jim Slutz19372019NAMMYP Founder, Music Business ProfessorBrian Smith19732019Unitas Guitars, Luthier, FounderSteve Lincoln Smith19592019Innovative Music Australis Pty Ltd, FounderGerry Stickells19422019Tour ManagerLarry Taylor19422019Musician, SongwriterRuss Thomas19412019Thomas Music, Inc., FounderPreston Thompson19562019Preston Thompson Guitars, FounderRobin Tolleson19562019Modern Drummer, WriterPeter Tork19422019Musician, SongwriterBernie Tormé19522019Musician, Barnroom Studios, FounderRon Tunks19492019RT Sales, FounderHarvey Vogel19362019Lone Star Percussion, FounderVickie Volesky19582019Yamaha Corporation of America, Former District ManagerCarl Volkwein19382019Volkwein's Music, Former PresidentCharles Walter19272019Charles R. Walter Pianos, FounderKen Warmoth19512019Warmoth Guitars, FounderMarc Weiss19412019Lighting DesignerParham Werlein19212019Werlein's For Music, Former PresidentBonnie Wilcher19492018Owensboro Music Center, PartnerKeith Wilhelm19632019Backbeat Music Company, OwnerAllee Willis19472019Songwriter Ernie Winfrey19422019Recording EngineerMac Wiseman19252019Musician, SongwriterIzzy Young19292019Folklore Center, FounderReggie Young19362019Studio Musician, Product Endorser

#Namm#2020NAMM#Deceased#Memorial#TributeSpcl thanks NAMM Historians Dan Del Fiorentino, MIke Mullens, Ashley Allison

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2020-02-07

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Kaitlyn Alexander | Couple-ish

Season 2 of Couple-ish premiered this past Saturday on our very own Aria Bauer had a chance to sit down with Kaitlyn Alexander, the writer/actor/creator of the series, to get their thoughts on season 1, the upcoming season, and to see if we couldn’t glean a few small spoilers to hold on to. The trailer alone had us brimming with questions about our favorite "fake" dating couple, some sibling drama, and a new face.

What we heard only made us more excited for the upcoming season, even if this writer did receive some devastating news about her favourite OTP!

netTVnow: The launch of Couple-ish season 2 is in a few days, how are you feeling about everything?

Kaitlyn Alexander: Really nervous and excited. It’s a last second crunch to get everything in on time but I’m super pumped. We’re ready to go.

NTN: Alright, so let’s start with the big question: on a scale of 1 to Gay, where are we sitting?

KA: Oh, we’re at Tegan and Sara attending a concert where they play Come to My Window level of gay.

NTN: So we’re looking good on the gay is what you’re saying?

KA: [laughing] Yeah. We’re good.

NTN: Perfect. So I know that the ending of season 1 left everyone with some questions and some feels, where are we finding our characters as we pick up for season 2?

KA: We’re finding them 3 months after the end of season 1. So they’ve moved apartments and things have changed. Certain people may not be speaking to each other any more. Really, it’s just complicated. There’s a spoiler that we have to dance around so I can’t say much. I will say that things might not have turned out the way people thought they would...

NTN: Was season 2 always the plan or was it something that sprang organically from the success of the first season?

KA: I always planned to do a second season if possible which is why I made that ending [of season 1] so atrocious for everyone. I always wanted to do a season 2, I didn’t know quite where it would go but talking it through with RJ Lackie and Candice Hudson, the other writers, we all fleshed it out and were like ‘oh, this is exactly where it’s headed and it’s going to be great’.

NTN: The process for funding and creating a season 2 can be very different from a season 1, was that your experience?

KA: It was really different in that for season 1, I literally didn’t have anything to show. I had an idea and I was like "if you guys like this idea, please help me make it." This season we had an established audience and we knew what we wanted to do so I wanted to make it very clear that we were upgrading the quality of what we were going to do. I wanted to make sure that this time we had a demo video to show what we were going to do differently. It was just as hard as always, crowdfunding anything is really always difficult, especially because we need to ask for more money this season. Last season I horrendously under-budgeted the season. So this season we said let’s do this and let’s do it right. I think that I can be proud of what we’re coming out with.

NTN: You wear a whole bunch of different hats in this production with writing, acting, and creating, is there any one of those aspects that you’ve really been enjoying as we approach this season?

KA: This might be a surprise and it might not be but this season I took more of a showrunner role and I wrote less. I heavily directed where I wanted each episode to go which was really fun because Candice and RJ brought out stuff in the characters that I don’t think I would have been able to write myself. Taking that showrunner role on was a lot more fun for me than just looking at a page and writing and rewriting lines that I would just have to say over and over again. Writing for yourself is just the worst. Because Dee’s such an asshole, I just want to make them less rude so I don’t have to be so rude!

NTN: Based on the trailer, it looks like Dee and Amy are going to be spending some time at odds this season which is a flip on season one where they were so close at the start.

KA: Yeah, they’re siblings. When you get in a fight with your siblings sometimes it’s much worse than if you got in a fight with anybody else in the world. So they’re real deep. They’re real deep with that sibling frustration.

NTN: So where does that push to include such a strong sibling relationship come from? So often with webseries and media we see the romance side front and center but you guys have done a great job of bringing in that family aspect as well.

KA: To me family is a huge part of my life and I don’t see it often in a lot of media. The shows that I react to strongest have really good sibling relationships like Supergirl with Kara and Alex. So I just wanted to build out more of a dynamic then one person falling into another person. Life is a lot more connected to family for a lot of people so I just really wanted to include that relationship in there.

NTN: In episode 1, we see Dee’s mom a little bit. Did you want to speak to that at all?

KA: Not a lot of people know but Dee’s mom was kind of based off of my mom. My mom is very public with the fact that she did not accept me at first for being nonbinary but she’s come around. Mrs Warson [Dee’s mom] is not foolproof but she is a mom and she does very much care even though she’s made a lot of mistake. I wanted to show that it’s possible for people to grow and learn from their mistakes but that while they’re learning, they’re going to make even more mistakes. So she’s trying but she’s not perfect. I think that’s difficult for Dee and everyone around them to try and navigate this newfound relationship that they’re trying to build.

NTN: Speaking to representation, we’ve seen a really strong presence of female, non binary, and queer voice in the show. Was that an intentional push or something that fell into place as you wrote the characters?

KA: That comes from my need to see more female and non binary voices out there. THis season especially I made a challenge to myself. I wanted to prove that a show could be really strong without having male voices in there. There is only one dude in the entire season and he has one line. That was a choice that was definitely intentional. I don’t think I’ve seen many shows that have just female and nonbinary people in the roles.

NTN: Now that you mention it, I’ve definitely seen shows with all male voices but nothing is coming to mind with a cast like yours.

KA: Yeah. So I just want to see if it was possible and I think we proved that it’s very much possible.

NTN: We’ve talked about siblings but we cannot forget the massive set of love triangles.

KA: [laughs] I don’t know what you’re talking about.

NTN: Yeah, you’ve just got a whole love dodecahedron going on. So what I was wondering was if you were going to complicate that further with the new characters coming in.

KA: Complicate is a strong word. I always set out with a plan of who would end up with who from the beginning of this. It’s probably not going to be what anyone expects it to be and that’s all I can say.

NTN: So lots of shipping opportunities is what I’m getting.

KA: Oh, so much shipping.

NTN: With the new characters, can you tell us anything about them?

KA: Cal is our big new character this season. She works at Dee’s mom’s flower shop and has worked there since she was in high school so she has a very strong connection to Amy and Mrs. Warson. Amy was often at the flower shop but Dee doesn’t really go because they haven’t had a strong relationship with their mom. Dee hasn’t met Cal but Cal has been around the family for a very long time. She’s very well spoken, doesn’t take shit from anyone, is very funny, and is probably my favourite character in the show. I’m excited for people to met her. She’s the only new character. Jamie was around last season in a much smaller capacity but I messed around with her a little season.

NTN: Season 1 put everyone through the feels grinder so after watching this next season, what do you hope that fans come out feeling?

KA: Hopeful and happy. I think that this season is a lot about growth for every single character. I think it’s a lot about finding who you are, what makes you happy, and heading towards that. I want to make some really really positive stuff happen this season. There’s bumps along the way for sure but I think that people will come out being really happy once they’ve watched the entire season. I won’t say they’ll be happy the whole time but they’ll get there.

NTN: Fake dating. I’ve got to touch on it because it’s a trope that I know everybody loves and you’ve used it as a framework for the show. What was the reason for going with that angle and will be seeing more of that side of things in season 2.

KA: There’s definitely more vlogs and I chose to go with fake dating because it’s a trope that I actually love. I’ve read so many fanfictions that are surrounded by that concept. I grew up on them. I wanted to flip the trope on its head a bit. It may be the trope on the outside but it’s definitely not the trope once you dig in.

NTN: So what then would you say is the actual heart of the show?

KA: Oh. That’s difficult.

[sounds of intense thinking]

KA: I think the actual heart of the show is that I wanted to make it as close to real life as possible. Nobody’s perfect and everyone has flaws but those flaws make them human. So I think that the heart is just a bunch of people who have been thrown into a situation and they all have flaws that may not complicate each other but they are what each other have. So it’s about that relationship, about making the most of what they’re given.

NTN: Alright. Final question. So we’ve got the love triangles but I have to ask you about my OTP which is Rachel and her hats. Will they be back?

KA: I’m going to break your heart on this one.

NTN: Oh no!

KA: So little secret is that last season we had hats because we didn’t have time to do hair.

[conversation breaks down in laughter on both ends]

KA: So they’re not back. I’m not sure she actually wears a hat at all this season.

NTN: I mean, you’re breaking my heart but I understand.

KA: I had to do it.

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Since you were so kind to accept my challenge, I am now requesting you to take on Mr Tall, Dark, Handsome & Augmented himself! Since your analysis of Aria's personality made me love her even more to the point I am right now sewing myself a 'Aria's my waifu' t-shirt, I believe you will hit this one out of the park, too. And as always, reading anything written by you is a pleasure. P.S. I hope I don't sound like a creepy stalker. I am NOT standing in front of your window... ohhh, oops.

Mmm, yes, Adam Jensen. I really do love his character, for many reasons, and I would say his appearance, no matter how gorgeous he is, is actually ranked relatively far down. Looks fade, but the heart does not. So, here we go!

The traits I found within Adam are compassion, will, loyalty, thoughtful, humble, mild Martyr Complex, emotional, self-repressed, and shortsighted. The lattermost trait isn’t present as much after HR, as he seems to have calmed down a lot and bottles up his emotions far too much. He kind of rages through the entire game. Adam is a very emotional person, but because he doesn’t wear it on his sleeve, a lot of people think he’s stoic. He’s not, he just bottles it all up and lets it out sometimes. Case in point, meeting Megan again, confronting Taggart, a milder example in finding Eliza again, the death of Miller (my goodness, he just looked so distraught, it still hurts), the death of the woman at the start of MD, and so on.

As a result, he’s very self-repressed. He hides away in his apartment all the time, he doesn’t let people get close, he seems afraid of having friends (or a lover) anymore, he shields himself behind those glasses, he doesn’t trust easily (which can be good), and his demeanor can be extremely off-putting, probably on purpose. Considering how highly he’s spoken of in both Sarif Industries and the DPD, it’s highly unlikely he’s always been repressed. I do believe he’s always been a quiet person, but not as detached as he is now.

He puts others before himself to the possible detriment of himself. He could end up in a “no-win scenario” one day, where sacrificing himself would bring the worst outcome. I don’t count the “Stanek vs. Versalife” choice as sadistic enough for what I mean. I do see it as a bit of a flaw - you obviously put others before yourself, but Adam might be willing to destroy himself out of a Martyr or Savior Complex. He was probably suicidal before - who’s to say he wouldn’t be now?

(I mean, he’d broken up with Megan in 2024, and still obviously loved her almost six years later. LET IT GO, Adam)

But about his more positive traits, he’s very, very compassionate. Is he a proponent of the “tough love” approach? Yes. Yes he is. But look at how he acts with Irenka, Melina, Aria (”Don’t give up, Aria. Semper fi.” anyone?), Delara after her sob story, Miller when he’s dying, the Hyron drones (just stands there and sadly touches her, because he do literally nothing else), Eliza (in MD), Megan (ffs Adam stop it)… actually, Adam just has a soft spot for people in distress, and women. Probably because of his mother, but still. But he’s inherently a very kind and loving person, which you can never tell just by looking at him. Refusing to shoot a young teen? Taking care of his mother? Taking care of Michelle Walthers (and then using her name for his alias in TF29)? Comforting Edward Brod in Golem City, and to a slightly lesser extent, Irenka Bauer in the same?

And I would arguably place him in the Gentle Giant category, too. He’s big and tough, fast and hard-hitting, but he also seems like the kind of guy you can sleep on the shoulder of (like Delara) and he wouldn’t even be bothered.

He also has a very strong will, bordering on sheer stubbornness. Whether it’s the NSN thing (which was entirely his idea, and to which Alex more or less said “wtf” to), or Rifleman Bank Station, or six months of recovery after being nearly killed and heavily augmented, or getting through GARM, or whatnot, he’s kind of terrifying in how determined he is. It’s certainly best to keep him on your good side.

Loyal? Yes, definitely. Once he’s your friend, or teammate, or whatnot, you pretty much have him for life (unless you stab him in the back). He didn’t make SWAT commander because he was a douchebag, after all, and everyone at SI didn’t worry about him because he was distant before the attack. Mac doesn’t warm up to him by MD’s end because he showed himself to untrustworthy.

Thoughtful? Yes. He’s constantly thinking, though sometimes he forgets to think before talking, but he always has a lot to say. He’s snarky and talks like the blue collar boy he is (moreso in HR than MD, but that could easily be attributed to what he’s been through and a return to his more introverted roots), but he always has something to say that’s appropriate to the situation. Or he comes up with some creative way to BS his way through. Still, his thoughtful responses are usually the most interesting, and offer a lot of insight. “Captain of the Debate Team” indeed.

Humble… yes. Every time someone offers him praise, he deflects or downplays it. The first example that comes to mind is when Delara remarks that he is so good at gaining people’s trust (”Fade to Black”), and he says “yeah, well, point is…” He is just not used to compliments and probably never learned how to accept them graciously, not helped by a post-augmentation body he’s only in MD really getting used to. He probably still feels a bit vile, since he can hardly say he’s loved or accepted the way he is, so he might not ever be able to be sure how genuine any of them are.

Throw that all together, and you get Adam Jensen, who is this wonderfully complicated character, both superhero and normal guy, who can both take on a small army alone and sit in front of the telly with a bowl of Froot Loops, and both are completely believable. I love it.

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