#By request

[wheel-of-fish]

Do you have a compilation of the best cape swishes?

I've gotten this request enough times that I finally decided to stop being lazy and make one!

Scott Davies, London

Jeremy Stolle, Broadway

Greg Mills, Broadway

Laird Mackintosh, Broadway

John Cudia, U.S. Tour

Davis Gaines, Los Angeles

Anthony Crivello, Las Vegas

Earl Carpenter, London

(I did look at a bunch of international productions, but they're apparently just not as showy.)

[stopandimagineloveforever]

Ringo & George rehearse "Octopus's Garden" in LET IT BE

[sensitivehandsomeactionman]

Russell Shaw's backstory, pt. 2 of 2 | Tracker 1.12

[mcbride]

MELISSA MCBRIDE as CAROL PELETIER THE WALKING DEAD 9.11 ▶ Bounty [request by @idkwthgoitmww]

[shiftythrifting]

Top looks this week in the ShopShifty store:

Maximum TEETH | Bloodline Ends Here | Pride 2023

[thighlerseguin]

2nd intermission | SEA @ DAL | April 13, 2024

[nobrashfestivity]

Yves Klein

Monochromes, late 1950s

© The Estate of Yves Klein c/o ADAGP, Paris

© Peter Cox, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsPeter Cox, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

more

[a-mellowtea]

"Welcome to the show, are you ready to go?"

[devilstelephone]

PARIS

for @dangerliesbeforeyou

[beammetothemoon]

First Flower of My House 🌸

[wheel-of-fish]

hey fish! i was wondering if you have any recommendations for the portrayals of erik that are more on the sweet or tender side of the spectrum? or especially tender moments some actors have done? thanks!

Yeah sure! These are the actors who come to mind offhand.

Earl Carpenter (with Rachel Barrell)

Ted Keegan (with Emilie Kouatchou)

Josh Piterman (with Kelly Mathieson)

And the OG Michael Crawford, but I would actually direct you to this audio clip for him.

And here are some other tender moments that I like!

James Gant (with Holly-Anne Hull)

John Owen-Jones (with Celia Graham)

Laird Mackintosh

Saulo Vasconcelos (with Irasema Terrazas)

Michael Nicholson (with Olivia Safe)

Jeremy Stolle (with Samantha Hill)

Also this audio of Greg Mills

(Do most of my favorite tender moments involve hair and/or hands? MAYBE SO)

EDIT: This is not meant to be an exhaustive list! Please feel free to add your own!

[stopandimagineloveforever]

Paul McCartney's piano intro in LET IT BE

[sensitivehandsomeactionman]

Russell Shaw's backstory, pt. 1 of 2 | Tracker 1.12

[mcbride]

CAROL & DARYL + 3 words, 8 letters only meant for each other 9x16 // 11x04 // 11x24 [request by @satireplz]

[serickswrites]

These Arms of Mine

Warnings: referenced captivity, referenced torture, hospital, nightmares, hurt/aftermath, hurt/recovery, hurt/comfort, caretaker and whumpee

@lurkingwhump requested this ages ago and somehow i am just getting around to this now. I am so sorry I forgot I was going to write this for you, friend. Please enjoy!

Caretaker hadn't moved from the chair at Whumpee's bedside. Not since the medical team had finally relented and let Caretaker in. Whumpee was through the worst of it, but still not completely healed.

"Don't touch or move anything," were the strict orders given to Caretaker. "The moment anything becomes off, you have to leave. They have to heal."

Caretaker had nodded their understanding. But it had been hard to agree. They had seen Whumpee right after they were pulled from Whumper's compound. Had seen what they had thought was impossible to recover from wounds. Had seen what they thought were fatal wounds. Had seen what they thought would be their last images of Whumpee.

And so to be proven wrong was a blessing. They would do anything to help Whumpee heal. Whumpee whined in their sleep, jolting Caretaker out of the memories of finding Whumpee. Caretaker put their hand on Whumpee's, rubbing soothing circles with their thumb. "It's ok, Whumpee. You're safe."

"No," Whumpee moaned in their sleep, still not waking at Caretaker's touch. "No. They will find me. Please. Stop. Help."

Caretaker's heart broke at the desperation in Whumpee's voice. "Wake up, love, it's just a dream."

But Whumpee didn't wake. "Help. Please. Please. PLEASE!"

Caretaker looked around to see if Whumpee's shouts had alerted a nurse. But no one came. Carefully, delicately, Caretaker climbed into the bed with Whumpee. Caretaker knew there would be hell to pay when a nurse walked in, but Caretaker thought it was worth it. They hadn't jostled any monitoring equipment.

As Caretaker took Whumpee into their arms, pressing their body the length of Whumpee's, Caretaker leaned down to whisper sing into Whumpee's ear. Whumpee visibly relaxed as Caretaker sang, their breathing becoming more even as their dream changed. And so Caretaker decided they wouldn't move. They would keep singing to Whumpee, keep holding Whumpee, for as long as they could.