#Liz Triangle

[touhoutunes]

Title: 夜のサーカス (The Night Circus)

Arrangement: kaztora

Vocals: lily-an 

Album: ether

Circle: Liz Triangle

Original: Pierrot of the Star-Spangled Banner

[sketchy--akechi]

third semester mood board

[lalizah]

Ok I'm back with evidence -I made sure not to have my MC be with Nate (which was seriously painful, why is N so damn tempting?)-

N does not do this on their own route!

I still got this when MC did out themselves in danger and chose to fight with Adam but just look-

Grabs mc immediately

Also love how MC's just lusting over N after a literal ass kick down lol

N just sliding their arm up MC's (Despite not being in a relationship when they keep their hands to themselves on their route)

"You can only make decisions if you know the whole truth - I did have Liz and Nate get in a relationship on my second playthrough - y'all he knows! He knows aaahhh

This was painful, I hope you're grateful for my sacrifice

[devil-takethe-hindmost]

hi hello just crawling back in here to say that soulmates are real and the only proof i have is the way jeremy stolle and elizabeth welch look at one another

for someone who hates raoul so much he really embodies the “i love my gf” and 100% himbo golden retriever aspect of him

[juneberrie]

the folklore love triangle: an analysis

my note — i literally just pressed turn in yippee!! i have to present this tomorrow but anyways I wanted yall to read it <3 it sounds super formal but thats cos its. an assignment. its my final. ANYWAYS enjoy my delulu rambling about this :]

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In 2020, Taylor Swift released her eighth studio album, folklore. The standard version of the  album has sixteen songs, with the deluxe version adding on a bonus track. Of the sixteen songs, three of them are linked: betty, august, and cardigan. These three songs and the story they tell are called the folklore love triangle. Aside from these three songs, which were confirmed by Taylor to be connected, there are three other songs that are widely speculated to be part of the story: mirrorball, the 1, and illicit affairs.

There are three main characters involved in the storyline: Betty, James, and Augustine. Betty and James are in a relationship, but one night, at a school dance, James is nowhere to be found when Betty’s favorite song starts playing. He comes back and sees her dancing with another friend of hers, and he gets angry. Then, as a form of revenge, he decides to cheat on Betty with Augustine over the summer. After the summer, he regrets the affair and apologizes to Betty at a party.

The first song in the storyline is august, which is from Augustine’s point of view. The song describes her summer with James. Throughout the song, she repeats the words “‘cause you were never mine” in the chorus, which shows that she knows that James isn't hers and that he still has feelings for Betty. In the bridge, she calls her relationship with James a “summer love”, while in betty, James calls it a “summer thing”. In the outro of the song, Augustine says “remember when I pulled up and said ‘get in the car’ ” which goes with the lyric in betty where James says “she said ‘James get in, lets drive’.” Augustine repeats the same chorus over and over again, which shows how all she had with James was the short summer fling.

The next song in the story is betty, which is from James’ point of view. This is his apology to Betty. After the summer with Augustine, he realizes that he is still in love with Betty. He decides to go to her party and apologize there, where [he assumes] she’ll take him back. He repeats the words “I’m only 17, I don't know anything” which goes with the lyrics in cardigan where Betty says “when you are young they assume you know nothing” and “but I knew everything when i was young.'' A lot of betty sounds like James is trying to make excuses and justify his affair, like when he says “I hate the crowds, you know that/plus I saw you dance with him.” He says that he was nowhere to be found and then gets mad when Betty dances to her favorite song with another friend. He most likely cheated for revenge on Betty for dancing with her friend. He calls Augustine a “summer thing” which contrasts to how she calls him a “summer love.” When he shows up to Betty’s party and apologizes, he hopes that it will “patch her broken wings” which goes with the line in cardigan where Betty says “you drew stars around my scars/but now im bleeding,” showing how James hurt her and wanted to make her feel better.

The song after betty is cardigan, which is from Betty’s point of view. In the first verse, she says “when you are young they assume you know nothing,” which could be how James assumed that she wouldn’t find out know of his affair with augustine, but right after that line she says “but I knew you” which shows that despite how James tried to hide the affair, she still found out (“you heard the rumors from inez'' and also because she would’ve known him well enough to know when he was lying). Later on in the song she says “I knew everything when I was young,” which directly contradicts the line in betty where James says “I’m only 17, I don't know anything.'' The line “a friend to all is a friend to none/chase two girls, lose the one” shows how James tried to stay with Betty and sleep with Augustine but ended up losing both of them. The line “you drew stars around my scars/but now I'm bleeding” shows how James made Betty feel whole and happy but ended up hurting her more. In the bridge, she says “tried to change the ending” which could be referencing James's apology. There's also a line where she says “I knew you’d miss me once the thrill expired/and you’d be standing in my front porch light” where she’s basically saying that she knew that once he tired of Augustine, he’d try to come back to Betty, and the porch line goes back to two lines in betty: “Betty, I’m here on your doorstep” and “Will you kiss me on the porch”).

The next three songs (mirrorball, illicit affairs, the 1) are not confirmed to be a part of the storyline, however many fans speculate that they are. 

Mirrorball can be considered to be from James, Betty, and Augustine’s points of views. The line “I’ll show you every version of yourself tonight” can be used to show how [the affair with] Augustine showed Betty what James was really like. The line “I know they said the end is near/but I’m still on my tallest tiptoes…./shining just for you” could show how all three of them are clinging to the hope of romance: james - he knows that both of his relationships with the girls are doomed but he wants to try to save at least one of them; augustine  - summer is coming to a close and she wants to stay with james, but she knows that he regrets betraying betty and wants to go back to her; betty - she’s hoping that the rumors aren't true but deep down she knows that James cheated on her. The lines ‘I’m still on that tightrope/I’m still trying everything to get you laughing at me“ could be from either Augustine or James’ point of view. If it's from Augustine’s POV, she’s trying to keep James with her and not go back to Betty; if it's from James’ POV, it’s him trying to get back with Betty and get her “laughing at [him].”

Illicit affairs is seen to be from both James and Augustine’s POVs. The first four lines of the song show how James is hiding the affair with Augustine from his friends, family, and  from Betty. The line “tell yourself you can always stop” is James trying to make himself feel better about breaking Betty’s heart by cheating on her with Augustine. The lines “So you leave no trace behind/Like you don't even exist” are from Augustine’s POV, where she’s making sure nobody knows of the affair. After that, the line “take the words for what they are” are her making the most of her time with James because deep down she knows that she and him will never actually be a real relationship like the one he had with betty. The lines “They show their truth one single time/But they lie, and they lie, and they lie” could be referring to Inez (and consequently, Betty) finding out the truth about the affair and the lying that James and Augustine did to cover it up. The lines “And you know damn well/For you, I would ruin myself/A million little times” could be James saying that his reputation would be hurt if people found out about the affair, but it could also be Augustine’s way of saying that she loves him because she’s willing to “ruin” herself for the sake of being with James.

The 1 talks about reminiscing over a past relationship. It’s widely seen to be from Augustine’s point of view at a later point in time, presumably when they are all older. The first line of the song (“I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit”) is Augustine after getting over the whole affair ordeal. The line “And if you wanted me, you really should've showed” shows how if James had actually wanted to have a real relationship with Augustine, he wouldn’t have done it just to get back at Betty and he wouldn’t have kept Augustine a secret. The lines “and if my wishes came true/it would’ve been you” show how despite Augustine hoping and wishing for James to be the one, it ultimately didn’t work out. When Augustine says the lines “We never painted by the numbers, baby/ But we were making it count” it could be about she and James making the most of the summer and breaking the metaphorical rules (aka cheating on Betty). Finally, the lines “If one thing had been different/Would everything be different today?” could be Augustine asking James if he had broken up with Betty before or if Betty hadn't found out, would they still be together?

In conclusion, the folklore love triangle is extremely complicated and in depth, but I hope that this has given you at least a basic understanding of the storyline and the characters.

[the-lavender-room]

The day this fandom starts criticizing Gwen, Liz, and MJ the same way they criticize Peter and Harry will be the day i start actually liking the fandom.

[girlwiththegreenhat]

anybody know what that ship from separate tides & edge of the world is doing in the in-between? its been two weeks and i haven't seen a single person mention it. that's a. weird thing to put there

[bklynmusicnerd]

Do u see Zordan being official or more so a casual thing? I also wouldn’t mind him with Liz too.

Well at the present, they're a casual thing per the script. They seem to be a huge hit though so I wouldn't be surprised if they follow that trope of "casual until someone catches feelings". It's a great trope and those two have the perfect, easy chem to pull it off.

I did think it was interesting that they had Portia introduce Liz to Zeke. I don't know what it's going to amount to, but I would imagine there's a story reason for them wanting us to know that Zeke and Liz are aware of each other. So it could be a possible love triangle, but at the present, it seems to be a Zeke helping Jordan get her groove back story. Perfect mess for the summer.

[akkpipitphattana]

NOOOO HIS HEARTBROKEN LIL FACE

[touhoutunes]

Title: ロゼリアの花道 (Roselia Flower Arrangement)

Arrangement: kaztora

Vocals: lily-an

Album: サイレントムジカ

Circle: Liz Triangle

Original: The Path to Yomi Where None Turn Back

[thegeminisage]

zero days are the true enemy. my current average wordcount per day for this project is 704. if i disregard the days i didn’t do anything, and just did an average of the days i was able to find time to sit down and write, it goes up to 1259. that’s nearly double!! that’s crazy!!!!

[lesbianarsenal]

[juneberrie]

You're so right about inez being Latina and Augustine is african american!!

you are so real for this anon