#STEVEN UNIVERSE FEAR HERE WE ARE

[raisinchallah]

tumblr lives in constant fear of the looming specter of the loser virgin the ultimate tumblr boogeyman no matter how many trends come and go all are defined by a defiance of and reaction to the theoretical tumblr archetype of the loser virgin the website and the users in it cannot ever reach the 37th layer of enlightenment if we do not experience radical acceptance of the concept of the loser virgin this is the legacy of ace discourse the asexuals reject the status as loser and everyone else rejects the status of virgin despite how real and true such labels may be to your lived reality everyone loves to posture to this day that theyre not and in fact have nothing to do with the steven universe blogger with endless callouts and what do they do in defiance of this try and posture as much as possible about how cool they are how avant garde their kinks are the drugs and sex etc again all in fear of the actual truth of the legacy of the tumblr loser virgin i think we should all bravely come out of the closet here and say anyone can be conceptually a loser virgin no matter their life experiences this is a beautiful mindset once u move beyond fear into radical acceptance we dont need to keep posturing live your truth..

[akiraiscute]

Yandere!Steven Universe X Reader

Tw ; Yandere shit, idk what else help

Steven Universe Future! || NO SMUT U FLITHY ANIMALS.

A/N ; bro no one is writing for steven universe and i badly need smth😭

Steven was talking to garnet, on the couch while garnet was petting cat steven. It was 2AM, both of them were waiting for you, Steven sighed as he heard the door opening. Garnet was looking at you already, Steven turned around as he saw you… he looked shocked, You were in baggy jeans, a long sleeves and crop-top but you stole his jacket before you went out, which both of them were sleeping or gone.. You were slowly taking off your sneakers, getting the silent house uncomfortable really so you tried to distract yourself and kept into your head really until Steven spoke up.

“Soo.. Where were you?”

You looked at Steven confused before smiling.

“You know how sadie is Back into town for her tour with the sadie spects? They asked me to go shopping with them and of course i said yes!”

Garnet looked away from steven to look at you, smiling as she already knew that. She just wanted to make sure you were alright, Cat Steven jumped down from Garnet’s lap and ran to you. Quickly starting to purr and rub against your leg, you bent down and pet her gently as to pick her up as well.. Steven was still looking at you, slightly jealous that you spent all your night talking to them instead of him. Why didn’t they invite him though? That’s- weird, he was the one who introduced everyone to you when you first moved in which was probably when.. he still didn’t know his own powers, those times made him shiver sometimes.

“Were you safe?”

“Why wouldn’t I? We have nothing to fear anymore so I just have been relaxing. Why aren’t you in bed Steven? You planned to propose to connie to tomorrow or is it today since… it’s 2AM??”

“Well, i wanted to wait for-.. my best.. friend.”

“As you are already here (N/N) {Nickname}, I should get going as I have some stuff to do.”

You smiled and waved bye to garnet as you saw her disappear into her room. You turned to steven and walked over to him, gently putting cat Steven in his lap and watched cat steven purr softly and get comfortable on steven’s lap. You giggled as the thought of cat steven and human steven being alike, you walked back and walked to the hallway of the bathroom saying..

“Alright! You should prepare for bed Steven! Ima take a shower!”

Well sorta yelled that out, Steven watched you leave him with this cat steven… He sighed softly, fully forgetting that he told the gems and you that he liked connie, when he was mildly obsessed with you… well he wasn’t always, half way through his past he got obsessed. Can you guess how? Well, really. he got obsessed with you because you almost died by the hands of the diamonds. You're human.. not like him, not like the gems where you can poof but come back better and new, not like him where he can magically heal himself if he got hurt. but at that point, he didn't even realize it was obsessive, he just thought it was friendly love untillll….

He got rejected by Connie which was a few weeks ago, It was bad enough he had to deal with humiliation but she literally pointed out that she thought he liked you. That made him shocked, as you and him well before had nothing in common, he and you only saw each other as friends until Connie pointed out how he looked at you after everything with the diamonds, she pointed out how he looked at you with so much admiration, so much love in his eyes. Connie found it adoring, cute, sweet. She wasn’t even mad.. Which got Steven absolutely confused. If He saw connie being like- oh. He slowly started to realize that he does and did do that.. how dumb is he that he didn’t notice himself? It got awkward quick..

It was already morning as he got the sleep he needed and so did you. Steven was happily okay with you sleeping on the bed as you two got older, he didn’t find it weird that you guys had to share a bed when you two grew up, which until you told him if it was okay if you slept on the couch and not with him and not near him? That absolutely made him feel like shit, he didn’t know that at time either really. You slowly got up and looked at Steven, confused.

“Steven.. why do you have brea—”

Before you could finish your sentence the gems were already coming up, you sighed softly as you ate the breakfast sandwich Steven made as he talked with the gems. You were too tired to say anything so when you got up, you realized they were already downstairs. You softly shook your head as you started to get dress already, you went down to see them talking.. it was nice seeing it. You liked seeing them all talk, happily.. it felt refreshing, You walked to the bathroom and opened the door to start your routine. You walked out to see Steven get piled in snow, you giggled as you started to get something to drink.

“You know what we haven’t played in awhile..?”

Amethyst said as she looked at steven, before slowly getting up and then. Turning into young steven, which made you look shock as you started to laugh, hard.

“STEVEN TAG!”

Steven looked tired before looking at you, his eyes looked a bit shocked before they softened of all of his tiredness, suddenly gone just by hearing your pretty laugh. Before he knew it, he kept dodging Amethyst from tagging him. He kept complaining until he ran into the bathroom, quickly rolling a towel up and putting it in the gap of the door, he sat on it until he heard your far away laughter fading away and amethyst footsteps walking away. He slowly started to put the towel back and open the door, he walked out as garnet was looking around.

“Steven.”

“Yea Garnet?”

“Have you seen Cat Steven, I have been looking all over for her. Can you look for her in the cabinets?”

Steven nodded as he walked to the cabinets, about to ask this one before he dodged amethyst’s trying to tag him. He gasped a bit as he dodged it, looking at her going into garnet and tagging garnet instead but also making you fall down since garnet almost knocked you down. You laughed it off as it didnt even hurt, being trained witn Connie and pearl, you could deal with a lot of things whicn always made steven admire you from afar. Speaking of Steven, he looked shocked before running to you.

“Are you okay?!”

He said as he kneel down and checked you. You chuckled softly as your laughter died down, you nodded before steven dodged both of them and ran to the warpad. Running into pearl..

EEK!! Finished it myself, 6 more drafts to complete. Im dying slowly omg- i should write each other that im planning until Christmas broskis😊 TOMORROW IS TWO STORIES OKAY?? DW DW I’LL DO TWO BECAUSE I HAVE TOO SO IT’LL WORK. I promise it’ll work😭😭 anyways!! Enjoy this my pretties, i have been having mentall problems so im sorry for being gone for awhile of couple times.<3

— Akira!!<3… Akira!!<3 is.. iss… Logg- Logging off. Goodbye!

[shakespearean-dream]

TW!!! — blood, scarring and mild body horror ahead 🥲

benny’s turn!

before i start i wanna clarify i hesitated a bit on posting this because lovely mutual @vor-leser just posted his benny interpretation (go look at it and follow him btw), and idk if we like mind melded or smth but our human benny’s are super similar LOL. i damn near scrapped the whole thing out of fear someone would get mad at me but i Would Not be able to start over and get this done ever so this is as good as we’re gonna get. 😭 my apologies niko love u /p

this has been like a full 7 days in the making 😭😭 the art block that i felt coming on while doing ellen and ted hit me like an optimus prime sized semi truck this week along with a depressive episode so i definitely appreciate that happening and i am not upset about it at all! /s i’m totally good so don’t worry or anything /gen, mental health is just weird and i also wanted to explain the gap in my posts 😔

i do not know how to feel about this drawing if i’m so fr with you; i’m proud of myself for AM-ified benny cause i think i got the slowly rotting from the inside out primal freak energy down pretty good, but on the other hand this feels kinda empty?? i usually have a lot more commentary squished in here but i think my brain’s a little fried 🤦‍♂️ i love drawing me some beautiful buff men though so drawing normal ben was familiar territory. however his wack ass haircut i gave him is his punishment for being a PRICK!!! go sit in the corner and think about ur actions benjamin.

like ted n the rest of the sillies i’m not straying too far from canon with his personality, he’s an ass and a murderer and a hella smart dickhead who desperately needs to be punished by the universe (thank you for that one AM). hot take i did not like his “redemption arc” in his game scenario and i don’t think with how he was throughout the entirety of his life (and also throughout the game, main example his inner dialogue) he would actually go out of his way to help the kid because he means it??? n prove he changed to the guys he killed cause he means it??? i dunno maybe AM torturing him made him have a main character “omg i’ve been in the wrong this whole time!!1” moment like the game suggests i’m just not buying it 💀 i’m sure it’s just cause bennys scenario couldn’t be too long and they couldn’t fully flesh him out which i won’t fault the game makers for. i’m a steven universe fan, i know what time constrictions can do to a plot and redemption arc 😭 looking at you white diamond…

his wife n kids are up top and they’re kinda neat to me— i was considering the hc that part of the reason manya (his canon wife) left him is because she realized she was a lesbian which would be funny as fuck considering benny’s also One Of Them Queers 😭. i think during the brief times he was home and able to parent his daughters they got really scared and tired of him, one because he’s just a very threatening powerful and overbearing man, but also because i feel like he would’ve been on their ASS about everything. grades, extracurriculars, friends, wardrobe, this guy was micromanaging his family to an annoying extreme (ofc because of his perfectionist complex). he probably loved manya and the kids in his own weird way, but it was more contractual to him than any real personal relationship. maybe he inherited that from his own parents?? i doubt he ever talked to them after he moved out.

that’s about the end of my thoughts on this fucker. 🥲 funny storyyyy i just remembered i have laundry to finish so im gonna go do that, lord help me. thank you for reading all this if you did!!!!! we’re over halfway through so who do yall want next? wanna save AM or nimdok for last? i’ll see u guys later :]]]

[fiction-podcast-lover]

The Magnus protocol theory (SPOILERS)

I think Chester, Norris and Augustus might be split from their monster self and human self in the same way (and I hope most people here will get the ref) that Steven from Steven universe split from his gem

To explain further, in the show Steven universe the main character Steven is part human and part crystal gem (a type of alien) and in one episode the gem is ripped from his body. Making is so the two parts of him get Split, it's not like it's two people, he is one person, but it's like the two main parts of his genetics got split into two person

His human self is weak and his gem form seems angry and cold, but then they get back together to form one person because they are two vital parts of the person

All that to give context on what I think is happening. By now we all know Chester, Norris and Augustus are Jon, Martin and original Jonah. Each of them became Avatars of their respective fears, strong ones at that. Jon and Jonah even completed their transformations to the fullest they could. And so, in a way we could say in a way they were one person with two parts that made them, them. The monster, and the human, together forming the avatar and who they are. But I think in the parallel universe it got split. Jon, the human, is still stuck in the commuter like the two others, and the monster, the archivist is running loose. To "fix" him you'd need to put "Chester" back with "The archivist".. if that's even possible. But that means although it's the monster part of Jon, it is not Jon. Because for it to be Jon the two parts need to be together.

But with this theory it means the monster side of Martin and Jonah is also out there. For Martin I'm actually not sure because he wasn't that far along with his transformation.. Jonah on the other hand? I am sure this monster is out there and very, very dangerous.

[harpsinfinity]

Your comfort is what I need

→ Chris redfield X GN!reader

→ Genre: fluff, angst

→ word count: 0.9k

→ notes: was deep in my feels and decided to write it out, so this one's probably a bit more personal. Love you guys. Also, peak the Steven universe song. My childhood !! And yes, I'm including song lyrics in here. This is tumblr, we post cringe here

→ Song:

Frustration and anger was held within you. You couldn't place your finger on why, you just felt absolutely awful.

It was the little things. It was always the little things. The innocent banter from your friends that unintentionally seemed to jab you where it hurts, your friends going shopping without you. You weren't able to come, but it still stings.

You were allowed to be mad at them for that, right?

Here comes a thought,

That might alarm you

When you thought people were mad at you, it gave your mind the opportunity to twist and stretch those negative thoughts from something so little to a raging storm that swirled angrily inside your head

Something you did, that failed to be charming,

Things that you said are suddenly swarming

Then coming to find they weren't mad at you. Now you had the task of having to act like everything was normal while fighting back the sting of tears that decided to plague you. Multitasking was always your thing anyways

It wasn't your fault, for being sensitive. For being the quiet one who didn't have much to say at times. Just accustomed to finding a corner and sitting there quietly. Observing. Basking in your own thoughts for a while

No wonder you didn't have many friends, or those who were friends with you weren't close enough because you couldn't let them. Weren't social enough to be able to spread your wings so freely, to let people know the real you so soon.

Maybe it was self sabotage, having nothing to offer. It's not like you could blame people, how could they hold a conversation with someone that couldn't even hold a second of eye contact?

There were people who understood, and people who didn't. Those who didn't tried to understand. One of those people being Chris.

He would gladly hold you in his arms, letting you cry your feelings out. Like right now.

Wrapped up in him, shoulders shaking as you sobbed. Another week that'd been emotionally difficult.

All these little things seem to matter so much,

That they confuse me,

That I might lose me

It never made sense, you'd had a good life. Good parents who spoiled you rotten, you got everything you wanted

Yet you just felt miserable. No positive outlook anywhere.

Chris didn't need to hear your words to know what you were getting at. Your tears told him everything he needed to know. He knew you needed to be comforted. To be seen, to be heard

Even if it was difficult for you, he'd be there every step of the way.

“Shh, shh, shh, c'mon now sweetheart. I'm here” Chris soothed, fingers tangling into your hair so he could massage your scalp.

He held you tight, a reminder he'd never let go. Never let go of you.

Your hands clung tightly to the fabric of his shirt as if it were a lifeline, your constant sniffling broke Chris' heart.

Your eyes were red from tears, looking up at him with those forlorn, wet eyes.

“Chris I-”

He shushed you with a kiss to your temple “I know, I know. You don't have to say anything. Just feel”

The feeling of his lips on your skin helped soothe the ache in your heart. Like a bandage slowly wrapped around the cracks.

He kept you on his lap, using his presence to lull you into a calmer place of mind.

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay

You've got nothing, got nothing, got nothing, got nothing to fear

I'm here, I'm here, I'm here

Chris let you cry until you could cry no more, until your eyes were all dried up. The shaking of your shoulders slowing down to a halt, your heavy breathing following suit.

The silence sat in the air, though it was comfortable. The weight of trust and vulnerability sat heavy. A sign he'd be there no matter what. In rain or shine, he'd be there.

Though it took some time, you built the strength to pull away from his chest, still on his lap. You let him wipe your tears away, calloused thumbs brushing under your eyes.

Rough from years of fighting, covered in blood that was not his. Yet he tended to you with a significant amount of gentleness, as if you were to break easily

You allowed him to help you through his, to be the silver lining. The one to help you get back on track, there with you every step of the way. Big and small.

You opened yourself up to him, flesh and bones.

Take a moment, remind yourself,

To take a moment and find yourself

He held you tight, reassuringly as he got you to eat again. Feeding you, even if it was slowly. Getting you to properly hydrate yourself, especially after all that crying

Pressing loving kisses to the top of your head as you let yourself be consumed by slumber for the first time in a while, exhausted from being so deep in your emotions.

You didn't realise it at first, but this is what you needed. You needed him. He was your anchor, the light at the end of the tunnel. He helped you to no end, not even asking for anything in return. Chris just wanted to see get better. Seeing the light begin to return to your eyes once more.

And it was just a thought, just a thought, just a thought, just a thought, just a thought

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay

I'm here, I'm here, I'm here.

[subpar-celestial]

My Thiam Playlist

I have more Theo songs on here than anything which is why I’m asking around cause i do want more Liam songs cause he’s my baby too

Valintine by Laufey

“I’ve rejected all affection for years and years. Now I have it, and damn it, It's kind of weird”

c’mon that’s Theo right there. This is the first (semi) normal relationship Theo’s ever had so of course it’s going to be confusing, and shocking, and weird. And this song encapsulates that beautifully.

God Must Hate Me by Catie Turner

“If Jesus died for all our sins. He left one behind, the body I'm in”

I don’t think Theo is so far gone that he thinks Liam is perfect, or he idolizes him. But I think he sees something in Liam that he doesn’t think he has. Something inherently wrong with him and so right with Liam, something he’s lacked since birth. It’s more to do with his self-loathing than his perception of Liam.

Love Like You from Steven Universe

“I could even learn how to love”

It’s more hopeful, he’s not where he wants to be but he could be. Liam inspires him to be.

I'm Your Man by Mitski

“I’ll destroy you like I am”

He doesn’t trust himself around Liam. He fears a backslide, that if Liam lets him get too close he’ll betray him, destroy him. If he’s not careful, if he doesn’t trust himself it’ll become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Letter by Avery Pickup

“i've never once in my life been allowed to hold on to something that makes me feel good, so i don't know why, when i found you i thought that i could”

It’s like an au thiam where things turn sour. And I say au because in my heart it’s canon that they last and I won’t hear any different. Towards the end it strays from fitting but I think it works well for Theo thinking back on their relationship.

Seventeen from Heathers

“Can't we be seventeen? Is that so hard to do?”

Ok silly goofy, and mainly there because I do kinda wanna make an animatic where Liam is Veronica and Theo is JD. But also there is a nugget of truth. A big motif of the show is how they aren’t allowed to be children, to just be seventeen.

Problems by Mother Mother

“When we get to the pearly gates you'll get the green light, I'll get the old door in the face”

Again Theo isn’t deluded enough to think Liam a saint as it says in the song. But he think’s he’s a genuinely good person, unlike himself. He thinks if heaven were real Liam would be let in no question while he’d be kicked to the curb.

We'll Never Have Sex by Leith Ross

“Oh, you kissed me just to kiss me. Not to take me home”

It’s soft, it’s sweet, I made a fic about it already. I don’t think they don’t have a sex life I just think sometimes They just want to exist with each other. Theo deserves someone who just likes him to like him after a lifetime of using his body to his advantage.

Strawberry Blond by Mitski

"I don't need the city and I don't need proof. All I need, darling, is a life in your shape. I picture it soft and I ache"

Theo, to me, as scary as it is, Is willing to shed the sharper parts of himself in pursuit of Liam. He'll never be fully soft or smooth and he knows that. But for Liam he's willing to get as close as possible. He doesn't even need to know Liam likes him back, he just NEEDS to be near him, to take as much as Liam's willing to give without ever taking that final leap. Without ever fully admitting his feelings for fear of having less than he has now. He'd rather yearn than have nothing.

Lemon Eyes by Meg Myers

“Lemon eyes, you're mine. Yellow eyes all mine”

Need I say more? Both of them have yellow eyes when shifting?

Escapism from Steven Universe

“I guess I have to face that in this awful place I shouldn't show a trace of doubt”

It’s short, it’s simple, it’s Theo during his tenure with the dread doctors. Or even just having to live after it all, feeling isolated in Beacon Hills, alone in his truck.

What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction

This is here purely because I believe with my whole heart Liam would dub this their song and play it any time he could to annoy Theo.

The Deal by Mitski

"I want someone to take this soul. I can't bear to keep it. I'd give it just to give and all I will take are the consequences”

I imagine Theo has yearned to not feel. To lose his conscience, his soul so what he had to do to survive wouldn’t hurt so bad. So he wouldn’t be weighed down by what he’s done. To feel every beat of his sisters heart in his chest. He’d trade away his soul if he were given the chance, just because he doesn’t want it. 

Lemon Boy by Cavetown

“It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him, so, I got myself a citrus friend”

Theo is a lemon boy and Liam likes his shit sour. Also “I found out that my friends are more of the savoury type” no one really likes Theo other than Liam at first, so this rings very true to me.

Wrecking Ball by Mother Mother

“I made a wreck out of my hand, I put it through the wall. I made a fist and not a plan. Call me a reckless wrecking ball”

Liam my impulsive, reckless baby. Liam my darling sweet boy, who get’s so angry he can’t think. And all the people who’ve taken advantage of that.

“It takes a dedicated hand to put it through the wall. You gotta wanna break the heart of all those pretty porcelain dolls”

Theo who thinks he has to go against the grain for his own safety. Who at this point doesn’t know how to work with people. Who has to tear things apart because it’s something he has control over.

Abbey by Mitski

“I am something. I have been something. I was born something. What could I be?”

I don’t fully understand this song. It’s metaphor, it’s symbolism, it’s not clearly stated. And those are all things that don’t jive with my brain. But something about it rings so true for Theo it hurts. I can’t explain it.

That Distant Shore from Steven Universe

“Then I see the colors fading. Gentleness of light escaping. Shadows of my fear invading”

This whole song is Theo trying and struggling to integrate with the pack after the series end and you can't tell me anything different.

For brevity I kept it short but I really could go in depth about every lyric and what it means to me and about them.but anyway, point is, I WANT MORE!!! If you have any songs you feel represents them, let a girl know! And if you want to contest any of these songs or think they don't fit, let me know that too.

[vhaos-chaotic-writing]

Somebody grab my hand as I go delulu (ノω<。)ノ))☆.。

TFO!Megastar with Steven Universe's Episode "Rose's Scabbard".

The hologram of Megatronus stood with all its might, even when it was just a copy of who used to be alive and be among many other cybertronians. While Starscream knelt in front of the hologram, Megatron can't help but stare in awe how the same Prime he admired for its brave and strong personality, looked down at the seeker with such a soft, full of love stare.

"I'm going to follow the other Primes to fight for our planet. You don't have to follow me." The hologram said.

"But I want to!" Starscream answered back with such confidence, as if he was really speaking once again with the real Megatronus.

"I know you do. Please, please understand if we lose, we'll be killed, and if we win, there is a chance we might never be the same."

"But why would I ever fear for the outcome, if I'm going to be there with you?". The way Starscream looked up at the fallen Prime made Megatron feel his spark and T-Cog of said Prime buzz.

The sound of Megatronus' chuckle made Starscream hold his breath for a moment, and the fallen Prime offers its servo to the seeker.

"My Star."

Starscream can't help but place his servo on the hologram's, his optics softening for a moment. "My Prime..."

And soon, the hologram of Megatronus became stardust until nothing. Starscream's frame sag a little as well as his soft optics become full of sorrow and guilt.

"Everything I ever did, I did for him. Now he's gone, but I'm still here. Sometimes, I wonder if he can see me through your optics, and feel me through his T-Cog." Starscream sighs. "What would he think of me now?"

Megatron keeps staring down at Starscream, whose back met him. The new leader slowly walks towards the seeker, and kneels behind him and doesn't give the seeker a chance on turning around before Megatron is hugging him. Is a careful hold, not wanting to hurt the other bot. Starscream tenses for a moment, but the hold feels so familiar.

"Well... I think you're pretty great." Megatron said quietly.

Megatron closes his optics, feeling Starscream tremble in his hold. And for the first time, after so long, the seeker allows himself to shed some tears and let someone else hold him.

Hehe i'm delulu rn Vhaos out!

[pushovermediacritic]

The Land Before Time Liveblog 1

The Land Before Time (1988)

Right off the bat, I'm surprised at how short the first movie is. Since it was in theaters, I assumed it would be at least 90 minutes, but no; it doesn't even crack 70.

Actually, I'm really surprised that the first Land Before Time is the shortest movie in the series. Again, since it was the only one to get a theatrical release, I always assumed it was the longest. Maybe the others are longer because the first movie isn't a musical, while the rest are.

Missed opportunity to have the Universal logo changed to Pangaea.

The movie opens on this little amphibious freak swimming around.

Help me out, what is this freak?

Somehow, I completely forgot this was produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

The narrator introduces that this is in the time of dinosaurs and the leafy plants are dying off, so they're migrating West to the Great Valley.

We see multiple shots of various dinosaurs eating water plants, implying that they're eating lower-quality food because of the famine. The narration doesn't say why the famine is happening, it's not a drought, we see plenty of lakes and rivers and water plants.

The first baby dino we see hatch is Ducky the Saurolophous, voiced by the late Judith Barsi (very sad story there). It's interesting that this technically makes Ducky the oldest member of the group.

Ducky's hatching scene shows her as curious and excitable, but naive.

The next baby dino to hatch is Cera the Triceratops. Her hatching scene shows her to be headstrong and stubborn, but also vulnerable.

We also see Ducky and Cera each having multiple siblings.

Littlefoot the Apatosaurus hatches next, but not without some drama. We see multiple broken eggs around him, and the narrator explains he's an only child, after a short sequence where his egg gets stolen and then goes through a natural Rube Goldberg track.

Littlefoot's hatching scene establishes him to be fearful and shy, but loving. His "herd" is just himself, his mom, grandma, and grandpa. No mention of Littlefoot's father, though we'll meet him in later movies.

Then we timeskip and Littlefoot is older. Littlefoot's mom pulls down a lone Tree Star (a large leaf) for him to eat, and the animation of the dew on it really is beautiful. The animation throughout this movie does a lot of cool stuff with perspective to make the adult longnecks look truly enormous. Slow pans as they move their heads and necks, with extreme fish-eye effects on the perspective, it's really cool.

Littlefoot doesn't actually eat the Tree Star, though, because he's distracted by hearing Cera playing.

She's terrorizing a beetle by charging at it and breaking the rocks it lands on. I like the animalistic honking noise she makes when she's about to charge. She acts like she's going to eat it until it shoots her in the face with some kind of chemical deterrent, which makes Littlefoot laugh. She squares up and they charge at each other, but are interrupted by Cera's father, who reveals some racism (speciesm?) and says that "three-horns never play with long-necks".

Cera blows a raspberry and repeats his words while Littlefoot's mom retrieves him. Littlefoot's mom explains all the different types of dinosaurs we'll see and says that they never work together, simply because they're different, but there will surely be many long-necks at the Great Valley for Littlefoot to play with.

Here a major theme of the franchise is introduced, that being racism and fear of those that are different and unfamiliar.

Littlefoot's mom also says the Great Valley is "past the great rock that looks like a long-neck and the mountains that burn", and when Littlefoot asks if she's ever seen it, she says no, she just knows it's there in her heart. Weird that she knows landmarks to it, but maybe it means she heard these directions second-hand.

At night, Littlefoot and Cera reunite while chasing some frogs, and they play in a bog together until Sharptooth (a T-Rex) shows up and chases them into a thorny thicket. This movie treats "Sharptooth" as the name of this particular T-Rex, but I'm pretty sure later movies just use it as the species name like Long-Neck and Tree-Horn.

Littlefoot shows Cera the way out of the thicket, but Cera makes them go a different way and Sharptooth is able to follow. Littlefoot gets tangled and they barely manage to escape by Littlefoot whipping the thorny vines he was tangled up in into Sharptooth's eye. Littlefoot's mom then shows up and whips the Sharptooth in the face with her tail.

This is the start of the iconic and tragic battle between the Sharptooth and Littlefoot's mom, with Littlefoot and Cera caught in the middle. I always thought this happened later in the movie. It happens around the 16 minute mark, not even halfway.

The fight is also WAY more epic that I remembered it, and it ends differently. Halfway through, an earthquake starts up, and all four of them are basically just scrambling to survive, with Littlefoot and Cera at one point accidentally riding on Sharptooth's tail and running up his back. And it's implied that Littlefoot's mom doesn't just die from her injuries from Sharptooth, but also from the earthquake.

Anyway, the earthquake separates Cera and Littlefoot on one side and her parents/his grandparents on the other side.

Littlefoot's mom tells him that she'll always be with him and to let his heart guide him (but the heart whispers, so listen closely), and then she dies. This death is the darkest thing in this whole franchise, and it haunts every subsequent movie as the sole dark element that can't be sanded over.

The next day, Littlefoot is grieving and runs into an older dinosaur named Rooter. Littlefoot blames his mother and himself for her death, and Rooter reassures him that it's neither of their faults, and it's just the great circle of life. And that he'll always miss her, but he'll always carry her with him as long as he remembers her.

Littlefoot is depressed, and then he sees a tree star that makes him remember her words about finding the way to the Great Valley. Then he mistakes his shadow for his mom, but the following shot implies the shadow does represent his mom being always with him. He reunites with Cera and tries to convince her to travel with him, but she's stubborn and racist and refuses, going her own way.

Littlefoot then meets Ducky, and though he's initially hesitant to talk due to racism, she appeals to him by telling him about how she was separated from her parents in the "great earthshake", and he offers for them to travel together, which she accepts with enthusiasm.

Littlefoot tries to eat a branch but accidentally whips Petrie out of it, and that's how we meet Petrie the pteranodon. Petrie can't fly and insecure about it.

Cera rediscovers Sharptooth and, thinking he's dead, decides to headbutt it a few times for catharsis. That accidentally wakes him up, because he was just unconscious, not dead.

Petrie decides to hang out on Littlefoot's head and messes with the tree star, which he hates, so he starts running to make Petrie fly off. They run into a skeleton and then run around in panic until they run into Cera, also running away from Sharptooth.

Both Littlefoot and Cera are too proud to admit they're scared, so Cera starts spinning a tale of bravery to impress Duckie and Petrie about how she stood up to Sharptooth, despite Littlefoot's insistence that Sharptooth is dead. Cera accidentally launches Ducky at the end of her story, and that's how Ducky runs into Spike's egg. She comments that he's "late" and tells him to get up, peeling open Spike's shell around him piece-by-piece while he tries to go back to sleep.

Spike is a Stegosaurus and doesn't talk. In this movie, it's ambiguous whether that's just due to Spike being a baby, but later movies go off that "late" comment from Ducky to imply that Spike has some sort of developmental disability. And also Chomper hatches from an egg and talks later on, but Spike never does.

Speaking of Chomper, that's another thing where the talking gets confusing. In this movie, it's not just Sharptooth, none of the carnivorous animals in this movie talk, like a Dimetrodon who crosses the kids' path. Later sequels go back and forth on that, though I seem to remember the ultimate implication is more that carnivorous dinosaurs have their own distinct language and culture from herbivorous dinosaurs, and both can be learned.

Spike eats a lot and is lazy. To make him come with, Ducky rides on Littlefoot's tail while leading Spike along with berries on a stick.

Cera stays separated from the rest, though still obviously traveling with them.

Littlefoot sniffs out a cluster of trees, and Cera claims that she discovered the Great Valley. A whole herd of long-necks run past them and eat most of the leaves, and Littlefoot says this isn't the Great Valley. There's one small tree left uneaten, and the kids (minus Cera) make a totem pole to reach the leaves.

When they get some, Cera insists she can get her own food, and starts headbutting another tree. Littlefoot throws her a bunch of leaves to make her think it worked. Cera teases them about Sharptooth and the others sleep next to her while Littlefoot insists there is no Sharptooth and sleeps by himself. One-by-one, the other kids join Littlefoot until all of them, Cera included, are sleeping together, literally inside a sharptooth footprint. Ignorance sure is bliss.

Next morning, Cera wakes up to the sound of a growl and wakes up the rest of them to run from Sharptooth. Sharptooth stomps on Littlefoot's tree star while chasing them, shattering it. The kids manage to escape through a crack in a stone wall. On the other side is the rock that looks like a long-neck, indicating they're going the right way, but confidence in Littlefoot as leader is shaken because of his denial of Sharptooth.

They climb a rough mountain, exhausted. Littlefoot urges them on that they're going the right way, only to find an empty valley at the bottom.

Cera shit-talks Littlefoot's mom's directions, and Littlefoot attacks her over it when she refuses to take it back. Note that Cera wouldn't know that Littlefoot's mom is dead, she might just think that she got separated like her parents did.

This movie is a lot more violent than I remember the sequels being. And an interesting theme is rocks breaking when they fight. Littlefoot and Cera are just kids, but they are destroying pretty big rocks as collateral damage in this fight.

The same thing happened with Sharptooth vs Littlefoot's mom, they were demolishing huge boulders with ease, and even Cera when they first met was crushing rocks with her headbutts (which didn't do anything to Sharptooth). It seems to be that the film is implying the dinosaurs were crazy-powerful, enough to reshape the landscape. Like it was an ancient time of titans. That's definitely NOT something I remember carrying over into the sequels, but it would have been interesting to keep. I never thought power-scaling would be mentioned in this liveblog.

The fight ends with Littlefoot trying to walk away like he's won, but Cera jumps off a wall and headbutts him in the butt. Littlefoot tears up and tells her to leave. Interestingly, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike spend most of the fight hiding and scared while the two fight, but afterward they decided to go with Cera, not Littlefoot (though Petrie does try to convince Littlefoot to stop), because her way looks easier. At least at first, the next we see of them, Cera's group is walking around an active lava flow with several active volcanos around her.

Spike lags behind to try and eat a lone plant, while Cera presses onward. She jumps over a chasm and Petrie falls off her head into the tar below. Cera completely ignores his cries for help and walks away, but Littlefoot apparently followed them and comes running in to help. Spike ripping up that plant got him and Ducky stranded on a rock, but Littlefoot knocks over another rock to save them. They then try to save Petrie, but all get covered in tar.

Cera gets attacked by a whole group of Pachycephalosauruses (who don't talk and keep licking their lips, did the writers think they're carnivores?), but the Pachy pack run away at the arrival of this absurd elephantine tar monster thing:

Which is obviously just the other kids in a stack, calling back to their stack earlier to reach the leaves (Spike is the legs holding a bone in his mouth, Littlefoot's tail is the "trunk", Petrie's wings are the "ears", and Ducky is holding two branches as "horns"). Cera doesn't realize it, though, and she cries for her friends to save her from it. Ducky reveals it's them and there's a brief expression of relief on Cera's face. But then they laugh at her for openly being scared and she tries to save face while slipping in tar, which only makes them laugh harder.

Cera stomps away behind a waterfall and breaks into tears, the narrator explaining that she's too proud to admit she went the wrong way.

Cera's fatal flaw is pride. She's proud of herself, of her strength, of her knowledge of what is Right. But there are MANY points in this movie where her pride and refusal to admit when she's wrong directly hurts herself or others.

After swimming through a pool, Littlefoot's group sees Sharptooth in the distance and he hatches a plan to straight-up murder Sharptooth in cold blood.

Littlefoot's plan is to get Sharptooth into the deep end of this pool, figuring he can't swim with his tiny arms, then push a boulder onto his head. Petrie will give the signal to push, and they all collectively decide Ducky has to play bait.

Ducky "ME?! Oh, no! Nonono, nononono..."

This is a great screencap. I love Littlefoot and Petrie's shit-eating grins and half-lidded eyes, while Spike seems to have concern over Ducky's safety, but accepted the group's consensus nonetheless.

Ducky goes in anyway and tries to draw his attention, but somehow Sharptooth does a ninja maneuver and jumps down from the ceiling behind her. She runs between his legs and then Sharptooth trips and slides down the hill toward the pool, with Ducky on his nose. Once in the water, Ducky is able to swim away from him, and Petrie whistles the signal to push the boulder.

Littlefoot and Spike aren't strong enough, though, and Petrie throws a small rock down to distract Sharptooth. Sharptooth headbutts the cliff, making Petrie fall, but the gust of wind from Sharptooth's exhale while roaring allows Petrie to finally get the hang of flying. Sharptooth turns his attention back to Ducky and chases her around the pool, but Petrie summons up his courage and dives down to claw at Sharptooth's bad eye. Annoyed, Sharptooth does like a 100-foot vertical leap out of the water, onto the boulder that Littlefoot and Spike are trying to push.

Ducky gets off of Sharptooth's nose to push and Cera comes in like a big damn hero, headbutting the rock and together they push it over on top of Sharptooth. The moment is great, though it's ruined a little by an obvious ADR line from Littlefoot where he yells "Cera, you're back!" without his lips moving.

Sharptooth falls in the water with the boulder, sinking and presumably drowning, though not before grabbing Petrie.

Then the other characters cry and mourn the apparent loss of Petrie, until he climbs back up and asks why they're leaving without him. Then there's a weird scene of Littlefoot, all alone, seeing his mother forming in the clouds above the pool.

He's sad and tells her that he tried to follow the path but it's just too hard, he'll never find the Great Valley. She fades away and leads him through a tunnel to the Great Valley, he was so close and did find it.

Littlefoot calls the others over, and as they catch up there's a weird continuity error where Littlefoot is slowing to a stop with Petrie already perched on his head.

The kids re-unite with their respective families. Ducky tells her parents and siblings about her "new brother" Spike, Petrie tells his mom and siblings that he can fly, Cera returns to her father and nuzzles noses (interesting that she doesn't have anything to tell him, such as "don't be racist", for example), and Littlefoot finds his grandparents. Then Littlefoot has a flashback of his life and the kids come together in a big hug as the Narrator assures us that these kids will grow up in the Great Valley and pass on the story of this journey to their kids and future generations.

Well, this and 13 other stories from when they were kids, but those are sequels for another time. And surely nothing bad will ever happen to the Great Valley, they have to grow up there, right?

Anyway.

Now that the movie's over, here's why it was so short: a ton of footage was cut from this movie to make it less scary and more straightforward. According to Wikipedia, 19 finished animation cuts of Sharptooth were cut in the production phase, and then another 10 whole minutes were cut just a few weeks before release.

This is why there are a lot of weird little continuity errors, like in Sharptooth's attack where he only has one eye before Littlefoot whips the thorny vine into it, and some weird cuts in the mom vs Sharptooth fight, like where Littlefoot's mom gets an injury on her neck despite not having one earlier, or how Littlefoot and Cera get separated from his mom right before the earthquake, which starts up out of nowhere.

Also, Spike's intro was cut short, Petrie's fake-out death scene was going to last longer, and the scene of Littlefoot seeing his mom in the clouds and finding the Great Valley was originally going to happen BEFORE he runs back to save the others at the volcano. That makes a lot more sense, it was weird that Cera's "wrong way" that immediately took her into volcano territory was also just a short walk away from the pool that was right near the Great Valley, but it makes more sense if Littlefoot had found it ahead of time, went back for his friends, then led them almost to it when they saw Sharptooth.

That also fits better with the movie's prominent anti-racism themes, if Littlefoot found the paradise he was looking for, but then decided it wasn't worth enjoying alone and ran back for his friends, even though they're different from him and they split up on bad terms. And racism being a major theme isn't just an assumption on my part, here's a direct quote:

Don Bluth: "…we came up with another idea that none of these dinosaurs get along with each other, they all hate each other. They're taught from the time they were born not to associate with each other, that's racism".

Ultimately, the original Land Before Time is great.

For pros, the color grading is REALLY interesting in this film, the various scenes have SUCH intense color tone variation that it feels like the characters have a modular color pallet at times.

And now that I have glasses and a good screen, the details in the animation pop a lot more. I love the weird little details that make the main characters less conventionally appealing, like Ducky's knobbly mouth and Littlefoot's wrinkly lips and neck. Those details definitely get smoothed over in the sequels, and I can appreciate them more now. The dialogue and voice acting is another strong highlight, there's a reason these characters stuck with kids and became icons enough for a franchise.

As for the cons, the cuts and changes do hurt the continuity, pacing, and themes a bit. I think having Littlefoot find the Great Valley ahead of time and then going back for his friends would have been better as far as the anti-racism theme goes. Sharptooth is also a pretty glaring hole in the anti-racism theme, being treated by the characters as just a vicious monster yet still clearly having intelligence in his character animation and actions. And as far as voice acting goes, Cera's father is pretty stiff, but he's ultimately a small role.

As far as giving the movie a score goes, I think I'll give The Land Before Time an 8/10. But a theoretical "uncut version" would probably rank higher, likely either 8.5/10 or 9/10.

Unfortunately, it seems like this franchise is dead, as much time has passed since the attempted revival movie as there was between that one and the last one before it. More time if you count the tv show. The potential demand for an uncut/remaster of the original Land Before Time has never been lower.

Anyway, see you next time for The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure!

[sethdomain]

thinking about steven universe again lately, the show really actually meant so much to me. Its crazy now that i think of it, if i hadnt watched SU when i was 7 i would have probably not as accepting as iam today.

Out of every protagonist in show i've watched i really think ive connected most with steven. Its kind of funny, because we kind of grow up together in a way and i really relate to the problem he had. But, the difference between me and him, one of us grow into a better person. Which is sad. This show taught me something important that is growth and yet i never do that, i can't seem to do it.

Truly, SU was really a once in a lifetime experince, sure there might be the next woke cartoon that might be more well written than SU in the future, but i know the impact wouldnt be the same as SU had with me. Well, i hope there are the next woke cartoon like SU that can be an experience like little phraud would watch in the TV on the dead of night. Just, a little fear of never feeling that same euphoric feeling like you used to feel, which is scary.

Growing up is scary, you realized the more you're here and the more book, tv show or any media at all you consumed its like piling up in your brain library, you started to noticed a pattern. You can predict anything, understand whats about to happend. its like a recycled experience, just a little tweaked. But when you're just this tiny little thing with little understanding of how many thing works, you are easily bedazzled or amazed. So when i was just tiny and i see steven universe in all of the other cartoon rooster, me, a child who lived in a very conservative, sexist and anti-queer household who's always ashamed of my own self find, steven universe, a queer cartoon about loving being weird, grappling the problem about your identity, your family and 'the norm.' It was like, a breath of fresh air, something that i needed to help myself with.

And im thankful for it. I think i may or may not have show it, but i draw because i genuinely truly love drawing and i wish to make something as impactful as steven universe is to me. Not because of money, not because of anything else. I just wish i were to make an art that maybe someone will relate to.

I hope somewhere in the future someone would experience a connection i would have with steven universe, i cant put into word how much this show has actually impacted my life.

[yamchaisawesome]

Rewatching Steven Universe more recently has made me appreciate Future a lot more.

We can tell from like the earliest episodes of season 1 that Steven feels kinda neglected and tries to help because that means that he’ll be able to spend more time with his family and validate his own self worth. I’m not saying he’s not kind- that’s still obviously the case- only that it also stems from feelings of neglect and insecurity.

By The Test, Steven kinda internalises that feelings of others around him are more important than his own. He feels cheated and lied to, moreover feeling babied and useless which he hates because of his aforementioned “my only worth is helping people” thing. However, he decides their happiness is more important than letting them know how he feels about the situation.

As the show goes on, we sort of move away from focusing on Steven as a character. Instead, the show starts using him more like a catalyst for the issues of the gems. This makes for a great metaphor for how we start viewing our family differently as we grow up the more we gain new information and context about them, but I digress. The point here is that while Steven gets better at helping people, the underlying feelings of insecurity and neglect are never really addressed. In all fairness, why would they? His newfound ability to help people has given him more connection with his family than he could’ve dreamed of earlier in the series and his self worth is satisfied.

This is all fine and dandy as long as he’s helping people, but what happens when he doesn’t need to anymore? Future.

Steven Universe Future is what happens. Now that Steven doesn’t have anyone to help, he fears things going back to how they were when he was younger. Nobody needing him to be useful means that they’ll just leave him behind like they used to, right? This is obviously irrational but you can see how this would happen to someone with Steven’s upbringing.

The main thing that triggers the conflict in Mr Universe is that Greg’s upbringing and subsequent counter reactionary parenting of Steven sorta led to this. Leaving him largely with the gems and outside of regular institutions that facilitate connection, like school, is the reason for his neglect and subsequent complexes.

School is actually brought up a lot in particular. Mind you, Steven isn’t uneducated. In the semi canon comics it’s revealed the gems (mostly Pearl) homeschooled him fairly proficiently, to the point where he performs as well as Connie in a standardised test. It’s more so what school represents to Steven: social connection and normalcy.

This is what he’s craved since the beginning, and future addresses these aspects of Steven’s character that weren’t really resolved in the original series.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Steven Beschloss at America, America:

It’s been hard to take off a few days—or even a few hours—since Donald Trump stepped foot again in our White House. But I would be wrong to urge you to take time off to manage the madness and distress of this dark chapter, then burn out myself. This week is spring break at New York University where I teach journalism students, so I’m taking a few days away and trying to not get swept up by each new desecration. In the meantime, I want to share with you this essay from January 27, just one week into the accelerating destruction by a man who acts more like an arsonist than a president. With the mounting examples of cowardice since then—of people and organizations bowing down—it’s important to reassert the need to oppose this cruel and dangerous regime. I stand by what I said two months ago: We must refuse to be complicit. The more you give in to Trump, the more he will take. And, I wrote, “going along with even some of Trump’s policies in order to minimize the damage represents collaborating with a man bent on the destruction of American democracy and aiding his effort.” This has become increasingly clear. So is the need to fight back, as I concluded here, “against the dark tide of oligarchy and authoritarian corruption and criminality—or we will sink like a stone.” This takes courage—and it will take us sticking together, supporting each other, protecting each other, and recognizing our collective power to withstand Donald Trump’s fascist agenda.

Anyone who’s spent time with an abusive narcissist understands the dilemma: If you just go along to get along, you’ll never escape their grip. And if you confront them, they will do anything they can to make your life a living hell—until you get away or they leave forever. America is trapped right now in this ugly nexus, thanks to millions of Americans who identified with Donald Trump’s anger and hatreds or didn’t comprehend the dangerous choice they were making.

But we have a chance to overcome this dark chapter with a clear, fearless opposition. That will require elected officials refusing to work with him and abandoning the idea that collaboration is the only way they can mitigate the damage he will cause or accomplish something themselves. The more they give him, the more he will take. The more they communicate that they accept his dominance and respect his power, the more he will exploit their vulnerability, particularly because he sadistically relishes harming and demeaning others.

[...]

Donald Trump doesn’t care about or respect laws. He doesn’t care about or believe in American democratic values and principles like equality, diversity and justice. He rejects free speech and despises the peaceful assembly of those who disagree with him. He is bored by the details of policy and governance, belittles the value of expertise, only wants attention and spectacle, and is determined to surround himself with sycophants who will bow down to him. He doesn’t care about or comprehend the pain he causes other human beings. He is more than ready to use political violence to get what he wants. He will never make an effort to unify the nation. He will never rely on inspiration, only stoke fear, seek to intimidate and threaten violence. He will never work to gain the trust of the majority. Is this an American president? Are we obliged—are elected Democrats obliged—to treat such a man with respect? This is the person who pardoned over 1,500 convicted felons who attacked the U.S. Capitol; just this weekend he invited the remorseless Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes—freshly released from prison and his 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy—to appear behind him in a Nevada rally. Should Democrats find ways to work with Trump or oppose him at every turn? Is there any reason to believe he will do anything to make lives better rather than commit acts to glorify himself and enrich himself and his billionaire cronies by stealing from the wealth created by hard-working Americans? As I see it, going along with even some of Trump’s policies in order to minimize the damage represents collaborating with a man bent on the destruction of American democracy and aiding his effort. I understand the decision of 13 Senate Democrats (many from border states) to sign a letter to Majority Leader John Thune, offering to work with him “in good faith” to craft border security and immigration legislation. But do they really think Trump will ever work with them in good faith, especially as he’s focused on mass deportation, building a wall (again) and demonizing refugees and Democrats? As the transgressions and degradations and the acts of corruption and criminality mount—and, yes, they already have been at an alarming pace meant to shock the unsuspecting—we should demand that Democratic leaders and anyone who is committed to overcoming this dark chapter in our history refuse to work with this regime. That will become even more important as he is surrounded by dangerously reckless cabinet secretaries and others in leadership positions motivated to carry out his agenda, satisfy his hunger for vengeance and dismantle the very government programs and agencies they have sworn to serve. Soon the deeply unfit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will likely be joined by the retribution-minded Kash Patel at the FBI, the Putin-supporting Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “running” Health and Human Services. But Trump isn’t waiting for their arrival. Late Friday night, seeking to consolidate his power and get rid of independent watchdogs, the White House fired 18 independent inspectors general working in nearly every cabinet-level agency. This purge makes it easier for Trump to install loyalists who will be less likely to question fraud, abuse or other ethical lapses.

Steven Beschloss is 100% correct in his latest piece.

[ironworked]

60 Sec Rec: The Expanse

Hundreds of years in the future, humans have colonized the solar system and Mars has become an independent military power. A missing person links an asteroid belt detective, the captain of an ice freighter and a diplomat trying to avert a war. [Rotten Tomatoes & Netflix]

Detective Miller is in a futuristic-noir, a cop tasked with finding wayward heiress turned political activist Julie Mao.

James Holden and crew are in an action/adventure in space, the everyday guys who go from the frying pan to the fire.

Chrisjen Avasarala, UN Security Council member, is in a political thriller, trying to avoid a war and figure out who she can trust in the government.

A bit of Blade Runner/Total Recall, a bit of Alien, a bit of Battlestar Galactica, as the show progresses these storylines intersect and the genres mix. Characters don't become found family but a forged one; forged in near death experiences, impossible choices, secrets kept and shared, and even some romances (not all requited).

This show can fit SO MANY BLORBOS. Also polyamory! one of the leads has 8 parents, and a recurring character, who is the love of my life, is in a poly relationship later in the show. The actors are fantastic (Tipper has an episode in one of the later seasons that's a tour de force. She's tremendous), and the set design and costumes are gorgeous.

The ship names (I mean actual ships here) are so cool too: Rocinante, Guy Molinari, Scipio Africanus... a nice bit of trivia.

It is so, so, so GOOD. You have to give it some time at the start because you might need a while to 'get settled' in this universe, but don't worry because it's a rich story but not a dense one. It's also not grimdark; bad things do happen, and there are losses and casualties, but it's not a cruel show. It won't laugh at you for caring.

Developed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Children of Men, Iron Man) based on the book series by James S. A. Corey (pseudonym for Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). Written by the novelists and mostly new writers. Directed by Breck Eisner (Fear Itself), Jeff Woolnough (Vikings), Terry McDonough (Better Call Saul)... Starring Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Florence Faivre, Shawn Doyle, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, Keon Alexander, Jasai Chase Owens, Nadine Nicole, David Strathairn, Jared Harris...

Trailer for s1

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[quinty-sky]

Will's abandonment issues don't pair well with Nico's spontaneous dissapearances

From this au, i came up with an Idea™

so anyone who's been in any angsty fandom knows that steven universe songs always find a way to fit, and i thought, what if in this au (?) made by @ghostmisworld , after Nico went missing and came back to Will dying over him leaving without a trace, he's in the perspective of the singer of "Love Like You"?

See, Nico's disappearance was never rly noticed all too much, like this post by @thehyacinthprophecy says,

so when Nico disappeared this time, you bet he'd get all emotional over Will CARING so much, and this song would perhaps play from the moment he returns to chb till after, kinda like a cinematic scene thing, animatic idea yk blah blah, just imagine

...

If I could begin to be

Half of what you think of me

I could do about anything

there's no denying that Nico had very low self-worth when he met Will in Blood of Olympus, I know that that wasn't their first time meeting, but it's their first real interaction. Nico likely thought that Will thought too highly of him, calling him a "friendly face" and such

I could even learn how to love

without remorse, without religious guilt, without secrecy and without fear

When I see the way you act

Wondering when I'm coming back

I like to imagine that in this au, when Nico walked into camp, he saw Will sleep-deprived on a bench at the camp border, bank hunched over with his elbows on his knees, staring at the ground, waiting, and Nico was appalled when he learned that he acted such a way because he worried for Nico (if anyone here watches Epic: The Musical, I'd like to think that Will was waiting for Nico)

I could do about anything

I could even learn how to love like you

people tend to forget that Nico, too, lost a sibling the moment he let her out of sight. as soon as he decided to not follow the gals + grover and instead let Percy go, Bianca was doomed. Nico likely felt responsible for letting her out of her sight, too, yet we see later on that he doesn't worry so much over Reyna leaving camp or Jason and such, why? see, he was born in 1932, he probably didn't understand his abandonment issues and thought he was just hysterical, and repressed the utter terror he gets, for so long it worked to an extent. after this ordeal happened he may have realised that being "hysterical" is not so bad after all, because Will, his boy and joy Will, suffers from it too, so it's not just a "Nico being stupid Nico" thing, it's real. so maybe, just maybe, he can learn how to un-repress his feelings, his terror for those he loves and the deep affection he feels

I always thought I might be bad

although he acts all tough, Nico likely does feel guilty for stuff like getting Percy imprisoned in Hades's palace, gaslighting him when he showed up to camp jupiter, pushing away the people who tried to be friends with him and interact with him etcetera

Now I'm sure that it's true

'Cause I think you're so good

And I'm nothing like you

in Nico's mind, Will's a ray of sunshine. everyone loves him, he's kind and forgiving and patient with everyone unless they truly don't deserve it (exhibit A: Octavtian) he doesn't mess up as bad as Nico once did, on multiple occasions, people never avoided him or anything, because he's just so good

Look at you go

I just adore you

I imagine Nico thinks this as Will runs around the infirmary with clipboards, bandages and everything really clutched in his arms with random hair clips the younger kids have put in his hair, and faintly glowing out of exertion, Nico adores how determined Will is to heal, rather than harm, and the colourful hair ties in his hair and band aids on his arms show how fun of a person he is with everyone, how the younger kids just love him, and so does Nico; the vision I'm having of Will is the post right above, idea by @actual-gremlin

I wish that I knew

What makes you think I'm so special

why does Will think he's so special? he dresses goth he's upset and angry and traumatised and again, he feels like he's nothing like Will, he could never be close to how perfect Will is

If I could begin to do

Something that does right by you

because Nico's sudden dissapearance was something that was NOT right by Will

I would do about anything

I would even learn how to love

in this verse, learn how to love now means Nico is ready to learn how to BE loved. he'll learn how to love by allowing himself to be loved, by acknowledging that Will actually deeply cares about his well being, and so he would notify Will about where he goes and when, because allowing someone to love you to the fullest is, in a way, a way to love them back

When I see the way you look

Shaken by how long it took

this verse pulls Nico back to the present moment, between the "when i see the way you act" verse and this, Nico wouldn't be entirely present through everyone in the camp taking turns beating him up, he'd be imagining the images I described to you, of Percy being imprisoned to Will running around. Now he looks at Will again, who now after beating him up is still staring at him, with tears still rolling down his wide searching eyes, though at a slower pace than before, memorising his face, shaken, because he thought he lost Nico, and worry he one day will lose him like he lost so so many of his siblings. i think Will would have a cup of tea in his hands and a blanket around him to recover from 2 days of lost sleep, courtesy of his siblings bringing him stuff, though he needs more time, endless time, to register that Nico is alive and well before actually falling asleep

I could do about anything

I could even learn how to love like you

again, Nico could learn for him, and he will

Love like you

Love me like you

because at the end of the day, the reason he refused to be loved so deeply, is because he can't truly love himself. in this song he reflects on pushing everyone away, and Will, for some odd reason he can't place, continued loving him above all else. he realises that he should start loving himself for who he is, let Will love him, and he'd be content, he won't hurt Will, he won't hurt himself, though of course first, he has to learn to love

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now that I'm thinking of it, this is a damn good animatic idea, if anyone here happens to be itching to make a solangelo animatic, feel free to use my idea and make sure to link this post (cuz this post has the links to the posts i got inspiration from + animatics are much better when you have a lyric for lyric explanation analysis stuff)

this is like the first ranting post I've made that isn't just a lil reblog, also @ghostmisworld please do tell me if there's a name for this au! i love it so so much. thanks to @thehyacinthprophecy i got the idea of a Nico-centered look on this au, and thanks @actual-gremlin for providing with that fantastic image of Will haha. and ofc thanks to Rebecca Sugar for this fantastic song, I love Steven Universe so so much. pls do keep in mind that I imagine that this au happens after Blood of Olympus before Trials of Apollo, where Nico and Will have barely started dating and Nico's mental state isn't much better than it was in Blood of Olympus. I hope you people enjoyed this :>

[ivystoryweaver]

Spectre

A Moon Knight Halloween Love Story

Event #10: A Quiet Place

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Summary: You and Steven get a few more answers before he takes you home and shows you how much he's missed you.

Pairing this chapter: Steven Grant x f!reader

A/n: I know I promised Jake, but I switched the order of 2 chapters, and I promise you'll like this one!

Word count: 2.1k

Content: exposition again, domestic fluff, steven gets to shine, fingering, p in v, bit of language, not beta'd

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PREVIOUSLY on Spectre…

"Ms. Marjorie, why does she look the same? What happened to her body?”

"When I cast the spell on her," Ms. Marjorie explained, leaning forward on her elbows, "It's like I froze time for her. She is exactly the same as the night she died, except no longer in her old body."

She turned to you, smiling softly. “Their love essentially made you…materialize, just as they perceived you to be. I really don't know a better way to explain it."

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“Let me get this straight,” Steven said. “This shop completely vanished, o-or I was hallucinating. What is actually going on here?”

"As I said, it’s Halloween," Ms. Marjorie explained. "Not a holiday you’d associate very closely with love, I suppose, but - you see - love is the most powerful magic in the world.

“Your lovely partner here wasn’t haunting you, as you’ve told me Mr. Spector feared,” she went on. “She was simply suspended between the world of the living and the dead."

“Then, why were you pretending to work here?” Steven inquired, gesturing around him animatedly. “What even is this place?”

“My shop," she simply replied.

"But...it disappeared," Steven argued. "When I needed answers most, it wasn't here."

"Ah yes," Ms. Marjorie smiled warmly. "When you needed answers most," she nodded your way, "you found her. When you were ready." She shrugged, beginning to tidy up the tea cups and saucers. "The rest was all a bit of witchcraft, nothing more."

You pondered your words for a moment before smiling fondly. "Thank you, Ms. Marjorie, for everything. You and Steven - both of you saved my life.”

"I fudged a spell that was meant to save your life, but if it turned out well in the end, then I suppose I did some good and for that, I am grateful," she chuckled.

"And we are grateful as well," Steven chimed. "Thank you for helping me, and for your kindness, but I do believe I may need to ask you one more favor."

"What is that, Steven?"

Steven took a deep breath. “The man who killed my partner. Do you know anything about him? Did you see anything else?”

“Nothing that will be of much help, I’m afraid. not that night anyway. But something mystical is at work here. Your grandmother called out to me because she sensed your danger from beyond. She’s connected to all this somehow.

"But enough time spent with an old lady. Go on and enjoy yourselves," Ms. Marjorie instructed, gazing at you pointedly. "Enjoy life."

"Thank you again." You stood, giving the older woman a warm embrace. "You’re an angel to me."

"Oh I doubt that," Ms. Marjorie chuckled. "But happy to help."

Golden-hued trees, late autumn sunshine and the changes that had infiltrated in your hometown over the last few months took your breath away as you passed them by.

Steven glanced over at you worriedly, reaching for your hand.

"This is all so unbelievable," you uttered, awestruck. "It's like I'm in some other universe. It's magical. But it's a lot."

“I can’t believe it either. We should get you some things from the drug store, but someone might see you. Maybe I should take you home first, and come back,” Steven suggested.

“No. No, I don’t want to be alone. I’ll just come with you,” you quickly protested, your racing heart reminding you just how alive you really were.

By the time you gathered some necessities and checked out at the drug store, Steven noticed you seemed a bit glassy eyed and short of breath.

"Let's go home, love," he said softly. "I've got you."

Back in your kitchen, you eased down on a chair, watching Steven carefully as he unloaded the bags from the store and put on the kettle.

"We'll order you some things online. Some clothes - whatever you want."

He watched you for a response, but you hadn't said much since you walked into the drugstore earlier.

Kneeling down in front of you, he reached for your hand. "Darling, I know this is all...impossible. But I'm here."

You nodded, mutely.

A line of concern creased his forehead as he chewed on the corner of his lip. But he was determined to take care of you. A few moments later, he set your favorite tea in front of you, despite the fact that you drank some with Ms. Marjorie.

The tea comforted you almost as much as when Steven brought Jeremiah to sit on the table beside you.

"I'm sorry," you finally uttered, tracing your finger over the cool glass of the fish bowl. "It...I think it feels too good to be true, it can't be true. It can't be."

"That's the way I've always felt about you, love," he sweetly returned, warm, earthy eyes locking with yours. "An absolute wonder, you are."

"Steven..." you whispered, your heart - your entire body so full of love an awe. "I think my head might explode if I think about this any harder," you confessed.

Steven brilliantly distracted you for the remainder of the afternoon and evening. He put on the most mundane documentary - just enough to hold your slight interest but keep everything calm.

Then he got the laptop and helped you pick out some basic clothes from your favorite store. They would arrive tomorrow because he paid for expedited shipping.

When your mind would start to wander, he would take the laptop and pull you close, even kiss you deeply. Once the documentary ended, he read to you for a little while.

The people on your street and the surrounding ones knew you had passed away, so not too many trick-or-treaters rang the doorbell, hoping not to disturb Mr. Spector, but Steven was prepared with a couple of bags of candy from the drugstore. You stayed out of sight as to not give the young ones a real fright.

The next time the doorball rang, it was for a dinner delivery, which somehow seemed like the most delicious thing you'd ever eaten. Before long, you grew sleepy, simply because existing was so damn draining. At least today.

You felt a little distant from Steven, not because there was anything wrong between the two of you, but because you hadn't spoken to him much all afternoon.

Still, he'd given you exactly what you'd needed. Just enough mental stimulation to keep your mind from wandering and getting overwhelmed. Just enough tenderness to make you feel special.

You ended the day feeling cherished, with a full belly. And you had clothes, shoes and other necessities on the way.

"I feel like I bored you to death on my first day alive," you finally joked after brushing your teeth.

"You know that could never be true," Steven refuted, wiping his mouth with a towel before pressing a kiss to your cheek.

"Thank you for today," you said seriously, wrapping your arms around his neck as you stared deeply into his eyes. "You're like a touchstone. I feel so safe with you."

"I would do anything to keep you safe," he whispered against your lips, taking them captive for a tender but sensual kiss, squeezing your hips possessively. "Come on, love, let's get you to bed."

"I slept a lot today. I really am boring," you joked.

"Oh we won't be sleeping," he cheekily returned, goosing your ribs which made you squeal.

Whatever slight distance you had felt with Steven evaporated once you were in bed, as he gathered you to the warmth of his chest and slotted his mouth against yours. Hungry hands gripped the t-shirt he'd slid over your head not ten minutes ago as he kissed you until you both needed air.

"Can't even say how much I've missed you," he murmured, pushing his fingertips over the curve of your back, easing your shirt upward. His thumbs grazed the sides of your breasts, underneath your arms, causing your breath to stutter.

"Tell me to stop and I will," he went on, sampling your lips one at a time, only pausing when pulling the shirt over your head interrupted you.

His eyes flickered down to your mouth, then your chest as he licked his lips. "Never thought I'd see you this way again."

You swallowed hard, your breath quickening under his hungry gaze.

"You alright, darling?" He smiled gently, brushing his hand across your collarbone. "Too much?"

"No," you breathed out - your fingers twisting through his curls as you pulled your bare chest flush against his cotton-covered one, sharing his breath as your body bloomed with desire. You tugged his hair a little too hard, desperate to somehow drag yourself closer still.

"Missed that," he moaned out, smiling against your cheek even as he rushed to get his own t-shirt off.

Your lips fused together again as the heat of his bare chest, the sweet warmth of his breath in your mouth - the soft seduction of his tongue tasting yours - and the possessive grip as he slid his hands once more up the curve of your back - set your body aflame with need.

Steven was clear that he wanted you, but still, he took his time - every nip of his teeth, soothed with the heat of his tongue. Every desperate grip eased into a seductive caress, and when his fingers finally slid between your legs - when he found the core of you hot and wet for him - he caressed you only once before pressing his forehead to yours.

"Let me make you mine again," he begged, fingertips twitching with the need to touch you - the thick outline of his bulge pressed hungrily against your bare thigh.

"Steven," you gasped, his possessive claim making you wild with desire. Your legs fell open as he coaxed you open, plunging his tongue in your mouth and two fingers deep inside you.

Your hungry moan spurred him on as he fingered you just the way you liked. Steven was all sweet seduction. It was fun to make him whimper, but he could really pull you apart when he wanted to.

But tonight wasn't about anything but cherishing you, here, alive.

So, as you worked him free of his pajama pants and stroked the velvet length of him, you found that you didn't want him to take his time. Not tonight. Just in case.

"Please, Steven," you sweetly begged him, tugging him seductively while grinding against his hand. "Need you inside."

He groaned at your touch, and your hunger to feel him, relieved that it wasn't too much for you. Soon enough, your remaining clothes were discarded and Steven climbed on top of you, caging you in with his surprisingly strong forearms. His biceps flexed deliciously as he held up his weight, positioning himself perfectly.

He knew your body as well as his own - better, maybe, since he shared his body. Without another thought, or a hand to guide him, he pushed inside you, tilting his hips exactly how he knew -

"Oh fuck Steven..." you gasped, your back arching off the bed.

Your partner knew how to please you, hitting that spot that only familiar lovers could find so easily - like the steps of a well-rehearsed dance.

"My beautiful girl," Steven breathed against your neck, between spine-tingling open-mouthed kisses laid seductively on your throat.

Slow, devastatingly deep thrusts made you whimper with both satisfaction and yearning.

"Stay here with me," he begged, hands touching you all over, finding a home on the curve of your hips as he worked himself in and out of you with fierce possessiveness. "Stay with me. Please stay..."

You whimpered his name, gripping the breadth of his shoulders as your bodies twisted, hot and wet and alive, faster and deeper until he spilled inside you only seconds after your body seized in absolute rapture, clenching him with your velvet warmth.

Steven kissed you messily, hungry and sated at the same time, hips slowing and finally stopping as his weight dropped down, caging you in. He quickly attempted to pull away, as to not crush you, but you slung your leg around his thighs and held him there.

"Stay," you echoed his plea from earlier. "Stay right here. Stay inside. I need you." You murmured plea tickled his ear, making him shiver with desire, even though he felt sated.

"Likely to crush you love." You felt him smile against your neck, his damp curls tickling your cheek. "But I'll stay right here as long as you want."

"Forever, Steven."

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You jolted awake - your dreams vivid and intense once again. Cool air kissed your skin where you kicked off your comforter, finding yourself alone in bed, half naked after making love with Steven, but clean. He must have woken up and taken care of a few things.

"Steven?" You called out, sitting up, attempting to push down the anxiety stirring in the center of you. Maybe he was in the bathroom.

Drawing a cleansing breath, you tried to steady your breathing. Damn dreams.

"Steven?" You tried again, but before you could push yourself off the bed, you heard someone else.

"Cálmate, mi amor."

The smooth voice of your partner washed over you as you blinked, rubbing the sleep out of your eyes.

"J-Jake?"

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[musicalmoritz]

Hey uh ,,, do you have any songs that reminds you of tbhk? Like specific characters or relationships ?? (Also I plan on updating my mitsukou playlist I have for coping reasons so some recommendations on that would be nice) ( little cat ^. . ^ / )

OKAY so a little bit embarrassing but the way I listen to music 99% of the time is by imagining my hyperfixations with whatever I’m listening to so I am the perfect person to ask this question. Fair warning tho my music taste does dabble in basic territory. This is gonna be looooooong so fasten your seatbelts

• Using You by Mars Ago is such an AoiAoi song to me. There’s always one specific ship in a fandom that fits this song perfectly and for TBHK that is 100% AoiAoi

• Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana gives me HakuSumi and Sakuhiko vibes. I lean more towards HakuSumi tho bcuz…well…those of you who know the meaning of this song will get it LOL

• Soooooo many Beetlejuice musical songs remind me of TBHK. I started to make like a whole playlist that told the plot of TBHK through musical theatre songs but I gave up after the Mitsuba arc and it never made it to Spotify. Maybe someday…

• Say My Name from Beetlejuice is obviously very HanaNene coded. And The Whole “Being Dead” Thing is giving Hanako coded. Dead Mom is very Kouded

• I Know It’s Today from the Shrek musical always makes me think of Nene

• Drift Away from Steven Universe…very Yako. Her waiting for Misaki every day before learning he died…oof

• Dear Theodosia from Hamilton Remind’s me of the Minamoto Siblings. With Teru as Burr singing abt Kou and then Kou as Hamilton singing abt Tiara

• Beautiful Boy by John Lennon reminds me of Teru and Kou

• On a similar note, I Wanna Hold Your Hand by The Beatles is soooooooo NeneMei coded. Yes I’m talking abt that scene where Nene asked Mei to hold her hand to trick her in an escape attempt. I think about it often

• Townie by Mitski makes me think of Teru. “I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be” yeah…

• Ever since I heard HISS by Megan Thee Stallion it has made me think of Teru. I feel like he would be her biggest fan

• Mine by Taylor Swift works so well for any Aoi ship but specifically Aoinene or AoiAoi. “You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter” I mean c’mon her fears surrounding love all stem from her father abandoning her so yeah

• Okay you specifically asked for Mitsukou so I should probably talk abt them

• To me they are so Lana Del Rey core…Video Games…Ultraviolence…the Diet Mountain Dew demo…Summertime Sadness…Yes I know I’m making her most popular songs, hush

• Line Without A Hook by Ricky Montgomery. It’s extra gut-wrenching when it’s from Mitsuba’s pov imo but it works both ways

• Waving Through A Window from Dear Evan Hansen is so Sousuke core

• All of Taylor Swift’s Red album reminds me of them but specifically All Too Well (both versions), Red, Sad Beautiful Tragic, Stay Stay Stay, Begin Again, Better Man, Come Back…Be Here, The Very First Night, and…yeah basically all of Red (Taylor’s Version)

• Northern Downpour by Panic! At the Disco also makes me think of them, this is embarrassingly my favorite song of all time I can’t lie

• Lacy by Olivia Rodrigo is so Aoinene core, yes I have written a fic abt them with that title (a lot of these come from my fic titles ngl)

• Tainted Love by Soft Cell gives me strong Terukane vibes from Akane’s pov

• I Wanna Dance With Somebody and So Emotional by Whitney Houston both remind me of Aoinene as well, basically all of her album Whitney does ngl

• Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks makes me think of Natsuhiko

• Bernadette by IAMX reminds me of Sakuhiko

• She Liked A Boy by Nxdia is very Aoinene coded

• Stupid With Love from the Mean Girls musical makes me think of MeiAoi, specifically the version with No.4 Mei

• Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera is canonically Hanako coded like c’mon we have a whole au for this

• In addition, Think Of Mei is very Nene coded, All I Ask Of You is Mitsukouded, Notes is v Terukane coded, and the title song is so HanaNene

• Valley Of The Dolls by Marina is lowkey Aoi core with the whole “pick a personality” line and the concept of losing your identity as a woman due to the boxes society puts us in

• Gemini Moon by Reneé Rapp reminds me of Kou or Akane (mainly bcuz of the “I could never pick a side” line…bi kings)

• Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra makes me think of HanaNene (any old music does tbh, I have a whole playlist for it)

• Me and My Husband by Mitski is, like, THE Hakusumi song

• There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out by The Smiths is so Mitsukou like “to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die” ?? C’mon

• Violently shaking trying not to name every Fall Out Boy song in existence

• The Pros and Cons of Breathing is SO Aoinene guys (“wish that I was as invisible as you make me feel”)

• Hum Hallelujah could theoretically be Kou

• HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan is the vibe I have assigned to Minami and Himari

• Stacy’s Mom for Mitsuba’s mother. No elaboration needed.

• You’re On Your Own, Kid by Taylor Swift makes me think of Teru :(

• Lithium by Nirvana reminds me of Akane but also every Nirvana song ever reminds me of Akane, I have assigned Akane to Nirvana

• Whitney Houston’s iconic cover of I Will Always Love You for HanaNene…yes indeed

• Taste by Sabrina Carpenter with Terukaneaoi (Teru sings it to Akane so instead it’s “you’ll just have to taste me while SHE’S kissing you”)

• I have assigned Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts album to HanaNene and Sour to Mitsukou

• Bcuz c’mon, Deja Vu is such a Mitsukou/Soukou song

• Maneater by Daryl Hall & John Oates is Ghost Hotel au Kou and then Maneater by Nelly Furtado is main universe Mitsuba (get it? bcuz cannibalism but also they’re gay-)

• I like the concept of a “maneater” being a gay man and a “womanizer” being a lesbian. Therefore Womanizer by Britney Spears is Mei’s song

• Oops! I Did It Again by Britney Spears is Aoi with AoiAoi

• Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter is Aoimei with OG Mei, Bad Chem is HakuSumi, and Please Please Please is Sakuhiko

• Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler is a Natsuteru song I have dubbed it that way

• Landslide by Stevie Nicks is so Aoinene it hurts… “well I’ve been afraid of changing ‘cuz I built my life around you”

• Every Breath You Take by The Police reminds me of Mitsukou from Kou’s pov…my boy can get a little obsessive

• Obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo is THE Sakunene song, especially since Nene thought Sakura was Hanako’s girlfriend when they first met

• Honorable Mention by Fall Out Boy is lowkey Mitsuba like hear me out…or maybe more-so Sousuke

• Their song Pretty In Punk reminds me of both Mitsukou and Hanamitsu

• Two Player Game from Be More Chill is HanaKou and then A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into is Mitsukou

• Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid makes me think of Nene and then Poor Unfortunate Souls is Sakura (or Tsukasa). Kiss The Girl is HanaNene or Aoinene

• Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer is Terunene, I’m sorry Ik a lot of ppl hate it but I adore them

• On that note of overhated ships I love, Jessie’s Girl by Rick Springfield reminds me of TeruAoi

• Ooooh and Uptown Girl by Billy Joel is a MeiAoi song

• My Girlfriend Is A Witch by October Country is so Aoimei and Sakuhiko core

• I Fall In Love Too Easily by Chet Baker makes me think of Nene

• I could make a whole separate post abt TBHK and Taylor Swift songs so I’m trying not to yap abt her too much but When Emma Falls In Love also reminds me of Nene. And The Archer is Hanako. And Mirrorball is Akane. And The Lucky One is Aoi. And-

• The Masochism Tango by Tom Lehrer is so Mitsukou but specifically the way I write them, you guys have to see the vision (Natsuteru as well)

• Miss You Much by Janet Jackson is lowkey AoiAoi core, ngl I just wanted an excuse to bring up Janet Jackson

• And Escapade by Janet Jackson is Aoinene so real so true

• I have seen ppl attribute Picture You by Chappell Roan to Meinene and I agree. I will add that Casual is Sakuhiko core from Natsuhiko’s pov

• Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide by David Bowie reminds me of Terukane, both as individual characters and as a ship

• I Know You by Faye Webster is like THE AoiAoi/Terukaneaoi song to me

• Paper Bag by Fiona Apple is Mitsuba to me, trust I will be writing a fic that uses a line from this song as the title (unless it’s already been done before…it’s a very popular song so like that’s possible…)

• Lonely Hearts Club by Marina makes me think of TeruAoi

• Animal Cannibal from Possibly in Michigan fits both Sumire and Mitsuba imo

• No Surprises by Radiohead makes me think of both Teru and Kou

• Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths also makes me think of Kou

• Our Last Summer by ABBA reminds me of the Severance arc in a very bittersweet way, specifically the ending

• Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac fits like so many ships. Hakusumi, Mitsukou, HanaNene…

• Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees and Ms. Lauryn Hill makes me think of Sumire/Hakusumi

• I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone is very Sakura core to me

• Heart Of Glass by Blondie with Mitsuba hear me out hear me out

• Smooth Criminal by Micheal Jackson with Aoi and the amount of times she’s almost died lol

• The Boys Of Summer by Don Henley with Hanako and Kou, or Kou/Yokoo/Satou

• Moon River with HanaNene. Now cry.

• Romeo And Juliet by the Indigo Girls with Aoimei

• Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads with Tsukasa

• And circling back to the musical songs. A Lovely Night from La La Land with MeiAoi

• Fight For Me from Heathers with Mitsukou. Candy Store with Terukaneaoi. Seventeen with HanaNene. Meant To Be Yours with any ship tbh these guys are all insane. Lifeboat with Aoi. Much to think about

• Stars from Les Misérables with Teru. Let me repeat. STARS FROM LES MISÉRABLES WITH TERU. He is so Javert coded Javert my babygirl from my favorite piece of media of all time that literally shaped who I am as a person

• Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift with Sumire

• Also all of the Sweeney Todd musical gives me TBHK vibes with all the cannibalism, I could make a whole au

• Camisado by Panic! At the Disco with Teru

• No Good Deed from Wicked with Hakubo snapping after Sumire’s death…Hakubo my beloved

• Popular from Wicked with Aoinene, What Is This Feeling? with Terukane

• The Confrontation from Jekyll & Hyde with the Yugi twins

• Don’t Rain On My Parade from Funny Girl with Nene

• Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop Of Horrors with Aoinene, AoiAoi, Mitsukou, or HanaNene

• I like to imagine Unlikely Lovers from Falsettos with Aoinene and Terukane

• Two Wuv by Tally Hall with Teruaoinene

• American Beauty/American Psycho by Fall Out Boy with AoiAoi

Okay I’m cutting myself off because the music + hyperfixation brainrot will never end. I hope this was somewhat enjoyable to ya’ll lol ty for giving me the chance to yap abt this

[stardust-ask-blog]

More About Stardust

I know I'm taking a break today but I wanted to post a little thing about stardust and his powers and whatnot. So here we go.

Name: Stardust

Body&Mind age: 24

Age of when he started existing: 2 years 5 months

Sexuality: Panromantic, Demisexual

Pronouns: He/They/It

Height: 5'0"

Weight: 35lbs

Fears/Phobias:

-Nihiliphobia (the fear of nothingness)

-Claustrophobia

-Entomophobia (insects)

-Arachnophobia

More about him:

-Almost always overdressed

-Makes friendship bracelets for new friends (so far only outertale sans and Soot from @fam-verse )

-Sticks his tongue out when concentrating

-Horrible liar

-Always carrying snacks in his pockets

-Often gets sad and lonely while watching the au's on his screens, which is why he is almost always visiting outertale

-He often feels like he doesn't belong in the wide span of the multiverse, and doesn't feel like an actual being that should be existing, hence why part of his pronouns include it/its.

-His soul is that of a monster but includes the kindness and curiosity traits of a human

Powers:

-The usual Sans Powers, Blasters, Bone attacks, Blue attack/Telekinesis, Teleportation

-Gravity Control, able to manipulate gravity either on himself, others, or objects

-Slow falling (ties into gravity control) able to adjust the speed in which he falls

-Dimensional Traveling

-Portal Manipulation, ability to create and control portals (they usually look like doors or doorways when he created them)

-Green soul Power. Aka undynes usual power to keep someone in one place.

-Flyrokinesis, (ties into green soul power) ability to create and manipulate force fields (imagine Steven universe's power but greenish blue)

-Bioluminescence. Not really a power but helps give off light. His body markings give off light in the dark

-Memory Recall, ability to make others relive their memories

And that's really about it for now. I hope you enjoy knowing more