#and most people are SO PROUD that you're able to explore and share that creativity with us

[aithusarosekiller]

This is on my tiktok but I wanted to post it here too bc it's really been bugging me

The caption essentially said that if I see a characterisation I don't like (I used the example of big buff alpha remus) I just scroll because clearly the content was made for someone else and I'm not the target audience

[jbaileyfansite]

Interview with People (2023)

Jonathan Bailey could have gone in any direction after his runaway success as the male romantic lead in Bridgerton'ssecond season.

But choosing to play a gay man opposite Matt Bomer in Showtime's Fellow Travelers, another romantic period drama — this one spanning the 1950s Joseph McCarthy communist trials to the 1980s AIDS crisis — was a "no-brainer" for the British actor.

"I had looked for these gay stories, a sweeping gay love story, and I hadn't really seen them," Bailey, 35, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "This ticked every single box, and it's something I know I'll be proud of for the rest of my career."

Bailey first grabbed the attention of TV viewers with his breakthrough performance as Anthony Bridgerton, the proud, surly viscount on Shonda Rhimes's sudsy Regency-era drama Bridgerton.

Starring in one of Netflix's most popular shows has been transformative for Bailey, who previously had mostly divided his time between British TV and theater roles.

"Having always waited for auditions and projects to come, I just have that footing now to have choices, which is incredible and so special, because it's not a very common thing," he says. "I have a responsibility therefore not to waste that."

Raised in Benson, England by his father Stuart, a managing director at a honey supplier, and his mother Carole, who worked several jobs to help make ends meet and pay for dance and music lessons for her son and his three older sisters, Bailey found school intimidating.

The actor was 11 when he realized he might be gay, and he sought refuge in his family, the theater and his best friend.

"It's a pretty common story that school is terrifying, especially in a world where people don't understand or the teachers and children don't understand LGBTQ+ identities and experiences," he shares. "But the superpower of being on the outside looking in means that when you're older, you are drawn to storytelling and creatives who are singular and exciting. And I think queer people have a real strength to them, which could be celebrated."

Fellow Travelers certainly celebrates the LGBTQ+ community through its ambitious, decades-long narrative and queer stars. The biggest, most exciting draw for Bailey was his character Tim Laughlin's "expansive arc," evolving from a closeted political staffer in the 1950s to an out-and-proud activist in the 1980s.

"It's explored more, his journey and the expanse of it, more than any other character," Bailey says. "But I think, with Tim, he's constantly searching within himself. He's constantly torn between his identity, the truth about his identity and the stories that he's been told, whether it be by religion, by the government, by his parents or society. So it's thrilling to be able to constantly be torn between two places."

Working alongside Bomer, 46, helped Bailey bring Fellow Travelers to life.

Bomer, who also served as an executive producer on Fellow Travelers, was "a total joy" to work with, recalls Bailey, who meshed well with the White Collar actor right from the start — from their Zoom screen test to their "pregame coffee" five days before they began shooting.

"We both had quite a lot of experience in our careers of intimacy and portraying intimacy, but there's also just so much we've experienced as gay men, as well. So naturally, we had a lot to explore," he says, adding, "To honor the canon of gay storytelling is totally what I set out to do. So if it [Fellow Travelers] is 'up there,' then I'm really happy."

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[paprikadotmp4]

Oooh, what about 10, 19, and 29 for the ao3 wrapped

ao3 wrapped ♡

answering my first ask meme ( *︾▽︾) thank you azol uwu !!

10. what work was quickest to write?

baby imma show you how it's done was written in under six-ish hours. my wonderful friend aray had asked for jaytim smut where they're having so much fun, and that's exactly what it is - 2k of banter, laughter, and jason / tim trying to one up each other in bed.

19. what's one pairing you want to explore next year?

TIMDAMI / DAMITIM. not really sure what ship name most people use, but yes. my babies!! i have a bunch of wips for them already that some discord folks have seen, but i'll be posting snippets here too.

psst, timdami week is happening now so i hope you guys can participate!

29. favorite line / passage you wrote this year?

i don't think i could choose just one. batman was my return to writing after years of burnout and exhaustion and just not being happy with anything i was doing creatively. but i'm so proud of all the silly stories i've shared with you guys this year, so i'll share the excerpt / summary from my jaytim longfic, darkroom:

"Your hair's black." Tim's the one to break the silence. Jason shrugs. "Went on an undercover gig. The black and white skunk 'do isn't exactly subtle." Later, Tim knows Jason will blame it all on the alcohol—but when he leans in close with a half-lidded gaze, when he reaches up to tug at Jason's bangs where the lock of white should fall into his eyes… he also knows neither of them will be able to lie to himself. "What the hell are you doing?" Jason says sharply. "I like the way it usually looks. The white in your hair," Tim replies, voice thick. Jason's on his feet in an instant, warmth gone, leaving only anger. "You think you can say that shit like you know me? Like you like me?" "You're right. I don't know you." And yet you consume me, stays unsaid between them.

Jason doesn't know what he wants but never stops trying; Tim attempts to deal with his baggage (and fails spectacularly at it). It's no simple feat, finding where they stand with the family—so maybe they should figure out where they stand with each other, first.

♡ ♡ ♡

[milascenta]

December 3rd 6:39pm

So Tassy was great! I didn't exactly have high expectations as it's not really the crowd I usually run with but I did meet some great people regardless. Absolutely beautiful place, just green mountains on every horizon and massive bush lands surrounding the whole city of Hobart. I met a big bear of a dog named Devil who had the sweetest woos. Stole a trolley to taverse our gear. Ended up playing two shows, one on the first night in a beautiful warm coloured pub. We headlined that night too. The second was the last night at an afterparty at someone's house in the middle of the bush. It's where I wrote and posted my last post. I did take home covid though, I've been feeling fine with it, just a mild cold for me this time.

I saw so many bands, didn't wear mutes for all of them. I wore my mutes for the forst gig we played but took them out because I couldnt hear properly hahah. Almost blew my ears out too haha. They were pretty open places to perform at so it was ok. I think I was standing for over 48 hours all up and fucked up my lower back, Terry- I mean Tassy turned my back into a loose stack of pebbles.

I'll post a couple photos that I took, and some from my mate Esso (who takes amazing photos btw and plays amazing music too) Also I'll post some from another gig we played, cause I think I should be more proud of it so I can enjoy it more idk. I've been feeling conflicted with performing recently. I don't know if it's me changing or if it's just because I'm a bit more hyperfocussed on it at the moment.

I wish she could have been there, it would have made it easier to look up when playing haha. I don't really get nervous from playing anymore but i always just look at my hands, i guess looking at people while playing makes me nervous. You would have loved the first place we played at, such a warm vibe pub, that had DAYTONA hahaha. And it would have been great to be with you in the bush by the fire on the last day. We also saw many cider breweries, Tasmania makes great cider. Although I still felt alone there surrounded by all those people I still had a good time. I was able to explore Hobart a bit on my own and saw the whole of docks surrounded by mountains and opening to the ocean. Almost like a fjord. They had so many public electric scooters that were actually taken care of, which is super rare in Sydney haha. Also went through a street market, I fucken love those haha. So many great handmade things and the obvious cheap crap lol. Great gin too, so many gin distelleries, though my favourite is Hendricks from Scotland.

There was a Lil drama, though no band trip would be without them I guess. I shared a room with my bandmate, and he brought a girl into the room to hook up with one night, while I was there trying to sleep! I was lucky they were so drunk I think they forgot to actually fuck hahaha. Omg the snoring from both of them lol. But thats ok.

I hope these posts make you comfortable, your posts aren't too long, I actually like them long (lol) it give me more insight into what's going on with you and how you're doing. I am becoming a stronger version of myself than you last saw and knew don't worry. I often think about what you do during the day and how you're feeling, so reading for a while is nice. I love that you're writing music again, you were always so creative and talented. I saw your post with some and they are soo good, poetic and beautiful. Thank you for your kind words, you show me more support than most of the people around me. I will continue down this path, I feel stronger than before.

You described some things about yourself too and of course I would still like you how you are because you're you, it's not hair or clothes or glasses or tattoos that make you you, it's that beautiful mind of yours. Although you know how I feel about tattoos hehe. I have some now too, just a couple but I want sooo many more. Taking a break from dying your hair to let it heal is a good thing and I'm glad you did it, I wouldn't want you to turn out like me and lose it haha. Nah you won't. I know how much you love red hair and I want you to be able to continue with that for longer in your life.

I listened to Pistol when it came out too, and as with all of Cigs I thought of you first. I love that you saw Pale Waves and I love the video you posted. I remember seeing them years ago and talked to you about them, I'm so glad you got to be in their presence too.

I've learnt so much over these years, though I still don't know if I deserve love, I don't hate myself as much. And I don't drown in the guilt. Ive had to suffer to get here but really who doesn't to get to better version of themselves. I'm just so glad you're still around and so happy I'm still in this world at the same time as you. With the direction the Artemis missions are going hopefully we can go to Mars, or the Moon one day too.

And of course I still listen to that stuff, hearing your voice is so soothing and I love that you still listen to the stuff I sent you. I've been working on more music too, I have four songs pretty much done, two need lyrics and real drums recorded but place holder samples do well (witht he amount of time I spent tweaking them they better haha) and one I need to re-record because it's important to me and annoying to play ahah. I might upload the demos on soundcloud soon.

I hope this post isn't too long or intense. I was smiling like an idiot reading yours, I didn't realise how much you remembered of me.

[lucille-grim]

**KUWABARA'S 8TH HOUSE**

"Leo in the 8th house is fun and courageous—you're likely willing to put your heart into romance. Role play, dress up, or some kind of sexy performance may be a turn-on, but remember to give your partner a turn in the spotlight, too."

Leo in 8th House: Rebelling Against the Norm

While generous, people born with Leo in 8th House prefer to have control over joint financial accounts. More than often, they’re giving even with those who don’t deserve it. Representing longevity and healthiness, they’re energetic, assertive and courageous during most of their lives. However, they may not realize this about themselves because they’re always looking to explore, in the bravest manner possible.

As far as their fear of the new and authority goes, this can change their entire life because it’s giving more foresight to their subconscious. It’s possible for some of them to never adapt to people giving them orders, but at least they don’t mind change because they think it can only bring good things into their life.

Leo on the Eighth House Cusp:

Positives: Resolute, intuitive and industrious;

Negatives: Evasive and inflexible;

Advice: Take better care of your heart by avoiding to get upset out of literally anything;

Celebrities: Gwen Stefani, Jimi Hendrix, Warren Buffett, Coco Chanel, Paul Newman.

Living to the highest standards

The 8th House rules over investments being made and the money of others, so those with Leo here may invest a lot of their energy into these matters.

They may only feel proud when managing money most creatively, also when sharing their business knowledge and talking about what fascinates them about debts. As far as extreme challenges are going, these natives are very impressive when dealing with surprises coming from both those who surround them and even themselves.

During a psychological crisis, they’re looking for more power, but not in others, not the situations happening to them, nor themselves. When looking to impress with their strength, they’re only obtaining more endurance in return, which can help them deal with any crisis in the simplest and most enjoyable ways.

Individuals born with Leo in the Eighth House have very high and clean standards, not to mention they’re behaving most nobly. They have strong ethics and the desire to be submissive to the collective will.

They should take good care of their hearts. Therefore, cardio fitness is indicated for these natives. Loving to be at the center of attention, Eighth House Leos are expressing their Light through the power they won and the influence they have over others, meaning they’re many times advantaged.

They may want to gain the reputation of being benefactors for those who need money and material resources.

It’s important for them to have a schedule and to notice any opportunity that can help their personality shine more. If this is not possible, they may start to force their Light onto their loved ones and this way, to push these people away.

The best quality of an Eighth House Leo individual is being able to regenerate the Self, to hold on to high values when it comes to it, and to reflect the Principles of the Cosmos. Therefore, natives with this placement in their birth chart need to look for the Absolute Truth and how this is manifesting in life.

However, they need to avoid being domineering when looking for the Truth, as well as not all the time think that what they know is what truly matters and dismiss the beliefs of others.

Being creative about life activities

Since the 8th House is also about groups, Leo can contribute a lot with its leadership qualities. More than this, this sign can be very helpful because it’s pushing natives to search for the Truth.

The same Eighth House is also the one of astrology and metaphysics, so it’s making people study sciences that are all about what’s beyond the material. Those who are looking for the Truth are functioning on a high octave and are curious about any life mystery.

When it comes to the low octave, this search for the Truth can help them be teachers of religion, philosophy or any other profound subject for that matter. Individuals born with Leo in Eighth House live to have all kind of exciting experiences, this being the reason why they love taking risks and moving homes.

They don’t want to pay attention to details because they’re happier going with the flow and living their life. It’s unlikely for them to be scared about death, but this doesn’t mean they’re not serious to live their life in a disciplined manner. They just want to feel that they’re living.

When it comes to what they’re doing for a living, many of them are big investors who handle large sums of money. This means they have a glamorous lifestyle and the opportunity to give to others as well.

Many know them as generous and for always being around to give a hand. Their financial future is usually secure and they’re not curious about any secrets others may have.

These natives love being in control, especially when it comes to money. This is why they’re not known to spend on useless things. Their ego is very strong, so they should do something about it because they can hurt others when seeming insensitive.

Feeling like it’s their right to show off, 8th House Leos don’t realize this attitude of theirs is making others feel uncomfortable, most of the time those who are going through difficult situations.

It isn’t the best idea for these natives to be too proud of themselves. If having to deal with difficult emotions, they can end up showing a wounded side them.

This is why they need to keep their personalities away from their Shadow. Otherwise, they can become destructive when looking for attention, as well as egotistical when wanting more power. This is because they most likely had more personalities from which they inherited many traits.

Rebelling against social norm

When expressing their dark side, these Leos can become a very destructive force. The more they’re dealing with their emotional issues, the more confidence they can start to have in themselves.

Taking care of their psyche is making them feel more alive, even if they can be a little bit too dramatic and feeling alive only when dealing with the most difficult feelings.

It’s a good thing this is the way they’re healing. Their self is all the time surviving extreme feelings, not to mention their personality is resourceful enough for them to overcome any issue.

Intimacy can help individuals with Leo in 8th House be more self-aware and learn more from sexual intercourse. However, they can think only of themselves during sex, so they should change this, for their partner’s sake.

Those of them who are very developed can rebel against some social norms and wish for their ideologies to be put into practice. Some are interested in the occult, in the most energetic manner.

They’re convincing, but subtly, as well adventurers because they love taking risks. Physical pleasure is something they enjoy, but it can consume their energy. At least during sex, they’re expressing themselves and are more creative.

When it comes to having a partner, the person with Leo in the 8th House wants to receive back what he or she is giving.

People with this placement in their birth chart are controlling and possessive in love, but generous with their material resources. As said before, they should take good care of their hearts and not tire their bodies.

Many of them want to work in the financial sector, which can happen because they have the talent and others are willing to give them a hand. While giving, they want to have total control over money because they simply love investing and distributing profits.

This is the reason why many of these natives are working as bankers in the most important financial institutions. They don’t like following orders and can’t stay in only one place for too long.

Having some issues with their ego, they can bother others. If they can’t accept some people are simply childish but capable of effort, they aren’t following the right path in life for them.

When it comes to how they view success, these natives can have the wrong perception. If they want to make their dreams come true, they must be respecting other people and also themselves.

Their life challenge is to also give their respect to those who aren’t as profound, pragmatic or reliable as them.

[gold3nladybug]

Let's build a Legacy Deck

I do a lot of thinking about magic; you've possibly realised that, since I post long diatribes about what the game means to me on a somewhat regular basis. However, I'm not really very... let's say creative in how I approach the game. I'm not looking to explore new ground, I'm mostly trying to be as good at this game as I possibly can be. I'm pretty competitive, but my motivation isn't really winning - it's more about improving.

Legacy is a beautiful format. Not just the cards themselves, but the complexity, diversity and unbelievable skill ceilings that you can strive to attain playing these cards. I always feel like there is so much more I can learn, so many things I can improve. The level of mastery that could be achieved with these cards is seemingly endless.

So it is only fitting that we start here:

Mercadian Masques is the best Brainstorm. Don't @ me.

Now, beyond that, it's actually not that easy to branch out too far. There is a very real, very challenging financial barrier to playing this amazing format (and indeed all non-rotating formats share this problem to some degree). I own a handful of blue duals, and that unlocks a certain subset of the format for me. I bought them over the course of a year or so, and they were much, much cheaper than they are now. I doubt I'll ever be able to justify buying more, and since I don't have the quantity of duals necessary for some decks, and I own zero Tropical Islands, that subset actually isn't that large. I also don't really own any of the cards to play non-brainstorm decks - no Death & Taxes, no Eldrazipost, no Lands, no Quinn the Eskimo (yup, that's a real deck name. Give it a google, its delightful).

So, I own Tundras. That means that in Legacy, I'm pretty much always playing Miracles. My collection supports that. But that isn't really where I think I wanna be right now

Beautiful.

Stoneblade has had a bit of a renaissance recently, putting up good finishes at a high level because someone recently decided "I think I should play Death's Shadow in Legacy" and almost won the Pro Tour. Decks that play white mana have a pretty solid answer to that, and Stoneblade's ability to switch strategies between defender and aggressor is really valuable. I loved Miracles with Sensei's Divining Top, but the deck was a problem, and without that card it can't always claim inevitably. You need to win the game somehow, and Batterskull is a pretty solid somehow. But it can't do it alone.

Here's the rest of the team.

Snapcaster Mage is a ridiculous magic card. There are a lot of good instants and sorceries, y'all. In a format like legacy, though, playing the full four copies can sometimes be a liability, especially if you don't have cards like Lightning Bolt that can let you convert excess mages into a noncommittal, one size fits all kinda spell. All the cards I have are pretty specialized, and Snapcaster Mage can be all of them. Absolutely wild. I hear Tiago Chan, the winner of the invitational that led to this card, became a professional wrestler.

Wild.

Jace, the Mind Sculptor set the gold standard for what a Planeswalker could be. It feels like a privilege to be able to play with this card sometimes. One thing that I find interesting, is that in my experience I am vastly more willing to +2 Jace as my main plan than others. I get that Brainstorming is awesome and all, but the elevator going up is pretty cool too. It doesn't create numerical advantage, but using Jace's fate seal can create a lot of qualitive advantage and also let's you use an ability that wins the game. I'm a fan.

Vendilion Clique, though, might just be one of my favourite magic cards. It does a whole lot of very cool things, the most important of which to me is create informational asymmetry. This game would be a lot easier if you knew all the cards your opponent had, and usually that means you have to play cards like Thoughtseize. But that card is gross. Also, don't sleep on using Clique to send one of your own cards away, especially if that card is an equipment that you can find with your stoneforge mystic.

Lastly, we have True-Name Nemesis. This card isn't always good, but when it is it's the best card in your deck. If creatures attacking or blocking matters in a game, there is no card that does either that is better for its cost than TNN. My copies are the only cards in my deck that are altered or signed, and I normally like having things be really consistent in my constructed decks, but you can see Zack Stella's beautiful signature. Can you blame me?

So that is how I'm going to win. How am I going to not lose?

Death's Shadow matches up so poorly against Swords to Plowshares, like damn. My pick for the most outrageous removal spell of all time, even with Assassin's Trophy coming down the pipeline, Swords to Plowshares solves so many problems. A lot of this post is just me gushing about these cards, and I understand that might not be the most engaging thing to read, but I really do just love so many of them.

The rest of these spells are broadly about patching holes up. One of the amazing things about Brainstorm is that you get to see a lot of cards each game, so having a few discrete answers to unusual problems can pay a lot of dividends. Council's Judgment and Enginnered Explosives can answer weird permanents that might otherwise beat me, and Supreme Verdict (though sometimes weird in a deck that wants to put creatures on the battlefield) will occasionally just bail you out. And while it might sound funny, it really is relevant that it is blue sometimes.

This is also the best counterspell art. Still don't @ me.

Force of Will is a bit of a weird card, because in a perfect world I wouldn't even want to play it. It is clunky, puts you down cards a lot of the time and is a massive hassle to play for retail. But also, sometimes Force is the only thing standing between you and rampant degeneracy. People play Belcher in this format! It is the glue that holds the format together.

And then we get to this, and I start to question if I actually know what I'm doing. Sometimes I make these really calculated choices, trying to eke out the smallest possible advantage. Other times I think to myself "yeah, that seems right" and this is one of those times. Flusterstorm is a really powerful, versatile piece of interaction that comes with inbuilt protection and scales throughout the turn. Great with Snapcaster Mage, but absolutely worthless some of the time. People play Chalice of the Void in this format!

Spell Snare is hyper specialized, but it does a lot of things that Flusterstorm can't. There are a legion of incredibly powerful, diverse threats that exist at 2cmc in this format; Baleful Strix, Hymn to Tourach, Tarmogoyf, Sylvan Library, enemy Snapcaster Mage, Counterbalance, Exhume, Infernal Tutor, etc, etc. Snare stops them all cold, but only them.

Spell Pierce is the middle ground, the bridge between two entirely different points of view. It's kinda boring, but its pretty okay at standing in for both of the other's jobs. Spell Pierce never wins employee of the month, but I hope it knows I appreciate it.

One last spell in the main deck, and its Search for Azcanta.

X marks the Spot! I play with checklist cards almost exclusively for any DFC cards that I use, even if I'm 100% sure the sleeves I'm using are completely opaque. It is way better to be safe than sorry, and I also like not needing to actually take my card out of the sleeve to flip it when I can have the real card off to the side in an inner to place on the board when I need it.

Once, when I was playing two Azcanta in a standard deck, I asked my teammate if I should have two Azcanta sleeved, one flipped and one not, because I couldn't actually have two in the same state on the battlefield. They looked like they wanted to slap me.

After that is just lands, and you probably don't want to see that...

Who are we kidding, the lands in a legacy deck are beautiful

I'm really proud of my legacy manabase.

This is also one of those examples of those really calculated choices, optimising for the smallest possible advantages. It turns out that you're only allowed to play four Flooded Strand, and after that NONE of the fetches get both basic Island and basic Plains. Normally this means a couple of Scalding Tarns, or whatever other blue fetch you have a few copies of, but why not extract the tiniest, most infinitesimal fraction of an advantage. What if they Pithing Needle Scalding Tarn? What if they're monsters who cast Surgical Extractions on random targets to see if they getcha? Well you're not going to get me, because I have insulated myself by playing three different blue fetches and an Arid Mesa.

Otherwise, Karakas is a lovely tech land against any sort of reanimator strategy, while also unlocking all sorts of fun play patterns with Vendilion Clique. Wasteland is playing in a similar space, being a low investment singleton that can be really good in some matchups, but I don't know if I like it. I might play an extra basic over it, we'll see.

But wait, I hear you asking, why are you playing Volcanic Island. You don't have any red cards!

Entirely fair question.

All the way from the sideboard, red cards.

As you might have gathered, there are some pretty amazing blue cards in legacy. I'm not one to let people just get away with playing blue cards. It's a little weird to have a 2/1 split of red blast effects, but it's just one of those micro optimizations. Sometimes they'll have a meddling mage naming Pyroblast, you know? Also, on my wishlist is a black border red elemental blast of some description. My pyroblasts just look so much prettier.

Also I guess I lied about TNN being the only signed card I play. But again, just look at Franz Vohwinkel's signature. Impossible to turn it down.

The rest of the sideboard is pretty easy to break down. A Hydroblast, because we can't let people get away with playing red cards either. An extra Flusterstorm, because it's just a fantastic card that usually gets better after sideboard. People usually have pretty good spells in their decks, and stopping Flusterstorm from countering those spells can be pretty challenging. Disenchant is a pretty good hedge a lot of the time, for a similar reason. People tend to have some high impact enchantments or artifacts kicking around, so I usually want a cheap way to fight that available to me. Containment Priest and the two Surgical Extractions are a concession to the speed and power of reanimation strategies, that also happen to have some really good splash damage against other really powerful strategies. I kind of want to make room for a Rest in Peace, but for now these will serve. Monastery Mentor is just one of those cards that, in a post sideboard game where a lot of the removal is gone and Pyroblasts imperil the battlefield and stack, can take over a game with extreme speed and quickly end it. It could also be something like a Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, but there's value in dodging Spell Pierce.

So the only part of this that might be a bit weird is the Spell Queller, Counterbalance package. My thinking is, coming from Miracles, that Counterbalance is sometimes an exceedingly powerful card. And sometimes it's pretty janky. It's hard to truly cut it from the main deck there, because it helps enable so many of the soft synergies in the deck (revealing for Predict, making all the cantrips that much better, finding spots to crack fetch lands for extra value), even though the times that it's bad it is so bad. But here, I've almost got the same amount of cantripping and deck manipulation as I would in Miracles, but my main proactive gameplan is strong enough that I don't need them in my main deck. It's a perfect card to slide into the sideboard, where I can access it both as a value engine for blue pseudo-mirrors and a desperate tool to fight combo as well.

Spell Queller was a card I considered for Vendilion Clique's spot for a long time. They are approximately as vulnerable as each other in the context of the format, but eventually the inability to profitably play it for value proactively gave Clique the nod. But the other main three drop I play kept me thinking about it. When it matters, TNN is exceptional. But when it's bad, there's nothing you want less; True Name feels like such a brick if your opponent is doing something degenerate. It's an easy swap in those situations for this powerful reactive spirit. Like Mentor, dodging Flusterstorm and Spell Pierce is a huge deal in winning counter wars while also transitioning into an aggressive stance. So many important cards are vulnerable to being quelled, and I'm honestly quite excited to play with it.

So... there you have it. That's my legacy deck. It's not perfect, and I'm sure before too long I'll end up putting Terminus back in here and going back to Miracles. It's hard to change decks in Legacy, and not just because of the price. These cards really do feel special, like you're playing with important pieces in the history of a really great, really important game. I hope I get to keep playing Legacy for a long, long time.

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SPREAD CH.1 - ARTIST SPOTLIGHT... SPOTLeyeT <3

Hi SPREAD listeners! For those of u that don't know, the SPREAD blog will feature a monthly Artist Spotlight, an interview I have with an up and coming artist featured in that month's playlist. A core value of SPREAD is sharing music that u may not have heard, hopefully increasing artists' exposure and fanbase. The SPF 30 featured artist, LeyeT, is a dear friend of mine, and I can't wait for u to get a closer look into her music and her artistry. HERE WE GO!

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LeyeT: Hi! I’m LeyeT, pronounced "light." (: I’m from Orange County, California – reside in LA, and LOVE all things music. I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember and songwriting since I first picked up the guitar about 12 years ago. I recently began my new artist project as LeyeT and released my first single on 2.28. Can’t wait to bring you more music in the coming months