#dd october 30

[another-chaotic-bisexual-vampire]

Van Helsing: we must plan what each and all shall do

Arthur:

[memser]

mcr blogger dash in 2025

🪳 buggerard

still so much debate about sexualizing gerards moans in Self-Flagellant but no ones talking about why in that muffled intro mikey is asked to leave the studio??

#im telling you something happened #frerard solos dni

🌫️ coquettegee Follow

yes in the new doc lindsey had any pronouns on her intro card but so did gerard. i think they just used his as a template and its some sort of error

🔁 singleangelicnote

all your posts are still using he/him for gerard and this sounds terribly gendercrit get help op

🔁 coquettegee

i see him as more of a femboy type and i have since dd, don't try to police me

🔁 kondemnedkadaver

???

#CAN WE KILL THIS GUY

🐕 omgee

ROSY HAS A SISTER!!!!!!!!

#WORLD PEACE

🎙️amptits

"november 22nd of 2024 right before the teaser dropped" uh oh guys

Anonymous asked

when will you people address the themes of necrophilia in the limited vinyl comic

🪨 fyeahfoundationsofdecay

sorry i didnt have 200 dollars and i dont care

#the larger mcr conscious has forgotten he jerked it to horror movies

🌄 infectionpiece

a bralette and the comfort flannel

#i hauve

🧘 clergy-xxx

I have some. bad news. Frank did not

yt.be/78hskUi83Hn2nb67mdns00

🤹‍♀️ cryptclown

10 MINUTE AD WALL FOR THAT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT I THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE JUST JOKING. OR INSANE

✴️ grifties Follow

selling ltd edition frank iero binder!! it still has the skeleton decals and it still glows in most low light. from the first run with that chemical they had to recall so probably don't wear it without a shirt on top or if you don't have insurance lol. 30 bucks just dm me.

🧘crypt-xxx

i respect the hustle BUT WE HAVE STOP RESELLING THE BIOHAZARD MERCH

🦕 toro-saurus

October 25th 2022

RAY😍😍😍😍 RAY TORO🤗🤗🤗🤯🤯🤯🤯RAAYYYYYY

🔁 toro-saurus

omg my old post i was so correct

#meeee when the new single dropped #how does he find the time truly

🤺 singleangelicnote

Guys since why does that new pope follow Gerard's private account on Globeus theres only like 80 people on there she HAS to know

#THE GAY POPE???

🪳 buggerard

dude i lost my implant magnet 🥲 im using my old touchscreen to post on here

#gawd im having swarm tour livestream flashbacks

🧘 clergy-xxx

I actually went to a few shows during danger days and mikey would often just turn around during the destroya incidents. theres video on youtube if you can get past the ad walls

🤹‍♀️ cryptclown

oh okay super awesome!!! so mikey leaving during antics isnt new. did frank leave too?

🪨 fyeahfoundationsofdecay

does anyone remember when the heavn photos came out. i had a job then and i saw them literally a year later

🔁 buggerard

november 22nd of 2024 right before the teaser dropped

#wild night to be online tbh

🌬️ mesmer

i got concussed what happened sunday

🔁 mesmer

THEY DID WHAT

[pinguwrites]

Kinktober 2023 — Masterlist

A/N — With October coming up, it's time for filth, so here's a masterlist of Cillian Murphy goodness. The list will be updated as the days of the month pass. I hope you guys enjoy!

Read the warnings before continuing. I do not condone, defend, support, romanticize, or encourage the illegal actions of any of the characters throughout the story, these stories are purely written for entertainment purposes. 18+ only.

WEEK ONE

Day 1. William Killick + dub-con

Day 2. Cillian Murphy + spanking, authority kink

Day 3. Raymond Leon + car sex

Day 4. Neil Lewis + grinding, semi-public

Day 5. Thomas Shelby + overstimulation, bondage

Day 6. Jonathan Crane + impact play

Day 7. Robert Oppenheimer + praise kink, dd/lg

WEEK TWO

Day 8. Thomas Shelby + omegaverse, omega!tommy

Day 9. Robert Fischer + facefucking, office sex

Day 10. William Killick + uniform kink, dirty talk

Day 11. Tom Buckley + body worship, overstimulation

Day 12. Neil Lewis + cockwarming

Day 13. Cillian Murphy + somnophilia, dd/lg

Day 14. Jackson Rippner + CNC, roleplay

WEEK THREE

Day 15. Jonathan Crane + sex pollen

Day 16. William Killick + face riding

Day 17. Jonathan Breech + making a video

Day 18. Raymond Leon + forced proximity, outercourse

Day 19. Thomas Shelby + fingering, hold the moan

Day 20. Darren/Pig + vanilla, riding

Day 21. Robert Fischer + mirror sex, toys

WEEK FOUR

Day 22. Jackson Rippner + choking, anal sex

Day 23. Tom Buckley + vanilla, creampie

Day 24. Jonathan Crane + humiliation, pegging

Day 25. Robert Fischer + wet dream, sleepy sex

Day 26. Neil Lewis + shower sex

Day 27. Raymond Leon + anal sex, brat taming

Day 28. Jonathan Breech + fluffy, semi-public

WEEK FIVE

Day 29. Cillian Murphy + overstimulation, f!receiving oral sex

Day 30. Darren/Pig + mutual masturbation

Day 31. Jackson Rippner + ghostface!reader

[bzhitstruth]

Coincidental circumstances

In this post I want to list the circumstances that attract my attention due to their pattern or simultaneity. I won't interpret anything, analyze the images or draw any conclusions. They are simply coincidental circumstances, things that actually happened but that may seem intriguing, strange or intentional.

It's not even really a CPN because I'm not making any assumptions. Just events.

1. Their schedules coincided in such a way that several times they were briefly in the same city, for no more than a day. This happened supposedly three times in this month and every time after that GG posts personal content. May 12-13, GGDD were both in Beijing - May 14, old Parisian selfies and videos appear; June 5-6, GGDD were in Beijing again - June 6, GG posts Chongqing photos; June 13-14, GGDD were both in Shanghai - June 14, Chongqing vlog is published.

2. On June 10, both appear in very similar clothes - brown T-shirts and green sneakers of the same style.

3. On June 10, was noticed that GG appeared at the airport without the usual amulets, but with Apple Watch. He hasn't worn one for a very long time, and in general he rarely appears with a watch, except for promotional photo shoots. On June 13, DD also wore Apple Watch during racing training, the last time he was seen with such watch was in October 2023. And it turns out that after a long break, they both wore Apple Watch simultaneously.

4. On June 13, DD flied to Shanghai, where GG has been for three days, and on the evening of June 14, they both flied out of Shanghai, each on their own business and to different places, but about an hour and a half apart.

5. On June 14, in his Chongqing vlog, GG appeared wearing Stone Island shorts, which caused a strong resonance in the fandom, because this is the brand that DD wears quite often, this is clothing from personal wardrobe. On June 16, DD flied to Shanghai wearing Stone Island long-sleeve shirt; the heat in Shanghai at that time was 30 degrees.

6. On June 16, DD received the award at the Weibo Movie Night ceremony, the ceremony ended around 20-21 hours, at 21:43 GG posted the photo from the trip, and 11 minutes later DD made the humorous post on his account. There is another coincidence on this day: exactly a year ago, on June 16, 2023, there was also an award ceremony (20th Movie Channel Media Focus Unit), and DD also received the award. And GG then made the post at 21:41 in support of the film “Street Kid”, in the text of the caption there are words: “those who work hard will shine brightly!” This year the chain of events is repeated, even GG's publications time differs by only 2 minutes.

I won't speculate and assume what exactly happened in GGDD life this month, whether these circumstances are related or not, but the fact is that we are now experiencing a rather eventful time. I just really want the events to be positive.💚❤️.

Photos of clothes are taken from this Weibo account.

[aster-blogging-dracula]

Reading BlueCatWriter's Dracula along with Dracula Daily

Ok so I've been meaning to read all of @bluecatwriter 's wonderful Dracula hc fics in order for a long time but I never have time to get with it so I decided to read it along with Dracula Daily this year.

If anyone else wants to do the same, here are the dates (or aproximante dates*) for each fic. (idk if someone has done this already but oh well) (BlueCat if you read this feel free to correct me if i got any date wrong)

*(Since there's 2 pre-canon fics and 2 days of may before dd, i'm setting those fics on those dates. Dates of undated fics are also adjusted to not overlap with date of other fics)

*(The order during the varna stay is a bit wacky since the book gets pretty vague for 2 weeks there but I tried to adjust it as well as possible.)

1-A picnic in may. May 1st 2-Home before you know it. May 2nd 3-I too can love. May 16th 4-Three letters. May 19th 5-The prisioner. May 28th 6-Tonight is mine. June 29th 7-Stay awake. August 14th 8-In sickness and in health. August 24th 9-Full of vague fear. August 24th 10-A golden afternoon. August 31st 11-A doctor’s confidence. September 2nd 12-I come to my friend when he call. September 2nd 13-Blood she must have. September 7th 14-After the transfusion. September 7th or 8th 15-Sleeping beauty. September 10th 16-The wolf in the window. September 17th 17-Sympathy. September 18th 18-Things will be different. September 19th 19-My only son. September 19th 20-Come, my husband. September 28th 21-These others. September 29th 22-Lucy’s second death. September 29th 23-How good and thoughtful. September 29th 24-Brandy, bath, and beadtime. September 30th or October 1st (preferably the former since the dd entry is slightly shorter that day) 25-A pale orphan. October 2nd 26-You will not call in vain. Between September 30th and October 11th?? 27-Renfield’s death. October 3rd 28-Safe for one more moment. October 3rd 31-Hungry. Between October 12th and October 15th 29-A week in varna. Between October 15th and October 27th? 30-Waiting. Between October 17th and October 27th? 32-Judge moneybag. Between October 15th and October 27th? 33-How i miss my phonograph. October 24th 34-Mem. get recipe for mina. Between October 15th and October 27th? 35-Farewell, sweet friends. October 30th 36-Starlight on the sereth. October 31st 37-Step into the light. Between October 15th? and November 6th (if reading in one sitting wait until november 6th)

38- Love multiplying. November 7th onward

Omg guys it's may already I'm so exited for this. This year I know I will be up do date with everything even tho I'm busy with my End of Degree Project because the dracula fixation i caught last year is a part of my life now I have been planning this so long guys.

[rainbowsky]

Hi RBS,

I have a fun ask today, since DD has been splashing about coffee on all platforms.

Do we know if they enjoy coffee? Since, we already know they enjoy their green tea.

Hi Choko! ☺️

Yes, GG especially is a big coffee lover, and they've both been seen with and talked about coffee quite a bit over the years.

Fake, Fan fiction, CPN.

I won't make this a comprehensive account of all the times they've been seen with or talked about coffee, I just don't have time for that, but here are a few examples that come to mind:

Turtles have always loved the moment in the BTS where GG was seen listing off all the things he felt like eating and drinking. Starbucks was one of them (as was Japanese food, which was where they ended up going for the Dragon Boat Festival Dinner Date, that same day). GG and DD were seen on set multiple times with Starbucks coffee (and often tea as well).

When he was with XNINE GG spent a day (30 October 2016) as a barista for a cat cafe, which is adorable and a must-see.

GG posted doodles he did on a Starbucks cup (above).

GG has been photographed many times at the airport with a coffee in his hand (back when airport photos were still allowed).

He single-handedly turned a coffee shop in Shanghai into a tourist attraction by including a shot of him drinking a coffee there (starts at 1:30 in the clip below) in a Xiao Zhan Studio vlog 10 August 2020 (he ordered a flat white). 😅

During the fanmeet for the brand that shall remain nameless, DD talked about how he enjoys drinking coffee when he goes camping.

DDU did an entire episode on coffee that features some hilarious DD moments.

Of course, DD was seen with a cup of coffee during the boat ride for GQ MOTY.

There are probably many other iconic moments I'm forgetting. If you can think of more, let me know in the comments and I'll add them to the post.

GG with an iced coffee in 2019.

[lonestarbattleship]

USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24), center, and USS FRANKLIN (CV-13), right, on fire after they were hit by Kamikaze attacks, off the Philippines.

Photographed from USS MUGFORD (DD-389).

Date: October 30, 1944

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-273074

[penumbramewtwos]

Welcome to my blog, about a kitty I'm obsessed with :3

Asks are open and welcome!

Below are the links to my Fanfic published on AO3. It currently has 3 chapters out of '?', and will be updated intermittently. ^^ A03 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3>This fanfic will be updated irregularly from here on. The 4th chapter is currently in the writing stage. I will be posting updates on the progression/release on Tumblr, or on this pinned post (I am relearning Tumblr and social media in general, so this may be a bit rough).

Ref sheets of my Mewtwos are under the 'Keep Reading' on this pinned post. Or found by clicking, here.

Ref Sheets of Secondary characters including Mew can be found by clicking, here.

Artworks can be found by clicking here

Comics can be found by clicking here (only 1.5 so far)

Art progression in chronological order can be found by clicking here

Asexual reproduction head cannon for my AU Asexual reproduction [Comic explanation]

Information about the upcoming comic will be posted here. It will be based on Okita's life after her trainer has passed away.

-----Notice board Below!----

COMIC 2 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, LARGE ART POSTS WILL BE FAR AND FEW

SHITPOSTS ARE A GIVEN

Chilli arc comic under construction, comic 2 release possibly 01/07/24 (DD/MM/YY)

Image info on the Mewtwos are be written below for convenience.

Okita Spes - [THR-M2E-ID# 141/150]

Height/Weight: 1.8m / 114kg DOB: 30/04/2034 (April 30th, 2034) Birthplace: Aunura Region / Unova Region Sex, & Gender ID: Intersex, Female Sexuality: Demiaro, Asexual, Lesbian Nature: Gentle Food Likes: Bitter Food Dislikes: Sour Characteristics: Highly curious

Other info: [point list]

Compulsive Engineer

Okita is Newtwo's unborn-Daughter, fused with a stolen human embryo. created by a division of Team Rocket, for both experimentation and control.

Uses highly defined telekinesis to manipulate matter.

Newtwo/Unova - [Grannewt]

Height/Weight: 2.1M / 121KG DOB:11/07/2013 (July 11th, 2013) Birthplace: Kanto Region / Unova Region Sex, & gender ID: Intersex, Female Sexuality: Aroace (Aromantic, Asexual) Nature: Serious Food Likes: N/A Food Dislikes: N/A Characteristics: Strong Willed

Other Info [point list]:

Newtwo & Mewtwo are both Twins. Despite the creation age-gap they were both originally unborn mews from Mew. Newtwo was held in a cryo storage in the Unova region until the time was 'right' by team plasma.

Her long horns and red mega eyes are a side effect of prolonged & frequent mega evolution, changing her body composition slowly. She has since slowed down the process.

Despite mewtwos being immortal in this A.U. the fragments of human-DNA in their system cause them to physically age. They can revert this by using recover for long periods of time.

Newtwo doesn't really care about how she looks and chooses to look like this. -Her 'Serious' nature doesn't get in the way of her being an incredibly caring pokemon.

Newtwo keeps her C-Section scar from when Okita was taken from her, as a reminder of her stolen baby.

Newtwo and Mewtwo have no toe-beans, but their offspring do.

Chilli Spes [Okita's son]

[ADULT STATS = '*'] Height/Weight: 2.1m / 122kg * DOB: 01/10/2099 (October 1st, 2099) Birthplace: Unova Region Sex & Gender ID: Intersex, Male Sexuality: Demiaro, Asexual, Pansexual* Nature: Naughty Food Likes: Spicy Food Dislikes: Bitter Characteristics: Likes to run

Other info [point list]:

The more chilli matures with age the more stamina he'll have, almost unlimited.

Being a ball of energy he unfortunately Tires out quickly as a baby and child, sleeping often.

Heterochromia & tail colour caused by morsanima DNA altering [canon Asexual reproduction].

He'll be able to keep up with his grandmothers mega Y speed as an adult.

Mewtwo/Kanto [Granmewt]

Height/Weight: 2.2M / 128KG DOB:06/02/1998 (February 6th, 1998) Birthplace: Kanto Region Sex, & gender ID: Intersex, Male Sexuality: Aroace (Aromantic, Asexual) Nature: Adamant Food Likes: Spicy Food Dislikes: Dry Characteristics: Somewhat Stubborn

Other Info [point list]:

Mewtwo & Newtwo are both Twins. Despite the creation age-gap they were both originally mews born from Mew. Mewtwo was created first in 1998.

He developed cataracts in both his eyes in the 2050's. Instead of repairing them with recover, he used it as a way to hone his skills and inhance his other senses. Newtwo, as well as his own kids are mixed on the matter.

Despite mewtwos being immortal in my AU, the fragments of human-DNA in their system cause them to age over time. They can revert this by using recover for long periods of time.

Mewtwo doesn't care about how he looks and chooses to look like this.

Mewtwo is a very caring 'Mon, despite the fact he has a very vague way of going about it.

Newtwo and Mewtwo have no toe-beans, but their offspring do.

Mewtwo has over a dozen children.

[gup-block]

Hi! :D

So @wholesomepotatoartz on insta and I made this drawing challenge for October!

Think of Inktober but with the Octonauts!

If you have any questions about the prompts you can dm me :DD

Use #octonautsoctober when you post a drawing

This was fun to make so I hope yall have fun drawing too :DD

(Quick random info dumb: the Octonauts first aired on October 4th).

Now for the clarifications:

Day 2: think if a headcanon and find an episode where you think that headcanon applies. Than draw scene from that episode.

Day 4: can be romantic, platonic or just really close friends. Can also be more than two people. Its all up to you!

Day 8: if you already draw them like this, draw them in a different styles.

Day 20: search up vasteel octonauts on Google and draw one of the characters. If you don't find anything you can skip prompt.

Day 24: basically draw them wild, or in a erratic state.

Day 30: draw a character's fear, and if the character you chose doesn't have one, make one.

Day 31: if you don't celebrate Halloween draw a horror related topic with the octonauts.

[another-chaotic-bisexual-vampire]

mina waking up every morning before dawn to get hypnotized again

[ducklooney]

My artworks during 2022.

I wish everyone a happy New Year and happy holidays!

Unfortunately, like last year, I didn't have the exact template with my drawings this year either, so I'll post through this. Unlike 2021, during 2022 I improved my drawing methods a bit, and also opened a new blog where I mostly post my drawings and you can see them here: https://www.tumblr.com/ducktoonsfanart

Yes, I mostly drew related to Donald Duck and the Duckverse, but especially in November I also drew other franchises, mostly from Looney Tunes and Tiny Toons. Yes, this year I managed in all 12 months to draw at least one drawing in one month. Yes, there were ups and downs for me, but overall, the results were solid. Yes, although I mostly draw Quack Pack, I've certainly drawn related to Donald Duck comics, Darkwing Duck and the Three Caballeros. I hope to focus more on not only the Donald Duck franchise this year, but the others as well. I'm hoping to get over 100 followers on my side blog and hit 500 followers on this one. All in all, thanks everyone. And now the results of my drawings, that is, an overview through the year 2022:

January 2022 - Happy New 2022 Year! Ducks, goose and parrots teenagers celebrate the New Year - 22 views (likes and reblogs)

Also - Duck Avenger (Paperinik-Pk) and Double Duck ( PK Timecrime DD ) - 24 views

February 2022 - Gyro Gearloose and his friends in timetub - 21 views

March 2022 - Donald Duck and his family-Donald's family (Tribute to Carl Barks) - My version - 27 views

April 2022 - Teenager Donald and teenager Daisy with teenagers Huey, Dewey and Louie and teenagers April, May and June Duck (Young Donald and Quack Pack) - 45 views

May 2022 - Donald and Goofy Movie (Goof Troop and Quack Pack crossover) - 37 views

June 2022 - The Three Caballeros Ride Again - 37 views

Also Donald's birthday and summer party! - Happy birthday Donald Duck! (Plus Happy birthday Della!) - 38 views

July 2022 - Huey, Dewey and Louie and April, May and June Duck on vacation at the seaside - Quack Pack summer - 22 views

August 2022 - Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck with baseball hats - 24 views

Also Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck - Quack Pack - 25 views

Septembar 2022 - Ducktales - Happy 35th Anniversary and Happy 75th Birthday Scrooge McDuck! - 31 views

Also Donald Duck as Duck Avenger and his family as superheroes - Duck comics (Duck Avenger, She-Venger and Q-Galaxy) - 33 views

October 2022 - Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck - Triplets Mania - 85th anniversary - Quack Pack Week - Triplets - Plus Phooey Duck - 28 views

November 2022 - Duckvember - Humble Duck (Ducks) - 30 views

December 2022 - Donald and Daisy Duck and their children (Huey, Dewey and Louie, April, May and June Duck) celebrate Christmas and New Year - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! - 26 views

And finally my most viewed drawing is:

Double Duck (Donald Duck as secret agent) and his student (more precisely his nephew) in action - 234 views (I don't even know how that drawing managed to get so much)

Plus surprise at the end: Duckvember - Manic and Problematic Duck and Free Space - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays - Crossover Ducks - 23 views

True, there are things that didn't work out so well for me, but I'm trying as hard as I can to improve all of that. I hope that the year 2023 will be a better opportunity for my drawing and that it will be better than the previous year and the year before. I thank everyone for following me and keep following me and there will be more surprises. And it won't just be about Disney and Warner Bros.

Once again, happy holidays to everyone and a happy new year 2023!

If you have any impression of what you liked the most and what you didn't like about these drawings, feel free to say so.

[rebloggingrexan]

heyo! i’ve got over 2000 Dracula Daily posts, all tagged by date! so this is my spoiler-free post where all the dates are easy to get to. (and this is my extra ginormous Dracula Daily masterpost WITH SPOILERS and more; and links to fun tags like “dracula meta” and “dracula is a comedy”)

Draculadailytracker, Cattuladaily, ourgoodfriendjonathan, and draculadailyreactions are good Dracula blogs to check out too!

ALSO THO, SINCE THIS IS MY PINNED POST AND I REBLOG MORE THAN DRACULA, BE SURE TO BLOCK ‘#HEAVY POST’ IF YOU WANT TO BLOCK ANYTHING LIKE BODY HORROR, GORE, SERIOUS POSTS, OR ADULT CONTENT

for Dracula Daily posts, the format here is "#dd (date) (month)," (i also use simply “#dracula daily,” but seriously beware spoilers. EVERYTHING is there) so the start of Dracula Daily and a glut of paprika memes would be "#dd 3 may," but on this post, to make things pretty, i'll just list them without the "dd" at the start. September, October, and November only use their first three letters in the tags, though, e.g. #dd 3 oct

(right now as of June 2023, there are a few scattered dates without posts, or with fewer posts than i’d prefer, but i’m working on that! some empty days will get filled when a given day rolls around and scheduled posts get reblogged :) )

you can sign up for the Dracula Daily emails HERE and you can check out past installments HERE!

(please glimpse through my “dracula important” tag to get some information on racist instances in the story as well as other places/ways that may be more convenient to read the story)

BONUS: APRIL

• 21 April • 25 April • 28 April • 30 April (one queued for 2024 lol)

MAY

• 3 May • 4 May • 5 May • 7 May • 8 May • 9 May • 10 May • 11 May • 12 May • 13 May • 14 May • 15 May • 16 May • 18 May • 19 May • 24 May • 25 May • 26 May • 27 May • 28 May • 30 May • 31 May 

Rest of months under cut!

___

JUNE

• 5 June • 6 June • 13 June • 17 June • 18 June • 24 June • 25 June • 29 June • 30 June 

JULY

• 1 July • 8 July • 18 July • 19 July • 20 July • 22 July • 24 July • 26 July • 27 July • 28 July • 29 July • 30 July

AUGUST

• 1 August • 2 August • 3 August • 4 August • 6 August • 8 August • 9 August • 10 August • 11 August • 12 August • 13 August • 14 August • 15 August • 16 August • 17 August • 18 August • 19 August • 20 August • 21 August • 23 August • 24 August • 25 August • 30 August • 31 August

SEPTEMBER (a busy month!! hold on!!!)

if you want some audio readings to help stay caught up, scroll down the archives of Cryptic Canticles’s Dracula Daily audio readings to get to any dates you may need

(note: in the tags, all months starting here and on use shortened versions with only their first three letters: sep, oct, nov)

• 1 Sep • 2 Sep • 3 Sep • 4 Sep • 5 Sep • 6 Sep • 7 Sep • 8 Sep • 9 Sep • 10 Sep • 11 Sep • 12 Sep • 13 Sep • 17 Sep • 18 Sep • 19 Sep • 20 Sep • 21 Sep • 22 Sep • 23 Sep • 24 Sep • 25 Sep • 26 Sep • 27 Sep • 28 Sep • 29 Sep • 30 Sep

OCTOBER (another busy month!!)

NOTE: OCTOBER 3 IS THE LARGEST ENTRY, OVER 50 PAGES. MAYBE START READING AHEAD IF YOU WANT. and again, you can scroll through the Cryptic Canticles archives to listen to any dates you need

• 1 Oct • 2 Oct • 3 Oct • 4 Oct • 5 Oct • 6 Oct • 7 Oct • 8 Oct • 11 Oct • 14 Oct • 15 Oct • 16 Oct • 17 Oct • 18 Oct • 19 Oct • 20 Oct • 21 Oct • 22 Oct • 23 Oct • 24 Oct • 25 Oct • 26 Oct • 27 Oct • 28 Oct • 29 Oct • 30 Oct • 31 Oct

NOVEMBER (NEARING THE END!!)

• 1 Nov • 2 Nov • 3 Nov • 4 Nov • 5 Nov • 6 Nov • 7 Nov • 9 Nov :)

SOME MORE BONUS TAGS

• prep (posts of people hyping Dracula Daily before it starts!)

• after (recaps, epilogue-ish non-November-7-specific posts, etc.!)

• ddn (posts that don’t really relate to any specific day and aren’t spoilery)

• other (Dracula-related posts that don’t directly relate to the story but may be spoilery for people who haven’t read it yet! like The League of Extraordinary Gentlefolks's posts. also basically a “miscellaneous” tag for posts i can’t otherwise figure out huehue.)

[potteresque-ire]

The Big Politics Meta 

0. Introduction; content notes and warning 1. The Boring Overview: 3rd Time is the Charm? 2. The Political Legacy of 2/27: A Hypothesis 3. Case Report of a Traffic Robbery, Committed October, 2020 >> 4. Two Stories about a State-approved, Top Traffic Star 5. Afterthought: The Big Environment

(Below the Cut — 4. Two Stories about a State-approved, Top Traffic Star)

30 years + 1 week before Gg’s birthdate, 劉 德華 Andy Lau was born.

For those who don’t know him, all you have to know is, he started as an idol in the 1980s, and over the next 20 years, achieved superstardom not only in his home city of Hong Kong, but also in the entire Sinosphere, including China. He is 61 years old now, and his fans are mostly in the late 30s to 40s.

Oh, also this: he was my childhood idol. I’ve followed his news for 30+ years. 

Promotional poster for the programme 牛起來 for the 2021 Spring Gala, with Andy and Dd. Due to COVID restrictions, Andy stayed in Hong Kong for the performance, and was “implanted” into the show with AI.

Why am I talking about Andy? Because, perhaps, some of you have wondered — would things have been different if Gg and Dd are just better in the eyes of the government in some ways? Becoming even more the walking, breathing embodiments of “core socialist values”, maybe? Or, being even more demonstratively, loudly loyal to the government?

Is there a way for stars like them to achieve perfection in the eyes of the Chinese government, and is that perfection necessary for the government’s approval?

The stories about Andy would suggest the answer is no.

The first story I’d like to share is this. At the turn of the millennium, when Andy had as many passionate fans in China as Gg and Dd have now, he wanted to set up a branch of his fan club in China. The Hong Kong style fan club at the time was very different from the online fan clubs in China today — it was more like a recreational club, with a physical location and also, a membership fee. In Andy’s case, for about 25 USD a year, fans could go to his fan club to hang out, take a variety of recreational classes (often based on Andy’s interests), and more importantly, enjoy free admissions to the fan club birthday party in June — in which Andy and his family showed up every year and took pictures with everyone — and a birthday concert in September. 

Andy’s wish was denied. The freedom of assembly was (is) highly restricted in China, and a fan club like that would be more than an assembly — it would be almost a religion (which was (is) even more regulated in China), a shrine where fans would come from far and wide to worship their idol. 

Andy kept trying anyway. When his wish was finally granted in 2009, it came with one condition — his fan club was to be incorporated under the Ministry of Culture, i.e. it would be overseen by the government. Officially, this condition was reworded, embellished as 首個經政府部門批准的社會團體組織 the first government-approved social organisation. In addition, this new social organisation wasn’t called a fan club, but an 影音文化發展促進會 Audio-Visual Cultural Development Promotional Association — a name sounding every bit as stiff and Very Important as Gg’s audience in the Asian Games Concert.

The arrangement didn’t last very long. Andy’s fan club would exit mainland China in 2013, citing restructuring as the cause.

This story confirms the following concept: the Chinese government’s fear and suspicion of top star power has always been there. 

Again, it’s nothing personal. 

Always been there, as well, is the passion of mainland Chinese fans. Even in 2022, those who are old enough to remember still name Andy’s fan 楊 麗娟 Yang Lijuan (right) as the most legendary “crazy fan” in China. The story of her idol worship, which led to her father’s suicide, can be found here. The media in China at the time (2007) expressed sympathy with Yang, encouraged her star-chasing ways until the tragedy happened.

The second story about Andy is much more recent. A month ago (September 3rd), Andy held an online, live concert on Douyin. During the live session only, the total view count was 0.35 billion, or, about a quarter of the country’s population. Of course, each viewer probably contributed to multiple view counts, thus the actual number of people watching was significantly lower. Still, it was a phenomenal attendance.

The tag 頂流 “Top Traffic Star” went on hot search. There were Andy fans talking about, reminiscing their younger days, but there were as many netizens just marvelling … today, I’ve witnessed true, top traffic stardom.

This sentiment isn’t new. Andy’s idol reign in China was in the pre-traffic days, but he has been associated with the term “Top Traffic Star” since his opening his first social media account in China, on Douyin, in 2021. The strange thing is? No one talked about Andy’s traffic as being a bad thing. No one questioned if his traffic had been a result of PR, MCN etc etc. He has continued to get likes and approval from state media, from state officials; he has sung in state-sponsored events, for President Xi.

Why is his treatment so different? Is it because Andy is the perfect star, like Gg said before, like so many people in China have said? 

Of course not — and I say this with confidence, having followed Andy for so many years. Andy has made his share of mistakes. Nothing major— as a star, he is really as professional as they come — but some of these mistakes, if repeated today, would definitely put a significant damper on a younger, rising star’s popularity. Some would even more definitely displease the Chinese government of 2022. 

And the Chinese government of 2022 isn’t unaware of Andy’s history. 

For example, I can still find the remnant of a special issue on CCTV news from more than decade ago, when Andy’s secret marriage had just been uncovered. As romantic as the page may look, the title was 大話天王 Liar Heavenly King, a nickname bestowed upon Andy at the time (Heavenly King was itself a nickname given to the most popular singers in Hong Kong during the 1990s). In the numerous links on the page, the state media recounted every old romantic rumour associated with Andy, from the details of the tell-all by his former girlfriend to his gay rumours. 

The header of CCTV’s online special issue “celebrating” Andy’s marriage (Source).

Even Andy’s career that, in the narrative offered by the Chinese media today, justifies his top traffic, has been built by many things that the Chinese government of 2022 can’t possibly approve. Andy’s rise to superstardom was very much contributed by films that glorified the mafia — Andy’s signature role was the bad boy with a heart of gold. His CV was packed with awfully made movies. The countless music awards he had won? Anyone who is familiar HK-ent at the time would tell you — they were the result of PR, of money and profits changing hands. Hong Kong had a healthy industry of entertainment journalism, and these exchanges were not exactly secrets. Stars have talked about it openly themselves. One of the simplest “rules” of the game, for example, was that attendance to the awards ceremony was required if a star wished to win any major awards, because the star’s attendance would bring viewership to the programme, and the viewership, advertisement income to the stations hosting those ceremonies. 

The same elements that Prof S claimed to have built the evil top traffic-dom of Gg have, therefore, also helped build Andy’s top traffic-dom, only in a different playing field because the industry, the technology had been different then. 

Wong Kar-wai’s directorial debut, and his first commercial success was also a mafia-glorifying movie, 旺角卡門 As Tears Go By (1988), which starred Andy in the lead role. 

And all of this is insignificant to Andy’s political adventures, which would have certainly got him cancelled immediately if he were any younger, any less established. In 1993, he attended Taiwan’s National Birthday celebration, and wore its military suit. Hong Kong’s last colonial governor, Chris Patten, who became the enemy of the Chinese government by attempting to inject more democracy into Hong Kong’s political system right before its handover, called Andy his friend — he used to invite Andy to the governor’s mansion for dinner. 

Do the people in China know, remember these things? Some do. The few antis Andy have (yes, one can be 60 year old and still have antis) were posting his old photos in the military suit here and there, but netizens just looked away, ignored them.

Andy dressed in Taiwan’s military uniform, from 1993. Photos from that evening were sporadically seen in the discussions of the Douyin concert. They didn’t make a splash at all. (Source).

Thus, Andy is far from perfect, by the official standards set by the Chinese government of what perfection means for its top celebrities.

The perception of Andy being perfect — a perception that, by the way, has never been shared in Andy’s home of Hong Kong, even at the height of his popularity there, of the amount of respect he commanded — has actually been fuelled, encouraged by the Chinese government, especially over the last decade. 

In other words, Andy isn’t a state-approved traffic star because he is perfect. Rather, he is perfect because he is a state-approved top traffic star.

What makes Andy state-approved, if it isn’t perfection? Andy * is * very professional. He is polite, kind, generous. He has lived a disciplined, clean private life, and …

Having watched Gg and Dd for two years, I don’t think Gg and Dd are inferior, compared to Andy at their age, in any way. It’s true, of course, that Andy has a far longer list of accomplishments than Gg or Dd has. However, many of those accomplishments were possible only after Andy had reached superstardom — sending fresh, previously overlooked directorial talents onto their paths of success, for example. Andy couldn’t have done it without having amassed sufficient wealth, and sufficient influence in the industry first.

Young stars like Gg and Dd are simply not at that stage in their careers. If a CV like Andy’s is the government’s requirement for a star to justify their top traffic, then, there’s really not much any young star can do — they have already been set up for failure. Andy has a 30+ years head start ahead of them, and that’s before considering that his career rise had happened in a place, an industry with far less rules and restrictions. Censorship.

Perhaps, it all comes to this — Andy can become a state-approved top traffic star because his traffic isn’t threatening anymore. His fans are older; they are there for him, but they are also distracted, tied down by life. They have little time or energy to mobilise, start any movement. 

Their lack of online presence also means … their traffic is no longer worth robbing.

This is the end of the two stories of Andy I’d like to share.

Aside from the question of whether Gg and Dd are just not perfect enough, the stories have got me thinking too: in the days of traffic robbery, wouldn’t selective invisibility be a nice attribute for Chinese fandoms to have? The ability to be alternatively seen and not seen, the ability to camouflage to — I don’t know, the Weibo background? — during politically sensitive moments like now.

Gg and Dd have already made themselves semi-invisible. 

Sometimes, when c-turtles feel the challenges Gg and Dd are facing as the top-traffic stars, they would say the following, derived from the quote Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown from Shakespeare’s Henry IV:

「欲戴王冠，必承其重 」

Literally: If one desires to wear the crown, one must be able to bear its weight.

And I think of the crown; the charts, the graphics intended to broadcast a number one rank in sales, in viewership, in number of endorsements etc etc. I think of all the jewels on the crown, the shining proofs of traffic, of being popular, of being loved ... blings-blings that are just begging to be robbed. A crown that doesn’t, actually, make anyone king. When one is the king, the crown belongs to them — even if that crown is in a high tower somewhere.

I think of President Xi, whose pursuit of his 3rd term of the General Secretary have already given him the nickname Emperor Xi. I think of the “Two Establishes and Two Safeguards”, the propaganda emphasising, dictating “Love me and no body else”. How attractive a crown of popularity must look to him now, on the eve of the National Congress.

And I think,

無冕之王

The King without a Crown.

[bzhitstruth]

Coincidental circumstances-2

"Coincidental Circumstances-1" is here.

I won't talk about CPN, I'll just write what has happened recently. All conclusions are at the discretion of the readers. 😎

1. On July 31, GG published 18 photos (21 GG's images), exactly one month before the premiere of the documentary (31 Aug), the central image is the drawing of a mountain. Exactly 38 days from, on September 7, the first episode about climbing a snowy mountain was released.

After that, the whole of August GG only has current publications and advertising.

2. On August 5th DD posted the photo from the desert, the series about the desert will start on October 5th.

3. On August 14, DD flew to Shenzhen for the one-day promotional meeting, and on August 17, GG flew from Yichang to Beijing. Their clothes on these flights are white T-shirts, dark pants and panama. These are two different people:

4. On August 30, GG published 18 photos (20 GG's images), the central image is GG with a camera, the text of the post is an offer to “spend the weekend and record the charm of life.” The following day, Saturday, August 31, the documentary premiered.

After the offer to “spend the weekend together,” GG disappeared from view for a long time again, and apart from the necessary commercial materials, he had no other publications. DD and his team actively posted promotional materials and the documentary was broadcast.

5. Suddenly, GG appeared on September 15 (18 photos, 19 GG's images) and for some unknown reason congratulated everyone on the Mid-Autumn Festival in advance, although the holiday will only be on September 17. The first photo shows GG with a glass of champagne in his hand. The text says: "The years are bright and the time is bright..." On this day, DD celebrates the 10th anniversary of his debut.

💚❤️.

[providencepeakrp]

𝖂𝖊𝖑𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝕱𝖔𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖍 𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖘 —

It's nearing the end of Rachel's 30's and so to ring in her 39th year on the 23rd, she will be hosting a funeral themed party to commemorate the last year of her thirties. Everyone is invited to come and celebrate in her backyard in Summit Lake. The backyard will be decked out as a graveyard made even cooler with fog machines, everyone come in your funeral attire (aka black clothes only). There will be karaoke, dancing, booze, food and everything that Rachel would have loved. There will also be a special appearance from the ghost of Rachel Hargrove past in attendance. Eulogies are not mandatory. Make sure to be safe and call a Lyft or have a DD take you home! 

𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔞𝔦𝔩𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱 —

The official date of the event is Monday, October 23rd.

Location is Rachel Hargrove's Summit Lake backyard.

Funeral attire is required (black clothes only please!).

Eulogies are not expected, but always welcome.

Alcohol will be provided, but please arrange a safe passage home at the end of the night.

Any questions can be directed to @rachelhargrove.

[rainbowsky]

Here are some schedule melons. AS ALWAYS, melons are to be enjoyed, but never believed!

I will keep this post updated as information changes/is released.

DD

25 October - Wuzhen theatre festival

30 October - Evisu racing Zhuhai

1 November - Golden Rooster opening ceremony

2 3 November - Chanel Cruise 2024 in Shenzhen (postponed due to period of national mourning)

3 November - Golden Rooster event

4 November - Golden Rooster awards night

25 November - iQIYI Scream Night (confirmed)

17 December - Tencent Awards

New Year's - Hunan TV stage

January - SDOC6 finale guest appearance

GG

26 Oct - Oreo live

3 7 November - Boucheron endorsement announcement (postponed due to period of national mourning)

9 November - Nars event

27 November - flying from Shanghai to Europe for about a week to shoot multiple endorsements

Soon - Shooting Li Ning short film for holidays

1 December - Ralph Lauren event in Singapore

Mid December - LOCH wraps

15 December - Trip to Shanghai for 4 days to shoot materials

New Year's - Dragon TV or Beijing TV stage

30 December - Next drama filming officially starts in Hengdian (Legend of Zanghai - case solving/mystery drama set in Ming Dynasty).

Soon - Hennessey endorsement announced

Jan - Weibo night

Jan - Porsche endorsement announced, travelling abroad late Nov, early Dec to shoot materials

Jan - Tod's event in Shanghai

Jan - Marie Claire magazine, 3 covers.

Two new endorsments to be announced soon.

Rumored - Lead in a film with Zhang Yimou

Rumored - Lead in a historical costume drama with Zhang Yongxin

Rumored - endorsement deal with Rimowa luggage

Some are safe bets/official, such as the Golden Rooster events and some of the brand events. Others are much more likely to be fake, such as the NYE ones, which are frequently BS. Read responsibly.