#della vhsccs

[jimjamjomjum]

In honor of the VHS Christmas Carols being on YouTube - enjoy some unfinished sketches from last year!

[missholloween]

Gift of the magi is mostly from Della's point of view, and we don't spend much time with Jim except their first scene together, "my hair/my watch" and the last scene of their story. The show itself plays with this expectation in "What did you do", where we see a really mean Jim that has nothing to do with the guy we've seen happily singing "christmas eve" some minutes ago and Della herself admiting that he won't do that.

But then we reach Jim and Della's reunion after she's cut her hair. The narrator is right by saying he has a strange expression that is hard to read, as Curt is conveying so many emotions at the same time: we see confusion, sadness, some dissapointment and a slight regret just by one look. Jim takes some time to talk, which makes Della even more anxious than she was. This rubs into the spectator too, doubting Della's words and afraid of what Jim is going to say. But then he says, with the brightest smile in the world "You're more beautiful than ever". And that's the best summary one could do of who Jim is.

I really love how Jim is written (and acted!) because of how this scene is played. During the whole gift exchange, his only goal is to make Della happy and comfort her after what she has given. And when Jim realizes what they have done, the first thing he does is be closer to her, ask her to spend time with him. I reallly like that Curt and Janaya hug during Clark's verse, and that they include a close up of them in the pro-shot. Jim and Della deserve a quiet moment to display their affection, but it is also a really realistic portrayal of these kind of conflics and affection. This joined to the switch of gifts at the ends just wrappes one of my favorite Starkid stories period.

The sincerity and heart of this story, as well as the other two, is one of the things that make VHSCCs such a special project. It's just so earnest and you can see how everyone (especial shoutout to Curt and Janaya for their performance) loves the story just as much as we do and understands their importance. Thank you Clark Baxtresser for such a wonderful show <3

[statcue]

jim and della… but… butch femme… can anyone hear me…

[kairithemang0]

DELLA WHERE'D YOUR HAIR GO???????

[inkwell-illustrations]

🎄Jim x Della moodboard with Christmas themes🎄

[cinderellaenjoyer]

God. Seeing Jim and Della and then Young Scrooge and Belle is just. Insane. Curt and Janaya how do you play The Couple Ever and then later play ANOTHER couple with the most heart breaking breakup song ever.

[mythuzalasheir3]

just rewatching vhsccs and I didn’t clock this but when Della is singing about the perfect gift for Jim, Bred, Gruelle and Spektre have the mirrors to show that it’s her (yeah that’s the message of the thing, that time together is the true gift but still)

TEAM STARKID WHEN YOU CATCH THESE HANDS/pos

[daniisbeingrandom]

they were so cunty this vhscc i love it

on another note

Della my darling

[gone-to-oregone]

happy

DELLA WHERE’D YOUR HAIR GOOOOOO

season everyone 🥰

[fave-starcanwreckedpulp-ship]

[lady-ginnie]

Someone tell me why this latest version of Gift of the Magi made be bawl so hard. Like last year's was good, but there was something in the way it was performed this year that just REALLY got to me.

[aliceisaperson]

I’m like a few steps away from becoming a Della stan account I love her so much

[ramyaknox]

Unserious cover of what ya do? From vhs christmas carols. It's been in my head all day

(if I'm not allowed to post this similarly to how we're not allowed to post video of the shows please let me know and I'll take it down but I thought it would be fine)

Also, I persuaded my mum to watch vhsccs with me on Saturday!

[missholloween]

16, 17, and/or 24 for Della?

16. Home/place that they live

Della (and Jim)'s home might not be the biggest, but you can easily see that people live in there. I think it would be a small apartment in a busy part of the city, although far away from the center.

I see Della as someone who has every inch of their house decorated, making it crowded at times (and really hard to clean, especially with the little time they have). The only exception would be a dressing table/part of their bathroom where she takes care of her hair. That's the only place she wouldn't let Jim touch too much.

17. Personal sense of style and decor

As Della herself says, she's classy and she's fancy /ref

I think Della takes a lot of time getting ready in the mornings. Sure, her hair is one of the things she spends more time on (whenever she has a bad hair day she's really upset all day. A hat sometimes helps though), but that isn't the only thing takes care of. Taking care of herself in the mornings also help her with her anxieties, grounding her and quieting the voices in her head.

Her outfits are always really thought of, with carefully chosen jewlery that combines with a certain shirt or a fancy jacket. Once she gets the combs she would think of the best outfit ever, and it would be absolutely stunning. I also think Della would gift Jim something so they could match, and they would sometimes do matching outfits, especially for parties or special ocassions.

24. Best memory

It might be cheating but I don't care: her first christmas eve with Jim <3 There's something so magical and beautiful about their gift exchange, but they probably spend the whole night simply being with each other, laughing, crying and just having a blast. The gift exchange would make her feel so dumb at first, but realizing that Jim had done the same thing would be so comforting for her and only another reason to love him.

After some time, I think that christmas eve would end up becoming a recurring joke between the two of them, especially when their anniversary or christmas is around the corner. But on the other hand, whenever Della feels anxious about Jim's feelings towards her or messing it up on their relationship she will always remember that night and feel better.

[kairithemang0]

T4T Della and Jim, anyone?

[awigglycultist]

Jim: I don't know how to tell you this, but... I love you

Della: That's great, Jim. Especially considering the fact we've been married for 6 fucking years