#dynamic: fm.

[layla-keating]

I want it to be with you.

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY 2.02 "Love Scene"

[thirteenwrites]

ALL AMERICAN Season 5, Episode 5: I Need Love

[johannawrites]

Jeremy Allen White and Addison Timlin as Ben and Kat in Chasing You (2017)

[epiphcnies]

TRINKETS (2019—2020) Season 2, Episode 1

[namorian]

I love zoro as a character but I need society to stop pushing the idea he can be anywhere near an authority position. I don’t mind him having conquerer’s haki — his goal is to literally be the best in his field. But I cannot agree with the idea of him as a first mate/vice captain/leader etc. mainly because his stoicism and weird ass machoness that comes out at the oddest times is detrimental to being a leader.

Leadership is not just being commanding or cool. A massive factor in it is your social capacity. Being able to understand where the people under you are coming from, have a sense of what’s up with them mentally/emotionally, and trying to work with them on it or at least take it into account when making a decision. People need to feel like they’re being heard and understood, if they feel like you get where they’re coming from then they’re more likely to accept choices they actively dislike bc they feel respected. Zoro and luffy are both Very Bad at this tho in different directions. Luffy tends to Get people emotionally but really rarely takes the thoughts of others into account when making choices (ex. Agreeing to a Davy back fight b4 even knowing what it was and against like half the crew’s wishes). Zoro however really rarely gets other people, he doesn’t really put himself in other people’s shoes. He just lacks the emotional intelligence that really helps luffy get by and make up for his impulsive choices.

This is a big issue when you want to say he’s a second in command in the crew. A second in command in this context is also the HR department and zoro has big “because I said so” energy which doesn’t fly. I will say he was wrong about how to handle the usopp thing til I’m blue in the face and I avidly don’t like how he talked to chopper in the Davy back fight. He frequently shoots down nami’s more like, sensible emotionally tactful or measured approaches. This is not how you keep a group together in the long run. It’s just not. Zoro is a wonderful character, a great dude and a wonderful friend but he just — he is NOT built to manage a group dynamic or to work with people in that way. He just doesn’t always get why someone is upset about something and this doesn’t take it seriously or he does get it but responds with his own brand of emotional regulation which is just “tough it up and be man” which is just— that’s not helpful.

[androgynousevilqueen]

I love a *confident* sub/lee, especially when they're male or male presenting. I'm not into the shy / insecure / male ingénue we see so much representation for when we see content with male subs. There's nothing wrong with that archetype. But I crave something so different.

My ultimate fantasy sub/Lee is this burly hedonist of a man who practically dares me to do things to him. He's assertive, jovial, mature. It's such a thrill to dominate him because he, too, could fill that same role so easily. In his everyday life, he does fill that authoritative role. But I provide the novelty he craves, turning his world upside down.

At the same time, his willing submission is a gift to me - because it makes me feel so accepted and safe and allowed to be myself. Even as he takes this passive role, he's protecting me, caring for me. (Doms need love too!)

It seems like a fairly unheard of take, at least in mainstream femdom. Though I hear all the time that doms of all sorts wish their subs would separate the fantasy and reality of bdsm, and leave their sub persona behind to allow for a confident expression of needs and desire, boundaries, and other important and necessary communication. I was with a sub who could not do this, and he was so focused on being a people-pleaser that I couldn't trust that he knew what he wanted. I was so uncertain the entire time. Never again.

Confident subs are subs that can be trusted to say something, and who aren't using bdsm as a replacement for therapy.

I want to be a dom/ler, not a mother, not a caregiver, not a therapist.

[crippl-hacker]

> be me, get a spiked collar because I think it looks cool

> having a conversation where we are talking about how child leashes need to be normalized and socially acceptable

> without thinking chime in ‘I wouldn’t mind being put on a leash’

> mfw everyone starts asking me if I have something to tell them and that they won’t kink shame me

[ID: a zoomed in grainy photo of Buzz Lightyear making an ‘oh no’ face /ID]

[smilesleepandspeak]

Bring back the good old days when bandmates used to fuck each other only to fall in love and start a doomed affair that could only end in tragic heartbreak and then write songs about each other and force the person who broke their heart to perform those songs on stage with them now that was real music

[differenthead]

Volume 267

0:00:00 — "SpaceWorld 2020" by Enraile (2020)

0:02:44 — "Enjoy Yourself" by Saint Pepsi (2013)

0:04:35 — DJ

0:08:20 — "Fantasy" by Saint Pepsi (2013)

0:11:28 — "Can't Really Just" by 18 Carat Affair (200?)

0:12:42 — "Blast Off" by George Clanton (2018)

0:14:44 — "Esprit.wav" by Esprit空想 (2014)

0:17:53 — "Secret" by Luxury Elite (2013)

0:20:41 — DJ

0:25:49 — "Just Chillin Bro" by Neon Vectors (2019)

0:29:56 — "On the Promenade" by FM Skyline (2022)

0:33:16 — "Mirror Gallery" by FM Skyline (2020)

0:36:16 — "Cold Circuit" by FM Skyline (2018)

0:38:53 — "Polygon" by Architecture in Tokyo (2013)

0:42:12 — DJ

0:49:30 — "Nite City Blues" by NiteWind (2018)

0:52:24 — "Bay City Groove" by Night Tempo feat. Super Brass (2018)

0:55:32 — "Dolphin" by Death's Dynamic Shroud (2014)

0:59:49 — "ジョン・ピール・セッション" (Edit) by Death's Dynamic Shroud (2014)

1:01:47 — "IV." by James Ferraro (2020)

1:07:57 — DJ

1:10:54 — "Synthetic Core 88 Awakens (Cybernetic Jungle)" by Equip (2018)

1:12:38 — "Goodbye" by Equip & R23X (2022)

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[otaidus]

Check out my playlist with more than 30 hours of vaporwave music.

These are some of my favorite vaporwave albums and songs all put into one single playlist.

[layla-keating]

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY 2.02 "Love Scene"

[thirteenwrites]

Please come by the apartment tonight after work. I’ll watch by the window and let you in.

FROM SCRATCH Episode 1: First Tastes

[wolfstarshipping]

wolfstar wips

So I'm using the @hprecfest day 12 prompt "a WIP you're following" to post a short rec list of WIPs that has been sitting in my drafts for so long now I even had to remove a fic that had been finished in the meanwhile!

Something rotten in Grimmauld Place by @plecotusauritus (8,802 words, Hamlet AU) This is a wolfstar Hamlet AU, need I say more?? I've never much cared or thought about Hamlet since I read it in school but this fic (almost) makes me want to reread Hamlet and I can't wait to see where the story goes next, I love the atmosphere this fic captures, the lovely writing style and just seeing all these characters we know so well fit into the plot of Hamlet is so, so cool!!

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup by @eyra (10.639 words, modern AU, christmas fic) Getting another fic by eyra for the holidays has been such a wonderful treat! I love the whole setting and the characters of this fic so much already, especially Sirius!! And the writing and all the descriptions are so, so beautiful, as always, highly recommend checking it out!!

Welcome to Aphrodite by @de-sire-blog & @rhabarberjunge (18.957 words, magical AU, secret identities) this is one of those fics I've read a while ago, but I keep thinking about it because I loved it so much. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but the premise is Sirius finding a hidden, adults-only club that makes people's secret desires come true, and of course Sirius's secret desire is Remus... It's hot, it's fun, and it's incredibly angsty, I love it.

Stitched into My Skin by @squintclover (19.297 words, canon divergent AU, memory loss) I love the heartache and all the bittersweetness that comes with memory loss fics so much already, and I am so obsessed with the way it's been done in this fic. The premise of the fic is Peter casting a memory loss charm on Sirius on October 31st 1981, which leads to Remus raising Harry and randomly coming across Sirius years later, only Sirius doesn't remember him. I'm so intrigued by the first few chapters already and can't wait to see where the story goes next!

Marauder FM by @hollyivydruzy (26.402 words, modern AU, radio AU, enemies to friends to lovers) I know I've recced this fic before but I will never shut up about it because I love it, and especially this fic's Remus so, so much! It's an iconic, funny radio AU set in London, and I wish the radio shows from this fic were real because I would listen to Sirius's radio show every morning if I could. I just love the vibe of all of them working at the radio station together and the slow burn enemies to friends (to lovers) is so delicious!

The Patchwork of Us by @tracingpatternswrites (27.502 words, modern AU, enemies to lovers, co-parenting Teddy) This is such a lovely fic about Sirius and Remus navigating the difficult situation of co-parenting Teddy after Tonks dies, I love the domesticity and the enemies to lovers vibe of this fic so much!

The Picture of Sirius Black by @lynxindisguise (30.049 words, Dorian Gray AU) okay anyone who has ever seen my blog knows how much I love lynx's writing, which is why I am also obsessed with this fic, even though it's a genre I'm usually not that familiar with. It's a Dorian Gray AU, it's gothic horror but especially the first few chapters are also giving victorian romcom with murder sideplot vibes (and I mean this as the biggest compliment), this fic will make you laugh and cry and want to murder some of these characters yourself maybe.

Only Fools Are Satisfied by grumposaur (@pancakehouse) (38.353 words, modern AU, tennis AU). I really love the exploration of Sirius's family dynamics in the context of him being a professional athlete in this fic, and Remus with his tanlines and freckles is everything!!

Neon Moon by @krethes (47.698 words, modern AU, cowboy stripper Remus AU, Las Vegas) I didn't know how much I needed Remus to be a stripper and a cowboy before I read this fic, but now I do and I love him!! The whole premise of them meeting at a strip club while Sirius is out on James's bachelor party is so iconic, and the vibes of the fic are just overall excellent, highly recommend checking it out!

on another ocean by @colgatebluemintygel (118.148 words, modern AU, backpacking/interrail, friends with benefits) Where do I even start? This is an incredible fic, one of my all time faves, I've reread some of the chapters several times now and am so obsessed with this fic's Remus in his socks and sandals, driving Sirius crazy with lust. Also I will not spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it, but the scene in the budapest chapter in the club bathroom features one of my favorite Sirius moments of all time, across all universes haha.

marginalia by @spindrifters (266.547 words, magical AU, canon divergent AU - Grindelwald won, slavery AU) I'm having a hard time trying to put my love for this fic into words in just a short paragraph. This fic is so unique in its setting, and it's so beautifully written and asks & answers the question "what if Grindelwald had won?" in such an incredible, highly political and also very immersive way, if you haven't read it already I really recommend checking it out (as well as the already complete Tedromeda spinoff set in the same world, history books!!!).

Staying Strangers by 3amAndCounting (319,368 words, modern AU, texting fic, university AU). This is one of my comfort fics, I love a good texting AU, this is quite a popular fic anyways but if you haven't read it and like modern AUs & texting fics (though it isn't all just texting) go check it out!

[sgiandubh]

Too early to tell, indeed

We still can't be positive about McElusive's, aka Tony McGill (yes, he has a name and a life, far from the Narrative), presence at the IFTA Awards, in Dublin, tonight.

Maybe he was subserviently holding her pearl-studded clutch bag, maybe he wasn't.

Until pictures of the afterparty are released, all we have are a couple of formulaic red carpet shots. And this year, for perhaps the first time in ages, C was not mentioned by all of the Irish media: some outlets, like Today FM, perhaps the most dynamic Irish commercial radio station network, almost completely ignored her (they only listed her nomination) - a real heartbreak.

Others, like Sunday World (https://www.sundayworld.com/news/breaking-news/oscar-winner-cillian-murphy-and-eve-hewson-among-stars-out-in-dublin-for-iftas/a1236919961.html), or extra.ie (https://extra.ie/2024/04/20/entertainment/pictures-irish-stars-iftas-red-carpet) just posted her red carpet pic, with no mention in the article itself. With this kind of media coverage, it was a safe bet to say she would not get the IFTA award, this year, which she did not. Terrible news for her Stans.

The real, embarrassing question remains, whatever the more or less fabricated outcome: why, oh but why she keeps of treating that man like a dirty little secret of hers?

I think it's obvious why. To us, at least.

Most peculiar thing, ever, indeed.

[vyl3tpwny]

You inspired me to get back into Bangarang era Skrillex without shame in my heart and to embrace the (harmless) cringe in my soul. As well as seek out other lesser known artists who keep up that sound. So, thanks!

real talk i have been making music for almost two decades now. when i first heard skrillex's music i instantly knew it was amazing. but i couldn't really express why. as i've gotten older, spent lots and lots of time making music and learning about music and researching, a lot of things i used to adore don't impress me like when i first heard them. but even all this time later, skrillex's music — past and present — is incredible and untouchable. i think a lot of casual listeners do not realize just how flawless, complex, and perfectly executed his sound design and ideas are across the board. the best thing you can do when listening to skrillex's music is just pick out ONE single sound and ask yourself "how did he create this sound? how do you go about creating this sound from scratch". the casual listener rarely considers a question like this, but when you ask this about nearly anything skrillex makes, even if you can fathom an answer it's still the most mindblowing thing in the world.

but sound design is not everything either. i got sucked into the soundcloud community around 2016 or so. to any of my soundcloud classmates, peers, and alumni, hey how are you doing <3 but the soundcloud scene of 2016-2019 was a VERY specific beast. a lot of the music that emerged during the scene's height was this idea that sound design is always more important than anything else. so you would have tons and tons and tons of songs that came out that had crazy sound design ... but not much else. this goes back to skrillex's music. skrillex's sound design isn't just complex, but it's also executed with amazing songwriting. it isn't just a tech fest, he's making amazing songs, perfectly accessible, with incredible sound design as the foundation rather than the only thing the music has to offer. for a while i think i had been so swept up by the soundcloud scene that i rlly ignored songwriting in favour of sound design, like i had to choose.

that is to say, skrillex's music has been and will always be a pinnacle of what "festival EDM" should be evaluated as in standard. i've already done my share of criticizing skrillex for how he butchered "dubstep", and i'm not going to ever pretend that such criticism does not exist. but regardless, EDM is an extremely saturated genre which has caused lots of people to hate or misunderstand it. i think if people focused more on making strong songs and not tunnelvisioning on one aspect of the music, EDM would be more compelling to more people, beyond just 'sounding good' or 'being a banger'.

scary monsters and nice sprites, the song, is a really good song. it has a pretty standard arrangement and flow, but moment to moment it's always interesting and full. the production is so ridiculously clean and dynamic but does not skimp out on making shit sound beefy and deep as well. but what a lot of people don't realize is that the sound design on that song is so incredible, that in a lot of music spaces, it's considered a holy grail to whoever fully reverse engineers the growls in scary monsters. for over 10 years now, there have been dedicated skype groups, discord servers, youtube streams, and forum threads on people literally dedicating portions of their music making lives to trying to understand JUST the scary monsters growls alone. what makes it so elusive is that it's likely done with the FM8 synth and trying to reverse engineer more than 2-3 operators on an FM synth is literally a death sentence. skrillex himself probably couldn't remake it from scratch, only create something similar doing the moves he would do in FM8. but the scary monsters growls are literally a holy grail and people are STILL working in small community pockets to figure out how it was done, 14 years after the album came out.