#ella’s ramblings

[thestarfilledsea]

Today’s challenge: Kill someone with your teeth! Or sneak up behind someone and suddenly say “HI SISTERS!”

jokes on you. I do that every day

[soulsforsales]

I know everyone tries to make it cutesy but this is exactly what will happen if Jason Todd ends up having a crush on you:

-stares holes into your head across the room. You’re just trying to exist and he’s looking at you like he’s about to smash his head into a wall if you don’t look back

-avoids you. But gets MAD when you do the same

-will try (and fail awfully) to act cool and detached bcs he thinks his feelings will go away if he does that, also is really, really mean to you bcs he wants you to hate him (spoiler: you do NOT hate him)

-won’t let you help him with his injuries/wounds/mission goes FERAL when you don’t let him help you

-will kill in jealousy 85% chances

-over all acts like he was let out of a psych ward recently

-has no game but will give you devastating yearning and cruelty ^^

[ricky-mortis]

Seeing as the proshot has come out (YIPPIE), I have this headcanon about Ella’s legs post resurrection I would like to share. Essentially it’s this:

After having both of her feet cut off by her stepmother, Ella bled out. Wanting to get her body out of the house, her step mother dumped her rather unceremoniously near where the bodies of Lucy and Justine lay buried; under the tree where the former Lady Ashmore worshipped.

And there she stayed for hours, beginning to rot. That is, until Putrice put on the slippers. As she did so, Ella awoke, rising to see she was in the place her mother once held sacred, where she learned to make her fury righteous. And now awaking to furious starlight running through her veins, the only thing that stopped her from vengeance was her legs. Or rather, the lack of them.

And so she grabbed nearby fallen branches and tinder from the old oak tree and began to construct feet with which she could rise to exact revenge. Held together by the essence of starlight itself, they sparkled somehow even more beautifully than the slippers the Fairy Queen had given her. And thus, she rose glorious in her rage, prepared to exact her revenge.

And here's how I picture them:

Basically with bones of branches and "flesh" of witchglass/starlight.

Additional ideas under the cut:

Pure starlight (left) and exclusively branches from the tree (right). My first ideas for her legs, but I like the branch bones one much better.

[champion-of-love]

cupid being into dexter is actually such representation. who else is representing us in the losercore girlies category? apple being woken up by her true love in darling? dexter promising to wait for raven as long as it takes? ashlynn surprisingly satisfied with her nonshowering boyfriend? briar and faybelle with an enemies to lovers storyline? lizzie with a golden retriever boyfriend in daring? bunny with alistair who loves her so much that he'd leave his world behind to follow her? cupid is important for those with crushes in their hearts and never have the guts to confess

[dreadpirateella]

somehow I'm brave enough to post this (might delete later tbh) BUT RISE FANDOM!!! I WROTE A SONG!!

okok tbh this is like 3 verses and I do have the whole song written down but I don't like enough to share all of it soooo you get the first like minute and a half! I like the end of this the most!

and please don't steal my lyrics I'll cry :(

if it's not clear this is about the apocalypse timeline! It's like a 2nd person pov talking to Leo <3

Also ignore ALL of my ancient art on the wall in the background omg it's all so old 😭 DO peep the turtles right above my right shoulder, though!!! My babies!

(also shout-out to @beanies-in-the-clouds for encouraging me that these lyrics are actually good lol)

Lyrics/video transcript under the cut:

Hello there! I have been workshopping a song about the apocalyptic timeline in Rise for a long time! And I wanted to share my first like 3 verses, so! That's what this is, it's called "apocalypse" for now! Working title!

start of lyrics:

They bled and died

4, 3, then 2

They fought for their lives

but there's only so much that you can do

They gave it all

Everything they had

to save the world

to save their dad

But dad died pretty quickly

And your shield is gone

Your brainiac with a heart of gold

has gone to the yellow road

now it's you and the sun

now it's you and your son

[bread-cat-luna]

not to be a theatre design student about it but i am LOVING the costumes.

Ella's dress is stunning, genuinely. the colours, the patching??? like it's been ripped and repaired but also distinctly intentional??? placed specifically and embroidered like she's still trying to make the best of things???

and green was an amazing choice. looks absolutely stunning on bryce charles, and contrasts perfectly with the pinks and the reds of most of the ensemble - a great way to demonstrate she's a misfit right away. neutral and pale, but still bright enough to be interesting and bring attention. hell yes!!!!

and the white underdess is so pretty? the ruffles are so cute, both on the sleeves and the skirt. it works so well with the scrappy dress, and oh my god dies it look stunning under the posh one. one of the best quick changes i've ever seen (I haven't even mentioned having the cubbies on stage. i'm such a fan of non-naturalistic plays and having props and costumes on stage is so cool)

and while i'm on the topic of the posh dress, i love the patterning. still the contrasting green, except now one that compliments her friends perfectly. the friends are matching, and slightly more saturated, as the Actually Upper Class ones, whereas Ella's dark green is a little more understated, and shows off her same underdress - this is only a costume over who she really is these days

jesus i should write about this in my live theatre essay

also jeff blim looks insanely good

[rarazzioli]

CINDERELLA'S CASTLE SPOILERS!!!!!!!

Just watching Cinderella's castle and OH MY GODS!?!? I LOVED IT SO BAD. It is time to ramble because I do not shut up ever, wrote all of this while watching hehe,,,

Firstly the SET UPGRADE, the LIGHTS!?!? it looks so good my jaw DROPPED. It's such an improvement from some of the other sets they've had (for example TGWDLM's set) It was so much more interesting to watch and keep my eyes on. Typically I get bored watching longer things (due to ADHD and small attention span) but the way I was LOCKED into this oh my days.

Secondly, the fucking opening song was JAW DROPPING, I love Jeff's voice so so bad he KILLED it. In general Jeff's Narrator's performance he was MADE for this ough

Angela's stepmother role was so SO fucking perfect I loved her performance so much, her voice just fits it. Bryce as Ella ougghhhHHHH I love her voice, her singing voice is literally so good I love her. The Prince was such a fucking funny character I loved him badly. But also BRO CHILL PLEASE PUT THE DICK DOWNNNN.

Every song is sung so nicely the harmony is so pleasant to the ears. FAE IS SO PRETTY (as is all of Kim's Characters) I loved her outfit. Her song was so fucking good I love ALL of the songs so much. Any song with "Ash to ash dust to dust" as a lyric is so fire I swear.

Sir Hop a lot and Crumb oughh the fellas I actually love them so bad. Joey's little voice for Crumb is so cute like augh. The step sisters were so fucking funny hehe. I fucking love Crumb he's so silly, eating his little cheese and kickin' his feet ough #1 Crumb fan right here.

ELLA'S GLOW-IN-THE-DARK DRESS SHE'S SO FUCKING PRETTY HEHE. Not gonna lie she reminded me of Tiana in the best way fucking possible like my jaw DROPPED. Neon is such a fucking banger James' moves are like holy shit get it dude. Tadius is actually my favorite character I think I love him he's so goofy. Him and Ella are so cute I swear.

CRUMB NOOO MY BABY BOYYYYY

THE STEPMOTHER CUTTING OFF ELLA'S FOOT WAS ACTUALLY SO FUCKING HORRIFYING THE SOUNDS!? AND THE THE SONGGGG!?!? OH MY FUCKING GODDD BROOOO. Not to mention Ragweed is so fucking funny "FUCK YOU." God Joey is so funny live laugh love him badlyyyy. I love Ragweed's and The Narrator's beef it's so silly the constant back and fourthing.

ELLA'S REAPPEARANCE WAS SO MAJESTIC, AND SIR HOP A LOT AS WELL OUGHHH. "You're beaten" is going to be a fucking vocal stim I swear to goddd. THE ASH TO ASH REPRISE I WAS FUCKING ASENDINGGGG.

Tadius fucking killing the king he's so real for that. FUCKING ELLA BECOMING QUEEN!? TADIUS AND ELLA!? I'M WINNING I'M WINNING LET'S GO CHATTTTT

CRUMB COMING BACK AND SINGING I LOVE CRUMBBBB.

Ragweed is so right, needed more woodblock ough. Sir hop a lot becoming a lord ough and CRUMB BECOMING A KNIGHT MY BABBY BOY CRUMBBBB. SIR CRUMBBBB, HE'S GROWN UP SO FAST AAAAAUGHHHHHHHH

The Finale song hollllyyy shittt Jeff the man YOU FUCKING AREEE. THERE'S A CASTLE ON THE HILLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOING INSANE BITING THE BARS OF MY ENCLOSURE.

Favorite songs by far were 1000% Castle on a Hill, Step on your grave, Facade, Ash to Ash, and Watch

Favorite Characters were Tadius, Crumb and The Stepmother

I FUCKING LOVED THIS MUSICAL I LOVED IT SO SO MCUH 10/10 FUCKKKKKKKK

[jedisandspacepirates]

Okay but did anybody else see Jod's face when he snapped at the kids about how sheltered and spoiled they are? There was pain, anguish there. Yes, he's a huge asshole for treating them that way and I don't forgive him that, but it's obvious he suffered something when he was their age or younger.

I wonder what will come to light in episode 8.

[nabwastaken]

I better not see anyone mischaracterize Ella into the 'sassy black woman' stereotype

[yubinsangel]

I've been seeing a lot of kdh content and polytrix stuff and it just got me thinking about how there's probably this unspoken rule that hunters can't fall in love with each other. they might even be prohibited from dating in general, but ESPECIALLY with each other. because 1) loving anyone but the fans might be seen as a distraction from their cause, 2) being gay is still taboo in South Korea, even moreso within the kpop industry, and 3) idols dating in general is still pretty taboo. both points 2 and 3 would definitely divide fans and potentially weaken the Honmoon or put it at risk, so even if it was never explicitly said to them I think the girls would know that it's forbidden.

all that being said, I feel like it would be so interesting to have a fic that gives a little bit of origin on the creation of HUNTR/X, like how Zoey and Mira joined the team. and I feel like the three of them 100% would not get along at first but gradually came to trust each other and eventually fell in love, but kept it secret. this would be an alternate timeline obvs where the girls knew about Rumi's marks and supported her regardless. I think it would be really important for both Celine and Bobby to find out because I think they'd have vastly different reactions and they're basically the girls' parental figures so I think the contrast would be interesting and necessary in their growth.

anyway, that's as far as I got in my thought process lol but I feel like I should write this at some point because I feel like I'm onto something here 👀

[mr-and-mr-mitchell]

A thank you and shout out to our amazing Lionesses for their efforts:

Lucy Bronze - Battling on, being the absolute beast that she is

Hannah Hampton - Showing everyone she deserves to be our no. 1 goalie with so many great saves

Michelle Agyemang - Coming in clutch for us time and time again, our Stargirl, I can't wait to see how her career advances

Chloe Kelly - the one legged dancer, finding the back of the net over and over

Jess Carter - Steadfast defender, doing everything to keep the ball out of our goal, absolute Queen

Ella Toone - In the midfield, keeping things moving for us despite her grief

Lauren James - Making moves as always, aggressive and decisive and exactly what we need

Beth Mead - Non-stop, keeps going, calm and cool

Alex Greenwood - Consistent, a powerhouse if ever there was one

Leah Williamson - Our Captain, and so deservingly so, amazing defender

Alessia Russo - There, always there ready to hammer it down, always on the ball

To the rest of the girls, I'm so sorry I've not observed enough to make a genuine comment but love to them nonetheless

To;

Georgia Stanway

Lotte Wubben-Moy

Khiara Keating

Anna Moorhouse

Grace Clinton

Niamh Charles

Maya Le Tissier

Esme Morgan

Jess Park

Keira Walsh

Aggie Beever-Jones

Lauren Hemp

Thank you all for your effort, your support, for every minute of training, every second on the pitch - without all of these amazing, strong women, this would not be possible.

And the final Thank you to Sarina Wiegman, our manager, our leader, the mastermind behind this team - amazing. Truly amazing.

Here's to four more years as European Champions!!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 UP THE LIONESSES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[earlgreydyke]

the real reason they killed off jackie in the wilderness is because they knew not a single actor in all of hollywood could match ella purnell’s power in order to play her as an adult

[soulsforsales]

Jason Todd and his curse of being left behind

Jason Todd is used to being left behind. That’s all he has ever truly known. Good things never stay, good things never even happen to someone like him. There is no existence of something warm and nice and humane in his life. But bad things—the pain, the rage, the fear���it‘s permanent. It’s familiar. It’s all Jason Todd has ever known.

Until, you—sweet, kind, patient, and so goddamn beautiful it physically ached—came into his life like a storm and a salvation in one. Jason met you at some shitty library placed in the crook of the city where few others frequented. He’s sure he fell in love the second you smiled at him and his book choices, or when you threw your head back and laughed when he called Romeo “an emo kid with no impulse control”. He fell in love the moment you looked at him like he was soft, like the world hadn’t plucked out its thorns and pushed them through his skin. Like his soul wasn’t marred. Like he was worth something more than the monster he made of himself.

Sure, Jason had never meant to make good on his feelings. He never meant to befriend you by visiting the library every day in hopes of running into you—those were mere coincidences. And he sure as hell didn’t mean to stumble in through your window one night after patrol—bruised and bleeding and stupid. He didn’t mean for you to find out who he truly is. He didn’t mean to fall in love with you all over again when you said you didn’t care. like you weren’t bandaging his broken ribs and wiping the blood from his hands.

You loved him like it was the easiest thing in the world and Jason couldn’t believe it for a single damn minute. He was always terrified. Always defensive. Always taking three steps back before he took one forward. He was always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

And eventually, it did.

It started small, it always does. But Jason noticed. He noticed it in the way you begin retreating from his touch—nothing huge—but in the little ways that mattered. He noticed it in the way you still smiled at his terrible jokes but it never reached your eyes. He noticed how you were pulling away slowly, like unstitching a wound. like it was hurting you as much as it was hurting him.

You still let him kiss you, but you didn’t smile against his lips anymore. You let him cradle your face, but you refused to meet his eyes. You curled up against him half asleep, but you stopped reaching for him when you were awake. You held him through his nightmares, his bad days, his silences, but to Jason it started feeling like duty instead of want.

He wondered if you’d started to see it—see him as a chore instead of the man you loved love. He felt like you were getting tired of him. And that scared Jason more than bullets and knives ever could.

It must’ve been his fault. Too many walls, too many armours, too much trauma—too much—all of him. Maybe he hadn’t been open enough. Maybe he pushed you away in some way. Maybe you finally realised that you can do so much better than someone as fucked up as him. He has never been the best boyfriend—far from it. He lashed out, he snapped at you for things that weren’t even remotely your fault, he missed dates, he forgot anniversaries. But he was trying, god, he’s been trying. And he wasn’t going to stop.

Because you’re the one constant Jason needs in his life, and he wasn’t about to go and lose it.

He started with amending his faults. He arranged dates, reserved fancy restaurants, bought your expensive dresses and that pair of earrings you fell in love with. Jason wasn’t good at it. He called Dick for suggestions, asked Bruce to put in a word for him. Hoped that you would see he’s trying. That he hasn’t been the best person but he would change himself for you. He would do anything for you.

But you cancelled dates. You changed plans, you didn’t have time. You were knee deep in work, the only distraction you’d had in your life lately. Jason didn’t even know until you spelled it out for him. You had fully thrown yourself in work. How had he not noticed? Was he so in his head to not even see how much you’ve been carrying?

Jason’s first plan had failed—and rightfully so. He was never the expensive dates and luxury restaurants kind of guy. So he tried the next best thing that made sense to him. He talked to you about it. But, god, has Jason Todd ever been good at putting his feelings into words? He always twists his words, turns them into poison and fuels them with rage. He doesn’t talk, he uses words like weapons. Every talk he had with you ended in an argument. Every defensive, “Just tell me what’s going on because something clearly is” and “im trying to fix things too!” and “why can’t you spell it out like a grown ass adult?!” was only making things worse.

And once again, Jason was really fucking scared. Scared of losing you. Scared of giving you every reason to leave. Scared of being left behind.

So he tried once again. In the realest, sincerest way possible. This time, Jason fixed the small things. He started spending time with you, started staying back home instead of patrolling every single night. He accompanied you to grocery stores and held the cart while you scanned aisles. He took you to watch your favourite movie in an old theatre which smelled like leather and served popcorn with too much butter. He took you to the bookstore where you first met. He made you laugh again over some shitty joke about overpriced coffee. He watched your eyes crinkle into crescent moons as you tried to hide your face behind an open book. And he thought maybe—just maybe you weren’t going to slip through his fingers too.

But then, it happened. The last straw. The final act.

You got a job offer. In Metropolis. You were positively beaming at it. You’d worked so damn hard for the position, it could mean wonders for your career. You were happy. Proud, even. But when Jason found out, he froze. His heartbeat slowed down like the world zeroed in on that moment.

“You’re going to say yes?” He had asked incredulously, stealing the glow from your face.

Your happiness faded in the blink of an eye. “What? Yes, Jason. Of course, im gonna say yes. This is good, you know? I worked my ass down for this job.”

Jason shook his head, expression hardening and breaking at once. “It’s a different city, babe.”

You stared, knowing where this is going. “I know that, Jay, but it’s not like it’s gonna change anything.”

That’s what started it all. “What more is there to change?” He gritted out, snapped, poured all his frustration, confusion, pain, fear into an argument which ended in quiet tears and loud screams.

Jason slammed the door shut when he left. You didn’t stop him. He didn’t come home that night.

The next morning, though, Jason did come back. His eyes red rimmed and bloodshot. He was tired, wrecked, even. But mostly, terrified. Because what if this was it? He had been so stupid. He practically pushed you to the edge. like he was testing your patience, like he was testing just how awful he can be before you finally leave.

And he was right.

That morning, you left.

You left the apartment. You left the city. You left him.

You left everything behind.

You left him behind.

Jason’s knees buckled, the weight of reality crashing down on him like a punch to his stomach, except this time he couldn’t lessen the blow. Couldn’t run away. Couldn’t hide.

He sat down on the living room floor and cried. He cried like a child, like he was sixteen and begging to be saved again. He spluttered broken apologies to the walls and empty rooms. He cursed the universe.

But it cursed him first. Cursed him with a restless death, a miserable life, and a broken soul.

Cursed him with rough edges and bloodied hands. Cursed him with a cavernous need for love and the never ending dread of losing it.

The universe cursed Jason Todd to be a man built out of pain and loss. It cursed him to be left behind.

And who were you to change that?

[missholloween]

Imagine being such an iconic character your I want song is Step On Your Grave. Ella Ashmore they could never make me hate you

[dreadpirateella]

the ice cream truck came by today :]

They didn't have Raph :(((( Leo will do ig

[sarosfilms]

mhm