#i’d see him in a disney musical. i’d see him in cats. i’d see him in phantom. i’d see him in the music man

[chronic-invisibility]

Finally crossed another “omg how have you not seen that one it’s a classic what’s wrong with you” movie off my list tonight. Jaws. Not as scary as I was expecting, tbf if I’d seen it in a theater with the ridiculously loud speakers and if I didn’t know a fair amount about how they made it from looking it up, and if the sfx were less fake looking, it might have been scarier. Honestly the only reason I even watched it is bc I’m going to see The Shark is Broken tomorrow, which is a play about the making of Jaws and stars Ian Shaw as his father Robert Shaw, Alex Brightman as Richard Dreyfuss, and Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider. It’s supposed to be very funny and I’m looking forward to it. Will update tomorrow night after I see the play with my thoughts.

[vavandeveresfan]

Vincent Price about being Ratigan.

Via Cartoon Research:

Vincent Price: “It was the first time in 45 years I had to audition. I was furious with them. I had done more than a hundred pictures and if they didn’t know what my voice sounded like then the hell with them.

“After a while I realized I was being very silly and egotistical. They knew my voice but they weren’t sure whether I could adapt to the style of acting required by the role. So, like a kid, I tried out.

“The voice is crucial in the animated film. I guess mine evokes a certain mystery….or horror or melodrama and that’s what they wanted for this character.

If I have added anything to the history of villainy, it’s a sense of fun.

“The trouble with actors now is they mumble and grumble their arts. Everything is understated to the point of absurdity. You expect something larger-than-life, not smaller.

“The director would urge me on, telling me to make it bigger and bigger. To get that big sound out, I naturally gestured and made faces. I’d come back four months later and see more of the film and find that my gestures and expressions had crept in. The eyebrows especially.

“They told me that they based the part on my performance in Champagne for Caesar (1950). My character was took himself absolutely seriously and yet could see how ridiculous he was. He was Howard Hughes’ favorite character. He gets shot in the arm and says, ‘Oh my god, it’s real blood!’

“Rattigan is the same. For instance every once in a while one of his frightened henchmen call him a rat. He’s furious, because he thinks of himself as merely a large mouse. So he feeds the poor henchmen to his pet cat.

“Rattigan finds himself hystertically funny. He’s in the marvelous tradition of Disney villains. He’s mad, mad, mad! I do adore Rattigan.

“I did it because one should never stop. That’s the first rule. Keep going. Do everything, even cartoons. If you don’t, you stop. And stopping stinks.”

BTW, because too many people don't know it, this movie is based on the children's book series Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus.

"The World's Greatest Criminal Mind" is one of the best things Henry Mancini composed.

I saw this when it first opened in theaters. Disney movies had been shit for years, and this was seen as the first animated movie of their new beginning. But some adults freaked out.

It's main character, Basil (Sherlock Holmes) didn't like kids.

Characters drank alcohol, and one got falling-down drunk.

A character who wasn't the villain was murdered (they only showed it in silhouette, but even that was too much for some critics).

There was a strip-tease, and Watson loved it.

Ratigan's Mad Scene was too mad.

Some wanted the movie banned. It wasn't. It didn't do that well -- it wasn't what Disney fans were nostalgic for -- but several critics praised it. Over time, it became a classic, mostly, I believe, because of Vincent Price.

[ciaossu-imagines]

So, as mentioned, I'm doing both the personalized prompts from the reader appreciation day of the event! Still continuing on with the second prompt, this time for the lovely Nix, who has been exceptionally supportive of this blog for a long time now and who I appreciate so much!

BLACK: what face claim from an anime, comic book, or cartoon do I associate with you?

Okay, I’m not going to lie. For the longest time, whenever I thought of you, I automatically pictured you as your icon picture. But given that it’s a very fancy cat, when I started pairing you with Shoichi in my head, I had to actually think of sort of an anime (or at least human) face to put with you, and the one that automatically came to mind and made sense to me was Sawako Kuronuma – it just fit the vibes you give off in my head!

WHITE: what flame type and box weapon do I think you’d have in the khr!verse?

No hesitation, pure out, you’re a Rain Flame to me. You have been since shortly after I got to know you through your constant support of the blog; again, it’s just something about the vibes you give off and after reading your full match-up description, that was just something that really solidified the flame type for me. As for your box weapon, it might disappoint because we do have a cat box weapon already, but I really do think it would be a Rain attribute feline for a box weapon, particularly an Abyssinian because of their reputation as being the most intelligent of the different cat breeds.

RED: what aesthetics do I associate with you?

Hot cups of tea in hand while rain pours down. Oversized cardigans. Fingers against instrument strings. Lo-fi. Studying. Bullet journals. Pretty stationery and fancy pens. Holding hands under the stars, walking home together. Close friends. Shared laughter in empty streets. Family, always having a place to come home to, no matter how old you get.

BLUE: what are three songs I’d put on a playlist for you?

ASTURIAS - issac albeniz guitar version

PIANO SONATA NO. 5 IN F-SHARP MINOR, OP. 81: III. FINALE. VIVACE - antonio pompa-baldi

THE PEOPLE WHO RAISED ME - gregory and the hawk

YELLOW: what fictional world out of all my fandoms would I picture you in?

The answer is pretty obvious, but of course it's Katekyo Hitman Reborn given that is the fandom we share, the one you request for and such! So it's the one I've thought of the most for you and the one where I have the most developed headcanons for you!

GREEN: who would I pair you with out of all my fandoms?

So, of course, the obvious KHR answer is Shoichi! Though I also self-ship with him, the ship of Nix/Shoichi lives so firmly in my mind that if I find myself self-shipping too much with him, I’m like ‘nope, veer off into one of your other self-ships because ya gotta leave Sho enough time to spend with Nix as well’, hahaha! In K, it’s Fujishima! In Nanbaka, it’s Musashi! In Iruma-kun, it’s Balam! In Bungou Stray Dogs, it’s Poe! In Servamp, it’s Syuhei Tsyuki! In Saiyuki, it’s Hakkai! In Eyeshield 21, it’s Taka Honjo! In Ronin Warriors, it's Rowen! In GetBackers, it’s Juubei! In Black Cat, it’s Train! In Gangsta., it’s Theo! In Bleach, it’s Hisagi! In Mystic Messenger, it’s Saeyoung! In Ikemen Revolution, it’s Sirius!

PURPLE: what gif reminds me of you?

PINK: if you were an AU, what type of AU would you be?

It would have to be a musical AU, haha! Either everyone's cursed to have to sing like they were in a musical until something solves the curse, everyone's in a theatre troop or club and are doing a musical, or it's just plain out a high-school musical/disney film situation where nobody seems to realize they're actively in a musical but musical numbers and dance routines just happen and everyone reacts like they're perfectly normal, haha.

RAINBOW: if i were to write a khr sequel, following Tsuna’s demise, and could only use my reader’s as characters, who would you be?

I see you making good use of all that medical learning by being part of the Vongola's medical staff!! Either you're a medical doctor who helps everyone out with their physical injuries or you're serving as a therapist, helping everyone with their mental health and finding family, friends, and love along your journey!

[demigodofhoolemere]

Disenchanted thoughts

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So, not as bad as I feared it could be, but also not as good as I hoped it might be. There were definitely elements I enjoyed and will be cherry picking out of it but definitely also things where I was like… ehh, not sure how I feel about this. Overall, mixed bag.

Good:

- Edward and Nancy. Everything about them. It wasn’t as much as I wanted but I will take any freaking crumbs I can get. I’ve waited fifteen years to see this marriage, dang it. I loved every moment of their presence and getting to see them happily in love, and that Edward wasn’t portrayed as a total idiot that Nancy is embarrassed to be with, which I feel like totally could have happened these days. Not only did we get to see them as a healthy and loving royal couple (who sing together!!!!!) but we also got ANGST. Legit Edward/Nancy ANGST. They cared enough about them to give them a wonderfully fanfic-y, shippy angst scene. This movie was worth it for these things alone if nothing else.

- Giselle and Robert were adorable when we got to see them together. I wish there had been more but I’ll take what we have. I love that they’re just as in love and Robert is downright smitten, still after ten years together. The ending scene especially was precious perfection. And so so cute throughout with their little baby. Also, KIND OF A WEDDING FLASHBACK!

- Anything going more into the family dynamic. The memory tree scene got to me a lot in particular. I appreciated moments that were more grounded like stuff with Robert and Morgan or Giselle being called “Mom”.

- The music was of course never going to be as good or memorable as the original but I enjoyed it for what it was. Amy killed it, I liked seeing Morgan sing, I got my long awaited little tidbit of Robert singing, and Edward and Nancy are beautiful.

- As always, plenty of Disney references, some hidden and some not that hidden lol. And little blink-and-miss-it things like the Rachel Covey cameo and the adorable little Edward at the very beginning as it opens on Andalasia.

- Little scroll guy, my beloved.

Not So Good:

- Just not really here for the basic concept. Already by the end of the first movie Giselle fell in love with the groundedness of this world, didn’t particularly want to go home anymore, and wasn’t as naive or clueless as she started. In this one we have her pining for a perfect fairy tale for some reason (echoes of Steve Rogers randomly wanting the 40s back…) and not understanding things that she should absolutely understand by a decade later. I wasn’t comfortable with having Giselle make that wish and all of the drama that ensued. There was a lot of stuff throughout the movie that I was just… not comfortable about and felt awkward watching. Not a good sign if I’d change the basis for the whole plot lol.

- One of the things I was particularly uncomfortable watching was Pip. Having a different voice threw me off immediately (really, it can’t be hard to get a hold of Jeff Bennett, can it?) and it got worse from there. Everything with him as a cat and the way he spoke and was animated was just… a big no for me.

- WHY WAS THE ANDALASIA ANIMATION DIFFERENT. I want to be excited about finally having more animated sequences there but the experience felt very cheapened by how jarringly different it was. To go from beautiful, perfectly flowing James Baxter animation to a flat-feeling, low-budget-Netflix-cartoon type of animation that moves somewhat choppily and gives people exaggerated movements and expressions… why??? I don’t know if the department that did the original is still around, I know a lot of animation studios have gone out of business in recent years, but if they couldn’t still get the same as before then they could have at least tried better to emulate it. The Andalasia animation in the original is some of my very favorite animation in existence and I was so excited for more and just feel cheated instead.

- I wish there’d been more focus on the family dynamic. They were so embroiled in the drama of the plot that we don’t really get to see as much of them together. In particular I feel like Robert got the short end of the stick because he spent so much of his screen time under a spell so we got less of him just being him and less of his relationships. I love that the first movie has so much depth to the relationships between the characters and each of them individually, and while it’s not two dimensional here, it’s certainly not what it could be either. Like, we got to see more of them, but at the same time we didn’t really see more of them.

- No acknowledgment of Giselle’s business? It’s like it never existed and she had nothing to leave behind. Did she turn the company over to someone else to focus on the baby? (Speaking of forgotten things, I hope Nathaniel is doing well these days and wasn’t too scarred by suddenly beginning to die without explanation.)

- I know there are other things I’m not thinking of at the moment but there was just a general vibe of discomfort and “this isn’t right” peppered liberally throughout.

- On a lighter note, where was the moment from the trailer where Edward says the kingdom was once trapped inside a whale?!?! I need ANSWERS about that, Edward!!!!

~~~

So, mixed bag. I’ll be taking away emotional moments, cool looking moments (shoutout to Robert trying to stop the clock with the sword), and literally anything of my beautiful ships returning to me, but probably gonna ignore the rest of it. I would like this much better as a fanfic.

[motownfiction]

ultimatum

As a family attorney, Will hears the word ultimatum probably once a day.

People are always giving each other ultimatums, and Will – ever the excellent lawyer – takes copious notes about them.

I told him if he didn’t break it off with his dental hygienist, I’d leave him.

She either got rid of the cat or else!

If he continued to stay at his karate lessons all night, and never came home, then I told him there wouldn’t be a home for him to go back to.

Will writes it all down. He remembers it all. He carries the words with him like songs he doesn’t like. In between Harry Nilsson singing “Without You” and that secret song from the High School Musical soundtrack that Emma used to think was brilliant, he hears spouses saying terrible things about each other. Sometimes he agrees with the client. Sometimes he just thinks about how the money will help his girls.

Everything is all about his girls, even after all this time.

Everything is about Elenore. Seeing her smile after so many years of crying. Talking to her about the latest bullshit Disney’s cooked up for Star Wars. Swapping memories about law school and taking it on the chin when she reminds him she’s better because she went to Columbia. Will doesn’t dare remind her that he’s the reason she was able to get there. His time. His love. That’s all free, and she never needs to feel obligated to him.

Everything is about Emma. Listening to her talk about her theories for her dissertation. Holding her when the prospect of the job market and moving away from New York makes her cry. Ordering her dinner and leaving little Love, Dad notes in the bags. Emma is one of the most fascinating women he’s ever known, and everyday, she finds more ways to impress the hell out of him. Will can hardly believe he’s allowed anywhere near her.

Everything is about Veronica. Saving up money to help her go to college. Listening to her gush about the different colleges she wants to go to. Dreaming with her about Harvard and Yale even though they know it’s all a long shot, a crap shoot. Veronica is beautiful and wonderful, and Will makes sure to tell her she’s a miracle of a granddaughter. If her father can’t remind her that she’s special, her grandfather sure as hell can.

And everything is about Lucy, the woman who requires no ultimatums, the woman Will is lucky enough to have known since she was a girl. Not the other half of him, but the whole that makes life worth living. She’s it.

“Do you think that’s why we’re still together?” Lucy asks one Saturday morning over croissants and orange juice. “Because of all the horror stories you hear at your job? You figure, like, ‘At least it’s not as bad as that?’”

Will shakes his head.

“More than that,” he says. “More than I can say.”

Lucy conceals her smile behind a long sip of orange juice, and Will thinks about all the words in his head.

(part of @nosebleedclub september challenge -- day xxiv!)

[amostexcellentblog]

Every Judy Movie-#32

Way, way back in High School I set out to watch every single one of Judy Garland’s movies. Several I’ve rewatched many times since, others I had no desire to see again. Now, in honor of the centennial of her birth, I thought I’d do something with this knowledge and make a quick write up of my thoughts on all of them...

Title: Gay Purr-ee

Release Year: 1962

Plot Summary: Garland’s only animated film. Farm cat Mewsette (Garland) moves to Paris in search of the high life while her love interest Jaune Tom (Robert Goulet) followers her to win her back. In Paris, villainous Meowrice (Paul Frees) tricks Mewsette, training her in culture and etiquette so he can ship her to Pittsburgh as the bride of a wealthy American cat. Will Jaune Tom get there in time to save her?

Thoughts: Non-Disney American animated films from this era were rare, and usually of a much lower quality than what Walt and his team were turning out. This movie isn’t on the same level as the Mouse, but its still an enjoyable watch in its own right. That might be due to animation legend Chuck Jones working on the film with his wife, Dorothy Webster Jones. (He was technically still under exclusive contract to Warner Bros. and when the studio discovered he was moonlighting they fired him.) A sequence where the animators spoof the styles of several famous painters of the Belle Époque era (under the guise of portraits of Mewsette) is a particular highlight.

Garland’s presence is notable as at the time it was still unusual for major stars to take voice over roles. I can’t find a reliable source as to why she agreed to do it. Her career at the time was actually on an upswing, she’d been nominated for an Oscar for her role in Judgment at Nuremberg and had recorded her iconic Judy at Carnegie Hall album. It’s possible she just found voice-over work less stressful than having to appear before a camera. Regardless, she gave a committed performance, even attempting a French accent. She also sings several new songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, the team responsible for the songs in The Wizard of Oz, brought on at her request. The result is an unusually strong soundtrack for a children’s movie of the era.

Can Be Enjoyed By: Diehard Fans Only | Casual Fans/Fans of Musicals (or Animation) in General | Essential Viewing for Everyone

[crimsun-n-clover]

i get kin assigned characters constantly

“you remind me of crowley goodomens”

“you’re sooo like eddie strangerthings”

“has anyone ever told you that you remind them of jon magnusarchives?”

“you look like dream sandmancomics haha”

“southpark goth kid”

fuckin etc etc with anyone who’s a gay edgelord loser.

you wanna know who i REALLY relate to??

—zuul / vince clortho ghostbusters - evil demon dog muppet thing that’s really horny for sigourney weaver. breathes like it also has POTS and lives in a fridge sometimes. fucks around and finds out. inconvenienced? turns to stone.

—lego batman - loser but funny and deadpan enough for it to be passable. miserable and likes objectively bad music. fuckin bats. lives in the dark and is nocturnal. will adopt some random sad kid that crosses my path as my own and take them to sketchy places because hey, we’re here for a good fucking time kid.

—luke skywalker - gay hillbilly who befriends insane old people. too much like his father. just wants to drive around in his shitty little car and move out. pretty girl says something and he just goes okay that’s my purpose now. will steal shit if necessary. gets bored and overthrows the empire. will make deals at a bar with some rando criminal and suddenly whoops ride or die bestie

—samwise gamgee - so meow meow. so dyke. so hopelessly devoted. loves plants and some light drinking. holds serious fucking grudges. thinks the weird pretty little brunette is hot, snoops on him a little, suddenly is taking the ring to mordor because he knows too much. yeah sounds about right. not to get into his actual character or anything but DAMN that shit gets too real sometimes.

—daria mtvdaria - bitch with one friend. music nerd and total asshole, but in an autistic way. everyone around her either thinks she’s weird or almost admires her ability to just be so indifferent to social norms. parents push her in the wrong direction in an attempt to better her.

list to be continued.

now let me give some counter arguments.

—crowley goodomens - i may be a sunglasses indoors, all black wearing queer, who presents as any and all genders whenever, is kinda evil but in a campy disney villain way, raises bitchy kids, is very attached to their car, drives too fast, is a queen / velvet underground superfan, fucking WHATEVER. my polar opposite oldest best friend i was in love with hates my fucking guts. so SUCK IT. i WIN. and also i’m temporarily banned (self imposed, no one controls me but ME) from the velvet underground and queen because that shit gets too real when you’re gay and heartbroken. don’t fucking look at me right now man i can’t do this shit

—eddie strangerthings - really?? the cult of vecna??? temple of elemental evil is where it’s AT. he may have kiddos like me but he doesn’t LOVE THEM LIKE ME. i simply cannot see him taking sweet sweet lucas sinclair (who has done nothing wrong ever. in his entire life.) to waffle house. i do also have a rivalry with the basketball captain and therefore the whole team, but they only tried to hunt me down once and i intimidated them by chugging condiments. i play bass like a REAL sexy metalhead. and megadeth is better than metallica i don’t fucking CARE what you think. my battle jacket is way more kickass and i would love the smack the shit out of him for making dungeons and dragons “ohh!! that’s the stranger things game!!! the eddie game!!!!” and also people assume i’m talking about him when i bring up EVH. no. NO.

—jon magnusarchives - yeah okay maybe. skeptical asshole who’s that way to cope. you can’t explain it? i sure can. there’s something wrong with you. i’d at least like to think that i’m less of a dick and more sympathetic than him. also georgie is SO my type i would NOT be able to live with her as a fugitive like it’s nothing. rough exterior, cat loving and book nerd interior. but at least i’d be a hunt avatar. put fear into people the way i’ve felt it. the eye is kinda lame unless you’re an avatar and can just know shit. and when i find an author i like i immediately eat up everything they’ve ever written i don’t fucking care i love seeing common themes. also i would never talk shit about poetry it’s so fun

—dream sandmancomics - this one is mostly based on appearance and i haven’t finished the comics so like idk man but i feel like i’m better than him. just because.

[fancybilliepipersir]

Tagged by: @rindecision🤍 Thanks for the love!

Tea or Coffee?

I’m a HUGE coffee drinker, multiple cups a day kind of coffee drinker. I do enjoy tea when I’m sick though, there is literally nothing better than some black tea with a sprinkle of sugar to make the ick go away.

Cats or Dogs?

I’m a both person. You can’t make me choose. Both of my babies are so cute and I love them so much.

Can you play an Instrument?

I played the violin from 5th grade to senior year of high school. I’ve tried piano and was ok at it.

What's your sign?

Leo

Favorite lyrics that pop into your head?

Honestly all of Sasha Alex Sloans lyrics jumped right in my head but “House with no mirrors” won. 

 If I lived in a house with no mirrors Where the walls didn't talk back at me Maybe I'd dream a bit bigger If there was nothin' to see If I lived in a house with no mirrors Where the walls didn't pick me apart Maybe my skin would be thicker If I lived in a house with no mirrors

Do you have Tattoos?

3. Jack and Sally from Nightmare on my back. A matching tattoo with my sister on my ankle. An eagle on some books with a ravenclaw scarf around it’s neck with my wand and Lunas glasses on my thigh.

Favorite place you've ever traveled?

I’m not really sure. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to a lot places. One that stands out is Cordoba in Spain. Each time I’ve gone I can’t believe places like that exist. The mountains and the city and the gorgeous architecture. It’s just beautiful.

What's the last movie you watched?

Moana. We watch a lot of Disney in my house because Rhys (my son) loves the music. I tend to put my favorites on and he enjoys them too.

What languages do you speak?

Spanish and English 

Do you have any hobbies?

Reading. I read every single day. Books, fanfic, comics all of it. 

You can hang out with one fictional character for an hour, who do you choose?

Neil Josten. I want him to just roast the shit out of everyone he knows and then we can go for a run together and enjoy the silence. 

Compliment yourself:

My therapist has been trying to get me to do this for years. I’ll write what I said to my best friend the other day. “I’m fucking pleasant”

No pressure tags:

@thentheparakeetsaid @biancamastro @dsabian @adolescentwhisk @antivalentine @helizabelle

[daybreak-academy-fanfic]

Someone to Watch Out for You: Chapter 3

When Stars Dance

Summary: In which Ventus becomes Disney Castle's first Keyblade wielding knight. Word Count: 1,811 First | Previous | Next ☆ ⚬ ☆ ⚬ ☆ ⚬ ☆ ⚬ ☆ ⚬ ☆ ⚬ ☆ ⚬ ☆ ⚬ ☆

A year later and Ven didn't think he had changed much. He certainly didn't look much different at the very least. Goofy had been rather accommodating to Ven's squire attire. The only real addition were braces for his dominant hand and lower legs. It was two steps down from wearing his Keyblade armor in whole. In fact, Goofy even let him use the armor to take on training exercises with a bit more punch to them. The amount of times Ven actually needed to wear his armor were few, but in the instances where he did? It was a lifesaver.

Soon enough, his Keyblade armor was synonymous to his status as Queen Minnie's protector. It was a symbol of protection to everyone. One glance and you knew help was on the way. Ven thought back to Pete's disguise of Captain Justice and almost laughed.

Today Ven was going to be knighted. It was an event that made him both proud and anxious. This was the true mark that he was part of Disney Castle and one its citizens. This was his home now, and he was going to protect it with his life. Curious, Ven went over to his window that held a pretty good view of Disney Town and tried to see how many people had shown up so far. He could already hear the big house band play triumphant marching music to pump everyone's spirits up.

Sure enough, from here Ventus could see more than half of Disney Town's residents were already grouped in the main square. Everyone was greeting each other as if they hadn't seen their friends in awhile. He almost couldn't wait to see the decorations at ground level. Up here it just seemed like a mess of color. Which, considering Disney Town's usual color schemes, made the ceremony that much more overwhelming.

Resting his arms on the window sill, Ven idly said to himself, "I wonder how Terra would react with all this stuff. Bet he wouldn't even believe it was for me. Heh."

The soon-to-be knight paused.

"I wish they were both here to see this." he decided in one last murmur before deciding to head down to the square.

The first thing Ven saw when he crossed the gateway from the castle to the square was Minnie crying.

"Queen Minnie!" he suddenly declared as he got to her side. "Is something wrong? Did something happen?"

Choking back a laugh from her light sobs, Minnie shook her head.

"Oh no, Ventus dear." Minnie assured him. "I'm just really happy. It's a big day for you, and oh! I invited some important guests. I wasn’t sure if they’d come or not, but they'll be here shortly."

"Alright." he agreed with a nod. He then gave the queen a formal bow before inquiring, "May I still escort you until the festivities properly start, my queen?"

Minnie laughed; a genuine one no longer held back by tears.

"I'd be honored, Sir Ventus."

Smiling, the duo walked around the square with no real aim or goal. They were occasionally stopped by a citizen or two that wanted to give Ven their congratulations. Not a single one got annoying or too overbearing. Minnie even nudged Ven to notice a pair of young dog-like female citizens that appeared to have a crush on him. He gave them a polite wave and the girls in turn huddled in a circle to giggle.

"Oh!" Minnie suddenly declared at one point, almost scaring Ven. "They're here!"

"Who?" Ven wondered. His answer came rather quickly when someone barrel hugged Minnie.

"Minnie!" the newcomer, a female cat in a frilly pink and blue dress with matching sun hat, happily proclaimed. "It's been forever! Those boys really need to make travel easier between our worlds."

"Ortensia!" Minnie happily said back, even returning her hug. "You're right. It has been awhile. But... don't tell me you came alone?"

"Of course not." Ortensia huffed. The spunky cat lady spun on her heel, then brought her fingers to her lips to let out a loud, shrill whistle.

The response was instant. In a stampede of roughly 30, blue bunnies no larger than Ven's fist came bursting through the crowd. Obediently the bunny children formed a crowd of their own around Minnie, Ven, and Ortensia. Minnie bent down to pat the bunny child closest to her.

"They've gotten bigger." she said to Ortensia. The bunny child approved of this remark, making itself stand a bit taller and even attempting to flex its muscles. Minnie laughed. She gave a thoughtful hum before asking Ortensia, "Is that all? I would understand Oswald, but I thought she would also..."

"Oh no. She's here too." Ortensia finished for her. "I don't know where she went though..."

"Well when you give that whistle, I think we all know we need to report for duty." a new voice piped up.

Ortensia lit up at the addition.

"Sabrina!" she exclaimed. "Oh sweetie, come over here and greet Minnie."

Sabrina, unlike Ortensia or the bunny children, was a fully sized human. She looked around Ven’s age, maybe a bit younger. Ven found himself knocked away just by the sheer fact that it was the first time (in a long, long while, actually) he'd seen someone his size around here. It was just his luck that he immediately fell for her too.

Worst of all, she was heading his way.

"So you're the new knight in question?" Sabrina questioned. Her dark eyes scanned him over with a certain air of scrutiny. When they caught Ven's own, his breathing hitched.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Ven breathed, quickly giving her a bow. The bunny children let out a soft round of 'ooooh's as if they knew something everyone else did not. Sabrina quickly gave them a glare, and even tried to swing her foot at a few close ones. Catching a quick sight of her ankle made Ven consider if he should look away or not.

She might have been aware that he was staring. After shooing away the bunnies, Sabrina made a point to bend down to readjust her dress skirt. As she got up again, she gave a glance directly at Ven that made a chill run up his spine.

But it wasn't him that she spoke to after all this.

"Thank you for the invite, Aunt Minnie." she said to Minnie with a nod. "Depending on how the rest of the ceremony goes, I might stay for the after party."

"That's wonderful to hear." Minnie approved. "Just have a good time and relax, alright?"

Sabrina gave a half smile of agreement.

"Wait," Ven realized, "Aunt?!"

He wildly looked from the girls in hopes of some explanation. At best he got some giggles between Ortensia and Minnie, at worst Sabrina smirked in her own level of bemusement. To add insult to injury, Sabrina gave them a small wave before departing. Half an impulse in Ven wanted to follow her. Instead he got bombarded by the blue bunny children out of nowhere.

"What's your name, mister?" one asked.

"Does your hair always look like that?" another questioned.

"I think he has a crush on Sabreenie!" yet another declared. "Lookit, he's blushing!"

If his face really was red, it was because all these bunnies had decided to dog pile him without a way out. There was no way he was crushing on a girl he just met. Besides, it wouldn't work. Ven wouldn't call himself a genius, but even he knew she was way out of league. They might not even see each other after today. Besides, he had more pressing matters to focus on.

. . .

Mickey was worried about something. It was a small feature; something no one would have noticed at first, or unless they were talking to him directly. Ventus himself only caught it for a fraction of a second as Goofy recited the first half of the knighting speech. That worry wasn't directed toward Ven, was it? No. It must have been something else. For a fleeting moment Ven wondered if it was Sabrina, but that seemed even sillier. Earlier Minnie and Ortensia had talked about an Oswald- could it have been him Mickey was worried about? Especially since Sabrina seemed to imply a relation between the royals and herself.

"Do you, Ventus, promise to uphold the laws of our land as you, in turn, defend it from those who do not?"

"I do."

"Should the Cornerstone of Light be compromised in any way, do you swear to use the light within yourself to ensure it does not waver completely?"

"I do."

"Will you stay true to the light within yourself, and listen to your heart so long as it does not harm others?"

"I will."

Minnie had started sniffling again. Ven almost wanted to stop the ceremony just to get her a handkerchief.

                             "Ventus," Mickey then said, "As our kingdom's first Keyblade wielder since, well,                                                  me                                                  , we wish to present to you a new Keyblade. Found by Master Yen Sid, forged by the heart of our very world, Queen Minnie and I are proud to present to you Tempest Heartbeat."                    

With a flourish, King Mickey made the new Keyblade appear within his hand and pointed it to the sky. Like Wayward Wind before it, this new Keyblade had a guard designed from the reverse gripped wielder. Its main coloring was a dark green, almost resembling that of dried bone, with bright green accenting. If Ven looked at it a certain way, the center of the bright green fuller seemed to pulse in a rather relaxed way. The crowd made the awe known in both wonder and approval.

"Now," Mickey said, "Put on your armor and accept this blade, so that you may officially be known as a knight of light."

"As you wish, my king." Ventus agreed. Turning the audience, Ven slammed his hand on the activation for his Keyblade armor. Once the light had dimmed on his new form, he went to Mickey to gently take the new Keyblade with both hands. Ventus lent his attention back to the citizens as he vowed, "With my duty as both Keyblade wielder and your knight, I promise to you all that I will always protect this world and the many others with every ounce of light in my heart. May our hearts be our guiding key!"

The crowd went into an uproarious applause at this promise. Ven grinned as he raised his Keyblade high in the air. Not once did he consider the last sentence of his speech, nor where he had heard it before. He didn't even realize that Mickey had suddenly gotten nervous again, or how Sabrina glared at the Keyblade with a sense of familiarity. Right now this was a new beginning, and nothing was going to ruin it.

[shenanigans-and-imagines]

Hey, it’s been a while. Happy 5 years! 🥳

Okay, okay, I know Poennie and all that, but I’m going to go different this time. I’m going to ship you with Steve Rogers. You’re the “mom friend” and he’s the “dad friend”. You say you’re quiet, he’s quite quiet and contemplative also. I feel you would gain a lot from being in each others’ companies as there’s more to relationships than talking with each other. And you don’t have to gossip a lot to enjoy someone’s company either. You like spending time alone - he’s a superhero, so he would be off saving the world quite a bit, though the downside would be that you’d always be worrying about him. But when you do spend time together, that time could be spent watching films and TV, maybe the stuff he missed out on when he was on ice. After all, he couldn’t have caught up with everything. And he would enjoy reading your stories, and encouraging you by drawing art to go along with it. You two would be a great couple, I’m sure of it.

As for me, I’d like to be shipped with an MCU character. I’m lesbian, so could I have a female ship please?

I’m 28. I’m very forward, argumentative to a point. People don’t often like me because I’m annoying, but I just like things to be fair and I don’t care if people hate me for it. I have like… zero understanding or cares about societal rules - if something is not fair, I will speak up. My ADHD doesn’t help there either as I’m extremely impulsive and forgetful. I have two cats and two dogs and they are my world. I love my pets so much and I know they love me too. I love history and I’m a sucker for time travel stories - Bill and Ted, Back to the Future, Groundhog Day, just all of that. Though I love being around people, I don’t like people. I’d much rather stay home reading or watching a film something. I play banjo, bass, and guitar, among other instruments. Bruce Springsteen is my absolute favourite singer-songwriter. I love the way he tells stories, but I have anxiety and panic disorder so I kind of use his music as a bit as a crutch as well, in a way. I also love musicals, show tunes, and Disney, and ever since I wrote my first words together as a two or three year old, I’ve dreamed of being either an author, the Prime Minister (I’m a Brit), or a penguin (don’t judge me, I was a toddler!). Nowadays, I don’t care what I “grow up” to be, as long as it’s happy.

Congrats again on 5 years!

I ship you with…Darcy Lewis

Call it a vibe, but you guys are just matching energies. Chaotic? Maybe, but the pair of you would be a force to be reckon with (with any luck, for good). Like you, Darcy is assertive and speaks her mind at not always appropriate time. However, she’s also grown up a bit and would help you rein it in if you get to the point of hurting others. She’d love your pets and I can see the pair of you watching and arguing over movies, lovingly of course. She may not initially know how to help you with your anxiety, but once she learns what helps you, she’d be the first on to help you calm down. Your relationship wouldn’t be perfect, but your happy and that’s what matters.

Poenie is still 100% canon of this blog, but I think the general consensus by the masses is that Steve Rogers is my Marvel husband. I can’t complain. 😂

(27/30)

5 Year Anniversary Celebration 🍾 (Ships Are Open)

[cistemanger]

blog intro!!

hello everyone! welcome to the blog :)

i have no idea how to use tumblr, so bear with me here. this blog is mostly going to be me screaming about my opinions, whether that be politics, activism, syscourse, general controversies, or just things i feel passionate about. i will be trying to keep this blog as civil in discussions as possible, but some posts will be just plain ranting (and will be tagged).

a little bit about me:

i have a pretty big name hoard that i may or may not share, but you can call me nore!

i'm part of an osdd-1 system. i'd prefer being referred to as a singular person (i/me), but i may occasionally use we/us.

my pronouns are she/him

i am queer, genderfluid, and aro

i am wasian

i’m disabled

I’m pretty decently mentally ill and very passionate about mental health/disability advocacy!

i love music - mitski, lorde, aurora, the festival, mother mother, doja cat, bridgit mendler, various soundtracks, disney music, and penelope scott are my top artists! 

my main interests include percy jackson, american propaganda, advocacy, politics, art, culture, the mcu, moths, geography, and spirituality

now a little bit about my beliefs:

political: i am very very leftist. some may say too leftist. i believe in universal healthcare, prison reform, gun control, anti-racism, protection of native land, defunding the police, and i’m anti-capitalism. i generally don’t have a single good word to say about the us government, democrat or not, but AOC does have my heart. if you don’t believe in equal rights for all, including racial minorities, disabled people, those who are incarcerated, lgbtq+, religious minorities, people of any genders, etc, we are not going to get along.

syscourse: i’m staunchly anti-endo. if you think things like forming a system without trauma and “system hopping” are real, i urge you to read some academic literature about systems. parethnicity is fucking stupid, alter race doesn’t exist, and every alter is the body. littles aren’t comparable to singlet children. i tend to have a more clinical view of dissociative disorders, and i will not hesitate to correct misinformation.

i am very pro-self dx as long as you are doing a lot of research first! i don’t mean googling it for a week, i mean spending months diving into academic sources, researching presentations and related diagnoses, and doing a lot of internal reflection.

typing quirks are controllable and stutter typing quirks are ableist

i am not radically inclusive. i support neopronouns and most xenogenders (as long as they aren’t offensive), but i do not support the idea of supporting all “good faith” identities. identities that contradict each other, such as male lesbians or bisexual lesbians, are not something i consider logical or valid (and i will be discussing why). i am also extremely anti-transx and will be calling out any ableism/racism/transphobia i see from them (and in general).

i tend to have a very clinical view of the world. i have a hard time understanding the emotional aspects of arguments and i often prioritize logic and facts over anything else. while this can be helpful, it can also harm my worldview, and if you believe i’m brushing over more important emotional or non-physical aspects of an issue, please let me know so i can add it to my perception of an issue and consider changing my views.

we do not have a dni list because obviously i can’t tell anyone to interact, but i will be using the block button freely if you are overly hateful! i’m also 100% open to respectful conversations about any of this stuff. once i figure out how to use tumblr i will respond 😉

[donttalkaboutmemes]

Make Mine Music (1946) Lyric Meme

Under the cut you will find 100 lyrics from the 1946 Disney movie Make Mine Music to use for your roleplaying enjoyment!

Make Mine Music

1.      “Make mine music and my heart will sing.”

2.      “Make mine music and it’s always spring.”

3.      “All the world goes romancing when melody fills the night.”

4.      “Even the stars go dancing to the music of the moonlight.”

5.      “Make mine music and I’ll dream of you.”

6.      “Make mine music and my dreams come true.”

7.      “Music will play the shadows away when everything seems to go wrong.”

8.      “Make mine music and life will be a song.”

 The Martins and the Coys

9.      “Gather ‘round me children, and I’ll tell a story of the mountains in the days when guns were law.”

10.   “When two families got disputin’, it was bound to end in shootin’.”

11.   “So just listen and I’ll tell you what I saw.”

12.   “They was reckless mountain boys.”

13.   “They took up family feudin’ when they’d meet.”

14.   “They could shoot each other quicker than it took your eye to flicker.”

15.   “They could knock a squirrel out at 90 ft.”

16.   “After that they started out to fight in earnest.”

17.   “They scarred the mountains up with shot and shell.”

18.   “Just how many bit the dust is hard to tell.”

19.   “At the art of killing they became quite deft.”

20.   “They all knowed they shouldn’t do it.”

21.   “On each side they only had one person left.”

22.   “He was set to pull the trigger when he saw he pretty figure.”

23.   “You could see that love had kicked him in the face.”

24.   “They say they’re ghostly cussin’ gives ya chills.”

25.   “It broke up the best darn feud in these there hills.”

26.   “I’m tellin’ you them ghosts don’t cuss no more.”

  Blue Bayou

27.   “Roll along, blue bayou.”

28.   “In your dreamy light, memories echo in my heart tonight.”

29.   “I hear the echo of our song of love, murmuring low.”

30.   “Here am I, still haunted by the ghost of long ago.”

31.   “Roll the blue and sleepy shadows home.”

 All The Cats Join In

32.   “Hop in the old jalop and head for the malted shop.”

33.   “All the cats join in.”

34.   “Down goes my last two bits, comes up one banana split.”

35.   “Drop your jack in the jukebox. Play your favorite disc.”

36.   “When you dance with the bobby sox, you dance at your own risk.”

37.   Swing til the rafters ring.”

  Without You

38.   “I’m so lonely and blue when I’m without you.”

39.   “I don’t know what I’d do, sweetheart, without you.”

40.   “The joy and tears that love endears would have no meaning if I didn’t have you to keep me dreaming.”

41.   “At the close of each day when I’m without you and my heart kneels to pray, I pray about you.”

42.   “You take a star and you lead it far away from home.”

 Casey At The Bat

43.   “Oh what a lark to ride out to the park.”

44.   “The ladies don’t understand baseball a bit. They don’t know a strike from a hit.”

45.   “That dame has got it.”

46.   “The loyal fands stood pat.”

47.   “The guy who’s the idol of all, but mostly the ladies.”

48.   “A dangerous gent.”

49.   “When he goes to bat, hang on to your hat.”

50.   “He’s battling a thousand percent with the ladies.”

51.   “He has nerve and he knows every curve.”

52.   “He’s sure okey-dokey.”

53.   “He makes all the ladies go gaga, it’s true.”

54.   “No wonder they swoon when he comes into view.”

55.   “Somewhere in this favored land, the sun is shining bright.”

56.   “Somewhere bands are playing sweet and somewhere hearts are light.”

57.   “Whattya know, the game is over.”

  Peter and the Wolf

58.   “There is also a wolf.”

59.   “Little does that wolf know what’s in store for him this day.”

60.   “There seems to have been a change of plans.”

61.   “This is very embarrassing for a great hunter.”

62.   “Excitable little chap, isn’t he?”

63.   “Oh boy, a gun! Loaded too.”

64.   “Imagination is a wonderful thing, but sometimes it can run away with you.”

65.   “He’s a fun-loving sort, maybe a little shy on brains. You know the type.”

66.   “Oh, how can they ever get any place if they’re going to fight among themselves?”

67.   “And so, once more our little band of intrepid hunters set forth to find the wolf.”

68.   “Oh, that wolf is everywhere!”

69.   “Don’t just stand that way! Don’t stand that way either.”

70.   “This is no time to relax!”

71.   “Will this crime go unavenged?”

72.   “You beast! Take this! And this! And this!”

73.   “Look out, please, for overconfidence.”

74.   “This is bad. This is very bad.”

75.   “Oh happy day! I think I’ll say that again. Oh happy day!”

  Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet

76.   “Twas love at first sight and they promised they’d be sweethearts for evermore.”

77.   “He sang of a beautiful palace.”

78.   “Her beauty was sought by the girl she was bought by.”

79.   “Your girl will always be waiting for you.”

80.   “Don’t give up hoping and don’t give up dreaming, for true love will come smiling through.”

81.   “His heart became gay once more.”

82.   “I thought you were someone I knew.”

83.   “Whenever you find yourself blue, you’ll find its June in December if you just remember that true love will come smiling through.”

  The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At The Met

84.   “This is how it all began.”

85.   “Then this fantastic news appeared on the front page and in the screaming headlines.”

86.   “Extra! Read all about it! Paper!”

87.   “Headline followed headline.”

88.   “Impossible! Preposterous! We savagely deny it.”

89.   “Magnificent! Miraculous! We certainly certify it.”

90.   “Get me a great big schooner and get me a good harpooner.”

91.   “There was no time to lose.”

92.   “Now at last success lay just over the waves.”

93.   “He’s looking for you! It’s your big opportunity!”

94.   “Goodbye, my friends! I’m off to be discovered!”

95.   “At last the long years of patient waiting, the endless hours of faithful practice, were about to be rewarded.”

96.   “He wondered what to sing for his opening number.”

97.   “What would impress this impresario?”

98.   “They hadn’t heard the half of it. They hadn’t even heard a third of it.”

99.   “People aren’t used to miracles.”

100. “Don’t be too sad. Miracles never really die.”

[alldisneyrankings]

Disney Channel Original Movie Ranking! #2: High School Musical 2

Okay. I was 12-13 when this movie came out. Prime target demographic. I was literally having a watch party with my friends in one of their houses and as soon as it started we were all squealing. That’s probably the only time I have ever been this excited for a DCOM to come out. Then why is it number 2 on my list and not 1?

I’m sure you can figure out by now what my number 1 is. And when we get to that I’ll explain why. But #2 in a list of 110 DCOMs. Like, that’s still one of the best DCOMs ever.

The HSM franchise changed everything for Disney channel. This franchise is the reason why we have had so many musical movies and probably even contributed to the comeback of Disney movie musicals. Everyone wants to be HSM and capitalize on the success it had. But none have prevailed (I would say the Descendants franchise came very close). And I think part of the reason is that simply HSM did it first.

Okay let’s talk about this movie specifically. It’s just pure fun. The stakes are not incredibly high, but it is important for Troy to think about college and his future career. And Sharpay is significantly involved more in this which I love. Actually I find in a lot of reviews I see people defending Sharpay because she is actually helping him get scholarships for school and is helping him network and make really good connections. And to that I say, okay but for what purpose? It’s not like she has a genuine interest of helping him with nothing in it for her. It’s all about intent. And the fact that Troy doesn’t even know if he wants to play college basketball yet she is pressuring and pressuring him. Gabriella just wants to have a fun summer with her boyfriend, as it would probably be the last before everything gets super busy with college admissions. I’m not saying that trying to network and apply for scholarships for college is a bad thing, but you gotta figure out what you want to do first, or at least have an idea, and have other people respect that and not try to manipulate you.

Anyway, all the musical numbers are SIGNIFICANTLY better in the 2nd one than the first. I dont dance, bet on it, what time is it, ughhh take me back to summer of 2007!!! Life was so simpleee!!

The only thing is I wish that Gabriella had an arc in this movie. It’s mostly Troy’s story. But i guess there wasn’t room to add anything else in. I mean the movie is like almost 2 hours, which is super long for a DCOM to begin with. Unless you remove the Hawaiian musical number with Sharpay, Ryan and Troy. It’s a cute number, and I’d be lying if I didn’t sing to this in the car or on my CD player. But it should have been left out of the movie like in the first cut.

I mean what else can I say? I’m not saying the HSM movies are the greatest movies of all time, but my god, there’s a reason why HSM as a franchise is so successful. The chemistry among the entire cast is straight fire, the music is spectacular, and the story is simple yet relatable. All the other musical movies that followed these two just seemed like copy cats to me.

[adamwatchesmovies]

Allegro non troppo (1976)

Allegro non troppo is a 1976 Italian parody of Walt Disney’s Fantasia. "Obscure" is the correct adjective considering it came 36 years after the film it's lampooning. Only die-hard animation fanatics are likely to seek it out but the effort is worth it. Even if you haven’t delved deep into the medium, this is a funny, clever - occasionally inspired film.

This musical anthology begins in a dingy theater where “The Presenter” (Maurizio Micheli) introduces “A new and original film” where “you will see music and hear drawings”, a feat which has never been done before… except by some American called Grisney, or Prisney or something like that. With his domineering orchestra master (Néstor Garay), an ensemble of old ladies playing the instruments and a frazzled editor, they bring the following pieces to life: Claude Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, about a randy elderly satyr who attempts to pass off as young and virile to get the attention of beautiful nymphs and dryads.

Antonín Dvořák's Slavonic Dance No. 7, Op. 46, in which a solitary caveman inventor gets tired of his brethren imitating him and leads them into war and dictatorship.

Maurice Ravel's Boléro, a direct parody of the Rite of Spring segment of Fantasia which shows the evolution of life on a strange planet from a discarded Coca-Cola bottle.

Sibelus’s Valse trise, a purposely dramatic segment that follows a lonely cat wandering through a now-abandoned house.

Vivaldi’s Concerto in C major for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Strings and Continuo RV 559, which follows the misadventures of a bee preparing to dine on a flower.

Stravinsky’s The Firebird, where the serpent in the Garden of Eden fails to tempt Adam and Eve with the fruit of knowledge and eats it himself instead.

This is a delightfully low-brow film. It knows it’s late to the game parodying Walt Disney so it pretends as though it has no idea what film it’s riffing on. Whereas Fantasia was targeted towards adults and aimed to do something new by using abstract imagery and (mostly) scientific theory to explain the beginnings of life on our planet, Allegro non troppo (whose title is a play on words and can mean either "Not So Fast!” or “Joyful, but not too much”) frequently throws cheap humor at the screen. Horny old goat men, fake-looking gorilla costumes, slapstick, trees whose fruits resemble engorged breasts, rear ends pointed at the screen, gratuitous violence... nothing is off limits. The visuals are nowhere near those found in the 1940 masterpiece, though those in Boléro are delightfully and weirdly beautiful. For that segment alone, the film is worth seeing. The whole thing is experimental and wonderfully varied in terms of style and tone but in the case of the first two stories, it can also look kinda crap. At least the jokes, mean-spirited as they may occasionally be, make you laugh. I wish they’d put a stronger opening number to avoid scaring away apprehensive viewers but who is tracking this film down except those determined to see it through?

Making this Bruno Bozzetto film particularly enjoyable is its willingness to go all-out. Just when you think it’s trying to say something serious the film will subvert everything it just showed you with a cheap joke. Damn you movie. I was so enraptured by your visuals and audio I’d forgotten what I was watching and you make fun of me for it! Got to hand it to you for finding something else to ridicule: the unsuspecting audience! Numerous segments can be interpreted as legitimate criticisms of society as a whole, and as long, elaborate gags with splendid punchlines. Some of the jokes are dumb, but smart people are behind them.

There are relatively few animated anthology films out there and although they’ve had a bit of a resurgence lately, most of them are used to promote video games or keep the masses invested in previously-established properties. Allegro non troppo is something else. It’s not classy like Fantasia but deserves, in a strange way, to be placed next to it on your shelf, and not just because seeing one after the other adds to your enjoyment of both. (Original Italian with typo-riddled subtitles on DVD, September 1, 2018)

[kitratre]

Sandersides in musical roles i could see them in but not necessarily what they’d pick to play. note: i do not have large knowledge of musicals other then disney but excluding them for this.  Gonna be long so under cut

Patton: can see him as Seymour from lil shop of horrors can also see him just playing any of the  cats in Cats. he’d do a one man show if he could.

Logan: tbh cause it one of my fave musicals i could see him as the narrator from into the woods. He would have fun with it even if it meant also playing as the mysterious hermit. 

Roman: to be fair there very few roles he wouldn’t do but one i can see him having so much fun in is rocky horror. now hear me out.  he would play an amazing frankfurter. “I didn’t make him for YOU”

Remus: look we all know he’d be an amazing beetlejuice that goes without saying but also imagine him as willie wonka.  just absolutely badshit sane. not insane batshit sane. that best way i could put it.  I can see this man going from singing a beautiful song like pure imagination immediately into the fucking rowing scene.  anyway moving on.

Virgil: I feel he’d also love to be in rocky horror tbh they’d all just put on their own rocky who am i kidding but Virg would kill it as the repo man from repo the genetic opera. yes it’s a dad role i can see virgil pulling it off and being the cool killer.  gets dad tips from Patton.

Janus: my blep wineaunt boy i love them killing it in anything they do. there so many roles i can see them in. brain is dead rn but the lawyer, Billy flynn, from chicago comes to mind first. their rendition of both reached for the gun would be to die for. i know im not including disney here but i’d also kill to see him play sharpay.  

making this list just reminds me i need to watch more musicals lol i’ve seen more then i can remember rn time to musical movie binge for a while.

[rek1s-headband]

hi! figured i’d drop a request for you :))! Maybe some general bf hcs for reki and langa? Just in general how they would be as a boyfriend or how they would act in a relationship?

Hi!! Thank you so much for your request, I’ve been excited to do one of these. I hope you enjoy it!

➯ random boyfriend headcannons

➯ characters: Reki Kyan and Langa Hasegawa x gn reader

➯ warnings: none! Just some fluff for these two boys:)

Reki:

-Literally the most enthusiastic person you’ve ever seen. He’d be happy to just sit in silence with you because come on, it’s YOU. There’s no one he’d rather be wasting the hours away with.

-Your biggest hype man, EVER. You post something on Instagram? Get ready for a flood of comments, all from him. You could put your phone down for two minutes after posting, and you’ll come back to 99+ notifications of just reki commenting along the lines of “woah suddenly I’m on one knee” “DAMNNNN” and many, many more.

-Never leave your phone unattended around him. He won’t snoop, but be prepared to come back to your camera roll flooded with just zoomed in pictures of his face, his mouth, his eye, ANYWHERE. Mf is spamming your whole phone with pictures of him for you to come back to.

-He has to always be touching you in some way. Whether it’s holding your hand, your waist, a casual arm around your shoulder, there has to be something. He’ll put his hand on your ass sometimes while you walk in public.

-Honestly doesn’t even think PDA is anything out of the ordinary. Like, you’re his s/o??? Yes you’re in his lap, yes you’re in the middle of the skatepark, so what? You’re his, and he’s happy he can make everyone aware of that.

-I saw a post on here that said he would peel stickers off fruit and stick them to peoples’ foreheads, and I fully stand by this. However, it doesn’t just stop at fruit stickers. Anything remotely sticky, whether it’s tags from clothes, tape from a food box, even random sequins and bits of glitter he finds around, it’s immediately being stuck to some part of your face.

-Loves casual dates. Stopping by food stalls, browsing in clothes and game stores for a few hours, and skating around with you until it’s time to go home is a dream for him. Be prepared for day-long dates, because he will clear his entire schedule just to spend the day with you.

-His family adores you. His mother is always goading him to bring you over more, complaining that she misses her "honorary son/daughter/child". His sisters love you too. Any time you come over there’s immediately three tiny bodies shooting at you, grabbing you by the waist and dragging you over to wherever they’re playing. Reki tries to drag you away, wanting to have you for himself, but you always try and stay for at least five or ten minutes. Secretly, he loves that you get along so well with his siblings, going soft at the thought of how you would act with children of your own.

-He loves playing video games with you. Sitting in his lap, the two of you could spend hours switching from game to game. One minute you could be burning down a village in Minecraft, the next complaining while Reki whoops your ass in Mario Kart. His mom brings you food for your breaks between games, and she’ll even stay for a few minutes to talk to you while Reki shifts underneath you, glowing red from embarassment.

-If you can’t skate, he would beg to teach you. If you accept, he goes all out. He’ll make you your own customised board just for practicing, making sure it’s absolutely perfert for you to learn on. But if you can skate, get ready for endless races and competitions to see who can nail a new trick the quickest.

-Adores when you come to S to support him. He loves looking into the crowd and seeing you there cheering him on before he goes into a beef. If he wins, he’ll race over to where you are in the crowd, picking you up and spinning you around, kissing you without a care in the world. However, if he loses he’s thankful you’re always there to pick him back up and make him feel better afterwards.

-Loves cleaning you up after a big fall, kissing your bruises and cuts better. He’ll carefully wrap each injury with care, telling you how brave you are, no matter how small the cut. Secretly, he loves when you baby him after he falls himself. Seeing you wipe away the blood from a new cut and place a small plaster on it with such tenderness melts his heart in a way only you could.

-Speaking of plasters, this man has one for every occasion. Princesses, pirates, aliens, cats, dogs, sparkles, stripes, you name it, he’s got it.

-The type to sneak you out at two in the morning to get a slushee with him. Honestly, he’s up so late making boards for people he just has no perception of time.

-Spams your phone with TikToks or other funny things that reminds him of you. It could be a very specific thing, or a flower or cloud. If he thinks of you when he sees it(which is fairly often), it gets sent to you.

-Talks with his hands a lot. He’s a very expressive talker, so when he’s telling you a story it feels like you’re right there in the story with him.

-Please just kiss him. His cheeks, his forehead, his hand, his shoulder, his temples, his lips. Anywhere, he’ll melt under you. Mf is touch starved to the max.

-Always knows how to make you laugh. His laugh is infectious, it could get you out of your darkest moods.

-Sleeps with his head on your chest, and one hand in your shirt little perv.

-His social media is like a SHRINE for you. His highlights, his posts, his stories, EVERYWHERE. He’s just so proud to be able to call you his that he wants the whole world to know.

-Kisses in the rain while you run home, skateboards in your hands after the weather forecast failed you once again. He’s just so happy in the moment that he can’t contain himself, so he’s pulling you into him in the pouring rain, kissing you hard while your hair gets drenched.

-You don’t need to steal his clothes, he will literally give them to you because “you just look so cute wearing them”. Occasionally, he’ll take one of your hoodies, and even if it doesn’t exactly fit him, he’ll still keep it near him while he sleeps so he can keep your scent close to him.

Langa:

-This man is so oblivious to obvious hints, but still manages to pick up on the smallest of details? It’s incredible, honestly. He could describe the exact colour of your eyes with the most insane detail, but he still won’t notice when you try and hint that you like him in the first place!

-You two have a bit more of a low-key relationship, but you’ll make your usual appearance in his Instagram posts, or on his Snapchat story with a casual caption like a simple heart, or “my love<3”

-Not very big on PDA, not because he doesn’t like it, but because he doesn’t think of it. However, when he does feel like he’s being too physically distant, he’ll link pinkies with you as you walk along, or rest his head on your shoulder while you watch a video on your phone.

-His mom adores you, which is why Langa despises bringing you to his house. You always seem to leave with seven of his baby photos from his time snowboarding in Canada, a new recipe from his mother that you complimented, another one of his hoodies, and more miscellaneous stuff that you don’t even know how it ended up in your bag. He has a little shelf in your room specifically for this random stuff, and he always adds to the collection when he comes to your house. He’ll leave a keyring, a small toy, a Polaroid, anything honestly.

-Loves dates that you can experience. The movies, aquariums, museums and the zoo are common dates for the two of you to go on, but other than that, he adores going skateboarding with you. He’s been improving, and he loves when you notice little things he’s been picking up on, whether it be a new trick or simply how he balances himself on the board.

-Adores old Disney movies. Yall will binge a ton of them in one day, having full-blown musicals in Langa’s living room. When any of the romantic songs come on, like “So this is Love” from Cinderella, Langa will stand up and offer his hand to you, as the two of you waltz around his sitting room, humming the tune of the song.

-Study dates are frequent with the two of you. If you happen to stay up late studying and fall asleep on each other, his mother will cover the two of you with a blanket, tidying some of your books and leaving with a smile, happy with the knowledge you were making her son the happiest he’s been in quite a while.

-Slow dancing in the kitchen while you cook is a regular. When a particularly sappy love song comes on while he stirs the pot, he’ll turn around and hold you close to him, twirling you around the kitchen.

-Reki constantly jokes that he is a third wheel, poking fun at the two of you, Cherry and Joe, and Shadow and “his little girlfriend back at the flower shop”. He’ll hang out of Miya, whining about them having to stick together since they’re the only two “lone wolves”. He’ll usually get a well-earned thump into the back of the head from Miya, but it’s still funny to watch the whole thing go down.

-Tends to be shy when giving you clothes, so instead of asking you to wear them he’ll leave them out in places he knows you’ll find them, or he’ll come up behind you and plop it in your lap, murmuring about how cute it would look on you.

-Please do this man’s makeup. He will sit so still for you, waiting patiently while you dab eyeshadow at his eyes, trying not to blink so you don’t mess up his mascara. He’ll sit there mesmerised for a few minutes, taking in how he looks, and simply whisper “you do this every day?”

-Evem though he’s not a very openly affectionate person, he is stuck to your hip behind closed doors. He’ll lie in your lap for hours, staring up at you while you mess with his hair, pulling it into little plaits and pigtails.

-I can’t even describe how the two of you sleep. It’s simply a mass of limbs, and no one knows exactly what belongs to who. Somehow one of yall will end up upside down, and-why is Langa on the floor??

-He could talk about his time in Canada for hours, and you’d just lie on his chest and listen to him. Every once in a while he’ll look down at you to see if you’re still listening, and his heart will melt a little every time he sees you staring back up at him, eyes wide with interest.

-This man NEVER gets jealous. You’d literally have to cling to another man for it to click in his brain that Oh. He doesn’t like that.

-He’s not big on texting, but if you call him he will stay on that call with you for hours, even after the two of you fall asleep.

-Whenever he falls(which is quite often), you’ll always have plasters on hand to help fix him up. He always flushes bright red when you kiss his cuts better, and never knows just what to do with himself afterwards.

-When he skates against tough opponents, you’ll always give him a kiss for good luck. Of course, this doesn’t stop you worrying, but you know Langa wouldn’t go out of his way to get injured. And if he does, well, at least he’ll have you there to kiss his bruises better.