#johanna-songbird-barker

[wvsteria]

@johanna-songbird-barker​: [ 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 ] ― Johanna puts on the radio to listen to music with Hayley

hayley nodded her head lightly as the music started playing. she continued to do her cleanup of the bar. “thanks for sitting here with me while i cleaned up. i promise we’ll get out of here soon.” hayley said to the other as she placed the empty glasses in the sink.

{ 🌙  * ― 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐒 }

[coreofgold]

@johanna-songbird-barker​ continued from here

Neil has a different view on snow.  Sure it has good moments but. . .when he. . .ended up here, it was snowing.  It was his last night of freedom.  It was the night he left Todd and everything behind.  He can’t really describe what he feels with snow.  “Well now, you can play in it.  No one can tell you no.”  He smiled a little.  “I don’t know.”  He admits.  “I guess the way it falls is mesmerizing to me, especially when it storms” 

[devilsmenu]

@johanna-songbird-barker & Harriet continued from here because beta editor

"You won't, I think you're safe in this place, so you can live your own life, you deserve it" Harriet told the other with a nod of her head. "You're definitely not an asshole, you seem to be a nice and sweet girl" she state to Johanna. "I don't think it exists here but the kids with villain parents lived in a Isle while the preppy kids had a good and luxury life" she replied with a shrug. "Yeah, DC can be quite crazy when they want to" she answered. "I love my siblings, though they can be annoying sometimes, but I do love them. If they weren't around I wouldn't be happy here and enjoying as much as I want to".

[dovelyanon]

So I was thinking and I realized I don’t know why Teach me how to sing is named teach me how to sing. How’d you come up with that title?

Omg, you asked! I was wondering if anyone was ever going to ask. Warning: I'm about to ex-theatre kid nerd out.

I hope you don't regret this, @rahabrios

The Similarities between Adrien Agreste and Johanna Barker

"Teach me how to sing" is a lyric from 'Green Finch and Linnet Bird'- the damsel's song in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In it, Johanna- the play's damsel in distress- is locked in her room. She looks to the songbirds in their cages and wonders how they can sing in these conditions. Feeling powerless, she wishes to learn how to be content despite her circumstances hence the lyric "teach me how to sing". I thought it mirrored Adrien's constant struggle in the fic- between his desire for freedom and his desire to remain and be the perfect son, to make his father happy. Johanna never finds happiness in these circumstances and neither does Adrien.

I had a few titles in mind when I started the fic, but what sold me on "Teach Me how to Sing' was all the fun parallels between the story/Miraculous in general and Sweeney Todd. Here are just a few I remember finding amusing (Light Spoilers for Sweeney Todd ahead):

Judge Turpin and Gabriel Agreste. Judge Turpin is Johanna's guardian, a wealthy man with political power who was obsessed with Johanna's mother. After he drove her mother to her demise, he took charge of Johanna and keeps her locked away under tight surveillance. He ultimately has darker intentions toward her and, when she refuses, he labels her insane and tries to have her committed.

Sweeney Todd and Gabriel/Hawkmoth. Johanna's actual father is Sweeney Todd- a man so consumed with vengeance for his family that he is terrorizing all of London and sinking ever deeper into madness. He knows Johanna is alive, but kind of just... doesn't bother to try and talk to her and isn't urgent about freeing her? He is more occupied with taking revenge on Judge Turpin and lamenting losing his perfect family and wife. He does not try to have a relationship with his daughter because she'd probably "look too much like her (his wife)" and they'd "never be the way we were".

Mrs. Lovett and Nathalie. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney Todd's dedicated partner in crime. She's arguably more capable and more intelligent than him. She comes up with the bright ideas while he whines and she takes the brunt of his mood swings. But she's head over heels for him despite the fact that he is stingy at best and manipulative at worst with his affections and largely emotionally unavailable to her due to his fixation on his lost wife. He uses the hell out of her anyway. He is ultimately responsible for her demise.

Anthony and Marinette. Anthony is the optimistic and hopeful pauper charming who drops into Johanna's life and helps her to escape from her gilded cage, fighting retaliation by Judge Turpin each step of the way. He is also notorious for having one of the most stalkerish love songs by his archetype in musical history.

Some notable lyrics:

"I'll steal you, Johanna."

"Do they think that walls can hide you?"

"Even now I'm at your window."

He is the well-intentioned but slightly creepy love interest. But we're rooting for them anyway.

Well, yeah. There were a few more, but that's the gist of it. Sorry I turned your ask into a photo essay, @rahabrios

I didn't expect anyone to ask me this and thought the nerding would stay safely locked inside. I guess not. Welp... I recommend Sweeney Todd for anyone who likes musicals and dark themes! The original play with George Hearn and Angela Lansbury is great, but I'm also a big fan of the 2007 movie with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter <3 Thanks for reading my rambles.

[encntada]

M U S E R O S T E R ! ( AS OF 05/07/2024 )

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS aanisah, aladdin (animated and live action), rug maker and seller and younger sister of aladdin, fc: golshifteh farahani

josephine de chagny, the phantom of the opera (musical), missing viscountess masquerading as a opera chorus girl and twin sister of raoul de chagny, fc: taylor russell

camila charming, cinderella (live action), princess and twin sister of prince charming (kit), fc: jess alexander

juliet desrosiers, beauty and the beast (animated and live action), princess and younger sister of the beast (prince adam), fc: havana rose liu

nicolette danielle renata devereaux, princess diaries 2: royal engagement (2004), famous actress, socialite and younger sister of nicholas devereaux, fc: camila morrone

emily fitzherbert, tangled (2010), royal baker and younger sister of eugene fitzherbert, fc: grace caroline currey

annelise josefine hubermann, the book thief, laundress and combat nurse and third and youngest child of hans and rosa hubermann, fc: ellise chappell

princess amina luna magnifico of rosas, wish (2023), singer and musical prodigy and the only daughter of king magnifico and queen amaya of rosas, fc: rachel zegler

anisette mellark, the hunger games (books and films), baker and peeta mellark's older sister, fc: cailee spaeny

lucy gray peterson, tuck everlasting, immortal poet and wanderer.

september plinth, the hunger games: ballad of songbirds and snakes (book and film), aspiring television producer turned nurse and sejanus plinth's twin sister, fc: paulina chavez

elizabeth rose sanderson, hocus pocus, good witch and fourth and youngest sanderson sister, fc: jennifer connelly

wendy scott, yellowjackets (not caught up on season two), yellowjackets defensive midfielder and coach ben scott's younger sister, fc: lisette olivera

jane van dort, the corpse bride (2005), victor van dort's younger sister, fc: ella hunt

CANON MUSES (all canon muses are subject to personal headcanons) lillian "lil" ashlock, the hunger games: the ballad of songbirds and snakes, book and film compliant, fc: isabel deroy-olson

ella "cinderella" baudin, cinderella, disney, rodgers and hammerstein musical based, fc: brittany o'grady

johanna barker, sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street, strictly musical based, fc: maria bilbao

juliet capulet, romeo and juliet, canon compliant with influences from rosaline (2022), fc: isabella merced

annie cresta, the hunger games, films and books compliant, fc:

esme cullen, the twilight saga, film and book compliant, fc: fiona palomo

regina george, mean girls (2024), musical based, fc: reneé rapp

lisa swallows, lisa frankenstein (2024), canon compliant, fc: kathryn newton

maría vasquez, west side story (2021), fc: rachel zegler

michelle "shelly" webster, the crow, 1994 film based, fc: whitney peak

carrie white, carrie, 1976 and 2013 film based, fc: sarah catherine hook

addison wells, zombies, canon compliant, fc: megan donnelly

sally, the nightmare before christmas, canon compliant, fc: ella purnell

[ivehurtpeople]

Meme call!  like this for me to spam you with some memes ❤️

My muses w/ tags:  Logan Howlett (aware) @ivehurtpeople

Renfri Vellga @renfri-vellga

Coop Halliwell @i-trust-in-love

Lisa Snart @gclden-glider

Mara Jade @smuggler-jedi-marajade

Andromeda Tonks  @dromeda-tonks

Fili  @fili-lionofdurin

Stanley Uris @stan-birdwatcher-uris

Johanna Barker @johanna-songbird-barker

James Fraser @redjamie2

Chandler Bing @chandler-whaapa-bing  

Grace Hargreeves @grace-aka-mom

Anne Shirley - Cuthbert @anne-c-shirley-cuthbert

[empathiie]

@johanna-songbird-barker | Maggie & Johanna | hwevent14.

"Stay behind me, darlin’,” Maggie tells the light-haired girl, putting her arm out to protect her. “We might be able to get past ‘em if we move quietly through the crowds of people, long as we don’t run into one of ‘em.” She whispers.

[ofxscavengcrs]

Johanna to Sweeney : i’ll look after you.

.｡.:*☆ “But you know it usually should be the other way around, right?” Sweeney looked up at Johanna, not really wanting to move from his spot on the couch because his head would spin again, if he did. Damn, he really hated being sick like this.

“And, I will. Like... once I am not feeling like dying anymore, I guess....”

@johanna-songbird-barker​

[mischiefxmuses]

@johanna-songbird-barker​ asked: ♫ + 15 (Rabastan & Johanna)

“The rivers were dead and the trees were none.” Rabastan continued to read from the book in his hand, his pub had only opened this morning and he was still in his own little world. He hadn’t been aware of the person who had come in. Few walked into a pub at this time in the morning.

SONG #15 Wolf - First Aid Kit

[hiddenwashington]

the following blogs have been inactive for seven days and their roles have been reopened. please unfollow :

@infcinity ( iden versio , peter quill ) ** do not unfollow , mumu

@torturedheart

@grace-aka-mom

@johanna-songbird-barker

@gclden-glider

@vcndetta ( seth gecko ) ** do not unfollow , mumu

the following blogs have been inactive for six days, and now have 24 hours to make an in character post :

@irresistiibles ( chihiro ogino , gu zi , victor nikiforov )

@vcndetta ( ethan winters , rikki chadwick )

@devilsmenu ( daken , irene adler )

the following players are currently on hiatus and are excused from activity :

salsa , grey , risa , kasey , maig , atlas , z , cheshire , cherry , rose , aria , chelsea , moon

the following players have 24 hours to post in character, or risk being reopened:

@cquity ( hiatus return )

@nightwhispcrs ( hiatus return )

@hiddenpxpercuts ( extension )

[infcinity]

my bloody valentine mini event || natasha romanoff && johanna barker (( @johanna-songbird-barker​ )) 

“you okay?” natasha asked as she approached the other - she was on high alert - trying to make sure that people around the city were safe, she’d slipped back into her old ways of being an avenger, keeping people safe was what she did best. 

[wvsteria]

@johanna-songbird-barker​ ☺ — [johanna] arrives at [emily fields] home with freshly baked bread

it was one of the few trips home emily had taken. she was home and cleaning up her apartment from the last time she’d been there when there was a knock at her door. she looked up confused, if it were hanna she would’ve texted. she slipped her phone back into her pocket after checking and went to answer the door seeing the other standing there with something in their hand. “oh, uhm. hi. can i help you?”

{ from this meme }

[coreofgold]

@johanna-songbird-barker​ for post event call 

Neil took off his masked and breathed a sigh of content.  “That was fun no ?  I know i enjoyed myself.” 

[red-rubies]

@johanna-songbird-barker | For Johanna

Without a fail, every time that Sweeney came to the ER, he’d always get stared at by others in the room and he couldn’t say he blamed them. Being a street fighter in that club downtown could be pretty dangerous, for some even leading to death depending on the intensity. Looking liked a bloody mess could only really ever get negative attention but this was not something he held concern for. The former barber simply went by the fact that he knew there were times he did require medical assistance so in those instances would head over to the hospital.

The older gentleman had been here at least a couple of hours now and was losing his patience, even if if should be used to this by now. The doctors and nurses were familiar with him for sure as in the ten months he’d been in Washington he had been here at least six or seven times. He’d become a regular in a weird way which was never a good thing. 

With eyes scanning the room they settled upon a young blonde, who had not long entered seeming to have some sort of struggle with her breathing. He was not sure what was from with the poor girl but he did feel sorry for her. She seemed to be the youngest one in here by a long shot and people were giving her funny looks too. She was gorgeous with yellow hair, reminding him a lot of his wife. Of course, he did not see all blonde women this way but with this one, there was something about her which felt familiar even if he’d never seen her before. He felt reluctant to go over, she’d probably not appreciate some old man coming over and talking to her whilst she was in distress but still he found himself wandering over to her, seeing as nobody else in here seemed willing to comfort the poor thing.

“Try to focus on your breathing.” he spoke in a soft tone, very unusual for him. He carefully sat beside her and studied her face. All he was considering was potentially this girl had some sort of anxiety problem and was having a form of anxiety attack but he was no professional, it could of been anything really. “ I know coming from a stranger in some waiting room will sound odd but everything will be okay, miss.” he felt as if he wanted to give her hand a a reassuring squeeze but didn’t want to creep her out so instead kept his hands on his knees. He was probably a sore site to look at right now with a blood stained shirt from injuries to his upper chest, cuts across his face and a bust up nose but at leas he was in a place where looking this terrible could be passed off as semi normal.

[anarmyofcanons]

@onceuponxstory​ // ✉ sent: “Hey… Can i walk with you? It’s getting late, and..”

Holding up a hand, he motioned that she needn’t continue with her explanation. The hand held aloft was lowered in a silent request for her own. ❝ Of course. I would see you safely home, ❞ he offered in reply with a small smile that he couldn’t quite make reach his eyes. Johanna’s company had helped him for the time they spent together, but with the night drawing to a close, he was reminded of his existence. ❝ Tell me, did you enjoy yourself this evening? I hope I didn’t take up too much of your time, ❞ Ross added, realizing how much he had stolen her from the others. And here he was, taking even more, but he would never have let her walk home alone. How could he? If she wished to walk in silence, he could manage that as well. 

[encntada]

CURRENT MUSE ROSTER AS OF 11/16/23

canon characters:

lillian 'lil' ashlock / the ballad of songbirds and snakes / basically an oc

annie cresta / the hunger games (based on books, movies + personal headcanons)

michelle "shelly" webster / the crow (1994)

ella "cinderella" baudin / a mix between cinderella (2015) and rodgers & hammerstein's cinderella

sally / the nightmare before christmas (1993) 

addison wells / disney channel's z-o-m-b-i-e-s trilogy 

maría vasquez / west side story (2021)

johanna barker / sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street

carrie white / carrie (1976 + 2013)

regina george / mean girls: the musical (movie & stage show)

juliet capulet / rosaline (2022) and original shakespeare play

original characters:

september plinth / based on the ballad of songbirds and snakes book and movie / television producer and sejanus' younger sister

anisette mellark / based on the hunger games books and movies / peeta's older sister

*nicolette danielle renata devereaux / based on princess diaries 2: royal engagement / famous actress and sister of nicholas devereaux 

aanisah / based on aladdin (1992 & 2019) oc / rug maker and seller and younger sister of aladdin 

juliet desrosiers / based on beauty and the beast (1991 & 2017) / princess and younger sister to prince adam

princess camila charming / based on cinderella (2015) / princess and younger sister of prince kit

jane van dort / based on the corpse bride (2005) / younger sister of victor van dort

elizabeth rose sanderson / based on hocus pocus (1993) / white witch and youngest sanderson sister

emily fitzherbert / based on tangled (2010) / castle baker and younger sister of eugene fitzherbert 

wendy scott / based on yellowjackets / yellowjackets defensive midfielder and younger sister of coach ben scott / NOT CAUGHT UP ON SEASON 2

*josephine de chagny / based on the phantom of the opera musical / missing viscountess masquerading as a opera chorus girl and twin sister of raoul de chagny 

*= this character does not currently have a fc or the fc chosen doesn't have any resources