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princesslocket · 2 months

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TWST OC QUESTIONS ft. Locket

Heartslaybul

Have they ever gotten collared by Riddle? For what? How long? How often does it happen?

Locket's definitely gotten collared at least once for eating an apple tart that was supposed to be Riddle's. ((Kinda mentioned this once before in a previous post)) But it was only for a few minute as Locket quickly apologized and offered to make him a brand new one with Trey's help of course.

What's the worst thing they've gotten away with? What's something they do exclusively in the rose maze in hopes nobody finds out, if anything?

Giving Mitsuka a room to stay in at Ramshackle when she's not even a student at NRC! Like I'm pretty sure the ghosts were welcoming but also reluctant to say anything since Locket treats them all so well and lets practically anyone inside no matter how absurd the reason is ksjfhshfsh

As for what Locket's exclusively done in the rose maze... She doesn't exactly do anything special. Maybe just walks through it in the hopes of finding a hedgehog to play with but that's about it.

What's your OCs favorite flower? Would it be realistic for them to grow it in their room/on the dorm somewhere?

Forget-Me-Nots! She just likes how they look really- Poor girl doesn't have much of a green thumb unfortunately so she wouldn't be growing them any time soon. She just appreciates them from afar

SAVANNACLAW

What sports do they specialize in? If they don't play, what clubs are they in? Or do they ever referee?

Tbh Locket doesn't specialize in any particular sport. She's likes to stay physically active no matter what the occasion calls for.

I can imagine she tried to join the track & field club and spelldrive club but ultimately settled on the equestrian club thanks to her love of horses! ((That and her lack of magical capabilities prevented her from so much as asking Leona to join the spelldrive club kshsohfo)) But she has been allowed to referee/cheer a couple of times ;w;///

How protective of their food are they? Is there a reason why, besides instinct/hunger? Or are they more likely to share food?

Ooooo Locket is a sharer through & through! You don't even need to ask, she'll literally offer pieces of her food away if you so much as look like you want a bite of what she's having. Funny enough her favorite food is a tuna sandwich so you can imagine how often she willingly forks over half of it to Grim (or just flat out makes him his own so he won't feel left out)

OCTAVINELLE

Do they work at the Mostro Lounge? If so, what position? Was it by choice? Do they enjoy it? What's their biggest customer per peeve/most ridiculous request they've seen/heard?

Indeed she does! But only when staffing is low- She mainly works as a server but has occasionally bussed tables when food traffic is slow... And of course it was by choice! She just likes to help wherever she can! The only pet peeve she has about the job is Azul refuses to let her work in the kitchen!!! He claims it's cuz they need her charming smile in the front of the house to attract customers but Locket thinks its cuz he doesn't trust her making the food!

((Btw!!! Her birthday jacket outfit doubles as her Mostro Longue work attire! Just remove the jacket, and side skirt and boom!))

Does your OC play instruments? Does Azul know that they play? Can your OC sing?... Do you agree with your OC's oponion on their ability to sing?

Before coming to the world of Twisted Wonderland, Locket was taught how to play piano! Though, she hasn't really played/practiced ever since she left... So no one knows! As far as singing goes, she has a pretty voice! Something like a bird song if you will- Personally I think she sounds cute but she could stand to learn a thing or two from a choir class or two skjfhshf

SCARABIA

How do they feel about Kalim's parties? Do they ever help with set up/take down?

YOU KNOW SHE LOVES THOSE PARTIES!!! Who could ever ask for more~

And she most certainly helps with set up!!! Taking down is a 50/50 cuz she'll either be passed out on the side with Kalim or still full of energy and the need to be useful!

How do they feel about Jamil? His workload? Do they think what he did to Kalim was just/did they agree that change was needed in the dorm?

Locket kinda feels like her life to parallel to both Kalim & Jamil in a sense that may not be clear unless you know her backstory. But we don't have time to unpack all that so... Being near Jamil makes her feel a bit uneasy. She wishes he could "runaway" as she once did but knows the circumstances for him are entirely different than hers...

She does think he's very reliable and tends to offer him her aid when needed!

And no, Locket doesn't appreciate what Jamil did to Kalim but has chosen to let her hard feelings go only because she could sympathize with Kalim's feelings in the end.

POMEFIORE

What DnD class would your OC be? (I ask this bc I feel like. Pomefiore has the most diversity in that aspect than any other dorm)

Aaaaa tbh idk much about DnD outside the occasional tiktok video but I can totally see Locket as a playful bard or a sorcerer!!!

What's your OC's biggest insecurity, physically and personality wise?

In the world of twst she doesn't necessarily have any physical insecurities??? Literally nobody knows her (at the start) and that allows any insecurities to die fast.

Personality wise, she sometimes feels as though she's lying to everyone... Like I mentioned before, literally knows her. She keeps her past a secret as best as she can and goes about her days as if she's just some girl. Deep down she really wants to tell her friends the truth but knows that if she did, then they'd all look at her in a completely different light... Good or bad? She doesn't know and doesn't want to find out.

IGNIHYDE

Is there anything your OC would infodump about? How do you get them to share? Do they ever get insecure about their rambling?

HER FAVORITE MANGA OF COURSE!!! Literally just ask her what her favorite book series is and sit back for the ride lol! And no, she's just happy to have been given the opportunity to talk about it!

Does your OC ever find out what Idia's (canon) UN is? If not, do they have a theory on what it might be? What is it?

Probably not! Despite all the time she spends with Ortho, she never pries for that information. Like she might ask if the games Idia plays are fun but isn't all that interested in staying cooped up inside playing video games all day. And no theory exists in her mind really. She just hopes Idia is having fun!

DIASMONIA

Have they ever tasted Lilia's cooking. Did. Did they like it?

YES!!! Poor girl didn't know what was coming ;w;///

Its safe to assume that she did not enjoy it but put on happy face to avoid hurting Lilia's feelings!

What's a "traditional" or old fashioned hobby your OC has? (Calligraphy, fencing, leatherwork, etc. etc.) How did they pick it up?

Locket really enjoys writing and sending letters to her friends! She thinks written sentiments will never go out of style uwu

Her grandmother was the one to instill this onto her

FACULTY/GENERAL QUESTIONS

How do they deal with entitled attitudes or otherwise disrespectful students?

She treats them like how she does with everybody else, kindness! She's the "treat people the way you wanna be treated" kinda person! Even if they hurt her real bad she won't take her anger out on them.

Do they have any body modifications or tattoos? Any that aren't obvious just looking at them/in uniform?

Surprise surprise it's her hair!

Her grandmother helped dye & restyle it the night she was whisked away to Twisted Wonderland- Strangely enough, she hasn't had to redye it since?! It's kinda just stuck like that now idk magic or something. But that's about it. No other modifications here

#twisted wonderland #ask game #long post #locket cantu #this was so much fun #might answer more later on #but for now this is it #feel free to send an ask #if you want to see a particular question answered #ksjhfohsfpsf #oc #my oc #locket talks

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kradogsrats · 2 years

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Rewatch Shitposts: S3, Ep 5-9

OKAY HOME STRETCH

“I am the senate law”

SOREN, my baby

HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY

Soren like “and you all said CHA was a dump stat lmao”

“You are okay, right?” Claudia I can 110% assure you he is absolutely not okay and has not been for quite a while

Oh fuck, that “everything’s going to be okay, Dad” is very relevant to some of my current interests. I must have subconsciously remembered it.

Not shown: how Soren explains why he’s going back into the castle with his wagon of hay for the hungry, hungry horses still full

Pretty sure this ambler chase is a Breath of the Wild boss fight

ngl I do enjoy a good fictional fascist motivational speech

of course it’s a bit ruined because all I can hear at the end is “YOU are the weakest link, GOODBYE”

the smollest loaf of bread omg

Nyx like “I’ll just be sending you my matchmaker fee later, yeah?”

vi.

Aaravos: “you killed Avizandum”, Viren: “how dare you! …so who the fuck is that”

Ah, there we go with the last breath

Okay, so the unicorn horn can’t be in Puzzle House, because Claudia only got it right before Thunder was killed? Well, then I’m again no longer sure where they’re going with that. Unless it’s “Claudia meets the last unicorn as a child, then comes back for its horn ten years later.”

Appreciate Kasef’s “Wingarduim Levio-SAH” moment

… Horse girl Aaravos

Claudia really is behind literally every spell in this story isn’t she

vii.

Zubeia dying of a broken heart, as is traditional for cartoon mothers and also Padme Amidala

OH, Claudia DOES see adoraburrs, and it is perfection

Ah, the “Aaravos, no” “Aaravos YES” conversation

Basically Aaravos realizing that subtlety is absolutely not required at this point, thank you Viren

Shoutout to the multiple fanfics carefully describing thicc wormvaros crawling down Viren’s throat to be smuggled into Lux Aurea, that also is just gonna live rent-free in my head forever

“No, Mister Bond… I expect you to die”

If you haven’t read the ToX sourcebook adventure about the corrupted Sunforge as nuclear meltdown allegory, highly recommend because it’s actually pretty funny?

Kasef thinking he’s being the hero everyone needs…

Ibis a fucking hottie tbh

viii.

Ten days ago is what… when Zubeia would have received Runaan’s message? ... that is a joke about the series’ compressed timeline, I know that s1ep1 was longer ago than that.

Soren: “you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like”

Love Calllum’s noodle arm during that fulminis cast

Scouting from the sky is not super useful when you’re above the cloud layer

Viren: /gets roundhouse-kicked doen a flight of stairs, literally bouncing the entire way down, me: … AND THEN HE DIED

Where was Zubeia, anyway? Postpartum spa day?

Soren really nailing it here

I know exactly enough ASL to see Callum spell “Rayla” and then do “friend”

ix.

Huh, I think Rayla just introduced two recaps in a row?

“transcend the limits of your human form” is usually a bad idea in this kind of context, just saying

I feel like it cannot be overstated how much LotR clearly influenced this initial battle choreography, but y’know what? Fair.

”I got more wind where that came from” is such a tragedy of a missed fart joke opportunity, but someone probably thought it was a mood-killer

Aanya just straight-up shoots a dude to death, demonstrating that she is, in fact, this show’s single biggest badass

Fire damage immunity a questionable trade-off for critical weakness to piercing

”We would have been here earlier, but we had to stop and make these sick battle standards”

Viren just… carries the coins everywhere, then? okay

Ah… of course. I see now what’s happening, here. (tbh it should have been obvious)

… and then he ACTUALLY died, despite there being no stairs involved(?)

Hmmm, Janai and the other Sunfire elves doing the human gesture of respect for the human king

I wonder if Zym will have a voice for s4?

/falls face down on the floor and just lies there

#the dragon prince #pre s4 rewatch #thank god i took extra days off next weekend because this did NOT feel like a vacation

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figonas · 3 years

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Twilight Re-watch Notes Pt. 1 - A Contest for the Worst Movie Quote in History

I'd like to think I'm funny so please enjoy my scene-by-scene notes from a recent Twilight Saga re-watch.

Hey Catherine Hardwicke, opening with the death of an animal was probably not the best choice but go off I guess??

There is a lot of general Bella awkwardness that I'm skipping over here but the scene in gym class is so horrifically, painfully uncomfortable that I almost passed out from the second-hand embarrassment.

Jessica trying her best to be fake nice to the human embodiment of a crumpled soda can: "Aren't people from Arizona like....really tan"

Bella with all the cadence of a child who just found out Santa isn't real: "yeah..I guess that's why they kicked me out"

Mike clearly just trying to get his dick wet: "HAHAH you are funny"

no mike she is not.

I'm not gonna go into the biology class scene because god knows tumblr has beaten that particular horse to death. BUT the scene in the administration office immediately after that is a TRIP. Edward has one of his most dramatic lines here when they won't let him switch classes: “I’ll just have to endure it” ?!?!?!?!?!?! This is INSANITY, he sounds like he's going to burst into tears like Edward please chill you aren't even being a little subtle.

I will never get over Bella trying to put Ketchup on her burger and then just???? giving up???? when it doesn't come out after she limply shakes it approximately once.

“HOW YOU LIKIN DA RAIN GIRL�� Is our first contender for the worst and most unnatural line in movie history, and trust me there are plenty more.

Bella accusatorily saying “you were gone” to Edward as if this dude who she met for approximately 30 minutes 2 weeks ago owes her even a PALTRTY SCRAP of an explanation about anything???????

Actually, this whole scene is a horrific nightmare of awkward intrusive conversation:

“You’re asking me about the weather” HOE WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GONNA TALK ABOUT YOU DON’T KNOW EACH OTHER

“hey did you get contacts” WHO JUST ASKS THAT?!?

and of course; “it’s the fluorescents” [RUNS AWAY]

Charlie and Bella have the only organic-sounding dialogue in the entire movie. Any awkwardness they have is BELIEVABLE father-daughter awkwardness and not like "I'm being forced to film this against my will" awkwardness like every other exchange in this film series.

Bella asks Edward ALL OF ONCE about him saving her from the truck and Edward gets so haughty and smug thinking that Bella won't figure it out

“you’re not gonna let this go are you?” “no” “then I hope you enjoy disappointment” [storms off] MY DUDE LITERALLY 2 SCENES LATER SHE FIGURES IT OUT IN 3 GOOGLE CLICKS

“I had an adrenaline rush, it’s very common you can google it” contender number two for the terrible dialogue award.

Edward saying “if you were smart you would stay away from me” AFTER HE APPROACHED HER LIKE FUCK OFF [skeleton throwing its own skull gif]

Kstew got a lot of flack for her performance in this movie but when she has a good partner to exchange lines with she SHINES. The scene with Angela and her at the beach where she tells her to ask Eric to prom is GOOD. EVERY scene with Charlie in THIS ENTIRE FRANCHISE is GOOD. It is nothing but pure misogyny that Rpatz didn’t catch any flack for his truly, horrifically awkward performance

I cannot believe Stephanie thought it would be a good idea to have Edward save Bella from potentially getting gang r*ped like I get it girl is about the drama but still this is just a TOOOUCH too far

“your hand is so cold,” WHO SAYS THIS TO SOMEONE THEY BARELY KNOW COMPLETELY UNPROMPTED???

SHE TRIES TO REFUSE CARRYING BEAR MACE WHEN SHE WAS ALMOST R*PED NOT 4 HOURS PREVIOUSLY LIKE SIS CARRY A KNIFE?!?!?!?!?

The “you’re impossibly fast & strong” monologue is so bad I want to barf

“I’ve killed people before” “doesn’t matter” BITCH YES IT DOES WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

“MY OWN PERSONAL BRAND OF HEROIN” IS SO BAD. Like we all recognize how bad this is right? Especially when one considered the target demographic for these films, i.e. teenage girls, have NO FUCKING FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR THIS WHAT.SO.EVER.

“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb” YOU’VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR ALL OF 3 SECONDS I CAN’T WITH Y'ALL. AT LEAST THE BOOK HAD SOME BUILD-UP JESUS GEEZUS

Who thought this meadow scene was a good idea, they need to be sent straight to hell. WHY ARE THEY LAYING DOWN LIKE, SIT MAYBE?????? IT’S SO WEIRD AND UNNATURAL THEY LOOK LIKE DOLLS I HATE IT

The scene where they get out of the car and Edward puts his arm around Bella while Spotlight by Mutemath plays in the background is TOP TIER teen drama bs and I love it. Far and away the best shot in the movie apart from The Baseball Scene(TM).

I will never get over the fact that Edward's bitch ass rats Bella out for already eating when she comes over to meet his family. BE FUCKING COOL EDWARD FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, GOD!!!

Esme is too pure for this world I can’t deal with her, & Emmet waving the knife is my favorite thing in all 5 of these movies

Why tf are Alice and Jasper fucking off doing god knows what in a tree and not helping with dinner like everyone else? Y'all ain't special even Rosalie is helping

Esme talking to Rosalie “Clean this up..now” I LOVE YOU BE MY MOM

Earlier they talk about the fact that vampires don’t sleep BUT the first thing Bella says when she walks into Edward's room is “no bed” girl we know what you after you ain't slick.....

WHAT IS THIS DANCING SCENE IN HIS BEDROOM IT’S HORRIBLE TO WATCH and I want to find whoever thought “well I could always make you” was a good line for Edward to say and slap them directly in the mouth.

“hold on tight spider monkey” excuse me while I VOMIT

Mike offering his opinion on Bella dating Edward HOWEVER justified is automatically invalidated by A. his own romantic interest in Bella and B. the fact that he has also know Bella for all of 10 minutes & has no bearing on her personal life whatsoever

THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THIS MAN HAS BEEN COMING INTO HER ROOM AND WATCHING HER SLEEP THIS IS RED FLAG CITY LIKE BELLA WATCH A TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY OR READ THE NEWS FOR FUCKS SAKE

THIS FRANCHISE HAS THE MOST HORRIBLE KISSING SCENES IN MOVIE HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN HEAR LITERALLY EVERY BREATH, EVERY AWKWARD PRESS OF LIPS. You're telling me THIS was the best take of this???? CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW AWKWARD THIS WAS TO FILM

The whole scene when Bella is telling her dad about her date with Edward is absolutely god tier. Charlie snapping the barrel of the shotgun closed, him motioning that he has a halo on, asking her if she still has her pepper spray. BILLY BURKE LIFTED THIS MOVIE UP AND TRIED SO HARD TO CARRY IT ON HIS BROAD, MUSTACHIOED DAD SHOULDERS, WE STAN

WHERE TO START WITH THE BASEBALL SCENE:

Supermassive Black Hole in the background, Alice going AWF with her pitching, Rosalie getting all pissed when Bella says she's out and Emmett yells "c'mon babe it's just a game" like the puppy dog of a person (vampire?) he is, CARLISLE WEARING A SCARF WHILE PLAYING BASEBALL, I WILL NEVER EMOTIONALLY RECOVER FROM JASPERS BAT TRICKS, EMMET AND EDWARDS LAUGH AFTER CRASHING INTO ONE ANOTHER.

A TRULY IMMACULATE MOVIE SCENE. This scene isn’t long enough

“My monkey man” might be the worst line in this movie, I’m so torn between which one is the worst. Also, I'm just now realizing that this is the second time someone has compared a loved one to some type of monkey and I really don't like it.

Bella's defeated “I can’t hurt him” breaks my heart every time. AND FUCKING BILLY BURKE pulling out his acting chops with Charlie’s poor little broken sounding “I know I’m not that much fun to be around we can do more stuff together” & “I just gotcha back” LIKE LITERALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SCENE HURTS ME ON A PHYSICAL LEVEL AND I AM ENTITLED TO FINANCIAL COMPENSATION

I know I've skipped over a lot but it's just a lot of like star wipe level montage of nonsense, so we are mOVING ON to what is possibly the biggest plot hole I've never recognized before now: How in the hell was James planning on luring Bella out if he didn’t find that videotape of Bella's mom looking for her????? Or was he just going to bust up in the holiday inn, metaphorical guns blazing & toss Bella out a window???

This fight scene between James & Edward is VERY poorly choreographed and you can practically see the stunt wires pulling on their clothes but no one is surprised..this is Twilight after all.

Who the fuck starts the fire in the ballet studio if Carlisle & Edward are with Bella, Jasper and Emmet are holding James's arms and Alice is ripping his head off???? Esme and Rosalie aren't there so the only explanation is that Emmett's power Stephanie never told us about is his ability to start small, controlled, indoor bonfires with his mind.

If Bella was losing blood from her femoral artery it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that she would have been cognizant enough to tell them her hand was burning + THERE’S A BIG ASS BITE HOW DID THEY MISS IT???

Let Me Sign is such a good fucking song. Actually, while we're on music every song on every Twilight Saga soundtrack SLAPS. At least 1 department at Summit Entertainment was staffed with competent people. (side note, why the fuck do I know the studio by name that made this movie. I need to go lie down)

Bella acting a damn fool in the hospital bed like clingy much

CHARLIE IS SUCH A GOOD DAD FUCK!

The Edward/Jacob beef is so dramatic at prom can you both chill for 5 minutes we haven't even gotten to y'alls bullshit yet that's not until New Moon.

Bella really thought this mfer was gonna turn her at prom in the middle of the dancefloor??????????

Flightless Bird American Mouth. That's it, that's the bullet point

Victoria coming to prom, like we stan a dramatic bitch.

I will almost CERTAINLY post my New Moon (Extended Edition) notes in a few days. & yes I do have notes on the entire franchise.

#I had a lot more but I cut it down #a lot of my extra stuff was just talking about RPatz slipping inexplicably into a Spanish accent from time to time #no one seems to notice #but I fucking do #I hear the way he says 'so you're worried' and want to caCKLE OUT LOUD #I'm not nearly as funny as I think I am but ask me if I give a fuck #baby I will subject you to my poor humor #Twilight #Twilight Saga

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residentraccoon · 3 years

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Fave 2021 national finals songs

Since I don't have anything better to do with my life at the moment I decided to ramble about stuff. Okay, here are my thoughts about my fave songs from the national finals of 2021, in no particular order!

Norsk Melodi Grand Prix

• Monument was my absolute favourite and I still can't believe to this day that it didn't win :( Keiino are fking fantastic and they killed the stage (though I kind of preffered the black outfits from the 1st heat over the final ones, they suited the song's athmosphere better). I cried real tears when I saw they lost, for real. Heartbreak 💔

• Hero was such a nice throwback to 80s music style, the staging was also really neat. Would love to see Raylee come back next year in the selection, she has a cool stage presence

• Okay but Vi er Norge was a banger and I'm still listening to this one, a real shame it didn't even qualify nor win the 2nd chance round. As you already knew before, I have a weakness for violins because yes. The performance was so energetic and fun, should have def qualified. Underrated.

• Ut av mørket/Fallen angel was really good too. I wanted it to be kept in norwegian for esc but oh well. The stage show was just a tad messy but memorable.

• I can't escape was something I'd hear from Roxen ngl, the style matches her perfectly, even her cursive singing, everything. Either way I loved this one too, this song feels like a hug.

• Pages was so magical, I'm glad we got another joik song, sadly this didn't qualify 😥

• World on fire was kind of generic but puts me in a good mood everytime I listen to it, it's really catchy.

• Let loose is so g r o o v y and cool, it was my fave from the 1st heat when I got to listen to the songs. I'm lowkey happy it advanced to the final instead of Elevate, I'm sorry but I saw everyone praising that one in youtube comments, I never saw the hype, it was too regular and plain for me.

• Own yourself was so cute and funky, loved how it showed her ethnic background a lil with that disco sound.

• Witch woods...ehhh...While it's funny and unique, I think it's suited more for a witch Disney musical than Eurovision. But I like it anyway.

• Faith Bloody Faith oh yes I needed a rock song in this nf. Relieved it won the 2nd chance. Oh and I just realized, the superfinalists in mgp were literally the ones from the 1st heat. Crazy huh?

• Nordlyset is something I'd listen to near a fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate in hands watching the snow fall in my cottage located in a forest far away from civillization. So soothing and beautiful <3

• Eyes wide open was epic just like his 2020 viking schlager song (i prefer his 2020 song over this one but that's another story)

Melodifestivalen

• Little tot was amazing but def not as good as Bulletproof. It's still catchy asf and one of my favs from this selection.

• Dandi Dansa aka a banger, again another catchy song.

• Every minute sounds like a summer hit, it's awesome. It's also the spawner of all those haha eric on a kitchen tile memes I've seen around during that time.

• The world and especially Sweden wasn't ready for the masterpiece called Rena Rama Ding Dong. They should tone down their preference for safe pop songs and choose meme worthy songs like this one in the future tbh. They didn't even qualify, Sweden = coward.

• One Touch is a fun club track, I can see this as a summer hit as well. But her stage show...go girl give us nothing

• In the middle, once again The Mamas delivered.

• And finally Voices, which its nf staging was superior to the esc one. We are so sorry Tusse 😔

Festivali i Këngës

• Zjarri Im a total banger, it wasn't even in the top 5 ffs Era Rusi queen.

• Njësoj has such a nice party vibe, should have qualified.

• Haven't paid any attention to Karma until it won, then I said hey this isn't so bad, it's traditional and ethnic, I can actually see Albania in the final with this.

Dora

• Rijeka was the only one I thought it will win by a landslide and I was surprised it didn't. The staging was a bit too over the top, though

• Tick Tock grew on me after it won and quickly became one of my faves of this year's esc. I'm still sad it didn't qualify 😔

• She's like a dream is super uplifting and also sounds like an 80s song.

• Colors is something I heard a million times before but for some reason I'm jamming to this? Also I heard she's blind, is it true?

Eesti Laul

• Took me a while to have a fave from this nf but after some listens Magus Melanhoolia stole my heart 🧡 it's so different from the others and the staging looked so proffesional.

• Lost in a dance had me d a n c i n, I noticed we had a lot of 80s throwbacks in this nf season, this included. The live was so dissapointing though 😔

• Not so keen on 6 at first but now I absolutely love it, she has such a nice style and the song's athmosphere is so magical.

• Time was amazing, surprised it came 2nd!

• I actually liked The lucky one lmao, I found it much better than his previous entry.

• Heaven's not that far tonight was the party 80s bop we didn't knew we needed

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

• Probably my biggest letdown of this nf season but I actually managed to like Står lige her, digging the electro 80s (again) sound

• I also liked Øve os på hinanden as well, this one really feels like a legit 80s track rather than a throwback.

• Silver Bullet was interesting as well, it was the early frontrunner when the songs first came out from what I remember.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

• I love you is so wacky and catchy, and in finnish! I'd hear this as a soundtrack in an old video game.

• Dark Side was the definite winner ever since I heard it, and they even got a top 10 finish for Finland for the first time in years! Couldn't be more proud 😭

• Hurt was also one of my favs, Aksel needs to come back to esc, maybe in 2022 methinks 🤔

• Wait what is Laura Põldvere, an estonian singer tm doing in finnish nf? While I liked Play, I knew it wasn't strong enough to win, and she even came last. Do you get any flashbacks from another estonian entry with the same name that came last? 👀

C'est vous qui decidez

• Voila was the clear winner and that's about it, she deserved the win, it's just too beautiful for this world 😭

• Alleluia was an interesting sound of afrobeat, too bad their chances were killed because of messy staging :(

• Amour fou was so catchy and I loved the horse head thing lmao

Pabandom iš naujo

• Discoteque all day any day. The Roop world domination 💛

• Where'd you wanna go is so calming. I listen to this when I'm stressed and it works wonders, this was really beautiful.

• Open is so unique and soothing, a total contrast from her 2014 entry.

• Never fall for you again is a total earworm, even now as I'm writing this...even if I haven't listened to it since February.

Sanremo

• Zitti e Buoni was my instant fave, it simply stood out from the others by a lot.

Festival da Canção

• Por um triz is a beautiful ballad, was my fave.

• Saudade was the early favourite, reminds me of Telemoveis with its weird but artsy style.

Israel NF

• ...I really only liked Set me free tbh.

• La la love had a good potential but I can't not cringe at the corona reference like...ugh. Such a fun party song killed by one lyric, such a shame.

Russia's NF

• Just Russian Woman was the only one who deserved to win.

Spain's NF

• Yeah, they were both good but I liked Voy a Quedarme more.

#txt #oh my god oKAY this is a long post af #eurovision

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misskatieray · 3 years

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Fearless (Taylor’s Version): What It Means To Me

The day I bought this album, I could never have known how it was going to guide me, follow me, and change me.

1. Fearless:

A song that perfectly describes something I had not yet experienced at the time. And now, 12 years later, it reminds me of what it felt like falling in love at 17 with the man I now fall asleep next to every night.

These song lyrics were EVERYTHING to me at age 13, so much so that I made them my Facebook status about 5 times a day. They actually became the ice breaker for me and a boy I had a crush on (seen in the comments below), who later broke my heart and became a little more “Forever & Always.”

2. Fifteen:

Being 13 when this song came out gave me a lot to look forward to. When I turned 15, this song became my anthem. I started age 15 with a boy that said he loved me and entering high school. I ended 15 playing guitar and performing on my own. It was honestly one of the most formative years for me.

3. Love Story:

My mom, my best friend and the best human, was such a good sport about listening to me go on and on about my obsessions. T-Swift was one of the biggest. She fully invested herself into the things I loved. And while many young girls would be ~sooo~ embarrassed by it, I loved every second of it. She got the songs I would blare in the car stuck in her head, like Love Story.

4. Hey Stephen:

This was one of my favorites. I felt every lyric in my soul at age 14. And looking back, its funny how applicable this song became. I’ve been with the man I love for 8 years now, but we were only 17 when we first started dating. And he had multiple girls chasing after him, so he had some choices to make. But I wrote a song. And he heard the song. And I think that’s when he really understood how strongly I felt towards him. So the lyrics really came true for me...

“All those other girls, well they’re beautiful, but would they write a song for you?”

And now I live in Nashville with this man, chasing my dreams in country music. I even got to meet THE Stephen. My teenage self would be on cloud 9.

5. White Horse:

It’s been 12 years and I still can’t play this song on guitar. But I’m going to learn soon, I swear.

The lyrics “My mistake, I didn’t know to be in love you had to fight to have the upper hand” STUCK WITH ME. I had really only known how to express any negative emotions through fighting, something my early relationships reinforced. But this man, the man I love, helped me learn early on how real communication works. And it makes life with him so wonderful.

6. You Belong With Me:

OKAY, LISTEN. I first heard this song blaring from my CD player, alone in my room on a typical Tuesday night. The boy my heart ~ached~ for was dating someone else; someone that genuinely did not understand him the way I did.

“I’m in my room, it’s a typical Tuesday night. I’m listening to the kind of music she doesn’t like.”

When that line played, I was FLOORED. IT WAS LIT-ERALLY ME. my 13 year old self was s h o o k. About 6 months later, this boy would realize he did belong with me. So this song has a special place in my heart. (More on that relationship in my coverage of “All Too Well.” Stay tuned.)

7. Breathe:

I first learned about the phrase “clean break” while reading Twilight (New Moon). So to this day, this song always reminds me of Twilight. And I was, of course, a Twilight fanatic in 2008. So I had this song on repeat.

8. Tell Me Why:

Remember “Fearless” guy? Well, he makes a comeback here, folks! Literally about 2 weeks after the Fearless statuses, he inspired some Tell Me Why statuses (please excuse the typo). Teenage love: burns bright, and burns fast.

9. You’re Not Sorry:

Some days, I sit down at the piano and just sing this song. Because it feels so damn good. This song has a piece of my heart, because it is so raw and well-written. I will never tire of it. I can’t wait for 2021 Taylor to absolutely slay it.

10. The Way I Loved You:

This song is so funny for me to listen to now. Because it was very accurate for teenage me. I had a 7th grade boyfriend who was sweet, and nice, and polite. But the spark was NOT there. Nope - instead, I wanted to be with the moody, cynical, mysterious guy. And I was only 13! So, I’d listen to this in my headphones on car rides and create music videos in my mind starring these two boys. I am so thankful I found my man at 17, because I’ve learned that the deepest love doesn’t need a roller coaster to be exciting and wonderful.

11. Forever & Always:

I am not emotionally able to handle this one. I felt ALL THE THINGS when this came out. It was sassy, it was emotional, it was savage, it was real. I was #TeamTaylor. And the PIANO VERSION??? I was never the same.

I’ll never forget my dad constantly asking me, “But WHY does it rain in his bedroom??”

“Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide, like a scared little boy?” - My relationship at age 14 was one that really impacted me for years. It was exactly what this verse implies - I had to watch every word I said, for fear he would run away. Because it felt like I would say ONE word out of line, and it was emotional chaos. This song really got me through the rough days during that.

12. The Best Day:

This song has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. I recently played it on a Mother’s Day live stream I did, and I couldn’t get through it without crying. My mom is my best friend on this planet. When I felt like I had no one, I had her. And she’s supported everything in my life. There is absolutely no way I could ever thank her enough. And now she lives 900 miles away. When I need to cry about missing her and our car rides and our Netflix binging, I just listen to this song.

13. Change:

I wanted to print these lyrics out and put them in my locker freshman year. I had a good life: a good family, a couple close friends, stability. But I never really felt like I quite fit in at school. I didn’t feel like the people around me actually understood me at all. I had undiagnosed OCD and anxiety, and I knew I had dreams bigger than my suburban junior high could provide. But when I played this song, I felt inspired and hopeful.

And these things DID change. Hallelujah.

It’s the character development for me.

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Honestly, I would not be who I am personally or musically without this album. Seeing the Fearless tour showed me everything I wanted in my music career. Having these songs gave me an outlet for all the crazy teenage emotions I didn’t know how to handle. It’s nostalgic to hear all these songs again, 12 years later. But even more than that: it’s a beautiful opportunity to see the growth we’ve all experienced in the past 12 years.

Head first, fearless.

(Catch me covering all 13 songs on my TikTok: @ katieraymusic )

#fearless #taylors version #taylor swift #fearless taylor’s version #fearless (taylor’s version)

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colorseeingchick · 4 years

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Hi☺️ can I plz request a male match up for haikyuu and bnha?

I’m a shy introvert and I can’t for the life of me start good conversations in real life with new ppl. And If I try to, it’s very awkward. Lol. I was mostly ignored as a child whenever I tried to express my opinions and that really effected me. My very close friends described me as “kind, brave, and pretty.” Like, every single one of them said the same thing🤣 when I’m out and about with my friends, I seem very friendly and approachable at first but then come off as cold and serious after meeting and first talking because I’m very shy and not assertive at all. I’ve also been told that I seem like I don’t care about anything. when I’m around ppl I’m very comfortable with I’m very loud and silly, dark/dirty humor. I’m always obnoxiously signing (shouting) Disneys Frozen songs at my friends just to annoy the crap out of them. my hobbies? Well... I have a horse and a mini donkey who are my BABIES and rarely no one comes before them. So, I guess horseback riding is my biggest hobby. I’d say my second is learning new languages. Im a huge music lover and love to play funny songs to remind my friends about our inside jokes. I’m very athletic with medium height but I have a thick build. love to play hard at games like tag, capture the flag, hide and seek. Like, I give it my all when I play. Very outdoorsy. Trail rides, hiking, fishing, camping... I’m pretty sure the only “talents” I have are remembering song lyrics and movie quotes. Aaaaaaaand annoying my friends. Thank youuuuuu! 😘😘😘💖💕💖💕 I’m sorry if this is kinda all over the place.

You literally sound so cool I have a friend crush on you its official! But the boy from Haikyuu that’s has a big fat crush on you is...

Tendou Satori!!

Tendou loves you because you’re so safe. Like everything about you makes his heart warm and face turn up into a smile. He gets his energy just by being around you, and in return he’ll do anything he can to make you feel just as comfortable and happy as he is.

He came to know you sometime after high school through a mutual friend group. His first thought when he saw you was - wow. She’s so pretty. And poor baby was shy and thought he didn’t deserve to talk to someone as pretty as you, but he decided to give it a shot because of how approachable you seemed. He concluded you weren’t intimidating (meaning it was safe to keep talking to you :D) even though were a bit serious and closed off. Nothing he wasn’t used to! He’s been friends with Ushi for years.

But the process of getting to know you was where his heart slipped and fell in LOVE. His first impressions of your personality were that you were as goofy as him! You had no cares in the world- singing loudly, making crazy funny jokes (he found them crazy funny), and super passionate about your pet (do they count as pets?) horse and donkey. One look at a picture of both, and he decided instantly that the donkey was his favorite. He also saw how brave you were, and learning about your past, he grew to admire you and want to protect you then. He also dealt with some not nice things in childhood and it effected him too, so he wanted nothing more than to make your life better going forward. .

Your relationship is so pure and fun ITS THE BEST. Both of you would be so freakin happy ya know. He has you teach him how to horseback ride, and your relationship is just filled with so many inside jokes. You have a whole shared playlist that’s just every song that pertains to your inside jokes, and you blast and sing it as you guys hang out or drive around. You write out lyric quotes on his wrist, and he’ll do song lyric texting pranks with you. You both do your best to keep each other happy, comfortable, and try and push each other to grow out of your comfort zones. Tendou would teach you to be more assertive, and you would teach Tendou to be more secure in himself. Your friend group knows you guys as the ‘fun couple,’ and you two really do live up to the name.

From BNHA, the guy who’s simpin over ya is...

Denki Kaminari!

There’s nothing on the face of this earth that could convince me that Pro Hero Denki wouldn’t be absolutely obsessed with you. When he first saw how pretty, approachable, and friendly you were while in the middle of a mission, he didn’t hesitate to make some moves on you (Denki I get it you wanna talk to the cute girl but PRIORITIES THERE IS A MISSION IN PROGRESS). And if you responded a bit coldly (unintentionally!) at first, he would just be more intrigued by you.

As he met with you more times, he found himself slowly being sucked into a pit of “I want to spend a LOT more time with her,” which he didn’t know how to deal with at first. He was also caught super off guard when he found out you had a dirty sense of humor, but that absolutely sealed the deal for him that you were the perfect girl.

He watched firsthand how brave you were. Despite his crazy missions, and sometimes you getting dragged into it, you always kept calm and were willing to keep moving forward, without being fazed. He also knew that you weren’t super assertive, and he wanted to help you become more assertive because he knows how strong you really are. Although he is relatively assertive, so he doesn’t mind voicing your concerns on your behalf if you need him to. He has your back always.

In your relationship, y’all are all about living life as much as you can. You manage to get Denki away from the agency every once in a while, and when you do, you two just dip from the city and go on adventures. You go on walks, hikes, and fish on weekend long camping trips where you two just get to bask in each others love. He takes care to make sure you feel appreciated and loved. When you two are unfortunately trapped in the city doing work, you guys find way to embrace the inner child that lives in you both, playing hide and seek or tag at home at night. Loser has to do whatever the winner wants hehe.

I hope you enjoyed your matchups love :) #Colorseeingchick matchups #bnha #haikyuu

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greendragonqueen · 4 years

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How to Fix Arwen

And no, I don’t mean the elf princess from Lord of the Rings, she is perfect and I love her.

No, I’m talking about the ship Arwen, from Merlin.

(I know, ya’ll fucking surprised that I’m still talking about Merlin. Neither am I.)

Well I’m here to talk about this ship, because out of all of the ships on this show, this one was the most canon and yet felt the most pushed. The most forced.

I mean I love the idea, I am a HUGE fan of the original Arthurian Legend stories. (If you somehow did not know, Merlin was based off of the poems and stories written between 750 AD to about 1500 AD. They aren’t all consistent, but revolve around King Arthur, his knights, and the world they lived in. These poems are all collectively called ‘Arthurian Legend’.) Their relationship is so complex, and it’s great. In some, Guinevere is a loyal and loving queen, others are malicious and are willing to stab Arthur (and really anyone she doesn’t like) in the back the moment she can get a chance, and the most recent versions (see Mallory’s work) are good people, but just don’t love Arthur. In some, Arthur takes Guinevere for granted, giving her sympathy for whe she betrays him, in some he is an absolutely doting husband, making her betrayal (if she does betray him) all the more painful for him.

There’s a reason why this relationship is up there in iconic relationships with Romeo and Juliet (and only being surpassed by Guinevere and Lancelot) and it’s because it’s such an enticing relationship. It’s complex, you don’t know what’s going to happen next. There’s literally so many options for how the writers of Merlin could have taken the relationship! But instead, we got what we got, which felt like a half assed, half baked, attempt to literally shove all of the complexities of their relationship into one big mess.

I mean literally, season two was supposed to have Merlin and Morgana in a relationship, but they decided against it because ‘they didn’t want to take away from Arthur and Gwen’s relationship’. So essentially they wasted one relationship, and squandered another. If they had written a good version of Gwen and Arthur’s relationship, I would have at least understood why my ship didn’t get the attention it deserves, but they didn’t.

But we still love the idea of a king falling in love with a servant. They are two adorable little nuggets and if we are all obsessed with destiny, then this is the biggest embodiment of destiny we can get.

So this is what I would do if I had to rewrite their ship.

First, you have to encourage the ship from the absolute very beginning, and you HAVE to keep it up, you HAVE to keep it consistent. Like, almost very first minute of the show. Like, Arthur is basically beating up Merlin in their first encounter, but Gwen walks by and tells Arthur off. (This would then lead to Merlin’s introduction to Gwen and her immediate crush on him.) And we all know that Arthur doesn’t really care for servants and peasants (I mean, for gods sake, he’s throwing knives at his unnamed servant), but he listens to Gwen. Before he listens to Merlin, he’s listening to Gwen. The other knights make fun of him for it, but he doesn’t care. And we can tell in his mind that his logical excuse is that Gwen will tell Morgana if he doesn't stop, and if there is anyone that scares Arthur more than Uther, it’s Morgana, and Arthur does not want to incur her wrath.

But eventually, as time goes on, the reason why he stops is because he’s staring at Gwen. He can’t take his eyes off of her. She is the reason why he loses some sparring matches, but that’s much later on. We can still keep her comment ‘I would never want to marry a man like Arthur’ at the feast later, but we also need a, a look. Something that says that a tiny part of her is lying.

We need the hints right from the get go, just like we get hints right from the very beginning for Merlin and Morgana’s relationship. We see his eyes get drawn to her, we need that sparkly music. We need the whole dang ten yards, people, otherwise it’s not gonna work.

Second, there needs to be more alone moments between Arthur and Gwen, especially early on. Moments that logically have no romantic moments in them, but you can still feel the tension. Like a creepy picture, but with romantic ideas instead, if you get what I mean.

Like we need Gwen and Arthur going out to help Merlin and Morgana after they get into their own little shenanigans (coughcough they went on a secret date and were kidnapped by bandits because those woods seem to be crawling with them coughcough), and bickering like an old married couple the entire way. A stranger or a knight comments on it. The two blush redder than tomatoes, and agree to never talk about it again.

Gwen/we finally meets the hunting dogs Arthur continually talks about. Arthur tries to warn her, saying that they’re ferocious creatures, they’re work dogs, they’re trained to kill, they attack Merlin all the time if he doesn’t do exactly what they want, and before his mouth can even finish his words, Gwen has them on the floor, tongue hanging out of their mouths, giving them belly rubs and talking to them in a baby voice. Arthur doesn’t know what the fuck is happening, his jaw is on the floor, and Merlin just turns to him and says something like, “you need to take her on this trip, not me” and just walks away. All Arthur could hear was “You nee to take her” before he is left blushing like a little school girl as she doesn't realize that the prince of Camelot is staring at her.

Speaking of animals, a scene where Gwen needs help with her horse, who is refusing to listen to her. It gets so bad that the horse eventually rears up. Immediately Arthur comes running up and helps, practically saving her from getting kicked in the face. He gives her advice on what to do, telling her where their blind spots are and how you can’t stand in them, otherwise you’ll spook them, what to do to calm them down and whatnot, and while Gwen already knows about half of what he tells her, she doesn't mind, because he isn’t mansplaining to her.

Arthur and Merlin catch up to Morgana and Gwen while out in the market, and immediately offers to help carry their things. Immediately Arthur turns around and gives his things to Merlin, but Gwen rolls her eyes and immediately takes her things back. This leads to a rather funny passing around of objects from Gwen to Arthur to Merlin to Gwen to Morgana to Merlin and all the way around, until finally Arthur submits and takes the things.

Random moment where Gwen and Morgana sneak out to the tavern to get drinks and get caught by Arthur and Merlin. It’s very funny as Gwen tries to hide her voice and the drinks and it fails spectacularly. Drinks are spilled, voices are choked on, the whole nine yards. They eventually agree to help them on the condition that they get some of the drinks too. Cue a full night of the four getting drunk off their asses on the roof of the castle, filled with laughter and stories and hangovers the next morning. It’s completely PG what they do on the roof, so no funny business.

(Arthur and Gwen talking about Merlin and Morgana’s blooming relationship, because I can’t seem to keep them out of any Merlin post I make.)

Third, they also need more of those romantic tension moments. Those moments that are meant for romantic interests, to offer the idea of the ship. They don’t have to be that early, but they should be sooner than it was in the series. Several early episodes could be modified to fit this idea, and I bet they were intended to show this idea, but they weren’t done well. They were too far spaced and too slow, resulting the writers to need to forcibly need to pick up the pace when the time came, resulting in a sloppy building of the relationship.

The sickness episode could have been one big giant romantic interest episode, one that showed that Arthur had grown to at least care for her. Like when she is sentenced to execution, Arthur’s gotta fight against it. He's arguing with his father, he has to get dragged out by the guards. When Merlin proclaims that he has magic and that he was the one that cured her father, Arthur gets mad for more than one reason. (One, he wishes he had come up with that idea first, even though it probably wouldn’t work, and two, how dare he start going after Gwen.)

Gwen also being kidnapped and meeting Lancelot was also a good episode for this, but once again, it was slow and it was late. It needs to be pushed up a little, like around season one, perhaps. Arthur doesn’t even need Morgana’s encouragement, he’s already half way out the door before Morgana can even come in and rant. Both Merlin and Morgana are confused. They like it, but they’re confused.

Also, wasn’t the unicorn in “The Unicorn” attracted to Gwen’s purity? I feel like that’s right. If it wasn’t, then it should. Gwen is out in the woods, and the unicorn walks up to her. Against Merlin’s wishes, Arthur kills the unicorn. Afterwards, Gwen feels horrible about it, especially after learning about the curse about what happens when you kill a unicorn, and lets Arthur know about it. She rips him another one, and it breaks his heart because she is making great points and there’s tears in her eyes and its all his fault, all that sort of good stuff. Arthur watches Morgana and Gwen sneak food out of the castle, and the next time they do it, he helps, as a sort of apology. When he goes out to try and solve it, he leaves her an apology note, explaining what he’s doing.

Also, there would also be other moments in other episodes, or even newly created episodes.

Arthur takes a page out of Merlin’s book and brings her flowers he picked. They aren’t nearly as pretty as Merlin’s were for Morgana, but Gwen giggles and knows its the thought that counts. She keeps them regardless and even dries the bundle to keep it forever.

Arthur finally learns that Gwen had kissed Merlin (on the lips, no less!) (potentially on their night drinking on the roof) and Arthur has to work through his inner turmoil and his realization that he doesn't like Gwen kissing Merlin, or more specifically Merlin kissing Gwen. No one but Morgana realizes what’s going on. I would dare to even say that the idea causes him to have nightmares about the idea, but perhaps not. Still wishy washy about that idea.

Morgana realizes Arthur’s crush on Gwen (yes, that’s how early we need to establish the roots of this relationship, that Morgana is still good and realizes that Arthur has a crush on her before Arthur even realizes that he has a crush on her), and decides to fully lean into it. She dresses her servant to the nines, even getting Merlin’s advice, for a ball, and Arthur is absolutely thrown back. He is thrown off his feet. He can barely even get a word out, much less a full sentence. And then later on Uther pulls Morgana off to the side and tells her that she can’t do that again, telling her that royals and servants can’t intermix, much like how Arthur told Merlin not to pursue Morgana.

Or better yet, take a page out of Miraculous Ladybug and have Arthur in one episode disguise his identity from everyone, including Gwen, just so that he can openly flirt with her. Hell, that could be the jousting episode! Instead of him living with her for a few days, he pretends to be someone else entirely for the jousting competition and doesn’t tell anyone (except for Merlin, because Merlin would freak), and he realizes that his disguise is so good that even Gwen doesn't even realize that it’s him. Cue the flirt master, and her gently declining him, saying her heart is saved for another man. He pressures her into telling him, and eventually she relents and tells her its the prince. Arthur has no idea how to respond.

Not to mention we need the WEDDING EPISODE. We have her coronation, but not their wedding. I mean, what the hell? Is that supposed to be their wedding? Because if it was, then it sucked.

Fourth, they need to help each other grow. We all love Merlin being the one who tells Arthur off and help him grow, but if we want this ship to work, we need Gwen to do it too.

Arthur teaches Gwen to sword fight, not like how he taught Merlin but actually teaches her, or better yet he teaches her chess. Chess has always been known as a strategy game for Scottish kings to learn for how to move their armies, and if Arthur wants Gwen to be her queen, then why wouldn’t he teach her battle strategy? He teaches her how to escape knots and bindings “in case for the future” (this leads to some awkward moments in the bedroom). He, along with Merlin and Morgana, teach her how to read and write, because “I’m the only one in our group who never had the luxury nor the requirement to learn how to read and write” and that just can’t stand.

Gwen teaches Arthur swordsmithing, or at least convincing her father to teach Arthur how to swordsmith (which also leads to Arthur getting the approval of the relationship from Gwen’s father). This may come from Arthur continually breaking his swords, and Gwen commenting how much of a waste it is. Arthur probably wouldn’t understand and probably wouldn’t care, and Gwen would explain/go into a speech about how it would take a swordsmith, such as her father, days of tireless work to make a single sword, all for him to not even care about his swords and continue to break it. Some point, Gwen drags Arthur to the forge with the explanation “you’ll care more about your weapons if you actually make it”, and forces her father to teach Arthur how to make a sword. After all is said and done, and Arthur has grown. He still keeps his rather terrible sword, as a memento.

Fifth, once you have everything to show of the development of a relationship, there needs to be a LOT of resistance. Not just from Morgana not wanting Gwen on the throne (believe it or not, even in her deranged state, she still likes Gwen and Arthur together, she just doesn't like Gwen being on the throne), but from everyone.

Lancelot continues to show up more since season one, and the more he shows up, the more Arthur tries to keep Gwen away from him. This leads to arguments between them, Gwen telling Arthur that she can do whatever she wants. She’s an independent woman, and while she may work for the castle, she doesn't work for him. “I’m not your wife,” she says in passing, and it only makes Arthur more frustrated. Eventually, Arthur has to confess his feelings.

Uther somehow figures out Arthur’s interest, and forbids it. Uther will try his BEST to set Arthur up with various princesses and ladies, and Arthur literally runs away from all of them. He does not want any of them, he wants Gwen. He refuses to come home until Uther gets rid of the suitors. Eventually, Uther relents or Merlin manages to get rid of them. Either way around, it proves to Gwen and to Uther that Arthur wants her, and Uther says something around the lines like “she is a peasant, she is worth nothing.” And Arthur responds with, “But she is worth everything to me.” Uther potentially banishes her, but I’m not too sure.

After Uther is gone and Arthur is king, Elyan arrives and becomes a knight. Once Elyan finds out that Arthur married Gwen, he does NOT approve of the relationship, and lets it be known. It even gets to the point where Arthur has to fight for her hand, again, and it’s only when he shows mercy to Elyan when Gwen asks him to that Elyan approves, when he realizes that Arthur does listen to Gwen.

Some lords, ladies, knights, and even some peasants show their disproval of Gwen being the new queen, and let it be known specifically to Gwen. They don’t respect her, they don’t listen to her, and they call her the peasant queen, or the false queen. Both have to work together to get the people to approve of her, and even then that's something that has to be dealt with over several episodes. It’s a slow arc.

And finally, sixth, it needs to show that both work together, not only as a husband and wife duo, but as king and queen. The two work heavily together to rule the kingdom and for their relationship, and its shown in many small moments over the final series.

The two have heavy discussions over the breakfast table about everything in the kingdom, from tax disputes to recent sprees of crimes to raising the ban on magic to servant gossip, it’s anything.

Gwen’s pointing out advice at the battle strategy meetings, and Arthur’s listening while also seriously disputing it, like any good battle strategists would.

Arthur and Gwen have picnics outside where Arthur braids flowers into her hair. He gets pretty good at it.

Gwen reads to him every night to help him sleep, and he freaking loves it.

I wrote about this earlier in an earlier piece, but Gwen may act in court as a perfect, studious queen, but behind closed doors she’s still the same old Gwen, and Arthur loves it. She slouches, she bickers, and no matter how many times he tells her to leave to the servants, he will catch her cleaning. Even if Merlin is in the room, she will be cleaning, because “she ordered me not to, and I can’t disobey the orders from the queen”. Arthur will even clean the whole room himself before Merlin gets in and she wakes up to stop her from cleaning. It turns out it was a ploy by Gwen and Merlin to teach Arthur to clean up after himself, and it works flawlessly.

“Merlin, where’s my cape?” “I don’t-?” He looks over, and in comes Gwen with the cape, which is much too big on her and makes her look almost look like a child, thrown over her shoulders. She gives him the derpiest looks, and with a swish and a twirl, proceeds to run away with the cape.

Gwen keeps a booklet of things Arthur says in his sleep, which is apparently a lot. (It kind of makes Arthur calling Merlin’s name out into the night a little less weird, because apparently he says everyone’s name in his sleep.) One of the sweetest things he says as wrapping his arms around her waist is, ‘No, Gwen, I love you too much to let you boil our hobgoblin grandchildren’. It was confusing and terribly sweet, even though it made Gwen laugh and made Arthur wake up.

Finally, Arthur holding out his hand for her to take to dance with him at every banquet, like a teenager asking a girl out to a dance, and it never, ever gets old.

Point is, we need to make this relationship feel real. We need those small moments and that growth to make it feel real and alive and shippable.

#Merlin #arthur #gwen #arwen

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obsidianmirrored · 4 years

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High School Re-Moo-nion | Teresa & Luce

Controlling her breathing, Luce maintained a quick but measured pace as she ran around the outskirts of the UMWC campus. With the return of the sun, she was taking advantage of actually being able to see where the fuck she was going and not have to hold her phone’s flashlight on whenever she was running. It was a nice change of pace, in a very literal way. As she continued to run, Luce glanced over at the athletic fields. Sometimes the women’s rugby team would be playing and she didn’t mind checking that out, in a purely athletic way. Totally just out of athletic interest. But, the fields were empty, except for a couple guys playing soccer at the far end away from her. Damn. Pulling her eyes from the field, she rounded the corner that led further away from campus towards the woods-- what the fuck? Jogging to a stop, Luce stared in confusion, not sure what to make of the sight in front of her. A giant fucking cow was walking out of the forest that surrounded the town, ambling right towards her. “Whoa there, Bessie.” She said, holding up her hands. What the fuck was a cow doing here?

Teresa was doing her counts, getting ready to round every one up and when she noticed one of the cows was missing. She already knew who it was. She didn’t need to look any further. It was one of their brown swiss named Perla. That girl was just too curious and too sweet for her own good. She loved meeting people and going up to them and that’s probably what led her out in the first place. She enclosed the cows before heading to the horse - if it had just been Tez to come along, she wouldn’t follow her home but the horse provided a bit of a fear that made her more eager to return home. Once she saddled up, her mother was outside the door, wondering what was going on. “Perla.” Was all Tez needed to say before her mom nodded knowingly and went back inside. Teresa had a few of Perla’s favorites to check on. However, she figured if the owner of the drive-in hadn’t called her yet, she most likely wasn’t there. She was probably cutting through the University’s campus to make her way to the Common. Teresa only hoped she wasn’t too late and the cow hadn’t gotten deep into Downtown yet.

As the cow continued to walk up to her, Luce glanced around. Most of the students were either in classes, in their dorms, or just not interested in putzing around the woods. Which was fair. She probably wouldn’t be around here either if she was a student. “C’mon, back up there.” Luce warned, holding her hands up in front of her. But, realistically, what was she going to do? Push it? She didn’t really know much about cows, but she was pretty sure this wasn’t how cow tipping worked. As the big animal continued to lumber towards her, she felt her fingertips grow warm. Mmmmm, turning it into a steak seemed a little overkill. And messy. Taking a breath, she started to back away, trying to make a wide circle around the cow. If she went back into the woods, it would probably go off on its way to the college, right? “So you want a good education, huh? You live your life, I’ll live mine.” She said as she tried to move away from the cow. But the damn thing just stared at her with big brown eyes and followed after her. Shit.

Teresa exited the woods surrounding the campus and started looking around. Typically she gathered where people would be, sometimes Tez could swear she knew the general schedules and when most classes finished. As her horse tread along, she spotted the cow and was relieved albeit slightly annoyed at the silly cow but then saw her moving toward someone and given how she was walking away from her, she probably didn’t want anything to do with the cow. She urged Frida to head to the cow but it seemed Perla had heard the familiar sound of her horse and picked up speed heading in the direction of the person which wasn’t ideal. She was too close for Teresa to feel confident about cutting her off and not potentially injuring either girl or the cow. Her plan wasn’t working so Teresa quickly unmounted the horse and started jogging toward them. “She won’t hurt’cha.” She reassured. Thankfully, Teresa was just a little bit faster than the cow and she cut her off, causing the cow to snort and turn. “Where do you think you’re going?” She muttered to the cow in spanish, hands raised, ready to try and grab a hold of her. She turned around, wondering if the cow did actually startle her. “You good?” As she turned the cow hit the brim of her hat causing it to flop onto the floor. “Hey!” She fully turned to pick up the hat from the ground, not seeing the cow start to head off once more.

At the sound of someone speaking behind her, Luce turned around and saw a woman jogging over to her, looking real fucking Brokeback Mountain. Down to the horse, in fact. “Ah, great. Then why does she keep coming towards me?” Luce asked skeptically and continued to back away. She watched as the woman hurried up to the cow. Probably its owner? Made sense with the cowboy get-up. “Yeah, I’m fine. Just didn’t expect to run into a goddamn cow.” As she spoke, Luce blinked as the cow knocked the woman’s hat off and began to hurry towards the campus. Was it really trying to make a break for it? What kinda weird ass cow..? “I think your cow’s real interested in getting a college degree.” She said, her tone wry now that the big hunk of beef had wandered away from her.

Teresa stood up and turned around, seeing the cow walking away. She put her hat back on. “Uh, she just really likes bein’ with people. I think they pet her and give her food so she always wants to keep comin’ back.” She glanced back at the stranger, only then realizing there was a hint of familiarity that she couldn’t place but she wasn’t about to try and guess or even ask. “Sorry if she scared you. She’s actually pretty friendly and maybe too curious for her own good.” She let out a soft laugh at her cow’s antics before realizing the other girl probably didn’t care or even know what was so funny. Swallowing roughly, she stood there for a moment. “Scuse me.” She gave a brief nod and headed for the cow once more who seemed to find interest in a shrub. Teresa chided her in spanish trying to shoo her away from them and it worked, only that she was coming back around to the girl. Leave it to her to get the run around in front of someone. It was fine when she played these games in the middle of the woods with no one around but not when someone else could be watching.

Folding her arms across her chest, Luce quirked an eyebrow. She hadn’t been scared by the cow. Confused, sure. Not sure what to do about it, totally. Scared? Not at all. If she’d been scared she would have just turned it into a roast beef sandwich. Which probably wouldn’t have endeared her to Little Miss Cowboy over there. “She didn’t scare me. Most people don’t expect to come across a cow when they’re out for a run.” Luce said, gesturing to her leggings and tank top. She definitely wasn’t dressed in any kind cow wrangling gear. Whatever the fuck that was. Watching as the woman followed after the cow, Luce looked over at the horse that was loitering next to her. It stared at her with large eyes, as though waiting for her to make a move. “What are you looking it?” She asked it. The horse, of course, said nothing. Which made Luce question why she was even still standing around. But, the answer was pretty simple. Brokeback was cute, in a yee-haw kind of way. And the cow was weird. Maybe it had been cursed with above bovine intelligence or something. Who knows?

“She seems real interested in you,” Teresa spoke out, letting out an uneasy laugh, completely self-conscious over the fact that she was having to wrangle her cow up in front of a stranger. Why hadn’t she left? Teresa would have much preferred doing this alone - made a fool of herself when no one was looking, that’s how she liked it. Unfortunately, she would have an audience today. Even if it was just one, it was one too many. People judged, people made assumptions. That was why she preferred animals better. Stopping by her horse for a second, she opened one of the satchels, pulling out some corn leaves and stems and then the rope. Lightly jogging back to the cow that had stopped in front of the strange girl, Teresa waved a hand for her attention. “D’ya think you could help me - all you gotta do is hold the rope wide enough for her to fit her head in while I entice her with some food.” She lifted both to show her, glancing to meet her eyes for just a moment, unable to make eye contact. “Or you can feed her - whatever you feel comfortable doin’. Uh, please?” Already the cow was interested in the stems and leaves more than meeting someone new. Tez had to hide it behind her for a second or else she’d snatch it out of her hand and they’d have nothing to bribe her to come home with.

“Apparently.” Luce nodded, watching as the woman tried and failed to get the cow to come towards her. She didn’t have much knowledge of how things like this worked, but she’d seen a cowboy movie years ago. Shouldn’t this lady be tossing a lasso around the cow? Or was that stereotypical? When she asked for her help, Luce blinked. “You want me to help you?” Did she look like the kind of person who knew what the fuck to do with a big ass animal like this? The biggest animal she’d ever handled was a particularly rambunctious Doberman that belonged to one of her old coworkers. Cows? Not at all. But, the ‘please’ at the end of the request was what got her. Letting out a sigh, she held out a hand. “Give me the rope. I’m not about to give a cow the opportunity to bite my fingers or something.” She said.

Tez was anticipating the no and even winced lightly at the question but once she agreed to it, she handed the rope. “Here,” she said softly and then brought her hand back in front of her as she moved closer to her to try and get the cow to get in the rope. Already the cow was sticking its tongue out, eager for the greens. “That’s a good size.” Teresa let her know, not needing it too wide that she might get out of it before she can tighten it around her neck. She then waved the leaves through the rope, the cow willingly taking the bait. They still had to move gently or else they’d spook her and she could injure both of them but everything seemed to be going fine. Finally, she made contact with the leaves and stems and her snout already passed the line. Just a little bit more now… “ Teresa encouraged it with soft tutting. “There we go.” The cow had its whole head in and she reached for the end of the rope where the other girl was holding. “I got it now, thank you.”

How she wound up holding a loop of rope out for a weird, friendly cow and a quiet cowgirl, Luce would never know. She’d just been out for a run, blowing off steam, hoping to check out some of the college girls. But, here she was. Helping set the most obvious trap in the history of obvious traps. Shaking her head to herself, she watched as the woman began to lure the cow forward, its tongue sticking out eagerly for the greens. At least treats seemed to work on it. As soon as the cow had it’s head in the loop, Luce slid the knot tighter, just enough to keep it from immediately jerking its head out and away. “All yours, don’t need to tell me twice.” She said, handing the rope off immediately. “Where’d you come from, All Brokeback Mountain with your cow and your horse?” She asked, tilting her head back to the horse that was still staring at her.

Teresa took the rope and whistled for the horse who slowly came to her side. The cow finished the treat and only then seemed to have noticed what happened and moved her head. Teresa started to calm her down by rubbing her head. “Bro -” she tugged on the rope as the cow tried to move back. “Brokeback mountain?” She asked, confused by what she meant. Although the rest of the question wasn’t that confusing. “Uh, I came from over--over there.” She motioned to the woods, knowing that was possibly the worst way to respond to that sort of question but she was too thrown off to give anything close to resembling a smart answer. She chose to fill the air with working on tying the cow and the horse together. Now she could be sure the cow wouldn’t try to run off anytime soon. She’d be having to drag the horse with her after all. As if sensing her nerves, the horse brushed against her arm and she reached out to stroke her just above the nose. “I’m Teresa.” She took a beat too long to hold her arm out for a handshake and it came off as graceful as one might expect.

When the reference went right over the woman’s head, Luce shrugged it off. “Don’t worry about it, cowboy.” She said with a wave of her hand. It made sense that she wouldn’t know what she was talking about; how many actual farmers and shit watched a movie about gay cowboys? Whatever. Tightening her ponytail while the woman pointed out to the woods, she let out a slightly mocking laugh. “What, you just popped out of a pine tree with a horse and cow?” She said, hands resting on her hips. As the woman introduced herself, Luce blinked. Teresa? As she put together the quiet breaks into Spanish, the name, and the slightly familiar face-- Huh. Well, wasn’t that something? “No shit?” Ignoring the hand, Luce pointed to herself. “We had chemistry together sophomore year. Pretty sure we got stuck doing some bullshit project for science fair. I’m Luce. Luce Vural?” She said. Damn, that was like… 10 years ago at this point. How times had changed.

All she had to say was chemistry and Teresa finally knew where she recognized her. “Oh, right, I remember.” Not that it was something she wanted to remember. High school wasn’t exactly… her best show of behavior nor was it just her favorite memories to recall. “How-how have you been?” Oh no, now they had to make small talk. Tez only hoped she was able to keep up the conversation without making too much of a fool of herself. She tried to recall what she last heard or saw of Luce. She didn’t really keep much attention on her classmates but she remembered Luce was dating someone, although his name escaped her. “Are you uh, still with um… that guy?” That guy? Wow, clearly Teresa was great with words. Luce has to have remembered what his name was but she didn’t exactly hang out with anyone and when she was expelled she didn’t keep in touch with anyone when she decided to leave town. She internally cringed at how she behaved before coming home. She was a complete brat, completely selfish, concerned about no one but herself. She only hoped that wasn’t the last way Luce remembered her as. Although she couldn’t recall anything negative about their science project. It’s not like they became friends out of it either.

Raising an eyebrow at the lame attempt at small talk, Luce let out a small laugh. “I’ve been good. Grew up. Got a job. Stuck around. Same as you, seems like it.” She said, gesturing to the horse and cow that were now hitched together by the length of rope. At the mention of one of the dudes she dated back in high school, Luce burst into laughter. Fuck, that was funny. She hadn’t thought about that in ages. Sure, she’d dated guys in high school. Mostly just to be certain that she wanted absolutely nothing to do with them. A couple had been nice-- and so repressed-- but most of her boyfriends had been boring. “Oh, fuck no. No, I’m gay as hell. Figured that out like, end of senior year.” She said with a nod. Of course, she hadn’t done anything about it back then. It wasn’t until she’d been working at Ink Inc. for about a year did she loosen up and live a little. “Wouldn’t have pegged you for some kind of cowboy, Teresa. You always seemed more like a brawler.”

Tez wasn’t sure what she had said that got such a positive reaction from Luce and kind of wondered if she was laughing at her, which then made her even more self-conscious. “Oh, uh, that’s good. Good for you.” Teresa didn’t know what to say. Her mothers were gay and she knew she wasn’t straight and that was really where everything stood. Luce didn’t need to know her lack of experience in everything. God, she was almost thirty and she’s never so much as held hands with anyone other than her mothers. She was so pathetic. Teresa laughed her nerves away, shifting her weight onto another leg. “C-cowboy? No, I just work on my family’s farm.” It was embarrassing that Luce recalled her teenage antics, though. She was hardly the reclusive angry girl in high school. She didn’t have time to be selfish. Everything she did was for her family. She was selfish for long enough, it was necessary to grow up. “I don’t fight, uh, like that anymore.” In fact she had no ill feelings toward her ex best friend. It’d all been directed inward instead. She couldn’t lie and say she didn’t fight because she did. This time it wasn’t for selfish reasons. It was in the name of their faith, in hopes that she could keep her mom alive and ideally, better. “D’ya still do art?”

“Mhm, very good for me.” Luce said with a nod, amused by the way the woman seemed to balk at her. Thinking back to the way that Teresa had held herself back in the day, she couldn’t help but grin at how very different things were now. She’d always been quiet, sketching in the margins of her homework, settled in the middle of the class. Not at the front with the smart kids or at the back with the troublemakers-- every class, she was firmly placed in the middle. Just like at home, she was overlooked and overshadowed. She could remember Teresa getting pulled into the school administration office for one outburst or another. She wasn’t much like the bashful cowboy looking motherfucker in front of her. “I see. Farm life suits you.” She said boldly, eyes flicking up and down for a moment before letting out a sigh. “Really? Fair enough, we all have to grow up sometime.” Luce said. Tilting her head, the woman held up one of her arms, displaying the intricate tattoos that covered her skin. “Yeah, yeah I do. Not conventional art, though. I’m one of the artists at Ink Inc.”

Teresa let out an exhale with her laugh, just nodding in agreement. She felt embarrassed about the whole high school thing but then again she was sure everyone was embarrassed by their high school self. “Gotta help the family business, y’know?” If it wasn’t her waking up early to feed cows and chickens, clean the horse stables and the rest of the dirty work, her mother wouldn’t be able to do it herself and she’d end up having to hire people to do it for her and that meant less income for them and also potentially attract strangers on their property and close to her weak mother. Neither of them wanted that so Teresa made the effort to work hard, even when she was exhausted all the time. Tez looked at the tattoos Luce showed her and her brows raised in awe. “Oh, did you - wait you don’t tattoo it yourself, duh - but you did the art for it?” Teresa never got a tattoo and never really thought to but she would admit that some of them looked really cool, like Luce’s. “That’s incredible, Luce. I do remember your art was always interestin’ to look at.”

“Fair enough. Family matters… matter.” Luce said lamely, as they were words she didn’t really feel. She’d never wanted anything to do with the family business of showboating their magic, using it as cheap entertainment. She’d been forced into working at Illusions of Grandeur once and promptly called it quits. Working for the family was never a thing she’d ever wanted, or would ever do now that she had a say in her own life path. “But, I’m sure your moms appreciate it.” She said, recalling that Teresa had two mothers back in high school. Shrugging, Luce pointed to a few of the smaller, faded and crappier tattoos. “I did a few of them on myself. Gotta practice on someone, you know? But I did the designs for my sleeves.” She said. Blinking in surprise at Teresa’s compliments, she nodded. “Thanks.” She hadn’t thought anyone had paid much attention to her stuff in high school outside of the art department. Hearing that Teresa remembered them was… strange.

“Yeah, uh… yeah,” she muttered, rubbing at her cheek, unsure of what to say and instead just sounding like a well-educated individual. Her jaw clenched at her own negative thoughts. “Oh,” Teresa noted as she looked at the tattoos she pointed out. “Must’ve been difficult.” Teresa really hadn’t a clue how tattoos worked, maybe it was easier than she thought to tattoo yourself. “Did you just move back into town?” Was that too personal of a question to ask? “I don’t remember ever seein’ you when I stop by your house.” If she had, she would have recognized her much earlier. “Not that I come by often anyway. Just whenever my mom has something for y’all.” And when she did come by, she made sure it was a quick drop off, last thing she needed was to get stuck in a conversation, like this one. But Luce didn’t seem as awkward as she felt, so it didn’t seem that bad.

Hearing the way Teresa steered the conversation away from the topic of family, Luce took the hint. Pointing to her wrist, she waved a hand, “They weren’t too bad to do. The only reason they were hard is because I was inexperienced. I could probably whip out a really nice tattoo on myself, if I had the space. But,” She slapped her thigh lightly. “That’s what my legs are for.” She joked. At Teresa’s mention of the house, Luce raised an eyebrow. What was she doing around her parent’s place? Deliveries? Hm. Maybe her mother had gotten into supporting local businesses or something. Sounded about right. She could see her mother not so subtly pitching that Teresa and her family come to see some of Bea’s performances or some shit like that. “I’ve been moved out for a while. I have a cabin in the woods, but,” Luce let out a huff, blowing her bangs out of her face, “I’m living with Bea and Nell right now. Helping them out with the house, stuff like that.” She lied smoothly.

Teresa’s eyes dropped to Luce’s legs and then shot back up, feeling it was a bit much. “Do you only have ‘em on your uh, arms?” She asked, hoping her quick look wasn’t obvious but knowing her look it was very obvious. “A cabin? Sounds nice. I uh, left for a while, actually. Stayed in Maine, but did some backpackin’.” Luce sounded mildly irritated about moving back. Maybe Teresa was just confusing it with Luce’s general… attitude. She definitely was as intimidating as she was ten years ago. Not that Luce ever said anything mean to her, but she just had that presence to her. “Can’t escape family, yeah?” Teresa joked with a small grin, eyes falling in thought to her current family situation. She wished her brothers would come back. However, Tez wasn’t sure if she wanted them back because she missed them or just wanted them to shoulder some of the suffering. It wasn’t fair that she was stuck taking all of it while they went off to live happy lives while one of their mothers suffered every day. “It’s good, um, that you’re helpin’ ‘em out. Guess I’ll be seein’ ya around.”

A grin spread across Luce’s face, growing wider as she saw the way Teresa’s eyes flicked over her. “That’s for me to know.” She said with a wink, the unspoken ‘and for you to find out,’ hanging very clearly in the air. “Backpacking, hm? Sounds like a fun time. I’ve never done that before, but it seems nice.” She nodded. Honestly, she’d like nothing more than to be able to go backpacking for a bit and leave White Crest and it’s piles of problems behind her for just a little while. But, that wasn’t in the cards for her. Besides, her work was here. She wasn’t about to leave that. As the woman seemed to shift uncomfortably, Luce’s eyes flicked over to the cow and horse that were waiting patiently in the wings. “I didn’t really do anything, but sure. Yeah, see you around, Tex.” Luce said, her grin widening.

Teresa was sure by her words alone that she had said something she wasn’t supposed to but the smile on her face was saying otherwise. Confused, she just offered a small smile. “Backpacking was nice.” However Teresa still felt guilt that while she enjoyed her time alone, her mothers were struggling. She swore she’d never be that selfish again. Tez turned to the horse, patting her before walking over to saddle up. She caught the nickname but didn’t notice it any different than the usual shortening of her name. Although she was expecting it since it was mostly done by family members. She didn’t mind. Swinging her leg over, she mounted the horse and grabbed hold of the reins. “See ya, Luce.” She lightly lifted her hat and started to head off with her horse. Thankfully, the cow seemed cooperative and was ready to head home. Before they entered the woods, Teresa turned to get another glance at Luce and then continued heading home.

#divineluce #chatzy

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ducktracy · 5 years

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26. freddy the freshman (1932)

release date: february 20th, 1932

series: merrie melodies

director: rudolf ising

starring: n/a

i love that title card! obviously the title cards will improve as the years go on instead of being black backgrounds with white text. here we have freddy the freshman, a very popular tune used by carl stalling in the underscore of some cartoons. i know porky’s garden and boobs in the woods use it, just to name a few. the titular freshman freddy becomes a big hit at the party he crashes, and eventually goes on to play in the big football game.

this is our eponymous freshman, freddy. isn’t he cool with his beanie and oversized glasses? i love that they designed him the way they did. i was expecting a jock letterman type, much like the dover boys, not this dinky little dog. i’m not sure if that was intentional, but good on them if it was.

freddy seems to be the talk of the town (and thinks rather highly of himself). he putters through the streets, surrounding by an audience who cheers him on. he sings “rah, rah, rah cha cha! that’s our college yell! baggy pants, crazy dance, it’s freddy, can’t you tell?” as always, the music is syncopated and catchy. we get some gags of freddy slapping his car (with the engine springing out of place at one point).

dance sequence time! this time, we’re at a party, where everyone is joyously dancing to an underscore version of “freddy the freshman”. once again, gifs do little justice, but i love the visuals above. very smooth and amusing! the underscore is lush and catchy as ever.

our hero arrives and crashes the party, literally. his car explodes into bits and pieces just outside the shack. he greets “hi-ho, everybody! hi-ho!” and instantly receives a shower of cheers.

we launch into our musical number of “freddy the freshman”. he saunters through the shack (much like foxy in lady, play your mandolin!) and at one point, his fur coat divides into a bunch of kittens, who sing the chorus of “freddy the freshman, the freshest kid around!” very clever, but also morbid!

no college party is complete without your letterman jock (ah, there’s what i was looking for in the beginning!) bully. freddy meets with his girl, who thinks he’s swell. the horse, not so much. freddy asks the crowd to give a college yell, prompting the horse to snarl “RASPBERRIES!”. enter this great gif above. freddy tackles him, and is greeted by applause! i love the tactility of rubber hose cartoons, how they melt and bend and squish. the animation may be in its baby steps, but it’s much more fun to watch than what we’ll be dealing with in the 60s cartoons (shudder).

finally, it’s time for the game. oh, by the way, there’s a football game! it was probably mentioned, and maybe i missed it (and the dialogue is a bit hard to distinguish), but it certainly seems random like hey, by the way! the football game is here!

nevertheless. an old cat fires the starting pistol, prompting a mouse to pop out and blow a whistle. the jock horse initiates the game by kicking the football directly towards the audience, something i imagine looked really good in theaters!

a pig player has his mouth open, and swallows the football whole (much like the hippo swallowing the cannonball in bosko the doughboy). freddy kicks him in the ass to regurgitate the football back out, resuming the game. as crude and overused as it is, the gag amuses me because of how unsettling it is to think about!

because it’s a cartoon, this isn’t your average football game. a wiener dog shields freddy from any offensive attacks as he runs to score the touchdown. however, because all football fields have them, the dog crashes into a tree in the middle of a field, wrapping itself and thusly unwrapping itself from the bark. another gag includes a giant dogpile—once the dogpile is over, a lone turtle stranded on its back slips out of its shell and puts it on haughtily.

i love how absurd this is. we now cut to a lake in the middle of the football field, where freddy chases a duck who caught the football via raft. absurdity and surrealism, the best way to go for comedy! they both reach land, and freddy tackles the duck’s legs (which are extremely tall). the duck makes it over the end zone line anyhow and quacks in his face.

now we cut to the cheerleading section, which is plagued by stereotypes. three jewish crows hold hebrew pennants and dance, cheering on the team. but that’s not all! an effeminate rooster saunters over and joins the cheering section with a stereotypical feminine voice and mannerisms. obviously, this didn’t age well. it’s obviously offensive and cringeworthy, and even if you could somehow get past that, it’s still not very funny to begin with.

nevertheless, the game ravages on. a lion has possession of the ball while the crowd chants “hold that lion! hold that lion!” freddy LITERALLY holds the lion, pulling on his tail in an attempt to slow him down. instead, he tumbles backwards as he pulls off his “pants”.

cut to an announcer, who’s excitedly narrating the game. in the midst of his fervor he stops and whispers “are ya listening’? hmmm?” our first (or one of them) celebrity reference! this is a reference to radio personality anthony “tony” wons, who would often give that exact catchphrase. i love the celebrity references in all of the 30s-40s looney tunes shorts! some people don’t because of how dated they are, which is true. i had no idea who tony wons was until just now. but i always find them so fascinating, because if i don’t get the joke, it’s still FUNNY and carries on (which isn’t the case today. i feel like if you miss the joke, you miss it completely nowadays). finding out what the references mean and digging around for some background information is always very exciting to me (and explains why i listen to bing crosby and frank sinatra on a regular basis, thanks carl stalling for your beautiful underscores!).

enough blabbering on. freddy manages to catch the ball, and it’s up to him to score the touchdown. to keep his skull getting bashed in (just look at those protective leather helmets!), he fashions a fence into a protective hamster wheel and barrels down the field, his foes bouncing off like flies. there just so happens to be a clothesline present in the middle of the field, and with some bizarrely fun visuals, freddy hops into a pair of underwear (a gag pitched by clampett, maybe? everytime there’s something “crude” i think of him) and uses a stick to row himself down the field. one of the players squeezes him, and he pops out and slides into a pair of pajamas hanging on the field, sagging down and running on the grass. he opens the buttflap and throws the football down, scoring the points. iris out.

this is certainly an... interesting cartoon. it doesn’t have much plot to it (though it is a merrie melody where the focus is on song), so to me it comes off as “here’s a party! and here’s the football game!” the song “freddy the freshman” makes for a VERY catchy underscore (as carl stalling would assert by using it in a number of cartoons), and there were some fun visuals like the horse untangling his legs while dancing, and the entire end scene with freddy scoring the touchdown. the biggest complaint i have is the scene with the jewish crows and the gay rooster—it’s very stereotypical and breaks up the flow of the plot completely. thankfully, the whole cartoon isn’t ruined by it. it’s only a 10 second thing, but it still needs to be addressed.

overall, this cartoon was pretty barebones, there have certainly been better merrie melodies. but the visuals are fun and the gags are absurd (i love that there’s an entire lake in the middle of the field), so i’d give it a leisurely watch.

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#lt #freddy the freshman #long post #reviews #antisemitism m #homophobia m #just in case it’s not as... i don’t want to say as BAD because it’s still bad regardless but #it’s mot as severe as some stereotypes i’m sure we’re going to run into #(unfortunately)

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juni-ravenhall · 4 years

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thanx ❤️💞 (starstable asks)

4. Favorite horse breed?

in sso, the northswedish horse, clydesdale and the curly. in real life, friesian... but i like most horses so its not like all that much favourite compared to others

5. Least favorite horse breed?

the friesians in sso really disappoint me so ill say them (hoping for a good updated one)

6. Favorite one of your horses?

winterborn ❤️❤️ especially bc theres no other horse in sso thats close enough to my fav coat/mane colour

9. What horse do you ride most?

in total hours im pretty sure its still cloverkiss. before him id still be like, i finished training and moved on to another horse and it was okay. but i really found comfort in him during my worst depression times and felt a stronger bond to him than to most my horses. but right now i havent switched away from dawnflower (the curly) and am still training her.

13. Do you make up backstories for horses?

a tiny bit but not as much as id want.... i would if i felt like i had the energy, and if i write more sso fics / original stories that take inspiration from sso, then i will end up giving them backstories. part of winterborn’s backstory is that he was indeed born in the winter, his mother died in the cold protecting him, and he comes to south hoof as a rescue.

20. Stats or style?

i try to aim for a balance... i will always pick style over stats if im forced to, but i generally try to find some decent stats pieces that look good and mix with other just-style pieces. even if im dressing up for a championship and want stats ill still make it look good.

38. Favorite NPC?

agnetha.

47. Biggest confession:

uhhhhhhhrrrrr

that i maybe would like to rp in the game if i wasnt an adult man in a game full of small girls. i sometimes feel sad that starstable didnt exist when i was a kid (im old enough that even the starshine legacy games werent out yet when i was like, 10-14, the “horse-obsessed child” age. back then i played this game instead.)

i really avoid talking to ppl in game due to the combo of being very introverted & an old man and like, just makes me wish there were adult servers or something where i could feel comfortable chatting now and then.

51. Unpopular opinion:

the writing got a lot worse in recent years and i dont think its charming or funny like the older writing. but it goes hand in hand with the quality of the storyline its not just the dialogue. the characters got more cardboard-y and the story feels both like its going nowhere and that most things they add are the same quality as anime filler episodes

52. Popular opinion:

i fucking love south hoof so much and im so sad that we dont have more south hoof and rescue ranch quests / activities / storylines / races / literally anything

#anon #ask #reply #answer #sso ask memes #ask meme #meme answers #text post #long post #gif

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blackarmyslave · 5 years

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Masquerade [IkeRev]

Pairing: Ray Blackwell x Alice

Fandom: Ikemen Revolution

Notes: really trashy writing oof

Pshh dont act so suprised its another ray thing

Alice hated masquerade balls.

She hated them with a passion. There was just something irritating about them... how those disgustings pigs, commonly referred to as men, often tried to lure her into bed; or how, every time she talked to women, their conversations would almost always end up in gossips about her family's riches that were acquired with bloody hands, and how they killed countless people under a single man's orders, not knowing the person they were talking to about it is part of said family. Yet despite her loathing for occasions like these, Alice would still have to attend, for it was the only way she could fraternize with others. Her family was shunned by society for being such a hideous and brutal one. But here, in masquerade balls, she can wear a mask and pretend to be someone else and mingle to her heart's content. Nobody would know it was a girl from a bloody household.

Once or twice, Alice had danced with a few nobilities she considered decent enough for her. Those who weren't pedophiles, she conversed with. Those who were purely sober, she'd bonded with. But it was way past midnight now and she had gotten bored of the ball. A woman can only take so much soulless dancing and meaningless political talks. Not to mention the rough mask that hid her face from bashers, was starting to irritate her sensitive porcelain skin.

With a forced smile, the young descendant of the country's most infamous household excused herself from the festivities and went to the garden. Truly, it was a beautiful garden. The flowers were in full bloom and the breeze was refreshing. Alice stretched, in a way that was very undignified. Yet she couldn't care less. Her muscles were sore from keeping up a flawlessly upright posture all this time, and she was bored beyond measure.

The itch on her face that was long there reached its peak, and Alice couldn't take it anymore. She moved to dispose her mask until a voice warned her, "It's rude to take off your mask in a ball like this."

It was a man's voice, smooth like the waves and light as the garden's breeze. Undoubtedly, it had belonged to a young man... a cool young man. But Alice despised people who dared talk to her so fondly. She swirled around to reprimand whoever it had been.

"I don't recall holding responsibility to oblige," she retorted, her prissy tone leaking with every syllable. One corner of the man's lips slowly curled upwards in an amused smirk.

"Then by all means, go embarrass yourself."

Alice scoffed with irritation. Who does this man think he is? Yes, it's true that taking off your mask is a big no in a masquerade ball, but--

Oh.

She suddenly felt like smacking her forehead. If she takes the accessory off, she's to reveal her identity. And no doubt receive countless ridicules. And Alice didn't want that, especially from a man like him. Her cheeks flushed in realization. Suddenly the girl wanted to keep it on and couldn't feel the itch anymore.

"You're from the infamous Bright household, aren't you? Alice Bright, if I'm correct; twin sister of Edgar Bright, the Jack of Hearts and known as the Gentle Demon." surprise mf

Alice took her time studying the man. How had he known about her? What gave it away? What had she done to inform him of her identity? Most of all, who is this bastard? He was handsome, without a doubt, even with a mask on; black hair and intense emerald eyes, containing a youthful aura, but at the same time holding himself with such composed regality. His body was carved to perfection. He wore a simple yet dazzling dark sapphire mask with round diamonds literring it, the suit on his body looking ridiculously expensive.

Dark and regal... only one name clicked in the girl's head: the popular and widely loved King of Spades.

"I take it you're King Ray Blackwell...?"

The man rolled his eyes distastefully at the attached title. But he made no move to deny his identity, something that's against tradition. 'How hypocritical,' Alice thought dryly.

"Forget the King part, it's too preppy for my tastes," he said. "Just Ray is fine."

Alice rose a thin eyebrow. For a king, Ray Blackwell was too casual. She's always depicted him as cold and dignified, with no intention of fooling around; just like the opposing King of Hearts. Yet here he was: the Black King himself who didn't give a horse's muck whether people found out about his identity or not, speaking informally as if he'd known Alice all their lives.

'Charming-- I mean, preposterous! Ghastly!'

Well... what can she say? It's her first time meeting a man like Ray; someone true to himself and didn't stumble foolishly in a vain attempt of becoming the perfect gentleman.

But no. In the Bright household, emotions were a mortal sin. It was the biggest crime. And Alice grew up all her life believing it.

Naturally, she ignored her fluttering heart.

"So," Alice walked around the garden with Ray. She hadn't even noticed how her irritation with him had suddenly faded after witnessing his genuine personality. "The King of Spades is a fan of balls, then?"

Ray snorted. "Heck no. What makes you think that just because I attend 'em, I like 'em? Isn't everyone only here for the sake of making connections?"

"Probably." Alice would be damned if she voiced her agreement. "And does that rule apply to you as well, sire?"

Ray gave the girl a disgusted look. She only blinked, urging him to voice out what took him aback.

"Okay. One, it doesn't. I'm just here to let loose for a bit. Second... Cut that formality out! It's creepy." "Why so? Do your soldiers not address you that way?"

Ray's green orbs took on a fond light, giving Alice the answer right away, as if his memories of his subordinates were all warm and cozy. One could tell he was a good leader and a true king by just a glance of that. And maybe, she thought, he was a brother, too; a brother to the rest of his army. Alice wondered how they treated each other... did they eat at the same table? Did they disregard ranks and fraternized comfortably? Was it like a home in the Black Army's headquarters?

"They address me as a king during official business, yes," he replied. "But we're just ourselves around one another for most of the time. Parties every week or so, lots of laughter and pranks... it's like a brotherhood."

The faintest trace of a smile ghosted the girl's lips. "It sounds lovely."

From there, it went on and on. Ray asked Alice what was her favorite animal, to which she replied cats for they were elegant and had the cutest little mewls; and much to her surprise, Ray shared her thoughts. She, in return, asked him what he thought about table etiquette, and he laughed at just how preppy Alice was being. Nevertheless, he answered her, saying "I think dining fancily's fine if serious stuff are going on, like funerals or oathtakings. It's a way of showing respect. But people shouldn't be judged by how they act at the table. In fact, class shouldn't even be a social judgement or something. 'Course, this is just my opinion. And I think table manners should be kept to a minimum. People deserve to enjoy their food and time without fear of being critiqued of how classy or polite they are. They should be able to be just themselves in a table, because after all, that honesty's bound to form really tight relationships real quick, no?"

A bit more of talking and before she even knew it, it had been past 3AM now. Alice never thought it would be so fun to converse with the king. He was honest and frank, yet still respectful and even funny. They shared a lot of opinions about several topics, and one's answer changed the perspective of the other. The Bright lady wished to the twinkling stars high above she'd get another chance at talking with Ray in the future.

Now, Alice knew she shouldn't be rooting for the opposition. Her household is a Red through and through. In fact, her brother's the Jack of Hearts himself! At the back of her head, the ever-obedient little prodigy of the Bright family screamed at her to get away and cut off all connections with Blackwell. 'What do you think you're doing?!' a part of her screeched.

But right now, she wasn't really a Bright. She was just Alice. Little ol' Alice, who came to a masquerade ball in hopes of being able to talk to whoever she wants without her status bothering her. And she wasn't ready to throw that away just yet, and return to her uptight lifestyle.

'Just not yet, please,' she pleaded with her own self.

Suddenly, a slow, hopeful, smooth tune took on. It was faint and distant, coming from the ballroom many yards away. Yet she and Ray both heard it, the melody carried by the wind to their ears, and Ray took the cue.

"May I have this dance, Alice?" He asked her, the gentlest, most handsome smile on his lips, offering her his hand, and the girl's heart skipped a beat.

Had it been any other man; a pretentious, try-hard fake gentleman or a drunk bastard, she would've slapped. But no... not this one. He was a bastard, yes, the feisty part of her claimed, but he was a good bastard. A modest, decent, alright bastard.

Alice let her face be lit up by a grin. It had been her first in so long. She placed her hand on top Ray's and they both started dancing to the slow, almost-romantic music, everything else fading and all they could feel was this blossoming warmth in their souls.

And long after the song was over, and all was said and done, they still remained in one another's embrace. Red and Black forgetting their blazing feud for even just a moment; even in just a masquerade ball. They're just Alice and Ray, each silently praying dawn never comes and they'd never have to say theeir goodbyes.

Alice giggled under her breath. She'd decided. Maybe masquerades aren't so bad after all.

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flowrxchild · 5 years

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🌼Get To Know Me Tag🌼

Thanks @satans-helper for tagging me!!! This is gonna be a long one so if anyone feels it’s necessary, please tell me to shut up! oke doke les do it❤️

1. What’s your middle name?

Olivia!

2. How old are you?

20, very cool and very funky years..

3. When’s your birthday?

January 8th

4. What’s your zodiac sign?

Capricorn 🐏 also an Aries rising, Libra moon if anyone cares lol

5. What’s your favourite colour?

Rn it’s yellow!

6. What’s your lucky number?

Ok I rlly gotta pick one soon cuz I just don’t have one lol

7. Do you have any pets?

Used to have a chubby brown lab but she was an old girl:( BUT recently I have fed a stray cat enough for him to come back everyday so he is now mine by Ricky Law™️

8. Where are you from?

Toronto, Canada baybee

9. How tall are you?

5’5

10. What shoe size are you?

7 and a half? I think?

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Not that many like 5 tops lol

12. What was your last dream about?

Last night I dreamt about going horse back riding?? I woke up like ...she’s a horse girl, I knew it..

13. What talents do you have?

I can draw/paint?? Also I’m a pretty snazzy photographer

14. Are you psychic in any way?

I’m definitely intuitive...I’ve experienced some very strange coincidences in my life...

15. Favourite song?

Jimi Hendrix’ Voodoo Chile

16. Favourite Movie?

Moonrise Kingdom

17. Who would be your ideal partner?

*stares in Josh Kiszka yearn*

18. Do you want children?

Erm not sure yet

19. Do you want a church wedding?

Lol I want whatever the opposite of a church wedding is..

20. Are you religious?

Nope.

21. Have you ever been to the hospital?

Yes. I’m so clumsy I am a danger to myself at this point...

22. Have you ever gotten in trouble with the law?

No I’m literally a baby chicken and will cry if u raise ur voice at me

23. Have you ever met any celebrities?

Not formally? I’ve seen a lot of random celebrities just walking around tho cuz I live in a big city

24. Baths or showers?

Showers, practically but I love me a good bath now and again

25. What color socks are you wearing?

Im not wearing any ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ;-) Sam Kiszka tease ;-) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

26. Have you ever been famous?

One time my painting was put into a community art gallery and they took my photo for the local newspaper except they made the centre fold of the page fold into the picture around my face so it got all distorted and it was like when Mike Wazowski was in the Monsters Inc commercial...

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity?

Not rlly..

28. What type of music do you like?

Rock, folk and indie but I will listen to anything

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Yes. Me and my friends do it every year as a cottage tradition!

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?

3...I need to be snuggled AND supported

31. What position do you usually sleep in?

I don’t sleep unless I curl up into the smallest ball possible like a friggin cat

32. How big is your house?

She smol

33. What do you typically have for breakfast?

Literally just coffee most days. I love anarchy

34. Have you ever fired a gun?

Nope. Don’t have the desire to either.

35. Have you ever tried archery?

I have not but I’ve always wanted to!

36. Favourite clean word?

Cozzy

37. Favourite swear word?

Cunty but like as an adjective

38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?

Not rlly sure...probably only a day. I’m a very sleepy person

39. Do you have any scars?

Yep

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?

If I told you, they wouldn’t be secret ;-)

41. Are you a good liar?

No not at all. My face gives it away so badly

42. Are you a good judge of character?

I like to think so. My first impressions of people tend to be true.

43. Can you do any other accents other than your own?

Ya but not well ahsgag

44. Do you have a strong accent?

I don’t think I do, but my family from the states always says we have the stereotypical “Canadian accent”.

45. What is your favourite accent?

I loooove Irish accents. I find them very pleasing to hear!

46. What’s your personality type?

INFP-T to be precise

47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?

My prom dress I think? I got it a Free People for 90$ and at that store, that’s a steal...

48. Can your curl your tongue?

Yeth

49. Are you an innie or an outie?

If this is referring to my belly button then, innie

50. Left or right handed?

Right handed

51. Are you scared of spiders?

Ew ya

52. Favourite food?

Ok my fave food is also my fave foreign food and it’s Indian!

53. Favourite foreign food?

54. Are you a clean or messy person?

messy...ITS CAREFUL CHAOS OK?

55. Most used phrase?

I really am not sure...

56. Most used word?

probably ‘like’. Yes I’m gen Z, yes I have trouble articulating my thoughts. And what about it???

57. How long does it take you to get ready?

I need at least an hour...I like to plan

58. Do you have much of an ego?

I don’t think so??

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?

If you bite lollipops, you’re in jail now, I don’t make the law.

60. Do you talk to yourself?

Yes, I’m the funniest person I know.

61. Do you sing to yourself?

Yes, funny you ask, I’m not only the funniest person I know, but also North America’s greatest entertainer!

62. Are you a good singer?

No! But I will preform for myself and the spiders living in my room. Yes, we exist!

63. Biggest fear?

Losing the people I love, being trapped.

64. Are you a gossip?

No yuck i hate it.

65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen?

this is too broad and difficult but The Witch. It’s spooky and dramatic.

66. Do you like long or short hair?

I don’t rlly have a preference...

67. Can you name all 50 states of America?

Probably if I try really really hard lol as a Canadian, this is a good road trip game

68. Favourite school subject?

Art or English!

69. Extrovert or introvert?

Introvert

70. Have you ever been scuba diving?

No but something about makes me anxious

71. What makes you nervous?

I would really love to find something that doesn’t make me anxious. Let’s start with that.

72. Are you scared of the dark?

No! I find it comforting sometimes actually

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?

Depends. I hate confrontation so I only do it if it really matters...

74. Are you ticklish?

Ok I wanna know who isn’t! Like whomst is not ticklish??

75. Have you ever started a rumour?

I hope not...I would feel very stinky

76. Have you ever been in a position of authority?

If by authority you mean telling my sister to get out of my unassigned-assigned spot on the couch even though my voice cracks a little as I do it causing her to laugh even harder, than yes.

77. Have you ever drank underage?

Yes. *police sirens grow closer*

78. Have you ever done drugs?

I have done a weed or 2. Yes

79. Who was your first real crush?

My neighbour lol

80. How many piercings do you have?

3! My ears and also my cartilage! Used to have my septum, but it caused me too many problems so i let it grow over :(

81. Can you roll your R’s?

Ya!

82. How fast can you type?

So fast *spongebob voice* wanna see me do it again?

83. How fast can you run?

I would probably be the first to go in a horror movie

84. What colour is your hair?

Dark brown

85. What colour are your eyes?

Brown

86. What are you allergic to?

Nothing substantial.

87. Do you keep a journal?

Ya I do!

88. What do your parents do?

My mums a school secretary and my dads a fraud investigator

89. Do you like your age?

U know what, ya..I can’t complain.

90. What makes you angry?

Injustice and rudeness

91. Do you like your own name?

Ya I don’t mind it

92. Have you already thought of baby names if so what are they?

I mean I have names that I like but it’s not something I write down so I always forgot lol

93. Do you want a boy or a girl child?

I really couldn’t care less

94. What are your strengths?

Physically, I’m a sack of bones with the upper body strength of a new born baby but I like to think my sense of humour makes me tolerable *finger guns*

95. What are your weaknesses?

I am one frightened human bean.

96. How did you get your name?

Tru story: throughout my moms whole pregnancy, everyone including the doctors were convinced I was gonna be a boy because they could never get a clear look at me in the ultra sounds so my parents had only picked out boy names until I was born to which they changed their choice of “Eric” to Erika :))

97. Were your ancestors royalty?

Not at all lol

98. Do you have any scars?

Did I already answer this one? I think I did?

99. Colour of your bedspread?

White with pink floral pattern! (From ikea lol)

100. Colour of your room?

It’s an off-white

Ok I wanna tag these lovely beans @pe2chie @turntonightfirelight @camomillacatalina @witchgoddess @blackdressedtinyone 💗💗💗

#tag game #get to know me tag #ty!!

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spaceorphan18 · 5 years

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Make Mine Music

So, Disney put all of it’s Animated Feature Films on Disney+ except this one. Why? I’m not entirely sure? The Google isn’t being much help. Maybe it’s because the first short is questionable in taste? It was edited out of the rare DVD releases. I expected something explicitly racist but nothing stands out as such. My biggest guess is that they couldn’t secure the rights to some of the songs, which is usually the case. Who knows. I expect at some point it’ll make its way back into the Disney canon.

Meanwhile, though, all is not lost - I could find all the shorts on YouTube and other such video platforms. Yay?

So here we go, a run down of shorts you’ve probably not ever heard of.

The Martins and the Coys -

So, we kick it off with the most controversial little short. It’s inspired by the whole Hatfields and McCoys thing -- which makes me wonder who thought that was a good idea to adapt into a children’s cartoon. The story revolves around a bunch of dumbass rednecks who proceed to shoot each other dead until there are only two left. And. I had to stop and think about it as I was watching it. It’s a cartoon, so it’s not graphic, and the ghosts all end up on clouds. But --- this cartoon, seriously, had all of these idiots shoot each other dead in the first minute of this cartoon. It’s incredibly morbid, and not really funny as Disney’s trying to make it off to be.

The real ‘story’ is about a girl and boy left over from each family (lord help me, idk who is who), and they decide to fall in love instead -- except it’s stupid and dumb. There’s nothing sweet about it. Then there’s a five minute sequence of square dancing at the wedding, and afterwards, the girl and boy go back home, and still fight out the feud, because domestic violence is fun in kids’ cartoons.

The whole cartoon is in bad taste, and I can see why they’d want to leave it behind. Also, as a side note, the newlywed couple drive off in a car. Which drives me crazy because this is the mid-19th century and no.

Blue Bayou -

This was, like, a deleted scene from Fantasia, which was originally supposed to be set to Clair de Lune. It’s literally just two birds flying around a literal blue bayou. It would have worked, I think with the original music. Instead, it’s the Ken Darby Singers singing a horrible song called Blue Bayou. The audio quality doesn’t help it any - it truly horrid thing to listen to for five minutes. But at least the animation is pretty.

All the Cats Join In -

So, the teens of Everytown USA dance to Benny Goodman. That’s pretty much it. I side-eye the fact that there’s an extended sequence where the teenage girl is drawn getting into and out of the shower merely because it seems the animators wanted to draw a nude girl. You can also see the panties of the girls dancing, and there’s extended sequence where one of the girls gets upset that the animator made her butt look big. Whatever. Kind of opposite of the previous piece, I preferred the music over what was going on on screen.

I’m also disappointed there weren’t more cats in something that self-identified as a cari’cat’ture.

Without You -

Unfortunately, it’s still decades before U2, and we’re subjected to this not great, depressing jazzy/Latino song about some dude waxing poetic, literally, abut missing the girl he loves. The art is half way interesting as it tries to mimic the nonsensical lyrics of the song. But the music was just irritating. Again, recordings from the 40s, in general, don’t hold up well, but I’m also not a fan of this style of music nor this musical interpretation. Sorry, Andy Russell. I’m sure you were a fine musician in your day.

Casey at the Bat -

I thought I had seen this one before somewhere, but the more I watched it, the more I realized that maybe I was just familiar with the poem. It’s by far the most cartoonish and aimed at five-year-olds than anything that’s come before it, and I’m a bit meh on it. By far the most interesting thing is the 40s comedic interpretation of the 1890s.

Two Silhouettes -

It’s two ballerina dancers (one male, one female) dancing to the title song. You can tell that they’re live action people rotoscoped (apparently that’s what this is called) into the animation. I mean. You can tell that they were super excited about the idea of it -- especially, probably, after what they were doing with The Three Caballeros. But silhouettes don’t really fit in (especially to the eyes of someone who is used to seamless CGI), and there’s a lot going on in the background, and most of it is not aesthetically pleasing. Especially the color palette, which is kind of a barrage of colors that don’t look great together. But mostly, this segment is just boring.

Peter and the Wolf -

This one I know I’ve seen before - most likely because it’s set to Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, and I’m sure I watched in college to see how someone animated a short based on the narration of the music. It’s the most straightforward cartoon so far, and turned way down compared to Casey at the Bat, which is a good thing. It’s fine, it works. Can’t say it was the most compelling thing, but it’s better than most everything else so far.

After You've Gone -

Another Benny Goodman piece. I like Benny Goodman, so the music is at least enjoyable, and I’ll take the energetic pieces over the dreadfully boring ballads we keep getting. The animation is the jazz instruments doing abstract things. It’s fine. The instruments on screen are reflecting what the music is doing in that moment, and while that should sound like an interesting idea, it’s really not that interesting on screen.

Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet -

A fedora and a bonnet fall in love, and when they’re separated, the fedora has pines for his lost love until they reunite as hats for horses. Thrilling, right?

It does include the line: make your heart gay again. And now I’m sad this isn’t about the fedora finding another fedora he can be life mates with.

The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met -

Well, I mean, ending on opera feels poetic if nothing else. There’s a whale who sings, and a dude who thinks he’s swallowed opera singers instead of just being a whale who sings, because that is clearly more logical. We get a montage of what looks like a meteoric rise to fame, only to find out that tragically the whale is harpooned instead of made famous. I feel like there’s a metaphor in there somewhere. While perhaps the most complex and compelling of all the shorts, I’m meh about opera, so I suppose I can just appreciate this for at least being innovated at the least.

Final Thoughts: I don’t really understand who the intended audience for these shorts are. Some are too silly for adults, while others are too drab and boring for kids (and lets face it - audiences who aren’t adults in the 40s).

It felt more like the animators, who were scrapped for time because war, just threw things together that they were thought were interesting ideas, and nothing got really developed. I’m also beginning to fully be fascinated by Disney’s obsession with the idea of parring music with visuals -- a theme in all of his films so far.

I’m not sure any of this is outstanding work outside of mere curiosity from never having seen it before. At least this calmer and, in a way, more enjoyable to sit through than the pummeling of whatever was on the screen during The Three Caballeros.

#thoughts on disney

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