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sgtmickeyslaughter · 3 months

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once again, its been one hell of a wednesday

time to unwind with a weekly tag game!

thanks for tagging me @lingy910y @juliakayyy @energievie and @jrooc

name: gigi

age: 24

star sign: full time virgo

first language: english

second language: lol i wish, my girlfriend has been trying to teach me korean the whole time we've been together and cant comprehend that my brain is just simply not wired to learn language

favorite lip product: aquaphor 🥰 and the nars laguna lipstick it was literally made for pale autumns

the best food dish you can make without a recipe? honestly most things, even when its new i like to skim and freestyle, most often i make eggs in hell and various soups, stews and stocks

if you drink tea, what kind? the only tea i drink is bottled cold green tea, and ginger in hot water when im sick

if you drink coffee, what roast do you usually get? light roast <3

favorite thing to watch on youtube right now: music videos! also watching a lot of book binding tutorials and general quiet crafting videos

favorite thing to watch on youtube in 2012: the dame herself ms. jenna marbles and honestly up until she left it would be the same answer

favorite item of clothing right now: i have a few very very cozy sweaters that have been in rotation over the last few weeks, but i am very excited to get back to soft loose blouses and pants

favorite item of clothing in 2012: a very cool 70's jean jacket that i still own and wear!

fandom

three movies you recommend: Chungking Express, jennifers body, in bruges

your favorite concert: tyler childers at radio city music hall, the queen of dancehall herself sister nancy and tune yards

have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion? not a single opinion, we can agree to disagree on things but i have unfollowed people for consistantly being really negative about everyone other than their favorite characters and just overall being a bummer

have you ever left a fandom because of the fans? Nope! every fandom I've been apart of has had really lovely people, but by far shameless is the nicest which feels a little ironic

the best tv show you watched last year: Beef by far, I don't think Ive ever resonated with a piece of media with such raw emotion (also the bear and succession but yall already knew that)

do you have a fancasting you just can’t let go of? Im not really apart of the harry potter fandom at all but sometimes marauder fancasts come on my fyp and theyre all really fun

a ship you’ve abandoned: destiel a little, i still love them that brain rot (damage) cant be undone but i rewatched supernatural last year and like, Dean is so genuinely unkind to him most of the time (/nuanced)

on a scale of 1-10 how willing are you to share your ao3 history? i mean, with who?

do you have a fandom tattoo? no tattoos

what fandom do you wish was bigger? none come to mind

has a finale ever ruined a show for you? no honestly im pretty okay with all of them, but i never watched any of the big ones that people hate

have you…

swam in an ocean? yes! I was a jr lifeguard, swimmer and water polo player in highschool, i am the safest person to visit the beach with

been vegan/vegetarian? I was vegan for three years but when i moved back home during covid i couldnt really keep it up while eating dinner with my family every night and now im very plant based but not vegan or veg

gone skinny dipping? many times lol

gone skiing? yes but i prefer snowboarding

been to a convention? only work related design conventions

tagging from my notes: @mickeysgaymom @rainbowbri @anonymous-galager @gallawitchxx @iansw0rld @mybrainismelted

#sgt says #tag game

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wntersfire · 3 years

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GET TO KNOW ME TAG GAME

Before I start I would just like to say (tw alcohol for now and question 19) sorry for any spelling mistakes or if I ramble a little. To cut a long fuckin story short I mis read the measurements of my shot glasses and so instead of having two cocktails I’ve had the equivalent of four in the space of an hour and a half. Being british, im not gonna let a good drink go to waste either so im onto my third/sixth now.

Tagged by @clints-lucky-arrow (an actual goddess among us mortals)

1. Why did you choose your URL?

So this reason is two-fold. One, I didn’t watch star wars growing up because I was dumb and didn’t understand the politics (it wasn’t until my boyfriend sat me down and explained it literally in January of this year that I actually got it) but I loved Sci-fi and space so the next best thing was Treasure Planet (2003 film, Available on didney+) My favourite scene is the ending when Long John Silver (spoilers) is about leave before he can be arrested and Jim confronts him. Seeing how much his character has grown, Silver says to Jim, “Look at you, glowing like a silver fire. You’re something special, Jim. You’re gonna rattle the stars, you are.” It literally makes me tear up every single time I watch it and its one of my favourite lines of all time. Second, this was actually quoted in one of my favourite book series ‘Throne of glass’ by Sarah J Maas. I adore the character of Celeana and again one of my favourite quotes from TOG is when Queen Elena says to Celeana“ You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if only you dared.” Every time I read that line I literally get chills and I actually have plans to get this tattooed on me lmao

2. Any side blogs?

Yes my fanfic blog @second-stars-totheright (I like puns and I used to love peter pan)

3. How long have you been on tumblr?

I joined when I was 13 for the fanfiction and lurked for a very long time, just reblogging and liking things until I deleted it when I was 17. Re downloaded the app and got my account back back around February of this year (when I was 19, now 20) and since then I’ve found it much friendlier and actually interacted with people this time around, and actually started posting my work on here!

4. Do you have a queueue tag?

No. This is my general postings blog so I just kind of stick anything funny or worth keeping here, but I probably should make one!

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

As I said to read fanfiction (anyone wondering it was 5 seconds of summer fanfiction. Anyone who judges me in the comments its fair game 🥺) but I re-downloaded it this year because I noticed with my work on Wattpad, while I had some do really well (one has gotten 130k+ views) its very difficult to actually interact with readers and get feedback. I’ve only accumulated that high of a number after 5 years of it being on there, and so tumblr is just so much more personal!

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

I did it this morning as I was getting tagged in this lmao. I wanted a cartoon girl who looked like me but because I had a specific colouring (ie my hair is black with a blonde streak at the front & my eyes have both blue and green segments because I have heterochromia) I couldn’t find any that looked like me so I recoloured a cartoon girl I found on pinterest.

7. Why did you choose you header?

The white clouds fit the stars theme and it looks pretty with the purple. ✨💜

8. Whats your post with the most notes?

“That girl is a problem | Javier Pena x Agent!Reader part 1” with 105 notes on my fanfic blog.

9. How many mutuals do you have?

I am still a little tumblr idiot when it comes to this so if someone could tell me how to find out I'll edit this

10. How many followers do you have?

72 on here, 107 on my fanfic blog (AND I LOVE ALL OF YOU ACROSS BOTH OF THEM MWAH, MWAH KISSES FOR YOU ALL 💜💜💜)

11. How many people do you follow?

165 (it was 700+ but the other day I unfollowed a bunch of accounts that haven’t been active since I followed them when I was 13. There were LOTS)

12. Have you ever made a shit post?

I mean all you have to do is look at the Nomad memes I make (UNAPOLOGETICALLY I might add 😤) for @clints-lucky-arrow to know I absolutely have. That series has a hold over me im telling you. I black out when I start reading and I awake with a bunch of meme editing apps open and my feelings tugged at from her amazing writing.

13. How often do you use Tumblr each day?

If I’m with my boyfriend which is like two days a week, rarely, but now I’ve finished uni, I’m on here all the god damn time. I feel so comfy and safe interacting with you all, not to mention some of you guys are funny as hell.

14. Did you have a fight with a blog once?

Not really on here, I haven’t received any hate luckily but I prefer not to spoil how comfy I am here with arguing.

15. How do you feel about ‘you need to re-blog this’ posts?

I’m a little confused by this I dunno whether I’ve just never come across any like this or if Stars is being a bimbo on the tl again. However, I only reblog things I’d like to keep for future reference or if something deserves to be shared to everyone else like a fic rec or a piece of art. (As Mack said, I’ve re-blogged so many in the past promising me money or luck and I am still broke as shit so what does that tell you).

16. Do you like tag games?

Yes!! I love reading everyone elses and getting to know my mutals better!

17. Do you like ask games?

Again yesss because it means I get to send love to my mutuals and get to know them better! I tend to not participate though just read their responses because I sometimes feel like I’m bugging people clogging their inboxes even though I know that’s the point idk I’m a hell of an over thinker sometimes 🥳

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

It’s been said before but @clints-lucky-arrow (wow you rlly owning this post bby girl) but I just remember lurking on Nomad early February and liking and reblogging her chapters so I could keep them to re-read cause that’s how much I instantly loved it and when she followed me I realised who she was and lowkey had a starstruck moment bcus id been ciaght up in her work for weeks and too nervous to make contact. Also @arduadastra, I saw her work all over the pedro tags for so long and now I’ve gotten to know her she is the sweetest girl!! We usually fan over Javier Pena gifs together, she’s solely responsible for ‘That girl is a problem’ bcus of her gif sending at 1am giving me Javi thots and now it’s my most successful one on my blog. And most recently @pedrosgirlx followed me this morning and her work is genuinely some of the best I've seen on here, as I said this morning it is the Sistine Chapel ceiling of Mando art it is actually jaw dropping!! I cant believe all these creators are rlly giving us this content for free and yet being so talented AND the nicest people I’ve ever met!!

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

No, although I hold a lot of them dearly as friends. 15/10 would treat you lovelies to a drink of your choice if we ever met (any of you from the uk who drink I’d get you a pitcher from Whetherspoons)

20. Absolutely no pressure tags:

anyone who wants to join! a lot of people I would have tagged have already posted theirs so go for it if you like the look of it!

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arandompostarchive · 3 years

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SALEM Ch. 9

SAVED WORK

Summary: In all the centuries of your existence, you had never been dragged out of hiding by another god, put in a superhero team and forced to save the universe. But it seems your luck has run out.

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11 Days Left

Using the Tesseract to navigate the universe was much harder than you were expecting, but the second you felt the familiar air, you knew you were at least close enough to Tartarus to call it a success.

You coughed a bit, still keeping a tight grip on the Tesseract. “Well, I don’t think Tony will be excited we left his ship behind,” you said, looking around and trying to find where you were. From what it looked like, you weren’t too far off from your mother’s home. More of a castle really, known for trapping idiotic mortals who wanted to test their luck. It never worked out in their favor.

The ground was stone, it looked to be a deep red, almost black color and you could see what resembled a sky above you.

This was nothing like Earth.

You couldn’t have hoped to tell what time it was. A deep red mist blanketed the sky, keeping away any view of the stars or even a speck of the usual purple-black of the sky that you knew. But that was long gone. Part of you wanted the leave. The rest of you knew you were an Avenger. And that meant you were a hero, like it or not. And right now, with the humidity and heat all around you, you weren’t like it.

“This is… not exactly what I was expecting,” Loki said, looking around the same as you, although he seemed more confused. To him, this was a completely foreign planet. To you, it was like visiting your mom’s house for the holidays.

You started walking towards one of the rivers and Loki followed suit. “This is where you were born?” He says. You nodded, looking back at him.

“My mother decided she’d rather raise me on Earth though, and not in the middle of hell. Which is fair.” He seemed to just be taking it all in. It was the one time Loki seemed truly shocked by something. He always seemed above it all, even when he lost a battle. He still seemed like he was in full control, even when he’s chained down. It felt nice to know he didn’t think he was really above it all. That even hell was something beautiful to him. It seemed like something he would say about you.

Was Asgard anything like this? Surely it was more like Olympus. Golden towers and pompous gods walking the halls. But he said nothing about Olympus, and you said nothing about Asgard. As much as you would prefer a sunny, golden city, this was your home.

“Do you know where we are going? What if we cannot find her, I don’t see many other options.” Loki said, starting to back out of whatever thoughts he was having about this place. How to answer that…

“Well, no. I’m not completely sure if she’ll actually be here, but we all have some sort of place to stay. Even if it isn’t the nicest.” You said, gesturing slightly to a cave off of a small river. You could feel small vibrations through the ground, but you kept walking.

You could feel the ground’s heat beneath you and in the distance, there were screeches of harpies bouncing off the walls. This wasn’t exactly a good vacation spot.

Soon enough, you reached what could most easily be described as a house. Made from a similar stone to that of the ground, it would’ve blended in if it weren’t for the small amount of light in front of it, emanating from a lantern of some sort.

“Is this hers?” Loki said, looking on in a bit of confusion. “Different than I expected.” He said, looking down at you.

“No, that’s one of my brothers, Moros. He’s much worse than Ker.” You said, passing up the small house and taking notes of the others in the same area. You siblings.

Off in the very back of small rock ‘homes’, a group of women sat, eating something or other that you weren’t entirely convinced wasn’t human.

You moved through the area, small shouts made you jump every so often. You turned to Loki. “She has to know we’re here.”

You heard a slam onto the ground behind you and some dust ruffle your hair.

Ker was directly behind you, a pair of dark wings on her back. They seemed to be smoking giving off a sort of shadow that mimicked your ability. You straightened up and walked towards her, ready to least attempt to talk to her.

***

Two more days had gone by, almost three, and Tony was feeling a rather annoying onslaught of different emotions. He was pissed that you left. Ditching? Now? When they needed someone like you to tell them what’s what about the enemy? That would’ve been great. You shouldn’t have left. And now he was just about going crazy worrying about you.

But there was a small part of him that was thankful you went. You knew Ker, her weaknesses and her abilities. If anyone could find a weak spot, it would be you.

Going after the enemy solo is exactly the kind of thing an Avenger does. Saving others even when it’s an obvious suicide mission. That’s something to be proud of, even if it pissed him off. He kept your letter in his back pocket at all times. He tried opening it as much as he possibly could, but it felt more like a steel box than a paper letter. Which obviously wasn’t helpful. Steve had asked every question he could think of when it came to where you were.

“Could you track the ship? Could you track you? Do you know anything?”

And he’d answer the same way every time.

“Hey, if I knew how to do any of that, don’t you think I would’ve done it already?”

Which was true. He had already tried all that. Either that quinjet was seriously flawed or you had taken out the tracker or any way to find you. Both were fully plausible. So for now, he was stuck worrying in his lab, working on two hours of sleep, which, in fairness, is only two less than usual.

“Hey, Mr. Stark.” He heard from the door. Peter. That kid was a relief right about now. But looking at Peter, Tony saw the same tired look that held in his eyes. The twinge of worry behind the slight smile, and the obvious eye circles Peter was sporting. It just made Tony feel worse. Peter was supposed to be the one running around excited that he might fight a god, instead, he was just worried about his friend.

“How you doing, kid?” He said, doing his best to make that sentence sound like he wasn’t from the mid-south.

Peter shrugged. He walked over to a table fiddled with a tool. He laughed just the tiniest bit. “She was supposed to help me with my essay. Don’t think I’ll do so hot now.” He said, doing the best to make light of the situation. Tony appreciated it.

“Well, she’ll be back quick enough. She’s good like that.” Peter nodded. You were good, but you weren’t invincible. Fighting a god on her home turf wouldn’t be fun. But that was your home turf too, so maybe you had an even chance. And then there’s Loki…

Peter sighed. “Do you… do you think Loki will help her?”

Tony wasn’t sure what to say. You knew Loki, no doubt about that. But would he help you? “Don’t know kid. I think so. They were friends, apparently. Maybe Reindeer Games finally got some sense knocked into him.”

That made Peter smile. “Maybe… why did she leave you that letter?” Peter said, changing the subject.

Tony took the letter from his back pocket, lifting it in front of his eyes. “I don’t know. Maybe it was just in case. In case something happened. If she thought she would die then she would’ve said something.” Right? Tony kept the slightly unsure ending to himself. Peter had been through enough and he didn’t need to stress out about something else. Peter nodded along, stepping closer to get a better look at your letter.

“You know,” Tony started, “Leaving a soppy letter isn’t her style. Little Miss Queen of the Night seems like the type to leave behind a lazy voicemail.” Peter smiled again.

“That nickname isn’t bad.” He said, taking the letter from Tony’s hands and examining it.

Tony nodded, “No, it’s pretty good. Way too long though. I’ll get there.” Peter handed the letter back to Tony and backed away slightly.

“Thanks, Mr. Stark. That made me feel a bit better.” He said, turning away and walking back to his room. Tony figured he should get back to work, or maybe take a twenty-minute nap. At least so he isn’t almost falling over.

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“Sister.”

“Hello, dear.” She said, looking back at you. The dark wings had faded, leaving behind only a faint semblance of the shadow. She straightened up. She was tall, that was for sure. Easily past six foot, wearing silver and black plated armor. She was ready for a fight.

Loki straightened up a bit as well, staring her down. He glanced at you and his expression hardened.

“What are you doing, Ker?” You said seriously. “All you’re doing is attacking places on Earth with almost no people, leaving behind graffiti. What sort of ‘doom’ is that?” Her eyes narrowed at you.

“Doom is rising, sister. I will bring Doom, and he will lay waste to you all. He won’t wait or avoid people. He’ll kill you all.”

Loki looked a bit confused. “He?”

Ker shook her head. “Doom, God of Mischief. Doom. He will be here shortly and you have arrived at his doorstep, foolish gods.”

Your breath caught in your throat. Did she catch you in a trap? Your face grew angrier before you stepped forward. “I don’t care about doom, sister. You can’t hurt Earth anymore. It’s home to billions of people and I don’t care if you aren’t killing anyone. You can’t go breaking planets because you feel like it.”

She shook her head. “If you cannot embrace Doom, I will show you how.” She stepped closer to you and you looked back at Loki. He looked nervous, more nervous than you’d lose than anything. What if you turned around now? Went back to Earth with the tesseract, let the team help you.

What if you had to kill her?

What if it came down to it and your sister’s life was in your hands. What could you do then? Keeping her alive might be a death sentence for Earth with whatever this doom is. What if you’ll be the one to put a knife through your own sister’s skull.

Your mother would never forgive you. As much as your mother picked favorites since so many of her kids were meant to be evil, she didn’t tolerate bad deeds. She didn’t like death or revenge or doom that could be prevented. Especially when it was caused by you all. Some of your siblings would be happy. Some of them would be horrified.

The answer to your question was that you didn’t know. If it came down to it you had no idea whether you could kill her or not. You decided to let the chips fall where they may.

Ker suddenly ran towards you, pulling out a long staff and swinging it towards your head. You saw Loki step aside and you ducked, swooping your foot out to trip her. Your foot made contact, making her shift slightly then roll to the side, landing on her knees. You felt shadows cover your hands, your eyes had begun to turn gray, but not black as you used a small number of your abilities to summon your scythe. You swung to the blade diagonally, and Ker blocked it with her staff. You saw Loki make a copy of himself and move behind her. She made a move to attack the false him before realizing her mistake and stumbling. That was enough for you to slam the flat end of your scythe down on her back, pushing her down further. You added your foot, putting your body’s weight onto her. She took a moment to push back, causing you to fall backward. You slide your scythe out from under your and flipped over, using your hands to touch the ground. You made no hesitation grabbing your scythe, swinging it over your head and resting it against your shoulder.

Loki had already made another move, running towards Ker with two daggers in his hands, slicing down at her as she blocked every one of his moves, her staff moving quickly between both sides of her body. But all three of you knew she couldn’t keep that movement up for long, and soon a dagger made contact with her skin, slicing it clean open. The wound oozed a deep black, darker than your blood by only a hair. She didn’t let his stop her fighting, although you could see the cut made it harder to move her left arm. It wasn’t a huge advantage, but it would have to be enough.

You turned to Loki, acknowledging how he was gripping his side tightly. You could see a small amount of blood seeping through the stitches you had given him in the morning a day ago. Was it a day ago already?

“Loki, let me handle this.” You argued, using shadows to force Ker back. “You can’t handle it with that wound, you’ll do more harm than good.”

He shook his head and his voice sounded strained. “I’m alright. We can’t just stop here, we’ve gone through a considerable amount of effort.”

He was right.

“Okay, sure. But I can handle her.” Ker rose and you shoved her back down. It was fairly harmless and wouldn’t last long if she cared about getting up. You could tell part of Loki wanted to sit on the sidelines since it took him a minute to respond.

“We started this together and we’ll end it together, my dear.” You shook your head. Stubborn.

“Loki, that most certainly wasn’t a question. Let me handle this. If I’m really in trouble then you can help.” Ker had risen by now and was running towards you. Loki still stood next to you, ready to fight alongside you. You used the shadows to shove him back, swinging your scythe to meet Ker’s staff.

You swung your scythe rapidly and cleanly over one of her shoulders and then the other, landing a few minor blows here and there. She had broken her staff into two parts. In the chaos, you couldn’t tell if that was part of the weapon’s function or if she had literally just broken it in half. Either way, it made it easier for her to handle your swings and not get killed.

You swung over one of your legs suddenly, using the surprise to knock her over and press your scythe to her neck until you saw a dark color stain the blade ever so slightly. One move and she was dead. Well, as dead as she can be.

You looked down at her. You missed your sweet sister. The one who rejected her ability to see death. The one who hated her weapon and how strong it was. That hated the way everything had to go. And now she was preaching about how doom would come without missing a beat.

She looked you straight in the eye. “What now sister. Going to kill me? Doom wave you for that, you know. Have your head, sister. Yes, he will, he’ll have you.” She laughed. The idea of death had tipped her over a bit, making her sound jumpier than she was.

“I’d never kill you. I just want you to stop hurting Earth. And if caging you means that will happen, so be it.”

Ker smirked. “Can’t kill me? Don’t want blood on your hands?” She said, moving closer even with the blade against her. She pushed through the pain and blade itself while you backed it up. She shoved her head forth, cutting into her own throat in an attempt to relieve herself of her head. You took out the blade, feeling the scythe stuck in the bone.

You felt the tears before you realized you were crying. Your heart sank. You thought of your family. The ideas in everyone’s head. The team back how. How can they accept you as a hero now? Steve still had you on trial and this proves you’re really the villain he thinks you are.

You felt Loki’s arms around you and in the now quieting halls of hell, you felt surprisingly calm. His embrace felt lovely. Like a deep breath of air after nearly drowning. Like that first August signs of fall. Like standing next to a waterfall and feeling the mist enter your lungs and settle. Like the smell of cut grass and newly mowed hay on a summer day. A cool glass in heat.

Gloves in winter.

Ice in hell.

The happiness and sadness tore you apart. You were certain that you weren’t just holding on to Loki for dear life because you were upset. You missed him. For centuries you missed him and he never came. His brother did but centuries and he did nothing. And now here he is. Wrapped around your shoulders keeping you so tight that if you pulled away you would see the red marks staining your arms.

You cried. For Ker. For him. For Peter. For Tony.

For yourself.

But this was too easy. Her message of doom and all it took to kill her was some force and a little self-pity. This was not the end.

And as the screams dulled you heard a voice crackle. Like someone had woken up from a year-long nap, voice breaking in the man’s low tone.

All he said was one word to start. He saw you and one word slipped from his lips that and Loki brought you closer.

“Sister.” He whispered, floating on the wind to your ear and poisoning it with its sound.

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#loki x reader #loki #salem #saved fic #fanfic

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razieltwelve · 4 years

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Heroic Fury (Worm/Final Rose)

Fury was supposed to be dead. In fact, he could definitely remembering closing his eyes for the last time on a hill with a wonderful view. It hadn’t been a bad way to go. He’d been one of the oldest chocobos in history, and he’d died with his best friend at his side after a life filled with glory and success.

He’d kind of expected to wake up in the endless fields the chocobos all believed they went to when they died if they were worthy. Sure, he was basically a jerk, but saving the world more than fifteen times had to be worth something, right?

Apparently not.

Or maybe it was.

“Help!”

The words seemed to echo through his being, and he frowned. Like any self-respecting chocobo who’d lived for more than a decade or two, he was well aware of Aura and how to use it. What troubled him was that his Aura was now closely connected to a much smaller Aura signature, one he wasn’t familiar with, and that same signature was radiating distress.

“Someone, help! Please!”

Sighing, Fury jogged toward the source of shouting. He could just tell this would be troublesome. It didn’t take him more than a minute to reach the site of a car crash. His eyes narrowed. He knew what cars looked like. This car didn’t look like any model he’d seen before. The clothing the little girl tugging at the mangled doors of the car was wearing also didn’t match what people from Remnant wore.

Oh crap.

He’d listened to Diana rant enough times to realise where this was going.

He’d been reincarnated into another universe or something.

“Kweh.”

The little girl stopped, turned, and screamed.

“Ah!”

Rolling his eyes again, Fury tugged on the Aura link between them. It was how chocobos could make themselves understood. Normally, it took time to build up the resonance and closeness required, but for some reason the link was already in place.

“Stop panicking. Are those your parents in the car?”

The girl blinked, and her eyes widened. “Yes…”

“Move.” The girl scooted out of the way, and Fury simply tore the passenger door off its hinges before tugging the woman slumped against the airbag out with his beak. He repeated the process on the driver’s side. “Do you have a scroll?”

“A scroll?” the little girl asked. “What…?”

“A way to contact people.”

“Oh.” She shook her head. “I don’t have anything and…”

Fury sighed. This was already proving to be quite troublesome. “Which way is the closest town?”

“Um…” the girl pointed. “That way.”

“Fine.” Fury used his beak to lift the two adults onto his back before gesturing for the girl to climb on as well. “Hold on. This won’t take long.”

In his prime, Fury had been able to reach speeds well in excess of two hundred miles per hour. Heck, he could cruise at that speed for hours at a time. Unfortunately, he had three passengers, two of whom were in no condition to hold on. Instead, he was forced to go at much more sedate pace that still allowed them to reach the nearest town in a little under half an hour.

Naturally, they panicked when they saw him. He looked heavenward. Seriously? Of all the places he could have been reincarnated into, he had to get stuck in a world without any other chocobos?

X X X

Taylor stared at the massive bird in awe. Fury. That was his name. The seven-year-old was still trying to wrap her head around that. A talking bird. A talking bird that was more than ten feet tall. All she could remember about the crash was stumbling out of the car and seeing her parents not moving. She’d been so scared, and she’d wished that there was someone - anyone - who could help her. And then Fury had been there.

Even at the hospital he hadn’t left her side, and there was something comforting about his presence even if he wasn’t exactly the nicest bird. Some of the things he’d said about the way the doctors and nurses treated injuries weren’t very nice.

“They seriously don’t have nano-machine serums here? One of those would have your parents back on their feet within an hour.” The chocobo, as he called himself, scowled. “And don’t even get me started on your other technology. It doesn’t look like you even have holographic projectors.”

“Um… did the place you came from have those things?”

“We had spaceships too,” Fury said. He paused. “Wait… do you guys not have Grimm here?”

“Grimm?”

“Monsters that go around killing everything.”

“We… we have something kind of like that.”

“What do you mean?”

So Taylor, in the scared, halting manner of a seven-year-old told him about the Endbringers.

Fury growled. “It’s a pity my friend’s parents or siblings aren’t here. They’d have your Endbringer probably fixed by tomorrow.”

“…”

“Anyway, Taylor, it looks like we’ll be stuck with each other for a while.”

“Wait…” It suddenly dawned on Taylor what the situation might be. “Are… are you my power?”

“What?” Fury stared. “I’m not your Semblance.”

“What’s a Semblance?”

What followed was a strange conversation as Taylor tried to understand what Fury was saying about powers. Wherever he’d come from, they seemed to work differently from the powers Taylor knew about. When he was done, she tried to explain to him how powers worked.

“I get it.” Fury made a face. “That’s why we’re connected, I guess. Your ‘power’ must have acted like a beacon for whatever dumped me in this universe. I wish Diana was here. She’d figure it out.” Fury twitched. “Either way, you’re the only person with Aura that I’ve seen here.”

“Aura?”

“Oh, you’ll love Aura,” Fury explained. “Want to know what it can do?”

X X X

Danny looked up - way up - at the towering bird that stood beside his daughter. Not far away, Annette did the same.

“This is Fury, dad.” Taylor smiled. “He saved you and mom.”

The bird looked only vaguely interested in being in the same room as him.

“Uh…” Danny shook himself. “Taylor! Did you get powers?”

“Uh… kind of? Fury says it’s complicated.”

“…”

X X X

Author’s Notes

This is a bit of fun that I’ve been thinking of for a while. Dumping someone like Lightning or Averia into Worm can be a bit boring since they can curb stomp everything in Worm (and that includes Scion). Fury, however, is not capable of doing that, so he’s got a more interesting journey ahead of him with Taylor.

In this AU, Taylor should have triggered after her family got into a car crash. Instead, whatever force sent Fury there, prevented her from triggering and gave her Aura instead, as well as a helpful (if ornery) chocobo. Instead of Queen Administrator, Taylor will be getting a Semblance. In particular, she’ll be getting Mix and Match, a Semblance that allows for the creation of sentient constructs through combining different objects (e.g., combining a sufficiently large lump of steel with the corpse of badger could give you a giant steel badger). With sufficient crafting expertise and by bootstrapping her way up by combining constructs, she could potentially create constructs of incredible power. Keep in mind, Taylor will also have Aura and the advantages that brings.

Since she ‘triggered’ at such a young age, this Taylor will end up joining the Wards much sooner. Everyone will also be convinced that Fury is a projection of sorts since, after some trial and error, Taylor realises that she can actually summon and dematerialise him. She is basically his anchor to this reality.

In typical Fury fashion, he is going to try to help her reach her full potential by subjecting her to the same training regimes he saw Taren go through. That’s going to be fun for her. Or not. He might also try to get her to build some of the things from Remnant. Sure, Fury is a chocobo, but he is highly intelligent and he’s seen Taren and the others handle technology enough to know how some of it is made. More fun for Taylor.

Incidentally, if you’re wondering about ratings, here’s how Fury would be rated:

Mover 5+. As one of the greatest chocobos in history, Fury is capable of reaching and maintaing speeds well in excess of 200 miles per hour for extended periods of time. Due to the abilities he possesses as an elite black-and-red chocobo with monstrous quantities of Aura, he can also run impeded across virtually any surface. This includes running across water, ice, and even up vertical surfaces. In principle, he can even run upside down although he dislikes doing it. Using his full speed, he can go supersonic for short bursts, something he uses in many of his more powerful attack techniques.

Brute 5+. Due to the natural durability of an elite chocobo and the effects of Aura, Fury can ignore small arms fire and even withstand multiple hits from anti-tank weaponry, assuming he can even be hit due to his speed. When focused entirely on defence, he becomes even more durable. Using his beak and claws combined with his Aura, Fury can easily tear through steel, concrete, and other durable materials. He would find it trivially easy to simply pierce through the side of a battleship with his beak if he used his Aura to reinforce the blow.

Thinker 3+. Fury has exceptionally well developed combat instincts. An entire lifetime spent fighting alongside Taren and his family have made him arguably the most experienced and skilled chocobo in history. He was able to keep up with S Tier huntsmen and huntresses in melee combat. To most opponents, it will seem like he knows what they’re going to do before they do.

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The Great Pretender (Ben Hardy x Reader); Chapter 1.

Pairing: Ben Hardy x Reader

Summary: Y/N used to be a very successful actress back in the day, but lately the industry has been treating her worse than ever and she needs a role to bring her career back on track, which is why she gets so excited about getting a role in the upcoming movie Bohemian Rhapsody. However, when she finally starts filming, a certain coworker gives her a cold shoulder and almost makes her question her choice to work on the movie.

Warning(s): none yet

Words: about 1000 I think

Y/N woke up earlier than she had previously intended to and definitely earlier than she needed to, excitement running through her veins and making her heart thump against her chest faster than usual. It was her first day on set after receiving that call 4 months prior.

“Y/N speaking?”

“Hi, this is Mr. Howe, the casting director for Bohemian Rhapsody”

No matter how many times she’d done it in the past, Y/N still got chills when it came to castings and receiving news about roles she’d auditioned for, and she had definitely been waiting for a lucky strike considering her last three castings had not gone as planned and she had ended up not getting the roles. She needed something huge to bring her career back on track like it had been years prior.

She had started working in the industry at only 15 and, while she was grateful for her early success, that also meant that now at 30 she was considered “old” by the same people who casted her back in the day. Hence why the phone call she’d been waiting for made her so nervous.

“Yes, yes, I’ve been waiting for your call Mr. Howe”

“That’s good to hear, I’m sure you’ll be delighted to know we have decided to assign you the role you auditioned for!”

She could barely hear the words he was speaking, being over the moon and all, and she’d let out a breath of relief letting herself relax after a long time.

“We will start filming at the beginning of May, I’ll keep you updated on everything in the next week so for now have a great night!”

“You too, Mr. Howe, and thank you so much for the news”.

As she’d hung up a huge smile had spread across her face and lightened up her eyes. This was the chance she was waiting for, no matter how small or irrelevant her role would be in the movie, this was the time to show the world she still knew a thing or two about acting.

She had played Queen records all through the night and had begun researching on the woman she was going to become for the movie: Dominique, Roger Taylor’s wife.

She wanted to make her short appearances on screen memorable and finally gain back the confidence she’d been lacking ever since her name had slowly started to disappear from the headlines. After all she was still Y/N and nothing could stop her.

May came faster than she had expected, bringing along sunshine and new faces she soon grew to call friends. Most of the people who were working alongside Y/N knew who she was or knew about her previous movies and were quick to introduce themselves and be friendly to her, not that she’d ever use that to her advantage, of course. She knew she was better than that, and the industry was already filled with actors full of themselves who were unbearable to work with.

She was fond of everyone on set, especially Joe who was the funniest of the lot and always made her giggle in between his takes, and Lucy who’d quickly become her closest friend.

She felt her long lost love for her job come back and stronger than ever before, all thanks to these people.

The only time her outer shell cracked a little was when Ben tagged along.

She knew who he was. She was a fan of the X-Man saga and had seen the movie he was in at least five times, so she thought it was only fair to compliment him on his role when they met, but apparently he didn't think so.

“Hi, I’m Y/N and I just wanted to introduce myself, I’m a huge fan of your role in X-Man, I’ve loved the whole saga and I do have to say I’m quite excited about working with someone I admire like you”

Ben had glanced over at her, barely listening to what she was saying and not even trying to disguise his disinterest.

“Well, thank you, I’m just sorry I can’t really say the same about you though, it seems to me these past few years have been kinda rough for you. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t your last big role like 10 years ago or something? It must be tough to be declining this way, so I’m happy you got this role, even if it’s barely of any importance”.

She could tell he was trying to insult her in the nicest way he could think of, and it was definitely working as she’d felt her cheeks redden and become warm with embarrassment.

“W-well yeah, you could say that my career’s come to a halt these past few years, but I think I’m still decent, you know?” she’d tried to laugh it off as if his comment hadn’t made her feel tiny and insignificant, but it was probably written all over her face and the other cast member could sense the tension.

“I’d say that it’s your time to shine, then” Ben had replied sarcastically before turning around and heading to get his hair and makeup done.

“Don’t mind him Y/N, he’s a cool dude and he’s probably just had a rough night, I heard he’s going through a very harsh breakup with his girlfriend” Joe had come to her rescue in an attempt at making the frown on her face disappear. He made a mental note to himself to make her smile more often, as she was quite beautiful with a smile painted across her face.

“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that” she had nodded understandingly, “We should probably try to cheer him up, right? That's what I’d want my friends to do if I were in that situation”

“Probably not the best idea, Y/N. Let’s call it a night, alright love? Don’t take what he said to heart, I’m sure he didn’t mean to come across so rude”.

And so she had tried to forget and excuse his words as misinterpreted compliments, but when the sun had set and she had found herself alone in her apartment, she’d began questioning her ability to work alongside someone who was ready to be mean to her without even really getting to know her.

After all, Hollywood’s filled with assholes, this one definitely would’t be a deal breaker for her.

#ben hardy #ben hardy x reader #ben hardy imagine #ben hardy fanfic #angst #writer #fluff #roger taylor x reader #roger taylor #queen fandom #queen imagines #brian may #john deacon #bohemian rhapsody #borhap #borhap boys #the great pretender

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Royal Headcanons

((This was inevitable to say the least. It begins with a few fics, then it goes to headcanons, and then I start investing a lot of my time essentially building the characters. Oh well! Shot out to @haleth who started this, and to @drew-winchester for drawing this piece. I wanna thank Haleth for essentially being the nicest Swiss I’ve had the pleasure to work with. I don’t claim to know the character’s myself, this is just what I thought might be how they met, fell in love, and various other things. I hope you enjoy!))

This would be the first time she and Varian officially met.

After the defeat of Saurfang’s son, Zireael would offer to help the orc with carrying his son to the ship. When asked by Varian why she would extend her kindness like that, she shrugs and says, “Because a father shouldn’t see the day he outlived his son.”

After the fight at the top of the Icecrown Citadel, she and her fellow adventurers were adorned with medals of bravery, honor, loyalty, and heroism.

(personal headcanon: BOTH faction heroes defeated the lich king at the same time. I mean, c’mon.)

She and her Alliance teammates were invited to a party in Stormwind Keep.

Not really finding comfort with wearing dresses, she showed up in her armor. Zireael was easily the most stand out woman there.

This caught the king’s attention though

(I mean, he’s used to nobles trying to sell themselves off to him in fancy dresses and pretty jewelry like everyday. So something completely different was very welcoming.)

Their friendship began with a debate on which is better: sword and shield or greatsword that turns into dual blades.

They didn’t immediately start dating, as Varian wanted to focus on being a good dad for his son. The night elf would respect his wishes, and even help the boy with swinging a sword.

The two sparring was Varian’s attempt at a date, as the poor man was not like his charismatic half at all.

The two eventually bonded over their shared enjoyment of a good fight, sometimes even getting a few cuts in!

One of their most intense fights ended with Varian disarming Ziri and pinning her to a wall. In a very strange mixture of hormones during the fight, the two would share their first kiss with each other.

It did not end with just a kiss~

The two spent more time around each other that wasn’t just fighting. The two would talk strategy, the best kind of parties, what noble to avoid, and how to best handle guards in the city.

Anduin is actually pretty supportive of his dad going out and seeing someone. Everyone needs to find someone.

The two had their cons as well, Ziri’s love for nature has caused Varian waking up to a garden in his room... multiple times.

During the Hour of Twilight raid, Zireael would be stopped by Varian. He proposes to her on the spot, saying “To give you a better reason to come back to me alive.”

She does make it back, and the two would hold each other in a loving embrace.

Anduin doesn’t see her as his mom, but definitely sees her as someone to respect. Especially since she makes his father incredibly happy.

The wedding would be planned, and originally was going to be at Darnassus until Pandaria was discovered.

The wedding was postponed until Anduin was found, since he’s lost a uncharted continent!

Ziri suggested she’d go, but was advised against by everyone. No one needed the soon to be wife of Varian to disappear too!

Luckily, Anduin was found, and the monstrous old god was defeated. Everything seemed well...

However, they got involved when Garrosh went bat sh*t insane and tried to kill everyone!

Ziri actually got to participate in this one, as she helped the heroes fight Corrupted Garrosh.

Before Garrosh’s trial, Zireael suggested the wedding be held in Pandaria. The continent had so much to deal with these past years(in game) that it only made sense that something positive could come to it.

The wedding went off without a cinch! Zireael Starsong became known as Zireael Wrynn.

Unfortunately honeymoon had to wait because of f*cking Garrosh was at it again!

Unfortunately again, Zireael had to keep out of this one again! The difference is less of the Queen of Stormwind in danger, and more of her being pregnant.

(Side note: I’m not familiar with royal succession thing, so to make it easier on myself: Zireael would be given the responsibilities of leading Stormwind in case of the king’s demise. Anduin is next in line, but if anything happened to him, Ziri’s baby would then inherit the throne.)

She’d be the quest giver instead of the adventurer this time. She did not care for it.

Draenor was finished, Azeroth was at peace, and Ziri could finally enjoy her time with her new family.

Until Legion happened. That is a story for another day...

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💜QUEEN IU💜

IU IS THE FREAKING QUEEN like name me someone that debuts at 16 being a solo, got called awful names, a flop but continue to prove her worth as one of Korea’s most established and successful artist. On top of that, she got no backing whatsoever, struggling even with daily life because of poverty. And, she started writing her own songs just three years into her debut with overwhelming responses.

And let me go into her as a person. She is the kindest, nicest and most genuine person I’ve seen in the entertainment industry. We all know she’s the boss of fan service. Know why? She always, always, talks to fans like friends. Even when it gets crowded and her manager had to pull her away to prevent her from getting hurt. She knows that her fans wouldn’t cause any harm to her and insisted to walk with them. How she always brings snacks from overseas for fans that waits for her at the airport? So many instances where she did heart-warming things like giving her fan a charged subway card. These actions may seem small, but that’s exactly what connects IU and her fans. Let’s not forget how she said she wants to be an artist that can protect her fans.

And let’s go into her friends shall we? IU sticks to her friends. She’s trustworthy and reliable. Look at her friendship with Yoo In Na, ever since the variety show, Heroes, they have been the best of friends and continue to display their friendship with mentioning each other here and there, inviting IU to In Na’s radio show, travelling together and recently even filmed a CF together (YAS GET THOSE CASH GURLS). She has shown friendships with some of her idol friends, Luna, Suili, Ji Yeon, Jong Hyun, Oh Hyuk, Lee Joon Ki and so on. Let’s not forget about the rumoured song that she wrote for Ji Yeon during her tough period.

Moving on to her relationships with people she works with. I think most Uaena are probably in their late teens, twenties or thirties. I suppose we have work experiences. You know how colleagues works, they are just colleagues. Maybe a few that you can be friendly with, but what are the odds? But we see IU sticking with the same managers, stylists, hair & makeup artists, dancers for years. And they are friends that actually follows each other on social media and she gifts them Christmas presents as well. Heck, she even hangs out with her manager that she probably sees like, 300 days of in a year.

She consistently get praised by people she works with, especially big seniors in the music industry.

Now let me boast about this talented and extraordinary lady. She is literally the master of all trades. Singing, dancing, rapping, composing, lyric writing, acting, MC-ing. What makes her even prettier is how hard she works and how much she actually enjoys it. Remember when someone asked why she works so much, was she being pushed by her agency since she was EVERYWHERE, agreeing to almost all shows that invited her. And she said that she really enjoyed her schedule.

Also, she’s the damn queen of charts. All-kills? Always. Perfect all-kills that most artists hardly achieve in their career? She did that. The amount of downloads of her songs, the unique listeners. How spread out her listeners are, age wise and gender wise, proving that she’s a household name. Speaking of that, queen of CFs! Ranging from fried chicken to soju to electronics to gaming software to phone apps to painkiller medicine to skincare. Queen of relevancy coming through.

IU has been and still gets called a “weak vocal” but that all boils down to personal preferences. I much rather listen to her soft, sweet and mellow voice than a vocalist that belts out a high note for like, 5 seconds. Her songs are smoothing and comforting, like a home. When I’m happy, I sway along to it. When I’m upset, it calms me down. That’s the type of music I can listen to for a long, long time.

#this is meant to be a boasting post of IU #i just have a lot of love for IU #i rambled too much #I LOVE U LEE JI EUN #lee ji eun #IU #my princess

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Aries Aries’ entire life is one big competition that he intends to win – He is fiercely competitive at absolutely everything he does; from being first to the office or winning a dance contest, to juggling, eating ice cream and even going to the bathroom. Aries loves challenges and likes to tackle practical problems head-on … which is why he often has a sore head, and why he is constantly looking for a new job.

Gemini The Gemini Twins are curious and always full of high jinks. This purple two-some is full of good intentions and restless energy, the twins are irresistibly drawn to whatever action or intrigue is getting underway. If something big is about to happen you can bet they’ll be close by. Impulsive and somewhat manipulative, these happy pranksters are forever causing mayhem.

Aquarius Aquarius is determined to improve everybody’s quality of life through scientific and technological innovation … which would be great if he was a genius, but he isn’t. Always surprising, Aquarius is constantly coming up with crazy new ideas in his R&D Laboratory; sometimes his results are amazing, though most often they are hilariously disastrous.

Taurus Taurus is the strong, silent type and can be very stubborn if challenged. His massive size literally makes him an immovable object – as you’ll soon find out if you try to push him around – but in actual fact he’s a sensitive soul who cares very deeply about things.

Cancer Cancer is the nicest, sweetest, cutest girl you will ever meet – she likes all the classically feminine things, such as fashion and flowers, and especially romance: Cancer LOVES love! Her imagination is so powerful that she often gets carried away by her fantasies, and sometimes just a glimpse of a baby kitten or one look from a hunky guy can make her swoon.

Leo Strong, handsome and charismatic, Leo is a born leader and also a local celebrity who lights up any room he walks into and instantly makes other people feel better. Leo also has a special gift for being in the right place at the right and, as a result of this, things somehow always seem to go his way … until they don‘t.

Libra Libra is so chill he seems utterly oblivious to the daily challenges of normal life. You almost wonder if he’s high all the time, until you realize that he truly exists on a higher plane of consciousness. Fair-minded to a fault, Libra believes in balance at all costs – as result he is often called upon to act as a judge or arbitrator.

Scorpio Scorpio is not an easy person to like, but he’s worth the effort. On the outside he is a bad-tempered bruiser who can’t take a joke and who generally expresses himself through physical violence. But on the inside he is a passionate cupcake who just wants to create amazing things and find true love.

Sagittarius Sagittarius is a wild child; far more at home in the forest than living in the city. For her, being truly free means everything. While other people run from the wind and rain, she relishes it – Being out in the elements fills her heart with joy. She is a fun, beautiful girl and a lot of people like her, but they struggle to keep up with her or to tolerate her wild ways.

Capricorn Capricorn appears to be small, weak and shy, but never underestimate him: This undersized goat has an oversized heart and an oversized brain and he never gives up. As the Bellman at the city’s best hotel Capricorn is an “old soul” and nothing fazes him.

Pisces Pisces is a star! The biggest celebrity in the Astrolology Universe is a genuine Diva – a creative force of nature whose passion can be overwhelming. A theatrical Drama Queen who is larger than life and exaggerates everything – in her mind ants become elephants and wrong musical notes feel like earthquakes.

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interview with Billy Howerdel for Orlando Weekly 10/24/18

Justin Scala

On your previous records you handled, most of the production on those albums. What was it like working with producer Dave Sardy on Eat the Elephant vs. the production approach on past records? There were pros and cons to it. It was great having the pressure off me. To get out of the janitorial duties of the engineering and producing side. Managing, scheduling, budgets, etc. can be distracting. Being able to sit down with a guitar and just play music with no distractions.

The hard part was, the way that I write music is being part of that file management. Seeing music on a screen and recording it, and being able to clean things up. Having hyper-focus on it and looking at it visually. In working with someone else, I found myself having to prove to that person to trust me with direction.

It was a challenge in balancing those things, to speak about music to someone vs. self- producing. I had to learn to communicate better about music to another person this time around.

Some of the themes on (the new record) Eat the Elephant touch on how the world has become disconnected, people focusing only on themselves, (being disillusioned).What do you feel needs to happen in order for the world to become what it should be? for people to reconnect?

Listen. Listen to each other. But every time I think there is a simple solution to fix a macro problem it is maddening. I think whatever side of view you’re on, there are intentional or unintentional evil forces at play that have intentions for something else. It seems like we are entering more rapidly to this place where we are being sold; where the salesman always wins. People are relying on the familiarity of immediacy & instant gratification.

What have you been listening to recently? Anything in particular that inspired the music on Eat the Elephant?

I have recently been revisiting the first Crowded House record, The Wall (Pink Floyd), and a mixture of The Cure songs. Singing these songs is where I felt comfortable with my vocal range. The first crowded house record is one of those records I would put on in my car, right after getting my license, singing at the top of my lungs with the windows down. Listening to these recently brought me back to that time in my life.

As far as stuff that inspired the record, I listened to less music around that time. I did listen to some minimalistic electronic stuff. There’s also a new band, The Black Queen, that I really like. I listened to their record Fever Daydream a lot at the time.

How has the time between your last record eMotive and Eat the Elephant allowed for creative breathing room?

It is all about being in a creative place.But when you’re overwhelmed, take a walk. Whether its literal or metaphorical. Taking a walk....without a phone, without a distraction, without a conversation. Reconnecting to your chatty-brain and letting it subside. The definition of mindfulness is paying attention to how you feel in that moment. Finding those places, and taking a break from music for some time. For me putting down the guitar and taking up keyboard (which I’m not very good at), was for me, “taking a walk”. When you come back to what you’re good at, I think you’re more inspired to get your best work.

Is there any other style of music you enjoy creating in your free time? Can we expect to see more from your solo project, Ashes Divide in the future?

Yeah! Definitely have plans for Ashes Divide. I hope to get a lot done on this next US run, in particular over the next month, for a new Ashes record, which I intend to put out in‘19.

As far as other styles, I don’t know, I think the notes are notes. A lot of the time I just go with the flow when writing. The song Gravity, for example, when I started, was a straight up Rob Zombie song. It had a pretty massive riff. I brought the song idea into band rehearsal. I played it my way and Josh, Paz, and Troy played it a different way and added something really beautiful to it. The notes are the same but the song can be changed by emotions. I think with different styles of music, its informed by the emotional mood you’re in. I guess I just can’t escape who I am with my style of music.

You mentioned in a previous interview this year, you have a passion for cooking. Do you ever find time to cook on the bus? What is the Billy Howerdel tour diet like!?

Cooking is definitely one of the big things I miss while being on tour. Cooking is my happy place! I actually bring a rice cooker with me. My ritual is rotating with white rice, brown rice, quinoa, etc. When ordering lunch, I’ll ask someone from the crew to get me a piece of protein. I make sauces, with Yuzu, mustard, soy sauce, etc. and throw it all together with some vegetables.I kind of cook in a camp fire way on the road, eating healthier and more regimented which is probably the opposite of most people on tour [laughs]

A Perfect Circle has toured with a variety of diverse opening acts. How do you guys choose who opens for you on tour?

I have to say I’m really excited to tour with Chelsea Wolfe, who open for us in Europe this Winter. I never met them before, (Troy Van Leeuwen) introduced me to them. I think it is the perfect pairing.

We have Tricky opening up for us in the states on this run. He is a big influence on me. I’m curious to see where he is at now-a-days. He is royalty to us in the music that we came up on in our 20’s.

As far as who chooses, it depends. Maynard and I, don’t really discuss with each other. We usually just go to management with some ideas for bands. Sort of a marriage of compromise, if you will!

With Eat the Elephant, sort of marking a return for the band and after a very successful musical career, what is it that you are still looking for within yourself as a musician?

Growth. Movement forward. Having music that is, hopefully, as timeless as it could be. Having music that people listen to today and 20 years from now.

I put your records on all the time still, for me and for so many others, the music is indeed timeless. Every listen, the music is fresh and as beautiful as it always was.

That is why I got into music in the first place. There was music that did that for me when I was younger.... And you can only listen so much for a while, and you think “what can I do next?”, for me it was picking up a guitar. I was a late bloomer at 17 years old. So, I must say..that’s the nicest compliment I could get, thank you!

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