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yanabortniks · 3 years ago

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↳ picking theme songs is something that can be so personal

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songs yana relates to:

Perfume Genius - Wreath

Burn off every trace I wanna hover with no shape I wanna feel the days go by Not stack up Running up that hill I'm gonna peel off every weight Until my body gives away And shuts up

This song is very much about Mike Hadreas’ (PG) struggle with a chronic illness (a common theme in his music, which j’addicted to), and the ways in which he feels that his body turns against him/betrays him/etc. Yana doesn’t have Crohn’s like Mike does but she struggles a lot with a constant fear re: her mind and body. It’s an ever-present fear and one that has consumed her on occasion. In this case, the fear is of addiction (and also her mental health, to a lesser degree). She is afraid of being beholden to something, of hurting herself, of being like her parents. And what makes it scarier is how easily she can imagine herself giving in to it. In the lyrics I chose, Mike writes about wishing to live without a shape, without any burdensome metaphorical weight, for his body’s needs to leave him alone. He wants life to be easier. These are all constant thoughts of Yana’s.

Jordana - I Guess This is Life

I couldn't tell you in words how I'm feeling Maybe what I need's a good proper healing Spend most of my nights staring at the ceiling Tried all the God stuff but I stoppеd believing

This applies more to Yana when she was a little younger, maybe. But it’s been a song I’ve listened to for the past couple of years and always thought of her so... <3 Yana has a lot of pent-up frustrations/issues with her family that she will never, under any circumstances, address with them at any point in the near future. Like, not a chance in hell. And even if she did want to, she wouldn’t know where to start or what to say, or how to say it. She feels wildly out of touch with them but also hyperaware of how that experience has shaped her into the person she is today. For all that she feels these negative emotions, every step and every interaction (big and small) had led her to where she is now. For better or for worse. It has shaped her worldview and how she relates/interacts with others and that’s a lot of what the song is about. I chose the above lyrics specifically because I felt they captured Yana’s inability to communicate with her parents.

songs that capture yana’s relationships:

Boy Scouts - That’s Life Honey (Cruz)

If I were to die by volcano I’d be laughing at the irony Bottle it up and you will surely explode You’d say "why didn’t you tell me?"

And I’d say Well, I wanted to But couldn’t figure how My burdens Should become yours now

This song is very much about a less-than-ideal circumstance that’s out of your control and imagining a world in which the whole thing could just magically get better with the snap of your fingers or with a specific price tag. It’s another song that’s a lot about learning how to open up about things too (a skill all humans must learn given the fact that vulnerability can be a bitch!). I chose this song for Yana and Cruz because I feel it’s representative of both the early days of their relationship and their relationship currently. Yana had to learn a lot about how to both open up to him and how to feel like she could lean on him without feeling like a burden/a failure. Significant reliance feels like a weakness to her. And then on the other hand, with graduation nearing, their future hangs in the air and the talks they’ve had about the next steps have been primarily... unsuccessful. They both want to go to grad school. Yana will go wherever she can and to whoever will take her, no matter how far. She’s unsure of what she’s allowed to ask of Cruz, if only because she cannot rationalize making any huge demands. It feels selfish and shitty, especially because she has zero intentions of making any sacrifices herself in this specific situation. Not when it comes to this goal she’s held for so long.

Indigo De Souza - Hold U (Dev)

You are a good thing I've noticed, I've noticed And I want a good thing with you You are the best thing, and I've got it, I've got you And I would do anything for you

COMMUNITIES AND PLATONIC COMPANIONSHIP ARE FULL OF LOVE AND HELP US SURVIVE. “I WILL HOLD YOU” IN MY ARMS, “I WILL HOLD” A PLACE FOR YOU IN MY LIFE. I LOVE YOU AND I CELEBRATE YOU AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE. WE CAN HEAL EACH OTHER IN LITTLE WAYS. WILL YOU HOLD ME TOO? LET’S WALK THROUGH LIFE TOGETHER. Anyway, I hope that sums up why I chose this song for Yana and Dev. Dev is Yana’s Person through and through. She’s a good thing that Yana’s noticed. Yana wants to be soulmates forever. She’s so glad she has Dev in her life. She would do anything for her. Etc. etc. etc. <3333

theme songs for the group:

My Morning Jacket - Highly Suspicious

I'm high (Highly suspicious) Highly suspicious of you (Highly suspicious of you) I'm high (Highly suspicious) Highly suspicious of you (Highly suspicious of you)

So, this song very much seems to be about paranoia (specifically drug-induced paranoia) and the album it comes from is also primarily thematically about our wars between our best and worst natures, which I felt was a very apt kind of... vibe for the group. The mood of the song is also both intense and a little cartoonish (if you listen to MMJ at all, you probably already know this song is like, Very Different from their usual stuff) in the way that I think a lot of fun horror movies are. But anyway, I would just love to see some finger-pointing and arguing and stuff. I love drama :^)

Laura Marling - Devil’s Resting Place

I am loath to say it's the devil's taste I've been with the devil in the devil's resting place

Water won't clean you, water won't clean you You only hold yourself to the things you do

I’m pretty sure this song is literally about getting freaky with the Devil (or like, the metaphorical Devil... or something). So it’s a lot about facing your sins/past transgressions, being at fault and filled with regret, and feeling like there’s no way to cleanse or forgive yourself. I am sure plenty of the cabin-goers are going to do or say things they regret, but I’m also sure they’ve done or said things in the past that they regret that are going to come to a head amidst the tension and fear. I just think this miiight be an overarching and very human struggle that will arise for everyone over the course of the three days, especially whoever’s the saboteur. [eyes emoji]

songs yana has a special connection to:

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

See, my old man's got a problem He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working His body's too young to look like his

Siri, play the song that’s been on Yana’s ‘On Repeat’ playlist ever since she downloaded Spotify back in the ninth grade — thanks! This is the song Yana will listen to when she’s driving on her own, when she’s on the bus, when she’s walking to class, or literally whenever. It’s from the perspective of a woman whose life isn’t working out as she hoped, who works hard, and desperately hopes things will get better. Yana has a tendency to fixate on what’s wrong in her life, on what’s not lining up for success, or on the things she’s not doing a good job at. When she finds herself doing that, she listens to “Fast Car”... and clearly she listens to it a lot. I chose the above lyrics because they’re honestly very on the nose for her and her dad (though I think the original intention of ‘old man’ is referencing a significant other, but we will ignore that!).

Elliott Smith - 2:45 AM

I'm going out now like a baby A name unsatisfiable baby Grabbing onto whatever's around For the soaring high or the crushing down

"2:45 AM” is about arguments and about old trauma and the bad habits we make along the way when trying to cope with them. Yana’s sober because she’s afraid of being like someone else, but she went through periods of drinking heavily in her freshman year. This song feels very personal to her. She listens to it a lot after stilted phone calls and when she feels hurt by something her friends said or did, or when she thinks about her brother. Yana’s a very big Elliott Smith fan (second only to Cher and third sometimes to Tori Amos), and she feels he’s best listened to when the sun’s setting, the window’s opened a crack and you can feel a cool breeze sneaking through, you know you have to take a shower but you haven’t gotten out of bed yet, and your chest feels a little tight. You’re sad but you haven’t cried yet kind of vibes.

theme songs for the friends:

The Shins - Australia

Dare to be one of us, girl Faced with the android's conundrum I felt like I should just cry But nothing happens every time I take one on the chin You're Himmler in your coat you don't know how long I've been Watching the lantern dim starved of oxygen So give me your hand and let's jump out the window

I love this song... slay. It’s about work and how damn boring and confining it can be, which may sound like the antithesis to what a theme song for a friend group should be but hold awn hold awn hold awn hear me out. 1) Listen to it! The energy of this song is incredible and I remember listening to the CD on the little boombox that I placed the album sticker on in my childhood room in the seventh grade and like, physically vibrating. “WOW, this is music? This is music and I’m in love and I will spend the rest of my life searching for things that recapture this feeling.” Anyway, that’s the exact energy I think you can experience with groups of friends that you have when you’re young. You’re all a little obsessed with each other, despite your interpersonal hang-ups or issues or whatever, as you face those stressful, mundane/tedious, and sad moments of young adulthood together. So there’s that. 2) When it comes to the lyrics and the legit meaning of the song, I can easily relate it to the fact that they’ve all met in undergrad, which is an experience that many do, in fact, find boring and confining as you slog through weird class requirements and lame parties and tough exams and shitty professors. So give me your hand and let’s jump out the window! Let’s find solace in each other. Let’s find small ways to escape the tedium. Let’s find joy in each other’s comapny. Let’s cross that finish line together and get OUTTA here together. 3) Does that make any sense? LOL.

Honorable mention: “Into the Unknown” from Over the Garden Wall (despite the reference to autumn... work with me here) just for kicks. <3

#phantasm.task #did i do this right........who knows.

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romyowusu · 3 years ago

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↳ picking theme songs is something that can be so personal (template credit here)

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songs about your character/that your character could relate to The Competition- Kimya Dawson Shook my fist in my own face and said I'll show you who's the best Don't Play No Game I Can't Win- Beastie Boys, Santigold Can't stop, won't stop, no compromise

So, naturally these song explores Romy's more driven side. As someone who really loves to win, and who works hard at being the best The Competition represents how her inner voice dictates that and how it's never really satisfied, whereas Don't Play No Games I Can't Win explores more the determinator aspect to her that also shows off her confidence.

songs that your character has special connections to (favourite songs etc) Girl blunt- Leikeli47 What you say? What that mean? I don't know Top shelf, bitch, I'm on the honor roll The High - Kelela Patience was wearing oh so thin A surge of adrenaline

So when I first imagined Romy I thought of Abra and Kelela, I like to juxtaposiiton of an excitable character really loving slow, smooth vocals. Girl Blunt is to Romy what Cherry by Rina Sawayama is to me, basically the song about your sexuality that slaps and I can imagine Romy referencing the song and confusing people because she's not really into weed. Girls, yes.

songs that capture the relationship between your character and another Umbrellar - Dua Saleh Broken my umbrellar in the storm (oh) Baby said she likes to keep me warm (oh, oh) Fuck Up The Friendship - Leah Kate You got me fallin' for you And I kinda want to

Okay, sorry they're both Teddy but hey, it's cute. Fuck Up the Friendship is pretty self explanatory, and after seeing it on Em's playlist too I love it even more. Imagine if that song came up and Romy/Teddy and Dev/Em starting sharing looks and shit, incredible. Umbrellar has a really cinematic, coming of age/ first love kind of feel in my opinion, and it's that sort of swept up kind of feeling I imagine Romy having during those charged moments with Teddy.

songs that I think romy insisted on being played on the ride to the cabin All Up In Your Mind - Beyonce My eyes, yeah, they really like your smile It stops the time, yeah, I'll stay here for a while Unlock It - Abra I know what I want, just follow me on my way

Okay so my playlist template had 6 songs, so to make it 12 I added two songs that I had put as Romy's faves into this new category. I imagine she was driving so she probably didn't have as much control of the aux but these are the sorts of songs she'd be like 'i like this, i bet my friends would too, hey play that'. Both very catchy and the sort of thing I imagine her tapping her fingers on the steering wheel to.

songs that could be theme songs for the group of friends Disparate Youth - Santigold Oh, we said our dreams will carry us And if they don't fly, we will run We're All In This Together - HSM Together, were there for each other every time Together together come on lets do this right

Disparate Youth is about overcoming, like the group with the fire and also about defining yourself versus allowing other which seems like something a bunch of people transitioning out of being students would be attracted to. We're All In This Together, might need to explain. I have a headcanon that after the fire Romy probably clung to comfort, soft clothes, cartoons and things like that and that's when she watched HSM and cried thinking of her friends to this song. I also imagine at some point when she was drunk or sleep deprived from studying that she confessed it to a member of the group, and they were like, what the fuck ok she's talking nonsense but she thinks it's her big secret.

songs that could be theme songs for this group Halloween - Aqua The sound of shoes A shadow that moves Something odd is tick, tick, ticking I Don't Really Need Those Ghosts - The Buttress Get this thing out of our house I can't believe you brought a fucking demon into our house Bitch, get home, NOW! [BEEP] Bonus: Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell All I want is to be left alone, in my average home But why do I always feel Like I'm in the Twilight Zone?

These songs are fun, a little spooky and that's exactly what i'm expecting. These are a pretty fun group of 9, and being able to see what kind of haunted shenanigans are in store for them is what I'm looking forward to. I know it's not a Halloween rp but it's Aqua so, i'm shrugging that off. I Don't Really Need Those Ghosts is more of a skit/rap but hey, ghosts. And Somebody's Watching Me is so classic I had to include it as a bonus.

#phantasm.task #my explanations are a bit lacking im sorry but this was fun to make

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levitowsley · 3 years ago

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songs about your character/that your character could relate to

↳ Lungs - Vancouver Sleep Clinic

Can somebody help me out? I can't find my feet I'm sinking in the deep

Not to start this off extremely emo but you could play this song over a montage of Levi being alone and bed-ridden post injury and eventually going back to school realizing his life has moved on without him. Someone get this man a therapist. And some medication.

songs that capture the relationship between your character and another

↳ To Have You Around - Zach Winters

Words, they get lost between me and the sound That's why I don't need nothing, but to have you around

Is this about Dev or Yana? We just don’t know. This is essentially about Levi pathetically simping for people in silence. He doesn’t ever plan to voice how he feels. Just to be around them is enough for him. Mans is using a crush to cope with the harrowing experience of being alive.

songs that could be theme songs for this group

↳ Friend - Sipper & The Daisy Great

I'm still inside Thinking if we all don't die I'll be better when we go outside again I won't be such a shit friend I'll see you when I can, I will

Okay, the reason I think this can be a theme song for the group is because something something possession, something something friendship. “I’m still inside” somewhere in the brain when the ghosties aren’t taking the wheel. “Thinking if we all don’t die, I’ll be better when we go outside again”?? Expressing that if they get through this weekend of possession and ghostly chaos, all the dumb drama will be put aside because their connection as besties is all that really matters. Am I reaching?? Probably.

songs that could be theme songs for the group of friends

↳ Fuck, I Love My Friends - Renforshort

Fuck, I love my friends Without them I'd be dead I know they're the only ones who'll love me til the end

Self explanatory. I swear the only reason Levi seems remotely mentally sound is thanks to his friendship with the Spooky 9. I can’t find it but insert that text post that’s like “I spent time with my friends today, maybe this life thing is worth living” asjkdhg.

↳ These Are My Friends - Lovelytheband

And they don't care who you are They don't care what you do, no These are my friends, these are my friends I love them, I love them

Another song for the homies because why not. Part of the reason why Levi enjoys the Spooky 9 so much is because they are all so different but there’s absolutely no judgement, only drinking loving your friends juice.

songs that your character has special connections to

↳ On The Train Ride Home - The Paper Kites

No sound, no Hallelujahs Still, I was prayin' on the train ride home If I can't get the things I want Just give me what I need

This is Levi’s comfort song. A song about being in a chapter of your life where you cannot find your true direction and wanting to return to a time in your life where you were settled and happy. Realizing what you want doesn’t matter but what you need is more important. The reality of adulthood amirite!! He listens to this song a lot when he feels frustrated with the state of his life and it always calms him. Because there’s a lot of things he wants but can’t have, but he realizes what he needs – just living a simple life where he’s sort of happy – is more than enough. He’s got clothes on his back and a group of people he feels connected to. He’ll be alright.

↳ A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton

If I could fall into the sky Do you think time would pass me by? 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you tonight

Breaking up all this emo shit with an absolute bop. But jokes aside, this song could wake Levi from a coma. Once he hears the melodic tinkle of those keys in the beginning? Ooh boy, he’s up and at ‘em. This song can keep Vecna from taking him. So many good memories because of it.

#phantasm.task

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ofdevburroughs · 3 years ago

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task three: get to know you, but through cursed uquizzes.

choose some spooky things and i’ll tell you what cryptid you are

what type of timeless space are you

which unhinged female character are you

what frog are you

how will you kill god

which gay shakespeare character are you

what is your inner stuffed toy

which member of the mystery gang are you

#some of these sCALPED dev and others gassed her up ....... its called balance #phantasm.task

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ofdevburroughs · 3 years ago

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task one: what’s in your bag?

as a preface this is not all that representative of how dev usually dresses, she’s in comfy cozy mode for the weekend – this did not, however, stop her from being a chronic over packer

what dev is wearing on the car ride up: tank top, pants (button and zip undone while she was driving, she’s a classy broad), sweater, shoes, light grey socks, small gold hoops, locket (left to her by gammy burroughs <3)

bags: didn’t want to pack a suitcase so instead has two big ole tote/shopper bags (1, 2) and a lil crossbody bag (1) so her phone and wallet and hand cream etc are all easy access on the drive

clothing

5 tops: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

3 bottoms: 1, 2, 3

1 big cozy comfy cardigan

1 weather jacket

1 1/2 pjs: top, bottoms option 1, bottoms option 2

7 pairs of underwear and 2 bras

7 pairs of regular socks and 1 pair of baby blue fuzzy bed socks

1 pair of black 1460 docs

1 pair of slippers

toiletries

shampoo, conditioner, and lavender scented body wash in reusable travel bottles

toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss

micellar water & moisturiser (kiehls)

deodorant

hair brush and hair ties

make up basics, in case she feels like it

tube of hemp hand cream

burt’s bees honey flavoured chapstick

small collection of nail polishes

miscellaneous ( for herself )

iphone 13 (case, ignore the pink phone i couldnt change it) and charging cable (extra long one bc girly likes to read her ebooks in bed)

dark grey airpods max

wallet with the basics

small prescription pill bottle with her mom’s name on it containing valium

ibuprofen fr doesnt go anywhere without it

her favourite pillow (baby pink cotton pillowcase)

sleepytime tea

dev packed a lot of supplies for the group so this is gonna be my best attempt to summarise that but also unlike above it is not a definitive list

dev brought enough food for the weekend and in dev nature: she over packed. brought stuff for breakfasts, lunches, and had a dinner planned for each night that she wanted to cook for the group. a basic tomato based pasta for the first night. homemade dumplings for the second night. and a lazy roast chicken for the final night. she also brought a couple bottles of wine and prob half a case of beer (enough for everyone to have a drink or two at dinner is the intention). sodas, coffee, tea, snacks all that jazz – she also brought a couple extra pillows and blankets should anyone in the group need them because she wasn’t sure what was at the cabin and what they’d need to provide themselves.

miscellaneous ( for the group )

jbl charge 5 bluetooth speaker

pack of playing cards and sounds fishy

2 larger battery operated camping lanterns and 2 smaller ones

small case of dvds (about 30 in there and im not gonna list them soz)

big umbrella

#me being very specific about some things on this and then not specific at all about others ............ crazy but free etc #also tried with all my heart to do an edit for this but the clicks were not clickin the brain is off #phantasm.task

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levitowsley · 3 years ago

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what did you pack?

LEVI'S ARRIVAL OUTFIT

this shirt, black zip up hoodie, black denim jacket over it, black jeans with rips at the knees, black s8-hi vans, the matching necklace he has with yana

1x samsung s20 in black with a clear case that's been written on to say 'i want a nokia but society won't let me' (it's in his pocket)

1x jbl wireless earbuds (also in his pocket)

1x black wallet (with $26.75 and 2x band-aids in it)

LEVI'S BACKPACK

1x c-type charger

1x black cap that says 'in dog years i'm dad'

1x black rain jacket

1x plain black sweatshirt

1x black and gray baseball tee

3x shirts (one, two, three)

1x black hiking pants

1x black sweatpants (with pockets bc he's practical)

5x cotton boxer briefs (of varying dark shades)

4x pairs of socks (long bois)

1x toiletry kit (nivea shampoo / soap / face wash, toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, hair wax, nivea deodorant, comb, shaver, shaving cream, ck one body spray)

1x lil box of advil

3x chocolate peanut butter quest protein bars

1x small bag of gummy worms (he gets snacky ok the drive is like 3 hours)

LEVI'S CAMERA BAG

1x leica digilux 3

1x standard zoom lens

2x spare battery

1x battery charger

1x instax wide 300

3x packs of instax wide 300 film (10 sheets per pack)

2x disposable cameras (walmart had a 2-for-1 deal whoo! mostly got this so the rest of the group can capture memories on top of what pics he's taking)

1x photo diary (pretend it says 2022)

1x black ink pen

1x roll of plain white washi tape

1x swiss army knife

#phantasm.task #yea he has a lil bottle of coke zero for the trip #edit.

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romyowusu · 3 years ago

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task three. ↳ get to know you, (but through cursed uquizzes)

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which member of the mystery gang are you daphne you're slaying, you're serving, you're girlbossing, etc.

what type of timeless space are you the week between Christmas and New Year You have eaten well and been merry. You are surrounded by gifts from your loved ones. People come and go from your house. Calories don't count here. You don't brush your hair here. Children live here, in this space. Imagination is the key to the passage of this week. You're in your pajamas. It's Tuesday, or Wednesday, you check the calendar, it says Date Currently Not Available, Please Try Again Later. The present rolled from your hand, you dropped it, it's somewhere under the fridge but you can't quite reach it. The future looks on, eager for its time to play. You've worked hard this year. You've made it: it's happening again. This week is for you, not for Time. Time is on Holiday. Eat, drink, and be Proud for making it this far.

which unhinged female character are you Needy Lesnicki (Jennifer's Body) you're a little bit too sensitive and probably cry a lot. you became unhinged after years and years of trying to keep it together, but everybody else's bullshit just got to be too much. you're not afraid to get creative when it comes to keeping yourself safe, and you have a habit of pining after the wrong people. i love u though <3

what frog are you silly fella woah dude… ur rlly shiny. interesting nose u got there. u definitely look like you’d tell killer jokes tho. rock on little man

how will you kill god god thought you were so annoying he killed himself impressive. admirable. i love your work. which gay shakespeare character are you beatrice (much ado about nothing) congratulations!!! you're the coolest person on this list. you're a bisexual spitfire who loves/tolerates one (1) man. you'll always stick up for your gal pals and you will wear a tux to prom and look hot as hell in it. you're smart and a little stubborn and you come up with the SICKEST burns. what is your inner stuffed toy knitted mouse you're talkative and intelligent, a chatty friend who people feel like they could talk to for hours! you make an amazing friend and always manage to say the smartest things. people admire you for your wit and quick mind!

if you were a witch from pseudo-medieval times, which animal would be your familiar Fox Foxes can be real tricksters! They like to crack jokes, and they tell stories that leave you asking questions they only ever answer cryptically. Underneath all that cleverness though, foxes are brave and industrious. They’re good at thinking on their feet. A fox would have bonded with you because you're willing to put real effort into projects and you persevere when things get difficult. You're also creative, experimental-- you enjoy trying new things and taking some risks. And perhaps most importantly, you also have a good sense of humor, which a fox values in all their friends. Together, the two of you are some of the most famed prophets of your age. Are your prophecies always intelligible? Who’s to say. What riddle is a riddle if it’s clear?

choose some spooky things and i’ll tell you what cryptid you are fresno nightcrawler

how would you be perceived if you were a fictional character hot antagonist that everyone makes edits of i know they murdered innocent people... but look at that smile (character egs - klaus mikkaelson, tom riddle, loki, crane)

#phantasm.task

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