#poes minoes

[sockeyesoren]

na de crack mees kees edit is het tijd voor poes minoes want dat is onironisch een van mn favoriete films

[a-d-nox]

7 deadly sins as asteroids

the seven deadly sins as asteroids

i'm going to work off of what i already have posted (no asteroids discussed after this post will be included or added after the fact). i would like to state that what i am about to list out does not mean to accuse you of being sinful if prominent (remember all asteroids have to land somewhere). if you don't understand my thought process feel free to comment with questions!

tw: mentions of rape.

envy: discontentment, resentment, and/or jealousy over the acheievements and blessings another possesses.

aphrodite (asteroid 1388) - jealous lover epithet.

athene (asteroid 881) / pallas (asteroid 2) - nearly every moral she has interacted with is because she was envious of what they had... from worshippers paying "too much attention" to her high priestess to a weaver who had too much talent.

eris (asteroid 136199) - started the trojan war because she wasn't invited to a wedding.

medea (212) - killed jason's new wife and children because he didn't love her anymore.

gluttony: over-indulgence or over-consumption of what can be ingested internally (i.e. food, drink, drugs, etc.).

cerberus (asteroid 1865) - ate sinners who tried to escape the underworld.

dionysus (asteroid 3671) - he's a wine god; it's part of his nature to over consume...

poe (asteroid 17427) - might have drank himself to death and definitely did a ton of drugs during his lifetime.

tantalus (asteroid 2102) - his punishment in the underworld is constant hunger and thirst.

greed: excessive love and selfish desire for external, material objects.

beowulf (asteroid 38086) - had to see the dragons loot before he died.

midas (asteroid 1981) - asked for the gift to turn what he touched to gold.

minos (asteroid 6239) - took the offering of the gods.

nessus (asteroid 7066) - tried to steal the wife of an famous hero.

psyche (asteroid 16) - had to open the underworld box because it had something inside that she was told would even make the goddess of beauty even more gorgeous, and she simply had to have it.

sisyphus (asteroid 1866) - took the gifts of his visitors before killing them.

lust: constantly seeking sexual pleasure / gratification (seen as rape, adultery, seduction, etc.).

aphrodite (asteroid 1388) - chased after men as a married woman.

apollo (asteroid 1862) - had a long list of "lovers."

asmodeus (asteroid 2174) - demon of lust.

byron (asteroid 3306) - known for his lustful behavior.

cybele (asteroid 65) - had a sex cult.

eos (asteroid 221) - cursed to have uncontrollable sexual urges.

helena (asteroid 101) - was married and ran away with a man she just met or fell in lust with her attractive captor depending on the version/translation. tried to distract her husband by undressing when she was "saved."

isolda (asteroid 211) - under the control of a "love potion." tried to be with the nephew of the man she married.

ixion (asteroid 28978) - tried to have sex with the queen of the gods had sex with clouds shaped as her instead.

nessus (asteroid 7066) - couldn't control his sexual urges and tried to rape one of his costumers.

pan (asteroid 4450) - chased after nymphs he found attractive.

paris (asteroid 3317) - was offered power, wisdom, or the hottest woman alive. opted for the woman and didn't care that she was married - "kidnapped her" anyway.

poseidon (asteroid 4341) - very sexually frustrated, involved in a few rapes.

priapus (h22) - cursed in the womb to have sexual dysfunctions. attempted to rape a virginal goddess.

tristan (asteroid 1966) - under the control of a "love potion." tried to be with his aunt.

zeus (asteroid 5731) - had a long list of "lovers" whilst married to the queen of the gods.

pride: self-devotion, excessively believing in one's own abilities. lack of humble attitude.

achilles (asteroid 588) - only weakness was his heal; he otherwise acted invulnerable.

arachne (asteroid 407) - deemed herself more talented than the goddess of crafts.

athene (asteroid 881) / pallas (asteroid 2) - feels the need to humble everyone and appears to dislike being humbled herself.

apollo (asteroid 1862) - overly competitive in many areas of life.

echo (asteroid 60) - thought she was clever enough to distract the queen of the gods.

icarus (asteroid 1566) - believed he could fly higher than he was capable of.

lucifer (asteroid1930) - believed he should reign over the heavens and not God.

medea (asteroid 212) - believed she should be the punisher of those around her.

narcissus (asteroid 37117) - thought he was too pretty to be with any of his suitors.

odysseus (asteroid 1143) / ulysess (asteroid 5254) - thought he could fake mental illness to get out of going to war.

sisyphus (asteroid 1866) - tricked the queen of the dead into letting him re-enter the world of the living; thought that, as a mortal, he was above death.

tantalus (asteroid 2102) - thought he could trick the gods into eating his son.

voltaire (asteroid 5676) - wrote a lot about pride.

zeus (asteroid 5731) - believed only he could rule over the gods.

sloth: reluctance / failure to do what one should. apathy, boredom, or indifference to a god.

aci (asteroid 6522) - didn't move out of the way of the boulder.

ajax (asteroid 1404) - thought the gods chose wrong.

arachne (asteroid 407) - thought she was better than a god.

cheshirecat (asteroid 6042) - lazes about and gives no straightforward answers.

hypnos (asteroid 14827) - nearly always asleep.

madhatter (asteroid 6735) - it's always tea time so he can avoid his execution.

odysseus (asteroid 1143) / ulysses (asteroid 5254) - tried to get out of going to war.

pholus (asteroid 5145) - did nothing to stop the bloodbath in the cave.

wrath: uncontrolled anger, rage, and hatred.

achilles (asteroid 588) - had to get revenge on the side who killed his best friend.

ajax (asteroid 1404) - tried to kill a whole council for rejecting his ideas.

circe (asteroid 34) - turned sailors into animals. made her son kill an ex-lover.

grendel (asteroid 541982) - couldn't sleep, so he murdered hundreds of people.

hannibal (asteroid 2152) - swore at a young age to kill a specific group of people.

hera (asteroid 103) - constantly sought revenge as a jealous lover in many brutal ways.

horus (asteroid 1924) - killed his mother. had a life long revenge against his uncle.

ixion (asteroid 28978) - killed his own kin.

medea (asteroid 212) - killed her brother to escape... then killed her own children... and her ex-lover's new wife.

nessus (asteroid 7066) - even on his deathbed, he lied, so he could get his revenge on the person who killed him.

sisyphus (asteroid 1866) - killed his guests.

typhon (asteroid 42355) - his rage caused seismic activity.

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[appiemoestuin]

bedacht me net dat minoes een catgirl is,

Of is ze een humancat...? 🤔 Aan het begin van de film was ze wel een kat.. 👀

[hitchell-mope]

Hypothetical titles for season six of 88

The parent whisperer. Six months on from the photon blast at the paradise club, Lucia is in a coma, Findlay and Sidney have almost no memories of the Casket case and Drummond is trying to help Birch by translating what his parents do remember into something they can work with. First appearance of Freddie Prinze jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar as famed married memory retrievalists Dr’s Deucalion and Kimberly Wilkins.

She is risen. Lucia wakes up from her coma with plenty of questions and unfortunately not a single answer.

Cabal. Part one. The Deacon (Michael B Jordan) and the Diocese (Cobie Smulders) return. Leading to a secret of Lucia’s being uncovered

Abbess. Part two. Lucia must decide wether or not to go back to California and sort out the cabal. This episode marks Adelaide Kane’s first regular appearance as Lucia Christensen

Berserk and perverse. The lead actor in a Broadway revival of Jekyll and Hyde goes missing 9 days before opening night. The ensuing investigation reveals a hidden family link. Guest starring Bernadette Peters as madame Sophie Anne Brocklehurst, Dwayne Johnson as Sophie Anne’s husband Emmanuelle “Manny” Brocklehurst (formerly Leota) and Booboo Stewart as her stepson Zacharias “Lance Leota” Brocklehurst. The missing actor.

Mutter Alptraum. An old trauma is reopened for Winifred as Findlay and Sidney’s twin sons are lured away by the child murdering witch of Hansel and Gretel infamy. Guest starring Bette Midler as Mutter Alptraum

Captain astronaut. Drummond’s old imaginary friend from the 1990’s comes back in need of his help. Guest starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Astronaut

As sane as you or I. The current Van Buren University President Arlene Jenkins asks for Sidney’s help after twenty students in Monroe Hall jump off the roof after one on one sessions with the in house psychiatrist. Guest starring Dakota Fanning as President Arlene Jenkins and Jeff Pierre as Dr AJ Thurston.

Go to Times Square, if you dare. Pixies get in the city’s power grid and cause a massive blackout. The worst hit is Times Square. Guest starring Matt Smith as the boogeymen

Iscariot. Jesse Christensen tries to patch things up with a very old friend. Guest starring Firass Dirani as Judah Isaacs

Idolatry shall be tolerated. As Godfrey’s court date looms, Jesse tries to reunite his siblings to free their father.

The five families of New York. Part one. Midseason finale. With Times Square still engulfed in darkness from the recent blackout. Jones calls a meeting of NYC’s five richest families. Guest starring Jeff Bridges as Minos Wilkins and Lou Diamond Phillips as Lionel Spratt.

The five families of New York. Part two. Midseason premier. While their fathers (and for Findlay, grandfather) hold their meeting. Findlay, Sidney and Jacob are forced to team up with Phaedra as EPG finally makes her reappearance while Deucalion and Kimberly cover for them. Guest starring Hilary Duff as Phaedra Wilkins and Melissa Fumero as Edina Poe Gauthier.

Annoying acquaintances. Findlay’s godmother’s daughter’s apartment is robbed forcing Findlay on an unwanted trip down memory lane. Guest starring Bridget Regan as Seraphina Carlsberg.

The fairy godmother of Fifth Avenue. Seraphina’s mothers check in on the robbery case. Guest starring Jodie Foster as the eponymous Ingrid Mason and Kathleen Turner as Esther “Essie” Mason.

Eleanor Roosevelt got the sympathy vote. Findlay finds herself in an argument with Phaedra as Sidney continues investigating the Carlsberg robbery.

The accidental bigamist. Complications arise after Sonya Sullivan is chosen as the new human head of The Magistrate. Paul Telfer returns as Magistrate Coleman Tarbh.

Always meet your heroes. Sidney has to guard his favourite comedian after a bomb scare. Guest starring James Corden as the comedian, Kyron Myron

Raven feathers. Godfrey’s release from prison coincides with a fresh spate of Edgar Allen Poe type murders.

Shootout! At the precinct. Ahead of the four part finale. Edina Poe Gauthier holds the the entire 88th precinct hostage

And so I lay me down to sleep. Part one. Having escaped from the precinct, Edina teams up with Judah to get revenge on the Wilmington estate

I pray the lord my soul to keep. Part two. Drummond undergoes an ill advised mission to what’s left of the paradise club

But if your soul is in heaven as well. Part three. Lucia brings out the Cabal from California to help fight against Judah and Edina.

I pray he sends me straight to hell. Part four. It’s judgement day for Findlay as she faces off against Judah and Edina alone. With tragic results. Guest starring Daniel Radcliffe as Death

[breathless-darkness]

Tiers of Muses

So here I look at my muses and debate on who is staying and who isn’t. I made tiers for now. Am I crazy? Perhaps. These muses are subject to change--- especially the guest ones. Some were created, but I either didn’t get a chance to use em yet they still are in the void circling around wanting to be used. Some guest muses come from that random urge to see if they fit with me or not. They don’t show up to try to step on anyone’s toes or anything. Links will eventually be updated and what not over in Navi. Though for now have a list of the tiers and how they are. They might change again--- the only reason I haven’t posted my interest checker (that I’ve been staring at for a while.)  I do know one thing--- the main tier people will most likely end up getting their own starter calls (at a later date.)

Main Tier:

Dazai Osamu

Zane Nagata

Saruhiko Fushimi

Sirius Black

Bloody Queen (Mary Lenoir)

Violinist  ( Antonio Paganini)

Second Tier:

Naoki Yuasa

Naoya Shiga

Chuuya Nakahara

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Mori Ougai

Akiko Yosano

Nikolai Gogol

Shuji Tsushima

Kouyou Ozaki

George Orwell

Kelley Stoppelfeld

Roman Torchwick

Hastur

Eli Clark

Third Tier:

Karma Belyakov

Katsumi Tsushima

Ren Tsushima

Saeran Choi

Shigure Sohma

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Bottom Tier:

Yasuo Tsushima

James Patterson

Skyler Armani

Hatsuharu Sohma

Arthur Miller

Ferid Bathory

Outsiders:

Jumin Han

Zen

Anton Chekhov

Natsume Soseki

V

Izumo Kusanagi

Tatara Totsuka

Edgar Allen Poe

Ryuro Hirotsu

Guest Muses:

Ranpo Edogawa

Yumeno Kyusaku

Katsuki Bakugo

Kazuya Shibuya

Light Yagami

James (Pokemon)

Alone

Hades

Bennu Kagaho

Mandrake Fyodor

Pisces Albafica

Unicorn Yato

Griffon Minos

Virgo Asmita

OC Zoned:

Oscar Wilde

Dante Alighieri

William Shakespeare

Terciel Nix

Hiroyoshi Tsushima

Kazuya Tsushima

[vietaseriale]

Altered Carbon 

sezon 2

Opis: Akcja drugiego sezonu ma miejsce trzydzieści lat po wydarzeniach z  finału poprzedniej odsłony. Takeshi Kovacs wraz z wiernym towarzyszem  Poe, SI z hotelu Kruk, szuka ukrytego gdzieś przez Rei stosu Quell.  Przez lata wierzył, że jego ukochana zginęła podczas powstania, jednak  pod koniec pierwszego sezonu dowiedział się nie tylko o zdradzie  siostry, ale również o kopii zapasowej, którą ta wykonała i gdzieś  ukryła.

Pewnego dnia spotyka łowczynię nagród Trepp, która pracuje dla  jednego z Matów ze Świata Harlana, rodzinnej planety głównego bohatera.  Zagrożony bogacz chce wynająć ostatniego Emisariusza by uratował mu  życie, a w zamian odwdzięczy się informacją o Quell. Niestety Kovacs  dociera na miejsce zbyt późno i zostaje uwikłany w serię morderstw,  których dokonuje jego poszukiwana ukochana. A raczej coś, co mieszka w  jej umyśle. Wkrótce przyjdzie im skonfrontować się nie tylko z prawem,  ale i dawnym wrogiem, a także prastarą istotą i dawnym Kovacsem.

Na Harlan przybywają żołnierze Protektoratu. Włączają się do szukania zabójcy Mata mino sprzeciwu obecnie rządzącej planetą córki jej założyciela. Okazuje się, że nowa powłoka Taka została wykradziona od Protektoratu. Posiada także znacznik biometryczny, dzięki czemu żołnierze dowodzeni przez generała Carrera odnajdują bohatera. Jego ludzie pokonują Kovacs i zabierają do gubernator.

Zabójca Matów nie tylko niszczy jego powłokę i stos. Kasuje także  wszystkie kopie zapasowe przez co Matowie odnoszą prawdziwą śmierć, dlatego gubernator chce się dowiedzieć w jaki sposób więźniowi się to udaje. Tak chroniąc Quell przyznaje się do win, ale tajemnice zostawia dla siebie. Po przesłuchaniu ma być poddany egzekucji. Carrera podczas szperanie w mózgu złoczyńcy odkrywa, prawdziwą tożsamość Kovacs. Odkrywa przed nim swoją tajemnicę. Pod powłoką Carrery tak naprawdę ukrywa się dawny znajomy i wróg Takieshiego Jaeger. Generał nalega na natychmiastowe zabicie Taka, na co nie zgadza się gubernator. Na Harlanie egzekucja odbywa się poprzez walkę, która ma zabawić zarówno pozostałych Matów jak i mieszkańców planety.

Nie chcąc ryzykować Jaeger podaje Takowi silny narkotyk, który ma osłabić go podczas walki. Po pokonaniu dwóch przeciwników do kręgu wchodzi przybywa coraz więcej przeciwników. Przed śmiercią Taka ratuje go Quell, której udaje się dostać na arenę. Jej poplecznik pracujący w dziale technicznym zapewnia im ucieczkę. Po dotarciu do hotelu Tak odkrywa, że Quell ma problem z pamięcią. Pojawienie Taka sprawiło, że jej świadomość wróciła do jej powłoki. Natomiast nie pamięta dawnego życia oraz dlaczego zabija Matów z Harlana. Kovacs prosi swojego przyjaciela szefa tutejszej yakuzy o pomoc w ucieczce z planety.

Na Harlanie właśnie zaczynają się obchody zasiedlenia planety. Jaeger, który przesłuchuje winnego ucieczce Quell i Taka dowiaduje się, że gubernator ukrywa przed nim pewną tajemnicę. Jej wyjawienie przerywają jej żołnierze, którzy zabijają więźnia. Jaeger postanawia sięgnąć po tajną broń, która niedługo ma przybyć na tą planetę. Tymczasem w nocy Quell znika z hotelu. Zabija kolejnych Matów, w tym przyjaciela Taka. Gdy Kovacs przybywa do jego domu jest już za późno. Dowiaduje się, że ma jej przebaczyć. Działania jej ukochanej są następstwem dawnej zbrodni popełnionej przez Założycieli planety.Quell wyrusza także do stacji transferowej, którą niszczy. Nikt nie może przybyć, ani opuścić planety. Przed zniszczeniem stacji na Harlan przybywa tajna broń Jaegera, którą okazuje się być sam Takeshi w oryginalnej powłoce. Jaeger trzymał jego kopię zapasową od ponad 300 lat. Teraz postanowił go “obudzić”, aby zabił Kovacsa. Takeshi nie może uwierzyć, że zdradził swojego mentora, zabił swoją siostrę i został Emisariuszem Quell.

Kovacs wraca do hotelu, gdzie odnajduje Quell, która niczego nie pamięta. Razem z Trepp (łowczynią nagród, która ściągnęła go na planetę Harlan i którą poprosił o pomoc) postanawiają uciec i ukryć Quell wśród rebeliantów. Takeshi, który zna każdy krok swojego odpowiednika rusza za nim wraz z żołnierzami Jaegera. Nie ma problemu w odnalezieniu Kovacsa, którego zrzuca ze skał, gdy ten oddala się od reszty nadać sygnał dla rebeliantów. Trepp wyrusza szukać przyjaciela. Tymczasem do Quell zaczynają wracać wspomnienia. Takeshi postanawia ją podejść i udaje jej ukochanego, mówiąc że osobę którą spotkała była manipulatorem działającą dla Jaegera w celu zdobycia jej broni. Jednak Quell nie daje się nabrać. Jaeger rozkazuje żołnierzom atak. Zostają oni wybici przez Kovacsa, którego uratowała Trepp oraz siły rebeliantów prowadzonych przez ich przywódcę Kempa. Do bazy operacyjnej Jaegera przybywa gubernator, która śledzi jego poczynania. Okazuje się, że jej wojska już odnalazły Quell. Kemp pracuje dla niej. Córka Harlana pragnie zdobyć broń Quell dla siebie, aby odciąć się od Protektoratu. Jaager zostaje aresztowany. Ułatwił jej sprawę, gdyż za dwupowłokowość tej samej osoby grozi kara śmierci. Bohaterowie są otoczeni i wydaje się, że nic im nie może pomóc. Jednak nowe moce Quell znowu dają o sobie znać. Z orbitali wzywa anielski ogień, który niszczy wszystkich wrogów. Gdy kolejne siły docierają na miejsce zdarzenia odnajdują żywego jedynie Takeshiego. Quell, Kovecs oraz Trepp zdołali uciec. Gubernator coraz bardziej pragnie broni Quell, która dysponuje mocą przodków tej planety.

Tymczasem bohaterowie przenoszą Quell w bezpieczne miejsce. Ich ratunek został obarczony tym, że stos Quell zaczyna ulegać degradacji. Kovacs udaje się skontaktować z Poe, którego prosi o pomoc w uratowaniu Quell. Poe przenosi świadomość Kovacsa do jego ukochanej, aby pomógł jej zwalczyć osobę, która ją kontroluje. Kovacs w końcu się dowiaduje, że jej stos dzielony jest z przedstawicielem starej cywilizacji. Harlan i reszta założycieli, gdy odkryli planetę napotkali przedstawicieli rasy, która już ją zamieszkiwała. Zgodnie z prawem taką planetę należy zgłosić do Protektoratu. Harlan nie chciał jej oddać, więc razem z innymi dokonał eksterminacji wydawałoby się wszystkich istot. Nie wiedział, że jednak przeżyła i teraz szuka zemsty w powłoce Quell. Kovacs udaje się zamknąć świadomość starożytnego za firewallem i usunąć ze stosu Quell. Ta po wybudzeniu jest zła na Taka. Miała umowę ze starożytnym. Jej ciało za zemstę jedynie na założycielach. Teraz zagrożona jest cała ludzkość mieszkająca na planecie.

Gubernator przekonuje Jaegera do współpracy. Obiecujemy mu, że jego nazwisko będzie znane na Harlanie, a nie jak postąpił z nim Protektorat zmuszając do zmiany powłoki i tożsamości. Dodatkowo informuje go o znalezieniu Takishiego, który dołącza do Jaegera. J. zaczyna wątpić w lojalność podopiecznego. Razem namierzają i przedostają się do umysłu Quell. Gdy Kovacs zamyka starożytnego w firewallu środowisko ulega destrukcji. Jaeger zostaje uwięziony, Takeshi udaje się wydostać. Po wybudzeniu wyrusza wraz z siłami gubernator, aby pojmać bohaterów. Jednak zdradza ich i zabija. W czeluściach wirtualnego świata Jaegera dopada starożytny, który się z nim łączy. Jest on nowym naczyniem dla niego w realizacji swojej zemsty.

Jaeger dostaje się do stacji transportowej. gdzie chce skierować wszystkie orbitale na planetę, aby anielski ogień zmiótł ludzkość. Bohaterowie wyruszają do Daniki Harlan. Tylko wydanie jej ojca może uratować mieszkańców planety. Jednak Konrad już nie żyje. Danica zabiła go i ukrywała przed innymi. Miała dość płaszczenia się przed Protektoratem. Jedynie co po nim zostało to przestrzelony stos. Bohaterowie namawiają ją, aby spróbować przekazać go Jaegerowi i może oszczędzi innych. Na szczyt wieży udają się Danica, Quell i Kovacs. Takeshi i Trepp wraz z Poe zostają na dole szukając alternatywnego sposobu na przekierowanie orbitali.

Gdy bohaterowie docierają na górę Jaeger właśnie przygotowuje się do odpalenia broni. Rozmowa z nim sprawia, że jest jednak skłony do dobicia targu. Danica jednak zdradza innych i próbuje zabić starożytnego. Nie udaje się jej i zostaje zabita wraz z wymazaniem wszystkich kopii. Przez zdradę Jaeger wraca do odpalenia bomby. Żołnierze gubernator, którzy czekali na dole atakują Tak i Trepp. Trepp postanawia zastopować siły, a Tak udaje się na górę pomóc Quell. Tak przygotowuje się na ostateczne poświęcenie. Chce zabić Jaegera i przejąć starożytnego do swojego stosu, a potem skupić wiązkę angielskiego ognia na swojej powłoce. Kovacs prosi taka o pomoc w jej powstrzymaniu. Sam postanawia się poświęcić. Anielski ogień niszczy jego powłokę i stos. Kovacs umiera.

Takeshi zdaje raport tymczasowemu rządowi, który objął władzę na Harlanie. Przekazuje im, że zarówno Ostatni Emisariusz jaki i Quell zginęli. Takeshi ma pozostać na planecie do czasu przybycia ambasadora Protektoratu. Quell opuszcza ją w poszukiwaniu innej planetu do wzniecenia powstania przeciwko organizacji.

Mijają trzy miesiące od śmierci Kovacsa. Pojawia się Poe po zrebootowaniu systemu. Niewiele pamięta. W ręku posiada kod deszyfrujący, który okazuje się pamięcią cyfrową Kovacsa, dzięki której można zrekonstruować jego stos.

[droxley]

pray for the wicked

pray for the wicked is considered the shittiest panic! album by many. they say that the music gets boring, and the lyrics are meaningless. while i do agree that the music can get boring, the lyrics don’t seem as meaningless as they seem at first glance. in fact, if you look closer at the lyrics, you can see that they’re actually a lot darker than they seem. while they aren’t as poetic as they were before the split, they can still require a bit of unpacking, which will be happening in this post (or an attempt at it).

DISCLAIMER: ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE IDEAS. I AM IN NO WAY CLAIMING THAT THIS IS WHAT THE LYRICS ACTUALLY MEAN. not all of these ideas are mine; i have had a handful of friends online who have helped dissect the meanings.

1. (fuck a) silver lining

brendon has said that the message of this song is that essentially nothing is good enough, that you should never let anything be good enough. while the mindset of “nothing is ever good enough” is a good mindset to have, if you’re a perfectionist/have anxiety and what you create isn’t ‘good enough’ for you, it can tear you down.

“no wings of wax or endless mountains” - these are both most likely referencing the greek myths of icarus and sisyphus. icarus and his father daedalus ran from king minos from crete, via wings made of feathers and wax. however, icarus, having too much fun, flew too close to the sun, causing the wax to melt and the feathers to fall off. now wingless, icarus fell down to earth. sisyphus was doomed to roll a boulder up a mountain for eternity. the catch was this: every time he got near the top, the boulder would roll back down the hill, forcing him to start over again. by saying that there will be none of these, brendon’s essentially saying that the misfortunes of icarus and sisyphus aren’t going to happen.

“sunset shadows through the trophies” - not sure what this means, but the sunset and trophies come up again in this album. ‘trapped in your sunset bungalow,’ from dying in la. ‘they wanna celebrate my medals or they want to take my trophies,’ from hey look ma, i made it. ‘oscars and emmys and grammys, everyone here is a trophy,’ from roaring 20s.

2. say amen (saturday night)

“been travelin’ in packs that i can’t carry anymore; been waiting for somebody else to carry me” - a pack is another word for group, and to ‘carry’ can mean to lead a team to victory, especially if they’re not very good or dead. brendon could be saying that he’s been leading a group, and is now waiting for someone else to come and help him.

“if i try to change my life one more day, there would be nobody else to save” - if he tries to change his life, and by extension, himself, he’s saying that there would be nobody else to save. he either doesn’t need saving, or doesn’t think that he can be saved.

3. hey look ma, i made it

this song is supposed to be celebratory, and it is, mostly. there are a few parts, like when brendon talks about how his ‘friends’ want to take his trophies from him. brendon did make it, he got to the top, but it seems like he’s sacrificed a lot to get up there.

“all my life been hustlin’ and tonight is my appraisal; cause i’m a hooker selling songs and my pimp’s a record label” - brendon is literally comparing himself to a prostitute, calling himself a hooker and the music industry his pimp. while this relationship wouldn’t be too far from the truth, saying that he’s a prostitute can be seen as a bit extreme. after all, he has plenty of money, while prostitutes are there because they have no other way to get money.

“this world is full of demons” - the world is full of terrible people and things, yes, but brendon goes all the way to say that it’s full of demons. it’s also interesting that he chose the world ‘this’ instead of ‘the.’ it’s implying that there are more worlds than this one, and that just adds to the whole vibe in king of the clouds. however, this could also be saying that there are different worlds that can be accessed by doing drugs or drinking. 

“so i do the deed, get up and leave” - brendon is, yet again, most likely referencing prostitution. doing the deed is a way of saying having sex. as for getting up and leaving, well... prostitutes get paid, satisfy their clients, and then get up from the bed and leave.

“friends are happy for me or they’re honeysuckle phonies” - he’s essentially saying that ‘friends’ are happy for him, or they’re fake. as for ‘honeysuckle:’ the victorian language of flowers used honeysuckle to show devotion. if you keep that in mind, this phrase says that his friends are happy for him, or they’re devoted fakes.

“some are loyal soldiers while these other thorns are rosy” - this directly follows the lyrics above. he’s saying that some of his friends are loyal and stay with him no matter what (soldier), while others he calls thorns. by calling them rosy, he’s essentially saying that while they do look nice, they will still draw blood.

“and if you never know who you can trust, then trust me you’ll be lonely” - if you look at the previous two phrases, he’s split the people into two groups: those who stay by his side, and those who don’t. brendon could be saying that by not knowing which one of these you can trust, you can be taken advantage of and ditched.

“think i must be dreaming, wide awake and dreaming” - this just reminds me of king of the clouds, either because it sounds like he’s on something or disassociating. it’s probably supposed to be happy, because being a rock star was one of brendon’s biggest dreams, but since it sounds so much like king of the clouds (which doesn’t really seem all too positive to me), i just can’t hear it.

the song aside, if we look at the music video, it basically says that musicians are just easily replaceable puppets. also, if the amazing beebo is supposed to be brendon and his way to fame, then that would mean that brendon actually had a phase where he did cocaine. yes, he got better, but it’s also possible that he wouldn’t have gotten better.

4. high hopes

this is the song that really helped panic! be more recognized and really helped bring in more fans. say what you want about it (i personally do agree that it is overplayed and also rather repetitive but... listen to the instrumentals?), but this song is one main component in panic!’s success today.

“stay up on that rise and never come down” - you’re going to have to come down at some point. he’s at the highest point at this song, but the anticipation for when you’re going to come crashing down nearly overpowers that.

5. roaring 20’s

there’s a lot to unpack on this. buckle up.

brendon has said that this song was based off his time on broadway and kinky boots, but there seem to be references that could be based off touring.

“broadway is black like a sinkhole” - brendon was on kinky boots on broadway. he has said multiple times that it was a good experience overall. so then why would he say that broadway is black (a color often associated with evil), and like a sinkhole? it would be interesting to note that a sinkhole is something that’s caused by a collapse in the surface layer.

“this is the oddest of summers” - i don’t want to look too far into the fact that he chose to use the word ‘odd.’ there are a fair amount of synonyms, but he chose to use the one that’s in the album title of pretty. odd., which is interesting. on top of that, summers (or at least the day and night/sun and moon) seem to hold a deeper meaning in panic!’s lyrics. there are multiple mentions in pretty. odd. and v+v.

“the past on the pavement below me” - earlier in the verse, it is sung that the narrator of this song is on the rooftop. something on the pavement below them would probably mean that it got either pushed off, or it jumped. either way, it’s dead. brendon is essentially saying that the past is dead. but did he push it, or did it jump?

“my telltale heart’s a-hammer in my chest” - the tell-tale heart is a short story by edgar allan poe, narrated by someone who tries to convince the reader that they’re sane while describing how they murdered an old man. at the end, the narrator gave themselves up, as something caused them to hear a hammering noise that they interpreted as the heart of the dead man. why exactly brendon would put this reference in this song, i’m not sure, but referencing books/stories is something that has happened often, especially in afycso. it’s also interesting that he would refer to the telltale heart as his. in addition, using this reference adds to the overall vibe of the song. murder and insanity aren’t very happy things to be writing about.

“cut me a silk tie tourniquet” - silk is often a way of showing off wealth and status. a tourniquet is a way to help staunch bleeding. again, this just adds on to the imagery of the song. more blood.

“this is my roaring, roaring 20’s, i don’t even know me” - it sounds like brendon’s looking back at himself and who he was, and that he can’t even recognize himself at this point. this also sounds self deprecating in a way. your twenties are supposed to be around when you peak, as you’re still young, but have the freedom to do whatever you want. this idea is further helped by the fact that the word ‘roaring’ is put in there. (of course, that could just be a nod to the time period.) however, the ‘i don’t even know me’ just sounds like he’s getting high all the time and letting the past all blend together, like “look at me, i’m peaking, i’m out here getting wasted.” not remembering what happened is a side effect of excessive drinking and sometimes drug use, which seems to be a recurring theme in this album. the fact that excessive drinking and drug use is a repeating theme is... concerning, to say the least.

“roll me like a blunt cause i wanna go home” - brendon smokes weed a lot, as proven by his many videos and streams online. so much that it has apparently gotten into his songwriting. the ‘i wanna go home’ just sounds like he’s tired of what he’s doing and just wants to relax. if this song was inspired by his run on kinky boots, what exactly happened there? there were a few incidents where fans would shout and scream in his face when he came out after shows to sign brochures, which would make sense. brendon has anxiety, and if the fans didn’t back off, an anxiety/panic attack could happen. (there are already a few cases of this happening, one being in the sydney airport.)

“oscars and emmys and grammys, everyone here is a trophy” - saying that a person is a trophy doesn’t say very good things about that person. a lot of celebrities can be objectified by their fans, but be glorified objects. hence, a trophy. brendon could also be saying that people are often reduced to the trophies that they have won and aren’t considered human. either way, the overall idea of this phrase is not very positive.

“hallucinations only mean that your brain is on fire; if it’s lord of the flies in my mind tonight i don’t know if i will survive” - lord of the flies is about a group of boys who get marooned on an island and go insane. they initially try to keep some sort of order, but ultimately sink into chaos. at one point, some of the boys set fire to the forest to try and smoke out another one of the boys. this is most likely the part that brendon was referring to. it’s like his brain is the forest. he’s saying that he tries to keep his head and thoughts in order (lord of the flies in my mind), but it eventually sinks into chaos and he’s not sure if he’ll be able to survive.

“lighters up if you’re feeling me” - lighters are used at shows, often to show support/approval for a musician. the ‘if you’re feeling me’ would probably refer to the approval part. something interesting, though, is that during live performances of northern downpour, the band would ask everyone to specifically put their lighters up.

“fade to black if you’re not mine” - if you’ve seen the overture, or the video that was released to help tease fans for the release of vices & virtues, there is a bar scene. there’s one scene where there are two shadows in the foreground. they’re supposed to represent ryan ross and jon walker. i’m not saying that this is what brendon meant, but it’s possible.

“i just need a sign or a signal inside” - he’s just feeling hopeless and empty at this point, waiting for something to prove that he’s human, maybe. there’s a parallel in always from vices & virtues: ‘blink back to let me know that i’m skin and bone.’

6. dancing’s not a crime

“i’m still uninvited” - brendon has said that this song is about how he’s often the ‘obnoxious friend who’s always dancing in public,’ which, let’s be honest, isn’t a great title. he’s uninvited because he is that friend, but the ‘still’ is important to note. it implies that he hasn’t been invited in a while, which... hurts.

“i’m going insane and i don’t care” - he’s just become numb to everything. he could be literally going insane, or he could be feeling like he’s going insane because of various drugs that he could have taken.

“if you’re night crawling with him i won’t take it lying down” “don’t call me saint california if you’re at another altar” - both of these sound like brendon’s s/o is cheating on him, but... he’s happily married?

7. one of the drunks

this song is, rather obviously, about drinking. it also sounds incredibly disorienting.

“welcome to the club” - this phrase is often used to welcome people to a group, and is also sarcastically used to welcome people to a really shitty part of life.

“orange juice, pour out half the carton; gray goose, pour it, get it started” - these two are the ingredients for a cocktail called a screwdriver: half orange juice, half vodka, or gray goose, in this case. the thing that catches my attention is the fact that you’re pouring out half the orange juice carton. this is half the drink. you would have to use enough vodka to fill in the other half of the carton. if you said that the carton was maybe a liter big, you’d be drinking half a liter of extremely strong alcohol. and since it’s mixed with orange juice, you’d probably just drink more alcohol than you originally thought. this is... a lot of drinking.

“good times remedy your sorrows” - he’s saying that good times cure your problems, what you’re stressing about.

“baptize” - to baptize can be to clean yourself of all your sins. a lot of people resort to drinking to try and forget their sorrows, to drown them. this could be considered an incredibly twisted form of baptizing.

“don’t worry about tomorrow” - this might refer to the hangover that you would definitely have the next day. it is also, needless to say, extremely shitty advice. however, if someone were to follow it, they would find themselves blackout drunk, depending on how bad their issues might be.

“every weekend with your friends, every weekday when it ends” - every weekend with your friends is a bit... excessive, but normal for some people. it’s with your friends, so you’re having fun. however, ‘every weekday when it ends...’ i assume ‘it’ is the weekend. in which case, he’s saying that he’s partying every weekday, and since it says nothing about friends, he’s probably just drinking and partying on his own. which is a new level of yikes.

“it’s all good, i guess” - if the ‘i guess’ wasn’t in there, it would be fine. you’d be able to tell that he’s having fun, it’s all good. the addition of ‘i guess,’ just adds in a lot of doubt. is he not having a good time? this part also sorta sounds slurred.

“searching for a new high, high as the sun, uncomfortably numb” - he’s high, but wants to be higher, hence the ‘high as the sun.’ this might be because of being uncomfortably numb: a high is known to give you a bit of a buzz. maybe he’s just looking for that buzz, and consequently getting higher and higher.

“never dry, every day you’re thirsty” - in this case, i assume ‘dry’ means alcohol running out. being thirsty every day probably means the cravings for alcohol, which only serves to bring into the light how bad this person’s possible addiction is.

“bourbon high, sip it till you’re tipsy” - only sipping until you’re tipsy probably means you’re going to be drinking more. a lot more.

“night’s young, searching for a feeling” - there’s that numbness again. drinking a lot can help mute your feelings. the fact that it’s not too far into the night says a lot about how much this person drinks.

“round and round and round” - he could be talking about a round of drinks, or the fact that the room can feel like it’s spinning when you’ve had too much to drink. this part just sounds dizzying in itself.

8. the overpass

this song sounds like two people who are just pining for each other.

“let me hear you say something” - these two people haven’t talked in a while, or it’s been a long one-sided conversation.

“sorry to get sentimental tonight (that perfume lingers in your hair), it’s just that everything reminds me of things i thought i shouldn’t have to see again” - it sounds like he’s been having a good time, but the smell of *that* perfume just reminds him of something he thought he’d never had to think of again. brendon sounds like he’s apologizing for ruining the good times they’d been having.

“(you need me don’t you)” - this could have two ways of being read: ‘you need me.’ and ‘you need me... right?’

“meet me, meet me, at the overpass, the overpass; sketchy girls and lipstick boys; troubled love and high speed noise” - an overpass is a place where a lot of people would do things that are pretty sketchy and probably borderline illegal. the phrase ‘sketchy girls and lipstick boys’ just serves to cement that image, and ‘high speed noise’ would probably be referring to the cars or trains that would be passing by nearby.

“i know you wanna meet me, meet me at the overpass” “i have a shirt that keeps your smell, you keep one too in parallel” - it sounds like both of them are pining for each other, but chose not to do anything about it, or can’t.

“but i remember every time; every thing about you is perfect, down to your blood type; but i remember every time” - he sounds drunk in this, and the background vocals are mixed together, which just heightens that. the blood type comment is a bit creepy, and honestly sounds like one that you’d only make while drunk.

9. king of the clouds

brendon was high while writing this, and it’s possible that he was rambling a bit. however, the final lyrics are the edited version. he had to have revised the lyrics many times to get them to rhyme and to fit into the music. even then, the gist of the lyrics is that the narrator of the song needs to get high in order to escape from the world, and all that’s in it. it seems to be centered around insomnia and dissociating, and that is honestly sort of scary in itself.

“every day, i’m carl sagan in space to escape this old world, this old world” - carl sagan was an astronomer, along with a few other things, and his most famous work had to do with being the first to send physical messages into space that extraterrestrials would be able to translate. being in space means that there’s no sound, and all in all you would be incredibly isolated from the rest of humanity. brendon is escaping from this world, and he’s calling it old. from that, you can assume that he’s tired of this world. in hey look ma, he said that ‘this world is full of demons.’ another way of looking at this could be by considering ‘old world’ as africa, europe, and asia. ‘old-world’ can also be a way to say ‘old fashioned.’ so he could be thinking that he’s in ‘space’ to escape the old fashioned ways of thinking (homophobia, etc).

“some days i lie wide awake till the sun hits my face and i fade, elevate from the earth” - the lying awake part is probably about insomnia. this happens to people with anxiety a lot; probably has something to do with brendon and his thoughts keeping him up until sunrise. second part: brendon was, as stated before, high while writing this. to fade is another way of saying to get high, and to ‘elevate’ helps with that imagery as well.

“far away to a place where i’m free from this weight” - far away probably means to space, which in turn is probably getting high. this weight is probably gravity, which probably symbolizes his thoughts and stress. so, in short, brendon could be saying that he gets high to get away from his stress for a little while.

10. old fashioned

“from a kiss to a swill” - a swill can be a large mouthful of drink, such as ale. again, alcohol. this probably means that brendon and some other person kissed and drank.

“we were swallowin’ the nights like we had nine lives” - acting like they would stay young forever, partying a lot during the nights?

“seventeen so gone” - brendon was seventeen when he first joined the band.

“we were borderline kids with a book of disorders, medicating every day to keep the straightness in order” - brendon’s probably referring to the medication he used to be on that dealth with his adhd and anxiety. keeping the straightness in order probably refers to keeping his mental disorders in order.

“so pour out some liquor, make it an old-fashioned” “two dashes of the bitters, add some ice and you pour” - these lyrics reference how to make a drink called an old-fashioned. an old-fashioned is a ‘cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters, then adding alcohol… and finally a twist of citrus rind.’ again, the theme of drinking comes back.

11. dying in la

“the sun was in your eyes” - this could be referring to two things: the first being that the california sun can be extremely bright and blinding, and this could just be a way of saying that there is a sense of awe (‘you couldn’t believe it’). this could also be referring to the idiom ‘having the sun in your eyes.’ it means to be drunk. this person could be literally drunk, which wouldn’t be surprising, given the context of this album, or they could be drunk on the possibilities now that they are in la. however, i’m not sure if this is an actual idiom that people have heard and use often.

“riches all around; you’re walking, stars are on the ground; you start to believe it” - the hollywood walk of fame is located in la, and has the names of famous celebrities in stars that are embedded in the ground, as a monument to their contributions to the entertainment industry. these lyrics could mean that, surrounded by riches and seeing the names of celebrities, the narrator of this song started to believe in their own success.

“every face along the boulevard is a dreamer just like you” - this is most likely referring to the hollywood boulevard, a place where all kinds of people, including ‘dreamers,’ flock to.

“nobody knows you now when you’re dying in la; and nobody owes you now when you’re dying in la” - this could be interpreted as the narrator knowing no one while in la.

“nights at the chateau, trapped in your sunset bungalow; you couldn’t escape it” - this is most likely about the chateau marmont, located on sunset boulevard, in west hollywood. even the cheapest rooms are rather expensive, and the bungalows are amongst the higher end of the spectrum. the not being able to escape could be about not being able to escape how much money you have, if that’s understandable. the more money you have, the more media is going to be on your back about things, because that’s how this world works.

“drink of paradise” - this could be referring to alcohol, as it can help people forget their worries. hence, ‘paradise.’ a paradise is also a cocktail. yet again, the theme of drinking returns.

overall, this album is… quite a bit darker than i first imagined. thank you for reading all the way through if you did, and feel free to add on, whether it be other lyrics, or your opinion on the same lyrics.

[reyloforcebalance]

Bonded Chapter 22: Becoming

The newest chapter to my Reylo fanfic (rated T). If you want to check out the previous chapter’s, here’s the link to AO3!

“Bullshit!”

Poe jerks a chair out and swiftly takes a seat, leaning over the table with fire in his eyes.

“It’s true.” Finn shrugs his shoulders, sitting back casually, his expression impassive. “Everyone’s been talking about it. How are you just hearing about it now?”

“Bullshit,” Poe repeats, ignoring Finn’s question.

“Look man, I’m telling you the truth.” Finn sits up a bit, leaning in. “If you don’t believe me, just ask anyone else on this base.” He gestures at the room as though this demonstrates his point, but a second later, he looks around and realizes it’s practically empty, all of the hologame tables and lounge seats completely bare.

Suddenly, a door whirs open and a young woman strides in, heading straight for the kitchen compartments, absently running a hand over her black curls as she goes.

“Daja, you’ve been at the base all day, right?” Poe stands abruptly, pushing out the chair behind him.

“Yeah, where have you been?” Daja snipes back with her signature bite, not even so much as glancing at him.

“I’ve been out with Rey trying to fix that damn transmitter!” He practically yells this, hands flying out on either side of him.

Daja doesn’t react, continuing on to open a compartment and begin rifling around.

“So, is it true?” Poe cocks his head, looking over at her.

“Is what true?” Daja’s back is still to him as she searches the compartment.

Poe immediately scoffs. “If it were true, you’d know exactly what I was talking about.” He turns his head sharply to shoot Finn an accusing look. His friend just rolls his eyes in response.

“Oh,” Daja remarks, sounding bored. “You must mean Kylo Ren being awarded the Heart of Delphon.” She pulls a large, silver container out of the compartment and turns to face Poe. “Yeah, that’s true,” she informs him casually. She gives a short nod, then turns to place the container on the counter. “Their Premier announced it this morning. He’s a real humanitarian, that Kylo Ren,” she says dryly, searching through another compartment now.

Poe’s face falls, stricken with disbelief. He drops to the chair again, shell-shocked, eyes blankly staring into nothing. Finn watches him for a few moments, concerned, then leans forward a bit.

“You ok, buddy?” He asks, nodding towards him. Poe shakes his head briskly as if trying to wake up from a dream. Or a nightmare.  

“Has this entire galaxy gone insane!?” He asks to no one in particular, that fire returning to his eyes. “I mean…” He gapes, completely at a loss. “Is this even the same galaxy? Or did someone just erase the last ten years? Am I the only one who remembers the rise of the First Order— Snoke, the Knights of Ren, death, destruction, Starkiller, Hosnian!” His voice grows louder with every word he speaks.

“No, you’re not the only one,” Finn says with a sigh. “You’re just…” His voice trails off as he chooses his next words carefully. “One of the few who actually wants to do something about it,” he finishes in a low voice.  

Poe immediately lets out a roar of frustration, beating his fist on the table.

“It’s just such bullshit!” He spits out the words in fury. “How can people have such short memories!? How can people ignore everything else they’ve done!? I mean, the First Order does one or two semi-decent things and all off the sudden—” Poe croaks, not sure how to finish the sentence. He sputters for a moment, then covers his eyes with a hand. “It’s unbelievable.” He slides his palm down his face, shaking his head. “And now Kylo Ren is being awarded an honor that he didn’t even come close to earning—”

“Actually, he did.” Daja interrupts, pulling out a chair next to Finn and sitting down at the table, shaking a slim, silver cylinder, mixing some sort of drink.

“What?” Poe twitches, irritated by the interruption.

“He did earn the Heart of Delphon,” she says matter-of-factly, still shaking the cylinder.

“Why?” Poe challenges, leaning over the table with a fiery glare. “Because he blasted the Black Hole gang into space? So what?”

“No.” Daja shrugs her shoulders. “Because he blasted the Black Hole gang into space and saved over ten thousand lives in the process.” Poe instantly furrows his eyebrows.

“Wait. What?” He balks at Daja.

“See, Poe, this is your problem.” Daja twists off the top of the cylinder and takes a swig of her drink. “You’re passing judgement on a situation before even bothering to get the details.”

“I don’t need any details.” Poe insists, raising his voice. “A brutal dictator doesn’t deserve a humanitarian award. Period.” Daja rolls her eyes as he finishes speaking.

“Do you even know what the Heart of Delphon is?” She sets her drink down. “It’s an honor given to anyone who significantly improves the lives of the planet’s population.” She answers without waiting for a response. “Kylo Ren did that. So, he earned it. Simple.”  

“Listen,” Poe begins in a patronizing tone. “Black Hole was a menace. Everyone knows that. But just because Kylo Ren took five seconds out of his day to give approval for a couple of TIE fighters to blast their bases to smithereens doesn’t mean—”

“That’s not what happened, actually.” This time, Finn is the one who interrupts.

“So, what? What’d he do?” Poe challenges again, clearly exasperated. Finn shares a brief side glance with Daja before sitting up in his chair.

“Well,” Finn starts, crossing his arms. “He didn’t blow up the Black Hole bases. He went in with ground troops this time.”

“Yeah. Ok.” Poe sounds impatient and unimpressed.

“So, Black Hole controlled all the mines on Delphon, right?” Poe nods his head in acknowledgement. “They have over ten thousand slaves working down there, most of them just people they captured in raids.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know,” Poe says dismissively. “Black Hole’s heartless.”

“Exactly.” Finn leans over the table. “They’re heartless. So, when the First Order showed up and surrounded their bases, they emptied out the mines completely, drove all the slaves to the outer edges of the bases to make a human wall.” For the first time, Poe looks genuinely intrigued. He sits back in his chair with a puzzled expression.

“Ok…” He looks off into nothing, trying to work out something in his mind. “So how did the First Order get through without killing all of them?” Finn clicks his tongue and raises his eyebrows.

“As it turns out,” he starts with begrudging admiration. “The troops surrounding the bases were just a decoy to get the gang to empty out the mines. Apparently, the First Order knew a secret way in and their special forces snuck into the bases from underground. So, when the fighting started, the slaves were all outside, away from the battle. Not a single one of them died.”

“Gotta appreciate a clean victory like that.” Daja casually takes another swig of her drink. “Even if it is Kylo Ren.” Finn grunts.

“The bastard’s brilliant sometimes,” he remarks wryly, looking down.  

“Oh yeah,” Poe snipes sarcastically. “The bastard’s brilliant, alright.” He leans over the table again. “You know what this is, don’t you? A distraction. It’s all just one big decoy.” He articulates the last words with a bite. “Do you think Kylo Ren actually cares about those people’s lives?” Both Daja and Finn immediately shake their heads, the latter mouthing the word “no”.

“Of course not!” Poe slaps a hand on the table. “It’s part of a pattern, you see. Think about it.” He points to Finn. “Remember when he took out the Merdos Syndicate in the Minos Cluster and the whole galaxy just fawned over it?” Finn nods his head wordlessly. “Well, what happened not two days after that?”

“They invaded the Salient system,” Daja answers, beating Finn to the punch.

“Right!” Poe points at Daja now. “And they completely demolished Zidon. Zidon!?” He gestures wildly with both hands. “They’ve been protecting the people in that system for years. If it weren’t for them, half the population would have starved! But did the galaxy kick up a fuss about that?” Both Finn and Daja shake their heads again, almost in exact unison.

“Nope.” Poe articulates the word. “They were all too busy fawning over the Minos Cluster. Then a couple of weeks later—bam!” He slaps the table again, so loudly that Finn jumps a little. “He does it again. He starts by going after those pirates in Bonaden and while the galaxy is busy cheering him for it, they take out the Brotherhood in Felucia. And thanks to those stupid holos,” Poe spits out the words in disgust, “most of the galaxy doesn’t know the difference between an organization like the Brotherhood and Black Hole. They’re all just gangs.” He makes a sweeping gesture with his hand. “How can people be so blind!? How can they not see what he’s doing!?”

“Ok, that right there,” Daja sits up in her chair. “That’s another one of your problems, Poe.” She points at him.

“What!?” Poe immediately protests. “That I give a damn about what’s actually going on? Is that it? It that a problem for you?”

“Listen.” Daja rests her forearms on the table. “You see the big picture, Poe, and that’s great. I wish more people were like that. But they’re not. You think big, but most people in the galaxy… they think small.” Daja shrugs their shoulders. “Most of them live and die on the same planet. Do you think they care about what’s going on in a system on the other side of the galaxy?” Poe doesn’t answer, instead dropping his shoulders and sitting back in his chair, looking miserable.

“She’s right,” Finn agrees reluctantly. “I hate to say it, man, but most people are only worried about themselves— saving their own skin and protecting the people they care about. Trust me.” He looks way with a flash of shame. “I understand the impulse.”

“Exactly,” Daja chimes in. “The people on Delphon right now.” She grunts. “They don’t care about what’s going on in Salient or Felucia. All they know is that the Black Hole gang wreaked havoc on their planet for decades, stealing resources, stealing people, capturing their sisters and brothers and moms and dads to force them to work in the mines, and now…?” She tilts her head. “All of those people are going home. Because of Kylo Ren. When you think about it, you understand why they see him as a hero right now.” Poe groans as he leans over, resting one hand on the table and burying his face in the other.

“Hey.” Suddenly, Daja’s voice becomes gentle as she reaches over to put a hand on Poe’s. “I’m not telling you to stop fighting the good fight. You’ll do that no matter what because that’s just who you are. But if you want to win this war…?” She hunches her shoulders a bit, waiting for him to drop his palm from his face. He finally does, rolling his head to the side and looking at her wearily. “You’ve gotta start thinking from the average person’s perspective.” She looks at him with a firm but encouraging gaze. “Because we need them. We need them to fight with us.”

Poe takes in a heavy breath, annoyed but also nodding his head in begrudging agreement. Daja squeezes his hand and gives him a sly smile.

“Don’t worry.” She squints at him knowingly as she withdraws her hand. “The tides will turn soon, especially when me and Rey get this anti-slavery initiative off the ground. Then, we’re gonna give ‘em hell. Isn’t that, right?”

Daja turns and nods over to Rey who’s been sitting silently at the end of the table, a couple of chairs down from the rest of the group. Not only has she not uttered a word this entire time, but she’s barely moved, shoulders hunched, hands clasped in her lap, staring off into nothing.

She jumps, startled when Daja suddenly addresses her. She looks up, her face a bit white, nodding a few times briskly before looking away. The rest of the crew turn towards her in their chairs.

“You know…” Poe starts slowly. “You’ve been awful quiet over there, Rey.”

“Yeah, even more than usual.” Finn leans forward. “What do you think about all this, about Kylo Ren winning the Heart of Delphon?” The three of them look at her expectantly, curious.

Read the rest on Ao3. 

[minkeybusiness]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 6 - c1890 Prints from Dante & Milton Engravings - Gustave Doré.

[iklees]

Minoes / Annie M. G. Schmidt

Kattenliefhebbende verslaggever Tibbe is niet heel succesvol bij de krant, tot hij kennis maakt met Minoes, een mensgeworden kat, die hem nieuwtjes levert uit haar kattennetwerk.

'Het is een beetje ingewikkeld,' zei Minoes. 'En het is soms erg verwarrend om twee wezens door elkaar te zijn. Half poes en half mens.' 'Ach...' zei de dokter. 'Het is ook erg verwarrend om helemaal mens te zijn.' 'O ja?' 'Jazeker.' Daar had Minoes nooit over nagedacht. Ze vond het een interessante gedachte. 'Toch zou ik graag of het een of het ander zijn,' zei ze. 'En wat wilt u het liefste?' 'Dat is het juist... wist ik het maar. Ik twijfel zo. Soms denk ik: O, wat zou ik graag weer poes worden... Met mijn staart omhoog onder de gouden regen doorkruipen, zodat de bloesems in je vacht hangen... en op de dagen zingen met andere katten en op jacht gaan in een tuintje als de jonge spreeuwen uitvliegen. Soms verlang ik er zelfs naar om op de bak te gaan. De kattebak. Maar aan de andere kant... een juffrouw zijn is ook wel prettig.'

Het is grappig dat in dit verhaal een kat een mens wordt, in plaats van andersom. Ik kwam het boek tegen in een ruilkast in de buurt en heb het meegenomen voor het geval mijn neefje het misschien leuk vindt om te lezen. En natuurlijk heb ik het zelf ook nog maar even herlezen.

[sockeyesoren]

Seriously considering translating and adding English subtitles one of my favourite Dutch movies just because I can

[trashlord-watson]

Ship ask meme: 1 5 et 27.

1. Talk about the first ship you ever had.

I used to ship quite early, but like… Characters the story told us they were gonna get together, like Aelita and Jeremy in Code Lyoko. But the first real ship I ever had was Klaus and Doug in Hero Corp.

I’ve immediately felt they had a thing, eventhough I didn’t even know the concept of shipping back then. Like, at the time we only had two seasons of HC, and we were probably never gonna get a 3rd one, well… They had a fuckton of chemistry, and did things like hold hands while sleeping or spoon… 

And then, season 3 came along and it was just ???? So Gay. Especially with the mini web series with a full on love declaration ??????? 

Anyway, my babies are in love, just let them talk and kiss pls. 

5. Do you have any poly ships?

Not really really ? Maybe Rey/Finn/Poe, but otherwise the only one I have is with real ship and one of my OC (Henrisiteur + Mino for those who know about him)

27. Is there a ship you’ve shipped for most of your life?

Well, Klaus and Doug, I guess ? I’ve been shipping them since I was 15. And mostly cartoon characters I’ve shipped since I was a kid.

Send me a number!

[ofruffians-blog]

THE PANTHEON / because we are mortal.

“ If i’m going to burn, it might as well be bright. “

BASICS.

Deity: Hephaestus ( həˈfɛstəs ) - God of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.

Mortal Identity: Galenus - ‘calm.’

Faceclaim: Jamie Dornan.

BIOGRAPHY.

There was a lot of... expectation put on a child of Zeus, but Gods and the divine had no time to feel the burning pressures; that was saved for the mortals. Gifted with hands made to build, Hephaestus was tasked with creating the weapons for all of the Gods in Olympus. With more than several siblings all with powers of their own, there was no room for error. Being a favorite and ultimately -- being loyal to where he came from was always a must for the God.

His home in Olympus was one for work and work only; a palace containing the workshop with everything he could ever need. Common comforts were never sought after as they might be for others -- what mattered the most was that he met his duty time and time again. Some of his finest work was that of Hermes’ winged helmet and sandals, Aphrodite’s famed girdle, Achilles’ Armor and Eros’ bow and arrows as well as creating all of the thrones in the Palace of Olympus.

A long time before the curse, Hephaestus had been flung down from the heavens by Zeus for daring to get in the way of his advances towards Hera and was the only Olympian to return after once being exiled. Over the time, Hephaestus fathered several children with mortals and immortals alike. His most known consort was Aphrodite -- he didn’t know what to expect when the marriage first began and never exactly felt like the faithful type. He knew that the same could probably be said for a Goddess like she.

Hephaestus has not taken particularly lightly to falling down to earth once again. Half of him knows that his father is doing what is in all of their best interests ( even if the outcomes were harsh; most lessons were. ) The other half believes that other matters could have been used, or maybe that is just selfishness speaking. To say the least, he doesn’t like feeling human or like any normal man. Quite broken and shut off, but just another helpless mortal for the time being.

Connections:

Parents: Zeus and Hera.

Siblings: Aeacus, Angelos, Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Eileithyia, Enyo, Eris, Ersa, Hebe, Helen of Troy, Heracles, Hermes, Minos, Pandia, Persephone, Perseus, Rhadamanthus, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae, the Muses, the Moirai.

Medusa (Cassidy Poe): Oh, Medusa. If there was anyone to make the God feel more like himself than ever, it would be the cursed woman. He thinks he is keeping it a secret as to why they are so attracted to one another, but perhaps the signs are more visible than he suspects. His reputation means just about everything to him however, and keeping their trysts on the hush is all too important. Although, it doesn’t exactly help that the two have a son, Cacus; inheriting the properties of fire from his father and his monstrousness from his mother.

Alethia (Carly Veatch): Talk about infuriating -- the Goddess of truth is just that. Feeling like she has to state her opinion on practically every decision he makes and of Zeus alone. They agree on one thing for now; they aren’t enjoying being mortal, but snappy remarks and bickering are more often found between the two.

Aphrodite (Dahlia Quill): A goddess of beauty and a God seemingly built from stone were never meant to last. They are married, but it is more for convenience than anything else. They both understand that they will never be loyal to only each other, and have decided to turn a blind eye to whatever the other gets up to. However, a respect is always tried to be kept between the two.

Limos (Romilly): A distant relation; distant being the perfect word. Hephaestus finds Limos interesting but hard to reach, and supposes the same could be said about himself. It could be said that they have a bond and he watches out for her in his own way, perhaps because they are both outcasts in their own right.

[nerdgeekfeelings]

MINO, e Corben e Poe e uma das releituras mais interessantes que já vi de clássicos aclamados mundialmente. Richard Corben deu até mais sentido a alguns contos do mestre Poe. De Espíritos dos Mortos a O Barril de Amontillado, o artista dá o seu toque pessoal e sensível a obras já canonizadas pela crítica e pelo tempo.

Edgar Allan Poe nunca esteve tão vivo e colorido como aos olhos de Richard Corben.

“Corben vive e respira o que ele faz. (…) É um dos contadores de histórias mais preciosos e admiráveis dos quadrinhos” – Guillermo Del Toro

Mexer com obras consagradas é um problema. Não é surpresa vez ou outra – mais vezes do que se pode suportar – nos depararmos com uma adaptação grosseira ou econômica que nos faz amaldiçoar produtoras e roteiristas. Quando partimos para o campo da releituras é preciso mais cuidado ainda para se fazer algo que honre e respeite o original.

Quando Espíritos dos Mortos chegou as minhas mãos, a curiosidade que sentia não podia ser maior. Ver o mestre Poe num colorido sombrio, condizente com sua obra, parecia algo distante. Mas, a bem da verdade, não sei se foi pela sacada inteligente de interligar algumas histórias, e contá-las através de uma bruxa observadora – que me deixou em dúvida praticamente o livro inteiro sobre sua índole e possível participação em alguns eventos, bem como sobre sua natureza biológica – esse livro me prendeu.

Embora impressionantes, as histórias são previsíveis para quem conhece a obra de Poe. O que o artista Richard Corben fez foi introduzir alguns adendos originais que couberam muito bem às histórias que já conhecemos e amamos. E que, lidas agora também em cores, e através de personagens quase vivos de tão expressivos, despertam novos olhares.

Para quem tem pouco conhecimento sobre Poe e Corben, este livro é a porta de entrada perfeita para o creepy clássico e o puro talento perceptivo das artes.

Editora Mino

Capa dura

26,4 x 17,3 x 1,3 cm

216 páginas

Compre aqui

[QUADRINHOS] Espíritos dos Mortos, de Edgar Allan Poe e Richard Corben (resenha) MINO, e Corben e Poe e uma das releituras mais interessantes que já vi de clássicos aclamados mundialmente.

[groningsnieuws]

Mag poes Minoes nog een aai? Ja, hoor. De kans op corona is miniem

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[mystic-tea-drinker]

Ah, death, the spectre which sate at all feasts!

Edgar Allan Poe, the Colloquy of Minos and Una