#she’s also halley’s gif :D

[morkofday]

Nine people you'd like to get to know better

thank you for tagging me bea @23point5degree ♥

tagging in return: @jimmysea @chinzhilla @spicyvampire @thasorns @icouldhyperfixatehim @stormyoceans @mooninagust @celestial-sapphicss @khaotunqs ♥

and now revealing my darkest secrets heh

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3 ships

based on the fics i've been consuming lately (explains truly where my head is at rn):

the chocobros ot4 (ignis, prompto, gladiolus, and noctis) from final fantasy xv (you cannot convince me anyone would go to such lengths just for their "bro" even when said bro is royalty and the chosen king to save the world)

yuu kanda and allen walker from d.gray-man (used to watch this anime around 10 years ago and decided to do it again on a whim. it was as good as i remembered and i had to continue to the manga after finishing it. now am experiencing major brainrot bc like i saw someone comment, for a manga that doesn't aim to be a bl, it surely does make it hard to believe otherwise. i also adore the tragedy of it all)

chris redfield and leon s. kennedy from resident evil (maybe the most important thing were the ppl we met and could count on during the zombie apocalypse ♥ also damn, these bitches)

First ship

my first ever ship i read fanfics for was dominic x brian from fast & furious. otherwise, my first ever ship came from anime as i was consuming that before i ever touched any bl dramas.

my true first ship would so be soubi and ritsuka from the 2005 anime adaptation of the manga loveless. a bit questionable choice i admit, but i still collect the manga bc i find the story fascinating and delightfully painful. also, i love the concept of named pairs (soulmatism with a knife) and their ability to fight against each other

my first ever (thai) bl ship would probably be korn and knock from together with me. there was just something about them back then that made me feel slightly deranged. (with bonus yihwa bc i still think she's one of the best female characters in a bl)

Last song

ดาวหางฮัลเลย์ (halley's comet) by fellow fellow. (sea sung this during his solo stage in last twilight new dawn: live on stage and i've been addicted ever since. i usually listen to this on loop for hours, it's just so nice and vibe-y)

Currently reading

still stuck with midnight sun, for my thesis. otherwise, consuming only fanfics and hoping to get to the little prince soon.

Last movie

the newest resident evil animated movie resident evil: death island (2023). tells you about the depths of that particular brainrot :'D the latest acted movie would probably be the korean movie silenced (2011).

Currently craving

something more solid to eat, especially the pile of snacks i have stored away until i can eat them. got my wisdom tooth removed a couple of days ago and have been mostly eating soup, yogurt, porridge, ice cream, smoothies... anything liquid-y. starting to feel a bit bored but am gonna be free soon

[popmusicu]

“Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eillish: Why it hits so hard

One album that hit me on a grand scale this year was Billie Eillish's “Happier Than Ever” (2021) due to its powerful musical, lyrical and sentimental content.

I liked Billie a bit from before, I casually listened to some of her songs but I never followed her closely. When I found out about this album and decided to give it a try, she completely surprised me and gave me the creeps from the beginning to the end, since it’s really a whole experience passing from one song to another.

The album begins with a song that’s one of my favorites (if not the n#1), which is too powerful, realistic and raw: "Getting Older", which tells what it feels to grow up and slowly lose the taste for things we used to enjoy before, among other themes.

Later we go through songs like "I Didn't Change My Number", "Billie Bossa Nova" (which is another of my favorites because from the first moment I heard it I was captivated by its seductive and vintage rhythm), "Lost Cause" , “Therefore I Am” and “OverHeated” which are really clever lyrically and have a wonderful and unique rhythm, each of them, which really give us a whole experience. Among these, we find “Oxytocin” which I think is one of the best and newest experiences on the album. I'm not a fan of “tech-style” but the way this song was carried out is simply: m i n d b l o w i n g.

In between we find "My Future" and "GOLDWING" which both gave me quite a similar vibe, quite angelic and beautiful, although not very memorable for me in the middle of all the other songs (I should remark that I also find them very good songs, for being 16 tracks on one album, there's really NO skip!).

On the other hand, despite the shocking and innovative musical achievements that the album presents with some of the previous songs I talked already about, which contain a mix of different rhythms and styles (and some very moving), what stands out the most about the album for me is how WONDERFUL the sadder or darker songs are, since they’re all really crude and transparent about the stories that Billie transmits through them. "Everybody Dies", "Your Power", "NDA", "Male Fantasy" and "Happier Than Ever" are songs that simply leave your hair standing on end due to how sincere and deep they are, along with their unique rhythms that transmits EVERY feeling. Besides that, “Halley’s Comet” is also one of Billie's most sentimental and transparent songs, its just simply the perfect song to dedicate to that person you madly fell in love with.

To finish this, I want to highlight one of the coolest factors of the whole proposal that this album raises through the track “Not My Responsibility” which, according to me, more than a track, it’s a whole protest. A protest regarding the public and how they believe they "own" the artists who they consume, especially regarding female artists who ALWAYS suffer criticism regarding their body, when in reality they are singers and not a body for sale. I think the message is quite clear: You are not the one to comment on others bodies, it’s ok if you have opinions but it doesn’t mean that they are always welcome, so can just… Save them. To yourself. And above all, the message is that artists OWE you nothing, they don't have to please you, and you don't have the need to hurt and talk sh!t about them for free just because they are constantly exposed for being famous.

And now, MY MESSAGE is even clearer:

Give it a try, even if you don't like Billie. Bc it’s the whole musical experience.

  Post by: Vania Reyes