#stuff strange magic

[incorrectstrangemagic]

Thang: I was doing the Hokey-Pokey the other day, and I realized, everyone misunderstands that song. 

Stuff: The Hokey-Pokey? 

Thang: Yeah. There’s way too much emphasis on the ‘hokey-pokey’ part. 

Stuff: Well, that is what it’s all about. 

Thang: No, that’s exactly what I mean! That’s not what the song is saying! 

Stuff: Okay? 

Thang: It’s like the song says. "You do the hokey-pokey, and you turn yourself around." ‘You turn yourself around’. That’s what it’s all about. 

Stuff: ... Yeah, I don’t know if the songwriters put that much thought into the existential significance of the lyrics. They literally rhyme ‘about’ with ‘about’. 

(source: Bojack Horseman)

[ao3-crack]

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[shootingscar]

Life, she is strange..

Sometime I wonder why life is tricky..

why make me hate you..

till i wanna end you..

and then make me love you again..

like nobody has ever loved anything..

or anyone..

You're a trickster..

well i guess i like tricks..

good for you, bad for me..

your tricks are too intense to bare..

your tricks are too good to stop..

your tricks makes me insane..

insanely hateful..

and immensely in love..

I don't get you..

you're too tricky..

You're a witch..

but I like magic..

good for you again,

bad for me once again..

your magic is enchanting..

your magic is forbidden..

your magic lures me..

Lures me until i get near you..

like a sailor tamed by a siren..

and then you eat me up mercilessly..

Lures me until my eyes feel heavy..

like a little baby

listening to their mother's lullaby..

and then I fall asleep in your lap..

warm and comfortable and safe..

I can't understand you..

you're just magical..

Sometime I wonder why life is tricky!

[whaliiwatching]

her throne is his lap

[sanyu-thewitch05]

Me watching the LGBT community who almost never rarely gives black women and girls, asexuals, or aromantics genuine respect, pretend we’re all friends and have always treated us right the minute it’s June 1st and want to use black women(mainly darkskinned) and girls as their little poster girl:

[fluentisonus]

i actually really like how the raven king is written, like the ordinaryness of the action 'as a parent who cleans something from a child's face'. it's such a good piece of description work

[funishment-time]

on one hand i think SPIKE CHUNSOFT CO LTD is a big Weenie Hut Jr Full Of Cowards for not giving the v3 crew time to create the Kaede dating sim mode. on the other i don't even want to know how they would have handled Kaede and Kork

[itz-pandora]

Random Prompt Thingie: If Lanolin and Grim were to fight, what would be the reason behind it? Jealously? Recklessness? What would it be?

Depends on what kinda fight! Argument, I can see that. Fist fight? Grim would wipe the floor with her in an instant LMAOO

Lanolin and Grim could get into a lot of arguments about Grims actions (he's trying to overthrow the government, and it gives their shop a bad name). Lanolin gets worried!! She doesn't want her only family to get arrested (again) or killed. She also wants to keep the shop afloat, and Grims quirkiness can really mess stuff up.

Grim is very chill, laid back, and he's quirky! Lanolin is more logical, bossy, and she gets frustrated easily. They're opposites and it drives Lanolin CRAZY!!

[holland-vosijk-antari]

i was just reading kell's pov in acol where he goes down to see holland in the cells, how he feels hollands eyes scraping against his own, and back in adsom where its described as two stones sparking together. not only does that make me want to go insane, it also makes me wonder if holland feels that too or if its just kell? its not mentioned as far as i can remember in any of hollands pov and not even in their first meeting flashback. the absence of it from holland's pov is a bit of a shame really though it does suggest that its just kell and the effect holland has on him... its also mentioned briefly when lila gets her antari prosthetic eye (in the sense that kell feels glad that he can look her in the eyes without that friction) which makes me wonder, if lila had both eyes would there be that sparking sensation between her and kell? would it not as their black eyes are on the same side? why would that sensation be only due to the presence of the marked eye? it's clear that kell and lila DO have a connection but then again so would most people who went through what they did together (especially as kell is quite dramatic about what he cares about). it would just be a shame to have this connection between antari be a real thing and it not be developed past a couple of brief mentions one of which to enhance a ship. the antari could be endlessly more strange so it's a shame that, even when bonded with the rings, they are essentially just very powerful magic users and not something altogether else...

[theintelligentfool]

hey! i'm still thinking a lot about the minecraft movie and how much potential there is to take the plot in just about any direction - i understand why it would be impractical at best to try and make a film adaptation of the fallen kingdom saga, but that would probably be my favorite...

all this to say: i would love to see other people's takes on potential plots! i think it's actually kind of a lovely way to capture different people's relationships to the game - so reblog this and add (on the post or in the tags) any ideas you feel strongly about? :0

[dateamonster]

trying to imagine how a platonic alternate ending for sonny and dawn could have gone and the conclusion i keep coming to is that theres just no way there was enough room in this b-plot for things to be resolved in a satisfying way. for me a good ending to the sunny/dawn storyline would have to require at least a few things:

more time spent exploring their friendship dynamic. how did they meet? when did sonny develop feelings for dawn and why? was it just superficial attraction or something more based on their growing closeness as friends? did sonny ever worry about how his feelings might affect their friendship?

more time spent exploring the differences between fairies and elves, specifically from sunnys perspective. its pretty apparent just from visual cues that the elves are supposed to represent a sort of peasant class to juxtapose against the fairy royalty, but as ive talked about probably an annoying amount at this point, this is never addressed or even really necessary to the plot. theres no way it didnt affect their dynamic though. id love to see an interpretation of sonnys unrequited love that plays with this a little. maybe he sees dawns obsession with romancing young fairy men and fears what he sees as an inevitable future in which he is no longer an important part of her life. maybe his attachment to dawn alienates him from his fellow elves and he finds himself feeling caught between worlds.

explicit confirmation that the true love necessary to break the love potions doesnt need to be romantic in nature. since the movie steadfastly refuses to reveal more than the bare minimum on how the magic here works, heres how i think it should go. true love can be platonic but must be equal/requited between both parties to break the spell. dawn realizing she loves sonny doesnt break the spell. shes always loved sonny, as her best friend. in this version, its sonny realizing that his love for dawn as a friend is more important to him than his fear of rejection.

basically my ideal sunny/dawn platonic storyline (very briefly) would be like. sunny meets dawn when theyre both young and shes immediately very open and loving with him, not old enough yet to be bogged down by class/species distinctions, but while sonny cares for her as well hes much more aware of the imbalance and constantly worries about her losing interest in him. over time, and as his feelings for her develop, that fear only grows and he takes on his bombastic personality, playing the role of friend, confidant, wingman, personal jester, and whatever else is required just to keep her in his life. when she starts taking a (very intense) interest in dating, he realizes he cant put off confessing his feelings much longer, but dreads what he feels like will be a guaranteed rejection, marking the end of their friendship. from there the plot continues as normal until, in the final confrontation, the love potion influenced dawn takes a blow meant for bk and sonny realizes that the actions he took to try and keep her in his life could be the reason he ends up losing her forever. he tearfully confesses that he doesnt care any more if she returns his feelings, he just doesnt want to lose his best friend, and thats what ultimately snaps her out of it.

i think the arc should end sorta semi-ambiguously but hopefully, with dawn being naturally upset about the whole love potion thing but also understanding, realizing shes been ignorant to his worries and insecurities as well and grateful that theyre now finally back on the same page.

anyway thats my vision! i also think its p crucial to this arc for this version of strange magic to be ya know better about the racist coding involved in certain character designs but otherwise this is the gist.

[thejadecount]

I’m surprised that no one has made a Marvel x Rottmnt crossover where Dr. Strange becomes Mikey’s teacher to train his magic after the movie

I mean y’all saw what Mikey’s portal shit done to him in the final act, he ain’t going to drawing for a while—he could totally parallel that whole ‘traded his craft for magic’ stuff Dr. Strange did

And the personality foil! C’mon folks the fanfics and oneshots are practically writing themselves

[groundbreakingdot872]

last thing before I log off for finale night!

I LOVE YOU MERLIN FANDOM

to the gif-makers, artists, fanfic writers, video editors, post-makers, podcast hosts and creators of all sorts of fan media (and ofc anyone who just likes or rbs!)

I’m cherishing every single thing that comes across my dash, because it all comes from a place of love, that can withstand the test of 10 and, I’m sure, another 1,500 years… no doubt

I love you Merlin fandom- with all my heart!

And Happy Tenth Anniversary everyone :)

[marsbotz]

im normal about him. btw

[reality-detective]

Man With Magic Walking Stick.

Could be an elaborate party trick, but impressive either way. 🤔

[helianthologies]

its so sad that two of my favorite episodes in season three (ep14/15) and maybe all of gotham in general also lead into what is in my opinion the stupidest fucking subplot of the whole show. this is the price we must pay for gay people on network television. equivalent exchange