#you may be right

[an-ungraceful-swan]

You ever see a ship so antithetical to everything you know about characters and how they would act and you have to grit your teeth and suffer through it. Like “it’s not my cup of tea” But also I’d rather drink arsenic rather than it

[pratchettquotes]

"I don't reckon I owe you any favors, Mr. Door. I don't reckon anyone in the whole world owes you any favors."

YOU MAY BE RIGHT.

"Mind you, life's got one or two things to answer for too. Fair's fair."

I CANNOT SAY.

Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man

[uschi-the-listener]

It was real

What we had

Neither of us with

That talent for friendship

But we slipped together

Slipped

Like a plug in the right socket

Electric

We did the impossible

Drank wine

Laughed and played

It was such a gift

Both of us so

Hungry and tired

Lonely

Secretly needy

Suddenly just there

Like a chunk of forever

I didn't know i had to give it back

This gift

Still no talent for friendship

And then

Without even a poof

Gone

Never before or again

Because

It was impossible

But it was real

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[king-chook]

Sorry of this doesn't make much sense to anyone, but WOW, Glass Houses has absolutely no duds in its track list. I adore every song here, Jeez.

[crappy-homestuck-confessions]

Honestly the funniest thing about Jane's villain arc is, even if you don't think she was done dirty and think that this was a natural progression, it still sucks because holy shit is Jane a bad villain. Like I get that Jane was given the heel turn because most people thought she was boring so this spices her up, but good lord having a generic girlboss was not the way to do it. Double so because she already had a villian arc, and crockertier was just as fucking boring. You failed at this TWICE.

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[involuntary-musical-imagery]

December 11, 2023

You May Be Right - Billy Joel

[stopandimagineloveforever]

You May Be Right

Billy Joel joined by Kevin Bacon at Madison Square Garden on 8/29/23

[lajulie24]

For the questions for fic writers: 8, 9, 43?

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

One that I’m still thinking about how to turn into a Han/Leia fic is “Beautiful Stranger” by Halsey. It’s on my WIPs list even though I haven’t written a word of it yet, but I can picture Han and Leia dancing together, and the way that song depicts people who are struggling to trust and let go and knowing it’s “finally, finally, finally safe…for me to fall.”

Also, I was in the supermarket the other day and Billy Joel’s “You May Be Right” came on the speakers, and I was like “how is that not a fic?” It feels like a perfect song for a scenario where Han is kind of wild and is just right for shaking Leia out of the dark place she’s stuck in after Alderaan’s destruction and her interrogation (and the ongoing war in general).

9. How do you find new fic to read?

Tumblr is probably the most common way; I follow several of my favorite Han/Leia authors on Tumblr, so I usually see when they’ve posted something new, @hanleiaarchive also has links to a lot of Han/Leia fics, and periodically I will go searching through the #leiaorgana, #hansolo, #han x leia or #hanleia tags on Tumblr as well. Many of the folks I follow will periodically recommend some fics they’ve enjoyed, and those recs are also really helpful and great. (I sometimes do fic recs myself; those are tagged #fic rec or #fic recs on my Tumblr.)

I also periodically search through the Han Solo/Leia Organa tag on Archive Of Our Own (AO3), using the filters to exclude other ships I’m not interested in or characters I don’t want to see, and that’s often a good way to discover authors who might not be super active on Tumblr (or may not be on Tumblr at all).

43. If you take/write prompts: what’s your favorite prompt fic that you’ve written?

I have written a number of prompt fics, particularly from events like the old Scoundress Saturdays or HanLeia Week, as well as periodically inviting prompts from a prompt list or two on Tumblr. I think my favorite was from when I was doing an ask meme that was “I wish you would write a fic where….” Someone said, “I wish you would write a fic where Leia runs away and Han finds her in the least expected place,” and that prompt led to Like Home (which is still one of my favorites).

Thank you for the ask!

Questions for fic writers

[being-simba]

YOU MAY BE RIGHT, I MAY BE CRAZY, BUT IT JUST MAY BE A LUNATIC YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

[twopoppies]

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[strangerthings-intheupsidedown]

I know Eddie probably wouldn’t be a Billy Joel fan… 

BUT you can’t tell me the man isn’t the embodiment of Billy Joel’s song “You May Be Right”

[reedsgrooves]

According to the lyrics of "You May Be Right," Billy Joel rides the right-most tolerable edge of the Hot Crazy Scale.

[getthatball]

Billy Joel - You May Be Right (Official Video)

Because I just saw @billyjoel perform this song from 1⃣9⃣8⃣0⃣ at the 66th Grammy Awards and I've always liked its simplicity.

[prokopetz]

I think people sometimes misunderstand why we come up with such elaborate justifications for shipping two characters together. I don't justify my ships because I feel that I need to; I justify my ships because squinting at the published canon with furrowed brow and asking myself "okay, how exactly would this work?" is my idea of a good time.

[hbhm-music]

Now Appreciating:

Necromancin Dancin - Bear Ghost

https://tidal.com/track/57112580

[crappy-homestuck-confessions]

Caliborn should have targeted Jane's beliefs instead of her appearance, then she might have wanted to fight

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