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theexotic-potato · 3 years
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Viren: Can you come out?
Soren: Dad, I'm gay
Viren: I know that silly. Come out to the car.
Soren: Car, I'm gay
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vikingqueer · 3 years
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music recommendations because i have some thoughts™
i don't wanna be that person who's like "my music taste is so weird lol" but i find that very often most of my friends don't really care for the music i like so i thought i'd just make a long ass post about it on tumblr instead. Fair warning, I'm very passionate about MIKA and The Mechanisms and so this very quickly got VERY long because it is part of my ongoing campaign to convince people to listen to mika and the mechs.
1) MIKA in general, but especially My Name Is Michael Holbrook (2019) and No Place In Heaven (2015) (especially the Deluxe version!!)
MIKA is a kind of British singer (half Lebanese, grew up in France blabla), and you probably know him for Grace Kelly and Relax, Take It Easy from his first album Life In Cartoon Motion from 2007. He writes a lot of FUN music, interspersed with the occasional slightly sadder song, especially when looking at an album like No Place In Heaven, which contains a lot of songs with gay themes, resulting in some songs that are just a little bit ouch. He's originally classically trained and has a frankly RIDICULOUS range and idk he just writes very good pop music. Also I have so much respect for that time he talked about how a lot of pop is very fake, with like expensive cars and stilettos and mini skirts in the snow and said "Because I walk down the street, and I don't see any of that. I see fat women and gay men. I don't know... That's real". He's written 5 albums; My Name Is Michael Holbrook (2019), No Place In Heaven (2015), The Origin Of Love (2012), The Boy Who Knew Too Much (2009), and Life In Cartoon Motion (2007).
For starters, I recommend listening to Last Party, Origin Of Love, Grace Kelly, Blame It On The Girls, Blue, Happy Ending, Pick Up Off The Floor, Last Party, Underwater, Tomorrow and Tiny Love (yes this is a long list but i REALLY love MIKA). If you want a slightly broader palette that's not just my favourites, I recommend the Mika starter pack on spotify.
2) The Mechanisms. I warn you. I am making this a thing. I have been obsessed with the mechs since last march.
Boy, where to start? The Mechanisms were a British 9 member space pirate story-telling cabaret that "died" in January 2020. They rewrite songs to fit retellings of various stories. I don't even know what genre I'd describe them as, but probably folk but steam-punk?? Their 4 "main" albums are concept albums, and I honestly just recommend listening to the from beginning to end in chronological order. A good way to get into the mechs is also to listen to UDAD and then watching the live show on youtube or alternately try giving Death To The Mechanisms a listen, to get good quality live show audio of TBI and various other stuff. Also, it was streamed on YouTube and someone combined the footage with the album audio and it rocks. Really, I think the mechs' best selling points are honestly just their concept albums:
Once Upon a Time (In Space) Their first album from 2012. I'd say this is the most "easily digestible" for the general public, since it's a retelling of various fairytales. So, what if Old King Cole was in fact not merry, but rather a cold-blooded dictator, intent on colonising as much of the galaxy as possible. What if Snow White was a general, looking to avenge what King Cole did to her sister, Rose. What if Cinderella was to be wedded to Rose the day that King Cole attacked in order to kidnap Rose? But y'know, In Space and also like every other mechs album it's a beautiful tragedy. Fave songs are Old King Cole, Pump Shanty, and No Happy Ending.
Ulysses Dies at Dawn You guessed it, it's a story about Odysseus, or Ulysses because I guess Ulysses is easier to rhyme or fit in the meter or something, idk. Ulysses is a war hero of unknown gender who is said to keep something that could take down the corrupt Olympians, meanest families in the City, in a vault to which only they know the passcode. Oedipus, Heracles, Orpheus, and Ariadne have been hired by Hades, who happens to be The Mechs' quartermaster Ashes O'Reilly, to get into Ulysses' vault. I didn't care much for udad at first, but honestly it's got some real bangers and the story is really good. UDAD weirdly stands out as the only of the concept albums to not feature any gay relationships, per se. Fave songs are Riddle of the Sphinx, Favoured Son, and Underworld Blues.
High Noon over Camelot This is my favourite mehcs album. So basically, this is Arthurian legend, but it's a space western and Jonny D'Ville does a bad southern accent. This is the story of the cowboy lovers Arther, Lancelot, and Guinevere searching for the Galfridian Restricted Acces Interface Login, or GRAIL, in order to stop their world from falling into the sun. Meanwhile, Mordred and Gawaine are ruling Camelot, and Mordred has convinced Gawaine to try to establish peace with the Saxons by whom Mordred was raised, but Gawaine hates viciously. If you love getting your heart broken and songs by a fucking off the rails batshit preacher I HIGHLY recommend hnoc. Fave songs are Gunfight at the Dolorous Guard, Blood and Whiskey, and Once and Future King. Honorary mention for Hellfire because it awakens something animalistic in me.
The Bifrost Incident TBI is the frankly only good adaptation of norse mythology I've ever known of, and I say that as Dane who was literally forced to learn things about norse mythology in school because it's my heritage or whatever. I've been listening to TBI a lot lately because it's VERY good. It's definitely the most refined of the mechs' albums (because it's the newest) but also I just love a little bit of cosmic horror. 80 years ago, Odin, the All-Mother, ruler of Asgaard, launched a train through the wormhole Bifrost that would reduce the travel between Asgaard and Midgaard from 3 months to 3 days, but things didn't go quite as planned. Lyfrassir Edda of the New Midgaard Transport Police is trying to solve the case of why suddenly the train has arrived 80 years late; to figure out whether it was accident or maybe it was sabotaged by Loki, who was allegedly sentence to death her murder of Baldur, by the Midgaardian resistance led by Loki's wife Sigyn, or maybe by Thor, who was to take over after Odin, and who holds quite the grudge because he used to be a friend of Loki's. You might've heard the song Thor from this album, it's apparently quite popular. Fave songs are Loki, Ragnarok III: Strange Meeting, and Ragnarok V: End of The Line. Yet again an honorary mention: Red Signal because while Lovecraft was a bitch, his invocations are fucking RAW.
Basically, the Mechanisms do all of their performances in character as captain first mate Jonny D'Ville, quartermaster Ashes O'Reilly, pilot DrumBot Brian, master-at-arms Gunpowder Tim, science officer Raphaella la Cognizi, doctor Baron Marius Von Raum (neither a baron, nor a doctor), archivist Ivy Alexandria, engineer Nastya Rasputina, and The Toy Soldier, who is, as usual, present. You can find very obscure lore about the crew of the Aurora here, tidbits on Tales To Be Told and TTBT Vol. 2, such as One Eyed Jacks, The Ignominious Demise of Dr. Pilchard, Gunpowder Tim vs. The Moon Kaiser, Lucky Sevens, and Lost in the Cosmos.
If you feel like listening to a full 40-50 minute album to find out if you like a band is a bit much, I recommend listening to one of the mini stories Alice, Swan Song, or Frankenstein, which are about 12, 5 and 9:30 minutes respectively.
3) The Amazing Devil You know that guy who played Jaskier in the Witcher? I got into The Amazing Devil from spotify recommending them because I listened to the mechs, and apparently Joey Batey from The Amazing Devil is the same Joey Batey who was in the Witcher. Both him and Madeleine Hyland are VERY talented singers and songwriters and their second album The Horror and the Wild makes me go out into the forest and SCREAM. I listened to it on repeat for like a month straight. I guess they'd also be considered folk, but like. New Folk. Also yes, this is another British artist, I don't know why I'm like this. I've never really gotten that into their first album, Love Run, but King slaps. As I understand there's this whole lore about the Blue Furious Boy and Scarlet Scarlet, Joey and Madeleine respectively, but unlike the Mechanisms it's actually possible to find out things about the actual real people and harder to find the obscure lore? I'm open for people to please help me. Fave songs are The Horror and the Wild, Farewell Wanderlust, and That Unwanted Animal, which is literally a third of their second album, but again. I haven't really listened to Love Run that much, and I just LOVE the harmonies on THATW. (also im gay and dramatic leave me alone)
4) dodie I have so much love for this woman. Like many others, I first knew dodie as doddleoddle on youtube. I think I first stumbled across her in probably 2015, because I distinctly already knew her before she released her first EP Sick of Losing Soulmates in 2016. I think I watched probably every video she's ever made in the span of a few weeks. I just loved her quiet sound and was absolutely HOOKED. Also she's actually the reason I got into MIKA originally, so thanks for that. Dodie just realeased her first album Build A Problem (in addition to her three EP's; the one mentioned above, You, and Human) and it slaps. Yes dodie is also British Fave songs are probably Monster, Rainbow, and In The Middle.
5) Cladia Boleyn Unfortunately, Claudia Boleyn only has three singles and that's it. She's been making content on youtube for quite a while, and that's how I first discovered her. I don't know what genre her music is, but I like it. The songs are Celesta, George, and Mother Maiden Crone, of which the latter is my favourite. I'm not saying Claudia Boleyn invented women in 2017 when she released Mother Maiden Crone, but she did. Also you guessed it, Claudia Boleyn is British.
6) Hozier I'm not about to tell you about Hozier. You know who he is. Listen to Nina Cried Power, Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene, and Shrike. Also Hozier isn't stricly British in that he is definitely from A British Isle, but Ireland is not part of the UK. Give me a break.
7) Oh Land Oh Land IS DANISH. I like her early music best, because I'm not that into the electronic sound. I guess Oh Land is just you regular old pop, but with the occasional weird vibe? Oddly enough, I like her first album Fauna best. Unfortunately I haven't really listened to her newest album Family Tree much, but it seems good? Fave songs are Frostbite, Love You Better and Family Tree. I cried on the bus, first time I listened to the Danish version of Love You Better, Elsker Dig Mer because my mother tongue always just hits harder. Also Frostbite is Oh Land doing a duet with herself which is pretty cool.
8) Oysterband This is a live recommendation. I mean they're a decent folk band and all, but they're a fucking experience live. If you like folk and you ever get the opportunity to see Oysterband live, do it. Unfortunately, yes. They are British. Either way, they are incredible on a scene and I think they deserve a mention for that.
9) Ben Platt Honestly don't know much about this guy, but he's not British and he was in Dear Evan Hansen. He released an album in 2019, Sing To Me Instead, and I just think it's a good album, there isn't really not much more to it. Fave songs are Grow As We Go, Bad Habit, and In Case You Don't Live Forever.
and thats all for now. this has been a ramble. shout out to you if you actually read all of this, especially the mechs part.
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yikesharringrove · 4 years
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Hate/ love to turn ur one post into like a whole thing but like. Im begging you to do something where like when Steve shows up at the Hendersons claudia and dustin like find out why and how they woukd react. (Like to steves dad being an asshole but also him liking guys)
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Dustin stared at the Camaro in his driveway for several minutes before he headed inside.
“Mom, why is Billy Hargrove’s car here?” His mom was hovering in the living room, wringing her hands as she waited for him.
“Come sit down. We need to talk about something.” Dustin’s mind raced as he thought of anything he could be in trouble for, thought of demogorgons and dead cats and stolen library books.
His mom looked nervous in the seat across from his spot on the couch.
“Mom?”
“I always hope I’ve raised you right. That I’ve taught you to love and be kind.” He furrowed his brows. “Steve is going to be living with us.”
Dustin felt like he had whiplash.
“Wait, is he okay? Why is he living here?” He stood up, but she ushered him back down.
“His father kicked him out of his house today. He came right here.”
“Oh my God! Steve always said his dad was an asshole! Why did he kick him out? Was it his grades? Or because he didn’t get into college? Or-”
“Dusty, just listen.” He pursed his lips.
“Steve has a boyfriend. And his father found out and disowned him for it. I welcomed him into our home because being gay does not make him unlovable, or a bad person.”
Dustin was pale.
“So, Billy, he’s dating Billy?” His eyes went wide. “And his dad kicked him out for that?” He stood back up, tearing off to the guest room.
He slammed the door open, catching Billy sitting against the headboard of the bed, Steve’s head in his lap, playing softly with his hair.
Steve sat up quickly when Dustin came in.
They stared at each other for a few seconds. Steve’s lower lip wobbled.
And then Dustin was launching himself onto the bed, pulling Steve into a tight hug. Steve squeezed his eyes closed, didn’t wanna cry again today.
“I don’t care. I don’t care that you’re dating a guy. You’re my fucking brother, man.” Steve’s hands bawled tighter into the back of Dustin’s shirt. “You’re dad’s a piece of shit, and you’re a good guy, and I fucking love you.”
“Thanks, kid. I love you too.” Dustin let him go, pretended he didn’t notice Steve wiping at his eyes as he turned to Billy.
“I trust Steve. If he sees something good in you, there must be something good in you. But I haven’t seen it yet. And if you hurt my brother, you’re gonna be dealing with the entire party. Your sister included.” Billy raised his hands in surrender.
“Hear ya loud n’ clear, kid. Although to be fair, if I hurt him, you all have the express permission to take my car and run me over a few times.” Dustin stared at him for a moment, cracking a small smile and reaching out to shake his hand.
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cinnabeebon · 3 years
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love you @killer-leo thanx for tagging me but also we can’t be friends bc you dont like butter </3
what is the color of your hairbrush? pink
name a food you never eat. idk i like everything but if i have a choice i wont eat like lasagna 
are you too warm or too cold? too cold my fingers are always icicles 
what were you doing 45 minutes ago? gettinig a pumpkin cream cold brew <3
what’s your favorite candy bar? snickers
have you ever been to a professional sports game? yess been to a couple of games for a team that i hate
what is the last thing you said out loud? thank you, when i was getting my pumpkin cream cold brew <3
what is your favorite ice cream? that ben and jerrys cheesecake flavor
what was the last thing you had to drink? pumpkin cream cold brew <3
do you like your wallet? sure i think i got it from target
what is the last thing you ate? a charcuterie board of everything crackers from trader joes and blocks of cheese i got at cvs
did you buy any new clothes last weekend? no i did get two rings tho
what’s the last sporting event you watched? a football game 
what is your favorite flavor of popcorn? movie theater butter
who is the last person you sent a text message to? my mom
ever been camping? once or twice when i was a kid
do you take vitamins? no my mom would yell at me for taking them bc she thought i would overdose on vitamins or smth 
do you regularly attend a place of worship? no
do you have a tan? a tiny one on the side of my body that’s usually facing the sun when i drive
do you prefer chinese or pizza? chinese
do you drink your soda through a straw? dont really drink it that much at all
what color socks do you usually wear? gray or black
do you ever drive above the speed limit? im gay so all the time
what terrifies you? heights and elevators
look to your left, what do you see? my notes 
what chore do you hate most? folding and putting away laundry
what do you think of when you hear an australian accent? chris hemsworth
what’s your favorite soda? i only drink pop when im hungover and then it’s just mcdonalds sprite
do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? drive thru 
what’s your favorite number? 2
who’s the last person you talked to? my classmates this morning
favorite meat? beef.
last song you listened to? juice by lizzo lol
last book you read? citizen by claudia rankine for one of my classes
favorite day of the week? friday
can you say the alphabet backwards? no
how do you like your coffee? black
favorite pair of shoes? my combat boots
time you normally get up? usually like 10
what do you prefer, sunrise or sunsets? sunrise
how many blankets on your bed? my comforter, a throw blanket, and my heated blanket <3
describe your kitchen plates. a few old ones that my aunt gave me that are like yellow, grey, and blue, and then some blue flower ones my roommate has
describe your kitchen at the moment. im insane so i clean it like every day so pretty nice right now
do you have a favorite alcoholic drink? vodka cranberry
do you play cards? not really
what color is your car? blue
can you change a tire? no that’s what triple a is for
your favorite state or province? they all suck i dont think ive been happy in any of them including the one i live in now
favorite job you’ve had? the starbucks i worked at for like two years bc that was the best coworkers us gay ones all had our own little groupchat
tagging: idk who to tag but if you want to do it then go ahead and say i tagged you!!
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poisonedpan · 7 years
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Savannahs Last Day - 04/2016 - Section 37
All good things have to come to an end. Savannah wanted to go back to Florida. I don’t think that it was because of me. At least, not for the most part. She missed her boyfriend, and she probably just thought that Fresno would be different. Most people hear California and assume it’s all just like Los Angeles or San Francisco. In reality, most people come here and realize that California is just like everywhere else, just dry as fuck. The people are what make California so great though.
That excludes Fresno though. The people in Fresno suck.
 She was leaving the day before 420. I didn’t know why she was leaving that day. I had plans to have a party and get stoned for the holiday. It’s okay though. We hung out a lot more now that I knew that she was leaving. I didn’t want people to be at my house constantly. I wanted to spend time with her. We had some best friend time to catch up on.
In the meantime, things with Gabriel have come to an end. It wasn’t intentional. I felt like I had really fucked up when I made out with Dom. I realized that I wasn’t ready for a relationship, especially with someone like Gabriel. If I dated Gabriel, then it would have to be giving it my all. I wasn’t there mentally yet. So, I kind of let it fade out. We were still friends, we hung out and watched movies. We occasionally made out. We didn’t talk about going on dates, or what we could be anymore.
 Maybe it was easier this way.
Also, in the meantime. I spent the day at Trevors’ house earlier this week and one of his friends from darts hit me up on Grindr. His name is Seth. Seth was kind of this cute, nerdy guy. I never really thought much of him, but I was down to get to know him. So, I invited him to come over one of the nights that we were having a kickback. Turn up Tuesday more than likely.
 I had also started going back to school. My teachers for the most part were going to help me out, if I worked my ass off. All of them except for my English teacher. My English teacher understood me, very well. We talked a lot after class and she could read me. We talked about personal things, like some of the things I had gotten into. I was hoping that it would give her a reason to think about passing me.
“I may have to fail you,” she said. “Unless you prove to me, that you really are working hard.”
 I knew what that meant by reading between the lines. I wasn’t allowed to miss anymore school. I had to stop cutting class. I had to focus in class. I had to turn all my homework in all the time. I probably shouldn’t smoke pot in the quad with my friends before class starts anymore either. I believed in myself that I was going to pass it though.
Savannahs last night had gotten here. We got some liquor and went down to the movie theatre in the complex. That was kind of our place now. Nobody ever is in there, and it’s became a new hangout for me. We watched some movie, and talked a lot about ourselves. Savannah is really one of my best friends, a huge part of me. I really hope the best for her going back to Florida. I hope that she finds whatever she is looking for.
We ended up getting pretty drunk and then going back upstairs. We were falling all over the place, throwing things around my room. Singing Kesha at the top of our lungs and still downing our alcohol. We got drunk enough to go next door. My neighbors are these pretty cool Arabian guys. They’re always playing soccer video games. We’ve hung out quite a few times. They don’t like to party ALL the time, but who doesn’t enjoy a nice little party here and there. We were smoking weed with them.
“We have tequila,” one of the guys said.
:Don’t give me tequila,” Savannah said. I laughed so hard, because I knew exactly why she said that. Savannah got drunk fast as it is, but tequila was a whole different story. 
We ended up taking the shots anyway. Tequila after cheap vodka tastes like paradise to me. I looked at Savannah, who didn’t agree with me. The guys kept playing video games, while Savannah and I were talking on the barstools. I was really going to miss her after this. We took another shot. Savannah could make me laugh the easiest. I thought she was such a light in my day. I loved making her laugh too. Tequila fucked me up, but it fucked her up more. Savannah spent her last night throwing up tequila.
“I told them not to give me tequila.”
Savannah left early in the morning. I helped her bring her stuff downstairs, before getting ready for school. I hugged her outside her uber.
“I love you,” I told her.  
I wish I would’ve told her more. Savannah was a huge part of me. She was one of the people that knew me the most. I’ve done some pretty shitty things to Savannah in the past, blasting her for my own dumb decisions. Yet, she forgave me for that in the past. I looked at her. Savannah was underestimated by the whole world. Nobody saw what I saw in her. I wish I would’ve told her that she was meant for success in this world. I wish I would’ve told her that I wish I hadn't partied so much. I wish we would have been able to watch movies, make chili, drink cheap vodka and smoke pot. I wanted her to know that I value her friendship more than I value most things. I wanted her to know that even though it was nice having my own room back, that I was going to hate coming up from school to an empty room. I wasn’t going to hear her laugh anymore. I wasn't going to hear her cheesy jokes. I felt like I was losing a part of myself right now. But none of those words came out. At all. I watched her get in the uber, and waved goodbye at me. I stood there, just taking in the moment. I wish I would’ve told her more. I knew I would regret that.
 Trevor drove me to school after that. It was his last day of having a car, and we were planning our four twenty. We had to buy a bunch of blunts and plan the party that we were about to throw. I was going to invite Seth over for the night as well. I wanted to see where it was going to go. Gabriel and Leila were of course coming over. I wanted to have like an actual kickback. School went by slow as fuck as I was trying to get ready for this week.
In my theatre class, we got put into groups to work on our final. We had to write a scene, and then perform it. My group was cool. I wish I would’ve talked to these people before the last month of school. I probably would have made some friends. One of the girls there was named Claudia. She reminded me of Taylor, a little. It wasn’t her manners, or her personality, it wasn’t the way that she looked. There was just something there, like an innocence. Like a soul buried deep down under distractions. Insecurities. I don’t know, I couldn’t put my finger on it. Although, it made me want to figure out what it was.
Seth and Trevor talked a lot at the party. I was pretty bad at talking to Seth. I didn’t really know anything about him, and it didn’t feel as natural as it did with Gabriel. I felt like I was having to try harder to make conversations happen.
That was until I took a dab.
  I got Seth pretty drunk on the first night, and he got me pretty stoned. I always forget how much I love taking dabs. I smoke a lot of pot, but there was a way different high when I smoked dabs. I felt motivated. Energetic. I wanted to actually do something with my life. When I smoke weed sometimes it’s easy for me to become a couch potato.
Seth and I sat in his car and talked for a little. He was a funny guy. I didn’t see it working out between us. I wasn’t sure if he was even gay. I just think he was experimenting right now. Eventually, we went back inside and continued playing all the games. Trevor and I created this game, which is a crossbreed of beer pong and flip cup. Have people probably done it before us? Yeah. But has anyone done it in the trap house? No.
  I was fucking insanely good at this game. Im not trying to brag. I was just good at beer pong, especially the more I drink. 
 I felt a little uncomfortable when it became apparent that Seth was there for me. I didn’t know how Gabriel would feel. Especially because Leila kept telling me that Seth was cute. I felt a little awkward, a little weird.
Towards the end of the night, everyone started to head home. Seth was going to spend the night. He could drive me to school in the morning, and then go to work. We got into bed. I wasn’t sure what this was supposed to be.
 We made out a little. I was just going to go for it. I ended up putting my hands on his body, under his clothes. He made his way under my clothes. I wasn’t trying to fuck Seth. I don’t want the message to look like that’s the only thing I’m looking for. I don’t know what I’m looking for anymore though. I liked the way his lips felt against mine, and I liked the way his body felt up against mine. Seth was cute after all. I actually was glad that he hit me up on Grindr.
 In the morning, everything felt better. He even picked me up after school and we went to my house for a bit. We smoked more dabs, drank more. Seth was one of those guys that I could get close to fast. I didn’t know him that well though. I didn’t think that he would make a good boyfriend to me either. In the meantime though, he’s the closest thing I have. Since I fucked up everything that I had with Gabriel.
The next day Gabriel and I played pool with Trevor and Katherine. Just because I fucked up ever having a relationship with Gabriel, didn’t mean I fucked up our friendship. He’s not the kind of guy that was going to write me out of his life, because I’m a hot mess. He knew that I was still immature, not ready for a relationship. He didn’t think any less of me, because of that. Although, he stopped wasting his time trying to see if there would be a relationship with me. I’m honestly okay with that too.
I felt lighter. Like there were things that I had to focus on before I could even get in a relationship. Living off sugar daddies was not something I wanted to be doing when I got into a relationship.
 I still admired him a lot though. I watched the way that he played pool. I watched the way that he connected with Trevor over work. I watched the way that he always made sure that everyone was included, and didn’t feel awkward. I admired just the person he was so much that it didn’t make sense to me. He’s the guy that I’m going to look back in ten years and wonder “what I” and by then it’ll be too late.
I was growing, but I wasn’t grown. I was learning, but I’m still a mess. I’m just trying to figure myself out, and it’s taking way longer than it should have.
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