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yourfavcoquette · 5 months

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I like to romanticise life by pretending im in a coming of age film

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lisa-dorina · 3 months

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Piet sketch dump!

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#comic #greenandgoldcomic #webcomic #comingofage #teenagefeelings #lgbtq #sketches

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dragonsrfire · 2 months

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THOUGHTS? DEAD POET'S SOCIETY EDITION

Just thoughts I wanted to get out there

So Dead Poet's Society? Right? Now that I think of it was a film that came out when my dad was in his like late teens (technically he was around the same age as some of the cast). And somehow this film - made and released during their time has been one that resonated with the next generation? I am looking at the film and thinking, and I couldn't help but wonder.

I am not talking specifically about the aesthetic or anything but namely how this one film was definitely not made for my demographic. However - 35 or so years later I read a post here or come across a playlist or an edit or a series of head canons - I see how much this single film has impacted generations who came after.

I relate to this film on a very personal level (put the shipping factors aside). I remember watching scenes with Neil and I could almost recall having similar conversations in life and I had to take a step back and think as to why I wanted to block this film out for a while. I resonated with Todd as a writer but also as someone who had a very similar experience (shy - lack of confidence - but one who found their people). Other than that there were relationships within the story that made me look back at the ones I have and had and all that I am grateful for.

Also as a coming of age film I feel like it is one of the most realistic ones out there. The themes and the extremely bittersweet ending are raw and it hit me like a pile of bricks. The fact that they fell apart because of the things they loved - the heart of the group not being there made things drift apart - and those dreamers and poets who speak out are the ones to leave behind a deeply flawed system (and the cause and reason and leaving is depicted in extremely sad ways - they might give up on everything - or be kicked out for what they believed in - or carry extreme guilt for the rest of their lives) - There are those who fall in love and the ones that betray you and all of that can happen in just a few month. Things that took years to build like friendships and fellowships can crumble because of something external and all you believed in might not fix that.

(Also something weird just jog my memory if I am wrong but throughout the film these three use O Captain, My Captain - and its all in important moments - The last one to use it is Todd - Which I just think just captures his growth - he's taken up the confidence brought by two of his closest friends and a teacher who changed his life for at least a small fraction in time)

I had a few teachers in my life like Keating. They are the reason I never gave up on writing or doing things I love. They gave me reason to believe that I had something small I could put to use - I had a teacher who taught me at 14 who told me to never give up writing and another teacher who told me to continue writing poetry - another who showed to me that I should continue to fall in love with reading - another who showed me that the world was beyond the academics (as I studied classics - it was far more than that cookie cutter stereotype) - Also Keating as a teacher who actually listens - who is there to guide and help the boxes that literally hold students in uniformity

I don't know why - and how a film from the past can have such an impact on me in the 21st century - Very few films have impacted me in this manner and most of the films that have impacted me in that way were released in my lifetime. That being said I think myself lucky to have this to go back to. The film is a cathartic ritual of living, laughing in the moment and weeping and crying afterwards.

#dead poets fandom #dead poets society #film discussion #film discourse #ilovedeadpoetssociety #nostalgia #Ilovethisfilm #realism #happinessandheartbreak #comingofage #angst #happiness #neilperry #toddanderson #johnkeating #charlie dalton #stevenmeeks

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artbleed · 2 months

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Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.- C. S. Lewis

#literature #narnia #adulthood #comingofage #coming of age #writer #cslewis #fairytales

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marketingsentimental · 4 months

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ifvioletteherlive · 5 months

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"In dirty jeans and vintage jerseys with the logos all but warn off he was a work of art, a masterpiece even, carved from above - but now, as he stood dapper and pristine, he was godly."

#artwork #book blog #bookish #books #dylan o'brien #literature #booklr #authors #wattpad #fiction #wattpadoriginal #self publishing #romance #comingofage

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chillwildwave · 5 months

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4*TOWN: Unfiltered - 9: Robaire (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1399037721-4-town-unfiltered-9-robaire?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=BlackBoi006&wp_originator=IsfKbc%2BJiulfsDbXqDMkAXAKneb0ei1EeIFLpux1kHgebfshQiSKjRipxWFlR8GJe3kKcDnR0Zg2Ekez%2FqvKbX7R4tvscgwKXXmue3U%2B8zn58FnC%2FgIfzpcj%2BfK1B%2BUu The title of being the greatest boyband of all time means topping charts, captivating audiences and becoming the face of the music industry. But for 4*TOWN, it means something different... Robaire was just your average teen who's never had it easy to begin with, but dreams of being a superstar soon came in. When he was asked to hire 4 other boys, Jesse, Tae Young, Aaron T and childhood friend Aaron Z, they had the package any future boyband would offer: good looks, talent and charisma. However, it was never that way to begin with... As soon as their label, Synth Beats Music secured a spot for the group to work on their two albums, the heat just started to rise: loss of identity, thoughts if sacrifice, being "mommy's little starlight" and fear of being reduced to nothing. But when they get sidelined by their label abruptly, they realise that Robaire's perfectionism caused problems within the group, which caused Aaron Z to remain voiceless in order to not bring remorse to the boys and himself. Now, as a way to gain their star back, they must figure out what being 4*TOWN really means to them and what it stands for as young millennials who just started a year prior. Will they be able to rebuild their journey? Will Robaire and Aaron Z's rivalry cause a limbo? How will they reconcile as a group? The only way is to find out the real truth that has yet to be answered... 4*TOWN doesn't belong to me, all rights go to Disney and Pixar.

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jellyjinxx · 7 months

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#1990s #90s nostalgia #90skid #welcome to the dollhouse #welcometothedollhouse #comingofage #moviestowatch #moviecollection #movies #90sfilms #cultfims #cultcinema

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in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine · 7 months

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Do you ever start telling your parents a funny story, but then you remember what happened was illegal.

#funnystory #illegal #parents #childhood #memories #humor #embarrassment #regret #growingup #comingofage #life #relatable

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hathaway-hayes · 1 year

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Father thunder’d torture spring And sunder the songs of birds come dawn. So March arrived,

And the echoing of his heaviest footsteps Found for me, the cleverest of Hiding spaces; So April stormed.

The squall, come him, both he and his wind, Let lightning strike my soul And the lash, my hide -

May, June, and July would pass.

It would all pass, until winter - A cold, cold, cold place, Where most would sleep, and some,

If only a few, would wish never to awaken again.

I wished to sleep on and on, But here I am, And here you aren’t.

- H.H. (2023)

#writerscreed #poetryportal #poeticstories #twcpoetry #inkstay #writtenconsiderations #poetselixir #writingthestorm #poem #poetry #featured #warriorpoet #fear #thestorm #father #growingup #comingofage #abuse

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to-feelalive · 17 days

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The Bad Guy - I: Highschool Sweethearts (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1437881430-the-bad-guy-i-highschool-sweethearts?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=overlordfp Diana is 21 year old baker at a cupcake shop. She is also a freelance artist, living in a two bedroom apartment with her roommate, Diana has three different romantic partners across the span of three years. Each partner teaches her something different about relationships. Why don't any of Diana's relationships work out well? How do the inherent problems with the men and the problems within herself interact? Who is really at fault? Are there bad people? Or just hurt people? And who decides that?

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lisa-dorina · 1 month

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A couple of snippets from a G&G scene I'm currently lining of Piet+Thea!

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#comic #greenandgoldcomic #webcomic #comingofage #teenagefeelings #lgbtq

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spacebunreads · 2 months

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Unveiling Shadows: A Review of 'The Premonition' by Banana Yoshimoto

📚'The Premonition' by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Asa Yoneda, explores the haunting journey of Yayoi, a 19-year-old girl with a happy nuclear family, as she confronts forgotten childhood memories, delves into her mysterious aunt Yukino's unusual lifestyle, and grapples with the inescapable bitterness of truth.

✨The premonition that comes up in the very title of the novel can be interpreted as the empty feeling of something being “out there” - yet the main character cannot reach it, whatever it is. The beautiful picture of a happy family is slightly crooked, something’s not right, but Yayoi doesn’t yet know what it is exactly. The main character is somewhat like the princess and the pea, she doesn’t know what but there is something disturbing her peace of mind.

🔍There is an interesting “be careful what you wish for” moment in the novel. Yayoi was longing for years to find what was that one thing she couldn’t remember, what was the pea under her mattress. As soon as she has a revelation and confirms it, she immediately starts to regret looking for the answer. She felt trapped by not knowing before and now she feels trapped by the newly gained knowledge. Ultimately she makes peace with it, but understandably, at first she just wants for things to go back to how they were, even though her biggest wish has just been granted.

🌟In a sense, the buildup in the first half of the novel suggests that something significant is brewing beneath the facade of a happy family's ordinary life. And while it is true - Yayoi discovers that her family isn’t in fact her biological family and her real parents died in a car crash years ago - there seems to be little consequence to this. The main character’s focus shifts from her worries and clairvoyance to the feelings she’s been harboring for her adoptive brother and she doesn’t further question her own identity or what the revelation means to her. There is a climax in the scene where Yayoi, along with her aunt-sister visits the place where her parents died. The closure however seems very insignificant at this point. In the end, she goes back to live with her adoptive family. No deeper thought is dedicated to pondering the question of chosen families and growing up without knowing your true identity.

🌌The novel seems like the author lost momentum midway. The simple ending stands in opposition to the first, fairy tale-like narrative. The first half of the book feels like looking up at a night sky in a dark forest, but in the end the reader comes out to a bright, mid-day meadow, where everything seems bleak in the harsh daylight. The beginning of the novel is filled with excitement and anticipation as the reader is swept into Yayoi’s cold, empty soul filled with longing. Sometime midway through the book the feeling dissipates completely.

👁️‍🗨️So in that sense, the first half of the book definitely seems more ethereal. Yayoi recalls a dream she had in which she killed a baby. I Googled the meaning of killing someone in your dream and here is what came up: “So if you are murdering someone in your dream, you are probably actively working to change or end something negative in your real life”. I found it very interesting how this has a lot to do with the teenager’s situation, I guess that sheds some light on the titular premonition that Yayoi had. Another interesting symbol is a rubber duck that the girl saw shortly before the dream as well as in it, right after she had killed the baby. And apparently, thanks to Sesame Street, rubber ducks can be associated with youth and happiness. This string of events and symbols paints an interesting picture regarding Yayoi’s road to self-discovery. However, such symbolism is scarce in the second half of the book

🎭While possibly intentional, this turn in vibe seems anticlimactic compared to the potential of the first half of the book. Overall it is a good coming-of-age story. I feel like it would be a valuable read for someone who feels lost in their life, someone who cannot reach happiness no matter what they do - that’s how Yayoi’s feelings of something being slightly out of reach resonated with me. The book is filled with beautiful and thought-provoking imagery, but one of my favorite sentences is, 'I looked up at the sky, trying to get a grip on my own existence before it vanished into the darkness'.

#BookReview #Literature #AsianLiterature #ComingOfAge #Identity #Family #Dreams #Symbolism #banana yoshimoto

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nhtian · 2 months

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Desert Dunes and Constellations (Ongoing on Wattpad)

In the vast expanse of the New Mexico desert, under the boundless night sky, two souls are drawn together by their shared longing for the stars. Julian, a solitary dreamer, finds solace in the celestial wonders, his telescope his only escape from the dissonance of a life misunderstood. Miles away, Diego navigates the crowded streets of Albuquerque, his vibrant exterior masking a secret passion for the mysteries of the universe.

"Desert Dunes and Constellations" is a journey of self-discovery, connection, and the invisible threads that bind us across distances. As Julian and Diego's paths intersect in the digital cosmos, a friendship blossoms, challenging their worlds' confines and the very essence of their identities. Through whispered conversations under the cloak of night and shared dreams of distant galaxies, they embark on a quest not just to uncover the secrets of the universe but to unravel the mysteries within themselves.

In a story where every heartache feels like a supernova and every joy a celestial event, they learn that sometimes the most significant discoveries are not among the stars but within the depths of the human heart. Join Julian and Diego on their odyssey through "Desert Dunes and Constellations," where every chapter is a step closer to understanding that the universe isn't just vast and mysterious, but intimately connected to the intricacies of our own lives.

Will the stars align for these two seekers, or will the world pull them apart, leaving their questions unanswered and their hearts longing for a constellation that can only be found in each other?

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#astrology #comingofage #firstloves #gayboys #gaylove #gayromance #youngadult #romance #books #wattpad #amreading

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834669iptv · 5 months

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movie:Taboo series, season 1, episode 1

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#Action #Adventure #Drama #Comedy #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Thriller #Mystery #Romance #Family #Animation #Biography #Documentary #Historical #Musical #Crime #Suspense #Superhero #ComingOfAge #Youtube

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chillwildwave · 7 months

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4*TOWN: Unfiltered - 4: Aaron Z (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1388587676-4-town-unfiltered-4-aaron-z?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=BlackBoi006&wp_originator=e8yBumvQxKZp%2BkbYD%2ButRqxi4JAchsmyZRmsM%2BI8h%2FVFy2Tzxx3vJjfBAPaK1V3wbeaVSUukM6wQQDrsbO0m3r6RDiyywWduCAHfZE%2FQMQfaqyjHbaot8%2BJ9bnJencmV The title of being the greatest boyband of all time means topping charts, captivating audiences and becoming the face of the music industry. But for 4*TOWN, it means something different... Robaire was just your average teen who's never had it easy to begin with, but dreams of being a superstar soon came in. When he was asked to hire 4 other boys, Jesse, Tae Young, Aaron T and childhood friend Aaron Z, they had the package any future boyband would offer: good looks, talent and charisma. However, it was never that way to begin with... As soon as their label, Synth Beats Music secured a spot for the group to work on their two albums, the heat just started to rise: loss of identity, thoughts if sacrifice, being "mommy's little starlight" and fear of being reduced to nothing. But when they get sidelined by their label abruptly, they realise that Robaire's perfectionism caused problems within the group, which caused Aaron Z to remain voiceless in order to not bring remorse to the boys and himself. Now, as a way to gain their star back, they must figure out what being 4*TOWN really means to them and what it stands for as young millennials who just started a year prior. Will they be able to rebuild their journey? Will Robaire and Aaron Z's rivalry cause a limbo? How will they reconcile as a group? The only way is to find out the real truth that has yet to be answered... 4*TOWN doesn't belong to me, all rights go to Disney and Pixar.

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