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signoraviolettavalery · 5 months

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Everything I can remember about the Den Haag and Amsterdam gigs, before I forget, but also I got about as little sleep as they did because I was a)worrying about their travel b)too hyped up to sleep

Den Haag

they were so hella energetic for people who had gone through All That to get here, Bojan was hella alive, but he didn't banter much with the crowd

It was Sinterklaas so they got soooooo many gifts. Hats, lofts of candy (traditional sinterklaas gift), bracelets, flags, letters...

Someone threw stroopwaffels because those are Kris' favorite

the Dutch crowd was so polite??? There was no barricade but nobody was grabbing them or their guitars, the only things that were being thrown at the stage were soft things like hats, nobody was chucking presents directly at them, any bracelets that got thrown were thrown gently onto the stage rather than at them

(fyi afterwards when the crew cleans up they go through and pick up all the gifts so as long as it gets onto the stage they'll get it)

they confirmed several times that they'll be back to the Netherlands

In Ne Bi Smel he changed "sem bil slep" to "sem kreten" again

when singing ASTP Bojan had the various parts of the venue cheer first, and the balcony that cheered the least loud got ASTP sung to them specifically; and at the end he changed the lyrics so they went "kako lepo disite me" aka "how nice you (plural) smell to me" idk was he saying the sweaty crowd filling this venue smelled nice to him (I have QUESTIONS)

there were balloons onstage, at some point, Jan decided he had a vendetta against the balloons, starting popping them with his boots by jumping around while playing the guitar and, being a clutz, got tangled in a flag/coat/something? by the drums and nearly fell over a;slkfjwe Jan why are you like this I love you

Kris got a pope hat that he put on right before NGVOT so he sang NGVOT as the pope I guess

Kris was drinking tea during the gig; every time Bojan was introducing the song he was just chilling by the drum set and sipping his tea while wearing sunglasses, iconic, gives zero fucks, I love him

Amsterdam

holy shit this gig was wild and magical. We gave them such a warm welcome and we screamed so loud I think even Bojan was impressed

the music as we were waiting for the gig was ABBA followed by Lady Gaga and Barbie Girl, and after the gig it was Avril Lavigne. We got most of those songs yesterday so Im' guessing Bojan picked that soundtrack :P

after they did Gola he asked "ok, so you know the words. How many of you hear aren't slovenian?" the entire fucking venue raises their hands. "we should get y'all on duolingo" Bojan Slovenian isn't on Duolingo!!

Bojan really, truly makes everyone feel seen. It's astounding. The opening act, Mia Nicolai, she was good, but she mostly just started in front of her, at the people in front of the stage. Bojan looks around and makes eye contact with everyone. The people on the balconies (I swear he looked straight at me, I died), the people in the front rows, the people on the sides, the people in the back. Every time, you feel seen. He's just got that something, not just stage presence, but that knack for being up there and making it a party that includes everyone

at some point, it got really hot and their crew started passing out water bottles. I think Bojan even went backstage during the Ne Bi Smel intro to ask them to give out more. He was really attentive and when one girl fainted or almost fainted during Ne Bi Smel he noticed, cut the music off immediately, the lights go up, and he made sure she was escorted by security and that she was okay before they restarted the song. Total pros.

introducing NGVOT: "I have to call a very special singer up to the stay. Kris. This song came about because of his broken heart. That heart is now healed" (important information to share I guess) and then Kris of course did NGVOT

Bojan: asks the crowd how to say umazane misli in Dutch. They tell him and he repeats it. Bojan then turns to Kris if he said it right, kris says no. "Well how would you say it then?" Bojan asks. "I don't know but what you said sounds wrong" as;lkfjwe Kris you're iconic

There were some Slovenians in the crowd! Including a girl whom Bojan went to high school with with. He dedicated Omamljeno Telo to her because "you heard it when I played it in high school"

He gave a really long intro to Plastika about how we're supposed to hate our analog minds and our analog bodies and how this is all terrible and basically just love yourself and don't judge others

Nace spent a lot of time playing across from Kris and didn't spend all that much time with his husband onstage :( :(

At the end Kris took off the Stozice outfit sleeves and threw them into the crowd so now there's two people who own that little piece of history

Anyway did I mention Amsterdam was magical, they were on fire, they were delighted to be there, the crowed was delighted to have them, and so enthusiastic, and there was just so much energy and hearing them live is truly something else. The recordings are amazing but being there, in that space with them, when they're at their best, hearing them actually perform those songs? Indescribable. Live CD when?

#joker out #amsterdam #den haag #i'm probably forgetting things so this post will be updated/edited #I gotta go catch a train now

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seblaineaddict · 3 months

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Happy 6 months of RWRB movie!

When Red, White, and Royal Blue came out back in 2019, I read it every day during my 90 minutes (each way!) Train commute to work, until it was finished. Every morning, I'd immerse myself in it, feeling cheated when I had to wait a few hours to read the next few chapters, and every night, I'd repeat the process. I loved it so much, in fact, that as soon as I'd completed it, I started it from the very beginning again.

I rarely do that. But when I do, it's always with books that clobber me over the head and deliver a sucker punch of emotions. Casey's incredible book and their unique style of writing were hugely impactful on my life and changed it in ways I couldn’t even have begun to imagine.

Fast forward to the movie announcement...Not gonna lie, I honestly vacillated between being so excited to a feeling of trepidation and dare I say it - deep dread... What if they ruined my new favourite book? What if the actors portraying Alex and Henry just didn’t fit for me? What if they changed it beyond all recognition and..I ended up hating it? We all know of at least one movie that started out life as a book, and was ruined beyond all repair when it hit the big screen. But then...on 11th August 2023, my Bestie @hrh-henrywales and I watched it together, and...all my doubts disappeared. It was just everything I'd been hoping for and so much more. Absolute perfection.

So thank you, Casey, for writing a book that has changed hundreds of thousands (dare I even say, millions?) of lives, and has helped so many LGBTQ+ people who previously felt marginalised and at times very lonely, to feel seen and appreciated, and celebrated for being exactly who and what they are. Thank you, Matthew, for vividly bringing to life Casey's wonderful story and, most importantly, keeping the essence of what makes Red, White, and Royal Blue so truly special and so uniquely ours.

And last, but by no means least, thank you, Taylor and Nick, for capturing our hearts and being our perfect Alex and Henry. We all love all four of you and the rest of the wonderful cast so much. Now...can we have our sequel? Pleaseee?

Music used is of course Oliver Sims' iconic Fruit - Red, White and Royal Blue version.

@hrh-henrywales

@acd-at-oxford

#alex claremont diaz #henry hanover stuart fox #rwrb #rwrb book #rwrb movie #rwrb fanart #alex and henry #alex x henry #red white and royal blue #firstprince edit #firstprince art #firstprince graphic #my graphic #6 months of RWRB movie #taylor zakhar perez #nicholas galitzine

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ihavethedreamies · 2 months

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Rough Love | Easy to Expert (3 v4)

Lee Yongbok (Felix) & Han Jisung (Han) - Stray Kids

Rating: M (18+) MDNI

Word Count: ~3.1k

Dom!Han/Switch!Felix/Sub!Reader (AFAB)

Genre: Reader-Insert, Smut, Kinda Fluff

!!This is smut…if that much isn't clear you should probably leave now!! MDNI!

Warnings: She/Her Pronouns used, Swearing, Kissing, Lingerie, Multiple Partners, Slight M/M (Kiss), Oral (M! and F! Receiving/Anal), Deepthroating/Face-Fucking, Threesome, Double Penetration, Anal Play, Sex Toys - Butt Plugs, Anal Sex, Unprotected Sex (Bad Idea, Don't Do It)

Author's Note: Um…yeah this spiraled out of control. I am writing these in…descending/devolving order so the further I go the more intense these will get…so its only up (or down depending on how you see it) from here.

-> Part 1 <-

-> Part 2 <-

-> Ver. I.N. <-

-> Ver. Seungmin <-

-> Ver. Hyunjin <-

-> Ver. Lee Know <-

-> Ver. Changbin <-

-> Ver. Bang Chan <-

I am cross-posting this on Archive. Please reblog! If you know anyone that would like this or future fics but they aren't on here my name and icon are exactly the same on the other site. Happy reading!

"Your favorite color is red, right?" Felix asked out of nowhere. Jisung looked over at him, then back to the screen. An odd thing to ask while gaming…He was now curious and paused the game, setting the controller down.

"Why?"

"It is right?" Felix asked again and Jisung nodded, suspicious. Felix hummed and typed something into his phone that lay on the couch out of view of the other.

"Why?" He reiterated.

"I needed to tell (Y/N) what color to get." Is all Felix said.

"Why?" Jisung repeated. Felix was asking casually…too casually. When Felix didn't answer, Jisung lunged over him to grab his phone and the other guy yelled in protest, trying to wrestle him away. Unfortunately for your boyfriend, Jisung was stronger and managed to get away with the phone. Felix flopped onto the couch, glaring at the other as he scrolled through the phone.

Jisung scowled at the conversation and kept reading.

Three little dots bounced as you typed, and he waited nervously for what you might be saying.

What? Jisung was starting to put pieces together but was still confused. It didn't make sense.

"What the fuck is this?" Jisung held Felix's phone up to him and your boyfriend scrambled off the couch to grab the device. He looked at your newest message.

You were looking over the choices, feeling the different materials of the different sets. You glanced back at your phone, the dots popping up to show Felix was typing.

You huffed and snuck a pic of the display. Luckily the store was sorted by color, so the whole display was just lingerie sets in red.

"What is happening?" Jisung mumbled and opened his mouth to shout, and Felix waved his hand to call him over. He did so hesitantly, and your boyfriend showed him the picture you set. His face blossomed red, and he gaped.

"W-what?"

"Which do you like, on her?" Felix asked and his friend flinched back.

"What, why?"

"She picked you for a threesome." Felix shrugged. He wasn't dumb, he knew his friend would most likely agree. On the off chance he didn't, Felix could pick instead.

"A threesome!?" Jisung nearly screamed and the other man shushed him.

"Yeah. You in?"

"WHAT!?" The other man was trying to wrap his head around what was happening.

"You. In?"

"OF COURSE. Give me the phone!" Jisung shouted and yoinked the device from Felix, looking at the picture.

"Tell her to get the one on the top rack, second to last." He shoved the phone back to his friend who laughed and relayed the message.

You looked at your phone and smiled, feeling giddy. Unfortunately for you though you could not reach the one he picked so you had to signal to an employee. She stood on her tips toes and got it down for you and you held it up to make sure it was the right size.

"You need to try it on?" The worker asked and you shook your head.

"No, I've gotten this brand, so I know it’s right." You hooked the hanger on your arm and went to look at the thigh-highs and garters. You looked at the tag and it gave you the set number and you picked out the matching accessories.

"Your man sure is lucky." The worker cooed as you put the items on the counter to pay. You pulled out the card from your bag, it actually had Felix's name on it.

"Oh, he gave you his card?" She teased and you shook your head.

"Just for this. He's getting his friend to pay him back after." You realized what you let slip but tried to play it off.

"His friend, hm?" She just smirked, not pressing and you were grateful. You left the establishment and started back to your apartment. By the time you got home and had gotten all ready, the boys should be arriving.

True to your estimate, as you were straightening the thigh-highs you had on, the door dinged as Felix keyed in the code.

"You were all ready for this before I agreed?" You heard Jisung as they walked in.

"I knew you would." You could hear Felix too and knew he shrugged with his statement. You adjusted your headband; it was round black ears with red ribbons. Closest you could get to a Quokka. The actual lingerie was a red bra with black frills and the panties were crotchless, also with black frills. The thigh highs were black tight fishnet with red bows hiding the little lines of rubber that held them up. Your nails were painted every other red and black to match. Felix told you to wear the red liquid lipstick he got, but you were worried about getting it off since it was advertised to last 48 hours. A little ridiculous, who would need it on that long? The final touch was the butt plug you had to slide in yourself. There wasn't a matching tail to go with your set to add to the silicone plug, so you just got a simple black tail similar to a cat's. The only piece you already had was the black silk choker Felix got you some time back, a tag hanging off of it with his name on it. They were both giddy to see you all dressed up, Jisung even more so. He was still buzzing with the thrill of learning his friend's girlfriend wanted to fuck him too. For some reason, it made it even better that Felix was involved too. That was something to think about later.

"Love?"

"Ready!" you called back and bounced a bit on your toes, waiting for them both to come in. You were a bit shocked when Jisung came in first, expecting Felix to lead the way.

"Fuck, sweetheart~" He groaned. He still had his coat on even, and he very quickly shed it, throwing it to the ground. He was…eager, to say the least. Every item of clothing he removed he did so aggressively. You were too busy watching him to see Felix come in behind him. He snuck past him against the wall and his fingers brushed over your lower back as he passed, heading to the nightstand. The original plan was for you to start by helping Jisung undress, but he was moving fast. He untied his scarf, nearly choking himself in the process of taking it off. A button popped off his shirt as he nearly ripped it open, and your mouth watered when he got his tank top off as well. His tiny little waist and broad shoulders matched with his muscular arms and defined veins were delicious. He looked so good; you had made a good choice.

"J-Ji-" You tried to slow him down, coming forward to lay your hands on him. When you got close enough, he pulled you to him and you yelped. Your bare stomach pressed to his, and you could feel his hard cock straining against his jeans. Before you could say another word, his lips sealed over yours, swallowing your squeak. Felix didn't say anything, or move to stop him, so you relaxed. His hands wandered your form, and he groaned as his hand rubbed over your butt, and lightly tugged at the tail of your plug. You squeaked again and stumbled, resting your hands on the waist band of his pants to steady yourself.

"Slow down, Ji." Felix came up behind you and you pulled back, gasping for breath and Jisung stared you down. His eyes were practically on fire, and you jumped, startled when Felix's cold hands came to rest on your waist above where Jisung was fondling the flesh of your butt. Your boyfriend started to kiss along the side of your neck and over your shoulder. You whimpered, trying to tilt your head to allow him better access, but the other man descended to the other side and laid searing kisses there himself. Jisung's were rougher and he nibbled and sucked, Felix was licking your skin more.

"Felix? The rules?" You prompted and he grunted, grinding his own hard on into the cleft of your ass, pressing against the plug. You huffed and Jisung's hands moved from your butt, one going to the back of your head, pulling you back into a kiss. You felt his arm brush your side, and he hooked his finger into the belt loop of Felix's jeans and pulled him to grind into you again. As Jisung wrestled his tongue with yours, Felix's hand buried under your panties and stroked two fingers through your slick folds. The speed and intensity were already making your head swim, you had to steady yourself again with your hand on Jisung's chest. You whined when he pulled away and he let you go, stepping back so he could remove his pants. Your hand went behind you to palm Felix's bulge as he fucked two of his fingers into you, pressing against your back wall to nudge the plug. Your focus went back to the other man as his pants fell and he smirked as you watched intently. His fingers slowly hooked in the waist band of his tight black boxer briefs, pulled it up and over the tip of himself and let the garment fall. You nearly gasped. He was the same length as your boyfriend, but thicker. Your mouth watered and your cunt clenched around Felix's fingers. He smirked against your neck and as he removed his digits, he swirled them around your clit.

"Go." He lightly smacked your butt, and you scurried forward to kneel before Jisung. You marveled at his dick; he was so pretty in so many ways. As you reached to wrap your hand around him, he noticed Felix fiddling with his phone and you yiped when the toy flared to life, buzzing inside you. Felix still had not stated the rules, and you thought he might have mentioned them earlier to Jisung. Though, since the other man immediately shoved his tongue in your mouth, you weren't sure.

"Don't worry, love. I won't let him do anything you don't like." Felix assured and you nodded back at him, looking up at Jisung nervously. You knew the two were close, but there was something else flittering in the air. You were used to cute, soft little Jisung, a sweet smiling Quokka. This was almost a different man, there was a dark blaze in his eyes and an extremely cocky grin spread over his face.

"Open up, sweetheart." His thumb stroked your bottom lip, and you removed your hand from the base of his cock, your fingers couldn't even touch.

"F-Felix?" you called out, still looking up at Jisung.

"I'm okay with it, love." He answered and so you opened your mouth wide, tongue out. The man before you huffed, smug, then his hand dug into your hair and he fucked his fat cock into your hot, wet mouth, and down your throat. You keened as your nose hit his groin. He smirked down at you, your eyes already watering and looking up at him wide.

"Here, 'Lix." He motioned to your boyfriend who sidled up to you both and you felt him kneel behind you. One hand wrapped softly around your throat; it was bulging with his friends length buried in it. He could tell you were needing air and nodded to Jisung who pulled his hips back, and you sucked in air harshly through your nose when you finally could.

"That's her limit." Felix told Jisung who hummed and then he started to fuck your face. You tried not to moan too much, but your jaw ached in the best way. Felix grinded his still covered hard-on into your backside, holding your head in place for Jisung, his other hand rubbing over your stomach.

"Good girl, love." He cooed in your ear and a tear flowed over your cheek, face red. He allowed you to breathe every so often, but your vision still spotted, more from ecstasy than lack of air. You weren't sure why your normally, still soft, dominant boyfriend was letting his friend take control. You were far from complaining, however.

"I'm gonna cum, sweetheart." Jisung grunted and he pulled out further and you sucked in air and Felix nodded for him to go head, so he buried his cock as deep as he could and came. You swallowed over and over, gagging slightly as he pumped the hot and thick substance into you. Your cunt clenched, and Felix smiled to himself that you didn't cum yourself. You always did with him. When the other man pulled out, you fell back into your boyfriend, panting. Jisung's dick was still half-hard, drool and cum dripping from him and down your chin.

"Hm, so good, (Y/N)." He smirked and you flinched a bit when Felix's hand on your throat moved to wipe the fluid from your bottom lip. You were even more shocked when he sucked it off his thumb himself.

"You like Ji's cock, love?" You nodded in response, and you stood up at your boyfriend's prompting. Jisung snapped his fingers and Felix pulled something from his pocket and tossed it to him. It was a green lubrication bottle, melon flavored. He looked over the label and you shuffled nervously before Felix led you to the bed. Instead of having you lay on your back at the end of the bed, Jisung followed and laid on his back in the middle of the bed. Felix had you lean over, and you whined as he pulled the still buzzing plug out.

"Come here, sweetheart." Jisung called. Looking at your boyfriend, he nodded, and went to literally sit on his face. Facing toward Felix still, Jisung smirked and squeezed a glob of gel straight onto your pucker, rubbing it around then into you. It made you mewl, and he tossed the bottle down the bed, then his hands grabbed your hips, arms around your upper thighs.

"Ah!" You squealed when he pulled you down on him, his tongue thrusting into your hole. His tongue was even more dexterous than Felix's and longer too. You whimpered when he moved your hips himself, letting his tongue flick over your clit. He licked through your folds, then his tongue slid into your cunt, before going back to your ass. You finally looked up at your boyfriend. He had finally removed his pants and was standing at the end of the bed, stroking his cock. When your eyes met, he joined you two on the bed, then stood on the mattress so your face was level with his cock. You whined and obediently opened your mouth so Felix could slide in. Your eyes rolled at the familiar taste, and he smirked and started thrusting. With Jisung's tongue in your ass and Felix's cock in your mouth, your poor little pussy was feeling quite empty. When your boyfriend pulled back, you whimpered, and he huffed a laugh.

"Move down, sweetheart." Jisung got you off his face and you shuffled down as Felix sat on the bed himself. He shifted and settled himself between Jisung's legs, their cocks nearly brushing each other so they were in the right spots. You saw where it was heading and were a bit nervous. You were used to Felix inside your ass, and Jisung was thicker by a good bit. It was hard for you to wrap your head around what you saw as a submissive move on Felix's part to Jisung.

"Can you take both at the same time?" Felix asked and you nodded nervously, willing to try though.

"Good girl, sweetheart." Jisung cooed and wrapped his hands around your upper waist, your boyfriend’s on your lower hips. They helped you adjust, Felix kissing over your upper chest and the other man sucking hickeys over your shoulder blades. Your skin was on fire already, so when the heads of their cocks both pressed at both your entrances, it was like falling in lava. You let out a high-pitched moan, nearly squealing as they filled you, inch by inch. They were about the same length, but Jisung's thicker cock spreading you at the same time as your boyfriend's cock filled your cunt. They let you adjust after burying to the hilt, each one had a leg draped over the other's hip to be close enough for the position to work. Because you were shorter than them both, you were all about level and you shivered, trying to get used to being so incredibly full. Jisung shifted and you squeaked, his hand sneaking past your peripheral sight. You thought he was going to wrap his hand around your throat, pull you to him, but it instead went to the back of Felix's head. You blinked and gasped when Felix moved at Jisung's behest. Your boyfriend thrusted into you, and you fell forward onto his chest. You tipped your head to watch as Jisung pulled Felix closer, then sealed his lips to the other man's. Your walls clenched at the sight, kind of in shock. Felix was a bit surprised as well, but he just rolled with it. You wondered if your boyfriend was like this with any of the other boys, or just Jisung. When the one behind you let Felix go, he nipped the other's lower lip. Felix panted, burying his head in your neck, moaning softly. He had never been so submissive before and you both gasped when Jisung jumped his hips up, thrusting into you hard.

"Kay, 'Lix." He nodded and laid back more so he could leverage off the bed with his back pressed into the mattress. Felix's hips were forced up along with Jisung's with each trust, and he more grinded into you than anything, letting his friend do more of the work. Without both of them holding you, you would have fallen, your body shaking and weak as they fucked the sense out of you. Everything burned in the best way, and you felt tears flow down your cheeks as you whimpered over and over.

"J-Jisung!" Felix grunted and you could feel his cock twitch, signifying he was close.

"Hold on, 'Lix." His friend groaned, his hips pumping harder, and you hiccupped, trying to catch your breath.

"Okay, cum." Jisung ordered, and you weren't sure if he was talking to Felix or you, but all three of you fell apart together. Your insides filled with heat, so much that it spurted around the edge of where their cocks met you, making a sticky mess. Both you and Felix fell, boneless, him on the bed and you on top of him. Jisung chuckled, sitting up and you keened as he withdrew from you. He smiled at the sight of you two and Felix stroked your hair as you panted on top of him.

"Didn't know you were so rough, Ji~" You mewled as he got off the bed. He huffed amused and Felix mumbled into your ear, "neither did I.”

-> Ver. I.N. <-

-> Ver. Seungmin <-

-> Ver. Hyunjin <-

-> Ver. Lee Know <-

-> Ver. Changbin <-

-> Ver. Bang Chan <-

-> Part 1 <-

-> Part 2 <-

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futbol16 · 2 years

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La Reina's Reina ・ Alexia Putellas

The story has quite the introduction to the character so the first bit of it is not really about football yet,it is a bit of the racing career of the character , but the rest is football and football only.

Hope you enjoy

Alexia Putellas x Senna!reader

Word count: 2,8k

2012, Prema Racing

“He might’ve been challenging Senna for the win, no one’s challenging Y/N Senna for the win now! Y/N Senna is gonna be a grand prix winner in the formula 2 Brazilian Grand Prix, the first woman to ever win a grand prix in formula 2!”

The announcers roared as the crowd went wild and you excitedly waved at them as you drove by. Getting out of your car you immediately jump on your team who celebrate with you before you make your way up to the podium.

Thanking the official who hands you your trophy you raise it above your head with a joyful shout as the two players next to you soak you in champagne. Laughing at them you quickly place your trophy down and open your own champagne aiming at the two boys next to you.

That trophy was still one of your most treasured trophies, your first f2 win at only 16.

2016, Red Bull Racing

“This has been one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen in almost 20 years in formula one, a red bull with Senna DNA coursing through its veins driven by a 20 year old hot shoe, a woman that makes you fall in love with formula one all over again, is about to take her first world champion victory and becomes the first woman with such victory, making the brazilian uncle, Ayrton Senna, prouder than ever! AND Y/N SENNA WINS THE ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX AND BECOMES THE 2016 FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPION!”

You screamed into the radio as you realized you’d just won the 2016 world championship.

“YES Y/N YESS” you heard from the other end of the radio. Shouting a few words while driving your car back, you parked it before jumping out of it and climbing on top of it.

Standing on top you did your iconic celebration, which admittedly was your uncle’s.

Taking your helmet off you raised it into the air while turning around to present it to the crowd that was cheering loudly.

Stood proudly on the P1 place of the podium, you had your trophies lined up against you as you waved the Brazilian flag.

Smiling down at your teammate you tapped your palm over your heart before pointing towards Carlos Sainz who grinned back at you before repeating your actions.

Your helmet from that day was a sacred item in your collection of racing and karting items.

2017, Red Bull Racing

Now this was the season where you had your first serious crash, also your only crash in your formula 1 career.

You were on your way to winning the Turkish Grand Prix when the driver behind you - who later turned out to be your teammate - bumped his front tire with your rear tire sending you spinning.

Your car took off at a dangerous speed towards the wall before it crashed into it and for a second the whole of the f1 community went silent. The smell of smoke was the first thing you noticed as you came out of your momentary blackout. You struggled to get the steering wheel off and you climbed out in a haste as the car lit on fire. Coughing, you spotted a familiar silhouette and stumbled towards them.

Carlos, who had pulled off the racing track, held you as some of the crew tried to put out the fire and the two of you were directed towards the ambulance that stood a few meters away.

You hadn’t gotten a serious injury that race and you swore it was thanks to Carlos, something that the f1 fan base heavily agreed on.

It was at the end of your 2018 season that you felt like you needed to choose a different path. It wasn’t easy and it took much encouragement from the people around you, especially Carlos, to have you follow your heart.

As you stood in front of the press you couldn’t help but feel nervous. That is until Carlos placed a comforting hand on your shoulder and nodded at you. Clearing your throat you began your speech.

“I have decided to retire from my formula 1 career. It has been a wonderful experience and I couldn’t thank my team enough for helping me throughout the years. I am here today to announce my retirement from this sport to hopefully reach my success in another one.”

Immediately you were bombarded with questions, confusion apparent on the journalists faces as they raised their hands.

“Why are you retiring after such successful seasons at f1?”

“What sport are you pursuing?”

“Are you going to be on the senior team of Barcelona?”

“Don’t you think you’re bringing shame on your name by quitting racing?”

That was the question that did it for you. Irritation was clear on Carlos’ face as he was about to intervene, but you moved the microphone away from him before he could.

“I don’t think I am bringing shame to my name by choosing to follow my heart. Before my heart was with racing, just like my uncle’s, but right now it’s with football and I choose that to be my main focus. I am not disappointing my family by ending my f1 career here, and they’re certainly not disappointed in me for moving on with Europe’s best football club.

I thank my family, my teammates and my team for everything we have achieved in the past years. Forca Red Bull, Forca Barca!”

You finished with a raise of your arm, pleased with the applause you got instead of seeing upset faces.

Throughout your childhood you had kept up with both karting and football, though you eventually had to choose one as you couldn’t possibly divide your time and energy between the two forever. You had taken a break from football for a year after your 22nd birthday and you never thought you’d miss it this much. Which is exactly why now, at 23 you have decided to reenter the world of football and would be forever grateful to Barca for taking you back.

2022, Barca Femení

Playing for Barca in the past 3 years is the happiest you’ve been, achieving things you’ve only ever dreamed of with a team you called your family.

You still kept in touch with Carlos though, something that the fans knew about and loved to start rumors over.

You had made yourself a big name in the city of Barcelona by having posters hung of not only Alexia, your captain, but your face as well. Barcelona loved you and saw you as one of their own even with you not being Spanish.

The team was buzzing after a successful ElClásico game as they got on the team bus. A few of you hung back a bit as you took your time signing things for the fans, appreciating their support.

You laughed at Mapi as she bumped her head on the railing while leaning down. Standing up she laughed with you before shoving you in the shoulder causing you to stumble into Alexia.

You were still laughing as you looked up at her. Alexia held you up by your waist as she stared at the two of you in amusement. The fans loved the interaction their favorite trio were having as many of their phones were raised to capture the moment.

Taking a seat on the bus you took out your phone as it buzzed from an incoming message. Smiling down at the device you typed out a thank you to the man on the other side of the phone before you heard the teasing of your teammates.

“Ooooo is Y/N texting her boyfriend?!” one of the girls screamed excitedly making more of the team turn to look at you. You blushed under their gaze.

“No, Carlos just congratulated me, I was just thanking him”

“Are you guys not together yet?” Looking over at Patri, your face scrunched into one of confusion.

“Why would we be together?”

“Well all of your fans are constantly saying you’re dating.”

“Yeah I always see at least one post of the two of you on my instagram. The fans ship you hard dude”

“I mean the two of you did look like you were close back in your racing days.”

Multiple members of the team voiced their agreements on the situation. Alexia shifted uncomfortably in the seat next to you as she felt jealousy rise in her chest.

“We were teammates, he was my best friend, nothing more. He has a lovely girlfriend anyways, I don’t get how people are still spreading rumors about us. Especially since I’m not even a driver anymore.” you said honestly.

“Wait, so the two of you were rumored to be together back at red bull as well?” Claudia asked.

“Yeah, of course we were. There was never a moment on the grid without a camera on and the fans loved to analyze every little detail.”

Alexia looked at you for a second. She knew about the fans’ speculations, but they also had speculations of the two of you and she hadn’t realized before how much the rumors about you and Carlos were still in the spotlight. A frown made its way onto her face and she momentarily made eye contact with Irene who immediately noticed her expression.

“All right girls, settle down, we're almost back at the hotel and we need you guys to rest before the final that’s later this week.” She silenced the team before they could question you more about your former teammate. Alexia sent her a grateful nod before turning away and staring out the window.

She didn’t dare glance at you, not even when you leaned your head against her shoulder.

You immediately took notice of the way Alexia distanced herself from you the following two days. You were utterly confused, you didn’t know if you did something to upset her and whenever you’d ask her she’d just brush you off.

Eventually you ended up asking Irene about Alexia’s wellbeing claiming that you were worried since the ElClásico final would be the next day.

But Irene never gave you an actual answer, only saying that Alexia was too focused on winning and was in her head a bit. That only made you more worried.

Having the team chemistry off in any game wasn’t ideal, but having little to no team chemistry in an ElClásico was more dangerous than anything. Alexia knew it was her fault for causing the rift in the team, she hadn’t been able to stop thinking about you and your possible relationship with a certain Spanish driver.

Walking off the pitch at half time, she thanked whatever God was listening for managing to keep the score 0-0 even as it was noticeable that Barca were struggling.

Before she could follow the rest of the team into the locker room she was tugged away by Frido who wore a serious expression on her face.

The blonde wasted no time in getting into it.

“Look, I know it’s hard and I know that you have feelings for Y/N, but right now it might cost us one of the most important games of the season. You either speak with her about this or keep the thoughts out of your head until after the game.”

Alexia was taken aback by how forward the blonde was being, taking her silence as offense, Frido continued.

“I’m sorry Alexia, but I know you want to win this, just like you want to win everything.”

“No, no, you’re right lo siento, I don’t know what’s going on with me. But we’re going to win this.” She nodded back confidently at the woman in front of her.

Getting back onto the pitch for the second half, you took it upon yourself to walk to Alexia. Reaching your hand out to her you watched as she stared at it for a moment before taking a hold of it and the two of you did your usual handshake.

“LET’S DO THIS!” she shouted to not only you, but the rest of your team who either clapped their hands together or let out a shout as well. Smirking at the brunette in front of you, you nodded before getting into position.

Barca’s playing changed drastically in the second half and the opposing team barely had time to register what was happening before they were down 2-0. Adrenaline was high in all of the Barca girls as a well placed ball from Aitana had you scoring your second goal of the game and bringing the team to a 3-0.

It was the last 2 minutes of the game, the score 4-1 when you were tackled hard, but the game wasn’t stopped. Alexia was fuming from her spot and she ran after the defender, ready to take the ball back. Getting up from the ground you ran towards where your team had formed a defensive line. You watched as Alexia skillfully pulled the ball from in between the Real Madrid player’s feet. Running a few meters to get clear space, she looked up at the shout of her name. Sending a powerful shot in your way the Barcelona fans sat at the edge of their seats as you drove down the field.

Passing by 3 players and faking a run to the left before running past another on the right, you stood in front of the goalkeeper. Noticing her come off her line you made the effort of getting closer to her before pulling your right leg back and sending the ball through her legs and soaring into the back of the net.

The crowd stood as they cheered, the end game whistle being blown right after.

Your team ran towards you from the other half of the field and you stood in front of the barca fans as you pulled off your jersey. Holding it up so it was turned towards them, you bowed your head as a sense of pride filled you.

Gripping the jersey with Senna and the number 9 printed onto it, a number you’ve kept since your racing days, you let a few tears slip as your team reached you and piled on top of you.

Celebrations were crazy later that night, most of the girls hungover and dancing on the dance floor. Drinking a bit of your drink you raised an eyebrow at the outstretched hand that was in front of you. Looking up at the person who it belonged to, you smiled at Alexia teasingly.

She didn’t back down this time though.

“Dance with me?” Placing your hand in hers you were pulled out of your seat, a laugh leaving your mouth as your best friend dragged you to the middle of the dance floor.

Dancing till you couldn’t feel your feet was the highlight of your night after the win of course. As a slower song came up, which Alexia was sure was one of the girls’ doings, you placed your arms around the taller girl's neck and gently smiled up at her.

Alexia could have melted at the sight as she circled her own arms around your waist. Swaying to the music you decided this was the most ideal moment to ask what had been bothering you.

“What happened two days ago?”

‘What?”

“What happened? Did I upset you? I don’t know what I did, but you were upset and acted like I didn’t exist and it hurt Ale.” You admitted and suddenly Alexia felt more guilty than she ever has, she never meant to hurt you, to make you feel like she didn’t care. Sighing, she decided she needed to be honest with you.

“I was jealous, I got jealous.” your eyebrows furrowed at that, what could she be jealous of? As if reading your mind Alexia specified her words. “I was jealous of…Sainz. At what the fans were saying.”

Taking a second to take in her words, realization dawned on you and you smiled a bit.

“I’m only interested in one Spaniard and I’ve only ever been interested in one.”

“...What? Are you? You’re not joking right now, right?...Because if you are it’s really not-”

Cutting off Alexia by cupping her face, you smiled at her reassuringly. “No Ale, I’m in love with you, not with Carlos.”

She couldn’t believe what she was hearing, but a big grin soon overtook her features. Bringing you closer so your bodies were flush, she felt your lips brush over hers. Her breath hitched at the actions, watching as you wet your lips with your tongue. You waited for her to make the move. And she did. Leaning down a bit she captured your lips in a sweet kiss, her eyes fluttering shut at the feeling of your soft lips finally on hers. Hearing the cheers of your teammates had you smiling into the kiss before pulling away and leaning your foreheads against each other.

Alexia smiled bigger as a few of the younger girls were heard over the cheers “La reina finally has her own reina!”

#alexia putellas x reader #woso x reader #woso imagine #barca femeni #barca femeni x reader #alexia putellas imagine #futbol16

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geekywritings · 11 months

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The stories that scars can tell

You guys are incredible! Just as I am working through last week’s requests, there are already new ones in my inbox. Thank you again for all your inspiration and encouragement. And of course, all requests will get a story!

But first, here is another one from last week: “You icon, it’s your fav anon again hehehe. So you are the best place to req for Cal so here’s another one 🤭 Cal x reader who has scars and he accidentally psychometry on one and he learns about her traumatic past and the comfort is reallll???”

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Cal had always been an early riser, while you preferred to stay in bed just that little bit longer. Now, after you had got together, the Jedi began to lounge in the mornings as well, enjoying that extra bit of time by your side.

He would busy himself studying your face or just closing his eyes to enjoy the feel of your warm body against his until you woke up. It was like a new form of meditation that offered him more calmness and happiness than he had ever thought possible.

This morning however was going to be different. You were still asleep, your nude body cuddled into Cal’s, as he drew lazy circles over your back. He could feel the traces of old scars there, some more faded than others. You were both fighters in this war, so your bodies were bound to carry the marks, but many of yours were older.

You had never spoken of their origin and Cal had never asked, knowing well that some things were better left to rest in the past. Still, sometimes he couldn’t help but wonder what your life had been like before meeting him. Before the rebellion. Before the fall of the Republic.

And just like that, his special Force power activated against his will, as his finger glided over a particularly long scar going from your shoulder down your back.

He found himself in a dark world of metal and strobe lights. Nar Shadaa? Corellia? It was hard to tell. Besides, something else quickly drew his attention. The agonizing screams of a girl, maybe 13 or 14 years old, as she knelt in a puddle of spilled drinks on the ground, shattered glass all around her. It was you, he realized. A younger version of you, to be exact.

“I told you to be more careful!” a tall man behind you yelled, as he hit you repeatedly with his belt. “You are the most useless slave ever! I should just sell you! It would be good riddance!”

Cal’s entire body was shaking with anger and disgust. And instantly, he forced himself to pull away from the vision. As much as he would have liked, he couldn’t pull his lightsaber at the man. An echo was just that, a replay of past events with no way to change them.

“What did you see?”

Your soft voice drew him back into the present and guilt filled him, as if he had invaded your privacy.

“I know that look on your face. You had one of those Force visions.” He had tried explaining them to you and while you could never fully grasp how they worked, you had come to know when they happened.

“I am sorry, Y/N… I didn’t mean to…”, he began, the guilt carrying in his voice.

“It’s alright. I know you can’t always control it… What did you see?”, you ended up repeating your question.

“I saw you being beaten… over spilled drinks.”

“Yes, my Master did that quite often.”

“You… were a slave?”, Cal asked hesitantly and you nodded. It wasn’t something you liked talking about, but it was no secret either. And especially the man you loved deserved to know.

“But slavery was forbidden…”

“The Republic didn’t have its eyes everywhere, Cal. And it wasn’t perfect. It tolerated more bad things than you and I can imagine…”, you spoke, adjusting your position, so that you could look at Cal better. “But the Empire is even worse.”, you tacked on, explaining why you were fighting for a Republic that had let you suffer.

“I never knew… I was so blind to a lot of things…” It was something the Jedi learned anew every day. How sheltered his life at the Temple had been. How much the war had covered. How many problems had been left unchecked because there was nobody to take care of them.

“We have the chance to make things better. That’s why we fight, right?” It was the reason you fought, at least.

Instead of answering, Cal pulled you into his arms, holding you close and burying his face in your hair. “I won’t let anyone treat you like that again. I promise.”, he whispered to you and you smiled, a hand gently playing with the hair on the nape of his neck. “We will make things better.”, he added on a vow. “For us. For everyone.”

You had no idea how you would manage that. You were but a handful of rebels against the might of an Empire. But right then, it didn’t matter. All that mattered were Cal’s arms around you, making you feel safe, protected and loved.

“We will, Cal. But for now, just kiss me.” And he gladly did.

#cal kestis #cal kestis x yn #cal kestis x you #cal kestis x reader #jedi survivor

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yelenasdiary · 2 years

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The New Face

Pairing: Scarlett Johansson x Reader

Summary: You let Scarlett use you to model for an Instagram live for The Outset.

|Light Angst & Fluff | 1.4K | Body insecurities? |

Requests are closed.

AC: I’m here again, with another OutSet themed one shot. I need home girl to ship worldwide already.

“Baby, I don’t know, I mean it’s going to be a live video” you speak while closing your book and placing it on the nightstand, “I just don’t like having people see me, especially people I don’t know, and you have a lot of fans” you add turning to face Scarlett in bed. “I know it’s a bit of a worry and I won’t push it, but it’ll be a lot of fun and honey, you’re beautiful, so beautiful. You shouldn’t worry about what others think” she leans over and kisses your lips softly.

A week ago, Scarlett asked if you wanted to come to the office and be a model for the skin care products. She said she’d pay you for it and that she’d make sure you were comfortable. At first you jumped at the idea but quickly took it back when you realised just how much people would possibly be watching the live and it worried you. Firstly, you weren’t a big person on social media, sure you had a private account to keep up with friends and family, but you wouldn’t consider yourself into the social media movement and secondly, you and Scarlett like to keep your relationship private. Of course, the world knew about the two of you but considering you both didn’t have social media it was peaceful without the consistent rumours and people thinking they had any say in the relationship.

“Can I sleep on it?” You asked switching off the lamp on your side of the bed. “Of course, honey, like I said, I won’t push it anymore” Scarlett smiled before her eyes returned to her own book. “Goodnight” you smiled and snuggled up to her side causing her to chuckle and put away her book, “come here you” she shuffled to lay down, wrapping her warm arms round you, “that’s better” you chuckled before the two of you drifted into a slumber.

By morning, you woke up just before Scarlett did, still in her arms as the morning sun crept through the curtains. Watching her peacefully sleep made you wonder what were you really worried about? You’ve got the world’s most caring and beautiful person asleep beside you and all she wants is to involve you in her life even more than you are. A soft smile tugged on your lips as you kissed her cheek causing her to stir, “I want to do it baby” you whispered softly.

Scarlett’s flickered open as she processed your words, “can you say that again?” She spoke in her morning voice that always had you in a chokehold. “I want to do it, the live” you repeated with another smile. Scarlett kissed your forehead, “thank you honey, it’ll be so much fun, I promise” she spoke before her tired body fell back asleep for a few more minutes.

Getting to the office the two of you were greeted with the warm smiles of those who help Scarlett and Kate make The Outset as successful as it is, everybody loved when you came in and they loved more seeing how much chemistry you both had. Many times, Scarlett would be found on the iconic sofa with you, her head on rested on your shoulder as you both went over the new product ideas. You made sure to not wear any make up this morning and your hair was up, out of your face.

Walking into the room designed for anything to do with interviews and video promos make you slightly nervous but once you held Scarlett slip her hand into yours, all that went away as you sat down in front of the iPhone that was sitting on a tripod. “It’ll be fun and over before you know it” Scarlett smiled as she made sure the products were ready for her to apply on you. “We’re ready whenever you guys are” Kate smiled standing behind the camera.

“I’m ready” you smiled at Scarlett. Kate counted down from 3 before pressing the live button on Instagram. “We’ll give it a few moments for people to join but in the meantime Hi everyone!” Scarlett smiled to the camera as Kate came into the frame, standing on your left side. “I’m here with my lovely work-wife, Kate”

“Hi guys!” smiled with a wave.

“And my lovely wife, Y/n” Scarlett placed a gently hand on your right shoulder.

“Hello” you smiled nervously. “Today we thought we’d show you the amazing Essentials Regimen Bundle, which is available on our website, theoutset.com! This is our daily three step regimen that works together to bring the skin back into balance for a healthy-looking complexion. All you have to do is repeat this routine morning and night for smooth and radiant-looking skin in 3 minutes!” Scarlett smiled as she grabbed the first bottle of product.

“This little beauty right here” she took the cap off, “I’m talking about my wife by the way” she chuckled, “is my wonderful model for today, we’re going to show you the three steps to the bundle so you can do this in the comfort of your own home” she explains as she puts a generous amount on the tips of her finger.

“Firstly, we have our Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser, which is vegan, cruelty free and perfect for sensitive skins” she adds as Kate pulls the bowl of warm water in front of you, “Make sure you wet your face with warm water before applying a dime to the skin” Scarlett adds as you gently splash the warm water onto your face ready for her to apply the cleanser. Your eyes squeezed shut as the coldness of the of the cleaner hit your skin, Scarlett gently rubbed it into your skin as Kate spoke more about the product. “Once you’ve done that, simply rinse the skin and pat dry with a clean towel” Scarlett adds after Kate had finished. You rinsed your face and patted it dry just like Scarlett said.

One of the girls was making sure the live was going well, she stood and watched from behind the phone, giving a thumbs up throughout the live. What you and Scarlett didn’t see was the number of comments fans were sending at the sight of the two of you, so much love and support that would’ve made both your hearts warm if you’d ready it.

“Step two is our Firming Vegan Collagen Prep Serum, and you guessed it, it’s vegan!” Scarlett smiled, “Apply a few pumps of serum into your hands and gently sweep over the face and neck in upwards strokes” She intrusts as she does so to your face and neck, her soft and smooth hands relaxing you as your eyes were closed. Kate again went on to explain more about the product and its uses as Scarlett made sure to cover your skin with the serum.

“Our final step is the Nourishing Squalane Daily Moisturizer! All you have to do, on clean, dry skin, smooth moisturizer over the face and neck.” Scarlett explains once again before applying the product to your face. This time you didn’t close your eyes, the whole time you left them open and looked deeply into her beautiful eyes as she ran her fingers over your face. “You’re so beautiful” you whispered so softly that only Scarlett could hear earning a smile from her.

Once Scarlett was done applying the products she turned to the camera and said they’d answer some questions if anybody had any. No surprises when some of the questions were about you and Scarlett rather than The Outset. You pulled Scarlett gently into your lap placing a kiss on her cheek not caring for what the camera saw. The iPhone was placed on the table with the camera now facing the two of you as you both read through some of the questions. Scarlett respectfully looked over the questions that didn’t have anything to do with the products.

Scarlett and Kate both answered questions for a few moments before sharing some exciting news about what was to come to the brand, the whole time you had your arms wrapped around Scarlett’s waist as she sat in your lap. You loved watching her talk about her brand, the passion and love she has for it always made you proud of her in a whole new way.

“I know this doesn’t have anything to do with our topic here, but I just saw a few people asking if they could steal Y/n from me? What?” Scarlett chuckled with a confused look. You couldn’t help but giggle, placing another kiss on her cheek, “I’m sorry, I thought we made it clear I was off the market?” you played along with a playful look, showing the camera your wedding ring, “I’m all hers” you added.

“Well, aren’t I just lucky” Scarlett slightly turned to you and kissed your lips softly, “very lucky” she whispered against your lips.

#scarlett johansson #scarlett johansson x reader #fanfiction

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picascribit · 1 year

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I've been thinking about the fact that it's been almost 20 years since OotP was released, and how traumatic that experience was for Wolfstar shippers. Only it wasn't Wolfstar back then; we called ourselves puppyshippers, or R/S shippers, or SBRL shippers (theirloveissocanon).

I remember a fic challenge in the wake of OotP's publication, which I believe was called "Through the Veil". The premise had Sirius using the Veil to jump between parallel realities, trying to find his way home, a la Quantum Leap. We were in a lot of denial about the nature of the Veil in those days, you understand. Much like Harry, we were unwilling to accept that Sirius might actually be dead. I can only remember two of the fics, both of which were deeply painful, because back then we enjoyed nothing more than to HURT one another.

One involved Sirius ending up in a reality without magic. He found Remus, who was all alone and dying of AIDS, and approached him as a dog, staying with him until he died, before jumping to the next timeline.

The other was called Without Moony. Sirius can't find Remus, but eventually finds himself at St Mungo's. It turns out in this timeline, Remus died as a teenager, as a direct result of the Prank (oh god do people even still use this parlance?). Out of guilt, Sirius never transformed into Padfoot again, and lost his mind in Azkaban. All he can do is repeat over and over, "There's no Padfoot without Moony".

I also remember things like fanvids of movie clips set to Evanescense songs, infinite animated livejournal icons, and long essays pointing to details in canon that PROVED Remus and Sirius were an item. (Of course we know now that what the author intended doesn't matter, but I would hate for the passion with which such things were written to be forgotten.)

I'm sure most of these things still exist somewhere out there, but a lot of the context has been lost. It's not really possible to convey what it was like to be there and to experience such things in real time. I guess this is just me pushing back a little against the sands of time, before these fragments of our history become lost forever.

#wolfstar #history of fandom #i was there #someone should write a comprehensive history of wolfstar shipping #the fests the tropes the popular fics the livejournal communities #i wonder how much has been lost or forgotten #as people who aren't me aged out of the fandom

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List of Films Turning 10 Years Old in 2024

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

American Sniper

Annie (the remake starring Jamie Foxx)

As Above, So Below

The Babadook (we stan a gay icon)

Batman: Assault on Arkham (a direct continuation of the Batman: Arkham games)

Big Eyes

Big Hero 6

Birdman (won the Best Picture Oscar for this year)

The Book of Life

The Boxtrolls

Boyhood (filmed over the course of 12 years)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Chef

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead

Dear White People (the basis for the TV series on Netflix, and made by the same guy)

Dracula Untold (this was Universal’s second attempt at launching the Dark Universe)

The Drop (a crime drama starring Tom Hardy)

Edge of Tomorrow/Live Die Repeat

The Equalizer

Exodus: Gods and Kings (a biblical epic directed by Ridley Scott)

The Expendables 3

The Fault in Our Stars

Foxcatcher

Fury (the war movie with Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf)

Get on Up (the James Brown biopic starring Chadwick Boseman)

Godzilla (the 1st film in the MonsterVerse)

Gone Girl

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1

The Guest

Hercules (the one starring The Rock)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (did you guys know the working title for this movie was “The Hobbit: There and Back Again”?)

How to Train Your Dragon 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

If I Stay

The Imitation Game (the movie where Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing)

Inherent Vice

Interstellar

The Interview (the movie that almost caused World War 3)

Into the Woods

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jodorowsky's Dune (a documentary about the Dune movie that we never got)

Joe (one of Nic Cage's best movies)

John Wick (the 1st one)

Kill the Messenger

Left Behind (one of Nic Cage's worst movies)

The Lego Movie

Life After Beth

Lucy ((the “humans only use 10% of their brain” movie. Which has since been proven false. Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-people-only-use-10-percent-of-their-brains/ )

Maleficent

The Maze Runner

A Million Ways to Die in the Weset

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Muppets Most Wanted

Need for Speed (Aaron Paul's first project after "Breaking Bad" ended)

Neighbors

Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (the third one. Also one of Robin Williams’ last movies)

Nightcrawler

Noah (a biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky)

Non-Stop

The Nut Job

Obvious Child

Oculus (one of the 1st projects from Mike Flanagan)

Ouija

Paddington

Penguins of Madagascar

The Purge: Anarchy

The Raid 2

RoboCop (the reboot that was actually decent)

Selma

Sharknado 2

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Son of Batman

St. Vincent

The Taking of Deborah Logan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the one produced by Michael Bay. It’s also the one where the Turtles look like aliens)

The Theory of Everything (the movie where Eddie Redmayne plays Stephen Hawking)

Third Person

300: Rise of an Empire

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Tusk

22 Jump Street

Veronica Mars (the film continuation of the TV show)

A Walk Among the Tombstones

What If? (a rom-com starring Daniel Radcliffe)

What We Do in the Shadows (the film that was the basis for the TV show)

When Marnie Was There

Whiplash

X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Eurovision 2023: #08 & #07

08. MOLDOVA Pasha Parfeni - "Soarele și luna" 18th place

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Decade rank: 28/116 [above Trenuletul, below Gjon's Tears]

"With friend and foe, we march to the battle plain

Some to seek success, others to seek fame

We play with honour, for the love of this game

So that someday, someone, somewhere will remember our name." -- Benjamin "Coach" Wade

No surprises here, I would hope. Pasha may have aged 11 years since his last appearance but he is still the same weird, irreverent stoner king he has always been. Perhaps even moreso than before, now that he's openly become the Eurovision equivalent to Coach in both style and substance.😍

Pasha delivered not more, not less, but exactly what I thought and hoped he would.

First of all, the song is just really fucking good. It sounds (very complimentary) like something you would hear in a Vidbir final. Maybe a follow-up to Kadnay's Beat of the Universe, remember that one? (Melovin's BIGGEST crime is robbing us of Kadnay, Lelya AND the minotaur girl because zomg uwu quirky theatre kid) (lmao the way I totally would have been okay with Dreamer and put it high on my 2024 list, cuz he ate that) (um, hypothetically ofc). Vidbir sound-alike is huge praise for a country that normally takes the role of a Schrödinger's qualifier and it was nice to for once know exactly what we were getting here.

REEEEEYNE N FYAAAAAAAA GAEDE MEHEEHEEEEEE

And here we get to the delivery of the song and, I mean, it's Moldova. How else are they going to tackle a song about pagan wedding ceremonies?

Moldova don't care about your stupid "wokeness". (good grief the (unselfaware) ableists freaking out about the little person. ALLOW PEOPLE MAKE A LIVING THE WAY THEY WISH TO, GOOD GRIEF. Dwarfism is not a cognitive disability, they have full agency to work in the entertainment industry. Stop behaving like they need you to emancipate against "the oppressive straight white cismale".)

Moldova don't care about trifles such as appearing "competent" to your insipid juries.

MOLDOVA IS REAL, always aiming fully maximize their entertainment factor for the lowest possible cost, and thank fuck they do.

Only this country could stage their performer as karate-chopping at a little person and make it light entertainment.

Only this country could take a quirky, Ukraine-coded electrofolk fusion and stage it like a weird grotesquerie,

Only this country could bring irreverence with such unerring earnesty.

"Soarele si luna" was a yet another solid showcase of what Moldova excell at, raw intuitive entertainment with no strings attached. Of course, we're in 2023 and being fun doesn't matter in the overal rankings. The least I can do in those cases is give a high spot to those who've been paid dirt the most.~

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07. LITHUANIA Monika Linkyte - "Stay" 11th place

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Decade ranking: 25/116 [Above Stefania (Last Dance), below Sam Ryder]

HOORAY FOR YET ANOTHER YEAR OF LITHUANIA AT THE TOP OF MY BALTIC SISTER RANKING~

(enjoy it for the moment lithuanian readers, because a certain song about narcotics is threatening to take that crown away in 2024...x)

We have finally reached a point where the placements on my ranking more or less match the scoreboard, praise hallelujah. Of the robbed outsiders only Joker Out remain, and they're here to stay. :dramatic cymbal:

Speaking of both Outsiders and Stay, Lithuania were also kind of an outsider at first. After Monika beat Ruta Mur in PiN, I didn't think they would come close to a top 10 - clearly So Low was The Choice, Right? I honestly I don't know if I can feel that way any more. "Stay" aged really well. Ruta is an icon, but she did not have the Monika's secret weapon. She did not have -

ČIŪTOOO TŪŪŪTOOO

And what is "Stay" if not čūitooooo tūūūtoooo. Like legit, those two words, that's ALL it took. Those two words, that mantra, repeated over and over and over again, is what endeared her to me and juries (this is Lithuania. LITHUANIA. and juries liked them.).

Adding more čiūto tūto such a simple, elegant tweak, but one that Monika masterfully delivered. The hook is as strong as steel, but it is her charisma and her harmonies with the gospel choir which bent it into pure wholesomeness.

"Stay" is not the strongest composition, but it was an effective one. What it did exceptionally well was deliver the home comforts. The song is blanket, a fleece, a cuddle. It's the musical equivalent to eating a hearty meal by a lit fireplace, leaning against the warm body of your beau or belle. It is the spirit of Nature Is Healing in music form. It is a mental health balm covered by a mantle čiūto tūto. Lithuania earned their spot on the left side of the scoreboard and that's about as positive a surprise we're gonna get with these darksided results.

THE RANKING

#Eurovision #ESC #Eurovision Song Contest #ESC 2023 #Eurovision 2023 #Liverpool 2023 #Borisbubbles #Moldova #Pasha Parfeni #Soarele si luna #Lithuania #Monika Linkyte #Stay

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onedumbazz · 9 months

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Charity Case Spamton/Reader or Spamton & Reader

Water hitting metal and your umbrella meets your ears as you travel through the familiar alleyways that you walked through countless times it seems. The sight of the iconic dull jade dumpster comes closer with every step you take, with the sound of your feet splashing some puddles as you do.

Finally stopping infront of the dumpster and with a swift movement of one of your hand you gently knock three times in a row and take a step back. A silent second or two pass by before a weak knock can be heard from inside, This made your brows furrow in worry as you take a step forwards and place the umbrella down for a moment to use both of your hands to open the dumpster.

Water droplets land on you as you lift the lid half-way so to not let him get wet and take a peek in. The sight you're met with is Spamton. Spamton curled up in a ball on their side and broken glasses. He hadn't look up to you yet, most likely trying to hide their state from you but fails to, your brows furrow even further at the sight as a wave of worry wash over you.

You know Spamton hates being seen at being vulnerable in way but here both of you. "What happened?" your voice quiet, you feared that it couldn't be heard but as you before you could try to repeat yourself you're cut off "N0THING [YOU] SHOULD WORRY ABOUT [Little Sponge]..." They curl up even tighter looking away, trying to hide away from you. This makes you let out a huff and push up the lid fully and lean into, offering a hand to them "Come on" Spamton turns and looks to your hand before looking to you "[What are you talking about?]" confusion laced onto his face as they look up to you, you finally get to see the full extent of the damage. Glasses crooked and the pink lens cracked, hair that is usually styled and smooth, is now fallen with multiple lines sticking out, their face, their red circles are gone and instead have scuff lines and a black liquid coming from his mouth and their clothes battered and a few holes can be seen in the fabric.

"I'm not gonna let you stay here in the a dumpster and rain when you're hurt" You answered with a firm voice as your brows match your tone, Spamton watches you not saying anything as his eyes move to your hand again before looking back up to meet your eyes. "I'M N0T 4 [Donate for Charity] CASE..." He turns away from you again and this lights a fire inside of you, and you prepare yourself for the next few actions you plan on doing.

"And I'm not leaving or taking a no" you move before he could respond and grab their middle and bring them close to you, of course he doesn't go without a fight but it's weak and shortly and unwillingly stops as their movements are sluggish and slow clearly showing how battered and worn he is as you take him out of the dumpster and hold them closely. You hold him bridal as you bend down slightly and pick up your umbrella and move yourself to the side of the dumpster and nudge the lid to close, which results a resounding clang of metal crashing into metal making both of you jump over the sound. Silence follows before the sound of footsteps follow it as you begin heading back to your apartment, with Spamton and umbrella in hand(s) of which Spamton clearly unhappy but isn't making any comments or moves but instead not so subtly snuggling closer and try to keep their eyes open but is clearly failing. This cause to quicken your pace.

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After what seems like hours you finally reach your apartment and set Spamton down onto the couch and go to the kitchen. Normally a person would probably go to the bathroom or a specific room to treat injuries but thanks to the darkworld, food is made with healing magic. So with a few healing items placed onto a plate and a cup, you head back to the couch and place them on a table next to the couch and go to your room to look for clothes that would be small enough for Spamton, after digging through your stuff you find a pj top that would fit Spamton but it would most definitely be baggy on them but it'll work for the time being. Along with the top you grab a first aid kit and bring them to the couch and make another journey this time to the bathroom and take a towel, wetting it and bringing it with you. After seating yourself next to the salesman you begin cleaning his wounds...

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Warmth and comfort is what first come to his mind as they came to, he keeps his eyes close for the time being while enjoying the warmth. The thought of possibly being in the afterlife comes into mind but is stopped in their tracks as they felt something damp is placed on his forehead. This prompted him to open their eyes, the first thing that he sees is you backing away and have a surprised look on your face, most likely not excepting them to wake up.

He looks around their surroundings, finding themself in an unfamiliar place that has a homey feel to it. He looks back to you, mouth opening and closing trying to find the right words, you let a sigh pass through your nose and place a hand on their shoulder. "We're back at my place" Spamton's mouth closes as he stares at you, processing the words that left your mouth the expression becomes a pout... that he could manage to make with their limits but a pout either way, "I kno-" "why?..." You begin but were cut off by a somewhat small voice your mouth goes to open you were cut off again "WHY! WHY [Do you have limescale?] INSIST 0N [Help I'm scared!] ME?…" He looks down and their hands balls up into small fists and tremble. Your hands move before you could say anything and wrap themselves around his hands, thumbs resting on top rubbing circles into them at a slow pace. "I don't like seeing you hurt Spam" silence followed after those words as both of you sit there, the tremble seem to worsen and you feel something wet fall onto your hand but choose not to say anything as your thumbs continue to rub circles at their slow pace. A sniff broke the silence and Spamton lifts their head but don't make eye contact quite yet, for a few tears still linger and some still falling down their cheeks, dripping from his chin.

You stop rubbing circles into Spamton's hands and continue to sit in silence. "I got a shirt that you could wear. For the time being that is..." you begin, "Your tux is kinda... need of repairs and I reckon you like to get it clean and get some patches into it" you finish, words slipping into the silence as Spamton finally looks to you with an unreadable expression but nods slowly.

One of you hands let go his and grab the shirt and bring it over to their hands, "would you like any drinks?..." you asked and another nod before his voice could be hear "Water [Please and Thank you]" You nod and head over to the kitchen to grab a glass of water for the salesman, you can hear rustling from behind as the tap fills the glass with water. After the glass is two thirds full you make your way back to the couch, finding Spamton with the pj top on and his suit on their arm waiter style.

You hand the glass to him and they take it and take a greedy gulp before placing it on the table next to the couch "Thank you" his voice quiet, "Don't mention it, there's a some food i like you to eat but i wouldn't wanna force or hurry you. Would there be anything else you want?" You smile gently with a tilt of the head, Spamton looks up to you "I [Don't you Hate it when-] WANT 2 BE A [Oh bother, this guy STINKS!]" you smile falls a bit "You're never a bother Spam"

Spamton looks away bashfully with a small blush dusting his cheeks, before they open their mouth "I [Guess the Lucky Number!] S0ME F00D BE [Have a Nice Day~]" You simply nod and gesture to the plate of food with the two glasses on the table next to the couch, "Feel free to eat whatever catches your fancy" Spamton's smile grows a tad bit more and grabs the plate and places it onto his lap and looks up to you "Thank you D0ll"

"It's always a pleasure Spam"

#spamton #spamton x reader #angst #maybe i wouldn't know #fluff #only a little

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goldendoodlerlockerlove · 6 months

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So I got asked by @fangomango what some of my favorite end credits scenes are (it was on my main Shadowbanned blog, though, so Tumblr is rude and won't let me answer it there ;-;) but yes, I am so excited to answer this question, because I've wanted to make a full post on my favorite end credits scenes ever since I asked @drawthethingdoppelganger about her favorite end credits scenes:

--One of my all-time favorites is Candy Cane Moose because it's so flipping catchy somehow despite only consisting of a few lyrics that are repeated over and over. Also, seeing the Belcher kids are lil' babies makes me 🥺 I actually screamed when I saw this one for the first time because I was not prepared for the cuteness:

--Of course, I also love Pesto in My Pants, because Bob and Tina's dancing is glorious, and it's just so iconic:

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--99 Red Balloons is hilarious, I adore the animation in it as everyone is pelted with water balloons:

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--Turkey, I Need You Beside Me makes me sob because it makes me think of my dad 😭 And Bob and Gene are just so cute in it, I can't:

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--You Make Plumbing Fun makes me feel so 🥹 IT'S JUST SO ADORABLE, CAN YOU HEAR THE ADORATION IN THEIR VOICES AS THEY SING?? (And Gene's lil' dancing is the most precious thing):

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--I love Beyond the Sea as a song, but Larry Murphy's cover of it as Teddy is fantastic. He's actually a really talented singer! And the visuals for this one are so much fun:

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--God, I love I Love U So Much (It's Scary) so much. It's so wholesome seeing the family singing and dancing together and eventually getting Bob to join in as well 🥹. I know I made a post saying that Pesto in My Pants is more iconic, but really, this one still holds a special place in my heart (and that post by far got a ton more notes):

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--The Wonder Wharf two-part Season 4 Finale is one of my favorite episode sets in the entire show and this end credits scene is absolutely fantastic. John Roberts absolutely kills it, and the visuals are *chef's kiss*:

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--I'm choosing Street Life because it's so catchy for some reason?? I also need John Roberts and Larry Murphy to sing together more often:

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--Tina's Spanish Song (I forgot the name) is the most hilarious thing ever, I wheeze uncontrollably every single time I listen to it and remember it exists. It's the end credits of the episode where Gene has a ukelele that he never uses again, and the episode where Gayle and Mr. Frond get together:

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--Twinkly Lights is such an absolute banger, and I adore the message about diversity in it! It's incredible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TpZHJvpMWo&list=PL_c9X60eyied1UKYCo48cNW25KXFWgres&index=97

--The TSA Musical outro is so cute, and Gene's lil' bouncing 🥺: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyTzxGnOJ9g&list=PL_c9X60eyied1UKYCo48cNW25KXFWgres&index=102

--Best Couple Friends is so addictive ("Like Heroin? :O" "YES SON, LIKE HEROIN >:D") and it's just so much fun. And it's a Boblin end credits scene!! What more could I ask for?: https://youtu.be/_mOc3oS5fcw?si=O81ioknHi3LByfIy

--The Burobu end credits song is way too catchy, I adore it as someone who was really into Pokémon at one point: https://youtu.be/lsJ4hQQoh-k?si=Qis-ASt8aQgDq4YS

--The Right Number of Boys is awesome. It's so cute and catchy, and Tina's lil' dancing at "How 'bout seven?" is adorable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TIqEiJ2qFU

--Doot Doot Doot (Means I Love You) was the first ever piece of Bob's Burgers media I ever consumed, and I fell in love fast. Yes, this outro was the one that got me into the show in the first place: https://youtu.be/kbAYu-0JdHw?si=GIaR8QF0HD68DdPu

--It's Halloween is so catchy and funny, and Gene's lil' dancing near the end gets me every time: https://youtu.be/aA37bcLABj8?si=efrPQTTgX0EOW2Wl

--Nun of Your Business is so iconic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdJKiDEnIlM

--Me and My Spider is so catchy and sweet, I can't handle it: https://youtu.be/UDn7ZrKGI38?si=cZwmbTpsFSmZmYuF

--And finally, I have to put in I'll Be Around because I wanted to make sure to include a Mr. Fischoeder song. It's so good. And it has Boblin dancing!!: https://youtu.be/ep0Hyw9Ajeg?si=nNOeZVxRYXmjYRqO

Okay, this ended up being way too long, but I just have a ton of outros I adore!! I know there are some that I wasn't able to include, because there are just that many good ones. Do yourself a favor and listen to all of these. Oh, you have?

Listen to 'em again.

Okay, I have so many on this list, but if I had to pick an all-time, absolute favorite??

I really can't.

But it might be either Candy Cane Moose, You Make Plumbing Fun, or The Right Number of Boys.

#asks #bob's burgers #thank you SO much for asking me this fangomango!#sorry i have to answer it in such a roundabout way but tumblr is just being so mean to my main account #all of the outros hold a special place in my heart honestly #i can't believe how incredible and creative and cute so many of them are #i also might be wrong but tina and louise have had at least one end credits song where they sing alone but has gene had one like that yet?#i just forever want more love for my favorite baby boy

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jennathearcher · 4 months

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Me listening to all three Sleep Token albums for the first time:

Take Me Back To Eden

Chokehold - by far the most lore-oriented song I've heard so far?? lyrically this is just the band's mission statement and it's SO good

The Summoning - THE iconic song :P I had this thought while vibing to it again, the title is SO apt because this is the song that essentially summoned LEGIONS of fans 8D

Granite - this song has me ALL kinds of fucked up?? this was the point where specific lyrics started to have me SCREAMING, like, "you gave me nothing whatsoever but a reason to leave" HELLO??? not to mention "we'd rather be six feet under than be lonely" THAT HITS

Aqua Regia - MMMM THE VIBES THEY ARE IMMACULATE I believe the title translates to something along the lines of "ocean queen" but don't quote me on that XD I genuinely cannot cite just one lyric that makes me feral IT'S THE WHOLE SONG

Vore - AS A MONSTERFUCKER I AM FEELING VERY SEEN IN THE CLUB RIGHT NOW. TIS IS A MONSTERFUCKER ANTHEM. VESSEL. VESSEL P L E A S E.

Ascensionism - I was told this song would make me cry I WASN'T PREPARED FOR HOW REAL THAT WOULD BE. "Make it real, cause anything's better than the way I feel right now" HOOOOOOOO. This entire song is POETRY.

Are You Really Okay? - I....have A LOT of feelings about this song. Holy shit. From Vessel's lips straight to the ears of my soul. God DAMN.

The Apparition - and now we have the self-shipping anthem :P VESSEL XD "Why are you never real" !!!!!! "Just let me go or take me with you" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DYWTYLM - lowkey I always love when artists genuinely abbreviate song titles like this it's really cute and stylish :P THIS SONG IS S O CUTE??? OH MY GOD the sheer amount of genres this band covers is AMAZING; plus this is another song where the lyrics are DEEPLY SAD but the beat though :P

Rain - from what I'm aware of this might be an underrated song??? instant fave from me 8D IT'S SO ROMANTIC!!! "the vicious cycle was over the moment you smiled at me" I'M SO!!!!!! SOFT!!!!!!

Take Me Back To Eden - TRUE TO ITS NAME THIS SONG IS A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. but also among a million incredible lyrics "I'll take a pound of your flesh before you take a piece of my paystub" has me CHEWING THE BARS OF MY ENCLOSURE OH MY G O D

Euclid - I have deduced that ST is the masters of ending an album with the most unexpectedly BEAUTIFUL song OH MY GOD. All the nods of their previous songs?? So much TECHNOLOGICAL imagery all across this album too tbh??? "So if your wings won't find you heaven I'll bring it down like an ancient bygone" SCREAMING!!!! and of course "the night belongs to you" I AM EATING THIS

it is at this point I begin to swiftly realize I am listening to this in reverse order which makes a lot of things hit different but REGARDLESS :P WE PRESS ON

This Place Will Become Your Tomb

Atlantic - not only is this song ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL but the lyrics are just.....w o o f. it hits harder the more you think about it.

Hypnosis - I can't get over how this song is ACTUALLY hypnotizing to listen to :P

Mine - ONCE AGAIN TRACK THREE IS WHERE I START CLIMBING THE WALLS XD both of the other albums have direct lyrical connections to this song, and it's also just HOOOOO INTENSE IN THE BEST KIND OF WAY 8D plus the "wasted years" lyric got me thinking about Phantom of the Opera which y'know feels appropriate :P

Like That - this song reminds me of Granite with just how VISCERAL the feelings are when connected to a toxic relationship??

The Love You Want - biased cause I've had this song on repeat but HOOOOO!!!!!! "TOO MANY SWALLOWED KEYS WILL MAKE YOU BLEED INTERNALLY SOMEDAY"!!!!! "MAYBE YOU BELIEVE THAT IN THE END YOU WILL BE BETTER OFF THAT WAY"!!!!!!

Fall For Me - *incomprehensible shrieking* "WON'T YOU FALL FOR ME, FROM REALITY" *somersaults out of window* "MY INSECURITIES SURROUND ME LIKE LIONS IN THE DEN" *puts head through wall*

Alkaline - I am now intimately familiar with the emotions of the girl absolutely losing her shit in the background of the concert video in which I first heard this song XD Another song with one of those verses where every single line is ABSOLUTE POETRY and also :P HORNY. HORNY HORNY ENERGY. VESSEL YOU MENACE I LOVE YOU.

Distraction - at this point I am all but tearing my hair out over how ROMANTIC this is and how it can perfectly encapsulate such a simple idea and make it absolutely HEART-ACHING?????

Descending - ohhhhhh myyyyYYYYYY GOD!!!!!! "YOU COME CRAWLING BACK TO ME BUT I'M ALREADY UNDERGROUND" !!!!!! "AND WE ALL KNOW THAT TALK IS CHEAP SO COME ON AND SAVE ME NOW" !!!!!!!!!!!!!! "AND YOU WONDER WHAT I BELIEVE BUT YOU DON'T WANNA BE AROUND" "SO WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR ME?" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Telomeres - another song I fell in love with on the first listen :P much like Rain it's just so DEEPLY ROMANTIC AND EMOTIONAL??? "I know as you collapse into me this is the start of something" MMMMMMMMMMMM

High Water - I am OBSESSED with this song lyrically, just "it seems my hell is your high water" that's SO!!!! GOOD!!!! but also just the absolute gutpunches all throughout this song; "you are still a perfect reminder of what all these scars on my arms are for" !!!! "I know you still bear the weight of your own existence and you'll never bear the weight of two" I'M SO?!?!?!?

Missing Limbs - I legit GASPED when the soft guitar started???? and the last verse just absolutely destroyed me HOO. The whole song has Bon Iver vibes but better tbh

Sundowning

The Night Does Not Belong To God - it was here when I started to really lose my shit over all the lyrical parallels across the three albums :P SO GIVE ME THE NIGHT!!!!!

The Offering - "YOU'VE GOT DIAMONDS FOR TEETH MY LOVE, SO TAKE A BITE" OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!

Levitate - THIS IS THE ONE of course I find a song that contains the lyric "your body is mostly blood" to be HELLA ROMANTIC :P also very apt considering how ST's music makes me feel like I'm the one levitating XD Saint Maud up in this bitch ahem

Dark Signs - ANOTHER INSTANT FAVE 8D the fucking bassline!! EVERY SINGLE LYRIC HOOOOOO JUST THE PICTURE IT PAINTS!!! also "tear off my arms" sounds like a direct parallel to Missing Limbs don't mind me!!!

Higher - "I AM GRANTING YOU MORE THAN THE DEBT THAT I OWE" *sound of underwater screaming sounds* also idk if it's been said but Vessel lowkey reminds me of Corpse Husband in a lot of ways; I love my faceless anxious endlessly talented cryptid boys!!!

Take Aim - this one had my Archer sensibilities making the eyes emoji :P personally this one really makes me think of the Greek myth of Artemis and Orion but THAT'S JUST ME XD

Give - AND NOW WE HAVE A DARK ROMANCE ANTHEM MMMMMMM DELICIOUS. THIS IS MY ENTIRE AESTHETIC 8D

Gods - THIS SONG IS SO A N G R Y I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!! but also "you want to watch me beg cause I beg so well" VESSEL PLEASE :P

Sugar - PURE HORNY ENERGY. B O N K, TO HORNY JAIL WITH YOU. NONE OF THESE THOUGHTS ARE IN THE BIBLE.

Say That You Will - GOOD LORD I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN EVEN MORE HORNY literally "is that a knife in your pocket or are you just happy to see me" but way more poetic than that XD

Drag Me Under - Once again, the vibes, they are IMMACULATE 8D have I mentioned how much I love all the religious imagery in ST's music because ohhhhhh my god

Blood Sport - I knew I was gonna love this song after seeing part of the live performance of it from last weekend's show <3 This song is absolutely BEAUTIFUL 8D I know Vessel cried while performing it live but I was NOT expecting the actual song to end with him crying too??? I WANT TO HUG THIS WEIRD LITTLE CREATURE MAN SO MUCH!!!!!

So far this is the extent of my journey but I'm definitely going to check out their earlier singles and EPs soon as well <3 I have also listened to the covers they did as well and I need more Vessel doing acoustic covers in my life PLEASE AND THANK YOU :P

#save tag #long post #pure incoherent ramblings under the cut #new sleep token fan #sleep token #sleep token vessel

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kimium · 10 months

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Recently I asked @m34gs what she thought the dorm leader's favourite junk food is. Just now I asked her what she thought the vice warden's favourite junk food is. She prompted me once again to give my thoughts, so here I am. The link to her post is here in case you want to read her head canons.

Here are my vice house warden's favourite candies head canons. Again, as my friend pointed out, since Savanaclaw doesn't technically have a vice house warden, we're defaulting to Ruggie as that's basically the role he ends up filling. Also, no desserts in this list, just candy and other junk food.

Trey — Werthers

Yeah, some people might call this an "old folk's" candy, but they're a nice, classic candy in my mind. I love how they're toffee flavour without the stickiness of regular toffee. I love how they're individually wrapped and easy to slip into pockets or bags. Finally, they're not as sweet as other junk food/candies and I also agree that Trey doesn't always wants sweets when he's done baking all day.

Ruggie — Tootsie pop

I 100% agree with your choice for lollipop with Ruggie, however I raise a side grade to them: Tootsie pops. Should these exist in the land of Twisted Wonderland I think Ruggie would love them solely because of the iconic commercial "How many licks does it take to get to the centre of a Tootsie pop?". I remember as a child kids trying to count and messing up or arguing over the number. I could see Ruggie doing that with the neighbourhood kids and making their candy into entertainment as well.

Jade — licorice

Licorice has finally entered my list! I think Jade would love licorice. The main selling point to licorice for Jade is how it looks colourful and nice. I remember as a child seeing the nicely put together licorice and thinking "that looks nice, but I know it doesn't taste good". It's that dichotomy that Jade likes. (Though my alternate choice is specifically sea salt ice cream but in my heart the only way for him to get that is to world travel to Twilight Town LOL.)

Jamil — cinnamon gummy bears

My first thought for Jamil was "something cinnamon" but I love him more than to just say "cinnamon hearts" and be done with it. So, I Googled "cinnamon candy" and one of the first things that came up was "cinnamon gummy bears". I did not think those existed, but I'm learning something new every day. Anyways, I think Jamil would like them because they're easy to eat and have a bit of a spicy kick.

Rook - kohakutou

I only recently learned about this candy but for anyone who does not know kohakutou is a Japanese candy. It appears like a hard candy but it's actually soft. This is because the sugar on the outside crystallizes slightly while the inside remains soft. They're cut to look like rocks. I agree that Rook would like an aesthetically pleasing candy and this one is very pretty!

Ortho — konpeito

One candy I miss buying while I lived in Japan, konpeito is essentially that sugar candy given to the soot sprites in Spirited Away. Konpeito also look kind of like stars and I think that suits both Ortho and Idia. Konpeito also are very colourful and are a popular candy that kids like too.

Lilia — sour candies

I know this is not only a repeat of my pick for Azul but also the same pick you gave Lilia. I don't care. I honestly cannot think of another kind of candy that Lilia would like. Of course, I think he likes all candy but as a favourite sour candies have to be on top. Lilia definitely tries to find the most sour candy and watch everyone's reactions to eating them. He's probably ORKO'd Cater and Kalim during their light music club meetings by sharing his candy with them.

#personal #twisted wonderland #my head canons #just for fun

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lairofdragonagelore · 2 years

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Architecture of Kirkwall : Gallows and Lowtown/Darktown

[This is part of the series “Playing DA like an archaeologist”]

The gallows and any representation of it includes the constant repetition of white men [they are usually human when you can see their ears] screaming.

From the codex of the Gallows, I think we only obtain as an important piece of information that it was designed by magisters to break the spirit of the newcomers.

Colossus statues hang from the cliffs where the city was built; they are the first thing that can be seen from the sea.

Via Codex we are informed that Kirkwall (back then named Emerius) was Tevinter’s largest quarry 1500 years ago. Once the construction phase ended, Emerius shifted to become a slave trade city.

This iconic representation of Kirkwall is used along all series. The loadscreen shows us this image again with some extra details: two human slaves (we can see their ears) tortured or crying, circles of chain around them to emphasise their slave condition, and inside the inner circle that seems like a pool, more chains, and an effect of stirring blood from where the symbol of Kirkwall emerges. If we take in mind what we learnt in the [Post of Kirkwall history], this image seems to represent the information we found in the codex The Enigma of Kirkwall: the blood of slaves have been feeding oceans of blood bellow the city. The symbol of Kirkwall has a posibility of represent a rising dragon, so the meaning that these sacrifices were done to bring back an old god may suggest low-key that here is where magisters attempted to reach the Golden City.

The gallows heraldry is similar to Kirkwall’s with some more extra geometrical aditions and a crown.

In the main courtyard of the Gallows, we see many statues representing, again, tortured slaves. Enormous figures of pointy armour (Tevinter-based armour), tower over them, almost as golems.

All slaves are depicted as humans [they have human ears].

Now, what brings my attention strongly here, is this series of statues, with the Tevinter jailor-golem and a slave that seems to follow a progression. The first one reaches his hand to the air, while grabbing his throat, the second and third grab their throat desperately. The last two grab their head or crawls asking for help. The concept art of this statue displays a long chain along all those slaves’s neck which it did not make it into the game. So far, it could be a mere statue that represents slavery and all the mental states in which a slave find themselves.

Until I've read Tevinter Nights [***], I did not realised that this progression can be understood as a slave “drinking down” something that hurts his throat and then, makes him mad. Of course this is just a more twisted interpretation. The most obvious one [Occam’s razor], is the progression of the slave’s mind: the weight of the slavery around his neck in the first ones, then the despair grows with the weight of the shackle, and finally ends begging for help to the air.

The Gallows, Darktown and Lowtown have a lot of art and graffiti of these slaves everywhere: the screaming human men in a row, the crying, hanged slaves, the screaming slaves, the terryfing slaves. One can assume they are the mass of slaves being traded, or sacrificed later. But in Lowtown/Darktown there are a unique variation of these figures that got my attention:

it's a human, but unlike the other representations, he is not screaming nor grabbing his ears, and his head is red and pointy. Why? Their position is also more proper of someone scared to death. He is gritting his teeth [illness or fear]. The whole simple figure gives the idea of terror. This graffiti is not repeated all over the city, just some bits in the most hidden parts of Darktown and many, many times in the Hanged Man. The other graffiti that gives some context to this one can be found in the Hanged Man:

Again, they are the usual figure of the slave, terrified, sitting against am oversimplified structure that represents the Gallows (the loadscreen of the gallows shows that structure too). I think it’s important to highlight that Lowtown was carved by slaves, and inhabited by them during the time of Emerius. Darktown was even lower: it was the home of the diseased, the insane and the dead [discarded bodies pilled up here]. In Darktown you could also find those who were hidding, trying to escape captivity. And it’s here where the images of red-headed slaves can be found. [Check details in the Codex of Lowtown and Darktown]

And what's more impressive, in the loadscreen we find a progression of that situation: the slaves turned into red-lyrium creatures, looking more like the deformed red templars in DAI than anything else we saw in DA2 [I think DA2 gives this spoiler in a loadscreen because it’s impossible to guess it until the end of the game, when you see Meredith’s fate: you can see the stone-like structure in which a living body can turn into]. This was so surprising to me. This detail is what made me suspect that maybe part of the secrets of Kirkwall are related to red lyrium [in addition to all those which are evident in the codex The Enigma of Kirkwall]. Through the codex The Enigma of Kirkwall, we know that mages have been researching underground things that they wanted to hide. Could that have included red lyrium experiments? [Read Kirkwall History for more details]

These images can be found 2 times in Darktown, and many, many, MANY times in the Hanged Man. Sadly, the Hanged Man has no codex, so we have no idea what it was used for during Emerius, we can only assume that it coudl have been a place where ill slaves gathered, as it happened with Darktown.

A small tour of where to find these images in Darktown:

and in the Hanged Man: We find these images in the very moment we enter the tavern, right in front of our noses. The main room has 3 of these paintings.

We find it too in Varric’s room:

And inside the rooms of the Hanged man,a lot more:

In less impactful details, I collected some decoration bits:

In several parts of Lowtown we see a painting of the Gallows. As we can see, it's always iconic the lines in between the building, as if it were a separation.

We also have a loadscreen repeating the Gallow’s structure in different styles.

In the summaries where Varric speaks to Cassandra, we find the Gallows represented again and again as two big metal/stone structures with a small separation in between.

Here, by the end of the game, we see this separation of the walls but with a bridge in between and below it a river of blood. Which is more or less the design of the place where we fight Orsino: there is a platform, connected to the entrance of the gallow though a bridge. The Harvester drops down into those canals [that river] in several phases.I think via these symbols we are told that these canals were filled with blood [which also is consistent with the codex The Enigma of Kirkwall]. This “river of blood” also separates the picture, in a more poetic and modern way, into two sides: on the left the Templar, on the right, something different to the symbol of the Ferelden Chantry: the Tevinter Chantry. Which is something that always got my attention about Orsino: he wears Tevinter/Imperial symbols, and he is depicted, mostly, with the Tevinter chantry symbols despite being an elf from the Free Marches.

[***] The book Tevinter Nights, and specially the short story about Lucanis Dellamorte, emphasises that some Tevinter Magisters are experimenting with slaves by forcing them to drink red lyrium. Even though this happens in a modern time, there is always a potential chance that these were ancient rituals, and the knowledge of the red lyrium is older than the time in which Bartrand found it.

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