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#The Secret Garden 2017
saint-starflicker · 6 months
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Nobody tagged me I just thought this would be fun.
9 Things!
1. three ships - Naoto Shirogane and Kanji Tatsumi; Lee Scoresby and Serafina Pekkala and Ruta Skadi but not Ruta Skadi with Lee Scoresby because I really think Ruta would eat Lee's rabbit just because she was bored and then find a way to keep Lee alive because that'd be the entertaining part and only witches would understand; Ivy Robinson and Tanya Garrett
2. first ever ship - Fox Mulder and Dana Scully
3. last song - "Writer in the Dark" by Lorde
4. last movie - The Secret Garden 2017 which was a mid-budget steampunk and I think it played with the source material in some interesting ways and obviously had so much care put into the set details and costumes; it's the best bad movie I have ever watched and I think it should be a camp classic
5. currently reading - This question caught me at the wrong time. I just finished reading Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler over the weekend and am taking a break between reads.
6. currently watching - nothing
7. currently consuming - Planning a gothic literature bingereading fest for the rest of 2023. I have never read anything by any of the Brontë sisters, or Ann Radcliffe whose works Jane Austen was such a fan of, so I want to catch up on those.
8. currently craving - French toast
9. 9 people to tag
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lonelyteenagerdotmp3 · 9 months
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people help me please
how soon does tin rust like at what rate
how much does tin rust in a year
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crowleybrekkers · 5 months
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my teacher gave us a clickbait link wtf
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acircusfullofdemons · 8 months
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💫. ┊    WAIT omg I don't think I ever shared EGS' "official" website??
💫. ┊    ok so for context, in Phantasmagoria there's this company called "ElectroGear Software" (EGS), and it's been there since the beginning, it's a VERY important part of INtO actually. Anyway, it's a gaming company that's supposed to have really advanced technology, specifically in the VR department.
💫. ┊    so yeah this silly fictional company means a lot to me and I've had this website for it for a while. It's changed a TON since I've first made it (the original was...so ugly and also lowkey out of date, like I made it back when Phanta was called Viyrus that's how old we're talking here). But yeah I don't think I ever publicly shared it so here:
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leiaorganicsolocup · 3 months
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i’ve found myself watching The Secret Garden (2017) and i have several questions
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greengableslover · 6 months
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It was an evening of grey fog that had crept in from the gulf, swathed the harbor, filled the glens and valleys, and clung heavily to the autumnal meadows. Through it the sea sobbed and shuddered.
period drama + fog/mist
THE SECRET GARDEN (1993)
JANE EYRE (2011)
EMMA. (2020)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005)
ANNE WITH AN E (2017 - 2019)
THE HANDMAIDEN (2016)
THE WOMAN IN BLACK (2012)
BRIDGERTON (2020 - )
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fadeintoyou1993 · 6 months
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Every town has one. The spooky house that all the kids avoid. Ours was Thornhill, the Blossom family's mansion, with its very own graveyard. And, trapped within its walls like some gothic heroine, was Cheryl Blossom, still grieving for her beloved brother, Jason. Linked in death even as they were in life. [...] Every town has one. The house on the haunted hill all the kids avoid. Now that Jason was buried in the earth, it would only be a matter of time until something poisonous bloomed. In that long, cold shadow cast by his death. Whatever grew in the rich black soil of the Blossom's garden always found its way to the town. Whether it was murder. Or love. Or secrets. Or lies.
RIVERDALE (2017—2023) Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness
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thyme-in-a-bubble · 25 days
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a list of some spring movies/series 🌷
spring is here!! and so is your friendly neighbourhood little organisation freak of a goblin to give you a list of some spring movies and series. as always, just close your eyes and point somewhere on this little list, or even put the numbers in a generator and go with whatever the result is ♡
summer | autumn | winter
🐝 ‧₊˚ ⋅ movies ⋅˚₊‧
mary poppins (1964)
the sound of music (1965)
aristocats (1970)
alla vi barn i bullerbyn (1986)
my neighbour totoro (1988)
kiki (1989)
a league of their own (1992)
the secret garden (1993)
pride and prejudice (1995/2005)
whisper of the heart (1995)
clueless (1995)
my best friend’s wedding (1997)
parent trap (1998)
10 things i hate about you (1999)
notting hill (1999)
she's all that (1999)
but i’m a cheerleader (1999)
bring it on (2000)
miss congeniality (2000)
spiritied away (2001)
the wedding planner (2001)
legally blonde (2001)
princess diaries (2001 + 2004)
spy kids (2001-2003)
maid in manhatten (2002)
bend it like beckham (2002)
tuck everlasting (2002)
school of rock (2003)
how to lose a guy in 10 days (2003)
something’s gotta give (2003)
13 going on 30 (2004)
finding neverland (2004)
howl’s moving castle (2004)
saving face (2004)
the notebook (2004)
imagine me and you (2005)
nanny mcphee (2005)
penelope (2006)
miss potter (2006)
step up (2006)
she’s the man (2006)
bridge to terabithia (2007)
enchanted (2007)
atonement (2007)
stardust (2007)
ps i love you (2007)
wild child (2008)
made of honour (2008)
ondine (2009)
bride wars (2009)
valentine’s day (2010)
tangled (2010)
leap year (2010)
easy a (2010)
from up on poppy hill (2011)
jane eyre (2011)
crazy, stupid, love (2011)
what to expect when you’re expecting (2012)
remember sunday (2013)
saving mr banks (2013)
about time (2013)
now you see me (2013 + 2016)
love, rosie (2014)
testament of youth (2014)
kingsman (2014-)
paddington (2014 + 2017)
far from the madding crowd (2015)
burnt (2015)
brooklyn (2015)
cinderella (2015)
the man from u.n.c.l.e. (2015)
lady chatterley's lover (2015/2022)
creed franchise (2015-2023)
me before you (2016)
mother’s day (2016)
this beautiful fantastic (2016)
the light between oceans (2016)
paterson (2016)
how to be single (2016)
hidden figures (2016)
gifted (2017)
dunkirk (2017)
ocean’s eight (2018)
life itself (2018)
peter rabbit (2018)
christopher robin (2018)
tomb raider (2018)
set it up (2018)
crazy rich asians (2018)
spider-verse movies (2018-)
1917 (2019)
the art of racing in the rain (2019)
can you keep a secret? (2019)
booksmart (2019)
someone great (2019)
endings, beginnings (2019)
emma (2020)
enola holms (2020-)
the last letter from your lover (2021)
the world to come (2021)
🌼 ‧₊˚ ⋅ series ⋅˚₊‧
little house on the prairie (1974-1983)
moomin valley (1990-1992)
greys anatomy (2005-)
gossip girl (2007-2012)
skins (2007-2013)
the great british bake off (2010-)
new girl (2011-2018)
brooklyn nine-nine (2013-2021)
the fosters (2013-2018)
the 100 (2014-2020)
jane the virgin (2014-2019)
outlander (2014-)
grace and frankie (2015-2022)
poldark (2015-2019)
critical role (2015-)
howards end (2017)
girlboss (2017)
she's gotta have it (2017-2019)
the bold type (2017-2021)
mr. sunshine (2018)
queer eye (2018-)
crash landing into you (2019)
the witcher (2019-)
dickinson (2019-2021)
sex education (2019-2023)
bridgerton (2020-)
ted lasso (2020-2023)
nevertheless (2021)
the falcon and the winter soilder (2021)
flatshare (2022)
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ruanbaijie · 7 months
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But… we get really hungry. It’s a very, very empty hunger. No one can bear it… so we come to the point that we think nothing of killing people.
a selection of vampires in asian media @userdramas get to know me bingo ⎈ mythological creature [insp]
vampire hunter d: bloodlust 吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト (jp) 2000
hellsing (jp) 2001-02
blood+ (jp) 2005-06
hellsing ultimate (jp) 2006-12
vampire knight ヴァンパイア騎士 (2008)
blood: the last vampire ラスト・ブラッド (fr, cn, hk, jp, us) 2009
thirst 박쥐 (kr) 2009
dance in the vampire bund ダンス イン ザ ヴァンパイアバンド (jp) 2010
hero 히어로 (kr) 2010
shiki 屍鬼 (jp) 2010
hakuouki 薄桜鬼 (jp) 2010-22
vampire prosecutor 뱀파이어 검사 (kr) 2011
vampire stories brothers ヴァンパイア・ストーリー BROTHERS (jp) 2011
vampire idol 뱀파이어 아이돌 (kr) 2011-12
last interview 최종면접 (kr) 2012
diabolik lovers ディアボリックラヴァーズ (jp) 2013-15
vampire flower 뱀파이어의 꽃 (kr) 2014
you are my vampire 그댄 나의 뱀파이어 (kr) 2014
blood 블러드 (kr) 2015
red wine in the dark night คืนนั้น Red wine in the dark Night (th) 2015
orange marmalade 오렌지 마말레이드 (kr) 2015
the scholar who walks the night 밤을 걷는 선비 (kr) 2015
seraph of the end 終わりのセラフ (jp) 2015
vampire in love 恋する ヴァンパイア (jp) 2015
vampire lives next door to us 뱀파이어는 우리 옆집에 산다 (kr) 2015
dance with devils ダンス ウィズ デビルス (jp) 2015-17
my vampire boyfriend 我的吸血鬼男友 (cn) 2016
servamp サーヴァンプ (jp) 2016
vampire detective 뱀파이어 탐정 (kr) 2016
noblesse 노블레스 (kr, jp) 2016-20
the journey 寻找前世之旅 (cn) 2017
sengoku night blood 戦刻ナイトブラッド (jp) 2017
vampire cleanup department 救僵清道夫 (hk) 2017
beautiful vampire 뷰티풀 뱀파이어 (kr) 2018
detective k3: secret of the living dead 조선명탐정: 흡혈괴마의 비밀 (kr) 2018
devils line デビルズライン (jp) 2018
the four vampires 4인의 뱀파이어 (kr) 2018
phantom in the twilight (jp, cn) 2018
tenrou: sirius the jaeger 天狼 (jp) 2018
all saints street 万圣街 (cn) 2020
bite sisters 바이트 씨스터즈 (kr) 2021
happiness 해피니스 (kr) 2021
kemono jihen 怪物事変 (jp) 2021
mars red (jp) 2021
the sweet blood 달달한 그놈 (kr) 2021
trouble of the blue vampire 青きヴァンパイアの悩み (jp) 2021
the vampire dies in no time 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ (jp) 2021
the case study of vanitas ヴァニタスの手記 (jp) 2021-22
call of the night よふかしのうた (jp) 2022
kissable lips 깨물고 싶은 (kr) 2022
vampire in the garden ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン (jp) 2022
the vampires 吸血鬼鬼盲盒 (cn) 2022
heartbeat 가슴이 뛴다 (kr) 2023
mignon 민용 (kr) 2022
unknown アンノウン (jp) 2023
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sitp-recs · 1 year
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Hello, thank you for all your hard work!! ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ
As a former drarry fic addict I want to go back to reading again. Could you please recommend me some really good fics with happy endings?? They could be really old or brand new (๑•̀ㅁ•́ฅ✧
Hello and welcome back! I’m afraid you’re never leaving Drarry again 🤣 happy to share some recs, I decided to highlight fics published within 2017-2022 (some very prolific years imo) and I think you might be familiar with a few already. These are mostly long, plotty fics; I can def do a shorts version if you’re interested (in fact I’d love to do it sometime because short fics are my jam), I just didn’t want this post to get even longer. You’re also welcome to check my master post with many other lists. Happy readings!
2017
Blood and Fire by @lqtraintracks (E, 45k)
9 1/2 Days by @magpiefngrl (E, 69k)
Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love by @aibidil (E, 80k)
Dwelling by aideomai (T, 83k)
Balance, Imperfect by @bixgirl1 (E, 91k)
What We Pretend We Can't See by gyzym (M, 131k)
Things Worth Knowing by Femme (E, 164k)
2018
In The Red by @bixgirl1 (E, 45k)
Take the Air by dysonrules (M, 51k)
Orbit by HenryMercury (E, 52k)
Little Compton Street by @writcraft and LLAP115 (E, 65k)
Little Deaths and How to Avoid Them by nerakrose and dustmouth (M, 96k)
All Missing Things (Can Be Found) by daisymondays (E, 100k)
Changing Tides by carpemermaid (E, 109k)
A Sword Laid Aside by @korlaena (E, 128k)
Away Childish Things by lettered (T, 153k)
2019
amid this warm and steady sweetness by warmfoothills (E, 21k)
Like Lightning at Your Fingertips by potterwatch (T, 43k)
Turn from Stone by @harryromper (M, 45k)
The Beauty of Thestrals and Other Unseen Things by @writcraft (E, 63k)
The Promise of Summer by Omi_Ohmy (M, 66k)
That Old Black Magic by bixgirl1 (E, 77k)
I Am Not Who I Became by mab_di (E, 93k)
Who we are in the shadows by @quicksilvermaid (E, 100k)
Way Down We Go by @xiaq (T, 109k)
Grounds for Divorce by Tepre (E, 122k)
2020
Vortex by @xanthippe74 (T, 20k)
Nice Things by aideomai (M, 22k)
Clouds That Veil the Midnight Moon by @drarrytrash (E, 36k)
(Un)wanted by @aibidil (E, 36k)
Unseen by @jackvbriefs (T, 47k)
The Four Doors by @fluxweeed (E, 49k)
Modern Love by @tackytigerfic (E, 61k)
Super Rich Kids by @thusspoketrish (E, 81k)
Criminal by @the-sinking-ship (E, 83k)
The Liars Department by @dorthyanndrarry (T, 103k)
Far From The Tree by aideomai (E, 112k)
2021
Take A Chance On Me by @mintawasalreadytaken (E, 41k)
The Trouble with Wanting by waldorph (E, 60k)
The Compact by astolat (E, 64k)
Home Truths by @skeptiquewrites and @fantalfart (E, 67k)
Timecode by Rasborealis (M, 73k)
Among Ancient Pines by @graymatters, @cambiodipolvere and only_the_heart_knows (M, 74k)
Nor All That Glisters by @sweet-s0rr0w, Danceabra and @fantalfart (E, 110k)
This Ain't the Garden of Eden by @romaine2424 (E, 131k)
By the Grace by lettered (T, 140k)
The Secret Keeper by @the-fools-errand and Razielim (M, 225k)
2022
Eager for the Sky by @oknowkiss and @upthehillart (M, 35k)
Heal Thyself by astolat (T, 47k)
Vis-à-Vis-à-Vis by @vukovich (E, 50k)
Meet Me at Midnight by @the-starryknight (T, 57k)
Kept in Cages by @sweet-s0rr0w and @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm (E, 77k)
all the western stars by @oflights (E, 78k)
A Case of You by @epitomereally (E, 97k)
where all the veins meet by eight_of_wands (E, 146k)
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emilybeemartin · 7 months
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I knew I wasn't going to be able to draw for a while after surgery, but I didn't expect to not be able to TYPE for this long. I have a manuscript I want to get moving on, but I can only work on it like the little dippy bird on your grandparents' mantel.
In lieu of anything else, here's a collection of character drawings from my first trilogy.
Book 1, Woodwalker: A disgraced ranger must lead an exiled queen on a dangerous quest to reclaim her throne.
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Book 2, Ashes to Fire: A desperate queen will do whatever it takes to secure the throne that was stolen from her---even if it means allying with the unlikeliest of enemies.
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Book 3, Creatures of Light: With the Eastern World collapsing into war, one lonely queen harbors a great secret that could bring peace---at the risk of losing everything herself.
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Bonus promo image from Christmas 2020 that sums everything up:
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These books released in 2015-2017 from Harper Collins and should still be able to be found through most retailers or requested from your library (or order from one of my regional indies for signed copies!). All are nature-nerd fantasy adventures for readers 14+---technically they're not YA because the characters are adults, but there's no graphic content in them besides a bit of language and garden variety fight scenes that would make them unsuitable for teen readers.
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yurimother · 1 year
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Yuri of Absence and The Chair of Yuri: Combining Lesbian Manga and Science Fiction - The Secret Garden
This article was originally written in 2021 as part of The Secret Garden, YuriMother's exclusive series of articles, available only for Patrons. If you want to access other articles and help support Yuri and LGBTQ+ content, subscribe to the YuriMother Patreon.
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In the “olden days” of Yuri, which is really to say anything in the ‘00s or earlier, there was not much variety in the mainstream Yuri market. If you wanted to read a manga about the romance between two women or watch an anime with clear lesbian elements, choices were between a sweet school story or a classic tragic school Yuri story. As I have mentioned many times recently, one of the most significant advancements in the recent Yuri genre is the advent of sub-genres. Once considered an element or subgenre itself, Yuri hosts various works from isekai to feminist literature. However, one of the most curious and certainly most well-known subgenres is science fiction.
Yuri science fiction is in the spotlight right now, with everything from visual novels like Synergia to webcomics like Ratana Satis’s Soul Drifters. However, one of the most prolific and rightly celebrated titles is Iori Miyazawa’s Otherside Picnic. The series began publishing under Hayakawa’s Bunko JA imprint in 2017, and over the past few years, it exploded onto the scene.  It has an upcoming sixth book, a manga adaptation serialized in Monthly Shounen Gangan, healthy overseas publishing, and of course, an anime adaptation helmed by Kase-san and Stiens;Gate director Takuya Sato. It has garnered praise from critics CBR, Anime News Network, and Erica Friedman of Okazu. I wrote glowing reviews for the first few books, complimenting its worldbuilding, pacing, and characters. However, Otherside Picnic did not spring out of anywhere. Indeed, it is the product of gradual shifts in Yuri and sci-fi storytelling and Miyazawa’s genius theories and knowledge of the genres.
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The mixture of Yuri and science fiction is not anything new; it predates most other forms of Yuri save Class S school romances. You may not picture many of these when you think of modern Yuri sci-fi, but as early as 1975, we had Yuri stories like Boku no Shotaiken that included small sci-fi elements, in this case, transferring the mind to another body. Over the next two decades or so, a time during which so few Yuri titles surfaced, it is occasionally referred to as Yuri’s “era of Darkness,” multiple titles sci-fi titles including Dirty Pair, Project A-Ko, Bubblegum Crisis, and Iczer featured science fiction settings and Yuri elements. At this time, Yuri was not much of a genre as we think of it today, but more of a factor inserted into a larger narrative. Think of Yayoi and Shion from Psycho-Pass for a more contemporary example. In fact, except for Iczer, none of these titles feature any outright lesbian characters, just female casts with “Yuri-ish” moments of women standing close together and being companions.
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These titles feature two key elements that many current series have shifted further away from, soft sci-fi and Weak Yuri. Soft, as opposed to hard science fiction, is the more established of these two scales. Science fiction can be separated between outlandish and impossible ideas, sometimes known as science fantasy, and those based in reality, research, and the hard sciences such as physics, astronomy, and mathematics. Sorting works between these two labels is, ironically, not an exact science, and fans and critics alike argue about their precise definitions. However, let us consider soft and hard science as a spectrum, with outlandish premises like Dragonball on the soft end and the reality-based concepts of Space Brothers at the other. One can sort most titles along this continuum. M Alan Kazlev does an excellent job dissecting this scale in further detail. Many of the titles we enjoy today, including Otherside Picnic, inhabit this transitory space, as it is not fantasy. Still, its reliance on anthropology and psychology’s soft sciences may put it a small step below more grounded hard sci-fi. Still, it is far above the aliens and superpowered robots in ‘80s anime, so we shall consider it hard sci-fi for the sake of this argument.
*Note: Many science fiction circles use the abbreviation sci-fi for soft science fiction and SF for hard science fiction. For ease of readability and common vernacular, this article uses “sci-fi” for both instances.*
Sci-fi Yuri did not break out of soft science fiction territory until very recently. In the 1990s, Yuri underwent dramatic changes thanks to Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena, which helped reform it as a genre rather than a feature. Maria Watches Over Us revived S Yuri traditions, and new titles were set in schools and focused on modern girls’ lives. In the 2000s, Yuri magazines began serialization and featured stories such as Kisses, Sighs, and Cheery Blossom Pink and Strawberry Shake Sweet (both serialized under different names). Despite being primarily aimed at adult women, the magazine found success with male audiences, prompting new stories appealing to men and boys. These works reintroduced action and science fiction into the genre with pieces like Kannazuki no Miko: Destiny of the Shrine Maiden, Blue Drop, and Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (Yuriboke does a better job breaking all these down). However, all these were still vehemently in soft sci-fi territory, with Kashimashi’s only surreal element being an alien because the author was, to simplify grossly, unable to fathom the existence of transgender people (coming full circle from Boku no Shotaiken). Possibly the only contemporary mainstream hard sci-fi title to include Yuri and enjoy a modicum of success was Qualia The Purple. However, this series did not have the genre-defining power that later works would.
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However, what changes between these series and those mentioned earlier is the Yuri itself. The relationships become much more explicit and central to the plot. You can deliberate whether or not Bubblegum Crisis is sapphic, but just try sitting someone down and arguing that Kannazuki no Miko is not built around the crux of two women holding romantic interest in each other. Yuri science fiction author Gengen Kusano proposes a dichotomy similar to soft and hard sci-fi to analyze these titles, Weak and Strong Yuri. He explains it in his own brilliantly convoluted and philosophical way, but in short, Weak Yuri relies on using logic and the mind to make the real imaginary, while strong Yuri is about emotionalism and realism, making fiction into reality.
Strong Yuri is Yuri that focuses on realism through feelings and emotions. Kusano describes it as fiction characters having real emotions. They have strong connections and affection for each other that are real and powerful. The audience experiences the feelings between the characters as they are felt and portrayed. Think of how emotional the exclamations and love, sorrow, confusion, and affection are in titles like Bloom Into You and Citrus. In a sense, they can be so strong that they transcend their fictional confines and become real, as they are experienced by considers, a stage called “radically Strong Yuri.” Most explicit Yuri, which is not subtext or suggestive content but in-your-face lesbianism, is Strong Yuri, although not all Strong Yuri is outright depictions of lesbianism; it is a square rectangle situation, not all rectangles are squares, but all squares are rectangles.
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Weak Yuri is cemented in the areas of thought, logic, and epistemology. It deals with the theory of mind, the ability to attribute mental states to others or ourselves. For example, when we see someone smiling or laughing, we may not feel their emotion ourselves, as we do not have direct access to their mind, but we recognize that they are happy. In Weak Yuri, one uses their theory of mind to observe facts and deduce the existence of a Yuri relationship, even if one is not present. So-called “Yuri-ish” titles like Yuru Camp or K-ON! do not outright state or depict romantic or sexual attractions, but is attributed by the viewers onto characters.  Said observer witnesses the interactions between girls and, using that factual and observable data, puzzles out a lesbian attraction they prescribe to the subjects, whether real. Shipping culture relies on Weak Yuri’s logic Kusano’s most extreme, “Radical Weak Yuri,” the relationships of real people, like idols, become imaginary through these projections.
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Blue Drop and Kashimashi may have been soft Sci-fi, but unlike the soft sci-fi, Weak Yuri series of the twentieth century, they featured Strong Yuri and placed it more as a central aspect of the work with other elements built around, rather than as a side element. The next revolution in sci-fi Yuri came when hard sci-fi titles began production. A few of the principal players here are Kusano himself, Otherside Picnic Creator Iori Miyazawa, and editor Rikimura Mizoguichi, all of whom feature in the viral Yuri Made Me Human interview of Miyazawa. Most of the theories and ideas discussed in this article, including Kusano’s Weak and Strong Yuri arguments, came from these seminars.
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It all started with Kusano’s existential widescreen Yuri baroque proletariat hard sci-fi Love Live AU fanfic of the popular ship NicoMaki, consisting of Nico Yazawa and Maki Nishikino. The revised edition of this story, Last and First Idol, was published in 2016 and became the first debut title to win the prestigious Seiun Award in 42 years. Satoshi Maejima’s post-script essay at the end of the Last and First Idol collection gives far more detail into these works’ history. However, Idol was the first prominent story to feature Yuri in a hard sci-fi narrative. It was not perfect. In fact, in its push to feature gruesome content and insane hard sci-fi that Yuri is pushed to the wayside during most of the story.
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*Author’s note: The first time I read Last and First Idol, I was completely unaware of its contents, which was a shocking experience; the story comes with a severe content warning).
Last and First Idol did not create a woven hard sci-fi, Strong Yuri narrative. However, it was a definite proof of the concept, a testament that the sprawling details and imagery of hard Sci-Fi could work with Yuri relationships. Kusano’s next short story, Evolution Girls, which would appear alongside Last and First Idol in the collection of the same name, saw the author focus more on emotionalism and create a Strong Yuri work. Nevertheless, Last and First Idol was a massive success. Future hard proof that Yuri hard sci-fi was coming in force came in December 2018, when Hayakawa Shobo ran a special edition of its long-running S-F Magazine featuring Yuri stories. The issue, planned by Rikimura Mizoguchi, proved so popular for the second time in its then 59-year history, the magazine had to reprint before release.
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While Kusano was developing theories on Yuri and Hayakawa Shobo worked to push the public eye onto Yuri sci-fi, author Iori Miyazawa was refining his own Yuri premises, ones that, though he did not know it at the time, would not only see Strong Yuri and Hard sci-fi standing side by side in the same story but would synthesis the two into a unique product that could attract new fans and expand the borders of science fiction and Yuri. The work in question, of course, is Otherside Picnic. This light novel series about girls journeying to another world to hunt creatures from occult internet lore is to date Yuri science fiction’s best execution.
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As Miyazawa admits, he strives to create Strong Yuri by focusing on emotionalism and realistic characters. However, such character-driven narratives are often at odds with hard science fiction, which requires dense walls of text to explain the complicated science behind its concepts and world. Miyazawa avoids this trap by utilizing Yuri tropes, specifically scenic Yuri and “Yuri of absence,” and integrating Yuri relationship into these explanatory literary lectures. Examining the latter first, rather than using narrative or exposition dialogue to unravel the intelligence behind the world or elements of science fiction, Miyazawa uses the relationship between Sorawo and Toriko.
In Otherside Picnic, explanations of the mysterious Otherside come primarily from two sources, dialogue and Sorawo’s inner monologue. When Sorawo and Torikko discuss a nuance of the paranormal creatures they investigate, it no longer becomes a large infodump but a Yuri scene about their relationship through their interactions and responses. According to both the strong Yuri theory and Yuri’s traditional definition, these emotions and discussions are the crux of the genre – stories about females’ relationships. Similar emotionalism fills Sorawo’s inner monologues, specifically in the frequent romantic admirations of Toriko. Thus, an explanation existing in that same space becomes Yuri, as it mirrors the same emotions and attraction. Merely by placing the usual exposition into interactions and relationships, Miyazawa was able to open hard science fiction to new readers, who may have been apprehensive before because of these text walls.
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Miyazawa’s other secret weapon is, as he describes it, “Yuri of absence.” Relying on the principles of Strong Yuri, that Yuri is fiction made real through emotions, Yuri of absence extends these parameters outside of characters. As Strong Yuri relies on feeling, not observable data like characters, anything that invokes two women’s feelings together is Yuri. It could be a song, or an empty bench, as one can imagine two women on it and feel emotions tied to that. Of course, taken to its extreme, nearly anything can then be Yuri, as I have joked before, gesturing to an empty chair proclaiming, “Behold, a Yuri!” However, Miyazawa uses this Yuri of absence sparingly, rendering it closer to scenic Yuri’s intimacy.
Scenic Yuri, a particular type of Yuri of absence, focuses exclusively on setting and imagery, a feature that works particularly well in science fiction as according to Masahiro Noda’s “sci-fi is all about images.” Traditional Yuri uses character interaction and supplements it with images and sights that help communicate characters’ emotions and intimacy, like fleeting shots or descriptions of the sky. Take the shot from Kase-san and Morning Girls where Yamada stands by the bus stop. The distance between the girls, the tree in the foreground on Yamada’s side, and the pole on the right all invoke emotion and help tell the girls’ story, distanced by their differences and upcoming life paths. Now remove the girls, the scene remains, as does its meaning and emotions, whether the characters are present or not.
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Scenic Yuri is employed vigorously in more male-targeted S Yuri (a minority of the Class S genre). Here, the imagery provides intimacy so that the voyeuristic viewer could look into the characters’ private and forbidden lives, specifically the girls in all-girls schools. Take the shot from Strawberry “Mo Man May Enter Here” Panic. The sweeping view of the Strawberry Dorms atop Astraea Hill, a place where men are forbidden, gives the consumer an exclusive inside look at the private home of its subjects. Otherside Picnic uses these same scenic Yuri principles in its descriptions. In this case, the intimacy does not come from a place where men are prohibited or a shot describing women’s relationships. Instead, the reports of abandoned ruins and deserted open fields where only Toriko and Sorawo exist provide extreme intimacy. It is an emotional view of two of the few women in this world with nothing but each other; thus, Yuri.
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Yuri science fiction is easily the most exciting place in the genre right now. Its creators are experimenting with new theories and storytelling methods to expand the boundaries of what science fiction or Yuri alone could never do. The subgenre has undoubtedly come a long way from its Weak Yuri roots and continues to grow. Industry leaders like Miyazawa and Mizoguichi will continue to push into this excited and uncharted territory, using tactics new and old to bring together Yuri’s emotional and romantic core with science fiction’s epic and provoking imagery. I have few doubts that we have seen all these pioneers have to offer and that Last and First Idol and Otherside Picnic are just the beginning.
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Martin Freeman (47/366)
Sherlock 2010–2017
Writer & Creator Mark Gatiss Steven Moffat
*Modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters.
T3.E2 The Sign of Three (2014) Directed Colm McCarthy
I complain a lot about the third season, but this episode is my third favorite episode of the entire series. (Shocked, well no that shocked). It has very low points, but some very high and very funny ones too. The most important thing: the place is so beautiful! My congratulations to the production and those in charge of the cinematography.
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"18th Century Goldney House and Gardens are nestled in the heart of beautiful Clifton Village and set within its own walled gardens. The secret garden includes a gothic tower, grotto, bastion, a rotunda and ornamental canal and Orangery".
**I can't find the author of this illustration. I attach the link to the page where I found it: https://bbcsherlockftw.tumblr.com/post/80055403074 ***The whole situation is an emotional mess, but at least they look good while they're at it.
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lovesongbracket · 1 year
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Reminder: Vote based on the song, not the artist or specific recording! The tracks referenced are the original artist, aside from a few rare cases where a cover is the most widely known.
Lyrics, videos, info, and notable covers under the cut. (Spotify playlist available in pinned post)
Demolition Lovers
Written By: Matt Pelissier, Mikey Way, Ray Toro & Gerard Way
Artist: My Chemical Romance
Released: 2002
The Demolition Lovers are the couple seen on the cover for MCR’s next album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. This song, along with much of the album, is a prequel to the story of Three Cheers… in which a man makes a deal with the devil to get his dead lover back by killing 1,000 evil men and giving the devil their souls in exchange for her. This song is most likely where the lover dies. The two “Demolition Lovers” are featured on the cover of the album.
[Verse 1] Hand in mine, into your icy blues And then I'd say to you, "We could take to the highway With this trunk of ammunition, too" I'd end my days with you, in a hail of bullets [Chorus] I'm trying, I'm trying To let you know just how much you mean to me And after all the things We put each other through and [Verse 2] I would drive on to the end with you A liquor store or two keeps the gas tank full And I feel like there's nothing left to do But prove myself to you, and we'll keep it running [Chorus] But this time, I mean it I'll let you know just how much you mean to me As snow falls on desert sky Until the end of everything I'm trying, I'm trying To let you know how much you mean As days fade and nights grow And we grow cold [Post-Chorus] Until the end, until this pool of blood Until this, I mean this, I mean this, until the end of [Chorus] I'm trying, I'm trying To let you know how much you mean As days fade and nights grow And we grow cold But this time, we'll show them We'll show them all how much we mean As snow falls on desert sky Until the end of every… [Interlude] All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] As lead rains will pass on through Our phantoms forever, forever Like scarecrows that fuel this flame We're burning forever and ever Know how much I want to show you You're the only one Like a bed of roses There's a dozen reasons in this gun [Outro] And as we're falling down, and in this pool of blood And as we're touching hands, and as we're falling down And in this pool of blood, and as we're falling down I'll see your eyes, and in this pool of blood I'll meet your eyes, I mean this forever!
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Bmblb
Written By: Jeff Williams
Artist: Jeff Williams feat. Casey Lee Williams
Released: 2017
“Bmblb” is a song from the RWBY Volume 4 Soundtrack that has never been seen anywhere in the actual series (yet). It is short for “Bumblebee,” which in-universe is the name of Yang Xiao Long’s bike as well as her and Blake Belladonna’s team attack in Volume 2, but is used out-of-universe as the unofficial fan couple name for both of them. Therefore, while some interpret this as a love song between Yang and her bike, many others, upon closer inspection of the lyrics, see this as a love song between Yang and Blake, with either one expressing their love for the other.
[Intro] There's a garden where I go If you meet me there, no one will know In the springtime, in the sun We can be alone without anyone [Verse 1] All the butterflies and the birds Keep our secret, no, they won't say a word But they watch us, and they know And they're happy as they see our love grow [Pre-Chorus] We'll sit for a while as I drink in your smile It feels like a dream that's come true My head starts to buzz And my heart fills with love over you [Chorus] Baby, can't you see? You could be with me We could live inside a garden of ecstasy You could be my queen I could be your dream Our lives like a fantasy Maybe set me free Let me be your bumblebee [Verse 2] Now the flowers are in bloom And you've chased away my darkness and gloom When the wind blows through the trees And your voice is like a song in the breeze [Pre-Chorus] My doubts disappear every time that you're near Clouds seem to run from the sky The thought of your kiss Sends my soul into bliss, I get high [Chorus] Baby, can't you see? You could be with me We could live inside a garden of ecstasy You could be my queen I could be your dream Our lives like a fantasy Maybe set me free Let me be your— [Bridge] Like a serenade, every word you say Has me fallin' more and more in love with you Like a Purdie beat, you are oh-so sweet Everyday is sunny, tastes like honey Feel so alive, take me back to the hive [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Baby, can't you see? You could be with me We could live inside a garden of ecstasy You could be my queen I could be your dream Life's like a fantasy Maybe set me free Let me be your bumblebee
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uncertainwallflower · 2 months
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Wait wait wait. I just found this buried deep in my drafts from, I think, months ago. Definitely thought I posted this. Sorry, Suzy!
TAG GAME: AN ASSORTMENT OF QUESTIONS I love questionnaires; I’m so here for this. Thanks for the tag @suzyq31.
Last Song
Shut up My Moms Calling by Hotel Ugly.
Currently Watching
Currently nothing, but I watched The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) last night.
Currently Reading
Nom de Plume by @annabtg; Incoming by @charmsandtealeaves; The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Current Favourites
Writing love letters; night runs; tahini yoghurt + crispy crushed potatoes + feta + cornichons + prosciutto + herbs (eff me); reading smut; ribbons in my hair; too much sugar in my coffee.
Taggy tags: @kay-elle-cee @charmsandtealeaves @merlinsbbeard @merlins-sequined-hotpants
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distantlaughter · 5 months
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‘The thrill of racing is not the speed but the feeling of driving on the edge’: Nico Rosberg
originally written 30 December 2017 by Mark Bailey for The Guardian (x)
The F1 world champion on meditation, British etiquette and retiring at 31.
My first memory is of seeing Ayrton Senna in his yellow helmet as he raced his McLaren through the Monaco tunnel. I was three years old. We were staying on a friend’s boat near the chicane and at 8am I heard the roar of the car’s V10 engine fly past during warm-up, so I ran outside. The sound was unbelievable.
My dad was also a racing driver, but my personality is closer to my mum’s. My racing style expressed that a little bit because my dad [Keke Rosberg, the 1982 F1 world champion] was a completely crazy guy in a race car, always over the limits, whereas I was much more controlled and smooth.
I like to meditate every day. It helps me grow as a human being and to learn about myself – why we are jealous, why we get angry, why we all have relationship difficulties with our parents and partners – so you can understand those feelings and act more adequately.
The thrill of racing is not the speed but the feeling of driving on the edge. The first time in the car, you think: “Oh my God, this speed is crazy.” But after five laps it becomes normal. It is more about driving so close to perfection and getting perfection out of the car. It is exciting to know you have taken a corner better than anybody else in the world.
I have always been afraid of heights. You’ll never see me bungee jumping.
When I won the F1 world title in Abu Dhabi last year we stole the pit board and took it to a disco. We had this big sign saying “Nico World Champion” at our table all night – just to make sure we kept a low profile.
My future is now a blank sheet. Retiring in my early 30s is awesome, but it is not easy after focusing on one goal for 20 years with everything dictated and planned. I now need to learn how to set my own rhythms and discipline my days.
I want to explore the world of innovation. I have always been passionate about technology and engineering. I like cars, electric bikes and drones. I am planning a trip to Silicon Valley to see what is out there and to make some connections.
As a driver I had to be as light as possible so I studied nutrition and went full-on extreme. I am committed to staying healthy in retirement. We have a little veggie garden at home. But once a week I love a margherita pizza.
I really admire British etiquette. When there is a queue you wait and nobody passes. When you are on the road someone stops 1km away and blinks their lights to politely say you can come past. It’s a bit different to where I come from.
I can ride a unicycle and juggle at the same time. We used to do a lot of reaction training to prepare for races, so that became my secret skill.
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