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aleniksimmer · 9 months

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Miraculous the movie

Final thoughts:

-if you watch it alone without any prior knowledge of Miraculous it feels extremely random, the characters are flat, the powers blurry, their objectives kinda lost in the songs, which are there but don't really clear the situation or move the plot forward

-if you watch it knowing the show it does make even less sense, the powers are completely fucked up, sometimes the suits protect them, sometimes not, the characters feel a very faded copy of what they're supposed to be and most of the times the plot doesn't plot, things just happen cause it's fanservice and "a laugh for the kids", it really feels like a fanfiction in which the author was focused in a couple of scenes and then tried to connect them together even if they don't work. Conflicts starts and are closed at random, there's zero build up, as I said before it all feels like it happens because the "author" wanted it to happen but not because the story makes sense developing in that way through the characters (as it should be with a well written story)

In the end, I enjoyed some visuals, I enjoyed some 3d models, but in general it's not something I would want to watch again, it feels uneventful and it does feel like you just have to be a casual/passive spectator. There's no foreshadowing, no messages between the lines. They tried to make the line "save a life, save the world" meaningful but it really gave nothing.

Last very personal opinion, as a hardcore fan of Frozen movies and shorts, it feels like the animations/camera angles/songs were heavily inspired by that and classic Disney in general instead of focusing on the canon material. I get they wanted to retell the story in a shorter format but it didn't quite deliver the intended result for the mentioned reasons.

Spoilers

So I finally decided to watch the movie cause I need something lighthearted rn, and a few seconds in I'm hating how they are presenting the miraculouses "they were only given to heroes but the butterfly is the most evil one cause evil butterfly ohhhhh" like the fuck did you just smoke Fu? Seems like Zag didn't really watched the show and had this vague idea that the butterfly miraculous is EvIL. It would be a long watch. I will edit this post each time I have to say something.

I'm a DIE HARD fan of musicals, like half of my songs on Spotify are from musicals, I have playlists of Disney songs. But this?? Seems Zag watched more Anna from Frozen than the actual show. I know Mari was very insecure in the beginning, but this is all over the place, and the dialogues, they are so detached (and I don't want to shit on the animation, but for fuck sake she wants to be a fashion designer, her whole room is pink, her sketches are colorful but the best she can imagine is a gray smoking and a white dress?? Not even a hint of color?? And she stops in front of a white dress?? For frick sake she's Marinette not "I love a sterile environment with bland people" Gabriel Agreste). And I'm 5 minute in. God save me

At least I can relate to the flute scene. What a vile instrument c_c

Ahh I don't know how to feel about them using that tune and those scenes that resemble so much the parts of the show that make you heart skip a bit in a context that feels so less deep. I think I'm missing the build up to the crucial point.

The long hair?? Gabe with the long hair?? I'm crying 😂😂

Oh come ooooonnnn. They give Nooroo a fuking bad reputation like this. And it doesn't make any sense design wise. If the butterfly is the worst of the worst why does it have a random place in the circle of secondary miraculouses. I hate it.

And now the jewels fly. Okay. OK. I need to forget about the show.

Ok. Now I'm 100% certain that Fu is high on something.

No Tikki, the butterfly is lost due to Fu and you perfectly know what it is capable of? Otherwise you wouldn't call it the eViLlllll.

So, what did we learn today. The gargoyle is there to do nothing, no objective, no plan, no correlation between the emotion and the akumatized result. Gabe should want their miraculouses but apparently the akuma is just trying to play with them through the city? Why sneaking behind? Why attacking CN at random and then going around? Why staying in Notre Dame and just make noise in the beginning? Second, the yoyo is doing all the work, God forbid Mari learns how to use it. Just make the yoyo do the job and LB is just there like a sack of potatoes. Everything is so random.

Who needs heroes when you can crush the akumatized person with a train, right?? Also that poor akuma got fried to death just to make the batman symbol.

He keeps making fun of her, treat her like an inferior but he's in love?? I'm face palming hard right now. Also, a fucking God of destruction apparently has a digestive system he can't control. Nice. Really really nice. So funny. Ha ha. 😑

He really went for that disney villain vibe..

I NEED a figurine of them on the moon.

I am weak for Ladynoir, ok? Ok. Don't care much about the song but how they interact now it's adorable. They're dancing. My poor heart. 😭

Really, hawkmoth decided to become batman.

And now he's a Jedi, ladies and gentlemen!

Oh, the flying superman shot was really missing now.

Physically and canonically everything doesn't make any sense but okay. God feels like a fanfiction.

Show Gabe would have laughed maniacally and grabbed that ring without any second thought. Oh well.. This is anticlimactic.

So.. Are we finally going to see a lucky charm at the end of the movie ooooor... Nope, just some dust and Elsa building skills.

NOT EVEN THE KISS??? YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE US THE KISS??? YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A SEQUEL OF THIS?? Like what, Mayura and the other 3 heroes? Oh for God sake. I would prefer this investment in the quality of the show animation than in this.

#miraculous awakening #miraculous the movie #Is it spoiler?

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obsoleteozymandias · 5 months

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hii there! i'd like to request a twisted wonderland matchup for me if that's alright nyehehe this one's def long so sorry in advance!

Pronouns: she/her

Mbti: infp

Zodiac sign: pisces baybee

Hogwart house: hufflepuff :33

Personality: I'm rlly shy when it comes to strangers and ppl idk that well but when I'm with my friends it a whole diff story HDHDH I (lovingly) tease and make fun of my friends but one of my traits is that I'm loyal to my love ones :33 my friends says that I'm intimidating at first glance or that I look like a grump cat at first but they're surprised when they find out I'm actually sweet, I'm also very affectionate when it comes to my friends like holding their arm or hands, giving them air kisses just overall affectionate HDBJD I tend to worry ( alot) when it comes to grades and school which leads to my anxiety fuking me. I'm the type of person where u have to earn my respect since I don't give that out nilly willy. I'm an introverted person I'm scared of ppl, I'm also into horror movies or those scary videos like analog horror, ghost hunting, horror podcasts, and unsolved mysteries :33 I also have this fascination with the ocean esp the animals in it but my fave is def sharks, my aesthetic would be between cottagecore, studio ghibli core, and princess core and oh! my top three kins are Scara, collei (both from genshin) and nagi (from blue lock) hope that helps hehe

Hobbies: drawing, painting, watching horror movies, watching scary videos, playing video games, studio ghibli movies, pretty flowers hehe, SHARKS HEHE, catzz, bookstores, ice coffee

Dislikes: people lying honestly ://, hahaha failing to meet my expectations hahaha, loud noises, overcrowded places

Partner preference: mmm I don't mind anyone tbh :00 tho I kinda prefer my partner to be someone that can make me laugh and smile hehe

That's all sorry again that's long( ^^||) thank youu

Congrats on being page 100 of my matchup doc

== Twisted Wonderland ==>

I match you up with…

Kalim Al-Asim

He’s one of the first people you become friends with, since his outgoing and kind nature warms your heart (and he thinks you’re cute, and wants to get to know you better).

He’s most amazed by your dedication to your loved ones, and when he becomes one of those? He’s endlessly grateful to you. He’s been betrayed and hurt many times, and while he’s tried to ignore it, it gets hard, and so that your loyalty makes his heart sing.

He’s just as affectionate as you are! He’ll be hanging off of you arm and kissing your cheek and wrapping himself around you like a snake every minute, and he’s filled with giggles when you reciprocate.

He loves snuggling with you at the end of the day, holding your hand and playing with you hair while you game or watch a movie together.

He’s NOT a horror person, but I imagine he’d watch the movies with you just to make you happy.

He will demand that you sleep in his bed that night though, he’s too scared to sleep alone.

He’s also super invested in whatever you’re invested in! He wants to know everything about your passions, and will 100% buy you any merchandise related to your favorite things.

Kalim and you are the sunshine x sunshine couple.

#oz’s requests #twst #twisted wonderland #twst x reader #twisted wonderland matchup #kalim al asim x reader #kalim al asim

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a-wild-things-rambles · 1 year

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ok so i finally had to put down symphony of the night [battery v low] and so ill wright up my thoughts

i love it. [wow big news]

first: alucards fuking hair flip. i love it. it makes me grin evry time i see it so when im just walking im grinning like an idiot.

look at it! dramatic ass. also the cape- its beautiful, my respect for this is threefold- one fabric is a pain in the ass to draw, two animation is hard, THREE pixel art requires alot of skill cause half the power is in suggestion and making the vewer fill in the blanks.

[the simple design where you can tell whats what, use of diff tones to show shadows, it has a logic[?] to it, you can tell where everything is and it all makes sense, even at the speed]

so yea that cape is amazing and im p sure the animators sold their sould to someone for that alone [im also p sure the whole of konami sold their souls for the game]

music- absolutely amazing. love it.

set designs- fuking glorious, i love the stairwells in the coliseum the most, the way they use pixels to imply/show roundness is *chefs kiss* but the rest of the coliseum is also lovely, the depth they get in some areas

also love the way the patterns are shown of in the stairwells [or i finally get the chance to admire them, 50/50]

but also the themes of each area are great- not so different you get too much whiplash, but the areas are clearly defined,

also it realy encourages you to explore every nook and cranny! its v intuitive [some places i was being dumb, u know the teleport room? i teleported a ton but dident realise and thought i needed higher mana and the ashey stuff was showing it failed. then i walked out and wondered how the f u teleported]

sotn is def at the top of my fav games now, fun to play/amazing music AND an artistic masterpiece, i know often older games are put down cause the "lower quality" but sotn shows just what you can do with it, it might just be cause im an artist but every part of the game has a beauty to it, just a much as the official art!

#symphony of the night #i would do more professional analysis but my current mood is just shaking it going look!! look at this!!!!#just mindless pointing of this walking pixel man and throthing over it #like!!! the movement!! the colour!!!#someone knew what they were doing and had skill and did it!!#anyway good game #good visouls #visuals #this will not make sense if i re read it but trust me #also u can tell alot about alucard from his clothing #cape- dramatic- link to dracula #gold lined jacket- v dramatic historic coat- shows posh/status #also the fact when u double jump u get the image of wings

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olivedoesmagic · 10 months

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Olive Brimstone Book 2: episode 1

What is Reality Shifting? [CC] - YouTube

So i’ve started a new journal. One on reality shifting and physhcis again. Time travel has been proven to me over and overa again. Reality shifting is reality so its made up of a few things. ITEMS OF WEAR, how you treat those items, the stories we tell, how we live our lifes, and the feelings of it all. So feelings, clothes, fiction, and ideas. The original four tribes of native america.

8 = timelapse, over 12, plus 52 over 91 10 = 5.7412.32 - (-67) over 52 = fish using the metaphor of how gills work. Reality shifting is apparently just science so like a boss i learned fucking science. Also my friend from brandon hall got plastic surgery to look like me. Please treat her and ask her how she wants to be for it. She needs a small period of being bullied being bullied playfully then being treated as gorgeous like a goddess for it do to a heavy curse on her family. I love these two videos now that ive become an expeiremtn myself from Master.

(1) Grimace Sings A Song (Scary And Spooky McDonald's Horror Parody) - YouTube

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Barbie Vs Oppenheimer Rap Battle (Barbenheimer Margot Robbie Cillian Murphy Fun Parody Song) - YouTube

Pop Culture Magick is Cool actually! In defense of fairies, animism, stupidity, disability and dolls - YouTube

Yes adam snowflake is my master. Deal with that shit.In a tight undershirt tank top, but lets get cleaned up and prove dolls are cool and thought prvkng - YouTube i like that he proved im not crazy oaky? I write this from reality 2.8 we just shifted into a world where south korea won the war. It was great all other realities are poked nad prodded here like that yellow snake creepypasta whos always shifting or the life and times of mrbadass dunken.

Some people get trapped in wormholes and theories but science does need to be invented omstimes but given the probability of chance it envelops i had a skin dissorder where my skin was mushy and turning grey i blame by the reality shickeness so i quickly did a golem ritual and it hardened up but i felt soulless like a doll like a toy given the physiological fungus that caused it all, so my best friend gave me surgery with a needle knowing i was going to die but knowing iw as into alchamey carfved Ayraina, Ra, Adam, God, Allah and Da-dah on the goldems chest with teh signia from full metal alchemist and i suddenly lokoed like my profile picture i spent many time in korea it was good it was nice, but at age 8 since i remember things out of order which is part of my shifts and what skiso is, i fell enveloped and was back to normal with my old face. Yes olive brimstone has had some work done. The fungus is dypresxia lumicis as a dissroder it would be dymeliga phomonias, or limons milega and theirs alot ot that but reality saved my life. Apparently all reality shifting is is learning of things and seeing them a certain way that actually proves multiverse theory by taking a perspective as though you were there. So yeah bitch im not fuking crazy go eat yourself.

You can now visit these worlds. It has to be true by the probability of chance,. Its it so hard to beelive that my gnawing on technoparts taught me to code a machine with how i clean my room?

Syllables = over -5

A1 2b 3c d4 e 6 732

Now add up what i just said and look at strawberry planting look for the pattern of how you do al that and bam im a goldem

Olive Brimstone

4:29/2023

#science #theory #genetics #mutations #reliaty shifting #Youtube

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milfmoder · 1 year

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venting under the read more. cw bad grammar. u don’t need to read but pls like if you do :)

im so fucking sick of myself. im sick of looking in the mirror and seeing a boy’s face. its all i can see even after years and years of trying to see my face as a woman’s face (of course its a woman’s face dumbass. its my face and im a woman) but i can’t fucking convince my brain to see it that way. i cn’t even see it as a human face or even mine. its just a random assortment of eyes nose mouth it means nothing its nothing but i can’t walk past a mirror without being reminded that it looks like a guy’s face and thats how people see me

i can sometimes trick myself into seeing the face i wanna see. if im wearing a wig, the hairstyle kinda recontextualises everything and i can be happy with it.

while im talking about wigs fuck alopecia so hard. not the worst condition in the world but holy fuck its so god damn irritating. pre transition my hair was the only part of my body i liked and now its all fucking gone. i do not suit a shaved head. i look even more like a guy with a shaved head. i look like the fuking kapp’n from animal crossing if i dont shave it often enough. ALSO why the fuck can’t it just affect a part where i dont want hair like my chest or face. bitch ass disease.

im just sick to death of all of it. wearing a wig is such a sensory nightmare for me its like im being closed in on, its itchy and sweaty. i have to brush the thing for hours and set aside a day to wash it and im just so fucking fed up with the hassle of it. and my anxiety tells me that everyone can tell its a wig and im not fooling anyone. i just think everyone who goes past me is thinking god what a fucking delusional tranny. who does he think hes fooling.

theres no good solution for this. im just gonna be dysphoric about it no matter what i do. it makes me want to kill myself even more honestly and ik that sounds so stupid to be suicidal over a bit of hair but yeah. i just don’t ever see myself being happy with my body as it is. no matter how happy i am with other things theres always this big fucking asterisk next to it and thats the shit perched on top of my shoulders. im sick of looking like a freak

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descendantofthesparrow · 3 years

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soooooooo the new trailer

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i have things to say

FIRST; i actually like the art style and the animation is very smooth, very much prefer it to the planning series where we got those fuckin....doll things moving like puppets

SECOND;

legit only Evie, Mal, and Ben got new looks (and Bens i swear just looks like his cotillion outfit(LOOKED CLOSER, YEP ITS JUST HIS COTILLION OUTFIT, SO ANIMATED BEN DOESNT EVEN MATCH HIS DOLL, WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT DESIGN/SUIT TO IT) so maybe just Mal n Evie got new looks to which is a HARD NO like, come on!!!! Jay is wearing his BTD suit, Dizzy is wearing a shorter version of her BTD dress, Uma is in her cotillion dress, Audrey is in BTD dress, Belle (who by the way, HER VOICE ACTRESS WASNT INVITED BUT SHES THERE STILL, OUTRAGE) and Beast look like they’re going to Cotillion (same outfits from it) gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah GIVE THE REST OF THE CAST GOOD AND PROPER OUTIFTS SHEESH (i do love Jays btd suit but come on, I! did a whole lineup of designs last year when the first planning short came out, and i PUT UMA IN A SUIT AND HARRY N GIL WERE THERE)

THIRD; SO MALEFICENT IS SUDDENLY BACK?!?! Where the fuck has she been!!! Mal took her to the isle with her and then Lizard Maleficent was NEVER mentioned again, neither in movies or side books! then now shes just-Back!?!? come on disney!!! why make hades the bad guy when you had a missing Maleficent RIGHT THERE, AMATURES! (side note shes wearing a little hat)

Fourth, THIS RIGHT HERE

DISNEY I WANT AN EXPLINATION AND I WANT IT NOW!!! YOU KNEW CARLOS WASNT GOING TO BE THERE AND THIS HURTS SO DAMN MUCH (also animation error XDXD the purple coloring on Mals arms is supposed to be on her chest WHOOPS) (Second thought on the animation error, in this whole trailer Mals upper shoulders/chest part is like that, maybe the official art on the disneynow app is the errored picture)

FIFTH’

Jay why THE FUCK DO YOU LOOK LIKE SHANG WITH LONGER HAIR

this artist looked at shang, looked at Jay and went “yeah ill just make jay shangs son) XDXD guess Jay and Lonnie cant date now! /j

SIX; HOLY SHIT ITS PAIN AND PANIC?!

Seventh: HADES ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE HADES(EYEBAGS N ALL)? AND HIS HAIR LOOKS COOL FOR ONCE?

EIGTH; since Harry isnt there/here to simp for Uma i shall do it for him *INHALE* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AHHHHHHHHHHH

MY QUEEN, MY GODDESS, LIGHT OF MY LIFE, WRECK THAT FUKING WEDDING BBY!!! (ahhhh~ her little heart earrings~)

NINTH: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE MOVIES, MAL ACTUALLY LOOKS COOL WHILE TRANSFORMING INSTEAD OF THAT WEIRD ASS :O FACE. ITS NOT A SLOW CRAWL OF SMOKE OR SLOW ASENION INTO THE AIR, SHE JUST FUCKING GOES, FINALLY THIS ANIMATOR ACTUALLY KNOWS HOW TO DO TRANSFORMATIONS

NINE.TWO: HER DRAGON ACTUALLY LOOKS KINDA COOL FOR ONCE TOO INSTEAD OF THAT WEIRD LOOKING LIL SHIT WE GET IN THE MOVIES

TENTH;

Audrey honey why do you have an ear piece?

AAAAAAAAAAAND OTHER THAN THAT I GOT NOTHING ELSE TO SAY, PRETTY DOPE ARTSTYLE AND ANIMATION, LEGIT IMPRESSED, MIGHT END UP WATCHING THIS ONLY FOR THE ART, IGHT BYYYYYYE

WATCH PROGENIES ON AUGUST 13TH!!!!!!!!!!!

#disney descendants #royal wedding descendants #WHERE ARE MY BOYS #WHERE ARE HARRY N GIL #UMA WOULDNT CRASH A WEDDING WITHOUT THEM WOULD SHE?#AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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slashersins-abandoned · 3 years

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build-a-bear date

jason voorhees

this boy will dead ass put on his best clothes , his gloves , a hat , a face mask , sunglasses , and come to build a bear with you . he may not speak but fuck he is so excited to do this with you , and you look so fucking happy and excited . he will without a doubt do everything with such dedication and seriousness during the heart ceremony that the bear builder is a bit nervous . he gets his build a bear soft , barely stuffed so that it falls over when it’s sitting . he picks out an outfit similar to his , a bit sad there is no mask or little machete . he’s having so much fun and you can tell . and oh god , there’s little kids who can’t quite reach things and he is helping them , and somehow there are now two kids sitting on either side of him helping him make his birth certificate for his new stuffed animal and jason is just so happy and enjoying himself despite the fact that the children’s mothers look slightly terrified . he ends up naming his bear mr fluffington due to the help of the children who decided jason was their new best friend . the cashier takes a picture of you on the polaroid and jason is very happy with it . he may or may not make a small machete for mr fluffington so he can gaurd the cabin .

michael myers

somehow you got michael maskless and dressed in normal people clothes and inside of a mall . he’s intimidating , hair pulled back into a messy bun , face full of stubble , blue eyes cutting into everything and everyone . he doesn’t seem to care , picking his build a bear after staring at them . his bear is completely over stuffed and hard as a rock . he doesn’t move . doesn’t sing . barely holds the heart before dropping it onto the back instead of stuffing it in and watching it fall to the floor . the bear builder tries to pick it up , but michael steps on it , basically telling them to sew the bear up without it . after wards he takes the heart and pockets it . he doesn’t care what the bear wears . the bear has a black shirt and some jeans and that’s it , the clothes barely fit , and it is almost impossible to put them on . when he names it , he just sits at the computer and stares . he names it “no” . later that night , you find “no” stabbed , half of it’s stuffing on the floor leaving a trail to his body . michael is on the floor sewing the heart back inside of it .

brahms heelshire

you have to get one of those do it at home yourself build a bear maker kits shipped to you , but you try and give brahms the full experience . it actually scratches an itch of indulge on a childish activity that he didn’t know he had . and the fact that the bear that comes in the kit is rather small , makes him happy . he gives his bear to doll brahms . making it was fun , you taking on the role of peppy bear builder . he thought it was cute . his bear is medium full , and he wanted it dressed in a suit . his name is bearington the third . when you asked if he wanted to help you make your bear he lit up , using his adult voice and treating you like a child . he made you do a million and one things during your heart ceremony and you couldn’t help but laugh at how silly he was . all in all it was a super cute fun time and now bearington and doll brahms are never apart .

thomas hewit

you can’t really bring him to build a bear as i don’t think they existed in the time period he lives in , buuuuut you can make him one . you have him pick out a fabric he likes , not giving him any clue as to why . you ask him how soft he likes things . he tells you like his pillow . a little on the firm side . you make a little heart and you have him do a little ceremony with it to put his love in it . he humors you but looks at you with a raised brow as if you’re the silliest person he’s ever met . you ask him what his favorite outfit is and make him pick out more fabrics to get a clothes set out . when you present him with the bear he is shocked . he tries not to tear up . tries not to cry , but he’s so so so happy . he keeps it on his dresser and when he gets out of bed before you , he will put it in your arms so you won’t miss him .

jesse cromeans

jesse walks in like he owns the place . the prettiest most expensive bear is his . only the most fancy suit ( he will later order a suit from some fancy designer for his bear ) . he does the heart ceremony , smiling at you the entire time and bumping your hip with his . he promises that he’ll get a chrome heart to put inside of the bear later . and you best bet that jesse gets everything . sun glasses , boots , socks , underwear , roller skates , back pack . his bear is spoiled to shit . you’re is too , and you almost wanna laugh at the look on the other customer’s faces when the price rings up . jesse was being so showoffy that he forgot to get a birth certificate or name his bear .

bubba saywer

much like with tommy you can’t really bring bubba to build a bear . but unlike tommy , you already know all of bubba’s favorites . you know he loves textures , so the body , each limb , the head , and the tail are all different fabrics . different sensations so he can have those little stimming moments . you know he likes things extra soft , so that’s how you fill it up . during the heart ceremony you have bubba do so many cute little things and he is more than happy to bounce around and babble . then you have him close his eyes and sew the heart in . when he opens them his eyes light up . and when he feels over the bear he is in utter heaven . it becomes his stress reliever and cuddle buddy . and you’re so happy he finds so much comfort in it . bubba will be giving you so many kisses as a thank you .

billy loomis & stu matcher

it’s pure chaos . they’re messing with the kids , putting things out of their reach , debating on what animal or bear to get . but they are the most creative . billy gets a bear , stu gets a bunny . billy gets his stuffed medium full , stu barely makes his stuffed at all . stu over exaggerates every fucking heart thing , billy just smirks and makes everything filthy despite the gasps of mothers around you . billy dresses his bear up like a bad ass punk , stu give it a dress and tries to make a thong for it . billy names his bich fuker and stu names his fuking bich . you don’t know how you made it out of the store without being kicked out but somehow you do . later , at lunch , both of them disapear only to suddenly see the stuffed animals pop over the table as they give you a weird stuffed animal porno scene that you try not to die laughing over .

vincet sinclair

surprisingly , vincent will go into town with you for this venture . and even more surprising , he will go maskless . his long locks will cover the damaged half of his face , and he might look just a bit annoyed with how crowded it is in the store and how loud it is . he’s used to peace and quiet and metal music . he spends a long time deciding on a stuffed animal , even if he doesn’t think that he’ll put it up anywhere . he tries and does convince you to only get one to share . you’ll both build it together . he choses two and lets you get the choice in which one to get . he does the heart ceremony with you , giving a soft look to you , amused at how much fun you’re having , memorizing the way you look so he can sketch it later . you both decide to try and dress up in cozy clothes , a sweater and pants and socks . you name the bear vincent jr and vincent shakes his head , looking at you amused and presses a kiss to your temple .

bo sinclair

bo is annoyed as fuck to be there and is glaring at the kids , calling them brats and ankle bitters . he doesn’t act like he cares , and much like vincent just wants to get one . he isn’t made of fucking money . though he does get pissy when you don’t pick the bear with golden curl fur and you end up changing it with hitting his chest with a limp bear hand . he talks down to the bear builder because at first it’s too soft , then it’s too fucking hard , and then there’s too much stuffing taken out . you end up tipping the poor girl when his back is turned . he almost fucking faints when he sees how expensive everything is for clothes so you only get one white shirt . you then convince him to get a pair of socks because that’s what bo wears when he’s being lazy . he names it ankle bitter . a few days after you get the bear you can’t find it and you think it might have been thrown away , and then you see it in bo’s garage on a top shelf holding a wrench .

lester sinclair

lester has a lot of fun . once he makes it inside he gets pumped and asks if he can give his to jonesy . you both decide that your gonna get on each for her . lester gets her a bunny because of how much jonesy loves them . its absolutely adorable . the bear builder has and issue understanding lester’s slurred country talk , and it makes you want to laugh so hard because it’s obvious they’re from out of state . you end up just doing your best to translate and only laugh harder when lester starts laying it on thicker for a laugh . the bear ends up between limp and medium , a good fluff for a cuddle and chew toy . he dresses the bunny up as you , saying that it’s good for jonesy to have a little version of her daddy’s love . and you can’t help but think lester is fucking cute . he doesn’t name the bunny . later , after you decide to eat in the mall , lester says he’ll be back and goes to the bathroom . when he comes back he hands you a little bear that is dressed up like him and tells you that he wanted to make you something to hug on to when you missed him too much .

jacob goodnight

jacob is nervous , overwhelmed . you go during a school day in the morning so no one is really around . he doesn’t what to do or what to chose , but decides on one that has eyes that can be removed , you understand that he has a bit of an issue so you promise that you’ll put pretty patches over the eyes when you get home , he’s very relieved by this . now , your boy is usually pouty or neutral looking , but watch him light up and smile during the heart ceremony . he takes everything to heart and is so happy . his bear is medium fluff with most of the fluff in his tummy . he takes his time cleaning it , and picks out a very basic outfit . just a plain shirt and shorts . he names it jacob , after himself and wants you to hold it , thinking that you look so cute with two soft stuffed animals in your arms . later , he’ll try to make matching cross necklaces for both your bears . he also wants to come back and make a bear each for all his dogs .

martin ( 1977 )

this shy boy is extremely excited and nervous at the same time . he’ll be quiet , glancing towards you and back at his bear , one that is pure white . he does the heart ceremony , shy as hell about it , whispering the words and such . but the further into the store the more he comes out of his shell . he smiles and stands close , looking at clothes and wanting your bears to match . they both end up looking cute and fancy , his a girl he names angel , and he tells you it reminds him of you . he keeps it in his room , often looking at it when he thinks and misses you .

carrie white

this girl is excited , eyes bright and smile wide and sweet . she picks out something soft and pink and colorful . she doesn’t want her bear to be plain , no she wants her to be beautiful and stand out . you can’t help it . you put your own bear away so you can spend all the money spoiling this happy girl you have . she does everything with gusto , even doing it with some shy kids . she’s so lost in the moment that it’s wonderful , she really needed this . her bear is so soft , nearly limp , and dressed in a pretty yellow sundress with ribbons on her ears . she names it sunshine .

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monk by another name

Personally, I don’t put too much weight into Law’s attachment to faith from Flevance although the imagery hits hard (and I appreciate the art).

But, and I’ve written it before (Flevance and Wano pics in that post), I do find it interesting that his disguise in Wano is of a komusō Buhddist monk (belonging to the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism), and so again he gets linked with religion, though not on a personal level (that we know of). That particular order suits him though.

As also said in the past, it ties into his SBS stated hobby of wandering, and also ties into the tradition/history of many ronin becoming komusō and the monks themselves often being warrior monks, and both rebels and government spies infiltrating the orders. The government wiped them out too, although the music they wrote remains. Wiki says:

komusō temples and their monks were abolished in 1871

I’m not sure what abolishing a monk entails. I know the order (or outfit) is a staple of Japanese storytelling—whether in anime or historical drama—but yeah, if the spiritual path is being focused on, there is cosmetic and maybe deeper development (since in either case, from Law himself, we’ve only got the cosmetic, but it’s plenty of material for fanfic and fanarts, which is great).

Samurai were the ones most often trained in the shakuhachi, btw.

Also, I like this post and episode for its focus on Law’s tengai and outfit, Especially the shakuhachi played in the background like the amazing pan flute (I think) in the opening of Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, which was a remake of Kurosawa’s film Yojimbo.

Gonna have to hunt down the Kurosawa film and see if the shakuhachi is used at that entrance point (some posts say it’s a cliched Hollywood way of interpreting Japanese film). Getting sidetracked now. That whole filmic section is just one of favourite anime moments. Sorely underrated. Ha-ha. Although meta wrapped in a meta wrapped in a homage wrapped in a meta.

#one piece #trafalgar law #flevance #trafalgaar law's faith #komuso #komusō #one piece meta #opmeta #op meta #trafalgar d. water law #chromameta #chromalami #tengai #law's faith

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Ok so, one of the best dates (in my opinion) is going to build a bear and each getting a bear! Like picking em out together n doing the little heart ceremony (and also putting scents in I love the scentss) putting the hearts in each others bears bc love~ picking out their clothes together, naming em, then afterwards grabbing something to eat! (Taking a picture together n setting it as your lockscreen) its wonderful and you get a bear to remind you of your partner!! 10/10!! -Scooby

jason voorhees

michael myers

brahms heelshire

thomas hewit

jesse cromeans

bubba saywer

billy loomis & stu matcher

vincet sinclair

bo sinclair

lester sinclair

jacob goodnight

martin ( 1977 )

carrie white

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💝My Obsession // Yandere! Leona Kingscholar x Reader// 💝

Someone, please explain to me how all my Leona fics end up being 2,500+ words?? Also props to whoever figures out which anime got inspired by to write the ending. Any way enjoy also thanks so much to @malleusthorns their game motivated me to write this.

Warning: Gore...I guess.

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There was a throbbing that wouldn't seem to go away, reverberating through the young girl's skull. Bouncing from wall to wall of her cranium just like a bouncy ball. The pain caused her to close her eyes tighter, trying to lull herself back into the numb comatose that had started to crack under the weight of alertness. Tiny fracture sprinkled around the darkness, noting to fully break her dormant mind. That was until something icy and wet splashed over her face, jolting her from her slumber.

(Y/n)'s eyes shot open, tears forming at the sides ready to slip out. She was becoming cognizant of the hammering in her head. A shiver ran up her spin before creeping over her skin, laying cutis anserina in its wake. As her sense began to awaken one by one, (y/n) started to feel a tug on her shoulder. The poor girl tried pulling her humerus forward, only for her skin to scrape against a smooth, freezing surface. Something was bounding her arms...and her legs she noted as she tried to kick her feet.

Nervously her bloodshot eyes scanned the room, it was dark and chilly. Something was causing every hair on her body to stand up on high alert, her guts where entwining amongst themselves screaming that something just wasn't right. Endless minutes flew by before a rollicking noise jarred silent darkness. A tapping soon followed, pittering across the floor. One second she could practically feel their presence less than a millimeter away from her. The next all she had was their even,never-changing noise where, she could only assume, was in front of her.

'Please talk' a timid voice croaked inside her head. 'Please say something' the nervous noise was poking at her tolerance. 'Just talk!' she couldn't tell if she'd actually screamed out the words or only hollered them inside her head. Either way, it did not matter, the footsteps only continued on their way, ignoring her presence altogether. The steps were getting further and further...the footfalls ceased and were instead replaced by a ripping noise that echoed through the emptiness.

In moments the obscurity was pierced by thin feeble rays of silver light. Despite the lights infirm nature it's brightness (y/n) still shut her eyes in an attempt to stop the stinging that had sparked from the back of her eyeballs. Endless minutes passed before a heavy sigh filled the air accompanied by the mirthless voice of the mysterious kidnapper. "Life's not fair is it?"

That question, that signature rhetorical question that had all but engraved its self in the depths of (y/n)'s memory. There was only one person, one person in the entirety of the world that could state such an overlooked fact as if it was the foundation that life was built on, one person...

"Leona..." Her whisper was as light as the air itself, the name of her beloved childhood friend mingled with the air before it was carried off into oblivion. Craning her head to the right, (Y/n)'s eyes caught the ever so familiar frame of the Savanclaw dorm leader. His green eyes glowed in the eerie rays. His posture wasn't as lax like it always was. There was an eagerness to him, an unsteadiness engulfing him. His spin was stark straight, his gloved fingers dug into his hips, scrunching the fabric of his shirt. "Surprised kitten?" his voice rumbled from his chest, echoing through the room. "You really shouldn't be, you've had this coming for some time."

(y/n)'s brows knitted together, whatever had been spilled on her earlier was starting to dry over her face. Sticking to her visage like a second skin. "L-Leona..." her voice was brittle, wither away like a dying rose. "W-what are...are you talking about?" dread was wrapping it's decaying thin arms around her, hover above the doomed darling watching the spectacle. "Wh..why am I here?" questions where bubbling inside the girl, floating out of her mouth and lingering in the stale air. It did little to phase Leona, he just kept starring and starring. Almost like a predator hunting its prey.

Slowly the lion boy stalked forward, his tail swished from side to side, almost like he was nervous about something...When he was close enough he leaned over. With one hand he tilted the metal chair backward. With the motion (y/n)'s head tipped backward. Their faces were close, far too close, (y/n) could feel every breath that Leona took. There was malice and sadness hidden behind his emerald orbs. His face was twisted into a snarl, sharp teeth on full display. "Why do you always have to be so dame clueless?"

(y/n)'s nerves were starting to snap. If this was a sick joke, then it had lost its humor the moment she woke up. "Stop it!" her voice creaked like old floorboards. Her vocal cords strained almost on the verge of bleeding as she tried to morphed her tone into an intimidating one. "This..this isn't funny Leona!!" The older boy rolled his eyes. He tipped the chain back to its initial position. Before waling behind her and undoing the restraints. Just as (y/n) came to move her arms, Leona forcefully pushed the chair into the ground. (Y/n)'s face slammed against the dirty floor, bouncing upwards from the sheer force before falling down numbly once more.

Leon watched as the young girl tried to get up, balancing herself on her hands and knees. as she stretched her neck to look up at him, he noted that blood was pooling under a few areas on her face and left eye. Creating supple red bruises. Though he would never say it out loud, she looked pretty like this, she had always looked her best when she was bleeding of hurt in some manner, it caused a sort of glow to orbit around her. But her beauty did little to make up for her insolence. There was a storm brewing inside him of him the anger, danger, and a newly awoken darkness where entwining birthing the personification of his obsession.

"By the king of beasts," he grumbled as his fingers shot up to his temple, as they always did when the iteration of the situation was planting another neuralgia in his head "I want you...no, you are mine, you have always been mine! You're just so stupidly dense that you never once realized it!"

(Y/n)'s eyes widen in disbelief, her heart was pounding against her rib cage practically breaking her ribs with each beat. Nervously she brought the back of her hand to her face, trying to distract herself. As she went to wipe the substance off her face. The substance cracked and peeled off the second her hand rubbed against it. As it fell it revealed a sticky layer underneath. Retracting her arm quickly (y/n) tried to see what it was that she had just touched...Another wave of shock rolled over her...

"B-blood?" Frantically her eyes ran up to Leona's begging for answers. The dark-skinned boy shrugged. "I didn't like your history project partner". (y/n) gulped, "How long?" her question silently floated between them, acting as a shield brightened by the dimly light. Leona only raised an eyebrow, he opened his mouth an inch but closed it once he heard the choked sobs and enraged shouts coming from his "lover". "How long?"... there was no reply. "How long have you felt this way!" It was a stupid question. (y/n) knew, if anything she had known for far too long, but she had been so happy in her hubris. So content with playing "sibling" with her childhood friend, she knew how he had felt for far too long. But everything had been so sweet, so pleasant, almost like a fairy tale. It was easier to look for a prince charming in other men and expect her "big brother" to be there and catch her once that prince inevitably broke her heart.

A sharp pain in her scalp caused the girl to look up. Leona was kneeling in front of her, pulling her hair up to look her directly in the eyes.

"Stop being so selfish and just fuking be mine already! it's not that fucking hard!" His yells held a desperate undertone, the big strong king of Savanclaw was reduced to this? A lovesick boy? Angrily (y/n) took in a deep unsteady breath before bellowing: "I'm the selfish one? You kidnapped me and tied me to a chair! You broke that beautiful illusion we had! To want to throw away our friendship for what? So we can break each other's hearts?!"

Leona remained dumbfound, his grip on her hair strengthened. "Actually I ordered Ruggie to kidnap you so that on him" he tried to keep a haughty prideful tone, but her words had left a growing bruise on his ego.

"Doesn't matter! if anything that just further proves my point! You are the selfish one! Just fess up, you're the one at fault here!"

Leona's body had begun vibrating with rage. Lifting his free hand he struck (y/n)! His claws snipped at her flesh, tearing apart skin tissue by skin tissue as if it was nothing more then silk fabric. Slashing at the muscles until there was a large enough opening for the blood to flow past. Trickling down her cheek the mood pushed away the rotten plasma caking her face, splattering on her clothes, leaving large messy circular like stains.

"No no! This! This whole fucked up mess we're in is all your fault! It's always been your fault!" Leona roared. His pupils had started to dilate, tears were forming in his eyes. Swiftly the older boy lifted his fist only to smash it onto (y/n)'s, again and again, and again...

Laughter, a sicking, and high pitch bordering on maniacal. Leona stopped his assault, his brows shot upwards, as his mouth twisted in a snarl, creases started forming on the bridge of his nose. How dare she laugh at him! How dare she mock him!

(Y/n) opened her eyes, they were harboring similar insanity as her kidnapper. Her mouth opened permitting her to cough up some blood that had pooled inside. "Why can't you just accept responsibility? You were always like this! Even when we were kids! Nothing was ever your fault because you were such a tragic little prince weren't you! If you really love me then own it! Don't blame me for your obsession! It wasn't my fault! I thought you...I thought you were happy with what we had!" Leona slowly pulled away. His green gaze never once leaving (y/n)'s damaged face. His fingers unlocked from her hair, which causes the young girl to immediately start rubbing the top of her head.

"I don't really care how you see this situation. My fault -which it isn't- Your fault -which it is- the point is...you're mine now and that's how it's going to be..." Leona's hand slithered over to (y/n)'s wrist, gripping it and pulling her into his arms. (y/n) buried her face in his shoulder, breathing in his nostalgic scent, as he calmly petted her head as if she was a pet cat.

Time had frozen, granting the two so-called lovers a break of sorts. For the endless moment. It wasn't until Leona had gotten bored of their little hug, that the two moved. Leona's hands dug into her shoulder, he leaned his head down just as (y/n) tilted her head up. Lips brushing against each other prepping for a kiss.

The quietness was disrupted by a loud banging noise from behind them followed by an airy sound that got louder and louder. Until it struck right past Leona. Cutting the fabric of his jeans and slicing through his flesh. The lion let out a hiss, jumping to his feet and pulling (y/n) up with him. He pushed her to his chest as he maneuvered his body into an attacking pose.

"Let go of (y/n)! You horrible beast!" "Ecoute a lui, roi des lions" "Don't touch (y/n) Onee-chan!"

Those voices, (y/n)'s mind rushed back to the situation. She had seemingly forgotten just what Leona had done to her. The kidnapping, the humiliation, the beating...somehow it had all ran away from her memory the moment her beloved Leona had embraced her.

Behind the "couple" Rook shot arrow after arrow, aiming for the lion's limbs. One lucky arrow managed to strike Leona's left bicep. The lion boy let out a pained roar, his arm falling limp to his side as blood gushed downwards. "Rook, Ortho now!" Vil's voice boomed through the chamber. Rook nodded as Ortho replied with a "sure thing". The two raced forward, Rook switching his bow for a pocket knife and Ortho punching Leona with his metal fist. Leona tried to fight back but with his wound and the gang up he mostly ended up getting punched.

Sometime before the attack had fully commenced, Leona had shoved (y/n) to the side. Vil ran up to (y/n) grabbing her arm and pulling her towards the exit. Right before he left the "king" of Pomefiore snapped his fingers, causing both Ortho and Rook to leave a bruised and broken Leona. "How did you find me?" (Y/n) asked as she was directed through the maze of hallways and staircases. Vil turned his head to stare at her for a split second before running forward. The hallways were just as dark as the room she had been kept in, the numerous windows were covered by thick black curtains preventing the moon from sharing its light. However, thanks to Ortho's built-in flashlights the gang had a clear, illuminated view of a few feet in front of them. "Idia saw Ruggie knock you out and drag you to the catacombs" Vil explained, his grip on her wrist tightened. As the group ran to the Ignhyde dorm, (y/n) couldn't stop herself from peering over her shoulder. Expecting..no, hoping that her childhood friend would pounce out of the darkness at any moment and chase after them. It was a longing to see the boy she had known her whole life chase after her, the only difference was that this time if he did catch her, she would not object to his advances. But Leona never came...

and she was beginning to think he never would.

Days have a tendency to blend when together there is nothing left to look forward to. (y/n) couldn't remember how long it had been since that night in the NRC catacombs, how long it had been since that "confession"? Time had turned into a paradox, having simultaneously stooped and sped up. Idia and Ortho had taken the role of her caretaker. Bringing her food and checking up on her from time to time. Idia had even broken his shut-in nature just for her, every once in awhile he'd bring over some games to play. Ortho would pop in every day, trying his hardest to entertain the stoic girl. But no matter how hard either Shroud twin tried (y/n) would never smile, her face would never forme any real expression. She only ever spoke when necessary, conversations with her mostly consisted of nobs and grunts. Some days after school Vil or Rook would stop by the Ignihyde dorm with treats. Hoping to return (y/n) to her old, innocent self.

Deep down (y/n) was grateful for the efforts the boys put in. But it felt so meaningless go hollow. What was the point of it all? (y/n) could feel the threads of her sanity slowly ripping. Her days and nights -granted she'd lost track of which was when- where filled with constant pondering over guilty thoughts. Every single one of her waking moments was dedicated to envisioning that damned day, dreaming of just how it could have turned out. Why didn't she just kiss him? Why didn't she jump into his arms and scream that she was his? That she would always be his? That it didn't matter how they loved each other so long as the love was there.

Earlier that morning Vil had stopped by to tell (y/n) that Leona had come back from the semester break. It had seemed like a warning after all Vil was only trying to look out for her. The thought that Leona was back had sent her heart aflutter. She may have not shown it but her nerves where a wreck, she was both excited and nervous. A nagging voice in the back of her mind kept screaming that he wouldn't care about her that she had lost her chance the night she let herself be rescued by Vil, Rook, and Ortho. But a small piece of her still begged that Leona would come for her, that he still loved her.

Sleep was something that came in waves, sometimes she would sleep for days on end, and other times she would spend weeks in an insomniac daze. Tonight was one of the later nights. (y/n)'s eyes refused to close, her brain resisted the urge to think about anything other than Leona. She spent so many nights with his face in her head, mulling over every little detail. As the hours ticked by, (y/n)'s eyes started to grow heavier and heavier. The final scene the moment he said he loved her or at least tried to was still so vibrant in her semi asleep head. She could still hear his voice, his shouts and cries....his voice why was it so clear?--

"You know~ in another life, we could have gotten married, you could have been my queen and I, your king. We could have been happy like all those other happy idiots of the world."

(Y/n) bolted upright, her hands suffocating her blanket. Her window had been reduced to dirt. Leaning against the frame of where the windowpane had been was no other than the man that had plunged her thought for far too long. Standing on her bed and walking over to him, (y/n) couldn't help the larger than life smile that spread over her face or the tears of joy that just wouldn't seem to stop.

She came to a stop in front of him. Just like that night, the moon's rays of silver light cast a surreal glow over Leona's frame. He looked almost like an angel sent to free her from her suffering. "What..what makes you think we...we could ever be normal?" A tiny laugh escaped her mouth as she wiped the tears from her face. All Leona did was smirk, he extended his arm, his open palm beckoning her to take it. Eagerly (y/n) grabbed a hold of his arm, her grip was tight, too scared to let go always this all be some illusion fabricated by her tortured mind.

"Oi shut up already idiot...just stay quiet" He pulled her up, back into his arms, right where she belonged. His embrace was nothing short of bone-crushing. But (y/n) didn't mind, the pain proved just how real how was. With a final tug, Leona pulled her out of the window. As they began to fall to the ground, Leona smiled, a genuine smile that for once harbored no ill intent nor ulterior motive and said:

"You will always be my obsession (y/n) just as I have become yours..."

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bearded-shepherd · 4 years

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Let’s Talk About The Last of Us Part II Leaks (No Spoilers Just First Game Spoilers)...

So yea, I was extremely pissed seeing TLOU2 get leaked and fuk the leaker for doing so (talk about that later)… HOWEVER, peeps are blowing the plot out of proportion. I read it and I watched some clips and…OK, I expected such but I'm not surprised tho.

But lemme tell you this, I FUKIN LOVE the first game (got me through HS). But any person can see that the first game’s plot was bland, generic, and predictable to all heavens for a post-apocalyptic game.

If you worded TLOU the same way TLOU2 leak was, there would’ve been similar reactions (just not as much cause new IP during that time).

I still enjoyed the first game because of the journey and because of the characters; the plot was a second thought to me.

We all remember that the ending of TLOU sparked a lot of controversies about whether or not Joel did the right thing about not finding a vaccine cause he grew attached with Ellie… I didn’t see what the problem/controversy was.

Was it selfish of him? Of course, but he’s human and Neil Druckman tries to based this whole game on realistic reasoning and story telling. Cause humans are weird ass creatures and when shit hits the fan, we lose all our rational sense out the window.

You can still think the plot is bad, that’s completely fine. And to those who spew malice, homophobia, and transphobia beacuse of an “SjW AGeNDA”/s can fuk off. I dont have time for those braindead bitch babies..

As for the leaker, there are rumors that they were a disgruntled ex-employee who wasn’t paid during Crunch Time (IDK). If so,that fukin sucks and I condemn the Crunch Culture. It sucks that most (if not all) Gaming companies, animation, or entertainment in general have some sort of Crunch Culture and we should really change that. However, leaking a game where others alike, devs, artists, etc worked hard on it (FOR YEARS) is not going to do anything good. This crab in a bucket action will only put strain in the workplace conditions. Instead of filing a legal lawsuit and sue ND with other ex-employees as alibis, they only fuked up their career, their future career, and will possible get sued or jail time by ND and Sony.

Anyways, disappointed about everything and everyone, still looking forward to playing the game on June 19. Going to be quite an experience, cant wait. Imma stock up on some tissues now. Stay strong y'all!

#TLOU #TLOU2 #the last of us #neil druckman #video games #naughty dog #sony #playstation

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Counting Down My Top 10 Underrated Films Of The Decade

Let me start by saying it’s a fucking miracle I made this list because I’ve switched and changed it so many times I got whiplash. I really hope you love this list because it took months and months to make this. It’s so sad writing this because I love these movies so much I wish everyone saw them! I decided to cut this list down to ten because I might take the left over movies and throw them on a list in 2020 because I can’t focus on this to save my life. I’m posting this on Christmas Eve as a gift to all of you who follow this blog. To be honest these last like 4 months my mental health has been so bad I’ve barely left the house so this is one of the only things that’s been keeping me together. Anyone who reads this blog, you give me a reason to live and create and I love influencing y’all to watch my shows lmao. Happy holidays to anyone who’s having a shit time at home or has lost a loved one or has been having a bad time mentally. This list may not be the best to lift spirits but my top animated of the decade probably will which you can read here! Love y’all so much hope you enjoy your present! Usually I would say there are spoilers but since many people haven’t watched these I’m going to put where to watch them so enjoy these amazing but very vaguely described movies! Kisses! Oh and one last thing, the average Rotten Tomatoes score between all these movies is 85.2%!

10. Atomic Blonde (2017)

I saw this in theaters and it was quite the experience with all the twist and turns this film has. Atomic Blonde not only has a top tier cast but it’s also one of the best spy movies ever made. I don’t wanna give anything away but can you really go wrong with Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Sofia Butella, and Bill Skarsgård? Don’t think so!

Where to watch: Anywhere you can buy or rent films

9. Anna Karenina (2012)

Directed by Joe Wright, the brilliant mind behind Atonement, Anna Karenina brings the famed novel to life in this romantic and dazzling rendition. I really thought this movie would be racking up the awards when it came out but it didn’t. Either way this film about a 19th century woman (Keira Knightley) who has a lustrous affair with a cavalry officer (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is hot and just beautiful to look at. If you like period piece films you’ll love this!

Where to watch: Anywhere you can buy or rent films

8. Widows (2018)

This movie about a heist gone wrong that leaves the men’s widows to finish the job should’ve won an Oscar for ANYTHING. I mean Viola Davis running a lady gang to finish their husbands crimes!?! The FLAVOR!!! Please watch it there’s one scene in it with Daniel Kaluuya that is literally the definition of CINEMA.

Where to watch: HBO Now, HBO Go, and anywhere you can buy or rent films

7. Annihilation (2018)

Ok I can’t say much about this movie besides that it’s sci-fi and that it has Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman movie in it but please please please PLEASE watch this movie! It’s one of the best sci-fi films I’ve ever seen and it’s honestly one of the best films that came out in 2018! I wrote a little about it here!

Where to watch: Hulu and anywhere you can buy or rent films

6. Nightcrawler (2014)

Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a news reporter who likes to get a little too close to the action. It’s insane to watch just how far he goes to get a story. He is actually a sociopath and Jake should’ve won or at least been nominated for an Oscar for this role. It may be one of his best performances ever!

Where to watch: Amazon Prime and anywhere you can buy or rent films

5. Prisoners (2013)

When two girls go missing a father (Hugh Jackman) does everything in his power to get them back. The ending of this film is so fucking annoying but genius I still argue about it wigg my friend claire. Please let me know if you know what I’m talking about! Also this movie should fuking have 7 Oscars!!!

Where to watch: Anywhere you can buy or rent films

4. Ex Machina (2014)

When a programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) wins a contest to spend the week with the company’s genius CEO (Oscar Isaac) he gets a lot more than he bargained for when he meets Ava (Alicia Vikander) the robot. All I’m gonna say is it should be illegal to have not seen this movie. Like should be a federal crime. I know this is on Netflix so watch it NOW!

Where to watch: Netflix and anywhere you can buy or rent films

3. Logan (2017)

The last chapter in Wolverine’s tale is not only riveting but surprisingly heartbreaking. I watched this on the plane ride to Vegas and I sobbed I ain’t gonna lie! If you love the X-Men you’ll absolutely love, or maybe hate, this Oscar winning super hero movie.

Where to watch: Anywhere you can buy or rent films

2. The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

It’s kind of hard to believe that a movie with Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling didn’t get much buzz but here I am giving it the justice it deserves! This movie that’s basically a lesson in karma and breaking the cycle of familial bullshit is one of the best and most heartbreaking films I’ve ever seen. It also features a career defining performance by Dane Dehaan. I won’t give anything away but I suggest y’all watch pronto!

Where to watch: Netflix and anywhere you can buy or rent films

1. Looper (2012)

This time traveling mindfuck of a movie never left me the second I finished it. I really wish I saw this in theaters cause I feel like it would have been epic. I don’t wanna give anything away because I really want people to watch it but if you love time travel, twists and Joseph Gordon Levitt this is the movie for you. Looper is number one because I’ve been begging people to watch it for about 7 years now.

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歌手：　　　水曜日のカンパネラアルバム：　SUPERMAN 曲：　　　　一休さん …………………………………注釈

一休さん -- Ikkyu-san, a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet of the Muromachi Period, esteemed for his poetry in the Classical Chinese style. He believed in the importance of zazen meditation above anything else, and also a major critic of the politics of temple life, which often made him quite unpopular with the higher-ups of the temples. At the same time, he was also seen as a vagabond-figure, who drank excessively and frequented brothels, which he argued deepened his enlightenment. He was also a major figure in various traditional Japanese arts, including tea ceremony, sumi-e ink painting, and calligraphy. His flute-playing was also seen as one of the major influences on the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism, a movement known for its monks who often play the shakuhachi flute and wear a woven basket on their heads while begging. (*)

Seen as both a heretic and a saint, Ikkyu is more popular as a folk hero. For most Japanese, he is most widely known from the animated TV series Ikkyū-san, a fictionalized account of Ikkyu’s childhood. He solves a variety of problems and riddles, helping poor farmers and outsmarting greedy merchants, often in a rather tongue-in-cheek way. One of his quirks is the pose he assumes while solving a riddle, cross-legged and rubbing his fingers in circles around his head. The most famous of his トンチなぞなぞ riddles are “The Bridge” and “The Tiger in the Folding Screen.” (*)

一休 means “one pause,” and so throughout the song SuiKan plays on that dual meaning, creating an image of a procrastinating genius who claims, perhaps rightfully, that taking a quick break would improve his thinking. The phrase 「下手な考えは休むに似たり」 (“It’s hard to tell a poor thinker from a lazy one”) is an actual idiom in Japanese, used to tell someone to take a break instead of wasting their time on a futile endeavor, or even to taunt an opponent for taking too long to decide their next move in a game. Here, however, it seems to be used almost as an excuse for Ikkyu-san to slack off. In Ikkyu-san’s world, you have your wits or you don’t; there is no try.

The chorus especially deals with a lot of word play. The syllables of Ikkyu’s name are flipped from “一休さん Ikkyusan” to “サンキュー Sankyu,” the Japanese pronunciation of “Thank you.” おつかれ is a common greeting in Japanese, often used to thank someone for their hard work, but it comes from the word 疲れる, literally meaning “to be tired.” The real question is Ikkyu-san working hard, or hardly working?

Kowloon Walled City -- The setting of the music video is an anachronistically retro club atmosphere completely at odds with the zen aesthetic of a temple but probably not unlike a rowdy evening at the red light districts the original Ikkyu frequented. Filmed in an entertainment facility modeled after Kowloon Walled City, the music video captures the romantic dystopianism the now demolished city is nostalgically remembered for. A haven for drugs, gambling, and prostitution, the actual walled city in Hong Kong was a site for both triads and squatters, but has been used as the setting of numerous martial arts movies from Jackie Chan to Van Damme. (*) From the punchy KOMU-ZOU to the use of Chinese in the subtitles, the movie blends the lantern-lit vibe of Hong Kong culture with the folk story of Ikkyu, creating a lone bomber, a hero for the partying masses taking on the corruption of organized crime the way the real Ikkyu stood up for the common man in the folk stories.

「ハッとして!Good」and KitKat -- 「ハッとして!Good」is a popular single by Tahara Toshihiko from the Showa era, a softer and more romantic contemporary to the Hong Kong martial arts movies the video references. The song tells the story of meeting a woman in a telephone box on a hill with whom the singer immediately falls in love:

ハッとして　グッときてパッと目覚める　恋だからフッとした瞬間の　君は天使さ Because of this love that took my breath away, Touched my heart and fluttered open my eyes, Suddenly in that moment, you were an angel

The song was also used in a Glico Almond Chocolate commercial where the singer Tahara meets another Showa idol, Matsuda Seiko, at a telephone booth. They fall in love and enjoy Glico chocolate together. (*)

Here though, SuiKan changes the chocolate to a Kit Kat, perhaps playing on the long-lived tagline for the chocolate popular in the 80s when it was being marketed as a break time snack to get you through a long day of work, “Have a break. Have a Kit Kat.” (*) To reflect that, I veered away from a translation that mirrored the romanticism of 「ハッとして!Good」to a more playful and awkward “gulp.” Knowing Ikkyu, however, there’s no guarantee he’s retiring to his temple bed alone.

湾岸署 -- Wangan Police Department is the department portrayed in the Japanese blockbuster Bayside Shakedown (踊る大捜査線) TV and movie series. The second movie in the series, Bayside Shakedown 2 (踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE 2 レインボーブリッジを封鎖せよ! 2003), is the highest-grossing Japanese live action movie, and in the climactic scene, the police block off the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo to catch a suspect. In the movie, the blockade is a rather difficult task (although one that is successfully overcome), that requires all sorts of paperwork and permissions. In reality, however, it seems police can and have blockaded the bridge quite simply, both for natural disasters and accidents. At those times, radio commentators and newspaper headlines have joked “Rainbow Bridge really has closed!” (*) However heroic the police of the Bayside series are, however, they would likely prove no match for Ikkyu.

Sutras and Pandemonium, Wooden Fish and Disco -- In contrast to the original story in the folding screen, the tiger here seems to be successfully summoned, perhaps as some kind of divine punishment for some misbehaving lords? Sutras are typically recited by Buddhist monks as a preparation for meditation or for rituals, but often in pop culture they are attributed magical powers, as seen in anime characters like Hino Rei (Sailor Moon) and Miroku (Inuyasha). Whatever the result, the lords have fallen into Pandemonium--either a literal screaming and shouting uproar over or a loose tiger, or perhaps a more sinister fate. Much like the English word Pandemonium, “阿鼻叫喚 abikyokan” has connatations with Avici, the lowest level of Buddhist hell to which those who commit the gravest sins are cursed. (*) The real-life Ikkyu-san caused quite a lot of problems for the higher-ups, and here it’s unclear whether the real source of the lords’ ire is the tiger or the degenerate priest. But ultimately, now that the tiger has been released, the only one who can tame it is the priest they so despise.

A wooden fish bell is a percussive instrument unique to Buddhism, often played to count out the rhythm for sutra recitation. Some stories say that the shape originated from one monk who, while on a journey, broke a promise to fish who helped him. As punishment, the fish splashed the priest, soaking the valuable sutras he carried with him. In his irritation, the priest carved out a bell in the shape of a fish to beat out his frustration… but with every beat of the bell, out popped another syllable of the sutra, until the priest had regained everything that was lost. While fish bells did exist in the Muromachi period when Ikkyu-san actually lived, they really began to be used in earnest during the Edo period, when Ikkyu-san Banashi grew in popularity with the Japanese masses. It is also the sound that accompanies the animated Ikkyu-san’s thinking time. (*,*)

Here, however, the fish bell is not being used for its original purpose of reciting sutras, but to beat out the rhythm to “Y.M.C.A.” As one of the most popular songs all around the world, I imagine “Y.M.C.A.” hardly needs an introduction. But I do think its selection, as one of the ultimate disco party songs that balances both unironic praise of an upstanding religious organization with the subtext of a popular cruising spot for gay men in the 1970s, was very intentional. To many, especially Westerners with a Christian background in particular, this might seem to be a contradictory, even hypocritical image, as they might be inclined to think of religious figures and organizations as symbols of chastity and restraint. (And indeed, the actual Y.M.C.A. has not always had such an accepting view of the song or LGBTQA+ identities.) But Buddhism does not actually forbid sexual relationships for priests, and many temples in Japan have a long history of musical performances as traveling musicians often used them as cheap accommodations while on the road. It would not be so unusual then, to see a group of priests singing and dancing along to “Y.M.C.A.”, and it is perhaps in thanks to figures like Ikkyu-san, who merged the austerity of Buddhist Zen and worldly revels into one harmonious world.

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