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kakusu-shipping · 9 months
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are your 108 f/os numbered
🏳️‍🌈 with 50
They are not but I went ahead and counted them myself and number 50 turned out to be The Snork (Moominvalley 2019)
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Homoromantic Asexual, Cis Man, He/Him usually but he really wouldn't notice if you used any other pronouns nor really care all that much.
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mustlikeme4me · 3 months
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Taylor has reached Legend status and is up there with the beatles, elvis, MJ, etc. Haters can no longer impact her life & career with their discourses and attemps on canceling her, because she's THE Taylor Swift: Pop icon, musical genius and songwriting prodigy (she's also a kind hearted, humble & compassionate human being that deserves everything she has).
Her legacy will live on for generations and haters cannot take that from her, no matter how hard they try.
And the best part for people like you and me who are here first and foremost for the music is the fact that she's going to continue creating no matter what! We are in for a lifetime of creative content from this savant. Literally cannot believe 13 year old me was smart enough to start supporting this incredible human being.
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mariomoved · 2 months
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soooo. this blog has made its 2 month mark & some changes happened since then. gone through a lot of different icon psds & posting layouts. even got (or attemping at) a new pc. has any other things change? not for the most part. still unfortunately a slo mo at returning replies, despite me telling myself that i'll try getting better with it. words are. hard. & being tired almost constantly doesn't help. that plus work & real life mess taking away my controller. mom says it's my turn to play on the tumblr dot com. not that i'm throwing excuses out the window or anything, but i'm certain you kno how it is. i'm no multitasker, i epic fail doing so.
there's been so many of you who has reached out to me & i'm so thankful for it. if i had the time in my days, i'd be messaging nonstop to gush about our muses, developing criteria for thread building & so much more. everyone i see on my dash are so gifted. tho i can't see everything, the things i do take little peek a boos at are brilliant masterpieces. a one liner? genius. a couple paragraphs? look at you go. a full on post that makes me have to scroll down multiple times to reach the end? how do you even. whichever your preference is in writing, it's still masterly brilliant. flawless, even. props to you doing your best. preesh for giving it your all.
anywho. thank you for a good 2 month streak! imma see if i can do a little better here in terms of, well, everything really. i realize at the end of the day, we are all here to have fun with our silly little blorbos buuuut it would be cool if i brought myself out there more. mario wants to meet everyone!! so i shalt not let anything stand in my way & make that happen. much, much love to you guys ♥️
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hello-nichya-here · 5 months
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There is such a strange obession with always having to humble Michael Jackson.
He fits like the extrem case of a Tall Poppy Sydrome.
1# His brothers (Jermaine) how they say he wouldn't be Michael Jackson without the Jackson 5. Kind of dismissing his talent and wanting them to be a part of his success.
2# People who claim Joe beat talent into Michael. And is success is thanks to his abuse. If that was the case. What went wrong with the others then?
3# The constant comparsions with todays artists. Who not only benefit from the streaming era but are also way below him talent wise or impact wise. Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Drake, Chris Brown... Them naming new King of Pops like Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles. The comparsions can be looked as a compliment that he is looked as the standard or as an insult because they try to dismiss him and put him om the same level as these artists not respecting he is a league on his own..
#4 These stupid lists billboard or rollingstone put out ranking him ridiculously low. Like tf you mean Michael number #86 on the best singers list. Or the 20 best Halloween songs doesn't involve Thriller eventhough it's the most recognizable one.
#5 Claiming Eagles Greatest Hits was the best selling album of all time back in 2018. Eventhough it was only in the US. ( allegedly) But of course these trash tabloids had to make it look like it was the world.
#6 The stupid allegations. If they put any effort into reading would know are bs. When their smear campaign failed they just made it look like "separating art from the artist" bs.
#7 Them reporting other artist broke his record. Eventhough it isn't comparable. You can't compare Drakes shitty number ones who are mostly features in it or he features in them to Michaels number ones where he is mostly on his own and also wrote most of it. The songwriting is also something they can't believe and try to dismiss aswell. Also Drake has the benefit of the streaming era. Michael didn't. Aint nobody buying a bus tickets to drive 15 minutes downtown and purchase an album of Drake.
Their pathetic attemps really knows to bound. They would literally choke if they just admit he is the greatest.
The one about his father's abuse being the thing that "made him what he was", as well as the unfair slander against MJ for accusations that were so ridiculously they were laughed out of court are, by far, the ones that piss me off the most.
Joseph abusing his son was not the reason why Michael was the greatests, it was one of the many reasons why we lost him so soon. I'm always EXTREMELY suspicious when people try to push that kind of narrative of "abuse is not that bad and has positive consequences if you're not a crybaby", especially when it's someone in a position of power, because it just screams "I want to get away with exploiting people AND I want to be praised for it."
The lies of "Michael was a pedophile" are just the kind of stuff that breaks my heart and makes me furious. And I gotta laugh when the same people that tried to destroy MJ because of stuff they KNEW was bullshit now pretend it never happened or, like you said, use the "separate art from the artist" argument. It just proves that Michael had earned so much respect from both the public and the few decent people in the industry, AND was so fucking talented, that those idiots were eventually forced to realize that they would have made much more money celebrating him than they ever made by tearing him down
And we all know THAT is why they did it, the good old business model of "Give the public a great icon, then tear said icon to pieces in front of them." The people that are still on the hate/devalue MJ train are split between people that are too proud to admit they fucked up, and the people that built their entire lives around telling the public which popular thing is actually not that good (be it in a "I'm too good for stuff that the masses like" way or in a cancel culture type of way).
Plus, we all know Michael was not afraid to openly trash the media and even his own record label when they pissed him off enough, and you just know some rich assholes that are not used to people talking shit about them and getting away with it and still hold a grudge for it.
As for the comparisons with modern idols - it's not just things like streaming that make said comparisons not just unfair, but downright nonsensical.
The very fact that people will go "Oh, this person is the new Michael Jackson/King Of Pop" is already a contradiction. The reason Michael has the status he has is because there WASN'T a "king of pop" before him. He had people who influenced him and there were artists that were HUGE, sure, but there was no one that fit the role of "The MJ before MJ" so to speak. The closest "match" I can think of is Beatle Mania, and even then, that was a group. Even when people talk about the "most important/famous" Beatles, it's always Lennon AND McCartney.
Michael Jackson's fame as a solo artist was on the level of "People legitimately did not fucking know someone could be this famous" and to this day nobody has done it again - which is a big deal since, like you pointed out, it is a lot easier to have acess to an artist's work now.
And yet everytime one of today's artists is called "The new king/queen of pop" in some internet article it just never catches on... yet the title of said articles DON'T have to add a "(Michal Jackson)" after saying the words "King of Pop" because if you know these three little words, you know the ONE person they refer to.
Another important factor here is that all of these "new coronations" so to speak happen literally every year - to more than one artist. We are TOLD "this random music critic saying this about this artist is a big deal" but it doesn't match what we're SHOWN because, again, to reach Michael's level of fame, one would need to be literally "The only artist that matters, everyone elsa can just fight for the title of second best." If everyone is "the new MJ" then no one is, not really. At most they're just "Super popular artist" and there's nothing wrong with that.
Things like the internet and streaming have also made the term "fifteen minutes of fame" much more literal than it ever was. So sure, you easily find people that went viral - but how many of them had any real, lasting sucess? How many times did an artist do something cool that pushed to everyone all over the globe, and then just a month later they were a has-been?
And even the well-stablish artists of today, even though who started really young, don't have the same kind of long career Michael had because most artist don't start singing at the age of five, spend their entire childhood and adolescence gaining more and more fans, and then spend their adulthood as the biggest thing ever because they put out the first AND second best selling albums of all time. Michael had already been performing, and been absurdly famous, for nearly two decades when he finally released Thriller - which just got a 40th anniversary edition because even after four decades since it's debut, and 14 years since Michael letf us, he is STILL such a powerhouse that the world just had to celebrate his music once again.
Comparing that to artists that have only had one or two decades in the industry is ridiculous because of course they're gonna lose, just like their modern songs are obviously going to be front and center instead of the ones made decades ago, from an artist that is deceased and whose sales did not benefit from streaming, or even CDs, for a long time. And once again, the fact that Michael STILL has a presence on Spotify, Youtube, TikTok and literally very platform ever speaks volumes of just how solid his legacy is. Meanwhile all these singers he's being compared to are still making stuff that will one day become their legacy. It's comparing apples to oranges.
And since I mentioned the (ungodly evil thing) that is TikTok, that brings me to yet another major difference between MJ fame and modern fame: how artificial it all has become. Don't get me wrong, musical trends and popular "formulas" to make a hit have always existed, but things today are often SO calculated to have "viral qualities" (a part the is guaranteed to become popular on TikTok, never going over a specific length, everything needing either a sped up version or a slow reverb version, etc) that they might as well have been made by algorythm.
Meanwhile, Michael became the biggest singer ever because the priority when making anything was to make sure it was GOOD, no matter the style, length or topic of the song. Michael often said his approach when making records was to have no songs you can skip - compare that to artists and labels trying to make 20 seconds of a song catchy to blow up on TikTok, rest of the thing be damned, and you have yet another reason why MJ's legacy is solid, while plenty of promising new artists disappear overnight.
And, finally, we that brings us to the final difference between Michael and plenty of artists today: how he COMPLETELY altered the industry, in every way.
Michael Jackson is the reason why Superbowl performances are a thing, why music videos have all kinds of cool aesthetics and even enough plot to be considered short films instead just being an artist dancing to their own tunes on camera. He was the first black artist to ever have his music videos air on MTV. Fans passing out during his concerts was a regular thing. Plenty of artists all over the globe have him as a reference to how they should sing, dance, dress, or even just stand on stage because Michael had such presence he could stand on stage without moving for an entire minute then slowly, dramatically remove his sunglasses, and people would still be screaming their heads off.
Once again, let's look at Beatle Mania: it was a level of fame nobody had seen before, for artists that were breaking all the rules. But nowadays a group of young men playing love songs and having seemingly every teenage girl in the country following them around is nothing out of the ordinary, and while their songs are still fantastic, plenty of bands over the decades have done awesome things with rock music that are just as revolutionary, if not more.
Meanwhile, Michael is still THE reference, and his music is still the definition of "quality." If you hear his biggest hits, you can totally tell which bits modern singers were inspired by - yet if you didn't know who he was, you could wrongfully assume some of these songs are modern because they were SO ahead of their time they still sound groundbreaking today.
Seriously, there's a reason NONE of these artists that was ever compared to Michael tried to actually claim his title: saying you're as good as him is one hell of a bold claim that gives people a ton of impossibly hugh standards that you better meet, without flaw and making it look effortless, otherwise you look like the most arrogant person who has ever lived - and nobody wants to deal with that kind of pressure.
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savage-rhi · 5 months
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Mending Shadows // Chapter 21
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Summary:
Y/N was a simple Scavenger of Lucis, until meeting a deadly blow at the hands of an infected creature. At the crossroads of death, they are found by Niflheim’s cryptic Chancellor with his own agenda. Now bonded to Ardyn Izunia, and tossed into the world of Niflheim, Y/N struggles to cope with their new life as an Imperial Icon all the while battling their feelings toward their fate and that of Ardyn’s.
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Weeks had passed, and Y/N didn’t feel ready for what awaited them in Accordo. 
Ardyn wouldn’t set me up to fail… Y/N reassured themself for what felt like the hundredth time as they paced around the lower deck of the airship. It was quiet near the storage chamber versus the upper bridge; where Imperial soldiers lurked, while the powerful who were obligated to attend the betrothal ceremony exchanged gossip.
Y/N imagined Ardyn was having the time of his life up there, suckering more people into his tangled web. He had stressed more than once that being social wasn’t truly something he enjoyed, but at times Y/N had caught him where it was obvious he was eating it up. He couldn’t hide his nature from them. Their bond through the scourge would see to that. 
Ever since the bleedthrough, Ardyn had been more transparent. At least when it came to politics and extravagant plots. Y/N lost count of the times Ardyn had asked for a second opinion, and purposefully invited them to the study hall of his residency to go over a plan.  Many debates were had, and at times Ardyn didn’t care much for what Y/N had to say, but he showed gratitude at the end even if a stalemate occurred. With his notoriety for being seclusive among the high Imperials--and feeling alienated due to his actual age--Y/N assumed it must’ve brought him comfort, being able to talk to someone else beside himself. Ardyn held everyone at an arms length, except for Y/N. This made them wonder just how far up the ladder they were in comparison to most.  
Y/N let the awe of those moments travel through their mind. With everything Ardyn confided thus far, it was both remarkable and intimidating what he had been meticulously laying out. All to make sure when the time came to fulfill his role as Adagium, he’d be successful. Y/N could see the maze of dominos he would one day flick and the chain reaction that would lead to many downfalls. Although, he did leave out many crucial details. Even with his eager openness as of late, Y/N doubted Ardyn would ever give anyone the full picture of what was setting out to do. 
Y/N stopped midway on a flight of stairs, leading to the lower deck of the storage unit, and squeezed the handrail so hard that their knuckles began to turn a pale white. 
Y/N stopped in between the doorframe leading from the main hall and to the living room. Furrowing their brows, Y/N shook their head seeing Ardyn at the sofa. He was meticulously reading over some files with the paper less than a few inches from his face. Y/N couldn’t help but snort. From a distance it appeared as if he was getting ready to devour the material rather than comb over for information. It was yet another sign that Y/N was right on the money when it came to Ardyn’s eyesight. It wasn’t the best.    Clutching onto the small box at their side, they let out a nervous breath while recalling the last conversation they had concerning his eyes. Ardyn bitterly denied and rejected the accusation. So much so that he got angry enough to let his daemonic side show itself to immediately silence the discussion. Y/N’s body remembered what Ardyn’s anger felt like: pulsing waves to the sides of the temple, tense muscles around the throat, and a tight feeling in the chest. The memory of that bleed experience made them second guess approaching him, and Y/N could feel their right foot take a step back.
That’s when Ardyn stopped in the middle of reading upon sensing the slight shift of sound in his domain. He looked up at Y/N with a faint smile.    “Attempting to get a jump on me?”    Y/N rolled their eyes at his calm yet sarcastic tone.    “Wouldn’t you be able to sense me anyway? If I was going to kill you in broad daylight, I’d think my emotions would’ve betrayed my elaborate plan.”    “Not necessarily,” Ardyn mused as he put down the stack of papers on the empty side of the sofa cushion. “I feel your emotions at times, but I can't read your literal intention. I'm assuming it's the same for you regarding me."    “More or less,” Y/N nodded in agreement.    Ardyn raised a brow out of curiosity. “Is there a new development in our bond you wish to share?”    “What?” Y/N was taken aback, then shook their head when it dawned on them what he meant. “No, no. Nothing has changed for me as of late.”    “What’s that you got there?” Ardyn gestured toward the box. He motioned with his right hand for Y/N to approach him and watched as they cautiously ventured to the sofa. If he didn’t know better, they seemed to be bracing themself. Ardyn furrowed his brows as Y/N stood behind the sofa, but remained within his periphery. He adjusted so his body was facing more toward them and he crossed a leg over his lap. 
“I got you something from the Marquet,” Y/N began and handed the slender black box to him. They smiled despite Ardyn letting out a disappointed hum while he carefully examined the object.    “I’m assuming with the gil I gifted you?”    Y/N shrugged. “Yeah, it's not like I have another currency at my disposal.”    “That gil was for your own indulgence,” Ardyn said with mild irritation. He let out a sigh. “You didn’t spend it all on this...thing, did you?”    “Of course not!” Y/N scoffed with a laugh. “Even though its a custom order, the price barely touched the 10,000 gil you gave me.”    “That’s a relief,” Ardyn murmured with a tease. “You had me worried.”   “About?”   “Having to put a stop to giving you an allowance. Last I checked you aren’t some unruly adolescent given a taste of financial freedom, though I could be wrong.”    Y/N shot a glare when he smirked. Their hands reached toward his right shoulder and gave him a shove which Ardyn laughed at.    “Just open the damn thing, will you?”   
“No need to fret,” Ardyn chuckled. He turned his attention back to the box and popped the lid off. Shortly after, he removed a soft fabric that was covering up the contents within. His fingers lingered on the texture, surprised at how silky it was before proceeding.    Ardyn froze when he saw the glasses. His brows knitted while a frown formed on his lips. He carefully took the reading glasses out, scrutinizing over the rims and temples. There was a glimmer of fascination in his eyes that Y/N couldn’t see while his thumb felt the material of the outer rim of the frames.    Oh shit, he hates it… Y/N swallowed. Their pulse began to quake, feeling maybe they should get a head start on running because Ardyn didn’t look amused in the slightest. Then again, they should’ve known better for this was a touchy subject for him.   “I rather like how the dark red fades into the black on the temples,” Ardyn began. “The raised gold bar side detail, is it a mere aesthetic?”    Y/N was almost too stunned to say anything. They blinked a few times, then gently took the glasses from him, giving a demonstration.    “It serves as a practical use too,” Y/N started and used their index finger to go over the raised spot. “It helps with grip. I noticed your right thumb and index finger sometimes have trouble. I thought this would make it easier.”    Y/N handed the glasses back to Ardyn. They watched as he nodded and went back to inspecting. 
“You’re more observant than you let on.” Ardyn murmured.    “Is that a bad thing?”    “No,” Ardyn shook his head. “Mildly annoying, but no. It’s not a bad skill to have at your disposal.”    A silence began to dwell between the two while Ardyn sorted through his thoughts. He had an epiphany what the silky fabric was for, and picked it up and began to clean the lenses. While doing so, he looked briefly at Y/N before focusing on his task.    “I should be upset that you did this.”    “I know.” Y/N sighed in defeat. “To be honest, I can see how this could come across as insulting.”   “Yet you still proceeded.”    “It hurts watching you struggle. You always look like you're in pain after hunching forward to read because you can't see the text. There’s no shame using an aid. Especially for vision."   Ardyn let out an amused hum then sat the fabric back down. He was still reluctant to try the glasses on, and debated with himself before speaking.    “There wasn’t anything like glasses in my time. Being blind in any capacity was heavily judged. With me being a royal, and if the fanatics found out, this could’ve garnered me a reputation I wouldn’t have been able to recover from.”    “Just for being farsighted?” 
Ardyn nodded. “It would’ve been a terrible omen in my case; that I would be ‘blind to the plight of the people’. With being the future king on my shoulders, you can see why I kept silent.”    “That’s some utter shit.”    Ardyn laughed at Y/N’s crude remark. “It is what it is.”    “And your thumb and index finger,” Y/N began as they gestured toward his right hand. “What’s wrong with them?”    Ardyn averted his gaze and glared. The sudden change in demeanor was enough to get Y/N to take a step back which he caught onto. He gestured for them not to flee.    “You didn’t overstep,” Ardyn said as he closed his eyes for a moment, calming himself down upon feeling his blood boil. “I’m not enraged at you.”    “It’s your circumstance, right?”    Ardyn gave a nod. “Correct.”    “You don’t have to tell me,” Y/N reassured, trying to soften the blow they had unintentionally knocked toward him. “It’s not my business to--”   “I have nerve damage among other things,” Ardyn interrupted. He looked up at Y/N. There was a serious morose in his gaze while his mind lingered on the scattered memories that led up to his imprisonment at Angelgard. “My body endured much when I was crucified. I was nothing but torn flesh and broken bones by the time the mob strung me up onto the hooks. Even after Verstael freed me thousands of years later, my body hasn’t fully recovered. The material Somnus and his followers imbued within those chains prolonged many of my past ailments to this day.” 
“What kind of material would do that?” Y/N muttered under their breath. The grotesque visual they imagined of Ardyn made them grimace.    “Mythril and a compound which is now extinct,” Ardyn mused with a huff. “The limp in my left leg is another consequence. The same could be said for the scars I carry. It's amazing, that even with my immortal gifts such damages remain with me."    Y/N remained quiet while Ardyn shared his experience. The way he was both nonchalant and bitter about the subject had them feeling uneasy on his behalf. Y/N walked around to the front of the sofa, facing Ardyn while his head followed them.    “You didn’t have to tell me anything, but thanks for trusting me enough to do it anyway.”    “I rather enjoy confiding in you,” Ardyn said sincerely. He smirked after capturing Y/N’s eyes with his own. “You’re easy to speak with when I’m not in a sour mood.”    “I’ll make a note of that.” Y/N said quietly with a smile. A tingling sensation went across Y/N’s nerves which briefly had them fearful the scourge was flaring, until it dulled into an almost euphoric buzz. Y/N compared it to the anticipation one would get during the climb of a roller coaster. An anxious churning of the stomach right before the drop.    “I trust you won’t make a mockery out of me if I put these on now.” Ardyn stated, breaking the silence. The feelings Y/N had instantly went away. Now registering they had been sensing Ardyn’s emotions and physical state, they couldn’t help but wonder what the hell that had been about. It was strong. Really strong.    “No promises there.” Y/N said with a grin, not wanting to linger nor to tip off Ardyn that they felt something. 
Ardyn let out a reluctant sigh and then put the glasses on. He adjusted some of the longer strands of his hair, making sure the limbs of the glasses didn’t get tangled up in his locks. Once settled, he made a face. It was nearly akin to the expression a child would make upon feeling embarrassed about a situation.    “How do I look?”    Y/N bit the inside of their cheek, trying very hard to suppress the large grin that wanted to remain on their face. They resorted to covering their mouth with their right palm, then retreated the limb away after clearing their throat.   “Rather ridiculous I take?”   “No, absolutely not!” Y/N exclaimed.    Ardyn raised a brow, his eyes combing over their face like he wasn’t buying it in the slightest.    “Your amused expression would suggest otherwise.”    “I’m not trying to make fun of you!” Y/N said in their defense, and shyly rubbed the side of their neck while Ardyn rummaged for his cellphone out of his pocket. He looked away from Y/N while using the camera portion of his device to see himself.    “Oh dear,” Ardyn murmured. He was taken aback, looking bewildered if anything. He ignored the chuckle that Y/N made and adjusted the bridge.    “What’s the verdict, Chancellor?”    “I look like my father with these.” Ardyn blatantly stated.    Y/N snorted and laughed at how serious he sounded. Confusion soon crossed their features. “Wait, you said glasses weren’t a thing back then?”    “That remains true, but there’s something peculiar about these specs that make his features more pronounced on me.” 
“I think you look cute.”    “Oh?”   They were both stunned. Too surprised to say anything.   Despite a twinge of red gracing his nose and face, Ardyn was quick to recover himself. He snapped out of his freeze, and smirked. His expression carried a mischievousness that he could tell made Y/N uneasy and put under the spotlight.    “It seems we’re both feeling rather confessional today.” Ardyn chuckled.    “I didn’t mean it like that!”    “Then pray tell what you meant. Unless cute is slang for something else nowadays, I recall it means to be endearing or sweet.”    “I was only complimenting you. It’s not that deep!” Y/N said in their defense.    “Ah, but you were complimenting me! Therefore I can deduce I strongly appeal to you in some degree or another.”    “I’m taking those back for an exchange.” Y/N said, trying to change the subject and cover up their embarrassment.    “I. Think. Not.” Ardyn mused while he enunciated each word. “I’m actually rather fond of these. Now more than ever.” 
“Quit while you’re ahead.” Y/N warned, shooting him a glare that could either be distinguished as playful or serious.   “But we were just beginning to have some fun!”    “Yeah,” Y/N scoffed. “At my expense.”    “We both know you love it!”    Mutual laughter fell between Y/N and Ardyn when they both realized how ridiculous the situation was. Antics died down, and they suddenly were both staring at one another intensely. It contrasted with the ease that flowed between them, along with a contentment that neither were endangered by the other.    Letting out a breath, Ardyn took the glasses off and put them back into the box. He then stood up and approached Y/N.    Y/N nerves climbed up their spine when he was but a few inches away from them. An odd sensation pooled in their upper chest as Ardyn's left hand cupped their cheek. His fingers traveled to their chin, gripping it gently before pulling them forward. Y/N's face could've landed in his chest if he hadn't stopped them before impact. Y/N could feel the bump of his nose and the soft texture of his lips upon their forehead. Warmth spread everywhere in Y/N as a jolt traveled down to their toes. It grew when they felt Ardyn gently inhale and exhale against their scalp.   
“Thank you for the gift.” Ardyn murmured against them.   “You’re not mad I got these for you?”    “No,” Ardyn pressed another kiss to their flesh and pulled away. His hand remained under their chin, thumb gently stroking over their skin. “It’ll grow on me, much like yourself.”    "Oh," Y/N murmured, getting lost in his amber eyes. The strong yellows and oranges that normally danced in his iris were being consumed by the darkness of his pupils. Y/N's heart skipped. It looked as if he was drowning at the sight of them. His breath ran across their nose, and Y/N didn't realize they were so close to pressing their lips to Ardyn's until he let go, and didn't say a word as he ventured out of the living room after taking the box with him. 
In the present, Y/N’s eyes were closed as they let out a deep breath. They tried to focus on their previous concerns. A righteous person of strong morality would be doing everything in their power to find a way to warn Lucis what they had come to learn about Ardyn's future exploits. Despite their convictions, Y/N knew they'd never find the courage to rat him out. Not because of fear. No. Not when death was already on the line, and they had been wanting, but because of something else. 
Y/N remembered a terrible tale that spread across Lucis years ago. How an elderly woman needed help going to a hospital, but she had been stuck on her sofa for so many years, that her skin had grown into the fabric of the couch. Y/N didn't know what this feeling was that they had developed for Ardyn, but like the old woman, Y/N felt that if something tried to rip him away, it would be just as excruciating.  
It’ll grow on me, much like yourself…His words echoed throughout their head, and with a growl under their breath, Y/N forced themself to continue walking. 
“This has to be the scourges doing,” Y/N muttered, trying to rationalize their thoughts. 
Speaking of… Y/N furrowed their brows when they came to a stop, looking out one of the windows to the deep sea below. As they admired the saturated blues and sunny sky, Y/N heard a shuttering whisper reverberate through the shell of their ears. Swallowing, they rummaged through their pants pocket, taking out a few tablets from a plastic bottle and popped them into their mouth. A dull pain began to radiate from their jaw and worked its snare down their arms, but never went past a certain point. A sigh of relief left them as they swallowed the last capsule. 
While Y/N couldn’t predict flares, they had to admit it was getting easier to anticipate when one might decide to creep in. It wasn’t always a success, trying to be one step ahead of the darkness, but Y/N felt good knowing they were finding a way to co-exist with the chronic disease. Despite the recent wins, Y/N wasn’t going to lie to themself: dying was still a mercy they sought. 
Before Y/N could dwell on it further, the soft sound of footsteps followed by a familiar scent had them turn around quick with a gasp. 
“Spooked you, did I?” Ardyn mused with a grin. 
Y/N sighed, eyeing Ardyn’s body up and down. A shadowy fog whiffed off his clothes and flesh, and eventually faded away. 
“I’ll never get used to you shadow stepping.” Y/N groaned while they gestured at Ardyn with concern. “Aren’t you afraid someone is going to catch you doing that?” 
“Not really,” Ardyn shrugged. “It’s a skill I’ve perfected over the years. Comes with being a sneaky bastard, as you affectionately called me at the Imperial Banquet.” 
“You know I was joking, right?” Y/N snorted. 
“I’m well aware, but I do so love a good guilt trip! Especially when it’s at the expense of your pride.” Ardyn chuckled. Worry drifted across his features as his eyes roamed over Y/N, trying to find any trace of the scourge upon them.  
“Are you alright?” 
“I just took four pills. It’s working, I think.” Y/N murmured, showing the bottle to him before putting the plastic roll back into their pocket. 
“When we are settled in Altissa, I can help you further.” 
“What happened to the ‘you gotta be strong and tough it out’ motto?” Y/N teased, getting Ardyn to shoot them a playful glare. 
“You still need to work on building resistance,” Ardyn stressed. “But it’s another matter entirely when I can feel it too. It’s quite irritating.” 
“Right…” That was something Y/N had noticed ever since the bleedthrough occurred, that Ardyn was starting to experience more of their flare ups himself. He never once complained, nor showed signs he was in distress, but Y/N had caught him several times now looking more exhausted than usual. It seemed his barriers were coming down more, and Y/N felt a terrible pit in their stomach knowing this was more or less their fault. 2,000 years of enduring pain beyond human comprehension--to where it became a mere itch--and now he was slowly going back to square one.
“You’ve been doing that a lot,” Y/N said, breaking from their thoughts. 
“Doing what exactly?” Ardyn smirked. 
“Dropping everything to come check on me,” Y/N watched his smirk disappear, knowing he had been caught. “Every time I have a scourge flare now, you’re always at my side within an hour or even minutes.” 
“Is it not compassionate of me to ensure my guest is feeling healthy and happy?” 
“I feel like it’s gotten you into trouble.” 
“Trouble?” Ardyn raised a brow. 
“I heard that several higher Imperials petitioned to suspend you from court because of you leaving midway through procession. Even the Imperial Council complained to Aldercapt that you’ve been having difficulty balancing self care and duty.” 
The face he made indicated to Y/N that he had been caught red handed. He didn’t like it one bit. 
“How did you come to find that out?” 
Y/N snorted. “Tuti, Gretchen and pretty much all the Imperial Help in the East Wing have been squawking about it. They love to gossip. Loudly.”
“But of course…” Ardyn rolled his eyes. He sighed, but alas didn’t let this deter him from his convictions. “I’m the Chancellor. As far as anyone is concerned, I can come and go as I please. Besides, I’d rather be holed up with you feeling miserable than crestfallen while performing tasks like budgeting.” 
“That’s almost too sweet.” Y/N teased. 
“Well,” Ardyn hummed. “I could easily sour the mood?” 
“Bet?” 
“Be careful what you wish for,” Ardyn darkly chuckled. As much as he was enjoying this little banter, there were tasks he needed to give to Y/N. “I’m going to need you to do me a favor when we are in Accordo.” 
“Like I don’t have a list as long as an Anak’s neck.” Y/N murmured. 
“Come now, this won’t be too difficult! I merely need you to gather some information for me.” 
Y/N frowned. “You definitely soured the mood without even hitting the punch line.” 
Ardyn laughed. “I aim to please! 
Y/N sighed. “Alright, smart aleck. What’s this regarding?” 
Ardyn glanced over Y/N. Their reluctance was plain as day, and quite endearing in an annoying sort of fashion. Catching himself smiling too long at that, Ardyn cast his gaze to the ocean beyond the glass of the airship. 
“I received a tip that the tomb of a Lucian King was discovered on one of the smaller islands near Altissa. While it may be hearsay, it’s imperative I find the location while we are partaking in the betrothal ceremonies.” 
Tomb…? Y/N couldn’t drudge up any past conversation where Ardyn mentioned this. They thought perhaps archeology was a fascination of his, much like his love for cars, literature, and music. 
“What would you need with a tomb?” Y/N asked. They noted Ardyn’s hesitancy showing through the slight pout of his lips. 
“It’s a matter of what I need from the tomb,” Ardyn corrected. He looked up as the airship hit turbulence. Some of the pipes rattled, and the creaky sound of metal echoed through the base. He prevented Y/N from falling by grabbing hold of the collar of their shirt, and yanked them toward his body. To save them both the trouble of balance, Ardyn wrapped his right arm around Y/N's waist to anchor them. 
“You alright?” Ardyn chortled when the quakes died down. 
“I hate airships.” Y/N bemused, shaking their head while they glanced around as if the walls would begin to implode due to the altitude. 
“We both know that’s a lie,” Ardyn teased. “You like flying!” 
“Maybe on the back of a chocobo,” Y/N huffed. 
Y/N and Ardyn both smiled at one another, trying to suppress a bout of laughs. It was only when Ardyn gently squeezed Y/N’s waist did either realize their proximity, and the two dispersed with reddened faces. 
After Ardyn had let go of Y/N, he cleared his throat.
“As I was saying before we were interrupted, I need you to find out where this tomb is.  Given your former occupation as a Scavanger, I’m sure you could use your skills of persuasion to aid me. One of the Accordian socialites you’ll be meeting has the intel I seek. Her name is Betrys D'bhara. If you could find the means to win her fealty, I’d be grateful.”
“I’ll give it a go, but I can’t promise anything. There’s a chance she won’t like me.” 
Ardyn furrowed his brows, turning his head ever so slightly toward Y/N while he regarded them, and gently murmured.
“What’s not to like about you?” 
Y/N swallowed back their pulse. “I’m flawed?” 
“As am I, and yet here you are tolerating me. What’s not to admire about that?” Ardyn smiled, until his lips quirked into a knowing smirk. 
Y/N didn’t know whether or not they wanted to slap his smirk off or kiss it away. The intrusive thought made them grimace and avert their eyes from him. 
“Are you ill?” 
“No, but I think a flare might be coming.” 
Ardyn wasn’t buying Y/N’s statement, but he couldn’t pry further. Not when he felt his cell phone ring in his pocket, signifying that he was needed in the upper level of the airship yet again. Nevertheless, he made note to potentially re-visit this conversation with Y/N. 
“We’ll be docking soon,” Ardyn reassured Y/N. “I would suggest putting together something jovial for your attire. It’ll leave a good impression with both the Accordo representatives and the public.” 
“Alright.” 
“And Y/N,” 
“Yeah?” 
Ardyn held their gaze for a long moment, acknowledging them and seemingly whatever they were trying to hide. He could feel the air of suspense grow the longer they both stared at one another. A part of him felt tempted to reach out to touch Y/N, but he relented with a shake of his head. 
“Nothing.” He whispered with a sigh, and began his trek back to the upper dock. 
As soon as Ardyn was out of the vicinity, it felt as if oxygen returned back to the room, and Y/N swallowed. A simple thought came and went: this feeling they had growing toward Ardyn, felt scarier than dying and scarier than what awaited them in Accordo. 
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tgammsideblog · 1 year
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Tgamm S1 E3  ¨Getting the Band (Shell) Back Together/ The Greatest Concert Ever¨ episode analysis
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The first double part episode of the series introduces more of Brighton history and its citizens as well as exploring Scratch’s place in the Mcgee family. It’s also a musical episode, having more song sequences that your normal episode.
The first segment ¨Getting the Band (Shell) back together¨ highlights Molly’s desire to help other people and make the world a better place. This was previously explored in ¨The Unnatural¨ with Molly trying to help the local softball Brighton team. In this episode we see that she really wants to restore an important part of the town that was destroyed decades ago.
It’s nice to see Molly genuinely trying to connect with her own community and bringing people together to rebuild the bandshell. Both segments deliver well this message of trying to work together with friends and neighbours to fix issues you find in your town or city through charity events for example. It does it in a way that it doesn’t feel preachy to the people watching it. 
On that note, this episode gives us a bit of Brighton lore. There are multiple things through out the series that hint that the town used to be a happier place but for some unspecified reason this sense of community and joy started to dissappear over time. That’s why it is sweet seeing the elderly and the teenagers from the softball team hanging out together after they finished rebuilding the bandshell at the end of the first segment.
Another important theme of this episode, which is the more emotional conflict of the characters, is Scratch starting to consider himself part of the Mcgees. Throughout the two segments Scratch states multiple times that he isn’t a Mcgee and he is ¨one name icon¨ yet he is seen playing with Darryl in the first segment, inviting Molly to go to the park and trying to help with Molly’s project in more than one occasion.
Scratch at the start of the show is clearly someone who has a hard time opening up to others. He struggles with expressing his affection and part of him fears that others find out that ,in fact, he cares about others. He tries to be in denial of how he truly feels but as much as he wants to ignore it, he wishes to have friends. I would even argue that in this episode he doesn’t realise he is genuinely starting to like the Mcgees until he sees Molly giving up in the second segment. He tries repeating to himself that he doesn’t care care about anyone, grabbing his head and flying in circles. He finally comes to terms with the reality that he doesn’t like seeing Molly being sad and that he wants to find a way to help her.
In this occasion, Molly and Scratch’s relationship has developed into a sibling/ uncle-niece sort like relationship. Scratch teases Molly a few times with how her plans aren’t going to work out but he never attemps to stop her. From Molly’s side, she likes to mess with Scratch doing a ¨told you¨ dance when people end up coming to help with building the Bandshell. It gives the impression that she has become familiarized enough with him that she knows his bad habits and has no issue with showing when she doesn’t approve of something that Scratch does.
The rest of the Mcgees have some good moments as well. Darryl making sounds with his toy, Sharon revealing a few things about her past (which i hope it does gets explored in Season 2!) and Pete being supportive of Molly.
On the songs, i enjoyed the music from both segments quite a lot. Although, if i had to chose, i would have to say that ¨Just Give¨, both the normal version and the reprise version, are some of my favourite songs from the show. There is something very sweet about them. They have a nostalgic feeling that makes me happy when i listen to them.
In conclusion: For being the first double part episode, it’s a solid one. It introduces the themes of the series and some minor characters, the songs are nice, there are some hilarious moments and great character development. I’m not sure if i would put it under the same quality as other double part episodes, still, it’s great.
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semantic-vegas · 1 year
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Since christmas isn’t exactly a good time for me, I killed a couple hours trying to recreate Jeff’s iconic Guitar Mag outfit:
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I'm as obsessed w/ Jeff’s Jender™ as everyone else, so it was both fun and daunting to see if I could do this look any justice. Best attemps under the cut ~
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Without the whole sob story, I’ve gained weight this year and have been struggling with how I look and how clothes fit. And ofc along with that, feeling uncomfortable posting pics of myself. But as shitty as the quality and lighting of these pics are, I actually felt pretty cool?
All of these clothes were already in my closet too (though I did hop on ebay and spend $20 on this necklace the first time I saw the original pics... in true simp fashion).
Anyways, this was fun, so I’ll probably do it again in the future. Not to try to make it a thing, but if anyone ever feels like recreating one of Jeff’s (or anyone else honestly... imagine Build or Us???) outfits, feel free to tag me so I can hype you up :)
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I am thinking about kokobot and if it were more useful or more dangerous. I discovered it because of my bad psychological conditions, and in advising me to look for help, Tumblr was right, and so was the automated response to my activity on the social, that suggested me 5 times to look for help, and then presented me kokobot. Yet, I am posting this, because I am curious about your impression about kokobot, this automatic self-learning chat.
I ultimately think that the fact that it asks people, who feel bad, to help other people, will only reward those who use the sufferance of the others as a tool to feel better. It is true that feeling useless could be one of the main symptoms, but not feeling loved is maybe the first cause of everything, so an automatic system is already destined to fail. But I am not judging, just reasoning. Let say that i feel really bad and I decide to see if kokobot can help me. First of all it asks me to choose among some categories of problems, school, work, friends...then to describe my problem in 3 or 4 sentences. Then it automatically scans the words of my sentences and decides which answers are best suited among those it stored. I can receive a good/useful or a bad/useless answer. Of course if it is good it is not enough, because how can I explain a life gone wrong in 3 sentences?, so I can ask for a better one , adding more information, but the answer is again chosen automatically, so... .Maybe, the same process of chatting with a very fallible machine could be of some use in lessening the anxiety for someone, but I don't think so, bedides, the icons and emoticons that it uses in the messages, I find them very irritating and disheartening. Kokobot is not a chat, after all, it is just a serie of choices and therefore I need to repress my free expression continously, in order to use it, in a moment when I feel particularly vulnerable and useless. Then if it gives me the opportunity to be usefull and help somebody, it doesn't give me the time to think about a good answer at the question that somebody in conditions similar to mine has asked. And if I manage to say something to that unknown person, it would be only that one message, and I wouldn't know about the reaction of that person, and I couldn't chat with them , I couldn't send another and maybe better message. In that way I think , after my attemp to help I would end up feeling more useless and more isolated. ...mmm....After all, I think that kokobot is destined to be a failure, because the cure it is all in finding a good human relationship, and kokobot is not human, its answers are all a "one only", it is not a growing process of mutual understanding.
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cnl0400 · 11 months
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Ok almost finished the Idol case in Life Makeover I think Is super fun that you're dressing up between scenes of an attemped murder case, the MC Is simply too iconic I Guess. Perhaps I judged you too harshly....
Idc If Yulia tried to kill Annie, she's still cute 2 me
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greerlott1 · 2 years
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heliumcheque8 · 2 years
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loyaltieas · 4 years
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@isjustice wally blog now :(
                    wally west hated slowing down.       he hated that stutter of steps that marked indecision, that brief moment of confusion between one thought and the next, the space between thinking and doing.           if he was being honest with himself, really, he just hated   standing still.   and maybe that was the next lesson in dante’s inferno: that everyone’s hell is personal. because the speed force isn’t like standing still. standing still in space still means   TIME   is flowing, no the speed force was like   NOTHING.   doing, having, and BEING nothing. sometimes, wally wondered if they remembered him at all.                        and wally considered himself a relatively sane guy, but there was no doubt it was driving him insane. even now, he’s curled up, clutching his head and desperately trying to count the seconds.   math   makes sense, right? maybe that was all the speed force is, one big equation and wally just has to   FIGURE IT OUT   to leave. (whichever side of the door that means). he’d tried running until his legs gave out, he’d tried kicking, and fighting, and graciously debating with the infinite void and all that ever happened is he fed to the static void. MATH had to be the answer, because the only other possibility was that THIS was it, for however long infinity is, and that was not something he was willing to accept yet.                                he’s so wrapped up between 1,236 and 1,237 that he doesn’t hear it. the first sound he’s heard in both years and seconds combined into the ultimately phantom feeling of surprise. it has his finger moving only slightly, enough for one green eye to peer between his fingers and for the picture to damn near stop his heart          (again--- ha!).           it’s a breath. a whisper of a question caught in the stillness of the void. wally knows he’s hallucinating, maybe the last step between he and the river styx or whatever but he can’t help the little hope that bubbles in his throat as he asks begs the mirage:                “ uncle barry? ”
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hlurz · 3 years
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Stupid headcanons about What if Blind Channel were Argentinian (or How to mix my latest comfort band with the cultural influences of my whole life)
The original post has links and images for all the stuff, but I'll try to put some cultural context in this for the not Latinoamerican fans. (My English is crap, but I guess someone can be interested in this nonsense).
Disclaimer: I'm basing this in the little of their personalities that I figured out with their media content, and probably some fanfic stuff that I've consumed lately (and, mostly, my taste on music and humour). Also, and it's very important, I'm ignoring the fact that growing up in Finland or Argentina must be really diferent.
The song Kilómetros from Los Caligaris would be THE SONG for them 'cause the message fit them so fucking well. And let's not ignore the fact that the band from Córdoba has big circus influences, and mess with different genres. (A live collab with them would be a mayhem, and we'd love it). "There are so many things that can get complicated, but I'd rather die than to stop dreaming" "The same is ten thousand that few people, the important thing is to transmit what we feel"
Soda Stereo would be a big rol model for their expansion beyond the borders.
Some other influences: Carajo, Catupecu Machu, Airbag, Infierno 18, Wos, Roma, Emanero, La Renga, Cabezones.
They would dream of a pogo bigger than the Jijiji one.
They'd love Asspera's cover La Motito de Carlitos (how they could not? it's hilarious and has Chop Suey)
Instead of "I Want it that Way" they would play Mambrú's A Veces. (Mambrú was a pop boyband from earlies 00's and that treasure is their biggest hit)
They'd make a cover of Don (has a iconic guitar solo)
During the promotion of Balboa, they wouldn't forget about the Rodrigo Bueno iconic show in the Luna Park (he was a cuarteto singer -a genre born in Córdoba- who help making it mainstream, and played gigs in a stadium known for the box matches).
Guilty pleasure or not, I think (at least some) the boys would like cumbia villera and the 2010's mainstream. Look, Niko sometimes fit into the aestethic, they seem to not give a fuck about prejudices, and I really enjoy that kind of music. Also, it's fun to imagine Niko playing Hoy Volví a Verte in a nice piano, or the boys dancing in a party.
Joel would wear a Sumo t-shirt, and a "Te quiero pero soy un bardo" one. (I love you but I'm a fucking mess) (Sumo was a post-punk and reggae band in the 80's)
There would be videos of Tommi singing Rata Blanca song, and Los Nocheros while driving. (Rata Blanca is a metal band with amazing songs, and Los Nocheros helped the folckoric music get into mainstream in the 90's).
Olli and Juanes's La Camisa Negra (literally, "The black shirt"). He's Colombian, I know, but his music was everywere and I really like it. Just a lot of IG stories of Olli wearing his stage gear with that song playing?
Nunca quise is the perfect song for Hokka-Porko dinamic. "I never loved anyone as much as you / That is why I begin to doubt / If we will be brothers who were separated / And we unknowingly got back together" "And I'm proud of want to break/your head against the wall"
A LOT of references to Peter Capusotto y sus Videos, and Re Heavy Re Jodido (the first one is a rock themed Argentine humoristic TV program, and "el Heavy" is a comedy character who has a very particular humor that I can't describe but is *cheff kiss*). "If I want to, I go to a Blind Channel gig and I start playing peaceful rock, 'cause I'm so tough, so heavy metal" (that's my sad attemp to make a joke like the "Heavy" ones). Also, doesn't look like the combination of ESC Aleksi and Joel? Can't get it out of my mind.
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volgdemagischewinx · 3 years
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Bloom unpopular opinions/hot takes? -lambofzenith
Well, like you I'm relatively new to the fandom (pretty sure we both joined in the same fit of Fate rage), so it's def gonna be mostly hot takes:
I've said it before and I'll say it again, but at least in the og seasons and comics she's a genuinly well-rounded and interesting character(tho the longer I'm in this fandom the more I feel like that's not even an unpopular opinion, but her haters are just very loud)
The fact that she gets less screentime than normal in s2 is not a result of rainbow splitting the focus better, it's a result of the plot being so poorly paced that more time is spent on fillers that don't need to focus on her. The actual storyline still has her at the center and delving deeper into her arc would have made the season stronger
Her healing powers should never have been able to bring someone back from the dead, and also should have gone to Flora instead. Flora has multiple plot points about her having to heal someone, while Bloom works better as the one with crazy destructive powers she can't quite control
She would be absolutely miserable as queen and also would never support an absolute monarcy. The latter goes for most of the cast tbh like I can tolerate it in a kids cartoon but in a more realistic setting? No fucking way
While she certainly does function as the audience surrogate, especially early on, focusing too much on her as the everyman is doing her character an injustice. She's a weirdo(also an autistic icon), and it's so much more fun to dig into that side of her
As much as I dislike her relationship with Sky, I actually think when you lean into them as an absolute trainwreck of a couple rather than a failed attemp at a fairytale romance, their dynamic has the potential to be one of the most interesting ones in the show. In that same vein making them more functional would just make them even more boring than they already are
Her storyline should have ended in her coming to terms with the loss of her people, and learn to move forward, instead of the overly perfect happy ending in the movie
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dani-halfa · 4 years
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Valerie Gray Appreciation Post
Valerie Gray is one of the most iconic characters of Danny Phantom. She can be a powerful ally or your worst enemy.
Before Shades of Gray she used to be a very rich girl thanks to her father´s business. Unfortunately due to a few accidents involving Danny trying to catch a ghost dog, Cujo, her father´s career is ruined and the Gray family lost most of their material possessions. And because of her new status Valerie is kicked out of the group of popular kids.
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This made Valerie hate ghosts, specially Danny Phantom, the ghost who she blames for ruining her life. 
One day she receives a very special ghost hunting suit, she´s not sure who send it but she is sure she´s going to use it to get revenge Danny and hunt all the ghosts in Amity park.
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One interesting thing about Valerie as character is that she´s not exactly evil, in fact, one could say she´s a ¨good guy¨ since she helps hunting ghosts that want to hurt humans. On the other hand, she´s an antagonist from Danny´s perspective because she usually tries hunting him.
In Life Lessons we get to know a little more about her life: Not only she has to study for school but she has two jobs: Hunting evil ghosts and working as a food mascot. In the same episode she´s asigned to work with Danny on a school proyect. During one of her attemps at trying to hunt Danny Skulker captures them both, handcuffs them together and takes them to his island to make them play a ¨hunting game¨.
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While working together with Valerie Danny realizes that she was telling the truth about her second job. After the manage to escape from Skulker´s island, Valerie admits that Danny isn´t such a bad ghost after all but that doesn´t mean she  won´t continue hunting him if she sees him causing trouble.
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From that episode their relationship changes, Danny falls in love with Valerie in  Reign Storm and she seems to feel the same. The two start dating in Flirting with Disaster. The problems is that as Sam and Tucker try explaining to Danny, having someone who is always hunting your half ghost as your girlfriend is not going to end well.
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Valerie decides to end their dating as she worries about Danny getting hurt in one of her ghost huntings (She doesn´t know that Danny is Phantom). For what is implied in  ¨Double Cross My Heart¨ they seem to be good friends after their break up.
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In  ¨D-Stabilized¨ is the episode in which Valerie realizes that Vlad has been using her all this time and that he´s a half ghost. She also helps Danny in freeing Dani after he tells her that  Danielle it´s a human too.
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Valerie still remains as one of most complex characters in Danny Phantom because of her personal motivations, character development and her relationship with Danny. If season 3 had lasted more episodes i would had liked to see what the writers had planned for her after swearing she would start hunting Vlad and she helped Dani in  D-Stabilized.
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its-moopoint · 4 years
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There is many people upset about OL finale, for what I've read, they take all of the violence the book has but not the tenderness moments; especially on JC... Some has even speak about how looks like everything it's about C and wanted to Jaime be re casted 😯😯😯
You know I couldn't have answered this yesterday before watching myself but after having done so here are my thoughts that sum up in: great ideas poorly executed.
It's a mix of feelings for me, good additional material but for the wrong reasons and bad choices taking out classic book stuff. I'm gonna try explain myself.
1. Jamie in the future.
As a concept I understand what they were trying to do here but I just think it wasn't possible. To have Jamie in the future, even if it's in a dream like experience or disembodied projection, took away from the here and now of the scene, the season and what was really going on. It's such a huge thunder stealing moment and rightly so. I mean raise your hand if you wished and wanted and longed to see Jamie in the future with Claire either in the books or in the show. I know I wanted to and I knew Diana was never gonna do that so I had resigned myself to read about it on fanfics but they go and bam, give it to us so unexpectedly. In fact so unexpectedly that I still think it was neither here nor there in this episode and no one can convince myself Diana is happy with the experiment. I believe she was so against having Jamie in the future in any way and was keeping all her mistery for Jamie's ghost appearance at Claire's window. But I digress... back to the episode, I loved this scenes but for the wrong reasons. I think it's like inviting Antonio Banderas to your wedding and yet not want him to take the spotlight and steal your thunder. You love the idea of him being there but you know it's gonna backfire with people focussing on him. That's what I think has happened here. The image of Jamie in the future being Claire's husband and being so domestic and tender with her is so visually powerful and emotional and beautiful that puts the rape and ordeal in second place and out of focus.
2. Brutality of the gang rape
I have admitted to have read the books only once in a rush devouring them in search of plot jumping descriptions and stuff so I may be wrong here but I remembered the gang rape as beyond horrible in the book so so disgusting I had to stop reading, feeling like puking. In that sense I really don't agree with people who say the show made it cruder or worse, on the contrary, it still felt pretty "safe" compared to what I had came up with in my mind when reading Diana's words.
3. Roland's acting.
I can't be the only one noticing or thinking this. For me it's like he checked out as an anon said. I find his performances completely confusing in the sense that his gestures and acting doesn't match his words. In fact he reminds me of this horrible news anchors who can't do empathy while telling the news so you watch them there be sharing such horrible news with smiles on their faces?? Well that's Rolando here. Total innapropiate facial expressions for the key lines he delivers. It doesn't match. And it screws up the scene. If you doubt it try doing this experiment, go watch one of this key scenes and dub his words with some funny joke you know, or a Limerick, or a song lyrics. It will fit his face too!!! For the life of me I can't understand how this stuff is watched by many and no one sees a problem there. He's just there throwing his lines when it's his turn mostly. In my opinion he failed big time on his Thanksgiving speech on the future and on "when the time comes" iconic line.
4. Jamie and Claire's intimacy.
They say they are trying, and it's definitely better than previous seasons but they still make the same poor choices by cutting the most important stuff out regarding their interactions. I read the script for the finale and again they missed the point by removing any tender touch from Jamie to her. I can't believe they didn't do the marks kissing that was written. Jamie is her healing. His touch is her healing and her recoiling from him at his first attemps of comforting was essential too. I don't understand why they didn't show any of this.
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So all in all, I liked some things for the wrong reasons and I think they did worse than they should have with the good material they had that always gets discarded in favour of other meaningless stuff (way too much sophistication in all the 60s easter eggs and so little trauma healing for Claire with Jamie).
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