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bongboyblog · 1 year
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Bengali word of the day: বরবাদ (bôrbad)
English: wasted/ruined
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian برباد‎ (bar-bâd).
Cognates: With Hindi/Urdu बरबाद,برباد‎ (barbād) and Ushojo برباد (barbād).
Phrases/Sentences: আজকের দিনটা বরবাদ করলাম।
ājkēr dinṭā bôrbād korlām.
Translated: I wasted my whole day today.
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seongclb · 11 months
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— enhypen when you’re jealous because of their bite me performance !
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idol enha! x gn!reader, fluff, established relationship au, no warnings :)
req. by fellow bengali anon, hope u like it !
n. oops i got so distracted with sunghoons
♫ you by lloyd
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𖠗 이희승 | lee heeseung.
you were so so excited for this comeback, especially since heeseung kept everything a surprise for you
he said he wanted today to be the “grand reveal” so you complied with it, noticing how nervous he was getting, too
even though you’ve seen his previous comebacks
midway through your excited squeals due to the chorus, you notice the women making their way to the stage and a gasp leaves your lips
so this is why he kept it a secret, you thought.
even heeseung couldn’t perform his best knowing you were watching
he takes small steps when he walks towards you
“hi baby” he spits out nervously when he sees your expression and your hands placed beside your hips
before you get the chance to get a word out, his hands are making their way to cup your cheeks for a small kiss
followed by a few more kisses
and a few more
just kisses until you stop being mad
“you better be giving me kisses like this every day until you stop performing this song” you demand
“ofc my love :D” now why would he say no to that???!
even though he wants to tease you, he knows better
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𖠗 박종성 | park jongseong.
you guys watched the mv together and initially you were so excited and complimented your boyfriend the whole way through
until
the women came in their red dresses & began their sensual dances
“oh haha you didn’t mention this”
jay didn’t really pay much attention to that
but then when you don’t say much for the rest of the video
he narrows it down
“my loveeee” he calls
“hmmm?”
“are you upset about the back up dancers?”
“ofc not lol”
he knows you’re lying anyway, he’s too in love with you to not notice
so jay being the best bf ever just pulls you into a tight embrace where he just reassures the heck out of you
“it’s just work, lovey. i didn’t even look at them when they were dancing and i’d much rather dance with you”
would never even think about teasing you, you’re his precious lovebug
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𖠗 심재윤 | sim jaeyun.
would probably tease you
again, you’d watch the mv together and you’d be hyping him up when your face just drops
unlike the one with jay, you’d probably ve a bit more open about how you feel
smack
“OUCH??????” he yelps
“that’s what you get. why are you dancing so close to her???”
“babe that’s my job???” pause
“are you.. jealous?” he smirks.
“nuh uh” “yuh huh”
to this, you give him a dirty look and push him before running away into another room to avoid his jokes
jake would chase after you and just throw himself onto any part of your body until you can’t move
“you’re sooooo cute, angel!!!! i love you and you only! maybe if you learn how to dance, you can dance it with me instead!”
you just stare at him in annoyance while he giggles at how cute you are
dude would make jokes ab this just so he could smother you with love again
any excuse to hug and kiss you tbh
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𖠗 박성훈 | park sunghoon.
i think similar to heeseung, he kept it a surprise
but unlike hee, hoon only kept it a surprise so he could annoy you and tease you rather than be scared for his life
he initially wanted to reveal it at the live performance so you could get a good view of it live
but he gives in and lets you watch the mv cos he’s a simp and can’t refuse when you say “please” with those cute eyes of yours
literally watches you in anticipation but you’re too busy staring at your pretty bf to even realise
but then.
you see another pretty person who doesn’t look like you ALL OVER YOUR BF??????
he’s literally smirking like he can’t even hide it
“waaahh you know these dancers are like so professional, i don’t know where hybe got them but they were so good”
he expects a big reaction from you but you’re just like
“oh really? that’s so cool.”
and then he just frowns
but he doesn’t give up
“yeah it’ll be fun when we perform live”
you whip your head to him so fast, “live?”
“yep,” his smirk reappears.
“teach me the dance,” you ask.
“sorry???” he sputters
“teach meeeeee! i wanna learn so we can dance together.”
he’s literally combusting at this point, but he stands his ground
“no, you’re always such a horrible dancer.”
you frown, “fine, i’ll go ask jake.”
it’s his turn to whip his head at you
“WAIT NO I WAS JUST JOKING”
who’s smirking now, hoon
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𖠗 김선우 | kim sunoo.
wouldn’t intend to make you jealous, it just happens
realises kinda fast tbh
when you’re watching it together, he’s in the midst of explaining the day and the make up artists blah blah
when he realises you’ve stopped paying attention to his details and rather you’re focused on the woman dancing with your boyfriend on the screen
sweet boy just closes the laptop
“y/n” he smiles at you.
“why’d you turn it off? i was enjoying it!” you so painfully obviously lie
“who wants to watch that anyway when i can just reenact the full thing for you, minus all the extras”
sunoo discreetly makes you feel special with this special concert only for you, his beloved
would probably teach you so you can dance together
if you end up telling him that you’re jealous
he wouldn’t have any of it
just constant reassurance and frowns bc he doesn’t know why his literal perfect s/o has anything to worry about
his eyes are only for you!!
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𖠗 양정원 | yang jungwon.
absolute cutie
he tells you the day he finds out about them dancing with him
don’t get me wrong, he’ll still find this amusing
but he’s too in love with you to actually let you be sad about this thing
“y/n, i have to dance with these women for the bite me performance”
you’re glad he told you but you still feel jealous when you see it
laughs but asks what he can do to help you feel better
“just hugs.”
to which he immediately embraces you
“and kisses.”
to which he’ll leave soft kisses on your face
tells you every day, “one day down, only _ days of this performance left!”
even though you both know it won’t be the end until his career ends
when he sees the edits of him and the back up dancer, he panics about you seeing them so makes sure to keep an eye on what you watch of him & even if you do see them, he’ll be quick to make up for it
reminds you all the time that he doesn’t even look twice at them or anyone
would do anything for you just say the word
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𖠗 西村力 | nishimura riki.
is so excited for you to see him dancing a new choreo
probably brings you to a dance practise one day
and that’s where you see the full choreo
“did you like it??” he asks.
“it was.. interesting.”
he just looks at you, confused
probably leaves it but wonders what was wrong with it, especially since he liked it so much
o m g
has a lightbulb moment out of nowhere
you’ve probably just forgotten about it when he shouts, “I GOT IT”
you look at him with fright “got what???”
just hugs you instead while laughing his head off
“y/n, you know i love you right? like i literally omg i love you i cant even express sometimes”
*big sad he’s so cute*
blushing, heart pattering, smile from ear to ear
“yeah, i guess i like you, too?”
kisses ur cheeks bc wow you are adorable
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hotvintagepoll · 18 days
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Propaganda
Madhabi Mukherjee (Charulata, The Big City, The Coward)—Madhabi Mukherjee is legendary for her nuanced and sensitive performances in some of the classics of Bengali cinema particularly her roles in Satyajit Ray's films
Angela Lansbury (The Harvey Girls, The Court Jester, The Manchurian Candidate)—The babe, the myth, the legend. In her own words her early hollywood roles were "a series of venal bitches" and they were all glorious. Half of them wanted to kill you and you probably would have thanked them. She even goes toe to toe with Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls! That said, she was chronically underused and misused during this era - she was just 36 when she was cast as Elvis Presley's mother in Blue Hawaii and a few years later commented that she'd played so many 'old hags' that most people thought she was in her 60s. She thought she was "all talent, no looks" but she was the full package! Post-1970 I hope we all know what an incredibly talented and compassionate badass she was, but I feel like not enough people know her early roles as a hot (often villainous) young thing.
This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]
Madhabi Mukherjee:
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She played in some of the most critically acclaimed films in bengali cinema and she is an incredibly talented actress. Everybody should watch 'The Big City' she's so good in it!
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Angela Lansbury:
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"Angela Lansbury might not be where your mind goes first when you think of hot leading women, because she had a later career revival. But she began acting in the early 1940s after leaving London due to the Blitz. In the first couple decades of her film career she has an openness about her. She said she never really fit in with the Hollywood crowd and to me she gives off a friendly, untarnished vibe."
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"Most of us know Angela Lansbury as old lady sleuth Jessica Fletcher, but it's important to know that she was smoking hot in her younger days as well as a damned fine actress. Although she didn't get lead roles until her early 40s, at 17 she was a supporting actress in films such as Gaslight (1944), National Velvet (1944), and The Picture of Dorian Grey, for which she won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress and was nominated for the Oscar. Even in her memorable performance as the manipulative mother in The Manchurian Candidate, she is listed as a supporting actress as she does not play the love interest. She was successful both on stage and screen, and won the Tony for her lead role in the musical Mame on Broadway in 1966. TL;DR While Angela Lansbury mostly played supporting roles in films before 1970, she had what it takes to be a leading actress, which we know from her success on stage and tv from the mid 60s onward"
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"She looked like a princess but bit like a viper"
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"Is there anything this woman couldn't do? Act in comedy and drama, sing, dance, be a wonderful human being - quite simply a true and wonderful lady."
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"she is the fairytale princess of my dreams in court jester"
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"god she had such an incredible career all throughout her life really but as a young lady she was just as incredible as she was in her later years. enchanting voice, amazing personality, and absolutely GORGEOUS. she lamented not having the looks to play leads in romance but that idea is so batshit because look at her??? she's one of the most terrific women of all time. also she's my grandmother's favorite actress and i truly get it"
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neil-gaiman · 1 year
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A few days ago I mentioned that I've started "American Gods". I mean, I already am very invested, even if I'm reading at a very slow pace because of not having much free time.
But, I wanted to thank you for one specific thing, even before finishing it. You've mentioned Kali, and specifically, the place Kalighat. I'm from Kolkata, the city where Kalighat is located, and it made me feel seen in a very specific way I've never felt before. I didn't feel represented like a generic Indian, but as a Bengali. And, I'm not sure why or even how, but that has indeed made a difference.
The story is so personal to me now. I feel so involved because you mentioned that one place. I don't think I've ever understood how and why representation matters on such a personal level.
I don't know how to express what I felt in words, but I can tell you that I let out a squeal of delight and felt my heart swell in so much emotion. Because of one word.
Thank you so much for making me feel seen, sir. Thank you so so much.
You are so very welcome!
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hadeth · 8 months
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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ وَحِينَ يُمْسِي سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ ‏.‏ لَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلاَّ أَحَدٌ قَالَ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ أَوْ زَادَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ صحيح مسلم حديث ٢٦٩٢
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: He who recites in the morning and in the evening (these words):" Hallowed be Allah and all praise is due to Him" one hundred times, he would not bring on the Day of Resurrection anything excellent than this except one who utters these words or utters more than these words." Sahih Muslim 2692 In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 39
هذا من أذكار الصباح والمساء العظيمة، أن يقول المسلم في صباح كل يوم ومسائه: «سبحان الله وبحمده» مائة مرة، جمعٌ بين التسبيح والتحميد. والتسبيح: تنزيه لله وتقديس وتبرئة له من كل ما لا يليق به سبحانه وتعالى مما ينافي كماله وعظمته وجلاله، قال الله تعالى:{ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُون }[الصافات:180] ، وقال تعالى:{ قَالُواْ اتَّخَذَ اللّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَانَهُ }[يونس:68]، والحمد: هو إثبات الكمال لله سبحانه.
 وقوله «سبحان الله وبحمده» أي: أسبِّح الله حال كوني حامدًا له؛ فهو تسبيحٌ مع إثبات الكمال لله سبحانه . قوله: «لم يأت أحد يوم القيامة بأفضل مما جاء به إلا أحدٌ قال مثل ما قال أو زاد عليه»؛ هذا فضلٌ عظيم ، وليس معنى قوله «وزاد عليه» أن يقول: سبحان الله وبحمده مائة وعشر مرات مثلا، بل تُعد المائة كما جاءت في الحديث، والزيادة تكون بأنواع الأذكار الأخرى المطلقة والمقيدة.
فهذا فيه التأكيد على أهمية العناية بهذا التسبيح في الصباح مائة مرة وفي المساء مائة مرة، والشارع له حكمة في هذا العدد، فيعدها المرء مائة كما ورد، وإذا ختم المائة وأكملها ولا يزال يرغب في التسبيح والتهليل والذكر؛ فالباب مفتوح للذكر المُطلق، لأن هناك ذكر مُطلق وذكر مُقيَّد، فالمقيَّد يؤتى به مقيّدًا كما جاء بالعدد الذي جاء، والذكر المطلق لا يحدُّ بعدد.
وهذا الذكر له أهميته؛ من جهة عظيم الموعود المترتب يوم القيامة على المحافظة عليه، ولأن التسبيح نُصَّ عليه في القرآن في مواضع على أهمية العناية به في الصباح والمساء، وقد مر معنا جملةً طيبة من هذه الآيات التي فيها الأمر تعيينًا وتحديدًا بالتسبيح في الصباح والمساء، مما يدل على علو شأنه ورفيع قدره وعظيم ثوابه عند الله سبحانه وتعالى.
ومِن فضائل التسبيح بهذا العدد: ما أخبر به النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ؛ أنَّ مَن قال «سبحان الله وبحمده» في يومٍ مائة مرّة حُطَّت عنه ذنوبُه ولو كثُرت. ففي الصحيح من حديث أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أنَّ النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ((مَن قال «سبحان الله وبحمده» في يوم مائة مرّة حُطَّت خطاياه وإن كانت مِثلَ زَبَدِ البحر)). أحاديث الأذكار والأدعية 35 - أذكار طرفي النهار شرح البدر
Hadith Translation/ Explanation : English French Spanish Turkish Urdu Indonesian Bosnian Russian Bengali Chinese Persian Tagalog Indian Vietnamese Sinhalese Kurdish Hausa Portuguese Malayalam Telugu Swahili Tamil Burmese Thai German Japanese Pashto Assamese Albanian : https://hadeethenc.com/en/browse/hadith/5516
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মনের মানুষ - Soulmate
[Steve Rogers x Indian!bengali!GN!reader
Summary: your heart is aching for a home that no longer exists. Steve finds you in the middle of emotional turmoil.
Warning: homesickness, childhood trauma if you squint, mention of political disturbance, fluff, cursing, Steve being an absolute sweetheart, Steve also getting the feels]
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After the third round of knocking incessantly at your bedroom door, Steve huffed. He didn't want to intrude, in case you weren't decent or something.
"Sorry y/n," he muttered before twisting the handle, fully expecting to find it closed, unyielding.
His eyes widened, first in mild surprise at the ease with which he'd made it in: no locked doors. Then in shock, since his favourite person - you - was currently curled up on the floor, facing the sunset. Knees pulled up to your chest and tears streaming down your face as you whimpered softly now and then.
The next emotion was confusion at the music playing in the room - something that sounded like a folk song sung by a gravelly male voice in a language he didn't understand. However, he'd heard you speak or sing in it to yourself enough to know it was Bengali.
He joined you on the floor, quietly tapping your arm.
You turned your head to look at him, making no effort to wipe away the salty moisture on your cheeks. "I miss home."
Three words. Just three words from you tugged violently on his heart-strings, making him scoot closer and wrap his arms around you, pulling you closer. You let him engulf you, finding comfort in him.
He didn't bother asking any questions. He knew the answers. Unfair elections and totalitarian practices had completely destroyed the political opposition in India five years ago. You'd watched democracy fall apart slowly but surely within fifteen years. Your beloved state of West Bengal, safe from the ruling party till then, had been overpowered too.
You'd run. You'd wished you could stay and do something, be a patriot, but you'd run. Forced yourself to throw yourself and your best efforts into medical school, even if your heart had ached for a different subject instead. You'd clenched your jaw and survived five years of suffocating dictatorship (nobody ever called it that but that's what it was) and communal riots. Then, the moment you'd graduated, you'd packed your things and left your homeland for a stable future.
You hadn't taken anyone with you. Your family wasn't the best and you'd made the decision to go no contact with them while still in high school. You'd lied to them about where you would be living, promised them you'd call. At the airport, just before boarding, you'd sent your mother the final text you'd silently prepared beforehand, listing everything she'd done wrong and refused to make up for and why you felt wronged. You'd apologised for being so harsh, and for abandoning them, but explained that you needed to protect yourself and you couldn't do it while staying with them. Then you'd thrown away your phone.
It was for the best, for your best, but you still missed the carefree life of your early years. Carefree, not in the sense that you weren't being hurt over and over, but carefree in the sense that you were naïve enough not to realise you were being hurt. You were alone in this new environment. Yes, you'd found friends, you'd found Steve. But a part of you still felt lonely.
Steve knew all of this. He'd held you close the day you poured all of it out. And he held you close now as the homesickness returned.
"I'm a fucking coward," you sniffle. "I should've stayed and tried to fight. Spoken up. Done something. Said something. Anything. I didn't even try. Like a selfish bitch."
He pressed a kiss to your head, stroking your hair and shushing you. He'd save that conversation for later. Right now you didn't need a response from him, you needed to let your feelings out. He'd always be here to wipe your tears away and get you back on your feet.
You hugged him tighter, and he pulled you into his lap, leaning against the bed as he closed his eyes, focusing on the song playing on loop.
Weirdly, it felt like home. Nevermind that he understood nothing. There was something earthen and rustic about the song and its ambience, something that called to him. He thought of his mother. A little voice in him said she'd love this music too. He felt his own eyes water as well, and blinked to prevent them from spilling.
You turned in his arms a little so now your back was to his chest, and you both watched the sun go down in silence.
When you'd calmed down, he brought one of your hands up to his lips. "Do you feel like going out and getting some ice cream? Or brownies?"
You giggled - despite the surge of emotions earlier. "I'd love that. Thank you," you met his calm and loving eyes, genuine gratitude in your own.
"Of course, honey."
Minutes later, as you held on to him from behind while his motorcycle wove in and out of traffic, you felt some of the weight lifting off your chest. Life had been rough, but it was better now. You were better now. Safe and loved. You'd be okay, right?
You rubbed his arm softly. He found your hand and squeezed it three times at a red light.
Yeah, you'd be okay.
[AN: This is the direct product of me being homesick, while sitting in my hometown, and being terrified for the future. Steve is my comfort character so I wrote this solely to calm myself; this is the most self-indulgent piece I've ever written. I know most of you won't relate to this much, but I hope that for once, you can put yourself in my place and at least try to understand the emotions in this fic rather than agonise over the details which don't apply to you.
AN 2: India is quasi-federal in structural, meaning while there is a Prime Minister to govern the entire country, every state also has their individual Chief Minister and Cabinet of Ministers for the affairs of said state. The party in power at the Centre isn't always the ruling party in every state. West Bengal is one of such states where the part in power is different from the one at the Centre...so far.
Current affairs in the country are really bad. Abuse of legislation, silencing the national press, completely altering the Constitution, bribing the judiciary, rigging the polls - it's all happening. It's bad enough that the UN and even other countries have criticised the central administration here. This fic is me being super scared that what I mentioned here will actually happen. Elections are this month, and like many other civilians, I'm desperately praying it doesn't take a turn for the worse.
AN 3: The song linked above is the inspiration for the title. মনের মানুষ (moner manush) translates to "soulmate". It is one of the most popular Baul songs. Baul are a category of Bengali folk songs which have double meanings. Most songs, at first listen, appear to be aimed at a lover, however, they can also be meant for God. It depends on how you wish to interpret them. They're a highly respected part of Bengali heritage and can be easily identified by the sound of the ektara in the instrumental, a one stringed musical instrument.]
Tagging my desi friends:
@mainly-marvel @slut-for-henry-cavill @averageambivert
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sillygoose067 · 13 days
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Over the 7 Seas
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Charles Leclerc x Reader
Author’s Note: Shit is starting to get a little warm in this little hotel room…
You get in bed and Charles joins you shortly. “You never told me you spoke another language at home”, he says after getting situated. 
“It never came up”, you shrug.
“What language was that? It sounded so sweet.”
Warm pride for your mother tongue spreads through you. “That was Bengali, or as we call it, Bangla.”
“Will you teach me some?”, he asks.
Nodding, you set your phone on the nightstand and pull the covers up.
After recounting the days events, you both drift off to dreamland, basking in each other’s warmth.
Charles is on the phone the next morning, rapidly exchanging frustrated words in french. You decide to stay in bed to not interrupt. 
He cuts the call and set the phone down with a sigh. “So what’s got you so upset this morning?”, you ask. He flinches and turns. 
“Ah, mon ange, you are awake. Did I disturb your sleep?”
“No, I just woke up, didn’t even hear what you were saying on the phone.”
He sighs and sits at the edge of the bed, head in his hands. Concerned, you crawl out of the covers and wrap your arms around him, head resting between his shoulder blades. 
“I have a race in LA in a couple of weeks, which means I’ll have to be there for the next two weeks after that for press and media. I told them that I won’t stay the extra week unless they allow you to travel with me.”
You sit up now, touched by his consideration. Grabbing his face in both hands and straddling his lap, you gaze into his eyes. 
“You did that… for me?”, you whisper.
His arms come up to brush your hair from your eyes, eyes crinkling into the crows feet that make him all the more handsome. “Of course, amour. I told you when this began that I’d try to be wherever you are, but it works both ways, no? And now that I’ve had a taste of life with you… I can’t imagine going anywhere without you.”
Unable to contain your emotions, you pull his face to yours, kissing him passionately, conveying your expressions through your lips. He pulls you closer into him, hands in your hair, your thighs, your waist, gosh he was everywhere.
You pull away briefly. “You make me crazy”, you murmur against his soft lips.
“You make me insane”. He brings your hand up to where his heart lies. You feel the quick pulsing tempo of the organ. “This heart of mine, is beating for you now, mon coeur.”
You blush. “I bet you’ve said that to all your girlfriends”. And then you’re being rolled over, his weight on top of you, lips crushed on yours. Unable to resist, you retaliate with the same passion. 
And then, you feel his hand creep up to your throat, wrapped around it ever so slightly, his thumb running over the skin. You moan, and he takes it as a sign to apply the gentlest pressure. You whimper into his mouth, arching up into his body. 
Charles grins against your mouth. “Do you like being choked, ange?” When he feels you clench your thighs around his waist, he get his answer. Leaning and brushing your lips with his, teasing you, leaving you to chase his lips, he whispers, “I see that you’re not so innocent after all.”
You whine into his mouth, craving the warmth again, and he decides to tke pity and finally give you what you want. Eagerly, you take what his gives you, molding your lips against his, lips against lips, teeth against teeth, hearts beating as one. 
He pulls apart, leaving you to catch your breathe. “I don’t want you to ever think you are one bit comparable to my past partners. Understand?”
Nodding, you curl up into him. “Do you want to travel up to my hometown while we’re in California? It’s an 8 hour drive from LA and I can get us there.”
“I’ll have to check with my manager, but it should be fine.”
“I’m so excited to give you a tour of the state.”
Basking in the moment for a bit, you zone out, until Charles is tapping your hip. “Alright, up you go to work now, Missy. You’ve had enough time to laze around.”
Pouting you get up and freshen up.
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I’m a straight Bengali girl (daughter of Aphrodite), who’s a little chubby and has a lot of acne scars (both of which I’m insecure about, though, I’ve been staring to like my acne scars lately). I wear glasses and without them, the world around me is very blurry. I’m pretty shy and nervous, so I sort of have trouble speaking to strangers or people I don’t know well. But once I’m comfortable around you and we mutually see each other as friends, I’m able to show you my chaotic side and feel comfortable saying some pretty wild things. I also make quite a few sexual jokes. Though I am more comfortable to speak freely with my friends, if I’m in a relatively big group that consists of my friends, I get really nervous speaking in front of all of them, so I opt to talk to individuals rather than the collective. I crave for physical affection but I never ask for it because I’ll feel bad if I get rejected of such, so I’ll wait til someone decide to give me affection. I’m a huge romantic fan and love reading romance stories or fanfic, and I love men who are completely obsessed with you. If I’m going to be honest, I feel more attracted to depressed or sad men rather than happy or cheerful men. I love eating food, but don’t really like eating in front of people much cause I always feel like I’m being judge for the way I eat even if that’s not actually the case. I can’t help it, so I prefer to eat alone. My favourite food is chicken curry and rice! I have trouble keeping eye contact so I usually look somewhere else while talking to people, but I do occasionally (while in the conversation) do make eye contact. There are times where it takes time for my brain to process some situations or dialogue, and I have an awfully memory. I also hate reading out load cause my brain takes time to process the words on the paper for me to read out load, so it makes me say the words out load slowly and almost choppy, you know? I love my friends very much and always love to hang out with them, even if we are simply in a room together only doing our own thing. I just like being in their presence. Though, once my social battery runs out, I’d like to be alone in my room (though, I I have a romantic partner, I wouldn’t mind them being with me). I’m always open to be their for my friends if they are down and listen to their problems, but not good at verbally comforting them, so I’m open for providing them physical comfort such as a hug or rubbing their back if that’s what they want. If I don’t anything embarrassing, I will constantly think about the moment for years and best myself over it and mentally redo that whole conversation or action in a way better way that I should have done to have not embarrassed myself earlier, you know? I very kind and often give people the benefit of the doubt, and I’m sort of a pushover, but I’m still able to say no to situations that make me uncomfortable.
I love reading, drawing, and creating ocs and world building. I’m such a mythology nerd, especially when it comes to Greek mythology (I have many books about these myths). I absolutely hate bugs and because of them, I hate being in forests and such cause I always get swarmed by them. I’m also afraid of the dark, so when I sleep, I leave my door open and the hallway light on.
My matchups are usually long like this so that’s why they may take a little while to come out 🥸 pls bear with me guys 🫶
Hope you like it anon!! Have a great day and tysm for requesting!!! <3
I match you with…
Luke Castellan!!
(Let’s all collectively join hands and pretend he didn’t die 🫰)
After the second titan war was officially over, Luke went through a lot before finally being able to return to camp
He did literally stab himself to end Kronos’s reign of terror, so after a long fight discussion amongst the gods, it was decided he should be given a second chance at life. A brand new start
Not without cleaning his mess first though. He was assigned by the gods to send a load of monsters he recruited for Kronos back to Tartarus, while simultaneously healing from his fatal wound
Even under Apollo’s direct care, the injury left a huge, nasty scar on his body
Honestly, he preferred facing whatever punishment Hades had for him in the Underworld than helping any god. But he owed everyone (specially Annabeth and Thalia, his real family) an apology and to make things right
So he killed a shitload of monsters, (complained the whole time)
When he finally got back to camp, he almost couldn’t believe how much it had changed. The place was PACKED with new campers (and they were not all cramped in his cabin like usual 😱)
And there were twice as many cabins too??? for the smaller gods???
Was he at the right place?😀 Was he actually dead?🧍‍♂️
Took a lot of explaining for him to believe he wasn’t
The thought of demigods not having to go through what he went through was incredible, but hard to believe
A bit bittersweet for him too
On top of that, it took a lot of time and effort to regain everyone’s trust on him
Even with all the new space available in the Hermes cabin, he had to sleep on the ground for a long time before his siblings let him have a bed 💀
He had to prove himself for a long time before everyone started opening up to him again
Slowly but surely, it started to happen!! Annabeth and most of the campers got back to speaking terms with him, Thalia visited sometimes and Percy was still a little sus every time they interacted (specially when Annabeth was in the room🤷‍♀️) but it eventually got better
It wasn’t the same as before of course, which made him feel…lonely most of the time. It wasn’t perfect, but he was grateful for at least not being completely ignored
Travis and Connor even stole a new pillow for him after a while of him sleeping without any 👏
Soon enough, life was almost normal again (as normal as a demigod’s life could get)
He did live with an imense sense of guilt and had recurring nightmares about what happened, accompanied with sharp pains on his chest, right where he stabbed himself
But it was a small price to pay for all the pain he caused, he thought
Eventually, he became head counselor of the Herme’s cabin again and Chiron gave him permission to teach sword lessons to the newest campers.
Life was as good as it could get for him, for sure
Though it definitely got a million times better with you in it
You were one of the new campers, practically Luke’s age when you arrived, which got yourself urgent self defense lessons with Mr. Castellan himself
He was the ideal person for the job, being the best swordsman on camp and all
Chiron also knew Luke had a way of making newcomers feel welcomed, being used to do it with practically every new kid in camp before the war
So, as Luke made his way to your first lesson, he tried to come up with a way to politely ask you how you survived all this time without proper training-
Only to give it up as soon as he laid his eyes on you
Of course you were a daughter of Aphrodite, you were drop dead gorgeous. Probably survived all this time outside camp by using the power her kids inherited, charmspeak
All of that was going through his head while he intensely stared at you without saying a word 🗿
Making you nervously eye him back 👁️👁️
Noticing you were getting anxious, he snapped out of it, the very tip of his ears getting slightly red
Quickly introducing himself as your new self defense teacher, he offered a hand for you to shake
To which you did after a bit of an awkward pause, nodding at his words. He seemed like a confident, nice guy
He took it you were a bit shy so he made sure to try and not to make you uncomfortable while teaching you some basic sword moves and techniques
You were doing your best to keep up but honestly felt like straight up dying everytime Luke asked you to repeat a move
The sword was heavy and the afternoon was hot, making you sweat profusely
That’s when everything went downhill :)
Your glasses just wouldn’t stay still in your face, the sweat making them slip down your nose every time you tried a new move
Right as you were about to swing your sword for the millionth time, your glasses fully fell off your face, making you flail the big weapon around uncontrollably
Coincidentally chopping a good amount of Chiron’s tail off, who was just passing by to check on your progress
Chiron promised he needed a new trim anyway, but that didn’t stop you from apologizing almost a thousand times and sitting down with your face buried in your hands
The situation amused Luke profusely, but he could also tell you were seriously beating yourself up about it
So after thinking for a while, he gently tapped you on the arm, showing you small scar he had on his forearm
He told you it was from his first ever sword lesson, but it wasn’t caused by a sword
When you gave him a confused look, he told you it was a consequence of accidentally poking a Pegasus’s bottom with a sharp weapon
You tried not to, but you laughed right at his face
Which made Luke smile as well, you had a cute laugh
After that, you slowly started opening up to your sword teacher, who actually got attached to you pretty quickly
Y’alls friendship was honestly precious oml, he absolutely LIVED for the fact that you were completely unhinged when y’all were alone, which got both of you a lot of inside jokes
When you first made a sexual joke in front of him he was completely shook
You were in the middle of training, making him accidentally cut a whole training doll in half after you said it
Who knew that something like that could come out of a shy person like yourself
He laughed and threw a dirty joke right back at you, but his ears were completely red in the process
The first time he had one of his pain streaks next to you he got really stressed out, not really wanting to talk about the origin of his injury
Partially because it was tremendously hard for him to talk about his past, but also because he was afraid you’d hate him for it
But you never pressured him to say anything, just sat beside him with a hand on his back for support, furrowed brows in concern as you waited for his pain to pass
He absolutely adored you for that
He didn’t feel alone anymore
He’s a naturally attentive person so he can always tell when you’re uncomfortable in social situations, always making sure that everything you’re saying is getting the correct amount of attention, even if he was the only one listening to it
Everyone knew he kind of had a soft spot for you (totally unrelated to the crush he was developing on you)
He always went easy on you at sparring lessons, just to absolutely humiliate whoever was next against him by winning in seconds
He sneaked food into your cabin when you absolutely could not stand eating with everyone else at the dining pavilion
(anyone else would probably get caught in the act and get absolutely wrecked by the harpies, but he was a son of the god of thieves so 😋)
Kept you close during capture the flag, not only to keep an eye on you but also because he absolutely LIVED for the fact that you were more scared of the bugs than the monsters who lived inside the woods
You dealt with the monsters and he jabbed all the bugs on the way, you made a pretty good team
It was pretty obvious he had a thing for you, everyone knew about it but you apparently
I mean, he stole got you a whole deck of mythomagic cards because he knew you were totally obsessed with mythology, the guy was pretty much down bad for you pls 😩
And honestly, you felt the exact same way
It was pretty clear in the way your face got full on red every time he had any type of physical contact with you
He adored it and absolutely did it on purpose just to get a reaction out of you
He wanted to let you know how he felt, he really did
But on top of not wanting to risk your friendship, he was deathly afraid you’d absolutely despise him after you found out about his past
It was only a matter of time anyway, but he was going to avoid it as much as he could
Although you found out way sooner and it went WAY better than he expected
It was a warm night and you were awfully quiet, more than usual
It wasn’t because your social battery went out. No… he knew something was up by the way you hugged yourself tightly, touching your face from time to time
He asked if you wanted to hang out by the beach for a bit, to which you silently agreed
Y’all sat in silence for a while, Luke giving you concerned side eyes from time to time
He eventually spoke up, saying you could talk to him about anything you wanted to, he’d listen
Your eyes watered a bit. You breathed out and eventually told him that some days, you had a bit of trouble accepting your current weight and your acne scars
You told him you were working on it but some days were harder than others
Honestly, he was bamboozled lol
He could never imagine someone as beautiful as you had those kind of insecurities
Before even thinking about it, he said you were absolutely perfect in his eyes
It was the first thing he thought when he met you actually
You almost choked on air bro WHAT
Your face was COMPLETELY red, about to explode🚨
Ears fully red after realizing how he slipped, he quickly continued, telling you that he also understood how you felt
He touched the scar he had on his face, lowering his hand to touch the one on his chest right after
You knew something bad had happened to him. But you also knew he had to tell you on his own terms
You just softly repeated what he told you
“You can talk to me about anything you want to, I’ll listen”
His eyes met yours and you were surprised by how much sadness they held in that moment
He shifted his gaze from you to the sand, taking handfulls of it just to let it fall from his fingers as he told you about his past
He told you everything
“You can… cut contact with me if you want to, I’ll understand-“
He was suddenly interrupted by you hugging him
He was surprised to say the least, arms slowly closing around you after some time as he let out a shaky breath
You both sat like that for a while before you told him that none of what he said changed the way you felt about him, everyone deserved a second chance
Wait
The way… you felt about him?
Oop
He pulled apart from you gently, still holding you close in front of him
“Exactly how do you feel about me?”
You had no choice but to confess, face fully red and straight up stuttering the whole time
He smile was HUGE oh my gods that little shit was enjoying every second of it
When you finished, you were trembling a bit, afraid you just ruined the best friendship you ever had
Imagine your surprise when he slowly leaned in, kissing you
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fictional-magic · 3 months
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do i know you? (pt. 1)
desi!james potter x oc!female!reader
a/n: I'm gonna make an oc with the name "samaira"(sa-maai-ra), she's indian, bengali and a childhood friend of James. she's been his family friend and her parents are friends with his.If anyone wants to use her, please tag me. tw: mentions of abuse (not to fmc), attempted suicide, angst, angst, angst, oc is a muggle (set after they have graduated)
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"don't talk to me."
this. this is the first sentence you say to the guy you've been thinking about for the past 5 years. the one who stopped you from killing yourself, running away and doing things he knew/you should have known you would regret. all his cries were of no use anymore. you needed him to understand you when you were 5, and this perfectly carved cold demeanor of yours could not, under any chances, crumble beneath a boy man who didn't even bother to tell you he's going to, or running off to london. right now, he's chasing you, trying to hold you, and say all the things he was supposed to centuries ago as you angrily storm, and storm isn't even the right word. there isn't a word in the entire oxford dictionary to explain how distraught and broken you feel. you're fuming, raging, burning inside, walking stomping back to your house because you don't want to meet, see, interact, talk, know him ever again. the beautiful, hidden core of yours dies, and rebirths slowly when you turn around to look at the only reason you're physically alive and wholly dead right now.
the person that stands infront of you now is a man. you met a boy, a lively, full of happiness, sunshine in his pockets kind of little guy who you's meet every day in this small garden your mamai and his amma planted pretty tulips in. the boy used to spend his vacations, days, hours with you, up in your room, as you complained about your baba beating up your sweet, plain mother. the boy who used to listen, tell you it's not your fault, that you both could run away together. and that's so not your problem. your problem, dilemma, call it whatever you want, is he grew up into a beautiful man, who you don't know now. and every inch of your body lights up like atrickling flame down your skin when you think of how desperately you want to know everything about him. you feel it in your face, the utter shame of wanting to know someone who never (if he did, he wouldn't do this) cared about you. and still, you look behind. same curly hair. same chocolate, glistening-in-the-sun, kind of eyes. same freckled nose, same brown, shining skin, and the same pink, thin lips that used to laugh at your failed attempt of helpless jokes. but nothing's the same anymore. he's sad, you're mad, and every single little, huge "shikayat" (complaint) crumbles down onto him with your screams and tears and that physically hurt him. "itne jaldi kyun bhul gaya mujhe tu? main tujhe itna bulati gayi, aur tu aise bina bole bhaag gaya. (why did you forget me so quickly? i kept calling out to you, and ran away without telling me like this.)
tut gayi thi main sale. bikhar ke tukde ho gaye the mere. mamai died, asshole! she died! and you didn't even come to her tehrvi, or barsi or anything! you... " (i was broken you fucker. i was shattered ino pieces. mum died, you asshole! and you didn't even come to her thirteenth day{a ritual in india}, or her yearly death anniversary or anything. you...)
you gulp past the huge lump in your throat, and try again as your tears stain your skin. "you cheater! liar! chale jana tha toh kyun mujhe aise sapne dikha raha tha? i hate you! (if you had to leave, why did you show me all these dreams?)
"i hate you james. you made me this way. tujhe jo pasand tha, ab nafrat karne lagi hun us se. ful acche nahi lagte, baarish acchi nahi lagti, apne muh pe sahi se kajal nahi lagta kyunki tu lagata tha aur.. aur"
(i hate you james. you made me this way. i hate whatever you used to like. i don't like flowers anymore, i don't like the rain anymore, i can't put kohl on my eyes because you did it for me, and, and...) the words, the screams, rather die in your throat as he holds onto you, clutches onto the very last ounce of energy you have left in you as you screamed your entire world to him, and keeps whispering this foul, nonsensical word, "sorry myra. i'm so sorry"
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bongboyblog · 1 year
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Bengali word of the day: বৃষ্টি(br̥ṣṭi)
English: Rain
Etymology: From Sanskrit বৃষ্টি (vṛṣṭi).
Example: অনেক দিন পর , আজকে বৃষ্টি পড়ছে !
ônek din pôr, ājke br̥ṣṭi poṛche!
After many days, it is raining today!
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Desi LGBT Fest 2023 (hosted by @desi-lgbt-fest)
Day 7 : Faith/Rituals of Love
Definitely geared heavily towards the 'Faith' part of this prompt as soon as I read it!
If being Queer is defying conventions and if being a part of the Queer community means going against heteronormativity and gender conformity, is it not Queer to forego materialistic ties and the love of a human partner and embrace the love of a greater being you have only heard about in stories?
All four individuals featured here were integral part of the Bhakti Movement and/or Sufism in South Asia. None were married other than Meerabai.
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) : A key name of the Bhakti Movement and the Gauriya Vaishnav tradition in 15th Century Bengal, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was believed to have been a vessel for both Radha and Krishna. Bengali doesn't use pronouns or gendered language and we may never know what they would have preferred to be identified as in a language they didn't know (English), I will simply resort to using They/Them for them. Their written teachings are few and far between but the verse mentioned here is the seventh verse of the only written record of their teachings, the Shikshastakam - a collection of 8 total verses. The translation here is my own and quite literal so that the interpretation is left to the reader.
Meerabai (1498-1597) : [CW : IMPLIED QUEERPHOBIA/APHOBIA] Meerabai was born into Rajput royalty and was married off, also to Rajput royalty, in likely an arranged marriage. While most of the stories surrounding her are folklore whose historicity is yet to be confirmed, her marital status can be confirmed, and so can her devotion and affection for Krishna and the divine, which she has herself penned in numerous poems and songs. Folklore does strongly imply that she was non-committal to her marriage and that her in-laws tried to poison her to death multiple times for it.
Kabir (1398–1448 or 1440–1518) : Found as an orphan by a Muslim weaver couple, Kabir's religion grew to become somewhat of an enigma for future generations. His stance, however, on the topic romance and marital relationships is quite clear - he looked down upon them and a huge chunk of his couplets strongly imply that romantic and sexual relations simply obstruct spiritual enlightenment.
Bulleh Shah (1680-1757) : Bulleh Shah, though an ardent proponent of loving the divine, was declared a Kafir, a non-believer/non-Muslim by a quite a few Muslim clerics of the time. He was known for speaking up against existing power hierarchies of the time and used vernacular speech for his writings (Punjabi, Sindhi) which not only served to popularize his works, but also let people connect to his words.
A personal note on my motivations under the cut.
A while back when I was actively going through the anxiety of finding out that I am ace and that I will never fit into the current South Asian society that the wedding industry has a chokehold on, I desperately wanted to see people from my own culture living happily without a partner. During one of my history rabbit hole escapedes, I restumbled upon the story of Meerabai, how she always insisted on loving and devoting herself towards Krishna, despite being married into a normative and wealthy household and despite her in-laws repeatedly attempting to poison her for not committing to her husband. Most of us from India grow up hearing about Meerabai, her spiritual connections to Krishna, and her struggles. The moral of those stories is always framed as 'believe in god, he will help you through tough times'. But this was the first time I was making a different connection, I was drawing different morals. And when I took Meerabai's non-conformity to her married life and started looking for more examples like hers, I was overwhelmed by how many more individuals existed without a partner, condemned being in a normative, married relationship, admitted to having lost human connections and faced resistance even, and yet stayed true to their orientation and sounded HAPPY! It was extremely hard to narrow it down to these four, but these do make my point! Labels are hard to transpose across cultures and history. But if being queer means being nonconforming of marital structures and being aspec/arospec implies neutrality, indifference, or aversion to romance and intercourse, then no one fits the label if they don't.
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Suchitra Sen's impending loss is tearing my heart out. How can Bengali cinema's greatest female icon lose out in round 2 itself? I won't let her go down without a fight!
Suchitra Sen entered films as a married woman and a mother which was highly unusual for not just Bengali cinema, but for the whole of Indian cinema as well. In an age when actresses tried their best to hide the fact that they were married and had children, Suchitra Sen was not afraid to swim against the tide.
Hailing from erstwhile East Bengal (present day Bangladesh) she left with her family for present day West Bengal in India following Partition in 1947 and she had to adapt to the dialect and pronunciations used in Bengali films made in India.
Many talk about Suchitra Sen's quiet dignity on screen, but summing it up so briefly does her injustice. She played melodramatic without resorting to melodramatic acting. Her screen presence was so heartbreakingly real and didn't have the theatrical nature that was associated with Indian cinema of that era.
Starting from the 1950s, Bengali rom coms were all Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar. They had incredible chemistry on screen. But Suchitra Sen was determined to prove that she was not just Uttma Kumar's other half on screen but a capable and frankly good actress in her own right. So, in the 1960s she went on to do many women centric films opposite other lead actors (such as Bikash Roy and Soumitra Chatterjee), thus giving us some gems of Bengali cinema like Uttar Falguni (1963) and Saat Pake Bandha (1963), the latter won her the best actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival making her one of the first Indian actresses to win an International award.
In Uttar Falguni (1963), she plays a woman who flees an abusive marriage and becomes a courtesan to support her daughter. In Saat Pake Bandha (1963), she plays a young woman whose marriage disintegrates due to her mother's interference. In both these films, Sen doesn't need words, her loss, her pain, her anger are all etched on her face in different moments but never does it fall to melodramatic theatrics.
In Devdas (1955), Bimal Roy's classic production of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's celebrated novel, she plays the role of Paro and is in my opinion the best of the many Paro's I've seen on screen in adaptations ranging from 1936 to 2002 and beyond.
In Aandhi (1975), she played a politician estranged from her husband dealing with a clash of love and career.
Suchitra Sen was a classic Bengali beauty and an icon, not just of Bengal but of India as a whole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSV2xoFQCJ8&list=PLA_A9T_Uj7IxMGFk5Pif7gjJR46v8FRPZ&index=5
Suchitra Sen vs Cyd Charisse
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stingraystudiess · 9 days
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Spring Break Recap - with pictures :)
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the day we got off my friends and I went out to town and went to the beach. (so so grateful for where I live)
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my (not so baby anymore) cousin visited from Switzerland! we did so many things since this is the first time she had come to Scotland, she is such a bookworm so me and my dad bought her some books from Waterstones. Love her sm :)
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Wrote a letter to my school teacher about joining an abroad programme. I really hope I get in as I honestly believe it would be life changing. this was a draft dw! didn't look this scruffy on the final one :P
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Cat shelter volunteering (I didn't get any photos of the shelter as I felt that would be inappropriate) this was on the way back though and I thought It looked magical. forever grateful for the scenery around me.
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Played around with my new keyboard. It's a Casio and I love it sm, it was gutted by my uncle and auntie from Switzerland. I partially learned Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey.
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My friends birthday party!!! we did pottery painting and I got to paint a highland cow :D got ice cream (yum) and went to the park after.
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Started reading the Bhagavad Gita. For those who are not aware, the Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu epic scripture that is part of a larger collection of works known as the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is a Sanskrit epic consisting of over 100,000 shloka (a form of long prose passage) fully forming in to about 1,800,000 (1.8 mil) words and is approximately ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined. The length explains why most only read smaller portions such as the Bhagavad Gita which is in fact a poem! ok I could talk about this forever but I hope that someone learned something new from my spiel :P.
Other stuff I did
-Reorganised my note taking and filing system (I could make a whole post about that)
-looked through all my subject specifications to get a feel of how many topics were are (and sub topics... and sub sub topics :,) )
-painted a mini canvas for my friend (dw that wasn't the only thing I got for her birthday)
-did some sketching (my artistic ability comes in waves)
-played Roblox, idc If its childish SUE ME (I am undefeated in paintball 🥱)
-did my extracurriculars (Sangeet and Bengali)
-Celebrated Poyla Boishakh and Vhaisakhi
Goals for new term
-study at least an hour on weekdays
-ace my sangeet exam
-get >6 on everything
-plan for mocks accordingly
-stay consistent
-do assignments as soon as they are given
-have fun
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Ok this was long but I feel as if I did my break justice, a lot went on and it would be wrong to not give details.
thank you so much for reading this long post
Signing off~
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MS. MARVEL + title cards || 1x05 — Time and Again
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[Image ID: one gif and seventeen still images of Ms. Marvel title cards from episode 5, "Time and Again." The title cards have Ms. Marvel written in different languages of South Asia:
GIF 1: A gif of all the title cards in sequence.
IMAGE 1: Ms. Marvel written in English on top of a torn and scorched British flag.
IMAGE 2: Ms. Marvel written in Urdu against a bullet-ridden wall. The shadows look like people migrating, the closest one a shadow of a march.
IMAGE 3: Ms. Marvel written in Hindi against a sepia-toned field of roses.
IMAGE 4: Ms. Marvel written in Urdu against what looks to be a depiction of the Red Dagger, done in a traditional Islamic art style for the two figures. The first figure has a red bandana covering the lower half of his face as his hair flows freely, two blades wielded. The second has the red bandance covering his head and lower half of his face.
IMAGE 5: Ms. Marvel written in Urdu against a photograph of villagers migrating, the men with heavy bags on their shoulders, the women balancing vases on their heads. Other photographs are scattered around, but are not completely visible.
IMAGE 6: Ms Marvel written in Hindi on what looks to be the side of a NWR train compartment (North Western Railway, the trains used during partition).
IMAGE 7: Ms. Marvel written in Bengali against a foggy nightscape with a railroad track zipping along the bottom-right corner.
IMAGE 8: Ms. Marvel written in Hindi against a map of Pakistan and India.
IMAGE 9: Ms. Marvel written in Bengali against a blurred background of what looks to be an office.
IMAGE 10: A stylized depiction of a current-day map of Pakistan and India. On the Pakistani side, Ms. Marvel is written in Urdu. On the Indian side, Ms. Marvel is written in Hindi. There is overlap where the two languages get cut off by the border.
IMAGE 11: Ms. Marvel written in Telugu on a painting of flower field, with a large rose in the corner. The flowers are all multicolored, against a pale blue sky.
IMAGE 12: Ms. Marvel written in Punjabi. The background image is of a resettlement form curated by the Government of East Punjab to help rehabilitate families during the Partition. The form has "Khan" written on it, with 3 family members denoted: one man, one woman, one infant.
IMAGE 13: Ms. Marvel written in Gujarati against a backdrop of a circular, vibrant, colorful Gujarati design.
IMAGE 14: Ms. Marvel written in Punjabi against a black-and-white rendition of Earth, made to look like an old-time TV with fuzzy edges and staticky relay. Above Ms. Marvel is written, "Marvel Studios Presents" and underneath it is written, "A Slothbaby Production - 1947."
IMAGE 15: Ms. Marvel written in Tamil against a sepia watercolor painting of a town, with people walking along with packages balanced on their heads.
IMAGE 16: Ms. Marvel written in Gujarati against the backdrop of space, with small stars twinkling around the words.
IMAGE 17: Ms. Marvel written in Urdu against a yellow floral wallpaper.
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cult-of-the-eye · 7 months
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Bengali Jonathan Sims Head canons:
Asks for black tea at work to keep up appearances but in reality would KILL for some good chai
(Martin is FLOORED at the first time he drinks Jon's chai. He's like I've literally been making the black tea for you all this time and you could do this???? And Jon's like ...well I still like your tea...Martin sulks...)
Owns a lungi. Has never worn it. Will never wear it (cut to season 5 Jon who is far too tired to dress up and one day he wears the lungi and then he finds a long skirt and he's like ...hmmm.)
Was made to learn how to sing rabindra sangeet and play harmonium but has long since forgotten. He has a smooth, deep voice and occasionally listens to some Bengali classical music to calm himself down but he doesn't usually sing (Martin finds this out one evening when he hears Jon humming to himself while cooking)
HE MAKES THE BEST BIRYANI. This is a rare Jon occurrence and would probably only happen if he wasn't this Stressed. In this timeline, when he remembers to cook, he'll batch cook plain kitchdi or like make daal sandwiches and hope it works for the week. But in a different timeline - cue archival dinner parties where everyone brings something and he comes with WAY TOO MUCH FOOD because a Bengali party means cooking for 200 people
AU where Jon brings Martin to a cultural event just to spite everyone's homophobic asses and maybe spark wonder in some children. He takes extra joy in the fact that Martin is half-Indian so he introduces the idea of an Indian partner before smacking across the face with the fact that he's Not A Girl.
Speaks Bangla atrociously. He would love to flex his knowledge of another language because it's academic and suggests that he can bitch about you behind your back but does not in fear of being asked to speak it and then being laughed out. Sometimes he will say a few words to himself just to test that old muscle and is fairly pleased at what he can remember. Eye!Jon can speak Bangla perfectly. He refuses to speak it.
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fakeosphere · 1 year
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annoying reminder that tomorrow (11/8/22) is election day here are some good resources ive used recently
registration check
polling locations
a word about what's going on from Bernie Sanders (literally 2 mins)
Election protection resources via phone, call them with any questions or concerns u may have:
866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) English
888-Ve-Y-Vota (839-8682) Spanish
888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, and Tagalog
844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287) Arabic
301-818-VOTE (301-818-8683) American Sign Language (video call)
888-796-VOTE Disability Rights Texas
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