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kaythefloppa · 1 month

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Wild Kratts - Our Blue and Green World: Part 1: Review [Spoilers]

Welp, here it is, the Wild Kratts TV movie (not to be confused with the feature film they've been teasing us with since 2021). There's been a lot of hype around this special and season, especially with how much the latter was being hyped up during the hiatus. Let's see if the blue and green bros were able to deliver: Spoilers under the cut

Well, this is certainly an attention grabber!

This entire live action intro is shot and edited like an animated Wild Kratts episode, it's glorious.

Woah, intro change!

They said the thing! They said the thing!

HELP THIS IS SO RELATABLE. Also, THE BOYS ARE FIGHTING

Lmao I don't think they do it very often, but using animals/nature in their insults is very creative.

Also, whooping crane episode when?

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This entire song is mercifully short. Like most character sung songs in Wild Kratts, it's not good, but this at least is clever in its lyrics and its visuals. It feels like a Disney reference at best and I am content with that. I also ADORED seeing the Draco and Walrus Suit return again. It's arguably the best musical number in the series. No, that is not saying a lot.

MARTIN WHY ARE YOU THE ONE WHO'S MIFFED YOU NEARLY MUFASA'D YOUR LITTLE BROTHER

CHRIS WHY ARE YOU MILDLY INCONVENIENCED YOU GOT ACRAPHOBIA FALLING FROM THAT HEIGHT

When I first saw the clip, I thought that they were going somewhere with this, like they'd activate Peacock Powers at the end when they recognized the compatibility and blue and green. But nope. Wasted potential is an understatement.

Also, where the fuck are they right now? In a previous shot there was Target the Chameleon, implying that they've been to Madagascar, but that is an Indian peafowl, and as far as I'm concerned, they don't live in Madagascar. Were they just having an off-day? These animals have little to nothing to do with the plot when they really shouldn't have, so I don't see why they couldn't have just shown a projector image or something.

Remember when I joked about the Wild Pony Power Suit returning in S7.... fuck you Apollo.

Man, they are eating it up with the animation here. It's hard to tell with screengrabs but man, is it fluid.

The first half of this episode is mixed. While it feels like the brothers are incredibly stubborn, it also does make sense for them to be this fixated on their favorites. So I can totally buy this. It could've been insufferable to watch, but it wasn't.

As if YOU haven't spied on them since the first time your dorito-headed ass showed up on screen

Did you find that funny? Because not only do they do a similar joke like that later on, but they follow through on that joke in the most unexpected way you will shit your pants when you first ingest it.

Oh my god if they make a Creature Power Suit off of that bird, I will take back any diss I've made, that is so beautiful.

Good to know that Aviva put the button near the chest and not near the back.

Maybe it's just me but this is kinda pushing it. Chris is literally getting his organs crushed, I think that should matter more than A) being right or B) trying to get 2 people to stop fighting.

I'm loving the callback and what this leads up to but ew, all this does is remind me about how ugly bright the color pallatte in S6. Really glad they fixed it in S7.

HELL FUCKING YES

This episode finds really unique ways of showing how the two different biomes are interconnected. It's like Rainforest Stew's (very brilliantly handled) message only to a larger degree. Kids can learn a lot from this.

I fucking love this episode, man.

Honestly, the way they write Paisley in the first half of the episode is very in-line with her character. Most shows that do what this episode does has them be out-of-character as a set-up, but here, she's just roasting the fuck out of Zach. Once again, recontextualized entirely in the climax.

HOW THE FUCK DID HE GET TO MADAGASCAR FROM THE GODDAMN AMAZON IN ONE AFTERNOON THAT IS LIKE MORE THAN 1,000 MILES AWAY?? ARE ANACONDAS THAT FAST?????

Also, INDRIS!!!!! :D

I was frankly expecting this to horribly backfire but spoilers, it doesn't. This actually winds up working. Common Aviva W.

To be continued.... will the blue and green rivalry end? Will one prove superior over another? And will they be able to stop Zach and Paisley and save the planet earth? And will this change the adventures of the Wild Kratts team forever? Stay tuned for part 2!

Pros:

The live action segments.

The animation of the earth's model.

The musical number not being ass.

Paisely's catty behavior.

The Anaconda Suit.

The inventive ways they show how the stability of the Earth is complex. There are a lot of ways it functions and thus a lot of ways it needs to survive

The comedy.

Cons:

The villains do not do anything until the second half of this episode. In fact, they're left completely in the backdrop. I expected them to make their prescence known and for Aviva to invent the discs to get them together for the SAKE of fighting the villains. But no. It makes the stakes feel hollow, which is the opposite of what they should be gunning for in an hour long special that they hype the shit out of.

CONCLUSION:

It was an "okay" set-up. It did live up to some of the hype it had, but not all of it. Honestly if it wasn't for the second half of this episode, this movie would be mediocre or slightly above average, but no. They do pick themselves off the ground and... they do jump the shark. But we'll get to that next time

#spoilers #season 7 spoilers #wild kratts #wild kratts season 7 #paisley paver #zach varmitech #kratt brothers #2d kratt brothers #2d martin kratt #2d chris kratt #I lost sleep over this episode istg #Youtube

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tibli · 2 years

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IT'S DONE. this was definitely a labor of love, haha

tumblr won't let me add a readmore, but I've heard it does that automatically now?

anyway I can't even tell you how long this took me, but I was determined to get it finished, and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

To explain, it's essentially just my own ideas for how baby Void came about, along with some nods to the Kirby-Void-Dark Matter trifecta. I like to think Kirby felt a sort of kinship with Void, and was determined to save them from their darkness no matter what. He was finally able to get through to them with that final friend heart.

Song is Something Comforting by Porter Robinson

EDIT: my dumbass somehow thought the lyrics were "for the promise to return" but its not, so thats been corrected. it was gonna drive me nuts if i didnt fix it lmao

#kirby #kirby star allies #kirby star allies spoilers #void kirby #bandana dee #meta knight #king dedede #my art #tibli draws

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swiftie-as-a-coursing-river · 9 months

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Wesper | Cruel Summer

(This is like my 3rd ever edit so sorry for how rough it is lmao)

**Also I legitimately just realized that the captions say “he looks so pretty like a devil” instead of the right lyrics 😭 I’m not going to fix them right now but just know that I know they’re wrong

#six of crows #grishaverse #grishaverse swifties #taylor swift #shadow and bone #swifties #wylan van eck #jesper fahey #wesper #cruel summer

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milk-ly · 7 months

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Fuuta and Wind

I was reading this post (super interesting btw!) and I want to address Fuuta’s connection to wind!

That post brings up that Fuuta’s Twitter name is “Pazupazu_Soccer” and if you didn’t know, Pazuzu is a God of wind.

More specifically, Pazuzu is the king of wind demons in Mesopotamian religion. He is believed to help and protect humans from other dangerous wind demons.

Now, that’s already painting a connection between Fuuta and Pazuzu. Some powerful and heroic person/creature that’s protecting the common folk from evil! But there’s MUCH more.

V more below the cut!! V

What is wind? Well, it’s a natural force that represents power. When it’s a simple breeze, it’s pleasant, it can bring about change such as the weather! But what happens when gusts of wind become too powerful or intense? Destruction.

Despite Pazuzu being a creature that wards of other wind demons, he too is still a wind demon. Specifically, one that was known to be destructive and powerful.

Fuuta wanted to be a hero that protects others from evil like Pazuzu! And yet, Pazuzu is a personification of the southwest winds, which associated with droughts, plagues, locust and famine.

Fuuta ends up being not much better than the people he’s attempting to punish. He is a wind demon too in the end. Like wind, Fuuta was powerful, causing destruction and ultimately, the death of a young girl.

And remember Fuuta’s whole fire symbolism? Keep in mind that Pazuzu is the personification of the southern west wind. So hey, what does wind do to a fire? It helps fire spread.

Fuuta wielded a fire sword, the fire being used to symbolize his justice and judgment. Fuuta, being the representation of wind, spread the flames until they were out of control.

Pazuzu also had an arch rival named “Lamashtu,” known as the goddess of monsters/demons.

I’m not sure of my interpretation here but since she is the Goddess of Demons, I believe she might be a representation of those who Fuuta believes have wronged in general. Lamashtu is often associated with very evil deeds. The most famous is how she would pray on children and pregnant woman and eat them.

BUT THERES MORE.

Kajiyama Fuuta written in Kanji is “梶山風汰”

The “ta” (汰 )in “Fuuta” is pretty straightforward. It means "select," or “scour.” Scour means to clean something by rubbing it really hard. Pretty much what Fuuta is trying to do in a way. Trying to remove the scum, the dirt, plaguing society.

Bring it On quote: “I give up. Need to make it clean since it’s so dirty.”

However the “Fuu” (風 )in Fuuta’s name means “wind.” Sound familiar?

Another fun fact I want to share! From my knowledge, I believe in Japan, “Fuu” is the sound of blowing on something to cool it down. Hmm, now where have I heard that?

Salamander!!

A part of the lyrics in the song is

“Make sure to cool it down so you don’t get burned!”

And in Romaji, it’s:

“chanto fuu shite yakedo shitakunai nara”

Yup!! The Fuu used here means to blow on something to cool it down, the same kanji as Fuuta’s name.

And I just think that’s really neat even if it was probably only half intentional lmao.

Another thing is that that “Yama” (山) in “Kajiyama,” Fuuta’s last name means mountain.

In a lot of written sources, Pazuzu climbs a great mountain and fought other powerful wind demons, coming out victorious. It was a show of his power.

Anyway, kind of an abrupt ending but I just thought this was really interesting!! Thanks for reading!:D

Edit: somebody pointed out that it’s Pazuzu and not Pazupazu. Completely my bad, that is incredibly embarrassing💀I’ve fixed it all now, thank you for the correction @moibakadesu !!

#fuuta kajiyama #milkly ramble #milgram

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got-that-oh-i-mean · 23 days

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Thoughts while listening to TTPD for the first time

Fortnight: wait the first notes sound like happiness??? HER VOICE OMG tAYLOR IS THAT REALLY YOU????

TTPD: she leaves scarfs, he leaves typewriters; the tortured belongings department. WAIT THIS IS FUCKKNG SAVAGE??? "who uses typewriters anyway?" YOU TAKE MY RING OFF MY MIDDLE FINGER AND PUT IT ON THE ONE PEOPLE PUT WEDDING RINGS ON??????????? I screeeeamed, aijsdjsjkqla. this is a certified bop also.

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys: can't wait for the barbie edits! oh hey she literally mentions Ken!

Down Bad: crying at the gym is the new crying at the club. Fuck it if I can't have him rolls off her tongue so pretty

So Long, London: i died at the altar?????? kill me. NOW. the build up of the song is fantastic.

But Daddy I Love Him: big The Notebook energy

Fresh Out The Slammer: mandatory experimental song. AGAIN WITH THE RINGS????? "I did my time" does that ring a bell for you as well? I can't remember why though.

Florida!!!: I!!! suggest!!! we!!! all!!! talk!!! like!!! this!!! this one's for the headbang lovers

Guilty As Sin?: I don't know how to explain it but this feels like a typical Taylor Swift song (in a good way)

Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?: I feel like this is about Scooter and all the people who wronged her in the industry and she is so right to have written that

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can): this is messed up how many times in her songs Taylor implies people are disappointed in her or judging her choices with contempt

loml: intro so pretty, but the first lyric has the same rhythm as you say "I don't understand" and I say "I know you don't". Again with the wedding oh my lord he really hurt her with that. Yeah okay this one makes me cry.

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart: this one could have such a sick music video!! i'm picturing a tennis match 🎾

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived: girl I'm sighing too. Wow stark contrast between the sighs and the last verse!

The Alchemy: Queen. Wait is it about Matty lmao? Travis?

Clara Bow: the melody is so prettyyy

#Taylor Swift #The Tortured Poets Department #TTPD #TS TTPD #taylornation #TTPD release #Joe Alwyn #Matty Healy #Travis Kelce #Fortnight #Taylor Nation #Original post

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an-aphorism · 27 days

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20 Qs for fic writers

Tagged by @ursae-minoris-world :D

1. How many works do you have on A03? 66 on my regular 31 on my dark account = 97 total

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 1,238,070.... oh my god

3. What fandoms do you write for? VLD, but I write the occasional fic for other fandoms when I want to read something and can't find it.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos? - Wildhearted, Balancing Act, What hath night to do with sleep?, Influx, Like Animals We Play Pretend

5. Do you respond to comments? On occasion! I wish I could respond to all of them, but between my day job and writing, I already have the beginnings of a repetitive strain injury, so I do my best to minimize what my hands do unfortunately

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? The monsters we create, basically just an angst fest

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Most of my fics are HEA. Hmmm maybe With your one wild and precious life, that one really centers around healing and finding happiness

8. Do you get hate on fics? No, actually. Even my dark stuff I think people are too intimidated by to comment lmao. I think I've gotten like 2 neg comments ever? And they just get autodeleted anyway.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? *stares at 500k word count on dark Ao3 account*

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? Nope. Not against it, just haven't been inspired to

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I'm aware of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Hmmm not that I'm aware of?

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Many things with my favorite writing partner extra_nsfw

14. What’s your all time favorite ship? YALL KNOW ITS SHEITH

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? The Likeness. Could be such a fun idea but the inspiration ran away and hasn't been back. :(

16. What are your writing strengths? Atmosphere, feelings, and sex stuff. I come from a literary and poetry background so lyrical quality and vibes are like.. so my bread and butter and they're the things that are most often complimented too.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Dialogue and continuity. I wrote spikemoss actually as a practice for dialogue because I have a habit of avoiding dialogue. I've gotten better over time, but it still sometimes just doesn't compare with some banger lines I've read by other authors. Continuity I'm bad at just because my brain can't hold all the details, but this is mostly fixed in draft edits :)

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I will run the lines by a fluent speaker. But if I'm writing in English, I use other languages in text sparingly because you will lose some readers who won't know what's going on. It's a balance between representing cultures and the way people really do speak, and not slowing down the immersive experience by a reader having to translate paragraphs of text.

19. First fandom you wrote for? ever? Danny Phantom back way in the years that show was airing

20. Favourite fic you’ve written? Spikemoss. It's my most impressive work to date and I'm really proud of it! I did some really great things in there and live-wrote it, so it was SO challenging to make sure I didn't drop any balls and get to where I wanted to go. It holds a special place in my heart!

Tagging anybody who wants to do this meme!

#writing meme #fic writer #about me

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lovecoredeity · 2 months

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Cashmere:

-What is your oc’s fursona?

-In developing their backstory, what elements of the world they live in played the most influential parts?

-What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)?

-If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?

-Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story?

-What's the worst possible future for your OC? Are they taking steps to avoid that outcome? Are they even aware it's a possibility?

-💐 BOUQUET - create a bouqet for them! what do those flowers mean? are any of the flowers their particular favourite?

-🌙 MOON - what is your oc's greatest wish? how far are they willing to go for it?

-🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

-✏️ PENCIL - is there a particular quote / lyric that you associate with them?

-💧 DROPLET - random angst headcanon

-🌟 GLOWING STAR - what do they think about when they look at the night sky? is there someone they want to star gaze with?

-💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they're in love?

-💔 BROKEN HEART - what could their partner do that would absolutely break their heart?

Lanturn:

-What inspired you to create them?

-Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you?

-What traits of theirs bothers you the most?

-What triggers nostalgia for them most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

-How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?

-If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

-💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they're in love?

-🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what's different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?

nightmare: What does your OC have nightmares about? How do they deal with their nightmares? Do they tell people, or keep it to themself?

mistake: What's the worst mistake your OC ever made? What led to them making it? Have they been able to fix it? How have they moved on?

heartbreak: Have they ever had a relationship that ended badly? Experienced some other kind of heartbreak? What happened?

desire: What's one thing your OC wants more than anything in the world? Are they open with that desire? Why or why not? What would they do to fulfill it?

What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

What is your favorite fact about your OC?

What type of Avatar The Last Airbender-type bender (or non-bender) would your OC be? Any bending specialties?

General:

-What ocs (if any) might you associate with these songs: Icarus by Bastille, Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel, and Circles by Passenger

Cashmere:

♡ Cashmere’s fursona would be a bunny!

♡ Honestly I’ve only recently begun expanding upon their world, the world they live in is basically fantasy dnd france but also inspired by Fontaine from genshin which is Also France. I think like the over the top lavishness of it all has influenced Cashmere!

♡ writing is definitely the hardest part for like, me in general regardless of oc, I’m real bad at writing lol

♡ hmmm nothing that hasn’t already been changed! The fun part of it all is that I can make whatever changes I want, rather than something I regret adding I regret taking away their heart shaped horns, Cassiopeia is the one with those horns now but Cashmere used to have them but badly drawn (I got rid of them because I couldn’t draw them well lmao)

♡ the worst future for Cashmere would be one in which they return to their family and their life goes back to how it was before they died! They struggle a lot with how they view each member of their family and their relationship with each of their family members but even then they know that the last thing they want is to go back to being nothing more than a pawn to their family!

♡ hmmm I think Cashmere’s bouquet would be a mix of lily of the valley (meaning to return to happiness), bleeding hearts (symbolizes love and sorrow), and then maybe the fake flower I made, love me nots which symbolize unrequited love, none of these really look great together but it’s 1:50am as I write this and these are the flowers I always associate with Cashmere! (There was another flower I was thinking about in relation to them the other day but I forgor) also I got the flower meanings from a quick search so don’t kill me if I’m wrong, the only one I’m certain about is the flower I made up lol

♡ I think Cashmere’s greatest wish is happiness and to be loved, companionship, all those things. Cashmere would do anything to have and protect these things.

♡ Hmmm good question, I think just cast them aside, belittle them and make them feel unwanted which is an obvious answer but like Cashmere wants to have a sense of belonging and being wanted ya know? To give someone your heart and have them act like they don’t care would hurt a lot for him!!

Lanturn:

☾ some ppl I knew did!

☾ I’d like to think Lanturn and I would get along with each other, mostly because I like him but also because most of my ocs are created with bits and pieces of myself in them, I think we’d scheme and be bitchy together lmao

☾ his arrogance and lack of self preservation like bestie you are going to DIE if you don’t watch yourself oh my god

☾ I think they feel a lot of nostalgia when they’re in a library or quiet place learning more about magic, ever since he was a child he knew he wanted to study magic and would go behind his families back to do so! It’s a bit bittersweet due to the circumstances and his family not approving of his choice to peruse wizard shit

☾ He’s possessive and bitchy, he will cling harder to the object of his jealousy in an attempt to scare off whoever is in his way as well as be a nuisance to the object of his jealousy!

☾ i am too sleepy to appropriately answer this rn, pray I remember to when I’m more awake and can figure out how to best describe this!

☾ I think it’s not noticeable unless he wants it to be, I feel like after years of his side job of seducing rich folk he’s gotten good at hiding and controlling how he expresses feelings! I think if he was really truly experiencing a genuine crush he would still have a few slip ups, perhaps not speak as eloquently as he’d like, purr perhaps?

☾ oh he For Sure acts differently around different people, he has multiple personas he wears, who he is at wizard college (idk how else to call it help), with his estranged family, whatever friends he’s managed to make, his “clients” or at one of his many jobs, who even knows what the real Lanturn is like. Lanturn isn’t even his real name lmao (his real name is Divinity but he only uses that for like school and normal life purposes and family)

☾ I think he has nightmares about his actions catching up to him, someone is bound to get sick of his shit, or that all his hard work will be for nothing and he’ll never become a talented wizard, things like that! He ignores his nightmares <3 king of ignoring his problems. he doesn’t tell anyone anything if he doesn’t absolutely have to

☾ as of rn I don’t have a like big mistake planned for him, it could be argued that seducing rich people who are probably already in relationships and trying to live a hannah montanna best of both worlds double life is a huge mistake, it just hasn’t bitten him in the ass yet

☾ as of rn none of his relationships has ended with HIM being hurt, if anyone is breaking hearts it’s him <3 I’m sure he’s had his fair share of messy relationships with equally as messy endings

☾ Lanturn can no longer tell if his dream is to be a great and beloved wizard or to live a lavish and extravagant life, he’s open about his ambitions as far as being a brilliant wizard goes, as said before he doesn’t say more than necessary to people. Lanturn would do whatever it takes to achieve his goals and dreams!

☾ I recently discovered that he is a Gemini

☾ my favourite fact is that despite what people may assume, he’s actually really smart and well spoken and passionate about academic matters! (Whether or not I, a dumbass, could ever play him as such if the opportunity arose is a different matter)

☾ I think that Lanturn would be a firebender!

General questions:

Icarus: Lanturn for sure <3

Scarborough: hmmm Cashmere maybe?

Circles: none as of rn because none of my ocs are so soft <3 it’s a very nice song so maybe one day that’ll change!

pop culture questions

not so nice questions

emoji asks

creating ocs

Sorry this is so long an incoherent and rambly omg

#deity dialogue #asks #mythologiqull #long post #about my ocs

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binch-i-might-be · 2 years

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intermission. I'm having so many thoughts but not in the mind to articulate them

edit: it is no longer intermission. in fact I am back at the hotel room sprawled over the bed and kicking my legs in the air like a little girl. but I refuse to start this list over!

first of all, german really isn't the language for the musical, but they absolutely did the best they could with what they had

with that out of the way, let's get into my scattered stream of consciousness!

the lams is blatant and almost ridiculous. the guy playing Laurens only auditioned for the role so he could make it as gay as possible and I am CERTAIN of that. the homosexual gazing in the first song...... the fucking WAY the other guys and Laurens were whispering to each other when Hamilton first started going off and then Laurens stumbled over as if he was working up the nerve to ask him out. THEY KEEP GRABBING EACH OTHER'S NAPES??? IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO KISS DURING MY SHOT. HELLO

when Washington first showed up on stage I immediately went "YES DADDY" and I am not sorry!

speaking of Washington tho, he doesn't quite have the presence for me at some points. he's not as intense or consistent as Chris Jackson, but Hamilton and him are so very cute so I'll take it!

Hamilton is. SO endearing. I love him so much oh my god he's such a sweet boy he deserves the world. the actor is playing him so much younger than lmm did. he's so GENUINE. with lmm there was always this underlying weariness, he was weathered and snippy and waging a constant battle, but this one??? baby boy. such a little guy. absolute sweetheart

at the end of Aaron Burr, Sir instead of "who's that kid, what's he gonna do" they say. "what's the little one doing". can you hear me weeping

a lot of the jokes are lost or just don't hit. sad!

in helpless not only did Washington fix Hamilton's cravat,,,,, Hamilton showed him his ring all excited and then Washington PATTED HIS ELBOW as he was walking away. I'll never emotionally recover from this

also Laurens hands him the ring. they did make homosexual eye contact then. #lgbtq

when Hamilton asks for Eliza's hand, her father doesn't say "be true", he says "na gut". which is basically like saying "k". sir 😭

one thing that annoyed me a bit was that they used a lot of the formal "you". let them use the casual "you". come on :(

AT ONE POINT KING GEORGE LITERALLY SAID "LOVE WINS". GAY RIGHTS

every time Washington would have said "young man" he says "my son" instead. 5 dead 21 injured

instead of "at the right hand of the father" Burr says "in the lap of the father" and I?????

In Guns And Ships when Hamilton is leaving to rejoin the army he kisses Eliza and then :( he kisses her belly :( just kill me on the spot

oh at the end of Meet Me Inside when Hamilton screams in Washington's face he immediately ducks his head and WHIMPERS? he sounds like he's about to cry!!!! baby boy :(

Hamilton and Laurens are constantly roughhousing. constantly in each other's faces. it is very lgbt

this fucking shredded me. they changed mom/daddy/pa/pops whatever to the german Mama and Papa. not only does Jefferson say "quick, run to Papa" to Hamilton instead of "daddy's calling", this ALSO means that Philip burst into his father's office yelling "Papa if you'd HEARD the shit he said about you". you don't know real pain until you watch Philip die and hear that boy go "Mama". eternal suffering

Burr was good. I liked him! (yes that's all I have to say about him lmao)

my favourite performer was either Eliza or Angelica. they blew it out of the water

I am saddened to report that making out on stage occurred yet again! the people losing their shit over lmm maybe kissing with tongue during Say No To This would have died. I saw. tongues. I SAW them

some songs really do not work in german. the Schuyler Sisters is usually a favourite of mine but oh man does it sound rough. I didn't really understand the lyrics in Helpless but I still liked it because it's Helpless. some translation choices were wild and it took me out of it for a moment! BUT I'm very pleased to say that one line in Alexander Hamilton I was annoyed about, which was "and I simply shot him" instead of "I'm the damn fool that shot him" was changed to "I was his friend and I shot him". better!

"I'm not throwing away my shot" became "I only have one shot" and honestly I can't say I'm too mad about it at this point

"rise up" became "frei sein" ("to be free") which was a bit. ngl. cringe at times haha

Dear Theodosia hit me straight in the nutsack. I was borderline weeping over it. both Hamilton and Burr were so good in that, the text was very well translated, and oh boy does it hit different to hear that in my mother tongue. shit girls my issues came THROUGH on that one

Satisfied might have been my favourite translation out of the whole musical. god was that good. it had slightly different vibes from the original, but that made it so interesting. the imagery used was impeccable, Angelica's actress was AMAZING, and it's just. jesus fuck I'm probably coming back to that later on. genuinely that version made me tear up it was so good

honestly I would say the performers carried the whole thing. they made it work!

that's all for now folks! rest assured, I'll let y'all know if I think of anything else, but yeah! initial impressions and all that :)

#lots of thoughts lots of feelings lots of opinions #i'm glad i saw it in london first but i'm also very glad i saw this one #hamilton #hamilton hamburg #damn i'm beat

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Zoe listen to suju Super Duper it sucks so bad it's so good. Also it was Jonghyun day monday so listen to Neon because he went off the shits with that one and I think you would like it. also Siamés My Way because it's just like a good song for the gays lol

Super Duper -- Super Junior

omg. omggggg i wanted to like it so bad because the music video is so fun and the references to Gentleman and Mr. Simple !!!! but oh my goooooood its so bad lol WHY did it immediately remind me of the reddit tifu sex song??? anyway second listen its kinda catchy theres nothing inherently bad abt the vocals so if they fix the instrumental i think it could be a lot better lmao

Neon -- Jonghyun

every song ive heard of his is so smooth sounding?? but also i love all the like. extra bits thrown in (theres like a whistle around 1:36 that was EXCITING lol and the extra edited sounding neons [n e o n]. the lyrics for this are sooo sweet too UGH lol of course after i listened to this i had to listen to white t shirt which is not only my favorite jong song (not that ive listened to many specifically lol) but also one of my favorite songs ever lmao

My Way -- SIAMÉS

OK BUT THE MUSIC VIDEO GOES HARD AF??? another groovy song and i really vibed with the lyrics it is just a lovely message for queer people and all the little strange weirdos out there to live the way u want regardless of what other people say or think. honorable mention for The Wolf by the same artist which was one of fixation songs several years ago lol

hahaha thank you that was enjoyable :))!!!

#ask tag #ztext #music recs

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my full thoughts on the new versions of the original 1989tv songs for anyone who cares:

wtny: mostly similar, no complaints i like the updated sound

blank space: so much more CRISP omg and the seagulls fighting in the lyric vid lmao

style: the guitar riff is DIFFERENT but style is always a slay

ootw: jack and taylor know wtf they're doing, always have and this song has always been such a masterpiece in production. amazing

ayhtdws: if there are no ayhtdws fans, that means i have died. anyway again it's more crisp and i literally had to get up and dance along, i couldn't sit still it's PERFECT

shake it off: super good, 10/10 would play it at my wedding to get people out of their seats, love the "bah bah bah baaaah"s at the end as always

iwyw: love how clear her voice is, no complaints but what's that background sound at the end? was that there before?

bad blood: takes me back to 2014 immediately, sad there's no version with a kendrick feature (edit--it's back!! love that there's a deluxe). the music/production never gets talked about enough, it's super good i'm hoping tv fixes this

wildest dreams: obviously we've already heard it but omg her voice is so good i love taylor i loved this song in the original era and loved getting it again in 2021 when i was first becoming a proper swiftie

hygtg: loving the overall clarity and snappiness with the snare. the background vocals are more noticeable in the chorus, i love that. and the squeak in the second verse!! oh my god??

this love: will never get over the little lyric change (in a good way). this will probably never be among my top ts songs, but much respect for its lovers

i know places: love it, super true to the original but elevated, which is what i hoped for

clean: this SONG. everyone loves it for a reason. quite different from the original (backup vocals mostly, but some other stuff too), but i like it as its own entity. i'll miss the original but i will learn to love this one lol

wonderland: love love love the clearer/more mature vocals and love that the little squeaks (is there a term for these?) are still there, they give the song such character. 10/10

yail: super good, loving the clearer music, i've never really listened for it beneath the vocals (other than the main bits) in the original, so i like that it's amplified. the end of bridge/start of the last chorus "YOOOOU are in love!" is a little lackluster though :/

new romantics: pop perfection. what more can i say? there's a reason this song is so heavily associated with this album/era as a whole. the vocals are a little quiet for my liking in the chorus (at least on yt and w/ my headphones, idk) but still 10/10

overall obviously i'm not used to it yet and it will take time to get used to it instead of the original because i've listened to this album so much (esp compared to fearless tv and red tv and their originals, since i was just becoming a swiftie in 2021) but it's REALLY good, excited to keep listening on repeat. thank you taylor x

#taylor swift #1989 taylor's version #long post

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HI! I saw your post about finally starting a steddie playlist and I’m so curious what songs are on there 👀👀 any songs you want to talk about or be like “people this is SUCH a steddie song I must spread the word” or anything?

(I love making ship playlists and I love hearing what other people put on their ship playlists lmao. no pressure to answer this if you don’t want to, I’m just curious!)

Wow I did not see this message, and I posted the playlist like "no one asked" but SOMEONE DID ASK okay woooooo holy shit so HERE IS THE PLAYLIST

Now, MOST of these are, to me, applicable based on the lyrics, but some of them are applicable to a Very Specific AU I'm sort of planning or they're vibes only for a scene

The two songs that come to mind as Not Immediately Applicable To Steddie Based On Lyrics are:

Leaders of the Blind - this is a song that is for a modern AU I'm currently outlining where Eddie is a rockstar and Corroded Coffin sounds like THAT

Shape of the Water - this is............ A smut writing song for me, I'll leave it at that

THANK U SO MUCH FOR ASKING ABOUT IT I ADD NEW SONGS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN A SONG HURTS MY FEELINGS

Edit: wow I love how mobile apparently doesn't make the preview show up I might have to fix this on desktop... That link is to the Spotify playlist I promise

#Steddie #Steddie playlist

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ok a little bit of (maybe bullshit) costume analysis here for your consideration: the triangle pocket on Mike’s shirt here... reminded me of the triangle symbol used on the pink triangle pride flag. (not to mention the fact the muppet poster behind him has a rainbow on it already lmao)

(the first flag pic is taken from footage of one of the ACT UP protests of the 80s)

EDIT: now that there’s confirmation from Finn that this outfit was handmade for Mike this season... I’m gonna post this again lol.

[tw for the Keep Reading section: contains references to/images of gay men in N*zi concentration camps and discusses the persecution of gay men. nothing graphic, but i wanted to put a warning just in case...]

(+ disclaimer: i am not a historian or prominent activist, any and all of this research has been conducted by myself and is limited to what i have currently seen/read. i do not claim to be an expert. some of the information i have may be faulty, plain wrong, or now outdated. feel free to let me know if you spot anything that is incorrect, has bad sources, or is disrespectful so i can fix it!)

now, while i certainly would hope mike’s struggle with identity and his feelings would become more overt over the course of the season, if this is where they’re going to officially take mike’s character, it would make sense to have the first few episodes using mostly coding/subtext to convey Mike’s confusion until mike feels ready to talk about it and feels he has the right words so it doesn’t feel too abrupt to general viewers not as closely following/used to decoding subtext (which would also make sense because, again, in-universe he likely doesn’t have the words to describe his feelings and experience just yet).

so, without further ado, here are some more examples of the pink triangle and how these messages and their imagery could tie into a possible arc where we see Mike struggling with his sexuality this season...

the famous SILENCE = DEATH flag here also reminded me so much of Mike likely having a ‘One Way’ or ‘This Way’ sign pointed directly towards his closet in his room back in Hawkins... aka he will have to stay silent/in the closet if he stays in Hawkins or doesn’t get away for a while to ‘find himself’. now combine this with the fact that Mike is going to Cali for spring break and therefore getting a chance to get out and far away from Hawkins (and his “closet”), that makes his upcoming arc this season even more compelling to me.. if i am onto something here.

+ since this season will likely already contain heavy themes of how, over time, the continual Lack of Access to Info, Spreading Misinfo & Cover Ups, Repression, Secrets, Lies, and Mistrust as a result of those Lies = Escalation of Tension and even Death [be it a physical or metaphorical death, of self/of relationships/trust/community/etc] what with Vecna being the new big bad or whatever, it would make sense more than ever for them to tackle this side of Mike’s character this season...

as it seems like the 2019 HBO Limited Series on Chernobyl has inspired a lot of the visuals/coloring for this season (and the Duffers even managed to snag the makeup artist from the series to work on the makeup/SFX for Vecna this season), I’d imagine this quote could apply to this season’s themes just as well: “What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all.” and these political themes are certainly still just as relevant today as they were in the 80′s.

(separating this bit from the rest since it’s a bit of a detour from the topic as it pertains to themes of this season/series as a whole, rather than relating to specifically Mike’s struggles with sexuality..)

+ [ST4 SPOILERS AHEAD] the themes of ‘going out west’: consider the lyrics from the song that plays over Mike reading his letter from El, California Dreamin’, “i’d be safe and warm if i was in LA...” (compare this to how Will described the ‘Upside Down’ as somewhere dark, empty, dangerous and cold..) and how also in the letter, one of the lines El pens is ‘I think you will love it here [in California].’ when Cali is ...

(blue text’s source: http://picturethis.museumca.org/timeline/reagan-years-1980s/gay-lesbian-rights/info)

[the potential for any ST4 SPOILERS currently leaked Ends Here.]

now, onto the triangle symbol itself. the upside down pink triangle symbol was made infamous as a piece of pink cloth that was sewn onto the uniforms of gay men in N*zi concentration camps as a way to identify them and persecute them.

the placement of these patches was located where the right breast pocket was/would be. so maybe you can see why i immediately did a double take seeing that triangle on the right-side pocket of mike’s shirt.. again, i would certainly hope they’d get more overt as the season goes along-- but i could understand using these subtle cues to the LGBT viewers at first as a way to sort of signal that ‘hey this is where we’re going with this character’

i believe this history ties in as well with a theme in ST of how the 80′s a lot of knowledge and access to information could be more easily limited/relegated to what media you were able to see or read due to there not being an easily accessible source of endless information (and misinfo alike lol) in most people’s homes like we have now. a lot of the history on the pink triangles was difficult to divulge for a long time as well, due to the ongoing persecution of the LGBT community-- so it was unsafe or just didn’t seem wise at the time for survivors, who had already been forced to endure such unspeakable trauma, to hold onto these things which would likely only serve as painful ‘reminders’ for most.

of course, this could all just be coincidence... it could just so happen that they wanted a simple shape and the one they used was a triangle, maybe the costume designer just likes that shape for pockets, or maybe it was generally a popular design in the 80′s (i’m not a fashion expert, nor was i coming of age in the 1980′s so sorry i’m not sure either way there lol)... but if it isn’t a coincidence, i could see this being a visual representation of mike’s fears of his secret being ‘found out’ while also aimlessly signaling how he desperately wants someone who is gay to notice the signals he’s giving off-- he wants someone who understands to answer his changed demeanor as the cry for help it is. it’s even harder to ask for help when you don’t currently have the words for what it is you’re struggling with, because that isn’t me saying mike consciously was thinking these things when he chose that shirt, but rather it’s a way of conveying the subtext/what mike is feeling and thinking by the designers to the audience through recognizable symbols.

(here are some links to sources with more information on the pink triangles:

/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLwSF9uhNQQ&ab_channel=PoweredByRainbows%E2%84%A2

/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj-wGkcyTL8&ab_channel=UnitedStatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum

/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OxH1rqBAgw&t=747s&ab_channel=JamesSomerton

/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o84srvQAaWk&ab_channel=CambridgeDocumentaryFilms

/ https://thereaderwiki.com/en/Pink_triangles

/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/the-men-with-the-pink-triangle-heinz-heger)

the pink triangle was a symbol eventually reclaimed by LGBT activists and became a more well-known symbol amongst the community and then to the general public in the late 80′s/90′s. sometimes this reclamation involved turning the triangle from upside down to right-side up, as a “reversal” of its original usage, and has since been used and adapted as such onscreen... take, for example, one of the costume designs for Dr. Frank ‘N' Furter here...

(https://forward.com/culture/352199/the-secret-jewish-history-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show/ & https://medium.com/thinking-about-queer-art-performance/rated-r-for-resistance-c6e21611a0fa)

but again.. this could all be a massive stretch so.. just take it with a grain of salt! these are purely inferences i’ve made thru my own lens where i recognize a lot of this imagery pretty immediately so i have a bias probably lol.

+ new addition post-s4: I also found it interesting the parallel between how the Act Up organization made their own shirts for protests and how Dustin makes specific mention of how The Hellfire Club makes their own t-shirts..

#fun fact the first time i ever heard of the 'triangle' being a symbol of 'the gays' was bc some dad in this group i was in as a kid saw i #was dressed as tinky winky for halloween...#n he went up to my mom and was like 'U LET UR KID WATCH *THAT SHOW*!?!?' and went on a whole tnagent where my mom was like...#'....ok but shes literally five how would she get ANY of that ??????'#which sounds maybe insulting but she was RIGHT! have u not seen the devastating state of our current media literacy teaching Craig?#... but now i AM gay so hey who knows!#/j #the being gay thing is not a joke... that guy being 'right' is a joke LOL #the real joke on him is that now i DO know what the triangle means but... it uh. certainly wasnt until i got to be college aged LOL #and yea it could def just be coincidence trust me i dont rule that out but lemme indulge #this was in my drafts for a while cuz i didnt know if it was like... problematic?? in the way im presenting this #feels too light almost. im not sure. maybe im just paranoid but i want to be respectful lol #so if anyone has any feedback on that front dont hesitate to reach out

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posebean · 2 years

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koishiteru flying songs kanji

ive scanned + transcribed (not tled) most of the koishiteru album songs so i can roughly machine translate them :^) (except for ft4 lmao)!should all be separated properly, huge thanks to lisi for feeding me the lyrics <333

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x0LgCNuc2qxzX70CxtkDtOydE3HD2j2zLRkmQfln7Ow/edit

#honeyworks #confession executive committee #kokuhaku jikkou iinkai #flying songs koishiteru #please go look at all of them theyre all so good #my favs are arisa's and hiyori's #sukisukisukisukisukisuki to ka nan nan?! oshiete julietta!!!#ooooo psppss ooooo you want to tl a song or two oooo /j

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5, 17, and 43 for the fic ask game!

[For the Fanfiction Writing Ask Game]

Three questions??? You spoil me! <3 I think I'll need a Read More for this one my friend xD

Hahaha! Ha! Ha.

Many. So, so many.

I have a bad habit of starting projects and not finishing them, so I have a plethora scattered throughout my Google Docs files that are anywhere from multiple pages of unposted fic, all the way down to single-sentence unused prompts. Sometimes I left them behind because I lost motivation, sometimes my hyperfixation shifted and I (sadly) couldn't focus on that fandom anymore.

But let's see...uh....I glanced through my older stuff first just to see. But for now I think I'm just gonna count what I'm either actively working on, or what I wish to continue when my motivation returns...because if you counted all the abandoned WIP's I've gathered over the years, I think the number would be close to 30, and I don't want to list them all up here. (Maybe I'll drop it at the bottom of this post if you're curious***)

For one, I have two IronDad fics I plan on finishing: one that's a shorter Mafia AU that's 2/3 complete, and a much longer (and heftier) multi-chapter fic that has been awaiting a new chapter for over a year I think. A Little Late On The Blood Work my beloved...I'll come back when I get inspiration again 🥺💞 I also have an old Jacksepticeye Egos fic called #SamLives that I've been wanting to continue for ages but haven't, along with a Night at the Museum fic (Jedtavius) that I at least need to finish the current arc for because the comment section is sad.

And MOST recently I've got a bunch for Hermitcraft/Empires/Traffic Life that I'm in the process of actively writing...which I believe add up to a total of six?? I think? THREE are partially posted/being updated (Through a Crack in the Void, Domino Effect, There's Not a Word Yet), and the OTHER three (two Team Rancher, one that's literally Every Ship Under The Sun With Some Found Family On Top) aren't gonna be on my plate until I finish some of the other ones.

17. Do you have a writing routine?

Not really! Usually once I get an idea, I just - jump in. If I get stuck and want to skip something just to keep the writing ball rolling, I'll throw one of these in the middle of the page: ASDJNAKFBEKAJBA ...and just leave it for later. It's bold, red, and easy to spot when I'm scrolling through a long document, which is nice! It helps make sure no blank spots get missed in editing! (I also red-dye words, sentences, or paragraphs I'm feeling shaky on, so I can spot them easily and come back later when I get a better idea to fix it.) And if I decide to completely change a section I'm writing, I'll often copy the original version, paste it at the bottom of the doc in case I decide to change it back, and turn it a pastel color so I don't confuse old versions for the current text.

I also sometimes make calendars on Excel/Sheets if I really wanna keep track of time, and I often have a separate (and somewhat disorganized) doc for Notes on my longer fics. There's also a document where I write down potential lyrics options for There's Not a Word Yet chapter titles, but that's the only time I've done that for a fic.

43. Is there a trope or idea that you’d really like to write but haven’t yet?

I feel like someone asked me this a while back, so I've definitely thought about this! But honestly? A mystery or a time-travel fix-it...which I am well aware are two VASTLY different tropes lmao.

I've always been envious and in awe of well-written mystery/detective stories, because so many little details go into them to make them work. I'd love to build one of my own someday, but I have yet to find the right motivation to do so.

As far as time-travel fix-its go...they're just...they're so fun to read, because I love to see how one little change can affect an entire timeline (see also: Domino Effect) but they're also a LOT of work to write because it involved basically retelling a story that's already been written but in your own words and with a twist. Somehow writing something fully original comes easier to me than trying to build my writing around something else that already exists. But god I'd love to have the motivation to write one of 'em anyway! It'd be fun to decide how everything changes all because of one little difference in choice :3

5. How many WIPs do you have? What fandoms/pairings are they for?

Hahaha! Ha! Ha.

Many. So, so many.

I have a bad habit of starting projects and not finishing them, so I have a plethora scattered throughout my Google Docs files that are anywhere from multiple pages of unposted fic, all the way down to single-sentence unused prompts. Sometimes I left them behind because I lost motivation, though most times my hyperfixation shifted and I (sadly) couldn't focus on that fandom anymore.

But let's see...uh....I glanced through my older stuff first just to check for this hah. But for now I think I'm just gonna count what I'm either actively working on, or what I wish to continue when my motivation returns...because if you counted all the abandoned WIP's I've gathered over the years, I think the number would be close to 30, and I don't want to list them all up here. (But I'll drop it at the bottom of this post if you're curious***)

For one, I have two Marvel/IronDad fics I plan on finishing: one that's a shorter Mafia AU that's 2/3 complete, and a much longer (and heftier) multi-chapter fic that has been awaiting a new chapter for over a year I think. A Little Late On The Blood Work my beloved...I'll come back when I get inspiration again 🥺💞 I also have an old Jacksepticeye Egos fic called #SamLives that I've been wanting to continue for ages but haven't, along with a Night at the Museum fic (Jedtavius) that I at least need to finish the current arc for because the comment section is sad.

And MOST recently I've got a bunch for Hermitcraft/Empires/Traffic Life that I'm in the process of actively writing...which I believe add up to a total of six?? I think? THREE are partially posted/being updated (Through a Crack in the Void, Domino Effect, There's Not a Word Yet), and the OTHER three (two Team Rancher, and one that's literally Every Ship Under The Sun With Some Found Family On Top) aren't gonna be on my plate until I finish some of the other ones.

(One of them is a cute 5+1 one-shot about Tango calling Jimmy "buddy" and Jimmy learning that "buddy" has a lot of different meanings depending on how Tango says it and who he's saying it to. The second one is an extension of a one-shot I already posted called Coming, Coming Home, where S8 HASA!Tango crash-lands in the mesa outside Tumble Town, and like - yeah. Yeah. I'd love to continue that one. And the LAST one is a Double-Life-based Witches/Familiars AU that started as Renchanting Duo and has since extended to every member of the Life series and even some Hermits.)

***ALL THE OLDER FICS I HAVE YET TO COMPLETE: I've got one for Doctor Who, a handful for JSE Egos - #SamLives - one for Night at the Museum, one for Encanto. Six for Marvel/IronDad (including a Mafia fic, a SPN AU, a Peter-gets-shot and Tony-goes-dad-mode hurt/comfort, and A Little Late On the Blood Work which as I said I'm just longing to get inspiration to return to). A witch/familiar Supernatural AU fic and an SPN time travel fix-it that I barely started. There's a TangoTek one-shot I've abandoned featuring his rage moments from both LL and DL. I also have an old fic from high school for a game called Ib that I'd love to revamp someday...and my Original FanFic that started it all, which was for Harry Potter, and I was like 12, and it will never EVER see the light of day. My god. It's...it's rough.

#I'd apologize for the length but YOU ASKED ME THREE QUESTIONS #and the last one was a DOOZY #Ask the Mage #Fanfiction Writing Ask Game #Ask Game #unpredictably-ghostly asks

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