#her vibes are EXCELLENT

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

Randomly thinking about “tolerate it” (narrator voice: it was not random) and how under the cloak of fiction it is ostensibly inspired by works like “Rebecca” (which Taylor said she read during the 2020 lockdowns I believe?), with the line of “you’re so much older and wiser” indicating that the speaker is significantly younger and inexperienced compared to the person she’s speaking to and a pretty direct reference to the plot of the book.

But I saw something somewhere once that stuck with me about how it might not be referring to relative age between the characters but chronological age as in the passage of time in a relationship. And that made me think about how in a contemporary context, it might not necessarily be referencing an actual age gap between the two characters, but rather a sarcastic or cynical response to the man’s claims that he has matured (“you’re so much older and wiser [than you were before/than you were when we met/etc.]”), which then made me think about that line in relation to the woman. And that it could be taken like, “you act like you’ve matured so much in our time together and like you know everything, while I’m supposedly still stuck as the girl I was when we first met.”

Which then made me think of the “right where you left me” of it all and did you ever hear about the girl who got frozen time went on for everyone else she won’t know it and the bit in Miss Americana where she talks about how celebrities get frozen at the age at which they got famous, and how she’s had to play catch up in a lot of ways not just in her emotional growth but kind of in general. (Which also made me wonder if she’s ever been called out for immaturity/lack of curiosity/lack of education about things in her life…)

Which then made me think about the rest of the song, and @taylortruther’s posts yesterday about “seven” and “Daylight” and the way Taylor idealizes her youth yet contrasts it with an almost sinister reality in its wake, and the line, “I sit by the door like I’m just a kid,” because the discussion raised that her relationship let her recapture some of the childlike joy and wonder she’d lost. So this line is a double-edged sword: the speaker sits by the door with childlike hope that the person will come home and cherish her, but on the darker side, feels like the child dealing with the monsters she doesn’t have names for yet and the feelings of isolation she felt as she aged.

I’m not saying the song is necessarily autobiographical; like most of the songs on folkmore, it’s clearly a fictionalized story based on media she’d consumed and created, but we know a lot of the fictional songs were infused with her own feelings and experiences and… This idea swirling in my head picked up steam and now I kind of can’t stop thinking about it. Sorry but I’m a little obsessed now.

Like maybe it might start to shed light on why she identified so strongly with the novel in the first place…

#the third eye has been opened #😵‍💫 #like tolerate it was always a difficult song #even when we learned it was based on Rebecca it obviously took on new meaning post-joever #and especially in light of ttpd #but the thought spiral i went on last night when i started thinking about all these connections #and the evermore of it all #I’m Charlie at the conspiracy board again #writing letters addressed to the fire #me thinking too hard about Taylor lyrics #evermore my beloved #tolerate it #i kinda gave myself the ick with all this 😵‍💫 #because of the ttpd of it all coming up #and i feel like i remember interviews where Taylor said joe was so well-read especially about like world events and politics and stuff #and supported her when she wanted to start speaking up (not getting into that) #but just based on ~vibes now I wonder if that was like a sore point too at some point #which again i have no proof of but just like… experience with pretentious millennial art bros lol #oh man oh man oh man #this feels like some sort of huge revelation at 1:00 am #when i started writing this lol #eta: when I queued this in the middle of the night i didn't see all the excellent discussion about the seven/folklore posts #so all of you who have been posting about them this morning consider yourselves tagged too!

[midnightdemonhunter]

and he never knew a thing, no

#d20 #pok gukgak #kalina #fantasy high kalina #fantasy high #dimension 20 #midnight draws #art brought to you by Hey Kid! excellent song #have decided kalina is my fav fh npc. she is sooooooo #anyway thinking about her and this dynamic forever. the excitement i felt for all of her Hell scenes...god #moment of silence for when i thought pok was gonna be revealed to be on KALINA'S side which is why she'd want to free him #or just that they'd even commit to him being morally dubious. sigh. i think he should have been a spy doing his best who went to hell anywa #HOWEVER there is a delightful vibe to this dynamic. he never knew a thing....no no he never..... #anyway they absolutely fucked.

[felinemotif]

watching song kang in season two of sweet home at the same time as i watch him act in my demon is giving me whiplash

#playing a monster in one and a demon in the other and her. Totally different vibes #i don’t understand how ppl were saying he’s a bad actor #he’s an excellent actor it’s just the characters yall don’t like #sweet home #my demon #song kang

[jasontoddssuper]

Jason Todd is the only Batkid Percy Jackson would ever hate not in spite of but BECAUSE of all they have in common and be instant besties with literally all the other ones and that is THE FUNNIEST FUCKING SHIT

#her and stephanie brown would ofc bond over growing up as 'troublemakers' and seen as never good enough and similar coping mechanisms #(and being pastel punk trans girls <3) #her and duke thomas exchange expulsion stories and just vibe at batburger together #cassandra cain reminds her of thalia grace so she automatically thought she was cool asf and cass holds a respect back for how she is #tim drake and her are skater4skater friendship excellence and she feeds him blue food #she takes one look at damian wayne and goes 'new baby brother aquired'(other one being nico di angelo)and he admires her tons and shows it #and dick grayson was always her favorite robin ever since she got to their dimension and learned about superheroes and he loves her spunk #jason todd though?it was hate at first talk on both sides and it takes a significant amount of time for their feelings to change #(dw though it was an epic enemies/reluctant allies to friends to best friends story) #sorry for infodumping the tags btw my interests in both of these are very special <3 #percy jackson #persephone jackson #jason todd #they're both black/latino + autistic/mdd + he's adhd like her and a trans man #pjo #hoo #batfam #the batkids #ditf #lost days #utrh #the anomalies #hydro #part kryptonian percy #robin #red hood #star sapphire jason #letters from summer

[sacrificethelamb]

i tied with a new rope bottom and it went so well!! im! so!! excited!!!!! :D <3 <3 <3

#she’s such a sweetheart #and she’s been a rope bottom for a while #so she has an excellent skill set for it #i can’t wait to meet up with her again #the vibes were immaculate #sacrifice speaks

[drakulateeth]

You can’t use alcohol and boys and social media to cope with the difficulties that life is throwing at you. don’t let your cynicism stop you from building a healthy life, just because you are used to drinking every weekend, jumping in from one relationship to the other, posting deranged things online doesn’t mean you can’t do better. Everyone that has gone through that can see that you are running from yourself, so try to stop and acknowledge it, then hopefully you can implement some new changes. Please don’t keep yourself in shitty situations because you are used to it. You can do it

#recently had a chat with my best friends ex-girlfriend her vibe is very much rockstar’s girlfriend #she’s very interesting #very intelligent #has this extreme level of potential #and i can see so clearly that she is keeping herself in this space #where she can’t excel and she isn’t moving forward #me being on a completely different page with a totally different outlook to life #it makes me feel sad #that she hasn’t found the strength to stop running from herself

[faggotry-enjoyer]

there's obviously a lot more to it but i think a decent litmus test to gauge how you're doing with regard to being socially safe for people in a given marginalized group to be around is how you react to their humor. do you take lighthearted ribbing of the majority outgroup as a personal offense? do you immediately close off if they joke about their oppression or lighthearted self-deprecation based on relevant stereotypes or tropes? or are you, yknow, chill about it? are you okay with not always being in on the joke?

#idk like in my experience my favorite cishet people are the ones who laugh at my gay jokes or even join in depending on the vibe #i appreciate it when thin people don't treat my fat jokes as self deprecating #i love it when friends treat my disability as something neutral that can be joked about rather than a Big Deal #like obviously dynamics are going to vary widely and not all laughter is the same #e.g. if one of my jewish friends makes a joke about her mom working in finance (real example) #and i laugh bc she had excellent comedic delivery #that's very different than it would be if i was laughing bc i agreed with the antisemitic trope she was poking fun at #the latter vibe i think i've heard described as 'laughter with a mouth full of blood' #and that should be avoided #but there's something to be said for not being so scared of that that you end up needlessly walking on eggshells #and therefore treating whatever the relevant marginalized identity is as like a big serious elephant in the room that cannot be acknowledge #if that makes sense #does this make sense? #faggotry enjoyer original

[twogyuu]

Two types of carats watching GoSe:

#twogyuu:strugglin' #im the latter . . . #just here for the vibes and giggles 😭😂 #even if i rewatch the rules 5 time i never understand their games fully 💀 #the bestie out here with her excel spreadsheet trying to explain how it was obvious from the start dndjdjdn #😭💔 #head empty just wholeheartedly blindly trusting vernon 💀 #seventeen #going seventeen

[andthebeanstalk]

What up I'm married to a tall person who is basically Milo Thatch but agender, and uhhh, basically, yeah, everyone should be jealous and I LOVE MY CUTE TWINK NERD WIFE!!!!! 😤😤🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤👌👌

#original #i love my wife #had a big crush on that character growing up #you know who else is really into her? EVERY OTHER CHUBBY TRANS GUY IN CHICAGO apparently we just see her and are like OH HELL YEAH #do you know why this is? it is because we have excellent taste that is why. #and also we want non threatening masc people to be into us and respect our gender! that's me anyway #and this is excellent news for her anyway bc we're in an open relationship & she thinks guys like me (her HUSBAND 🥰😁) are incredibly hot #this is also bc she has excellent taste. #but it is a running joke that she keeps getting nice OKC matches that look a lot like me 😂 #anyway this post is a thing that would have made young me BOIL with envy if someone else said it but in fact it is ME #and young me grew into me and is in here like AAWWWWWWW YYYEEEEEEEEAAAHHHHH 🤘🤘🤘🤘🚀🚀🚀 #she doesn't just look like Milo she also moves and emotes and talks like him. and until recently her glasses would not stay on her face! #she got new ones. nerd. i adore her. #she is so kind to Jack (me) and to my giant anxious pitbull child #she puts his blankie on him as he rests on her toes to make sure she doesn't go anywhere 😭😭❤ #she is my best friend and she never makes me feel stupid or fake or undeserving. she just likes me so much and she fkn acts like it! #and we have good boundaries and communication in a very autistic way [positive] and she is so smart and funnyyy #oh i am falling asleep now #probably has something to do with how thinking about my wife makes me feel safe and warm or some gay shit like that 🙄 ;) #edit: omg it just occurred to me that she is like 80% Mill and 20% Jessica Jones. just in terms of like. vibes. XD #she cares a lot about Jessica Jones. I will tell her my findings in the morrow #*80% Milo

[rubberbandballqueen]

the best part abt being enrolled in a calculus iii course is that it means i finally passed calculus ii. i have been enrolled in no less than FOUR different calculus ii courses, three of which failed to work out for various reasons, and literally NONE of this (calculus ii being a necessary course for me to take in college) would have happened had it not been for NUMEROUS FACTORS beyond my control but it's fine it's cool i'm learning NEW MATH for the FIRST TIME in FOUR YEARS and i am LIVING

#(i'd have taken calculus bc in high school thereby allowing me to take calc iii right off the bat in college had it not been for y'know.) #(The Numerous Factors Beyond My Control Which I Am Still Extensively Salty About To This Day) #like i don't even use the word salty like that very often anymore n i guess it's bc the slang fell out of use + i'm not as salty a person #as i used to be? idk BUT I AM STILL VERY SALTY ABT MANY FACETS OF MY MANDATORY EDUCATION AND THE DECISIONS OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION #i hate school admin sooooo much but Anyway #the first calc ii course i failed bc the prof sucked ass #the second calc ii course i failed bc of quarantine hitting. i'd have totally passed otherwise i'm pretty sure #the third calc ii course i withdrew from bc i didn't vibe w the prof n also it was in the evening #then the fourth one was last winter n i was convinced i got a D or smth but i guess the prof had mercy n gave me a C or smth #WHAT MATTERS IS THAT MY SISYPHEAN HELL OF NEVER KNOWING IF I WILL PROGRESS IN THE ACADEMIC BRANCHES I WANT #IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER AND I AM FINALLY TAKING CLASSES I'D HAVE OTHERWISE TAKEN THREE YEARS AGO but it is okay #bc life keeps moving forward n i will keep moving with it #in other news my boss asked me if i'd like to basically take the lead on our afterschool programs n like. #if it keeps me from having to train for sports good lord i might as well even tho i can see like. #so much more work coming out of this bc if i'm gonna run smth or make anything out of anything i Need it to be Excellent #but what do you DO with a bunch of kids in an afterschool program???? my coworkers are like 'play sports outside' #and also i have many questions and requests to make to my boss when i see her next but it's cool i'm writing them all down #the worm speaks

[mearcatsreturns]

what a good day. I met a new cat!

#cats #apparently I have looked very intimidating/unapproachable today (ideal) #I don’t smell bad or anything lol #but the only person who has been like ‘yeah I’m going to smile at that person’ #was one of my neighbors who had her cat on a leash in her front yard #excellent vibes. no notes #we chatted about the cat distribution system

[winter-tospring]

Cowboy Carter's like...I don't know if I've ever heard anything more deeply American. So rooted in the landscape and the reality of the gritty sounds of the southern experience, I feel like. It just takes me there. And I don't love it, but it's not the point - no matter the opinion, it stands clearly as an effort to represent Americana and does so extremely well.

#Genuinely I don't think I could be upset if it won aoty cause this one IS an instant classic with how it feels like it's from another decade #It's not my vibe but I recognize what she did is pretty excellent for her goal #Cowboy Carter

[grimbeak]

have to say that honestly? Genuinly loving dragons rising so far

#like. the timing is good the episodes are good the villains are excellent #vry happy overall #so glad they swifched back to 20 min eps you have no idea #now they actually have time for funny bits that dont feel forced #and they dont have to fit 50 plot things into 10 minutes #very much pre-s8 vibes and i loveeeee it #ninjago dragons rising #not rly spoilers so not tagging it as that #would love to talk ab it if anyone needs an outlet to rant #also: spoilrrs in next tag #i know the um. morroheads ig? are very very upset ab a new master of wind at least the 1s ive seen #but like. i love her personally #like it was gonna happen eventually. hes dead and he got some redemption

[miabrown007]

mal in the grishaverse is to alina what jacob in twilight has been to bella. in this essay i'll...

#okay so in twilight jacob is like bella it's unnatural that edward is alive he should have been dead long ago. and if he was and he didn't #meddle with natura and the timeline i would be the one for you in our timeline. but he's here because he's extra special and that makes me #obsolete. because like alina and mal matched until they were both common and not special but now alina is a summoner and #she's the specialest of special girls and mal is throwing a tempter tantrum over that right #and they are like. they should be best friends and nothing more. #anyway that was point A #I'm over not one not two but three glasses of wine but even like this I know that one point justification belongs in my friends DMs not #an essay so let me present point B #so he's like the firebird right (he just circled her hand where the last amplifier would go and they felt weird #incredible foreshadowing btw) so like he belongs to her but only part of her belongs to him and that's very jacob vibes with all the #renesmee business. and also mal is just. so desperate to define himself by what he is to alina like he expects the answer to his own #identity crisis that is the consequence of his own actions (deserting literally no one asked that of him) from her #like the only way he thinks about defining himself is in relation to her . and like yeah ig they are teenagers and 'in love' or whatever #(they have zero chemistry while the darkling and nikolai are constantly standing next to alina and it works but ig I digress) #so i'm just constantly being told and they are in love and want a simple life (and that's the very thing that made me side with Gale instead #of Peeta back when so I'm probably primed to not want that for characters) but idk I just don't see it that they'd make such a good pair #anyway I guess this is a Mal hate post and I'm dragging the moder YA lit's each and every love interest into this 'analysis' #blueberry wine is excellent by the way would recommend #miaing

[wakeishasunshine]

Imposter syndrome(the art of delusion), spirituality, and manifestation going to have me in a chokehold in 2023.

Just wait and see!

#black girl aesthetic #black girl moodboard #30's black girl vibe #self care #becoming her #self healing #soft life #black girl luxury #black woman #manifesting #soft black girls #self love #motivatedmindset #black beauty #motivateyourself #soul flow #black excellence #self help #black girls of tumblr #black culture

[lostjulys]

shh...... theyre tired.

#thinking abt her... (the late night car rides back frm missions in the early arcs n stuff.) not very far in2 the manga yet but i cant shake #the feeling that. thsoe days r probably gone for good :(. #anyway. very sleepy tired comfy this was a companion sketch 2 my milk oolong. excellent vibes. #maybe if i ever wanna do a night lighting study ill actually paint it. #jujutsu kaisen #plant trio