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rock-dove-radio · 4 months

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Fun Fact I am affected by heavy synesthesia and decided to document a few silly things! When i read certain words / letters / numbers i see colors and taste things! As well as with listening to music i see visuals and taste things etc Feel free to ask questions i love answering!

Long post but basically i list brain associations so stuff under cut if you care to read

Anyway to the interesting stuff 😋😋

Color Flavors

🔴 - spicy and bitter with some sweetness. Makes my chest hurt

🟠 - Not sweet or sour it's like a uhh a snow cone

🟡 - frostingless sugar cookie

🟢 - butter

🔵 - steak

🟣 - those little mini cake things they have at weddings

⚫ - sweet and crunchy but has a dust residue like a handful sprinkles

⚪ - pineapple gummy bear

💗 - Walmart birthday cake

Colors / shapes i see when listening to artists

Lemon Demon - navy blue trapezoids and red triangles

Tally Hall - yellow circles and white diamonds

Will Wood - green squares and purple spiral circles (?)

Marina - pink bubbles and white sparkles

Lovejoy - light blue arrows facing downward

Penelope Scott - black semicircles

Mitski - slate colored trapezoids

TV Girl - gray rectangle

Weezer - green boing boing dog toy idk how to describe it

TMBG - orange semicircle really stretched

Oingo Boingo - green circles

Letter and Number Color Associations

A🔴 B🔵 C🟡 D🟢 E🟡 F🔴 G🟤 H🟤 I🔵 J🟣 K🟣 L🟣 M🟤 N🔵 O🔵 P🟣 Q⚫ R🔴 S🟡 T🟣 U🟣 V🔵 W🟣 X⚫ Y⚪ Z🔵 0⚪ 1🔵 2🟢 🟡 4🟡 5🔴 6🟢 7🔵 8⚫ 9🔴 10⚫

Day of the week Equations

10 x 0 = Sunday, 100 - 46 = Monday, 25 - 11 = Tuesday, 4 x 4 = Wednesday, 7 x 7 = Thursday, 5 x 5 is Friday, 10 x 5 = Saturday

Day of the Week Colors

Monday is Black Tuesday is dark blue Wednesday is dark green Thursday is dark purple Friday is yellow Saturday is lavender and Sunday is gray I don't make the rules

School Subject Colors

Math is red, Science is green, social studies is blue, literature / English is purple, art is also green

Number Flavors

0 - the chemicals you blow bubbles with when you accidentally get it in your mouth

1 - plain cracker you get in restaurant baskets

2 - gummy worm that's really old

3 - Doritos

4 - hamburger

5 - giant hot apple left in the sun 2 hours

6 - green apple

7 - steak fajita

8 - grape juice

9 - Hot Dog

10 - seat belt

Smells and Tastes regarding Music

Lemon Demon - lavender candle smell, taste like burger

Tally Hall - rusting Metal smell, taste like cold butter just taken out of the fridge

Will Wood - old church carpet smell, tastes like communion wine

Marina - tropical car refreshener smell, taste like putting a pen in your mouth

Lovejoy - smells like sea salt, tastes like sea salt chocolate

Penelope Scott - smells like rotting wood, tastes like Coca Cola

Mitski - smells like soap, tastes like Christmas cookies

TV Girl - smells like perfume drowning out body odor, tastes like ham sandwich that got ketchup on it

Weezer - smells like hamburger, taste like banana

TMBG - smells like antique store, taste like Olive Garden bread

Oingo Boingo - smells like barbecue, tastes like those big ass erasers people would poke with their pencils in elementary school

Misc

My Name - smells like vanilla perfume from bed bath and bodyworks, tastes like cheese pizza, is the color gold

Five Nights at Freddys - smells like cigarettes, tastes like burger (WHY DOES EVERYTHING TASTE/SMELL LIKE BURGER), is the color purple

Electric Dreams 1984 - smell like a city in Mississippi i went to 7 years ago, taste like red velvet cake, is the color hot pink

The number 999 tastes like watermelon

Pinterest app smells like nail polish and popcorn

Spotify taste like Gatorade

#.txt #long post #neurodivergent #synesthesia #autism #yum yum yum #can we get some purple 4s in the chat #will add more to this

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cosmerelists · 8 months

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Scadrial Characters Try to Guess the Meaning of English Idioms

This list is entirely inspired by @cosmereplay using this tag:

#that would be fun#I'd love to see Kelsier go ham (haha)

(The tag was on this post by @libralita - be warned; it includes major spoilers if you’re not caught up on ROW!)

My brain went, “Ha, ha, ‘Go ham’ WOULD seem like a pun on Scadrial!" and the next second, I was googling for a list of English idioms. The result is this.

1. “Go ham!”

Dockson: Presumably, this refers to turning every single thing into a pointless philosophical debate.

Vin: Either that or smashing things up with your Pewter-ed arms!

2. “Bite the bullet”

Wax: I assume this refers to keeping your bullets in your mouth so that Lurchers and Coinshots can’t use them against you?

Wayne: Either that or someone who tries to eat bullets to get some metal to burn!

3. “Break a leg.”

MeLaan: Hmmm...I’m guessing that this refers to an inconvenience that’s, like, not too bad but still annoying.

4. “Through thick and thin”

Kelsier: This one has GOT to refer to the mists--whether they’re thick or they’re thin, it’s always good to be out in them.

Wax: 100% agree.

5. “Under the weather”

Steris: I assume this refers to those who are unable to fly like Coinshots or those carried by them--people who remain below the clouds (colloquially, the “weather”) and don’t see the clear, starry skies above.

6. “Go down in flames.”

Marasi: I think I can guess this one! To “go down in flames” (I assume it’s followed by “and rise up again”) is to be like the Lord Mistborn--he who was once reborn by the flames!

7. “Call it a day.”

Vin: Near the end, the ash would get so thick that you could barely tell night from day. I suppose in that situation, you’d just have to shrug and “call it a day” regardless.

8. “Cry wolf.”

Wax: Heh, sounds like Max when he was desperate for a Soonie Pup.

9. “Long in the tooth”

MeLaan: Ah yes, when a new Kandra hasn’t quite figured out how to look like a human yet.

MeLaan: If you don’t put those teeth in deep enough into the gums, they’ll look too long, and then humans tend to get kinda freaked out.

10. “Spitting image”

Wayne: Yeah, I use those!

Wayne: It’s when you gots a picture of someone who deserves to be spat on, so when you need to spit, that’s where it lands.

11. “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”

Vin: Koloss.

Elend: Definitely.

12. “You are what you eat.”

MeLaan: ...

TenSoon: ...

VenDell: ...

MeLaan: Man, there are SO MANY idioms about kandra!

#cosmerelists #cosmere #Dockson #Vin #Wax #Wayne #MeLaan #Kelsier #Steris #Marasi #Elend #TenSoon #VenDell

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simperoniandcheese · 12 days

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Just For Us- TJ/Cora (The Good Cop)

Just For Us

simperoniandcheese

Summary:

Cora and TJ have secrets. This is one of them.

Tall and tan, and young, and lovely,

The girl from Ipanema goes walking,

"God, Caruso, change your alarm already, it's driving me insane," Cora groaned, burrowing deeper into the mattress.

TJ chuckled, and leant over to silence his phone before settling back into the sheets, gently peeling them back until his wife's face was looking back at him.

"Think that's annoying?" He smiled, to which she tilted her head in amused confusion. "On the morning of my 18th birthday, Dad changed my alarm--he switched the English segment around with the actual start of the song, which is in Portuguese. I thought I was losing my mind."

"Jesus, that does sound like Tony." Cora replied, her voice straining as she stretched, then returning to normal as her head came to rest on her husband's lap, where he began to softly caress her hair, the tips of his teeth showing in a brisk grin as she reached back to cup his cheek with her free hand, the other pinching, grasping at the hem of her singlet.

"Do you think we should tell him, though? About..." TJ frowned a little, trailing off.

Cora's hand on his face slackened, and her other hand went up to the now-noticeable slope of her stomach, where it stayed as she breathed, her expression one of deep thought, and TJ's mind went into overdrive, the cogs of his brain tick-tick-ticking as he spilled out. "I-I mean, we don't have to, it's your choice, I--" but eventually stopping as he caught her withering look.

"Assuming we're 17 or so weeks along, it won't be too far ahead before everyone in the force cleverly deduces that this little goblin here isn't just a case of going ham on the takeout." She sat up to nearer his level, her focus so clear like a mirror on her face he could've smashed it with a hammer.

Although, he thinks bemusedly as they lean into each other like magnets, as the younger guys in the squad would put it, I "definitely smashed" something else entirely to get to where I am now.

Nevertheless, TJ nods, gesturing for her to go on as she shifts her head against his collarbone.

"My point is that there's not much point trying to hide anything soon. I'm thinking we could just tell people straight off, with none of that Hollywood-type 'we're pregnant!' shit."

"That sounds good, I think." He trembled slightly, his words cutting out with a nervous bob of his Adam's apple.

"Shit-I didn't mean to stress you out, TJ, I'm sorry," She gasped, grabbing his hands firmly. "I want you to tell me if something's bugging you, 'kay?" She looked into his eyes, her pupils almost entirely swallowing her irises because of the lack of light that was in the bedroom.

"I'm just terrified that I'll slip up and everything will be ruined because of me. You know me, I make horrible decisions 80 or 90 percent of the time, and screwing up is even less of an option because now there's gonna be our child in the picture," He stressed,

She cut him off again with the type of hug that silences.

"Okay, okay. Think of this as that one Star Wars movie where Darth Vader's wife is pregnant and he's like 'you're gonna die in childbirth, nooo', and she doesn't actually, she's killed by him because of his anger and evil, the very evil that sprouted from the fear he had of not being able to save her." Cora articulated with a squeeze of her hands in his, and he looked back at her with a mildly concerned expression.

"...I've only watched the original trilogy, Cora." He exhaled.

"Well now you've watched the prequels. Anyway, I wanted to show you something I bought," she told him, a certain something sparkling in her eyes as she led him down the stairs and to the small table, where a small box was lying.

"I have a feeling I'm going to be pleasantly surprised," TJ remarked with a small smile on his lips.

"Open it, open it," Cora giggled, her face aglow like she knew something he didn't. (Which, to be fair, was exactly what it was.)

"I hope it's not a razor, Burl got me that as a little joke one ti..." He faltered, his words, all that he was going to say, gone in a flash.

It was a mug. A mug that said "#1 Dad". He felt himself tear up a little, as his brain apparently hadn't woken up to the fact that yes, they were bringing a child into the world.

Out of love.

Him and Cora.

"Thank you," TJ choked out, at a loss for words.

He opted for the non-verbal approach instead, pulling her into his embrace tearfully and pressing his lips against hers, and he was crying and she was crying and all he could muster was a small sob while she patted him on the back softly, her voice whispering into his ear.

"You're gonna be the best dad,"

#tj x cora #the good cop #josh groban #tj caruso #cora vasquez #monica barbaro #netflix #sobbing #how did i write this MASTERPIECE BRO IM CRYING #please enjoy oh my god #rating: g #the good cop netflix #the good cop fics

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karskilledme · 1 year

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Two for one - BruAbba x Fem!Reader NSFW

I’m a big simp for BruAbba x reader so I had to make this. Basically, you’re sick hanging out with Mr. Abbacchio whose also sick and he makes the moves on you. Your hot capo shows up and is like hey let me join bbs ;)

Content Warnings: Vaginal sex, oral sex on female, fingering, booby play, cucking(Kind of, maybe there’s a better word), badly written smut.

Word count: 2977

Do not interact if you’re a minor 18+ only! NSFW under the cut.

After Abbacchio went and got you sick you’d figured it couldn’t hurt any worse to continue bothering him while you suffered. It was his fault so he’d have to deal with you. That’s how you found yourself seated next to him watching some stupid soap opera on his bed, at an appropriate distance of course. Maybe he didn’t know it but you hadn’t paid attention to a single word the tv said. Your ears were a hum with the awe that filled your love struck brain. His alabaster skin glowed with the sheen of sweat from his cold. Plump, oh so kissable lips, parted slightly due to his stuffy nose. Daring to cover even an inch of his sculpted features was his silver hair that lay unstyled and messy. To some this was the image of an obviously unwell man but to you this was the image of perfection. If he had noticed your staring he didn’t take mind and made no move to stop you.

Some time later you had managed to vaguely catch on to what was happening in the show but it wasn’t really your type of thing. In fact, bothering the man next to you sounded much more interesting. You shifted slightly towards him and hummed for attention.

“Abba, tell me what you think, did orange the fruit, or orange the color come first?” You asked, finger on your chin in a mockingly quizzical expression. His eyes briefly flickered from the show towards you before quickly deciding the show was more interesting. He grunted. “That’s a stupid question.” He paused as the show got intense, his slightly agape mouth twitching in interest. “Orange the fruit obviously.” He said quite matter a factly. You frowned and put your balled fists on your sides. “What makes you think that? How would they know to call it an orange if the color wasn’t the reason?” You demanded. Abbacchio paused his show and looked at you with a small smirk. “An orange was an orange before English had a name for the color dummy.” You frowned harder at this new found revelation and sulked.

Abbacchio watched your pitiful display before patting your shoulder. The sudden touch sent a jolt of excitement through you. Your eyes met his quickly.

“We can’t all be smart, it’s ok. You, Mista, Narancia. Me and Bruno have enough brains to cover for you all.” He teased. Your elatement at his touch quickly turned to fake hurt as you gasped and fell backwards on the bed covering your face. A horrendously fake sob wracked your body. “Oh how could you be so mean to me Abba!” You cried, hamming up the drama. “My heart is broken, I’ll never recover.” The bed shifted under you as he suddenly moved to pin you. You peaked through your fingers to see if it was true and there he was, just inches away from you. While your nerves began to betray you the act couldn’t end yet; fake sobs continued. Suddenly your hands were ripped from your face as he pinned your arms besides your head. Oh shit! Was all you could think, surprise evident on your fully red face. Abbachio’s own heart was racing. He wasn’t often forward; the only thing that allowed him to be so now was his comfort with you. Not to mention that there was a plan in motion with a goal to be reached between him and Bruno.

Abbacchio leaned down, his hot breath tickling your lips. “Don’t cry my tesoro.” He teased, his plump lips pulled into a cocky grin. If he wasn’t a hardened gangster there was no way he would have been able to keep this cool demeanor. Your slightly panicked face was doing him something wild. Your widened (E/C) eyes staring him down so intently, glowing skin that looked so soft and kissable, your lips that trembled slightly practically begging to be his. God you were just so delectable.

You had ended your act by now, all of your attention placed on him. The tension grew palpable as you stared into eachothers eyes. Neither of you had dared make a move since you were pinned, not that you had much choice as you were easily overpowered. The knot in your stomach clenched at your own thoughts. You just had to kiss him, it was now or never. Your eyes were partly lidded as you began your slow approach. Abbacchio’s lips tasted of tea and were perfectly soft, magical really. The way your heart exploded on impact left you breathless and your brain swimming in bliss. He pulled away softly and pressed his forehead to yours.

“ Sei la miglior cosa che mi sia capitata” He whispered(You’re the best thing that happened to me). Your fingers ghosted his cheek feeling their overwhelming warmth, a mix of sickness and embarrassment. “Abba… you make me so happy. I’ve waited for this for so long.” Cutting off your own sentiment you quickly moved in for another kiss only this time more intense. An ache of passion and the feeling of ‘Finally!’ fueled your movements.

A soft knock broke you apart. Abbacchio’s eyes met yours briefly, keying you in that something was up but what? He made his way to the door before stepping out into the hall. Whispers could be heard by you but what they discussed was indiscernible. Shortly he reentered followed by none other than your capo Bruno. You shot up in bed. “A-Ah- Bruno! I mean Capo!” You stammered. Bruno smiled softly and chuckled, “No need for the formalities, Bruno is more than fine when it’s coming from you my principessa.” he said. Your heart lurched once more, the knot that had begun to dissipate doubling its hold. Abbacchio had sat back down next to you while Bruno found a seat at Abbacchio’s desk across from the bed. Your eyes glanced towards Abbacchio for reassurance which earned a soft thigh squeeze.

“We wanted to talk to you.” He started, looking towards Bruno now. The short haired male nodded before piercing you with his trained gaze. His eyes were intense but not in a way of malice, they were friendly as ever, since the day you first met him he’d exuded positivity. It would be a lie to say you weren’t extremely interested in both of the men that sat before you but was that alright? Bruno was always so kind to you but you also admired his character and resolve. He was no doubt a beacon of hope for everyone around him and he was always sure to fill that role. On the other hand Abbacchio lured you in with his witty and interesting personality, not to mention his beautiful looks. It was hard to win him over at first but he was oh so worth it, the side of him that you got to enjoy now was so caring and humorous though he always showed these traits through his actions rather than his words. It also couldn’t be argued that he wasn’t a man of character who stood resolute in his beliefs. How could someone choose?!

Your attention was brought back to focus as Bruno began to speak. “You see (Y/n), me and Abbacchio have always had a close relationship but for a while now we’ve also had our eyes on you.” He scooted the chair closer to the bed and grabbed your smaller hands in his. Abbacchio’s grip on your thigh tightened. “We’d like to date you, both of us. You can say no if you want but we would be more than delighted if you felt the same.” He paused, looking down at your interlocked hands with a squeeze. “It’s also ok if you only have feelings for Abbacchio and not me.” Bruno was always one to reassure those he cared about and this was no exception, he didn’t want you to feel pressured in any way. You bit your lip and looked between the two.

“Of course I feel the same but is it really ok? I’ve never… never been in a relationship let alone one with two partners!” you questioned. Bruno chuckled softly, rubbing his thumb on your hand. “If you want us and we want you why wouldn’t it be? We’re all consenting adults here, sciocco.” Your teeth resumed their hold on your lip. The knot in your stomach was tied with metal chains. You peeked a glance at Abbacchio with questioning eyes. He nodded in confirmation and you sighed.

“Ok, no more worrying! I would love to date you both! If you’ll have me I’d be more than happy.” You exclaimed. The men grinned at each other before enveloping you in a warm hug. Bruno was the first to pull away, citing the two of you being sick. “I’ll head to the store to grab the two of you some medicine, do you need anything else, amores?” Bruno asked, approaching the door. After noting your needs he took leave and left you and Abbacchio alone once more.

The mood was noticeably different after Abbacchio and Brunos shared confession. Your worry had dissipated completely but it only made you painfully aware of a different sensation, your need. Warmth filled your lower half and a tingling of desire had you rubbing your thighs together oh so slightly. You figured it was the excitement of the situation that got you so worked up combined with the fact that you were in a very attractive mans bed; a man that was now your boyfriend.

Abbacchio had pulled you back up to your previous resting position the only difference being that you were now attached to him. You nuzzled your head into the crook of his exposed neck. You couldn’t help yourself from nipping and kissing at the soft skin.

“Oh. Eager already?” Abbacchio spoke with confidence but much like earlier it was a cool facade to mask his nervousness. He pressed your shoulder lightly to allow himself a chance to meet you in a kiss. You could feel the eagerness in his kiss. His hands trailed your sides slipping under the hem of your top before he pulled back to check in with you. After getting your confirmation he was back to work, nipping your bottom lip not quite softly but not enough to seriously hurt either. Your tongues quickly met in a battle of dominance, his warm appendage moving with skill as it curled and pushed against your own. His hands, which were warm with fever, had found their way up to your breasts. He gave them a hungry squeeze before his long digits moved to flick and squeeze them.

Just as the two of you thought the kissing might lead to more Bruno reentered, shopping bags in tow. He shut the door quickly with a soft, breathy chuckle.

“It seems a show is about to start.” he said. You blushed at his implication but Abbacchio only smirked, looking at him from his caging position above you.

“You’d love that wouldn’t you Bruno.” He said, putting special emphasis on Bruno. You shivered in anticipation beneath Abbacchio, your eyes still fixed on Bruno.

“You mean like.. You just want to watch?” You questioned, your innocence evident. Bruno nodded and plopped himself back at Abbacchios desk. “Of course. I’d love to watch my two amato together. You’re both sick so I can’t exactly join.” He said as if it were a very obvious fact.

You hummed in ponder. “So should I pay attention to you too or do you want me to ignore you? I’m not really sure how this kind of thing works ya know.” You said, a nervous chuckle following. Abbacchio made himself busy on your neck, clearly not too interested in your questions about Brunos cucking situation. You moaned softly as Abbacchio sucked on your sweet spot.

“You can ignore me if it would make you more comfortable but I’d love some of your attention too.” As he said this, Bruno slipped his pants down mid thigh. His cock was already visibly hard and ready to spring free. You bit your lip and nodded, turning your attention back to the stimulation at hand.

Minutes had passed of you and Abbacchio passionately battling it out through a clash of tongues. He pulled away and began to pull your clothes off in a frenzy. You were nervous of course but knowing you were in very secure hands put you at ease instantly. Your own hands began to strip Abbacchio of his loungewear. Drool practically pooled in your mouth as you drank in his physique. His alabaster skin was chiseled with soft abs, marked with scars both old and new; it was evidence of his hard life. He smirked at your awe but was internally grateful that you hadn’t just up and left upon seeing him, he was always too hard on himself.

Both fully nude, Abbacchio resumed kissing you but not on the lips. His soft kisses trailed from your chin down to your breast where he took a moment to pamper each one. He kissed your nipple softly, sending a shiver through you, before he swirled his tongue around it. Finally he gave it a quick suck before moving on to the next. Your cunt throbbed at the attention, a slick mess forming between your thighs. Your body was begging for more. As if he read your mind, his hands trailed down to your thighs, one grabbing them apart and the other making its way to your slick folds. His fingers teased your clit as he sucked away on your nipple.

The pleasure was immense but you couldn’t help but think about Bruno. You glanced over to the shorter haired man only to get blessed with quite the beautiful sight. There he sat, pants and boxers now at his ankles. His hand gently and slowly working himself as he watched. You couldn’t help but stare as you noticed his top was undone revealing the intricate lingerie he always wore. Bruno offered you a strained smile and seemed to urge you to rejoin your session.

As your attention shifted back Abbacchio was on the move again. His lips continued their trail of kisses down your belly before stopping at your navel. He looked up at you just inches above your aching heat. “Abba pleeaase. I really need you.” You practically begged. He smirked and placed a kiss at the top of your slit before moving in. His fingers. which had been massaging your clit, now made their way to your slicked entrance as his tongue took their place. A moan of pleasure ripped through you, your back arching off the bed but your butt glued in place from his firm grasp. You were already close just from the little that had happened but you never wanted it to end. His tongue worked in skilled precision. He swirled circles on your clit, occasionally grabbing it with his lips for an ultra soft tug. “F-fuck… Abba I’m so- agh - close!” You moaned. Your words kicked him into overdrive as he worked double to push you over the edge. The warmth in your core exploded in a shockwave of tingles.

You heaved out a breathy sigh of relief as he made his way to his knees. You looked at Bruno once more and noticed he was still moving at quite a leisurely pace. Abbacchio flipped you over with ease and positioned you so you were both facing Bruno. Your ass was hoist into the air, your pussy still ready and anxious to be filled. Abbacchios dick lined up your entrance and slid up and down your folds before pushing in. He was average in girth but lengthy. Your slick helped you quickly adjust as he slowly pushed to hilt.

“You’re treating her so good amore mio.” Bruno breathed out, enjoying your display. Abbacchio met eyes with him as he thrust into you, eliciting a sharp but pleasant yelp from you.

“I bet you can’t wait to join us. Get a taste of her yourself.” Abbacchio said, lightly gripping your chin and guiding you to look at Bruno.

You looked at Bruno absolutely blissed out. Bruno was entranced by the swinging of your gorgeous breast as Abbacchio pound into you. Bruno couldn’t lie, he wanted to be entangled with the two of you more than anything but Capos didn't have time to get sick so this was the next best thing. Besides he found the both of you incredibly attractive so this was definitely the best jerk off material a guy could ask for.

Your hands gripped the bed with everything you had. You didn’t expect Abbacchio to be a gentle lover based off his personality so it was no surprise he was fucking you like his life depended on it. Not that you were complaining, you couldn’t when he was doing such a good job hitting your g spot over and over again.

You bit into your wrist as the pressure began to build signaling your next orgasm. It was evident in Abbacchios movements that he was getting close to, he began to grow ragged and shaky, his dick twitching and swelling inside you. You let out a cry of ecstasy, your pussy squeezing and milking his pounding cock. He grunted, “G-god!” and not but seconds later did he spill into you, filling you to the brim with his hot cum. As the two of you settled you were happy to see that Bruno had came as well. “Hope you enjoyed the show Bambola.” Abbacchio teased, crashing down next to you. Bruno smiled and moved to clean himself up. “How could I not? Though next time I hope to star in it.” He said with a wink. You couldn’t believe it still, even after getting your brains fucked out while your hot capo watched. Two boyfriends?!

#bruabba #bruabba x reader #leone abbachio x reader #bruno bucciarati x reader #bruno bucellati x reader #leone abbacchio #bruno bucciarati #bruno buccellati #jjba #jjba part 5 #jjba x reader #smut #bad smut #haleywritesstuff

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laiqualaurelote · 10 days

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Three-Legged Puppy Fics

List five of your least-popular fics, as well as when/why you wrote them.

we don't print retractions: Hamilton (Angelica Schuyler/John Barker Church, Alexander Hamilton/Eliza Schuyler, 2021)

This is a Hamilton AU where everyone works in journalism (except Peggy. Peggy works in marketing). It came to me because of the line from Washington On My Side - "we smack each other in the press and we don't print retractions" - and then I thought, what if they were the press? and also there really isn't enough good Angelica POV in this fandom when she is competent and ambitious and yes she and Hamilton have chemistry but what if they were also colleagues on the same footing, competing for the same front page? and so is Burr, while dying slowly of FOMO? Thomas Jefferson as the news editor from hell who probably once was a very good reporter but should absolutely not have been allowed to supervise other people? Eliza as the world's sweetest copyed? You just know Alexander would go ham if he got his own podcast. I have thought of journalism AUs for every fandom I have been in, it's just a question of fruition.

ain't practical, a world you can't touch: The English (Cornelia/Eli, 2022)

This was a Pushing Daisies AU prompted by a throwaway line in @sagiow's fic about Cornelia baking pies with her son. Many of my fic premises also come from taking things people say in shows literally and so when Eli said, "Ain't practical, a world you can't touch," a lightbulb went off in my head and then it became a way of giving them something better while taking away something else, an exchange that for me is necessary in any attempted fix-it for The English.

The Seven People You Meet In Mexico: The Sandman/Once Upon A Time In Mexico crossover (AO3 timestamp for this is 2013, which is when I got my account, but I'm gonna say 2007? 2008?)

When I was a teenager I had a Robert Rodriguez phase and a Johnny Depp phase (the latter has aged poorly) and the two dovetailed spectacularly in Once Upon A Time In Mexico. I honestly can't remember how this fic came about - maybe because it occurred to me that Sands probably was already acquainted with Delirium, and then it was just a question of him and El Mariachi meeting all the other Endless. It's been really strange revisiting this bit of juvenilia, especially after the Sandman Netflix.

Solving Your Life One Problem At A Time: Inglourious Basterds (Donny Donowitz/Smithson Utivich, 2010)

I also had a Tarantino phase as a teenager, and spent a heady few months in the Inglourious Basterds LiveJournal community (never been in a fandom with so much Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, ground was positively littered with them). This is a canon-divergent AU in which Operation Kino does not happen and nearly all the Basterds survive WWII; what would these completely deranged people do after the war in a civilian context? I have been thinking about Inglourious Basterds again recently because I am trying to learn Italian but I feel like Brad Pitt saying "Buongiorno" in the most godawful accent.

The Happiness Of Having Her With Me Unto Death: Great Expectations (one-sided Pip/Estella Havisham, 2009)

As part of my A-level revision I decided to write zombie apocalypse AUs for all of my literature texts. I managed Great Expectations and Proof (the David Auburn play about mathematics) but could not make zombie!Hamlet work.

I have always been obsessed with Estella Havisham. Someday I will write the AU where she arranges the "accidental" death of her abusive husband and teams up with Éponine Thénardier from Les Misérables and Maggie Tulliver from The Mill on the Floss, who have both survived their respective novels, to run a criminal empire. Estella is the Face, Maggie is the Brains and 'Ponine, she knows her way around. They blackmail Jaggers into helping them dodge the law. By the time Estella meets Pip again she is queen of the London underworld. She has finally, truly become her father's daughter.

Thank you @leupagus for the tag forever ago! Tagging - anyone who would like to give their rare fics some love. While we are at it I should add that @leupagus is one of the loveliest people I've had the good fortune to meet through fandom, she has been so kind to me even though she has no idea who I am, I could be a mermaid in a cistern for all she knows.

#my husband took 'three-legged puppies' literally #he was like 'you really get all sorts of kinks around here'#I had to explain that we do not cut legs off dogs as a kink #maybe somewhere on the Internet they do #but not here #dear god #hamilton #the english #sandman #once upon a time in mexico #inglourious basterds #great expectations

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Things we learned from Toto Wolff's Desert Island Discs

1. He doesn’t waste precious time choosing what to wear or what to eat As Toto travels the world from race to race, he says it’s vital to focus on important decisions rather than everyday choices: When we don't perform in Formula 1, that doesn't even move the needle. For me, that is so far away from suffering or pain “For me it is really reducing trivial things. I'm wearing the same clothes, I'm eating the same food - even to the point that my assistants book the same hotel room for me every single year.” So what’s on the menu that he eats every day? “The same dark bread - a pumpernickel with butter and some ham. Small cappuccino - because I take half a cappuccino because I want to have another half an hour later - and then it's chicken breast with tomato salad. And I have the same for dinner also!” 2. A British song from 1991 reminds him of driving on fast German motorways as a teenager "[This] was the first song that I came across when I was starting my own racing in my late teens,” Toto recalls. “There were long journeys in the car in the night to the tracks and back, going fast on the German autobahn. There were no [speed] limits there and it was very motivational for me.” “It brought me in the right frame of mind to go racing. I could listen to it on a constant loop.” The song is Unfinished Sympathy by the English trip hop group Massive Attack, from their acclaimed debut album Blue Lines. Other castaways who have selected Unfinished Sympathy as a Desert Island Disc include Baz Lurhmann, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Jamie Oliver. 3. His father’s terminal illness deeply affected his childhood Toto was born in 1972 in Vienna to a Polish mother and a Romanian father. When he was eight, his father was diagnosed with a brain tumour and Toto found himself taking on caring responsibilities from a very young age: “It's almost like I took over in the family in that I had to look after my sister and my mother and look after [my father], and we had these weekends with him because my parents divorced afterwards, and it was me trying to make sure that he's in a good space.” Toto recalls that the family had enjoyed an affluent lifestyle, but when his father was no longer well enough to run his transport business, everything changed: “We went into a small apartment. There were moments where my sister and I had to leave school in the afternoon because the tuition fees were not paid. So how do you explain to your friends that you have to pack your bags and go home? How do you explain that to your 10-year-old sister in the tram? And I have these moments in my mind so strongly, it's like an imprint.” “You don't wish [on] any child or adolescent such a situation. But it has shaped me in a way that my determination is strong and my resilience levels are high. You know, when we don't perform in Formula 1, that doesn't even move the needle. For me, that is so far away from suffering or pain.” via BBC Sport - Formula 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/

#F1 #Things we learned from Toto Wolff's Desert Island Discs #Formula 1

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eclipshift · 2 years

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Thoughts about Hamilton Hamburg (in no specific order)

Alright bitches, bros, and non-binary hoes

I saw Hamilton in Hamburg and I have SO MANY THOUGHTS

First of all if you aren’t aware, The Hamburg performance is in German, and the show opened this Thursday (the first week of October)

my German level is very low… so if you’ve seen it or have thoughts about the lyrics I want to HEAR

But there were some things that I noticed with this cast that have me vibrating at a frequency that could shatter glass:

First off the cast was incredible and now I need a cast recording or I will explode I need it NOW they are my new favorite cast I’m screaming and crying and throwing up

Hamiltons actor (Benet) is very goofy and young and makes for a GREAT act 1 Hamilton. (Act 2 as well, but his personality, look, and voice were particularly amazing for younger Alex)

He was also very sweet, I told him I was from the US and he got super excited, even asked ME for a picture on HIS phone before proceeding to introduce me to Lafayette/Jefferson’s actor and telling him I’m American

Laf/Jefferson's actor was also very enthusiastic and wanted to give me a hug :3

Lyrical stuff

Put a pencil to his brain, connected it to his heart

fucking lyrical genius

"Talk less, smile more" stayed in english :3

Instead of "you can't be serious" when Burr says "talk less, smile more", Ham say "in german please?" because it was in english

heehee fnunny

"And if you don't know, now you know, Mr. President"

"George Washington's going home" was kept in English. very special.

SOUTHERN MOTHERFUCKING DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS was kept in enlgihs

Literally just Hercules Mulligan

HERCULES MULLIGAN’S ACTOR WAS FUCKING BATSHIT AND NOW I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT HIM 24/7 AHHH

Farmer refuted???? My dog speaks more eloquently than thee??? THE MAN FUCJIGN BARKED

like full on bark bark grrr

Mans was off the shits

Also he had a tendency to stare wide-eyed at others and at the audience and it was very unsettling and very in-character and now that is just how I expect Hercules Mulligan to be

the switch to Madison was silly goofy because He went from crazy tailor to Quiet Sick Man and my brain could not comprehend why he was suddenly Normal™ and not barking at me

Hamilsquad

Just generally the Alex/John/Laf/Herc group had GREAT chemistry and it was very evident in their performance

Laurens did a lil "got your nose" thing with Ham in story of tonight

Story of tonight reprise I DIDNT NOTICE THAT HERC HAD A FLASK INSTEAD OF A CHAMPAGNE FLUTE LIKE THE REST OF THEM

Laf/Jefferson

I can't pick up on accents in german but my expert sources (german friend) told me that Laf indeed spoke with a french accent

"UH, FRANCE"

he was so bouncy and sassy he could have done a bend and snap and I would agree

The girls <3

ANGELICA

FUCKING POWERHOUSE

Opted up at the end of satisfied, I nearly fell out of my seat and died

Eliza has a very gentle voice and it goes very well with the Angelica.

Peggyyyyy was so prettyyyyyyyyy

she had pigtailsssss

very sassy gurl

also her wig for Maria? I need it in the Louvre it was so nice

BURR

Mamma mia

He had a voice

so good so nice

OPTED UP AT THE END OF WAIT FOR IT, I nearly fell out of my seat Pt. 2

Dear theodosia orz

My mother cried

so good, very genuine

Washingturnt

my father had very high expectations because he loves Tamar Greene with a burning passion

his expectations were exceeded

holy butts

One last time?? Again the fact that they kept the "George Washigton's going home" lyric in english??? It made it very emotional as an anglophone

I cried a little

All in all 11/10 I will fight god to see it again

OK THIS GOT VERY LONG I will probably think of more thoughts bout Blease i am Begging if you have thoughts please tell them to me my life will never be the same

#PLEASE #I need thoughts NOW #hamilton musical #alexander hamilton #hamilton #thoughts #hamilton germany #hamilton deutschland #hamilton hamburg #hercules mulligan #aaron burr #lafayette #thomas jefferson #john laurens #Please talk to me

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fforeversserene · 1 year

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Late Night Deeds

Summary: Cas had been noticing her boyfriend, Jesse, coming home late for the past few weeks. She was starting to get suspicious. What was happening during Jesse's late night escapades? The last straw had been pulled, she decided to confront her boyfriend about his strange behaviour and started to fish answers from him. However, the answer came from someone else.

Side Note: Hi, I would also like to remind that there are some words in tagalog and also in English. This is actually a taglish work. I've been trying to write and publish but just couldn't find the right time to do so. Also, please dont copy this, I actually worked on this since 2022. Give credits if you're gonna repost this, thank you for understanding!

It's late. Di na yun uuwi, wag ka na mag antay.

The voice in the back of my brain spoke as I lock my eyes to the door, waiting for him to walk in. Tumingala ako to check the time, it's 10:57 PM.

As time passes by, my eyes start to feel heavy.

Aantayin kita

Before I could close my eyes, the door swung open; it's him and he's home.

"Bakit gising ka pa, mahal?" Said a masculine voice following after the sound of the door closing.

"Wag mo akong ma mahal mahal, Jesse." I rose from the chair I was sitting, tucking the stray hair behind my ear.

"Babe why did you call me by my first name? At bakit ayaw mo na tawaging kitang mahal? He looked at me up and down in a confused manner.

"Stop fooling around, Jesse. The past few weeks, umuuwi kang late. Care to explain bakit?" I crossed my arms waiting for an answer from him. For some reason, he looked like a deer caught in headlights, may tinatago ba siya? I brushed the thought off and continued to wait for him to talk.

"Cas please, pwede ba na pagusapan na lang natin to bukas? Pagod na pagod na nga ako and you're nagging me?" He spoke, earning a scoff from me. He called me by my first name, well we're even now I guess.

"Wow, pagod ka? Bakit, are you tired of fucking your secretary?" That was it. He went pale at di gumalaw. "Say something, Jesse. Yan ba yung rason kung bakit palagi kang late?" At this point parang naiiyak na ako pero I battled the tears.

"Oh stop it Cas now you're just taking it this far." He stuttered over his words, not daring to look at my upset and judging eyes.

"Don't even try and guilt trip me, Jesse." I looked away, signalling him to stay where he was.

"Cas, wala kang proof. I don't know what you're talking about but can we just talk about this tomorrow please? Do you really not trust me that much that you're assuming things?" He remained calm still not glancing at my eyes.

The Next Day.

Gumising ako hoping that he was still in bed so we can talk the argument from last night out.

Umalis siya ng maaga.

I sighed and just got out of bed to get started for the day. I couldn't stop overthinking and the thoughts were zooming so fast through my head like a bullet train.

I went to the kitchen to cook something for myself for breakfast. I chose to cook ham and egg and decided to make myself some iced coffee. I wanted to start the day positive and filled with motivation. I wanted to forget what happened last night.

As I was eating my breakfast, my phone suddenly rang. I opened it hoping that it was Jesse. But instead I was confused.

A random number?

I answered the call.

"Hello? Sino po ito?" Sabi ko, trying not to sound nervous. Why was a random person calling me?

"Hi uhm, Is this Jesse's girlfriend I'm speaking to?" Babae? How did she know my boyfriend's name? I thought to myself.

I paused for a while due to shock. "Yes po, you're talking to her. How may I help you and how do you know Jesse's name?" I was confused, how the hell does she know about Jesse?

"We really need to talk. Tungkol ito sa kay Jesse." My heart started racing, what's going on?

"Yeah sure, please get to the point." I encouraged the mysterious woman to speak. Trying to contain my nervousness.

"I'm really sorry to tell you this but Jesse has been cheating on you for weeks. He's been coming late home right? It's because he's been with me ever since I stepped foot in the company. I didn't know that he had a girlfriend I swear! I just found out about you a few hours ago nung na overheard ko yung mga employees near the stairs. I'm really sorry miss, I know that this should be coming from Jesse." The mysterious woman sounded sincerely upset and worried for my reaction.

"I- wala akong masabi." I laughed it off, why the fuck am I laughing when I just got told that my boyfriend of 5 years, just cheated with me for weeks? I don't know but I think nababaliw na ako.

"I'm sincerely sorry talaga, miss?" The mysterious woman asked.

"Cassidy, Cassidy Sanchez." I replied, "And your name is?" I asked but hiding the fact that I've been desperate for her identity.

"Iris, Iris Macapagal. I'm Jesse's secretary." I was speechless. I started to feel tears falling and my body went numb.

"Oh my god.." I stuttered, "Thank you for telling me, Iris. I'll have a word with Jesse once he gets home. Please, wag mong sabihin kay Jesse that we spoke." I let the tears fall and clicked off the call right away.

I was devastated. I didn't know what to do. Everything that happened last night, my so-called accusation and his lies. It was all true. I stood up and went to put my plate away, not in my best mood to wash it. I went to the living room, seeing photos that we took on events. Our 5th anniversary photo caught my eye. It was weeks before I noticed that Jesse had been coming home late.

"Why, Jesse? Why?"

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moonbeam-dragon · 2 years

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Positive Charge Part 2

Moonrise! I’m super angry right now because my draft for this didn’t save and now I have to re-write it. I want to cry. So please like and comment because it would make that waste of time worth it. Sorry if this is short. I made it longer but figured I’d only re-write the second half. Tw: Cringe, bullying, language.

Elmo doodled in his notebook during class. It wasn’t that Ms. Merryfeather’s class was boring. But Elmo’s brain couldn’t focus right now. Not when Drake sat so close to him. He wasn’t sure when it had happened. But he’d developed a huge crush on him. He couldn’t help staring. He couldn’t help drawing hearts around his name.

He needed to do something with his hands. Other than taking notes. And Drake was right there. How was he expected to focus when he had that passion in his eyes? During English class, he always got so insanely passionate. He’d focus on the lesson and get stuck with it. During English, all his thoughts were intense and bold. He always was.

Why did he like him again?

Drake Mallard was… spirited. That was one word. He was weird. The target of so much bullying. He was too much sometimes. He was obnoxious. But he was chivalrous. He always kept fighting. When their bullies would try and get to them, he’d fight. And he’d lose. Every day, he lost. Whether it be a verbal smackdown or a brawl, he lost. But he always got up and dealt with it. He came back the next day ready to fight and how jealous Elmo was. He may have been a dweeb, but he was strong. He tried to be something. Drake didn’t curl up and hide in the back. Drake stood up and went to the front. And because he didn’t know when to quit or shut his beak or take his time, he was a loser. In fact, the only person in the school who was a bigger loser was Elmo Sputterspark himself.

When the bell rang, Elmo went to gather his things. He knocked his notebook off his desk. His breath hitched as he reached for it. Luckily, when it fell, it closed. He didn’t need anyone seeing the pages with Drake’s name surrounded by hearts.

Another hand beat him to the book. Elmo looked up in fright as Preena stood there, holding his notebook. “What’s this, Elmo? Your diary?” she asked.

Elmo sputtered his response, so it didn’t come out quite right. No, it wasn’t. But it was private now that he’d filled it with his crush. “Can I please have it back?” he asked, scooping up the rest of his supplies.

“Well, since you asked nicely,” Preena said sweetly, going to hand him the notebook, but using it to smack the other books and pencils out of his hand. Elmo fell to his knees to pick up everything that Preena had made him drop.

“Let’s see what’s in your diary, Tickle-Me-Elmo,” she said, ready to open it. Elmo held his arms over his head. This was the part where she laughed and showed Drake so he’d be humiliated. His life might as well be over. He’d have to run away and start living in the abandoned lighthouse.

“Not so fast, Preena!”

Elmo peeked up to see Drake himself standing by Preena, holding her arm. He had her by the wrist, slightly twisted, with his thumb pressed down seemingly hard.

“Hey, let me go, dweeb!” she said, trying to pull away. Drake pressed his thumb down harder, making her whimper.

“Ah-ah-ah,~” Drake said, shaking his head. “You didn’t ask nicely.” He grabbed Elmo’s notebook and pulled it out of her grasp, handing it to its proper owner.

“What do you think you’re doing to my girlfriend, Mallard?”

Ham String stood above Drake, scowling. The short duck looked up, suddenly letting go of Preena. “He hurt my arm, Ham!” Preena whined, showing him her wrist. “Why don’t you rough him up for me?”

Elmo could only watch helplessly as Ham punched Drake across the face and push him over his desk. Drake tried to punch back but fell backward and hit the floor on the other side of his desk.

Ham and Preena left the classroom, laughing. Elmo walked over to Drake, blushing. “H- Hey. Thanks for that,” he said quietly.

With the help of Elmo’s hand, Drake stood up. “It’s no problem,” he said with a smile. “Nothing can defeat Drake Mallard!”

Elmo frowned a bit. “But he just beat you up…” he pointed out.

Drake blushed a bit but laughed it off. “I was simply feigning weakness in order to lure my adversary into a false sense of victory.” He wiped off his striped pants. “No matter how many battles I lose, I have a chance to win the war!”

… Maybe Drake was delusional.

Elmo sighed, looking towards the door. “You uh- Good luck with that,” he said. “I should get going. Physics next period.”

Drake nodded. “Ah, yep yep yep. I’ll see you around, Elmo,” he said, giving a warm smile and a wave. Oh. Drake knew his name.

As Drake walked out, Elmo stared with a growing blush.

He liked him.

He really liked him.

He was damn near in love with that dweeb.

That duck had it all. He was cute. He was brave. He was so clever and witty. He was genuinely kind.

He wished he was like that. He wished he was brave. He wished he was strong. He wished he was as stubborn as his crush. Maybe then he’d have a chance.

Elmo walked out, going to his next class, still in a daze. He wished he’d gotten his number while they were alone, or said anything more. A simple compliment or comment on him. He had a huge ego. Something like that would have put a little piece of Elmo in his mind. And maybe Drake would talk to him again. Maybe that would have been enough to give him a chance.

But alas, here he was in physics, doomed to go about his day hiding once again.

The rat’s in love and he doesn’t know what to do. But that’s okay! Because another chapter will come out in a few days. Please like and comment to let me know what you think and encourage me to keep going. Farewell, best of luck, avoid roasted cabbages, don’t eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!Moonset!

#darkvolt #megawing #megavolt #darkwing duck #fearsome five #fearsome four #dwd #darkwing duck positive charge #elmo sputterspark #drake mallard

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brightgnosis · 1 year

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Today's been a day because somehow two whole 25 mg Delta-8 gummies, and a collective 2 ml of 1k mg Delta-8 tincture, and a collective 2 ml 1k mg CBD Oil still did not knock my ass out last night! How, brain! How, body! More importantly, good Lord, why.

I did manage to get a couple hours of vague, tossey-turney sleep after my Husband went in for work, but was right back up all over again by 10 am, and was absolutely starving too boot. So I just gave up at that point. Especially since Echo wouldn't be quiet in the crate and kept whining.

Bailed on helping with the Knot Bed at the Botanical Garden since I didn't get any sleep (the committee president has steamrolled the project anyways, so it's in her hands now; I've washed my hands of it). Went out and kind of broke into the neighbor's yard, instead, to cut down all of the English Ivy and the Trumpet Vine at the base of the fence so that I don't have to climb the fence on our side this year to chop if back every couple of weeks; it'll be better on the deteriorating fence that way, anyways- on top of being easier (and so much safer) for me to maintain.

Only downside is that my Mother in Law's large clippers are trash and haven't been sharpened in who knows how long, so it took far longer than it should've to do it (especially since my much sharper, but much smaller hand shears were too small to get around the really old stems- some of which were nearly as big around as my fist). So even though I finished near 11:30 am, it's now almost 2:30 pm and I haven't felt my hands in ages.

I already had Neuropathy fairly badly from the time I woke up, but now my hands are nothing but vicious, angry bees even at rest. And no amount fo Two Old Goats lotion is helping today. Oh well, ha. It was worth that, and all the shaking from the excerption just to not have to deal with it for at least a few months again.

I'm thinking of buying a thing of pure Glyphosate and just going ham over there in that little corner, however, and just getting rid of it all for good; lord knows that area needs it. And while I'm at it, I can get rid of the invasive Sweet Autumn Clematis I've been fighting on the fence that lines the back of my small plot, as well. We'll see, though.

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felikatze · 2 years

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finished season 9 it didn’t make me nearly as insane as season 8 but i still really really liked it. ninjago has no right to be this good actually it feels weird.

first off my fav moments of this season were: jay’s mental break in the first two episodes, mystake fucking with dareth for no reason, and also cheering/hooting/hollering/etc “YO SICK SEASON 3 REFERENCE” throughout the entire later half of the lloyd v garmadon confrontation

onto Thoughts, in slightly more chronological fashion:

i loved both plots this season! the main four + wu in the first realm and lloyd with the resistance in ninjago city were both great! normally, with split plots, i tend to get invested in only one of them, so whenever it switches to the one i dont care about, i get super impatient to get back to the good one but none of that here!! both are good!!!

the two plots have a lot of parallels! the theme of leadership between garmadon and the iron baron, the main group being largely on the run, scrounging for allies, learning new skills, yadda yadda. the thematic parallels work well since the environments of the two settings are so vastly different. the first realm is kinda boring looking, and i don’t think that setting could carry a season by itself, so it’s good that. it doesn’t. yeah.

um my thoughts arent very structured hold on i gotta think. about my thoughts. putting them into words is hard but if i dont they’ll rot and i don’t want mold in my brain

ok first of all let’s talk abt characters instead of actually going chronologically.

mystake! she was. incredible. she’s so fucking funny. in previous seasons she was just Mad All The Time and a plot device so it’s super cool to see her fleshed out. her being an oni explains how she gets all those weird fucking teas, i think. and how she’s buddy buddy with wu (even if she yells at him a lot). She’s like a funnier version of Wu. you get the cryptic wisdom, and if you don’t heed it, she gives you violent dirrhea. i dont know how to spell it and i’m not going to google it. brown ninja, in fucking deed. rip dareth.

loved when she Unveiled Her True Form and just went ham on garmadon also. this old woman is down to fight. she’s just here for a good time. she’s amazing and i adore her.

skylor! she’s always good! i’m right! her scene in season 5? great! season 6? amazing! here? INCREDIBLE. i love her always but i adore with how the show actually remembered her powers this time and used it in such fun ways. combining powers for camoflague was GREAT i loved that scene. i really liked the plan lloyd hatched to have skylor yoink garmadon’s power to control the giant stone guy, and it backfiring feels logical. like, she stole the power of a demigod. it’s kind of amazing she’s alive.

that plan in general was great fun with the gang kidnapping harumi, taking good advantadge of both mystake’s and skylor’s abilities. again, mystake is a riot, when pretending to be harumi, too. twas rlly good. even if it failed!

character wise i liked skylor too bcuz season 4 parallels. she’s the one kickstarting the resistance, consisting of the elemantal masters introduced in season 4, whereas in that season, she was a traitor to it. it’s clever. she’s scrappy, too, making use of her restaurant and the trash heap for a variety of things. skylor ily thanks.

cole n wu were fun i think. i snorted when cole in disguise mode introduced wu as his son. having the dangerbuff bluff actually work was a great continuation of a joke from season 8 and a great source of humor in the early episodes. generally a lot of good jokes in the early half because that’s when everyone’s Down In The Fucking Pits (sometimes literal pits) and this season has a hopeful swing to it that necessitates relieving the tension set by s8 somewhat.

generally i liked how wu n the ninja worked together. season 7 set wu up to be like, actually fallible. fallable? fail-able. english. it shows growth for the ninja while playing into wu’s current arc for them to be the ones teaching him lessons that he takes to heart both in his final interaction with the iron baron and his fight against garmadon. “did you use my words against me?” “they were my words first” time is a flat circle it’s fun. Wu Has Learned The Power Of Lying And Violence.

as mentioned in the beginning i thought jay’s mental breakdown in the first 2 episodes was funny as hell i gotta mention it again. season 6 said jay anxiety disorder rights and when you get sent to another dimension apparently set in some sort of mad max / how to train your dragon fusion parody and you’re This Close to starving, anxiety just Loops around to being calm again. only when things look a bit up and then down again to emotions re-emerge. I’ve experienced this before every single exam i’ve had in high school.

OKAY NEXT (i swear jay’s not becoming my fav of the og four i swear he’s not [grits teeth]) nya and pixal. women. i feel they were a bit under utilized this season esp pixal and misako getting arrested halfway through. nya had good scenes esp fight scenes aand uhh. yeah. they were mostly there to help out lloyd which WAS cool but also kinda sucked. do you understand me. do you.

moving on to lloyd. great amazing arc this season, Smooth Continuation of his season 7 arc. kinda feels like Ninjago Movie..... 2!!!! in the “the real power was inside us all along” which like Works but i dunno. ANYWAY. i like how he started out kinda Super Insecure despite his dramatic in the season 8 finale because Shit Sucks at the start of the season. as stated before the entire season is an upswing whereas season 8 was a downward spiral, so lloyd got to climb out. it’s Cool to yoink his powers since the whole green ninja destiny shit was so important in the past and he has to get a solid sense of self outside of that. i enjoyed the scene where the gang break into the Big Tower and hijack ultra violet’s tv show and the whole “finding your voice” thing. again natural continuation of season 7 of lloyd as a leader and him trying to inspire others is nice. plays into well with the teamwork themes mainly shown through wu, with how lloyd still needs the help of everyone else in the resistance, like the same scene where harumi plays lloyd’s epic pwnage from season 8 on a screen and he falls silent on live tv until nya tries to get rid of it.

lloyd as a good leader also works super well as a contrast to both the iron dragon n harumi and garmadon since those groups are. Falling Apart Live. i’ll get into this later kk.

SPEAKING OF harumi. super happy i called early on harumi yoinking garmadon as her own dad because that’s like. goddd. you wanna kill me with this shit ninjago you really want to hurt me this time. at first harumi gets a bit of just deserts when garmadon almost kills her with his new powers (hello star wars much. did you know this is a star wars reference. do you.) and she’s like Afraid For Her Life. and then mister e fucking DIES bye. but THEN the scene where she offers garmadon her sword happens and she’s like Ready To Die but he just holds the sword next to her shoulder like those pledges of knighthood? yeah. it’s kind of fucked up since harumi has so many parental issues and has probably been projecting that on garmadon for YEARS at this point and garmadon is kind of a shambling corpse who’s. not doing too hot mentally either. scrampled eggs up there.

harumi makes me insane actually cuz i am SO HAPPY when in episode 9 when the skylor and garmadon fight over the stone monster she Realizes She Fucked Up. like YEAH it’s super On The Nose when she runs into the building and she sees parents trying to shove their son into a full elevator and she only hears her own voice in the screaming. again SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE, since the show makes a big show (badum tsch) of showing (i’m not good at words today) of civilians running from the stone monster and my first thought was “i bet some people died down there” and then harumi saves the family and she just Stares In Horror at the stone monster as it stumbles, toppling buildings. The foundation shakes under her because her foundation has shattered and she sees for the first time that she never got revenge for anything, that she’s the bad guy here, that she’s enacting the fate she rued upon others, innocents. harumi makes me kinda insane.

fucked up additonally how garmadon goes off the shits once harumi dies (this is a fake-out death i feel it in my heart they dont have the guts to end it like this) bcuz it reminds me a LOT of how garamdon was for lloyd in season 1. the harumi garmadon dynamic makes me sick in a good way.

didnt mention this last time but sometimes i’m sad this IS a lego show bcuz garmadon just casually has some ribs sticking out which is never addressed like he IS a shambling corpse. could’ve been a lot of horror in that but you don’t even notice much since it’s a flat texture. his blood is Purble.

mentioned s1 parallels with harumi buuut like i mentioned in the beginning i wanted to scream holler yell yodel whatever when lloyd turned the tables on garmadon by Not Fighting. FIRST OF ALL this is a big turning point for lloyd since he’s been hyping himself up to fight his dad all season and he Hates doing that generally (hi season 2) BUT ALSO BECAUSE. HE LEARNED THAT FROM GARMADON. THAT’S SO GOOD. remember season 3???? DO YOU REMEMER SEASON 3???? I DO!!! I DOOO!!!!!!!!! the art of the silent fist or whatever. THAT’S SO GOOD OK. garmadon’s brief bout of pacifism returns to kick him in the ass and it’s like. symbolically. think abt it. lloyd’s had to accept that the father he loves is essentially dead but he still has the memories. he still has what he learned. the time he’s spent with his father doesn’t suddenly vanish. it’s sweet. AND garmadon who’s been trying hard to ignore and suppress his past basically disowning lloyd getting his ass handed to him by his own lessons, by who he used to be. ninjago don’t do this to me i’m already mentally ill.

i’m done talking abt single characters time to talk abt factions.

the resistance and the elemetal masters. liked them. i always like it when side characters come back for some reason and it added to the hopeful atmosphere of the season and the “you’re never alone” message. karlof great. yeah. even if they all got arrested partway through i liked having a couple more scenes for these bozos.

i mentioned lloyd being a good leader is a parallel so like. i love how the two villain factions of this season kinda shot themselves in the foot with their whole “rule through fear” thing because it stops working when people stop being afraid of you.

the existence of the dragon hunters kind of baffles me. did not expect the Mystical First Realm to have Just Some Guys in it. they don’t look human which i like. weird ashen skin in yellow lego land and glaring red eyes that make me question why Faith Specifically has one regular lego eye. who is she. good visual storytelling how they all have various scars. i think they may be a cult, a little bit.

it’s a really good setup for the iron baron to have the plot twist be that the oni are just. Gone. and how you can’t build trust on lies n shit. the main bozos for the dragon hunters were distinct enough but i’ve forgotten all their names by now. I liked Faith even if the name puns this season could be. less. (take a shot every time they say some variation of “have faith”.) like again how the dragon hunters fell apart as a threat once their teamwork started flagging was great and they’re visually distinct.

again parallels yadda yadda the sons of garmadon lowkey fell apart in a similar way. the main general guys started being Afraid of garmadon and only harumi had his respect and you could tell. ultra violet’s tv show was kinda funny as hell. reminds me of when jay was a tv show host both of them are twitch streamers.

I HAVE probably more things to say but i’ve run out of word juice so this is all. k. yeah. this season was good. nice payoff on buildups from season 8 and it just felt good to watch. again hopeful swing hopeful message. the season 8 finale was the darkest hour and it has passed. everything can be rebuilt, no matter how dire the situation is. it can always get better, if you believe it will. it’s nice.

#Feli speaks #ninjago posting #kind of dizzy rn but. this season good ok #hey why is this show so good now what's happening #well it's always good but there's a lot of narrative shit going on that's actually smart #thanks ninjago for being good.

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I've always been fascinated by how products are marketed to consumers. As a child, sales flyers, the big Christmas wishbooks, and my mama's catalogs from Spiegel and Lane Bryant were sooo interesting to me, and commercials were my everything, And they continue to be my everything as an adult, like, commercials are part of why I'm sitting here debt free and have been living alone for the past 16 years. So I saw one of those professional cleaners videos where a woman is cleaning out the fridge of a hoarder house, And I saw Sobeys on a label on some meat that went bad in that hoarder fridge, so I was like, "Canadian," Because, deductive reasoning, the video is in North American (not British) English and we don't have Sobeys here. Googled it, and I was right, AND I found the weekly sales flyer for their Toronto store! My brain is tickled and squealing looking at all the brands that we use here that they also use there, and all stuff they eat that Americans don't, generally, like, Even whole chickens are marketed differently north of the border. Americans would not go for these chicken legs displaying the bone like this, but Canadians apparently don't mind seeing the chicken's severed leg bone. Different country, different history of immigration, different populations, so they gon sell ham sticks and racks of lamb, like, I can't tell you what a ham stick is, nor can I tell you when I last saw rack of lamb in the sales flyer of any of the grocery stores in Atlanta, But these cans of Campbell's soup with English AND French on the labels are soooo fascinating to me!! They got a whole HAPPY MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL section of the flyer for the Chinese contingent, with lobster tails, bubble tea, chicken legs and instant noodles on sale, And I haven't seen grocery stores do anything for that holiday here, like, we juuuust started getting li'l pieces of the sales flyers dedicated to Lunar New Year, so it's still cool to see. I didn't know people bought and ate "passata" until I saw it in this flyer, like, it's tomato puree, presumably passed through a food mill so passata, I've just never heard it called that, and it's ON SALE. They got Black women sitting next to South Asian men in the ad, li'l Asian babies selling the store brand pull-ups, like, OMG I LOVE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING AND SELLING STUFF TO PEOPLE. Whole look through the ad took less than 5 minutes, But I saw something from a different country and culture that's a lot like my own, but still different, and I LOVED IT. All off seeing a FB Reel of a woman cleaning out a hoarder fridge.

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Saying Farewell to One of Racing’s Greats

By Michael Hozjan

On Easter Saturday race track owners, race team owners, racers, race fans and almost everyone associated in the racing community got together in Cornwall Ontario to bid a fond farewell to one of racing’s greatest.

Above:Race teams brought their cars out in memory of the king of announcing

He didn’t own a race team, he didn’t own a racecar nor track, he never even raced himself, but Brian Mulligan will be missed by thousands on both sides of the Canada/US border. Brian you see, was a track announcer. Let me correct that he was THE track announcer. Mr. Mulligan (he’d probably hate me for calling him Mister – he was that kind of down-to-earth guy) started his announcing career in the mid sixties at the now defunct - turned airport -Cedar Dragway, just west of Montreal, he moved on to Napierville, south of Montreal in 1966. In no time at all, his friendly persona and his ability to announce in English and French quickly wielded him into other racing disciplines.

Brian’s voice soon echoed throughout Canada and the United States. In 1970 when Sanair International opened, Brian was the obvious choice for owner Jacques Guertin. A year later when Guertin snagged the NHRA to host a Canadian event, Brian was “ The Voice of the Grand Nationals”. The NHRA must have liked what they heard as in 1972 he was asked to announce the Winter Nationals in Pomona, California. That was just the beginning, he’d go on to the Gatornationals in Gainesville Florida, as well as drag races in Columbus, Ohio, and Syracuse New, York.

Above: Two drag racing icons, Brian shares a laugh with Linda Vaughn, Miss Hurst at the inaugural Canadian Drag Racing Reunion. Brian was inducted into the Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 2016

Back home he was also a reporter for CTV’s Montreal station, CFCF, bringing stock car racing into our living rooms.

Not one to hibernate, in winter snowmobile races beckoned him and he became as popular in that segment as he was in automobiles. In summer when he wasn’t barking out at car races, he’d be covering motorcycle races and boat races, including the inaugural Long Sault Regatta.

Above: One of the hazards of announcing in the cold

I met Brian when I was 17, not at a racetrack but at Action Motorsports, a speed shop in Montreal’s Rosemount district. His friendly demeanor went above and beyond that of a simple salesman, he made you feel like the whole store relied on you.

It would be a couple of years later while I attended my first drag race at Sanair International that I swore I recognized the voice coming over the loudspeakers. In later years, with his multitude of pages on drivers’ statistics, he would be instrumental in helping me with my articles in racing magazines and newspapers.

Above: Brian was at home whether on an oval or drag strip

When I was asked to run Montreal’s most popular cruise night I knew I needed and needed a charismatic, bilingual emcee, Brian Mulligan was a no brainer and he didn’t mind the 100 km commute once a week.

Above: Doing what he did best, this time at a Montreal Cruise Night

His heart was as big as it can get as he supported several charities, volunteering his time to fundraising and helping the community.

He suffered a brain tumor in 2011, something that would be fatal to the average person, yet Brian bounced bag to the surprise and chagrin of his doctors, and so over the last few years he’s been announcing at tracks close to home, including Cornwall Raceway and Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg New York, across the river from his hometown.

Above: Never to be taken too seriously, Brian was always smiling

Brian didn’t take life to seriously, always smiling and hamming it up whenever the occasion arose. Like donning a red ball on his nose in the middle of announcing. His heart was as big as it can get, always ready to support a charity and volunteer his time to fundraising and helping the community.

Over the years Brian was inducted into multiple sports and motorsports Halls of Fame.

Above and below: Just two of the dozens of awards Brian received

On March 1st 2023 Brian moved on to announce the races in heaven, having succumbed to Alzheimers. He’s survived by his wife Huguette, brother Richard, and two sons Daniel and Patrick.

Above: The Mulligan name continues in racing circles with Brian’s son Patrick

Patrick continues in the family racing tradition marketing racing fuel, promoting and consulting races, teams and drivers alike, and like his father is always smiling.

#brian mulligan #napierville #sanair #linda vaughn #snowmobile racing #regatta #drag racing #stock car racing #oval racing #dirt oval #motorcycle racing #gatornationals #grandnationals #syracuse #cornwall #cornwall motor speedway #ctv news #cedar dragway

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Big ol doozy for the Dir Bir!

oh wow he's going on a TRIP (tho swapping in CROWN for TRAIN cause i accidentally did train on Discord x_x) |

🥞 PANCAKE - what is their comfort breakfast? Mmm. I think Diric would dive right into a pile of scrambled eggs with a seasoned ham steak with a toasted muffin (English, not pastry) smeared in cream cheese. Simple, yes, but it hits a lot of happy spots and you can introduce him to a lot of different flavors with seasonings and substitutions within that simple spread.

🍟 FRIES - do they order food often? or they prefer to cook their own food? I think Diric prefers ordering food for two reasons. First, his lifestyle growing up was effectively as nobility (despite being hidden from the outside); the Kilvajon household definitely had a staff of cooks on hand, so prior to the army Diric would only need to head to the kitchens to get any snacks or beg treats. He probably learned how to prep food in the army but Diric was only okay; there were better cooks in his unit and there were plenty of far worse. Not to mention when the regular rations run out, you have to start making do with what you can forage, which is the part of self-cooking Diric doesn't enjoy as much.

🙊 SPEAK-NO-EVIL - what is something your oc will refuse to stay quiet about? Oh boy, Diric has so much he stays quiet about but I think he'll always advocate for choosing a course of action and committing to it. I think the one time that backfired in his face was in the illithid nest and we came across the civilian prisoners - he was so overcharged with being back there and all of his old fears that Diric would have rather left the prisoners than risking any of them proving to be a mind flayer host and killing them all. Alar's action prevailed and the civvies went free, and as much as Diric would normally agree with that course of action he had a hard time letting that slide. In general, though, he'll wait until a few options are on the table before weighing in with his opinion.

🍀 CLOVER - do they believe in luck? are they lucky? I think there was a previous ask awhile ago on a different meme where a similar question was asked! Diric doesn't necessarily believe in luck, especially not in the moment where anything can happen. In such moments, Diric would attest skill over luck in instances of just escaping severe damage. However, being reflective on those moments? Dir would absolutely call it luck. The Talisman get in and out of impossible scrapes what seems to be all the time, and sometimes that can't always be put to skill.

⚾ BASEBALL - can they play sports? what is their best position if they play a team sport? what’s their strong suit (speed, power etc.)? (AKA you're making me put on my baseball manager hat) As a fighter/barb, Diric is probably pretty good at sports, though playing requires some AU flexure. I think his favorite sport would be golf: the physical precision and power required would impress him and be something he constantly strives for. He'd probably also enjoy baseball; I can see him playing shortstop/second base, somewhere he can have a lot of action and strategic opportunity but he's not the brains of the team (that would be the catcher). Decent batting average but probably a fairly low home run count. He's the guy you can get on base, maybe steal a little, but you gotta bring him around to score.

📸 CAMERA - do they enjoy having their picture taken? what’s their go-to pose? do they like taking photos? what do they take photos of? Oof we don't have cameras in-universe but! I don't think Diric would enjoy having his picture taken, but he'll roll with it if someone starts waving a camera around demanding shots. He doesn't really have a go-to pose but ideally you want to capture a shot of him in the moment, without realizing his picture's being taken. Diric would be a huge photographer if he had a camera. Being an architectural sketch artist, if he could photograph buildings and places and Vibes he wants to incorporate into his cityscapes he absolutely would. I think he would also go out of his way to capture how the party feels in those atmospheres, but as with him in photos he'd want to take the snaps without them noticing. Diric doesn't show it, but the pictures and his sketches are his way of putting his care and love into a physical form, especially as he starts pulling his emotional core back together.

👑 CROWN - what does your oc want to be remembered as? why? A protector; a good friend; a good person; someone you could always count on to be there, whether in a fight, dealing with people, or sharing a drink. That alone would be enough for him.

🌩️ LIGHTNING - are they scared of lightning? Thinking of having Alar jump-scare him? Hehe Probably when Diric first came to the surface, absolutely he would have been. The explosions would undoubtedly remind him of spell blasts and any artillery he might have been around in the tunnels, especially when asleep and setting off night terrors. But I think he took the time to understand what the lightning was and to admire its beauty and majesty. He might still jump a little if it catches him off guard, but I don't think Diric would be truly scared of it.

💖 SPARKLING HEART - are they a subtle or a showy lover? Diric wants to think he's subtle but he absolutely, ridiculously showy as a lover. The man wears his heart on his sleeve and, when he's confident in that love Diric displays it as surely as his military stance: a little smirk to the side, extra sparkles in his eyes, more outwardly relaxed alongside his lover. He wants the world to know he's in love and will gladly show it off without shame.

☁️ CLOUD - a soft headcanon T_T I keep imagining Diric managing to find something of a quiet space in everything due to come in Akhenaton (some moment where they're not mid-fight or mid-breakdown or mid-politics) and perching himself on the riverside at a dock near a shallow part of the water. Just takes a moment to watch the river traffic and the city before stripping off his armor and even prying off his boots to settle in the water for a bit. Just let himself soak in the city he wants to call home.

#T_T so much and so FEELINGS THANKU #oc: diric vajon

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i just watched the dallas theatre company les mis here are my observations

IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THIS PRODUCTION I SUGGEST YOU DO! DON’T READ THIS IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS THOUGH!

so, in case you didn’t know: in 2014, Dallas Theatre Company did a modern interpretation of les mis. i just watched it on youtube (i will link it later, i promise) and took SO MANY GODDAMN NOTES so here they are!

ACT ONE

(Look Down-WHID)

starting out strong! we got some HARSH TRUTHS ABOUT THE JAIL SYSTEM!! blatant police brutality happening BASICALLY the entire first part of the song. it hurts me.

note on the cops costumes: they legitimately terrify me and they are dressed in like. full riot gear.

okay so,,,valjean wraps the rope from his bag around his neck at the end of WHID. this is interesting bc, a) he’s trying to find a solution as to what he should do after the Bishop and that’s a direction I’ve surprisingly seen no one take, but b) this part has the same melody as javert’s suicide, when javert is ALSO trying to figure out what he should do after his perception on life is altered. for a moment there, they both are on the same page, the page being suicide. however, only one of them takes that choice.

the above makes the lines (in both songs) “i’ll escape now from that world / from the world of valjean” ESPECIALLY interesting because. in two different ways, they did escape, but they ALMOST had the same conclusion for a brief second.

(At The End Of The Day)

in ATEOTD fantine ends up being the last one working, causing everyone to look at her with varying degrees of annoyance or frustration. She do be hardworking doe

OH SHIT KIDS IN THE FACTORY!! three little kids run up to the foreman when he’s giving daily stipends to the ladies!! (they’re also the last to be paid, giving significant sass to foreman who also sasses back)

Girl #5 mockingly calling fantine “innocent sister” when 5 is white and fantine is a WOC...that’s kind of interesting given that that can be read as SERIOUS racial profiling on 5’s part

foreman looks like bob’s boss in the incredibles but like. tall lmao

(I Dreamed A Dream)

her look of like,,shock-but-not when everyone from the factory exits and she takes off her bandana,,,that. that is good acting

her transitions from chest to head voice are so good

i’m kinda sad she isn’t younger?? or just. doesn’t look super young bc fantine is supposed to be like. early twenties. she’s not 45 and had a decently long life before she died, no, she’s young. she was taken advantage of. that’s the whole point. but that’s sUPER little like this lady is way too good

she has the perfect mix of sadness and regret plus anger and shameless hope. like. kudos to you allison blackwell you’re a dope fantine

the cry on “killed the dream i dreamed” brb sobbing

(The Dock Scenes)

MALE PROSTITUTES I REPEAT!! MALE PROSTITUTES!! (no idea what wig he’s wearing tho. he was done dirty in the wig department)

oh male prostitute is prostitute #1!

oh damn there is. lady def on some bad drugs with her kid passing behind fantine on the bench. ouch.

hoo okay they did n o t censor lovely ladies!! (mini note: camera person has the camera down an AWFUL LOT on these docks scenes lmao)

there are cops on the docks. gross.

(Who Am I-Confrontation)

OH SHIT THEY HAVE A FALSE JVJ IN THE BACKGROUND OF WHO AM I

jvj comforts not-jvj for a second!! (money note was FANTASTIC btw)

fantine being WOC and DYING in a modern hospital also is,,yeesh because. you know. racist doctors.

jvj cries after fantine dies JUST STAB ME NOW OKAY—

confrontation is really funny when u see that javert has a GUN and jvj has A CHAIR

JVJ DID THE LIL RUN ON “live within my care” YAAAAY

(COAC-Master Of The House)

oh boy baby cosette,,so small,,so pure plus classic baby head shake when she sings I STAN

MADAME T LOOKS—OH GOOD GOD

DID SHE SPIT ON MY BABY--

cosette: “please do not send me out alone—“ madame t: “oooooh my gOOOOOD” omg

what the fuck is thenardiers hair i—

WHAT THE FUCK IS THENARDIER IN G E N E R A L

random idea regarding thenardier’s prison tattoo: he has the same number on his chest that jvj has. Meaning he was in jail too. so why isn’t he as messed up as jvj? i wanna say maybe he was in for less time, but like. I doubt it. However, he has a whole ass gang. did the thenardier gang break their boss out of jail? please say yes

him listing things for baby éponine to charge i love it

OH MY GOD THENARDIER FLAUNTS HIS NUMBER WHILE JVJ DOESNT!! jvj hides his past because he believes it will get him into better places (it does, he becomes mayor for god’s sake) while thenardier shows off his past with stubborn pride. while thenardier cheats his way to success, jvj lives an almost honest life where he ultimately suffers due to the stress all the hiding he does gives him

i love that éponine looks like neither of her parents,,,madame t got around huh?

(The Bargain)

I JUST REALIZED THE STAGE HAS A CATWALK DOWN THE CENTER INTO THE AUDIENCE THAT IS THE COOLEST OMG

Instead of madame correcting thenardier on cosette’s name he asks cosette herself which prompts the CUTEST ANGRY YELL OF “it’s cosette!” I HAVE EVER SEEN

also thenardier fuckin MANHANDLING cosette i’m DYING

JVJ LOVES HER SM I AM SOFTTT

(The Beggars)

omg marius is so ADORABLE i love him

gavroche is a style icon

kid holding sign saying “my mom got laid off” POOR BB

i love éponine

that’s it that’s the note

wait a sec was that montparnasse with the prostitute earlier in beggars??

ALSO I SEE AZELMA AND OTHER THENARDIER KIDS PRESENT FOR “turn on the tears!!” THANK YOU FOR UTILIZING THAT LINE PROPERLY

why does enj have a bat?? If it;s not a bat then,,,what is it? someone please help me

marius saves cosette from bad guy gang!! 🥰🥰

bruh javert misses jvj running by like,,,MAYBE two seconds that is hilarious

jav looks so done when thenardier is trying to get out of this lmao i love it

javert looks so cop-like it scares me

(Stars)

the line “safe behind bars” in stars kind of kills me here because as the audience you SEE the cruelty that the convicts face. you see the guy on the ground getting beaten you SEE the chains around their throats and yet. yet javert still somehow thinks that putting jvj in jail is safe? i think the thing to focus on here is not whether it’s safe, because it obviously isn’t. the focus is who it’s safer for, jean valjean or javert?

has it always been “your father” rather than “her father” when marius asks éponine to find where cosette lives?? if they changed it that is SMART because yk. jvj would be ALARMED if he found out he’d been found by éponine but he wouldn’t hurt her. he’s not the guy she has to worry about, it’s her own father. thenardier gave her a job and she’s straying from it, he’s what would endanger her.

THE PLAYFUL BOOP AND SHOVE FROM MARIUS 🥺🥺🥺

(The ABC Café)

“note-ruh daym”

hee hee pretty enjolras

pretty enjolras in skinny jeans even better

OOH we have,,,angry enjolras in this version o k a y

grantaire raises his hand before agog/aghast part omg

“i’ve never heard him ooOOOOh and aAAAAh *excited squeal*

“dan joo-wan” i love texas

bossuet spotted :)

longing gay looks NOT spotted :(

i love enjolras okay but this one is just,,,a little too aggressive. enjolras isn’t just angry all the time, he’s not that one dimensional. of course, there is more of the show to see and i hope he changes a little bit, but so far red and black isn’t doing much for me. enjolras is hopeful, not just angry.

A CAPELLA SECTION IN RED AND BLACK?? I think YES

the amis finding out lamarque is dead has “fuck trump just won the election” energy

okay i was hoping that enj would change his aggression thing when they find out lamarque is dead (bc that’s when most enjolrai figure out what may happen and kinda sober up yk) but. it doesn’t look like he did. there is hope for barricade scenes

OMG LIL NOTE ON COMBEFERRE GIVING OUT FLYERS TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS: that is fucking pERFECT and yk why?? because it’s a call to action!! it’s less obvious in DYHTPS because they’re mostly singing to each other but later in epilogue when the words and melody is repeated, it’s meant as a call to action! “will you join in our crusade, who will be strong and stand with me?” is a cALL TO ACTION AND THEY ARE HANDING FLYERS TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS—that’s officially the only way to break the fourth wall THANK YOU

hey fantine doubles as a student i think!!

HARMONIES ARE C L E A N OOOOH

(In My Life-Heart Full Of Love)

okay yes i already love cosette because she plays awkward-teen-in-love-for-the-first-time PERFECTLY.

book-ish cosette hell yes a cutie

father-daughter forehead kisses 🥺

awkward mARIUS TIMEEEEE

placing marius, éponine, and cosette in a triangle is a MARVELOUS decision thank u for that symbolism

marius checking if he looks good and ép giving him a thumbs up omg

*aggressively tries to sit normally* same cosette

*awkward curtsy* also same cosette

(Attack On Rue Plumet)

robbery time let’s see how they do this

ooh marius and cosette run off but i can’t tell if they notice gang before running

thenardier fuckin SLICES éponine after her scream

NOOOO HER LIL WHIMPER AFTER BEING THREATENED AGAIN

(One Day More)

this lil part between robbery and one day more is interesting bc i legit have NO idea what jvj is thinking here. he keeps looking between his watch (i think it’s a watch idk) and cosette after she runs off to pack so like. what. is he doing here bc he looks like he’s choosing between two things but i don’t,,know,,what things

red berets on the amis are dope btw

i think marius is discussing what to do with éponine here, which is FUN because we all know why she goes to the barricade in the brick :’) éponine might be convincing marius to go to the barricade knowing this is her chance to die with him like in the book

omg

OMG

that stomp bit with the students was the coolest fucking thing i’ve ever seen

END OF ACT ONE

act two will be posted shortly :D

#enjoy my super long analysis on WHID and Stars lmao #i went ham with the english brain #les mis #les miserables #dallas theater company #modern les mis #les amis de l'abc #les amis

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