#i'm thrilled for the fan

[cappycodeart]

🐇🐇🐇LET'S GO OSWALD NATION-

#cappycode #epic mickey #oswald the lucky rabbit #mickey mouse #fan art #traditional art #flat color #2024 #I'M UNREASONABLY EXCITED FOR THIS OK #literally I started playing Epic Mickey again recently (2022/2023) and felt a bit discouraged cus wii controls hard... #and my wii is pretty old... also the wii controls for this game have always been super wonky and hard to use #so I am THRILLED they're finally doing a port / remaster to the switch like thank god a console I CAN use... #I'm gonna play the heck out of this

[nishicchikouchi]

HUEHEHEHEHEH. A friend of mine whose read ORV is now reading LCF. HEHEHE. She ship joongdok. And also starting to ship alcale. I have introduced ao3 to her last week. I sent the link of the tags for both. I haven't recommended a fic yet. I'm gonna break her in hehehe. HUEHEHEHEHEH

#lcf #orv #alcale #joongdok #I'm quite worried that she started with good novels though #It's gonna be tough to find other novel on par with them #Well there are plenty of novels out there #But most importantly I finnly have a friend irl that I can potentially drag to the hell called ao3 #my sis doesn't count cus she's my sis #I'm happy I'm thrilled #She's finished orv but only at chap 98 for LCF (novel) #Told her shit hits the fan at somewhere 170 #But the foundation of the early chapters will be relevant in the later chapters so it'll be important

[anglerflsh]

do you celebrate halloween?

not culturally, in Italy we celebrate All Saint's Day on November first, not Halloween - however, because of general globalisation, some stores do put out Halloween decorations and some kids do go trick or treating. I've never done that nor do I really plan to ever do something for Halloween tho? If my friends want to, sure, but on my own I'm not doing much

#alas halloween isn't a holiday I'm as thrilled about as a regular tumblr user #I couldnt do anything for it as a child so I don't see the appeal of trick or treating #and while i am a fan of horror and monsters I'm a fan of those all year long? so idk it's just not a special occasion for me #All Saint's day is good though. I like that. #you bring flowers to graves and generally pray for the dead and the unnamed saints. I feel like it honors forgotten people and I like that #anonymous #[.asks]

[sunburnacoustic]

Muser questions: #17?

17. Dan or Morgan?

Honestly, Morgan. Dan's the one I've properly seen live, just because I was so far at the back during the last (ST) tour that I could barely tell who was who in the band, and really, they were only distinguishable from 1) Matt's ridiculous LED sunglasses and 2) the fact that Dom was in fact, behind a drum kit :P And Morgan prefers to stay in the background anyway, so I barely saw him. :/

Dan obviously lets Muse be the star of their own show too, but I think you feel his presence more on stage? And he also had a lovely moment at a Muse show where he proposed to his partner! And that's always going to be a part of the Muse family history, which is super sweet.

I can't say that musically Dan is a better or worse fit with Muse than Morgan, because he does what he does well, and iirc he also helped with mixing Won't Stand Down and the band were quite happy with that (separate discussion about what fans thought of those BMTH-like verses, but it sounds like that's what the band wanted in the first place), so I reckon he's got what Muse need.

But I think it's just the history and tradition that make me pick Morgan! How many other people are responsible for my knee-jerk reaction to any time anyone mentions any sort of shaking percussion instrument:

[ID: "'It's not a shaker, it's a cabasa!' —Morgan Nicholls speaks out against fan ignorance", a classic taken from the Muse message boards]

If Morgan decides he does want to tour with Muse again, I'll miss Dan but be really happy to see Morgan again. I hope he isn't fully done with Muse, he was in the crowd at the final London shows of the tour!

Also, I'm just a fan of Senseless Things, what can I tell ya :)

#muse #muse band #muse asks! #Down to the nitty gritties asks #if anyone wants them again I'm happy to find you that post #your ask belongs to me now #Morgan Nicholls #if anyone's new to this part of band lore‚ Senseless Things was Morgan's band in the 90s— that's him on bass! #Muse were big fans of those 90s English punky bands like Senseless Things and Mega City Four as teens #so they were thrilled when they were able to get Morgan to play with them in 2004 and then it just became a permanent thing. #They also attended the 2017 reunion shows Senseless Things did #and sent their condolences when Mark Keds died a few years ago #Senseless Things #90s music #music #musicians #Senseless Things FYI were also pretty popular! As you can see from the vid ^ above they were a charting band; did TOTP; opened for Blur #Had a ton of singles success. Also Mark Keds co-wrote The Libertines' Can't Stand Me Now which is a smashing song

[unearthlydust]

soooo. any thoughts on the thunderbolts movie? genuinely scared that florence pugh posted something about it but from what ik, seb stan hasn't... i hoped it would be mostly about bucky and maybe yelena as second protag, with the rest of the team being a bit more of secondary characters. idk any news, just urgh. a bit scared lol

Hi!

I'm not really hyped, and that's because of the things I read online. What I read could obviously be all false, but it sure dampened my expectations. If there is some truth to their words, Bucky will have a small role and not be very important, and some say he could even die, but I don't think they would dare to kill him.

If he can have one badass scene with his full power and skills in display and go back to Alpine after, I'll be happy... :')

#anonymous #bucky barnes #thunderbolts #thunderbolts spoilers #<- just in case #as a bucky fan i am not thrilled... i hope i'm wrong but yeah... 🥲 #unearthlydust replies

[habibialkaysani]

listen I know I am way too late to this party and also have been living under a rock doing serious™ shit for most of 2023, but over the xmas holidays kathony has awakened something in me. like it is full on embarrassing how much kathony fic I have read in the wee hours of the morning. but I also can't wait to rewatch it.

#yes i have become a bridgerton fan #pls don't judge me lol #it's low maintenance while still being thrilling does that make any sense? #well thrilling in its sheer horniness #i love a good slowburn enemies to lovers #and i don't seek out the sibling dynamic but i always find that that hits the hardest for me #and i'm here for the drama #most of all i am here for s3 #if i manage to find somewhere decent to download the eps from you may see bridgerton gifs from me #fair warning #me.txt #bridgerton #me @ kathony: you are the bane of my existence and the object of all my desires #/seriously where is the lie

[nihidea-art]

A different attempt at a realistic Ed! This one's definitely more grown up, can't say I hate it though 👀

#fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #edward elric #fma art #fma fanart #make good art #make fan art #digital media #digital painting #i'm not thrilled with the hair but #i could just... stare at his neck forever #is that weird? i don't care #portfolio

[questforgalas]

My hot take I will die on the hill of is that after Andor, The Bad Batch, in my opinion, is the best written Star Wars show

#coming from someone who loves anything Lucasfilm throws at me #so this is not saying the other shows are bad #quite the opposite actually i'm a thriving star wars fan #but i am thrilled to see cartoons receive such care to the craft

[glorious-blackout]

*Four* Eurovision 2023 songs are currently sitting in the UK's Official Top Ten Singles Chart 🤯

They include Sweden (#2), the UK (#9), Norway (#10) and of course our boy Käärijä who made it to #6 - the first ever Finnish-language song to reach the Top 10 in the UK charts!

#the UK's attitude towards Eurovision has improved so much over the past couple of years #not a huge fan of the song but I'm so thrilled to see Mae doing well despite coming so low in the leaderboard #and of course seeing Käärijä in the Top 10 is amazing 🥹🥰 #Käärijä #Loreen #Mae Muller #Alessandra Mele #Eurovision #esc #esc 2023

[stratospheric-bebop]

— A Letter to Julia, by Spike Spiegel (johnronand)

#AGH #I actually LOVE it when people make fan/fandom-related poetry; I don't see it too often! #And this is a writing blog... and I JUST so happen to be obsessed with Bebop right now... so you could say I'm nonetheless- #-thrilled to have stumbled upon it! Sorry everybody... I be posting from Medium 24/7 lately... LOL. #spike spiegel #cowboy bebop #poetry #poems

[zzoupz]

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#HI. YEAH I'M TALKING ABOUT THE GLITCH COMIC AGAIN #JUST GOT IT SO I HAVENT READ IT YET BUT I WILL. REVIEW LATER. #ive been a fan of this (web)comic since 2018 im so thrilled skdksdkskd #i ordered it the moment it was released. only produced in thai afaik </33

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

Replayed the prologue of DRV3 on stream yesterday with @420technoblazeit and had a blast, take some goofs

#shuichi saihara #rantaro amami #kaede akamatsu #drv3 #ndrv3 #danganronpa #danganronpa v3 #danganronpa art #danganronpa fan art #drv3 rantaro #drv3 kaede #drv3 shuichi #accessible art #id in alt text #pluto's creations #thrill chills queues #YES I haven't finished the game YES I'm replaying it we exist #drv3 spoilers #ndrv3 spoilers

[spotaus]

Pt 10! (Very relevant to all their stories!)

#utmv #oc #utmv sans #utmv oc #goldinsanity #I think many of these could go into depth so I'm gonna speedrun #Orchid: Trained by Nightmare to Kill and Maim and also has a thrill for it #Stereo: Hated fighting for a long time but grew to enjoy it when with Reset/Orchid #Shotput: Trained by Dream and Killer to fight. thinks it's mildly fun but mostly only sparring #N: Thinks of fighting like a Dance since she can't die. uses it to come up with unique dodge-moves #Ichor: very good at fighting but saw too much war and bloodshed to really enjoy it outside sparring #Haphazard: Decent Fighter (Trained by Blue) but would rather talk things out (Blue raised this boy when Ink forgor about him) #Monochrome: Wasn't taught to fight (in case he rebelled) but learned from Orchid. not a fan of fighting at all (Scary!) #Reset: Technically trained to fight but can't do any real damage thanks to his magic. would like it more if he could draw blood #Pretender: Not very good at fighting. prefers luring in enemies and killing them before a fight can start. #Lost: Bro has memory issues. he doesn't have time to be fighting! he's trying to get home!!

[petekaos]

a weirdo like no other, i’m not into what others want me to do

XDINARY HEROES TEST ME (2022)

#xdinary heroes #xdinarynet #malegroupsnet #jypartists #kbandsnet #xh #i love these kids ;-; what a lovely first comeback! <3 #no skip album truly i'm so proud of my heroes !!!!! #btw jiseok is so cute i adore him and he got so much screentime in the mv #i was trying to extract the blues so only 5 gifs sowwy #also my gayeon SO CUTE!!! #didn't have time to make gifs generally but i've been a fan of these kids since predebut and i'm so thrilled to see them do so well #rahul.gif #*xh

[yohankang]

omg somehow i missed the news abt the casting of the thai ver of cherry magic and i just found out kurosawa (karan) will be played by tay tawan??? my love tay tawan????

#i missed him so much omg #how did i miss the news #not thrilled abt new bc i'm not a fan of his acting but at least he's a familiar face #k.txt #i don't think i will love it as much as the japanese version #but i will watch it for sure

[goshdangronpa]

“I-I’m sorry,” the girl stammers, then steels herself. “Um … my name’s Mikan Tsumiki. I’m the Ultimate Nurse. A moment ago, you p-passed out. I was only taking off your choker to make sure you could breathe …” She braces, as if anticipating a punch. “Th-that’s why my hands were on your … um … your throat …”

This - the first scene in “I DISAGREE: An Ibuki Mioda SDR2 Protag Swap AU,” echoing the first scene from SDR2 - is Ibuki Mioda’s first interaction with Mikan Tsumiki. She sees nothing to forgive. She sees someone trying to help an unconscious stranger, caught in a situation so awkward it’s funny. And endearing.

She decides that they’re friends now.

Bacterial Contamination: Mikan Tsumiki, Ultimate Despair

Less than a week later, Ibuki’s reeling from a disturbing realization. That morning, she’d been thrilled to find Mikan beside her in bed for the second night in the row. She has her own assigned room, and each hotel room has two beds. Yet there she was, subverting that "only one bed" ship fic trope, snug and warm with Ibuki. Quite warm, in fact … Noticeably warmer than the day before …

It’s true. After being in more constant contact with the patients than anyone else, Mikan Tsumiki caught the Despair Disease. That’d be true, I reckon, in just about any universe where she’s the Ultimate Nurse during such an outbreak. And once again, she’s the reason two of her classmates are dead.

What’s different in this AU is that she doesn’t even have to carry out any murders herself. With Chiaki already in a malicious mood and Kazuichi already spoiling for a fight, kicking off the killing game was as simple as opening their doors. The only other necessary task was retrieving a weapon for Kazuichi, to even the playing field. I can’t think of a good idea for how she finds Byakuya’s hiding spot and gets Peko’s sword, but she does (I’m sure glad this is just a series of speculative posts and not a fleshed-out fanfic or a full-on fan game!). Very little work on her part, and very little risk …

Or so she believed. Remember, Monokuma suggested that if anyone died at this makeshift hospital, the medical staff might be considered guilty. When Kazuichi returned from his fight with serious wounds on his chest, Mikan had to patch him up so he wouldn’t bleed out. The bandaging jobs was so professional, in fact, that no one else could’ve done it. Her efforts to save her own skin only gave away her role in the night’s slaughter.

“And she gets to live?” Nagito asserts with surprising coldness. With the trial already over, a new conversation threatens to break out among a group that threatens to become a mob. Once they start asking questions like “Could they even trust her around them?” and “What if she does it again?”, the responses could get real ugly real fast …

“But everything’s okay!” Ibuki asserts. “I mean, not okay okay. It’s all tragic. But Mikan’s okay now!” It had to be like what happened with Chiaki and Kazuichi, right? She only did something so horrible because that’s how the disease would affect such a sweet and caring girl, right? And Kazuichi and Nagito independently confirmed that their symptoms vanished in a snap after Monokuma’s bloody terms were met, so she’s fine now, right?

Ya know … she could be. This is a direction I could go. Mikan would have something to actually be sorry about, a strong reason to hate herself and shun all company. Ibuki could then insist on being her friend, resolute in her knowledge that all this only happened because she’s a good nurse and a good person. There’s room for drama, interpersonal conflict, Hiyoko going beyond her usual bullying into someplace darker, and redemption through love in a victory for hope. It absolves the girl of all actual guilt, making her easier to get behind. Removing the whole “one person murders the shit out of the other thing” also expunges all the toxicity that some people don’t like about any killer-victim ship.

That’d be great and all, and I would love to see an AU like that. But I’m taking this AU somewhere different. I can’t make the path to tsumioda so smooth and straightforward! Partly because I’m trying to stick with DR’s typical reluctance to canonize any pairings (Imposter’s right there too!), but mostly because I love the drama. So I’m spicing things up and making this ship problematic in a completely different way.

"It's all over, so she's fine now, right?!" Ibuki shouts. The response comes: "No, that's wrong!" Although Ibuki’s suggestion makes complete sense, Hajime awkwardly notes one problem. One could read pure altruism into Mikan stopping Kazuichi from bleeding to death - of course the nurse, faculties now recovered, would do anything she could to save a life. But such a severe wound would leave a trail of blood from the restaurant to his room. A trail that could’ve resolved the whodunnit a lot faster if it hadn’t vanished. Someone must’ve cleaned it, and cleaned it so well that they didn’t leave a trace. As with the bandaging job, only a professional could’ve done this so well.

Everyone presses Mikan for an explanation. 13 sets of eyes bore into hers. She laughs. “I was hoping to save this for later …” (I really thought about it!) “... but I can’t avoid it.” Just like in SDR2, Despair Disease hit Mikan differently than anyone else: instead of flipping personalities, she regains the one she had before they landed on that beach six days ago. And as Monokuma confirms, though the cheeky bastard won’t give away why just yet, personalities can flip back but memories regained aren’t so easily forgotten again. And what’s not just like in SDR2 is that they’re stuck with her.

Nagito, placed right between Mikan and Ibuki in the courtroom’s podium arrangement, lunges for the traitor. She breaks out with shocking force, knocking her former patient to the ground, then sprints away at an even more shocking speed. (I love the idea that Mikan’s a fast runner - a necessary skill for evading bullies and pulling off that otherwise impossible murder plot in SDR2 Chapter 3.) Making it to the elevator before anyone else, she exits Monokuma Rock by herself. The rest of the class will have to catch the next lift. By then, she’ll be long gone.

Gone. The person Ibuki had worked so hard to figure out, the girl with whom she managed to carve out some good memories out of some truly stressful days, the kind of close friend she’d hoped to make when she accepted the invite to Hope’s Peak … she’s gone. The thought crosses Ibuki’s mind that maybe that girl was never really there. She shudders.

Next week: the end of Chapter 1, for real.

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NEXT: Ending Chapter 1 with a Sleepover

#I DISAGREE: An Ibuki Mioda SDR2 Protag Swap AU #danganronpa #super danganronpa 2 #sdr2 #goodbye despair #ibuki mioda #mikan tsumiki #tsumioda #despair disease #nagito komaeda #a pleasant coincidence that this post is coming out so closely to Halloween #an even more pleasant coincidence that it's coming out on Day 6 of danganwlweek2023. the day's theme: DESPAIR #this was one of my first ideas for the AU and I'm thrilled to finally share it #(this is also maybe the first song title/chapter pairing I conceived) #please excuse the version of the song on the Spotify playlist. they don't have the original anymore. this cover is p good too tho #me (a huge fan of tsumioda): I am going to make an Ibuki/Mikan dynamic that is so toxic #ahahahaHAHAHAHAHAH