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warmau · 7 years

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let me talk a bit about my magical royal bangtan au

firstly jin, jungkook, and jimin are brothers/princes your kingdom

hoseok, namjoon, and taehyung are brothers/princes of the rival kingdom

yoongi is a high wizard, the last remaining of his bloodline because his parents gave him up to an orphanage when he was young to protect him from being hunted down by the crown which had declared a war on magic

yoongi doesn’t know where his parents are, but in the orphanage he was ridiculed for the spreading of a glowing purple rash that runs up his neck (a common, naturally occurring tattoo for wizards whose familiars are crows)

and at the age of eight he broke out using magic and learned to fend for himself, mostly from the black market of potion brewing which he used to sustain himself

up until now when he’s apprehended by the royal guards and he thinks he’s going to be like??? thrown in jail but jin explains to him that there’s an oracle loose in the country

an oracle that one of the princes has to marry to be able to see the future of the country through the power of eternal love (aka marriage)

and yoongi is like wELL how exactly am i supposed to help you with that??? and jin is like “don’t hide it.” and one of the guards tugs at yoongi’s long hood and when it drops the glowing purple tattoo is there

and yoongi’s staff which he disguised as a walking stick reacts to the exposed tattoo and shifts back into its original form, along with his crow familiar perched atop it

and jin is like “you’re a wizard, you can sniff out another magical aura can’t you?” and yoongi scoffs because like what the hell is in it for him and jin is like “jimin, bring the gold” and at that yoongi’s whole attitude changes because uh,,,,,,money,,,,,,,,,,,,,,YES PLEASE

and yoongi tries to reach out to touch it but jungkook unsheathes his sword and yoongi is like ok ok i got it ill find the oracle

and guess who the oracle is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ITS YOU

you just???? don’t know it because your whole life you’ve spent it working for your families grocery store in town and you’re just???? an ordinary person who sells vegetables and fruits alongside your parents

but ,,,,,,,, you know,,,,,,sometimes you get dreams so vivid and realistic about future events and a war,,,,,,that might happen between the rival kingdom

and you just shrug it off as nightmares

but yoongi, he can sense it just by walking by you. there’s something magical, something different

and yoongi decides to disguise himself as one of the royal guards and he makes up some story about how the princes have ordered an obscene amount of pumpkins and your family is delighted to send you over with three huge boxes of them

but once you’re inside the palace, you get a weird feeling because,,,,,,,common people aren’t,,,,,,,,allowed in here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,like ,,,,,,,,,,,ever

and this story about pumpkins isn’t adding up and when you turn to ask yoongi whats going on,,,,he’s shapeshifted back into his normal form

and you see the tattoo, the piercing eyes and the huge black-wood staff and crow and you’re like oh S HI T

and you’re considering throwing a pumpkin at this dude and just making a RUN for it

but the doors in front of you open and you immediately have to drop to your knees because it’s the three noble princes of the kingdom

and jin goes “is this them?” and yoongi’s like “it’s the only person with any kind of magic in their aura. it has to be.”

and you’re like what the hell is going on,,,,magic is forbidden in this country

and that’s how you end up seated at a long table, the three princes and yoongi at one end and you at the other

and jin is trying to carefully explain the situation whilst jungkook keeps growling under his breath and yoongi whose shoving his face unapologetically with fancy food

jimin,,,,,,,tries to peak looks at you but is too shy if you lock eyes with him

and you’re like what,,,,,,wait,,,,,,marriage???????? to one of you???????

and jin is like “you can take some time to think about, not long though we need to be married to be able to see the full potential of your prophecies-”

but you’re like prophecies???????? im not magical????? sure i get weird dreams

and yoongi stops eating just to be like “dream, prophecy same thing.”

and you’re flabbergasted to say the least

and jin is trying his best to give you a smile, and jimin is like “sorry!!!!! you have to go through this!!!!!!” and jungkook keeps just toying with his sabers handle

and you’re like i,,,,,,,,can’t just,,,,,,

but jin gets up and makes his way across and takes your hand and he’s like “please, it’s for the sake of this country that we love.”

and basically the princes explain that you can live alongside them for a month and see which one of them is best suited to your taste

and you’re like ,,,,,,,,,,,, wait is that like ill be dating three????of you?????

and jungkook is like “just pick jin, don’t waste time!” but jimin is like “jungkook,,,,,,we can’t just force them ok!!”

and you’re like what in the heck

–> Jin

he really likes being in the kitchen and learning from the world famous cooks that get hired,,,,,and it’s almost shocking to see him out of his white, elegant outfit and in an apron instead

is the oldest and takes care of jungkook and jimin more like his children than his brothers because his parents largely neglected them for their political life

so you always see jin internally worrying about his younger siblings and just wishing they’d behave (jungkook more than anything)

doesn’t really like fencing or rowing,,,,,,,,his favorite royal sport is archery and you once wake up to see him practicing early in the morning in the gardens and he looks so poised and collected,,,,,,,it’s enchanting

if you choose to spend more time with him he tries to teach you to shoot a bow and to do that he stands behind you, arms on your shoulders, than moving your waist to position you and his breathe against your ear

and jin is always excited when you talk about your job as a produce seller and he insists on buying from your family owned store even when the cooks are like uh,,,,,,,,we can import something from france-

but jin falls in love with your families food and you teach him how your parents taught you to peel potatoes prettily and make sure the cabbage is ripe enough to be fermented

and like,,,,,you fall for him largely because he actively engages with you and also he’s such a freakin flirt

like he’ll see you wandering around the big palace and say that you look lovely

or randomly compliment your voice, or your eyes, or the way you laugh

and it gets to your heart really fast,,,,,,,,,,,,

–> Jimin

he’s not all that great at politics, the arguments and constant trickery get him really worked up and so he turns to jin for a lot of the guidance on actual affairs of the country

more than anything he loves the arts,,,,,,,,,everything from painting to singing to dancing to sculpting to writing,,,,,,,,,

he’s learned every instrument he’s ever been able to get his hands on and he has a teacher for every subject of art he could ever become interested in

and the crazy thing is that he really is talented,,,,,,,,,no matter what he tries to do. he draws beautifully, his voice is perfect for singing, and he even dancing like a professional it’s become an annual joy to watch his performances put on at the country national theater

but he’s also quite shy and flustered and you’re not sure how to approach him but out of everyone,,,,,,he seems really apologetic and guilty about you having to do this

and he tells you quietly once when you bump into each other at midnight in the halls that he wishes you didn’t have to force yourself to fall in love with one of them,,,,,love is something so free and so beautiful and it should happen naturally

and for a moment you wonder if maybe jimin knows what love is like,,,,,and how much it should be cherished,,,,but you don’t ask

although this talk does somehow make jimin a bit more comfortable around you

like he starts asking you to join him for the tea together,,,,,,,and to maybe try your hand at sculpting with him or learning to play the violin since well you have a month to kill in this huge palace why not

but also,,,,,jimin is so attentive and affectionate. he becomes much more clingy the more comfortable he becomes and you notice with how suddenly he isn’t shy to kiss your hand or even touch your shoulder gently when you clumsily hold up the violin

and when jimin asks you to tell him about what it’s like to be surrounded by a family that loves and cares for you

he can only stare with wide eyes and a warmness when you tell him anecdotes of yourself and your parents

and you slowly realize that jimin didn’t get to experience this,,,,,,and that jimin really just wants unconditional love

and he’s so soft,,,,,,,he deserves it

and somehow you end up deciding that,,,,,,,,,,,you want to give it to him. that unconditional, real love

–> Jungkook

is interested in all the cool things he gets to do as a prince,,,,,,,,,,like learn how to sword fight from the country’s top knight and how to ride horseback in a flashy style

and long story short he has no interest in the manners of a prince, the public eye on him and his “grace and elegance” or whatever that stuff is called

he wants to be heroic and brave, he wants to be a legend which is why he keeps jumping at all the chances to prove himself physically and jin always has to hold him back by the ear and be like “jungkook. sit down.”

likes collecting weapons and keeps insisting that jin let him get karate lessons from a real monk or something and jin is like jungkook. no you don’t need to know karate- jungkook: yES i d O,,,,,,,

he has absolutely zero interest in you at the beginning. like he sees you and is like “jin is amazing, marry him.” and you’re like uh,,,,,i don’t know him and jungkook shrugs like get to know him through marriage

and he seems to really dislike that yoongi guy and jungkook is like because wizards are historically always up to no good

and glances a look at you and is like “oracles don’t seem all that great either” and you wanna be like square up punk but he is the prince so you bite it back

until,,,,,,,,,,,,you figure out one day that jungkook absolutely sucks at juggling like out of all things,,,,,,,,the boy cannot juggle

and you know how to because out of boredom when you were working at your grocery you used to practice with apples or oranges

and you do it one day to show jimin and jungkook is like “i can do that too” but lmao he CANT

and when he drops all the apples to the floor you and jimin are giving him smug smiles and jungkook is like jUST WAIT ILL PRACTICE AND BEAT YOU

but ,,,,,,,,,,,, he can’t get the hang of it. and you offer to help him but he refuses point blank and you’re like ok whatever

until one day as you’re sitting at the window of the room you were given you hear a maid announce that prince jungkook is coming inside

and to your shock there he is,,,,,looking defeated and red in the ears and the butler beside him is holding a basket of apples and you’re like,,,,,,,,,,oh

and he’s like “,,,,,,,,,,,,,pl-please teach me how to,,,,,,,,,you know,,,”

and you can’t help but stifle a giggle and be like “juggle?” and he’s like gkhfdsaljgfs,,,,,,,,,,,

and so you decide why not whats there to lose and so you help jungkook learn the technique

and after a week he’s doing really well and he’s like “let me move on to juggling knives-” but you’re like no no nO

and you can’t believe it but jungkook is laughing and having a good time with you

and he has such a cute way about him when he’s happy and not trying to put on that indifferent scowl

and it’s when you’re out walking through the stables and you see jungkook, forehead pressed to the nose of his horse saying goodnight to it that you figure hey,,,,,,he’s actually Soft isn’t he

and jungkook spots you and is like YOU SAW NOTHING,,,,but you’re like i saw everything and it was adorable

and jungkook is like “don’t call me adorable. you’re adorable!!!!! not me!!!!” and you’re like woah did you just compliment ???? me ????? in a roundabout way

and jungkook flushes red and is like uh,,,,,,,,,what,,,,,,,,,,,,i guess,,,,,i don’t know,,,,,,,,,,you’re cute,,,,,,,ive never felt this before,,,,,,,,help me,,,,,,

you: do you still want me to marry jin?

jungkook: no,,,,,,,,,,,,,id have to challenge him to a duel if that happened

—> Yoongi

is planning on just leaving you with the princes and being on his merry way,,,,,but then he realizes,,,,,,,,,what in the world is he doing giving someone who can predict the future up to a bunch of royals who killed off his bloodline

but he knows he can’t just snatch you away again so he decides instead that he’ll stick around and see which prince you choose and then maybe he can take it from there

but also,,,,, ever since he brought you to the palace his familiar has been acting weird. like the crow has become ,,,,,,, interested in you and it usually never care for other humans beside yoongi

and it takes yoongi quite some time until you pull out from your pockets pumpkin seeds and the crow swoops down from its perch on yoongi’s staff and to sit on your forearm as it pecks away at the food

and the three princes are shooing the crow off and yoongi has to catch his familiar and hold it under his cloak

and that night when he’s going back from the palace his familiar won’t stop cawing and it’s annoying him and he’s like “FINE we’ll go back to see them”

and to your utter surprise you find yoongi sitting on the balcony outside your window and you’re like “why are you back here???”

and yoongi, obviously trying to play it cool is like, “because i,,,,,,,,wanted to see how you’re doing.” and you’re like “i,,,,,,,,,feel really weird and uncomfy,”

and yoongi is like dammit ok time to pretend to show feelings and goes “i know it’s scary, but the country-”

but he notices you’re not listening and instead looking at his neck and he’s like “what?” and your like “your tattoo is so pretty,,,,,,is it magical?? ive never seen glowing purple ink”

and yoongi quickly puts his hand over it and is like “it’s nothing, don’t worry about it.” and you’re like “im not, im just saying it’s really nice to look at.”

and yoongi suddenly forgets that he’s supposed to be pretending and he’s like “really? most people think it looks like some kind of disease.” and you’re like “what? no it kinda looks like a little nebula on your skin”

the description catches yoongi off guard and he’s like “i should get going,,,,” but before he leaves you ask if he’ll come again and yoongi hesitates but nods

and every night yoongi is waiting there on your balcony and he asks which prince you’re interested in and you’re like none of them really and you guys talk more and yoongi can’t believe it

like it might be the fact that you have magic in you like he does ,,,,,,,, but you’re the first person he’s ever had to talk to,,,,,,,, and it feels nice

yoongi shows you that his staff can transform into a broom and that’s how he flies up to the balcony and you’re like “flying sounds so fun,,,”

and yoongi is like “ill show you, come here” and you, rather fearlessly, get on the broom with him and wrap your hands around his waist

and yoongi would turn red ,,,,,,, which he does but it looks even cuter because the tattoo starts to flash and you’re like huh whys that and yoongi is like igNORE it,,,,,,,,

and he takes you for a fly around the palace and you can see the lights from the village and all across the country’s mountains

and you’re like “this is so amazing!!!!!!” and yoongi smirks to himself because,,,,,,,,,,,ok he’s totally having fun showing off his flying skills right now (even though he won’t admit it)

and yoongi comes to terms that his familiar wasn’t acting all that weird the day he dropped you off with the princes, tbh he was looking for an excuse to go back and see you

and when the month is up and it’s the night before your marriage yoongi can’t hold back and he goes “run away with me. i can get us out of this country,,,,,,,,,,,,i can’t leave you and your magic in the hands of,,,,,,,those people”

and he isn’t even thinking about your powers as something he can sell anymore, he’s thinking about you,,,,,,,as the person beside him,,,,,,,as someone he wants to protect

and you’re nervous because ,,,,,, this country needs you right????? but yoongi is living proof that this country hurts those who harbor magic

which is why you take his hand and yoongi gets you on his broom and he throws his hood over your shoulders since the night sky is cold

and you to vanish from that country,,,,,,,together,,,,,,,,,,to start somewhere new

note: this is super corny im sorry it’s just something ive thought about for ages and could ramble on about because ive made this au so detailed in my mind LOL,,,,,,,,,should i do hoseok + taehyung + namjoon because they actually do fit into this plot but i don’t know if you guys will like this au enough to wanna read about them,,,,,,,,,,,,,anyway!!!!! i hope you enjoyed

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cannysquawker-blog · 7 years

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Self Assessment- Half Way.

Vision, Project Design and Planning

How clear, imaginative and entrepreneurial is the project? How likely is the project going to help you make a transition from student to professional How detailed and realistic are the objectives and perimeters of the project?

At this point in the process I feel the vision for my project has always been very clear, I have always had the image of what the final product is going to look like (which is now becoming a reality) from the start. However increasingly this vision is becoming clearer and clearer. The topic itself is an unusual topic for someone my age to explore and I have not seen a theatre performance that has looked into the WMC and Social club history before. Therefore the Project is individual in that sense. Over the last few weeks i have been answering many of my own questions, For example, what individual topics i am going to explore in the performance. And It wasn't until i was able to get out into the club community and start exploring the world in depth that the factual monologue element of the performance would start to become easier for me to collate and write into a script. This is why i allowed myself time to go out and collate research before attempting to write anything. The plan was always to have musical interludes, however i originally did not know which songs I would include, however my research findings about the clubs over the era’s and what were the top songs of these periods, that has fallen into place also. I feel this project is helping me transition from student to professional by introducing me to the world of creating professional standard theatre performance form scratch. Also, creating work to be shown at a theatre festival and worthing along side Directors of such events to work with their plans so that your performances fits their venue, time scale and technical abilities. Along with advertisement and promotional aspects of a theatre festival. This project is teaching me everything from, research methods, for creating detailed and factual performance. Im learning working alongside industry professionals in order to create the technical background for the production. Also, I feel this project is slowing me to discover how to use my own time management and self organisation in order to book sessions in studios, rehearsal rooms, vocal lessons, interviews in the community and simply getting on with the project without any guidance from a pre set timetable. Also already being part of this Professional world of club singing this is allowing me to understand the world in which I am preforming week in week out. Giving me a connection with my audiences that i never had before. instantly by knowing more about the world i work, i am a better performer. When given feedback about my project plans, it was said that i may be being adventurous with my perimeters of the piece, and was advised to aim to perform a smaller section of the piece at Launch Festival. However the launch Directors gave me a slot of 30 min, and so i have been working towards this objective. I now have a 30 min track of 5 songs and time for min and half monologues in-between each song. I feel this is now an achievable goal for the 2-3rd of March 2017.

Management and Realisation Comments on how you are working towards accomplishing your project: How organised, systematic, creative and how purposeful the work today has been? Are you working effectively? How are you using communication skills? (Eg: Networking/ Marketing )

-Originally I started by making a timetable, of the whole process, planning when and were I was going to do what. For example i have myself two weeks of research and collating before allowing myself a week of production before my first show back with Launch Festival Directors which is on the 15th of February. I will then have time after this to develop the performance further before the Festival. This has been useful to be able to look at my timescale all in front and keep myself motivated to work towards targets and know what days I will be doing what obviously this has to be flexible, because things can change. For example I hoped to have my whole script done by Friday 10th however at the moment I am Half way through finishing the monologues for in-between songs. I have just recently found a fantastic book Not Just Beer and Bingo! A social History of Working Mens Club’s by Ruth Cherrington that has sparked a much more in depth look into the History of the clubs, its entertainers, women and the demise. Which I feel i need to read cover to cover, in order to write a factually informed script. Working by myself is a very new thing, I am discovering new jobs I need to do all the time. Questions that need answering on topics like lighting, and set design, something that I have always contributed towards in a group but not had the job to do by myself. So it is these things I am learning new all the time. Again script writing, Something I've never done before, but I'm giving it a good go. When it comes to communication skills, this is something i have had to use a lot so far in the project. Meeting new people and coming across professional doing interviews with industry professionals you have to have an organised and confident persona for them to invest their time talking to you. Also when talking with the launch directors, I have had lots of questions about the layout of the evening and what I will be allowed to use tech wise and also gaining copy right for my music. This has all meant I have had to write emails contacting them in order to get the information i need to go ahead creating my performance. When taking part in the Professional Directions Fair this was great practice talking to students and lecturers explaining what I was doing what my aims were and how I was going to achieve them clearly and professionally. The only thing I sometimes struggle with is eye contact, which I know can be vital when talking with people. But I found the fair was also good practice for this, and give me more confidence after doing it to look people in the eye more often, and something I really am going to try and improve.

Rigour and Professionalism

To what extent do you have a thorough knowledge and understanding of your area of practice? Do you think your work would stand up in a professional context?

- Having had a previous knowledge of the WMC world and being a performer I already knew a little about it, however since venturing on this project I have learnt more directly from people who have been attending the clubs (sometimes) since their opening or their whole lives. I am currently reading Ruth Cherringtons book, and this is such a detailed collective of the history of the clubs I almost feel I am watching time go by on this journey with the whole movement of the WMC. I am about half way through the book and the more I read the more I realise this topic needs creating into a theatre piece, Its calling out for it. Such a historic world with decades of hardship, hey days, music and downfall. To be honest 30 Min isn't enough, it has the potential to be developed into something much bigger, but for now what I am creating is a solo idea that I am open for it to be taken on after the festival and developed into something much more. I truly believe it has the potential too. But because people of my age group do not know much about this world of WMC it would have been difficult to talk to them about joining me on this journey. However, maybe the outcome of the festival, one of my fellow colleges may see the production and think, yeah! I have ideas for that. Or I can carry on developing it as a solo show.

Clarity of Documentation

How clear is how you re-documenting the project? Is it critical and self Reflective?

I am documenting all my research on this blog, so far I have used video evidence, pictures, time laps, email evidence and written blog posts. All which are clear documentation of the process. I mean I could always do more, I suppose you can never do enough. Post anything and everything to do with the project. Adding to the ‘are you being critical and reflective?’ I am doing a post like this one, asking myself questions directly from the module grading criteria in order to be sure I am following it correctly and contributing to the marking system correctly.

Critical Evaluation

I am constantly trying to look at the positives and negatives of my project, looking at decisions that I have made and questioning what I could have done differently or how I could have taken this further. Like for example when interviewing people, I look back on some of the interviews and see places I could have possibly expanded on the questions and got more out of the interviewees.

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