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pippin-pippout · 4 months
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So I dragged myself kicking and screaming and, yes, mostly in denial, through the last episodes of A Journey to Love.
My thoughts can be summarized as follows:
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Obviously this is mainly due to me being horrifically traumatized by Yuan Lu’s death. After all, they told us from the get go he wouldn’t live to 20. They made it clear he had a deadly heart disease. And then. They had the nerve. They had the audacity. They had the actual fucking bahoonga BALLS to follow through!?
But then I found myself sobbing at literally every good guy death scene, plus all of the mourning scenes. The latter was in large part thanks to Alen Fang's acting - deepest apologies to him for just referring to his character as 'the slutty one' for the majority of the show. Not that I was wrong. Also thanks to strong performances from He Lan Dou for Yuan Lu's death.
Anyway so I need to add this gif x4 for the Liudao Hall babies:
Qian Zhao, da ge, who made mistakes but always did right in the end
Sun Lang, who just wanted to hold something fluffy at the end, dying a hero
Yuan Lu, who died in his princess's arms after running to deliver a letter rendered useless by the Emperor of An's greed.
Yu Shisan, who lived as he lived and had such a happy moment with Chu Yue right before it all became irrevocable.
When they added Yu Shisan to the snowball fight, I just about lost it. Liu Yuning's acting there - having the realization about Shisan's death as he watched them play in real time was so well done. Really hurt.
Plus I'll make a couple of versions with edits.
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For the Wu Emperor. I knew it was gonna happen from the spoilers but damn, him genuinely learning the value of friendship and brotherly love made me root for him. Dude did not deserve to go out like that. Thank goodness for the magic of CDramas where he lived just long enough to pass on his will to Ning Yuanzhou, and do one last act of good.
It also ensured Duke of Chu was able to pass on his command to his daughter, Chu Yue, before dying of the same (was not clear if her bro died or not, or if dad was always going to choose her).
And for Deng Hui. Started out thinking he was just a sexist bastard. Turns out he was one of the most principled characters in the show.
Their deaths didn't make me cry, but I respect them.
Also loved Chen Du Ling's (Empress of Wu) small part in this. I may not like all of her characters but she can deliver a scene and hold a room. It was a bit cathartic to see her put every man in their place, and basically decide the fate of two countries, even though her lament that she'd only ever have power through another held true.
Ah Ying, my baby girl. This is a character that could have turned people off from the beginning. Thanks to strong writing and stronger acting, it did not. I was super impressed with He Lan Dou. She can dial it up and dial it down in a single take, and can play big dramatic scenes with a subtlety that some older actors cannot grasp. This was the first thing I've seen her in, though for her and Chen You Wei (Yuan Lu) I might watch Tiger and Crane if someone tells me it's good.
I still think Li Tongguang is a perverted and creepy child, who never managed to learn (except in literally the last ep), but at least I trust that he will treat Ah Ying well. I don't hold it against him for screwing up the battle - he was trying to be benevolent but made a bad choice.
The main couple win it for me this year. What an inspired pairing. They beat out heavy hitters including Bai Lu x Everyone which was near impossible. Something to do with letting Liu Shi Shi use Liu Yuning's height against him at every possible moment. Also the 'if you die, I'll finish the job and then follow you' is my favorite dynamic. I swear when Ruyi threw those bombs, NOT NEEDING TO HAVING ALREADY SUCCEEDED AT KILLING THE KING AND PRINCE, just to join him, y'all I died. Good for whoever posthumously gave her the Marquis title on her own (not just furen) - couldn't tell if it was Li Tongguang acting as regent or Dayang (great shot of those two at the end).
The final episode was one of the best final cdrama episodes I've seen. I might have to make another post about that. In sum, despite losing a large portion of the well-loved cast, the remainder gave a world-class finale. The visuals were incredible (explosions are my favorite). The final scene was beautiful (though I'm a bit surprised they gave it to Chu Yue instead of Ah Ying who knew all 6 of them closely).
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loonatics-b1gf4n · 3 months
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LOONATICS SHIPS IN MY OPINION
!!!!WARNING!!!!
This article contains my thoughts.
Contains gay, lesbian ships and oc x canon ships. If you don't like this kind of thing, please don't read. I also ask you to be respectful.
Also, I do not own any of the characters mentioned here. Contains characters either owned by Warner Bros. or other users. Only the characters named Mylene E. Coyote ,Luna Vester, Hannah Bunny and Frankie Runner belong to me.
If you have no problems with these warnings, enjoy my article. Thank you.
-SHIPS THAT I LOVE TO SHIP OR I LIKE TO SHIP:
NUMBER ONE: TECH X REV (TEV OR OTHER SHIP NAMES YOU USE)
I think it wouldn't be a lie if I said it's the fan favorite Loonatics ship. I think you shipped it on time (If you didn't ship it, no problem). It's my favourite. And it was my first Loonatics ship. Technically my first Loonatics ship as a canon x canon ship. Hehe, I was once an oc x canon fan too. Interesting information, I used to ship Rev with the character named Mylene because I had a little crush on Rev. That's why I ship with myself. … I know it's very cringe. That's why I still hate myself. However, I learned from my mistakes and am now a Tech x Rev shipper. It wouldn't be a lie if I said Tech x Rev is the closest canon ship. They acted as if they were a couple in many scenes in the series. IF YOU STILL DON'T BELIEVE ME, LET ME TELL YOU THIS SENTENCE!! Said by Rev Runner. Season 2 Episode 5, ''Family Business'' “Thanks, Tech. If you weren't a coyote, and a guy, I'd kiss ya!” DID YOU SEE THIS?!?!? I'm still pissed because DAMN WARNER BROS ONLY MADE 2 SEASONS AND LEFT US LOONATICS FANS WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS. AND MOREOVER, THEY DID NOT GIVE US ANY CANON SHIP. Except for married people, they're canon, so we know that. God dammit. In short, it is my favorite and I will definitely ship it in the future. NO ONE CAN STOP ME!!! NIHAHAHAHA. Sorry. By the way Rev gay and Tech pan in my AU.
NUMBER TWO: LEXİ X DUCK (LEXİ X DANGER DUCK)
Lexi x Duck ship is among my favorites, but it's not a ship I look at much. Even though Lexi and Danger Duck's relationship seems a little toxic in the series and they seem like siblings to other people, I love that they are lovers. At least in my AU they are. And they doesn't seem to ship much anymore. Excuse me, but this is the truth. Or I don't see much. This is also a possibility. It's not a ship I can talk about much, I just like them together.
NUMBER THREE: TECH X ACE
Don't attack me. I love Tech x Rev with all my heart. Still, I chose to like this ship for a change. I hated this ship before. But then I saw some of their fanart. Excuse me, but I mean a little bit, there are 2 hahahahahahaha. Anyway, I said to myself, "I think they might be cute. So why not, I ship it''. Frankly, I felt like they had a platonic love in the series. It seemed interesting and, frankly, sweet. Only in the series did I see how much Ace actually cares about Tech. Cry though, Ace, because Tech chose Rev. Hahahahahaha. I'm sorry again. An interesting information (related to real life) is that coyotes are monogamous. That's why I ship Rev with Tech in a different AU, and I ship Ace with Tech in a different AU. This helps a little more.
NUMBER FOUR: SLAM X LEXİ
I'll just say this briefly because I'm tired and I need to move on to more oc x canon and the ones I hate. They are sweet, but I see them more as brother and sister. I'M SO SORRY WHO EVER SHIP THEM!!! I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME!!! I RESPECT YOU GUYS!!!!
NUMBER FIVE: TECH X LEXİ
They can be cute but I don't prefer to ship them.
-OC X CANON SHIPS
NUMBER ONE: RİP X KİT (KİT X RİP OR KİP) OC X CANON SHIP
The owner of this ship is @segamarkiii. I don't own this ship or the Kit character. The reason I like this ship is obviously because Rip has a boyfriend. Rip is honestly a bit of an underrated character. I'm sad about this, because I think it would have made the show a little better if Rip had been a little more prominent. Also, the fanart made by Segamarkiii is amazing. I hope she makes more Loonatics fanart.
NUMBER TWO: MYLENE X LUNA (MY OWN SHIP BETWEEN MY OC'S)
I love this ship. They suit each other very well. Let me give you some AU spoilers. Mylene actually changed Luna's life. That's why she's on the team. In my original AU, I was actually going to ship Luna with Tech. YES, I TRIED TO SHIP THE CHARACTER WITH MYSELF AGAIN, CRINGE AND SORRY. Now when I say this, what do you think? ''Wait, do you ship yourself with yourself? It's disgusting.'' No, my dear friends. Mylene and Luna are no longer the characters I am myself. I have a main character and an IRL character, which are characters that reflect me. So no, I don't ship myself with myself. Do not worry. Meanwhile, Mylene and Luna are a Bi and Lesbian couple (TOH reference hah). Mylene Bi and Luna are lesbians. I love shipping them.
NUMBER THREE: ACE X HANNAH
The real reason I made this ship was because I felt sorry for Ace. While everyone on the team was in love with someone, Ace and Slam were not in love with someone. Don't worry, I have a ship in Slam. Hannah is a vet and Mylene has a desert fox (named Angel. Don't worry, a picture with my Loonatics Ocs will come soon, in late February, hopefully) While Mylene is taking her to the vet, Ace sees Hannah because he also came. Love at first sight, they get together, blah, blah, blah. So I gave Ace a girlfriend out of pity.
NUMBER FOUR: SLAM X FRANKIE
I must say that this ship was inspired by the malewife x girlboss relationship. While Slam is very shy around Frankie, Frankie tries to flirt with Slam. That's enough to say, and besides, this is my favorite oc x canon ship. IN LOONATICS!! DONT WORRY!!!!
If you have oc x canon ship in Loonatics and if I'm not say that sorry.
-SHIPS THAT I HATE TO SHIP OR I DON'T LIKE TO SHIP
Before I give my opinions, I'm so, so sorry if you ship any of these. But these are my opinions. However, I respect you all, know that.
NUMBER ONE: LEXİ X ACE
This is my least favorite ship among the Loonatics ships. Again, I'm sorry, but I don't like Ace and Lexi being shipped. If you tell me about the scenes in the series in the comments, I can't really say anything. However, remember that none of the ships in the series are canon. I think Ace and Lexi are cousins, and I prefer that. We already know that Bugs and Lola are together. In this case, the possibility of Lexi and Ace being cousins ​​increases.
''They are cousins, they are in the very distant future, can't they have consanguineous marriages? Can't they date even if they are relatives??'' Of course, but I don't like that, that's why I don't like this ship. That is all.
NUMBER TWO: ACE X DUCK (ACE X DANGER DUCK)
I will say this, this ship may be sweet to you, but it is not sweet to me. In my opinion, their relationship is mostly brotherly. They already have a competitive relationship. If we look at it according to Duck.
NUMBER THREE: REV X DUCK
I'm not telling anyone not to ship this, but I see them as a brothers.
Again, if you disagree with my thoughts, at least kindly express your opinion. If there are any ships I forgot, you can tell me.
Have a good day, good morning or good night :)
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augustrambles · 1 year
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since u said you want some requests im gonna give u a lot more 😭😭sorry if this seems like spamming i rlly dont mean to be disrespectful or make u overwhelmed but i have lots of ideas hshsjs
i wanna request
kyle x fem reader who likes to slap his ass randomly, A LOT 🗣️🗣️‼️and make the reader on the more dominant side maybee
like they could just be walking and all of a sudden reader's just like
🍑🫲 KAPOWW
and kyle turns into a blushing mess kdhdkshsjs
ok thanks for reading🏃‍♀️
i like ur blog and i might request more in the future so i guess imma give myself an anon name
- 🍑🫲
(ass slap)
a/n: i love how ur worried ab being disrespectful like no hon i have a degrading fetish
kyle broflovski x domfem reader [college au]
warnings: sheher pronouns, not full on nsfw
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KYLE BROFLOVSLKI
i'd imagine him cooking, doing whatever, and then out of nowhere you slap his ass.
you go inside the kitchen to get water, and then you just slap his butt and he's just.. "what"
he'd totally side eye you.. HELP THATS SO FUNNY TO THINK
"hey darlin," slap "keep up the good work. love ur cooking btw."
"what did u just.. yk what just go back to ur room."
HE FINDS IT HILARIOUS THOUGH
except if you do it in public. that is a huge no-no. if you do it in public he will CRY
not cry but he would cover his face in embarrassment and when yall get home..
prepare for the scolding of ur life dude. he does not mess with public embarrassment
i'd imagine you're just grabbing his ass in public and then slap it, everyone in the room hearing, and he would slap you back.
"you dirty hoe wait til we get home" he would totally whisper and ur sad cuz u made kyle upset
he wouldnt talk to u in days bro. he'd be so embarrassed even if it was somewhere with people he will never see again in his life
"[NAME] WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??" he'd scream
but he doesnt mind if its at home, aint the biggest fan of it but its acceptable to him
he just likes you complimenting him so if ur gonna slap his ass compliment it.
he will act angry but he lowkey likes it. "damn, i do lowkey have a good ass"
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shitpostingsystem · 4 months
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bsd ramblings (season 5)
nikolai is my scrungo
bro can’t live without his electronics omg that chronically online mf
dazai <3
HI RANPO I MISSED YOU
HI POE OMG KISS RANPO 
“yeah you helped out we don’t have time for all your gloating right now” AWWW THEYRE IN LOVE
“tttttttttttttterrorist!!!” bro stutters more than wattpad y/n
WHERE THE HELL IS AKUTAGAWA I HAVENT SEEN HIM IN FOREVER
i love bsd’s intros omfg. the animation, the music, it’s amazing 
kunikida’s hands said “nuh uh”
bro has a massive hangover lmao
i love how the guys are fangirling
why is he a dilf
“no im not! i’m…young!” silly
atsushi has a fear of abandonment? mood 
HI AKUTAGAWA I MISSED YOU
dazai <33333333333333333
SHIN SOUKOKUUUUU 
dazai our he/they king
“a new generation of double black” YES WKNEIDNEJDSSHBEHDBE
“you’re the trial for me” that’s what she (akutagawa) said 
AKUTAGAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
ATSUSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
oh they’re ok it’s fine. forgot we were going on anime rules
akutagawa has a lung disease?? damn. womp womp. L. roll better stats
i want to hug whoever made the season 5 intro. it’s my favorite 
istfg if akutagawa actually dies i’m killing myself
HI BRAM. SWORD VAMPIRE MAN
AKUTAGAWA IS A FUCKING VAMPIRE NOW WTF 
why is vampirism kinda hot (i’m a sex repulsed asexual) 
WHAT KIND OF SEMIPOP MUSIC IS PLAYING
dazai you silly babygirl
i am a fyodor/dazai bestie truther 
nikolai is so fucking silly
“because i missed you, bestie!” how about boyfriend nikolai? 
nikolai/fyodor
bram basically adopting the kid is amazing and i love it 
“this is a fantastic opportunity, a true gift from heaven” dazai you absolute suicidal mood
“i’m sleepy. take me back” MOOD BRAMBRAM
the kid having trauma is a mood
brambram having an ipod is something i needed 
dazai/sigma besties
dazai dancing with his bestie is amazing 
HI KENJI I MISSED YOU
CHUUYA IS A VAMPIRE NOW?????
kenji having anger issues but appearing chill is a whole mood 
imagine fighting a dude and passing out like bros
“you’re pretty sharp for a three year old” lmao dazai
is fyodor gonna die? dammit i liked that dude 
DAZAI PUT SHOES ON I DONT WANNA SEE YOUR DOGS
dazai being manipulative is so fun to see. i love seeing the burnt wet cat being toxic 
“do you want me to drown you in a bathtub?” “what’s a bathtub?” LMAO I LOVE THOSE TWO
damn childhood friends 
is dostoyevsky a christian????? nah i refuse 
dazai, sigma, dostoyevsky, and nikolai are besties and commit every crime ever (except for like. animal abuse and rape and the shit they wouldn’t do) 
WAIT IS CHUUYA GONNA KILL DAZAI NONONONONKNSJENDUENWJFBWJCBEUCUENCUENDHBEUDHDHE
brambram and the girl are so silly. i love them (i don’t ship them ofc don’t get the wrong idea, parent and kid silly) 
dostoyevsky said help me and went crazy 
split personality??? MOOD????
awww cmon i was hoping for did dostoyevsky 
“FUCK THAT REALLY HURT” GOD I LOVE DAZAI
CHUUYA DONT YOU DARE KILL DAZAI 
DAZAI WINDSUBEIDBWDU WHDBSHWBDUE
NOOOOOOOOO
IM ACTUALLY GOING TO CRY OMFG OMWHDJWNDUW UB WE BEHXBEHDYEH
DAZAIIIIWJHEUDNSUCNDHD
ANIME RULES BETTER ANIME 
I NEED DAZAI TO LIVE GODDAMMIT
MY WET CAT HAS TO LIVE
NIKOLAI STFU DAZAI IS DEAD
O S A M U D A Z A I 
SIGMA NOOOOOOOOOO
OH THANK GOD THANK GOD THANK SWEET BABY JESUS
MY BABYGIRL IS OKAY
“who are you calling a dumbass??” CHUUYA KISS YOUR HUSBAND 
i love him <33333
PLEASE TELL ME SIGMA IS OKAY THOUGH
nikolai just say you have a crush on fyodor 
nikolai and fyodor commit tax evasion together 
bro got fucking stabbed by a girlboss 
the grey haired motherfuckers are gay your honor
WHY IS BRAM FUCKING STOKER HOT 
why the new villain kinda 😳😳
SHIN SOUKOKUUUUUUU
boyfies explained by my moot (@duckduckgoose-exe):
Okay here are the amazing ships as different types of boyfies
Chuuya and Dazai: ‘I hate you’ means ily boyfies
Atsushi and Akutagawa: boyfailure boyfies
Ranpo and Poe: autism boyfies
Jouno and Tecchou: ‘you fucking idiot’ boyfies
Nikolai and Fyodor: crazy but in the homoerotic way boyfies
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retrobr · 5 hours
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Lazytown Shenanigans pt. 2
So this time I've watched two episodes in a row: "Sportacus Saves the Toys" and "The Lazy Cup." I can't say that I liked both of the episodes, but they weren't bad either lmaoo. And, well, I think I liked the "Sportacus Saves the Toys" episode more than "The Lazy Cup"
So,
"Sportacus Saves the Toys."
In the first of the above-mentioned episodes, there were – holy moly – some new locations, even despite the fact that they weren't shown for too long. I liked that China and France looked somewhat identical to Lazytown, like they looked funky and colorful as well as Lazytown, u know
This episode made me feel a little bad for Ziggy tbh. I mean, Ziggy is one of my favorite characters; he has a very sweet (badum-tss) and kind personality. I live for this kind of character who is mostly cheerful and happy about everything in their life. And this episode was one of those in which someone ruined his mood, so that made me feel sad. I am sad /ref
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And it was Stingy and Stephanie again who did that, just like in the "Ziggy's Alien" episode. Bruh why are they doing that to my boy :(
OH AND ZIGGY'S AND SPORTACUS' "FAMILY BONDING." I fucking adore their interaction, and I fucking love when Sportacus tries to cheer Ziggy up. I just can't do it anymore why are they so adorable 🥺 But then Stingy and Stephanie (mostly Stingy. All the blame is on him /j) ruined his happy mood once again. DAMN WHY JUST WHY ARRERGH-
A few words about Stingy. My God, he can't even play peacefully without proving that things belong to him. BRO UM JUST PLAY NORMALLY, GODDAMMIT, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?? Holy chimichangas, he even took all the sunscreen for himself, what the hell, seriously.... I just despise him at this point, but I can't help myself. He's just annoying.
Anyways. Milford and Bessie were adorable, as always. Can't help but smile like a dork when I see them interacting 🥺
And for goodness sake let Robbie rest and eep!! I can't say that much about him because, well, he was acting silly again as always, so yeah. But the machine that he built was a TOTAL MONSTROSITY. I would've shit myself if I saw that thing walking towards me omg 😭 /hj
And, finally, the "grab my hand" line. Nothing much to say because I'm shaking fiercely like a small pathetic chihuahua..... these dorks are going to be the end for me fr.
"The Lazy Cup."
Well, um, that was something I guess 😭 I don't even know what to say about this episode, except for some small things.
The Sportacus' "ball" shout from the very beginning set the mood for the whole episode, I tell you guys. (/j) I mean that was just very sudden, I just turned on the episode, and the very first thing I heard was "BOAHL" 😭
Won't say anything about Bessie and Milford again because I told about them earlier; they're just cute, like a married but not actually married old couple. Good for them
And speaking about old couples and stuff. There's no doubt to me from this point that Robbie is fucking obsessed with Sportadork. I mean, bro says that he hates him but at the same time HAS A GODDAMN MANNEQUIN OF HIM; bro says "ooohhh noo not him again" and still continues to watch him. Like dude, my dear, calm down 😔
But whatever. Robbie's disguise was pretty nice, I should say; I think his name was Sergio?? I honestly don't remember, but I think it's one of my favorite disguises of his.
And I would like to say that Robbie's team was SO FUCKING ODD I JUST UGH?? 😭 BRO GATHERED THE MOST CRINGE GUYS THAT HE HAS I SWEAR. And like, how did it even work? Did he just bring his own disguises to life? I don't know maybe I'm just stupid, but I didn't know that his disguise machine could do things like that
Finally, Stingy again. In this episode he actually did something nice – in other words, he helped Stephanie. Ok bud, that was a good act of yours 🙄
Well, I guess that's all.. It turned out to be a little longer than I expected, so I want to thank you if someone read this to the end :]
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elliesmistress · 1 month
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THE QUOTE BOOK ✨
For clarification I am bungi, bunjil or bunji depending on how you wanna spell it
RULES:
if you have something you want to add to the quote book, DM me OR reply to this post with the date it happened-
Blue banner means it's a different day
Red banner means it's been said in the same day
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30/07/2022
"You're sober this time?" - Kenji
"WHAT?" - Bunji
"I- I- Anyways" - Bunjil
"I preferred you when you're not" - Kam
"It's either crying Bunji or screaming Bunji" - Kenji
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01/09/2022
"Your mums a pornstar" - Bungi
Laughs "You are? Wait you are?" - Kam
"I just made you question my entire life" - Bungi
"Your mums a whore actually" - Bungi
"That's ok, your daughter is too" - Kam
*Laughs awkwardly*
"Wait, are you actually?" - Bunji
"No" - Kam
"Oh, was gonna say. That's sometimes how I make my money but nevermind" - Bungi
"Bunji" - Kam
"All of that has to go in the quote book" - Kam
*Laughs* "even better I was recording this entire conversation" - Bunji
"Do you sleep on your stomach?" - Bunji
"No, it crushes my ribs" - Kam
"Can I?" - Bunji
"No" - Kam
"I'm great at riding" - Ramen
"I'm really happy for you" - Bunji
"Thank you" - Ramen
"Can I get one to?" - Bunji
"Only if you ask nicely" - Ramen
"Can I please have a ride?" - Bunji
"I don't know why that was so funny" - Ramen
"I love how I make people so uncomfortable" - Bunji
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25/03/2023
"I need to get laid so we can actually do this" - friend
"no, don't get laid, get railed" - Bunji
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27/04/2023
"My birthday present to you is a vibrator" - Jay (awe thanks Jay I always wanted one)
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Sometime last year
"I wanna get stoned and force myself to watch Joel's death because I wanna experience what she experienced"
@allmyfavoritecolours in the background trying to process this and the fact idk what raj raj is (idk how to spell it fucking come for me bitch)
*processed to watch Joel's death whilst high and continues to laugh and find it funny*
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18/12/2023
"do you feel okay bro" - me
"Penis" - a very stoned Ellie
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20/12/2023
"your a faggot" - me
"You specialise in coachie" -my brother
"You specialise in fingering" - my brother
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"Dina, looks like if the three main characters from ratatouille had a baby" Paloma
"So your saying she's ugly?" Me
"Yes" Paloma
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23/02/2024
@allmyfavoritecolours
"yeah maybe don't get that t shirt" Birdie
"I'll wear it when I do sessions with my therapist so she stops giving me a hard time" Me
"She'll write down in her notes 'traumatized'" Birdie
"Daddy issues" me
"But god damn, in fanfic when Ellie is angry like daddy get over here and rip my shirt off 😍" me - 23rd of FEB
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17/03/2024
"How do you make no sense and so much sense at the same time?" - 18th of March, my lovely brother
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18/03/2024
@littlegingerperson5
"A giraffe is just a gay horse" Lenny
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2nd of April/24
"she was pretty much like you when she was your age, except she was pregnant" - Lene
*laughs uncontrollably*
"Are you pregnant?" Lene
"No, I hope not" me
"I hope you are, your baby would be cute af. I don't care who you do it with it would be cute" Lene
"when you laugh, it sounds like you're orgasming" Lene
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keystone8379 · 2 months
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Frame Imperfect
Regarding Kirby Fighters 2, when the game was relatively new, many YouTubers were trying to cash in on the new "kirby smash bros" hype. During this period I remember Mew2King coming into the KF2 server with interest in running a tournament for the game.
Wow! I couldn't believe this! Mew2King from funny YouTube compilations and competitive Super Smash Bros Melee (I had watched very little melee at that point, except for EmpLemon's There Will Never Be Another Melee Player Like HungryBox) was interested in our super cool Kirby game? Awesome!
At this point the game had garnered a rep as a pretty unserious competitive game, with many fake infinites being discovered and one real one as well. There was also Alpharad's video on the game that made it look...unflattering. It was unflattering for reasons other than just being a 'smash clone' but we didn't know why exactly yet. This was before 20XX, the first real KF2 tournament, for reference.
But Mew2King wanted to take a chance on us! He believed in our game and wanted to take a chance on a new, unique, exciting platform fighter! We were starstruck, plain and simple.
Which is why when M2K suggested MOBA style character bans everyone just kinda went with it????
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Keep in mind this was before the first tourney, we didn't know shit about fuck, as fish would say.
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They didn't go through with this.
So fast forward a couple months, and KF2's first appearance at Frame Perfect Series is upon us. As you'd expect, the community is really excited! This was one of the biggest brackets the community had ever seen, with a bunch of new faces! Mostly people we'd never see again but it was exciting at the time.
As for the commentator's bench, we were looking at M2K, who knew nothing about the game but was on comms for every game so whatever...and in the KF2 corner...Super Citrus. Who hadn't commentated an even since 20XX. Oh god. M2K was sprouting nonstop nonsense and Citrus just didn't have the game knowledge or confidence to debunk any of it. The VODs were a little painful to watch. Poor guy.
So FPS doesn't make the game look...great. It wasn't help that M2K was ridiculing the players he determined were 'lame' and I mean I don't like Ninja11 or Poyo but come the fuck on man. Commentary basics here. I could do a better job.
But what if I could actually? When FPS 4 was announced, we learned that KF2 would be making a return for it. I was more involved in the community at this point with one tournament under my belt (...which was New Generation) and did 2 major things for this FPS. Firstly, early on, KF2 wasn't looking great in the entrant count side of things. So, I got in touch with some of the folks in tourney committee and we talked about running a tourney where top 8 would get free entry to FPS4.
And this is where we talk about the unsung hero of this story, Thank You motherfucking Domo. When sponsoring Road to FPS, Domo offered to handle the free entry of anyone who we couldn't get people to pay for a gift sub for. In later Road to FPS events, he flat out offered to give any KF2 players free entry because he liked the game...and it makes for better content obviously but still. What a god damn legend. Rest in Power. (he lost his account in a phishing scam)
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I realize that came off as kinda sarcastic but I was genuinely upset when his account got hacked. Shit sucks, I don't want to hear about phishing scams from Bool ever again.
OH, speaking of Domo, second major thing I did was apply for commentary! I had more tourneys and more experience under my belt at that point and I felt pretty confident all things considered! So I sent domo a few videos of my comms work, including a video where I have to make Bell look like a well designed interactive character for 30 minutes.
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I didn't end up getting picked, but I thought to myself "well as long as it's not Citrus again we should be fine." lol. lmao. This time we did actually have a bit of time to give Cirtus a crash course in the current KF2 environment but it still wasn't great. In fact, it was maybe the worst video game commentary I'd ever seen.
For a long time, P47 had been seemingly untouchable. He was a KF2 expert, his Magolor inspired me to pick up the character fully, he was a lorehead, and a great guy to be around. The clip of him using Ultra Sword to push Nuggetz off a platform into an apple explosion is absolutely as iconic as it deserves to be. This was P47's last big tournament.
Now, remember how I said Mew2King was an asshole to anyone who he deemed lame. M2K was a Marth player in Melee by the way, I don't know if that's considered a lame character but I hope he is. P47 received the full force of this with constant hate from M2K's live chat, not to mention that Citrus also wasn't a Magolor fan. I'm not quite sure how bad it was exactly, but it was bad enough to lead to him quitting the game. Looking back on it, the whole situation is infuriating to me.
That was Citrus' last time commentating FPS, when FPS5 rolled around we had gotten Winters on comms, who was easily the most consistent commentator we had and also the person...you know...keeping the game alive. She was able to debunk a lot of M2K's bullshit and also was able to tell him that P47 quit because of M2K being an asshole last FPS. I don't think I ever told her how much I appreciated that.
Good time to mention that Mew2King also used he/him for EVERYONE. It led to me making this stupid fucking image.
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But it gets worse. Of course it always gets worse. In top 8, Ninja11, one of my least favourite top players, was up against SoothingRuby, one of my favourite top players. Ninja11 kinda hates everyone in the community and Ruby hates people who are Like That so as you can expect these 2 get along great. This was reflected in the set between them.
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It was a lot of this. Ruby would throw Kunai and Ninja would just crouch them. This matchup isn't even that bad for Magolor, I thinkj Mag wins it, Ninja's just an asshole. He ended up winning the set, of course he did. Great time was had by all, especially the twitch chat and M2K, who both already hated the game. Yikes.
So this brings us to FPS6, the final Frame Perfect event. Messages from M2K implied that Metafy, the main reason the tournament was being run, was on it's way out, but not before M2K was doing sketchy things in his own time.
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Turns out Metafy still exists. Not sure what he was talking about with the whole final sale thing. Maybe it's an MLM thing. (Multi Level Marketing) Was I not supposed to think the platform was closing?
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So the tourney rolls around on, of all days, the 4th of July. As a Canadian I don't give a shit, but as you can imagine, most people were not available. Zet ended up winning the whole thing. However there is one potentially sketchy set in there.
Somehow, before bracket, Qwertz had performed a coup d'etat and became TO of the bracket despite being on the other side of the globe. The actual TO didn't wake up in time, and all Qwertz used his power to do was changing the timeslot without communicating.
Then, when Zet "applied a taco to his router" (thank you Justin for giving my posts the rawest fucking quotes) Qwertz just said to play it out, though everyone knew this was mostly just because Qwertz didn't like Justin. Why do we let this man near any administrative privileges.
The stream also ended with Winters having to tell chat to have a happy 4th of july. She is a trans lesbian.
And that was the last FPS event. By the time the 3rd KF2 tournament had rolled around, we already knew M2K was doing more harm than good, but no one had the guts to tell him off. I think we were worried that he'd just run the game like a dumbass if we didn't stick around. To be fair, it happened with Kloudchasers.
So what's the moral of the story? Never meet your heroes? No, that's what we learned from Chuggaaconroy. Is Mew2King even my hero? Never meet a competitive Smash player is what we learned here. Though hopefully you all already knew that.
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babe they're probably going to interact a the 2024 drivers photo today, as well as hanging out like they always do throughout the season? and even aside from that, car|ando is literally the biggest PR bromance for F1, Netflix, official social media accs, sports media, anything golf/F1 related, fan accs etc etc. there's going to be plenty of them being put together as always!
and unless you're going the car|ando truther route, nothing abt their relationship has changed over the years apart from Lando getting older and more confident? otherwise...
(since as uszh I've got variations on this ask and I already repeat myself so much, I'm going to throw the usual 'here's why you shouldn't rpf truth yourself into actual emotional instability' below - ignore if you've read it a million times)
listen I cut my teeth on rpf enjoying ships out from bromances but not once did I think any of the dudes were using 'hiding in plain sight' to have DL relationships or fucking bc well… actual closeted men are terrified of being outed and even more terrified of their bros thinking they're actually into them. closeted men go through any amount of hoops to keep their actual hookups or DL relationships private. fangirls are literally never going to even accidentally be allowed into that world. (I also have zero time for every single girlfriend being accused of being a "beard" or PR - like damn why doesn't that ever happen for ugly male celebrities I wonder why is it only ever hot guys in the closet kdgfjahgflasj)
the bigger and louder the bromance the more heterosexual it is. straight men in particular need excuses and certain codes like bromances and ferda to express physical affection and emotional vulnerability w each other. so think of it like when girl friends express platonic physical and emotional intimacy except with massive toxic insecurity involved. I slip slide on my gender on an exhausting basis but it's so easy to divide being platonically affectionate w someone vs the people I actually want or am sleeping with. (and not to go all elgeebeeteeplus here but if someone were making guesses about me then it would be the girls I was too anxious to physically touch or get too comfortable around who are the ones I clearly want)
so that's why I'm like, sure for fun ship Carlos Daniel and Lando with the millions of guys they have these bromances with why not - I do! but you'll end up missing their actual really quite sweet friendships if you constantly choose to selectively ignore them referring to each other as 'brothers', or how men's protective almost fatherly sides come out around Lando, or how Lando's introversion and anxiety finds comfort in big, loud self-assured guys who fill in the silence Lando has said he hates sometimes.
that is actually so meaningful and real compared to turning Lando into the feminized/childlike self-insert steak that is genuinely believed to be tossed around by other driver's teeth. I cannot relate to someone choosing to constantly rewrite a conspiracy theory every time these men choose to be with women and choose to not even speak for weeks or months and also openly having far more intimate and important friendships with other guys. that sounds utterly exhausting and all for nothing.
just give up on thinking Lando is "really" fucking any of these F1 guys and enjoy the rpf for what it is and also get to appreciate their friendships for what they are. your life will have so much less self-inflicted pain.
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.like, thank god that so far no one in the landoscar ship is in denial that Lily is Oscar's gf and they're solid and that Lando is loving his global slut era. nobody's in hysterics whenever Lily or a possible hookup of Lando's appears. (and none of us are spreading hatred for Lando's other male friends)
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sayakxmi · 5 months
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[Magi reread] Night 13: Magician of World Creation
I should, once again, go the fuck to sleep, but, like. One more chapter.
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You're a lazy, spoiled piece of shit of a person who believes that just because you're rich or whatever-the-fuck-else, then suddenly the world owes you something.
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Oh my sweet summer child. (Also, trying to recognize Aladdin's silhouette).
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Rest in pieces.
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Ok, but can we, like, fucking talk for a second that ALIBABA FUCKING DODGED MORGIANA'S KICK. Like, how fast was that kick. Was she, like, going a bit slower, because she didn't want to kill him? Because, like, we know she doesn't, but also holy shit. What are these reflexes, Alibaba. Fr tho, she definitely wasn't going all out, but still.
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Oh, drop that smile, asshole. You did literally nothing.
Also, I lowkey recall something about Ohtaka saying that Morgiana wears no underwear, and I am incapable of not thinking about it seeing this pose.
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An attempt is being made.
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Ok, Alibaba can pull tricks here and there, but he looks genuine here, and I actually believe that he is. Like, Balbadd was notably that one country (sans Sindria) where slavery was illegal, so for Alibaba slavery wasn't an everyday thing until he had to run from Balbadd. Like, don't get me wrong, he's absolutely trying to appeal to Morgiana, because she's dangerous, but he means it when he says that she should fight for her freedom, and we know he wouldn't use her, period. He tried to use Aladdin, and look what happened - total failure, because he just isn't the type of person that's capable of using others.
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You tried, gold star.
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Damn, Alibaba is just never living his best life. Also, you ever think how most Households don't like or are a literal danger to their Kings?
Also, now I'm kind of wondering, cuz I don't recall whether Morgiana's ever apologized for it. Like, don't get me wrong, I don't blame her, and I know neither would Alibaba, he's ridiculously forgiving, but, like, I wonder if she felt bad later on. Probably? To both Alibaba and Aladdin, honestly, though Aladdin, too, definitely doesn't blame her. But, like, I just wonder.
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Can somebody, please, punch Jamil 2.0.
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Man, I could use some Alibaba Angst rn, but, sadly, I'd have to write it myself. But oh well. But also, damn, that's a lot of blood.
Also, no, he doesn't think he can use her, because he has no intention of using her, fuck off.
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Is Alibaba's blood literally splattering here
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Congrats, you literally kicked a guy who was already down - no thanks to you, might I add.
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I really wish Morgiana's trauma had a bit more focus, ngl.
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Everybody's lives are sad as shit. But goddammit.
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The boy has awoken.
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Fuck the both of you, actually - Aladdin, probably.
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Alibaba, after being thrown onto a stone pillar by a Fanalis, and then kicked several times by that one asshole, to the point of splattering his blood on the guy's face: I'm ok, you be careful :) (I love him)
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Morgiana still processing what happened (fair). And Alibaba, that is the definition of not being ok.
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Birbs.
Also, no, seriously, I legit need some fanfic of the three of them kinda processing what happened there, but, like, in hindsight. When it was happening it was all scary and very tense and all that, but once things are calmer, just kinda looking back at the shit that happened there.
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More birds, and also Alibaba, you are NOT ok.
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Firs of all, Jamil's about to be fucking surprsied. Second of all, damn, Alibaba, you were hit damn hard.
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It's been several pages & bro still can't stand up. Which makes perfect sense, but damn.
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Hell yeah, fuck his shit up.
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What can I say except !!!!!!!!!!
The fuck do you mean photo limit. I had to delete two photos to fit the remaining ones.
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Ok, but Aladdin looks like a badass here.
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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I am your personal therapist, now..why do you like jay so much, go on write a whole ass paragraf :)
oh fuck im really bad at typing out what im thinking but ill do my best
WHY DO I LIKE HONG JAEYEOL SO MUCH?:
I love blonde fictional characters
Does not fight often, therefore he never looks... bad. (like those weird ass faces when they get punched im sorry it gives me the ick 😭😭) I'm actually not too interested in the fighting styles and shit, Jaeyeol doesn't seem to be either so I wonder what he just does daily. (honestly, probably just studies)
Already said this before but my favorite characters end up being the quiet mysterious ones. We unfortunately don't know much about him so he's very mysterious. Yes, I am very curious about him, but I like to keep the mysterious aspect of him that I love so much. Honestly, I get worried that I won't love him as much anymore when his whole character and past is revealed. That is why I prefer to fawn over him rather than spend my time trying to figure him out.
I've realized that I lowkey kind of relate to him... except for the fact that he's filthy rich. I am also very reserved and I'm not good with communicating my feelings or thoughts. Also, he seems to prioritize Daniel over everything else. I relate to that a lot because I find myself having a "favorite person" that I would take extra care to. The obvious favour for Daniel over anyone else -> he's just like me.
The fact that he just doesn't talk. I find myself loving characters like this. I believe in actions > words supremacy. I really love shit where you don't necessarily have to read text to understand what's going on or what the characters are trying to say. Or actually that might just be because I dislike reading text and prefer looking at pictures.
He is hot. He is cute. He is handsome. He is beautiful. This man is absolutely perfect. Like I'm gonna be deadass when I say that I literally just spend a few minutes from time to time looking at pictures of him and melting. LMAO THIS REMINDS ME OF WHEN I USED TO BE A HUGE MIN YOONGI LOVER BRO LOOKING AT PICTURES OF THAT GUY INSTANTLY MADE MY DAY BETTER (my friend knew that too and legit tried showing me pics of him to make me feel better 😭 twas cute tho)
HE IS SO DAMN COOL. LIKE THIS MAN IS SO UNEXPECTED. HE'S UNPREDICTABLE IN A GOOD WAY. Examples: him pulling out a gun, his systema style getting introduced, fucking pulling up on a motorcycle to save danny, smoking n looking all hot after beating the shit out of burn knucle members, etc etc etc)
anyways thank you for this ask zenin i had fun thinking about it!! i honestly probably have more reasons i cant think of rn 😭
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scientistofdeduction · 9 months
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Ok, I live tweeted a rewatch of Study in Pink
And I had a lot of thoughts about it, but main take away was how much I found myself genuinely enjoying it for the first time in years without getting depressed or bitter.
Like a “it is what it is and I’m still going to have fun” attitude.
Under the cut I’ve compiled all my tweets into a single little weird post. Enjoy if you read it.
Alright
So it’s Sherlock rewatch day
For the anniversary of SiP.
I’ve had so much distance on this show since it ended. I wouldn’t say I never rewatch it but I certainly put it down a few months after with the intention of never getting back into it in the same way.
I still know every line of this episode
Probably of the entire first season
It’s not bad, not this first season, but there’s still glaring issues to me that jump out considering the changes they made from the Pilot to the aired SiP episode.
Let’s be honest, Greg Lestrade is the best bit of this whole damn show.
“How do people keep themselves safe?”
“Well, don’t commit suicide.”
Rupert Graves’ deadpan delivery got me on that one this time.
Listen, Lestrade is the one thing I won’t pick apart.
Give points to the editing in this show.
Pretty op tier throughout
Cut from John “who was the first” to the zipper body bag reveal of Sherlock, upside down
Everything about that is really good.
Try not to think “wasted potential” every 10 minutes of this challenge 😂
I Will forever headcanon Sherlock as ace/gay and unbothered by people knowing or finding out. He formally came out to Mrs Hudson and because he loves her, cares not for her parading his business.
Hudson: establishes John is NOT Sherlock’s boyfriend
Immediately relate that she’s ok with it all but in a way she thinks is subtle
Spend the rest of the episode “outing” Sherlock to John
“Please date my awkward son, Mr Army Man, he’s lonely”.
Season 1-2 Hudson is the other greatest character in this show let’s be honest
So many possibilities set up in such a short screen time.
I think contrary to previous belief that actually Sherlock being a “villain” for lack of a better word here is set up pretty well in ep 1 and that thread is continued well in ep 6, but I think they dropped the ball in between.
“Stay away from Sherlock Holmes” is appealing—they could’ve set him up better to be misunderstood by all except those closest to him, and have Holmes not pretend to be anything he isn’t
But I think the whole weird sociopath thing really funked with that thread.
God there’s about to be a million and one fix it fics in my head after this isn’t there?
(Edited: I will definitely post a link if I start doing BBC fic again)
Mark Gatiss as Mycroft is also great casting I just god really loathe the writing of this Mycroft
“Yada Yada bully Mycroft we know, Ro”
It could’ve been a goofy joke! Between brothers! Sherlock reluctantly “Yeah thanks for checking out my new roommate bro but we’re chill” Mycroft laughs it off
No real creepy older brother, he doesn’t spy on them after that, drops the whole Bond villain act etc
This is in fact one of my least favorite Watson’s on screen
(Fanon John doesn’t count he’s cool and soft)
The characters play off each other and it’s silly goofy
Still just a fun watch
Ik I complain alot but it’s nice to have this goofy little first season
This show also could’ve been a deep little meditation on mental health but that and the whole “Sherlock does drugs” bit were missed potential
Phil Davis plays such a creepy Jefferson Hope/cabbie killer
I like the moments too where he and Sherlock have little calmer funny human moments
What gets me is that Holmes is very close to canon age in this (BC was like 34) but damn trying to picture a 5 or maybe 8 year younger man playing this but versus the cabbie over the pills just imagine.
The confrontation with Hope is super well written and still fanfic fodder for days
Hope playing up on this Holmes’s need to be right, his addiction to solving puzzles for stimulation
At the time his inability to look beyond himself for solutions
—this Holmes was willing to risk death for a stupid brain game (he was wrong) (he was so self centered in that moment he believed he was right despite it being very easy to see he was wrong)
Missed beat on the mental health note— assume a Sherlock who back of his head realizes he’s being goaded into taking the wrong one and back of his mind /doesn’t/ care. Instead of asking Hope if he’s right he just chucks the thing away, frustrated because the moment is gone.
“Are you alright”
“Yes of course I’m alright”
“You have just killed a man”
“That’s true..
… but he wasn’t a very nice man”
This departure from the pilot script right here set up the toxic relationship between these two and every time I mourn the loss.
Instead of John getting real and trusting Sherlock, “I saw men die in the war good men” and admitting his ruined sleep because of it. Instead of “I’ll sleep fine tonight,” because Sherlock gave him a war worth fighting for
We get a joke, a little laugh
And this only continues.
Anyways I always get a little laugh at the wonky Mycroft dialogue that’s there just to end the episode with “Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson” as the final words
This show has always been goofy and it makes it fun to revisit.
Happy 13th, Sherlock.
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wavernot4love · 10 months
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i've definitely said something like this before but holy crap dude, ls dunes have quite literally changed the trajectory of my life, and every time i see them, it feels like they've done the same for so many people there. i just want to, post-thursday's toronto show, talk a little about how special this band is (this is probably gonna get long).
i've come to care about this band so goddamn much in, well, definitely the 11 months since they first announced themselves, but even moreso the 8 months since past lives dropped & i saw them for the first time @ dunesday toronto '22.
for a little recap of my dunes origin story, as a 22 y/o i grew up in the mid 2010s scene, right? so most of the bands i knew n loved growing up were those & i had never truly done a deep dive into a lot of 2000s/even early 2010s stuff. of course, the biggest, most accessible bands that started during that time were an exception, people like fob, or ptv, or, well, mcr. and a lot of other bands' biggest songs, etc.
so one part of my thought process the day dunes got announced was "woah new frank band? cool, let's see who's in it!" and that's what made me click into the first article i saw.
and the other part: like i kinda alluded to, i'm very active in the scene, i love going to shows & getting involved and i am truly trying to make it my life even moreso (via live music photograohy n design stuff, and hopefully eventually music stuff?). point is, late last july i signed up to volunteer @ a scene fest kinda in my area, my home here in upstate ny, at the time i hadn't been to many shows alone before so i was kinda nervous about heading two hours away by myself, on top of not really knowing what i was gonna be doing volunteerwise, but something pushed me to decide to go through w it. and this thing had the most random (/pos) assortment of the scene. from big metalcore outfits to modern faces of emo/pop punk/post hardcore to localish hardcore, you get the idea. i had a blast & got to watch a ton of sets.
anyways, near the end of the day some dude i'd definitely heard of by name and was aware was some big dude in the scene from some band (my phone was dead so it was killing me i couldn't look that up hhhh), was about to play a solo set so i figured i'd drop by and catch a bit. i was hanging outside of that stage and suddenly bro started playing and i thought "damn, this dude seems cool" then, naturally, weaved my way into the crowd, watched his full hourish long set since he was the last on that stage, and thought, "damn, this dude is cool." besides his music, i remember admiring the way he talked w the crowd, and then after, the way he stood around and chatted extensively with every last person like they were an old friend (i just kinda stood off to the side in my "staff" shirt watching and probably smiling, figuring i'd let dude's genuine fans have their moment... little did i know). anyways, naturally i'm talking about anthony here, and that night when i got home i looked him up and saw he was from circa & saosin and had a Revelation since of course being in the scene i knew about those bands, and i basically vowed to get into bro's music. and, well, safe to say i found a way less than a month later when i opened that article and saw he was singing in a new band with the guitarist of one of the bands that's meant the most to me for the longest (spoiler: i lost my mind when i saw he was the singer in a "YES! this dude" kinda way).
anyways, since then i'd argue my love for mcr somehow grew (i like to think that's because a lot of my love for music relies on connection & community, more on that later), i (specifically surrounding seeing them @ adjacent) have been getting into thursday & coheed, and, of course, last december i got hugely into tsoaf n traveled 2 see them in january, come february i discovered saosin, & thanks to a rec from a kind person outside the dunes show the other night, i'm now becoming irreversibly attached to circa as well. these people's music has changed my goddamn life, and it's all bands i'd never really looked into before despite of course being aware of them. and that is special.
also, at no other show (and shows in general are my favorite place in the world) have i experienced quite the level of community (random but something i've specifically noticed @ dunes & tsoaf & anthony's solo shows is that circa fans are SO nice?) i do at dunes shows. i've been alone every time i've seen them, but never felt less lonely. the show quite literally ended and i immediately had multiple people yelling (/pos) things at me about my midtown shirt, coming up to talk to me in general, and hell, even I had absolutely no problem going up to people with total confidence to chat, something i usually shake in my boots over. we had a freakin campfire style singalong going. i got to talk to people about traveling for shows who do the same with their time, hell, this was the first time i ever got to ramble in person about my love for tsoaf to someone that actually knew what the hell i was talking about. i spoke to people from all over, both physically and from different parts of the scene and yet we had all ended up right here. stuff feels like the embodiment of the dunes whole "lost souls found" thing, dude.
ls dunes gave me the opportunity twice now to chat with somebody (frank) whose music has been with me for the entire going on ten years since i got into the scene. something that wouldn't really (understandably) be possible at an mcr show. and we've reached the point as of thursday's show that i don't feel nervous going up to him anymore either, we entirely just had a pretty long, chill conversation and goofed off a little and i will never take that for granted. i mean that in a "historically interactions with folks in bands i look up to in this scene have meant the world to me because, like i mentioned earlier, my love for music stems from a community "scene" based idea that we're all just people passionate about this stuff" way.
and of course, the shows themselves, but i'm not sure i can accurately describe those, it's something you need to experience for yourself. i have considered toronto1 my favorite show i've been to ever since it happened, and i have been going to shows since 2014. these dudes have chemistry like no other, and you just get the sense watching them that they were born to do this together. and don't get me started on anthony's crowd interaction stuff. he has become one of my favorite frontpeople (if not my genuine favorite) over this past year. no one does it like that dude does.
anyways, i don't know that i've ever felt quite this way about any band before, which seems crazy for me becayse i care deeply about so many bands. ls dunes is special. all i know is i legitimately have not stopped thinking about the dunes since the toronto show thursday, to the point of being kinda perpetually shaky & endlessly needing to remind myself it's okay, they're not going away yet, i still have one more show in pittsburgh this thursday. i truly hope i can talk to the other dudes (especially anthony since i feel like so much of this lore involves him) and tell them some of this then, and maybe meet some of you, too (i'll definitely be getting there early & also sticking around after)!
and no matter what, i can't wait for this show, and all the shows to come, man. so there's the complete wavernot4love recap, well, so far.
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listen up here bitch ( affectionate ) because the way i could go on and on and on is honestly real. you're genuinely so amazing, kels, ic and ooc. ic, you have such a way with words that makes leland feel so real and with such a lovable boy next door vibe that i absolutely love -- while also still being relentless & ruthless, when he wants to be. you use words and tone in such clever ways and it's admirable, i find myself often reading your threads as they appear not just to catch up on the story, but for inspiration. the words you put down flow so easily while still very in character & on brand as always. AND YOUR USE OF MONOLOGUE & DIALOGUE? fantastic. i love reading what characters are thinking and how they'd compare things, etc. to their own life and the experiences theyve had before and this is no exception. you bring pieces to life and bring leland to life. now let me talk about ooc. ooc you are such a treasure. not only are you an amazing roleplayer, you're an amazing artist, and above all? YOU'RE AN AMAZING FRIEND. i cherish our growing friendship so much & i am grateful for the last few weeks ( and months? damn, it's been a while ) where i feel we have bonded so much. i feel very comfortable and treated like a friend with you, which i will always be thankful & grateful for, as i hope i do the same for you. i hope we have many more years of friendship, kels, ily bigly <3
guy who asked for positivity getting positivity in return: wait a damn minute- falls down on the ground lamb ily what the this is all so very kind and means a lot-- but naur please i feel the same way! i love to lurk on your stuff on the dash bc i love to see what i can pick up and learn from your writing too! ur prose so big brained all the time i'm taking notes. and thank u for vibing w me and my silly guy and getting silly mode with our branching narratives like it's so fun to explore all the time. we are minecrafting out here
stop UR A GEM A STAR. holding u in my arms. bro i cherish u sm too >:'O so glad to hang out with u and write with u and be pals!!! wails at u thank u TT__TT
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Oh god the reader is in a very tight spot rn.
Alys is a major threat to the reader right now, especially her position, and aegon is always up to no good, he is trying to get under readers skin so badly to humiliate her etc.
If she has to get rid of alys then she HAS to get pregnant, because then aemond will not leave the realm for her and the child, she can use that time and opportunity to manipulate aemond unto her side and as time passes by she can pretend she loves aemond and make him forget about alys altogether. However, she is being given moon tea (for her own sake ofc, daddy daemon best dad fr 💕💕😈), assuming she doesn't know cause she offered aemond the tea as well, so that route is completely blocked off, and if alys were to get pregnant before the reader shit will really go down.
Aemond is like the queen piece in chess, powerful and flexible, you'll still be able to get a checkmate even if you don't have the piece but that requires so much fucking strategy, skill and extremely calculated moves, although I believe reader is smart enough to win she definitely needs aemond's help, it will benefit her so much and make it so much easier for her.
Aegon and the reader are playing a really fucked up and a dumbass version of chess rn, where they have all pieces equally distributed except the queen piece which is just aemond, Currently Aegon has him, reader needs a strategy to usurp that queen piece from him, that will weaken Aegon's game entirely, he's not smart enough to win without a queen piece 🤪
Sorry for another long ask istg I should name myself LAA (long ask anon) atp 😭
Now that I realise it, everything is about the iron throne, ofc it's a game of thrones after all, hoping the reader gets the throne in the end because she is the real mvp here❗everyone else can rot bro!! I'm the reader supporter fr ⁉️ #MakeReaderQueen2023 (aemond also lowkey supports this movement cause he's a simp but ONLY in secret)
I love this. The chess analogy is fucking CHEFS KISS AND ACCURATE
Aemond is the key to winning this damn throne, and Aegon and the reader need to move their pieces accordingly. Slowly and in well thought out moves to not jeopardise what little pieces they have left.
The reader is almost alone on the board, only few pieces behind her but out of reach, in a final checkmate with the King, in the need of the help from the Queen piece (Aemond)
Daddy Daemon in the MVP 🥺🖤🖤🖤🥰🥰🥰
Thanks so much for this message, I have loved reading it!!!!!
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OKAY I'M A LITTLE LATE BUT IT'S YELLING TIME >:)
Okay so idk why it's taken me this long but I finally started listening to phoebe bridgers and I AM MADLY IN LOVE OMG. Particularly with the song "Garden song". Some of the lines in this song are so perfectly and delicately poetic it's wild. Like "I don't know how, but I'm taller. It must be something in the water" or "I'm at the movies, I don't remember what I'm seeing. The screen turns into a tidal wave" AND LET US NOT FORGET MY FAVORITE LINE IN THE WHOLE SONG "The doctor put my hands over my liver. She told my resentment's getting smaller" OUUHOFGH MY GOD IT'S SO GOOD. Not to mention that the whole song sounds murky and muddy but like in a rich soil type way. It feels like how I think getting soaked in mud would feel if you were a frog. UGH I JUST WANNA BE SUBMERGED BY THIS SONG FOREVER. Idk what phoebe wrote this song to be about in her mind but frankly I don't really like looking up meanings to songs because I like makingy own interpretations of music and song lyrics so this song just feels so, right.
Anyway thank you this has been the latest installment of Noa yells about her interests! :D
ALRIGHT I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO THIS HI HELLO. Holy. Crap. So, I had never heard this song before, surprisingly. I've heard of Phoebe tho. I made the time to listen to it just now.
HOLY CRAP.
THOSE LYRICS A R E POETIC
Like???? They're the kind of lyrics I know I'll never memorize, but that's alright, because that means I'll have the euphoria of discovery every time. Some of the lyrics really remind me of my childhood, WHICH IS SAYING A LOT BC I HARDLY REMEMBER MY CHILDHOOD. It reminds me of the person I used to be, and that weird missing part of myself that just vanished when I turned 13 and left the memories behind. It hits the right chord.
THAT DEEP MAN'S VOICE IN THE SHSJKAJFJSKHENDBXNSHSKDJJD BRO THAT'S ETHEREAL.
It's all so somber and kind of otherworldly, but it has such a weird air of nostalgia and good memories to it, like, AAAAAAAA
I think the best lyric in it for me is "I grew up here till it all went up in flames, except the notches in the doorframe" LIKE DAMN IDK ABT YOU BUT THAT HIT ME. Like a TRUCK. I've been through something in my life that takes that line literally and it removes a little bit of heartache when I hear it
It's definitely outside of the usual genres I listen to. I'm not much of a guy for soft songs. But this really did hit right. I'm surprised. In other circumstances, it's not something I see myself liking. THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS 🙏 🙏 🙏 IT'S GOING ON A PLAYLIST FS
The rambling is much appreciated, please scream at me more often abt music 😭 I love this
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ARIANA GRANDE X MERCEDES LOVE STORY SMUT WARNING ⚠️
TITLE: SHES THE ONE
Chapter title: that's me
Mercedes is wearing long sleeve grey shirt with pants and shoes
Mercedes point of view
A sighs falls from my lips at the sight of the clock, just one more hour "mercedes says mercedes boss and looking up from the table my eyes land on my boss, he's standing in the doorway of his office waving for me to come to him and I toss the towel onto my shoulder and walk over "yeah says mercedes "I'm gonna need you to stay back a couple hours with Anthony, we got a big party coming in says the boss "but I gotta get home so my mom can get to work says mercedes and he shrugs "sorry kid, nothin I can do about it says the boss as he goes back into his office. Yes there is, it's your bar and rolling my eyes and I turn around and sulk over to the bar ,sometimes I really wonder why I agreed to do this job ,oh yeah, I get to play my music when we have customers
But I've been doing this since high school and it's not like I'm going to get noticed off this, I bus tables and sing every once in a while and the people who cone in don't care about my music, they're either getting drunk or hitting on the drunk people "damn bro, you look stressed says Anthony, my friend and worker who makes mention of, he's actually in the same position as I am except he got the job cause his uncle is an assistant manager "just tired man as I take in his equally tired form "and you look tired too say mercedes "yeah i came in earlier today for a couple hours says Anthony and mercedes frown "for what says mercedes "Harvey was having some type of party for a family member and needed workers says Anthony
"Tough as I shake my head and start wiping glasses off and for a second I get distracted only for Anthony's tattooed hand to come into view tapping on the bar counter "hm says mercedes "shouldn't you be getting out of here says Anthony and the clock above the door reads 7pm which means my mom needs to be leaving for work in 30 minutes "I should but Harvey wants me to work the next shift with you ,I told him I needed to go but he said there's nothin he can do about it says mercedes and Anthony frowns ,sets his rag down and walks back to Harvey's office, uh oh and when he closes the door behind him, my eyes widened but the ringing of the bell above the door draws my attention to a customer
I nod at the older guy that comes in, stubble on his face, black hair, black jeans and bomber jacket with a white tee underneath "sup man, what can I get you says mercedes as she asks him as he takes a seat at the bar and his eyebrow raises at mercedes "you a little young to be working at a bar aren't you says the guy ,chuckling I tell him "I'm 27 but thanks says mercedes "my bad, you got a young face says the guy as he shakes his head "I'll have a scotch says the guys "rocks as I automatically grab a glass and a bottle off the middle of the shelf "yeah says the guy and dropping two ice cubes into the cup, I pour the scotch on, set out a napkin and place the glass on it "scotch on the rocks says mercedes "so says the guy as he takes a deep breath "what's the entertainment like in here says the guy
My eyes follow his to the stage, there's a small dj set up per my request, a guitar and a piano "best in town if I do say so myself says mercedes and he nods and looks back at me "was there something you wanted to hear says mercedes "yeah actually but I'm not sure what says the guy and mercedes chuckle "let me see what I can do says mercedes and wiping my hands off on the towel, I Crack my knuckles and head up to the stage and before I start playing, the door opens and another one of my coworkers comes in looking irritated just as Anthony leaves Harvey's office and my hands hover over the keys before I start playing
🎵"Im jealous of the rain that falls upon your skin it's closer than my hands have been, I'm jealous of the rain, I'm jealous of the wind that ripples through your clothes it's closer than your shadow, oh I'm jealous of the wind
All their eyes fall on me as they listen "I wished you the best of all this world has to offer and I told you when you left me there's nothing to forgive but I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was heartbreak and misery it's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way you're happy without me
Whatever happens next I don't know as my eyes close and losing myself in the music always happens
"I'm jealous of the nights that I don't spend with you I'm wondering who you lay next to oh I'm jealous of the nights, I'm jealous of the love, love that wasn't here, gone for someone else to share oh I'm jealous of the love cause I wished you the best of all this world could give and I told you when you left me there's nothing to forgive but I always thought you'd come back ,tell me all you found was heartbreak and misery it's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way you're happy without me, as I sink in the sand watch you slip through my hands, oh as I die here another day cause all I do is cry behind this smile ,I wished you the best of all this world could give and I told you when you left me there's nothing to forgive but I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was heartbreak and misery it's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me-e-e-eee, it's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way you're happy without me as mercedes finished singing and when it's over I open my eyes and my ears meet the sound of their clapping and the guy I served stands and walks over to me "mercedes says the guy and I definitely am not wearing my name tag "don't think I told you my name but that's it says mercedes "you didn't but I happened to see some of your performances online, that's why I came here says the guy and mercedes frown deepens "and you are says mercedes "scooter Braun, republic records says scooter as he sticks his hand out
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I stare at it "nah man really whats your name says mercedes and he chuckles as if this has happened to him a million times before and it probably fuckin has, this is scooter Braun, he's signed artists like demi lavato, Justin Bieber, Taylor swift and fucking Ariana grande "really I'm scooter Braun, I found a channel on YouTube, music musichaven and it was filled with posts of you performing covers here says scooter "I don't have a YouTube channel says mercedes and he nods "either way, if you're interested I'd love to sit down and have a discussion about signing you to republic records says scooter and my jaw drops "are you serious says mercedes and he nods "okay um I as my eyes widen as I remember I should be at home by now "uh can we maybe set another day to talk I have somewhere I'm supposed to be says mercedes
His eyebrows raise "I'm only in town two more days says scooter "that's completely fine, can we meet Tomorrow says mercedes as she asks hopefully "yeah that's fine says scooter "bet one sec as I rush to write my phone number on a napkin "just uh call me whenever you're available, I'm sure you're a busy man says mercedes "alright, I'll call you when I can and we can meet here says scooter "sounds perfect ,thank you as I shake his hand before going to get my stuff, clocking out and leaving and I already know my mom's gonna be pissed but she hasn't called yet and getting into the car, I drive home as fast as the law allows, in no time the all too familiar white paneled one story House comes into view
Along with it, I see my mom walking out of the house, purse in hand dressed in her work uniform and cautiously I approach her "Momma I'm so sorry about being late I says mercedes and before I finish she smacks me upside the head "that's for makin me late fa work as she smacks me again "and that's for makin me worry about you says mercedes mom "I know momma I'm sorry, I'll explain everything in the morning okay says mercedes and she purses her lips "mhm, gimme the keys says mercedes mom and I do "ya sister is finishin her homework, she hasn't had dinner yet, that's on you says mercedes mom "alright, have a dood day momma says mercedes and I keep an eye on her as she goes to get in the car and pulls off then I turn and go in the house
"Samia I'm home says mercedes and she responds from the kitchen and when I find her, she's sitting at the dining table doing her work "wassup Lil bit as I ruffle her hair as I walk by "stop touchin my hair mercedes, I already told you says Samia and I push my bedroom door open to change "I'm the oldest girl, who you talkin to like that says mercedes. She might not be a little baby anymore but 13 is still a child "what you workin on says mercedes and its a second before she answers "sience says Samia "ew says mercedes "I know right says Samia and while I make dinner: chicken, green beans, and Mac and cheese ,we talk here and there and she basically tells me about school, her friends and this Lil boy she crushin on
"You betta stay focused, you ain't in school fa boys as I remind her as I fix our plates and she sighs "I know mercedes, dang ,I just said it was a crush says Samia "I heard you says mercedes "so uh you know who scooter Braun is says mercedes as she brings it up and Samoa nods "he that guy who signed Taylor swift and a bunch of other people to public records says Samia and mercedes chuckle "would you believe me if I told you that he came to my job today and wants to sign me too says mercedes "no says Samia as she laughs and my head shakes "Samia as I set my fork down "I'm for real ,he came in and I sang for him and he said he wanted to talk about signing me says mercedes and for a second, she watches my face trying to see if I'm lying and because I'm not, her eyes widen in shock "mercedes, say Bible says Samia
"Bible says mercedes and before she freaks out I say "don't tell momma ,I don't want her knowin unless it's 100 if I don't sign says mercedes "why wouldn't you sign says Samia "I don't know, I'm just being real, you see all the junk goin on wit him and Taylor swift, If the contract bogus I'm not signin it says mercedes and she shrugs "it's not like you know how to read contracts, how you gone know says Samia "I know somebody who happens to good wit contracts says mercedes and her eyes roll "all I know is, I want a new pair of Jordan's, I want some Gucci shoes and I want a Mac book says Samia and mercedes smirk "and if this plays out, ima make it happen fa ya sis says mercedes "I know says Samia. I just hope this legit
Chapter 2 title: is this real
Mercedes point of view
My alarm goes off at 5:30 in the morning like usual and I push myself out of bed and go to the bathroom and after brushing my teeth and getting clean I go make Samia some breakfast and by the time I finish, I hear keys jiggling and the front door opens "hey momma says mercedes and she smiles tiredly, rubs my back affectionately then heads to her room not before walking Samia up and I tap my knuckles on the bathroom door twice "Mia yo food In the microwave says mercedes "ight says Samia as she responds right before the shower turns on and quickly, I clean up the living room and kitchen and once all that is done,I go get ready for today and this morning, around two, scooter texted and said to meet at 10
I've never really been to a business meeting before so I have no idea what to wear, digging through my closet as it takes a minute to find something but I do and Samia is just finishing her breakfast when I leave my room "ready says mercedes as she asks Samia and she nod and goes to get her stuff and I wash the couple of dishes up before we leave and we both get in the car and I drive Samia to school "you stayin at Nadias tonight right says mercedes as she double checks with Samia "mhm says Samia "ight, call me if you need anything says mercedes as she pulls out in front of the school "Kay bye says Samia as she gets out and waves before jogging up the school steps and with a little over two hours before the meeting, I head to Anthony's house
He knows about the meeting but I haven't yet asked him to come with me, he's good with contracts and paperwork and stuff and since I don't have a lawyer, him being there to double check everything would make me feel comfortable and pulling up to his house, I park out front and head to the door and not long after I've knocked, he comes to the door "no shirt, nice says mercedes and he rolls his eyes "the hell you doin here man says Anthony "sorry, I know it's your day off but I could really use your help says mercedes and he steps back to let me in "with says Anthony
"You know how I got that meetin with scooter later right says mercedes and Anthony nods "right, well I was hopin you could come with me and help me understand whatever contract he has for me, I really don't understand that kind of stuff but you're like the smartest guy I know, so "as my shoulders sag once I'm done, eyes roaming his face for an answer and his eyebrow raises at me as his hand rubs his short beard "ight says Anthony as he turns and walks to the back and nodding, I take a seat on the couch and wait for him and about 30 minutes later he comes in wearing black jeans, a white dress shirt with a burgundy sweater on top, black dress shoes and a gold chain, okay, he dressed better than I did
"Come on, we can grab something to eat before the meeting says Anthony and I nod and leave out, him locking the house up before we get in my car and pull off. He and I end up going to a diner, while we eat, he asks me what I expect from this meeting with scooter and simply put ,I want to start making music like on some demi lavato or labyrinth type stuff and I want people to hear my music, I want people to know me through my music and Anthony reminds me that of the contract isn't good enough, he'll tell me but he won't be deciding for me, which I'm grateful for and on the drive over, I'm just praying that this meeting goes well and that the contract isn't sketchy and eventually we pull up to the bar, Anthony parking in an employee spot and we go in
Seeing as it's 10 am there is no crowd, two of my coworkers are behind the bar and I greet them before going behind the bar as well and chatting with them and there's still 15 minutes left before the meeting Is supposed to start, however scooter comes in shortly after we did "you're early says scooter with a polite smile and I smile back, my excitement making the smile bigger than intended, then I remember "oh scooter, I don't think you two met last night but this is Anthony says mercedes and they shake hands "I'm just here to look over the contract fir mercedes, make sure everything's legit says Anthony as he tells scooter and scooter nods "I didn't realize you already had a manager says scooter as his statement is directed to me even though he's looking at Anthony
And Anthony answers "manager is a strong word, I just upload videos says Anthony and my eyes widen, he's the one behind musichaven "then manager is the perfect word, you've been handling her career even though it's strictly been on YouTube, it's been under your watch says scooter as he explains and I smile, pouring three scotches "thanks manager as I hand him a glass followed by giving one to scooter "let's get to business then shall we says scooter and we all sit at a booth towards the back "so this is really simple says scooter as he starts "I love the passion you have for music, I see it all in the videos Anthony posted and passion like that is the root of a successful music career, followed very closely by talent and you have it
You have an amazing voice, it's soulful, it's vibrant, it's exactly what we're looking for at republic records says scooter and he reaches down into the bag he brought in with him pulling out a folder "if you sign with us, it isn't about the money as Anthony scoffs "not entirely says scooter as he adds "it's about the talent you're giving us, the work you put in, all of this is about money obviously but we're a record label do we're looking for is people like you, people with a drive to spread something important through music says scooter and that's exactly what I want to do "and I can guarantee what you give us will be repaid tenfold says scooter as he slides the folder over to Anthony
"The contract tells you exactly what we expect of you as an artist, what we want from you and what you're getting from us says scooter and I nod and lean closer to Anthony to read the contract and scooter continues to explain stuff to me "generally we give you a signing bonus which is 100 percent yours, whatever you want to do with it is up to you, there are a few minor perks like the companies private driving service and an automatic upgrade to business class when you fly and the biggest perk is you get paid says scooter "I get paid right now says mercedes "true, however if you sign, you're getting paid to do what you love and as long as you do it well, you get paid a shit load says scooter as he smirks
That does sound great and Anthony taps my arm and nods his head for me to get out the booth and I nod and tell scooter to give us a second and we stop in the hall leading to the back exit and Anthony crosses his arms over his chest "this contract is legit, the signing bonus is says Anthony "how much says mercedes "75,000 says Anthony and my heart stops "Shut the fuck up says mercedes as she breathes "I could but as Anthony chuckles and shrugs "the bonus comes with a company provided American express gold card, where all your funds will be transferred to add, all the perks he mentioned are included says Anthony and when he stops, I raise my eyebrow "I'm hearing a lot of good things and I refuse to believe that everything is good says mercedes
"That depends on you, basically the bonus is yours to spend but they're also investing money into the production of your first record, marketing and promotion for the record and possible funding for a video, there are no exact numbers for that in the contract because it all starts with thier thoughts on your first record says Anthony and I take a moment to process everything, so after I record my first song, they make up their opinions on it and if they think it's good enough, they pay to promote it and I could possibly turn it into a music video
"Like scooter said, your career success depends on you, you make good music and you get paid and assuming scooter is behind this deal, he's putting a lot of faith in you, I can only imagine that the funding provided wasn't easy to get and took a lot of convincing says Anthony and my mind races, I run a hand through my hair "be real, would you sign says mercedes and Anthony scoffs "hell no says Anthony and everything drops, my heart, my shoulders, my smile "wh- says mercedes "the work they're asking to be put in is a lot, more than I've ever had to do says Anthony as he looks into my eyes "but if I were you, I definitely would sign says Anthony "you're a jackass says mercedes and he smiles "no I'm honest, I can't sing for shit so me signing would be stupid says Anthony
With another roll of my eyes, I push him back over towards the table, taking a deep breath, I pick up the pen "one thing kid says scooter and i stop in my tracks and look up at scooter "this is not gonna be easy, I already know you're voice is strong enough but you need to be sure that you are strong enough, people are going to doubt you, people are going to talk shit, some people will outright hate you for no reason says scooter as his eyes search mine "this whole thing is gonna happen fast, once you sign that paper we're taking off, studio sessions, interviews, pohtoshoots, music videos, concert, days and weeks away from home, tours, meet and greets all of it and it could literally happen overnight, are you sure says scooter
Am I sure, pushing myself up from my seat, I walk away going straight to the bathroom and my heart pounds in my chest and I start breathing frantically and I fish my phone out of my pocket and call the first number under favorites and the phone rings and rings and rings "what you want as my mommas voice fills my ears and it almost instantly calms me "hey momma says mercedes "hi, is everything okay says mercedes mom and mercedes gulp "do you think I could make something of my music like really go places with it says mercedes and she chuckles "sweetie, I know you could, the voice you have is beautiful and the passion you have when you use it is even more beautiful says mercedes mom "really says mercedes
"When those doors start opening for you, I don't think they'll ever close and you, you're gonna shoot right through them says mercedes mom "I love you momma says mercedes "I love you too says mercedes mom and after hanging up, I walk back out to the booth "sorry for all the dramatics says mercedes as she chuckles humorlessly and scooter waves me off "I know this can be a lot says scooter and I sit down, grab the pen again and this time I sign the papers "welcome to republic records kid says scooter
Chapter 3 title: I have an idea
Mercedes point of view
"Ma says mercedes and my feet slides across the floor as I speed through the front door "Ma says mercedes as she close and locks it after Anthony comes in "stop shouting damn says mercedes mom as she exclaims coming out of her room, excitedly, I rush over to her and wrap her in a hug "pack ya bags, we movin on up ma says mercedes and she pats my back "first of all, hi Anthony says mercedes mom and Anthony says hi back "second of all, what're you talkin bout child says mercedes mom "I just got signed to republic records says mercedes "republic records says mercedes mom and I shake my head, if it ain't motown my mom wouldn't know
"It's a really huge record company, some of the best artists of my time are signed to republic and I just had a meeting with scooter Braun and signed to republic records says mercedes and for a moment she doesn't say anything "so what, you famous now says mercedes mom and I shake my head "no not yet but if I play this the right way I can be says mercedes and we all move into the living room "oh and tomorrow I get 75,000 dollars says mercedes "why you ain't lead with that says mercedes mom as she exclaims and I laugh and shake my head, I should've known that would've got her "so why am I just now hearin of this says mercedes mom and my eyes widen and I start to explain everything to her not like it's a lot, it's only been two days
But a lot is about to happen, scooter explained all that I'd have to do starting Friday, one main thing being going to New York which is all the way across the country and he's setting up a flight and a hotel for me to stay in while I work, I'm still debating who to bring with me and after my mom hears everything, she tells me that she won't be going with me and neither will Samia since she has school which narrows it down to one person and with this being such a huge thing, my mom cooks a big dinner including y/f/f (your favorite food) and Anthony immediately goes to get drinks and the night is spent drinking and eating and laughing and by the time it's over ,I'm lying in bed not able to sleep due to excitement, I can't believe this
*Friday*
Three days fly by so fast, in that time I packed my stuff for New York, transferred my funds to my American express gold card (also got my card) gave my mom 25,000 dollars and told scooter who I want to bring with me and when I told Anthony that I chose him, he got all giddy but quickly hid it behind a chill face. Anyway, right now, I'm taking my bags out to the car scooter sent and Anthony's already in it, excitedly waiting to go "I want snaps of every famous person you meet, I got dibs on hearing the song first and as soon as you get paid, send it to me says Samia and I roll my eyes and hug Samia then I turn to my mom "I'll call before I board, when I land, when I get to the hotel and I'll let you know when I'm on my way back says mercedes as she tells her mom
She raises an eyebrow like she's expecting something else which causes me to frown and her eyes roll "I know how New York can be, don't even act like you not goin to a party or two says mercedes mom "if I do I promise I'll be careful, no drinking and driving, no drugs says mercedes, except edibles, I can't ever turn edibles down especially gummy bears and she seems to know thatvas she gives me a whatever look "I gotta go now as I tell her as I hear Anthony calling me and she pulls me into her arms "be safe, I love you says mercedes mom "I love you too momma says mercedes and with that we pull away and I go get in the car and during the drive to the airport I think over the song I wrote, I know how I sang it as I was writing the lyrics but depending on the music im given, it may or may not change
It's not until after the plane lands in New York that my excitement kicks in, another driver Is waiting for us at baggage claim, my last name on a whiteboard, Anthony and I check everything with him basically proving that we're the right people and he escorts us to the car and the whole time, I'm thinking: I can't believe that I'm about to record my first ever song and luckily the hotel isn't too far away, about 45 minutes or so and we carry our stuff and I get a surprise when we're told our room is a suite and I'm even more suprised when I see it "daaaamn this is nice says Anthony as he whistles and before I reply ,my phone rings and it's scooter "scooter ,hey says mercedes as she smiles "what's up mercedes, you guys get to the hotel safe says scooter
"Oh yeah, definitely, this place is awesome says mercedes and he chuckles "I'm glad you like it and you'll definitely enjoy it and all it's amenities later, right now the car is waiting to bring you to the studio says scooter. Right now "you ready kid says scooter "for sure says mercedes "see you in a bit says scooter and with that Anthony and I leave and go back out to the car and luckily the drive to the studio isn't too long, pulling up to it makes my jaw drop and the inside is even better and scooter is standing right at the security check with a smile when we get in, he clears us with security and explains things to us as we head to the studio "I'm assuming you've never been to a studio before says scooter and I shake my head
He grabs the handle to a studio and opens it "mercedes, this is Cass, one of our studio techs, he'll be working with you on your first song says scooter as he introduces us, Cass is a light skin guy with dark brown dreads and an athletic build "sup Cass says mercedes as she shakes his hand and he smiles "nice to meet you mercedes, you ready to make some heat says Cass "most def, how does it work though says mercedes, he and scooter chuckle "let's start with vocals, you have a song you'd like to record says Cass and I nod excitedly "I've been waiting for this all day says mercedes "let's hear it as they motion for mercedes to go into the sound booth and once I get inside, Cass presses a button "when you see the red light, start singing yeah says Cass "cool says mercedes
A second passes then I see the red light
🎵 "I said it was the last time, last time, last night, glassed eyes, sweet, sweet vice, would you baptize my mind just one more time. Can you take me there tonight? Show me a light, take me up to paradise, come bring me back to life, it's just a little rush, I'm coming up every time we touch, it's just a little rush, it's like everything I do depends on you I need your blessing (I can't let go no) can't leave you alone (it's you I been on, so) it's just a little rush, it's like everything I do depends on you" Cass waves his hand before I get into the next verse ,the red light clicks off and silence circles the room as I watch them talk, Anthony Taking a seat beside Cass and exchanging words
A couple minutes later another guy comes in, a cart being rolled in behind him, they all move around as they connect stuff to the soundboard, one of the many things being a beat pad and the new guy sits and nods his head to words Cass is saying, what is happening and finally after I've taken a seat on the stopl behind me and looked around confused for minutes, Cass presses the button and speaks "alright mercedes, one of our producers took a listen to your lyrics and he came up with a little something, we're gonna play the music for you and just go with it when you can says Cass "uh okay says mercedes as she nods and I'm instructed to put the headphones on and this time, instead of a red light, I get a thumbs up and it's not until these snaps sound in my ear that I pick up and start singing
🎵" can you take me there tonight, show me a light, take me up to paradise, come bring me back to life" and a build up comes in and then the beat drops "it's just a little rush, I'm coming up every time we touch, it's just a little rush, it's like everything I do depends on you, I need your blessing (I can't let go, no) can't leave you alone (it's you I been on, so) it's just a little rush, it's like everything I do depends on you" and the next part sounds like the beginning so I keep going "I'm having conversations with angels,dreamers and demons, I'm just tryna catch a ride to the city, backseat to another man's vision ,can you take me there tonight, show me a light, take me up to paradise, come bring me back to life, it's just a little rush, I'm coming up every time we touch, it's just a little rush, it's like everything I do depends on you
I need your blessing (I can't let go no) can't leave you alone (it's you I been on so) it's just a little rush, it's like everything I do depends on you" but when I get to the next line I get an idea, well more like I want to incorporate something I used back home and mercedes stops singing and say "I have an idea says mercedes "what's uo says Cass "so for that part, the bridge, I was thinking we could drop the beat and bring in some piano says mercedes and Cass shrugs "let's try it out says Cass and we spend hours working on the song, removing parts, adding bits, adjusting my vocals and only once did we change lyrics and scooter left us a couple hours in because I'm not his only artist but he politely had food sent up for us
When I hear the final product, I get excited all over again, we all absolutely love it and we start vibing to it and scooter sends me a text, checking in and I tell him that I think the song is finished, he says give him a minute and he'll be back and despite having kept a straight face, the whole song, scooters face breaks into a wide grin once its over "that sounds incredible kid, this song is a hit for sure says scooter and his excitement radiates on me and I grin "only a few things to do says scooter and mercedes raises an eyebrow "get some people to listen to it, test it out and make sure it's good and if we get the go ahead: release party says scooter
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