#notes.

[oatbrew]

ok ok ok i just got home and as always here are my thoughts

really enjoyed colin lemoine's take. in terms of just pure vibes hes a step closer to damon daunno than reeve carney. he's not as boyish comic relief as nicholas barasch and he feels like the most.... grounded?? orpheus i've seen. he acts out the "touched" aspect without flanderizing orpheus into just his naivete and rendering him foolish and infantilized. the best way i can describe it is that he just seems like an optimistic but ultimately ordinary guy you could meet at a grocery store line who also happens to be plagued w Unfortunately Blessed with Musical Visions by the Gods Against His Will Syndrome

amaya braganza!!!!! jesus what a vocal powerhouse. her flowers killed me. something about her vocal inflection or acting choices really made her grief over losing her life and her love so visceral. she would be right at home at the obc recording because her voice was pitch perfect. she has a terrific belt but it's during the quiet moments where she's the most effective. like at the end of all i've ever known you can really feel she's already mourning her loss before she's even lost anything which is why flowers was more heartbreaking than normal

will mann is the most intriguing part of this cast to me. hermes actors have the choice of landing on the spectrum of objective narrator to a guardian figure. will feels like the most paternal. you get the sense that not only did he observe orpheus grow up he also had an active hand in raising him. when orpheus nervously stops during epic iii will says "go on, baby" with "baby" obviously ad-libbed 😭 like yes that is his baby

my only real critique of this performance is that the show doesn't actually pick up until way down hadestown. not sure if the cast just wasn't feeling the crowd or themselves until that point (it was a sunday night so i get it). i just make note of this bc livin it up on top is this high energy number that felt strangely middle energy for some reason lol anyone who was experiencing the show for the first time and had no frame of reference wouldn't notice anything amiss but bc im abnormal and pedantic i definitely noticed

and this is by no means a critique of lana gordon's persephone whose lady of the underground is one of the top highlights of the show. she brought the roof down during "there's a crack in the wall".

which brings me to my favorite part of the show: matthew patrick quinn. i didn't think anyone could replace patrick page in my heart but i was just in love with everything matthew brought to this character. he manages to combine facets of patrick and kevyn morrow's hades that i love together. matthew has kevyn's slick charisma and anger but he has patrick's power and world-weariness. he's this incredibly tall, serpentine, and long limbed figure that towers over everyone. patrick as an intimidating and antagonistic force felt like an ancient old god who can break your house by inducing an earthquake but matthew's vibe is more like he could literally be the snake that could tempt you out of a garden of eternal paradise

he and lana are also 🔥🔥🔥 like you can simultaneously feel the millenia of history between them but they also have the chemistry of two hot people going on a date for the first time after a long period of slowburn. the resentment, the familiarity, he way he's obviously repressing his desperation to keep her and both trying to look unaffected and turning to their vices when they reject each other's touch i could absolutely scream

which is why i was sobbing by the end of epic iii. i think the catharsis was just a lot lol and they were so playful during their dance too! like actual lovers who have the most absolute fun during good times. matthew does this little wiggle for her when they're sidestepping and im 100% sure lana broke character and they both started laughing it was so sweet

anyway the fates, the ensemble, everyone was astounding and im gonna see if i can grab another cheap balcony seat before they leave in a week to see if i can catch j antonio rodriguez as orpheus

#as always if anyone wants an audio boot i got you #notes. #hadestown

[breakswater]

JETT ASTURIAS' FINAL VANISHING ACT

@.cornelia-li // @.samsketchbook // luc-oliver merson // octavio paz // baraduc // mary oliver // mahmoud darwish // julio cortázar // @.samsketchbook // @.lingly // c.p. cavafy // @.cornelia-li // reginald shepherd // valeria luiselli // margaret atwood // tuli kupferberg // @.britnickerson // wisława szymborska

#notes. #web weave. #FEELING UNWELL ABOUT THIS FUCKING GUY #me holding this out to you guys Does This Make Sense. Is This Something

[threeais]

goodbye atlas hello juno..

#i painted my nails 2 purple #notes. #mathias speaks

[tetherism]

once again wondering how & why i am so afraid all the time! why do i hesitate to say or do things … at the mercy of possible embarrassment which in the long term means nothing to me!! id rather be embarrassed than regretful… my only new year’s resolution this year is so simple but also so difficult! i must not hesitate to do & say good. it is not always about me! i do not want it to be ‼️‼️‼️‼️

#like i sound so silly… but the devastation a moment’s hesitation has caused me … i really cannot let my anxiety of how im perceived #overpower my want to be good #notes.

[nepehntes]

a few notes on my portrayal of ar/chie andre.ws.

he's removed from canon, due to the fandom being intolerable, as well as just personal preference.

main story is primarily the same, with arch, v & betty being in a love triangle that instead of him picking one or the other, he's rather sad alone than make either of them sad by picking one.

he plays football in highschool, considers going to a college that offers him a full ride scholarship, he politely declines to pursue the dream of making music, as well as being a touring artist.

his parents, like in the show are divorced, and his mother is remarried. his father did not.

his mother lives in kansas, with a husband named charles. archies happy his mom is happy. she's happy he seems happy.

he still lives in riverdale, part-time. he lives in hotel rooms & a tour bus 9 months out of the year on a good year. he has an apartment in the heart of riverdale's downtown district.

he writes and produces his own tracks, he is in a band with a few people he's met through his early twenties.

the night of his senior prom, he played at the riverdale high ceremony, learning this was his dream, not sports. he declined an offer from a local college two days later. that expressed interest in his talent on the football field.

his mother despised the idea at first. she came around nearly 2/3's of the way through his first national tour. seeing him perform live, near where she lived.

it's after his first tour, where he resides in riverdale more, earning back the trust he threw away when he decided not to be the town's leading quarterback. he gets a few odd jobs, even begins waiting at pop's. leaning into the small town life once more.

in total he releases 6 albums in his lifetime, three within his twenties, and the other three spread between 2 decades.

anymore questions, feel free to send an ask or im!

#OOC. #NOTES. #ARCHIE ANDREWS.

[hataini]

OH MY GOD.

#i don't know what to say #HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RAN HAITANI #DAMN LOOK AT THOSE TATTOOS #tokyo revengers #ran haitani #rindou haitani #souya kawata #nahoya kawata #notes.

[narasnooze]

Anonymous asked:

00/00. 0. What I would choose? Frankly, my mind is too active. My thoughts never stop racing. If I were in your position, I would be too curious for my own good. And since we are quite the same, in a lot of ways... I have anticipated on your hesitance. How? It's because I know you. I understand you better than anyone else. I understand deeply what you've been going through. The neglect, the boredom, his passing, the restraint, the depression, and weight of the days of waiting and waiting until others catch up... I anticipated on your hesitance. I suspected your next step would be asking for guidance. I think your next step is a request for information. Thus I have already provided you with clues to my identity. Maybe once you put the clues together, you will be able to make the decision yourself. Now, be a good soldier boy and puzzle this out. You can do this, Shikamaru. You've cracked codes before. You have never failed to impress me when it mattered. Here is the decryption tool: Each message contains one puzzle piece. Ten messages. Ten puzzle pieces. 1=A, 2=B. Once you pierce the puzzle together, you will whisper the code and get an understanding of the span of my influence. Then, you will decide. I will not decide for you. I cannot free your mind for you. You must do that yourself. I will only say this. I do look forward to meeting you… even if you decide that this will be a goodbye.

It was absolutely IDIOTIC of him to stand there with his eyes closed. He was well aware of it, and yet still he felt no particular fear of being so vulnerable at that very moment.

Was it that he trusted this unknown person? This mysterious observer and guide, who had slithered into his life in the most peculiar way, which Shikamaru had kept secret from everyone. Even from Asuma. ...Just as this person had told him.

Or... did his depression play part in his carelessness? Perhaps he, deep down, didn't care if he was a lone deer walking in– and lying down encircled by a wolf pack.

Shikamaru didn't dwell on it too much, and slowly lifted his eyelids to find, as he had thought, a new note. They were there. His brown eyes scanned his surroundings carefully while picking up the note to read it. He actually chuckled once he'd reached the finish. He knew it. Those numbers had played an important part, after all. He had tried to figured out their meaning earlier, but hadn't quite managed. Now, however, it all made sense.

Of course. The numbers represented romaji. The 26 letters in the alphabet. How could he not have seen that? Now, they surely had to reconsider their view of him. He wasn't a genius, he felt more stupid than a rock. Hopefully they wouldn't be too disappointed in him... Their praise and encouragement did mean a lot to him. Especially now, with only Kakashi left to truly talk to. He, understood Shikamaru very well, too. But apparently this mysterious person claim to know him better than anyone.

"Right..." Shikamaru took a seat under a nearby tree and leaned back against the trunk, gazing up at the passing clouds. "15, 18, 15, 3..." He had memorised the numbers when spending some quiet evenings trying to work them out before. Now, he'd gotten a very generous hint and it didn't take long before his calm expression had changed.

He stared at the sky, then slowly lowered his gaze back down at the note and read the words again, heart racing.

"...Orochimaru."

#number anon. #notes. #save. #// oR SHOULD I TAG–– #A CERTAIN SOMEONe.. #// also you have no idea how much I've enjoyed these asdfsgdbfsd #I absolutely adore stuff like this -– EVEN IF I GET NERVOUS OVER TRICKY THINGS 'cause I'm.. #i'm certainly not very clever lmfao #BUT THIS IS SO FUN!!;;;

[oatbrew]

Hello! Do you have any favorite romance novels to recommend that are not YA? Thanks!

OH THE PANDORAS BOX YOUVE OPENED ANON ehem a not so exhaustive list

historical romance (this is my main genre so there's more books here)

bringing down the duke and a rogue of one's own by evie dunmore - part of a series but both can be read as stand-alones. victorian period ft suffragettes. the second one in particular is my absolute favorite. it's very Gender with an insouciant dandy and an ambitious activist leader, both lonely and stubborn.

the brothers sinister series (especially the countess conspiracy) and the turner trilogy by courtney milan - will admit i read these books a bit ago so i don't remember much of the details only to say that courtney is a brilliant romance writer so i automatically trust her any time i read her books. she makes the unromantic very romantic in a very grounded way. for example in one of the brothers sinister books, the couple has sex for the first time and it turns out to be understandably mediocre. but this becomes a starting off point that actually brings them closer together. i just love the touch of realism and imperfection she brings in a genre that's built off of heightened emotions and almost fantastical perfection in relationships.

the devil comes courting by courtney milan - separate rec because this is part of another series which i haven't fully read yet. but i just had to add this because i find it remarkably unique among the genre. the events span years (rather than the shortened time frame of most romance novels) and a large part of the courtship is epistolary. it's also interracial and does not feature a white person! (heroine is chinese and hero is black.) one of those hr books that is equally historical fiction as it is romance and explores a period that i think hasn't been touched upon as much yet.

a week to be wicked by tessa dare - the best romcom-y hr ive read! it's a zany road trip with a romance that happens so gradually it really does sneak up on you which is the best kind.

the belle of belgrave square by mimi matthews - marriage of convenience. read this recently and every plot beat was absolutely perfect. the reveals, the commitment between them, everything just made sense. nothing was extraneous.

convergence of desire by felicity niven - also marriage of convenience. I LOVE THIS HEROINE. she's on the spectrum and he has a toxic relationship to sex. he is absolutely not attracted to her in the beginning but the honesty she gives to him while she pursues her own ambitions has him absolutely at her feet by the end.

my deceitful duchess by aydra richards - nerdy virgin ass hero which is a breath of fresh air from all these alpha males. has one of the best grovels over a misunderstanding that absolutely makes sense and isn't contrived 👌👌👌

when beauty tamed the beast by eloisa james - read this a long time ago but this is the first romance book i read so i have a lot of fondness over it. a kind-of retelling of beauty and the beast. top notch banter.

suddenly you by lisa kleypas - older heroine and younger hero! virgin spinster and novelist starts a fwb relationship with her publisher. a bit dated but still a fun read.

devil in winter by lisa kleypas - oh very dated but a classic amongst the romance community. marriage of convenience. the hero sebastian is both loved and reviled (and rightfully so i think) by his readers but i just have so much fondness for evie and the way she absolutely does not give a shit about how intimidating he is.

a rogue by any other name by sarah maclean - childhood friends reunite years later. read this a loooong time ago and i don't remember much except he does the absolute most to push her away because of Revenge reasons and the fallout from that is delicious

a lady's guide to fortune hunting by sophie irwin - MY CURRENT LOVE. enemies to lovers with my favorite heroine. she is cunning and scheming and absolutely shameless without being a complete asshole. the hero is also equally savvy enough to match her wit and catch onto her grift. the interplay between them of trying to outscheme the other is hilarious and delightful.

contemporary:

georgie, all along by kate clayborn - sweet, slow romance where the drama happens around the couple rather than between them except for the very end and even that is handled pretty maturely. not a big fan of third act breakups in general unless it's for a very good reason so this one sidesteps that by not prolonging it.

against a wall by cate c. wells - small town enemies to lovers. one of those read with your pussy books. hero is kind of a dumb brick but he knows it and owns it and i admire him for it. heroine is the town pariah and spoilers he literally fights the whole town for her sake. get you a man!

the kiss quotient and the bride test by helen hoang - both feature leads on the spectrum. i've seen criticism regarding how she handles neurodivergent characters but reading her author's note, i can tell she definitely pulls a lot from her own experiences being on the spectrum herself so i don't really understand the crit tbh. kind of veers to melodrama a little at the very end but i eat that shit up

the hating game by sally thorne - overexposed now in the rec circles but still a mainstay for a reason. enemies to lovers workplace romance with two leads that are kind of deranged which i love. great prose, great banter.

the billionaire's wake-up call girl by annika martin - billionaires have no rights but just suspend your head for a sec. they could have made him a millionaire and functionally nothing would've changed. anyway also a yummy enemies to lovers with a case of mistaken identity.

well met by jen deluca - kind of like georgie, all along in that the heart of it is just two very normal people falling in love in a very normal way that feels true to life. setting is a renaissance fair which is delightful.

kiss an angel by susan elizabeth phillips - dated as all hell and has some troubling parts with a batshit premise. but the last several chapters honestly make the book and i reread it from time to time so im obligated to include it on this list.

bass-ackwards by eris adderly - okay TW on workplace harassment BUT JUST READ PAST CHAPTER TWO I PROMISE. if it's still not your cup of tea totally understand but anyway... er, workplace romance.

people we meet on vacation by emily henry - ive described this book before as when harry meets sally if harry and sally were making a travelogue. the best friends to lovers pining is actually painful.

other/kinda out there:

radiance by grace draven - arranged marriage interspecies romance! i love this one because both of them thinks the other is actually very ugly so they fall in love purely through their friendship.

transcendence by shay savage - OK LMAO hear me out: caveman and a modern human sent back in time due to shenanigans all from the caveman's pov. the premise is batshit and it's obvious which fandom this was originally a fanfic for if you think about it for more than a second but this author makes it work???? have no fucking clue how she did it but by god she absolutely did

last light by claire kent - apocalypse romance. kind of road trip with survival elements. again i just love unlikely romances where the couple isn't that attracted to each other from the start and having that gradually change through time in a way thats not signposting to the audience.

ghost walk by cassandra gannon - funniest shit ever. ghost who died in the revolutionary era meets a psychic who works as a walking tour guide and recovering from a nervous breakdown. absolutely ridiculous and over the top. insta love which i normally dont like but this was so campy and fun i didn't even care

all cishet but you can find my queer recs here

#reply. #anon. #notes. #romance novels are good actually.

[breakswater]

real thought though. jett had never had sleep paralysis in his life, until after his games. he loves saying he came out of it all unscathed but 1) that's a lie, no one does, 2) he also begins to deal with Bad insomnia (leading to the sleep paralysis), and 3) all of his hallucinations relate to his games; sirena's ghost haunting him, muttation fire ants crawling over his skin, and a feeling of not being able to breathe. over the years the occurrences start to lessen, to maybe a couple times a year, until after the rebellion. after dying and coming back and being sent home a pariah, his demons come home with him.

#notes. #this post was brought to you by the worst nap of my life #jetty my beloveddddd aaaaaaaaaaaaa

[threeais]

if you press data it pretty much signs you out of tumblr.. maybe try seeing if the app has an update in the store maybe? :o

ohh yeah thats most likely it

the problem is uh. [<- IS TERRIBLE AT DELETING THINGS) [MY STORAGE IS CROWDED WITH THINGS I LIKE AND IM TOO. SCARED?? TO DELETE THEM??]

THANK YOU NY THE WAY ILL PROBABLY TK TO FIX THAT AFTER SCHOOL. I GOT A EXAM

#notes. #important. #ask answered :3

[tetherism]

regarding prev… thinking of that time i was at a newly opened cultural museum in my hometown & there was an exhibit of an early inhabitant’s skeletal remains. it was placed beneath the flooring & was viewable through circular glass panelling and i was looking down at it almost solemnly when i heard the laughter of children. there were three of them, siblings i believe, and not older than seven. they came up beside me & kneeled on the floor to look at the remains & something in me utterly shattered. sorry i am thinking abt humanity enduring & time passing again. yeah itll take all my life actually.

#notes.

[sadgrrly02]

#Notes. #type/moon

[hataini]

hi so uhm ... a rat just jumped on me

#it literally came out of nowhere #didn't even know we had rats #it was fucking disgusting i screamed my lung out #i'm moving out of this house #i'm honestly still shaking rn #my head is spiraling and i'm fucking disgusted i wanna bath #i hate rats more than i hate my father #or myself for that matter ... #notes.

[eizneckam]

nasu be like "damn what if there was a blonde bitch"

#i wanna milk this joke a couple more times #fate stay night #tsukihime #angel notes #notes. #SO tempted to put lio on this list lol