#props to the writers for not being cliche

[redtaylorsversiongirlie]

hi! my first req so i apologise if it's incredibly awkward >.< saw you were looking for ts x hp requests and i would love to see 'mine' with james, if possible? tysm!! <3

𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆.

❥ pairings; james potter x fem!reader

❥ summary; after a failed marriage of your parents, your views on love are pessimistic. however, a certain handsome waiter makes you believe in it again.

❥ warnings; muggle au

❥ a/n; this is so bad n short but i have a writer's block so i'm sorry yall :(

"and what can i get you?" the waiter turned to you and gave you a smile he didn't give your friend.

you weren't stupid. you knew this boy— james — was flirting with you. you knew this since the very first time you walked into this café and he was there. but you had to act clueless. you didn't want to give him a chance just to get your heart shattered.

"cappuccino would be good," you said with a small smile. it was the kind of smile that shouldn't get his hopes high.

he nodded and winked at you. "i'll be right back."

your friend dorcas elbowed you harshly in the ribs and you let out a groan of pain.

"what was that for?"

she placed her hands on your shoulders and started shaking with you.

"wake up! that bloke's totally into you!"

you slapped her hands away. "well, i know that!he's not being really secretive about it."

"then why aren't you flirting back? he's really handsome, i'd totally go for him if he was a girl."

you rolled your eyes. "he probably just wants to get into my pants anyway."

"he's been flirting with you for weeks! if he really only wanted to sleep with you, it would already happen."

you didn't respond to that because james was back with your order.

you looked up and thanked him and he gave you that smile again, not even bothering to glance at dorcas before walking away.

when he was gone and dorcas started talking about her new job, you noticed a piece of paper on the small plate under your cup.

you furrowed your eyebrows and read it.

call me;

his number was scribbled bellow.

mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine

when you got home that day, you placed the piece of paper on your bedside table and stared at it. you wondered all afternoon and evening if you should call him and give him a chance or not.

as you were lying in bed, trying to fall asleep with that handsome waiter in your mind, you thought about it all.

you hated to admit it but your heart did in fact skip a beat when he smiled or winked at you and you really wanted to see that more often and not only in the café.

before you knew what you were doing, you propped on one of your elbows and reached for the piece of paper and your phone.

you dialed it, your heart beating fast and your palms getting sweaty.

it was only after one ring you heard his voice.

"hello?"

you opened your mouth but no sound was coming for about a second before you managed to stutter, "h-hi..."

he must have recognised your voice because the next thing he said was, "thank god, i was already thinking i made a complete fool out of myself!"

you let out a small laugh. "no, not at all. i'm sorry i'm calling this late but i had a lot of things to...consider."

you imagined him nod even though you couldn't see it.

"no, that's completely alright. i'm very glad you called. . ." when you didn't say anything, he continued, "this is the part where you say your name."

your eyes widen. "oh, right! sorry. my name's y/n."

"y/n," he repeated. "pretty name for a pretty girl."

it was cliche and you knew it but it made you blush anyway.

"i was wondering if you wanted to. . maybe grab a coffee or go to the cinema or something."

you smiled. "i'd like anything."

"okay! it's a surprise then. how about i pick you up tomorrow at four?"

you quickly thought if you have any plans for tomorrow at four but you knew if there were any, you'd cancel them.

"yes, sounds great. i'll text you the adress."

"awesome!" even though you couldn't see him, you swore you heard a smile in his voice. "all settled then. see you tomorrow, y/n."

"see you, james. goodnight!"

"goodnight."

mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine

the next day at four, just as he promised, james's car was outside your flat building.

you practically ran out of the door and soon regretted to giving into dorcas pleads to wear dress when it was almost autumn already but you didn't want to go back to change now that james saw you.

he got out of his car and like a true gentleman he opened the door for you.

"hi!" he beamed when you reached him. "you look beautiful."

blood rushed into your cheeks. "thank you. you don't look bad yourself."

to say james was good looking would be an incorrent statement. he was so goddamn beautiful with his black curls in his eyes and you didn't regret anything.

you got into the passenger's seat and james got into his driver's one.

"ready to go?"

you nodded.

mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine

the whole way to wherever james was taking you, you both spend it by saying the most basic things about yourselves. you found out he's a college student and he plays rugby and that he'd like to be a professional rugby player in the future and at that moment you decided you were going to watch his nearest game to surprise him.

you yourself talked quite a lot during the care ride which was unusual because you only talked a lot with people close to you.

you arrived at a lake you haven't been at before. it was surrounded by forest and grass. as you were looking around, james pulled out a blanket and a picnic basket out of the car. when you turned back to him, the blanket was laid on the grass by the water and james finished pulling out all the food he brought. you suddenly realised that he must have remembered everything you ever ordered because that's what was lying on the blanket; all your favorite donuts, croissants, ice creams...

"wow," you gasped quietly.

you started to believe for the first time.

mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine

"can you believe it?" you said, looking up at james from your place on his chest.

you two were lying on his couch in his flat just minutes after your first fight. it was a silly one, you knew it but you still were surprised it didn't end up with you slamming the entrance door of his flat.

he chuckled. "i do." he pressed his lips to the topof your head and intertwined his fingers with yours. "we'll never make your parents mistakes."

that was the most comforting sentence anyone could ever say to you and you thought, i can see it now.

mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine

flash forward and you and james were taking on the world together. you two went so far that you started sort of living together (you spent most of your time at his place and you couldn't remember the last time you were at yours).

your relationship with james was sky-high. you told him everything and you started to think he may already know you better than you knew yourself. it was scary at first but you soon realised it could be the best thing you had ever done.

however, even the best things come to end.

or so you thought.

you still remembered it. 2:30am, screaming at james because of something stupid but he didn't even raise his voice at you. he was completely calm and that was maybe what made you so angry.

you ran out crying out into the streets and the realization hit you harder than ever. James was trying to talk things out and all you did was shout and then ran out without giving him a chance.

you could feel an ache in your heart that you knew so very well.

was he going to leave me now?

your hands began to shake, the rain mixing with your tears as you began thinking of the worst scenarios ever; a future without james.

but that's when you saw him; he was running towards you with his hair wet and his shirt glued to his body.

he stopped in front of you, breathing heavily. he brought his hand to your face and you didn't flinch. you knew you didn't have to. he got some of your hair out of your face and looked straight into your eyes. he knew what you were thinking. he always did.

"i'll never leave you alone."

#james potter x reader #james potter fluff #james potter imagine #james potter smut #james potter #james potter angst #harry potter #harry potter imagine #harry potter x reader #harry potter fluff #harry potter angst #harry potter smut

[not-wholly-unheroic]

I hope to write a full review of Peter Pan and Wendy at some point in the near future once I’ve had the chance to rewatch it a few times, but in the meantime, it makes me sad that so many people seem to have hated it, and I need to just gush about a few of my favorite parts.

(Warning: This list will contain SPOILERS for the film.)

Wendy’s very realistic reaction to having her favorite bedtime story character show up in her bedroom in the middle of the night (“How are you real?!).

The reworking of the “kiss” scene. Although the childhood romance/first love thing between the two of them in most versions is adorable, seeing Wendy sort of mentally panic and scramble to find SOMETHING to give Peter when, after getting hurt, Michael suggests someone give him a kiss to make it better and Peter says he doesn’t know what that is but he thinks he needs one is hilarious and totally something an awkward teen girl would do when confronted with kissing a boy in front of her brothers.

Mr. Smee’s good heart and kindness. Gaffigan’s Smee tries on more than one occasion to shield the kids from the worst of Hook’s wrath and/or scary situations as best he can while still being loyal to Hook. And it is openly acknowledged that there is a sort of father/son relationship between Hook and Smee due to Smee having pulled him from the sea when he was just a boy. Law’s Hook isn’t always good to Smee, but he very much recognizes he wouldn’t be alive without him. It’s also nice to see that although a bit of a dork sometimes, this Smee isn’t stupid, and actually seems pretty perceptive at times.

The sea shanties!!! I love that they found a way to work a few songs into the film without it feeling too out of place in a live-action movie that isn’t a full-on musical. The songs themselves are catchy and the lyrics (which are mostly about things in the deep that will eat you…) serve to remind us of the hellish nightmare Hook lives every day in fear of the crocodile. We also get a nod to the Disney sequel. (Props to the songwriter for managing to work the word “cephalopod” into a song and actually having it fit the rhyme.) Also, the second song arguably has a ticking motif in the slow drum beat.

The crocodile’s appearance and attitude. This thing is terrifying. It’s HUGE. There is absolutely no one in their right mind who wouldn’t run from this creature. While it wants Hook most of all, it isn’t opposed to eating others either (and does apparently nab a few men who get shoved out of the way by Hook or who aren’t fast enough). Also, all the spears sticking out of its hide. Makes me think of Moby Dick. The crew has apparently tried on many occasions to get rid of this crocodile but it refuses to die.

The similarities and differences in Peter’s fight with Hook at Skull Rock as opposed to the animated film. Hook ALMOST steps off a ledge at one point like in the animated version, but Smee is there to grab us coat and pull him back before he can fall. We also get some good shadow sequences like in the animated film…but apparently, Hook’s shadow can harm Peter’s with the effect that Peter himself actually feels it.

Hook’s reaction to the crocodile. His first words on seeing the creature are just a very quiet sort of shaky, “Oh, God….” When it lunges for him at one point, he freezes in terror for a second before his instinct to run kicks back in. This man is traumatized.

Hook and Peter’s relationship. Okay, yeah, I’m upset they went with the very cliche “Hook was a Lost Boy” deal which has been done so many times now in book retellings that it’s not even new or interesting anymore (not to mention Hook really needs to be an Etonian to make him who he is…) BUT I am very pleased at the emotional depth the actors and writers went to here for BOTH of the characters. Hook is still clearly capable of brutality but he’s also deeply wounded. Peter is selfish and cocky like any little boy might be, but he’s not evil and genuinely misses the friend he used to have in James. They weren’t black and white hero/villain tropes. They were complex characters who both dealt with things poorly, and it takes Wendy pushing on their emotional walls and asking hard questions to finally make them see they can stop hurting each other and maybe repair what has been broken.

The quotes they gave Law as Hook. So many good ones that I may make an entirely separate post about it but the entire brig scene with Wendy is gut-wrenching. At first, my reaction was, “Why is he telling her all of this?” But then, I remembered that even Barrie’s Hook has a tendency to monologue and I think part of the reason he tells her so much is simply because she might be the first person other than Smee to actually want to LISTEN to his side of things. (Much as how Tink points out later in the film that Wendy is one of the first people to really hear her.)

Peter actually needing and accepting help. While admittedly, I think they may have leaned into the “girl power” thing a little too heavily in this version, it was nice to see Peter actually realize that he DOES need people in his life and that it’s OKAY to ask for help sometimes.

Everything about the ending. Peter apologizing to Hook and flat-out refusing to fight him. Hook’s initial anger and disbelief. Peter reaching out and grabbing him by the claw to keep him from falling. The pained and terrified look on Hook’s face as he scrambles to come up with just one happy thought and can’t find any. The look of horror from Peter as he watches his former best friend fall to what he assumes will be his death. The fact that Peter MOURNS for him. The symbolism of “Hook” falling away and dying while “James” survives. The little hopeful smile he gives when he sees Peter coming back. UGH! It was SO GOOD!!! 😭 And that’s not even including the emotional scene with Peter and Wendy saying their goodbyes on the rooftop in London.

This film wasn’t without it’s flaws. The pacing was a little off in places, and it doesn’t feel quite like an epic adventure…but BOY, does it have some heart to it.

#peter pan and wendy #disney peter pan and wendy #disney live action peter pan #disney live action remakes #Captain Hook #jude law #Peter pan #alexander molony

[olderthannetfic]

I feel like I keep seeing antis/anti-leaning people claim that proshippers are against discussions of racism in fandom. Obviously there is the basic bad faith interpretation (deliberate slander), which I'm not inherently against, but do you have any idea if there's a potential good faith interpretation of why they think this? Is there a specific fandom where the proshippers are actually yelling at the antiracists?

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I get this question all the time, which is ironic since I tend to be public enemy #1 for the "AO3 is racist" crowd. (Or maybe they've moved on by now. I don't really keep up with them.)

No, there is no good faith interpretation. It's recycled Star Wars wank from 2015, SamSteve vs. Stucky wank from the same period, etc. etc.

The "anti-racists" in question include a lot of big names who should know better. Their central arguments boil down to:

The demographics of which characters get shipped and/or written about on AO3 are racist.

A lot of individual fics about characters of color on AO3 are racist.

AO3's refusal to "listen" and then censor is racist.

Fans of color "need" to be able to speak up about fic that is racist... in that fic's comments.

It's all ass-backwards because it focuses on the needs of the reader to find the content they want, which is content creator influencer hell, not the writer-focused AO3 approach.

The whole point of AO3-style fandom is that everyone has access to posting, and you can write what you want. Want more fics about your fave? Write them.

There are individual AO3 fics I find racist, but the vast majority of the discourse around the site focuses on things like writers who ship the black dude but use him as a prop boyfriend and not the single perfect tear woobie who's obviously their favorite. Is the pattern racist? Well, yeah, but you won't solve it by trying to restrict those fics. And the extreme form of this turns into a cliched top/bottom shipwar, which just makes everyone involved look like a moron.

Teaching people how to write their tops with personalities is far more likely to make the collective fic in a fandom less racist than demanding that they switch which pairing dynamic they're into. Making more original media where the man of color is the woobie in the first place would also help.

Plenty of the discourse is crying that such-and-such a m/m ship is super popular on AO3, temple of m/m, while gen about characters of color or some particular het ship with a nonwhite character is less popular. "Why don't you ship het instead of m/m" is a gigantic red flag for people who refuse to understand libido or accept it as a valid reason for anything.

A lot of the discourse is anti-kink despite lying about this fact. "Boo hoo hoo, I for sure psychically know who's a racist white person and who's a kinky black person whose id doesn't match up with mine!" etc.

There's also a lot of "This fic is race kink!" nonsense thrown around about any fic where a man of color has a big dick, as though penis size by itself is the racist cliche often summed up as "big black cock" and as though all ethnicities and nationalities are subject to identical stereotypes. This garbage gets uncritically repeated by newly-minted "woke" people falling over themselves to correct hundreds of years of injustice by yelling at others for a couple of days on twitter.

This is where the "you're calling me an anti to silence me" garbage comes from. Sound like a kink-hater, get treated as one.

AO3 does have bullying problems by now, and the various blocking and muting features were overdue. They are now being implemented, which is great. Anyone with half a brain cell should see that these are key anti-racist measures so that people can block idiots who write fic they hate or who leave shitty comments...

But a certain number of jackasses complain even about that because it will ~silence fans of color~ who need to go tell someone they're a racist in their fic comments.

These dumbass arguments have been circulating for years at this point, so the talking points have boiled down to catch phrases.

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Damn right I'm against "discussion" when it means telling everyone that only white people would like nasty kink.

When the whiny "plz censor AO3" crowd stops sounding exactly like that asshole who used "freaks of color" in a past discussion about these kinds of things and when they're ready to discuss how to write extreme kink about their faves non-racistly without reducing the kinkiness, then I will be ready to listen to their arguments.

But they have none other than "write the kind of fic I like!"

[pholiabanna]

The thing is Byler not being canon really ruins the show when we consider the narrative. So queer fans or other fans have a point if they end up hating the show. Because it means the show tortured Will for no reason and used his feelings as a prop for Mlvn. Will is their only gay main character, Robin is their only lesbian character and ST is already very poor at writing minorities (that also counts Lucas, Erica and Argyle). Byler not being canon would just prove that the show thematically fails in what it tried to deliver and it would be actually homophobic. It also would show that they had all that time and chance to give Will a different love interest but instead included a homophobic and cliche storyline and used his feelings to prop up a straight ship. At that point many queer fans will rightfully protest and have the right to hate on the show and the writers.

Yeah, I definitely agree. As I've said before, this is not the type of love triangle where Bella has to chose between Edward or Jacob (both equally bad love interests). This is a matter of whether a popular piece of media is doing a fair and respectful portrayal of queer love, or whether they straight up don't give a fuck about queer people at all and have no problem with sending their audience the message that it's OK to use a gay kid's feelings to fix a straight relationship. If that's the case, people will have every right to call this queerbaiting (because it would be) and also boycott whatever other projects the Duffers wanna do.

Not to mention that it would also be terrible and awful writing because of how it wouldn't make any sense for any of the character arcs, and it would leave many plotholes unresolved. I would seriously wonder what the fuck they were thinking about while writing that storyline, and how they were able to fuck up a straight relationship so badly while proving they're perfectly capable of writing others (Lucas and max, Jonathan and Nancy...) greatly.

But hopefully, that's not the case and they know what they're doing. Right know I'm confident that they do. But if milkvan ends up being endgame, I will have no problem trashing on the show

#byler #byler tumblr #anti mileven

[canilikenothaveaname]

Ok before getting to the juicy part, I want to apologize for probably disagreeing with both fandoms. The reason why i can say what i said is because I never had a lot of expectations for the character to begin with, and so I never got dissapointed with her writing, because it's not bad so to say but not something people would settle for for a mythical being that connect two worlds. So feel free to open a discussion, I'd like to hear what you agree or disagree with!

I want to get this out there, I don't think Ever After High ruined Cupid's character. Some say that she became an object of affection or a missing piece of the franchise's main love triangle but I don't really see it as a bad thing. A character should be considered poorly written when their arc revolves around love but they never grew from personal experience or they are always made the laughing stock. Cupid on the other hand still learnt to move on and was never made a fool for love, people empathised for her and the writers wanted us to empathise for Cupid too. Also, Cupid's personality and traits really shined through from her crush on Dexter, from how devoted she was, how hopelessly romantic she could be, how much self-control she had by not just shoot him with an arrow and how at the end of the day, she valued other people's happiness over hers by literally giving her crush to his crush (Cupid comes clean...kinda). Cupid saw potential love in Dexven, she knew she had to sacrifice her one sided crush to let two people who had a thing for eachother find one another.

Cupid honestly did her job just right, she deserves to be a love god, she deserves the wings and her bow, she serves her end goal, love, like no one does. Like you could literally see it through her crush on Dex, she wanted to be with this dude sooo bad but in the end, her ultimate priority was to find love for other people. Her setting up Dex with Raven wasn't simply the "If you're happy, I'm happy" cliche, it was her, in the words of the fairytale world, following her destiny. It was her doing the things she's best at, being worthy of the wings her father gave her, doing her job, following family traditions in a really good way! If you look at it this way, it turns out that Cupid is super mature, or is actively trying hard to be so. She liked Dexter but she didn't want him to be an obstacle to her job or her life, sure it took time to get over him, but she did it! How is this not interesting, how is this personality-less? Gosh I'm just so sad that people hate this Cupid and think she's needy. She's not (really) and I'll show you next week.

When I first saw Why do Ghouls Fall in love, I liked Abbey's advice way more, it didn't sound sugar coated and very on to the point, and it's also realistic. I still think Cupid can learn a bit from Abbey; however, Cupid is and always will be the best love advisor simply because of her devotion and passion.

Lastly, I get it if many don't like Cupid, when comparing her to the others she really does seem not as competent. This is the consequence of introducing too many characters but can't focus on everyone beacause of limited screentime (plus the fact that Cupid isn't even a main character). However, Cupid's Monster High counterpart imo isn't a lot more interesting either, she shined in one movie and was in like one webisode and had 1 doll in almost 3 years. I can only give her props for being more dark and gothic than her counterpart. Ever After High didn't destroy the character, Mattel treated her unfairly everywhere. However, it's easy to hate the writing of a character that everybody hates so I choose to love it (or at the very least appreciate what was written) and hope the fandom can see that Ever After High Cupid is NOT a glow-down, she never was, never will be.

#eah #ever after high #c.a cupid #monster high

[filmmakerdreamst]

Ahhhh! I can't believe someone actually read any of my HSMTMTS posts let along liked some of them! Thank you so much, I felt so validated lol. I totally want friends in this fandom so yeah let's talk about it! It's a good time too, time to catch up int he hiatus :-D

eeep! Ok I'll tell you my HSMTMTS story!

I hated the High School Musical movies when I was little. Everyone was nuts about them and I just didn't get it. (Mind you, I had only seen bits of it at the time) Being an Artsy kid, there was no escaping them. I had to learn the songs in the School Choir, For Plays and in my singing lessons. It was hell. Could be that I wasn't a big fan of Disney. I grew up with gritty British kids TV like Tracy Beaker - so everything I watched on Disney was extremely sugary in comparison.

I did however watch the movies fully when I was alot older, and they weren't as bad as I initially thought, but they still didn't really do it for me personally. Maybe because I'm not the biggest fan of musicals I don’t know.

I was aware of HSMTMTS when it first came out. I had already been told that they were possibly going to do another High School Musical - which turned into a tv show instead. I did initially cringe at the idea but what intrigued me to it was Sofia Wylie (I was a big fan of Buffy in 'Andi Mack') But the clips I saw didn't particularly. 

I saw the Season One Finale moment where Ricky confesses his love to Nini and..they just seemed to be like every average Disney Couple to me. (especially since they were a carbon copy of Troy and Gabriella) Under developed, Cliche, Main Guy + Girl ending up together, Singing while gazing into each others eyes etc.  

I found the scene to be awkwardly co-ordinated as well. The way Nini immediately flipped round, to walking towards him smiling didn't strike me as very natural. 

Generally speaking the main couple of a show shouldn't put a viewer off from watching it if they don't like them, but it does to me a lot of the time. Possibly one of the reasons why I never got into High School Musical when I was little - so the clips I saw of the show didn't really interest me. Josh and Sofia's acting (especially Josh) was the only thing that stood out.

Its only until Season 2 came out that I saw the videos of Ricky and Gina -- I went.."oh hello. "

At first, I was like, this the typical  'plot device' loosing side of the love triangle ship where the girl unrequitedly pines after the guy that chose his inevitable endgame over her - so might as well forget it.  

The only thing that indicated to me in the few music videos and scenes (out of context mind) that I saw that Ricky might have feelings for her too was his eyes. 

Must give props to Josh in the eye acting department, because I feel like he expressed Rickys POV very well. 

I did see their chemistry and all that, but never thought they were ever going to go there because Disney Shows never do with those types of pairings e.g. where its less obvious and cliche. 

The Main Guy does not end up with a girl who was originally supposed to be a side character on a Disney Show. (And lets face it, someone who isn't white passing) That rarely happens. Typically, on those types of shows, especially today, the main characters end up with their 'endgame' from day one and thats it.

I also saw videos of her and EJ and I was like 'no'. Even before watching the show, I didn't find them to have that much chemistry - they just seemed pretty bland to me. 

I heard somewhere by the end of Season 2, they were  supposedly doing a 'Next Generation' in Season 3, and the original cast weren't coming back and I was like 'noo that means Ricky and gina won't happen' I don't know why i thought that.

Then I heard on twitter that the writers were going to explore Ricky and Gina in Season 3, and i was like 'SHUT UP! NO WAY' and my interest in the show peaked from mildly interested to INVESTED SO FAST. 

The show quickly went from (to me) a cheesy reboot to the Deepest Show on Disney.

I then watched the show in context, and honestly it proved me wrong (the show itself was better than I expected) Ricky did have feelings for Gina, but he was scared of them because she was new and also he felt guilty because he was actively pursuing his old gf before he made a connection with her. So as soon as she left, it's felt like to me that he saw it as an easy out and went back to the safety of his old relationship. But when Ricky and Nini got back together, it wasn't about being 'in love' anymore, it was about having a constant or dare I say, "familiar" relationship that he could cling on to because his family was splitting apart and he felt alone. 

And you can see in the Valentines Day episode, that he's clearly freaking out when she comes to his house and if Nini hadn't called, I'm pretty sure he would of got lost in the moment and cheated. Because sure, he loved Nini but what he really wanted was Gina. His attitude towards her in that Season doesn't make sense if you assume he doesn't like her that way. All these comments saying 'Oh Ricky misunderstood Gina's confession' are BS. If he misunderstood her, their relationship wouldn't have been as awkward as it was in that part of the season. 

Gina was the one who cut him out of her life, not him, because she recognised that he was going down hill. Ricky respected that decision and gave her space until she said it was ok for him to start talking to her again. 

Basically, I find them to have the deepest, most realistic bond on that show. It's not a "straight up romance".  It's not flowery or Disney-esque.  It doesn't have a typical A- Z plotline e.g. 'enemies to lovers' or whatever. It's beautifully complicated and 100% genuine. Plus Josh and Sofia's chemistry is Electric man!

Tell me about your story! Love to chat about it!

#this was fun to write #hope it didn't drag or bore you #i love talking about their angst #rina #ricky x gina #high school musical the series #high school musical #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #gina porter #is my babe #ricky bowen #is my son #tv show #analysis #character analysis #writing #review #this was mostly negative #idk why #hsm #sofia wylie #joshua bassett #ask #question #answer #film #disney + #disney #disney channel

[fearsmagazine]

HERE, BETWEEN, AND BEYOND: An Evening of Haunting One Acts - Review

DATES: October 21st & 23rd, 2023 COMPANY: A Rising Sun Productions THEATER: Kraine Theater 85 E Fourth St, New York, NY 10003 ACTORS: Luvia Almanza, Jennifer Atkinson, Rick Benson, Ben Dworken, Miriam Eusebio, Luis Feliciano, Ally Harwell, Kristen Hoffman, Michael Pichardo, Josephine Pizzino, Nicholas Schommer, Mary Sheridan, Orlando F. Rodriguez, and Matt Tiemstra. CREW: Costume coordination by Zahra Jangbar; Props coordination by Liane Diep; Production Stage Management by Rebecca Kane; and Assistant Stage Manager Justin Hsu. Website: www.risingsunnyc.com

SYNOPSIS: The evening’s emcee is Mickey, short for an Aztec god of the underworld, who pieces together the evening’s tales, through a series of monologues by Orlando F. Rodriguez and directed by Maggie Connick, that search for the meaning of life and what lies between here and the beyond. An exploration of how we honor the dead in this compilation of haunting one-acts, ranging in tone and place, each one act explores a different way we interact with death, the beyond, and what’s in between

Now You See It, Now You Don't by Holly Hepp Galvan and directed by Elliot Colby - Beware the wandering magician that makes things disappear.  You might be next.

Decorum by Judd Lear Silverman and directed by Jonatha Long Frye - A spoiled, world-weary Lord of the Manor returns from his vacation to Egypt with a new lover, who happens to be a mummy. Chaos and jealousy ensue in this tale of love beyond time.

Blithe Seance by Eugene Grygo and directed by Rachael Langton - Theo is moving to New York to join the dot com revolution. But first he must face his past with the help of an eccentric medium in a tale of love and forgiveness.

The Questioning by Michael Hagins & directed by Anel Carmona - When gunshots ring out at a protest on the Brooklyn College campus, police think an anti-BLM janitor may have been responsible. But there may be another avenging--more supernatural--force at work.

Memento Mori by Donna Latham & directed by Kati Frazier - While privately grieving the loss of her lover, Lucretia tries to bring dignity and honor to an unknown corpse left at her doorstep through the art of post-mortem photography. But can the dead offer solace to the living?

From Press Notes

REVIEW: HERE, BETWEEN, AND BEYOND is a variety of five tales dealing with death and curated by an Aztec god of the underworld and her minions, who assist in the prop transitions for each tale. Staged in the Kraine Theater, a small black box off-off Broadway theater in the East Village, I had not attended a performance there since before the pandemic and they’ve done an excellent job with some renovations and upgrades, but still has that community theater charm.

The narrator/Mickey segments provide comic relief and a brief introduction to each piece. There are a few political zingers, but most of the writing is brief and limited. The tales are set in a variety of periods. Some are more serious than others, and only Michael Hagins’ “The Questioning” lacks any lighter moments given the subject matter. Given my familiarity with the genre, I would not say these tales were cliched, but they held no surprises for me. I felt that the writers did not have a lot of experience working in the genre and that they were trying to adapt the stories they wanted to tell to it. I found Donna Latham’s “Memento Mori,” a simple ghost story, the most interesting. There are some nice props to accent the performances, but the use of projections telegraphed the story’s reveal for me. The dialogue felt a bit rough and while not terrible, it could have benefited from a bit more time being workshopped and tweaked.

Given the independence of the production the performances were good. The actors were not miked and some were better at projecting than others. It is a small stage so there is not a lot of space for the performances to cover. Actress Luvia Almanza as Mickey has a broad role of engaging the audience to deliver public service announcements and guide them through the production. She has fun with it and feels more like a Disney tour guide than an ancient Aztec god with issues. Overall, there is a lot of sitting, some pieces more than others, such as “Blithe Seance” by Eugene Grygo that mostly takes place around a table. There are only a couple of performers who take on more than one role and I think it might have been a more energetic production if there were more multiple roles.

The props and costumes nicely accentuated the pieces. The lighting was fine and there were some effective sound and musical cues. There is an air unit in the theater. I can understand the need to run it during the performance but it was a tad loud and created this annoying white noise.

During the early 80’s I had a group of friends who were aspiring actors and were frequently involved with off-off broadway productions. So I have a soft spot for independent theater. HERE, BETWEEN, AND BEYOND is a vanilla, non offensive Halloween treat that’s a fun way to get your seasonal scare on. A hard working ensemble cast is the perfect reason to get off the couch and out of your dwelling to join a live audience and experience some theater. Heck, they have a bar in the theater so you could have a cold one to enhance your viewing experience. 

HERE, BETWEEN, AND BEYOND is part of the FRIGID NY Days of the Dead Festival. Performances run Saturday, October 21 at 7pm and Monday, October 23 at 9:30pm  at The Kraine Theater at 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003. Tickets are $25 for in person and $20 for streaming, and can be purchased at this LINK.

Review By: Joseph B Mauceri

#theater #play #review #Kraine Theater #A Rising Sun Productions #frigid nyc #here between and beyond #days of the dead theater festival #Holly Hepp Galvan #Judd Lear Silverman #Eugene Grygo #Michael Hagins #Donna Latham #horror #comedy #supernatural #joseph mauceri #joseph b mauceri

[peregrinethegryphon]

Y’all I just realized that we are now two seasons into Camp Cretaceous and we haven’t had a single inkling of a romantic subplot.

God, that feels like a breath of fresh air.

#camp cretaceous #jurassic park #jurassic world #props to the writers for not being cliche

[lordoftherazzles]

hiiii razzle!!!

for the Sickeningly Sweet Romantic Cliches could you do "having a dream about them" please??? i'm so excited about this event!!!!

Awww yesss! More Bookbinder//Songwriter worthy prompts!! I had two different ideas for this one and decided to go the more spicy route. It's not super spicy, but you can just...imagine what happened afterward, ehuehuehue.

Thanks @sunnyrosewritesstuff for convincing me that my last two prompts were smut worthy lol

-> Sickeningly Sweet Romantic Cliches Bingo

Just another day, another book sale, and perhaps Bilbo would work on rearranging the shelves. It was one of those boring Wednesdays at Bag End Books that Bilbo so loathed, but it also gave him time to reorganize, as well as jot a few ideas down for the short story he had been working on during his free time. It was just that slow time of year, but there was bound to be a burst of energy within the shop in due time. Belladonna was planning a book club, and even trying to get some small authors in the shop to speak to other aspiring writers or just fans. Anything to bring more publicity to the little bookshop on the corner.

It didn’t help Bilbo’s bored mind at the moment as he sat at the front desk on a stool, scribbling away words with one hand keeping his head propped. That is until the little bell over the door sounded off with a light chime, and instantly Bilbo’s heart went into a flutter.

Pushing his glasses up and lifting his gaze to meet Thorin walking in with a paper bag in his hands, one grin was met with another.

“Delivery for Baggins, straight from the kitchen of Radagast’s, no soggy fries included,” Thorin announced as he plopped the paper bag on the counter, careful to avoid Bilbo’s notebook. “Slow day?”

“Absolutely,” Bilbo chuckled, reaching for the bag and instantly fishing out his box of hot food and starting to pluck away at some seasoned fries before humming in delight at the taste. “My hero,” Bilbo sang softly, resisting the urge to slap Thorin’s wrist as he dared to take a part of Bilbo’s food, but it was probably a fair trade. Thorin saved his afternoon with an unexpected box of food, and Bilbo allowed him a fry or two.

“Do you need help with anything? I’m picking up the boys from daycare today, so I have a little time to kill before I need to set off,” Thorin placed his hands at his waist, looking at the shop in all of it’s…very wordy glory. It was different each and every time. Books shuffled around, a few shelves moved to different walls, it always kept you on your toes, which was probably a good thing from a customer point of view.

“Give me something to think about for the rest of the day,” Bilbo started, tapping his pencil against his notebook as a clear indicator that he was looking for a story. Or maybe it was only clear to him. “I have another…four hours of this nonsense before closing.” He sighed, until Thorin slipped the notebook away, and earned a food sputtered huff in response. “Hey! That’s not ready for reading yet…or reading at all!”

“Sounds to me like you’re hiding something, what have we got here.” Holding the notebook out of reach and relaxing against the counter, Thorin immediately began to skim, occasionally lifting his eyes to watch Bilbo’s face turn redder than the ketchup in one corner of that styrofoam to-go box. “Mm, spicy romance. What’s the problem with it?”

“It’s just…I’m struggling with some of the descriptive words. I feel like my brain just shut off entirely…”

“You could always cut the scene?”

“But it’s a groundbreaking moment for my characters! I can’t just…cut the scene,” Bilbo whined, stuffing another fry into his mouth and fiercely tapping the eraser of his pencil against the counter. “Some days I just can’t think. Like, I know what I want to write, but putting it on paper is hard.” It was a typical case of being uninspired, and Bilbo hated those small droughts when it came to his creativity. His life had been so full of wonderful things lately, but no great words were put on paper. “Maybe I’ll just scrap this one.”

“Don’t scrap it. I know when I get into a funk about lyrical writing, sometimes it’s best to step away and return to it later. Find something to inspire and motivate you, or allow others to do that for you,” Thorin smirked, giving the pages another once over before snapping the spiral notebook shut. “It’s very good, but it does lack some emotion in there.” Thorin was rounding the counter, tapping his fingers against the countertop before ending up right at Bilbo’s side. “Think of our first time, what did you feel? What sounds do you remember the most–”

“Your big moans wrapped around my name–”

“Bilbo, focus.” Thorin sternly nudged his elbow into Bilbo’s. “Remember the feeling of touch, of warmth, and convey that onto the page. Your readers will gobble it up, or at least I will.” A wide grin stretched across that bearded face before leaning in as if to press a kiss to the side of Bilbo’s mouth but never making it that far. “Think about the soft moments, that feeling of intoxication when you’re just so close, sharing air and your head spinning.”

And Bilbo’s head promptly began to spin, a light blush coating his cheeks as the tapping of his pencil began to slow.

“Remember the sparks rolling up your spine.”

Those sparks were rolling up Bilbo’s spine right about now as a small sigh escaped his lips and those notes for his short story were long forgotten. “I remember.”

“And if thinking about that doesn’t motivate you and your words, perhaps I just need to remind you about those feelings in real-time. Fresh motivation and inspiration to help fuel the rest of your day,” Thorin teased, pressing a kiss finally to Bilbo’s mouth, feeling the warmth of Bilbo’s skin beneath his lips and finding himself proud to send the other man into a near puddle with just a few words.

“Thorin…I’m working–” Though Bilbo had no desire to fight Thorin’s train of thought.

“You did ask me to give you something to think about for the rest of the day.”

Bilbo puffed out another sigh, one of want and desire as Thorin sank to shift beneath the counter, hidden from view, getting his hands on Bilbo’s belt buckle and zipper.

—-------

“Bilbo?” Thorin hummed against the back of Bilbo’s neck as they were all snuggled up in bed, just as they were more often than not when it came to the midnight hour. “You’re talking in your sleep, love,” He continued to murmur, pressing a kiss to the exposed skin just above the collar of Bilbo’s t-shirt. Though it wasn’t so much talking that Bilbo had been doing to stir Thorin awake as it was those little huffs and hums that sounded far too erotic for Thorin to sleep through.

“Hm?” Bilbo stirred, barely audible as he felt those tender gestures against the back of his neck, and goosebumps began to roll across his arms. “You’re...cruel.” He sighed longingly, tiredly, but also a small dose of agitation to his voice. “I was having a good dream.”

“I could tell.”

To say that Bilbo was pouting would be an understatement, but he couldn’t exactly be mad, what with Thorin continuing to press kisses to his skin, and even move a bit so that he could properly graze his teeth against the skin at the crook of Bilbo’s neck. More of those lovely little hums escaped Bilbo’s lips as he sank into Thorin’s warmth, little sparks rolling up his spine just like his dream.

“What’s better? A dream or reality?”

“Hmm, dream-Thorin brought me food...which definitely sweetens the pot…”

“I’ll make you toast.”

It wasn’t quite french fries and a burger, but it was still exciting all the same, especially for the wee hours of the morning. “I don’t know, Thorin, you just might have to convince me a little bit more.”

“It would be my pleasure.” Or rather, Bilbo’s. Yanking the covers up over their heads, earning a small squeal of delight from Bilbo, Thorin had every bit of confidence that he could compete easily enough with a dream, for those little hums and sighs that had woken him up in the first place were nothing in comparison to the sharp sounds he could yank from Bilbo even through a small fog of exhaustion.

He’d certainly give Bilbo something to think about for the rest of the day–and the day hadn’t even started yet.

#mysandwichranaway #the hobbit #thorin oakenshield #bilbo baggins #bagginshield #thilbo #razzledrabbles #razzywrites #modern!au #razcliches #fic: bookbinder//songwriter #it's not all that spicy #but it leads to spicy

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol. 3 Sakamaki Reiji [Track 5 + Epilogue]

Original title: ただ寄り添って + エピローグ

Source: Diabolik Lovers Daylight Vol. 3 Sakamaki Reiji

Audio: Here

Seiyuu: Katsuyuki Konishi

Translator’s note: I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS. T _ T While this bittersweet kind of approach does hurt my heart, I also think it is the most realistic Daylight CD plot we’ve gotten so far. A happy ending like Ayato’s and Shuu’s is nice and all, but it’s also horribly cliched how ‘true love’ magically saves the day and cures a person from health/heart issues??? So I have to give props to the writer of Reiji’s script, for actually having the guts to write a different kind of ending. 

Track 1 ll Track 2 ll Track 3 ll Track 4 ll Track 5 + Epilogue

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Track 5: Just Scoot Closer

The two of you are taking a stroll outside at night.

[00:11] “...Hold onto my arm tightly. You can take it easy.”

You apologize for being so slow. 

“Please do not let it worry you. Right now, I am your knight in shining armor, there to protect you at all times. I am beyond flattered to be able to escort you like this.”

You continue stumbling along.

[00:38] “Right...The flowers right here are in full bloom right now. It is a beautiful garden. Let us pluck one of them. I am sure it will look lovely in your hair.”

You stop him. 

“Hm? Do you not like the sound of that?”

You explain that you feel bad for the flower.

[01:07] “...Good point. Even if it is just a single flower, we probably should not change its fate so selfishlessly.”

You apologize for turning down his offer.

“No. I am truly astounded by your kindness and strength.”

You suddenly perk up your head.

“What is it? You can tell me anything.”

You run your fingertips across his hand.

[01:39] “Wound...? Ah, from when I accidentally cut myself, you mean? I am sure your charm played a part in it as well, but exactly, it has fully healed. Do not worry.”

You tell him to never hurt himself like that again.

“...! How do you...?”

You explain. 

“Aah...I did not consider you might have been awake back then. ...!! Is that why you...decided to kiss the wound, because you knew my pain...?”

You say sorry again. 

[02:26] “...No. I am the one who should apologize. It is shameful I had to resort to such actions to suppress my own desires. I truly am sorry. I made you suffer.”

You shake your head.

“Then, why...?”

You tell Reiji he could have sucked your blood and you would not have minded. 

[02:51] “...Haah? What are you saying!? If I had sucked your blood back then, you might have no longer be standing here right noーー”

You insist that it is fine, since your fate has been sealed already either way.

“Wait, please...You are acting strange today. This whole time, you have been saying the weirdest things. Almost as if...As if...”

*Rustle*

[03:20] “I hope this is simple overthinking on my part but...I am begging you, please do not make any rash decisions.”

You ask him to suck your blood now.

“Did you not hear me just now? I told you to stop jumping ahead!”

You insist. 

“You are spouting utter nonsense! Speaking of things which will only shorten your own life without even batting an eye! Those are things you cannot joke about!”

*Rustle* 

[03:51] “Stop! You must not do that! This fragrance coming from your nape...makes me lose my mind.”

*Rustle*

“Even though...I am asking you to stop...Haah...My fangs are aching...This is bad...I cannot...stop this thirst...Ugh! ...Kuh! Haah, haah...Haah...You are a bully, are you not? That habit of yours...is so very kind.”

Reiji grabs hold of your hand.

[04:52] “Come on, let me hug you close against my chest.”

*Rustle*

“Haah...You are right here. In my arms. There is nothing more I could wish for. Right now, I do not have the desire to pierce your skin with my fangs.”

You tear up.

[05:24] “If you want to cry, go ahead and cry all you want. Even your tears are precious. Let us engrave everything about each other in our memories. Until the moment ーー You take your final breath.”

*TIMESKIP*

*Cling*

[06:02] “Well then, open your mouth.”

He feeds you.

“So? How does it taste?”

You smile.

“Fufu, my homemade carbonara has always been one of your favorites after all. I made a few adjustments and tried turning it into a soup.  Soups are easy to digest after all. Well then, one more bite.”

You tell him you have had enough for now.

[06:33] “...I see. Understood. Please tell me whenever there is something you would like to eat. I will try my hardest to prepare it for you.”

You shake your head.

“Oh dear? Do you not like my home cooking?”

You tell him you feel the end is near for you.

[06:57] “...!! ...Time has come, has it not? ...I will stay by your side. I am hugging you close like this after all. Even if my body temperature is low, the warmth of the flames from the fireplace will keep both of us cozy. Take a look. The flames are swaying from left to right, it is a beautiful sight.”

You yawn.

[07:39] “Fufu...Has it made you drowsy? That is fine. Get all the rest you want. ...Goodnight. I am sure you will have a wonderful dream.”

*TIMESKIP*

Reiji is carrying you while walking outside.

*Rustle*

[08:26] “...Good morning. Have you woken up?”

You look around, asking Reiji where you are.

“Fufu...Your favorite spot. A flower field in full bloom. Can you see it?”

You nod.

“Ah...I am glad. You like it, no?”

You ponder if there will be beautiful flowers like this in Heaven as well.

[09:03] “Well, I wonder? ...Heaven and Hell are individual concepts, are they not? It all depends on how you view them. ーー And even if this place were to be either one of those, I will remain by your side forever. Let us make a vow. For eternity. ...Well then, my beloved...I shall seal our promise with a kiss...”

*Smooch*

Track 6: Epilogue

The two of you enter a tea shop. 

*Ring ring*

*Thud*

You note that it smells wonderful.

[00:30] “...Fufu. You must have become a true tea enthusiast as well to be able to tell the quality of the leaves just by scent alone. ーー Aah. It truly is fragrant. Both the fragrance and the taste of the tea sold at this store are extraordinary. I have taken a liking to this shop in particular, because they always provide me with tea leaves of the finest quality.”

You ask if he will purchase tea leaves today. 

“No, today I have come to pick out a set of tea cups. Their collection of chinaware is wonderful as well after all.”

You ask if he gave the broken cup to the restorer.

[01:11] “Of course I did. However, it will take a while until it gets back from the repair shop. I figured there was no harm in selecting a new cup to use in the meantime. I will have a look around. You can look for a cup of your liking as well. We can meet up again later. ーー Well then.”

Reiji steps away.

*TIMESKIP*

The scene shifts to the outside.

[02:01] “We made some wonderful purchases. ...Are you not too tired?”

You shake your head.

“I see. In that case, let us enjoy a cup of tea as soon as we get back home.”

You frown. 

[02:19] “Hm? ...What is bothering you? I told you I approve of the cup you picked out, did I not? ...I suddenly realized that this whole time, we never had a set of matching tea cups. Of course, we have both used identical cups from the same tea set, but never did we pick out two individual ones, did we? Therefore, I wanted to have some.”

You giggle.

[02:58] “Is it strange for me to think that way?”

You tell him it actually makes you happy. 

“Fufu...If it makes you happy, I am glad as well. By the way ーー How about we hold hands as we walk?”

You seem a little surprised. 

[03:21] “We just purchased a matching set of cups, so I figured it would not hurt to show our relationship through our actions as well. This is something a human couple would do. ...Fufu, I am well aware of that, you know?”

*Rustle*

“Well then, your hand please.”

You grab hold of his hand. 

[03:45] “Let us head home then, and enjoy a delicious cup of tea in our matching cups.”

The two of you walk ahead, hand-in-hand.

ーー THE END ーー

#diabolik lovers #dialovers #reiji sakamaki #diabolik lovers daylight #diabolik lovers translation #diabolik lovers drama cd #drama cd

[ashesandhackles]

lily and harry for the character meme!

Ooooh <3 my son and his fictional mom! Let's gooo.

• favorite thing about them

Harry: it will be cliche, but his bravery and sense of honour. Just recently it was pointed out to me that in GOF, he jumps over the cup (his means of escape) to get to Cedric's body first. It's incredible to me this boy is 14. Of course, i am a mess when I read Forest Again.

Lily: that her association with magic is joyous. The first scene with her when she jumps off the swing and floats in air both shows her control, her powers but also joy. It stands in contrast to Harry, whose magical powers showed up when he was in emotional distress. I really would have loved to have known more about her.

• least favorite thing about them

Harry: honestly? Pretty much nothing. Again, it is due to me enjoying flaws in characters that I find this question hard - but I will be honest, every time he lost his temper, i was either with him or was fascinated by the scene in general. My recent obsession is the scene with him and Hermione in DH in The Life and Lies chapter.

Lily: that she is a ghost in the story that exists to prop story of both her son and her former best friend. We get very little about her in comparison to James, who feels more fleshed out.

• favorite line

Harry: all the sass! But this one never fails to get me: "This is night Diddykins. That's what we call it when it gets dark like this."

Lily: "I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the Giant Squid!" She has wit - much like her son. So many writers either go for "fiery temper" or "stuck up" - neither of which holds true on page.

• brOTP

Harry: it's Ron. Always.

Lily: the letter to Sirius was so warm and suggests a close friendship with emotional honesty (that bitchy line about Petunia's vase lol), so Sirius.

• OTP

Harry: Ginny. I really wish HBP did not take most of their relationship offscreen, but this is a relationship I know works best for him and his emotional needs from the very little we do get. Also the lovely fan content makes me really enjoy the ship.

Lily: i have read a lot of ship content with her, but I am partial to a well written Jily. So, James.

• nOTP

Harry: the same answer as the one in Sirius ask. No Sirius x Harry please 🙅

Lily: hmm ..i actually don't have any at the moment. I think my needs with her are simple - don't treat her as a trophy, but a thinking, feeling character with agency, and I am fine. Anything else, and i click out of fan content for her.

• random headcanon

Harry:- his post war Azkaban reform is done in memory of Sirius. He and Hermione also advocate for rehabilitative reforms that focuses on mental health for Azkaban.

- he and Hermione find the Half Blood Prince textbook after war and get the Potions recipes updated/revised.

Lily: that she has a sweet tooth like her son! :D she and Snape developed a capacity of being quite proficient in wandless magic and did lots of experiments over the summer. She initially called Peter "Wormy" because it annoys him, but it stuck. (New reason for Peter's betrayal: he just wanted the woman who called him an annoying nickname killed). Also, she and James are pretty terrible cooks and they really struggled in hiding at first - Sirius used to come over a lot to cook for them (given that this boy was living independently at 17).

• unpopular opinion

Harry: manifestations of Harry's abuse is right there if you know what to look for. He is not an "unrealistic victim". Also, no version of Harry would rest if he thought people were in danger - so Auror in a reformed Ministry makes perfect sense as a career choice. He is a little too driven by overdeveloped sense of responsibility to save people + adrenaline to enjoy teaching as a job.

The other one is that Albus Severus is a name that makes sense with who Harry is post war.

Lily: she is far more compelling as a flawed character who chooses to sacrifice herself for son rather than a paragon of goodness (which is not what we get in memories of her btw). I also find her friendship with Snape super dysfunctional and interesting, and criminally underexplored (or at least in a nuanced way) in canon compliant fics. Also, she and James used to both sneak out under the cloak in hiding ("no chance of excursions" she tells Sirius but she means for both James and herself. I have no idea why people read this as James gallivanating alone when he could have done so if he wanted - the dude is an Animagus)

• song i associate with them

Harry: alt-J- Nara. More about the feel of the song than anything else.

Lily : time of our lives - Tyrone Wells

• favorite picture of them

Harry: Blvnk's picture of long haired Harry. I love the hc of him looking like Sirius when he grows up!

I also love this one and this one And this one

Lily: this picture! It really captures her striking beauty while also maintaining her girl next door ish vibe.

#asks #harry james potter #lily evans #thanks for the ask ❤️

[mikwrites-archive]

muse.

✧ pairing: yoon jeonghan x reader ✧ genre: established relationship, writer jeonghan ✧ warnings: none ✧ wc: 551

✧ a/n: happy birthday @adi--writes​ !!! i love u so very much and hope your day is so so wonderful !!! i’m sorry this is so short but i hope u like it <333

It’s early.

The sun just peeked its way past the horizon, warm orange greeting the night blue, and Jeonghan was awake at your kitchen table.

Notepad in front of him, pen in his hand, steaming mug of tea at his side, and you across from him; a  sleepy, peaceful atmosphere rested itself upon your apartment. 

He’d been in a slump to say the least, able to drive out a few words on the blank page before sputtering to a screeching halt. It was frustrating to not only him, but to his editor, who’d been pestering him for any kind of draft no matter how long or short.

Waking up early, he was determined to break through, and give himself a well deserved nap once finished.

You, however, wanted to accelerate his plans.

“I understand you had to wake up early to work but why am I here?” You mumble, and Jeonghan affectionately pats your head.

“Because I like your company. And because you refused to let me go from bed so I took you with me.”

He laughs quietly at your grumble as you tuck your head back into your arm, though not moving back to the bedroom.

This is what love is, Jeonghan thinks, or at least some part of it, and something inside him glows as warmly as the light starting to beam in.

He starts to write about it.

Slowly, the words trickle like honey, sweet and sticky, onto the page, and Jeonghan tries not to nitpick and think too hard, because it’s about you, and him, and—

He suddenly notices your slow breathing, clambering up quietly to fetch a blanket, but when you hear his shuffling footsteps he returns, draping it on your shoulders, you look up sluggishly to find him staring at you fondly.

“What?” You blink blearily. 

“Nothing.” Jeonghan shakes his head, and you narrow your eyes curiously.

“What is it?” You persist, propping yourself up now.

“You…” Jeonghan smiles, a beautiful enigmatic smile, that draws a reluctant one out of you. “You’re my muse.”

“That’s so cheesy, Jeonghan.” You laugh, and he chuckles, sunshine bright enough now he could taste it on his tongue.

“What? It’s true.”

Maybe it’s something about the sunlight hitting the windows, or the way the pen rests in his hand, or the way you smile at him like he’s said the silliest thing in the world.

“Get your work done so we can go to sleep again.”

He puffs his cheeks at you in clear dissatisfaction at your response, but ducks his head and continues to write with more vigour.

Because as cliche or cheesy as it was, Jeonghan’s words were as true as he could ever mean them in the measly human vocabulary; that whatever creative hardship he may endure, he always found himself inspired by your mere existence, simply being with you.

Because Jeonghan loved you to the point of invention.

Stringing together gentle sentences that made up you and him (at least as much of you and him he could muster into reality to fill up the page) came easily. Just as easily as it was to flip his book shut once his scrawl tapered off to the end, and scooping you up to make way to the bedroom, the sound of your laughter in his ears and golden light dancing behind his eyelids.

#caratwritersclub #svtsource #yoon jeonghan x reader #jeonghan x reader #jeonghan x you #jeonghan imagines #yoon jeonghan imagines #svt imagines #svt scenarios #svt x reader #svt x you #seventeen x you #seventeen x reader #seventeen imagines

[margoshansons]

good subversion/examination of internalized misogyny in love triangles is elle and vivian in legally blonde! they both found respect for each other and became friends and ditched that loser. as for bridgerton, one thing i liked about the book was that anthony was supposed to be so handome and charming he could "seduce an iceberg" but edwina *still* had no interest in him because she actually paid attention to personality and common interests. i think people underestimate book!edwina a lot.

if i were using melodrama cliches to drag out a (faux) love triangle, i would have had edwina overhear kate's conversation with lady danbury about the sheffield inheritance, then go for rich and titled anthony not because she likes him but so that kate's efforts aren't in vain. cue miscommunication and keeping their true feelings hidden, and both sisters actions would still be out of love for each other rather than over some guy.

YES! I see so many people talk about how book!Edwina was little more than a prop but she had so much more personality in the book they could've worked with before butchering her character.

There are honestly so many other routes they could've gone with the love triangle angle but instead they just...*sighs*

Also I love that idea? Like everyone in Bridgerton has no idea how to communicate so it works. You have Edwina courting Anthony even though she doesn't want to, Anthony courting Edwina even though he doesn't want to and Kate trying to stop both of them from courting the other. I genuinely believed that's the direction they were gonna go once Kate dropped the line "She would marry just to please us". Cause they still could've done the runaway bride and had Edwina get mad at Kate for not talking her out of this engagement and being the older sister Edwina wants her to be instead of her feelings for Anthony and not have it be so volatile.

I'm of the firm belief that Edwina never truly loved Anthony and I think she was more angry that Kate didn't step in and stop Edwina from potentially marrying someone who wouldn't have been good for her, even in canon, but the writers let me down SO HARD.

They should really have us in the writer's room at least as a consultant.

(also yes, the legally blonde love triangle outcome is one of my faves as well! Elle and Vivian are the fucking blueprint honestly)

#bridgerton

[eliza-lukashenko]

The sad thing about the tgcf live-action being bad is that this show could be a game-changer.

Here are, my two cents. It's a personal opinion so don't overthink it if you end up reading this.

MXTX is a pretty good writer. She has three novels and all three of them became popular for good reason. It's not the same as novels published traditionally or in the west where there's big advertising campaigns. No, these books got famous of their own merits and because they break their genres.

People love to bash MXTX and MDZS but the truth is that 90% of The Untamed's success is thanks to the good source material and the fact that the creators 1) didn't add a female love interest 2) didn't kill either Lan Wangji or Wei Wuxian by the end, saved the show. It's also not as on-the-nose with its subversive tones as svsss. Svsss is heavy on satire and postmodernist techniques so it can be a bit off-putting for casual viewers or it can go over people's heads (as it does all the time!).

Now we come to tgcf. Heaven Official's blessing is a XianXia novel. All you need to do is look at the other xianxia shows out there to understand why tgcf is so special. The genre is a lot of ghosts and gods and demons and hundreds and thousands of years of yearning and romance and so on. Another thing you will notice about xianxia is that people kind of hate them (not me, I love 'em) The general public, the C-ent people, the critics, etc. They all think the stories are :

1)formulaic

2)Cliche

3)Repetitive

4)With bad scripts,

5)weak actors,

6)bad CGI,

7)boring costumes

8)and lots of watered-down episodes for the sake of melodrama and media traction.

People have been waiting for a good, new, and groundbreaking xianxia for a few years now. Otherwise, the genre will die and that's really sad because it's one of the most unique things about cdramaland and it's a real shame if it just went away.

Heaven Official's blessing is the kind of story that can save the genre. It has the gods and ghosts and demons and a yearning that goes on for centuries and it's also not like the other shows because MXTX loves her metafiction commentary and she loves to turn genres on their heads and that's why her works are so popular and amazing and that's why TGCF has the potential to turn xianxia on its head.

It's a breath of fresh air. It challenges the genre and its stereotypes and it's a well-told story. If its live-action were to become a success, then it would revitalize the genre. Good costumes, professional actors, a decent script, interesting cinematography, expensive CGI, and so on... all of these together would help the process. You can't use recycled fabric, and cheap-ass props to make a point about the genre. That will be "Go princess go" all over again and yeah the show did a thing (tm) when it came out but it's honestly unwatchable at this point.

So yeah, the disappointment will be real and devastating if this is a failure.

That's just my feelings about it. Others might argue that cheap shows make waves too and it's true but xianxia shows are already dealing with all of that so I personally think bringing anything less than 180% of their commitment to the project would make it a flop and undermine its effect.

#tgcf #tgcf live action #heaven official's blessing

[silentxxsoul]

HE’S IN THE ROOM REACTION DUMP

Buckley's back together omggggggggggggg I love it

I hate it. Get back together now pls I need good in my life from this damn wee woo show

(but also like it makes sense considering how long they were apart and how they've individually grown and need to re-evaluate who they are before falling back into a relationship)

Also I fucking hate the apology being off screen, because hello lazy writing but clearly on par with KR's decision making

Wow, Hen wasted no time in dropping the tea on Buck and Lucy to the one dude who can't keep a secret. Can't imagine how well that plays out

Seeing Lucy in this rescue just reaffirms they are capable of writing a competent character but still chose to go the cheating and prop for male lead drama route. Granted my opinion is based on the a) shitty choice in the 5B premier and b) the terrible TERRIBLE post-mortem interviews with the 'poking' and 'flirting' to make me think they're going for the cliche sexual tension with two hot het people *shrug*

I should know better to expect more out of fox but here we are

EDDIE BBY IN THERAPY BEFORE THE BREAKDOWN ?!

THERAPY CAUSE THE BREAKDOWN ?!

FANFICS WIN AGAINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Yes Eddie talk to Buck about what you've been through...

Buck babe keep the couch because it'll be your new home before the ep is over methinks

Chim and Ravi

Sassy Bobby offended about the Sushi lmao I love it

GIVE ME MORE RAVI DAMN IT

UNCLE BUCK I'M CRYING

Buck, we know you didn't ask her for the right reasons now we just need you to know

Maddie get his asssssssssssss pls

Honestly poor Jonah, he's been a cool dude so far and I'm low key kinda sad he's leaving so soon

Fucking spider time god no I'm out uckkkk

I'm so fucking crawly just LISTENING oh my god why does this have to be on my screen

Its like the damn snake in S1 hard pass

Can we just go back to Eddie please? For my sanity and general wellbeing?

I do find it weird that they've got Buck so separate after the initial rescue. Maybe he took time off to help Taylor move in???

Bobby I'm fast walking away too holy christ on a cracker talk about a jump scare that I KNEW was coming no thank you

This divorce arc is killing me yall

Wait, he's doing it now? While she's like 1/4 unpacked ?

Oh no oh wow did not see that coming

Yall this is rough because she's smart enough to connect the dots--oh yup here we are.

"not entirely" oh big oof bud, biiiiig big oof

"Of course, I don't have anywhere to go. You made sure of that." Hitting me in the soul, like Buck how did you not see how shitty this whole thing was???

(I hate the writers and the show runners for this, like it was so unnecessary and we could have had a way better breakup arc)

You know, the most unrealistic thing in this whole ep is them saying she dumped $12 of premium on him when clearly that was $150 premium unleaded

So the more this episode goes on the more I'm realizing the god damn breakdown is going to be the last fuckin bit and we're probably going to see all of 1 minute of it before it cuts to the promo for 5.14. I'm preemptively annoyed lol

I keep thinking about the BTS of later in the season being in Buck's loft, so assuming BT breakup that means he stays in the loft and she's just... left out to dry. Like, how shitty. Regardless of if you like Taylor or not, no one deserves this kind of end to a relationship and (on my soap box, sorry) again this could have been avoided if the writers and show runners gave the bare minimum when it comes to caring about character development and canonical decisions.

OH SHIT THAT'S THE BREAKING POINT

THAT--EDDIE LISTENING--TO HER?!?! OH NOOOOOO

10/10 DID NOT SEE THAT COMING

I'm so fucking nervous yall

I'm so grateful for the Maddie and Albert friendship ♥♥♥

We have less than 10 minutes for the breakdown, meaning I'm right about it being the last bit and I hate ittttttttttttttttttttt

That deserves to be an entire episode on it's own tbh and I wish we got it

Them pushing the breakdown like this is such a cock tease and I hate them.

JESUS H CHRIST BREAK THE FUCK UP ALREADY NOTHING ABOUT THIS RELATIONSHIP IS HEALTHY OR GOOD

I'm glad for that closure scene with Maddie and Jee

So he's calling an old army buddy? Interesting

Oh lord Chris really is going to find him, huh oh no

The fanfics did not prepare me for this

Oh my god nooooooooooo she's died too, didn't she oh no

Oh fuck my life how are they shoving this at the end like this I need an entire episode of this arc please

They all died ?????????????????

Holy God alive Ryan killed that I'm deceased, heart broken, sobbing mess

7/10, the breakdown saved this. Would be higher if we got more of the Eddie/Buck or even Buck/Chris interaction.

How do they keep stringing along the BT relationship like this? Especially after Arielle hinted at 'poking' and 'flirting' like, seriously? So you've got a dude who knows how shitty he was and barely kept his relationship (and babe I'd be gone so fucking fast, even if it meant living in my car because the guy who supposedly loves me only partially asked me to move in because he felt guilty about kissing a 'rando' -spoiler alert not a rando- at a bar) and promised no more lies and they're what, going to keep fucking around??? Emotional cheating is just as bad as physically cheating.

I cannot express to you how much I don't want that on my screen, like even a little bit. Especially if BT is still a thing.

They've fumbled this BT relationship so catastrophically (not even touching how they watered down the Taylor character after they got together) that it's not even funny, just really sad because at the end of the day all of this was for naught and they're more than likely going to stick with the same tired trope of two attractive het people can't stop making sex eyes at each other because that's what attractive co-workers do. Man I hope I'm dead wrong, but I've got a gut feeling this stupid ass drama is only just beginning.

#911 fox #911 fox spoilers #reaction dump #cathartic rants at the end #i have many thoughts on BT and all of them stem from fox being shitty at character decisions and considering what THEY wrote into canon #not to mention their blasé attitude towards cheating that only recently changed course after the backlash from all corners of social media #like its bad when FACEBOOK hates it #I digress but that's par for the course