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rottenprincessshura100 · 11 months

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Section 13 test subjects are characters from Romeo and Juliet? Okay...this is weird but interesting.

So...wasn't Tybalt and Prince Escalus characters from Romeo and Juliette? Tybalt was the guy that was killed, he was ambitious, with anger and rage issues. Looks like his test had a positive results...that dude had some sort of demon interference?

Dropping these names is a cool little easter egg, no? It was in chapter 85 or 86.

I've discussed earlier that Faust might actually exists in Kato's blue exorcist universe. But did Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare did base his play on true events that took place in Verona in the 1300s.

Wouldn't be weird if Mephisto was there? Once again the ringmaster of some tragic event? Instead of being a little black dog manipulating Faust, perhaps he was manipulating a couple of "star-crossed lovers" embroiled in a family feud. Hell, maybe the demon kings were related to the Capulets and Montagues and this is just another narrative playing out between demon/human families. Anyway...it's fucking weird.

If Mephisto was a character in Romeo and Juliet he would no doubt be Friar Lawrence, the monk that is close friends with Romeo. He is seen as both a good and bad character depending on who you ask.

Some see the monk as righteous and good, trying to help a young couple that were forbidden to marry, have their wish granted. At first he tries to talk Romeo out of making a rash decision and marrying Juliet so quickly. But Romeo spurns that advice, and friar Lawrence proceeds to manipulate events to get the couple together. Eventually the friar gives Juliet the potion to fake her death. And as we all know the plan goes horrendously wrong, resulting in tragedy.

Other descriptions of the Monk also remind me of Mephisto:

He's described as lazy, scheming and politically motivated.

Other Notes.

The themes in the play Romeo and Juliet, do parallel some aspects of Blue Exorcist. Especially Mephisto's dealings with humans, the tragic love story of Shiro and Yuri, plus Yukio and Rin and the error of rash decisions...

Taken from Wikipedia: "Scholars have found it extremely difficult to assign one specific, overarching theme to the play. Proposals for a central theme include a discovery by the characters that human beings are neither wholly good nor wholly evil but instead are more or less alike,[36] awaking out of a dream and into reality, the danger of hasty action, or the power of tragic fate."

Fate and chance

"Scholars are divided on the role of fate in the play. No consensus exists on whether the characters are truly fated to die together or whether the events take place by a series of unlucky chances."

Duality (light and dark)

Taken from Wikipedia

"Scholars have long noted Shakespeare's widespread use of light and dark imagery throughout the play. Caroline Spurgeon considers the theme of light as "symbolic of the natural beauty of young love" and later critics have expanded on this interpretation.[49][51] For example, both Romeo and Juliet see the other as light in a surrounding darkness. Romeo describes Juliet as being like the sun,"[52]

Plus, we get this complex duality of light and darkness with Mephisto.

Light and Dark....tipping of scales, good and evil co-exisiting

Anyway...again...interesting easter eggs. I wonder if I could make a Mephisto timeline to pinpoint all the shit he caused in Europe. Interesting next assignment.

#blue exorcist #mephisto pheles #ao no exorcist #ane #aoex #blue exorcist theories #blue exorcist manga

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salty-protagonist · 10 months

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Our Ciel Will Die By Drowning.

The title is self explanatory as for what this post is.

We have reached chapter 201, there is still a long way to go. But through all the content we were given something is apparent: our protagonist (short one) will die before the series ends.

Now, I honestly think that it will include Sebastian (duh) and have something to do with the contract. But my gut says that our Ciel’s death will not be fully controlled by the demonic involvements.

Before I begin justifying why I think Ciel will die by drowning, I want to make it clear that I feel as though until we reach the hotel mini-arc, a lot of puzzle pieces will still be missing so any detail involving characters (other than Sebastian) are simply speculations.

Ophelia

In chapter 23, the police come to the Phamtomhive Mansion in order to conclude the crimes committed Indian Butler Arc by Agni. While touring the mansion, one of the police stalk about the drawings on the wall. He goes into detail about the painting titled “Ophelia”

Ophelia a is from Shakespeare’s Hamlet who upon learning that Hamlet didn’t choose to end up with her, goes out to collect wild plants but fall in water and drowns. (It is also written as a note in the English fan translation I found)

Here is the painting:

In the following page, the painter Waterhouse is also mentioned. I wasn’t able to decpiher which painting the police guy was talking about as he didn’t give a name and the image in the manga isn’t enough. Waterhouse has painted Ophelia as well.

Although it would be easier to assume this is just a silly reference, every little detail in this manga series can create avalanches that end up characters who have been presumed to be dead for years reappearing.

The rejection can be Lizzie’s relationship with them and choosing R!Ciel after everything. Or it can be applied to broader sense and be accepted as everyone turning their backs on O!Ciel after the true heir shows up.

Lau’s Omnipotence

Lau is known for always saying something serious then following it up with a random funny remark. It is still very noticeable that he always says less than what he truly knows. The following panels follow each other (right to left). They are in different pages so I had to separate the images.

(In the official translations I have, it uses “to drown” in the second panel directly in my native language)

There is a picture of someone (probably OC) sinking in a body of water (bog, as it is said here). It may appear as just a metaphor but the image and Lau’s general creepiness makes it seem like a variety of this will actually happen.

Anime Opening 1

The anime is very different from the manga with there being additional characters and storylines. Still, many of them still bear similarities to the newly introduced characters in the series. However, for this post I believe the anime is not a good justification for the theory. So I will just stick to the opening of the first season.

There is this very obvious scene of O!Ciel drowning. That, of course, is the first thing that needs attentions. Afterwards, Sebastian does extend his hands in as though he is trying to save him. But there is no scene that shows he does so. This detail only counts towards their contract’s dynamic. But it leads my to believe that this moment will be the “checkmate” for O!Ciel. Sebastian will no longer need to stand behind him anymore kind of thing.

The seconds evidence is the scene that comes just before the one mentioned in the paragraph above. O!Ciel is seen floating in a lake with flower petals falling. Notice how he is positioned to look like a body that’s in a coffin. He is motionless as well. Some religions/myths include water bodies being passageways for afterlife so it may be symbolizing that.

The flower patels are not from a white lily (the flower that symbolizes death and is seen on every grave in the series), but they are plain white petals. Them falling could be to create the same effect as in Madam Red’s funeral, when O!Ciel made red flower petals fall down in the church. I also think that the flowers make the image be perceived as the Ophelia paintings.

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I wrote this post 5 months ago, and been saving it as a draft but I decided to share it after all since I couldn’t continue writing it for a long time. There may be a part to in the future as this only includes evidence until the cruise tragedy and I think there can be a lot of clues after that too. Anyways, thank you for reading. If anyone else has already thought of these, please tell me and I’ll edit it accordingly.

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #kuroshitsuji manga #phantomhive #blackbutler #ciel phantomhive

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propheticjester · 7 months

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Hamlet Reading Thoughts

I'm currently rereading Hamlet for my Shakespeare class, and I though I'd keep track of some of my thoughts here since there's a LOT I want to talk about. (Just for reference, the version I'm reading for class is the New Oxford edition, edited by John Jowett)

These are just some things I've noticed in Acts 1 & 2 and might make longer posts for later:

Horatio as a storyteller. I've posted about this before and it's one of my favorite things to talk about. But one thing I noticed during this re-read is that Horatio is constantly telling stories from the very beginning! He's the one who recounts all the exposition about the conflict with Fortinbras in 1.1 (and he notably ends the play speaking to Fortinbras and saying he'll recount the story of what happened to Denmark. And then, in 1.2, Horatio goes and tells Hamlet the story of meeting the ghost. He's just. A storyteller right from the get-go. I'm planning to keep track of every Horatio moment that catches my eye during this reading so that I can compile it into one post about this argument.

Polonius my favorite silly old man. <3 I have a soft spot for the guy because I once played him in a high school production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, so I just love seeing him spout his nonsense. But like all other characters in this play he is, of course, a tragic figure. He has such a high opinion of his own intelligence, but his elaborate schemes and love of his own voice prevent him from seeing the answers that are directly in front of him. Like the fact that he completely misses the significance of the Player's speech and the additional meaning Hamlet is reading into it? He's just so confident in his own intelligence that he refuses to listen to anyone else.

And the Players!!! The first time I read the play I missed this, because I hadn't yet read the Aeneid. But Holy Fucking Hell the significance that this allusion has here. Hamlet asks the players to perform a speech he heard from them once, and it's Aeneas' speech to Dido about the slaughter of Priam. Just as a recap, Aeneas is the hero of the Aeneid, and he is a survivor of the fall of Troy. Priam is the former king of Troy, whom Aeneas saw murdered by Pyrrhus. Also notable: Dido, the audience of the speech, is a woman manipulated by the gods into loving Aeneas, who falls into despair and madness and kills herself when he leaves her behind. Starting to sound familiar? Aeneas is guided by the spirit of his father, Anchises, just as Hamlet sees the spirit of his own father as a guide. At this point in the play, Hamlet wants to see himself as Aeneas, a hero guided by his father to fulfill his destiny as a leader and seek vengeance for a wrongful death (as Aeneas kills Turnus as revenge for Pallas in the final moments of the Aeneid). I would need to find my copy of the Aeneid in order to do a deeper reading and compare the two, but goddamn is this speech an important moment.

And to return to point #2, what does Polonius do in the middle of this incredibly symbolic speech?

He notices NOTHING. The man loves to hear himself speak, but cannot stand to listen for more than five fucking seconds dear god.

#hamlet #pj.txt #shakespeare #pj reads hamlet #polonius #aeneid #tw suicide mention #lit #horatio hamlet #horatio

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somethingsupwithdrac · 2 years

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There is no word from our good friend Jonathan Harker today, which remains concerning, considering where his last message left off. I suppose we can’t do much beyond wait patiently and hope he’s well.

There is, however, the first Poe Daily! I was always That One Kid reading Poe and Shakespeare and shit when I was like ten years old. I was the only little weirdo absolutely stoked to get to the Poe story in our middle school English textbook because OMG you guys this is so good you have no idea and not quite understanding why the rest of the class was not quite so enthusiastic about it or ready to read it out loud. Two of my most prized possessions as a child were a) the hugeass Complete Works of Poe that is still sitting on my bookshelf today, and b) a copy of Annabel Lee in Poe’s script printed on parchment. Which is to say I am so excited about this.

I love The Masque of the Red Death so much. I could do some literary talk about stuff like red as the symbol of both life and death, but instead I’m just going to fangirl about how much my lil goth heart adores this one.

The description of the Red Death as a very scary, very fatal disease is great, and the mental image of victims just bleeding everywhere and there being absolutely nothing anyone could do is very effective nightmare fuel.

Prospero. Oh, Prospero, you ill-fated and terrible, terrible person. It is very typical aristocrat shit to look around at all the peasants dying and be like “sucks to be those guys, time to hole up in an abbey and have a party ‘til all of this blows over, lol!” Gathering yourself and a thousand other members of your court in a building with no way in or out once you welded yourselves in was certainly A Choice. Definitely no chance of this proving a terrible idea later. Y’all just sit there with your massive supply of provisions and let the peasants die while you distract yourselves with wine and music. It’s fine.

The rooms! The descriptions of the rooms for the ball have always been one of my favourite parts because they’re just so ‘eccentric rich guy’. Twisty maze of colour-coordinated rooms! Symbolic meaning of colour choices! Hella goth final room with a ticking clock, red windows, and black walls that I was never allowed to emulate for my own personal childhood bedroom, mom. (In retrospect, black walls in a bedroom the size of a walk-in closet would have been a terrible idea, actually.) Love that in designing these suites they really went with ‘no normal lights for you, we’re just going to stick a brazier of fire back here, it’ll do some funky shit’, like the 19th century equivalent of a rave light show. (The red light in the black room sounds incredible, your aristocrat buddies are just cowards. ‘oh no, the black room full of red light doesn’t pass my vibe check, boo hoo’.)

The clock. The clock is almost a character itself and the idea of it being this inescapable, ominous thing that just cuts through all of the merriment and reminds the gathered rich folk that time is still passing. Reading about that sound, and how it somehow managed to echo through all the rooms at once despite the fact that was in the most distant one, I’ve always imagined a sound almost more like a heavy church bell than a normal clock chime. I don’t know why, that’s just where my brain has always gone. Quite effectively creepy and ominous.

The tastes of the duke were peculiar. He had a fine eye for colors and effects. He disregarded the decora of mere fashion. His plans were bold and fiery, and his conceptions glowed with barbaric lustre.

The Duke: avant-garde fashionista.

He had directed, in great part, the moveable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great fête, and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the costumes of the masqueraders.

Also: theatre director

I’ve always imagined this whole section, with the descriptions of the masquerade and the costumes as a sort of Mardi Gras/Carnivale from hell tbh. The usual over-the-top, exaggerated glittery and flashy costumes and sets but with a sort of nightmare funhouse mirror effect over all, and almost a physical sort of energizing presence driving all of these wildly-costumed aristocrats dancing through the rooms with the lights flickering over them.

And then. Into the wild revels intrudes the clock and the stranger, interrupting the ‘dreams’ and their carefree partying. This stranger, who dared exceed even Prospero’s most outlandish and bizarre imaginings and brought into the masquerade the costume of a Red Death victim. (Apparently there are limits to what even the most callous and reckless of aristocrats will tolerate, and that line is somewhere around ‘dressing up like a victim of the plague you’re all pretending isn’t still ravaging the population outside these walls’.)

i LOVE THIS PART SO MUCH. The anger and offense, slowly giving way to horror and fear as the Prince demands to know which of his group did this, and the realization that all of them are accounted for, and whoever this is, they aren’t anyone he let in the abbey, so who are they and how the hell did they get in to a sealed building? The slow, inexorable march of the masked figure through the rooms toward the prince, spreading silence and paralyzing fear like a plague, and the moment when, confronted by the figure, the prince drops dead. Then the last, shocking revelation-there isn’t anyone under the cloak. The Red Death itself came for those who thought that they might use their wealth and privilege to escape the inevitable clutches of death. That final image of all of the bodies lying in heaps, still wrapped in all of their bizarre masquerade finery, with blood seeping out to pool and soak into the formerly merry halls and the fires flickering and dying as the clock chimes its final hour is one of the most incredibly powerful and striking things I have ever read.

(You’ve got to love a story of doomed aristocrats arrogantly thinking they can buy their way out of dying like poors, lol. Sorry my dudes, but no.)

#poe daily #the masque of the red death #edgar allan poe #my ramblings #probably shouldn't have gotten started because i WILL babble forever about this shit #lol sorry prospero u dead #dracula daily #not dracula daily

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theshakespeareproject · 4 months

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Thoughts on King Henry the Sixth Part II Act II

With actual knowledge, I began Act II of Part II. Immediately - what jumped out at me: Falconers. Yes, the guys with the Falcon’s on their gloves. They enter the scene with everyone else and, unfortunately, are merely set dressing. This is something that should be rectified. Where is the Falconer’s spinoff Shakespeare, give it to me.

Seven years’ day. Anyone know what that mean? I saw it. I like the phrasing, it’s very evocative. I have no idea what it means.

It wasn’t until this scene that it truly hit me that all these characters were releated, and just wait, it hit me now because it is very important later.

I do have a line of the day, but it’s actually two:

“Why, Suffolk, England knows thine insolence.”

“And thy ambition, Gloster.”

Love it. The Duke of Gloster tries to roast the Duke of Suffolk, and Queen Margaret shows why she has that title. Perfect little interaction. Except it also made me realise that no one in this story has a bloody name except Margaret, everyone else is almost exclusively referred to by their title.

Another line pops up a moment later:

“Come with thy two-hand sword.”

I could not tell you the context or the reason. I just had to write it down. It feels like symbolism but I could be completely wrong because it does actually make sense in the conversation that it occurs in.

The next half of this scene, is absolutely bonkers. What follows these interactions of noblemen, is a strange story in which a blind man sees, because his wife made her blind husband climb a plum tree, the miracle is revealed to be a lie because the blind man can recognize colors, and then someone gets chased around with a whip. I can’t tell if this is meant to be a farce but it feels on the border of it. Also, the man is named but his wife isn’t. The Wife is called Wife. The man is called Simpcox. Can you see why I think this scene is a farce?

My last note for the scene just says “Buckingham is a snitch”. No elaboration is needed.

Due to reading the TV Tropes page, I now know that the next scene is about a gathering of the White Rose faction, which I have to refer that way because the white faction has a terrible connotation with it. They are York, Warwick, and Salisbury. I can now begin to orient myself in this story.

The bulk of this scene proves only one thing to me: succession crisises would be solved if everyone was less misogynistic. If the nobility just treated women as people, this wouldn’t be an issue. Seriously.

Due to some snipes thrown at the competition, I was able to suss out the Red Rose facation, the Lancasters, hmm… that’s suspisiouly close to Lanisters… Oh wait!

So the Red Rose facation is Suffolk, Beaufort, Somerset, and Buckingham. Leaving just Gloster and King Henry as technically unclaimed, though York thinks he is firmly with the Red. I think.

Either way, York starts making a bunch of promises that I don’t think he’s going to be able to keep. Oh boy.

The third scene is basically the Henryian courthouse drama. Henryian, not a word, but if we refer to other eras as Elizabethian, Victorian, and Edwardian, I’m suprised Henryian never took off.

Anyways, this scene has the judgement of the Duchess of Gloster and her coherts and the trial by combat both go unexpectedly.

The Duchess gets exiled to gasp the Isle of Man. Oh the horror.

The Witch is burned to death. Not to be nitpicky, but I thought that only happened on the mainland. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

The Duke of Gloster is dismissed. Not really surprising considering what his wife was up to. But Margaret of all people seemed particularly invested in it. Maybe Suffolk payed her off or something.

“Give up your staff, sir, and the king his realm.”

Very well spoken, that Queen over there.

The trial by combat goes suprisingly well for Peter, he beats his master and thus seems to prove that his master indeed did claim that Henry was a usurper, not helping is his own confession as he dies. And sure, that was dramatic and all, but you know what was important to me? This line:

“And a fig for Peter!”

There are two important things I took away from the last scene of the act. One is that the Duchess rips into everyone as she goes through her Cersie shame bell moment. And two is the opening line from the Duke of Gloster:

“Thus sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud;

And after summer evermore succeeds

Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold:

So cares and joys abound, as seasons fleet.”

I don’t know if it’s poetry, but it feels like poetry. It paints such a picture in my mind. I like it.

Remember when I said I pictured everyone speaking on a darkened stage with one toplight to illuminate them. This is the first section where that wasn’t true. I pictured them outside, quite often on a busy street. That happened during the last chapter which coincidently was set in that kind of location. Maybe my imagination is finally expanding.

#lit #literature #read along #shakespeare #william shakespeare #evermore #war of the roses

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dolphs-world · 8 months

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August 26th, Louie

I've watched a lot of movies, including a couple for school. I won't talk about those ones, they didn't really interest me. I hope next week's one is good! Also rewatched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, still great and felt less slow this time although a bit less impactful and still don't really like the time jump, and Burn After Reading, better than the first time and may be the Coen's best film although still had a weak ending, as in the final scene not sequence, and they just kind of dropped Tilda Swindon. And George Clooney's wife shouldn't have been cheating on him, Lame! Ranking: 1. Spongebob 2 2. Puss in Boots 2 3. Barbie - watched twice! 4. Logan Lucky - need to watch again because it was 2am 5. Age of Innocence - I think some of the dialogue flew over my head, was like reading Shakespeare, but still very good Don't know where to put A.I But all of these were good 6. Licorice Pizza And not for the "controversies" around the film, grow up. I did laugh out loud at several points but I think I was laughing at the movie. So, it has that over There Will Be Blood but that was acted well, this was not. Oh yeah, should mention that I hate Paul Thomas Anderson movies. I've seen about half of them and the only one I kind of liked was Boogie Nights, and that was only halfway decent. Don't get me started on Magnolia. The first 15 minutes, which is unrelated to the rest of the film, is the best part and completely lies about the weird coincidences and interconnectivity of the universe. I really wish that the first 'ensemble' type movie I saw wasn't Love Actually because it's, so far, been the best in terms of bringing it all together. And that one didn't even promise to, unlike Magnolia. Take your Bible symbolism and shove it up your ass! But yeah, Licorice Pizza sucked. Hated everyone, disjointed plot, poor acting. Was cool reading people talk about the theme of maturity and how the characters performed it but was not fun to watch. Logan Lucky, I think I missed something because it seemed less clever than it tried to be. But still a lot of fun. Puss in Boots 2, wish it wasn't as overhyped as it was. It was no Spiderverse or Shrek 1 or 2. But still better than the rest, and I actually think the first Puss in Boots is good. Antonio Banderas is so charming, Salma Hayek is still not a good actor but is fucking hot as hell, Perrito, this guy think he Donkey :laughingcrying:, Death's whistle reminded me of Earthbound, Goldilocks and the 3 bears grew on me, didn't really like the music, favourite fearless hero grew out it's welcome, John Mulaney stole the show. Wish I didn't know some of the more funny lines but still laughed a lot. Fun little diatribe, in Shrek 1, the 3 bears are captured. Later we see Papa bear comforting a crying Baby bear. Later still we see a bear skin rug with a bow on it in Lord Farquaad's castle. How Morbid! Then, I watched Spongebob 2. Also had Antonio Banderas. Was not as good as the first. That Reggae song tryin' to be Ocean Man so bad :laughingcrying":. But, still fixed my only real problem with the first movie, no Sandy. Still not enough Sandy. It's weird, I'd say she's more important than Patrick in the show. Anyways, I know she got her just due in the musical. Another fun diatribe, I recorded a video of myself reacting to the trailer of this film almost a decade ago. Never saw it till this month. Was very fun, great idea to have Plankton and Spongebob team up. Did lose the plot a bit when the squidasaurus showed up. And whilst the CGI was incredible, the superhero stuff was not as good. Still, really fun, laughed a lot, and great that Squidward got abs.

#dear diary

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gmanweatherreport · 2 years

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Oc talk episoe 3 (three) THE WIZARD of HEARTS

ETTO *last name not sure

Basic

5"8.5

LOre

- he has much appreciation for the romantic period he lovves the fine arts like beaautiful poetry and knitting and Shakespeare type stuff *hes an undertale writer has 7 published fanbooks!!!!

-living embodiment of the anime puts hand behind head as comically large sweat bead drops down face and says "heh..." point being uhhm hes awkward as fuck but happy about it actually

- epic wizard btw

- he uses orbs for summoning and also does fortune telling stuff. He makes potions out of stuff like plants compared to jiyn who uses like probably poisonous chemical residues

-favorite shrek character fiona

-Only a figment of jiyns dreams technically

Relationships

-in the early 1980s he works ar among us and i won't elaborate?

-slightly stubborn which is not blatantly clear but true

JIYN- doki doki watched shrek together about 73 times but he doesnt mind also a tragic love

F sharp- like acquaintances shes just there sometimes shes nice

Peter G.- no family guy on sundays at 6 in the dream realm

Fit

I uhhhm made him mid witchs hheart playthrough and wilardo adler was the only thing on my mind. Can you tell?

The thing on his scarf was my unintentional recreation of the alchemy symbol for air and also on a casual day he would likely wear wgat a grandmother would wear like some kind of embroidered cat sweater type thing

(A refrence i photo i made because i was going to commission a drawing of him my first time getting a comissiom then the commissions closed like so quick and it was while i was sleeping literally broken over this still) ayo i got it me from the future

Btw his name was originally going to be itto but then i thought wow what if i spelled it with an e and apparently etto means like "umm" in Japanese interesting right

Meet the character #3 END

I came back and edited this like 2 month later because i was dissatisfied sorryyy

#ocs #who u guys want next gazurasi joker man difinitive music people list or nothing because im busy as fuck tomorrow #cryign too much school stuff this week

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iloveyoumorethansoup · 2 years

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Ok so this week has been crazy busy but also one of my professors was out this week and instead of canceling we had two other professors step in (one for each class) and it was. So much more beneficial. Like incredibly so. My acting class got together and we’re like so like is it just me or do we all wish this guy was permanent?

#so with my acting class. we do scenes and monologues but mainly more than anything we focus on technique and things like that #which yes very necessary and I do enjoy it. just not. the entire semester. it’s not theoretical acting it’s acting #also my professor tends to direct us instead of teaching but anyways there are rarely any volunteers for participation #so we’ve got this guy and he comes in and he’s like alright we’re gonna do some stuff! and we’re like yeah alright #by the end of the first class people r jumping up and sprinting to offer to do their scenes #next day?? same thing. i swear one girl teleported to the center of the room to perform #and the class ended and the sub was like see y’all around one day and we were all like bestie please promise us promise us right now #and we had like a class get together had a chat and we’re like. that was so much drastically better #my standards for teachers r very low so I kinda thought my professor was there greatest until this week when I was like ohhh I’m missing out #anyways we were like. oh wow ok so like that was so much better and actually this sucked severely before and I don’t wanna go back to that #and I’m in 2 of this professors class. the other one is voice and diction and it’s the same thing there too #we were learning ipa symbols and pronunciations for the past many weeks right?? couldn’t tell u a single thing at all #so this other professor comes in and he’s like ok so like what do y’all know bc I know ur doing this? and it’s a resounding nothing from all #so he’s like hm ok let’s give it a review. within an hour and a half of listening to him I have the entire thing completely learned #and the next day he’s talking about Shakespeare and different things and he’s like hey. we’re having auditions soon y’all should be #moving on those yeah?? someone show me one. instantly volunteers. everyone’s thrilled to be there #temp professor goes well what does ur prof do? referring to something specific I believe and this one girl #tho I don’t think she should have said it goes he does nothing. he doesnt do a thing #and she did not mean to say it instantly her hand was over her mouth and she looked so surprised #but the thing is! she was right!! i don’t mind shuffling to that class bc we literally lay on the floor and make sounds most days #most of the class found it rather funny and a few people even said they agreed #I’m curious how class is next week now that we all have a new prospective on how things should be #the class is run like someone who cares a great deal about the subject and wants to talk about it and experiment with things #rather than someone who’s teaching a course #aside from that I had 2 midterms today that I think went rather well #so it’s break time!!#life is good #soup talks

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d-criss-news · 2 years

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Illustration by João Fazenda

What Do Shakespeare and Mamet Have in Common?

Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, and Darren Criss, who star in the Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo,” at Circle in the Square, and Neil Pepe, who directs it, met up the other day at a West Side thrift shop called No Particular Hours (“Vintage Goods / Industrial Artifacts / Dead People’s Things”). The play, from 1975, is about three desperate characters in a junk shop; the group had planned to visit one in March, 2020, shortly before the show’s opening; two years later, there they were. The proprietor, Jerry Lerner—tall, grizzled, fisherman’s cap—let them wander, offering occasional commentary. (Of a carved statue: “I used to call that Bali Parton.”) The shop, a chockablock riot of curiosities—wagon-wheel chandelier here, helmeted mannequin head there—was a bit more festive than the “Buffalo” set, and the actors were a bit snazzier than their onstage counterparts. Fishburne (Donny, the junk-shop owner) wore an African-print-inspired combo from Moshood, of Brooklyn (“I modelled for them in the eighties”), with a drawstring waist. Criss (Bobby, Donny’s slow-witted gofer) gestured at his own plaid pants, and said, “I’m also rocking the drawstring.” Rockwell (Teach, their ne’er-do-well friend) looked mischievous—rascally mustache, sweater with “high end” in colorful letters. “It’s just a sweater I got because I’m a Hollywood phony,” he said, smirking. Criss and Fishburne laughed. “I’m a dickhead, and I wore a dickish sweater,” he said. They laughed more.

“American Buffalo,” a blunt, staccato symphony of F-bombs, haplessness, and simmering rage, centers on a scheme to steal a valuable nickel and culminates in mayhem. Pepe, a prolific director of Mamet with the presence of a director of much gentler fare, leafed through a bin of old wrenches. “We’ve been talking about what makes a lot of noise,” he said. “There’s stuff that happens physically—it will all be choreographed, hopefully, so that all is safe.” Fishburne got intrigued by an old brass fire extinguisher; earthenware jugs (“Jugs, baby! Now, that’s country”), one of which he blew into, jug-band style; and an early-twentieth-century toaster, which he picked up and carried around.

“Our shop is not as nice as this,” Rockwell said. “We don’t have a ‘Clash of the Titans’ poster. Boy, I would buy that.” He crossed to a wall of old posters. “Or ‘Carmen Jones,’ ” Fishburne said. “I have the one from ‘Black Orpheus.’ ”

“Dude, that Harry Belafonte–Danny Kaye video you sent me was awesome,” Rockwell said. They fist-bumped. Which video? Criss asked.

“It’s called ‘Mama Look a Boo-Boo,’ ” Fishburne said.

“Belafonte was a real sex symbol,” Rockwell said. A feed bag caught his eye. “ ‘Purina Goat Chow,’ ” he read. “I had that for breakfast.”

In 2020, they had rehearsed for three weeks before everything shut down, then continued for several more weeks via FaceTime. “This is the longest I’ve prepared for any show in my entire life,” Criss said. Pepe said that he hoped it would feel “lived in.” Fishburne said, “I’ve wanted to do this play since I was a kid.” When “Buffalo” first made waves, he added, “I was in the Philippines, doing ‘Apocalypse Now,’ ”—but “the talk of it . . . this play changed shit for the American theatre. Nobody had used language like this before.” Pepe said, “All of a sudden, Mamet’s doing iambic with the stuff of the streets.”

Mamet wrote “American Buffalo” while living in Chicago and hanging around with poker players in a junk shop. “Some of the guys were ex-cons, and in the business of thievery,” Pepe said. “He would hear their stories. The play has this idea of wanting a bigger piece of the pie.”

“ ‘Gatsby’s Tennis Nets,’ ” Fishburne said, reading a tag aloud.

On a counter in front, a wooden box displayed a mysterious object: ivory-like, rounded, and carved with dancing skeletons. The visitors leaned in. “I was cleaning out an apartment, and I said, ‘Oh, nice bowl,’ right?” Lerner said. “Then I turned it over and said, ‘Holy crap.’ ”

“It’s a turtle shell,” Fishburne said.

“It’s the top of somebody’s skull,” Lerner said.

“Holy shit!” Criss said. “That is intense! ”

“It’s a real kapala, from Tibet,” Lerner said. “They drank blood out of that thing.” Fishburne picked up the kapala and put it on his head. Actors, skull: Had anybody done “Hamlet”?

“I did the famous speech at my high-school graduation,” Fishburne said.

“To be or not to be, that is the question,” Criss said.

“I like ‘O, what a rogue,’ I like ‘O, that this too, too solid flesh,’ ” Rockwell said. “I think those are funner.”

“Shakespeare and Mamet, to me, are extremely similar,” Criss said. He compared the musicality to a Coltrane riff.

“Even though it’s a bunch of dudes saying dirty words, they’re actually extremely vulnerable,” Rockwell said.

“The junk shop is a fence, it’s a front, it’s a clubhouse,” Pepe said.

“It’s their home,” Fishburne said. “When you start digging, you realize, Oh, yeah—this is very sweet.” ♦

#darren criss #laurence fishburne #sam rockwell #neil pepe #the new yorker #american buffalo bway #press #april 2022 #totally forgot to post this #sorry!!

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incorrectbatfam · 3 years

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im new to this whole batfam thing! what are some popular headcanons and interpretations of the characters??

Anyone else, feel free to chime in.

1. Tim is a sleepless coffee addict

Canon basis: little to none, other than a couple instances where he's seen drinking coffee or mentions staying up late to work. He's human, and no human can conceivably do what he does on no sleep and unhealthy lifestyle.

2. Dick loves cereal

Canon basis: again, not much other than some one-off instances

3. Jason is a literature nerd

Canon basis: there's some substance to this one. We've seen him quoting Shakespeare and reading Austen on multiple occasions, and when he was younger he had a love of school and learning. Jason's overall a well-read and articulate guy, which also points toward a love of classics.

4. Damian loves animals

Canon basis: this one's well-established with parts of the narrative including why Damian loves animals so much—because they can't judge his past the way people do. He's got the most pets out of anyone in the Manor and has no shame showing his gentler side to other creatures.

5. Damian loves art

Canon basis: also true—after Damian's death, we see Bruce going through Damian's sketchbook and it's clear he's remarkably talented. There have also been other instances where we see him drawing or otherwise engaging in art.

6. Cass is the good girl

Canon basis: um... not much. I think Cass's "good girl" reputation is born largely out of stereotypes for Asian girls. In the comics, she is her own breed of chaos and fits in perfectly with the boys. (There was this one panel where she contemplated spitting in someone's face just out of spite but I can't find it.)

7. Stephanie loves waffles

Canon basis: though there's some, I'm not quite sure to what extent. We've seen her enjoy it on multiple occasions and it's said she even makes them better than Alfred (according to Tim).

8. Duke is the normal one

Canon basis: no. Just... no. Compared to the rest of the bats, sure, but that's only 'cause he's newer. But we're talking about a boy who formed We Are Robin when Batman went MIA. We're talking about a boy who jumped off a bridge into a river while running from cops. We're talking about a boy who canonically has PTSD because of the Joker, and who fought dangerous criminals before he had a grasp of what his powers are. On that note, he's also not the boring one—he's a fantasy nerd with a complex past who writes poetry, listens to heavy metal, took on the Riddler's challenge at age ten, and loves digging up dinosaurs.

9. Alfred is a flawless badass

Canon basis: he's portrayed as this butler deus-ex-machina getting the Bats out of sticky situations. In his backstory, he was a spy before working with the Waynes and thus has the fighting experience, and in the comics, he's seen dropping witty lines and overall keeping everyone in check. Which, alright, that's fine on its own. But the fandom tends to put him on a pedestal and believes he can do no wrong, thus ignoring the weaknesses and vulnerabilities that he, like any other good character, has.

10. Bruce is a lone grimdark vigilante

Canon basis: I blame canon. Fuck the comics. I blame the writers who only watched the Nolan movies and somehow that, of the eighty-plus years of Batman content, was the best representation of Bruce Wayne. If Bruce was truly meant to be a lone wolf, why go through the trouble of making all the Robins? Why create an extensive network spanning not just his family, but also folks like the Justice League? Why give him a love interest? I fully blame the DC writers for this angsty punch-drunk image, because they're so focused on hypermasculine badassery or whatever that they forgot what the Bat symbol really stands for.

#ask #anonymous #personal #batfamily #batfam #batbros #batboys #batkids #batsiblings #batclan #batman family #dc comics #tw food mention #tw swearing

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rein-ette · 2 years

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For your headcanon time period ask! How about England in the 1600's? I'm curious to see what you'd think he was up to 👀

Aighttttt lets get crackin.

For me the standout events of the decade 1600-1610 was the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 and the Union of the Crowns, and the ongoing Dutch-Portuguese War Arthur was meddling in.

I like the idea that Arthur was out and sailing about at the turn of the century, since that feels appropriately symbolic. It would also mean he was probably abroad when Queen Elizabeth made her Golden Speech in November of 1601, which marks the end of her reign. That speech was surprise for everyone, since Elizabeth was supposed just supposed to talk about taxes or something, and instead revealed that it would be her last Parliament. She then proceeds to proclaim her undying love for her country (wink wink) and gratitude to her ministers and subjects. I highly suggest everyone go read the speech because its a banger, but my favourite line is this one: And, though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my Crown, that I have reigned with your loves.

To add drama, I think Elizabeth would have prevented people from notifying Arthur, knowing he would be horrified and come running back, cutting short his time on the seas that he loved. When he returns a couple months later he indeed is horrified and after the customary ranting ("but why -- I would have come back had i known" "precisely") would retreat to his own room, read the speech, and break down.

Of course the thing with Queen Elizabeth is that she declared she was "married to her country." I probably wouldn't go with too literal an interpretation of that (tho she did the whole ring thing, man, like thats hella cute), but I do think Arthur was deeply in love with her on many different levels. Among his feelings was certainly a romantic attraction, but it was probably so intertwined with other kinds of love that Arthur could not, and eventually did not, care to tease them apart anymore. As for what she felt back, I don't really like speculating about historical characters, but I do think he would have been one of her closest confidants and cherished companion and partner. Her death in 1903 surely would have been devastating for Arthur, and after returning he definitely spent every second he could manage by her side until the very end.

Upon her death and the crowning of James I, however, Arthur would have skedaddled as fast as possible. This is because, with the coronation of James, Scotland and England were now united under one crown! Hurrah! Yeah, Arthur would have gotten out of there as fast as possible. He would have slapped that tiara on James, told his ministers not to let Scot fuck around and ruin everything, and boarded the next ship out to nowhere.

Lucky for him there are Spaniards to beat, traitors to hang, treaties to sign, and Shakespeare to watch as well! The Treaty of London ends the Anglo-Spanish War in 1604, Othello premieres the same year, guy tries to blow up Parliament in 1605 (lol Guy geddit), some random trade treaty is signed in Paris and "The Scottish Play" is released in 1606 (a personal favourite). During this time Arthur probably tried his hand at a couple sonnets and plays as well. Always a prolific writer and ever the escapist, literature would have provided a good outlet for his grief in these years.

Finally, I mentioned that the Dutch and Portuguese were having a grand old time blasting the shit out of each other. The English and Dutch East India Companies were created respectively in 1601 and 1602, after one of Port's dudes, after sailing around Asia for a bit, runs off at Amsterdam and publishes all the routes. Naturally the Dutch and English are thrilled and Port is not well-pleased, but England cannot outright start a war on Port (who's technically still a friend, even if hes in cahoots with the Spanish at this point). So Arthur lets the Dutch do the hard work of seizing all the Portuguese colonies while he provides strategic support, as one does. This leads to some very angry letter exchanges indeed with Gabi, and Arthur probably more than once guiltily slunk past Lisbon on the way back home. (Dude named Hudson was also havin a grand old time sailin up rivers and down bays in North America in 1909, so when sick of assisting the Dutch you know where Artie went).

And that's my hcs for the 1600s! As ever it got pretty long -- oops. But thanks for the ask -- I've learned quite a bit and am genuinely intrigued by this decade now, as it seems be an fascinating and complex snapshot of the very beginning of the British Empire we came to know. The foreshadowing, man.

#hws england #my hcs #historyyy babyy #man feels so good to do non-degree related research again #thanks to rainbow again #hope everyone enjoys and send moreeee

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Hi! Two things: firstly, I read and saved your awesome posts about Farsi endearments, thank you so much for those they were so informative and awesome!! Secondly, I was just curious if there were any names you particularly like (in general) ? Or like headcanons for the newest Carstairs baby’s name? I ask because I’m writing an AU fic centered around Alastair and Cordelia when they have more siblings, and I have too many awesome options for potential names. Like damn linguistics is beautiful haha. thank you for sharing any knowledge or input!! Have a wonderful day😊🥰❤️

Hi! thank you for your ask, you don't understand the amount of happiness it gave me. And sorry for how terribly long it took me to answer, my exams just finished and now I'm finally back to Tumblr after a long time because school sucks.

When talking about what to call a new baby, there are not only lots of different names, but different categories to choose from, and everyone has their preferences. I would name my child something related to nature (i have reblogged an amazing post about nature names with an additional long list of Persian nature names. You can check it out here, if you want.) or a name rooted in the poems of people in love, like my own name – Negar. But well, we're not talking about my choice of name, but Sona's.

We already know her taste in names. All their Persian names – Sona's, Cordelia's and Alastair's – are rooted in Shāhnāme (or The Book of Kings), which as you might know, is a long epic, and the most important source of Persian mythology. Turan is a very important land in the book (It's weird that it's actually a name but it is. I don't know why anyone would name their child or their character Turan though. Uh.) The word Katāyoun means "the queen of the world", and in Shāhnāme Katāyoun was this very wise and cool and independent queen of Persia, and she was also the mother of Esfandiār (which, as a word, means "pure creation"), a clever and hot warriors prince with daddy issues. All their names being from that book makes a lot of sense, because look at this:

In Shāhnāme, Rostam is known as the most legendary hero of – well, the world. He is wise and strong and brave, and a great warrior, and a smart strategist and a really high functioning leader. He's kind and caring and soft-hearted and patient too, when he needs to be. He's also a very sarcastic bitch, and a dumbass (though I'm the only one you'd hear this from). when talking about Persian heroes, Rostam is the first who comes to mind. He's mostly praised for being a genuinely good person, having morals, not fighting against people weaker than him and stuff like that. Rostam is basically the heart of Shāhnāme and If Sona is a descendant of him, it's understandable that she's proud of it and wants to name her children things to show their heritage.

So, here are some names from Shāhnāme (i will put a * after the ones i particularly like slkaka). i will not be telling their story, because it will make the post unnecessarily long. Just what they were famous for and their personalities.

Rostam. Well, you know this one. No one actually names their child Rostam now, but i think it used to be pretty common back in the early 20th century. The word means tall and handsome (:|).

Tahmine. The word means brave and strong. She was a princess, beautiful as a feary, and Ferdowsi (the guy who wrote Shāhnāme) says that she had a lot of knowledge on every subject that was there. She was Rostam's wife.

Sohrāb*. He is Rostam and Tahmine's only child, and has his parents' traits; so he's admired and respected by everyone. His name means young and healthy and rosy-cheeked (these names have weird meanings It's not my fault). His life was kind of a tragedy, though.

Gordāfarid*. She is just. Chef's kiss. I love her so much and she's my wife. Her name means hero or something and she's this badass warrior with long black hair and a will of iron, and when none of the men of her army had the courage to face Sohrāb, she was the only one who volunteered to fight him and he actually considered her a challenge.

Ārash*. He's another one of my favorites. He was a legendary archer who put his life in an arrow to end a war and give back his nation's dignity and sense of home. He died a hero after shooting that arrow. His name, which is a pretty common name, means glamorous.

Homā*. Another favorite. her name means blessed, and she was a monarch, who ruled Persia for 32 years of happiness and peace for all the people. And Ferdowsi describes her as an artist, and a very wise and knowledgeable person (also very beautiful because this man can't write anyone ugly).

Bijan. Some young, rebellious and adventurous boy. His name means pure, and the story of him and Manije is one of the most important love stories of Shāhnāme.

Manije. The name means beautiful and modest. her personality is kind of similar to Shakespeare's Juliet. she's fine.

Siāvash*. The name means someone with curly black hair, or someone who has a black horse. This is Rostam's adoptive son who he loved with his whole being. He raised him away from the shittiness of the palace (Siāvash was a prince) and he taught him everything he knew; and he became handsome young man with a vast knowledge of things, a good heart and good personality, and Rostam's fighting skills. He is a symbol of innocence and virtue because he was falsely accused of sexual assault, and he was forced to walk through actual fire and step out of it unharmed to prove he hasn't done wrong – by his own father. It's mythology, so he did, in fact, walk through big fires and didn't burn.

Poorān*. Another cool female monarch who bought piece and happiness to the land with her work of wisdom. Fun thing about her is that she did exist outside of Shāhnāme and ruled Persia for a period of time (her name is written as Buran or Boran though).

#persian

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humanlighthouse · 3 years

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I did not know you were specializing in Poe?!!?!

🌫💀🕯🫀🗡🧱🚪🍷🏰🪦🌫

*very irritated rn that my phone has no appropriate corvid emoji*

As an american i'm familiar with like, The Raven (i am a sucker for a rhyme scheme ok?) and his most well-known short stories, etc. so i am super-curious: pray tell, what is your favorite Poe fact and/or work?

it's coming up on the spooky season, so i for one would love some Poe stuffs to reblog in October

*thinking really hard about a liu sang/tell tale heart fusion* ... *also thinking about how dmbj has so many horror elements you could easily situate a poe story into the dmbj universe*

Hi honey 🥰 I sure am! I'm gonna try to keep my nerd rant to an acceptable length, but just know that you brought this upon yourself 🤭

So first: rhyme scheme: have you read The Bells? When you read the poem, you can literally hear the different types of bells ringing! My dude was very good at sounds. He wrote essays on rhythm in poetry, it wasn't my favorite part so I'm not as well versed in that but it sure shows in the rest of his writing!

> I should have prefaced this by saying that everything he wrote can be found online! Either on wikisource or on the amazing, the wonderful website eapoe.org that has ANYTHING you might look for about him!

Okay back to writing. My favorite is a toss-up between William Wilson (guy haunted by a physical manifestation of his conscience) and The Masque of the Red Death (also about a guy haunted by a physical manifestation of his failures hm i have a type yes 🤔) Both stories are short yet pack an impressive emotional gut punch, they're very visual, full of symbolism, and just so damn well written?? I am currently writing an article about Masque and the fact that it uses the symptoms of Ebola 130 years before the disease was found 😗 and how that choice of disease (instead of say, the black plague or cholera that he also uses elsewhere) has to do with said failure of the prince, Color Theory Red, etc etc with some Shakespeare refs thrown in for good measure. It's fun!

My general area of knowledge is about religion and spirituality in Poe, which I am.... basically the only one to study? (yay for lack of competition, big fish tiny puddle!!) At the end of his life (at...39, but that's another can of worms), he wrote a long long loooooong essay (for Poe, so like, 100 pages, but it's so DENSE and dull at times it feels like twice that at least - the ending is really good though!) about cosmogony, that is, the creation of the universe, how and more important WHY it came to be, called Eureka. I did my masters on it, and my doctoral thesis was about how it's kind of a ... crystallization of ideas he wrote about previously?

Fun fact, did you know that Poe wrote the first (Western) Sherlock Holmes? Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget and The Purloined Letter all have Auguste C. Dupin (his Sherlock) solve crime by sitting down and thinking lol and he was the first! He also makes a few asides about, well, life in general, and a few of these are copied verbatim in Eureka, for example. Poe has very unique ideas about cosmogony, and it's lucky he wasn't more successful in spreading them around or he would probably have ended up on a stake somewhere :) but there are So Good! I can rant more about those at a later date lol

So while Eureka itself isn't my favorite work, its impact (retroactive impact? can that be a thing? I once wrote about "the inverted echo" of it and my thesis advisor was like What lmao) on the rest of Poe's work IS my main area of nerdiness. But Poe is amazing!! Almost everything he wrote is amazing!! He was also bitchy and petty and so goddamn nerdy. Also probably ace!! and definitely bi lol I HAVE ARGUMENTS FOR THIS

Lastly, I have a Poe side-blog, which hasn't been updated in AGES but still exists! And where I put up a list of Poe recs :) here

But don't.... don't get me started about Poe/DMBJ crossovers? I have work to do! articles to write! I HAVE A FAMILY PLEASE-

That's it for now, shutting up :p Thanks for the ask!!!

#poe

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ladykissingfish · 3 years

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Highschool with the Akatsuki

*Modern-Day*

Hidan

Behavioral nightmare. Fidgets, drops things, disrupts others’ work, talks during study/quiet times. Has to be constantly reprimanded for his inappropriate jokes and foul language. Sent to the principal‘s office so much that he was asked his opinion when the man was choosing new carpeting. Most of his friends are exactly like him, so if they’re in the same class they have to be seated clear across the room from each other. Can be a good student when he TRIES; but doesn’t see the point in trying, so will just barely be passing his classes with C’s and D’s. Skinny jeans and Vans with open flannel shirts over white or black tank. Wears a necklace with strange symbol on it, when asked what it represents he’ll say “my religion” but won’t elaborate. In the bathroom between every class grabbing “a quick smoke”. Dyed his hair silver as a joke in the 6th grade, has kept it that way ever since.

Kakuzu

As serious as a heart attack, no matter the situation. Incredibly tall and with a stern face; is almost always mistaken for being the teacher by new kids. Has an impressive collection of “old-man” sweaters. The stingiest guy alive with a buck; will actually make you hand-write him an IOU slip over borrowing 50 cents for the vending machine. Decent in all subjects but a star in Economics. Has one or two “friends” but doesn’t seem particularly close to them (or anyone else for that matter). Doesn’t talk a lot in class but when he does it’s usually because he disagrees with a point the teacher is making, and he isn’t afraid to debate him or her until he’s acknowledged as being correct.

Deidara

Deidara is one of those people who needs constant stimulation to keep him engaged in whatever’s going on. Since school tends to involve a lot of tedious repetition, paying attention in class isn’t something he’s the best at. Most likely to “finish up” his homework assignments five minutes before class starts. Grades tend to fall in the B-/C+ range. The type to always pick a seat that’s in the back of the room and/or closest to the window. Has a sketchbook that he carries around with him wherever he goes. Style consists of ripped jeans over fishnets, combat boots, fingerless gloves, band t-shirts and oversized pullover hoodies. Super-long hair tied back in ponytail. One of the first (and only) people at school to *openly* identify as pansexual; gets asked out a lot but always declines everyone because dating “would interfere with his artistic process”. Doesn’t speak a lot in class unless the topic particularly interests him, in which case he will ramble on and on until politely stopped by the teacher. His table at lunch will always be full because others are drawn to his energy and charisma. The art room is his home away from home; on a first-name basis with the instructor.

Sasori

The smart, quiet kid. Tends to keep to himself and always appears to be in his own little world. Doesn’t ever seem to be paying attention in class, but when the teacher randomly calls on him, he has the right answer every single time. Always gets A’s but will get upset over a “low A” (in the 90-94% range). A good budgeter of time and will usually manage to get most of his homework done at lunch or during study hall. Has a (small) core group of friends and not looking to add to it anytime soon. Wears a lot of khakis and long-sleeved shirts or sweaters (even in the summer). Because of his organizational skills, technical mind, and proficiency in using tools, he excels in woodshop; often informally used by the teacher as an “assistant” to help other students with their projects. Absolutely hates gym (his small stature and delicate nature make physical exertion difficult for him); this will be the only class he doesn’t try for an A in, as he skips it as often as possible.

Itachi

Dear God, the girls ((and quite a few guys)) are crazy over this boy. Is thought of as being brooding, and mysterious ... and gut-wrenchingly handsome. Very quiet, rarely speaks in class, but when he DOES, it’s always something deep and profound. Top student grade-wise. Long dark hair and soulful eyes. Style is all black, distressed baggy pants with chains, long-sleeved band or anime shirts, boots, fishnet gloves, heavy silver bracelets and rings. Is polite to everyone but only has a handful of actual friends. Submits poems and short stories anonymously to the school paper; always gets published. Is occasionally persuaded by his teachers to volunteer as a student tutor; line will be literally out the door from people seeking his “help”. Has friends in the drama club so will go to every single school play to be supportive, even if all friend did was lighting or scenery.

Kisame

Tall and athletic; captain of the swim team. Isn’t the most handsome guy but popular because of his personality. Not really the best student, but keeps his grades up enough to be able to keep playing sports. Sweatpants, Nikes, and Letterman’s jacket. The type to step in when he sees somebody getting bullied. Has a secret love for Orchestra music and likes to sit outside the band room when it’s members have rehearsals. Friends with/friendly to absolutely everybody. Will go through more than one tray at lunch. Shines the brightest during gym class. Also a surprisingly good cook; will voluntarily take Home Economics as an elective and be one of the best bakers in the class.

Obito

Known around school as “that one guy with the mask”. Was apparently in a bad accident as a child that left the side of his face heavily scarred; adopted the practice of wearing solid-color face masks to cover damage. Teachers are made aware of his situation so no one ever tries to make him take it off; although he will do so at lunch, at a table of his close friends. Smart and articulate, everyone turns to look at him when he speaks in class. Tall and moves quickly (and silently); nobody ever knows he’s there until he’s right behind them. Dark jeans, boots and will always wear a leather jacket or trench coat, even on ridiculously hot days. Doesn’t laugh a lot but when he does, the sound of it could make anyone fall in love. A big eater of sweets; will always have some kind of candy on him that he will quietly slip beneath the mask and eat during class. When caught by teacher, will claim he had low blood sugar, and because he’s a good student otherwise he won’t be questioned further on it. The type to, at the beginning of the school year, sign up for a ton of after-school clubs, stay in them for a week, decide they’re boring, and duck out.

Zetsu

Oddball kid who sits by himself and talks to himself more than seems normal. Teachers have learned early on not to call on him in class, because he’ll just sit there and give them a silent, intent stare until they move on to someone else. Surprisingly good grades despite never talking/participating. Wears cargo shorts, T-shirts and sandals with socks, no matter the weather. Always goes outside in-between class periods; sometimes misses class altogether just to nap under a tree with his face in the sun. Eventually founds and is “captain” of the school’s gardening club; not many members but the ones that do join are very environmentally conscious, modern-day “hippies”.

Pein

Legitimately has like, 9000 piercings. There’s not an inch of this guys face that doesn’t have a shiny silver stud in it. Red and black seem to be the only colors in his wardrobe; lots of button-up shirts and zip hoodies. Has a ridiculously deep voice and is always super-intense, even when just hanging out with friends. In group projects, he’s always very quickly designated as the Leader. In his group of friends, it’s clear he’s the Leader. Not the best grades but above-average. Spends a lot of time with the blue-haired girl; it’s always rumored that they’re dating although both parties have claimed to be “just friends”. A terrifyingly persuasive arguer; joins and becomes star of the debate team within a week. The type to ask a very deep, pointed question during class and change the entire course of the teacher’s lecture.

Konan

The type to have a lot of close male friends but almost zero female ones. Tends to be the “mom” amongst her group. Excellent student, always the top marks in her class. A lot of admirers but always politely turns down potential suitors. Some piercings but nothing very extravagant. The school used to have a very strict rule about dying one’s hair “wild colors”, but she dyed hers blue and led a successful protest regarding freedom of expression. Her favorite class is literature, especially when they get to the Greek Mythology and Shakespeare units. Does origami as a hobby; when bored in class will sit and tear up bits of paper or napkins and create gorgeous little flowers. Clean and organized in every aspect EXCEPT for her locker, which is a (legendary) jumbled and unholy catastrophe.

#the akatsuki #headcanon #high school #hidan #kakuzu #deidara #sasori #itachi #kisame #obito uchiha #zetsu #pein #konan

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Chapter 5

Characters: Clint, you, Loki

Warnings: this is a SLOW burn, slight angst, fluff at the end, Loki starting shit.

Summary: life has never really bwen this complicated. Or well the life that you think you know has never really been this complicated. Living with the avengers, learning new things, yeah its gonna be a long road but what else do you have to look forward to other than the random runins with the god of mischief.

Loki Masterlist

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It had been about a week since you had arrived at the tower and just as long as your incounter with Loki, you hadnt had much time to think about it though since you were normally nose deep in class work or training with Nat and Clint since Tony had sent you the message "If your gonna be an avenger you have to train like one, training starts at 6." You had left him on read after that, you had never been a morning person and you sure as hell wasnt about to start now.

"Alright y/n, lets try you on the bow today." Clint smiled walking into the arena where most of your training took place.

"After I finish this." You said pointing to your coffee. "I swear, you would think that after saving lives you would want to sleep in." You grumbled.

"Bad guys dont sleep, we dont get to sleep." Clint said wiping down a few of his practice arrows.

"You didnt get back till like 3 this morning. Im really starting to wonder if you sleep at all." You tossed your cup away and got up starting to do your stretches.

"Get over here so I can show you how to hold this thing." He saod holding out the bow.

"I know how to use a bow, I was in archery in high school. Top of my team." You grabbed the bow feeling the cool metal in your hand. His bow was diffrent than what you was use to, as light as air almost were yours had been heavy.

"This bow is probably a little different than what your use to. The metal is vibranium, the strings are made of some type of industrial woven string that Tony invinted in his lab. Might be a littlw hard for you to pull back." He smiled looking at the bow like a child.

"It is very beautiful." You examined it looking down the sights has you pulled the string back easily. "Absolutly magnificent peice of weaponry." You looked over at him and seen that he was staring at you wide eyed. "What?"

"No one else has ever been able to draw the string back like that." You let the string gently go back into place amd handed it back to him.

"I told you, I was in archery while I was in high school."

"Theres no way that someone no matter how skilled they are can pull that back."

"Well if your forgetting, apperantly Im not from here either."

"Yup almost forgot, Asguardian. Anyways. You know how to use one of these so lets set up a few targets and get to work. Tony wants to try you out on a few different things, eval you, and see what suits you best. Im already leaning toward you being good at the bow."

After he talked you through some of the basics that you had informed him you knew and he insisted on stating that it was 'mandatory' you were finally able to pick up one of the training bows.

"These bows suck. Stark has all the money in the world and he buys walmart brand bows? If you pull this one back to many times the string will break. Why cant I just use yours?" You roll your eyes looking back at Clint.

"My bow, my baby. If you want ine bad enough you can start off at the bottom and work your way up. You have a card why dont you buy one?" He countered, just then the foor opened drawing your attention.

"Sorry, didnt realize that the area was occupied today, I just wanted to get a few throws in woth the new daggers Stark and Banner decided to enhance for me. Wanted to make sure that they wouldnt bloe up in my face." Loki said walking over to the bay next to you and Clint. You hadnt had a moment alone with the trickster since in the hall weeks ago and now he was here acting as of nothingbhad happened. You looked down at the daggers that he had laid out.

"Wow, those are beautiful." You noticed that not only had he laid down two simple green handeled knives but he had also laid down a set of electric blue ones and a set of gold handle ones engraved with ancient symbols and roses with the stems winding down the hilt. "May I?" You asked leaning down to get a closer look.

"Of course y/n, you are the one that gave me those." He answered casually. Your breathing hitched and you turned to look at him.

"Thats not funny Loki."

"I dont know what your talking about. I was simpl-" he started before you cut him off.

"You know damn good and well what I am talking about. What did you expect? Me to pick it up and everything come barreling back to me? Here I'll do you one even better." You stormed up to the daggers and grabbed one of the gold ones up throwing it at the target on the far side of the room. You had expected it to fall short and clink to the floor but you never hears it fall. When you looked at the target you noticed you had hit the middle.

Clints jaw had dropped as he was looking around the wall to see what you had been yelling about. Loki looked at you with a smug expression. "I assume they must have had knife throwing classes at the school you attended as well."

"Shut up. Clint are we done, I have some studying for class that I really need to do." You looked at clint as he knodded still awestruck. "Thanks, I'll talk with Tony about getting a better bow for me to practice with." You took off toward your room.

Later after you had taken a hot shower and changed into some leggings and a baggy shirt you decided to go to the one place in the tower that you had decided to claim as your own little study corner. It was located on of of the high up floors that happened to be more of an observation deck, you could watch the team leave on missions, see the ocean, and watch some of the most beautiful sun sets that you had seen. You had notice while checking the place out that there was a fairly large window seat that you could spead your work out on as you looked out over the city, this small part of the tower was your little hid away, you hadnt seen any other member of the team up here so you figured when you needed the alone time you could come here. It had seemed to work for the most part until today.

You notice the shadow of the figure standing over you before looking up into the eyes of Lokis confused ones, you had noticed his lips moving before rolling your eyes and taking out your noise canceling ear pods.

"What do you want Loki?" You sighed placing them back into the chsrging dock.

"Well if you hadnt had those things in you would have heard me tell you that I was sorry for earlier." He sassed crossing his arms.

"How did you find me? No one really bothers coming up here." You pulled your legs under your chin and covering you feet with the throw that you had brought up with you this time.

"The AI system has no bounderies when it comes to privacy, it can tell you were anyone is in this god forsaken place." He responded. "May I sit?"

"And if I say no?"

"I'll sit anyways." He shrugged.

"Then what is the point in asking?" You leaned forward moving your papers and books out of the way. He reached down and grabbed a few of the papers to help you.

"Your doing a paper on Shakespeare?" He asked as he sat down reading over the page.

"Umm, yeah. Part of my agreement to come here is so that I can finish up my collage classes. Drama and Art Major." He hamded the paper back to you so that you could stick it in your binder. He gave you a look that you were use to getting from him. "Don't say it Loki." You out your hand up to stop him before he could even open his mouth.

"I wasn't going to say anything." He held his hands up.

"Hum, interesting. The god of lies actually sucks at lying. I should remember that." You smiled. This was the first time you had actually felt half way confortable around him.

"I could never lie to you." He smiled back. "You have always had a knack for seeing right through me."

"I wish you wouldnt do that." You sighed leaning your heas agints the window behind you.

"Do what exactly?" He askes mirroring your position.

"Where you mention something about my past. Its annoying and it breaks my heart."

"Well Dove, how do you think I feel? The worst part about it for me is that while you remember nothing I am stuck remembering everything. Your past, my past, our past together. It truly is the worst pain that I have ever felt. To have something that you have wanted for so long in front of you and they dont even want you back." He sighed looking out the window.

"Loki," you crossed your legs and placed your elbows on your knees. "I have never said that I didnt want you. I just dont know what is what."

"So you do want me?" He laughted.

"That is not what I meant and you know it." You leanded back again. "Tell me about us. About how you and Thor know me." He eyes lite up.

Chapter 6

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