I didn’t remember this detail from my original childhood watch, nor do I think I was keen enough at the time to take it in as a kid as it was so quickly described and given as part of character background. But in my rewatch as an adult, there’s a moment in 2x10 that I caught, and now I just can’t help but find it poetic and inspiring that Shawn Hunter lives on the other side of the fence from a drive-in movie theater.
He’s certainly no star, his insecurities leading him to want to fade into the background because the unnoticeable, the hidden, they can be illusive, they can drift through life an illusion and not have to step into the spotlight, not have to be focused on, not vie for attention.
There’s no surprises in the background. There’s indifference. There’s deliberation. There’s design.
(what he intended and no one else)
And all the attention from girls, all the notoriety, all the gossip in the hallways and the musings about his looks and his reputation – he’s built that up carefully – he’s designed that – deliberately - so the talk may proceed him, so the reviews may carry more weight than his own self, than his own shadow.
Because he certainly doesn’t see himself in the spotlight.
(he doesn’t see himself as the star)
And yet, these images play on in his backyard, and they are such a juxtaposition to how he lives, how he operates, what he’s constantly being told in his home life – that there’s only so far he can go, he can only shine so bright, that this life has limits, it has caveats – for people like him, for those that come from where he grew up, for those that stand where he resides.
From across the fence.
But those stars – those figures flickering from across the fence, they go beyond their hometowns; they go beyond their cities and out into the world and cross boundaries and – shine.
They succeed.
And he wants so badly to succeed. To shine.
But this life has limits. It has caveats.
(for people like him)
And so, he peers over the fence, putting these flickering stars on an unattainable pedestal, on an unreachable ledge. Because dreams can’t be reached. Not for people like him. Not for those who grew up where he did or had the life he was living.
Life has limits, caveats. One can only go so far.
(he can only go so far)
So he peers over the fence and dreams of the dreams he can’t reach, that he can only see flickering on a screen.
(and the great thing about this story is that he does succeed in the end, not just because a teacher believed in him, because he finally believed in himself – he broke the boundaries and believed he could shine, he could succeed – and he did.)
He was more than those flickering images on the screen.
Because he wasn’t just the star to shine. He was the person that lived it.
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Get To Know Me: Friendships
Thanks for tagging me @mrsmungus
**Rules**: Name at least five (no upper limit) platonic relationships you love. Each from a different fandom.
**Tagging:** @violetrose-art @winterlovesong1 @lizettevanessa @justanotherpersonwhowrites @alonelyturtle and anyone who wants to jump in.
1. Shawn Hunter & Cory Matthews- Boy Meets World
2. Will Smith & Jazz- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
3. Rory Gilmore & Lane Kim- Gilmore Girls
4. Kenan Rockmore & Kel Kimball- Kenan & Kel
5. Clarissa Darling & Sam- Clarissa Explains It All
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My Top Head Coaching Candidates for Nebraska
Nebraska AD Trev Alberts is searching for his new Head Coach. Who will he hire? Here is my list of the top candidates to be Nebraska's next Head Football Coach.
Dutch Lion’s Top Head Coaching Candidates for Nebraska
With the recent finality of Head Coach Scott Frost’s career as Nebraska’s head man, we now turn the page toward the next coach. With Huskers Athletic Director Trev Alberts in charge, we finally have a guy that we completely trust. I haven’t been this excited about Nebraska’s future since… Scott Frost was hired, or Mike Riley was hired, or…
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The Top Five Heels That Were Ladies Men
The Top Five Heels That Were Ladies Men
Brian Damage
While heels are meant to be universally hated by all fans, there were a few that actually appealed to a certain sector of the audience. Today’s top five looks at heels that were ladies men. Heels that were hated by most male fans, but got the some women to swoon for them.
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Nostalgia Playlist Tag Game
Share 5 songs you'd put on a playlist for when you want to take a wander down memory lane, or that make you think of when you were younger, and tag 1-5 friends!
1) Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla
2) Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb
3) Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega
4) Lullaby by Shawn Mullins
5) Ironic by Alanis Morisette
Going to tag:
@cobrilee @bengiyo @reversetimelord @befuddledcinnamonroll @halinski @baby-droll @alittlebitofrainbyyourside @amarantoo @rhysiana @clotpolesonly and you, if you see this! (I know this is more than 5, oops)
(bonus tag for @hotasfahrenheit who I know will see this anyway but I can't not tag her)
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Yandere OC Songs
I tried to do a mix of genres and give everyone at least two songs. Thanks for the request <3
Southern Gothic! Yandere🪲
★Babydoll - Dominic Fike
★She - Tyler the Creator Ft. Frank Ocean
Cowboy! Yandere 🐴 Lane
★7 Summers - Morgan Wallen
★Blame It on You - Jason Aldean
★You In A Honky Tonk - Randall King
Military! Yandere 🎖️ Aaron
★One Hundred Sleepless Nights - Pierce the Veil
★Lost in Japan - Shawn Mendes
College Athlete! Yandere 🏀 Elizabeth
★Jealous Girl - Lana Del Rey
★All Your’n - Tyler Childers
Hood Drug Dealer! Yandere 💸 Jaden
★Gangsta - Kehlani
★Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone - Ciara Ft. 50 Cent
Emo! Yandere 🦇 James
★In My Room - Insane Clown Posse
★Freak - Lana Del Rey
Graduate Student! Yandere 📚 Cynthia
★Salvatore - Lana Del Rey
★Playing Dangerous - Lana Del Rey
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