Bruh. BRUH. BRUHHHHHH… I’m scrolling the Insta and come across this.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnShyyKqa5e/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
And my kind immediately goes to Bucky and how, through some miracle, he still owns his first edition of the Hobbit with dust jacket and all. And he knows, HE KNOWS how much it’s worth! But he’d never ever sell it cause it was a gift. And there’s an inscription from the person who’d given him the book and it reads “I’d fight Smaug with you. Love, Steve” or something like that. I dunno (I’m a little ashamed to say I never read the book nor watched the movies cause I just can’t get into it but I know Bucky loved The Hobbit.) And yeah. The book sits on a shelf in Bucky’s little apartment. He reads it once a year. But not before his thoughts linger a little while on Steve, inscription a little faded when Bucky runs a finger across.
Excuse me while I go cry for a minute.
I also don’t know why I’m sharing this with you but I’ve read some of your works and somehow your name came first to mind this time around to share this with. Figure if I have to cry, then so does someone else. Lol. Sorry.
Oh, lovely, it hurts the heart, but it means a lot that you thought to share this with me! ❤️ But ouch! Stucky or platonic, ouch!
*****
The image of Bucky in his apartment, alone as he reads and remembering who gave him the book. It's not like Steve owed him anything. He risked more than enough for him.
Bucky just wished someone told him he'd eventually reach the end of the line.
He tries to stop you when you give him a gift one day, but you walk away before he has the chance to open it. Once he does, he's stunned to see a first edition of The Fellowship of the Ring. On top of the book is a small card with a quote from Gandalf.
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
It's your handwriting.
In that moment, Bucky decides that the line doesn't have to end after all. He just needs to make a new path. Embark on a new journey.
Maybe you'll help him pave the way.
*****
Love and thanks! ❤️
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Same Lights, Camera, Sing Your Sins anon here (you know if I'm gonna keep sending anon asks because of ideas, I need a shorter name...) Glad they're getting time to cool off on what happened during the trial. This project is hard on them all QvQ
Okay another thought! While working on the Trial 2 MVs, you think the prisoners get to watch everyone's first MVs? Like, maybe praise how each video looks ("Oh my gosh, Amane you look amazing!"), making comments with Jackalope's artistic choices (Shidou's flower mummy) and how stiff some of the prisoners look ("Fuuta you're walking like a tinman." "Shut up!"), some singing along to songs they've overheard earlier (Kotoko singing Weakness), and...er...shirtless Mikoto ("Amane don't look!"). Idk, this makes their filming for the next MVs sound more fun as they hang out.
Hello again!! omg Thank You for sharing once again, I’m obsessed with that 🥺🥺🥺 That's so wonderful picturing a little movie night... (And yes, feel free to pick a name :D else I will dub thee 🎬 next time given the theme lmao)
Okay so my original idea was that those first videos were actually watched on the down-low. There were a few days of nothing going on while the prisoners debriefed, made plans, and communicated their song ideas to the writers to start working with. (Minor detail but I think they’re cut off from the world still, no internet access though they can exchange a few messages/visits with family). They do, however, get access to the others’ T1 videos on their phones/ facility computers. Everyone gave permission to watch them, but there’s a bit of hesitancy. They haven’t started filming their new videos yet, so no one has gotten a look that deep into anyone else’s hearts. Just because they’re closer in this au doesn’t make them better communicators -- there’s still a lot that’s been left unsaid regarding near-murders and their true selves. So they only watch them in secret out of respect.
Haruka hides under the covers to watch After Pain on loop late into the night (going “she’s just like me fr”). Fuuta doesn’t care much for the others’ songs but tries to decipher the crimes as best as he can. He probably gets one stuck in his head the next few days that he finds really embarrassing. Mahiru gets very emotional over the other lovers, doing a poor job of hiding her sympathy toward Yuno, Shidou, and Kazui in the following days. Kazui is embarrassed to watch Throw Down so often, but Shidou is such a subtle man and it’s nice to see a more open side to him (who admits to lying as well). Amane takes a while to watch them -- they’re videos supporting murder and sin, after all -- but once she convinces herself it’s to help the experiment, she allows herself to enjoy them. Kotoko does the same as Fuuta but jumps straight into Fandom Mode and starts taking notes and analyzing the others’ videos. She keeps a secret folder on her phone of theories and symbolism and screenshots for reference.
HOWEVER
You have opened my eyes to Milgram Movie Night 👁️👁️
Everyone realizes they’re going to need to get comfortable with a lot of personal info really quickly, since T2 filming starts in a few days. Rather than Jackalope’s suggestion of undergoing a painful group circle talk, they go with Mikoto’s idea to all sit down to watch the videos together. This keeps the atmosphere up while they watch, allowing for many compliments and encouragement. It also lets the singer defend things in their video if they see fit, though most let it speak for itself. (Fuuta: “ah, back when I was a menace online.” “You’re still like that Fuuta.” “I’m a changed man!” “You got one guilty verdict and nothing’s even happened yet.”)
I love all of those reactions so much ahhhh! Amane getting showered in compliments like she deserves. Honestly, all of them getting showered in complements because it's what they deserve ;-; Playful teasing getting thrown around for everyone. Not even Jackalope is safe from their heckling (see: Throw Down flower person), and he's not even there to defend himself. There’s lots of blushing and eye covering during MeMe. And a singalong aspect!! I don’t know I didn’t think to incorporate that into the fic so far -- there’s nothing quite like heckling your friend onstage by echoing their lines really loud from the wings asdfsdfsd. Mikoto recognizes the video game from Fuuta’s and makes his whole day. Mahiru and Shidou realize they have both flowers and food in common, and get to talking. All at once, everything clicks into place for why Amane hated Shidou him so much.
I'm also realizing Kazui would have a Moment TM while seeing all the prisoners talking so comfortably about their deepest selves and struggles. I don't think he'd break down and open up just yet, but I bet it's be a pretty big change of heart for him to see such honesty/vulnerability...
Plus, most of my original ideas can still stand after the fact! There's no shame in seeing too much personal info about another prisoner, the only shame comes from just how many time the video was looped in private lmao
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This is Ellie toast.
The reason she has this name is due to the fact that her name is Ellie but everyone including myself calls her toast.
She is in fact Ellie incarnate and has made my life so much more bearable.
I love her.
My bbbygrl.
omg what an amazingly adorable lil kitty to wake up to in the morning 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 Ellie toast is such a cute name omgg
I had a male orange tabby kitten when i turned 10 and he was just the best guy ever, the orange cats the most adoring, lovable, and chaotic creatures. She will definitely make your life hectic in the best ways 💜💜💜
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Audio Gift
CATS - US Tour 6 (Minneappolis, Orpheum Theatre) - October 29th, 2022 (Matinee)
My master (do not share link outside of tumblr)
Sam Bello (Sillabub), Lexy Bittner (Cassandra), John Anker Bow (Gus the Theatre Cat), Samuel Buchanan (Plato/Macavity), Michelle E. Carter (Jennyanydots), Ellie Chancellor (Bombalurina Act 2), Erica Lee Cianciulli (Bombalurina Act 1), Regan Davidson (Tantomile), Nora DeGreen (Demeter), Allyson Duarte (Jellylorum), Dominic Fortunato (Pouncival), Sammy Fossum (Alonzo),Taylor Harris (Grizabella), Wilson Livingston (Coricopat), Brendan Moran (Tumblebrutus),Brian Craig Nelson (Mungojerrie), Yuka Notsuka (Victoria), Hank Santos (Rum Tum Tugger), Cameron Shutza (Old Deuteronomy), Taryn Smithson (Rumpleteazer), Ibn Snell (Mr. Mistoffelees), Kade Wright (Munkustrap), John Zamborsky (Skimbleshanks)
Gracie Anderson, Megan Arseneau, Luke Bernier, Max Craven, Marisa Gorst, Rachel Haber, Clara Hevia,Kieran Macdonald, José Raúl Mangual, Tony Mowatt
Notes: Untracked. Includes full show to playout. Occasional crackling and rustling can be heard from time to time, particularly in Act 1, but nothing too distracting. Ellie Chancellor replaced Erica Lee Cianciulli as Bombalurina in Act 2.
https://mega.nz/folder/53gGzQrJ#jBByZS6E5tbNma4ZlnyL3Q
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