#ts growing up

[loganslowdown4]

Wait wait wait—

The dark and light split background?!

OH MY GOD

OHHHH

AND THE FACT THAT HE SAID HE HAD THE ANIME OPENING IDEA WAY BACK IN 2017 OH MY GOD

Growing Up came out in 2017!!

Also the fact that pre-AA Virgil got a purple wall before he was given purple as his designated colour is kinda awesome foreshadowing—

And now I want him to wear this half and half hoodie when he inevitably gets a costume revamp! (Probably lol)

He really did have the costume changes, the dark sides and the fact that Virgil would change and go through a ‘which side am I on’ crisis planned all the way back in 2017! That’s crazy to me!

#this is why he’s my favourite YouTuber #thomas sanders #sanders sides #Virgil sanders #ts growing up #ts anime opening #ts virgil #ts details #ts stuff you missed #ts predictions

[andichoseyou]

eras tour surprise songs parallels

6/7/23—Kansas City, Missouri: Never Grow Up / When Emma Falls in Love

#taylor swift #taylurking #my edit #tswiftedit #candy swift #ts edit #tsedit #ts lyrics #tswiftlyrics #lyric edit #lyric parallels #parallels #lyrics #speak now (taylor’s version) #never grow up #when emma falls in love #eras tour #eras tour surprise songs #eras tour edit

[queermania]

why do so many sam fans seem to think that everyone else is under some kind of obligation to make sure they're interpreting the show the exact same way so as not to upset their delicate sensibilities........... as opposed to it being their own responsibility to not seek out content that will upset them???

#like im sorry but it's just not other people's responsibility to find out how you interpret something #just so they can make sure they don't offend you on their own blog #please grow up #wank for ts #mp

[anghraine]

Very serious post:

The bff and I were thinking of alternate names for our country (the USA) but are currently favoring "Under-Canada."

We are in no way biased by growing up on the international border, where basically anything you could get on the US side you could also get on the Canadian side, but it would be better and less expensive and more fun to get to.

#more seriously: growing up as a us citizen under all the terrormongering of the bush administration #and jingoistic bullshit #about how basically everyone is inferior to us and a potential enemy #while also living on the canadian border was like. what. what are you talking about. #it's just really hard to buy into the intrinsic superiority of all things usa when the nearest city is vancouver bc tbh #anghraine babbles #deep blogging #i should probably have a bff tag #us american blogging #politics for ts

[msmargaretmurry]

just imagine brady’s baby boy running through the garden yelling “play hockey play hockey, PLAY HOCKEEEEEY” for a second and die with me

that boy will be a hockey player FOR SURE

this baby is going to be an adorable MENACE. he is going to have the worst eldest child syndrome the world has ever seen because not only is he the first child of brady and emma's but also the first tkachuk grandkid. brady is gonna have him skating before he's walking. they are going to be playing dress-up with him in tiny baby hockey gear and fighting over whether it's okay for him to wear a tiny uncle matthew panthers jersey. you know matthew is already daydreaming about purposefully losing at ministicks to this child

#it'll be very funny if the kid grows up to be like THAT'S YOUR DREAM DAD NOT MINE and goes into the humanities #rat family values #hockey for ts

[thaliasthunder]

oh my god guys nico is just so "you're a crisis of my faith" and guys he's so "i would've stayed on my knees and damn sure i'd had never danced with the devil" and omg also he's so "now that i'm grown im scared of ghosts" and holy shit he's too "memories feel like weapons" oh fuck and also he's "god rest my soul, i miss who i used to be" and for last i swear to gods nico is just so so SO "living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts, give me back my boyhood it was mine first!"

#nico's so Labyrinth by ts #this song works as a hc about him loving percy btw #nico growing up loving-hating percy #also the lyrics are heartwrenching #nico di angelo #percy jackson #pjo #hoo #pjo/hoo #percico #rick riordan #riordanverse #jason grace #annabeth chase #piper mclean #hazel levesque #frank zhang #taylor swift #midnights by taylor swift

[davidsolomonprotectionsquad]

i'm sorry about my actions last night. it's just hard to see how far thomas has gone downhill since it has such an impact on my life. I'm not just another disappointed fan. I don't talk about this on my blog often but i actually named my child after the sanders sides- my little patton logan ross. those names are forever tied to thomas and what he did for me in 2017-19. he's the only reason i was mentally healthy enough to have that baby. but now that he's ruined his own series it makes me so depressed. the characters are so ooc, i wouldn't have named my KID after this terrible writing. Thomas has let me down and i don't think i can ever forgive him.

#ts critical #tss critical #ts crit #tss crit #thomas sanders #sanders sides #patton sanders #logan sanders #disapointed #im covering up my thomas sanders tattoo #ill also hasve to figure out what to do about my babys tattoo #i was so excited because tattooing them when theyre small makes a really cool effect when they grow u #google it. baby tattoos. its a thing

[chappellrroan]

one song taylor should never ever touch again or even think about it let alone mash it up with anything: clean

#she's already done with exile never grow up innocent this is me trying. #it's time to stop there. #ts

[mmemirrorball]

ive been going through something and im not ready for it to come to a head in never grow up tv!! nope! nope! nope!

#I’m going to be feral and insane and sobbing all over the floor #this song gets me every fucking time #and now older taylor singing it to me ?? #never grow up #swifties #taylor nation #taylor swift #taylors version #speak now taylor’s version #speak now taylor swift #tswiftnation #ts eras tour #speak now tv #speak now #speak now release #speak now tour #never grow up tv #taylor swift eras #taylor swift memes

[qqueenofhades]

Also, just as an overall observation, I really can't help but wonder how much better things might be if we actually tried to teach kids about the complexities of the world, rather than "Protecting Them."

(But that's the one thing the right wing literally can't stand, so god forbid we do that.)

#hilary for ts #blanket blocking and censoring content has never worked in the entire history of anything #kids are small people #who will grow up to be big people #and they live in a complicated world #we owe it to them to create useful and age-appropriate answers even to tough questions that adults might find squicky #but so many adults are bound and determined to keep kids ignorant #because their entire sociopolitical power paradigm rests on raising kids who won't challenge its ideas #so you end up in a total alternate reality #and we've all seen how that works #so. like. adults are once again failing kids here #because we don't have our own shit together #and think that just pretending something doesn't exist will work #which again! it will not! kids are curious! they will find it anyway! #anyway. ANYWAY. 'protect the children' should be taken behind the woodshed and shot #it's stupid and it does nothing and it's not useful in the long term #especially the way the right wing in particular uses it #but the left is certainly not blameless either #sigh

[dreamersbcll]

“Receipts” - 1/2

for my @dxcinhx

———————————————————————

It was December fourteenth—a cold winter day.

To most, it was just a passing day, nothing to blink at. But for Sam, it was everything.

Sitting in her new apartment on the cold linoleum floors, Sam could feel it there.

How badly she missed her baby sister.

It wasn’t like she had a reason to be upset about it. Sam created this rift herself. She left five years ago, disappearing into the night.

She wished it was as easy to forget Tara as it was to leave.

Leaving was hard, yes, but it also wasn’t. It was as if Sam could easily disconnect to the very soul that grew in that house. She did hate herself for it. It wasn’t fair to her baby sister that Sam could be there one day and gone the next. But she had to leave.

There was no way that she would survive any longer, especially when their mother looked at her that way. The look of pure disgust, shame, and rage all mixed into one expressive cocktail.

It was a shame though. Sam had let down the one person she truly loved in this world. But it wasn’t the first time. Ever since she knew her ancestry- Sam got good at making sure Tara was disappointed.

But if Sam closed her eyes and concentrated, she could remember all the good times. The memories that stuck to her ribs, and kept her afloat.

With Tara, there was no falling. Only being. Everything changed the minute she was placed into Sam’s arms. Sam used to not care about anything, as caring too loudly would get her berated; or slapped. But once Tara was handed to her, and Sam got to hold her little warm body, she knew she was hooked. Her baby sister was something so precious, so kind, so gentle.

So on this December day, Sam sat in her empty apartment and basked in the warm memories she still had of her baby sister.

—-

She remembers the first day she saw Tara.

It was cold. But she didn’t care. She was too excited to see her baby sister.

Her papi told her that she had to be quiet around her mami and not to make any extra noise. Sam was as quiet as a mouse in the cookie book and didn’t say a word. Holding her papi’s hand, she let herself be walked to the window.

Hoisting her onto his shoulders, her papi pointed out the tiny bundle of joy that was Tara.

Tara was swaddled in a purple blanket, her tiny hands covered with mittens. She had a tuft of black hair on her head, and her eyes were closed.

She was perfect. She was everything Sam ever dreamed she would be.

Sam couldn’t wait to bring her home, hold her close, and love her. She was a big sister. She was going to be the best big sister.

Her papi let Sam stay there; her nose smushed against the glass, her hands leaving prints behind.

It must’ve been minutes, but for Sam, it felt like hours. She could stay there and watch her baby sister sleep forever.

She was the best thing that Sam had ever seen.

—

Sam would let nobody hurt her baby sister.

She promised herself the first night she slept in Tara’s crib.

This had to be a secret. Her Mami didn’t want her to bother her sleeping baby sister- she had forbidden Sam from entering the room unless one of them accompanied her.

As if Sam would hurt her. As if Sam would ruin her perfect baby sister.

But she couldn’t help it. Her baby sister was everything to her. She needed to let Tara know how much she loved her.

It was a challenge getting into the crib. Sam wasn’t tall enough to swing over, so she had to get creative. Pushing over the rocking chair, she managed to maneuver herself up and over the side of the crib.

Carefully sitting down next to her sister, Sam watched her sleep. She admired how tiny Tara’s hands were and how her little eyelids fluttered in her sleep. She especially loved how Tara would wrap her little hands around Sam’s fingers, even when asleep.

She especially loved how Tara would lean into Sam’s touch and how she sighed in relief when Sam kissed her little fingers.

The world was so noisy. But it was so quiet when Sam was with her baby sister.

Sam wondered if Tara would ever know how much she loved her. She was determined to make sure that Tara always knew.

Even at five years old, Sam prayed that Tara never grew up. That she stayed this perfect and tiny, so full of life and love.

But if Tara had to grow up, Sam would care for her. She always would.

—-

Tara wasn’t very good at learning English. But that was okay. Sam was patient and kind to her. She made sure to let Tara know that it was okay to fail.

She remembers counting one to ten with Tara every morning and clapping every time her baby sister got to ten without reverting to Spanish.

It didn’t matter to her whether or not Tara spoke English. As long as she could communicate with her baby sister, that was all that mattered.

But it mattered to their mami that Tara spoke English. Otherwise, she would get slapped around like Sam once did. Sam couldn’t live with herself if she let Tara walk in her mistakes.

So she stayed up every night, ensuring Tara could count to ten and tell everybody her favorite color in the correct language. Tara often got frustrated and cried, flinging crayons and paper at Sam. That was okay. Sam understood that it was rough.

She would pick up all the pieces and hold Tara until she stopped hiccuping. She planted kisses in her baby sister’s hair, smelling the vanilla shampoo she loved. Tara would curl into her embrace and hold onto Sam’s shoulders as if she would fall off the face of the earth.

Sam wouldn’t let her fall. She would always hold Tara to the ends of the earth.

——

Tara’s first bully was their mami, and the second was the school kids.

It wasn’t her baby sister’s fault that she was so small. So tiny. So fragile.

But that’s what big sisters were for—protecting and loving no matter the circumstances.

The first time Tara gets bruised at school, it takes everything in Sam not to tear apart a bunch of six-year-olds. It wouldn’t look good, an eleven-year-old beating up on kids five years younger than her.

So Sam plans. She plans a way to get her message across.

One by one, Sam confronts each kid, screaming at them until they shake and cry. Some wet themselves. One threw up out of fear.

It didn’t matter to Sam. She would do it all over again if it meant she would never be harmed by their safe place again. The home wasn’t a secure place for the sisters. But school should be.

And Sam made it that way. From that day on, Tara doesn’t come home from school with black eyes or skinned knees.

Although their mami still prowled the hallways each night, Sam could breathe easier, knowing she only had to protect Tara from one person.

——

Birthdays were not for the weak in the Carpenter home.

Their papi worked long days and often wanted to be left alone. Their mami preferred if the sisters could disappear.

Once again, it was up to Sam to celebrate her sister’s existence. How beautiful it was that Tara was born. It was as if all the planets and stars aligned to give Sam the secret of the universe. The love of her life. It was everything.

So every birthday, Sam would pick flowers in the garden for Tara and give the drawings she had made. Lilacs. Tara loved lilacs. Tara also loved pictures of the moon.

Something about the stars and the moon captivated her little sister. Tara could spend all night staring at the stars. And Sam would let her, as long as she was beside her.

Each birthday Tara had, Sam would wrap up lilacs and bundles of her artwork for Tara. Her sweet baby sister was grateful every time. She would smell the lilacs, her eyes rolling back with bliss. And she kept every drawing from Sam in a folder.

Sam didn’t have any money. She swiped what she could from stores and their papi’s wallet. But she was glad that Tara would take what she could give her.

Tara was everything. And Sam hoped each year that one day she could give her everything.

——

Sam opened her eyes, breathing deeply. She was still alone in her apartment, on the floor. Her eyes flickered over to the vase of dying lilacs and the ripped-up pictures of the planet Venus on the floor—gifts with no one to receive them.

And Tara was nowhere to be seen.

Admittedly it was all Sam’s fault. She had left her baby sister alone, and now all Sam had were the memories of her.

She didn’t have many memories past the age of thirteen. She had found solace and joy in drugs and alcohol. There was a Loomis-sized hole in her heart that could only be filled by substances she sold her soul for.

And for a while, it was enough. It was enough to live off the scraps of life she chose.

It wasn’t fair to the sister she had raised. To the sister, she loved deeply.

Loves. Tara wasn’t dead. But their relationship was.

That was Sam’s fault. And she would punish herself every single day for it. But there wasn’t anything Sam could do now. She had left and moved on without Tara. She left her baby sister behind.

But selfishly, Sam prayed that Tara didn’t grow up. She stayed that beautiful, kind, perfect little girl that she always was.

She knew it wasn’t fair. Tara deserved much better.

Yet she still wished that Tara didn’t grow up and turn out like her.

The world didn’t need two Sam Loomis’. One was enough.

One would always be enough.

#scream #sam carpenter #tara carpenter #carpenter sisters #never grow up x ts #sad. why not #love you g <3 #ao3 author #my writing tag #AU: protect my heart

[andichoseyou]

a word that shows up on all 10 of taylor swift’s albums

word of the week: burn

#wordoftheweek #taylor swift #taylurking #my edit #candy swift #tswiftedit #ts edit #parallels #parallel: burn #tswiftlyrics #ts lyrics #lyrics #picture to burn #you all over me #never grow up #begin again #i know places #dress #afterglow #mirrorball #right where you left me #the great war

[lunar-years]

Listening to speak now tv feels exactly watching this scene in Little Women (2019)

#I think about this scene all the time actually #don’t think too hard about it while listening to never grow up. I say from experience. #ts #Taylor swift #little women

[googiejar]

jimin's fave song. #Jimin

#jimin #ts #taylor swift bts #jimin fave song #i love you jimin #park jimin #jimin cute #never grow up #calico cat

[felizusnavidad]

i cant stop crying to never grow up how's everyone doing

#ts #never grow up #sn tv #but sincerely can you hear me?*

[ourstolenlullabiess]

Can we please stop with the whole “I hate her” and “she’s canceled” and “let’s burn the dresses” after every surprise song?? It just sounds immature and abusive.

It’s a tour. She’s gonna play songs. And she’s gonna play songs you love and that’s just how it’s gonna be. So stop crying about it and be appreciative that she’s doing this for us in this first place.

#yall baby swifties know nothing #stans are so toxic and embarrassing #grow up #touch grass #taylor swift #taylorswift #the eras tour #ts the eras tour