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walkitoffrogers · 8 months

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muse: Steve Rogers (MCU/616 mashup) limit: 18+ only please, mutuals and non-mutuals set: 51st Street subway station in NYC, any Earth/dimension; 2.5 years post-snap (MCU timeline); immediately after the events of Castaway in Dimension Z (616 timeline) open to: other Marvel/comics muses, multifandom crossovers, ocs, whatever! triggers: death/child death, self-harm, severe injury/blood, brainwashing, explosions, abduction

Eleven years. It had been hard to keep track of the time in Zola's dimension, where even the sun and stars didn't move in any predictable pattern, but he'd been able to guess at the number watching his son grow up. In truth, he had no idea who Ian shared his genetics with. He didn't want to hazard a guess at where or how Zola had procured an infant in a test tube, but regardless of the biology, Ian was his kid. He'd raised him, fought for him, told him stories of the Avengers to help him fall asleep, taught him how to use the shield, how to use his gifts to protect. He knew Zola had been trying to recreate the super soldier serum, and to some extent it must have worked. Ian was stronger and faster than the average human, but he was good too, not a trace of Zola in him.

And now he was gone. Ian. Sharon. Jet. The portal back to Dimension Z destroyed when the subway tunnel collapsed behind him. Steve didn't know how he was cursed to be the last man standing every time. The one who threw himself on grenades and punched Nazis and arm-wrestled Titans, and he was still here, against all odds, even when he would have preferred to lay down his life for the ones he loved. It was harder, Steve knew, to be the one who carried on. Before Z, it had been Thanos, half the universe snapped away in an instant. God, it felt like a lifetime ago. He didn't know, yet, that time moved differently in Dimension Z, and only minutes had passed in his world, leaving him a man out of time, once again.

Assuming he didn't bleed out on this dirty floor. He'd stumbled off the inter-dimensional elevator, tucked away inside a subway station, and that was far as he got before he slumped to the ground, back to the concrete wall, defeat heavy on his shoulders. The stab wound in his abdomen was self-inflicted and still trickling blood where he'd tried to carve out whatever Zola had infected him with--his own consciousness, it felt like. He'd had that fucker's voice in his head for a decade, but it was quiet now.

He might have drifted, but the sound of footsteps snapped his head up. On your feet, soldier. Can't just sit here and wait to die. You listen close, Steven. You always stand up. He pressed a hand over the wound, not quite stifling a groan as he hauled himself to his feet. Steve's pain tolerance would put most people on their knees, but goddamn, that hurt. "Hello?" he called. The shield still hung on his arm, battered and scratched from a decade in hell, much like Steve himself. He wasn't even positive the elevator had brought him back to his own dimension following the explosions, but the sign on the wall still said 51st street, so that was something.

#indie starter #mcu rp #indie mcu rp #marvel rp #indie marvel rp #open starter #spoilers #castaway in dimension z #tw: death #tw: child death #tw: severe injury #tw: blood #tw: brainwashing #tw: explosions #tw: abduction #tw: self-harm #verse: castaway

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nightshadereaper66 · 6 months

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Poem in text form under the cut

Adrift

Written in diminishing verse

The weather changes quickly here, be wary of a favorable draft The winds will shift to crush your ship as you run for a life raft Watch your vessel capsize as you are forced to leave it aft

You float apart in moonless storms, away from your lifeboat’s clone Hoping someone sees your flares as you find yourself, a lone Castaway, wishing not to just become “the lost one”

You begin to pray that you’ll wake to the chirping of a spink Serenading the sunrise as the sky goes from dark to pink But still your eyes open to waves that look like ink

And you remain lost.

#writing #poem #poetry #creative writing #original poem #nano 2023 #nanowrimo #napowrimo #castaway #diminishing verse #lost #lost at sea #shipwreck

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stellevatum · 10 days

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❝you're going to do WHAT with WHAT?❞ [[ For Kar's general use sci-fi verse

""Okay, I'll take this slow." Kar began. "So you take the lime-- y'know that bright green sour thing? You take that-- and put it in the coconut. That's our hairy brown thing."

She pauses to let it sink.

"And you driiiiiink it all up."

#Replies #grandgrief #[Sorry it's vague-- I don't really use this verse per se. Her good answers were all other verse based.]#v: cosmic castaway;

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kneesheee · 4 months

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50 Things to Know about the Disney-verse

1. Ursula and Maleficent are rivals so Uma and Mal being rivals also tracks.

2. The Evil Queen and Maleficent are rivals for Hades' affections and for the status of "The Evilest of Them All'.

3. The Evil Queen claims not to be Hades' girlfriend, but they just had "an interesting weekend" on Castaway Cay. And therefore, I headcanon that she is Hadie’s mom. Probably conceived sometime around Evie’s banishment.

4. In the Disney Villains: Top Secret Files, Maleficent is featured in her own section. According to the pieces of information provided, Maleficent's last name is Faery.

5. She was actually invited to Aurora's birth ceremony and that the invitation simply never got to her castle because she burnt the postman to death (believing him to be a trespasser) before he could deliver it.

6. Her dragon form also appeared in The Little Mermaid series episode "Heroes" as a sea dragon.

7. Captain Hook tried to charm her, only to be zapped away leaving behind his hook. Jafar also tried to woo her while they sat together, only to end up being literally burnt.

8. It was revealed in "A Christmas Cruella" that she did want a puppy before becoming her villainous self.

9. Cruella has a brother named Cecil and a niece named Ivy. However, Cecil is not Ivy's father, meaning that Cruella and Cecil must have another sibling (most likely a brother) who is Ivy's parent.

10. In 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue, Cruella has set up a toy factory next to DeVil Manor. She seems to have tried online dating, where she has supposedly wed herself to Professor Farzboom, a meek professor who helps her make her toys. So there’s Carlos’ dad.

11. In "Max's Embarrassing Date", she went on a date with the Beast and asked if he came in a medium, which the Beast became annoyed of. After the Beast gets soaked with soup he was eating, Cruella is unhappy as she would have to get him dry-cleaned.

12. Walt Disney's early vision for The Rescuers revolved around the kidnapping of a polar bear from a city zoo; writers considered reusing Cruella as the main antagonist (presumably driven by her desire for the bear's fur).

13. The concept art of the film shows Cruella wearing an outfit made out of crocodile leather. Because The Rescuers was set more than a decade after 101 Dalmatians, Cruella was given a period-appropriate update. Aside from her '70s alligator-chic outfit, Cruella is accessorized with Sly and the Family Stone-style sunglasses. In other sketches, De Vil is depicted in bell-bottom pants and a pair of platforms. Other concept art showed Cruella driving a water vehicle similar to the one Medusa uses in the final film.

14. The Prince is usually known as Prince Charming, though some source material shows that his name is Henri, or Henry. However, he was never referred to by name anywhere in the film. Not even mentioned as "Prince Charming".

15. The story takes place roughly in June. In the movie, the sun rises slightly before 6:00 AM (in France), as it would within a few weeks of the summer solstice. Also, by this time, a pumpkin would have grown to 20–40 pounds.

16. The debate of the setting of Cinderella has always been a problem, but most people can agree it is French; however, there is a small amount of people who think it is Spanish because the female names end in "A" but that does not really cut it so deeper research shows that the thing on Anastasia's head is a peineta or headdress used in Spain along with formal attire also the French furnishings and the Spanish furnishings within the same time period are very similar in style.

17. Cinderella is the “oldest” princess in the official franchise being 19 while Snow White is the youngest being 14. Also, Snow White’s prince was suppose to be 18 according to Disney’s records.

18. In the third movie, Cinderella’s shoe size is mentioned to be a size 4½ in women's. According to Disney's Villains' Revenge, Snow White has smaller feet than Cinderella.

19. Cinderella was actually rich at the beginning, even before she married the prince. This was exempted, however, as she was forced to work as a servant.

20. In some stories, Cinderella's real name was Ella (short for Eleanor), and because she would always lie in cinders, her stepfamily would call her CinderElla. However, in the Disney film, "Cinderella" is truly her name by birth.

21. Cinderella's last name would likely have been Tremaine since her stepmother's name was Lady Tremaine unless Lady Tremaine kept her maiden name.

22. According to Disneystrology, Cinderella’s birthday is September 6.

23. According to the Disneystrology book, Snow White’s birthday would be on March 6.

24. Cinderella is magical. She has a special ability to empathize with animals, perceive what they say and communicate with them.

25. Melody is the very first human-merperson hybrid in history, making her birth a significant historic moment in both human and Atlantican history.

26.She is also not considered a canon descendant’s character and considered to be from an AU, but apparently, Beauty & The Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and The Little Mermaid are considered to be happening roughly around the same time in the disney timeline.

26. Melody's bedroom is Ariel's guest room when she first took human form and stayed with Prince Eric, albeit recolored with brighter colors.

27. Contrary to popular belief, Jasmine's age has never been confirmed or even referenced in any of the Aladdin movies, television series, or other spinoff projects. In the original film, the Sultan declares that Jasmine must be married "by her next birthday", but never specifies how old she will become on said birthday.

28. An early story concept for the original film had the Sultan saying, "Jasmine, the law says you must be married by your sixteenth birthday.", which would have made her fifteen years old. This concept was scrapped when Jeffrey Katzenberg became worried about sending the wrong message regarding the idea that fifteen year old girls can get married. Thus, the line was changed to "married to a prince by your next birthday.", leaving Jasmine's canonical age unknown.

29. One of the Disney Princess magazines has a story about two of Jasmine's cousins named Farah and Nadine. Whether they are considered canon is unknown.

30. Although the exact date is not clear, Jasmine's birthday is in late January or early February. This is because when Aladdin and Jasmine fly on the magic carpet, Chinese New Year is being celebrated over in China. This holiday can fall anywhere from January 21 to February 20.

31. She also has another cousin named Sharma who teaches at The Royal Academy.

32. Nasira is the better sorcerer between her and her twin brother, Jafar.

33. According to Disneystrology, Tiana’s birthday would be on December 25, Christmas Day.

34. The trailer implies that Gaston may have been aware of the Beast's curse, and had ulterior motives besides wanting Belle as his wife for attempting to kill the Beast, as the trailer described him as being "one man who wants to keep the spell alive," although it is unconfirmed whether this was the case in the film itself.

35. Despite various concept materials, as listed above, give Gaston the surname of LeGume, the Bimbettes during the song of "Belle" refer to Gaston as "Monsieur Gaston" and Belle in the reprise twice sarcastically refers to herself as "Madame Gaston" suggesting that Gaston is his surname in the final version.

36. The Bimbettes (individual names Claudette, Laurette, and Paulette) are blonde identical triplets who fawn over Gaston. They are inspired by Belle's sisters from the original Beauty and the Beast fairy tale.

37. They are the first Disney characters to possess green eyes without being villains

38. These girls worked their asses off in the comics to get Gaston to notice them. 😩

39. Its implied in one comic that Belle and Gaston were friends when they were children.

40. Ironically, despite Belle being considered by the village to be the most beautiful woman in the village, Laurette once disguised herself as Belle flawlessly enough to fool Gaston initially, which conflicted with the claim that Belle's looks had no parallel.

41. Even though he is referred to as a prince in the opening, none of the characters directly refer to him by that title. In addition, the first draft for Woolverton's take of the film indicated that the Beast was intended to be a duke instead of a prince.

42. According to the first stained-glass window featured in the film's opening sequence, Adam’s family motto is "vincit qui se vincit" (meaning "The winner is who wins himself").

42. Though the Beast's official age is not mentioned in the movie, it is strongly indicated by the narrator's statement that the rose "would bloom until his 21st year." As the rose has already begun to wilt by the time Belle arrives at the castle, it is very likely that the Beast is 20 years (i.e. on their 21st year) of age by this point.

43. In authorized supplementary comics, most notably The New Adventures of Beauty and the Beast, the Prince is never shown as being older than a preteen when he's shown as a human; moreover, the palace staff all refer to his pre-curse self as "a young boy" or "child". Two individual comics show that the Prince was originally a few years older than Chip, who didn't age during the curse, and shows him as being a couple of years older than Belle herself. The comics also show that the Prince has had a few run-ins with the disguised Enchantress, meaning that he'd still be a preteen when he was cursed.

44. Despite her slim figure, Belle seems to have considerable strength. She may have lifted the Beast, as evidenced by the Beast being placed onto Philippe's back, although this was never shown on-screen. Later on, she was able to pull the Beast up onto a balcony.

45. Belle is currently the only official Disney Princess to have hazel eyes.

46. In the beginning of the original 1989 storyline, found on the Diamond Edition DVD, Belle's birthday is celebrated, and the cake reads "Happy 17th Birthday Belle", providing evidence that she is 17 in the movie, or at least that she was originally planned to be 17.

47. Contrary to popular belief, it's not made clear whether Belle was actually born a peasant, as she implies that she wasn't born in her home village in the opening song, but rather moved there. In addition, her owning books at her cottage implied that she is, or at least was, considerably wealthy (as back in the time period of the film, books were considerably expensive).

48. In the musical, specifically the song "No Matter What" one of the lyrics had Maurice stating "You are your mother's daughter; therefore you are class ... crème de la crème", implying that Belle was part of the social upper class. This was also supported by Belle having a portrait of her and her mom in the Enchanted Tales of Belle attraction.

49. In earlier drafts, Aladdin had three human friends named Babkak, Omar, and Kassim.

50. In the episode "Two to Tangle", it's revealed that Aladdin has unexplored magic powers hidden within his soul. This may possibly be a link to him being "The Diamond In The Rough".

#descendants #disney descendants #uma descendants #mal descendants #carlos descendants

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metalbvcky · 3 months

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Bucky Barnes Bingo Round 5 Masterpost

Another round, another list of fills! Got nearly half of them, too 😏

Pairing (all fills): Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes Card #: B052 Creator: Metalbvcky Event: @buckybarnesbingo

Trophy Hole | U3 - Present Tense

Rating: Explicit Tags: Modern AU, PWP, Established Relationship, Age Difference, Rich Steve, Kept Boy Bucky, Dom Steve/Sub Bucky Summary: As a former escort, Bucky's life is nothing but luxury. He lives in one of the finest mansions, wears only the best designer clothes, and has plenty of free time to do whatever he likes. All thanks to a certain client he met two years ago.

When All Else Has Changed | B3 - Live on TV

Rating: Teen Tags: Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Barbershop Quartet, Humor, Fluff & Angst, Steve Rogers and the 21st Century Summary: Steve punches a cop and gets himself and Sam in jail. All because he wanted to check out his and Bucky's old apartment building. Bonus: Bucky's in hair curlers.

Moodboard | Adopted Square - Only In New York

Rating: Teen Tags: Modern AU, Bookstore AU, Domestic, Fluff Summary: A 20 image moodboard of my 'Bloom!Verse' series.

Silver Screens, Silver Dreams | K2 - Confession In A Desperate Situation

Rating: Explicit Tags: Modern AU, P*rnstar AU, Established Relationship, Age Difference, + several smut tags Summary: Bucky gets an opportunity to film a scene with his boyfriend, also famous p*rnstar, Steve, when another star cancels at the last minute.

Castaway Cove | Free Space

Rating: Explicit Tags: Modern AU, College AU, Friends to Lovers, Summer Vacation, Beaches Summary: Bucky's beach vacay is spent pining after his best friend, Steve, who takes all the time in the world to confess his feelings for him.

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant [chat version] | U2 - Stranded

Rating: Mature Tags: Alternate Universe - Mob, Crack Treated Seriously, Restaurants, Mob Boss Bucky Summary: Mafia boss Bucky Barnes recently bought a closed Italian restaurant to use as his headquarters. A very tired Steve Rogers shows up for food, kicking off an unbelievable chain of events [very chaotic chat version].

Tied Furever | B2 - Animal

Rating: Teen Tags: Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes/Non-Serum Steve Rogers, First Meetings, Getting Together, Misunderstandings Summary: Steve's the owner of a local art shop in Brooklyn. He starts to notice strange things happening in his apartment, and he can't seem to stop running into a familiar-looking stranger.

you crashed into my life (and here's some sugar) | K1 - Baking

Rating: Gen (art) but fic is explicit Tags: Shrinkyclinks | Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes/Non-Serum Steve Rogers, Alternate Universe - Bakery, Bucky Barnes as Captain America, Bakery Shop Owner Steve Rogers Summary: Image of a cupcake with blue frosting with a note included that says "get well soon jerk."

Creator Spotlight | Y2 - Domesticity

Rating: Explicit Tags: Modern AU, P*rnstar AU, Established Relationship, Age Difference, + several smut tags Summary: Bucky stumbles upon a link to a very… explicit video of his boyfriend.

Lazy Evenings [Moodboard + Drabble] | U4 - Image of Bucky/Sebastian's side profile

Rating: Gen Tags: No Powers AU, Fluff, Moodboard, Drabble Summary: Bucky has a lazy evening with his boyfriend, Steve. Plus a moodboard with five images.

Not the Face You’d Expect | C2 - Collateral Damage

Rating: Teen Tags: Shrunkyclunks (Cap Steve/Modern Bucky), Fluff and Humor, First Meetings, Locked In, Waiter Bucky Summary: Steve escapes Tony's extravagant party to a quiet bathroom, only to be locked in with a stranger who happens to be apart of the waiting staff.

#stucky fanfic #stucky fanfiction #stucky #stevebucky #stevebucky fanfic #fanfic masterlist #bucky barnes #bucky barnes bingo #writing tag

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tm-trx · 4 months

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currents.50/2023

selections from my week in media [10-16 december 2023]

[listening]

Castaway Diva OST

[playing]

Coral Island - This is the first farming game I've played so the learning curve is a bit steep, but it's so pretty and the characters are so fun (also my first time romancing a character, which is also fun).

[reading]

Max Two Verse series by heartsdesire456 - Malec AU-canon div - Alec raises a Downworlder foundling - reread

[watching]

Castaway Diva - What a perfectly fantastic drama, with a beautiful soundtrack, plenty of angst, and an amazing cast.

Moon in the Day - I knew it couldn't end in a happily ever after, but I'm glad we got to see their next life's meet cute. This drama was just as good as I'd hoped.

The Sign - They went full Criminal Minds on steroids with the police investigation which was a little surprising for a show that pixelates butts. Speaking of pixelated butts, Tharn's sex dream was interrupted by the realization that there was a window in the shower, looking out onto the bed. They really need to stop filming in hotel rooms. Or at least acknowledge that Tharn has very specific kinks. LOL

previous Currents posts

#moon in the day #the sign #coral island #castaway diva #a.c.e.#lee junho #kdrama #thai drama #ql drama #music rec #fic rec #shadowhunters #malec #tmtrx watches dramas #tmtrx currents #Spotify

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legendofzoodles · 1 year

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Castaways...!

This song is so cute and has been stuck in my head for the past 24 hours. I also pictured Wind, Hyrule and Four singing it while adrift in the Great Sea separated from the chain. Wind turns it into a bonding moment.

Read on AO3 here

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Blue surrounded the trio from every angle. Their peripheral all blue, save for the brown of their hopefully sturdy raft and the bright green of Hyrule’s tunic strung up on the tiny mast of their boat, tattered fabric swaying in the strong breeze. They sat with their backs against it: Wind, Hyrule and Four, legs crossed with tired arms resting on their knees. Miles over yonder Wind could still see the isolated isle they’d managed to escape from, it’s sandy beaches growing further and further away until it was a yellow smudge soiling the horizon.

Salty air filled their lungs, calm waves lapped stubbornly just shy of worn leather boots and the slow creaking of old wood sounded underneath. They were alone, drifting in a place unknown and an agonizing watery death awaited them just a few centimetres ahead.

Wind should be afraid, should be feeling lingering anxiety mounting on itself every second that passed with any sign of help, should be diligently surveying the horizon for even the faintest smudge. Yet, fear and doubt eluded him.

To be fair he was looking carefully for rescuers, his stomach ached and his mouth was drier than the Gerudo desert- a couple days of little to no water and food would do that to anyone. Even a hero.

That’s the thing, he wasn’t alone by himself, he was alone with friends. Every sigh, every cough, every time a slightly-too-warm damp shoulder nudged his, it was a reminder that they were in this together.

Smiling defiantly at a blistering sun, cruelly reflected off of deceptively calm water, he started it sing with what little energy hadn’t been sapped away.

“Castaways, we are castaways Ahoy there, ahoy, we are castaways,”

his voice was hoarse and a lot to be desired, but that wasn’t the reason his companions tore their eyes from the monochrome landscape to glance quizzically his way,

“We're stuck where we are With no house, no car Castaways, ahoy, we are castaways

We were out at sea on a sailing ship The rain began to rain and the wind began to whip We felt the ship tip, it was going down So we launched our lifeboat so we wouldn't drown.”

“Castaways,we are castaways-”

The tiny sailor spun around when they gleefully joined in, grinning brighter than the glaring orb above. Hyrule smiled back, cheeks slightly strained with effort and Four flashed a toothy grin beneath baggy eyes.

“Ahoy there, ahoy, we are castaways. On an island at sea Just me, me, and me Castaways, ahoy, we are castaways.”

Their tuneful SOS song rippled across azure waves and bounced between fluffy clouds floating too high, if they could see the fish swimming below them perhaps they’d catch them dancing. Wind guided them through the lyrics over and over, after each rendition a little vocal flare from Hyrule was added and Four steadily worked out a pretty complex beat, rhythmically tapping the mast.

A sort of peaceful limbo washed over the group, all unsure of the passage of time, no longer rooted by the sky’s movements but the harmony following the next verse. Maybe they were going mad, and maybe Hyrule was just hallucinating the brown smudge with faint red and white smeared above it. Still, when he pointed hope to the others they all collapsed into laughter, cheering their hearts out, smiles wide and toothy.

Suddenly bursting with energy, the trio rushed to the edge of the raft and make themselves noticed: Wind waving his arms furiously in the air, to the point of almost falling in, Hyrule digging his blistering hands trying to paddle them forward- ignoring the way they stung- and Four shimmying up the mast to manually wave their ‘flag’, clinging to it despite the splinters nipping his fingers. All happily shouting:

"Castaways! Ahoy! We are castaways!”

Later when they’re rescued...

“Sailor...what’s a car?” Four asked.

Wind shrugged. “Dunno man, those are just the lyrics.”

"I think Wild told me about those," said Hyrule, toweling his hair.

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Thanks for reading! This is my first songfic! Also a little TotK in there-so excited for it!

Masterlist

Headcanons: Flora is Feral, Parkour team

Other stories:

Recovered Regrets (LU)

Smoke Signal (LU Wild x reader)

LU character design ranking: 9th place

Character analysis: Hero of the Wild part 1

#first songfic #don't question the lyrics four #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu #lu fics #lu fic idea #linked universe fanfic #linked universe fanfiction #lu fanfiction #lu fanfic #lu four #lu wind #lu hyrule #linked universe four #linked universe wind #linked universe hyrule #jesus i coded for this fic holy moly #bossa nova trio

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ghost-of-you · 5 months

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How on earth did I miss Castaway when I mentioned Maroon? “How the hell did we lose sight of us again” vs “How’d we drift so far away / From where we left off yesterday”

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD YES even the "long night conversations led to complications" and the way maroon starts with a cool night where they are your best friend and then the second verse hits and it's the complications showing up again. I love this one.

#obsessed with it really #i was asked #anon 😌

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grimmusings · 5 months

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“ I love this cat more than I love myself. ” (v to Steve in their cyberpunk crossover verse) @tru-neutral-good

Answered here! 🐈

#steve rogers #tru neutral good #verse: castaway #memes #ask

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the-knight-of-the-stars · 1 year

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Uma x Evie Platonic Soulmates AU

Uma had dreamed of her all her life. So many times she had lost count, she no longer tried to rationalize it, to look for an explanation. It had become a part of her.

At night, she felt her presence drawing closer, ready to visit her in her dreams. Like a light ghost that crossed the badly made ceiling of her mother's dining room, and slipped between the pointed woods, illuminating the sadness and darkness of the house with her sidereal presence, the glow of a world beyond this world. It called to her from the most primitive, deep, and beautiful part of her heart. Uma had never been afraid of it, it felt familiar, real. Much more intimate than the stiff sheets on her bed or the sound of her mother's voice ever felt. She felt at home.

Uma heard her come in whispers, while she was lying on her bed with her eyes closed, singing the story of a thousand worlds, between her verses she contained the secrets of the universe. It took Uma a long time to understand what those songs told, and even then, she would not have been able to explain what they were. A knowledge that did not seem sufficient for the limits of earthly reality. Just a breath of infinity.

And Uma would finally stand up to look at her, paralyzed. She always sat on the edge of the window, looking out into the night. A girl dressed in stars. And suddenly, being watched by Uma's eyes, she seemed to turn human. Dark and scrawny, cold naked shoulders and sharp face, thick black hair. Her sweet eyes seemed to search for someone through the firmament. She carried that cosmic song, dragging the energy of existence between her clothes.

Uma always watched her in a trance, invaded by a sadness that filled her lungs and left her breathless. It made her forget her life, her name. She only existed in that dark room, surrounded by stars, forever missing the black-haired girl. Forever looking at that blurred reflection, forever unable to touch her, to feel her, to get closer. Castaway in the looks, in a desire that could not be explained.

The years grew, flew over her head, and took Uma down many unexpected paths. And growing up, that supernatural loss ended up sticking to her heart, wrapping up each one of her actions. Perhaps that was the reason why Uma became such an insatiable creature, and she considered it a virtue. Power, however small, called to her in all its dark beauty. All the pain and love in her life always brought her back to the question, is this enough?

And each night the vision of her dreams reminded her that there was always more, that there were things that she had not yet reached, there were feelings that she had not yet felt, that there was a power that she had not yet reached. That she could do better. She could be better than the girls who harassed her outside the school, she could do better than working for hours among the grease in Ursula's restaurant, she could do better than that miserable island, those people with rotten hearts, and that hopeless life.

An ambition, a beacon in a world that had forgotten the sight of light. An ambition fueled by anger. And Uma's anger only grew and grew. The wrath of loss and helplessness, of trying and failing for a lifetime, the wrath of the damned, of the lost children of the world, wrath only those born in misfortune knew. The most human and noble anger of a heart that was much bigger, warmer, and unbreakable than she could have imagined.

And when the time came, and opportunity lay at the end of the road, Uma knew in her angry heart what she had to do. Villain, they would call her. A monster maybe. But it didn't matter in a world that had stolen her freedom since before she had been born. The stellar gaze of the girl of her dreams had told her so.

"You are more than this."

More than this darkness.

The vision of her dreams became a tiny fraction of her life, a dim reminder of her humanity that seemed to return only in the darkest moments of her life.

The first time Uma killed, she was surrounded by darkness as she had never known. She had had to, had had to defend herself. They had hurt Harry, her Harry. They had left her defenseless, they had taken her by the neck with their terrible hands. And she had to, to protect herself, to protect him. No one else would do it. A shot to the chest, Uma would listen to it until the end of her days.

Such was the cruelty of The Island. Such was the love in that godforsaken place. A battle to survive, a tragedy, a series of unthinkable decisions.

And in that shot, Uma once again felt divided between two incomprehensible planes. She was cowering in that damp alley, holding Harry's unconscious body in her hands, covered in others' blood, crying with all the strength of her young body. And at the same time, she was sitting on her bed surrounded by stars, still covered in blood, desperately calling out to the black-haired girl who kept looking for her from the window, out of earshot, out of reach.

But Uma could only understand the scope of that vision years later when she finally began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. She captured the king of Auradon, and tied him to her mast, and demanded her chance to be free. Vague promises were already not enough for her, her anger had given her clarity. She would have it all or nothing. The king seemed to understand, and Uma learned to respect him for it, but it wasn't enough.

And Mal, the traitor, came back to rescue him, bringing her friends with her, all traitors, all weak like her. Uma no longer had any reason to try to listen to them, to put up with their deceit. She could only fight, that was how things would be.

So she fought for her freedom as she had done all her life. And she felt the stars of her dreams give her the power to do it and take what was theirs, a chance to live.

But something got in her way. The traitors managed to fool her for a second, they were escaping, they managed to leave, and Uma pursued them, ruthlessly. Her mind was on Mal, her old enemy, but she couldn't reach her. Her sword collided with someone else's. A girl with black hair.

Uma froze in place, looking into eyes she recognized from the back of her mind. They disarmed her and stripped her naked until Uma was turned into the same girl in rags who looked at her waiting to be noticed, to be heard, waiting for the girl in the window to respond to her call. Evie, her name is Evie.

Evie stopped, shaken by the same foreboding, but she reacted faster, looking around for her friends. That snapped Uma back to reality. It reminded her why she was fighting, and who she was fighting against. It reminded her that the raven-haired girl had never looked back at her, always looking for someone else, like she was doing now. It was already too late...

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Yeah, so, this was on my drafts fo so long. I honestly have no clue what to do with it or how to continue it, but I still quite like it so I thought I would release it into the wild in case anyone has any idea how to continue this story, because I certainly do not.

Any ideas, wonderful Descendants Fandom?

#disney descendants #descendants #descendientes #descendants au #uma descendants #uma daughter of ursula #evie daughter of the evil queen #descendants evie #evie x uma #uma x evie #kinda?#huma

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hi!! i hope you're having a very nice day!!

regarding that post you've made recently about the religious symbolism in Trigun,, with Vash being an obvious allegory of Jesus, it also calls to mind a title for Christ which appears in the Gospel of John -- the Lamb of God, 'the one who takes away the sin of the world'. in other words, he is the scapegoat of humanity. and as the Bible has it, a scapegoat is a kid goat which is cast into the open desert, symbolically carrying away with it all sins and impurities of the community. but there is one other kid goat involved in that same ritual -- the one that is sacrificed for the better of the community. that, i believe, is Tesla. her death is justified by those who caused it as it contributes to a better understanding of the independents. she is sacrificed for the greater good of humanity. while Vash is a perpetual castaway of the humankind, burdened with its sins yet willing to carry it in order to lighten, even if a little bit, the load that people have to shoulder

that's only my own interpretation, but i wanted to share it anyways

bye! 🧡

Hi! I ruined my coffee this morning, but other than that, it's been a good day so far.

It's been a while since I've cracked open a bible (I think I donated mine years ago lol) but ooooh I like this. I always took Vash to be the sacrificial lamb, what with the Jesus parallels --and he very much is to an extent-- but I can see how Tesla also fits that role.

I would like to say that the scapegoat(s) fits for Knives and Vash's endings as well, where Knives dies (turns into a tree, sob) while Vash remains to do what he's always done (wander the desert, get chased from town town with a bounty on his head).

[For reference to anyone interested, the bible verses are John 1:29 and Leviticus 16: 7-10]

#sorry my thoughts aren't very collected atm #im not fully awake yet 😅#anwers #🧡 anon #(is this the same 🧡 anon or a different one?)#meta answers #i suppose

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stephhhhh 🥺 i feel like message in a bottle by the police is a very johnlock song

i just thought about it and im emotional

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[Intro]

[Verse 1] Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh Another lonely day with no one here but me, oh More loneliness than any man could bear Rescue me before I fall into despair, oh

[Chorus] I'll send an SOS to the world I'll send an SOS to the world I hope that someone gets my I hope that someone gets my I hope that someone gets my Message in a bottle (Yeah) Message in a bottle (Yeah)

[Verse 2] A year has passed since I wrote my note I should have known this right from the start Only hope can keep me together Love can mend your life, but love can break your heart

[Verse 3] Walked out this morning, don't believe what I saw Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore Seems I'm not alone at being alone Hundred billion castaways looking for a home

[Outro] Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS I'm sending out an SOS I'm sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an SOS Sending out an Esso Blue

(Lyrics from Genius)

OMG IS THAT WHAT THIS SONG IS CALLED?!?!?! I LOVE THIS SONG. I never knew what it was called, heh. ANYWAY, yes, lots of feelings for sure with this one!!! Thank you so much for adding it!!

🎶 LISTEN TO THE JOHNLOCK PLAYLIST ON [SPOTIFY] & [YOUTUBE] 🎶

#steph replies #johnlock playlist #artist the police #song message in a bottle

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forgottenidenity · 2 years

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Do you feel like you're done?

All the dreams you had are hard to remember

Well, you're not the only one

The sounds of clanging metal almost fall into a rhythm. Actually if he tore his attention away from his current project? It already was a rhythm. Fingers tapping against metal as the raging fire of the forge keeps the room at a burning hot temperature. A faint hum resting in the depths of his throat as he tightens his grip against the handle of the wrench as he begins tightening the newest nail. One hand pushing the edges of his wild mane of hair out of his face. A faint snort at the next verse. How poetic the words were.

Well it's over, it's over, it's over

I won't be pushed around Move over, move over, move over Get back or just get out

He gazes at his handiwork. The newest invention that was sure to put him a step further. There’s no doubt it could He build it after all. The faint sparks of the forge drifting across the room as he takes one of the nearby rags to start getting segments of the thick amounts of oil off his hands. The substance was quite easy to burn if he wasn’t careful but it’s not like he had to worry about the element. Arguably of course he made sure all his clothes were fireproof as well! That came with being a fire demon. A very powerful fire demon.

Set this plane up in flames

It's over, it's over, it's over

It's time to burn it down

When did he begin humming to the song? He doesn’t know. The slight tapping of his shoe against the hard stone floor as he moves with the beat, each movement almost in tune to the song that’s somehow overpowering the sound of clanging metal and the raging forge. He doesn’t mind. He peeks his head around the corner, his humming coming to an abrupt stop as soon as he finds the door and opens it. His hair must be a mess, he needs a brush, a cold glass of water and some more scraps. Time to wander around until he gets all three then return to what he was working on.

“ This one goes to the castaways, Who break their backs slaving every day. All these things I can do without, Gonna burn it down, burn it down...” And yet he couldn’t stop slightly singing along to the song he can still faintly hear. Damn it. He quiets himself, huffing slightly once he finds a cold glass of water. Only then does he clock in on the fact the rumored sixth sense is screaming at him as he whirls on his feet, a spark of flames in his free hand aimed in the direction of the possible intruder.

#If crazy equals genius Then I'm a fucking arsonist | Red Son #Open Starter

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Flufftober 2022 - Day 23 - POV Outsider

[James/Theodora] [James Norrington/Modern!OC]

The return of Commodore-turned-Admiral Norrington to Port Royal was met with joyous celebration…for all of five minutes. For the news that he'd brought a wife with him had rather dulled the enthusiasm of a number of the ladies on the island, and the identity of that wife killed it stone dead. Anybody who possessed either eyes or full sway over their senses would have been able to sense that this was a forgone conclusion before either of the two had left Port Royal in the first place, so Groves had to ask himself which it was that these fine ladies were lacking.

"I think we all might say a prayer for the good Admiral tonight," one of the men commented to Groves left as the couple walked into the Governor's ballroom, Mrs Norrington's hand tucked into the crook of her new husband's elbow.

"He looks happy enough to me," Groves pointed out.

"For now. But while a wife as spirited as that may be a novelty in the short run, the long term is quite another matter."

The comment was a swift reminder that the women here were not the only ones stung by jealousy. Indeed, the men afflicted were all the easier to spot for how loudly they professed their condolences regarding the match.

"I wasn't aware you were so well versed on matters of marriage, being a bachelor and all. Tell me, are you going to share your condolences with the Admiral directly, or just whisper about them behind his back like a woman at afternoon tea?"

The man scoffed, shaking his head "I forgot who I was speaking to."

At first Groves thought perhaps that admission was a testament to his own loyalty to his commanding officer, but then the man continued.

"You did have an uncommonly close friendship with the good Mrs Norrington once, did you not?"

He didn't dignify that with a response that ventured beyond a roll of his eyes. Had Groves been jealous, it might have stung. Had he been jealous. But he was not - and not just in the way that the men around him pretended not to be. Oh, he'd meant it some time ago on the Dauntless when he'd told her there had been matches built on worse foundations than what theirs may have been, should they have ventured down that path.

They did get along well. She was beautiful, and Groves liked to think he was not particularly bad looking himself. They shared the same brand of humour (they both possessed humour for that matter), they had similar temperaments - although he doubted he was quite so fiery as she - and they were friends. It wasn't difficult to imagine they might be able to collaborate successfully on the matters of running a household or raising children, and that perhaps even in doing so love might eventually follow, either out of necessity or just as a product of circumstance. It would have been logical, and it would have been amicable. But logical matches, and even amicable matches, were no competition for love matches. And that's what their stern commanding officer had found in their unexpected castaway.

He could see it just as plainly as the others could - only painfully staunch denial could have anybody pretending otherwise.

Even those who pretended their disapproval was more loyalty to Miss Swann didn't have much of a leg to stand on, because although there were similarities in the way they'd all spent years watching Admiral Norrington look at the governor's daughter, there was one key difference. Yes, his gaze had always softened when he looked to both women - making him almost unrecognisable from the man who had sternly ordered them about the Interceptor month after month, suffering neither fools nor half measures lightly.

But with Miss Swann he grew nervous (yet another unrecognisable streak), tensing up and growing uncertain, the human personification of a held breath, and with Theodora? With Theodora, he relaxed. His shoulders dropped, and he smiled. He exhaled.

Those who were determined to hate the Irishwoman, forced to concede that there must be feelings on Admiral Norrington's part after all - either out of jealousy or simple disapproval of her background - would insist that it was one-sided. That she'd bewitched him with cunning feminine wiles (a notion that was as ridiculous as it was insulting to Admiral Norrington's well-known intelligence), that the whole thing had been calculated and malevolent. Those were the people who did not know her - or would not know her, due to a lack of desire to do so.

Was it any wonder that they could not see the change in her when she was around her now-husband - the difference that had always been there for anybody to see should they simply look - when they only ever spoke to her in order to scorn her, making snide comments that they thought she would not understand? Groves didn't even think he particularly tried to see it, just that he had the powers of observation that any soldier should combined with no motive that might fuel denial. Theodora lit up whenever she saw her husband, even before he became her husband.

With others, she smirked. With him, she smiled. Snickers became laughs, guarded looks and uncomfortable fidgeting became ease and openness, even if only with him. Groves knew not what the Admiral had done to establish himself as such a figure of safe haven here for her (although dragging her from the sea and providing her with food and shelter probably went a long way), nor what she had done to put him at ease despite being so wildly unconventional, but he was glad for the both of them that it had happened.

Maybe the soldier who had been griping at Groves' side was right. Maybe it would fade over the years. It was possible - technically. Time was a funny thing. But as he observed them throughout the night of the dance - the way they could communicate in a shorthand of brief looks, nods, barely perceptible smiles or head-tilts - and how the faces of the unwed women and men gathered grew more grim and thin-lipped, he already knew he had his answer as to whether it would happen.

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RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List Visit https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see more. "Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil." Proverbs 4:25-27, KJV "Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?" Galatians 5:7, KJV "Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain." Philippians 2:16, KJV "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14, KJV "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown: but we an incorruptible: I therefore so run, not as uncertainly: so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, KJV "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." 2 Timothy 4:6-8, KJV "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith: who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds." Hebrews 12:1-3, KJV ". . . be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Revelation 2:10b, KJV "And, behold, I come quickly: and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be." Revelation 22:12, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/run-the-race-with-patience-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=158235&RUN%20THE%20RACE%20WITH%20PATIENCE%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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