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tender-rosiey · 1 year
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Gojo's son saying his first word PLEASEE🫂🫂🫂
team up — gojo satoru x f!reader
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“why do we need so much groceries?” your husband grumbles, watching you try to pick between two types of honey which he, to be honest, thinks are exactly the same.
you seem to have chosen one and finally place it in the cart before sassing him, “because a certain someone wasted all of our food on an experiment that was obviously going to fail.”
you then rub both your and your son’s noses together and coo, “right, sweetie?”
as if to answer you, he lets out a small laugh accompanied by a happy squeal and it makes both of your hearts clench even if it meant being teamed up on for gojo.
“well, you should be more supportive of my creations! what if I made a recipe that enabled me to become a three-star michelin chef?”
you smile softly at your dear husband, “hell would freeze over first.”
dear idiotic husband.
he whines and throws himself on you, “why are you so mean?!”
“you like it that way though, don’t you?” you tease, but you quickly lose your composure when your husband starts tickling you.
“sa—satoru! we are—we are outsi—de! behave!” you try to say between your laughs and wheezes, but your husband doesn’t look like he is stopping anytime soon.
he even has the audacity to start smothering your face in kisses, “well, maybe if you weren’t so cute then I wouldn’t have such a hard time holding myself back!”
you try to push him away; however, it just results in him picking you up and twirling you around a bit before placing you on the ground.
the two of you can’t stop laughing, while you just bury your face in his shoulder in the process and he buries his own in your hair placing a gentle kiss on it.
you guys stay in each other embrace for a while.
at least until, gojo feels a little smack on his hip. he then looks down to see that his son, who is in the cart, was the culprit, “what’s wrong, buddy?”
the little boy frowns before pulling on his dad’s shirt multiple times, “b-ave!”
“huh?”
you blink multiple times before picking your son up, “I think he wanted to say ‘behave’.”
a moment of silence passes, and it’s followed by your unstoppable laughter and your husband’s pale face because he found out that he has been scolded by his own baby.
“I seriously need to migrate from this country; I can’t handle the hate from your mother now I have to take it from you too?” gojo complains before summoning a hat and placing it on his head, “I will go and leave you guys to get some milk.”
he feels a tiny grip on his shoulder this time and looks at your son who is nestled in your arms comfortably.
the little boy pulls his father towards him with all his might (which isn’t much), but his dad indulges and is now right beside you with an automatic arm around your waist.
“yes?”
you rest your head on gojo’s shoulder, waiting and anticipating what your son will say next.
you were not disappointed.
“‘t-toru dum’!”
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czascornertfs · 2 months
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Thank you all so much for the luv <3
I did NOT expect the past posts to blow up like that, and seeing everyone like AND reblog them made me feel so happy especially because I'm new to writing these kinds of stories ;)
Anyways again I'm sorry if I can't post here too often nor if I don't respond to your messages that quickly cos i wuz 2 bizy lisnin 2 sum fylz dis br0 geyve me huhuh (not really). But in all honesty I hope that won't be too much of a bother. I didn't want to leave a note like this without SOMETHING so here's a really really short story. ILYSM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[dodson124]: plz bro stap id hurdsss
[hypn0tr1pn0]: Sorry dude. You asked for it.
[dodson124]: brooooo plz im soooo stinky n my hed hurdss so bad bro
[hypn0tr1pn0]: Well I don't know what to tell you bud. Here's what you said: "Please make me into the stud of my dreams." Well, that was your dream. You even sent a whole voicemail with what you wanted and I gave it to you.
[dodson124]: nooo bro y my hed hurdy i jus wanned 2 b BIIG
[hypn0tr1pn0]: You DID stipulate and even select the "dumber" option of my services. I know you're not all there in the head anymore but I didn't violate any rules.
[dodson124]: dude wat r u sayn i kant unnertsand u
[hypn0tr1pn0]: Oookay...
[hypn0tr1pn0]: U sed u want change. I giv u change. U sed u want dum. I giv u dum.
[hypn0tr1pn0]: Got it?
[hypn0tr1pn0]: Helloooo?
[dodson124]: dude im sooooo big an dum now
[dodson124]: fuk bro im soooooooooo hooooooooooorneeeeee
[hypn0tr1pn0]: Geez.
[hypn0tr1pn0]: I'll go over there to see if I can reverse this face-to-face. Part of our services says we need to get your address in case of a "hypnosis accident". Until then just, jerk off or whatever. Just don't do anything that'll stress your mental faculties.
[dodson124]: wuuut bro y u sayn jibrish r u dum . ?//
[hypn0tr1pn0]: No no read big word. No no hurt hed. W8 for me. I go ur house.
[hypn0tr1pn0]: God, why does typing and speaking like this actually like
[hypn0tr1pn0]: ....feel gud.
[dodson124]: broooooooooooooo
[hypn0tr1pn0 has disconnected]
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reashot · 8 months
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There's Absolutely Nothing Between Us
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Nora: *yawn* time to hit the hay guys.
Ren: Yes it been a long day, let's go to bed and wake up early tomorrow.
Nora: There better be pancakes tomorrow. If you want me to wake up early.
Ren: Of course. I'll be making plenty for everyone. Including for you Nora.
Nora: Yay!
Pyrrha: Allow me to turn off the light then. *click*
Jaune: Thanks Pyhr.
Ruby: Yeah thanks Pyhrra.
Pyhrra: No problem Ruby.
Ren: Good night everyone.
Nora: Night, night. Don't let the mistralian bed bug paralyze and eat you... I'm not joking those things are huge.
Pyhrra: Good night Nora, Ren, good night Jaune.
Jaune: Good night everyone.
Ruby: Good night team JNPR. *snuggled up to Jaune.*
PNR: Good night Ruby..... Wait?
The other three members of team JNPR then turns their attention towards their leader's bed and to their surprise they saw Ruby sleeping beside Jaune. But none more so than Pyhrra herself. Without a second thought she uses her semblance to turns the lights on.
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Pyhrra: R-Ru-Ruby w-what are you doing here?!
Ruby: *yawn* I thought we're about to go to sleep.
Jaune: Shh... Go back to sleep, okay.
Ruby: Mmkay... *nuzzle Jaune*
Ren: Ruby what are you doing here?
Nora: What. Can't you guess Ren? She's doing one of them "Yobai" thing or Nightly visit to get busy with our leader.
Pyhrra: Yobai! R-ruby you would do such a thing? Y-you can't Ruby you're still too young!!!
Ren: Look let's not jump to conclusions. Let's just ask her?
Ruby: *groan*I just want to sleep together with Jaune. What's wrong with that?
Pyhrra: W-what's wrong with that? You're a girl sharing a bed with a boy! That's indecent!!!
Ruby: But there's nothing wrong with sharing a bed if it's between friend right?
Nora: Oohhh. I never thought about it like that. Ren, what do you say we cuddle in bed like what friend do?
Ren: Please don't joke around Nora. And Ruby, you do know that this is not your room right?
Pyhrra: Don't get this the wrong way. It's not like we don't like you or anything. It's just we don't think it's appropriate for you to be here this late at night and in the same bed as a boy...
Ruby: But-but I'm already here and I'm already in blanky mode. Surely even the great Pyhrra Nikos will uphold the great "blanky mode convention."
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Pyhrra: What?! There's no such thing as a blanky mode convention. You just made it up!
Nora: On the contrary Pyhr-Phyr the blanky mode convention is an old Valean convention as old as time itself. It stipulates that anyone that engages in "blanky mode" cannot have their blanky removed unless they want to taste the "purple nurple."
Pyhrra: The "Purple Nurple" Oh my is this true?
Ren: *sigh* it's not Pyhrra... She's just messing with you.
Pyhrra: W-what!!! How could you Nora. I almost believed it! A-and Ruby you can't stay here and that's final.
Ruby: No!!! *snuggled up to Jaune even harder*
Jaune: L-look guys I get that Ruby is not supposed to be in here, but this is already in the middle of the night we can't just kick her out.
Ren: Look Jaune, I get that you and Ruby are dating...
Jaune&Ruby: *snort* Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!
Pyhrra: What's so funny?
Ruby: *wipes tear* Oh that's rich. Me and Vomit Boy? Yeah Right.
Jaune: I can say the same to you Crater Face.
Pyhrra: B-but you're sharing the same bed with Ruby!!!
Jaune: We're just good friend that's all.
Ruby: Yeah I did say that we're just friend and it's normal for friend to sleep together.
Nora: Oh that is just bull.... *bang*
The door to their room violently bursts opens revealing an extremely pissed off Weiss by the doorframe.
Weiss: Dunce, where?
NPR: *points towards Jaune's bed*
Weiss: Tchh! C'mon dum-dum let's get back.
Ruby: N-no I'm in blanky mode. You can't make me. I'm protected under international convention.
Weiss: Then call me a war criminal because I'll be dragging you back whether you like it or not. And Jaune don't try to interfere. *literally drags Ruby away*
Ruby:
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No please stop, I want to stay here. I don't want to go back!
Weiss: Keep struggling you will only making it worse. And Jaune before I forget. If see you in bed with Ruby again I will kill you... Do I make myself clear?
Jaune: Y-yes. Of course. Crystal clear.
Pyhrra: S-so Jaune now that Ruby is gone, do you want me to sleep next to you?
Ruby: *runs up to Jaune* Nooo!!! I wanna sleep together with Jaune.
Weiss: Get back here you dork!!!
Nora: Just admit you two are dating.
Jaune&Ruby: We're Not Dating!
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holyprincenerd · 11 months
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A Few Thoughts Regarding Why the ESC Jury is SO Dysfunctional
I’m going to cut right to the chase: The judgement criteria for the jury make literally no sense once you stop and think about them. They quite literally cause trolley problem after trolley problem. As a reminder, these are the criteria the jury was supposed to use to judge the performances this year:
composition and originality of the song,
quality of the performance on stage,
vocal capacity of the performer(s),
overall impression of the act.
Let’s start simple - vocal capacity of the performer(s):
As everyone’s aware, this year, we had many talented vocalists participating in the competition: A few examples are Sweden, Norway, France, Cyprus, Spain, Estonia, Albania and Portugal. They all came swinging with their vocalists. Notice something funny about this list of countries?
It’s based entirely upon the assumption that the ability to belt or the usage of one’s head voice is what defines someone’s vocal capacity. Here’s why this is a problem: Assuming that belting as an example is the peak performance of singing means to ignore other, arguably harder and more demanding techniques that are more unconventional sounding to the mainstream ear. A hilariously good example of this would be growling. It require a lot, and I mean a lot of technical prowess and control over your voice, and is thus arguably harder than say belting, as an example. Seriously. Try to growl. Right now. I bet most of you have noticed that you literally can’t growl without sounding hilariously pathetic. If you did manage to let out a decent growl, now try to sing while growling. Pick any song you like, and go for it. Pretty hard, right? And guess what! We had someone doing that this year, and being phenomenal at it.
Too bad they came last in the competition.
That’s right, if we’re going to start judging vocal abilities here, arguably the most vocally capable singer was Chris Harms. There are multiple parts in Blood and Glitter where he uses the growling technique. Not only that, but du-du-dum! He also belts during the song, and does so wonderfully. So, based on this, clearly, he was the most vocally talented artist out of the bunch, right? (Obviously, I am 100% simplifying things here, but bear with me for a bit.) He does everything that the previously mentioned group did, and more. Arguably we could also say that alongside him Alessandra is carrying the torch of the most vocally capable performer, as she does have that one whistle tone in her song (if you’re thinking what I think you’re thinking, don’t worry, we’ll get to that later).
However, this gets even more complicated than singing techniques, how hard they are to master, and how many of them you use in your song.
You see, we can’t really judge someone’s vocal capacity and compare them with the other contestants, when many of these artists were performing songs in different genres. Here are some of the genres represented during the Eurovision finale of 2023:
Metal
Industrial metal
Progressive metal
Rock
Alternative rock
Progressive rock
Pop rock
Pop
Dance-pop
House-pop
Latin-pop
Hyperpop
Chanson
Flamenco
Disco-house
Electronic
R&B
Rap
Schlager
Tractor (lol)
With this many genres, different singing techniques are more appropriate for some songs than others. So this is no longer even a question about comparing each contestant’s vocal abilities with one another (which is a problem, since you know, this is a competition), but rather who performs well within their own genre. Suddenly, we can add almost every contestant to the list of competent vocal performances. For those of you who are wondering, yes, even Käärijä came through with his vocal performance, especially in the first half of the song.
While we’re on the topic of Käärijä (and we won’t leave him for a bit), how are the juries supposed to judge the vocals of rap performances that are more heavily reliant on the enunciation of words than the vocals themselves, if the song’s not in English? Part of the reason Cha Cha Cha works so well is because of the way Käärijä raps certain lines or even words. How is any other jury, except the Finnish one, (who’re not allowed to vote for him,) supposed to catch something like how good the ”Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku” part sounds to a Finnish ear? Specifically the words kunnes, en and enää, are doing a lot of heavy lifting in that one singular line due to the rhythm and enunciation. Can a jury member who doesn’t understand Finnish catch onto the way he allows the first two words to almost melt into each other while pronouncing the last word ridiculously fast to create a very specific rhythm? I’m sure some jury members would notice that, but it’s just as likely to go completely unnoticed unless you’re familiar with the language.
Next, composition and originality of the song:
Again, we have a clear victor here: Cha Cha Cha is by far the most ”original” out of these songs (despite the Electric Cowboy plagiarism accusations, and it’s all thanks to the fact that the song does a genre based one-eighty by the end). I mean, hello? Blending industrial metal, rap, hyperpop and Finnish schlager? This is such a strange combination of genres, it becomes its own entity. And somehow it works. Personally, I’d say this is at least in part due to the melodic hook that repeats literally throughout the song. Those beeps and boops you hear after the first line of the song? They keep repeating themselves, in the chorus in the ”Cha, cha cha, cha cha cha cha” portion, and in the schlager part of the song, though there, the melody is cut in half and only the last three keys are present in the ”Niinku cha cha cha” parts and in the lines that end with an ”aa-aa-haa.” (So, ”Niinku cha cha cha, enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa-aa-haa” etc.) Obviously, we get to hear the melody in its entirety once again in the final cha chas. Brilliant! Douze point. Sometimes less is more, and I can’t believe I am saying that about fucking Cha Cha Cha but here we are. Simplicity is king.
Now, on the other hand, we could say that most of the pop entries are not original in the slightest. We could argue that there is literally nothing original about repeating the same pop formula and the same chord progressions which can be found in most pop songs. This is why Tattoo, Solo, Unicorn, I Wrote a Song, Break a Broken Heart, etc, are getting compared to other pop songs and accused of plagiarism: Pop music just is that generic in its building blocks. It’s also why we could argue that they’re not particularly noteworthy in their compositions.
And while we’re still on the topic of originality, songs that are tied to a specific genre are practically screwed. No one’s going to reinvent genres like cha-cha-chá, waltz or mambo here, unless they step away from what identifies these genres, the rhythm. If the rhythm isn’t there, it’s not a cha-cha-chá, waltz or mambo song. You wanna blend salsa and reggaeton? Too bad, salsaton is already a thing! Should everyone start doing what Käärijä and his team did, and mix a minimum of four genres with a somewhat unusual structure in order to be ”original”? What even is originality in the context of composition, really? There are only so many chords and chord progressions to use, there’s practically no way to actually be original, which is also why the topic of plagiarism is so fucking complicated when it comes to music in specific.
Anyway, let’s move on to the quality of the performance on stage:
To avoid making a lengthy repetition of the previous point, let’s keep this short: Depending on the genre of the song, a certain type of performance is going to be more appropriate than another. Imagine Alika having a performance like Let 3, or Teya and Salena performing like La Zarra. What’s that? It’s the taste of good ol’ thematic and tonal dissonance. Each song is elevated by a performance that matches that song in specific, and the artists can either perform well or fuck up. Again, this becomes a trolley problem, where the juries have to ask themselves: ”Do we value a performance like Joker Out’s above a performance like Luke Black’s?” When both perform well, it’s hard to compare them because they’re playing in two completely different ballparks.
Finally, the overall impression of the act:
Literally what the fuck does that even mean? This is actually just a preference question. Unless someone fucks up tremendously, everyone should be getting points for this. And that’s the core issue here. Because we’re dealing with such a large variety of different artists, different genres, different languages, it becomes impossible to judge them fairly against each other. Do we value belting above growling? Trolley problem. Do we value pop above metal or rock? Trolley problem. You get the point.
”Okay, but obviously the juries are basing their votes upon objectivity and looking at the whole package,” someone might say, and if they do, they’ve missed the point: There is no objectivity here, and because of that, there is no comparing whole packages either. Literally the only way to be objective about this is if everyone has an identical performance; same song, same staging, same camerawork, same choreography. And that’s not the point of the ESC. We’re supposed to be celebrating our individual cultures and our differences. Variety is quite literally required for this contest to work the way it’s intended to. At the end of the day, music is art, and art can be many things. You can’t argue that EAEA is more artistic than Mama ŚČ! (or vice versa) without opening a philosophical can of worms that is way too big for this silly competition. You can’t say Tattoo is objectively better than Cha Cha Cha (or vice versa), because, again, the songs shine in different criteria and are playing in two completely different ballparks. As a matter of fact, their ballparks exist on completely different planets. There are too many variables at play here for anyone to logically be able to be objective. And that’s when this becomes a question of voting based on opinion and personal taste (you know, if the concept of jury darlings hasn’t made this obvious enough). And personal taste is what the audience is supposed to base their votes upon.
Oh, and before I forget to touch upon that, Alessandra: According to some tabloids, her vocals were struggling during the jury show, and that’s why she in specific didn’t receive as many points from the jury as she probably should and could have otherwise. And that’s ridiculously unfair. Why should the jury and the audience base their judgements of an act on two completely different performances? As Käärijä has said in many interviews, each performance is unique and its own entity. Shit happens. Sometimes your vocals are struggling, other times a wire tries to murder you, etcetera. It’s actually bizarre that we don’t give our votes based on the same performance.
So yeah, shitty system, does not work, 0/10. Zéro point in French.
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time-jester · 9 months
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Specter Knight & King Knight are such a funny duo
I feel like they're an underrated pair. One's the gilded funny dum-dum and the other is a gnarly and badass epic edgelord. The first two bosses of the game. The earliest parts (we have so far) in the overall story of Shovel Knight.
Though their interactions are very limited, they're definitely my favorite duo of the entire series.
They just... I don't know how to describe it, but they hate each other so much, but they feel so inseparable in the worst way possible. They play off each other so well that I can't see them without the other.
Another Shovel Knight analysis baby! Let's go!
During their first meeting, King Knight immediately assumes he's a pesky commoner, while Specter Knight is already sick of his shit.
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They have literally known each other for less than a minute, and they already hate each other.
I really like how the game shows that even though they've never met, seen, or know anything about each other. They just already loathe each other. KK's arrogant attitude makes him believe that Specter is just some random pedestrian. Meanwhile Specter Knight's already tired of his BS. Already introducing the dynamic between these two.
Even after the fight, Specter Knight is tried that he lost. He knows it's just his duty to give it the cards to him but he's already so done with this shit.
[INSERT THEIR INTERACTION HERE BECAUSE I'VE REACHED THE IMAGE LIMIT]
After this he fucks off for a while.
Cut to the near endgame and Specty comes back.
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The first time these two meet again & they're already hurling insults towards each other. King Knight still sees him as a commoner, while Specter Knight still sees him as a weak idiot. Ironically, both of them are wrong. Because we know that Specter Knight isn't some weak commoner nobody, and we know that King Knight isn't actually weak. (Still a dumbass tho.)
After the fight, Specter acknowledges of King Knight's growth. In his strength and skill, as well as the comrades he's made along the way.
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Now, I might be over-analyzing this part a bit, but maybe the reason why Specter Knight is warning King Knight about all this is because he knows what kind of power The Enchantress holds. Maybe it's because he knows what it's like working for her, and he doesn't want him around. Or maybe he just doesn't want him making the same mistake he did all those years ago. Betraying your loved ones for the sake of power (i.e. Specter/Donovan for the Amulet, and King Knight for A Kingdom to rule).
Whatever the case, Specter Knight heeds his warning to him...
Which KK fully ignores
What's funny to me is that immediately afterwards, Specter Knight is in the Glidewing.
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Like bro.
A) You just admit that it's a game for kids, yet you boast about being good at it. B) I literally just kicked your ass 2 minutes ago. How did you get here so quickly? C) Does... Does your boss know you're here?
Theeen the ending of KoC happens and we get into Specter of Torment!
Y'know before this I was thinking "Did I misremember that moment? Enchantress said she needed 7 Knights, so did he need to recruit King Knight again?" then it turns out it really was a "Get off your ass and do your work!" moment.
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What makes this liiiiittle interaction so great to me is that it implies that this has been going on for a while. Maybe the first year, or a couple of months into working for The Enchantress.
Meaning these two have been "working" together for who knows how long?
These two are the very first members of The Order of No Quarter. The first two bosses are the first two members.
Alright I know Specter technically isn't a part of The Order at this point and was just working for The Enchantress for his own reason but c'mon. Enchantress' most loyal servant, who's been working under her since KoC it seems.
These two, whether they like it or not, are the ones who've worked with each other the longest.
There's also their Showdown dialog, which further deepens their... relationship(?) At least the one we know of.
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Even when they're possibly trapped in a mirror world for eternity... They'll always find each other.
Not even just here, look at their 2nd showdown meetup dialog.
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They hate each other so much, it's so perfect. They're like a comedy duo, where one of them is the comedic idiot and the other is the straight man. Except they want to kill each other so badly.
...Also, maybe... and this is very one-sided/headcanon-y. But maybe King Knight unironically trusts Specter Knight to find a way out of there. Because tbf, they are the first members of The Order of No Quarter. So they like... must've had some time to trust each other to a certain extent.
Either that or it's because Specter's the only magic man he's not afraid to talk to.
Specter Knight obviously has a lot going on in his head, so it's fair to say that he doesn't trust, and still underestimates, King Knight. But KK's dumbassery might make him trust Specty a liiiiittle bit more than he does.
But hey, that was more headcanon based than anything.
All in all, I love these two. They are destined for each other in the absolute worst way possible. They heat each other, they want each other dead, but destiny & fate will always find a way for them to meet.
So your Shovel Knight AUs better have King Knight & Specty having a lot of sloppy makeouts, got it!? /j
If you wanna read more Shovel Knight stuff, I got one about: The Order's members not being 100% evil, Full-on King Knight Analysis, and A mini-Plague Knight Analysis.
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the-milk-monarch · 4 months
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☣︎ Context - I am a dum dum and accidentally wrote a different story for Tyler bc I didn't understand the assignment well, or perhaps that's what you wanted? idk gee I love being autistic /s (from future/in making @yeetusdeefetus ask (Alejandro finished so far 💯))
【 TYLER GETS A CRUSH ON A GUY 】 Summary: After his (ex) girlfriend forgot who he is, Tyler focuses on his boy friend and protects him in a challenge. ☢︎ | masculine reader ☢︎ | Total Drama ☢︎ | Tyler
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Tyler was drawn to you after he gave up on Lindsay, who forgot who he was.
He didn't know why, but he wanted to spent each minute with you.
He assumed it's because you were such a cool bro to hang out with.
And you knew his name!!
You were friends before, but most of the time he wanted to hang out with his (now ex) girlfriend, because she used to bring him so much joy.
But now that she forgot him, his attention focused on you.
One day however he started to think more about his dating life situation.
He wasn't quite sure what he felt, but after initial sadness of Lindsay not recognizing him he felt quite- fine??
He was still very unhappy, don't get him wrong, but he wasn't like- depressed.
That made him think about the possible reason, which made him think about you.
That realization hit him like a train.
He "likes girls!" after all.
As if on cue, you appeared on his radar.
You noticed he was looking kind of upset, but you weren't sure if you should approach.
After some thinking though you decided to finally walk up to him.
Once he noticed you nearing his way, he started acting more fidgety and anxious.
You asked if he's okay, to which he responded with a nervous and obviously trying to be cool "Of- Of course Y/N! Why do you ask??"
You carefully asked if it's because of Lindsay, trying to remain lighthearted and supportive towards him.
He stopped for a moment before responding, trying to find appropriate words.
"…Yeah! I just want my girlfriend to recognize me, you know??" He told you, although his expression changed to a more hesitant one.
You spotted his slightly pink cheeks and him side-eyeing you when you weren't looking.
"B-But I mean- They say there's lots of fish in the sea, eh??" He said, trying to lighten up the mood, in his own goofy way. "I will just search for the fish on land!"
You chuckled at his words that didn't make sense.
"Wait- There must be some odd fish that walk on land, right??" Tyler trailed off a little with his side thoughts about what he just said.
You laughed softly again.
"Well, we all were once fish that walked on land, so- I guess?" You say playfully, amused by your own conclusion.
He seems to be glad that you're not calling him stupid, and even a bit proud of himself.
"Well- In any case- If you don't have anyone to hang out with, feel free to come to me sometime." You put your hand on his shoulder in a friendly and supportive manner, which made Tyler's cheeks hotter.
"Eheh-" He mixed a bashful chuckle with "uhuh".
After that conversation Tyler was all over you in a few days.
It was like impressing Lindsay again, but this time it was you.
He tried to be smooth and low-key while catching your attention, but the whole team (even including you, being slightly suspicious about him) knew that he had a massive crush on you.
"Hey Y/N!" He waved at you once Chris announced that you'd need a partner on your next challenge coming up. "Y/N!! Here! Tyler! Do you wanna pair up?"
You sighed, keeping a defeated smile on your face. This man was killing you, but you enjoyed his silly behavior.
"Sure, Tyler, we can pair up," You approached him, making him let out a victorious and a bit goofy "yeah!".
Chris had made up yet another stupid and possibly dangerous challenge, where Chef would be firing items thru his cannon while you go do an obstacle course.
The cannon was a surprise, as Chris didn't disclose that to you all.
Chef had pointed the thing at you, letting it fire with a loud "boom".
A flying pillow flying at full speed almost hit you, but you managed to swiftly avoid it, letting out a quiet gasp.
Chris and Chef snickered at that.
Tyler noticed that you were in danger, so he quickly ran up to you, jumping in front of second object that was supposed to hit you.
The flying chicken toy and Tyler squeaked at the same time as it hit him.
You were worried something happened to him but he optimistically (albeit a bit in pain) raised his hand in a thumbs up.
Fortunately you both were able to complete the challenge without too many bruises.
Tyler was roughed up a bit, but he didn't wanna complain in front of you.
After you both were somewhere alone, you approached him to thank him for being your "hero".
He blinked at you once, processing the words that came out of your mouth, but after he did, he grinned proudly and a bit flustered.
"Yeah, it was nothing." He said while red on his cheeks matched his outfit.
"How shall I ever repay you?" You asked playfully.
"Oh, um…" He stopped for a moment, deep in thought. You chuckled softly, seeing how preoccupied he was with figuring that out.
You were feeling brave after today, being like 95% sure he was into you, so you decided to be a bit bold.
You kissed him on the cheeks while he was still in the process of figuring out what to respond, making his eyes go wider and his cheeks getting redder.
"Wow-" He muttered with his jaw widened a bit. "Is- Is that enough?" You asked, looking at his face in a bashful amusement.
"Hell yeah!" He grinned widely.
"… Wait- Does that mean I have to repay you for that kiss as well??"
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i want to respond to a lot of them because theres so many good points on my Peter posts that I wanna expand on
but some of the replies are deadass just people saying 'No Peter is an idiot. He's a doofus, his watch going off was an accident. He's a dummy'
and I'm like
If you think that Peter giving Miles away was an accident, and Peter is just an idiot-
Being an idiot is not a very good trait to be defending. Especially if you're implying he's so incompetent he endangered Miles' life.
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[I wrote here why I think this scene is completely intentional and Peter ratted Miles out on purpose - based on his behavior with MayDay, Lyla, and Miles
But that's not what I'm talking about right now. But maybe read that first.]
I've gotten many a response saying 'No, this scene is just an accident. Peter didn't mean to give him up. Peter is a dummy/idiot.'
Completely valid interpretation and conclusion based on the information shown on screen. I don't agree with it, but it's an assumption that's easy to make
That being said -
....what?! LIKE WHAT? Do you hear yourself?
You're like "Yeah this grown ass man is a complete idiot and gave Miles away which led to Miguel whooping Miles' ass. Peter, a man who has been Spider-man for years, is so dumb that he wouldn't think to turn off his tracking bracelet. Opps, must've slipped his mind the multiverse tracking bracelet did that tracking thing."
that's not???? that's not oKAY????
that's not any better!! That's your mans? The dum-dum who got Miles beat up because he didn't think about the tracking bracelet on his arm?? To either turn it off or take it off???
In this situation -
Peter is either playing dumb or he actually IS DUMB.
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And we need to start holding the white man accountable for how his stupidity endangers others.
Like he could have helped Miles escape from the get go instead of trying to talk to him and make jokes about him holding Mayday. Even though he knows that Miles is in danger, suddenly he's joking and laughing with him?
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Okay. Bizarre behavior but okay.
But by saying 'his watch went off on accident (and Lyla, an AI not subjected to human mistakes, just decided to rat herself out - out loud - okay)' you're admitting that Peter is basically incompetent.
So much so that he's an active danger around Miles.
By suggesting he DIDN'T rat on Miles, you're implying that he either
Didn't know his watch could track him - UNLIKELY or
He knew it could track him but he didn't think to turn it off when talking to Miles - NEGLIGENT OR
The watch could only track him if it was triggered it and he accidentally hit it - STILL IMCOMPETENT. OR
The tracking cannot be turned off - TAKE OFF THE BRACELET FOR LIKE TWO MINUTES.
All of these options make Peter look bad.
We have to assume that Peter knows that Lyla can track him.
If he really didn't want Miles to be found out, any person with any kinda sense and competence would turn off their watch or location.
Excusing this as 'Peter is dumb', you're admitting that a grown man who has been Spider-man for years didn't think to disable the tracking bracelet that can obviously track him anywhere in the multiverse.
Especially for those that think he hit it by accident and didn't notice until the last moment??
Despite the fact that he's had a watch longer than most - if not all of -the other Spider people besides Miguel???????????
Like, That means he didn't think at all during their entire interaction - 'Wait, Hold up. If I don't want Miles to get caught, I should turn off my watch.'
You think Peter B. Parker is that damn dumb? And that sits right with you??
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Or...There's my theory.
He wanted Miles to get caught so he left his watch on and triggered it. Simple as that.
He knew the watch could track him.
He knew this and didn't turn it off. When he realized Miles couldn't be reasoned with, he triggered Lyla and asked her to track him. He stalled Miles, and then Lyla responded to him, not knowing doing so would rat him out.
(Remember, Lyla has no reason to rat herself or Peter out. And for Lyla it's a lot harder to argue it was a mistake or an intentional thing to mess with the Society. Because she's an AI. She wouldn't make a human mistake like that, as far as we can see, she's strictly bound by logical code and protocol. And she doesn't really have the agency to just turn on Miguel and the society to rat PETER out intentionally. She's an AI. Not a person. Lyla wouldn't speak suddenly if she knew that Peter didn't know he was being tracked. It's more likely he spoke to her first, and she responded out loud because of that.)
But my theory isn't law.
It's really just an assumption and analysis based on these things here, the scenes we're shown, what we know about Peter, and what we know about The Society/Lyla.
You don't have to go with my theory.
But if your argument is that Lyla getting his location is an accident and Peter was just too dumb to turn off the watch before he spoke to Miles-
That's still not a justification.
Also, Peter is acting BIZARRE here.
You're admitting Peter is an idiot. He got Miles caught because of his stupidity.
But by saying this was all an accident - you're also implying THIS joke was completely sincere.
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Why would a grown man be joking at a time like this?
Any body would know to not start laughing and joking at a time like this - when Miles needs to get out of there as soon as possible.
Either he cannot read the situation - which..he knows Miles is in like active physical danger so - or he's acting abnormally and joking because he's actively stalling Miles.
Either he's PLAYING dumb or he IS dumb.
L's ALL ACROSS THE BOARDDDDD.
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Either option is horrible for Peter.
Maybe he didn't think to turn off his tracking bracelet. Maybe he did trigger it by accident and didn't notice.
That's a completely valid interpretation - just know that in arguing so you're implying the person you're defending is just dumb as all hell.
So dumb he's a danger to the people around him.
You can take this stance, but in my eyes the stance is still very damning upon Peter.
A grown man who has been in The Society for months, should know to turn his watch off. He should KNOW not to be joking at a time like this.
Maybe he did it with ulterior motives, like intentionally ratting Miles out.
Maybe the man that was fine with physically restraining Miles with webs on-screen in ITSV IS fine with cornering Miles in a small space.
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Or maybe he IS just an idiot. Which is..... not good. It's actually pretty sad and it still makes me think that Peter B. should not be around these kids if he can't think to NOT endanger them MORE on accident.
But HEY.
If you think Peter B. is an idiot, I will not argue. We agree on that, TRUST.
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But I'm still gonna treat him like an adult who can stop and think for one second about the tracker on his arm, and just assumes not THAT dumb, and instead he did it on purpose.
Cause that man cannot be than damn dumb, come on.
Still. Fuck Peter B. ALL MY HOBIES HATE PETER B. (not a typo)
In this house we will hold him accountable. Whether for his betrayal OR his stupidity. At the end of the day, it got Miles hurt.
But yeah that's my take on the stance.
Bye.
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Geneuary prompt Crush / Birthday
This as a matter of fact was the firts Geneuary piece I drew, why? Cause... it was the first prompt that come to mind. yeah Im not that deep. At least not at thinking.
Scene from the movie Sixteen Candles, why? cause for me this movie combine perfectly the Crush prompt with the b-day prompt.
-ejem ejem- Starring in this piece not only my Genie Wieny Beanie but also co-starring as the romantic interest -dum duru dum- ALEXIS!!! oc, child of the awesome @golden--doodler also known as the person to whom we owe Geneuary @goldendoodlerlockerlove -fuegos artificiales, epic solo de guitarra, explosiones piu-piu piu-
fvk forget to mention draw Alexis heavily inspired in @drawthething commision with golden were they drew Alexis so kudos to them too. (love your drawings)
(more about the drawing down here)
... Yeah...
The thing is! As I said before this is a scene from the movie Sixteen Candles starring Molly Ringwald most known for The Breakfast Club movie that actually have an episode of Bob's Burgers dedicated to it. do you see the connection?
So yeah, don't remember if is actually mentioned but I'm totally sure Gene is a big Molly Ringwald fan, is just his type of girl icon.
The movie in itself is a movie that carries a lot of good memories for me. My mom loves to show me movies from her childhood and teen years.
I remember watching this movie with my mom we both laughing of all the craziest shit that this movie had, commenting how different movies were back then and crushing over Molly Ringwald.
And then just a couple of days ago as a way to find the inspiration again I decided to watch it again with my lil sis who almost cry in the end scene (not the romantic one, the one with the girl and her dad)
And we catch sight of a lesbian! Hunting lesbians in older movies since 2024
The thing is even though I love this movie I have to say is from the 80's, wich mean hella racist toward asian people, very misogynist, and it have boobs (that is not a real problem but since people on twit is trying to banned sex I added it) so yeah, watch carefully. But totally recommended.
There's a scene I would also draw with Tina and Bob from this movie.
Second fun fact. Even though this was the first drawing I made I didn't made the romantic interest until this wednesday.
Originally I though Alex, but I wasn't 100% convinced cause at that point I was heart broken at the realization they were probably discarding his character (note: I don't know if they are discarding the character) (read as a Mort situation) So yeah.
Then I though DAH! Courtney, but I don't ship them as a couple so that didn't seem quite right.
Then talking with Golden I got really fond of their OC Alexis and though, why not? I believed in signs.
The universe talk and I have to listen. The fact that Golden decided to tell me about their character right when I was starting to draw this piece was all I needed to know.
Also I though of just letting that spot blank and maybe made a dynamic were people put whoever they wanted with Gene. Which for me could been hella funny. But I don't think anyone would actually want to do that so yeah.
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silent-raven13 · 8 months
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HIMBO SPIDIES EVERYWHERE!
Peter Parker sighs: Wade, I'm not supposed to bring you here! You're lucky you got the Tour bracelet for the day! -He saw his fellow friend, Deadpool bouncing around-
Deadpool giggling like a fangirl: OMG! OMG! OMG! Spidy, look! -he points at the Spidermen with plush thick booties- I died and went to heaven! HIMBO SPIDIES EVERYWHERE! -fangirling so hard-
Peter cursed under his breath: I should've never told him.
Peter B.: Hey, Peter! What's up, who's your friend? -he slurps his soda having to carrying his daughter in his baby carrier-
Mayday waves: Hi-hi!
Deadpool gasps: Oh my gawd, look at her wittle socks- -He gasps louder- AND SHE GOT WITTLE FLOWERS!
Mayday giggles with her feet kicking: Hehehe
Peter sighs: This is my friend, Wade...
Deadpool hushes him: No Spidy! I'm Deadpool! You gotta keep my identity a -whispers in Peter's ear- secret!
Peter B slurps: Quite the friend you got there, Pete!
Peter groans: He's been begging me to bring him here. I had to do graveyard work for Jess' to let him come for the day! -Deadpool going all around the headquarters being so excited! He was more excited with the Spidermen with the nice rears-
Deadpool saw Petie: Ohh, look the dum truck on that one and those! -Unware that Petie talking to Miguel, Ben, Miguel, and another Spiderman-
Petie being casual: So, I'm thinking we should more team A into the left instead of the rig- -he stop himself feeling hands groping his butt. He looks over finding a strange guy in a black and red suit who happily giggles- Wha- Hey!
Deadpool giggles: Hey, gorgeous! -happily grabbing Petie's rear- You got some nice cake for a Peter Parker!
Miguel: Oye Cabrón! What da the hell you think you're doing! -He shouted out loud with his fangs out. Petie trembling with fear having to go behind Alpha and Miguel-
Petie: He touched me!
Deadpool: Oh don't worry! I'm all equal!
Alpha scowls: Listen asshole, you don't pull a -He grunts angrily feeling Deadpool's hands on his rear- HEY, Stop! I'ma kill you!
Miguel growls: WHO BROUGHT THIS HERE! -he scowls having a red tint on his face when he felt Deadpool's hands groping his rear-
Deadpool: Wow, so toned... so soft! -he turns to the fourth wall- Hey, you guys asked for this. Ya'll wanted know how sweet his cake is! Honk! Honk! Hehehe -he pinches Miguel's rear-
Miguel's talons came out ready to strike: You got five seconds to stop touching me!
Petie looks so confused: Who's he talking too?
Alpha: This man is derange! I'll end his misery!
Deadpool giggles: Honestly, I like the first Peter's cake... it's much softer like pillows. Alpha's too hard. Miguel's is just right, but I like them soft! -Alpha and Miguel gotten more angry by his words, while Petie blush-
Peter: Wait! He's my friend! WADE, stop it!
Deadpool happily went over to carry Peter: Yeah, this is my boo! -he turns to the fourth wall- Looks familiar, huh?
Peter: Put me down, Wade!
Deadpool: Nuh-uh! Let's get out of here before Mr. Dracula bites me! -he carries off Peter to escape two angry Spidermen.-
Peter B. slurps his soda with his daughter as they watch: You know, it never gets boring here, huh May? -he looks down at his kid-
Mayday: Nuh Uh -agreeing with her dad-
Deadpool carrying Peter in bridal style getting away from Miguel and Alpha. Peter with his arms crossed being annoyed, then he arched his eyebrow spotting two similar younger Spidermen.
Hobie running off with Miles in his arms in bridal style form, too. Miles rolled his eyes, when Hobie took him away from their friend being jealous. He wanted to snuggle and cuddle with Miles all to himself. Miles spotted a Spidermen being carried off going in the same direction: You too, huh?
Peter: Yeah...
Hobie turns to Deadpool as they ran in the safe pace: Ello, mate. What brings you here?
Deadpool: And you know, escaping ole' Dracula and his werewolf! -implying Miguel and Alpha-
Hobie: Ah, they are terrible, aren't they?
Deadpool: They are! I'm here saving my baby!
Hobie: Same here!
They're partners rolling their eyes having their arms crossed being carried off to God knows where.
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Ummmm Hiyaaaa!! Ashley here n mommy wants me to tell u all how i feel loke wen i lole get dumer n dumer soooo here we gooooooooo!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
wen i frst start 2 feel my silly little head gettin dumer i get like needy umm wantin like mommys words n like her 2 play wiv me yaknow? i want her 2 like play wiv my head n make me more subby n dum n i let her do it!! it makes me sooooooo happyy!! like bein dum is bein happy n i can lile nvr stop smiljn at mommys words!!!
the mre mommy plays wiv me n or i listn 2 hypno the happyr i feel n thinkin starts 2 like get a bit hrdr n wrds get hard 2 read 🩷🩷🩷 my umm head scatters a lot n cnt focus on things well i can focus on mommy cos mommy is supr nice 2 dumdum ashkley
umm my hapoy turns into umm need!! i NEEED mommy n her wrds yaknow n wrds get rllyyyy hrd 2 get n typn get hrdr n head wrks in emotes n noises 😖😖😖😖 by now hed cnt get bk up by self so rely on mommy 2 luk aftr me n toy wiv me until i sleep butttttttt eheheh butts ummm ya anuway when i dnt sleep mommys wrds becum lole laww u no 🩷🩷🩷 she tell ashly 2 do smthn n ashly do ot cos ashly cnt thnk wivout mommy
sum pnt i lile forgt my name n all kno is name mommy uses, forgt ummm how 2 thnk 4 myslf a loaaddddd my tclit usualy go soft but stll needy n i feel non real boobies on me n it geels suprrr goooooddddd!!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 my holed feel supr needy n head easy 4 new ideas 👉👈👉👈
evrythin feelss soooo gooood n like wen i feel 'awake' i like can tell not all of my head iz back n i lost sum n it easier 4 mommy to put me into sub m slut space for her 🥺🥺🥺🥺🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 the idea ov me losing head things 4evr makes me so hrny n like wen i cnt do cummies i will keep on feeling horny on evrythin i do n head wants to just go dum all timeeeeeee
i luv feelim so dum n needin ov mommy me feel so happy 2 b dum horny n sillyyyyy 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
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I am back to once again stir up discussion regarding color in Cutie Pie, and I'm doubling down on what I said about Kuea last time. KUEA KEERATI IS A BI-COLORED BOY.
Without a doubt, his primary color is red, and he's even pulling Lian's blue as early as episode one - but I started counting the number of times Kuea has worn yellow in the first 7 episodes. It's at least once an episode, sometimes the bulk of the episode. The lights in his Dragon's Lair house are both red and yellow. The car that Lian gets for him to drive in episode 7 is also yellow. At first, I wondered if he might be wearing yellow as a nod to Kon-Diao and their friendship, but the bulk of the scenes he wears yellow, he is with Lian or by himself. Lian even wears a tie with yellow and blue stripes. I'm gonna watch more episodes and keep track of the yellow a bit further, but I think 7 episodes with at one yellow shirt per episode is enough for me to declare Kuea both a red rascal and a yellow-orange oddity.
Thoughts, lol?
Kitty, you know what my thoughts are because we have been through this, but now I'm thinking that I'm going to fight you in a Texas Chicken parking lot! (I kid, I kid . . . or do I?)
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Just because I wrote I'm finally getting on this bi-colored train due to how well I think To Be Continued is doing it does not mean I'm going to flip on Kuea too. Cutie Pie JUST got out of Petty Prison. And do you know why it was in Petty Prison? Because Kuea IS F*CKING RIDICULOUS!
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He was lying and sneaking around when there was no need. He was coming up with these elaborate plans to hide shit when HE COULD'VE JUST COMMUNICATED! Which is funny because Yellow/Orange Oddities communicate. Sometimes too much. Like "telling people they need to poop" level of communication.
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But you know who lies, sneaks, schemes, and stays on their bullshit? Red Rascals!
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Which is probably why Kuea and Yi don't like each other.
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THEY ARE THE SAME BRAND OF STUPID!
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So instead of these two being honest with their partners, they hide their true colors because THEY ARE STUPID!
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So this pendejo decides that Lian won't love him if he knows he wants to be a Korean Idol or whatever.
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And he thinks Lian won't love him if he knew what Kuea's real major is.
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And he thinks Lian definitely won't love him if he is speed racing Love-in-the-Air style.
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But instead of this dum-dum actually giving up those things, or, I don't know, confessing to them, he decides to LIE, LIKE A LIAR!
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So while Lian is trying to figure out exactly what version of Kuea he is about to marry, Kuea is hiding his real self which, ironically, reinforces his true colors since his scheming makes him even more of a Red Rascal. His color is literally always staring us in the face!
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It's the red flag (or folder) that constantly comes between them.
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Oh look! It's the other red flag between them!
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And what's funny about this is Kuea gets mad at Lian for being cold to him when he is ACTIVELY LYING, so he runs off to his SECRET house where he has neon signs of his SECRET persona!
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So the pot keeps talking shit about the kettle!
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And the kettle has to figure out how to deal with a lying pot.
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Which is to go along with his bullshit since Lian loves the idiot!
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THEN CATCH HIM IN THE ACT!
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Because Lian has always known who Kuea is.
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He has known Kuea since that liar was a damn baby. Day one. Fresh from the womb!
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The childhood merch wasn't for nothing!
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So he knows the yellow isn't Kuea's. Because it's LIAN'S FAMILY'S!
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You remember that great party that was happening for Lian's dad? The one where Kuea rejected Lian's proposal in front of God and all his guests?!
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Look at that! The merging of two families!
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But wait?! Why does Kuea wear so much yellow?
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BECAUSE HE THINKS IT PLEASES HIS BLUE BOY AND HIS FAMILY!
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This Slut for Christ could've been married to Lian YEARS AGO, but mentiroso had to keep lying and didn't realize that Lian loved HIM. Lian was doing everything for HIM! The story was about families, traditions, and old money versus new money, but when it boiled down to it, it was about loving Kuea for who he is, not because Lian was told to but because he genuinely loved that Red Rascal's lying ass.
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So thank goodness Lian knows another ridiculous Red Rascal who he loves dearly, but also has learned how to fight a Red Rascal and their stupidity from.
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So these two could FINALLY get together at the end wearing their true colors because it mattered who they were and not who their families were or wanted them to be. And that's also why there is still a little yellow in Lian's tie.
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/\ <- This is a hill.
And I'm dying on it.
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"For she may strew dangerous conjectures in ill-breeding minds" (making a fresh argument for my 'Ophelia was murdered' interpretation of Hamlet)
Three-years-and-change ago, I wrote a post with my conspiracy theory literary interpretation that Ophelia was murdered. A couple weeks ago, I was tagged in another post about "The Tragedy of Hamlet," and that brought me back to my chosen hill to die on.
In this post, I'll focus on Gertrude herself, and on the iambic pentameter, because
A) The rhythm of English has not changed in the last 400 years, and B) We know Shakespeare himself wrote it that way on purpose.
Now, Shakespeare used iambic pentameter to direct the pacing of a scene, depending on context (I'm basing this on the work of Shakespearean actor and scholar Ben Crystal; see the link at the end to a video where he demonstrates how this works):
If an actors line was shorter than ten syllables, followed by a full line, that could tell the other actor in the scene exactly how long to pause and do some nonverbal reaction before speaking (the unspoken syllables are there, they're just silent).
If two, or more, lines add up to exactly ten syllables, that could tell the actors to pick up the pace, and answer without pausing
If each line is less than ten syllables, but more than ten when added together, Tell the actors to speak over each other / "step on each other's lines.
And Shakespeare uses all three variations in Act 4, scene Five.
In dialog lines of irregular length, I'll indicate silent syllables with "-_" for each iamb, and I'll underline the when the overlapping syllables blend to make a clean line of iambic pentameter. Then I'll write out the shared & overlapping dialog as though they were lines of verse, showing the stressed syllables in bold.
I hope that's clear (or will quickly become so).
First: Act 4, scene Five (MIT.edu) opens in the middle of things, with a Walk-and-Talk that would make Aaron Sorkin proud:
QUEEN GERTRUDE: I will not speak with her. -_ -_ HORATIO and Gentleman: [Insert astonished blinking man GIF here] Gentleman: She is importunate, indeed distract: Her mood will needs be pitied. QUEEN GERTRUDE: What would she have?
Her moods will needs be pit- What would she have?
Okay, so hearing that Ophelia is "acting up" certainly got the queen's attention, eh? She doesn't even wait for Gentleman to finish the last word of his line (Also: she's being told that a teenage girl is really upset that her dad's dead. And Gertrude's response is to snap: "What does she want?" Really?! Yikes).
The unnamed Gentleman goes on to describe how Ophelia is speaking of her dead father and vaguely alluding to conspiracies, that her speech is basically word salad, but her "winks and nods" give the impression that she's speaking in code.
Gentleman: [concluding] Indeed would make one think there might be thought, Though nothing sure, yet much unhappily. HORATIO: 'Twere good she were spoken with; for she may strew Dangerous conjectures in ill-breeding minds.
Though nothing sure, yet much unhapi-'Twere Good she were spoken with; for she may strew Dange-rous conjectures in ill-breeding minds.
Finally, Gertrude says: "-_ -_ -_ Let her come in."
Horatio and the Gentleman are talking over each other, in their efforts to sway the queen. I get the feeling this attempt has been going on for some time; it may have started with: "She's really sad about her father. she could use some support in dealing with grief.." But the argument that finally sways Gertrude is: "She's a potential threat to Claudius's Power."
Shakespeare wrote the line about the threat she posed in a completely different meter. Instead of giving that line a scansion of: "de-dum, de-dum, de-dum, de-dum, de-dum," he's given it the rhythm of "Dum-de-de, dum-de-de, dum-de-de, dum," which makes it stand out from the rest of the scene. That's another red underline Shakespeare is giving us.
The longish pause could have come at the end of her line, but I think it makes more sense to have her hesitate before agreeing to see Ophelia.
Exit Horatio to go fetch her. Then:
To my sick soul, as sin’s true nature is, Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss: So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt.
As I noted in my previous post, these are two rhyming couplets -- the only "plain dialog" in the scene that rhymes (other than Ophelia's songs, but they rhyme because that's what song lyrics do), and not even in Shakespeare's usual way of rhyming alternate lines.
Now what, pray tell, could the queen be feeling so guilty about (that she absolutely, positively, does not want Ophelia to find out)?
That Ophelia's father died because of something she had asked him to do? Quite possibly. But Ophelia already knows her father has died, and the queen expressing regret about it would not likely make the queen appear guilty.
Maybe Ophelia doesn't know, however, that her father was in the queen's chamber when he was killed, and the queen is afraid Ophelia would get the wrong idea. But whatever sin Gertrude is trying to hide, it's probably not that she's cheating on Claudius with Polonius so soon after the wedding (unless that's exactly it. I doubt it, though. Polonius is basically a walking-talking plot point).
At first, I thought she felt guilty about the fact that her own son (and Ophelia's boyfriend) was the murderer, and that's the secret she doesn't want Ophelia to find out. That's reasonable. That's what any halfway decent person would worry about, to protect the heart and mind of a young woman that's almost family.
But then, between Ophelia's first confrontation with the queen and her "Flower Speech," Leartes breeches Elsinore's defenses, and leads a raging mob (those ill-breeding minds in which dangerous conjectures have already been planted) to the doors just beyond Stage Left, and:
Leartes: Where is my father? Claudius: Dead. Gertrude: But not by him.
Where is my father? Dead. But not by him.
I said it in my earlier post, and I'll say it again, here: Gertrude literally does not skip a beat to defend Claudius, even when that puts her own son at risk. Doesn't stop to think about it, even for a breath.
If Queen Gertrude didn't hesitate to risk Hamlet's life. I doubt she'd be overly worried about risking Ophelia's opinion's of his character (especially since appeals to speak to her at all didn't sway her until Horatio mentioned Ophelia' threat to civil order). And yet, Shakespeare very deliberately underlined and circled the point that Gertrude is holding a deep secret guilt, and that she's afraid to speak to Ophelia, lest she let something slip.
(Also, when going back to the scene, to check something, I noticed something my mind skipped over, before: The Danish Rabble promise Leartes not to let anyone come in while he's in the room negotiating with Claudius. And yet, they're heard off-stage saying: "Let her come in" just as Ophelia reenters to give her "Flower Speech" while her brother is there. So while Leartes has been in France, Ophelia has clearly been gaining the respect of the Common Folk in the meantime. Which, to my mind, suggests this "madness" has been going on for a while, and is not a sudden reaction to deliberate or accidental poisoning. Which further suggests to me that she is simply better at "Putting on an antic disposition" than Hamlet is.)
So, all that is why Queen Gertrude started to appear very suspicious in regards to Ophelia's death.
But what's the secret Gertrude is so afraid Ophelia will find out? I think :
Claudius's legitimacy to the Danish Throne depends on the courtiers and common people Believing that he and Gertrude agreed to wed after consoling each other in their shared grief over losing a darling husband and beloved brother.
Queen Gertrude had done a "Lady Macbeth," and it was actually her idea for her first husband to have a final, forever, nap in the royal garden.
She's afraid Ophelia will figure that out. After the coded language of the Flower Speech, I think she's worried that Ophelia has already figured it out, and so gives her a little shove into the river, before she can spread that idea any further.
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*Starting here, in a 2014 presentation on Shakespeare's use of language (celebrating Willy Shakes's 450th birthday), Shakespearean actor and scholar Ben Crystal demonstrates how Iambic Pentameter shows us how Shakespeare wanted the dialog to be paced in The Tragedy of Macbeth (sorry, not sorry, not superstitious). A bit later, he and his acting friends demonstrate overlapping iambic pentameter when Hamlet and Leartes fight at Ophelia's grave.
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Ahsoka- Notes on Episode 3 and Kiner’s musical score:
Opening scene featuring mysterious, percussive new music.
Huyang trains Sabine, who is using a wooden practice saber (bokken). Ahsoka makes Sabine wear a masked helmet, reminiscent of how Obi-Wan trained Luke Skywalker. “I can’t see. How am I supposed to fight?” The music continues to emphasize percussion and plucked stringed instruments, intensifying along with the practice duel itself.
Music continues with title card and episode name, “Time to Fly.”
Camera follows A-wings to New Republic fleet. Fanfare of brass instruments. Music fades out for scenes inside hallway of Home One. Minimal music used to set a mood for briefing room scene.
We meet Jacen Syndulla who wants to be a Jedi. The incidental music sets the mood for this scene and the next one aboard Ahsoka’s ship. Sabine and Ahsoka talk about the Force and Jedi training accompanied by plucked strings and sustained tones.
Huyang: “I suppose you do come from a long line of non-traditional Jedi.” (I was cackling when he called out the Disaster Lineage that way.)
Sabine attempts to use the Force, and more mysterious music that seems unrelated to the Force theme is heard. A two note motive based on an ascending perfect fifth is heard in this scene. Since Ezra’s theme begins with an ascending fifth, this could be an indication of why Sabine is training so hard. She’s doing it for Ezra.
Holographic message from Hera. Ahsoka’s ship approaches Seatos. Music intensifies when space dogfight ensues. Battle music doesn’t present any familiar themes.
The first appearance of the purrgil is accompanied by vocalizing by an angelic-sounding chorus. Incidental music intensifies as the battle in the clouds continues.
When the ship has landed in the forest, Ezra’s theme is played softly after Sabine says “I haven’t seen those creatures since the day Ezra disappeared.” She looks happy, excited, and hopeful.
The music for the final scene with Baylan is sinister and reminiscent of music associated with the Emperor in the OT. The dum dat-dat dum dat-dat rhythmic motive from the beginning of episode 1 and the end credits music is used here, then the now-familiar end credits music plays.
Update: The Ronin motif is the ostinato that has the repeated rhythm that sounds like dum dat-dat dum dat-dat. I am glad that we now have a name for it.
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Links to previous posts about the music of Ahsoka
Episode 1
Episode 2
Main Character Theme Music
End Credits Music
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ellena-asg · 1 year
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Me: So there is that scene in 6x05:
Suspect: The guy you're looking for is Iceman. Steve: Iceman? Like from Top gun? Suspect: What's Top gun? Steve: Did he say "What's Top gun"? I should arrest him just for that!
My McDanno brain:
All Ohana is having fun at some party/celebration. They're sitting, eating, talking... And there are moments when they're listening to the songs cause it's a part of this event - organized by Kamekona and Flippa. You know, it's a kind of "if you want to surprise someone/say something/wish someone all the best - come here and sing it". So from time to time Kame and Flippa come on a stage and say "and now another brave soul...". They don't say a name cause it's a surprise so they just say for whom the song-gift is and they read all the messages (like "This buddy will sing for Annie X. He wrote: Thank you for being in my life"). Then music starts and the brave soul comes on the stage and sings.
After some time Kame and Flippa come and say "Now... the bravest soul. We love that soul. Look, we've got tears in our eyes so... Message, message is: It's your fault that my heart knows what the greatest friendship is. And it's your fault that I know what love is. I fell in love and... It's your fault. P.S. Don't be so excited, it's just a... song". And they add "For Steven McGarrett... but he will know it". And then... DUM. DUM DUM. DUM DUM DUM. Yesss. The very first sounds from Berlin's song. And Steve's heart is on fire. Some people around are like "Oh, a new girlfriend? I think I like her!". Some are like "Err... Catherine? She's back?!". And some are like "Wow, that girl sounds like Danny". And yeah, it IS Danny. Danny comes on that damn stage and starts to sing. And when he sings "Take my breath away..." Steve grins like a kid that just got the best sweets in the world, that won it all, that has everything what he wanted, his dreams came true (and he cries - he can't stop that feeling). And that song. His Top gun. His Danno chose his Top gun. Don't be so excited, Danny said. "Son of a b..." - Steve's heart explodes.
Me (desperately): There is that scene in 6x05...
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i'd really like to compliment the thoughtfulness and generosity of thought and time on your blog, first of all. i spent a lot of time reading it today, and it resonated with me a lot. i was raised by two atheists who are smart people in many ways but live in the 'all organized religion is dum and evil' camp. i've had to unlearn their beliefs/fight them on antisemitism and islamophobia for most of my adolescence and adulthood. in terms of personal faith, i have firmly believed for a long time that 'there is no god' is an ontologically unprovable belief that i could never feel comfortable espousing, but i still never understood the purpose of organized or personal worship until the last month. it took me many years that get that god is not an authoritarian dad looking over your shoulder and criticizing you but can be something a great deal more unknowable and complicated and on-my-side than that.
but i was wondering: do you have any advice for someone balancing their curiosity about faith and their weird nostalgia about the Rituals of catholic school with their fears that a) they are wishy-washily turning to it just for kicks in a year when they've lost a lot, and shouldn't talk to anyone about it, b) they are just unconsciously emulating their partner, who is a queer catholic with a personal theology they admire. i have always found something religion-shaped in mountains and rivers and the sky and the love of other people, and that's never going to change. but the idea that i could or do want Something Else , and that christian beliefs resonate with me, is scaring me because of all of the identity fluctuations i've ever experienced, it's not one i've thought i'd ever see. it feels like a very scary thing to talk to people about in real life, even though the two closest people in my life would both have a lot to discuss with me about it.
Welcome, beloved! Thank you for your kind words! I pray this will resonate with you as well.
I'm proud of you for working to unlearn some of your parents' beliefs—I really respect people who recognize the harm religion has done, but you're right, you can't condemn it inherently without bigotry/racism. We all have to choose what belief/tradition to take with us, and I admire you so much for recognizing that you'd have to leave that behind. And I love your changing understanding of God—there are many gods I don't believe in, and an authoritarian dad looking over our shoulders to criticize us is one of them! Acknowledging the Mystery is such a beautiful thing.
Curiosity and nostalgia and ritual-seeking are factors that bring a lot of people to faith! Those aren't stupid reasons—they're parts of you that recognize something meaningful there, and want to explore it! Similarly, many people turn to faith when they're hurting. This has definitely been painted in a bad light, but to me it makes so much sense. It's so much easier to claim you understand the universe and everything's rational and knowable, when you're comfortable with where you are and confident in where you're going. Losing things brings a realization of our lack of control, our complete lack of knowledge in how everything works. Seeking more, seeking mystery when we are hurting is a completely reasonable response.
Seeking what we need, like comfort, in faith is not evil. We all need to be comforted, and believing in love is what many hurting people need. This doesn't mean religion is stupid—in fact, the fact that it seems to be the practice best equipped to help hurting people would point to it being one of the most valuable things of all! If a worldview can only accommodate people who are confident/in control/have everything they need, I don't think very much of it at all. (Of course I know there are many nonreligious worldviews that accommodate hurting people, and I respect them. I also know that there is organized religion that will take advantage of those who have lost things, and I condemn that wholeheartedly. Faith at its best, though, welcomes those hurting in a way I rarely see in other places.)
We don't want to create a faith practice that only serves us when we're hurting—but we should always carry our hurting with us as we find what we're looking for. Don't only hurt your way into faith—but bring the loss with you.
Whatever your reasons for being drawn to faith, even if you think they're bad reasons, are real reasons that can serve you. Wanting comfort/ritual is a completely natural response to the world, and finding what you need in practices that are designed for people wanting those things is the perfect reason to come to them!
Many people convert to their partner's religion—obviously there's lots of historical/cultural reasons for this, and in some cases it is out of pressure or because that's just what you do—but it's not crazy and doesn't inherently mean you lack autonomy. Getting to know someone deeply involves learning what they value and how they see things. Loving someone completely means loving those practices and perspectives. I think interfaith relationships are perfectly possible and healthy, but I can't imagine a relationship with someone of a different faith/worldview if I did not love theirs and they loved mine—I have trouble with friendships where that love is not present!
You admiring and caring about your partner and their faith has included listening to and learning about their faith, and seeing how they live it out—it makes complete sense that this draws you to this or similar faiths! You were brought up thinking that this is dumb and evil, and now you're in a relationship with someone who identifies with and practices a faith. Often people don't truly understand religion until they're exposed to someone who has it as part of them.
This is all to say that valuing a practice more because someone you love practices it is, of course, subjective and biased, and it is also beautiful and holy. Every faith is subjective and biased. I am Christian partially because my parents are Christian—because I was brought up in this faith, and it is my home. If you are connecting with something because it's something that's a part of your life (catholic school and now a catholic partner)—that's kind of how connection works? I don't know if that counts as "unconsciously emulating" but like, what's wrong with that? What's wrong with connecting to something so much, seeing it all around you, that you're drawn to it? (My favorite movies consist solely of movies I have seen, and they're all ones I watched at a point in my life when they were meaningful to me. These aren't stupid reasons to like a movie—they're the only reasons to like a movie.)
Honestly if a faith is not something that comforts you, not something that you're drawn to when you experience loss, not something that satisfies desires for ritual, not something that holds your childhood self close but also reflects your changing worldviews, not something that is a part of your life and that you've seen lived out in beautiful ways, I would actually advise against becoming a part of it! I would list these things as essential reasons! It doesn't mean you have to, but it means you have good reasons. This doesn't sound just for kicks—you're thinking about this a lot, and reaching out to someone for advice, and taking it seriously. And many faith changes happen kind of suddenly, anyway—this doesn't sound sudden, but if it was, there are many beautiful examples of people all at once realizing what they're meant for.
"Religion-shaped" is a great phrase! Whether or not you find your way to a specific practice, knowing that you have those connections and appreciations is beautiful and valuable. However your identity changes, whatever practices find their way into your life, you have mountains and rivers and sky and love. You have God, in whatever ways you learn to find Them.
It's acknowledge it's scary to find your way to something your younger self would never have guessed! We surprise ourselves sometimes, and it's terrifying! But I give you permission to be scared and to surprise yourself. To honor who you'd thought you'd be and to change. We know we can't see the future, but we still find ourselves arriving in a future we didn't see and being surprised about it. This change—let it break down more walls. This mystery that's always with you—welcome it as you unlearn and relearn.
Know that you can always change again. That opening up to people about something you might want doesn't mean you always have to want it. That beginning a practice is not a promise to always practice it. That breaking down walls doesn't mean you can never rebuild them, and saying a truth doesn't set it in stone.
It's so often easier to open up to people we don't have a personal relationship with! I'm so grateful that what I write resonates with you, but (sorry) we still don't actually know each other, and you also have the space to be anonymous—that's probably really nice for you right now! Me and most of the queer people I know came out to random people on the internet before people in real life—inherently because we cared about/knew them less. Those we care about most can be the scariest to open up to, because we have the most riding on their response. Of course I encourage you to tell them at least some of what you've told me—it sounds like they'd love to hear about it and would accept these changing parts of you. Don't wait till you have it all figured out to share it—that won't really ever happen, and I'm guessing you'll regret not letting in as you figure it out. But give yourself grace, honor your privacy and time. They're there when you're ready.
It's scary to change, it's scary to question our worldviews, it's scary to admit our vulnerabilities and our need for something greater than ourselves, it's scary that people might think you have bad reasons for your beliefs/choices. But the people that you love you want your fear too. They know you'll change—everyone does. If they only loved you if you stayed static, if you only made logical unbiased decisions, if your circumstances didn't affect what you value—that's not loving a person. It sounds like you trust them and know that they would welcome these questions and want to talk about them. Go to the mountains and the rivers and the sky and go to them, the love of other people. That's where God will be—with you already, walking with you on the road, and there waiting for you. (There's a trinity right there!) Mystery and paradox and comfort and ritual and the simplest and most terrifying thing in the world.
I'm in your corner. I don't know the road ahead of you but I know you have so much beautiful time. I can't see the future but I know it will surprise you. God be with your going out and your coming in, from this time forth forevermore. May your ways be safe and your homecomings joyful. Now we know in part, but someday we will know fully, even as we are fully known, face to face.
<3 Johanna
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Recent thing that I've been looking at to avoid doing what I'm supposed to do
-American President's ages-
(this is only mildly interesting (i try play it up) - a breakfast read)
Youngest person to be elected was Kennedy at 43 and Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest to take office at 42. Of your 46 presidents, 9 have been in their 40s when elected, 21 in their 50s, 10 in their 60s and 2 in their 70s.
That distribution is reasonable, it requires a lot of experience and connections to become president and to acquire that you need time.
Though what is fascinating is they you haven't had a Gen X president yet, Obama was nearly there but still a Boomer with the latest birth date of any president. That is important because Gen X is hitting their prime presidency age of 41-56, where many Presidents have aged in the past. We will probably see one or two Gen X president's (fingers crossed) after this upcoming election, and then possibly a skip forward into .... millennials (BWAH)
(Now a dramatization of President ages.)
Through-out most of history, up to the last 100 years, there's been a marked progression of birthdate. There's a couple ones older than their predecessors but someone will push the 'youngest' president forward. Over the course of 34 president's, things keep moving on. Then we get our first 'blip'
John F. Kennedy, 27 years junior to Eisenhower, catapulting us into the 20th century. 1890 -> 1917
This is unusual so we fall back to 1908, still a jump but less extreme. We continue through our Greatest Gen presidents, 1913, 1913, 1924.....
-1911???! Jumping back 13 years to a man at the cusp of 70 at the turn of the decade. Throughout the 80s we had the senior, Ronald Reagan.
Wow that was weird, but we'll surely get our first silent gen President now-
NOPE!, after another 1924 we're onto BABY BOOMERS. Their young, they're hip, they're cool, ready to take on a changing America. Born in 1946, Clinton kick starts the booming gen at 46 years old, taking on the 90s B]
Back on track then, forget about the silent gen, who needs 'em? We have our cool Baby Boomers, at the ripe age of presidency.
Bush keeps it steady at another 1946, welcome 21st century. So what he's at the older end? Boomers gotta have their turn.
Then we leap forward to a younger boomer with things to do, Obama! Born 1961, he rounds off the Boomer gen, finishing his presidency in time to celebrate 55th birthday.
Now its the turn of the Gen X-ers. They grew up in the shadow of their massive booming older siblings, their parents -the silent gen- never got a president but they're here to make it right and not be TrAmPLED-----
WHAT'S THIS
ANOTHER OLD BOOMER
Born 1946, entering presidency as a senior citizen at 70 years old, we have the infamous Donald J Trump. We can't seem to get over that 1946 age? Strange, but the Democrats have got a hip dynamic new candidate to ride the rocky times of the 2020s - so many crisis's on the horizon-
Drum roll please *ba dum ba dum bad dum* the young, the hip, the cool Gen X president you've all been waiting for is.........
A 78 year old man??? No, no. This can't be right? He's older than Trump, born 1942, putting Biden as our first Silent Gen president.... 25 years after that would have been appropriate
Sheesh
But our next guy must be younger? Uh, no its the same two old geezers again? Seriously?
This concludes me reading through walls of ages and dates.
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