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guillotineman · 27 days
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Quentin Tarantino: "I loved 'West Side Story (2021, dir. Steven Spielberg).' The best movie of 2021, should have won the Oscar and the guy who played Riff should have won the Oscar. It’s the only film that I’ve seen, on my own, at the theater, twice. It was beyond the beyond. It was right up there with 'Fury Road'..."
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lovingmusicalmen · 1 year
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Riff + "I don't really know how to dance..." || "It's never too late to learn" ?? x
I rewatched WSS today and ngl it feels good to return to writing Riff
Still accepting blurb requests! - Open to new characters!!
Fluff 5 - " I don't really know how to dance..." || "It's never too late to learn"
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"You know, normally people actually... you know dance at a dance, girly girl."
Y/N smiled shyly at her friend. Riff had come over to where she had huddled herself into the corner of the gym, hoping to let the eyes of her peers pass over her. She should've known Riff wouldn't be able to do that, considering it was he who had spent the better part of the last few weeks trying to convince her to take a night off of work to attend the dance.
"I'm just having a drink," Y/N lifted the cup of punch to emphasise her point. Something fluttered in her chest at the slight eye roll it garnered from Riff, who folded his arms and leaned against the wall beside her.
"Well I'm sure by now you're nice and hydrated and ready to take the dance floor by storm, right doll?" He teased, eyebrows raising.
Y/N chuckled, forcing herself to look away from his eyes, determined not to get caught out staring. It was just... it was rare to see Riff in a state of such - for lack of a better term - cleanliness. Y/N was used to seeing her friend covered in paint or dust from his scuffles with both his fellow Jets and the Sharks.
And the jacket he was wearing this evening didn't have a single hole ripped into it. A shocking feat, if you were to ask Y/N.
Basically, what she was trying to say was that Riff cleaned up well. And Y/N wasn't really sure how to respond to that.
"I don't have a partner," Y/N denied, pretending to find something particularly interesting about the wood patterning of the gym floor, tracing the lines with the toe of her shoe. Anything to avoid the disbelieving look Riff was directing towards her.
"That's a load of horseshit," Riff finally burst out with a scoff. Y/N risked a glance at his blue eyes just in time to watch him roll them yet again. "I'm right here, girly girl. Aren't I?"
And... yes. Y/N supposed Riff was right there. For almost a month now she and her childhood friend had been skirting the borders between friendship and... something more. Stemming from a night of too much stolen beer, where they had ended up stealing away from the Jets - not overly secretively, if their whoops and hollers were anything to go by at the time - and Riff had pressed her up against a wall in an alleyway and-
Well... Y/N could feel the heat crawling up her neck at the memory and she suppressed a shiver.
Since then, things had changed between them. Riff would walk her home from work more often, he'd pull her onto his lap when they were talking, he'd wind an arm around her waist if he thought she was getting a little too comfortable with any of the other Jets.
A couple more stolen kisses here and there, too. But Riff hadn't said anything. Hadn't done anything to indicate that he actually wanted something more than... the casual-more-than-friendship thing that they had going on.
At least, that had been true up until he had started harassing her about coming to the dance. And if the intense look he was giving her was anything to go by, Y/N was getting the feeling that had been Riff trying to make it.. something official.
Though, Y/N had apparently taken too long to formulate a response to Riff's blatant invite. Because the leader was clearing his throat, pushing himself more upright and it was he avoiding her eyes now. Y/N could have sworn she saw a dusting of pink across his cheeks.
"Or - I mean I'm sure any of the Jets would dance with you if you asked. No need to have one partner."
Riff went as though to move away, but Y/N reached out to catch her fingers in his sleeve before he could get too far.
"I didn't mean it like that," she whispered. Riff cocked his head to the side, questioning. "I do want to dance with you, Jet Boy. I promise. It's just... I don't really know how to dance?" She offered, forcing herself to meet Riff's eyes.
A slow smirk made its way across his face, his eyes crinkling at the edges as he showed his amusement. And then Riff plucked the cup out of her hand, placing it on a nearby table and presenting Y/N with his hand in a dramatic flourish that had Y/N grinning.
"It's never too late to learn, girly girl."
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totallysora · 1 month
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I need someone who has watched west side story (2021) to talk to me rn cuz I watched it for the first time in like,,December and I have sm to say abt it
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fancyschmancyopinions · 10 months
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RACHEL ZEGLER at the Dior Haute Couture SS23 Fashion Show on January 23rd 2023 wearing DIOR
Rachel looked amazing at the Dior Haute Couture Show! Her look is literally a work of art. The detail and craftsmanship of the top and skirt are gorgeous. The entire outfit looks great on her. It'll be so exciting to see her more as she has a few projects coming out this year.
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misguidedswagger · 2 years
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Now, Sit Still. [riff lorton x reader]
*this will not follow the exact plotline of wss. pov will switch after line break.
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“Valentina, are you sure about this? I can always stay later, you know that I-” 
Valentina waved Y/n’s offer off with a wave of her hand, “Ay, mi querida, do not worry. You know how those...boys...can get...I do not want you to be walking home alone so late.” She shivered at the thought of the two fighting gangs, before going back to organizing the glass box the cash register sat on. Y/n’s face scrunched up in worry before she walked up to Valentina, helping her organize.
“Valentina, let me help, por favor.” Y/n had been trying to work on her Spanish slowly, so she began integrating bits and pieces into her vocabulary slowly. She wanted to make things easier for Valentina for being so kind to her. “It’s the least I can do.” Y/n affirmed softly, causing the older woman to smile and playfully smack Y/n’s shoulder. “You are too much like your-”
The door of Doc’s slammed open so hard that Valentina could’ve sworn the window broke. Both employees rushed forward towards the door, but the older one stopped before rolling her eyes. 
“I told you, I do not want you in my store!” She said, a scowl resting on her face. For someone as kind and loving as her, any sort of displeasure on her was nerve inducing. Her eyes landed on the tall boy standing in the doorway. “C’mon, you know me. I’m not going to-” 
“You’ve been stealing from me since you were six. Now get out,” Valentina deadpanned. Riff completely ignored her, his eyes and attention finding her, “Hi there, gorgeous.” He flashed a smile at Y/n, “Don’t you usually get off earlier than this?” He questioned before walking a bit closer to her. As enticing as Riff was, she knew he had an ulterior motive. 
“What’re you hiding from now, Riff? Or who?” It was Y/n’s turn now to walk closer to him, causing him to scoff then swallow before looking at the girl nervously. “No one. A Jet don’t hide. Guys hide from me, it ain’t the other way around.” He spoke lowly before starting to walk towards the Milky Ways. 
“Wanna cover me, girly girl?” He asked holding up a Milky Way and shaking it a bit, his typical smirk back on his face as if anything he just said never left his mouth. Rolling her eyes, she opened her mouth to say something before an idea came to mind. It was time for Y/n to wear her own smirk to challenge Riff’s. “Hmm, only if you tell me why you’re really in here.” 
Clearly, Riff didn’t expect that. His eyes widened and Y/n had to fight very hard not to laugh. Riff didn’t expect Y/n to tease back, pleasantly surprising him. Riff swallowed his nerves and cleared his throat, looking at the candy bar in his hand. “Can we talk somewhere else?” 
Y/n was taken by surprise by Riff’s request. Skeptically, she glanced between her boss and the tall Jet, “Ir. Estar a salvo.” The older woman spoke, before smiling at Y/n and repeating herself in English, “Go, be safe.” At that, Y/n smiled nervously and nodded before grabbing her bag and leading Riff to the door. The two walked together before Y/n ran back to the cash register, placing a coin into the drawer before walking back over to Riff who was holding the door open for her. 
“Y’know, girly girl... I didn’t expect you to actually cover me.” Riff teased before shutting the door behind them, chuckling at her. 
Valentina held her hands in front of her mouth, watching Y/n and Riff walk off together. Her nerves were frayed enough, but watching her surrogate child walk into the arms of a gang leader frightened her. She trusted Y/n, not Riff. 
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“Girly girl? And, yes, Riff, I had to cover you. Valentina is too sweet of a woman for you to keep stealing from her.” You reprimanded, causing Riff so smile. Has he always been this smiley? You shook the thought from your head and looked at your surroundings, “You’re not gonna try anything with me, are you?” She raised a brow, causing Riff to laugh. “Relax. I just didn’t want the old woman to hear me say what I wanna say. But, we’re here.” Riff kept walking to the edge of the park, to the river. He sat down at the edge and held a hand for you. You took his hand and sat next to him, looking out at the river. 
“So...Are you going to tell me what you wanted to say?” You queried, a teasing tone evident in your voice. Riff was staring out at the river as if you never said anything at all. You leaned forward and waved a hand in front his face, causing him to snap out of it. “Hm?” he hummed quietly, finally looking over at you. “What did you-”
You had never noticed the slight heterochromia in his eyes until now and you were at a loss for words. Riff was a magnet and you were being pulled in, fast. Riff swallowed, his eyes staring deeply into yours. “I wanted to tell you,” Your lips were almost touching at this point, but he finally finished his thought when your lips brushed, “I love you.”
Then your lips touched, and your heart soared. For the entire time you’ve known Riff, you had longed to hear those words. You kissed him deeply and leaned into him, a hand coming up to hold your cheek. Riff pulled you closer with his other hand, resting it on your waist. You were ecstatic, for so long you had acted like you hated Riff, and now you could actually show how you truly felt about him. 
Before you got too carried away though, a sudden loud whistle caused you to jump, “Ah, look at this. The Jet boy is taking our precious Y/n.” A voice said, causing your head to flick to it. “Anxious...?” You asked softly, looking at one of the Sharks, swallowing your nerves. You stood quickly, feeling Riff stand, a protective hand on your hip. You pushed the butterflies from your stomach out of your body and paid close attention to Anxious. You had no idea if he was alone. 
As comforting as you found Riff’s hand placement, clearly this angered Anxious. He stepped closer to the two of you, grabbing you by your dress. “Hands off her, asshole.” Riff said, shoving him off you. Anxious stumbled back a bit, before going head to head with Riff. He grabbed Riff and wound up for a punch. You ran to him and pulled on his arm, “It’s okay, Anxious, you don’t have to-” 
Too caught up in his own anger, he jerked his arm away and shoved you away, causing you to fly to the ground. With a whine of pain, both men’s heads snapped to you. You looked down at yourself and noticed your arm was scraped and bleeding, it dripping onto the bodice of your dress. You frowned as it was now ruined, as blood was next to impossible to remove from fabric. 
Your eyes flicked up to Riff and you had sworn you’d never seen him so angry. You were happy that it wasn’t directed at you, but you were nervous that Anxious would get beat to a pulp. Riff swung a punch directly into Anxious’s nose, causing you to flinch. “Now look at what you did!” He said, venom lacing his words. Anxious held his nose as Riff gripped his shirt and prepared to throw Anxious to the ground. 
“Riff!” You called out, standing up. Riff looked at you with sadness in his eyes and the anger in him returned at seeing the bloodstains on your dress. The dangerous fire of anger burned brightly as his eyes locked back onto Anxious. 
“Riff, no! Stop. Don’t--” You took a second to pry his hands off of the other man, “Let him go.” You kissed his temple softly and Riff tsked, “But he-” Riff tried, but you held a finger up to his lips, “Let him go.” You repeated to him. Riff sighed softly and shoved Anxious away. “I see you again, you’re fuckin’ dead. Got it?” 
Anxious spit out blood before turning around and glaring at Riff before turning t look at you. “I-” 
“Anxious, please leave while I’m still entertaining the idea of not telling Bernardo about this whole thing.” You said flatly, a brow raised and a hand waving him off. At your words, Anxious turned around and took off running.
As soon as Anxious turned around, Riff was on you in a second, examining your injuries closely. “I’m sorry princess, I shoulda killed him before he had the chance to-” You shook your head very quickly, “Violence is not the answer to everything, darling.” A light blush fanned over Riff’s face at the use of the pet name. He placed a kiss onto your forehead before nodding. “I’ll work on that, just for you.” He smiled, causing you to smile too. He leaned in to kiss you, holding your face in his hand,
“Ow.” Your sudden word of pain caused Riff to almost fly back. He had temporarily forgotten your injuries and he tsked once again. “C’mon...” Riff spoke, leading you away from the river by your uninjured arm.
Riff led you back to his home, showing you a plethora of first aid and tattered cloths you could only assume were used to wrap wounds and other injuries. “Woah...” You let out quietly, causing the boy to laugh softly. “Yeah, gang fights’ll do that to ya...” He trailed off before sitting you down next to his first aid station. “ ‘M sorry for the mess.” He mumbled before starting to get to work on cleaning you up. He looked around his room before handing you one of his spare shirts. “Do you want to change into this?” Riff asked, starting to stand. “I wouldn’t look, don’t worry.” He put his hands up as he backed up and inched closer to the door before smirking, “Unless you want me to.” he winked, causing you to blush dark. 
You took a second to think before reaching your hand forward to him, flicking your fingers to and from yourself. “Give it to me.” Riff did as you asked and turned around and leaned on the door frame, his eyes on the wall. You removed the dress and slid Riff’s shirt over your head, it draping over your underdress. “Ya decent?” He asked. You nodded, forgetting he couldn’t see you. “Yes.” You said shortly before he turned around and smiled at you. 
Riff walked back over to you and his smile only grew as he crouched again with you near his first aid, “You look good in my shirt. Maybe I’ll let you keep it.” You laughed softly, your heart swelling just a bit. Your laugh caused Riff to begin laughing too. Eventually though, your laughter died down and Riff began to frown, “Doll face, you know this is gonna hurt right?” You nodded and held your arm out to him, “It’s okay. I trust you.” You reassured Riff, smiling at him. “Gotta trust my boyfriend, don’t I?” 
Riff’s breath caught in his throat and he sputtered. His usual calm and collected personality had faltered, “Woah there, girly girl. And who said that’s who I was?” He asked quietly, his pupils growing in size. You could see the love in his eyes and you blushed before leaning forward and kissing him. 
You pulled away, much to his dismay. He leaned forward to catch your lips in his once again, leaving you to only raise a brow at him. “Okay...Okay, I say that’s who I am. Give me those cute lips again, doll.” He grinned, causing you to laugh and kiss him again. He wrapped his arms around you, pulling you impossibly close. He ran his hands up and down your body before you pulled away. “You’re getting carried away, darling.” You teased, causing him to only smile and kiss your nose before leaning back to look at your wound. “Can’t help myself with you, Y/n. You’re changin’ me, doll.” 
Another smile spread on your face, “And you’re changing me, Riff.” Riff turned your arm for further examination, “How could that asshole be so careless? I swear to ya, Y/n, the very next time I see that motherfucker, I’m really gonna-” 
“Riff?” 
“Yeah, baby doll?”
“Could ya just clean it please?” 
The two of you laughed and he nodded and finally picked up the first aid, “Okay okay, workin’ on it. Keep in mind how bad it’s gonna hurt though.” You nodded, “I know.” Riff picked up the alcohol and poured it over your open wound. 
“Ow.” You whined, a frown burning deeper onto Riff’s face. “I know baby doll, I’m sorry. Almost done.” The Jet reassured, cleaning the last bit of your injury. After wrapping up your wound, he took the dress you were wearing and walked to another part of his room, started to scrub at it. You smiled at his dedication and followed behind him. You watched him try everything he had to attempt to get the stains out. Ultimately though, he accidentally made it worse. 
“I’m sorry about your shirt.” Riff said sheepishly, frowning at the stained and soaked fabric. You sat next to him and rubbed his shoulder, kissing his temple. “It’s okay. I was going to throw it out anyways.” Riff smiled and laughed softly, 
“No you weren’t.” 
“Yeah, you’re right.” 
“That’s what I thought. Now, sit still.”
req. by @mikefaistmiamor “Hi hi can you please do a riff x reader for the prompt ‘I’m sorry about ur shirt- it’s okay I was going to throw it out anyways’”
pls give me more riff requests. love this man(’s actor) sm.
hope you enjoyed!
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dorothy16 · 2 years
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via Ariana DeBose’s Instagram story (August 1, 2022) 
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“ThEre’S onLy fOrTy-eiGhT sTaTEs yA dEaD bAtTeRy!”
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jellycolors · 2 years
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𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘻𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘴𝘥
𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞/𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞
𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭
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playitcoolboy · 2 years
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Hi, would you be willing to share more of your head cannons? I absolutely love them and also, I am starved of Riff x Tony content and it seems like you are one of very few people that supply enjoyable stories about it. Hope you have a good day :)
Hey! Thank you for asking! I’d be more than happy share some more headcanons, and yes I do have more Tony x Riff content coming soon. School is kicking my ass at the moment haha, but in the meantime I will give you some Tony x Riff headcanons! Hope this makes your day better, and I hope you have a great day :)
Riff once played guitar to Tony, and ever since then Tony begs for Riff to play it again, but Riff rarely budges
Riff loves to embarrass Tony in front of the Jets despite the fact Tony has much more blackmail on Riff
One day Riff brought a stray dog he found home, and Tony said he didn’t want the dog in the house. The next day, the dog and Tony are best friends
Tony and Riff always slept together in the beginning days of the Jets, not in a couple way, but just as best friends
Riff hates being in love with Tony because he feels comfortable enough around Tony to actually let his walls down and that scares him
When Riff and Tony get married, Riff puts his ring on a necklace to be able to hide it better
When Riff wants to open up, both Riff and Tony go into a room and turn off the lights, both of them are blindfolded as well. Riff then opens up to Tony, and he only does this with the lights off and both of them are blindfolded. its the fact they can’t see each other that makes Riff feel comfortable to open up to Tony
Riff stays up until midnight every night to kiss Tony on the lips as his way of saying “I’m here today”
Love to slow dance at night in open fields
Tony is an overworked wine aunt and the one to always bail Riff out of jail
They get matching tattoos because they can’t get married legally
All the Jets know about Tony and Riff’s relationship(duh), and they offered to help them get married in secret
Riff loves to get Tony flowers whenever he can and he hand delivers them to Tony while he’s working
When Riff proposes, he does so with a ring his father gave him. Once Riff gets a ring of his own, he puts it in a necklace so people didn’t get suspicious that both him and Tony have a ring
Often slow dance together at night
Those are to only name a few :)) hope you enjoy!
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noodlearg · 1 year
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Ariana Debose is the gender.
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xglamcow · 1 year
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(NOT A SHIP!!)
Bernardo and Grazi, bc i love them both. Also my West side story brain rot is happeninnggg
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May 24, 2022
Benjamin Rauhala of "Disney Princess - The Concert" and Ariana DeBose ("West Side Story" the movie, "Hamilton") during the 50 year celebration of the Covenant House organization.
From IG: @Brauhala --
"Lavender legends. 💜 Ariyoncé and Benji Spice are back and better than ever, darlings. 😎Thank you [Covenant House] for all of the incredible work you do to help end youth homelessness it was an honor to support and celebrate your organization and its 50 years of history tonight." 💜
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lovingmusicalmen · 2 years
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Can I request number 73: "Stop being a fucking prick" either With Dodge or Riff please?
ofc ofc I chose to do it with riff bc... lowkey this was gonna be part of BWR2 if I did a prequel so really it's just an excuse to write this scene
73 - "Stop being a fucking prick"
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Y/N could hear the Jets coming way before the group of boys came around the corner. The moment that the sounds of laughter and whistles mixed with jeers and taunts met her ears, she shared a look with Graziella and Velma, both of whom shared her expression of amusement mixed with exasperation.
The three of them had already gotten themselves settled on the docks, Y/N leaning against an old crate with her legs dangling over the side above the water, Velma was leant against the same crate but facing into the dock, one leg flat on the wood and the other propped up. Graziella, however, was stood up with three bottles of beer in her hands, having just been about to settle down with the other two when they had heard the approaching men.
"Could you be any louder?" Graziella called to them. Naturally, the Jets' instinct was to begin to shout even louder.
"Thanks, Graz," Velma groaned, holding out a hand for a bottle. Graziella handed a bottle to each of the girls and Y/N took it with a slight laugh, shaking her head.
"Anyone would think you didn't miss me," Diesel teased and before Velma could even uncap her bottle she was tugged up to her feet. Y/N lent her head back against the crate with a fond smile on her face as she observed the couple with Velma's reluctant laughter and dancing along with Diesel's movements.
Graziella, too, had been swept up by the crowd of Jets and Y/N saw how Tony's arm had slipped casually around her waist, Graziella leaning into the touch.
"What, no hello for me?" Y/N grinned up at Riff, who returned it with a cocky smirk, sitting beside her and tugging her close to his side. "Missed you, girly girl," he said, pressing a kiss to her temple and taking the bottle from her hand, opening it against the side of the dock in a swift motion and handing it back to her.
"Oh yeah? It sounded to me as though you were too busy stirring it again to have time to even think about me," she teased, taking a sip of the beer before offering it to Riff, who accepted it.
"Hey now, doll - you know you're always on my mind."
"Sap," Y/N scoffed, elbowing him lightly. Riff winked at her and Y/N lent in to give him a proper kiss before being cut off by one of the other Jets.
"Hey - Riff, we're heading off - you coming with us?"
Y/N sighed a little and sat back against the crate again, offering Riff a reassuring smile, but to her surprise her boyfriend was already shaking his head.
"Nah - you guys go. I wanna spend some time with my girl," Riff squeezed her shoulder, not bothering to spare a glance at his boys.
"Of fucking course," Action scoffed.
Riff tensed almost immediately at the words.
"What the fuck do you mean by that?" he asked icily, finally looking away from Y/N to instead glare at the man.
"Come on, let's just go," Diesel said, his arm around Velma's waist.
"No - I wanna hear this," Riff said, standing up. "What the fuck is that supposed to mean, Action?" He took a threatening step towards his friend, something dark in his eyes which Y/N had only seen when he'd come face to face with another gang.
"Hey - Riff. Just leave it, alright - he didn't mean anything, did you, Action?" Tony butted in, stepping away from Graziella and attempting to placate both men.
Y/N rose slowly to her feet, sharing unsure glances with her fellow girls. It was seeming more and more as though this was not the first time they were having this argument - whatever this argument may actually be.
"Only that Riff doesn't seem all that interested in being a Jet now he's found some new girl to fuck."
There was a loud bang as Action was thrown to the ground by Riff, who gripped the front of the boy's shirt as he knelt over him, snarling. The rest of the Jets had jumped to action as well, voices overlapping, some of them attempting to pull Riff back, others trying to pry Action away from their fuming leader.
"How many times have I told you to stop being a fucking prick? Don't you fucking dare talk about her like that," he spat at him.
"Riff - it's not - just leave it," Y/N butted in nervously. Riff's head snapped around to look at her and she tried to offer a smile, though her heart was thudding hard in her chest. "I don't think you really want in-fighting, right?"
Riff seemed to think on it for a moment, before something in his eyes softened again as he studied her and he gave a slow nod of his head before turning back to face Action.
"I hear you badmouth her one more fucking time, I swear to all things holy it'll be the last thing you say," he hissed. Action just glared up at him and Riff slowly relinquished his grip.
Almost immediately after he had stood up again, Riff had walked over to Y/N and wrapped his arms almost entirely around her, his back to the Jets as they left the couple along on the end of the dock.
"They're gone." Y/N whispered as soon as she saw Baby John turn the corner at the end of the street. Riff took the opportunity to burry his face into the crook of her neck and breathe in deeply. "You wanna tell me what that was about?"
"Some of them think I've been spending too much time with you - been putting you over the Jets," Riff mumbled into her skin, following the words up with a quick kiss. "Just not used to me being with someone... for real, I guess," he added, sounding almost embarrassed, and Y/N smiled to herself before pulling Riff's head up so that she could look at him. Sure enough, his cheeks were flushed pink and he refused to meet her eyes.
"I love you too, Jet Boy," she whispered, voicing what she knew he was still too afraid to say. Riff met her eyes, the corner of his mouth twitching a little before he lent forwards to kiss her.
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totallysora · 29 days
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West Side Story (2021 - Songs)
Here’s what I think of (pretty much) all of the songs!
Ok Icl I’m gonna skip the first one by the Sharks cuz I have absolutely no idea what they’re saying 😭 I do plan on looking up a translation at some point however, so I’ll say what I think abt it when I have!
The Jet Song - This song is unfairly catchy 😭 It’s a great introduction to the Jets, and the actual shot in the movie is just amazing, this song absolutely slaps
Something’s Coming - Ok so I actually adore ansel’s voice 😭 I really like this song, and honestly the scene in the movie was actually kinda fun
Maria - Once again I absolutely adore his voice, is he the best ever?? Ofc not, however I definitely think he did this song justice, and overall this whole part of the movie was great
The Balcony Scene (Tonight) - I love this song so much it is actually unreal 😭 This whole scene was the best thing e v e r (although Icl I was absolutely yelling at maria to get back inside before she got caught throughout the whole thing 💀) Also, Ansel and Rachel’s voices blend so well together?? And Rachel’s is just like,,,so s m o o t h it’s perfect
America - This entire song was m a g i c a l, Ariana is such a good Anita, and personally this is my favourite version of the song, and is one of my favourites songs in the whole movie, just because the whole thing was choreographed so well, the dancing is so good I love the whole thing sm, and also I love how Bernardo and Anita have different views on everything! Overall this song is just so fun 😭
Gee, Officer Krupke - Oh my fucking god I love this song sm, not only is it unfairly catchy (as most of the Jets’ songs are) but the entire thing was choreographed and pulled off so well! Although compared to the dance heavy numbers there was obviously a lack of choreography, but in terms of how well the did everything?? (Especially with 2 benches like that’s actually crazy) It was one of my favourite scenes in the whole movie! And I know I have said it a million times but This is why we cast Broadway actors in musical movies 👏👏 they pulled it off perfectly and this whole part of the movie could not have been better
One Hand, One Heart - Once again their voices blend together so well, and I just absolutely adore the way they sound 😭 I can’t remember this scene that well but the song itself is, although relatively short, still really good!
Cool - I also absolutely love this song! The way they moved in the whole scene was awesome, and although a majority of it is just background music as they do their whole lil dance thing, it’s still pretty catchy in my opinion, and is one I find myself listening to often!
Tonight (Quintet) - Holy f u c k, this song is so good! All of the different povs?? Both the Jets and the Shark preparing for the rumble, Anita preparing for Bernardo (clearly not prepared for what was gonna happen), Tony singing about seeing Maria, and Maria singing about seeing Tony, all of the povs work so well together, and this whole entire scene and song is just so ugh 😫 When Maria’s part overlaps the Jets, then Anita joining in, and then hearing everyone all blend togther, it is literal perfection and is s o good it’s unreal, I adored this whole lead up to everything, and the song is amazing!
I Feel Pretty - This song is actually kinda fun 😭 The whole scene was such a 180 compared to seeing the rumble before, and honestly I love it sm! Rachel and everyone elses voice are also great, and it honestly is just such a catchy song
Somewhere - I believe this was originally Tony and Maria’s song (pls correct me if I’m wrong tho!) but having Rita sing this was a m a z i n g, her voice is just so,,raw Ig 😭 The emotion was incredible, and the fact that she recorded this live?? Like hello share some talent with me pls 🤲 But honestly Rita is awesome, and the fact they were able to get her in the movie, and gave her a song is the best thing ever!
A Boy Like That / I Have a Love - Both Ariana and Rachel were such good calls casting wise for Anita and Maria, their voices are literally so powerful they’re so good 😭 The way Anita’s voice is lower, and Maria’s voice is sm higher, yet they still blend together? But also how they blend together in such a chaotic way, which really conveys the emotions they were both feeling during the song - Anita is more,,angry and closer to yelling, yet Maria is so much softer, she’s clearly in love, and the way she sings conveys that so well (Also Rachel’s high notes at the end?? And the way their voices go together so smoothly at the end as well)
The score/soundtrack in general - It was so good, the entire score is iconic, there is not a bad song in this whole musical, and each backing track suits the tone of the scene perfectly, I honestly could not ask for a better score and soundtrack - you can clearly hear how much work, how much thought has gone into this whole sountrack and movie, and it is perfect
Completely random but I need to pay homage to the whole dance at the gym, the backing track for starters, but mainly the choreography, cuz it was done so well and I absolutely love that entire scene sm! I love this movie with my whole heart, and I am so glad it was made! I definitely want to do a part 3 of this at some point with what I thought about the characters (and possibly also the casting, but the casting was perfect anyways so I probably wouldn’t have much to say abt that 😭) Thanks for reading to anyone who made it to the end!
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fancyschmancyopinions · 9 months
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RACHEL ZEGLER at the Michael Kors FW23 RTW Show on February 15th 2023 in New York City wearing MICHAEL KORS
I’m not a super huge fan of this belt Michael Kors designed. It feels a bit cheesy, especially with the red outfit. It feels too big, and almost a bit cheap. I’m also not convinced that this is the best color red for Rachel, it might just be the lighting but she’s a bit washed out.
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misguidedswagger · 2 years
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i do have to ask though,
are we looking for more riff or are we looking for more dodge right now? that’ll help me a lot. 
pretty please, i need you guys to tell me who you’re looking for. 
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