#which was very enjoyable plane listening

[o-uncle-newt]

We don't talk enough about the Petherbridge/Walter adaptations of the Wimsey/Vane novels.

(Well, we probably talk EXACTLY enough about Gaudy Night, which is really pretty bad, but besides for that...)

(Sorry, just a warning, Richard Morant as Bunter is fine but I won't have much to say about him here. I just really like this picture.)

The casting is basically perfect, especially Harriet Walter as Harriet Vane. I no longer see the book character in any other way- the only notable difference is that in the book she's noted as having a deep voice, but Walter's has a distinctive enough tone that I think it works regardless. She is just so, so, so good- captures the character beautifully, sells everything she does whether mundane or ridiculous (probably the best/most realistic reaction of someone finding a body I have EVER seen in Have His Carcase), makes the most of every limited minute she's on screen in Strong Poison and leaves her mark every minute that she isn't... and she looks AMAZING doing all of it. Just perfect, could not imagine better casting.

Edward Petherbridge I don't hold up to that level of perfection- I think that, try as he might, he's not really able to capture Wimsey's dynamism (possibly because he's a bit too old for the role) and is a bit overly caricatured in many of his mannerisms. But overall he does a pretty good job, in addition to looking quite a lot like how I'd imagined Wimsey- but in particular, I think he does a really lovely job of selling a lot of the emotion that he has to convey in some scenes that feel like they SHOULDN'T be adaptable from the book- specifically the scenes of him and Harriet. Him proposing to Harriet, him being disappointed when she (completely reasonably) turns him down... those shouldn't work on screen with real humans rather than in Sayers's calculated prose, but it DOES work and in no small part because he's great at selling Wimsey's feelings as being genuine even when his actions seem over the top. And, of course, Harriet Walter sells her end of the scenes right back. All in all, I think I have mixed feelings about Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey the detective, but I'm a fan of him as Peter, the man who has feelings for Harriet.

Overall, though, both are, I think, very successful in capturing these characters- the fact that they take these people who even in the book can sometimes push the boundaries of likeability (which to be clear, is part of what I love about reading them) and make them eminently watchable is a great achievement. And also, in addition to their really looking like their characters individually, they're very well matched as a pair in the way that one pictures them from the book. They're even of very similar height and build, which we know is canonically true from Gaudy Night, and thus at least a somewhat relevant element of their dynamic.

Now, the adaptations are very uneven, and that's even without talking about Gaudy Night because, while it has about as good a rendition of the punting scene as I think we were ever going to get, most of the rest of it is crap and massively expands on what I think are serious problems to Peter and Harriet's relationship that the series as a whole had (not to mention cutting the character of St George, which is a travesty). None of the adaptations are perfect, and mess with aspects of their relationship in negative ways- for example, the ending of Strong Poison is exactly backward in a really awful way. I'll get back to this.

But when the show gets the two of them right, it gets them RIGHT, even when it's adapting Sayers's text/creating new dialogue. There are scenes in this one that I love almost as much as the canon text, like this one:

I don't think any of this is in the book, and there are things that happen here that I don't think Sayers would have ever written. But at the same time, a combination of the dialogue and the actors makes it COMPLETELY believable as these two people, and it captures a moment that is just really key for Peter as he faces his limitations and his feelings- something that in the book is conveyed through a lot of internal narrative on Peter's part that would be impossible to adapt as is, but that in the world of the show needed to happen in a much more visual and narrative way. Not all of the dialogue that this series chooses to fill in those gaps works, but even when it doesn't the actors do their best to sell the heck out of it, and when the dialogue DOES work it is seriously brilliant.

Probably my favorite of the adaptations is Have His Carcase, and scenes like this one are a big part of the reason why:

They change the location, but otherwise it's EXTRAORDINARILY faithful to the equivalent scene in the book, and honestly it shouldn't have worked with real people doing it and yet it does. It's just acted perfectly, given just enough arch and silly humor (particularly with the spinning door) that we don't attempt to take it too seriously, while also conveying the relevant emotions so well. The actors in the scene through only their faces and ways of speaking convey subtext that Sayers, in the book, conveyed a lot later on as actual text in the characters' thoughts, and there's something pretty great about that.

Other Have His Carcase scenes are less good (the dance scene is mediocre at best, I think), but if there's another Have His Carcase scene that I think illustrates how great Walter and Petherbridge are at selling the human sides of their characters, it's That Argument- seen here:

The Argument is a pale imitation of that in the book- the one in the book is, in fact, probably unadaptable as is- but it is still just so good because the actors are so good at selling it. Walter is just brilliant in the role and utterly inhabits it while also imbuing it with her own spin, and makes us feel Harriet's pain- and Petherbridge, through some relatively subtle facial expressions and reactions, is able just as well to make US understand what all of this means to him and how he feels. It's actually really remarkable that, just like how Sayers writes a relationship dynamic that only feels like it works because she's the one who wrote it that very specific way, this scene feels like it only works because these two actors play it in this specific way. Could two other actors do it? Very possibly, but it would feel super different and I wonder if it would feel this authentic. (I do want to note though that this scene made me really wish that we'd seen a Frasier-era David Hyde Pierce in the role of a younger and spryer, but equally posh, witty, and vulnerable, Wimsey. It just gave me vibes of something that he'd do beautifully.)

Now, as I said above, this doesn't get EVERYTHING right. In fact, quite a lot of their relationship ends up going pretty wrong- as I think a major mistake is their throughline which emphasizes Peter's continued pursuit of Harriet as not just reiterating his interest to make it clear that he hasn't changed his mind, but actively taking advantage of moments and situations in a romantic sense, taking a much more specific role in engaging with her physically, commenting on her appearance, saying how difficult it is for him to NOT pursue her more, etc. It makes the whole thing feel a lot more cat-and-mouse rather than a budding relationship of equals, and one where Peter acknowledges the whole time that they HAVE to be equals for a) Harriet to feel comfortable with him and b) them to be good together. In fact, however good the Argument above is, it's kind of undercut by this very pattern- he makes the book's point about him treating his feelings like something out of a comic opera, but he also at that point in the story has had a few much more oppressively serious scenes with her that clearly make her uncomfortable- nothing like anything in a comic opera. It's like the show misses the point a little.

I think the place where this really starts is at the end of Strong Poison. (I could see an argument to be made that it starts earlier, in a few smaller nuances of their jailhouse scenes, but I like those enough that I choose not to read into them too much lol.) After what I think is a great addition to the final jailhouse scene (one that I loved so much I repurposed it for a fic)- "it's supposed to be about love, isn't it" and some excellent reactions from Petherbridge- Harriet goes to court, her charges are dismissed, and unlike in the book, when it's Wimsey who leaves first (which Eiluned and Sylvia point out is a sign of his decency in not waiting for Harriet to thank him), here Wimsey is the one who watches as Harriet rejects him and walks away from him- the beginning of the chase. But nothing about their relationship is meant to be a chase! It's so frustrating to watch as that proceeds to be a continuing issue to a limited degree in Have His Carcase (where it's at least balanced by enough good moments that it doesn't matter so much) and to a MASSIVE, genuinely uncomfortable degree in Gaudy Night.

The only praise I will give it is that while the punt scene in the book is unfilmable, I think this adaptation did its best here and it's pretty good.

I'm not going to spend much time talking about Gaudy Night otherwise, because I'd need all day for it and also I'd probably need to rewatch it to make sure I get the details right and I have zero interest in doing that, but the way that it has Wimsey imposing himself and his feelings/hopes on Harriet to a really ridiculous degree, in a way that he never, ever does in the book, is just so so discomfiting and makes me feel terrible for Harriet. She doesn't deserve that. If I recall correctly, in that scene at the dance at the beginning, she's so happy just being with him and then he's all "oh so this means you want to marry me" and she just droops. He's so aggressive!

And that's what makes the worst part so bad, because not only does this miniseries not depict Wimsey's apology as the book does- one of the best scenes in a book full of brilliant scenes- it would actually be weird if it did, because this show doesn't imply that there's ANYTHING for Wimsey to be apologizing for! In fact, unlike in the books where we see Wimsey growing and deconstructing the parts of himself that had been demanding of Harriet, in the series we only see him get more demanding- until finally he wins. It's honestly infuriating and I hate it- the actors do their best to sell it (and apparently they were given bad enough material that they actually had to rewrite some of it themselves, though I have mixed feelings about the results) but it is just massively disappointing. Basically the whole emotional journey between the two of them is not just neutered but twisted.

For all of my criticisms of the adaptations' all around approach to their relationship, I do have to reiterate- Walter and Petherbridge do a wonderful, wonderful job. (Especially Walter.) When they're given good material to work with, and even often when they aren't, they are able to sell it so well- and particularly in the case of Walter, I genuinely can't think of the character as anyone but her rendition now. She IS Harriet Vane for me. And, for all the flaws that the series has, that's something pretty dang special.

Anyway, for anyone who read through this whole thing and hasn't seen these adaptations, I DO recommend Strong Poison and Have His Carcase- but not Gaudy Night unless you're either really curious or a glutton for punishment. The first two, though, have very good supporting casts, are quite faithful plot wise (sometimes to a fault- another flaw is that they are really devoted to conveying the whole mystery with all its clues sometimes to the point of dragginess, but will drop sideplots like, for example, Parker and Mary- which is totally reasonable, but still vaguely disappointing as those sideplots tend to add some levity/characterization), and just generally are an overall good time. (Some standout characters for me are Miss Climpson in Strong Poison and Mrs Lefranc in Have His Carcase.) And, of course, the best part is seeing the little snippets of Peter and Harriet that come through- less so their journey, vs in the book where that's central, but so many scenes where we just see the two of them together as they are in that moment and it's so satisfying.

#peter wimsey series #peter wimsey #lord peter wimsey #harriet vane #dorothy l sayers #edward petherbridge #harriet walter #a dorothy l sayers mystery #as was apparently the official title of the petherbridge/walter series #my thanks to the as my wimsey takes me podcast people #for a) coming back and finishing have his carcase #which was very enjoyable plane listening #but also for mentioning the adaptation in one of the episodes and inspiring the rewatch that led to this post #also this blog is basically now a sayers blog just as it is a finnemore one i guess #which as i note is fitting due to my Dog Collar Theory #which is YET ANOTHER THING THAT THE GAUDY NIGHT ADAPTATION LEAVES OUT GRRRRRR #strong poison #have his carcase #gaudy night

[aeth-supremacy]

König - Projekt Amor

Word count: 4.6k

Pairing: König x Reader

Summary: When the lab you're clearing with König has a hormonal weapon you didn't expect, you try your hardest to control yourself from him, but you can tell he's wanted this for a while.

Warnings: Smut, poorly translated German, some canon typical violence, and drug-induced sex.

Notes: I know many of you follow me for Ghost Band stuff, which I will continue to write!! I’m just gonna leave this here for my CoD enjoyers too <3

“Hello, König!” You smiled, taking a seat across from him on the plane. You looked around for a moment, expecting to see more of the team. Surprisingly, it was just the two of you, plus a pilot. König wore what he always did, and you adorned your gear for more hands-on missions, as you normally opted to stay back and operate some of the computers back at base. Behind you, the door sealed and your pilot began procedures for liftoff.

“Hallo, süßes mädchen.” König said simply. You could tell his eyes creased slightly behind his hood. A small gesture that he was happy to see you. He fidgeted lightly with a sheathed knife, his leg bouncing as he thought. Despite not being able to see his face, he looked handsome. Maybe it was something in his eyes, or the way his shoulders rested on the seats of the small plane. You wouldn’t dare tell him, but you thought he looked gorgeous. As you were about to pipe up and talk to him, a voice rang in through your headpiece.

“Listen up, kids. We got something simple for you today, and I know it’s just the two of you. We’re dropping you by a small building near a forested area, it’s said to contain some bioweapons in a basement lab that we gotta take possession of. Do not split up at any time. Do you copy?”

“Copy, Captain.” You chimed.

“Copy.” König added.

“Alright. Trust each other, come back in one piece. I’ll have some folk in touch if you run into trouble. Out.” The radio buzzed out. You looked back to König again, his leg bouncing faster and his gloved fingers playing with the hem of his hood.

“Are you nervous, König?” You asked sweetly. You didn’t want to make fun of him, you never did. But you could see the fear in his eyes from what people had said before, his eyebrows shifting defensively before he remembered who he was talking to. You and König don’t go way far back, but you had known him for a few months and you had been nothing but kind. You’ve talked to him without minding his pauses to think, you’ve stayed up late to help him with paperwork or talk through his feelings, you’ve gone to lunch with him so he wouldn’t feel so lonely, in all honesty… you’ve done a lot for him. He had a deep appreciation for you that he never spoke about, but he knew it was there, and that it was possibly even something more than platonic gratitude.

“Hmm… not really.” He paused for a moment. “I have faith in our little team, very much so! I’d just hate for you to get hurt when only I can help you, kleine maus. I’m not very good at playing the medic.” He laughed nervously.

“I won’t get hurt, I promise.” Your eyes met König’s as you spoke, his gaze softening at your promise. You don’t have a clue, but he would do anything to protect you. “How far out?” You called to your pilot.

“Bout’ 25 minutes, ma’am!” He called back. You thanked him as you stood up, walking across the small gap to sit beside your teammate. He turned his head towards you, his hands dropping to his thighs and his leg calming. You made pleasant small conversation for the rest of the ride, both simply enjoying the presence of the other.

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When you arrived at the site, you never would've expected it to be a place with biological weapons. In fact, you even wondered if you were dropped at the right location. From what you could see, the site was just a humble wooden house in the forest, almost like a cabin. Its yard and landscaping were neglected, the paths to the door becoming overgrown and the wildflowers taking over the areas beside the porch. König took the path in front of you, his rifle at his side and his large body pushing up to the door and opening it by force. The pilot and his plane took off behind you, leaving you and König to clear the building and search for information for a good while before he would return.

You marveled at the way that you and König could work together. König was a trailblazer, a spearhead. He pushed from room to room, opening doors by force and shooting first. He dropped bodies everywhere he walked, and it amazed you that the soft spoken, shy boy you knew from the plane was put on hold. It was his job, after all. König was working. You two pointed in different directions, backs nearly pressed together, becoming a beautiful dance of bullets and coming out practically unscathed.

With his knife in one hand and a heartbeat monitor in his other, König announced. “Clear!” A body dropping to the ground beside him as his knife returned to its sheath. You followed quickly behind him, holstering your pistol as you walked.

“The basement.” You reminded. “Where is it? Did you find the door?”

“Mmhmm.” He hummed. “Over here, liebling.” He nodded his head to his left. The lighting that emitted from under the door was different from the warm white of the house, almost a cool blue, like aggressive fluorescent lights. He hesitantly walked over to it, slowly turning the handle as you both got your guns out once more. The door creaked open eerily, “Me first.” König stated.

He ducked to get into the stairway, you following only steps behind him. He rounded the corner sharply, pointing his gun in the direction of any possible movement. There were only two people there, a woman and a white coat with her hands up in the air, and a man in all black gear with a gun pointed right at you. König didn’t think twice as he shot the man, his heavy body dropping to the floor with a thud. You and König moved forward to the woman.

“On the ground.” You prompted. She obeyed, getting on her knees with a wince and leaving her hands where they could be seen. König walked a few feet away to take a glance at one of the many computers set up in the room. He leaned down slightly, silently observing a laptop with a blue and white screen. Files illuminated its display, and König only grazed his eyes over them in curiosity. The computer work was your job, after all. You kept your gun pointed at the woman, only looking over at your partner for a few seconds to see what he was doing.

The woman saw her opportunity. She picked up an unmarked grenade off of the ground near her, pulled its pin and threw it at König as fast as possible. A guttural scream left your throat, a bullet instinctively blowing into her brain as you panicked with the most terrifying thoughts. König’s eyes widened as the grenade dropped to his feet. Rather than an explosion, the grenade simply leaked a pinkish substance from a few holes in its base, almost gas-like. As soon as he noticed it wasn’t going to explode, König picked it up and threw it up the stairs. The pink haze remained around him, his chest heaving as he attempted to calm himself down from his panicked thoughts of mortality.

“König, König!” You rushed over to him, a hand placing onto his chest as you pushed him into another room within the basement. He stumbled backward slightly, catching himself on a door frame as you backed him into the room and opened the door for him. It had no people, no gasses, it was just a simple single office. The lights were back to being a warm beige color. It had a few computers on one desk together, filing cabinets, a few desk chairs, a small fan in the corner, and a few little areas with bookshelves or plants. “It’s okay! I’m right here, you’re okay. I promise.” You assured König as you walked with him. You shut and locked the door behind you, placing your partner slowly down onto a plush desk chair across from the main desk. His wide eyes looked up at you, petrified.

“Oh Scheiße, was ist das? Was passiert mit mir Liebling?” He spoke quickly in his native tongue. You felt so horrible, letting something like that happen to him. You could tell how much his anxiety was beginning to affect him, his ability to speak English practically fleeting, and his words beginning to slur together ever so slightly. You attempted to give him space, but his hands flew to your waist as he panicked. “No! Don’t go-” The look in his eyes tugged at something in your heart. He looked miserable, like he was so helpless he could almost cry.

That’s when you knew something was very wrong, König was far from helpless. You’d seen him destroy foes moments ago and how his eyes were pooling at the sight of you.

“I’m not going anywhere, König. I just need to take a look at their files, okay? I need to figure out what they threw at you. I’ll be right here. I’ll never leave you.” You assure. He nodded, his breaths calming as he let go of you slowly. The lack of your body made him antsy, the feeling of your body heat in his hands mysteriously making his ache from the gas relieve. He shut his eyes and let his head drop, heavy breaths leaving his covered lips.

You moved to the other side of the desk, punching in an access code to their computers as you desperately searched their files. The screen illuminated with documents, hundreds of reports and tests written out in front of you. You scrolled past what your captain wanted you to find, your mind only being set on König. You needed to help him. He is what you cared about, fuck the mission.

“Will I die?” König muttered while staring down into his lap, almost too quiet for you to hear. Almost like he was asking himself.

“No! No, I will NOT let you die.” You typed furiously as you sifted through the files on all the lab's projects, past and future. Until you landed on one… Project Cupid. The title page included a blueprint and prototype of the exact grenade thrown at König. Your eyes sifted over the lab report, hoping for an idea of what he was going through.

“Es ist so heiß hier drin… it’s so hot-” He whined. He threw off his vest, rolled up his sleeves, and took off his helmet and gloves. His hands shook as he attempted to relieve himself of his discomfort, his sorry attempts proving useless to the crawling in his skin. “I can’t take it, maus… lass mich dich noch einmal berühren…” He begged from behind his hood, his hips shifting in the seat you had placed him in. His native tongue caused his voice to rasp, he was almost growling as he spoke. He threw his head back, his eyes tracing the lines of the ceiling.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m trying.” You urged. You read the symptoms, the outcomes, just anything that it could do to him. It was a sex bomb. A pheromonal gas. König was squirming and sweating out of his mind. Being this way wouldn’t kill him, but you could tell he was uncomfortable. His chest was heaving, his forearms were sticking to the chair, and as you suspected, a painfully prominent tent was in his pants. “Holy shit…” You whispered.

“What? What?” He asked as his view shot back to you. “What is it?” He looked at you with desperation, his eyes begging behind his hood.

“You… you won’t die, König. You’re being affected by a pheromonal gas. It’s gonna feel really hot, you’re gonna be pretty uncomfortable, and you’re probably pretty… aroused?” You attempted to explain. König groaned.

“Oh fuck-” He began. “I’m so sorry, maus. Fuck- I never should’ve let this happen. I’m so- ahhh- Es tut mir leid. I should've been more careful…” He moved his hips lazily as he spoke, the friction from his pants alone almost causing him to moan. You looked at him from across the desk, his eyes squeezing shut with every movement and his hands going white-knuckled on the arms of the chair. The reports told you exactly what you needed to know. You knew he was gonna be like this for a while, especially if you don't help him.

But you couldn't. Not when the reports explicitly told you he wouldn't be thinking straight soon.

“Everything is okay! We’ll get you through this, König. How about you lay down on the ground for a second? It’ll be colder down there.” You moved from your spot at the desk and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. He tensed at the touch, his teeth clenching as he tried not to make a sound. Even a touch as small as that, a simple graze to his clothed shoulder, he wanted to tear your clothes off and fuck your brains out.

“O- of course. Yes… I’ll do that.” He got up slowly, his legs weakly carrying him as he made his way to lay in the middle of the room, his large body relaxing against the cool concrete floor. He was still breathing heavily, and you could still see that sweat was trailing down his forearms. His back relaxed against the floor, his face looking upwards at the ceiling. The lights danced in his vision, his mind hazed with lust.

You felt bad, so bad. But there wasn’t entirely anything you could do, you knew his headspace wasn’t entirely clear and he didn’t want to do anything that either of you would regret. “Is that better?” You asked. You stood a few feet away from him, looking down on him.

He trailed his big hands along the black athletic pullover that he always wore under his gear, quickly undoing the zipper and pulling it over his head. It took a bit of his hood with it, revealing his open mouth and a part of his nose. What you could see was stunning. Scattered stubble, soft lips, faded scars. Shockingly, König didn’t care that part of his face was showing, or maybe he didn’t even notice. His chest was bare and toned, the sweat and scars together making a gorgeous view. His stomach didn't present as all abs, he still cutely supported a soft belly. “So heiß…” He simply responded.

“What was that?” You asked.

“It’s so… fucking… hot.” He panted. You nodded, briskly walking over to the fan in the corner of the room and turning it onto high as a last resort. You looked around, looking for anything else that could help him. “Please… please help me, schöne taube. Let me touch you again.” He sat up from his position, his hood falling back down. He backed himself into a wall, the cool paint pressing onto his back and forcing a moan from his lips. You walked over to him, not quite understanding what he meant.

“Does that help you, König? Do you feel better when you hold me?” You hadn't read that this would help him in the reports, but you really did desperately want to help him. You hated seeing him like this, this distressed and distraught state. You held out your hand to him. He grabbed your it with greed, pulling you down onto your knees to be with him on the floor. His mind was moving faster than his mouth, his lips babbling on as he pulled you into him. You rested next to him, your thigh touching his. He placed his hands along your arm, holding it gently and placing your hand on his clothed cheek, beginning to run it down his chest.

“So much better… so sehr… please, please- I need to touch you more. Please. I need to feel your skin against mine, schöne. Fuckkk- I need you!” König babbled. You could see his hips moving, his cock aching within his pants. He attempted to drag your hand down to the tent, but you sharply pulled away.

“König, I can’t. I can't touch you… like that, I’m sorry. I know you’re not thinking clearly… I can’t do that to you when you may not really want it.” You spoke, bringing your hand back up to hold his cheek. He whined at the touch, his own hand dipping between his legs to press down on where they met. He looked into your eyes, sweetly, and let out the most beautiful moan you had ever heard.

“Scheiße, bitte, ich meine es ernst! I’ve wanted you since I met you, mein schatz. Please, pleaseee. Fuck, fuck- just fuck me, I beg of you! I ache, I need you. I promise I really want you. I want you so bad!” König continued his begging as he clawed at his belt, his ungloved hands easily undoing it. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry I can't take it-” König quietly realized that he might've sounded ridiculous.

You looked down at his tented pants, and back up to his eyes. You nodded at him. He was serious, something about his eyes told you so. It was all coming back to you now. The way he would relax into you when you sat next to him, when he would laugh with you at lunch, when he would ask you out for drinks between just the two of you, even when he would reach the top shelves for you. He liked you. Damnit, he might just love you. “Just promise me you won’t regret this later.” You pleaded.

König lifted his hood and threw it off of his head. His eyes met yours as he sighed with the relief of showing you his whole face. His eyebrows were knit together, his eyes showing a needy side of him you never thought you’d see. “I could never regret anything with you, kleine maus.” He grabbed you by the waist once more, bringing you onto his lap. One of his hands flew up to the back of your head, making a fistful of hair and pulling you into a messy kiss. You gave in instantly, your whine being muffled by his own.

The way he handled you… you could feel a wave of lust take over your body. His hands ran down your body, his fingertips trailing and tracing every part of you that he could as he muttered his gratitude to you. He tugged at your shirt, undoing the tuck you had done so perfectly in the morning. His hands ran into the bare skin of your stomach, a happy groan coming from his throat. “Oh god… thank you so much, maus. Your skin- mein gott. It’s like heaven.” Your hands shot to the side of his face, your kiss deepening as you pressed your chests together. König’s hands pulled your shirt upwards, your arms lifting to allow him to fling it somewhere in the room.

His hips still needily rutted against yours, your mind slipping from sane thoughts every time you felt his hard cock brush up and down against you. With every kiss, you felt like you were about to break, and he did too. He felt horrible, he knew he wasn't properly preparing you. Normally, he would have laid you out and stretched you with his fingers and wetted you with his tongue… but this was no normal occasion.

You moved your hands away from his face to tug at your belt, removing it and tossing it behind you. König noticed, his hands falling from your stomach to the hem of your pants. He nudged at the button, undoing it and sliding your pants off of you while you helped him. Except for your underwear and boots, you were bare for him. You had never been this exposed to him before, and the look on his face told you he couldn't be more excited.

Gently, König slipped a set of two fingers down past the lip of your panties. His half-lidded eyes met yours, praise seeping from his lips as he grazed your soaking pussy and pressed his fingers lightly onto your clit. “Oh je, du hübsches Mädchen! Do you want me this bad? This is for me? Danke~ you're so good for me.” He practically growled into your ear. You nodded at him in response, your head resting on his shoulder as he sank his fingers in. “Perfect, my love.” He groaned. “Mmm, I’m gonna fuck you so good. Would you like that, sweetheart?”

Fuck, you didn't know he would be so vocal like this. Maybe it was the added hormones talking, but you loved it either way. As you desperately reached down to König’s pants, he drug his fingers out of you and placed them into his mouth. He hummed against the taste, his eyes admiring you pulling down his pants like you'd die without feeling him. He watched your eyes widen as you met with his hard cock, and he knew this would happen. He wasn't just impressive in the field or in the height department. “K- König I-” You began.

“Shhhh, kleine maus. I know, I know you can take me. C'mere, let me help you, please.” König’s hands traveled along your hips, bringing them to hover over his cock. Even under the influence of a hormonal drug, he cared. He looked up at you, a softness in his eyes as he used one hand to line himself up with your cunt. “Deep breath, love.” He instructed, his thick tip poking at your entrance before it slipped into place within you. You let out a strangled moan as you felt the burning stretch of his cock. Konig stopped begging as much now, he knew he had you. You were whining desperately as he spread you apart.

“Holy shit, König! Oh fuck- God, you're so big-” You whined, König’s arms continuing to push you down onto him. The feeling gave a subtle burn, your muscles tensing and trying to relax. He gave you a soft smile, wrapping his arms around you and hugging your waist as your hips pressed back into his, closing the distance and pressing him deep inside. You hugged him back, your arms resting on the top of his broad shoulders. His hips desperately shifted upwards, begging to fuck into you.

After a few moments of deep sighs and adjustment, you told him you were ready and his hands returned to your waist. He lifted you with ease, his strong arms guiding you to bounce up and down and coat this thick cock with your juices. “Heilige scheiße! You’re so good- you… you feel so good!” He pleaded. “Danke, mein leibling!”

He looked at you in amazement, his hands traveling up to take off your bra as you rode him at a slow pace. He flung it somewhere in the room, his hands on your tits and his fingertips digging into them with need. He looked hypnotized, watching your pussy engulf his huge cock in a way he thought no one could. You cured his ache so well, he just wanted to destroy you. He wanted to fuck you so hard you couldn't think. He wanted to claim you from the inside and ruin you for any other man. You're his. His dick still ached inside of you, his sensitive head hitting the most perfect spots inside you as he craved more.

“Please, can I please take control of you? I need it, baby. I need to fuck you my way. I need to ruin you, schöne taube.” König’s grip back on your waist tightened as he waited for your answer. You felt his sweaty chest against yours, your bodies sticking together. It made you whine, your nesitive nipples grazing against the rough of his chest.

“Please…” You begged. “I need you, König. I need you so deep and strong and-” Before you could even finish, König had flipped the two of you, Your back pressed against the chilled floor, your thighs folded into your stomach as König placed your legs on his shoulders. His hands pressed on the back of your thighs, shoving and manipulating them into the position he wanted to ruin you in. You moaned loudly as he slammed deep into you, a penetrating force so strong you could almost cry. “König! Fuck, you're so good!” You yelped.

König was deep in his drunken haze, his hands pushing your squishy thighs back so he could fuck you deeper. He fucked you with a much faster pace now, the sound of your skin meeting echoing as you whined helplessly beneath him. He traced his hand down to your clit, his thumb tracing lightly along your nerves. “Oh, ja, scheiße! Take me, sweetheart. Take me, take me, take me!”

He leaned down, a soft kiss being placed on your lips to contrast the rough fuck he was giving you. Your eyes rolled back in your head as you tightened down on him, his big hips continuing to fuck through the tightness. His aching flared again, his cock twitching as he fucked you. God, he needed to cum so badly. He needed to cum so badly this whole time. Ever since he took a breath of that drug, he laid his eyes on you and imagined fucking you into oblivion. Hell, he imagined it long before that. He imagined it alone in his room after long nights drinking with you, or even on days when you only said a single word to him.

You brought your hands up to his face, holding his soft cheeks and looking into his eyes as you spoke. “Do you wanna cum for me, König? You're doing so good for me.” You smiled at your subtle tease, his eyes melting as you spoke. It was like you had just read his mind. You went on a limb that he would like what you said, but he confirmed that by fucking into you faster. He let out growls and grunts with every thrust, throwing away the idea of embarrassment and anxiety and embracing the hormonal drug running through him. His thrusts began slipping, your walls tightening down harder on him as you chased release too.

“Mmm…schatz, I’m going to cum! Can I cum for you?” He groaned, his sloppy thrusts becoming unpredictable. Your cunt spazzed around him, your juices coating him further as your back arched in unimaginable pleasure. You felt the coil in your stomach snap, a scream of König’s name leaving your lips as he drug his cock out of you. As you laid out on the floor, spent and breathless, König sat on his knees above you and wrapped his hand around his cock. He stroked himself with urgency, his head flying back as he groaned your name. “Oh hübsches Mädchen, du fickst mich so gut!” Your wetness coated his cock and his hand, cum quickly shooting from the tip of his dick and landing beautifully on your stomach.

König slumped back against the wall, his hand returning to his side and his chest rising and falling with his heavy breaths. He looked around for his shirt, leaning over to get it and making it into a ball, whispering to you as he made his attempt to clean you up. “Danke… you were so good to me. I’ve wanted you like that for so long.” He mumbled. “What would I do without you?” He asked. You giggled, your hand reaching to hold König’s. He smiled at you. You both took a moment to breathe, collecting your clothes, putting the back on, and gathering the data you had been sent for.

You leaned over the lab computers, plugging in a flash drive as König called in and requested evac. As you typed, König walked up behind you and wrapped his arms around your waist. His masked cheek pressed against your back. “Can we please cuddle when we get back to base, maus?” He mumbled, squeezing you gently.

“Absolutely, König.”

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[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

tuesday again 1/9/2024

the BEAST (phil) has been SPAYED

listening

my sister ALSO, INDPENDENTLY, keeps tuesdayesqe lists in the back of her planner! which is what i used to do before these posts! You Got A Man by JAWNY is off her 2023 playlist. this philly artist's claim to fame seems to be that he dated doja cat for six months? the song is short, bratty, and fun indie/alt not-quite-rap. i have no knowledge of how much the man overlaps with the song. spotify

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reading

ive never watched supernatural, except by osmosis bc i signed up for this website in 2011. this book is what i imagine people say when they say "what if supernatural was good?"

Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning (her debut) and Storm of Locusts takes Maggie, a typical lone hero/monster hunter/horrible bitch of a woman (i say this approvingly) and says listen! you can do way sicker shit if you like. accept help and community and have a support system. it does not read like booktok found family or approach this in the typical fanfic way, which is refreshing. it points out that you will be a much longer lived and successful monster hunter this way. this is optimization, if you really look at it.

most postapoc stuff doesn’t contend with the fact (if it even acknowledges indigenous people at all) that indigenous people have already lived through several colonizing apocalypses. these books make a very sharp point that there is not a tremendous amount of difference between the reservation before the apocalypse and the reservation after the apocalypse. the worldbuilding in these is a interesting spin on sea levels plus the Energy Wars, to keep all of that at arms' length the Diné built a magical and physical wall, which i think is a funny spin on the trump border wall.

neither of them are really romance or kissing books, there is romantic interest but they are kept extremely busy not dying and admiring each other's competence. they are action and gore heavy. this is notable bc the books are fairly short (took me about two and a half hours each) and they have pretty fuckin good action scenes! the first book has an underground club and fight ring run by a cat god: club atmosphere was terrific (there's a bit about them having to drag in hastily camouflaged cheap walmart tables to handle some overflow and i instantly knew exactly the table), it had a dress up scene I was very weak to. i thought the series of events by which they ended up at the big boss battle post-club was kind of stupid but (forgivably) the big boss battle was quite enjoyable. figuring out what to do with your life next when you’re highly trained for a very specific thing but also not trained enough to be a serious danger and were set up to fail was extremely compelling to me, an astronomy major who cannot actually work in astronomy.

second book really hits its stride and (girl who has only played fallout voice) feels very fallout-y. desperate quest to save a loved one. girls' trip through a bunch of weird places with a bunch of weird guys. there's a lot of references that play with tone without ever going HEY REMEMBER THIS OTHER WORK YOU COULD GO LOOK AT RIGHT NOW? there’s a plane and a weird guy that made me think of mad max thunderdome, except the weird guy is his own character and has his own arc. there’s a weird grandpa on a boat who i don't think is a reference at all, except maybe to the timeless genre of weird grandpas on boats. there’s a sentient casino trapping people inside that reminded me of the new vegas dead money expansion, except Maggie barely steps inside bc she immediately gets caught up in a day-long battle of wits against the god of gambling. Maggie is a little more settled in her own skin now that she’s regularly talking to other people and has rejoined her community in her own small ways on her own terms and it HAS made her a much more successful monster hunter. the dialogue is snappier, the action scenes are more elaborate and smoothly choreographed. it's nice to watch an author grow so quickly (from this is serviceable to oh SHIT this is fun) over the course of a duology :) this feels like it was meant to be a trilogy but this book came out in 2019 so i am not holding my breath. it has a nice solid endpoint right here imo.

past sexual violence is sort of orbited around but no sexual violence is actually depicted, which i appreciate as a woman trying to enjoy postapoc.

libby has a very helpful Indigenous Voices category/reading guide/thing. thank u libby now i want to read everything else she's ever written

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watching

saw a piece of fanart i cannot find now for the three minute short PUPARIA by Shingo Tamagawa.

Something is about to change drastically. We can only be witnesses to it.

it's a weird and stunningly beautiful little thing i am still worrying at like a dog with a peanut butter kong. if you have a thing about eyes or clusters of round shapes this is NOT the three minute short for you btw

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playing

the free epic game was the Eidos Montreal Guardians of the Galaxy game, and since i am allergic to dead moms i will not be playing it. widely reviewed as "good writing, but not very much fun to actually play" so i don't feel like i'm missing out on too much.

i have no good story to tell about my time with genshin this week. we're aiming for "can i turn my brain off for forty minutes in the evening" and grinding a lot of one specific boss while listening to podcasts does seem to be enough to turn my brain off.

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making

i have been frantically deep cleaning (including soaking the office in enzymatic cleaner [thanks phil]) bc my siblings are coming to town for a couple days and despite several setbacks (a completely different arrival time than the one they told me) and absolutely no sense of an itinerary we will be fine! we will all be fine and have fun! i will be SO fine and calm and chill and we will all have some fucking fun so help us god

ALSO also phil has finally been spayed and is now dealing with four separate issues: the giant wound still on her side, the spay incision, the necrotic abscess in her mouth from going too hard on a springy toy, and being underweight from trying to heal three things at once. we'll get there! we'll get there. it's just taking a while. we are going to have friday afternoon vet visits every week for the foreseeable future.

i love her so much and i'm glad she's feeling better but i genuinely think owning a horse would be cheaper than owning this one wonky cat. they shaved SO much of her tummy she looks even sillier than usual.

other than being Very Alert for the persistent little orange tomcat that keeps hopping up on my windowsill, mackie is doing fine. no concept of the fact that my siblings are going to pick her up more in two days than she gets picked up in a whole month. this is a girl that likes her feet on the ground thanks much

#tuesday again #tuesday again no problem #Youtube

[bluegekk0]

Like I said, I've been thinking about Grimm and FPK this morning and just. How much they mean to each other, especially from Grimm's perspective since I don't talk about his past as much as with FPK's. It's clear that he's completely in love with FPK, but I think looking at his life makes that relationship even more meaningful. And while it's easy to see that from FPK's perspective, since he was clearly very desperate for an emotional connection all his life, Grimm kept a mask for most of his life, so the effect it had on him perhaps isn't as obvious.

Back when he first created his physical form to interact with mortals, and started traveling around the world, he was incredibly passionate about everything. Discovering new places, new foods, meeting new people and experiencing pleasure of all kinds, it was intoxicating to him. It was what he was looking for, the life in the Gods' Plane was, to put it simply, boring to him. Walking among the mortals was exciting, he wanted to see what they saw, feel what they felt. He was obsessed with it.

But over time that enthusiasm faded. Years and years passed, and he reached a point where it felt like he experienced everything. It was still enjoyable, but that excitement was gone, and above all, he started to feel lonely. All those joys in life and no one to share it with. It changed for a moment when he found love, but unfortunately their mortality got in the way - he couldn't stomach watching his partner age and slowly die in front of him, and he didn't want to force them to join the Troupe. So the relationship didn't work out, and he was once again alone.

In response, he started to seek those pleasures in order to keep himself occupied. That's when he started to hook up constantly (he did it before, but back then it was genuinely something he enjoyed), the dopamine rush made him forget about his loneliness at least for a moment. But it was clear that there was no passion in it, all the joy was gone, and he was all by himself. Yes, he eventually made the Troupe, and they were almost like a family to him, but he needed a soulmate, someone he could share all the joys with and someone he could love with all his heart.

Meeting FPK gave him hope. That strange little king would not leave his mind, whenever he heard him talk, he could sense a similar loneliness, a desire for something more from life. And that hope made him engage in the friendship, which, as it turned out, was a really needed change of pace. It allowed Grimm to slow down and enjoy things he did with FPK, all those peaceful walks in the royal gardens, watching FPK in the workshop and listening to his ramblings, it was everything to him, he cherished every second of it. Of course, he was hoping that one day they could be together, he was in love, he desired him. But he promised himself he wouldn't rush it, that he would build that relationship slowly and relearn the joy of discovering new things at a reasonable pace. And more than anything, he wanted to make sure he was ready to express his love in many ways, not just sexually, like he would with his casual partners. He wanted the relationship to be complete.

But unfortunately it was taken away from him when FPK disappeared. It broke his heart, he realized that, in his attempts to build their relationship at a slow pace, he was too slow, he didn't even confess his love to FPK, and now his love was gone. That heartbreak made him double down on his previous life, it was the only thing keeping him from breaking down. When he wasn't busy with hook ups, drinking and other activities that made him forget about his pain, he would sit alone in his Troupe room and just stare into nothingness, clutching the music box locket FPK once gave him in his hand and listening to the soft tune. He never talked about FPK with anyone, though Brumm and Divine definitely sensed that something was off, so they tried to keep him occupied with different activities. He owes them a lot, but he was too heartbroken to properly thank them at the time. But on the outside, nothing seemingly changed, he tried to maintain his imposing image and hide his vulnerable side from the world. All that pain, he kept to himself.

When FPK returned, he obviously became incredibly obsessed. Obsessed, and paranoid, he was terrified that he might lose him again, that something could happen to him. But they were together, and they finally got a chance at a peaceful life. And over time, Grimm was able to find that old excitement again, that passion for life and everything it had to offer. He started to notice the beauty in the world again, the little things that were once overshadowed by his pain, he finally had someone he could share that joy with, someone to shower in gifts from his travels, maybe even a future travel companion. All those breathtaking views, the impressive architecture, the wonderful foods, he could enjoy them again, knowing that he could take a piece of this beauty and bring it back home to share with his love. Then they had Lewk, after years of trying, a fruit of their love that Grimm became just as obsessed with, and it's no surprise that he suggested another child (or children as it later turned out). Not to mention, Holly and Hornet were like blood children to him, he would do everything to protect them like they were his own. He didn't just find love, he now had an entire family. He finally wasn't alone.

And no one except FPK truly knows how much their relationship changed his life for the better. Only FPK sees him at his most vulnerable moments, with everyone else he keeps the mask of intimidation and his vampiric charm. But that just makes their love that much more intimate. In some ways they're polar opposites, but that loneliness and the need for love brought them together. FPK desperately needed someone to love him and respect his emotions, while Grimm was desperate to share his love with someone else. No wonder they're so obnoxiously enamored with each other.

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[libraryofjoy]

Books I read in December 2023

Assyria by Eckart Frahm. Nonfiction. I realized that I didn't actually know all that much about Assyria, so this was a helpful find! It was fun to have the familiarity of a Hebrew Bible reference now and then.

The Apology by Jimin Han. Fiction. This book follows a 110-year-old Korean woman in the days after her death as she tries to prevent a disaster caused by a terrible secret she's kept for decades. For how heartwrenching this book could be, it was also incredibly funny! The narrator character is really interesting and made this book enjoyable. Content warning: familial trauma, war, unplanned pregnancy, incest.

The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker. Fiction. A multiracial necromancer seeks to pass an imperial alchemy exam in a reimagined Tang-dynasty fantasy setting. I really enjoyed the necromancy/alchemy in this book. Other elements of the plot felt messier. The ending felt very sudden, shocking, and not quite complete. But I did find it enjoyable enough that I'd probably read a sequel. Content warnings: murder, gore, body horror.

The Bible With and Without Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler. Nonfiction. This book was just excellent. The two authors are Jewish biblical scholars: Amy-Jill Levine does New Testament, and Marc Zvi Brettler Hebrew Bible*. They discuss key passages and their interpretations from Jewish & Christian communities, and also offer some historical-critical insight. One issue I've wrestled with as a deconstructing Christian (who is still trying to remain a Christian) is how to approach messianic prophecy in an authentically Christian way while also respecting Jewish interpretations of the same passages which might conceptualize a messiah very differently, or might not even read the passage in question as messianic at all. This book gave me some helpful perspective for that.

*"Hebrew Bible" is, like "Old Testament", an imperfect term. This book has useful discussion of the flaws and merits of these and other terms for this body of literature.

The Anchoress by Robyn Cadwallader. Fiction. A young woman makes vows to take on the vocation of an anchoress, separating herself from the world to live a life of penitence and prayer. But even locked in a small dwelling, only seeing her maids, her confessor priest, and villagers requesting prayer, she finds that her world is still very insistently present. I found the concept of an anchoress's life fascinating but not very plot-rich, but this book pleasantly surprised me! I also appreciated how this book portrays celibate characters. Content warning: sexual assault, domestic abuse, pregnancy, hallucination, Christian mystic eroticism.

Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by Benjamin M. Friedman. Nonfiction. This book traces the religious influences (mostly Protestantism) on influential writers and doers-of-business from Adam Smith to recent years. I did listen to this at 2.7x speed while dazing off on my plane ride home, so I wouldn't be surprised if I missed a lot of it. But what I heard of it seemed worth reading!

Fiction:3

Nonfiction:3

Total fiction this year: 50

Total nonfiction this year:50

Total books this year: 100

And that's a wrap! I'm planning to post a full list of all this year's books tomorrow. I've really enjoyed this series, and it definitely motivated me to get through more material, which has been great for my mental health. I'm planning to keep posting updates about what I read next year, with some adjustments to target the books my current arrangement deprioritized.

#gab tag #books read in 2023

[peach-and-bugs]

To celebrate Taylor Swift releasing her international tour dates (which I personally am super excited for, and have every intention of going), would like to ask (if you want to of course), who out of all of the Yellow Jackets (modern day and/or 90's, it's up to you) would be Swifties?

Maybe as a bonus, what would there favourite song or album be?

-🐝

oh, this is another fun one! I love assigning random things to the girls, lol.

Honestly, I think all of the girls would enjoy/casually listen to Taylor, but if we're talking about who is a Swiftie:

it's Jackie, Misty, and maybe Shauna. But the ultimate, head Swfity of the group is definitely Laura Lee

But let's do albums and songs! This is solely just based on my taste and how I view things. I'm not really on the level of being a Swifty myself, but I am a causal Tayler enjoyer if that makes sense.

All of these are with the teen/1996 version of the girls in mind, btw. you can think of it as a modern Au if you like

Yellowjackets Favorite Taylor Swift Albums & Songs

Jackie - 1989

✰ 1989 is probably one of, if not my favorite album because I got it for Christmas the year it came out on cd, which I still have actually! I used to blast it on the vintage boombox I had growing up

✰ but back to Jackie! 1989 just has this vibe of "I'm really going out and I'm starting my life! I'm an adult!" and that was kinda the stage Jackie was at when the plane went down. She was planning for college with big dreams and ambitions behind her

✰ I really think every song on this album fits her for different reasons, but I think her favorite song would probably be How You Get The Girl. I like to think she imagines the song with Jeff, but then one day, Shauna slips into her daydream instead of Jeff, and then very gay thoughts ensue

Laura Lee - Debut & Fearless

✰ I feel like Debut for Laura Lee might be a bit of a copout, but come on! I'm not wrong. It's got that kitschy, country vibe that I can imagine Laura Lee just singing her heart out too

✰ Her favorite song is Teardrops On My Guitar because its the best and girly deserves her pining main character moment just like we all do

✰ Fearless always kinda goes hand in hand with Debut to me since it's when she was still kinda in her country era, so I think Laura Lee would also adore this one. It was actually tricky for me to choose what her favorite on this album would be, but I settles on Tell Me Why because I think it's funny for her to love breakup songs, because let's face it, our girl hasn't gone through a breakup, but she can't help resonating and loving them anyway

Lottie - Evermore

✰ Evermore just felt like another given. It's got that vintage yet whimsical vibe that I like to associate with Lottie that's also got this sad warmth to it I guess. It's also probably one of my favorite albums so of course I give it to one of my favorite girls

✰ I think her favorite song is a tie between Ivy and Long Story Short. I'm not really sure why. They just both fit in my head I guess

Misty - Lover & Midnights

✰ Oh, my sweet hopeless romantic. Misty is the embodiment of both of these albums and no one can argue with me (of course you can, I'm joking). But poor thing just wants to be seen and loved, and I think that's what these albums embody when paired together.

✰ Lover perfectly fits how Misty wants to be loved so bad and the sweet, innocent positive face she forces, but really she's hurting inside. I think from this album her favorites would be The Archer because come on, it's her, and Paper Rings because again, it just fits her so well (it's also got quite a few lines that are definitely what she's doing when she's got a crush)! She's definitely one of those girls making little origami things in class, like those puffy paper stars and of course, paper rings

✰ Then you have Midnights, which imma be real, I only picked because of Mastermind, because it's also her song!

Natalie - Reputation

✰ Yeah, this is another given. I mean, what else do I choose for her? modern teen Natalie would love this album but she wouldn't want anyone to know about it. I think she could also be a Swiftey, but she's very secretive about it. Maybe only Laura Lee knows she's a fan and it's their little secret together

✰ Her favorite song was kinda hard to pick for her, but I settled on Delicate because it's actually extremely fitting for her character, which surprised me when I listened to it again. I personally see teen Natalie as being pretty self continue under the surface, so realizing that she likes someone and they like her back would actually be pretty nerve-wracking for her, which feels fitting for "delicate"

Shauna - Folklore

✰ I went back and forth between Evermore and Folklore for Shauna, but ultimately Lottie is Evermore and Shauna is Folklore in my mind. They both have this sad, old aesthetic to me that fits both albums but in a different way, I guess

✰ but for her favorite song, I picked Cardigan because that felt like another given. I mean, we all saw the way she was watching Jackie at that part pre-crash, right? It was full of that longing you feel In Cardigan

Taissa - Red

✰ I feel like Tai would enjoy early Taylor, but she's more into her kinda pop era, which would make Red the perfect album for her. It's got its up songs as well as its down songs and it fits her ever-changing vibe, which I think is good for her

✰ Choosing a favorite song was another tough one to think about, but I ended up picking State of Grace. It's another one that I don't have a lot of reasoning/explanation for, but it just kinda felt right, y'know?

Van - Speak Now

✰ Van has always felt somewhat country to me and I'm not sure why, so I guess that's fitting for Speak Now. Speak Now kinda gives a nice transition from country into Taylers more pop-ish era, and that just kinda sounds like Van to me. Like, she grew up in the Midwest, but she still somehow has a little Southern charm about her. That could totally just be a me thing though

✰ Her favorite songs have got to be Mean and The Story Of Us. I can imagine Van blasting both of them in the car, singing at the top of her lungs with the windows down, and a huge smile on her face when she's driving around with her friends. We know Van likely doesn't have a car in her teen years, so she's probably driving with Tai and probably Laura Lee. they like singing together to annoy Tai, though she actually enjoys listening to them

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[lobotoboy]

Today I ascended from this mortal plane and remembered why I love movies and want to pursue filmmaking.

For context, I watched Barbie, and the Miraculous Ladybug movie today.

So, I saw Barbie with my mom, in a theater full of women. The first five minutes, I was sat there like "Did the internet lie to me again?" cause I was genuinely confused about what the hell was happening onscreen. But once I managed to get into the groove of things, I really enjoyed myself. I didn't play with Barbies growing up, and it was still enjoyable to me. It was so campy and funny(thank you Kate McKinnon and Michael Cera for being a big source of that), but it had some pretty deep themes, such as criticism against both a patriarchy and a matriarchy, the struggles of women in society, existentialism, and mother-daughter relationships. Definitely a movie for the girlies, but I think it's enjoyable for everyone.

I think the music was great. My mom hates musicals, despises them with her whole heart, but she told me after the movie that she loved I'm Just Ken. And yeah, it was so much. My favorite bit was the fast paced "Can you feel the Kenergy" moments. I've been playing Identity V, and I use that to hype me up for matches. It gives 80s power ballad, and it's super fun to listen to over and over again. Ryan Gosling did a very good job with it. I can see I'm Just Ken and Peaces battling it out for Best Original Song. Push was great as well, despite being underused in the movie, the full version(which is a cover of an existing song) is very interesting, and lyrically fits the movie so well.

I'm not typically a fan of bright colors in movies, catch me watching The Batman any day, but Barbie is the exception, as it just made certain scenes feel so much more important. Mattel offices being cold and gray, really sold that corporate vibes, and the soft white at the ending with Ruth definitely made it feel like Barbie was reaching a life-changing conclusion. It's a wonderful use of color.

Now the themes are the big draw of the movie. Regarding the patriarchy, matriarchy, and daily struggles of women, those themes are definitely hard to miss, but they do so much good with them. Showing Ken being essentially brainwashed by the idea of the patriarchy is interesting, and definitely rings home for anyone who grew up with boys as friends. I've seen a few guy friends of mine turn from sweet guys, into womanizers as they grew older. And it also shows that a matriarchy isn't good either, by showing how the Kens feel less than in BarbieLand. The Ken's situation is a muted version of women's situations in the real world. The Kens aren't sexualized or hated, but they're ignored. In the real world, both in the movie and real life, women have it worse than the Kens, and feel in a similar position. Makes it easy to enjoy both perspectives. Barbie focusing on thoughts of death and change as a whole hits with me on a personal level, as I have a lot of issues with existentialism, and any movie with death as a major theme usually brings me close to tears(such as Puss in Boots 2, curse you good movies). Seeing Barbie meet her creator in Ruth was so sweet, and was incredibly heartwarming.

Special mention to the line "We mother stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they've come". It made me want to give my mom the biggest hug, and I'm in no way a hugger.

Then I went home, and watched the Miraculous Ladybug movie because I had nothing else to do. I've been with the show since 2020, which isn't as long as other fans, but the show still sticks in my brain the same. I knew the animation was going to be great, and that the art direction would make up for any shortcomings in the story. And while yes, the plot was rushed (duh, like, how many years has it taken to get to this point in the show? its gonna feel rushed) but the art was absolutely stunning. My favorite moment was from Hawkmoth's villain song, Chaos Will Reign(available on Spotify) when they pulled out the Disney Villain lime green color. I love that color, and seeing Hawkmoth with it made me ascend. I really love the ending battle as well, the use of colors, lightning effects, butterfly textures, was just perfect. The animation was also really smooth, down to the small details of hair movements, such as when Nino and Alya are on the roller coaster, or when Chat Noir's hair gets wet.

The music was probably my least favorite part, just because I think Cristina Vee could've slayed it, and that the songs sounded kind of generic. But Oh My God, Chaos Will Reign had me bopping and replaying it. In fact, I'm listening to Chaos Will Reign and I'm Just Ken while writing this. It definitely gave me old Disney villain song vibes, mixed with the slightest hint of a Danny Elfman soundtrack. It just sounded so evil, but in a way that I can get behind. Keith Silverstein can actually sing, and that note at the end was wonderful. The vibrato gave me life. I was lowkey hoping Nooroo would stop talking so I could hear more. The chanting was awesome, and gave Friends on the Other Side vibes. I was (and still am) a big fan of villain songs, and this is a throwback to my theater kid days when I exclusively played villains and enjoyed it. Definitely overthrew the Hawkmoth Rap as my favorite Miraculous Ladybug song, but the Hawkmoth Rap is like, second place still. The only crime this song had was being too short. Release the ten hour cut.

Finally, aside from the glory that is Chaos Will Reign, I want to say that the two identity reveal scenes were amazing. I'll start off with Adrien and Marinette's, just because I care about that one the least. I think it was a creative way to go about it, with the masquerade masks. Fanfiction wins again. But I have so much to squeal about when it comes to the Adrien and Gabriel reveal. This version of Gabriel was definitely way more sympathetic than his show counterpart, despite committing atrocious acts. I actually wanted this Gabriel to get some redemption, and I think that bit of forgiveness from Adrien is just that. Let them have a good bond, PLEASE! The whole battle scene was just amazing, the fact that Hawkmoth was willing to do literally anything, and very nearly came close to winning. I knew he wasn't going to win, it's a kid's movie, but I was still on the edge of my seat and biting my nails.

I need both of these movies injected into my bloodstream ASAP.

Do I recommend them? Depends on your preferences. For Barbie, I can see why people wouldn't like it, it's campy(in a fun way), and it's anti-patriarchy and anti-matriarchy, which would make the misogynists and misandrists mad. But I think if you're open to a goofy time that will make you appreciate the women in your life, then give it a watch. It's definitely worth it.

For Miraculous Ladybug, it's a kid's movie, based on a show with a big following spanning years. I think it's something to watch if you're a fan, former or current, of the show. If you're just starting to watch Miraculous, it'll be a better watch if you sit through the show. But, it's a good movie, and still enjoyable for novice Miraculers.

I'm definitely watching these over and over again.

#barbie #filmmaking #cinematography #movies #films #greta gerwig #barbie 2023 #barbie movie #margot robbie #ryan gosling #ken #miraculous ladybug #miraculous ladybug movie #hawkmoth #miraculoustalesofladybugandcatnoir #adrien agreste #chat noir #miraculous adrien #miraculous ladybug chat noir #mlb marinette

[prettiestboytoy2]

Please can you tell us about your interests?

Oh but i am so shy… Well i am not sure if i can coherently talk ABOUT them but i can at least try to talk what they are. Its also my personal blog after all.

My first and arguably greatest love were video games. Digital entertainment provided sufficient stimulation to my neurodivergent brain and it was also only affordable and feasible escape from abusive parents, bulling and extreme stress associated with school. I've played close to thousand titles, have deep appreciation for not only playing videogames but also for thier design. I temporary even menaged to land game taster job for large company, thanks to my knowledge.

I also love history. I mostly focus on modern era with specialization in history of soviet union. I can talk for many, many hours about common and niche events, characters, wars and horrific crimes against humanity. I wanted to start youtube channel so i can share my extensive knowledge but modern internet is too sanitized and censored.

I used to draw a lot, having immense and inate talent for that since i was born. By my late teens i was able to produce photorealistic sketches despite never taking any lessons. But depression that i've been suffering for most of my life gradually took away any enjoyment took in drawing and my gift gradually faded.

I also love architecture and urbanism, with particular interest in modernist, brutalist and socrealist architecture. For significant part of my life i planed to be architect but everyone around me keep telling me i am too stupid for it so i eventually droped the idea. Not like i had too many opportunities to pursuit in that direction. I had to ensure i won't be one paycheck from starvation for the rest of my life first. I also have great interest in infrastructure which i can effortlessness visualize and conceptualize even on very large scale. It goes well in hand with my diploma in logistics and transport.

I am also intrigued by finances and economics in which i am currently getting degree in. Partially its my innate desire to optimize everything and my unexplained interest in various processes and organizational structures but its also matter of me desperately trying to carve myself some resemblance of decent life after rotting in poverty most of my life. Understanding of complex financial and economic terms or phenomenons comes very easily to me and i like to explain them to those willing to listen which is also somewhat helpful in the hellscape thats labor market in current age.

Those are main ones. I was very neglected child and despite most of my potential already being gone in the gutter i had luck of possessing fast internet since i was kid which allowed me to absorb obscene amounts of knowledge from various fides.

I can't mention all of them in the open, unfortunately.

[veliseraptor]

March Reading Recap

I was going to be like "it feels like I just did one of these" and that's because I kind of did but that's because I didn't do the February one until halfway through March. so. Another kind of slow month but I read some good ones...

Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk. Very mixed feelings about this book. Listening to Maintenance Phase has got me much more aware of casual fatphobia and this book definitely had its causal fatphobia, even as it was challenging some of the narratives that undergird a lot of casual fatphobia (about what's "natural" and "good for the body" specifically). It was also very gender binary in a way that had me poking at the chapters on sex and gender going "okay but aren't you going to interrogate this? at all? I know Cordelia Fine's book came out before this one."

But it did have some interesting stuff in there, particularly about modern/ongoing evolution, and the emphasis the author placed on the point that evolution doesn't have an end goal or purpose (so saying "humans evolved to [x]" is necessarily a fallacy; humans evolved in tandem with circumstances and will continue to do so) was appreciated. Ultimately, though, not a book I'd recommend to anybody else (unless I wanted to hear their critiques of it, which does sometimes happen), just one I've taken a few things from that I'll move forward with.

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee. Finally got over my "my fave is going to die" fear and finished my read of this series, and while I think the first two are stronger than this one is in some technical ways, this one finishes out the series - and the family saga of it all - with a bang. The texture of this book feels a little different to me from the more traditional novel structure of the first two, which actually is probably why I said that - so I take it back, I don't actually think it's doing anything technically worse, just technically different. (Though that slight inconsistency might bother others, as it did me before I thought about it a little.)

This book ended up with a five star rating because I have a rule that books that make me cry get five stars, and this one made me cry twice. Well played, Fonda Lee, well played. I'm very excited to see what she does next.

Thousand Autumns, vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi. I am really enjoying what a dick Yan Wushi is, and the fact that his approach to Shen Qiao is basically "let me do a social experiment on this man"; I also enjoy Shen Qiao especially when he is being kind of a troll. Overall, though, so far of the new cnovels I'm currently reading through (LHJC and QJJ are the others), I am enjoying this one least. I plan to keep reading because I did enjoy the first volume and I'm curious to see where it goes, but I'm not hooked yet.

Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I think at this point I can safely call Adrian Tchaikovsky one of my favorite writers and this (sequel to Shards of Earth) was no exception to my general feelings about his books. I devoured this very rapidly and I'm excited to see where it goes. I think the Children of [x] series is still my favorite over this one, but that's really just picking between very good sci-fi series. Excited to read the last one in this series, which I will probably wait for in softcover so it will be a minute.

Will also note that one thing I really appreciated about this one is the way that it kind of oldstyle wove in some "in case you forgot what happened in book 1" mini recaps, which were very useful for me, because I had in fact forgotten some of what happened in book 1.

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. I mostly came out of this one going "Into Thin Air was better" and honestly so was Missoula. This one was interesting, I guess, but I didn't get as much out of it as I would've liked, even if the experience of reading it was fairly enjoyable. It served me on a plane ride when the seat outlets weren't working. But Into Thin Air was better.

Did learn some things about the history of Mormonism though, which I didn't know much about.

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. This was a fascinating book that suffered from excessive anthropomorphization for effect. Mr. Wohlleben clearly has a lot of feelings about trees, and I understand and support that, and respect his determination to make other people have feelings about trees as well - but his methods of doing so (namely, heavy use of connecting tree behavior to human behavior), for me personally, just ended up feeling a little awkward and labored.

I understand that it might feel less effective, rather than saying "trees! they're just like us (and so you should care about what they're doing)", to say "trees! doing really neat stuff in their own right that you can't see them obviously doing so you assume they're just standing there (and you should care because they're living beings in their own right, quite aside from how they help us)", but at least for me it would make for an equally informative but slightly less irritating book.

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. What a weird book. I keep meaning to read more Russian lit and I'm glad I finally got around to this one. There's something here that's just...it reads in this particular way where it is both absurd and very much thinking hard about what it's doing, and that's a combination that I both really enjoy and don't see all that much.

I had expectations of what I thought this novel was going to be (I knew it was set in Moscow and there was the devil and a cat involved) and it did not fit any of them, which in this case was a very good thing. I kind of feel like I wouldn't want to tell anybody else reading this one very much about it either, if it was possible; I think the book benefits from going in fairly blind. Loved all the translator's footnotes in the back, too. Much appreciated, both as a fan of footnotes generally and someone with a relative lack of cultural context for a lot of what this book was/is playing with.

The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Brains and the World by Max Fisher. I read about half of this book in a single day and texted @paradife-loft (who drew it to my attention) that it was very stressful; they congratulated me on figuring out how to doomscroll a book. Which is a very apt description of how this reading experience felt, actually! In an informative and compelling way that left me madder than ever about the decisions of major social media companies over the last decade or so, and a little bit filled with despair about what's going to happen next, but, you know. I'd still consider it edifying. Maybe read it more slowly than I did, though. Absorbing that much grim information about exactly how the entire systems of algorithm-driven social media (and YouTube, which Fisher comes down pretty hard on) are designed, at their core, with the result that we see now, up to and including provoking genocides.

Which is something I knew, vaguely, but reading a couple-hundred page book about it really hammers it home in detail.

I just finished reading The Spite House by Johnny Compton (literally today), starting reading The Nine Eyes of Lucien for grinsies before I finally go read The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, which I've been meaning to do for ages. looking forward to seeing where the rest of April takes me.

#reading recaps #sometimes i read things

[couldbebetterforsure]

Still slowly (VERY slowly 😭) making progress on replaying Fire Emblem Engage so I can get back to the point I was at before my save got deleted and continue my liveblog. As I’m doing that I decided it had been too long since I enjoyed an otome game so I have also been playing Jack Jeanne!

It’s funny when I first heard the news of Jack Jeanne being localized it actually didn’t catch my attention. But like a week ago I saw a random post about it praising it and then I looked it up and saw it was getting a TON of praise. I also looked up some non-spoilery art and info and thought the style looked gorgeous and liked the bits of story and gameplay I found. So I said fuck it and bought it like four days ago.

And WOW I am happy I did!!!!!

First off, the art in this game is BEAUTIFUL! Sui Ishida, the writer and artist for Tokyo Ghoul, is responsible not only for the gorgeous art and character designs but also did a bunch of other stuff for this game (even writing the lyrics for the songs which is incredible). Seriously the amount of time I spend just staring at CGs is nuts, they’re all so incredible whether they’re comedic or dramatic. The character designs are all so wonderful too and so expressive!

The music is so incredible too! The background tracks are great and fitting for the situations. So far I only just finished the Newcomers’ Performance so the only vocal songs I’ve heard so far are the main theme Jack & Jeanne of Quartz, and the two songs for The Sleepless King: Fortune Color is Crystal and Beyond the Plane Tree. Bruh….I never skip the main theme that’s how good it is. And it’s sung in character by the heroine and the six LIs. I went and bought the mp3 for it I’ve been obsessing over it that much. Fortune Color is Crystal was not what I expected considering the nature of the play it’s in but it’s so catchy! And holy fucking shit Beyond the Plane Tree is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, the harmonies in it are so 😭😭😭😭 I’m playing this game blind (with a spoiler free guide) so I haven’t listened ahead to the other songs but I was so impressed by these three that not only did I buy the mp3 for the main theme I ordered the vocal collection since the other songs aren’t available for mp3 download.

The story is definitely interesting me so far. Like I said I’ve only just finished the Newcomers Performance so I’m not that far in the story but it managed to hook me in entirely despite the seemingly simple sounding premise of “heroine disguised herself as a boy to attend all boys academy”. I’m actually surprised by how many times so far I actually forgot our heroine is supposed to be in disguise 😂😂😂 Not because the game doesn’t use the premise properly but more because there’s so much shit going on!!! And it slowly introduces new characters and plot points so that I’m always eager to see what happens next. Especially in terms of the plays (oh yeah this takes place in a theater school sorry I forgot to bring that up)! With this first play I was excited to see who was cast in what roles, the plot of it, watching the rehearsals, and seeing it all come together in the end in spectacular fashion! I like the stat raising element, nothing complex or luck based about it so it’s not aggravating. I’m totally in love with the rhythm game aspect, though it means whenever we get to the actual plays I’m more focused on getting a top score than watching the video of the performance. But that’s what the gallery is for right? The interesting thing about this game from what I hear is that, unlike typical otome games, Jack Jeanne is like 80% common route. Like while you make choices that earn affection and can pick who you hang out with, the LI specific routes don’t come in until WAAAAAY later. I thought I would mind since I generally prefer more romance in my otome (sounds silly but people who play otome games probably understand what I mean) but so far I don’t care because the story is just that enjoyable (and it’s not like there’s no moments at all).

And then there’s the characters. I like when MCs are voiced and I’m especially glad Kisa is voiced since this is a story about theater. I really like her so far she’s sweet and a hard worker, I can’t wait to see how she grows as both an actor and a person! I love her standing up to Otori and doubling down on seeking assistance and working together during practice. And I love how sweet and bell-like her voice is! Suzu (to the surprise of no one because I’m Miss Predictable) is my fave. Sweetheart, earnest, energetic, puppy in human form? Yeah that’s a LI tailor made for Willow! I love how much he has already grown as an actor from how robotic he sounded when he first practiced his lines to his PHENOMENAL performance for his first time on stage in The Sleepless King (which by the way how did my boy Suzu not win any award for that performance?!?!?! This game is rigged😡). And bruh I nearly fucked up both rhythm game segments for the Newcomers Performance because of how blindsided I was by how beautiful his singing voice is (don’t know why I was so shocked I know his VA is incredible). Sou is so soft and sweet so far and I can already see some hints for where his story might go (possibly about him not standing out as much?). I like that he’s in the know about Kisa and I do love me some childhood friend romances! Mitsuki makes me laugh with his tsundereness but I love how compared to typical tsundere characters he’s more softspoken and doesn’t go heavy handed on it. Negi is so funny so far I really enjoy whenever he’s onscreen talking a mile a minute or causing his own little brand of chaos. Kai seems super kind and I love that he seems like an animal expert, I wanna know more about him. And Fumi is just super cool to me, his design to his voice to his personality. I really love this Quartz squad, they’re so lovable and have such enjoyable dynamics with each other! Regarding side characters I’m only just beginning to know some, and I know there are a ton I have yet to meet, but I really like the ones I’ve met so far. They’re either kind, funny, a mix of both, or have yet to really display any trait that makes me feel one way or another. The only side character I have strong feelings towards as of where I am now in the game is Otori. And even then I find him enjoyably annoying. He’s talented and knows it, but he’s also an annoying dick and I enjoy proving him wrong. Also he’s hilarious without ever meaning to be, which keeps me from being too annoyed at him.

Anyways yeah that’s my ramble about Jack Jeanne so far! There’s probably a ton I missed or forgot but I just wanted to gush for a moment about this great game! I’m having so much fun so far and can’t wait to see what the rest of the game is gonna bring. I’m at the very start of June so it’s the Summer Performance next!

#story time with me #jack jeanne #jack jeanne spoilers #willow takes center stage at univeil #I usually don’t post about my experience playing otome games #but this game is such a masterpiece so far despite how little I’ve played so far #and I just wanna gush about my experience #anyways yeah suzu orimaki my beloved~!!!! #I am so fucking predictable I even said to myself when I first saw the cast of love interests #“huh look at that redhead boy watch him become my main beau” #earnest sweethearts man…them and red haired genki guys…among my biggest kryptonites among favorite male characters ESPECIALLY when combined #and that’s regardless of whether I wanna romance them or not that’s just my general type of male character I tend to love #but yeah I really enjoy the cast as whole so much kisa and the main boys are so damn lovable! #the side characters I’ve met so far are also enjoyable in their own ways too #and I adore the theater stuff and the rhythm games and the art and music and AAAAAAAAA!!!! what a great game!!!!! #I can’t wait to continue it I wanna see what the summer performance is gonna be!!!!!

[rolling-restart]

desecration [George Russel x Toto Wolff]- part. 1

*** This is a NSFW fic with BDSM and unhealthy relationship elements. If it’s something you want to avoid or you are minor, please scroll past. ***

Status: incomplete

Tags and content warnings: unhealthy relationship dynamics, mentions of impact play, mentions of self-harm, mentions of blood, age difference, elements of infidelity, angst, more tags will be added with new chapters.

Summary: George travels from half a world away to celebrate with Toto after Brazil 2022.

desecration

Noun. / des.ɪˈkreɪ.ʃən / the action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected.

George saw the blood drops on the floor while he was trying to listen to the announcement. The announcement was in a language he didn’t speak but he was still trying to recognise bits and pieces. 

He was in Zürich, waiting for his second flight of the day and didn’t know what to do in this unfamiliar airport in the meantime. Jetlag started to creep in.

He held his head with both hands, pressing his temples in a vain attempt to counteract the headache. His head was hurting since the moment he opened his eyes early after the celebrations in Brazil. Alcohol had worked as a natural alarm clock to wake him up two hours before due. He was content to not miss his flight to Zürich due to his juvenile lack of control when it came to drinking. He just wanted to celebrate. He just wanted to let all go after getting what he was working for since forever. Unfortunately, there was something missing in his picture-perfect celebration. He woke up before anyone in the team and  jumped on the first plane to chase it.

He first looked at the tall ceiling of the airport. Drops weren’t coming from anywhere up there. He cursed when the metallic taste of warm blood filled his throat. His nose was bleeding. 

George wasn’t surprised. His nose always bled when he was particularly stressed or excited when he was younger. Once he got older, alcohol consumption only made it easier to bleed after long nights out. away. He once or twice terrified everyone around him after starting to bleed when someone pulled his hair as a joke. 

Nobody pulled his hair or prevented him from sneezing recently, which was leaving only one explanation. George didn’t think he was particularly anxious while waiting for Toto to catch their flight to the UK. 

He reached for a tissue from his coat pocket. He was getting nervous, no, impatient with the time passing. He didn’t have the details of their next flight together because Toto didn’t give him anything but a date, time and place. He was already two hours overdue. 

While trying to control the blood with one hand, he fished the burner phone from his pocket with the other. Toto once mentioned the burner phone gave him a sense of thrill of youth. It made sense to use one, since they were very careful of not getting caught by anyone, especially his wife. 

George didn’t agree. He was glad that Toto was finding enjoyment in their little secret but the crude little device in his hand did nothing but making George feel dirty. He somehow made peace with being kept secret by his lover but the burner phone just felt like a concrete proof of what he was doing and the position he was putting him into.

There were many things wrong with their relationship when George found the courage to think about it. Toto was 26 years his senior. He was more than old enough to be his father and only a couple of years younger than his actual father. George found a sick enjoyment in thinking what would happen if their relationship came to light. Both of their careers would get in jeopardy as a result but he couldn’t help but wonder how would it feel to play the public victim of a rich old man. Realistically, he would never do that to the man he loved but he felt a cathartic pleasure in imagining magazine interviews he would give, eyes puffy from crying, talking about how Toto abused him through years in return of keeping him as a driver in the team. He knew it wasn’t normal to fantasise this kind of things in a healthy love. But they weren’t in a healthy, loving relationship, were they? George loved Toto but he also was satisfying his masochism originating from his perfectionism. He wondered if it was a form of self-harm he was exerting on himself by being with Toto. Toto cherished him and absolutely demolished him repeatedly and George was losing perspective at an accelerating rate. No other relationship could satisfy him like this if he decided to break up. Nobody else could hurt him like Toto did either, especially when he left to be with his wife and children after the nights they spend together. George didn’t think he can give this pain up. He couldn’t let go of the fantasies where he is Toto’s one and only, even though, no, especially when he knew it could never be real. 

Toto loved to serenade to him after they had sex. He would go on and on about how he loved George to death, how he would kill and die for him, how he hated every person who laid eyes on him in the paddock and how much he wanted to take George right there, in front of everyone to show them he belongs to Toto. George always listened to him with a half asleep haze, cuddled tightly in his arms. He knew, to a certain degree, Toto was telling the truth but he could never distinguished where a sick twisted fantasy ends and where reality begin with Toto. 

George wished Toto was there at that moment. He wasn’t hurting from his nosebleed but he wanted Toto to fuss over him, gently wipe his face like he did many times after especially harsh scenes where George’s nose put an end to the scene by starting to bleed.  

George just wanted to be seen by him, in the way that he wanted to be seen. He wanted Toto to be proud of him. He wanted to confidently let himself go during the scenes where Toto humiliated, degraded him without thinking that what he says may actually be true. He wanted Toto to hit him, and then kiss him where it hurts the most. 

George checked his burner phone and sighed with disappointment. There was still no messages, no calls and nothing that indicate that he wasn’t being ditched by Toto. He binned the bloody tissue and closed his eyes. He kept listening to the announcements and hoped they could silence his overcrowded mind. 

#gr #tw #george russel/toto wolff #angst #nsfw. #nothing graphical yet #💥 #🚩 #🩸 #rolling restart #desecration: gr/tw fic

[grumpymacaron]

jolie, please tell me your ratings/thoughts on the snsd album!! 🥰💖 (only if you want to!!)

hey rin!!! 💝 sorry for taking so long to answer; i have been so busy lately that i couldn't get a good listen til now 😭

i'm not the most eloquent when it comes to music reviewing, but i'll give my thoughts on each track below:

FOREVER 1: it's alright but i wish there was more going on with the track; it felt a little repetitive and i wish they integrated hyoyeon's prechorus bit more. the chorus is very catchy tho, which is very good for a title track!

LUCKY LIKE THAT: i like the a cappella harmony intro, and i think it's got a cute message! but otherwise, i don't think it really left an impression on me. the guitar solo gave, tho :)))

SEVENTEEN: the song really lends itself to hyoyeon's voice, which i really loved; the second prechorus was also really really nice... overall a very easy listen~

VILLAIN: now this was definitely the highlight of the album; i'll expand on this later but i feel like this was a very good break in the monotony that was present in the other tracks. it had the maturity and strength that i was hoping that the album would have more of. (i do think that it was SICK and TWISTED that they had to mention KWANGYA in my ANNIVERSARY ALBUM THO LIKE LEAVE MY GIRLS ALONE WTF)

YOU BETTER RUN: this was the other song i really really liked from here, it's so fun!!! it's got just enough of the experimental noise sm has been flirting with recently for me to be intrigued, but it establishes itself firmly as grown woman music, which is the type of material the girls are more than deserving of now. only nitpick is that i wish there was a genuine bridge in here... if only they did like an aespa's "next level" moment with some yoo young jin harmonies...

CLOSER: this is also smth i'll touch on later, but uh... why is this next to YOU BETTER RUN? anyways... it's got a nice groove, and has a retro sound no one would find hard to listen to. it just doesn't feel very inspired

MOOD LAMP: i'm listening to all the tracks again for one more run as i write it, and the only bit that i vaguely remember was the hyo/yuri bit following the first chorus... it's not a bad song tho; just suffers from the same problem as CLOSER

SUMMER NIGHT: this song actually blended with CLOSER after first listen... 💀 it's cute tho!

FREEDOM: also pretty cute! the biggest thing going for it is the bass-heavy beat, for sure. also glad they had a good amount of adlibs at the end; i was missing that kind of vocal showing-off in the other tracks

PAPER PLANE: it reminds me of f(x)'s Summer Lover and Paper Heart~ it's definitely fitting for the summer, that's for sure! the bridge had a fun synth line too; that was refreshing!

general thoughts: outside of FOREVER 1, VILLAIN, YOU BETTER RUN, i had a hard time differentiating from the tracks; they were nice to listen to but i don't think they took on their own identity within the tracklist. it bothers me that for a 15th anniversary album, i don't feel like the sm songwriting team gave SNSD enough of their best material to fulfill the number of songs they set.

i also think that sm didn't showcase the girls' vocal prowess enough for me; for a milestone like 15 years, i would like to see a sense of commitment to showing the skills that cemented snsd's legend status, and with ten tracks the songwriting team had more than enough space to provide that.

that being said, i really really enjoyed VILLAIN and YOU BETTER RUN and as stated earlier, they gave me a glimpse of what i hoped a new snsd album would provide. i also think that none of these songs are unlistenable; i can recommend this album to people just learning of them and rest assured that they would find it an enjoyable listen.

EDIT: just noticed i didn't touch on the tracklist order but like what actually was that. why were VILLAIN and YOU BETTER RUN in the middle. they weren't that related to the other tracks but it was so jarring to just hear them and then pivot 180º to listen to CLOSER and MOOD LAMP 💀 it really lends to the feeling that the team tasked with creating this album just didn't put enough thought into it.

tl;dr: i wish the songwriting team put more care into the track variety and album concept so stuff didn't feel generic, because they definitely had hard hitters in here that showed me that if they wanted to, they would give us some real bangers.

#✑ 러브레터 *ೃ༄°* #girlsgenerati0n #long post #SORRY I RANTED LIKE SOOOO MUCH BUT THIS IS A PRETTY DEFINITIVE RUN DOWN OF HOW I FELT ABOUT THE ALBUM SO YEAH #ALSO MY OPINIONS ARE NOT AIMED TOWARDS THE GIRLS I THINK THEY DID THEIR JOBS PERFECTLY #AND GAVE AS MUCH AS THEY COULD GIVE PROVIDED THE MATERIAL THEY WERE WORKING WITH #kpop #snsd #THANK U THANK U FOR THE ASK BESTIE

[justanindecisivepisces]

A SYNOPSIS OF A WEEK IN THE PALE

The first six days of our study abroad trip were spent in Dublin, Ireland and to say that I fell in love with this city would be an understatement. As soon as we got to the city center I felt its chaotic energy match with my own, and if it were not for the housing crisis Ireland is currently facing as well as my ties back home, I would probably be apartment hunting right about now.

Our first day was cut a little short due to the fact that our plane from Newark to Dublin was on the tarmac for about five hours before we actually departed. Once we finally arrived in Dublin we had our lunch and orientation at DCU before going into the city. We were able to wonder around and get lost in the busy streets. Around the Temple Bar area, there was plenty of places to take pictures, shop, and even a place to get delicious bubble waffles. We ended up having dinner at the Bankers Bar which left us with lots of fun memories as well as running jokes that would come up for the remainder of our time in Ireland (most surrounding Moscow Mules).

Our second day in Dublin was a lot of fun and our tour guide John Kennedy took us to see, what I would consider, some of Dublin's most beautiful spots. We got to see St. Patrick's Cathedral and walk around in the park. Something neat about this that would remain true for our time so far is that, almost all of the dogs we see are off leash and also extremely well behaved! We then went to the Embassy of Peru and took a picture in front of the door which can be recognized from a many Irish postcards! Following this we got to go and visit the Christ Church. The architecture and artifacts here were super cool and even included a replica of the Magna Carta.

Day three was spent in Wicklow and Glendalough! We took a long, bumpy drive to our first destination which was a sheepdog herding demo. We were able to see the border collies, Jim and Maggie, herd the sheep and listen to all of the commands their handler gave. We also got to hold and take pictures with baby lambs!! A highlight from this day was going to The Wicklow Heather Restaurant for lunch and eating in the Writers Room, which is something my friend Natalie had planned since March. We went to the Glendalough visitors center afterwards and got to see some of the high crosses in the cemetery.

Day four unfortunately was one of my least favorite days of this trip, but a day I will definitely remember. We started out at the Kilmainham Gaol, on a guided tour. This was a former jail that holds a lot of the cities sad history, and it was hard to focus on a lot of the information while trying to process some of the things we had heard. We learned that there were children in Kilmainham as young as five years old, and directly after walked into the portion of the jail where executions took place. Overall this was a very heavy part of our trip and I wish I would have been more prepared. This was then followed by our trip to the Guinness Storehouse, which was not a fan favorite to say the least.

Day five was pretty enjoyable and we used it as our explore day! Day six was our last day in the city and was one of the first times I felt we were able to relate our class material to our CCSA itinerary. We visited the Famine Memorial and then took a tour of the Jeanie Johnston. This was a really incredible way to learn about the Famine as well as its past and current effects on Ireland as a country. After this we had enough time to see the Oscar Wilde statue and the Dublin Castle before going to Trinity College. At Trinity College we had a class meeting outside before going in and seeing The Book Of Kells as well as a lot of other super cool things they had in their museum. Our time in Dublin feels like it went super fast and I do already have plans to go back sometime soon. I am fascinated by the culture in this city, its social norms, and especially the way it presents its past. I am super thankful that we had an extended amount of time in this beautiful city.

[oshiokuu]

Ayukawa Taiyou random facts?

I chose Mithra as my starting character and i have been obsessed with him. Of course while watching mahosute i came to really like his actor! i call him ayu san, ayukawa san, or ayu. people tend to call him Taiyou kun or just Taiyou. how i write his name depends on my mood and sometimes i get affected by how the people who interact with him call him. but yeah! him!

Since this is a personal archive kinda? it will not be very organized. i'll think about organizing it later. feel free to correct me, fellow ayu san enjoyers.

Name: Ayukawa Taiyou (鮎川太陽); His name, Taiyou, means the Sun in Japanese!

DoB: January 18th 1991; Every time he sees the number 118 he will immediately go "!!! ohh!! my birthday!" (jp date format is yyyy/mm/dd hence the 1/18-->118)

Height: 188 cm; He's taller than Mithra by 1 cm! his arms and legs are also very long. People tend to comment on how long his legs are (common praise for tall people especially models)

Aside from butai, he also does voice acting, modeling, and movie/tv actor.

(observation) He touches his earrings a lot when he is thinking about something

People tend to get intimidated by his height thinking he's a scary person.

(observation) He laughs a lot. like, a LOT. his humor standard is on the ground.

He mentioned that when he was a teenager, he was very edgy and hated interacting with people so most of the time he just try to erase his presence and minimize any interaction.

His sister is a flight attendant

He has crazy sweet tooth! he loves his sweets! (which is a nice gap moe because the stereotype in japan is that men don't really like sweet stuffs. then we have this 188 cm guy who enjoys eating really sweet pastries)

he has very low alcohol tolerance! he mentioned that half a can of beer can make him tipsy

Prefers mashed potato with his steak than fried potato

He used to work as a bartender for 5 years in famous expensive drinking areas in Tokyo

(observation) when he is thinking or listening, he tends to look at random places and not at the camera or his speaking partner. maybe he's looking at the staffs!? i want to know what he's looking at!

because people tend to be scared of him because he's tall, he always tries to do cheerful greetings in new environments/locations to show that he's friendly. but, depending on what kind of role he has, he might try to match the character's aura like being calmer and cooler when greeting as Mithra's actor.

he has a streaming series called Taiyou no Uchuu channel (Taiyou's universe, which might be a pun to his name). it airs once a month on his agency's official niconico channel. if you are not a member, you can only watch the first 30 mins of his streams. https://ch(.)nicovideo(.)jp/productionTV

James kun (shylock's actor) mentioned that they are very close

(observation) When he looks down, his right eye closes a bit more than his left. i think this feature of him is really cute.

when traveling by plane, he prefers to use ANA over JAL

He used to be very insecure about his height and deep raspy voice because people keep commenting on it and sometimes make fun of it. but now, he's very proud of these features of his!

He takes good care of his belongings! he said that he always make sure to get clothes he doesn't wear a lot cleaned at least once a year. this includes clothes he received from events when he was in highschool

ayu is good at planning and taking care of schedule, but he's forgetful about his stuffs! in a recent (march 2024) skiing trip, he forgot his clothes in the skiing place coin locker and didn't notice until after he's on his way home(how??)

he can't resist the temptation of sales bargain... even if he doesn't really need it, he will attempt to buy stuffs if it is on sale! he will enter a store, look at the discounted products, take pics of the ones that caught his eyes, and went on to the next store to compare the product/price and will go back to the best one later by looking at the pictures

apparently he enjoys cheaper stuffs (cheap taste if you will lmao). He did "guess which one is more expensive" game on one of his streams and almost everything he likes better is the cheaper items! (he lost the game because of this)

he used to attend a wine-tasting class but he gets drunk really quickly when drinking wine so he stopped going

he likes collecting merch of the characters he played! he's happy when fans give him a box of gacha merch for him to open himself. he also enjoy collecting pokemon cards. sometimes he opens merch gacha with a guest on his stream and make a bet on who can get more characters of their choice.

ayu has so many store point cards that he put all of the point cards in a TCG deck guard box

ayu is well-organized and well-prepared. on a stream where he was asked to show viewers what was in his bag, there were A LOT of stuffs (his bag must be really heavy). from notes, make up, medicine, butai manuscript, etc.

he likes chocolate-flavored stuffs

he used to be in a boy-group as a teenager before becoming a full-time actor (2002-2007)

in 2024, he was contacted by a former group member from his boy-group but the message was so sus he thought it was a scam message. he posted about it on twitter and got a reply from the actual person saying the message is legit. (i like how his first reaction to the sus message is to post about it on twitter and asking everyone if this is legit lmaooo)

on one of his streams, he said that he missed streaming and interacting with his fans even though it hasn't been that long since his last stream. then he said "i wonder why?? are you guys my partner or something lmao???" (reminder that parasocial relationship goes both ways :'))

#Ayukawa Taiyou #Mahosute

[dndmidnight]

welcome to greatness (backstory - part 1)

author's note: hello there, anyone stumbling upon this! this is my first post on this account and i'm going to be, for now, taking you along for the story of my dnd character, wild. i'm quite new to the dnd scene and, as a result, my depiction of the world might be off and if so, i do apologize! i would love to hear from more seasoned players and enjoyers what i could fix up to make things more accurate! that aside, though, i do want to say that i am more than open to constructive criticism to the story itself as i'm trying to make my story (and eventually stories) fun and enjoyable for everyone! i haven't written a genuine story like this in a long time and i'm... definitely more than a little rusty (not to mention i've never been the greatest at writing). but! that being said, i do hope you enjoy the start to what will, hopefully, be a relatively long story! backstory itself will be two parts and, well, we'll see what the future holds for the rest of the story!

word count: 1,428

the sound of the panflute filled their ears as they sat across from their father, looking over the man as though they hadn’t seen him a million times before. as it happened every so often, they found themselves seized with the curiosity to know where they had come from, who their birth family was, and when they’d ever get to explore outside of the feywild. though this place was, undoubtedly, home to the child who only had vague memories of life beyond the plane, they couldn’t stop the yearning to know the things their father had only given them vague answers about.

“you’re giving me that look again, wild,” the satyr before them stated, a brow raised as he lowered his lips from the instrument in his hands. “what is it that you still find yourself wanting to know?” the question was one that wild was certain he knew the answer to but… they found themselves compelled to respond anyways.

“father, how come you’ve never taken beyond this plane? you tell me stories of your own time beyond all the time but… you’ve never once let me step beyond into the very plane i was born.” wild shifted from their previous position of leaning back on their hands to instead sit upright and crosslegged, iridescent eyes focused intently on the man before them. 

“in fact, any time we discuss the matter in regards to me, you always try to sidestep it. you knew well enough when you took me in that i’d eventually get curious about where i come from. after all, it’s not hard to tell that i come from beyond this plane. there’s no other tabaxi here but me.” wild kept their voice steady, though frustrations from prior conversations like this one rose in their chest, threatening the rise of their voice.

watching as the man closed his eyes and released a sigh, the former air of jolliness from his tune turned somber as he looked down at his adopted child, extending a hand for them to grab as he’d done with every other conversation before this. yet, all the same, they found themselves accepting the outreached hand, refusing to break eye contact as they did so.

“as you well know, you are not of this realm,” he began, dark eyes meeting the iridescent colors of wild’s. “you come from a parallel plane where magic and time don’t quite work the same as they do here. and part of the reason i keep you here is because of that.” a sigh escaped him as he looked down at their hands before continuing. “i worry that if i let you go out there you’ll just be disappointed at what you find. for all we know, your birth parents could have died in the time you’ve grown up here. or, on the other hand, you shouldn’t have aged at all for them and you’d simply seem like a crazy fool for trying to seek them out.”

as wild listened to the matter, they found themselves shifting uncomfortably as they learned of this information. while they knew this plane, which was only parallel to that of which they’d been born, operated differently, they couldn’t imagine, truly, that it would be that differently. yet, they also knew that, without his usual tell of withholding information, he was right.

“could there be a chance, though, that the time between us and them has not been so horribly warped, though?” they questioned, slowly bringing their cat-like eyes level to his own once more. “and… even if they’re gone or it’s only been a few months for them, surely someone would understand, wouldn’t they?”

there was an uneasy look in the satyr’s eyes as he contemplated his next words, squeezing wild’s hand tighter in his own for a moment, looking as though he was going to speak before backing out, leading to the tabaxi individual to speak up once more. “and what about this prophecy of greatness you told me about when i was younger? that the reason you brought me in was because you believed i could help others and achieve greatness in my life?” the leopard-person’s eyes had turned to that of almost pleading, their padded hands grasping their father’s own humanoid ones with enough pressure to have their claws peak out. this was a level of desperation that was new to them, something that they felt so strongly, they almost didn’t realize that their hands had gripped ever tighter on to the satyr’s.

there was a silence that fell between the two as it seemed like wild’s father waged a war in his own head, silently debating what he should tell them. after a long while of this silence, with a pained look, the satyr man finally released wild’s paws before standing, turning his back to the cat-like individual. “the clan that you were born into was one ruled by a tabaxi lord - an evil man who couldn’t look further from what you and your other clanmates did,” he revealed before finally turning back to them, a look in his eyes that wild couldn’t quite place, seeming as though he was looking into the past itself.

“when i brought you in, you were just a small thing wandering out by the woods, your parents preoccupied by something or the other at the call of the shaman in your clan. i had been watching over the clan for a few months at this point, aided by a prophecy i gleaned from the stars - likely the same one your own parents had named you after.” there was a pause here as he looked to wild, watching as they too moved to stand, curiosity at the story bright in their eyes.

“it was at this point that i knew i had to take my chance to rescue you, to get you away from the clan and raise you myself. though i’m almost certain your parents themselves weren’t nearly as evil as the lord of the clan and shaman that assisted him, i couldn’t risk letting them raise you into someone who was trapped there. especially knowing the prophecy that was calling for you. so, i took you away from them to care for you as if you were my own. i know not what exactly it is you’re meant to achieve in your lifetime, only that you’re meant to help people.”

as he finished this statement, a silence hung in the air between them as wild took in this new information. though they knew they were brought in as a result of this so-called prophecy, they’d also been under the impression that their parents had abandoned them or had passed them off to him. not that he had… stolen them away into some other plane. and for as much as they wanted to feel angry about it, they could only stop short at confused, hurt, and wondering what their life would have been like if he hadn’t gotten the chance to kidnap them.

“so you’ve kept me from them for… what? to make sure i wouldn’t defect back to this clan? so that i could fulfill some prophecy i probably can’t even fulfill while stuck here?” they questioned harshly, grinding their teeth together as they set their jaw, anger finally coming out on top as their primary emotion. yet, they also couldn’t find it in themselves to wait for an answer as they turned away from the man who had raised them, storming off to their own room in the little home they had.

if he wasn’t going to let them out of this place, and it felt clear to them that he didn’t plan on it for a long while, they would just have to go themselve, right? taking a bag they had stashed in the room, they began packing a number of items into it ranging from clothes, to a dagger, to their ocarina before pulling the ties shut and knotting it before exiting the room once more, finding themselves faced with a confused satyr. it was obvious he was going to ask what they were doing and, before he could bring the question out, wild was pushing past the much shorter man, and out of the opening of their home, setting their sights on somewhere far away from the city, wanting nothing more than to escape the lie they’d been living up to this point. their destination currently, though? the forest. if there was any place best to try and escape this plane, it was no doubt the forest, right?

#oc #dnd #dungeons and dragons #original story #welcome to greatness #storiesbymidnight

[battleboll69]

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