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I’m moving to @ltllonnie please feel free to join me there! Love! X

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I want to know everything about Montrose Pretty.  Who tf is this guy.  Why is he so into Ephemera.  Apparently he wears a wig all the time? Or is it just part of his Ephemera costume??  He wears a digital mask.  He talks to broken animatronics- extremely outdated tech!- to relax.  His go-to last name is “Goodparty.”  He has several identities waiting for when shit hits the fan.  He’ll do just about any job for the right price. He talks to broken animatronics to relax.  He’s a fanboy.  He’s a master manipulator.  He can tell if you’re lying just by looking at you.  How many people actually know his face?  He talks to broken animatronics to relax.  He tried to convince Matchstick he was their father.  He’s a southern gentleman.  He’s a wanted criminal.  He met with reverse batman.  He works for Dentonic.  He talks to broken animatronics to relax?

#look #if you want my two cents I think he might not be human #possibly he is a robot or hardlight #that OR I theorise he was born and raised inside steeplechase’s walls to be an employee or some thing #he talks to the robot family because it “reminds him of something he never had and since then #I’ve been perma suspicious on him #he even made up a random life story as a lie in todays ep so my theory continues #idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #taz steeplechase #Lonnie chat

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Soo #TAZSteeplechase everyone???? 

Cyberpunk-ish hard-light tech future westworld tiered cake with BLADES IN THE DARK? 

 YES please?? 

 Tbh I cannot wait to see what Hoops has in store for us, this world is bananas and I want to explore Here’s my first take at the PCs!

#perfection #taz steeplechase

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my take on the steeplechase trio (and montrose’s mask variants)

#WAIT BUT THIS IS SO GOO #D #OP #THIS IS SO GOOD #taz steeplechase

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my main takeaway from 31

#STOPPPPP #STOP IT #THIS IS SO FUNNY IM VOMITING #taz steeplechase

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Why Raoul de Chagny is Awesome

So this is my first long post– my first non-shitpost, tbh– and it's about Raoul because I just think he's neat. That being said, I understand that not everyone does. If you don't like Raoul, that's okay. You don't even need me to validate that for you. Everybody has different opinions and my goal isn't to force anybody to share my point of view or change their mind. Just hear me out if you want to, and don't if you don't want to. Simple as that. I just want to vent about why I think the Raoul hate is undeserved because it's really disproportionate–

- It makes Phantom out to be a poor little victim and Raoul the big, bad, possessive Vicomte. But I don't think that's the story at all. Let's start at the beginning. Yes, Raoul comes into Christine’s dressing room without her consent after Think of Me, and it's wrong. But Phantom gets so much slack for being emotionally stunted because of his isolation. This is an explanation for his behavior, not an excuse. Raoul doesn't get any slack because he's conventionally attractive and rich, but he can't help being conventionally attractive any more than Phantom can help not being conventionally attractive. And they're both loaded. Phantom’s getting 20,000 francs a month. And let's be honest…Raoul has at most one braincell (I say this with love). Plus, Phantom is literally already in the dressing room when Raoul shows up after Think of Me. Raoul's mistake is a mistake on its own merits and saying it's not as bad as what Phantom does doesn't make it not bad, but I personally think it's ridiculous when pro-Phantom people specifically bring this up. Phantom does not respect Christine’s privacy at all, which is kind of the plot of the musical.

- I’d also like to point out how Raoul is patient with Christine. When she wanted to keep their engagement a secret and wore the ring on her neck to Masquerade, Raoul put on a happy face and had a great time anyway. At least until Phantom showed up. When they have their conversation about the secret engagement in Masquerade, Raoul doesn't yell or growl or anything like that– he just asks her why she's doing this. He's understandably annoyed and confused, but he’s still comforting. He asks Christine what she’s afraid of. He wants to know what's making her behave this way, because he cares about Christine and her well-being.

- Now, on to one of the weirdest arguments I've seen in opposition to Raoul: the accusation that he infantilizes Christine while Phantom sees her as a woman and respects her sexuality? While Raoul ignores it? This makes no sense to me at all. I think it stems from Raoul and Christine having been childhood friends, and from Raoul bonding with her again by bringing up Little Lotte…like he refuses to acknowledge that she's grown up. But I don't think the fact that Raoul and Christine knew each other as children means that he still sees her as a child. In fact, I think part of the draw for their relationship is that they're getting to know each other all over again and discover how they've both changed. They just already feel comfortable around one another because they have a baseline knowledge of each other to build off of. Not once in the musical does Raoul actually call Christine a child. “Little Lotte” is a pet name that draws on their preexisting mutual relationship. It makes Christine smile and think of the fond times they shared when they were younger. It's not the same as calling her a child to belittle her or subdue her (and using the “wide-eyed fears” line in All I Ask of You as an example of this is a stretch, IMO). On the other hand, Phantom does this flat-out multiple times; “Flattering child you shall know me, see why in shadow I hide…” and in Wandering Child. I mean, the song is literally called Wandering Child. And I don't know how Phantom respects Christine’s sexuality and womanhood considering he does this. This argument usually comes with a side of, “Raoul is unsexy and Phantom is so hot”...which…is entirely personal preference. I don't get why this is treated as a legitimate argument. Then all of a sudden Raoul is uncool because he's allegedly not sexy. He becomes chaste and Phantom is sex on legs apparently (yes, that is a Behind the Mask documentary reference). But Raoul probably has a much healthier perception of his sexuality than Phantom given that Phantom has said himself he’s celibate (“that fate which condemns me to wallow in blood has also denied me the joys of the flesh”). Phantom’s…everything, from his candles and his caressing himself to his many, many costumes are attempts to overcompensate. It's all an act to make himself seem alluring. Raoul is all-natural. Well, except for the eyeliner. But it's gorgeous so it can stay.

- I also think it's worth mentioning that character development is a thing. Of course it's most obvious in Phantom’s case because by the end of the show he realizes that killing people in the name of love for Christine is actually not what she wants so he should probably stop and leave her alone…but Raoul undergoes a change too. His arc is about realizing that Christine can fend for herself and that he was trying so hard to protect her he ended up putting her in danger. Time and time again I’ve heard about how Raoul is awful because he didn't immediately believe Christine when she told him about Phantom. Like I said, he has at most one braincell. Give him a break! But on a more serious note, he realizes how wrong he was when Madame Giry talks to him post-Masquerade. He even says, “my God” as it dawns on him that Christine was trying to get through to him the whole time, and he didn't understand. It's a misunderstanding, because conflict is what makes a story interesting. It does not mean they're/he's toxic. He then tries to protect Christine from Phantom, not to assert his dominance or whatever, but because he loves her and I think it's normal for him to not want to see her get stalked by a murderer. Which is where we get to the terrible Don Juan plan. And it is terrible. Christine didn't want to go onstage and he basically told her to take one for the team and just do it anyway. It’s his lowest character moment in the show, I think. But it's necessary because it makes Final Lair especially poignant. Raoul goes to rescue her not just because he loves her and wants to protect her from the stalker, but because he's the one who got her into this mess. He is willing to die for her. He spends what he very well expects to be his last minutes begging for Christine’s forgiveness for what he did. He knows he was wrong. He learns. And then Christine is just super badass and proves that she can save herself and her fiancé. In my opinion she proves it not only to Raoul and Phantom but also to herself, but that's a topic for another post. What I'm trying to say is that Raoul changes to better support Christine, and if that's not being a good boyfriend I don't know what is.

Okay, I'm just gonna end by knocking a very stupid argument out of the way…Phantom is not a better love interest for Christine because he is willing to kill for her and Raoul is not. Wtf. I can't believe I've actually seen this take. Christine doesn't want people to kill for her. Again, that's kind of the plot of the musical. So I don't know why that's an appropriate meter to measure how much Raoul loves her. And that’s beside the fact that some Raouls are totally ready to throw down after being released during Final Lair (Hadley Fraser in the 25th, for example). Anyway Raoul is amazing, a work of art, a national treasure and I will protect him and sing his praises until the end of time. But you don't have to, and that's fine. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

#OP YOURE SO REAL FPOR THIS #I

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people who hate on Raoul and think that raoulstine is not a good ship, 1. don't realize what unhealthy and toxic relationships are, and 2. have NEVER SEEN HADLEY FRASER AS RAOUL IN THE 2011 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF PHANTOM AT THE OPERA AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL

#REAL #LET THE LIGHT IN ASSHOLES #raoulstine

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#*lies* #sometimes my partner's dad calls me kiddo and I almost throw up becuase I'm so gleeful

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RaoulxChristine being cute?

They’re the perfect match.

Thanks for waiting, Anon!

I had some fun with this and thought this was dumb. I experimented with the coloring as I don’t often add backgrounds, but I thought it would look nice (hopefully!)

I’ve looked at this scene so many goddamn times I can’t tell if it’s funny anymore

Thanks for the submission!!!

#THEM #raoulstine

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You can't tell me that this isn't their dynamic, because it completely is lol.

#exactly them #literally me and my partner real #raoulstine

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Nothing is more defeating than knowing you have to start something again to ultimately make it better

Nothing is more empowering than getting the chance to start something again and knowing it will be even better this time  

#lonniechat #this is about my book #optimism #arlo isla dan...im coming for you all

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Thinking about Little Lotte's red scarf and the blood-red noose around her Vicomte's neck. Always thinking about it.

#SO REAL RIGHT NOW #SO #RGGHRGG #*GNAWS AT BARS OF MY CAGE* #raoulstine #poto

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Christine and Raoul are a fem + butch couple btw. (I know this because they told me so.)

#lonniechat #poto #the phantom of the opera #raoulstine #raoul de chagny #christine daae #erik destler #christine x raoul

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Me watching an eldest child about to realise they can yell back at their parents (the trauma of this can not be undone but it’s a canon event so I can’t intervene) 

#lonniechat #just girly things #spiderverse #across the spiderverse

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Happy Pride month here’s your reminder I don’t ever have to justify anything about who I am to other people. I’m my partner’s girlboyfriend. I’m their boygirl. I’m only me. I’m always me! I don’t need to explain myself! And...neither do you!

#lonniechat #heard them say she's my boyfriend one time and i couldve cried #genderfluid #pride month #lgbt

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based on, and featuring, this incredible drawing by @mangocitrusart that not only kickstarted my love for these two but is also routinely on my mind.

#NEVER GOING TO BE NORMAL ABOUT THIS...... #I WANT TO SLURP THIS UP FOR MY DINNER #I LOVE IT #AMBER KODEIRA FOREVER................. #taz ethersea

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The new spiderverse film..........my autism is NOURISHED!!!!!!!! EEK!!!!!!!!!

#lonniechat #spiderverse #across the spiderverse