#belle rambles

[beth-march]

I can’t stop thinking about how perfectly Barbie portrays girlhood and growing up… How you’re born in a perfect pink world, where you make the rules and get to prioritise whimsies and friendship and beauty, and then you notice something has changed, you discover that something is wrong with you, and you’re offered an illusion of choice, but even if you’d rather keep wearing your heels and go home and be safe and comfortable, you have to choose the Birkenstock, you have to leave your home, you have to grow up. So you’re thrust into this gritty, unfeeling world, where you’re scrutinised and suppressed, where you want to disappear into yourself, because everything is harsh and big and you are tiny and fragile and inadequate. And as overwhelming and impossible as it seems, you survive it. You find truth in the things you believed in when you were young, the inherent good in humanity, connection and love; your friends who look at you while you are crying, and tell you that they cannot imagine what it is that you do not like about yourself.

#belle rambles #barbie #barbie spoilers #barbie 2023 #barbie movie #barbie movie spoilers

[astralisbelle]

"One does not speak unless one knows" oh is that why din doesn't say shit because goddamn that boy knows NOTHIN

#the mandalorian season 3 spoilers #the mandalorian spoilers #the mandalorian #din djarin #no fucking wonder he keeps his mouth shut half the time #too afraid to say dumb shit #yeah me too boo #belle rambles

[sophiamariabeckett]

Poetry is the art of revealing precious truths

I just wanted to take a second to appreciate and analyze Luke/Benedict in this scene. He truly is revealing so much but also hiding a lot about Benedict.

First and foremost these are Benedict’s words. This is what he feels; it’s a little glimpse into how he views love.

My oh my, he’s looking for a muse. Someone to inspire him, to create beautiful pieces, a way of capturing the beauty of the world. He wants to find that someone that makes him feel so much that he just has to paint or draw (It’s like how in musicals you sing when there are no more words to be said).

Luke projects this line as a question he’s asking Anthony but as he continues, you can tell Benedict is pulled somewhere else.

After this line we see the shift.

He’s saying these words but Benedict has never actually experienced this. He’s never had all of his defenses crumble for someone, and he realizes it as right as he says those words.

When Benedict delivers this line he looks up longingly, hoping, that one day this will happen to him. He wants it.

Benedict wants to be someone’s anchor. He has all this love to give but hasn’t met that special person yet.

This is so good, Luke chooses to smile when he says “burden”. Benedict wouldn’t want his love to feel sadness or pain in their lives. He’d happily sacrifice anything for them.

Luke is such an amazing actor, he fully understands Benedict. We’re so lucky!

He wants to be honorable, wants to be a gentleman. He takes a breath after being, Benedict is just hoping one day soon he’ll get to do that.

He’s never been in love, never felt like his soul is tied to someone else, he’s never been heartbroken.

In conclusion, foreshadowing of Sophie

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk

#so that’s why people thought he was next 👀 #I saw some say that they thought this monologue was trash #the audacity #benophie #bridgerton #benedict bridgerton #sophie beckett #belle rambles #bridgerton memes #bridgerton analysis

[peridotglimmer]

hitman ballet au?

Hitman ballet AU my beloved... (I'm assuming this is for the WIP game, not the 3-sentence AU fic game, lol).

I'm a certified dance judge for both ballroom/latin and ballet, and every single fandom I'm in, I always attempt to write a ballet AU. But I usually end up getting distracted by the "research" aka watching hours upon hours of ballet to figure out what style and school the blorbos would dance, the fic ends up on the backburner, and by the time I've figured out what I want to do, my brain has moved on to the next hyperfixation.

BUT NOT THIS TIME!

We're in London, in the 1970s. Diana Burnwood, the prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet, is getting demoted by Erich Soders, the ballet master, and Arthur Edwards, the artistic director.

Also going to tag @cicaklah here, my biggest cheerleader for this fic. <3

"...character artist." Diana Burnwood felt as if the ground was pulling on her throat and the ceiling was pushing onto her soul. "Excuse me?" was all she managed to reply, her voice shakier than she would have preferred it to be. "Let's face it, Diana, you're not the youngest anymore," Soders continued. "It's time to step back as a prima and make some room for the new generation of dancers. We can't have a forty-year-old dancing Odette. Surely you understand." "I may not be as young as some of the others, Erich, but that certainly doesn't mean I'm past my prime, and you know that.

However, they give her one more opportunity to save her career: they've hired a no-name Russian defector who doesn't speak a word of English. If she can dance a full pas de deux with him at their next sponsor-seeking event, two months from now, and manages to secure more funds than her intended replacement, Tamara Vidal, she can stay.

Dancers used for inspiration:

Diana: Marianela Nuñez, Lauren Cuthbertson, Viktoria Tereshkina, Beckanne Sisk, Sarah Lamb, Amber Skaggs, Melanie McIntire

47: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Federico Bonelli, Vadim Muntagirov, Rupert Pennefather

Vidal: Igone de Jongh, Eva Sergeenkova

And just for fun, have two videos I'm using for inspiration:

(Marianela Nuñez & Rupert Pennefather, Royal Ballet)

(Marianela Nuñez & Federico Bonelli, Royal Ballet, Dances at a Gathering pas de deux)

#belle answers questions #skylightpirate #belle rambles #sorry for the rambling #wip: ballet

[bellamer]

Luis would try to get Leon to name a kid after him no matter if they're biological or an adopted baby they found in the dumpster and I could see Leon saying no at first but then compromising

If it was a girl, he'd be partial to Luisa as a first name but would push for it to be more of a middle name and would bargain with Luis that if they ever had another girl that her name or middle name would be Leona because if Luis gets to have a jr, so does he, it's only fair.

I feel like it'd be different if they had boys though, even if they had two, because Leon wouldn't just want to have two boys named after their fathers so they'd stick to the middle names but change up, like some would be Lewis and the other would just be Lee

Also, I headcanon Luís' mother to be named Jessica and his grandfather is Miguel and Leon's parents are Cassandra and Jason so they'd want to honor their parents as well

My top choices for names are

Girls:

Cassandra Luísa Sera Kennedy

Lucía Jacìnta Sera Kennedy

Jessica Leona Sera Kennedy

Miguela Leona Sera Kennedy

Michelle Leona Sera Kennedy

Cassandra Miguela Sera Kennedy

Or I'd just Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Fransisco Quintero Gonzalez/Manuel Pablo Gutierrez O'Brian Equihua Rivera it and give their daughter(s) ultra long names because it would be funny if they couldn't decide on a name and Luis was like "Everyone in my family has long names, why not"

So their daughters would be named something like

Cassandra Luisa Jacinta Sera Kennedy or Jessica Leona Miguela Sera Kennedy

For Boys

Michael Leo Sera Kennedy

Jayce Lewis Sera Kennedy

Casey Miguel Sera Kennedy

Jesse Miguel Sera Kennedy

Or just plain

Miguel Jason Sera Kennedy

Jason Miguel Sera Kennedy

Or for long names

Miguel Jacon Leoné Sera Kennedy or Jesse Cassander Lewis Sera Kennedy

I'm still deciding

#belle rambles #resident evil 4 #resident evil #re4 #re4 remake #re4make #re4 luis #luis sera #leon kennedy #leon scott kennedy #leon s kennedy #leon x luis #serrenedy #fankids #fan child

[buckys-little-belle]

just stayed up all night to crochet my sibling an orange 🍊 bucket hat, with little leaves and everything. they have a friend event today and need to wear orange and they don’t own anything in that colour, so i thought i’d give them a little surprise and make sure they stand out in the group! 10/10 one of my favourite older sister moments when they were genuinely happy to get it, my work here is done for the day 😌

#buckys little belle #belle rambles #🍊🍊🍊🍊 #the orange emoji is so cute!!!

[firein-thesky]

everyone bully me to work more on the gojo fic now that i have time again….maybe i should start doing previews…..it’s gonna be at least 3 chapters with a prologue and interlude currently….

#the reader is crazy i’m warning everyone now #my makima reader if you will #take that how you want #i went through and organized and wrote more of it tonight #will be doing more tomorrow likely #come pester me #belle rambles

[vikingmonkeybelle]

There is nothing like the sweet, bitter catharsis of someone else validating how you feel about other's actions and inaction. I'm thankful to be seen and heard. I despise being in this situation in the first place. I wish for an easy, simple resolution. This pit is deep with selfish hubris. Where is the balance between grace and discipline?

#belle rambles #just needed to get this out of my head and onto paper #screen thing #i love people and im bothered by them

[hollowboobtheory]

ykw i will never complain about an actor not looking the right age for their teen character again sure this "high schooler" may look like he has a mortgage but it's one less child in hollywood and that's a win

#beck rambles #quiet on set #i'm at the drake bell part 🙃

[leafspiritz]

i have this pet headcanon that imogen actually inherited relvin’s eyes (but tinted by the moon). and when liliana looks at her she’s seeing a little bit of both the people she left behind 🌙

#i forgot to post this here #but i drew this before this week’s ep and then lo and behold #my fav nuanced mother figure returned from the war #next time we will get her in the flesh trust me #also this one is dedicated to jack who puts up with all my liliana ramblings. jacky if u see this ur the best #imogen temult #liliana temult #relvin temult #critical role #cr #critical role fanart #campaign 3 #laura bailey #cr c3 #d&d #bells hells #fanart #digital art #procreate

[beth-march]

A list of things I adored about the new Little Mermaid movie:

The Hans Christian Andersen quote about mermaids having to suffer without tears in the beginning sequence

Ariel saving Max by pushing him towards the boat

The clarification on Ursula’s backstory regarding her “when I lived at the palace” comment

Ariel noticing Eric’s compassion before his beauty

Ariel being such an open-minded free thinker that she holds a different opinion from everybody she knows about humans, despite the fact that a human was responsible for her mother’s death

Ariel being more conflicted about Ursula’s deal, acknowledging that it’s wrong

The fact that Eric has a collection just like Ariel does, the fact that they’re both explorers

Eric and Ariel finding ways to connect without her speaking! Pouring over maps together, communicating with gestures and smiles.

Eric stopping the carriage to move the goats, and Ariel disappearing while he has his back turned, because she’s so intrigued by the market that she can’t help herself

Ariel constantly discarding her shoes and eventually trading in her boots for sandals

Eric showing Ariel star constellations and her telling him her name by pointing out Aries. The line “That’s a beautiful name,” replacing “That’s kind of pretty.” Eric saying her name is written in the stars.

When Ariel and Eric are saying goodbye after their day together and she hops down the stairs to put his hat on his head and give him an earnest, sweet, open smile

Grimsby kicking the wedding ring out of sight so Eric couldn’t give it to Vanessa

Ariel being the one to defeat Ursula! Ariel, as a mermaid, unable to stand, slipping and sliding down the deck, hefting herself up to spin the wheel with all her strength.

Ariel having a tea length wedding dress! I love her gaudy puffy 1989 dress but this felt more in tune for her character, light, airy, free, youthful.

The union of Ariel and Eric representing an alliance between mermaids and humans, and an appeasement to the sea gods, so that the port will be successful again

The nuance in Ariel’s relationship with the ocean. She acknowledges that leaving is a sacrifice and a loss, even while understanding that it’s the right thing to do for herself. The balance of feelings made it very emotional when her family came to the surface to tell her that they would always be there for her. A poignant depiction of growing up, really.

#belle rambles #the little mermaid #disney princesses #i fear i might write a fic about the last point

[astralisbelle]

big fan of the cyclical cycle of din getting attached to mc because grogu likes her and grogu getting attached to mc because din likes her

#belle rambles #din djarin x reader #din djarin #the mandalorian x reader #the mandalorian #its basically the spider-man pointing meme

[sophiamariabeckett]

LSMG chapter 5 snippet:

It’s been a long time of silence on my end but I do promise this blog is still alive! I have been working on writing (slowly) but I thought I’d share a bit of ch4! It’s a very…interesting chapter I’d say.

The Gunningworths first approached the hostess of the ball, paying their respects for her effort in planning tonight. Lady Danbury was a domineering woman Sophie thought, with her booming voice and ornate walking stick.

“Lord Penwood! It’s been ages.” The older woman cocked her head, “You’ve gotten old.”

Surprisingly, the Earl was not vexed by her words. He laughed, “How are your knees, Lady Danbury?”

“Touche.” She turned her attention to the rest of the party and welcomed them. She held Sophie’s eyes for a brief moment. “The evening will certainly be more exciting now that you have arrived Lady Sophia. I have had numerous inquiries from guests if you would be attending tonight.”

“I look forward to meeting them.” Sophie said, glancing around the room. Though she was confident, Sophie felt like a gazelle being preyed on by lions. The men waiting for their moment to creep towards her and hunt her down.

“Remember, it is your game.” Lady Danbury spoke under her breath.

“It is.” Sophie agreed. She nodded saying her farewells and turned to the lions.

Read from ch1

#a gentleman with the last name bridgerton will be in attendance #LSMG #belle rambles #benophie #belle writes stuff

[peridotglimmer]

Greetings

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[bellamer]

I think Milluki Zoldyck only dislikes Killua because Killua took all of his attention away when he was born, especially Illumi's. I already made a post about how I think Illumi and Milluki were once close but think about this.

Illumi and Milluki are 7 years apart in age, so Illumi was probably getting used to having a little brother and was probably quite curious about Milluki. Milluki probably followed him around out of curiosity and Illumi didn't mind much and whenever he got a break from the harsh training his family put him through, he probably spent some quality time with Milluki. This was before his emotions got repressed.

Milluki was probably used to being the 'baby' and got his fair amount of attention and probably wasn't even that spoiled, just indulged in toys and gifts his parents gave him when they realized that he probably wasn't going to be cut out for the assassin lifestyle. I liked to think he always shared with Illumi though.

This all changed when Killua was born. Milluki would have been 5, Illumi would have been 12. Milluki was probably uneasy about having a little brother since he was the baby for 5 years. His suspicions would have been correct, when his parents immediately started gushing over their little white haired, blue eyed miracle child. Okay fine, so Killua took the attention of his parents, but at least he still had his illu-nii, right ? Yeah no, it probably only lasted a year before Killua was pushed on Illumi to be raised by him, his father and their grandfather. Kikyo, Silva and Zeno were probably the ones who started torturing Killua since birth to work on his pain tolerance, then as soon as he could walk, was like "Alright Illumi, your turn !"

Illumi was so focused on training Killua that he couldn't spend any time with Milluki. Milluki was starting to feel neglected so he tried to seek out attention but his parents were probably like "Here, take this chocolate and go watch TV, Mill." "Here's a toy and some chips, now go away." "Don't bother Illumi when he's training Killua, take this game system and some food and beat it."

So Milluki started to shut himself in, which is why he still acts like a child at 17 years old, his parents just gave up on him in favor of Killua, giving him new toys and food instead of attention and love. Even when he uses technology and little gidgets he creates to assassinate people, his family still looks down on him and calls him a poor assassin.

Which is probably why Milluki eats so much and is obsessed with computers, games and anime figures, he associates that with love and comfort. He particularly eats a lot when he's fustrated too. His parents don't force him to train or to even take up the assassin lifestyle, they just want him out of the way, so they can fawn over Killua and only call him when they need something, which is why he has resentment towards Killua.

In a way I relate to him, since my younger brother is the perfect favorite of the family who just happens to look just like his father and gets away with anything, while the rest of us are just afterthoughts. Which is why I can't bring myself to hate Milluki like everyone else.

In other words ? Milluki is just all alone and his personality and behavior is the result of the Zoldycks ignoring him. I don't think Milluki deserves all of the hate he gets compared to other characters who've done way worse and still get praise just because they're hot (i.e: Hisoka, Illumi, Chrollo, Feitan and others)

#hunter x hunter #hxh #milluki zoldyck #illumi zoldyck #killua zoldyck #zoldyck family #silva zoldyck #kikyo zoldyck #zeno zoldyck #belle rambles #belle speaks

[buckys-little-belle]

i haven’t slept in a while, my coffee tastes funky, and i can’t find my stuffie, but i shall keep going!

#belle rambles #no but i really can’t bobert and i’m worried so pls wish me luck