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elvenxwarrior · 10 months

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My Normie (Part One) - Leviathan

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You can also find this posted on my AO3!

Part Two

Leviathan had only seen '[Name]' a few times over her stay in the Devildom. She never seemed to talk unless it was to Diavolo or Lucifer regarding important business and was very quiet in class but attentive.

But in the few times of seeing her, Leviathan thought she was beautiful.

"Probably a normie though..." He'd always think to himself.

Little did he know, that wasn't the case.

If he had ever stopped by to visit her room, he'd find a large Sucre Frenzy poster on her wall beside her desk and several Ruri-chan figures neatly littering the shelves where she kept her manga volumes and anime box sets. Assassination Classroom manga took up a whole shelf in her small bookcase whilst a second shelf was dedicated to her games and smaller, handheld consoles. As a centrepiece to the games shelf, a copy of Diabolik Lovers stood proud with a PlayStation Portable™ laid in front of it.

[Name] would usually be found in her room, either wearing her headphones to listen to anime openings and game soundtracks while reading or studying. Sometimes she'd be at her desk gaming; almost always in her oversized Ruri-chan hoodie.

Truth be told? [Name] felt the same way about the Envious Third-Born. As soon as she heard him talking about TSL and how he seemingly had an eidetic memory for it all, she was astounded.

She tapped her pen to her lips, deep in thought, "Would he want to meet me if anime was involved?"

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[Name] Hey, Levi. Leviathan Hey [Name]. [Name] I got the new collectors edition of TSL, wanna come watch? Leviathan YOU WHAT? OMW NOW

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No more than 15 minutes passed before there was a knock at your door.

"Come in!" You yelled, unable to tear yourself from writing your game's cheat-sheet and studying simultaneously.

"You said you had the New TSL Collector’s Editio-..."

Leviathan's words had gotten caught in his throat upon seeing your room.

'This is almost everything I like too...'

You saved and quit your game, sliding your cheat-sheet into a folder beside your monitor, "I do indeeeEEEEED."

You suddenly felt flustered, it only took you turning around and seeing who was in your room to lose your confidence. You hadn't seen his text saying he was coming!

"[N-Name], are you okay?" He asked at your sudden shock and the strange way you had given your response.

"I, uh... I didn't think you'd actually come..." Your voice trailed off quietly, a red hue taking over your face.

"You have the new Collector's Edition of TSL, of course I'm going to come! It's got deleted scenes and behind the scenes with animations, interviews with the English and Japanese voice actors, bloopers-"

Leviathan proceeded to rattle off all of the different features that this version had, evidently excited.

When he finally stopped, you gestured to your TV and games console, (gotta love how they double-up as DVD players!) "So... shall we?"

Levi nodded enthusiastically, following you to plonk down on the floor with all your pillows and blankets.

When you had turned around after putting the disc in, he saw your pastel pink hoodie was a Ruri-chan hoodie.

"WOAH- Where did you get that hoodie?!"

You looked down, pulling the oversized fabric out to look down at the design, "Uh... it was from an event-based prize draw; it was the 4th place prize, I think?"

"You made it into The Top 5?! Impressive! I was Number 1!"

It seemed the more you and the Envious Third Born would nerd out, the less shy you became and the less awkward the atmosphere was. You were both talking about TSL as each scene went along, discussing the plot, the characters alongside various other aspects.

You were sitting very close.

It wasn't until you were practically leaning your chest on his shoulder that you both realised how close you actually were. Clearing your throat you turned to sit normally.

"Uh... [Name]. You can... lean on me like that... if you want. It was... kinda comfy." Leviathan stuttered out, awkwardly pausing to think about his phrasing.

"Uh... sure!" You went back to lean on him and tried not to squeal. When he puts his arm around you, you let a small squeak slip out.

He hit the pause button on the controller, turning to you slightly, "Are... you okay?"

You nodded, unsure of what- no, unsure of how to say how you were feeling.

'Yeah Levi, I'm completely fine! Just trying not to die like a fangirl meeting her boyband crush at the fact you put your arm around and cuddled me. I'm in love with you!'

Leviathan leaned in slightly, staring intently into your eyes, "[Name]..."

"Le... Levi..."

You both felt like an anime protagonist reaching the peak of the plot where they finally confess to their love interest. Lord, how much more cliche can this night get?!

"[Name], can I..."

You tilted your head, "Can you...?"

You could feel your heart beating heavily against your chest; Levi could probably feel it. You moved forward, bringing your face closer to his, the brightness of the TV screen being your only light in the room.

"Kiss you?" / "Kiss me?"

A gasp escaped you both, before happily kissing him; the excitement of the situation caused you to knock him over, he was now leaning back on his forearms with a hand threaded into your hair and you on top of him.

You parted from the kiss, giggling sheepishly and pulled him back upright. "Sorry about that..."

"I-It's fine!" Levi was extremely flustered, "It was nice!"

There was an awkward silence...

"[Name]?" / "Levi?"

"You go first." / "You first."

You both laughed, "Count of three?" He nodded.

"One...

Two...

Three..."

"I like you!" Was the simultaneous statement. You pressed your head to his chest, smiling ear to ear.

"But... I thought you thought I was a normie?"

"Yeah, but [Name]... you're my normie."

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rocohen20 · 1 year

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Fic Rec: Fan Edits/Vines as Players

I know that I haven’t posted a fic rec for a while (I work on a mega fic rec at the moment, but between school and exams I don’t have much time or energy). But I thought I would do something different right now. I don’t know if it would be the most entertaining or comfortable, however that’s the best I could manage with the limitation of this site.

In general I think that there are so many tallented people on this site, and I am a big fan of seeing what people come up with. When it comes to hockey edits I salute my hat every single time. You need to think about the perfect song, the footage to pick from, think of the nerative. So, in order to show my appriciation, and to tell you some of my too detaled thoughts about it, I present to you this fic rec.

I put a link to every one of the videos, but in order to put them all in this one long post I didn’t use reblog. I hope that you still enter the links and read what I had to say about them.

enjoy!

General

-When you touch me like this

What can I say, sometimes you just want to see players beating the shit out of each other while a romantic song is played in the background. Other than that, I love the disonance between the song and the vibe of it and the visual content. It crack me every time.

-Nhl as Vines

I just love how people have the time and energy to think about those sorts of compilations. There are a few good ones in here, but if I have to choose the highlight one it would be the TK/Nolan Patrick one.

-Mine

This is just plain cute and fluffy. It got a number of pairs with cute moments with the song “mine” in the background.

-Vine compilations part 2

Once again, there are some good ones in here, in the highlight I would put the Quinn Hughes one the the FCC line one.

-Vine compilations part 1

This is also really good.

-Hockey Players being in Love with Each Other

It’s basically what the headline says.

-Yet another NHL vines

This one as well has some good stuff in it.

-I like Big Boys

This was the first ever edit about the song that I have seen. And I’ve rewatched it a thounsand of times.

-Bad Blood

This is the way to advertize the league.

-Total eclipse of the heart

I always liked bloopers reels. (when I was young they used to show those clips in so many birthday parties. Plus I really likes to laugh). And the combination of the song with the visual espect it’s just precious.

-The leagus as vines

This one has some good ones as well.

-Vines

This one has some good ones as well. But I would like to refer you to the last clip. It got such a vibe of its own. I really want to read a fic about the double night hang out of the Switzerland boys and their afore-mentioned boyfriends. I really want to read about it.

Chicago Blackhawks

-Crack Video

The highlight here I think is the John Mulaney one and the Let it Be one.

-Mean Girls

This is a perfect edit. I think that the charachtarization is accurate.

-I like big boys

I liked all the edits of this song in all of its variety.

Patrick Kane

-I want watch the world burn

As a continuation of the mean girl verse, this is from the musical. I really liked the atmosphere.

Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews

-Sabotage

I just like the song and the pictures.

-Forever Young

I think that everyone loves nostalgia and in general we like to focus on the glamorous espects of our lives. We love the glory days and not the decline afterwards. So something about this song with those two just struck me inside so much. I lost the amount of times that I would just watch this video in loops. Plus, the fact that they are the last of a certain era of the team didn’t help.

-This clock never seemed so alive

Every pairing needs a sappy montage with a cute song.

Dallas Stars

-Dallas Stars as FRIENDS

Amazing, what’s not to like about it. Friends opening sequence, but with the Dallas Stars.

-Dallas as Vines

This is seriously accurate to the core and just fun.

-Another Dallas as Vines

This is also funny as hell, and I think that the ‘watch the light Kevin’ is the most funny one.

-Dallas Vines

When it comes to Dallas there were a lot of vines edits that spoke to my sole, and this one was no exception. I can literally quote the whole video now.

-Dallas as Vine

This one right here is one of the legendery edits of the Dallas Stars. The accuracy is just funny and hurt. I watched it so many times.

-Dallas Vines once again

I don’t know why, but I just love all the edits about the FCC line and the power play vs. penarlty kill that just do it for me.

Daryl Reaugh

-Calls

This is an out of context greatest calls of him. There are some great ones in here, but the ‘double bennetration’ is living rent free in my mind.

Michael Ruffl (& Matthew Tkackuk)

-Take a hit

I just love the song along with the grittiness of the two of them. I didn’t know the song before, so it also introduce me to a great song. This playoff series was a great fun, and I enjoyed watching this edit come out of it.

Tyler Seguin

-Tyler Seguin as Vine

The funniest part was that it wasn’t even intentional.

-Or Nah

Tyler Seguin needs a sexy edit.

-Sexy as fuck

Sometimes a person needs more than one sexy edit about them.

Tyler Seguin & Jamie Benn

-What do you mean?

A short vine about them.

Jason Dickinson

-I got it from my daddy

I always thought about how he looked too similar to Tyler. This video is not wrong.

New York Islanders & New York Rangers

-Game Recap

That’s some funny and accurate game recap.

Philadelphia Flyers

-You want a guy that’s sweet

I love it when people do this sort of edit to a group with the Bo Burnham song. And she literally nailed with the discription of every single one.

-Results of Group Chat Questions

This is exactly what the headlight says.

-Mean Girls

I always love the mean girls edits with hockey players.

-Man, I feel like a woman

There should be no reason for this song to work this good with the promotional clip.

-Rickey Thompsons edit

They are funny, but the first one is just hilarious.

Claude Giroux

-Take it off my shoulders

The edit is good. But also I had to put it here, because if you read the rest of the post you will see how she posted a primer of Claude Giroux. And when I mean a primer I mean a detailed book, including pictures. about each and every stage of his career. This is unreal with how much this is good an an awsome reading. I will recommend it to everyone who is listening.

-Claude Giroux as Vine

It short but it’s literally what he did.

-You’re the last of the real ones

This song just capsulate perfectly how we as fans sees him and his departure from the team. Players are humans, but sometimes we as fans see them as so much more, and we see them as those unatainable. However, at the same time they help us with ours lives. And I just think that she did such a good job with this song, and how she poposefully picked the upbit parts with the happy footage of Claude. Because that’s what it’s was all about, and he loved this team, and gave it his all.

She mentioned it in her post, but also the fact that he was the last remaining peace of the old Flyers team, made him the last one. So with him gone, it’s literally not the same Flyers team anymore. And as a relatively new fan of the sport, recently is the faze where I need to deal with this phenomenon for the fist time.

-I think I’ve seen this film before

And if the last vidoe showed the upbeat part of Claude Giroux, with this one she just hit me in the feeling. Claude went through the Flyers trading their captain, he’s been through the Flyers not knowing if they’d make a mistake to name him captain after what happend with Richards. But Claude showed them and to anyone who doubted him, how it was the right choice. And to see how it all just forgotten and they traded him regardless how he wanted to stay in this team for the rest of his career.

The lyrics that stood the most to me were “Who am I defending now?” because it showed perfectly how on one hand he capsulated this team and its image so much that when you think about the Philadelphia Flyers, you think about Claude Giroux. But on the other hand, now he no longer is part of the team. And the fact that he didn’t even have a cup to show for all those years, kind of put you on this inbetween place where you don’t know how to think about this team, this city that yo gave your life to it. That yo literally built your adult life in, and now you just need to leave and move on. Whether you want to or not.

-Don’t take the money

this one is also on the more upbeat videos, but I really like the verse with the “While we fight”. Beacuse it really shows the relathionship between Claude and management. Plus the song brings up the constant scale (that we as fans like to forger sometimes) between “This is the team, and this is how fun they are” to “Hockey is a besnuess and we need to look at the numbers, regardless of the player”.

-Nothing New

And if all the other Claude Giroux videos gave me feelings, this one is the one that made me ugly cry more times than I could count on.

This video is just amazing. It shows how the cycle is always reapiting itself, sometimes it’s abrupt and sometime it takes some time, but in the end it always repeats itself; It also show how as players grow old their place in the legue, in their team, gets questioned time and time again. Despite the fact that they could still be producing, or can have an integral part of the team. And especially when it came to Claude Giroux, it’s really showed how despite him wanting to stay, it didn’t matter. and the fact that the team as a whole had a meltdown didn’t matter, it was easy to blame it on the captain.

And on a more personal note. I didn’t heard this song before. And it wrecked me to hear it, especially the part about “How can a person know everything at 18, but nothing at 22?” I mentioned it on a different fic rec, but I enlisted to the army of my country when I was 18. And in highschool I was very optimistic about this and thought that I knew I it would go. But after I enlisted I found out it was nothing like I imagined it to be. So last year, as I literally was 22 and had to figure out my life after the worst 3 years of my llife, this song just hit me in the feelings. I know that you didn’t really sign up for this rambling, but I had to talk about it, because that’s why this edit have a special place in my heart. Because it’s not just the nerative and the emotional song that hit me.

Travis Konecny

-Don’t you want to?

I just really love the family dinamic in this edit. I could and have seen this video on loops on end.

-I like big boys

I really liked the twist in this edit.

Pittsburgh Penguins

-Penguins as Vines

This is the first part of the Penguins ones. All of her edits are so good.

-Pittsburgh as Vines

This is just plain funny and so put together. But the careless whisper one (and the first clip) just wrecked me.

Sidney Crosby

-Compilation of Crosby’s high pitch voice

Sometimes you just need to hear a compilation of someone high pitched voice and laugh.

-Look what you made me do

This is absolutely amazing. And out of all the players I think that Sidney Crosby is the perfect example for this song. Especially for how his attitude with the media and in general changed through the years. Can’t count the amount of times I watched it.

Toronto Maple Leafs

-Learn the Alphabet

It’s just hilarious. I love out-of-context footage.

-First Time

Sometimes when the pain is strong enough, you just need to laugh about it.

Mitch Marner/Auston Matthews

-Thunder (credit to @sunshinemitch)

This video is so good. It’s the perfect song. It got the right hype to it, but also when you think about it it shows how lighning and thunder are always together and you can’t have the one without the other. And I think she showed it really well at the video, especially with the line “I was lightning before the thunder”. I also love how she showed the fact that one of them came before the other, but in general how they came at the same time.

Washington Capitals

-Caps+ John Mulaney quotes

It’s just funny, and if I had to pick the highlight I would choose the Tom Wilson part.

Nicklas Backstrom

-Fan Cam

Everybody need some appreciation with a mood song.

Nicklas Backstorm/Alexander Ovenchkin

-You’re 36

That’s just funny and short.

Those are all the post I had saved. I’m about to do another one (it will be shorter) about the vidoes I have saved on youtube).

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dasoffice · 2 years

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from IG dundermifflinbloopers - July 2022

Cool. . Season 7, Episode 18 - Todd Packer

I love watching all those bloopers with the smiles and giggles. They have such a friendly atmosphere.

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blackknightgargiefoodtopia · 6 months

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Buon Gusto Ristorante

We went to celebrate my little niece's birthday, and thought we'd go for Italian. And thus we decided to try this new Italian restaurant called Buon Gusto Ristorante

Location: Down at the old Gadong area closely near the Menglait district, just opposite SuperSave mall (it seems that the area has turned into a food district now)

Setting: A bistro-ish setting with a few decors with an Italian feel to it

Atmosphere: 7.5/10 (good music and goo ambience, though prolly coz it's new, patronage is still a little lacking)

Design: 7/10 (design is nice, plain and simple and not overly decorated, with complimenting pictures and the best part would be the ceiling lights)

Appetizers: Bread sticks with dip

Presentation: 6.5/10 (a little extravagant serving on a huge tray, but kudos on the effort)

Taste: 6/10 (pretty good, as a usual bread stick would taste, and the dip complimented it well)

Drinks: Cappucino (dad in law), fruit juice (bro in law and the kids), Chocotinni mocktail (my hubby and my maid), chocolate milkshake (mine and mom in law) and pineapple/apple mix mocktail (sis in law, forgot the name of the drink)

Presentation: 8/10 for all (brilliant presentation, makes it so appetizing and you just want to sink your mouth into it and slurp the shit outta it)

Taste: 8/10 (my drink) and 7.5/10 (my hubby's) respectively (both taste pretty good, though when they said chocotinni I was expecting a martini taste to the chocolate drink, but it's just basically chocolate with a slight tangy taste)

Food: Pumpkin soup (mom in law), Hawaiian pizza (the kids) beef steak (my maid), beef sirloin (mine), chicken steak (mom in law), pasta (sis in law), spaghetti bolognese (bro in law), lamb shank (my hubby) and tuna steak (dad in law)

Presentation: 8.5/10 for all (each and every one of them looks amazingly delicious. If it weren't for my still recovering morning sickness, I would love to try a bite of everything)

Taste: 8/10 (my hubby and my mom in law) and 8.5/10 (for mine) (I would've given it a 9 for my sirloin steak if it weren't for the blooper they made; I requested well done, but they gave me a medium-rare instead, and it was quite bloody. Gotta admit, quite juicy though)

Dessert: Molten chocolate pudding (mine and dad in law)

Presentation: 9/10 (very appetizing and had the explosive chocolate smell that you can just basically taste it in your mouth already)

Taste: 9/10 (the moment you press into the chocolatey crust on top, the chocolate lava inside just explodes, with the warm rich thick creamy taste to be eaten together with the cold sweet ice cream, it was just a taste to die for)

This is a restaurant with a lot of potential to make it big, and their food are just amazingly delicious. Highly recommendable and should not be missed out. Might make a reprisal soon

Overall rating:

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lucianadjanic · 10 months

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Film Journal #4: The 1950's

"Alice in Wonderland" made in 1951 and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The story was adapted off of Lewis Carroll's book so some of the general public were already familiar with the tale regarding Alice and the quirky creatures around her.

The story regarding this film is that a little girl named Alice falls down a large, almost seemingly never ending hole in the ground where she ends up in a different world than her own. She must find her way home, but before she can she bumps into a large cast of strange and mysterious beings.

Alice in Wonderland is such a well known story within pop culture even to this day, and it's quite remarkable how relevant it's stayed whether through its colorful animation, live action, video game, it'll continue living on through various forms of storytelling.

Game's like "Alice Madness Returns" (2011) which put a spin on the genre with horror, created a heavily inspired from Alice in Wonderland concept into a much heavier and darker tone. Which definitely resonated a lot more with edgier teens and adults, which admittedly to me atleast was abit jarring to see such a joyful Disney icon put into such a grim world though. However I appreciate the guts they had for going for it and the new design for Alice.

Of course the live action "Alice in Wonderland" that came out in 2010 is the version I feel like really stuck with most people and definitely helped shape people's nostalgic childhoods. I remember for me, seeing it for the first time it I fell in love with the whimsicalness of it all and how weird it was, and I just really loved Mia Wasikowska's performance in it as well as the rest of the star studded cast.

Alice Madness Returns (2011)

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

"The film took five years to finish ", taking a lot longer than the studio had imagined as they even created a live action version of the film as in to help aid the animators create everything life like as possible. It also cost the studio about $3 million dollars to fund the film, mainly due to that live action segment. Luckily though Disney were able to use some left over profits from their hit "Cinderlla" and hire some of the best voice actors and acquire the "largest musical score of any Disney classic". As well as, can't forget, the beautiful attention to the detail that was put I to the "elaborate backgrounds and visual styling (by Mary Blair), as well as Salvador Dali influenced animation sequences".

Also I should mention, the inspiration behind the design was heavy on Mary Blair concept visualization work. However the team definitely started out with the ideas from John Tenniel's book illustrations to help guide them on the direction they were heading towards for the film's final design.

The movie then was released on July 26th of 1951.

The audience reactions weren't as positive as the studio intended, "the audiences were disappointed. They felt that Disney had failed to capture the atmosphere and intellectual humor of Lewis Carroll’s story".

Even Disney felt that there wasn't enough heart in the film, that it was lacking that essence and that's what caused the film to fall short. However, atleast the music left a long lasting impression on the people watching.

I extremely enjoy the aesthetics of this movie and the vibrant colours, as well as just the crazy imagery in general. I really do think this film has inspired so much in film to this day and it's influence is well deserved, even if people didn't like it much back then.

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tilbageidanmark · 1 year

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Movies I watched this Week #113 (Year 3/Week 9):

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2 with both Anthony Hopkins And Vanessa Kirby:

🍿 The son, my second by French playwright Florian Zeller (after ’The Father’). A very slow and atmospheric family drama about not-intuitive father Hugh Jackman who can’t realize that his estranged 17 year old son is being crippled by an overwhelming cloud of depression. I liked the Hans Zimmer score. 5/10.

🍿 “... Good evening, Pussy...”

The Dresser by Richard Eyre is based on a British play and movie from the early 80′s. It tells of an aging Shakespearean actor who is playing ‘King Lear’ during the Blitz. Hopkins is the grand old master, and Ian McKellen is his loyal assistant. Grand acting all around in the old theatrical tradition, where each movement is busy and even small physical gestures are extended and emphasized. Majestic and mesmerizing - 9/10.

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3 more with Bill Nighy:

🍿 Notes on a scandal (2006), another English film directed by Richard Eyre. Cate Blanchett is a pretty teacher who starts an affair with a 15-year-old pupil of her, and Judi Dench is an older school colleague who’s infatuated with her. It also features Bill Nighy, cute teenager Juno Temple, and Joanna Scanlon (From ‘After Love’). 6/10.

🍿 I recently saw Kurosawa’s classic ‘Ikiru’ again, in anticipation of the new British adaptation, Living. So now I can say, it was a serviceable retelling, but why was it necessary? 6/10.

🍿 Another mandatory re-watch of Hot Fuzz, the perfect buddy-cop comedy-action homage to everything from ‘A fistful of Dollars’ and ‘Chinatown’ to ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The shining’.

The dialogue is one quotable line after another: ‘What's the matter, Danny? Never taken a shortcut before?’, ‘Feel free to spool through!’, ‘Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?', ‘No luck catching them killers then?’, ‘If we don't come down hard on these clowns, we are gonna be up to our balls in jugglers’, ‘Everybody and their mums are packing ’round here.’ The whole brilliant script is exquisite. 10/10.

Bonus: A reel of Bloopers and gags. Yarp.

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Life among the ruins: my first by ‘least-known’ black filmmaker Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep. A masterpiece of Italian Neo-realism in Watts, CA of the early 70′s, and the most blatant example of how industry snubbed and crushed Black film throughout the 20th Century.

This was Burnett’s no-budget student film thesis at the UCLA School of Film, and was practically ignored and unseen until recently. A profound slice of life poem of a poor community struggling to survive. Especially sad are the children playing in the street, jumping on roof tops.

The allegory of the ‘Sheep to the slaughterhouse’ (The main character, Sam, works at a meat factory) was a bit thick, but the tender dancing scene played on the background of Dinah Washington's ‘This Bitter Earth’ and the rest of the film was devastating. 8/10 poetry. I plan on watching Elvis Mitchell’s new film essay ‘Is That Black Enough for You?’ about The History of Black Cinema in the 1970′s next.

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2 new Belgians dramas about little girls:

🍿 The remarkable Playground, an extremely simple but brilliant story of schoolyard bullying. A shy 7-year-old girl witnesses her brother being abused as she is drawn into it with tragic results. Quiet, powerless and nearly mute, she has to go through small traumas that are too real and overwhelming. Told exclusively from a child’s (literal) point of view. Oscar-submitted debut feature from a young female director. And Again, the little girl was tremendous. 9/10.

🍿 The Broken Circle Breakdown, a 2012 drama about a Belgian couple of Bluegrass musicians who can’t cope with the death of their 6-year-old daughter. The exact first half as they fall in love and their daughter is born and then gets sick is hard to watch. The second non-linear half is more of a melodrama.

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Late Spring, my 4th by Yasujirō Ozu, and my 2nd of the “Noriko trilogy”, about the life of single women in postwar Japan, in this case a woman who lives with her widowed father, and who doesn’t want to marry so as not to abandoned him. An understated poem, like a sound of a flute.

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Revisiting Roy Andersson:

🍿 Being a human being (2019) is a loving portrait of Roy Andersson, my favorite Swedish director, in the three long years as he was shooting his final movie. A slow and wistful journey of a unique iconoclast crafting meticulous Trompe-l'œils in his Stockholm studio. Vulnerability, insecurity and mortality are mixed with his alcoholism, his relationship to Goya, the perfection of his craft.

I’ve seen all his work, (except of Giliap!). It’s a pity he will probably not do more. The trailer. My favorite film of the week.

🍿 So I had to watch again his moving About Endlessness, the subject of the documentary above. A sad, absurd masterpiece composed of 31 small visual poems, a flawless gem of art. Every word I wrote about it last year still stands.

🍿 I also learnt about his 1987 “educational” short about AIDS Something Happened (Någonting har hänt), which caused controversy because it already featured the signature style that he used in his last 4 films. I can’t find a full copy of this 24 minutes film: Only clips: The Sex-ed class applying condoms, the Volunteers in prison and the Congress of Physicians.

Bonus, his Studio 24 YouTube Channel offers some of the many commercials he directed during his Wilderness Years.

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First watch: Richard Linklater hilarious classic School of Rock, which retained its freshness due exclusively to Jack Black’s irreplaceable commitment. Few comedies from that period stayed wholesome. Sarah Silverman plays the bitchy girlfriend. 7/10.

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2 more with Samantha Morton:

🍿 The Whale, my 2nd by Darren Aronofsky. Brendan Fraser will surely win this year’s Oscar for his portrayal of the morbidly-obese father who tries to connect with his estranged daughter before he expires. And he will 100% deserve it. The whole movie takes place in one living room, and there are only 5 characters, 4 of which are good. 9/10.

🍿 Sweet and lowdown, Woody Allen’s Django Reinhardt’s mockumentary with Sean Penn playing the fictional jazz guitarist Emmet Ray. The ‘Genius Artist’ as a misbehaving louse, who’s always excused because he produces such sublime ‘Artworks’ - the usual Woody Allen dilemma. And Samantha Morton was nominated for an Oscar, in spite of the fact that she does not utter a single word of dialogue in the film, as she plays a mute laundress. 3/10 for the story - 9/10 for the soundtrack.

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I decided to take a bite of the list of films with 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which I haven’t seen yet. The earliest one (1920) is the classic The Golem: How He Came into the World. A silent German expressionistic-style monster classic with distinctly medieval Jewish flair. Some interesting special effects and an ending with ‘a little girl meets the monster’ that was later copied in ‘Frankenstein’. (Photo Above).

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God’s angry man, Werner Herzog’s 1981 documentary about Gene Scott, the earliest of the televangelist grifters. What an amazing phenomena, how the religious scammers, charlatans and con-men took over the world! 7/10.

At the heart of the Herzog’s touch is him finding an outrageous topic and simply sticking a running camera in front of it.

Bonus: Robin Williams as Gene Scott.

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First re-watch in many years: Peter Weir’s thriller Witness. Well-executed, unhurried direction in a rare story set up among the Amish. The sub-plot of pretty widow Kelly McGillis looking for love with TWO males right after her husband was dead and buried seems out-dated. With a cameo by Viggo Mortensen in his first film role. 5/10.

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Chelsea Handler: Revolution, her latest stand-up special with screeds about Covid, choosing to be childless, sex and pot. 3/10.

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Grand Canons, by Alain Biet. A Visual Symphony of Thousands of Everyday Objects, from flyswatters to light bulbs.

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(My complete movie list is here)

#movies #qq

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dantelionwishes · 3 years

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you've activated my TRAP CARD: ACTOR AU

hikari kamino

horror genre movie actor!

has played several roles such as: the badass side character (TM), a paranormal detective's assistant, part of a main teen cast, final girl, and even a slasher! (HER HEIGHT IS INFAMOUS)

her height is very VERY real and so she gets cast as the antagonist quite often

has roles in movies similar in genre to slasher films, or stuff like psychological horror, or even plain old demon/ghost/monster movies

started out young as a child actress who was a possessed kid and she gained popularity from there

"have you tried getting a prosthetic on your face that is meant to be chopped off and bleed on-screen? have you tried walking in a heavy, hulking costume you can barely see or walk in while carrying another actor?"

she's so used to dark and broody sets that she jokes about how the bright and lively atmosphere of this series is so foreign to her

loved the wig so much she put red streaks in her hair

she's so used to being so scary and intimidating and chasing away her fellow cast members that she ends up stuttering her lines cos she literally has no idea how she ended up with this role (good thing the stuttering is in character, they end up keeping it)

actually pretty calm and scary, I'd imagine it's hard to approach her knowing she can easily pic you up or scare you half to death

makoto shiba

stand-up comedian!

bro they didn't have to audition HAHAHAHA they were selected for a role cos they were such a popular comedian

that acting? nah dude that's not acting that's just them 😭😭😭

likes doing instagram/facebook live when they get the makeup on them

DYED THEIR HAIR FOR THE ROLE COS HELL YEAH

probably does pranks on set (IM TELLING YOU ITS JUST. THE SAME)

childhood sweethearts with moa's actress and convinced the directors to make them kiss kiss fall in love

the most active one on social media for sure

just imagine john mulaney LITERALLY JUST REPLACE EVERY SCREENSHOT OF HIM WITH THEM AND THAT'S IT THATS THEM ALRIGHT

MOST OF THEIR LINES ARE JUST THEM CRACKING JOKES AND IT'S 100% OFF SCRIPT BUT ITS SO FUNNY THE DIRECTORS KEEP IT 💀💀💀💀💀

A lot of bloopers of them spouting different lines for the same scene HABSNWNEJ TOO MANY JOKES UP THEIR SLEEVE

probably really REALLY good at voice acting

osamu sato

popular romance actor!

VERY VERY VERY CHARISMATIC he's practically sparkling when he speaks and gives everyone bisexual panic

so him needing to be a scary strict teacher came outta nowhere

pretty boy who always comes out with a high ranking on most dateable/hottest bachelor

watch fans riot when they literally hide his face 24/7 with sato's mask LMAOOOOOOO

and all the piercings are fake HAHAHAHSH

closeted bisexual who had a LOT of roles starring as the main male bachelor to be paired with a female for a love team

got the role and was surprised his character was engaged with the series' all might so yes all their lovey dovey stuff was acting.......at FIRST

its revealed that toshinori actually picked sato's actor for all might's fiance cos he fancied him 😳😳😳

sato has a rule to never date co-workers from his romance movie roles but ...toshinori isn't from any of his romance movies 😏

paparazzi found them in a bar after hours once

miss me

famous idol/singer!

you know how miss me doesnt have a lot of content compared to the other three? haha HDSHGRSFG WATCH ME MAKE AN ACTOR AU EXPLANATION WHY

she's a very very very famous a-list idol/artist so the studio cant actually pay her so much for every single appearance she makes HAHJDGHJRF

imagine it like. lil nas x on a television show for a cameo every now and then or how nicki minaj was sugilite ONCE on steven universe HHGRJDGR

speaking of lil nas x she's probably popular AND infamous also because she really is trans and disabled! she fights for her rights and the haters hate her all the while she gets more and more popular from her very cool representative songs

does a lot of charity concerts

if there was an opening song and ending song, it's most likely she had performed them herself as part of her new album

#TAKE TWO #now with art because fuck you guys /lh #Osamu Sato sensei #miss me sensei #Hikari kamino #makoto shiba #bnha oc comeback #lionhe(art)#when was the last time I fucking drew im gonna cry DJHJHRJJFHHJGT #actor au

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raymondebidochonlifechoices · 2 years

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Dr StrangeVale or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Hiram’s bomb

Oh, Rivervale, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways!

1. Archie’s dead

2. There are two Jugheads

3. General wackiness

4. Archie’s dead

5. No s5 misery

6. Obligatory midseason Bughead make-out.

7. Did I mention that Archie’s dead?

8. (Somewhat failed) Attempt at a better plotted mini-arc

9. Meta references (with various degrees of success)

10. Laughing my head off at Rivervale’s 6x5 ‘big bad’ (see #9).

My enjoyment of s6a has been inversely proportional to the wretchedness that was s5. That is to say, if s5 hadn’t been such a miserable miserable thing, maybe I’d be less happy with Riverdale’s 5ep-event. But s5 was what it was, so here we are!

#1, 4 & 7: Listen, it’s exhausting to watch the writers continuously lauding Archie’s most problematic behaviour as the best and purest thing that has ever happened this side of Sweetwater, in an effort to counterbalance how unimportant his storylines are in the bigger narrative of each episode. It’s also hilarious how they are completely aware of the fact and yet not interested in changing it because of how well the A plot mystery/Bughead combo works. (Plus it allows them to put Archie in more inconsequential shirtless/fighting scenes). It has been such a delight not to have Archie on my screen for so long!

#2: Does this really need an explanation? Forsythe Pendleton Jones III is half the reason I watch Riverdale. In Rivervale he’s double the reason!

#3 & 5: The best Riverdale is the craziest Riverdale. Did anyone say The Great Blooper Birthday Party / Chickles Wedding Extravaganza, complete with Archie and Kevin (and his trusty machete) fighting convicts in atmospheric lighting during Parents Night at RHS while Jughead’s tripping maple mushroom balls in the Bunker in 5x10? Yes, please! These writers have not the range to write serious dialogue or keep pace. They’re so much better when everything is over the top. Which, yes, is a conscious decision on their part but also a convenient one: mistakes and weaknesses can be better hidden in a fast-paced piece for a big orchestra than in a slow duet. And the Allegro is always more fun than the Lento.

#6: Is there anyone left watching for the plot? Did s5 even have one?! If anything, s6a exists solely on the premise of no overall narrative: each episode is more or less self-contained and the event’s “arc” starts and begins with ep5. In spite of the writers insisting that everything is in canon [sic] i.e. in continuity, it really isn’t, as we’re about to go back to 5x19, as expected by everyone in the fandom. 5x19 aired on Oct. 6th 2021. That plot will continue in 6x6, which will air on March 6th 2022. And only then, will the viewers know how to interpret what happened from 5x14 onwards (or whether to completely discard those storylines, because things simply changed/moved on).

The show currently survives because of the ships. The couples (new and old) have been the focus of every teaser for s5 and s6.

Case in point: the obligatory midseason Bughead make-out scene: first in s5 (a hallucination) then in s6 (a parallel universe). If it’s not real, what’s the purpose? The writers know very well what attracts an audience. It’s the ships. Specific ships.

#8: The format of s6a (5-ep event, a separate universe, mostly self-contained episodes, knowledge of when exactly the hiatus will happen) is more concise.

The writers don’t have to worry about arcs and overall narratives. In fact, there aren’t any.

That culmination of the battle between evil and good (apparently moved to 6b?)? Nothing has pointed towards it so far (that triple explicit reference in 6x3 bore no consequences for that episode’s plot or the next one’s).

The Jughead multiverse thing that supposedly explains the whole 5ep-event? It’s not a real arc: it hasn’t happened yet. It begins and ends in 6x5. The previous episodes can stand on their own in their little Rivervale world without it.

(At the same time, because there are limits to the Riverdale writers’ abilities, this format has led to a much slower pace. The need for a new narrative premise for each episode combined with the writers’ preference for exposition means that not a lot happens in s6a. The action is minimal compared to other seasons.)

#9 & 10: The meta references are hilarious. Making things literal (Archie’s heart) or symbolical (Jughead’s typewriter/closed-in room of ships and bottles) but in that Riverdale in-your-face fashion is actually entertaining. Archie’s motivation in 6x5 is the meta-est thing these writers have ever done! Embracing s6’s format in order to play out as many scenarios as possible without consequences is objectively smart and would have pleased the fans more, had Riverdale not already made it its m.o. to drop plots left and right.

Everything is already meaningless in Riverdale: Hiram is used for comedic relief but then he’s a super villain again. Pop Tate’s retirement is such an important event that it brings the core four together but then he’s back and working. Betty stresses so much over Jughead not getting into college that she cheats on him but later on becomes fwb with the high-school drop-out …

At least in Rivervale, it’s justified!

#Riverdale season 6 #Rivervale #this is the show I created a tumblr account for #actually looking forward to 6x5!#bring on the crack!

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Scott just wants to know when he’s gonna be able to finish that line.

#h50 bloopers #h50 1x02 #O'Caan #mcdanno #alex o'loughlin #Scott Caan #steve mcgarrett #danny williams #hawaii five 0 #alex smile #scott smile #cargument #this is just a few weeks/months after they start filming the show(or like.the first Ep after filing the Pilot) and #all the atmosphere there is amazing.so fun and energetic.They really hit it off there. The chemistry is through the roofs #and jesus christ I love those men's smile #it warms my hear seeing those beautiful faces there. those crinkles and noses scrunching #how Alex can't hold it there and just laughs and laughs 🤣#precious men.Both those dorks #mine

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drasin · 3 years

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Day 18 - Roleplay

Johnny Cage x Erron Black

Prompts list -> [LINK]

NSFW extended version on Ao3 -> [LINK] (non-explicit)

Erron doesn't think acting is a big challenge. Johnny takes it as a personal insult and suggests a little play to prove his point.

Tags / Warning(s): none

Word Count: 3,220

It came out a little longer than I planned, but I had too much fun. This is my favorite so far.

"There's no place in this town for the two of us." Each word was spoken slowly with an imitation of a Western accent. Johnny twisted the revolver in his hand and used it to lift the hat he had borrowed from the cowboy. Squinted eyes passed his partner's with sinister intent, and after a brief moment of idleness, he suddenly aimed the barrel at him. "Last wish?"

Theoretically, he was addressing Black, but he wasn't listening to him much, busy looking through funny videos. Cassie had shown them an app a while ago, which turned out not to be as bad as he thought at first. Hearing some mumbling from his boyfriend, however, he lifted his gaze from the screen and furrowed his brow. "I hope the chamber is empty."

Cage sighed and stood back up normally. "Of course it is. Sometimes you could just play along."

"Thanks, but pass." Unlike the soldier, he wasn't very expressive, and fooling around, as he liked to call it, wasn't one of the hobbies they shared. Grabbing a pillow, he threw it to the other end of the couch making space next to him. "Sit down, I have something."

Without much protest, Cage did as he asked and put his arm around his shoulder. Black showed the video, and he didn't even have to pretend to please him, and genuinely burst into laughter. He could have guessed that for a cowboy the quintessential funny thing would be a compilation of failures by people who can't hold a gun properly. After that, Johnny started scrolling by himself. They spent a good few minutes laughing and commenting on the more dumb videos.

"Should I start recording TikTok myself?" And apparently he was asking himself, because a second later he nodded. "Yes, I definitely should."

Black looked at him with pity. "Aren't you a little old for that?"

"Hey! There are a lot of older people here." He replied almost immediately, somewhat indignantly. "And besides, I'm not that old. This app is mostly about a sense of humor and looks. And well... " He ran his fingers through the hair. "Let's not kid ourselves. I'll rock there."

He shook his head with a soft smile. "I won't stop you anyway, do what you want. But I say right away, I'm not going to mess around with you."

"Sure thing." He leaned down, kissing him on the cheek and then tilted back, adding much more quietly. "I'll be recording you in secret."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing!" He laughed and focused on the smartphone. "Oh, go to his account." Without waiting, he started clicking on the screen. The owner of the profile was a young guy who recorded mostly comedy scenes. "He must have some bloopers in here somewhere. I love watching this."

Erron let him search, but after a while, without success, he began to get bored. "Maybe there aren't any?"

He moved his hand back disappointedly. "I mean, he certainly has, but I'm guessing he just doesn't publish."

"How are you so sure? Maybe he doesn't make mistakes? It's only a few seconds videos."

Johnny looked as if he had just said the dumbest thing in the world to him. "Very funny. He's recording it in the hundreds. Although no, numbers don't matter. Of course he's making mistakes, acting is hard as hell."

Erron barely suppressed a laugh. "Yeah, sure."

There was nothing but surprise on Cage's face. Not entirely sure if it was just a joke, but there was no indication that it was so. "Did you just..." He paused to take a breath and shook his head. "...laughed?"

Black probably sensed the change in atmosphere because he turned and put a hand on his knee. "Okay, sorry, I didn't mean to. I know you've put a lot of effort into your acting career in the past." And with a clear conscience, he went back to wasting time on teenage app.

However, the soldier stared at him with a sour expression. "I don't believe you." He muttered, to which the cowboy sighed. "You sound like you just want me to back off. You still think acting is easy."

"No, I just don't find it difficult. You're exaggerating a bit."

"Are you kidding me?" Johnny stood up to have more room to gesture, while Black rubbed his temple, knowing this was heading into a lecture. "I spent many years in Hollywood. I played in a huge number of movies. I've acted live and gotten Oscars! So I know what acting is. And you still want to argue with me? Please, now tell me what you know about this." He crossed arms on his chest.

And at this point, Erron could apologize again in an effort to end it, but somehow he couldn't. Johnny overstated his former job. That was his opinion. The current one was much more difficult, so he didn't know why he was so insistent about it. "I didn't have a problem yet when I had to pretend."

"Oh so we have a real star here!" He burst out with irony and a smile on his face. "No. Let me explain what is your pretend." He used an air quote with the last word. "Just because you sometimes lie to some guard to get somewhere, doesn't make you an actor. Pretending, lying, acting. Can you tell the difference?"

"No, because it's all the same thing."

"Wrong!" Cage growled, but it was actually even funny, so he just listened to him. "Anyone can lie, just like pretend. Real acting is something else entirely. You have a role. A character and a scene to perform. And it takes many years and practice to get good at it. You pour all of yourself and all of your emotions into it to make others believe in it as much as you do yourself. It's a damn hard job, and I'm not talking about playing it at a decent level, because you probably don't make that distinction either, you ignorant." He barked out, at which Black rolled his eyes. "Just about not breaking the character itself. Even professionals have trouble with that. And you, with your pretending, would fail at the simplest challenge already."

"I don't think it's any more difficult than what I do every day." This thesis was obvious to him. Although he didn't want to argue with his partner, comparing acting to their current jobs was ridiculous to say the least.

Cage didn't look even a bit convinced, and maybe a little disgusted. But suddenly he cheered up. "How about you prove it, then?" His smile was sly.

It didn't bode well. But Black stretched out more comfortably on the couch, crossing his legs. "What's on your mind?"

"We're going to do a little roleplay." He linked his fingers together and took a few steps closer. "I'll give you a scene, and you'll have to play it. If you break character before the ten minutes are up, you will lose and have to admit that acting is beyond you."

"Ten minutes?" He propped himself up on his knees and stood up, facing the man. "Do you want to lose so badly, or do you just underestimate me?"

His smile turned into one of mischief as much as amusement. "I don't want to torment you, in fact I'd give you three at best. You're unskilled darling."

"Because I don't like fooling around like you do?"

"Exactly. That's why you're going to fail and have to take back everything you said."

"Okay, I'm in." Since Johnny, in his confidence, was going to neglect him, he would show him who was right. "But I don't enjoy the satisfaction alone, if I win you'll have to do what I want."

"Oh, you do have a fantasy though. I'm curious to know what's on your mind there, too bad I won't find out." He snorted, scratching his chin. "Okay we can do that. The loser will have to do the one thing the winner wants."

"Okay, to concretes. Give me the details and let's go with it." He rushed the soldier, not being stressed at all. He was confident in his victory, especially since it was only going to be a measly ten minutes. Cage was really underestimating him. But if that's how it was supposed to look, then he'd be happy to prove him wrong.

"Easy cowboy." Gritting his teeth, he rubbed his hands. "Okay then, your role will be... bounty hunter."

Erron furrowed his brows. "Johnny, I am the bounty hunter. What kind of challenge is that?"

Cage threw an arm around his neck, drawing him closer. "Well you see, unlike you, I am content with the pleasure of winning. And I'm about to prove that you can't even play yourself. That will be satisfying." Cocky bastard. He loved to pull this kind of stunt.

"We'll see who laughs last." He muttered close to his face.

Johnny returned the smile and reached for the hat, placing it back on his partner's head. "So you're the mercenary, and I'm your boss." He pointed at himself. Of course he had to have something of it. "The scene goes like this; you come back from a failed mission, but don't want to lose your job. Mostly improv, you think you can handle it?"

"Really?" He asked with a mixture of surprise and amusement. "Sorry, but I don't know if you know what stupid decisions you're making. I've been in the profession for over a hundred years. You want me to play something I've done more than once? You sure you want to lose this way?"

The soldier spread his hands with a shrug of his shoulders. "We'll see." He took a few steps back and grabbed the handle of the door leading to the home office. "If it suits you then we can get started."

"And where are you going? Can't we do it here?"

"A little scenery wouldn't hurt. Let's add some realism." He sent him a wink. It was obvious he was enjoying this situation. Well, actually, he had tried to talk him into roleplay many times before. Black refused cause it wasn't likely his form of fun, but that didn't mean he was going to lose now. "Come in when you're ready. Ten minutes and you win. Good luck." And after those words he disappeared inside."

Black sighed, correcting his hat. Ten minutes. That wasn't a problem. The sooner he did it, the sooner he'd get it over with. And most of all, he'd be happy to wipe that dorky grin off his boyfriend's face.

It was unbelievable how often their conversations led them to do such foolish things. The soldier had really made a difference in his life. However, he didn't want to delay and finally moved to grab the door handle.

After entering, he closed the door behind him. Cage was already sitting behind the desk, looking through the probably first papers that came into his hands. As usual, he did it all in an overdone way. Balck was used to the fact that when Johnny played, his whole demeanor and attitude changed.

Now his eyes were focused and a disgruntled grimace occupied his face. He had to admit, though, that there was always something... fascinating about it. Johnny wasn't someone who maintained neutrality like he did. He was beaming most of the time, and even when he got serious on occasions, it was nothing like this. He almost looked like a different person. Even more so when he finally raised his head and a cold stare pierced him with hostility.

"You forgot how to knock?" A hard, annoyed voice, as if he felt nothing but resentment towards him. He put down the papers placing his elbow on the armrest, and propped his chin against knuckles. "You must bring me good news finally if you allow yourself such audacity."

He was in a character, that's for sure. But if he could do it, Black could handle it too. Although, all in all, it was an uncommon position. He just had to think about what he typically said in these situations.

"No... there were complications on the way." That sounded sillier than he expected. The feeling he had now was a slight... discomfort? That was why he always refused Johnny in such playthings. This whole pretending not to know him was just dumb. However, it was enough to suppress it and he could deal with it. "But I'm close, I just need a little more time."

"And you come to me with something like that!" Unexpectedly, Cage raised his voice, changing his temper. That he could pull such a stunt with a serious face. Really, he lived completely without shame. "What "time"? This was your second attempt and you failed AGAIN!?" The chair wheeled back as he stood up, abruptly, hitting his palm on the desk. "Stop staring at me like an imbecile. Speak!"

Probably the worst part was coming up with everything on the fly. Well, yes, improvisation. His whole life was one big improvisation, so why was it suddenly a problem now? "I say, it will be done--"

"Okay, shut it. I don't have the energy for this." He rubbed his eyes, taking a breath. As he settled back into his chair, he went back to the documents. "Apparently the rumors about you were exaggerated, I'm not going to waste my time. You can go." He didn't even grace him with a passing glance, but merely waved his hand.

Erron wasn't quite sure what to do now. It wouldn't make sense if he left now. Cage was probably making it difficult for him on purpose.

"What?" A short question. A very neat one... But unfortunately, the only one that came to his mind.

"Are you deaf or dumb?" Angry eyes fell on him again. "You're fired. Get the fuck out of here!" He shouted, pointing at the door with his open hand.

And maybe he didn't have that exact situation, but there were several similar ones. He should know what to do; it always worked out somehow. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out. Why couldn't he say anything? And where did this sudden, overwhelming feeling of humiliation come from?

Johnny always looked like it was so easy; the truth was that he looked that way now, too. He acted like it was all real. In the past, Black had no problems with situations like this... Although, before, it was indeed real. Now he was standing in front of Johnny, and somehow he couldn't... he just couldn't look at him and utter this nonsense without feeling ashamed.

"You can't just--" At this point he was just trying to drag it out, saying the first words that passed his throat with the smallest resistance. He took a few steps closer, putting his hands on the desk when standing still became uneasy. But crossing his eyes with Cage was a big mistake. The pressure of his gaze was unbearably uncomfortable. "I..." His voice cracked. It wasn't a problem in itself. He could have kept going with something or even just said whatever, but he didn't. Now the only thing on his mind was, why the hell was it so difficult? Why was his partner's gaze so intimidating? As he opened and closed his mouth again, he knew he couldn't pull this off any longer. The tightness in his chest became unbearable as he wanted to escape his stare. With a silent curse he crouched down and leaned his head against the tabletop closing his eyes. "I can't."

The sudden relief relaxed his body. And when the pressure wore off, he had time to breathe more deeply. But when did his heart start beating like this? He didn't even notice this stress before.

The floorboards creaked under the weight of the soldier. He walked around the desk and sat on the edge. "Exactly... five minutes." He grabbed his hat and pulled it off to have access to stroke his hair. "I'm proud of you.”

"Fuck off." Black groaned, staring at the floor. But it wasn't worth dragging it out. He was, however, a man of honor. So since he didn't have to make a fool of himself anymore, he stood up with the rest of the dignity he had left. Johnny looked at him with a big, satisfied, smug grin. It took all his strength not to roll his eyes. "Okay. You were right. Acting is hard..." The worst words he'd had to say in a long time. “...and it's beyond me.”

Johnny suppressed a giggle with poor results. "Oh I know, I've seen it." He didn't let go of him, no longer hiding his amusement. "Can you repeat that? I'd like to record it."

"Don't push your luck." The feeling of losing was already quite unpleasant, and he knew that the man wouldn't let him forget about it for a long time yet. But in fact... he was wrong. Johnny, meanwhile, was still smiling, wallowing in his satisfaction. Oh right, there's still the matter of their bet. But he doubted it would be anything worse than what he had just experienced. "So what do you want? Can we settle this now?" He preferred not to give him something like that for any future use.

"Oh, actually, yes." Erron didn't like that smile. He looked like that whenever he thought of something stupid. "We'll continue this."

He hit the jackpot. This was stupid, even really stupid. Why would they even do this?

"For what? I think we've already established that I'm bad at this, yes?" He groaned, hoping to dissuade him from the idea. "I admitted it. I'm a shitty actor. You want to bully me?"

"There, there. Not at all." He lifted him up and grabbed the belt, pulling him close. "I just quite enjoyed the scene, and well..." His hand ran up over the mercenary's chest as he lowered his voice. "I just got a huge urge to take you on this desk right now.”

“You literally just can do it.”

“As your boss.”

Erron screwed up his face almost immediately. "Come on. Anything else. Or at least without this nonsense." He whined almost pleadingly.

"Nope." Cage didn't let himself be persuaded. Sometimes it annoyed him how stubborn the man was. He put arms around his waist, holding him close. "Sorry, it was your idea. And don't worry about your acting. You're cute when you're trying, and it's really freaking funny to watch."

"Glad you're having fun..." A self-satisfied asshole. He's having a great time, and Black had a look on his face like he just lost his life. "I hate you." He didn't know if this was a lesson not to underestimate, his boyfriend's stupid abilities. But if so, then he probably deserved it. So perhaps he had to grit the teeth and just swallow his pride. "Fine. This one time."

"Attaboy." He patted him on the chest contentedly. "Now, I'll take care of everything, and you... just play along."

And he may not have been particularly happy, but if he promised, he kept his word. Anyway, there weren't many things he wouldn't do for him. Who knows, maybe it's another thing that turns out to be not as bad as he supposes.

#BlaCage #erron black #johnny cage #mortal kombat 11 #fictober 2021 #mk11 #erron black x johnny cage #ao3 #fanfic #roleplay #fictober

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bluemoonbeam15 · 3 years

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I feel like from the bloopers we see, hopper must be a really comforting person to be around. Notice how atta is immediately drawn to laughing at him, molt leans on him when laughing, and slim playfully swats at him when hopper is laughing. I feel like hopper (when he’s mellowed out a bit and gotten the chance to calm down) is actually a genuinely kind person to hang out with.

The way others act around you does say a lot about a person. I also looked more into his personality type (ISTJ) and did some research about the traits that most people are drawn to for that type.

In general, most people are drawn to a positive attitude and balanced extroversion. Which...Hopper really only shows the latter throughout the movie. Regardless, we see the others -- in the bloopers -- being more comfortable to be near him.

Just like Purplefalls stated, they're able to let themselves have fun around him. One of the reasons I think that is is because of his stability.

ISTJ's are known to just be decisive, composed, stable people. They can analyze a situation, come to the best solutions, and work their way around most roadblocks that come their way.

When you analyze each of the other characters, eventually you realize that stability is really the common thing they're all seeking.

Atta wants stability from her anxiety with running the colony.

Molt wants stability in his relationship with Hopper.

Slim wants stability in his career (as do the others)

Flik wants stability in his own esteem.

They all need some sort of "solid rock" to keep themselves as composed as their grasshopper counterpart. Hopper shows to be reserved and really he just acts like he has everything under control. Whether it's true or not, the others are drawn to that calm nature of the world not falling apart around him.

It's funny to think that even though Hopper has this cold demeanor most of the time, everyone else still strives to be around him. If nothing but for the fact that he's not panicking or anxious about anything. In the movie, every one of them face some sort of anxious moment that quickly drives them to making a poor decision.

Hopper never had that anxious moment aside from the bird. None of his actions were ever driven by an impulsive fear. Underlying, yes, but it's never explicitly shown.

And let's be honest, in movies and even in real life, how many times have you seen a cold, sarcastic, no-nonsense individual around a group of bubbly extroverts? Personally, I see it a lot.

It's a nice balance. It's a breath of fresh air for those more outgoing personality types. Whenever one of the bugs need a break from all the excitement going on, they know they can go to Hopper for a more calm atmosphere. He won't be running around, causing shenanigans, or acting insane.

I was gonna put a little short story in this answer to illustrate his affect on the others, but I have to go to work in a few minutes and I need something posted on here after 3 days of silence 😂 I also feel like a lot of my shorts revolve around Hopper's demeanor and how the others are drawn to it.

Thank you for the amazing ask! ❤❤ I love doing personality analyses!

#pixar #a bugs life #hopper #ask #answered #personality analysis #movie analysis

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zalrb · 3 years

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tv rewatch: gg edition, ep. 10

“Hey, so has Blair mentioned who’s escorting her?” Nate, you cannot be serious.

“Every time I see her, she’s lighter, she’s happier, she’s less ... ... Blair.” Nate, sit down.

“With my dad in rehab, the pressure is off and I can see Blair clearly” but the pressure wasn’t on for your entire relationship, Nate. Shut up.

“Jenny, what are you even doing here?” Serena, that sounds way more hostile than you intended.

“Oh, hello, mother.” LOL Lily. She is SO unsung.

“Isn’t she’s great?” “She’s ... she’s great, she’s something.” LOL READ BODY LANGUAGE, SERENA.

This Chair makeout is one of my favourites just because in the bloopers, they kept going and going until someone was finally like, “You take your own cue!” and Leighton was like OH!

“And the prince, you know, he’s a great dancer and all.” Lmao, Nate, shut up.

Cece’s manipulation is kind of low stakes tbh, like she uses her illness just to get Serena to do cotillion?

Blair in jeans!

Blair texting Chuck while with Nate is pretty cute. Ah, I always get in my Chair feels in the first two seasons.

“Allison, I didn’t expect to see you ... here.” LILY’S SHADE.

Dan in his striped shirt.

His hair is steadily becoming less offensive.

LOL Sebastian Stan in this is always funny now.

“Where were you?” “Where wasn’t he? Gossip Girl even had a designated Carter map on Spotted.” Shouldn’t you know this, Dan, since, you know, you’re gossip girl?

“I also went pheasant hunting with the sheik while I was there.” I thought you disowned your parents and didn’t have their money?

Jenny’s dress is awful.

“Then you are grounded for a week” “WHAT???” Lol OK, Jenny.

I know I keep saying it but kdramas do class divides so much better. Cece’s speech is too pointed.

“I’ll tell you what’s going on, I just became your escort to the ball.” Lmao I feel like Dan and Lily are the same person.

“I would just like to say how proud I am of Miss Waldorf and her commitment to Mr. Archibald EVEN THOUGH HE RUINED HER 17TH BIRTHDAY...” this is the most teen thing Chuck has ever done.

I LOVE HOW OLD THE PHONES ARE and they were hot shit back then.

Serena does not look incredible, Dan.

“Serena, that’s what I’m trying to tell you, that woman is the most manipulative person I’ve ever met.” Except for me BECAUSE I’M GOSSIP GIRL.

OK but honestly, what Cece is doing is bullying not manipulation, it’s too direct for it to be manipulation. Telling Lily about that she’s sick so Serena can go to cotillion is manipulative, yes, but the rest of it is just straight up intimidation tactics, she’s using her money as a weapon. They could’ve also gone further with the Lily thing by telling Lily that this is what she wants but she doesn’t want Serena to know that she’s sick so Lily puts her foot down about cotillion and says she has to go or else, thereby making Lily the villain while she remains the cool, free-spirited grandmother because when that DOES happen, it’s too late. It should be an ongoing thing.

“She makes your mother look like Gandhi.” “That’s my grandmother you’re talking about.” LMAO LILY GETS NO LOVE.

“Let’s get Carter on the phone.”

This scene could’ve been better. Dan’s delivery of this revelation was pretty bad because his sarcasm took precedence that he didn’t try to speak to Serena delicately and Serena wasn’t asking the right questions. Dan is like “she offered to buy my dad off so I wouldn’t come tonight” and she’s just like “Nope.” Dan could be like, why would I lie? and Serena could talk about how there could be a mistake, she could call out Dan’s tone and then he leaves and when Cece comes instead of her automatically being like, k time for Carter, she could milk the grandmother routine and say how she’d never do such a thing, she doesn’t understand why he’d lie about this etc. Like manipulation takes a lot more subtlety than what’s going on. This is all way too direct.

Lmao Nate is so unbearable this episode.

“Make it stop, you sound like me.” LMAO, BLAIR.

Chuck is more manipulative than Cece.

Cece does look like she’s about to go catatonic after that “beds as many billionaires as she can” line though. Well done.

How did TVD do a better ball scene than GG?

I also prefer The O.C.’s cotillion. Lmao because it actually tried to look like a legit cotillion.

But The Pierces in the background is pretty atmospheric even though it’s also absolutely ridiculous that they’re performing at a debutante ball.

“SHE’S MY GIRLFRIEND.” oh, nate.

“And you said if I did this I could be myself but you don’t really want that do you?” “That’s not entirely true.” I DIED. LILY.

“All you care about when people look at me is what they think of you” but the thing is I need to see this? Like I need to see Lily being directly affected by Serena’s choices, see how society looks at her and their family for this to be more than dialogue.

I totally forgot that Serena had already slept with Carter.

“When I was your age, I would’ve been lucky to find a guy like you. And I kind of did.” That’s his father, Lily.

Also really, what was Rufus like in the past then? Like what kind of rockstar was he?

Oh Chuck, just can’t win.

Serena turning around to see Dan at cotillion is pretty sweet, ngl.

The problem with this cotillion plot line is that it’s too small. Like if this is about legacy and if this is actually about introducing Serena to society then we need to see what cotillion actually means in this world, we need to see how big of a deal it is, one reporter showing up to interview Blair doesn’t mean anything. We need to see Lily’s and Cece’s peers gossip and talk. Also if this is all about how Cece’s values are old-fashioned then either cotillion needs to be the traditional white dress, white gloves ball

or it’s what we see and Cece complains about how modern/contemporary it’s getting.

Chuck is so Chuck. “Hey! Have you seen Blair Waldorf?” reminds me of when I went up to an acquaintance and I didn’t say hi I just asked where my friend was, I was like “Where’s Scott?” and from then on he - the acquaintance - just called me “Where’s Scott?”

Chuck looks genuinely heartbroken at seeing Blair and Nate. *sigh* too bad they get absolutely terrible.

Nate’s grin is so cringe, lol.

Rufly angst! “I never should’ve let you let me go.” DE could never.

APOLOGIZE, YASSSSSSSSSSSSS. SONG IS STILL A BOP DON’T @ ME.

I’m holding on your rope got me ten feet off the grouuuuuuuuuuuuund.

I know this is a Derena moment but what makes it for me is Serena looking at Lily to see if she can go with him and Lily saying yes. It’s a Serena/Lily moment for me.

Oh Blair, Nate doesn’t deserve sex with you.

Chuck, leaving the city, you are so DRAMATIC.

xoxo, zalrb.

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tartagliaxx · 3 years

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lol i hope you dont mind me placing it utc bc my reply got really, really long... so long i can just hear people in bg telling me to stfu... love you tho babes <3

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OMG BBY AHAHAHAHAHA IM SO SORRY I FORGOT ABT THE RINGS— dw tho cuz i alr got them marriage papers so just sign right over here 🖋 also, you dk how big my smile is while reading through your ask im— my heart is so soft 4 u 🥺

all barbie movies were made on crack but istg princess charm school was made w ten times more crack than usual. harry potter boo’s dance break carried the whole movie, sorry i dont make the rules. and also, PORTIA. that’s the tweet. her entire existence is a mood and a blessing no wonder you kin her.

the only thing i liked abt nutcracker was the ending and the fact that im not even kidding—

mm yeah bbyg u know imma treat you like that— asjajkdakdakjdhka PLS im busting a lung. ngl tho fashion fairy tale ken is the only ken that i didn’t immediately want to punch out of reflex. that ken? *chefs kiss* majestic, monumental, a freaking miracle. give me a man like ken who would intrude on a fashion runway to express his undying love for me. can i also mention that this movie is my second pick so i would like to return the compliment and say u have SUPERB taste.

valid response. the first movie i watched w stacy in it made me walk out. dont remember which one tho. i dont think i watched rock n royals so maybe that came after the 12 princesses thing? i remember skipping that movie and all the others that followed it.

YESSS. RAQUELLE. girl crush omg and mhmm very good taste in music too btw!

childe to your stinky feet comment: “just to set the record straight, i do wash my clothes.” (its a line from that movie if u dont remember ajsdak). honestly the whole movie feels like a fever dream. it’s like... mean girls turned... something. but thats what makes it so memorable tho

imagine: you catch fatui bf childe singing the twins’ hits. your face morphs into confusion as you eat your mashed potato. your dog rolls its eyes in utter disgust. congrats. you unintentionally role played one of the most iconic scenes in the movie.

awwwww bby thats so sweet of u to say!! im glad i was able to make you happy :))) i shall honorably take the position you kindly offer me and wear it w pride. speaking of which, i should probs rewatch too. and yes!! the bloopers made the movies sm better!! im actually surprised some people didnt know abt them or how barbie was actually an actress.

oooooooh!! genshin band au 😏 do send.

my day is going relatively well? i didnt do much today aside from doing my carrd and stuff. my proper main team is diluc, zhongli, mona, venti BUT! the one that i’ve been running is composed of xiao, mona, xiangling and diona bc im tryna get their namecards. im pulling for childe, yes but i only have 49? pulls i think (its making me so sad oml). i rlly like the windblume festival. it’s like checking up on old friends and stuff. i enjoyed the very chill atmosphere and yknow... seeing hot bby boy kaeya once again. i feel rejuvenated. also the cutscenes!! i love em. uhh i simp for everyone ngl. but at the top of that list are teyvat’s boygroup, teyvat’s big mommas, xiao and albedo. yknow,,, like any sane person.

man,, anon, you and i share one braincell im cackling— i dont think i laughed this hard in a while,, did u see that childe au! preminger pic an anon sent me? pls i need a therapist.

#lei.answers #withlove.🦋💞

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suneatersupportsquad · 4 years

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request :: can you pleaseee write a jake webber imagine? if could be something like the cute moments you have behind the camera being Exposed by the other boys if that makes any sense? or just a lazy day a him maybe

pairing :: Jake Webber x reader

dedication :: anon

WARNINGS :: none

note :: these are all moments of a cute blooper video that the traphouse guys help jake make you for your anniversary. just thought this would be an important detail to add

find more fics at my new blog @trapboysbunny

“So. There have been some rumors that I’ve started dating someone. I am here today to address those rumors. I actually have gotten a partner, and I couldn’t be happier with them. I’m actually about to introduce you guys to them. Here, on my channel, for the first time is my beautiful, wonderful, amazing queen of a partner, Y/N,” Jake rambles, gesturing widely to a spot out of frame.

You run in, tackling him in a giant and definitely unprofessional bear hug. “Jakey,” you squealed into his shoulder just for show before sitting up. “Shut up. Your flattery is annoying me.”

“Oh yeah?”

“Oh yeah?” you mock teasingly, trying not to laugh.

“Oh, shut up, loser,” he chuckles, flipping you to your side and pushing you into the pillows as he squeezes you in a tight hug.

*****

The camera has been rolling for a good few minutes but the room has been filled with silence, both of you sitting beside each other on the couch as you think of a bit to start the video with. “Hey,” you blurt out, turning your entire body to face him. His head snaps up, amused.

“Hey.”

“Hey,” you repeat, your smile growing.

“Hey.” He laughs this time, wondering what the hell you’re up to.

“Guess what?”

“What?”

“I love you,” you answer sweetly.

“Love you too, babe.”

*****

“Now all that’s left is to frost le cakes,” Jake narrates, dumping a bag full of frosting containers on the counter. You flinched, catching a few before they had the chance to roll off the counter and hit the floor.

“If I don’t eat it all first,” you joke, already grabbing a spoon from one of the kitchen drawers. “So what are we using to frost this cake?”

Jake smiles cheekily as he pulls out a box of plastic utensils. “Plastic knives!” he says enthusiastically. “Because Y/N won’t let me keep real ones in the house.”

“Not after last time,” you mutter, shivering at the memory of the video that never even made it to editing. “And really? We’re gonna frost these cakes with butter knives?”

Jake chuckles and nods. “Dollar Tree, baby.”

A few moments later you’re both focused on mixing food dye into the frosting and covering your cakes with it. “Hey,” your boyfriend says, an attempt at catching your attention.

It works. “What’s up?” you ask, finally looking up from the creation you would proudly adopt as your child.

“You have a little something...” he trails off, wiping a finger-full of blue frosting on your nose. “Right there.”

“Jake!” you yelp, staring at him incredulously. “You did not just do that.”

“But I did,” he retorts smugly.

“Oh, it’s on, bitch!”

Twenty minutes later, the kitchen of his apartment is completely covered in rainbow splats of frosting, and so are the both of you.

*****

“It feels safer in here,” Corey comments quietly, listening for any sign of danger outside the tent as everyone else nods along. The five of you -- Colby, Sam, Corey, Jake and, of course, yourself -- are huddled into a tent in the middle of Witch’s Forest. You are curled up against Jake’s chest, hoping against hope that you’re somehow able to fall asleep and willing dawn to come faster.

“I’m scared,” you whisper, peering up at him.

Me too, he thinks. “It’s fine,” he mumbles, rubbing circles into your back. “I won’t let anything happen to you. Just try and get some sleep.”

“Okay,” you agree with a tiny nod and relax your muscles, letting your eyes fall shut.

Roughly ten minutes pass and you’re stuck in that limbo between consciousness and sleep. Listening to the boys’ quiet conversation helps you relax, almost like accidental ASMR. Suddenly, you notice that the conversation has somehow become focused on you -- more specifically, your relationship with Jake.

“So how is everything going with Y/N?” you hear Sam ask.

Jake gazes fondly at you, combing a hand through your hair. “Things are actually going great. Amazing. I couldn’t ask for anything better.”

There’s a pause and, just for a second, the atmosphere feels warm. “You really do love them, don’t you?” It’s Colby asking this time, chin resting on his fist.

Jake nods, smiling, “Yeah. I really do.”

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