#rae speaks

[ra3theemo]

why did patrick stump make bad side of 25 sound like the most ass shakable, upbeat, make me wanna wave my hands in the air, happy sounding, song off of soul punk when the lyrics talk about stuff not like any of that at all?

#patrick stump #soul punk #how dare u play with my emotions patrick #rae speaks

[piningintrovert]

Another awesome thing about The Boopening™ is that people will most likely come across blogs that may have never been on their radar otherwise

And to think — some may boop out of love, mischief, malice (are you ok?), or duty but maybe the true purpose of booping is the friendships we make along the way

#rae speaks #the boopening #boop #💖💖💖

[pr0wlerpunk]

Title: I trust you.

Person: Roman reigns(yayyy)

Requested: |Yes|No|

Part. 2 Part. 3

★Trust Masterlist

Afab!reader

Warnings: slight!angst, slight!dark themes, reader feels frightened after the whole Sami zayn thing, Reader thinks bloodline is going to betray her, reader is very overwhelmed so that means crying :/

Pairings: Romantic!roman x reader, slight!romantic!Jey x reader, slight!romantic!Jimmy x reader, slight!romantic!solo x reader, also includes a very friendly Paul heyman

Pic creds: WWE/friend Aya

A/n: this is meant for a Roman x Reader thing but it also has some bloodline x reader, also no real plot made!

Standing backstage watching Sami and ko talk Paul walked up to you

“Miss Yn, you have a match right after…that” he gestured towards the screen

“Wait what?” You were confused, how’d you been that out of it you’d forgotten about a match?

“Miss Yn, have you forgotten?!” Seeing the shocked expression on his face was enough to keep you quite

“Oh my, I’ll contact the tribal chief and tell him you can’t do this match-”

“No!” You were quick to say rushing to grab his hands

“No?” He questioned

“I’m doing the match” nodding your head as you spoke

Paul slowly put his phone back into his pocket before nodding and leaving

You let out a short huff as you felt tears prick your eyes…

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You hadn’t known what to expect but asuka wasn’t one of them, still you carried on the match like you would any other one

Except

Something was off

Everyone could see it…

You were on edge

All you could think about was how many times the boys got ambushed or even Cody rhodes coming down that ramp with Ko and Sami, still you knew you couldn’t fail

Failure would compromise your position in the bloodline

Because unlike Sami you actually loved being in it…

So you pushed yourself, breaking out of all the holds and pins she had you in, at one point you thought you were about to win

That was until..

“Asuka with her mist!” Corey yelled into his mic as you felt the sudden burn to your eyes

wiping at your face to try and get some of the most of as your vision blurred, barely being able to see you felt a kick to the face

Stumbling back you felt a liquid run down your mouth as you realized she made your nose bleed

Again thought swirled in your head

This is too much

What are they going to think of me?

Do they think I’m useless?

What does Roman think of me now?

Does he think I’m useless too?

You hadn’t realized it but you were crying

Quiet sobs racked through your throat as you trembled with only one current thought

You had to win.

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And so you did

with a spear actually she never saw it coming as it knocked her out cold

Blood rushing out of her nose as you hoped out the ring and walked up the mat

The stadium erupting in cheers of your name as you turned out of sight

The first thing you could start to see was Paul and a medic

But you kept walking wanting this night to be over

you could hear Paul tell the medic something before his footsteps picked up until he was right next to you as you both stood outside the entrance to Roman’s locker room

Silence filled the air as neither of you made a move to enter

“Miss Yn..” turning your head slightly as to acknowledge him

“Are-are you okay?” You could fill the tears prick back up in the sincerity of his voice

You sucked in a breath as you shaked your head yes, not trusting you voice to speak

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As you and Paul entered he took his seat next to Roman as you stood awaiting

Roman looked up before motioning you to come towards him

Making your way you expected to be yelled at

What you didn’t expect was for him to pull you into his lap to inspect your nose and eyes

“Why’d you turn away the medic?”

It was a simple question really

so why did it break the wall you had built up?

Tears streamed down your face for the second time this night as sobs broke out your throat

Body shaking as Roman pulled you further into him shushing you

You couldn’t see the confused face Roman gave his cousins

Or even their confused ones back

“Baby, why’re crying?” His voice softening

All you could repeat was “I’m sorry”

All your bottled up feelings came rushing out at once and you didn’t know how to stop them

“Babygirl look at me”

“You did nothing wrong, so why are you crying?” Hearing his confusion you sniffled before speaking

“Because I almost lost the match, and you probably think I’m stupid for not expecting her mist, and you probably think I’m like Sami, and im scared your all gonna turn on me when I don’t expect it-” you rambling was cut short as he quickly spoke up

“Hey, hey, hey” his voice light as he looked directly into your eyes

“You will Never be stupid or useless to me or anyone I’n this family you hear me?” His voice become start as he continued his own ramble

“You are Not Like Sami and you Never will be”

“So what if you got sprayed, you Won that’s all that matters and you should be proud of yourself like we are” you eyes widened before you spoke

“You’re-you’re proud of me?”

You couldn’t see it but Jey,Jimmy and Solo exchanged knowing looks with each other

“Yes sweetheart we all are” he gestured behind him where Jey,Jimmy and Solo all agreed

“Why?” Your voice meek as you spoke

“Because we Trust you”

There was a pause..

“Princess I Trust you..” hearing that statement made more sobs come out as your body shook

“Shh I know, cmon let’s get you cleaned up babygirl”

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After getting cleaned up you went to bed before them shortly after they entered the room standing over you

“She’s overwhelmed uce” jimmy spoke quietly as to not wake you

His twin rolled his eyes scoffing lowly

“She needs a break from this bullshit”

It was silent as the tension picked up

“Nah”

Eyes turning to their youngest

“She needs us”

Solo spoke looking directly at your sleeping form

They all looked at each other before nodding with a shared thought..

You Needed Them

And No One was taking you away from them

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Not proof read!

If this does well and if you guys ask for it I might make a part 2

#rae speaks #roman reigns x female reader #roman reigns fanfiction #roman reigns #roman reigns one shot #roman reigns fic #Jey uso #Jimmy uso #solo sikoa #the bloodline #the bloodline x reader #roman reigns x reader

[miraculouslycool]

#polls #rae speaks

[namine-rae]

I’m taking a folklore class this semester, and we have to do 5-7 minute presentations on folklore we’ve seen in our everyday lives

so, of course, I had to do a presentation on Little Baby Man

It was very chaotic and funny, and I figured the dpxdc fandom deserves to know I did that

I can share the write up and the pictures I used later if anyone’s interested

#little baby man #dp x dc #folklore #it was pretty fun #i ended up cataloguing and organizing 275 posts about him as research #There’s some incredible art and handmade crafts of him!!! #The one comic of him slapping the frog got probably the most laughs out of my class #The feral noodle has now been the subject of a homework assignment and presentation #And the sheer chaotic energy of that fits #I think #rae speaks

[inapickleinajar]

What if Lucy Frostblade made herself a god and temporarily became a cleric of herself? That would explain why she was able to write the name on her paperwork and why the name was redacted upon her death. Maybe withdrawing her request to change her god also contributed to her death if she was the only follower (or one of the only followers).

And what if she didn't *really* die? I'm a little fuzzy on the rules here but if a deity chooses to become another entity like a fae rather than perish, would that god's name still be wiped from mortal memory? Because that could explain why Ivy wasn't surprised to see her.

Idk just a thought and still trying to figure out how that could relate to the rat grinders

#also cant decide if i think lucy was in on whatever all this is or not #bc yolanda seemed really shocked by all this #lucy frostblade #the rat grinders #fantasy high #fhjy #dimension 20 #rae speaks

[harryspet]

Hi lovely people!! Please be patient with me as I adjust to the next semester of my master's program. I really enjoyed writing over my winter break, and I want to continue for the sake of my mental health, but I will be a bit slower because of my schedule/workload. I appreciate all the lovely messages in my inbox, I'm sorry I'm so bad at answering them! 💕💕💕💕✨✨✨✨

#rae speaks

[hcneyliv]

well. that was bullshit. but not for the reasons you’d expect. i actually really liked the scene! it was absolutely beautifully acted and shot, mariska and chris knocked it out of the park as i expected they would. i also thought it was incredibly in character for liv to not be ready just yet, she admitted to amanda that she still hasn’t forgiven him for abandoning her and that makes sense! she’s been left by every single person in her life with the EXCEPTION of fin and noah. she’s scared to move into a relationship with elliot, have it not work out and lose him forever. this all lines up with the literal 24 years of canon that we have at our fingertips. it also shows how much olivia trusts him, she trusts him to pick up her son. she’s admitted TO HIM that she WANTS HIM but she simply can’t RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER i AM upset about how it was baited, they switched out the scenes last minute. they promoted a completely different scene and switched it LAST MINUTE and olivia, instead of crumbling and letting elliot hold her up, was left to prop herself AGAIN. and even if they were always going to do the bait and switch of the scenes they shouldn’t have promoted the scene the way it was, if they were always gonna do this they should’ve left us in the dark instead. it would’ve been better received, and allowed for fans to allow the natural progression of their relationship.

#olivia benson #elliot stabler #bensler #eo #amanda rollins #odafin tutuola #fin tutuola #liv benson #noah benson #law and order special victims unit #l&o svu #mariska hargitay #chris meloni #rae speaks #rae’s rants

[hraewordsmith]

teeny tiny life update. love to you all.

#rae speaks

[gaydiesaster]

cross-posted from twitter but. i love shul bc my new best friend is a 40-year old divorcee with two children who takes klonapin during the Torah service.

#rae speaks #jumblr #drug use tw

[piningintrovert]

The fact that 7 Days Before Valentine ends 7 days before Valentine's Day makes my brain so unbelievably happy like y'all don't even understand lol finding this out has bumped the series up several spots on my watchlist XD

#7 days before valentine #rae speaks #text

[pr0wlerpunk]

Thank you Roman.

Only because of his leukemia, he’s mentally and physically tired and We can only hope that he returns better than ever…

Thank you Joe☝🏽

#roman reigns #wwe #rae speaks #the bloodline #roman reigns x reader #wrestlemania 40

[miraculouslycool]

My Review of Miraculous Awakening: The Movie:

Spoiler alert: yeah I'm more disappointed than pleased. Zag really should consider making something original with his own deviations of the original show instead of contaminating what was already good on its own.

More under the cut, because spoilers:

The Things I did like:

The animation and visuals were stunning. The transformation sequences, Marinette's dreams being visualised, Ladynoir's duet were all very beautiful to look at. I liked how the powers and power-ups glowed, even the background and setting was tastefully done. This movie is very cinematic to look at and watch. The character models were definitely better looking than the prototypes they showed us in 2021.

(Sadly it seems like all the 100M budget went into this alone)

The Ladynoir was so cute y'all. I'm sorry, I know there are several people who would disagree but I liked their dynamic, their bickering and all was funny, and their duet and dance took my breath away. Was it as earth-shattering and groundbreaking as the show's Ladynoir dynamic? Absolutely not. It definitely felt like I was watching two different characters who had to learn to not dislike each other (compared to how they got along so well and clicked since the day they met in Origins), and I did like that they made Marinette acknowledge her feelings for Chat as well as Adrien, but if I compartmentalise it from the show, I think it's fine enough. I'm not really conflicted about it if I look at it that way.

The things I'm conflicted about:

Marinette's arc was....generic. It reminded me of several coming-of-age arcs where the protagonist had to learn to face their fears and believe in themselves, yada yada yada. But it felt like the soul of the Marinette we all know was gone from movie!Marinette. What made Marinette Ladybug in the first place was that quiet but powerful moment in Origins where she transformed to save Chat Noir and Alya even though she was terrified. Marinette was shy and reserved in the beginning of Origins, but it seemed like that was all Zag ever comprehended. What makes Marinette a hero is that she didn't "just face her fears", it's that her love for the world is bigger than that fear. She's scared of disappointing and failing the world than failing herself. That little nuance was deeply missed in the movie. Oh and her mega-intelligent genius brain too. What happened to the girl who can build a box that bites that hand that tries to steal from her? Where are her zany, over complicated plans?

However the reason why I didn't put her completely in the dislike tier is because this girl is genuinely the only one in the movie carrying the combat on her back. She's the one saving people, she's the one actually using her powers, she's the one at least acting like a hero.

Marinette's singing voice was not suitable at all. Lou is technically a very good singer but she's unable to bring the life Christina Vee does to her voice. Idk why they needed a singing voice actor for Marinette, Christina Vee has a beautiful voice already. Three guesses as to why she wasn't used. (/s)

The musical numbers were, like I said earlier, nice and lovely to look at. But after them making Marinette sing for the third time about believing in herself and having no way out of "facing her destiny" it starts to get grating. In all that time, they could have used it to flesh out Adrien's character much more, or even work on the rules for the miraculous. I did like Hawkmoth's number, Chat's song about falling for Ladybug and Ladynoir's duet, but that's it.

The thing Germy Zag and his money hungry company fails to understand is that Miraculous Ladybug, or any version of it will fail as a musical is because the show is too plot and action-driven. There is always something that has to be shown visually or explained verbally, and unless they're willing to show that in song, instead of filling it up with pretty sequences, ML as a musical is never going to work.

Things I dislike:

The "Chosen One" trope is 100% the worst part of this movie. (The use of Careless Whisper is a close second)

The miraculouses in the show were jewels that were meant to be given to people who proved they good at heart, and had potential to be heroic. The earrings and the ring flying away to magically bond with their owners was just plain lazy writing. What makes Ladybug (well, to a certain extent, she is the Guardian now) and Chat heroes is that they can choose to give up their powers at any point, they can choose to give up, but they get up and fight anyway because they want to become good people, not because they were destined to.

Why was the butterfly miraculous described as "evil"? It was common sense to show it as a jewel that can be misused by bad people, not something that was essentially made to be misused. Why were the Ladybug and the Cat shown as rivals, and not two halves of a whole that complement each other?

And most importantly, WHERE THE FUCK IS THE LUCKY CHARM???

And on that note, what, may I ask, did Adrien to earn the ring? How did he meet Plagg? How was he convinced to put on the suit? Movie!Adrien is a complete disappointment, and he didn't even have any nice redeeming moments like Marinette did for me to tolerate his portrayal. One of the important (if not THE most important aspects) of Adrien is his kindness. What kind, selfless things do we see Adrien do? What brave things do we see him do, other than taking shots at the villains?

Chat Noir in the show was much more reckless and direct than Ladybug but we also always see him saving civilians, putting Ladybug first, putting the fight first even when he is not doing good emotionally (which is always). It just felt like a fan's surface-level understanding of who Chat Noir is: a few snarky lines put together and a huge ego.

And don't even get me started on how shallow the Love Square was portrayed. Or in other words, the two sides of it that Zag thinks is the most marketable. I really really hate how rushed Adrienette was, compared to Ladynoir. This is insane, because I never thought I'd have any opinion like that about any canon portrayal of the Love Square, but it's true. Why did Marinette fall for Adrien? Because he awkwardly helped her up? Why did Adrien find Marinette's quirks weird when he's never ever done that in the show? Like where's the depth that Origins put into this ship?? And every single episode after??

I do think this could've been fixable though, if they didn't reduce Adrienette to a montage (like him telling her about his mom) and added at least 1 Marichat and Ladrien interaction each. That's what the other two sides are meant for!! For both of them to see a different side of their partner when their partner is seeing them differently!

In other words, this movie is showcasing the "true selves" syndrome several parts of the fandom were accusing the show of. Zag simply did not understand the ins and outs of what makes the Love Square so compelling and I really think if this was fixed, the movie wouldn't be as disappointing as it is.

Gabriel's arc was pathetic. I know, on one end, it's like, yay, Adrien's gets a grieving, neglectful but well-meaning parent!! He gets to avoid the abuse he goes through in the show!! But I think it also takes away the angst that comes from Adrien essentially being a hero fighting against his father's abuse daily, which is also a core component of the show (who knows how season 6 will deal with that) and it also was a huge asset to Adrien's character - how he turned out good, kind and heroic despite all that.

And Gabriel by himself just isn't as compelling if he wasn't a ruthless villain, in my subjective opinion. Maybe the moment of forgiveness between son and father would have been more touching if we got a few scenes between Gabriel and Adrien. (Can you believe they only interact TWICE in a 90 minute movie??) Maybe Gabriel shutting Adrien out but out of genuine overprotectiveness, maybe Adrien trying to bond with his father but Gabriel misunderstanding it and killing the entire vibe. Just something to show us that Gabriel really does love his son, if that is what the movie wants us to believe.

The ending being a sequel hook was so stupid lmfao. Gabriel wants to stop being a villain for his son's sake but will entrust the peacock miraculous and his refrigerated wife to his assistant? Instead of idk, properly cremating the poor woman? He doesn't want to be a villain but he won't let go of his obsession with his wife?

It makes sense psychologically, I just hate it because I know that in 2 years Germy is gonna waste another 100 million dollars to make another pointless sequel.

Overall I'd give it a 3/10. It's a shame because all of this stunning animation could have been used in the actual show, or the bickering dynamic they wanted for Ladynoir could have been done with different original characters.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous awakening #ml awakening salt #ml movie salt #i wont simply tag this as ml s*lt because i dont want it to end up in the show tags #rae speaks

[namine-rae]

I made a spoils bag!!!!

I’m so excited!!!! It turned out so good!!!!!

(process under the read more)

For anyone who’s curious, here’s how I did it!

so I found this bag at a thrift store

And I cut off all of the existing embroidery (I got lucky and had access to the back of it inside the flap zipper pocket)

After that I wanted to wash it, which was a bit of an ordeal. I started off with hand washing, but this thing BLED DYE like crazy! I needed up taking it with me to visit my parents and used their washing machine to wash it like, three times, until it stopped bleeding so much dye. (I washed it by itself and then had the machine do a self-clean cycle to clear out any remaining dye)

After that it was a matter of tracing the face pattern from what references I could find (on a digital canvas to match the size of the flap), getting some felt, cutting and pinning the pieces, and stitching them on! (I forgot to get pictures of the cutting and pining process)

#spoils bag #linked universe cosplay #the wind waker #I’m so excited for this cosplay #I’m slowly working towards a wind and a four cosplay #i made a thing #rae speaks

[inapickleinajar]

This is a Cassandra apologist blog. Idc what she does bc she's right it's not fair

#cassandra #fantasy high #fhjy #rae speaks

[poetsdepartment]

so excited for my date tn eeeek

#rae speaks