#will makes Leo use a Star Wars pun

[depressedacadamia]

5 times Leo hit on Calypso as her Barista and one time it worked

Word Count: 3.8K

Summary: Coffee Shop AU! Calypso is running late one day so she ends up going to a coffee shop- what she doesn’t expect is for her barista to be Bad boy supreme

Later on in this fic, they sing this song.

Warnings?: Not much, terrible pick up lines, mainly fluff, making out.

A/N:  This took me so long but alas, here it is! This is kinda my first official fluff and I tried okay. Anyway, enjoy, comment, share, like- you know the drill. <3 from moi!

The 1st Thursday

Calypso was not happy with the line she was waiting in. She was running late and thus was at a coffee shop- somewhere she preferred not to go. The weather was terrible, grey skies as well as heavy rain that had Calypso drenched. The stupid forecast hadn’t predicted the rain and thus she had left her apartment without an umbrella nor raincoat. 

The coffee shop was small but cute, she had to admit. The staff seemed small but efficient and within a few minutes, Calypso found herself at the front of the line, face to face with a boy with rich dark tan skin and the most dazzling smile she had ever seen. He had long dimples and his dark curly hair would flop over his face in a cute manner.

“Hi, Welcome to Steamy Beans Coffee. I’m Super sized Mcshizzle and I will be taking your order today, do you have your order ready?” He looked up at the girl in front of him and immediately, his lips stretched into a lazy and goofy smile. She frowned at the nickname but internally she wanted to laugh, even his name badge read Super Sized Mcshizzle- Who called themselves that?

“Can I get a cappuccino with 2 espresso shots, please.” She reached into her bag to pull out her purse while the boy at the counter hummed and tapped at the machine in front of him.

“What kind of milk?” He looked up again, cheekily smiling as if he had something planned.

“Uh, almond is fine.”

“And your name?” He asked, pulling out a marker. Before she could answer, he cut in.

“Does your name start with a C-”

“-Actually it doe-” 

 “-Because I can C us together.” 

Calypso resisted the urge to smile and instead raised an eyebrow at the horribly cheesy pick up line. Despite this, she was a bit impressed- Her name did technically start with a C.

“Calypso. That’s my name,” She told him as she walked away from the counter and sat at one of the stalls, waiting for her name to be called out. 

The 2nd Thursday

Somehow, Calypso found herself queuing outside the same coffee shop the next Thursday. Whilst she told herself it was because the coffee was perfect, it was truly to see the brown haired grinning boy who had served her last week. Pick up lines weren’t really her poison, but he wasn’t creepy and even she had to admit it- He was cute. 

As the queue grew shorter, she grabbed her purse ready to pay. She had subconsciously chosen to wear better clothes and style her hair today. Was it a stupid decision to wear white when drinking coffee? Absolutely. But Calypso was 100% willing to take the risk. 

“Hi, welcome to Steamy Beans Coffee. I’m Bad Boy Supreme and I will be taking your order today, do you have an order ready?” The boy looked up, with his hair flopping about. He had rolled his sleeves up and Calypso, who wasn’t about to get caught, quickly averted her eyes elsewhere. She noticed that his name had changed- so had his badge. Did he have a collection of these names? She’d have to ask him next time.

Oh, so there will be a next time, huh? She asked herself. 

Shut up. 

“Oh. Calypso, right? Same as last time?” He asked as he hovered his finger over the machine.

“Oh, yeah. Cappuccino please.” 

As she waited for her name to be called out, she pulled out her sketchbook and started sketching the cute barista. From his elf like ears to his slanted chocolate eyes and the funny curl that went in the complete opposite direction of his hair earning him a messy hair look. It was only a basic sketch but it had outlined him. 

“Cappuccino for Calypso?” a familiar voice called out. She was slightly surprised to find her Barista also handing off her coffee but she also quite flattered. Or maybe she was just overthinking this. He could easily just have switched around for a friend- it can’t have been just for her.

“Thanks,” she murmured as she reached into her purse, trying to find the appropriate change in her purse. 

“You and I are like nachos with jalapeños. I'm super cheesy, you're super hot, and we belong together.” The pick up line rolled off his tongue as he leant over the counter separating them. He had a smirk that made Calypso immediately lose her strong front and spill her change all over the counter.

“What?!” she sputtered as her eyes darted to the change. She managed to scoop most of it into her arms without looking too much like a fool. She quickly grabbed her coffee and made her way out of the shop as fast as she possibly could, hoping she didn’t look as ridiculous as she thought she did. 

The 3rd Thursday

“You don’t understand, last time the pick up line was creepy. She probably thinks I’m a weirdo now!” Leo groaned as he slammed his head on the counter beside his friend Will who always worked the same shift as him. Unfortunately, Will did not get to witness what Leo kept on describing as ‘a catastrophe’. 

“She won’t come in today, I bet. Ugh, I really screwed up.” 

“It really can’t have been that bad!” Will argued, dragging Leo by the arm to the front counter. 

“I said You and I are like nachos with Jalapenos. I’m super cheesy, you’re super hot and we belong together.”

Will cringed. “Okay, that is bad.”

Calypso could not believe she was coming back to the coffee shop. The previous pick up line was terrible, in fact it was almost as bad as the ‘I’m here, what are your other two wishes’ pick up line that a creepy person had used on her earlier but in all honesty it wasn’t the barista that was the problem. It was the fact that she could not crush over someone with pickup lines as bad as those. This time, she had decided to use her card to pay so she wouldn’t have to deal with spilt change everywhere. 

“Hi, welcome to Steamy Beans Coffee. I’m Commander tool Belt- that’s because my major is engineering and I fixed the old coffee machine- how can I help you?” The curly haired boy in front of her said miserably while slumped behind the counter with his face practically leaning on the machine.  

“I was hoping for the usual?” Her meek voice came out questioning. Leo’s head shot off the counter, almost slamming into the machine. 

“Wow… uh cappuccino again?” 

“Yep…” she searched for something to say. “So engineering major huh?” 

“Mhmm. I like making things I guess. What about you?” 

“Natural sciences. I was going to do art but I guess plants and animals are more of my poison.” She shrugged. 

“You can draw?” he asked, his voice peaking interest and turning around slightly. 

“Yes, why do you sound so surprised at that?” 

He batted his hand. “Oh nothing, just something we have in common.” He then winked and Calypso had to do everything she could to not react. She stood in front of the counter, waiting for her coffee but saw that her barista was screwing his eyes up and writing something on a cup. She wanted to pull out her sketchbook and draw the cute face he was pulling, leaning back and holding the cup in front of him as if it were an invention he had never seen. 

“Cappuccino for Calypso!” A sing-song voice that could only be her barista called out. She had to admit, his voice was not bad. In fact, it was quite impressive and it had a nice harmonious tune to it. 

“Thank you…” she said in a suspicious tone, as she swiped her card over the contactless payment machine. Her barista was suspiciously silent and she had yet to hear a terrible pick up line. He had a mischievous smile as if he had set something on fire and not told anyone anything about it. As she picked up her coffee, she noticed a lot more black marker on the cup and held it away from her face to read it.

Are you made of Copper and tellurium? Because you are CuTe.

She wanted to face palm at such a classic science pun but she was also impressed that he knew elements of the periodic table so easily. She let out a small laugh to let him know that she had noticed the pick up line before she took a small sip and smiled. 

The 4th Thursday

“I’m telling you, she actually laughed at the line! That’s a good thing right?” Leo asked as he put on his apron. 

“And I’m telling you, if you want her to go out with you, hit her with a star wars pun,” Will ugred while tying his apron behind his back.

“You’re obsessed with star wars.”

“Hey, it worked for me and Nico!” Will pointed out as they made their way to the counter.

“Sun boy, we all know you and Mr Debbie Downer did not get together over Star Wars pick up lines,” Leo argued. 

Calypso was running late. She hated being late. It was like slowly ticking off the boxes for panic 101. She was wearing mismatched socks, had the wrong books for class and the laces of her shoes were untied. At least the line was significantly shorter than usual and while normally that would have made Calypso question the occasion, she was too much in a rush to truly care.

As she ran in, she tripped over her laces and almost fell had it not been for the arms of the person in front of her. As she looked up to find her saviour, she found herself face to face with the curly brown haired boy who today wore the badge of ‘Admiral Leo’.  She thought Leo was a nice name and it suited him very well- much better than any other name would have.

“Hey, tie your shoes!” he scolded her and she was surprised by his concern over her safety. Alas, she had spoken too soon, 

“I don’t want you falling for anyone else.” he murmured, his lips right by her ear and his hot breath making goosebumps form all across her neck. He then reached down onto his knees, and did her laces. However, she noticed the manner he did them were different to how she would normally do them. 

“You know that’s how children do their laces, right?” Her hands rested on her hips as he gasped dramatically and held his hand over his heart. 

“Are you calling me a child?” 

Before she could say yes, he cut her off.

“The answer is I totally am a child because that means I can eat off the child menu,” He grinned foolishly. “Life hacks with Admiral Leo!” 

The 5th Thursday

“I’m telling you Leo- Make the Star Wars pun. Please! For me, do it for me!” Will begged as he tied Leo’s apron for him. Leo was reluctant to go with a Star Wars pun. He didn’t know if Calypso would get it or if she was into nerdy stuff like that but he was running out of ideas. He hadn’t gotten any terrible sparks of inspiration and the Star Wars inspired pun that Will had told him couldt go too badly?

Nervously, Leo waited behind the counter, his hands tapping as if he had just slapped on a nicotine patch and then glugged 6 espresso’s. In other words, Leo was anxious. If he just made the drinks without thinking about it, he could get his mind off it but when he started remembering that she may walk in at any moment, he could feel his hands shake and his stomach begin to churn. 

Calypso was very happy. She had no classes today, no research studies to deal with and she had even managed her time well enough to hang out with a friend before heading towards her newly found and now favourite coffee shop. She knew it was it because of a certain curly haired and cheekily grinning boy. 

“Hello, welcome to Steamy Beans Coffee, I’m Flaming Valdez- don’t ask please- how can I assist you today?” He once again looked up and when seeing Calypso, he recited her order before the words could come out of her mouth. 

“Cappuccino with 2 espresso shots and almond milk?” 

Calypso, a bit shocked, nodded. She could feel small butterflies forming in her stomach thinking about how Leo had memorised her order. 

Stop being silly. He probably memorises every regular’s order. 

 “Soo… Flaming Valdez… what’s the story behind that?” She asked, despite his warning. Leo tipped his head back and let out a throaty laugh that had Calypso tingling all over- How can a person have such a gorgeous laugh? How can someone look so good while laughing? 

“Oh, that’s a good story. Every year, we celebrate the owners birthday by having the shop to ourselves. No customers, just the staff chilling. Anyway, so it’s like 9pm and we’re all meant to be out because it was sunset an hour ago but instead we’re still in the shop. Everyone’s gathered right out there because your boy, Flaming Valdez, brought in Roman candles!” Leo pointed to the chairs and tables outside the shop.

“Roman candles?” Calypso asked, a tad confused. Her face scrunched up a bit and Leo almost died from how cute her face looked.

“They’re like fireworks. There’s a slight difference with how the shell explodes compared to fireworks and they are a much more traditional version of fireworks but…” He trailed off when he noticed Calypso’s confused face- he just managed to remember that she wasn’t a nerd like him and didn’t study fireworks in her freetime. 

“Anyway, Will has the red ones and I have the green ones and so we literally start shooting them at each other like we’re re-enacting Harry Potter or something!”

“What! Can’t someone get set on fire from that?”

“Well yeah actually, they can. Will shoots one at me, sparks at my hair and sets it on fire. I’m running around trying to stop my burning hair while everyone is laughing. The crowd started cheering ‘Flaming Valdez’ and since then, they’ve adopted me that name. I’ve tried to get them to change it but it seems to stick,” he laughed while making her coffee. 

“Yeah, I think I’ve seemed to notice. Super sized Mcshizzle, Bad boy supreme, Commander tool belt, Admiral Leo and today- Flaming Valdez.” She listed all the names he would wear on his badges off her fingers. However, that may have been a mistake because when she looked up, she saw Leo shooting her a sly grin that made the butterflies start going crazy in her stomach again.

“So you remember my names, huh?” 

“It’s the nice thing to do,” she defended, a blush rising on her cheeks as she reached for some napkins.

Leo took a deep breath- he couldn’t believe that he was going to use Will’s Star Wars pick up line. 

“Do you like Star Wars? Cause Yoda only one for me.” The words practically rolled off his tongue and Calypso froze before breaking in laughter. She couldn't hold it in anymore- this was by far the funniest of all the pick up lines he had used. She pulled out a pen and scribbled something down on her sketchpad before ripping it out.

Leo, distraught, watched as she laughed at the pick up line. He should have listened to his gut and never made the pick up line. Oh gosh, he looked like an absolute loser now. Who makes Star Wars puns other than nerds? He handed Calypso the coffee and watched as she quickly left.

 He noticed the sketch she had left behind, it looked oddly familiar. In fact, he could have sworn it looked just like him. She had been sketching him everytime she waited for her coffee. He traced finger gently over the outline of his face, smiling. She had drawn everything in such detail, he felt like he was looking in the mirror but at the same time he felt she had facetuned him and made him look.. Well, perfect. Did she think he needed all these faults fixed? Or was this just how she saw him? She somehow made every flaw seem gorgeous and beautiful and he didn’t know how to feel as he looked at the bottom of the sketch. 

His eyes widened as he read the note left at the bottom of the sketch. 

Hey Leonidas (your co-worker told me that). Here’s my number - 07669833256. 

P.S- Star Wars puns ALWAYS work.

Yours truly, Calypso

“Leo? Are you good?” Will stopped to ask him. 

“Star Wars puns always work- you were right,” he said starstruck. 

The Next Friday

“Mamacita, get off those tables, I need to clean them,” Leo huffed, holding a spray bottle threateningly and a cloth in his other hand. Calypso, giggling and giddy hopped off the table. She watched as Leo quickly sprayed it down before wiping it. 

“Are you checking me out?” Leo’s smug voice cut through Calypso’s thoughts, snapping her out of mind. Her initial reaction was to stutter and wildly deny it however today at 7pm, she felt more bold than usual and decided to tease him a bit.

“So what if I was?” 

Leo almost froze at the bold response, not expecting the reaction from her. They’d been officially going out for one week and so far, Calypso had been quite shy. A kiss on the cheek here and there, a bit of innocent flirting but no one had really openly confessed their feelings. It was obvious to everyone around them that they liked each other but they seemed determined to have the other say it first. 

“Well if you were… " He turned around to see her smirking with both hands on her hips. He was not losing to Calypso- he would make her confess her feelings first if it was the last thing he did. She sat herself on the counter behind her and beckoned Leo forward with her finger. He raised an eyebrow at the bold move but obliged. 

Leo stood between Calypso’s thighs, his hands slipping around her waist. Their faces were close enough that if Calypso and Leo both moved their head slightly forward, they’d be kissing. Funnily enough, they both had started eating mints and chewing gum whenever they’d be with each other as if they were planning the moment. 

“I still can’t believe those pick up lines worked,” Calypso sighed, her hands moving onto Leo’s shoulders, comfortably rubbing them back and forth. 

“Bad Boy supreme is very much offended by those comments.”

“Nu uh. Ever since that blond co-worker of yours told me that your full name is Leonidas...” She paused to unsuccessfully hold in a small laugh. “...That your name is Leonidas, it’s been Leonidas and it will always be Leonidas to me.”

“Not even Leo?” He asked, his eyes entering puppy eyes mode. Calypso remained unimpressed and shook her head. Their eyes locked and they could feel each other's thoughts. Just as their heads were leaning in,the radio behind the counter bugged out and static started blaring everywhere. Calypso wanted to curse god- of coure something just had  to ruin the moment. Immediately, the two students shoved their hands over their ears and Leo jumped over the counter to quickly fix the horrendous noise. A few minutes later, About Love  by Marina started softly playing through the cafe’s speakers. 

The moment seemed like it was manufactured for a movie. The beautiful sunset on the horizon, the romantic music and most of all, Leo’s playful smile as he held his hand out asking Calypso to dance. She, of course, accepted and the two twirled about in each other's arms. They weren’t very good and they kept on stepping on each other's toes but eventually they got into a position where Leo’s hands were wrapped around her waist and Calypso’s arms were thrown around Leo’s neck. 

Leo watched as Calypso closed eyes and softly sang the words to the song under her breath. 

“Started in the strangest way, didn’t see it coming.”

Leo started singing with her, “My head gets messy when I try to hide.”

“The things I love about you in my mind” Their voices were harmonious and in sync. 

“I don’t really know a lot about love, a lot about love, a lot about love but you’re in my head, you’re my blood and it feels so good, it hurts so much.” Calypso had her head leaning on Leo’’s chest and she could hear the steady thumping of his heart quicken.

“Shall I take this as your confession of love to me?” He murmured into her hair. Calypso shot her head up so fast that she almost butted Leo in the chin. 

“Hell no, Leonidas.” 

Yet, as she said those words, her face leaned upwards towards Leo with her intense gaze falling to his lips. They looked soft, supple even and she felt so tempted to reach out and brush them. In fact, she felt so tempted to touch them that she didn’t even notice her actual hand reaching out to brush against his bottom lip. 

Leo had to physically restrain himself from shivering when he felt Calypso’s finger brush over his bottom lip, dragging it back slightly before slowly setting her hand at the side of his face. Slowly, like they were two magnets slowly attracting each other, they leaned in. When they were practically breathing in each other's face, Leo decided to spring one more pick up line on Calypso. 

“Did you know that my lips are skittles?” Leo cut in quickly. Calypso quickly frowned, not catching on. Leo continued, “ And you’re about to taste the rainbow.”

Calypso groaned, throwing her head back while Leo giggled to himself. Sick of chasing each other, Calypso grabbed Leo’s face with both her hands and smashed her lips into his, abruptly shutting him up. To say Leo was surprised would be the understatement of the year. He was in a true state of panic, thinking what he should do with his hands, his lips, his entire being. Her lips moved against his, encouraging him. He wrapped his hands around her waist, both of them moving up her back, pulling her into the kiss. 

They pulled away for a brief second, looking each other in the eye before slamming their lips back together. Had anyone walked in on them, it would have only been appropriate to say that they were devouring each other- their lips pushed and their hands pulled. Their lips moved in sync and Calypso weaved her hands into Leo’s curls. It was demonically passionate as their tongues slipped across each other's lips. The heat of the kiss spread across Calypso’s face- the blush was so obvious, she felt like her lips were on fire. Nothing could have stopped them, not even if the entire world was on fire. 

As they pulled away, Calypso had one more trick up her sleeve. 

“As far I’m concerned, the rainbow tasted pretty damned good,” She remarked, referencing to Leo’s previous pick up line. 

#Leo valdez #percy jackson #hoo #will solace #Calypso #Leo Valdez fanfic #caleo #leo x calypso #caleo fanfic #calypso fanfic #Leo Valdez fanfiction #calypso fanfiction #caleo fanfiction #riordanverse #riordanverse fanfic #hoo fanfic #pjo #pjo fanfic #Leo x calypso fanfic #will is here for like 3 seconds #will is a Star Wars fan #will makes Leo use a Star Wars pun #tumblr #leo valdez #aesthetic #Nico is mentioned like once

[violxtdreams]

I really hope Zombies 3 comes out, so here are some thoughts/theories/predictions/ random stuff I think the film may be like! And some opinions :D.

-I noticed there’s a running gag of Addison speaking a monster language (and failing) so maybe this film will have her speak it perfectly.

-The new creatures will be Aliens, and they’ll have a white, blue and silver color scheme with moon motifs.

-The aliens will be one big metaphor for immigration. Perhaps something happened to their home planet

-or they have a space empire that colonizes galaxies and Earth is next.

-Addison will be adopted,

-Alien hair has special powers that manifest as a blue glow.

-The aliens will have something to do with the moonstone and werewolves

-The alien’s planet will have a fancy name. I think Alextros is nice.

-It’ll be a monarchy, and the king and queen are Addison’s true parents.

-Addison was meant to kickstart an alien invasion since she’s so good at fitting in,

-The moonstone is from the aliens,

-Everything supernatural is linked to the aliens

-The aliens will have their own intergalactic anthem,

-Their powers will be varied, but I think energy bursts, telekinesis, telepathy, mind reading, causing tech to go berserk, and perhaps teleportation are good choices.

-The aliens will be heavily associated with blue moons.

-Addison’s hair powers will go crazy and she’ll run away to control her powers. The aliens may help her.

-The werewolves and zombies will be suspicious of the aliens

-Earth will almost be invaded. Or at least Seabrook

-Addison’s parents will get their fair share of karma,

-Addison will have a new hairstyle. Maybe bangs, braids, or space buns for very subtle foreshadowing of her alien heritage.

-The aliens will all have white hair that can’t be dyed and also glows blue, (did I say that already? Sorry if I’m being redundant!) their hairstyles will mainly include space buns. Because space buns are cute.  

-All the alien names start with ‘A’.

-Their will be a main trio of aliens. 2 girls, and 1 boy. I think Alyssa, Amaya, and Axel are pretty names!

-One will be legitimately smart but have a large ego. Another will be shy, a smol bean, and be afraid of humans. Another will be just vibing and brave.

-Addison’s biological parents will look like they came right out of a Sci Fi movie.

-At least 1 UFO will be seen

-SPACE PUNS!

-The alien language will sound East Asian (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc.), Greek, or like this “Kiro-Leo monolona zia?” (“What nonsense is this?”) (I made that whole thing up-)

-Star Wars and Star Trek refs

-There will be an alien kid to be Zoey’s friend. Adalie is a cute name.

-The aliens will have peculiar food preferences. Perhaps they like drinking vinegar, eating tin foil, or some other thing.

-The aliens will have a habit of speaking alien instinctually. Example: (“Have a good yia-cozo!” “Oops, I mean have a good day!”)

-The aliens will be prone to space puns. (“I’m over the moon for you!” “What in the universe?” “Hold your comets,” “Get your shooting stars out of here!” “That’s so stellar!” )

-The aliens will mention overthrowing planets and destroying moons like it’s no problem.

-The aliens have beef with the werewolves.

-The humans seem to learn they’re lesson and actually try to be nice.

-Alien abductions

-In every film so far we’ve visited the monster homeworld things (Zombie Town, Wolf Den,) so we’ll see the planet of the aliens.

-Addison will have her identity crisis used against her. (“Join your fellow aliens and be at peace with yourself or stay lost here without a group you belong with”)

-Instead of helping the aliens,  the aliens will help Addison.

-Addison will wear alien clothing at some point,

-The aliens will betray everyone and use their powers to start an alien invasion.  

-At least one character will do the Vulcan salute 🖖

-Bucky will fail to speak alien and will speak Klingon instead.

-Addison will gain an obsession with space.

-Zed will walk right up to a male alien and tell them to stay clear of Addison.

-Eliza will be incredibly interested in alien technology.

-The werewolves and aliens will fight to see who’s the most powerful.

-One alien will compete against Bree to be Addison’s best friend.

-LASER WEAPONS!

-The ending song will go like this: Cheerleader, Zombie, Werewolf, and Alien  

(Time to stop cause at this point it’s just fanfic material)

And now, some opinions ! :D please don’t get mad if you disagree! I apologize in advance if it makes you upset.

-I’ve heard some people say that Addison’s identity crisis isn’t a good idea, but I think it’s actually incredibly interesting and relatable, at least for me!

-Some just want Addison to be an odd human. it may be my astronomy and fantasy obsession but I reallllly want her to be an alien. First, it seems obvious. Second, another clear metaphor. Third, it’ll have a bunch of story opportunities and fanfic potential for the supernatural creatures. Fourth, I just think her being an alien makes more sense than being human. No other human has the glowy, undyeable, white hair that she has. Unless more humans are revealed to have crazy hair colors due to some weird effect, (aftermath of the zombie apocalypse maybe?) I doubt she’s human. Plus, her mom is the mayor and her dad the Z Patrol chief. If she’s not human, then this makes sense because her parents may be keeping her on watch, in case she causes some weird thing.

-I don’t really think the zombies will be ‘lost’ story-wise. They managed to get a good deal of focus in the second movie so I expect the same in the third.

-I think the vampires actually have good story potential. If they decide to make a fourth film, I think it could work with some creativity to come up with a metaphor for vampires.

-I don’t think the film series is a mess :D in fact it’s my favorite DCOM since the first came out,

#zombies #zombies 2 #zombies 3 #disney zombies #z-o-m-b-i-e-s #predictions #theories #guesses #thoughts #aliens #aliens are cool #I might use all this for a fanfic! :D #space buns are cute too ・3・

[un-bearablysweet]

Teetlez in Highschool Part 3

Wow, I’m thrilled people enjoy this headcanon so much! And I apologize for the delay, but I finished drawing Leo’s pic right afters Donnie’s and I liked it. Until I did a side by side comparison of Raph, Donnie and Leo and Leo looked like a 23yr old gigolo.

No Lie for some reason he’s wearing a skin-tight leather shirt and It just seemed weird when I put them side by side, especially since they’re supposed to be in high school, and I know 14yrs old nowadays look like they’re in the twenties, but that’s not the point.🤷🏿‍♀️ Either way, if enough people ask, I’ll release the picture, but probably not because I’m so ashamed now.

If Donnie has box braids Leo must have dreads that is the law, lol

If Donnie is a drama queen, then Leo is trying to dethrone him, but I think we all know that Leo is Diva after my own heart.

 Leo is so much like his father when he was younger; it’s scary. Leo will do something completely ridiculous, and its like Splinter starts having war flashbacks to his childhood.  

“Is this punishment for my previous sins?”

“My parents were right; my behavior would replicate in my children twice fold." 

While the boys, in general, are considered popular among the other students, Leo is a bit of a queen bee. Leo’s versatile nature makes him while liked by everyone. A complete sweet talker, do you know how many detentions this boy has talked in his way out? He once convinced a History teacher to save himself the trouble of grading the classes test by merely giving the whole class B+’s. 

He’s putting his pretty face to work, and being a schmoozer is his second nature. Raph’s the muscle and leader, Donnie’s the Brains, and Leo’s the Pretty face with a silver tongue. 

Co-captain of the basketball team he is not to be trifled with or underestimated, you already know this boy loves to win, and he always thinks of the best gameplays to win. Takes any chance to dunk on someone and doing trick shots. 

Leo said, give me your ankles boi; this boy is always breaking the other team’s ankles. He calls them chronic floppers, constant smack talk on the court. Leo often gets in trouble for either showboating or ball hogging. 

He’s always hyping up the crowd at basketball games, it’s constant dabbing and dabbing on the court from him. Leo’s definitely a crowd favorite and treats each game like it’s a concert. 

He considers himself to be the star player on the team. His teammates know he’s the best player, too, but don’t want to inflate his ego anymore. Every now and then they have to humble their beloved co-captain. 

"Um guys, where are my clothes? Seriously, guys, I have Mr. Demario’s class in five minutes, and you know he gives out detentions like candy." 

The stole is clothes and uniforms, and he ended up having to wear the mascots suit to class. The first sophomore to become the swim team captain, he’s the fastest on the squad. Sadly, the school doesn’t have a kendo team, so he joined the fencing team. He did, however, join a Kendo club outside the school, it’s actually where he met his boyfriend, Usagi. 

Leo coming back from try-outs with a placement on the team and Usagi’s number is not what Donnie was expecting. 

"It was love at first, Encho." 

*Encho* The match is declared a draw

"You could say he swept me off my feet." 

It had been two days since Usagi and Leo’s first date, and while Donnie was happy for his twin, he didn’t want to listen to Leo gush about his new boy toy at 4am. 

"What happened to love is for suckers.” Typing away at his Lab report, Donnie’s head gestured for Leo to continue. 

“That was then this is now, and if that’s the case, then Usagi a Tootsie Pop that I’ll lick all night~."

...

” Ew"🤨

It’s constant memes and puns with this boy, and you know those guys on Instagram that are continually sticking their tongues out, showing off their abs or biting their lips?

 That’s Leo, this boy is a certified Instagram thirst trap. 

Donnie often jokes that he might as well quit sports an become a full-time IG model. Jokes on him because Leo actually gets picked up by a modeling agency. 

He mainly does small local shoots for teen magazines or clothing lines. 

The photographer actually took a shining to Donnie when he came to pick Leo up from one of the shoots. He really likes the duality yet contrast Donnie and Leo create. 

I gave Leo high cheekbones because I know that he would abuse them completely. The glasses he has on his shirt he stole them from Donnie.

People were surprised to find out Leo and Donnie were twins, especially when they seemed so different, Leo often had to tell people they were fraternal, and as much as he hated it, Donnie was indeed the oldest. 

Leo had lovely smooth brown skin, his black dreads pulled into a high ponytail. His vitiligo taking the place of his beloved scale markings. He did miss his red stripes the most, so he dyed two of his dreads red. And when he was feeling especially fancy, he would use red kabuki makeup and mimick his red stripes. He usually did this for important games or on his dates with Usagi, they give him confidence. 

Leo is a bit of a fashion icon in the school and is often and a trendsetter. Winged eyeliner sharp enough to cut a bitch. He uses waterproof for when he’s at swim meets and for when he sweats during basketball practice. 

When he takes off his helmet after Kendo practice, he wants to look his best. 

“Mr. Hamato, you cannot use a ruler to correct your makeup; save it for study hall.”

Other nerds who resented Donnie and for being smart and good looking if they couldn’t get to him would try to insult and attack Leo. Oh, no honey, he is not the one. Donnie isn’t the only one with savage comebacks.

The Spanish teachers love him; his Spanish is nearly flawless, especially for a student that was previously homeschooled. All those nights working for Hueso and babysitting Hueso Jr paid off. 

Leonardo ‘Akihiko’ Hamato 

Akihiko meaning 'Shining Prince.' 

15yr, Sophmore

Basketball Co-captain, Swim Team Captain, 

Fencing club member, Kendo Club Member. 

Voted most likely to make a pun doing his own wedding or dab doing the reception.

Oddly enough, I think Leo was the hardest to write for. Up Next is Mikey, along with a bonus post. 

#rise of the tmnt #Rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #rottmnt leo #Leonardo #Leo #TMNT #tmnt2018 #rise!leo #my art #Headcanon

[elliebartlets]

5.04 Han

Episode:

• umm this one is sad

• did CJ just call North Korea a “punk state”?

• lmao at Leo’s face after the translator said they would be visiting the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam wall of death and just...left it at that

• Josh, Donna just asked you not to make cheese puns and what do you do? Make cheese puns. It would’ve been kinda funny if she gave him an exasperated look, but she looked upset. Don’t be an ass.

• omg is this when Toby and Will make fun of Bingo Bob and forget to change it in the speech so it ends up on the teleprompter?

• at least CJ having moral dilemmas about some of the administrations choices is still a continuity in the post sorkin years

• ha and then Josh actually uses Donna’s diet theory in the meetings even tho he was looking at her like she was crazy

• so Toby wants to quit speechwriting??

• CJ really just told the President she was dissapointed in his decision I’m-

• “I may actually sleep tonight.”

“Probably not.”

“Probably not.”

Big mood

• omg Bartlet basically had to make up his own speech about Russell on the spot lol

• also how did Will and Toby not get berated by Bartlet for that?

• Charlie would be the only one to know the price of milk. Of course they all live at home and buy their own groceries (or just eat at the WH) but they probably don’t pay attention to the prices of the food whereas Charlie, who gets paid the least out of all of them, is more financially conscious.

• I’m 900% sure CJ’s worn that dress before. pretty sure it was in Galileo

• I feel so bad for him he literally cried at the end when he bowed

• “It’s a state of mind. Of soul, really. A sadness. A sadness so deep no tears will come. And yet still, there’s hope.”

Podcast:

• guest star: Paula Yoo

• Paula Yoo was only a writer during season 4. She wrote Han when John Wells started working with them and asked the writers to write their own episode. After she left the show she found out that Wells liked her script and wanted to use it.

• Her inspiration for the story came from the 1983 reunion of North and South Korean families who were separated from the war. The piano part came from her being a classical violinist.

• The character was 18 in her script but they changed his age to 23.

• “I think that the president himself has a little bit of han at the end too because, when he talks about what han is, when he learns about it, and just kind of leaning back with his arms behind his head, it's a very ironic pose because he's not at rest. He's giving the appearance of being at peace, but inside he suffering from the han, and that to me was a very great physical representation of what it is.”

• “The pianist, Jai Yung Ahn, is the one who tells us about han, but really I think C.J. is the one who embodies it in this episode, or she's the one who is feeling at the most.”

• One of the unrealistic aspects of the West Wing is the lack of turnover from the staff. However, in a typical administration people start to leave either to move on with their career or because their exhausted/drained. In this case, Toby is wanting more within his job or and CJ is feeling a certain exhaustion/disappointment of what her job entails.

CJ’s moral compass is out of alignment with the way many of the policies are pointing. Which has always been the case but now she’s presenting herself differently.

In the past, CJ would have either more subtly expressed herself, and now she’s essentially walking into the Oval Office and tell the president she believes that what he's doing is wrong.

In The Women of Qumar, she loses her temper and handles her feelings unprofessionally. In this episode she states her case and lets her opinion be known, even when Leo tells her explicitly to butt out, but she does it in a much more professional way.

• They thought it was an unfair situation to put the pianist in, to assume that he’s going understand that the President of the United States is saying, “I can't risk this but if you publicly ask for it, I might have to, now you make the decision” and then later essentially admit or to frame the decision of not defecting as “he blew it.”

• Bartlet's message is mixed. It's almost as if, as President of the United States, he felt he had to deny this guy. But as a human being, he was hoping he'd put President Bartlet in a spot where he had to respond in a different way.

• The congressmen Josh is trying to turn makes a good point about making Bingo Bob VP and leaves you feeling like he’s right.

• They’re questioning why Bartlet decides not to put up more of a fight for Berryhill, but I just figured it’s because the Senate wouldn’t confirm him.

• Missed opportunity for a dad joke:

“You like Chopin, Charlie?”

“If I say I’ve never heard any, am I going to get the life history of the guy and a shopping list?”

Should’ve said “Chopin list”

• Ryan Pierce is the direct descendant of Franklin Pierce. But Franklin Pierce and his wife had three children who died before having children.

But it was probably done intentionally to make sure there isn’t anyone alive who might be able to say “oh that’s supposed to be me.”

• There were certain connections in the episode that were best left to the viewers to make.

Josh didn’t have to tell Donna that Bartlet used her diet theory (taking one aspect from every diet) and applied it to economics because we could see the realization hit him in the Oval when Bartlet referenced it. We didn’t need to hear it said out loud.

“Josh says this thing to Donna and I feel like he could have, I don't know, instead of tossing it as an aside and throwing in a cheese joke, it could have been evidence for him of how smart Donna is; that despite her trying to do it in this weird way where she’s showing off in front of her aunt and uncle, that she had a suggestion for how economic policy should be applied in a way that was more apt than the experts in the room.”

• After Bartlet asks Charlie to find out the price of milk and Charlie tells him right away, Hrishi wanted there to be a moment where Bartlet says “you are a smart guy and you have something substantive to contribute besides just carrying my bags and telling me about my appointments. You should sit in on this meeting and just provide us one other perspective, you have a point of view that we sorely are needing.”

• We find out Bartlet plays piano. Apparently

#the west wing #the west wing weekly #han #tww weekly #rewatching tww #bro i watched this episode like 2-3? days ago #and have been listening to this podcast episode for 2 days #and i finally finished #!!! #ive just been busy and not really wanting to??? #the next episode is meh if i remember

[thecinemastrikesback]

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instructions: tag 10 people you’d like to know better

name: abby

starsign: gemini

hogwarts house: slytherin

height: 5'6

sexuality: oh, well...

favorite animal: cow

average time of sleep: 5 to 7 hours

current time: 01:03 a.m

dogs or cats: both

blankets you sleep with: just one blanket

when you made your blog: end of 2013, i think

followers: 588

why you made your blog: just because I love cinema and wanted to keep track of the movies I was watching (although I don’t use it for that anymore)

reason for your url: just a little pun with star wars

rules: answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you would like to get to know better

real name? abby

nickname? bii

zodiac? gemini

favorite musicians or groups? The Kills, Marina and the diamonds, Queen, Joy Division, Lady gaga (I dunno, I like so many different ones)

favorite sports teams? I don’t have one

other blogs? @guesswhatiamarobot

do i get asks? nope, rarely.

how many blogs do i follow? 404

tumblr crushes? nope

lucky numbers? I don’t think I have any.

what am i wearing? Pajamas

dream vacation? a road trip on route 66 (a bit cliché, I know)

dream car? Ford mustang or thunderbird

favorite food? bean stew

drink of choice? coke

instruments? guitar and bass (but I don’t play in ages)

languages? english, spanish, portuguese and although I don’t speak it, I understand french pretty well

celebrity crushes? katie mcgrath, young leo dicaprio

random facts? I learnt how to whistle before learning how to talk.

20 random facts about yourself that may surprise people

1. do you make your bed? yes (when I make it)

2. what’s your favourite number? 23

3. what’s your job? still studying

4. if you could, would you go back to school? I’m still there.

5. can you parallel park? Yes, I don’t like it, though.

6. a job you had which would surprise people? I dunno, I never had weird jobs 

7. do you think aliens are real? They’re most likely to be real

8. can you drive a manual car? Yes.

9. what’s your guilty pleasure? watch crappy youtube videos

10. tattoos? no

11. favourite colour? red or bordeaux

12. things people do that drive you crazy? talking too loud.

13. any phobias? Being confined in a really small space.

14. favourite childhood sport? basketball

15. do you talk to yourself? Not really

16. what movie do you adore? That’s a tough one, but Blade Runner has a special place in my heart. It made me pursue and discover more about cinema.

17. do you like doing puzzles? yes

18. favourite kind of music? Rock, alternative, pop, gothic rock, punk, I just enjoy a lot of different genres

19. tea or coffee? tea

20. the first thing you remember you wanted to be when you grew up? I wanted to build and create stuff and I remember saying that I wanted to be a mechanic or an inventor.

i tag anyone, really. Feel free to answer these questions, keep your mind busy and have fun.

#tag #me #about

[fates-end-does-vns]

Nogi Wakaba is a Hero: 1/2

that's a familiar looking face. sister or ancestor? sister or ancestor? 

that's a pretty karinish face there 

Second hero diary? What was the first?

>Nogi Sonoko joined the Sanshu Middle School Hero Club.

Starting in the present, I see.

>The Nogi Household's rose bath was like a hot spring.

ahh, wait, that illustration is for this scene isn't it yeah, now I see the black eyes instead of purple

>"That's a cute reaction~ I'm sure the readers would love a character like you~ my creative urges are rising~"

sononononono, don't break the fourth wall

unless you're making fanficion of your friends like fiw twilight, in which case I implore you to reconsider.

>"Yeah, that combination does sound like it could work. So next, how about Nogi?"

do not give sonoka a position of authority outside of combat. it will not end well.

>But yeah, right now, I think that out of all four candidates, I'd recommend Karin as club president. It'll probably be hard for her, but she is the 'perfect hero' after all, so I'm sure she can manage somehow."

ah right karin's more mellowed out now.

>"Okay, I'll read your fortune! ...Okay, I've got the results. This looks like it'll be a good romance!"

show me how you fucked up the tarot itsuki. I won't get too mad.

>"Well~ I'm not sure what I like exactly, but someone who's diligent and takes good care of others would be lovely~. It'd be even more fun if they were way too serious and got reckless from time to time, huh~"

sonogo you're just describing togou

>I wanted some material for my novels, so I asked for some history books to sent in from my family house's archive, and they sent me a huuuumongous amount of them.

HISTORY BOOKS GOTTEM

>"Books that escaped censorship... Those exist?"

fffucking taisha

burnin books too

>It was the same title as the diary Sonoko had recorded when she was worshiped, the Hero Diary.

ahhh so hero diaries are what the taisha make heroes write after they've reached their expiration dates

>It says the diary began to be recorded in July 2015.

so the treepocalypse happened in Next Sunday AD.

>"Nogi... Wakaba... Is she my ancestor~? If she wrote this diary, then does that mean my ancestor was a hero?"

caaaallllled iiiiiiit

y'alright there yuuna

(Prologue: End)

apocalypse magical girls from the far off future of 2018

what the fuck yuuna's is yuuna a time traveller a reincarnatee a cryogenically frozen supersoldier from the distant past

or is this just a coincidence

>Nogi Wakaba, a fifth grader at the time 

>a fifth grader at the time 

>fifth grader at the time 

>fifth grader 

are you fucking kidding me 

that was a joke

so nogi wakaba is basically blond sumi right 

why do these ten year olds have boobs

>One of the star-like objects fell onto the roof of the kagura-den. It was definitely not a bird at all. Its entire body was an almost unnatural white, its size far more gigantic than a human, with an ominous mouth-like organ.

and here's the vertices

>On unsteady feet, Hinata stood up. A strange light imbued her eyes and hex-like words leaked from her mouth.

ahh hinata's got the old possession style sayakafication fairies

I see they're taking the opportunity to do what they can't show on television.

>When she snapped back to her senses, Wakaba was standing up with that very sword in hand. She could've sworn the blade was rusted, but before she  had realised it, the blade was tinged with a vibrant, almost living brilliance.

we sure this is still the magical girl genre? this is giving me Eternity Sword vibes more than anything

>Some changed into a form like the edge of a section of body tissue, stiffening and rising up. (...They're... evolving...?)

that's not how evolution works.

>Three years later-- Nogi Wakaba was now a second year in middle school.

not expecting a time skip of all things. I'll be honest, I was enjoying the hellhole thing.

>Uesato Hinata is a Miko, one who hears divine voices.

miko, huh? interesting.

chapter 1 end.

the fuck is a doi

>After the invasion, a special tree by the name of "Shinju" appeared in Shikoku, and a giant wall made of plant tissue surrounded the island. It is said that the Shinju was the incarnation of the local gods, and the wall was a barrier it put up to stop the Vertex.

"appeared", "it was said". hm, hm, hm~♪

>"Uranophobia."

pff, uranus. but apparently it's "fear of heaven"

>Although it said "hearing the voice of the gods," it was not through common speech, but rather in the form of symbols and suggestive hints that instructions were transmitted to her.

symbols and suggestive hints, huh... so basically it's a horoscope.

>Only the purest of girls

"purest of girls"? what the hell does that even mean in this case

> are able to come in contact with the gods who detest impurity.

oh, the gods are fucking Lunarians.

>An area of the southeastern part of Lake Suwa in Nagano was, like Shikoku, also protected by a barrier where people could live.

...Another barrier? A second tree, or???

noodle discourse

>It let her feel safe knowing there was a friend out there fighting as well.

she's gon die isn't she

oh fuck I'm going to need to memorize at least five sets of speech patterns aren't I

>"I'm not fondling them! I'm trying to tear them off!"

i see hinata has more in common with togou than her hair color

this'll be a joy to get straight 

we even have multiple soft-spoken girls with long black hair 

interesting to note that yuuna's not pictured yet.

>Normal weapons were useless against the Vertex, only those that the Heroes wielded could inflict damage upon them.

so do the weapons have fairies in them or what

>"Taisha" was written with the characters for "Great Shrine," wait a fucking second is this a different organization

yeah yuuna's a time traveller.

chapter 2 end

guess blossoming is already a thing

for some strange reason I feel like wakaba's the only character who matters here.

>And yet Yuuna was less concerned about herself, and more concerned with Chikage who hadn't participated in the battle at all.

yuuna being yuuna

>The next moment, the cylindrical Vertex began forming a clear red plate-shaped structure.

cancer?

>Out of the infinite records available to her, the one Yuuna now chose was "Ichimokuren".

wait, so yuuna's choosing her fairy?

and stuffing it in herself, which is bad.

>Wakaba had dodged the Vertex's charge with the least necessary movement, and at the same time, she bit off part of the enemy's body with her teeth.

don't bite the alien wakaba

>"Wakaba-chan! You can't go eating weird things like that, okay!?"

pff.

chapter 3 end

so is she referring to actual blossoming here or what

>A foul smell hit her the moment she stepped inside.

welp

chikage's in a bad place

chikage's in a really bad place

>They both cursed her existence.

yikes

>Those who had hurt her once were now trying to get on her good side.

garbage people, the lot of them

>(My worth... is in being a hero...)

oh no this won't end well

>It allowed her to exist in seven different places at once. She wouldn't die unless all seven were killed at the same time.

and this is even one of the fairies mentioned in that report.

chapter 4 end

??? I don't get it

oh hey gemini

>"I see! So then maybe we can use the udon as a diversion if it reacts to it!" there is absolutely no way this will work.

>untamarable what kind of pun is that

chapter 5 end

wait a second is that part talking about udon did they censor udon and intelligent? why the hell would the taisha censor information about instant noodles 

>The one who saved her was Yuuna. She suddenly appeared in the midst of the swarm and started holding them off instead of Wakaba. are you sure yuuna's not the protagonist here

so to temporarily stop the vertexes the taisha allegedly went aztec on what were allegedly six mikos those wouldn't happen to actually be these six characters somehow, would they? and I guess Yuuna would be a zombie...?

end of chapter 6

so apparently the divine tree is blaming humans too? fuck that tree.

guess hinata's hair is purple now.

>"...Her consciousness still hasn't returned." so are comas normal for yuuna

this group is a lot less stable than the other ones.

>Now that it had been denied... just how should she fight from now on?

wakaba freaking out about her girlfriend leaving is cute

ah, anzu's trying to cheer her up by point out how many people she’s been helping.

>(But now... I have to get over it.) :V guess the therapists all got eaten

and Chapter 7 ends with another timeskip.

>And perhaps they would keep on changing. *glances at gin's funeral*

>Aki Masuzu clamoured in misery as she changed clothes. oh boy another new character

>However, all communications with Suwa had ceased after last September.

and another tree circle is confirmed just to be killed off lemme guess, they'll disappear one by one until shikoku's all that's left?

>Finally, the Shinju appeared at the end of the path. hup

even in a light novel, the tree isn't described

>Several of the small stars combined into a brilliance unlike anything I've ever seen... leo again?

>There are two kinds of honetsukidori. Chick uses spring chickens while hen uses more mature chicken meat. Chick is more plump, tender, and easier to eat, while hen has a deeper flavour that oozes out the more you chew on its tougher meat. stop it, you're making me hungry

>All Yuuna was doing was cheerfully humming as she cleaned Wakaba's ears-- but not even Hinata was a match for a technique like that. even in other characters' stories, yuuna reigns supreme

>The fierce battle foretold in the oracle in the midst of the war of humanity's last stand would later be called the Battle of Marugame Castle. Oh, so we're getting into a fight that's actually important?

[End of chapter 8]

hmm. you know what, there's only so long you can string me along with splotches of whiteout before I get desensitized to it.

>Would they just blindly increase in size, or would they guide their evolution into an intentional form? The latter.

>By that time, the black shadows wrapping around her foot had already disappeared. what the heck

>Suddenly, Tamako collapsed to her knees. really shouldn'tve tempted fate back there.

>The fairy she had extracted from the Shinju was Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a general with superhuman martial arts thought it was a divine tree, not a throne of heroes.

end of chapter 9.

So are they going on a "trip" outside the wall? Wonder if it's as much of a primordial hellscape as it is in present times...

>Many buildings had been blown out from the inside as if a chemical explosion had occurred within, and traces of heat-deformation could be seen. That's the first unpleasant thing they saw? Guess the vertexes haven't done... whatever to destroy the atmosphere yet.

>For dinner, they were boiling water in a pot to cook some udon they had brought from Shikoku. It was a dry-noodle kind of Sanuki udon that kept well. of course they're eating udon.

>After dinner, everyone went into the river to wash off their sweat. oh boy another fanservice scene bet there's a cg for this too yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

>"If I become a hero and do my best fighting the Vertexes, I can save people. If we keep saving people, then we can slowly but surely take back the world and bring it back to normal. At least that's what I think!" Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero, after all.

>After the heroes had annihilated the Vertexes, they decided to resume moving for the day. even the story is getting bored.

>"Th... there was supposed to be an Osaka-famous rare book store here! How terrible! The last copies of incredibly precious books could be lost to the world now!" all that devestation, and that's what makes you freak out?

>Instead-- they found a heap of several skeletons. That's... odd. They haven't found any bodies so far, have they? I figured the Vertex don't leave anything behind.

>Wakaba noticed a notebook on the floor. She picked it up and looked inside. It was the diary of someone who took refuge in this underground mall.

oh are we going to read a diary in a diary?

chapter 10 end

#noyublog #nogi wakaba is a hero #nogi wakaba wa yuusha de aru

[lovemesomesurveys]

Can you drive yet? If so, how many tries did it take until you passed? Nope. Have you ever changed yourself to fit in better? I tried to, even as an adult. I always kind of felt like an outsider even among my friends and I just felt like I couldn’t relate to a lot of what they talked about and I didn’t do/want to do what they liked to do. When it came to drinking, yes no one held me at gunpoint and forced me to drink, I did so by my own choice and because I wanted to at times, but mostly I did it because they were and I wanted to fit in. I didn’t want to be the sober friend who felt like I was being left out of some inside joke or something cause they were drunk and having fun. I didn’t want to go to bars, but I went because they did. I wouldn’t have drank as much as I used to if it weren’t for that. Again, totally my choice and I’m not blaming them or anything at all, I’m just saying. Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction books/movies? Fiction books, but I like different genres of movies. Do you keep old shoeboxes? Sometimes. If you could create a perfume, what would it smell like? It would have patchouli notes for sure.

What was your favourite thing to do as a child? Play Barbies. I’d be in my room playing for hours. How would you describe your sense of humour? I like puns, corny jokes, and silly/stupid stuff. But not stupid in like people falling or getting hurt type stuff. I don’t find movies like Step Brothers or The Hangover funny, or most sitcoms. It’s hard to explain my humor. People will show me something they think is funny and most of the time I’ll just like do that little laugh thing or snort air out of my nose, but I’m not laughing like they are. I may give a chuckle at some of the jokes in Family Guy. Honestly, certain, random things will just strike me as funny. I can’t really explain it. Do you have any useful skills? Which? I can type. What type of food does your favourite restaurant serve? I don’t have a favorite restaurant. I’m a fast food junkie and I’m not afraid to admit it. Do you play I Spy while in long car journeys? I did as a kid. Have you ever seen an eclipse? Nope. Are you an interesting person? How so? I don’t think I’m the least bit interesting.

What were you doing last New Year? I was just at home and watched some of the New Year’s shows on TV. Is there anything you’re excited for that’s happening soon? No. Do you think you’re easy to get to know? I guess so. What is something about you that is typical to someone of your gender? I used to be into makeup. What about something atypical? I’m not as into makeup anymore, but that’s largely due to lack of energy and motivation. Are you similar to what your starsign says you should be? I don’t believe in that stuff, but no I’m like total opposite of what a Leo is said to be. Have you ever taken a career test? What did they say you should be? Yeah. It said to do something in the counseling field. Is your best friend older or younger than you? Older. When asked to help make dinner, would you make the starter, main or dessert? I don’t cook. Have you ever had a dream about being online? Probably. Are you one of those people who talks to everyone when they’re out? Nooo. I don’t talk to anyone unless I need to or they say something to me. What was the last TV show you watched? Did you like it? Not a TV show, but I was watching Cheaper by the Dozen 2 a bit ago. What’s your least favourite thing about people your own age? I don’t know. Have you ever daydreamt about your acceptance speech? No, but when I was a kid I sometimes would pretend I was signing autographs and practicing my signature. lol. Do you get other people to speak for you sometimes? Yeah. Like, when I’m at a doctor appointment I’ll often look over to my mom to respond to a question or to help me out when talking about something. Name a really popular television show you never got into: Game of Thrones. Do you find yourself feeling jealous often? What exactly are you jealous of? No, not often. It’s been awhile. I feel envious at times, though. Do you ever insert punctuation in your writing for no reason? No? What was the best thing that happened today? Nothing really happened. Did you ever truly believe in the Tooth Fairy? Yeah. What was your favourite fairy tale when you were a kid? Hmm. Have you ever had chickenpox? Do you have a scar from it? Yep. I have a tiny scar on my nose. Were you one of those kids who were proud when they had a bruise? No. What is one of your biggest fears? Losing my loved ones. Do you listen to any unsigned bands/singers? Who? No. What do you find really interesting? Psychology. What’s your favourite onomatopoeia? Pew, pew, pew. *Star Wars sounds* Who is your favourite video game character? Mario.

#personal #text #survey #surveys

[wreathedinscales]

Summary: Two things you need to know about Mayor Leonard Snart: 1. He is damn good at his job. 2. He is an absolute dork.

Ray may still be paying rent for his Keystone apartment, but he keeps waking up in Leo's bed. Being the mayor, Leo's usually up before him, leaving a warm indent and the faint impression of a kiss on Ray's temple.

Although it kinda sucks they can't stay in bed together, Ray understands. Besides, his commute is so much easier. Do you know how awesome it is to sleep on a literal cloud and wake up a full two hours later than usual? Yeah.

Leo leaves a travel mug under the Keurig for him with his favorite coffee loaded in. There's always a blue sticky note with a hastily drawn heart. As if Ray couldn't fall any harder.

Yep. He hasn't said anything yet, but he knows after seven months that he is hopelessly in love with Leo Snart.

The one time a crush works out for him.

There's one more thing Leo leaves behind. Another blue sticky note on the door that, unfailingly, has a pun. Today's note reads, 36 degrees with a Ray of sunshine.

Because contrary to popular belief, Leo Snart is a complete dork.

Don and Dawn are spending the day with their parents, so Ray is free to play a nice game of house with his favorite siblings, Sammy and Nelly Dean Johnstone. Both girls can be troublemakers too, unless they've got somebody for tea parties. Or, as is the case today, an overgrown kid to call them Mom and Auntie.

Once their interest dwindles, they escape to their dolls and conspiring whispers. Keeping one eye on them, Ray moves on to board games with Gregory, one of the few loners in their group. His parents work hard all hours of the day to pay the bills. The isolation left him short-tempered until Marjorie had pulled out Scrabble two weeks in. Kid's prodigious with words.

"I gotta get a scholarship," he'd admitted one day, fiddling with a letter. "I gotta rise up."

He'd sounded far too grave for an eight year old. Ray's more than happy to get trounced by him.

"You know," he says today, spelling CAT for double points, "my boyfriend rose up too."

Gregory glances up shyly. "Mayor Snart had to―had to do that?"

Ray smiles. "Yep. He came from the same place as you. Trust me, if he can do it, you definitely can."

As a rare smile starts peeking on Gregory's face, Nancy calls, "What's dating the mayor like?"

Ray's smile grows into a starry-eyed grin. "Well, I get tickets for the Star Wars premiere."

The entire room bursts into whining groans.

"That's not fair!" Nelly Dean shouts, "Can't we get tickets too?"

This triggers a cacophony of sound. Kids scramble onto Ray, from perching on his lap to jumping at his back. Sammy goes for the throat. Nancy squishes his cheeks. Jack yanks his hair. Nelly Dean punches his shoulder.

"Help!" Ray cries, toppling over, "Help me, Marjorie! You're my only hope!"

"You brought this on yourself!" Marjorie replies.

"Some wine, Mr. Mayor?"

Leo shoots him an exasperated look. Ray innocently raises his eyebrows.

"I told the kids about our Star Wars tickets," Ray says as he hands him a glass, "They literally tackled me asking if I could get some for them."

"Were they kidding?"

Ray hangs his head. If he doesn't, Leo will see his smile, and he can't encourage him.

He knows Leo's smirking anyway.

Once Ray's recovered his composure, he says, "I was buried six feet under. You're dating a zombie now."

Leo sips his wine. "What a grave situation."

Ray bunches his lips to the side. "That's not funny."

"Come now, don't look so grim."

"You're such a dork. Imagine if people knew that."

Leo gets that soft look Ray adores. The one where he tilts his head, the tension around his eyes loosening.

"You know," he murmurs, "That's enough for me."

Ray's face heats. "I'm trying to be professional here. I can't go around all red."

"You started it."

Ray scoffs, turning his head, because he can't stop smiling, damn it, stop encouraging him!

"I'm gonna go," he says.

"Sure. You have a job to do."

"Right now."

"Okay."

They share a smile before Ray peels himself away.

Now that he's dating the mayor, guests are horribly awkward ordering drinks from Ray, which makes frustrates Ray quite a bit. He needs this job, and no stiff white guy is gonna get in his way of a paycheck.

So he uses every trick he knows to fade into the background. Though it's difficult, that includes avoiding Leo. Fortunately, Jax understands and agrees to take the mayor's orders for the rest of the night.

"You two are pathetic," Rory says from his cutting board.

"You've been talking about your Nathaniel's new article all night," Ray retorts, "You have no room to talk."

("I already said I'm sorry," Ray says later that night.

Leo still pouts.

Ray cups his face. "I'm really―" kiss, "―really―" kiss, "―sorry."

Leo smiles. "Okay.")

Ray rolls over, squinting at the alarm clock. 3:12.

He doesn't know what woke him, but the cold bed's not helping. Pushing himself up with a groan, Ray trudges into the unfairly large front room.

"Leo?" he croaks.

Leo's at the kitchen table, fingers tapping his lips. He's staring at his laptop.

Ray scratches his cheek. "It's three in the morning. I'm pretty sure politics can wait."

Leo hums. He clicks and drags his touchpad. Ray can practically see his eyes getting bloodshot.

With a fond, sleepy smile, Ray goes to him, hugging his neck and burrowing into his shoulder. Leo absent-mindedly strokes his wrist.

"Come to bed," Ray whispers. "You can work tomo―"

His expression flattens.

"...Leo."

"Mm."

"How many times have you watched this Star Wars trailer tonight?"

Leo tactfully doesn't answer.

The next morning, Leo's still in bed when Ray wakes up.

"You shouldn't've stayed up to watch that trailer," he murmurs.

Leo mumbles "Worth it" into his collarbone.

Leo visits the daycare that afternoon, wading through the clambering children with soft smiles that turn Ray's insides to mush.

"I come bearing gifts," he tells Ray.

He pulls out a handful of tickets. To Star Wars. For every kid five and up, plus Marjorie.

"Hope you're not too ticked off by the company," Leo says over the screaming.

Ray briefly puts his head in his hands before standing up and kissing him.

Most kids make gagging noises. Some coo.

Marjorie asks, "Can I dress up as Leia?"

Leo shoots her a Cheshire grin. "Absolutely."

And that's how, on December 15th, Mayor Snart, his boyfriend, and a starry-eyed middle-aged woman walk into the theater trailed by excited ducklings. The media gobbles it up, fawning over what a generous man their mayor is.

Ray would think Leo did this for good press if Leo wasn't wearing a Han Solo vest under his coat.

Lisa Snart meets them at the door to croon over the kids. She considers Ray for a moment.

For the first time since Ray and Leo started dating, Lisa nods and says, "You're alright."

Ray feels like he's been handed the golden ticket. "You've just given me a whole new Lisa on life."

Leo giggle-snorts, slapping his hand over his mouth to smother it.

"I take it back," Lisa says flatly.

Back at Leo's apartment, Ray says, "Thank you. They all needed that."

Leo nods. "They're good kids."

Ray grins. "Even the Allen twins?"

"Even the Allen twins."

Ray sighs. "I love you."

Silence strikes.

Leo gapes at him for all of a second before he melts into a blinding grin. "I love you too."

Ray gravitates to him. "Even though you're a dork."

"Ah-ah," Leo sing-songs, putting his arms around him, "You can't take it back now."

They kiss, warm and soft.

Ray says, "I won't."

"Hey, Ray, can I hold your Han?"

"I take it back."

#coldray #ecriture #come home to you 'verse

[thismightgetruff]

30 Questions Challenge

Thank You @lets-be-a-vet for the tag!! (Well actually she tagged my ‘main’ blog ‘Gouldian’ which is really now more of a side blog so I just figured I’d do this here)

Rules: answer the questions and then tag 20 people. Nickname: Bird Lady Gender: Female Star sign: Leo Height: Short Time: 1:25 pm  Birthday: August 1 Favourite bands: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, One Republic, Imagine Dragons, High Valley and honestly so many more... Favourite solo artist: Vance Joy and Ed Sheeran  Last movie I watched: Pitch Perfect 3 Last show I watched: Bob’s Burgers When did I start my blog: Last September What do I post: Vetblr, my journey through vet school, animals, things that make me happy Last thing I googled: Stuffed Pasta Recipe  Do you have any other blogs: @gouldian - which started as a thing to collect marvel things but really I’m on this one A LOT more Do you get asks: no :( I wish I did. I love you all Why did you choose your url: Vet student that likes puns... plus I can use it after I graduate if I so chose  How many blogs do you follow: lots... lots and lots.  Followers: recently over 600 and I really love you all. Thanks.  Favourite colour: Orange Average hours of sleep: 6 Lucky number: 13 Instruments: Piano, Bass, Sax How many blankets do I sleep with: ALL the blankets! But usually just 2 Dream job: Veterinarian  Dream trip: Month or two across Europe Favourite food: Sushi  Nationality: Polish  Favourite song now: First by Cold War Kids  I’m tagging:  @becthevet @vetstudentlive @forthefuture-fish @gunscandy @my-rad-unsocial-life @thenearlyvetstudent @lizziedoesvetschool

That’s not 20 but I think that’s enough, you’ve all liked and reblogged things from me so I hope you don’t mind

#tagged #rrpersonal

[papermoonloveslucy]

Lucy and Paul Winchell

S5;E4 ~ October 3, 1966

Synopsis

Lucy convinces ventriloquist Paul Winchell to appear at the Annual Banker's Banquet.  When Winchell is running late, he asks Lucy to stop by and pick up his dummies.  When she accidentally leaves them in a taxi the understudy 'dummy' has to go on – Lucy!  

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney)

Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis) does not appear in this episode but Lucy does have a phone conversation with her.

Guest Cast

Paul Winchell (Himself) was born Paul Wilchinsky in 1922.  Coming into the public eye in 1948, he became one of the most famous ventriloquists since Edgar Bergen.  He hosted the enormously popular children's television show “Winchell-Mahoney Time” (1964-68) in which he shared the spotlight with Jerry Mahoney, one of his most popular characters. Sadly, in a legal dispute over the syndication rights to the show, all nearly 300 episodes were destroyed.  Winchell is fondly remembered as the voice of Winnie the Pooh's pal Tigger and (later) Papa Smurf. He returns to “The Lucy Show” to play Doc Putnam in two linked episodes, “Main Street U.S.A.” (S5;E17) and “Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map” (S5;18), as well as doing two episodes of “Here's Lucy.” Surprisingly, Winchell was also an inventor who is credited with the artificial heart, among other innovations. He died in 2005.  

Snitchy the Snail appeared with Winchell on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” six months before this “Lucy Show” appearance.

Tessie Mahoney was Jerry's platinum blonde cousin.  She was named after Winchell's wife Tessie Nina Moore.  Many accused Tessie of just being Jerry Mahoney in drag!  Like Winchell, Tessie was from Brooklyn (and sounded it).  

Jerry Mahoney (above left) was 'born' around 1935.  He was Paul Winchell's co-host on “Winchell-Mahoney Time.”  Jerry Mahoney was named after Winchell's grade-school teacher, who encouraged him to pursue ventriloquism. He was carved by Chicago-based figure maker Frank Marshall. The original Marshall-carved Jerry Mahoney is now 'living' at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.  

Knucklehead Smiff (above right) was 'born' in 1951, sculpted by Winchell from a copy of Jerry Mahoney's head. He co-starred with Winchell and Jerry Mahoney on “Winchell-Mahoney Time” and many other shows. Like Jerry Mahoney, he now resides at the 'Smiffsonian' Institution, although neither are currently accepting visitors!

Sid Gould (Show Announcer Voice) made more than 45 appearances on “The Lucy Show,” all as background characters. He also did 40 episodes of “Here’s Lucy.” Gould (born Sydney Greenfader) was Lucille Ball’s cousin by marriage to Gary Morton.

Gould performed this same kind of uncredited voice over introduction when “Lucy and George Burns” (S5;E1) performed together.  

Marge, a voice on Lucy's intercom is uncredited, as is the female voice of the long distance operator.  Marge was also the name of Lucy Carmichael's sister, a character seen in “Lucy's Sister Pays a Visit” (S1;E15).  

Having Paul Winchell as a guest star was Lucille Ball's attempt to attract younger viewers to “The Lucy Show.”  

Lucille Ball seems to be having occasional vocal problems during this episode.

Upon meeting Paul Winchell, Lucy says “I always read your column” mistaking him for journalist Walter Winchell.  Paul Winchell quickly corrects her. She then says “I just get hysterical watching you and Charlie McCarthy” mistaking her for ventriloquist Edgar Bergen.  Again, Winchell quickly corrects her. Walter Winchell (1897-1972) was the narrator of Desilu's “The Untouchables” and did the same function for a parody episode on “The Lucy Show” titled “Lucy the Gun Moll” (S4;E25).  Edgar Bergen (1903-1978) appeared with Lucille Ball in the 1941 film Look Who's Laughing.

Lucy explains the bank's interest rates to Paul Winchell:  

Lucy gave away toasters for new savings accounts back in Danfield when “Lucy Takes a Job at the Bank” (S2;E21).  

In the previous episode, “Lucy the Bean Queen” (S5;E3) Lucy was redecorating her apartment.  The reveal is delayed as this episode has no scenes taking place in Lucy’s home.  

Mr. Mooney returns to the office after failing to find a celebrity to entertain at the Bankers Annual Banquet show.  Bob Hope is doing a show for the Girl Scouts in Pismo Beach; Jack Benny is on a tour of Fort Knox; Dean Martin just had an operation to remove a brass rail pressing on his foot. All three of these performers have guest starred on “The Lucy Show.”  Pismo Beach was thought to be a funny sounding name and was often used as a punch line in comedy.  Fort Knox is an Army base in Kentucky where much of the nation's gold supply is held, so the reference trades on Jack Benny's characterization of a being a miser. Dean Martin's comic persona was that of a heavy drinker, so the reference is to the foot rail found at bars.  

Lucy: Oh, gee, aren't there any other movie actors you could call? Mr. Mooney: Yes, yes, but they're all too busy running for public office.  

Mr. Mooney is likely referring to Ronald Reagan, who ran for Governor of California in 1966 and won (after this episode aired).  He held office until 1975 before setting his sights on the Presidency.  In 1980 he was elected 40th President of the United States, an office he held until 1989.  His screen acting career began in 1937 and lasted right up until he became Governor. Reagan appeared with Lucille Ball on two episodes of “The Ed Sullivan Show” in the mid-1950s.  

Paul Winchell gets a phone call from someone named Gary asking him to play golf.  This is probably and inside joke about Production Consultant (and Lucille Ball's husband) Gary Morton's fondness for playing golf.

In the opening scene at Paul Winchell's home, his character Irving Think (a mouse) is standing next to the telephone and Ozwald (with another figure's head attached) is propped up on the sofa. Ozwald was a commercially available doll resembling Humpty Dumpty that required the user to paint eyes and a nose on his or her own chin and hang the puppet upside down to create the character.  

After Winchell offers to lend Lucy one of his dummies, Lucy and the episode enters (what Winchell later calls) “the twilight zone.” Winchell's most famous dummies, Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff, become animated on their own, without any help from Winchell (although he may still be providing the voices live).  It is a surreal moment for a show that tries to keep one foot in a somewhat farcical version of reality (except perhaps for “Lucy the Superwoman” S4;E26).  

Lucy describes her boss as Diamond Jim Mooney after Winchell says he sounds like “the last of the big spenders.”  James Buchanan Brady (1856–1917) was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist of the Gilded Age who had a particular affinity for precious stones and jewelry.  His had a longtime relationship with actress and singer Lillian Russell. At one point, a TV biopic was planned starring Jackie Gleason with Lucille Ball as Russell, but it never came to pass.

Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff have a food fight with spaghetti, eggs, and cream pies, something they often did on “Winchell-Mahoney Time.”  

Mr. Mooney gets a telephone call from his boss, Mr. Cheever, a character who won't actually appear until the end of the season (played by Roy Roberts).  

Although Lucille Ball was game to conquer any comic task the writers created for her, becoming an accomplished ventriloquist in a week was a tall order, so Mrs. Carmichael's lips move when manipulating the dummy she borrows from Paul Winchell as workplace therapy.  

The Bankers Annual Banquet and Show is being held at the Beverly Ritz Hotel. Backstage there is a Fallout Shelter sign. After the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1961 (the beginning of the 'Cold War' between Russian and the United States), President Kennedy instructed that sturdy large-capacity structures be designated fallout shelters in case of attack. The yellow and black sign with three triangles inside a circle was used to alert the public that the building was designated such a structure.  The saloon door scenery used in the silent movie sketch of “Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney” (S4;E18) is also there, although the painted side is turned away from the camera.

As Tessie Mahoney, Lucy suggests that they sing “Your Dime is My Dime” because they are performing for an audience of bankers. This is a pun on the song “My Time is Your Time” written by Leo Dance and Eric Little in 1924. It was made famous by Rudy Valle who guest starred as himself on “Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana” (1957), the first “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,” and does so again in a 1970 episode of “Here's Lucy.”  

Winchell (voicing Lucy / Tessie and himself) sings “What Does This Audience Want?” an original song written especially for this episode.  The lyrics reference Milton Berle, who appeared in “Lucy Saves Milton Berle” (S4;E13).  

Callbacks! 

Ventriloquist Max Terhune played himself in "Ricky Loses His Temper” (ILL S3;E19). Terhune was a skilled vaudevillian who specialized in ventriloquism. On the Orpheum Circuit his dummy was known as Skully Null but was re-named Elmer Sneezeweed in the movies. Terhune was listed as one of the top ten money-making stars in Westerns for 1937, 1938 and 1939, appearing as Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in a string of B-movie 'oaters.’  

Actually a call forward – to the stage and film musical Chicago in which a woman (Roxie Hart) becomes a ventriloquist's doll during the musical number “We Both Reached for the Gun.”  Here, Lucy takes on the persona of Tessie Mahoney, sitting on Paul Winchell's knee wearing a platinum blonde wig and pink dress singing “What Does This Audience Want?”

Blooper Alerts

Paul Winchell wants to open a savings account at Westland Bank.  Although certainly this is within the bounds of reality, it is likely that a big star like Paul Winchell would have his finances administered by a Business Manager and would not be going to a local bank for a savings account.  

Mr. Mooney's Dictaphone explodes just by Lucy touching it.  

None of Lucy's file cabinets are labeled.  With Lucy's wacky filing system it doesn't really matter anyway!

“Lucy Meets Paul Winchell” rates 4 Paper Hearts out of 5 

#The Lucy Show #Lucy Meets Paul Winchell #Paul Winchell #Ventriloquism #Lucille Ball #Gale Gordon #Jerry Mahoney #Winchell-Mahoney Time #Knucklehead Smiff #Tessie Mahoney #Snitchy #Sid Gould #Walter Winchell #Edgar Bergen #Ronald Reagan #Dean Martin #Bob Hope #Jack Benny #Milton Berle #Irving Think #Ozwald #Gary Morton #Diamond Jim Brady #Rudy Valle #Chicago #Max Terhune #1966 #CBS #TV

[arisefairsun]

As someone who's heard that Romeo + Juliet (dir. Baz Luhrmann) was the "most accurate to the screenplay, technically" but also that it wasn't as accurate as it could be, plus all the other pro/con arguments abt it that float around, I was hoping you could tell me why you dislike it? Thank you!

So, I decided to watch the movie again before answering your message (that’s mainly why I took so long to reply! I’m sorry) because the last time I watched it was like five years ago, and I actually loved it this time around? I’ve been fangirling the whole night.

I agree that Luhrmann did a fantastic job in ‘translating’ the society of Shakespeare’s Verona into the contemporary world. The misogyny, the cult of violence and masculinity—all these aspects were brilliantly shown by Luhrmann. Besides, the rhythm of the movie is marvelous. All the scenes are governed by this impulsive, erratic speed. It gives you no time to think; you get carried away by its rash haste. The crazy speed of the play is one of my favorite things because it’s like, a huge emotional rollercoaster.

Still, I’m uncomfortable with the way Luhrmann filmed Romeo and Juliet’s first conversation—Juliet literally has to step back to prevent Romeo’s mouth from touching hers right when he says, “have not saints lips and holy palmers too?”. It looks so self-assertive, it makes me cringe. They’re literally creating a sonnet together, it should be beautiful and not creepy. And then there’s this new scene where we see Romeo arrive at Juliet’s bedroom on their wedding night, which I think is nonsense. I talked about it here.

Another part that I found disappointing was the portrayal of Romeo’s despair when he receives the news of his banishment in the friar’s cell. He should be “on the ground, with his own tears made drunk”, “taking the measure of an unmade grave.” He is so desperate and anxious that he even attempts to kill himself just to destroy his Montague self. However, Leo is too serene. I can’t help comparing his acting with Leonard Whiting’s portrayal, who was cut out most of the lines in this scene but who managed to accurately show Romeo’s anxiety nonetheless. Another thing I’m not sure I like entirely is the “balcony” scene. In the original play, Juliet is locked inside her window and therefore they cannot touch, let alone make out in a pool. I find it very significant that they don’t even touch in the longest, probably deepest conversation they have, but I felt like Luhrmann over-sexualized the scene unnecessarily. And then, as usual, they didn’t make Tybalt come back after Mercutio’s death. It’s quite an important little detail—both the fact that Tybalt came back to Romeo and that Romeo only suggested revenge after Tybalt’s return. (Tybalt would never run away from a fight? He is too arrogant to do so.)

The death scene is most likely what I dislike the most, though. To begin with, I think the scenery, pretty though it is, isn’t really appropriate—it should be dark, scary, the way a “nest of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep” should be, only lightened by Juliet’s beauty and not by pretty candles all around (“Her beauty makes / This vault a feasting presence full of light”). The place should correspond to Juliet’s fears:

Shall I not, then, be stifled in the vault,To whose foul mouth no healthsome air breathes in,And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?Or, if I live, is it not very like,The horrible conceit of death and night,Together with the terror of the place—As in a vault, an ancient receptacle,Where, for these many hundred years, the bonesOf all my buried ancestors are packed:Where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth,Lies festering in his shroud; where, as they say,At some hours in the night spirits resort—Alack, alack, is it not like that I,So early waking, what with loathsome smells,And shrieks like mandrakes’ torn out of the earth,That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.

It should be that terrifying. And, most importantly, it should specifically be Capulet’s crypt rather than some random church. Basically because by poisoning himself in the vault of his wife’s family, Romeo is destroying the patriarchal system (as well as reinforcing again his rejection of his own surname and the whole feud; he chooses to “set up” his “everlasting rest” in Capulet’s tomb rather than in that of Montague).

I find it very symbolic that they both die alone, surrounded by Tybalt’s and Paris’ corpses—the two men who thwarted their love the most—; I actually think it’s very significant to make them die separately. It reinforces the repressive isolation that they both experimented throughout the play. If you think about it, we not only witness the evolution of their love but also their evolution as individuals. We get to see how their relationship alters their social identities (i.e. Romeo’s willingness to love Tybalt, Juliet’s sexual liberty, etc.), and when their society rejects these new identities, they tragically decide to commit suicide. (More on this here.) I think they not only kill themselves for each other, but also for themselves, and this is something that’s highlighted by the fact that they die alone.

Besides, having Juliet wake before Romeo’s death kind of blurs the Liebestod trope—that is, death is not truly dividing them, but finally bringing them together. They kill themselves because they cannot be together in life, ergo Romeo promises he “will still stay with thee” because death will turn him into Juliet’s husband again. (There are actually lots of references to wedding rituals in this scene.) So when he says “thus with a kiss I die” (“die” meaning both to lose your life and to have an orgasm) he is not really saying farewell. He is kissing her right before dying to “seal with a righteous kiss / A dateless bargain to engrossing death”. However, in the Luhrmann version, Romeo dies thinking that death will separate him from Juliet, and so his last kiss is not a “dateless bargain” but a goodbye. (Overall his death lacks something if Juliet wakes in time. This awesome lesbian version also made Romeo die after Juliet’s awakening, but neither Luhrmann nor the lesbian production dared add new lines and he just stays speechless until he dies and I find it very weak? If Romeo saw Juliet live again, he would surely say something. If Shakespeare had wanted Juliet to wake before his death, he would have written it like that, but he didn’t. I feel like Luhrmann is changing the meaning of the scene just to increase the dramatic effects of it.)

I also think it’s highly important to make Friar Lawrence enter the scene between Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths—he gives Juliet a very suitable option in terms of religion:

Come, I’ll dispose of theeAmong a sisterhood of holy nuns:Stay not to question, for the watch is coming.

Juliet is breaking the rules again by refusing to hide at a convent and spend the rest of her life devoting herself to God and mourning her dead husband. She prefers to commit suicide. But what’s even more irritating about Luhrmann’s version is that Juliet doesn’t say a word after Romeo’s death, which weakens the character a lot. Their conversation ends with Romeo’s “thus with a kiss I die”. It’s a pity, because her last words are really potent, especially considering that daggers were seen as a masculine form of suicide (whereas poison was often attributed to women. My kids love burning down gender roles): “O happy dagger! This is thy sheath: / There rust and let me die” (with another pun on “to have an orgasm”). By introducing Romeo’s dagger into herself she’s again claiming her right to be sexually active. This metaphor is weakened by making her use a gun instead (AND BY CUTTING OUT HER DEATH SPEECH LIKE!!! HOW DARE YOU!!!).

Another thing that I wish were included in the movie is Capulet and Montague’s reconciliation. I find it vital for the message that the play wants to transmit. After all the violence, the prejudice, the social oppression, Romeo and Juliet’s death puts an end to the war between both households (I say households and not families). The patriarchs admit the wrong they did, and it’s just so satisfying to hear them apologize. I think this is kind of the whole purpose of the play—I would dare say this last conversation is the reason the whole story was told in the first place. The prologue focuses on the households’ violence, and it actually mentions Romeo and Juliet to express that their death ceased the violence:

Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.From forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,Whose misadventured piteous overthrowsDoth with their death bury their parents’ strife.

However, in Luhrmann’s version, Capulet and Montague only stand side by side without saying a word while the Prince reprehends them, leaving up in the air whether or not they will take their children’s advice and replace hate with love.

But apart from that, I actually did enjoy it!

#answered #thoughts #Romeo + Juliet #Romeo and Juliet #Romeo and Juliet 1996 #Shakespeare #I'M GOING TO WATCH IT AGAIN TONIGHT #fuckingbiblicalmate

[qui-gon-jenn]

Tagged by @possutiikeri

Name: Jennifer Nickname: Jenn, Jenno, Jenny (only my family), Pookie (don’t ask) Gender: Female Star sign: Leo Height: I am tall amongst my Mexican women at 5’4”. Sexual orientation: Pansexual Hogwarts house: HUFFLEPUFF HELL YE (WHERE MY BADGERS AT) Favourite colour: Any greens, black, white, and dark reds Favourite colour to paint the walls: Avocado green Favourite colour of lipstick: Burgundy/Blood red Favourite animal: Dragon. I don’t really have one, but I am particularly fond of bats and snakes. :3 Time right now: 9:40pm. Cat or dog person: Both??? I’m more experienced with dogs, but cats are nice too. Bunnies, doe. Bunnies are best pet. Favourite fictional character: Hmmmmm. I can’t possibly choose JUST one now, but from my childhood, my favorites were Yuugi Mutou from Yuugiou and Darth Maul from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Two completely opposite characters.;; Number of blankets I sleep with: One. Favourite singer/band: This is like asking me to pick my favorite child IT HURTS. But I’ve been on a Ghost kick since 2015 and my burning love for TOOL hasn’t died in ten years, so let’s go with those two for now.  Dream trip: Being able to travel through Europe without worrying about money would be absolutely lovely. Dream job: I want to create characters and stories for a living, be it through books, comics, and/or television. Plus own a bunny shelter on the side. When was this blog created: 2011, I think??? When did your blog reach its peak: FFFFFFFFFF, never. What made you decide to make a tumblr: I wanted to keep in touch with @fuukashourai outside of SAT class and now I’m stuck in this hell hole. So. Thanks, Lee.   Why did you pick your url: Because I am the master of Star Wars puns, apparently. Last movie you watched: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Last song you listened to: Cooking By the Book Remix ft. Lil Jon Last book you read: The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan Last thing you ate: Vegan chicken noodle soup and half a torta~ yumyum If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be: Honestly, I’m perfectly content wherever my datemate is, buuuuuut if we could be in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios right now, I’d cry. Fictional character you would hang out with for a day: Xibalba from The Book of Life. He could use some company down in the Land of the Forgotten. :c I tag~ @letmechoosemyownway and @fuukashourai if you guys wanna do it.

#tag memes #my posts #text

[itsnotaonesie-blog]

Knowing your partner well makes writing together a lot easier. Tag this with the people you enjoy roleplaying with but want to get to know better.

tagged by: @agentnivian​ tagging: @i-shot-kennedy​ @drumsandwebs​ @unaugmentedmonkeyscantfly​ @thenamesallison​ @wxrwounds​ @redheadarcher​ @cockyasspunk​ @daisybecomesquake​ @goddamndeadpool​ @ofcrimsonenchantresses​

BASICS:

name: Kyle age: 19 prefered pronouns: he/him sexuality: heterosexual zodiac sign: Leo taken or single: Single THREE FACTS: one. ) I was almost a child star (until the tv show they were casting for got cancelled) two. ) Had a crush on Zero Suit Samus for a rlly long time three. ) Amateur writer who never gets past the first page.

EXPERIENCE:

how long (months/years?): 2 years how’d you start: After Kingsman came out, I decided to make a character RP that hadn’t been done yet ( @leeunwinrp-blog ) and then moved onto Fitz from AOS (can’t find the link but some of you probably followed me) until I saw Civil War, fell in love with MCU Pete and made a blog for him. platforms you’ve used: Tumblr worst experience: I don’t really know if I’ve had one yet. I’d just say this one person I had a thread with but dropped. They then kept messaging me non-stop asking to pick it back up. best experience: Probably on my Lee Unwin blog. Me and an Eggsy had a rough father-son reunion (he’s meant to be dead for all the non-fans) that got some good emotion mining.

MUSE PREFERENCES:

female or male: 100% male characters so far. What with me being one they’re easier to write. original or canon: Canon. They have history and pre-established relationships. favorite face: Iain De Caestecker (just for little baby Iain) least favorite face: Danny Dyer because do you know how many icons there are of Danny Dyer? Rhymes with Nero. multi or single: Single so far

WRITING PREFERENCES:

fluff, angst or smut/thirst: Out of the three, angst, but I’ll still be cracking them jokes. plots or memes: Memes just seem to have better range long or short replies: Short best time to write: Evening or weekend are you like your muse: Dark hair, nerds, great love of puns and an unexplainable success with the opposite sex. We’re pretty much twins.

#meme #about the mun

[luna-and-mars]

Tagged by @feekins, thanks!! :)

Rules: Answer the questions in a new post and then tag ten blogs you would like to get to know better

Nickname: Andro, Meda, Tonks, any variations of those

Star Sign: Leo

Height: 5′2.5″

Time Right Now: 5:53 pm

Favorite Music Artist: the entire cast of hamilton

Song Stuck In Your Head: 

Last TV Show You Watched: episode 2 of Victoria

What Are You Wearing Right Now: jeans, Granger/Lovegood 2016 shirt from the Harry Potter Alliance, college sweatshirt, fuzzy socks

What Do You Post: everything and anything that I feel like. so that ends up being a lot of animals and funny things and social justice things and science things and bad puns. and then all the fandom things like hamilton, star wars, hp, the great comet, all musicals ever, ghostbusters, steven universe, moana, that’s enough let’s stop there

Do You Have Any Other Blogs / Saved URL’s: didn’t used to but now I do, several, because Ive been meaning to make a cool geoscience blog for a long time. so it’s mostly a bunch of variations to do with space/rocks

Why Did You Choose Your URL: because it’s awesome. and A PUN GET IT?!?? because luna lovegood but also luna like the moon as in lunar and planetary (mars) science. which i love

Do You Get Asks Regularly: like, never

Hogwarts House: RAVENPUFF all the way

Pokémon Team: mystic

Favorite Colour: purple

Average Hours Of Sleep: in the last few months, like 6. prob more including naps. in high school though 3-4.

Favorite Characters: what kind of a question is this i have so many. but ok let’s see- eliza and angelica in hamilton. rey in tfa. holtzmann in ghostbusters. natasha and sonya in the great comet. luna and hermione. basically everyone in steven universe. I could go on and on forever but yes

How Many Blankets Do You Sleep With: a sheet and a comforter. with bonus fuzzy blanket if cold or in need of fuzzies

Following: 187 people

Tagging: anyone who wants to! mutuals! all of you! @hermiogne! @honuofhawaii! @science-side-of-hogwarts! everyone!

#tag meme #andro rambles #posting these all at once oops

[aster-azimuth]

Moon in Leo & The Journey of Venus

Artwork by @vonnart

Tonight the last quarter Moon moves in to Leo and joins her South node (eclipse point), activating the ongoing fixed grand cross between Venus, Uranus and the nodes. I wrote about this grand cross in my previous blog post, but I'd like to expand on it here. 

The Moon in Leo and this image both remind me of the strength card in the tarot. The card represents not the outer strength that you would think would be required to tame a lion, interestingly, but the inner strength and grace that is required to remain calm and collected in the face of strife and struggle. It's about strength of character. It's about learning to apply that strength to control our animal instincts like fear and aggression, in order to master our own circumstances to the best of our ability, and ultimately to shine like only Leo can do... And we do that shining when we discover just how much we are actually capable of enduring... it's always far more than our fear tells us is possible. And what is often the most difficult thing to face that we all fear? That's right. Change. Especially for the fixed signs. But change is happening and it's time to determine and embrace our individual roles in that change.

This Moon is a Last-Quarter Moon, meaning she is square the Sun, who is incidentally now just about exactly one quarter of the way through the sign of Scorpio... Squares are about what? You guessed it: Also change. Not the kind of change that happens without direct provocation (like Uranus usually brings) but the change that comes as a result of striving and struggling to create it. Change that comes from DOING something (creative & constructive, hopefully) about our discomfort. 

On a personal level (and ultimately all things Moon are personal) the square between Leo and Scorpio is about self expression. Leo doles it out freely, Scorpio does not. They are also both about self-worth, being fixed signs. Leo is concerned with outer self worth being accepted and loved by others, and Scorpio is primarily concerned with inner, self-determined self-worth. 

This theme may be present to some extent in the decisions and changes at hand, especially with Mercury and Jupiter still conjunct, and Mercury moving from a water sign to a fire sign tonight as well... Perhaps there is too much emphasis on one or the other? 

Whatever the case, the theme of change is omnipresent in the heavens at this point. The astrologer Dana Gerhardt has this to say about a Last Quarter Moon: "Squares bring stress-and a potent thrust of energy that makes necessary changes possible.... During the Last Quarter's waning square, we're prompted to find a new direction. The 'something wrong' is generally inside, the change required a mental adjustment, some shift in our thinking, our intentions, or beliefs. Rudhyar called the waxing square a 'crisis in action' and the waning square a 'crisis in consciousness.'"

And he (Rhudyar) says this of quarter moons in general: "Moon phases help us decide our wise next steps. Whatever occurs at the Quarter Moons, we're invited to see it as two forces in conflict. Something wants to move; something else resists. This tension seeks its release in change, involving struggle, or assertive and decisive action."

Now... All this talk about change may feel overwhelming to some, but this particular opportunity for change is not just massive, it's also very well-supported by two grand trine aspects happening at once:

The Moon on the North node in Leo is activating the destiny of humanity right now. (NBD) The north node deals with the evolution of the individual soul and the collective evolution we are all a part of. She is making a grand trine to Jupiter and Mercury in scorpio and to Chiron in pisces, which is also offering a profound opportunity for healing. My last post on instagram (from this morning) is about this particular aspect pattern. It's under this image:

The other two trines are being made by Pallas Athena (the principle of creative wisdom) and Juno (the principle of divine marriage commitment) to the south node, which represents our karma on a personal and collective level. The south node deals with gifts and talents we naturally have that we have a tendency to rely a bit too heavily on, but which are very valuable nonetheless. I believe this aspect pattern is indicating an opportunity to address our relationship issues from a creative angle we may have previously not thought of or overlooked... or perhaps a creative commitment to the changes we know we need to make. Whatever the case may be, the support is there, as two grand trines = a very stable support system indeed. 

Back to the changes. 

While there is likely a very personal component for this transit for many people, there is also a larger-context social change that's happening. While Jupiter has been in Scorpio the last year and some change, (excuse the pun) he has set the foundation for this slow transformation. Venus in Scorpio has sped it up and made it more personal for everyone. Both of those planets are considered "benefics" in classical astrology, meaning that they are bringers of good fortune, but in the sign of Scorpio it's not all rainbows and pots of gold. 

Scorpio quite literally *IS* transformation on a deep and profound level, and the change these two have been bringing us looks like the #metoo movement, the #blacklivesmatter movement and the exposure of the racist, homo/transphobic, mysoginistic, xenophobic, bigoted, hateful undercurrent in the blood running through the veins of this "once great" nation we call the U.S. - those are their gifts to us; They are hoping we will use them wisely. Mercury also having just transited through Scorpio has brought these conversations further to the forefront of political discourse: 

NOW is the time for us to DO SOMETHING to create the change we want to see in the world. Pluto (deep profound change through relationships) and Saturn (rules, laws, boundaries, litigation, etc) both in Capricorn are urging us to do something PRACTICAL about it, not just talk...

Now, it's worth noting that there are always multiple ways any planets position can be interpreted, and Pluto and Saturn in Cap also represent the existing paradigm in all of its might: The oppressive powers that dominate the political landscape and have for centuries: the ones fighting tooth and nail to keep their power using fear tactics and war strategy... AKA the toxic Patriarchy and all that it represents:

But to hell (Scorpio) with those guys. It's time to take real, grounded and meaningful action, because the nodes and the two retrograde planets (Venus and Uranus) are about to move in to cardinal signs, where action begins... Uranus moves in to Aries on Nov. 7th, where he spends about 4 months before going direct and heading back in to Taurus on March 6th. We can plausibly expect some pretty major events in the world stage around that time.

Back to the lion and the inner strength of conviction and determination:

What this boils down to, IMHO, is that the stars are telling us that we need to do the inner work (NOW, not whenever it's convenient) so that we can make our unique contribution to the work that needs to be done to change the outer world - in particular the old, outdated structures that our society is built on... Where do you need to build your inner strength? Where can you change your behaviors and beliefs to be in more alignment with the vision you want to create? Because NOW is the time to address that...

There's one more planet I've left out, regarding all of this change, and that's Mars: The ruler of action. Mars is in Aquarius, the sign of tearing down the old structures in order to build ones based on more freedom for the individual and the collective as a whole... That is what Mars (who rules action) wants us to focus on now. He is currently ruling Jupiter and Venus in Scorpio, and in a week Mars will also be ruling Uranus when he moves in to Aries. To me, this is evidence that this (over any of the myriad of other possible interpretations) is the one that bears the most weight in regards to this transit...

To sum it up:

The time for revolution is here, dreamers. Will you let stodgy old Saturn and mean old Pluto in Capricorn keep you bound by fear to the matrix that was set up by crusty old rich racist white dudes? Or will you tear it down to create a new world? It's yours now, Millenials... just sayin'