i didn’t intend on taking a mini-hiatus but things have been hard and things are keeping me super busy. however, i do plan on returning in a couple or so days, soooo.
you can reach out to me on discord though meanwhile! i’m watching alchemy of the soul and it’s making me feel inspired for the more fantasy elements of amira and august’s stories. this is epecially true when it comes to the higher dimensions.
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Please, let him be soft.
I know you made him
with gunmetal bones
and wolf’s teeth.
I know you made him to be
a warrior
a soldier
a hero.
But even gunmetal can warp
and even wolf’s teeth can dull
and I do not want to see him break
the way old and worn and overused things do.
I do not want to see him go up in flames
the way all heroes end up martyrs.
I know that you will tell me
that the world needs him.
The world needs his heart
and his faith
and his courage
and his strength
and his bones and his teeth and his blood and his voice and his–
The world needs anything he will give them.
Damn the world,
and damn you too.
Damn anyone that ever asked anything of him,
damn anyone that ever took anything from him,
damn anyone that ever prayed to his name.
You know that he will give them everything
until there is nothing left of him
but the imprint of dust
where his feet once trod.
You know that he will bear the world like Atlas
until his shoulders collapse
and his knees buckle
and he is crushed by all he used to carry.
Dear God,
you have already made an Atlas.
You have already made an Achilles and an Icarus and a Hercules.
You have already made so many heroes,
and you can make another again.
You can have your pick of heroes.
So please, I beg you–
he is all that I have,
and you have so many heroes
and the world has so many more.
Let him be soft,
and let him be mine.
Please, let him be happy ( j.p. )
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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐊𝐒 & 𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒
BOLD what applies. ITALICIZE what sometimes applies. STRIKE what doesn’t. REPOST & DON’T REBLOG.
likes artificial watermelon, sleeps in what they are already wearing ( she has way too many cute pjs to do that ), eats their cereal with milk, listens to music with earbuds ( all the time ), hates the summer ( quite the opposite, she hates fall / winter ), can recite past the first four digits of pi, eats frosting out of the jar, doodles on their notebooks ( unicorns, hearts, stars, her name, etc.), can bake cookies, has a garden farm, has had a snowball fight ( she’s not a fan of snow, it’s cold ! ), eats pancakes without syrup ( she can’t eat anything dry, she’ll choke ), prefers shorts over pants, can name more than ten superheroes ( listen, she is a major superhero movie fan ), has a plan for the zombie apocalypse ( who doesn’t, she asks ? clearly, she thinks way too much about pointless things ), uses the same password for everything, can’t hold their breath for more than fifteen seconds ( she has amazing breath control as a singer also she doesn’t need to breathe but she hasn’t figured that out yet ), watches anime ( this is one of her absolute not gonna happens. she thinks she’s too hot to like anime ), hasn’t read harry potter ( JKR can fuck off ), can say ‘ i love you ‘ in more than one language ( amira is a polygot ), prefers mechanical pencils, thinks space is cool ( her favorite person is a astrophysicist, she LOVES the space ), takes personality tests more than once to make sure, can’t tie their shoelaces, has a purse, likes salads, likes cool colors better than warm colors, knows how to braid hair ( she does such elaborate braids sometimes ), reads biographies ( she’s more into ideas than people ), can ice skate, knows their mbti ( she’s too curious to not have researched the entire theory, especially Dr. John Beebe’s work ), reads astrology charts ( doesn’t believe in astrology funnily ), prefers the star wars prequels to the original trilogy ( she thinks she’s too hot for star wars ), plays video games ( she doesn’t like most of them ), reads the newspaper, likes chocolate ice cream best ( strawberry & cookies n’ cream, actually ), doesn’t cuss ( she has actually learned how to cuss in 30+ languages. she loves it. however, she refused to cuss in ur.du ), memorizes song lyrics ( her job, really ), collects coupons, has a preferred order at starbucks, likes movie theater popcorn, has seen a play ( she loves theater ), listens to music with headphones, owns a hoodie, would rather own cds than online copies, has written a poem ( do lyrics, count ? ), can shuffle cards, subscribes to a magazine, double dips when eating, drinks directly out of the milk container, keeps a journal ( a lyrics journal ).
likes artificial watermelon, sleeps in what they are already wearing ( all the time, it’s embarrassing ), eats their cereal with milk, listens to music with earbuds, hates the summer, can recite past the first four digits of pi ( he’s a science nerd, so that’s one of the easiest parts of it ), eats frosting out of the jar ( he eats everything he can get his hands on ), doodles on their notebooks ( he gets bored easily ), can bake cookies ( he tries, okay ? ), has a garden farm, has had a snowball fight , eats pancakes without syrup, prefers shorts over pants, can name more than ten superheroes, has a plan for the zombie apocalypse ( sorta, but he’s smart enough to think a solid one at a moment’s notice ), uses the same password for everything, can’t hold their breath for more than fifteen seconds, watches anime ( not at all and he never won’t ), hasn’t read harry potter, can say ‘ i love you ‘ in more than one language ( english, french, korean, german, spanish, etc. but would he ever say it ? ), prefers mechanical pencils, thinks space is cool ( he’s the astrophysicist ! ), takes personality tests more than once to make sure, can’t tie their shoelaces, has a purse, likes salads, likes cool colors better than warm colors, knows how to braid hair ( YES ! in fact, he braids amira’s hair sometimes. because it’s a love language ), reads biographies, can ice skate, knows their mbti ( amira probably told him all about it ), reads astrology charts ( if you ask him that, he’d think you’re insulting him dkjfh ), prefers the star wars prequels to the original trilogy, plays video games, reads the newspaper, likes chocolate ice cream best ( he loves chocolate anything ), doesn’t cuss, memorizes song lyrics, collects coupons, has a preferred order at starbucks, likes movie theater popcorn, has seen a play, listens to music with headphones, owns a hoodie ( if only amira would stop stealing them, he’d have more ), would rather own cds than online copies, has written a poem ( shhh this is top secret info ), can shuffle cards, subscribes to a magazine, double dips when eating, drinks directly out of the milk container, ( he thinks it’s a gift to the rest of the housemates to indirectly touch his lips... they don’t mind dfdk ), keeps a journal ( yes, but it’s a music journal ).
tagged: @carolinakncws ( thank you ♡ )
tagging: @thereckoniing, @blindingspirits, @sadtempo, @cogitatis / @pryceism, @cchilyoja, @ektos, and you !
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I’m sorry I’ve been gone, I strained my shoulders while working out. It’s uncomfortable to type and since I type around 3,000+ words daily for work, I’m already exhausted to do anything else.
But since my weekend just started, I’ll get to replies either tonight or tomorrow.
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Though Amira is Bri.tish, I have to make it clear that she is Paki.stani by blood first and doesn’t respect the queen nor care for the monarchy.
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𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐄 𝟗, often stylized as 𝐃𝐈𝐍𝟗, is an experimental rock band from London, United Kingdom. The band is renowned for their avant garde, cheerful space opera with elaborate and intricate storylines of fictional renegades / rock band in outer space.
Their sound predominantly consists of classic rock, trip hop, post-grunge, and psychedelic rock. They’re inspired by artists like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Gorillaz, Cibo Matto, Garbage, Metric, among a few.
Example of the band’s sound: Click for playlist
The band consists of:
Amira Shams, the main vocalist, storyteller, and lyricist as Aurora, the lost princess of Arsira
Singing examples — she is a mezzo soprano.
August Wang, the drummer, songwriter, backing vocals, and multi-instrumentalist as Arther, the banished king of Alhea.
Drumming example 1, example 2, & example 3 / singing example
Taewon Kang, the secondary vocalist, backing guitar, and live keyboardist as Ruarth, the imprisoned prince in Arthadark
Singing example
Jack Park, the bassist as Tremor, the hired assassin of Boltroth
Bass example
Minho Cha, the lead guitarist and visual artist as Ringo, the marksman of Goltracks
Guitar example 1, example2
The brainchild of August and Amira, the band grew overnight success that they credit to their “mutual hotness.” Though some also identify their success with Amira’s solo work as a bubblegum popstar. They started as a four-piece band with their first single and widely loved debut album, Spaced Out: Chronicles of The Space Renegades. that won British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards and seven other nominations.
Their second album Superfluid Space Time: And Saving A Prince from The Arthadark Prison, saw the addition of Taewon Kang. Their second album earned them a Grammy
( @thereckoniing )
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the pain i carry is a heavy burden because i know the first thing amira did after seeing the mind flayer was point at it and say “that’s you,” to august.
what’s worse is, he’d just silently accept that she sees him as a giant monster spider.
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mira, you think august's really hot ?? — i gotta ask this now !! asddfd
The abrupt question was the reason why her eyes grew the size of saucers and a faint line sketched on her forehead. Amira could only gawk for a moment before her characteristic impishness glimmered in those doe-like eyes.
“ Mhm, when he sprawls his ginormous, monstrous — and frankly, heavy limbs on the couch like a dying daddy-long-legs spider taking its precious last breaths, I get totally horny — sure, ” A dramatic eye-roll pursued the statement drenched with sarcasm before she grabbed the canister of strawberry jam again.
Was she wrong though ? The man in question was once again draped on the couch at odd angles with a heavy book lying flat on his stomach. He was a bit too engrossed in the Cheetos to care about the conversation.
“ My best friend is the prettiest boy in the world, ” said with a fondness as delicate as spring morning sunshine.
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𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠
i can’t believe he looks this way right before he’s about to devour two boxes of donuts with a very king-like energy.
he’s just unbelievably pretty, okay ?
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creelsclocks: ⤿ 𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗬
❝ Perhaps a little, ❞ Henry admits, fiddling with a loose thread at the cuff of his shirt. It’s getting old now. He should really buy himself some new clothes with the money he’s made this month. ❝ It’s just… existing in Hawkins makes my life feel so liminal sometimes. It’s such a transient space; somewhere that things are only ever supposed to pass through. To stay here feels a lot like prison, yet there’s nowhere else for me to go. There are people here that need me. Sometimes I feel like a ghost that’s forever stuck in its place of rest. ❞ Dead.
The placidness that colored his striking features barely fractured — save for the faint line that sketched his forehead. August remained silent but his eyes followed the nimble movement of Henry’s fingers fiddling with the cuff of his shirt.
The stillness nestled between them grew heavier when he finally finished his piece. Now it was August’s turn to speak, and so he did, determined to ask a question instead, “ If you could go anywhere, where would you like to go ? ” He was curious about Henry, he might even admit it.
“ I’ve been places — ” many more worlds and timelines than he let on. Yet, he missed the world he had left behind. August fell back on the grass, his arm propped under his head. The sky that stretched above the horizon seemed so oddly blue. Was there such a thing as too much blue ?
“ I agree though, Hawkins does feel like a prison you can’t get out of at times. So, does everything else — shouldn’t the eighties be less of a drab ? ”
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*˖ ⊹ 𝒋𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒂 —
❝ you’re still alive. it’s time to live again. ❞
❝ …yeah, no thanks. don’t forget to lock the door when you leave. ❞
[x]
@thedivinepair ・゚✧
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@thereckoniing sent in ━━ “you know you’re really fucking pretty? but i don’t think those words come close to what i mean. so... i’ll just say you’re unlike anyone else ever.” amira do you know what you do to him? (heart-eyed won brought to u by him staring at the edited pictures for their board. he loses his mind whenever he looks at her.)
She was effulgent — fireworks had lit up Amira’s round, dark eyes like stars stretched across the nighttime sky. Surprise flashed across her comely features with her mouth agape and eyes widened. It seemed as if time had halted its dance for a few moments before she breathed out a giggle and withdrew her gaze.
“ Are you sure you’re not being just a smidge dramatic here ? ” her reply was as soft as rose petals after rain. She feigned interest in the gold bangles clasping her wrist, fiddling with them. “ I am really pretty fucking though, so I’ll take it, ” she looked up again, to share a glance.
It was one of those looks that illustrate more than any pen could — adoration, admiration, familiarity, trust, comfort, happiness, gratitude, hope, and childhood love. Amira could only hope he’d understand.
Suddenly, she pokes him in the stomach, mischief glimmering in her gaze. “ Why the sudden compliments ? Did you do something ? ”
What ? You have to keep them on their toes. That was perhaps why she had leaned toward him to press a tender kiss on his jaw at the corner of his mouth. Long lashes fluttered up to look into his eyes.
“ Idiot. ”
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𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓉𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃 : 𝓈𝓊𝑔𝒶𝓇 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓃
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cchilyoja: ⤿ 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗢𝗢
“Baymax?” He asks but then she continues talking, each sentence weirder than the one before it, and then none of them makes any sense, which somehow seems like the point of her little speech. “ I’m not inflatable. ” Jung-hoo winks as if to prove some kind of point like this has now turned into some kind of competition. Oh, you wanna make it weird, I can play that game, I can make it weirder. He isn’t sure that he can, but he will try.
“ I’m not really religious, if we’re closing the gates of hell, which hell? Is any specific religion or is this some kind of metaphor that I’m supposed to give an answer to? Like you’re actually asking if I can multitask, and drive while talking on a phone. Or protect you and carry your shopping bags. Because if that is the case, I am CONFIDENT. Imagine me like John Wick, no one killed my dog but I’m out for revenge. ”
His voice wavers, he is a bit embarrassed, because this situation is a new one, and somehow getting shot at feels less complex than manoeuvring what she is saying or why she is saying the things she is saying. “ Now, do you have any need for me today? Are you going out? Or I can go? If you are going to stay in, there is no reason for me to be here any longer. ”
As the latter hours of the afternoon progressed with the tranquility befitting a gold-drenched summer day, Amira met another version of the stranger before her. It was all so odd, wasn’t it ? Only mere hours ago, she wouldn’t have known him.
There was a part within her that perfectly understood all the specifics of having a bodyguard, and it irked her. After all, how would she explain the demon-hunting adventures at night ? Or the fact that she needs to hone her cursed abilities to prevent the inevitable destruction of mankind at her hands ? Yet, the more dominant part of her that thrived in unpredictability, thoroughly revelled in this — especially after he had altered his demeanour with a wink.
“ Plot twist ! So, the stranger is not a robot after all. ” The corners of her mouth sprawled slowly into an impish sort of grin as those eyes lit up like sparks at night. She turned away from him to sit straighter, gaze sweeping across the skyline. “ No religion, just portals to lure primordial entities into our dimensions. I mean there are a lot of theories by demonologists — but, right now, the promise of you holding my shopping bags sounds a lot more enticing. Isn’t that right Mr. John Wick, with complete disregard for traffic regulations ? ”
A crease etched between her eyebrows as she puckered her lips and bounced one of her legs in deep thought, “ Sounds like you became a bodyguard because you think you’d look cool. Pretty sure I’ll catch you pretending to be a spy. We can pretend to be spies together with water guns and make up a whole heist — ” her train of thought interrupted by the sudden shift in his mood again. “ Whoa, whoa — you’re leaving already ? And here I thought we were bonding. But, do I have to tell you every single time I’m going out ? I’m always out. ”
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Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
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𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑
CAN THEY USE CHOPSTICKS? I suppose. It’s not a utensil she uses most often, but she can.
WHAT DO THEY DO WHEN THEY CAN’T SLEEP? Amira usually goes to bug August ( or Taewon ) when she can’t sleep, which is nearly every night. She can barely sleep alone anyway and often feels sad when she absolutely has to. So, she’s more likely to be found fast asleep on their beds rather than her own.
WHAT WOULD THEY IMPULSE BUY AT THE GROCERY STORE? Impulse buy? Amira? Everything, my friend. She sees anything remotely adorable and she buys it. Most often , it’s candy or chocolates or plushes.
WHAT ORDER DO THEY WASH THINGS IN THE SHOWER? Amira’s shower routine is pretty extensive. She starts with oiling her hair with argan or rosehip oil an hour before the shower and combs it to get rid of tangles with a wooden comb. She also applies a body oil before showering.
After half an hour of extensive theorizing and daydreaming in the tub, she heads for the shower and washes her hair first with a strawberry scented shampoo. Of course, she puts on a pretend concert while using bottles as her mic. The poor girl has often almost slipped because of this. She also tries to make spikes with the shampooed up hair. Can’t forget to mention the conditioner.
Next, she washes her body with her moisturizing rose scented body wash. The order starts from her shoulders and works her way down to her feet, scrubbing away with a loofah.
She always towel dries herself and wraps another towel around her hair. Next is her skin care, but that’s not our topic.
WHAT’S THEIR COFFEE ORDER? Something sweet because she’s not a fan of bitter things and she doesn’t need the caffeine rush. Usually, she prefers getting a strawberry or chocolate milkshake. If she has to go for coffee, her go-to order is a vanilla frappe, but she will also get bombon, iced cappuccino, or mocha,
WHAT SORT OF APPS WOULD THEY HAVE ON THEIR SMARTPHONE? Amira loves Spotify the most and she’s almost always listening to music ( while belting it out ofc ) on her phone. Other than that, she has Instagram and she’s fairly active on it.
HOW DO THEY ACT AROUND CHILDREN? Like Amira— childish. She somehow gets along with children because they think she’s one of them. Does this mean you can consider her a babysitter? Far from it, she gets bored with kids way too easily even if she’s a responsible person. She is extremely careful with kids and she would do her best to take care of them but she finds it boring and exhausting. She avoids hanging out with kids for longer periods to be honest.
Since most people mention it in the answers, Amira doesn’t want kids of her own. That can change in the future, but the chances are unlikely.
WHAT WOULD THEY WATCH ON TV WHEN THEY’RE BORED AND NOTHING THEY REALLY LIKE IS ON? Dominant Ne alert, because she’d put something on and then switch to something else and keep repeating it. Though the scenario is unlikely since she doesn’t watch TV and prefers streaming things with a strong preference for 90s shows.
CAN THEY USE CHOPSTICKS? He is half Korean and was raised by a Korean step-mum, what do ya think? He’s an expert chopstick user and he can also drum with them on the bowls.
WHAT DO THEY DO WHEN THEY CAN’T SLEEP? Talks to Amira, of course. She’s practically there all the time anyway. They just listen to music, have a jamming session, and talk about nonsense until they drift off. If she’s not there for some reason, he will have a late night one-man jamming session by himself. Sometimes his bandmates and Taewon just join him anyway.
WHAT WOULD THEY IMPULSE BUY AT THE GROCERY STORE? Food, any kind of food. Listen, he’s a big boy at 6′5″ and all that drumming requires energy. When he’s at the grocery store, he’s slowly putting in bags of chips, candy, gummies, cupcakes, and whatever else in the cart until Jack or Taewon remind him that they’re here for groceries.
WHAT ORDER DO THEY WASH THINGS IN THE SHOWER? Head to toes. However, he often does his shaving before the showering part.
First, he puts on music to sing and drum with shampoo bottles. He washes his luscious locks with an expensive brand of shampoo and conditioner ( he takes care of his hair, okay ? Amira also applies oils and hair masks on to keep them healthy and shiny. ) Like Amira, he also suffers from spiking his hair up with shampoo. He does the regular washing with both normal body washes and also uses intimate washes. All this usually takes more than an hour.
Once he does all that work to be squeaky clean, he just sticks around with nothing on but a towel for hours on end because he can’t be bothered to get dressed.
WHAT’S THEIR COFFEE ORDER? August’s high energy with a coffee is a bad idea. Though, he usually gets some kind of iced coffee like an iced cappuccino.
WHAT SORT OF APPS WOULD THEY HAVE ON THEIR SMARTPHONE? He has those specific apps for musicians and songwriters. In saying that, he also has Spotify, Instagram, and Twitter ( because he likes it when people are being idiots ).
HOW DO THEY ACT AROUND CHILDREN? Surprisingly, August is a great older brother around kids. He usually sparks a love of science in them by telling them cool science facts and doing little harmless physics or chemistry experiments and explaining them. He also looks really cool and has that aloof musician musician vibe. So, it’s normal for kids to be interested in him.
Though he thinks kids are okay, he’s not interested in having kids of his own.
WHAT WOULD THEY WATCH ON TV WHEN THEY’RE BORED AND NOTHING THEY REALLY LIKE IS ON? some thriller movie or a classic whodunnit to see if he can guess the plot. He usually gets Amira on board and they see who wins. Sometimes he mutes them to make it extra difficult. Spoiler: he usually does figure stuff out easily because he’s great connecting dots— even better than Amira.
tagged: @carolinakncws ( thank youuu ♡ )
tagging: @thereckoniing, @blindingspirits, @sadtempo, @pryceism, @cchilyoja, @freakhero
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𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐮 & 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞
𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗳𝗹𝗶𝘅 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀.
@blindingspirits
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