(i’ll put a real title here later, i promise)

I am a small dragon who hoards memes and other shiny things.

[goblinchief]

Sent a 12 year old on a fake Hero’s Journey last week and holy shit he actually did it

[hippy-craic]

[illmadekn1ght]

they call me the withholder of information . for reasons i shall not say

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[beanarie]

ok this is the best thing i've ever ever ever seen everyone watch immediately

[manapeer]

[butwhatisit]

I had to look this up; the kid's name is Olly Pearson, and he's from Wales! He is 11 (!) years old and was on Britain's Got Talent this year. (He finished fourth.) He's on YouTube as Guitar Olly.

The lead singer is Mickey Callisto (he took his stage last name from one of the moons of Jupiter), who was also on BGT. (He made it to the semi-finals.) He's from Sunderland in the UK.

The trio in the window are DDKN, a group from France. I can't add fun facts here because duckduckgo gave me nothing. Rude honestly.

The flashmob video on youtube is mostly the same as the tiktok but it's still fun to watch bigger.

And now you know. the rest. of the story.

[twinicegiantorbiters]

it’s easy to forget, so I’ll remind y’all: you can make fantasy versions of anything. yes even things you might not think about. like soil types. I am thinking of fantasy soil types right now

[absolutelynotclassicusernam-blog]

OP, I don’t know if you still see this or if there’s an already existent post you can point me too, but I really want to hear about your fantasy soil types.

[tatzelwurming]

hey man can i bum a couple of fire arrows

[adreamthatsworthkeeping]

Happy No-stabbing Wednesday!

[magicmooshka]

storyteller

sometimes I forget that I'm just a teenager writing a webcomic in my spare time, so I shouldn't hold myself to the same standards as, say, a feature film with an entire team of professional writers, or Hiromu Arakawa. Writing flawed stories is okay, and even necessary in order to write better ones :)

(if you want to read aforementioned amateur webcomic...)

[alexadelphia-official]

Seeing that planets were also called stars back in the day, as they also appeared as shiny dots in the night sky, and in the meantime we learned that some planets are rocky, does this mean we technically discovered rock-stars?

[stardustamaryllis78]

Am I gonna yap about Free for a third time?

Yep.

So Jinu starts the song, during Rumi's verse, walking behind her, which is a very deliberate choice by the directors. In Jinu's own mind, he still isn't worthy of stepping in tandem with her.

When analyzing Jinu's previous dialogue, it makes a lot of sense since he sees himself as nothing but a hopeless, lost cause - so why would he be worthy of walking alongside Rumi?

YOU TELL HIM RUMI

Anyways~

Jinu starts his verse, still a fair bit away from Rumi and he is purposefully shrouded in dark lighting.

Jinu then proceeds to rap one of the most depressing yet beautiful solos in all of rap history, giving not only Rumi but us viewers a clear insight into Jinu's true feelings and mindset.

But then comes the turning point of not only the song, but for Jinu himself.

He realizes he doesn't have to keep hiding from Rumi anymore.

He doesn't need to walk behind her.

He doesn't need to stay in the dark.

She wanted to understand him. Listen to him.

But most importantly, no matter the mistakes he made or the fact he's a demon.

She wanted to be an equal with him.

So Jinu finally steps out of the dark and into the light.

And suddenly he's not only walking side by side with Rumi, but singing with her too.

Still at a safe distance however.

That distance does not last long, because the pair sing together a little bit, with crucial words being sang:

"Why does it feel right every time I let you in,

Why does it feel like I can tell you anything?

We can't fix it if we never face it."

The pair then share a knowing look:

And finally, Jinu is able to not only be beside Rumi, but trust her with the weight he's been carrying.

The gap between them was closed physically and metaphorically.

All it took was for one person to understand him. Reach out their hand to him.

Wake up those feelings that were buried for good.

Free uses visual storytelling so masterfully in so many ways, its simply incredible. I've spoken about it before and I'll probably speak about it again in the future, but there's so much to love about the song both musically and visually. There's so much to unpack with every rewatch.

Its storytelling at its finest.

[salmonella-destroyer-of-worlds]

[monstermonger]

Follow me.🐈‍⬛

[ecosmowarrior]

still so funny to me that gross has another meaning besides icky and is used seriously all the time. your gross annual income. your disgusting nasty amount of money you earn the whole year. pathetic

[teacuppigdog]

Me, reblogging from anyone I don't follow: I'm introducing diversity into the gene pool. This will make my mutuals' dashes stronger and healthier.

[flyingbooks42]

Me reblogging old posts: I am reintroducing historical species into the gene pool to hybridize with the dashboard equivalent of pugs, making them stronger and healthier.

[asteroidtroglodyte]

Me reblogging legacy posts: there are New Users, young Mutuals who were not here for the Old Times and do not remember the Old Ways. Someone must teach them, lest they be Lost.

[biceratops7]

Me reblogging 20 posts a day from a new hyper-fixation completely out of left field: I must strengthen the bodies and minds of my followers. Only the most determined will remain, and once we’re through, their resilience will know no bounds

[forestgreenandgray]

does anyone know why this happens ?

[autumnwoodsdreamer]

I never liked those posts that reduce the Disney princesses to “girl who overacts about something and dramatically flings herself down and bawls” (super popular in the early 10’s and somehow that’s how a shocking majority view the classics now) but after an Aladdin (1992) rewatch, it’s especially egregious that they ever included Jasmine in that.

This part. This is the part I’m talking about

This is not a woman falling to pieces because her father won’t let her marry a man she just met.

This is a woman born to a life she has very little say in. She has never had a genuine friend (besides a tiger). She is facing a marriage to a man she doesn’t know and doesn’t like but duty (and the law) demands it. So she took a risk, ran away, ran to a world she doesn’t know or understand and when she landed in trouble (serious, serious trouble) a stranger came to her aid. She finally (finally!) made a real connection with someone but they didn’t get much time together before the guards showed up and she had to reveal who she was.

This moment when she’s crying her heart out? It comes after she’s been told that the first person she ever connected with, the first person to be genuinely interested in her for who she is and not what she is, the first real friend she has ever made, was executed… because of her.

She believes a good, innocent person has lost their life because of her actions, and what’s more, it brings home the reality for her that she cannot have a normal life or normal relationships, because see the consequences one little attempt wrought?

[notlikeothernurses]

I actually love this trope. People treat crying like some kind of moral failure. Boys shouldn't cry, girls *can* cry, but that's also what makes them inferior. If this is not an example of toxic masculity, I don't know what is.

Crying is normal. Even if it's over something trivial. We all face a lot of struggles in their lives, whether we acknowledge it or not. Something minor might end up breaking the camel's back.

Anyway, here's one of my favorite scenes in Beauty and the Beast:

Belle's reaction is completely understandable. I think Mrs. Potts put it best: "The girl lost her father and her freedom all in one day." That's not overreacting!

[autumnwoodsdreamer]

Thank you so much for adding Belle!

Really, none of the classic princesses deserve the misinterpretation.

Cinderella?

Again, this is not after someone told her “yOu CaN’t MaRrY a MaN yOu JuSt MeT”—this is after she went to great lengths to get ready for the ball, adhering to the intentionally difficult (meant to be impossible) stipulations set by her abusive step-mother for her to be allowed to attend (when really she was invited and had as much right as the others to attend). She made that dress (I can’t recall off the top of my head if the classic animated version was also her mother’s old dress she restyled or not but still, she put in a ton of work on top of all the extra house work) and what did her step-family do? They tore to shreds while she was wearing it. Of course she’s lost hope: it’s the final straw after years and years of doggedly remaining optimistic despite constant harsh treatment.

Let’s go to another favourite: Mulan.

Mulan’s just had the worst day.

She tried her hardest to live up to her family’s and her society’s expectations and vision of a perfect bride but she failed. Not only did it go wrong, but she was publicly humiliated by the Matchmaker—by extension, humiliating her family.

Granted, her family has been kind and sympathetic about the whole thing. Her father even goes to encourage her, assuring her of his unconditional love for her and his confidence that she’ll get it right next time.

She’s just beginning to smile when the drums pound and news of war reaches their village. Her father—her beloved father who’s already a veteran and lives with a disability—is expected as the only male in their family to suit up and head out in the morning.

Mulan can’t help. Nothing she says will be listened to and she can’t take his place (until, of course, she thinks of a way to do so which this moment of crying it out in the rain leads to—score one for having a good cry and clearing your head).

There’s of course more. Take any princess’ dramatic crying momentTM and review the context and I’ll bet you’ll see it’s never as trivial as some have framed it. And, yes, like prev pointed out, it’s this awful thing of people believing boys can’t cry and girls can but then they can never be taken seriously.

Crying is healthy. And crying in response to emotional distress is totally normal. Writers and storytellers across the ages have understood it and portrayed it.

[hellenhighwater]

there are draculas everywhere for those with eyes to see them

[hellenhighwater]

Scary monsters down in the dungeon

[lelif]

on survival

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