stars and kings

first rule of elephant graveyard club: don't talk about elephant graveyard club.

[cnthewildside-blog]

ditchthedodo:

Nala––as always––was minding her own business when Simba came stomping over like he was ten feet tall. First things first: she angled her body away from him so he couldn’t steal any of her chips (they were her favorites, with the red dust to let you know they were spicy) and gave him an appraising look. Dumb grin, even dumber casual pose. Yep, Simba had an idea again. 

“Mmmph?” she said through a mouthful of chips. The problem with Simba was that everything could be an adventure, and Nala didn’t want her precious time being wasted. “What kind of ‘ adventure ’ do you mean? Like, an actual adventure, or like the time you made me look at a really cool bug that turned out to be a leaf.” 

the disapproving look on nala’s face was one he was used to, and it didn’t phase him in the slightest -- not in the way she probably hoped anyways. he sauntered forward, smile ever-present as he reached over her ( they’d known each other since they were babies, they practically had no boundaries ) to grab a couple of chips. it would probably result in a swat on the arm from her, and he didn’t even like the spicy kind as much as she did, but it would be worth it if it got her annoyed enough to get up. then she’d have no choice but to follow him.

although her attitude hadn’t made a dent in his demeanor, her words certainly did, and he felt the smile slip off his face as she spoke before he rolled his eyes and let out a dramatic sigh, slumping down into the seat next to her like he had been mortally wounded.

❛ oh come oooooooon, don’t start with that again, we were eight. -- and anyways i told you it was camouflaging. ❜

❛ c’mon, nala, don’t be a square. don’t you wanna explore this place a little ? ❜

[cnthewildside-blog]

simba wasn’t quite used to his new surroundings ( as far as he knew, no one was, really ), but he’d be damned if that stopped him from having a good time. so as he ambled on up, gait much too casual for the smirk that danced across his face and a twinkle in his eye that just screamed bad idea alert, simba felt more in his element than he had since before he appeared in fairvale. when he spoke, the words seemed to fall out of his mouth like a reflex, the confidence weaving into his tone so naturally, one couldn’t help but want to trust him -- or at least want to hear about whatever his dumb idea was.

❛ hey, wanna go on an adventure ? ❜

[bloodhealer-blog]

Sentence Meme {Princess Bride}

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

“Drop. Your. Sword.”

“Life is pain, _____. Anybody who says otherwise is selling something.”

“I am not left handed.”

“As you wish.”

“I wasn’t worried. Maybe I was a little bit concerned, but that’s not the same thing.”

“You mean you wish to surrender to me? Very well, I accept.”

“Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.”

“Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder today.”

“Have fun storming the castle.”

“There’s a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.”

“Is very strange. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it’s over, I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life.”

“Have you ever considered piracy?”

“Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.”

“Good night, _____. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.”

“You’re trying to kidnap what I’ve rightfully stolen.”

“You seem a decent fellow… I hate to kill you.”

“You seem a decent fellow… I hate to die.”

“You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.”

“Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don’t think they exist.”

“You can die slowly, cut into a thousand pieces.”

“You killed my love.”

“It’s possible. I kill a lot of people.”

“I’ve hired you to help me start a war. It’s an prestigious line of work, with a long and glorious tradition.”

“No one would surrender to the Dread Pirate _____.”

“I got married. I didn’t want to - it all happened so fast.”

“Then you’re not married. You didn’t say it; you didn’t do it.”

“Is this a kissing book?”

“A word, my lady/lord. We are but poor, lost circus performers. Is there a village nearby?”

“I’ve got my country’s 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife/husband to murder and _____ to frame for it; I’m swamped.”

“There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.”

“Yes, you’re very smart. Shut up.”

“Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.”

“There will be blood tonight!”

“That is the sound of ultimate suffering.”

“Look, I don’t mean to be rude but this is not as easy as it looks, so I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t distract me.”

“I challenge you to a battle of wits.”

“You mean, you’ll put down your rock and I’ll put down my sword, and we’ll try and kill each other like civilized people?”

“Thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you’re at it, why don’t you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?”

“She/He is alive, or was an hour ago. If she/he is otherwise when I find her/him I shall be very put out.”

“You can die too for all I care!”

“So I’m here till I die?”

“I can cope with torture.”

“I fight gangs for local charities and stuff.”

“That was a warning, _____. Next time my hand flies on its own. Where I come from, there are penalties when a woman/man lies.”

“I will never love again.”

“You mocked me once, never do it again! I died that day!”

“To the Pain means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever.”

“Never go in against a ____ when death is on the line!”

“We are men of action. Lies do not become us.”

“They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.”

“I would as soon destroy a stained-glass window as an artist like yourself.”

“I just work for ____ to pay the bills.”

“It’s not my fault I’m the biggest and the strongest. I don’t even exercise.”

“I believe everything to be a trap. It’s the reason I’m still alive.”

“Stop saying that!”

[cnthewildside-blog]

just can’t wait --

so i’m sure you’ve all seen the lion king at some point in your life and you probably don’t need much of a refresher on the whole movie, so i won’t do that to you, but i do think having an intro-slash-bio-type-thing is important since, well. simba is a person, and not a lion, and i’ve sort of had to re-interpret his story a bit in order for it to make sense, so. okay, here we go, kids.

simba was raised by his mother and father, mufasa and sarabi, who are king and queen of the pridelands. 

being raised as the king’s son and eventual heir to the throne, simba has lived an incredibly charmed life. 

he attended the nicest ( and most expensive ) private schools, had access to the best tutors whenever they were needed, and was allowed to go pretty much anywhere and everywhere he wanted, so long as he was accompanied by zazu, one of his father’s closest advisors. 

after he graduated high school his father decided to continue his schooling, getting him very special private tutors ( including the king himself when he had the time ) in order to teach his son everything he would need to know in order to one day be king. 

at 21 years old, he is still expected to attend these lessons, because although his father sees quite a bit of promise in his son, simba isn’t quite ready yet for the responsibilities that come with ruling the kingdom -- although simba thinks otherwise.

 simba, well, can’t wait to be king. in his mind, he’ll be able to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants and won’t have anyone breathing down his neck ( cough cough zazu ) or telling him no ( cOUGH COUGH ZAZU GET OFF HIS BACK ). 

life has changed a bit since being transported to fairvale, although simba refuses to let it phase him. he still lives with his family, in a rather large estate home ( they’re used to a lot of people coming & going and just sort of assumed they would need the space ). and although they are no longer in the pridelands, mufasa still expects the best of his son, and wants him to become the mature and responsible man he knows that simba can be. simba, however, is in no mood to grow up just yet. in a strange way, he’s excited to be in a new place & can’t wait to get out and find just what kind of trouble he can get himself into. 

he’s very carefree and adventurous, always jumping head-first into wild ( and sometimes dangerous ) situations, much to the chagrin of his guardian. he wants to prove himself to his friends and his family, especially his father, who he looks up to more than anyone else, and will take any opportunity that he can to show off.

[shewhomuses]

                                        I’m ʙᴀᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ—-                                                    but I do it in the ʙᴇsᴛ ᴡᴀʏ.

[themusewhomuses]

                                                            You are lionhearted                                                     Let them hear your  R O A R                                              Let them see who really rules this jungle

[mrcheyl]

Keith Powers by Aris Jerome