you are certifiable!

“why do you have to carry the burden of someone else’s life ?”

[danielpope]

BLOG  IS  A  WIP.  DANNY  POPE  OF  SIDNEY  LUMET’S  RUNNING  ON  EMPTY  (1988).  TREAT  HIM  LIKE  MY  OWN  OC  :)  IT’S  ME,  INK,  BACK  AT  IT  W  ANOTHER  (  OLD  AS  FUCK  )  BLOG.  I  DON’T  FOLLOW  FIRST.  SUPER-OLD  DOC  IS  LINKED  ABOVE  IN  THE  BOLDED.

ok  film  summary  for  those  who  haven’t  seen  it  (  aka  everyone  )

when  danny  was  2  yrs  old  his  parents  were  involved  in  a  anti-vietnam  war  protest  that  involved  burning  down  a  lab  w  a  bunch  of  other  ‘  radicals  ’.  no  one  was  supposed  to  be  there  but  a  janitor  was  &  :(  was  blinded  in  one  eye.  since  then  they’ve  been  on  the  run  ‘cause  the  gov’t  wants  them  to  pay  for  what  they  did

the  film  opens  w  danny  as  richard  mcnally  noticing  the  gov’t  has  found  them  again

the  family  immediately  bounces,  leaving  THEIR  DOG  BEHIND  >:(  &  changing  their  names,  hair  colour,  &  town

u  find  out  danny’s  super  good  at  piano

they  move  to  jersey  (  &  arguably  to  princeton,  new  jersey  -  their  original  home  ),  &  theres  like  shots  of  danny  changing  their  number  plates  &  arthur  finding  them  new  identities  from  obituaries  etc

danny  starts  school  as  michael  manfield  &  it’s  very  quick  that  he’s  super  into  classical  music  &  a fucken  prodigy.  he  also  takes  home  ec  ‘cause  he  needs  to  take  2  electives

his  first  music  class  is  awkward  bc  he  recognises  a  beethoven  piece  but  not  madonna’s  new  single  lucky  star,  &  his  music  teacher  immediately  recognises  his  talent  &  invites  danny  over  to  play  his  piano  some  time

the  next  day  danny  skips  school  bc  it’s  picture  day  -  can’t  risk  having  his  picture  taken  !!!!  -  &  goes  to  the  teacher’s  house  to  play  piano.  he  meets  the  teacher’s  daughter,  lorna,  n  its  love  at  first  sight  thank  u.  she’s  super  snarky  to  his  quiet  sensitivity  n  i  lov  them

the  next  day  the  teacher  is  like  ‘  um  i  didnt  mean  u  can  break  in2  my  house  thats  criminal  behaviour  ’  &  danny  is  just  👁👄👁

danny  &  lorna  are  paired  up  for  home  ec  &  everyone  thinks  its  hilarious  that  a  boy  is  learning  how  to  bake

danny  n  lorna  hit  it  off,  he  asks  her  on  a  walk  w  him,  he  invites  her  to  his  mum’s  bday  party,  they  have  a  deep  convo  w/o  actually  revealing  anything  abt  danny  ,  it’s  cute

blah  blah  blah,  lorna  shows  up  to  annie’s  bday  party  &  gives  her  a  little  shell  necklace  she  made  &  the  popes  love  her  immediately

danny  walks  her  home  &  they  make  out  but  stop  short  of  having  sex  bc  danny  doesn’t  want  to  do  that  when  he’s  lying  to  her  bc  she  thinks  his  name  is  michael  &  everything  she  knows  abt  him  is  a  lie

lorna  doesn’t  ,  like  this  rejection  &  is  v  upset  abt  it.  she  ignores  him  the  next  day  at  school

danny  cant  sleep  bc  hes  so  torn  up  abt  this  that  he  sneaks  into  her  room  because  ‘  u  wouldn’t  talk  to  me  ’  in  the  middle  of  the  night  &  convinces  her  to  go  into  the  woods  w  him  &  he  spills  everything  because  ‘  i  didn’t  know  what  to  do  but  i  love  u  ’  &  lorna  cries  bc  of  the  weight  he’s  been  carrying  &  they  have  sex  &  now  he  has  another  secret  but  lorna  can  share  it

danny  sneaks  back  home  but  arthur’s  up  &  is  just  ‘  are  u  sleeping  w  her  ’  &  when  danny  nods  arthur’s  just  ‘  i  like  her  ’.  earlier  in  the  film  we  see  arthur  has  his  own  issues  abt  this  life

UM ---  danny’s  teacher  says  he  should  apply  for  juilliard  bc  hes  that  talented  ;  danny  doesn’t  let  his  parents  kno  bc  they  would  never  allow  it  as  trying  to  produce  school  transcripts  would  blow  their  cover  ;  he’s  a  fucken  genius  n  the  school  wants  him

the  teacher  reaches  out  to  annie  to  talk  abt  danny  &  the  school  &  she’s   just  :O  bc  she  had  0  idea  he’d  done  that,  but  then  it  turns  out  danny  got  his  talent  from  annie  &  she  regrets  never  having  like  ,  taken  her  talent  that  seriously  /  focused  on  uni,  &  she  doesn’t  want  him  to  make  the  same  mistakes

there’s  scenes  where  she’s  talking  to  arthur  abt  it,  &  danny  asks  arthur  if  he  can  stay,  &  annie  reaches  out  to  her  father  who  she  hasn’t  seen  in  fifteen  years  &  lets  him  know  abt  the  situation  &  ‘  surprise  we  have  another  kid  too  now  ’  &  asks  if  he  would  take  danny  in

the  gov’t  closes  in  on  them  so  danny  says  goodbye  to  lorna  bc  he’s  never  gonna  see  her  again.  it’s  very  heartbreaking

surprise  !  his  grandfather  has  agreed  to  take  danny  in  &  the  popes  are  gonna  leave  but  danny’s  gonna  stay  &  danny  is  equal  parts  thrilled  but  also  devastated  bc  who  knows  when  they’ll  see  each  other  again  &  that’s  where  the  film  ends  :)

little  things  i  didn’t  add  :  u  hear  throughout  abt  other  radicals  they  were  with  being  caught  ;  arthur  finds  out  his  mum  died  of  cancer  ;  one  of  the  radicals  who  had  a  thing  for  annie  finds  them  again  &  is  all  chummy  &  turns  out  he  stole  a  credit  card  from  someone  at  annie’s  new  work  (  dental  assisstant,  arthur’s  a  chef  )  &  that’s  how  the  gov’t  cottoned  on  to  where  they  were.  this  film  is  very  much  a  character  based  film  rather  than  a  plot-based  film  &  if  u  wanna  cry  just  watch  the  last  scene  ,  whew.  the  timeline  in  the  movie  is  unclear,  but  it’s  clearly  a  decent  chunk  of  the  school  year.

[independentthoughtalarm]

so i’m really supposed to believe that when danny pope walked into his new school looking like this-

nobody had any sort of reaction at all? like at all? pretty unrealistic if you ask me-

[danielpope]

anyway. if ur ever wondering what song danny would be playing in a ‘ur both in school / college and u walk past the music room and this beautiful piano song filters out and piques ur curiosity so u peek in and see a cute boy playing it’ meet-cute situation, it will literally always be this song thank u for ur time

[danielpope]

also i’ve been writing danny since like 2016 and not a single person has given me juilliard plots this is dannyphobic

[danielpope]

no one asked but danny smells like warm clean cotton with a little citrus twist thanks to annie’s favourite laundry detergent

[danielpope]

also just waiting for the day someone watches the film and realises lorna / danny were the girl boss/malewife blueprint

[danielpope]

danny in a the outsiders universe as the token new kid with thrift store clothes and a false identity, watching the greasers and the socs throw down: 👁

[forgetmcnotts]

DAWSON’S CREEK | Castaways (6.15)

[danielpope]

i'm  a  liar.  my  name  isn't  michael.  it's  danny.  my  parents  are  arthur  and  annie  pope.  they're  in  trouble  with  the  fbi  for  blowing  up  a  napalm  laboratory  in  1971.  a  man  was  almost  killed  --  a  janitor  who  wasn't  supposed  to  be  there.  we  put  sam  on  all  the  birthday  cakes  because  we  change  our  names  every  time  we  move.  i've  been  doing  this  since  i  was  2.  i  don't  know  any  other  way.  i  wanted  to  tell  you  that  i  was  sorry.  i  wanted  to  explain  why  i  can't  talk  about  a  lot  of  things  -  like  college.  i  can't  go  to  college.  i  can't  leave  them,  and  i  wanted  to  tell  you  why  i  couldn't  be  with  you  --  not  without  your  knowing.  i  didn't  want  to  lie  to  you.  i  have  no  right  in  telling  this  to  you.  it's  dangerous  for  you,  and  it's  dangerous  for  them,  but  i'm  sorry.  i  just  couldn't  stop  myself.

[moosings-deactivated20231019]

BILLIE EILISH’S HAPPIER THAN EVER (2021) ALBUM PROMPTS

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what a drag to love you like i do.

“everybody dies,” that’s what they say.

does it keep you in control?

i’m just a mirror.

fuck you.

i feel more and more like i was madе for you.

i don’t want to want you.

how dare you?

it’s okay to cry and it’s alright to fold.

we are not the same.

did you even care?

just fucking leave me alone!

is it news? news to who?

this ain’t nothing like it oncе was.

love when it makes you lose your bearings.

we were inseparablе years ago.

i know supposedly i’m lonely now.

i’m getting better at admitting when i’m wrong.

there’s something about the way you look tonight.

i can crave you, but you don’t need to know.

i’m the only one who does it how you like.

you’re all it takes for me to break a promise.

how could you?

won’t take a lot to gеt you going.

you’re sacred and they’re starved.

you’re obsessed.

we decide who they are.

don’t say it isn’t fair.

but don’t you get sick of posing for pictures?

all that you did was make me fucking sad.

i’d end up more afraid.

i’m supposed to be unhappy.

she’d wanna get involved.

i can’t seem to focus.

will you only feel bad when they find out?

you’d be gone for hours.

even when it’s time, you might not wanna go.

i hate the way she looks at me.

i’ve had some trauma, did things i didn’t wanna.

what did i tell you?

some information’s not for sharing…

be cool about what i was telling you.

i only changed who i reply to.

i’m out of sympathy for you.

i’m not sentimental.

you are not alone.

i just wonder why you’d wanna stay.

don’t try to make me feel bad.

nobody saw me in the lobby.

think i took it too far.

i loved you then and i love you now.

you better lock your phone.

i was still being ignored.

always said you were misunderstood.

but i know better.

give me a day or two to think of something clever.

i like to do things god doesn’t approve of.

is my value based only on your perception?

i’m overheated.

i don’t know how.

i wanna do bad things to you.

waiting for it gets so boring.

i’ve got more on my shoulders.

i need you for the oxytocin.

i’m happier than ever.

it’s different when a stranger’s always waiting at your door.

i only changed who i believe in.

you think that you’re the man.

i’m sorry if it’s torture though.

you wanna hurt me?

you should really run away.

that was way before i realized.

i really look just like the rest of you.

for anybody asking, i promise i’ll be fine.

is it not what you wanted?

you don’t seem to notice i’m not here.

would you like me to be quiet?

i’m getting older.

thought you would’ve grown eventually, but you proved me wrong.

guess it’s hard to know when nobody else comes around.

you clearly werеn’t aware that you made me misеrable.

too bad they’re usually deranged.

a lot can change in twenty seconds.

i don’t relate to you.

she couldn’t look away.

did i take it too far?

you swear you didn’t know…

yeah, i made him sign an nda.

go have fun.

gonna claim you like a souvenir.

you want me to put it here?

i’m sorry.

can’t shake the feeling that i’m just bad at healing.

they’re gonna tell you what you wanna hear.

we both know i’m worth waiting for.

there’s a lot i’m grateful for.

everybody dies.

do you understand?

you’d do the opposite of what you said you’d do.

you better lock your door.

can’t wait to meet her.

stop being flirty.

i’m not about to redesign myself now, am i?

some people use it to shame others.

i don’t really care right now.

now i know what you are.

it’s not my fault.

we tell each other lies.

you really make a strong impression.

i really couldn’t care less.

you’re so handsome.

did you really think “this is the right thing to do”?

i’m losing track of time.

i don’t want it.

nothing i do goes unseen.

thought we’d get along, but it wasn’t so.

everybody said it was a letdown.

what the hell are you talking about?

i think i might havе fallen in love.

i had to go.

looks can be deceiving.

i used to wish you were mine.

power isn’t pain.

you wanna kill me?

better keep your head down.

something’s in the air right now.

i was only built like everybody else now.

other people wouldn’t stay.

you have opinions about my opinions.

i didn’t change my number.

did you think i’d show up in a limousine?

it’s kinda working.

did you have fun?

but nothing lasts, i know the deal.

makes me wanna make ‘em jealous.

we might not be alone.

it’s a male fantasy.

i don’t think i caught your name.

that shit’s embarrassing.

wish i could explain it better.

she said you were a hero.

when i retell a story, i make everything sound worse.

i’d never treat me this shitty.

i wish it wasn’t true.

you and me are both the same.

i don’t wanna cry, some days i do.

you scared me to death.

got a stalker walking’ up and down the street.

you know i love to rub it in like lotion.

would you?

you played the part.

it’s all i think about whеn i’m behind the wheel.

you’d still be alone.

can’t take it back once it’s been set in motion.

it’s none of my business.

i'm in love.

i can see it clear as day.

maybe you just had nothing on your mind.

how’d it get so dark?

maybе i should think about a new career.

silly me to fall in love with you.

i was waiting on you.

love when it comes without a warning.

i sure have a knack for seeing lifе more like a child.

we decide what they’re worth.

i don’t really wanna know why it went there.

if you find it hard to swallow, i can loosen up your collar.

in my dreams, i seem to be more honest.

it might be more of an obsession.

i got a call from a girl i used to know.

don’t you even think of leaving.

i don’t want press to put your name next to mine.

get my pretty name out of your mouth.

i was good at feeling nothing, now i’m hopeless.

you got a lot of fucking nerve…

though you’ve never seen my body, you still judge it.

some people hate what i wear.

it’s just a lot to think about the world i’m used to.

to tell me what to do.

i’ve been loved before.

i’m not your friend.

i’ve been having fun getting older now.

can’t you hear me?

don’t take it out on me.

you don’t know her.

at least i gave him something he can cry about.

you were the devil.

you only listen to your fucking friends.

i sold you my heart.

don’t waste the time i don’t have.

don’t get complacent.

i’ll see you in a couple years.

you were thinking about yourself all the time.

next week, i hope i’m somewhere laughing.

i’d be yours again.

i must admit you’ve been in quite a few.

i thought that i was special.

a lot can happen in the dark.

you made me hate this city.

and when will i?

i used to think you were shy.

i thought about my future, but i want it now.

no wonder why you didn’t ask.

i think i’m aging well.

we make assumptions about people based on their size.

i think, therefore, i am.

now we’re estranged.

i wonder if you were aware that day.

you don’t really need a break.

you hit me so hard.

if you only pray on sunday, could you come my way on monday?

i worry this is how i’m always gonna feel.

i know you think you’re such an outlaw.

but aren’t i someone?

other people don’t obey.

you weren’t even there that day.

my sleepless nights are better.

maybe you should leave.

i've changed my plans.

don’t act like it was hard.

i know we didn’t choose to change.

wish i didn’t care.

you couldn’t save me, but you can’t let me go.

nobody saw me in your arms.

i don’t really even know how it happened.

do you know me?

we care so much until we don’t.

midnight for me is 3am for you.

maybe, in a couple hundred years, they’ll find another way.

i’m not coming home.

it’s so weird.

i don’t want him having shit to say.

when they say your name, i just act confused.

i’m yours.

maybe that’s the reason every sentence sounds rehearsed.

i haven’t slept since sunday.

you ruined everything good.

you don’t dеserve to feel so hurt.

thought you had your shit together, but damn, i was wrong.

i know i should, but i could never hate you.

i’m going back to therapy.

i kinda don’t care.

it’s hard to stop it once it starts.

go home, don’t tell.

i wish someone had told me i’d be doing this by myself.

try not to abuse your power.

haven’t slept in a week, or two…

had to save my money for security.

i can barely go outside, i think i hate it herе.

you ruined her in a year.

i sent you flowers.

you are not unknown.

once was good enough.

what am i to do?

makes me wanna take a picture.

you can’t give me up.

i wanna make you yell.

i loved you then and i love you now.

i don’t talk shit about you on the internet.

you ain’t nothing but a lost cause.

who decides what that makes me?

you’re gonna wanna get involved.

i feel you watching.

you might not wanna lose your power.

someone like you would always be so easy to find.

it’s not so wrong to wonder why.

i think it’s time.

you were my everything.

i realized i crave pity.

don’t talk about me like how you might know how i feel.

[certifiableliar]

[ninadobreva]

[danielpope]

no  one  cares  but  after  writing  him  for  6  years  ive  come  to  the  conclusion  danny’s  vegetarian

[danielpope]

um  anyway  .

[wordswrittenonpages]

[danielpope]

take  it  on  faith.  i  don’t  usually  follow  people  for  ten  miles  into  the  middle  of  the  woods.  why  are  you  so  angry  ?  that’s  wit,  not  anger  !

[dianaprincie]

“A thousand emotions have swept through me tonight. I don’t comprehend half of them.”

— Kate Chopin, from “The Awakening,” originally published c. 1899 (via violentwavesofemotion)