Sam

just another place for me to submit occasional fan fics

[lilsongbirdsblog]

[farewellneverland2004]

Honestly, I yearn to be somebody’s Orpheus. But I can promise, with my brand of adhd, I won’t turn until you literally jump in front of me 😊

[plantainlikestheater]

I lwk don’t get why anyone hates on ma boi Reeve Carney. The amount of passion and characterization he put into the role of Orpheus is just on a whole other level 💖

I get that his voice is unique but the notes he can hit and the way that he hits them is so 👌

[therealscraft]

I watched the Hadestown proshot yesterday and I do NOT see enough people talking about how absolutely SMITTEN Orpheus was for Eurydice at the beginning (obviously he’s madly in love with her throughout the entire thing but ykwim)

he genuinely looked like he was gonna combust when Eurydice touched him😭😭😭 HE WAS ON HIS KNEES FOR HER FOR LIKE HALF OF THE FIRST ACT

[farewellneverland2004]

Thank you! It’s all I could think about and it made smile like a dork!

[blueisconfused]

i started going down a rabbit hole of imagining characters from hadestown doing mundane tasks during summer. so. allow me to plague you with this as well.

orpheus making paper flowers all the time for eurydice. hermes teaching orpheus how to mix drinks. persephone sitting with hermes and watching orpheus as he sweeps and wondering where the time has gone. orpheus cutting eurydice’s hair with nothing but a pair of kitchen shears and a dream, and eurydice doing the same for him. eurydice going to one of orpheus’s gigs. persephone teaching orpheus how to braid hair because he wants to learn for eurydice. persephone naming every flower around them and orpheus committing the names to memory. orpheus showing eurydice how to play the lyre, and eurydice teaching orpheus songs for the piano. persephone swapping gossip with hermes. eurydice making jewelry out of the shiny bits she’s collected. orpheus tripping on air and eurydice laughing and teasing him about it. hermes marking orpheus’s height on the station wall and persephone checking it. (i could go on but this is getting long)

[neverlandnightingale]

So this might not be the intended interpretation for the end of Hadestown, but the fact that Persephone is such a more relaxed version of herself and she read to me as someone who is loved after rekindling her romance with Hades compared to how she enters at the top of the show and how Eurydice has the flower and looks at Orpheus with such affection when he enters makes me think that despite the lyrics of a story that repeats, we’re not witnessing a time loop, we’re witnessing the aftermath where Eurydice remains in Hadestown, but the workers’ uprising and Hades’ thawed heart means she no longer has to work herself to death on the wall and when she sees Orpheus it’s because he’s passed on at last and they get to spend the rest of time together.

[istherelifeonmercury]

With all this discussion about the Hadestown pro shot I wanted to share my potentially controversial opinion, which is that Reeve Carney is actually a great Orpheus. I know that a lot of people don’t like his voice, or feel that his voice feels jarring or out of place next to his costars on the Hadestown OBC album and in the pro shot, but that’s actually why I think he’s so impactful as Orpheus.

For starters, the entire Original Broadway cast of Hadestown is incredibly talented, and they all have very distinct voices that add so much personality and depth to their characters, but you can tell with the entirety of the main cast that they all still have that Broadway sound. While their voices are unique, they still feel very musical theatre. But Reeve Carney’s voice doesn’t feel like something I would expect to hear in a Broadway musical, it’s sits more in that folk-rock timbre. And while I don’t think it would work for other roles on Broadway (see his run in Great Gatsby — that I was admittedly not a fan of) I think it actually works really well for Orpheus. Orpheus is the son of a muse. His voice has been blessed by the Gods themselves, and in a cast of incredibly talented people, Orpheus should stand out vocally. The colour and timbre of Reeve Carney’s voice is very distinct from the rest of his cast, and provides such a stark contrast to the rest of the world around them, which sits at this intersection between your typical Broadway sound and jazz.

While I love many of the other (Orpheuses? Orphei? Whats the plural of Orpheus?) I feel that when Orpheus is singing with that typical Broadway or BFA sound, as beautiful as it might sound, that contrast that makes Orpheus stand out so much from the rest of the world around him is lost. Vocally and technically it’s a beautiful performance, yes, but I personally feel like the impact of Orpheus is lost when he sounds like the rest of his cast. Again, not a dig on anyone who’s played Orpheus, they’re all very talented. This is just my opinion.

I’m not saying that you have to love Reeve Carney’s voice. After all, art is subjective, everyone has different tastes, and Reeve Carney’s voice does have a very unique sound to it that might not sit well with everyone, especially musical theatre fans who are more familiar to a certain kind of sound. But there’s a difference between not caring for someone’s voice and actively putting them down every time you get the chance to. Reeve Carney’s portrayal as Orpheus had a huge impact on the show, whether you like it or not.

Anyways, I want more unique voices on Broadway and the Hadestown proshot was amazing to see in theatres.

[themetaisawesome]

Orpheus is a very relatable protagonist. I too would burst out into a song capable of swaying the hearts and minds of gods if Eurydice was playfully teasing me while also flashing her shoulder.

[a-dream-seeking-light]

Created by Pablo Matilla, his photoshop artwork for Penny Dreadful (Showtime) IG: @pblmtll

[farewellneverland2004]

Anyone else just realizing this was not in fact a fucked up skill but instead a cowering person?

[farewellneverland2004]

Okay! Okay! Hear me out!

Season one Pitt Babe edit with CharlieBabe as Act 1 Orpheus and Eurydice!

Like look at Charlie’s face and TELL ME you can’t picture him going “Come home with me!” To Babe! I Dare You!

[farewellneverland2004]

You wanna hear a cruel joke a theatre production of Hadestown can do?

It’s just a typical fine and dandy production. No particular cast or set, just any kind you imagine, and the plot is all the same

Except….

Orpheus doesn’t turn. And it’s what we all long and hope for. But it’s only THAT ONE SHOW!

And you wonder, why did they change it?

…Because, no one will ever believe you!

Because even if people want to believe it, they can’t.

Much like how the audience still gasps when he turns, even though it’s an old tale that you already know the end. We can’t afford to believe that this time it will be different, because that leaves us vulnerable for heartbreak.

We are Orpheus! We are Hades! We will sing the song over and over, knowing how it ends and choose to sing it again, hoping this time to be different, but seldom anyone will ever actually BELIEVE this time, THEIR TIME, will be any different from anyone else.

So to have a production, that changes it and gives us what we all wish to be true, only to leave and know that you can never fully convince someone that it’s true unless they were there! Unless they saw it with their own eyes!

You are now Cassandra! You have seen it with your own eyes, but no one but those strangers you witnessed it with will have the capacity to believe you!

And if they do believe you, and go see it for themselves, same cast, venue, etc. they are only met with what we all know the tale to be!

Cruelty on another level

[queensinchains]

Winter's nigh and summer's o'er Hear that high and lonesome sound Of my husband coming for To bring me home to Hadestown

[farewellneverland2004]

Saw this tonight! It was ethereal

[farewellneverland2004]

Am I Crazy, or can you also feel the tension just radiating from Willy.

Like I know bro is just trying to fuck up their relationship for Tony, but you can’t convince me Willy wasn’t secretly lusting for Charlie! Did you see how close he got to him?! And that consistent stare and smirk combination!?

Like bro must go home so proud of himself whenever he can rage bait him even the slightest bit!

Honestly, even if it isn’t true, I’m gonna believe it’s true because it makes his character even more f*cked up for me, but in a more fun twisted villian way and not just a creepy molester way.

[farewellneverland2004]

Tell me one BL Character that would relate to “the cure” by Olivia Rodrigo!

I’ll start:

Charlie from PitBabe(specifically season 2)

Boy was going through it and no amount of love from Babe was going to fix his self sacrificing tendencies and deep rooted feelings on inadequacy for a good portion of that season!

[apathetic-tortoise]

Could you do some incorrect quotes for Goddess Bless You From Death?

Singha: So the other day I sent Thup out to get us some fuel

Singha: And instead of getting fuel, he got us novelty cookie cutters

Singha: Now everything we eat is shaped like a dinosaur

Singha:

Singha: I love him so much

[befuddledcinnamonroll]

After decades of seeing the "I lied to you for your own good" trope in romantic media, and it being so often portrayed as a bittersweet sacrificial gesture for a couple that will ultimately end up together, it is so refreshing and very overdue to have a series show it as the thing that utterly broke a couple apart.

Whereas most shows would treat this as a romantic moment, when Singha discovers the real reason for King's actions, here it completely severs the bond for good.

And it's done so well.

Because at this point we know Singha, we know how seriously he takes his role as protector. He is most haunted by those he failed to protect - his sister, the suspect who died. This isn't just an inclination for him - it's a critical piece of his identity. This isn't about being a cop, being a cop is just a way for him to leverage his need to take care of people. His ability to fight for those who can't fight for themselves, to take on the forces that threaten harm, is everything to him.

And King proves that he never saw any of that right here.

Because Singha would die for what he loves, but it's not the work, it's never been the work - it's protecting people, especially those he cares about.

And the look on his face when Singha realizes...for all his talk of love, King understands nothing about him. He never did.

This confession gives Singha the closure he needs, because he is able to fully see that yes, King cared for him - but he never truly saw him as a real partner, either in life or in work.

It's such a fantastic contrast to Singha's relationship with Thup, and shows even more why they work together. Because Thup babies him, yes (and it's adorable), but he doesn't infantilize him. It's such a vital distinction. Thup trusts him, tells him everything, holds nothing back, while also openly relying on Singha's care and protection, which Singha needs to feel like an equal in the relationship.

For all Singha's bluster and attempts to play it cool, Thup sees, and loves, the real him.

[farewellneverland2004]

Okay you’re gonna think I’m crazy! But I just heard a Smosh Reddit story that now I need either China or Thailand to produce a toxic BL inspired by this:

A dude(we’ll call him A in this) is cheated on by a girl(G) who leaves him for the guy she cheated with. Seemingly no remorse and continues to contact A about new boyfriend(B) like they’re besties now and like she didn’t actively cheat on him.

A finds out later that B is cheating on G and hooking up with random people! So for revenge, A schemes up a plan to seduce B and make him fall in love with him, which succeeds and they starts up an affair.

But this is only step one of his plan, for A is going to make the pain of finding out worse for G, by setting up him and B to have a threesome. But not just with anyone, with G’s ex boyfriend before A (we’ll call him E for this), who only knows that A used to date G, but is Bi and is fine with since E and G mutually broke up when he came out as gay, and was initially only looking for a hook up.

To set everything in motion, after the threesome, A tells B if he really wants to be with him, he needs to break up with his girlfriend because he doesn’t want to be someone’s dirty little secret. And surprisingly, B does! He breaks it off with G and kicks her out.

G tries to reach out to A for sympathy and potentially to get back together, which is when he reveals a photo he snapped of him, B and E meeting up for the threesome, showing her that her boyfriend who she cheated on and left him for was cheating on her with both of her ex boyfriends and willing to leave her for one of them.

A then proceeds to expose G’s cheating ways to her mother who hates cheaters because she was cheated on by G’s father, and dump B because he hates cheaters too and knows if he’s willing to cheat on her for him, he’ll most likely cheat on him.

But then the craziest plot twist is that, he eventually starts dating E and are now in a committed relationship!!!!

Like I’m not saying it’s perfect! They’re gonna have to work out some story plots, flesh out characters and write an entire speculated relationship drama between A and E where A realizes he’s in love with E and has to prove himself to be worthy of forgiveness and love from E for basically using him in his scheme… BUT OMG I WOULD EAT THIS SHOW UP ! NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! EVERY WEEK!

[farewellneverland2004]

hey i am also poohpavel fan and moa wana connect :) farewell neverland is mine and my best friend's fav song of TXT.

Sweet! I love the song too! My favorite is Nap of a Star. PoohPavel have definitely risen to the top of my favorite acting pairs list💖