Weiss is just... So good
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Weiss is just... So good
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Loooooooong time no see. (〃∀〃)
Hi :D
I had disappear a looooooong time so there’s tooooo many ask I can't reply all. Sorry for it. D:>
If the ask is about: Am I leaving Tumblr or give up HF AU? my answer is: Nope. Don’t worry, be patient. d(ˋvˊ)b Thank you.
Oh and if you miss me, actually I’m more often using Plurk or Pixiv. I don’t have twitter D:>
Okay so I've written several Bumbleby one shots, a few White Rose ones and a novel-length is midway through writing, and a Monochrome one shot. What I'm hearing is I need to give Ladybug and Freezerburn some appreciation.
And the OT3s, can't forget about the Bees Schnees. So many character, all work together beautifully. I love it.
Team RWBY Character Playlists
So ya a friend of mine, @citadelofmythoughts , asked me to make these, as he went through RWBY for the first time recently and wants some help going through the soundtracks. I’ll be updating this with the four main characters for the next few days. No reason to stretch it out I’m just a lazy schmuck.
For Yang, imma just copy and paste the message I sent him here (I typed it up before I thought to just make a post about it), and work through Team RWBY Backwards.
For Yang, I’d go :
I Burn-Vol 1
Gold-Vol 1, about Ruby
Wings-Vol1, subjective, but recent songs imply it’s by Yang about Blake. Not confirmed or even really strongly supported but it’s a nice thought.
BMBLB-Vol 4, another subjective one, but confirmed both by its name and creators as being sung by either Blake or Yang, for the other girl. Set while they’re at Beacon, it’s up for debate whether it’s Canon or not, but it’s definitely a love song.
Armed and Ready-Vol 4, set during Yang’s recovery after the fall of Beacon, it’s one of the best songs written for Bumbleby (Blake/Yang), because of the phrase “there’s nothing I won’t do for her"
Ignite-Vol 5, set during V5 but before Blake comes back, bombastic and brash.
All That Matters- Vol 5, set immediately after Blake’s return when Yang still believes Blake abandoned her selfishly and is still so very Wounded by her partners’ leaving, yet is willing to risk being hurt again just to have a chance to be with her again. Very emotionally charged.
Nevermore- Vol 6, set during Blake and Yang’s battle with Adam, this one is unofficial as of yet (the soundtrack hasn’t been released), but the song has been shown in full, as it played over the credits in V6. It’s stunning to listen to when you know the characters. Also a Blake Song.
After forever, I decided to finally get around to writing the other really powerful of the Playlists, Weiss's. Now, Weiss is an interesting character for a ton of reasons, but one of them is the dichotomy of her upbringing and the expectations she lives with, and her naturally independent, defiant nature. This is shown in a lot of her music with bold lyrics and a hybrid style of lyrical, classical music with pop and rock, alongside sharp, powerful key changes and style alternations. I once heard someone describe Weiss's songs, especially the ones she sings as she becomes a stronger person, as "epic rock ballads", and nothing sounds better than that.
Path To Isolation-Vol 4 soundtrack, but takes place pre-Vol 1. This one is about Weiss's feelings immediately before her move to Beacon, and details the pain she bears from her family and her expectations. A very powerful song about isolation and self-imposed emotional callousness as a defense mechanism. Even better when you compair her 'bitchy' behavior in volume 1 to the moment in the song where she cried out "I'm fighting back surrender, but every day I'm falling more apart". It also, importantly, shows Weiss's inability to form her own personality in her home, so concerned with maintaining a facade that she doesn't know who she really is, and is so very conflicted between who she wants to be and who she thinks she 'aught' to be, as a Schnee, going so far to ask the proverbial mirror "Who am I?" at the songs moving conclusion.
Mirror, Mirror-Vol 1. This was the definative Weiss song back in the day, and was the basis of most of the early theories about her character. Emotional, but most of the underlying themes are hidden, as this song was written, theoretically, under her father's thumb. It's a beautiful and lyrical song, nice to listen to until you begin to hear the lyrics and the traumas they hide. This song, at least to me, is the personification of the gilded cage Weiss grew up in. Beautiful and simple, but hiding anguish beneath.
Mirror, Mirror, part 2-Vol 3. This is the beginning of Weiss's movement. Part 1 contained hints of something else, something other than the simple music, but largely was made to be heard, canonically, by an audience who didn't care. Part 2 is the beginning of Weiss's change. The lyrics and music are intensely personal, thoughtful and reflective of Weiss's life and her hope for a better future. It parallels a lot of part 1's lyrics.
It's My Turn-Vol 3. This is the beginning of Weiss's rebellion. This is the first song that doesn't try and hide its themes behind flowing music, openly showing Weiss's realization of her father's psychological abuse of her throughout her childhood, and openly pinning the blame on him for the first time. Though, this is crushed by the tragedy at Beacon, and for months these feelings regress as Weiss is forcefully returned home.
This Life is Mine-Vol 4. This is the definative Weiss song. The lyrical opening, asking if anyone who hears her songs are really listening to them, understanding their meanings, is contrasted by a sharp keychange and acelerando into a drum break. The lyrical tone changes too, becoming much more brash and frank. This is not to be misunderstood - cannot be misunderstood - this is a declaration. It plays wonderful contrast to Path To Isolation's line about surrender, turning it on its head and declaring in defiance of her father, of the world around her, and of her own shortcomings that "I will not surrender, this life is mine!" It's a profound moment, and one that sends chills down the spine to listen to and fills the listener with a strange sense of pride in Weiss's growth as a person, both at Beacon and in Atlas throught volume 4. For the first time, Weiss is angry, she is righteous and furious and will not be quiet about it. It is - she is - defiance personified. Personally, this is my favourite song on the soundtrack.
I typed this on my phone durring a Biochem class so please forgive any spelling or analytical errors. Point em out and I may fix em later. Hope you enjoy the Playlist @citadelofmythoughts
Out of all the dramatic scenes this simple little interaction says it all.
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Congrats to everyone who’s ever written something and posted it on AO3 on your Hugo Award nomination.
(The entirety of AO3 was nominated in the “Related Works” category, so technically everyone who’s contributed to the Archive is a nominee.)
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Update
Hey Friends,
First of all, thank you so much for the messages of support over the past week. You have no idea how much it’s meant to me, not only hearing your kind words but also having some time to take a break from posting.
It’s been an adjustment, that’s for sure. I still have a Nala-sized hole in my heart, but I’m feeling overall better. I’m feeling good enough that I’m going to resume posting this coming weekend (yay!).
Also, I’m going to start updating Rush next weekend (finally, I know). I’ll probably replace two chapters per week, Sundays and Thursdays or something, until all of the chapters are updated. I’m doing two chapters a week to correspond with…
Cross-posting on AO3. Yup, with all of the recent ff.net issues, I’ve decided to set AO3 up and repost my stories there. It will take some time, but eventually I’ll post to both AO3 and FF.net each week. I have the same username on AO3, if you need to find me.
Think that’s all the updates I have - thank you again, everyone.
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So like Im writing a fic but im REALLY bad at writing so im just going to draw stuff from it instead lol