Wonderful Dreaming

My life is being ruined by fandoms, books and coca cola!

[ilexa]

What do I love about Heated Rivalry (TV Show):

In no particular order:

How much of the dialogue and action is lifted straight from the page.

when it is NOT lifted straight from the page, it is improved upon.

Every single actor is gorgeous but in a totally normal way. Like, Connor Storrie's crooked bottom teeth and Hudson's shoulder scar and stretch marks and Elena's tooth gap. And they're all the hottest people in your workplace/neighborhood/school without being unrealistic (at least on the show. Connor and Hudson look like fucking angels in their photoshoots these days).

The brilliant fucking parallel storytelling: from dark hotel rooms to sunshine streaming through an entirely glass cabin, from "You are having panic attack" to "you are so brave" and "we are good here. your family is here. your boyfriend is here."

The inclusion of trans and POC actors, even beyond what's included in the book, which already did pretty damn good, IMO.

The editing.

The fucking MUSIC choices.

The montages.

The juxtaposition of montages vs. the long cuts, both of which create intimacy in different ways.

The brilliant use of music, both score and songs.

Ilya's 7,000 bisexual lamps because We Don't Use the Big Light.

How the fuck they managed to age two 25-year-old men from 17 to 26 in 34 days through hair, makeup and clothing.

OBLIQUES

"Hey, I'm not just a pretty face either." "No, you're also a very hot body."

Ilya's whispered "more."

SoftDom!Ilya and GoodBoy!Shane.

The vastly expanded exploration of Shane's Asian identity.

The expanded understanding of early 21st century Russia's impact on queer individuals.

The use of Moonlight Sonata during Ilya's Russian monologue.

the KISSING.

How much Jacob Tierney obviously cares about 1) the source material and 2) his actors.

The Canadian-ness of it all.

The fucking fandom.

The ways that ilya's house reflects him and his internal struggles.

The way Shanee's cottage reflects the life he wants to have with Ilya.

Ilya Rozanov's Club shirt.

The way Ilya can't stop touching Shane and grabs his chin while kissing.

That apparently I can watching 8 million times and never get bored or over it.

Ilya's face tap when he tells Shane to put his glasses back on.

Ilya sobbing when he tells Shane that he loves him.

Shane Hollander, King of Head Cradling

How well Hudson portrays panic attacks.

The way Ilya knows how to ground Shane in his panic attacks.

"Oh my god, I love you so much."

The way Shane can't keep his hands out of Ilya's curls.

The little hand-nudge kiss in front of Shane's parents.

Ilya's hoodie under his coat at the airport at thee begiinning of "Rose."

Marley and Hayden

The ogling in the gym after the draft.

The 'shes, gays and theys' gaze previously seen in Hannibal and Interview with the Vampire: These creators know what sexy REALLY is.

The foot taps at the press conference and Shane's parents' cottage.

Ilya's death stare at the mirror in Rose.

Ilya's "okay" when he spots Shane at the All-Star game bar.

"Give me kiss" at the lake with Ilya's little smoochie face.

Ilya holding and kissing Shane's nervous hand in the car to his parent's house. And seeing his eyes in the rearview mirror as it calms him down.

The sunrise moment after they say "I love you."

The way Ilya's accent changes/lessens the longer he spend in the US.

Ilya's FUCKING WINKS.

Shane speaking fluent French.

Connor speaking Russian.

Their oral fixations.

Seriously, that whole fucking gym scene.

The goddamn eye fucking.

Then the heart eyes.

The way Shane looks at ilya when he takes off his jacket during their first hookup.

The addition of the Ilya running into Yuna on the elevator on the way to the hookup.

The way Shane is constantly leaning into Ilya, either with his forehead or his mouth.

How they just SEE each other.

Ilya's v-neck t-shirt the first time they meet at Shane's place.

The way Shane can't stop smiling that same night.

THE CONSTANT CONSENT that night.

The sound design. Is that it? you can hear EVERYTHING.

Ilya's gentle little "good night" after their first hookup.

Ilya's "I'm totally not lying" nose swipe when he is totally lying.

The way Shane's eyes well with tears.

The forehead presses.

The forehead kisses.

"You miiiised me, didn't you?"

That fucking stairwell kiss.

Ilya in the rearview mirror in The Cottage.

Shane's inability to not follow the recipe.

"I'm on the cover of the fucking game" as he holds up the fucking game.

Connor's delivery of "what the fuck was that?"

The way Ilya's accent gets stronger again when he's scared of the loon.

"Thank you for pasta.'

The way Shane pronounces "PAS-ta" and "tur."

The existence of Francois Arnaud.

The use of Russian lesbian anthem "All the Things She Said."

How fucking amazing the women are.

The intercut flashbacks to Ilya when Rose is asking Shane about being with guys.

The fact that the flashbacks aren't overtly sexual because Baby Girl is down bad for his Russian boyfriend.

"I hope Jane realizes how lucky he is."

JJ and Carter Vaughn.

The funeral dinner converation between Svetlana and Ilya.

''Because RUSSIA. I would not be able to go back to RUSSIA."

The smiles at each other during the face-off before Shane gets laid the fuck out.

Shane being a precious baby angel in the hospital: "will you cometomycottagethissummer?"

The camera work during the Stanley Cup game/kiss.

How fucking FOND and SMITTEN Ilya looks at Shane.

Shane Hollander's rolled up sleeves on his blue button-down.

The shared flannel shirt.

The whole conversation on the cottage couch and the footsie.

The fact that every single dude is wearing the same black boxer briefs like Jacob bought a case at Costco.

"Get on your knees. ... WHOA."

The pointing and thumbs up during the Hayden phone call.

The freckle and cheek stroke at the hospital.

The "fuuuuuck" in Vegas.

The evolution of phones throughout the years.

Connor Storrie.

Hudson Williams.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[are-you-even-gluten-free-bro]

idk why introverts have a reputation of being quiet and shy people who’d rather be alone. have you ever been friends with an introvert who’s decided you’re worth their time? we turn into the clingiest, most needy pieces of shit on the planet because there’s so few people we actually can stand

[tiredrej]

That’s exactly what all the people should know. 

[hellaroyale]

[tumblegags]

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Calculus

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Algebra

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Theorem

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Analysis

Harry Potter and the Order of Operations

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Statistician

Harry Potter and the Deathly Algorithms

[necromancier-deactivated2019120]

OH MY FUCKING GOD

[festivescout1137-deactivated201]

AND THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS

[retroflexy]

I’m in Dumbledores math club…

[nijuukoo]

More like Harry Hypotternuse.

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

You’re a mathemagician, Harry.

[coonblr]

I just couldn’t not reblog this.

[leatherwingsinc-deactivated2015]

[caluummhood-deactivated20140506]

HOLY SHIT, IT WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE

MAKE A WISH

[jamesjoeboyleeeee-deactivated20]

the first post ever on tumblr

[wendigogh]

this was why they put the reblog button on the bottom of posts

[the-jackals]

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO SEE LINDSAY LOHAN OR SOME SHIT WOW

[127-lbs]

Always reblog because perfection.

[okhaley-deactivated20200619]

I was waiting for the stupid patrick thing but yay the real post. love it.

[rejuven8-me]

This is sacred

[callmebliss]

OHMYZOD IT’S BACK

[macleod]

I REMEMBER WHEN THIS HAD 10000 NOTES AND I HAD TO TAKE THE TIME AND SCROLL ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO REBLOG

[imperatortempus42]

1.991 MILLION NOTES as of August 3rd, 2014 AD.

[outrageauxbonnesmoeurs]

"Two hearts beating in my chest."

"I always say that I lived though a second puberty as Conchita. Trying to explain it as understandably as possible: I think it was always there, and it was just a matter of time and personal development until I could bring the bearded lady to life. There was already something there long before ‘Starmania’.

One of my first memories, from when I was 4 or 5, is my grandmother saying to my mother: Now do let him go out in that skirt, otherwise we’ll never get out of the house.” So I’ve clearly always had an affinity for women’s clothes. Over time this became what felt like the best way to express what was going on inside me.”

~ Conchita Wurst

[conchitacouldyounot]

The Graham Norton Show, 2014

[pleatedjeans]

[gollurn-deactivated20190730]

how is it that a man with a full-on beard is a prettier woman than i am

like damn son, she’s gorgeous

you only wish that you could be this fabulous

while simultaneously being this adorable

and this cute

let’s just all agree that she is probably the fiercest human alive

[visually-enjoyable]

[hackneyed-paintsplatter-deactiv]

you`re fucking kidding me

[listen2futurefunk-deactivated20]

AMERICAN NINJA WARIOR

[nonespark-blog]

A STREAKER CUT THE ACTUAL CONTESTANT OFF AND BLEW THROUGH IT LIKE HE’S SONIC THE FUCKING HEDGEHOG WHAT THE FUCK

[thehiddentriforce]

Here is the full video for everyone who wants to see it; the gif doesn’t do justice: x

[diminuel]

"Can we…?"

"Whenever you want, Cas!"

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Just a little naked wolf and (pregnant) lamb! ;D I feel I haven’t drawn nsfw stuff in a while and this is mostly fluff. *lol*

[jensensmish-deactivated20140301]

[x]

[chasingtrophywhitetails-deactiv]

Does anyone else reply to a text mentally but not physically then forgets to actually reply all together or is that just me

[wonderfuldreaming-blog]

Person: I hate musicals

Person: They're so gay

Me:

Person:

Me:

Cop: Can you tell me what happened?

Me: He ran into my knife.

Me: He ran into my knife ten times.

Ensemble out of nowhere: HE HAD IT COMIN'

[hanahakied]

Right in the feels, I’m so done,

[chaosintocalm]

Omfg who told anyone this was okay

[the-new-school-slut]

THIS IS NOT OKAY NOPE NOPE NOPE NO

[lamanodestra-deactivated2014091]

whY

[citrusorgans]

why did you put all this pain in one place

[peachdoxie]

This is probably the most painful post on tumblr

[crimsoneyedfairy-deactivated201]

Writing Advice: by Chuck Palahniuk In six seconds, you’ll hate me. But in six months, you’ll be a better writer. From this point forward—at least for the next half year—you may not use “thought” verbs. These include: Thinks, Knows, Understands, Realizes, Believes, Wants, Remembers, Imagines, Desires, and a hundred others you love to use. The list should also include: Loves and Hates. And it should include: Is and Has, but we’ll get to those later. Until some time around Christmas, you can’t write: Kenny wondered if Monica didn’t like him going out at night…” Instead, you’ll have to Un-pack that to something like: “The mornings after Kenny had stayed out, beyond the last bus, until he’d had to bum a ride or pay for a cab and got home to find Monica faking sleep, faking because she never slept that quiet, those mornings, she’d only put her own cup of coffee in the microwave. Never his.” Instead of characters knowing anything, you must now present the details that allow the reader to know them. Instead of a character wanting something, you must now describe the thing so that the reader wants it. Instead of saying: “Adam knew Gwen liked him.” You’ll have to say: “Between classes, Gwen had always leaned on his locker when he’d go to open it. She’s roll her eyes and shove off with one foot, leaving a black-heel mark on the painted metal, but she also left the smell of her perfume. The combination lock would still be warm from her butt. And the next break, Gwen would be leaned there, again.” In short, no more short-cuts. Only specific sensory detail: action, smell, taste, sound, and feeling. Typically, writers use these “thought” verbs at the beginning of a paragraph (In this form, you can call them “Thesis Statements” and I’ll rail against those, later). In a way, they state the intention of the paragraph. And what follows, illustrates them. For example: “Brenda knew she’d never make the deadline. was backed up from the bridge, past the first eight or nine exits. Her cell phone battery was dead. At home, the dogs would need to go out, or there would be a mess to clean up. Plus, she’d promised to water the plants for her neighbor…” Do you see how the opening “thesis statement” steals the thunder of what follows? Don’t do it. If nothing else, cut the opening sentence and place it after all the others. Better yet, transplant it and change it to: Brenda would never make the deadline. Thinking is abstract. Knowing and believing are intangible. Your story will always be stronger if you just show the physical actions and details of your characters and allow your reader to do the thinking and knowing. And loving and hating. Don’t tell your reader: “Lisa hated Tom.” Instead, make your case like a lawyer in court, detail by detail. Present each piece of evidence. For example: “During roll call, in the breath after the teacher said Tom’s name, in that moment before he could answer, right then, Lisa would whisper-shout ‘Butt Wipe,’ just as Tom was saying, ‘Here’.” One of the most-common mistakes that beginning writers make is leaving their characters alone. Writing, you may be alone. Reading, your audience may be alone. But your character should spend very, very little time alone. Because a solitary character starts thinking or worrying or wondering. For example: Waiting for the bus, Mark started to worry about how long the trip would take…” A better break-down might be: “The schedule said the bus would come by at noon, but Mark’s watch said it was already 11:57. You could see all the way down the road, as far as the Mall, and not see a bus. No doubt, the driver was parked at the turn-around, the far end of the line, taking a nap. The driver was kicked back, asleep, and Mark was going to be late. Or worse, the driver was drinking, and he’d pull up drunk and charge Mark seventy-five cents for death in a fiery traffic accident…” A character alone must lapse into fantasy or memory, but even then you can’t use “thought” verbs or any of their abstract relatives. Oh, and you can just forget about using the verbs forget and remember. No more transitions such as: “Wanda remembered how Nelson used to brush her hair.” Instead: “Back in their sophomore year, Nelson used to brush her hair with smooth, long strokes of his hand.” Again, Un-pack. Don’t take short-cuts. Better yet, get your character with another character, fast. Get them together and get the action started. Let their actions and words show their thoughts. You—stay out of their heads. And while you’re avoiding “thought” verbs, be very wary about using the bland verbs “is” and “have.” For example: “Ann’s eyes are blue.” “Ann has blue eyes.” Versus: “Ann coughed and waved one hand past her face, clearing the cigarette smoke from her eyes, blue eyes, before she smiled…” Instead of bland “is” and “has” statements, try burying your details of what a character has or is, in actions or gestures. At its most basic, this is showing your story instead of telling it. And forever after, once you’ve learned to Un-pack your characters, you’ll hate the lazy writer who settles for: “Jim sat beside the telephone, wondering why Amanda didn’t call.” Please. For now, hate me all you want, but don’t use thought verbs. After Christmas, go crazy, but I’d bet money you won’t. (…) For this month’s homework, pick through your writing and circle every “thought” verb. Then, find some way to eliminate it. Kill it by Un-packing it. Then, pick through some published fiction and do the same thing. Be ruthless. “Marty imagined fish, jumping in the moonlight…” “Nancy recalled the way the wine tasted…” “Larry knew he was a dead man…” Find them. After that, find a way to re-write them. Make them stronger.

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