yakuro

when the walls eat me I will finally ascend from my physical form 23yr they/them

[rottenraccoons]

So Cirrus could you maybe bite my neck, like really, really hard. Maybe till it bleeds a little, pretty please with a cherry on top. thank you!

"It's difficult to say no when you're asking so fervently... But when you have sharper canines like mine, they tend to penetrate through skin so easily. I fear we might make a mess, hmm?"

[firael]

God bless the author of the meme

[lavenfurs]

Okay, I liked it. Looking forward to the mods. And a tutorial on how to make mods :D

[nelsonakis]

They've got AO3 on Paralives

[catchymemes]

They supporting

[everythingfoxes]

[foxpost-generator]

it fucken WIMDY

[foxpost-generator]

girk at my work discovered my terrible secret

[gumi-megpoidd]

girk

[local-lesbian-tree-demon]

they should invent a body that feels normal to be inside of

[sunflowersolace]

big fan of the running joke that nobody in octavinelle knows what a dog looks like

[dailycatsblog]

[a-shakespearean-in-paris]

Masquerade Pulse 5, Sunday Evening May 31, 2026

This was the last show I saw in my three-day NYC weekend and the fourth time I saw Masquerade overall. Third time seeing Pulse 5, albeit Riley was out and we had Tia Karaplis as Christine. I don't have as many notes for this one, as knowing it was my last show (for now) I was trying to just enjoy and not overanalyze, but you pick up so many new things on repeat visits that I just gotta write it all down.

There was a big group of guys in this pulse, and they were quite into the show. Honestly, nice to see! I wanted to ask them if it was a bachelor trip or something but I opted not to, lol.

Tia was a unique Christine. I think she reads a little older than Riley (and also Georgia, who I also saw alongside Clay) and is a little more sure of herself. Like Riley’s Christine is a college kid figuring things out, but Tia’s Christine is 29/30, stuck in a rut, and wanting to get on in her life. The more I have sat on this portrayal, the more I really like this interpretation.

I think Clay does a great job matching the energy of Christine--when he's with Riley they both are a little wide-eyed and have an innocence about them, but with Tia he also reads as her counterpart and therefore reads more like his true age.

I loved Tia's "Think of Me," but because I have seen her as Carlotta I could kind of hear that distinct Carlotta trill. If I had never known she also does that role though, I would have just thought "oh, lovely!"

I was one of the last people to go down the escalator and I had to stand in an awkward spot for MOTN. Couldn’t always see Clay’s face, but Tia watched him with a mix of fascination and awe.

They did however brush past me when they walked by afterward. Before Tia fell in his arms, she seemed a little skeptical before eventually easing.

Walked to the automatons first. I wish we could get this recorded because the dancers are so talented and the choreography is breathtaking. I think it’s my new favorite addition.

Someone in my group got the newspaper (I was there the day before and got that one). If it’s something you really want, try to come in with the second group during POTO and head down the stairs first. I am pretty sure the actor only takes one person back, and it's a person who sees the automatons first. (or you can send me your offers…starting bid is 500 bucks 🤣) I also knew this sequence would mean Erik would come lead us to the bedroom.

After the shadow box, indeed Clay as Erik came out. He chose a woman sitting down next to the big seat and was so gallant when he beckoned her and offered her his hand. He showed her his music and then ran his hands over the music sheet rather elegantly.

Oop I was right in front of the bed 🤭

I will say though that a lot of people in my room were nervous laughing and a bit shocked. This was the first time for me I’ve heard an audience not know how to take it.

STYDT: Christine had a mission and nothing was stopping her. I get the sense Riley plays it a little distracted at first, like she wants to savor the moment and gets lost in him a bit before she remembers, but Tia’s Christine has less hesitation pulling off the mask.

I wanted to see clays face before she pulled the mask off because I love loved the way he has reacted to Christine in previous shows. Here he seemed a bit puzzled, but pleased none the less that she came to him.

Christine was right in front of me, actively listening to Erik while holding the mask. You could really see her thought process here as she really considered what she should do and what she had gotten herself into…or even if she really wanted to continue on.

Went up escalator to the carnival. I didn’t realize Clay ran up and down the stairs with one of the groups. I didn’t realize he was coming from behind me because he seemed to be ahead, but he gently pushed me out of the way and stared for a bit at the person in front of me before moving onward. His trauma at the carnival is still fresh and you get the sense he is trying to remove it from his memory in these moments.

Carnival scene I was toward back. Anna monoxide tapped me and smiled and waved. I waved back and someone else said “oh you made a friend!”

While she was doing her portion of the sidehow some guy said “no no no” and ran toward the back with me 🤣

Made a little surprised noise after because the phantom very gently held my shoulders before standing by my side. He smelled good—it’s Iike the perfect cologne that’s not too overpowering.

In the next room Giry moved past us in the audience to get to young Erik—props to Nicole, you could see the horror on her face.

Claire Leyden again as Meg! She came out and asked if we’d seen Christine, “she has curly hair!”

I decided to watch Clay creep down the stairs for the beginning of AIAOY. He was hesitant at first, wondering if he even should approach.

For the reprise I was just consistently astounded (like all performances) how he carries Erik’s vocal register in his chest. Talking to him after in the bar he sounds so different and his ability to transform into Erik convincingly through so many different facets and for it not to look goofy or overdone being in such close proximity is remarkable.

Side note but first time I saw the show and saw Gustave in the Angel after wishing I verbally said aloud, “oh my god the violinist is her dad!” Like duh 🤣

In the dressing room scene the girl who got to hold Carlotta’s spray was genuinely so surprised and laughed so hard we all joined in.

the woman who got the manager’s note left it on her chair. I was the last one in the room and saw her leave it. So, you know…

(I stuffed it in my bra)

PONR was great, as always.

After the chandelier crash Erik held Christine close and he made the decision to take her away. Really wanted to see their faces here, but bad view.

Oh man Tia’s final lair was palpable anger that even verged on cold. When she threw the roses at Erik she really threw them. In return he matched that intensity. If her “wishing” was her moment to grieve, her final lair was her asserting herself. She has enough. It was like she could have slit his throat with the rose stem 🤣

And then it was like she regretted her anger and of course they kissed.

Not a great view of the kiss but I do want to mention when I first saw the show in March with Riley I had the best view for this scene and caught all of clays micro-expressions. He had such sad puppy eyes when he looked at her and was looking at the spilled roses on the floor, trying to pick them up before Riley’s Christine kissed him.

His hair becomes a bit undone during the final scene and he’s like what semblance of composure he has just finally breaks.

He really does make eye contact with every person in the room, even if he’s brief it’s so impactful 😭

Talked to some women down on the way out…it was her first time seeing any iteration of Phantom and she was speechless. The more I go the theatre by myself the more I just love hearing other people’s thoughts.

Bought my overpriced merch at the lair bar and the cast came out. I did met Clay Friday as I saw the 8PM then (and bonded with a lot of other fan girls) but I complimented him again and I realized he hunches quite a bit as the phantom as I noticed he looked even taller than he looked during the show and he kind of had to stoop to talk to me (I am not a short woman so this is notable to me 🤣)

I am always apprehensive about meeting actors because I’m always worried I’ll look or say something stupid and embarrass myself but he couldn’t have been kinder—just a gem of a person!

Reeeeealllllly wish I could see his last show but alas I live far away and I have faith he’ll be back SO

Anyway thanks for reading my irl friends are not Phangirls so I have to scream to the void, thanks!

[feralbunny02]

Song of the Day, sorry I’m late

[charlesoberonn]

Mammu! Finius and Ferbingetorix built Rome in a day!

[charlesoberonn]

[charlesoberonn]

[asphor]

I feel like this also implies that rome is somehow being destroyed by the end of the day

[charlesoberonn]

The Emperor Constantine loves Finius and Ferbingetorix's "New Rome" so much that he makes it his new capital and names it after himself.

[asphor]

Yeah that checks out.

What's the doofenschmirtz contraption/scheme of the day?

[charlesoberonn]

Doofenric the Ostrogoth (insert jokes about his daughter Vanessa being "Goth" but in the modern sense) invented a City-Mover-Inator to move Rome across the Danube so his Germanic confederation could sack it.

Thankfully, Agent Pericles stops him by redirecting the Inator to Finius and Ferbingetorix's New Rome instead, moving it to the Bosphorus.

[charlesoberonn]

While Pericles and Doofenric are fighting over the controls of the Inator, it gets accidentally changed to paint remover mode and then fired at a random direction.

Somewhere nearby a painter just finished coloring the statue of the emperor when suddenly all the paint gets removed.

Painter: Aw...

Painter, giving it a second look: Hmmm... 🤔

[charlesoberonn]

Candysseia: What animal even is Pericles?

Finius: We named it "platypus", meaning flat-foot.

Ferbingetorix: On account of his feet being flat.

Candysseia: And where did he come from?

Febingetorix: We have no earthly idea.

[charlesoberonn]

Doofenric the Goth: Pericles the- wait, what animal even are you, Agent Pericles?

Pericles: *hands him papyrus*

Doofenric: *reading* A "platypus", meaning flat-foot... oh, on account of your feet being flat!

[charlesoberonn]

To be clear, the Emperor Constantine looks like Roger Doofenshmirtz.

Also, I agree with everybody who says that Greco-Roman Candace's name should be Candassandra (since nobody believes her warnings).

[phineas-and-ferb-heritage-posts]

phineas and ferb heritage post

[grozat]

harpooneer

[ruinedchildhood]

[stardynamite]

THE WAY SHE POSED AFTERWARDS HFKFBDK

[stardynamite]

My artistic rendition:

[g4rp1y4]

tears I would've shed over your fate

grow cold and turn to tears of hate

[honeynutios]

Ehehehe i drew bro again🥹

[cakeofbake]

it was raining at my house today

rain rain go away

come again another day

this was supposed to be a sketch,,,,,,, what happened