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Brutus and his girlbosses getting real tired of the new kid on a power trip
Ceaser: *laying with 22 stab wounds*
Guy 23: but is that really enough to kill him?
y’all are forgetting the true meaning of the ides of march. today is not just about stabbing, it’s about the friendship, unity & coming together to stab in groups
Really pisses me off that I spent all day making this delicious pi and I can't cut into it because all 23 of my knives are gone.
Laura Jane Grace is great bc it's folk punk but the singer can sing AND tune a guitar
devistating news to report:
Leaving phone in different room while studying dramatically increases productivity focus and ability
spacephysics
Mikey Way. You agree. Reblog
2023
1. COMMIT TO THE BIT
2. PARTAKE IN THE DIVINE ACT OF CREATION
3. LET THE SOFT ANIMAL THAT IS YOUR BODY LOVE WHAT IT LOVES
Thinking about how 'the curtains are sometimes just blue" and like sure they can be but then it isn't worth mentioning and also yes real life curtains are just blue but also also also (well Ig there is even a meaning in real life) but also books aren't meant to be depictions of real life they're a way of thinking about exsistence
Just put a message before the show that says THIS IS EDGY we'll believe you
STOP 👏 MAKING 👏 SHOWS 👏 DARK 👏 FOR 👏 THE 👏 “”””AESTHETIC”””” 👏 I 👏 CAN’T 👏 SEE
"fiction isn't telling you how to live, it's asking you to think about the human condition" AH
about those prank thoughts... well i’d love to hear them sooo if you needed an excuse to write another essay here it is
kissing u on the mouth anon ok here we go here's the prank rant (warning it got super long):
ok so this is limited in scope because as i've said before, i've only been in this fandom for like ~1.5 years, so idk anything about how the prank was talked about/handled before this. BUT. what i personally have seen. is essentially:
atyd gets super popular via tiktok -> it becomes sort of "canon" (at least, amongst newer marauders fans) that The Prank was like...this really devastating event that tore apart the marauders friend group, because that's how it was characterized in atyd--despite the fact that in the actual canon, it honestly doesn't seem like as big of a deal -> since it becomes the New Canon that The Prank was Such A Horrible Thing, suddenly people begin talking (mostly on tiktok) about how awful and unforgivable it was for sirius to do something like that. this devolves into this big discussion of people saying either
it's completely out of character for sirius to do The Prank and he never "really" would have done it; we should just ignore that part of canon
The Prank is so unforgivable that it makes sirius a completely irredeemable character
The Prank is so awful that anyone writing it in a canon compliant fic should be showing every single marauder turning against sirius and everyone hating him/telling him what he did was so awful and wrong, and it should take a really long time and a lot of apologizing/changed behavior before remus ever forgives sirius
and this then got extended into debates about james' characterization; I saw sooooo many people talking about "james would NEVER just forgive sirius for something like that" "james would side with remus" etc etc etc
and the end result of all these conversations was that i saw tons and tons of people saying that the way The Prank was written in atyd was Bad. not just--oh, i didn't like it, though there was plenty of that too, but people acting as though the way it was written was a moral failing, as though mkb had failed to convey how Horrible and Awful of a thing the prank was, and in doing so she had allowed people to Sympathize with sirius's character, when he should have been Punished. suddenly everyone was climbing on their high horses about The Prank, talking about how unrealistic or out of character or "problematic" it was to write it the way it was done in atyd--which was ironic to me, because from where i was sitting, it seemed like it was atyd that had solidified this fanon idea that The Prank was Such A Bad Thing in the first place (again, at least amongst fans brought in by tiktok).
SO. my problem with this. setting aside the conversation of whether The Prank was actually That Bad in the first place (because i think it can be written as a more or less serious event, depending on how you interpret canon--but personally, i tend to interpret it as something Very Bad, so let's start with that premise) and operating under the assumption that it was, in fact, a really horrible thing that put not only snape + james in danger but also remus, since he could have been exposed as a werewolf--the thing that drives me up the fucking WALL about The Prank discourse is that it is, to me, just one example of this obsession with Morality and Punishment when it comes to "literary critique" (using that term loosely, because i'd argue that a lot of what these people are doing actually isn't literary critique) in the marauders fandom (post-tiktokifcation, at least).
like. specifically, it's this idea that something like The Prank would make sirius, as a character, irredeemable, and that it would be unrealistic for his friends to forgive him. that, to me, is just....such a strange interpretation!!! because if you are friends--close friends, childhood friends--with someone for long enough, they will hurt you. you will hurt each other. it is an inevitable part of being human that getting close to each other and staying close to each other often means hurting each other. and the closer you are with someone, the more they can hurt you. i have a childhood friend who is essentially like family to me, and i was cruel to her when i was fourteen. i was dealing with a lot of shit, and i was young, and i was mean. and we've both been cruel to each other in the nearly two decades we've known each other, and we've had explosive fights, but we have always found our way back to each other and forgiven each other, because that's the kind of friendship we have. i have another childhood friend who hurt me so deeply when we grew older that despite having my literal handwriting tattooed on her arm, we haven't spoken in five years, and will probably never speak again. that kind of hurt is a risk you take when you let people in.
so to me, the idea that a teenage boy raised in an abusive environment who has just run away a few months earlier, who is dealing with all that shit as well as the regular shit of just being a fucking teenager, would thoughtlessly and deeply hurt his friend--that isn't out of character! in fact, i think it's entirely in character, and i think it's a crucial part of sirius's relationship with remus and the other marauders. because the fact that remus is able to forgive sirius says something important about their relationship. what exactly it says will vary, to a certain extent, depending on the details of how you write the prank and characterize the characters, but overall--it's important because it's showing that their relationship is strong enough and close enough and important enough to both of them that they are able to move past this deeply hurtful event. and that, to me, is a WAY more interesting and impactful relationship to read about than a relationship where two people are always good and never hurt each other.
and regarding james--personally, i love the characterization that james forgives sirius "too quickly" or "too easily" after the prank, because i think it's an opportunity to explore one of his most important character flaws, which is that he cannot imagine that his friends would ever purposefully do something bad/harmful. like--this loyalty and belief in his friends is literally what gets him killed. what amazing foreshadowing to show that even when his best friend does something blatantly wrong, james still thinks--well, he didn't mean it. his intentions weren't bad. and obviously he's sorry--and he's a still a good person, because he's my friend, and my friends are good people. like THAT is how you write a character flaw!
and speaking of character flaws--this is also one of the best opportunities, if you're following canon, to really explore some of sirius's character flaws! and again, it's gonna change depending on how you're writing certain details, but in some way shape or form this is a very important mistake for sirius to make in order for his character to grow--obviously, something has to change afterwards, because otherwise how could remus forgive him? but what has to change? how does it have to change? good characters aren't meant to be static!!
it's just. !!!! The Prank is truly, genuinely, one of the BEST opportunities from canon that you can use you really explore these characters and their flaws and their relationships with one another. so it is genuinely BAFFLING to me to see sooooo many people condemn it and act like it's this atrocious thing, because i feel like it demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of what literature is meant to do. like--i've talked about this before on my blog, and i'll keep saying it til the cows come home, but fictional characters do not exist as moral blueprints. good literature should engage your critical thought, and "character does Bad Thing -> character is Bad" is not critical thought!!! like!! fiction isn't telling you how to live, it's asking you to think about the human condition--and part of the human condition is that people make mistakes, and they hurt each other, and they have to figure out how to keep living in the wake of that hurt!! The Prank is this plot point where you can bring up really tough questions, like--how does closeness with others leave us vulnerable to them? is that vulnerability worth the closeness? what role does intent play in measuring harm? what can we forgive? what can we not forgive?
i get that sometimes with fanfiction you just want fluffy happy brain-off fun, but you can find that if that's what you want, y'know? like--it's just so so strange and honestly concerning for me to see people act as though something like The Prank shouldn't be written just because it means giving characters flaws and exploring them.
in conclusion, The Prank is one of my favorite parts of canon, and i truly think it is so worthwhile to explore when writing and thinking about these characters, especially sirius. also--it is important to understand, both within and outside of literature, that having flaws and causing harm does not automatically make a person irredeemable. if we are going to live with each other we need to learn how to respond to people fucking up in ways that are not just: You Are Bad And Must Be Punished.
a lego t-rex and a dead rat just staring at the wall
your discord pfp and your tumblr pfp are locked in a room together. what happens?
feeling like violating OSHA protocol
wow I know what I'm doing now
I really need to get a pfp so I look like I know what I'm doing
college got me feeling like I'm 13 again and deeply ingraining myself into the online world
I really need to get a pfp so I look like I know what I'm doing
Unfortunately the way to leave the house is just to do it. You gotta put on some bad eyeliner and go to the club alone and talk to no one and get too drunk and cry all the way home because you're so useless. And then you wake up the next day and realize, "Oh, I guess that wasn't so bad." Maybe you do it a few more times just to get the lesson to really stick. And then you're free. Then you can do anything.
"alas" is a truly S tier english word. fantastic mouthfeel, makes me sound like a world-weary wizard, looks cool when written out. good job to whoever created this word.
goncharov (1973) is simply a product of the very human urge to create stories in community and pass them on through word of mouth. we are bored peasants working in the field with no way to pass the time and a need to create folklore
god save us all the goncharov community google doc is finally here
just remembered that party posion is canonically non binary. so that's fantastic.
Gerard Way makes me feel like a real human being who can live to middle age and I will support absolutely anything they do to show the general public how it feels to be told they would rather you be ideal than alive
Young Royals Season 2 as Textposts - Episode 1
BONUS -everybody understands vincent here-
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GERARD’S OUTFITS - TOUR 2022 NORTH AMERICAN LEG
europe + sources
what are all the basic things you feel that every mcr fan should know? i just got into them not too long ago (i knoww ok i’m sorry i’m so late) but i love their music and i want to learn more about their band and their albums and everything!!!! and not sure where to start? thank you!! ive been kind of afraid to ask bc i feel like some ppl are prone to being gatekeepy but i literally just love this band and want to immerse myself in it
okay first of all, no need to apologize!! I didn't get into my chem until the year before they broke up and I certainly didn't know anything about them. it took years, so don't feel bad for asking because we were almost all there once!!
as for things you need to know, my chemical romance started in 2001 when gerard quit his job at cartoon network to create the band. the event that led to this was 9/11 when gerard saw the twin towers fall and realized he wanted to do more with his life. if you want to learn more about this I highly suggest This interview.
In 2002 the band recorded there first album "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love" in a basement in New Jersey with the help of Thursday frontman Geoff Rickley. here is a behind the scenes video of that (one of my personal favs) that shows the making of the album! This is when Frank Iero joined the band as a rhythm guitarist.
The second album, "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge" was released in 2004 at Vintage Vinyl Records (here's a video of that) and it was the album that really put them on the map. They began to get more TV interviews and appearances ( iconic Thanksgiving interview , taste of chaos interview , mtv backstage pass , and the iconic bert mccracken and gerard interview ) If you want to know more about this time for them i Highly recommend watching Life On The Murder Scene it gives so much good context on who each of the members is and how the band started!
in 2006 the band released "The Black Parade" after staying at the haunted Paramour Mansion in California to write the album. There isn't much on this time besides a few interviews of them talking about the creepy things that happened x , x and when you listen to the song Sleep on the album, you can hear a voice recording that Gerard made while staying in the hotel. The band premiered the song "Welcome to the Black Parade" at the 2006 VMAs and promptly went on a 2 year world tour, until the black parade died (The Black Parade Is Dead!) in 2008. The Madison Square Garden show was supposed the last show they were going to do, according to Gerard x (warning:emotional) but they ended up sticking around for a few more years...
I feel like I can't continue this without mentioning Projekt Revolution which happened in 2007. It was a tour headed by Linkin Park with a lot of other supporting acts. This show is where a lot of Drama happened, aka Gerard getting married backstage, the infamous Kiss, and the infamous Fight...Some say it all happened because Gerards brother and bassist of the band Mikey was gone for mental health reasons (which were exacerbated in the paramour mansion) but whos to say... 🤷
The band took a hiatus after the Madison Square Garden show so Gerard could be with his family (he had become a dad in 2009) and relax a bit. This is when Frank Iero started some of his own projects, or at least joined in on others. He was the frontman for the band Leathermouth and he and his friend James Dewees has started making songs for a band they made called Death Spells. (leathermouth live at vintage vinyl 2009)
In 2009 the band had gotten back in the studio after a few years of not worrying about my chem and they created "Conventional Weapons" an album they would finish just to scrap when they felt like it wasn't going the way they were expecting
here is an interview gerard did before the album was scrapped
The last album My Chemical Romance made and released was "Danger Days:The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" and was paired with a comic Gerard wrote called "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" where each member of the band had their own identity that was separate from the actual band member themselves. They are named after the guns so Gerard is Party Poison, Frank is Fun Ghoul, Ray is Jet Star and Mikey is Kobra Kid. There is sooo much lore in this era, so if you want to know more I highly suggest watching the music videos in order to at least lightly understand the story. first is na na na and second is Sing . here is a video of them discussing the concept x and here is a behind the scenes video of Na Na Na x
okay so that is all the albums and the most important moments I can think of! now we are at the 2013 break up.. a fateful day where millions were let down but there are many reasons why the band had to end when it did. here is Gerards iconic letter announcing the end x (again, warning:emotional) and franks letter x😢
I will set the scene for you, it is Halloween 2019 and we are all just going about our days, wishing Frank a happy birthday (yes, his birthday is on halloween) when all of a sudden
this shows up on twitter, and the chaos that ensued was just....So Much Fun! we were just in disbelief that they were actually coming back. So many people had accepted that it was never happening, and then it just...did!! the return show was livestreamed so everyone who couldn't be there physically could be there in spirit, and let me just say that it was such a fun night just knowing they were back together!
also, the night before the show arrived the band showed up to give blankets to fans who were waiting outside all night for the show the next morning !
anyways, since then we have been waiting for the shows to be able to go on and luckily its coming up soon! I think I said the basics but this is so long now that I'm just going to link a few more of my favorite videos. I hope this was helpful!
the p*rn interview , Gerard interview , mcr 2003 , pre production , playing wttbp with Brian May , live at maxwells , venganza , reading 2006 (when they were bottled) , road habits
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Hi there I accidentally got two copy’s of @thegraveravers bumper pack collection so I’d like to do a giveaway for it, absolutely free! The bumper pack includes: 2 zines, 2 buttons, 4 stickers and 6 amazing art prints all detailed here:
The Rules:
Reblog to enter, but I’m only counting 1 entry per url. Meaning: you can reblog this 80 times but it will still only count as 1 entry to make it fair for everybody.
You have to be comfortable giving me a mailing address for me to send it
I’m only shipping to US/Canada (because international shipping rates are so high rn I’m so sorry) so if you live outside of US or Canada and win this, I’ll have to move on to the second runner up😔
The giveaway ends on Saturday, June 12th at 9 P.M. Central US time.
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