“high school musical was unrealistic because normal teens don’t burst into song” is an incorrect statement! the correct version would be more along the lines of “high school musical was unrealistic because normal teens don’t burst into song well”
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Headcanon that an outraged 6-year-old Charlie Weasley writes to an elderly Newt Scamander wanting to know why Gringotts keeps a dragon locked up underground and begging him to fix it. Newt writes back saying that sadly he’s been fighting that fight for years and no one ever wants to listen to him because the powerful families whose money is being kept safe by the dragon always shut him down, and that Charlie is the first person he’s heard of who’s as angry as he is about it. Charlie decides that day to dedicate his life to finding out everything he can about dragons so that one day he can free the poor Gringotts dragon. After the war, when they hear that Harry, Ron and Hermione freed the dragon, they celebrate and immediately begin petitioning to have it made illegal to imprison dragons so that nothing like that ever happens again. It’s only when Hermione becomes Minister that it’s finally signed into law.
This is the best Harry Potter headcanon I’ve ever seen
yes yes yes
Just imagine how that conversation would go though, like Charlie’s been learning about dragons his whole life, studying them, learning about the laws surrounding them, practising the jailbreak of dragons by smuggling one out of Hogwarts, preparing for the moment when, one day, he can free the Ukrainian Ironbelly from Gringotts.
And Ron’s like “Oh, yeah, don’t worry about it—we broke into Gringotts and used him as our get-away vehicle. He’s just chilling in the wilds somewhere now so, yeah. Job done.”
I want an AU where Ron, completely convinced that he’s overshadowed by all his brothers and will never be as remarkable or as well-recognised as any of them, just accidentally achieves all of their major life goals without noticing. They’re all super jealous and think of him as The Golden Brother and he’s completely clueless.
I’ll just… never understand creators of musicals specifically making their followers feel guilty for watching a bootleg. Like sure, it’s one thing for creators of movies to be like “Can you please just pay $5 to go to the movie theater to see this so we get paid for our hard work?”. But your tickets cost $1000 a piece because it’s always sold out and require hundreds of dollars in traveling and hotel fees, Lin.
How bout instead of “You’re disrespecting me” try “I’m so sorry you have to watch this shitty quality recording of this art I made that you’re literally dying to get your hands on, thank you so much for loving what I created and I promise I’m trying to get it to you affordably asap so you can truly experience it.”?
But idk, that’s just me.
I’d also like to add:
Why not make recordings and sell them through you, so you get the money you deserve and you art can still be appreciated? If someone can’t afford to go to a show, they probably won’t be able to afford it for the next few years, even if they would save up as much as they possibly can. Moreover, I don’t think that anyone who can afford it would rather buy a recording than see the real deal. With that you would also be able to capture many different shows over the years and still be able to watch musical that have gone out of production for new ones for example, and you could still profit off of them.
I imagine each region has it’s own variation, sort of like allopatric speciation, but with pokemon. They were based on the sprites of their respective gens too!
In light various recent events and the decades old arguments, I felt this would be a nice game that one can play when actually daring to talk about representation.
Let’s be frank, if you EVER talked about Queer representation anywhere, you WILL have come upon at least ONE of those answers(or all of them). These lines have become the go-to argumentation for intentionally or unintentionally homophobic. At least I at this point heard most of these dozens of times to the point that I can’t take them seriously, at all.
Listen I’m bi as Heck and as much as I love girls, I also love boys? Boys are amazing and pure and liking boys is a wonderful feeling? I never see a lot of posts talking about cute boys so
Some Boy Aesthetics™ I’m in love with include:
Their tired grins? Have you seen a cute boy grin when he’s tired? Life Changing
Sleeves rolled up to forearms is all good and Well but also when they have Sweater Paws in their hoodies or jumpers? Makes the tallest of them seem so smol? I’m lov?
When they run their hand through their hair and it sticks up in places and it looks So Good
Collar Bones
Soft pudgy stomachs they absolutely make me melt
When ya boy gets flustered A++ Bonus points if he giggles Boys giggling is Everything
I think this is like the first positive post about boys that isnt to do with a celebrity for ages and it is actually super nice to read????
things that i like about boys in no particular order:
-dark eyelashes. VERY nice.
-sleeves rolled up to the forearm, seconded, a good and classic look.
-when guys actually take the time to do their hair up instead of just going for the ‘i grew my hair out so i guess im legolas now???’ helpless lank mess. braid it, pin it up, maybe stick some hairclips in, it looks amazing, A+
-fitted button ups. great look for any gender. +10 CHAR if you do a nice fold on the sleeves. mm-mmm.
-tight shorts. thank you. bless you. i see your gift of ass to the world and i appreciate it.
-glitter. any man who goes out in glitter is clearly not afraid to get his ass kicked by homophobes, and that confidence is at least as attractive as glitter itself, which is always attractive.
-just a spritz of cologne. DAMN i like those good man smells.
-NEATLY TRIMMED BEARDS. thank you for growing a beard and thank you for grooming it. nothing too fussy required, just half an inch or whatever. my personal favorite look: friendly lumberjack quit the pacific northwest to become a chicago barista. especially nice with man bun and forearm sleeve accessories. second favorite look: dwarven executive. least favorite look: i grew a beard but didn’t know i needed to comb it sometimes.
-undercuts. if it looks good on lesbians, it looks nearly as good on dudes. guaranteed.
-giggles. seconded. don’t be afraid to be sweet. it’s a great look on anyone. also back pats and cool handshakes.
-fancy shoes. i see you guys who buy the cool boots and sneakers and i’m happy for you.
-leather (and canvas) satchel. what do you have in that satchel? important documents probably! perhaps you are a spy or a steampunk courier? either way, much more attractive a look than trench coats. please get a nice satchel and project an air of mystery. makes my day way better to see you doing your thing with your satchel, whatever it is.
-FLOWERS. see: glitter.
second most of those, and also:
– hats. especially beanies and flat caps. honestly boys in flat caps look so nice it should be illegal
– well fitted suits. damn. – bonus if either there’s a neat tie (preferably thin) OR the collar’s a bit disheveled, like “oh it’s a little hot in here isn’t it” WELL NOW IT IS – extra bonus if the suit is three piece – super extra bonus if you have some kind of flowers in the boutonnière
– sleepy morning voices
– when they cuddle a puppy or a cat and shower them in love. like damn. i wish i could swap places with that cat
– listen, i’m such a sucker for buns. both on girls and boys, but it’s rarer on boys and therefore i appreciate it much more – bonus if it’s messy and some strands are framing their face
– TATTOO SLEEVES
– flower crowns on boys is my ultimate aesthetic
– rolled up sleeves is a classic that will never go out of style
– hoodies that are slightly too big, with that one huge pocket you can stick your hands into. makes me want to stick my hands there too (definitely just cause it’s cold. ya know, gotta keep it cool and casual and not at all like i want to hold your hand)
– jewelry. especially wooden necklaces. don’t ask me why, i have a thing for wooden necklaces. they emphasise the collarbones nicely. u know kurt hugo schneider? that’s precisely what i mean
– CURLY HAIR CURLY HAIR A CUTE MOP OF CURLY HAIR
– sweaters and jackets of all kinds. i mean varsity, or cardigan, or classic jumpers – i don’t care. super extra bonus points if it smells like a campfire, musk, rain or coffee. what i mean is that i’ve never met a good-smelling boy in a sweater that i didn’t want to cuddle
– v-necks
– beards are good, but you know what is also good? just a slight shadow of a beard. idk how to properly call it in english, but you know what i mean, right? the kind of facial hair lin-manuel miranda or daveed diggs are rocking
– undercuts that lead to subtle mohawks. i mean shaved sides and longish centre, enough to even form a slight fringe. i dig that shit.
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