The Old New Glam

touches your shaved armpit please stop...for me 😢

someone should write saiki k ff of the illusionist x nedous mum and have an inspiration be the song just an illusion and then they give an explanation in the beginning about how hes singing the high notes becuz hes a bottom

Up Ladybug - Meet The Superheroes

Bridgette Cheng/Ladybug

Bridgette Cheng is a normal teenager who lives with her grandmother Mei Cheng in an apartment above the family tea shop Dynastie du Lóng in Paris. She is bubbly, high-spirited, creative, compassionate, optimistic, determined and a bit of a daydreamer, with a smile that will warm the coldest of hearts. Being an artist at heart, she enjoys graphic design and drawing, often doing commissions for her friends. Despite her genki nature, she is also clumsy and suffers from bad luck, but always manages to bounce back from any kind of mishap. Bridgette has developed a crush on her aloof classmate, Félix Agreste, often trying to find a way to talk to him and befriend him…

After finding a strange jewelry known as the Ladybug Earrings and meeting the Kwami of Fortune, Tikki, Bridgette gains the ability to transform into Ladybug - a superheroine with the power of good luck. As the protector of Paris, Ladybug is confident, tenacious, hard-working and determined to fulfill her superhero duties and make sure to defeat any villain that threatens the city. Aside from her good luck charm, Ladybug can transform her compact into various weapons (like a staff, shield, yo-yo and even wings) that aid her in her fights. She needs to remain careful when she uses her good luck charm, though, as selfish use of it can result in her being punished by bad luck. She is also joined by the black cat superhero Chat Noir, developing a partnership with him and being often exasperated by his attempts at flirting with her.

Félix Agreste/Chat Noir

Félix Agreste is the nephew of the famous fashion designer Gabriel Agreste and has moved in with him after the death of his mother, Michelle Agreste. Cold, calm, snarky and standoffish, Félix tends to keep to himself; causing his classmates to perceive him as snobbish, rude and arrogant, resulting in the nickname ‘Ice Prince’. He is often seen reading a book, seemingly ignorant of his surroundings. Despite his icy barrier, he is actually quite observant, smart and athletic, with a passion for reading, writing, karate and playing the violin. In spite of his attempts to avoid social interaction, he often finds himself in situations where he interacts with his fellow classmate, Bridgette Cheng…

After finding a jewelry known as the Ring of the Black Cat and meeting the Kwami of Misfortune, Plagg, Félix gains the ability to transform into Chat Noir - a superhero with the power of bad luck. After finding out that he had been cursed by having bad luck (and only gaining good luck if he uses his powers for selfish purposes), Félix becomes determined to find a way to cure his bad luck curse. As Chat Noir, he has a chance meeting with Ladybug, attempting to flirt with her and charm her into giving him the kiss that would free him from his curse, only to fail. Undeterred, he becomes her partner, showing that, despite his reluctance, he is still a competent fighter, using his cat-like reflexes, claws and the power to create dark energy projectiles to support Ladybug in her quest of protecting Paris. Playful, sarcastic and mischievous, Chat is more than willing to help out Bug against any threat.

do you have any fanfic recs?

YEAH i do!

And also can people put fanfic recs in the comments of this ask?? So we get even more recs. THANKS!

here's some of mine:

Metamorphosis by @peachcitt - Its been a couple years since they defeated hawkmoth, chat noir is gone. I read this earlier this year and it was SO good, just deliciously dramatic, and it destroyed me. but like in a fun way :)

Tell me something I don't know by @marimbles - it's marichat. do you want to have fun? don't lie to me, I know you do. this one is so funny and sweet

Final Girl by @picayunearts - AU where marinette turns down the ladybug role. this one got to me deeply. listen im unlikely to ever tattoo a quote on my body but if i DID im not saying it WOULDNT be from this fic.

As time goes by, by @redundant-lava - its like if casablanca was even MORE dramatic and romantic and also starred your blorbos.

Under Oath by @eoscenes - Gabriel is unmasked and everyone is dealing with the aftermath. This one takes some of the season 4 drama between ladybug and chat noir and gives it a real play-out, I read this one when it was half-finished and just loved it, I haven't caught up but it looks like its finished so i WILL be going back. join me :)

Happy Anniversary Surprises by @ming85 - short and so so so sweet!!

Double Entendre by speaks, I don't know their tumblr - no intro, just go check it out. man I just love this one, so fun and such a good reveal.

Sting by KryallaOrchid, I don't know their tumblr - Adrien loses the cat miraculous and gets ahold of the bee miraculous so he can keep helping - but ladybug is NOT having it with the new partner. an oldie and a romp!! lovesquare identity shenanigans galore. have some fun.

anything @buggachat has written is good, and i've loved so many of @coffeebananas works, so go browse both of those authors.

A bunch of others but i cant list them all so im leaving off here!! Tell your favs in the comments. whats good out there?

Do you have any headcanons for the PV kids' families finding out their identities?

i’m always playing with ideas for bridgette (if it even happens at all, it would depend whether they give up their powers after saving paris or continue to be its guardians), but oh i’m SO GLAD YOU ASKED about felix :3c

(wake me up) wake me up inside (can’t wake up)

i’ve always had a headcanon that the butterfly/PV gabriel would be able to bypass the “ladybug’s kiss” method and remove felix’s miraculous, despite it usually being stuck firmly to him. something to do with emotional power mixed with the energy of a second miraculous. i imagine this would be the dramatic climax of the PV’s story, either while ladybug is out of commission or about to walk in and take felix’s multitude of secrets the absolute wrong way.

what do you mean this isn’t what you wanted, felix? didn’t you want to be free? have you changed your mind?

Another doodle batch, and its the batch where i realised how much ive been drawing them offscreen

so i have a mildly popular “reblog and put in in the tags” post going around and its. very clear how many people don’t know how to interact with a tumblr post

so, first of all, tumblr’s culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. there’s a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. there’s also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you haven’t been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.

for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. you’ve probably heard people talk about “cultivating your dash,” and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into it’s best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content you’ll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the “see posts your friends have liked” function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings → general settings → dashboard preferences).

so, once you’ve reblogged a post, there’s three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations

the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and they’re still used for this), but they’ve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that aren’t funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags

replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they don’t pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. it’s for quick one-offs that you’re okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. they’re like a public dm

reblog with text: an outside voice. you’re getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure it’s funny or insightful— bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least

general rules of thumb: 

when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it.  

the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug

if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me what’s the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tags 

also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! it’s that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artist’s day

Up Ladybug - Meet The Henchmen

Pierre LaRue/The Mime

Pierre LaRue used to be a normal mime performer and leading actor of the show ‘The Man on the Road’, often coming up with his own skits. However, after a jealous co-worker accused him of stealing ideas and plagiarism, Pierre was blacklisted and banned from performing at theaters in Paris. Falling on hard times, he resorted to petty crimes like theft to survive. After being caught by the police and put in custody, he was bailed out by the man who would become his new employer, Gabriel Agreste.

Sensing Pierre’s despair and rage towards those who wronged him, Gabriel gave him a Chrysalis that would allow him to metamorphose into The Mime, granting him special powers. These powers allow him to turn everything he mimes into reality, with his preferred weapon being a hammer. The Mime is ruthless and pragmatic in combat, often using all kinds of tricks to win the battle or complete his mission. He is a cold, no-nonsense and cunning villain who never talks and highly respects Gabriel, acting as his right-hand man.

The Mime tends to team up with Monsieur Pigeon and in tag battles against Ladybug and Chat Noir, he usually targets Ladybug, as her combat skills, range of weapons and creativity match his own.

Xavier Ramier/Monsieur Pigeon

Xavier Ramier is an ornithologist who believes pigeons are the smartest and will go berserk if anyone attempts to harm his favorite birds. His outbursts, experiments and the occasional temper tantrum-like protest against cruelty towards pigeons alienated him from his fellow colleagues to the point of being kicked out of the ornithologist community. His science papers shredded and his reputation ruined, Xavier dedicated himself to finding a way to control pigeons and even weaponize them.

After another of his attempts to convince the science community of the validity of his research failed, he was approached by Gabriel Agreste, who took interest in his ideas and gave him a Chrysalis that would allow him to metamorphose into Monsieur Pigeon, granting him special powers. These powers involve him being able to control all the pigeons of Paris at will, communicate with them and use them as living weapons. In contrast to The Mime, Monsieur Pigeon is very talkative, childish and quirky, referring to the pigeons as his ‘Lovelies’. Despite his eccentric personality, he is quite smart.

Monsieur Pigeon tends to team up with The Mime and in tag battles against Ladybug and Chat Noir, he usually targets Chat Noir, due to his belief that cats are birds’ natural enemies and therefore need to be eliminated, with Chat Noir’s long range attacks and agility allowing him to match Monsieur Pigeon in combat.

Here's THE masterpost of free and full adaptations, by which I mean that it's a post made by the master.

Anthony and Cleopatra: here's the BBC version

As you like it: you'll find here an outdoor stage adaptation and here the BBC version

Coriolanus: Here's a college play, here's the 1984 telefilm, here's the 2014 one with tom hiddleston

Hamlet: The Kenneth Branagh 1996 Hamlet is here, the 1964 russian version is here and the 1964 american version is here. THe 1964 Broadway production is here, the 1948 Laurence Olivier one is here. And the 1980 version is here. Here are part 1 and 2 of the 1990 BBC adaptation. Have the 2018 Almeida version here.

Henry IV: part 1 and part 2 of the BBC 1989 version. And here's part 1 of a corwall school version.

Henry V: Laurence Olivier (who would have guessed) 1944 version. The 1989 Branagh version here. The BBC version is here.

Julius Caesar: here's the 1979 BBC adaptation, here the 1970 John Gielgud one.

King Lear: Laurence Olivier once again plays in here. And Gregory Kozintsev, who was I think in charge of the russian hamlet, has a king lear here. The 1975 BBC version is here. The Royal Shakespeare Compagny's 2008 version is here. The 1974 version with James Earl Jones is here.

Macbeth: here's the 1961 one with Sean Connery. Here's the 1971 by Roman Polanski, with spanish subtitles. Here's the 1948 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljZrf_0_CcQ">here. The 1988 BBC onee with portugese subtitles and here the 2001 one). The 1969 radio one with Ian McKellen and Judi Dench is here and the 1966 BBC version is here. The Royal Shakespeare Compagny's 2008 version is here.

Measure for Measure: BBC version here.

The Merchant of Venice: here's a stage version, here's the 1980 movie, here the 1973 Lawrence Olivier movie, here's the 2004 movie.

The Merry Wives of Windsor: the Royal Shakespeare Compagny gives you this movie.

A Midsummer Night's Dream: have this sponsored by the City of Columbia, and here the BBC version.

Much Ado About Nothing: Here is the kenneth branagh version and here the Tennant and Tate 2011 version. Here's the 1984 version.

Othello: A Massachussets Performance here, the 2001 movie her is the Orson Wells movie with portuguese subtitles theree, and a fifteen minutes long lego adaptation here. THen if you want more good ole reliable you've got the BBC version here and there.

Richard II: here is the BBC version

Richard III: here's the 1955 one with Laurence Olivier, and here's the 1995 one with Ian McKellen. (the 1995 one is in english subtitled in spanish. the 1955 one has no subtitles and might have ads since it's on youtube)

Romeo and Juliet: here's the 1988 BBC version.

The Taming of the Shrew: the 1988 BBC version here, the 1929 version here, some Ontario stuff here and here is the 1967 one with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

The Tempest: the 1979 one is here, the 2010 is here. Here is the 1988 one.

Timon of Athens: here is the 1981 movie with Jonathan Pryce,

Troilus and Cressida can be found here

Titus Andronicus: the 1999 movie with Anthony Hopkins here

Twelfth night: here for the BBC, herefor the 1970 version with Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright and Ralph Richardson.

The Winter's Tale: the BBC version is here

Please do contribute if you find more. This is far from exhaustive.

(also look up the original post from time to time for more plays)