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I love Máté Kamarás’ performance of “Die Schatten werden länger” (the first one). 

He starts gently, leaning forward just enough to hold Elisabeth’s gaze, singing softly and sweetly, reminding her of the dance they shared. He even offers her a smile, one that can almost be mistaken for caring. As he sings, he searches Elisabeth’s eyes and she searches his, tired and desperate for the comfort he offers her. But he makes a mistake. When he says, “Yes, you need me,” his tone shifts. That line is guttural, a growl, and it shatters the illusion. Elisabeth looks away, turns her head so he can’t see into her eyes anymore (and more importantly, so she can’t see into his). He frightens her and the enchantment fades away. 

By the time he gets to the next line and his tone changes back to sweet, gentle, and soft, it’s too late. When Elisabeth stands to face him again, she looks defiant. She’s still miserable and desperate with grief, but Death presents her with a challenge (”Admit you love me more than the man at your side”) and she shows him she isn’t going to take it. Not yet. 

As the song ends, Death knows he’s lost this round, but he also knows Elisabeth hasn’t won it. He isn’t retreating to lick his wounds and brood. It’s a strategic move, one made so he can examine the results of his most recent Elisabeth Experiment™ and come up with a better plan for the next one. He doesn’t give up or give in. He tells her, “The world is dying with you—don’t hold so tightly to it,” which lets her know he’ll be back and things are only going to get worse for her. There’s no escape from the end of her world, only the prolonged torture of waiting for it to implode. 

It’s interesting that she doesn’t break down and cry, covering her face with her hands, until Franz Joseph is there to lead her away. She proves Death right this time, but not in the way he wants. She shows him that she does give more to Franz Joseph. She lets herself be vulnerable with him, at least in that one moment (because she doesn’t later on). All in all, it’s a cool performance of that scene. 

I headcanon that Historia would tell her daughter a story about a young man who had a good heart, but was forced to turn himself into a devil in order to save his people, the woman he loves, and their unborn child. Years later when she learns about the Rumbling, she realizes that her mother was talking about Eren when she was telling that story and also that Eren was her father. While she can’t bring herself to agree with what her father did, she still loves him and understands why he believed that this was the only option. She even starts to quietly tell herself to keep moving forward and to never stop fighting when things start to look bleak to her.

ML Determination Spoilers!

I knew this day would come but I still wasn’t prepared

Adding Chrissie Hynde too 😔💖👌🏻

We celebrate David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Prince for their gender-nonconforming amazingness as we should, but let us not forget

Annie Lennox

Grace Jones

Sinead O‘Connor

Dolores O‘Riordan

Patti Smith

Tracy Chapman

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This was like his personal mukbang and it was lit

Miyano Mamoru’s first Instagram live

(he turned 39 btw 😝)