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Top 5....Lams fics you’ve read!

Hey anon, thanks for the ask! <3 I’ve been thinking about this all day, bc it’s so hard to pick just 5 fics from my numerous bookmarks and subscriptions! (...this may be a long post xD)

That said, these are (in no particular order) the top 5 Lams fics I’ve read:

Ocular by iniquiticity (Historical Lams). If you’ve been reading Lams fic, you’ll probably have come across this masterpiece. The imagery is just, god, so beautiful ✨

I give my body, that I be burned by Cupola (Historical Lams). The dialogue, the 18th century language, the smut—as von Steuben would say, goddamn! 🔥

A Soldiers’ Chorus by Blue_Clover ( @fightinglaffy ) (Historical Lams) A ghost AU that first shattered my heart into pieces and then skillfully stuck it back together again 💔

His Voice by Sunnyrea (Historical Lams; notice a theme yet? xD) The absolute sweetest little fic, where Hamilton reads to Laurens. I adore it ❣️

And still, I am grateful by spots_of_violet (Historical Lams). This one is still a wip, but it’s a gorgeous Laurens lives AU, and I continually reread what’s been posted so far! 👀

And, a bonus (I know it’s 5 but I’m breaking that law lmao) fic I’m most looking forward to reading! University work has spoiled my fic reading time lately, but:

Suite Madame Blue by peblezQ ( @peblezq ) a Laurens Lives AU, is staring tantalizingly at me from my bookmarks. Considering how much I love their other Lams fics (and some are modern AUs, if you’re interested) I’m excited to read it!

EVERY Frame Matters

300 Artists, 300 Frames and a shared love for Good Omens and it's characters. We came together and created an animation of the kiss from S2. Here is the result:

@neil-gaiman

To get a better look at EVERY frame and artist, feel free to check out the project website here!

EVERY Frame Matters is a project organized by @dotswithbrainrot and @tsutsuya

Team Japan leads after the SP! 🇯🇵❤️

They were just told at the press con that a last time a country sweeped the podium was in the 1950s.

I find it kinda funny that they all have different team Japan jackets 😂

I have discovered Blue Turandot Shoma aka Prince Shoma

Just the most beautiful costume isn't it? 💙

Shoma and Bluerandot are iconic!

Skater Valentines: Men’s Edition

Top men valentines 💞💕 Like/rb if you save please (requests open until February 15)

Ladies version coming soon

I've seen a lot of discourse in recent weeks about how evan hansen is actually a monster, so here's my take:

regardless of their consequences, evan's actions were not malicious prior to the formation of the connor project.

his initial motivators are guilt (feeling responsible for tipping connor over the edge), embarrassment (over having to admit that he name-dropped his crush in his letter), and bad advice (from jared).

at first, he just wants to console the murphys in their grief, and lets them believe he was friends with connor to comfort them.

however, disappear acts as a turning point in the story, when evan's motives become murky. he decides he likes the attention he's been receiving as a result of his "friendship" with connor, and the song openly states that the project is founded on evan's unwillingness to fade back into obscurity.

upon closer analysis this song becomes rather sinister when you realise that when evan sings "no one deserves to be forgotten", he's not singing about connor, but about himself. (incidentally, I think that's largely the reason the song was cut for the movie, in a vain attempt to paint evan more positively.)

after that, the focus shifts much more to evan and his actions in the charity fraud fundraising campaign, and connor, ironically, fades into the background until evan eventually gets cold feet.

evan's actions were unquestionably reprehensible, and dubiously forgivable. but they were not initially malicious.

I’m probably incredibly late to the party but…

We all know that Yuri decided to name his Free skate music ‘Yuri on Ice’. I thought it was a pretty fitting, albeit a little basic of a title. So why am I only realising now just how GENIUS the title actually is? It’s a massive pun.

Disclaimer: I’m not a Japanese speaker whatsoever. However, I did a bit of research, and it turns out that ‘on ice’ in Japanese translates to ‘on aisu’. ‘Love’ in Japanese translates to ‘ai’. 

So when Yuuri said ‘we call everything on the ice, love’ HE REALLY MEANT IT. You literally cannot say the word ice in Japanese without saying the word love. 

I mean if anyone had any doubts that Yuuri’s Free Skate music was a love song, here is your proof. It’s just crazy how after all these years this anime still never ceases to surprise me.

Identify Figure Skating Jumps, In Real Time

So, we once did a gifset on jump identification, in slow-mo. But it’s time for an ambitious upgrade — now, identify jumps in real time, without slowing down or pausing.

All skaters land (clean) jumps in the same way: on the outside edge of one foot, gliding backwards. Skaters who rotate counterclockwise during their jump will land on their right foot while skaters who rotate clockwise will land on their left. All the examples below feature skaters who rotate counterclockwise. 

Therefore, the first and most important thing in jump identification is to scrutinize the takeoff instead of anything else. Look carefully at what the skater does with their feet before they jump, anything else is not particularly relevant in naming a jump. 

Toe Jumps

If the skater strikes the ice with their toe pick, it’s either a Toeloop, Flip or Lutz. These jumps are known as Toe Jumps because of the skater’s use of their toe pick. 

The Flip 

Skaters usually do a turn immediately before this jump. Notice how Zhenya swings her right foot while doing the turn; this is very characteristic of flip jumps. This is a very common entry into the flip, but it’s not a necessary one, skaters can opt to perform a flip with a different entry. 

Zhenya rotates towards the foot that is placed on the ice during her takeoff. Her own torso and leg are “blocking” the direction of her rotation, such that she is assuming a closed body position just before takeoff.

Take note of how the foot that is placed on the ice is on an inside edge. If a skater uses an outside edge instead, they will be penalized for incorrect technique.

The Toeloop

Skaters usually do a turn immediately before this jump. Again, while this is a very common entry to the toeloop, skaters don’t necessarily have to do it. 

Yuzuru rotates away from the foot that is placed on the ice during his takeoff. His torso and leg are not “blocking” the direction of his rotation, such that he is assuming an open body position just before takeoff. 

The Lutz

Skaters don’t usually do any turn immediately before this jump. Instead, they do a long backwards glide. Notice how Yuna gradually deepens the outside edge on her gliding foot as she goes backwards; this is one distinct indication of a lutz jump. Once again, this is just a very common entry to the lutz but skaters can use other entries too.

Yuna rotates towards the foot that is placed on the ice during her takeoff. Her own torso and leg are “blocking” the direction of her rotation, such that she is assuming a closed body position just before takeoff.

Take note of how the foot that is placed on the ice is on an outside edge. If a skater uses an inside edge instead, they will be penalized for incorrect technique. Skaters who make this mistake often switch to the inside edge at the very last second, just before takeoff.

Edge jumps

If the skater does not strike the ice with their toe pick, it’s either a Salchow, Loop or Axel. These jumps are known as Edge Jumps because the skater takes off from the edges of their blades.

The Salchow

The skater’s legs assume a “/ \” shape.

After that, the skater sweeps his right foot forward and takes off.

The Loop

The skater’s legs assume an “X” shape.

After that, the skater briefly “sits” down before launching into the jump.

The Axel

Skaters typically do a long glide backwards before this jump. This is common but not necessary.

After that, they turn their head and take off in a forward direction.

And that’s all you need to know! It also helps if you watch videos of many, many skaters, so you can practice identifying jumps with these common indicators from various camera angles. :) 

As a challenge, try identifying all the jumps in these programs (x, x, x, x, x) and let us know if these tips were useful! (Not all the takeoffs in those videos are the typical ones, but we’re sure you’ll get the hang of it eventually if you watch enough skating). ^^;;;

Until next time, folks!

More from us: Part I (Jump Identification in Slow-Mo)   ✦   Part II (Jump Identification in Real Time)   ✦   Part III (Combination Jumps)   ✦   Part IV (Spin Identification)   ✦   Part V (Steps Identification)  ✦   Part VI (Step Sequences)   ✦   Part VII (Grade of Execution - Jumps)   ✦   Part VIII (Transitions)   ✦   Summary of Figure Skating Scoring System