headphones are an epic invention. like yes i am in my little bubble listening to music that you can’t hear
I am shielded from your thoughts AND mine
PSA - The Future of Gathering FiKi
Hello,
Folks, the time has come to ask some questions about the future of this little tumblr (to be clear: we do mean the GatheringFiKi tumblr, NOT the FiKi fandom as a whole). This is driven by two factors:
- I, that is, @linane-art, the main admin of GatheringFiKi, am about to uproot my life and spend the next 12 months travelling (with 6-9 months of it in New Zealand). As such, I don't know what sort of internet access I'm going to have and how much time I will be able to devote to organising events. Although I do tend to run them as efficiently as possible, they still take up a lot of my time and even more prep. I would like to be able to say that I have prepared and have got things all queued, but I haven't had the time. I would like to say that someone else will pick up the mantle in my absence, but there simply isn't anyone interested. What I AM saying is: it's not impossible, but will be tricky.
- We have always said that we'll run our events if there are 10 or more people interested in taking part. With our last event, we saw three (3) people take part, and even before, those numbers were around 5. Now, I really don't want to penalise the 3-5 people who did take part, nor do I have any right to preach (I haven't taken part myself either), but as I keep saying, if you are reading this, then you ARE the fandom; there is no one else who will generate content for us. It's a 'use it or lose it' situation.
With that in mind, I have prepared a short survey for all of you, to take the temperature of the fandom and see how you'd like to proceed.
This survey will run only over the course of this weekend: 27 - 28 August and the results will be posted on Sunday evening.
Please note that this survey will impact on all the events that would normally run January - September 2023, AS WELL AS the already scheduled events for the rest of 2022 (i.e. Trick or Treat and 12 Days of Christmas).
Finally, I think we have a number of people for whom this announcement will be a source of anxiety - I know that for me personally, this is a very difficult post to write, as my love for this pairing is not 1% less than what it was when the films first premiered.
But I do need to know where I stand and I do need to adapt to what you - my audience - needs, if not wants. So please answer truthfully and trust me to do the best I can to support whatever plans you have. Also, please remember that even if GF was to shut down completely tomorrow, nobody is going to stop you, or other interested people, from creating new FiKi content or updating their existing stories.
GF =/= FiKi fandom. YOU are the fandom.
Potential FAQs under the cut:
u find this man lying seductively (super hungover-ly) in an open grave wyd
Eddie Munson + tv tropes
What If I Just Ranked Every Single Luca Marinelli Character From The Least Hot To The Absolute Hottest?
Based entirely on how a character looks and literally nothing else. Let’s go.
21. Andrea (La grande bellezza)
Sorry, dude.
20. Fabrizio (Nina)
Maybe he would be higher if I could actually see him.
19. Diabolik (Diabolik)
Nice widow’s peak, asshole.
18. Saint Joseph (Maria di Nazaret)
It’s the constant dumb expression on his face for me.
17. Ettore (Lasciati andare)
He looks like shit but at least he’s got flavor.
16. Mattia Balossino (La solitudine dei numeri primi)
He’s fine, but he’s nothing special.
15. Paolo (Il padre d’Italia)
Let’s be real, he’s sweet but he’s nothing special either.
14. Valerio (Slam - Tutto per una ragazza)
I know you guys wanna bang him. I guess some people just like risking STDs for a quick disappointing fuck.
13. Roberta (L’ultimo terrestre)
The absolute queen. She would have been higher on the list with more appearances and a better wig.
12. Nicky/Nicolo di Genova (The Old Guard)
Those sideburns, man. Also when there was an actual theory going around that Nicky was made ugly on purpose for this movie, do you expect him to land in the top 10? (He’s not ugly btw I’m just quoting you guys.)
11. Loris (Il mondo fino in fondo)
He’s hot and that’s the only thing he’s got going for him.
10. Gabriele (Waves)
He’s hot like Loris but in a more refreshing way.
9. Cesare (Non essere cattivo)
He’s hella cute y’all are just haters.
8. Fabio (Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot)
He’s very hot and he would have been in the top 5 if he washed his hair more often.
7. Guido Caselli (Tutti i santi giorni)
You don’t need me to explain why he’s so high on the list.
6. Martin Eden (Martin Eden)
If you’re curious why this one is so high on the list, ask literally every movie critic who was waxing poetic about his beauty.
5. Mickey Miranda (Die Pfeiler der Macht)
He’s hot and slutty and he looks like no Luca has ever looked. Saint Joseph wishes he had those curls.
4. Milton (Una questione privata)
He’s like Martin Eden but softer, younger and with kinder eyes.
3. Fabrizio de André (Fabrizio de André - Principe libero)
He’s so soft and beautiful and his hair is so silky.
2. Lui (Ricordi?)
There’s just something about him that is so arrrggghhh that I just couldn’t put him lower.
1. Primo Nizzuto (Trust)
Like there could ever be anyone else at number 1. Puh-lease.
the best part of ted lasso 1x03 is that trent looks as suave and smug as you expect, until ted says some insane shit and his brain visibly reboots
Online friend: *doesn't show up online at the usual time* (is most likely sleeping earlier than usual)
Me: where friend??? ? ? ?? friend Gone?? Friend ok? ?? ?? ? ? must go find friend.immediately. I shall cross the ocean!!
LEE PACE for GQ Hype (2022)
and not a word was uttered for six weeks
I do suffer the american condition of liking to drink huge drinks
everyone tag this with your favorite massive drink
LUCA MARINELLI at the 2022 Porte Aperte Festival in Cremona, Italy on June 12, 2022