This piece of Blossutch fanart is dedicated to Sue aka yosuehere, Red aka Redku, and glendon crepin aka G-Crepin who celebrated their birthdays a few days ago and Nathan Battise aka FUNImation2002 and Tyla aka RedSmilaSmiles who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, Sue, Red, Glendon, Nathan, Tyla, I wish you a lot of love, joy, happiness, abundant blessings, prosperity, and many more marvelous adventures in your lives as artists and as people. I would also love to dedicate this to all of the Blossutch shippers out there. So, I hope you all enjoy this and Happy Halloween. Well, it’s Halloween and Team Xtreme’s very own Beastly Brawn, Brainy Beauty Watermelon Couple Butch and Blossom are celebrating this wonderful holiday with their children. As you can clearly see, they are all dressed to the nines in different elaborate costumes. On the left-hand side, we have the eldest daughter Azalea, twin sons Brendan and Blake, and younger son Bradley. On the center, we have main attraction, Butch and his gorgeous wife Blossom who are holding golden goblets filled with red wine, more specifically Pinot Noir. Finally, on the right-hand side, we have Bradley’s twin sister Belle, sororal twins Brenda and Belinda, and youngest daughter Abigail. Let’s talk about their costumes starting off with the parents. 26-year-old Butch Green is donning a costume which is the result of Kratos the Ghost of Sparta bearing a lovechild with a vampiress, as one can tell. Essentially, Butch is dressed as a cross between an ancient warlord and Count Dracula. Quite the fascinating combination. His 25-year-old wife Blossom Utonium-Green is donning a costume which is reminiscent of Blood Countess Carmilla from Vampire Hunter D meets Lady Oscar and Marie Antoinette from The Rose of Versailles. As opposed to Butch’s savage warlord, Blossom fits the bill as an aristocratic lady who is also a vampiress, though a lot more subtle about it. Let’s also not forget that since this gorgeous couple is in their twenties they are free to drink some of that fine Pinot Noir in golden goblets, just like how the nobles drink from these chalices in the olden times. The children’s costumes were a lot of fun to do. One should not neglect the fact that Blossom, who is really savvy in terms of science and health, is the one who ensures that their makeup and everything they put on their skin, in general, are hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, all-natural, and will not do damage to their skin whatsoever. All right, the kids get the floor. 5 going on 6-year-old eldest daughter Azalea Bernadette Green dons The Wicked Witch of the West’s costume. Seeing that she is a fan of both the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and the musical Wicked, as Elphaba is her most favorite character, she saw it fit to put on the witch’s hat and makeup with glee. 3-year-old Brendan James Green is Quasimodo from Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. For someone who is currently a toddler, he really finds both the original Victor Hugo novel and the Disney film of the same name to be very intriguing. It also helps that he has a certain attachment to the Disney Quasimodo, as he considers him one of his role models, as opposed to the version from the original novel, who is still very complex in his eyes. Brendan’s fraternal twin brother Blake Francis Green is Banquo’s ghost from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It is no surprise that both boys love novels and plays that deal with dark and complex themes with courtesy of Butch and Blossom who have given the novels they have read to them while they were still babies. Blake’s austere and silent presence as Banquo’s ghost is definitely a fine contrast to Brendan’s more impassioned attitude as Quasimodo. 2-year-old Bradley Oliver Green is The Wolfman or in this case The Wolf Boy. Bradley is the type of boy who loves to show off his wild side and he has a lot of fun with it. Of course, he is also a huge animal lover, which is also why he dons this particular costume. His twin sister Belle Marguerite Green is Amneris from Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. Here we have Belle embodying Aida’s rival for Radames’s love, the Egyptian princess who is well-known for her power and fierceness as well as being the Pharaoh’s most beloved daughter Amneris. Her glare will make you wish that you held your tongue. Butch and Blossom took their kids to watch Aida at the Townsville Opera House and it was at that moment that Belle was totally fixated with the mezzo-soprano who sang Amneris, especially in the judgment scene. 1-year-old Brenda Katelyn Green is The Queen of the Night from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute known in German as Die Zauberflöte. When Blossom had quality time with Brenda and Belinda, they would always listen to an album of a coloratura soprano singing operas in different languages. The ones that stood out to her darling youngest twin daughters were The Queen’s two arias “O Zittre Nicht Mein Lieber Sohn” and “Der Hölle Rache” and Lucia’s “Regnava Nel Silenzio” and The Mad Scene. Brenda really feels attached to the Queen of the Night, as this character wears a lot of gorgeous costumes depending on the production. Brenda’s twin sister Belinda Kiara Green is Lucia Ashton from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. As opposed to Brenda, Belinda is completely fascinated with Donizetti’s doomed and tragic young heroine. Lucia’s Mad Scene is one moment in this famous Donizetti opera that stood out to her the most, as this heroine felt betrayed by the true love of her life, thus being in a marriage she did not want to be in, and goes insane because of these circumstances all because of a feud going on between her family and the family of her lover. 8-month-old Abigail Barbara Green is dressed…
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(The sun shines on the African Savanna.) Narrator: The wilderness of the Savanna! It’s high noon. (Cut to a lake in the jungle.) Narrator: A secluded lake in the jungle, where we get to see the gorgeous lioness woman Blossom taking a dip and enjoying herself. But, what’s this? A handsome suitor approaches. Why, yes. It’s one of the Alpha Male lion men Butch, who is so well-known for his prodigious strength, and he is rather smitten with her. (Butch peers from the bushes, stretches his body, and dives in the lake to join Blossom.) (Blossom continues to swim, as she is being followed by Butch, who is swimming behind her. He creeps up to her and puts his hands on Blossom’s eyes.) Butch: Guess who, my queen? Blossom: Hmmm…A rough-toned voice and really strong hands from all of the wrestling, boxing, and general bare-handed fighting you are well-known for. Could it be Butch? (Butch releases his hands and Blossom turns to his direction.) Butch: That’s right! Blossom (rather surprised): What are you doing here? Butch (slyly): I just wanted to join my most favorite lioness queen for a swim. (Butch gives Blossom a kiss on the cheek.) Blossom: You are quite the stubborn one, but I can appreciate the kind gesture. As you know, I’m waiting for someone. Butch: Oh, and who could that be? Could it be someone who could outmatch my superb masculinity? (Butch flexes his muscles for Blossom.) Blossom: Oh, Butch. (chuckles) Don’t flatter yourself too much. A voice from the distance: Hi, Blossom! (Cut to that distant voice who reveals himself to be Boomer standing on top of the ledge and waving to Blossom.) Narrator: Well, what do you know? Another strong and handsome suitor in the form of Boomer who is well-known for his peerless athleticism. A wonderful marriage of raw, animal strength and lightning speed. Let’s see what he does. (Boomer readies himself as if he were in a race. He sprints, he jumps from the ledge, does a backflip, and gracefully lands on the water.) (Butch and Blossom search for Boomer. Boomer arises from the water to surprise Blossom and he kisses her. Laughter is in the air between Boomer and Blossom.) Blossom: Boomer, it’s really nice to see you. Boomer: It’s nice to see you too, my queen. (Boomer takes notice of Butch.) Boomer: Oh. Hi, bro. Butch: Hey. Weren’t you supposed to be with Bubbles? Boomer: Bubbles is hunting with Brick and Buttercup. I thought it would be nice to hang out with Blossom, but I guess you turned up. Butch: Well, I saw her first. I take it you wanna race me. Boomer: A friendly competition between us brothers never hurts. Blossom: Oh, you guys. Butch: We’re just doing it for you, Bloss. Boomer: Yeah. Blossom: Well, if you insist. On your mark, get set, go! (Butch and Boomer speedily swim from the lake to the grassy shore. They end up getting there at the same time, thus making this a tie. Blossom follows suit, but her speed is a little bit more gradual.) Butch and Boomer (to each other): What are you doing here? Boomer: I got here first, Butch! Butch: Oh, yeah, well I’m clearly the winner, bro! Blossom (as she steps in between Butch and Boomer): Actually, it ended up being a tie. Wouldn’t it be nice for you two to just stop arguing over me? Unless you want to settle this like the Alpha Males you are. Butch (flexes his biceps): GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! Boomer (flexes his biceps): GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! (As Butch and Boomer flex their bulging biceps, Blossom is still between both of them. She touches their muscles, as she is rather enticed by how both Butch and Boomer maintain such godly physiques. The following rapport between these two Alpha Males ensue.) Butch: You think you’re a lot stronger than me, Dumb-Bee? Boomer: I know I’m a lot stronger than you, Butcher! And don’t call me Dumb-Bee! Butch: My muscles are gonna crush you so bad you won’t feel your body anymore! Boomer: Well, my muscles are gonna crush you that you will feel like a boulder has destroyed you! (Blossom steps back, as Butch’s and Boomer’s pecs touch each other and they continue to growl and flex their bulging biceps like the Alpha Male lions that they are.) Butch: All right, Boomer, we’re going to settle this like real Alpha Males. The winner takes Blossom as his mate. Boomer: Fine by me, Butch. Just as long as I get to beat you! Butch: No way, bro, I’m gonna beat you! Butch and Boomer: GRRRRRRRROOOOOAAAAARRRR!!!!!! Narrator: Whoa! The tension between these two Alpha Male brothers is thick! It’s impossible to cut it! (Fade to black. Cut to the Savanna desert.) Narrator: The Savanna. A challenge between two powerful brothers ensues for the love of one beautiful woman. (Blossom stands in the center, as Butch and Boomer walk towards each other with fierce, determined looks in their eyes. They approach other in the center.) Blossom: Just remember to not kill each other all right. Boomer: No problem, Bloss. Butch: This is just a friendly competition between us brothers. Blossom (a bit befuddled): Whatever you say. (Butch and Boomer circle each other. They then stop their circling. Butch and Boomer raise their arms, as they take observation of their well-built bodies. As they raise their arms, they flex their biceps.) Butch and Boomer: ROOOOAAAAAR!!!! (After flexing, they approach each other and Butch makes the first move. He attempts to land a hook on Boomer but he misses. Boomer ducks and makes a spinning kick to Butch’s ankle and…
This piece of Boomubbles fanart, which is part of BrickercupMasterX3’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month, is dedicated to CristianoReina, Kokistarr, Kaylen Constant aka VanillaBerp123, Daniel D. Roberts aka JekyllAndHydeChannel, and ven aka venntris who celebrated their birthdays a couple of days ago. So, Cristiano, Koki, Kaylen, Daniel, Ven, I hope you guys had magnificent birthdays and I wish you all of my love, joy, beauty, and strength in your lives as artists and as people. Come se dice in italiano, spero che che voi avete un compleanno molto magnifico e auguro a voi tutti tutto il mio amore, gioia, belta e forza nelle vostre vite come artisti e persone. This is also dedicated to all of the wonderful Boomubbles shippers out there. Enjoy and soak in the Boomubbles goodness, delight, and lusciousness. This should come off as no surprise that I have been a Boomer x Bubbles or Boomubbles or The Blues fan for a very, very long time. This is the only color-coded pairing I love so much, that I am most passionate about, and I have been rooting for since forever. So, here we have Boomer being the handsome, dashing muscle stud beefcake that he is and his darling wife Bubbles being the adorable, lovely sweetie that she is. Yeah, that’s right. Soak in the Boomubbles goodness. You will never leave this sweet couple’s sight ever again, especially considering that they are Townsville’s most adorable power couple ever. Well, I hope you all enjoyed this piece of Boomubbles goodness and I will see you all in the next submission. Boomer and Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
This piece of Blossutch fanart, which is part of my dear friend’s Paula’s aka BrickercupMasterX3’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month, is dedicated to Gabzilla aka gabzillaz, PON aka keijipeiji, Antonio Claret aka Claret821021, and Romalis aka Bluunachronicles who celebrated their birthdays a few days ago and Shin aka kokamugithu who is celebrating his birthday today. So, I Gab, Pon, Antonio, Romalis, Shin, I wish you a lot of joy, happiness, love, beauty, and strength in your lives as artists and as people and I hope you had such wonderful celebrations. Como se dice en español, os deseo mucha alegría, felicidad, amor, belleza y fuerza en tus vidas como artistas y personas y yo espero que hayaís tenido una celebración maravillosa. This is also dedicated to all of the wonderful Blossutch shippers out there. So, enjoy and soak in the Blossutch goodness. There is no doubt that Butch and Blossom make such a formidable couple, as this holy matrimony of the savage brawn and the elegant brain is something nothing short of fascinating. One should not also forget about how interesting their dynamics are both as fighters and as a couple. So, here are Butch and Blossom being the absolutely sexy couple that they are and you better believe that they can be more than capable of opening up a huge can of whoop-ass and still look so amazing. Butch and Blossom from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
This piece of Brickercup fanart, which is part of the amazing Paula’s aka BrickercupMasterX3’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month, is dedicated to Miki Fubiki aka Mikireikai, Stefanie Quah aka li-jean, and Yona aka Yona-Hime who celebrated their birthdays last week. So, Miki, Stefanie, Yona, I hope you lovely ladies had wonderful, marvelous, elegant, and fine birthdays. I wish you a lot of joy, love, and happiness in everything you do as people and as artists. I would also love to dedicate this to all of the exceptional Brickercup shippers out there. I hope you all enjoy this. Ah, Brickercup. I am going to sing my OTP’s praises until my dying day and that’s a fact. So, here are Brick and Buttercup being the strong, well-built, tough fighters that they are and you better believe me, when I say that these two are ready to kick some serious butt. I hope you all enjoyed this and I will see you in the next submission. Brick and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
Aku: You three are ready. (Cackles menacingly.) Such fine specimens you are. You have that blackness in your souls that entices me. With that blackness, is that strength you three bear in combat. Will you pledge your loyalty to me your Master of Darkness and Shogun of Sorrow? Butch: Yes, my lord. We pledge our allegiance to you and no one else. Aku: What is your destiny? Boomer: We will honor you and serve your domain with all that we have. Aku: Yes! And what have I taught you three? Blossom: Anyone who dares defile your realm shall be killed by our own hands and their corpses will be given to you to feast on. Aku: Will you stay with me and fight by my side? Butch, Boomer, and Blossom: Yes, my lord. Aku: Will you obey my every command? Butch, Boomer, and Blossom: We will, my lord. Aku: Butch, Boomer, will you bring your most beloved brother Brick and take out his heart, lungs, and liver as a sacrifice for me? (Butch twitches, as he prepares his signature Tornado Punch. While Boomer has his hands charged with raw energy.) Butch: We thought you’d never ask. I would gladly have the privilege of bringing my dearest brother to you. It would mean the world to him. (Cackles wickedly.) Boomer: You are not the only one, Butch. You may have shown your fraternal love and kindness to him, but I for one cannot wait to see him squirm like the vermin he really is. I will gladly kill him. Aku: Excellent! And Blossom, if you are successful in not only bringing Brick and your sisters as my sacrificial lambs, will you, Boomer, and Butch stay and rule with me? Blossom: I thought you would never ask, my lord. My husband, my lover, and I will be glad to rule side by side with you. Butch and Boomer: Affirmative. Aku: Splendid! The time has come. Go and do my bidding! Butch, Boomer, and Blossom: Yes, my lord! (As Butch, Boomer, and Blossom fly away at the speed of light, Aku remains and laughs loudly and menacingly.) This piece of Aku, Butch, Boomer, and Blossom or Akublossutchoomer fanart, which is my contest entry for Powerpuff-Nation’s 2018 Halloween contest, is dedicated to Sheila aka syahilla, Phoebe Burick aka TheRandomCat88, Marshy aka Smol-Marshmallow, Ryan R. aka Rayryan90, Khalil aka sharkkson, and Icebluelink who celebrated their birthdays several days ago. So, Sheila, Phoebe, Marshy, Ryan, Khalil, and Icebluelink, I hope you guys had amazing, awesome, fantastic, and thrilling birthdays. I wish you a lot of love, happiness, joy, serenity, and greatness in everything you do as artists and as people. I would also love to dedicate this to all of the Blossutch, Blossoomer, and AkuBloss shippers out there and even those who ship Aku with both Butch and Boomer as a BroTP. I hope you all enjoy this piece of work I have for you. Man, this has been in the making for the longest time. I have been playing with the idea of putting in the legendary, demonic villain Aku from Samurai Jack, which is pretty much the best Cartoon Network show I have ever seen in my entire life, in my Team Xtreme headcanon. With this character, I also thought it would be fun to add an element of a dark prophecy looming over three of my most favorite characters Butch, Boomer, and Blossom, which in turn is my OT3 for life. When mixing these elements together, something extraordinary popped up from my brain, especially with all of the times I have rewatched and rewatched my most favorite Teen Titans 2003 episodes featuring Slade and eventually Trigon. Those episodes were “Apprentice Parts 1 and 2” with Robin being Slade’s apprentice, “Aftershock Parts 1 and 2” with Terra being Slade’s apprentice, and “Birthmark” and “The End Parts 1, 2, and 3” with Slade having some connection to Raven’s prophecy and featuring the main big bad Trigon. I am very sure you can see where I am going with this. And yes, it is really enjoyable seeing Butch, Boomer, and Blossom go to the dark, diabolical, demonic side. It makes the plot focused on them thicken. Aku is essentially an amalgamation of Slade and Trigon with a hint of Brother Blood, in my Team Xtreme Headcanon. Aku is not as cool and collected as Slade, but he can surely make one crap his pants off when dealing with him. You will not find me shipping Aku with Blossom romantically. Oh, no. He serves as a sort of dark mentor and grandfather figure to Blossom. He has done his fair share of creeping up to her room and giving her ominous symbols nearly placing a curse on her, thus threatening her with her comrades’ lives if she does not join him in the dark side. For Team Xtreme’s Team Mom that is surely a scary thought. I mean having to be in such a bargain with the devil himself just for the sake of her dear comrades could be a most harrowing choice. It also does not help matters that her darlings for life Butch and Boomer are dragged into this, seeing that they love Blossom with every bit of their being. At least for Aku, the more the merrier. So, he gets to appoint The Baron of Berserk, The Fleet Athlete, and The Commander and the Leader to be his apprentices in order to spare the likes of Brick, Buttercup, and Bubbles being slaughtered by the Shogun of Sorrow. Though, he also wants their blood as well when all is said and done. Now, when it comes to Butch, Boomer, and Blossom, I have this to say about them in this scenario. Each of these three has a bit of Robin, Raven, and Terra in their systems and in their beings. Think about…
“La notte qui non torna più, dal giorno che sei andata via. Ed il cielo ha smesso di giocare, con le stelle e con la luna. E le nuvole sono ferme qui, come lacrime che non cadono. Vedi come il tempo, perde anche il ricordi. Resta solo il canto, di un amore che non muore. Prendi la mia mano, danza con il vento. Apro le mie ali, posso solo amarti così. Vieni, vieni, via con me. Resta solo il canto, di un amore che non muore. Prendi la mia mano, danza con il vento. Apro le mie ali, posso solo amarti così. Vieni, vieni, via con me.” – Il Canto, Composed by Romano Musumarra and Luciano Pavarotti, originally sung by Luciano Pavarotti, released in 1999 English Translation Courtesy of Translate Lyrics: “The night here does not return anymore, since the day you left. And the sky has stopped playing, with the stars and with the moon. And the clouds are firm here, like tears that do not fall. See how time, it also loses memories. Only the song is left, of a love that does not die. Take my hand, dance with the wind. I open my wings, I can only love you so much. Come on, come on, go with me. Only the song is left, of a love that does not die. Take my hand, dance with the wind. I open my wings, I can only love you so much. Come on, come on, go with me.” This piece of Boomercup fanart, as part of KatyGorl’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month last September, is dedicated to Jonathan Maxwell Peterson aka KingofSupremeChaos, Fairy Star Guardian aka OperaticAnimeNimue, and Charles Morgenstern aka TetraModal who celebrated their birthdays several days ago. So, I hope you guys had wonderful, blissful, and exceptional birthdays and I wish you abundance and joy in everything you accomplish as artists and people. Ah, Boomercup or Boomer x Buttercup, a pairing I can easily classify as a very cute, innocent pairing between The Fleet Athlete and The Toughest Fighter. Like I said when one combines Boomer’s sympathetic, lovable, and endearing dumb muscle nature with Buttercup’s feistiness, fiery attitude, and independence one gets a pairing that is quite flexible. Sure, in my opinion, it does not approach the OTP level that Brickercup, Blossoomer, and Boomubbles ended up achieving but Boomercup still manages to leave a fuzzy feeling inside of me. I first heard “Il Canto” originally sung by Luciano Pavarotti ever since I was twelve years old and this song was part of my life growing up. Three years later, I listened to Katherine Jenkins’ version and I also loved it. Moreover, just last night, I watched Jonas Kaufmann’s version of this song and I thought he was great as always. I figured that Pavarotti’s and Musumarra’s Il Canto would be a nice fit to Boomer and Buttercup as a couple, as it manages to be a sweet, moving song. So, I hope you enjoy listening to Pavarotti’s, Jenkins’, and Kaufmann’s versions of this song, as you gaze at the sweetness that is Boomercup. Il Canto sung by Luciano Pavarotti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pqT2sGDgFw Il Canto sung by Katherine Jenkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ntVXzO_Lc Il Canto sung by Jonas Kaufmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS6QvZXjSjs I hope you all enjoyed this and I will see you in the next submission. Boomer and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
“LEONORA Tacea la notte placida e bella in ciel sereno; la luna il viso argenteo mostrava lieto e pieno! Quando suonar per l’aere, infino allor sì muto, dolci s’udiro e flebili gli accordi d’un liuto, e versi melanconici un trovator cantò. Versi di prece ed umile, qual d’uom che prega Iddio: in quella ripeteasi un nome, il nome mio! Corsi al veron sollecita… Egli era, egli era desso! Gioia provai che agl’angeli solo è provar concesso! Al cor, al guardo estatico la terra un ciel sembrò! INES Quanto narrasti di turbamento m’ha piena l’alma! Io temo… LEONORA Invano! INES Dubbio, ma tristo presentimento in me risvegli quest’uomo arcano! Tenta obbliarlo. LEONORA Che dici? Oh basti! INES Cedi al consiglio dell’amistà, cedi! LEONORA Obliarlo! Ah! tu parlasti detto che intender l’alma non sa. Di tale amor che dirsi mal può dalla parola, d’amor che intendo io sola, il cor s’inebriò. Il mio destino compiersi non può che a lui d’appresso. S’io non vivrò per esso, per esso morirò” -Tacea La Notte Placida, Leonora from Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, first performance on January 19, 1853 at Rome’s Teatro Apollo, based on the play of the same name but in Spanish, El Trovador, by Antonio García Gutiérrez English Translation Courtesy of DM’s Opera Site: “LEONORA The serene night was silent and, lovely in the calm sky, the moon happily revealed its silvery and full face! When resounding in the air which till then had been so quiet, sweet and sad were heard the sounds of a lute, and a troubadour sang some melancholy verses. Verses, beseeching and humble, like a man praying to God: and in them was repeated a name, my name! I ran eagerly to the balcony… There he was; it was he! I felt a joy that only the angels are allowed to feel! To my heart, my ecstatic eyes, the earth seemed like heaven! INES What you’ve told me has filled my soul with anguish! I fear… LEONORA Needlessly… INES A sad but vague presentiment is stirred in me by this mysterious man! Try to forget him. LEONORA What are you saying? Enough! INES Give way to a friend’s advice, do give way! LEONORA Forget him! Ah, you’ve spoken a word that my soul cannot understand. With such love that words can scarcely tell, of a love that only I know, my heart is intoxicated. My fate can be fulfilled only at his side. If I can’t live for him, then for him, I’ll die.” This piece of Brickubbles fanart, which is part of KatyGorl’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month last September, is dedicated to Herb Montes aka HMontes, Kenny Andrade aka datteMEINUbayo, and Mat Brunet aka AniMat505 who celebrated their birthdays two days ago and Richard Cram aka RCBlazer who celebrated his birthday yesterday. So, Herb, Kenny, Mat, Richard I hope you gentlemen had such amazing, awesome, wonderful, thrilling, and beautiful birthdays. I wish you abundance, joy, love, luck, and prosperity in everything you do as artists and people. I would also love to dedicate this to all of the wonderful, awesome Brickubbles shippers out there. Finally, I would love to dedicate this to the great Madama Montserrat Caballé who unfortunately passed away yesterday from a gallbladder infection. Entonces Señora Caballé descansa en paz y gracias por su talento como una cantante famosa y brillante. Ah, Brickubbles or Brick x Bubbles. I know I mainly ship these two as my main BroTP because of the fact that OTP shippings for these two are Brickercup, for Brick, and for Bubbles, Butchubbles and Boomubbles, but I cannot deny how cute and innocent this pairing is and how infectious their brand of platonic and puppy love really is. I would go out of my way to say that this pairing is my second favorite Brick-centered pairing of all time, the first one being Brickercup because, hello RRB/PPG Pairing OTP for life, and right smack below Brickercup and Brickubbles is Blossick because I have grown tired and jaded of the whole Red Cap and Red Bow craze and I would rather pair these two up platonically. Plus, there is nothing more adorable than having a large-and-in-charge gentleman like Brick pair up really nicely with his favorite little sister-in-law Bubbles. Now, before I make you listen to Montserrat Caballé’s rendition of Leonora’s opening aria Tacea La Notte Placida from Verdi’s Il Trovatore, I would love to have a few words about my experience with listening to this wonderfully versatile diva. My very first experience with Madama Caballé was when I was ten years old and I was immediately fascinated with her, especially when I first listened to her rendition of Violetta’s Addio del Passato from La Traviata also by Verdi. Throughout time, I was fascinated by the repertoire she embraced from the Bel Canto dramatic coloratura soprano roles of Norma, Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena, Elisabetta from Roberto Devereux, and Lucrezia Borgia to the full lyric soprano roles of Mimí, Liú, Fiordiligi, and Contessa Almaviva to the spinto soprano roles of Tosca, Leonora di Vargas, Elisabetta from Don Carlo, and Aida to the dramatic roles of Turandot, Sieglinde, and Isolde to her exploits in modern music with Freddie Mercury in the song Barcelona. I have always loved the focus, cleanliness, and purity of her voice whether she sang lyrically or dramatically. There was always something I admired from her and I feel so honored to call myself a devotee of hers. It is a shame I did not meet her in person, but the memories I have of her voice will always be kept in my heart, mind, and soul. So, without further ado, here is Montserrat Caballé singing Leonora’s opening aria Tacea La Notte alongside the Italian lyric soprano known for singing character roles Giuliana Matteini singing the role of Ines, Leonora’s confidante. Enjoy listening to this superb rendition. As for the aria…
DALILA Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix comme s’ouvrent les fleurs Aux baisers de l’aurore! Mais, ô mon bien-aimé, pour mieux sécher mes pleurs, Que ta voix parle encore! Dis-moi qu’à Dalila tu reviens pour jamais! Redis à ma tendresse Les serments d’autrefois, ces serments que j’aimais! Ah! réponds à ma tendresse, Verse-moi, verse-moi l’ivresse! Réponds à ma tendresse. Ah! verse-moi, verse-moi l’ivresse! SAMSON Dalila! Dalila! je t’aime! DALILA Ainsi qu’on voit des blés les épis onduler Sous la brise légère, Ainsi frémit mon cour, prêt à se consoler, A ta voix qui m’est chère! La flèche est moins rapide à porter le trépas Que ne l’est ton amante à voler dans tes bras! Ah! réponds à ma tendresse! Verse-moi, verse-moi l’ivresse! SAMSON Par mes baisers je veux sécher tes larmes, Et de ton coeur éloigner les alarmes! Dalila! Dalila! je t’aime!” -Mon Coeur S’Ouvre A Ta Voix from Camille Sain Säens’ Samson et Dalila, Libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire, First performance on December 2, 1877 at the Ducal Theater, Weimar, Germany. English Translation: “DELILAH My heart opens to your voice Like the flowers open To the kisses of the dawn! But, oh my beloved, To better dry my tears, Let your voice speak again! Tell me that you are returning To Delilah forever! Repeat to my tenderness The promises of old times, Those promises that I loved! Ah! respond to my tenderness! Fill me with ecstasy! SAMSON Dalila! Dalila! I love you! DELILAH Like one sees the blades Of wheat that wave In the light wind, So trembles my heart, Ready to be consoled, By your voice that is so dear to me! The arrow is less rapid In bringing death, Than your love is By flying into your arms! Ah! respond to my tenderness! Fill me with ecstasy! SAMSON By my kisses, I want to dry your tears And your heart away alarms. Dalila! Dalila! I love you!” This piece of Brickercup fanart is dedicated to my most beloved friend, my soul sister in shipping Brick and Buttercup as a hot, spicy, and sexy couple, and a wonderful DeviantArtist the one and only Miss Paula aka BrickercupMasterX3, who celebrated her birthday yesterday. So, Paula, I wish you a most pleasant, wonderful, exceptional, elegant, and magnificent birthday and I also wish you prosperity, love, and joy in everything you do as an artist and as a person. Comme on dit en francais, je te souhaite une anniversaire plaisante, merveilleuse, exceptionelle, elegante et magnifique et je te souhaite aussi prosperité, amour et joie dans tous tu fais comme une artiste et une personne. Moreover, I would also love to dedicate this to all of the magnificent Brickercup shippers. Prenez plaisir mes amis. Here we have 26-year-old Brick and his 25-year-old wife Buttercup as the legendary biblical couple Samson and Delilah. I personally think they fit their roles really well, as Samson was the leader of the Nazarites famous for his prodigious strength and Delilah was a Philistine woman known for her beauty, cunning, and seductiveness. Brick indubitably is a nice fit for Samson, what with his long hair and superhuman strength, and Buttercup dons Delilah’s attitude rather well with her overall beauty though in real life she is far from being über feminine. Still, these two look exceptionally gorgeous together and I was totally and utterly inspired by the Metropolitan Opera House’s promo picture of Elina Garanca as Dalila and Roberto Alagna as Samson, as Saint Säens’ “Samson et Dalila” will be part of the Met Live in HD’s broadcast lineup this coming October 20 and I am very excited to watch it. So, here’s the picture of my inspiration to try to get this down to a T. Dalila’s signature aria “Mon Coeur S’Ouvre a ta Voix” always had a special place in my heart, as my first exposure to this was listening to Christa Ludwig’s and James King’s voices as Dalila and Samson and I immediately fell in love with this aria. The sinuous melody along with any skilled mezzo and tenor who can pull this off certainly makes any listening experience exciting. Moreover, I watched a taped performance live from the San Francisco Opera House with my late maternal grandmother starring Placido Domingo and Shirley Verrett as Samson and Delilah. So, Paula and to all of my dear viewers, I present to you five renditions of this aria from five of my favorite Delilahs Rise Stevens, Christa Ludwig, Shirley Verrett, Olga Borodina, and Elina Garanca and five of my favorite Samsons Mario del Monaco, James King, Placido Domingo, José Cura, and Roberto Alagna. So, I hope you enjoy listening to these five selections as much as you enjoy soaking up that Brickercup goodness. I also kind of imagine Buttercup’s singing voice being that of a mezzo-soprano to Brick’s dramatic tenor so I am pretty sure you can imagine these two singing this aria. Rise Stevens and Mario del Monaco Christa Ludwig and James King Shirley Verrett and Placido Domingo Olga Borodina and José Cura Elina Garanca and Roberto Alagna So, Paula and my dearest friends, I hope you all enjoyed this piece of Brickercup fanart as well as the five renditions of “Mon Coeur S’Ouvre a ta Voix” from Saint Säens’ Samson et Dalila. A tout a l’heure mes amis. Buttercup and Brick from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
This marks my final Blossutch Month submission, as headed by the wonderful Paula aka BrickercupMasterX3. I’m going out with a bang on this one, as we are taking a look at more Blossutch children. Here we have 26-year-old Butch and his 25-year-old wife Blossom and their eight children 5-going-on-6-year-old eldest daughter Azalea Bernadette Green, 3-year-old fraternal twin sons Brendan James Green and Blake Francis Green, 2-year-old twins Bradley Oliver Green and Belle Marguerite Green, 1-year-old sororal twins Brenda Katelyn Green and Belinda Kiara Green, and 7-month-old Abigail Barbara Green. We knew how Brendan, Blake, and Belle came to be, so let’s get to know how these children came to this world and who they are. Azalea Bernadette Green was born on December 20, 2012, when Butch and Blossom in their second year of college. After Butch bore three children with Bubbles and Boomer bore three daughters with Blossom a year ago years ago, the two couples decided to reunite. That was when Azalea was born and it was said she was a placid baby when she emerged. Moreover, she showed her first signs of bearing cryokinesis when she was fed mashed pumpkins and carrots, as she blew on the spoon and it turned to ice. As Azalea or Azi grew, her motor and verbal skills developed at such an impeccable rate, as evidenced when she learned how to read scientific books, novels, magazines, and newspaper articles when she was a year old and when she effortlessly carried her parents to her room. Even more astounding was her ability to make an ice version of her parents’ signature laser eye beams, in which Azi is able to use her ice eye beams to freeze any heat-powered attack, thus neutralizing its effect as well as creating two versions of Butch’s energy-absorbing force field, one being the normal one but in the color of pink and the other version being made of ice to absorb any heat-powered attack. Through all of the books she read, thanks to Blossom being such a great influence on Azi, she grew up to be a highly intelligent young girl who bears her mother’s intellect, astounding use of tact, wide vocabulary, and willingness to do the right thing. Aside from her smarts, she also bears her father’s willingness to fight thanks to all of the sparring matches and racing she does with Butch. As the eldest sister, she does her best to be a good role model to all of her younger siblings, though there are times she is prone to bossiness and thinking that her way is always right. In spite of all that, she still means well and is a fine balance of brain and brawn and is extremely close to her mother. Bradley Oliver Green, much like his twin sister Belle, was born on July 26, 2016. He and Belle are like two peas in a pod, as they are both highly intelligent yet also a bit on the wild side. The only difference being that Bradley shows that wild, energetic nature in spades like when he twitches with excitement in the face of battle, while Belle is more reserved and tame, as well as having only green eyes while Belle has heterochromia. Bradley looks up to Azalea, Brendan, and Blake to the point of even endorsing them as the best big siblings he and Belle ever had. Being the best of both worlds like his parents in terms of his powers, he can create an icicle-spiked force field to fend off enemies and protect himself from any attacks, as opposed to the igloo version Belle can make. Moreover, even though he has his mother’s signature ice breath, he can intensify that said power to make his signature Blizzard Breath, which he can use to incapacitate his foes not only freezing them but also effortlessly blowing them away. In spite of his occasional wild ways, he like his twin sister Belle still manages to be the pacifist of the siblings, especially when Azalea starts to get too big for her boots or when Brendan and Blake get into arguments. Brenda Katelyn Green and Belinda Kiara Green were born on February 2, 2017. It was said that Brenda was a placid baby, while Belinda was a bit on the loud side. Even though Brenda loves anything that is feminine like playing with dolls, being in frilly dresses, and liking anything that she perceives as dainty, Belinda is a little bit more tomboyish and prefers physical activities like using her giant teddy bear as her most favorite sparring partner, thus making Brenda a mommy’s girl and Belinda a daddy’s girl. Moreover, both Brenda and Belinda have impeccable vocabulary even though they are all but a year old. Power-wise, both Brenda and Belinda prove themselves to be strong fighters showing a lot of endurance as well as showing tactfulness in battle evidenced when both girls were playing with their dolls and making them fight each other. Brenda bears the ability to create sleet and slush from her hands thus immobilizing her foes and Belinda can create a durable energy-absorbing force field to protect her from any attack. One attack these girls have in common is their signature Slush Attack, in which Brenda and Belinda create punches and kicks that brings out a gale of slush, sleet, and snow. In spite of their differences, Brenda and Belinda get along really well, even though they get themselves into arguments, but they are easily resolved. Abigail Barbara Green was born on February 20, 2018, as she is the newest member of Butch’s and Blossom’s family. Even though she is all but seven months old, she has shown to bear the power of flight, especially evidenced one night when she was in her crib, as she floated in her sleep. She is a rather fun-loving, rambunctious baby who bears two qualities. The first one is her rough-and-tumble personality in which she has a tendency to twitch…