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i have another friend with synesthesia where she sees colors when she listens to music

my colorbind friend has always wanted to see color and because my friend with synesthesia and my colorblind friend have the same taste in music, she describes color to my colorblind friend by relating it back to music

like “the sky is duke ellington’s satin doll”

“If he skates a clean short and a clean long, I might think he might be unbeatable,” Fernández said of Hanyu.

A few moments later, Hanyu arrived in the interview area, hugged Fernández, removed the shiny new gold medal from his own neck and placed it around the Spaniard’s. 

— The New York Times

Bonus:

That the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Men’s Figure Skating competition was one hell of an anime season?

Yuzuru- Returning gold medal olympic champion wins again despite having had a bad accident 3 months prior to the competition with people doubting him.

Shoma- An amazing skater striving to rise beyond the shadow of Yuzuru’s greatness and success. And doing so.

Javier- The man aiming to with the first Figure skating medal for his country,Spain. He succeeds.

Nathan- A new-comer olympian under pressure from the media,his country,and competition fails a lot but doesn’t give up and makes a comeback achieving greatness.He didn’t stand on the podium but that doesn’t mean he didn’t win.

Vincent- The lesser known skater from Chen’s country,America. The spotlight wasn’t on him at first but he changed that and became a star on the ice.

Adam- Not seen as good as “the big dogs,” but shines in his own way, pushing the bounderies of potential and showing how he can join the top skaters one day and stand on that podium.

Mikhail- Seen at the same level as Adam.Struggles to contend, undergoing pressure from his country,the media, and competition. Does a lot better than people give him credit for.

Patrick- A rink veteran. His supposed last Olympic Skating competition. Even if he doesn’t win gold, he at least sought to go out with a bang,displaying all of his glory. He succeeded.