#george and cass take on the world
Text
A Really Hot Day.
The hallways of Evergreen Academy were bustling with life, except for the one that led straight to the greenhouse. The late afternoon sun streamed in through the completely glass atrium, heating up the ground to near unbearable levels, and making Cassius all the more annoyed with his companions to his botany class with Miss Delaney.
He could feel the sweat soaking into his uniform and melting the gel in his hair as he scanned the spacious hallway for an escape. There was zero reason for it to be so hot. English weather always got more drab and dreary during autumn, which was the season they unfortunately found themselves in, not happier.
The sun felt like it increased the intensity just to spite him. He felt like pulling out a bag of buttered popcorn to spite it back.
A deep, feminine voice with a Yorkshire accent brought him out of his annoyance.
“She’s sooo fit,” Gen Breckenridge said from beside him.
Gen had long, shiny brown hair that seemed to blow in the most cinematic way whenever the lightest breeze blew by. She also had some of the bluest eyes he had ever seen, only edged out by a mutual friend, Charles.
And Cassius had only ever met one other person who hated their full name like Gen did. Her full name was Genevieve, which was nowhere near as bad as ‘Edgar’, the second person he knew. She hated it anyways, and would sock anyone who called her that in the jaw, unless they were a teacher.
“Gen,” Cassius groaned, “sock it about Helena for a second.”
“Shhh!” She hissed. Her face cheeks were a light shade of red. “Don’t say her name out loud! What if someone else heard you!”
“No-one else is here, Gen,” Lisette Mistry said from beside Gen. “Relax.”
Lisette was Gen’s roommate. Even though it physically pained him to say so, Lissy was the George to Gen’s Cassius. Aside from a few differences in the thickness of their eyebrows, the bridges of their noses and their ears—Lissy had thicker eyebrows and a stronger bridge, while George had slightly bigger ears—Lissy and George looked very vaguely alike: short brown hair, brown eyes, fair skin, and long, long necks.
George even had a growth spurt recently, finally making him taller than Cassius and everyone else in their eight person friend group. So in revenge, Cassius took to calling him a giraffe.
He chuckled a little as he imagined George telling him to shut up in his Californian accent. Warmth spread through his chest as he then thought of George’s stupid little smirk that lit up Cassius’ day, and the sparkle of his eyes whenever Cassius said something that George found remotely funny, and the way his heart would flutter any time George laughed.
Even though he was a sweaty mess, the warmth he felt relaxed his muscles and brought a small and slightly dumb smile onto his face.
Thank goodness I have my next class with him, he thought. I get how Gen feels. Maybe I should stop saying Helena’s name…
“Cass!” Lissy yelled right in his ear. Her voice echoed around the atrium. “Were you listening to a word we were saying?”
“Huh?” Cassius replied. “Sorry, but no.”
“Cass!” Gen admonished, rather dramatically. “This is serious. What do I do?”
“What do you do about what?” Cassius asked. The next word he said left his mouth before he could even stop himself. “Helena?”
Cassius slapped a hand over his mouth.
“Shhh!” Lissy and Gen hissed. Gen managed to get even redder.
“Gen,” Cassius started, “I’m sorry—”
Gen held up a hand to stop him.
“Can’t you understand why I don’t want you yapping about her name everywhere?” Gen asked, exasperated. She shook her head and scoffed. “I don’t even know why I thought you would understand. You wouldn’t.”
Cassius did understand, even though he only reached that understanding right before he opened his mouth.
“Gen—” Cassius started. But she was on a roll.
“You never think, Cass,” Gen sneered. “It’s always about Cassius Grey. It’s always about you. You’re a real arse sometimes. Do you ever think about how the things you say affect people?”
Cassius frowned. “I said I was sorry—”
“Apologies won’t change anything.”
“But—”
Cassius’ frown deepened. Gen always did this. He agreed she had a right to be upset this time, but she never let people finish their apologies and would ice them out for weeks after. Then when asked why, she would say they didn’t apologise. And she acted this way even when she was in the wrong.
“She’s sort of right, y’know?” Lissy said. “Saying sorry won’t change it.”
Cassius rather angrily noted Lisette would make matters worse by always agreeing with Gen. He understood, because he would do the same for George, and George would do the same for him. He definitely understood that some arguments needed to be let go for the sake of cohabitation, but Lisette took it to another level. No matter what Gen said, she would nod or give a word of support. At least he and George had limits.
What he couldn’t was understand why.
“Exactly,” Gen said. A smug smile stretched over her lips. “But I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything different.”
“Look who’s talking,” Cassius snapped. “Clearly you’ve lost the plot since you think I’m the self-centred one here.”
“I haven't lost the plot,” Gen replied. Her accent got thicker. “I just see things for what they are.”
Cassius’ annoyance mounted. He grumbled and fanned himself furiously. The warmth from before had turned into a fire, and definitely not a good one.
“By gum,” Gen said, fanning herself. “It’s maftin’ in here.”
“Oh, you’re just noticing?” Cassius snapped. “I guess you’re not just self-centred, you’re also daft.”
“Cass!” Lissy admonished. “Now you’ve gone too far.”
“Really?” Cassius said incredulously. “I’ll show you too far.”
He glared at them both and imagined Gen’s expensive leather tote bag bursting into flame. He would have imagined it blowing up outright, but he decided to be nice and give her a chance to put out the flames.
Gen and Lissy screamed as flames erupted from the bottom of the bag. Gen threw it on the ground.
“Cass, stop!” Gen yelled. She pulled out a short stick—her wand—from her blazer pocket and aimed it at the bag.
Cass folded his arms. “No.”
Gen and Lissy glared at him.
“Cass,” Lissy warned.
Cassius raised an eyebrow. “D’you want me to do the same to your backpack?”
Lisette gave him a hurt look, but still shook her head. She offered to try and put out the flames with her foot, but Gen held up a hand with a fiercely defiant look on her face.
Gen stared hard at the bag, said two words in French and a powerful blast of water shot out from the tip of her wand, dousing the flames that left only a small column of smoke to show they were ever there.
Then, as soon as the smoke cleared, Gen aimed the jet of water at Cassius, and kept it aimed at him for a long time. He was soaked from head to toe by the time the water had stopped.
Lissy and Gen chuckled with their hands clasped over their mouths as Cassius wiped the water from his face with a completely neutral expression, but his internal thoughts raged like the fire he now wished he set on Gen’s head.
Lissy noticed. He hated her empathetic magic, mostly because it meant he couldn’t keep a secret or lie. It would have upset him, but he wasn’t necessarily trying to hide his emotions at that moment.
“Okay, Cass, calm down,” Lissy pleaded. “Gen, let’s calm down. Dry him off.”
“Why should I?” Gen hissed. “He’s the berk here, not me. And I’ll definitely not dry him off if my bag’s damaged.”
“That ugly thing?” Cassius asked. “I’d be doing you a favour.”
Gen glared at him and aimed her wand at him again. White sparks blossomed from the tip, like she was charging up a firecracker. Cassius kept his neutral expression and kept calm. Electricity was connected to fire, and fire was one thing Cassius knew how to control well.
“Stop!” Lissy yelled. “Gen, just check your bag.”
Gen gingerly picked up her bag and noticed there was no damage to the ridiculously expensive leather. Cassius wished he actually made it a damaging spell, but the poor animal that died to make that ugly, green, monstrosity of a bag didn’t deserve to be further disgraced.
“Oh,” Gen said, turning it over. “My bag is fine.”
“So what exactly were you trying to tell me about Helena, again?” Cassius asked. His tone dripped with so much annoyance and anger it could’ve drowned all three of them in the hallway.
Wait, hallway, Cassius thought. I forgot about class. Shoot.
Gen opened her mouth, no doubt to hiss at Cassius for daring to mention the untouchable Helena Wallis by name once again, as if saying her name three times would summon her right from the middle of her arithmetics class—and he only knew that because Gen just had to tell both Cassius and Lissy about Helena’s daily timetable.
But Lissy read his mind and spoke before the sound could even leave Gen’s lips.
“We’re late for class,” Lissy said, panicked. “Miss Delaney is going to bury us under the yarrows!”
The three teens stared at each other in turn, and bolted down the way they were walking before. Gen pushed Cassius, which would have normally tumbled him to the ground, but his body had gotten far more solid over the summer, and he barely stumbled.
As the rush of movement pushed Cassius’ tie and hair around and made them flap in the wind, he couldn’t help but think of two things.
First, hanging out at lunch would be extremely uncomfortable until Gen calmed down or decided she needed something from him. Second, the water may have cooled him down from the heat outside, but it washed away all of his hair gel. His hair had already started sticking up.
He vowed to get Gen back for that.
#my ocs#my writing#writing#cassius grey#george and cass take on the world#argument#evergreen academy
0 notes
Text
🌈 Good morning and happy Wednesday, my bookish bats! You didn't think that tiny "queer books coming out this fall" guide was ALL there was, did you? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR this month. Happy reading!
❤️ A Vision of Air by Nicole Silver
🧡 Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper
💛 How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve
💚 Kween by Vichet Chum
💙 The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson
💜 The B-Side of Daniel Garneau by David Kingston Yeh
❤️ Midnight Companion by Kit Barrie
🧡 Let the Waters Roars by Geonn Cannon
💛 Into the Glittering Dark by Kelley York
💙 When the Rain Begins to Burn by A.L. Davidson
💜 Been Outside by Amber Wendler & Shaz Zamore
🌈 The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson
❤️ A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert
🧡 The Spells We Cast by Jason June
💛 Pluralities by Avi Silver
💚 Salt the Water by Candice Iloh
💙 Beholder by Ryan La Sala
💜 This Pact is Not Ours by Zachary Sergi
❤️ Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell
🧡 Menewood by Nicola Griffith
💛 Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout
💚 The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey
💙 Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
💜 Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil and George Williams
🌈 In the Form of a Question: the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider
❤️ Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
🧡 A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand
💛 Being Ace by Madeline Dyer
💚 Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer
💙 The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno
💜 The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado
❤️ By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter
🧡 Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall
💛 Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender
💚 Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen
💙 The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen
🌈 Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
❤️ Family Meal by Bryan Washington
🧡 A Murder of Crows by Dharma Kelleher
💛 A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper
💚 Love at 350° by Lisa Peers
💙 Greasepaint by Hannah Levene
💜 The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels
❤️ Mate of Her Own by Elena Abbott
🧡 Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell
💛 Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn
💚 All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters
💙 If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie
❤️ Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lillah Lawson and Lauren Emily Whalen
🧡 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall
💛 It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer
💚 Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein
💙 These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
💜 The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu
❤️ Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin
🧡 Mudflowers by Aley Waterman
💛 Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson
💚 Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, trans. by Eva Apelqvist
💙 Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
💜 On the Same Page by Haley Cass
❤️ A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña
🧡 Art of the Chase by Jennifer Giacalone
💛 The Haunting of Adrian Yates by Markus Harwood-Jones
💚 The Sword: Xcian by Elle Arroyo
💙 The Complete Carlisle Series by Roslyn Sinclair
💜 300,000 Kisses by Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall
❤️ Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow
🧡 Blackouts by Justin Torres
💛 Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
💚 Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy
💙 Everything Under the Moon: Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light edited by Michael Earp
❤️ Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine
🧡 We Met in a Bar by Claire Forsythe
💛 Sweat Equity Aurora Rey
💚 Pumpkin Spice by Tagan Shepard
💙 The Misfit Mage & His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet
💜 Love and Other Risky Business by Sarah Brenton
❤️ Enough by Kimia Eslah
🧡 A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard
💛 Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot
💚 Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses by Maya Prasad
💙 Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey
💜 Fox Snare by Yoon Ha Lee
❤️ Murder and Manon by Mia P. Manansala
#queer book recs#queer fiction#queer books#queer#books#book list#books to read#lgbt writers#batty about books#battyaboutbooks
56 notes
·
View notes
Text
‘Can you go pick Hércules up?’
‘Me? Why me?’
‘Because you’re also his older sister?’
Oh. True. Sometimes Cass forgot her and Hércules weren’t the same age, since they behaved pretty much like twins. Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Or, if you wanted something slightly more national, as the siblings were Spanish… Zipi and Zape.
She nodded in Andro’s direction, watching as she disappeared.
It was weird for Cass to feel that she was so close to Hércules, who was two years her junior, and to see Andro so, so far, even if she was merely a year older. So distant. Like something that you see is there but can’t quite grasp, like grains of sand escaping your closed fist at the Beach, doing it so at an alarming rate…
She sighed. It wasn’t like it was Andro’s fault. The black-haired woman just acted that way because her parents had never really stepped up and proven worthy of the title of mum and dad. Just those words made Cass cringe. Mum. Dad. People you could look at, recognize certain features from: the slanted eyes belonged to Fernando, the crooked grin was clearly María’s, as were the red curls that only Cass had inherited… but the moment they opened their mouths and tried their hardest to strike a conversation: nothing. A blank page, waiting to be filled.
They had shared so many moments, spent so many years in the same home. But they were strangers.
That’s why Andro and her hadn’t moved to the student’s residence hall, and were still living at the family house. Because Hérc had to be in high school for a couple of years more and they couldn’t really do that to him, leave him alone with the ghosts that once had been their loving parents.
Substance abuse did that to you.
She didn’t have class until after lunch, so she went to the library, carrying a pink backpack in one shoulder, filled to the brim with painting tools, with notebooks that she used both for drawing and taking notes, and a pencil case. She didn’t really use her laptop, preferring to do things the traditional way. And… also, she was very scatterbrained. Cass was certain that if she had brought a computer, she would end up the class watching the weirdest YouTube videos about urban legends and random fun facts she had no one to tell them to.
But… that wasn’t completely right, was it?
Cass had always been a loner. For the entirety of high school, and starting university hadn’t really changed that fact. It was not like she didn’t have any friends. She did, just very few of them, and ones she had a pretty impersonal relationship with. Her only real connections in this world were Hércules, Andro and their friend Airi, or so it had been up until a few months ago, when she had met Alex.
Curious circumstances, that which had brought them together. A group of students from the Communications major had appeared a random day in Cass’ drawing class, asking if someone could help them with a quick issue. They were doing a video on the university, and needed a person who could do an illustration for the cover. Something that would draw attention, something that would make people immediately click on it, but that was true to the spirit of the institution.
Luck had it, Cass had just had a bad experience with one of her teachers, because he had criticized one of her drawings for being too shocking, too attention grabbing, and had asked her to stay in line because the dean doesn’t approve of this sort of things…
By the end of that day, those Communications students had a digital drawing sent to their emails, greatly inspired by 1984, George Orwell’s book: a picture of the university dean in a huge TV, sporting a mustache not unlike Hitler’s, and dozens of students dressed in prison uniforms, crying and begging and throwing money in the air, all because they wanted a piece of paper in which the word ‘Degree’ could be read.
Of course, they hadn’t chosen it. But Alex and her had become friends ever since.
Cass wouldn’t say it out loud, but she liked him. She liked him very, very much. But he was not into her – that much was painfully obvious. They had even slept together a few times, after parties that had gotten out of control… but just slept. They had both woken up in each other arms, their bodies still covered with the same number of clothes they had the night before. There had been some moments something deep inside of Cass had screamed yes, yes, yes, now is the time, first kiss… but no. Nothing.
It was fine, however. Having him as a friend was better than not having him in her life at all.
And it was not like she was going to confess out loud and ruin the whole thing.
And yet… the idea of it was always lingering, floating around her, especially when she saw him. Like now, in the library, with his headphones on, hunched over a computer, working on some project whose deadline was approaching at vertiginous speed, probably.
Cass approached him from behind. She thought about scaring him, but if she did, she would undoubtedly get scolded by the librarian or any of the many students around. So she contented herself with lightly tapping his shoulder, giving him a kiss in the cheek before plummeting to the chair next to him, leaving her backpack on the table.
‘Guess who has to go pick up her little brother after class?’ Cass pointed to herself, rolling her eyes. ‘Andro can’t. Probably sleeping with some substitute teacher, or something.’ She chuckled, moving her body so that it was closer to his, placing her chin on his shoulder to get a view of his laptop’s screen.
‘What are you doing?’
Her fingers, covered in dry paint, were now playing with his blond curls. Anyone who saw them would have thought they were a couple… better, Cass thought to herself, because she knew the moment Alex found a girlfriend would be a very, very, very sad day for her.
Cass wasn’t stupid. He was incredibly handsome. He was kind, generous, caring, intelligent, had a tragic backstory, a beautiful singing voice and played almost any instrument. He was about to be done with university, too. All of these things made him the perfect boy, and a lot of other girls seemed to think so, too.
She had heard them whisper around the corridors. In parties, they always tried to approach him. Why, exactly, he preferred spending time with her than with them, Cass didn’t quite know, but she was thankful for it.
‘Did you listen to Vessel’s show yesterday?’
Vessel was the host of a radio show in the university radio. He ran the night slot, where he talked about random stuff, played some weird and cryptic music. Cass had kind of started listening to it as a joke, but now, she didn’t miss a day. She hate-listened to it, because she disagreed with most of the young man’s opinions about music. How dared he play Katatonia at three in the morning, when she was studying for exams, instead of something a little bit more cheerful, a little bit more… alive!?
‘I called again. He probably hates me by now.’ Cass showed her shark-like grin, full of teeth, cheeky, and slightly lopsided. ‘I just wish I knew who he was! He does have a nice voice. I would love to share a coffee with him.’
Cass shrugged. She had told this to Airi and Andro earlier that morning, and both had agreed that next time she called she needed to ask him on a date.
‘But Alex…’
‘This has been going on for months! Are you going to confess?’
‘And ruin our friendship? Nuh uh. Plus, I’ve told you this, I don’t think he likes me…’
‘I mean, you have a point. If he did, he would have tried something with you already. All the more reason to ask this Vessel guy out.’
Maybe she actually would. Why not? She didn’t think she would like him as much as she liked Alex, but well… perhaps she could try, see if something came out of it.
@j-ofspades
#pressy pressy#i will upload it in our drive i just wanted to program this so that you'd have it as a lil surprise!!!!#a thousand keithes#j-ofspades#vesselito my love#uni AU#babies#i will miss you SO MUCH
6 notes
·
View notes
Text
2022
albums:
Alex G - God Save the Animals
Alex G - We're All Going to the World's Fair
Anthony Naples + DJ Python - Air Texture VIII
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Björk - Fossora
Bladee & Ecco2k - Crest
Broadcast - Maida Vale Sessions
Carla dal Forno - Come Around
Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time
Cass McCombs - Heartmind
Charli XCX - Crash
Daphni - Cherry
Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Pigments
Hikaru Utada - Bad Mode
Huerco S. - Plonk
Isabella Lovestory - Amor Hardcore
Junior Boys - Waiting Game
Kali Malone - Living Torch
Malibu - Palaces of Pity
Marina Herlop - Pripyat
Oren Ambarchi - Shebang
Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin - Ghosted
Organ Tapes - 唱着那无人问津的歌谣 / Chang Zhe Na Wu Ren Wen Jin De Ge Yao
Phoenix - Alpha Zulu
Physical Therapy - Teardrops on My Garage
PPJ - Trindade
Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing
Raum - Daughter
Sally Shapiro - Sad Cities
Sam Prekop - The Sparrow
Sam Prekop & John McEntire - Sons Of
Shinichi Atobe - Love of Plastic
Shygirl - Nymph
The Soft Pink Truth - Is It Going to Get Any Deeper Than This?
Torus & DJ Lostboi - The Flash
Two Shell - Icons
The Weeknd - Dawn FM
William Basinski & Janek Schaefer - “ . . . On Reflection “
songs:
Alex G - JLB's Drawing
Bibio - Off Goes the Light
Björk - Ancestress (ft. Sindri Eldon)
Bladee & Ecco2k - Faust
Bladee & Ecco2k - The Flag is Raised
Call Super - Swallow Me
Carla dal Forno - Side by Side
Carly Rae Jepsen - Anxious
Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking to Yourself
Cass McCombs - Belong to Heaven
CFCF - After the After (Bodysync Remix)
Charli XCX - Sorry If I Hurt You
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Haha
Coco & Clair Clair - Bad Lil Vibe
Cole Pulice - City in a City
Daphni - Take Two
Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Sandstone
Demi Lovato - Substance
DJ Heartstring - Can't Stop the Night
Doss - Look (All Night Mix)
Doss - Strawberry (Singin' Club Mix)
Double Virgo - Kicked Out by Seven
Ecco2k & Bladee - Amygdala
Ela Minus & DJ Python - Pájaros En Verano
Embaci - Tiniest Whisper
Hikaru Utada - Somewhere Near Marseilles
Hudson Mohawke - Bicstan
Isabella Lovestory - Exibisionista
Job - Lore
Junior Boys - Thinking About You Calms Me Down
Kelela - On the Run
Luis - Jack Anderson
Malibu - Iliad
Marina Herlop - Abans Abans
Merely - The Killing Sun
Mr Twin Sister - Resort
Mura Masa & Erika de Casier - e-motions
Objekt - Ballast
Oren Ambarchi - I
Organ Tapes - Burnout
Organ Tapes - heaven can wait
Physical Therapy - Chain Reaction
PinkPantheress - Boy's a liar
PPJ - Dar Um (Lauer Remix)
Purelink - Butterfly Jam
Rachika Nayar - Gayatri
Raum - Walk together
Sally Shapiro - Sad City
SG Lewis & Tove Lo - Call on Me (SG's Dub Edit)
Shinichi Atobe - Love of Plastic 1
Shygirl - Firefly
Two Shell - Unrequited
Yasmine - Doce Atração
Yung Lean - Lips
Yves Tumor - God Is a Circle
games:
Elden Ring
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Signalis
Sonic Frontiers
Squaredle
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
film:
Aftersun (Charlotte Wells)
Ambulance (Michael Bay)
Avatar: The Way of Water (James Cameron)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg)
Decision to Leave (Park Chan-wook)
I Thought the World of You (Kurt Walker)
Jackass Forever (Jeff Tremaine)
Kimi (Steven Soderbergh)
Nope (Jordan Peele)
Orphan: First Kill (William Brent Bell)
Pacifiction (Albert Serra)
Sharp Stick (Lena Dunham)
Stars at Noon (Claire Denis)
Tár (Todd Field)
Three Thousand Years of Longing (George Miller)
38 notes
·
View notes
Text
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant: In this suspense novel, Cooper and his young daughter Finch have been living an isolated life in the Appalachians for eight years, haunted by the ghosts of their past.
Dead Silence by S.A. Barne: In this novel, a spaceship crew boards a luxury spaceship that was reported lost 20 years ago, only to find the nightmare hasn’t ended. Goodreads describes this book as “Titanic meets The Shining,” and I feel like that’s enough to convince anyone to read this.
Adams 101 series: Adams 101 is a collection of 42 books that are a beginner’s guide to a variety of topics such as psychology, genetics, history, philosophy, etc.
1984 by George Orwell: A classic dystopian novel that follows Winston Smith, who works for the Ministry of Truth and is starting to question the system he works for.
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson: Ted Severson meets Lily Kintner on a long flight to Boston and has an instant connection. While drinking, Ted confesses his marriage is failing and his wife is cheating. Ted jokes about killing his wife for what she’s done, and Lily makes an offer to help. Back in Boston, their twisted bond intensifies as they plot the death of his wife, but Lily is keeping some secrets.
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau: A coming-of-age novel in 1970’s Baltimore that follows 14-year-old Mary Jane. She comes from a strict household where she cooks, cleans, goes to church, reads, and listens to Broadway show tunes with her family. During the summer, she takes a job as a nanny for a psychiatrist who is helping a rock star get clean. While working for the family, Mary Jane’s horizons are broadened and is thrown into a world of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll.
The Selection by Kiera Cass: In this novel, 35 girls are given the chance to leave their hardships behind and compete to become the wife of Prince Maxon. America Singer is chosen, but she is reluctant to go because she just wants to be with her secret love, Aspen. Everything changes when she meets Prince Maxon. This is a series, and all the books are on Kindle Unlimited.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell: As allegations are made against the teacher Vanessa was involved with when she was 15, she is struggling to accept that she was sexually abused. Check trigger warnings before reading.
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty: My absolute favorite series. Nahri is a con woman in 18th-century Egypt who doesn’t believe in magic. When she accidentally summons a djinn during a fake ceremony, she is swept away into a magical world where she is forced to face the reality that magic is real.
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali: The night before Roya and Bahman’s marriage, chaos ensues as a coup d’etat takes place. Roya searches everywhere for Bahman but didn’t find him. 60 years have passed and Roya has finally found Bahman and can ask the questions that have weighed heavy on her heart.
Every Last Secret A.R. Torre: I love a good domestic thriller. Cat Winthorpe has it all. The perfect husband, a big home, and popularity. Everything was going as planned until a new couple moves next door and shakes things up. Neena Ryder isn’t like Cat. She’s rough around the edges, her husband could use work, and she itching to move up the ladder. As Cat and Neena become friends, Neena’s jealousy grows and she becomes fixated on Cat’s husband, William. She sees William as a way to get the life she wants and soon becomes obsessed.
Everything I know About Love by Dolly Alderton: A memoir about everything that encompasses growing up and navigating your 20s
Winter World by A.G. Riddle: The world is experiencing an Ice Age and humanity is facing extinction. Scientists, scrambling to find answers, discover an object near the Sun. NASA sends scientists to make contact with it. What is it? Is it causing the ice age? This whole series is on Kindle Unlimited.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lewis Stevenson: This gothic novella takes place in London and follows the main protagonist named Gabriel John Utterson who is trying to figure out the strange relationship between his friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde.
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney: Married couple Amelia and Adam win a weekend trip to Scotland and decide to go as a last-ditch effort to save their marriage. They didn’t win this trip though, it was planned. Someone is lying.
Check out my new book blog!
6 notes
·
View notes
Text
Chilltrax (June 18, 2023)
23:56 Il:lo - Ink
23:52 Alampa - Seesaw Season
23:49 Avira & Nicholas Gunn - Sensing You
23:45 Dye O - Simply Be Here
23:45 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
23:41 Tep No - Say What You Wanted
23:37 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams
23:32 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix)
23:28 Westseven Feat. Angus Powell - Go Right Through (Sound Quelle Remix)
23:23 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me
23:19 Armin Van Buuren & Matoma Feat Teddy Swims - Easy To Love
23:16 Cannons - Hurricane
23:13 Flexible Fire - Amatista
23:09 Parra For Cuva - Paspatou
23:09 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
23:04 Two Lanes - Searching (Exclusive Chilltrax Fixed It! Mix)
23:01 Edapollo - Standing There
22:57 Logic1000 Feat. Big Ever - Natural
22:54 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
22:49 Arley & Sirolf - One Day
22:48 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise
22:45 Jones Meadow - Shackles
22:41 Blonde Maze - Something Familiar
22:35 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much
22:32 Heard Right & Fløa - Enough
22:28 53 Thieves - Lyd
22:28 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
22:22 Baile & Haulm - Knows No End
22:19 Holen - Healing
22:15 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night
22:10 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream
22:05 Massane - No Return
22:04 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be
22:01 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
21:57 A.m.r & Lumynesynth - Unfinished
21:52 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds
21:48 Farius - A Big Life (Sound Quelle Remix)
21:44 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life
21:44 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com
21:39 Sao Miguel Feat. Sebastian Reynoso - Hope In Balance (Wisternoff-grant Remix)
21:35 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix)
21:30 Monolink - Take Me Away
21:27 Aftruu - Falling Asleep
21:22 Sons Of Maria - Don't Tell Me I Can't Have It
21:18 Elderbrook - The End
21:14 Sum Wave - Evening Mood
21:09 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
21:05 Ben Bohmer Feat. Jonah - Home
21:01 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation
20:58 Dreem - Miles Away
20:53 Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde
20:53 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
20:49 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix)
20:46 Giants' Nest - Crema
20:43 Flexible Fire - Marea Turquesa
20:39 Gareth Emery - St Mary's
20:39 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
20:34 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major
20:29 Two Lanes - Movement
20:25 Attom & Kwesi - Rogue
20:21 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes
20:16 Vincenzo - You Knew
20:15 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You
20:11 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
20:07 Darius Feat. Wayne Snow - Apology
20:03 Arto - Now You're Gone
19:59 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream
19:55 London Grammar - Non Believer (Groove Armada's Revival Edit)
19:55 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit
19:51 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find
19:46 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight
19:42 Catching Flies - Daymarks
19:37 Alex V - Cristal Shore
19:37 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
19:34 Liz Cass - Blue
19:30 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive
19:27 Tomb - Unbound
19:21 Morcheeba - Oh Oh Yeah
19:16 False Intentions - Good Liar
19:11 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days
19:07 Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted (Aquadrop Remix)
19:02 Fakear - Crystal
18:56 Zero 7 - On My Own
18:56 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
18:53 Cannons - Loving You
18:49 Phello - Timelapse
18:46 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix)
18:42 Evelynka - Letting Go
18:42 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music
18:38 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
18:34 Teemid - L.a.
18:29 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix)
18:26 Sum Wave - Milkyway
18:22 Embliss & Lumynesynth - Phases Of The Moon
18:21 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
18:18 Henry Green - Realign
18:14 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
18:10 Kelela - Contact
18:07 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother
18:01 Marsh - Belle
18:01 C H I L L T R A X - Fresh And Fascinating
17:58 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix)
17:54 Otr Feat. Shallou - Heart
17:49 Blank & Jones - Floatation
17:45 Nightcap - The Two Of Us (We Only Need)
17:40 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes
17:40 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax
17:36 Arto - Para Mi
17:33 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence
17:30 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Relapse
17:27 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami
17:23 Alex Hook Feat. Rene - You Showed Me
17:18 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You
17:12 Electronic Bodyguards - Stronger (Pete Herbert Remix)
17:08 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark
17:03 Parra For Cuva Feat. Kyson & Beau Diako - Ordel
16:59 Sg Lewis - Lifetime
16:56 Attom - Where Are We Going
16:51 Massive Attack Feat. Hope Sandoval - The Spoils
16:50 C H I L L T R A X - R.i.p. John Hurt
16:47 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix)
16:42 Mango - Skyline
16:38 Holen - Breathe
16:35 Twoworldsapart & Panuma & Nina Carr - Slippin'
16:35 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
16:31 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams
16:28 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
16:24 Melosense - Can't Replace You
16:20 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long
16:15 Vincenzo - Chroma Rush
16:15 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1
16:11 Elderbrook - Wasted On You
16:07 Indigo Eyes Feat. Kehina - All Over Again (Remix)
16:02 Il:lo - Cynnes
15:58 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Just Wanted To Know
15:53 Lane 8 Feat. Lulu James - Loving You (Moon Boots Remix)
15:52 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music
15:49 Giants' Nest - Heart Void
15:45 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know
15:41 Washed Out - Too Late
15:38 Dye O - Simply Be Here
15:38 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
15:34 Flume Feat. Emma Louise - Hollow (Logic1000 Remix)
15:28 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much
15:23 Emi Ca - Just Breathe
15:19 Camelphat - Waiting (Eli & Fur's Found Version)
15:13 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale
15:09 Andrew Nagy & Joel Winterflood - Little To None
15:06 Boerd Feat. Stella Explorer - Before We Drown
15:00 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars
14:56 Bob Moses - Like It Or Not (Love Thy Brother Remix)
14:56 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
14:52 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix)
14:47 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix)
14:43 Eric Hilton - Forming Star
14:38 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me
14:35 Jako Diaz & Leyet - Only You
14:34 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes
14:31 Jones Meadow - Shackles
14:26 Sg Lewis Feat. Lucky Daye - Feed The Fire (Kassian Remix)
14:22 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix)
14:18 Odsen - Retrospective
14:13 Steven Weston Feat. Lapsley - Like I Used To
14:13 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal
14:09 Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer
14:06 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer
14:02 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head
13:56 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix)
13:52 Gramatik - Chillaxin' By The Sea
13:52 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
13:48 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix)
13:43 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Diana Miro - You
13:38 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
13:35 Tep No & Noak Hellsing - I Won’t Need You
13:30 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix)
13:30 C H I L L T R A X - Worlds Chillout Channel (Chillout Channel)
13:25 Alan Cerra - Radiant
13:20 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major
13:17 Catz 'n Dogz Feat. Jaw - Time
13:12 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude
13:08 Vandelux - Tulum
13:05 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light
12:59 Forty Cats & Arentis - Zen
12:56 Alampa - Seesaw Season
12:53 Diplo & Black Coffee Feat. Elderbrook - Never Gonna Forget
12:48 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix)
12:44 Chill Cole - Liquid Life
12:39 Disclosure - Moonlight
12:39 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
12:36 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
12:32 Fkj Feat. Little Dragon - Can't Stop
12:28 Sultan Shepard - Sirens
12:24 Genix & Zashanell - All I Want (Chill Out Mix)
12:23 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
12:20 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive
12:15 Two Lanes - Movement
12:10 Beacon - Until Next Time
12:06 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
12:02 Duckmaw - Nox
12:02 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder
11:56 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream
11:52 Leisure - Slipping Away (Flight Facilities Remix)
11:48 Pableno - Heights
11:43 Sumsuch Feat. Matty Eeles - Find Home (Vincenzo-chilltrax Sumdub Mix)
11:37 Massive Attack - Safe From Harm
11:37 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax
11:34 Rocket Empire - Lima
11:29 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
11:25 Hoki - Memories Of Love (Dsf Remix)
11:21 Dreem - Miles Away
11:21 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
11:18 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Gordi - No One Else
11:13 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix)
11:09 Woven - Brushes
11:06 53 Thieves - Two Days
11:00 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark
10:55 Darius Feat. Benny Sings - Rise (Darius Remix)
10:50 Nox Vahn & Marsh - Come Together
10:46 Melosense - Nous
10:41 Bob Moses - Days Gone By
10:40 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
10:37 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U
10:33 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me
10:29 Edapollo - By The River (Faodail Remix)
10:26 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix)
10:23 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo
10:23 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel
10:20 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
10:16 Drama - 3am
10:13 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence
10:09 Il:lo - Ink
10:05 Sons Of Maria - Always
10:04 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
10:00 Circle Sky - Love Hertz
09:57 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
09:52 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be
09:49 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
09:45 Gramatik - Muy Tranquilo
09:45 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn
09:41 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You
09:36 Shallou - Fading
09:32 Rocket Empire - Astoria
09:28 Blonde Maze - When You Move
09:25 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away
09:24 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise
09:20 Above & Beyond - Believer (Marsh's Guatape Remix)
09:16 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams
09:12 Lliam And Latroit Feat. Brea - Someday (Latroit Edition)
09:08 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds
09:05 Leisure Feat. Muroki - Summer Season
08:59 Arley & Sirolf - One Day
08:54 West & Zander - Silfra
08:50 False Intentions - Good Liar
08:46 Embrz Feat. Abroad - Rise
08:41 Royksopp & Susanne Sundfor - Oh, Lover (Nto Remix)
08:36 Alex V - Cristal Shore
08:32 Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line
08:32 C H I L L T R A X - R.i.p. John Hurt
08:28 Two Lanes - Searching (Exclusive Chilltrax Fixed It! Mix)
08:22 Pilots Of Peace - Fallin
08:17 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix)
08:12 Zhu & Yuna - Sky Is Crying
08:12 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
08:07 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much
08:04 Attom - Where Are We Going
08:00 Alampa - The One
07:56 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life
07:53 Ran The Man - Swimmingpool
07:53 C H I L L T R A X - Tcc Warm And Tender Ocean
07:50 Afterlife - All I Wanted
07:46 Sasha - Bygone
07:41 Blank & Jones - Floatation
07:37 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth
07:31 Be Svendsen - October Letters (Page 2)
07:31 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out
07:26 Billion Watchers - Rainman
07:22 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone
07:19 Ferr By Ferry Corsten And Youth Novels - Hands
07:16 Holen - Healing
07:16 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
07:12 Lipless & Blue Noir - Alone
07:08 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix)
07:04 Sons Of Maria - Outbound
07:01 Chris Malinchak - Happiness (Eternal Moment Mix)
06:56 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother
06:53 Lost In Pacific & Hanging Valleys - Escape
06:50 Kaskade With Project 46 - Chains Chilled
06:46 Flexible Fire - Amatista
06:41 Christine And The Queens - Tilted (Paradis Remix)
06:41 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
06:38 Cannons - Loving You
06:34 Vintage And Morelli Feat. Arielle Maren - The Light (Flexible Fire Remix)
06:30 Jones Meadow - Alike
06:27 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know
06:22 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes
06:22 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc
06:19 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer
06:15 Drama - Don't Hold Back
06:11 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major
06:07 Heard Right & Fløa - Enough
06:03 Jimpster & Oliver Night - Ascension
06:03 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
05:58 Missfeat - The World Before (Niko Garcia Remix)
05:54 Dye O - Simply Be Here
05:48 Sumsuch Feat. Matty Eeles - Find Home (Vincenzo-chilltrax Sumdub Mix)
05:44 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - It's Enough (The Last High)
05:39 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight
05:35 Rohne - Twelve
05:35 C H I L L T R A X - Cleanliness Don't You Agree
05:31 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
05:27 Eli & Fur Feat. Brothertiger - She's Just A Wanderer
05:23 Arto - Now You're Gone
05:18 Northern Form - Mend
05:14 Everything But The Girl - Forever
05:14 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano
05:09 Two Lanes - Belong
05:06 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive
05:00 Double Touch Feat. Reigan - Greatest Day
04:55 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars
04:51 Royksopp - Me&youphoria
04:47 Evelynka - Letting Go
04:42 Holen - Not Too Late
04:39 Alampa - Seesaw Season
04:35 Elderbrook & Emmit Fenn - I’ll Find My Way To You
04:30 Sound Quelle Feat. Daniel Robinson - Tempest
04:27 Chill Cole - Liquid Life
04:23 Moby - Porcelain (Arty Remix)
04:23 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
04:20 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix)
04:15 Dom Dolla & Mansionair - Strangers (Flight Facilities Remix)
04:11 Sum Wave - Milkyway
04:08 London Grammar - How Does It Feel
04:08 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
04:03 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix)
04:00 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
03:55 Odesza Feat. Olafur Arnalds - Light Of Day (Parra For Cuva Remix)
03:51 Kidnap & Pinkpirate - Things Change
03:47 Melosense - Story To Remember
03:47 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You
03:43 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
03:39 Avira & Nourey Feat. Tom Bailey - Favourite Game
03:34 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
03:30 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Malou - About You
03:25 Zero 7 - Destiny
03:25 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel
03:22 Flexible Fire - Marea Turquesa
03:17 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me
03:13 Blonde Maze - Night Light (Hessian Remix)
03:10 Dreem - Miles Away
03:09 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
03:06 Forester - Saint (Shallou Remix)
03:03 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence
03:01 Giants' Nest - Heart Void
02:56 Andre Aguado - Through The Night
02:56 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
02:52 Rasmus Faber Feat. Metaxas - Be Real (Satin Jackets Remix)
02:48 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
02:44 Kelela - Enough For Love
02:40 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix)
02:36 Be Svendsen - State The Obvious
02:36 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes
02:32 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix)
02:26 Sons Of Maria - Close To Me
02:23 Aftruu - Falling Asleep
02:19 Tep No - Deep Sin
02:15 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind
02:15 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music
02:10 Jones Meadow - Entrance
02:06 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams
02:02 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find
01:58 Mansionair & Vandelux - Empty Promise
01:52 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
01:49 Morcheeba - The Moon (Kutiman Remix - Version B)
01:45 Fhin Feat. Sahara - Fallin' Fallin'
01:40 Il:lo - Cynnes
01:36 Henry Green - Another Light
01:36 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
01:33 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix)
01:29 Leisure - Take You Higher (Serebii & Arjuna Oakes Remix)
01:26 Vintage & Morelli - Once Upon A World
01:23 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
01:18 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You
01:17 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes
01:15 Attom - Where Are We Going
01:11 French Braids & Matt Hartke - Heaven On Loan
01:06 Maya Jane Coles Feat. Chelou - Never Asked For Much
01:02 Odsen - Retrospective
00:57 Attlas Feat. Mango - Over The Water
00:57 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
00:51 Mishegas - Temporary Love (Il:lo Remix)
00:47 Alex V - Cristal Shore
00:44 Blonde Maze - Daydream (Otherwise Fine Remix)
00:39 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale
00:34 Adisyn - Digital Heart
00:34 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1
00:28 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream
00:23 Nicolas Godin Feat. Cola Boyy - The Foundation
00:19 Melosense - Nous
00:15 Gold Lounge - Higher
00:11 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind
00:11 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr
00:07 Approaching Black - Sensitive
00:03 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix)
00:00 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Follow
0 notes
Text
On this date, in the world of music….plenty of stuff went down…
November 8th
2021 - Margo Guryan
American songwriter, singer, musician and lyricist Margo Guryan died age 84. Her 1960s song ‘Sunday Mornin'‘, was hit for both Spanky and Our Gang and Oliver. Her songs have also been recorded by Cass Elliot, Glen Campbell amongst others.
2008 - AC/DC
AC/DC started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with 'Black Ice' the bands fifteenth studio album and the second-best selling album of 2008. Black Ice went to #1 in 29 countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US.
1999 - Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer Lester Bowie died of liver cancer aged 58. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. In 1993, he played on the David Bowie album Black Tie White Noise, including the song ‘Looking for Lester’, which was named after him.
1986 - Berlin
Berlin started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Take My Breath Away'. The song which was featured in the film Top Gun, was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
1980 - Kiss
Kiss kicked off their 11 date Unmasked Tour of Australia and New Zealand laying two nights at Perth Entertainment Centre.
1975 - David Bowie
David Bowie made his US TV debut performing 'Fame', on the Cher CBS-TV show. Bowie who was living in New York at the time had written the song with John Lennon during a jamming session.
1971 - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin released their fourth album. With no title printed on the album, and generally referred to as Four Symbols, The Fourth Album or Led Zeppelin IV it has gone on to sell over 37 million copies worldwide. The 19th century rustic oil painting on the front of the album was purchased by Robert Plant from an antique shop in Reading, Berkshire, England. The 20th century urban tower block on the back of the full gatefold LP cover is Butterfield Court in Eves Hill, Dudley, England.
1969 - George Harrison
’Something’ the first Beatles A-side composed by George Harrison entered the UK singles chart, it peaked at No.4 in the UK and went on to be a No.1 on the US chart. The song has been covered by over 150 artists, making it the second-most covered Beatles song after 'Yesterday'.
1968 - Joe Cocker
The Who, Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, The Mindbenders and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown all appeared at The Walthamstow Granada Theatre, England.
1965 - The Beatles
The Beatles worked on a new George Harrison song ‘Think For Yourself’ at Abbey Road for their forthcoming Rubber Soul album. After rehearsing the song, they recorded the basic instrumental track in one take.
1958 - South Pacific
The soundtrack to South Pacific went to No.1 on the UK album chart. It became the longest running No.1 album of all time spending a total of 115 weeks at the No.1 position.
1952 - Al Martino
The first ever UK pop chart was published by the New Musical Express after staff asked 53 record shops to divulge their sales returns. ‘Here In My Heart’ by Al Martino was the first No.1. The song stayed at No.1 for nine weeks.
0 notes
Text
NOVEMBER 2022
THE RIB PAGE
Annie Lenox got a tattoo!!!
*****
AHS NYC YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*****
Joel McHale will executive produce and star in Animal Control for Fox.
*****
OMG!!! Dr. Who regenerated into David Tennant, the 10th and now 14th Dr. The 60th anniversary will run him for 3 episodes and then Ncuti Gatwa will take over.
*****
Look for Out of the Woods starring Gene Heinrich on Amazon!!!!!!!!!
*****
Days alert: Jennifer is off the canvas for the moment, off to rehab?? We needed the break! **So glad that the Johnson boys are back. ** Oh, C’mon let’s not put Xander and Gwen in a work situation. We have enough with Eric and Nicole! ** More of the Shin’s!!** James Lastovic who used to play Joey was missing in Hawaii but turned out he and his girlfriend were just lost on a hike.
*****
Ryan Reynolds and Colin Hanks are making a Doc about John Candy.
*****
U.S. math scores are down.
*****
Xi Jin Ping seems to have led out the old leader and then took out all video of the incident from tv and social media in China.
*****
The Astros and Phillies will play in the World series.
*****
Bono has a new book: Surrender. Shouldn’t that be a Cheap Trick book??
*****
Were the Oath Keepers in touch with Secret Service on that fateful Jan. 6 day??** Scary Clown 45 attacked Elaine Chao, his former secretary of transportation in print calling her Coco Chow.** Wouldn’t it be great if Dominion wins their lawsuits?? Perhaps they will end up owning Fox news.
*****
Way to fuck up this nice student loan debt forgiveness by changing the rules. What? Now some of that relief is blocked.
*****
Till looks like a triumph of a movie, I can’t wait!
*****
Who are these fucking fish tournament cheaters? Yikes!!
*****
The fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa prize was given to The Carter Center Guinea Worm Eradication Program.
*****
Did anybody see Colbert interviewing Maggie Haberman? He seemed intimidated and cut her off at the end for some of his animation. What?
*****
Liz Truss is out as UK Prime Minister and Rishi Sunak is in! He is 42, Indian and Hindu and rich.
*****
Mama Cass, Kelly Clarkson, Norman Reedus, Del Norte and Los Huracanes got stars on the Hollywood walk of fame.
*****
Frasier will get a sequel on Paramount +
*****
Abortion decisions belong to Republican gentleman. -Don Bolduc
*****
There is talk of banning gas stoves??!!
*****
Kevin Nealon has a new book of his artwork!!
*****
Documentary Now is back!!!!
*****
Just Stop Oil protesters threw tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. Others threw mashed potatoes on Monet’s Water Lillies. There has to be a better idea. Why does the janitor have to clean up your messes?? What the fuck did they do??
*****
Why are the gossip rags putting so much stock in one nanny who worked for Sudeikis and Wilde??
*****
Can we see some Emmy love for Making Black America. What a fab and informative show.
*****
Sexual harassment news: Anna Faris has accused the late Ivan Reitman of inappropriate touching in 2006.
*****
As uninterested as I am in the new Love Boat, it does seem like the right time. We are the Love Boat generation.
*****
What a story! Julia Roberts birth was paid for by Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr.
*****
The 251 Club in Vermont sounds like a wonderful idea. Every state should celebrate every town.
*****
Corporate profit is huge right now. Why do prices keep going up??
*****
So, according to Scary Clown 45, George H.W. Bush took his WH documents to a bowling alley and a Chinese restaurant. Interesting.
*****
We are taking the first steps to decriminalizing weed at a Fed level. There will be about 6500 pot pardons. ** A recent Fox news alert: Left midterm agenda: more pot, porn, abortions and Jan. 6 hearings. ** Another recent Fox graphic: Hail Mary Jane with a blissful pic of Biden. Priceless!!
*****
Crazy really seems to be working for people lately. And all this talk of civil war and how to start it sounds like regurgitated Manson prophecies. Everything old is new again. ** Mr. Pelosi was attacked in his home. Every time a zealot does this, it detaches the politicians from us a little more. They need more security that we or their campaigns may have to pay for and isolates them more from us.
*****
Will Herschell Walker overcome this abortion scandal, his lack of parenting and the fake badge he pulled out at his debate??
*****
Hooray for Richard Linklater and his fabulous ads against Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas.
*****
The police force was suspended in Uvalde.
*****
Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty to the Michigan Oxford school shooting. His parents have been charged with involuntary manslaughter for not seeing to his mental health and letting him have access to the gun. We need more of that.
*****
Mischa Barton and Seamus Dever will star in Invitation to a Murder.
*****
The Feds broke up a South Carolina dog fighting ring.
*****
Racer Kurt Busch is retiring.
*****
Everybody is talking about the Brenasance, the triumph of Brendan Fraser!!
*****
Let’s go even further with the Pot pardons. Not that many people have been busted on Federal land. All races and colors do drugs but 4 times as many black and brown people are arrested for it. Prison drug convictions went up 600% after the big war on drugs began.
*****
The Indonesian soccer tragedy was so senseless. 42 thousand tickets sold to a 38 thousand capacity stadium. As losing fans stormed the field, police threw tear gas and 125 people were killed.
*****
R.I.P. Nikki Finke, the Nigerian flood victims, Ukraine war victims, Indonesian soccer victims, South St. Louis school shooting victims, Judy Tenuta, Jed Duvall, Seara Burton, Helgard Muller, Lucy Simon, Joanna Simon, Rosie Dietrich, Angela Lansbury, Pat Carroll, Robbie Coltrane, victims of the South Korea Halloween crush, Leslie Jordan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ashton Carter, DH Peligro and Loretta Lynn.
0 notes
Text
Fleur de Louve Month Day 4: Soulmates AU
Prompt: Stargazing - 886 words
They’re not soulmates.
Sarah’s soulmate is dead, her mark a faded white line on her wrist, a fleur de lis to go with the small boat on her husband’s arm. They’d had a good life together - two kids, a house, everything she ever dreamed of, but cancer is cancer and it’s just how the world works, sometimes.
She misses George, always. Sometimes she catches herself tracing her soulmark with gentle fingers, smiling down at it and hoping George is somewhere better, healthy and happy and not miserable with chemotherapy.
They’re not soulmates.
James - she refuses to call a grown man Bucky - shows up in Delacroix and says hi, Sarah and smiles at her, and she can’t help smiling back. He’s charming, charismatic, handsome, and she thinks that perhaps he might be what she’s looking for…
But he’s not her soulmate.
If he has a mark, she’s never seen it. When he steps out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his waist, steam billowing out behind him, she catches herself scanning his chest, looking for the telltale bright colours of a soulmark. Instead she finds only smooth skin, still damp, rivulets of water streaming down his chest and onto his abs, and she wants.
He gives her a soft smile, says excuse me, and steps back into the guest bedroom to change. Her eyes follow him until the door closes, and she wonders what the fuck she is doing.
Because he’s not her soulmate.
When she was a little girl, her mama sat her down and explained the fleur de lis on her arm, told her that most people hide their marks until they find the one. Soulmates are a precious thing, a cherished thing. George was the love of her life, her second half, but he’s gone now. Is she allowed to love again?
If he’s not her soulmate?
It happens slowly. James comes to Delacroix more often, stops using Sam as an excuse to be around her. He plays with AJ and Cass and helps them with their homework and makes dinner in her kitchen - his cooking skills are not a product of his time, thank god - and gives her a goddamn break, and she thinks that it might work.
Even if he’s not her soulmate.
They kiss the first time in her kitchen, soft and chaste and almost an afterthought. It feels natural, so natural that the enormity of the moment doesn’t hit her until after.
James’ eyes widen and he goes very still. “I’m sorry,” he blurts. “God, I-”
“Don’t be,” she says, and kisses him again.
Even though he’s not her soulmate.
Things happen a lot faster after that. James starts taking up more space in her life, fitting in with her and AJ and Cass as if he’s always been there. They kiss often, unabashedly, publicly, and she feels wanted. He tells her he loves her for the first time at the docks, and she says it back without thinking, because she does love him, maybe she always has, and loving James is the most natural thing in the world.
Even though he’s not her soulmate.
They make love for the first time when AJ and Cass are with George’s parents for a weekend, the house silent around them, and he touches her reverently, carefully, runs pale hands down her dark skin and kisses her deeply like there’s nothing else he’d rather be doing. He kisses the stretch marks on her stomach, down to the matching ones on her thighs, spends a hell of a lot of time between them doing ungentlemanly things, and by the end she’s gasping for breath and clutching her hands in his hair and he’s got a self-satisfied smirk on his face.
He tells her he loves her, over and over and over again as they rock together, gentle and passionate, slow, so goddamn good that she’s seeing stars.
After, she sees his mark for the first time. Faded white on his left hip bone, a small spider. She traces it with her fingers and he doesn’t stop her.
“Does it bother you?” she asks. “That we’re not soulmates.”
James smiles softly at her and kisses her hair. “Not at all,” he says, and she believes it with her whole heart.
They’re not soulmates.
They lay under the stars that night, wrapped in blankets, pointing out constellations to each other. He knows some she doesn’t, she knows some he doesn’t. It’s fun, carefree, the cool breeze off the water making it easy to slip under his arm, to curl into the warmth of him. He’s strong and sure and steady, lets her lean on him without ever making her feel less for it, and she thinks that maybe, this is exactly what she needs right now.
He traces the fleur de lis on her wrist with gentle fingers and she lets him. The touch is light, soothing, and she draws comfort from the calluses on his fingertips scratching against her delicate skin.
“I’ll always love him,” she says.
“I know,” Bucky says. “And I’ll always love her. But I can love you, too. It’s not a limited resource.”
She thinks that’s kind of beautiful.
Even if they’re not soulmates.
@fleurdelouvemonth
@fleurdelouve
#sarahbucky#fleur de louve month#fleur de louve#Sarah Wilson#bucky barnes#bucky x Sarah#bucky/sarah#soulmates au#spinachgarden Fleur de Louve month
21 notes
·
View notes
Text
A tiny thesis on platonic love...
And why destiel shippers are so ignorant to it.
There was a show called Being Human (UK) years ago and it was about a werewolf a vampire and a ghost that were roommates and trying to navigate the world and find their place. It was hilarious and also moving, a brilliant and witty supernatural comedy/drama.
The werewolf and vampire, George and Mitchell, were best friends, they went through so much, helped each other, hated each other at times but always supported one another as difficult as things got, they always cared, deep down.
Anyway to cut it short in series 3, Mitchell who had struggled with drinking blood as he tried desperately to fit in with humans, went too far, killed too many, was gonna get dragged back into the darkness. The prophecy was a werewolf would kill him and we all thought it would be another one in the show. But it wasn’t. It was George in the end who killed his best friend. Mitchell initially asked him to kill him and George did it to release him and to protect people. It was mercy.
In the scene linked here George is clearly emotional and this is the hardest thing he’s ever had to do. He tells his friend “I’m doing this because I love you.” So that Mitchell will understand the other reasons why, it’s not just because he’s trying to protect humans, it’s to end Mitchell’s suffering.
This was 2011 I would have been on Tumblr but anyway I don’t remember people saying ‘oh they were romantically in love it’s a confession blah blah’ NO because platonic love is a thing that exists and it’s beautiful and underrated and not nearly portrayed in enough media. I always loved this moment between them it was devastating but emotionally raw and a fitting end for their particular journey.
Now I very much dislike the destiel scene in 15x18 it had bad dialogue and came out of nowhere but tbh makes more sense as a brotherly love thing.
And the main take from Supernatural is that platonic love wins. Sam and Dean’s bond is everything (and though it’s more complex and deep than possibly a lot of other portrayed platonic love) in canon, we got the most beautiful platonic love between them. It’s so powerful, such an important thing for aces and anyone who values those relationships above romance. The fact we got that is incredibly important and special. Sam and Dean chose each other AGAIN and with free will stayed together and would have if not for the tragedy of hunting.
My main point I’m trying to reach is that I find it so upsetting and disappointing that people cannot value platonic love (I dislike Cass relationship with Dean but would 100% respect people who valued it as a platonic friendship and thats the confession we got imo)
The confession by Dean to Sam in the barn was deeply moving, raw and also platonic but on another level because their bond and love for one another exceeded everything else in their lives.
It’s the devaluing of platonic love I dislike and I hate destiel being pushed as something romantic (fine if shippers did that in peace and on A03 with no abuse of tags or fans and cast but they invade everything and claim it was canon) NO. In canon it was platonic love (mostly from Cass side) and not anywhere near as deep as Sam and Dean’s of course, but platonic love.is no less valuable. It’s sad that destiel shippers can’t see any other type of love than romantic/sexual, that those are the only ones worth having.
The Being Human scene I linked makes me cry to this day. Platonic love is kind of indefinable but I am so proud and grateful that Supernatural ended with that message, that soulmates can be brothers, that their love for each other was so strong it both broke and made the world and themselves a thousand times.
103 notes
·
View notes
Text
Boom!
BOOM!
George looked up from the wires of the disassembled phone that lay in front of him. He had concentrated to finally crack its hard, plastic outer shell, but now his focus had shattered like the glass of the screen.
He glared at the door of his dorm room.
“Dammit, Cass! What did you do?”
His roommate, Cassius, ran into the room with dirty grey spots all over his face. George noticed it looked suspiciously like ash. Some of it coated his hair, turning it from light brown to almost black. All the hair product he had put into it earlier in the morning for school to tame it was gone.
George thought he looked very much like a scarecrow. A spooked one.
“Something accidentally blew up,” Cassius said, slamming the door behind him. “It wasn’t me though.”
George crossed his arms. “Then who was it?”
“I don’t know.”
“Cass—”
“Who even says ‘dammit’?” Cassius wondered. He played up his London accent for this bit.
“You’re so American.”
George rolled his eyes. “Shut up.”
A stern male voice echoed through the halls of their school house.
“Cassius Grey!” Their assistant house parent, Flint Lockhurst bellowed. “Get down to this kitchen at once!”
Cassius’ mouth went into a small ‘o’, before he swore and bolted towards his wardrobe and shut himself in.
“George, you have to hide me!” He said, his voice muffled by the thick oak wood the door was made out of.
George groaned and face-palmed.
“I hate you.”
Careful to be light on his toes, George kicked the phone pieces firmly under the heavy wooden desk and plucked a red leather-bound book off of his shelf. The name, written on the spine in gold letters, was Marceline. The cursive style reminded him of his aunt; a tall, airy and rich Englishwoman, who introduced him to classics like the one he just picked up.
He settled himself into bed right on top of his dark brown, fluffy duvet, and opened Marceline to about three-fourths of the way through. If the plan to make him look studious was to be believable, he had to pretend.
I’ll just read the rest later, he thought.
He waited in faux contemplative silence until Mr. Lockhurst’s heavy footsteps paused for a moment outside his dorm room. A loud crack sounded before the door was forced open.
“Evening, Mr. Lockhurst,” he said, calmly, as if Lockhurst hadn’t just kicked a hole in his door.
Lockhurst was not-so-affectionately called ‘the Ogre’ by three-fourths of the boys in his house, Pendleton. Lockhurst had a chest the length of two wooden barrels, a head the size of a massive basketball—it was also completely bald, and it reflected all the light wherever he went to blinding proportions. He had massive tree-trunk-like arms and legs, and he was six-foot-four.
He sneered at George, his eyes bulging, face red, and teeth yellow.
“Do you want me to tell you about my book?” he asked with a touch of fake innocence. “It’s a rather riveting tale of—"
“Where. Is. Cassius?” Mr. Lockhurst punctuated each word with a grunt.
“I don’t know.” George took a breath. “Sir.”
“You liar!” he yelled. For such a big man, Lockhurst moved fast. Before George knew it, his house wear, a black t-shirt with blue sleeves and the school crest sewn on the left of his chest, was bunched up in Lockhurst’s hand by the neck.
Lockhurst shook him like a ragdoll and yelled in his face once again. George winced as he felt the full force of Lockhurst’s hot garlic breath right in his face, and droplets of angry spittle landed on his cheeks.
“I’m not lying,” he said, calmly. “He ran in here first and then ran off.”
“To where!”
George took a deep breath and closed his eyes. A flash of annoyance went through him.
“I don’t know,” he forced out through his teeth. “Now let go.”
George gripped Mr. Lockhurst’s thick wrist and twisted. The older man yowled in pain and dropped George onto the ground. He landed with a loud ‘oof’, right on his bottom.
“You…” Mr. Lockhurst spat. His eyes bulged further. He looked like he was going to burst. “You… Reynolds! I’ll get you!”
Lockhurst lunged towards George again, but suddenly, Cassius burst out of his wardrobe with a loud war cry.
“Yah!”
He jumped on Lockhurst’s back and sent them both tumbling to the hard and unforgiving blue carpeted floor of the room, with Cassius sprawled on Lockhurst’s back. He reached back, grabbed Cassius by his shirt and threw him to the ground. Lockhurst rose his fist over Cassius’s head, but George gave him a heavy kick to the head before he could swing.
Lockhurst collapsed on his back in a heaving, wheezing mess. His skin was red, and his eyes bulged. Veins were visible underneath his skin.
He screamed, and then exploded into a ball of pink, flesh-coloured confetti. There was no blood, nor gore.
George groaned. “We broke Lockhurst again! Look what you did!”
“Relax, yeah?” Cassius said. “We can put him back together.”
“The whole house probably heard.”
“Yeah, and they’ll probably thank us. No Lockhurst for a week.”
“But we’ll still have to answer to Mr. Isely-Lyle.”
“Don’t get your knickers in a twist,” Cassius drawled in his London accent. “We’ll be fine.”
“If you get me in trouble…”
“No trouble. I owe you.”
#my writing#writing#just two silly guys#my ocs#cassius grey#george reynolds#george and cass take on the world#evergreen academy
0 notes
Text
Dick Grayson received condolences wherever he went. Recently, people in ‘Haven and on the force about everything he lost during the Blockbuster debacle (and he lost a lot.) Press and the public turning their faces down in a mask of sorrow after Jason, telling him it must have been so hard for him to lose a brother. And before that, when he first came to live with Bruce, every socialite looking at him through diamond-studded fingers wrapped around a bubbly champagne glass, telling him how sorry they were he lost his parents, how difficult it must have been to see them fall, how much he misses his family.
For once, they were right. Even after all these years, Dick missed his family more than anything. Dya and Dat were his parents, of course he missed them. But other than Bruce, the elite of Gotham had a rigid definition of family, and it would take far too much energy for Dick to explain to them why they were wrong.
Haleé was an old man, gruff in the way most people like him were. He was the patriarch of their cobbled-together family, someone who built up his life’s dream with nothing but a couple euros, the calluses on his hands, an old performer’s cane, and a recipe for chili that his Cajun mother had given him. He clasped everyone on the shoulder and taught Dick how to captivate an audience with a couple gestures. And every time Bruce looked up at him, concealed pride in his eyes but a mouth barking at him to try again, to do better this time, Dick took a deep breath and reminded himself that Haleé had left with the circus.
Georges the Strongman was one of the few Frenchmen Dick had ever met, but he was under the impression they weren’t supposed to be so...large. Dya had scolded him disapprovingly, and told him that was rude. Dat had snorted and agreed with him. Then again, Dya was Rom and had been to France before, while Dat grew up in Turkmenistan and his first trip to Europe had been with the troupe, so Dya was probably right. Either way, Georges’ muscles were larger than Dick’s head and he used them to sweep Dick up in hugs. He could do handstands on Georges’ shoulders, and his deep, rumbling chuckles were a staple of Circ d’Haleé, often accompanied by Dick’s own breathless laughter. (The few times Dick managed to get Jason to actually laugh, he had to blink back memories. And whenever he used Jason’s shoulders as a springboard, both in the field and for fun, those same breathless giggles came out when he heard Jason’s indignant sputters and curses.)
Befrî and Cemre were the most talented acrobats and contortionists Dick had ever met. The main reason Dick himself was so flexible was the routines they had taught him, practicing them early in the morning with a couple other members of the circus. Befrî and Cemre were from Buraydah, and though they told absolutely grand stories to Dick all the time, they refused to go back. Their bodies were lean and quick and clever, their minds even more so. Sly comments and remarks had Dick bursting out in peals of laughter, their determination and dedication to their art pushing Dick to do the same. (Even though he often reminded everyone he wasn’t a contortionist, it was always worth it to see his friends’ faces when he pulled his limbs into a position more than a touch unnatural.) Dick often caught Befrî in Tim’s clever little smirk, and Cemre’s eyes were narrowed in determination as he worked on a case. Then Dick blinked, and Tim was just Tim again.
Guillermina was just a teenager, but she could swallow fire. Dick remembered the night he met her. A stowaway from Mexico, she stumbled around Egypt, lost in a foreign land, before coming across Circ d’Haleé. Haleé had said, in that gruff manner of his, their troop was closed for the night and would not be accepting questions or paparazzo. In response, Guillermina stuck flames down her throat and juggled broken beer bottles she found on the floor, then begged in a hoarse voice, if she couldn’t stay could she at least have a meal. Haleé had stared at her, then asked if she went by Guillermina or Mina. She said neither, she went by Yiye, and after eavesdropping on the conversation, Dick had run up to give her a hug. Yiye was bold and reckless and utterly unafraid of the world, and Dick adored her. She taught Dick to juggle and she taught Dick to ride a unicycle and she taught Dick to throw his entire body and passion into everything he did. Whenever Dick found himself about to scold Damian for his daredevil, he caught sight of Yiye’s fire in his eyes, and found himself getting strung along.
There was a fortune teller in Circ d’Haleé. She went by Tsetvanya, except when she went by Apolonia, expect when she went by Mieczysław. (Isn’t Mieczysław a boy’s name? Dick had asked. She had laughed and said yes, yes it was.) She was Polish, except when she said she was swore up and down she was born and raised in Andorra, except when she said lightly she had always traveled and had long since had her roots ripped out. (An American had once asked if that made her a gypsy. He had meant it as some sort of backwards compliment. No one else even had to intervene because she had slapped him hard enough for her rings to cut into his face and make him bleed. Dya pulled the man away and explained, sternly, how rude that was. Dick doubts the man ever visited the Middle East again.) Whoever the fortune teller was, no matter what lies dripped from her lips, she still found the time to show Dick her hand-painted Tarot cards, to tell him stories, to warn him of the world’s dangers everyone else shielded him from. Her bones were brittle and her makeup was extravagant and her hugs were bony and every time someone brought up Alfred’s vast knowledge of the life and fierce protectiveness and general worldliness, Dick smiled to himself and thought, I think Alfred may have a contender.
Emilie the Lion tamer could read Dick as well as Cass and Raymond may have just worked behind the scenes but his homemade meals made everyone gather together just like Steph making breakfast and Tanuja’s kindness towards the troop and mischievousness towards the crowds was so much like Duke that it hurt. Dick had warred with himself over using Bruce’s and the League’s resources to find them, track them, check if they were okay, see if they remembered him. He always backed down.
They say after you lose someone, you can see signs of them everywhere you go, in the people you meet. Dick was constantly surrounded by his family, both versions of them, and the juxtaposition made him laugh, made him cry, made him miss Circ d’Haleé like a physical ache, made him beyond relieved he wasn’t with them anymore.
Because that night, Dick didn’t just lose his Dya and Dat, didn’t just loose his parents. He lost his entire family.
*bangs pots and pans together* IF YOU’RE GONNA WRITE ROM DICK GRAYSON FUCKING DO IT RIGHT. or, not really Rom, just not classically American in general. anyway, i bet you could guess how i had no idea how to end this thing. but here it is.
tag list: @comicsandhoney @birdy-bat-writes @yesboopityboop @dangerduckjpeg @anothertimdrakestan @thebatsandbirdsofgotham @astroherogirl @subtleappreciation
#dick grayson#nightwing#haly's circus#dc#scribbles from the swamp#dick grayson headcanon#nightwing headcanon#dc headcanon#dick grayson ficlet#nightwing ficlet#dc ficlet#batfam#batfam headcanon#batfam ficlet
365 notes
·
View notes
Text
TOP 100 FEMALE SOLO SINGERS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
Patti Page - All My Love, The Tennessee Waltz, Mockin' Bird Hill,
I Went to Your Wedding, The Doggie in the Window, Cross Over the Bridge, Allegheny Moon, Old Cape Cod; Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now, My Happiness, Lipstick on Your Collar, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, My Heart Has a Mind of its Own, Where the Boys Are, Don't Break the Heart That Loves You
Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's, I'm Sorry, I Want to Be Wanted, Fool #1, Break it to Me Gently, All Alone Am I
Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune, Side By Side, Changing Partners, If You Love Me (Really Love Me), Rock and Roll Waltz
Doris Day - A Guy is a Guy, Secret Love, If I Give My Heart to You; Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera); Everybody Loves a Lover
Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had a Heart, Walk on By, I Say a Little Prayer, (Theme from) Valley of the Dolls, I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Respect, Baby I Love You, Chain of Fools, The House That Jack Built
Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music!, Till I Waltz Again With You, Ricochet, A Tear Fell, A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl
Jo Stafford - Shrimp Boats, You Belong to Me, Jambalaya, Keep it a Secret, Make Love to Me!
Rosemary Clooney - Come On-a My House, Half as Much, Botch-A-Me, Hey There, This Ole House
Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me, Have You Heard, Your Cheatin' Heart; My Love, My Love; How Important Can it Be?
Petula Clark - Downtown, I Know a Place, My Love, This is My Song,
Don't Sleep in the Subway
Dinah Washington - I Don't Hurt Anymore, What a Diff'rence a Day Makes, Unforgettable, This Bitter Earth
Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You, You Beat Me to the Punch, Two Lovers, My Guy
Georgia Gibbs - Kiss of Fire, Seven Lonely Days, Tweedle Dee,
Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower)
Lesley Gore - It's My Party, Judy's Turn to Cry, She's a Fool,
You Don't Own Me
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'; How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?; Sugar Town, Love Eyes
Sarah Vaughan - Make Yourself Comfortable, How Important Can it Be?, Whatever Lola Wants, Broken-Hearted Melody
Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be With You, Wishin' and Hopin', You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Son-Of-A Preacher Man
Ruth Brown - Teardrops From My Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours, (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Oh What a Dream
Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, Makin' Believe, Searching (For Someone Like You), Heartbreak U.S.A.
Etta James - The Wallflower, All I Could Do Was Cry, At Last, Tell Mama
LaVern Baker - Tweedlee Dee, Play it Fair, Jim Dandy, I Cried a Tear
Gale Storm - I Hear You Knocking, Teen Age Prayer, Dark Moon
Dinah Shore - My Heart Cries For You, Sweet Violets, Chantz-Chantez
Jaye P. Morgan - That's All I Want From You, Danger! Heartbreak Ahead, The Longest Walk
Eydie Gorme - Mama, Teach Me to Dance; You Need Hands,
Blame it on the Bossa Nova
Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes), B-A-B-Y, I Like What You're Doing (To Me)
Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, Crazy
Peggy Lee - Lover, Fever, Is That All There Is
Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time, Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes), Ride!
Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean a Lot, In the Chapel in the Moonlight,
My Coloring Book
Annette - Tall Paul, O Dio Mio, Pineapple Princess
Cher - All I Really Want to Do, Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),
You Better Sit Down Kids
Barbra Streisand - People, He Touched Me, Second Hand Rose
Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star, Don't Bet Money Honey,
I Don't Know Why
Connie Smith - Once a Day, Ain't Had No Lovin', The Hurtin's All Over
Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger, Baby I'm Yours, Make Me Your Baby
Anita Bryant - Till There Was You, Paper Roses, In My Little Corner
of the World
Skeeter Davis - My Last Date (With You), The End of the World,
I Can't Stay Mad at You
Sue Thompson - Sad Movies (Make Me Cry), Norman, Paper Tiger
Della Reese - And That Reminds Me, Don't You Know, Not One
Minute More
Loretta Lynn - Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind), Fist City, Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)
Betty Everett - You're No Good, The Shoop Shoop Song,
There Comes a Time
Jackie DeShannon - What the World Needs Now is Love, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Love Will Find a Way
Timi Yuro - Hurt, What's a Matter Baby, Make the World Go Away
Debbie Reynolds - Tammy, A Very Special Love, Am I That
Easy to Forget
Gogi Grant - Suddenly There's a Valley, Who Are We,
The Wayward Wind
Maxine Brown - All in My Mind, Funny, Oh No Not My Baby
Betty Johnson - I Dreamed, Little White Lies, The Little Blue Man
Jean Shepard - A Satisfied Mind, Beautiful Lies, Second Fiddle
(To An Old Guitar)
Shirley Ellis - The Nitty Gitty, The Name Game, The Clapping Song
Little Eva - The Loco-Motion, Keep Your Hands Off My Baby,
Let's Turkey Trot
Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart, Yours, If You Love Me
(Really Love Me)
Eartha Kitt - C'est Si Bon, Santa Baby, Somebody Bad Stole De
Wedding Bell
Lulu - To Sir With Love, Best of Both Worlds, Morning Dew
June Valli - Crying in the Chapel, I Understand, Apple Green
Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons, Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry,
Mr. Songwriter
Jane Morgan - Fascination, The Day the Rains Came, With Open Arms
Nancy Wilson - (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am, I Wanna Be With You; Face it Girl, it's Over
Esther Phillips - Release Me, And I Love Him, When a Woman
Loves a Man
Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him, The Lesson, With Pen in Hand
Little Peggy March - I Will Follow Him, I Wish I Were a Princess;
Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love
Mindy Carson - Candy and Cake, My Foolish Heart, Wake the Town and Tell the People
Sandy Posey - Born a Woman, Single Girl, I Take it Back
Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe, Fancy
Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts, When I'm Gone
Eileen Rodgers - Miracle of Love, Treasure of Your Love
Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing, Second Fiddle Girl
Dottie West - Here Comes My Baby, Would You Hold it Against Me
Baby Washington - That's How Heartaches Are Made,
Only Those in Love
Kathy Linden - Billy; Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye
Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower, First Anniversary
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me, Recovery
Barbara Mason - Yes, I'm Ready; Sad, Sad Girl
Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By, Summer Nights
Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel, Johnny Loves Me
Wanda Jackson - Let's Have a Party, In the Middle of a Heartache
Tammy Wynette - D-I-V-O-R-C-E, Stand By Your Man
Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream of Me, It's Getting Better
Faye Adams - Shake a Hand, Hurts Me to My Heart
Jill Corey - I Love My Baby, Love Me to Pieces
Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces, No
Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours, Don't Touch Me
Jan Howard - Evil on Your Mind, Bad Seed
Nina Simone - I Loves You, Porgy; Ain't Got No; I Got Life
Norma Jean - Go Cat Go, I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car From Him
Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt, West of the Wall
Damita Jo - I'll Be There, If You Go Away
Patty Duke - Don't Just Stand There, Say Something Funny
Bonnie Guitar - Dark Moon, Mister Fire Eyes
Gloria Lynne - I Wish You Love, Watermelon Man
Jody Miller - Queen of the House, Home of the Brave
Gisele MacKenzie - Hard to Get, The Star You Wished Upon Last Night
Betty Madigan - Joey, Dance Everyone Dance
Ketty Lester - Love Letters, But Not For Me
Barbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More), You Talk
About Love
Joanie Sommers - One Boy, Johnny Get Angry
Irma Thomas - Don't Mess With My Man, Wish Someone Would Care
Diane Renay - Navy Blue, Kiss Me Sailor
18 notes
·
View notes
Text
Chilltrax (June 04, 2023)
23:58 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
23:55 Rocket Empire - Lima
23:51 Alex Hook Feat. Rene - You Showed Me
23:51 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
23:47 Monkey Safari - Temple
23:44 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
23:41 Lost In Pacific & Hanging Valleys - Escape
23:38 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix)
23:34 Two Lanes - Phases
23:34 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
23:29 Elderbrook - Wasted On You
23:26 Rezident - Wellenlainge
23:22 Aftruu - Falling Asleep
23:19 Vandelux - Tulum
23:15 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life
23:15 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit
23:11 Shingo Nakamura - Falling Off
23:07 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
23:02 Darius Feat. Wayne Snow - Apology
22:59 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix)
22:56 Beacon - Pay My Debts
22:52 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me
22:52 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax
22:47 Melosense - Story To Remember
22:44 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother
22:40 Tycho Feat. Rum.gold - Run Away
22:36 Giants' Nest - Crema
22:31 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See
22:26 Massive Attack Feat. Hope Sandoval - The Spoils
22:25 C H I L L T R A X - Tcc Warm And Tender Ocean
22:20 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes
22:17 Liz Cass - Blue
22:13 Il:lo - Ink
22:10 Shallou - Heartaches
22:10 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
22:06 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know
22:03 Chill Cole - Liquid Life
21:58 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix)
21:54 Phello - Timelapse
21:49 Deep Lo - Lost In You (Soire Remix)
21:49 C H I L L T R A X - Fresh And Fascinating
21:46 Jako Diaz & Leyet - Only You
21:42 Sault - Wildfires
21:38 Fakear - Crystal
21:33 Sound Quelle Feat. Daniel Robinson - Tempest
21:29 London Grammar - Non Believer (Groove Armada's Revival Edit)
21:29 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax
21:26 Sultan Shepard - Sirens
21:22 Alampa - Playoff
21:18 Hausman & Lumynesynth - Faded
21:14 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
21:14 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
21:09 Pilots Of Peace - Fallin
21:06 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
21:03 Giants' Nest - Heart Void
20:59 Drama - Hold On (Rezident Remix)
20:59 C H I L L T R A X - Take Me Away!
20:55 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix)
20:51 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Malou - About You
20:47 Ross Quinn - Away With Me
20:41 Blank & Jones - Floatation
20:37 Autograf - Sleepless In Nyc (Extended Mix)
20:37 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
20:34 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known
20:30 Nightcap - The Two Of Us (We Only Need)
20:26 Sum Wave - Evening Mood
20:21 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You
20:18 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth
20:17 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music
20:13 Two Lanes - Movement
20:09 Attom & Blonde Maze - I Think About
20:06 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix)
20:02 Approaching Black - Sensitive
19:58 Sons Of Maria - Don't Tell Me I Can't Have It
19:58 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
19:53 Kraak & Smaak Feat. Izo Fitzroy - Twilight
19:49 Melosense - Nous
19:45 Kelela - Enough For Love
19:41 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise
19:37 Thievery Corporation - Guidance
19:37 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You
19:32 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind
19:28 Kaskade - Find Love
19:24 Arto - Now You're Gone
19:19 Farius - A Big Life (Sound Quelle Remix)
19:15 Cinnamon Chasers - Surviving The Fire
19:15 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes
19:11 Bonsaye - Viaje
19:08 Afterlife - All I Wanted
19:04 Tennyson - Iron
18:59 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes
18:59 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc High Standard Of Quality
18:55 Odsen - Retrospective
18:51 Everything But The Girl - Forever
18:48 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Riptide
18:45 Morcheeba - The Moon (Kutiman Remix - Version B)
18:40 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
18:36 Bob Moses - Enough To Believe
18:36 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal
18:30 Arley & Sirolf - One Day
18:27 Baynk Feat. Drama - 1 Chance
18:23 Heard Right & Fløa - Enough
18:19 Parra For Cuva Feat. Kyson & Beau Diako - Ordel
18:19 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
18:14 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix)
18:10 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
18:06 Leisure - Be With You
18:02 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation
17:58 Eric Hilton - Forming Star
17:58 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers
17:54 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U
17:51 Henry Green Feat. Andreya Triana - Tide
17:46 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds
17:43 Blonde Maze - Daydream (Otherwise Fine Remix)
17:39 Moon Boots Feat. Nic Hanson - Keep The Faith
17:39 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano
17:36 Sum Wave - Milkyway
17:32 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix)
17:27 Meeting Molly - Gerda
17:22 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long
17:22 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
17:18 Cannons - Fire For You
17:15 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
17:11 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find
17:05 Missfeat - The World Before (Niko Garcia Remix)
17:05 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1
17:02 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo
16:58 Jean Vayat & Evelynka - My Soul
16:54 Attom - Distant Memories
16:50 Rocket Empire - Astoria
16:46 Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line
16:46 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
16:42 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix)
16:37 Gold Lounge - Higher
16:33 Chris Malinchak - Control
16:28 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
16:24 Elderbrook - The End
16:24 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel
16:21 Dreem - Miles Away
16:16 Roisin Murphy - Assimilation
16:12 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
16:08 Holen - Not Too Late
16:05 Melosense - Can't Replace You
16:05 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
16:00 Blank & Jones - Alone In This Rhythm (Ben Macklin Remix)
15:57 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
15:53 Satin Jackets & Panama - The Future
15:50 Alampa - Playoff
15:45 Groove Armada - Chicago
15:45 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn
15:45 C H I L L T R A X - I'd Like To Return To The Classics
15:40 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix)
15:37 Drama - Don't Hold Back
15:32 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars
15:28 Heard Right Feat. Phoebe Tsen - Pulling Me Under
15:24 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light
15:24 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax
15:21 Ran The Man - Swimmingpool
15:17 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know
15:12 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude
15:08 Steven Weston Feat. Lapsley - Like I Used To
15:03 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - It's Enough (The Last High)
15:03 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out
14:58 Two Lanes - Belong
14:53 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark
14:49 Kayobe & Zoe Sky Jordan - No Sympathy
14:46 Emmit Fenn - What Falling In Love Is For
14:41 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See
14:35 Rufus Du Sol - Like An Animal (Trinidad Remix)
14:35 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
14:32 Cannons - Loving You
14:28 Fkj Feat. Little Dragon - Can't Stop
14:23 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix)
14:19 Fhin Feat. Sahara - Fallin' Fallin'
14:18 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
14:15 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
14:12 Flexible Fire - Amatista
14:08 Vintage And Morelli Feat. Arielle Maren - The Light (Flexible Fire Remix)
14:03 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
13:58 Royksopp - The Ladder
13:57 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder
13:53 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix)
13:50 Bronson Feat. Gallant - Know Me
13:47 Aftruu - Falling Asleep
13:41 Shingo Nakamura - Come Closer
13:37 Way Out West Feat. Hendrik Burkhard - We Move In The Dark (Sunday Maybe Mix)
13:37 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc
13:33 Jones Meadow - Fences
13:28 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale
13:25 Forester - Symphony
13:22 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
13:21 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
13:18 Blonde Maze - When You Move
13:15 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix)
13:10 Sons Of Maria - Outbound
13:06 Kleerup Feat. Yuna - Break Down The Wall
13:06 C H I L L T R A X - Cleanliness Don't You Agree
13:02 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away
12:58 Chris Malinchak, Kiesza, Malin - Tree
12:55 Drama - Dark Rain
12:49 Il:lo - Cynnes
12:44 Nolan Feat. Amber Jolene - Go Slow
12:44 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
12:40 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix)
12:35 Beacon - Until Next Time
12:31 Logic1000 Feat. Big Ever - Natural
12:27 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone
12:23 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind
12:23 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music
12:18 Two Lanes - Movement
12:15 Shallou & Daya - Older
12:12 Afterlife - All I Wanted
12:08 Woven - Brushes
12:04 Running Touch - Why Do I
12:04 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
11:58 Washed Out - Hide (Amtrac Remix)
11:54 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
11:51 Odesza Feat. Maro - Better Now
11:46 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You
11:41 Be Svendsen - State The Obvious
11:41 C H I L L T R A X - Take Me Away!
11:37 Kidnap & Pinkpirate - Things Change
11:32 Alampa - Caravan
11:27 Billion Watchers - Rainman
11:24 Tep No & Noak Hellsing - I Won’t Need You
11:19 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You
11:19 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel
11:14 Above & Beyond - Believer (Marsh's Guatape Remix)
11:09 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix)
11:05 Eric Hilton Feat. Elin Melgarejo - La Nuit
11:02 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami
10:57 Dom Dolla & Mansionair - Strangers (Flight Facilities Remix)
10:52 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix)
10:52 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music
10:47 Vincenzo - Chroma Rush
10:44 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix)
10:41 Cannons - Hurricane
10:37 Armin Van Buuren & Matoma Feat Teddy Swims - Easy To Love
10:34 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
10:30 Chicane Feat. Moya Brennan - Saltwater (Chicane Slow Tide Remix)
10:30 C H I L L T R A X - Tcc Warm And Tender Ocean
10:25 Elderbrook - Wasted On You
10:22 Satin Jackets Feat. Ivy Falls - Different Directions
10:18 Rocket Empire - Lima
10:15 Chris Malinchak - Cellophane
10:15 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
10:12 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
10:09 Dreem - Miles Away
10:05 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Gordi - No One Else
10:01 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me
09:58 Bonsaye - Kismet
09:58 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be
09:54 Jako Diaz & Leyet - Only You
09:48 Ultraista - Mariella (Zero 7 Remix)
09:43 Blank & Jones - Floatation
09:39 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night
09:34 Cinnamon Chasers - Great Escape
09:34 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes
09:30 Giants' Nest - Heart Void
09:26 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix)
09:22 Bonobo Feat. Jordan Rakei - Shadows
09:17 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long
09:17 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
09:13 Blonde Maze - Night Light (Hessian Remix)
09:09 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
09:05 Il:lo - Ink
09:01 Pines Feat. Water Park - Tell Me
09:01 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers
08:57 Everything But The Girl - Forever
08:53 Tep No - Say What You Wanted
08:49 Mahalo - Nothing Matters (Lipless Remix)
08:46 Pableno - Heights
08:41 Morcheeba - Gimme Your Love
08:41 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
08:36 Arley & Sirolf - One Day
08:32 Leisure Feat. Muroki - Summer Season
08:29 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo
08:25 Phello - Timelapse
08:25 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit
08:22 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
08:19 Zimmer Feat. Panama - Make It Happen
08:11 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know
08:07 Heard Right & Fløa - Enough
08:03 Boehm - Who You Are
08:03 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
07:58 Cri - Stranger
07:55 Chill Cole - Liquid Life
07:51 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream
07:48 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise
07:43 Chris Malinchak - Photograph
07:43 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You
07:38 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream
07:33 Alampa - Lush Dance
07:29 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds
07:25 Royksopp - Me&youphoria
07:20 Odesza Feat. Olafur Arnalds - Light Of Day (Parra For Cuva Remix)
07:20 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax
07:16 West & Zander - Silfra
07:13 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
07:09 Darius & Amaria - Faded
07:05 Fakear - Crystal
07:05 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise
06:59 Attlas Feat. Mango - Over The Water
06:55 Cinnamon Chasers - Surviving The Fire
06:50 Alan Cerra - Radiant
06:50 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel Redux
06:47 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother
06:41 Sons Of Maria - Close To Me
06:36 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days
06:36 C H I L L T R A X - R.i.p. John Hurt
06:31 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude
06:30 C H I L L T R A X - We're Not Porn Stars Any More...
06:25 Zero 7 - On My Own
06:24 C H I L L T R A X - Haven't Even Rinsed!
06:21 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U
06:17 Flight Facilities Feat. Your Smith - Heavy
06:12 Emi Ca - Just Breathe
06:08 Tagavaka - Oxygen
06:08 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
06:04 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix)
06:01 Melosense - Nous
05:57 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth
05:53 Helicopter Girl - Angel City
05:49 Jones Meadow - Alike
05:49 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
05:44 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes
05:39 Monolink - Take Me Away
05:34 Palladian - Zagara
05:31 Jimpster & Oliver Night - Ascension
05:27 Tosca - Swimswimswim
05:27 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise
05:23 Holen - Breathe
05:19 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away
05:15 Faodail & Plya - Strangers Gone Missing
05:12 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
05:12 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
05:09 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me
05:06 Afterlife - All I Wanted
05:02 Sum Wave - Milkyway
04:58 A.m.r - Sailor's Cry
04:58 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1
04:53 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
04:48 Sg Lewis - Lifetime
04:44 Session Victim - The Pain
04:41 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix)
04:36 Classic Unknwn & Lipless - Be With You
04:36 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
04:32 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known
04:27 Satin Jackets - Don't Worry (Lost Desert Remix)
04:22 Two Lanes - Reflections (Il Lo Remix)
04:18 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone
04:14 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation
04:14 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com
04:09 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
04:05 Sofi Tukker - Swing (Mahmut Orhan Remix)
03:59 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix)
03:55 Approaching Black - Sensitive
03:50 Sons Of Maria - Are You
03:50 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
03:45 Mazoulew Feat. Bonnie Wylde - Circles
03:41 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
03:37 Pines Feat. Fractures - Rewrite The Ending
03:33 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You
03:29 Bonobo, Olafur Arnalds - Loom
03:29 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal
03:25 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind
03:19 Cubicolor - Wake Me Up
03:16 Aftruu - Falling Asleep
03:12 Alampa - The One
03:08 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be
03:07 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc High Standard Of Quality
03:03 Jones Meadow - Need You Now
03:00 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
02:57 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
02:54 Lapsley - 32 Floors
02:50 Edapollo Feat. Kendl - Afterglow
02:50 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder
02:46 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix)
02:41 Boerd - 2far
02:37 Rocket Empire - Astoria
02:33 Andrew Nagy & Joel Winterflood - Little To None
02:28 Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Oakenfold Remix)
02:27 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano
02:22 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix)
02:19 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix)
02:14 Marsh Feat. Leo Wood - Over And Over
02:08 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See
02:08 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
02:04 Blonde Maze - A Break In Continuity (Forty Cats Remix)
02:00 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
01:56 Sultan Shepard - Sirens
01:52 Otr Feat. Au/ra - Broken (Rac Mix)
01:52 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn
01:48 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix)
01:44 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head
01:41 Ben Macklin Feat. Emma Brammer - Stay With Me (Fvhm Remix)
01:37 Arto - Now You're Gone
01:33 Chris Malinchak - When The World Stops Turning (Quiet Mix)
01:33 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
01:29 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix)
01:25 Andre Aguado - Through The Night
01:22 Giants' Nest - Flower Burst
01:18 Everything But The Girl - Forever
01:14 Evelynka - Letting Go
01:14 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax
01:11 Dreem - Miles Away
01:06 Pines Feat. Akacia - History
01:03 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know
00:58 Sons Of Maria - Outbound
00:54 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Let's Get It Right
00:54 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
00:50 The Knocks Feat. Foster The People - All About You (Equal Remix)
00:46 Melosense - Nous
00:42 Attom & Kwesi - Rogue
00:38 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise
00:34 Heard Right, Oai - Hope
00:34 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers
00:29 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix)
00:24 Rodriguez Jr. Feat. Liset Alea - What Is Real (Deep In The Playa Mix)
00:19 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude
00:15 53 Thieves - Lyd
00:10 Northern Form - Mend
00:10 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music
00:06 Duckmaw - Nox
00:03 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
0 notes
Text
Falling Stars (Sequel to Tell A Tale of You and Me) Chapter Two
Pairing: Dean Thomas x Reader
Summary: In the midst of a brewing war you fall for one of your classmates, a boy that you used to know. When you have the chance to fight against evil, you fight for what you believe in.
Chapter Summary: Tensions rise between Umbridge and Harry, forcing Dean and Cass to be civil with one another. Meanwhile, competition arises on the Quidditch pitch.
Warnings: fluff, angst, mentions of death, swearing, sassy Harry
Words: 2645
Disclaimer: I haven’t read The Order of The Phoenix in so long so the timeline might be out of wack!
A/N: I hope you guys enjoy this part, please let me know what you think and if you would like to be tagged! I love you all! xxx
previous part masterlist prequel next part
Chapter Two - The Pink Toad
Dean woke up, shivering slightly in the drafty dormitories – with all the magic in Hogwarts he thought someone would have taken the initiative to make the castle warmer. He was in a bad mood already and for a moment he couldn’t think why and then, it hit him like a ton of bricks. The 5th year Gryffindors and Slytherins were going to be having their first lesson with Umbridge in Defence Against the Dark Arts. To hear other people talk about it, it seemed like she didn’t know what she was doing, they said that she should have stayed at the Ministry.
He mulled over his thoughts as he walked over to the window and watched the quiet grounds begin to stir beneath the glow of the rising sun. Dean couldn’t deal with another shit Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor. Dumbledore should have brought Lupin back – even if he was a werewolf – he had been the best Professor they’d ever had.
Though, it wasn’t all that bad, today Quidditch try outs were taking place tonight, he had wanted to try out for the team last year but all of the matches had been cancelled due to the Triwizard Tournament. He was itching to climb onto his broom and zip through the late summer air. Once Seamus was awake – he didn’t say a word to Dean, Seamus was the worst person ever in the morning – they both got dressed and made their way to The Great Hall. Dean’s insides were already aching with hunger.
Dean perked up even more when he smelled all the amazing breakfast food and he sat by Fred and George Weasley, piling toast and bacon onto his plate.
“You trying out for the team then, Thomas?” Fred asked – or it might have been George – the twins both had identical smirks on their faces. The Weasley twins had been on the Quidditch team since Dean’s first year, they were extraordinary beaters.
“Of course,” Dean grinned, feeling excitement course through his body, “tonight’s try outs are going to be a blast!”
“You guys haven’t heard?” Dean looked around at the sound of a voice and his heart dropped when he saw Harry nervously running his fingers through his hair, “the Slytherins must have gotten wind of our try outs tonight because they booked the pitch before Angelina had the chance. Our try outs have been pushed to Saturday,” he scowled.
“What?” the four boys gasped in horror and Dean looked over at the Slytherin table.
Cass was laughing with her friends as she raised a mug to her lips; her eyes flickered over to Dean for a moment before she looked back at her friends. She looked radiant and beautiful, like she didn’t have a care in the world and that pissed Dean off, he turned back to his friends with a frown.
“I bet that Cass had something to do with this, this is so like her,” he moodily stabbed at his food.
Seamus rolled his eyes as he shoved a piece of bacon into his mouth, “mate,” he started with his voice muffled, “you say that you don’t give a shit about her but, Merlin, I think you’re obsessed. Not everything that happens is her fault.”
In the back of Dean’s mind he knew himself that Seamus was right and it had probably had nothing to do with Cass. However, he was still so annoyed with her that he wouldn’t even entertain that idea.
On their way to class, Dean’s eyes impatiently searched through the sea of people in the corridor, “this isn’t a good idea mate,” Seamus scoffed.
“Please, just give us a second, yeah?” he offered his best mate a smile before going back to the task at hand and he spotted Cass as she was about to walk into class.
“Oi, Cass!” he called out to her, making her stop in her track and she gave him a surprised look as he caught up with her, “why would your team book the damn pitch for tonight? We were supposed to have our try outs.”
Cass rolled her eyes and Dean noticed the glimmer of disappointment in them and he almost felt guilty, “do I look like the team captain? Everything that goes wrong in your life isn’t my fault you know,” she hissed before storming into the classroom.
“Told ya,” Seamus snickered.
Umbridge hadn’t come down from her office yet so Dean contented himself with doodling a lion devouring a snake while Lavender and Parvati made a bird out of paper and had charmed it to soar through the air. As it flew over to Dean and Seamus, Dean laughed, “go on, Seamus. Hit it!” he goaded his best friend and Seamus landed a successful hit, blowing it off course. In the next second, it burst into flames making the class jump.
Dean scowled as a toad like woman stood at the front of the class wearing the ugliest shade of pink ever seen. He wrinkled his nose in disgust as a sickly sweet perfume smell wafted towards him. Umbridge started like all the other teaches had by explaining the importance of OWLS, before she handed out a beginners handbook.
“Your introduction to this subject has been uneven, probably due to the fact that you’ve had half breeds teaching you and whatnot,” there was mirth in her voice and it annoyed Dean massively.
“If you must know, Professor Lupin was the best teacher we’ve ever had. So what if he’s a werewolf?” most of the class murmured in agreement and Dean clenched his teeth in anger as Umbridge gave him a sweet smile.
“That will be five points from Gryffindor, Mr Thomas,” she let out a high pitched laugh that went right through Dean.
“Dean is right though! How is it Remus’ fault that he got bitten? He didn’t ask for that to happen! It shouldn’t make it impossible for him to get a job, he’s not dangerous,” Cass piped up.
Dean whirled around to look at her; her usually warm eyes were hard as she stared at Umbridge with a furious expression. Dean agreed with Cass though he hated to admit it and would never say it out loud. Cass made eye contact with Dean and her eyes softened as she smiled at him gratefully. Dean gulped and looked away.
Umbridge smirked as her nostrils flared but she didn’t tell Cass off. Instead, she smiled at a couple of people on the front row who had got their wands out, “oh, you can put those away, my dears.”
“We’re not going to be using magic?” Ron mumbled, his voice held all of the confusion that everyone else was feeling.
“Why on earth would you need to use magic dear?” she let out another annoying high pitched laugh.
“Oh, of course,” Harry gasped as he slapped a hand against his forehead, “because when Voldemort comes after all of us, the last thing we’ll need to know is defensive magic, dear me, the thought of it. Ron, how could you ask such a silly question?” sarcasm laced Harry’s voice, making Dean smirk to himself as everyone waited for Umbridge’s response with baited breath.
Umbridge barely flinched at the use of You-Know-Who’s real name and her sickly sweet smile almost faltered, “you and your tall tales, Mr Potter. The Ministry would be protecting everyone if the Dark Lord was back.”
Dean glanced over at Harry when he let out a scoff to see that Harry had his hands on the table, clenching his fists, “so, Cedric Diggory spontaneously combusted did he?” Harry’s tone was dry as he glared at Umbridge, “Voldemort killed him! And you’re an idiot for not admitting it!”
Someone near the back of the room gasped at Harry’s words and everyone got ready to watch Umbridge murder Harry. Umbridge’s face was drained of colour as she scrawled on a piece of parchment and simply said in a steady voice, “come here, Mr Potter,” when Harry stormed up to her desk, she gave him the parchment, “take this to Professor McGonagall, off you go dear,” Harry scoffed as he snatched it off her and stormed out of the room, not looking back.
The rest of the lesson continued in silence, nobody dared to speak to one another. At the end of the class, Cass caught up with Dean, “intense huh?”
Dean was still reeling from the shock of Harry’s words that he momentarily forgot the bitterness he had towards her, “yeah,” he laughed, scuffing his shoe against the floor.
“It was nice of you to speak up for Remus,” she smiled, leaning against the cold stone wall.
Dean shrugged nonchalantly as his cheeks grew hot and he tried to ignore the peaceful feeling in his chest, “thought it was only fair to defend the guy when he wasn’t there to defend himself,” he cleared his throat, “it was good of you to speak up for him too.”
“I would do anything and say anything for the people that I care about,” she looked up at him from beneath her eyelashes as she bit her lower lip and Dean swallowed nervously, “I thought you would know that by now,” she gave him a small smile and pushed off from the wall, “see you around,” she nodded at him and then she was off, walking down the corridor with Astoria.
“So, the both of you can have a civil conversation without biting each other’s head off,” Seamus smirked.
------------------------------------
As you stood with your back against the Quidditch stands you shivered in the freezing evening air as you watched the try outs, waiting for your turn to try out for the position of Keeper. Your teeth chattered as you stuck your hands in the inside of your coat and pulled the letter from your dad out of the inside pocket. You smiled down at the piece of parchment as you read over the words again in the perfect script. He was wishing you luck at the try outs, he knew how important Quidditch was to you.
All you wanted to do was make him proud, you knew that Harry made him proud but Harry had that effect on the adults in his life who loved him. It seemed so easy for him, he was a hero. You just wanted to make Sirius proud of who you were. Your breath came out as smoke as you watched your housemates zip through the sky in all directions. All you wanted to do was zip through the sky with them; hopefully it would warm you up. It was strange that Draco wasn’t trying out this year; he loved a bit of attention.
You jumped slightly as you felt warmth against your elbow and you glanced to the side to see Astoria holding a steaming cup of something hot, “this is for you, you look freezing,” she laughed as she passed you the cup.
You grinned at her as you lifted the cup to your lips and swallowed down the hot chocolate, humming at the thickness of it, it burned your tongue slightly but you didn’t care all that much, you were just thankful for the heat, “thank you so much,” you licked your lips as the hot drink warmed your insides, “what are you doing here? You hate Quidditch,” you narrowed your eyes as you realised just why she was here, “Draco’s not playing this year, sorry to disappoint you,” you laughed as she rolled her eyes.
“I’m not here for him Cass, I’m here for you. I know that I hate Quidditch, just don’t see the point of it all but I know how much you love it and you’re my best friend, so I came here to support you.”
Astoria’s words were so sweet and kind that you threw your arms around her in a tight hug, “I love you, you’re amazing. You know that?”
“Of course I know that,” she laughed, winking at you as she linked your arm through yours and leaned her head on your shoulder, “uh oh, incoming.”
You bit your lip as Dean, Harry, Seamus and Ron were coming out of the castle heading for the stands behind you. It seemed as though Harry and Seamus had put aside their rivalry in the name of Quidditch, the thought made you roll your eyes. What were they doing here? Were they here to sabotage you?
“What the hell are you guys doing here?” you turned around to face the Gryffindor boys, shouting against the howling wind.
Dean smirked, just enough for his dimples to be on display and even from here you could see his eyes flash with an emotion that you didn’t recognise, “I’ve missed out on Quidditch for the past two years, I’m not waiting till Saturday to be able to watch some! It’s got nothing to do with you,” he raised an eyebrow at you as he slouched against his chair, making you scowl at him.
Harry laughed as he shot you a smile, “and we wanted to see what form your players were on!” he would never tell you outright but you knew he was here to offer you some support and you appreciated it. You shook your head at the boys before turning back to watch the try outs, painfully aware of their eyes on you.
Finally, the captain looked at you, “Cass? C’mon, let’s go!” Astoria gave you a supportive smile and a pat on your shoulder as you walked onto the pitch, mounting your broom as you soared through the air to guard the hoops.
The first couple of throws the captain directed at you were easy saves; there wasn’t much spin on the Quaffle so you could have saved it with your eyes closed. However, every time you made a mediocre save, you could hear Astoria screaming as if you had made an amazing save and it made you laugh, she really didn’t understand Quidditch. You didn’t feel the cold anymore; the adrenaline you felt made it all go away
“C’mon! Give me a challenge!” you shouted to the troll like boy who was hovering on his broom, holding the Quaffle, he smirked at you as he sent the ball hard and fast with a lot of spin on it.
You kicked, caught and booted the ball with the end of your broomstick, sending it back to him and every time he caught it with a taken aback look on his face. There was a save that you almost didn’t make, it was too far off to the side but you caught it between the tips of your fingers. You heard the small crowd below you gasp and you glanced down to see Dean looked impressed – though he would never admit it – it only made him more handsome.
By the end of try outs, it was no question that you had been the best Keeper, and you were looking forward to practise the following week. As you walked towards Astoria she grinned at you, throwing an arm around your shoulders, “that was amazing! I can’t believe that you’re my best friend.”
You rolled your eyes at her words but you couldn’t help but smile a little, as you walked back into the castle together, desperate to get out of the cold night air, “oi, Cass!” you whipped around as you heard Dean calling after you.
Astoria gasped a little in delight as Dean jogged towards you, a competitive glint in his eye, “Gryffindor are going to kick your arse in the first match,” you laughed and it felt like things were better between you and Dean.
However, as the rest of the boys ran up to you, Dean’s expression dropped and his eyes went hard and cold again. It was obvious that apart from the competitive banter, nothing had changed.
------------------------------------
@approved-by-dentists @thefuturelawyer @a-miserable-hufflepunk @firelordmillie @seriouslysiriuss @sleep-i-ness @play-morezeppelin @pregnant-piggy @sleepingalaska @blisfvlll @rexorangecouny @findzelda @wangmangagavroche @hxrgreeves @ghostofstudentspast @they-write-once-in-a-blue-moon @my-unique-mind @im-an-angel-of-the-lord-you-ass @kashishwrites @fific7 @blackbirddaredevil23 @siriusblackspam @mads-bri @lilulo-12fanfiction @ihavenotthepleasure @tinymalscoffee @ur-riddikulus @obsssedwithjustaboutanything @ourloveisforthelovely @wheezyreads @artemis1orion @sushiims @aspiringsloth20 @queenl04 @smiithys @elayneblack @amelie-black
#dean#dean thomas#dean thomas fanfiction#dean thomas imagine#dean thomas x reader#dean thomas x reader insert#dean thomas x you#you x dean thomas#dean x reader#dean x reader insert#dean x you#you x dean#slytherin!reader#the golden trio#golden trio#the golden trio era#golden trio era#harry potter#ron weasley#seamus finnigan#astoria greengrass#fred weasley#george weasley#the order of the phoenix#mentions of death#sassy harry#slow burn#slow burn romance
42 notes
·
View notes
Text
Deep End
John Shelby x Reader
Set in Series Three, 1924. John is 29, and Reader is 28.
“I don’t want this to break you, but I’ve got no one else to talk to.”
The kitchen was silent, completely and utterly, the opposite of usual, when you would have five small children screaming and causing mischief. Your hands were wrapped around a cooling mug of coffee, a cigarette dangling from your lips, a plate of uneaten plain toast in front of you, from hours ago, made by Polly, before she took the kids to hers. You couldn’t have them here, not tonight, not after the bombshell Poll had dropped on you this morning.
Well, perhaps ‘bombshell’ was not the right word. You’d had an inkling for weeks, one that you pushed out of your mind, stomach bubbling with stress (or morning sickness, maybe). Because, of course, some part of you knew that you were pregnant - of course you did, hell, you’d already had five of them. This, however, would be the first pregnancy you had cried about ; really, truly, sadly, cried about, since you discovered about the existence of Katie, on your sixteenth birthday. Katie, however, had turned into a surprise you became ecstatic about.
You couldn’t see that happening, this time, though.
You twisted the wedding ring on your finger, the one that you had taken off several times this week, telling yourself it was just because of how swollen your fingers were. It wasn’t, deep down, you knew that. For the first time in twelve years of marriage, you were suddenly thinking of not being married at all. You and John had had some horrific arguments over the years, but somehow, it was the not arguing that made you contemplate leaving John. The traitorous thoughts had been whirling in your head for a while, making you cry yourself to sleep in the cold empty bed half the time - because John never came home before the early morning anymore.
It was the long nights, the worry and the crippling fear, that his work would result in a terrible ending - with either he, or one of your children dead. It hadn’t ever been something you had thought so in depth about before, as the children grew up without incident ( Katie being thirteen in a few weeks ), but with the knowledge of a new baby, came the anxieties you always had when pregnant, but this time ten-fold. Your brain had been haunted all day, with images of your newborn being targeted by one of the many enemies the Shelby’s had, or taken like Charlie had been. It occurred to you, how naive you had been before, to let the children roam the street, alone. You couldn’t help but -
The door opened, loudly, creaking hinges that John had promised to fix months ago. You jumped in fright, hand almost reaching towards the cool gun that lay on the counter top, before you heard the familiar sound of John kicking off his shoes in the hall, making more of the familiar scuff marks on the wallpaper you’d picked out yourself when John first showed you this house, when he put his hands over your eyes, guided you down the street carefully, Katie, a small toddler at the point, hanging off his back. When he’d laughed, as you opened your eyes, given you the cold keys, when you’d cried with hormonal joy, throwing your arms around him. When he still had the time to be around his family, when you felt more like a treasure than a burden.
“Hey.” His voice was hoarse, like he’d yelled a lot today, and preoccupied, like his mind wasn’t really in the room.
You didn’t look up, surprised he was home so early, just swirled the tea around in your cup, watching the pale liquid move back and forth in little waves. Usually, you’d get up and put the kettle on the stove to warm, or pour a drink of whiskey, depending on the hour, but your ankles were sore and you felt sick, and most of all, your emotions were churning.
“Hey.” You spoke quietly, running your nail through the grains in the wooden table, dented from years of raucous family dinners.
You heard the clinking of a glass, the slight strain to reach the tallest shelf, where the liquor was kept, far enough to evade the grabby hands of the mischievous younger children.
“Where’s the kids?”
“Polly said she’d have them tonight.” You couldn’t stand staying sat, staying still, so you went to the fridge, began to pull out food that you could cook for dinner.
He let out a humoured snort. “God help her. They’ll fuckin’ destroy her house like they ‘ave ours.”
“Or maybe that’s you when you’re pissed off your head.” You snapped.
“What’s up with you?” His voice was half confused, half irritated. “You’ve been in a foul mood all week.”
You snorted, pulling out a frying pan from the jumbled cupboard, one of Edwards stuffed teddies falling out along with it, god knows why.
“I’m surprised you’ve noticed.”
“Hey.” His voice was quiet, hand tugging on your wrist gently. “What is it?”
You pulled away from him, tugging at the material of your dress absently, not able to meet his eye.
“I need to tell you.. Well, I need to talk to you.”
He laughed, but it was anxious. “What is it then? Come out with it.”
“I’m pregnant.” It was blunt, not said with tears or smiles or laughs. Said with a sad voice and blank eyes, and a heavy heart.
His mouth lifted up at the corners in a wide smile. Every single one of the kids, John had been overjoyed with, and you knew this one was the same.
“That’s what you’ve been upset about, eh? That’s good, ain’t it?”
He almost moved to hug you, but you turned away, throwing some vegetables into the pan.
“No. No, it’s really not, John.” Your voice cracked.
“Y/N, you’re scaring me , now.. What’s up - I thought you’d be happy-“
“How can I be happy, John, eh? I’m fucking exhausted. I’m tired, of running after the kids all day and all night because heaven forbid Edward sleeps through the night. Or George wets the bed and wakes up the other lads. Or Elizabeth has a bad dream. And you know, they all want you, but you’re never fucking here, and so I get it. And I get hit with the ‘where’s daddy?’ Over and over and over. And I can’t fucking tell them because I don’t know myself, do I? Should I tell them their dads at some whore house, or in London, or at Uncle Tommy’s, or Pols? Cause I surely don’t fucking know.”
Your words jumbled together, talking so fast you barely said a word, desperate to get the words out, off your chest.
“Would you prefer me not to work then? For us to live in this shitty house for the rest of our lives, with the kids crowded into two bedrooms?”
“This shitty house was enough for you, once.”
“This family was enough for you once. But clearly we’re all a burden to you, eh?” He was angry, but his eyes flickered, as if dreading your response.
“Don’t you say that! Don’t you say my children are a burden to me, John Shelby!”
“So it’s just me that is, then! Have you finally decided I’m not good enough, then? God knows your fucking mother tried to tell you enough times-“
“When have I ever said you’re not enough!”
“It was only time before you got sick of this life wasn’t it? Before you wished you had your old life back with your big fancy country house and your parents posh bloody titles, and-“ John continued, lighting a cigar, his hands shaking.
“I’ve never missed that! This is the life I chose, okay! You know what I do miss, John? I miss the old you. The one who would bring flowers home, or dance in the kitchen with me while the baby’s bottle was warming up, or take us on day trips to the country. I miss the husband who was there for me. Who didn’t take the risks that put our whole fucking family in danger.”
John was silent for a few moments, as you breathed heavily, your eyes full of tears, and not from the cooking onions. You heard him get up from the chair behind you, and you turned, to see him hold out a hand.
“Can I have this dance, then?” He spoke quietly.
You sniffled, wiping your nose with your hand, like a child, but took his hand all the same. Because it was John, and you could never resist John. Because you loved him, because you were loyal to him, because you wanted so desperately to keep the family you adored.
Your chests were close together, his heart beat - faster than usual - pressed against your ear as you cried quietly into his striped shirt.
“I can’t keep doing this. I can’t.”
“I know. I’m sorry. I know.” He spoke, hands running through your tangled hair.
“I just miss you. I just want you home.”
“Please stay. I’ll make it work, okay? I’ll be home more, I’ll help with the kids more - I’ll make it work. I’ll make you happy again.”
You nodded your head. You weren’t sure if everything was going to work out, or if you would be having this conversation in a few weeks time with a different outcome. But for now, with the promises from John, and his strong heartbeat in your ear, you knew you would stay.
Because, whether it be for an hour or for a month or for the rest of time, you had your husband back, the same boy you’d known when you were sixteen, who’d promised you the world.
Permanent Tag List (comment to be added ✨)
@haphazardhufflepuff
@meteora-fc
@cass-danvers
@peppermintbars
@smallheathgangsters
@lovemissyhoneybee
#peaky blinders fanfic#peaky blinders headcanon#peaky blinders imagines#peaky blinders#peaky blinder headcanon#finn shelby imagines#finn shelby#finn shelby x reader#peaky blinders imagine#isaiah jesus#john shelby headcanons#john shelby imagines#john shelby x reader#john shelby fanfiction#john shelby fanfic#john shelby imagine
377 notes
·
View notes
Last Seen Blogs
modulo1organizadores-grafic-blog
modulo 1
qingxin-flowers
"The fragrance will guide me onto the right path"
easy2hate
from my telescope
pulisui
Без названия
toolsofdestruction
Ratchet and Clank