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ameliora-j · 4 months

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mafia!character is so big bad and mean till u literally call him pookie bear then he: “(-_-)… ╭( ๐_๐)╮…(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)”

#mafia!ron #mafia!steve #mafia!remus #mafia!regulus #mafia!james #mafia!sirius #mafia!eddie #mafia!loki #mafia!stephen #mafia!jonathan #mafia!harry #mafia!luke #mafia!michael #mafia!niall

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fandoms-writings · 8 months

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Below is a list of current wips that you can expect from me in the near future <3 I do write slow, but I'm working on these as fast as I can <3

Drabbles/One-shots:

"You're a mess"/"I'm not a mess."/"I can tell you've been crying." & "Let me kiss it better" - Knight! Bucky x Queen! Reader - A + F

"Choose me" - Bucky - A

"Choose me" & "let me hear you make that sound again" - Biker! Bucky - A + S

"You were supposed to be different. They were supposed to be wrong about you, but they were right. They were so fucking right." - Bucky w/ morally gray reader - A

"Keep your pretty eyes on me." and "You shouldn't be out here by yourself." -Vampire! Bucky x Human! Reader - A + S + (version 2)

"You know my door is always open for you, right?" and "You're already wet sweetheart." - Bucky w/ kinky virgin reader - F + S

"You know my door is always open for you, right?" and "You're already wet sweetheart" - Stephen Grant - F + S

"Don't go where I can't follow. . . I thought I lost you." - Bucky - A

"Why didn't you say how bad it was?" - Steve Rogers - A

"Come get me? I miss you" - Loki - F

"Is that my shirt?" & "Keep your pretty eyes on me." - Bucky - F + S

"Don't go where I can't follow… I thought I lost you" & "You're exhausted honey. Go back to sleep." - Nomad! Steve Rogers - A + F

"What are we doing?"/"Why are you doing this?" - Miguel O'Hara - A

"Can I hold your hand?" - Miguel O'Hara - F

"You're not as bad as everyone says you are." - Mob! Steve - F

"Will you taste this? Tell me if I'm missing anything?" - dealers choice - F

"You were supposed to be different. They were supposed to be wrong about you, but they were right. They were so fucking right."- Mob! Steve - A

DBF!Bucky x College!Reader - A

Series/AUs:

Boxer! Miguel x PR! Reader - A + F + S

This one will be more of an AU then a series I think, but I'm still working on it.

Miguel's boxing career is starting to pick up, and that means you, as his public relations specialist, are to insure that the people love him. You also make sure he doesn't take any fights he isn't ready for. However, when another boxer by the name of Kron Stone openly challenges Miguel, and Miguel accepts, you have to come to terms that what you know may ruin the trust he has in you.

Mafia-Dilf! Miguel x Dance-teacher! Reader - A + F + S

Everyone was terrified of Miguel O'Hara, the most powerful man in the city. But you knew better. To you, he was just a single dad trying to raise and protect his daughter, bringing her to your dance class every week. That is until someone looking for Miguel shows up at your studio, and Miguel takes it upon himself to protect you from outside forces, showing you just what kind of a man truly he is.

Bucky Barnes x Dream-witch! Reader - A + F + S

Looking for something to aide in his sleepless nights, Bucky searches weeks for you, the dream witch of New York. You're known for helping vets with ptsd have terrorless nights and sometimes, if they're lucky, they actually have pleasant dreams. What Bucky didn't expect, was for you to be so captivating, or for him to open up so easily around you. But to have the powers you do, you've got to be more than just a mutant, right?

Bucky Barnes x single!pregnant!reader (neighbor AU) - A + F + S

This one will be more of an AU rather than a series.

You moved into your small apartment alone and nervous, with a broken heart and a little one on the way, just wanting to be the best mom you can. Lucky for you, your neighbor is the sweetest man in the world and has offered to help you out when you need it. It doesn't hurt that he's the most attractive man you've ever met. But you don't have time for a relationship with anyone, you need to prepare for the baby.

tagging some mutuals below to spread the word <3

@sweetdreamsbuck @perdidosbucky-yyo @pocolottie @banana-cheese-cake @nexusnyx @foreverindreamlandd @writing-for-marvel @historygeekfics @jessybarnes @poetic-fiasco @redgillan @chloelucia13 @shamevillain @thornsnvultures @targaryenvampireslayer @vibraniumcollar @bucksangel @buckybleu @barnesafterglow @rookthorne @nickfowlerrr @aquariusbarnes @captainsimagines

#my wips #upcoming fics #bucky x reader #miguel x reader #steve rogers x reader #loki x reader #vampire!bucky #mafia!miguel #mob!steve #knight!bucky #boxer!miguel #biker!bucky #nomad!steve #morally grey! reader #stephen grant

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grimalkinmessor · 1 year

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Death Note Lifespans

I was bored so I took it upon myself to calculate DN characters lifespans down to the minute—estimates, of course, I'm not a math wiz.

Something I did notice is that only a few of them have actual, realistic lifespans—BUT this is what canon gave us. Idk if there's a canon reason for it but it's funny to think that Near & Aizawa & Ide somehow found a way to cheat death.

Light: 93312639

26, 240 days & 21 hours & 36 minutes

71 years & 9 months

L: 75231362

21,156 days & 4 hours & 5 minutes

57 years & 11 months

Misa: 1542306

433 days & 16 hours & 48 minutes

1 year & 68 days

Matsuda: 548192

154 days & 3 hours & 58 minutes

0 years & 5 months

Aizawa: 28317

7 days & 23 hours & 4 minutes

Near: 43406

12 days & 4 hours & 48 minutes

Mello: 502209

141 days & 5 hours & 31 minutes

0 years & 4 months

Soichiro: 932293

262 days & 4 hours & 4 minutes

0 years & 8 months

Sayu: 11213

3 days & 3 hours & 36 minutes

Ide: 9761

2 days & 17 hours & 45 minutes

Halle: 52438

14 days & 17 hours & 45 minutes

Gevanni: 305717

85 days & 23 hours & 16 minutes

Kollet: 592

3 hours & 50 minutes

Rod: 351011

98 days & 16 hours & 48 minutes

0 years & 3 months

Gardner: 026513

7 days & 10 hours & 48 minutes

McBride: 563532

158 days & 11 hours & 17 minutes

0 years & 5 months

Dwellton: 2134738

600 days & 7 hours & 41 minutes

1 year & 7 months

Ratt: 023521

6 days & 14 hours & 38 minutes

Kamoda: 16823428

4,730 days & 23 hours & 55 minutes

12 years & 11 months

Kuromoto: 234813

66 days & 43 minutes

0 years & 2 months

Bloyer: 12993

3 days & 15 hours & 36 minutes

Solt: 36928

10 days & 9 hours & 7 minutes

Shiroba: 6923781

1,947 days & 1 hour & 41 minutes

5 years & 3 months

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deadpresidents · 2 months

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Read any good books since your last update about your recent reading?

Yes, although I forget when I last shared the books I've been reading, so hopefully I don't repeat anything.

I know that I've repeated this book because I've mentioned it several times over the past couple of weeks, but I can't help but remind everyone again about Steve Coll's excellent new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO). It's definitely the best book I've read so far this year, and it's one of the better books I've read in the past 10 years.

Other recent books that I've read and would recommend checking out:

•Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Brad Gooch

•The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Brandon Presser

•UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here -- and Out There (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Garrett M. Graff Garrett Graff has quickly become one of those authors who I go out of my way to immediately pick up his latest books because he's so well-connected and I ALWAYS learn fascinating things from his books. I don't know if there's a writer/journalist today who has better access to the American defense establishment or proven to be more capable of shining a light on many of the most secretive aspects of the United States government.

•"Uncool and Incorrect" in Chile: The Nixon Administration and the Downfall of Salvador Allende (BOOK | KINDLE) by Stephen M. Streeter

•Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Jared Cohen

•The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Jean Edward Smith

•Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by David Mitchell

•The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700-1948 (BOOK) by Ilan Pappe

•In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Terry Alford

•Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Brian A. Catlos

•Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia, Volume 1 of the Borgata Trilogy (BOOK | KINDLE) by Louis Ferrante

•Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant (BOOK | KINDLE) by John Reeves

•His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Joseph Lelyveld

•Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Scott Eyman

#Books #Recent Reading #Recent Books #Book Suggestions #Book Recommendations #The Achilles Trap #Steve Coll #Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring #Brad Gooch #The Far Land #Brandon Presser #UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here -- and Out There #Garrett M. Graff #“Uncool and Incorrect” in Chile: The Nixon Administration and the Downfall of Salvador Allende #Stephen M. Streeter #Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House #Jared Cohen #The Liberation of Paris #Jean Edward Smith #History #Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens #David Mitchell #The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis 1700-1948 #Ilan Pappe #In the Houses of Their Dead #Terry Alford #Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain #Brian A. Catlos #Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia #Louis Ferrante

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joezy27 · 2 years

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HAWKEYE - Marvel Chums Universe

Art by Stephen Byrne

#Hawkeye #Clint Barton #Kate Bishop #Lucky #Pizza Dog #Tracksuit Mafia #MCU #Marvel Chums Universe #Stephen Byrne #Fan Art #Marvel

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aurorawest · 2 years

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@ankeschoenle I am finally responding with a snippet for that WIP meme! You requested 34, which is ‘nastier boys.’ Thank you!

This is the sequel to Nasty Boys Don’t Mean a Thing, which I have very much stalled on writing. But I still mean to get around to it. Here’s a snippet from the first chapter:

“Shut up.” Loki kissed the top of Stephen’s head. “I just…I want it to be us. Just us. I don’t want to have to go to him begging for help with rent. I don’t want his money anymore. I always hated his world but as long as he’s helping me, it’s like I’m stuck in it.”

Straightening up and propping himself on an elbow to regard Loki, Stephen said, “I know. And I get it.”

“Thank you,” Loki said gratefully. He played with Stephen’s beard, rubbing a thumb over it. “At least you got out.”

“Couldn’t really do anything else. Being with you and working for your dad seemed kind of mutually exclusive.”

“I wouldn’t have made you quit—”

Stephen cut him off with a fierce kiss. “I know,” he said. “But I know how you feel about all of it. And I wasn’t going to be part of something that’s hurt you.”

Loki groaned and wrapped all his limbs around Stephen, covering his body as he shoved him down into the bed. How the fuck was he supposed to not jump his boyfriend’s bones when he said stuff like that? Kissing Stephen hard, biting his lip and pinning his arms over his head. “I love you,” he breathed.

wips, wips, wips everywhere!

#froststrange mafia au #froststrange #strangefrost #loki #stephen strange

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fangirlx · 8 months

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Top 5 Wednesday - Arranged Marriage

I don’t know what it is with me, but I love an arranged marriage story. I think I’m a fan of anything that speeds up the romance or gives the relationship a reason to make things work, but I just enjoy a good arranged marriage. Whoever started putting that idea to me in a good light really did stellar work. How fitting that this week’s Top 5 Wednesday topic is Arranged Marriages. Continue…

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veryqueermovies · 9 months

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|| Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) || 4/5🌟 || Drama/Romance || "The son of the American President sparks a feud with Britain's prince"

Content Warnings: Sex, Nudity, Homophobia.

Despite being two hours this movie goes very fast, I know they were trying to make this just the romance between Alex and Henry but in doing so they skipped so much of the development of the story. I think maybe this could've been a miniseries instead of a movie, I think they could've done more with that.

Despite that I still really loved and enjoyed it, made me want to reread the book again!

Also love Stephen Fry lecturing and scolding these two queer boys for being queer 😂

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space-mermaid-writing · 1 year

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Faded Black Ink [IronStrange] - Chapter 16

Relationship: Doctor!Stephen Strange x Mafia!Tony Stark

Tags: Mafia AU, Angst, Romance, Idiots in love

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Chapter's note: Where's Tony?

Chapter 16: Norway

Stephen looked out the window of the private jet, seeing almost nothing beside the dark night. There was just a faint stripe of light at the horizon. It was certainly not his first time flying, so him being nervous had nothing to do with him being on a plane.

It had been three weeks since Peter had shown up at his house and asked him about Tony. Three long weeks in which they hadn't heard a word from Tony or his kidnappers. In which they hadn't found out anything. It was as if Tony had vanished from thin air.

The only comfort was that no body had turned up. It was a small comfort and the uncertainty was almost worse.

Peter visited him a lot in these three weeks. The first time he had sat outside Stephen's apartment door – not the front entrance of the building complex. Stephen just took one look at him, before he told him to move his ass inside. They had ordered pizza and watched a movie. Since then the boy had appeared at least twice a week for a movie and food. He talked about his college plans and Stephen told him stories about his time at the university. They never talked about Tony.

Until two days ago.

Pepper had called him and told him to come to her place. Rhodey and Peter were present – Stephen had expected that – but so were some other people from Tony's inner circle: Steve, Sam, Natasha and Clint. Stephen was surprised but he trusted Pepper enough not to question it.

They had found out that Stane paid a cargo ship that left the same night as Tony's disappearance. It was via offshore bank accounts and he covered his tracks pretty well. But they were determined to find Tony and tracked down all the details. Everything pointed to human trafficking. Where to?

"Fredrikstad, Norway."

Stephen couldn't believe his ears. "Why the fuck Norway?"

"We don't know," Pepper admitted. "But there are big transshipment centers that go to east Europe. And lots of people get lost there."

"The problem is we have no influence in any of the Scandinavian countries," Rhodey added. "We can't just barge in there."

"Why not?" Stephen asked.

They explained to him in a few words, how family structures worked internationally. Since it involved Tony Stark, it was officially a family business and thus had to be done through official channels. Norway was foreign territory. If they operated there without asking, they would get into real trouble. So they needed to make an official request to one of the influential families. But even if they pleaded the importance of the case, it would take time, especially since it was a first contact. And that would mean they would miss the arrival of the container by a long shot.

Stephen's mind was racing, hearing all these hindering procedures. "Okay, I'm not an expert in these things. So if we had a contact on site, it would help us to get to Tony in time?"

"Correct."

"I need to make a call." With those words, he got up and left the room.

And that single call was the reason he was sitting in this private jet. Rhodey, who had been raiding the bar for snacks, sat down in the seat across from him – on the seat next to him, was Stephen's doctor's bag.

"I still can't believe you know the Odinsons. You're full of surprises, Doctor Strange."

"If it helps us getting Tony home."

The streak on the horizon had grown brighter. They were heading toward it, and so the sunrise was coming faster than usual. Stephen had thought about getting a drink or five to calm his nerves, but he wanted to keep his head clear for this. It was bad enough that this was an overnight flight and he was barely getting his eyes shut. Quite the opposite of Natasha, who accompanied them because she spoke the language, and who had stretched out across another row of seats further back. With two of those thin blankets that seem to be the same on all flights whether economy or private on her, she slept peacefully as if they were on their way to a vacation. Stephen envied that trait.

They landed in the early morning hours at what didn't look like an official airport near Fredrikstad. As they descended the steps from the plane – Natasha had woken up just minutes before and was now walking behind Stephen - they saw a dark car waiting for them. A woman with tanned skin and pulled back braids in a suit stood next to it. Stephen recognized her as one of the security guards of the Odinsons. Val, if he remembered correctly. She opened the car door and Thor Odinson himself stepped out. He closed the top button of his jacket and looked toward them, his expression serious.

"Welcome to Norway," he greeted the trio, "Good to see you again, Doctor Strange. Unfortunately under these circumstances."

"Seems like we're making a habit of circumstances." Stephen shook his hand. "These are James Rhodey and Natasha Romanoff."

"Thanks for helping us," Rhodey added politely, while Nat remained silent.

"Of course. The doctor called in a favor. Plus, I hope that we may talk about business in the future."

"Well, I can't make promises in Tony's name, but if we're successful today, it will be due to your help."

"Well said." Thor patted Rhodey on the shoulder, then directed them to get into the car. "I have arranged everything. We will drive to the port immediately."

The car was an SUV limousine, big enough that they could all sit in the back, while Val took the seat at the wheel. The doctor was wide awake now. He had a distant feeling of jet lag, but like during a long surgery, he pulled through.

Thor's cell phone rang and he answered it, exchanging a few words in Norwegian that probably only Nat understood otherwise. But since they were all sitting together in a confined space, she didn't translate. Besides, Thor himself told them the most important news himself: "We found the cargo ship. It is waiting for you."

"Do you have eyes on it?" Rhodey asked, and Thor nodded.

"My people are boarding as we speak."

And Tony, hopefully, too.

Under other circumstances, Stephen probably would have been admiring the scenery on the drive. The airfield where they had landed was outside the city and they passed beautiful forests and fields. But he couldn't concentrate on nature.

Fortunately, the drive didn't take long.

The port of Fredrikstad was bustling, but Val steered the car between the people and pallet transporters. Some of the dockworkers gave them nasty looks when they just happened to be in the way and Stephen was pretty sure that they were not allowed to drive here with the car. Val didn’t seem to care.

Even though the place was crowded, it wasn't hard to figure out which ship they were heading for. It was the only one in the whole port without any activity. Even though it was fully loaded with containers, there were no dock workers busily walking around on deck tending to the cargo or bringing the necessary paperwork and documentation on and off the ship.

There were three SUVs parked nearby that looked suspiciously similar to the one the Americans were sitting in. As they parked, a man walked down the plank and looked toward them, waitingly. He wore a coat over a Norwegian sweater and, with his blond-styled hair, he looked more like a fashion model than a dock worker. An MP strapped across his torso told that he was one of Thor’s men.

At the bottom end of the plank, he stopped and greeted the new arrivals with arms outstretched. "Welcome, friends from overseas." His gaze lingered on Natasha and he winked at her. The scowl he got back was usually enough to scare any man off, but this guy didn't seem to notice it.

"Did you run into any problems, Fandral?" Thor asked. Apparently he already knew his antics well enough and didn't think they were worth mentioning.

"Nei, everything went smoothly. The captain is waiting for you." With a broad grin, Fandral turned and led them to the ship.

Stephen fell a few steps back. Until Tony was found, there wasn't much he could do. He didn't speak the language - Nat was there for that - and left all negotiations and conversations to Rhodey, who acted as Tony's second in command.

The captain of the ship was - understandably - not overly happy about his crew being kept from their work. If he had anything to do with the kidnapping or knew about it, he showed no remorse. He argued loudly with Natasha and even Thor. Rhodey stood next to them, had the most important things translated and, when the cue came, pulled out the correct papers that identified him as the owner of the container they were searching for. They were fake but a pretty damn good one.

More words were exchanged, but the captain soon realized that the quickest way to regain control of his ship was to cooperate. And so he finally instructed his first mate, who was standing nearby, to take the foreign men to their damn container.

The mate took the papers from Rhodey and led them to the cargo.

A container ship was an impressive craft. Wider and more heavily built than any ship Stephen had ever set foot on - admittedly, it hadn't been many ships - it carried hundreds of containers that took up almost the entire surface of the deck. The large metal boxes were lined up and stacked on top of each other and could only be moved by cranes. It was a feat of engineering that this mass of metall managed to cross the Atlantic safely.

They were lucky: the container of their papers was in the lowest row, so it was one of the few that could actually be accessed without a crane. Some of its red paint was already peeling off, but otherwise it still made a very sturdy impression.

They had no key for it. For Thor, however, this posed no problem, as he instructed one of his men, "Volstagg." He snapped his fingers and a big guy stepped forward. Where the others had slung firearms across their bodies, he carried some sort of mobile metal circular saw. He slid a pair of sunglasses from his hair on his face and turned the device on. With loud, screeching noises and flying sparks, he easily cut through the center seam of the doors.

Rhodey helped to open them and was also the first to take a step inside, closely followed by Stephen.

The smell that hit them reminded the doctor of the night he had spent on the docks in New York. Before the FBI had arrested them all. It was the stench of people who hadn't showered in a long time.

"Tony?"

There was no answer. Someone flashed a light into the dark corners of the container. There was a wool blanket and remnants of canned food and water canisters. But otherwise the space was empty. Stephen's heart sank. They were at the right address, they had to be. But they were too late. Tony was no longer here. His gaze found Rhodey's, who returned it grimly.

They had been so close. Stephen could feel Tony's presence still lingering.

Thor started talking to the first mate and seemed to be pelting him with what sounded like questions. But the man merely pointed at the container and didn't seem to be much help.

"Now what?" the doctor asked Rhodey, for he had run out of ideas. Rhodey took another closer look around the container to see if anything indicated where Tony had disappeared to.

Suddenly they heard a shout and stepped back out into the daylight. Natasha came with long strides - Stephen hadn't even realized she had left – with a struggling ship's worker in tow. Val followed right behind them, a hand on her gun, making sure the guy didn't do anything stupid.

When Nat caught up to them, she shoved the ship's worker to Thor's feet. "He says a helicopter picked someone up from the ship last night."

Immediately, everyone perked up. Stephen was pretty sure that helicopter rides were very unusual on cargo ships.

The guy was still relatively young, maybe in his early twenties, at least the lack of beard growth gave that impression. He was clearly intimidated by the group that had so rudely taken over the ship, more so probably by their displayed weapons. He looked back and forth between Thor and Volstagg, the two largest men, and spoke very quickly. Fear resonated in his voice.

Nat stood between Rhodey and Stephen and quietly translated for them both.

"The ship anchored in the open waters last night. He heard a helicopter and looked and saw that someone had been picked up. It looked like a medical transport, but no one from the crew was missing. He noticed that and thought it was odd."

Thor asked the man a question, to which he responded after a moment's thought.

"The helicopter went north along the coast." Natasha looked to Thor, who knew the land best. "Where could they have been headed?"

Thor patted the young ship worker on the shoulder and said a few words to him. The man shook his head hesitantly. Shrugging his shoulders, Thor turned away from him. Only then did he answer Natasha. "There are many possibilities. If you're right and Stark is to be taken to Eastern Europe, my money is on a freight yard and a train route to the mainland. Ships and trucks are checked much more often, especially through Germany and Poland. The train routes are well connected and it's much easier to hide someone there."

"Where's the nearest freight yard in the north?" Rhodey asked.

"Oslo."

It was the only lead they had, and since the only alternative was to return home empty-handed, they took it. They weren't going to give up that quickly. Even if it was a shot in the dark.

If it really had been Tony who had been taken off the ship last night - and that seemed quite likely, because if there really were as many controls as Thor said, it was wise to get him off the ship before it reached port - then he had a head start of several hours. In that time, there were certainly dozens of trains coming in and out of the station. If it was even the right station they were headed for. If he was to be put on a train at all. That was a lot of whens and ifs. But it was all they had at the moment and so Stephen clung to it. In his mind he was with Tony, calling out to him that they were on their way to get him. He had to wait for them just a little longer.

At least, it seemed that the kidnappers were anxious to keep Tony alive, and that was worth something.

It took them an hour to reach Oslo and then another half an hour to arrive at the train station.

It was huge; bigger even than the port and also much more chaotic. There were dozens of parallel tracks, transshipment halls and customs buildings. And in between, cranes lifting pallets of goods or cars onto or off trains.

It would be impossible for the small group consisting of Rhodey, Stephen, Natasha, Thor and Val to search everything here on their own. But fortunately, the two locals knew how to handle the situation as well. They asked their way to the control center, where they bribed a supervisor who could tell them which freight trains would be in question between last night and today. And after slipping some money to the guy who was sitting at the surveillance, they were even allowed to go through the video recordings.

There were several hours of footage. It would take forever to look through it all, even with increased speed. But it was their only lead.

Since Thor couldn't do anything else for them and he had other business to tend to, he and Val said their goodbyes. He had already done more for them than was necessary for a simple favor anyway. Still, he promised them that no matter how the search went on, there would be a car waiting for them.

"Thank you so much for your help." Rhodey shook the Norwegian's hand in farewell. "We won't forget that."

"It was my pleasure. I hope to hear from Stark soon."

And wasn't that true for all of them.

Thor and Val left and the group turned back to the screens. They were allowed to use a workstation that was currently unoccupied. The persuasive skills of Nat and more money from Rhodey were convincing enough that they were left alone in the process.

Stephen had always been vocal about his opinion about bribing in the past, but at this moment he was very glad that some people didn't share his sentiment.

"I'm going to find us some coffee," he told them, because there was no way he would be functioning further without any caffeine in his system.

Rhodey just nodded, his eyes already glued to the screens. He didn't need to tell the doctor to hurry. Stephen knew himself that six eyes saw more than four.

He left the control room and headed back down the stairs to a lobby they had come through earlier. He hadn't paid much attention to it at the time, but he remembered seeing a kind of break room, which he was heading to now.

It was lunchtime and a lot of people were walking in the hallways. Some had a take-out bag in their hands, others were apparently changing shifts. Only a few paid attention to him, and if they did, it was usually only with a quick glance. Most people were simply minding their own business, and Stephen was glad of that.

He found the room without any trouble and actually discovered a vending machine that offered kaffe next to some tables and lockers. He didn't even need to know the local language to find the right buttons. And he could even pay with a card.

Stephen drew three cups of coffee, which he took back to Rhodey and Natasha.

They divided the video footage among three screens and each reviewed one. The videos were switching between different cameras. Stephen was sure that not the entire train station was being monitored, but only the areas where goods were stored or trains were loaded. He watched a sequence of forklifts loading pallets from a rack into a train wagon. Then a crane lifted heavy metal parts onto a train.

Surely dozens of trains were being handled every hour. And with the head start the hijackers had.…

"I've got something!" Nat suddenly exclaimed. She rewound and replayed the last few minutes she had watched. According to the time, it had been in the early morning hours, when the lanterns had already gone out, but the sun wasn't shining that brightly yet. Probably around the time they had landed with the jet. The video wasn't very good. Still, it clearly showed a small group of people hoisting a suspiciously human-shaped package into a wagon.

Rhodey called over the supervisor who had helped them earlier. "Where is this train going?" he asked him. Natasha had to repeat the question again in Norwegian before the man properly understood what they wanted. He looked at the recording and then flipped through a folder with his lips pinched together. It seemed like the man was not a fan of human trafficking right under his nose.

Impatiently, they waited for him to find the right page. Whatever he found there, he typed into a computer, and a small message appeared.

"The train is going to Beldgrad, Serbia, via Berlin," Nat translated the supervisor's words.

"We need the exact route," Rhodey urged them. Perhaps they could catch up with the train at its next stop. No one knew for sure if Tony was to arrive at the final destination or if he would be taken off before. The sooner they reached the train, the better. The different countries they had to travel through could pose a problem. But this close to the finish line, Rhodey wasn't about to give up. He was willing to take advantage of any contact he had in Europe if it meant they found Tony. "Ask him about departure, stopovers, arrival time..."

"It hasn't departed yet," Nat suddenly interrupted him on the supervisor's next words, running for the door. "It's due in twelve minutes. Platform 318."

Stephen grabbed his doctor's bag and ran after her and Rhodey. "Delay the departure!" he was shouting to the supervisor, but he wasn't sure the man understood him well enough or even had the authority to do so. They had to hurry.

They ran like crazy, not caring about the looks they were getting. Again and again workers had to jump out of their way and became unfriendly. Stephen recognized curses even in an foreign language when they were directed at him. His gaze was fixed on Natasha, who seemed to know the way. Though he was fit, he soon found it hard to keep up with her. She jumped down steps and over boxes as if she were an athlete on the course. His only consolation was that while Rhodey was also faster than him, he was nowhere near as nimble and agile as Nat.

Running across the tracks, Natasha led them to a train that had to be it. It had many wagons of different types. The engine was already running and two workers were standing next to it, looking wary at the approaching trio. Nat stopped at them and spoke to them in quick words. The men seemed unwilling to cooperate until she drew a gun from under her jacket. The workers raised their arms in the air defensively and one of them started walking when Nat gestured forward with her gun.

"That one is kind enough to open the doors for us."

That was easier said than done. Since they didn't know exactly which wagon Tony was in, they had to look in all of them. This time the engineer at least had the keys.

They were able to skip the first three wagons. They contained building material and had no doors, which could only be filled from above. After that came several wagons loaded with pallets of kids toys.

They had already exceeded the twelve minutes until departure. It was highly possible that the police had already been informed that some lunatics had hijacked a train. They could only hope they had enough time to find Tony before someone arrived who would not be intimidated by their guns.

Wagon number nine was empty at first glance. Stephen used his phone’s flashlight to get a better view. There was something on the floor back there. The doctor recognized a dark mop of hair. Immediately, he jumped onto the wagon.

"Tony!"

Tony was bound and unconscious, but breathing, Stephen was relieved to find as he put his fingers to his neck. Possibly drugged, considering the dilated pupils. His clothes were dirty and sweaty, and yet Stephen had never found the sight of him more beautiful, simply because Tony was here and alive.

Stephen tenderly stroked the hair from his face and gently patted his cheek. Tony was probably dehydrated – he looked pale and his face was sunken. Stephen made a mental note to set up a diet plan after the malnutrition Tony had certainly had for the past three weeks.

He turned to his bag to look for a water bottle, but Rhodey beat him to it. He was kneeling on Tony's other side, already holding the water out to Stephen. With a grateful nod, the doctor took it and wet Tony's lips with it. The man’s eyes fluttered and he started stirring.

"Tony," Stephen murmured to help him wake up. "We're here. You're safe."

"Stephen?..." His voice was rasp and his lips so dry that they had to hurt with every movement. Stephen was so happy to hear him that he could cry. "Am I dreaming? They hit me up with the good stuff this time."

Rhodey, meanwhile, was cutting Tony's cable ties with a knife. Not that Tony had the strength to move his numb hands and feet afterwards. "Shut up, we are rescuing you." Rhodey's face was nowhere near as mean as his words, and Tony twisted his mouth into a smile.

"Hmkay, sounds good..."

He slipped back into being unconscious. Stephen checked his pulse, which fortunately remained steady. Rhodey exchanged a look with him and relief was evident in both of their faces.

"Let's get him out of here."

They both tackled carrying Tony off the train. He was frighteningly light, and when they stepped out into the sun, Tony’s normally tanned skin appeared even paler. But that was fine. He would be fine. The important part was that they found him.

Stephens was so focused on his patient, his lover, that he didn't notice much of his surroundings. A car with a driver from Thor was waiting for them and took them back to the airport. Once in the plane Stephen hooked Tony directly onto an IV and used the time to examine him more closely. He was so lank that his ribs showed. His skin just a pale canvas for his tattoos. But except for the red marks on his wrists and ankles where he had been tied up, he had no external injuries. His abductors had probably knocked him out mostly with the drug. And that would hopefully dissipate quickly from his body with the added fluid from the IV.

Stephen took Tony's hand in his. He was dead on his feet. With the little sleep he had before the trip, the time difference, and the whole adventure in Norway, he was exhausted. Still, he stubbornly refused to leave Tony's side. He trusted Rhodey to handle everything else. That he would inform Pepper and arrange everything necessary for Tony's return.

Stephen's eyes fell so slowly that he didn't even notice. The last thing he saw was Tony, who was right where he belonged: with him.

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We're slowly coming to the end of this story. There will be a few more chapters though.

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November is usually my Shining month, and so I want to bring forward again something I have been repeating for a long time now but that I don't see being picked up a lot by people. A detail that is well-hidden inside the Doctor Sleep movie, but that makes the piece even more infinitely appreciable and shows it was made by true Shining fans.

And this detail is... the ghosts of the Overlook Hotel.

Now, when this bunch appeared during the final scene some familiar faces could be spotted. Grady of course, the Injured Guest from the "Great party, isn't it?" scene, the Twins, and of course the Woman of Room 217 -sorry, 237. But there are other faces there - seemingly random people in fancy outfit just for the sake of it. People were confused as to who these people were...

But all you have to do is look at the end credits. And you have a big surprise.

The familiar faces are confirmed to be the ghosts we always thought we were, or to correspond to famous ghosts of the original novel. The twins are confirmed as Grady's two daughters, while the woman in the white dress (not on the picture above but you can her in the scene) is Mrs. Grady. Meaning we have the whole Grady family as ghosts. The woman of room 237 is confirmed to be indeed Mrs. Massey, just like in the book ; as for the Injured Guest (only referred to as "injured guest" in the original scripts of The Shining), the sequel decided to make him Horace Derwent. Meaning he likely can switch between a young/attractive and older/more gruesome form, just like Massey's ghost, since in the original movie Derwent was clearly seen though not named in the scene with the man wearing a dog-bear-like costume (the script confirms it is supposed to be a dog costume though).

Alright, but what of the others? Now this is where things get interesting! The bald man to the right of Grady? That's Vito the Chopper. Yes, the Vito the Chopper from the novel by King, the mafia boss who got his head blown off in the Presidential Suite - as for the two men near him, they are his two bodyguards, Victor T. Boorman and Roger Macassi. Also from the book. These three characters are actually an Easter egg for those who read the book (and we know from the original treatment of Kubrick's movie that the criminal paradise-era of the Overlook and the murders at the Presidential Suite were originally supposed to play a big role in the cinema version of the story too).

But things get even better with the last ghost of the group. He doesn't appear in the picture above either, like Mrs. Grady, but you can notice him during the scene, a large man right behind Mrs. Grady when the ghosts first appear (he is played by Marc Farley). And the ghost's name, as revealed in the credits is... James Parris.

Now, fans of the novel might wonder "Wait... Who's that? I don't recall reading about him". And indeed, you did not! At least if you just read the regular version of the novel! James Parris is however a true character of the Shining, a true victim of the Overlook Hotel, a character written about and invented by Stephen King... But he is part of the deleted prologue of the novel, "Before the Play". You know this prologue that was not part of the published novel but was released in various TV magazines several times, and then finally re-added to the main novel in the collector Cemetery Dance edition of "The Shining"? You must have heard of it - even before the Cemetery Dance release the prologue was going around the Internet, published on small fan websites and discreet literature blogs...

And James Parris was, according to the first part of this prologue (detailling the building and creation of the Overlook... and its first victims) the second owner of the Overlook Hotel. A man that was touched by the same obsession and madness for the hotel that had overtaken Watson's grandfather (the actual builder and first owner of the Hotel), and, if I recall well, ended up dying of a heart attack on the hotel's garden-grounds (near the topiary beasts if I recall well, but I am not too sure, I haven't read the prologue in a while).

So all of that to say - not only did they bother placing an Easter Egg for the fans of King who had read the original book ; but they also placed an Easter Egg for those that knew of or had read the Before the Play prologue, which most regular fans of the novel never even heard about! If this isn't commitment to researching your source material, I don't know what is!

#the shining #shining #doctor sleep #overlook hotel #ghosts #stephen king #stanley kubrick #kubrick's the shining #king's the shining #references #before the play

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