#presenting lily mars

[anotherfanofhers]

Judy Garland in Presenting Lily Mars (1943).

#judy garland #presenting lily mars #1940s #old hollywood

[velveys]

Judy Garland for Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

#judy garland #presenting lily mars #promo still #1943 #1940s

[franciegummstarstruck]

Judy Garland pictured in her MGM dressing room in 1943. 😍

#judy garland #jgfans #presenting lily mars #old hollywood #1940s #so sweet

[shinigabi-tan]

Van Heflin in Presenting Lily Mars (1943).

#van heflin #presenting lily mars #norman taurog #old hollywood #old hollywood edit #film edit #movie edit #gif edit #gifs by me

[letterboxd-loggd]

Presenting Lily Mars (1943) Norman Taurog

August 2nd 2023

#presenting lily mars #1943 #norman taurog #judy garland #van heflin #spring byington #Mártha Eggerth #richard carlson #fay bainter #connie gilchrist #leonid kinskey #gus schilling

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

Monochrome July

Presenting Lily Mars / Judy Garland as Lily Mars

This is the first fancy dress Lily wears, to a theater performance and party in her Indiana hometown. Later, after she goes to New York, she'll get to wear some more sophisticated dresses, but I think there's something charming about this one. I like the floofy ruffle at the bottom and the eyelet lace at the neckline. I also like how the sleeves are split so they can flutter and drape.

It's interesting that Lily is wearing this just-below-the-knee skirt when virtually every other woman at the party is wearing a full-length evening dress. You can see how the concept of teenagers as a separate group with their own style is starting to develop.

I know Judy Garland used to angst about not getting the "glamor girl" treatment that was given to some of her young contemporaries at MGM like Lana Turner, but I really think movies like this one did all right by her. (Not that there weren't other problems with how MGM treated her, of course.)

#presenting lily mars #monochrome july #judy garland #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #movie costumes #musical costumes #1940s style #1940s fashion #shoup #1943 films #1943 movies #old hollywood #classic hollywood #classic films #black and white movies

[amostexcellentblog]

Every Judy Movie-#16

Way, way back in High School I set out to watch every single one of Judy Garland’s movies. Several I’ve rewatched many times since, others I had no desire to see again. Now, in honor of the centennial of her birth, I thought I’d do something with this knowledge and make a quick write up of my thoughts on all of them...

Title: Presenting Lily Mars

Release Year: 1943

Plot Summary: Small-town girl Lily Mars (Garland) dreams of nothing else but being on Broadway. After she fails to impress the producer-son (Van Heflin) of a family friend, she heads to New York determined to weasel her way into his show. Which she does, and wins his heart while she’s at it, but not without facing her own share of disappointments.

Thoughts: This sort of story about an unknown becoming a Broadway sensation by the final reel was already cliché by 1943. Yet, Presenting Lily Mars is, to me, one of the most underappreciated gems in Garland’s filmography. Not only is it a perfect showcase for her skills as a singer and comedienne, it also breathes new life into a predictable story by taking some unexpected turns to reach its inevitable ending. And in between the zany comedy, there are some quieter scenes that really explore what being on the stage means to Lily. In one particularly touching scene Lily, on her first night in the city with no place to go, is caught sleeping in the theatre by the cleaning woman, who recalls her own time as a struggling actress and her brief moment of success. Its a small scene that captures what being on the stage means to all the Lilys of the world, even those who don’t make it big.

Not everything about this movie works, the romantic subplot feels tacked on, and there’s not a lot of chemistry between the two leads. Van Heflin was just coming off a Supporting Actor Oscar win and the studio was trying to turn him into a leading man. His best performances were all in noirs and westerns though, and here he seems a little uncomfortable with light comedy. Overall though it’s still a fun and heartfelt tribute to all the stagestruck teens out there.

Can Be Enjoyed By: Diehard Fans Only | Casual Fans/Fans of Musicals in General | Essential Viewing for Everyone

#presenting lily mars #Judy Garland #Every Judy Movie

[suugarbabe]

made for loving you | r.l. x reader

an: It's my birthday! & I had this cute little bitty one shot idea that I wanted to do about reader x remus after I heard the song I Was Made for Loving You by Kiss so I had to write it immediately. This is my first time writing marauders era so please be gentle

Warnings: mentions of drinking

word count: ~1.3k

It had been a few years since you had seen everyone, at least all together like you were going to tonight. The years after Hogwarts were very generous to you, and you couldn’t say you were mad about it. You gave another twirl in front of Lily and Marlene, the two coming over to help you pick out your outfit. You had settled on a black plaid skirt paired with a black form fitting turtleneck. The November air in London never being forgiving. 

“You look stunning, truly, y/n/n,” Lily was hyping you up but you couldn’t help the nerves that were bubbling inside. 

“You don’t think it’s too much for a pub?” Doubt written on your face. 

Marlene rolled her eyes, “It’s Sirius’s birthday. You could never wear an outfit that was ‘too much’ when celebrating that man. He’s probably going to go all out himself.” 

You laughed with her and Lilly as you pulled on some black sheer tights and slipped on your boots, “Well you would know best, wouldn’t you Mar?” You gave her a wink. 

Marlene couldn’t contain her smile, “I would know best, thank you very much. You would know more if you came around more often! I feel like we haven’t properly seen you in forever.” 

You pouted slightly, “I know, I’m so sorry. I’ve just been…adjusting to life after Hogwarts. Who’s all gonna be there tonight anyway?” You did you best to sound as nonchalant as possible, forgetting that the two girls in front of you had been your best friends for seven straight years. 

Lily wore a cheeky grin as she answered, “Oh just the old gang, me, Mar, Sirius obviously, James, Frank, Alice and…Remus.” Lily put a little extra emphasis on the last name and your body reacts before you could control it, cheeks flushing a bright red. 

You hum in response, “Oh, cool, perfect. That’ll be exciting to see everyone.” Marlene and Lily exchanged a look, causing you to shift on your feet, “What?”

Marlene rolled her eyes, “Oh nothing, just you trying to act like you’re not still infatuated with Moony boy.” Lily was giggling next to her as you pouted, crossing your arms. 

“Oh come on, y/n/n,” Lily whined, grabbing your hands, “You two have been pining after each other since literally forever, and now you look like a bloody goddess and he’s going to be there, and you know he’ll be too shy to say anything Merlin forbid do anything.” 

You shook your head, opening the door to your flat as the others followed you down the street towards the pub, “I mean yes I had a crush on him but he did not have a crush on me.” 

Marlene and Lilly both groaned. “We’re gonna get a few drinks in you and then you’re going to make a move and see how right we are,” Marlene hooked her arm through your elbow. 

“Yes and I’ll make sure James gets a couple into Remus so maybe he won’t be quite as shy,” Lily smiled, hooking her arm on your other side. 

You made a mental note to have a conversation with both of your friends about what the phrase “few” meant because multiple shots and mixed drinks were far more than a few. The boys were late, which was no surprise, but you were not wanting to be completely drunk before they got here. But presently you didn’t have it in you to be too upset as one of your favorite songs came on and you were dragging your two friends to the small dance floor in the pub. 

You could feel the guitar and drums in your veins as your hips swayed to the beat, you were having a lot more fun than you anticipated for tonight. You danced and sang the lyrics out loud with Marlene and Lily before one of them grabbed your shoulders and forced you to turn around. 

Your eyes locked onto a head of soft brown hair like you were tied to him. As they got their drinks the three boys started walking towards your group. James and Sirius went straight into dancing as Remus, of course, walked smoothly over. 

Maybe it was the amount of alcohol you had, or maybe it was Marlene and Lily’s voice in the back of your head but you had a sudden surge of confidence, pointing your finger right at Remus as you sang the next chorus to the song. 

“I was made for lovin’ you, baby. You were made for lovin’ me” 

Remus wore a shy smile, pointing to himself and cocking his head slightly. You nodded your head, wrapping your free hand that wasn’t holding your drink around his neck and singing the next line.

“And I can’t get enough of you baby. Can you get enough of me?” 

Remus’s free hand found your hip, starting to sway with you for the remainder of the song. You assumed he had had some drinks at home with his friends before coming here. Partly because of the confidence he seemed to be having with you being so forward, and partly due to his seemingly relaxed state in his eyes. 

Over his shoulder you spotted James and Lily, the latter of which sent you a thumbs up before making a shooing motion with her hand. You raised an eyebrow at her and she tilted her head towards the back of the pub. You turned slightly, seeing the back hallway she was motioning to. 

“You okay?” Remus had leaned down to whisper in your ear. Goosebumps raised on your neck and you prayed he couldn’t tell. You looked up at him through your lashes, his honey eyes filled with adoration. 

You grabbed hold of his hand, lacing his fingers with yours and dragging him to the back of the pub. The hallway was only slightly quieter but it was dimmer and just the two of you. You pulled him with you to this space with such force that you nearly slammed your back into the wall with a grip on his jumper. 

Remus stables himself with a hand on the wall behind you. He’s towering over you, looking at you like no one’s ever looked at you before. You barely see his lips tilt into a smile, about to part and say something to you. However before he can get a word out you have another surge of confidence and pull him towards you, pressing your lips together. 

He takes no time to respond, your mouths melding together. His lips on yours was a feeling you never wanted to go without again, you had essentially ruined yourself from being able to kiss anyone else in the future. His free hand found your waist, digging his fingers into the soft flesh as he took a step closer to you, deepening the kiss and pressing his body against yours. 

Your fingers are laced in the hair at the base of his neck and when he pushed close to you, you can’t stop yourself from tugging lightly on the strands in your hand. Remus nearly whimpers into your mouth at the action and you swore your knees were going to give out right there. When he finally pulls away you’re both breathless. His forehead is rested against yours and your chests are heaving. 

“Wow,” Remus was the first one to break the silence you two were holding, “I am so incredibly stupid.” Your eyes shot up to meet his, fearful that he regrets what just happened. He can see the apprehension in your face and only smiles at you, cupping your cheek and running his thumb along your lips, “I am so incredibly stupid to have been too shy to do anything like that sooner.” 

You let out a breath you weren’t even aware you were holding before pulling Remus face back to yours, connecting your lips once more.  So enthralled with each other you didn’t notice your group of friends coming down the hall until Sirius opened his big mouth, “Uhm, hello? It’s my birthday, why the hell is no one snogging me like that?” Yours and Remus' response was a simple middle finger thrown his way, not even pulling your faces apart in the process.

#remus lupin x reader #marauders era #remus lupin x you #remus lupin x y/n #sirius black #james potter

[cinematicfinatic]

Judy between scenes .... Presenting Lily Mars

#judy garland #classic movies #classic hollywood

[crossdreamers]

Transgender influencers on YouTube

Stephanie Magister shares a list of her favorite transgender and nonbinary vloggers on YouTube.

She writes:

"My goal is to create a resource for people who are trans, trans-adjacent, or otherwise genderfluid or nonconforming but haven’t discovered many (or any) genderqueer content creators on YouTube."

Stephanie includes presentations, selected videos, as well as an extensive list of accounts that are no longer active, but available.

You can see the complete list here. (Requires Medium membership, which is free).

Here are links to the main active influencers listed:

Kat Blaque

Mia Mulder

Lily Alexandre

ContraPoints

Philosophy Tube

Sophie From Mars

verilybitchie

let’s talk about stuff.

Jessie Gender

Jammidodger

Samantha Lux

Victoria Rose

Maya Henry

Stephanie Lynnette

Jasmine Vine

Robin Jaspers

Lilah Gibney

Rinoa Leonhart

Ruby Price

Dylan Mulvaney (TikTok)

JoJo75

Nikki Beauty Tutorials

Stef Sanjati

realisticallysaying

Laura K Buzz

BEYOND TRANS w/ Mardi and Friends

TsMadisonHinton

Katy Montgomerie

The Transverse

Bad With Money & Just Between Us w/ Gaby Dunn

Ashley Adamson

Autumn Asphodel

Seattle Voice Lab (Claire Michelle)

TransVoiceLessons (Zhea Erose/Voice Mom)

Sumi

Zoey Alexandria

Nicole Gress

Gabe Cole

Milo Stewart

Queries, Qualms & Quirks w/ Sarah Nicolas

Kim Petras

Ryan Cassata

Ty Turner

Sam Collins

FinnTheInfinncible

VandomVincent

Jammidodger

ChandlerNWilson

Luxander

Jake Edwards

Kaz Rowe

#transgender #trans #lgbt #lgbtqa #queer #nonbinary #youtube #vloggers #lgbtq #culture

[anotherfanofhers]

Judy Garland in a publicity photo for Presenting Lily Mars (1943).

#judy garland #1940s #presenting lily mars #old hollywood

[yuugen-benni]

All the flowers

Theme: The boys present you with a bouquet, but it seems that there is a meaning behind the flowers

Characters: Atsushi, Kunikida, Akutagawa, Dazai, Poe, Chuuya

read this while listening to ''Soledad y el Mar'' by Natalia Lafourcade PLEASE

note: Fluff + angst

Atsushi:

Sunflower - Pure thoughts, worship

For someone who has suffered their whole life, the only desire is acceptance, love, being able to give and receive immaculate kisses. It is to rest in the arms of peace, of the angel of salvation , which for Atsushi is your arms.

Kunikida:

Malva - Consumed by love

A man with the seconds, the minutes, the hours, the days, the whole life planned with which he diligently fulfills. But suddenly something consumed him in a drastic way, disorganizing his entire mind, his entire body. That something is you.

Akutagawa:

Rain Lily - I love you back

Love for him was a silly thing, a symbol of weakness; he played tough and believed that no one would melt his heart of ice but then, you showed up. Even so, Akutagawa finds it difficult to say the extent of his love. So he prays to heaven that you understand with this flower.

Dazai:

Diphylleia - I will show my true self to you

Many people think that he would give you red roses that he gives to any woman. But no, for someone that Dazai really loves, that he really trusts, he wants to put his feelings and secrets in his hands and give them to you, hoping that at least you will stay.

Poe:

Primula Veris - you are my muse

A mystery writer always leaves meaning behind everything, doesn't he? Each word, each shy look, each gesture is a clue to unlock the mysteries of the heart of the dear poet in love with his muse

Chuuya:

Nemophila - you are my only one, happiness

Loyalty, the word that sums it up entirely. From the moment their bodies met he swore allegiance, kneeling down, placing his hat on his chest and placing you above all. ''Your most devotee partner"

Oda:

Lobularia marítima - immortal love

A quiet but kind and caring man. He gave you this flower the day before he died. It wasn't a coincidence… he knew what was going on… but his message was given

#bungou stray dogs #bsd x reader #kunikida x reader #dazai x reader #poe x reader #chuuya x reader #oda x reader #oda sakunosuke #Dazai osamu #akutagawa x reader #atsushi x reader #Benni #angst #fluff

[franciegummstarstruck]

Judy Garland's too-adorable-for-words hands 🥰👋❤️‍🔥

#judy garland #jgfans #presenting lily mars #meet me in st. louis #easter parade #girl crazy #old hollywood

[shinigabi-tan]

#the 'who's kidding?!!!' #presenting lily mars #van heflin hyperfixation era is coming

[jamesunderwater]

Jily Microfic: An Unexpected Ally

@jilymicrofics - mar 31 prompt: irritable - words: 910 - AO3 link Summary: When James gets outed as trans by Snape, everyone starts treating him differently. Everyone except Sirius, Remus, and Peter, of course -- and, to his surprise...Lily Evans. Written in celebration of Trans Day of Visibility <3

James would never have expected Lily Evans to be one of his greatest allies.

When Severus Snape spread “the truth about who James Potter really is” across the entire Hogwarts student body, James had at least been sure that his fellow Marauders would have his back. The jeers and threats he received from Slytherins, unsurprising and unoriginal, hardly broke the surface of his thick skin, but the other boys hexed every single one of them all the same. When Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws he’d never even spoken to before started watching him more closely, their eyes invariably falling to his chest in search of something they wouldn’t find, Sirius would step forward menacingly and growl, “What’re you looking at?” while Remus or Peter gave James’s shoulder a sympathetic squeeze. The three of them could see his veneer slipping, no matter how much James tried to hide it. What broke him, though, were his teammate’s reactions. The two other boys on the team besides himself and Sirius, both seventh years, who had only ever treated James as an equal now hardly made eye contact with him. Meanwhile, the girls on the team seemed confused, somehow, about what they ought to call him or how to refer to him, as though his name and pronouns hadn’t been the same as long as they’d known him.

It seemed no one knew what to do with him anymore, no one but Sirius, Remus, and Peter – and, for some reason, Lily Evans.

Returning after a particularly frustrating practice, James collapsed onto one of the couches, ignoring how his wet uniform stuck to his skin. He didn’t have the energy to make it up to his dorm and into the shower. 

Sirius came to sit beside him, his uniform much drier than James’s. “So we’re just taking a quick five minute break before facing the stairs, then?” he asked, amusement in his tone.

“I can’t move, Pads,” James groaned.

“Yeah, running an extra twenty laps will do that to you.”

“I just couldn’t stand the thought of going back into the locker room with everyone,” he said quietly. James could sense the way Sirius’s shoulders fell without having to look at him. 

“Want me to kill ‘em? You know I’ll gladly commit fratricide for you.”

James snorted. “No. I can deal with their rubbish if it means we win the house cup.”

“Godric Gryffindor,” a voice cursed from behind them, and suddenly the unmistakable fiery head of Lily Evans appeared beside him. “Potter, you smell absolutely foul. Is there a reason you’re down here instead of showering? Or is it your goal to torment the entire common room?”

James blinked up at her, briefly speechless. It had been nearly two weeks since anyone other than Sirius, Remus, or Peter had spoken to him with any amount of normalcy. “Er–”

“Actually, nevermind – as your Prefect, I insist you go take a shower.”

This snapped James out of his confusion, the synapses in his brain brought back to life by the familiarity of their bickering. One of his eyebrows lifted and he snorted flippantly. “I don’t think forcing someone to shower is within your purview, Evans.”

She crossed her arms and stared at him defiantly. “Well, I certainly have the power to dock you points for making other students suffer.”

He let out a loud laugh. “By refusing to shower?”

“Yes – it ought to be a requirement for every teenage boy to shower twice a sodding day, with how you lot reek. But this is just egregious.”

James paused for a fraction of a second, trying to determine if she’d slid that comment in for his benefit – a pity present. He had a difficult time believing she seriously cared all that much about his odorous presence, but found it even more unbelievable that she’d have come up with all this just to boost his confidence.

No, that would be far too out of character for her. He decided her disdain must be genuine – which was just too rich not to toy with.

With a smirk he asked, “Well, how many points is my showering worth to you, Evans?”

“Excuse me?”

“I mean, you’re so obsessed with getting me to shower – how bad will my punishment be if I don’t?”

She started to fluster, and he grinned. “I’m not obsessed with you showering, Potter.”

“Mm, you seem a bit obsessed with me showering,” he replied.

“You do seem a bit obsessed with him showering,” Sirius commented.

Lily huffed, and James thought he noticed a slight blush appearing on her cheeks. “Fine, then. Fifteen points from Gryffindor.”

“Fifteen?” James gaped.

“Merlin, Evans, you’re right desperate for him to shower.”

“He’s foul!” she yelled back, and the ‘he’ settled like a comforting blanket across James’s chest. She hadn’t hesitated for a moment. “That’s the only–!” She stared at them a moment, then muttered irritably, “Actually, nevermind.” She took a few steps over to the table behind them and started to gather her things. “I’ll just vacate the area.”

James laughed, rolling his eyes and standing. “Bloody hell, Evans, fine. You win. Keep the common room. C’mon, Padfoot.”

Lily glared at them as the two boys passed her. “Thanks for the lingering odor, Potter.”

“I’ll be thinking of you as I’m scrubbing clean, Evans!”

His head buzzed happily as he climbed the stairs with screaming thighs. 

Lily Evans had yelled at him, just like always.

Who would’ve guessed she’d be such an ally.

#help i want them to kiss so bad #jily #jily microfic #jily fic #jple #james potter #trans james potter #lily evans #queer marauders #jily* #trans jily agenda #my writing #hp #trans day of visibility

[gatheredfates]

KORET SWAN.

Nickname: Kor. Generally only reserved for people she knows well, otherwise it's Koret or Captain. Age: Mid-thirties. Nameday: 32 Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon (All Saints Wake) Race: Mix-race Ala Mhigan Highlander (on her father's side) and Limsan Midlander (on her mothers). Gender: It's complicated. I could write an entire essay about Kor's perception of gender and where she fits in it but that would take up 90% of this mini dossier. However, to keep it brief: Kor is unsure if her desire to abandon her femininity is due primarily to her father's distain of it or that she simply does not see herself as a woman. There are times where presenting masculine suits her, pronouns and all, until she suddenly feels alienated and abandons it altogether. There are times she feels she is everything and nothing at all. There are times were being a woman is a comfort and strength. She fits somewhere on the spectrum of gender fluidity, but she is constantly questioning her place and constantly feeling invalidated by the way her own mind undermines her when it comes to it. She is a pronoun because it is easy; she is not employed because she believes she is always female. If she could stop thinking about it altogether, she would do it in a heartbeat. Orientation: Bisexual, no preference. Profession: Captain of the Wolfsbane; a notorious galleon once commanded by her father, Dimitri. It was 'gifted' to her in a decrepit state when Kor was considered old enough to command.

Fleet Captain of her father's ships in his death, answering predominately to the thalassocracy of Limsa Lominsa when called upon - though she mostly ships goods for Firelight Trading Company.

Warrior of Light in the applicable verse!

PHYSICAL ASPECTS

Hair: A deep, wavy crimson, cut just above the breast. Kor will often plait it when she is working — if not cut it shorter altogether. See aforementioned gender grappling. Eyes: Amber. Her father's eyes. In her non-WoL verse, she lost her right eye in an altercation with @riftdancing's Blink after her father tried to pit her against the other woman and her forces. The loss of vision was a mercy to spare her life. Skin: Pale, closer to her mothers, though she tans without too much trouble. However, seeing much of her skin beyond her face is reserved only for those she trusts, as beneath her clothes her body is marred with scars and pock-marks from her father's abuse. There are callouses on her hands. Tattoos/Scars: See above regarding scars. She is considering adopting some tattoos in light of seeing Vamp and Rex's, but hasn't committed fully to the idea yet. FAMILY

Parents: Dimitri Swan, youngest in a family of Ala Mhigan men forced to watch their city fall. He abandoned his homeland quickly after revelations about the Garleans and the Mad King emerged and took to Limsa for promises of wealth and prestige. Fighting, bargaining, trading and even killing for what he wanted, he became a notorious figure within Limsa Lominsa — reviled and respected in turn —and was not one readily crossed. His desire for a true-born son to inherit his legacy was all-consuming and, ultimately, his undoing.

I haven't given a name to Kor's mother yet, but she was a pretty little thing Dimitri met one night in the Drowning Wench. He wooed her with promises of a luxurious life and the first few years of their marriage were unremarkable — primarily due to Dimitri being constantly at sea. However, when she failed to produce a living heir after two daughters and numerous miscarriages/stillborn children, his opinion of her soured. She died when Kor was thirteen of a 'mysterious illness', though she maintains her mother simply gave up on life due to his ongoing abuse. In her youth, she hated her. As an adult, her opinion of her is complicated. Siblings: One full-blooded sister, Lily. Because I play hard and fast with character ages, and the canonical passage of XIV time makes no sense to me (and I don't subscribe to it), she died at the start of ARR. Whether that was one year, five years or anything in between... you tell me.

Kor is also aware she must have an innumerable amount of half-siblings due to her father's sexual appetite. Even when their marriage was good, there were always rumours he was taking women in far-flung ports — something he denied at first, but wholeheartedly used as a battering ram later as another blow to hurt his wife. It would bemuse Kor if he only shot blanks, but she's not an optimist. At this stage, none have come out of the woodwork and tried to communicate with her. Grandparents: She knows little about them. The ones on her father's side died during the fall of Ala Mhigo and the ones on her mother's she never learned anything about. Others: (God this is going to get so long).

To begin, Kor has a rather large extended family. On her mother's side, she has her cousin Paprika (played by @riftdancing). On her father's, she has Ashe and Eve. Dimitri tried to look like he was assimilating into Limsan society by taking on his wife's last name and abandoning his own, leaving Ashe with to carry the mantle of 'Hawke'. However, Kor was never close to any of them until adulthood.

In Ashe and Paprika's case, though they lived within the same city-state, Dimitri's iron fist over his family ensured Kor couldn't ask for help. They were also not really in a position to assist without inflicting his retribution onto them. Dimitri abandoned his brother when Ashe's father first arrived, and consequently isolated his wife from any contact with her family.

Eve didn't come into the picture until Kor was well and truly an adult. Ashe kept up with her via letters but, due to going due west to Thanalan with the other refugees, she was only able to escape her own captivity in her mid-twenties. They are incredibly distant for numerous reasons I won't get into here (because it'll be a novel).

Kor found a pseudo-father figure in my partner's character Rex, though she will not admit it to him directly. They came into contact through my character Crow (I enjoy all my characters being loosely interconnected), another fleet-captain hoping to push Dimitri out of the picture because he conflicted with her aspirations, and he quickly surmised her predicament through Crow's inference and Kor's eventual admission. His company is a second home to her, both metaphorically and literally these days.

Literally because she's dating one of the Head Mechanics — an Ala Mhigan man by the name of Vamp. This was another cheeky ploy by Crow to give Kor some connections to her homeland in the company of a man she knew to be gentle and kind; to the point she refused his charter from Limsa to Ul'dah, even if Rex was paying handsomely for the fare. Crow hadn't expected them to grow as close as they did... but she also won a bet, so that was nice. If she's in Firelight, she can be found in the workshop or the airship hanger keeping Vamp company while he works on Firelight's various vehicles.

Her relationship with Blink is... a thing. Don't quantify it. In another life, they're dating. In another-other life, one is dead by the other's hand. She's the embodiment of 'I fucked around and found out' — literally! What are they? Is she an ex, an enemy or something in between? Who knows! She calls her a friend these days. That's close enough.

You know who Kor's best friend is? She won't say it. It's Sarrai. Sarrai will happily say it, though. She'll sing it from the rooftops! She once asked Kor for her bones if she successfully died and the Captain was far too taken aback to say no. Dark humour wins again.

There's also some lore around her and my other best friend's OC Beau, but a lot of that is tied into Beau's WoL verse and makes it hard to properly quantify here without talking about that verse and making this post even longer. However, there's a lot of homoerotic tension. That's all you need to know. Same for the numerous connections she has with my friends' ocs at FTC and beyond. Most of them aren't active on tumblr but they know. They know. Pets: I jokingly have the Ugly Duckling out on Kor. She had a dog called Nipper in her WoW verse. Maybe she has a pet? Who knows.

SKILLS

Abilities: Kor is a captain. With that come a myriad of skills including, but not limited to: commanding a ship and reading the seas; diplomacy, negotiation and bartering; mastery over a myriad of weapons including a gunblade and a musket (I maintain Kor was a musketeer in ARR despite it being moved to machinist in HW); a depth of political understanding/manoeuvring; and a shit-tonne of luck. She also possessed the Echo, a 'gift' given to her the night her sister died. Hobbies: Kor is a workaholic. Down-time is few and far between, because it gives her too much time to think. However, she does enjoy reading for its escapism.

TRAITS

Most positive trait: I think it's her accountability. Kor doesn't like to admit she is wrong and doesn't like to look weak, yet she will grit her teeth and apologise eventually because she knows it's the right thing to do. She's also got mountains of endurance and will put her own life/limb on the line for her love ones because she knows she can take it. Most negative trait: Her melancholy. Kor is jaded from a lot of life's experiences, and this manifests in someone who is closed off, hostile and downright nasty when people push her too far. She battles with extreme suicidal ideation that can often make her endurance a detriment because she doesn't always care if she dies. Her father called her a dog for her bark but she's also known to bite.

LIKES

Colours: Navy blue, bottle-green and red. Smells: Sea-salt, brine and freshly-carved wood. Smoky cedarwood colognes and anise. Rum and other similar spirits. Coffee. Textures: Water, wool and steel. The feeling of wood beneath your fingers. Drinks: Hot chocolate.

OTHER DETAILS

Smokes: Frequently. It's her go-to vice, only because it has less 'negative' side-effects to alcohol. Dimitri was an alcoholic and Kor possesses his rage. She knows what she can be like when she drinks. Drinks: ...Semi-frequently. Just because she knows what she's like doesn't mean she won't partake, especially in times of turmoil and strife. These days she tries to drink sweeter things like mead and wine, rather than hard spirits/beer, because she finds she's more aware of how much she has drunk rather than losing herself to the bottle. Drugs: She's dabbled, but it's not for her. Kor has an addictive personality and wrestles enough with booze and tobacco. She doesn't need anything else. Mount Issuance: Does a ship count? I also fully believe that the fall of Garlemald has brought technological advancements to Eorzea and Rex would not have passed up the chance to build things like cars and motorbikes. If so, Kor has the latter. Been arrested: Sure! She's been drunk and disorderly and had a few nights in a Limsan gaol. That's kind of the part of being a privateer, y'know?

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#｡･ﾟﾟ･ — sea speaks #｡･ﾟﾟ･ — 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 : koret #｡･ﾟﾟ･ — sea answers things #｡･ﾟﾟ･ — character answers / memes #god i knew this was going to be massive for her and it's like #i didn't even include ~everything~ #and it's still huge!!