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dcxdpdabbles · 4 months

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DCxDP Fic Idea: The Contact, the Butler and the Sly Time Lord

Martha accidentally engaged Bruce to a higher being when he was two.

It sounds terrible, but she hadn't thought that the man wearing the Time ghost costume at her husband's Halloween Gala wasn't wearing a costume and was actually the physical embodiment of Time.

She just thought he took Halloween very seriously.

Mr. Clockwork was charming and didn't care that she had married from the lower level of first class. Her parents were rich, of course, but they weren't old money, and they certainly didn't have a lot of power to speak of.

Because of that, the elites of Gotham thought she wasn't good enough to be in a family such as the Waynes. It was so lovely not to be dragged into conversations that were thinly concealed insults.

Everyone else at the Gala thought Martha had no right to be there with them. Why was she just a few zeros off from being middle class, and wasn't it just so sad that Thomas would stain his family with her?

Secertly, Martha prayed Bruce would do something wild, like marry a girl from Crime Alley or even adopt kids in lower classes to make them all choke on their pearls.

Her son would be one of the most powerful men in a few years, and she couldn't wait to see what kind of hell he would unleash upon them. She would never push, of course, but it would be a nice fantasy to have every time she had to face passive-aggressive comments from ladies told by their fathers they would be a far better Mrs. Wyane.

" Why, hello there. Aren't you the cutest little thing?" Mr. Clockwork coos, smiling down at Bruce. He clung to his mother's skirt, his matching cowboy costume a miniature version of what she was wearing.

The boy had wandered over in the middle of their conversation once he was bored of coloring at his table. Martha couldn't blame her poor baby. There really wasn't much to do for those his age here.

Thomas had stated that children were usually not brought along due to being loud and distracting.

Martha wouldn't hear any of it, insisting her son would be going with them at the party or there would be no party. The majority of the elites believed children should be seen, not heard, and that boiled her blood something fierce.

Thomas had thankfully known when to pick his battles, so he allowed his wife to drag him to a costume store for a family costume to wear. He currently chatting with a group of investors in all his cowboy glory somewhere on the other side of the gala.

"Say thank you, Bruce," She tells her boy, but he only hides his face more, causing the two adults to chuckle. "Do you have kids, Mr.Clockwork?"

"Yes. Two daughters and a son" The man chuckles "All three are a handleful but I love them dearly."

"Oh, how wonderful. Bruce is my only son, but I want to give him siblings," she tells him warmly. She can picture Bruce chasing after his younger siblings dressed up as the Grey Ghost he loves.

She knows Thomas was worried about their chances of having a second child. He was informed not too long ago that he may suffer from secondary infertility. She didn't mind. If they couldn't have a child of their own by blood they could easily adopt.

Martha worked long and hard to provide good orphanages to the city. Maybe one day, a child from there could be her own. She'll have to speak to her orphanage managers- those in charge of the kids- to see if they could help her find one.

They have successfully been getting kids into good homes (At least she thought the number of children constantly changed, and the kids were never seen again, meaning the families that adopted them loved them enough to never return!)

Mr. Clockwork hums "how about giving him a spouse instead? My girls or boy could be a good partner"

Laughing, she assumes he meant her work on bettering the lives of the gay community- in honor of her brother who passed during the AIDs epidemic. "I'm sure Bruce would be happy to hear Mommy found him a husband."

"Is that a yes?" Clockwork eyes' flashed with an emotion that was gone too quick for her to identify.

"Yes, of course. If that is what they both want, I wouldn't mind their marriage at all."

Mr. Clockworks red eyes - contacts? A medical condition?- gleam, and his voice takes on a strange rhythm. "Then so shall it be, my son Danny Fenton shall be married to Bruce Wayne per their Blood Mother and Core Father deal."

Huh. Maybe Mr. Clockwork is a nutcase. Suddenly, she thinks back to her father, who would often tell her that she lived in a delusion because he did not want her to see the horror that Gotham truly is.

Even when you think you're doing good, Gotham has a way of making your work into nightmares.

Was Mr. Clockwork one of those people he warned her about?

Thankfully, he leaves not long after that. He claims he must return to work before his co-workers notice him gone. She doesn't see him for the rest of the night and half wonders if she had been speaking to one of the wait staff they hired as extra help.

Not that she minded, but it made her think his name might not even be Clockwork.

She tells Thomas the story hours after Bruce is put to bed with a candy bucket and the last guests have all slipped home. Thomas is exhausted, having been playing host longer than her because Martha had left around eight to take Bruce trick and treating. Then she got home and put him down for his bedtime.

She got back to the party around eleven but it was a much-needed break from all the hostility that Thomas had been forced to face alone.

"WHAT!?" Thomas booms when she finishes the story. They had just crawled into bed, and Thomas had been rolling to his side for sleep before her words flung him back. "Clockwork!? You're sure you spoke to Clockwork!?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

"What did he look like?"

"Um well he was in costume, but red eyes, blue skin, and he was wearing purple robes." She watches as the blood drains from her husband's face. "What is it darling? Who was he?"

"Oh, this isn't good....Alfred! Alfred!" Thomas frantically calls as if the devil had appeared in their bedroom.

Their servant and sometimes lover comes racing into the room, carrying a loaded shotgun. Ever since Thomas had met him overseas when he hired the British man as a personal bodyguard, he fell hard and fast for Alfred but he still deeply loved Martha.

He had sent Martha a letter detailing his feelings for his guard, and only after she had given him permission did he pursue the butler. Alfred had insisted on meeting Thomas' wife to prove that she was okay with him having a lover, so he had followed Wayne back home.

Then he simply never left.

Maybe because he was the best butler Wayne ever had, with his regal training and service in her royal highness' army, but she thinks that her own developed feelings for Alfred convince him to remain.

Alfred insisted that he was only a servant and thus could not be added to their marriage besides a bed partner occasionally. Still, Martha hoped one day they could convince him otherwise.

Bruce already saw him as a second father.

He looks at the pair, dressed in their nightwear in a rather enticing position (Thomas had grabbed Martha by her shoulder, to look into her eyes but that left them rather entangled on the bed) with no visible threat, and raises one brow.

Before he can say anything Thomas is all but rolling out of bed in a frantic leap. He tangles up in the blankets, falling gracelessly over the edge in failing limbs "Martha made a deal with Clockwork!"

At once, Alfred's handsome face drains of blood. "Oh dear, Martha darling, you made a grave mistake."

She can only blink at the men in confusion. "Who is Clockwork?"

"He has many names, but I knew him as Merlin," Alfred informed her evenly. He took her hand in his, the tremble in his fingers revealing his unease. " He had shown interest in Master Thomas before and was the one I protected him from. I barely fought him off and only due to outsmarting him. I would not be able to do it again a second time."

What?

"He is also known as a Fae or incubus in some circles. The kind that steals you away for fun." Thomas babbled from where he was pacing next to the bed, eyes franticly glancing about as if the bogggie man was about to leap out at him from the shadows.

For a moment, Martha wondered why her husband, a man of science and medicine who had never been superstitious, believed this Clockwork was some...some creature of myths.

"Martha, love, what did he ask of you?" Alfred questioned, bringing her hand to his lips as though kissing them would confirm she was safe before him.

"He asked for Bruce to marry his son."

"Oh, gods!" Thomas fretted, speeding up, his long strides becoming far more frantic. "Please say you didn't say yes."

"I-thought it was a joke, I didn't see anything wrong with it, I- said yes."

Alfred closed his eyes, looking like a man who had just been informed his death sentence had been signed by the Queen. "Then all we can do now is pray."

Years later, as Alfred is dusting the portrait of his deceased loves. He allowed his hand to trace the cover of Martha's painted smile and Thomas' strong jaw, mind filled with stolen kisses and sweet nothings that were ripped away that fateful night.

He is still struck by their loss. Every now and then, the knowledge of their death creeps in during his most mundane activities. It's like a kick to the chest every time.

Oh, how he misses them.

Ding Dong

The front doorbell jolts him out of his memories so violently it takes the aged Butler a moment or two to get a hold of his senses. He puts down the duster, climbs down the latter, and quickly makes his way to the door.

Stopping to fix his suit coat, he throws it open with a prepared smile. He expects extra help from the catering company Master Bruce hired for Wayne's annual Halloween Gala.

He was not expecting the two men, one looking nervous around Master Bruce's age and the other sly. His age is hard to gauge, but it may be due to time not affecting him as it did mortals.

Alfred's blood freezes at the sight of those cunning red eyes and smirk. "Merlin."

"Alfred Pennyworth." The demon chuckles. "I prefer Clockwork, as you know, but it's good to see you remember me. Most humans are prone to forgetting in their limited age."

"What are you doing here?"

"Why I came to fulfill the deal between Martha Wayne nee Kane and I"

"Martha is dead. Your contact is void."

Clockwork chuckles again, the sound as deadly as poison. "The contact lives as long as all those involved in it live. You know this."

Alfred presses the panic button on his wristwatch, knowing it sends a message to everyone in the manor to evacuate immediately. He will not live through this battle, but hopefully, it will give Master Bruce time to escape. "You will not lay a hand on Master Bruce."

"Come now, Alfred. We are to be in-laws. Our sons are joining in holy matrimony. Why the hostility-"

"Excuse me what?" The other man-demon? Ghost? Higher-being? cuts in, looking at Clockwork with brows knitted into a frown. "What did you mean holy matrimony?"

"Danny, you're getting married," Clockwork says with a cheerful wave.

"The hell I am!" The man barks, flushing red with anger. Alfred can hardly believe he just yelled at the monster. "I am not marrying some random guy!"

"It is the way things must go for the good of mankind-"

"Oh, go suck on a lemon! We both know that whole "this is fate" is bull!"

"You are embarrassing me in front of our new in-laws, younn man" Clockwork actually waves a finger at the fully grown human. "This is my one chance to marry you off to a good man. We both know that you can't attract a mate on your own."

"What!? Yes, I can! I've had girlfriends and boyfriends before!"

"And yet, no spouse! No wedding! Not even a ring!"

"Moby Dick, I knew this bonding fishing trip was a lie! You can't make me get married because of some contact you made when I was three!"

"It's not permanent! Martha Wayne said If that is what they both want, I wouldn't mind their marriage at all. This means you both must want to be together after one year of marriage. See if you like it, and if you don't, I can always find you a new husband."

"This isn't returning a jacket to a store! I can't just see if I like being married Clockwork!" The man hissed running a hand through his hair. "We're going home. I'm so sorry for bothering you today Mr. Alfred."

Alfred blinks at the young man's sheepish smile, wondering if ti's a trick. "No bother at all."

"Danny, if you leave without marriage, Bruce Wayne will die in an hour due to breaking our contract," Clockwork says, crossing his arms. "Honestly, your sisters were far more mature regarding their marriages."

Danny punches him in the face with a glowing hand. The higher being falls like a sack of bricks.

"Right, I'm going to drop this one off at a nursing home, and then I'll return to marry Bruce. Only so the contact doesn't kill him, and I swear I'll only visit every once in a while until our year is up." Throwing- Merlin, holy shit- over his shoulder as if though he weighed nothing, Danny waves at Alfred and scurries away, vanishing into a green portal.

Alfred is left standing at the doorway, utterly flabbergasted. Distantly, he wonders if the hollowing wind is actually Martha laughing herself silly in the afterlife.

Carefully, he reaches up for his com, switching it on to the sound of his family's frantic bickering. They were all worried about him since he sent the alarm and were fighting about following policy or saving him.

"Master Bruce," He says faintly silencing the coms "Please come to have your suit fitted as soon as you can."

"What for?" His son asks, likely looking for a coded message, but Alfred doesn't have the mental capacity to make one.

"Your wedding, sir. It's tonight, courtesy of your mother."

The coms explode into chaos.

#dcxdpdabbles #dc x dp crossover #Alfred/Thomas/Martha #spirit halloween #In which Martha thought her lovers were making shit up about their epic battle against the Time Lord #Clockwork is Merlin because he likes messing with humans #Danny is tried of his adoptive dad trying to set him up #arranged marriage #Clockwork hords choas like a dragon and motherhens like a bear #Alfred is just tired

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kittyball23 · 5 months

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Making It Work (a Trolls fanfic)

Summary: Bruce and Brandy made it work for the first time - but how do they feel about it?

A/N: Hope nobody minds some incoming Sprandy 💜 Based on idea by @chipmunkfanno1love :) **Rated M**

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When all had been passionately said, and all had been just as passionately done, Bruce leaned back comfortably against the expansive bed, wiping the sweat that had perspired upon his forehead as he caught his breath and reeled down from the pleasurable high.

In a word, that was different. Real different, and that was to say in the least. But different sure as hair didn’t mean it was bad. Oh, no, no. Bruce could beg to differ on that, if the ethereal bliss which still filled him with a warm, honeyed glow was anything to go by.

Next to him, his beloved was in very much a similar state. Basking in the aftermath of the intimate experience, Brandy sighed contently, reaching for the Troll to cuddle him close to her body, a hand running through the silky smooth locks of rich purple hair. He leaned into her touch with a hum, a breathless pant still in his voice as he whispered at her.

“Wow, I didn't think we'd ever be able to do that…”

To a degree, the statement was true. When it came down to it, he was a Troll, miniature in size when compared to his very tall newly wedded wife. And there hadn’t been a doubt on his mind that their first time together would be an awkward one.

Scratch that… VERY awkward, Bruce recalled, thinking about how he’d had to maneuver and experiment in ways that thought had to be put into. But, what mattered in the end was that he delivered. And, with the satisfaction displayed on Brandy’s face, it was obvious that he most certainly had done so quite well.

When she gave a tired little shrug, he smirked and continued. “... but once again, Brandy, honey, you proved me wrong…”

She chuckled at the deeper meaning behind the words. She’d certainly proved him wrong before, when his attempts to woo her early on in their courtship didn’t win her over as quickly as he’d believed it was going to. Brandy giggled, caressing his cheek. "I guess so. You proved me wrong too, Bruce…” Suddenly, she felt her fears at the start of that night were silly. Things had come together just fine. Better than fine, and she wished she would’ve been placated sooner by her husband’s reassurances at the start of it. “Oh, baby, I’m glad you did,” she cooed sweetly.

“Me too,” he chuckled, gazing lovingly into her eyes. He followed up by leaning in, capturing her lips with his own in a kiss that was slow and languid, conveying more love than any verbal declaration could. But even so...

"I love you," Bruce breathed, nuzzling against her, "so much."

Brandy blushed, kissing him again. "I love you too…"

#trolls #trolls 3 #trolls band together #spruce trolls #brandy trolls #sprandy #dreamworks #fanfiction #kittyball writes #grown up stuff fanfiction

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rougerave · 7 months

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"Bruce Wayne can't cook to save his life." That's a load of bullshit. Listen Bruce can cook, he just doesn't have the time for it, and the fact that he hardly passes as functional human being.

You can't tell me that in all his traveling he hasn't picked up something. If he can remember miniature details for a case that was three years ago, he can remember recipes.

Listen other than Alfred, Martha Wayne was the only person who knew how to cook. Martha wasn't going to let her son become like his father it that department. She and Alfred taught Bruce everything from the correct utensils to how to properly spice meat, "BBQ spice is not for chicken Master Bruce, have some class."

That was one thing Alfred and Bruce still kept doing after his parents died, and because of this he becomes an amazing cook.

When he meant Taila, trust and believe that she went Gordon Ramsey on his ass when she taught him how to cook the meals of her homeland (that's when he fell in love with her. I refuse to believe anything else on this matter), and obviously as he traveled he gained more knowledge on different dishes. Most from his masters and some from random old ladies that he came across.

The problem comes when he desides to take over the company and become the cities regular furry problem. He just doesn't have time and this leads to his kids never finding out. They grow up knowing that Alfred cooks. They also don't know that on rare occasion that Bruce is free he would sneek into their apartments and make food that can be frozen and reheated, because just like him, his kids can hardly pass as functional.

And that's how Jason found him, one random Tuesday. There his father was, floating around in a black AC/DC t-shirt, gray slacks, sparkly pink crocs(Dick), Jason's apron (because Jason is the only kid that knows how to cook) and the Rolling Stones playing form a speaker that was definitely Tim's. Bruce only glances at him before speaking, "Go change, wash your hands, then come cut the carrots." then goes to drain the pasta, and because Jason is to stunned to speak he goes without a word.

Jason doesn't bring it up, so Bruce won't bring it up.

One thing he does do every night is make Damian, Duke, Tim and Steph's school lunch. He strongly objects to the idea of his babies eating Gotham Academy/University powder egg shit. No sir.

That's how the family found out. That was funny.

"I once saw you put salt and vinegar Lay's in bread."

"Not my finest moment."

They tell Dick. He laughs in their face until he sees his dad in his kitchen cutting onions without flinching or wiping his eyes.

"You have no soul."

"Yes I don't. Wash your hand and cut that baby marrow."

"But I don't like baby marrow." he complained as he washed his hands.

"I have no soul, right?"

Dick sticks out his tongue, he get whacked by a wooden spoon.

#Bruce the chef #Batfamily shenanigans #Damian tears up #Jason and Bruce cook together as therapy #Bruce Wayne #Alfred Pennyworth #Jason Todd #Dick Grayson #Batfam #Batkids #Someone make a AU out of this please #Get threatened by their father who is holding a wooden spoon is scarier than his disappointed voice #Martha Wayne would be proud #Cass found out when he helped her with a case in Hong Kong.#She is very much in love with his food and trust and believe she would brag about it at any point.#Thalia sends recipes to Bruce so he can make them for Damian and Jason

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local-crying-boy · 2 months

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Writing Masterlist

A collection of all of the fanfictions I have written!

One-shots:

MCU:

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Pietro Maximoff ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

New Years Eve Party / GN!Reader - One-shot, fluff

Mission Gone Wrong pt.1 / Fem!Reader - One-shot, fluff

Mission Gone Wrong pt.2 / Fem Reader - One-shot, fluff-angst

Waking Up with Pietro Maximoff / GN!Reader - drabble, fluff

Bodyguard Pietro Maximoff / GN!Reader - imagine

Kinktober 1-4 / Fem!Reader - Smut

Shakes and Shivers / GN!Reader - One-shot, fluff

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Wanda Maximoff ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Tough missions and warm hugs / M!Reader - one-shot, fluff

Twilight:

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Carlisle Cullen ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Carlisle Cullen X Magic!Reader / GN!Reader - One-shot, fluff(?)

As if to turn back time / Fem!Reader - One-shot, fluff, reunion

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Jasper Hale ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

If you dated Jasper Hale - headcannons

It was our plan pt.1/ Fem!Reader - angst

(req) It was our plan pt.2 / Fem!Reader - angst-fluff

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Jasper Hale and Alice Cullen ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

If you were their second mate - meeting them / GN!Reader - headcanons

Arcane:

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Viktor ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Late Night Chats / GN!Reader - One-shot, fluff, love confessions

Success! / GN!Doctor!Reader - One-shot, mutual pining

(req) Viktor helping his s/o who is sad / GN!Reader - one-shot, fluff, comfort fic

(req) Not Without You / GN!Reader - One-shot, fluff

(req) Viktor SFW Head cannons

Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit:

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Legolass ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Fell In Love With You / GN!Reader - One-shot, fluff, comfort, childhood friends to lovers

Criminal Minds:

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Spencer Reid⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Pretty Boy / GN!Reader - One-shot, fluff

Call of Duty:

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Headcannons⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

COD men / How they are like in a relationship

COD men / what they do when their s/o passes out

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Hadir Karim⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Waking up with him / GN!Reader - Imagine

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ Multiple characters x reader⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

Home, at last / Fem!Reader x John Price x Nikolai - Short one-shot, smut

Series:

MCU

Composure - A Pietro Maximoff Fanfic - Masterlist {UNFINISHED}

Cecelia Winslow, a twenty-five year old S.H.I.E.L.D agent, fights closely with the Avengers and with one small mistake, she ends up meeting the love of her life in a life or death situation. Though, with old memories coming back up due to a certain Maximoff twin, it gets difficult to save the world all the while managing her anxiety., alongside trying to deal with a Speedster's attractive looks and relentless flirtations.

Code Green JR - A Pietro Maximoff Fanfiction - Masterlist {YET TO BE RELEASED / BEING PLANNED AND WRITTEN CURRENTLY}

Seventeen-year-old Nikolai Banner had been living with the worry about turning into a miniature version of none other than the Hulk, but, either way, when billionaire, Tony Stark, shows up at Nikolai's and Bruce's apartment, he had no surprise. Along with battling some inner feelings and some normal teenage experiences (as normal as you can get when you may have a ticking time bomb that could cause you to become a big, green, rage monster), with some additional rage monster feelings, Nikolai ends up meeting a certain Sokovian Speedster.

#avengers fanfic #avengers fanfiction #avengers #cod #cod fanfic #cod Fanfiction #mcu fanfic masterlist #fanfic masterlist #masterlist

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thewarmestplacetohide · 4 months

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Dread by the Decade: King Kong

👻 You can support or commission me on Ko-fi ❤️

Year: 1933 Genre: Creature Feature Rating: UR (Rec: PG) Country of Origin: United States Language: English Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes

Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Cinematographer: Eddie Linden, Vernon Walker, J.O. Taylor Editor: Ted Cheesman Composer: Max Steiner Writers: James Creelman, Ruth Rose Cast: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy

Plot: When a film crew travels to an island to make a movie, their actress is kidnapped and offered up to a giant ape.

Review: A technical marvel that changed cinema, it is also an over-long relic steeped in racism. I truly celebrate it only for its animation and sets.

Overall Rating: 3/5

Story: 1.5/5 - Sadly, anti-black racism is baked into the very foundation of this tale, as is misogyny. Its dialogue is also often stiff and dragged out and its characters are flat.

Performances: 2.5/5 - Varies. Wray does her best as an early scream queen, but she and Cabot share little chemistry.

Cinematography: 4/5 - Some really excellent framing and camera movements that bolster the action.

Editing: 3.5/5

Music: 3.5/5 - Somewhat standard but effective.

Effects: 5/5 - Extraordinary. The use of stop motion animation, miniatures, backlighting, the Williams process, and the Dunning process was revolutionary for its time.

Sets: 4.5/5 - A delightful combination of sets, mattes, and locations. I love the jungles.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 3.5/5

Trigger Warnings:

Moderate violence

Anti-black racism (uncritically portrayed)

Anti-Asian racism (uncritically portrayed)

Misogyny (uncritically portrayed)

Animal death

#King Kong (1933)#King Kong #American #Merian C. Cooper #Ernest B. Schoedsack #creature feature #Dread by the Decade #review #1930s

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batpham-discord-highlights · 2 years

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Jazz Drake: Part Three of Four

source: #ghosts-and-bats channel

1, 2, 3, 4

So, Tim shows up to the Batcave that night with his little sister in tow

And Bruce just

He can't

He can't be angry around her

She is, like, ten

And she's adorable

An extremely cute but angry eight-year-old appears in ur mancave wyd

Smol Child: Mr. Batman, you're in big trouble if you don't take care of my big brother

Smol Child: If he gets hurt I will [insert creative threat that hints at medical competency]

Alfred: I believe this one is mine, Master Bruce

Oooohh Alfred's protégé

Ok but like would she have a codename

She would wear what Alfred wears as Agent A, but miniature

yoooooo

didnt expect the Alfred twist

Agent J

canonically alfred has a daughter btw

don’t think y'all use it but just to throw it here

I just read about her while on dukes wiki I thin

Julia Pennyworth, right?

agent J

She does but I'm not a big fan :/

Don't remember why

But yes, Agent J

Anyone who is a civilian simply has the nickname agent letter

She continues to pursue an education as a doctor as well

alfred teaches her everything he knows

including where are the hidden guns

Yes

They go to the range every Tuesday

"Batman may have a no kill rule, but we pennyworths don’t"

"we?"

"a slip of the tongue, I’m afraid"

Bruce has an aneurysm when he finds out but knows he can't stop them

Jazz "Pennyworth" Drake

im living for this so much

this is such a gift

Hrmmm what is the canonical age doff between duke and tim

I hate dc

I think Duke is maybe a year or two older

Ok then it is reasonable that Danny and jazz are around the same age

let’s go with WFA ages

It wasn't a twins au so yeah

so 18 or less

The thing is, Talia knows next to nothing about Agent J

She doesn't really go places that Talia has access to

I mean, there's school, I guess

And she'd probably know she's pursuing a medical career

But she's dismissed as any threat to Damian

Which turns out to be a m i s t a k e

But like the thing you said about shooting ranges earlier makes me remember jazzes terrible aim in canon xd

Alfred fixes that

with good teaching and a lot of patience

demon child going down

fighting on the taco bell parking lot

letsgo

im having so much fun A

But yeah, she's suspicious of him in the first place so she lurks like Alfred taught her too

A way Damian isn't trained to sense with his league training

He pushes Tim off the ledge

She shoots him in the shoulder

Him being Damian

Thankfully, Tim is okay

And the bullet didn't hit anything vital

But, y'see, Darling Jazzy's worries about Damian are taken a lot more seriously than Tim's in canon

After all, she is also a child

They can't play the "He's younger, grow up" card on her

^ yes

Damian only tries one more time and is stopped similarly

This time the shot barely misses an artery

Alfred: Nice shot, Miss Jasmine

Alfred: Just as I taught you

Damian learns to respect the agents and adapts a lot faster to the new environment

Because it's made clear that attacking allies is u n a c c e p t a b l e

i love my ONLY sister

best sibling ever

"you are not even related"

And Jason

Oh boy

She isn't in a place to threaten him like she is with Damian

But she holds a grudge like you wouldn't believe

She doesn't talk to him

She only treats him when she has to

She glowers at him

alse she'd feel guilty because if only she'd been there she would have protected her brother

Yes, she absolutely does

#ghosts and bats channel #batman #danny phantom #tim drake #dc x dp #bruce wayne #damian al ghul #jason todd #jazz fenton #alfred pennyworth

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tinybriewrites · 2 years

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Like A Drama - 5

Coming back home, Marinette was blindsided by the chaos that greeted her. Egg whites and pieces of shell were stuck to the walls. The pastry display case was covered in flour. Bread dough was hanging from the ceiling. Some of the children her birth father brought - their siblings - were circling around the counter as if in a game of chase. Others stood on the tables, throwing salt at a black blur like some antiquated demon purification ritual.

Noticing the three's entrance, Jason screamed, "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!"

"The what?" Lewis asked, taken aback.

"That! That Inspector Gadget from hell!" Dick yelled, hanging precariously on the ceiling fan.

A black blur rushed from around the counter, jumping straight into Lewis' waiting hands. It was a metal robo-hamster in a Cat Noir-styled mask and cape with a matching tiny bowler hat.

"One of you better explain what happened here," Bruce eyed each of his children.

"It was not our fault, father," Damian started. "There was a slight miscalculation."

"As much as I hate to agree with the gremlin, that little shit started it," Jason pointed aggressively at the small ham-bot nestling in Lewis' palm, the black bowler hat floating slightly above its head.

"You mean, Goob and Doris? They're the bakery mascots!" Marinette defended her brother's inventions. "They know better than to make a mess."

"Mascots?" Dick questioned, appalled. "Those demons? They attacked everyone but Tim!"

"I'll have you know, they're very friendly," Marinette shot back. "All the regulars love them, even!"

"Your parents were called away by a catering client," Tim interrupted the escalating conversation.

"Did the new people scare you two?" To the side, Lewis comforted the two robots. "Shh, it's okay, we're back." The bowler hat nuzzled his cheek while the robo-hamster cuddled his thumb. It was an adorable sight only for Bruce who did not experience firsthand the wrath of the tiny creatures.

"Regardless of who started it, you're all responsible for the mess."

When Tom and Sabine returned a few hours later, Carl, a flexible humanoid robot, was entertaining the Wayne family with stories of the siblings' childhood mishaps.

"Their English teacher had encouraged them to try saying one sentence in English every meal, and a teeny tiny Marinette was setting out the utensils one night. And then, I kid you not, she said with complete seriousness, 'The stabby fell down.' Apparently, she had thought that that was the word for a fork for months!" Carl gestured wildly, engrossed in showing more of Sabine's video hoard of the twins' childhood.

Bruce and his eldest son were leaning around Carl to see more baby pictures. A young man was napping on the chaise, surrounded by the nineteen colorful ham-bots and a floating bowler hat crowding around the twins sitting on the floor. The last four of the Wayne children were on the opposite side of the room, as far away from the robots as physically possible, watching the group for any sudden movements.

"We're back," Tom announced, breaking the wary Waynes from their staring contest with the colorful group of ham-bots. "Is everything set for dinner, Carl?"

"Sure is, dad!" Carl sent the large man two rhythmic finger guns.

"Everyone, kindly remain where you are seated," the robot gave the Waynes a wide, human-like grin. "Dinner will be served shortly."

Right as he finished his sentence, the robot's chest opened to reveal miniature versions of himself carrying plates of spaghetti and meatballs. The army of tiny robots jumped onto the floor before each running over to a different Wayne with their steaming hot pasta dish. The mini-Carl who ran to the Dupain-Chengs all settled on some part of their bodies. Lewis' hid in his hair. Marinette's sat on her shoulder. Tom and Sabine's both sat on their laps.

In the middle of this, Tim was awoken by the smell of the fresh coffee human-sized Carl was brewing in his chest.

"I'm awake!" The horde of nineteen ham-bots turned to stare the young man in the eye in unison. It would have been highly unnerving if the creatures' eyes glowed red like demons, but the tiny hero costumes each of the robo-hamsters wore made them look like a startled family of lovable meerkats; it was very deceptive. The ham-bots packed more strength than one would expect, as evidenced by the hidden bruises on some of the Wayne children from the squabble with Goob and Doris. Each adorable robo-hamster had the power to lift something fifty times an adult man's weight, enough to protect the Dupain-Chengs from most of the usual akuma damage.

Over the course of the meal, the Waynes kept eyeing the various gizmos and gadgets Lewis brought out. From the PB&J gun to the most recent pudding-thrower, as inspired by Crème Brûlée, culinary inventions of different sizes graced the table all throughout dinner.

At the end of dessert, Bruce stated, "I would like to invite Marinette and Lewis to spend their summer vacation in Gotham, with your permission, of course."

"Kids?" After a few beats, Tom looked at his hushed children. "That arrangement would be perfectly fine with your maman and I. We know you two may want to get to know the Waynes better."

"You were always curious little stars," Sabine smiled at the two.

"Maman," Marinette said but her mother only smiled and tilted her head in response.

"We'll go," Lewis suddenly broke his silence. "But, just for this summer."

"Great, I can show you two around all over the city!" their eldest brother grinned at them.

"It'll be fun!" The smallest Wayne tutted at that statement.

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themistymountainscold · 2 years

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Hey bae not sure if I've asked u already 👀 but

🌸 If you get this, answer with 3 random facts about yourself and send it to the last 7 blogs in your notifications, anonymously or not 🌸

someone else asked bae smh but i'll give you three more <3

1. i aspire to become a pilot which honestly is pretty unlikely. i'm not motivated for school right now and dropped out last semester. but i'm back now and trying. but god school is going to kill me. kinda sappy but the new top gun movie got me back into it. the first movie though is what truly got me into flying. just hope i can sort my shit out and actually get what i want.

2. i've never had a crush on a real person or attracted too for that matter. i've never had feeling for another person like that. but fictional characters? bro i fawn over them. my chest hurts looking at them. kinda sad lmao. but it's only characters i connect with. billy hargrove is one of these people. but i don't understand why i connect with him. maybe lack of anger management? who knows.

3. i have two dogs the oldest is named frankie, she is nearly 10 and has been deaf her whole life. (don't ask me her breed i have no fucking clue) she is at my dads house. and at my mums i have a miniature schnauzer named bruce. both are little rats but i love them so much

#thanks babe #asks #ft my og tumblr partner

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waugh-bao · 1 year

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tag game

thanks @tomvorikandharry for tagging me <3

nickname: human google. beans.

height: 5’6” or 167.6 cm

last thing i googled: Александр Кутиков живет в Израиле сейчас? (i’m going to see Машина Времени in a few months, but i was curious to know if Kutikov had gotten duel citizenship like Makarevich).

song stuck in my head: keep it down by jack bruce (i bought a friend’s dad one of his solo vinyls for christmas, in addition to some lester young and paul desmond, but it started me back on a kick of listening to him).

amount of sleep: 6 hours. normal for me is 4-5.

dream job: when i finish my doctorate, i’ll be qualified to be a professor, or at least start on that track, and my advisor(s) and program have a great record of getting people into prestigious post-docs and tenure track positions. i may transition to another sector and work in a think tank/banking/foreign policy or diplomacy/etc. we’ll see how sick of academia i am 6 years from now.

wearing: blue jeans i bought from a little shop in soho a few years ago. grey mock neck and black blazer that i got vintage shopping in NYC last winter. lace up black combat-ish boots from Dune.

book/movie that summarizes me: weirdly enough, master and commander by patrick o’brian. not that i especially love that book, it’s definitely not my usual thing to read, but because of the character of queeney. as jack aubrey says of her:

“’Conic sections and the Pentateuch came as easy as kiss my hand to her. Dear Queeney. I thought she was to be an old maid, though she was so pretty; for how could any man make up to a girl that knows Hebrew? It seemed a sad pity: anyone so sweet-tempered should have a prodigious great family of children. But, however, here she is married to the admiral, so it all ends happy ... yet, you know, he is amazingly ancient — grey-haired, rising sixty, I dare say.’”

(every bit of that is scarily accurate, down to the hebrew (though mine is modern) and the maths).

current favorite song: is this what you wanted by leonard cohen (1974)

aesthetic: i feel like i’m aesthetically a bit of a chameleon, in that my space is decorated in a way which totally reflects my personality and interests while the way i dress is often more conservative and toned down, though it still contains elements of my fundamental style and often depends on the occasion. (for example when i was in london last week a friend kindly took me out to a very expensive jazz club and i wore a vintage black mini dress which had lace sleeves and a lace collar and a plunging lace only back cut-out with chunky tall michael kors velvet heels i bought second hand and black nylons. not at all what i would wear day to day but reflective of how and who i wanted to be in that environment). anyway, my flat is very ‘modern day scholar inhabits 16th century persianite harem.’ all jewel tones, intricate dark wood dividers, miniatures with inscriptions from rumi, patterned textiles, etc. but also loads of books, weird little presents friends have bought me, an egon schiele print, a random fortnum and mason’s basket, a kitchen fully stocked with east asian ingredients, etc.

fav author(s): this is a cruel question, but i’ll just pick a handful in no particular order. vladimir nabokov, joseph brodsky, saul bellow, evelyn waugh, jeet thayil, ma jian, salman rushdie, tom wolfe, t.s. eliot, sergei dovlatov, hayim nachman bialik, tomas transtromer, walker percy, milan kundera, italo calvino, hillel halkin, philip larkin, and so on.

random fact: my 6th (or 7th, no-one in my family can actually remember) was ancient egypt themed. at my insistence. just imagine a little girl with curly pigtails beaming next to a cake in the shape of tutankhamun’s death mask and you’ve got the idea.

tagging: @thedookieshooter and @charliesmydarling

*do not reblog*

#tag game #not the stones #me stuff

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the-ghost-of-jason-todd · 2 years

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Batfam prompts you say? How about some Steph and Damian bonding? I love them so much

HELL YEAH. I set this in the same universe as my fic Silk Weaver (it's a platonic batfam soulmate verse), so hopefully you like it!

***

Steph is bent over a textbook, hastily attempting to erase some notes she accidentally took in the margin—sue her, she needs to be able to return the damn thing to the bookstore when the class is over—when a small hand smacks down on the page in front of her.

“I demand to know why you’ve defiled me,” comes a high, snide little voice.

Steph sighs, raising her head so she can focus on the miniature Bruce spawn in front of her. He’s still dressed in his Gotham Academy uniform, a ferocious snarl on his impish little face. He looks ready for a fight—not exactly a rare expression, but he usually has it aimed at Tim.

“Dami,” Steph says, meeting his eyes. “I’m in the middle of something. I can’t help with whatever crisis you’re having.”

The boy bristles, teeth bared. “I am not having anything so rote as a crisis. This is a serious matter! You have besmirched me in a manner unfitting of a Wayne, and I demand to know—“

…Yeah, she’s not getting any more work done right now. Steph sighs, tossing her eraser to the side. “Alright, alright, slow down. What did I do?”

Keeping furious and rather abrasive eye contact, Damian raises his hand off her book, waving it angrily in her face. “This!” he snaps.

It takes a moment for Steph to figure out what he means. “Oh,” she says, once she understands. “You know you can unknot it, right?”

Damian snarls, too high to be truly menacing, his fist clutching the small, wonky duck that Steph knotted into their thready soul-string during her lecture yesterday. Steph can see the way his fingers curl around it, though the string itself is nothing but a slight haze in the air.

“You have not answered me!” he says. “Why have you done this?”

It’s a good question. Steph has known Damian for a good couple of months now, and their string has barely grown thicker than the silk-string that appeared between them the first time they met. It’s hardly thick as thread, barely a true string at all. If she wanted a thicker string to knot, she could have picked the one she shares with her mother, or perhaps her string with Tim. But she chose Damian’s—no thoughts, no misgivings, completely on instinct.

“I just… thought you might like it?” she says slowly, testing the thought. It feels true enough. “I know you like animals, so I kind of figured you might get a kick out of it. I’m sorry I upset you—do you want me to unknot it for you?”

Damian frowns, drawing his hand back. His fingers trace the loops and turns of the knots, his brows pinched. “…What animal is it?” he asks, after a long, silent moment.

“It’s a duck,” Steph says. She leans over, carefully guiding Damian’s little fingers. “Here—feel this? That’s its tail. And this is its head—feel the beak? Aaand there’s the wings. Ta da! Duck!”

Damian blinks, his eyes unfocused as he traces the knots once more. “Oh,” he says, at long last.

Steph smiles softly as his eyes raise to meet hers once more. “Did you think I was knotting our string just for the heck of it?” she asks.

With a huff, Damian turns up his nose. “It was the obvious conclusion,” he says, with a hint of the snobby, regal voice that he’s been slowly unlearning. Then, his shoulders hunching slightly, he raises the duck and says, softer and more genuine, “…Will you teach me how to do it?”

“Of course, Dami,” Steph says, and sets to work moving her study materials off the couch cushion beside her.

Studying, she thinks, can wait. They have ducks to knot.

#silk weaver verse #my writing #prompts #hell yeah #any more for me?#batfam

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hallmark-movie-fanatics · 1 year

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See first photos of 16 new Hallmark Christmas movies, including A Royal Corgi Christmas - Hallmark Channel

A Magical Christmas Village

Premieres: Nov. 4, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Alison Sweeney, Luke Macfarlane, Marlo Thomas

Contains: Three generations of women under one roof, magical figurines

Official description: "When Summer's mother, Vivian, moves in with her and her young daughter, Chloe, her orderly existence is upended. Upon arrival, Vivian sets up an heirloom miniature Christmas village resembling their town and tells Chloe it grants Christmas wishes. As Chloe begins setting up the figurines, real-life events seem to mimic the scenes she creates. With a little help from the magic of the Christmas village, the family will be brought closer together and, just maybe, Summer will learn to open her heart to love again."

The Royal Nanny

Premieres: Nov. 12, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Rachel Skarsten, Dan Jeannotte, Greta Scacchi

Contains: Undercover spy, royal romance

Official description: "Claire is an MI5 agent who goes undercover as the royal nanny. She must overcome the challenges of her assignment, like resisting the charms of Prince Colin, while keeping the family safe at Christmas."

Three Wise Men and a Baby

Premieres: Nov. 19, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, Margaret Colin

Contains: Trio of overwhelmed brothers, no sign of Steve Guttenberg

Official description: "Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together to care for a baby over the holidays. As they slowly get the hang of things, they find themselves on unexpected journeys of self-discovery and begin to rebuild their relationships as brothers, as well as the damaged romantic and professional relationships in their respective lives… all while rediscovering their love of Christmas."

When I Think of Christmas

Premieres: Nov. 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Shenae Grimes-Beech, Niall Matter, Beth Broderick

Contains: Holiday homecoming, reignition of old flames, Christmas concert

Official description: "Sara Thompson returns to her hometown to help her mother move and is surprised to find her ex-boyfriend Josh Hartman is back home. The two had once planned a life in music together, but Sara left to study law. The former flames slowly reconnect and try to heal wounds, both old and new. When Sara makes a surprising discovery, she and Josh forge a bold plan for the upcoming Christmas concert that will lead them all back to their musical roots and make this a holiday to remember."

My Southern Family Christmas

Premieres: Nov. 24, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Jaicy Elliot, Bruce Campbell, Ryan Rottman, Moira Kelly, Brian McNamara

Contains: Bruce Campbell, a character named Campbell not played by Bruce Campbell, journalist learning about her roots

Official description: "Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time — without him ever knowing who she really is. As she spends time with him and his family, as well as with the town's record keeper, she realizes that families are messy, wonderful things. In the end, Campbell must decide if she's going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father — a decision that will change their family Christmas forever."

#Xmas

Premieres: Nov. 25, 6 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Clare Bowen, Brant Daugherty

Contains: Design contest, fake family

Official description: "When Jen gets the chance to enter a brand's design contest, she poses as a family influencer, enlisting the help of her best friend, Max, and her baby nephew. When her video is selected as a finalist, Jen is torn on whether to go on with her perfect 'family' or reveal the truth."

A Royal Corgi Christmas

Premieres: Nov. 25, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Hunter King, Jordan Renzo

Contains: A corgi named Mistletoe, royal romance with commoner (dog trainer), Christmas Ball

Official description: "Reluctant Crown Prince Edmond returns home just before Christmas in anticipation of being named successor to the throne. To ingratiate himself to his mother the Queen, he gifts her with 'Mistletoe,' a rambunctious Corgi in need of some serious training. After several doggy disasters, Edmond turns to Cecily, a canine behavior expert from America for help — but to his great surprise, Cecily demands that he take an active part in the daily dog training sessions. Sparks fly between them as the pair work together to get Mistletoe ready to present at the annual Christmas Ball. Just as the precious pup captures their hearts, they discover that love can grow in the most unexpected places, leading them to question what they really want."

A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe

Premieres: Nov. 27, 6 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Rachel Boston, Victor Webster

Contains: Cookie company in jeopardy, stolen secret recipe, handsome local baker

Official description: "Annie Cooper has big shoes to fill when she takes over as CEO of her late grandmother's small-town cookie company and is doing her best to help their struggling business get back on track. That task gets more daunting when her grandmother's secret recipe is stolen during the Christmas party. As Annie tries to crack the case and uncover the culprit she works with Sam, the owner of a local bakery, to recreate the recipe in the hope of saving the company and her job. As Annie and Sam bake batch after batch in pursuit of the perfect one, they begin to learn that their lives go together like milk and cookies."

A Fabled Holiday

Premieres: Dec. 3, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Ryan Paevey

Contains: Reunion of childhood BFFs, magical town

Official description: "Talia and her childhood best friend, Anderson, unexpectedly reunite in a curiously familiar-looking town full of Christmas spirit that restores its visitors when they need it most."

Undercover Holiday

Premieres: Dec. 4, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Noemi Gonzalez, Stephen Huszar

Contains: Pop star holiday homecoming, fake dating

Official description: "When returning home for the holidays, newly minted pop star Jaylen tells her protective family that Matt is her new beau, when in reality, he's her overzealous security guard."

The Most Colorful Time of the Year

Premieres: Dec. 9, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Katrina Bowden, Christopher Russell

Contains: Color blindness, school teacher-optometrist romance

Official description: "Ryan is an elementary school teacher who learns that he is colorblind. Michelle, an optometrist and mother of one of his students, helps bring color into his life in time for the holidays."

Christmas Class Reunion

Premieres: Dec. 10, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Aimeé Teegarden, Tanner Novlan

Contains: Holiday homecoming, high school reunion

Official description: "High school classmates, who once dubbed themselves the 'cursed class,' reconnect at Christmas for their 15-year reunion. Over the course of their time reconnecting, the classmates challenge each other to remember who they were, who they are, and who they want to be."

Holiday Heritage

Premieres: Dec. 16, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Lyndie Greenwood, Brooks Darnell, Holly Robinson Peete

Contains: Family in need of repair, helpful ex, Hallmark's first celebration of Kwanzaa

Official description: "Ella returns to her hometown to mend fences with her fractured family. With the help of Griffin, her ex-boyfriend, she encourages her family to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa and to heal their past wounds before it's too late."

Hanukkah on Rye

Premieres: Dec. 18, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Yael Grobglas, Lisa Loeb

Contains: Another Arrowverse star, Lisa Loeb, matchmaker, rival deli owners

Official description: "A matchmaker connects Molly and Jacob, but their new romance is put to the test when they realize that they are competing deli owners. Will a Hanukkah miracle keep them together?"

Click this LINK to read the full article, and see all the pictures, at EW.com

#news #first look #photo preview #countdown to christmas #hallmark channel #link #hallmark movies

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But you're so precious to me, Sweet as can be, baby of mine

(Mini-Science Siblings)

(De-aged science siblings, part of a series I’m working on. 16 year old Aricka sings a new song she learned for her newfound siblings.)

(Top to bottom: Aricka, Tony, Bruce.)

“C’mon, Tony; Shh. It’s naptime, Buddy. I promise I’ll stay with you the whole time, but you gotta close your eyes for a little bit. Shh, shhh shh…” Aricka paced helplessly as she struggled to get the now-miniature version of her big brother to sleep for even fifteen minutes.

But, he associated sleep with being alone, thus he was fighting her tooth and nail to not sleep. “Tony…” she whispered, glancing at Bruce, who had a grip on the hem of her shirt, chewing his lower lip anxiously. Both of them had their memories of adulthood, but they mostly had a childlike mindset at the moment.

“Baby upset?” He asks. Aricka nods, rocking Tony side to side, one hand cradling his bottom and the other cradling his head to her shoulder.

“He doesn’t like being lonely; like you, huh Brucie?” She hums. He nods,

“Is scary,” he says.

“I know. But I think I have an idea, if you want me to try?” Bruce nods, wayward fingers sliding toward his lips.

“P’ease.” She nods and walks over to the “nest” of blankets the two slept together in. They had escaped capture two weeks ago, and had found this abandoned building far enough away from their captors that they could rest until they figured out a way to find help.

“Hey Tony; it’s okay baby, I know you’re so sleepy, but would you like a song to help you relax? Aricka’s gonna stay right here. Stevie and Jamie are on a supply run, Thor, Loki and Nattie are watching for them. Clinty Wanda and Pietro are getting ready for bed too; they’re helping baby Petey remember? It’s okay, honey. You’re not gonna ever be alone ever again. I won’t let that happen. Shh….”

She kept up a soothing litany as she sat down, cuddling the exhausted five year old as close as possible. “I learned a new song Brucie. Before we got taken. Would you like to be one of the first to hear it?” Bruce nods; the same curious light he had as an adult ever present in six year old eyes.

“You both know you’re my babies, right?” Bruce nods, having just accepted that Aricka was gonna be there for a long, long time. Even after they became adults again.

Tony merely snuggled closer to Aricka’s warmth, “mhm,” but didn’t say so much as a single word.

“Aricka loves you both so, so much. I’m so lucky to be your big sister, and your little sister when we’re adults.” She ran a hand through messy sandy-brown hair, then through chocolate-caramel curls. “This song is for both of you. To keep. Okay? Even when we’re big. I’m gonna be there to sing our song whenever you need to hear it.”

Bruce nods, fingers dropping from his face to link both hands around Aricka’s arm. He was getting more confident in reaching out for the gentle touches, hugs and kisses Aricka readily offered. She smiles and presses a kiss to both his and Tony’s foreheads. “My good boys,” she whispers. “So sweet. I love you both so much.” With that; she settles back and clears her throat, before softly beginning to sing, and if the gasp that escaped Bruce was anything to go by: the boy recognized the song and what she was trying to convey.

“Baby mine, don't you cry

Baby mine, dry your eyes…” she wipes at Tony’s face, cupping the tiny chin between her thumb and index finger.

“Rest your head close to my heart

Never to part, baby of mine, hmm…” she lifts her arm and drapes it carefully, gently, around Bruce’s shoulders.

“Little one, when you play

Don't you mind what they say

Let those eyes sparkle and shine

Never a tear, baby of mine…” her hand moves to carefully brush through Bruce’s curly hair, and the boy leaned against her, looking up at her like she was the most amazing person to ever exist.

She felt the same way about the two boys in her arms.

“If they knew sweet little you…” here she tipped Tony’s chin up so she could look him in the eye; and send this message home.

“They'd end up loving you too…” those expressive chocolate colored eyes widened and more tears form as she promised him,

“All those same people who scold you

What they'd give just for the right to hold you…”

If people had just looked at Tony and Bruce and saw them for the wonders they were, purely for how good they were, and how they kept waking up to live another day even though they’d gone through so much pain, then maybe more people would love them as much as Aricka did.

“From your head down to your toes…” here she taps Tony’s nose, and Bruce’s little shoes, making twin giggles escape both boys, a sound that was as precious as music to Aricka’s ears.

“You're not much, goodness knows…” She taps Bruce’s shoulder and sings the next part to him,

“But you're so precious to me

Sweet as can be, baby of mine

Hmm-mm…” he smiles at her, a genuine Brucie smile, a shy, sweet one that said more than he could possibly express with words.

“If they knew sweet little you

They'd end up loving you too

All those same people who scold you

What they'd give just for the right to hold you…” Tony curled up in her arms, thumb in his mouth, one arm wrapped around her neck, head resting on her chest. Bruce still had his arms around one of Aricka’s, but his eyes were closed, breathing beginning to slow.

“From your head down to your toes

You're not much, goodness knows

But you're so precious to me

Sweet as can be, baby of mine

Baby of mine

Baby of mine…” by the time Aricka finished repeating the last verse, Tony was fast asleep, fingers curled in the collar of her shirt, mouth open slightly, allowing the tiniest of snores to escape the toddler. Bruce was asleep too, leaning completely against Aricka, who hadn’t stopped her careful, loving ministrations of brushing her fingers through his hair.

“That was beautiful.” She startled completely at the sound of someone speaking.

Blue eyes look up to see a matching pair looking down at her. Blue eyes that reminded her of home. “Stevie.” She says. “They just fell asleep. I promised I wouldn’t leave them.”

“I know you would.” He hands her a purple blanket. “Grabbed this for you. Used Tony’s card like you suggested to. It should get ahold of someone we trust. Like Phil or Pepper.”

Aricka nods. “Don’t use it again for a while, in case our captors look for us. Only for emergencies.” He nods.

“How’s it feel?” He asked. “Being the big sibling.”

Aricka smiles shyly, “I’m so thankful that I had you as an example of what a big sibling should act like. You always looked out for me, but you never controlled me. You let me learn the hard way sometimes, but you never guilt tripped me for anything.”

If Tony and Bruce thought Aricka hung the moon in the sky, then Aricka thought Stevie hung the dang sun in the sky. Her whole world used to revolve around her big brother, she wouldn’t even wiggle without his express permission at one point. She was a bit older now and a tad more independent, but she would always need her Steve. Always.

Jamie, followed by Thor, Loki, Natasha, Clint, Wanda, and Pietro holding the littlest of their family, little Peter, filtered into the bed area of their hideout. They all settled around Aricka, Steve and the two little boys in Aricka’s arms. Peter ended up crawling over to steal some of Aricka’s warmth as well, the four year old smiling sleepily up at her as she opened her arm to him, letting him crawl up right beside Tony, who didn’t so much as twitch during the entire exchange.

Jamie kissed her cheek, and Aricka outright blushed at that, smiling sweetly at her boyfriend. He smiled just as shyly back, before he settled down beside her, Bruce loosely cuddled between them.

Presently, every single one of them began to drift off to sleep, Aricka noting that Thor had decided to take the first watch, him smiling reassuringly at her. She smiles back, no words needed between them.

That was the last thing she remembered before she let her eyes slip shut, and sleep claimed her until she was needed to take the watch.

For now, however, her family was all she needed.

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laresearchette · 1 year

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Saturday, February 04, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: SWEETER THAN CHOCOLATE (W Network) 8:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT: GWEN SHAMBLIN: STARVING FOR SALVATION (TBD - Lifetime Canada) SAY YES TO THE DRESS (TBD - A&E Canada)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE

G LEAGUE BASKETBALL (TSN2) 2:00pm: Cleveland vs. Raptors 905

NHL HOCKEY (CBC/SN) 3:00pm: All-Star Game

NBA BASKETBALL (SN360) 6:00pm: Wizards vs. Nets (SN Now) 8:00pm: Heat vs. Bucks (TSN2) 8:00pm: Lakers vs. Pelicans (SN1) 8:30pm: Mavericks vs. Warriors (SN360) 9:00pm: Hawks vs. Nuggets

NLL LACROSSE (TSN3/TSN4) 7:00pm: Riptide vs. Rock (TSN4) 10:00pm: Rush vs. Warriors

W5 (CTV) 7:00pm: Buried Evidence; The Explosion: Investigating what really happened in a quadruple murder that's now in doubt; examining why the largest non-atomic explosion is still unexeplained.

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE SECRET HISTORY (CTV2) 7:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Retracing the steps of freedom seekers escaping on the Underground Railroad, archaeologists use high tech to explore a Florida fort that was nearly erased from history.

AINBO: SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON (Crave) 7:30pm: A young woman and her spirit guides, a comical armadillo and an oversized tapir, go on a quest to save their home in the Amazon rainforest.

AN AMISH SIN (Lifetime Canada) 8:00pm: Is it button use? No, it’s refusing to marry the man who abused her as a child, an Amish teen runs away to a neighboring city and tries to adjust to life in the modern world.

VICTORIA FALLS: AFRICA'S GARDEN OF EDEN (Nat Geo Wild) 8:00pm: Located in the heart of Africa, Victoria Falls is a natural spectacle that is unparalleled; there is a miniature rainforest opposite the falls, created only by its life-giving spray; beyond these forests, the land is dry.

BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (Super Channel Fuse) 8:00pm: Join The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling Stone editor and friend Jason Fine. Featuring interviews with Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Jonas, Linda Perry and more.

LOVE FOR STARTERS (Super Channel House & Home) 8:00pm: To save her father's restaurant, a skilled interior designer partners up with a celebrity chef to revamp the venue before it's too late.

FIRESTARTER (2022) (Crave) 9:00pm: A couple hide their daughter, Charlie, from a shadowy agency that wants to harness her gift for turning fire into a weapon. When a mysterious operative finally finds the family, he tries to seize Charlie once and for all -- but she has other plans.

THE INHABITANT (Starz Canada) 9:00pm: A series of supernatural events reveals a dark truth behind a tormented teenager.

AFTER THE STORM: HELL OR HIGH WATER (CTV) 10:00pm: When a historic atmospheric river blasts into an arid valley in the British Columbia interior and devours homes and properties, an entire city is forced to flee.

ISN'T IT ROMANTIC (CTV Life) 10:00pm: Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is a New York architect who works hard at her job while remaining cynical about love. Her worst nightmare soon comes true when she suddenly discovers that she's playing the leading lady in a real-life romantic comedy in an alternate universe.

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aeternals · 1 year

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bruce @sacraementals said, ❛ have you considered trying something else? ❜

you always mess everything up !!

nostrils flare as selina looks down into the coffee that's more creamer than anything else. a small, delicate silver spoon spins in slow circles, mesmerizing her with the miniature whirlpool and bringing up all the old memories she likes to torment herself with. plastered on selina's face, though, is a one-sided smile.

she'd never told bruce about magdalene. then again, she'd never told anyone about magdalene. as far as she's concerned that very short window where there was a fallacy of an adopted family may as well not have existed at all. sure, they loved her well enough but there was always a clear distinction between the child that never caused any problems and the child that caused all of them.

" have you considered not being bat, bat? " her head languidly rolls ever so slightly in the palm that's propping it up. something had always told her he'd considered not being bruce but that was an easier target to throw a dart at. the smile widens with genuine playful affection. if he were closer he'd get a kiss on the cheek.

for a more serious answer, selina sits back in her chair. the spoon is left free, clanging and clinking as it spins with the force of her stirring.

" honestly? no. i was, what? four or five when i started to pickpocket? i made up things to appease adults but this is what i've always been good at. why change? "

#sacraementals #( ㅤ selina ㅤ ) answer #( ㅤ selina ㅤ ) verse: main

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Duke Reviews TV: The Orville 1x06 Krill

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews TV Where Today We're Continuing Our Look At The Orville By Looking At Episode 6 Of Season 1, Krill

This Episode Sees Ed And Gordon Going On An Undercover Mission To A Krill Vessel To Scan What Is Supposedly Their Version Of The Bible Known As The Anhkana (I Hope I'm Spelling That Right) So The Union Can Try To Understand Krill Culture A Little More In An Effort To Possibly Make Peace With Them...

Will Ed And Gordon Get The Scans And Make Peace With The Krill?

Let's Find Out As We Watch Krill..

The Episode Starts In The Mess Hall With A Scene Involving Gordon, Lamar, Bortus, Alara And Issac Where They Talk About Alara's Latest Breakup..

And Make Fun Of Bortus Because His Species Can Eat Anything Without Feeling Any Sort Of Discomfort (Even Wasabi)...

But Eventually They Get A Call From Kelly Who Tells Them To Report To The Bridge As Another Human Colony On The Planet Kastra 4 Is Being Attacked By The Krill, And Sadly This Has Been Happening Alot Recently...

They Hail The Krill Ship To Tell Them To Cease Fire Or They Will Attack But All That Does Is Just Put A Target On Their Backs As The Krill Ship Approaches To Attack Them...

But After A Little Tricky Manuvering Done By Gordon, They're Able To Not Only Destroy The Ship But They're Able To Get Ahold Of A Krill Shuttle...

Visited Afterwards By Admiral Ozawa (Played By Lady Deathstrike) She Gives Them A Mission To Use The Krill Shuttle To Sneak Ed And Gordon Into A Krill Ship Where They Will Scan The Krill Bible Known As The Anhkana, In Order To Give The Union More Information On Krill Culture And To Possibly Find A Road To Make Peace With Them...

As They Don't Have Much Information About That And Believe That If They Went To War With The Krill They Would See It As A Holy Crusade, Which Would Last Decades...

Which Is Fine As We Learn Some Of The Krill Want Peace As Well, However, After Recent Episodes, I've Come To Believe This About The Krill...

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Especially When It Comes To One Character Who Later Appears In This Episode, Now, I'm Not Saying This Character Is On The Same Level As The Joker, But This Character Is Pretty Much Up There With Khan From Star Trek...

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(Start 0:20, End At 0:38)

Yeah, That Bad People, That Bad...

So, Using Miniature Holographic Generators (Courtesy Of Issac) To Disguise Themselves As Krill, Gordon And Ed Enter Krill Space And Come Across A Krill Ship..

Once Inside, They Speak With The Ship's Captain, Haros And The Ship's High Priest, Sazeron, As They Act Like Idiots As They Name Themselves Chris And Devon...

And How They Don't Instantly Get Discovered By Having Names Like That I Have No Clue...

Anyway, They Tell Them What Happened To The Krill Ship And Say That They Were Working On The Shuttle At The Time Of The Attack On The Krill Ship And When It Exploded The Shuttle And Them Were Thrown Into Space..

But Despite Believing That "Chris And Devon"...May Have Information That May Help Them With Their Current Mission, They Decide To Hold Off Their Questioning For Now As It Is Time For Church, So To Speak...

But Before We Continue With "Krill Mass" So To Speak, I Got To Talk About Gordon In This Episode...

I Love Him When He's On-Board The Ship, But When He's On The Krill Vessel, He Doesn't Seem To Be Taking The Mission Seriously And Any Attempt At Humor He Does Comes Off As Either Awkward Or As Well..

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I Mean, Ed Is Even Looking At Him In Some Scenes Like "Dude, Shut Up"

And It's Here, We Meet...Her....

This Is Telaya, The Character That I Was Talking About Earlier And If There Was Living Proof That The Female Of The Species Is More Deadier Than The Male, Then This Heartless, Emotionless, Monster Is It..

And Yes, She Is Every Bit A Female Version Of Khan, Sure, She Doesn't Go Around Quoting Lines From Paradise Lost Or Moby Dick, But There Is One Scene In Season 3 That's Pretty Close..

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Pretty Close, Huh?

But As The Old Saying Goes, Evil Isn't Born It's Made So, Let's See How Telaya Starts Out...

She Meets Ed And Gordon (I'm Not Continuing To Call Them Chris And Devon, Sorry) At Krill Mass And When They Reveal That They Were On The Destroyed Krill Ship, She Reveals That Her Brother Was On The Same Ship...

(Sniffs) Is That Motive I Smell?

Anyway, We Get A Good Joke From Gordon For 2 Seconds Only For Him To Kill It To The Point That Ed Tells Him To Finally Shut Up As Krill Mass Finally Starts And...

How They Expect To Make Peace With This Race Especially When They Massacre A Human Head At Mass Is Beyond Me...

After Mass, Ed And Gordon Sneak Into The Krill Church And Begin Scanning The Anhkana, But Before They Are Finished The High Priest Sazeron Enters...

Wondering What They Were Doing, They Tell Sazeron That They Wished To Seek Further Guidance And Comfort From Anhkana After The Destruction Of Their Ship...

Sazeron Buys The Story (But He's Somewhat Onto Them) And The 2 Go Back To Their Room On The Ship Until The Ship's Night Shift Begins, Only Then Do They Return To Continue Their Scanning Of The Anhkana...

However As I Said, Sazeron Is Somewhat Onto The 2 And Asks The Captain That Guards Be Placed By The Chapel, Telling Them What Ed And Gordon Were Doing...

But Despite Initially Believing It To Be A Good Thing, The Captain Grants Sazeron's Request...

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But Eventually, Ed And Gordon Face Problems As Not Only Are Their Holographic Generators Acting Up But So Are Their Scanners..

With The Guard Arriving, Ed And Gordon Seem Pretty Screwed But Luckily They Manage To Escape And Get Back To Their Room Without Being Spotted...

Turns Out Their Scanners And Holographic Generators Were Jammed By Electromagnetic Interference From A Krill Bomb Which Is Producing High Levels Of Neutron Radiation...

Yeah, But Here's The Odd Thing, It Doesn't Look Like A Bomb, It Looks More Like A Missile Than A Bomb, But Still It's Bad News...

Realizing That If That Weapon Activates It'll Wipe Out Billions Of People, They Turn To Telaya Who Not Only Gives Us A Little Bit Of Character Development By Revealing That Because Of Her Brother's Death She Has Retreated Further Into Krill Faith..

But Also That The Bomb Is Meant For Destroying A Human Colony On Rana 3 (Which Has No Defenses) As Krill Believe That Which Is Not Krill Is Without A Soul....

With Gordon Realizing They Have To Warn The Union And Get The Hell Out Of There, Ed States That They'd Never Be Able To Send Help In Time So They Have To End It There And Now...

So They Come Up With A Plan To Use The Emitters (Which Run On The Same Frequency As The Bomb) To Activate The Bomb From The Shuttle Despite Their Mission Being To Find A Way To Make Peace With Them...

Realizing That They'll Need Tools They Attempt To Go To Their Ship Only For Telaya To Temporarily Delay Them By Asking Them To Help Her With Some Trainees Of Hers, Leading To More Awkwardness But A Sad Scene As They Realize There Are Krill Children Aboard...

Which In Turn Leads Ed To Change His Plans As Whether They're Krill Or Not Killing Innocent Kids Is Wrong And If They Destroy The Ship Now, They'll Just Prove Telaya's Point Right That They Have No Souls...

Eventually, After A Krill Boy Named Koja Enters, Ed Realizes That The Reason The Krill Are Pale Is Because They're Like Vampires...

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Yep, They Burn When They're In Sunlight...

Therefore If They Turn The Lights Up By Inducing A Power Surge, They'll Burn To Death, But What About The Kids You Ask? Well They'll Just Blow The Lights Out In The Classroom And The Kids'll Be Safe...

Setting The Timer For The Power Surge To Start In 10 Minutes But Gordon Is Caught By Sazeron, Leading To More Awkwardness Before Gordon's Holographic Generator Acts Up...

With Alarms Going Off As Ed Arrives To Talk To Telaya's Class More But Discovers That Student That Questioned Him Earlier, Koja Is Missing...

Asking Telaya To Keep The Kids Safe On Her Brother's Honor While He Looks For Koja, Despite The Guards Looking For Him, Telaya Promises To Keep Them Safe...

With The Ship Arriving At Rana 3, They Prepare To Activate The Bomb As Ed Finds Koja And Gets Him To Telaya's Class Just In Time As The Power Surge Happens And Everyone Except Telaya And The Kids Fry...

As For The Bomb, Gordon (Who Was On The Bridge For Questioning) Fires The Ship's Torpedoes At The Bomb, Destroying It, Before It Gets Onto The Planet...

Contacting The Orville, They Get Telaya And The Kids On Board The Ship With Ed Visiting Her In Sickbay As Who He Really Is Before Alara Takes Her To The Brig...

They're Arresting Telaya For What Her Crew Attempted To Do But Arrangements Have Been Made To Return The Children To The Krill Homeworld Because They've Done Nothing Wrong And They're Not Their Enemies, But Telaya Pulls A Yoda And Says They Will Be 2 Times...

And To That I Throw In Another Star Wars Quote At You, Telaya...

Cause, God Knows We Haven't Seen The Last Of Her....

And That's Krill, And Despite The Awkward Scenes With Gordon, It Was A Good Episode..

But It's Only Good Because It Started The Villain That Would End Up Becoming Not Only The Orville's Biggest Threat But The Union's As Well, So For That Alone I Would Rewatch It, But Otherwise The Rest Of The Episode Is A Major Skip...

Till Next Time, This Is Duke, Signing Off...

#the orville #seth macfarlane #adrienne palicki #penny johnson jerald #halston sage #scott grimes #michaela mcmanus #disney +#Spotify #Youtube

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