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Over The Odds | Publicity

Pairing - jungkook x reader

Genre - angst, smut, fluff, S2L, ceo!jungkook, sugardaddy!jungkook

Word count - 4.4k

You and Jungkook go on your first official date

warnings: oh god - public foreplay, toys, teasing, edging, overstimulation, daddy jk, bratty oc, rough unprotected sex

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Smoothing the black satin material over your curves you hum in approval, you’re not usually one to compliment yourself but even you have to admit – you look good. It’s 6:30PM and you’re about to leave for your first official date with Jungkook since signing the contract. He’s booked an Italian restaurant near Kensington Palace that’s just opened and the reviews are amazing, you’re already excited to try what some have branded ‘the best pizza in the world’. The driver, who you’ve recently learned is called Yoongi, is on route to your building so you’re making the final touches to your look before you head outside and wait for his arrival.

You’re standing in the full length mirror in your bedroom applying a nude lip gloss, snapping a few pictures to send Jimin because you need every ounce of ego-boost he’s willing to give to help battle your nerves. You know that the media will no-doubt see you and Jungkook tonight, this is your first public appearance as a ‘couple’ and you’re terrified of the fall out. The saying money can’t buy happiness is flawed though, because this satin backless dress cost almost three thousand pounds, and you’ve never been happier with the way you look.

At first you were angry with Jungkook for sending you ten thousand pounds directly to your bank account as you’d told him you didn’t want his money for the first night you slept together – you chose to have sex with him, you wanted to. But him being a CEO means he’s incredibly bossy and he flat out refused to take the money back, insisting you use it to pay off some of your debt and treat yourself to something nice. And this dress is very nice.

The dress isn’t the only new thing you’re wearing, feeling somewhat brave and sexually frustrated since it had been a whole two days since you last saw Jungkook for a night of impromptu kitchen sex, you’re also wearing recently purchased very special underwear – the kind that vibrates and comes with a small remote to control the speed. You chuckle as you throw the remote into your purse, already knowing your fake boyfriend’s reaction to this is going to be absolutely priceless.

Jimin: Holy shit! You look unreal!!! Are you wearing a push up bra? Your tits look massive

A bright smile catches your lips, you’re not wearing a bra at all since your entire back is exposed in this outfit. You could’ve opted to buy a backless bra but the idea of Jungkook seeing that the only thing holding your breasts in place are two tiny silky black straps is much more entertaining. You’d purposely styled your hair into a classy updo to draw more attention to the area.

Y/N: Thanks but no, I’m not wearing a bra

Jimin: Poor guys gonna have a heart attack

You smile again, locking the door behind you as you brace yourself for the night ahead.

The journey to the restaurant takes a little over thirty minutes, Jungkook had a late meeting that meant it made sense for him to meet you there instead of picking you up himself but you didn’t mind the alone time. You were adjusting the strap on your small black heels when the car finally stopped, signalling your arrival.

“Jungkook is already inside waiting for you.” Yoongi says matter-of-factly.

“Thank you for the ride.” You offer a polite smile, surprised when the driver is opening the door for you to exit. You weren’t used to this lifestyle at all, whenever you and Jimin would go drinking and get a taxi home half the time he would physically push you out the backseat and instruct the driver to leave you there as they made their way to his place. Further confirmation that you and Jungkook live in different worlds.

“Hi,” You greet the slim hostess who waits by the entrance, “Tables booked under Jungkook.”

“Ah, this way.”

The lady guides you to a table by a large window, where a gorgeous man wearing a fitted black suit, gazing at the London streets outside. Your heartrate quickens when he notices you approaching, his mouth falling open at the sight in front of him.

“I was beginning to think you’d stood me up.” He admits, standing to pull your chair back for you.

It should be illegal to look that good. Jungkook’s had a haircut since the last time you saw him, his raven locks are pushed back to reveal his forehead and thick brows. The suit he’s wearing leaves nothing to the imagination, his muscles threaten to burst from the fabric at any given moment – it’s the black dress shirt with the first three buttons undone, exposing his toned chest and silver chain that earns you to swallow thickly. He looks like a fucking god.

“Thank you,” A shiver runs down your bare back as he tucks you into the table and sits down across from you, “Have you had a haircut?”

“Oh, yeah...” He nods, running his tatted fingers through the new style, “Enough about how I look though… You look-, you’re stunning.” For the first time since meeting him he looks visibly in awe, his eyes hungrily roaming every inch of your exposed skin before settling on your face.

“What? This old thing?” You grin, “Just something I threw on last minute.” There’s really no point lying as you both know full-well you could’ve never afforded something like this a week ago, but it’s fun to pretend.

“I’m glad,” His gaze darkens with a chuckle, “Means I won’t feel guilty when I tear it off you later.”

The knots in your stomach tighten, every nerve in your body already aflame from his words. He’s so fucking sexy.

“I ordered wine for the table, you like wine right?” He asks while pouring you a glass of crimson red liquid, “I can order something else if you don’t.”

“I’m really not that picky,” You give him a genuine smile, “I trust your judgement, I’m sure it’s nice.” You reassure him as he seems nervous, or maybe it’s because you’re nervous and you’re reading into things too much. Afterall he’s done this countless times with countless women, you’re no different from the rest. A camera flash from the other side of the window grabs your attention, you glance in the direction it came from before Jungkook slides over your drink.

“Don’t pay attention to them,” He’s quiet but assertive, “You’ll get used to it after a while.”

“Debatable.” You feel uncomfortable, like you’re just another name in his little black book. “Is there a certain way you want me to act…? Do I need to do anything specific?”

“What? No.” He’s quick to dismiss your questions, reaching a tattooed hand over the table for you to hold. “Just be yourself, they can’t hear us from out there anyway.”

To any onlooker you might look like a genuine couple on a Friday date night, but the truth eats away at your insides as more cameras flash the moment you take his hand. Jungkook senses your discomfort and rubs his thumb reassuringly on your skin. It’s a pity that the situation is only a business arrangement to him, because you realise that he would be a great boyfriend. He’s caring, he’s funny, smart, driven, an absolute sex god in the bedroom and well, he makes you feel safe. As much as you hate to admit it, he’s growing on you.

It's a feeling that’s amplified over the evening as you get to know him better. You learn that he’s an only child to his Korean-born parents, he went to school in America before deciding to move to the UK and set up business here. He’s known Taehyung his whole life and very much considers him to be his best friend, he eats pretty much anything but he doesn’t like citrussy flavours – lemon being his least favourite. It’s not what you expected from someone like him at all, he wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had the world handed to him. He’s earned it, built everything he has from the ground up to be who he is now. It’s such a turn on seeing him like this, so much so that desire starts to cloud your judgement.

“Actually I have a present for you,” You smile knowingly, feeling a little buzzed from wine, having just finished an incredible pizza. “Put your hand under the table, so nobody else can see.”

Jungkook obliges, reaching his hand beneath the table cloth with furrowed brows, “A present? What kind of present?”

You grab the tiny remote from your purse and place it in his palm with a shit-eating expression. Under the table you can feel him trying to work out what it is, it’s when he presses a certain button that a faint hum causes you to jump in your seat.

“Is this what I think it is?” He asks with a smirk, his eyes hooded and blown out with lust.

“Maybe. Depends what you think it is.” You sigh, the light vibration of the panties beginning to make your head spin.

“Y/N…” He warns, clicking another button that speeds up the sensation. “You don’t know what you’ve just done to me.”

You chuckle, biting your lower lip to suppress a soft moan, “Don’t I?” Your suspicions were correct, his reaction is absolutely priceless.

He’s looking at you with a tight jaw, one hand gripping the stem of his wine glass while the other secretly works out the functions on the remote, “So fucking dirty, you really want to come so bad that you give me this kind of power, in a restaurant full of people?”

“I’ll be quiet I promise.” Your head almost lolls back from the growing pleasure between your thighs before you manage to catch it, brushing if off as though you’re stretching your neck. “It already feels so good.”

For the second time tonight Jungkook’s mouth falls open, dumbfounded by what he’s seeing in front of him. His grip tightens on the glass as he downs the remains of his wine, clicking his tongue when he’s finished. “You’re... Such a fucking brat,” He mumbles, “Showing up here looking like that and begging me to make you come. I bet you’re already so wet.”

“Mmm,” You nod, “I am, want to see?” You knock a clean knife from the table and kick it between your legs, a smug smile tugs your lips, “You appear to have dropped your knife Jungkook, you should grab that.”

Without a moment of hesitation he’s under the table, roughly spreading your legs apart wide enough to see your wet pulsating panties. You hear him mutter something that sounds like ‘fuck’ as he pushes the fabric to one side, his inked digits smearing your slick up to your clit. A quiet moan escapes you before you have the chance to catch it, the restaurant is full but nobody appears to have heard you and thankfully nobody is looking in your direction.

“You have no fucking idea what you’ve just done.” He’s loud enough for you to hear, pulling your panties back to their original position before he picks up the discarded knife and returns to his seat. “Would you like a dessert?” He acts calm, though his ragged breathing and balled fist on the table suggest he’s feeling otherwise.

“No thanks, ready to leave when you are.” You’re borderline laughing at his expression which doesn’t go unnoticed – a split second later the setting increases. “Oh-“ You gasp, quickly scanning the area to make sure nobody heard it.

“You sure? I don’t plan on leaving just yet.” It’s his turn to be smug as he calls the hostess over, “Can I get the tiramisu please? Thanks.”

“And how about you?” She asks, notepad in hand.

“Uh-,” He increases the speed once again, because you’re so wet the panties are sticking to your sensitive bundle of nerves, the new vibration against it is enough to make your heart race.

“Do you have gelato?” Jungkook asks her with a smile, “Y/N you look a little warm, gelato will cool you down.”

“Mhm, gelato sounds great.” You manage to breathe out, “Any flavour is good thank you.” You chip in before she asks.

It takes everything in you not to moan, you are warm, heat rapidly spreading your body as the euphoric wave draws in closer and closer. You don’t even notice the waitress walk away, too focussed on the intensifying pleasure under the table.

“I’m so fucking hard right now,” Your date shifts uncomfortably, “Tell me, how good does it feel?”

“So…good.” Your breath is shaky, hands gripping your glass hard enough to break it.

“Are you close baby?” His voice is low and dripping with lust, the pet name adds a certain pang to your growing arousal as you nod in agreement. “You are? Have you always been this filthy? With your exes, I mean.”

You shake your head, briefly holding his eye contact, “Only for you.”

A possessive growl rumbles inside his chest and before you know it the speed setting is increased again, your mouth falls open and your brows furrow as you involuntarily press your thighs together, your wetness spreading down to the very tops of them. You’re painfully close to reaching ecstasy when the hostess comes back over with your desserts, winning you to gulp and attempt to fix your facial expressions.

“Thank you.” Jungkook is quick to take a forkful of his, waiting for the lady to walk away before he holds the cutlery to his mouth, “If only this was your wet little pussy.” You watch his tongue lick the cream from the underside of the fork agonisingly slow, he moans softly with closed eyes, nodding his head, “Tastes so fucking good.”

“Jungkook…” You’re breathing heavily with your mouth, chest rising and falling with each breath, you’re so turned on that your nipples are hard beneath the thin material of your dress which wins a dark expression from the man across the table. “I’m gonna-“

The vibrations stop all of a sudden winning you to whimper from the loss of stimulation, pressing your legs together in an attempt to find any friction.

“You should eat your gelato before it melts.” The way Jungkook’s looking at you should be illegal, he’s acting calm and collected but that couldn’t be further from the truth – the truth remains untold, visible only in his eyes, he’s feeling just as desperate as you. “Try and be quick though, cause I’m gonna fuck you so hard for this.”

“This cost like three grand, don’t ruin it.” You moan against his lips, back firmly pressed against his bedsheets with his arms caging you in. For the first time ever you’ve actually managed to make it inside Jungkook’s bedroom, the other times you’ve visited you’d both got too carried away and ended up fucking somewhere else, but not tonight. Tonight, by some miracle, you’re atop of his white bedding, tongue swirling against his, fingers tugging at his shorter hair and hips buckling up to his crotch as you silently beg for attention where you want him most.

“I’ll buy you a new one.” He murmurs between messy kisses, biting down on your lip when you tut in response. “I’ll buy you whatever you want.” You groan every time he kisses your neck in a certain spot, sucking the flesh harsh enough to mark. “You can have whatever you want from me baby.”

You whine loudly as he completely pulls back, resting his weight on his knees. He’s looking down at you like he’s hypnotized, his inked hands trailing their way up your thighs before he quickly spreads your legs apart. A moment later he’s physically tearing your new dress from your frame, ripping it from the neckline all the way down to the bottom of the material.

“You have no idea what you do to me.” He sinks down to your now bare breasts, tongue finding your left nipple instantaneously while his fingers tweak the right.

“Fuck!” You whimper, throwing your head back into his pillows. You couldn’t care less that your dress is ruined, the mental image of Jungkook’s sheer strength as he tore it off you was better than any piece of clothing – and something that will no doubt haunt you forever.

“Fuck me Jungkook, please fuck me-“ You’re shamelessly begging him, you need to feel his cock buried inside you now. “Fuck me, god, fuck me.” You’re a panting mess beneath him, so overwhelmed by his skills.

“I almost forgot.” He pulls back his hand, just enough to reach into his pocket and grab the small remote you’d gifted him earlier. “How much of a brat you are.” He chuckles against your sensitive skin as you grip his shoulders in preparation.

“Take off your shirt.” You tug at the material, “I want to feel your skin on mine.” You’d never seen him naked before and the mere thought of what kind of body a guy like him must have makes you insane, “Please.”

“Please what?” His movements still completely.

Your tone changes, knowing exactly what he wants, “Please let me feel your body… Daddy.”

At this he smirks, disregarding the remote somewhere next to you as he sits back on his knees. One by one the buttons of his dress shirt are undone, and you can’t help but moan at the sight of him. Just like you suspected, he’s ripped. His tanned muscular skin is littered with dark tattoos, a full sleeve coats his right arm and there are a few more intricate pieces on his chest and stomach. How the tattoo needle didn’t snap from his rock hard abs you’ll never know.

“Oh my god.” You’re in awe, “You’re perfect.”

“Look who’s talking.” He chuckles, throwing the shirt behind him onto the wooden flooring. “Daddy wants to take his time with you tonight, consider it payback for that little stunt you pulled on our first date.”

“No please, you can do that after but please I need you to fuck me now, I’ve been waiting all night for this.” You confess, unable to peel your gaze away from the man’s body that looks as though it’s been carved by angels.

“Stop being a fucking brat,” He falls forward on the bed, catching his weight with his arms either side of your head, “The more you complain the worse it’ll be for you.”

Gripping either side of his face you crash his mouth onto yours in a sloppy desperate kiss, your final attempt to get him to cave and fuck you immediately.

“You make me crazy Y/N.” He groans against your lips. Without you noticing he’s found the small remote, turning the vibrations on full against your soaking core.

“Oh-!” Your back arches from the new sensation, these panties might just be the best investment you’ve ever made, “Please let me come this time-, please.” You writhe beneath him as the sensation causes a wave of euphoria to crash over you, your orgasm already fast approaching. “I started taking the pill over a week ago, I want you to fuck me raw, right now.” You’re pleading with him, “Please daddy fuck me raw.”

“Such a dirty little slut,” Jungkook moans, pushing his clothed cock against your vibrating panties. “If I fuck you right now I’m not going to go easy on you baby. Is that what you want?”

“Yes!” You reach for his belt, unbuckling it effortlessly, “You can punish me all you want, but punish me with your cock please.”

Jungkook doesn’t need telling twice, your words igniting a fire inside him that pushes him over the edge, completely losing any ounce of self-restraint he had moments before. He quickly rids himself of all clothing, his hard length springing free and slapping him in the abdomen in the process. The vibrations are white hot now, your orgasm is almost upon you, your body shaking underneath him.

“I’m gonna-!” It’s Jungkook pushing your panties to a side just enough so that he can slide every inch of himself into your hole that sends you into ecstasy, your walls immediately tightening around his manhood.

“Fuck!” He groans, his face finding purchase in the crook of your neck, “You’re so-, mmmm, fucking hell.” He’s losing his mind, eyes squeezed shut as he tries not to blow his load straight away. Your pussy is still vibrating from the underwear, he’s completely and utterly addicted to the way this feels. “Y/N baby… oh my god.”

“The remote.” You wince from the overstimulation, clit still throbbing from your high. “Turn it off please.” Your legs are twitching on their own, breath shaky and ragged.

“Told you I wasn’t going to go easy on you.” He pulls his hips back and slams into hard, til the crown of his cock is pressed against your cervix. “It’s staying on.”

The sound of his grunts in your ear have you seeing stars, he’s fucking you hard and fast, you know you’re going to ache tomorrow but you don’t care, completely obsessed how good it feels to be stretched out by him. You’d forgotten how big he is, filling up any space your hole had to offer. It’s not long before your second orgasm threatens to escape, you’re so wet that besides the sinful curses falling from Jungkook’s lips, the squelching sound of your heat being drilled into is deafeningly loud.

“You hear that? You hear how fucking wet you are for me? Oh my-, fuck.” He continues to pound you hard.

“Jungkook…” You warn, fingernails digging into his bare shoulder blades.

“What did you just call me?” He bottoms out with so much strength that your head hits the headboard, earning him to pull you further down the bed by your legs in one swift motion.

You exhale, “Daddy-, I’m close.” You’re an absolute mess, your vision starting to blur from the tears pricking your eyes, this has got to be the hardest anybody has ever been fucked in the whole history of sex. Your insides feel bruised, you’re drenching the bed sheets with each of his thrusts and you’re completely spiralling into insanity.

“Come all over me Y/N, want to feel your tight little pussy come around me.” He looks equally as mesmerised as you are, in disbelief that sex could feel this amazing. You’d slept together before but there’s something about how rough and dirty tonight is that has you mewling.

“Does it feel good baby? Do you like it when daddy’s rough with you?”

“Yes-“ You’re cut off by his lips smashing against yours, he’s kissing you like he’s starving and you’re his favourite meal, groaning into your mouth as your walls start to tighten round him.

“Hold onto the headboard.” He instructs, and you oblige, wrapping your fingers round the cool metal bars.

“You’re unreal Y/N. Such a good fucking slut, your cunt squeezes my cock so well. So-, mmm, perfect.”

Just like that he’s pulled back onto his knees again, his hands squeezing your hips as he snaps in and out of you at a dangerous pace. So rough that you’re borderline sobbing. He’s watching the way your tits bounce with each thrust, your back is arched off the sheets and you’re looking at him with an expression so fucked-out and full of lust that it pulls him over the edge, spilling hot come into your throbbing pussy in bursts.

“Fuck! Ah-,” He hisses from the sensitivity, keeping up the pace long enough for your own orgasm to unfold. You’re seeing stars, convulsing in bliss as he helps you ride out your second high. He stays there for a moment, simply enjoying the view before he finally turns off the vibrating panties and pulls out.

“You…” He tries to steady his breathing as he collapses next to you on the bed, “Are something else.”

“Look who’s talking.” You try and mock him with his own words, but you’re exhausted.

“I don’t think I’ve ever come so quick in my life...”

Glancing round the bedroom you notice Jungkook is a very minimalistic man - everything is either black, or gold. There’s no decoration to the room, no big fancy paintings like you’d expected - nothing. It’s a luxurious room of course, but it doesn’t even look lived in. Maybe he works too hard and passes out on the sofa most nights, or maybe it’s because he travels a lot that he’s rarely here - whatever it is makes you pity him in a way. He has all the money in the world and yet something about his environment was lonely.

“And I’m sorry about your dress.” Jungkook laughs, eyes glancing down to the torn fabric that still half-hangs on your body. “I will actually buy you a new one, don’t worry.”

“It’s fine.” You hum, shifting on the bed until you’re facing him, slightly embarrassed at the huge wet patch you’re laid in, “It did exactly what I wanted it to do.”

“Oh yeah? And what’s that?” He looks amused, smiling brightly at you.

“Got me the best sex I’ve ever had.” You playfully boop his nose with your finger, to which he grabs and bites it. “Ouch! What was that for? I just said you’re the best lay I’ve ever had! You should be kissing me right now, not biting me.” You’re defensive but still unable to wipe the smile off your face, maybe it’s the orgasms talking but he’s so beautiful.

“Hmm.” He nods, removing your finger from between his teeth, shuffling closer, “And you might be the best sex I’ve ever had, but you’re still a fucking brat.”

“Really?” You’re surprised, choosing to ignore what appears to be his favourite nickname for you.

“Are you joking? Y/N you’re fucking amazing, best pussy I’ve ever had. And you can actually hold a conversation. I really don’t understand how you’re not wifed up yet.”

“Yeah, me neither actually,” You snort, flirtatiously nudging his arm while looking at him with big eyes, “And I haven’t even sucked your dick yet, just you wait.”

“Oh?” This gets Jungkook’s attention, he props himself up on his elbow, his free hand nestling in the bend of your waist, “Sound pretty confident there baby.”

“And you’ll see why tomorrow morning.” You wink, mindlessly drawing patterns on the man’s bare chest.

At this Jungkook gives a genuine toothy grin, his hair damp and pressing against his forehead, “You wanna stay the night?”

“Gonna have to, some asshole ruined my dress.”

He doesn’t verbally respond, instead choosing to lean forward and plant a soft, yet open-mouthed kiss on your lips. You couldn’t blame the orgasms anymore, there’s nothing else to blame at this point. As much as you want to deny it, this is the moment you realised that you were falling madly in love with Jeon Jungkook.

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brf-rumortrackinganon · 20 days

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Timeline: Part 10 - December 11-31 2017

For earlier timeline posts: click here or here.

There's a limit to how many links you can put in a tumblr post. Who knew. Anyway, continuing where we left off...

12/11/2017: Andrew Morton announces new biography of Meghan. Rebecca English writes about Meghan's yoga influencing. Meghan's "Sexy Santa" costume from Deal or No Deal is republished. Kensington Palace announces William and Kate's trip to Sweden and Norway, and The Times debunks The Crown.

12/12/2017: Harry and his friends kill 15 boars during German hunting trip (Meghan's not happy). Harry and Meghan take credit for William and Kate showing a little PDA on an engagement, while Meghan merches her parka. Later, William and Harry attend the Star Wars premiere.

12/13/2017: Kensingon Palace officially confirms Meghan is spending Christmas with the royals. Meghan is revealed as Google's most-searched celebrity of 2017. Meghan merches her handbags, especially Strathberry's, and modernizes the monarchy.

A UK survey finds that a majority of their respondents are unhappy with Harry's engagement:

67% of women surveyed are devastated by the engagement announcement.

20% of overall respondents prefer Harry to be single.

57% of respondents are against Harry marrying Meghan.

And Meghan leaks that Kate has taken her under her wing to protect her from negative parts of royal life. She tells The Express that "Harry is like a brother to Kate and she has never seen him so happy."

12/14/2017: Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, announces that he expects to preside over the royal wedding. In the morning, the royals attend a service for Grenfell Tower at St. Paul's Cathedral (Meghan isn't allowed) and they gather again in the afternoon for The Queen's annual Windsor Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace (Meghan is invited). In the evening, the Kensington Palace Christmas party is held at a nearby restaurant that Harry and Meghan may or may not have attended (it's claimed they left early) while William and Kate are papped leaving.

Meghan merches Strathberry again and she is named the #4 Fashion Influencer of the Year, besting Kate who comes in at #5. (I really doubt Kate cares about this.)

12/15/2017: Kensington Palace announces the wedding date. Palace gift shops begin selling engagement memorabilia. Harry visits Sandhurst Academy and awards Cadet of the Year. Idris Elba shows support for Meghan while Meghan merches tea tree oil.

12/16/2017: Meghan teases a Canada tour post-wedding again.

12/17/2017:

The Daily Mail reminds us that Meghan is attending royal Christmas.

Harry announces that he has interviewed Barack Obama for BBC Radio 4 Today, but the interview won't air until the end of the month.

Meghan used to work at a yogurt store in LA as a teenager and everyone just loved her.

William's diary clash: Harry scheduled his wedding on the same day as the FA Cup Final, which William usually attends.

To prep The Queen and Prince Philip for spending Christmas with Meghan, Harry says he has shown them clips of Meghan in Suits.

Windsor hotels begin to profit off the wedding by marketing Meghan and Harry.

12/18/2017: The Cambridges release their Christmas card photo and Kensington Palace announces that Charlotte will begin nursery school in the new year. Meghan is voted one of the UK's ideal Christmas dinner guests and she leaks that The Queen likes her better than Kate but Buckingham Palace hits back with a denial.

12/19/2017: William and Kate attend the Royal Variety Performance. Meghan tries to ride their coattails by hinting she and Harry may be their guests and Harry is appointed Captain General Royal Marines, succeeding Philip.

Sketches of potential wedding dresses are published/leaked again.

Doria is papped at a LA laundromat.

Meet Meghan's lookalike

Will Meghan have to curtsey to Kate?

Meghan is crowned Hello Magazine's "Woman of the Year."

12/20/2017: Meghan hypes up her Kate-like style makeover from the Windsor Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace and merches her dress again. More wedding dress sketches are published.

12/21/2017: The royal engagement photos are published and:

Prince Philip and The Queen leave London for Sandringham.

Meghan modernizes the monarchy.

Meghan merches Ralph & Russo.

Body language analysis

Yorkies are papped at Soho House.

Meghan leaks that The Queen wants her and Harry to have a prenup and that she (Meghan) is hurt the family thinks she has an ulterior motive for marrying Harry. (Well...) In the same article, Meghan teases her and Harry's individual net worths and hints at the wedding budget - £22 million minimum overall cost and her dress budget is £375,000.

Harry debunks Meghan's PR about the prenup, saying no one asked for one and that William and Kate don't have one so they don't need one.

Meghan v Kate fashion showdown over their engagement photos.

12/22/2017:

Princess Michael's Blackamoor brooch controversy kicks off.

Cambridge vs Sussex engagement portraits showdown

Meghan merches her Ralph & Russo gown again

Press criticism of the engagement photos begin

Meghan takes credit for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner posing together.

12/23/2017: Meghan announces that Guy has broken two legs in an unprecedented Kensington Palace statement and her lookalike does a wedding dress photoshoot.

12/24/2017: Meghan leaks that Harry will not participate in the royal family's Boxing Day shoot because it would upset her.

12/25/2017: Meghan joins the royal family on their Christmas Church Walk. She merches her coat and her hat is the stuff of poo memes.

12/26/2017: Criticism from Meghan's Christmas Church Walk continues with coverage on her curtsey fail and sticking her tongue out. Meghan also merches her outfit again.

12/27/2017: Harry's interview with Barack Obama is finally released. He makes a "we're the family she never had" comment that sets the Markles off. Harry also bans blood diamonds from Meghan's jewelry and Meghan merches her lip gloss.

12/28/2017: Some poor media intern who listened to the Harry/Obama interview realizes that Harry invited the Obamas to the wedding. Meghan deals with more curtsey criticism. She deflects by announcing that she was shortlisted to be the new Bond Girl but she had to give the role up because of her relationship with the Harry. Meghan also merches the Soho House restaurant she and Harry had their first date.

12/29/2017: The royal family's engagement count for the year is released and Harry worked more than William and Kate. The Markles begin popping off about Harry's "we're the family she never had" comment.

12/30/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

12/31/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

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freddiemercurylegendabovelegends · 2 months

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Today - March 5th, 1976

Eddie Howell "The Man From Manhattan" 7" single released

Freddie Mercury: producer/piano/bvs

Brian May: guitar

Excerpts from an interview

Jacky Gunn-Smith - Official International Queen Fan Club

Eddie Howell’s ‘Man From Manhattan‘ is one of the best known and best loved of all Queen’s collaborations.

Recorded in mid January 1976 at Sarm East Studios in London, the song was produced by Freddie Mercury, who also played piano and sang backing vocals on the track and featured Brian May on guitar. The record is so reminiscent of “A Night At The Opera” in both instrumentation and mood, that many fans regard it as virtually an “Opera” out-take. When it was launched as a single on Warner Bros records in 1976, it became a turntable hit in the UK and looked set to chart until music industry bureaucracy halted it in it’s tracks.

Birmingham born Eddie Howell began his professional career in the late 60’s, when Chrysalis music picked up on his songwriting demos and introduced him to an independent record producer, who in turn licensed his first single “Easy Street”, as a one-off deal to Parlophone in 1969.

Working as a songwriter throughout the early 70’s, Eddie’s next venture into recording came in 1975 when he signed to Warner Bros records as an artist. thursdaysHe released two singles, “Long Story” and “Can’t get over you”, and his debut LP “The Eddie Howell Gramophone Record”, which featured members of “Brand X” and guitarist Gary Moore.

The album was launched at a promotional gig at Thursday’s club in Kensington. Eddie’s band included Phil Collins on congas, Jack Lancaster on saxophone and Robin Lumley on keyboards. Explains Eddie, ”In the audience that night was Freddie Mercury who had been brought along to the gig by my manager David Minns. It was there that he first heard “Man From Manhattan”, which was a newly written song included in the set. After the gig we met and he was very complimentary about the song and offered to produce it. I remember we all went down to ‘The Elephant on the River’ to celebrate”.

Enthused by the prospect of his first foray into production, Freddie wasted little time in getting started. ”I gave him a two track guitar/vocal demo of the song” recalls Eddie, ”and a couple of days later he called and said let’s get going. Studio time was booked at Sarm East Studios and true to form, Freddie quickly took control of the sessions; ”He did lots of pre-production work on the song’s structure and the harmony arrangements”, reveals Ed. ” He had a mini cassette recorder loaded with ideas for the track, backing vocals and answering phrases”.

”We took a week to record the song”, remembers Eddie, ”which was a long time in those days, but because of Freddie’s involvement, Warners gave us a blank cheque. The sessions were quite intense, there was never a lull. Brian came in to play hismikestone2 guitar parts and the musical rapport between him and Freddie was plain to see, they were on the same page. One day, a hand-held spinning bell-cymbal in the key of ‘D’ was required by Freddie for one ping at the end of the track and the studio didn’t have one, so a runner was dispatched to scour the streets of London in search of one. The session was adjourned for half a day while we waited down at the Shazam Indian restaurant in Brick Lane for the bell to arrive. It eventually arrived and took about a minute to record, it must have been the most expensive ping ever recorded”.

On the final day of recording, a trio of Warner Bros top brass flew in from California and made a beeline for Sarm East studios to meet Freddie. Recalls Eddie, ”They probably thought the red carpet would be rolled out as they were paying for the recording sessions, but instead they were kept waiting in reception for about four hours. When they were eventually granted an audience, the charm offensive was full onlongstory3 and it was all smiles and bonhomie. At the end of the session, after the final playback, Freddie turned to me and said, ‘If this isn’t a hit, sue Warner Bros ‘ ”.

The finished article obviously had a heavy Queen influence with the presence of Freddie and Brian on the track, but ”Man from Manhattan” was far from a tribute to Queen. ”I wrote the song after my first trip to Manhattan in late 74”, reveals Eddie, ”I was reading ‘The Godfather Papers’ by Mario Puzo and the song was about those mafia characters who lead a double life. Musically, I had ‘Dead End Street’, by the Kinks in mind, complete with trombones and a walking double-bass”.

Prior to the ban, ”Manhattan” made top 50 in the UK, top 20 in Australia, Belgium and South Africa and top 5 in Holland, but sadly, as a consequence of the ban, it was never released in America or many of the world’s other major territories.

When it was issued as a single in 1976, Warner’s publicity department played up the Queen connection as much as they could, and “Manhattan” rapidly became a turntable hit in the UK. The record received heavy rotation on the airwaves – particularly in Europe where it became a big hit. Then, just when it looked set to climb the charts in the UK, the Musicians Union mysteriously discovered that Jerome Rimson, the American bassist hired by Freddie for the sessions, had been working in Britain without a permit. This obliged them to place a ban on any and all further UK media exposure due to his ‘Illegally’ recorded playing. A decision which effectively killed off the record.

Having recently regained the rights to his back catalogue recorded during his time with the label, Eddie is now releasing the tracks digitally. ”Man from Manhattan” is first up, more to follow…

(source: https://manfrommanhattan.wordpress.com/)

📸 Pic: Freddie Mercury and Eddie Howell in control room

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Merlin BBC UK TV Show - Opinion Piece Part 7 - How The 2008 Series Reinterprets and Subverts Arthurian Legends

I was talking to a mutual friend about movies and TV shows in the fantasy genre and this friend bought up the fact how Arthurian legends have influenced most of them.

As that conversation progressed, we both agreed that the best adaptation of Arthurian legend was John Boorman’s 1981 classic "Excalibur".

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However he seemed very amused when I told him that I was a huge fan of the 2008 BBC TV series Merlin. His opinion was that the TV series was "so childish, historically inaccurate and farcical" when he watched it.

I disagreed with him profusely and decided to make this post to outline my love of the TV series. I will share this post with this person so we can have further discussions on this topic. So here it goes:

Creators wanted to reinterpret Arthurian legend.

PROOF:

Julian Murphy, co-creator and executive producer: It all began in a restaurant on Kensington Church street, where I had lunch with the writer Jake Michie. And the pitch I gave him was very simple - It was 'I'd like to do the Arthurian story, but as an origin story in the same way that the Superman story had been done in [US TV series] Smallville.' And I think from there, it evolved.

But the decision that I think was at the heart of it, which was to make Arthur and Merlin contemporaries, rather than make Merlin the old man looking after the young Arthur, was there from the very beginning.

Source : https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/merlin-at-10-the-cast-and-creatives-on-how-they-made-the-bbcs-boy-wizard-drama/

If you are a fan of the series i would recommend to read the article above for more information and details about the TV Show.

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There has never been a concise Arthurian story. The legends are an amalgam of numerous versions, the most popular of them being as follows:

History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey’s account of the legendary king contains the first appearance of many of the iconic features of the Arthurian legend, including the wizard Merlin.

Lancelot by Chrétien de Troyes

Geoffrey of Monmouth never mentions Arthur’s most famous knight, and it wasn’t until Chrétien de Troyes wrote Lancelot and introduced the idea of an affair between Guinevere and Arthur’s most noble knight that Arthurian legend really got the ‘romantic’ treatment

The Mabinogion by Anonymous

The Arthur we glimpse in the Mabinogion is usually a marginal figure so it’s worth reading if you’re a fan of early legends containing King Arthur.

Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

This is a vast prose retelling of the story of King Arthur and the Round Table.

Idylls of the King by Lord Tennyson

Here we find the stories of Lancelot and Elaine, Geraint and Enid, Merlin and Vivien

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So for the 2008 series to collect Arthurian stories from various sources and try to repackage it to a modern audience is nothing new as the trend has already been established through works of T. H. White in The Once and Future King, Mary Stewart in The Crystal Cave, Mark Twain in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court etc...

But it is through reinterpreting Merlin & Guinevere's storylines and using Magic as a motif that we get a brand new Arthurian story.

Guinevere

The name Guinevere means The Fair One in old Welsh.

To cast Angel Coulby, a woman of color as one of the most famous white woman in history was a revolutionary act by 2008 British TV standards.

In the legends, Guinevere is of royal blood. Gwen in the TV series is a servant of common birth who ascends to become a queen.

Here the audience come to see Gwen as the fair one based on the strength of her character and not the color of her skin.

In the TV show Arthur forgives Gwen's infidelity with Lancelot rather than having her sent to a nunnery or worse having her die. The old male authors were okay with Arthur bedding several women but expectation of chasteness placed on Guinevere always contained an undercurrent of misogyny.

In the TV Show, Gwen leads Camelot into the golden age, instead of being blamed for the downfall of Camelot due to her affair with Lancelot

PROOF : Excerpt From Hyable Article:

Meanwhile of course, Guinevere was left to lead Camelot into the golden age. “We’ve had that in our minds for about three series,” Julian Murphy says. “We felt that to take Gwen from a servant girl to a powerful and strong queen, a person who can bind the kingdom together, was the journey we wanted to do, and I think Angel [Coulby] delivered that brilliantly.”

Merlin

By having Merlin be of a contemporary age to Arthur they effectively changed Merlin from being a father figure to being a companion of Arthur.

The close bond that Merlin shares with Arthur in the TV Show effectively replicates Lancelot's close bond with Arthur in the historical legends.

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Bradley James here confirms how in some legends Lancelot was in love with Arthur.

The gay subtext that was prevalent between Lancelot and Arthur in the historical legends is played out in all its glory between Merlin and Arthur .

Motiff of Magic

Throughout the history of Abrahamic religions, there has been a connection between magic and (deviant) sexual practices. From the osculum inafme (kissing of donkey’s anuses and kissing the Devil’s anus) to witches who were supposedly inserting hallucinogenous mushrooms into their vaginas. The series association between magic and non heteronormative people becomes pronounced as series progresses.

And therein lies the appeal of the 2008 Merlin TV Series. With this modern retelling it succeeds in addressing certain historical wrongs, make it more representational, address issues and highlight subtext that have been historically ignored in popular media for the time frame it aired.

Arthurian legends no longer becomes the domain of a patriarchal Judeo Abrahamic narrative about a return to the good old days but of class mobility, race, feminism, queer acceptance and the belief of a better world to come in context of the TV Show.

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back to toronto - mama's backstory

note: mama's nickname before she was mama is peach! there'll be a few chapters of this, just to give some backstory on mama and aus' relationship / life before peanut was born! and ik the game mentioned here is an away game, but for the sake of the story, we'll pretend it's a home game

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the energy in toronto was different than anywhere else. it was why peach loved the city.

she grinned to herself as they made their way through the downtown traffic. while almost everyone hated toronto traffic, it wouldn’t ruin her good mood. it was the day before opening night for the toronto maple leafs, and peach was back in the city she practically grew up in. it was going to be a good day, she could tell.

william nylander parked his car outside his house, ushering peach and the hughes inside.

just a few years ago, willy had been living with peach and the hughes in their toronto home, and now peach was here with her younger brothers to spend the week with him.

“oh! that’s so cool!” jack grinned, immediately dropping his bag on the floor and going to a framed and signed jersey on the wall.

peach rolled her eyes, clearing her throat and motioning to jack’s duffel bag that he threw on the floor.

“oh yeah,” jack muttered, coming back and shouldering his duffel bag.

peach laughed, flicking her younger brother lightly, before addressing willy. “where do you want us to put our bags?”

“just right here,” willy led them to the back, where he had two spare rooms available.

peach took the smaller one, while her brothers shared the other room. peach spent the first day back in toronto exploring kensington market with her brothers. she missed that one burger restaurant more than she’d like to admit.

before any of the hughes had realized it, they were gearing up for the toronto maple leafs first game of the season, against the ottawa senators. peach had her ‘nylander’ jersey on, seats near the glass, and was impatiently waiting for puck drop.

the game was intense — the battle of ontario always was. with the leafs new rookie, auston matthews, scoring all four goals for the team, the leafs had managed to push the game to overtime.

“i hate overtime,” quinn muttered from next to luke.

peach was too busy trying not to tear her hair out to answer.

“matthews is scoring the game winner,” jack grinned from next to her, bouncing in his seat. “i’m calling it from now.”

“he already has four goals,” luke said from between quinn and peach. “you think he’s gonna score the ot goal also?”

“it’s auston matthews!” jack emphasized. “if anyone will score the fifth and game winning goal, it’s him.”

“careful, jack,” peach joked. “your man-crush is showing.”

quinn and luke laughed, while jack merely rolled his eyes.

it was true. jack had gone to the leafs store and bought an overpriced auston matthews jersey before the game because they were all sold out online. he had this idea that matthews was going to be the saviour of the franchise.

peach had to admit that he was probably the leafs’ best chance in a really long time.

the puck dropped for ot, play continuing on both sides. it didn’t last very long, considering the senators scored less than forty seconds into the first overtime.

there was a chorus of groans from the fans in the arena as the goal horn sounded.

the game was fun to watch, and the leafs played good, but ottawa just got a good goal in at the end.

“i hate this team,” jack muttered, shaking his head to himself.

“no you don’t,” quinn rolled his eyes, the four siblings waiting for the crowds to empty a bit before heading to the tunnel.

willy trudged out a few minutes later, managing a smile at the sight of the four hughes kids. peach hugged willy quickly, the rest of the boys exchanging fist bumps as they began talking hockey. peach rolled her eyes at the boys, leaning against the wall as she waited for them to finish so they could go get some ice cream. peach loved hockey, but she wasn’t like her brothers where she needed to talk about it twenty-four/seven.

it’s jack’s unusual silence that drew peach’s attention back to the boys’ conversation.

luke and quinn were talking to willy about a play in the third period, one that led to ottawa’s goal. surprisingly, jack remained silent during this, breathing funny as he tried to stay calm.

“what’s wrong?” peach nudged jack’s foot.

jack motioned towards his right, where two leafs players were talking to each other. peach narrowed her eyes, recognizing auston matthews and frederick anderson, the goalie, deep in conversation.

“quit fangirling,” peach tried not to laugh as jack ducked his head when his favourite rookie glanced over.

willy whistled towards freddie and auston, smiling as they came over.

“guys, this is auston and freddie,” he motioned towards them. “these are the hughes kids. they were my billet family when i first came to toronto.”

peach put a hand on jack’s shoulder to keep him from bouncing, smiling at the two leafs players.

“you guys played a good game,” peach said to the two, hoping to raise their spirits somewhat.

being part of a family of athletes, peach knew it was hard to console yourself after an overtime loss. she appreciated words of comfort from her friends after those games, and even if she wasn’t ‘friends’ with these two players, she hoped they could still find some comfort in her words.

auston smiled back quickly, “thanks.”

peach noticed jack’s breathing beginning to go funny again, and she patted him as inconspicuously as she could on his back, reminding him to be normal.

“can i get your autograph?” jack asked auston.

“uh… yeah, sure,” auston blinked, taking the marker from jack and signing his jersey.

he was still new to toronto, and not at all used to giving autographs and taking selfies with fans.

jack grinned happily, and peach already knew he was planning on framing the jersey somewhere back home.

auston walked away as the hughes siblings and willy left as well, trying to get the pretty one and her smile out of his head.

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A Possible Crossover?

Okay, so I have a huge crush on Charlie Hunnam and watched The Gentlemen for the nth time (brilliant movie, highly recommend it). And it got me thinking about a crossover with Peaky Blinders.

Totally not only watching it for him… no, really! I seriously love it.

Anyway, what about a little rivalry between two wolves, the Wolf King of Camden and Law of Hammersmith and The Blood Hound of Kensington and Chelsea?😏

Just imagine being courted by Raymond Smith, Micky Pearson’s right hand, and him trying to not let his world interfere with yours. Bottles of fine whiskey, luxurious dinners at restaurants that leave you wondering how the hell he’s able to pay for them or at his estate (which is oddly large for a man living alone), trips around the UK and Ireland (often he’ll rent a holiday home outside the city or in the countryside, preferably the latter so you’re safe and he can let his inner Wolf out without anyone seeing him).

Since meeting you, Raymond is trying to get clean entirely. No more White Widow Super Cheese. He’s asked Bunny for help and together they’re working on it.

Alfie, on the other hand, courts you the old-fashioned way by leaving you flowers, handwritten notes, and homebaked goods. He especially prides himself on his soda bread, made according to an old family recipe. There are very few people who know about it and its exquisite taste because he doesn’t sell it at his bakery. However, each time you drop by, he makes sure to serve you a sandwich made from it and give you a loaf before you leave.

Though he knows he has his own vices as well, drugs is one he’s never meddled in. Nevertheless, that’s not to say he doesn’t know about the dangers of the criminal underbelly dealing in them. As such, it makes him highly uncomfortable you’re associating with one of the top dogs (no pun intended) in the industry. Henceforth, it requires a lot of patience, suppressed growls and snarls, and hiding of fangs whenever you drop by with Ray at your side.

Alfie’s well aware you adore his bakery and he makes you your coffee exactly the way you like it. So the last thing he wants to do is ruin the time you spend there, in his most personal part of London. But whenever the other Wolf is at your side, his own floats to the surface enough to be unleashed if he loses his composure for even a split second. He’ll try his best to keep his temper in check, but the seething violence mixed with jealousy will show in how he’ll grumble his way through the conversation, shorter than usual, and avoid your gaze. Ray he just completely ignores.

Fortunately, you never fail to catch the apologetic glances in your direction nor turn a blind eye to the way he hangs his head as he offers you a basket with baked goods before you head out.

Each time it happens, he hopes you’re alone next time.

Because then he might finally have the courage to sit down for a cup of coffee with you.

Ngl, I’m kinda here for this concept. Might have a crack at it sometime soon.🤔

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markatoto · 8 months

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Going to Toronto for my holiday, what would you say are the best local restaurants to chow down at?

oh my GOD what an incredibly tall order..... toronto is an incredibly wonderful city with a HUGE amount of delights... i guess my normal rec's for folks visiting the city is actually heading over to kensington market in downtown toronto and checking some of the stuff there. there are a SHIT ton of really good restaurants there, including my favourite donut place in the city (Dipped Donuts), a REALLY good fried chicken place (The Dirtybird, in particular their Chicken and Waffles are DIVINE) and there's a vegan Thai place that @qwertibo took me once that i absolutely ADORED (Saigon Lotus). There also a place that serves a lot of japanese styled food, but in particular, i think they might have the best takoyaki in the city, if that's something youre looking for. It's called Film Cafe (the spot is also just a REALLY good hangout spot, especially since its right in the heart of Kensington Market). anyways, i hope that helps!! there's so much to do around that area, so if you go, lemme know how you liked it!

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alex-the-nonsensologist · 8 months

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Disney Dreamland - Part 4: Fantasyland

(I had already posted about Mysteryland previously, which retroactively makes it Part 3. So we're moving on to the next part.)

Quite possibly the largest of the five lands, probably even beating out my mega-Adventureland.

Small World Gardens

Located behind Small World, this sprawling area would transition into Storybook Town Square. Flower arrangements inspired by Keukenhof in the Netherlands. Similar to Paris’s Fantasyland, there would be a couple rivers running through the garden with lovely bridges to cross over them.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant : The Masquerade Circus could be positioned near the Mysteryland/Fantasyland border so that the back of the tents could serve as a backdrop for the Dumbo ride, which would have its own little area in the gardens. I was at a loss on where else to place this ride, but I stubbornly wanted to include it as it is currently the only attraction to be found in all 6 existing castle parks and I didn't want to break that streak.

"Casey Jr. Circus Train": Doesn't have to specifically be Dumbo-themed, I just really want a cute novelty train to wind through the garden, with cute bridges to pass over the walkways and rivers.

“Swan Boats”: Paddle boats. I say “swan boats” but they don’t have to be just swans, but could also resemble other birds such as ducks, geese, and flamingos.

Symphony Gazebo: A gazebo in the garden for a live band to play classical music.

“Windmill snack stand”: I saw a picture of the Old Mill in Paris and thought it looked so charming. German pretzels.

Storybook Town Square

The town follows in the footsteps of Ananheim’s 1983 overhaul with each building having its own unique look. Would feature a fluid mix of Bavarian and British architecture. The Bavarian half of the town on the west contains “Pinocchio Square” and the theater. The British half on the east contains Peter Pan, Little Nemo (even though Nemo is American), and Mr. Toad. A large fountain stands in the center. Cobblestones would pave the ground. I want this area to evoke the feeling of Paris’s Fantasyland as well as Efteling in the Netherlands .

Pinocchio’s Daring Escape: Focuses more on escaping Pleasure Island. The only other thing I would change is have all the sets and animatronics appear to be carved out of wood, and have real clothes on the animatronics, for a more high-quality “hand made” look, the implication being the entire ride is a life-sized puppet show. The ride building along with the toy shop and restaurant form a smaller “Pinocchio Square”, which would include a smaller fountain with a statue of Pinocchio.

Geppetto’s Toy Shop: Would feature regular retail plush toys, as well as old fashioned toys like wooden marionettes and wind-ups, as well as cuckoo clocks. Christmas ornaments can also be purchased here.

Pinocchio’s Pizza Place: Italian cuisine. Basically the Pinocchio Village Haus in Orlando, but with an alliterative name, and also some of the pizzas have toppings decorated to look like Pinocchio smiley faces. Quick service.

Once Upon a Time Theatre: Hosts live indoor stage shows. While any show with Disney musical medleys is fine, I would much prefer original shows of rarely-featured stories, such as the other tales from the 1001 Arabian Nights, or a stage version of Disney's Return to Oz (which I personally love better as an Oz adaptation than MGM's movie; 2013's Oz the Great and Powerful was meh). Building design would be modeled after the new Fantasyland Forest Theatre in Tokyo.

“German restaurant”: Table service.

Flight to Neverland: Would utilize the best aspects from each version of the ride. For example, I love that Shanghai’s queue is themed to a London park (Kensington Gardens?), and the chimneys in Paris’s loading dock blow smoke. The building facade would definitely have a functioning clock tower, in homage to Big Ben, but designed to fit with the small town aesthetic. The name change is simply because I feel like guests actually take on the role of the Darling children more than they do Peter.

Little Nemo in Slumberland: Little Nemo may not be a Disney IP, but it has such rich and vibrant imagery, I think it could work really well as a Disney ride. Not to mention it’s in the public domain, so there shouldn’t be any legal issues. In many ways it’s very similar to Peter Pan’s Flight, so maybe it could also help balance the wait times between the two rides. Guests take on the role of Nemo and ride flying beds (or at least, benches that look like beds, with a headboard and a footboard) that soar out the bedroom window. What follows are awe-inspiring, almost surreal, scenes of Slumberland. Things start to distort and become chaotic as the dream turns into a nightmare. Before anything too awful happens, guests “wake up” back in Nemo’s bedroom while the voice of Nemo’s mother scolds us for eating before bed. For visual reference, I recommend the Osamu Dezaki pilot film that was created during the movie’s development, though I obviously wouldn’t put the giant Sauron eye in the ride.

Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride: Orlando’s former double-track ride, but with Anaheim’s building exterior. I never got to experience this ride and I really want to.

Ever After Castle

Here it is, the traditional centerpiece of all Disney parks, now the centerpiece of Fantasyland instead. I personally think of most Disney castles as tall but not wide. This castle would be slightly different from the traditional Disney castle by taking up more ground space. I hate to sound blasphemous, but for this castle I’m thinking of something similar to Shrek’s Far Far Away Castle in Universal Singapore but with more detailed ornate decorations like Paris’ castle, and the outer walls slightly covered in ivy vines for a more inviting, homely look. It would also stand on top of an elevated foundation, surrounded by a moat. There would be a large courtyard in front of the main castle building, with the carousel placed in the center of it. The gift shop and the meet-and-greet are each placed on either the west or east side of the courtyard. The north of the courtyard would feature the restaurant on the ground floor, the entrance to the underground boat ride, and stairs to the second floor attraction.

Cinderella’s Carriage Carrousel: Regarding the visual design, I want it to look like the pumpkin carriage turned into a carousel. The canopy could include fiber optic fairy dust that lights up at night.

Be Our Guest Restaurant: French cuisine. I really like Tokyo’s Beauty and the Beast ride and would love to import it, but I respect the OLC’s exclusivity rights too much. I wondered if I could make it a combination ride and restaurant where each table is a ride vehicle, but I worried that would cause motion sickness which is a big no-no for a restaurant. At the very least, for my version I would love to have animatronics perform “Be Our Guest” every 30 minutes or so. Also, perhaps every hour, Belle and Beast performers would come out onto the dance floor and invite guests to waltz with them. Hot Take: The Grey Stuff is very obviously a savory food as it is clearly presented on a tray of hors d'oeuvres in the movie. But since the version currently offered in the parks has been imprinted in fans’ minds I think it’s best to offer two versions: Savory (chicken liver pate) as an appetizer and Sweet (cookies and cream) as a dessert.

Royal Meet-and-Greet: I personally do not care much for meet and greets, but for the people that do, here you can meet the Princesses, some of the Princes, as well as non-Princesses such as Giselle, Esmeralda, and TinkerBell.

Kingdom Treasures gift shop: Based on the Tokyo shop of the same name.

Crystal Caverns Canal: Boat ride underneath the castle. My first idea for this ride was basically Voyage to the Crystal Grotto from Shanghai, if all the character statues were built out of crystals and mosaic tiles. Then I realized, there’s probably too much IP already in the land, so I think there could be an original story about the crystals being a source of magic for the kingdom, and have scenes of wizards and fairies harvesting the crystals and creating experiments with them. Sort of a “tour of the workshop” kind of ride. I’m thinking of something with the same vibes as Dreamflight in Efteling.

Merlin’s Library / Yen Sid’s Library: Located on the second floor of the castle. Originally I wanted a ride in a similar vein to Symbolica in Efteling, but with a story like that of Mystic Manor in Hong Kong. Then I wondered if it would be feasible to have a ride in the second story, so I’m also okay with this being a walkthrough attraction. I feel either wizard could work here. Merlin is the more well-known wizard, but Yen Sid is easier to create an original backstory for. The basic gist of the attraction is you wander around a library with little vignettes of magical items operating on their own; a quill pen writing by itself, a large spell book turning its own pages, floating books sorting themselves on the shelves, etc. There could even be some interactive elements, such as paintings that change, or opening a book can project a scene “coming to life” and “escaping” the book.

Fairytale Gardens: Walkthrough garden. There would be lovely little vignettes scattered throughout, including Snow White’s wishing well, a giant beanstalk, and The Sword in the Stone placed in a little alcove in the castle’s outer wall. This would be outside the courtyard. Maybe off to the side, to the west, wrapping around the outer castle wall, next to Shadowland Forest.

Shadowland Forest

Inspired by the Black Forest of Germany, this area features spookier attractions. West of the castle, shares the border with Mysteryland and the Gravity Falls area. There would be plenty of fir, spruce, and pine trees to make it feel like an actual forest, maybe even hide some of the attractions from view.

Snow White’s Scary Adventures : Building facade would include the Evil Queen peeking out her window. I would place the building nearest to Storybook Town Square, at the edge of the forest.

“Gingerbread Factory Tour” : Based on my twisted Hansel and Gretel dark ride idea. Guests are given a tour of gingerbread golems at work (something like Tim Burton’s version of Wonka’s factory if it were more surreal and set in 1800s Germany), then are chased through obstacles, such as lollipop blades swinging from the walls, and peppermint stick darts, by Hansel and Gretel themselves. They’ve been very distrustful of adults after their parents abandoned them in the woods, and after the witch held them captive. They deem the guests harmless, and let them go but warn them to never come back.

Candy Carnival shop: The ride would exit into a shop themed to a candy carnival safe haven that Hansel and Gretel built for children lost in the woods. Would feature gingerbread treats and a nice selection of old-fashioned candies and German sweets. Guests can also watch bakers and candymakers at work. (Despite the name, there are no actual rides here, just animatronic decorations.)

Dragon Mountain: I wanted a unique “Mountain” ride, much like how the Matterhorn and Everest are unique to their parks. And dragons are cool. Originally this was going to be based on Maleficent, but now I’m leaning more towards an original story. And to put a neat spin on things, instead of a fire-breathing dragon, it would be a wintery ice dragon! I would also love it if the dragon was not portrayed as a mindless, violent beast hoarding treasure, but a parent protecting their child from intruders.

I initially wanted a sub-land recreating Halloween Town (with a spooky "Scare-ousel") but I felt Fantasyland was already overrun with too many IPs (and seven carousels is enough for one park), so here an area is set aside for seasonal Nightmare Before Christmas or Villains themed events, leaving the Haunted Mansion free during the holidays.

Disney Dreamland Railroad Fantasyland station: Styled after the ruins of a medieval castle. Located on the edge of the forest near Ever After Castle, next to the entrance to Winter Village.

Wonderland

East of the castle, on the border with Create-It-Land. While there would be plenty of natural green, there would also be an abundant mix of giant pink, purple, and turquoise “wildlife”, as seen in the initial scrapped concept art for Tokyo’s expansion. Giant mushrooms in place of benches, trees decorated with misleading signs, lamp posts that look like giant flowers. March Hare would definitely be included as a walk-around character alongside Hatter and Alice. People often forget the tea party took place at the Hare’s and mistakenly believe Hatter to be the host, and I will not stand for this March Hare erasure. I would also have plenty of card soldiers roaming around, “patrolling” the area.

Down the Rabbit-Hole: An upside-down funhouse with wonky mirrors, and trick doors galore! A hall of doors in the end would lead into the maze. I was thinking there could probably also be a madhouse ride portion where guests can experience the room actually turning upside down; inspired by Villa Volta in Efteling.

Wonderland Maze: As much as I like the Alice in Wonderland ride in Anaheim, I personally feel that Wonderland is a world that is best experienced up close and at your own pace, which a maze perfectly embodies. While the maze would obviously be themed to classic animated Alice like the Paris version, it would have different environments, like Shanghai’s Tim Burton version. First half of the maze would be a forest-like environment with giant plants and singing flowers. Second half would have rose bushes, fancy iron fences, and carved stone walls and statues for the Queen of Heart’s castle area. There would be a handful of tiny doors scattered throughout that guests can crawl through as shortcuts. Among the character statues scattered around the maze, I really want to include the Mock-Turtle and Gryphon, based on their designs from the Jell-O commercial, perhaps on a sandy beach shore by a small fountain / pond.

House of Cards Banquet Hall: Inspired by the Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall in Tokyo. Would follow the same eccentric and colorful design scheme, but I want it to look like a stone castle made out of cards. Definitely would have lovely stained glass windows. Desserts include Royal Heart Tarts. They could also come in souvenir cups and plates like the ones found in Tokyo.

Mad Tea Party: Would have a canopy roof to protect from the weather and direct sunlight, but I also wouldn’t mind a stained-glass version. Or even a canopy made of trees. Teacup designs would be a mix of various patterns from all versions (except Orlando’s, I do not care for the zigzag scribbles). Would also include the giant teapot with the Dormouse in the center. To help with queue waits, I’d even have two ride systems, much like how Orlando doubled their Dumbo ride. One could even be themed to the Hatter while the other to the March Hare.

March Hare’s tea shop: Would have the same building design as March Hare Refreshments in Paris. Would sell several varieties of tea, Unbirthday Cake, and macarons. Could also feature a long table with interactive tea things to play with, like Shanghai does at the end of its maze, and plenty of fancy chairs for photo-ops.

Mad Hatter’s hat shop: Hats, Mickey ears, and other headgear. To match the March Hare’s chimney ears, this building would resemble a large top hat. Would also feature hat racks for photo-ops, like Shanghai does at the end of its maze.

100 Acre Wood

East of Town Square, on the border with Create-It-Land. A tiny little area with tall trees providing shade, a lovely little Poohsticks Bridge over a small river, and a cozy corner for a meet-and-greet with Pooh and friends.

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day: Basically the same as Pooh’s Hunny Hunt in Tokyo, which includes the giant book facade, and the same level of crafted detail and technical marvel throughout the ride, but with scenes added for the “rain, rain, rain”, and Pooh’s hero party as the ending. I would also use Anaheim’s zany color scheme for the Heffalumps and Woozles room with some added special effects for even more zaniness. The ride’s name change is just to both set it apart from the other versions, and because I realized with the exception of Pooh stuck in the honey tree, all the iconic scenes in the ride come from Blustery Day.

Pooh Corner gift shop: Also utilizes the same English cottage look as Tokyo’s.

Hunny Smackerels snack stand: Hunny Pot cupcakes, honeycomb, honey ice cream, and a separate cart for honey popcorn in lovely Pooh-shaped popcorn buckets. It would be really cute if the stand is actually inside a giant tree trunk, with a dutch door counter window for guests to order from.

The next three sub-lands would be behind Ever After Castle, outside the perimeter of the railroad tracks border. The entrance to Winter Village is between Shadowland Forest and the castle, while the entrance to Encanto Valley is between Wonderland and the castle. Mermaid Lagoon is directly behind the castle, between the other two sub-lands and only accessible through them. Small mountains would form berms for each sub-land. For reference, think of how Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, and Toy Story Land are arranged in Hong Kong.

Winter Village

Inspired by my Narnia theme park concept. This entire mini-land would be indoors, to have air-conditioning to sell the illusion of winter, and to preserve the artificial winter setup from the real-life elements outdoors. This mini-land would be round (roughly) so that the glass ceiling that lets in natural light can have a hexagonal snowflake design. At night time there’d be projections of Northern Lights. NOT Frozen themed. It’s a cute movie and all, but far overstayed its welcome before it was even released on DVD. Village would be a mix of Russian and Scandinavian architecture. Can be used for a Santa Claus meet-and-greet during Christmas.

Enchanted Snow Palace: The planned but never built ride based on Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen. The concept art looks leagues better than the final product of Frozen Ever After.

“Winter Sleigh Ride”: Ride through winter scenery in sleighs pulled by reindeer. Technically a dark ride, since the entire subland is indoors, but feels like an outdoor ride.

"Snowball Arcade": I really wanted something to simulate snowball fights, but without the chaos and mess. Here, guests can throw snowballs at targets to win plush prizes.

"Russian cafe": Russian pastries and snacks

"Ice skating rink": Free if you bring your own skates.

Mermaid Lagoon

A scaled-down version of the land in Tokyo DisneySea, without the playground and kiddie rides. Like DisneySea, it would have a lovely seashell castle facade, with the attractions indoors. Unlike DisneySea, there would be a small lake in front with a ship restaurant docked on it.

“Under the Sea”: NOT a retelling of the movie, but instead an original story that would take place some time pre-movie. Follows Ariel on one of her outings as she explores the sea looking for new treasures to add to her collection. Final scene could be of Ariel in her grotto after completing her latest trip, but feeling unsatisfied as she wistfully looks at her collection, while instrumentals for “Part Of Your World” softly play in the background.

King Triton’s Concert Hall: Just like the one in Tokyo DisneySea, this would be a 360 degree show with Ariel “swimming” in midair above the audience, a giant animatronic Triton, performer puppets of Flounder and Sebastian, and other mixed special effects.

Undersea Carousel: Fish carousel. Underwater lighting effects and blows bubbles as it spins.

Ariel’s Grotto gift shop

Ship restaurant: Mediterranean seafood. I mean, it’s on a human ship that’s not technically in Triton’s Kingdom, so I think this gets a pass for serving fish. It could even be themed to Chef Louis for a laugh.

“Nighttime Water Show”: Just spitballing an idea, maybe the lagoon could also be used for a nighttime water show a la Fantasmic / World of Color. The viewing area could be across the lagoon from Triton’s castle; the lights of Triton’s castle would coordinate with the show.

Encanto Valley

A lovely recreation of the valley, with Casita and a little village area for shops and Colombian dining, and plenty of lush greenery.

La Casa Madrigal: I really like @rrdcooc’s idea for Casita as a walkthrough attraction! It’s so cool! Especially the ideas for Pepa and Luisa's rooms. I wouldn’t change much, aside from adding a few extra touches, such as an interactive flower wall in Isabela’s room that mimics guests’ silhouettes (like Daniel Rozin's "Mechanical Mirrors"), and maybe a couple themed flat rides to add capacity, such as a flowery swing spinner ride in Isabela’s room, and a tiny jungle animal carousel in Antonio’s room. In Dolores's room, guests can see sound waves (like that Magic School Bus episode), and Camilo's room can contain "mirrors" with different character models that mimic guests' movements in real time (like VTuber avatars). Also includes a gift shop selling “homemade” fashions and plush toys by Mirabel.

“Magic Realism Art Exhibit”: While I think the final movie is perfect, I would have loved it if Casita more closely resembled its concept art, which leaned much more heavily into magic realism. This attraction would be a walkthrough art exhibit full of giant optical illusion paintings that guests can pose in for photo-ops. For reference, I’m recalling the Trick Eye Museum, a temporary art exhibit I went to years ago in Hong Kong.

Encanto Sing-Along: I’m not always a huge fan of the “book report” shows they do in the Parks, but in this case, most of Encanto’s songs are so specific to the story that removing them from the context of the movie wouldn't work (especially in the case of fan favorite “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”). The stage can also be used for original Colombian performances, as well as from neighboring Latin American countries.

Julieta’s Arepas: Food cart. These arepas may not heal you, but they’re magically delicious!

Arabian Oasis (scrapped)

Before Encanto was released and became one of my favorite recent movies, my initial idea was to put in an Aladdin-themed area. Not an exact recreation of Agrabah, more like a broad strokes version of Agrabah in the same manner as Arabian Coast in Tokyo DisneySea.

Magic Carpet Ride: A suspension ride in a similar manner as Peter Pan’s Flight, using the carpet vehicles. Fly through the Agrabah marketplace, over the desert, and above the clouds. Ride music features instrumentals from “A Whole New World”.

Scheherazade’s Tales From the 1001 Nights: Stage show.

Flavors of Agrabah: Arabian / Middle-Eastern cuisine

Cave of Wonders gift shop: I think the theming is appropriate considering guests are exchanging money for goods and not stealing them (ideally).

Other parts:

World Galleria

Adventureland

Mysteryland

Create-It-Land

Discoveryland

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