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bet-on-me-13 · 10 months

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Symbiote Ellie Phantom AU

After she was saved from Destabilization, Ellie gained a nifty new power. She can Melt on command and move around freely, which is just a really fun power, even if she is a bit weaker when she uses it .

But one day, she gets really badly hurt. Like, Really Hurt. Let's say the GIW got a lucky shot and managed to capture her, and experimented on her for a week before she managed to escape.

She can't keep her Human Form stable anymore, but her Goop Form is good enough for now. All she needs to do is find an Ectoplasm Rich Environment and try to heal up the best she can. Hopefully Danny will find her after she misses her monthly Visit.

She ends up in Gotham while searching for a place to heal, but the GIW is hot on her tail.

She needs a place to hide, and the only way she can think of is to overshadow somebody and pretend to be them while the GIW passes her by.

So she jumps into the nearest person she can find, a girl close to her age jumping across Rooftops.

But since she was in her weaker Goop Form, she can't enter a person without their permission. So she slides up to the person in Goop Form, jumps on her Back, and telepathically asks her for help, begging for permission to hide in her for a bit.

The girl she tried to overshadow was Cassandra Cain.

After some begging, Cass agrees and Ellie sinks into her. Again, she can't fully Overshadow her, so she's basically a passenger until Cass decides to give her some control.

The GIW passes by them, and Ellie tries to leave Cass only to realize that she can't. Since Cass was exposed to the Lazarus Pits, she is has a weird Biology, and since Ellie already had a Wierd Biology being a Halfa Clone as a Pile of Goop, they somehow can't leave eachother.

Cass gets a new Roommate, but instead of sharing an apartment, its her body. It's honestly not that bad, Ellie can give her some of her old powers and she can still communicate by making a Goop Head come out of Cass's shoulder.

They get along really well too, Ellie can ways be there for Cass whenever she needs somebody to talk to, and Cass is the Supportive Older Sister who helps Ellie talk about her feelings.

The Bat Fam also doesn't know. They figure that this will probably be fixed soon enough, so there's no real reason to tell her Family. They do find out after a few weeks however.

Cass accidently uses Ellie's powers in front of one of her brothers, which causes them to tell Bat's which means the entire family knows by the end of the day.

Cass has to explain the situation and introduces her new little sister. "This is Ellie. She's a Meta who escapes a secret Government Organization and asked for my help to hide from them by hiding in my Body. Unfortunately, we can't split up because her powers reacted strangely to the Lazarus in my blood. She is now my sister. You are not going to make her leave, I will not let you."

It takes a while, but the Bat Fam ends up accepting her. They do end up looking into that "Secret Government Organization" though, and find that they have been experiencing Raids by an army of Ghosts for the last few weeks.

"Oh right, I missed my monthly visit to my brother." Says Ellie from Cass's shoulder. "He must be looking for me, no biggie."

It's definitely a Biggie.

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im-totally-not-an-alien-2 · 1 year

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Halloween prompt no 31 (part 7)

Danny was having a rough time. His world had been destroyed by his idiot parents and now not only is he left to grieve almost everyone he loved alone, he was deaged to a small child and was forced to take care of a de-aged infant Ellie!

He never changed a diaper before, and while he's still mostly a fourteen year old mentally hewas mentally regressing at a rapid pace due to whatever Vlad shot them with before he died. Ellie is entirely a baby, not a thought behind those icy blue eyes. It was only a matter of time before he started acting his age whether he liked it or not, he needed to find safety for the both of them before that point or else they would be stuck running around the crime capital of the world at night as a toddler and a baby respectively. Even if their powers weren't shorted out they were going to get kidnapped.

So when he saw one of those bat people he only hesitated for a moment before he ran up to them and declared that they were his new Mommy. The bat lady was dressed all in black with nothing showing, the only thing that really stood out was the yellow bat symbol on her chest. She seemed to panic to a bit, trying to persuade him to go home.

He looked up at her with his big watery blue eyes, "But you are my home mommy. Don't you want us?" He asked, chin wabbling as he raised baby Dani up near his face, hoping thier combined cuteness would break her resolve.

It seemed to almost work but someone jumped down to the ally they were in and interrupted. A lady in purple said something about him, "Fitting the profile" but Dannys mind was gone at that point, replaced with the mind of a child. One that was adamant that the vigilante was his mom.

Unbeknownst to Danny, Oracle had heard everything from the beginning and patched the others through. The whole chat was in chaos trying to figure out who this kid was and how in the world someone mistook Cass in costume as thier mother.

Bruce thought raising kids and teenagers was hard, but this toddler got into everything! They kept pulling him away from the columnar trees that he insisted on trying to climb only for him to somehow get almost to the top once before crying his heart out. Someone had to get a ladder and get him down. At least he never tried to climb the tree again.

Another time he somehow got ahold of a jar of peanut butter and Bruce watched the kid shove his fist into it and lick his hand clean before repeating the process.

The baby was a saint in comparison. She didn't do much except cry. Cass had gone somewhere out of the city (probably to avoid this situation) and the boy has not taken it well. Alfred, bless him, has kept the child under control ever time he needed to while making it look easy. Bruce was jealous.

Bruce gets called dad two weeks in and bluescreens for a solid five minutes.

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iamalasagnagirl · 28 days

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Pls, pls, pls I need more WLW book recommendations!!!

Adults, YA, spicy, soft, I don’t care. I just need wlw books because I want to switch from fanfics only to actual books as well

Okay, here we are, enjoy :)

Bright Falls Series by Ashley Herring Blake: 1. Delilah Green Doesn't Care -> Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls - nothing is there for her except memories of a lonely childhood - but when Delilah's stepsister pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a large check, Delilah finds herself back in Bright Falls once more. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid's stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there's some fun (and a little retribution) to be had, after all. 2. Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail -> For Astrid Parker failure is unacceptable. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn's renovation, which will be featured on a hugely popular home makeover show, Astrid is thrilled. However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru's granddaughter and the lead carpenter for the renovation, who despises every modern design decision Astrid makes. Is she going to pursue the life that she's expected to lead or the one that she really wants? 3. Iris Kelly doesn't date -> Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love and she’s happy for all of them, truly. Iris doesn’t want any of that—dating, love, romance. She’ll stick to her commitment-free hookups. There’s only one problem—Iris is a romance author facing an imminent deadline for her second book, and she’s completely out of ideas. Perfectly happy to ignore her problems as per usual, Iris goes to a bar and meets a sexy stranger, Stefania, and a night of dancing and making out turns into the worst one-night stand Iris has had in her life. To get her mind off everything, Iris tries out for the lead role in a local play, a queer retelling of Much Ado About Nothing, but comes face-to-face with Stefania, whose real name turns out to be Stevie. Desperate to save face in front of her friends, Stevie asks Iris to play along as her girlfriend. Iris is shocked, but when she realizes the arrangement might provide her with some much-needed romantic content for her book, she agrees. As the two women play the part of a happy couple, lines start to blur.

Falls from grace by Ruby Landers -> Savannah Grace and her band were huge stars in Nashville. Now enlists Noah Lyman - an indie musician - to help her break out of country music and make a name for herself for once and for all. They have to spend the winter in Savannah secluded vacation home in the woods of Vermont, and Noah brings along his best friend Brynn Marshall and pretend she’s his wife? After all, what could possibly go wrong?

The secret of you and me by Melissa Lenhardt -> Nora hasn’t looked back. Not since she fled Texas to start a new life. Now she can live—and love—however she wants. The only problem is that she also left behind the one woman she can’t forget. Now tragedy calls her back home to confront her past—and reconcile her future.

Books by Haley Cass: - Those Who Wait and the follow-up Forever and A Day -> Spencer Sutton, the daughter of a congressman, and Charlotte Thompson, New York City’s youngest deputy mayor, meet on SapphicSpark, a women-seeking-women dating app. Sutton isn’t built for casual, and Charlotte needs to keep a low profile as the race heats up. In spite of that, a friendship blossoms as Charlotte helps Sutton navigate the dating world. - Down to A Science -> Ellie Beckett is a scientific genius finishing a Ph.D. at MIT, sitting on her stool at her favorite bar, putting the final touches on her thesis - her life is predictable and comfortable enough, until the night Mia Sharpe walks in to play pool with some friends and things are never the same again. and On the same Page -> Riley Beckett met Gianna Mäkinen their first year at Boston University, and it changed everything for the both of them. She knows Gianna doesn't do romance or relationships, and she knows nothing could ever come between them. But when a holiday party mix-up sets in motion a domino effect of changes, Riley has to question everything she thought she knew about their relationship. What, exactly, does Gianna mean to her after all? - In the Long Run -> Taylor Vandenberg is busy running a successful travel blog. Brooke Watson and Taylor’s younger brother have been best friends for the majority of their lives. It means that even if Taylor isn’t physically present, she’s always been a part of Brooke’s most monumental life experiences. When Taylor lands back in Faircombe for an extended stay, it leads to more run-ins than Brooke would like. And more feelings than either may want to admit. - When You Least Expect It & Better Than Expected (I haven't had a chance to read them yet, but I have seen them recommended a lot)

If tomorrow doesn't come by Jen St. Jude -> On the morning Avery Byrne plans to end her life, the world discovers there are only nine days left to live: an asteroid is headed for Earth, and no one can stop it. As time runs out and secrets slowly come to light, Avery fights her way home to save the girl she has been in love with her whole life. But can Avery also learn to save herself and find hope again in the tomorrows she has left?

Kiss her once for me by Alison Cochrun -> Ellie had a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. The next year, Andrew, the shop’s landlord where Ellie works, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will benefit both of them. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover is the mysterious woman she fell for over the year before.

6 times we almost kissed (and one time we did) by Tess Sharpe -> Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It’s just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence. They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they’re living across the hall from each other. And some things—like their kisses—can’t be almosts forever.

Nottingham: the true story of Robin Hood by Anna Burke -> (A retelling of Robin Hood's story with a Female Robin and wlw couples) After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest. All she really wants to do is provide for her family and stay out of trouble, but when the Sheriff of Nottingham levies the largest tax in the history of England, she’s forced to take matters into her own hands. Relying on the help of her band of merry women and the Sheriff’s intriguing—and off limits—daughter, Marian, Robyn must find a way to pull off the biggest heist Sherwood has ever seen.

Forget me not by Alyson Derrick -> Stevie has a terrible fall. And when she comes to, she can remember nothing of the last two years—not California, not coming to terms with her sexuality, not even her girlfriend Nora. Suddenly, Stevie finds herself in a life she doesn’t quite understand. And Nora finds herself…forgotten.

It goes like this by Miel Moreland -> Eva, Celeste, Gina, and Steph used to play in world-famous queer pop band called Moonlight Overthrow. But after a sudden falling out leads to the dissolution of the teens' band, their friendship, and Eva and Celeste's starry-eyed romance, nothing is the same. Until a storm devastates their hometown, bringing the four ex-best-friends back together. As they prepare for one last show, they'll discover whether growing up always means growing apart.

Dominion Series by J J Arias: 1. Losing Control -> Talent agent Adriana Ortiz’s world is rocked when she’s thrust into the tumultuous orbit of Roxy, the raw, enigmatic pop rebel with a notorious edge and a guarded heart. Tasked with steering the wild Roxy on a whirlwind tour, Adriana boards Roxy’s opulent tour bus. The nights are filled with roaring crowds, but it’s the electric tension between Roxy and Adriana that sets the air on fire. A forbidden connection that threatens to consume them. Is the wild, unbridled Roxy worth the risk to Adriana’s career, or is she just another woman falling victim to Roxy’s charms? 2. Fighting for Control -> Lola Barros is a rising talent agent burning with ambition. Carmen Vargas is a dedicated lawyer poised to conquer the legal field. Their shared high-rise is the only thing these two powerhouses have in common. After a trivial parking mishap snowballs onto a full-blown feud, Lola and Carmen are thrust into unconventional anger management sessions and their fiery rivalry gives way to smoldering desire. But yielding to desire isn't straightforward. Between the shadows of demanding careers and familial expectations, their love is tested. Can Lola and Carmen find a balance between ambition and affection? 3. Relinquishing Control -> Natalia Flores rules her exclusive talent agency with an iron fist, brokering blockbuster deals while keeping everyone at arm’s length. But beneath the cold exterior lies a heart that yearns to be understood. Enter Professor Samantha Reyes—brilliant, fierce, and unwilling to let Natalia manipulate her way into the film rights to her book. Their encounters spark with tension and undeniable chemistry. In a world where control is everything, can two powerful women let go of their fears to find a love that’s worth the risk?

11:59 by Erica Lee -> TJ Edmonds has created a whole brand around not getting attached to other people. She has a best-selling novel and a popular phone app both dedicated to helping people stay detached from their significant others, so they don't get hurt. But the only reason she can move on so quickly now is because she still hasn't let go of someone from her past. It's easy to guard her heart when she no longer has it to give away. TJ texts Brooke everyday at 11:59 pm with no answers. What happens when, in a moment of weakness, this someone reaches out to TJ?

Price and Prejudice and the city by Rachel Lippincott -> Seventeen-year-old Audrey Cameron has lost her spark. After an embarrassing run-in with her ex-boyfriend, she’s told that she needs to get back out there and take risks. What she doesn't expect is to be transported to Regency England! Lucy Sinclair has her own problems when Audrey lands into her life, claiming to be from two hundred years in the future, it's a welcome distraction.

Never ever getting back together by Sophie Gonzales -> Maya and Skye are invited to star on the reality dating show Second-Chance Romance, to compete for their now famous ex-boyfriend's affections while the whole world watches. Skye wonders if she and Jordy can recapture the spark she knows they had, but Maya has other plans.

The art of us by KL Hughes -> Charlee and Alex fell in love at nineteen and dated for four years. Theirs was an enviable love — evergreen and growing. Unbreakable…Until it broke. Alex’s job now brings her back to Boston, after five years. When, by chance, they meet again, Charlee and Alex are swept up in a whirlwind of heart-rending history, tossed between past and present, and lovers old and new. Will their lingering connection be enough to convince them that some loves are meant to last? Or should the past remain in the past?

That secret something by Emily Wright -> Rebecca Lawson is off-limits. Jess knows this, but Rebecca has captured her heart for as long as she can remember. She’s sporty, tall and confident—all the things Jess is not—but most of all…she’s her best friend Lily’s sister. But when Jess and Rebecca are forced to spend time together the forbidden feelings intensify and sparks begin to fly. Amidst the chaos of raging bridezillas and other wedding disasters, can Jess resist temptation for the sake of her friendship?

The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid -> Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way

That summer feeling by Bridget Morrissey -> Turns out you're never too old for a summer camp romance. Or a change of heart. When a divorced woman attends a sleepaway camp for adults only, she reconnects with a man from her past - only to catch feelings for his sister instead.

Some of these are my absolute favourites, I've lost count of how many times I've read them. I cannot get enough of "the bright falls series", "One the same page", "Those who wait", "The secret of you and me" and the last entry "Falls From Grace". No matter how many times I read them. And sometimes I wish I could read them again, as if for the first time, if that makes sense. Anyway, I have a lot more titles. Let me know if you want them or not. Enjoy the reading

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wildflowerwritings19 · 7 months

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Find the Word Game

My words are: flat, fate, stand, and nervous. I'm using my OC’s, Cass and Ellie. Thanks for the tag @sithbelle!

Flat

“Ellie,” I whispered, stopping her with a hand on her shoulder. She paused mid-hop, finger tucked haphazardly behind her ankle. “Ellie, I thought your mom was dead.” Her shoe volunteered as casualty. The delicate flat flew into the wooden banister lining the entryway at my side. It sang a croaking breath between the wooden bars. “What?” She straightened so quickly, it rocked her off-balance. I caught her elbow and steadied her. She slapped me off, and dropped her voice to a strained hush. “Why?” “Back at my apartment. You said you wished you’d had more time with her.” I was used to being looked at like the dumbest person on the planet. But with her, it surprised me. She shook her head, incredulous. “How does that mean she’s dead?” “That’s kind of what people say when they miss someone.” She slumped with a sigh and slipped off her other shoe. Her voice lowered from a frantic accusation into something softer, resigned. “Does she have to be dead for me to miss her?” she wondered. I didn’t answer.

Fate

“You don’t believe?” She shrugged. The rings under her eyes waxed until they practically dripped down her cheeks. “There’s no reason if it’s fate,” she argued. “Everything has a reason.” Something about the question irked her. Maybe I lost her train of thought. She shut the book harder than she intended and flinched. With a deep breath, she brushed the crumbs off her jeans and stood away from the table. She interlaced her fingers and stretched them in front of her, shutting her eyes and rolling her head. She bent the knots in her neck as easily as unbuttoning a blouse. “That’s how you live your life,” she said. “Isn’t it?” Her eyes fluttered open and studied me closely. “Everything is out of your hands.” From anyone else, this would be painful. But from her, there was no maleficence or judgment. Just an observation that deserved an honest answer. “Not everything,” I said. I watched my knuckles. “Unfortunately.”

Stand

It was a puzzle I’d slowly discovered remnants of. A piece here or there, just bright enough to stand out from the rest of the rubble; colorful enough to pique my interest. Another picture I didn’t know I was building, without the final depiction to compare. And here was the image on the box, the landscape that had been on the edges of my vision, always slipping away when I turned to look. As I stared back down at the photos, faded and pressed flat between the glass, the shrine’s simplicity felt loaded and exhaustive. The photos no longer looked like snapshots of happy memories, but rather desperate visages to cling to. My stomach sank. “Mama. The altar needs new flowers soon.” Ellie pulled me away, adding force as my feet appeared stuck. “They’re starting to wilt.”

Nervous

We settled on the damp wooden stairs off the cliffs, leading to the small expanse of beach that had yet to be swallowed by the tide. I figured the crashing water on rocks would give cover to our words, and the ledge halfway up the stairs was perfect for spotting anyone walking up or down. I leaned into the corner of the banister with my back to the sea. I scanned the path before glancing down. Ellie buzzed under the half moon, looking eager to hang on my every word. She bit her lip, nervously chewing the inside of her cheek as she clung to the chance of conversation. “What’s happening to you?” I settled on.

I'll tag @em-dash-press and @spiritusrex! Your words are single, chorus, clear, and exit.

#tag game #writeblr #writing #oc

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yas-is-scared · 10 months

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I just read my first post (2 posts and 1 month ago). A lot can change in a month, I guess -- I can't believe that was only a month ago. I have been feeling more alive lately, a lot more in control of my life. Or more like a driver of it. Also, I have started to feel more corporeal, I guess. To explain better, I have often felt unperceived, desired to be perceived, and was simultaneously scared of it. Recently, I've felt more perceived, felt a bit more like I take up space in the world. It sounds stupid, but sometimes I felt like I didn't really exist. Or if I did, that maybe I wasn't worth existing. Maybe that's why eye contact has scared me so much, because not only would someone see me, but they'd also dislike what they'd see. For a long time, I was stuck between these two fears, being seen and maybe disliked on the one hand, and not being seen at all on the other. Each came back to the same thing - I did not believe I deserved others' perception.

In the last month, a lot has happened that's changed my beliefs about myself. The feeling of accomplishment from graduating, for one thing. I tried at first to act like it wasn't a big deal, but why not? Why not be proud of it? Also, I figured out, maybe a tiny bit on the late side, that my friends actually love me. That's something I didn't believe for a long time; I thought that out of circumstance they'd become friends with me and now it was a kind of habit. I don't know why I have been so reluctant to accept my influence in other peoples' lives... it's weirdly selfish in a way, that I wasn't able to empathise with the fact that other people can see me. Anyway, I realised my friends love me, and that people like me for me, not because I just happen to be in the right place at the right time for them to interact with. So that's changed me a lot, I guess.

In the last month, I

was in a brief love triangle with two guys from work

slept with one of my old coworkers (and I'm currently worried I have an std so need to do something about that)

talking to Robbie (a bit) finally

gave my new flatmate a tattoo

stood up to myself a lot at Shawarma (side note: working here has changed me a lot too. The men who work there are such fucking animals that it's been really helping me get away from seeking male validation - why would I want those scumbags to like me? And I have held my ground a lot, which I am proud of. I mean, I make 10 pounds an hour -> I might be the only employee at the till who does. And I did that by being a bitch, and I was perceived p l e n t y. I know they talked about me when I wasn't there (a concept which I have always found difficult to comprehend). But I know they did, and this is the result. More money. Can't complain.)

started a friendship with a girl and I'm not sure if there's anything there more than a friendship. There could be and I wouldn't mind.

the guy who I mentioned in the last post DMed me. I haven't responded in a while, but I'm thinking about messaging him at some point. Why not, there's nothing to lose

I have fallen into this cute little summer girl group; me, Kiki, Elly, Kitty, Frances, Cass, etc. They're all fun to go out with, I feel like I know so many locals now, and I enjoy talking to people when I go out - because not only have I accepted that I'm perceived, but I don't care about how I am perceived because 1) they'd probably like me, because I'm great, and 2) if they don't, thats really not the end of the world.

Anyway, that's the little update. I'm feeling good, other than the STI scare. Hopefully, that's nothing. We'll see.

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viviennevivisection · 2 years

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Session 19 Notes - “A Favor” - 9-28-22

-Ellie gave Cass the “no makeup” makeup look and curled her hair with Alice’s curling iron

-Cass is wearing her usual purple overalls, but cinched! Slay

-Ellie is wearing a yellow sundress with a white headband and white kitten heels (with the intention of co opting the Riley Smith Look but better)

-Naomi did not change

-Heading to Ms. Moody’s house for dinner — it has a wrap around porch

-MM and Ellie (adult) are drinking sweet tea

-It’s giving the house from Practical Magic

-Jamieson is also coming for dinner

-Eleanor is grown woman (Alice’s age) but…doesn’t seem to be all there —> in her mind palace

-“It’s probably not smart to cast in Ms. Moody’s house without her permission.” - Cass

-Jamieson is here

-“This is Naomi and Ellie! … and Ezra!”

-Jamieson is gnomish her (kind of)

-The dinner consists of studio ghibli type food

-We are saying grace!

-There’s some divine magic happening…

-It acts as a modified hero’s feast…16 temporary hit points

-Jamieson is trying to get a viral GoFundMe to fund the school —> he wants to take a field trip to Idella

-Everyone loves Woodvale…and no one leaves!

-Ms. Moody literally hates Riley

-Jamieson has a crush on Cass

-Eleanor has trauma

-Ellie spent most of the dinner chit chatting to/at Eleanor, trying to find a special interest that may bring her out of her shell. She seemed to appreciate it, but didn’t really change. She’s dealing with something that she would benefit from forgetting. She’s stuck on something and when she disappears, that’s where she goes.

-She may benefit from having an “Ellie”

-Ms. Moody gave us the cobbler recipe

-Eleanor Adler (her married name)

-Going on a walk with Ms. Moody to Talk About Things

-Explaining the internal ley system and arcane virus stuff as we understand it to Ms. Moody

-Woodvale Sickness has always been around — but usually only affected miners. In those days, it used to be more of an inconvenience as opposed to a life-threatening illness

-It’s seemed to have gotten worse over time

-The Mines closed 30-50 years ago

-Correlations

-People didn’t from [from the illness] before Dodder showed up

-Thought to have been caused by long term exposure to whatever is in the mines (residuum, Ms. Moody thinks)

-Giving MM a crash course in how to read internal ley systems

-Eleanor’s daughter passed away from Woodvale Sickness

-Going to the Town Meeting

-Vibes are like Gilmore Girls Town Hall in the barn

-Ezra Darcy!

-Riley is also wearing a yellow sundress, but it looks homemade :) mine is designer

-Cass is snatching her waist

-Ezra Darcy is a hottie, but we been knew (Markiplier vibes, but like…dirty from work)

-Norman Steele (president of Dodder) has issued an ultimatum for the town of Woodvale

-The party approaching Ezra and Riley

-Ezra Darcy: “Cassie!”

-Cass: “You know nobody calls me that.”

-Ezra Darcy: “I call you that.”

-Ellie to Riley: “Did you make that! That’s so cute! In the city we’re so busy all the time, I basically have to buy designer clothes.”

-I think this is where an enraged Riley made a comment through gritted teeth that she liked my dress, and Ezra said that they should get her one like it

-Ellie: “Oh, do you want this one? I have so many dresses— you’d be doing me a favor!”

-Nothing about Woodvale Factory makes any fucking sense — with the mines closed, they ship everything here to be made and then have to ship it away once it’s done. There are workers everywhere. Why Woodvale? There has to be something we and the town at large don’t know about. A bargaining chip. Ellie said all of this (a little bit more nicely) and ended up giving a worker of the world, unite kind of speech

-Cass did in fact trap Riley in the mines lmao

-Cass is revealing that she stole the key

-“It seems like the mayor’s daughter [dodder] has been..reckless.” Cass has committed the public execution of Riley Smith

-Riley tried to use her magic item (necklace) — suggestion spell

-Ellie and Naomi go to the bathroom, Ellie casts detect magic, and Naomi asks DN to follow Riley and Ellie can SEE HER? “Oh my god, is that you? I’m your biggest fan!!!”-DN has agreed to follow Riley, Naomi feels weird because it’s first time she’s noticed an absence as opposed to feeling a presence

-Cass came clean to Judd about not finishing school — that she’s not graduating. “More like Dodder didn’t want me to. I found something they didn’t want me to know.”

-Judd: “Are you in danger, sweetie?”

-Cass: “No.” NAT 1 DECEPTION

-Judd is a slay dad, we Stan

-Cass “may have an ace up her sleeve when it comes to the negotiation”

-Cass is asking about Grandad AGAIN

-Ezra Darcy #confirmed has an arcane virus, similar to Heather’s. His internal ley system is weakened like Cass’, but not zeroed like (Gay) Ezra’s

-Ezra had plans to leave Woodvale!

-Naomi can’t cast magic without DN! Omg

-Cass delivered the superior yellow sundress to Riley via Watts lmao

-We sent Ms. Moody a magic letter with the information that Ezra Darcy is infected with the AV

-Grandad was a ranger

-One day a shift didn’t come back when it was supposed to — seemingly vanished without a trace

-The official story was that there was a collapse from digging too deep. No survivors.

-Grandad disputed this. He said he saw an unnatural glow and started to feel weird, compelled to keep going when everyone else flat out refused

-The Miller Curse

-There are other tieflings in Woodvale, but the Millers got hit three generations in a row

-Judd: “I’m so proud of you and I love you.”

-There are crazy expensive-skeletons everywhere in Cass’ bedrooms — Watts prototypes

-Dark Naomi has returned…

-She showed up Riley storming out of the Town Meeting and scurrying to a nice home — our POV is smooth, like we’re floating — she goes inside straight to the dining room where Charlie Smooth is doing paperwork. There is a suit sitting there as well, smoking a cigar. This man doesn’t have an accent and Cass (watching over the telepathic bond) recognizes him as Norman Steele.

-The Smiths and Dodder are officially #confirmed in bed together

-Norman knows! He saw!! (Cannot remember what he knows or what he saw but this note is so ominous)

-“Did you lose a key, Riley?” Norman to Riley

-THEY MADE MY ARRIVAL INTERESTING??

-“Did he fucking come FROM HELL?” -Sam

-Norman to Riley: “I need you to work on Charlie, he’s been….resistant.” (AAAAAAAAAAAAH)

-It needs to be of Charlie’s free will that he signs the deal

-Norman to Riley if she fucks this up: “You know the consequences.” STRAIGHT TO HELL HOPEFULLY!

-Is Norman Steele……….Kirruk?

“This small town bitch is going to sell the city to HELL to marry some hunk?”

-What is Riley’s…last name? Smith….Helen Smith

-Edible Wikipedia Time

-Looking up an old interview of Helen Smith…she has a slight Woodvalian accent

-White searching, Ellie finds a news article posted TODAY: Techrono ends partnership with Helix Labs. Quietly the relationship was dropped — and there is a public paper trail.

-WHY? BECAUSE DR. CUNT COULDN’T GET US???

-Danny Wright doesn't know anything about the split (presumably I quit or am fired) but he’ll try and poke around and let us know

-Dr. Cunt was the dean of students at the Aurora Conservatory

-(Now why are all the deans of students evil? I wish we had spoken to the one in Idella)

-Cass went around mending various things around the house while everyone was asleep <3

-Naomi is TRYING to sleep

-“You see…what you’ve seen before.”

-“What makes something real anyway?”

-Dark Naomi is suddenly there on top of her, reaching toward Naomi’s cheek as her own face seems to rot and sag

-Naomi felt Dark Naomi physically touch her

-“You owe me a favor.”

-The ghost of her touch

-Naomi is drawn to look outside the window with an overwhelming sense of being watched. Dark Naomi is standing on the wood line with Dark Ezra. “A Favor,” She says and turns and walks into the woods.

#campaign diary #dnd

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Books to Read After Watching Julie and the Phantoms

By Mackenzie Cutruzzula

First things first...

If you’re anything like me you haven’t been able to get the songs from Julie and the Phantoms out of your head. Whether you love music, a good ghost story, or a little bit of both, these books are on the edge of great.

Julie and the Phantoms: The Edge of Great by Micol Ostow (On Sale December 29)

After the passing of her mom, Julie has lost her passion for music and is on the verge of being kicked out of her performing arts high school. That is, until she makes the ultimate comeback with her new band, Julie and the Phantoms. There’s only one catch: all of her bandmates are ghosts.

Back in the 1990s, Luke, Reggie, and Alex were on the cusp of rock stardom with their band, Sunset Curve, before an unfortunate encounter with Los Angeles street food brought their rock band dreams—and lives—to an end. Now, with Julie as their lead singer, the guys have a second chance to make it big and to help Julie discover the real power of music.

This novel based on Season 1 of the hit Netflix series is told in alternating points of view and include a full-color photo insert and exclusive story content not seen on the show!

If you love the music of Julie and the Phantoms try these reads:

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West

While spacing out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk, and added a message to her. Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters -- sharing secrets, recommending bands, and opening up to each other. Lily realizes she's kind of falling for this letter writer. Only who is he? As Lily attempts to unravel the mystery, and juggle school, friends, crushes, and her crazy family, she discovers that matters of the heart can't always be spelled out...Kasie West brings irresistible wit, warmth, and sparkle to this swoon-worthy story of love showing up when you least expect it.

Turn It Up by Jen Calonita

The Nightingales are in a serious funk. Bradley Academy's all-girl a cappella group used to be the pride of the sunshine state, but the Nightingales have recently fallen out of harmony. Best friends and co-captains Lidia Sato and Sydney Marino haven't been speaking ever since a boy came between them. And not just any boy-none other than Griffin Mancini, the lead singer of Bradley Academy's smug all-boy a capella group, the Kingfishers.The Nightingales have no chance of making it to the big state final if their captains are at each other's throats. Their only hope is new girl Julianna Ramirez. But in addition to her serious pipes, she has some serious stage fright.The Nightingales will have to come together if they want to shine at the upcoming competition and restore the group to its former glory.

K-Pop Confidential by Stephen Lee

When Candace Park secretly enters a global audition held by the same music label that made the K-pop boy band SLK famous, the last thing she expects is to actually get a coveted spot in their trainee program. And convincing her strict parents to let her to go is all but impossible ... although it's nothing compared to what comes next. Under the strict supervision of her instructors at the label's headquarters in Seoul, Candace must perfect her performance skills to within an inch of her life, learn to speak Korean fluently, and navigate the complex hierarchies of her fellow trainees, all while following the strict rules of the industry. Rule number one? NO DATING, which becomes impossible to follow when she meets a dreamy boy trainee. And in the all-out battle to debut, Candace is in danger of planting herself in the middle of a scandal lighting up the K-pop fandom around the world.

Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky

Just know from the start that it wasn't supposed to go like this. All we wanted was to get near them. That's why we got a room in the hotel where they were staying. We were not planning to kidnap one of them. Especially not the most useless one. But we had him-his room key, his cell phone, and his secrets. We were not planning on what happened next. We swear.

Muted by Tami Charles (On Sale February 2, 2021)

For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown. So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean "Mercury" Ellis. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights -- plus hours and hours in the recording studio. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it. Until they're not. Denver begins to realize that she's trapped in Merc's world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken. Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a girl's dreams can be used against her -- and what it takes to fight back.

Spin by Lamar Giles

When rising star Paris Secord (aka DJ ParSec) is found dead on her turntables, it sends the local music scene reeling. No one is feeling that grief more than her shunned pre-fame best friend, Kya, and ParSec's chief groupie, Fuse -- two sworn enemies who happened to be the ones who discovered her body. The police have few leads, and when the trail quickly turns cold, the authorities don't seem to be pushing too hard to investigate further. But nobody counted on Paris's deeply loyal fans, ParSec Nation, or the outrage that would drive Fuse and Kya to work together. As ParSec Nation takes to social media and the streets in their crusade for justice, Fuse and Kya start digging into Paris's past, stumbling across a deadly secret. With new info comes new motives. New suspects. And a fandom that will stop at nothing in their obsessive quest for answers, not even murder...

If you love the ghosts in Julie and the Phantoms and are looking for something a little spooky, try these reads:

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead . . . and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost. So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get much stranger. When Cass's parents start hosting a TV show about the world's most haunted places, the family heads off to Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, graveyards, castles, and secret passageways teem with restless phantoms. And when Cass meets a girl who shares her "gift," she realizes how much she still has to learn about the Veil -- and herself. And she'll have to learn fast. The city of ghosts is more dangerous than she ever imagined.

All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado, is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad owls, estranged affections, one or two orphans, and a sky full of watchful desert stars. At the heart of this place you will find the Soria family, who all have the ability to perform unusual miracles. And at the heart of this family are three cousins longing to change its future: Beatriz, the girl without feelings, who wants only to be free to examine her thoughts; Daniel, the Saint of Bicho Raro, who performs miracles for everyone but himself; and Joaquin, who spends his nights running a renegade radio station under the name Diablo Diablo. They are all looking for a miracle. But the miracles of Bicho Raro are never quite what you expect.

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Bestowed by the ancient goddess of death, Yadriel and the gifted members of his Latinx community can see spirits: women have the power to heal bodies and souls, while men can release lost spirits to the afterlife. But Yadriel, a trans boy, has never been able to perform the tasks of the brujas - because he is a brujo. When his cousin suddenly dies, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free. However, the ghost he summons is not his cousin. It's Julian Diaz, the resident bad boy of his high school, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He's determined to find out what happened and tie off some loose ends before he leaves. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help Julian, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

After a close encounter with a bus, Alona Dare goes from homecoming queen to Queen of the Dead. She’s stuck as a ghost in the land of the living with no sign of the big, bright light to take her to a better place. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser outcast. More than anything, Will wishes he didn’t have the rare ability to communicate with the dead, especially the former mean girl of Groundsboro High. He’s not filling out any volunteer forms to help her cross to the other side, though it would bring him some welcome peace and quiet. Can they get over their mutual distrust -- and quasi-attraction -- to work together? Readers of this spirited paranormal comedy won't want this odd couple to ever part.

#I read YA #blog #K-pop Confidential #kill the boy band #julie and the phantoms #unsaid emily #the edge of great #spin #all the crooked saints #city of ghosts #muted #turn it up #p. s. i like you

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abraxos-is-toothless · 4 years

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Surprises (19)

I’m back! It’s just been one bad thing after another and I’m sorry that I’ve been gone. This one is a very small update because I messed it up right before it should have been posted. And then I had personal issues at home and then tumblr refused to post. I should be back to regular updates on everything now, fingers crossed, and I’m sorry this isn’t longer.

Full Masterlist.

Surprises Masterlist.

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Azriel was honestly, slightly scared for his life. Yes Elain loved him, he was the father of her child and gods did he love them both. But the way she had glared at him merely two minutes ago had him on edge. Apparently, absolutely none of her clothes fit her anymore. He’d tried telling her she could just use his shirts, it wasn’t like she had to go to school. She was suspended since she had punched Ianthe, but he was proud of his girl, the bitch deserved it for calling his little one a bastard. Elain had sort of sobbed and yelled at him, saying she just wanted to feel beautiful in her own clothes. He thought she always looked beautiful and he told her just that. Elain threw a shoe at him in response. This is why he was now sitting safely downstairs and drinking coffee in the kitchen, almost spilling it everywhere when Mor burst through the doorway. “Good morning shitstain! I am here to make your day so much brighter.”

Gods, she had no idea of how incredibly right she was.

Azriel let out a sigh of relief and started motioning for her to leave. “Elain is upstairs having a clothes crisis. Please will you go and help her?” Mor’s face took on a giddy expression as she squealed so loud it made him wince, and she was clapping her hands together excitedly.

“Oh, you know how much I love clothes! I’ll go get her into something comfortable. Are the two of you busy today? Can I take her shopping for proper maternity clothes? She might feel better about it then.”

“No we’re not busy, she might enjoy the day out.” And with that, the blonde was out of the door and rushing up the stairs. Azriel thought that now, he could go back to drinking his coffee peacefully, but then Cassian came in all moody and grumbling under his breath, banging the cupboard doors as he made his own drink. He knew why his brother was in a bad mood and had to force himself to keep his laughter at bay.

“Cass, we’re only going for my physiotherapy and so you can have the last of your stitches removed. Why are you being an idiot about it?” The other boy stood at the counter, his back to Azriel and he was staring out of the window, shoulders tense.

“I don’t want to go back there. I don’t like it there. I can barely stomach surprising Mom with lunch or dinner anymore.” Well, this was a little dramatic surely? It was always Cassian’s favourite thing when the three of them would go surprise her at work with a bag of goodies, knowing their stubborn mother wouldn’t have taken a break, too focused on her patients. It wasn’t a bad thing, of course it wasn’t, she just wanted to help but that wouldn’t be possible if she ran herself into the ground.

“It’s just the hospital Cass, we’ve been there a ridiculous amount of times.” He watched his brother freeze, mug half way to his mouth before he slammed it back onto the counter, the impact so hard he thought the mug might shatter. When Cassian turned, tears were threatening to spill over his cheeks and there was a fire in his eyes that he always got when he was upset or angry.

“Do you have any idea what it was like? You took all of the impact from the truck! You were the one lying on a fucking table losing blood! We could barely keep you conscious, Rhys and I. I had no idea what was going on while you were in surgery, Az, you could have fucking died!” His tears were falling now, a choked off sob tearing through his throat. Cass’ whole body was tense, little tremors shaking his shoulders as he struggled to keep the flood of emotions in check. “Ellie is pregnant, you’re going to have a little girl and you thought it was best to pull some shit like that, really?” Azriel couldn’t take it anymore, watching his brother spiral like that right in front of him and he forced himself to stand, walking over to stand in front of him. This close, he could hear the way Cass took in shaky breaths and sniffled, trying to stop himself from crying. Azriel thought he was finished but just as he opened his mouth to say something; his brother whispered words he thought would break him. “You are my brother and I love you. You’re meant to love me back. You can’t leave me Az, you can’t.” An indescribable sound left Azriel as he threw his arms around Cass, holding him tight, feeling the other boy bury his face in his shoulder. The body in his arm was trembling, breaking down without restraint. He pressed his cheek against Cassian’s, mouth next his ear to breathe his reply, loud enough to be heard amongst the hiccups.

“I love you too, of course I love you. I’m right here, I’ve got you Cass.”

“D-don’t you do that self sacrificing shit again, I will not raise your child for you.”

He hadn’t thought about it until now, really, pushing the crash into a small little box and then shoving that box to the back of his mind. The only priority he’d had in that split second before they were hit was keeping his brothers safe, protecting them with everything he had. Azriel had forgotten about Elain, the baby and everything else in that moment, which made him feel guilty now. Elain still had not spoken to him about that day, not really. He tried talking about it sometimes but she would shut him down, either saying she was fine or changing the subject completely, but now he realised. Realised why she was so terrified and upset when he’d woken in that hospital bed, realised why she had been angry with him afterwards. Fucking gods above, he was a damned fool. Time and time again since Azriel had found out about the baby he had promised he would always be by her side, he had promised he wouldn’t leave her, that she wouldn’t have to do any of it alone because he was right there.

If he had died, she would have been alone. His family and her sisters would have helped, would have stuck by her, he knew that but it wouldn’t have been him. Elain would have had to tell their daughter eventually why her daddy wasn’t there, why he wasn’t there to hold her when she cried, to do with her what all the other daddies did with their own children. Azriel did not regret what he had done because he would do it all over again to keep Rhys and Cass safe, to make sure they were okay. But Elain’s distance when the crash was mentioned, the way she held onto him tighter when they slept at night and the way she said ‘I love you’ more often and with so much more passion, it all made sense to him now. She, along with the others for just one moment, were forced to picture their futures without him being there.

Pulling back from his brother after the sobs had subsided, he watched Cassian quickly rub away the tears from his face, eyes red and a little puffy. Being forced to think about those events and the trauma that ensued, Azriel recalled a hazy memory- no not a memory but a dream. The images flicked past like the pages of a book, one after the other and he felt as though he was back there again; stuck in the horrible trick his mind had played on him.

He knew what he had to do, he knew what he had to tell Elain so that maybe they could finally start putting this behind them, leaving it in the past where it belonged.

He just hoped that this time she would listen to him.

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Again I’m sorry it’s short but this is what it looked like when I fixed it. The next one is a longer one!!

Tags: @empress-sei @elrielllll @stars-falling @cirieael @verifiefangirl @theshadowsinger-and-thefawn @lila-baard @acourtofterrasenandvelaris @silver-flames @queen-of-glass @bamchickawowow @empress-ofbloodshed @sleeping-and-books @b00kworm @kvi-arts @tswaney17 @awkward-avocado-s @courtofjurdan @junkiejosten10 @mu-si-ca-l @agem10 @harmonyindark245 @slightly-sane-fangirl @tanaquilpriscilla @my-fan-side @whimsyrhys @starrynightsbooks @maastrash @kendarbahr @elriel4life @illyriangarbage @thewayshedreamed @snowflakesandstarlight @lacewilde

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batgirls-zine · 3 years

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each of you, for each batgirl, get stuck in a lift for ten hours, get locked in an ice cream van without any ice cream for four, play monopoly

im not sure what this question is asking, but i'd lose monopoly to any of them. im terrible at monopoly -shelby

lucy this is beautifully incomprehensible. but i'd rather play monopoly and lose horribly than get stuck in a lift or an ice cream van any day - mel

play monopoly, definitely!! i always lose but i like collecting the property cards for the color arrangements i can make - ellie

Hmmm. I think I’d like to get stuck in an ice cream van with Steph, because I’m sure she could Hotwire it, and we could joyride. I would get stuck in an elevator with Cass, because we could play all kinds of games (and she strikes me as the kind of person to keep an infinite number of fruit snacks on her at all times). And play monopoly with Babs because, sure, I would loose. But I could learn valuable lessons in how to crush my enemies in the future! - pepper

#ama #lostinmyfictionaluniverses #mod shelby #mod mel #mod ellie

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bet-on-me-13 · 7 days

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Supers and Bats

So! Jazz, Danny, Dan, and Ellie are adopted by Clark Kent and Lois Lane after bouncing around the System for a while.

Jazz couldn't legally take care them because she's just an 18 yr old in College and couldn't provide for two 16 yr Olds and a 12 yr Old on her own.

(Dan is in his Post-AGIT Body, so he looks like Danny's Twin Brother, and Ellie is still 12 because she hasn't started Aging yet.)

Anyways, eventually the Fenton Family opens up about their Powers and are accepted into the Super Family. They even Begin acting as Heroes for Metropolis, taking on their own Super names. Like Superkid, Supergal, and Superguy, all lazy but funny names that fit the Family Naming Convention.

And you know the Rule, if you are a Super, you will inevitably end up with your very own Bat.

Obviously Clark adopted Bruce as his Bat. They were the originals, the OG's, they set the precedent.

Kon adopted Tim as his Bat while on YJ, or maybe or was the other way around? They both don't know, since they were both absolutely Messes when they were on that Team. It really could have gone either way.

Jon and Damien have been eachothers Bat/Super since the Day they met. Let's even say Jon never got stuck in that Time Paradox and stays the same age (a gift from peepaw Clocky)

Barbara actually gets Jazz. She's not exactly as Super as the rest of her Family and Adopted Family, but she he up there. And she constantly studies for her Classes at Barbara's Library, so they get to hang out a lot and bond over having to take care of their respective Families.

Danny and Duke get along well, and decide that Danny is now his Super. They started hanging out when Danny decided to become the 2nd Day Shift Hero of Gotham on a whim, cause why is Duke the only one? He splits his time between Metropolis and Gotham but as a Super it's not an inconvenience. They like Joking with eachother on patrol.

Surprisingly Dan and Dick get along very well. Dick used to be extremely Agressive and Violent, and can relate to Dan who has recently begun trying to ugnore his more extreme reactions. They bond over the feeling of not being understood as kids and their shared "Extremely Repressed Anger" emotions. (Dick doesn't have dad instincts shut up jason)

Cass and Steph take one look at "Still a 12 yr old Chaos Gremlin" Ellie and decide that she is theirs now. It's okay, they can share! They absolutely love their brand new Little Sister, and let her be the biggest of Gremlins!

Most people forget but Jason has Bizzaro as his Super, while he is on the Outlaws. Once Ellie hears about Bizzaro's situation, she helps stabilize him using some of Vlad's old Tech. So Bizzaro gets to live in this! Yay!

That's the idea, thoughts?

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Well we do have a certain someone with cybernetics, a thing that can stretch far, help you fly and do many other things!

“Ahh, welllllllll. I haven't tried to fly or do much while I have been on my husband body I am not sure how most of these things work.” Right(Reg) said

“Here, I can tell you a quick load down of how things work.” Ellie(Dr.V) said. She then starts to tell Reg how to use Right’s cybernetics

“Alright, let try this.” Right(Reg) then grabs his husband and starts to fly a little. He starts to get the hang of it until something happens that makes him loose control. Right(Reg) drops Reg(Right) and then he flys into a wall and gets stuck. Reg(Right) starts to fall into the whole until Milk(Cass) pulls out a rope and trys to pull him back up.

“Ugh! Fuck! Boss why are you so heavy!”

#gtau

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cuntylittlesalmon · 4 years

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Romance Sunday - Week 1

a wonderful new event by @sunday-romance!

a little back ground for the piece: this takes place about 7 years before the events in blood is thicker, while maddox and the other wolves are in high school (~17/16 years old)

word count: 1,005

It’s a sticky summer day. Maddox is in a sports bra and shorts on the floor of Ellis’s bedroom at the lakehouse. The house has air conditioning but the outside humidity mixed with the Von Brauns’ desire to keep the bills low cancels out any cooling that might have occurred. It’s times like these that Maddox wishes she could just change at will like her parents and run through the trees, feel the breeze through her fur.

Ellis sighs in frustration from his position in front of his mirror, gently tugging at Maddox’s attention. He's sitting cross-legged, hands attempting to braid his shoulder-length hair into twin french braids. He runs his finger through his ruddy hair quickly, undoing any progress.

“Need help?” Maddox asks. The words slide through the otherwise quiet space with ease.

“You can braid?” Ellis makes eye contact with her through the mirror, eyebrow cocked up.

Maddox snorts, answering, “Nah, but I can call Cass back here.” Ellis nods his head eagerly, knowing that Cassie’s braiding is top tier.

Maddox slips her phone out of the band of her shorts, quickly typing out Cassie’s number. Her cell phone rings a couple of times before it clicks, an out-of-breath “Hello?” answering.

“Cass?” There’s a short, hushed conversation on the other side, likely between Cassie and Ruben. They had gone swimming an hour or so ago, leaving Maddox and Ellis to cope with the oppressiveness of the humidity in the house without them.

“Yeah,” she replies, her words still breathy. Maddox’s heart squeezes at the warmth that costs her voice.

“Mind, uh,” Maddox clears her throat, “Comin’ back and braidin’ Ellis’ hair?”

There’s another rush of whispering, before Cassie answers, “Yeah.”

“‘Yeah’?”

“I-I’ll be right there.” There’s a click, and the call ends. Maddox pulls her small phone away from her face, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion. She isn’t used to getting one-word answers out of Cassie.

Only a few minutes pass before Maddox hears two sets of footsteps coming down the hallway. Ruben and Cassie speak in more hurried whispers and Maddox wonders when they got so close. She can’t quite hear what they’re talking about, but it’s got to be good if the two of them are so secretive about it.

The two pause in the doorway, Cassie in front, and Maddox leans on her elbows to get a good look at them. Cassie’s eyes are stuck on her, her mouth in a shy smile.

Ruben gives Cassie a light push into the room causing her to stumble. She throws an arm out at him for balance and he catches her, his eyebrows shooting up when he gets her attention. He shifts his gaze to Maddox before quickly looking back at Cassie.

What the fuck are those two even on?

Maddox lightly groans and rolls her eyes, dropping her head back down onto the soft carpet of Ellis’ bedroom. She hears the soft thuds of Cassie’s feet as she makes her way behind Ellis. She only takes a couple minutes in the stuffy silence to fashion his hair into the short braids he was attempting before.

When Cassie sits back, to admire her work, Maddox catches a glimpse of her smile in the mirror. The soft smile she never gets tired of looking at.

It’s been a constant in Maddox’s life, at least for a while now, that she is deeply head-over-heels for her scrawny, aspiring-journalist best friend. They lock eyes in the reflection, but Cassie drops her gaze near immediately. Even from across the room, Maddox can hear the quickening of her faint heartbeat.

Maddox sits up, for the first time in an hour, still keeping her attention on Cassie. She’s loosely running her fingers along the braids in Ellis’ hair.

A sigh breaks the quiet the four of them had fallen into, and Ruben stretches from his post at the doorway. “The cliffs have been callin’ my name,” he says, rubbing his hands together, “Anyone feel the same?”

Maddox doesn’t respond, but Ellis pulls himself to his feet, grinning, as Cassie shakes her head no. So they get left alone in Ellis’ room.

Maddox hugs her knees, the stubble on her legs scratching against her arms. She watches Cassie’s back as she pulls her hair into a bun on the top of her head. There’s something so intimate about watching her friend’s sunburnt shoulders rise and fall with the movement.

Or maybe the intimacy comes from Maddox’s ability to hear every hesitation in Cassie’s heartbeat that matches her own whenever they meet eyes.

But Maddox realizes that she wants to be the one dipping her fingers into Cassie’s pale yellow hair, brushing out the sand and grass, feeling the velvet strands pass over her skin.

“You’re beautiful, y’know,” Maddox mutters into her arms. There’s a pause in Cassie’s movement as she hears the words. Maddox sees her searching her face in the mirror.

“What brings this today?” She drops her arms from her hair, her skin pulling taught once more.

“Couldn’t help myself anymore.” How lucky they are, that they can whisper confessions and still hear them as if they were said next to the ear.

Maddox closes her eyes when Cassie doesn’t respond right away, focusing on the sounds around them. Alongside their breathing and Cassie’s heartbeat, there’s a breeze outside that shakes the leaves loudly, a goose honking as it glides over the house. When she opens her eyes again, Cassie is now facing Maddox, loosely mimicking her posture.

She whispers something against her skin, too obscured that even Maddox can’t make the words out. Maddox lifts her eyebrows in a question, and Cassie lifts her head an inch and repeats.

“I love you, you idiot.”

Maddox lifts her head off of her arms. Cassie did just say that, right?

“You…” Her voice trails off as she’s unable to follow that up with anything. Maddox is stunned silent.

“You’ve been flirting with me for years,” Cassie scoots her way across the carpet, “It’s only fair I return it.”

#romance sunday #sundaylove #wip: blood is thicker #ch: maddox rosewood #ch: cassie hainsworth #the og confession...

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Hi Storm! First off, love your name. Did you name yourself or did someone else inspire it (Ems told me it’s not your birth name)? I also hear your Book (TM) characters are based off people you know (wonder who Rowan is?)? COOL! Do you have any based off your brothers? Asking because I have 4 and high key am about to kill them after living with them for the last 3 months. PS I pity you having to put up with Ems all year I only have to live with her for a month.

hi again cass! yes, i know that’s you. XD

first off, thank you! one of my internet friends i met in middle school [she doesn’t have a tumblr but shoutout to mera :))] started calling me storm after an old oc, and it just kinda stuck i guess.

some BOOK™ characters are based on people i know, but not all of ‘em. like, rowan is kinda based on emi but also not, i mean, it’s more like the friendship she has with bash is based on ours. larkin is lowkey based on my friend meg (hi meg) and both joe and hallie were inspired by my ex (when we were still together, eek).

four brothers sounds like a lot. lmao i could NEVER, one is more than enough. no ocs based on him as of right now, unless we want to count ellis (the worst possible combination of me, my brother, and emi in one person) but i don’t think we do.

aaaaand finally, i get by. emi is exhausting sometimes but i wouldn’t trade her for the world. <3

that’s a lie. i’d probably trade her for a really good milkshake.

for legal reasons that’s a joke.

#asks #anon asks #asks answered #storm has all the answers

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Favorite Books of 2018 (in alphabetical order) - #2

Ellie Jordan: Ghost Trappers by J.L Bryan; paranormal mystery that was free on Kindle, but turned out to be really good.

Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon; cozy mystery w/romance.

Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass; cozy mystery w/cat.

Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie; Miss Marple’s last case, and one of her best. (Also the only Christie I read this year. Will remedy that in 2019.)

The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle; cozy mystery w/ghost and romance. After almost ten years, we finally get the next book in this series, and it was worth the wait. Only complaint: I really wish the author(s) had stuck with the pen name of Alice Kimberly instead of switching over to Cleo Coyle. A sense of wrongness strikes me because of this, when I look at it on my bookshelf.

#j.l. bryan #lynn cahoon #laurie cass #agatha christie #cleo coyle #books #favorite books of 2018

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cassandra-acton · 6 years

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ORIGINS & FAMILY:

Name: Cassandra Alice Acton.

Nickname: Cassie, Cass.

Birthday: November 8th, 1986.

Age: 31.

Gender: Female.

Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

Places Lived Since: London, United Kingdom.

Current Residence: Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom.

Nationality: British.

Parents: Michael and Anita Acton (née Redgrave)

Grandparents: Edward Acton (grandfather, paternal, deceased) Renske van Ardenne (grandmother, paternal) Harold Redgrave (grandfather, maternal, deceased) Hélène de Broglie (grandmother, maternal, deceased)

Aunts & Uncles: Kathleen Acton-Fortescue (aunt, paternal) Charlotte, Georgina Redgrave (aunts, maternal) Lambert Redgrave (uncle, maternal)

Number of Siblings: One older sister, Elizabeth Acton.

Relationship With Family: To be honest, she doesn’t really have a relationship with anyone except Elizabeth, and her mother tainted it so much that even that one isn’t healthy. It’s a shame, really. As much as she knows she’s better off without them, she still misses her father, in particular. Cassie definitely envies people who are close to their parents.

Happiest Memory: When Harrison proposed to her, without a doubt. I’ll write about it someday. Getting her internship at Goldman is definitely second, though.

Childhood Trauma: I mean the parents definitely fucked her up for life, so there’s that.

PHYSICAL:

Height: 5'4”

Weight: 120lbs.

Build: Slim but very fit.

Hair Color: Blonde.

Usual Hair Style: Whilst working, she almost always wears her hair up in a ponytail, but she hates it. Much prefers to have it down. Keeps it just a little longer than shoulder length because of her dislike of short hair. Is too lazy to style it beyond neatness unless she’s going somewhere.

Eye Color: Blue.

Glasses? Contacts?: Neither.

Style of Dress/Typical Outfit(s): For work: neat, formal, and inexpensive. Lots of form-fitting skirts, blazers and blouses in blacks and whites. Out of work: a fuck load of jeans. Baggy jumpers and quirky shirts. Picks up a lot of her stuff from charity shops because who has time for fucking shopping.

Typical Style of Shoes: Cassie is never without heels. Prefers bright colours and eye-catching designs to contrast with her typically monochrome/ greyscale outfits during work. About the only part of her outfits she ever spends a decent amount of money on.

Jewellery? Tattoos? Piercings?: The only piece of jewellery she constantly wears is her engagement ring, which she has on a chain around her neck. She has three tattoos. ‘Hip to be Square’ in tiny font on the inside of her right wrist, Harrison’s birthday on her left shoulder blade, and a matching tattoo she got with her friend, Jessica, back in school, on her right forearm. Each got a hand from The Creation of Adam. As for piercings, she has her left ear pierced twice, her right four times, as well as her bellybutton.

Scars: A thin scar that cuts through her right eyebrow; a result of a drunken night out in university during which one of her friends fell down the stairs, and dragged Cassie with her.

Unique Mannerisms/Physical Habits: When she’s stressed, she has to play with her hair; pulling it, twisting it, whatever. It’s about the only good indicator she’s about to rip your face off because she will do that shit with a smile.

Athleticism: Very high. Cassandra naturally has a lot of energy, and so expends a lot of it keeping fit. Rowed competitively for LSE, and still competes regularly with many of the girls from her old crews, as well as having joined a new rowing club. She also plays a lot of rugby, though never competitively. Loves running and endurance, and almost always competes in the Tough Mudder when it’s nearby, as well as taking part in the London marathon annually. Also gets involved with a lot of charity races.

Health Problems/Illnesses: I think she seriously wavers into depression sometimes, though she’s far too proud to ever get it officially diagnosed. PCOS and all its friends, which is not a fun time. Does over attachment to her dog count? Definitely counts.

INTELLECT:

Level of Education: MSc in Economics and Management from LSE. Cassie finds studying relaxing, however, and often self-teaches about subjects of interest in her free time. Currently, she is working on a course in Arab Finance.

Languages Spoken: English natively, Dutch fluently. French and Mandarin intermediate. Is determined to take up learning Arabic at a later date.

Level of Self-Esteem: Very low. It’s why she aggressively overcompensates with an arrogant attitude. Partly to convince herself, but mostly to convince others.

Gifts/Talents: Surprisingly, she’s actually a pretty good violinist.

Mathematical?: Definitely. It’s sort of her thing. 100% could get a job on Countdown.

Makes Decisions Based Mostly On Emotions, or On Logic?: Usually, emotions, though she tends to berate herself afterward, because she knows—especially given the career she has now chosen to pursue—that she needs to learn to be more logical.

Life Philosophy: Someone else is happy with less than what you have.

Religious Stance: Was raised Anglican, but isn’t particularly religious.

Cautious or Daring?: Absolutely daring. Naturally, she’s a spontaneous person, and I don’t think being cautious really lends to that.

Most Sensitive About/Vulnerable To: Being told she’s not good enough. Being criticised when it comes to her work. Being compared to her sister. People bringing up what happened to Harrison. Terrorism in general.

Optimist or Pessimist?: In between, leaning slightly toward the pessimistic side.

Extrovert or Introvert?: Extrovert.

RELATIONSHIPS:

Current Relationship Status: In a relationship with Adam Hassan, Shadow Health Secretary, and MP for Bethnal Green & Bow.

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.

Past Relationships: Before Adam, the only person she’d ever been in a real relationship with was Harrison. They on-off dated their whole young lives. They briefly broke up when he joined the army and she went to university because they were worried about ‘distance’ but wound up missing each other too much for it to be a permanent thing. Dated one guy briefly, Matt, a few years after his death, but it scared her so much it took her until Adam to try again.

Primary Reason For Being Broken Up With: None.

Primary Reasons For Breaking Up With People: Not having moved on.

Ever Cheated?: No.

Been Cheated On: Not really. Unless you count that one time, by Harrison, when they were little kids. He kissed another girl on the playground because Cassie had been off school for a week. She pouted and promised she’d never date a boy ever again after that.

Level of Sexual Experience: Cassie’s slept with five people in her life, so limited-ish. Harrison, a brief fling during her first year of university, Matt, Silas, and Adam.

Story of First Kiss: His name was Richard and she only kissed him because all of the other girls wanted to.

Story of Loss of Virginity: The first time she and Harrison tried, they’d attempted to make it a ‘romantic evening’ that wound up being so awkward, they couldn’t stop laughing. Eventually, it happened spontaneously at a school social after party.

A Social Person?: Absolutely. Even though she needs some time to herself every now and again to process all the shit that’s going on in her life, she couldn’t go any extended time without her friends. Cassie has to be in a pretty bad place to cut herself of from people.

Most Comfortable Around: Jessica, and her old work friends at Goldman—they’re the people she’s closest to, and are still like a family to her.

Oldest Friend: Jessica Mirzoyan, a friend she grew up with in Oxford that now also lives in London. She can’t remember a time in her life when Jessica wasn’t in it, they’ve known each other for so long. Basically a sister to her.

How Does She Think Others Perceive Her?: Cassie has an incredibly skewed view of what people think of her. She automatically assumes people think the worst. Look at her like she’s not good enough, just like her mother always did. I think that’s why she keeps most people at arm’s length, because she’s so scared of letting someone in only for them to wind up criticizing her.

How Do Others Actually Perceive Her?: Depends who you ask. Amongst the public she’s very popular for her honesty. Amongst her colleagues back at Goldman she’s respected as a professional cutthroat. As for her critics, they probably just see her as a stuck up bitch.

SECRETS:

Life Goals: To help as many people through her political and charitable work as possible. That’s really all she cares about. Personal goals seem fairly irrelevant to her right now.

Dreams: To be happy again would be rather nice.

Greatest Fears: Polystyrene and spiders. Why do either of those things exist?

Most Ashamed Of: How bitter losing Harrison has made her. How she still hasn’t been able to get over the anger and the hurt it left her with.

Secret Hobbies: Cassie kind of loves to knit? It’s a good stress reliever when she’s too tired to go running. Not that she’d admit to it, mind you. She’s also not very good. All she can make are the really simple scarves.

Crimes Committed (Was she caught? Charged?): None.

DETAILS/QUIRKS:

Night Owl or Early Bird?: Night owl. Begrudges being alive in the mornings.

Light or Heavy Sleeper?: Heavy sleeper.

Favorite Animal: Hedgehog.

Favorite Foods: Steak. Cheese and crackers. Orange jelly.

Least Favorite Food: Avocado.

Favorite Book: American Psycho – Bret Easton Ellis.

Least Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Favorite Movie: Burn After Reading. Gladiator. Mars Attacks!

Least Favorite Movie: Shitty horrors in general.

Favorite Song: Mr. Roboto – Styx. If you play that to her, she doesn’t just sing along, she fucking performs it, okay. (Honourable mentions for The Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy, and What Is Love – Haddaway.)

Favorite Sport: Rugby. Cassie can get pretty shouty about rugby and is a very dedicated Saracens fan.

Coffee or Tea?: Tea.

Crunchy or Smooth Peanut Butter?: Neither, thank you. That stuff is nasty.

Type of Car She Drives: A dark green Mini Cooper.

Lefty or Righty?: Lefty.

Favorite Color: Pink.

Cusser?: Pretty badly, although she does well to hold her tongue in public most of the time. Has had a few slip-ups that made the headlines. Luckily the general opinion was that it made her seem more normal, and it went down pretty well with voters, if not her critics.

Smoker? Drinker? Drug User?: Never used drugs. Occasionally smokes if she’s incredibly stressed and has been drinking. Drinks fairly regularly.

Biggest Regret: Letting her parents fuck her up so badly. Cassie wishes that she hadn’t taken it so much to heart, now that she knows better.

Pets: The love of her life, Brody the Corgi.

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