#Harrison later field

[whumpacabra]

19. At Anchor

Field medicine, medical treatment, implied nonconsensual drugging, implied past panic attack, bruising, needle use [IV], past trauma, referenced difficulty breathing, referenced starvation, referenced murder

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“That gonna happen again?”

Harrison looked up at Thomas’ question, dread sinking in his gut as the Wolf’s sobs softened and the anesthesia pulled him under. He shrugged, pulling the shock blanket around his shoulders tighter.

“It happens all the time, Tom.” Dan, for the blooming purple bruise along his jaw and throat, seemed chipper despite the disruption. With the Wolf’s bleeding stemmed and the threat of death put off by a fresh blood bag, the medic was far less intense. “Why don’t you help Mer get him into the house - she can finish cleaning him up. Might be more comfortable under, uh, a woman’s touch.”

Thomas hesitated - he had been outside on the radio for Harrison’s quiet confession. Merrill grabbed the young deputy by the shoulder and began to direct him how to hold the Wolf without aggravating his injuries.

Harrison started to stand to follow, but Dan clamped a hand on his shoulder and pushed him back to the ground.

“No you don’t - you need saline and antibiotics. He’s not going anywhere fast.” Dan’s grip eased as Harrison relaxed, cross legged on the concrete floor. The medic's inspection was brief - antiseptic and wound glue for the gash in Harrison’s hairline, an IV line full of liquids and antibiotics for his chest infection, and -

“How long has it been since you’ve eaten?” The old man’s eyes were shadowed, the question soft. Harrison shrugged, the mild painkillers in the IV easing the aches of his atrophied muscles. “Son, just give me an estimate.”

“A week or so.” He sighed; time in the Box was a fluid and fickle thing to keep track of. “Maybe longer. Not the longest I’ve gone. Had some saltines and water earlier and haven’t hacked it up so far.”

There was something tired in Dan’s eyes as he gestured to Harrison’s bloodstained clothes.

“That from him or you?” Harrison stared at the brown stained burgundy jacket.

“Neither. Wolf - Wolf took care of it. He - he’s dead now. He’s dead.”

“He the one that hurt you boys?”

“One of them. The worst of them.”

“I need you to be honest with me son: are there angry folk looking for you and your friend?”

“Oh, hell yeah.” Harrison nearly choked on the laugh in his throat. “They were pissed even before we - oh my god -” He shuddered, hands tangling in his matted hair to ground himself. “Oh my god they’re going to kill us.”

“Not if we have any say in it.” The deputy spoke with the weight of an older man as he couched next to Harrison’s shivering form. “I don’t know you boys or what you’ve done, but what’s been done to you ain’t right. Whoever hurt you isn’t gonna come within spitting distance without catching a .45 in their gut, I swear to you.”

Harrison swallowed back his bitter words. For Merrill and Thomas' reassurances, it only made the terror in his gut fester. What could the deputy of a one horse town do against helos and turret mounted humvees and whatever else those fuckers would use to scrub out any evidence of their dirty work? What would they do to anyone who stood in their way?

“Okay.” Was all he could settle to say in reply. Thomas’ smile was tight as he nodded to Dan.

“Mind if I ask him some questions?”

“So long as he pipes up if that concussion of his starts getting to him.” Dan had started stripping off his bloodied apron and gloves, tossing them into the puddles of blood on the tarp. “But you, son, best get some rest afterward and let the meds do their work. Fuckin’ miracle either of you are alive let alone up and walking.”

“Yessir.” Harrison nodded, a flash of nostalgia for Merrick’s foul mouthed debriefs. The tangled dog tags in his pockets burned.

“Alrighty then - start small.” Deputy Thomas had a yellow note pad and pencil in hand.

“Who the fuck are you Harrison?”

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(An AU of my Freelancers series)

#whump #field medicine #medical treatment #nonconsensual drugging #panic attacks #bruising #needle use #past trauma #difficulty breathing #starvation #murder #freelancers au #I’ll link the prev and Masterpost later #oops I was supposed to get up early and drive home and I slept thru all my alarms #my sleep schedule is WHACK lately yall guess lmao #also lol lil call back (forward?) to how harrison opened his interrogation of David in canon

[harrisonarchive]

At the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, Spring 1961; photo by Jürgen Vollmer.

“I was very impressed by John. Probably more than Paul, or I showed it more. I loved John’s blue jeans and lilac shirt and sidies. But I suppose I was impressed by all the Art College crowd. John was very sarcastic, always trying to bring you down, but I either took no notice of him or gave him the same back, and it worked.” - George Harrison, The Beatles Authorized Biography (1968)

George Harrison: “My parents both liked music; they used to go out dancing a lot. And when I first wanted a guitar, my mother bought me this very cheap guitar worth three pounds, ten shilling, or about six dollars. And she didn't mind that I used to stay up until two in the morning polishing my guitar and trying to learn how to play. Later, when I got to know John and Paul, she used to love having them around singing in the back room. She was very encouraging about that.” Q: “You met Paul first.” GH: “Yeah, Paul went to school with me. I met him when I was about twelve years old. So I had this guitar, the one I just talked about, and Paul had a trumpet for some reason. His father, in his earlier days, had been involved in a little dance band. He was a piano player. So there was a lot of music in Paul's house too. But when we started hanging out together, that’s when Paul realized that he wasn’t going to be able to sing and play the trumpet at the same time. So he traded it in and got a guitar.” Q: “And somewhere along the line you got introduced to the Quarrymen.” GH: “That’s right. Paul had a friend [Ivan Vaughn] who was in his class at school and he lived by John. He took Paul to meet John, and then I met him, and the rest is history!” - WNEW-FM, 1987

“[John] was a very funny fella. And we had a lot of laughs. When we were doing this record for [Cloud Nine] ‘When We Was Fab,’ I thought a lot about John, because he wrote, I think, the best Beatles songs that I can think of — like ‘Walrus,’ ‘Glass Onion,’ and ‘Strawberry Fields.’ Those obvious John-songs. You know, I miss that side. I miss that in music, when I listen to other records. There’s nobody who does anything that’s that neat; that fun and unusual and sarcastic and loving… he was great, he was brilliant, and he was a great soul. Still is.” - George Harrison, Guitar World, April 1988 (x)

#George Harrison #Paul McCartney #John Lennon #quote #quotes by George #George and John #George and Paul #Harrison contributions #long read #The Quarrymen #1960s #1970s #1980s #Ivan Vaughn #Jürgen Vollmer #fits queue like a glove

[islandtarochips]

The Warriors Task Force

The WTF is an elite team that helps and protects the Pacific side of the world. They are the ones who are doing most of the rescue missions. Mostly about Trafficking. Knowing the numbers of how many drugs or innocent people have been kidnapped and being shipped off to somewhere.

Captain Kanoa Toa is the one who made this Task Force and is in charge. The reason why he called the “Warriors Task Force”, is not only because it’s the meaning of his last name. But to show the world that the Island Pacific is being protected by the bravest and the strongest soldiers around.

The WTF has mostly been recruited by many Polynesians. Samoan, Maori, Tongan, Fijian, Hawaiians- MANY. There are some Americans too.

Kanoa and his Task Force was also strictly under the direct order of General Alana Kalani. The most trusted and respected woman that Kanoa had known for a LONG time.

The WTF has FOUR main members that started this Task Force. Here are the people that is famously known for:

Captain Kanoa Toa (The Leader) First Sergeant Tiala “Shark” Toa (2nd-in-Command) Sergeant Nigel “Squirrel” Harrison (Sniping/VIP Protection) Sergeant Agnes “Blast” Falagi (Demolition Expert)

These are the four first members of the Warrior Task Force.

They even have a Combat Medic to join them in the field.

Aelan Kalani (Combat Medical Expert)

These Task Force are very known for rescuing hostages, stopping human and drug trafficking. Between the Pacific and Asia. From both land and seas. 

They will get these things done FAST since that’s how the Marines are, right? Get it done. Get it fast. For their patch. This will be very hard for me to explain of how it looks like. But I was thinking of their weapon called the "Nifo Oti". Meaning "Sharp Tooth" in Samoan. Also knows as the "Samoan Fire Knife". This is what it looks like:

THAT'S the weapon. So for the patch. I was thinking of having TWO of these and put it in a X form in the back and in the front will be the spear in the middle. The color will be red, blue and white. Representing for Kanoa, Tiala and Agnes's Island home. American Samoa.

That's all for now but I might come back here and update it sooner or later. So I hope you guys like this team!

#warriors task force #wtf team #call of duty #call of duty modern warfare #cod mw2 #call of duty oc #cod oc #call of duty original character #captain kanoa toa #first sergeant tiala shark toa #first sergeant tiala toa #sergeant nigel squirrel harrison #nigel squirrel harrison #sergeant agnes blast falagi #agnes blast falagi #nigel harrison #agnes falagi #kanoa toa #tiala toa #general alana kalani #alana kalani #aelan kalani #call of duty ocs #mw oc #cod mw2 oc

[deeptrashwitch]

Elliot "Pride" Stevens

Name: Elliot Stevens

Nacionality: American🇺🇲

Age: 24

Date of birth: 12th july 1998 - Fort Worth (U.S.A)

Residence: Killeen, Texas, USA

Afilliation: U.S Army / 75th Ranger Regiment Specters

Rank: Private

Callsign: Pride (Current)/ Charlie 3-8

Occupation: Combat engineer

Height: 1.90 m/ 6'2" ft

Weight: 95 kg

Blood type: AB-

Pronouns: He/him

Sexuality: Straight

Languages: English (Native), Japanese, Greek, Afrikáans

AFILLIATIONS

Specters members:

-Captain Alicia Marchant (alive)

-Lieutenant Luke Michaelis (alive)

-Sergeant Jackson Blackwell (alive)

-Sergeant Edward Jackson (alive)

-Corporal Noah García (alive)

-Corporal Elijah Wilson (alive)

-Airman First Class Nicholas Fowlett (alive)

-Private Marcus Lombardi (alive)

-Private Alexander Christensen (alive)

-Private Francis Scott (alive)

CIA:

-Chief Station Dominique Wright (alive)

Underworld:

-Liù Xiao Chen (alive)

FAMILY

-Harrison Stevens (Father) (alive)

-Sarah Stevens nee Hayes (Mother) (alive)

-Mirai Hayes (Aunt) (alive)

-Daniel Stevens (Uncle) (alive)

-Enzo Stevens (cousin) (alive)

-Jimmy Hayes (cousin) (alive)

PERSONALITY

-He is arrogant and stubborn, and the first time he met Jackson and Noah, it played against him and caused problems with most of them. But when he left that on the side, he's really responsible, intelligent and, as well as Luke, analytic.

-During the conjoined missions he stays a bit away from the other team, usually because he doesn't consider them an intelectual challenge. Francis stays near him, though, the cartographer is the one who smack some sense into him.

-Elliot usually overthinks almost everything, trying to understand all the variables, but ends up stressing himself. Maybe that's why people compare him with a surly cat when he's stressed.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Fort Worth, Texas. His family are mainly veterinarians, on the other hand a cousin is an economist and the other one is a photographer. As a kid, he grew up surrounded by animals and ended up loving almost any kind of animals, to his parents delight.

Elliot thought of being a veterinarian as well, but during his school life he discovered that he is amazing with the math and the physics. For many years he investigated about some branches of engineering, and found about the combat engineers, which called his attention. He talked with his parents, who were worried about him, but asked to take a year or two to think about it.

A year and half later, he enlisted into the Army and engineers school, and he studied until he almost fainted as he was on basic training. As he finished his training and title as engineer, it was known he was the best on his class, which helped him at the moment to be accepted on the special forces. From then on, he became arrogant, mostly because all of his superiors were amazed with him and praised his abilities insted of his co-workers'.

During his deployments, he perfected his tecnique and his speed on the field, which only boosted his ego. When he was on a deployment on a mountain range, he met Luke as a Sergeant, who at first was also reading his file in awe, but they lost contact after two missions more. And when the rumors about the new team were flying around, he knew they would look for him, considering the pattern.

And he was right, but he got slightly offended that the Captain sended the Sergeant and the Corporal instead of come herself. But when the reunion started, he felt in danger for a second, the Corporal was ready to beat the shit out of him and the Sergeant looked at him with something near to hate. Soon he went to Black Tomb and the day the Captain arrived again, he shivered and surprised to see how Michaelis was now the Lieutenant of the team.

And Luke was dissapointed...

Elliot spoke with Alicia and felt so little, like never before, and also he walked outside that office feeling regret for his own comments. Soon Luke walk to him, this time without a trace of the awe of before, just telling him one think with a harsh voice. Nowadays, he thanks that he said that during his first time there, but at the moment it affected him.

"Listen, the time has passed and I noticed something. You aren't as special as you think, everyone here are basically geniuses on their fields and if you continue thinking that you're some itty-bitty shining star...I'll be the one to bring you back to earth and throw you out of here" Luke growled to him that day "bring your fucking act together, Stevens, get down of your cloud"

SKILLS

-He is specialized on detecting many tipes of land mines, and even some acuatic mines too, to leave it for Noah. Also he prepares obstacles for the enemies squads and clears the paths for the other squads that come after the main one.

-Main and static part of the infantry squad, and he goes better during frontal attack missions, mostly if they have time to prepare traps.

COMBAT

His combat style is defensive, but will take a turn to the offensive if it's needed. His first choice weapon is also a Bowie knife. Elliot will never admit it, but he refuses to learn another kind of combat, not out of arrogance, but because he isn't sure he'll be at a good level in time for the missions.

TRIVIA

-His main hobby is solve puzzles, any kind of puzzle he can get, he'll try to solve it. Inside his room has a collection and everyone always gift him a new one on his birthday.

-Most part of the time he's inside the hangars, so he interacts more with Luke and Edward, also with Francis because the younger one is the one who keep him down to earth.

-He also doesn't have a car, and everyone prays for him to stay like that. Elliot...likes a bit to much Gran Turismo, and it could be great if only he knew how to drive as a sane person. Also Elijah lent him his Camaro once and he almost crashed it down...since then he's banned from using any civilian car out the base, except on special ocations.

-More than once, Alicia has seen him let some stray cats inside the base, but she never said anything. Mostly because she also got attached to them and is thinking to adopt one (and call it gun powder)

-His callsign speaks for itself, and it wasn't something that his peers gave him to joke or in a good mood. On the contrary, it was a way to almost insult him because of his attitude. But Elliot took it anyway because it fits him.

-He doesn't have any favorite food, and is really picky to eat. But when he enlisted, he forced himself to eat all the MRE's out in the field and the lunches when they're on the base. He eats everything, but doesn't enjoys it, maybe only Alexander's biscuits.

Song

Moodboard

#witch moment #oc #ocs #call of duty #team charlie #cod oc #call of duty modern warfare #cod mw2 #cod mwii

[heytherejulia]

Matchmakers ~ Harry Holland

pairing: harry holland x reader, tom holland x zendaya

warning: minor injury, swearing

summary: Tom, Sam and Harrison play matchmakers

word count: 1,9k

Harry was sitting on the couch smiling at his phone. For the past few days he had been texting with this cute girl he ran into at the club. During this time, he got to know her quite well and began to discover that he might have some feelings for her.

But Harry didn't have as much confidence as Tom, as much charm as Sam, he wasn’t as good looking as Harrison (in his opinion) or had as much charisma as Paddy. He just wasn't them and he just wasn’t the best when it came to girls. He needed some advice, but he knew asking his brothers or Harrison would definitely not be that much of a help. The guys may have been good with the opposite sex, but they weren't shitty advisers on this field. 

On the other hand, Tom, Sam and Haz did notice a change in Harry's behavior and figured that something serious was bothering their friend, but they wouldn't be themselves if they hadn't teased him before trying to help. Harry was too focused on replying to your message to notice that Tom was standing behind him reading all the messages on the screen.

‘So who is Y/N with a heart emoji, bro?’ The younger Holland jumped as usual in fear. Habit. 

‘None of your business.’ He smirked sarcastically and locked the screen of his phone.

‘Hey Harry, come on, I told you about my current girlfriend.’ 

‘Yeah, you did. Two years ago, when I caught you with her on foreplay in our kitchen. I don't think I've heard of Zendaya as your official girlfriend before, and you've been shooting with her a lot longer.’ 

‘You should ask her out sometimes, you know? Maybe this is your chance, man.’ He knew Tom was right, but he would never admit it for his life.

‘Yeah yeah. I'm going to my room.’ Harry was halfway up the stairs when he heard Tom scream.

‘Just ask her on a date already!’ The words automatically made both Harrison, Sam and Daya run out of their rooms.

‘Who's asking whom on a date?’ 

Harry felt his cheeks turning red, and the urge to stick Tom's mouth shut or to kill him was growing with every second. Tom, on the other hand, couldn't care less about his lil bro’s death stares and pleading glances. Maybe he felt a little sorry for him, but at the same time, he knew it would be better for Harry if he shared it with his loved ones. As an older brother and a friend, he knew that this particular twin was not the smoothest with the girls and their help would certainly be needed.   

‘Nobody, not now at least, but Harry's been hanging out with some girl named Y/N and he should definitely take her on a date.’ 

‘Leave me alone, I'm going to my room.’

When Harry disappeared behind the door to his room, it was Tom who spoke first.

‘We have to help him somehow. He will never go out with her without us.’ 

‘Ooh, man. Do we play matchmakers? I'm in it.’ The enthusiasm that gushed out of Harrison and Tom was worrisome to Zendaya, and she genuinely felt sorry for Harry, but she doubted her intervention in this endeavor would help anyone.

‘Sam, you’re in, right?’ Daya really hoped Sam would be smarter than her boyfriend and his best mate, but, oh boy, she was so wrong. The younger Holland joined this plan as eagerly as the previous two.

‘Z, are you with us?’

‘No, definitely not. Guys, you should let Harry make his own decision and you definitely shouldn't be playing matchmakers. Especially when you suck at it.’ 

‘Oi! But you know him. He won't do anything until someone pushes him to do it.’ 

‘It's still his life, Tom. Anyway, I'm going to the store, do you guys want something?’ The boys shook their heads. ‘See you later then.’ 

‘Hey, Z’ The girl turned. Tom walked over to her and placed a kiss on her forehead. ‘Now you can go.’ 

After Zendaya left, the boys began to create a brilliant plan to get Harry to ask you on a date. They forced him to listen to their advice, on the condition that they would leave him alone afterwards. 

Harry had two options here: listen to these idiots and maybe take advantage of it, or ignore them and deal with their complaints for the next few days. The second option definitely suited him better (excluding brothers and a friend sticking their noses into his love life), but the first option was a win-win for everyone. After all, he did not have to take their advice, and listening to them would not hurt him.

‘Okay, Harry. We have three ideas, three great ideas for your date with Y/N. And before you get out of the way, everything is already set up with your cute girlfriend.’

‘How the hell did you do that?!’

‘We hacked your account, man, and you’re meeting with her this Friday. This is where my wonderful plan comes in.’ Tom began. ‘Well, you’ll take her to the cinema for the horror movie, and then …’ 

As it turned out later, Tom's plan sucked so bad. Not only was the movie boring, but not scary at all, not least in Harry’s and yours opinion, but Tom, Sam and Haz, who went to the same screening to follow their brother's progress, screamed like little girls on every jumpscare that appeared on the screen. At the end, you and Harry spent some time in the café talking about the shitty movie and your hobbies, but to the boys' displeasure, there was no open flirting or kissing between you, you just acted like friends. 

***

‘Okay, now that we know Spider-boy's plan sucks, we're going with mine. You’ll take her to paintball and then perhaps with a bit of luck you can kiss her. You know, someone will shoot her and you will take care of her.’ 

This date turned out to be an even greater failure than the previous one. You went on paintball (matchmakers along to spy on you), but as soon as you started the game, you were shot down by a player from another team in the face and ended up with a big bruise under your eye and visited an emergency room because of the paint in your eye. In fact, Harrison's plan probably worked slightly too well. 

You didn't blame Harry for the whole incident and even said that it was your craziest stay in the hospital and that you had a lot of fun in the waiting room, while waiting for some ophthalmologist to remove the green paint from your eye. Fortunately, the paint was non-toxic and you were able to return to work after a few days, but Harry was still furious with his friends who came up with silly ideas like hiring a guy to shoot his date friend.

‘Well, Batman fucked up too.’ 

‘Hey! Not at all! The plan was good, it wasn't my fault some idiot shot her in the face!’ 

‘You hired this idiot.’ 

But Tom and Harrison didn't hear Harry’s words because they were too busy with their own problems. They started arguing over whose plan was better, and went on to arguing about who would win a fight: Spider-man or Batman.

‘Batman.’

‘Spider-man.’

‘Batman!’ 

‘Spider-man!’ 

‘Batman!!’

‘Spider-man!! Do you know how I know it? Because I'm Spider-man.’ 

‘Shut up, you twats. Harry, just take her for a walk in the park, you both have dogs, so take them and go for a romantic walk. It can't go wrong.’ 

Contrary to Sam's assurances, it could. 

Your doggie was still a puppy and was afraid of practically every bigger noise, so when you walked into Richmond Park and saw how many people had taken their dogs out just like you two, Harry knew that a third date in a row would be a total failure. 

And that's exactly what happened, because the little french bulldog ran away from you as soon as a few larger dogs ran up and started barking at Tessa and Muffin, inviting them to play, and you both spent the whole afternoon looking for your dog. He eventually was found two days later when a woman came with him to the vet and called you after she saw your poster about a lost puppy. 

However before your dog got lost, Haz, Tom and Sam decided to take Monty for a walk to spy on Harry and you. They turned out to be even worse spies than dating advisers. The three of them wore hoodies and sunglasses and sat on the bench directly opposite the one that you were sitting on. Harry recognized them right away, but not wanting to start a fight, he just offered you a walk in another part of the park. 

But you did not live under a rock, and you recognized the boys, not only from the internet but also from Harry's stories. So when he grabbed your hand and started leading you to the west side of the park, you smiled awkwardly and waved at the young men sitting on the bench. 

By that point, Harry was already so furious with the three of them that he gave them silent treatment and only spoke to Zendaya, who lived with them. He knew it was childish behavior, and in fact some of the events were downright bad luck and coincidence, but he was furious nonetheless, perhaps more at himself than at the boys. 

Harry was sitting in the kitchen, editing photos from the last photoshoot he had taken and drinking his very milk tea when Z entered the room.

‘How's your dating going, Harry?’ The boy scowled at her and rolled his eyes. 

‘Terriously, but I'm quitting making another attempt, maybe we just shouldn't be together.’

‘Or maybe you should just stop listening to those idiots you call friends? Two-thirds of them have no girlfriends, and your idiot of a brother is mostly with me because I took all the first steps. Harry, try something simple that both of you will be comfortable with. For example, invite her to your place for a movie marathon and just have a good time. If it doesn't spark between you guys, she’s not the one, but please don't do anything Sam, Harrison or Tom suggest you do.’ 

As it turned out later, Zendaya’s advice was the best of all. Harry really invited you to a Netflix marathon, and you watched “Brooklyn 9-9” cuddled up for the whole night. Perhaps you even shared a few kisses during one or the other episode, and then you perhaps even stayed overnight. 

At a time when Harry was finally having his dream date with his perfect girl, Zendaya was lecturing the boys about their irrational behavior. 

‘I told you all it is his life and to not interfere. I told you that Harry had to take the first step himself and your advice would not help him. Didn’t I?’ 

‘Darling, we just wanted to help.’

‘You should have helped him by simply supporting him, not by arranging shitty dates for him. Therefore, all three of you will apologize to Harry and Y/N for your behavior.’ 

‘But, Daya.’ The girl interrupted Harrison's statement. ‘End of discussion, boys. You know I'm right.’ 

She was, but neither of them was going to admit it. Maybe that was just the trait of all Hollands. And the Osterfields.

#tom holland x reader #harrison osterfield fluff #sam holland x reader #harry holland fluff #harry holland smut #harry holland imagine #harry holland x reader #harry holland angst #harry holland fic #harry holland blurb #harry holland one shot #harry holland x y/n

[sjsmith56]

Flash Forward - Part 1, Chapter 29 - Eyes of the Father

Summary: Set in the future, Tom brings his college girlfriend home for Thanksgiving. She’s worried about whether she’s enough to fit into the family of the famous Avenger Bucky Barnes and author, L.C. Chapman.

Length: 5.9 K

Characters: Tom Barnes, Raina (his girlfriend), Lacey Barnes, Bucky Barnes, Laura Barnes (daughter), Steve Barnes (son).

Warnings: Mostly feelings of inadequacy on Raina’s part, some frank talk about sexuality.

Author’s notes: Yes, it’s happy Bucky, settled into his home with his wife and family. If you haven't already and have a Wattpad account, please read His Blue Eyes, written as L.C. Chapman, her fictional account of her love affair with Bucky then losing him and finding love again. I worked hard on it as part of this story and her character. My username there is SJSmith56.

<<Chapter 28

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10 years later, Thanksgiving 2036

Putting the duvet on and fluffing the pillows up on the bed was the last thing Lacey needed to do to prepare Tom's room for him and his girlfriend, Raina. When he made his weekly video call several weeks before to say that she was coming for Thanksgiving weekend and that he planned to propose he also asked Lacey to redo his room into something more adult. Gone were the motorcycle posters, model airplanes and cars, and the skin magazines that she found still in the bottom drawer of his night stand. He never did find a new place for them after she first found them when he was a teenager. All he asked was that it show he was a grown up, stable, and ready for commitment.

"Are you sure she's the one you want to commit to?" Bucky had asked during that same call. "Twenty-one is awfully young. I was definitely not looking for marriage when I was that age."

"Dad, I don't even look at anyone else," replied Tom. "They don't interest me. When I was playing the field, and you know I was as soon as I got to college, most were interested in me because of my package. Raina and I talked all night about so many different things when we first met at the junior year mixer. We didn't even sleep together until our fifth date."

Bucky recalled a similar video call the previous year when Tom had told them about meeting this amazing girl. This conversation sounded even more sure than that one.

"That's when you told her you're a super soldier?"

"Yeah, on the fifth date," smiled Tom. "I jumped off a three story building to prove it, scared the shit out of her, and then we had incredible sex. Best I ever had. If that doesn't say she's the one ... then what does?"

Lacey looked at Bucky in her pragmatic way. "He's got a point," she said. "Didn't Bruce say the serum locks in on the mate when it recognizes the best emotional, physical, and sexual fit?"

"Okay, I'll repaint your room," said Bucky. "What colours are you looking at?"

"Masculine, like navy blue and light grey trim. But something that will appeal to a woman. Make it look grown up. I just want her to believe that I'm ready to commit because I am."

Since Tom's very first time telling them about Raina, they talked with her on subsequent video calls. She recognized Lacey on the first call, turning to Tom and asking why he hadn't told her that his mother was L.C. Chapman. He handled it well, saying that he kept much of his home life hidden, wanting people to like him for his own qualities. When she squeezed his hand in response Lacey smiled at the gesture. Raina was the oldest of three daughters and her father, Edward Harrison, was a huge Howling Commandos fan. At the time she told them Bucky had inwardly groaned. Some of those fans were over the top with their fascination with the minutiae of the various missions. It must have shown on Bucky's face because she assured him her dad wasn't like that. As a veteran himself he knew that Bucky just did his duty. He was a fan of those old missions in the same way other veterans were fans of D-Day, or the Battle of the Bulge. As she rolled off the names of other campaigns, he grasped Lacey's hand and turned to her with a brief smile. Raina knew her history.

Lacey looked at the time and double checked the bathroom, making sure it was stocked with soap, shampoo and assorted bath products. Quickly she checked the nightstand to make sure there was a box of condoms in there. She wondered if the couple would be brave enough to have sex under their roof but she was sure once Tom told her about the soundproofing it wouldn't be an issue.

It was the soundproofing that prevented her from hearing the couple arrive. She only heard them when she came out of the bedroom and heard Sarge bark. She went to the top of the stairs and listened first, to hear how her other children, Laura and Steve, handled meeting their brother's girlfriend. Steve, a blond like Lacey, ran up and jumped into Tom's arms, followed by barks from their black Labrador dog, Sarge, a gift from the enlisted men at the Avengers compound on Bucky's 115th birthday, four years previously.

"It's about time, jerk," said the boy. "What took you so long?"

Tom laughed. "This is my brother Steve," he said to Lacey. "As you can see, he has good manners."

"Sorry," replied the younger boy. "I'm Steve and I'm ten and a half years old. Don't arm wrestle with me because I'm a super soldier and can break your arm because I still don't know my own strength. Better?"

"Better," replied Tom. "This is Raina, my girlfriend. This nice dog here is Sarge."

There was a loud kissing sound and Lacey just knew it was Laura, who had walked up to the couple. "Cut it out," said Tom with a hint of annoyance. "Raina, this is Laura, almost twelve years old, another super soldier, and ready to inflict herself onto the world when she becomes a teenager."

"Hi," said Raina, to both siblings. "Are there any more?"

"No," said Lacey loudly as she came down the stairs with her hand outstretched. "Hi Raina, I'm Lacey, Tom's mother. It's nice to finally meet you in person. After Steve, I thought the world had enough Barnes children to deal with. Tommy was easy to raise because he was the only super soldier baby for ten years, then I had these two in a year and a half and they were a handful. I didn't publish a single thing during that time. Come on, and I'll show you to your room. You two can freshen up."

Tom put Steve down, following his mother and Raina up the stairs with their bags in hand. Lacey told her about the farmhouse and the renovations they had done on it since moving in 12 years before.

"We're having roast beef for dinner, Raina," she said as they walked down the hallway. "Are you okay with eating meat? Super soldiers need animal protein. Vegetarian protein just doesn't do it for them."

"Yeah, I eat meat," she replied. "We don't have it often, but I enjoy it when we do."

At the far end of the hallway Lacey opened a door and Raina gasped at the room. A large queen sized bed with plush looking bedding covering it was against the far wall, with a nightstand on each side. A fireplace was on the side wall, with two armchairs framing it. Lacey opened the door to the ensuite, pointing out the bathtub could fit both of them easily. She smiled at Raina's blush then kissed Tom on the cheek. He looked at his mother mouthing a big "Thank you." She left the couple there alone.

"She's okay with us sharing the room?" asked Raina. "She doesn't mind if we have sex?"

"Yeah, she's cool, so's my dad," replied Tom.

"You never said anything when my parents put you in the spare room."

"It was no big deal," said Tom. "We don't have to do anything you're not comfortable doing while we're here but if you are up for it the rooms are soundproofed. My parents can be loud."

"How is it I know so little about you?" asked Raina, putting her arms around Tom.

"I'm not one to tell stories," he said, kissing her firmly. "That's my mom's thing. I'm sure she'll bring something up when you have some alone time."

After putting their things away, they both walked back downstairs to the family room where Steve and Laura were playing a video game. The siblings looked very good at it and Raina reminded herself not to challenge them to a match. From there they went to the kitchen where Lacey was checking a very large roast. Lacey wasn't kidding about the meat thing. Raina had never seen a roast that big. Lacey noticed the look.

"We're having other company for the weekend and the first family is arriving before dinner," she said. "Sam, Maria and the kids."

"Nice," said Tom. "You'll like them. Sam is my Dad's best friend and Captain America. Maria was with SHIELD for many years then the Avengers when they reformed."

Raina smiled at him then turned to Lacey. "Can I help you with anything?" she asked. "I'm not much of a cook but I can do simple stuff."

Lacey pushed a head of lettuce over to Raina to break apart, then slid a salad bowl close by. "So Raina, what do you do for fun?

"Not much," she replied. "Really, I'm just a big computer nerd. I read a lot. I loved your book His Blue Eyes and your non-fiction book on human trafficking was an eye opener."

"So was being trafficked," stated Lacey. "Did you see the movie His Blue Eyes?"

"Yeah, it was okay, could have been better," she said. "I thought they focussed too much on the first part of the book and they didn't even include much of the pregnancy in the movie, which took a lot of the drama away. They could have done a better job of capturing the sense of loneliness and longing that was between the two characters, although I liked the casting of their friends and how their initial meeting changed everyone's lives. Plus they totally downplayed the second part of the book. I liked that love story as much as the one in the first part of the book."

Lacey looked at the young woman with a big smile. "Thank you for being honest. I felt much the same about it. My intent was to go for the same feeling as in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen when Marianne is jilted by Willoughby. I wanted a similar sense of loss after Lauren learned what happened to John. But you just knew Marianne would fall in love with Colonel Brandon because he was the one who would help heal her broken heart and treat her right."

"Jane Austen is one of my favourite writers," exclaimed Raina excitedly. "She could capture a moment in just a word or a look between characters. I wish I could write like that." She pulled the lettuce apart with her fingers. "I like being transported to other worlds, but I don't know how to create them."

"Fair enough," said Lacey, smiling. "I wish I could write as well as her myself." She looked at Tom for a moment and he shrugged, indicating it was her choice to say more. "You know, His Blue Eyes is semi-autobiographical, at least the first part is although Jack also has aspects of Bucky in him. I had just started writing it when Bucky became one of the decimated. Thought he was gone forever. I changed much of it and all of the names but it became my fictional story of meeting him, spending the night with him, then I debated about whether to add being on my own with a baby. I'm glad I did because TJ is Tom and he was my whole life for almost ten years. The rest of the second part is pretty much all fiction because what's the point of writing a love story if the heroine doesn't find love again?"

Raina looked at her with something approaching awe. "Wow, I never would have thought that," she said finally. "It's a great story on its own." She thought for a moment. "So, you're saying Nash has a counterpart in real life? And Sawyer? Who is a made-up character?"

"Jack is made up but he's also kind of a different looking version of John Boyd, because I couldn't see Lauren falling in love with someone that didn't have the same qualities as John," replied Lacey. "The Greeks are all made up, as are two of John's sisters, but pretty much everyone else has a counterpart in real life, although I changed the back stories of many of them, to fit the character."

Before Raina could respond the front door opened and Bucky walked in. He put his briefcase and jacket on a chair, pet Sarge, kissed Lacey affectionately, and hugged Tom, who had come around the kitchen island, then kissed him on the cheek. Raina almost fell over with how handsome he was in person. Tom took after him, especially in the eyes, although his colouring was lighter but Bucky was next level, movie star handsome. She wondered if Tom would be that handsome in twenty years.

"Dad, this is Raina," he said. "This is my dad, Bucky Barnes."

"Welcome, Raina," said Bucky, extending his right hand. "It's nice to finally meet you in person. Thank you for spending Thanksgiving with us. I hope your parents are okay with it?"

"Yeah, it was no problem," she replied.

"Has Tom shown you around yet?"

"No, do we have time to go for a walk before dinner?" he asked his mother, who looked at the clock, nodding.

Tom ran up to get their jackets and helped Raina on with hers then took her outside. Sarge went with them. Bucky looked at Lacey.

"Well?" he asked. "Does she measure up?"

"I think so," she replied. "I get the feeling Tom hasn't told her a lot about us, except for you. She's a reader, so that's good. She loves the book. I had just told her about it being about us before you came in."

"He's pretty sure about her based on his calls," said Bucky, picking up and eating a piece of green pepper that Lacey was chopping for the salad. He put his arms around her, and this time gave her a proper kiss, with a full embrace that included some intimate caressing. "Everything ready for everyone?"

She nodded. "Sam, Maria and the kids will be here in time for dinner, Clint, Laura, and Nathaniel, late tomorrow morning, Terry, Sarah and the boys on Friday," she stated. "Nancy sends her regrets, again. Did you ask Bruce?"

Bucky nodded then shook his head. "He declined, said he had some important experiments he wanted to work on. I worry about him. He's too isolated sometimes which I understand but it really is better to be with people. I'll call again tomorrow and see if he'll come for dinner, at least."

Lacey squeezed her husband around the waist. Even though there was no give due to his minimal body fat she knew he liked it, as it comforted him. They both looked out the window as Tom and Raina appeared in the yard, hand in hand at first, heading towards the lake on their property. Tom threw a stick for Sarge to chase as they watched.

"They have 200 acres here," said Tom, petting Sarge every time he brought the stick back. "There's a lake, where we're headed now, and a woodlands that is uncut, except for deadfall that we pull out for firewood. No hunters allowed. A few years ago a couple of guys snuck into the woodlands and began firing at some deer there. My Dad ran there in minutes, grabbed their guns and broke them, right in front of them. They threatened to sue him until he took his left glove off and they realized who he was. They took off running and Dad threw the pieces of their guns at them, almost hitting their trucks from a mile away."

"Wait, your dad doesn't have guns here?" she asked.

"No, they're kept at the armoury on the compound," replied Tom. "To him, they're just tools, meant for a mission or to kill and he doesn't kill. When I was learning to shoot he took me to the compound, to the shooting range there. Talk about tough. He took me through the entire firearms training course. The way he explained it was that owning a gun was a responsibility and that it should be used in the line of duty first, to hunt second, and to protect your family third. Since we're super soldiers he reasoned that we didn't need them to protect our family and he doesn't hunt."

As he spoke, they approached the lake and Raina gasped at how beautiful it was. Tom threw the stick into the mirrored surface of the lake and Sarge jumped in to get it, swimming back with it in his mouth. Before he could shake off the water Tom threw the stick again and pulled Raina away to higher ground.

"You should see it in September and October when the sugar maples are red," said Tom. "It's just glorious. I love this place, truly love it. In the spring my parents tap the maples for the sap and make their own maple syrup. There's a little sugar shack on the other side of the lake. It's good stuff."

She looked up at Tom, seeing the tenderness on his face as he looked out over the lake. "Do you think you'll move back here after graduation?" she asked.

"I want to," he said, turning to her. "That's partly why I brought you here so I could ask you something." He faced her and took her hands in his. "We've been dating for a year and I'm so in love with you. I've never made it a secret that I want to be an Avenger after graduation. We can live anywhere in the country but we're on call 24/7. It would be hard leaving you in another city when I'm called in. If we lived here, it wouldn't be easy sometimes, but I think you're strong enough to be at my side if we got married. I was thinking of asking my parents if they would subdivide the property, so we have our own bit of land to build a house on. It could be at the other end, so we have privacy. It will be close to the compound so I would be home most days except when I'm on a mission. With your computer skills there's lots of jobs within driving distance as several technology companies have their headquarters close by. You might even be able to get a technology job at the compound if you want. Shit, I meant to kneel at this point."

Sarge came up to him with the stick and he threw it in another direction then told the dog to go home. He got down on one knee and pulled a ring box out of his jacket pocket, opening it to her.

"Marry me, Raina," he said softly. "You are the love of my life and I don't want to be apart from you. Be my wife, please."

She looked at the ring then at Tom's bright blue eyes. His dark brown hair with golden highlights was lighter than his father's and he wasn't as muscular, but Tom said he would bulk up once he began training seriously, which he would do as an Avenger. The super soldier serum naturally running through him had already made him stronger, faster, and healthier than other men. Seeing how his father looked at his mother she believed that he would be faithful just to her.

She was surprised when they met at the junior mixer the previous year at how much of a gentleman he was considering his reputation. He had bedded a lot of women, and a few guys, according to the rumours. He didn't brag about it either as it was always those he slept with that talked about him. He didn't even try to seduce her that first time. Considering what she heard about how sexually active he was she was surprised when they went on a second, third, and fourth date without him going past kissing and some mild grinding over the clothes. On the fifth date he told her about being the son of super soldier Bucky Barnes, and that he had inherited his father's abilities. At first she didn't believe it, even though he did resemble the famous Avenger, especially in the eyes. Then he climbed up on the outside of the three story library, one of several on campus, and stood at the top before leaping off and landing cleanly on the ground, his bent legs taking the force of the landing before standing up. She screamed when he jumped then he straightened up and walked to just in front of her taking her face in his hands, kissing her fiercely. She knew then he was the one for her. They went straight to his apartment where the other rumours of his endowment were confirmed. They had mind blowing sex, both coming so many times that she lost count. He wore a condom for each encounter, explaining he wanted her to trust his integrity. They stayed in bed the whole following day, having food, lots of food, delivered so they could just eat, talk, laugh, kiss, and make more love. It was the most incredible night and day of her life. In the year they had been dating since she never caught him even looking at anyone else. All of that played through her mind in the short moment before she smiled, leaned over, and kissed Tom lovingly on the lips.

"Yes, I'll marry you."

She placed the ring on her finger and Tom picked her up in his arms, easily lifting her above his head, before lowering her gently and kissing her again. On the way back to the farmhouse he was almost giddy with excitement and she had to admit she liked seeing this side of him. They stopped at the barn where Sarge was sniffing around and he opened up one of the doors to the bleating of several goats, and the neighing of a few horses. She looked at him with a smile.

"You have farm animals as well?" she asked.

"My Dad is also a goat farmer," said Tom. "He learned how to raise them when he lived in Wakanda for a time. He makes goat cheese and sells it at the local farmer's markets. The people that buy it don't know it's his product but it's in demand. The horses are for us to ride, and to drag the deadfall out from the woodlands so we can cut it for firewood. We can go for a ride out there tomorrow or Friday and explore it. We have chickens as well; always need fresh eggs."

They left the barn, calling the dog, and went up the steps to the deck. A large dog towel was on the deck and Tom roughly dried Sarge with it, bringing a huge smile to the dog's face. Then he opened the door, letting all of them in. Lacey and Bucky were still in the kitchen, preparing dinner and they looked at the young couple, expectantly.

"She said yes," announced Tom and the older couple came out from behind the large kitchen island, hugging their son and Raina.

Even Steve and Laura came from the family room, offering their congratulations. As they held hands, taking in the congratulations Raina couldn't help but feel she was part of something good.

"I better call my parents," she said, then she looked at Tom. "Did you talk to them already?"

He coloured. "I might have said something about my plans," he replied. "Let's go make that call."

"Raina, tell your parents to expect an invite soon," said Bucky, interrupting them before they went up. "We'd love to have them visit us here."

"I will," she replied, then ran up the stairs with Tom to their room.

Sam Wilson and Maria Hill-Wilson arrived about twenty minutes later, bringing their two, Paul and Darlene. Just like Tom, they knocked then walked right in, knowing they were family to the inhabitants. Tom and Raina finished talking with Raina's parents and he led her downstairs to meet Captain America. Sam opened his arms to the young man.

"There he is," he boomed. "The next Captain America if I have anything to say about it."

Tom blushed but Raina looked at him in an entirely new light. She was learning all sorts of things about her now fiancé.

"We'll see," replied Tom. "Sam, Maria, this is my fiancée, Raina. I just asked her about an hour ago and she said yes."

The couple both hugged Tom enthusiastically and hugged Raina as well. "He's a fine man," said Maria to Raina, looking fondly at him. "I know you'll both be very happy."

Lacey told the couple which bedroom they were assigned. All the kids were being bunked in the media room, camp out style. It had become a tradition no matter which house they stayed at.

"That comes from our wedding," said Lacey to Raina, as she cut the last of the roast into slices and put them on the serving plate. "We got married on a farm and had RVs and glamping tents set up for the guests. The kids took over one of the tents and had a blast. Ever since, they all do it, once they're old enough, of course."

Bucky delegated himself, Sam and Tom to set the table, and sent the kids out to get firewood for the fireplace. Lacey and Maria bustled around getting the food ready to serve. Raina offered to help but Lacey wouldn't hear of it.

"You're our guest, this time," she said. "Next time, we'll make you work."

Within minutes everything was set out and everyone picked out a seat at the large table which was obviously custom made. Tom noticed Raina looking at it.

"Dad and I made that a couple of years ago," he said. "We had a thunderstorm and one of the taller maple trees was hit so we cut it down and took it to a private sawmill to get it sawn into boards and sanded. He likes to keep busy and I guess it kind of rubbed off on me."

Raina became slightly overwhelmed, excused herself, and left the table, going out onto the deck. Tom followed her and stood next to her in front of the railing. He didn't say anything, instead letting her come up with her thoughts on her own.

"Why do you love me?" she asked, looking out over the landscape. "It looks like you're all such super achievers, building your own furniture, raising goats, making cheese, cutting your own wood, being an author, being an Avenger.... How do I fit in to this family? I have no hobbies, no skills except with computers."

"It's not a competition," replied Tom gently. "Dad grew up in the Depression, working the docks to help his family make ends meet, then to raise his own funds for college which was interrupted by World War II. Mom moved to a farm when she was pregnant with me and learned all about farming because she felt obligated to contribute to the family that took her in. They're both just hard workers that like the feeling they get when they do something with their hands. Marrying me is marrying my family, and the Avengers because they really are family, and that means they'll love all of you because you're you. You're important to me because you make me feel ... special, and wanted, and like I matter, the me inside. I don't want a perfect Stepford wife. I want a wife that will grow with me, that will make mistakes just like I will but will learn from them, that will be an equal partner for the rest of our lives and I believe that woman is you."

He leaned forward on his elbows, resting them on the top of the railing then he turned his face to her.

"You're also great in bed."

"So are you, dammit."

He kissed her passionately and ran his hands through her hair before hugging her again and turning her back to the house with his arm around her. No one said anything but Bucky looked at Tom, giving him a subtle raised eyebrow. Tom just smiled and nodded. Nothing was said during dinner or afterwards about the moment.

The following morning Sam, Tom, and Bucky went for a run so Lacey asked Raina and Maria if they wanted to get eggs from the chickens. Lacey opened the barn up, letting the goats out into their large enclosure, then the horses into their bigger paddock, putting feed out for all of them. They watched the baby goats for a while, laughing at their antics then went to the large chicken coop, followed by Sarge but he had to stay outside as he tended to chase the chickens. As the kids scattered feed over the ground the women went inside the henhouse and Lacey told Raina that although most of the chickens laid eggs in the nesting boxes they still had to look underneath the boxes in case any were laid there. Sure enough she found several. All told they had about 20 eggs.

"Bucky eats three eggs every day," said Lacey, as they watched the baby goats again, "and bacon, sausages, and hash browns. You've probably already noticed Tommy has a big appetite. Super soldiers need about 10,000 calories a day. There is a supplement they can take on missions, but Bucky really doesn't like it."

"It doesn't affect his cholesterol or anything?" asked Raina.

"Nope," replied Lacey. "Bucky has about 10% body fat, and the heart of a 25-year-old, the last time he was checked. He doesn't get colds or the flu. It's disgusting really. I still have to watch my weight, but he says he likes that I have extra curves for making love. They're always horny, I'm warning you right now. You have slept together before coming here, right?" She asked even though she already knew they had.

Lacey blushed. She hadn't even had this conversation with her own mother. "Um, yeah," she replied in a hushed voice.

"We're open about sexuality in this house," said Lacey. "Tommy inherited certain attributes from his father, which I'm sure you've noticed. It was difficult for him at first, when he reached puberty. He felt like a freak for a while. Bucky talked to him a lot about not being ashamed of his body. When he got older he talked to Tommy about how to please a woman. I hope that you've been satisfied."

Raina smiled shyly, then nodded, and Lacey patted her shoulder, satisfied with the response. Maria said nothing but she did smile, having heard it all before. They came away from the chicken coop and walked to the house with their bounty. Both older women began making bacon and sausages for everyone, laying them out on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Lacey quickly peeled and parboiled some potatoes. The three men returned, Sam wheezing a little, while Bucky and Tom looked fresh. Quickly running up to their rooms they all showered and were back in minutes to help make breakfast. Bucky diced the parboiled potatoes, onions, and peppers for the hash brown potatoes; the knife work was so fast that Raina couldn't keep up. He heated up some oil in a large frying pan and threw everything in, distributing it evenly on low heat. Tom handled the toast, while Sam handled the eggs, starting with scrambled. Raina watched, fascinated as the two couples and Tom worked around each other as if they had always done it.

"Barton going to make it for breakfast?" asked Sam.

"No, for lunch," replied Lacey. She noticed Raina watching them. "We've done this so often that it's like we're all short order cooks in a diner. Wait until you taste Sam's jambalaya. It's perfection."

He smiled broadly. "Do you cook?" he asked Raina. "Food is very important for an Avenger, all Avengers, not just these calorie gobbling super soldiers."

"I've helped my mom at Thanksgiving and Christmas but I have to admit I haven't done much in the kitchen," she replied. "My Mom's kind of particular about who she allows in her kitchen."

He looked at her shocked. "That's terrible," he said. "I was helping my Titi when I was 5 or 6, cooking for the family by the time I was ten. I'm going to have to show you some things. Come here, girl."

Raina walked to his side and he looked at her. "Now, these are going to be scrambled eggs," he said, to her droll face. "Okay, I'm being condescending on purpose but all you have to do to get the perfect scrambled egg is to whisk 4 eggs at a time with some milk." He handed her the whisk and watched as she incorporated some air into them. "Set the pan on medium low heat, with about two tablespoons of butter. Don't use margarine and don't worry about using the butter. It's more natural, being churned cream, with a bit of salt, right? Let the butter melt completely. Now pour the eggs into the pan and let them sit there for a couple of minutes so that they start cooking."

He got a silicone spatula from a drawer, tentatively inserting it into the mixture.

"Now, when it starts to cook, you're going to draw in the cooked parts from the side to the middle and lift the edge of the pan so that the uncooked egg moves into that spot," he said, handing the spatula to her. Watching her intently, he gave her encouragement. "This is how you make an omelet as well, but the difference between the two is that when you don't have any more uncooked egg you start breaking up the cooked egg into clumps. That makes it scrambled. With an omelet you add the filling then fold it over on itself and slide it out of the pan." Raina did as he told her. "You see how they are soft but there's no uncooked egg anymore? That's when you plate it as they will continue to cook a little on the plate." He watched as she transferred the eggs into a large serving dish, scraping them all out. "Outstanding! You've just had your first cooking lesson."

She looked at Sam, beaming and saw Tom watching her softly. "Thank you," she said. "You'll have to teach me some more before this weekend is over. You made it seem easy."

Sitting back at her spot on the other side of the island she smiled at Tom and could see what he meant. It wasn't just his family she would be marrying into, it would be the Avengers family. If they were anything like Sam, she felt good about her prospects of fitting in.

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Thermometer | Delirium | "They don't care about you."

A 'recovery' fic set some time after this

Harrison had gone from strength to strength in his recovery. Even despite the sepsis and pneumonia, on top of the initial gsw and opened chest in the field.

It had been a long, hard slog to get there, though, that couldn't be forgotten. After the chest drain, he'd ended up with a little delirium from everything, and everyone dreaded that it was going backwards. Somehow, he kept progressing, kept improving, kept defying expectations. 

It was several months later when he was finally allowed from the bed, graduating to being allowed to potter between there and the sofas. He was on strict instructions to not treat anyone, to not do anything stupid and outside of his current abilities. He still had a babysitter, though they denied that that was why they were there. It was obvious, but he didn't really mind; he enjoyed the company and conversation. 

Harrison had lost so much weight with it all, far too much, and that brought its own problems. His prosthesis no longer fit properly, the bone rubbing against the hard plastic. It put him off walking with it, choosing instead to use his crutches where he could.

Fao didn’t mind ‘babysitting’ Hars. He was still getting over his own chest infection, easily tired, and so sitting around in the basement doing paperwork and making sure Hars had what he needed suited him just fine. Besides, he liked Harrison’s company, and it was still just so nice to have him ‘back’ after all they’d been through. 

The past few nights, Harrison had been struggling to sleep. He just couldn't settle with pain and just wrongness in his bones. He'd tried to shake it off, busying himself in the basement to try and keep his mind active. The room spun each time he stood, but after a few moments of gripping whatever counter he was closest to, everything returned to normal. It was just tiredness, that's all.

Fao noticed as Harrison emerged from his room, somewhat unsteady on his crutches. Not unusual, and Fao wished he’d use his chair instead, but he wasn’t about to start that fight again. 

“Hey. Need anything?” Fao asked. 

He took a moment to reply, looking blankly at Fao before he shook his head. "No, I'm good."

“You okay?” He asked, frowning. 

"Been better."

“Need something? Meds?”

"I want out of the basement."

“Want some fresh air?”

"Yeah. But I want to stay out."

“I can’t let you stay out.”

"You can't keep me here."

“You’re still not well, Hars.”

"I'm late, Fao. I don't have time to worry about not being well."

Fao frowned, standing up and putting his book down. “Late?”

"Yes, late. I'm trying to get ready."

“Late for what?”

Harrison turned to look at him, exasperated. "Work. Honestly, Fao. I don't get you."

“You don’t have to go to work, you’re off sick right now. You got hurt, remember?”

"I'm not stupid, I know I got hurt. I can fucking feel it."

“So you don’t need to go anywhere.”

"Yeah, I do." He turned back, swaying on his crutches. "I need to go."

“You don’t need to go to work, you can stay here. Why don’t we sit down, I’ll put the kettle on?”

"I don't want a drink. I want to go outside."

“Come on, it’s okay.”

"None of this is okay."

“I know, I know. But you don’t need to go out, you can stay here.”

He frowned. "I don't want to stay here."

“I know, but it’s for your own good.”

"It's obviously not."

“It is, Hars. I know it doesn’t feel like it.

"Where's Tai? He'll tell you."

“He’s at work today, he’ll be home soon.”

Harrison frowned at him. "Well where's Levi?"

“Your dad is with him.”

"He's my son."

“Nobody is saying otherwise.”

He huffed. "Right. Okay."

“I mean it, Hars.”

"Mean what?"

“Nobody’s saying otherwise about Levi.”

"Right. So I need to go."

“No, you don’t.”

"Whatever." He turned away, bored of the conversation and ready to do his own thing. 

The turn made him dizzy, but he figured it would go, it had to. He stumbled forward, managing a few steps before his crutch slipped slightly. He struggled to right himself, but the dizziness was only getting worse, the room darkening at the corners. 

Nausea rose too, only adding to the feeling that he was dying, but he didn't have the energy to do anything about it. His leg shook and he knew his knee wouldn't hold him, but the thought was quickly lost to the blackness.

“Hars? Harrison?” He called.

Fao spotted the way Harrison went blank, the stumble just another warning sign. He crossed the room quickly, aiming to help Harrison stay upright on his crutches, but his eyes rolled and he went down. He reached for him just as he went, stretching further than he should, and he staggered under the weight of him as they went to the floor. It was softer than it had been if he’d not caught him, but it wrenched Fao’s bad shoulder and he groaned, the pain already bad. 

Harrison was still in Fao's arms, his chest rise and fall all too shallow. It took a few moments for him to start to come to, screwing his face up. 

“Hey, you’re okay.” Fao said, running his fingers through Harrison’s hair. “Take a moment.”

He groaned, trying to get his bearings. He reached to rub his eyes, his head pounding. 

“You’re alright. You fainted.”

"Head hurts."

“Headache? You didn’t hit the floor.”

"I'm on the floor."

“I caught you, you fainted.”

"Oh. Okay."

“Let’s get you back to bed.”

#whumptober 2023 #no. 2 #“I'll call out your name but you won't call back.” #delirium #oc #fic #passing out #fainting #catching someone #whump writing #whump prompt #faolan blackwood #harrison cunningham #the wolf and the ghost #crime au #hars goes splat #amputee #pneumonia #whump #fao's gonna be real sore later

[jinx-on-mars-19xx]

Couch Confessions and Heavy Petting

🖤 All Previous Parts Here 🖤

Dom x Colson (Yungblud x Machine Gun Kelly)

Warnings: ABO/Omegaverse dynamics (knots, slick, vaguely confusing reproductive explanations), mpreg, mentions of murder, mentions of fighting, sad boys, feeling left out, mentions of masterbation with a hairbrush, mentions of choking kink, masterbation, heavy petting, boys in love 🖤 Rating: explicit

They never ended up getting the call that Dom's father was dead but they found out what happened through the fucking media pretty quickly. Just a few days later it was plastered online but not in the way they thought it would be. 'Justin Harrison, Machine Gun Kelly's Future Father-in-Law Arrested in Hospital' was the last thing they assumed to see and the punk felt… mildly insulted to be honest. Was he chopped liver?

It seemed as if he'd crawled his ass inside the store to call for help and there must have been something obvious or perhaps the police were just waiting for an excuse, it wasn't like the bastard had been all that careful in his work. Justin was caught for fraud and forgery, even a connection with a mob of sorts. Dominic had been overwhelmed and at least a little calmed. They wouldn't have to deal with him for a while and even though he didn't snitch about who nearly took his life, the kid's family knew. He'd never been so harassed.

It had been two weeks since their trip and at first the singer had been flying high on finally getting revenge but after the calls started that pride began to fade to pain. It wasn't just his family, lots of rags wanted to interview him and eventually Gavin came for a visit to take his phone and set him up with a new one. It was the first time Kells liked the guy but he had to get everything off the device first. He couldn't lose all those memories and job or not he didn't trust anyone with images of his lover nude- and they both had plenty. Once that happened everything felt quiet again, especially with Tom fielding the social media bullshit.

Colson had been holed up in their music room for a few hours, trying to get his own suits off his back, they wanted him to ride the wave and speak out about it. They thought it would be great press since he came from 'the wrong side of the tracks' and was doing so well now. To him it felt like an after school special and that wasn't his vibe. Considering he was still the type to curb stomp an asshole and leave him for dead he didn't think speaking out about crime was right. He was sure it would come to light eventually but for the time being he just wanted to focus on his pack. They were so close to time anyway, he couldn't split focus yet.

When he was finally able to hang up with the men he ran a hand through his hair and wandered out to find his mate. When he didn't find Dom in the bedroom he was worried but of course his beautiful ball of bitch couldn't get far on his own and he found him on the couch, staring dead eyed at yet another news story. There was an oversized hoodie wrapped around him, a thick fuzzy blanket in his lap, and those damn white girl UGGs on his feet. The kid looked comfy but exhausted. "You cold sweetheart?" He hummed, leaning over the back of the sofa to kiss his lover's hair. The stench of depressed omega clogged his senses and a low whine got stuck in his throat. Did he have to remove all forms of media so his fiancé could rest? Shit.

"Yeah. Ain't it freezing?" Dom asked back with a soft tired voice but… fuck no. It was almost his birthday, smack in the middle of summer. Their flat was one of the few places around that actually had air conditioning but they didn't have it too low, the punk shouldn't be shivering that was for damn sure.

Colson sighed and hopped over the couch, bouncing as he landed and he grinned when his partner rolled his eyes. "What?" He huffed, laughing softly. He curled an arm around the kid's shoulders and cuddled close, fully ignoring the shit getting spewed from the news.

"Show off. Rude if ya ask me. I can't move like tha' no more."

"Cool cause I didn't ask. I know it gets you hot having such a badass alpha." He gave him his best cocky smirk which only got a bigger scoff but Dom's lips twitched in a smile and that's all he wanted. "Can we turn this off? You got cartoons here? Come on, just ignore it." He groaned, pressing his cheek to his boyfriend's temple. "Isn't it time to focus on my Jellybeans?"

The look Dom gave him would have shriveled a lesser man, as it was Col still had to swallow a whine. "Yours? YOURS? Tha's jus' it ain't it? We yours, I ain't me own bloody person! I'm an incubator for ya GIANT fucking spawn and a warm 'ole for ya cock. I'm your omega! Not fucking me anymore! 'Ey don't even fucking say me stage name Colson! It's jus' your mate, your every'fin!"

When the rant started to calm Kells arched a brow and pet a palm over the punk's belly. He knew aggression could work up their babes and he worried about any strong emotion starting labor. "You done? You forgot tight hole." The screech in response was immediate and the singer wiggled as if he'd somehow get off the sofa by himself. It was precious but Col just pulled him closer and pressed a loud over exaggerated kiss to his cheek. "Settle your ass down bitch. You're straining so much you're gonna push our kids out early- shiiit. I'm sorry this is happening but guess who's fault it isn't? Mine."

"If you 'adn't beat 'im…" Even as he tried to make the point he felt awful about it. He was proper proud of his daddy for kicking ass and he stopped the sentence short. He wouldn't let his family ruin anything else. Not between them. They'd been doing amazing. It seemed like having a new way to mark up the punk really soothed the fearl beast inside the alpha and seeing the ring of bruises on his own skin made Dom purr. He sighed deep, tears welling his eyes but he laid a palm over the rapper's. "We'd be fucked so fank you. Jus' 'ard."

"Yeah I get it, you're a spoiled little princess and you want to be in the spotlight." The bastard teased and he couldn't help but giggle.

"Fuck tha'! It's awful Cols. I don't know 'ow you 'andle it."

"Once a dirt bag always a dirt bag? Eh, I'm cool with it. This is probably the nicest I've been talked about in years. Especially considering the pedo shit is starting back up again." Even though he tried to shrug and act like none of it affected him, Dom could feel the pain. See the dark circles under his lover's beautiful blue eyes.

"Wait- cause of me? Fuck tha' I'm not tha' baby face. I'm a full grown man. Ya know 'ere you wouldn't even get shite for calling a seventeen year old 'ot. It's all fucking bollocks." He didn't mean to bring up old drama, it just slipped out and the alpha turned to look at him with wide eyes.

"Babe… how the fuck do you know about that?"

Dom swallowed hard and looked away, his lip rolling between his teeth. "Um, it was brought up in an article?"

"Bull-fucking-shit doll, you were just surprised they were using you to call me out. How do you know about that?"

"I… maybe… I'm sure I jus' seen it around. Shut up." He huffed, his cheeks pink. He tried to squirm away again but Col wouldn't let him. He kept him close. "I maybe 'ad a crush alright? Been a fan a lot longer 'an you." He didn't know why he was tearing up again but he felt exposed being honest. It wasn't like he was hiding it on purpose but it made him feel unequal in their relationship and he was already feeling that.

"How long?" Colson couldn't help but ask. He could barely believe it. He knew both his bitch and their photographer roommate used to blast Candy all the time but he just assumed it was something they found after they started messaging each other.

"General Admission." It was barely above a whisper but the kid went limp as if he felt defeated but honestly it was exactly what the rapper needed to hear. "I saw Alpha Omega and… I dunno. 'Ad a crush. You amazing Cols ya know tha'. It was actually um…" He trailed off, pulling his hoodie sleeve up to his mouth to nibble on. The next words were muffled he was so nervous and Kells found him absolutely adorable. "It was the firs' time I got wet."

Whatever sweet heart eyed moment was starting to build between them got shattered with those few words. The alpha's dick twitched in his shorts and he leaned close to his mate, getting right in his face. "Yeah? Bullshit. That couldn't be the first… You were- what? Eighteen?"

Dom dropped his hand and took a deep breath, the vibe between them had shifted and his daddy was in a mood. Sometimes he was almost overwhelming but he loved every moment. God he could taste the man's need. "Me body never worked like it was supposed to. Figured I came out wrong and I'd jus' be a beta wiv an extra 'ole. Docs said it was jus' taking time and Justin was pissed but I was okay wiv it. 'En I saw you and…" He moved closer, their lips so close he could lick him if he wanted. "I got so wet daddy. Got so needy I 'ad to touch me'self."

Col growled, his chest rumbling with it and he reached up to wrap his hand around his lover's jaw. His pulse raced in his chest, all his fears vanishing on a wave of need. He didn't know how he deserved all this but fuck he was thankful. "What did you do?" He rasped, flicking his tongue out to taste the boy's lips and when the punk blushed hotter he licked over his pink cheek.

"Found a 'airbrush-"

"You own a hairbrush?"

"Wanker. If ya don't wanna 'ear…" He trailed off and Kells snapped his fangs close to Dom's ear before he nibbled playfully at the lobe.

The rapper slid a hand down over the blanket, his palm cupping his future wife's hard sweet cock. He slipped the other into his own shorts, fisting his dick as he teased his mate. Dom was talking about masterbation so it just fit. He was just helping because his overly pupped baby momma couldn't do it on his own anymore. That was all. "Tell me."

"Put ya video on repeat-" His voice dropped to a whimper, his hips pushing forward. He could feel himself drenching his briefs and probably the blanket between them. He was never joking when he said only Col could make him feel this way. For anyone else it wasn't the same. "Rolled on me side and put- put um- fuck-" His lover's touch got harder, those long talented fingers rubbing over his cunt as his palm put all the right pressure on his cock. He could hear the way Colson's fist stroked his own and it drove him just a little mad. It always felt like a waste if they didn't finish inside each other.

"Where did you put it?" He demanded. Their play felt almost innocent compared to the way they normally made love. He could still see the dark skin on his future wife's neck, they'd been going hard lately and he meant to take a day off but of course they couldn't. They never could. His pace picked up, he knew they wouldn't last long and they didn't need to. If he got them off quick and dirty they could rest, he wasn't really breaking his vow for a gentle day. He wasn't actually fucking the punk. Right?

"Well first I touched me'self. Me f-fingers! Put two inside me- ohfuckdaddy-" He slurred, a bead of drool rolling down his chin. Colson struck, licking his baby's spit up before he nipped his plush bottom lip and tugged. When he let it go the omega almost broke but he pulled his touch back a little. He wanted the story before he'd let him cum. "In me pussy. Was so tight. So so- mmmfuck! Barely fit. Didn't feel like enough. Wanted to feel you. Oh God alpha-" Dom was shaking, his body trying to roll and grind his dick against his mate's hand.

"I can promise you that hairbrush wasn't it either." He joked, his voice low and desperate but laced with pride.

"Course not. I didn't know. Wanted to 'urt cause I knew you'd be too big." It shouldn't be hot but it so was and Kells had to squeeze the base of his knot to keep from blowing his load too soon. The singer was so into his own pleasure he didn't notice, he just kept going. "Needed to ache for you. From you. Shoved the 'andle deep and fucked me'self- fuck Colson! Fucked me'self 'ard and fast. Was so loud. So wet. Jus' for you. Ever."

That was it, that one vow broke the man and his cock jerked, his knot popping in his fist. White heat spilled over his palm and soaked his boxers till he full body trembled, watching Dom watch him. His rhythm over his mate's pussy faltered but the kid kept squirming and he kept the pressure for him. It wouldn't take much. "Slut. So fucking horny for me. Did you jerk that cute little dick or just play with your cunt?"

Dom flushed, he was swimming in sweat and slick but he didn't care. He was too close to pay attention to anything else. "Firs' time was jus' me cunt. Didn't fink you'd like me cock so- so- fuck! So much-" He could barely talk anymore, he didn't know how Kells was speaking or if maybe they were just that mentally connected that he was reading the alpha's mind.

"Love your dick. It's precious. I'd love to feel it- yeah baby. Can see it. You're close huh? Cum for me." He commanded, panting so hard it was barely louder than a thought but it didn't matter. Dom felt his permission and he shattered for his alpha. Warmth spread through the blanket, his bitch's slick gushing free and drenching everything in its path. He could feel that part of his lover that was barely more than a clit twitching against his palm and he didn't know what gave him more pride, the singer's orgasm now or all the times he'd gotten his boyfriend off before they even met.

Dom moaned as his daddy helped him through his pleasure but the moment he felt overstimulated the man pulled back and started helping him out of everything that was overheating him. "Not cold anymore huh?" He joked and the punk whined back. Of course he wasn't but he was definitely spent. How had they gotten there? How had a conversation about him feeling like he was disappearing end up with him talking about the first time he saw Col?

When he caught his alpha's still red rimmed gaze he felt his belly flip. Did it really matter if anyone else saw him when his daddy only had eyes for him? With his devil he felt more seen than ever before. His mate loved him and his babies would too. If it took the world a little while to catch up that was alright. The only man to ever make him slick himself was just as obsessed with him, the wanker he'd had a crush on for years. He was the omega to the Machine Gun's alpha, nothing could make him feel more special. "You still got that hairbrush?" Kells teased and he rolled his eyes. He couldn't let the bastard see how dick whipped he was for him.

"You filfy Cols." He scoffed, his nose wrinkling but inside he was fighting the biggest smile.

"Yeah yeah. Can't fuck me up bitch. I'm the only fucker that's ever gotten Yungblud wet." He winked, trying to cheer his lover up more but he wasn't lying about the pride. How could that not make him feel incredible? His baby momma was amazing.

Author's Note/Tags: @manicpixiedreamb0y @hollywoodxwhore @jaxbreaker @cole-way-iero28 @iamnotanearthlingmotherfucker if anyone else wants tagged let me know! Hope y'all enjoyed this little... Talk. I know it's more a slice of life chapter but big things are coming, I just want to feel up to giving them the attention they deserve 🖤

#yungblud #dominic harrison #dom harrison #machine gun kelly #mgk #colson baker #dom and colson #dom and colson fic #dom x colson #dom x colson fic #yungblud x machine gun kelly fic #yungblud and machine gun kelly #com #com fics #my fics #abo #alpha beta omega #omegaverse #mpreg #mentions of sex #mentions of murder #hsnd jobs #masterbation #mentions of choking kink #boys in love

[bearterritory]

Cal Beats Stanford in Big Splash

#2 Golden Bears Finally at Full Strength in Win

BERKELEY – With all their players back in the lineup for the first time since late September, the national champion California men's water polo team defeated 4th-ranked Stanford 12-8 on Saturday in a comfortable wire-to-wire victory.

Four-time All-American Nikolaos Papanikolaou made his 2023 home debut on the Big Splash Senior Day, dominating on both ends and tying for game high honors with three goals on three shots to go with four steals and four drawn exclusions. Roberto Valera also finished with three goals, adding two assists and a pair of field blocks.

Fresh off winning the gold medal with Team USA at the Pan American Games, goalkeeper Adrian Weinberg returned from a five-game absence and looked sharp from the outset. Weinberg had four saves and a steal in less than four minutes of play, while Max Casabella, Valera and Albert Ponferrada all connected on their first shot attempts to get the Golden Bears (19-4, 3-3) out to an early 3-1 advantage.

After making his sixth save in the final minutes of the opening period, Weinberg got it out to Papanikolaou on the counter. The two-time reigning national player of the year calmly lofted it in off the inside of the far post, putting Cal ahead 4-2 and giving him his first goal at Spieker Aquatics Complex since he scored seven in last year's national championship game.

The Bears continued to keep the pressure high from there. Nik Mirkovic jumped a passing lane for one of his two steals on the Cardinal's (14-7, 2-4) first possession of the second quarter, leading to a second straight counterattack goal, this time by senior co-captain Garrett Dunn. 

Stanford fought back to cut the lead to one goal, but Papanikolaou secured his brace with a signature strike, whipping in a ferocious, no-look backhand to make it 6-4 heading into halftime. Weinberg finished his outstanding opening half with 10 saves, two steals and an assist.

Cal pulled away in the third quarter with goals by Ryder Hagan, Jake Howerton and Jake Stone. Papanikolaou and Valera later sealed the win with back-to-back daggers in the fourth period to cap a 4-1 Bear run. Valera added one more in the final minutes, shooting from way outside into an empty net.

With the win, the Bears head into the postseason with the second-best record in the MPSF D-I West standings. They will host next week's MPSF Championships as the No. 3 seed, opening the three-day tournament against No. 6 Penn St. Behrend on Friday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.

No. 2 California 12, No. 4  Stanford 8 Cal 4 2 3 3 – 12 Stan 2 2 1 3 – 8 Cal Goals: Roberto Valera 3, Nikolaos Papanikolaou 3, Albert Ponferrada, Garrett Dunn, Jake Howerton, Max Casabella, Jake Stone, Ryder Hagan Stan Goals: Riley Pittman 3, Ethan Parrish 3, Grant Watson, Tanner Pulice Cal Saves: Adrian Weinberg 13 Stan Saves: Liam Harrison 12

#Go Bears! #UC Berkeley #Bear Territory #Cal sports #Go Bears

[underthecitysky]

Oct 19, 2011

McCartney letter offering Beatles audition heads to auction

A 51-year-old handwritten letter by Paul McCartney inviting an unknown drummer to audition for The Beatles will be featured at Christie's Popular Culture: Rock and Pop Memorabilia Auction on Nov. 15, 2011 at the auction house's South Kensington, U.K., location.

By Goldmine staff

By Susan Sliwicki

A 51-year-old handwritten letter by Paul McCartney inviting an unknown drummer to audition for The Beatles will be featured at Christie's Popular Culture: Rock and Pop Memorabilia Auction on Nov. 15, 2011 at the auction house's South Kensington, U.K., location.

This handwritten letter by Paul McCartney of The Beatles to an anonymous musician will head to auction at Christie's auction house Nov. 15, 2011. It is expected to bring $11,000 to $14,100. All photos courtesy Christie's.

Dated Aug. 12, 1960, the letter is one of the earliest occasions that the band referred to itself as The Beatles, according to a news release issued by Christie's auction house. It's expected to fetch between $11,000 and $14,100. (Click here to view the auction catalog.)

McCartney's letter was a response to an Aug. 8, 1960, ad in the Liverpool Echo (Box KP 60) that read "Drummer — Young — Free." It's unknown who placed the ad, to whom McCartney's note was addressed, or whether an audition ever took place. The letter was dated four days after McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe had verbally committed to travel to Hamburg on 15th August as a five-piece band. Before the discovery of this letter, it was not known that The Beatles were searching for a fifth member so close to the band's departure for Hamburg, and it was thought that Pete Best was the only option they considered, through their associations with the Jacaranda Club, according to the news release. Ringo Starr replaced Best two years later.

The story behind the letter's discovery is every collector's dream. A Liverpool man, who wishes to remain anonymous, found the letter tucked inside of a collectibles price guide he purchased in early 2011 at a sale in Bootle, near The Beatles' hometown of Liverpool. Although he focuses on antique coins, this collector regularly attends local car boot sales, where he scours the stalls for hidden treasures and is in the habit of buying all manner of collector’s guides — which really paid off.

“One of the best aspects of my work is the rare occasion when, out of the blue, you are made aware of the existence of something so extraordinary, it alters the knowledge of your specialist field. This letter has proved to be such a case," said Neil Roberts, Christie's director of popular culture. "My initial reaction was one of disbelief, but on seeing the item and being able to research the significance of the date and its content as well as conferring with renowned Beatles historians, it has turned out to be much more significant than mere words on paper. It is exciting to be able to offer to market a newly discovered important item of Beatles memorabilia, on behalf of an individual who was fortunate enough to find it folded up in a book at a car boot sale.”

From an historical perspective, the letter also indicates that The Beatles knew more about their forthcoming trip than previously believed. McCartney’s note refers to the approximate level of expenses they would be paid, as well as the duration of the contract: “expenses paid £18 per week (approx.) for 2 months.” The band signed its contract Aug. 15, 1960; before now, it was not known that The Beatles were aware of the duration of their stay before heading to Hamburg.

Goldmine Magazine (x)

#Paul McCartney #the Beatles #Paul letter #letters from Paul #Hamburg #early days

[avatarskywalker78]

OC Masterlist

I made this list for OC Creator Bingo 2023, and I have decided to keep it up because I love having them in one post!! As before, this is a work-in-progress - more will be added in the future!!

Side OCs so far can be found here!

Name: Stephanie Taylor (known as Steph to her friends)

Fandom: The Flash

Fancast: Lili Simmons

Series: The Shieldmaiden Saga

Tag = oc: steph taylor, series: the shieldmaiden saga

A physicist at Athena Labs in Central City, and best friend of Eddie Thawne since childhood, her life changes drastically when the particle accelerator explodes, manifesting force field powers two months later, which is just the beginning as not long afterwards she finds out that Harrison Wells knew the accelerator was flawed and went ahead with it anyway. In response, she makes it her mission to help other metahumans... and to bring Wells down with the help of her friends. A bright, friendly, and fiercely protective woman who loves her friends, she wants to change the world and make it better for everyone, and eventually takes on the name of Shieldmaiden once she debuts as a superhero.

Name: Brianna Thawne ┃ Cobalt Blue (Earth-4)

Fandom: Legends of Tomorrow

Fancast: Seychelle Gabriel

Series: legends of earth-4

Tag = oc: brianna thawne, series: legends of earth-4

The Cobalt Blue of her generation, wielder of the Blue Flame, and Eddie Thawne’s great-great-great-great-granddaughter who, after a major rift opens between her and the Team Flash of the 22nd Century, decides to take up the offer Sara Lance made the last they met -  to join up with the Legends. Since Brianna never felt understood or appreciated even before the problems started, she figures she’ll fit in much better with the Legends, and quickly bonds with Sara, John, and Leonard. Despite this, she fears being let down for a third time, especially once they find out that one of her best friends is a Nephilim from Earth-666: Ruth Fremont, Jophiel’s daughter, Lucifer’s niece, and someone she considers a sister. She is also owed a favour by Lucifer after she saved the city of Los Angeles from a rogue Prince of Hell - doing so by killing him in combat.

Name: Nicky Connors

Fandom: Karate Kid/Cobra Kai

Fancast: Ally Sheedy

Series: Nicky Connors, Cobra Adjacent

Tag = OC: Nicky Connors, Nicky Connors Cobra Adjacent

A girl who quickly befriends Johnny Lawrence in 1981, and soon after befriends the rest of the Cobras, not caring about being the only girl in the group. She eventually tries to join Cobra Kai but is rejected outright by Kreese, and Johnny and the Cobras find this unfair as they’ve seen her fight before and know she can fight, and Johnny decides that he’ll teach her karate. But being one degree seperate from Kreese - and fiercely independant in any case - means she has an outsider’s point of view, and becomes increasingly horrified at the path her friends are taking. 1984 is the lowest point in their friendship, something Nicky takes very hard, but they eventually manage to work things through, and she remains friends with Johnny and the others ever since.

In the Cobra Kai era she has a teenage son, James, and lives next to Johnny, acting as an aunt figure to Robby. When Johnny suddenly decides to re-open Cobra Kai in an attempt to reclaim the legacy from Kreese, he asks Nicky to be his co-sensei. She is shocked by the offer, given that she never competed in any karate tournament, but eventually accepts.

Name: Gemma Laura McKinney

Fandom: Cobra Kai

Fancast: Katherine McNamara

Wip: Gemma Laura McKinney AU

Tags = oc: gemma laura mckinney, wip: gemma laura mckinney au

Johnny’s first cousin, 30 years younger than he is because she’s the daughter of his mother’s much younger sister Lizzie, who came into his life looking for Laura after having been estranged for so many years. Both relatives stayed in his life, and Gemma gets along well with Robby - who Johnny made more of an effort with in this verse. Loud, brash, and generally unfiltered, she’s taking the unconventional path in life by training as a blacksmith, and though she can fight has no interest in karate (if asked, she prefers kung-fu).

Name: Elaine Barnes

Fandom: Cobra Kai

Fancast: Violett Beane

Series: bad boy (no more) - main stories are to make things right (defending others) and aftermath

Tags = OC: Elaine Barnes

The seventeen-year-old middle child of Mike and Leah Barnes, Elaine is a high school student at West Valley High who heeds her father’s warnings about Cobra Kai and does her best to steer clear of the karate drama - she knows some karate herself but has no interest in going pro - and most of the time this works, but not always, especially during S2. Though plot-wise the one-shots are unconnected, Elaine is always a kind and friendly individual who just wants everyone to get along, and is worried about the kids in Cobra Kai.

Name: Leah Barnes (neé Reynolds)

Fandom: Karate Kid/Cobra Kai

Fancast: Jennifer Connelly

Series: bad boy (no more) - main fic is protecting our family (and calling you out)

Tags = oc: leah barnes, oc: leah reynolds

Mike Barnes’s wife and the mother of their three children Sarah, Elaine, and Alex, Leah is a no-nonsense woman who used to be a history teacher before becoming co-owner alongside her husband of the furniture store after her father passed away. She’s fiercely protective of her children and will always step in to defend them, especially against authority figures. She and Mike have been together since 1989, and married since 1995.

Name: Eliana Kent

Fandom: Supergirl

Fic: to live and rise (and hope again) - in progress

Tags = oc: eliana kent, wip: the adventures of eliana kent

The daughter of Clark Kent and Lana Lang (who as in Superman and Lois is played by Emanuelle Chriqui and in both ‘verses is of Moroccan Jewish descent) from an alternate universe, who fled her home when she was 14 along with thousands of other aliens, metas, and humans when the government started killing anyone with powers and their allies - including most of Eliana’s family. The ship Eliana was on landed on Earth-38 and she grew up in the care of her adoptive aunts, Bridget Alvarez and Hilda Green, with enhanced senses and flight the only signs of her Kryptonian heritage, and for the past two years she’s been studying social justice at college, determined never to let what happened to her world happen here. Then a month after Myriad, she starts rapidly developing the rest of her powers,  and soon makes her debut as National City’s newest hero...and knows that sooner or later she’ll have to come face to face with her family’s doppelgangers

Name: Ashley Tanner

Fandom: Krypton

Fancast: Nicole Maines

Fics: to save the world (with a friend by my side) -in progress, to make new memories (with the family we choose) - complete

Tag = oc: ashley tanner

Adam Strange’s best friend since high school who was accidently transported along with him to Rann, and later helped him flee Rann with the Zeta-Beam technology. In the years since then she’s been travelling across the universe with him and having a number of wild and occasionally life-threatening adventures, and when Adam finds out that Brainiac plans to wipe Superman and Supergirl from existence she goes 200 years into Krypton’s past with him - but this soon turns out to be the most dangerous quest yet, and on seeing the sorry state Krypton’s in already, feels guilty about the idea of leaving the planet to its fate.

Name: Maia Curry

Fandom: Aquaman

Fancast: Erana James

Wip Series: aquafam au

Tag = oc: maia curry

Arthur’s teenage cousin who grew up hearing stories about Atlantis and her Aunt Atlanna from her Uncle Tom, and is excited on finding out she survived after all, also interested in meeting her sort-of-cousin Orm, and making an effort to befriend him once she finally does (to his confusion and Arthur’s amusement). A no-nonsense environmentalist, when she’s not in school or spending time with her family, she’s attending protests and raising awareness of climate change wherever she can, and determined to save the planet.

Name: Theodore Edward Thawne ┃ Cobalt Blue II

Fancast: Danny Ramirez

Fandom: The Flash

Series: The Theodore Thawne AU

Tags = oc: theodore edward thawne

The son of Malcolm Thawne and Laura Hernandez, given the middle name Edward in honour of the uncle he never got to meet, and who loses another uncle after Barry Allen dies in the Red Skies crisis. This event leads to growing anit-meta prejudice not only in Central City but the rest of the country, and this is how Malcolm grows up alongside Nora West-Allen, his best friend. Things changed for him when he manifested his speed and healing powers, and his parents fled with him to Canada, where he eventually became the second Cobalt Blue. But he ends up travelling back to 2019 after finding out that his childhood friend has been visiting Eobard Thawne, because he knows that can’t mean anything good - little does he know this is just the start of his adventures in time travel.

Name: Sophia Reynolds

Fandom: Firefly

Fancast: Chloe Bennet

Wip: sophia reynolds au

Tags = oc: sophia reynolds

The daughter of Malcolm Reynolds and Zhān Xiulan - officially. In truth Mal isn’t her biodad, but he was friends with her mother and wanted to help her out of a difficult situation, and always considered Sophia his daughter no matter what. She was one of the few survivors of Shadow out of sheer damn luck and has been living on another planet for the past eleven years, making friends and picking up some not entirely legal skills along the way,  and when she runs into Mal it’s a shock for nearly everyone involved - for most of the crew, because aside from Zoe and River no one knew he even had a daughter, and for Mal especially because as far as he knew? She’d been killed in the bombardment of Shadow.

Name: Meri Solo

Fandom: Star Wars

Fancast: Nina Dobrev

Fic: Unnamed post-Solo fic

Tags = oc: meri solo

A street rat who takes the first opportunity she can to get the hell off her shithole of a planet and stows aboard the Millenium Falcon, and manages to stay hidden for two days before Chewbacca finds her. She tries to give the little money she saved to Han if he’ll just drop her on the nearest planet, but he refuses to take money from a kid and remembers being a street rat well enough. The Star Wars universe being somewhat dire at this stage, she ends up staying with him because hey, there are worse places, and she kind of becomes his sidekick - people mistake them for siblings all the time but the jokes on them because they actually do end up considering each other siblings (though it’s over a decade before either of them admits to this, even after Meri ‘borrows’ his surname)

Name: Nellith Skywalker

Fandom: Star Wars

Fic: TFA/Sequel Trilogy rewrite (early wip stage)

Tags = oc: nellith skywalker

Appearance: White, red hair, blue eyes, 5′6

The eldest daughter of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade, Nellith is only ten years old when her cousin turns to the dark side and kills half the students in the temple - Nellith is only just saved by her father along with a handful of other students, but believes her mother and younger sister Reyana are dead, and she’s soon sent into hiding with her own force signature dampened. It seems she will never be a Jedi, now that there’s no one able to teach her. But she isn’t alone, and no one’s more surprised than her when her grandfather’s force ghost appears, offering to teach her what he can - and to look out for her in ways non-force users can’t.

As she grows up she ends up helping the resistance movement and helping to rescue Jedi children from the First Order, operating under an alias.

Name: Sarah Matthews (later Thompson)

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Fics: of legacies and lies, One good turn (deserves another),  Unnamed Agent Carter fic (wip)

Tags - oc: sarah matthews, oc: sarah thompson

Appearence: White, brunette, brown eyes, 5′7

A telephone operator during the war, Sarah was recruited by the SSR to work in their New York office - and she likes the job, but at the same time is frustrated at the lack of opportunities. She’s a friend of Peggy and Daniel’s, and starts a tentative friendship with Jack not long after S1, after finding out that he actually does know her name and what she did during the war. Surprisingly they get along - partly because she soon works out that a lot of what he’s putting up is a front - and the friendship becomes more solid over the next several months, though it’s a further several months before either admit to being in love. She ends up being one of the first agents of the newly created SHIELD and marries Jack in 1950, going on to have three children with him, and becoming something of a legend within SHIELD as the decades go on.

Name: Alexandra Thompson (known as Alex)

Fandom: Winter Soldier/Agents of SHIELD

Fic: of legacies and lies (series planned)

Tags = oc: alex thompson

Appearance: Mixed race, black hair, brown eyes, 5′8

Granddaughter of Jack and Sarah and a SHIELD agent since she was 18-years-old, her life is turned upside down during the events of Winter Solider - of the five person team she was part of, two were SHIELD, two were HYDRA, and in the ensuring battle Alex was the only survivor, left to grapple with the fact that the organisation she’d been part of for years was a lie, that everything her grandparents and extended family fought for was for nothing, and that she now has to get from Croatia to America (by herself) without being caught or killed by the remains of HYDRA...and in the hope that her country won’t immediately assume she’s a traitor. She does manage to make it, but refuses to ever work in espionage again.

Name: Hannah Edwards

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Fancast: Brec Bassinger

Wip: hannah edwards au

Tags = oc: hannah edwards

The 16-year-old daughter of Clint Barton and Bobbi Morse. Clint doesn’t know of her existence - at the time his marriage to Bobbi was already on the rocks and they were arguing a lot and just could not have a civil conversation, and when Clint came back from an undercover mission months later it had been too long, and Bobbi, though she felt awful, figured that maybe he was better he didn’t know and didn’t have to deal with unwanted responsibilities. She resolved to raise Hannah herself - and then she was nearly killed on a mission and realised she couldn’t give her baby the life she deserved, and gave her up for adoption. Hannah bounced around the system for a little while before ending up with the Edwards, but she’s always been curious about her birth parents, and finally gets the chance to find out more about them, especially the father who never knew she existed.

Name: Kate Simons ┃

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Fancast: Tori Anderson (thanks to @pretendsweetly​ for the gif!)

Fic: Snowfall in New York (wip)

Tag - oc: kate simons

Seemingly an ordinary woman, in reality she is a 28-year-old mutant with the ability to manipulate earth, a graduate of Xavier’s, who spends her days working in a New York cafe, and her nights helping young mutants get to safety, earning the nickname ‘The Phantom’ for the way she seems to appear out of nowhere. She doesn’t often use her powers for these missions unless she has to - instead she uses martial arts, as she believes that it’s important to train up just in case she ever happens to lose her mutant abilities. Six months after the events of Winter Soldier, she ends up helping Bucky Barnes, though is reluctant to get too involved as she doesn’t want to put her fellow mutants in danger from the various factions that will inevitably come after him.

Name: Emma Johnson

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe - Inhumans

Fancast: Bianca Lawson

Wip: come join the revolution get yourself a constitution

Tag - oc: emma johnson

After gaining the powers of night vision and camoflage during Terregenesis, Emma becomes one of the first Nuhumans to be taken up to Attilan, where she befriends Maximus almost immediately, also finding favour among the higher-ups for her powers. But she soon suspects that Attilan is not the paradise for Inhumans it claims to be, and after discovering the truth about how low-powered and non-powered Inhumans are treated - even those who’ve come from Earth - she becomes one of Maximus’s strongest allies in his plan to overhaul the entire system...even if it means overthrowing the Royal Family themselves.

Name: Alexandra ‘Alex’ Casey

Fandom: X-Men (The Original Trilogy)

Wip: x-men au

Tag - oc: alex casey

At thirteen years old Alex’s life changed forever when, after months of bullying, her mutant powers awakened and she accidently destroyed half her school with telekinesis - no one was seriously hurt, but Alex was still forced to go on the run, taking only basic necessities before proceeding to trek across Canada while trying to avoid the authorities. After four months Alex was really starting to struggle and feeling guilty about having turned to thieving to survive - and it’s at this point she meets Logan who, though he’s somewhat gruff and grumpy and reluctant, isn’t going to let her starve on the streets and agrees to let her travel with him, at least for a little while - she’s a kid and a fellow mutant, after all. Alex soon comes to see him as a father figure, though she’s resolved to never tell him that because it’s not like he sees her as a daughter and she doesn’t to make things weird.

There’s still a dramatic change when Rogue joins them, though - as the truck is soon attacked, though they’re saved by the X-Men, and Alex is finally brought into the fold, finally brought to somewhere she can actually be safe to practice her powers. She soon befriends both Rosa Gabriel and John Allerdyce, and everything seems good.

Except there’s always trouble on the horizon...

Name: Rosa Worthington ┃ Rosa Gabriel ┃ Seraph

Fandom: X-Men (The Original Trilogy)

Wip: x-men au

Tag - oc: rosa gabriel

The younger twin sister of Warren Worthington III, she and her brother were as thick as thieves and were always close, could always rely on each other, but everything changed when Warren suddenly sprouted wings when they were ten. Although Rosa never had a problem with them, their father did, and made it clear that being a mutant was something to be ashamed of, a problem to be solved, to be cured, and soon enough Warren came to think the very same thing. This broke Rosa’s heart and she grew to resent both her parents for putting Warren through this instead of giving him support.

Three years later, Rosa ended up with wings of her own, her mutation manifesting while she was staying at her aunt’s. After getting over the shock her first thought was to tell Warren, but she knew she couldn’t; while she might be able to persuade him to keep quiet for a little while, she knew he would soon come to the conclusion that it was for her own good to tell their parents, that she'd want to be cured no matter, and Rosa couldn’t let that happen. She knew mutants were feared and persecuted, but she wasn’t going to keep a part of herself hidden or let herself be ‘solved’ because of other people, and so she made the momentous decision to run away.

And she did so successfully, being found by the X-Men two days later, and since then has thrived at Xavier’s and become something of an older sister figure to the younger mutants (not that they’d ever admit that). And although she misses Warren something fierce, she knows that this was the right thing to do.

(She hopes.)

Name: Caitlin Sherwood

Fandom: Buffyverse

Fic: Unnamed Buffy fic (wip stage)

Tags - oc: caitlin sherwood

A Scottish witch who is also one-quarter fae, Caitlin moved to the US following her parents’ divorce, though has made frequent return trips to her homeland since. She also used to visit her kin in the fae realm, but for the last five years has avoided doing so, instead focusing on her magic so she can help people. She is best friends with Doyle and has never feared his demon half, only wishing she could do more to help him accept himself. In 1998 (when she’s 23) she temporarily moves to Sunnydale to help out another friend as well as the non-evil beings living there, and ends up befriending Angel, recently returned from Hell, a move that alienates her from Xander and Giles, is accepted by Willow, Oz, and Buffy, and confuses Angel once he finds out she knows all about him and his past. Despite this, she ends up helping throughout S3, and leaves Sunnydale for LA at the end, though keeps in contact with her Sunnydale friends.

Name: Risa Redlark ┃ Sunburst

Fandom: Superman Returns

Fancast: Rachelle Lefevre

Fic: Flight of the Sun (currently being rewritten)

Tag - oc: risa redlark, wip: flight of the sun

A journalist at the Daily Planet and friend of Clark Kent, Risa’s life changes forever when she becomes a member of the Flares, an intergalactic group whose founder members were given powers by a solar flare and decided that now they had the ability to help their won planet that they would try and give people on other planets powers as well - specifically those who had very few heroes of their own. Risa is chosen at random but the final choice is hers, and she accepts, becoming known as Sunburst and gaining a number of powers, including gravity and light manipulation.

Name: Teri Merlyn (born Megan Morgan)

Fandom: Arrow

Wip: teri merlyn au

Tag - oc: teri merlyn

Appearence: 5′9, white, black hair, brown eyes

Malcolm and Rebecca’s adopted daughter on Earth-2, seven years older than Tommy, and known for being no-nonsense and willing to fight for what she has, a trait she learned during her early childhood in the Glades. Though it took her a while to open up, she eventually came to think of Malcolm and Rebecca as her parents, and later Tommy as the younger brother she always wanted. She became dedicated to improving the Glades and followed her mother into philanthropy, but was devastated when her Rebecca died due to illness. With her relationship with her father strained after finding out about his one-time liason with Moira (though she still loves Thea very much) she ended up spending more time with Oliver, Tommy and Laurel, and agrees to accompany Oliver and Robert on their Queen’s Gambit trip. She ends up being one of the only two survivors of the resulting shipwreck, and returns five years later as the Midnight Archer, more determined than ever to root out corruption in the city.

Name: Ruth Fremont

Fandom: Lucifer

Fancast: Keke Palmer

Wip: ruth fremont fic

Tag - oc: ruth fremont

The three thousand year old Nephilim daughter of the Angel Jophiel, she vowed long ago to protect the human race from any outside force that threatened them, becoming one of their true defenders over the centuries, highly skilled in combat, particulary magical and winged combat. She’s also knowledgable on a wide variety of subjects - in particular ancient objects of magic.Most of her family are either wary of or outright dislike her for her half-human heritage, and Lucifer is one of the few relatives who accepted her and as such he is one of her favourite uncles. She has a number of friends and contacts across universes - and time - including Brianna Thawne of Earth-4, and owns a Collie, a Husky, a Malamute, a German Shephard, a Samoyed, and a Newfoundland (there is debate on whether one of them is a Hellhound or not).

Name: Emilie Brooke

Fandom: Doctor Who

Fic: The Emilie Brooke Adventures (will be undergoing an extensive rewrite!!)

Tag = oc: emilie brooke, wip: the emilie brooke adventures

Appearance: White, light brown hair, grey eyes, 5′10

A 17-year-old girl born thousands of years in the future and mostly raised by her grandparents, who once travelled with the Doctor and is currently staying with Sarah-Jane, is summoned to Utah by the Doctor along with River, Amy, and Rory - only to see the Doctor killed by a mysterious spaceman. When a younger version shows up it sets off a journey where the outcome is already known, and the mystery of who the Doctor’s assassin was looms over all of them. But secrets are at the heart of all of this, and Emilie has plenty of her own - and it’s only a matter of time before they get revealed. And she can’t help but wonder what her role in this is.

Name: Mel Hathaway

Fandom: Star Trek

Fancast: Yasmin Paige

Wip: mel hathaway au

Tag = oc: mel hathaway

The granddaughter of Malcolm Reed and Trip Tucker on her mother’s side, Mel has always wanted to travel across galaxies and maybe even join Starfleet like other members of her family. She holds off on any solid decisions for years- and then when she’s sixteen she’s almost killed when the ship she’s on during a trip to Vulcan is fired on by mercenaries, only saved at the last minute by a Federation ship. Realising that life is fleeting and that you need to take every opportunity you can, she makes the decision to join Starfleet when she’s eighteen, to the consternation of some of her family members (though she has her grandfathers’ support). Through a combination of hard work and determination, by the time of Discovery she’s already Lieutenant Commander on the Starship Enterprise, and aims to become Captain one day.

Name: Niamh Cassidy

Fandom: Once Upon a Time

Fics: seven for a secret (ready to be told), sequel fic (early wip stage)

Tag = oc: niamh cassidy

Appearance: Brown hair, green eyes, 4′5

The daughter of Neal Cassidy and Jessica O’Connell -  and the light of their lives - Niamh is a bright and happy child who asks a lot of questions and isn’t easily fooled, something that turns out to be helpful when three people come looking for her dad - who turn out to be her grandfather, her half-brother, and her dad’s ex-girlfriend who he abandoned...which turns out to only be the start of her adventures, because it turns out she has a rather complex family history from both her parents.

Name: Sophie Sloan

Fandom: Diagnosis Murder

Fics: Unnamed Diagnosis Murder fic

Tag = oc: sophie sloan

Steve Sloan’s daughter who he raised after her mother left them both, Sophie has grown up with a loving family and is a generally cheerful young girl, though she does sometimes wish she could get to spend more time with her father, and worries a lot about all her family, blood or otherwise, when they throw themselves into solving mysteries that more often them not put them in danger. When she’s not with her family, she’s with her friends, and is into sport and music.

Name: Áine an Tordarroch

Fandom: The Witcher (TV)

Fancast: Danielle Gilligan (thanks to @ravkagifs​ for the gif)

Fic: and when we sing, we’ll sing together (not alone)

Tag = OC: Áine an Tordarroch, wip: and when we sing we’ll sing together (not alone)

A Skelligan and the maternal second cousin of Eist Tuirseach, Áine is a highly skilled wariror and sailor who is highly loyal to her homeland, and yet possesses a wanderer’s heart, and will sometimes make journeys to the Continent, especially once Eist marries Calanthe - though she holds no love for the woman herself. At nineteen she happened across and befriended Eskel, a year after that she met Ksenia the bard, and at twenty-one she met Jaskier, another bard, keeping in contact with all over the years and doing her best to meet up with them when she can. She also has a Cat of Surprise, gained after saving a man’s life from bandits. But the political situation is getting worse, her friends are in increasing danger from various factions, and Destiny is swirling around all of them, even though they don’t technically have a Destiny themselves - and when tragedy strikes, Áine has to fight to keep her remaining loved ones safe.

Name: Joanna Mayfield

Fandom: Uncharted

Wip: joanna mayfield au

Tag = OC: Joanna Mayfield

Appearance: Brunette, green eyes, 5′7

The daughter of Sam Drake and Lia Mayfield (and who Sam wasn’t told about until she was three years old), Joanna loved hearing about her dad’s adventures and his quest for the pirate paradise of Libertalia - and then he was killed when she was seven, and she learnt a few years later that it was during one of his treasure hunts. Any ambition of being an adventurer died there and then, and instead decides that she’ll become an archaeologist, taking a strong stance against fortune hunters as that career led to her father’s death. She grew up with her mother, aunt and cousin, and knows she has a paternal uncle out there, but as he’s never showed up has figured he isn’t interested in knowing her - because the alternative is that her dad never told him about her existence, and that would be devastating.

Name: Marie Douglas

Fandom: The Professionals

Wip: Unnamed Professionals fic

Tag =  oc: marie douglas

Appearance: White, 5′8, brunette, brown eyes

An MI5 agent for nine years before being recruited into CI5 by Cowley, Marie is quiet but hard-working, with a strong sense of justice and a compassion for the people who fall between the cracks. She believes in second chances and rehabilitation and although she doesn’t have a big number of friends she is highly loyal to those who are - and she also isn’t afraid to question authority. She gets off to a rocky start with Bodie and Doyle after they initially assume that she’s one of the new secretaries, but things soon even out and when they have to work together she’s happy to do so.

Name: Cassandra ‘Cass’ Verity

Fandom: Due South

Wip: due south fic

Tag = oc: cassandra verity

Appearance: White, 5′9, black hair, brown eyes

A Private Investigator in Chicago who is damn good at her job and has an ongoing rivalry with Vecchio, she’s made her name from being tough, cynical, and relentless in the pursuit of justice - though she’s not quite the world-weary PI people have come to expect, she finds it helps her get cases as people take her seriously. She meets Fraser not long after his reassignment to her city, and though she’s initially amused at this walking stereotype she soon realises he’s a genuinely kind man and she soon gets to know him (and his wolfdog) - taken aback when he wants to be her friend, given this happens rarely, but accepts this nonetheless.

(She does wonder what she’s gotten herself into, sometimes)

Name: Brianna Louise Wilson

Fandom: NCIS

Wip: family (is what you make it)

Tag = oc: brianna louise wilson

Appearance = White, shoulder length black hair, brown eyes, 5′9

Born in Washington, DC, she did not have the best childhood -  once her brother was born and displayed musical prowess as an infant, she was essentially ignored by her parents and the majority of her family. The only adults who actually looked out for her were her Uncle Jethro, a friend of her  uncle’s from the Navy, and his wife, Aunt Shannon, and she considered them - and Kelly - her real family alongside her best friends Jessica and Steven. But tragedy struck - first in 1991 with Shannon and Kelly’s deaths, and then in 1995 when Steven was killed in a bombing. By this point she’d already left home, and after recieving no sympathy from her parents she cut off contact completely, going on a global gap year with Jessica and changing her name. She returned, went to college, and decided to join the Coast Guard as a helicopter rescue swimmer. After nine years she wanted a change and applied to become an NCIS agent - and is assigned to Gibbs’ team, bringing her face to face with the honourary uncle she hasn’t spoken to in nineteen years...

Name: Melissa ‘Lissa’ Blackwood ┃ Melantha Rivers

Fandom: ASOIAF (well, mainly the books but I'm swiping a few show elements just because)

Fancast: Amy Manson

Series: the raven, the lion, and the wolf

Tag = oc: lissa blackwood

The elder sister of Tytos Blackwood, Melissa was always headstrong and contrary, and counted both Lyanna Stark and Jaime Lannister among her closest friends throughout her childhood and teen years, meeting the former on a trip to Winterfell and the latter during the Tourney at Lannisport. She ended up accompanying Lyanna when she went off with Rhaegar, becoming one of her companions in the Tower of Joy - and ultimately helping to deliver Jon, though is guilt-ridden over the fact she was unable to save Lyanna. Swearing an oath to Ned Stark to never reveal the truth - and unable to stomach being in Westeros after everything that's happened, especially after finding out what happened to the Targaryen children, she fled to Dorne with the other women from the Tower, with most of the continent (including Jaime and her family) believing she's dead.

Deeply affected by Lyanna's death, Melissa eventually decided to become a midwife and do her best to make sure that no woman died in childbirth like her friend - as she firmly blames Rhaegar for not making sure she had the proper care. She also ends up with five children whom she loves dearly, and doesn’t ever think she’ll return to her homeland - until Oberyn Martell makes plans to go to Westeros, and, fearing that the only friend she has remaining from her old life will be one of his targets, goes with him to do damage control...

Name: Lexa Sullivan

Fandom: The Old Guard

Fancast: Naomi Scott

Wip: i’ll be good, i’ll be good (and i’ll love the world like i should)

Tag = oc: lexa sullivan

A former soldier in the British Army and current British Red Cross worker, Lexa’s life is seemingly cut short when she’s caught in gang crossfire while on holiday in Spain. The only person who comes to her aid amidst the panic is a Frenchman named Sebastien, who can only hold her as she dies - neither expecting her to heal and wake up, because it turns out that she’s an Immortal too. After taking a couple of days to adjust, Sebastien - who prefers to be known as Booker - offers to give her the contact for Copley and the other Immortals, explaining how he betrayed them out of a desire to become mortal, how he got in too deep and how he’s now in exile. She’d be better of with them, he reckons.

But Lexa’s not one to up and leave people - especially not people who clearly really need someone - and though she can’t offer him professional help she can stay and be his friend. He clearly regrets his actions, and he stayed by her side when he didn’t have to after her apparent death, and is, in the end, just a very lonely man. Booker’s stunned when she stays, shocked at the fact she wants to be his friend even after hearing that, and expects the other shoe to drop at any moment - meanwhile, Lexa’s determined to prove to him that’s not going to happen.

Name: Sheridan Ó Séaghdha 

Fandom: Thunderbirds TOS

Tag - oc: sheridan ó séaghdha

A test pilot for Mercury Aerospace and close friend of John Tracy, Sheridan is used to the dangers her job entails, having had a number of close calls, but she wouldn’t change it for anything, and she knows that the company do everything they can to ensure the safety of their employees. When she’s contracted to not only run test flights but the maiden flight of their latest craft, Starfinder, she assumes it will be routine.

Except after an hour in orbit, two of the engines explode and the lives of her, her co-pilot, the crew and the thirty-odd passengers on board are in grave danger. Calling International Rescue, she gets the shock of her life when she recognises John’s voice replying to her, followed by the rest of his brothers as IR remains in contact during the rescue. She remains professional, but she has a lot of questions once Starfinder is saved...

Name: Tiana Everton

Fandom: Thunderbirds

Tag - oc: tiana everton

A mechanical engineer who knows the Tracy brothers through her friendship with Sheridan - in particular is very good friends with Virgil - and who has worked with Mercury Aerospace a number of times. Although she didn’t personally work on the Starfinder she knows plenty of people who did, and is shocked when the engines explode and International Rescue has to be called in. Not only that, there’s the possibility of sabotage, and Sheridan is very clearly keeping something from her, and all in all it is a very stressful situation, and she doesn’t know what she can do about it.

Name: Devon Avery

Fandom: Moonfall

Wip: it’s the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)

Tag - oc: devon avery

Devon is an apparently ordinary woman, aside from the burn scars on her arms and her friendship (and co-habitation) with disgraced astronaut Brian Harper - but there’s a lot more to her than meets the eye, mainly the fact that she has a whole catalogue of scars across her body, and a gap in her memory from the end of January 2005 to the beginning of October 2008...memory loss with no apparent explanation. It was because of this she moved to America in the first place, and after Brian is scapegoated she makes the choice to finally open up about this part of her life, as they’ve both gone through something out of the ordinary. Their friendship was strengthened as a result and they’ve remained close ever since y et even years later Devon still can’t help but wonder just what she’s missing even as she’s resigned to never getting her memories back - something tells her that whatever it was, it was far from the average experience. 

In December 2021, weird events start happening across the globe, and Devon starts getting flashes of things that seem impossible. The resulting headaches are painful and more than a little frightening to both her and Brian...yet as the months go on it’s clear that these aren’t just random snippets, but, somehow, her memories returning to her.

And then comes the shocking news that the moon has moved out of orbit - and is heading on a collision course with Earth...

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#OC Masterlist

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1, 2, 10, 12, 16, 21 for the roots asks for Morgan :)

1. How many living parents does your OC have? If they're alive, where are they now and what’s your OC’s relationship with them? If they’re dead, how did they die?

Ooh well right now, 1 with Tina. Though later it'll be 2, because of Henry (and probably later 3, when she comes to think of Harry as a father figure too).

Obviously, her relationship with Tina is very strong—naturally there’s tension at times, especially after Tina finds out about Eowells, but that’s bound to happen. Spoilers perhaps, but they come back from this tension stronger.

For Henry, it’ll be a bit of a bumpy ride given Morgan’s…difficult history with the concept of fatherhood. Calling Henry “Barry’s dad” is far easier than thinking of him as “stepdad”, but…she’ll get there. For Harry, she will probably never actually call him Dad, nor will he ever call her any form of “daughter” to her face, though they’ll probably refer to each other as such when talking to others. (More details about both of these relationships are TBD)

Harrison and Tess…well, Morgan’s relationship with them is ofc complicated. They’re her parents, but she doesn’t remember anything about them—she was too young when they died. Everything she knows about them is secondhand from Tina (or to a lesser extent Eowells*), or via what she can glean from Harry…though the latter is so E2-specific that it’s still lacking. So really, they’re her parents in a much more distant sense…and she barely even feels like she has the right to mourn them 🥺 more easily referring to them as “Aunt Tina/Mum’s friends” than “my parents”

*about this, btw…he does something quite underhanded that I can’t say too much about. You will hate him more than you thought possible when I reveal it.

2. What was your OC’s first job? Do they still work that job (or in that field), or do they do something else now?

Barista at Jitters! Then in s2, barista at Starbucks. Though once she transfers to CCU in s3 and sophomore year of college gets going, she decides to stay unemployed for a while 😅 juggling college and superhero duties (especially since Organic Chem is one of her classes during s3) is hard enough

10. What’s the first significant injury your OC remembers getting? Did it leave any scars?

Hmm maybe the time she fell off a Razor scooter when she was in kindergarten and got a scrape above her eyebrow. It was a pretty bad scrape, and she had to get stitches, though luckily it healed up fairly quickly.

One of the good memories she has of Eowells is him taking the day off work to spend with her in the hospital, and letting her curl up with him in bed. It was one of the few truly good days she had with him…and as with those good days, it was a rarity undone as soon as the next day

(He took her to the doctor that morning to make sure her stitches had dissolved and that her ill-effects were mild, then dropped her at school around noon before going off to work himself. And with that, they were right back to normal)

12. Does your OC’s family practice any faith or religion? Does your OC still practice? Why or why not?

She’s not really religious tbh, neither were her parents. She celebrates Christmas, but not in a super religious sense, more in a commercial sense (caveat: I do think Christmas is to a degree religious in nature, which is why I don’t celebrate it, but I do think people often do celebrate it secularly. Such is the case for Morgan)

Cut for length (16 and 21 are below):

16. What does your OC’s childhood bedroom look like?

Ooh well she has two: one in Tina's house for the most formative 6 years of her life (7-13, though she does also use it from ages 17-18 (and maybe beyond that)...possibly? Depends on if she dorms at CCU), and one at Eowells's mansion/house that she uses from 1-7 and then 13-16.

Her room at Eowells's house is fairly plain—Eowells had it painted a tactful pastel yellow, though when she was 13, in the early days of moving back in, she managed to convince him to paint it pastel blue instead (her superhero costume may be dark green, but blue is her favorite color). She doesn't have much decoration on her walls, no posters or anything of the like, though she did convince him to let her hang a whiteboard calendar on her wall. She still uses it. She also always keeps her room very neat, because Eowells gets tetchy when even a hair of it is out of place. He also doesn't see much point in knick-knacks or books that he seems "frivolous", so she learns quickly to keep those hidden

That aforementioned calendar was actually a gift from Tina, when she was 12. And her room at Tina's is much more lived-in, much more of "organized chaos"—knicknacks littering her dressing table, her clothes not always neatly folded, books scattered on every surface...though she always remembers to make her bed. And her four walls are alternating dark blue and dark green, the way she likes it 💞

21. If your OC could speak to their childhood self, what would they say?

“You are enough. You are more than enough, just as you are. And you don’t have to settle for him, you deserve better. One day, you will have so much better, I promise.”

oc ask game!

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#oc ask game #oc: morgan wells #morgan & thawne #brotp: this city could use a sentry #morgan wells au #the flash #that eyebrow scrape did happen to me fr 😅 though that scrape was ON/IN my eyebrow #i still have the scar from the stitches #(and i was indeed in kindergarten. and yes it was a razor scooter #why any adult would let a 5-year-old ride that is beyond me. but my kindergarten teacher didn’t see an issue with it for some reason 💀)

[kinsfaun]

March 29th 2021 - A letter sent as Paul McCartney repaid a "debt" years after a North Wales holiday is going up for auction.

In 1958, McCartney and fellow (future) Beatles star George Harrison went on a hitchhiking holiday and visited the seaside resort of Harlech, in Gwynedd.

They knocked on the door of a farmhouse belonging to the Brierley family and were allowed to pitch their tent in the field at the rear of their bungalow.

After a downpour on their first night, the pair sought refuge in the farmhouse and ended up staying the week.

McCartney and Harrison became friendly with the young John Brierley, a musician himself, and later sat in with his local skiffle group The Vikings during a performance at the Queen's Hotel pub in the town.

Mr Brierley also recalled several days of playing snooker and playing Elvis Presley's first LP, Rock 'N' Roll, as well as McCartney banging away on the family piano trying to work out the solo in the middle of the Buddy Holly song Think It Over.

The pair enjoyed themselves so much they returned to the Brierleys' home the following year and later left with one of the family's blankets.

That stuck in the memory of Mr Brierley's mother, Irene, long after Beatlemania swept the globe and years later in the 1980s she wrote to McCartney to jokingly remind him she was still a blanket short.

Mrs Brierley went on to cash the £30 cheque sent by the musician.

The letter has a starting price of £3,000 and is being auctioned at www.tracks.co.uk, which offers free valuations of all types of Beatles and music memorabilia.

Https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sir-paul-mccartneys-debt-after-20276794

#paul mccartney #george harrison #turban #young beatles #teenage beatles #hitchhiking #Wales #paul & george

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Manchester City U18s 1-2 Manchester United U18s

MANCHESTER IS RED (go with it)

When United are mint, everything is mint, and fuck me are United's Under-18s mint - and also double winners. Up the fucking reds!

United started strongly at Leigh Sports Village, with a driving run and fizzing shot from Ethan Williams in the 3rd minute testing City keeper Brits. Three minutes later and Ruben Curley was doing the exact same again, but to no avail. Then, one minute later, magic happened.

A deep ball from just over the halfway line by Nolan lofted into Ethan Wheatley's path perfectly, but the touch and control to bring it down into a shooting action was technique Dimitar Berbatov would have applauded. Unreal composure and confidence, and topped off with a great finish at the near post past the stunned Brits.

City came back at United, and the game opened up into more of a back-and-forth affair, trading shots on goal, but United's organisation kept a very tight defensive structure and limited the Citizens from any real threat on Elyh Harrison's goal - not that the wunderkind needs too much help. Kid's a future star keeper.

The middle of the half approached and Harrison punts a goal kick up field towards RW James Scanlon. The Gibraltan international nods the ball wide to attacking full back James Nolan, who drives a curled pass forward along the ground into the path of Ethan Wheatley. A defender slides, he knocks it, but Wheatley has the pace. He nips in, rounds the keeper, slots home. 2-0 United and LSV is in bits. SCENES.

City kept up the battle though, and a great killer through ball nearly opened United up in the 34th minute but for a huge body interception and block by Harrison in net. City captain Heskey was potentially fouled in the United box by Jack Kingdon - no foul given though - but otherwise come half time there could be no complaints at United's lead.

The second half was more City, with United making substitutes for rotation's sake but also due to the dearth of depth in the first team squad meaning certain promising youngsters have been requested by Erik Ten Hag for Wednesday's Premier League game against Sheffield United.

Both sides had reasonable chances on goal but nothing too serious until Stephen Mfuni nodded home from a corner to give City five minutes of hope... which was almost realised but for a fantastic full-stretch save by Harrison off Alfa-Ruprecht's header.

City's play and persistence did deserve a goal, and with the arguable penalty in the first half, on another day it could have been a different affair. It is nice to see the best two teams make the final though, and make it a memorable contest.

It's the result that matters though, and the silverware is ours. The league and now the cup. What a bunch of lads.

Two games remain this season - both at home. Sunderland visit us this Saturday, and then there's one last game versus Everton on May 4th. Lets end strong. GGMU.

#manchester united #man u #man united #man utd #manchester reds #leigh sports village #manchester united u18s #manchester city u18s #stephen mfuni #ethan wheatley #ethan williams #james nolan #james scanlon #elyh harrison #jack fletcher #ruben curley #gabriele biancheri #u18s league cup final #Youtube

[apollafire]

Chapter Two

Summary; Kate gets to know the guys in a more social setting, Peter and Ray make a proposition.

Warnings; alcohol consumption in a bar setting, Venkman being Venkman, science talk, annoyingly overbearing family members

Final Word Count; 1250

With the extra help, Kate got most of her office unpacked within the next hour or so, what was left she could just deal with herself later. It was mostly Ray who helped, Peter just kind of went through boxes and cracked jokes while Egon lingered near the bookshelf in what seemed to be a contemplative state. Carefully lowering a bell jar over some of her prime venus fly trap specimens, Kate spoke up, 

“How about I buy lunch for us? As a thank you for helping.” She turned to face the guys, hands on hips, “Pizza?” She grabbed her purse from the desk and went out to search for a phone she could order from before any of them could even respond. 

“You know what, fellas? We have to get her in on our research, I think she’d be a great asset.” Venkman said pointing towards the door after Kate left and was out of earshot.

“Peter, her line of work doesn’t even line up with ours, she’s here to teach… and you only want her around because she is a woman.” Egon spoke as he turned away from observing the books, facing his two colleagues. 

“We know she shares some of the same interests.” Ray said gesturing to the shelf that held the works of Aleister Crowley among other supernatural texts, “And if we ever have any actual run ins with ectoplasm, she could analyze it chemically, break it down to it’s finer proteins or something! Maybe she won’t want to collaborate full time but it sure wouldn’t hurt to ask her.”

“We don’t want to come on too strong, now. Let’s invite her to have some drinks with us at the bar later this week, we can spring it on her then.” Peter chimed in again, “Egon you should come too.”

“I don’t drink, you know that.”

“It wouldn’t hurt for you to come out with us and socialize with a lovely lady, alright? You can have all the water you want. You being there will even soften the deal. One look at you pal and she went all doe eyed.” Peter walked over and clapped a hand on his shoulder, earning a scoff from the taller scientist.

“Alright, I forgot to ask what kind you guys like, so I got two cheeses and a pepperoni.” Kate returned holding three stacked pizza boxes, “They refused to deliver to the basement so I had to wait around and wait for the kid outside.” Not even acknowledging the strange little huddle going on, she put the boxes down on her desk and set them next to each other.

“Say, hey Kate, Katieee. Can I call you Katie?” Peter said as he turned to address her.

“If you value your ability to have children in the future, no.”

“Okay, nevermind about that. How about you join us at the bar just off campus this Saturday? We can get to know you and you, us, away from all the workplace hustle and bustle.” 

“Saturday? Sounds good to me, I had plans I didn’t want to keep anyway.”

“And Peter Mitchell really transformed the way we look at things with his protonmotive force hypothesis of course, and people hated him for that for a while but now it’s been proven and it’s standard.” Coming to the end of a long winded tangent on why she chose biochemistry as a profession, Kate looked around the booth at the three men sitting with her, “Sorry, got a bit carried away.” 

“No! It’s really great stuff! We’d love to hear more.” Ray exclaimed over the sound of the bar, Egon nodding along to his words as he continued to look at the book he had in front of him. Although he had actually stopped reading when Kate started excitedly talking about her field.

“If we didn’t have other things to discuss, maybe another time Raymond.” Peter held a hand up and turned back to the woman across from him who was now nervously doodling on a napkin, “So, Dr. Harrison. We would like to ask you something.” Kate lifted her head and looked across at Peter and Ray suspiciously.

“This better not be some hazing thing…” She narrowed her eyes as she spoke, glancing at Egon who sat on the outer half of the bench next to her. She was pretty much boxed in. 

“No, this is purely us offering friendship and collaboration.” Ray said, taking charge of the conversation before Peter could mess it up, “We were wondering if, from time to time, you would like to join us in our paranormal research. When you have the time of course. It’s entirely up to you.”

“Personally I would like to run some theories on the chemical bonds of ectoplasm by you, get in your input and such.” Egon spoke up for the first time since they all met up at the bar almost two hours ago. 

“You know what? That sounds really cool, I’m in.” She said with an enthusiastic nod, “And you know where to find me during my office hours.” She laughed softly before looking at the time, “Shit, I should call my sister. I forgot to tell her I wasn’t coming. You don’t mind letting me out so I can go use the phone, do you?” She asked Egon who gave a small nod and moved to stand up from the booth, sitting back down once more as she walked away. 

“See? Now was that so hard?” Peter shook his head as he returned his attention to his beer, reaching over to grab the napkin she had been drawing on, “Now what do you think that is?” He turned upside down and back a couple of times. 

“That’s the human nervous system Venkman, she’s drawn it three and a half times since we sat down.” Egon turned back to his book.

"Huh, interesting."

“Irene, I’m sorry, okay? Plans came up out of the blue, work got busy and I forgot to call you sooner to let you know. It’s not like you don’t host dinner every Saturday, I’m only missing it once.” Kate ran a hand over her face as her sister berated her over the phone.

“Your sister has been in the kitchen all day making this roast, and now there’s too much food!” Her mother’s voice came over the line and she visibly cringed. 

“Well then, tell dad that he can have a third helping.” She stated, “And take me off speakerphone! You don’t need the kids to overhear the background noise of a bar!” 

“Oh that’s rich, spending your Saturday night at a bar with strange people rather than with your family, who care about you!” Her mother spoke up again.

“I’m with the guys from the next office over, they are not strangers, ma.”

“Oh, so strange men? Even better!” 

“They are respectable colleagues with PhDs just like me who actually hear what I care about. The second I start talking about the periodic table in front of any of you, you don’t even let me finish a word, let alone a whole sentence.” She huffed, “And hanging around in bars on a Saturday is something I should’ve done this whole time, not wasted them at dinners where all you talked about was how I’ve been wasting my time with school when I should’ve been looking for a husband. Now goodbye and have a wonderful evening.” She slammed the receiver back onto the hook and returned to the table.

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