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moon-simmers · 9 months

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The end of the year celebrations arrived and with them the famous Harvesfest Pantomime, Rose played the violin as it was customary more than 30 years ago and this year the theme was Renaissance Tartosa.

The entire Redwood Family had attended the pantomime, even Edgar and Madeleine had attended that night. Despite the mourning, Clara, Amber and Percy had been able to attend to celebrate the end of this fateful year.

Evangeline still wasn't talking to her cousins, she was watching them out of the corner of her eye from across the theater, hoping that Amber would understand her situation and they would get back in touch.

At this time of the year it is always common to see apparitions of different empty seats at the back of the theater. It is historically believed that these apparitions are of deceased family members who watch over the happiness of their loved ones.

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letters2fiction · 2 months

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Welcome to Letters2fiction!

The concept here is to send in a question or a letter request, and you’ll get a response from your fictional character of choice, from the list below. Please stick to the list I’ve made, but of course, you can ask if there’s some other characters I write for, I don’t always remember all the shows, movies or books I’ve consumed over the years and I’m sure I’m missing a lot 😅

Status: New Characters added - Thursday March 21st, 2024

TV SERIES

A Discovery of Witches:

Matthew Clairmont

Baldwin Montclair

Gallowglass de Clermont

Marcus Whitmore

Philippe de Clermont

Jack Blackfriars

Sarah Bishop

Emily Mather

Diana Bishop

Ysabeau de Clermont

Miriam Shepard

Phoebe Taylor

Gerbert D’Aurillac

Peter Knox

Father Andrew Hubbard

Benjamin Fuchs

Satu Järvinen

Meridiana

Law and Order:

Rafael Barba

Sonny Carisi

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Terry Bruno

Peter Stone

Hasim Khaldun

Nick Amaro NEW!

Mike Dodds

Grace Muncy

Kat Tamin

Toni Churlish

Amanda Rollins

Olivia Benson

Rita Calhoun

Casey Novak

Melinda Warner

George Huang

Sam Maroun

Nolan Price

Jamie Whelan

Bobby Reyes

Jet Slootmaekers

Ayanna Bell

Jack McCoy

Elliot Stabler

One Chicago:

Jay Halstead (Could also be Will if you want)

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz

Dante Torres

Vanessa Rojas

Kevin Atwater

Sean Roman

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Joe Cruz

Sylvie Brett

Blake Gallo

Christopher Hermann

"Mouch"

Otis

Violet Mikami

Evan Hawkins

Mayans MC:

Angel Reyes

Miguel

Bishop

Coco

Nestor

911 verse:

Athena Grant

Bobby Nash

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson

Evan "Buck" Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Howie "Chimney" Han

Ravi Panikkar

T.K. Strand

Owen Strand

Carlos Reyes

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Tommy Vega

Judson "Judd" Ryder

Grace Ryder

Nancy Gillian

Mateo Chavez

The Rookie:

Lucy Chen

Tim Bradford

Celina Juarez

Aaron Thorsen

Nyla Harper

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

BBC Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty

Molly

Bridgerton:

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Simon Basset

Daphne Bridgerton

Eloise Bridgerton

Kate Sharma

Edwina Sharma

Marina Thompson/Crane

Outlander:

Jamie Fraser

Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser

Frank Randall

Black Jack Randall

Brianna Fraser

Roger MacKenzie

Fergus Fraser

Marsali Fraser

Jenny Fraser Murray

Ian Murray Sr.

Ian Fraser Murray

Murtagh Mackenzie

Call The Midwife:

Shelagh Turner / Sister Bernadette

Dr. Patrick Turner

Nurse Trixie Franklin

Nurse Phyllis Crane

Lucille Anderson

Nurse Barbara Gilbert

Chummy

Sister Hilda

Miss Higgins

PC Peter Noakes

Reverend Tom Hereward NEW!

Narcos:

Horacio Carrillo

Peaky Blinders:

Tommy Shelby

Downton Abbey:

Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham

Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham

Lady Mary Crawley

Lady Edith Crawley

Lady Sybil Crawley

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham

Isobel Crawley

Matthew Crawley

Lady Rose MacClare

Lady Rosamund Painswick

Henry Talbot

Tom Branson

Mr. Charles Carson

Mrs. Hughes / Elsie May Carson

John Bates

Anna Bates

Daisy Mason

Thomas Barrow

Joseph Molesley

Land Girl:

Connie Carter

Reverend Henry Jameson (Gwilym Lee's version)

Midsomer Murder:

DCI Tom Barnaby

Joyce Barnaby

Dr. George Bullard

DCI John Barnaby

Sarah Barnaby

DS Ben Jones

DS Jamie Winter

Sgt. Gavin Troy

Fleur Perkins

WPC Gail Stephens

Kate Wilding

DS Charlie Nelson

Sergeant Dan Scott

NEW! Once Upon A Time

Regina / The Evil Queen

Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White

David Nolan / Prince Charming

Emma Swan

Killian Jones / Captain Hook

Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin

Neal Cassidy / Baelfire

Peter Pan

Sheriff Graham Humbert / The Huntsman

Jefferson / The Mad Hatter

Belle

Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood

Will Scarlet

Zelena / Wicked Witch

Alice (Once in Wonderland)

Cyrus (Once in Wonderland)

Jafar (Once in Wonderland)

Gideon

Tiger Lily

Naveen

Tiana

Granny

Ariel

Prince Eric

Aladdin

Jasmine

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hercules

Megara

Tinker Bell

Merida

Red Riding Hood

Mulan

Aurora / Sleeping Beauty

Prince Phillip

Cinderella

Prince Thomas

NEW! The Vampire Diaries / The Originals

Stefan Salvatore

Damon Salvatore

Caroline Forbes

Elena Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Enzo St. John

Niklaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Finn Mikaelson

Mikael

Esther

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

MOVIES

The Pirates of the Caribbean:

Captain Jack Sparrow

Barbossa

Will Turner

Elizabeth Swann

James Norrington

Kingsman:

Merlin

Harry Hart

Eggsy Unwin

James Spencer / Lancelot

Alastair / Percival

Roxy Morton / Lancelot

Maximillian Morton / The Shepherd

Orlando Oxford

Jack Daniels / Whiskey

Gin

BOOKS

Dreamland Billionaire series - Lauren Asher:

Declan

Callahan

Rowan

Iris

Alana

Zahra

Dirty Air series - Lauren Asher:

Noah

Liam

Jax

Santiago

Maya

Sophie

Elena

Chloe

Ladies in Stem - Ali Hazelwood books:

Olive

Adam

Bee

Levi

Elsie

Jack

Mara

Liam

Sadie

Erik

Hannah

Ian

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros:

Xaden Riorson

Dain Aetos

Jack Barlowe

Rhiannan Matthias

Violet Sorrengail

Mira Sorrengail

Lillith Sorrengail

Bodhi Durran

Liam Mairi

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plaidbooks · 5 months

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10 fandoms / 10 characters / 10 tags

Thank you for the tag, @witches-unruly-heart and @bullet-prooflove !!

In no order:

10. Talanoa Hufanga (American Football - do sports count? They do now) (he's #29 in the white)

9. Blake Sabol (Major League Baseball) (he munchin')

8. Scarlet Benoit (The Lunar Chronicles) (art by frostbite.studios on insta)

7. Matthias Helvar (Six of Crows)

6. Green Oak (Pokemon)

5. Violet Sorrengail (Fourth Wing) (art by tangerine.eileen on insta)

4. Clark Kent (DC)

3. Gallowglass de Clermont (A Discovery of Witches)

2. Penny Polendina (RWBY)

Sonny Carisi (Law and Order SVU)

tagging: @alwaysachorusgirl @thatesqcrush @beccabarba @storiesofsvu @cycat4077 and anyone else who wants to do this!

#san fransisco 49ers #san francisco giants #the lunar chronicles #six of crows #pokemon #fourth wing #a discovery of witches #rwby #law and order svu

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lbfdc · 1 year

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Les rats de Grandville perdus dans la Lune Les corps sans tronc de Weimar, le coup de talon de Bernhard La mâchoire de Maïakovski, brutale, sa figure monumentale La faucille et le marteau, aplanis, devenus décor de théâtre Le plomb dans les cales des bateaux du port de Boston Les immeubles oubliés dans les rues de Pittsburgh Les codes à barres défectueux Les villes de la Hanse et les États teutoniques Les visages familiers Gavrilo Princip, étudiant serbe en Bosnie L’Allemagne et l’Italie La légendaire ville de la fille et le violet lavé de blanc Les livres en service de presse Les squelettes de cactus au Mexique ou en Bolivie La pellicule brûlée aux pieds des souvenirs d’enfance Le choix de la mort et l’orgueil de l’empire Clermont l’ours et les petites boîtes à musique Les papiers peints dont on peine à se rappeler La promesse de gagner tout Trouver les larmes dans l’ombre Les silhouettes mangées par le sable des quais Les cars Simplon et le théâtre de rue Les affiches déchirées et celles qu’on ne peut pas toucher Le pantalon de ma mère et les fichiers lisezmoi Les mille vies de poupées d’Emmaüs Le pain et le beurre, les pieds d’éléphant Les premières éditions et la tôle des bidonvilles Les cartes postales anciennes et les photos de presse Les pictogrammes et les claviers virtuels Les moments que l’on n’a pas vécus Les réunions en non-mixité et les formats de fichiers corrompus La double exposition et les villages de céramistes La plume, la croupe et le Dauphiné Libéré Bagneux, ville fleurie et ses souvenirs douloureux Les tableaux disparus et les statistiques d’accès Les poètes exemplaires reclus dans les montagnes Les fictions de Louis Sullivan Les pertes de sens et le plaisir de la lecture L’Étoile et le Grand Eteilla Les frontispices et le grand marché de l’art Les papiers collés et les griffonages Le destin Les disques durs La fatigue Conjurer l’ennui

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adarafaelbarba · 2 years

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So as mentioned in my previous post about this bingo, my birthday is next month. And for that occasion I wanted to host another bingo! Like my last bingo in October 2021, this one will have moodboards to the squares. You don’t have to use them, but they’re there for inspiration, and can also be used in your fics as a “cover” if you’d like 🥰 I’m gonna have the moodboards up before the bingo starts on Monday 17th of January 😅

here are some rules:

1. It’ll start on January 17th and ends on February 17th at Midnight (Norwegian time)

2. Write one, ten or all of the fics. But don’t feel like you have to write them, this is a fun little writing exercise

3. You can write a head canon, ficlet, multi-chapter (one moodboard/square per fic) or a one shot. But please, if it’s longer than 500 words, put it under read more.

4. The fics can be fluff, smut, angst, etc if you feel like they would fit with the aesthetic of the moodboard you write for. Please remember to tag the fics with the right warnings before posting it.

5. Tag me when you post it, so I can keep tracks of the fics that are posted for this challenge and use the hashtag: #adarafaelbarbabirthdaybingo

6. Characters allowed (reader insert, oc, ships)

SVU:

Rafael Barba

Sonny Carisi

Mike Dodds

Nick Amaro

Peter Stone

Odafin “Fin” Tutuola

Alex Cabot

Casey Novak

Olivia Benson

Amanda Rollins

Rita Calhoun

Kat Tamin

Elizabeth Donnelly

Other Raúl Esparza Characters:

Jackson Neill

Nevada Ramirez

Jonas Nightingale

Bryan Kneef

Frederick Chilton

Paul Mendelsohn

911 / 911 Lone Star:

Evan Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Maddie Buckley

Chimney

Hen Wilson

Bobby Nash

Athena Grant

Owen Strand

T.K. Strand

Grace Ryder

Judd Ryder

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Carlos Reyes

Tommy Vega

Mayans MC:

Miguel Galindo

Angel Reyes

Ez Reyes

Bishop Losa

Emily Thomas

Coco Cruz

One Chicago:

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Brian «Otis» Zvonecek

Joe Cruz

Stella Kidd

Gabby Dawson

Violet Mikami

Sylvie Brett

Emily Foster

Jessica Chilton

Gianna Mackey

Evan Hawkins

Jay Halstead

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Kevin Atwater

Erin Lindsay

Hailey Upton

Vanessa Rojas

Sean Roman

Kim Burgess

Connor Rhodes

Ethan Choi

Will Halstead

April Sexton

Crockett Marcel

Jeff Clarke

A Discovery of Witches:

Baldwin Montclair (Trystan and Peter’s version, but specify it 😅)

Matthew de Clermont

Marcus Whitmore

Diana Bishop

Miriam Shepard

Domenico

Sophie Norman

Nathaniel Wilson

Gallowglass

Satu Järvinen

Juliette Durand

Phoebe Taylor

Hamish Osborn

Chris Roberts

Ransome Fayrweather

Outlander:

Ian Murray

Frank Randall

Jamie Fraser

Clair Fraser

Briana Fraser Randall

Roger Mackenzie

Fergus Fraser

Marsali Fraser

Jenny Fraser

Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts:

Sirius Black

Remus Lupin

James Potter

Newt Scamander

Young Dumbledore

Kingsman:

Eggsy Unwin

Roxy Morton

Harry Hart

Merlin

Charlie Hesketh

Percival

Lancelot / James Spencer

Ginger

Whiskey

Tequila

Characters from the King’s Men

MCU:

Thor Odinson

Steve Rogers / Captain America

Tony Stark / Iron Man

Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk

Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America

Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

Dr. Stephen Strange / Dr. Strange

T’Challa / Black panther (rip Chadwick 🥺)

Shaun / Shang-Chi

Xialing

Wenwu

Wong

Peter Parker / Spiderman (Tom, Toby or Andrew. But specify it 😅)

Clint Barton / Hawkeye

Wade Wilson / Deadpool

Scott Lang (Ant-Man)

Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel

Baron Helmut Zemo

Yelena Belova

Monica Rambeau

Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver

Charles Xavier / Professor X

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Druig

Makkari

Dane

Thena

Sersi

Ikaris

Ajak

Gilgamesh

Kingo

Phastos

Note: If there’s a character/fadom not listed, feel free to DM me.

7. No RPF/real person fic. No underage character (includes reader/ocs)

8. Please signal boost this post, regardless if you participate or not

9. Most important! Have fun! 🥰 Feel free to dm me with any questions or concerns

#adarafaelbarbabirthdaybingo #law and order svu #one chicago #chicago pd #chicago fire #chicago med #kingsman #marauders #fantastic beasts #outlander #a discovery of witches #marvel #mayans mc #karen hosts a bingo

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nexility-sims · 2 years

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𝐍𝐎. 𝟒𝟑 (𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓.): 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 / NAKAWE PALACE, 1926

❧ 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 / 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.

A luxurious afternoon of leisure followed the morning ceremony, and it leaves the guests well prepared for the evening’s festivities. Once all are seated for the formal dinner, Alfonso and Rowena appear at the top of the grand staircase. Rowena, notably, dons a gift from her new mother: her first tiara.

TRANSCRIPT:

[A] Thank you all for being here— [R] And enjoy the best party of the year!

[A] {to Rowena} Was that a promise? [R] {to Alfonso} If I have my way, we’ll still be dancing at dawn.

how to continue thanking you all without sounding like a broken record? one way might be to provide a list of your sims, right? much gratitude to @royalsimsinsider for reminding me that might be helpful :^) the following sims belong to some truly incredible stories (as ancestors, mostly) or were created for this event. i’m especially heartened and constantly excited that some of you took seriously my invitation to make uspanians of your own; they make my world so much richer and, just as wonderful, they make it our world, too !

THE GUESTS:

(listed according to appearance)

Queen Alexandra of Windasia / @wa-royal-tea

Lady Andromeda Carlisle & Theodoor Carlisle, Duke of Eswold / @cyberth0t

President Woodrow Hale & First Lady Dolores Hale of the United States of Simerica / @presidentialsims

King Nicholas & Queen Claudette of Monaca, the latter of whom is Uspanian nobility and a neice of Zuriñe / @thegrimalldis

Their Majesties King Frederick Ishmael I & Queen Amaya of Alexandra / @royalsimsinsider

Their Majesties King George III & Queen Anne of Sunderland / @warwickroyals

Drew Castor, a journalist and school friend of Rowena / @cozymoodlet

Charmaine Talbot, a socialite turned opera singer and friend of Rowena / @cassimopeia

Saoirse "Ginger" Patterson & Peter Kaufmann, an actress and close friend of Rowena as well as Ginger's cousin and plus-one / @wildtree-garden

Jonas and Georgina Moore, a prominent businessman and his glamorous wife / @pinkwohoo

Violet Bennet, a member of Uspana's nobility and neice of Countess Josefa Kurakin / @simming-in-the-rain

Countess Josefa Kurakin & Count Nikola Kurakin, a Uspanian aristocrat and her curious husband / @simming-in-the-rain

Beltrán Ximenes, Duke of Monferriz & Lady Lavinia Ximenes, an Uspanian aristocrat and his wife, the former heiress of the windenburg steel company / @cassimopeia

Count Cristobal Clermont & Countess Rosemary Clermont-Redwood, a longtime friend of Alfonso and his wife, both Uspanian aristocrats / @moon-simmers

Lady Artemis Constella, a university friend of Alfonso and a member of Uspana's nobility / @thesimperiuscurse

HRH Prince Orville of Iona / @funkyllama

TRH Crown Princess Eleanor and Princess Helena of Simstanstaisia / @royalsofsimstanstaisia

Crown Prince Alexander of Gardania & Princess Amelie, Duchess of Montreux / @thedevilliers

Louis Victor Napoléon Simparte, His Imperial Highness Prince-Napoléon & Princess Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgisim / @empiredesimparte

Xavier Armendáriz, Duke of Jauregui & Duchess Vivian Armendáriz, Zuriñe's brother and his wife / @thegrimalldis

President William Clark & First Lady Laura Clark of the United States / @sims4presidentoftheunitedstates

Queen Talia and King Heath of Cohen / @the-royals-ts4

#ts4 story #ts4 legacy #ts4 royalty #ts4 historical #sims 4 story #sims 4 legacy #sims 4 royalty #sims 4 historical #ts4 royal legacy #ts4 royal family #royal sims #sims 4 history #sims 4 royal story #sims 4 royal legacy #reyes.story.post

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gloomverse-refs · 3 years

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Characters by Age

Disclaimer : those are approximate ages and may not be accurate.

± 1500 YEARS

Hyacinth

Malus

± 1000 YEARS

Prisma

Dark Overlord

Amadeus

Yellow

Green

Violet

± 100 YEARS

King Alto

Sunshine

± 40-50 YEARS

Petunia

Clermont

Mr and Mrs Biv

± 30-40 YEARS

Indigo

Madam President

Shaman Cocos

Queen Virga

Fallstreak

± 25-30 YEARS

Wallis

Purple

Seaweed : Pre-Show ; Show ; Post-show ; All

Wallis Gloom : Pre-show ; Show ; All

Evets

Orange

Green

Blue

Xela

Pi

± 18-25 YEARS

Harold Gloom : Casual ; Fancy ; Steamverse ; All

Red

Cakegirl

Yma

Ylil

Cirrus

Nim

Assistant : Pre-Wallis ; Pre-Show ; Show ; Post-show ; Steamverse ; All

MINORS

Nimbus

Stratus

#age

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arin-schreave · 4 years

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The Selected

The following girls have been Selected, one from each province, to join Prince Arin Schreave at the palace to compete for his hand. Requirements will follow the announcement.

From Allens… … … … … Idalia Moretti @idaliamoretti || Ester

From Angeles… … … … . Emily Rose White @emily-rose-white || Issy

From Atlin… … … … … . Alaina Achilles @alaina-achilles || Bethia

From Baffin… … … … … Celine Montclair

From Bankston… … … … Sage Copeland

From Belcourt… … … … . Violet Kensington III @violet-kensingtoniii || Grace

From Bonita… … … … . . Itzel Bree Morales @itzelbm-oc || Ana

From Calgary… … … … . Clemence Westley @clemencewestley || Myriam

From Carolina… … … … . Evalin Berg @evalinkatrineberg || Elise

From Clermont… … … …. Indiana Connors @lady-indiana || Madelyn

From Columbia… … … … Nemesis Lincer @nemesis-mess || Paula

From Dakota… … … … . . Brooke Lynn Sanders @brookelynnsanders || Pia

From Denbeigh… … … … . Octavia Hayes @tavi-hayes || Simone

From Dominica… … … … Shala Lie @shala-lie

From Fennley… … … … . . Saxon Monroe @ladysaxon || Milo

From Hansport… … … … . Regina Carla Wright @ladyreggiewright || Cassey

From Honduragua… … … . Callia Adair

From Hudson… … … … . . Haven Hart @h-hart || Bethia

From Kent… … … … … . . Clara Choi @clara-choii || Kat

From Labrador… … … … . Leana Rose Grant @leanarg || Chris

From Lakedon… … … … . Alana Hansen || Claire

From Likely… … … … … . Lilly Edwards @lillyedwardsisdead || Shawn

From Midston… … … … . Melissa Cher Duthé @ladymelissaduthe || Anya

From Ottaro… … … … … Signe Schneider

From Paloma… … … … . Kalyn Jones

From Panama… … … … . . Lenora Santiago

From Sonage… … … … . . Emery Wells @emery-wells || Claire

From Sota… … … … … . Rain Coltar @rain-coltar || Maddy

From St. George… … … . . Hannah James

From Sumner… … … … . Ava Jones @ava-jones || Issy

From Tammins… … … … Charlie Montgomery @i-am-charlie-montgomery || Aubreigh

From Waverly… … … … . Jen Li @ladyjenli || Bertha

From Whites… … … … . . Sara Nguyen @itssara-oc || Ana

From Yukon… … … … . . Andromeda Pride @andypridee || Ana

If Selected:

you can join the hangouts group chat by clicking on the link here

you must join the Selection OC 6 Net. To do that you will receive an email invitation. Check the email you included in your application to access it.

You have one week to join. This is important because after posting challenges on your blog, you will be required to reblog them to the net alongside everyone else. That way all fics can be in one place. If you do not get an email, please let us know!

follow all the other Selected

Also, follow Arin if you haven’t yet, along with his family and friends (so you can keep up with what they’re doing)

If you have any questions let us know by DM or anon asks!

If you have any changes you would like to make to your Selected during this first week let us know too. We have updated the about pages on Arin’s blog and now you can see information about each Selected there. If there’s any information that is no longer correct, please let us know.

#the selection #selectionoc #the selected

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moon-simmers · 2 years

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~ Portrait Compilation 1782-1845 ~

I leave some portraits from the Pride Flag Legacy

#ts4 #ts4 gameplay #ts4 render #ts4 story #PrideFlagLegacy #19th Century #pride flag legacy challenge #Redwood Legacy #Lady Boneville #Thaddeus Anchorena #ts4 portrait #Violet Clermont #George Redwood #Lady Redwood #Rosemary Redwood

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qqueenofhades · 5 years

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the shadows among the stars: chapter twenty-one

Summary: Sequel to the alchemical wedding. Garcia Flynn and Lucy Preston have timewalked to 1590 London, in search of answers about the mysterious manuscript Ashmole 782. But as they tangle with alchemists, assassins, witches, vampires, daemons, queens, and emperors – and the de Clermont family themselves – they quickly realize that their quest will be far more difficult than they ever imagined, and their relationship will be challenged as never before. In the present, their formidable enemy Michael Temple is more powerful than ever, the rival creature factions on the Congregation scheme and intrigue against each other, and in both centuries, the danger and the shadows are only deepening. Rating: M Status: WIP Previous: Memento Mori

Chapter 21: Once Upon a September

London, at last. London, again, London, impossibly. London, rising out of the haze on the Thames estuary as the bargemen pole past Greenwich and mudlarks scamper on the exposed tidal flats, picking anything shiny from the weed and wrack and polishing it up to sell for a few coppers. The Palace of Placentia presides on the southern bank, though the royal standard is no longer flown from its towers; as the summer season ends and Elizabeth returns from her extravagant processionals, traveling around England and obliging her subjects to lodge and entertain her at great fuss and expense, the queen will take up winter residence in Whitehall. The thought makes Lucy remember how she and Flynn crashed in here on May Day before dawn, in the deserted deer parks of the meridian. She vividly remembers her first sight (and smell) of London, how utterly alien and overwhelming it was, a savaging, relentless assault that felt as if it could never be familiar or safe or sane. Now it’s almost a relief to see it again, something close to coming home. At least for now. The air is wet and chilly, and it is a fortnight until Michaelmas, the thirtieth of September. Six weeks left. If that.

Lucy’s hands tighten on the railing, and she tries to force down the anxiety at a constant low-level boil in her chest. They’re lucky that there wasn’t much trouble crossing the Channel, as this is the season for autumn storms, and when they landed at Gravesend, she took charge of the haggling and hiring of the bargemen. Not that they had much choice. The further they traveled from France, the more Flynn began to stir, to Lucy’s unutterable relief. But he’s still not very awake, and he hasn’t yet said anything. What if it’s Present Flynn, but with Past Flynn’s memories? Did her spell affect him too, since it was cast on his doppelganger while they were still close together? Does he remember her and what they were doing, or anything before the fire at Sept-Tours? Is there lingering physical or chronological damage from the encounter with his past self, and will he be all right when they return to the present? Or have things been changed to such a degree that Gabriel has inadvertently gotten his wish, and this version of Flynn technically never exists at all? If so, removing him from the shelter of this loophole, this bend in time that is – for now – isolating him from the effects of his own future, could be disastrous. Try to take him back to a place where he isn’t, and poof.

Lucy has mostly been worrying about this, though she is also wondering who could help her get the rest of Ashmole 782. The Knights of Lazarus sent to Prague to retrieve Agnes and Flynn’s household should – hopefully – have arrived here with them, and while Lucy is leery of renewing acquaintances with Lady Beaton, two witches alone are not enough to match with Rittenhouse. She can’t count on Flynn being recovered sufficiently to fight, and it feels like stretching her luck to an absurd degree if she risks him like that again. All the other vampires in the city are under the purview of Father Hubbard, who is as likely to help them as he is to take up competitive ballroom dancing. The School of Night is a possibility, but Walter Raleigh and the others don’t have actual powers. If they’re talking fellow creatures, that leaves only daemons. To be precise, it leaves two daemons, neither of whom are safe bedfellows or champing at the bit for further fruitful acquaintance. Guy Fawkes and Christopher bloody Marlowe.

Lucy has turned it over and over in her head, but she can’t come up with any other options. Fawkes’ particular skill set might actually be useful in this case, but the trick is how to make use of that while not burning Ashmole 782, the fate just narrowly avoided (and it’s rather arrogant of her to presume that Rittenhouse can be destroyed by anything so commonplace as fire). As for Marlowe, she can maybe leverage him with one more favor on Garcia’s behalf, insinuate that she knows the truth about Henry de Prestyn’s death and how bad it could look if that entire scandal tumbles out. But Lucy wants to avoid blackmailing Kit if she can. For one, she knows what he’s done to protect Flynn, the lengths he went to hush it up, and for another, he’s still what you would call a frenemy. Gabriel did confirm that Kit is a royal spy, and if the chips are down and exposure is inevitable, he could decide to fall on his sword and incriminate Lucy first. Between the two of them, card-playing and candied violets shared with the latter aside, Elizabeth will be far more inclined to believe the former.

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#timeless #timeless ff #garcy #garcy ff #lucy x flynn #the shadows among the stars #all souls au

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accidentalspaceexplorer · 4 years

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The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

Minnie is a quiet, boring wallflower - or at least that’s what she wants everyone to believe so they don’t go digging in her past. Robert, Duke of Clermont, is just your average, rich duke - or so he appears, hiding his true purpose for coming to town. As Robert and Minnie dance around each other, will they be able to keep their pasts secret? I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I was hooked straight from the beginning, and I barely wanted to put it down. Minnie was delightful - I loved how intelligent she was, and how much she outsmarted Robert when he underestimated her at the beginning, and how she chose her future for herself. I also really liked Robert, which may partially have been because of how much we agreed about Minnie being awesome, but also his fierce desire to be better than everyone expected him to be. Overall, it was fantastic, and I'm excited for the next couple of books - particularly the one about Sebastian and Violet, because I spent most of the time they were around laughing at their banter. My Rating: 4.5/5

#the duchess war #book review

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igrainependragon · 5 years

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get to know me tag ♡

Tagged by: @cloepatra ♡ thank u darling

Rules: complete the fifteen questions and tag ten others who you follow but you want to get to know more!

Name: Shanna

Age: 24

Country: italy

Favorite color: violet, blue

When you made this blog: can’t really remember but probably 2013?

Follower count: 500 or 501, i’m lame

Chose a superhero power: time travel

Favorite drink: black tea

A song you love right now: Cherry - Lana del Rey

Dream career: film director o screen player

Dream vacation: Scotland or Greece

Hogwarts house: slytherin

Favorite character/characters of the week: Matthew de Clermont (aka total babe)

How you like to keep your hair: long and messy as they usually are

Christmas or Halloween: both. both is good. (cit)

Tagging: everyone who want to do this, love you all ♡

#personal #get to know me #tag

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nexility-sims · 2 years

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𝐍𝐎. 𝟒𝟑 (𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓.): 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 / NAKAWE PALACE, 1926

❧ 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 / 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.

Conversation fills the lull between the couple’s arrival and that of the first course.

TRANSCRIPT:

{Chatter, laughter.}

as i said in the first post: the following sims belong to some truly incredible stories (as ancestors, mostly) or were created for this event. i’m especially heartened and constantly excited that some of you took seriously my invitation to make uspanians of your own; they make my world so much richer and, just as wonderful, they make it our world, too !