#and Holly (my boss) doesn’t understand she doesn’t know them

[spocksgotemotions]

I need to figure out how to care less about my job. I can’t keep crying over kids that aren’t mine, I can’t keep doing this

#captain’s own #dumb bitch hours #personal logs #long story short my boss moved up two of my kids even though they were not ready #and I spent all last week miserable trying to figure out if I could convince her to put them back with us #but I think really I just need to give up and move on #they’re not doing too badly they just seem a little sad and off #and that’s only when I see them so they might just miss me #but it’s like #it fucking sucks dude #I love these kids so much #and Holly (my boss) doesn’t understand she doesn’t know them #she doesn’t know I pushed off my break so I could tell Reagan stories to put her to sleep for nap #she doesn’t know how much time I’ve spent holding Wyatt when he’s been sick #I spent a year and a half with those kids between three of their classes and Holly didn’t even think to talk to me about it #okay I just need to get this off my chest

[coffee-n-bagels-comic-universe]

Major Updates to My Weird Idea (that includes my Nightside OCs)

Go check my previous post on this - HERE

This is mainly an update for @schizoauthoress , @the--blackdahlia , @spacelizardtrashboys , @enigmaticandunstable and @piratewithvigor and I personally think @nattinngrst might like this.

I went on a trip to the beach yesterday with my parents and my older brother (who I bored and annoyed with this idea and you'll see some of his influence in this here post)

Anything written in italics is meant to be taken as a joke as you read through this wall of text, sending good vibes as always, hope y'all are doing well.

The show is set in Canadian, Texas (real place: Wikipedia). I'm thinking of this show starting in the mid-to-late 90s (1996/1997).

I've managed to do several things with that weird sitcom idea, so, where to start, how about with the three potential titles:

1 - Neighbourhood Watch

2 - First Call

3 - First Round (Which my brother likes)

Here are some options for bar names, starting with the Cop bar:

1 - The Donut Hole

2 - The Roasted Hog (which my big bro suggested)

3 - The Sherriff's Outpost

And the Biker Bar:

1 - The Handlebar Inn

2 - The Steel Horse Saloon

3 - The Rebel Room

Next on the list of updates: Cast additions, character roles and (Finally after 2 days) Names for Everyone!!

I'll start with the Cop Bar's owner & staff:

Rosalina Asturias 'Rosa' (Played by Billie Martinez) an employee of the local cop bar. Didn't grow up in the town, moved here for work.

Violet Croft (Played by Eli Herne) an employee. Grew up in town, never left, has the hots for one of the guys in the local police.

Sunshine Crawford 'Sunny' (Played by Holly Di Antonio) an employee. Grew up in town, left for college and came back.

Roscoe Power 'Ross' (Played by Jimmy Hart) the loudmouth who owns the bar, grew up in town, used to be a car salesman.

Olesya Pavlovsky 'Olivia' (Played by Penelope Voronin) an employee who grew up in town and has immigrant parents, goes by 'Olivia' because she would rather you don't f*** up her actual name.

Winona Vance (Played by Sam Griffin Silver) an employee who moved here from New York, for unknown reasons, and doesn't really understand the small town, everyone knows everyone lifestyle.

Lavender Whittemore (Played by Victoria Lucifarian) an employee who grew up in England but moved to live in America, settled in Canadian, Texas due to her love of westerns.

Next: The Local Police Squad:

Sergeant Valentine Gautier 'Val' (Played by Bret Hart) recently promoted before the series begins but still on patrol duty, watches over his younger brother.

Corporal Buck Morris 'Buckshot' (Played by Davey Boy Smith) the gun loving corporal of the squad and the only one to have both 'work' and 'home' guns.

Captain Napoleon Cooper 'Crazy Cooper' / 'Captain Crazy' (Played by Jim Neidhart) the police captain, recently reassigned to Canadian, Texas as there were rumours abut him which interfered with his work in his previous location.

Officer Duke Gautier (Played by Owen Hart) the young, recently recruited brother of Sgt Gautier, often put on patrol alone to ensure less arguments, but always checked on by his brother.

Next: The Biker Bar's Staff:

Ozzy Rains (Played by Charles Wright) A biker and member of the staff who grew up just outside of town but loves his fellow staff members like family.

Brock Martel (Played by Henry Godwin) a biker and member of the staff who grew up on a local ranch and loves beer, football and the current Mayor's down-to-Earth style.

Vincent Gore 'Vinnie' (Played by Kane) the owner's son and a known fire loving 'freak' often protected by his surrogate family, the bar staff, Vinnie knows no better than 'ooh, cool looking fire' and must be restrained or have his hands swatted away to stop him burning himself trying to touch campfires.

Raven Knight (Played by Kirby Roussimoff) the only female staff member, but also the girl who does all the tough jobs when needed, has a side business of making and selling artwork, such as portraits to locals, has designed some of the bar staff's tattoos.

Harlow Gore (Played by Paul Bearer) the owner of the bar and a loving father to his son, took Murphy (Undertaker) under his wing when they first met and also treats him, and the rest of staff, like family.

Hunter King (Played by Phineas Godwin) Brock's cousin and a member of staff, taught Raven how to shoot a shotgun and his father owns a local tattoo parlour.

Sequoia Reed (Played by Rikishi) an employee and Frankie's (Yokozuna) cousin, also a surrogate cousin to Raven, having been best friends since childhood. Reed loves his job and his staff family and will defend both at any cost.

Lupe Zapatero (Played by Savio Vega) an employee at the bar and possibly the shortest member of staff, towered over by the tallest staff members but is not any less of a fighter because of his size, a former mechanic who loves nothing more than taking things apart and putting them back together while listening to metal / rock.

Murphy Graves (Played By The Undertaker) Manager of the biker bar and an excellent member of staff, has an outlaw rules vibe, as in he would say to the police "Your jurisdiction ends when you walk in my bar." Very protective of the staff, and the owner.

Frankie Wolf (Played by Yokozuna) the most relaxed and laid-back of the staff, Frankie would prefer to be in the kitchen making potential 'Culinary Masterpieces' as he would call them. Sequoia and Raven's (surrogate) cousin, views his staff mates as family.

Next: The Local Band (Named: Exoskeleton Samurai)/College Students

Quinn Thorn (Played by Jeff Hardy) the bassist to Ros' (Lita) vocals / lead Guitar and older brother Garth's (Matt) Drums, a face paint enthusiast and an English major in college who never seems to find time to study, but always has time to date somehow.

Roz Jerome (Played by Lita) the vocals and lead guitar for the band and an art major who actually studies, dating Garth (Matt) and met Quinn through him. Roz also studies Spanish and French.

Garth Thorn (Played by Matt Hardy) Quinn's older brother and the band's drummer, a major in psychology and a horror movie lover, Roz' boyfriend and almost totally devoted to her, even at the cost of his college work.

Next: The Local Townsfolk of Note:

Mayor Robert Sweet (Played by Jim Duggan) rarely seen, but apparently a good man with good ideas, helps out in volunteer projects and absolutely loves the town. Trying his hardest and people know this, and they love him. (did I meme correctly?)

Rusty Jarvis (Played by Mick Foley) the local hippie who has never left town, somehow managing to know both everything and nothing at the same town. (Very Dude Love with hints of Cactus Jack and Mankind) Does know how to fight when he needs to.

Redd Wayne (Played by 'Sycho' Sid Vicious/Justice) the local baseball/softball star, helps out at the local school/college teaching sports and likes Raven's artwork, he watches her draw when he can, runs the local little league & minor league baseball/softball games.

Earl Black (Played by Steve Austin) the most often seen regular at the biker bar, absolutely loves both the bar and the town, a hardworking guy who has befriended the entire staff (including Harlow and Vinnie) of the biker bar.

Lex Aston (Played by The Rock) a local struggling actor, teaching an acting class to pay the bills and an absolute ladies man, and for that reason he goes to the cop bar, to try and pick up one of the bartenders who works there, often favouring Rosa as she will jokingly flirt back.

Finally (for this section): The Degenerates and Their Benefactors:

Reign Yates (Played by Billy Gunn) Leon's (Road Dogg) best friend, often the getaway driver for the group and a scout for locations, often getting all the info on a place before telling Matty (H.H.H) and Dell (HBK). Often leaves town with Leon to get the heat off them. (and make out in secret)

Zelda Hooper (Played by Chyna) the only female degenerate but possibly the toughest, has a rap sheet as big as her arms, not to be trusted when around the other degenerates as she is usually the actual brains of the operation.

Matty Battle (Played by Hunter Hearst Helmsley) the co-leader of the degenerates, often protected by Zelda or Mark (Kevin Nash). does most of the talking but has the piss taken of him for his looks often by either other degenerates or locals who don't care for the degenerates.

Romeo Colombera (Played by Mike Rotundo/I.R.S) the right hand man of the mysterious benefactor, and often the lawyer for the degenerates as well as a taskmaster for them, telling them what the boss wants done and by what date.

Mark Rake (Played by Kevin Nash/Diesel) the tallest degenerate with a rap sheet as long as his leg, a former bouncer at a now closed nightclub, alongside best friend (and possibly boyfriend) Galo (Scott Hall) and now a bodyguard (when needed) for Matty and Dell (HBK, also boyfriends).

Leon Rose (Played by Road Dogg) best friend of Reign and a scout for the group alongside him. Has found every possible way to piss off other townsfolk and often in the most fights because of it, always on the police's radar for one thing or another and constantly leaving town because of it.

Galo Villalobos (Played by Scott Hall/Razor Ramon) the only (supposedly) Latino degenerate, raised in Canadian, Texas but his parents are from Cuba, Galo is a former nightclub bouncer (alongside Mark) Galo is known (for his ability to give minus fucks) as the most relaxed member of the group.

Dell Pain (Played by Shawn Michaels/HBK) the co-leader alongside Matty, a known flirt with people regardless of gender or sexuality, just to piss them off on some occasions. Dell grew up in town, knowing it like the back of his hand.

Giles Rennell (Played by Ted DiBiase) the mysterious benefactor of the group, bailing them out if needed, he stumbled across the group after seeing a police bulletin and decided to use them to cause enough chaos to guarantee a chance in the next mayoral election.

Zac Noel (Played by X-Pac) the shortest and youngest degenerate, Zac is often treated as the child of the group, being taught how to get away with crimes and trick the police into just letting him go by clerical error and tomfoolery.

Next on my list of updates: Season 1's episode list, episode titles, episode synopses, some spoilers, and the revolving door idea a bit further explained.

Series running order:

Biker bar episode

Cops on Patrol episode

Band/College Students episode

Cop bar episode (yes these are different)

Degenerates episode

(last episode of each season/series only) town meeting/town get-together (E.X: town hall meetings, the town getting together for a sports game or barbeque or restaurant opening)

1x01: Insert Coin to Start: The pilot episode of the series sees the local biker bar of Canadian, Texas installing two, brand new, arcade machines. After leaving for the night, the team finds the bar broken into and both machines missing with no evidence or possible suspects to the robbery. The team finds the machines relatively undamaged in an alleyway nearby. By the end of the episode there's still no suspects. B plot includes an argument between father and son, Harlow and Vincent which ends when Murphy gets involved.

1x02: Hot Pursuit: Newly instated chief of police Chief Cooper [Neidhart] makes changes to the patrol teams before tasking them with looking for any persons involved with (1x01)'s robbery and break-in, leading to a high speed chase later in the episode. B plot includes the squad coming to grips with the new, and much crazier, police chief.

1x03: Making Noise: Local band Exoskeleton Samurai [Team Extreme] are writing new music late at night while Roz [Lita] tries to study for a class the following day but, during a moment of quiet, they hear a break in a couple of doors down and attempt to see who it is. The group get a glimpse of Zac Noel [X-Pac] and Mark Rake [Nash] but not a full glimpse. Now aware of the local degenerates, the band try and forget about it and focus on their own lives until their apartment gets broken into when they're not there.

1x04: Donuts & Beer: The new cop bar opens on the other side of town, serving mainly (both savoury and sweet) bagels and donuts as well as beer (on tap and bottled), the fact it's slightly more risqué gets (both good and bad) attention on the place. Winona Vance [Sam] gets in a fight with Zac Noel [X-Pac] as she's locking up. Winona [Sam] being put in the hospital with a broken arm makes the rest of [Cop Bar]'s staff double down on getting justice for the near break-in.

1x05: Dirty Work: The first episode from the degenerates perspective. The degenerates are just causing general problems for the town without reason because it's fun' but it's quickly losing their interest as the heat on them rises. The end of the episode has Matty Battle [Triple H] receiving a call from 'Mister R' [DiBiase] offering him a deal.

1x06: Blue & Black: A brawl breaks out at [Biker Bar] following whispers that the people who broke in are in the building. The bikers who work at the bar threaten to hurt anyone who works for the rival bar if they try and mess with business while in the biker bar.

1x07: Captain Crazy: A rumour that the current captain was moved location and promoted to smooth over allegations that he may not be fully sane, Officer Duke Gautier [Owen] is determined to find the truth while Sergeant Valentine Gautier [Bret] and Corporal Buck Morris [Davey Boy] are determined to keep the peace and catch the local degenerates.

1x08: Broken Strings: following an argument with an ex girlfriend Quinn Thorn [Jeff] finds his guitar smashed and has to work odd jobs to buy another one (starting a potential series c plot). Garth Thorn [Matt] ends up in a fight with Galo Villalobos [Hall] which ends when Roz Jerome [Lita] smashes a table leg over the back of Galo's [Scott's] head, knocking him out and giving him over to the police.

1x09: Badges & Bottle Tops: Captain Cooper [Neidhart] stops by [cop bar] to talk with owner Roscoe Power [Jimmy Hart]. Meanwhile the Gautier boys [Owen & Bret] interrogate Galo Villalobos [Scott Hall] about what the degenerates are doing and why, getting no information about the mysterious benefactor over than he pays them a lot of money depending on what they do.

1x10: Paid off: The mysterious benefactor 'Mister R' [DiBiase] pays Galo's [Scott's] bail, getting him free for a while but side-lining him too. The benefactor remains hidden in shadow but Matty & Dell [Triple H & HBK] have a meeting with him to discuss money and the next job.

1x11: Written in Ink: the tattooed bikers on the staff encourage regular customer Earl Black [Austin] to get a skull tattoo on his back and even take him with them to the tattoo parlour they frequent, finding it to be burned to the ground with a 'freaks get lost' sign planted in the wreckage. Murphy Graves [Undertaker] dismisses the rumours that the arsonist is the fire fascinated Vincent Gore [Kane] and even gives him an alibi when the cops come looking for answers, putting blame on someone in town who knows about Vinnie's [Kane's] love of fire, which is nearly every person in town.

1x12: Sergeant Heartbreaker: Sergeant Gautier [Bret] is accused of flirting with the staff at [Cop bar] leading to a paid two day leave to get heat off of him while he's ordered to remain at home. Officer Gautier [Owen] and Corporal Morris [Davey Boy] are put on patrol together, leading to a high speed chase of Reign Yates, Leon Rose & Zelda Hooper [Gunn, Road Dogg & Chyna] after witnessing a mugging, assault and graffiti from the trio, the cops eventually lose them down a back road on private Giles Rennell's [DiBiase's] land they would need a warrant for.

1x13: Failing Grade: Quinn's [Jeff's] lack of sleep leads to him getting a fail on an test forcing him to do the semester again. Enraged by this Quinn [Jeff] considers leaving the school but is encouraged to continue following Garth [Matt] ending up in hospital following [1x12]'s assault and mugging on Garth & Roz [Matt & Lita].

1x14: Microphones & Megaphones: [cop bar]'s owner Roscoe Power [Jimmy Hart] installs a stage for local acts in the bar, leading to Violet Croft [Eli] performing later that episode (the closing of the episode into the credits) and the night before the first performance the bar is covered in graffiti, leading to a massive clean up effort from the staff and local volunteers (like Mick Foley & The Rock).

1x15: Trench Warfare: Romeo Colombera [IRS] the benefactor's [DiBiase's] right hand man and go-to lawyer gives the degenerates an list of jobs, run the police chief out of town by the end of the year, run the bikers out of town, and ensure that 'Mister R' [DiBiase] the benefactor wins the next mayoral election.

1x16: Fuelling Up: after closing up [biker bar] Raven Knight [Kirby] narrowly avoids being burned by her motorbike exploding in a ball of fire. Her boss, Harlow Gore [Bearer] tells her to take the week off, leading to her coming into the bar and sitting at the back of the bar, sketching the regular customers and having a long conversation with local sports star Redd Wayne [Sid].

1x17: Brothers in Arms: Together: the Gautier brothers [Bret & Owen] are put on patrol together leading to the arrest of Zelda, Matty & Dell [Chyna, Triple H & HBK] before the trio are bailed out, the brothers interrogate Dell Pain [HBK] (leading to a very 'basic instinct'-esque scene with Shawn in assless chaps and boxer briefs) who gives them no information on their behaviour and why they are doing the things they've done.

1x18: Night Time Fun: the band attends a college party, unknowingly with Zac Noel [X-Pac] also in attendance, leading to the trio being high and drunk and the Thorn brothers [Matt & Jeff] end up in a fight, almost being thrown out of college entirely for their actions the next morning.

1x19: Head or Hart: Violet Croft [Eli] and (officer) Duke Gautier [Owen] meet properly for the first time on a blind date, leading to them walking through the streets of Canadian, Texas at night. The date is quickly ended after Duke [Owen] spots Leon Rose [Road Dogg] spray painting [cop bar] and gives chase after handing Violet [Eli] his number.

1x20: Grunt Work: The degenerates have a group meeting about how to sabotage the town meeting, leading to Rennell [DiBiase] coming out of the shadows to lead the degenerates in a coordinated attack on the town hall. Leading to the degenerates waiting until the town meeting to begin the next day.

1x21: Town Meeting: Mayor Robert Sweet [Duggan] conducts a town meeting, leading to everyone airing their grievances with the degenerates recent spree of activity. At the end of the meeting, paint bombs hidden above the townsfolk go off all at once, covering everyone in bright, almost neon, green paint.

#Kayleigh's weird idea #any thoughts?

[dovewingz]

moonkitti bramblesquirrel video: summary notes

please keep in mind that because i wanted to keep things shorter and, well, summarized, i included close to no quotes. moon uses a lot of quotes, so if you want evidence from within the text i would suggest skimming through the video. secondly, i didn’t include any of my personal opinions for obvious reasons.

link to video. content warning for discussions of abuse.

BRIEF SUMMARY: to say that bramblesquirrel are both entirely in the wrong is completely ignoring the consistent signs of an abuser that bramblestar exhibits, just as squirrelflight behaves like a victim of abuse. there is a clear power imbalance between them that has been present since the beginning of their relationship.

NOTES: about a 10 minute read

INTRO > the fandom has brought about a belief/take that squirrelflight and bramblestar are equally bad to each other. this is a compromise; a way to excuse bramblestar’s poor behaviour & find reason for him to treat squirrelflight poorly.

> the fandom consistently brings up reasons for him to treat her cruelly (victim blaming), as though someone being annoying is any reason to treat them badly.

> the fandom also jumps between using cat morals (the warrior code) and human morals to back up their opinions. when squirrelflight helped the sisters, she disobeyed her leader (against the code), but it was for a morally good reason. she was doing the right thing.

> there is a clear power imbalance between bramblestar and squirrelflight. more on that later.

THE NEW PROPHECY > squirrelflight doesn’t trust hawkfrost, and neither does leafpool based on previous experience. when she confronts brambleclaw about this, he believes that this is because of who hawkfrost’s father is. squirrelflight insists that that is not why.

> brambleclaw continues to work with hawkfrost, training in the dark forest with tigerstar (the one thing that he is upset with squirrelflight for accusing him of). he believes that hawkfrost is a good person, even when mudclaw reveals that he and hawkfrost were working together.

> brambleclaw doesn’t listen to squirrelflight’s concerns or take her seriously. they do not trust each other.

> throughout their hawkfrost-disagreement, brambleclaw continues to find excuses to punish/scold her. squirrelflight defends herself, acting aggressive/defensive. she’s growing closer with ashfur, trusting him and preferring how he treats her. >>> “that’s what you want, is it? a loyal warrior to follow after you and smooth all the thorns out of your pelt?” brambleclaw mocks her for wanting someone who will treat her kindly.

> brambleclaw continues to get more controlling and aggressive, while ashfur is overprotective and also controlling/babies her. brambleclaw is very cold and passive-aggressive towards squirrelflight & her relationship with ashfur. it is unclear whether ashsquirrel are mates or not, but they are likely in the middle phase (on the path to becoming mates but not officially mates yet).

> squirrelflight eventually realizes she still has feelings for brambleclaw (for some reason) and breaks it off with ashfur. leafpool receives a vision from starclan which confirms that they are bramblesquirrel shippers too! wow thanks starclan.

> to conclude: brambleclaw was projecting his insecurities about tigerstar onto squirrelflight (while also training in the DF with tiger). he pushes her away when she attempts to talk with him, and goes out of his way to boss her around/control her. squirrelflight was not intentionally trying to upset him.

LEAFPOOL’S WISH > brambleclaw isn’t treating squirrelflight like an equal. >>> “brambleclaw wants me to fetch soaked moss for the nursery, even though it’s an apprentice task. he hasn’t stopped giving out orders since firestar made him deputy!” /// “...treating me like i’m still wet behind the ears.”

> squirrelflight is having issues only a month into the (new, romantic) relationship. she feels patronized. there has almost always been a power imbalance in their relationship (apprentice/warrior and now warrior/deputy).

> when it comes to the three, squirrelflight states multiple times that she doesn’t want to lie to brambleclaw. she doesn’t change her mind until she finds out that she is barren and will never have biological children. starclan themselves tell her this, pressuring her into taking the kits.

POWER OF THE THREE and OMEN OF THE STARS > their relationship is solid until hollyleaf reveals the truth about her parents at the gathering. brambleclaw breaks up with squirrelflight on the spot, not understanding why she didn’t trust him enough to tell him.

> the question is, can we trust brambleclaw? he trained in the dark forest and never told her, he held a grudge against squirrelflight for months, etc. of course he had every right to break up with her, but squirrelflight rightfully had worries.

> after their break up, brambleclaw avoids, ignores and acts very passive-aggressively towards her. in forth apprentice, it is mentioned that they hadn’t spoken in months. their only communication was squirrelflight watching him longingly & sadly.

> before the tribe quest, squirrelflight asks brambleclaw if he has a message for the tribe. jayfeather detects something else in her voice, and he realizes that she wants brambleclaw to show her any kind of sign that he still cares about her.

> after finding out about the three’s powers, brambleclaw accuses her of lying, intentionally trying to hurt him, etc. they fight several times. then, suddenly, near the end of the last hope, they are on good terms. this is a pattern in their relationship: brambleclaw only treating squirrelflight fairly during/after a huge crisis has occurred. this time, it’s the last hope battle. after the battle, he trusts her and makes her deputy.

> why does brambleclaw suddenly trust her after treating her so passive-aggressively for a whole year? he manipulated and controlled her, punished her for hurting him, and there was still a power imbalance. he’s not just her mate, he’s now her leader.

> while brambleclaw gave her the cold-shoulder, squirrelflight acted very submissive and sad. she’s typically headstrong, independent and active. brambleclaw makes her act scared.

BRAMBLESTAR’S STORM > bramblesquirrel are not together and their relationship seems to work best this way.

> bramblestar chose squirrelflight as deputy because she has her own ideas and will challenge him. he’s glad she’s deputy and thinks she’s good at her job, believing that he would be “lost without her.”

> scenes with jessy are trying to show us that squirrelflight is jealous. during a couple of scenes, squirrelflight does act unreasonably and snaps at bramblestar, where jessy defends him. >>> “wow, is she always like this?” “yeah, pretty much.” - bramblestar and jessy > later, bramblestar and jessy go out together. when they get back, bramblestar forgets to tell anybody that he saw windclan trespassing for, like, 10 minutes. squirrelflight is frustrated, but even after he gets injured, she doesn’t scold him.

> after they help shadowclan, bramblestar understands why squirrelflight lied to him. she was protecting leafpool, which he gets because he would also do anything for his sister. he says he respects her and her courage. they also acknowledge that lion, jay and holly are their real kids. >>> “squirrelflight and i share a bond that cannot be broken” - inner monologue from bramblestar 

A VISION OF SHADOWS > squirrelflight is pregnant, proving that starclan lied to her about being barren. bramblesquirrel have some casual scenes, although squirrelflight is a bit “toned down” / not as independent. this may just be because she’s not a pov character or because she’s getting older.

thats literally it

SQUIRRELFLIGHT’S HOPE this one is like 50% of the video!

> squirrelflight likes the idea of having another litter of kits and bramblestar gives her a vague response. it is important to note that she didn’t ask anything, she just mentioned the idea.

> she changes the subject, wanting to feel like they’re young again! bramblestar is serious and talks about the gathering. it is implied that they haven’t had fun in a while and that he isn’t giving her much attention.

> they discuss the skyclan territory dispute at the gathering. bramblestar doesn’t want thunderclan or skyclan to give away territory. squirrelflight gives her own solution, that there is territory above thunder and shadow. she believes that this is an open discussion for different ideas.

> after the gathering, he is furious at her for giving her own idea without discussing it with him first, and that skyclan will have to move again. he also mentions that the territory she’s talking about could have dangerous animals, and that warriors could die because of her idea.

> because this is a discussion over territory, squirrelflight mentions that the clans are getting bigger + that there will be new kits by new-leaf. throughout the entire talk, he had been growling and lashing his tail.

> bramblestar deflects and brings up something that she had already dropped: having more kits. he is scolding her, attempting to trivialize her feelings. he runs away, and squirrelflight follows him, trying to continue the discussion. >>> then he guilt-trips her, “isn’t being deputy enough?” he is accusatory and it is clear that he doesn’t want to have this discussion. > squirrelflight explains that she’s worried because she knows she’s getting older and wants another littler before it’s too late. to herself, she worries that because bramblestar has nine lives, he will live longer than her and eventually replace her. >>> “don’t you love me anymore?” she asks. could be a guilt-trip, could be a genuine question because squirrelflight feels unloved.

> afterwards, bramblestar apologies. he admits that he brought up the kits out of anger because he felt like she wasn’t on his side at the meeting. he says that he would love to have another litter with her, but squirrelflight can Tell that he doesn’t, he’s just saying it because she wants kits. she never brings up the topic of kits again.

> moon super briefly goes over the cycle of abuse: tension between the abuser and the abused (abused feels anxious), abuser lashes out, then afterwards feels bad/apologizes + there’s a brief “peace” period. this happens multiple times in the bramblesquirrel relationship, with hawkfrost, with the three, etc. something else to note is that every time they reconcile, they have a litter of kits, so it wouldn’t be hard to say that squirrelflight associates the “peace” period with motherhood.

> squirrelflight feels very guilty, like she’s replaceable, and blames herself. she goes over the argument in her head again. eventually, she and leafstar go explore the territory beyond thunderclan. squirrelflight feels bad about lying to bramblestar, but doesn’t tell him even when given the opportunity (running into sparkpelt). she believes that she is doing the morally right thing but knows that bramblestar wouldnt agree with her.

> while she’s with the sisters, she only grows more anxious, feels bad for the trouble she’s causing thunderclan, and worries about bramblestar’s anger.

> when thunderclan find her and bring her back to camp, bramblestar puts a restriction on her. if she’s “going to act like an apprentice,” then she must run every decision by him. no more going off on her own, no more “arguing” at the gathering. he is using his power as leader to control her. he threatens to replace her as deputy, causing squirrelflight to panic about how he no longer trusts her.

> later, bramblestar micromanages her. he orders squirrelflight to tell him how she’s organizing the dawn patrol and blatantly insults her methods. bramblestar is using a “trust exercise” to express his anger and lash out. squirrelflight defends herself, saying that she loves him & her clan. >>> “bramblestar was supposed to be her mate. why couldn’t he talk to her instead of trying to make her feel small?”

> after sparkpelt reveals that she’s pregnant and bramblestar mentions having kits to squirrelflight, squirrelflight snaps at him. she feels guilty about it. she also feels bad about not being happier for sparkpelt, feeling selfish, guilty for wanting something that bramblestar doesn’t, and scared that she’s never going to be happy again. she feels as though she’s making all the wrong choices.

> squirrelflight finds sunrise (a sister) injured and brings her to camp, knowing that bramblestar will be angry (as does the rest of the clan), but wanting to do the right thing. bramblestar refuses to help sunrise until he gets starclan’s approval, but it’s clear that he is acting out of anger towards squirrelflight.

> the message from starclan is incredibly vague, and bramblesquirrel disagree over it. squirrelflight insists on helping sunrise no matter bramblestar’s feelings, and bramblestar worries that helping sunrise will cause tension between the clans.

> when leafpool goes to help sunrise, bramblestar stands in front of her as a way to physically threaten her to step back. squirrelflight worries that bramblestar will fight leafpool just to stop her, so she jumps in front of leafpool to protect her. while this is happening, sunrise is dying. >>> “we can’t keep doing this. if you keep undermining my authority, you could destroy the whole clan” despite bramblestar’s words, squirrelflight wants to do what she knows is right. she believes that thunderclan is stronger than any leader/deputy disputes. >>> “why are you doing this to me? you’re my deputy. you’re my mate. you’re supposed to support me” /// “thanks to you, there’s not even unity in thunderclan anymore.” bramblestar guilt-trips her, unable to physically intimidate anyone into stopping. squirrelflight isn’t trying to hurt him, she’s trying to do what’s right.

> later on, bramblestar suddenly forgives her, but implies that he is willing to put the sisters in danger for what was previously squirrelflight’s plan. he wants to drive the sisters out by force. > tension between the clans grow, which sparkpelt blames bramblestar for. squirrelflight jumps to his defense. >>> “why are you sticking up for him? he’s hardly spoken to you in days. he’s been treating you like an apprentice. and you’re defending him! why are you being such a mouseheart?” sparkpelt says, making it clear that other cats are aware of bramblesquirrel’s toxicity. > bramblestar does not see squirrelflight as an equal. when he’s upset with her, he treats her as such, talking down to her, giving her apprentice-jobs, etc.

> bramblesquirrel haven’t properly made-up. squirrelflight is too anxious to talk to him, worried that she’ll make things worse or that he’ll lash out at her. she believes that bramblestar blames her for everything that’s wrong. as bramblestar plans the patrol to attack the sisters, squirrelflight hides away. he questions her about it, and she says that she doesn’t agree with what he’s doing, while bramblestar expects her to back him up no matter what.

> squirrelflight feels like he believes borders/battles are the only thing he cares about + bramblestar feels like the sisters are the only thing she cares about. he believes that he’s following the will of starclan. after that, squirrelflight apologizes to bramblestar and they say that they love each other. she supports him in front of the clan, despite the fact that she does not agree with what he’s doing.

> that night, she has a dream about kits dying in battle, and knows it was a prophetic warning. she talks to leafpool about this and they realize it was moonlight’s kits. they run ahead of the patrol, bramblesquirrel argue, they decide to attack then they don’t... it eventually results in squirrelflight’s death.

> [ moon skipped the starclan trial ]

> much like in other times, such as during the new prophecy and the last hope’s final battle, it takes a huge crisis for bramblestar to realize that he needs to treat squirrelflight fairly & apologize. he apologizes while she’s Dead, and once she wakes up he’s super worried about her. >>> “...don’t be sorry. don’t be sorry for anything. i was so worried. i love you so much. we should never have let things get so bad. i’ll never let it happen again.” even here, bramblestar is being manipulative, not fully taking the blame (”we”) and acting as though they are both equally at fault.

> from here, bramblestar is extra loving and supportive, defending her at the gathering. squirrelflight decides that she no longer wants another litter, she can be content with helping sparkpelt’s + the clan’s kits, plus she has bramblestar’s affection.

OUTRO/CONCLUSION my notes were getting less detailed by the end, but moon just reinstates some point she’s already made (as expected)

> bramblesquirrel follow the same patterns as the cycle of abuse. bramblestar consistently finds reasons to put her down and does things out of anger (even admitting to that). squirrelflight is constantly thinking about his anger and how he’ll lash out at her.

> there is a severe power imbalance in their relationship and there has been since the beginning. bramblestar does not treat her as though she’s on the same level as him.

> particularly in squirrelflight’s hope, the text presents squirrelflight as being in the right. she does what she believes is morally just, and bramblestar is shown as the antagonist. she constantly feels guilty and never even thinks of placing her wants/needs over his.

> it does not matter how many flaws squirrelflight has, it does not matter if she is annoying or entitled (she’s not) or bratty, she does not deserve to be abused. she is a victim of bramblestar’s abuse.

#i thiiink i got everything important?? please please lmk if youve seen the video and think ive skipped/skimmed over any key points #moonkitti #bramblesquirrel #abuse #cotton speaks #mk disc #bramblesquirrel disc

[dahliawolfe]

Sure Bet

CSI Fanfic. Not cannon. 

Warrick Brown is nothing if not professional when he was wearing his badge. He’d learned his lesson with the whole gambling situation. But this professionalism doesn’t stop his feet from leading him storming down the hallway of the police station. When he sees the head of golden rod hair, he sighs in frustration, marching to her and chucking her chin up. The skin around her right eye is shiny and red, and Warrick knows that it will be black and blue tomorrow.

“Sienna, what the hell were you thinking?! You leave the suspect to Brass. You know that.” Sienna Jonas frowns up at her coworker and friend.

“The guy was getting away, Warrick! I had to!”

“Mmm-mm. No ma’am. You didn’t have to.” Snatching her hand, Warrick leads her to the break room to find an ice pack. At 25, Sienna Jonas was the baby of the team, and Warrick had taken her under his wing when she had joined the team nearly 2 years ago, straight out of college. She was a damn good CSI, and Warrick gave himself at least partial credit for that. Since Holly, well, Warrick was bound and determined to not let anything happen to any of them again. Sienna is his second chance, and so far, he’d done a good job, but dammit Sienna likes to get herself in sticky situations. Plopping her in a chair, Warrick grabs a dishtowel and some ice and creates a makeshift ice pack, pressing it gently to Sienna’s eye. She hisses.

“I’m ok, War. It was just an elbow.” Warrick sighs again, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“Look, shift’s almost over anyway. I’ll talk to Gris. You just head out.”

“But I have to log some evidence, Warrick!”

“I’ll do it. Go home. Ice that. Take some aspirin. Come back tomorrow and start over.”

“Bu…”

“Do you really wanna deal with Brass when he gets done with booking?” Sienna quickly shakes her head.

“Ok. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

…

“Hey, Si, wanna head out with me to a 419 in Henderson?” Nick calls the next afternoon as Sienna walks into the lab.

“Hells yeah. Give me a sec to drop my stuff off, Nicky!” She rushes off to the locker room, dumping her bag in the locker and jogging toward the parking lot.

“Sienna!” Grissom calls. Shit, she had been hoping to avoid this. Turning slowly, all pep gone, she meets Grissom’s eyes.

“Yeah, Gris?”

“My office, please,” he beckons.

͠

Sienna sits nervously on the edge of the chair in front of Grissom’s desk. She’s never disappointed the boss before, quite the contrary, she has it on good authority that she’s his favorite, and he often tells her how clever she is.

Grissom perches on the edge of his desk, arms folded, looking at her over his glasses like only Grissom can do.  “Sienna, what happened yesterday?” he asks, gesturing to her black eye.

“Umm…Well, we went to pick up Bronson, and he escaped out the back when Brass and the boys went in the front. I was outside, where they told me to stay, and I heard the guy clambering out of the kitchen window, so I ran after him. I tackled him to the ground and yelled for Brass, but the Bronson elbowed me in the eye in the meantime. I had him around the hips, but he broke free just in time for Sanchez to clothesline him. That’s it, Gris. I promise, I was just trying to stop him from getting away and hurting anyone else.”

Grissom sighs and takes his glasses off. “I understand that, Sienna, but that’s not our job. We follow the evidence, not the suspect. I have no choice here. No solo cases for 1 week. You work with another investigator. Understand?”

“I understand. I’m sorry, Gris.”

Grissom nods and gives her a small smile.

…

The night shift had been a long one. And Sienna is beyond exhausted. She’s been torn between Warrick and Nick all night, helping them work 2 murders that ended up being connected.

“Hey, Kid. C’mon. I’ll give you a lift. We’ll get pancakes on the way,” Warrick offers.

Sienna smiles and loops her arm through his, following him out to his car.

…

Terry’s is pretty slow at 6 a.m. Sienna snags a booth by the window and slides in, sinking into the foam and pleather. Warrick takes a seat across from her, before frowning and reaching over to brush a thumb under her eye.

“How’s that shiner?” he asks.

“Not too bad. I’ve had worse, War.”

“Well, I’m sure the ass reaming that Brass dished last night didn’t feel too good either.” He didn’t miss the blush or the way that Sienna ducks her head.

“Yeah, well, he’s definitely pissed. And I get it! I do! But at the time, I felt like I was justified.”

“And now?”

“Well, now…” Sienna pauses, narrowing her eyes at the front door of the diner. Her body tenses, and she slides from the booth, hand going to her hip. It all happens slowly, but all at once. And Warrick doesn’t have time to react, before Sienna yells, “Freeze!” and pulls her gun. Warrick was right behind her, seeing the thug that was standing in front of the register holding a revolver. Before Warrick can blink, a shot rings out, and Sienna returns one of her own. Just as soon as the day had gone to hell, it was calm again. “Warrick,” Sienna speaks, drawing Warrick’s gaze. Her hand is clamped tightly against her ribcage, and blood is seeping through her fingers.

“Shit!” Warrick hisses, holstering his gun and making his way to her. The gunman is bleeding out across the diner, but Warrick doesn’t give a damn about him right now. “Ok. It’s ok, Si. Sit down. Easy, now,” Warrick helps her lower into the booth, snatching a handful of napkins and pressing them to her abdomen. “Call 911! Tell them we’ve got an officer down!” he barks to the waitress behind the counter. The woman nods quickly and bolts for the phone hung up by the window. “Hey, Kiddo, stay awake for me,” Warrick directs, noticing that Sienna’s eyes have begun to droop.

“War, I need…needa call Gris. We’re gonna need someone to…”

“Sienna, stop. It’s ok. I’ll make sure he knows, ok?” Sienna nods.

“Yeah. Ok. You can tell him.” The sound of sirens, followed by squealing tires, followed by running boots, signals to Warrick that backup has made it. It doesn’t occur to him that it could be his own team that arrives first.

“Warrick?” comes Nick’s voice. Warrick jerks his head up, a small bit of relief filling him at seeing Nick.

“Nick! It’s Sienna!” Nick runs over, crouching down in front of them.

“Shit. Ok, ambulance is on the way,” Nick assures, tamping down on the fear rising in his chest. He smiles gently down at Sienna, resting a hand on her shoulder.

“Nicky, hey,” she slurs, her head lolling to rest on his hand. Warrick can see the tears sparkling in Nick’s eyes.

“Dammit, what’s the ETA on the medics?” Warrick demands, grabbing more napkins.

“Closest one’s across town,” a nearby uni informs. Warrick hangs his head. No way in hell Sienna can wait that long.

“Nicky, you’re driving. Let’s go,” Warrick demands, scooping Sienna up. “Sienna, press here, Baby,” he orders, taking her hand and pressing it to her stomach.

“Where we going, War? Gotta secure the scene,” Sienna argues.

“It’s ok. Day’s already on the scene.” Nicky throws the back door open, slamming it once Warrick is inside with Sienna and getting behind the wheel.

Nick radios the hospital on the way, and a stretcher meets them out front. Once Sienna is no longer in his arms, Warrick isn’t sure what to do with himself.

#csi: las vegas #csi crime scene investigation #csi #warrick brown #gil grissom #nick stokes #jim brass

[spaceseinensam]

Thinking about what the Jojolion ending could look like

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS DO NOT PROCEED UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED FOR EVENTS OF JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE PART 8 JOJOLION (AND I GUESS ALL OTHER PARTS TOO)

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So uh, the newest Jojolion chapter (chapter 99) dropped a lot of new lore and raised the stakes even more and I love it, but it threw me a bit back into previous arcs of Jojolion and got me thinking. I guess it's pretty obvious that Gappy will have to defeat Tooru and Wonder Of U at some point within this current arc and that the 'finale' of Jojolion will have the harvest of the Rokakaka fruit (or maybe it's destruction who knows) tied in with this fight, but unlike previous parts of Jojo, I have really no clue what's precisely going to happen.

Like with Part 1 and Part 2 it always seemed fairly obvious: defeat Dio, defeat Kars (albeit Jonathan's death was a bit unexpected for me). With Part 3 it's the same: DIO has to be defeated for the world (haha) to return to 'normal' and save Holly, which Jotaro succeeds in. Then Part 4 was a bit more ambiguous about what the protagonists' goal is (I think the collecting of the Stand Arrow was the first goal, but Josuke wasn't tied in that much with that), but halfway through with the reveal of Kira it became obvious that Josuke's plot is to defeat/stop Kira from his shenanigans. Part 5 also was a bit vague at the beginning with Giorno's goal being 'fulfilling his dream', but then quickly shifted to at first 'finding out who The Boss is' and then to defeating him so Giorno can take his place. Part 6 had a fairly clear-cut villain from the beginning, with Pucci being directly affiliated with Dio, and so I guess no one was surprised that it's Jolyne's goal to defeat/stop him in the end (albeit the entire original Joestar universe ending was more than just a gut punch like wtf Araki thanks for the tears). Part 7 actually surprised me a lot because to me it was an ongoing escalation of goals: at first I thought it was all about Johnny learning to walk again, then about him and Gyro winning the race to a) fulfill Gyro's goal of stopping the execution of the little boy and b) help Johnny regain his pride, and then there was a whole lot of corpse searching and racing to find the parts, but in the end, Valentine stood as the clear villain to be defeated in front of Johnny (yes yes I know Diego was still there afterwards, but Diego was more of an occasional foil in my opinion, and not as directly 'evil' as Valentine). I was actually glad that Part 7 didn't just stop after Johnny defeated the main foe, but went on till the end of the race and told what happened to the corpse afterwards, and only ended when Johnny sorta fulfilled his arc of 'don't be selfish give something to others lose the only man you ever considered a real friend to understand the vastness of the universe'. Still, Valentine defeated, the corpse safely stored away, Johnny on his way to a new life. Great ending, 9/10, points lost for killing off Gyro.

And then there's Part 8: the entire first half of Jojolion is dedicated to Gappy asking "who am I? Why can't I remember anything?" and his sort of search for his memories. Cue in me: "aaaah, so the whole journey will be about him finding his memories and discovering who he is in the end, great". Sike! It's about the Rokakaka fruit and stopping the Higashikata family curse. "ok, well, but it'll still be connected with the search for who Gappy is". Double Sike! Here's the entire story of how Gappy came to be: he's the fusion of Kira and Josefumi and thus only has parts of their memory and not really a past life he can discover. Wait what. Tooru wants the Rokakaka fruit, Higashikata family shenanigans, Head Doctor, upcoming harvest of the fruit, Gappy sits at the hospital and waits for the Stand to come to... Yeah, yeah, I get that, Tooru and Wonder Of U have to be stopped from getting the fruit and pursuing (haha) the Higashikata family and then the child has to be saved and all, but...

What will happen then? Like Steelball Run, I think Jojolion won't just end with the defeat of the main foe up to now (Tooru and Wonder Of U) and will surely go on after that fight (all connected to when exactly the fruit will be harvested), but what is Gappy's role in this?

Surely he wants the Higashikata family to be well since he's also a part of it and very caught up in their weird history, but personally for him, what will be his future? Even with Johnny at the end of Part 7 it was sorta clear that he will now go on to try and live his life as normal as he possibly could, which is why it's not surprising that we learn of his wife and son in Part 8. But with Gappy, what is there for him to become? I know it's early to say this, but what will Gappy's ending be?

Will he just stay with the Higashikata family? Happy to have found a home but still with the looming knowledge of being a mere fusion of two other people? Will he go to the sea or maybe to another country to sort of search for his destiny after the events of Jojolion? Will he ever be able to lead a normal life without really having a past?

Or will the completely unexpected happen (aka I want this to happen) and some weird Stand or Rokakaka shenanigans lead to the defusion of Gappy? I know this isn't Steven Universe, but consider: Gappy gets hit by something Stand or Rokakaka related and disappears behind a bolder or something else obstructing the view and Yasuho calls for him and runs over and discovers Kira and Josefumi laying there the way they died/fused to form Gappy. Maybe they're both dead and she cries because she doesn't understand and then it's like, what can we do to get Gappy back? Do we even want him back? Or do we want to bury Kira and Josefumi and give them the final rest they deserve? Maybe Josefumi is alive again and he doesn't understand what's going on and wants to bring Kira back. What if the Rokakaka isn't there to do that? What if it can't do it? What if Yasuho explains to Josefumi that he and Kira were fused after Kira's death and became an entire new person called Josuke, and Josefumi is horrified of that? Or what if he begs the Higashikata family to help him make it so he and Kira become one person again, because it's the only way Kira is still alive in some way?

I know this is very unlikely to happen, but it's Jojo, so really it's not. And if something in that direction occurs, with Gappy 'disappearing', then how will the Jojo story go on? Will Part 8 be the final part? I mean, Araki is not the youngest anymore and maybe stopping the series after 8 parts is the best for him and his health. If there were to be a Part 9, how will it be connected to Part 8? Whose story will it tell? I think it'd be a bit bland if it was just Gappy's son or grandson, and we don't really know enough about the rest of the Higashikata family for someone from their lineage to become the next Jojo. Even Part 8's protagonist, Gappy, is still very much connected with Johnny Joestar and the Joestar lineage, so for the theoretical next Jojo to be someone completely detached from that, would be very un-Araki-like in my opinion.

But hey, I'm just spit balling here. Chapter 99 is filled with lore and references and explanations and still manages to raise more questions than answer them, very much in Jojo fashion, it's impossible to know for sure which direction the rest of Jojolion will take, or even how long it will go. I just wanted to throw some opinions and theories out there and maybe someone else has a better idea of what could be going on.

For now, the defeat of Tooru and Wonder Of U is the main focus of Gappy and Rei, and I hope that within the next chapters, Yasuho can finally stop dying in front of the Higashikata house.

#jojo's bizarre adventure #jjba #jojolion #jjba spoilers #jojo spoilers #jojo part 8 #shut up amy #gappy higashikata #spoilers spoilers spoilers #can't believe my art blog turned into amy looks at manga chapters and screams #sorry at those following for art #this is a jojolion fan theory blog now #jk it's not #don't fuck with us Jojolion fans #there's like 3 of us #amy has a bizarre adventure #listen I love Gappy he's my second favorite Jojo but imagine seeing Josefumi again #my heart

[sassyrequin]

I just have to keep on walking

pairing: serena campbell/ange godard 

rating: m

summary: for Jess Appreciation Day, because @ktlsyrtis is amazing and deserves this random serena/ange smut that I won't post anywhere else! 

Serena is heartbroken but spring always comes after winter.

“How dare you? This is my ward and my patient!”

Ange Godard slams the door to the consultants’ office, the ward goes eerily silent, and Serena sighs. She wants to throw her hands up in the air, or maybe even kick something, but Essie is watching her and she doesn’t have the energy.

“Want me to go talk to her?” Essie asks after a loaded minute.

Serena stares at the closed door. She can see Ange pace back and forth.

“No, no. I’ll go. When you have a minute, can you get the latest test results?”

Essie nods. The nurses look to her when she passes them by, and Essie has a quiet word with each of them. By the time Serena reaches the office door, the ward is back to normal.

It can’t go on like this, Serena thinks. Everyone is tense. From Henrik at the very top to the porters, the protesters out front have the whole hospital on edge. Ange has become irritable and volatile, not a great combination in a consultant. She needs a word, and Serena hopes she will hear it.

As the new Director of Medicine, Serena literally drew the short straw. It’s up to her to make sure Ange is on board with going to the courts over this case. That she won’t cause waves. The hospital has had a difficult year, and it doesn’t need any more scandals.

So she takes a deep breath, knocks once, and lets herself in.

Ange is looking out the window, her face thunderous and her shoulders set in a tight line.

“Ange, please understand where Henrik is coming from,” Serena starts as she takes a few steps into the office. “The mediation will ensure everyone’s side is heard and…”

She doesn’t get to finish because Ange’s head snaps around.

“Oh spare me the speech. And the false sympathy. We all know the courts are taking over to protect the hospital, not Holly,” Ange spits out.

The venom in her voice makes Serena reel back. She hasn’t been spoken to like that by a colleague in years. She pauses. Breathes in and out just like her therapist taught her.

“Right. I’m sorry you feel that way,” she says instead of flying off the handle.

Ange snorts and rolls her eyes so far back that Serena wonders if she can see the back of her head.

“I do. You obviously feel very strongly about this case and…”

“Don’t tell me how I feel! You don’t get to waltz in now and have an opinion!”

Serena sighs. This is going nowhere. She bows her head slightly and leaves the room in a tactical withdrawal. Tomorrow is another day, and Ange will have had the night to sleep on it.

Except the next day Ange avoids her. Serena makes the effort to go see her twice but she is nowhere to be found. Essie’s exasperation is mounting.

“Serena, you have to talk to her. The nurses are running scared of her temper, and no one wants to work with her,” she tells Serena on her second visit.

The warning stays with Serena all day. She pulls a full shift, her anger at Ange’s unprofessionalism rising, and then heads to Albie’s, hoping to see Ric but actually finding Ange sitting at the bar, nursing a glass of whiskey.

“This seat taken?” She asks, pointing at the empty stool next to Ange.

Ange shrugs. Her eyes are already a bit glassy and unfocused, her shoulders slumped. There are tendrils of hair escaping her tight ponytail.

“You’re the boss,” she answers, words a little slurred.

Serena sighs and orders a glass of wine.

“Is that Shiraz?” Ange asks.

Serena raises an eyebrow.

“Only I heard you liked Shiraz. I’ve been hearing a lot of things about you actually,” Ange says, straightening up on her stool, her eyes dark and stormy.

“Have you now?” Serena drawls.

She is not going to be intimidated by a pocket sized Scottish consultant, no matter how attractive she is.

“Yeah. Very interesting.”

Ange doesn’t elaborate and Serena rolls her eyes. She takes a sip of her wine and appraises the woman in front of her. She doesn’t know much about her. Just her impressive CV and rumours of a complicated relationship with a daughter. They ought to be fast friends but for some reason they keep fighting.

“Look. You can drink all the whiskey in the world, but it’s not going to save Holly. You need to be smart about this. Get the nurses on your side and stop being such an arsehole about the whole thing.”

Ange blinks. And blinks again. And then she draws herself up like a coiled snake.

“Who. The. Fuck do you think you are?” She thunders.

“Your fucking boss. Now finish your drink, get a cab, and sleep it off,” Serena says as she downs her glass in one gulp.

She glares at Ange while she puts her coat back on.

“See you tomorrow.”

And she’s off in the chill of early spring. Her blood is really pumping now. She rarely swears, and certainly not at a colleague, but there is something about Ange Godard that gets under her skin.

She’s walking to her car when a hand clamps down on her wrist and she is spun round. She’s about to hit whoever touched her with her handbag when she realises it’s Ange.

“Are you out of your mind?” She snarls, yanking her wrist away.

Ange laughs, her eyes wild.

“Probably! This day can’t get any fucking worse, so who knows?”

Serena massages her wrist and huffs. Great, now Ange is having a meltdown in the car park. Thank god the protesters have gone for the night, or she bets a viral video would have been made.

“Ok, let me get you a cab,” Serena says reasonably.

“Don’t talk to me like I’m a child,” Ange sneers.

“Then stop acting like one!” Serena snaps.

They stare at each other, and Serena makes a decision.

“All right, get in.”

“What?”

Serena points to her car with her car keys.

“Get in.”

“I’m not going anywhere with you, you’re probably going to murder me and leave me in a ditch,” Ange says with suspicious eyes.

“Oh dear god, if only! But alas, I happen to have some morals. I’m going to drive you home, Ange. Get in.”

Ange obviously thinks it through, as if there could be loopholes. Serena just whispers “Christ” under her breath and opens the passenger door. That seems to jolt Ange and she gets in with a huff.

They get to the first roundabout before Serena thinks to ask Ange where she lives. It’s not far from her house, a few streets further down towards the estuary.

The drive is silent. When Serena steals a glance to her left, Ange is looking out the window, her leg jumping up and down in a restless rhythm. Her hands are on her lap, pressing down on her knees, the knuckles white with the pressure.

Without thinking much, Serena pulls over after the next junction. They’re on a quiet road almost in the countryside, with fields on either side. Ange looks up, confused.

“Are you seriously going to kill me?”

“Yes, let me just get my hammer and my heavy duty gloves from the boot,” Serena quips. “Let’s get some air for a second. Come on.”

Ange looks at her with wide eyes like she’s crazy, but when Serena opens her door she follows suit. It’s cold and dark and quiet. The wooden fence on their right has a gate that only has a simple latch, and Serena pops it open easily.

The grass is wet but they manage to walk for a bit without trouble. After a few minutes the road disappears from view and it’s like they are the only two people alive.

“When my daughter died, I used to walk home from the hospital,” Serena says as she angles her head to look at the stars. “For weeks I took this road, and it didn’t matter if it was the middle of the night, or if it was raining or snowing, I would pick a field and scream and scream until I couldn’t anymore.”

Ange’s eyes are full of tears. She takes a step towards Serena but Serena holds up a hand.

“And when I completely fucked up my relationship with the love of my life, I drove here and I screamed the place down,” Serena continues, voice shaky and wet.

Ange looks up to the stars as well. She shifts on her feet. Inhales. And screams. Again and again, the sound like a bomb in the quiet of the field. It feels raw and alive, and it goes on and on, until Ange needs to breathe.

“Fuck this shit!” She screams when she gets her breath back.

Serena waits. She looks at different constellations while Ange exorcises her demons.  She wonders how Bernie is doing, if she’s also looking to the sky and wondering where it all went wrong.

Next to her, Ange is crying. It’s not pretty or delicate. It’s huge heaving sobs that wrack her entire body. Her mouth is wide open, her hands clutching her sides.

Serena takes her in her arms and holds her close. Ange trembles and shakes against her.

“I don’t know how to make this right,” Ange sobs in Serena’s neck.

For the first time, Serena notices how short Ange is. She has such a big personality that Serena never realised.

“There is no right really, in these situations,” Serena reasons.

But Ange knows all this. She’s been a doctor, a good one, for decades. All Serena can do is be there. So she tightens her hold on Ange’s smaller frame and lets her get it all out.

It takes a while, but Serena has nowhere to be. Ange’s sobs die down eventually. Then they are just two women holding each other in the middle of a field in the dark.

“God, what a mess. I’m sorry,” Ange says, taking a step back and drying her eyes.

“No need to apologise. We’ve all been there.”

They get back in the car and Serena gets back onto the road. Ange looks better, she notes happily. More grounded and less frantic and angry.

In front of Ange’s house, with the car still running, Ange turns to her.

“I’m…Thank you. I really needed that,” Ange says quietly.

“You are welcome. And please, please don’t think you’re all alone. You have an entire ward behind you, and Henrik, and…”

“You?” Ange asks.

“And me, yes,” Serena replies firmly.

Ange looks at her for a long time. Serena holds her gaze without judgement, wants to let the other consultant know that she can be counted on. Finally, as if she’s reached a decision, Ange nods.

Even after Ange has closed her front door behind her and is safely inside, Serena looks at her house for a while. Pondering.

As she drives off, she mutters a quiet “fuck” under her breath.

Serena is a woman of the world. She’s lived a full life so far. Has loved. Been loved. Has met the love of her life and screwed it up so badly she still can’t sleep full nights.

But what she’s never done is consciously flirt with a woman. Bernie happened under the guise of friendship. Leah, in times of such distress that Serena won’t ever remember it fondly.

It’s new, flirting with intent. With a woman. Serena feels a little thrill. A tendril of desire that her therapist encourages like a spring flower after frost. At first Serena is recalcitrant. What happened with Bernie is too recent, too raw. Her heart is bruised and sore.

But week after week, Serena tentatively starts to look around her. Deep inside she knows she won’t love anyone the way she loves Bernie, perhaps ever. But maybe isolation and self pity aren’t the only thing she deserves, her therapist suggests with more kindness she feels she merits.

All of this brings her to Albie’s as summer creeps up in the south-west. The air is sweet, the days longer, and Serena feels lighter as her shift ends and she pushes the door to the pub.

The AAU team is already there, and Donna brandishes a glass of red when she sees her. Serena thanks her gratefully and takes a sip, sighing happily at the thought of the weekend starting.

“So, any plans this weekend?” Donna asks, in a tone that suggests she’s not talking about park dates with Guinevere.

Serena snorts and shakes her head.

“Not unless you count taking my great-niece to the swimming pool,” she answers.

She rolls her eyes at the look in Donna’s eyes. It’s a mixture of pity and commiseration, and Serena doesn’t care for it one bit.

“I would count that. Sounds fun,” says a voice behind her.

It’s Ange, looking very attractive in a sleeveless linen dress that shows off impressively defined arms. Serena clears her throat and feels the tip of her ears grow warm.

“Join us Dr Godard. What are you drinking?” Donna asks, already standing up with a knowing smile that Serena doesn’t care for either.

Ange smiles, obviously pleased at the invitation.

“Thank you. A pint, please. Not lager.”

Donna nods and goes to the bar, but not before giving Serena a cheeky wink. Ange takes the seat next to Serena even though there are other empty chairs. Xavier is talking football with Fletch in a corner of their table.

“Oh how glad I am to see the end of this week,” Ange sighs.

She crosses her legs and Serena tries not to look at the tanned sliver of thigh that has been revealed.

“Same. It’s been one crisis after another,” Serena agrees.

They share a smile born of common experiences. Serena understands the exhaustion and the frustrations of running a ward. She sees the worries and the weight of responsibilities reflected on Ange’s face and in her posture. But there is also the glint of success in her eyes, the satisfaction of a job well done that softens any ruthlessness. It’s an attractive combination.

Donna puts the drinks down on the table and leans forward eagerly.

“So, Dr Godard, how are you finding Holby? It’s been a few months now hasn’t it?”

Serena turns to Ange with raised eyebrows, daring her to give an honest opinion. Ange laughs.

“I had a bit of a rocky start, but…” and here Ange looks at Serena with a crooked smile, “it’s definitely grown on me.”

Donna claps her hands together, delighted. Serena ducks her head, her hand finding her pendant, a slight blush on her cheeks.

Donna makes for an excellent buffer. She’s a charming conversationalist, and asks all the questions that Serena doesn’t dare ask. In fact, Serena thinks with narrowed eyes, it’s like Donna is purposefully angling towards a specific line of enquiry.

“That’s fascinating,” Donna says after asking how Ange ended up at their hospital. “And so really you wanted a ward like YAU and it brought you to Holby,” she adds, and then glances towards Serena. “Wow. I couldn’t imagine just packing my bags and moving across the country! What did your husband think?”

Serena closes her eyes. If she was sitting closer to Donna, she would be kicking her leg so hard. Ange pauses mid sip of her second drink, an amused look on her face.

“My husband? No, no husband,” she replies.

Donna smiles in what she probably thinks is a nonchalant way, but just makes her look constipated.

“And no wife, either. And yes, both could be possible,” Ange continues, a casual arm around her chair, looking very cool and composed.

“Well, I bet this is the most bisexuals Albie’s has ever seen!” Donna says with a wide smile.

Serena rolls her eyes and yet she wants to buy Donna all the drinks behind the bar.

“Let’s start a club,” Ange jokes and taps her pint against Donna’s glass.

Donna laughs, and then she taps hers against Serena’s.

“Yes, there you go. The first meeting of the Holby Bisexual Association,” she declares with false gravitas. “With all of three members.”

This is when Xavier reminds his girlfriend they have dinner reservations, and when Fletch goes to relieve his child minder. Ange and Serena are left on their own, and suddenly Serena feels nervous and embarrassed. It’s like she’s a teenager again, all unsure and hesitant.

“So when do we get matching jackets?” Ange asks.

“What?”

“For our club? I’m thinking denim. You can wear it with anything.”

And with that all the awkwardness is gone. Serena laughs like she hasn’t laughed in months. Ange joins her, her ponytail swinging with the shake of her shoulders.

“Can I get you another?” Ange asks when they’ve regained some decorum.

Serena nods. She watches as Ange gets up, follows the swing of her hips and admires the curve of her waist. She’s wearing heels, and that dress really works for her, and Serena’s pretty sure Ange is leaning on the bar a bit more than necessary. When she turns with their drinks in hand, she smiles at Serena and Serena is almost shocked at the heat pooling in her belly.

It feels strange to feel like this for anyone other than Bernie. Leah felt wrong but also inevitable along Serena’s path of self destruction. Ange is different. Ange feels fun and light and easy. Like a light at the end of a very dark and lonely tunnel.

The wine is good and the conversation even better. When Ange isn’t consumed by a patient and now that the ward is finally running smoothly, she’s funny and relaxed and good company. Gone is the weirdly intense consultant who screamed in a dark field in the winter.

They end up ordering a bottle, Ange happily deferring to Serena’s tastes. She’s sitting a bit closer to Serena, their arms touching now.

“I haven’t had a chance to see AAU yet. You’ll have to give me a tour one of these days,” Ange says after Serena tells her about her week. “You are always coming up to see me.”

“Ah well, you have kept me rather busy,” Serena replies, without animosity.

And is that a blush on Ange’s cheeks? Serena hopes so with a thrill.

“Yes, but that’s stopped recently, right? I rather miss your visits.”

There is no mistaking the tone in Ange’s voice, the suggestion and the intent between her words. Serena clears her throat, hand on her pendant once more.

“You’re welcome on my ward anytime,” she says a little lamely.

Suddenly this all seems very real. Does she really want to do this? Ange is attractive and clever but does Serena have it in her to start something new after Bernie? She’s still in love with her, madly so, so what is she doing? What on earth is she doing?

“Hey. You all right?” Ange asks with concern, her hand sliding on top of Serena’s on the table.

Serena smiles but it comes out as more of a grimace. Ange swipes her thumb across the knuckles of Serena’s hand, her eyes soft.

“I was going to ask you out to dinner, but maybe I’m overstepping,” she says.

Serena shakes her head, holds on to Ange’s hand. She doesn’t know how to explain.

“You know what hospitals are like. I’m afraid Dr Copeland was very liberal with his who’s who,” Ange continues gently. “I know you’ve just come out of a relationship.”

A relationship. It seems like such a small word for something so big.

“And if it’s too soon, I completely understand.”

Serena smiles. She is touched at the consideration. And very flattered at the attention. She looks at Ange and realises she really wants to kiss her. The thought makes her blush, which in turns makes Ange smile.

“Maybe it isn’t too soon after all,” Ange says, smile widening.

Serena is in theatre with her hands in a man’s stomach when Ange appears at the observation window. Donna clears her throat and points towards her with her head, her eyes sparkling.

“How can I help you, Ms Godard?”

“I was hoping for a consult, Ms Campbell. 17-year-old girl, compromised blood supply to lower limbs,” Ange says.

She’s in her scrubs, and she looks tired, but she’s smiling.

“Give me ten minutes to finish up here and I’ll pop round,” Serena offers.

“It’s a date,” Ange says with a wink.

Donna squeals as soon as Ange leaves.

“A date?”

“Yes, Nurse Jackson, we’ll be cracking open the champagne over a poor girl’s body,” Serena says wryly, suturing the wound closed.

“Oh you know what I mean! You should ask her out!”

After a period of frosty disapproval over the whole Leah debacle, Donna has clearly decided to forget the whole thing and to become Serena’s wing woman.

“I shall do no such thing. Now, are you alright finishing up here?”

“Yes. Go flirt with the hot doctor!” Donna says eagerly.

Serena rolls her eyes. Maybe she preferred it when Donna ignored her with stormy eyes.

Sophie, the 17 year-old, needs surgery to save both her legs. Serena scrubs up for the second time that morning, this time with Ange next to her. They wash their hands in silence, and they help each other into their surgery scrubs. Serena tries not to linger when she ties the gown at the back of Ange’s neck.

The surgery is Serena’s bread and butter. She takes the lead but Ange is a competent surgeon. She doesn’t showboat, she listens and she knows when to follow. Her work is neat, and her suturing impressive.

“Thank you for scrubbing in,” she tells Serena once the anaesthetist has given them the ok.

“You are very welcome. You’re easy to work with,” Serena replies truthfully.

“Can I buy you a drink later? To thank you properly,” Ange asks when they clean up.

Serena smiles. Their conversation in Albie’s hadn’t led to anything, both of them too busy to make plans.

“It’s a date,” Serena says bravely from behind her shoulder.

Ange’s laugh follows her all the way back down to AAU.

One bottle of wine down and a shared pizza later, Serena’s nerves have settled. She can fool herself that this is just a friendly dinner between colleagues. It doesn’t have to be anything more, she reminds herself. Ange is easy to talk to. She’s interesting and funny. Serena would value her friendship and only her friendship if not for Ange’s blue eyes and her teasing smile every time their hands happen to touch.

The point of no return comes when the restaurant closes. Serena could just kiss Ange’s cheek and say good night and that’s where it would end. They could still be friends and Ange wouldn’t begrudge her, Serena knows.

But Ange helps her into her coat and suddenly they are standing very close. Ange leads her outside with a hand on her lower back, opens the door for her, and when they get to Ange’s car, Serena quiet and expectant, they look at each other.

“I don’t want to assume anything, but I…”

Ange doesn’t get to finish her sentence because Serena lurches forward and kisses her.

It’s different. It’s nice. It’s nothing like kissing Bernie.

Ange shifts on her feet and Serena is gently backed against the car, Ange’s hands cupping her face. The kiss is good. It’s soft and wet and Ange definitely knows what she’s doing. Her thigh slips in between Serena’s legs and Serena can’t help the whimper that escapes her lips.

For one dizzying moment, Serena forgets about Bernie and the mess that she created. She forgets that she’s lonely, and that she’ll probably need years of therapy to sort her life out.

Ange feels good. So she slips a hand on the back of Ange’s neck and deepens the kiss, slips her tongue into Ange’s mouth and smiles when she hears her moan in response.

“Maybe now would be a good time to mention the excellent Shiraz I have at my place,” Ange whispers against Serena’s lips.

“Believe me, I don’t require any bribes,” Serena replies.

Ange smiles and hums happily, and the next thing Serena knows they are kissing again, separating only when a car drives past them and honks at a cyclist.

There’s something magical about being intimate with someone for the very first time. It’s a journey of discovery, trying to figure out what makes them tick.

Much to Serena’s joy, Ange is free with her praise and vocal with her needs. She likes being kissed. She loves having her hair played with and pulled. She gasps when Serena sucks at her pulse point and whimpers a needy “more” when Serena lowers her head and takes a nipple into her mouth.

Serena tries not to draw comparisons between Ange and Bernie. She really tries. But it’s inevitable, in the end. Ange is shorter and curvier, and her hair doesn’t feel the same in Serena’s hands. Her sighs and her moans sound more feminine in her ear. It’s disorientating.

But Ange uses her words more, and Serena finds that she likes that very much. They burn in her brain and make her inner thighs slick with want.

“Oh fuck yes, that’s so good. You’re so good, god, Serena, yes,” when Serena uses her teeth on Ange’s breasts.

“Please don’t tease. Just, please, please fuck me,” as Serena trails her fingers up and down Ange’s thighs, delighting in her soft skin.

Ange arches her back off the bed, mouth opened in a gasp when Serena slips two fingers into her. She is soaked and her hands scramble to grasp the sheets by her hips. Serena grazes her teeth along the white column of Ange’s neck and smirks when Ange bucks into her hand.

“Another. Serena, another,” Ange pleads, eyes wide and unfocused.

Serena debates making her wait, but Ange is very pretty and Serena is starting to realise she likes giving pretty girls what they want. Ange takes another finger easily and she moans and rocks into a rhythm that leaves them both breathless.

“Yes, faster. God, yes, yes, you’re going to make me come,” Ange pants, her hips jerking.

It’s nothing like with Bernie, who was more reserved and more intense and who could make Serena burn with just one look. But it’s undeniably good when Ange grimaces and comes with a strangled groan, eyes shut tight with pleasure.

Serena draws her into her arms and holds her tight, whispering soft words of affection as she gets her breath back.

“I knew you’d be good at this,” Ange says with a satisfied smile after a while.

“Oh yes?”

Ange hums. “Something about your hands.”

Serena laughs, surprised. “My hands?”

“Strong surgeon hands. Delicate fingers. Short nails,” Ange explains, idly turning Serena’s hands into her own. “I’ve spent a few very enjoyable hours imagining them on me, and I have to say they lived up to expectations.”

Serena flushes and then moans when Ange takes a finger into her mouth and sucks gently, her eyes dark. Her tongue swirls and Serena imagines it between her legs, which, judging by Ange’s smirk, is exactly what Ange wants her to do.

“And your voice,” Ange says, her breath raising goose bumps on Serena’s skin.

“My-my voice?” Serena stutters, letting Ange lie her back on the bed.

Ange nods, her eyes glittering in the low light. She towers over Serena, her hair hanging around them both like a curtain.

“Oh yes.” Ange leans down and kisses Serena softly. “Your voice.” She presses her lips on Serena’s neck and licks. “Tell me what you want.”

Oh the sheer number of possibilities, Serena thinks deliriously. Ange nips and sucks at her neck and it’s making her brain fizz.

“You can have anything you want,” Ange whispers in her ear.

“Any-anything?”

Ange hums and bites just underneath Serena’s ear. Serena gasps and instinctively spreads her legs to let Ange settle between them.

“Your mouth,” Serena gasps, her cheeks red.

There’s a moment of charged silence where Serena thinks she’s gone too far, asked for too much, but then Ange kisses her fiercely.

“Fuck, yes. Yes, I want that too,” Ange groans, panting in Serena’s neck.

She removes Serena’s last items of clothing with shaking hands. It’s a wonderful boost to Serena’s ego to see Ange’s mouth drop open at the sight of her breasts.

“You’re gorgeous,” Ange whispers, her hands stroking Serena’s sides.

Serena squirms, already on the verge of desperate. There is something about making a woman come, she has learned, that makes her lose her mind. The first time she gave Bernie an orgasm, she came from the sheer rush of seeing the pleasure on Bernie’s face.

It seems Ange likes to take her time, though. She spends what feels like hours on Serena’s breasts, sucking and nipping and driving Serena crazy with want. All Serena can do is slip her hands in Ange’s hair and hold on, and buck her hips into Ange’s stomach to try to get any kind of friction. She feels Ange’s smile on the skin of her belly and she looks down, only to moan at how dark Ange’s eyes are just above her navel.

“Please, Ange, please,” she whispers.

“Please what?”

Serena huffs and Ange lays her head on Serena’s thigh, waiting patiently even though Serena can see how worked up she is. It makes her smile; how much Ange is enjoying being with her like this.

“Please,” Serena says, her voice purposefully low and deep. “Please make me come.”

Ange growls at the words and leaves a bite on Serena’s inner thigh. It seems to do the trick, though, because she takes Serena into her mouth and licks into her with strong strokes of her tongue.

Serena closes her eyes and sees stars, but Ange stops until Serena looks at her. She whines when she sees the intensity in Ange’s eyes.

“Look at me. And talk to me,” Ange says, her mouth wet.

Words. Serena has to use words when she’s two seconds away from losing her mind. A raw sort of disbelieving laugh comes out of her mouth, but Ange just raises an eyebrow. She nods, and Ange lowers her head once more. Oh, it’s so good. Again, Ange obviously knows what she’s doing, and Serena finds herself praising her, her voice raspy with need.

“That feels so good. Just like that. Don’t stop, please don’t stop,” Serena moans.

And judging by the sounds coming from Ange, hearing Serena talk seems to really do it for her. A whimpered “Oh god” gets Ange to groan against her thigh and to add fingers to her already marvellous mouth.

After that, things get a little blurry. Serena feels like a bundle of raw nerves and she can’t stop the pleasure building fast in her belly. She comes on a crescendo of breathy gasps, and her hips buck into Ange’s mouth with a wild abandon she’s hasn’t felt in months.

When Serena stirs, she’s in Ange’s arms, her head pillowed on her shoulder.

“Well, this makes me want a cigarette like you wouldn’t believe,” Ange says.

Serena laughs. Her muscles are so loose she’s almost liquid against Ange. She stretches like a satisfied kitten and lets out a happy sigh when Ange entangles their legs.

“I, uh, I mean, this was great. Really great. And if you wanted to do this again, I’m definitely on board,” Ange says after a while.

The jarring difference between Bernie and Ange is even more evident now. Her first time with Bernie had been a release of months’ worth of pent up tension. They had thrown themselves at each other, declared their love, and Serena had cried of sheer happiness.

Now, in bed with a woman she feels attraction for but certainly not anything close to love, Serena is adrift.

“Hey. Don’t worry. If you never want to do this again, I understand. I-I just had a good time,” Ange says, shifting so that they are facing each other in the dim light.

“Me too,” Serena reassures. “Trust me this was much needed. I’m just-I’m still-“

“Hung up on the ex?” Ange guesses.

She doesn’t seem put out or betrayed, Serena notes, relieved.

“Yes.”

“That’s ok. From what I heard it was quite epic,” Ange says.

Serena doesn’t say anything. There are no words for what Bernie meant-still means to her. There isn’t a day that goes by without her thinking about how they parted, and without her wondering if she made a horrible mistake by pushing Bernie away.  

“I’m not looking for anything serious. I just moved here. My life is a mess,” Ange says quietly. “I just like you. I like spending time with you. That’s all.”

The hold around Serena’s shoulders tightens for a split second and Serena smiles.

“My life is also a mess. A mess I’m trying to fix with long overdue therapy, so, you know, little heads up there. No pun intended.”

Ange snorts and then she bursts out laughing. Serena follows suit, feeling lighter than she has felt in a long time. It’s nice.

“So, I mean, if you wanted, we could…I don’t know, have dinner once in a while, and if the mood is right and if the-“ Ange babbles.

Serena leans forward and kisses her, softly at first, but then she straddles Ange and Ange stops talking.

“I would like that,” Serena says simply, the words ghosting Ange’s ear.

If Ange has a reply, it’s lost as Serena makes her way down her body.

Ange wasn’t lying, she really does like it when Serena uses her mouth.

Even when it’s not for talking.

#jess appreciation day #Serena Campbell #myfic #ktlsyrtis

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Hi! I love your youtube channel & I think you're super cool! I'm a newer follower and was wondering if you could give a summary of the concept of Fostered---it sounds like a really interesting series!

Aww thank you!

Yes I can!! Fostered is too thicc for me to give extensive summaries (unless y’all want this) and there is very little you need to know from the earlier books to understand the current ones! That’s because as myself and the series have aged, its genre, age category, and plot points have changed!

Here’s a small outline of the main characters:

Reeve

Protagonist + narrator for all “main” Fostered books

Sister of Lonan

Will write salty breakup songs about people she was never in a relationship with

Bi as fuck!

Foster

Was once Reeve’s boyfriend?? no??

Best friend of Harrison

Will write love songs about tofu

Ace as fuck!!!

Harrison

Best friend of Foster

Also Reeve’s best friend!

Sort of love-interest of Lonan (we’re getting there lol)

Will write love songs about waffles

Gay! as! fuck!

Protagonist of Moth Work

Lonan

Reeve’s brother!

An antagonist for a good chunk of this series

Will not write love songs he has no heart (he does I am just mean)

Also bi as fuck!! Everyone is bi in that family lol we love it

Here’s a breakdown (CW: there’s a lot of violence/convo about mental illness/potentially triggering content in these summaries, so tread with caution):

Fostered (book 1) to Resisted (book 3):

These books (Fostered, Hunted, Resisted) are probably the most harmonious out of the 6 (7 including Moth Work) so far! That’s because for a long time, I believed Fostered would end at three books (initially a standalone, then duology). They’re all closely linked through the “foster homes” plot (hence the name of the series) and are obviously the most dystopian of the books (all three are also YA). You can feel the 2014 dystopian vibes in this book lol. I wrote this summary 5 years ago for my first ask ever and it sums up that idea:

The book takes place in the not-too-distant future where children who’ve committed crimes, are neglected, or have chosen to, are sent to behavioural detention centres – what everyone else that’s not the government like to call ‘foster homes’. The story revolves around a fifteen-year-old girl named Reeve who’s lived two years in a ‘foster home’ after being accused of her sister’s murder. Following an accident that she caused which subsequently led to her escape of her foster home, she stumbles across a group of kids, who like her, have gone through the lifestyle and also have escaped. She makes an alliance with them and everything seems in its place until she finds out that a team of hunters are searching for her because of the same accident. Unable to remember anything that happened from the event, she then learns that maybe all things don’t point to her – what really happened on the day she escaped? 

(props to 14-year-old me for writing this)

I wrote these three books so quickly (though at the time, as a thirteen-year-old, it felt like drafting took forever). I started Fostered in October of 2014, and by May of 2015, I was halfway through Resisted :))))). How?? These books are all above 85k??? I could never!!!

FOSTERED (book 1 - YA dystopian):

Follows the above plot. What isn’t mentioned above is how this book starts. We start with Reeve (15 at the time–a baby!!!) chillin in an abandoned storage unit she was hoping to use as shelter. HOWEVER, plot twist of the season–there are already people there!

She’s semi-ambushed by these people who she later learns are our good ol’ pals Foster and Harrison. The boys are also taking care of a 6-year-old girl named Essie who they love fiercely!! They’re sketched out by Reeve, which we later find out is because–they! know! her! 

Foster, Harrison, and Reeve were actually all the closest pals in a ‘foster home’ they called WAFFLE. Reeve forgets that during the disastrous accident she causes that separates them (she blows up the foster home lmaooo) but lookie here–the squad is reunited! Eventually everyone comes to love each other (though it ain’t like that in the beginning) + Foster and Reeve have a romance which I find so bizarre now?? They would never.

The squad is being “hunted” by a group of “chasers” (I LOVE dystopian lool) headed by a woman named Red who is actually?? a badass? She tries to kill them a bunch of times, Reeve kills Lonan’s sister by using her as a human shield, Essie dies, I’m awful!

HUNTED (book 2 - YA dystopian):

After Essie’s death, the group is shook! Harrison especially as he is *soft* and the “leader” of the group. To protect his other ducklings who are now the most sought after people in America lmao (Foster and Reeve), he does something SCANDALOUS and joins the *government* AKA all the evil people putting innocent children in these awful detention centres. What a 180! Essentially, he does this to purposefully manipulate investigations into Foster and Reeve away from them, but Reeve doesn’t know this so she’s cheesed when she finds out (she feels #betrayed)!

Harrison’s departure of the group triggers the group’s breakup. Harrison joins an *elite* section of the government that *I believe* tries to wrangle runaway foster kids?? This group is lead by our other good pal Lonan and this is the first book he appears in! He takes Red’s place as antagonist in this book.

The group also includes Holly, a badass who is also Foster’s older sister (and also Lonan’s first serious girlfriend)! She’s scary! She also dies by hanging in a blood-drinking cult mid-way through this book! don’t! ask! Margo is this group’s tech analyst, and she’s a mentally distant hippie (and Harrison’s first and last serious girlfriend which obvi didn’t work out lol he’s gay!) Idk what Harrison’s job was here, but he learns techy stuff from Margo!

This book is important because it establishes Lonan, who continues to be a pivotal character as the series progresses. It also establishes Lonan and Harrison’s relationship. Obvi Lonan is the antagonist in this book and won’t make his redemption arc for another 1book lol, but him and Harrison have a bit of a bizarre relationship. Though they’re almost rivals, they almost adore being each other’s rivals (but don’t tell them that)? After Harrison leaves Lonan’s team, the squad essentially is *hunted* by them, hence the book title lol. 

By the end of this book, a few important things happen! Lonan kills Margo (remember, Harrison’s first and last girlfriend lol, we could say Lonan was killing his competition lol is that too much), this obviously reinforces his role as bad guy! After the book’s events, Lonan eventually overtakes the group and they’re all imprisoned! Love it!

RESISTED (book 3 - YA dystopian):

This is my favourite Fostered book because there’s just so much tea! We start in “headquarters” AKA Lonan’s pride and joy! After he kills off his old boss so he can be Ultimate Antagonist (actually because she essentially killed his girlfriend ahaha), he’s the Man in Charge and power trippin like crazy. 

Reeve is separated from Foster and Harrison who are also in HQ because she’s mentally unwell. Lonan has given her the job of executing people (because he is evil) which she ain’t diggin! so Lonan takes it upon himself to address her mental health concerns (which obviously isn’t helping because they mutually hate each other). 

Eventually, Reeve barters with Lonan for what she wants by using Holly’s death (which only she and Foster witnessed) as leverage. As I mentioned above, Lonan essentially kills/drives away his entire *elite government squad* which means! He needs another one! Reeve uses this as an opportunity and says WELL you COULD hire Foster and Harrison. Lonan does and VOILA we suddenly have a new squad!

This is really where we build a relationship between Lonan and Reeve who have previously done nothing but try to kill each other! They actually bond in this bizarre kind of way. While they still don’t like each other, they mutually understand each other more than Foster and Harrison do as in many ways, Lonan and Reeve have both done the same awful things (lots of killing people :))). 

This all builds up to the epic reveal that they are actually half siblings (they share a mother) and oh DOES THE TEA START BOILING. This news causes major tension in the OG squad (Reeve, Foster, Harrison) as Foster and Harrison think Lonan has done too many irredeemable things to be forgiven, despite the fact that he and Reeve are related. They are right! However, Reeve isn’t so quick to decide. 

She and Lonan go through a lot together (including kidnapping! attempted murder! An explosion! Reeve pretending to be a corpse!) which are still some of my favourite things to re-read and the reason I love this book the most out of all the books I’ve written. This is where #redemption arc occurs!

This book is too long for me to cover everything, but essentially their relationship is the most important! The book ends when the squad (now joined by Lonan) is forced out of hiding because Reeve is injured and actually needs real medical attention! This leads to ANOTHER separation, with Reeve heading back to a foster home for the first time in a few years!

Hollowed (book 4) to Rewired (book 6)

HOLLOWED (book 4 - YA (?) dystopian (?))

Book four is my least favourite book of the 6 and that’s because it’s melodramatic and I was finding my writing style! It’s not quite appropriate for YA because of its violent subject matter, but wouldn’t appeal to adults, so it’s a bit category-less. Dystopian elements still exist, but are less relevant, so it’s also a bit muddled in term of genre.

All you need to know in terms of events are that Reeve meets someone named Lincoln in the foster home she’s put in (see previous) who ends up being a horrifically abusive person. He sort of shifts into the role as antagonist, though from this book on, the lines between good guys and bad guys blur. Hollowed also introduces a new character–Glenne! Glenne is Lonan’s second serious girlfriend and remnants of this relationship still show up in current Fostered spinoffs (tho she will be irrelevant in Houses With Teeth most likely). 

SPLINTERED (book 5 - YA?????)

The genre and category of this book are impossible to define. We continue almost where we left off in book four, and this book is pretty unremarkable in terms of events lol. The squad remains the same, except toward the end, we’re introduced to Darren, a dude from California who hears about Lonan’s *elite government squad* (before the government disowned him) and hopes they can help him locate his missing brother (tho he don’t reveal this until book six). 

This book is mostly about Lonan’s declining mental health that still has not gotten better. Some hints of Lonan and Harrison’s relationship getting closer are also dropped in this book.

REWIRED (book 6 - Adult (???) literary fiction sometimes???)

The category of this book is bizarre. It begins as weirdly maybe almost YA, but dips into adult literary fiction at some points. This book is where I really grasped my style and so the genre and category reflect that transition. 

What you need to know about Rewired is the progression of Darren and Reeve’s relationship as it goes from acquaintances to PALS to MORE THAN PALS to I don’t! want to be! your! pal! This book is so weird and disjointed because of this transition away from YA dystopian and into adult literary fiction. We also get even more Lonan and Harrison relationship development as Reeve meddles her way into business that is not hers!

MOTH WORK (spinoff - no categories anymore I have no idea)

The most recent Fostered book! We finally get to see Lonan and Harrison’s relationship on the page and oh boy! Is there tea! As Lonan struggles to grasp trauma from childhood, and Harrison struggles to help him, their relationship goes to places it ain’t never been before! This eventually leads to a much needed separation where Lonan explores a new relationship with Eliza (his father’s ex oooooof) and Harrison figures out what he needs in order to live a healthier, happier life. MW is a bridge between book six and seven.

HOUSES WITH TEETH (book 7 - adult literary fiction *I’m hoping*)

I have yet to write this book, but we’re back in Reeve’s head! Here’s a synopsis I’ve shared before:

After escaping a toxic relationship, twenty-year-old Reeve disappears for the second time in one year. She’s drawn to Wicker, a mealy town outside New York City, whose disappearances of affluent girls has caught her attention. The day she arrives, a sinkhole buries one of them in the front yard of her new home, a fixer-upper she shares with estranged friend, Foster. Quickly she falls prey to speculation by herself and others, who try to connect her to the tragedy. And even stranger, false recognitions as the girl in the ground, and the many other missing Wicker girls make her feel more and more like one of them–these alluring, unknown women. 

This book is very much my vibe now as a writer, however, it’s been difficult to re-integrate back into Reeve’s head with all Fostered’s dystopian elements removed! I don’t have much else to share about this book since I know so little about it, but it is essentially my current project.

So I hope that was helpful! There’s a lot of unexplored territory that I worry might be impossible to get into because I legitimately do not remember a lot @sarahkelsiwrites calls me a fake fan lol (I genuinely am), but if y’all ever want to know more, I am 100% down to share whatever! This was also a lot of info so if y’all have questions, send ‘em in!

Enjoy this abridged version of Fostered!

–Rachel

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So I finally played The Wolf Among Us

 Being the big bad wolf fan that I am, I’d been dying to get my hands on the game after seeing images of Bigby floating around pinterest. Then I found out it was discounted around 50% yesterday and I knew I GOTTA have it.

Here’s a not-so-short rundown of my thoughts since no one’d read my full review anyway. Also, bear in mind that I never read the graphic novels so I’ll be judging the characters and plot solely on the first and (currently) only game. Spoilers under the cut!

The good:

Bigby. God I ENJOYED playing as him. There was great satisfaction being able to play this rough, potentially dangerous character and see him grow into this person that Fabletown finally grows to accept. During my first playthrough, I wasn’t able to play him as a brutal, full blown anti-hero because I need to keep him on the community’s good side. I’m definitely gonna replay the chapters and choose the more violent options and see him go full badass wolf on everyone. Speaking of badass, I constantly kept thinking to myself “Wow, I’d LOVE to play as him in an action game.” That one big fight scene against Bloody Mary made me go “You’re doing great, sweetie! Keep it up!” 

The story definitely got me hooked. There wasn’t a time when I wished a speed button was available unlike Hashihime in the Old Book Town where I got bored during a sex scene.

It didn’t remind me of Happily N’ever After and its forced self-awareness that borders on annoying. Mini rant: I love when stories are set in a world where fairy tale characters meet and interact with each other, but that doesn’t mean every work that does it interests me because the handling of  the theme may not quite work (for me at least). I haven’t rewatched Shrek, but I never rolled my eyes every time they make a joke about a fairytale character. I never watched Once Upon a Time but I feel it’s gonna be a pretty mixed bag? It’s just weird seeing all these adult characters taking the whole thing seriously and not in an endearingly self-aware kind of way. The Wolf Among Us kinda did it nicely in that yeah, these were fairy tale characters. Let’s see them work their way as poor people living in New York. I like how they take on the poverty angle because it kinda reminds me of my country, sorta. 

To my surprise, the fight scenes DID IT for me. It’s satisfying to be able to beat the shit outta people I wanted to punch from the very beginning of the game (the Tweedles and Mary. Boy I wanted to see them banged up real badly). To be honest, I never played these Telltale games and I had my doubts about the combat mechanics. Turns out they were done pretty well. Also, I can’t shut up about the final brawl against Mary because....Big Bad Boi.

The meh:

Most of the character designs didn’t wow me. I could name the characters whose design I liked: Bigby, Georgie, Flycatcher, Bluebeard. The rest? Not so much. Some characters like Nerissa were a hit-or-miss while the rest are predictable (Bufkin, Crane, etc) or completely forgettable (Faith and Vivian’s design. Faith’s was at least memorable because her introduction was). The worst one, to me, was Bloody freakin’ Mary. Her design was simply underwhelming. I absolutely adored her true form, but her glamored form was simply...not there. I understand they don’t  want to play the edgy up to eleven which was probably why they didn’t make her tattoo-ed up like Georgie (which is a shame because her emblem has a cool design. Imagine the cool tattoos she could’ve had), but her design was just half-assed (to me anyway). Not gonna lie, I actually was hooked up by her first appearance  —a tough looking enemy with big butch energy  —and then she opened her mouth and she sounds like fucking Bayonetta. This is probably just my personal taste, but I hate the femme fatale villain trope to death and I hate seeing this masculine lady sounding like a generic seductive villainess. Plus, I didn’t see her much during my playthrough so she ended up NOT coming across a real threat or a worthy opponent to Bigby, just a violent bully I need to get through. 

The love interest character’s development was a mixed bag. I didn’t hate Snow White (like some people seem to do), but I was disappointed that she drifted away from Bigby before she gets the chance to solidify herself as his equal and partner. I know she marries him in the graphic novels, but I didn’t quite root for them to be together in the game. Mostly because of the boss-employee dynamic they had towards the end of the game, but it’s also because I also started to see how she didn’t grow to be somebody who understands Bigby and the plight of the non-human characters of Fabletown (case in point being Mr. Toad and TJ). She keeps saying that she does understand what life is like for people like Holly and I did sympathize with her when she talks to Bigby about her wanting to make Fabletown a better place, but the plot cuts her development once she has to act as Deputy Major in Crane’s place. She eventually becomes affixed as a cog in the machine. Sure, she’s needed to keep the system running, but her insisting on going by the (outdated) book just didn’t work I kept getting reminded of Louis from Beastars and how got his character development was. In Louis’ case, he started out as an covert bigot who strongarms his way to obtain authority, thinking he’d be able to make the world a better place. He does make good out of it, but we also see him coming to terms with his vulnerability which leads him to reach out towards other people with the same goals. Simply put, he changed from a know-it-all who wants to change the world so they’d suit his own views better to someone who genuinely wants to make a difference for other people. This....kinda doesn’t happen with Snow White. It’s probably because the POV (who stays on Bigby the entire time) or they’re saving  her character development for the sequel; we can’t really tell until Season 2 comes out.

Speaking of which, how does being a giant, fearsome wolf in disguise reflect on Bigby’s relationship with other animal characters like Mr. Toad? I thought there was some potential in contrasting Mr Toad’s inability to afford glamor and Bigby having his lycantrophy knife handed to him by Snow. I imagine the animal townsfolk would take jabs at him having the privilege to remain constantly human without having to constantly return to the 13th floor but it never happened. 

The resolution of the Crooked Man’s plot felt rushed and I was disappointed with how they handled the organized crime plot. It was built to be a grand scheme beyond Crane and the murder of the girls, but they resolved it way too quickly. It’s probably just me, but when you have organized crime and financial exploitation by (persumedly) a mafia, do you expect the villain to have their ass handed back to them in two chapters after their buildup?I  mean, during Bigby and Crooked Man’s confrontation at the factory,  I kept expecting the  Crooked Man to make his escape after the battle against Mary  — him being immediately dragged to court was anti-climatic. Does it really take that short a time to take down a big, magical mafia boss? Shouldn’t he have other witches at his beck and call (the secret lab at Johann’s place definitely hinted at that!)

I won’t refute if somebody brings up the lack of diversity in the entire cast. As far as I know, there was only one black person and they didn’t do anything with her character. I thought It would be nice if we get to see POC characters like Aladdin or Yeh-Shen (or replace Aladdin with Sinbad or Ali Baba if we want to go for total accuracy). It doesn’t help that the predominantly white characters look generic. Heck, some of the girls could have some variety in body shapes. For example, why not make Holly be a big beautiful woman? If you don’t want to make her morbidly obese, at least make her look heavier. You know, because she’s a troll. No, her wanting to look beautiful by concealing her troll form doesn’t work. Her wanting to be her own kind of beautiful (especially according to Troll standards) can be contrasted nicely to Lily having to wear her human skin because she needs to cater to her clientele, thus further emphasizing her lack of choice in her employment to Guido (and by extent the Crooked Man). 

How long has it been since the exodus? Why is the Fabletown government still this terrible? I really want to be able to see the demographic at a bigger scope. For example, I’d like to see more of the dynamic between people like Bluebeard and the people at the Business Office. Also, what’s up with people with various problems going straight up to the Business Office? Do they not have accountants? How do they handle the legal stuff with the mundies? Who’s handling legal? The organization at the Business Office is just...weird. I thought they’d have some sort of higher council since I thought they’d need a bigger power to keep more powerful magic beings (like the witches) in place. Are things done better in the graphic novel?

Some of the animation lagged/look really janky on my Envy 13 laptop. Also, I encountered a bug at the beginning of some chapters where choices show up when they don’t need to, as well as some weird cuts during scene. Had to exit and reboot the game to proceed. 

That’s all I can think of now. Feel free to send an ask so we can gush about the husbando material that is Bigby Wolf if you have other opinions!

#the wolf among us #snow white (twau) #bigby wolf #the crooked man (twau) #twau spoilers #the wolf among us spoilers #by the way hashihime isn't that bad check it out if you like lgbtq+ visual novels #or just yaoi #because it still handles stuff like consent issues wrong #also #where is red riding hood #is she going to be a boss or something #like jeanne was to bayonetta in the first game?

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Love/Angst Prompt

(Thomas x Amanda) with the prompt of reconciliation after a breakup as requested by anonymous

(Thomas Hunt x oc*Amanda) Red Carpet Diaries Fan Fiction

A/N This isn't from any of my AU's, but let's see how these two go about a reconciliation. Plus, I found the perfect GIF for the beginning of this. Seems meant to be. It gets a tad overly romantic toward the end. I blame the Hollywood setting and listening to Michael Buble´ as I write. Happy Fluffy Friday!

Song Inspiration: Micheal Buble´'s You'll Never Find A Love Like Mine

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Part 2 

Masterlist

Once Again, Please

"What's he doing?" Holly whispered.

Shannon climbed on top of Addison's desk and looked through the upper window into Thomas's studio office. Her eyes widened at seeing him pour a glass of scotch and down it. "He's drinking!" She whispered.

"It's ten thirty in the morning!" Addison covered her mouth at her own outburst.

Shannon ducked when Thomas turned toward the noise. "Please, please, please, don't have seen me." She pleaded.

"Holly!" He yelled. "Come in here."

Holly groaned. "Coming!"

She calmly picked up her tablet and walked into his office. "What can I do, boss?"

He shoved his hands in his pockets. "Have a car ready for me at 11:30."

"At night?" She asked.

"What? No, as in an hour from now." He snapped. "I have a lunch I have to go to."

"Is that why you're dressed up?" She asked.

He brushed his hand down his suit and ignored her question. "Make sure it is here at 11:30." He took his jacket off and sat down at his desk. He tried to focus on work instead of the real reason he was dressed up. He glanced up and noticed that Holly, Addison, and Shannon were peeping at him through the window.

"Dammit." He muttered. "Ladies, get in here. Now!"

His three former students walked in and stood before him. "Mind telling me why you are watching me?"

Shannon swallowed nervously. "We...we were wondering how you are. It's been a while since you dressed up and you never drink early in the morning."

"You haven't gone out to lunch in ages." Holly added.

"Does this have anything to do with Amanda?" Addison bluntly asked.

Thomas tapped his pen on his desk, causing the three to squirm under his silent, narrowing gaze. "Thank you Ms. Sinclair for not beating around the bush." He leaned back in his chair. "In response to your unwanted concern, yes it does have something to do with Amanda."

All three stared at him in surprise.

"Have you met someone new?" Shannon asked.

"Please tell me it's someone we actually like." Holly began to dread dealing with some of the women she knew were interested in Thomas.

Addison narrowed her blue eyes. "You're having lunch with Amanda, aren't you?"

He nodded. "No, Ms. Wright. I haven't met anyone new. Addison is correct, I am having lunch with Amanda."

Addison sat down and ignored his glare at her doing so without him offering. "Did she invite you or did you ask her?"

"Neither." He ran a hand down his face. "Her literary agent set it up."

"So this is a business luncheon?" Shannon sat down on his couch. "Not a date?"

Thomas avoided answering directly. "She has a new screenplay that the studio is interested in."

Holly frowned at his glass that still held drops of scotch he had downed moments ago. "How long has it been since you last saw her?"

Thomas stared off into the distance. "About four months."

"That's when it all ended." Addison sniffed.

Thomas rolled his eyes and tossed her a box of tissues. "Calm down. It wasn't your relationship that ended."

"You two were so great together." She blew her nose as tears fell. "If you couldn't make it last, what hope do the rest of us have?" Her tears fell faster, causing Shannon to sniff and start crying too.

"Holly, get them out of here!" Thomas ordered. "I am not in the mood to deal with this." His jaw dropped when he saw Holly swiping at her own silent tears. With teary wishes of luck, the three ladies left him alone.

He needed another drink after that interrogation and display of emotion.

______________

Noon at Mastro's Ocean Club

"No, my agent didn't tell me who I am meeting." Amanda held her phone closer to her ear and turned the volume up while following a hostess to the private dining room. "Thank you." She said to her as she sat down.

"Hopefully it is someone you can work with." Olivia frowned in concern. "You're not going to try and see Thomas while there, are you?"

Amanda nervously smoothed the tablecloth as she thought about him. "No. He doesn't seem the type that would want to see a former flame. I'm not going to let him know I am in Los Angeles."

Olivia glared at Drake who now wondered why he was being punished for something Thomas did. "Good. Stay away from him. Remember, there are plenty of other men out there. If he was foolish enough to lose you then you don't need to tie yourself down with an idiot."

Amanda shook her head as a smile played about her lips. "I'll call you later." She ended the call and turned to the panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean before her. She tried to focus on anything other than Thomas.

Four months. It didn't seem right to be back here and it not be to see him. She wished she could hear his voice tell her... She rubbed her head and closed her eyes. She had to let the longing go.

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A few minutes later at Mastro's Ocean Club

Thomas paused at seeing Amanda standing in front of the floor to ceiling window. A surge of emotion swept over him. He had been battling against the memories of their time together ever since he agreed to meet with her. Now seeing her here after all this time...

Amanda looked over at him and gasped. "Thomas! I--er--"

He sauntered over, trying to appear confident. "It's good to see you again, Amanda."

"I...I'm meeting someone." She looked over her shoulder for the hostess. "He should--"

"I'm the one your agent set the meeting with." He interrupted. His eyebrow lifted. "Is that acceptable to you?"

It wasn't. Not. At. All. She didn't want to meet with him. The thoughts of being in his arms haunted her enough. It would be pure torture to work closely with him after all that had happened. "Of course." Her pride replied for her.

"Good." His dark eyes swept over her figure before pulling a chair out for her. She sat down and picked up her menu. He took the chair in front of her and did the same. An uncomfortable silence settled between them.

Amanda chewed nervously on her bottom lip, causing his attention to settle there. The action immediately brought to mind the times he had told her not to torture one of his favorite parts of her body. Thomas then thought of the times he had insisted on soothing her lip. One kiss had never been enough for them. The sparks between them ignited a passion he had never felt with anyone else. He swallowed and forced himself to focus on the menu. He rubbed his hand down his jaw in agitation.

Amanda's eyes peeked over her menu and watched his fingers brush against his clean shaven jaw. She had always loved running her hand over it when he finished shaving in the mornings. Memories rushed to the forefront of her mind of all the times she had made him late to his early appointments. Her caress would lead to kisses and then to a need for even more. A blush formed on her cheeks when he looked up and caught her staring.

Their waiter took their order and collected their menus leaving them nothing to hide behind. Amanda gripped her glass of water as she tried to think of a way to break the ice. "So? Um, what do you--"

"I want you back." Thomas blurted out.

"What?" She nearly broke the stem of her glass.

"I want you back." Thomas repeated, no longer willing to deny it. "I'm not going to be able to focus on your screenplay until I say this. Breaking things off was a mistake. I regret every part of it." His dark eyes held her startled hazel as he continued to speak from his heart. "I never stopped loving you."

Amanda took a stilted breath. She tried to think of how to respond. Instead of finding out what brought this confession on, she said, "I never stopped loving you either."

He reached across the table and took her hand in his. Their fingers laced together. She felt the lonely ache in her chest ease at his touch. She watched her own thumb automatically rub soothing circles on his skin.

"Thomas, as much as I want to, I'm not sure we should be together." Her eyes lifted to his. "We had reasons to end something that seemed perfect. It must not have been perfect if we were both able to walk away from it so easily."

He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed the inside of her wrist. She gave into the temptation of gently running her fingers down his cheek. He took a deep breath before he spoke. "It wasn't easy. It was never easy for me. It was a decision that should have never come about. It should have never even entered our minds. We won't allow our times apart be what decides whether or not we should be in a relationship. Distance isn't going to factor in this time." He pressed his lips against her palm. "Tonight can be a new beginning for us."

Amanda felt her heart stutter. "I..." She needed a moment to think. His touch and revelations had caught her off guard. She wanted to be with him, but could she go through things ending again? "I don't know if I can take another break up with you."

He nodded in understanding. "I don't believe I could either." Thomas let go of her hand when their food was brought out. Amanda blinked in surprise. She had forgotten they were even at a restaurant.

"I'm willing to risk my heart and sanity for a chance to be with you again." He told her once the waiter left.

Her lips parted in surprise. "Are you certain this is what you want?" She waved her hand between them. "It could be nostalgia swaying you to think you want to be with me."

"It's not nostalgia. I've been thinking about it for a while. When I was contacted for a meeting, I knew this could be my one chance to try and win you back. Tell you in person how I felt." Thomas leaned back as the waiter poured some wine.

Amanda sighed. A sadness that he had not seen before seemed to infuse her features. "I won't even try to hide it. I'm scared to try again." She bit down on her lip as she thought of the ramifications of her next sentence. "If you are willing and believe things will be different this time, then I want to be with you."

He relaxed in his chair and gave her a brisk nod. "May I take you out this evening?"

"Of course." She said softly. "I have no plans."

"How long are you staying in L.A.?" He asked, his mind already rearranging his schedule to spend as much time as he could with her.

"I don't have a set date to return in mind." She informed him. "I wasn't sure how many meetings I would need to attend."

"I will make certain to schedule quite a few." He smiled at hearing her laugh again.

After their lunch, he parted from her outside with a lingering kiss to her cheek. "I will come by and pick you up at six thirty. Unless..."

"Unless what?" She asked, curious at his hopeful expression.

"Unless you wish to stay at my home." His hands settled on her waist.

"I think it might be better to start off staying at my hotel." She noticed the flicker of disappointment and hugged him. "I need some time to get used to the notion of us being together again."

His arms wrapped around her and he pressed his lips to her forehead. "I understand." He squeezed her hand before opening her car door.

She slid in and shyly smiled at him. "I'll see you tonight."

"Six thirty." He reminded her while shutting her door. He watched as her driver pulled away from the curb. She turned around and waved when she saw him still watching her departure. He lifted his in response before getting in his own waiting car. As hope built, he began to think of ways to win her heart completely.

_____________

6:30 that night

Amanda checked her appearance once more on the way to open her door. She felt even more nervous than she did on her very first date with Thomas. How did one act on a second first date? She took a deep breath and let him in.

He handed her a bouquet of tulips. Her smile turned tender. "You remembered my favorite flower."

Thomas nodded, suddenly unsure how to act around her. She kissed his cheek on her way to put them in water. He stepped further into her suite and waited.

"Thank you for my flowers." She picked the vase up and carried it into her bedroom. Thomas leaned back to watch her place the tulips on her nightstand. He smiled softly to himself. So far, so good.

She noticed his smile and felt a warmth spread within. "Ready to go?"

"I am." He slipped his hand in hers. She pulled away for a moment to make certain she had her room key and took his hand once again.

"What are we doing tonight?" She asked as they walked to his car.

"I was thinking of dinner and a movie." He replied.

Amanda chuckled. "Traditional first date activities."

"Nothing but the best." He teased.

Over dinner they talked about what each had been working on since last being together and what those they were close to had been doing. Their nerves began to ease as their conversations returned to how they used to be.

He smiled at her surprise when he took her to his home afterwards to watch a movie in his theater room. Her fingers trailed the back of the soft leather sofa as she walked around to sit down. Thomas watched her face light up when he put one of her favorite classic movies on.

He sat down next to her and placed his arm along the back of the sofa. His fingers barely brushed her shoulder. She couldn't help but smile at his effort to give her time and space to get used to him again. She didn't want the space apart though.

Amanda scooted closer to Thomas and rested her head on his shoulder. His arm slid down and pulled her closer. About halfway through the movie she pressed a kiss to his jaw. His eyes met hers and he tilted her face up as his lips touched hers for the first time in such a long absence. He tried to keep from letting his longing for her take over the kiss. He meant to keep it short and sweet. Thomas was doing fine until she shifted toward him and deepened the kiss.

He crushed her to him as his lips moved over hers again and again. The many months without her fueled the intensity of the kiss. He couldn't seem to get close enough to her.

She was in much the same state he was. Her hands were moving over him, urging him even closer. She slipped them under his shirt to feel his warm skin and his muscles flex from her touch.

Their lips parted for a moment as they looked at one another. Their shared breaths were interrupted when their kiss ignited once again. Thomas kissed her ear, his voice was ragged as he spoke. "I've missed you." He cupped her face and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips and cheeks. "You have no idea how much I love you, Amanda."

Amanda swallowed against the lump in her throat. "There were so many times I wanted to call you just to hear your voice." Her own voice cracked with her confession. "I love you, Thomas. You're the only one I ever wanted." Her lips touched his in a sweet kiss.

His lips brushed hers tenderly as he spoke. "I need you in my life. No one else will do."

A teasing smile, one he had missed seeing, popped up on her face. "You're making it impossible for me to return to my hotel room." He smiled as he kissed her again.

The kiss became charged with passion as each other's words registered in their hearts. This time would be different. They both knew what life was like apart and neither wanted to go back to that half existence. There would be no ending this time.

#choices red carpet diaries #thomas hunt rcd #choices thomas hunt #thomas hunt x oc #thomas hunt x amanda #writing prompt #red carpet diaries fanfic

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Always Save Me

Request: Yes / No  Can you please maybe do 13 and 28 with Oliver where the reader is his SO and she somehow gets hurt and/or gets caught in the crossfire. Oliver is just really upset with himself that he let this happen and feels guilty that she got hurt because of him. Sorry this doesn’t have too much detail. Also, excited to have you back on Tumblr again, your writing is always so good! Anon

Request are closed <3 Have a nice day/night

Oliver Queen x Fem!Reader 

Word count: 1157

Warnings: Mentions of reader getting toured, and I think that’s it?

Y/N: Your Name 

Y/N/N: Your Nickname 

Prompt(s):  “I’m gonna kill the people responsible for this.” “You can do better than me.”

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Living in Star City was dangerous. The crime rates were pretty high, when though we had our very own vigilante. The Green Arrow, also known as my boyfriend Oliver Queen. The two of us met when my best friend Felicity wanted to set us up. We went on a date and really hit it off. He was nothing like he used to be. That was a year and a half ago and we’ve been together ever since.

When I found out he was The Green Arrow, I was shocked to say the least. He had showed up to my apartment very injured and revealed to me that The Green Arrow was Oliver Queen. He came to me because he knew I was a nurse at the local hospital. I patched him up and he told me everything. He told me about how he became The Green Arrow, about how Felicity worked with him on missions, along with John, Thea, and Roy, about how he was scared to tell me because he didn’t want to put me in danger. From that day on I became the team’s nurse. If they got hurt in a fight I would be there to fix them up when they got back. They even taught me how to fight just in case. 

I was currently walking home because my car was in the shop. I probably should have called Oliver, but I didn’t want to bother him. My phone dinged and I pulled it out to look at it. Felicity texted me telling me the team was going out and that I should come by in case anyone was hurt. I sighed and went to answer her, but something hit me in the back of the head and everything went black. 

I woke up and was tied to a chair. I groaned and looked around. 

“Hey boss! She’s awake!” Some guy shouted.A guy walking in front of me and gave me an evil smirk. 

“So I understand you know The Green Arrow.” He said.

“What are you talking about?” I asked pretending I had no idea. 

“Don’t play dumb bitch. We saw a little text from your bestie.” He said and someone handed him my phone. 

“You’re gonna help us send The Green Arrow a little message.” He said, his smirk growing. 

Oliver’s POV

We had just gotten back from a mission and I didn’t see Y/N anywhere. We didn’t need her, but Felicity told me that she was coming just in case. Everyone was putting their stuff away and I walked over to Felicity. 

“I thought Y/N was coming by.” I said confused. 

“She said she was… I don’t know where she is.” She said furiously typing on the computer. 

“Can’t you track her location?” I asked leaning in closer. 

“Yes, but it says she’s here.” She answered confused. 

“What?” I asked. Before she could answer a message from Y/N popped up on the screen. Felicity opened it and I stared at it shocked. 

“Oh my god…” She said in shock. 

“Where is she Felicity?” I asked. 

“I-I don’t know…” She said typing away at the keyboard. Before I could say anything my phone went off. 

“Ollie… help…” Y/N said with a groan. 

“Y/N/N, where are you?” I asked, panic clear in my voice. 

“Home, please I can’t get my medical supplies…” She said. 

“I’m on my way.” I said and hung up. I ignored my friends questions and got on my bike. I put up my hood and rushed to Y/N’s place. Once I got there I ran up the stairs and into her apartment. I looked around and saw blood stained on her carpet. I followed the trail into the bathroom where I found her in the bathtub gently washing the blood off her. 

“Where’s your stuff?” I asked her and she looked up at me. 

“My room…” She said and I nodded. I went and grabbed her stuff and came back to help her. She was covered in cuts and bruises. 

“What happened?” I asked kneeling next to the tub. 

“I was walking home from work because my car’s in the shop and I got a text from Felicity, I went to answer it, but before I could press send someone hit me in the head and I blacked out. When I woke up a man called for his boss and then another guy showed up. He saw the text and said I was gonna help him send a message to The Green Arrow. I have no idea who he was, but he wants to hurt you Ollie…” She said and I growled. 

“I’m gonna kill the people responsible for this.” I growled helping her fix up, like she’s done to me and the team many times. 

“You don’t kill anymore Ollie.” She said cupping my cheek. 

“You were never supposed to get hurt, I knew I shouldn’t have dragged you into this…” I said with tears in my eyes. 

“I know what I signed up for Oliver.” She said and I shook my head. 

“You can do better than me.” I said pulling her hand from my face and looked down. 

“Oliver.” She said pulling my face up to look at her. 

“There is no one I’d rather be with than you. You’re an amazing man that has been through so much and is stronger because of it. No one could be better than you.” She said and I shook my head, but before I could speak, she placed her finger on my lips. 

“I love you Oliver Queen, more than anything in the world. And this little incident isn’t going to stop me from loving you.” She said and pulled her finger away from my lips. 

“I promise this will never happen again.” I said holding her hand. 

“You know you can’t promise that. It’s a dangerous line of work you’re in and I know that something like this could happen again. Just promise me that you’ll always save me.” She said with a smile. 

“I promise. No matter what, I will always be there to save you.” I said and her smile grew. 

“I love you Ollie.” She said wrapping her arms around my neck. 

“I love you too Y/N/N.” I said and she pulled me to kiss her. It was filled with a metallic taste, which fueled my anger for the men that did this to her. 

“Now, let me finish this up and you go change into normal clothes.” She said pulling away and went back to work on fixing herself up. 

“No more Arrow business tonight. We are going to cuddle, watch a movie, eat something because I’m sure you haven’t had dinner yet, and forget about what happened.” She said before I could object. I sighed. 

“Fine…” I said and she smiled. God I love her and those guys are gonna pay.

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Ambitious Dreams

Chapter Five

Nova sat at the desk continuously tapping her pen on it. Not gonna be here long? I’ll show her! I’m just getting started! She thought. She couldn’t understand why this Lee chick was being such a bitch to her. What had she ever done to her?

Suddenly an energetic force slammed into the chair next to her. It nearly gave her an heart attack. “What the f-“

The force held her hand out. “Hi! I’m Elle. We haven’t officially met yet but I’m the other intern. . .well i used to be before you got here. Now I’m a junior style consultant! It’s really nice to meet you!” The girl blabbed and talked like rapid fire. Nova could barely keep up.

Nova caught her breath. “Do you always pop up like this?”

“Ah, sort of. I’m really sorry if I startled you. I just saw your work and I really wanted to congratulate you! I was not that good when I first got here. You have natural talent and that’s hard to find in this industry. I mean anyone can go to school to learn fashion but that doesn’t mean that they have that IT factor, ya know?”

Nova nodded and simply stared at her. “What makes you think I have it?”

“It’s written all over those photos and trust me I know how hard it can be to style artists like them.” She giggled a little.

Nova eyed her. “You styled them before?”

“Oh no! I’d give anything to do it though. I mean I probably wouldn’t even make it through the session from passing out!” Elle held her heart.

Nova chuckled a bit. This girl was too cute. “Which one is it?”

Elle cut her smile off. “What do you mean?”

“Which of those guys turns your wheels?”

“Neither-I just get flustered around cute guys.”

“Mhm and which guy in particular do you find cute?” Nova probed.

Elle’s cheeks began to turn a reddish tint. “I mean they’re all really handsome-“

“Which one is it, Elle?! Just tell me!” God she prayed ‘Marz’ nor ‘Ash’ came out of this girl’s mouth.

Elle snickered again. “Changmo.” She said under her breath.

Nova burst out laughing. “Really?!”

“Yeah. What? Do you not think he’s cute?”

“Yeah he’s definitely a looker but if you met him, I don’t think he’d be your type.” Nova revealed.

Elle stared at the carpeted floor. “Or what you mean is I wouldn’t be HIS type. . .”

Nova sighed. She sure had a way of saying the wrongest things. “No I didn’t mean it like that. I mean I did but not in the way you took it. You just don’t seem like the kind of hit it and quit it type of girl. I could be reading you all wrong though.”

“I could be into some hit and quit action!” Elle tried to convince.

“That doesn’t even sound right coming out of your mouth.” Nova simply stared at her.

“I had a one night stand in college thank you very much!”

Nova smirked. “And how many have you had since then?”

Elle looked strangely. “None- but”

Nova tossed her arms up. “But nothing! You’re not a one shot type of girl and that’s totally fine! I’m not either. I catch feelings pretty easily so I don’t drive down that road too often.”

Elle gave her a small smile. “It’s not like I’ll ever meet Changmo or any of them anyway so at least in my dreams he’d be the relationship type.”

Nova nodded. “He can be anything you want him to be, that’s the beauty of dreams. But some dreams do come true.”

Elle stood up to leave. “Well I won’t hold you from your work. It was nice talking to you!” She started to walk away.

“Hey- would you be interested in going to the grand opening of that new amusement park?” Nova asked her.

Elle clapped her hands in excitement. “Sure! Wait, really? You wanna hang out with me?”

Nova nodded. “Sure. I think you’re pretty cool.”

Elle couldn’t resist smiling. Most people at work could take her vibrant personality. It was a force to be reckoned with but she couldn’t help that she had so much bottled up happiness and energy. “I think you’re absolutely cool too. I’ll be there.” She hurried off.

Nori sat in front of her computer, editing some pictures she had taken for the magazine. Her phone began to ring. Harry. She groaned.

“I know I wasn’t there when you probably made it but I couldn’t be late for work! Unlike you I have a 9-5.” She answered with an attitude. “You can come by when I get off to get her.”

“I already have her. That’s why I was calling.” He revealed.

Nori thought for a minute. “How did you get in my apartment?”

“Nori, you never took your key back. So since I needed Holly I figured you wouldn’t mind!”

Nori hurriedly shut her office door. “What the hell, Harry! You can’t just come into my house whenever you feel like it. There’s a line that has been drawn!”

“Well she’s my dog and I needed her. I haven’t seen her in over a month so excuse me for doing the only thing that I could.”

Nori chuckled. “I need my key back! As soon as possible.”

“You act like I’m going to just come in and out of your house all the time. This was a one time thing, calm down!”

“What if I had’ve been in there with another man, what then?!”

The line went quiet.

“Hello?” She all but yelled.

“Yeah I’m here. I’ll get your key back to you.”

“Thank you.” She sighed.

Harry cleared his throat. “I’ll drop it off tonight. I need a favor though. I would ask someone else but I trust your work. I need a photographer for this new album I’m about to drop, when are you available?”

“Umm- I have a opening some time next week. How soon are we talking?” She asked. She was shocked. She kind of figured they wouldn’t work together anymore since they had broken up.

“Next week should be good. This won’t be too weird for you, right?”

Nori giggled. “It’s all money to me, I spend it no matter who I work with to get it. We can do business.”

“See you tonight.” He said dryly and cut the line.

A few days later

The ladies all met up at the amusement park instead of riding together.

Nova

Nori

Nova ran up to Nori at the entrance gate. “Gosh, there’s so many people here!” She looked around at all the bodies.

Nori nodded and squinted as the sun caught her eyes. “Too many people. Good thing we have these fast passes.”

“Do I invited a friend from work. Hope that’s okay with you!”

“Sure. The more the merrier!”

About ten minutes later Elle ran up to them. “Hey y’all! Traffic was horrible, sorry I’m late!”

Elle

Nova shrugged. “You’re fine. We already have our tickets so we’ll just wait right here for you to get yours, okay?”

“Oh no honey I come prepared. I ordered my ticket online so I wouldn’t have to wait!” She snapped her fingers.

Nori held her hand up for a high-five. “That’s what I’m talking about, I like you already!”

“Good! Any friend of Nova’s is a friend of mines too!”

They all walked through the gates.

“So what time does Hyoeun perform?” Nova asked as she checked her watch.

Nori grabbed her phone and dialed him up. The phone rang once and he answered which shocked her. It was a lot of noise in the background. “Hyoeun?! You there?”

“Yeah, sorry they’re being loud. What’s up? You here?” He stepped outside the tent so he could hear better.

“Yeah we’re here! Where are you?” Nori asked.

“Just go to where you see the big tents. There will be security but I’m going to meet you at the entrance so they will let you through!” He said and hung up.

Nori turned to the ladies. “We’re going to the artist tents! Let’s go!” She squealed.

Elle’s nerves began to rise up a bit. “okay guys I guess I should admit this now but I’ve never met a guy that’s famous. Like I always end styling for women and that’s not really as nerve recking as this is. Like I might drop to the floor at first sight, just saying!”

Nori stared at her for a moment. She was thinking this was a joke. “Okay well don’t do that! Even if you’re not cool you gotta make them think you are, that way you have the upper hand. Okay?”

Elle took a deep breath. “How do I do that?”

“I have an alter ego and I use her for moments when I’m not feeling confident. I channel her to help myself through hard situations.”

Elle nodded. “Okay....?”

“Be a Queen! A goddess! Make those men feel like you’re a boss and being around them doesn’t phase you! I mean honestly they’re all just normal guys so it’s nothing to it. Once you get over the initial shock you’ll be fine.” Nori patted her shoulder.

Nova smiled at their interaction. Nori always had a way of making you feel bigger than you actually were. “Take her advice, it’ll get you through I promise. I’m a witness.”

“You rocking with the big dogs now!” Nori told her and walked in front of them to the security. She noticed Hyoeun talking to the man. “Damn, he looks so good!” She stopped for a moment to catch her breath. “Like all I need is for him to talk more and we’ll be so good!” She stared in his direction.

Nova pulled her arm. “Girl come on!”

Hyoeun waved them over and they walked back to the tents with him.

The first guy that Elle saw was Changmo. She immediately cradled Nova’s arm. “Oh my Gosh! You hang out with Changmo?! Like ya’ll hang out with these guys forreal? Like that’s Changmo!!!” She whisper yelled.

Nova giggled. “Calm down. You’re fine just calm down. Remember you’re a boss lady, he doesn’t phase you. . .not one bit!”

Changmo chuckled behind them. “Oh my gosh, y’all hang out with Changmo!” He mocked in a joking way.

Nova rolled her eyes. “Don’t be an asshole today. You’re better than that!”

“Am I though?!” He smirked as he eyes Elle. She was fresh meat in his eyes. He was down for some action.

“Well maybe not but for her sake at least act like it.” Nova punched his arm jokingly.

Changmo laughed. “I like it when you talk rough to me!” He winked.

Ash came up beside Nova and draped his arm over her shoulder. “Watch that eye, Mo!” He directed at Changmo.

“My bad I forgot you already marked her as yours.” He laughed.

Nova rolled her eyes and removed his arm. “What if I don’t want to be marked?” She glanced over at Marz.

“You can’t undo what’s already done and that playing hard to get act is getting boring.” Changmo continued.

Ash elbowed him in his stomach. “Dude! Do you ever stop?” He laughed.

Changmo buckled over in pain. “Damn man, did you have to hit me that hard?” He groaned.

Nova stepped close in Changmo’s face. “Who says I’m playing?” She locked eyes with him.

He blinked a little. He could swear she was flirting but no- she wouldn’t do that would she? Not in front of Ash or Marz for that matter.

“Cat got your tongue now? You’re normally big talk!” She smirked.

Changmo looked away. “You need to back up.” He said calmly. He didn’t know what game she was playing but he liked it.

“Or what?”

“Or you’re gonna get something that you’re not bargaining for!” He replied coolly.

She chuckled at this point. “That’s something that you’ll NEVER give to me.”

He was at a loss for words. He honestly couldn’t think of a comeback. She had won.

“Wow! Changmo. THE Changmo does get flustered. Hm.” She smirked and walked away.

Elle hurriedly followed behind her. “What was that?!” She asked in an irritated tone.

Nova cocked an eyebrow. “What was what?”

“You flirted with him right in my face after I told you that he was my fave. Like I know I don’t have a chance but still.”

Nova shook her head. “I don’t want Changmo. He’s not my type. That was getting my point across. Guys like him have to be knocked down a notch to truly understand the worth of a woman. You can thank me later.”

Elle processed her words.

“Hey, I was rude back there. I shouldn’t have mocked you. My bad!” Changmo directed at Elle.

Elle’s eyes widened. “You don’t have to apologize, I know I sounded like a crazed fan. It’s just I love your music and I never imagined that I’d meet you especially in this type of setting!” She looked around at everyone just chilling and conversing. They really were normal people.

“You listen to my music?”

“Maestro is my favorite song!” She exclaimed with a huge smile on her face.

Changmo smiled. “That’s what’s up! Thank you!”

“No, thank you for creating good music.”

Changmo nodded and rubbed her shoulder and walked away.

Nova tapped her chin while staring at Elle. “See. I knocked him off his high horse for a moment and that allowed you to get an actual conversation with him.”

“The best conversation ever!” She clapped her hands. “I’m sorry for snapping at you. That was really stupid of me.”

“It’s cool. Guys make women crazy!”

Ash appeared. “And you make me crazy! Why you be playing me?”

Nova chuckled. “Are you a Xbox?”

Ash groaned. “Forreal! You must think I am cause I keep catching L’s from you and I don’t get it!”

Nova rolled her eyes. “What are you talking about, Ash?”

“Like am I ugly? Do my breath stink? Like I don’t see a problem with me but obviously you do cause you be dodging me like I’ve got some type contagious virus or something!”

Elle listened intently. “You’re definitely not ugly. And your hygiene seems fine.” She told him. “Nova, what’s the issue? You got this fine ass man wanting to wine and dine you or whatever the case is and you bugging?!” She was absolutely stunned. Maybe guys liked when girls played hard to get but if Changmo was all in her grill like this she wouldn’t be able to resist him.

I- just-I. Honestly, I don’t see why you keep trying. You have girls throwing themselves at you left and right and you’re stuck on me? I’m not a one night type of girl and in this world that you work in, that’s what guys want and I ain’t with it.” Nova shrugged.

Ash chuckled. “Who says I’m with that? I know you and Marz got a situation or whatever-“

“Hold up! No we don’t. I have more of a situation with you then I have with him and I’m really getting sick of people saying stuff about me and him. He has a whole ass girlfriend sitting beside him so no there ain’t no situation and at this rate there won’t ever be. He don’t like me. He stares at me like he wants to make me disappear so quite frankly I’d really appreciate everyone to stop mentioning me and him in the same sentence!” She sighed.

Ash eyes bulged. “Whoa! Sorry. It’s just I feel like something was there and I interfered and that’s why you’re holding back from me.” He shrugged.

Elle took all of this in but she was lost in translation. Evidently a whole lot of crap had happened and no one was saying the specifics.

“No, it’s definitely the age thing. Like I’m a commitment type of girl. I like being in a relationship when I like someone. I don’t like sharing, period. You don’t seem like you’re at that point in life.”

“I mean I’m not saying that I want you to be my girlfriend today or anything but I’m not saying that I don’t want you to be either. I know there’s a lot of weirdness happening right now but I just want to take you out, get to know the real you. See where this rollercoaster takes us. I like you. I think you one of the coolest girls I’ve come across in a long time.” Ash admitted.

Nova sighed. “I don’t know. You got groupies kid. I don’t know if I could handle that.”

“The only girl I’m checking for is you though. I don’t cheat. I haven’t even talked to another girl in the past two weeks since I met you and you ain’t even giving me no shots. That’s loyalty.”

“Give him a chance. Age ain’t nothing but a number plus he mature and he FINE as hell!” Elle added.

Nova looked around. Marz had his earbuds in was watching her every move. “Okay. Set it up!”

Ash paused. “Really? You gonna go on a date with me?”

“Sure.” She shrugged.

He watched her eyes. They were on Marz. “You know what I’m going to pretend like you’re not looking at another guy while talking to me because this might be the only chance I get to take you out.”

She diverted her eyes back to him. “I’m sorry but I hate the way he glares at me. Like what the fuck did I ever do to him?”

Ash wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. “Probably cause he can’t take his eyes off of you and it’s causing problems in his relationship. That’s my theory.” He whispered in her ear.

His breath tickled her ear and sent chills down her spine. She kept it cool. She couldn’t let him know that he was affecting her. She couldn’t find the nerve to remove his arms from around her though.

Nori and Hyoeun walked over.

“What? Y’all look comfortable.” Hyoeun spoke.

Nova rolled her eyes. “Well if I fight him off of me he will pout so I may as well give him his time to shine for the moment.” She laughed.

Ash chuckled. “I gotta take what I can get, she’s feisty and stubborn.”

She tried to wiggle out of his grip. “Let go!” She giggled.

“Never!” He whispered.

Nori gave her a knowing look and winked.

Marz walked up. “Hyoeun we have about fifteen minutes and we’re up.”

He nodded.

“Well hi to you too!” Nori said sarcastically.

Marz gave her a half smile. “Hey. I mean I’ve been here and no one has spoken to me the whole time y’all have been in this tent.”

“I figured I shouldn’t.” Nova admitted.

Marz raised his eyebrows as he eyes her and Ash’s interaction. “Why is that?”

“Because the look in your eyes let’s me know that I need to stay far away.” Nova told him.

He laughed. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“It’s like you hate me and plus your girlfriend already cried because of what Changmo said about me....and you or whatever so I don’t want to make things worse for y’all. I don’t disrespect women.”

Marz smirked. “She’s okay.” He said and began walking back over to his girlfriend. He stopped. “And I don’t hate you.”

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[everymovie2020]

Turbulence (1997)

Date watched:  13 December 2019

I don't know what I was expecting with this. A disaster movie set exclusively on a plane experiencing turbulence, I guess?  It's so much more than that.

This is a slasher film set on a plane experiencing severe turbulence suspense thriller but also it's a Christmas movie?

It is a certified 10 out of 10 banger.  I enjoyed this so much and I really wasn't expecting to.  I don't think I have ever seen it before – but I feel like I probably did watch it when was I a kid, because it came out in 1997 and it just seems like the kind of thing I definitely would've watched.  I had no memory of it anyway, so every twist and turn came as a complete surprise.

I was expecting Ray Liotta to be the hero.

He is not the hero.

Lauren Holly is the goddamn hero of this film and she lands that plane all on her own.  She is a mother fuckin' boss queen and I was very much Team Lauren Holly for the whole movie.

Let's get into the plot of this absolute masterpiece of filmmaking:

Lauren Holly is a flight attendant, it's Christmas and she has to work.  The flight she is working has only about twenty people on it – about eight of them are passengers, another four are police, two are criminals and the rest are flight crew.  This is a massive passenger plane.  This passenger plane has two storeys.  It is so big and for some reason there is absolutely nobody on it.  Why?  It is not explained.

Amazing though, like, I dream of a flight like that. I would stretch out on three seats and sleep the whole way.

Anyway, the criminals are Brendan Gleeson and Ray Liotta who spends the first half of the movie talking very unconvincingly about how he didn't do whatever it is he's been charged with and also that the cops planted evidence.  I didn't believe him right away because a) it's Ray Liotta, and b) he had full on crazy eyes.

He takes a shine to Lauren Holly straight away, who for some reason wasn't as creeped out by him as I was.  The mum from Seventh Heaven even forces Lauren Holly to take his section of the plane because she was so creeped out.

So then, and I'm not clear on whether this was planned but I feel like it somehow was – in the process of Brendan Gleeson going to the bathroom with his police officer escorts, and the plane beginning to experience the turbulence for which the film is named, shit quite literally hits the fan.  Brendan Gleeson kills one of the cops and then one by one the rest of them die, there's shooting, someone blows a hole through one of the windows and the plane is depressurised (nobody gets sucked out through the hole though, to my endless disappointment), Lauren Holly – boss queen – saves the day by plugging it up with a briefcase (feel like that wouldn't have actually done the job IRL but what do I know), and somehow Ray Liotta ends up taking over.

So by the end of this sequence, all of the cops are dead.  The pilot got involved and died as well, then the other pilot tried to radio for help as the plane hit massive turbulence, he got thrown all around the cockpit and pretty much snapped in half, and he died too.

Now, at this point, Lauren Holly does not think that Ray Liotta is the dangerous serial killer that she has been told he is. For some reason, she doesn't see full on crazy when she looks into his eyes.  She trusts him enough to give him the keys to the cockpit, which is where he finds the dead pilot and then, for some reason, stuffs him into the crew sleeping area.  Why?  I have no fucking idea other than the fact that he's a psycho.

So now we're in a situation where all the cops are dead.  The pilots are dead.  The flight crew is in charge but none of them can fly a plane.  Ray Liotta has yet to reveal his true colours.

Lauren Holly goes up to the cockpit, realises that the co-pilot is dead and tries to call for help.  A very nice British pilot is on the ground in the cockpit of his plane, and he guides her through it.  This is not in the movie, but one hundred percent those two boned post-terrifying nightmare.

So the cops on the ground get on the line to her and they're like, "He's a serial killer.  He is not to be trusted.  Do not trust him."

Meanwhile, downstairs, Ray Liotta straight up murders the mum from Seventh Heaven and shoves all the rest of the passengers in the crew sleeping area.  He then goes back up to the cockpit, where Lauren Holly now won't let him in, and starts talking about how the mum from Seventh Heaven is injured and she needs to come down with the medical kit to give her assistance.

Like, you can understand why she would want to do that, and the plane is on autopilot, but they're flying directly into this massive storm and like, she's going to leave the cockpit?

But she does, and Ray Liotta is nowhere to be found – and this is where shit gets weird, because… he does not care that the plane could crash, he does not care that they're flying into a storm, he does not care about anything other than raping and murdering Lauren Holly.  I mean, that's his whole plan.  Rape and murder Lauren Holly and crash the plane into the sea.

I genuinely thought this movie was going to be a disaster-esque "the plane is in imminent peril, we're all going to die!" movie where Ray Liotta saves the day.

Instead, he has the crazy dialled up to 11 – he is chewing all of the scenery, ALL OF IT – and his whole plan is just to straight up murder the nice flight attendant lady who just wants to land the fucking plane. All the while maintaining his innocence?

And he arranges the corpses of all the people who died in seats and decorates them with Christmas decorations?

The man is nuts.

I was not expecting this disaster movie to turn into a non-stop thrill ride, let me tell you.

So there's a bit of cat and mouse, and meanwhile the plane is flying into this monster storm and at one point does a 360 degree barrel roll and honestly, I don't know if massive jumbo jets are built to do that but this one did.  He and Lauren Holly fight it out in the plane while undergoing severe turbulence - THE PLANE DID A BARREL ROLL - and she finally gets the better of him and locks herself in the cockpit.

At this point I’m like, it’s taken you a really, really long time to get to the point of actually locking yourself into the cockpit but okay.

So with Ray Liotta literally breaking down the cockpit door with an axe (oh hi it’s 1997, pre-9/11, things are very different re plane safety in those days), and Lauren Holly trying to guide the plane in for a landing in LA without crashing the damn thing, and the British pilot talking her through it, she finally gets the upper hand on Ray Liotta and shoots him in the head.

And then the bitch LANDS THE PLANE because that’s what HEROES DO.

She’s got a boss haircut and she’s a fuckin’ hero to boot.

So the British pilot is waiting for her when she lands the plane and again, 10/10, those two banged.  And she has earned it.  In my fanwanking of this movie, he gave her multiple orgasms.

If you’re looking for a movie with a little bit of Christmas, a little bit of romance, a little bit of suspense, a huge jumbo jet doing a barrel roll and Ray Liotta turning the crazy dial all the way up to 11, this is the one for you.

#Turbulence #1997 #movies #movie review #lauren holly #ray liotta #brendan gleeson #hector elizondo #rachel ticotin #jeffrey demunn #catherine hicks #it's a 10/10 certified 90s banger

[greensconnor]

TRR or ILB for the mc thing? (or both LOL)

i WILL do both but seriously ty all so much for these asks i had a rough day and this has calmed me down significantly shskshs

trr/trh mc: maya abernathy

how tall are they?

maya is really tall! she’s 5′11″ which is about an inch shorter than i imagine her husband to be but he’s a king so what does he have to worry about?

how do they tend to dress?

maya has always had a very classy style, even before she was queen of cordonia. she loves bright colours and floral patterns, and really adores light and breezy things. she does miss the functionality of jeans now that she’s a royal, but she makes do with some very classy pantsuits even though pixelberry are cowards and won’t give them to me.

do they like how they look?

yes! maya’s grandma always made sure that she got her self-worth from her actions and the way she treated people as opposed to how she looks, and maya is really proud of herself and doesn’t really care all that much about what other people think of her!

are they an only child or do they have any siblings?

maya’s an only child! i hate to think that her parents or family just don’t care enough to come to her wedding, so my headcanon for her is that her parents died in a car crash when she was young, and so she was cared for by her only surviving relative, her grandmother, until her death in maya’s first year of college. since she doesn’t have any living family that’s why no one was there like seriously what the fuck pixelberry

are they a morning person or night owl?

morning person! maya’s friends always joked that she had the soul of an 80 year old woman but she really does go to bed pretty early all the time and she likes to wake up to the sun! she loves sunshine and she loves hearing birds singing in the morning, which is her favourite part about being at duchy valtoria!

are they a cat person or a dog person?

maya’s a dog person! she likes cats, and she loved the last cat her grandmother had very much, but she’s always liked dogs a lot more by sheer virtue of being an outdoorsy kid who loves to be playing and getting muddy in the back yard, which was much easier to do with a dog than a cat.

got any favourite foods?

LOVES rogan josh and barbecue. anything spicy or smokey your home girl got it covered, but her favourite dessert is cheesecake!

how about favourite drinks?

maya loves traditional lemonade! she had a lemon tree in her back garden growing up, and her grandma taught her how to make lemonade from the fresh lemons. she also grew up drinking tea with her gran, but she isn’t really one for caffeine in general and much prefers hot chocolate since she has a sweet tooth.

what are their favourite movies/tv shows?

maya LOVES period dramas. laps that shit up. stans the jennifer ehle and colin firth pride and prejudice adaptation, could rewatch anna karenina time and time again and actually really liked the great gatsby movie, plus she tends to like shakespeare movies with kenneth branagh, or recordings of stage productions from the globe theatre which she has yet to visit, but as queen of cordonia she wants to see her favourite play (othello) put on there!

do they have any hidden talents?

maya is a really good singer! it’s only been busted out at karaoke, but she’s also an excellent mathematician and can do really complex equations in her head, which scares... pretty much all of her friends.

do they believe in love at first sight?

maya is a romantic at heart, and her grandma used to tell her stories about how she and her husband fell in love at first sight, so she’d like to believe it was true! it’s part of the reason that she decided to go to cordonia in the first place, because of the connection she felt with the then-prince.

who is their love interest?

,,,, hajime which is a renamed prince liam i know i’m sorry we don’t deserve rights that’s true but you don’t understand. the association with the name ‘liam’ is my gay cousin who came out after both me and his older brother came out, left to sweden and now lives in berlin djing gay leather clubs, doing drag and posting on his Very Public Facebook Page asking for recommendations for the best gay bdsm clubs in berlin so i really can’t unmarry that image and i had to change his name i just had to i couldn’t do it. anyway maya and hajime are very happy together

what are they afraid of?

maya isn’t afraid of water or the ocean, but she is afraid of sharks and jellyfish. she prefers to swim in fresh water or pools, but there was a period where she was terrified of crocodiles and alligators as well despite not living anywhere near crocodiles or alligators.

what are their guilty pleasures?

carrie underwood singalongs and those 80′s aerobics videos.... maxwell bought her a pair of legwarmers for her birthday because of it and she cherishes them

what was their dream job as a kid? is it still their dream?

maya wanted to be a vet when she was little, but when she got older she realized she was too squeamish for it ahskshs. it’s not really her dream anymore, but she’s happy with where she is in life!

have they ever broken a bone?

no, she was a very careful child!

have they ever been in trouble with the law?

not really no! she’s been involved in a few marches/protests that met skirmishes with law enforcement, but she’s never been arrested or charged with anything, except for like. the trouble in cordonia i guess.

+ three other random facts about them! 

it is my greatest heacanon that maya used the money she inherited from her grandma to get through college with a degree in communications, and before she was waitress-ing she’d been working pretty long-term for a business in PR but her boss was paying her unfair wages and refused to negotiate so she just quit and was looking for another job, so having justin/anton assigned as her PR ‘team’ was a grievous insult to her ahskshs. another fact is before the royal heir i already decided that maya and hajime have three kids: hollis (after maya’s dad), charlainne “charlie” (after her mum) and oliver, in that order, and the third fact is that her favourite colour is green!

ilb mc: leon vance

how tall are they?

leon is 6′5″ which makes him the tallest of the ilb gang, even taller than parker who is still so in awe that someone managed to be bigger than him

how do they tend to dress?

leon is a frat boy jock with the countenance of a golden retriever. he has an extensive snapback collection, but for the most part his outfit is pretty easy just jeans, t-shirts, sneakers, lots of hoodies, some shorts and those big low-cut singlets etc etc

do they like how they look?

yeah lmao... the one downside is that sometimes people think he’s straight which he’s not about but like. self-confidence is sexy and i don’t fear god so none of my ocs do too. if someone talks shit about him leon will just beat them up ahskshsjsls

are they an only child or do they have any siblings?

leon has elliot ofc, and i hc that his dad re-married and has two young daughters with his second wife, but leon doesn’t know them because he and his dad have virtually no relationship at all.

are they a morning person or night owl?

night owl! leon thinks the stillness of the night is really calming and he’s pretty energetic, but he’s also an early riser. he prefers nights but he also doesn’t sleep in very often since he likes to go for a run before the sun comes up while it’s still nice and cool, plus he usually gets to watch the sun rise on the way back!

are they a cat person or a dog person?

dog.... big, big fluffy dogs. it’s not really surprising when he’s basically just three golden retrievers and one kinda angry chihuahua in a human-shaped trenchcoat but tom gets a lot of no-context pictures of dogs all hours of the night.

got any favourite foods?

leon loves cajun wedges. he thinks there’s an art to making them and he’ll stand by that, but he’s also a bit of a pizza snob and he splurges on wood-fired pizza for him and elliot on uber eats nights whenever he can, although he can’t really do that in pine springs.

how about favourite drinks?

leon vance is the MASTER of keg stands and he’s learned to love shitty bears, but he tends to like dark lagers the best, and besides that he’s a big fan of peach drinks from the chinese grocer down the road from his apartment near campus.

what are their favourite movies/tv shows?

leon loooooves animated movies and elliot is a bit old for him to use as an excuse to go see them, but his favourites are mulan, brave and the quest for camelot which is pretty obscure but garrett was his first love... in terms of tv shows he really likes comedies and watches a lot of comedy specials on netflix too but he’ll also watch pretty much anything with steven yeun in it because he has.... a crush

do they have any hidden talents?

not many people get it initially but leon can actually draw really well! most people think he’s just kind of a meatheaded jock, but his degree is in software engineering and he wants to get into making video games, which is something he decided to do because he loved playing games so much with elliot and he wanted to make something for his brother! he cleans up on rhythm games, and he also plays the piano and the guitar and can sing! he’s very talented!

do they believe in love at first sight?

not really? he wants to believe in romantic things like that, and he definitely believes in attraction at first sight, but he’s a little cynical about the idea of being able to love somebody just from a glance.

who is their love interest?

tom! he & tom are really happy together and one of their favourite things to do is make pancakes on sunday mornings for elliot, and then tom will read his book while sitting on leon’s back while he does pushups. domestic co-existence ahskshs.

what are they afraid of?

leon has always been too bold for his own good, but he’s really not a fan of thunder or lightning and he gets really freaked out during storms.

what are their guilty pleasures?

loves playing roblox with the lads, also he was a gay kid growing up in the 2000′s, a bitch read homestuck and warrior cats and given the opportunity he WILL conduct full-scale discourses about it. yes this is me projecting. no i do not have the decency to be ashamed about it anyway stan vriska

what was their dream job as a kid? is it still their dream? 

initially, leon wanted to be an astronaut, but only so he could meet aliens. as he grew up he realized he didn’t really want to get involved in that field, especially since with his sports career he kind of looked like he had a set path anyway.

have they ever broken a bone?

he’s broken his nose a couple of times and his toe twice, but other than that he’s been very careful because he kind of needs his bones in order to like... do sport.... which is what his scholarship is for.

have they ever been in trouble with the law?

his frat has had noise control turn up a couple of times and once he got picked up for speeding home with medication for elliot’s cough because he was worried but other than that he’s squeaky clean aside from antagonizing chief kelly in pine springs ahsklshsjsh

+ three other random facts about them!

he’s quarterback on his university’s team and looking at prospects of an nfl draft, but he’s also a competitive swimmer and has competed in the junior olympics where he has a silver and a gold medal individually and a gold team medal. second fact is that he’d most like to travel to australia because he likes the accents, and the third is that his favourite animals are bears so he felt personally attacked by the bear lake monster attacking him and his friends

ask me about my choices mcs!

#sol.txt #answered #ilb #it lives beneath #the royal romance #trr #mc: maya abernathy #mc: leon vance #ty for the ask! #long post #maxunwell

[camelotremix]

Camelot Remix Reveals 2019

The Camelot Remix 2019 Reveals are finally here! Thank you again to all our wonderful participants, we have had some fantasic remixes and we hope to see you all again next year! Your ever-loving mods, Kitty, Fifty and Wasp ❤️ Fic: Emrys_MK wrote How Merlin Put the Extra Back in Arthur’s Ordinary for Fifty-Fifty (Merlin/Arthur – NC-17 – 3.6k) Summary: Arthur often dreams of a familiar yet faceless someone from another time and place long ago past. He knows this person was important to him, but try as he may, this elusive dream-dweller remains a mystery… that is until a chance meeting in the heart of 2019 London brings the past and present together and turns an ordinary day extraordinary. Fic: Clotpolesonly wrote Speccy Is The New Sexy for LFB72 (Merlin/Arthur – Gen – 1.6k) Summary: Merlin gets new glasses. Apparently he looks like a whole new person, because his boyfriend doesn't even recognize him! Or maybe it's just that Arthur is a bit thick sometimes. Fic: Digthewriter wrote I don't know (how to play the game of love) for EachPeachPearPlum (Merlin/Arthur – Mild R – 1.3k) Summary: Arthur has strange dreams. Fic: Arthur_Pendragon wrote Date the Flooze (The Cool Cool Cool Cool Remix) for Rou (Merlin/Arthur – T – 5.5k) Summary: Detective Merlin Emrys, Pan-Albion PD 99th Precinct (Camelot), rues the day he cravenly swept his feelings for his captain, Arthur Pendragon Million-Abbreviations-and-Medals, under the rug. Now he’s struggling to tell Arthur how he really feels, hoping against hope that Arthur hasn’t slipped out of his grasp already. Art: ViridianJane created Belonging for Aeris444 (Merlin/Gwaine – G – Art) Summary: Gwaine pretends to think that it's Camelot he considers home; it's only in the middle of the night that he might admit that home isn't necessarily a place. Fic: Tari_Sue wrote The Very Cunning and Brilliant Plan of Uther Pendragon, CBE (The Invitation Remix) for Aranei (Merlin/Arthur – PG13 – 7k) Summary: Uther Pendragon [CBE] does not approve of his son's choice of girlfriend. He will not stand for this! Fic: Wyvern wrote A Crown of Stars (the King of Nothing Remix) for Destroyerofhearts (Merlin/Arthur – M – 3.7k) Summary: Morgana has taken over Camelot, and Arthur, Merlin and the others barely managed to escape and are now on the run. However, she’s looking for them and Arthur must consider something he’s never had to consider before. Fic: Linorien wrote Escape from Earth for Lyss2011 (Merlin/Arthur – G – 1.6k) Summary: In his second life, Arthur strives to continue what Merlin started. Anything to feel closer to his best friend. Along the way, he finds a deeper understanding of math, life, and the universe. Fic: EachPeachPearPlum wrote Happy Hour (the Open to Misinterpretation Remix) for Polomonkey (Gen – G – 1.9k) Summary: For the most part, Mordred's workplace isn't that bad. The workload isn't too heavy, his boss treats him well, and his colleagues do their best to be understanding when he's having a bad day. Apart from Merlin, that is. Merlin hates him, and Mordred has absolutely no idea why. Art/Fic: LFB72 drew and wrote Our scars will reveal the truth (The Heal Remix) for Arthur_Pendragon (Merlin/Arthur – T – 2.5k) Summary: To kiss a hurt away. Arthur is watching Merlin sleep after the Questing Beast incident. He sees the scar left by Nimueh and bends down to take a closer look, but Merlin wakes up and Arthur has to explain what he was doing. Fic: Lyss2011 wrote Tumbled From My Lips (The Easy Like Sunday Morning Remix) for Slantedknitting (Merlin/Arthur – T – 14.5k) Summary: Arthur had allowed himself to forget that they weren't actually dating, building the lie around them like the oversized jumpers Merlin always wore, soft and comforting, as they cuddled up on the couch. Luckily, before his mouth could suggest something even more romantic-sounding, like kissing, Mordred texted him about their next date. Or, Arthur's (failed) attempt to get over Merlin. Fic: Mrs_Leary (harlequin/julie) wrote The End of All Things for Amphigoury (Merlin/Arthur – G – 1.9k) Summary: Arthur has brought the Ring to Mount Doom, but declares that he cannot destroy it. What can Merlin do to help fulfil the Quest they've shared? Fic: Blacktail_chorus wrote Heat Rises (the Silver Lining remix) for AJSRandom (Merlin/Morgana – G – 1.9k) Summary: Merlin tries to teach Morgana magic. Morgana has her own ideas. Fic: Ingberry wrote Something Good (The Bad Remix) for Little_Dhampir (Merlin/Arthur – M – 4k) Summary: After being stood up for a blind date at his favourite restaurant, Arthur went clubbing only to end up with a terrible one night stand. It was a day that should be removed from the very fabric of the universe. Art: Altocello created Guttered (The Flickering Flames remix) for Emrys_MK (Merlin/Arthur – G – Art) Summary: In which Arthur, worried about Merlin, finds him sitting alone in near darkness. Fic: Malu_3 (Grainne) wrote In Too Deep (The 'Mole' Canon-Era AU Remix) for Elveatas (Ricecake) (Gwen/Morgana – R – 4.7k) Summary: She sees the way he looks at Gwen. Still. And while she cannot fault Sir Lancelot for his excellent taste, she hasn't survived this long by being overly trusting. He's hiding something, she can tell, and while the rest of Camelot seems content to lick his boots, she is determined to expose him. Expose his secrets, that is. Fic: Destroyerofhearts wrote The Selkie's Skin for Blacktail_Chorus (Merlin/Arthur – G – 1.14k) Summary: Arthur was 14 when his father brought home a grand trophy from his campaign out at sea. Fic: Slantedknitting wrote We Are the Muses for Tari_Sue (Merlin/Arthur – M – 6.2k) Summary: Morgana convinces Arthur to do some nude modelling for her art class. Merlin is in the art class. They both get distracted. Fic: Aranei wrote I have sinned for 8verity8 (Merlin/Arthur – NC-17 – 1.5k) Summary: Some of us are born to sin, others are lead to it. Art: Eisbaerfussel created Bath Among The Stars for VerdantMoth (Merlin/Arthur – G – Art) Summary: This image was burned into Merlin's teenage head when he stumbled into the closed swimming hall at night. Fic: Penndragon27 wrote In the Shadows, In the Light (One of Many Faces Remix) for ViridianJane (Merlin/Freya – G – 592) Summary: Freya has watched Merlin for so long... she just wants him to see her too. Fic: Little_Dhampir wrote This Scheduled Sex Thing for Moonflower999 (Merlin/Arthur – NC-17 – 2.5k) Summary: Merlin and Arthur give this scheduled sex thing a chance. Art: Rou created Honeymoon Impressions (A Selfie Remix) for Clea2011 (Merlin/Arthur – T – Art) Summary: Turns out they'd have a few more photos to show to Hunith when they got home. Fic: AJSRandom wrote Gwaine’s Day Out (The A Little Help Here Remix) for Clotpolesonly (Gen – G – 3k) Summary: When Gwaine volunteers to accompany Merlin on an herb-picking trip, he has no idea what’s in store. Art: Amphigoury created Of All The Gin Joints! (Remix It Again, Sam) for Digthewriter (Merlin/Arthur – G – Art) Summary: "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, he walks into mine!" Arthur's old flame has arrived at Casablanca. Fic: Clea2011 wrote Love Potion Number Nine (The Shy Remix) for Eisbaerfussel (Merlin/Arthur – T – 11.3k) Summary: Merlin had hoped that after Princess Vivien’s visit he wouldn’t see a love potion again for a long, long time. But Princess Vivien, as it turned out, was only the start of the problem. Fic: Aeris444 wrote Merlin's birthday (Merlin's day off Remix) for Penndragon27 (Merlin/Arthur – PG – 10.1k) Summary: It's Merlin's birthday and it looks like it will be another busy day at work. Fic: Moonflower999 wrote Paradise Found (The Heart That Made A Family Remix) for Mrs_Leary (Gaius/Geoffrey – T – 4.4k) Summary: On Boxing Day Geoffrey asked Gaius, his life partner of many years to marry him. Now it's all coming together! Happy Pride! Fic: 8verity8 wrote Same, Same, But Different (Whatever We Are, We Are The Same Remix) for Wyvern (Merlin/Arthur – M – 7.7k) Summary: Merlin has an older (half) brother Arthur, from his Dad's first marriage, but to be honest Merlin has always felt like more of an only child than anything. Arthur seems cool enough from what little he remembers, but hell, Arthur left for London when Merlin was like 6 and he only saw Arthur at important family functions. Then he left for the states and for years Merlin didn't even see him at all... It's not like they have a brotherly connection or anything. Or Merlin's modern coming of age story that ends up taking a wild left turn when Merlin's absent (hot as fuck!) half-brother Arthur returns. Art:  LFB72 created The Holly King and The Oak King (The Alban Arthan and Alban Helfin Remix) for Altocello (Merlin/Arthur – T – Art) Summary: The Holly King and the Oak King are the two halves that make up the circle of the year. Only one can rule thus the contest for supremacy continuously plays out as the seasons turn. Merlin is the Holly King; he reigns during the darkest times, when the light wanes and there’s a chill in the air. The height of his power is during midwinter solstice but as the days stretch, Merlin gradually becomes weaker. At the Spring Equinox he must fight to maintain his Kingdom from Arthur, The Oak King, Merlin’s summer counterpart and adversary. The fight is fierce but as the hours pass, the balance tips in Arthur’s favour and The Oak King finally triumphs. Arthur takes control and the days grow long and warm, he gains strength, reaching his peak by Midsummer solstice. As the nights draw in, Arthur’s hold slips and by the Autumn Equinox Merlin’s wounds have healed and he is ready to do battle where it's his turn to conquer. Despite being adversaries, without one, the other would no longer be and one cannot truly hate what makes him whole. Nor can one be with the enemy he has learned to love. It is lonely being a king, except for the equinox. The equinox is when they can be together, equals for a short time until the perpetual cycle begins again. Fic: Tari_Sue wrote Recurring Dream (The Waking Dream Remix) for Linorien (Merlin/Arthur – G – 1.5k) Summary: Three boys on holiday in Wales stumble upon an old ruined castle. Fic: Elveatas wrote All I Want (The Make My Wish Come True Remix) for Geeklover (Merlin/Arthur – M – 3.9k) Summary: It doesn’t happen often that Arthur takes Merlin to bed, but it’s happened enough times that it’s become a bad habit. And it's a habit that Merlin is finally trying to break. Fic: Polomonkey wrote Take Care (The Dart to the Heart Remix) for Malu_3 (Arthur/Gwaine – PG – 2.5k) Summary: Arthur and Gwaine take care of Merlin whilst in Jarl's captivity. Merlin only wishes they would take care of each other too. Fic: Tari_Sue wrote Not Completely Useless (The [hopefully] Not Totally Horrible Remix) for Kitty_Fic (Merlin/Arthur – M – 681) Summary: Arthur’s new manservant just might have his uses after all. Fic: Fifty-Fifty wrote It Meant Something (The "It Didn’t Mean Anything" Remix) for Ingberry (Merlin/Arthur – M – 24.7k) Summary: Merlin only has to do two things; one, don't let Arthur know about the magic, and two, don't let Arthur find out about the massive inappropriate crush he has on him. Oh yes, and also find out how to break the spell he accidentally cast on them leaving them stuck together 24/7, which makes the first two things so much harder to stick to.

#camelot remix #2019 #reveals

[daniellesimagines]

Holiday Cheer (Calum Hood) - Part 3

word count: 1232 requested by: none pronouns: she/her warnings: none fandom: 5 seconds of summer, choices au type: he’s your boss summary: your scrooge of a boss shows up unannounced to your childhood home while you’re on christmas break. how could this possibly end badly? inspired by: "Home For the Holidays" on the Choices app authors notes: none other parts: one / two / three / four / five / six

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The next day

It had been nearly 24 hours since you'd last spoken to – or even looked at – your boss. You were still incredibly upset with him – not just for what he'd done to Holly but for the fact that he was so convinced you should apologize to him for being mad about it.

But you still kept your word about the deal.

You were sitting in the living room – you on the couch and Calum on an adjacent chair. You were both reading your manuscripts, the only sounds being when one of you would occasionally sip the hot chocolates your mom insisted she make for you.

"I wasn't always like this, you know," you heard Calum murmur. You looked up from the manuscript on your lap, cocking an eyebrow at him. "I wasn't always like this," he repeated despite not having looked up himself, feeling you stare at him, "I actually used to enjoy Christmas."

"You enjoyed Christmas?" you asked, "Then what changed?"

"My ex-wife left me two years ago," he replied just as quietly, "Packed her stuff and left before I woke up Christmas morning." You were speechless for a moment, prompting him to meet your gaze.

"That still doesn't give you the right to treat everyone else like shit," you shook your head, surprising him, "We've all dealt with terrible people, but you don't see me walking around telling everyone their holiday traditions and the things that make them happy are pointless."

"I don't think they're pointless..."

"No, you just think they're a waste of time," you stated, "You think we do too much around here just for it to all taken down and forgotten about after New Year's Day."

"Y/N, I never said-"

"I meant what I said last night about you staying here while I enjoy my holidays at home," you reminded him, "And maybe our deal was that I would read all these-" You motioned to the manuscript you were holding. "-by the time I came back to work if you actually tried to enjoy being here. I'll still hold up to my end of the deal, but I don't care if you do anymore; I don't care if you participate." Calum stared blankly at you for a moment before narrowing his eyes.

"Do you understand that I could-"

"Fire me? Go ahead," you challenged, "But that doesn't change the fact that you know I'm right."

~

Later that night

"Honey!" your mom called down the hallway, "We're going to be late if you don't hurry!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming," you insisted, walking out of your bedroom as you pulled a beanie onto your head.

"Dear," she then addressed Calum, who looked up at her from where he was still sitting on the chair in the living room, "Are you sure you don't want me to make you something to eat while we're out?"

"I'll be fine, Ms. Y/L/N," he nodded reassuringly.

"Well... Alright," she caved, "But if you need anything, you have Y/N's number." Calum noticed you roll your eyes before walking to the door and heading outside with your mom, brother, and Charles following not far behind, audibly sighing to himself when the door closed behind them.

~

"Y/N!" Cindy cheered when she saw your family approaching the town square, "Come here! You have to see this!" She grabbed your hand and started pulling on you, making you laugh.

"What am I seeing, Cindy?" you asked, letting her lead you to wherever she was going.

"Me and Jack built the best snow-thing ever!"

"Snow-thing?" you wondered.

"Yes!" Jack announced when you made it to him, "We present to you... Snow Cat!" He moved to the side, allowing you to see the animal they'd created out of snow.

"Impressive," you nodded, "How long did this take?"

"Longer than it should have," Cindy huffed, "There were some...creative differences. Jack didn't want to add any of the things I did!"

"Because all of them were dumb!" Jack stuck his tongue out at her.

"It looks great either way, Cindy," you promised her, "And you know brothers are supposed to be annoying."

"Hey!" Jack pouted while Cindy laughed loudly. You teasingly ruffled his hair.

"Come on, you two," you told them, "Let's get back to the tree before they light it up without us." The siblings raced back to the square while you simply walked.

When you turned the corner and everyone came into view, you were surprised to see Calum now standing with your family. You stopped just short of them, causing them to look up when your boots crunched the snow underneath them.

"Hey, sweetheart," your mom smiled, "What did the kids want to show you?"

"Their snow-cat," you replied, glancing back at Calum.

"Snow-cat?" Charles questioned.

"It's actually pretty cute," you shrugged, "I'll have them show it to you before we head back home later if you want."

"We'll go see it right now!" your mom said, her own gaze flicking between you and your boss, "You were only gone a couple minutes, and the tree-lighting doesn't start for another 5! Come on, boys!" She quickly put both of her hands on Charles and Dylan's backs and led them away to find Jack and Cindy, leaving you with Calum.

You found yourself sighing, not even realizing Calum had heard it. He shifted uncomfortably on his feet before finally gaining to courage to speak.

"I'm sorry for...you know..." he cleared his throat – apologizing was something Calum didn't like to do, "I shouldn't treat others poorly due to my bad experiences, and... I'm sorry..." You opened and closed your mouth a couple times, not immediately too sure what to say.

"What are you doing here?" you decided to ask him softly.

"Apologizing, mostly," he admitted, "But... Though I'm not too keen on Christmas, I really do enjoy looking at all the lights back in the city... Figured I'd see if they're any better in a small town."

"They're way better," you informed him. Calum was about to respond, but the Mayor speaking made him stop, simply smiling at you instead.

"Are we all ready for the tree-lighting ceremony?" Mayor Santos asked, obviously earning a resounding 'yes' from everyone. "Excellent!" he smiled, "The kids have prepared a special song that they're going to sing to get us in the spirit!"

The kids did exactly that – singing The 12 Days of Christmas – before Mayor Santos spoke again. He gave a small speech, and then everyone began counting down. You bounced on your feet as you joined them – the town's tree-lighting was always your favorite growing up, and you were more than happy that you were finally back home to be part of it again.

When the crowd shouted out '3... 2... 1!', the giant tree's lights lit up the night around you. You clapped giddily along with those cheering and the kids yelling, not even noticing the man beside you wasn't even looking at the tree anymore.

Calum tried to focus on the town's excitement – really, he did – but he kept getting distracted. The way the Christmas lights shined in your eyes as you stared at them in awe... He wasn't sure any one person could get more beautiful.

"Isn't it gorgeous?" you whispered, more to yourself than to him.

"Yeah," he mumbled in response anyway, "Yeah, it is."

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The Eggnog Incident

Klaine Advent 2018

Day 9: Incident

Word Count: 1948

Rated: R

"The only thing making this tolerable is the free booze."  Kurt drains his spiked eggnog.

When it comes to office Christmas parties, this has to be the worst one ever thrown.  On top of being surrounded by people he can barely tolerate seeing on a daily basis, the fake Santa that was a little too handsy with him, the food is terrible, and horrible Christmas music is being blared from speakers.  It’s a surprise he’s lasted as long as he has.  The booze is probably why.

Next to him, his friend Holly, and only coworker he actually likes, agrees with a nod of her head.  The bells on the reindeer antler headband she wears jingling.  He's grateful his headband, something he is being forced to wear by Belinda, is simple elf ears that don't make noise.

"I don't get why we have to endure this crap every year?"  She drains her red Solo cup.

"Because we need jobs."  The fact that this party is a mandatory says a lot about it.

"Right.  Oh god!"

Kurt looks to Holly, who bites her lower lip and hungrily stares at something.  "What?"

"Boss man just arrived."

That has Kurt whipping his head in the direction Holly looks.  And sure enough, standing by the Christmas tree looking like a present he wants to unwrap and play with, is Blaine Anderson.

It was never his intention to crush on his boss.  And for the first three years, he managed not to do that.  But then Malcolm Anderson had to go and retire and have his son take over for him.  That's when it became nearly impossible not to crush on his boss.  Because Blaine Anderson was his wet dream come to life.  Forget the fact that he’s fifteen years older than him, and barely knows he exists.  Blaine is someone he’s never wanted more.

Besides Holly and the spiked eggnog, Blaine is the only good thing about this party.

"God, the things I would do to him," Holly says, want dripping from her voice.

"Like you’ll ever get the chance.  Unless you forgot that he likes dick."

Holly frowns.  "Why do you have to sour my mood?"  She pouts like a kid who had a toy ripped away from them.

Kurt grins.

"You should go tell him that you want to jump his bones.  At least one of us should fuck him.”

"Yeah right.”  Kurt snorts.  “And get fired?  I'll just safely live in my fantasies with him."  Which he has plenty of.  His favorite being the one where he's called into Blaine's office and reprimanded for a mistake.  In a sexy way.

"I'm gonna go get another drink.  You want one?"

Holly shakes her head, the bells of her headband jingling again.  "You should watch it.  You've already had three cups."

"This is the only thing getting me through this travesty."

Holly minutely nods her head in an understanding way.

At the table where the food and drinks are spread out, Kurt grabs the carton of eggnog and pours himself a cup before topping it off with some strong alcohol.  The eggnog is sweet and strong on his tongue as he takes a drink.  The alcohol warming through his body.

"Hello, Kurt."

Kurt nearly chokes on his drink when he hears that voice say his name.  That sexy, silky voice he fantasizes about whispering dirty things into his ear.  He looks over to Blaine standing beside him looking as good as ever.  The smile he aims at him something he feels all the way down to his cock.

"Hi, Mr. Anderson."  He licks his lips and wipes at his chin just in case there's drops of eggnog there.  No need to further embarrass himself after being caught wearing this ugly headband by Blaine, who of course doesn’t have to endure wearing one.

Sexy bastard.

"Mr. Anderson is my dad, and it makes me feel old.  Call me Blaine."

"Okay."

"So, are you enjoying the party?"

Lie!

Lie!

Lie!

"No."  Fuck!  Kurt's eyes go big as he stares at Blaine.  That was not the right thing to say.  The alcohol is loosening his tongue.  "Oh shit!  I'm sorry.  I didn't mean to say that.  It's fine...I mean it's great.  I, um...I'm having a great time."

Blaine chuckles.  "It's okay.  I know this party is a buzzkill.  If I could, I wouldn't even show.  But seeing as it's mandatory."  He gives a shrug of his shoulders.

Kurt chugs more of his drink to keep from saying something that'll put his foot further into his mouth.

"So, what did you ask Santa for?"

Kurt looks over to the hired Santa, who merrily laughs while talking to Jacob from Accounting.

"A raise," he replies, being somewhat honest.  He did ask Santa for that, but it’s not what he really wants this year.  Or what he’s really wanted for the past two years.

Blaine laughs.  “I think he might be able to provide that.”

“Thanks.”

“Don’t thank me.  You put in great work.  It’s what you deserve.”

“Thank you,” Kurt tells Blaine.  “For noticing.”

“You’re welcome.”

"What about you?  What did you ask Santa for?”

"I haven't sat on his lap yet.”

Sit on my lap.

What he says next he blames entirely on the alcohol.  If not for it, he would have never said what he does.  And before he can stop himself, can bite his loosened tongue, the words are out of his mouth like a secret he’s been dying to share.

"You know what I really want for Christmas?  I want you to bend me over your desk and fuck me."

It takes a couple seconds for it to fully hit Kurt what he said.  And when it does, he wants to die on the spot.  Wants the floor to open up and swallow him; save him from his misery and shame.

Blaine's eyes go big as his lips parts in shock.

What happy buzz Kurt had is gone in a flash.  His mouth proving to be a bigger buzzkill than the party.

"Oh fuck!"  This is bad.  Extremely, extremely bad.  Not only did he just make the biggest ass of himself, he's pretty sure what he said qualifies as sexual harassment.  He'll be lucky if he has a job next week.

Coat quickly shrugged on after he apologizes to Blaine and walks away, he hopes he can make a quick and clean exit without further making a complete and utter fool of himself.

Of all the dumb embarrassing incidents in his life that he’ll regret, this is easily at the top of the list.

Fucking eggnog!

Repeatedly hitting the button for the elevator after walking out of the party, not caring if he'll get in trouble for leaving early, a huge sigh of relief leaves him when the elevator arrives and the doors open.  He rips the ridiculous headband off his head, throwing it to the floor, and practically punches the button for the first floor.  Just as the door is about to close a hand comes out and stops them.  It catches him by surprise.  And worry begins to gnaw at him when Blaine steps onto the elevator with him.

This is the last thing he wants or needs.

The first couple of floors down are spent in an awkward silence.  When they reach floor sixty-two is when he finally speaks.

"I'm sorry, again," he says, voice shaky and heart racing.  He stares straight ahead, too afraid to see whatever look Blaine might be wearing.  Not only can he not see the possible anger on his face, it's the possibility of disgust that sours his stomach.  To find out the guy he wants doesn't return his desires is not something he can handle right now on top of everything else.  "I shouldn't have said that.  It was completely inappropriate and lewd.  I understand if you want to punish me."  And that was the wrong choice of words, because now all he can think about is being laid over Blaine's knee and spanked.

FUCK!

He wills his semi-stiff cock to go down at the image.

They spend another couple of floors in silence.  With each floor they pass without Blaine saying a word only has Kurt's worry growing.  The worry turns to fear that by the time he steps off this elevator he'll be jobless.  Which would be completely understandable.

At floor fifty-six, Blaine finally speaks.  But it's only to say something Kurt doesn't understand.

"Mistletoe."

Kurt looks to Blaine, confused.  "What?"

Blaine points up.  "Mistletoe."

A look up and Kurt sees the plant hanging from the ceiling of the elevator.  He forgot that mistletoe was hung in the elevators for the party tonight.  He didn’t completely get it, but didn’t say a word about it either.  Now, he wishes he had.  Because he’s stuck under one with his boss, who he just revealed a wild fantasy to.

"Oh."  He looks straight ahead, understanding what Blaine is trying to say.  "It's okay.  You don't have t-"

A hand grabbing and turning his head, and lips crashing to his cuts him off.

In all the kisses he’s had in his life, none of the previous ones hold a candle to this one.

The kiss is explosive.  He feels it in every inch of his body.  It creates a tingle throughout him that he’s never felt before.  Sets off lust and want so strongly that it would be impossible to ignore.

Blaine's mouth is possessive as he kisses him; as he thrusts his tongue into his mouth.  It's the same kind of possessiveness he shows when he pushes him up against a wall and presses as close to him as he can get.

Leg lifted up and hooked over Blaine's hips, Kurt moans at feeling Blaine's obvious arousal.

"I want to give you that Christmas present," Blaine softly growls, punctuating his words with a roll of his hips.

"Oh fuck!"  Kurt isn't sure if the reply is to Blaine's words, or the way their cocks drag together.  Probably both.  Hands clutch Blaine’s shoulders.

"Years I've wanted that same thing.  Wanted to bend you over my desk and fuck you until you screamed my name."  Blaine nips and kisses at Kurt's neck as he speaks.  "Wanted to make you mine."

Kurt moans as arousal and want burns through him.

Just as Blaine's mouth covers his in a searing kiss the elevator comes to a stop and the doors open.  A low whine escapes him when Blaine pulls away, grin on his face.  He doesn't want this to end.  Not yet.

"This is our stop."  Blaine takes a step back.

"Yeah."  Kurt wills his disappointment not show on his face.  If Blaine wants to leave it at this then he won't say anything.  "I, um...I guess I'll see you Monday."  Time for me to go home and jerk off until I pass out.  It’s what he’ll need after that wild moment in the elevator.

He makes it less than ten steps out of the elevator when a hand grabs his wrist and turns him around.

"You know," Blaine pulls him close, "waiting for Christmas to give you your present seems silly."

Kurt's heart begins to race as his cock grows hard.  "Oh yeah?"

"Yeah."  Blaine kisses his way up to Kurt's ear, gently nipping the lobe.  "How about we go back to my place and you get a little sneak peak of that present you want.  What do you say?"

"Yes!"  A blush stains Kurt's face at his eagerness he can’t hide.

Blaine chuckles.

He takes Blaine's offered hand and follows him out the building, excited and ready for the rest of the night.

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