#and gives martin a big bouquet of roses

[akwardmarthy]

Missed symbolism in Goncharov (1973)

I, just like everybody else, was compelled to watch Goncharov (1973), written and directed by Matteo JWHJ 0715 (NOT by Martin Scorsese, as many believe) after it recently gained traction on Tumblr.

Immediately I noticed how this movie is truly excellent in many ways, especially in cinematography, the homoerotic '''subtext'' (like c'mon, they all are queer) and the way it uses many a symbolism and allusions without making the movie too overbearing or camp.

Sure, everybody is talking about the clock symbolism and the boat scene, but I have not seen anyone mention the flowers and the background watcher. So I'll kindly explain them, because they are more interesting than you think:

The flowers

In the first scene where we are made clear that Goncharov and Katya are a married couple, we are shown Katya greeting Goncharov at the door after he returned from someplace (probably some dead guy's apartment) and him giving Katya a bouquet of colorful carnations. She...didn't looked too thrilled about receiving them, as shown by her reply:

''Oh, carnations, how...lovely. Thank you.''

Some might consider her snobbish or stuck up by her reaction to the flowers because her spouse just gave her a gift. Some probably consider it a sweet gesture. But I think that the bouquet was a subtle way of showing that they are in fact, not really close romantically and foreshadowing Katya's death. To prove that, I would like to make two points:

In many former USSR block countries, flowers can say certain things and are given at certain instances. For example, on March 8th aka International Women's day, it is a tradition for men to give the women in their lives red tulips as a way to show gratitude for their hard work (but due to CAPITALISM it has become somewhat of a Valentine's day clone). Roses are kind of a universal flower due to them being suitable for almost any occasion. So what's the deal with carnations? Well, carnations are seen as somewhat of a basic flower that you either receive on your name day OR when the giver has no idea what you, the receiver, would like, but doesn't want to offend you. To put it simply, carnations are a flower that you would give a stranger, not your spouse.

The second hint is something you only notice upon rewatching it and even then you have to catch it because it is that subtle. If you look at the bouquet carefully, you notice that the flowers gives are an even number. In the former USSR countries, giving someone an even number of flowers is a BIG no no, because you only give an even amount of flowers for someone's funeral. Giving a living person an even amount of flowers is the same as saying ''I hope you die''. But, considering that the couple don't seem to hold a grudge at each other, it probably is used as a subtle way to showcase that Katya too is a dead woman walking.

I probably should discuss the symbolism of the numbers of the flowers, but I am not very knowledgeable at numerology, so I'll leave this for someone else to analyze.

Now let's take a loot at:

The Background Watcher

The aforementioned element in the title is a very odd case and I must confess that this could also be the case of one of the background actors playing a practical joke on the viewers, but for the sake of this post, I'll treat it as a piece of potential foreshadowing element intended by the director.

So, what is the Background Watcher?

While watching the movie, I noticed that in scenes that take place in crowded places where are a lot of people present, such as parks, public buildings, train stations, etc., an unknown, masculine presenting entity wearing a beige trench coat often appears. Not always, but sometimes. And the times the entity does appear, it is in scenes that end up being crucial to the plot.

It is not the fact that the entity appears, but the fact that it always is present for a few seconds, just to at certain moments it stares at the screen, as if breaking the 4th wall. Which is...unsettling.

For analysis I would like to examine the scene at the train station's large clock where Goncharov is thinking about... rather mundane things. The scene itself is fascinating too, because we are told that Goncharov, in a way, misses his life before joining organized crime. The reminiscing becomes much sadder considering the fact that it's the last scene where he Goncharov is alive.

Sadly I cannot provide screencaps because I am rather inept at technology. So a description will have to suffice.

We are shown a busy crowd stepping out of the train, including Goncharov himself and walking past the nearby kiosk near the train station. Goncharov suddenly stops, noticing that the kiosk was selling chebureks and, after a moment of contemplation, buys one. While walking and eating the cheburek, he starts reminiscing about how it tastes similar to the ones his mother used to make back in the village. After throwing out the wrapping paper in the trash can near a large group of smokers, he ends the scene by saying:

''It's been a while since I've visited mama. I should call her someday.''

The moment Goncharov says someday, the mysterious watcher, as if triggered by a sound, looks at us, the viewers, directly. The watcher's face is expressionless, even blank, as if conveying to us that Goncharov is fooling himself and the hopeful viewers and that the promised someday will never happen. And someday never comes, because the movie ends with the infamous final scene between Andrey and Goncharov and we all know what happens there (spoiler: it's death).

This movie is a gem and it's such a shame that Matteo JWHJ 0715 never had the chance to make another movie, but i suppose we should be grateful that we have this movie at all.

#not me writing a whole ass essay about a silly movie #I am kind of proud of making this shit #goncharov #unreality

[tweetsongs]

i know this isn’t really a western thing but like, martin making chocolates for jon on valentines day

#*clutches east-asian martin to my chest* #he forgets to put in sugar #jon Beholds this before he even picks up the first chocolate but he eats them all anyways #jon planted a rose bush in anticipation for valentines #and gives martin a big bouquet of roses #it's all very cheesy and saccharine and they're both incandescently happy #tma #otp: i need him to be okay #jonathan sims #martin blackwood

[tma-ficrec]

Domestic Post-Canon Jonmartin Fics

Hey, y’all, here’s a small compilation from yours truly of domestic post canon Jon/Martin fics! Feel free to ask (or rec!) in our askbox!

this is not the house pain built by pantsoflobster. SERIES. 166k. Jon/Martin.  Post Canon. Domesticity. Some angst. Kidfic.  Established Relationship.

somewhere only we know by mimosaeyes. SERIES. 18K.  Jon/Martin. Post Canon. Domesticity. Cats.  Established Relationship.

No Rain by luftballoons99. SERIES. 11K. Jon/Martin. Post Canon. Domesticity. Caretaking.  Established Relationship.

With your sun, soft by pinehutch. 6K. Jon/Martin. Post Canon. Domesticity. Valentine’s Day. Fluff.  Established Relationship.

“You know Valentine's Day doesn’t have to be a box of bad chocolate and Tesco’s finest wilting rose bouquet. It can just be you,” Melanie says, and Martin understands she means both of them, him and Jon, and what they mean and are together. “And if that’s absolutely nothing, not even acknowledging the date, whatever, I’m sure that’s fine, too. ‘Sides, not like Jon’s big on romance, is he?”

“Um,” says Martin, blushing and tongue-tied in the coffee shop. “I mean — maybe a bit?”

*** It's the first Valentine's Day after the world came back; Martin doesn't think much of Valentine's, but he wants to make it perfect.

and now we're ready for the ending (the story's over) by futurearmadillomother 2.7k. Jon/Martin. Domesticity. Established Relationship.

Jon doesn’t think he could ever get tired of any of this. Every smile Martin gives him feels like a slice of a forever he still struggles to think he deserves to have. Every mug in their cupboard, every penny in their “honeymoon 2” jar, every morning he wakes up scarred but not defeated, fills him with an overwhelmed sense of gratitude.

The Ins and Outs of Surprises by lawyernobaka. 2k. Jon/Martin. Established Relationship. Hurt/Comfort. Fluff. Domesticity.

In which Jon has a little bit of a rough time with knocking and then goes on to have an unquestionably fluffy evening. Featuring: kitties, good-natured teasing of everyone involved, and loads (and I mean loads) of affection.

it's the way you are by willoftitanium. 1k. Jon/Martin. Established Relationship. Post Canon. Fluff. Domesticity. Martin’s poetry.

There's a lot that Martin could write poetry about. There's a lot that Martin likes to write poetry about. But it's not always easy. Some days putting words to paper comes as easily as pulling teeth, and it's as tedious as it is frustrating. Some days are better than others.

But it's easy, to write poetry about Jon

#list: mod rec #tag: jonmartin #tag: cats #tag: domesticity #tag: post canon #jonmartin #fic rec list #magnuspod #the magnus archives #tma #the fanfiction archives

[milandas-law]

Milo/Ananda Fic Bits

Summary: Just me writing out mini fics for these two cuties.

Characters: Milo Murphy & Amanda Lopez (Of Course)

Hope you all enjoy these! If you have a favorite, tell me which one it is.

@arendalphaeagle @galaxina-the-pyro @welcome-to-rayman @nautiscarader

First Kiss (On The Lips)

Milo and Amanda were on their way to a diner for their date when it started to rain. Milo pulls an umbrella out of his backpack, only for it to get blown away. Amanda then puts her umbrella over the two of them and they run to the diner. After getting to the diner and taking their seats, they order the nachos.

After being brought out of the kitchen, their waitress trips and the nachos land on their faces. The two then start to laugh about. After that Milo decides to takes Amanda home. “Amanda, I’m sorry this date didn’t go as planned…” Milo apologized, feeling quite guilty. “Milo, similar things happened on our last date and I was perfectly okay with it.” Amanda pointed out.

“I know, I just wish I could give you the perfect date for once…” Milo says before noticed they were at the Lopez Home. “Milo Murphy…” he hears Amanda say before she kisses him on the lips. As they kiss, a few of the street lights explodes, causing a bit of a firework effect. When she pulls away, he shocked. “Every single date we have is perfect as long as I’m with you.” She tells him before going into her home.

“I’ll see you at tomorrow!” She quickly says before closing the door. Milo then walks home, smiling ear to ear. Diogee then walks up to Milo as he walked home. “She really kissed me, Diogee!” Milo tells his dog, clearly still shocked by the kiss.

Dinner With The Parents

Milo was getting ready to have dinner with Amanda’s parents. Sara could see he was clearly nervous. “Don’t worry Milo, I’m sure Amanda’s parents are gonna love you.” Sara assures her brother. “I’m not worried about that, I’m worried about Murphy’s Law ruining things tonight…” Milo tells his sisters.

Later on Milo was in front of the Lopez Home. He rings the doorbell and the door was quickly opened by Mrs. Lopez. “Oh Milo, you’re here! Come on in!” Mrs. Lopez says as she pulls Milo into the house. Amanda was sitting at the table with her father when she noticed him. “Milo!” Amanda squealed with joy before running up to hug him. Mr. Lopez just glares straight at Milo.

“Milo, our daughter has told us nothing but great this about you! You even helped her name her pet rats.” Mrs. Lopez told Milo as they sat down to eat. “Everything looks amazing, Mrs. Lopez!” Milo says while looking at all the food. “Thank you Milo, you’re such a sweet boy!” Mrs. Lopez tells Milo while giving him a plate of food.

Milo then notices Mr. Lopez glaring at him, Amanda notices this as well. “Dad, is everything okay?” Amanda asked, clearly worried. “Everything okay, sweetie! I just need to talk to Milo alone.” Mr. Lopez tells Amanda before he and milo walk out of the dining room and into the kitchen. “Look Mr. Lopez, I know you know about my family’s unlucky history, but I assure you I will always make sure Amanda’s safe around me!” Milo quickly says.

Mr. Lopez just puts a hand on Milo’s shoulder. “I don’t care about your “Murphy’s Law”,” He assures Milo which surprises the boy. “I haven’t seen my daughter the relaxed in a really long time.” He continues. “All thanks to you getting her on that show she likes. I never want her to lose such joy.” He went on and on, which caused Milo to smile.

“So if you EVER upset her in anyway, not even Murphy’s Law could save you. Do we have an understanding?” He whispers to Milo, which causes him to quickly nod his head. “I can assure you Mr. Lopez, I’d never do nothing to hurt Amanda.” Milo tells Mr. Lopez, the man then nods at him and the two of them then return to the dining room.

High School Sweethearts

Everyone who didn’t know them were so shocked to find out that someone like Amanda Lopez (Bossy Class President) would be openly dating someone like Milo Murphy (Adventurous Class Clown). A girl then walks up to Amanda was reading a book. “Hey Amanda, I was just wondering… how did someone like you end up with someone like Milo?” Amanda hears her say this and puts her book down.

“To make a long story short, we understand and love each other very much.” Amanda tells the girl before Milo runs into the cafeteria and up to Amanda. “Hey Mandy, I got your lunch, It didn’t get ruined this time!” Milo says before giving her the bag. “Thank you, Sweetie!” Amanda says in awe before kissing Milo on the cheek and giving him the lunch she made for him.

He then sat with her and gave her kisses on the cheek. She noticed he was hurt, pulls couple of band aids, places them on his wounds and gives him another kiss. As the two ate their lunches, they got noticeable stares from those who don’t know them. Sure they were the Odd Couple in their High School, but they didn’t care. They loved each other so very much.

Double Dates

Whenever Milo was out with Amanda and Zack was out with Melissa, the girls would sometimes try and compete over who has the better boyfriend. “Well, Milo is so precious and amazing to me!” Amanda tells Melissa. “Oh yeah? Zack is not only super good looking and awesome to me, he’s ever accepting of the craziest of things!”

Milo and Zack are just blushing messes during all of it. “Can we just go to dinner now?!” Zack shouts clearly embarrassed. Once the boyfriend competition is over, everyone has a great time. They go to lunch, parks and anything new that comes into town. “Another amazing day…” Amanda says as she and Milo lay on the beach while Melissa chases around Zack with water balloons.

“Wanna join in?” Milo asks Amanda before she picks up a water gun and squirts at him, causing him to run alongside Zack as they’re being chased by Melissa and Amanda.

Jealousy Wears Magenta

It wasn’t surprising that Just Getting Started would be a successful band especially with Amanda’s management (They’re all older and smarter after all). What was surprising was how many thirsty Fangirls would go after only Milo. He was quite the popular guy. Of course Amanda wouldn’t have any of their crap. If they tried to get to him, she’d personally deal with them.

During one of the band’s autograph signings, a perky blonde ran up to Milo and gave him a piece of paper to sign. “Who am I making this out to?” Milo asks the girl. “Your biggest and most loyal fan. Also here’s my number.” The girl says before she gives Milo another piece of paper with her number on it. “Sorry, but I’m seeing someone!” Milo quickly tells the girl before giving her back both pieces of paper.

“She doesn’t have to know!” The girl says defensively before feeling someone grab her shoulder. She turns around and sees a very angry Amanda, wearing her best magenta suit. “Yes, I do!” Amanda replies before dragging the girl away from the autograph signing area. When Amanda got back, Milo gave her a kiss on the lips.

“Have I ever told you how cute you are when you get jealous?” Milo teased Amanda which caused her to blush. “Don’t tease me Milo!!!” She squealed at him before he just gave her a kiss on the forehead. “You know you’re better than all those Fangirls.” Milo tells Amanda before they hear “you two better help us clean all this up!” from Melissa across the room.

Flirtatious Fey (LuckyBug and Fenix Fey AU)

Fenix Fey just finished helping his partner LuckyBug save the day. They were able to save the day, but Milo missed his date with Amanda. He went to their meet up spot as Fenix Fey and saw her still waiting for him with their planned picnic in the basket. “She’ll be so furious if I showed up as just myself…” He thought to himself before he walks up behind her and taps her shoulder.

She turns around and sees him. “Fenix Fey! Was Milo in the middle of the danger?! Is he alright?!” Amanda questions the hero frantically. “Don’t you worry your pretty little head, Madame Lopez, Milo Murphy is safe and sound” He informs her which causes her to sigh in relief. Then he notices her get really angry.

“Then take me to him right now! I’m going to give that cute disaster a piece of my mind!” Amanda went off while Fenix Fey tried his hardest not to blush. “Cute Disaster?!” He thought to himself while quickly looking away from her to hide his blush. It took him a few moments to get his composure back before Amanda could notice. He then picks her up in his arms and runs off.

“Madame Lopez, if you wanted to be in my arms, all you had to do was ask!” the hero in black smirked at the fact that his line made her blush. “The only guy whose arms I wanna be in right now are Milo’s.” Amanda whispered which causes Fenix Fey to go silent for a few seconds. “Okay, your boyfriend should be here soon,” He told Amanda as he put her down. “Thank you, Fenix…” Amanda says to the hero.

He then kisses her and then says “don’t miss me too much!” before winking at her and running off to turn back into Milo. He then takes a bouquet of dark pink roses out of his backpack and walks up behind her and taps her on the shoulder when she turns around and see him she immediately hugs him tight. “Don’t you dare worry me like that again okay?!” She says while pushing her head into his chest.

Milo drops the bouquet of roses and hugs her back. “I can’t tell her, not yet at least.” He thought to himself as he held her tight in his arms.

Their Big & Adventurous Family

Amanda had just given birth to her and Milo’s fourth child; Monica Julia Murphy, while their triplet sons; Lucas, Alejandro and Marshall were with their two sets of grandparents at home. When they got home the next day, their parents were sleeping and the boys were out of sight. Milo then quickly wakes up his parents and Amanda’s.

“Where are the boys?” Milo asked the parents. “They’re in bed…” Martin tells his son while wrapping his eyes, trying to stay awake. Milo then checks all three of their rooms and doesn’t see the three five year olds anywhere. “Mandy, Sweetheart… the boys aren’t in their rooms.” Milo says to Amanda, hoping she won’t freak out. Amanda then calmly gives her mother Monica and passes out in a chair.

“Don’t worry, I’ll drive around the block to look for them.” Amanda’s dad says before he goes to look for his car keys, only to realize they’re not in his pocket. “Where are my keys?!” Mr. Lopez shouts out loud. Meanwhile the triplets were slowly driving their maternal grandparents’ car. “Marshall, just turn us around!” Lucas whines as Marshall holds on the wheel.

“No! They’ll be too busy with the new baby to play with us!” Marshall protested while Alejandro was on the floor of the car. “I want mommy and daddy!” He cried out loud. “Don’t worry, Al! We’ll go back after our adventure!” Marshall assures his crying brother. Before they could get any further, Milo, Martin and Amanda’s father quickly stop them. There was no doubt the boys were in a lot of trouble that day.

Amanda had just triple checked the boys’ rooms to make sure they were all there when Milo walked up to her with a sleeping Monica in his arms. “You okay?” Milo asked Amanda before the two go sit down. “The boys could’ve gotten hurt today Milo! All because they thought their sister was going to replace them…” Amanda says, trying not to cry. Milo just holds her, carefully to not hurt the baby.

“Amanda, I assure you our family is going to be okay.” She hears him whisper before she takes Monica from him. She then says “I know it will be, I just hope this little cutie doesn’t act too much like her brothers.” While hugging Monica.

Seven years later, Monica learned to ride a two wheeled bike on her birthday and was now testing it out. On the roof! While Lucas and Alejandro shouted things like “Don’t worry Monica! We’re gonna get you down!” and “Monica! Please don’t fall!” Marshall shouted “You’re doing great sis! Pop a wheelie!” while recording her with his phone.

After they got Monica down, Amanda just hugged her for ten minutes straight. “Mommy, I’m okay really!” Monica assured her mother. “How did you even get up there in the first place?” Milo asked his daughter. “The ladder! I climbed it all by myself!” Monica says, clearly proud of herself for doing this. Amanda just signs with exhaustion and goes into the house to eat some leftover ice cream and cake.

“You okay?” Milo asked as Amanda ate her plate of ice cream and cake. “I’ll be fine… Our kids are a handful.” Amanda sighs which causes Milo to chuckle. Amanda then follows up with “But I wouldn’t have it any other way,” before Milo kisses her on the cheek.

#Milo Murphy's Law #MML #Milo Murphy #Amanda Lopez #Milo x Amanda #Milanda #Milomanda #Amandilo #Amilo #Organized Chaos #Fanfiction #Other Characters #Other Pairings #OCs #AUs #So proud of these!!

[revealedhqs]

STATS.

full  name  :  up  to  player. age  :  twenty  one  -  twenty  two,  utp. grade  :  junior  -  senior,  utp. major  :  up  to  player. pronouns  :  goes  by  he  /  him. alibi  :  up  to  player,  but  it  has  been  hinted  at  in  the  plot  ! character  suggestions  :  kc  guthrie,  owen  milligan,  jake  martin,  mike  dallas,  drew  torres,  adam  torres.

AESTHETICS.

cigarette  tucked  tightly  between  lips.   cap  always  turned  backwards.  charming  smile.  inviting  eyes.  gold  chain  wrapped  around  his  neck  that  he  never  seems  to  take  off.  persuasive  words.  cold  heart.  bitten  fingernails.  cheap  cologne.  custom  made  leather  jacket.  sleepless  nights.  dark  circles  under  his  eyes.   fluent  in  sarcasm.

BACKGROUND.

you  were  never  deemed  good  enough,  no  matter  how  hard  you  tried.  they  wanted  good  grades  and  you  cheated  on  one  of  your  classmates  for  a  whole  month,  and  they  barely  cracked  a  smile  when  you  brought  home  assignments  labeled  with  a  shiny  new  b+.  they  wanted  you  to  clean  up  a  bit  more  so  you  made  it  your  daily  mission  to  wake  up  a  little  earlier  every  morning  to  clean  your  room,  make  your  bed,  and  sometimes  you  even  did  the  dishes  after  dinner,  making  sure  to  polish  your  mother’s  champagne  glass  twice  as  hard.  spoiler  alert  ?  it  never  changed  anything.  sure,  you  got  a  pat  on  the  back  sometimes,  a  “  that’s  nice  dear,  ”  from  your  mother  while  she  was  glancing  at  the  television,  or  curling  up  her  hair,  or  talking  with  her  friend  on  the  phone  who  always  seemed  to  be  more  important.  you  learned  to  be  there  for  yourself,  to  enjoy  your  own  company,  but  it  never  made  things  any  easier  for  you.  instead  it  made  you  cold  and  guarded,  and  you  learned  to  love  that  too.

CONNECTIONS.

the  prosperous  -  she  was  the  only  who  made  you  feel  like  you  mattered,  truly  mattered,  sure  it  felt  like  she  could  see  through  you  at  times,  but  you  grew  to  love  being  under  her  gaze.  you  never  thought  you  could  commit  to  anything,  but  you  found  yourself  running  back  to  her  every  chance  that  presented  itself.  you  loved  the  way  she  made  you  open  up,  how  she  made  you  laugh  until  the  corners  of  your  lip  burned,  how  she  let  you  scream  until  your  voice  was  gone,  how  she  patched  up  all  your  wounds,  how  she  tended  to  you  carefully  and  fixed  you.  you  loved  it  enough  to  open  up  to  her  fully,  and  months  later  you  two  made  things  official,  well  you  did  if  we’re  being  specific.  took  her  to  the  diner  where  you  went  on  your  first  date,  told  her  to  wear  something  pretty,  and  just  like  you  knew  she  would,  she  visibly  lit  up  and  said  she  was  one  of  the  lucky  ones  to  have  someone  around  so  sweet  and  she  melted  your  ice  with  a  tender  kiss  to  your  right  cheek.  and  you  knew  you  were  making  the  right  decision,  when  you  went to  you  car  and  gave  her  the  bouquet  of  roses  that  were  hidden  away  in  your  trunk.  something  you’ve  seen  in  a  movie.  and  things  were  great,  she  never  lost  that  gleam  in  her  eyes  when  you  glanced  at  her  from  across  the  room,  but  old  habits  die  hard,  and  sometimes  you  couldn’t  bare  to  be  bothered,  and  sometimes  you  couldn’t  help  the  anger  that  filled  you  whole  when  she  gave  you  one  of  her  sympathetic  smiles. the  runaway  -  you  can’t  remember  life  without  them.  they  were  always  there,  with  a  glint  of  danger  in  the  corner  of  their  eye,  with  an  offer  you  never  could  seem  to  pass  up.  you  two  were  always  so  much  alike,  you’re  certain  if  those  doppelganger  things  were  real  and  were  based  on  personalities  instead  of  looks,  they’d  definitely  be  yours.  there’s  a  real  dynamic  there,  no  leader,  no  follower,  no  sidekick,  just  the  two  of  you  as  equals.  you  two  aren’t  really  big  on  labels,  and  you’ve  never  felt  the  need  to  refer  to  each  other  as  anything  but  the  other’s  name,  but  if  you  were  ever  to  think  of  anyone  as  your  best  friend,  it’d  be  them. the  vixen  -  she  was  forbidden  territory,  you’ve  known  that  ever  since  you  and  clare  had  your  first  official  date,  but  as  cliche  as  it  sounds,  there  was  just  something  there.  something  you  vowed  not  to  act  on,  despite  the  way  your  hands  always  itched  to  get  into  something  risky,  but  something,  nonetheless.  and  if  you  always  seemed  to  scurry  away  whenever  she  came  around  ?  well,  it  was  nothing  personal.  nothing  she  could  prove  anyway.  so  you  did  just  that,  muttered  empty  “hellos”  and  “goodbyes”  whenever  she  turned  up,  never  really  meeting  her  gaze,  always  offering  to  come  back  later  and  giving  clare  a  quick  peck  on  the  lips  when  she  gave  you  an  odd  look.  clare  telling  you  that  you  need  to  be  more  polite,  because  ‘she  thinks  you  don’t  like  her,’  and  you  promised  to  do  better.  and  then  a  party  happened,  clare  didn’t  want  to  come  which  was  the  usual,  but  that  didn’t  mean  that  you  had  to  sit  it  out  too,  so  you  went  stag.  drinks  were  passed  around,  drugs  too,  and  you  didn’t  notice  that  she  was  even  there  until  you  were  about  five  shots  in,  and  you  know  you  shouldn’t  be  drinking  this  much,  but  you  can’t  find  a  reason  to  stop.  and  you’re  both  pretty  wasted,  because  although  you’re  not  sober,  you  can  tell  by  the  way  she’s  faintly  stumbling  around,  and  you  shouldn’t,  she’s  not  yours  to  save,  but  it  doesn’t  stop  you  from  steadying  her  on  her  feet.

#the dirtbag. #open.

[crazy4tank]

11 Interesting Stories Of How Movie Stars Got Their Famous Roles

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11 Interesting Stories Of How Movie Stars Got Their Famous Roles

Ben Affleck and his strained smile

David Fincher is usually very thorough when choosing actors for his movies. But sometimes everything is decided by chance. According to the director, Ben Affleck got his role in Gone Girl because of his smile! “In the movie, there’s a scene where journalists ask the husband to stand next to a photo of his missing wife, and he does so with a very strained smile. I flipped through Google Images and found about 50 shots of Affleck giving that kind of smile in public situations. So, that’s when I realized he’d be ideal for the part!” Fincher said.

Jennifer Lawrence and her unwashed hair

One might argue that Jennifer Lawrence got her first big movie role because she came to the audition with a runny nose and really dirty hair. She did this on purpose, in order to get into the character of a 17-year-old girl from a dysfunctional family. At first, the director of the drama, Winter’s Bone, dismissed Lawrence’s bid for the part, thinking she was too pretty. But the aspiring actress was not to be stopped!

Lawrence was so eager to star in the movie that she flew to New York, intentionally walked 13 blocks through sleet, and showed up for the audition not wearing any makeup and with a head of hair that she hadn’t washed for a week. As a result, she got the coveted role.

Kate Winslet’s remarkable persistence

To get her iconic role in Titanic, Kate Winslet (then a little-known actress) had to try very hard. With the help of her agent, she got James Cameron’s phone number and kept calling him, insisting that she was ideal for the part of Rose DeWitt Bukater. Kate even sent the famous film director a bouquet of roses with a note saying: “From your Rose.” Despite the fact that the actress went a bit too far, these gimmicks helped her achieve her goal!

Emma Watson’s excessive talkativeness

Auditions for the main roles in the Harry Potter franchise lasted for a long time — the director/producers could not find the right person to play Hermione. Finally, JK Rowling herself joined in the search. One day she happened to chat with Emma Watson over the phone, and was totally delighted by the results. At many points during the conversation, the 10-year-old girl talked incessantly, not letting the writer get a word in. This made Rowling think she’d be an ideal choice to portray Hermione in the movies.

James Michael Tyler and his barista skills

It wasn’t his master’s degree in fine arts that helped the actor get the role of Gunther on the cult TV series Friends. In fact, Tyler was the only one among the applicants who knew how to operate a coffee machine. However, the actor admits that, offscreen, he isn’t a big fan of coffee! Wayne Knight’s abundant sweating

Spielberg himself called Wayne Knight’s agent to offer the actor the role of programmer Dennis Nedry. Later, Wayne revealed what exactly helped him land the part in Jurassic Park. The famous director first saw Knight in Basic Instinct and was impressed by his profound sweating in the Sharon Stone interrogation scene. When Spielberg started to film his epic, he thought that the actor’s sweaty face would look great in a sci-fi setting. As he put it to Wayne: “Instead of woman’s legs, you’ll be looking at a dinosaur!”

Matthew McConaughey’s mustache

At first, Richard Linklater didn’t intend to cast Matthew McConaughey in the movie Dazed and Confused, considering him too handsome for the role of David Wooderson. However, after the actor gave a convincing performance at the auditions, the director changed his mind. But Linklater’s condition was that McConaughey had to grow a sleazy mustache. Naturally, Matthew agreed.

Chloe Grace Moretz’s fake accent

Martin Scorsese wanted the whole cast of his movie, Hugo, to be made up of Britons. Moretz (an American) was so eager to land a part in a Scorsese film that she imitated a British accent at the audition and lied, saying that she was from England. However, the lie was later revealed when she thanked the director at the end of the audition, but Scorsese was impressed enough to cast her anyway.

Harvey Spencer’s convincing punch

The director of the classic horror movie, The Omen, spent a lot of time and effort on casting the main role — the son of the devil disguised as a little boy. At the auditions, Richard Donner asked each of the young applicants to attack him. 4-year-old Harvey Spencer proved to be the most convincing. When he punched Donner, the director realized he had found the perfect Damian!

Chris Hemsworth’s troubles with height

To get the role of Thor in The Avengers, the actor had to resort to a little trick. Hemsworth is 6’3’’ while the brief for the audition stated a height limit of 6’1’’ (the director didn’t want a big-screen Thor to “dwarf” the other characters). As a result, Hemsworth lied about his height.

Sophie Turner and her subscribers

We all know how much influence social networks have on people’s lives. But can you imagine a situation where actors are given or not given a coveted role based on their number of followers on Instagram? According to one of the stars of Game of Thrones, this already happens! Turner admits that she was recently cast in a movie because she had more online subscribers than another applicant (who, according to Sophie, performed better than her at the auditions!).

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The Lady in the Black Leather (Ch 22)

Catch up here [chapter 21]

Harley, Graham McTavish, Martin Freeman x Amanda

When Graham returned with Phantom, you were dozing. He quietly unhooked the leash and hung it on the handle of the closet. Then came around to the side of your bed.

You cracked open an eye and then looked over at him. He smiled. “Thought ya were sleepin’.” He said.

You shook your head. “Naah, just resting. Can you tell me about your travels and about Scotland?” you ask as Phantom hops up onto your bed and lies down at your feet. You motion for him to ‘come’ and you take his vest off for a while. He lays down at the side of your good leg and takes a nap. You hand the vest to Graham.

He gets a BIG grin on his face and nods. He asks you if your laptop is here and you nod. “It’s in my backpack. I think Scarlett put it in that closet over there.” You tell him.

He walks over to it and hangs Phantom’s vest over the side of the chair, then opens the closet and pulls out your backpack. He opens it up and pulls out your computer and the power cord for it. Then puts the backpack back in the closet and closes the door.

Graham hands you your laptop and swings around the bedside table. He helps you set up the computer and then starts googling different places he has been to and tells you different stories about the places he has seen. You both spent the morning with him sharing stuff like that and you learned a lot about Scotland, New Zealand and Graham.

You look up at the clock when a nurse appears at the door and asks if you’d like to order anything for lunch. You shrug and ask to see the menu. You look at the menu, but nothing really screams “eat me”. So you decline.

Graham chuckles. “Hospital food is never that good anyway. I can go get ya somethin’ Sweetie. What would like?”

You think. How about a Shawarma from Ali Baba’s West Side? I love their food!” you ask. He grins and nods, “Ok, Sweetie, I like their food too! I’ll go see if they’re open. If not, what would ya like?”

“Ohhh…how about a Jacob’s Patty Melt (no onions) from Jacob’s Pickles!!!!” you tell him excitedly. He chuckles and tells you he’ll go see what he can find and will be back in a little bit.

Graham heads out and you recline the bed back a little bit. You doze off for a while trying to catch up on some sleep.

After about a half hour, you hear a soft knock on the door and Phantom’s soft “wuff”.

“Come in” you reply sleepily and move the bed so you’re sitting up more.

You grin when you see Martin, Amanda & Graham come walking in. “Look who I ran into at Jacob’s Pickles!” Graham exclaims.

Amanda giggles and comes to give you a hug. She takes the flowers and balloon Martin was holding and puts it on your bedside table. They were yellow and white daisy-like flowers with purple roses all put in a big, yellow ceramic coffee mug with a huge smiley face on it.

You grin “It’s so bright and sunny!” you exclaim. And chuckle at the ‘get well soon’ balloon with sparkly Band-Aids all over it. “Thank you!!!” you tell them

Martin smiles. “How are you feeling, Harley?” he asks as Amanda puts their flower bouquet on the counter by the sink, since your windowsill was running out of room.

“I’m feeling all right. I’m tired, but that’s cuz the dumb nurses wouldn’t let me sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time. The cop assigned to sit with me finally told them to bugger off and let me sleep for the night.” You giggle.

Martin and Amanda chuckle. “How’s the leg?” Amanda asks.

“It’s sore. I got some nice pain killers, but the Doc said I have to stay off my feet for several days. It’s hard to sit upright, cuz it puts some pressure on the exit wound at the back of my thigh.” You explain. “But I’ll survive.” You say grinning.

“And who is this big ball of fluff?” Amanda says as she holds out her hand for Phantom to smell.

“This is Phantom. My security dog.” You tell her. “Phantom, this is Amanda and that’s Martin, they are our friends, okay?” you tell him.

Martin holds out his hand for Phantom to sniff and Phantom smells his hand too. He licks both Martin’s and Amanda’s hands and lets them pet him. Martin scratches Phantom along the collar and Phantom’s leg starts thumping on the bed making everyone laugh.

“I suppose he should get brushed at some point today… probably outside so his hair doesn’t end up floating all about in here.” You say.

Graham nods. “I’ll take him out and brush him for ye later on, Sweetheart. Don’t worry. Might take him for a good walk too and let him burn off some energy, since he’s been cooped up for a day or so.” He tells you. “And I still gotta work off that effin huge bowl of ice cream Aiden bought us yesterday!” Graham says laughing.

You nod. “Thanks Graham.” You tell him.

Martin and Graham unpack the food they bought and you motion for Phantom to ‘get down’ and he jumps off the bed and goes to his food and water bowls and eats for a bit then goes to lie down on his bed and watches everyone.

Graham rolls the bedside table back in front of you and everyone grabs their food. You frown realizing your coffee and your water are both empty. “Could someone fill this with some water for me?” you ask holding up the water mug the nurse had given you.

Martin hops up and grabs it. He heads out to the nurse’s station for some ice and then fills it with water from the sink, comes back in and hands it back to you.

“Thanks Martin! I didn’t realize they had ice available!” you happily exclaim. He grins and gives you a wink.

“Martin told me about the ‘ice hockey’ game you had played with Richard. We tried it, and I must say it was quite fun!” Amanda giggles. “Thanks for telling him about it!” she tells you.

You grin and see Martin’s face go pink as he takes a bite of his food and Graham just laughs. “I do not want to know!!! So do not say anything!” he tells Martin and Amanda, while grinning from ear to ear.

You and Amanda just smirk and take a bite of your sandwiches. The four of you sit and talk as you eat. Martin and Graham sharing embarrassing stories about their times in New Zealand on set for The Hobbit films.

Once you all are done eating, you ask Graham if he could take some pics of each of the flower bouquets you have gotten. He nods and you hand him your phone and open up the Camera app on it. He goes around the room snapping photos of all the flowers and balloons you have gotten. Then he takes a pic of you with Martin & Amanda, then hands the phone to Martin who snaps a pic with you and Graham.

Amanda takes the phone and shoos Martin to get in the picture and she takes one of you, Graham and Martin as well.

“Oh! Here, Harley. Rich just sent you a text!” she exclaims as she hands you the phone.

“Hi Love! How’s your day going? I’m on lunch right now. Been thinking ‘bout you all morning. How’s Phantom holding up?” he texts.

You reply, “Doing all right. Graham has been keeping me entertained. Got a LOT of flower deliveries! Thanks for the gorgeous roses, Sweetie! I love them! <3 <3 <3” You send to him along with the photos of the flowers you’ve gotten so far.

“Graham got me lunch and Martin and Amanda are here having lunch with me and Graham right now.” you send with the pics of you with them.

He replies, “Glad you’re being entertained. Miss you! Bed was too cold last night without you in it. ☹” he replies.

“Awwww, miss you too Honey! Phantom says ‘hi!’ and Graham took him outside a little while ago. Phantom’s been really good and is enjoying his doggy bed.” You reply and snap a pic of Phantom watching you all with a lovesick puppy look.

Richard replies, “Awww! He looks so bored! Didn’t Graham and Lee get him any toys to play with?”

You ask Graham if they got Phantom any toys to play with. He gets up and finds the bag with the toys in it. He pulls out the squeaky mallard duck and the rope toy. Phantom’s head pops up and his tail starts wagging. “wuff” he says quietly.

Graham chuckles and cuts off the tags for the duck then tosses it to Phantom who catches it and starts shaking it back and forth, making the thing squeak. Graham tries to take it away and they end up in a tug of war, making everyone laugh till they are crying.

Finally, Phantom loses his grip on the toy and it goes flying into Graham’s chest. You laugh when you see the astonished look on Graham’s face. Martin and Amanda are practically rolling on the floor they are laughing so hard and Phantom just gives Graham and you this cheeky look and he goes back to his bed and lays down.

You Text back to Richard, ‘Yes, they got him some toys, just forgot to take them out of the bag. He just played tug of war with Graham and a squeaky mallard duck. Phantom tugged then let go of it and it went flying back and hit Graham square in the chest. Graham had an astonished look on his face & Phantom looked at him cheekily and went to lie down on his bed. LOL!!!!”

You get a text back with “ROTFLOL and a laughing while crying emoji. Wish I could’ve seen that one! Back to work, Sweetie. See you in a few hours when I’m done for the day. Xoxo Rich”

Graham chuckles and tosses Phantom the duck. It lands on his foot and Phantom shoves it off to the side of the bed and noses it till it lands on the floor next to the bed and out of the way. Graham looks over at Martin and Amanda and shakes his head. “Awww, come on, it wasn’t THAT funny!” he states, frowning.

They crack up again and laugh some more. “Oh! I wish I would’ve recorded that, Graham!” Martin finally gets out. “The look of utter shock on your face was priceless when he let go of the duck and it hit you square in the chest!” he says and starts giggling again.

Graham rolls his eyes and looks at you. You’re giggling and trying to be quiet, but lose it when he turns his glare on you. “Oh, lighten up Pops! He was just playing, but I do think he did that on purpose. He had such a cheeky look on his face!” you say giggling again.

Graham smiles at seeing you giggling once again. “Well as long as it gets you to smile, then I guess I can’t be too mad at him.” Graham replies. “Though, we should probably get things cleaned up. Rich said the lawyer was to be here for 1:30pm.” He tells you.

You nod, then decide you should probably get some help to the restroom. You call for the nurse while Graham, Martin & Amanda clean things up. The nurse helps you out of bed and hands you crutches. She checks the bullet wounds and then helps you to the restroom.

You don’t notice the looks on your friends’ faces when they see your bare legs and all the scars on them. Graham is surprised and frowns. Martin looks at Graham then at Amanda. Amanda shrugs and looks at you worried.

When you get into the bathroom and the door is closed, Martin finally asks quietly what they all are thinking. “Where did she get all those scars from?”

Graham shrugs and rubs his beard. “I have no idea. They look old though. Like she’s had them for a while.”

Amanda says quietly. “My guess is she either has been abused by her ex-boyfriends, or she had a cutting habit. It’s not really any of our business, though. If she wants to share about it, she will, in time. No prodding!” She tells them while pointing a finger at each of them in warning. “It’s probably why she is in pants all the time.”

Graham thinks back to when you had been trying on the skirts and dresses. “I don’t recall seeing them though when she was trying on the skirts at the store the first day I met her. She had bare legs then!

Amanda chuckles, “Graham, there are nylons that we wear that are skin tone colored. They are designed to hide things like scars, tattoos, and other imperfections we don’t want the world to see when we wear dresses and skirts. She probably had a pair on when she was shopping, figuring she would be trying on skirts and dresses.” She replies.

They finish cleaning up the room and you come hobbling out on the crutches and stop at the sink to wash your hands. Then you groan and hobble over to the bed. You lower it a little so you can sit on the edge and scoot yourself back.

You hand the crutches to Amanda and she leans them against the wall.

“God, I hate these shorts!” you reply with a laugh, feeling some kind of tension in the air, but not being sure what caused it. “Don’t they have anything in black or a little better fitting!” you say giggling.

It seems to break the tension and Graham and Martin chuckle. “What, Blue not your color?” Martin teases.

You grin, “Not this hideous shade of it, no! I feel like I’m swimming in them!” you reply giggling. You look down and sigh. “I suppose you’re wondering how I got all the scars.” You say quietly.

They all look at each other nervously. You see their uncertainty.

“It’s okay. You’re my friends, and you deserve to know.” You explain.

“Honey, you don’t have to tell us if you aren’t comfortable doing so.” Amanda tells you. “We’ll understand and won’t be upset.”

“It’s okay. I don’t mind.” You reply. “They are from my old boyfriends. They used me as their plaything and treated me horribly. I didn’t realize it was abnormal, until a Doctor asked about it when I went in for a physical. My exes were into, what did the Doctor call it??? They were into BDSM, and I ended up being the naïve victim…I guess you could say.

I didn’t know any better and believed what they had told me. It’s how I got such a high pain tolerance, how I can drink the strongest whiskey the Squawking Raven has. It hurts, but my brain doesn’t react to the pain anymore.” You explain. “It registers it, but just goes, ‘Meh’, and doesn’t send a signal to react to it.”

Your friends stare at you for a moment then look at each other wide-eyed. “Wow. You really have been through the wringer, haven’t you!” Amanda says quietly. “Well stick with Rich, Sweetheart. He’ll never treat you like that.” She tells you. “He’s always been a sweet man and very, very kind.” She encourages.

You nod. “I hope to. I’ve never had someone treat me the way he does. I still feel like I fell into some dream and keep waiting to wake up.” You say sheepishly as you tuck your legs back under the blankets. You wince a couple times from moving your injured leg, but don’t let it bug you too much.

“Well, Harley, we gotta get going. We still have a bunch of errands to run today.” Martin tells you. “Thanks for letting us come and crash your lunch.” He says grinning. “And please do stay with Rich. We haven’t seen him so happy in a very long time. You’re good for each other.” He tells you and gives you a hug. Amanda does too.

“Thanks, you two.” You reply. “You can come crash my parties any time. I’m stuck here for the next week according to the Doc.” You sigh.

They grin and nod. “We’ll come visit again.” They both promise and wave goodbye.

Graham chuckles at them as they leave. He sits down and looks at you. “Sweetie, does Rich know about these scars on your legs?” he asks.

You nod. “Yeah. He saw them the other night when he offered me the shirt and sweatpants for pajamas.

Graham nodded. “If you don’t mind me asking, how did he react? Did you tell him how you got them?” he asks.

You sigh. “I think he was upset at first. He seemed to be seething and trying to control his temper. He reached over, pulled me against him and just held me close. I could hear his heart pounding in his chest and him growling as I told him how I got the scars. He seemed to calm down though after we were able to talk about it.

I could tell he wanted to pummel my ex though when he saw him at Aiden’s, before my ex pulled the gun on us. Rich grabbed me and held me close behind him as he backed us up to the car. His heart was racing, and he had one hand in a tight fist, like he wanted to just beat the guy to a bloody pulp.” You explain to Graham.

Graham nodded. “Well, Sweetheart, that’s understandable. I think if I would’ve known about this earlier, I may have done it for him. When I came out and saw you laying there in Rich’s arms and the look on his face I was ready to strangle the guy, but Phantom had the guy’s arm in his mouth and was sitting on him, growling, so I let Phantom handle him. I just punched the other guy to keep him knocked out till the cops got there.

We were so scared he had shot you someplace that was more critical, though the Doc said the bullet just barely missed your main artery, so you were lucky. Somehow, he missed Rich’s leg though and hit yours. We still can’t figure that one out!” Graham informs you.

You shrug. “Lucky shot, I guess.”

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‘Youokay?’ Mason asks, when she walksinto the shop. He hands her a cup of coffee with a look that is a mix ofcheerful and concerned.

‘Don’t have loud sex. Ever. Respect yourneighbours,’ Kira grumbles. She takes asip of the coffee and hums, already feeling a little better. ‘You’re anangel.’

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Malia nods. ‘Hetexted this morning when I was at work.’

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‘I’m a baker. Mostly pastries and pies,but I also make bread and cookies.’

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‘It’s a pun,’ Malia explains. ‘Loafinstead of love. Stiles drew it when we went out last week. Said he’d do it in return for free pastriesfor a month if I still wanted it when sober.’

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‘Myshoulder,’ Malia says, pushing up thesleeve of her t-shirt. ‘It’s one pastry per employee everyweekday, and they’re non-transferrable.’

Kira laughs again. ‘Smart.’

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‘Do youhave any favourites?’ Maliaasks. ‘So I’ll know if I have to save you anything.’

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Malia nods. ‘See youat lunch.’

Kira smiles as she waves goodbye. She’s already looking forward to it.

~

The next day Kira goes to work with a skip in her step.Stiles is feeling better and thinks he’ll beback tomorrow. She managed to get Hayden to fill in for him today. She’s a great artist and working with heris always fun. Mason will be a little late, but that’s okay because he’s alsobringing her hot chocolate.

The skip in her step falters when she walks past theflower shop. She feels a little guilty about yesterday. The woman probably didn’t mean anything by it and became theundeserving target of her bad mood.

All through the morning, Kira tries to think of a way toapologize. Normally, she’d get flowers,but buying flowers at another shop for a florist seems a little rude. Theperfect apology hits her when she walks into Malia’s bakery that afternoon.

‘Whatkind of baked goods say “I’m sorry”?’ she asks Malia.

‘Cookies,’ Malia says firmly. ‘An assortment of cookies if it’s really bad. Unless it’s your partner, then I’d say a personalized cake.’

‘I’m single,’ Kira says, shaking her head. Was this Malia’s way of fishing for her relationshipstatus? She hopes so. ‘And it’s not really bad. I was kind of rudeto someone yesterday, and I figured I’d saysorry.’

Malia nods, places a couple different cookies in a box, andties it off with a neat bow. ‘Thisshould do it.’

‘Thankyou,’ Kira sighs in relief. ‘And can I get one of those glazedbuns for me?’

Ten minutes later, Kira pushes open the door to theflower shop.

‘Hello?’ she calls out.

‘I’ll be right there!’

Kira waits by the counter and looks around. There is somuch colour in here it’salmost blinding, and the air is thick and heady from the mixed scents offlowers.

‘How canI help you?’

Relieved, Kira sees it’s thesame woman she flipped off.

‘I cameby to apologize for yesterday,’ Kirasays, holding out the box of cookies. ‘I’m Kira, I own the tattoo shop downthe street.’

‘Lydia,’ the woman introduces herself. Shesmiles and holds out her hand. ‘Andthis is my flower shop.’

Kira shakes Lydia’s hands,that are rough from handling flowers all day. Lydia takes the box and pulls thebow, humming when she sees the cookies.

‘Do youwant one? I could make some tea,’ Lydiaoffers.

Kira shakes her head. ‘I’d loved to.’ And she really would. Lydia is pretty and she seems nice.‘But I should get back. Lunchbreak isalmost over.’

‘I hopeI’ll see you around,’ Lydia says.

‘Me too.’

~

For over a week, Kira tries to figure out if she shouldask out Malia or Lydia. Malia is blunt, caring, and Kira’s pretty sure she offered to beat up one of herex-boyfriends. Lydia is sharp, funny, and incredibly sweet once she’s decided she likes you. Both womenare gorgeous, creative, and passionate about their jobs. It’s a terrible choice that Kira doesn’t want to make, and she’s all but decided to flip a coin,when Malia makes the choice for her.

‘Theonly other person who loves these cookies as much as you is my girlfriend,’ Malia says, handing Kira a gianthazelnut cookie.

‘Youhave a girlfriend?’ Kira asks. She quicklyrearranges her disappointed face into something that, hopefully, resemblesinnocent curiosity.

‘Lydia,from the flower shop,’ Maliasays. ‘I thought you knew?’

‘No, Ididn’t. Well, I still have somethings to do, so I should go. Bye.’

Kira quickly walks out of the bakery and back to hershop, walking on the other side of the street to avoid seeing Lydia. Back inher shop, behind her desk in the office, Kira groans and slides down in thechair. Why? Now that she thinks aboutit, Malia and Lydia do seem perfect for each other. And she’s happy for them. Really. It just… kind of sucks for her, she’s really started falling for thesewomen.

Kira eats her cookie, but barely tastes it as sherealizes what she needs to do. She needs to cut down on the time she spendswith the women. No more lunches with Lydia or taking almost an hour to pick outfresh flowers for the shop. No more jokes with Malia over bread puns. She needssome distance to get over them, and then they’ll be justfriends. It’s not really the scenario she’d hoped for, but the thought nothaving the two women in her life at all is unbearable.

Kira sticks to her plan, she keeps her visits to thebakery and the flower shop short and to the point. Any concern from Malia andLydia she waves away with excuses about being busy or working on new ideas.

She thinks it might working. The thought of seeing Maliaor Lydia still makes her smile, but it doesn’t makeher chest feel too small for her heart anymore, or her skin tingly, or her legsrestless. Now it does all of that at the same time.

This isn’tworking at all.

Kira is wallowing in self-pity, doodling at her stationas she waits for closing time. It’sFriday, and they’re always open late. Withseveral bars close by, you’d thinkthey’d be pretty busy, but theyhave a firm policy against tattooing anyone under the influence; the late hoursare mostly for anyone who doesn’t havetime for a long session during the day.

The old-fashioned bell on the door goes off, and Kirajumps in surprise. When she sees it’s Maliaand Lydia entering the shop, she almost falls of her chair.

‘Hey,’ she manages to squeak. ‘What are you guys doing here?’

‘We’ve barely seen you all week, so wethought we’d stop by,’ Lydia says. ‘And I brought flowers.’

‘Thankyou.’ Kira can’t help but blush and smile. She triesto hide it by ducking her head and admiring the bouquet. It’s beautiful, mostly made up of rosesin different colours. She traces a delicately pink petal with her fingertip. ‘It’slovely.’

‘Ibrought you cookies,’ Maliasays. ‘I’ve been trying something new, I hope you like them.’

‘I knowI will,’ Kira grins.

She puts the cookies on the front desk, then goes to theback to hunt for a vase. When she comes back and sets the neatly arrangedflowers next to the cookies, Malia and Lydia are both looking at her expectantly.

‘Iseverything okay?’ Kira asks.

‘Youwant to go on a date?’ Maliaasks.

Kira’s handsare still around the vase and she almost knocks it to the floor. Did Malia really just ask her that? Shelooks from Malia to Lydia, hoping to find some answer there.

‘We bothreally like you,’ Lydia explains. ‘We  talked about it, and we’d love to take you out on a date.’

Kira’s brainis tripping over itself as it tries to process this. ‘You’reasking me out? Both of you? Together?’ shehas to ask. She has to be sure.

‘Yes,’ Malia says.

‘I’d love that,’ Kira says, nearly knocking over the flowers again in herexcitement.

#malydira #kira x lydia x malia #twfemslash #twrarepair #twpolyamory #my fic #my polya #my femslash #my teen wolf #this was the fic i thought i'd posted #MONTHS AGO!

[keepingupwithfundies]

Counting On Season 5 Episode 1: Joy’s Wedding & Episode 2: Triple Date Night

My recap of the first episode-all two hours of it- is finally done! 

Enjoy! 

-Admin T 

Joy’s Wedding

Opens in Arkansas at Cross Church: Pinnacle Hills.  Shots of the exterior of the church and the large “Amazing Grace” sign which will be the backdrop, the programs and flowers, and Austin getting out of his truck with a bunch of suits in his arms. He walks in and meets Laura, the wedding coordinator who asks how he’s doing and says she has the rings. He asks about the Marriage Certificate, it is onstage and ready to go, she says.

Joy arrives with only a small bag. “You ready for this” a producer asks. “Yup! I’m so ready.” Joy walks in and sees Austin, hugs him and says she loves him and missed him. They check in and we get more shots of the programs on the table. Joy is excited that today is the day and both say they are so excited. They are more looking forward to saying their vows and putting the ring on her finger and they say the first kiss will be exciting as well. Austin reminds us that they’re breaking the tradition of not seeing each other on the wedding day. Shots of decorations.

Miss Cindy introduces herself and is setting up the stage with Jennifer Hartono. The inspiration for the wedding style is a quote from Austin about Joy: “ She’s a beautiful Godly girl running barefoot through an open field of flowers.” They decided to bring the outside inside to the cathedral. Cindy has Jennifer make boutonnieres for all 12 (!!!) groomsmen and a special one for Austin.  

Joy walks to the bridal suite and is laughing and joking around as she does. Laura the wedding coordinator says the biggest challenge is getting everyone where they need to be because Joy has such a large bridal party. The bridesmaids are in the bridal suite getting ready and reminiscing as seen in the promo video. We see Kendra getting ready as well and then Jessa talks about remembering her wedding.  Renee is there with Joy’s gown; She did Jinger’s as well. Jessa and Jinger get ready together and reminisce which is sweet.  Sierra and Kendra are getting ready together. Jinger remembers her wedding and Joy gives out bridesmaid’s gifts which are cute hair ties and say “To Have and To Hold Your Hair Back.”  Jenni has her hair done and is sweetly excited. Sierra helps Kendra with hers. Jill says the little baby is doing well today and so is she. Joy is pretty clam and chill.

We move to the groom and his entourage getting ready. The best man (Austin’s brother-in-law) say they need to be ready in four minutes- they manage to get themselves together. The groomsmen share about Austin since we don’t know him at all. Cindy comes in to pin them, and jokes if she stick them it will just make them tougher.  Austin’s boutonniere has orange, all the others are only white roses. She pins each of the groomsmen and John David pretends to get stuck when she does.

This is the odd moment when Joy comes over to see Austin. She asks him if he likes her hair like that or if she should change it.  He says she should do it how she likes it and asks about a veil. She asks if he thinks she should and he says it’s really up to her. Laura comes over to get Joy and Austin calls her a “fiesta pooper” which is the most personality he has shown so far. They hug and joy goes to put her dress on and Kendra some over to see Joe. He is still in a t-shirt and jeans. Kendra is in her bridesmaid’s dress with her hair all fixed. Kendra says it is so special to be in the wedding and that she and Joy are such good friends. Kendra giggles and talks about the future and what may be happening in the future. They see Pastor Caldwell and walk over to say hi. In a talking head he says this is an exciting day because they will be getting a little bit closer to the Duggar family [Personal aside: That’s what my future brother in law said to my sister before proposing on Saturday, so this is a WIERD moment for me!]  Joe tells his proposal plan: Joy won’t throw her bouquet but hand it off to Kendra and then Joe will come out and propose.

Back in the bridal suite,  Joy kicks out everyone but Michelle and Renee to get her gown on.  There bridesmaids gather around for the reveal. They are so excited to see her in the gown. She does look nice here, but her hair is starting to fall out of the waves. The bridesmaids all agree she should wear a veil. Joy says she has swatches of her mom, her grandma and Miss Roxanne into her dress.  Jim Bob does his usual canned wedding reaction and is in his usual grey wedding suit. Previous Duggar brides have seemed over Jim Bob, but Joy seems pretty over her parents for most of the wedding episode in my opinion. They take a few pictures.

Outside, the guys are taking pictures. They take some nice ones and some silly ones. Bobby, the best man, is hilarious. The groomsmen say Austin is loyal and driven, that he has a purpose and a plan, as they finish taking pictures.

In the kitchen, the cupcake lady Sarah Everett is making absolutely massive numbers of cupcakes. She did Jill & Jinger’s weddings as well. There is lemonade, orange creamsicles, vanilla, and chocolate and maybe more that I missed.

The girls take pictures and they are having fun. Jill of course mentions her wedding and all the sisters remark on how chill Joy is. Jinger mentions that Jenni is so excited to be a bridesmaid for the first time. Jenni is my favorite part of this whole thing and she is SO cute throughout.

Laura, who is kinda wearing white which I still think is no bueno, has the groomsmen get in their places. Someone joking tells Austin loose knees so he won’t lock his knees and pass out on stage.

It’s 6:13 and Joy, who is almost done being a Duggar, is done with “Duggar Time” and starts telling everyone to go down. Joy also keeps telling Jim Bob it’s fine and that she is gonna stand right there. She totally bosses him around and he actually does listen to her and she looks so ready. We see shots of people filing into the church. The music starts and Joy is finally nervous.

It’s aisle time. First, the grandmothers are escorted in. Then the bridesmaids and groomsmen make their way down the aisle.  Some of Austin’s friends are pretty cute. I think his grandfather may be a groomsman, which is precious. Jill walks down the aisle alone as MOH. Then we had the ring bearer & flower girl who is so serious about throwing those flowers. Austin come down with Michelle and his mom and his dad following behind.  The best man and Pastor Caldwell take their places and it’s time for Joy’s big walk. Austin gets teary eyed as she comes in. Jim Bob gives Joy away and Austin helps her up the stairs.

The wedding ceremony is about how you would expect. Pastor Caldwell talks about the symbols in the marriage ceremony. Then there is a hymn: “Jesus is All the World to Me”. John David very seriously conducts the congregation in this hymn and Joy and Austin sing while holding hands.  Pastor Caldwell says marriage is a covenant; they say they understand the weight and Austin takes their vows out of his pocket. They read vows & exchange rings. They sign the marriage certificate and Joy says, “I can put my name now, can’t I” and Austin says “Joy Forsyth? Yeah” and Joy gets the nicest smile on her face. Really that was a great moment. They pray with their parents.

Pastor Caldwell pronounces them husband and wife. Joy & Austin both loudly clear their throats which is cute and they have the first kiss which is better than Derick & Jill’s but still a little too much. They try to leave, but Pastor Caldwell stops them and says: “I’ve got one more thing to say, Pastors are never done” which is funny and then says “For the very first time, Mr & Mrs. Austin Martin Forsyth” and Joy whoops and they run off. There is a surprise confetti drop and Joy says “What was that? oh my cow” which is also great.

John David now says the best line (oh my cow is a close second) in the whole episode. “It’s really strange seeing my little sister get married but it’s really neat, I think it’s great. But Im just holding out, you know, bachelor till the rapture, I guess.”

The rest of the wedding party processes out and it’s reception time. The family compliments the wedding, people eat cupcakes, and generally mill about and socialize.  Jim Bob jokes that it gets better every time, Kendra jokes that that’s because everyone knows what to do now, and Jim Bob jokes back that in five years when they get married everyone will REALLY know what to do. Way to throw her off the scent, Jim Bob. Smooth. OR DO WE THINK JOE DIDN’T TELL HIM? nah i assume he thinks he’s being sneaky and clever.

The best man comes out and introduces Mr & Mrs Forsyth for the second time.  They thank everyone for coming. They cut the cake with lots of laughter, talk about how they enjoyed the first kiss and kiss again after feeding each other cake. Now it time for the bouquet toss, proposal. Jana brings Kendra to the front with her. Joy says “Y’all ready”  and pretend to throw it but instead turns and hands it to Kendra. Kendra is surprised but seems to think this is just a sweet gesture until Joe comes forward.  Kendra was shocked and pretty excited as Joe puts the ring on her finger. Michelle gushes about Kendra, her family, and the upcoming wedding. They actually have the look Ben & Jessa had after engagement where they look like they really want to kiss but Austin comes over with a helpful “no kissing” tease.

The producers ask if Cindy will do their wedding and she jokes that she doesn’t know but the stage is set if they just want to go right in which was funny. Austin and Joy bring Joe and Kendra up on stage and announce the good news. Austin says it doesn’t take away, it just adds. They talk about how all their relationship has gone and how crazy it all is that just six months ago things were starting to pick up. We see wedding pictures, and the screen says 6 months earlier…and then the second hour of the premier begins with a more routine episode.

Six Months Earlier

At the Duggar House, Joy, Jill, Jessa, Israel and Spurgeon are in the girls room planning for a triple date.They look through clothes for Joy to wear. The girls have separated clothes since Jill and Jessa got married.  The sisters say her sense of style is chill, just Joy. Joy says she tries to wear what Austin likes. They ask him to describe her style in three words and he says “I love it” which is clever. Joy is wearing dresses now, because Austin likes them. The producers ask if she will wear a dress on her wedding day and she says she will wear a wedding dress on her wedding day. After looking through her wardrobe, the sisters decide to go shopping.  Jessa is 32 weeks pregnant at that point, nothing fits and she’s getting tired and worn out. They say they know the gender, so do Joy and Jana, but are keeping it a secret until birth. (Spoiler: it’s a boy). Jill is pregnant and having bad morning sickness but she hasn’t announced it yet so we’re pretending its a secret. They go shopping and talk about missing Jinger

Meanwhile in Laredo, Jinger makes breakfast tacos for Jeremy. She talks about living in Laredo and getting used to the weather. She is used to having one other person at the table and limiting the amount she cooks and buys. Jeremy says that this kind of breakfast is something he never did when he was single. Jinger says it’s quiet there which is the biggest difference. Jeremy does the dishes and laundry while Jeremy works at his desk writing sermons. Jeremy mentions that he doesn’t think she knew how much he sings around the house before marriage; she says she likes it because she isn’t used to the quiet.  Producers ask Jill and Derick and Ben and Jessa what they learned about each other when they got married.  Jessa said Ben used to bang his toothbrush on the sink after brushing his teeth which got toothpaste on the mirror, he says he’s better about that now. Derick and Jill say talking in their slep, which apparently Izzy does as well.  Jeremy says that as a pastor he writes sermons, meets with people and planning outreach. He says he does 30-40 hours a week working at home at his desk. Jinger talks about the laundry back home and now she does it less here but it is a trick now because she has to go down to a laundry room at the apartment complex. She says she misses her family in particular little Spurgeon and Israel. They are glad they don’t have to say goodbye anymore.

Jill, Jessa and Joy are shopping in a little boutique. They miss Jinger, the most fashionable one. They browse the selections in the store. Jill says its good to add an outfit every now and then, but right now they’re shopping for Joy. Jessa tries to get Jill to smell a candle and Jill talks about being sick. They show the old prairie dresses and joke about how their style has changed but modesty standards have remained. They find a basic black dress and two different tunics for Joy. They ask the boys to name fabrics and they aren't too sure about that. They leave the store happy.

We spend some time on Derick’s gagging issue. He goes to an Asthma and Allergy specialist to try to find more answers. It looks like it’s not asthma, but the doctor does have an idea of what it could be: Allergies. He lists meat, milk, peanuts, soy and a lot of grasses, in particular ragweed. The doctor thinks it might be eosinophilic esophagitis which is when allergies cause problems in the esophagus and she has a potential treatment that goes under the tongue. For the first treatment he will need to be observed in the clinic before they return to Central America. Jill says it is hopeful but she doesn’t want to get her hopes too high because this has been a long journey for them.

Derick, Ben and Austin go to a trampoline park. They spend some time discussing the rules and horseplay on trampolines. They being to jump and do an obstacle course. Austin shows up Derick and Ben at every turn. After, they sit and have some water and a chat. They ask Austin about what drew him to Joy (surprise, surprise, he says her character and maturity). Derick says that will help them through the hard times and Jill talks about how she got pregnant right away and was pretty sick for the beginning of their marriage. Ben asks about future plans and Derick says “what he means is when are you and Joy getting married.” Austin tells a story about how when he was 17 he ask his dad what he should do to be ready for marriage but his dad said he should flip 5 houses before he got his blessing. Austin jokes that he probably though he would just have to become a monk but he is now in the process of flipping his fifth house so the marriage will come soon. The guys think this is a great story and they say that Austin is a great guy. Austin is glad he got to know them better.

Triple Date time. The girls are taking to long to get ready, and Jill is sick and running a little late. Joy is wearing one of the tunics they got. Jessa waves Joy’s hair while they wait for Jill. Austin, Ben and Spurgeon hang out and chat while they wait. Derick reminds us of the two previous triple dates: etiquette class and the handcuff obstacle course. While Jessa fixes her hair, Joy asks Johanna and Jennifer to go find her shoes- apparently despite multiple attempts to organize all the family members shoes end up in one big pile. Johanna and Jennifer are old enough to be into Joy courting according to Jessa. The girls can only find one.  There’s a lovely moment where everyone says girls take longer to get ready, except for Jessa who says sometimes Ben takes longer to get ready than she does because he irons everything which I dunno if it is just me but I find the image of Ben ironing his boxer HILARIOUS and hope he really does iron “everything”

Joy goes down with one shoe, greets Austin, and then the two of them go to the shoe pile and -romantically- search for her missing shoe. Jessa and Ben talk about how relaxed Joy and Austin are and how they don’t SHOW the butterflies like previous couples have, perhaps because they have known each other for so long. Jill and Derick arrive and the couples go on a date.

The date begins with Joy and Austin reminding us of the courtship rules and all the couples talk about the value of the courtship model (not Anna, funny enough). They arrive at the restaurant and Austin talks about how he always enjoys spending time with Joy. Jill tells Derick he can’t get fish (because she’s pregnant, haha.) The five houses goal comes up again and they ask him about the flipping process and how they’re working on house number 5. Austin asks for wisdom from the other couples. Derick says to have good foundation, Jessa says don’t try to change the other person because you married them as they are (which is actually great advice I think), Jill says that other people may get jealous when you guys get closer to each other than everyone else but you're gonna spend your life together that is what’s supposed to happen, Ben says think of the other first.  All the marrieds are happy for Joy and Austin. It was really neat, according to Derick.

In the last eight minutes of the two hour long monster episode, Jill reveals she is pregnant to Israel and then to the rest of the family. Israel doesn’t really seem to get it but he hugs and kisses a baby doll as they try to explain to the pregnancy basics to Israel. Jill is having pretty rough morning sickness. Israel plays with the baby doll and Jill and Derick remark that he will be a good big brother even if it will be hard for him to share his parent’s attention. Derick jokes that his attention span is too short and he is easily distracted. “If he sees a grilled cheese, the baby is out the window.” I, too, have similar options of grilled cheese. Israel gives Jill the baby doll and tries to steal Derick’s coffee. They give him the “Awesome Big Brother” t-shirt and they decide they will share the news with the family at thanksgiving when asked what they are thankful for.

This is a different thanksgiving because many siblings were traveling and so the Duggars went on a trip to Branson, Missouri and that is where they do thanksgiving. The older sisters and Jill’s buddy team know the news when Thanksgiving rolls around. The Dillards show everyone Israel at Thanksgiving Israel in his t-shirt. It’s pretty anti-climatic at first, and then Michelle figures it out and gets very excited. Very dramatic music plays until Michelle reads it and exclaims “A New Dillard!” Jim Bob doesn’t get it at first but then he is pretty excited to hear the news. Jill says the siblings will be 27 months apart. Jill says she admires how her mom raised 19 kids (by using her other children to raise the younger ones I guess?). Jill and Derick will return to Central America but be back for the birth. Joy says Jinger is next, Jana agrees, but the couple is awkward.

#counting on #recap #joy's wedding

[just-jordie-things]

Valentine’s Special - Stiles Stilinski

Second Grade

You eagerly sat down at your table in Ms DeCann’s classroom, your bag of valentines in front of you.

“Scotty Scotty look!” You said to your best friend, wanting him to watch as you spilled your goodies over the tabletop.  Scott stared in awe at how much more candy you got this year.

“Woah!”

“I know right!” You giggled, and handed over the candies you knew he liked best.

“You got a lot!” Stiles said from across from you.  You eagerly nodded, clapping your hands and began to give him his favorite chocolates.  “But wait, you love KitKats” Stiles said, pushing the pile back to your side of the table.

“That’s okay, you like them more than me” You said sweetly.

“Wow! y/n got a big pretty one!” You turned, seeing Lydia Martin pointing at the big red construction paper card.  A pink heart was cut out, and neatly pasted to the front.  Your name written in the neatest cursive you’ve ever seen for an eight year old.  Your eyes were wide, a small smile of affection on your face as you opened it up.  Inside one half was covered in hearts drawn in pink and red crayon, and on the other half, was written: 

I have a really big crush on you and i think you’re really pretty.

You checked all over the card, in search of a name, a signature, but there was none.  

“Well? Who’s it from?” Lydia asked, her small hands on her hips.  Your face fell, a slight frown tugging on your lips, as you whispered.

“I dunno”

10 years later

You were at your locker, putting books back in your shelves with a slight yawn.  Sometimes you wondered why school had to start so early in the day.  You were grabbing onto your Economics textbook when hands came over and blocked your view.

“Guess who?” You heard Stiles say, and you rolled your hidden eyes.

“Hmm... Kira?” You asked, feeling your fingers over where his hands eres.

“Nope, try again and you could still get the prize”

“Ooh what’s the prize?” You asked.

“Ah ah, gotta guess correctly” He scolded.  You giggled.

“Alright Stiles, I know it’s you” You said, turning around and pulling his hand from your face.

“Hey Scotty” You said, seeing your other best friend was there as well.

You and your boys had only grown closer since elementary school.  Through the death of Mrs Stilinski, the first school dances, Stiles falling in love with Lydia, difficult tests, Mr Harris, and not to mention, Scott becoming a werewolf.  The list went on.  But loosing Stiles to the Ghost Riders was probably the worst thing you’d gone through by far.

Without going on about the many threats of Beacon Hills, you’d still managed to stick together.  Which to this day surprised you, but you were happy nonetheless.

“So... what’s the surprise?” You asked, eagerly rocking onto the tips of your toes and smiling a big sweet smile.  Something you’d been capable of doing since you were six.

“I actually have it” Scott said, holding his hands out.  You hadn’t even noticed that he was hiding them behind his back, but your eyes were staring at the arranged pink and white flowers.

“Awe! Scotty!” You jumped and wrapped your arms around him in a hug.

“Um, actually they aren’t from me” You pulled away and looked at Stiles.  “I actually didn’t get you anything” Scott added.  You smiled at Stiles.

“You got me flowers?”

“I didn’t get anything actually” 

“Yeah I did” Stiles said sheepishly.  Your brows scrunched up together and you gave him a cute smile.

“IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY!” Scott yelled, hands on his head.  He quickly shoved the bouquet of flowers towards you.  “I DIDN’T GET ANYTHING FOR KIRA!” He yelled, running off down the hallway.  You giggled, and inspected the bouquet in your hands.

“Well, they’re beautiful” You told him honestly, and Stiles smiled like he’d just won an award.

“Yeah well happy Valentine’s Day y/n” He said, and you hugged him as soon as his arms opened up.

“Awe happy Valentine’s Day Stiles” You said back, squeezing him before letting go.  “I’ll put these in a vase and water as soon as I get home” You told him, setting the flowers safely and delicately into your locker before closing the door.  “Wanna hang out later? Kira and Scott are going out and I’m all alone and... yeah?”

“Yeah sure” Stiles smiled again.  “See you in lunch” You hugged him quickly and thanked him again before heading on your way.

“Hey Theo” You greeted your lab partner with a kind smile as you sat next to him.  Sure, a few months ago he nearly killed you.  But since saving Stiles from the Ghost Riders, he’d really rebuilt himself and proven to the pack that he was a changed man.

“Hey y/n” He smiled up at you.  “How’s your Valentine’s Day going?”

“Pretty good, and you?” You asked as you took your seat.

“Hopefully about to get better” He told you, and you raised a brow.  

“Plan on asking out a special valentine?” You asked cheekily, a slight laugh in your voice.

“Well that depends” He said, smirking a bit at you.  “Are you going to say yes?”

“STILES!” You yelled ecstatically as you ran to the lunchroom.  You and Stiles always met there a few minutes earlier, before any werewolves were in ear shot of your possible private conversations.

“y-” He didn’t even get to say your full name before you barreled into his arms, and he spun you around on instinct.  Stiles laughed, setting you on your feet and taking in your big smile.  He marveled at it for a moment.  “Alright so what’s got you so bubbly?” He asked, and you squeezed onto his hands.

“I’m going on a date tonight!” You squealed, shaking your hands between the two of you.  “With Theo!” You added, eyes crinkling with excitement.

“Th-Theo?” Stiles repeated weakly, and you nodded.  “Like.. Raeken?”You nodded again, as the rest of the pack started to file into the cafeteria, Scott and Kira taking their seats.  You could hear Scott giving a long winded apology and a promise to get her something.

“...like.. like a HUGE teddy bear..” You shook your head at him, then turned back to see Stiles was walking off.

“Hey, Stiles where are you going?” You called.

“I forgot I have something to- to make up” He lied, not turning back as he left.  

You knew he was lying too.

But you sat down slowly at the lunch table, next to Liam and across from Scott (who was still telling Kira something about rose petals and bathtubs).  But through all his rambling, he seemed to notice your saddened state.  Or maybe he got a whiff of the waves of depression rolling off you.

“y/n what’s wrong?” He asked you, and you huffed before answering.

“I got a date with Theo tonight-”

“NO!” You jumped at the alpha’s outburst, wide eyes staring at him questioningly.  “I-I mean why?”

“Because he asked me and-”

“And you want to?” Scott asked.

“What about Stiles?” Kira added.

“What about him?” You asked miserably, suddenly feeling unhappy with your decision.  All of your friends didn’t seem to care or like the idea of you going out with Theo.

“Well I mean he brought you flowers right?” Kira pondered.

“Yeah but... like it was friendly...” Scott snorted.

“Yeah.  And the card that took him five freaking hours to make you in the second grade was just friendly” He muttered.  Your head shot up, staring at Scott with a slight glare.

“Stiles made that card?” Scott met your gaze, a look of fear on his expression.

“Uh-” You saw bits of sandwich just roll out of his mouth.

“Stiles likes me?”

“Ha, took you long enough to realize it” Lydia said as she sat down at the table.  You licked your lips anxiously.

“You’re uh.. you’re not supposed to know that” Scott said nervously.

But you’d already got your things gathered and was rushing to leave the cafeteria.

“JUST DON’T TELL HIM I TOLD YOU!” Scott called frantically.  You kept running out to the halls.

You were aimlessly jogging, checking every classroom, every staircase, the boys locker room, the counselor’s.. but there was no Stiles.  So you called him.

“Hey! You’ve reached Stiles Stilinski.  I’m probably grounded right now, but leave a message and I’ll call you back when I can” 

You groaned, not bothering to leave a message, so you texted Scott and told him to call his brother.  You got a reply from him a few minutes later.

Scott: he said he went home early You: did he say anything about me? Scott: no but he seemed upset You: mad upset or sad upset? Scott: sad.

You winced, a pang of guilt and sadness coming over you.  in all honesty, you wished Stiles had told you sooner.  Because you would’ve said yes.  Probably even screamed it.  You’ve loved Stiles for longer than you could remember.  Somewhere between playing hide and seek in the wood and watching Star Wars together, feelings seemed to have developed that was just far more than any friendship.

The rest of your day was torture.  You had no way of getting out of school, no pass or quick lie to skip so you could go see Stiles.  Your foot tapped on the ground, leg bouncing rapidly, and fingers drumming against the desk top.

And when the final bell rang, you ran out to your car in the rain as quickly as you could, not even caring.  You didn’t say goodbye to anybody, you didn’t stop at your locker, you just sprinted.

The drive to Stiles’ house was quick, familiar and easy.  So maybe you were speeding a little.  Sue me.  

When you pulled into the drive, you slammed your door, and angrily stomped through the rain to the front door.  Your knuckles hurt from hitting the door so hard.

But you didn’t really expect Stiles to answer, so carefree, while you were standing in front of him, a little wet and panting heavily as you tried to form a coherent thought.

“y/n?” He gave you a puzzled look.  “I thought you had a date-”

“I do- I-I did” You stumbled, and he just looked at you.

“Okay...?”

“I’m sorry” You shook your head, backing up into the rainfall that was slowly turning into a downpour.  Normally you loved when it rained in Beacon Hills, but today it just seemed depressing and cliche.  “I’m just gonna go” You spun on your heels, going back to your car.

“Well wait y/n you don’t have to-”

“Don’t have to what Stiles?” You yelled a little over the rain, but it came out in a sigh.  You felt helpless.  “This was pointless” You shook your head again, pushing your wet hair from your face.

“Well then why’d you come!?” Stiles yelled back.  “If it was so pointless to you!?”

“God” You you sighed.  “God damn it Stiles!” You didn’t want to yell at him, but you couldn’t help it.  You were so frustrated.  “Why didn’t you just tell me you made me that valentine?” His features changed from those of annoyance to a soft surprise.  His hair hung over your forehead in soaked locks of brown, and you tried to catch your breath.

“Scott told you” He said quietly, and you were only able to nod.  “He- he told you everything?”

“I’d assume so I don’t know Stiles I didn’t ask for a back story, I didn’t ask for any of it, but here I am! Why do I have to beg you to just open up to me-!”

“Well maybe if you weren’t going on dates with fucking Theo Raeken of all people then I could take the time to tell you I love you!” He shouted, and you grew furious. (although your heart skipped a few beats at his confession)

“Then why didn’t you say anything?” You asked weakly.

“Be-because” Stiles’ voice cracked.  “You think I wanted to ruin risking everything?” He said, hands falling to his sides.  “I loved- love- you so much y/n I couldn’t- I didn’t want to tell you and then never even be friends it’s just not worth it-”

“Kiss me” You said, voice even, and calm.

“Wh-what?”

“Just do it Stilinsk-” You were cut off, as he’d quickly crossed the space between you, cupping your cheeks and crushing his lips against yours.  Though the action was rushed, the kiss itself was soft and gentle and warm.  You pushed yourself against Stiles’ soaked chest, and tangled your hands in his hair.  You kissed feverishly after that, tilting your head to the side for better access.

You didn’t part until you were both panting heavily.

“I- I love you too” You breathed.  Stiles smiled, brushing your hair behind your ear.

“Good.. because that was really hot and I’d like to do that again” You giggled and nodded, brushing your lips against his before actually kissing him.

And you did end up spending the night together like you’d originally planned.  Although there were other activities involved.

I’ll leave your sexy time part of the night up to your own imagination

i myself had a lovely valentine’s day and i hope y’all did too 

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kisses ~ jordie

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Dirk/Todd ship ask

@lovingvincent requested I do this for the ship ask. Send me your DGHDA ships and I’ll fill in the questions below accordingly!

Who Hogs the Duvet? I definitely think it would be Todd. In the first episode we saw Dirk sleeping above the covers in his bed, plus imagine Todd rolling over in his sleep and yanking all the sheets with him? Dirk doesn’t mind, but he will tease his cute boyfriend about it in the morning just to see Todd’s cheeks flush with embarrassment. 

Who Texts/Rings to check how the others day is going? Dirk for sure. He does it at the most inconvenient times to. He’ll be hiding from a rather dangerous suspect and he’ll just decide to text Todd to see what’s up because if the universe wanted that scary guy to find him/kill him it would’ve happened already, duh. Todd also does love the text messages he gets from Dirk, but at one point  his detective does mention in a text that maybe he might need saving send Farah or yourself please! Xx 

Who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts? Dirk! He’s very creative, he learned how to make cool things when he was in CIA holding. There wasn’t much to do and well, there was a lot of toilet paper, so he made a bouquet of thin papered roses almost every week. Eventually Riggins gives him a crafting kit. Dirk makes Todd wind chimes out of guitar picks he found lying around the apartment.

Who Gets Up First in the Morning? Todd does. He’s used to getting up at the crack of dawn for his old jobs, and every morning he sits at his coffee table with a hot cup of coffee resting between his hands and a cigarette hanging from his parted lips. He watches the sun rise over Seattle from his single apartment window and waits for Dirk to stir awake around noon. 

Who Suggests New Things in Bed? Todd. Dirk isn’t really experienced sexually so Todd usually has to take control in that area. 

Who Cries at Movies? Tbh, as obvious of a choice as it sounds it’s Dirk. One time Todd suggested they watch El Dorado and wtf Dirk just started bawling when Tulio was going to leave Miguel. Very emotional stuff. But one time Todd cried from laughing so hard at the sheer ridiculousness that is the Bee Movie. 

Who Gives Unprompted Messages? Dirk. He likes to send Todd pictures of cool rocks or things he sees at the grocery store. Sometimes he’ll send a funny video of the cat shark making growling sounds as it eats. Todd saves everything Dirk sends him. 

Who Fusses Over the Other When they’re Sick? Todd get’s very worried about Dirk one day when he see’s Dirk coughing up his lungs and sniffling a lot. When Todd presses the palm of his hand against Dirk’s forehead and feels the warmth of a fever. He makes Dirk go lay down in Todd’s bed and force feeds him chicken soup and holds his hair back when Dirk pukes. At one point Todd comes home from a trip to the store with every form of cold medication he could find and starts fixing up his ill lover. 

Who Gets Jealous Easiest? Dirk. One time Todd was getting flirted with at the bar they went to together and Dirk was not having it. Todd has never heard the word boyfriend used so much in a sentence before but by the point Dirk had finished the person who’d been flirting with him had left. 

Who Has the Most Embarrassing Taste in Music? Dirk. He loves K-pop and underground rave music. 

Who Collects Something Unusual? After Dirk brings home yet another trophy item from a case, this time it’s a hand sized frog statue Dirk ripped off the side of a crumbling fountain edge, Todd has to say enough. Or at least, Todd has to rent a storage space because there isn’t enough room in either of their apartments for this much memorabilia. 

Who Takes the Longest to get Ready? Both. Their bathrooms are cluttered with different skin and hair products, and Dirk takes to long trying to find a humorous tie to go with his vibrant outfit while Todd is still in the shower. 

Who is the Most Tidy/Organized? Todd! He needs his living space to be clear of clutter and to smell like Pine-Sol. Dirk likes to leave his dirty laundry all over the bedroom and every morning Todd silently murmurs curse words and picks all the crumpled articles and washes them while his lover is sleeping soundly. Todd also has to wash all the dishes they use because one time Dirk broke a plate in the sink and cut his thumb and now Todd doesn’t trust him to handle washing them.

Who Gets the Most Excited About Holidays? After having been locked away in CIA holding for so long Dirk never got to properly celebrate any holidays. Now whenever a holiday is coming around he and Todd buy every decoration offered for that Holiday and string them up all over the apartment. Dirk will also cut Heart shapes for Valentine’s day, Snowflakes for Christmas, and Bats for Halloween. 

Who is the Big Spoon/Little Spoon? Todd is the big spoon, Dirk curls up on his side and leans against Todd’s chest while Todd wraps his arms securely around his detective and listens to his breathing. 

Who Gets Most Competitive When Playing Games and or Sports? Both. One time they played a six hour game of Monopoly that ended with Todd throwing the board off the table and Dirk screaming his was the king and throwing the fake money at Todd. 

Who Starts the Most Arguments? Todd for sure. He has a lot of doubts about everything and it does occasionally frustrate Dirk. 

Who Suggest that they Buy a Pet? Well Dirk already has the shark kitten which does make Todd nervous as it can rip people literally in half but when the little guy is snoozing in Todd’s lap in the morning he decides that there is no pet better than Dirk’s and his cat.

What TV Shows do they Watch? Dirk is a huge Criminal Minds fan. He likes to judge the characters for needing to find clues and pretends he wasn’t totally surprised by that twist ending!! Todd will watch BoJack Horseman or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He likes his cynical humor okay. 

What Other Couples do they Hang Out With? Farah/Amanda, Amanda/The Rowdy 3, Amanda/Martin, Bart/Ken. There’s a lot they could be potentially hanging out with tbqh. 

How Do They Spend Time Together as a Couple? There’s a lot of snuggling at first. Dirk likes to go on long car drives and explore Seattle and Todd tries not to faint during his lovers hectic driving. They’ll solve new cases and eat a home cooked dinner together almost every night. 

Who Made the First Move? Dirk. After realizing Todd would be forever oblivious to his rather blatant flirting tactics, he finally made his first real move in the jeep when they were both exhausted from digging for Mr. Spring’s machine. Todd was leaning back in the passenger seat his eyes studying the stars above because in the city you barely got to see the night sky this clearly. His hands were folded across his chest and that’s when Dirk had the greatest idea. He slowly trailed his own hand across the small space between him and his assistant before lightly sliding it up Todd’s wrist, by now earning the heart fluttering attention of Todd who had unfolded his arms and held it limply out for Dirk to easily interlace their fingers in silent hand holding. They didn’t talk about it, but Todd and Dirk both clearly could feel the romantic tension suffocating them for the remainder of the night. 

Who Brings Flowers Home? Dirk see’s all these pretty bouquets of flowers at a flower stand in the park one day and decides to buy the whole cart of plants without a second thought. Todd’s tiny apartment is now flourishing with strong scented flowers and Todd admittedly did find it a nice surprise when he pushed open the door to find Dirk watering a load of flowers in his apartment. 

Who is the Best Cook? Todd. Todd can cook anything,he learned the skill in college when he had about three different room-mates who also couldn’t fend for themselves, someone had to learn the trait and Todd decided to pick it up. One day after taste testing Dirk’s bowl of brown mush that Dirk swore was supposed to be coca puffs and oatmeal mixed together, Todd teaches Dirk how to make some basic meals. When he tries to teach Dirk how to make bread, they both get covered in flour and have a mini spice war. Their kitchen as well as each other are covered in different spices, but they’re both laughing on the kitchen floor having a real swell time despite the mess. 

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Get to Know the Latest Fragrance from Viktor & Rolf, Flowerbomb Dew

Fragrance has long been about fantasy, and for fashion duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren of the Amsterdam-based luxury couture house Viktor & Rolf, that figment is an extension of oneself. “Through fragrance, one can communicate without speaking; it can trigger memories and emotions,” say the synchronized Dutch visionaries (they have a habit of finishing each other’s sentences) over tea and pastries in their Four Seasons Hotel Montreal suite, where we meet to discuss their newest launch, Flowerbomb Dew. Fragrance also carries sartorial-esque powers. “The choice of perfume—sweet, fresh, big, discreet—says something about the wearer, just like a well-chosen outfit.” 

In 2005, Horsting and Snoeren dropped a bomb that disrupted the fragrance world with both its design and scent. Their iconic Flowerbomb—an unapologetically sweet oriental floral housed in a hand grenade-shaped bottle—marked the very first perfume for their eponymous label. “We perceive design as a laboratory in which to experiment and push boundaries,” reflect the designers. “In doing so, you surprise yourself and create something new and exciting.”   

Photography courtesy of viktor & rolf

Since its successful debut well over a decade ago, the original over-the-top floral, which is laced with jasmine, orange blossom and patchouli, has racked up a cult following, and several quirky and attention-grabbing flankers and limited editions that echo Horsting and Snoeren’s collective boundary-pushing vision have since followed. “Our aim as fashion and fragrance artists has not changed over the years,” say the duo. “We aim to be original and to make expressive and bold statements. We have always translated our brand’s DNA into our fragrances, with the mission to create spectacular beauty.” 

This spring, the designers have deployed a brand-new rendition of their signature grenade. Dubbed Flowerbomb Dew, it is a more delicate floral revamp of their olfactory ways. “The Flowerbomb Collection is a family with various intensities; you have the classic, which is an explosion of flowers, and now we wanted to create a ‘sister’ for a person who likes Flowerbomb but wants something a bit softer,” explains Snoeren, who describes Flowerbomb Dew as having a more rose-filled aroma.   

The designers called upon leading perfumers Domitille Michalon Bertier, Carlos Benaïm and Dominique Ropion from the Manhattan-based International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. to help them conceptualize the bouquet. And like the eye-catching pearly-white bottle, the new juice inside is an equally artistic feat. First comes a swoon of juicy pear and bergamot essence, followed by a “dewy rose” accord (a hybrid garden rose from the tea rose family that’s grown in water) and iris at the heart. Eventually, a musky and woody drydown settles on the skin for an aura that’s “intimate and personal.” As for the wearer of this floriental musk? “We envision someone who is intelligently glamorous and daringly chic—an icon in their own right,” say the designers. 

Anya Taylor-Joy is the face of Viktor & Rolf’s new Flowerbomb Dew. photography courtesy of viktor & rolf

In the same way that scents can trigger vivid memories and visceral connections to something, so, too, can fashion-forward, bar-raising perfume campaigns for these designers. “Fragrances in general were like my portal into the fashion world,” reminisces Horsting about his younger years. “The ads were always inspirational.” The most memorable image for Horsting? Dior’s 1985 launch of Poison, a spicy floral spritz housed in a spherical purple bottle. In the accompanying visual, a model poses with her arms artfully crossed while her hands clutch multiple flacons. “That is a visual I clearly remember,” he says. “I could look at it for hours.”  

As for Snoeren’s favourite vintage-campaign moment? Yves Saint Laurent’s 1977 print ad for Opium; it’s fronted by legendary model Jerry Hall, who’s photographed lying in the foreground of the scenery. “It’s extremely opulent, with orchids and gold—it’s insane,” says Snoeren. 

Visual storytellers by nature, Horsting and Snoeren tapped American actress Anya Taylor-Joy to capture the ideas of their modern Flowerbomb Dew juice. “Anya perfectly embodies the message we want to share,” voice the duo. “She is sensual, mysterious and powerful all at once. To us, she reflects a determined, outspoken and self-aware woman impeccably.” For the campaign, a fresh-faced Taylor-Joy, clad in a ruffled blouse, draws attention in a radiant but subtle way. And for an actress who has carved a successful niche for herself starring in dark thrillers, it’s a different kind of expression. “In everything we do, there is an element of contradiction; transformation is key in our work,” explain Horsting and Snoeren. “Flowerbomb reflects this approach. The name is a paradox: It’s a modern kind of flower power.”

BACKSTAGE PASS

Like their fantastical, avant-garde designs, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have an artful way of blessing showgoers with tantalizing hair and makeup. Ahead, some of the designers’ most unforgettable looks.

Photography by MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images

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photography Via imaxtree

photography Via imaxtree

photography Via imaxtree

photography Via imaxtree

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Fall 2004

“We did a collection where all the models were transformed into deer and had antlers. The beauty look was as if they had big, wide, furry eyes. It was really beautiful.” – Viktor Horsting

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Spring 2012

Models’ eyes were emphasized with hot-pink faux lashes for a “modern doll” look.

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Fall 2016 Couture

“For us, a show is not a parade of the designs for the new season. It’s really storytelling, where the clothes and models are actors in a play. This 10-minute moment is something where we want to transport the audience into a different world.” – Viktor Horsting

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Spring 2018 Couture

Wispy, windswept braids were accented with delicate colourful flowers for a head-turning hairstyle.

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Fall 2019 Couture

“With our Fall 2019 couture collection, we explored the notion of conscious design in ‘Spiritual Glamour,’ referring to a magic spell. In this case, the spell was cast to transform a general feeling of doom about the environment into a positive action.” – Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren

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Spring 2020 Couture

“Our most recent couture show was soft and romantic, with frills, and inspired by writer Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrator Holly Hobbie from Little House on the Prairie. The hair spelled romance, but then we added fake facial tattoos to give the models an aggressive edge—except all the texts of the tattoos were positive affirmations and words. The look was tough and complex, but the message was positive.” – Rolf Snoeren

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Cierra & David's Green-With-Envy Temecula Creek Cottages Wedding

Cierra & David's Green-With-Envy Temecula Creek Cottages Wedding

Of all the San Diego wedding DJs calling America’s finest city home, Cierra & David chose me to DJ and MC their “green with envy” Temecula Creek Cottages wedding on Saturday, 10-19-19 The following write-up is based on San Diego DJ Staci’s crazy organized & detailed outline for this Temecula Creek Cottages wedding.

  THE TEMECULA CREEK COTTAGES WEDDING CEREMONY

Prelude ➔ Country, Oldies, Big Band/Old Jazz love songs

Wedding Party Processional ➔ “I Choose You,” Sara Bareilles

Bride’s Processional ➔ “Better Together,” Jack Johnson

Recessional (no newlywed presentation, start song during kiss) ➔ “Love Someone,” Brett Eldridge

  (c) San Diego DJ Staci, the Track Star

  THE COCKTAIL HOUR & DINNER MUSIC

While San Diego DJ Staci offers couples pre-set cocktail & dinner playlists to choose from, Cierra & David opted to hand-select their background music for their Temecula wedding.

Cocktail Music ➔ Forever – Chris Brown, Everything – Michael Buble, Benny And The Jets – Elton John, L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole, Feel It Still – Portugal, The Man, I Do – Colbie Caillat, Africa – Toto, Sweet Home Chicago –Blues Brothers, Ob La Di – The Beatles, Hurts So Good – John Mellencamp, Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys, The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson, Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations, Sweet Child O’Mine – Guns N Roses, We Are Young – Fun, You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins, Run-Around – Blues Travelers, Saturday In The Park – Chicago, Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

Dinner Music ➔ The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson, Cheek to Cheek – Fred Astaire, Feeling Good – Michael Buble, It Had To be You – Harry Connick Jr, The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra, Shh Boom – The Crew Cuts, Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion, Singin’ In The Rain – Gene Kelly, When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole, Tiny Dancer – Elton John, Sea Of Love – Cat Power, That’s Amore – Dean Martin, The Luckiest – Ben Folds, Somewhere Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin, Fade Into You – Scarlett O’Connor & Gunnar Scott, Roses And Violets – Alexander Jean, Unforgettable – Nat King Cole, Fly Me To The Moon / Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel, Iris – Goo Goo Dolls, Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli, My Kind of Town (Chicago Is) – Frank Sinatra

  (c) San Diego DJ Staci, the Track Star

  THE TEMECULA CREEK COTTAGES WEDDING RECEPTION

MC Welcome ➔ “Good evening! Welcome to Cierra & Davids wedding reception!!! I am the Master of Ceremonies, DJ Staci. Please take your seats so we can officially welcome our guests of honor. Please be sure to post your photos today with #ToHaveAndToCole. If you need to charge your devices, I do have a mini charging station up here including some universal chargers.”

“Tonight I’m going to be sharing a lot of stories about Cierra & David with you. To get rolling, lets tackle the first I love you. They had been dating for 4 or 5 months and were out at the Colorado River. It was about 10:00 at night, and they were sitting outside together. He said those 3 little words, and, of course, she reacted by laughing in his face. Cierra said, “Are you sure?” She did eventually say she loved him too in the same conversation…Ladies & gentlemen, put your hands together for the introduction of the wedding party!!!”

Grand Entrance ➔ “Little Swing,” Aron Chupa, Little Sis

1. “Give it up for Bridesmaid Brianna &  Groomsman Jay!!!”

2. “Show some love to Bridesmaid Kendra & Groomsman Alan!!!”

3. “Please welcome Matron of Honor Lindsey & Groomsman Ryan!!!”

4. “Give it up for Matron of Honor Breanna & Groomsman Doug!!!”

5. “Show some love to Maid of Honor Christina & Best Man JD!!!”

➔ “Uptown Funk,” Bruno Mars ➔ They met in early 2017 at her dads bar, the Sportsman, in Los Alomitos. He asked her if she wanted to play pool. It turned out that David already knew her dad from hanging out in the bar….but he did not know she was his daughter. When David found out, he barely talked to Cierra for 6 months. Together they enjoy going to the river, rock climbing, bike riding, camping, paddle boarding—anything outdoors. Ladies & gentlemen, get on your feet to welcome–for the FIRST TIME EVER—Mr. & Mrs. David C—–!!!”

  (c) San Diego DJ Staci, the Track Star

  ➔ First Dance ➔ “I’ll Name the Dogs,” Blake Shelton ➔ fade early: no ➔ “In October of 2017, Cierra’s best friends daughter told her that David was going to propose. Time passed and more time passed and nothing happened. Hmmm…Fast forward to March 2018. Cierra & David went rock climbing at Riverside Rock Quarry & two of his friends were already in position and dropped down a huge banner that said & Will you marry me? After Cierra saw the banner, David was just quiet, but she got the point! We know how she answered because we are about to welcome Mr. & Mrs. C to the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife.”

➔ Newlywed Brief Welcome/Thank You Speech ➔ yes

6:00 PM +/- ➔ Meal Served: buffet ➔ Dismiss tables: DOC Julie

6:30 PM +/- ➔ Toasts ➔ no champagne pour ➔ “Ladies &  gentlemen, may I have your attention please for the toasts. Please welcome our first speaker:”

➔ Best Man J.D.

➔ Maid of Honor Christina

➔ Father-Daughter Dance ➔ “I Loved Her First,” Heartland ➔ fade early: yes ➔ “Now let’s welcome Cierra & her father, Doug, to the dance floor to share a special dance.”

➔ Mother-Son Dance ➔ “What a Wonderful World,” Louie Armstrong ➔ fade early: no ➔ “And now let’s welcome David & his mother, Ruby, to the dance floor to share a special dance.”

➔ Formal Cake Cutting ➔ Song – DJ Choice

➔ Money Dance ➔ “Bad Boy, Good Man,” Tape 5, “Lucky,” Jason Mraz & Colbie Calliat, “I Do,” Colbie Caillat, “Speechless,” Dan & Shay

➔ Garter Removal ➔ “Timber,” Post Modern Jukebox

➔ Garter Toss ➔ “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen

➔ Bouquet Toss ➔ “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Cyndi Lauper

➔ Open Dancing, remind guests that the photo booth is open

8:00 PM ➔ Photographer leaves

➔ Open Dancing

9:20 PM ➔ Last call for bar & photo booth

9:30 PM ➔ Bar closes, photo booth closes

9:50 PM ➔ Last Dance

  CIERRA & DAVID’S DANCE MUSIC RECIPE

Requests ➔ yes, DJ discretion

Genres ➔ Variety, older & newer (rap, hip hop, disco, R&B, YMCA, line dances = OK), try some country dances (Slappin Leather? Boot Scootin Boogie?)

Swearing ➔ mostly clean, but some R/X-rated is OK

Dance Remixes ➔ OK

Priority During Dancing ➔ maximum dancing/use my expertise to read the crowd

Genres ➔ Top 40/Pop, 80s Pop/Rock/New Wave, 90s R&B/Boy Bands/Pop, Oldies, 70s/Classic Rock, Motown/Funk, Electronic Dance Music, 2000s

♥ M U S T – P L A Y S ♥

Blanco Brown – The Git Up, Old Town Road (Remix) – Lil Nas, Luke Bryan – Country Girl, Kid Rock – All Summer Long

♥ D O   N O T   P L A Y S ♥

Techno, Rave music

  TEMECULA CREEK COTTAGES WEDDING FLOOR PLAN

SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDOR LIST

Here is the amazing team of San Diego wedding vendors I had the pleasure of working with on this Temecula Creek Cottages wedding:

Venue ➔  Temecula Creek Cottages

Day-Of Coordinator/Florist ➔ Julie from Simply Regal

Caterer ➔ Signers BBQ

DJ/MC/Lighting ➔ DJ Staci, the Track Star

Photographer ➔ Cory Kendra Photography

Videographer ➔ Isaac Meza

Photo Booth ➔ All Shots

Officiant ➔ Mason Brown, Bride’s Brother

Cake Bakery ➔ Truly, Madly, Sweetly

Again, I was honored to be the one and only San Diego wedding DJ Cierra & David trusted with their Temecula Creek Cottages wedding. Thank you!

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