#anne marie answers

[anothermansjeans]

idk how you feel about songfics but i’m obsessed w tswift’s dbatc rn and i’m just thinking about spencer reid having a secret relationship that he leaves bc he’s afraid his so will be killed by an unsub but his so is like a local singer and garcias a huge fan and is like omg this song is so beautiful and sad happy ending or angst ending doesn’t matter i just think that song encompasses how i would feel if i loved and lost reid sorry for rambling anywayyy

i am a woman on a mission and ik you just requested this but as soon as i saw it i got immediate inspo

i also have a hotch x reader fic called death by a thousand cuts BUT i had to do this one as well 🫶 also i’m so sorry if it’s shit i’m so tired lmaoooo

I Can’t Pretend It’s Okay When It’s Not

spencer reid x fem!reader

When Penelope gushed about a local musician she absolutely adores playing at the cafe she visits frequently and forced the entirety of the BAU team to tag along, she forgot to mention what Spencer would deem the most important piece of information— her name.

At first, when they walked into the coffee shop already a couple songs in due to the team's later arrival (much to Penelope’s dismay), Spencer wasn’t completely aware of the angelic voice completing beautiful melodies. His main focus being on getting coffee into his system asap, while he was up at the counter, he tuned it out almost completely— again, almost. The moment he heard her speak was a completely different story.

“Um, so this is a new song…” the woman on the small five inch high stage started, “I actually wrote it a couple weeks ago after a very… difficult time in my life… a time I’m still actually going through, but I hope you guys have it in your heart to give it a listen with open minds. This is Death by a Thousand Cuts.”

Spencer slowly walked back over to the team, eyes wide and fixed on the woman he believes is the love of his life. The only problem being he has no right to call her his anymore.

Soft strumming of the guitar began, with low my’s being sung, and he heard a soft gasp come from his left. “Oh, this is gonna hurt,” Penelope said, one hand placed on her chest while the other hugged around her body.

“Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts

Flashbacks waking me up

I get drunk, but it's not enough

'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby

I look through the windows of this love

Even though we boarded them up

Chandelier's still flickering here

'Cause I can't pretend it's ok when it's not

It's death by a thousand cuts”

Not even a minute in and Spencer feels as though he’s been stabbed through the heart. It’s difficult hearing it from her perspective. When he made the decision to end what they had, it was out of protection— it was so that she wouldn’t have to deal with the burdens of his job.

“I dress to kill my time

I take the long way home

I ask the traffic lights if it'll be all right

They say, "I don't know"

And what once was ours is no one's now

I see you everywhere

The only thing we share

Is this small town”

“You said it was a great love

One for the ages

But if the story's over

Why am I still writing pages?”

Spencer thinks back to their love story, back to when it began and the blissful moments, the rendezvous’, and the unasked questions about why they only ever had real dates inside and why no one on the team or anyone with any semblance of importance in Spencer’s life knew of them.

He thinks back to how happy she was, and how she was content with just being with him. How when her eyes lit up the first time he said he loved her, but also the dim the second he ended things.

He thinks about the nightmares he thought were over. How instead of Maeve being the victim it was now her. How if it wasn’t for those nightmares, the onslaught of “what-if’s” wouldn’t plague his mind. How if he had a less dangerous job, a job that didn’t take every ounce of life or happiness out of him, he would and could still be with her.

And as he thinks of these things, he suddenly becomes aware of the blazing eyes that had locked with his, and a tiny gasp is heard from the microphone before she starts playing with more vigor.

“My heart, my hips, my body, my love

Trying to find a part of me that you didn't touch

Gave up on me like I was a bad drug

Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club

Our songs, our films, united we stand

Our country, guess it was a lawless land

Quiet my fears with the touch of your hand

Paper cut stings from our paper thin plans”

It hurt. So much. And it was clear it wasn’t only him because each word she sang was aimed to puncture him. The tears brimming in her eyes were also evident. To anyone else, her words are curated from past

memories from someone who hurt her, but to Spencer, it was a message. A message that every single part of their relationship was taken into account while writing this song. A message that everything they’ve ever said or done had been tainted with the memory of him leaving her with no explanation.

“My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust

Trying to find a part of me you didn't take up

Gave you too much but it wasn't enough

But I'll be all right, it's just a thousand cuts”

He watches as she screws her eyes shut, and the sharpness of her words becomes duller as she sings on. He knew he fucked up the moment he walked out of her apartment the night he ended it, but he has never regretted it more than now. He misses her. He misses smiles, the laughter, the unconditional love that radiates from her. He would do anything to get that back.

He doesn’t realize he’s standing there, staring at her in awe mixed with sadness until applause is heard throughout the cafe and Penelope lets out a small “so sad and and beautiful,” while wiping under her eyes. He also doesn’t realize that after she announces a small break that he was walking up to her in a daze, the entire team behind him eyes wide with shock.

He also doesn't realize the first words he speaks to her are what they both longed to hear between the two for weeks.

“I miss you so much.”

She’s shocked to say the least. She’s completely speechless to the point where he begins to speak again due to the lack of words on her side.

“I’m an idiot— I’m, I’m so stupid. You’d think with an IQ of 187 I would be able to not make decisions like leaving the one woman I love the most in the world. Y/N, I swear I thought I was keeping you safe because with me and my job, that’s not always a guarantee, but listening to you and what you’re going through, I can’t— I know it wasn’t the right thing to do—”

“Spencer,” she finally cut him off, placing her hand on his arm and shifting her eyes to the people behind him who had been standing with him. “Later, okay? You can tell me everything later when we aren’t surrounded by a bunch of people.” The look in her eyes was genuine, but there was still hurt swimming in them. He wanted to say something, anything to ease it, but before he could open his mouth she grabbed the acoustic guitar and gave him a small smile. “And I miss you too,” she said before walking back up on the small platform and adjusting her mic.

While introducing her next song, Spencer slowly made his way back to the group who were going to ask the inevitable questions, but that didn’t stop the small smile from making its way to his lips, and he thought that maybe, just maybe, they won’t have to pretend to be okay anymore.

#spencer reid #spencer reid x reader #dr spencer reid #criminal minds #criminal minds fanfic #anne marie answers

[gods-favorite-autistic]

SO I noticed that ofc gorgug being mad at Mary Ann is hilarious

But Mary Ann LOVES mango soda… and she asked gorgug if HE was drinking mango soda…

Do you think she was actually trying to attempt to find something similar with gorgug 🥹

Oh my god absolutely 🥺 she does not wanna fight these kids she just wants to be friendly with the kids on her team and find some real connection 😭

#her and riz team up and hiss at people together 🥹 #autism (mads) speaks #fantasy high #mads answers asks #fhjy #mary ann skuttle #fhjy spoilers #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #d20 fantasy high

[kermit-coded]

Re: tags on “my social battery exploded…” reblog

rip Mary Ann Skuttle all she did was be autistic, good at sports, and also maybe probably murder

gorgug couldn't handle her autistic swag smh

#soda speaks #d20 #fh #mary ann skuttle #gorgug thistlespring #asked and answered

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

Hello😁 can you share your favorite queens?

Thank you for the great ask anon, of course! 🥰

#1: Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom – (nèe Princess Alexandra of Denmark, "Alix".

— She was beautiful, a warm and caring mother/grandmother, was popular as Princess of Wales and Queen Consort among of her people because of her good nature, and she supported many charities, including her own: "Alexandra Rose Day", founded by Queen Alexandra in 1912, this was a charity where flowers were being sold and all the money went to supporting Londoners in poverty. This was inspired by a priest in her native Denmark selling roses to raise money for those in need, Queen Alexandra brought the idea back to the United Kingdom. ❤✨

#2: Queen Anne Boleyn of England – (nèe Lady Anne Boleyn)

— She was intelligent, funny, caring and kind to all of people, and as her two years as Queen Consort she supported many charities, and even "gave alms to the poor, provided for widows, and even sewed shirts and smocks for the needy". She also helped with promoting new educational identities for monasteries, which were no longer under the protection of the Catholic Church. After only two years of being Queen Consort when she was said to have been 35 years old, she was executed after being imprisoned in the Tower of London for 17 days because she was accused of committing treason, but the true reason she was executed was because she failed to give King Henry VIII a male heir. ☹️💔

#3: Queen Marie Sophie of the Two Sicilies – (nèe Duchess Marie Sophie in Bavaria)

— She was beautiful, bright, and fierce. She was given the nickname the "Warrior Queen", the "Heroine of Gaeta" and the "modern Joan of Arc", rallying the troops, nursing the injured, feeding her forces at her own table and taunting Garibaldi's army from the battlements with the words; "Go ahead and shoot me. I will be where my men are". It was said of her that the Queen would "wipe your brow if you were wounded or hold you in her arms while you die". ❤️‍🔥👑

#4: Queen Marie Antoinette of France – (nèe Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria)

— She was honest, lovable, bold, a social butterfly who loved gambling, partying and extravagant fashions. Growing up she was closest with her sister, Maria Carolina, who was three years older, and with whom she had a lifelong close relationship. As Queen, Marie Antoinette was always unpopular, she spent lavishly, but her extravagance was only a minor cause of France's growing debt in the 1770-80s. Because of Louis XVI's indecisiveness, Marie played an increasingly prominent political role. But was very beloved for her charitable activities and patronage of the arts. She supported various charitable organizations and institutions, and she was also a benefactress of the poor. 💞🎀

#5: Queen Lovisa of Denmark – (nèe Lovisa of Sweden)

— She was described as intelligent, with an ability to be natural, easy and friendly. And As Queen, she was mainly known for her many charity projects, an interest that she shared with her spouse. She did not care for ceremonial duties and public events, and lived a discreet life dedicated to her children and her interests in art, literature and charity. After a short tenure of only six years as Queen, she was widowed in 1912.

#6: Queen Alexandrine of Denmark – (nèe Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin)

— She was reticent by nature. Her childhood was characterised by regular sporting activities, and from a young age she played the piano to a high standard. Her great interest in music stayed with her for her entire life and was passed on to her equally musical eldest son, Prince Frederik (IX). As of her first years as Queen, she had difficulty getting used to public attention, and she preferred to avoid the media limelight, but performed her functions in an exemplary manner. In the home her presence was crucial for the two boys, since Christian X was known for surrounding himself with a certain atmosphere of the barracks. Queen Alexandrine undertook extensive charity work until her death and was an avid golf player and photographer, who also loved doing needlework to a high standard. 💫

#7: Queen Margherita of Italy – (nèe Margherita of Savoy)

— She was described as sensitive, proud and with a strong force of will without being hard, as well as having the ability to be charming when she chose to. As to her appearance, she was described as a tall, stately blonde, but she was not regarded as a beauty. As Queen, she worked to protect the monarchy against republicans and socialists, and she gathered a circle of conservative intellectuals and artists known as the "Circolo della Regina" (Circle of the Queen) in her famous literary salon known as "Giovedì Della Regina" (Queen's Thursdays), where she benefited artists and writers.

#8: Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain – (nèe Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg), "Ena".

— She was described as very kind but very strict and she devoted herself to work for hospitals and services for the poor, as well as to education. She also involved herself in the reorganization of the Spanish Red Cross. In 1929, the city of Barcelona erected a statue of her in a nurse's uniform in honour of her Red Cross work and since the the statue has been destroyed.

#9: Queen Elena of Italy – (nèe Elena of Montenegro)

— She was described as shy and reserved but also rather stubborn. Very attached to traditions, with a sensitive soul and a lively and curious mind, she was endowed with a strong love for nature: her favourite flower was the Cyclamen. She was a very tall woman of 180 cm (5'11). As Queen, her commitment to numerous charitable and welfare initiatives, which assured her great sympathy and popularity, was profuse. The Queen went well beyond mere charity: her evangelical spirit led her to practice every day the most genuine and most charitable love of neighbor.

#10: Queen Marie of Romania – (nèe Princess Marie of Edinburgh), "Missy".

— She was described as very beautiful and high spirited. As a young girl, Marie was very close with her sisters, but mostly her sister Victoria Melita, they played many games with their father and Marie's mother, the Duchess of Edinburgh neglected Marie and her sisters' education, considering them not very bright or gifted. But in the fields of painting and drawing, Marie and her sisters had inherited her grandmother, Queen Victoria's talent. On October 11th, 1914, Marie and her husband Ferdinand were acclaimed as king and Queen in the Chamber of Deputies. Princess Anne Marie Callimachi, a close friend of Marie, wrote that "as Crown Princess, she had been popular; as Queen, she was more loved". Marie maintained a certain influence on her husband and the entire court, leading historian A. L. Easterman to write that "it was not Ferdinand, but Marie who ruled in Romania".

#answered ask #queen alexandra #alexandra of denmark #anne boleyn #duchess marie sophie in bavaria #queen marie sophie of the two sicilies #marie antoinette #queen lovisa of denmark #lovisa of sweden #queen alexandrine of denmark #alexandrine of mecklenburg-schwerin #queen margherita of italy #margherita of savoy #queen victoria eugenie of spain #princess victoria eugenie of battenberg #queen elena of italy #elena of montenegro #queen marie of romania #princess marie of edinburgh #informational

[camp-queer-and-there]

MARIE ANN YOU ARE IN YOUR FLOP ERA!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ATE GIRLY!!!!!!!

(Marie Ann's bones all pop in unison as she reaches for you.)

(You are dragged into the lake.)

(Nobody finds the body, not even Juno and Mila.)

#marie ann calico #pov marie ann fucking kills you #staff answers!!! #DONT say shes in her flop era. its rude #chnt #mod moth

[waybrights]

Mini Prompt: Marcy just had a nightmare. Anne and Sasha comfort her. Possibly Bee and Oum Boonchuy as well.

here you go!!! hope u like it!! also this hasn't been edited so any mistakes I'm sorry !!

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it's a nightly occurrence, sasha realises, marcy's feet pattering down the corridor, the sound of wheels following her, and her door being cracked open. she thought she would be annoyed by the constant waking up, but for some odd reason, when marcy's head pokes into her hospital room and asks to come in, sasha can't help but smile.

it's no different this night, not really.

sasha doesn't sleep much anyway, so when she hears the telltale sounds of marcy making her way down the corridor, she's already sat up. this time though, anne is with her, having also woken up and found her room on her wandering. sasha supposes it's a good thing she's easy to find, that her room is down a main corridor.

when marcy stops outside her door, sasha waves and anne smiles weakly. marcy appears to take a deep, shuddering breath before she opens the door.

"hey mars," sasha says quietly, the same way she always does. already shuffling over to make space for marcy to fit.

"sasha," the word comes as a huff of air, as though marcy's surprised to find her here. "sasha," she says again, voice shaking.

both anne and sasha sit up, worry running down their spines as marcy continues to tremble by the door. "you can come in, marcy." anne is careful, as she slides off the end of sasha's bed and pads over to marcy. she reaches out gently, placing a hand on top of marcy's shoulder.

at the touch, marcy flinches and a sob claws it's way out of her throat before she can stop it. "i'm sorry," she cries, knees buckling under her.

"marcy!" sasha shouts, wishing she could do something more than sit there and watch.

anne can though, and with every ounce of strength left in her body, she lifts marcy and guides her to the bed, making sure to bring the iv line with her.

"what happened, marbles?" anne asks as she crawls back onto the bed.

marcy doesn't respond, her loud sobs echoing through the room as she reaches blindly for sasha. apologies pouring out of her like a stream. "i'm so, so sorry, sashy!"

"what for, marsbar?" sasha tries, bringing her hands up to pull marcy close. her brows furrowing in worry as anne bites her lip. "you don't need to apologise."

"i do, i do!" marcy shakes her head, guilt rolling off her in waves. "i hurt you. i hurt you and i'm so sorry," her cries shoot through sasha like a knife.

oh.

oh, right.

"no," sasha says firmly, gently cupping her hands around marcy's face. "marcy look at me," she pauses, "please."

brown eyes meet blue as marcy finally pulls away from sasha's chest, sniffling as she looks up at her friend.

"you didn't hurt me. you never have. whatever that thing did to anyone is not your fault, alright? it was evil and did evil things, but you mars? you are so full of love and kindness and everything good in the world, i know you didn't do this. i know that because i know you, marcy wu." sasha smiles, a small, tired smile full of all the love in her heart.

"and i forgive you," she says and marcy's open mouth closes. "the only person left to forgive you is yourself, marbles."

"yeah," anne nods and continues the gentle motion of running a hand through marcy's hair. "we forgive you marcy, for everything."

"promise?" marcy whispers, arms tightening around sasha's waist.

"pinkie promise," sasha nods, brushing marcy's tears away.

"double pinkie promise," anne adds with a giggle.

"well, then i triple pinkie promise!" sasha shoots back, a playful scowl on her face.

"infinity pinkie promise!"

"that's not fair, annie!" sasha huffs with a pout.

"oh, don't be such a sore loser sash," anne laughs as sasha sticks her tongue out. "just admit i'm better than you."

"i would rather fight another war, boonchuy."

#SORRY IK THIS ISNT *EXACTLY* WHAT U ASKED FOR #but i rlly like this ehehh #the trio straight after amphibia <333 #marcy wu #sasha waybright #anne boonchuy #sasharcy #sashannarcy #amphibia #you ask i answer #marie.txt #marie writes #90snostalgia311

[speckledsolanaceae]

Mary Oliver describes a hummingbird as floating in “Lilies” and I was trying to think if I agree. The first accurate verb that occurred to me was “glide” but that is a technical word for birds, meaning something specific. “Slide,” is a word close to “glide” does not work, because it implies a surface to me, and the air is not a hard surface. “Whir” is an option, but it does not translate the amount of distance implied by “float,” which is a quiet word. Since hummingbirds are shockingly loud up close, “whir” does not work. The replacing adjective has to be quiet or silent without introducing an adverb. There’s also the visible distance provided by “float,” where that perceivable whir of the wings is altogether absent.

All in all, “float” isn’t the word I would use when describing a hummingbird’s flight, but it does communicate both a distance and soundlessness that other verbs do not.

#trying to digest poetry slowly #and this is what happens #poetry #mary oliver #dissecting a poet’s intentional word choice #and why float would be used #started backwards and found my way to the answer #House of Light (1990) #anne speaks

[teecupangel]

Imagine if u combined the Des gets transported to the past in his bartending clothes au with the corset/piercings au. A lot of ancestors could quite possibly end up very scandalized/flustered lol

The AUs in question: The Corset with Piercing AU The Time Hopping Bartender Desmond AU from @fanworldbuildingfun and @twitcherpated

Not to mention, Desmond would be super confused and so lost in this one since bartender!Desmond was yanked before he started reliving his ancestors’ memories in the Animus.

Altaïr and Haytham would definitely be scandalized. Ezio and Connor would definitely be flustered.

You know who wouldn’t?

Captain Edward James Kenway, that’s for sure.

He’s a pirate. He’s seen the weirdest shite out in the sea and he has the modesty of a drunk goose honking as it steals your wallet and beer.

He would see Desmond with his corset + bartender outfit and piercing and would be like “How much?”

“Not a whore, buddy.”

“Shame.”

Man, can you just imagine Desmond settling in Nassau because none of the pirates ask any questions to where he’s from or why he acts a bit strange?

Desmond being best friends with Anne and Mary?

Mary getting Anne and Desmond to join her as copirates and Desmond not even realizing that he’s already an Assassin by association?

Mary, Anne, and Desmond being the dreaded bringers of bi-disaster on the sea?

Desmond’s inclusion in their crew being enough to keep them from getting arrested?

Mary living to be a mother to her daughter? Anne’s child actually being born alive because there was less stress? Desmond being the favorite uncle of those two children???

Edward wondering if he was the father or if Desmond was the father???

Desmond staying with the Kenways to help Edward with his business since he doesn’t want to be a pirate anymore but also doesn’t want to stay in the field like Mary???

Haytham calling Desmond ‘Uncle Desmond’.

Desmond accidentally preventing the Kenway tragedy and everyone gets to live!!!

#well that took a sharp turn #i wanna say the plot got away from me #but i'm writing the plot as it comes to me anyway XD #assassin's creed #desmond miles #ask and answer #fic idea: assassin's creed #edward kenway #mary read #anne bonny

[anothermansjeans]

on my once in a blue moon scroll and im just here to say. big slay bloodhound lyric theme >>>>

YESS !! it’s one of my top songs on 5sos5 😋😋😋

#redline flat line and bloodhound are my big 3 😌 #anne marie answers

[jacob-blogs]

2. Album of the year?

Judge me for this but I was in the top .1% of Kelela listeners this year. I can put Raven on and just let it play... Okay maybe 2 skips but that's really it.

#jacob blogs #ask #reply #answer #zerojokes #Hozier and Caroline Polachek's albums were good too though #Doja's was fine #I refuse to acknowledge pink friday 2 #anne marie's was... there I guess #Slayyyter's had maybe 4 or 5 really good hits #i love eartheater and idc that her album went under the radar #i could keep going but like... #endless summer vacation cuts deep on a few songs i can't lie #okay im done

[betsey-socialite-1757]

are you dressing up for Halloween? what as?

Hmm, good question. Well the point of Halloween is to what you aren't and play dress up and pretend at the same time, yes?

Then I'd have to say, yes, I'm dressing up, though I know some may not approve, as Anne Bonny!

(image credit)

#ic / best of wives & best of women #answered #betsey-isms #anne bonny #halloween #18th century #calico jack #mary read #18th century history #pirates #halloween 2023 #historical references #musings

[hydesjackiespuddinpop]

Cleo/Lois with "You're not optimistic enough about this." and Anne-Marie/Jonah with "Hearing your voice makes everything better."?

2020. Quarantine Double Date.

“You’re not optimistic enough about this!” Cleo pouted while cuddled up with Lois. They were on FaceTime with Anne-Marie and Jonah, who were resting in their apartment on the couch.

Anne-Marie took a sip of her coffee, “Or. Hear me out on this: you’re not being realistic enough about this.” Jonah giggled, kissing his girlfriend’s cheek. “It’s just that…hearing your voice makes everything better.” Jonah smiled. “Awwww.” Anne-Marie sighed.

“Barf!” Cleo and Lois said, staring at their friends in disgust. Anne-Marie and Jonah ignored them, continuing to be in their own world.

#answered #sarah 🛼 #my drabbles #Cleo x Lois #anne-marie x jonah #het ships

[bookishtheaterlover7]

Theres alot of people who have many sons out beating henry8ths desire . In who knows where the king of france tha baited henry for the son craze is laughing . Anne bolyn , catherine of aragon and more of his wives laugh at their tormented hubby

It's always a satisfying thought that the daughters Henry VIII rejected, ruled and had their turn upon the throne. When he did everything he could to make sure that none of the ladies succeeded him. 🤭

One was even named the Greatest Ruler in all of British History.

Jokes are definitely on Henry VIII 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

#An🫶n asks #booky reacts #booky answers #henry viii #anne boleyn #Catherine of Aragon #queen elizabeth i of england #bloody mary #history #history memes #historical shade

[fideidefenswhore]

I think some historians are more sympathetic to Jane Seymour than Anne Boleyn because she was not really spoken about like she was the driving force of a faction, whereas Anne was. Thoughts?

Well, historians tend to argue for their in/significance depending on what theory they believe has the strongest weight.

It's difficult to compare because we have such different eras of influence and spotlight, as it were, for these women as they were primed for the throne. Anne's was six years and Jane's was, generously six months, arguably more like five (January-May 1536, even then, February is the first we hear of her in any capacity), some historians don't even mark it until April 1536, in which case it's more like two.

But for what we have, maybe? Jane was 1 for 2 in political influence (again...generously); complete failure during her tenure as mistress/'betrothed' (again, it's hard to mark when that was, we don't have the equivalent of either emerald ring or diamond-ship to mark acceptance, we sort of just assume marriage was discussed) to reinstate Princess Mary, success in sowing doubts about the legitimacy of Henry's marriage. Here, Anne had the advantage, it's entirely possible the first time she heard of doubts of validity for Henry's to Catherine had been ten years prior, in Mechelen (as that’s the earliest they crop up).

During the six-month-period, it’s Edward that's mentioned more than Jane by (I almost said contemporaries, but actually just realized it’s) Chapuys (only), second to Gertrude Blount and Nicholas Carew. Comparatively, we have, by the fall of Wolsey (1529):

The duke of Norfolk is made chief of the Council, Suffolk acting in his absence, and, at the head of all, Mademoiselle Anne. (Du Bellay)

And at the same time, Chapuys is rating her influence on the royal prerogative just as highly, if not more so, only with a more negative slant. 

GW Bernard has argued that this should be disregarded, as later Du Bellay ‘contradicts himself’, and must have with time, developed a more realistic view:

Lady Anne has presented Du Bellay with a hunting frock and hat, horn and greyhound. Tells him this to show him how the affection of the king of England for Francis increases, for all that the Lady does is by the King's order.  (Du Bellay, 1532)

However, A) I don’t find these statements to be contradictory...the former suggests Anne has the most influence with the King, not over the King (of course it’s more realistic that she would be directed by him, but the former doesn’t imply that she wasn’t!), B) There are contemporary reports from 1530- onwards that, actually, that was the case (Anne directing Henry); and enough of them from enough various sources that they can’t be disregarded entirely.

And besides, the remark from the year of 1529 does have other corroboration, in the form of Cromwell writing to Wolsey:

"None dares speak to the King on his part for fear of Madame Anne's displeasure.”

We also have, not only Anne, but Anne’s parents being referred to as figures to be feared (even by the papal envoy, apparently), her parents and George Boleyn being referred to and regarded as figures that it was necessary to fete, flatter, gift, and draw favour from, if one ever wanted to gain royal favour, we don’t have anything similar in regards to Jane (a scant few, for favour, once she’s Queen, but not as many as for her predecessor’s reign, and no successful intercession), for Jane’s parents, or even really to Edward, until years later on the latter. 

Anyway, I assume you’re speaking more to the time before they were Queens, than after, but my feeling is sort of that... if Jane had lived, Cromwell would have always overshadowed her, whereas Anne, for the time in which she was, held her own. 

#anon #tl; dr 'fear' is a very effective and salient way to judge someone's power and influence #and no one feared jane at all; and no one feared her family; until much later #(well...anne. none among her contemporaries ; then. at worst chapuys feared she wasgoing to drop the matter of mary when she became queen) #i know there was the marriage of elizabeth seymour and gregory cromwell but there's not really any hint jane had a hand in that #if she was as anti-dissolution as has been supposed; how might she have felt about her sister #marrying the son of the dissolution magnate? #i do feel like with the boleyns versus the seymours... #yes we have a more cataclysmic fall from favor but as far as influence was rated. the boleyns ran circles around in their time #their pinnacle rather #(keeping it to henry's reign that is) #*would have run circles around them during their pinnacle vs theirs #whatever i meant by that #goddamn i was tired when i answered this #. sorry to this anon #primary sources #[the reign of the lady anne]

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(she points to her phone. it shows a picture of waluigi.)

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Possible mini prompt

One of the trio is nervously biting their nails so another one tries to hold their hands and distract them before they hurt themselves.

coming right up !!!

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"mar mar!" anne's worried voice pulls marcy away from the pile of notes on the table.

the three of them came to the library to study for an exam coming up soon, but by one glance around the table, marcy could tell she was the only one doing just that, with anne doodling and sasha asleep on her work.

"mm?" she hums, watching anne with tired eyes. her friend is slumped over her work, one arm tucked under her head, the other holding a pen loosely as she looks up at marcy, her brows creased in what is most likely concern. when their eyes meet, anne sits up, leaning over the table slightly.

"you're doing it again," she says with a frown.

"huh?"

"your thumb," she points to marcy's lips, "you're biting the nail again."

"oh," marcy mumbles but doesn't stop, instead going back to her notes. "thank you for letting me know, anne."

as she starts scanning her notes about carbohydrates, marcy hears the squeak of a chair as anne stands up. before she can think to ask where she's going, a warm hand wraps around marcy's wrist and gently pulls her arm away.

"wh-"

"you're going to hurt yourself if you keep doing that," anne says, taking the opportunity to hold marcy's hand in her warm one. "see," she lifts marcy's right hand to her face, "it's already bleeding."

"o-oh, ri-right," she stammers, face growing absurdly warm as anne runs her thumb over the back of her hand and sits back down with a gentle sigh.

"yeah," anne looks back at her, a smile on her lips. even when she's worried, anne can still manage to make butterflies errupt in marcy's chest.

"one sec!" is all the warning marcy gets before anne leans down and rummages through her bag with her free hand, tongue sticking out as she searches for something.

it doesn't take anne long to resurface, a small box in her hands. marcy doesn't need to look at the label to know what it is: a pack of bandaids covered with little animals, the same ones she's had for years.

"what one?" she asks, peering into the box.

"anne! i'm thirteen i don't need a bandaid with a silly design on it."

"penguins it is," anne nods, already pulling one out of the box and taking it out of the little packet.

"annie," marcy whines quietly, sinking into her chair as anne fusses over her thumb.

"what? do you not like penguins anymore?"

"no, i do, but you don't need to fuss over me," she whispers, face burning. "it's fine. i'm fine!"

anne raises a brow as she carefully wraps the bandaid around her thumb. "you keep telling yourself that, marbles." with a gentle pat and a warm smile, anne goes back to doodling.

huffing, marcy picks up her pen with her free hand and goes back to her notes, ignoring the way anne doesn't let go of her hand. even when sasha finally wakes up from her nap to find out she's got inkstains on her cheek, anne's hand never leaves hers.

#THEYRE. THEYRE SO CUTE I LOVE THEM!!!! #THANK YOU ANON !!!!! #anon #you ask i answer #marcy wu #anne boonchuy #marcanne #amphibia #marie.txt #marie writes