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rhettakins · 1 year

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200cigarettes (1999)

Dir: Risa Bramon Garcia

This ensemble comedy follows an array of young people in New York City on New Year's Eve. Among the numerous characters looking for love and fun are impulsive artist Ellie (Janeane Garofalo) and punks Tom (Casey Affleck) and Dave (Guillermo Diaz), who meet up with Stephie (Gaby Hoffmann) and Val (Christina Ricci), two girls from Long Island. Also interacting with various partygoers are a pensive bartender (Ben Affleck) and a taxi driver (Dave Chappelle) who operates a disco in his cab.

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jerzwriter · 1 year

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What Happened in Vegas Chapter 4 - We did...

Book: Open Heart (Book 2)

Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Casey MacTavish)

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Some suggestive content, limited/not explicit.

Category: Series - AU

Words: 4,575

Series Summary: Casey & her roommates are heading to Vegas, intent on taking down Declan Nash and Panacea, but this time, Dr. Ethan Ramsey is in tow.

Chapter 4: Their hangover was cured quickly when they woke up to shocking news that neither could recall, so what happens next? Ethan & Casey retrace their steps in hopes of something sparking a memory and make some revelations along the way.

A/N: Hey everyone, the dog, the child, and Kevin McCarthy were not stopping me from finishing this today! 😂 Quick note, the laws regarding getting married in Vegas are pretty lax, but you can't merely walk into a chapel and get married, but I took creative liberties. I hope you enjoy the story. @choicesjanuarychallenge - Day 4 - Self-Reflection

Artwork for this chapter by the lovely @/artbyainna.

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"MARRIED?"

Moving wasn’t a consideration, so he didn’t even try; after all, it felt as if his bones had turned into lead. Shock was apparent in his voice, but his face was devoid of emotion. Perhaps his flesh was now immobile, too. After this news, anything was possible.

MARRIED.

With the two doctors rendered speechless, the word hung in the air, clanging like a chime in Casey’s ears as she frantically paced the room.

"I know!" She finally replied with a nervous giggle and a racing heart. “It can’t be! It’s impossible! Right?”

Panicking, she silently prayed that this was a joke. After so much turmoil, she and Ethan were finally in a good place. Yes, they had to remain a secret for now, but they were in love and happy. She was confident they had a future together. Yet she was intimately acquainted with every brick she had to dismantle in the wall that had surrounded Ethan’s heart, and she was certain this would have him rushing to rebuild.

"We were so drunk!" she insisted. "They wouldn't issue a marriage license to anyone in that condition…. Would they?"

"I… I…," he stammered. "It is Vegas."

"Look, it’s OK," she attempted to assure. “Everything is fine. Like you said, it’s Vegas… right? Vegas. We can’t possibly be the first couple to drunkenly get hitched. If you can get married in a day, I’m sure you can get an annulment in a day, too, right?”

“I…I’m not sure it works that way.”

“It has to!” She yelled, pulling her phone from her purse. “I’m Googling it right now! You should too.”

But Ethan still couldn't bring himself to move, and the longer he remained in this comatose state, the more unraveled Casey became.

“Ethan!” She yelled, finally causing him to jump. “Take out your goddamn phone!”

“Casey, I think we should….”

“GOOGLE IT!!!”

He knew Casey was right; action was needed. And the first thing he needed to do was to get his girlfriend… uh… wife?… to stop hyperventilating. Gently grasping her shoulder, he pulled her close and kept her in place despite her attempts to squirm away.

“Casey, Casey!” he hollered. “You have to take a breath! We’ll figure this out, but panicking won’t solve anything. Who knows if this is even legitimate?”

“I don’t know,” she worried. “It looks legit.”

“Does it say where this took place?”

“At the Blue Bell Chappel.”

“OK, we have a starting point. Let me call them.”

Casey sat at the foot of the bed as he rapidly dialed.

“Hello, you have reached the Blue Bell Chappel of Love… if you’re hearing this message, we’re making someone’s dreams come true….”

“Or maybe their nightmare!” Ethan muttered.

“Please leave your name and number, and we’ll call you back as soon as they say I do!”

As Ethan left a detailed message just as Casey let out a scream. Clenching his eyes, Ethan turned around with trepidation.

“That can’t be good. What else did we do? Rob a bank? Take a hostage?”

“No. But apparently, you sprung for Blue Bell’s triple diamond package because our ceremony was recorded.”

“Recorded? How… how do you know that?”

Casey tossed her phone in his direction like it was a hot potato. “Because it’s posted on their website!”

“It’s post… it’s posted….”

“Not only posted, but we’re the freaking ‘Couple of the Week’!”

“No,” he breathed. Moments away from hyperventilating, he fought to keep his composure. “Did you see it?”

“NO!” she shrieked. “NO! We have to have it taken down! What if someone else sees this?”

Ethan pinched the bridge of his nose, relieved to hear his phone ring.

“Ethan Ramsey,” he answered.

“Hello, Mr. Ramsey. This is Edna from the Blue Bell Chapel. You left a….”

“EDNA! I think… I think I may have gotten married there last night.”

“You think?” Edna quipped. “I’d assume that’s the sort of thing someone would remember, don’t ya think?”

“Not if they are completely inebriated! And if your establishment actually allowed us to be wed in that state, I assure you, I will have a lawyer on this.”

“Mr. Ramsey, I…”

“DOCTOR Ramsey!” he corrected.

“Not the time to worry about your title, Ethan!” Casey scolded. “Just get them to take the ceremony down!”

“The cer, the cer… YES! I need you to take that down IMMEDIATELY! I insist!”

“You insist?” Edna asked. “Last night you insisted we put it up! You said you wanted the whole world to see it!”

“I WAS DRUNK, EDNA! And now, sober Ethan Ramsey is telling you, you NEED to get rid of that recording!”

“Fine… I’ll delete it.”

“NO!” Ethan gasped. “I said take it down from your webpage… I didn’t say delete it!”

“Why are you so… Wait, what’s going on here? One of you isn't married to someone else, are you? Cause we got laws about those things. Even here in Vegas!”

“No! I’m not married. Well, I might be now. I… I don’t know.”

“Listen, why don’t you come down here? You can watch the ceremony, and maybe being here will jog your memory. But I’m telling you: you and your pretty lady sure weren’t acting like a couple who didn’t want to get married. Come on down. It can’t hurt.”

“I guess it’s a start. We’ll head over now.”

Casey stood next to him with pleading eyes. “Tell me it's all a misunderstanding. We're not married, right?”

“It… it appears we are. Why don’t we head down there, try to piece this thing together… and take it from there?”

Casey diverted her eyes, nodding slowly as she felt the gravity of the situation sinking in. Ethan slipped his hand in hers and started toward the door, but she pulled him back.

“Wait!” she blurted. “Before we go… I have to ask...”

“What is it?”

“Ethan, you’re… you’re not going to break up with me, are you?” she asked with a quivering voice.

“What?” he asked, brow furrowed in confusion as she stood, practically shaking, before him.

“I don’t remember this either. You know that, right? I wasn’t trying to trick you into anything….I hope you know...."

“Casey!” He cupped her face in his hands and brushed away an errant tear. “The thought never even crossed my mind. And why would I break up with you?”

“Because you were terrified to even date me, and marriage… you don’t even believe in marriage. But you know I do. So I don’t want you to get spooked and call things off.”

Ethan's heart sank, and those bones he believed had turned to lead now dissolved into jelly. His body slumped as guilt coursed through his veins. Of course she was frightened; given their history, she’d be a fool not to be.

“Casey, baby,” he whispered. “Whatever happened last night, we were both there, we’re both responsible, and we’ll handle it together. I don’t blame you, and I’m not going anywhere.”

“Are you sure?” she asked, pulling him close.

“One hundred percent. I love you. It took me a long time to admit it, I know, but I am exactly where I want to be. You don’t have to worry…” he smiled gently. “… not about me leaving you, anyway.”

“OK,” she smiled. “I feel a little better.”

“Good. So, can we go?”

“Yes! Please!”

~~~~~

Though they never let go of each other’s hand, the ride to the chapel was filled with tension. Nary a word was uttered until the silence was broken by a stream of unladylike curses falling from Casey’s lips.

“It's Sienna,” she mouthed as she answered her phone. As cheerful as could be, she was about to deliver another stellar performance. It may have taken a little work, but she convinced her inquisitive friend that she was fine... just needed to clear her head, so being with her med school friends was a great distraction. Once she assured her she’d be back for the roommate's celebratory dinner, Sienna relented. But while her best friend may have felt better, Casey only felt guilt.

“I hate lying to her,” Casey sighed.

“I understand, but these are extraordinary circumstances….”

“I don’t mean just now,” Casey snapped. “I’ve hated lying to her about us all along.”

He lifted her hand to his lips and gently kissed her knuckles. He was about to impart some Ramsey-level wisdom when Casey gasped.

“Oh my God! I remember this,” she screamed. “Driver! Are we near the chapel?”

“Sure are! Just a couple of blocks away.”

“Ethan, we have to get out!”

“Here? Are you insane? It’s 102 in the shade today!”

“I don't care! I remember that taco stand from last night. We were driving by, and I said I was hungry and wanted a taco.”

Ethan’s eyes went wide. “You did! And I told the driver to let us out… he hesitated because the security guard told him to make sure we got to our hotel….”

“…. but we insisted we were sober enough to walk the rest of the way! I don’t care if it’s hot. We have to get out!”

Ethan shaded his eyes as he exited the cab, looking for anything that looked familiar. “Some of this is coming back to me.”

“Me too! Now, buy me a taco.”

He turned to her with a scrunched nose, “Are you serious?”

“As a heart attack! If we’re reenacting this thing, it’s go big or go home. Now, get out your wallet and buy me a taco!”

“Considering that we apparently got married last night, I think we already went big, but sure,” he grabbed his wallet. “What kind of taco would you like.”

One hand cradled her elbow as the other rubbed her chin. She studied the menu as intensely as she had studied for the MCATs years before. After several minutes passed, Ethan’s patience was wearing thin.

“Casey! There are eight choices! How long do you need?”

“Ethan! I take my tacos very seriously!”

“I understand,” he exasperated. “But considering the other rash decisions we’ve made in the past 24 hours, this choice seems to pale in comparison.”

Both of their heads turned to the chuckling old man working behind the counter.

“Is something funny?” Ethan asked.

“It’s just that you two sound exactly like you did last night!”

“Wait!” Casey yelled. “Did you serve us last night?”

“Sure did,” he grinned, "and you were just as undecided then.”

“Was I just as irritated?” Ethan smirked.

“You? Nah! You were clinging to her and slobbering all over her shoulder. I don’t think you had a care in the world.”

Ethan ran a hand down his reddened face. “Oh, my God.”

“Oh really?” Casey teased. “So he was being nicer to me then, was he?”

“You can say that,” the man nodded.

“Do you remember what I ended up ordering?”

“You went with the fish taco. And then,” he hesitated, his cheeks turning a bright shade of crimson. “You know what… nevermind.”

“NO!” Casey insisted. “Please! See, we don’t remember everything that happened last night, and we’re trying to retrace our steps, hoping something will jog our memory. Please! We can take it, whatever it is.”

He seemed to squirm as he rubbed the back of his neck, carefully eyeing Ethanto to gauge his potential reaction. Ever the diagnostician, Ethan picked up on it at once and moved to reassure him.

“Please, it could really help us. I don’t care what it is.”

“Well,” he quivered, “you said that you were usually the one who wanted a fish taco, but you didn’t get it at a taco stand….”

Casey held up her hand, unsure if she wanted to laugh or cry. “OK, STOP! Stop! Say no more! We get the idea.”

Ethan quietly slipped on his sunglasses as if they would help him disappear.

“That… doesn’t sound like something I’d say…” he muttered.

“Well, you weren’t exactly sober, pal.”

Ethan turned to Casey in desperation. “Have you settled on a fish taco, so we can leave with a shred of our dignity?”

“It’s Vegas,” Casey shrugged, “no one really has dignity.”

He slapped a few bills on the counter, wondering if it was possible to die of mortification “One fish taco, please!” He couldn’t get away fast enough.

With Casey completely engrossed with her taco, they walked side-by-side to the chapel.

“You know,” she mumbled with a full mouth and messy hands. “On the way back, we should pick up more of these. They’re delicious!”

Ethan shook his head with a chuckle. “Only you would make tacos a priority right now.”

“Hey, when all else fails… tacos are always there for me,” she grinned. But the grin disappeared when she found herself in front of a towering sigh. “Oh, shit. The scene of the crime!”

“The Blue Bell Chapel,” Ethan groaned. “You know, I never pictured myself getting married, but if I ever would have, this is the last place it would be.”

“Well, like the old man said, you weren’t exactly sober. In fact…”

“In fact, what? Do you remember something?”

“YES!” She blurted. “We were walking here, arm-in-arm, and you were laughing… you kept saying how much you loved Vegas, and I reminded you that you hated Vegas.”

“… and I said I didn’t hate it tonight… then we kissed….”

“… and you stumbled and nearly dragged me down with you! We almost crashed into a bride and groom running out of the chapel!”

“YES!” Ethan exclaimed. “And while you apologized, you tripped... and your taco fell to the ground….”

“An absolute tragedy!”

“You apologized to the bride again, and she said not to worry but asked you to take a picture!”

“I took the picture,” Casey said, “I can only imagine how bad it was considering I could barely see straight.”

“Then we waved them off together! I think…” Ethan snapped his fingers.

“You think what?” Casey demanded.

“I may have thrown popcorn at them as they departed.”

“You were definitely drunk! But I remember they were such a cute couple!”

“OK… I’m remembering….”

“Oh my God, so am I!”

Casey couldn’t contain her excitement as the car drove away. Waving frantically, she jumped up and down, coming perilously close to falling.

“They are so cuuuuuuute! Ethan, aren’t they cuuuuuuute?”

But Ethan had lost all interest in the departing couple. His eyes were fixed on his girlfriend’s… uh… assets… as she bounced away.

“Uh… yeah, cute! So… so cute….” he sputtered.

“Are we that cute, Ethan?” Casey asked, falling into his arms with a grimace. “I don’t know if we’re that cute.”

“What? We’re cuter!” He insisted.

“We are?”

“Yes… and… and sexier, too!” Lifting his arms to show off his muscles, he spun around on unsteady legs. “Look at me! This… is… sexy!”

Casey only stopped laughing long enough to wolf-whistle, then she shimmied seductively in his direction. "Am I sexy too?" she asked. Ethan didn’t answer with words, but the lecherous smile on his lips as his hands began to run over her every curve provided all the answers she needed.

An elderly couple passing by appeared to be equal parts entertained and repulsed by the tipsy couple. The man laughed and yelled, “Get a room!”

“But have him put a ring on that hand first,” his wife winked, and they were on their way.

Casey let out a long sigh. “I did make it entirely too easy for you, didn’t I?”

“What do you mean?” Ethan asked, still pawing at her.

“I was always there when you wanted me… always waiting,” she slurred. Pulling back, she grabbed his face and ran her hands through his hair. “But I loved you, Ethan,” she said far more earnestly. “I loved you all along.”

He looked at her intently, with a thoughtful expression on his face. He couldn’t get over how beautiful she was, not only tonight but always. And not just physically, but in every possible way. She waited for him. She was willing to lie to her best friend for him. And she loved him like he’d never been loved before.

“Ethan,” Casey laughed, shaking him back to reality. “What are you thinking?”

“Marry me.”

Casey appeared shocked but was certain it was a joke. “Sure, let’s just mosey in here and get hitched.” she laughed. She took his hand and began to drag him away from the chapel, but he tugged at her arm, stopping her in her tracks.

“That’s what I'm suggesting. Let's do it."

She looked at him as if he had lost his mind, even in an inebriated state. She knew this didn’t sound like Ethan.

“OK, jokes over,” she smirked. “Let’s go.”

“I’m not joking,” he insisted. “I love you… you love me… I never want to be without you, and look!” He pointed dramatically toward the chapel door. “We stopped here. Not in front of a burger joint, or a strip club, or a casino, but here. It’s a sign, Casey.”

“You’re serious?”

“I am,” he suddenly dropped to both knees and let out a small yelp. "I’m serious. Marry me, Casey!”

Her confused look on her face disappeared, replaced with a smile that rivaled the lights on The Strip; she pulled him to his feet and flung her arms around his neck.

“Let’s do it!” She beamed. “Yes! Let’s do it!”

“So,” Casey swallowed. “That was how it happened.”

“It appears so.”

“But, we were so drunk," she whined. "Aren’t there laws against marrying people in that condition?”

“It’s Vegas, Case. I don’t think that matters much.”

“Well,” she swallowed. "Let’s go inside and face the music… or at least Edna.”

~~~~~

Casey clung to Ethan’s arm as they entered. Both were rendered speechless by the blend of gauche Grecian and Baroque décor surrounding them.

“I swear to God, if a cupid comes flying out at us,” Ethan grumbled.

“You’re right," Casey laughed. "This is the last place on earth that you’d get married.”

“I’d assume the same would be true for you?” he asked with a raised brow.

“Nah, I’m way more fun than you. This was always a possibility for me.”

They did their best to keep the mood light, but they were disappointed. The tacky décor may have garnered laughs, but it didn’t spark a single memory. Luckily for them, their conversation with Edna did glean some insight. For example, Ethan had, in fact, sprung for the triple diamond package, as Casey had suspected.

“You insisted… only the best for your bride,” Edna assured. “In fact, I was going to call you two today. You were in such a hurry to get out of here you left this behind.”

Casey reached over the counter and took a small blue gift bag from Edna’s hands.

“What is this?”

“All part of the package. Your wedding album and a link to the recording of your ceremony… don’t worry… it’s passcode protected now; the passcode’s in there. There is also a gift certificate for a cake from Sinful Sweets.”

“I do like cake,” Casey replied, almost sadly.

Edna looked between the two inquisitively.

“You know, for what it’s worth, you two are the last couple I expected to see back here with buyer remorse… and I’ve been doing this for a long time. I thought you were really in love….”

“We are in love,” Casey defended. “We just…”

“… weren’t planning on getting married,” Ethan finished.

“Well, if you were drunk, the state of Nevada allows you to get an annulment pretty easily. Given your call this morning, I also threw a pamphlet with information on annulments in your bag."

"Do you toss that into these bags often," Ethan simpered.

"You'd be surprised. But you know… sometimes life brings us to the place we are meant to be, even if we don’t realize it.”

“And sometimes people get drunk and make rash decisions,” Ethan countered. “But thank you for your help.”

~~~~~

After another somber taxi drive deposited them back at their hotel. They entered separately, careful not to be seen together. Once they were both inside his room, they kicked off their shoes and fell into bed. The excess alcohol from last night and the emotional shock of today were beginning to take their toll.

“We should have stopped and gotten our free wedding cake on the way back,” Casey lamented.

“Do you think of anything other than food?” Ethan asked.

“Sure,” she rolled over and faced him with a smile. “I think of you.”

She could see the tension leaving Ethan’s face with her words; reaching over, he placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

“I know we’re tired, but I suppose we should watch this thing.”

“I suppose,” Casey replied nervously. “I have a feeling it’s going to be a hot mess.”

“I’m not expecting to see the two of us at our best,” he concurred.

“As long as we’re not like Ross and Rachel. I don't want to see Ethan scribbled across your forehead or kitty whiskers on you.”

“And I'd like to be the only one with a mustache,” he chuckled.

They both shifted, leaning against the pillows as Ethan took out his phone for them to watch.

“Let’s get this over with,” Casey mumbled.

“Before we do…” he said, taking her hand. “I want you to know I love you, and no matter what we see on this, it doesn’t change that.”

Casey let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding, then reached over for a tender kiss.

“I love you, too, and nothing will change that. But, let’s pull off the bandaid and watch this thing.”

They expected the worst, and it sure started out that way.

Casey tipsily walked down the aisle, bordered by large Grecian columns fashioned of the finest plastic money could buy. Clutching her bouquet in both hands, she teetered on her heels after every few steps. But there was no denying the enormous grin on her face.

“That’s what I get for doing this without my parents,” she sighed.

When she reached Ethan, the two of them broke into a fit of giggles. Stopping only when Ethan spoke.

“You look really, really cute,” he sputtered, causing the two of them to laugh even more.

“Oh, God, this is going to be painful,” he moaned. But Casey shushed him as the officiant began to speak.

“Dearly Beloved, we come together today to join this man and this woman in matrimony. Is there anyone present who knows of a reason why this marriage should not take place?”

“Pffft,” Casey chuckled. “You’re the only one here! If you don’t object, I think we’re good.”

“Uh, you also have me,” Edna hollered from behind. “You need a witness, ya know.”

“So, do you have any reason why we shouldn’t be wed?” Ethan asked.

“Nope. Not a one.”

“Good,” he turned to the officiant with a stern glare. “Then let’s get on with it.”

“Oh, boy…” Casey muttered.

“Do you, Ethan, take this woman to be your wife, to live together in matrimony, to love her, to honor her, to comfort her, and to keep her in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?”

“I do,” he replied, with the softest smile on his lips.

“And do you, Casey, take this man to be your husband, to live together in matrimony, to love her, to honor her, to comfort her, and to keep her in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?”

“I do,” she beamed.

“Then repeat after me, I Ethan, take you, Casey….”

“Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute,” Ethan interrupted. “I’m sorry, I can’t do this.”

“You… you what?” Casey frowned.

“No! Not the wedding, we can do the wedding; but I can’t marry you without saying something first. Casey, you know how much I love you; at least, I hope you do. You came into my life unexpectedly, and you were such a pain in the ass, but that’s honestly the best part about you. That strong, spunky, never give up attitude is what got us here… it certainly wasn’t me. If I had let you go, I would have spent the rest of my life regretting it and living with what a fool I had been. I love you, Casey; thank you for making me see what my heart knew from the start… that you are worth any risk.”

“Awww,” Casey cried, instinctively leaning forward to kiss him.

But that was met with the officiant loudly clearing his throat. “We’re not at the point where you can kiss yet,” he scolded.

“Oops! Sorry!” Casey apologized.

“Again… repeat after me, I Ethan, take you, Casey….”

“Wait, wait, wait!” Casey interrupted.

“Again?” the officiant growled.

“Excuse me!” Ethan shouted. “I paid for the triple diamond package, so if my bride wants to interrupt, she can interrupt.”

The officiant looked back to Edna, who merely shrugged. “He’s got a point!”

“Thank you,” Casey demurred. Reaching up, she gently caressed Ethan’s cheek, her eyes brighter than he had ever seen before. “You know, when we met, I wasn’t looking to fall in love any more than you were. It wasn’t on my agenda. My residency, my career… they were my focus… they had to be… because I want to be the best… just like you. But it didn’t take me long to realize that sometimes life can take a detour. It can put us on a road we never expected to take, then it leads us to the most beautiful place… one we would have never experienced if we didn’t make that unexpected turn. You’re my beautiful place, Ethan. And I hope you always know just how much I love you.”

Ethan’s face was aglow as a single tear trickled down his cheek. Pulling Casey close, he went to kiss her when….

“AHEM!” The officiant was growing tired.

“Sorry,” Ethan smiled. “But could you get through the rest quickly? We’d really want to kiss.”

“I’ll see what I can do,” he grinned and went on to oblige Ethan's request. Within moments, the ceremony was nearing it's end.

“By virtue of the authority vested in me under the laws of the State of Nevada, I now pronounce you husband and wife. And, at long last, you may kiss your bride.”

The Wedding March march blared from the speakers overhead as Ethan and Casey shared a passionate kiss under the fistfuls of confetti and rose petals, tossed their way by Edna.

Casey tapped Ethan’s hand, and he stopped the recording on the phone. Both overcome, they lay next to each other without saying a word.

“Well,” Casey said after several moments passed. “That wasn't what I expected.”

“No,” Ethan agreed. “It wasn’t what I anticipated either.”

“Do you need to be drunk to speak so sweetly to me, Dr. Ramsey,” she teased.

“Really?”

“I’m just kidding. You’ve come a long way.”

With a deep sigh, Casey sat on the edge of the bed and grabbed the blue bag from the chapel. Pulling out the annulment pamphlet, she began to read.

“Well, Vegas may let you marry in a day, but it looks like it takes up to three weeks to get out of it.” Tapping the brochure nervously in her hand, she began to stand. “I suppose we should start the process right away. Maybe before we leave, we should stop....”

But her words and movements halted when Ethan reached out and tugged her arm. She turned to him with a questioning look as he took her hand.

“What if we don’t….” he asked, as her eyes opened wide.

“What?”

“What if we don’t. Casey, stay married to me.”

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blysse-and-blunder · 7 months

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in lieu of a commonplace book: a new term

saturday, sept 2 — sunday, oct 1, 2023

been running around and then lolling around and then running some more, and the last time i really understood what day it was i think it was aug 28?? though i have gotten a new wall calendar for my room so hopefully that...makes a difference?

anyway. lots of things viewed, read, played etc., but this is the ilcb where i talk about michael sheen's sex show. y'all have been warned.

reading finished this month:

light from uncommon stars, ryka aoki — there was a lot about this one to like, and lots of things that i think...could have worked better? the dialogue stood out to me as weirdly stilted. the author got so much good, fluid, lyrical writing into the descriptions of the violin maker, all the meaningful resonances of the violin, and everything else kind of paled to that. a lot of vision in this one, and hopefully readers who are less picky than i am will be able to chill out and enjoy the representation, the demons and space and music and donuts.

the empress of salt and fortune, nghi vo (audio) — stunning. short, but suggests/captures an entire world. adored the emphasis on little artifacts and material details, the flashes of actual history and the absolutely elegant touches of fantasy.

clouds of witness, dorothy l. sayers (audio) — a lord peter wimsey mystery is always a wonderful excuse to listen to a voice actor just go nuts with posh RP accents, but i do miss my girl harriet even as i know that i'm reading all the prequels on purpose :(

one last stop, casey mcquiston —i didn't think i liked casey mcquiston before, but this book was genuinely a delight. is this how everyone felt about rwrb? the romance tropes worked for me this time, the dialogue here felt natural and fun (especially the secondary characters), and the little turns of phrase and comparisons and twists hit just like you'd hope. the history! the queer community! the roommates! and you know what, fuck it. a little tooth-rotting fluff can be good for the soul.

listening bounced off of the new olivia rodrigo (sorry 😥) and the new chappell roan (sorry sorry 😥) and won't be trying to articulate why for now, haven't spent enough time with the new mitski (liked it on the first listen though) so this section of the post is going to go to noah kahan's stick season, which i have listened to on repeat for the last few weeks. i think i've got a favorite song chosen, only to notice something new about another one—it's not just 'northern attitude' and 'homesick,' though obviously the lines 'i'm mean because i grew up in new england' and 'i was raised out in the cold' / 'i was raised on little light' do fucking resonate. but so does. most of it.

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at some point i have added both 'halloween' and 'the view between villages' to my liked songs, and for some reason i get a real kick out of the line in 'new perspective' about calling an intersection downtown just because it's gotten a target. but anyway here's 'stick season', simply for the line 'and i'll dream each night / of some version of you / that i might not have / but i did not lose.'

watching masters of sex (2013). if i'm honest, this is a little bit of a dodge—i watched the entire first season of this show back at the beginning of the month, it fully took over my staycation cat-sitting gig time, and then i haven't been able to get back to it now that i'm home. i think i'm scared to dip back in, honestly? because i can't let myself get sucked back in that strongly.

this show is maddening. it's fascinating. don't ask me if it's good. it's based on this book by thomas maier, which i may have to actually read, because i keep getting distracted wondering about how much the script is changing, adapting, etc. i've taken my intro psych class (and then some), i had to read about masters and johnson, and i feel like the show must be taking liberties— but also, is it?

this show isn't mad men, but it does have that period midcentury / postwar aesthetic, and they do a very good job mentioning bits of history/current events that tie it to the actual history. and there is actual history here, and i love that. but also, i have never been this aware of a show making choices for baldly strategic reasons— you can so tell that this show was written for weekly release, plot threads come and happen for an episode or two at most, only then to be either dropped (for future use if necessary?) or solved.

then again, there's some very competent and tightly-constructed stories, e.g. the episode about the nuclear attack drill and how everyone behaved, how it did and did not matter to them, how their worlds were and weren't also symbolically ending in the intertwined subplots. also a big fan of the one where they're hearing about the new research on the female orgasm! and freud! it's so interesting to have this all framed as ~the frontiers of science!~ and then see how in some ways it's more progressive than you'd expect (than we are today still, on primetime).

the other lead, lizzy caplan, is new to me, but she kills it, kills it, as ginny johnson. allison janney is in this?! caitlin fitzgerald aka tabitha from succession is in this? see what i mean, like half the cast is people who either were in big prestige tv enterprises or who would go on to be, which to me says something about the way this show was viewed as a good move for your acting career in 2013. (link to a piece of historical journalism discussing this show and nbc hannibal as not-to-be-missed viewing for 2013. wild.)

i've never thought this much about how television has changed from the early 2010s to now. this feels like a bridge, connecting pre-peak TV to where we've ended up, where it's not as 'prestige-y' as it would be now, but is still going for the sophistication and intensity. michael sheen wears a funny little bow tie and got a golden globe nom for this, but he could not be further from aziraphale here—it's like watching a totally different person (acting_patrickstewart.gif), he smiles so little and is routinely so awful to various women in his life, including those he purports to love. i distract myself watching him make acting choices in response to some of the (frankly wild) things that they've given masters to say and do, and that's. all i'll say about that.

okay that was mortifying. let's move on.

playing have now completed (for the second time) the first act investigations in pentiment, with new scenes unlocked (the spinning bee! storytime with brother sebhat! midnight in the library!) and still not a solid answer to the mystery. methinks there is a message there, but we won't know for sure until i can next find a time for me to continue with either of my play-through companions. when i play with A, we make choices based on 'i would never pick that if i was playing on my own, but since you're here, you'll be the voice of chaos egging me on,' which if nothing else has led to a lot of cackling.

things this game also excels at, besides narrating women's stories and moral ambiguity: animating children and animals. we shook hands with this dog and it was perfect.

making hungry for a handicraft. sewed a bra back together (unpictured), glued a handle back onto this little ceramic pitcher, glued a hairclip back to its backing and a slipper sole back to its upper slipper (all hail having appropriate adhesives for a job!) watched as squirrels made a meal of the valiant, late-blooming tomatoes.

working on the court romances chapter has a new direction, but it does feel a little like an albatross around my neck at this point. i sent my committee the body and soul debates chapter, but at my most recent meeting it was clear most of them hadn't finished reading it so the discussion was largely 'where's chapter 2? why isn't that here also?' they still gave me the equivalent of a little pat on the head and said 'keep going', so. i'm taking drastic steps (enlisting other on campus resources, my therapist, etc.) to try and fucking make some fucking progress.

#ilcb #in lieu of a commonplace book #monthly roundup #this got longggg

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firstprince-ao3feed · 1 month

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Is it casual now?

by iknowthend The guy inches closer and asks Henry a question, his mouth turned upwards like it’s something amusing. Henry visibly freezes, then simply scoffs. Alex thinks he’s about to finally put an end to the conversation when he says, “Oh, no. Alex and I are just casual. It’s nothing serious.” Or, Alex and Henry are just casual. Alex doesn't like the reminder. Inspired by Chappell Roan's "Casual". Words: 8283, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Alex Claremont-Diaz, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, June Claremont-Diaz, Nora Holleran, Percy "Pez" Okonjo, Oscar Diaz (Red White & Royal Blue), Rafael Luna Relationships: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe, Angst with a Happy Ending, Getting Together, Pining Alex Claremont-Diaz, pining and yearning while fucking, brief discussion about mental health issues, Drinking, "Casual" Sex, Feelings Realization, Miscommunication, Happy Ending, Non-Explicit Sex via https://ift.tt/52GaeB9

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #red white and royal blue #rwrb #firstprince #iknowthend

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noneofusareverno · 1 month

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Ongoing list of women I didn’t put on my “name 100 women” list that make me want to fuckin end it/women that I forgot over Ellen Degenerate

SOPHIE

Phoebe Bridgers (Boygenius)

Julien Baker (Boygenius)

Lucy Dacus (Boygenius)

Brittany Howard

Chappell Roan

Janis Joplin

Mama Cass Elliot

Rina Sawayama

OG list/other women I decided not to write originally below (for posterity)

Jonbenet Ramsey, Casey Anthony, Hilary Clinton, etc… didn’t feel right going on the OG list

#boygenius #gay #name 100 women #100 women #qt cinderella

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runwayblues · 2 months

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me 🤝 casey

would risk it all for chappell roan

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tam--lin · 4 months

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It's reverse wishlist time: my favorite things of 2023, regardless of whether or not they actually were released in 2023.

Fiction: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Time traveler gets stranded in the wrong time period, weathers the Black Death while her team struggles with their own pandemic in the near-future. This book was beautiful and human and soft and so so sad. Genuinely I've been thinking about it on and off for months.

Nonfiction: Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space by Erika Nesvold and The Possibility of Life by Jamie Green

Useful books for people in the space sphere to read, but also would be useful for anyone writing SF. "Off-Earth" covers exactly what the sub-title says with compassion and an intersectional lens, "Possibility of Life" dives into various elements of alien life - how they've been presented in fiction, how they might exist scientifically.

Blog/newsletter: She's A Beast

No-BS, holistic newsletter about being strong. There is far, far more dangerous nonsense in the wellness space than there is clear-headed, humanistic sunshine. I look forward to reading everything Casey puts out.

Music: Maggie Rogers, "Surrender"; Caroline Polachek, "Desire, I Want to Turn Into You"; Tove Lo, "Dirt Femme"; Chappell Roan, "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess"; HOLYCHILD, "The Shape of Brat Pop To Come"; Nickel Creek's "Celebrants".

I'm in my pop girlie era, what can I say. Maggie's "Want Want" and "Anywhere With You" were both in my Spotify top 5, Chappell's "HOT TO GO!" got a lot of play as well, and I'm fully in love with Caroline's "Welcome To My Island". HOLYCHILD's "Running Behind" is such a bop. Dark horse candidate is Hiperson / 海朋森, who don't fall under the pop girlie umbrella who certainly deserve more airtime.

TV: The Mike Flanagan horror anthology-verse. (Hill House, Bly Manor, Fall of the House of Usher)

I can't pick a favorite. Hill House was the scariest, Bly Manor is the only piece of media in recent history to make me genuinely sob, Fall of the House of Usher was masterful. They were all wonderful, heart-ful horror.

#2023 #one of the last 2023 posts!

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ceruleanpunch · 9 months

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tagged by @dentondeathmetal (got an hour on this train so much appreciated)

name: casey

time: 5:40am

favorite band/artist: oingo boingo or marina

last movie: evil dead rise (I'm extremely casual w this franchise but I thought it was pretty solid?)

last show: the last of us!!!! (only 3 eps bc I was trying to sleep a bit on this flight but very much enjoying it)

when I created this blog: it was a remake nearly 7yrs ago but now that's outlasted my prior (5yrs)

what I post: mostly reblogs of what I like and then silly thoughts that feel right here

other blogs: nothing I use very actively

followers: 127

do I get asks: almost never but more recently

avg hours of sleep: 6~7hrs (know that should be more but it used to be more like 4~5 so small steps)

instruments: none

what I'm wearing: black pants I wear basically everyday (I have several pairs), the trans guy uniqlo t-shirt but in blue bc I'm special (I have multiple in black though. summer makes me have a cartoon character wardrobe) layered over a black turtleneck because I'm tired of waiting for summer to be over

dream trip: idk like. I have so many places I'd love to see (and see again), so it's more about who's with me

dream job: organizing things but where I have little to no customer service contact. or working w animals at a nice aquarium

favorite song atm: hot to go!-chappell roan; ride-sir mix-a-lot

tagging whoever'd like to!

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secretlystephaniebrown · 2 years

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tagged by @librarybi and @avengersaddict

rules: spell out your url with song titles and tag as many people as there are letters in your url (I will not be doing that part lmao)

s - So Good by Halsey

e - Everybody’s Dancing and I Want to Die by Deaf Havana

c - Colourblind by Peach PRC

r - Rule the World With Love by Barenaked Ladies

e - Emily by MIKA

t - True Trans Soul Rebel by Against Me!

l - Love & the First Law of Thermodynamics by Cloud Cult

y - Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde

s - Stupid by Brendan Maclean

t - Taken by MUNA

e - Ex’s & Oh’s by Elle King

p - Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan

h - Here with Me by Michelle Branch

a - All I Have to Give the World Is Me by Tegan and Sara

n - Nobody Know by CHAII

i - I Believe (Get Over Yourself) by Nico Vega

e - Emotional Girls by Sawyer

b - Believer by Imagine Dragons

r - Run Boy Run by Woodkid

o - On Your Knees by Jeff Williams, Sandy Casey, Lamar Hall

w - Way Up by Jaden

n - Next Girlfriend by Gia Woods

If you want to consider yourselves tagged, please do, my URL is too long XD

#Steph Speaks #tag meme

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shopfiorire · 8 days

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꒰ა ♡ hey MILO, EMILIA, and CASEY! what are you doing here in uniform?! your shift doesn’t start for another SIX HOURS, i’ll see you then ! ꒰YOON JEONGJAN, MICHELLE DOMINGOS, and KAHLILBETH ARE NOW TAKEN꒱

꒰ა ♡ YOON JEONGHAN. 27. HE/THEY. — congratulations MILO JUNG welcome to the sunrise family! It looks like you’ll be working at TURN THE PAGE as a BARISTA! we’re so excited to have another LIBRA here! there’s just a few things to verify and then we can see when your first day is — so, you said friends would describe you as being IMPATIENT…? i do get that vibe from you! when you’re clocked out, people would be most likely to find you at AREA 69? heard there’s going to be a special event there in a few weeks, hope to see you! lastly, you said the one song you’d overplay on the store speakers is NO BETTER by LORDE? i can’t wait to see you here! ꒰ t. 23. est ꒱

꒰ა ♡ Michelle Domingos. 25. she/her. — congratulations (EMILIA SANTOS) welcome to the sunrise family! It looks like you’ll be working at (SUNSET DRIVE) as a (MOVIE OPERATOR)! we’re so excited to have another (LIBRA) here! there’s just a few things to verify and then we can see when your first day is — so, you said friends would describe you as being (LOYAL)…? i do get that vibe from you! when you’re clocked out, people would be most likely to find you at (SUNNY ISLES BEACH)? heard there’s going to be a special event there in a few weeks, hope to see you! lastly, you said the one song you’d overplay on the store speakers is (ALL MINE) by (BRENT FAIYAZ)? i can’t wait to see you here! ꒰ m. 21+. pst ꒱

꒰ა ♡ KAHLILBETH. TWENTY ONE. HE/HIM. — congratulations CASEY HENDERSON welcome to the sunrise family! It looks like you’ll be working at TURN THE PAGE as a BARISTA! we’re so excited to have another SCORPIO here! there’s just a few things to verify and then we can see when your first day is — so, you said friends would describe you as being CHARISMATIC…? i do get that vibe from you! when you’re clocked out, people would be most likely to find you at AREA 69? heard there’s going to be a special event there in a few weeks, hope to see you! lastly, you said the one song you’d overplay on the store speakers is GOOD LUCK BABE! by CHAPPELL ROAN? i can’t wait to see you here! ꒰ K. 22. EST ꒱

#accepted!#tysm for applying!#twitter rp

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ma-lark-ey · 1 month

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✪ malarkey's intro post 2.0 ✪

░!! have you done your daily click? !!░

░ greetings & salutations. since my original intro post is kind of messy, I'm making a new one!

ー name lark / magnus

ー age / birthday nineteen / may 5th

ー pronouns he/him/they/them

―●○◎ other socials/blogs ◎○●―

― archive of our own: ma_lark_ey

― tumblr: marauders side blog

― tumblr: poetry side blog

― spotify: malarkey

― discord: ma_lark_ey

― pinterest: mxlarkxy

―●○◎ fandoms i'll tag/post:

all for the game (the foxhole court) / harry potter / the marauders era / red, white, & royal blue / percy jackson / magnus chase / check, please! / the extraordinaries / simon snow (carry on) / the mortal instruments / taylor swift / hermitcraft / the adventure zone / dimension 20

―●○◎ a few of my favourite things ◎○●―

―●✰ books

✰ Carry On ― Rainbow Rowell

✰ Magnus Chase & The Gods of Asgard

✰ I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver

✰ Red, White, & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

✰ In Deeper Water - F.T Lukens

✰ Hell Followed With Us - Andrew Joseph White

✰ Aces Wild - Amanda DeWitt

✰ All For the Game - Nora Sakavic

―●✰ manga / graphic novel

✰ your name (light novel)

✰ One Piece

✰ Magical Boy - The Kao

✰ Check, Please!

✰ Heartstopper / Osemanverse - Alice Oseman

―●✰ television / film

✰ Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

✰ Do Revenge

✰ Harry Potter: and the Prisoner of Azkaban

✰ Grey's Anatomy

✰ FullMetal Alchemist

✰ The Devil Is A Part-Timer!?

✰ DRRR!!

✰ Heartbreak High

―●✰ music

*note: if I've put an artist on this list I DO have their entir discography memorised & whatever album/song (if any) i've singled out i carved into my ribcage.

✰ Taylor Swift ― evermore / Midnights

✰ Xana ― Cupid, Tantrums

✰ Chase Petra

✰ Set It Off

✰ Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan)

✰ Mel Bryant & the Mercymakers ― Wildflower

✰ The Razia's Shadow (Concept Album / Forgive Durden)

―●✰ podcasts / youtube

✰ Mike Schubert Podcasts ― Horse / The Newest Olympian / Potterless

✰ Rotten Mango Pod / Stephanie Soo

✰ iNabber

✰ Hermitcraft ― Grian / PearlscentMoon / Scar / Etho / Joel

✰ The Penumbra Podcast ― Juno Steel

✰ Dungeons & Daddies: Odyssey

✰ The Adventure Zone: Amnesty

✰ Welcome to Nightvale

―●✰ other media / hobbies

✰ creative writing (I say, as if this isn't 90% of my identity)

✰ Adrian Brown / silvercrevan

✰ Crochet <3

┌ below are my personal tags & what they mean !

#lark says #miscellaneous tag for anything I post #lark liveblogs #my tag for when im commenting on books / media im consuming as we speak #lark rants #my unprompted infodumps #cape kids #is my dnd campaign tag #just our bringing up #my magnus chase fic #there are probably some im forgetting ngl

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dan6085 · 2 months

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Here is the list of the top 20 individual round scores in the PGA of all time with details:

1. Rhein Gibson: 55 (-16) on May 12, 2012, at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma.

2. Cristobal Del Solar: 57 (-14) in PGA Tour-sanctioned history.

3. Joaquin Niemann: 59.

4. Casey Jarvis: 59 to equal Sunshine Tour record.

5. Stephan Jaeger: 58 in Web.com Tour history.

6. Oliver Fisher: 59 at the Portugal Masters, the first official sub-60 round on the European Tour.

7. Paul Goydos: 59 at the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour.

8. Stuart Appleby: 59 in the final round to win the Greenbrier Classic on the PGA Tour.

9. Justin Thomas, Adam Hadwin, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Chappell: Added their names to the roll of honor on the PGA Tour with sub-60 rounds.

10. Kevin Sutherland and Miguel Angel Martin: Made history in the senior ranks with sub-60 rounds.

11. Masahiro Kuramoto: Made history on the Japan Golf Tour with a sub-60 round.

12. Annika Sorenstam: Shot a benchmark 59 at the Standard Register PING on the LPGA Tour.

13. Jason Gore and Adrien Mork: Shot 59 on secondary tours during the mid-2000s.

14. Notah Begay III and Doug Dunakey: Both shot 59 in 1998 on the Nike Tour.

15. David Duval: Made headlines in 1999 by shooting a final day 59 to win the Bob Hope Classic.

16. Gary Player: Broke 60 at the Brazil Open in 1974 on a par 69 course.

17. Chip Beck: Broke 60 at the Las Vegas Invitational in 1991.

18. Johnny Miller: Shot a record-breaking 63 at Oakmont in 1973 during a major championship.

19. Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele: Recorded rounds of 62 in men's major championships.

20. Many players have recorded a score of 63 in major championships, with Greg Norman, Vijay Singh, Brooks Koepka, and Tommy Fleetwood among those achieving this feat.

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alma-artts · 3 months

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Hello! I’m alma :)

I thought I would make an intro post because why not (last updated: 13.02.24)