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filmnoirfoundation · 4 months

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NOIR CITY 21

Celebrating its 21st year, NOIR CITY, the largest annual film noir festival in the world, returns to Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre, January 19-28, 2024. FNF president Eddie Muller will present a dozen double bills pairing an English language noir with a similarly themed foreign language film—24 films over 10 days. Whatever the country of origin, there are heists, prison breaks, missing persons, cultural alienation, love triangles, and lots of plain old-fashioned murder.

Muller says this edition "has been tailored to satisfy those folks who love noir filled with the colorful vernacular slang so essential to American and British noir—as well as adventurous viewers intrigued by seeing a familiar story—typically a crime committed for passion or profit—play out in cultures with different values, mores, and styles." Through his programming of NOIR CITY festivals around the nation and his hosting of the popular Noir Alley franchise on Turner Classic Movies, Muller aims to move audiences past the idea that film noir is a strictly American genre.

Joining him this year, as co-programmer and co-host, is acclaimed film scholar Imogen Sara Smith, a familiar commentator on The Criterion Channel streaming service. "Attending NOIR CITY in the Bay Area has been a highlight of my year for over a decade," says Smith, "and I'm thrilled to be joining Eddie as co-host this year. I'm especially excited that the program we've put together will introduce audiences to some rare international titles, alongside Hollywood classics. It's going to be a stellar festival."

Kicking off the collection of rarities is the FNF's most recent restoration — 1952's Argentine film Never Open That Door (No abras nunca esa puerta) — based on two short stories by American master of suspense fiction, Cornell Woolrich. The picture was preserved by the Film Noir Foundation in 2013 and has now been completely restored by the FNF through UCLA Film & Television Archive, thanks in part to a grant from the Golden Globe Foundation (formerly HFPA). Fernando Martín Peña, Argentina's pre-eminent cinephile, will be on hand to introduce the film with Eddie Muller.

Included on the 2024 schedule are English-language rarities such as Black Tuesday (1954), Plunder Road (1957), Across the Bridge (1957), and Strongroom (1962). Little-seen international titles include The Human Beast (France, 1938), Aimless Bullet (South Korea, 1960), Bitter Rice (Italy, 1949), Four Against the World (Mexico, 1950), Zero Focus (Japan, 1961), and Smog (1962), a forgotten surrealist masterpiece by Italian director Franco Rossi freshly restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive. Explore the full line up, buy tickets for individual double features and Passports (All-Access Passes) at the festival website.

GO TO NOIR CITY

#noir city #film noir foundation #eddie muller #film restoration #noir city 21 #noir city oakland #grand lake theatre #imogen sara smith #Argentine film noir #35mm screening #film noir festival #never open that door #cornell woolrich #Martín Peña #tcm #noir alley #criterion channel #No abras nunca esa puerta

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empiredesimparte · 11 months

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Cannes Film Festival's Douzaine begins! The French program Canal comments the opening of the festival on the Croisette

Reporter Emma: Welcome to Canal! As you have seen on our pictures, this year, His Majesty himself cut the ribbon and will inaugurate the festival. This had not happened for almost 100 years in Francesim!

Presenter Robert: Is the Emperor accompanied? I don't think I know that Reporter Emma: Yes Robert, I can confirm that the Emperor is not alone. He is accompanied by a young woman, I heard around me that she is a childhood friend of His Majesty. I must say that there is a lot of effervescence at the moment in Cannes!

Presenter Robert: We have just received information from the imperial palace Emma! Apparently it would be about his fiancée, His Majesty makes an official announcement! Presenter Thierry: It's wonderful and completely unexpected ! The edition of this year is decidedly unique! Presenter Robert: Indeed, that makes pleasure to see our young Emperor close to the French, and accompanied !

Presenter Thierry: The press release adds that it's Mademoiselle Charlotte de Mortemart, a childhood friend of the Emperor as you said Emma Journalist Emma: Gentlemen, look, Mademoiselle Charlotte is presenting her ring to the cameras of the whole world! Presenter Robert: Congratulations to the young lovebirds!

Journalist Emma: There is obviously a royal trend this year: Prince Henri of Pierreland is here as an actor! His Imperial Highness is accompanied by Chiara, who is his partner in the opening film Pierre the Great, a biopic on the Emperor. Note that this is the first time that the festival hosts a production of the Simflix platform.

Presenter Thierry: Princess Maria-Aisha, apparently came to attend the first steps of actor of her brother!

Presenter Robert: Our neighbors from Iona are also present at the festival, the royal princess came to support the Ionian artists!

Journalist Emma: I also saw the famous princess Leonor of Uspana, look at the pictures! She presents herself in a very classy black dress.

⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | Cannes Film Festival, 7 Prairial An 230

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Collaboration with @officalroyalsofpierreland, @nexility-sims and @funkyllama. Thank you everyone! <3

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La Douzaine du festival de Cannes commence ! L'émission française Canal commente l'ouverture du festival de la Croisette

Journaliste Emma : Bienvenus en direct sur la chaîne Canal! Comme vous l'avez vu sur nos images, cette année, Sa Majesté en personne a coupé le ruban et inaugurera le festival. Cela n'était pas arrivé depuis presque 100 ans en Francesim !

Présentateur Robert : L'Empereur est accompagné ? Je ne crois pas être au courant Journaliste Emma : Oui Robert, je confirme que l'Empereur n'est pas seul. Il est accompagné d'une jeune femme, j'ai entendu autour de moi qu'il s'agissait d'une amie d'enfance de Sa Majesté. Je dois dire qu'il y a beaucoup d'effervescence actuellement à Cannes !

Présentateur Robert : Nous venons de recevoir des informations du palais impérial Emma ! Apparemment il s'agirait de sa fiancée, Sa Majesté fait une annonce officielle ! Présentateur Thierry : C'est merveilleux et complètement inattendu ! L'édition de cette année est décidément unique ! Présentateur Robert : En effet, cela fait plaisir de voir notre jeune Empereur proche des Français, et accompagné !

Présentateur Thierry : Le communiqué que nous venons de recevoir indique qu'il s'agit de Mademoiselle Charlotte de Mortemart, une amie d'enfance de l'Empereur comme vous le disiez Emma Journaliste Emma : Messieurs regardez, Mademoiselle Charlotte présente sa bague aux caméras du monde entier ! Présentateur Robert : Félicitations aux jeunes tourtereaux !

Journaliste Emma : Il y a manifestement cette année une tendance royale : le prince Henri de Pierreland est là en tant qu'acteur ! Son Altesse Impériale est accompagnée de Chiara, qui est sa partenaire dans le film d'ouverture Pierrelandais, un biopic sur l'Empereur Pierre le Grand. À noter que c'est la première fois que le festival accueille une production de la plateforme Simflix.

Présentateur Thierry : La princesse Maria-Aisha, est semble-t-il venue assister aux premiers pas d'acteur de son frère!

Présentateur Robert : Nos voisins d'Iona sont également présents au festival, la princesse royale est venue apporter son soutien aux artistes Ioniens !

Journaliste Emma : J'ai également aperçu il me semble la célèbre princesse Leonor d'Uspana, regardez les images! Elle se présente dans un robe noire très classe.

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zonetrente-trois · 6 months

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#The Deep Dark #Gueules Noires #Toronto After Dark Film Festival #Mathieu Turi #Sean Kelly #SKM

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schlock-luster-video · 9 months

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adscinema · 2 years

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Decision to Leave - Park Chan-wook (2022)

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#decision to leave #poster #park chan wook #cannes film festival #2022 #south korea #neo noir #tang wei

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fallenangellostinthedark · 4 months

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Mother, Bong Joon-ho, 2009

INTENSE.

It makes me literally agonising with her character.

The soundtracks are fascinating and winsome.

The last song in the credits is fabulous.

#filmlover #music #movielovers #madre #mother #2009 #mother 2009 #cannes film festival #korean #bong joon-ho #bong joon ho #thriller #film noir #Lee byung-woo #Youtube

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phillypeel · 1 year

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10.27.22, N. 15th Street, 8:22 pm

on my way to see Weird: the Al Yankovic Story at the Philadelphia Film Festival

#in the shadows #noir photography #philadelphia street photography #street photography #philadelphia streets #philadelphia banana peel project #15th street Philadelphia #Philadelphia film festival #weird the al yankovic story #i saw weird al #banana peel #night photography #Philadelphia night photography #yellow banana peel #Philadelphia film center

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statoprecario · 1 year

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32 NOIRFEST | BOWLING SATURNE conquista il Black Panther Award 2022, a PROFETI la Menzione Speciale della giuria

L’ultimo verdetto è infine arrivato: dopo i due vincitori legati al Premio Caligari 2022, Piove di Paolo Strippoli premiato da una giuria composta da 80 tra studenti IULM e appassionati di cinema, e Una femmina di Francesco Costabile, cui va la Menzione Speciale 2022 conferita dalla redazione di Cinecittà News, Main Media Partner del festival, si è espressa la giuria del Concorso Internazionale.…

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#bowling saturn #Cremonini #noir film festival #Patricia Mazuy #profeti

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moorheadthanyoucanhandle · 2 years

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JUST THE WAY YOU ARGYLE

Your Humble Narrator is back in the Valley after a quick trip to the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs, California, where I caught up with this 1948 artifact:

The Argyle Secrets--William Gargan, as a wisecracking reporter, is beset by a variety of sinister types, from a femme fatale to a southern dandy with a swordcane to a politely murderous continental gent with a towering henchman. The McGuffin they're all after is an album containing a list of corporate bigwigs willing to play either side of the Allied or Axis fence, depending on who won World War II.

The writer-director is the great Cyril "Cy" Endfield, adapting his own 1945 radio play The Argyle Album from Suspense on CBS. The film version feels, indeed, like little more than an illustrated radio play, with narration and energetic rapid-fire dialogue powering its 65-minute running time. The characters spew detailed exposition at each other even while they're trying to kill each other.

Even with his face bruised and his hair mussed from the various beatings he endures, Gargan is jolly company in the lead, and the supporting cast is a joy: Jack Reitzen as the southern fop, Marjorie Lord as the mendacious beauty, Ralph Byrd as the disapproving police detective, Peter Brocco as one of the shady cronies, and Sgt. Schultz himself, John Banner, here trim and dapper, as the principal bad guy. In a supporting role is a young Barbara Billingsley, and if you've ever wanted see Mrs. Cleaver take a punch right to her adorable kisser, this is the picture that will fulfill your wish.

As with El Vampiro Negro at last year’s festival, the restored print of this movie shown at Palm Springs is another collaboration between UCLA Film and Television Archive and The Noir Foundation, and like the Argentine film, The Argyle Secrets looks like a million bucks onscreen. Catch it if you get the chance.

While in Palm Springs, I enjoyed lunch at Sherman's Deli, egg salad and chopped liver on rye...

...dinner at Kalura Trattoria, tortellini panna rosa...

...then back to Sherman's for breakfast, eggs benedict with nova lox...

Yummy.

I also made a pilgrimage to my beloved roadside dinosaurs at Cabazon. When I was there in October they were painted Flintstones-style, with T-Rex as Fred and "Dinny" the sauropod as Dino. This week they were painted to extoll love and peace...

Hard to argue with that. But I'd like to see the Cabazon Dinos painted blue and yellow, maybe with a sunflower on T-Rex's chest...

#cabazon dinosaurs #arthur lyons film noir festival #the argyle secrets #dinosaurs #palm springs #sherman's deli

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filmnoirfoundation · 27 days

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NOIR CITY Hollywood photos, courtesy of our friend Doug Grieve. Don't miss our closing night presentation of the 4K restoration of LE SAMOURAÏ, 7:30 PM tonight at the American Cinematheque. Introduction by Eddie Muller.

Tix: https://bit.ly/4cxdBsd

#noir city #noir city hollywood #film noir #film noir festival #le samouraï #eddie muller #alan k rode

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empiredesimparte · 11 months

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Live TV broadcast of the Cannes Film Festival, interview of the engagement of Emperor Napoléon V to Charlotte de Mortemart

Journalist: I think the French are curious to know a little more about your relationship, and the proposal Napoléon V: Naturally, to tell the truth, we have known each other all our lives Journalist: Were you childhood friends? Charlotte: Yes, absolutely

Journalist: Since what age? Napoléon V: It's hard to say… Charlotte: Probably at the age of 2, 3? It's funny, but Madame Mère or my parents would know more anecdotes about our meeting than we do

Journalist: And how did this friendship become a beautiful love story? Napoléon V: Charlotte has always impressed me, she has a lot of presence, allure, and always the right words, a confident personality. I think I've always had feelings for her, without realizing it Charlotte (teasing): He doesn't look it, especially as Emperor, but Napoléon is sometimes reserved

Napoléon V: I wasn't reserved, I was impressed. You are impressive Charlotte: Thank you, Your Majesty Napoléon V: Fortunately, although belatedly, my friends pushed me to make the first move towards Charlotte Charlotte: It wasn't very discreet by the way

Napoléon V: I realized that… I had to express what I feel now, because we don't know what life will bring tomorrow Charlotte: Louis… Journalist (also moved): And you, Mademoiselle? Charlotte: I have always loved him since our childhood. All women want to marry their prince after all and Louis has always been considerate of me. But I didn't want to jeopardize our friendship either, so I waited for signs, they came "late" as Louis said

Journalist: "Late"? Napoléon V: Well, I had to wait for the Ecole Polytechnique to get my courage up so… she waited a little over 10 years Charlotte (laughing): What a disaster! Napoléon V: When you're a teenager, you think a lot about these things, maybe I didn't want to be in a relationship too quickly? Charlotte: Me too, I think we both wanted to experience some independence before admitting our feelings. It's important to be sure we know what we want for ourselves

Journalist: Those are very wise words, you look very happy Your Majesty, Miss. How did the proposal go? Napoléon V: Thank you. When we left the Château de Compiègne together to come to the event, a few weeks ago, with friends and family. Charlotte didn't know that she would be attending the Cannes Film Festival with me, we were originally supposed to go separately Charlotte: It was a pleasant surprise, hiding our relationship in Cannes would have been difficult

Napoléon V: I thought the proposal was more beautiful and romantic at sea than at the Château, I've always had a weakness for seascapes. And there wasn't enough time to make it more original Charlotte: It was very good, don't worry Journalist: Was the news well received in your respective families? Napoléon V: Our families have been seeing each other since my father's return to Francesim, it went well despite our anxiety. It's never easy to make a relationship official for us and for others, but we were impatient Charlotte: My parents are very happy about it, and appreciate Louis very much

Journalist: Can we take a closer look at the ring? What is its history?

Charlotte: Of course Napoléon V: It's a "you and me" ring, my mother confirmed that it's the ultimate engagement ring

Napoléon V: I asked for the diamond and sapphire from the ring of my ancestor, Emperor Napoléon I, to be set in a slightly modernised setting. It was the engagement ring of Joséphine de Beauharnais

Charlotte: It's a great family legacy, I will prove myself worthy of it Napoléon V: There is no pressure, I'm sure Charlotte will be up to the task

⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | Cannes Film Festival, 8 Prairial An 230

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Emission télévisée en direct du festival de Cannes, interview des fiançailles de l'Empereur Napoléon V avec Charlotte de Mortemart

Journaliste : Je pense que les français et le monde entier sont curieux d'en savoir un peu plus sur votre relation, et la demande en mariage Napoléon V : Naturellement, pour tout dire, nous nous connaissons depuis toujours Journaliste : Etiez-vous amis d'enfance ? Charlotte : Oui tout à fait

Journaliste : Depuis quel âge ? Napoléon V : C'est difficile à dire... Charlotte : Probablement à l'âge de 2 ans, 3 ans ? C'est drôle mais, Madame Mère ou mes parents sauraient donner davantage d'anecdotes sur notre rencontre que nous-même

Journaliste : Et comment cette amitié est-elle devenue un beau film d'amour ? Napoléon V : Charlotte m'a toujours impressionné, elle a beaucoup de prestance, d'allure, et des mots toujours justes, une personnalité assurée. Je crois que j'ai toujours eu des sentiments pour elle, sans m'en rendre compte Charlotte (taquine) : Il n'en a pas l'air, surtout en tant qu'Empereur, mais Napoléon est parfois réservé

Napoléon V : Je n'étais pas réservé, j'étais impressionné. Tu es impressionnante Charlotte : Merci Votre Majesté Napoléon V : Heureusement bien que tardivement, mes amis m'ont poussé à faire le premier pas vers Charlotte Charlotte : Ce n'était pas très discret d'ailleurs

Napoléon V : J'ai réalisé que... je devais exprimer ce que je ressens maintenant, car on ne sait pas ce que la vie nous réserve demain Charlotte : Louis... Journaliste (émue aussi) : Et vous Mademoiselle ? Charlotte : Je l'ai toujours aimé depuis notre tendre enfance. Toutes les femmes veulent épouser leur prince après tout et Louis a toujours été prévenant avec moi. Mais je ne voulais pas non plus mettre en péril notre amitié, alors j'ai attendu des signes, ils sont venus "tardivement" comme l'a dit Louis

Journaliste : "Tardivement" ? Napoléon V : Hé bien, il a fallu attendre l'Ecole Polytechnique pour que je prenne mon courage en mains donc... elle a attendu un peu plus de 10 ans Charlotte (rigole) : Quel désastre ! Napoléon V : Quand on est adolescents, on réfléchit beaucoup à ces choses là, peut-être que je ne souhaitais pas être dans une relation trop rapidement ? Charlotte : Moi aussi, je pense qu'on voulait tout les deux expérimenter une certaine indépendance avant de s'avouer nos sentiments. C'est important d'être certains de savoir ce que l'on veut pour nous même

Journaliste : Ce sont des mots très sages, vous avez l'air très heureux Votre Majesté, Mademoiselle. Comment s'est passé la demande en mariage ? Napoléon V : Lorsque nous avons quitté le Château de Compiègne ensemble pour venir à l'évènement, il y a quelques semaines, avec des amis et la famille. Charlotte ignorait encore qu'elle participerait au festival de Cannes avec moi, nous devions y aller séparément à l'origine Charlotte : Ce fut une agréable surprise, cacher notre relation à Cannes aurait été difficile

Napoléon V : Je trouvais la demande en mariage plus belle et romantique en pleine mer qu'au Château, j'ai toujours eu un faible les paysages marins. Et le temps manquait pour faire plus original Charlotte : C'était très bien, ne t'en fais pas Journaliste : La nouvelle fut bien reçue dans vos familles respectives ? Napoléon V : Nos familles se fréquentent depuis le retour de mon père en Francesim, cela s'est bien passé malgré notre inquiétude. Ce n'est jamais évident d'officialiser une relation pour nous et pour les autres, mais nous étions impatients Charlotte : Mes parents en sont enchantés, et apprécient beaucoup Louis

Journaliste : Pouvons nous voir de plus près la bague ? Quelle est son histoire ?

Charlotte : Bien sûr Napoléon V : C'est une bague "toi et moi", ma mère m'a confirmé que c'était la bague de fiançailles par excellence - je n'y connais trop rien.

Napoléon V : J'ai demandé à ce que le diamant et le saphir de la bague de mon ancêtre, l'Empereur Napoléon Ier, soient sur une monture un peu modernisée.

Charlotte : C'est un grand héritage familial, je m'en montrerai digne Napoléon V : Il n'y a pas de pression à avoir, je suis certain que Charlotte sera à la hauteur de ce qui nous attend

#simparte #ts4 #ts4 royal #sims 4 royal #royal simblr #sims 4 fr #sim : louis #sims 4 #le cabinet noir #cannes film festival #sim : charlotte #engagement #sims 4 royal story #sims 4 royal simblr #sims 4 royalty #ts4 royals #ts4 royal simblr #ts4 royalty #ts4 royal legacy

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grogusmum · 10 months

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Part 1: @ nickcage_numerouno

JAVI X F!PLUS SIZE!READER

SUMMARY: Set before the events of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Javi and Reader are friends online, and after a year of DMing they decide to meet. (The only change is Javi and Gabriela are just friends)

WORD COUNT: 1900ish

WARNINGS: Reader has insecurities about her size and appearance, Lucas is a jerk, and that's about it in this chapter. Javi is adorable, be warned.

This is nuts, you think as you get off the plane.

This isn't your first time either… you thought it after you agreed to fly to Palma. You thought it as you purchased the ticket. You thought it as you took the shuttle to the airport and you lost count of how many times during the almost 10-hour flight…

You take a breath, you've always wanted to travel, go to a cool film festival, so you're here. Meeting a friend. To go to the festival together. No big deal. You've known him for more than a year… online… you swallowed. Just keep breathing. It's going to be fine.

You find your suitcase and go to find your ride.

It's an international airport, so you are a little overwhelmed.

Then you see a sign with your name. Well, not your name, really, you give in internal chuckle. It’s your handle @han_shot_first. It has a blaster drawn on it, with "pew-pew" written in comic-sans. And you can't help but laugh out loud now. You look expectantly at the face above the sign.

It wasn't him…

You'd never felt nervous or intimidated by “@niccage_numerouno” until you saw him. Because holy moly! Those honeyed curls and warm brown eyes. He sent his photo with zero hesitation. Of course, he did. Why would he… you were a little slower. You had stared at it with the cursor hovering over the send button for what seemed like a lifetime. It was taken at a good angle, of course, angles can only do so much…

Until agreeing to take this trip, you hadn't seen one another's faces. You had decided it was time for you both to exchange photos.

@ nickcage_numerouno: Are you still there?

@ nickcage_numerouno: not the best photo of me…

Oh my gosh, he thinks I don't like it! Click send you moron, you thought and clicked send, then quickly typed-

@ han_shot_first: I just got distracted by a text. Sorry to keep you hanging

Then you waited. And waited. It said read. The ellipsis dot dot dotting. Shit

@ nickcage_numerouno: I like your shirt

You laughed. Of course he did, it's Spider-Man Noir.

@ han_shot_first: You might not believe this but it *is* a coincidence!

You walk up to the man with the sign.

"Ah… hola?"

"Hola, señora." He tapped the sign, "Han…shot-"

"Um yeah- sí," you laugh and tell him your actual name. He looks at his phone and then at you, presumably looking at the photo you sent.

"Welcome Mallorca, Señora. The car is just this way."

Okay, intimidated again. He sent a driver. You knew he had money because of his collection and his generosity with paying for the festival tickets … but 'send a driver' money?

You take deep breaths and remind yourself of some of your favorite DMs with him. He likes you. He's seen pics of your very regular apartment. You've talked about your job. He likes you. He's never seen more than one picture. Stop. He. Likes. You.

Suddenly your car door opens, bringing you out of your thoughts.

"Thank you, um…" you realize you had been so inside your own head you don't know the driver's name. "I am so sorry, I didn't ask you your name-"

"Mateo, señora."

"I apologize again, Mateo thank you so much"

Mateo nods with a small appreciative smile.

"This way to the boat slip"

"A boat-"

That's when you see him, Javi, in sunglasses (you note they are ones Nick Cage wore in Wild at Heart) linen pants, an orange button-down shirt, and a vast smile.

He calls your name and jogs over.

"You are here! Really here," Javi has you by the arms and gives you a little shake, before pulling you into a hug. "Thank you for getting my girl here, Mateo!"

Your cheeks warm at 'my girl' while still getting a bear hug from Javi. You put your arms around him gingerly.

"Hello Javi, can't believe I'm really here either."

Finally, he pulls away to drink you in, you fluster under imagined scrutiny. You stand tall, remembering your posture, hoping you will somehow be, well, smaller.

"Nice shades, by the way."

Javi laughs, shaking his head. He then leads you to his speedboat, his hand firmly around yours.

"I have so much I want to show you and talk to you about," Javi debates telling you he couldn't sleep last night because he was so excited. You have always matched him in enthusiasm, so he had thought he could tell you without sounding 12 but, maybe it was the long flight, and there’s the jet lag, but he feels like you're somehow keeping your distance. Guarded.

To be honest, Javi has been anxiously awaiting your arrival since you agreed to come. You are just as cute as your picture- cuter. He saved the photo you sent and only took it off his lock screen this morning for fear of freaking you out.

"Maybe you want to get cleaned up and have a rest," he suggests, as he helps you into the boat.

"Maybe," you return.

A shower and a change out of your travel clothes does the trick, you are gifted with a second wind. You also feel a little less self-conscious. Since you met Javi on the dock, other than when he was driving the boat he has found reasons to touch you, hold your hand, be close.

He hugged you again at the door of the guest room, this time his sunglasses off. His warm eyes (oh my gosh you had gazed at them in his picture but it did them little justice) crinkled happily as he looked at you and when you finally shut the door between you, your heart was like a rabbit’s.

Javi looks at himself in the hall mirror, he looks okay, right? When Gabriela enters the hall he jumps and steps away from the mirror.

"Are you alright, Javi?"

"I just, um, you know my tumblfriend-"

"She is here, yes? Did you just get back?"

"Sure, yeah, she's just - she is getting cleaned up after her flight, you know… maybe get in a little nap or…"

Gabriela looks at the ceiling quizzically.

"Javi, is everything okay?"

"Yeah, yes… I think."

Javi looks at his dearest friend, "What if she doesn't like me IRL."

"I R L?"

"In real life," Javi leans against the wall, a cloud of worry hanging over him.

"She is going to love you!"

Javi looks up from examining his sneakers. He wore his lucky ones, they didn't really match too well with what he was wearing but he wanted the extra boost of confidence.

You trot down the stairs and stop short in the hall at the sight of Javi and a gorgeous woman. You move more purposefully getting to the bottom of the stairs, thinking about how you must have looked practically hopping down the stairs… ugh. She is very close to him, which is fine, of course. You are just friends after all, but you just-

Javi smiles and takes your hand again, and introduces you to his 'BFF and executive assistant extraordinaire- Gabriela.'

Gabriela.

He told you all about her, they had tried being together but ended up feeling they were better as friends.

He also told you she was beautiful and smart. You just didn't realize how beautiful, how willowy. They look amazing together. Right.

Shake it off, you tell yourself, and take a deep breath. You are not in competition with anybody.

"You don't need to lie down?" Javi asks, still holding your hand.

"Nope! Just needed to wash off the traveling dust, I guess," you extend your other hand to Gabriela, "it's so nice to put a face to the name. Javi says you're his left brain."

She takes it with a surprised laugh.

"Well, I know your face, Javi showed me your photo right away, he put-"

Javi looks at Gabriela pleadingly.

"-was so happy you were coming."

“Let me show you around,” Javi moves in quickly and takes your hand again hoping you didn't notice anything. You smile with a nod.

“Have fun!” Gabriela calls after you.

“So what are you showing me first?”

“My collection, of course, pfft,” Javi rolls his eyes playfully, and he warms when your hand stays on his arm after giving it an excited squeeze. He tries to watch you surreptitiously as you take in the grounds, mumbling, “beautiful,” under your breath. He wants to tell you, you are too… One step at a time, Javi, he thinks to himself. He tells you about the villa and the olive groves. He leaves his family business out of it. Lucas is gone for the week. He is the only one on the compound who Javi is worried about.

He’s feeling more confident, and it just starts to feel like when you would chat for hours online, when he comes face to face with none other than Lucas. It was like just thinking of him summoned his cousin.

And by the look on his face, he was going to be a problem.

“Lucas, I thought you were away,” Javi starts quickly trying to take hold of the conversation and keep it short. He introduces you by name, and a friend, “we are - in a writers’ group… online. She’s just arrived, so…”

You can tell Javi was trying to keep this interaction short, and that this is one of the people who don't know about Tumblr. Lucas is truly intimidating not just because he is handsome and fit, maybe a little like the guys who teased you in school… but also something else - he is hawkish, sharp, and dangerous looking. He says hello and you shiver a little, he smiles wide but it doesn't reach his calculating eyes.

“Nice to meet you, Lucas,” you say as you reach out to take his hand. He kisses it.

Javi rolls his eyes, and his grip tightens on your hand.

“We will be eating at Roberto’s tonight and then we'll be at a film festival all weekend, so, we’ll see you around,” Javi makes to get you as far from his cousin as soon as possible.

“Such a rush, Javi. ¿Es hora de comer tan pronto?”

Is it feeding time so soon?

You know some Spanish, but only a little. You get the gist, but from the way, Javi's face darkens, and his nostrils flare. You know something in your translation is off. If you have to make a guess, Lucas is just like one of those boys from school, you decide. Knowing you are in some way the butt of a joke your face heats with embarrassment.

“A delight as always Lucas,” Javi grumbles and pulls you. He is still muttering as he brings you to a door with a pin pad, it’s mostly rapid Spanish, but you recognize ‘pendejo, jerk off.’

You can't help giggling-

“Aliens”

Javi smiles with a huff, but puts both of his warm hands on your arms, gently running them up and down.

“Do not listen to Lucas, he is - well, he is horrible,” Javi types in the code. “I am truly sorry for his rudeness.”

You shrug, some residual embarrassment casting your eyes at your shoes.

“You are beautiful, you know.”

You look up quickly, not believing your ears. He said it like it was the simplest of observations. Like it is the most obvious thing. Maybe you misheard…

“Are you ready?” Javi smiles and opens the door, you try to focus, this is the prized collection he has been telling you about for a year- sharing photos of new acquisitions and-

“Is that the bunny from Con Air?!”

part 2

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