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80pairsofcrocs · 2 years

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baby scarab || 45

anon - I love this series so much ah! Imagine while the reader is at work khonshu separates the moon boys into separate bodies again just to be annoying and the reader just comes back from work to see them all arguing over the littlest thing like what movie to watch while they wait for her to get back

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anon - being at a summer bbq for some reason and smacking marc on the cheek with a hotdog wiener bc he’s a weenie 😭

then proceeding to run away as fast as y/n’s little legs can go

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anon - y/n slapping marc with a sausage cos he’s a weenie >:^)

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anon - Hiya! Could you do the reader putting cute stickers on their dad’s stuff like wrapping it around Stevens grandma glasses or sum like that just putting a bunch of cutesy stickers on all of their stuff, Jakes hat, Marc’s phone .ect 💕

Ps. really love your baby scarab series keep putting in whatever drugs are in your writing:)

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A/N : a ton of random requests for a fun filler :)

masterlist - marvel masterlist - series masterlist

A/N : marc is a weenie >:))

please enjoy, and don't be shy if you want to be in the taglist, just ask <3, sorry for the long wait

pairings : steven grant x (platonic)reader, marc spector x (platonic) reader, khonshu x (platonic)reader, jake lockley x (platonic)reader

TW : medicine (pills), spidey stuff, mentions of violence, language, marc being assaulted by a hot dog, mentions of wisdom teeth and pain, let me know if i missed anything.

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you woke up feeling like someone punched you in the mouth a hundred times.

with brass knuckles.

you were already tearing up, you sit up, noticing you were on the couch.

the only sound being the bubbles in gus’ tank, and light breathing.

the breathing made you look down to see that casper was here, and before you had sat up, you were laying on him.

you were in too much pain to be embarrassed, so you got up as quick and careful as you could to make your way to the kitchen, where you found steven making some tea.

he jerks his head to you when he notices you standing there, but the smile on his face turns into worry when he sees that you look like you’re about to start sobbing.

“oh darling, let me get you some medicine” he refrains from walking over and taking your face in his hands, knowing it would probably end up hurting you.

you sit up on the counter with your head in your hands, trying your hardest not to cry.

steven comes back with pain medicine and your medication, so all together you have four pills.

“don’t take those yet, i’ll get you some water” he says and you nod.

you wait patiently for steven to get you a glass of water, and even then you don’t really feel like taking the pills.

it just feels like a hassle, that’s all.

you sit and stare at the pills until you pick one up, and swallowing it painfully.

your whole mouth hurt, so you took the other pain med and decided if you felt like fighting steven on taking your other medication.

the kettle on the stove started whistling, which probably woke casper since you heard movement coming from over by the couch.

steven took the kettle off the stove to pour three cups of tea, the bags already placed in the cups.

he looks to you and raises an eyebrow. “you have to take those” he gives you a stern look and you squint your eyes at him.

“but it hurts”

“but you have to”

“says who?”

“your pharmacist?” casper cuts in, making himself known and walking towards you to nudge the pills in your direction.

you glare at him and maintain eye contact as you swallow the pills with water, making steven lightly clap in the background.

“yay she’s learning to take her medicine the correct way” he quietly cheers sarcastically.

you look around you a spot a balled up towel, so you pick it up and chuck it at steven.

he shields his face while chuckling at you, handing both you and casper cups of tea afterwards.

“it should help ease the pain” he tells you and you nod as a thanks.

“thank you, sir” casper says politely after taking the tea and you snort while steven cringes.

“oh, enough with that ‘sir’ rubbish, it’s steven” he starts. “with a v”

this makes you smile while sipping at your tea, casper nodding at him and doing the same.

you lean back against the cabinets behind you, closing your eyes and trying to focus on anything other than the throbbing pain in your mouth.

steven happened to notice as well as casper. “what would you like to do today, y/n?” he asks and you open your eyes to look at him.

“i don’t know” you whine, hitting your head back on the cupboard.

“how about we have a barbecue on the roof” you hear marc, and that makes you chuckle while casper gives you a confused look.

“marc wants to have a barbecue on the roof” you repeat to casper.

“that’s unique” he says and marc squints his eyes at casper through the barely there reflection of your cup.

“you can definitely stay, but there’s no pressure” steven says to casper and casper smiles at him.

“yeah, i’d like to. i just have to tell my mom” he shrugs, inching away to presumably call her.

you turn back to steven who has a small smile on his face.

“he’s a sweet kid” he says and turns back to drink some of his tea.

he freezes on the spot, making you tense up a bit, wondering what was wrong.

“steven?” you check to see if marc knew what was going on, but he was no where to be seen.

“jake?” you look around, seeing and hearing nothing until steven sets his tea down on the counter and puts both his hands on his head in pain.

“oh lord- not again” he mutters, trying to stay standing up right.

it clicked in your head what was going on. this happened last time when all the bodies were separated.

you hop off the counter to help steven, when he relaxes, signaling that the headache has stopped.

“oh for the love of-“

he’s cut off by casper screaming and running back into the kitchen, hiding behind you and clutching at the back of your shirt.

“the fuck- get off” you pry his hands of you, but still letting him linger behind you.

the source of casper’s scare decides to walk into the kitchen, adjusting his hat.

“where’s the damn bird?” he asks and you shrug, steven doing the same and casper looking between steven and jake frantically.

you turn to see his confusion and sigh. “if you think two is bad wait until the other one gets here” you murmur, hearing a thud coming from deeper within the apartment.

you see your door open, and out comes marc, with a childish pout on his face.

“why?” he asks into the air, trying to get khonshu to talk.

khonshu appears next to you, making you glare up at him, and it makes casper clutch onto your sleeve, to which you move it down to your hand.

“did you get the chills too?” he whispers to you and you give him a look.

“i’m trying to help, idiots” khonshu starts. “spider child told me that barbecues are parties and you need a lot of people”

“you obviously improvised” you shook your head.

“don’t worry it’s just a cranky old god” you tell casper and he nods, leaning down to rest his head on your shoulder, steven ‘aw’ing in the background.

marc elbowed him in the ribs, making him groan, while jake wandered off to go sit on the floor with the cats.

luna was in his lap and pedro was jumping up and batting at his hat, and it was one of the only things that made him actually smile.

well, the cats and you.

he was completely tuning out the world while he played with the cats.

“i saw an old grill up there when me and peter would train” you tell marc and he hums.

“i can make some of your weird vegan stuff too” marc says to steven, who raises an eyebrow.

“pardon me for having a preference” steven scoffs and you chuckle.

“alright, so we hang out here until lunch then?” you ask, the pain in your mouth easing up a little.

everyone in the room except jake either shrugs and nods, which means a yes.

“cool so now what?” you ask, and casper lifts his head from your shoulder once he realizes marc was staring daggers into his soul.

“i can go get the roof set up, and pray nobody goes up there” marc starts. “and jake is coming with me”

“no”

“it wasn’t a question”

“i stay here with the gatos” he argues, and both you and casper start backing away towards your room.

on your way, you see stevens glasses sitting on the counter, so you slip them in your pocket before disappearing to your room, casper basically being dragged by you.

“what are we doing in here?” he asks and you take the glasses out of your pocket.

“giving grandma stevens glasses some style”

“what?”

you sit down on your bed next to the nightstand, opening the drawer to get out your sheets of hello kitty stickers.

casper snorts and goes to sit next to you, while you peel the first one off, that being my melody, and wrapping it around one of the arms of stevens glasses, having the animated face right on the outside.

you look to casper who’s staring with amusement.

“is he going to like that?” he asks and you shrug.

“probably not but it’s not like he’ll do anything about it” you start. “and if anything, they come right off with some water” you say and he nods.

it’s silent for a moment while you wrap more stickers around stevens glasses.

“i’m sorry if you’re uncomfortable” you start. “and for marc. i don’t know what his problem is” you say, referring to when he was glaring at casper.

casper shakes his head, putting a hand on your knee. “i’m not uncomfortable, i understand the glaring but it’s not every day you see three identical people who are also your girlfriends dads” he chuckles.

“i’m dead for sure” that makes you chuckle as well, done decorating the arms of stevens grandma glasses.

“marc will warm up to you i’m sure” you try to reassure him.

casper purses his lips. “but what about jake? he’s scary” he says and you raise an eyebrow.

“he’s really not” you shake your head. “if he tries to scare you just know he buys our cats sweaters and is currently designing a tower for them” you say and he smiles, taking his hand off your knee to hesitantly guide it behind your back to pull you closer to him by your waist.

you sigh in content and lean down so that your head is resting on his shoulder.

you mess with the arms of stevens glasses when steven himself is on his way to the room.

you can hear his soft footsteps, compared to jake and marc’s slightly heavier ones.

you didn’t bother to move though, since you were already facing the door.

steven peaked his head into the room and knocked lightly on the doorframe.

“i’m sorry i interrupted something didn’t i?” he asks with a lopsided smile.

you just shake your head, and lifer your head back up to look at him properly.

“are you sure- wait are those my glasses?” he furrows his brows and comes into the room as you hand them out to him.

“are these your hello kitty stickers?” you nod at stevens question, and he smiles.

“now i match khonshu, that’s amazing” he looks over his glasses and then back to you.

“that was very sweet of you” he starts backing up into the hallway, almost hitting the doorframe on his way out.

“well- marc is on the roof by himself so i better go see how he’s doing, man it’s weird being in desperate bodies” he starts muttering while he walks away from your room, making you chuckle.

it was just then that you noticed that casper still had a hand around your waist, making your face get a little hotter than usual.

you lean up to look at casper, who was already looking down at you.

it just took one look from his eyes to communicate, and start leaning towards each other.

it was a quick kiss, since you heard different footsteps coming towards the room.

casper was quick to pull away once he realized that jake was at the door.

he only knew it was jake because you told him he loved his hats, and never went anywhere without them.

jake leans on the doorframe and raises an eyebrow, looking between the two of you.

“i have a question” you interrupt his train of thought.

“shoot”

“why are we having a barbecue if i can’t have solid foods yet?” you ask, your jaw still sore as it hangs open a bit.

“we have a blender”

“ew”

“you still have half of your smoothie left over, are you okay with just that?” he asks and you nod with a small smile.

your smile just widened when you noticed the hat he was wearing.

“you know theres-“

“i know, you put your stickers on my hat” he interrupts. “it’s cute, but i can’t be seen in public with it. they won’t feel threatened by my presence” he explains and you chuckle.

you knew he wasn’t embarrassed, he was speaking the truth, he had to intimidate almost everyone he met even if they are strangers passing him in the street.

jake nods his head yo the side, in the direction of the living room.

“sígueme” he says, and he leaves towards the living room.

you and casper exchange glances, and get up to go see what he was doing, assuming he wanted you both to follow them.

the sight you saw was expected but not really at the same time.

jake turned to you, with a wide grin on his face.

“i shrunk two of my hats” he says and you look back to pedro and luna, who were grooming each other with small hats on, identical to jakes.

luna had a dark muted blue, and pedro had a dark brown one.

you smile as well as casper, which makes jake grin wider.

“how have they been?” casper asks, referring to the cats.

“muy bueno” jake nods to himself, casper nodding as well.

“that’s good, right?” casper whispers to you and you nod.

over the time you’ve spent with jake, you’ve picked up on a little spanish.

for example, ‘cierra el pico’, means to ‘shut your mouth’ which he yells to you a lot when you’re face-timing with casper.

jake pats casper on the shoulder, looking him dead in the eye while subtly pushing you out of the way.

“gracias por los gatos” he smiles at him, then walks off towards the door.

casper makes a face at you, to which you chuckle, following after jake, making casper have to catch up to you.

“what did he say? i know he said thank you but for what?” he asks you and you hum before speaking.

“he said thanks for the cats” you answer and he hums.

you two follow jake up to the roof after getting your shoes on, and when you got up there you saw marc already grilling stuff, and steven dragging old but good outdoor couches out from somewhere.

“heya kids, look what i found behind all that rubbish” steven exclaims out to you both, gesturing to the pile of garbage out behind the door to the roof.

you nod your head with a smile.

“i know they look a bit worse for wear but they were covered by a tarp so all i had to do was brush the dirt off them” steven shrugs, coming up to you guys.

“now, how’s your mouth feeling? does it hurt? are the stitches still intact?” he rambles, hovering his hands over your jaw as to not hurt you.

“it’s fine, just a little sore”

“well it’s a good thing we got your smoothie in the cooler, the cold should help” he turns around and starts rambling to jake about something, the former rolling his eyes.

you snort and turn to casper. “how are you doing?” you ask genuinely, a bit worried he was lying about not being uncomfortable.

“better” he says honestly, so you both make your way to the couch steven had left right next to the grill marc was busy with.

there was a plate with two raw and probably cold hot dogs, and you chuckle just looking at them.

it’s because they reminded you that marc was still a weenie.

steven had come over while you were in your head, and had been talking to casper, so you took that time to go talk with marc and jake.

“hiya marc how’s it feel to finally have friends?” you ask, and marc makes a face.

“what?”

you point to the raw hot dogs, and he lets out a breath.

“get it? because you’re a weenie?” you start laughing, jake watching with amusement.

marc just glares at you and looks back down at the grill.

“marc” you say, trying to get his attention.

“i swear to god” you mutter, rounding the grill and picking up one of the hot dogs, and that’s when marc decides to look at you.

which was bad timing because then you proceeded to smack him in the face with it.

he stares at you in shock, while jake struggles to hold in his laughter behind him hand.

you set the hot dog down and back up slowly, marc furrowing his brows at you while you sheepishly smile at him.

“hey pal why don’t you just calm down?” you try to convince him, but he just smiles at you a bit too sweetly, making you turn around to get as far away from him as possible.

jake had to cook the rest of the food.

you and marc were too busy.

he chased you around the roof, not wanting to give up until you got what you deserved.

and what did you deserve? he had no idea.

tickles probably.

no, tickles definitely.

but hey, your dads got to bond a little with their very possible future son in law.

so hey, it’s a win win.

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A/N : sorry i didnt update yesterday, i just couldnt have it done in time. also sorry its so short, its just a filler.

hope you all liked it, and pls take care of yourselves out there, okay??

see you all in a few days :)) <3

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wfhwfhwfh · 6 days

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hmm Kim, Saul, Mike

Gale, Gus, Bolsa

Eladio, Tuco, Howard Amber, Casper, Margarethe

there!

THE FIRST ONE IS SO HARD WHAT

I'd fuck Jimmy. Marry Kim because at least she won't abandon me for money and I'm down for doing schemes with her, you know, keep her happy ...FUCK NO I CANT KILL MIKE wait... nvm I can it's about his time anyway sorry Mike sacrifices have to be made for that Saulussy

Fuck Gus bc I don't wanna kill him. MARRY GALE I LOVE GALE SO MUCH PLS TELL ME ALL YOUR FAVORITE COVALENT BONDS Sorry not sorry Bolsa

Easy: kill Eladio, fuck Tuco, marry Howard I can be a good wife or husband or whatever the fuck. Not the biggest fan of Howard but when his coffee was ruined by his wife... I can't have that

Another easy one: Fuck Amber (maybe I'll be able to taste Nacho DAMN WHO SAID THAT) kill casper. Sorry bud. MARRY MARGARETHE I'LL HELP YOU HEAL MEINE LIEBE

#Yeah #bcs #Thank you #anon

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omgkalyppso · 1 month

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🌵share the link to a playlist you love, 🥤 recommend an author or fanfic you love, 🪐 name three good things going on in your life right now, 🍦 name three good things about a character you hate, 🌸 do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them

Thank you for the ask! (⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

🌵share the link to a playlist you love

I'll share one of mine. My Help Focusing playlist that I turn on when I cannot start reading a long post or certain fanfics when I Know I Want To but adhd won't cooperate: Help Focusing

And one by a friend. @beegrenades's durge / oc playlist that I've looped a million times while doing work emails or hanging out: Desvernine

🥤 recommend an author or fanfic you love

For you, I'll recommend this fic that took me off guard during the tiefling valentine's exchange! Unconventional Suprises (In Love) is a polyam Rolan x Tav x Astarion fic, rated Teen, 3,000 words, sets up the relationship nicely while presenting a very comedic situation at Rolan's expense with a happy ending with his partners.

🪐 name three good things going on in your life right now

One: I am not as tight financially as I have been or recently expected to be. Two: I have Dungeon Meshi to look forward to. Three: I have sympathetic friends. Sorry. Not much going on.

🍦 name three good things about a character you hate

FEW3H Er/win Fr/itz Glou/cester is not canon to me. I hate him so much. The only good thing about him is there's some fun fanworks inspired by him. So I need to pick someone else.

DS9 Gu/l Duk/at? He. Advances the plot in a fun way. He is a good foil to Kira in some episodes. He is a villain that you love to see taken down a peg and that happens pretty often. Maybe I like him as a villain. Love to hate him, as it were.

🌸 do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them

My cat, Casper, passed away in summer 2021. It was impossible to think about replacing him for a long time. He was very dear to me. I've been looking at cats these past few weeks, but only messaged one person who didn't message me back. Hopefully I'll have a cat again soon. Here's some old photos:

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inkybinkyboink · 5 months

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ok but i feel like theres something to be said about a good chunk of the murders connected to lalo being offscreen. the only ones we actually see on screen are a bunch of gus' hitmen and then howard. but fred, sylvia, mateo, casper, and even the two dudes who run the haybale cart are all off screen. we never see them die.

i might be looking too much into this and this might be the cold meds talking but i feel like theres a disconnect within lalo himself- ive always thought it weird that people say lalo is a villain when the breaking bad verse is kind of notorious for never having a stereotypical villain. the only villain that exists is the characters facing themselves. it's the places their own actions take them to that acts as an antagonistic force.

#better call saul #better call saul spoilers #lalo salamanca

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therabbitthatpostthings · 1 year

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A comic I might draw later

HEAVILY inspired by MorningMark and that one scene from Casper meets Wendy (1998).

TLDR: Luz friends love her and will defend her from any threat, even petty human teenagers. Playing real fast and loose with magic and Gravesfield okay, I don't know how magic transfer over now that The Titan is gone and King is still too young but we don't have to get in to all that okay. Also this isn't proofread, this is just a silly little idea I had.

So Luz is back in human realm to finish school along with Vee. Going about her daily goings about. On days like these she likes to walk around and just think/talk with String Bean. They can’t be in the Boiling Iles every weekend so taking a walk around Earth’s nature will have to do. She is human after all. Well no one said Luz’s return was a welcomed one (and after her whole speech about Phillip in class I doubt high schoolers spared her), but who is she care about their opinions? She’s the daughter of the greatest witch who ever lived, sister to a literal god and is friends with the most powerful witches the Demon Realm has ever known! Of course no one on Earth knows or would believe her (spare Jacob), but it’s the thought that counts!

All in all her days passed by fine, save for a few particular classmates. Classmates that had known Luz since she moved to Gravesfield and seen her jump from wierdo, to normie, to reserved and now somehow even weirder? The teasing never stopped or at least you get used to it, is what she told herself. More accurately what she told to String Bean on this particular walk.

“I can’t wait for break to come! Bump finally said yes to opening a Flyer Derby Track!” She cheered. String Bean hissed happily. She turned her head towards the tree line in confusion, like a puppy. Hearing something, she quickly turned into a staff. Luz was quick to grab her worried something might of spooked her.

“This is hilarious, I know you don’t have any friends but talking to a stick is a new low.” A familiar snide voice called from the tree line coming from the bushes and onto the path.

“Ugh Anna.” Luz rolled her eyes as the three stepped out, Anna and the other two girls Luz never really caught the name of.

“If I annoyed so bad why are you always following me? And I do have friends FYI!”

“Yeah, yeah I know. Your ‘super cool and awesome friends from out of town’!” She mocked “Weird that no one’s ever seen them before-“

“People have seen them, they were here for Halloween! They were in my Summer Break Presentation!”

“Oh yeah they were,” one of the follower girls said. Anna sent a stern eye her way before striding over to Luz.

“Whatever. Doesn’t change that you don’t have any friends at school and it makes sense! All you do is creep people out.”

“You think I want to friends like you?” Luz scoffed

“Excuse me-“

“You’re so rude to everyone around you, I doubt even those two like you.”

“What do you know?! Everyone thinks you’re weird!”

“Well if being ‘normal’, whatever that means, makes me like you? I’ll pass.“

Anna huffed in anger lunging towards Luz and grabbing onto the staff. They struggled, pulling towards each other. “Stop it! You’ll hurt her!”

“Her?!” Anna pushed off her back foot taking Luz down and grabbing hold of String Bean. She raised it above her head. “It’s just a stupid stick-“

Before she could slam String Bean down, a sheet of ice covered the path took Anna and her two followers down. String Bean was tossed in the air and caught by a figure riding a long vine.

“Luz!” Willow called out, the vine spiraling down to meet her on the path. Hunter and Gus were close behind. String Bean transformed back in Willow’s hand and floated towards Luz, nuzzling into her cheek.

“Oh girl, I thought I lost you.” She cradled String Bean close.

“Is she okay?” Hunter called out finally catching up with Willow, Gus behind him.

“Yeah, just a little shaken up.” Luz replied.

“What about you Luz?” Gus asked

“I’m fine,” she smiled “What are you guys doing here?”

“Well we came to see if you wanted to hang out but it seems we caught you at a bad time.” Willow glared at the girls. They all scrambled to their feet, ready to run but were blocked by a wall suddenly appearing behind them.

“That’s bold, picking a fight and then running away?” Hunter stated

“Three on one? Talk about unfair.” Gus sneered

“I think three on three is fair enough.” Willow said, magic circles already formed.

“Guys!” Luz called. Luz looked at Anna, full of fear and for a moment saw something familiar. Even if it was fair, she sighed, “It’s not worth it, some people just never change.”

All three complied, sending their own threatening look towards the girls.

“What if they say anything?” Gus asked

“I doubt it, they would look like weirdos.” Luz smiled smugly. String Bean hissed as if to accent the point.

“See you guys on Monday.” Luz said waved off taking to the sky with her friends. Anna and her friends were awestruck at the sight but more so that no one would ever believe them.

Bonus:

“Well I don’t want to go near her- her creepy friends could come attack us again!” One of the girls yelled over the video call.

“We were not attacked, okay. Just Luz and her weirdo friends.” Anna huffed

“Get over it Anna, just let her be.” The other called

“When did this become my fault?!”

“When you almost got us killed today!

“For the last time, we were not attacked-“

A soft tapping at the window.

“Anna?”

“Hold on,” she said moving towards the window. She leaned it, examining it closely. Splattered her window suddenly was a mess of purple goo. It pulled itself off the glass and formed into a body, a face started to form from the goo. A girl with purple hair and bright yellow eyes, like a cat. She tapped on the window with a smile leaving a purple smear. Anna hesitated before the girl opened the window herself.

“Hi.” She smiled

“H-Hi.” Anna stammered

“I’m gonna keep this short cause it’s late. I’m not as nice as Luz or our friends so take this as your only warning. Never hurt my girlfriend. Got it?”

“Y-Yeah.”

“Good.” She smiled. Her form distorted as her skin turned back into a dark purple. The slime slide off the windowsill and down the side of house all the way to the forest behind.

Anna was stunned staring out the window, her friends calling her name in the background.

Meanwhile at Luz’s house, the Hexside Crew set up for a movie night. “Amity! The popcorn’s ready.” Luz called

“Coming! Ghost thought she heard something.” Amity called back. She knelt down to let the incoming abomination slip back into her vase. Amity smiled to herself as she came into the kitchen. She grabbed a bowl and kissed Luz on the cheek.

“You’re smiley, did Ghost catch something?”

“No, just thinking about this spell Em taught me. I can show it to you later.”

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seraphtrevs · 2 years

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Ok if we can't get Lalo's best moments ranked, how about his smartest/most clever moments? this isn't really a fair question either since he's, you know, a genius

I have plans to rank every Lalo moment on a scary/sexy/silly scale instead lol, but I like this idea too!

Lalo's Clever Moments (in chronological order)

1. Lalo v Gus

Gus had been able to operate pretty smoothly under the radar because the cartel were not sending their best and brightest to ABQ. But as soon as Lalo shows up, he immediately figures out that Gus is up to something. He spots that the product has been altered and discovers that Gus is having something constructed in secret. He's even able to find Werner - how much more info would he have managed to get if Mike had shown up 10 minutes later? Gus is able to bullshit Bolsa with his story about the chicken cooler, but Lalo doesn't buy it.

Lalo's idea to have Domingo rat out Gus's dead drops was also very clever, and Gus takes the hit rather than expose Nacho as a spy. Which was a smart move on Gus's part, because without Nacho in his back pocket, he would have been in big trouble. Gus outplayed Lalo, but that's not the same thing as outsmarting him. Gus wanted him dead because he knew Lalo was closing in on him.

2. Spotting Jimmy's bullshit Lalo figures out that Jimmy had lied about his story. Which - no duh, we might say, but at the same time, it's important to keep in mind that characters don't have all the same info we do. Lalo could have believed Jimmy's story about his car breaking down - that certainly seems like a reasonable explanation. But Lalo knew it smelled funny, then hunted down some evidence to back up his hunch.

Kim's Hail Mary saves the day, but if she hadn't been there, I'm sure Lalo would have gotten the whole story out of Jimmy. Again, a gutsy move and a bit of luck got the best of Lalo, but Lalo was smart to figure out Jimmy's story was a lie.

It’s not the most genius moment on this list, but again, it’s not really fair to judge character’s intelligence based on whether or not they know things that the audience has been made aware of but not the character. Lalo doesn’t get AMC+ He had to deduce it on his own, and once again he was right.

3. The tunnel trap

"Escaping" and then doubling back around to get the jump on the assassins was an extremely clever and highly entertaining plan. Plus, he immediately figures out who betrayed him and who he was working for, and then has the clever plan to have the assassin call in his death, since faking his death will give him a lot of freedom to maneuver. Speaking of which...

4. The body double

It's diabolical, but it's also genius. He even planned it down to getting the dental records to match!

5. Prueba When Hector tells Lalo to find proof of Gus's deceit, Lalo heads to Germany because he knows he was onto something with Werner. Seducing the Widow Ziegler was a clever plan - one that worked - and then being able to track down Casper based on the gift he found in Margarethe's home was such a galaxy brain leap. He really has been Lalo Salamanca, Private Dick this season.

6. The surprise razor

This was such a clever move - play possum until the guy gets close enough to slash his face and steal his axe. I love that Lalo apparently keeps razors in his pocket for this purpose.

Actually, whenever we see Lalo fight, he's using his brains as much as his brawn.

Honorable mention:

7. Lalo decodes the human emotion of love He's a little confused why Kim's talking to him at first, but using his incredible skills at deduction, he’s able to figure out that if Kim is married to Jimmy, then that means she probably loves him, and therefore she would be worried about him. You could really see the wheels spinning as he puzzled this one out, but he got there! What a clever boy!

#asks #lalo salamanca #bcs spoilers #better call saul

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I woke up this morning to more asks than I have ever gotten in one sitting, and it was such a cool surprise so thank you guys!!! This was literally so much fun! All asks & answers are below the cut because I didn’t want to spam the dashboard with my long responses haha.

@mangosimoothie these are all some great questions and thank you for that!!

5. Do they have any tattoos? If so what are they and do they have any special meaning?

Zoe doesn’t have any tattoos yet, but she has always wanted one! She just doesn’t know what she’d get and would be like “It’s got to be perfect if it’s going to be on my body forever!” But Erwin has one very minimalist medium-sized sunset tattoo on his right shoulder blade (kind of like this). He got it on his 18th birthday, it was something he and his sister always wanted to get together!

7. Do they have any unusual fears?

I wouldn’t say they’re unusual fears, but Erwin is very scared of small spaces and Zoe is scared of geese because of a bad run-in she had with a goose on the Kindergarten playground lol.

11. Do they have any addictions?

Zoe doesn’t have any addictions! She’s a meticulous person who is very health-conscious and her mom was a great example who showed her how to set healthy boundaries and limits. Erwin on the other hand is a different story! Erwin smokes cigarettes (something he picked up from his older sister Maggie, it really started as a way to feel closer to her after she went missing and has turned into a stress coping mechanism). Plus, he has an unhealthy dependence on caffeine. The man has been known to go through a pot of coffee all on his own, he doesn’t even care about taste. He’s poured energy drinks in coffee before (gross, I know). He just... doesn’t sleep well.

Even though it was definitely a challenge to choose between my pixel children, I think the Top 5 sims I’ve made are:

The whole Carter family, but especially Caleb. He is truly cathartic for me to play and write.

My version of Alexander Goth (really he’s my son, EA can take Alexander Goth from my cold dead hands, they have never done that boy justice!!)

All my Strangerville sims, but Tashia and Junia would be tied for third because I have no other sims like them. They challenge me!

Sha West (I’ll be posting her later, she is from one of my private saves where I’m doing the globetrotter challenge for fun and I loveeee her).

Rin and Lazlo Fite (twins so they count as one lmao. They were originally just submissions for another simblr, but I fell in love with them and their backstory!)

This was even harder!! I follow a LOT of simblrs. But my current top 5 sims from other simblrs are:

The entirety of Gen 3 (Asa, Finn, Casper, Stevie, Elaine, Jada) from Frozen Pines by @softpine. I cannot pick between these babies, they all have my heart equally.

The entire Halabi family, but especially Gus (and Lena) by @sojutrait

Lucas Munch by @gunthermunch

Izara Ali by @acuar-io

Pheebs by @softerhaze

Honorable mention to River and Ro from Inheritance by @cyberth0t! My old ass was around when this was a sims story, but now it’s an awesome webtoon here!!

Lol I love that. Crush away, anon.

2. Do they wear perfume/cologne? If so what scents do they prefer?

Erwin doesn’t wear a cologne really unless he’s going out! But Erwin always smells fresh - like a light, clean ivory soap smell mixed with his laundry detergent and a warm mix of light bergamot, jasmine and lemon. Fresh and pleasantly light is literally the only way I can think to describe it ajajksdjkasjgs sorry hope that makes sense! Although he does smoke cigarettes, he never smells overwhelmingly like smoke (it’s just barely present!).

6. If they were badly injured, and for whatever reason couldn't go to a hospital, who would they go to for help?

Erwin is stubborn and kind of a loner, he would probably patch himself up in most circumstance. But he’d have to have a deep bond with someone to let them see him in pain/vulnerable like that!

16. Do they have or want kids?

He does not have kids! As for wanting kids, he’d say no. But really he just doesn’t think he’ll ever have the opportunity to have kids. He doesn’t dislike the idea at all, but definitely isn’t in a place for kids right now! In the future though? He’d be lying if he said he hadn’t thought about that...

29. If they were real would you be friends with them?

Hmmmmm I can’t say for sure. Current Erwin? Probably not, we live very different lives! But future Erwin and I would probably get along very well!

19. How easy is it to become their friend?

It is not easy to gain Junia’s trust in any way lmao. Friend, romantic partner, work associate... doesn’t matter to her. She keeps things pretty distant and professional across the board. But if you break through? Dear God, she will love you and protect you fiercely.

@missjinglecoco thank you for these questions! <3

1. Do they have any crafting hobbies?

Erwin likes to take polaroid photos just for personal enjoyment! I wouldn’t say he scrapbooks, but he likes to do a *version* of that by journaling with polaroids...so scrapbooking without the stickers and fun paper lol. He also runs a podcast about spooky stuff like unsolved mysteries, paranormal stories, and conspiracy theories!

12. Do they have any sense of style? Regardless of the answer do they believe they have a sense of style?

He absolutely has a very quirky sense of style, although he would say he just likes to wear stuff that he likes and isn’t intentionally curating a look. His style is vintage casual with an alternative touch - quirky patters, ripped loose jeans, lots of 70s-80s dad tees you’d find in a Goodwill.

33. Do they play ttrpgs? If so what kind of characters do they play? Or are they more likely to GM?

Yes! He hasn’t played since high school, but he loves Dungeons and Dragons. He typically plays as an elf wizard! He would love to be a DM/GM, but he’s never had the time to come up with and execute a campaign of his own creation.

@chelseasanidiot Oh that’s my baby!!! My favorite!! Thank you for asking about him <3

3. Do they enjoy cooking?

YES! He loves cooking with his mom and his abuela! Cooking is a love language to him, and it’s a way he connects to his culture too. He’s the kind of person that is always offering food and to his friends and loved ones and sees it as a basic act of service - “We’re hanging out at my house, so I should give you a snack - just makes sense!”

4. Do they enjoy baking?

Not as much as cooking, but he does enjoy baking if it’s with Cheryl!

28. Are they a #gamer?

He loves lots of different games, but he would not call himself a #gamer lol. He doesn’t take games so seriously! His sister is much more competitive that him!

Of course! <3

8. Do they collect anything? If so what and why?

She collects snow globes! Whenever she and her mom would go on vacation, she’d get a snow globe from that location as a souvenir.

9. When they're sick what do they do to feel better?

She is very productive, so she just doesn’t have time to lay around sick. She takes healing very serious - strict regiment of herbal teas, vitamin C supplements, rest, vapor rub (still using the same big pot of Vicks that probably is from the 90s), humidifier, soups, keeps a notepad with her medication rotation schedule...the works!

10. Do they have any regrets?

Nope!

42. Can they speak multiple languages? If yes which all do they speak and why?

She isn’t fluent in any languages outside of English. She only remembers a few words/phrases from high school French. She also would recognize a few words or phrases in Arabic from knowing Anwar and his family for so long.

43. Can they handle stressful situations?

Yes, she operates very efficiently under stress (and grief). She needs people to remind her that it’s okay to slow down and just... feel.

44. Who, if anyone, would they trust with their deepest secrets?

Anwar! He’s her closest friend since childhood and she’d trust him with her life. Eventually you guys will see her open up to more than just him though <3

45. Do they plan in advance or just wing it?

Plan in advance always. Just thinking of “winging it” makes her skin break out in hives lmao

#ask game #strangerville outtakes #erwin pries #zoe tate #junia cahill #alexander goth #woah this was SO LONG but we did it!!#You guys are amazing for all these questions thank you #atfs answers #strangerville

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Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul: we have an “08” thing.

I went down a rabbit hole - seriously, spent my whole break from work on this by mistake - after realizing the little pattern in the photo about DDAY/ 606. I was reminded when confirming for 💯 sure the d-day date of June 6, 1944, that the war officially ended on 5/8/45. This led me on a hunch to look at what took place in episode 5x08 of Better Call Saul. When I saw what happened, I ended up looking up every 08 episode in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and I think we’ve got an “08 thing” going on. It COULD all be a coincidence, but if not, let me know what you think this all means:

Officially, the war ended on 5/8/1945.

What happened in 508 of Better Call Saul?

Bagman is the episode of better call Saul that amounts to the lie Jimmy tells Lalo, which I have theorized ends up being the reason Jimmy thinks Lalo sent people after him in 208 of Breaking Bad.

There’s an 08 thing… The Breaking Bad “better call Saul” / it wasn’t me it was Ignacio episode was episode 208.

Out of curiosity; though this could all be chalked up to coincidence, I checked some other 08 episodes for significance, knowing off the top of my head that 308 of Breaking Bad was the one right after “one minute” (shootout between Hank and the cousins). This episode is called “I See You,” also a play on words for ICU. Since this episode supports my “08” hunch, considering one of the Salamanca cousins dies in this episode and Bolsa dies.

In this episode, off screen (we see the death in this episode but we don’t learn about Mike’s involvement until, GUESS WHAT EPISODE? yes, it’s another 08, this time in season 4, see more below!!!! There’s a lot more) Mike, on orders from Gus, kills Leonel (the cousin who hadn’t died yet in One Minute) (!!!) Walt realizes that Gus has known he was lying about having a DEA relative and being at the lab as Gus “hides in plain sight” from the DEA. Gus arranged for Bolsa’s death; he also is killed in this episode (!) right when he was accusing Gus of betrayal (ummm. Uh oh. What “might” this mean for Lalo?) This is also the episode where Walt fires Gale from the lab so Jesse can come back.

Back to better call Saul.

408 of better call Saul, we see Nacho doing business with Krazy 8, which for me solidifies the need to merge the timelines and address no one in the BCS world going looking for Krazy 8 when he disappears after encountering Walt and Jesse in BB. Also, LALO ARRIVED IN TOWN IN THIS EPISODE and the situation giving rise to Mike having to kill Werner all take place in this episode. The excavation is delayed because Casper has an injury, Kai has the incident at the bar.

Interestingly, Krazy 8 is also in episode 3x08 when Nacho reprimands him a bit for not going after a dealer who owed them money. Nacho does the stunt with Hector’s pills in this episode and Mike and Gus are in talks about working together.

In 208, Kim resigns from HHM, Howard tells her about his father convincing him to work at the firm. This episode has that meeting where Chuck and Howard initially convince mesa verde not to go with Kim and to stay with HHM- seems significant now given the prank against Howard. *Jimmy pranks Chuck in this episode! This is the 1216 forgery episode. !!! Also in this episode Mike is plotting against Hector, interesting because in 308 Nacho executes his plan against Hector (the pills, mentioned above).

108 of Better Call Saul is the episode Jimmy starts building the class action against Sandpiper ! Mike asks Caldera for more work, which now seems interesting to me given the current storyline; if I were writing this last week, maybe not.

Breaking Bad does not have an episode 1 x 08, nothing I can do about that one ;)

As mentioned above, 2x08 is the better call Saul episode and 3x08 is I See You.

EPISODE 408 IS THE EPISODE GUS GOES AND TORMENTS HECTOR ABOUT THE SALAMANCA FAMILY DYING WITH HIM, the episode no one will stop talking about because it must mean Lalo is dead. this happens during a flashback after another scene we didn’t originally see, from 308/ I see you, we now learn Mike killed Leonel at the hospital. Mike warns Gus that the situation with Hank investigating him (though the police don’t suspect him) + the cartel watching him could be the perfect storm. Hank mentions the thing about there being no record of Gus in Chile. Gus explains away his fingerprints being at Gale’s apartment. We see that Gus has security cameras in the Superlab. Gus visits Hector during present day informing him he went against the Cartel, and we see the infamous Max flashback to the first time Gus met Eladio, Hector, and Bolsa. Hector kills Gus’s friend Max in the flashback and Eladio authorizes Bolsa to knock Gus to the ground and Hector holds him there so he directly watches his friend bleed to death after being shot by Hector. This is the origin of Gus’s whole desire for revenge.

Lastly, and it’s another good one, in 508 of Breaking Bad, Walt disposes of Mike’s body after killing him the previous episode, then he arranges for the “disposal” of Mike’s men in prison, getting their names from Lydia and hiring Todd’s uncle Jack to kill all of them in prison.

#better call saul #better call saul theory #breaking bad #lalo salamanca #gustavo fring #hector salamanca #omg omg omg #what does it mean

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Legends Shooter, Grummett, ‘Starman’ Artist Harris Among Top FAN EXPO Cleveland Creators March 24-26

Artist Alley at FAN EXPO Cleveland will be brimming with talent with today’s announcement of the leading creators attending the event, March 24-26 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Along with legends like Jim Shooter (Marvel Comics editor-in-chief, founder of Valiant, Defiant and Broadway Comics) and Tom Grummett (artist, “Superman,” “Teen Titans”) and standouts Tony Harris (“Starman,” “Star Wars) and Agnes Garbowska (“DC Super Hero Girls”, “My Little Pony”), fans can meet some of the most talented and influential comics artists and writers across a wide variety of titles and genres all weekend, as well as participate in Q&A’s, interactive demonstration sessions, autographs, commission opportunities and more, making the experience a can’t-miss for comics lovers.

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[ DIY ] for our muses to fix something around the house / @slwdancing

The thing about Gus is that he is very much an idea man. He’s got imagination for days but practical building skills? Not so much. The only reason Fin and his old treehouse was still standing was because Fin knew which tools to steal from their dad’s toolbox to make Gus’s dreams a reality.

Well, it seemed as if history was repeating itself as Gus designed a massive entertainment system... and needed to rely mostly on Casper for it to come to life. Gus hovered nearby trying his best to be helpful which generally meant handing Casper whatever tools he needed and also distracting him plenty.

“Hey, screw you,” he says as he hands over the intended screwdriver. He can’t help but laugh at his own terrible, terrible joke before standing from his crouched position. “Okay, you’ve been working too long. My Stepford Wife senses are tellin’ me it’s time for lemonade.”

#player 1: august aldridge #gus (thread)#gus & casper (thread)#slwdancing

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Finally, a Ramshackle OC

╰┈➤✎˚₊· ͟͟͞͞𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙇𝙊𝙂𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙉𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉

𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄: Gaspar

𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌: Casper

𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒: Gus, Ghostie, Creepy kid (Grimm)

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 + 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐒: nonbinary, any pronouns will do

𝐀𝐆𝐄: 400+ (physically 16)

𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘: ???

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍: ???

𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑: Cotton White

𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐑: Indigo Blue

𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: 150 cm

𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃: ???

𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: Pansexual

𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘:

-unnamed sister(deceased)

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╰┈➤✎˚₊·𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘: Gaspar can't remember anything about his life before he died. Hell, he can't even remember how he died. He remembers however all the years he spent after that. She met many people, and even befriended a princess, before her castle was destroyed that is. They now continue to live in the Ramshackle dorm, much to Crowley's dismay.

╰┈➤✎˚₊·𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: They are very friendly and bubbly, always looking to talk with others! She's a chatter box, especially when talking about history. He's also very mischievous, and doesn't miss a chance to scare or prank others. He does make sure his pranks aren't too extreme. They are very naive, and can't use technology, and they often ask tons of questions to Yuu, even in the dead of night.

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╰┈➤✎˚₊· ͟͟͞͞𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙁𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙎

𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: NRC

𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: ///

𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐌: Ramshackle

𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄: ///

𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓: ///

𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁: ///

╰┈➤✎˚₊· ͟͟͞͞𝙀𝙓𝙏𝙍𝘼

𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒: Rain, jokes , pranks, teasing others

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒: Being alone

𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃: left

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃: Meat pies

𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐒: Sewing, painting

𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒: Pranking others

𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀:

👻 Despite his personality, he can be very polite and elegant in his mannerisms

👻 He can speak french, often mutters some words like Rook

👻 They like to steal Grimm's tuna cans and hide them

👻They cannot leave Ramshackle, an invisible chain drags them back when they get too far

👻 She hates Crowley, he has tried many times to banish her from the Ramshackle dorm

👻Thanks to that she ended up befriending Sam, who now he refuses to help Crowley with Gaspar

👻She doesn't know if it counts as a UM, but she can posses people aesily and she can also use their bodies to leave Ramshackle. Althougj it only works if the person agrees to it

#My beloved #I was rewatching the movie and 💡#twisted wonderland #twst #twst oc #twst original character #oc #twisted wonderland oc #twisted oc

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nealiios · 3 years

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The Supernatural 70s: Part I - Corruption of An Innocent

"We're mutants. There's something wrong with us, something very, very wrong with us. Something seriously wrong with us - we're soldiers writers."

-- with apologies to the screenwriter of "Stripes"

Dear reader, I have the darkest of revelations to make to you, a truth when fully and wholly disclosed shall most assuredly chill you to the bone, a tale that shall make you question all that you hold to be true and good and holy about my personal history. While you may have come in search of that narrative designer best known for his works of interactive high fantasy, you should know that he is also a crafter of a darker art, a scribbler of twisted tales filled with ghosts, and ghouls, and gargoyles. I am, dear innocent, a devotee of horrors! Mwahahahaha!

[cue thunderclap, lightning, pipe organ music]

Given the genre of writing for which most of you know me, I forgive you if you think of me principally as a fantasy writer. I don't object to that classification because I do enjoy mucking about with magic and dark woods and mysterious ancient civilizations. But if you are to truly know who I am as a writer, you must realize that the image I hold of myself is principally as a creator of weird tales.

To understand how and why I came to be drawn to this sub-genre of fantastic fiction, you first must understand that I come from peculiar folks. Maybe I don't have the Ipswich look, or I didn't grow up in a castle, but my pedigree for oddity has been there from the start. My mother was declared dead at birth by her doctor, and often heard voices calling to her in the dead of night that no one else could hear. Her mother would periodically ring us up to discuss events in our lives about which she couldn't possibly have known. My father's people still share ghost stories about a family homestead that burned down mysteriously in the 1960s. Even my older brother has outré memories about events he says cannot possibly be true, and as a kid was kicked off the Tulsa city bookmobile for attempting to check out books about UFOs, bigfoot, and ESP. It's fair to say I was doomed - or destined - for weirdness from the start.

If the above listed circumstances had not been enough, I grew up in an area where neighbors whispered stories about a horrifically deformed Bulldog Man who stalked kids who "parked" on the Old North Road near my house. The state in which I was raised was rife with legends of bigfoots, deer women, and devil men. Even in my childhood household there existed a pantheon of mythological entities invented explicitly to keep me in line. If I was a good boy, The Repairman would leave me little gifts of Hot Wheels cars or candy. If I was being terrible, however, my father would dress in a skeleton costume, rise from the basement and threaten to drag me down into everlasting hellfire (evidently there was a secret portal in our basement.) There were monsters, monsters EVERYWHERE I looked in my childhood world. Given that I was told as a fledgling writer to write what I knew, how could anyone have been surprised that the first stories I wrote were filled with the supernatural?

"The Nightmare" by John Henry Fuseli (1781)

My formative years during the late sixties and early seventies took place at a strange juncture in our American cultural history. At the same time that we were loudly proclaiming the supremacy of scientific thought because we'd landed men on the moon, we were also in the midst of a counter cultural explosion of interest in astrology, witchcraft, ghosts, extra sensory perception, and flying saucers. Occult-related books were flying off the shelves as sales surged by more than 100% between 1966 and 1969. Cultural historians would come to refer to this is as the "occult boom," and its aftershocks would impact popular cultural for decades to come.

My first contact with tales of the supernatural were innocuous, largely sanitized for consumption by children. I vividly remember watching Casper the Friendly Ghost and the Disney version of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I read to shreds numerous copies of both Where the Wild Things Are and Gus the Ghost. Likely the most important exposure for me was to the original Scooby Doo, Where Are You? cartoon which attempted to inoculate us from our fears of ghosts and aliens by convincing us that ultimately the monster was always just a bad man in a mask. (It's fascinating to me that modern incarnations of Scooby Doo seem to have completely lost this point and instead make all the monsters real.)

ABOVE: Although the original cartoon Scooby Doo, Where Are You? ran only for one season from 1969 to 1970, it remained in heavy reruns and syndication for decades. It is notable for having been a program that perfectly embodied the conflict between reason and superstition in popular culture, and was originally intended to provide children with critical thinking skills so they would reject the idea of monsters, ghosts, and the like. Ironically, modern takes on Scooby Doo have almost entirely subverted this idea and usually present the culprits of their mysteries as real monsters.

During that same time, television also introduced me to my first onscreen crush in the form of the beautiful and charming Samantha Stevens, a witch who struggles to not to use her powers while married to a frequently intolerant mortal advertising executive in Bewitched. The Munsters and The Addams Family gave me my first taste for "goth" living even before it would become all the rage in the dance clubs of the 1980s. Late night movies on TV would bring all the important horror classics of the past in my living room as Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, the Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Godzilla all became childhood friends. Over time the darkened castles, creaking doors, foggy graveyards, howling wolves, and ever present witches and vampires became so engrained in my psyche that today they remain the "comfort viewing" to which I retreat when I'm sick or in need of other distractions from modern life.

ABOVE: Elizabeth Montgomery starred in Bewitched (1964 - 1972) as Samantha Stephens, a witch who married "mortal" advertising executive Darren Stephens (played for the first five seasons by actor Dick York). Inspired by movies like I Married a Witch (1942) and Bell, Book and Candle (1958), it was a long running series that explored the complex relationship dynamics between those who possess magic and those who don't. Social commentators have referred to it as an allegory both for mixed marriages and also about the challenges faced by minorities, homosexuals, cultural deviants, or generally creative folks in a non heterogeneous community. It was also one of the first American television programs to portray witches not as worshippers of Satan, but simply as a group of people ostracized for their culture and their supernatural skills.

Even before I began elementary school, there was one piece of must-see gothic horror programming that I went out of my way to catch every day. Dark Shadows aired at 3:30 p.m. on our local ABC affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma which usually allowed me to catch most of it if I ran home from school (or even more if my mom or brother picked me up.) In theory it was a soap opera, but the show featured a regular parade of supernatural characters and themes. The lead was a 175 year old vampire named Barnabas Collins (played by Johnathan Frid), and the show revolved around his timeless pursuit of his lost love, Josette. It was also a program that regularly dealt with reincarnation, precognition, werewolves, time travel, witchcraft, and other occult themes. Though it regularly provoked criticism from religious groups about its content, it ran from June of 1966 until it's final cancellation in April of 1971. (I would discover it in the early 1970s as it ran in syndication.) Dark Shadows would spin off two feature-length movies based on the original, a series of tie-in novels, an excellent reboot series in 1991 (starring Ben Cross as Barnabas), and a positively embarrassingly awful movie directed by Tim Burton in 1991.

ABOVE: Johnathan Frid starred as Barnabas Collins, one of the leading characters of the original Dark Shadows television series. The influence of the series cannot be understated. In many ways Dark Shadows paved the way for the inclusion of supernatural elements in other soap operas of the 1970s and the 1980s, and was largely responsible for the explosion of romance novels featuring supernatural themes over the same time period.

While Dark Shadows was a favorite early television program for me, another show would prove not only to be a borderline obsession, but also a major influence on my career as a storyteller. Night Gallery (1969-1973) was a weekly anthology television show from Rod Serling, better known as the creator and host of the original Twilight Zone. Like Twilight Zone before it, Night Gallery was a deep and complex commentary on the human condition, but unlike its predecessor the outcomes for the characters almost always skewed towards the horrific and the truly outré. In "The Painted Mirror," an antiques dealer uses a magic painting to trap an enemy in the prehistoric past. Jack Cassidy plots to use astral projection to kill his romantic rival in "The Last Laurel" but accidentally ends up killing himself. In "Eyes" a young Stephen Spielberg directs Joan Crawford in a story about an entitled rich woman who plots to take the sight of a poor man. Week after week it delivered some of the best-written horror television of the early 1970s.

In retrospect I find it surprising that I was allowed to watch Night Gallery at all. I was very young while it was airing, and some of the content was dark and often quite shocking for its time. Nevertheless, I was so attached to the show that I'd throw a literal temper tantrum if I missed a single, solitary episode. If our family needed to go somewhere on an evening that Night Gallery was scheduled, either my parents would either have to wait until after it had aired before we left, or they'd make arrangements in advance with whomever we were visiting to make sure it was okay that I could watch Night Gallery there. I was, in a word, a fanatic.

ABOVE: Every segment of Night Gallery was introduced by series creator Rod Serling standing before a painting created explicitly for the series. Director Guillermo del Toro credits Serling's series as being the most important and influential show on his own work, even more so than the more famous Twilight Zone.

#horror #70s #occult #supernatural #television #writing

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natalilysims · 4 years

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Legacy Questionnaire

Thought this would be fun to do so I can look back on it after a few more generations pass and see how some answers change. This can also be done as a ‘send me a number’ game so if you want to do that you can find the original post by @melien, here. Inspired by @an0nymousghost, you can check out their post here!

1. When did you start your legacy? What inspired you to do it?

I started this Legacy on March 28, 2019. I usually do challenges where there are a lot of rules for each generation but I wanted to start something where I could do pretty much what I wanted and play a little bit more out of my comfort zone. And I’d seen a lot of amazing Legacies on Simblr that made me want to do my own and post it.

2. Are you following any strict rules there or just play how you want?

Nah, I’m basically just doing what I want.

3. Post the oldest picture you have from your legacy save.

The first ever Sharp house. Originally created by lilsimsie but I gave it a renovation. It’s up for download if anyone wants it!

4. What’s so special about your founder that you wanted to start a legacy with them?

She wasn’t really special to be honest. I just finally made a Sim that I managed to enjoy playing enough to not give up and start a new family like I’ve done a few times before with Legacy Challenges.

5. Favourite generation(s)

Generation 1 was probably my favourite. Which makes it sounds like I’ve enjoyed the family less and less as the challenge has gone on but that not the case at all. I think it’s because even though it was only a little over a year ago, I have a bit of nostalgia for that generation? Idk, I’m weird.

6. Favourite heir.

Probably Harper, the Gen 3 heir.

7. Favourite spare.

Either Abi from Gen 1 or Jordan from Gen 3.

8. Favourite spouse.

Alessia, the Gen 4 spouse. I’m gonna be really sad when I have to move on to Gen 5 and stop playing her.

9. Top 5 favourite legacy sims.

1. Jordan 2. Alessia 3. Sonny 4. Abi 5. Hayley

10. Top 3 favourite couples.

1. Safiya and Milo - the OG couple of this challenge. I have to stan. 2. Jordan and Jackson - kinda look like brothers but I just love them so much. 3. Eli and Alessia - currently playing them and they’re so cute.

11. If you ever did any story lines, what is the one you’re most proud of?

I’m not a huuuge fan of making big story lines for my Sims but sometimes I have little things in my head about the Sims’ personality or their motivations for doing certain things that someone looking through my legacy won’t know because I don’t necessarily put them into my posts to make a huge story.

12. Any memorable moments?

Mango, a cat from Gen 2, randomly going into labour. I literally don’t know how she got pregnant.

13. Any funny moments?

None that I can think of. That’s upsetting.

14. The most unexpected twist in your legacy?

Some of the kids were unexpected twists - Harper and Hazel weren’t supposed to exist and neither was Eli but I have a problem with making my Sims have too many kids.

15. Favourite name used on your sims?

I remember being very excited about naming Gus. And I love the name Sonny, especially for a boy. For surnames, I was really proud of Nair and Lane, even though they’re pretty basic lmao.

16. Who of your legacy sims you can relate the most to?

I don’t really relate to any but if I had to choose it would either be Abi or Harper.

17. Do you usually get attached to them or just play without deep thinking?

I get kind of attached in that I love looking back at old screenshots and remember how fun it was to play them but I don’t cry when my Sims die or anything like that because I usually have other Sims that I can move onto and focus on. And like... if I really wanted to see a Sim again, I probably have them saved somewhere.

18. Any surprise babies? What was the story?

Not really a surprise because I made it happen, but Harper and Hazel were not part of my original plan for Generation 2. I planned on Faye only having 2 kids but I was bored and when that happens I usually cure the boredom by having more kids, which I’m trying very hard to stop doing because after the excitement of having the baby is over, I can be even less interested in playing than I was initially.

19. Who of your sims has the best style?

I feel like none of my Sims have the best style, they’re all pretty generic, but if I had to choose... Jordan or Harper.

20. Who is the best genetic mix of their parents?

This is definitely a flaw of The Sims 4 and its shitty skin tones but I quite like that Max and Jordan (who are twins) have a slight mix of their parent’s genetics. Max has Harper’s hair and Cheyanne’s skin tone. And Jordan has Cheyanne’s hair and Harper’s skin tone.

Again, this shouldn’t be a thing. The kids should have a skin tone that’s in the middle of what their parents’ skin tone is but I just thought it was interesting when I noticed it.

21. Is your legacy berry, vanilla, banilla, or a mix of those?

Vanilla in the sense that they aren’t berry sims but not vanilla in the sense that I use a lot of CC and some mods.

22. Have you ever done another legacies apart from this one?

I’ve started a few, two of which I began posting on here but then deleted because I didn’t like how they were going. I was 100% expecting to give up with the Sharp family as well but it’s going pretty good so far.

23. How many generations are you aiming for? When you reach a certain milestone, are you going to continue playing or just wrap up the whole thing?

If I lose interest at any point and genuinely get bored of the Sharp family then I’ll probably stop at the end of whichever generation I’m on but ideally I want to complete 10 generations. I might take a Sim born in the final generation and use them in another legacy/challenge I start as a spouse or something but I’ll stop with the Sharp Legacy after 10.

24. Have you ever done any other challenges with your sims from the legacy?

At some point I probably will use someone from the Sharp family in something else but so far I haven’t. I will be using a Sim from another challenge/family in Sharp Gen 5 though.

25. What do you do when you feel uninspired playing the legacy?

Either stop playing The Sims 4 altogether or play another challenge/family for a bit.

26. Have you had your sims die? Which death was the hardest to take?

I’m on Gen 4 so a lot of Sims have died at this point, all from old age. So far, Harper’s was probably the hardest to take.

27. Do you have this one OTP that stands out among the other legacy couples? Tell us about them!

Jordan and Jackson. I don’t know what it is about them, I just love them so much. Sometimes I wish I made Jackson the heir. I knew that for Gen 4 I wanted to live in Sulani and do Island Living stuff but I didn’t mold Jordan into an Island Living type of Sim so it wouldn’t have fit very well.

28. Have you had a sim who you grew to like?

Eli was very unplanned and I had no idea what to name him and I was like ugh why did I do this but now I love him a lot. Originally, I named him Casper.

Bailey was also very hard to name. I’ve always really loved her, it’s just the name that I’m not sure about. I like the name Bailey but something about Bailey Sharp isn’t my fave. And Sonny and Bailey don’t go together that well imo. But at the same time, now I couldn’t imagine her having a different name so... idk.

29. Have you had a sim that you fell in love with right away?

I’m always obsessed with the first born in a generation so - Abi, Hanna, Max & Jordan, Sonny

30. Do you choose your heirs yourself or make heir polls?

I have thought about making an heir poll when I’m not sure what I want to do for the next Generation but so far, I’ve managed to figure it out so I haven’t needed a poll.

Also, when it comes to choosing an heir, I usually like to choose when they are still a child so I can kind of mold them into what I want for the next Generation as they’re growing up. So making a poll would be hard because the people voting wouldn’t know my plan and I wouldn’t want to give major spoilers for what’s to come.

31. The first legacy memory that pops up in your head?

Safiya going to a cafe to make friends but she ended up just sitting alone drinking coffee. Or when Cheyanne and Harper went on a date and Harper died...

32. The hottest sim?

Gus, Max or Brandie

33. The prettiest sim?

I feel like I’ve been very lucky with this family because all the kids have been really pretty but if I had to choose, probably either Abi, Hayley or Jordan.

34. The most unique sim?

I feel like all my Sims are pretty basic to be honest. If I had to choose... maybe Jordan? I’m not sure.

35. Have you had any sims that remind you of someone?

I’ve never really thought about it, so I guess not.

36. Do you use other people’s sims in your legacy?

I think most of the Sims I’ve used for this Legacy are either pre-made Sims in the saves I’ve been using or I’ve made them. I don’t think I’ve specifically downloaded anyone from somewhere for my Sim to marry. I probably will do that at some point though.

37. Imagine if you had a chance to meet one of your sims. Who would it be?

That’s so weird for me to imagine but if I had to, either Jordan or Harper.

38. Do you have that one generation you wish you’d done differently?

I love Brandie and Eli so much but I sometimes wish Harper and Cheyanne had Max and Jordan and then were done with babies because 2 generations in a row with 4 babies is a bit much.

39. Your favourite non-romantic relationship in the legacy?

Harper and Hazel were fun to play with at the beginning of Gen 3 when they went to university.

40. Random fun fact about your legacy you want to share!

I’m trying to make each generation a bit different and focus on a pack. Gen 1 and Gen 2 were both fairly generic but Gen 3 had a university theme for a while and Gen 4 is Island Living. Gen 5 will probably be a mix of Island Living and Eco Lifestyle (if I can be bothered to figure out how to properly work Eco-Lifestyle).

#sharpfam #idk what to tag this lmao

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etraytin · 4 years

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Directors cut for “Ourselves and Immortality” (I sobbed, btw, the whole way through it. SOBBED. Especially when Donna has to ID people. But I loved it.)

Ourselves and Immortality is by far the most depressing fic I have ever written, but thinking about it makes me happy because I FINALLY got it finished, woo-hoo! It started out as a one-shot (just like Such A Winter’s Day, in fact), at the beginning of my 100-Day-Fic-A-Day back in 2016. I was in a very creative mood back then and taking pretty much any prompt anybody threw at me. My husband, who is only a very casual TWW fan but gives good prompts, tossed me “Roger Tribbey’s first hour as President.”

“Wow,” I mused, “Everybody’s going to hate that.”

But the idea was too tantalizing to pass up; it was so completely unlike anything I had written so far. Even just doing the one-shot involved a fair amount of research, figuring out where Secretary of Agriculture falls in the order of succession and such. Turns out, basically everybody else has to die in order for Roger to land in the hot seat. And if President Bartlet, Vice President Hoynes, and the Cabinet were going down, it seemed obvious that most of the staff would be gone as well. This fic prompt came along just as Designated Survivor was getting started, so I didn't want to go the "terrorists blow up the State of the Union" route, because that felt too done. Unfortunately (or fortunately for real life) there's really not that many ways to take out the government that don't also take out Washington DC and that don't involve targeted building destruction.

(This got kind of long and involved, so I’m tucking it behind a cut.)

I wound up reaching back into my sci-fi reading childhood, to an original series Star Trek novel called The Pandora Principle. In that novel, the crew discovers an alien artifact and takes it to Starfleet Headquarters for research, only for the artifact, secretly a weapon, to shatter when it is scanned and release a bioagent that eradicates all the oxygen in the air like a self-replicating virus. Everyone in the building dies except for Captain Kirk, who for shenanigan-related reasons is in a self-sealing bunker under the building, and the rest of the novel is devoted to trying to nullify the agent before it manages to escape the hermetically sealed building. It's a great book, evocative and claustrophobic, and I definitely recommend it, but for the purposes of what I thought was a quickie one-shot, I stole the idea of a weapon that could asphyxiate everyone in a building nearly faster than they could realize they were doomed. As the story developed I had to cobble together a little modern-Earth science to flesh it out, but I hoped that the story would hold without much in the way of explanation of how everything had happened.

One thing that helped was that OaI was not, at its heart, an action adventure story. It was barely a mystery, really. Our main characters were not the ones charged with solving the mystery or catching the bad guy. For the most part, they were not even in direct danger (except for Syl's brief action turn at the end). We spent one chapter with Mike Casper as he investigated and one chapter with the bad guy to get some important creepy exposition, but by far the character we spend the most time with is Roger. It's not Roger's job to know what the Asphyxiant is made of or its exact biological effect, and it's not Roger's job to hunt the bad guys down like dogs in the street. Like pretty much every West Wing story, it's Roger's job to keep the country running, and it's the job of the people around him to help him. The story had to be about what was happening in The White House, with the action-adventure plot clicking along offscreen and occasionally cropping up in a phone call or Sit Room briefing. I had to avoid a lot of temptation, but in a way it made the job easier. West Wing stories are stories about relationships.

Writing the canon characters was very hard, especially in the beginning. The thing that never caught for me about Designated Survivor was how quickly the survivors moved on after the disaster. Their friends and colleagues were murdered, and there was little indication that anybody even cared. But Margaret, Carol, Mrs. Landingham, Danny and especially Donna, these people were gutted. Every single one of them was utterly devastated, but from Roger's perspective it was hard to see because all of them are so good at their jobs and so dedicated, they'd keep carrying on as best they could until they collapsed. I decided pretty early on that I would start spreading the point of view around so we could see what the characters were going through in their own voices, but that only Roger would get more than one chapter. (I did break this rule right at the end; Donna gets the first and last non-Roger chapters in the story.) Roger's narrative ties the story together but being the President requires one to stay largely in one place while being told things, so spreading out the POV also gave the story a little more momentum.

Donna's first chapter was probably the hardest part of the story to write, both because I am a hardcore J/D shipper and I'd just shut the pairing down in the cruelest of ways, and also because it was through her eyes that I had to bring the scope of the horror home without fully traumatizing the readers. My first draft of the chapter included considerably more time in the refrigerated warehouse with the FBI team, and a lot more detail about the last minutes of the lives of the senior staffers. I ended up going through and cutting a lot of it out, leaving the audience to understand how terrible it was by the way it affected Donna, rather than by my descriptions of it. And yes, it is one of several chapters I cried while writing. There's a reason (several reasons, but my own feels especially) that I had to let Zoey and Charlie live! And yes, Margaret was speaking for me when she admitted to temporarily forgetting about Annie and Gus, but we got around to them eventually.

OaI wound up containing most of the material I wrote for it, but it has one deleted scene and one crackadelic alternate ending. The deleted scene occurs shortly before the state funeral and is from Bonnie's perspective; she and Ginger are trying to pack up Sam and Toby's offices to allow the new senior staffers to move in. I got it half-written, then thought I lost it in a computer-related accident. It was so damn sad to write the first time, and it was all character work and only smidgens of plot, and I was really mad about losing the work, so I decided to skip over it and go straight on to the next thing, which I believe may have been Zoey's chapter. It turned out that I did recover most of what I'd written for the chapter, but by the time I found it, the plot had moved on. I tried to make it up to Bonnie by giving her a nice little character bit and a job promotion at the end of the story.

The crackadelic ending is sort of a long story. Most of the reason that OaI got finished despite all my life changes and busy years and general creative slump is that my parents both fell in love with it. You may ask, "Doesn't having your parents reading your fanfiction make things awkward sometimes?" and in answer I will point you to the number of real sex scenes in my published fanworks, which is zero. And then I will nod enthusiastically. But my dad, especially, loved this story and decided that he ought to be in it. And that he ought to be the Chief Justice. My dad is a retired judge, so he felt this should not be too much of a stretch for him, career-wise. I tried to explain the concept of self-insert to him, but then caved and created a thinly-veiled expy of him to be Chief Justice, then gave him a little ceremony in-story and a few extra mentions here and there. I gave him that chapter as a Christmas present, and he was happy! For awhile. Then he decided that he ought to be the President. I tried to explain to him that this is not how governmenting works, which he of course already knew, but he was firm. His Chief Justice character was great, and he ought to be President. He is nothing if not persistent, and also nothing if not hard to buy gifts for, so for Christmas the next year, I presented him with Chapter 28: The Surprise Noncanonical Epilogue, which has never before been published to the internet. It is very silly.

This has gotten very long and I still need to write today's Quarantine Journal, so I guess I'll wrap it up there. If you have any specific questions about the story or any other stories, feel free to toss them my way!

#the west wing #fanfiction #director's cut #ourselves and immortality #roger tribbey is the president #abandy

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harrietredding · 4 years

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THE INTERVIEW — GRIMM TASK 001

“Was this really necessary?” Harriet hissed at the male detective who had collected her at her work given her reluctance to come down to the station. She was the mourning aunt and the concept that some may have believed she or Chad had anything to do with this was outright idiotic. There was no motive for them to have done anything, but with a few questions of her own — she followed the detective downtown. What she wanted to know was how someone had gotten away with the murder of a fiery red head without any witnesses. While her niece may have been a number of things, she wasn’t someone to do something she didn’t want to. Madison would have fought with everything she had and while the list of potential suspects may have been long — she had a few ideas of her own.

“I’d like some coffee before we start,” Harriet told the male detective as she folded her arms across of her chest. “As well as some water.” Forest hues peered at the male as he rose from his seat and left the room. The click of the door resounded through the room and while she was aware that there may have been some individuals on the other side of the mirrored window, she still reached for her phone to shoot a text to Chad.

If the police ask to speak to you, i want to be present.... IM MESSAGE delivered at 2:30 PM

With her phone still in hand, she shot a few emails and instructions to her staff during her absence, leaving the device at her side in fear of missing an emergency at the Grimm Chronicles. “I hope it’s okay if I leave my phone here. You’ve caught me in the middle of a busy day and without any forewarning, I couldn’t provide my staff adequate support. But as you’ve mentioned, I should think of this as a friendly check in, correct?” What a load of fucking bullshit. Men, nothing she hated more in this world was when men underestimated her intelligence. The fact he believed that she wasn’t a suspect was practically insulting. Frankly, it was enough to want to reach over and slap him. However, with a face such as his, she felt that his life was hard enough as it was. Truly a face only a mother could love.

“Let’s get started, Harriet. Please state your name and your relationship with Madison Redding.”

Harriet peered at him for a moment as if he’d fallen and knocked the stupid out of him. His chubby fingers danced towards the recording machine at his left to indicate that while he knew of their relationship — it still needed to be stated for the video recording. Green hues rolled and a sight slipped past her lips as she readjusted her position on her seat. She could already imagine a group of swollen faced men analyzing this video, commenting about her shift when the question was asked. Stupidly, they’d assumed it was because of some kind of guilt or the fact that she was uncomfortable with the question. All based on how stupid she found the Detective before her and the Sheriff whom she suspected was responsible for her nieces murder. “Madison Redding. I am Madison’s aunt and was her caregiver from the age of sixteen years old and onwards. Her mother left and father died, so both herself and brother lived with me from that moment on.” She stated calmly as she peering over the male who had been writing notes down. Manicured nails drummed upon the surface of the metal table as she awaited for his next question to slip past his lips.

“Where were you on the night of February 28th and of March 5th.”

Now she had to roll her eyes. “I surely hope you’ve found better questions than these to ask the suspects you drag into this hole. How is someone meant to know where they were three weeks ago.” She groaned slightly. While she wasn’t foolish in believing the task was an easy one given the amount of people that had been splayed out on Madison’s blog. The whole fucking town had a reason to kill her niece, but this all seemed a little too meek. “I was at my office both nights,” Harriet said without searching too far through her mind. She’d been at her office most nights for the past twenty years. Workaholic was a kind definition when it came to Harriet Redding, which was why they’d be hard pressed to find an alibi for her. No one, not even the janitor, could be found in the office during those hours. Thankfully, she knew that there were cameras who would be able to corroborate her story. At least, she hoped so given how she felt no use in returning to those nights in detail. “Are you not going to give me a time period or you’re just asking me in general?” She asked on a scoff. “You must have a timeline for the events you believed happened to my niece, is that not right?” Dark hues peered slightly as she inched forward to look at the male in the face. “Look, I don’t believe your department, much less your sheriff, knows what the hell an investigation looks like even if it slapped them in the face. Therefore, I’m a little irritated that these are the questions you choose to ask me and those who’re suspected of her murder. In fact, I’m confused as to how this was allowed to happen in the first place? A girl goes missing for this long and no one sees anything? Are you even looking into the Alibi’s of those people that were plastered all over her website? There were numerous rumours and confessions on there — but no, here you are waisting your time with me.” Her head shook and a small sigh of frustration parted her lips. Lifting the vile coffee to her mouth, she took a sip.

“I’m sorry you feel that way, Ma’am — we are doing our best. When was the last time you saw or spoke to your niece?”

A snort slipped past her lips at the assurance that they were doing everything. Bullshit. This wasn’t a mere accident where a girl slipped through ice and drowned. Someone in their vicinity had cut her niece piece by piece. How could she feel confident that the police of grimmbook could manage this when they couldn’t seem to find their own foot up their asses. “Tell me, Detective — what will it take to get someone with experience here to take over the case? Another body, maybe even two? I’m hopeful that you see you’re all in over your heads, correct? Especially that of your idiotic sheriff of yours.” Though she talked down the male’s boss, Harriet couldn’t find an ounce of care. For as long as Brandon remained at the helm of her niece’s investigation, she held little hope of it ever being remedied. Therefore, she’d vowed the night of her niece’s murder that she would find her murderer on her own. Even if it meant tearing down the entire police department to do so. “I spoke to my niece the night that she went missing. We had a fight when I tried to take the laptop you took from her room. She stormed off and it’s the last time I saw her” The woman snapped back at him with a pointed gaze. “Speaking of which, since you haven’t been finding much use of the device evidently. I would like to have it back, including the hard drives as they were. After all, they belong to me given that my credit card was used to buy it.” The woman clipped as she folded her arms to look over at him.

“Are these all the famous question you need to ask me?” She spat out as mossy hues flicked over his being. “If so, I have some questions for you.” Pulling a list from her pocket, she slid it towards the detective without so much as a word. It was a list of whom she believed could be suspected and at the top of the list, circled in a red marker was: Brandon Wolfe. “I want to know if you’re looking into your own department and whether each member has been interrogated as I have?” She questioned.

Brandon Wolfe

Casper Du Pont

Caleb Myers

Dominic Hall

Carrie Pope

Madelaine Sloan

Alec Glothieb

Anastasia Cameron

Ella Gertrude

Gus Ashton

Harrison Iraklidis

Dark hues remained on the list as the male looked it over. “It’s a jumping off point,” she murmured as the red head shrugged her jacket on and began to rose. “Now, the next time that you come to my office and demand that I come to the precinct — it better be because you have information and suspects for me or I better be under arrest. Now, if you’d excuse me. I have work to do. —Please give Sheriff Wolfe my regards.”

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