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shibasommelier · 1 year
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2012 Pol Roger Brut Rosé
Feeling a little fancy with this rosé champagne from Pol Roger. A fun nose of raspberries, plums, red berries, linzer cookies, blood orange, and a hint of spice. Similar notes on the palate with a bit of a bite. Not my favorite coming out of Pol Roger but a nice tipple nonetheless.
3/5 bones
$$$$$
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
12.5% abv
Champagne, FRANCE
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risa0v0 · 2 years
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最後の記念日なので奮発!
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Champagne Heatwave
Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM Copyright all rights reserved The indomitable and irrepressible Travelling Gourmet TM reveals that the harvest in Champagne, France has begun in August instead of September because of the… MOST extraordinary heatwave and hot dry summer of 2022. Seasonal grape pickers have been hired to start the harvest earlier this year, as…
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chateau-aemkei · 2 years
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One night!
1998 Gosset Celebris Vintage Extra Brut
2002 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut
2002 Piper Heidsieck Rare Brut
2002 Billecart Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart Brut
2006 Gosset Grand Millesime Brut
2006 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Brut
2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
2008 Don Perignon Limited Edition by Lenny Kravitz
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Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues, traduzione testi
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Tu me l’hai detto spesso come stavano le cose Ma io non ero pronto a sentirmelo dire così chiaro e tondo
(da: You Are Free)
1. Jimmy Eat World – You with Me, traduzione
Te insieme a me Non ho scampo contro il bagliore delle risposte che ti illumina il viso stagliato sul paesaggio del cuscino
La lista delle cose che provo è pazzesca
Mi giunge nuovo che avrei bisogno di una seconda sveglia Sta succedendo tutto quanto, come avevano ipotizzato
Sono debole se voglio lottare? Cos’è che rende il nostro amore tanto difficile da realizzare?
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me?
Anche solo per la possibilità io avrei dato qualsiasi cosa
Stiamo al gioco, diamo a intendere
Ma possiamo raccontarcele solo fino a un certo punto
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me, te insieme a me, te insieme a me? Attrazione tipo magneti
Nuvola di elettricità statica
L’aria che c’è in mezzo è pesante, ma non succede nulla Hai paura di dirlo, persino a te stessa
Sono debole se voglio aiutare? Cos’è che rende il nostro amore tanto difficile da realizzare?
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me?
Anche solo per la possibilità io avrei dato qualsiasi cosa
Stiamo al gioco, diamo a intendere
Ma possiamo raccontarcele solo fino a un certo punto
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me, te insieme a me, te insieme a me? Sbagliato, ne sono certo
Ed è triste pensarci
Aspettarsi esiti diversi con una domanda migliore Paura e conforto sono tutt’e due la stessa cosa
Sono debole se voglio aspettare? Cos’è che rende il nostro amore tanto difficile da realizzare?
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me?
Anche solo per la possibilità io avrei dato qualsiasi cosa
Stiamo al gioco, diamo a intendere
Ma possiamo raccontarcele solo fino a un certo punto
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me, te insieme a me, te insieme a me?
Stiamo al gioco, diamo a intendere
Ma possiamo raccontarcele solo fino a un certo punto
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me, te insieme a me, te insieme a me?
Sei tu? O si tratta di te insieme a me, te insieme a me, te insieme a me? 2. Jimmy Eat World – Sure and Certain, traduzione
Sicuri e certi I modi intelligenti in cui cerco di cambiare vanno e vengono lasciandomi uguale a prima
Figurati se non sarà qualcos’altro
Domande allusive che potrei farmi da solo Sicuri e certi
Passiamo fino a che non siamo vecchi
Smarriti e appostati
Pensiamo fino a che non restiamo secchi Quello che fai funziona per un certo periodo
Finché poi non crepi senza alcun preavviso
Se continui così, sarò un’altra cosa in più che ti mancherà Sicuri e certi
Passiamo fino a che non siamo vecchi
Smarriti e appostati
Pensiamo fino a che non restiamo secchi
Sicuri e certi
Passiamo fino a che non siamo vecchi
Smarriti e appostati
Pensiamo fino a che non restiamo secchi Sicuri e certi
Passiamo fino a che non siamo vecchi
Smarriti e appostati
Pensiamo fino a che non restiamo secchi 3. Jimmy Eat World – It Matters, traduzione
È importante Ascoltiamo qualche passo più avanti, è strano
Qualsiasi cosa tu faccia, qualsiasi direzione tu prenda
Poi con ogni sforzo ci si sente inermi
Una trappola che ci creiamo da soli e non riusciamo a star senza Quando ti ritrai, io dico che è importante
Con una faccia tranquilla mi spezzo, mi disintegro
Poi okay, faremo cambio, ma dopo
Niente di nuovo da vedere
Esprimi quello che pensi quando ti ritrai Mi immagino dialoghi che durano tutta notte
Non ne parlo mai, ma vorrei ogni giorno
Penso a noi che balliamo, ma non è una cosa che facciamo
Beh, ecco il mio sogno, a te non va bene? Quando ti ritrai, io dico che è importante
Con una faccia tranquilla mi spezzo, mi disintegro
Poi okay, faremo cambio, ma dopo
Niente di nuovo da vedere
Esprimi quello che pensi quando ti ritrai Quando ti ritrai, io dico che è importante
Con una faccia tranquilla mi spezzo, mi disintegro
Poi okay, faremo cambio, ma dopo
Niente di nuovo da vedere
Esprimi quello che pensi quando ti ritrai
Niente di nuovo da vedere
Esprimi quello che pensi quando ti ritrai 4. Jimmy Eat World – Pretty Grids, traduzione
Belle griglie Ecco il suono
Sì, è vero, però la voce è nuova
E un tentativo semidanzante di sapere come ti chiami
Il posto e il momento giusto per la foschia e le luci
C’è la possibilità di incrociare il tuo sguardo se mi muovo Un giorno magari non ci prenderemo la briga
Ci metteremo in fila come ci toccherà
Perché no? È troppo bello il sole
A volte la persona giusta ci trova
Che importa come mai avviene?
Perché no? Saltiamo perché possiamo Quando è finita la lite e arrivano i sentimenti
È più di quanto pensassi o volessi?
Nessun posto sembra quello giusto per una mente occupata
Comunque vada la notte, è quello che ti ritrovi Un giorno magari non ci prenderemo la briga
Ci metteremo in fila come ci toccherà
Perché no? È troppo bello il sole
A volte la persona giusta ci trova
Che importa come mai avviene?
Perché no? Saltiamo perché possiamo Quello che vedo è magia a distanza ravvicinata
Dolce solo perché finisce
Quello che vedo è magia a distanza ravvicinata
Dolce solo perché finisce Un giorno magari non ci prenderemo la briga
Ci metteremo in fila come ci toccherà
Perché no? È troppo bello il sole
A volte la persona giusta ci trova
Che importa come mai avviene?
Perché no? Saltiamo perché possiamo 5. Jimmy Eat World – Pass the Baby, traduzione
Passa il bambino La decisione migliore che si sia presa è stata quella di farmi salire sul palco
Fai quello che dico esattamente
Ricordati: mi hai chiamato tu
Ecco una cosa su cui possiamo contare
A questi ragazzi piace abbassarsi
Se le cose si mettono troppo male, beh, la nostra industria è così
Un pasto dopo l’altro Tu passa qua il bambino
No che non sparano
Tu passa qua il bambino C’è sempre qualcosa che succede
Ma non sta a noi dirlo
Quello che li lasciamo sentire sono caramelle che non possono mangiare
I dilettanti continuano a battere i tasti
I numeri continuano a cambiare
È quasi troppo facile
I quadri si incorniciano da soli Tu passa qua il bambino
No che non sparano
Tu passa qua il bambino
Passa qua il bambino
No che non sparano
Tu passa qua il bambino 6. Jimmy Eat World – Get Right, traduzione
Far bene Le mani prenderanno il loro posto
Lungi dalle intenzioni espresse
Mascherato da pazienza, il tempo viene sprecato
Il presente è per il presente, per cui alza la voce Ho, ho la dipendenza da destinazione
Devo andare da qualche altra parte
Mai il momento giusto, non sento mai lo spazio per fare tutto per bene, far bene Le mani sapranno farsi strada fino a occhi a pochi millimetri dalla mia faccia
Mi comincia a battere il cuore, bevo ampiamente
Come metterci un freno, metterci un freno? Ho, ho la dipendenza da destinazione
Devo andare da qualche altra parte
Mai il momento giusto, non sento mai lo spazio per fare tutto per bene, far bene Okay, okay, basta così
Fammi spiegare
Okay, okay, basta così
Mettiti all’opera
Magari se sto sù dritto, una cosetta la posso cambiare
Magari se io, magari se io, magari io Ho, ho la dipendenza da destinazione
Devo andare da qualche altra parte
Mai il momento giusto, non sento mai lo spazio per fare tutto per bene, far bene 7. Jimmy Eat World – You Are Free, traduzione
Sei libera Gli enigmi mi tengono sveglio la notte
Una sensazione troppo di solitudine per capirla
Tu me l’hai detto spesso come stavano le cose
Ma io non ero pronto a sentirmelo dire così chiaro e tondo
Incredibile l’impegno che ci mettiamo
Incredibili i ponti emotivi, le gallerie, strade e vie
Aggiriamo cose che abbiamo sotto il naso Adesso vedo tutto distintamente Tesoro, sei libera, almeno per quanto riesci a sopportarlo
Sei libera, cioè qualsiasi cosa secondo te significhi
Sei libera di essere chi vuoi e come hai bisogno
Già, chi vuoi e come hai bisogno
Amore, sei libera Ognuno ha le proprie opinioni
Ma io sono quello che deve passare ai fatti
Quanta paura da superare
E quanto dolore da lasciarsi alle spalle
Vorrei che ci fosse un modo più semplice
Vorrei che ci fosse il modo per imparare tutte queste cose
E avere a disposizione gli strumenti nuovi fiammanti senza il costo che richiedono Io dico che abbiamo pagato già abbastanza Tesoro, sei libera, almeno per quanto riesci a sopportarlo
Sei libera, cioè qualsiasi cosa secondo te significhi
Sei libera di essere chi vuoi e come hai bisogno
Già, chi vuoi e come hai bisogno
Amore, sei libera Io dico che abbiamo pagato già abbastanza Tesoro, sei libera, almeno per quanto riesci a sopportarlo
Sei libera, cioè qualsiasi cosa secondo te significhi
Sei libera di essere chi vuoi e come hai bisogno
Già, chi vuoi e come hai bisogno
Amore, sei libera 8. Jimmy Eat World – The End Is Beautiful, traduzione
La fine è bellissima Dev’esserci un piano che nessuno dei due ha visto
Per cui siamo andati avanti per quella strada
Una festa all’interno di un sogno
E io non ho mai provato una pace del genere
Era una sicurezza come non ne avevo mai vista
Ah, io non sapevo nulla, stavo male
E non me la prendo per nulla di quello che hai fatto Non deve più per forza fare male
No, non deve più per forza fare male, non deve più Ho una foto della faccia che ho fatto quando ho saputo di averti persa
E so che quando ti sentirai in trappola, farai quello che devi
Sai, il problema eravamo noi
Abbiamo tentato di piegare l’amore all’immagine che ne avevamo in mente
Ah, non è un nonnulla, ma eccolo lì
E respirarlo non ci ucciderà certo Non deve più per forza fare male
No, non deve più per forza fare male
Non deve più per forza fare male
No, non deve più per forza fare male, non deve più Ero già pronto per il combattimento
Avevo il discorso preparato
Poi, come sai fare solo tu, mi hai portato via il fiato
Hai detto “comunque andrai, io farò il tifo per te
Alla fine, che importa sapere in che modo è andato tutto storto?”
Beh, mica male
La verità è quello in cui si crede E non deve più per forza fare male
No, non deve più per forza fare male
Non deve più per forza fare male
No, non deve più per forza fare male, non deve più 9. Jimmy Eat World – Through, traduzione
Attraverso Davvero molto bello tutto quello che dici
Queste bugie sbandierate ai quattro venti cambiano qualcosa?
Arrabbiati pure, fai i capricci come i bambini
Almeno tutti sanno quanto torto ti hanno fatto Guardati intorno, quello non sono io
Nemmeno un briciolo di come sono fatto
Tu non lo sai cosa faccio
L’unico modo per uscirne è affrontarlo Accidenti, non porta alcun vantaggio pratico cercare quell’amore dalle persone che ti fanno del male
Ne vedo di tutti i tipi
Quelli che pensano di averne bisogno
Quelli che se lo prendono
E poi quelli che sanno la verità Guardati intorno, quello non sono io
Nemmeno un briciolo di come sono fatto
Tu non lo sai cosa faccio
L’unico modo per uscirne è affrontarlo Rallenta, tesoro, controlla che motivazioni hai
Dormi la notte e stai sù bene con la schiena
Tieni in mente: c’è una bella, bella differenza tra mollare e scappare Guardati intorno, quello non sono io
Nemmeno un briciolo di come sono fatto
Tu non lo sai cosa faccio
L’unico modo per uscirne è affrontarlo 10. Jimmy Eat World – Integrity Blues, traduzione
Blues dell’integrità Vorrei poter stringere
Vorrei poter toccare
Ma uno sciocco vuole e vuole e basta
Sta tutto in quello che fai quando non interessa a nessuno Nessuno ti corre dietro
Nessuno ti obbliga a passare le nottate da solo avvelenandoti l’anima
Sta tutto in quello che fai quando non c’è nessuno
Sta tutto in quello che fai quando non interessa a nessuno Mi perdo e penso
Mi perdo nei sogni
Il mondo gira lo stesso
Il mondo dirà la sua
Signore, mi chiedo se quello che mi stai dicendo è che ho un compito da svolgere
Sì, ho un compito da svolgere Vorrei poter stringere
Vorrei poter toccare
Ma uno sciocco vuole e vuole e vuole e vuole e basta
Sta tutto in quello che fai quando non c’è nessuno
Sta tutto in quello che fai quando non interessa a nessuno 11. Jimmy Eat World – Pol Roger, traduzione
Pol Roger Grazie per la proposta, ma non ho paura di passare il compleanno da solo
Miglia di acqua, sole e sabbia
Un regalo che mi faccio da solo
Nessuno in vista che possa venire in soccorso
Ho camminato a zonzo e alla fine ho perso tutti gli altri
In qualche angolino di Hyde Park
Mi sono inginocchiato e ho piantato le mani al suolo e ho lasciato che si oscurasse il mondo
Chiedendomi dove ti trovi
Da qualche parte che giri come me?
Ah, tesoro, me lo sogno Prima di tutto penseranno che ti sei perso, ma non è così
È la sensazione più facile
Già, con ogni probabilità ti vai a schiantare se non ci credi
Perché passare altro tempo a ingannarti se va avanti in quel modo?
L’amore non ti viene incontro, e chi lo sapeva?
È sempre stato lì La mia stanza stasera ha un nome proprio
La chiave dice Pol Roger
Io ti direi di chiudere le tendine del letto
Fai finta che per terra c’è il fuoco
So che questa cosa ti farebbe sorridere
Sei sola come me?
Sei sola ma non ti senti sola Prima di tutto penseranno che ti sei perso, ma non è così
È la sensazione più facile
Già, con ogni probabilità ti vai a schiantare se non ci credi
Perché passare altro tempo a ingannarti se va avanti in quel modo?
L’amore non ti viene incontro, e chi lo sapeva?
È sempre stato lì Prima di tutto penseranno che ti sei perso, ma non è così
È la sensazione più facile
Già, con ogni probabilità ti vai a schiantare se non ci credi
Perché passare altro tempo a ingannarti se va avanti in quel modo?
L’amore non ti viene incontro, e chi lo sapeva?
È sempre stato lì
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pagesoflauren · 2 years
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Meet Cute Masterlist
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Summary: A collection of oneshots of how you meet a love interest in different scenarios feat. characters played by celebrities I have a crush on (including, but not limited to Chris Evans, Simu Liu, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Oscar Isaac, etc.)–but no RPF!
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The Copy Machine (teacher!Ari Levinson x teacher!reader)
COMING SOON: Airport Delays (Ransom Drysdale x reader)
COMING SOON: Commuter Train (Curtis Everett x reader)
COMING SOON: Bookstore (Ari Levinson x reader)
COMING SOON: Cap's Visit (Steve Rogers x nurse!reader)
COMING SOON: Bake Sale (Andy Barber x reader)
COMING SOON: The V-E-T (Ari Levinson x reader; feat. doggos)
COMING SOON: Pliés & Roundhouses (taekwondo instructor!Shang-Chi x ballet instructor!reader)
COMING SOON: Casual Carpool (Shang-Chi x reader)
COMING SOON: Pen Pals (romantic lead TBD)
COMING SOON: Hotel Bar (romantic lead TBD)
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primitusfinewines · 8 months
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The Louis Roederer / Collection 242 Epitomizes luxury
The Louis Roederer / Collection 242 offers excellent Champagnes created for the most discriminating palates, allowing you to experience the height of luxury.
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zombie-eats-world · 7 months
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Luffy's Linage and the Connections to God's Valley
I think we all know that the history of God's Valley is going to be very important to the story and to our protagonist, Luffy. But I think I've realized why it will be the biggest reveal in the story and intertwined intimately with Luffy's creation and destiny. This might sound crazy but I believe wholeheartedly that:
Luffy is the grandchild of Rocks D. Xebec.
Luffy is the child of Crocodile.
Crocodile's mysterious history is interlinked with every important character in the Grandline. Now, let me explain.
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Let's first lay out what we know about the God's Valley incident. We know the Celestial Dragons were on the island, which prompted a young Garp to trust a young Gol D. Roger with an alliance to fight against the Rocks Pirates. Together they won, the incident was covered up, the island disappeared, and Roger found a baby Shanks in a treasure chest as he sailed away.
There is so much about that incident that we don't know, but we do understand just how much it has impacted the world of One Piece. And that goes double for the relationships born from the incident.
Whitebeard and Roger's friendly rivalry, Big Mom's vitriol for Roger, but by far the most interesting thing to come out of the incident is Roger and Garp's mutual respect. Roger respected Garp so much that he trusted the marine with knowledge of his child who was about to be born.
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This is the million-dollar question, why would Roger entrust his child's (and at this time, Rouge's) life to this marine who could have become a massively different person in the years since they last met. For all Roger knew Garp was now corrupted by the marines and agreed that Roger's bloodline needed to be eradicated. Well, I believe Roger trusted Garp because he witnessed Garp save a child before against the World Government's wishes; I believe Garp saved Rock's child.
We all understand by now that one of the overarching themes of the story is 'history repeating itself', which is why I think the hunt for Roger's child happened once before with the God's Valley incident. The WG would obviously want to completely erase Rocks from existence (they basically have to with how little we know about him), which would include any children he had fathered to carry on his bloodline. As the fight on God's Valley raged a group of marines, or possibly Cipher Pol, would arrive with the orders to kill anyone with even a passing relation to Rocks. The survivors of this being Rocks top members (Whitebeard, Big Mom, etc.) AND his child; who I am willing to bet real money on was Crocodile.
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Crocodile is one of the most interesting characters in the story by far. And while that might be a lot of bias from me, I still think the evidence speaks for itself.
Crocodile is one of the only major villain's that we lack a backstory for, we know more about Warpol's backstory than we do the very first Warlord we ever fought and defeated in story. The man has a strange relationship with animals that is never once explained. Lizard mail runners that we never see utilized by anyone else? Yep, Crocodile's got them. A trained otter and condor being given more trust than the humans in his secret organization? Yes, Crocodile did allow that. Gigantic reptiles that are known to attack Sea Kings? Crocodile kept them as pets and had them so well trained Robin was able to casually pet one! (This doesn't really add to the theory beyond showcasing an odd character trait giving to Crocodile of all people and without any explanation. No one even thought we'd see him again before impel down!)
We also know that Crocodile's inspiration was Roger, from the cover on chapter 408 we learn that Crocodile dreams of being Roger. (very similar to Yamato's dream of being Odin, just more history repeating itself.)
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I'm not understating this, Crocodile as a character is so weird. He's got connections to everyone, (Whitebeard, the Revolutionaries, Ivankov, Mihawk, etc.) and yet we've never got any explanation for any of this. We know from how intertwined Crocodile is with the Grandline that he's been a pirate a very long time yet no one in the story seems to know anything about him outside of his Warlord status. In fact, Crocodile seems to be comfortable with the secrets, even being alright with Buggy taking the credit for Cross Guild.
This mans strange relationships with powerful characters like Whitebeard is the reason for the prevalent theory that Crocodile is Whitebeard's only biological child instead of Rocks.... but what if it was both?
No matter how I think about it I've never been able to get over the strangeness of Crocodile and Whitebeard's dynamic in Marineford. Whitebeard definitely doesn't treat Crocodile like someone he cares about, less so like a child that would automatically count in the family that was HIS DREAM. But there is a familiarity in how they address each other, like their history goes back far further than the battle we know they had when Crocodile was a young pirate.
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So I propose this:
Crocodile was Rocks child, witnessed Roger take his own father down after standing up to him. This is the reason for Crocodile's dream seemingly being to be Roger. And this would eventually be mirrored in the relationship between Kaido, Yamato, and Oden.
Garp impressed Roger by helping Crocodile to safety instead of following orders and killing him. This would stick with Roger over the years and be why while sitting in prison waiting for execution he decided to put his child's life in Garp's hands.
The safety Crocodile was brought to was Whitebeard. Crocodile was 8 when God's Valley happened, so Whitebeard raised the boy for a few years before Crocodile either ran away or was sent away. We don't know why Crocodile and Whitebeard's relationship turned sour but whatever it was caused Crocodile to see him as an opponent he dreamed of defeating.
This all spurs Crocodile to go to East Blue to witness Roger's end and motivates his desire to defeat Whitebeard as he is now the father figure he must overcome in order to be like Roger. (Kinda like Ace's original desire to defeat Whitebeard huh? Again more history repeating itself.)
Now onto what this means for Luffy, and the story as a whole.
I've already outlined all the evidence for the Trans! Crocodile and Crocodad/Dadodile in many, many, many posts. So I'm not doing that here, you can find my main posts on it here and here. In this post, I want to discuss the ramifications of Crocodile being Rock's child and Luffy's birth parent if this theory proved true.
First of all, this would mean the person that literally gave birth to the dawn and the future sun god Nika/Joyboy incarnate had their life undeniably changed at GOD'S VALLEY. I don't think I need to explain the almost heavy-handed symbolism with that entire naming scheme.
It would also mean that almost everyone who had an impact on Luffy's life was at God's Valley. The person who gave birth to him (Crocodile), the person who inspired his dream (Shanks and Roger), the person to raised him and trained him (Garp), and the person to validated his dream to the world (Whitebeard). All that is missing is Dragon, but for all we know he was there too!
Also I simply love the symbolize that revolves around this entire theory. Luffy would be born from the son of the man who was push into the spot light after God's Valley, praised as a hero. And came from the child of the man who was wiped from history, his family memory thrown to the darkness. Its a clash of opposites, light and dark, a total contradiction, also could be described as a dawn. Not even mentioning the beautiful irony of Joyboy being born from someone taking the name of a predator known for its menacing smile.
If this proved to be true, Crocodile would be centered and primed to possibly be the link between the crew and Gods Valley. Maybe the last Road Poneglyph is there!
But what do others think? I'd love to have a discussion about this if anyone finds counter evidence, or finds evidence that gives more credence to this theory!
Here's an additional link to a great post about this topic I found while looking for evidence.
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The Catalan authors who were kept out of the Nobel Literature Prize for being Catalan
Did you know that there have been a handful of Catalan writers who were candidates to win the Nobel Literature Prize, but because of Spanish interference they never did?
The Nobel Prize discloses its debate and reasoning process 50 years after each edition. This means that we already know the details of what happened in the earliest editions of this Prize, which was started in 1901.
The name of the Catalan play-writer Àngel Guimerà (author of Marta of the Lowlands, Mar i cel, La filla del mar...), whose works have been translated to many languages and played all around Europe and the Americas, with many film and opera adaptations, sounded often in the Nobel committee. He was presented as a candidate to win the Nobel Prize 17 times in a row, since 1907 until his death in 1924. In the editions of 1917 and 1919, many were convinced he would win. However, the declassified documents show why he didn't: as written by the man who was then president of the Nobel Committee, Haralg Härne, Guimerà wasn't given the prize "to avoid hurting the national pride of the Spanish". In 1919, Härne writes that the objective of the Nobel Prize is to promote peace and thus to award Guimerà and show support for a minority culture would be to encourage internal conflict (🤦). The Academy decided that they couldn't give a prize to Guimerà "before awarding another writer who expresses himself in the most ancient noble language of the country" (weird way to mean "the official language", aka Spanish, because they surely didn't mean Basque). In summary, if a Catalan is to be considered, he must always be second to a Spanish man. Even when the Catalan is, in the words of the Nobel Academy, "the most eminent writer of our times", he can never be considered an equal, always must be behind.
Àngel Guimerà wrote in the Catalan language, which was discriminated against by Spanish and considered an enemy by the Spanish government and much of Spanish society. Guimerà was a firm defender of the right to use the Catalan language and that nobody should be forced to speak the imperial languages instead of their own, and was involved with the political movement for the rights of Catalan people. For this reason, every time the famous Swedish academy was considering Guimerà, the Spanish Royal Academy of Language (RAE) fought it with all its might. Nowadays, Guimerà's theatre plays continue to move thousands of spectators every year.
The same happened again with the poet Josep Carner. In the 1960s, Josep Carner was on exile, because he was a Catalan poet writing in Catalan and who stood against the fascist dictatorship of Spain, which persecuted the Catalan language and identity. Famous writers from around the world, including T. S. Eliot, François Mauriac, Giuseppe Ungaretti and Roger Caillois, supported Josep Carner's candidacy to win the Nobel, but the Spanish Government did everything possible to obstruct it. We don't know if Carner would have won or not, but he was deprived of even trying because of the Spanish government's hatred of Catalan.
Something similar seems to have happened between the 1970s and 1990s to three other Catalan poets: Salvador Espriu, J. V. Foix, and Miquel Martí i Pol, where they did not get any support from the Spanish authorities, so we don't know how it would have ended up.
Another example of what it means to have a state actively working against you because of bigotry against your cultural group.
Sources: book Det litterära Nobelpriset by the president of the Nobel Committee Kjell Espmarck, Pep Antoni Roig (El Nacional), Joan Lluís-Lluís (El Punt Avui), and Jordi Marrugat (Institut Ramon Llull).
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Dragon becoming disenfranchised by both Pirates and Marines, but still wanting to make a difference and do what is right. He tried to act as a pacifist first, wanting to reject the violence that is the way of life of Pirates and the cruelty that is endemic in the Marines. Ohara showed him that even being peaceful and non-violent won’t save you and these people needed someone that would stand up against the Pirates and the Marines.
Dragon would’ve been old enough to remember the Rocks Era of pirates. He was 17 when God Valley happened, Luffy was 17 when he became a pirate. Could Dragon have been there? It isn’t unheard of for 16-18yo joining the Marines. Garp was there. If Dragon was his actual son, would Garp have let Dragon come along? (Or if Dragon was Xebec’s son, was Dragon the one that told the Marines about God Valley in order to prevent the total slaughter?)
If Dragon stayed in the Marines, he would’ve been a better Cipher Pol agent than a Marine Officer. Not very many people knew about him, nor even knew he was going under the name “Monkey D. Dragon”. It would’ve raised some red flags considering how famous Garp is. As a Cipher Pol agent he would be in charge of doing things like gathering information and infiltration jobs that require him to not use his name openly.
Dragon was already in his 30′s when Roger was executed, he had most of his late teens and twenties to have done things like “join and leave the Marines” and “go exploring around the world to find himself.”  It sounds like he started being a Liberator sometime prior to Roger’s execution, but perhaps not very far in the past. He knew Clover and Vegapunk, but Vegapunk would’ve still been in MADs prior to 24 years ago. Dragon could’ve met Kuma and Ivankov just prior to Ohara, in that two year gap.
MADs Broke up and Roger’s Execution > 24 years ago Ohara > 22 years ago Kuma visiting Egghead with Bonney for the first time > 20 years ago Luffy was born > 20-19 years ago.
It still doesn’t discount the “Dragon is a Rocks” theory.... as being raised by one of the most radicalized pirates could give him a distrust for absolute authority figures. and then having experienced it on both sides... wanting to become a non-violent protester and wanting to take the third option doesn’t sound too crazy... but his background under Xebec and Garp wouldn’t let him sit idly when something has to be done.
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We also know very little about Xebec, often rumor and facts don’t line up. We do know a lot about some of the members on his crew. Big Mom, Kaido, and Whitebeard... and that they deeply respected him. Linlin and Kaido are one thing... but Whitebeard? Edward “Father to All His Men” Newgate? ... and then, thinking about it more... There’s LinLin and all of her children and a twisted dream of making a utopia for all people... her and Newgate are both family orientated.... Kaido would be a bit of an outlier, but then Linlin said she considered him like a little brother, as family, something he never had before, and he held onto that... (father of the year he was not to Yamato, he didn’t disown them and accepted their identity... which is something... and he practically adopted King/Alber)... What did these people see in someone like Xebec to be their leader? Was it just him kicking ass and taking names? But that would be more fear than respect, and i doubt Whitebeard would’ve stuck around like he did.... 
Xebec the Manipulative Gaslighter and Cult Leader? Using his charisma to get people to believe wholeheartedly in him and make them believe he cares about them... not unlike Doffy’s mode of operations, tbf... save that Xebec may have drank too much of his own Koolaid and believed it himself, that he wasn’t just doing it to manipulate them to give him what he wants.
Xebec as an actual father, though? He doesn’t seem to have a problem with children being on his ship, that is pretty much a given with Linlin having a brood of them at her heels. Perospero and the older children even speak of that time in their lives.... (the incident with Brulee and the bullies happened about the same time God Valley happened, so the older 15 or so of Linlin’s children would have some memories of what it was like during the Rocks era). Dragon is about 5 years older then Peros.
Dragon was already 12 or 13yo when the Rocks Pirates were officially formed. He would have been old enough to remember a life before the crew formed and spent much of his formative teen years being exposed to the violence they inflicted onto other people and the fighting among themselves to prove themselves the strongest on the crew. He would not have gone untrained, not when so much emphasis was on fighting/combat/strategy, and may have even been forced into combat when he wished not to. His dream became one of Peace and wanting to break the cycle of violence.
The lost sibling? Look. Dragon isn’t the only person considered to be one of Xebec’s crotch spawn. Who it is can be a handful of people, what mattes most is that this person fell through the cracks after God Valley happened. Dragon may have not known about them (if they were really young), so couldn’t really do anything about it... or he did know about them but was unable to save them after Rocks’s empire got torn apart by the remainder of his crew, the marines, and Roger’s crew after God Valley.  If this sibling was old enough to remember anything (say over 5 yo), they may have some lingering resentment towards Dragon turning his back on their father and by extension them....
hm... has trust issues from being betrayed in the past, gets pissed off after Dragon is brought up, had a beef with one of Rocks’ old crew members, has a past with Dragon’s second in command Ivankov, an equal opportunity employer, spent more time with Robin than Luffy and Dragon did combined.... reptile naming theme and story parallels....? 8V
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Huh, what other characters haven't I thought of?... Oh my god, I forgot about Law!
My boy, I forgot him!
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But, okay, if I'm being honest, I don't really see a lot changing for him. Flevance is still destroyed, his escape might be harder, seeing as the world government is going full military dictatorship, but he'd still have Amber lead, and hopefully, he'd still find Doflamingo.
Corazon could be interesting, though. When exactly was he sent to spy on Doflamingo, and is the warlord a lot more aware that the WG are keeping an eye on him? Seeing as the government is cracking down on pirates hard. Wait, was he even a Warlord at this time? I forgot. But all his illegal activities would have to be either extremely underground, even more so, or maybe, since politicians and nobles are cashing in on the Marines and Pirates even more now, he can take advantage of the corruption? Weasel his way in through his Celestial Dragon's blood and connections and still continue to do everything he's doing, and everyone knows it, but no one can do anything about it because he's made himself indispensable.
I don't know why they'd have Corazon on the inside, maybe to find blackmail? Less to bring him down than to find ways to make him less inclined to go against the World Government. Does Cora know? And what will happen when Law shows up?
I can see canon happening or maybe something different. I don't think Cora could jaunt around the North Blue with Law so easily with the military presence unless he pulled rank. But then again, he's undercover, so he could tied to Cipher Pol in some way? I don't know. Cipher Pol seems more is nepotism had a three way with the CIA mixed with the FBI than the military-police that are the Marines.
Anyways, just realized, will Cora be with Doflamingo when the news breaks about Loguetown? Will he be horrified? Will he question his place in the Marines and what he's doing? Again, I don't know. What are your ideas for them?
Because I can see this storyline going the same way as canon with a few missteps
LAW!!! There's my baby!! In this AU, it's likely that Flevance is destroyed with the help of the Marines/World Government. Which leads to Law barely barely reaching Doflamingo. Hold on while I perform open-heart surgery on the timeline. Okay, Doflamingo was seventeen when Roger was executed and twenty-four when Rosinante came back to him, and at twenty-five he picked up Law. If you fudge Rosinante being around five-four years younger than Doflamingo, it'd mean Rosinante was around twenty-ish when he was sent to Doflamingo. At seventeen Doflamingo probably wasn't a Warlord, but for this AU, perhaps the Marines/World Government made him one right after the Loguetown sweep. As far as his illegalities, he'd do his more suspect ones on the low-down and commit the ones he knows he can get away with more publicly. He'd play both sides, cashing in on what the marines are doing while setting aside a nest egg to fall back on when they finally turn against him. Because he knows they will, because of what they are doing at Loguetown. So if they make Doflamingo a Warlord at seventeen in this AU, (which they also do because they figure the job will get him killed) then they also send Rosinante in earlier to report back to them on Doflamingo and be a sleeper agent primed to take Doflamingo down when he outlives his usefulness. Which would be extremely coincidental timing, but Doflamingo would chalk it up at first to Rosinante being driven out of hiding by the Marine witch-hunt. Up until that happens, Rosinante would be safely cradled in the loving arms of the Marines/Sengoku, and now nothing about what's going on. He knows he's there to work against Doflamingo, but he has no idea of the state of things until he's sent to Doflamingo. And it's with Doflamingo that he's exposed to the treachery and evils the Marines/WG are committing. When he learns the entire scope of what is being done in Loguetown and abroad, he'll lose faith and his loyalty to/in the Marines/WG. And when he meets Law and finds out how the Marines massacred Flevance, he'll turn his back on them entirely. Rosinante is also, like fourteen here too. So there's that. Since the AU shifts/inverts canon, the plan was for Rosinante to join Doflamingo for real, because the Marines/WG will seem a bigger monster than Doflamingo. Vergo is sent into the Marines and Rosinante becomes the Corazon. And when he becomes Cora, he starts feeding the Marines false information on Doflamingo. In this AU, Doflamingo would find out about Cora working for/being a Marine almost immediately, but since Doflamingo is seventeen, and arguably somewhat less, uh, intense, he'd let Cora live/forgive him. But he'd hurt him, and Cora loses almost all of his voice due to that. So Cora is able to go abroad with Law like in canon, because he's pulling a Vergo 2.0. Speaking of which, maybe Doflamingo sets him to infiltrate the Cipher Pol, and get secrets the CP has extracted from the pirates in Loguetown. In the future, Cora is killed by Tsuru's men due to them finding out Cora has betrayed them for Doflamingo, and Law blames Doflamingo for it/for not saving Cora, because Cora used himself as a diversion to let Law escape. So Law comes to hate Doflamingo almost as much as in canon.
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Who framed Miss Emerson?
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Hello! I have a request for the lost boys pol please. I was rewatching who framed roger rabbit, and Jessica rabbits iconic scene popped up and all I could think about was what if the lost boys met reader that way. like reader is michaels sister and he had to pick her up from her performance so they just decide to watch. Thank you.
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Loud music thrummed around the club, making the walls shake and disorientating the occupants even more than the substances they were abusing had.
On a small stage at the front was a rather fabulous bank, full of scantily dressed figures, adorned in black clothing and golden jewelry.
In the middle stood a woman, wearing a dress made entirely of gold and bronze thread, with long lines of squeins draped off of it that shone in the blinding light above. From afar it was like watching a star. Miss Emerson, she was know as, someone who had only been in town a year but had become quite popular with the locals who crossed the door of The Snake Pit.
Her hair was long and soft, straightened out of it natural curls and now draped down in a gentle wave. In the soft glow of the lights shining down above it looked like a river made from chocolate. But it was her smile that drew people in, always adorned with a lustrous lipstick and drawn tight into a seductive grin.
She was a siren in an ocean of fools.
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You knew you were attractive, but the constant passage of people coming to see you affirmed your ego.
It had been almost a year since you had started working here, having decided to take a break from beginning college when your parent's divorce was finalised and trying to make enough money to actually be able to afford clothes let alone a three-year course and biodiversity studies.
When you had applied for a job as a bartender the last thing you had expected was to become a performer, even bartending was a stretch for your once introverted self. But Santa Carla had brought something in all of you Emersons when you moved from Phoenix to the sunny oceanside town.
For your younger brother Sam, he had become quite nerdish, still prancing around like a peacock in his extravagant fashion while befriending the local comic book geeks.
The Frogs.
They were odd but supposedly harmless, your mother doted on them once she found out how neglectful their own parents were, and in some sense, they were akin to younger brothers to you and Michael.
Michael. He was a bit different.
For the first two months, he had been such a grumpy bastard, even going so far as to upset your mother once or twice a week, which was when you all put your foot down and staged a much-needed intervention into his behavior.
Turns out he was just struggling with the move, which was understandable. And the friends he had met were kind of hazing him which was, less understandable.
But soon enough they toned it down, though at the same time moms new boyfriend Max vanished and was never heard from again.
Which was great because he was really fucking creepy.
Finally finishing your set you bowed slowly at the waist, looking up and fluttering your lashes teasingly as a sweet smile dawned on your face. The sound of cheering and clapping grew, only fading as you trotted off the stage with a bouquet of white roses in your arms.
It was a relief when you finally sat down, feet finally free from your dark velvet stilettos they would never truly get used to.
"Well," you slipped them off, curling your toes and groaning as you felt your ankles click, "two-twenty-nine that's a good night."
Sometimes people would tip you while you were still on stage, but you were always guaranteed around a hundred each night.
The summer was making the crowds larger and in the flowers and notes of misplaced affection you received was often a couple of bills that the club owner, a rockin' old lady called Cheri, would let you keep almost all of.
"Knock knock," you turned to meet the eyes of your brother, who was slipping through the door and coming to throw his arms over your shoulder, hugging you tight, "you sleepy bubs?"
You nodded, leaning back into your elder brother's embrace, watching as he helped you gather your things and offered you the leather jacket you always wore.
It was a Saturday, and tomorrow you would have the day off, so you didn't bother changing out of your dress knowing it would be cleaned and pressed by the time your next shift came round.
"You have a good night Mikey?" Your arm was around his waist, your head pressing into his shoulder as he walked you out the back, keeping you close in your sleepy state.
He nodded, "you could say that."
Michael had an ok night, he had spent it with Star, of course.
But her "brothers", the four idiots who never had enough to do, had soon enough tracked the two of them down and forced them to hang out with them under the guise of Laddie missing his big sister despite the fact that Laddie now lived at the Emerson house.
When he had tried slipping away to pick you up they had pestered him, wondering what kind of delicious secrets he was keeping from them, when usually his mind was an open book to their abilities.
Little did he know the four delinquents had followed him as he picked up his mother's station wagon, all the way home and back to the end of the boardwalk, where he had gone into a rather scandalous club known for its fanciful events and gorgeous acts.
They had sparsely been since the forties when the owner realised his acts would last half as long when pretty boys took them out for the evening. But that old fart had died quite some time ago.
Watching from above they stared down at you hungrily, chests purring with an unknown emotion as they memorised your scent and every feature.
The four shared a look, eyes glowing as they leaped into the night. This would be one of their best games yet.
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"Come onnnn-"
"No Sam."
"But you hardly go, and there's gonna be some cool clothing stalls, you know how much you said you wanted to upgrade your wardrobe."
"You did say that honey," you sent your mother an exasperated look from where you sat atop the kitchen counter, watching her fuss with some meat grandpa had brought home from hunting, "and you hardly go out beside work, all that money doesn't need to go to school, my love."
Lucy's warm hands met your cheeks, gentle blue hues meeting your own in a loving gaze, "you gotta have fun little dove, you're still young."
Sam's own eyes burned into the side of your head, they were both right of course, you had wanted to buy some new outfits since you had arrived in Santa Carla. But you had become so worried about money during the divorce that the idea of spending things on what you wanted, rather than what you needed, was far from your mind.
And you did miss going out. Phoenix was so much different than your time here, you never missed the opportunity to spend an evening out on the town with your close friends, something you missed dearly.
"Fine."
They both cheered, your mother kissing your nose and Sam yanking you off and spinning you, before dragging you up the stairs so he could help you find something to wear.
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"What about this?" You held up a flower-patterned shirt to Sam, watching as he inspected it before nodding, then showing you his own find that you chewed your lip at.
Crunchy velvet was rather distasteful, and the texture was awful, "don't you hate how that stuff feels on your skin?"
Sam looked at it, before sighing and putting it back, "there's almost nothing good, Marko hyped this up so much."
Marko
You had heard that name before, along with a few others. For some reason Michael was less than eager to let you meet his friends, even his girlfriend Star was off-limits for the time being. Which sucked because he described her as being fun and dreamy, honestly it felt like he was trying to prove something to you most of the time.
Like she was good enough.
But you couldn't care less, as long as she wasn't some awful wench like the girls he used to hand around with back in Phoenix.
"It's only the first day Sam, I'm sure there will be more over the next week," you wrapped your arm around his shoulders, squeezing comfortably and letting him lean into your touch, "besides I've barely seen any of the boardwalk, you gotta give me a tour little man!"
He huffed at the nickname, but chose not to whine about it too long.
"Fine, I know just the place," his hand wrapped around yours, pulling you away from the stalls and towards the more structured shops, ones that were actual buildings rather than little tables shrouded in cloth.
When he finally stopped you looked around, taking in the shop you recalled him obsessing over. The Frog comic book shop, painted a soft blue and full of laughing youngens.
"This where your friends live huh?"
Your brother grinned, nodding and walking ahead as you fingered through the bins of dollar comics by the front, laughing at the dumb titles and ridiculous drawings of big-breasted superheroines with outfits smaller than your own bathing suit.
"Are kids really reading this trash these days?-"
"Trash?!" You froze as a gravelly voice exclaimed beside you, turning to meet the eyes of a boy dressed like Rambo.
Sam sent you a look behind the boy, warning you not to embarrass him, but it was really hard trying not to laugh at Edgar's fit.
"Oh hi Eddie-"
"It's Mr Frog to you, civilian," you gaped at him, scoffing at his cheek, "and I'll have you know we're the best comic book store in Santa Carla."
You smiled sweetly, pinching his cheek, "oh sweetie, you're the only comic book store in Santa Carla."
He batted your hand away, growling like an irritated puppy.
Your brother sent you a deadpan stare, to which you blew a kiss.
"I'm gonna head off Sam, go look around somewhere else, m'kay?"
He nodded, dismissing you to hand out with his two friends, Alan being the only one to say by to you as you walked outside.
It was busy, as expected, but you could see some cool stalls just across from you.
You began walking ahead, pushing through the tourists with great difficulty. You had almost reached the other side when a large figure slammed into you, throwing you to the ground with little care and running off towards the rides.
"What the hell-"
A hand was placed in front of you, covered in thick rings, you accepted, eager to get off the gross wooden floor.
"You okay beautiful?"
You flushed at the smooth voice addressing you, shifting away from it slightly to look up at where it was coming from.
He was tall, taller than you, and surrounded with wild blonde hair that had been teased two inches above his hairline.
"Y-yeah, sorry I'm not usually this clumsy," your hands ached and you looked down at where they were scuffed, pouting at the small drops of blood you could see seeping from the scratches on your palms, "shit-"
"You hurt?" cold hands encased your own, pulling on your wrists gently.
Nodding you watched as his thumbs smoothed over your cuts, shushing you softly when you hissed and pulled away.
"Come on, I've got something to clean you up."
He began pulling you towards the exit, and your mind didn't think to stop before letting a stranger pull you away.
When he stopped walking the two of you had reached a row of bikes, three other boys watching you walk towards them with odd looks in their eyes.
"Whatcha got there Paulie," a voice purred at you, coming from a curly-haired blonde, who was leaning towards you as Paul brought you to, "you lost sugar?"
Christ. These men would be the death of you.
You turned to meet his eye, preparing to respond before you saw a glimpse of curly brown hair you were all too familiar with.
"Wait, Michael?"
Your brother spun round, eyes wide and mouth open, he had been facing a girl who you thought must be Star.
She spoke before your brother could.
"Oh my god!" faster than you could blink she was rushing around the bikes to embrace you, arms squeezing your waist and she pulled you close.
"Is this the sister you've been hiding from us Michael, hmm?" the next one to speak was who you realised was David, recognizing his spiky white hair and pale eyes burning into you, "you didn't say she was so pretty."
Your brother growled, moving to stand and sending David a warning look.
"I didn't say much for a reason David."
Star had pulled away from you now, watching your brother and his friend glare at each other, "sheesh guys what a way to make a first impression."
They finally broke their stare down, both of their eyes softening as they took in your form.
Michael walked towards you and checked you over, he could smell the blood coming from your hands, not that you knew that.
"You okay?" he brought you closer to him, pulling you away from the crowd of vampires surrounding you, lifting your hands to inspect them, "who-"
"Nobody," you cut him off before he could get too riled up, "just a bit clumsy, you know me."
He frowned but didn't push, pulling you into a side hug and turning you a little to face his friends.
"Well sis, these are my friends, my friends this is my-"
"Sister, we know," David cut him off, walking towards you and holding out a gloved hand, "I'm sure we'll be seeing more of each other now, Mikey can't keep you from us anymore."
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A week later and you were performing again, a tight red dress dragging down your body and flaring out at the bottom.
It was new, a gift from an admirer, and worth everything to you.
From the embroidered hem to the way it slipped off your shoulders, showing off your soft skin and emphasizing your dark hair.
The crowd was packed and people cheered after every song, sending you tips and flowers. One man even sent you a bottle of wine.
But it was the four men in the back you were most excited about. Star and Michael had come to the club for a date night a few days ago, but now David, Dwayne, Marko, and Paul were sitting in one of the booths.
Their eyes were shining, and you could just catch glimpses of them throughout the night.
When your set ended you took a deep bow, making eye contact with them as you rose back up.
And as you returned to your dressing room you squealed in delight at the large bouquet of pink and peach toned flowers on your dresser, a cluster of bills pinned behind a note.
"You like them, princess?"
Cold hands encased your waist as a figure came up behind you, catching you off guard as another hand reached for your face, curling around your jaw.
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