#s2 eddie so handsome

[aloneinthehellfire]

Chapter 1: Secrets, Secrets, Secrets...

Raining Hellfire: Season One | Season Two

Word Count: 4260 words

Warnings: swearing, reveal of sister, threats, s2 billy just being s2 billy, mentions of running away, implied neglect, keeping secrets, school fight, mentions of stalking, talking about love, trauma, visions, poor decisions pretty much

[A/N: whew I hope you like this chapter. i think this might be one of the shortest word counts so prepare haha]

Secrets, Secrets, Secrets...

“You have a sister?”

“No way that’s your sister.”

“I didn’t see that coming.”

You couldn’t focus on who was saying what. Your mind was trying to make connections, not fully understanding what your eyes were telling you.

When did Max get here? Why didn't they call you? And how-

Your thoughts were cut short as the driver finally exited the vehicle, the blaring music switched off as they opened their door and stepped out into the sun.

Nearby, a group of girls physically swooned at the sight of the handsome boy arriving, his jean jacket not making him any less cooler. He just had an aura of confidence that made every girl want to date him and every guy want to be him.

“Okay, who’s that?” Lucas raised his eyebrows, looking intimidated.

“Let me guess, Y/n’s long lost cousin.” Mike suggested. If it was meant to be funny, he failed.

“Shit.” You turned around and moved so that you were hidden behind Eddie.

“I assume you know him too.” Eddie chuckled half-heartedly, his hand gently brushing against your leg.

“I… I have a lot to explain-” You began until Dustin joined you, looking panicked.

“Uh, I hate to say this but he’s coming over here.” The boy stated quietly.

“Oh, god no.” You groaned. You reached down to your right and began picking up bags, throwing them towards the kids and they caught them with confused looks.

“This isn’t even my bag!” Lucas exclaimed, swapping with Will.

“Just go to school, okay? You’re gonna be late if you don’t leave now anyway but trust me… you don’t wanna stick around for this.” You glanced between each of them with pleading eyes.

“Uh… okay.” Mike shrugged, nodding at you, “Let’s go.”

Will walked side by side with Mike, Lucas letting out a sigh of frustration but following close behind. That just left Dustin.

“Dustin, please.” You knelt to the boy, matching his height.

“Tell me later?” He smirked and you held out your hand. You both executed your handshake perfectly before you gave him a quick nod.

“Yeah. Now go. They’re like halfway there.” You said and he turned his head, yelling for his friends as he ran to catch up with them.

You let out a sigh and glanced to your left to see the guy still making his way toward you, a smug look on his face.

“Eddie…” You started but he held out a hand, stopping you.

“Whatever’s going on, I’m not leaving.” He declared, taking your hand. The concern on his face just made you want to grab his hand and run away with him.

“Please.” You whispered, moving your hand away, “I don’t know what he’s going to say but I’d rather find you later and tell you myself.”

He glanced at the boy who had stopped for a second to flirt with a girl he came across. Eddie let out a sigh.

“Fine. But you tell me everything. And if he hurts you-”

“I’ll be fine. See you at lunch?”

“I’ll be there.” He gave you a kiss, a little longer than just a quick peck and you had a feeling it had to do with the figure approaching.

Finally, Eddie grabbed his things and made his way inside the building, looking back at you until he was behind closed doors.

“Wow, isn’t he just cute.” The mocking laugh echoed around you, releasing the memories you had locked up years ago.

“Billy.” You took a deep breath before turning to face him.

He’s definitely grown up since you last saw him, his features more defined. And he definitely suit the mullet, there was no denying it.

“Long time, no see.” He snickered, chewing on his gum. At least, you figured it was gum.

“What are you doing here?” You cut straight to the point, not letting him see how insecure you felt right now.

“No one told you, huh.” He remarked, taking a step closer to you. It took every bone in your body not to flinch. “Let’s just say, our parents liked eachother a little too much.”

“What the hell does that mean?” You could feel his breath now. He was chewing tobacco, not gum, and the fumes made you feel sick.

“You’re smart, Y/n. Figure it out.” He said with a smirk, lingering a little too long on your name, taunting you.

The bell chorused from the school halls.

“Saved by the bell. Talk to you later. I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot of eachother from now on.” Billy announced.

With a jeering grin, he brushed past you and headed toward his new school. Your school.

And just like that, California found you again.

The lunch bell sounded and you heard sighs of relief from your peers, grabbing their bags and escaping before your teacher remembered the algebra homework. Usually, you’d be rejoicing too but ever since you ran into your past this morning, you felt numb. Like none of it was real.

You walked down the hallway a little slower, not even bothering to dodge the sea of students swarming around you. Billy’s words replayed in your mind.

You already knew what he was telling you; his dad and your mom. You figured your parents had split after you left, your father only stuck around to leech off of everyone. And if Billy’s dad was with your mom… it meant his own mother had left him for good. You couldn’t imagine the toll that had on the boy.

“Woah!” Someone said as you accidentally crashed into their shoulder.

“Sorry.” You mutter, moving away as quickly as possible.

“Wait, wait.” They caught up to you, blocking your path.

You stare up at Steve Harrington, wearing some dark shades despite the fact that you were inside a building with barely any natural light.

“Hey.” You hug your torso, shifting your feet.

“What? No comment on the glasses?” He takes them off, raising an eyebrow of worry for not teasing him.

“Look, I’m gonna be late-”

“It’s lunch.” He stopped your escape plan. “And I just wanted to check on you. I saw you with the new guy.”

He looked around at the other students like you were passing enemy secrets.

“I’m fine.” Your voice betrayed you.

“Usually I’d be good with that but…” He sighed, pulling you to a corner. “What happened?”

You didn’t know why you were confiding in Steve Harrington. You were still mad at him for what happened but part of you just wanted to talk. You couldn’t care less who it was to.

“Billy.” You finally sigh, “Billy Hargrove. He’s from California.”

“You knew him.” Steve nodded, remembering the vague description of your past life.

“Yeah. And… my sister’s here too.”

“Really?”

No one would have ever expected Steve of all people to be the one to know about your family. When you first came to Hawkins, he took you under his wing. You helped him with his essays and he helped you settle in. It was a perfect thing you had. Trust was built and you finally let someone in.

“Yep. Judging by how she reacted, I’m pretty sure she wants nothing to do with me.” You said sadly, the image of your sister skating away flashed across your eyes.

“No. Don’t say that.” Steve lowered his voice as people passed by, “She’s probably just as confused as you are. God knows if I had a sibling and reunited with them years later I’d be freaking out a little.”

“Yeah.” You rubbed your temple, feeling a migraine, “You’re right. I’m just… processing everything. Wasn’t expecting California to show up in Hawkins, you know?”

“Don’t let Billy get to you either. I have no idea who he is but I already don’t like him.” He scoffed, folding his arms and leaning against the wall behind him.

“Why? Is he stealing all the ladies from a guy who already has a girlfriend?” You pouted sarcastically.

“There she is.” Steve pointed at you with a smile, making you laugh.

“Thanks, Steve.” Your voice was genuine.

Steve cleared his throat in surprise. “You’re welcome.”

His attention was caught by the sight of Jonathan and Nancy walking together, discussing some Halloween party. He stiffened, looking back at you and trying not to show that he was distracted.

“I should probably go.” You eventually conclude, adjusting your bag’s strap.

“Are you sure?” He asks, sending a quick glance to his girlfriend who was busy chatting.

“Yeah.” You smile as he sends you a look of disbelief, “She’s your girlfriend, Harrington, I’m not gonna be mad at you for wanting to spend time with her.”

You roll your eyes as he puts on the sunglasses again.

“Okay, but… you’re double sure?”

“Jesus Christ, Steve, yes, I’m sure. I’m supposed to be meeting Eddie anyway just go.” You groan, pushing him away.

He sends you a grin before sneaking up on Nancy and lifting her up. You took the opportunity to quickly walk past as she was distracted.

“Hey! Wait up.” Jonathan called out, cringing from Steve and Nancy’s make out session.

You notice the look on his face as you slow down to join him.

“Still not over her?” You ask sympathetically.

“I…” He just sighed, shaking his head. “It’s fine. Yeah, it’s fine.”

“Clearly.” You laugh softly and he smiles.

“She’s with Steve. They’re happy.” He justifies with a sad nod.

“Hey, you going to that Halloween party?” You change the subject hoping it would help but it just made him cringe more.

“God no.”

“Why not?”

“Because I don’t feel like third wheeling everyone.” He sent you a look and you blushed. You still weren’t over the fact that Eddie was your boyfriend.

“How about we go together?” You suggest, earning a curious look. “Eddie isn’t going, he and his friends have a club that night which is just perfect for them. Spooky vibes and all.”

“And you’re okay with that?”

“Uh... yeah? I don’t think couples have to spend every waking minute with eachother.”

“Fair enough.”

You both ended up outside, Jonathan fishing out his keys. You knew he had free periods for the rest of the day so he probably was just gonna spend them at home. “So… party?” You mime dancing and make him laugh.

“Yeah, okay.” He finally agrees and you pump your fist in the air in victory.

“Cool, meet you at yours then? I’ll be at Eddie’s tomorrow so I can easily walk there.”

“Yeah, sounds good.” He stopped, turning back to you, “How the hell did you manage to convince me to go to a party I’m clearly gonna hate?”

“I guess it’s just my natural charm.” You smile sweetly and he shakes his head, walking to his car.

Turning to the field, you saw a figure dressed in black patiently waiting at your favourite bench. You mentally shook off the nerves and made your way over, sending him a shy smile when he looked up.

“Hi.” You greeted with a tight smile, claiming the spot next to him.

“Hey.” He smiled back, clasping your hand rested on the table, calming your nerves.

“So… I have a lot to explain.” You said with a low chuckle and he nodded, leaning into you.

He wasn’t rushing you, sitting beside you and waiting with a sympathetic smile. He was showing you that he was listening. Deep down, you knew that he wouldn’t judge you.

“I left my family behind in California.” You began, starting from the piece of information Eddie already knew, “Something… something bad happened. And I- I had to leave.”

You took a deep breath, Eddie rubbing your hand.

“My parents, they sent me to Hawkins. I was in a lot of trouble and they didn’t want me around anymore. No one did, I guess. Other than Max. She- I never wanted to leave her. I had this plan, when I graduate, to go see her again. I’ve been saving up ever since I got here, enough for two bus tickets out of California, away… away from that damn house.” You admit, gaze drawn on a splintered piece of wood so you could focus on your words.

“Billy- the guy from this morning? I knew him back in California and… and I’m pretty sure our parents are together now. Which is just- I can't even begin to explain how weird that is. My mom always found his dad charming so, I guess, they acted on it. And now he’s… here. With my sister and... and it’s just a lot for me to process right now.”

“It’s okay.” Eddie consoles, “I get bad parents, I do. Believe me. And… your sister is here. Which is good, right?”

“I guess.” You sigh, slumping against the bench, “If she ever wants to talk to me again.”

“It wasn’t your choice to leave her, Y/n.” He gently brushes your cheek, bringing your eyes to his. “If she’s anything like her sister then she’s more than smart enough to know that.”

You smile against his hand, “I’m not sure how I feel knowing that she’s living in the same house as Billy.”

“What’s his deal, anyway?” He asks, scrunching his face. It was funny how he had the same reaction as Steve. Neither of them had even uttered a single word to Billy and already hated him.

“To put it nicely?” You say, swallowing the lump in your throat, “He’s a bit of an asshole.”

“What?” He responded with so much sarcasm it made you laugh. The laughter was cut short when you were reminded of your past with Billy. You needed to tell Eddie; it wasn’t a secret you wanted to keep from him.

“And, uh…” You started, forcing yourself to face your boyfriend and take his hand, “Billy. I knew him since I was a kid. Our families were neighbours so we spent a lot of time together and… we-”

“Yo! Eddie, you wanna see this!” Someone interrupted, shouting in your direction.

Eddie gave the guy a confused look before turning back to you. “Just ignore him... what were you saying?”

“Uh… Eddie?” You patted your boyfriend’s arm, your eyes glued to the scene that was screaming for his attention.

“Yeah?”

“Isn’t that Jeff?” You say in horror as you watched the 15 year old kid from Hellfire Club get beaten by some jocks.

“Shit!” Eddie jumped up, looking back at you before he ran off. “I-”

“Go! I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?”

“Okay. Bye.” He said, taking off toward the fight and joining his friends in aiding the young boy.

The jocks were outnumbered 2:6, meaning that you didn’t have to worry. Plus, you were relaxed knowing that you had taught Eddie a few moves to protect himself. After the last fight at the school, the one where you proudly punched Tommy’s smug face, the principal had been very clear about your punishment if you were involved in anything like that again.

So, you collected your things just as the school bell rang out. Eddie had a few things to do after school and although he hadn’t explicitly said what it was, you trusted him. He was probably setting some things up with his friends for Hellfire Club.

You were just upset that you didn’t tell Eddie the full truth about Billy.

After school, you decided to take a walk to clear your mind. You figured you could head to family video and pick up a movie to watch tonight.

You finally picked out The Empire Strikes Back, remembering how the kids practically begged you to watch it with them sometime. You were sure that their parents didn’t let them watch the Star Wars movies very often so you were more than happy to let them sit at yours and watch the movies they were obsessing over.

As you heard the familiar bell ring when exiting Family Video, you spotted two kids hidden behind a car, one with a pair of binoculars.

“What the-” You said to yourself as you made your way over to the familiar boys.

“Oh ‘cause you’re such a threat?” Lucas mocked, looking to his friend.

“That’s right.” Dustin replied with a smile, “She will not be able to resist these pearls.”

He made a weird sound, Lucas reacting with disgust.

“Who’s not gonna resist?” You ask from behind them.

You appearing out of nowhere caused a scream to escape Lucas’ mouth, Dustin jumping slightly as he grabbed his heart.

“Are you a wizard?! Oh my god, I think I can taste my heartbeat.” Dustin gasped.

“What the hell are you guys doing?” You wondered, not ignoring how suspicious they looked.

“Okay. But do you really want to know?” Lucas questioned, turning to you with a guilty look.

“Ten o’clock. Ten o’clock.” Dustin exclaimed, getting Lucas’ attention and cutting off whatever you were about to say.

“What?” Lucas reacted immediately, grabbing his binoculars.

“Why are you-” You looked out to where they were investigating, seeing the familiar Camaro come to a screeching stop outside the arcade.

Max quickly exited the car, turning to respond to the shouts from within the vehicle.

“They’re arguing. They’re arguing.” Lucas shared. You shook your head, having a clear view of the events unfolding. You hated that Max was stuck with Billy. You hated even more that they were step-siblings now.

“Oh my god. I see that. I don’t even know why you need those.” Dustin complained, “God, you’re so stupid.”

“You little stalkers.” You whisper, crouching to hide from view.

“Firstly, you’re gonna need these babies one day and I won’t let you use them.” He taps his binoculars with two fingers, “Secondly, we are not stalkers.” Lucas responds, still looking through the binoculars.

“Yeah 'cause watching a girl from a distance with binoculars without her knowing doesn’t scream ‘stalker’ at all.” You mutter as Billy angrily drives away from Max, her flipping him off as he disappears into the distance.

“Woah. She’s definitely your sister.” Dustin commented, earning a small smile from you.

“She’s gone inside.” Lucas sighed, putting his binoculars down.

“What? I never would have known if you didn’t point that out.” Dustin’s sarcasm wasn’t lost on Lucas as he punched him in the arm.

“Okay, creeps, show’s over.” You say, finally standing back up and taking a few steps before you noticed they weren’t following. “Hello? Am I invisible or something?”

“Uh, well, you see, Y/n. We, uh…” Dustin kept glancing at the arcade, Lucas smiling sweetly at you.

“No.” Was all you said, “No. No. That’s just weird, I’m not going to-”

And that’s how you ended up hiding in a booth at the arcade.

“I hate you guys.” You grumble, slouching in your seat with your arms crossed, sat opposite the boys. They had argued with you, saying that you needed to be on their side so Max didn’t see you. You’d rather her notice you sat with them than discover you hidden away like criminals.

“She’s incredible.” You heard them both mutter as they peered over their seats to Max playing a video game.

“Oh, god.” You sigh, hiding your face in your hands.

“She’s… Madmax.” They said and you almost slammed your head onto the table.

“You guys are disturbing.” You shook your head.

“What’s disturbing about young love?” Dustin queried, a giddy smile on his face.

“Love?” You looked up at them, Lucas grimacing.

“Ew, no. She’s just… a potential candidate, right Dustin?” He elbowed his friend, frantically nodding.

“Yeah, yeah. That’s what I meant. Not love, that’s… gross.” Dustin shook his head so much you were afraid it might fall off.

“Okay, let me get one thing straight.” You leaned in, lowering your voice to a whisper. “If you, and I mean either of you, treat this like some game to see who can get to Max first… I will end you.”

“Nice joke.” Dustin laughed unevenly, his chuckles turning silent when he saw the look on your face.

“You two are definitely sisters.” Lucas whispered, leaning back in his seat.

“Wait, so you haven’t seen your sister in years and neglected to tell us that she exists, but we have to listen to your warnings? How is that fair?” Dustin looked to Lucas who nodded along with his words.

“Don’t underestimate the things I’ll do for my sister.” You mutter, slumping back into your seat. You picked up a fork from the table, twisting it in your left hand to distract your thoughts.

“Y/n, Y/n, Y/n.” Lucas reached across the table, grabbing your right hand and holding it in both of his.

“What is happening right now?” You looked to Dustin who just shrugged.

“I just want you to know… that no matter what happens, you’ll always have a special place in my heart.” He said solemnly, patting your hand as if it were a break up.

“Lucas… Lucas, Lucas...” You leaned closer as he smiled, “I… I will happily stab this fork through your hands if you don’t let go of me.”

You flashed a smile at him and he quickly retracted his hands, cradling them like he was going to lose them.

“She…” Dustin burst into a fit of giggles, barely able to speak, “She… just rejected you so hard… oh my god, I’m so glad that I didn’t miss that.”

After a while, you had decided to leave, Dustin and Lucas too busy laughing and fighting to notice.

You made a quick exit to the door, leaving the building and walking across the town, hugging your jacket as the wind began picking up. If you had stayed there any longer, you probably would have gone up to Max and talked to her. But you didn’t want to ambush her. She should come to you when she’s ready.

Turning the corner past the grocery store, you made your way up the hill and stopped. It was another 10 minutes of walking until you got home and you desperately needed music. You knelt down and unzipped your bag, pulling out your Walkman and checking the cassette tape. It was an Iron Maiden album, ‘The Number Of The Beast’, that Eddie had put in there from the last time he borrowed it. Usually, you’d be listening to your favourite song and letting your thoughts drift away until all you heard were the soothing lyrics. However, you’d been searching for that tape for almost year and still hadn’t found it.

You stood back up, headphones resting on your shoulders as you fiddled with the tape, trying to skip through to your favourite song.

“Y/n”

You span around, gripping onto your Walkman so tight your knuckles turned white. Your eyes couldn’t believe what they saw.

You weren’t in Hawkins anymore. At least, not the one you remembered. Thick black vines slithered across buildings, a dull red hue painted across the sky. You didn’t move.

“Y/n”

Your gaze fixed on the figure stood at the bottom of the hill, their long arm outstretched to you. Unknowingly, you gravitated towards the silhouette, ignoring the screams in your mind with each step. The Walkman had dropped from your hands, clattering to the ground. But you didn’t care.

At just a few feet away, you finally came to your senses.

“Y/n?”

A voice rang out again yet it was different. It didn’t belong to the figure in front of you. So you ran.

When you had finally left the silhouette in the distance, you halted, catching your breath and staring at the scenery in confusion. Where were you?

You took a few cautious steps, peering through trees now surrounding you. You were… at the Byers house.

What is happening? you asked yourself mentally, stepping through the trees until you were in the clearing. It wasn’t long until you noticed another figure.

You jumped back before seeing that it was Will Byers.

“Will?” You questioned, mostly to yourself. But the boy didn’t respond. He was distracted.

You walked until you were a few steps behind him, letting your eyes drift to his point of focus. A gasp left your lips.

In the distance, dark clouds loomed over the town, flashes of red burning the sky. It wasn’t until you took note of the shadow in the sky that you something truly terrifying.

"Y/n!"

A silent scream escaped your lips before you were suddenly pulled back into reality.

“Y/n? What the hell is wrong with you?”

“What?” You blinked and found yourself stood next to your bag, holding your Walkman with ‘Run To The Hills’ blaring out through the headphones wrapped around your neck.

“I called to you like three times.” He said, his voice rough. You turned to the voice and found Billy stood next you, his car parked in front of where you stood, car door still open.

“I, uh… I zoned out.” You let out a shaky breath, looking at the boy you left in California. “What do you want?”

“I come in peace.” He replied with a dark chuckle. His voice was hard but there was something different in his expression. Could the smirk on his face be hiding concern? “I just saw you standing by the side of the road looking like a mental patient and figured you could use a ride.”

“Um…”

You wanted to tell him no, to stick your middle finger in the air and tell him to go away. But your shaking hands messed with your brain, telling you, ordering you, that you shouldn’t be alone.

So you did the one thing you always told yourself you’d never do.

“Yeah, sure.”

You got into Billy’s car.

Chapter 2: The Scariest Night Of The Year ->

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[deluweil]

Thanks for answering!

My shift was definitely a hard one, I’m an ER doctor and it was a looooong one.

I hope that you’re right and something good is coming to us.

I’m new to the fandom, 2-3 months in. I’ve read multiple times that Oliver would be totally on board with buddie happening. What about Ryan? I could not find anything…

What do you think about the Lucy comeback? Oliver said Buck’s not gonna be happy about seeing her again, maybe cause Eddie or Chim get hurt and have to be evacuated??

And what About the coach metaphor? I would really like to be related to buddy in the season finale… so crossed fingers!!

Now we have the poker scene coming soon… I hope it helps with our case 🙏🏻

Sorry for the long ask and for my English, not a native!!!

B

Sorry your shift was hard darling, hope you're well rested now.

Ryan said he's on board too, in fact, he's the one who named this ship all those years ago in S2.

Fun fact: Out of the two of them, Ryan is the one who portrayed a gay character before. So both of them would be on board.

I don't know why Buck would be unhappy to see Lucy, I'm guessing that maybe one of the 118 would indeed be injured, Joaquin sedillo did post this pic on his ig story, a couple of days back.

So I'm guessing it's not Lucy showing up, so much as the reason she shows up with the air support. She was wearing a flight suit, so I'm guessing maybe smoke jumper, or med-evac.

Since this is the ambulance, and we've seen several bts vids and shots of it showing that it's the 118 ambulance, I'm guessing Chimney or Hen. Probably Chim, though. He's due, and there will be an episode called death and taxes, that I believe will be the foreshadowing for this episode.

As for that damned couch, lol, I want the one his mother got him to spontaneously catch fire and for him to finally get his act together and just pick Eddie, I mean, pick a couch with Eddie. 😉❤️

I'm really hoping the Poker game night will be a date night or a boys' night out turned date. I mean, we can dream, right? 👀🤗💜

The boys do look handsome in that picture, though, aren't they? 😍🔥

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[shopcat]

bear with me for a sec let’s leave the inconsistent writing room aside and take it all in. kinda crazy to Me that steve in s1 is just regular douchy (at least for time period?) . he said a slur without putting his heart into it he liked a girl and lashed out and went to apologize and his friends are also douchy because hes handsome and lives in a big house and his parents are also douchy. BUT THEN in s2 steve is revealed to apparently be “king steve”?? like yeah u could say billy is exaggerating for the drama but like. s2 says steve wasnt just regular douchy he was Popular and Liked and everything. king steve. and s3 has him so completely removed from that in his striking out with girls and being friends with kids behaviour but robin is like yeah i had so much angst about you because the girl i liked liked You. and it’s like yeah he was king steve and girls liked him and he was regular douchy but also apparently what was most annoying about him to robin was the way he ate bagels in the morning. and s4 steve interacts with eddie and eddie says it blows my mind that youre an actual good dude. and he jumped him with a bottle but as a reflex and let go of him and jumped after him in a lake and wasn’t even mean to him the whole time. like robin was arguably meaner than him when he was clearly more of a target for the Jocks. and even then she wasn’t even mean to him either. like that’s crazy a little bit that he’s like a douchy dude but he just liked his girl but also actually hes The douchy dude but they dont actually ever mention anything douchy hes done that’s worse than what he did on screen. and the whole time he’s just a little bitchy as a treat. as a character trait. it’s like the writers keep adding stuff to his character season after season which yeah thats how character works in media but instead of unlayering an onion it’s like they’re adding rooms to a house. without ever entering the house btw tangent line but it’s so funny to Me a little bit that we’ve never even seen steve’s parents or heard their voices or anything like do we even know their names. like for all we know they’re both redheads and tall and wear glasses or whatever. that’s crazy. and like i may not remember everything that’s ever been said or shown on screen so all of what ive just said might be incorrect but like !!! still. this is so funny steve was Ultimate Mean Girl of high school hierarchy and he just Ate Bagels and Vandalized A Theater Then Lost A Fight that one time. what’s wrong with him !!!! i love him.

i think one time i said he was so popular bc he looks so much like a little dog with big brown eyes and everyone's just like Awwww ... Steve... and lets him get away with murder for it but the murder ends up being like throwing something at the garbage can and it doesn't make it in and so he doesn't pick it up and that's a metaphor. no it isn't.

i do think this is just a natural byproduct of them admitting they have no idea what to do with steve so they just keep adding and adding to this character they're building that's somehow seperate from the one we've actually seen ourselves and they do have this habit of trying to establish things through ... someone just SAYING it alone as if that at the end of the day amounts to anything. like how we're supposed to just be like eddie and dustin are sooo close because they Said So but we never actually SEE that and it ends up falling a little flat if you don't have this like pre-established fondness and leniency for the character which you shouldn't probably have to have... in a tv show... Show Don't Tell and all.

and honestly at this point i just find it funny that robin hated him for petty reasons and decided to tell him when they thought they were gonna die and eddie thought he was a douchebag from a distance or something after sharing one whole school year with him. i think it might be accidentally realistic to depict these silly highschool dramas of GOD you SUCKED so much because you got food everywhere and hung out with annoying people, because in highschool everything is amped up to 300 like that!! but the thing is they're not IN highschool or at least HE'S not in highschool they're not shithead teenagers anymore they should be moving on from this but it's like a stuck record atp. the gap between hs/graduating/being a teenager -> getting a job/college prospects ig and becoming a young adult and independent is one of the most difficult times of someone's LIFE and it's like they're TRYING to show this with steve but keep failing bc they're not actually going for "20 year old trying to find his place in the world" they're going for "peaked in highschool ex-popular jock boy who keeps #failing and is getting a #reality check" and it ends up coming off like. i don't know. ill formed i guess. he is being constantly punished for a past so heinous such as "was sort of mean with two significant spikes in meanness that he immediately apologised for, got comeuppance for in the form of getting his shit rocked and has spent at this point years apologising to random bystanders for" but now he's atoning for the act of just Being a teenager and will do so for the next 5 years of his life for some reason because all the complexity they give him is entirely accidental on their part and they don't know how to live up to it </3 in season 5 someone's going to come up to him and be like "you know... my daughter saw your little stunt at the movie theatre... she's traumatised now. you're fine now but you were a real DOUCHEBAG!!!" and he'll have to be like :( i'm sorry sir :(

like they're trying to show genuine grounded reactions that someone would have to hanging with someone who's not who you thought they were and realising they're actually their own complex individuals beyond their reputation whatever it may be and i see it i get it i'm clocking in to it but at this point we have had 3 entire seasons of people coming to the Stunning Realisation that he is not a massive douchebag anymore over and over again and it is ended up sort of tired. the steve harrington apology tour will never end </3. and once again i find it disappointing that the show that celebrates a certain kind of diversity of individual expression and passion that is what you are ostracised for does not mean you are condemned for and that like it's cool to be a nerd and an outcast and not fit in for whatever reason but then with steve they're just like. oh no he sucked and will be punished for it forever actually and also he's dumb and that's funny because he deserves to be made fun of Nerds can't be bullies no way!!!!

#asks #though also i am being dramatic i'm actually becoming sort of lenient on this all bc i do get what they're going for but obv people r TIRED #OF IT!!! like we get it #also i think we have actually heard his mom's voice in s1 on the phone with karen bc that's how we know they Were home once #but i might be misremembering that #:0 #sts

[pavlmescal]

EDDIE DIAZ in 9-1-1 2.10 Merry Ex-Mas

#eddie diaz #911verse #911edit #911 fox #911 gifs #uservalentina #usercoredrive #tusererica #userbones #usergary #tuserjw #usernelly #tuserlau #mine #s2 eddie so handsome

[remythologise]

PLEASE share your ted/trent agenda with the world i'm intrigued by how relatively easy that would be to do in canon

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR TED LASSO UP TO CURRENT EPISODE

Alright well I’ve taken to answering recent asks as top ten lists so here’s another: Top Ten Reasons Why Ted/Trent Should Be Canon:

1. This reddit comment sums it up:

It’s simply a compelling rom com(munism) plot! What’s more compelling than a journalist falling in love with the person he’s meant to report on! The ethical dilemmas! The slow realisation! Half of this arc was basically already covered in:

2. The episode 1.03 Trent Crimm The Independent. Which is perhaps the best episode of the show and I simply think perhaps we could use more of that energy. Too much Trent on screen never a bad thing unlike Beard sorry to that man and that episode

3. In the episode 2.07 Headspace Trent Crimm exits the bar with what looks to be a male date with a moustache, indicating he is both a) into men and b) moustachesexual. Actually he DOESN’T exit the bar he gets distracted by Ted and tells his date to wait outside while he saunters over to get some goss. But you get the picture.

4. Trent Crimm has a daughter but no wedding ring and APPEARED to be on a date which means it is simply not out of the realms of possibility that he is a divorced dad. Sorry to be wildly ungeneric but I simply think DivorcedDad4DivorcedDad is a great and fresh premise for a tv romance actually.

5. Ted Lasso SHOULD be at least bisexual. - Firstly because nobody on the show is officially LGBT+ and they need a Big Swing to offset how bad their representation is. (no, Disney’s 56th Gay Character adjacent grindr references by Colin isn’t enough for me and also by the way their racial politics are absolutely fucking awful. But this isn’t an ask about that.) Also because the more people get pissed off with bisexual/gay main characters that weren’t marketable or pre-warned the better. Let’s BREAK that pink and satiny ceiling— - Secondly because in the meta plot of Ted Lasso being about Jason Sudeikis recovering from his breakup with Olivia Wilde it would be funny if the answer to his existential crisis was Sucking A Man’s Dick - Thirdly about once an episode he drops some Woke JokeTM thing about another male character being handsome, AND he has a passionate love for musical theatre. Yeah I know he’s just meant to be sooooo perfect positive masculinity etc. but I personally reject Apple TV+’s cookie cutter and did-no-work Manic Pixie Dream Dad and offer this as a fun alternative.

6. My personal opinion on Ted Lasso season 2 is that daddy issues are overdone, and I don’t care about Apple TV+ going over Therapy 101. (Don’t get me wrong, I really love interior character focused therapy stuff if it’s well written! But in S2, it is not.) You know whose panic attacks I DO care about? Eddie Diaz’s comphet panic attacks on 911. Ted Lasso you could learn a thing or two from that! I’m just saying main character gay crises are fun and fresh and sexy!

7. Every single look Trent Crimm gives Ted Lasso post-1.03 indicates to me he’s DEEPLY smitten despite his smug upper-class self.

8. In the most recent episode 2.11, Trent Crimm sacrifices his journalistic integrity to provide Ted with details. It’s actually embarrassing and all of twitter is on his back over ethical integrity because you NEVER give away a source etc. etc… but HE’S IN LOVE, YOUR HONOUR. In the words of his own (official) twitter:

9. Ted makes Trent’s daughter cupcakes which implies a quite friendly relationship. Ted’s question in the show of ‘can I be a good father’ and ‘do I have a family I belong to’ can and should be partially answered by taking up parental care duties for his male friend’s child much like Buck 911 and Dean Supernatural—

10. There is no love interest for Ted Lasso that is remotely as compelling. Actually Trent happens to be the least problematic option on the table (other than Sassy, I guess!). (don’t @ me over this yes we KNOW a m/f relationship is going to be the endgame of Apple TV+’s flagship show if you ship ted/sharon or ted/rebecca you’re not under any threat!)

#don’t take this too seriously although I’m right. #I’ve taken to calling it trend. haha let’s get it TRENDING #no but really twitter seeing ‘trend’ trend and trying to figure it out. fun concept #ted lasso #ted x trent #all part of my agenda to get trent/ted on the board they’re STARTING to write season 3… we can turn this boat around... #you read one leupagus fic and end up here. wasn’t even the leupagus fic that convinced me #the second I saw the ship I was like. [owen wilson voice] wow #watching ted lasso this season has been boring I’m sorry it’s simply not very well written! #need some meta game to keep myself entertained and that meta game is shipping two old men who are deeply unattractive to me #but attractive to EACH OTHER which is all that matters #kira for ts #ask #anonymous #long post for ts

[littlespoonevan]

the beginning of s2 is just buck being like “aww i didn’t win the hot firefighter calendar? well congratulations to my very handsome friend eddie!! :)” and buck watching with extreme concentration while women flirt with eddie at the saddle ranch and maddie saying “he’s so cute” while buck smiles and says “yeah eddie is cute, people tell him that a lot. you know what’s even cuter though? eddie and christopher together” like we get it buck you think eddie is a hot dad

#buddie #911 related #mine #i know we've moved away from the bromance angle but like #buck absolutely does have a little crush in the first few eps and it's so funny

[maturemenoftvandfilms]

Edward “Ed” Asner Born: November 15, 1929, Kansas City, MO Physique: Stocky/Heavyset Build Height: 5"7" (1.70 m)

Eddie Asner, also credited as Edward Asner, is an American actor, voice actor, and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama. He is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven. As well as being one of the most respected actors of his generation, Asner also made a name for himself as a trade unionist and a political activist.

Certainly not "hot" in any conventional way, but he was stout, hairy, masculine and so fuckin sexy. Ed's looks has changed over the years, maturing into a handsome chubby polar bear with a lived-in look that I crave. A television legend, Ed isn’t known for getting naked on screen, but he has shown plenty of skin.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Ironside (TV Series) -S2/E26 - Not with a Whimper, But a Bang (1969) - Shirtless sauna scene. -(1974) The Wrestler - Shirtless sauna scene. -(1979) The Family Man - Shirtless bed scene. Lou Grant (TV Series) -S2/E13 - Fire (1979) - Shirtless shower scene. -S3/E14 - Brushfire (1980) - Shirtless scene. -(1982) OHara's Wife - Shirtless scene. -(1984) Anatomy of an Illness - Shirtless scenes. (1994) Heads - Brief shirtless scene. Mad About You (TV Series) -S5/E12 - The Handyman (1997) - Shirtless bath scene. -(2005) Out of the Woods - Shirtless scenes. -(2011) Just Friends - Shirtless bed scene. -(2018) When We Are Right - Open shirt scene.

#Edward Asner #Ed Asner #mydaddywiki #recommendations #american actor #CILF #actor

[alivedean]

Hi, I have a 911 related question 😌 I started watching it recently (it's so good, I usually don't watch these kinds of shows but it has me hooked) and I know people ship buck and eddie, but is there anything to that canonically? I only just finished s2 so if answering my question would be too spoilery then just let me know that, I don't want major spoilers! I'm familiar with subtext (spn says hello) but from what i've seen so far it's just a ship bc they're, idk, friends and they're both handsome?

hey nonnie! it's really difficult to answer your question without spoilering stuff for you. they aren't canonically *together* but let's just say you are going to have a lot of *are you FUCKING kidding me* moments in your near future.

#replies

[letmetellyouaboutmyfeels]

My dearest darling partner in crime, you know I have a mighty need for "Shannon actually divorced her husband instead of leaving him hanging for two years" S2 FWB Buddie if you are so inclined...*bats eyelashes*

Aha okay so this is now a multi-chapter mess. I have no plan. I don’t know where this is going or how I’m organizing this. But these stupid stupid boys won’t leave me alone, so here we are. Part one of what is sure to be an annoyingly feels-filled saga. You can also read it here on Ao3.

Onward!

The first thing Buck thinks when he sees the new guy is oh no, he’s hot. The world seems to go into slow-motion. He swears he hears music.

The second thing Buck thinks when he sees the new guy is what the fuck is he doing in my station.

Okay, so maybe he’s a little cranky because with some encouragement from Maddie (who arrived in town yesterday) he and Abby had a proper talk for the first time in weeks and officially broke it off. Buck’s not exactly inclined to listen to Maddie on all things, since she did up and be good as gone from his life for years—thanks, Doug—but she was only telling him what his mind had already been whispering.

Doesn’t mean that the break up doesn’t hurt.

So he’s cranky, sure. And Eddie Diaz (that’s the fucker’s name) is confident, and handsome, and funny, and fine as hell, and daring, and pretty, and dedicated, and sexy, and…

Ahem.

It’s a lot for a guy to handle, okay?

Buck’s spoiling for a fight, and the confusing dance his stomach does whenever Eddie looks at him gives him the perfect excuse to be a brat, and even though Chim and Bobby and everyone else is giving him the side eye, he just can’t seem to stop. He fell in love, really in love, for the first time in his life and once again he was abandoned, and he just wants someone to yell at. And if it provides the added bonus of Eddie’s near-constant attention, well. Icing on the cake.

Except Eddie’s not playing back. He’s not posturing, he’s not snapping. Buck feels almost like a dog getting rapped on the nose with a newspaper. In the gym, Eddie doesn’t lose his cool. He seems almost amused. Like he knows what he’s doing to Buck, like he knows Buck’s drowning and just swinging his arms wildly to see who he can punch, like he knows his stupid pretty face is making Buck’s entire body squirm and heat up.

Maybe he’s being a bit of a jerk. Just a little.

A bomb isn’t exactly what most people would call a meet cute or a place to bond, but Buck can tell Eddie warms to him after that. And he can’t help but feel a bit warmer himself, basking in Eddie’s smile.

“You can have my back any day,” Eddie says, and Buck knows it’s probably nothing, but it sounds like more—or maybe he just wants it to be more, since he’s lonely and hasn’t had sex in months and he’s realizing he likes Eddie being pleased with him.

“Or you could have mine,” he blurts out, throwing in a bit of sauciness, just to see, just to test.

Eddie’s gaze flickers, maybe—just maybe—his eyes get a little darker, and Buck wonders if maybe there’s another way to get out all his frustration.

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 “Another story to tell the family, right?”

They’re stripping down in the locker room, and Chim’s rolling his eyes because they all know how he used to steal their stories for Tatiana.

“I don’t think Karen will want to know about this one,” Hen says, grabbing her stuff. “Have a good night!”

Buck waves at her, then turns to Eddie. “What about you? Anybody to impress?”

Eddie shakes his head. “My kid’s too young to hear about that kind of thing.”

A kid. Buck glances down, tries to be subtle. No wedding ring. “You got a kid? I love kids.”

Eddie pulls out a picture of a smiling, golden-haired boy. Buck can feel himself grinning. He really does love kids and this guy’s adorable. “His name’s Christopher.”

“He’s cute.” Buck hands the picture back. “What about his mom?”

Eddie tucks the picture away and grabs supplies for the showers. “She’s… not in the picture. Divorced.”

“That sucks, man.” Eddie’s single Eddie’s single Eddie’s single—

“It is what it is.” That’s a shut door if Buck ever heard one, but he’s an expert at prying things open. After all, he’s a firefighter.

Eddie heads for the showers and Buck…

Carpe diem.

Buck follows.

“So nobody to brag to, huh?” he asks, quickly stripping off his clothes so he doesn’t get them blasted with water.

Eddie glances over his shoulder, and the look on his face seems to be trapped somewhere between are you fucking kidding me and oh this is adorable. “Don’t tell me you’re one of those guys who uses heroic stories to get into people’s pants.”

Not anymore. “Nah, I just bat my eyelashes.”

“Yeah, I’ll bet that works wonders.”

“Y’know, I do know sarcasm when I hear it.”

“Do you?” Eddie turns to face him fully and it hits Buck like a delayed webpage loading that oh, yeah, they’re both naked.

Go big or go home. “So are we going to do something about…” He gestures between them. “This? Or are we going to keep ignoring it?”

“What, the obvious alpha male posturing?” Eddie asks. “Or the fact that you want to sleep with me? Because I’m gonna tell you I got enough of the former while I was in the military and as for the latter, we’re coworkers.”

“Nothing against coworkers having a little fun.”

“I have a kid.” Eddie puts his hands on his hips and oh, okay, nope, eyes up top, Buck. “I just moved here. The last thing I’m looking for is complications.”

“Well lucky for you I’m a simple guy. As anyone around here will tell you.” Yeah, he’s aware of the joke about his intelligence, but whatever. “I’m great at keeping things uncomplicated.”

Eddie rolls his eyes, then reaches for him. Buck’s heart races—

—and then skips a beat as he’s blasted with cold water. He yelps, ducking out of the way as Eddie finishes turning on the showers.

The look of smug satisfaction on Eddie’s face is not attractive. At all.

“Real funny.” Buck wipes his face off and gets the water out of his eyes.

“Oh, hilarious,” Eddie agrees seriously. His eyes crinkle up at the corners when he smiles.

Buck stands there, not quite sure what to do. The water’s warm, now, feels good, and it sure as hell looks good, sliding down Eddie’s body. Eddie’s not saying or doing anything, but he’s not kicking Buck out, either.

He debates for about ten seconds before he thinks, fuck it. He did the mature thing and waited for sex and did everything right and it still got his heart dashed to pieces. Why not be a little reckless? “You saying you’d object if I wanted to blow you?”

Eddie inhales a mouthful of water and splutters fantastically for a few seconds. The look he gives Buck when he’s finished is impressive. “You really have no shame, do you?”

Buck shrugs. “Don’t have the time for it.”

And he really wants to get his mouth on Eddie’s cock. Like, that’s kind of all he’s been able to think about since the grenade.

Eddie’s eyes narrow, and for a second Buck’s certain he’s going to get hit with a talk about sexual harassment from Bobby in the morning, but then Eddie plants his hand on the tiled wall and says, oh so casually, “Well, if you’ve got your heart set on it.”

Oh hell yes.

Buck’s been very diligently restricting his ogling to Eddie’s face and shoulders (what, they’re great shoulders, broad and tan and perfect for biting during sex), so it’s not until he sinks to his knees—carefully, the floor’s tiled and this is the only pair of knees he’s got—that he looks at Eddie’s cock and realizes it’s hard.

Ha.

Playing it cool and casual and this whole time he wanted Buck just as much as Buck wanted him. Buck is never letting him live this down. He looks up at Eddie through his lashes, a trick he’s learned works wonders when he’s about to eat someone out. “And here you are acting like it’s such a big chore to get your dick sucked.”

“Maybe I just like the idea of your mouth being too full to talk.” Eddie’s hand comes around to cradle the back of Buck’s head, his fingers combing through the short hair, tugging oh so slightly to get Buck’s head in place.

A shiver works through him. Jesus, that feels good. He hasn’t had a dry spell like this since he first discovered what sex was, and just the intimate touch of another person has his cock rising and his blood singing.

He leans in, nuzzling Eddie’s thigh, savoring the scent of another person, the feel of skin beneath his mouth again. And maybe he’s, ah, delaying things just a little, as he eyes the rather impressive dick in front of him, because. Well.

Here’s the thing that Buck kind of didn’t mention to Eddie.

He’s never given a blow job before.

But like hell he’s going to let it stop him now that they’ve reached this point. And besides, he knows what he likes, so it’s just a matter of remembering what that is and replicating it. This’ll be a breeze.

“You’ve never done this before, have you?” Eddie asks.

Buck glares up at him. “Have so.”

“You sure you’re twenty-seven? Because you sound like a five-year-old right now.”

Buck promptly takes as much of Eddie’s cock in his mouth as he can. He nearly takes too much and just barely saves himself from gagging, but Eddie makes a choked noise above him in response and that’s all that fucking matters.

“Ten points for enthusiasm,” Eddie mutters, and oh, it is so on now. He’s going to blow this guy’s mind.

Turns out, sucking dick is simultaneously eager and harder than he expected. Easy? Sucking. Holy shit. He could do this all day, he’s eaten ice cream cones that were more trouble than this.

Figuring out what exactly he’s supposed to do with his tongue? Difficult. Very difficult. It’s not until he has the bright idea of, hey, what if he treats a dick like a really big clit, that he starts to get the hang of it.

He’s never had a woman complain about his oral skills, after all.

Eddie’s hand tightens in his hair and he swears under his breath. “Again,” he orders, a bit breathless, and Buck repeats the little twist he did with his tongue against the slit of Eddie’s cock. He shivers at the order, at the implications of it.

“Oh.” Eddie’s voice is like a revelation. “Oh, you like that. You like when I tell you what to do?”

He can’t really nod right now, so he hums.

Eddie’s grip tights further. “Suck.”

His voice is a full-on growl and Buck’s cock jerks in response, electricity zapping every one of his limbs. Jesus, turns out there’s one place he really does like to be given orders.

“Jesus Christ, you should see yourself.” Eddie’s still growling, and now his hips are thrusting a little into Buck’s mouth, and Buck just lets his jaw go slack, lets Eddie use him. Eddie swears violently at that and speeds up, just a little, like he’s trying to hold himself back so he doesn’t hurt him, doesn’t go too far.

Buck feels like there’s a cat in his chest, purring, like he’d wag his tail if he had one, on his knees and being good and giving someone what they want. His jaw aches and his mouth is stretched but it feels so good, and if he’d known he would like sucking dick this much, hell, he’d’ve done it years ago.

He can feel Eddie tense up, his cock jerking against Buck’s soft palate, and Buck tries to open his throat to get ready—only Eddie pulls Buck off his cock and turns, spilling into the spray of the shower, the evidence washed immediately down the drain.

Buck’s voice is raw when he tries to speak. “I was gonna—you didn’t have to do that.”

“I didn’t want to assume.” As if he’s trying to make up for showing some softness and consideration, Eddie hauls Buck to his feet, a sly look in his eyes. “Now, what are we going to do with you?”

There’s a promise in his voice that Buck really, really hopes he’ll deliver on. He shamelessly plasters himself to Eddie’s front, lets Eddie feel his erection, and combs his fingers through all that thick, dark hair. Buck would kill to be able to run his fingers through it when it’s dry. Eddie’s hair always looks unbearably soft.

“Fuck me?” he says hopefully, grinding slow against Eddie’s hip. “I mean. I get recovery time, so… we can just make out until…”

Eddie’s hands find his waist and Buck whines, trying to catch Eddie’s mouth in a kiss. He wants that tongue counting his teeth, dammit.

“I’d let you,” he says, because oh, God, he would, he really would. Even though it’s reckless to let a guy you just met fuck you when you’ve never done it before. Buck’s gotten pretty far by being reckless.

“You’d let me,” Eddie says, something sparking in his eyes, and the next thing Buck knows, he’s been turned around and pressed face-first against the wall.

“You really think I’d fuck you here?” Eddie’s voice is dark and utterly filthy and Buck’s fucking trembling. “Hell no. If I fucked you, I’d do it right, get you all laid out on a bed and really take you apart. And you’d like that, wouldn’t you?”

Buck’s nails are scabbling at the wet tile, trying to find a purchase that isn’t there. He’s never felt this raw in his entire life and he vaguely wonders if this is what drugs feel like because if it is, he understands how people get addicted.

“Yeah.” Eddie’s lips are right at the shell of his ear now, his voice a heated whisper. “One look at you, boy, and I fuckin’ knew it. You just want someone to destroy you.”

Fucking yes he does.

Eddie bites at his ear right as his hand find’s Buck’s aching cock and oh, oh fuck. Eddie’s pace is brutal, going from tight and hot to feather light, the tips of his fingers dancing up and down, drawing Buck to the edge and then leaving him there.

Buck’s real glad that he got good at being quiet because of Abby’s mom, otherwise the entire station would probably hear him moaning and begging right now.

Eddie’s plastered to his back, his free arm around Buck’s waist like a band of iron, and Buck feels like everywhere they touch is on fire. “Jesus.” Eddie sounds half in command, half in awe. “You really fucking need this, don’t you?”

“So do you,” Buck fires back. “Or you wouldn’t have said yes to me.”

Eddie growls and bites his neck, like a wolf holding down another so he can mount him, and Buck goes lightheaded with lust. He twists his wrist on the upstroke, sucking on Buck’s skin, grinding against Buck’s ass like he might actually fuck him after all, and Buck comes so hard he goes deaf for a second, his ears going silent and then buzzing like a nest of hornets.

Buck rests his forehead on the cool tile and Eddie licks apologetically at the spot he bit, his grip loosening. “I don’t know what the hell’s going on with you, why you want someone to put you in your place, but next time, maybe try talking to a therapist instead of propositioning your coworker.”

Buck snorts. “I’ll take it under consideration.”

He turns, leaning back against the tile, as Eddie grabs the soap. “Does that mean I can’t come to you? After you made all those promises about… what was it… taking me apart?”

The look that Eddie gives him is incredulous. “You realize what would’ve happened if someone walked in here, right?”

Buck grins. “Ah, but nobody did walk in here.”

Judging by the eye roll he gets in return, his comment is not appreciated.

“This?” Eddie gestures back and forth between them. “Was a one-time thing. We’re not doing this again.”

Buck nods, swallowing the disappointment that’s hot and acrid in his throat. “Sure thing.”

 ______________________________________________________

 Well, obviously by ‘again’ Eddie meant ‘in the station’ because one week later they’re in the back of Buck’s car and Eddie’s mouth is attached to his neck like he’s a fucking vampire.

A car isn’t exactly the best place for maneuverability, so Buck’s not getting the fucking he was sort-of promised last time, but he doesn’t really care when he’s got a leg wrapped around Eddie’s waist and they’re grinding against each other like teenagers in the high school parking lot.

He rucks up Eddie’s shirt, gets is hands on all that smooth, warm skin on his back, and digs his nails in as Eddie gives a particularly hard thrust. He’s so fucking turned on he’s seeing stars and he should probably, y’know, suggest they take this somewhere else but he can’t, he can’t—his cock’s trapped underneath Eddie’s body, inside his pants, and Eddie’s mouth, and his hands, he’s—

His orgasm gives him vivid flashbacks to the less-than-glamorous trysts he got up to as a sixteen-year-old, but he doesn’t care because it feels so damn good. Eddie groans and thrusts harder, frantic, and he once again bites, this time Buck’s chest, as he comes.

Buck’s lying down, but he’s still dizzy. “I demand a proper bed next time.”

“There’s not gonna be a next time.” Eddie’s authority is somewhat diminished by the fact that his face is mashed into Buck’s shoulder.

The next moment, Eddie’s leveraging himself up and off of Buck. “We shouldn’t even have done that this time.”

“Why?” Buck follows him, sitting up, and nearly bangs his head on the roof of the car. “We’re two guys who don’t have time to date—I don’t even want to fucking date right now—you’ve got a kid—why not just use each other, y’know? I’m here, you’re here, I’m hot, you’re hot, our schedules line up, I’m not seeing a downside to this.”

“Of course you don’t see a downside,” Eddie mutters.

They regard each other for a moment, and Buck knows this is a serious conversation, but also his pants are soaked and they’re gonna start feeling tacky and gross any second now. “Look, I get it, you want to be smart. But I’m offering you a no-strings-attached-free-sex-whenever card so.” He shrugs. “If you ever decide you want to help me test out my new mattress, you know where to find me.”

Eddie’s dark eyes watch him for a second, his fingers tapping on Buck’s knee—Buck’s pretty sure Eddie’s not aware he’s doing it—and then he pulls back. “Yeah, I do know where to find you.”

He backs up and out of Buck’s car, and it’s a good thing Buck didn’t have any dignity to start with, otherwise he’d be feeling pretty undignified right about now.

#mads answers things #mads writes stuff #buddie #buddie fanfic #911 fox #911 fanfic #how dare you encourage me into this #and how dare they be so hot and so stupid #this is going to be a complete trainwreck #but a sexy trainwreck #extasiswings

[papermoonloveslucy]

MARILYN MONROE

June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) was an actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's changing attitudes towards sexuality. She was a top-billed actress for only a decade, but her films grossed $200 million by the time of her death in 1962. More than half a century later, she continues to be a major popular culture icon.

"When I was five I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress. I didn't like the world around me because it was kind of grim, but I loved to play house. When I heard that this was acting, I said that's what I want to be. Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd sit all day and way into the night. Up in front, there with the screen so big, a little kid all alone, and I loved it.” ~ Marilyn Monroe,1962

Lucille Ball never worked with Marilyn Monroe, but meet her in 1953 at Ciro’s Nightclub on Sunset Strip, along with Betty Grable, and Red Skelton. Monroe’s immense popularity permeated Ball’s work none-the-less. 

At the start of “Changing the Boys’ Wardrobe” (ILL S3;E10) the gang is heading to the movies to see “That picture we’ve been trying to get to for weeks with Marilyn Monroe.” The movie is likely Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which premiered in New York City in July 1953. On November 5, 1953, the same day the episode was filmed, Monroe’s new film How to Marry a Millionaire was released in the US. 

The November 1953 cover of TV and Movie Screen Magazine saw Lucy (in “The Camping Trip”) and Marilyn wearing the dress she wore on the May 1953 cover of Life Magazine promoting Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 

Also on November 5, 1953, the town of Monroe, New York (60 miles from New York City) was temporarily renamed Marilyn Monroe.

The film later inspired much of the plot of “Second Honeymoon” (S5;E14), Lucy’s failed attempt to make their transatlantic crossing to Europe more than just a working vacation.    

Monroe’s dinner companion turns out to be a seven year-old boy, just like Lucy’s ping pong partner turns out to be young Kenneth Hamilton (Harvey Grant). 

Lucy gets stuck in a porthole just as Monroe did, also draping a blanket around her shoulders so passersby wouldn’t know what was really going on.

The idea for the burlap potato sack dresses in “Lucy Wants A Paris Gown” (ILL S5;E20) comes from Monroe’s real life. 

In 1951 Marilyn Monroe took a series of high fashion photographs wearing a potato sack as a response to a journalist who said that she might look sexier in a burlap sack than her usual fashion choices. 

Lucy first wore burlap at the end of “Mr. and Mrs. TV Show” (ILL S4;E24) as her scary version of a Phipps make-over.

In “Ricky’s Movie Offer” (ILL S4;E5) Lucy and Ethel argue about who looks more like Marilyn Monroe. 

While Lucy has the facial features, Ethel has the blonde hair. 

Fred (hilariously) settles the argument!  

In “Ricky’s Screen Test” (ILL S4;E7) a long list of Hollywood names are dropped in anticipation of hobnobbing with celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe. 

In “Lucy and Harpo Marx” (ILL S4;E28) Lucy wonders if Ethel might pass for Monroe to a near-sighted Carolyn Appleby. After Ethel tries to walk like Marilyn Monroe, Lucy decides that “nobody is that near-sighted!” Fred says that he looks more like Marilyn than either of them! 

In “Lucy and Superman” (ILL S6;E13), the Appleby’s come over for a social evening that Ethel calls “the bore war” because the couples only talk about their children. As the scene opens, Caroline is in mid-sentence talking about a Marilyn Monroe film.

CAROLINE: “...and he picked up Marilyn Monroe, slung her over his shoulder and carried her off!”

Although the title is never mentioned, the film they are discussing is Bus Stop, starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray. It was released in August 1956, two and a half months before this episode was filmed.

When “Lucy Does the Tango” (ILL S6;E20), she stuffs eggs down her blouse and Ethel stashes a some in her back pockets. Lucy tells her, “Whatever you do don’t try to walk like Marilyn Monroe,” but the ‘yolk’ is on Ethel when Fred suddenly enters through the kitchen door! 

In “Lucy the Gun Moll” (TLS S4;E25), Lucy plays Lucy Carmichael and Rusty Martin. The name Rusty Martin was probably derived from Lucy’s hair color and the surname of Mary Martin, who introduced the song “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” (music and lyrics by Cole Porter) in the 1938 Broadway musical Leave It to Me. Marilyn Monroe sang it in the 1960 film Let’s Make Love.  In that same film, Harry Cheshire, who played Sam Johnson in “Oil Wells” (ILL S3;E18), played Monroe’s father. Jerry Hausner (Jerry, Ricky’s Agent) and Joan Banks (Reporter Eleanor Harris in “Fan Magazine Interview”) played uncredited supporting roles. 

Lucy and Marilyn shared a leading man in handsome Keith Andes. Andes was Lucy’s male lead in Wildcat on Broadway, and later played was featured on three episodes of “The Lucy Show.”  

In 1952, he played opposite Marilyn in Clash By Night, an RKO picture. 

In “Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio” (1952), the June 3, 1952 of Look Magazine actually had Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe on the cover!  Monroe was promoting Clash by Night, and Desi had written a feature on his wife for the magazine. So Marilyn actually did appear on “I Love Lucy” - if only in a still photo. 

Some Like It Hot (1959) is arguably one of Marilyn Monroe’s most popular films. What does it have in common with Lucille Ball? In 1958, both Lucy and Monroe were depicted at San Diego’s famous Del Coronado Hotel. It is the hotel that the Ricardo’s and Mertzes stay at in “Lucy Goes to Mexico” (LDCH S2;E1) as well as the backdrop for much of the film. Although Desilu filmed establishing footage of the hotel, the cast stayed in Hollywood, while Monroe went on location (as seen above). In “Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere” (TLS S4;E20), Mr. Mooney says he wouldn’t buy a second hand nightie if it had been worn by Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot.

The Irving Berlin song “There’s No Business Like Show Business” was sung on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.”  Although it was originally from the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun (1946), it also served as the title and was performed (by Merman) in the Marilyn Monroe film There’s No Business Like Show Business in 1955. 

In 1952, Marilyn co-starred by Richard Widmark (”The Tour” ILL S4;E30) in the film noir drama Don’t Bother To Knock. The film also featured “Lucy” players Lurene Tuttle (Fine Arts League President), Verna Felton (Mrs. Porter), Gloria Blondell (Grace Foster), as well as Harry Bartell, Olan Soule, Robert Foulke, and Bess Flowers.

That same year, Monroe starred in We’re Not Married! opposite Lucy’s friend and former co-star Ginger Rogers, as well as Eve Arden (”Hollywood at Last!”), Paul Douglas (”Lucy Wants a Career”) and Eddie Bracken (Too Many Girls). 

One of Monroe’s most iconic moments came in March 1962 when she sang “Happy Birthday” as a birthday present to President John F. Kennedy in a public birthday celebration also attended by Lucy’s friends and co-stars Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, Henry Fonda, Danny Kaye, Shirley MacLaine and Elliott Reid. A year later, Lucy Carmichael also gave Kennedy a present, a sugar cube replica of the White House on “The Lucy Show” with Elliott Reid doing Kennedy’s offstage voice as well as playing a small on-camera role! 

"I never quite understood it, this sex symbol. I always thought symbols were those things you clash together! That's the trouble, a sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing. But if I'm going to be a symbol of something I'd rather have it sex than some other things they've got symbols of." ~ Marilyn Monroe, 1962

Monroe was married (and divorced) three times: 

James Dougherty, Merchant Marine & Policeman (1942-46) 

Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Player (1954-55)

Arthur Miller, Playwright (1956-61)

In “Lucy is Enceinte” (ILL S2;E10), Fred gives Lucy a signed baseball for his future 'godson’. When he asks Lucy to read out the signature, she at first says “Spalding,” the ball’s brand name, but then finds it is signed by Joe DiMaggio.

In “Ragtime Band” (ILL S6;E21), Little Ricky asks his Uncle Fred: 

LITTLE RICKY: “Who’s Joe 'Maggio?” FRED: “'Who’s Joe 'Maggio?’ You talk more like your father everyday.”

In “Sales Resistance” (ILL S2;E17), Lucy compares herself to Willy Loman, the title character in Death of a Salesman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Arthur Miller first produced on Broadway in 1949 and made into an Oscar-nominated film in 1951.  

Speaking of husbands, Desi Arnaz has something in common with Marilyn Monroe, too. Both of their souses were accused of being Communists by the House Un-American Activities Committee during the 1950s. Both Lucille and Arthur Miller were cleared of charges and their careers continued, although that was not true for many celebrities of the time. 

Monroe died on August 4, 1962. The toxicology report showed that the cause of death was acute barbiturate poisoning. Empty medicine bottles were found next to her bed. The possibility that Monroe had accidentally overdosed was ruled out because the dosages found in her body were several times over the lethal limit.

The character of Ginger, the movie star castaway on “Gilligan’s Island” (1964-67) was described during casting as a combination of Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe. Tina Louise had Lucy’s red (ginger) hair and Monroe’s shapely physique. The series also featured Natalie Schafer (Phoebe Emerson) as Mrs. Howell, and Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper. Hale performed on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy”. Series creator Sherwood Schwartz was a Lucy fan. His brother Elroy Schwartz actually wrote scripts for Lucille Ball. 

In the 2013 web-series “Ryan & Ruby” both Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe are given special thanks for their inspiration. The last name of star and creator Ryan Burton's character is "Carmichael", the same as Ball's character on the "The Lucy Show". In Ryan’s kitchen there are fridge magnets with photos of both Lucy and Marilyn.  

Lucy and Marilyn are street characters at Universal Studios theme parks, their iconic hair and costumes making them instantly recognizable.

The same day Marilyn Monroe was born in 1926, another Hollywood icon with connections to Lucille Ball was also born, Andy Griffith.  To read his birthday blog, click here! 

#Marilyn Monroe #Lucille Ball #I Love Lucy #William Frawley #Desi Arnaz #vivian vanc #the lucy show #Ryan and Ruby #Gilligan's Island #Tina Louise #Arthur Miller #Joe DiMaggio #Keith Thibodeaux #Alan Hale Jr. #natalie schafer #John F. Kennedy #Paul Douglas #Eve Arden #Ginger Rogers #Verna Felton #Ethel Merman #Richard Widmark #There's No Business Like Show Business #Hotel Del Coronado #Don't Bother To Knock #Some Like It Hot #Look Magazine #Keith Andes #Clash By Night #The Seven Year Itch

[guardiandae]

Scarlet and Cerise 😎💕

scarlet; what are some of your special interests, and how long have you had each of those interests?

Deadpool/Cablepool - I wanna say it’s been... 8 years now? I went a long time ignoring it because it’s so intense, I will NOT shut up about Wade Wilson given half a chance, but after the movie was done well, it came back with a vengeance ;;;w;;; I’m so happy

One Punch Man - 4 years? It’s taken a sideline lately because my love for Cablepool is blinding, but it’s gonna come back. I haven’t even watched S2 yet though because I go through aversion phases.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer - 19 years? This one is currently being actively ignored by me because it’s aged poorly and I don’t want to deal with people’s negative opinions on it, but it was such a HUGE part of my life and I still daydream about plots I never wrote. I used to be able to identify every single episode and name them based on Buffy’s hair/outfit. Don’t quiz me on it now though!

Writing - Since I was old enough to even craft stories. Literally everything I think about tends to be through the filter of writing.

cerise; tell me about one of your current hyperfixations/special interests/or just rant about what’s on your mind right now!

I’m working on my symbiote!Wade au again right now and I just. Cannot. Get over how goddamn cute he is and how much FUN it was to write the original fic. 

I started it before I even got that deep into reading Venom comics (and I think before I even got to watch Venom 2018) so my knowledge of symbiotes was kind of growing at the same time. I wanted to adapt Wade Wilson’s core characteristics/special abilities into a symbiote - (1. his healing powers 2. his inability to die/somewhat terrifying ability to become OP as fuck 3. his will-fall-for-anyone love and loyalty 4. his obsession with words and manic personality). 

I thought my Wade symbiote was super unique until I kept learning more and realized that like... it’s just Venom tbh and the only unique differences are that symb!Wade Cannot Be Tamed and Loves To Taste Words. Thassit. 

Arguably, Venom should be able to die ofc but since it’s comics, nobody with a readership ever stays dead. So the difference between comics!Symbrock and Wable would be that if they were both severely under attack, where the hosts were being injured and bleeding out, Eddie would be in danger because symmy is kind of limited with how much healing they can do and how quickly, and Wade would just be like, “lol” while Nate swears at him because Wade learned the ability to heal hosts rapidly to try to keep them from dying and never let them leave him. If you haven’t read Hello, Handsome yet, it’s honestly kind of a horrifying concept tbh. Wade is both adorable and terrifying.

The extra layer of fun is that, symbiote!Wade was left in isolation for so long that he completely forgot language. He’s severely touch starved, affection-starved and loves verbal stimming. It was really, really fun to basically rebuild Wade from the ground up, because the only words Wade even knows to begin with are whatever Nate says/thinks, and then Wade can echo those words back and start to build more complex sentences as he learns. So at first it was a challenge of conveying complex emotions while the character only has like, a ten word vocabulary. Even once Wade gets a better grasp of language, it’s still fun to have a character that has really strange ways of phrasing things sometimes, or deliberately pronounces things in weird ways, or just stops to play with mouth sounds.

"My name is Nate," he says, and it repeats him, testing his name out. "My daughter's name is Hope." As he expected, the symbiote delights in the 'p' sound in her name, drawing out the airy 'h' and the solid 'puh' at the end. It tastes like the color yellow.

Sidenote: Untouchable!Wade is also like this, because it’s so goddamn fun and also it’s me.

#ask games for ts #wiptalk #oops #long post #caped ace

[coldtomyflash]

i think it's kinda sad that joe isn't shipped with more awesome people. like, dude is still hot af??

I knooooooowwwww

I think part of it (part that isn’t just latent racism in fandoms) comes down to the fact that the main character, who is shipped most frequently, is his son? And then two other mains (one from S1, Iris, and one joining in S2) are also his kids? 

The realistically available options in S1 were like… Cisco, Caitlin, Wellsobard, Eddie? (And I really can’t fathom Joe/Eddie, like no, Eddie is dating his daughter). David, maybe, but fandom seems content to have David happily with his husband or else with Hartley.

Ohhh, Joe and Hartley, that never crossed my mind. Not that we ever saw them interact though.

But of those, I do remember there being some shipping between Joe and Wellsobard, and in S2 between Joe and Harry (and there is some westvibe fics out there for Joe and Cisco and they are glorious go read them). 

But yeah obviously on top the issue that everyone just places Joe in the “unshippable parent” instead of “sexy dad” category is just the latent racism in fandom where PoC are shipped less, especially if they’re not set up as a love interest or in a romance from the outset. 

Anyway, Jesse L. Martin is ridiculously handsome and Joe is such a fantastic character and so dynamic and I’m so happy to see him and Cecile and their developing relationship, but seriously we as a fandom (and I’m saying this @ myself too) should probably step up and do better in terms of creating content for Joe, including romantic content.

#joe west #okay shit now i'm thinking joe/lisa #though i've only had them interact in one fic and in that fic it would be *nope* because of de-aging stuff #but in other fic where she ends up teaming up with team flash #goddammit now i'm just thinking about the million possible joe ships okay #like seriously it would be hilarious to have barry walk into the living room and have hartley there making out with joe #and barry's complaining about bleaching his eyes lol #there's really a lot of potential here guys #shipping #racism #racism in fandom #Anonymous #replies

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APPLE BLOSSOM LUCY

April 30, 1964

If it were not for the scourge of Corona Virus, this week would have been the start of the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and Parade in Winchester, Virginia. The event began in 1929 and was only previously  cancelled during World War II. The event features an Apple Blossom Queen (aka Queen Shenandoah), a parade with a Grand Marshal, and celebrity appearances. 

In 1964, TV legend Lucille Ball, served as the Festival’s Grand Marshal. The Queen of Comedy was joined by another famous Lucy - Luci Baines Johnson, who was Queen Shenandoah. 

Luci Baines Johnson (born July 2, 1947) is the younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Her father was president from November 22, 1963 (President Kennedy’s assassination) to January 20, 1969. Her first name was originally spelled "Lucy" just like Lucille Ball’s nickname, but in her teens she changed the spelling. As her parents both had the initials LBJ, they named their two daughters so that they would have these initials as well.

A brochure for the 1964 event shows both Luci and Lucille on the cover. 

A more generic tourist guide was also available for visitors. 

A program book was available for fifty cents. 

Naturally, the ‘two Lucy’ event gathered a good deal of press, as with this brief column in Variety. 

The Post Office even commemorated the Festival with special envelopes and postmarks. The top left envelope is from the 1964 event and shows the Johnson family home. 

If Lucille Ball needed to be convinced to be Grand Marshal, she just had to ask some of her famous friends, who also went to Winchester at Festival Time. 

1949 & 1975 - Bob Hope

1953 - Howard Keel

1953 - Arthur Godfrey

1954 - Ed Sullivan

1957 - Johnny Roventini (Philip Morris Bellboy) also present in 1964 with Lucille Ball

1958 - Audrey Meadows

1968 - Eddie Bracken (Too Many Girls)

1969 - Ed McMahon 

1973 - Mike Douglas

Three days before Lucy’s appearances at the Apple Festival, “Lucy Enters A Baking Contest” (TLS S2;E28) was aired for the first time. The episode depicts Lucy making pies, although they were cream pies, not apple! 

For the 75th Anniversary Festival in 2002, Lucy’s granddaughter, Katharine Desiree Luckinbill, served as Queen Shenandoah. Lucille Ball’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz and Lucie’s husband Larry Luckinbill, accompanied their daughter Katharine to the event and also rode in the parade. 

AN APPLE A DAY...

Although audiences never knew it, apple sauce was the main ingredient in the pies dumped on William Holden in “Hollywood at Last!” (ILL S4;E16) and apple pectin was the secret ingredient in Vitameatavegamin in “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (ILL S1;E30). 

“Lucy’s Notebook” - a publication from the mid-1950s - includes a recipe for Apple Pie de Luxe!  

She was also known for her Sweet Apple John - recipe above!

Speaking of Apple John, in “Lucy Goes to Art Class” (TLS S2;E15), Viv bakes an apple pie for John, a handsome new bachelor she met at art class. 

In the same episode, Lucy ‘meets cute’ with John when the contents of her purse spill out on the floor and he helps pick them up - including an apple!

In “Lucy Buys a Boat” (TLS S1;E30), Lucy snacks on an apple while Viv is out cold from too many sea sickness pills! 

In “Lucy Learns To Drive” (ILL S4;E12) Lucy tries to coax a catatonic Fred out of his daze by tempting him with a piece of her apple pie! 

In “Lucy and Chuck Connors Have a Surprise Slumber Party” (HL S6;E13) Connors decides to spend the night in the Carter house. His director (Ryan MacDonald) informs him there’s plenty of apple pie in the fridge! 

Lucy Ricardo owned an apple cookie jar! Lucy’s Hull Apple Cookie Jar, was often seen in the Ricardo kitchen. Hull Pottery was quite popular in the 1950’s.

In early episodes of “I Love Lucy” apples (and other fruits) were readily available in the Ricardo living room! 

Int “The Kleptomaniac” (ILL S1;E27) while Lucy is stealing Fred’s cuckoo clock for her club bazaar, she grabs an apple from the sideboard as a snack!  

A ravenous Lucy takes a bite out of juicy looking apple - only to discover that it is made of wax - in "Lucy’s Schedule” (ILL S1;E33). 

In “Lucy Helps the Countess” (TLS S4;E8), Lucy Carmichael, the Countess, and Mr. Mooney, accidentally get locked in a vacant high rise apartment for the weekend!  The only food they have is one solitary apple! 

In “Dirty Gertie” (HL S5;E10), Lucy Carter goes downtown to bring a basket of surplus apples to her hairdresser, and is mistaken for an impoverished “Apple Annie” by some local mobsters. 

In “Lucy in London” (1966), after Anthony Newley’s medley, there is a quick shot of Lucy as an Eliza Doolittle-type figure in the balcony of a theatre munching an apple!  Technically, London theatres were known for their orange sellers, but why quibble?

In “Lucy Becomes a Reporter” (TLS S1;E17), Viv’s old flame Argyle (John Vivyan) says she was known in high school was as ‘Truckie’ because of her dance moves while doing “The Big Apple.” In “Love Among the Two By Fours” (LWL S1;E3). Lucy Barker and her old flame Ben (Peter Graves) say they first met doing the same dance!

Apples are 18 cents a pound in 1970′s “Lucy Loses Her Cool” (HL S3;E13). 

In a silent movie sketch in “Lucy and Mickey Rooney” (TLS S4;E18) The Kid (Rooney) swipes an apple from a fruit stall, but The Tramp (Lucy) stops him. 

He was only emulating the Keystone Cop!  

At the start of “Lucy the Gun Moll” (TLS S4;E25), Lucy Carmichael wants Mr. Mooney to install an apple vending machine for the employees at the bank.  Although vending machines offering fresh fruit are rare in today’s world, the Fruit-O-Matic Company started to manufacture such machines around 1950.

In “World’s Greatest Grandma” (LWL; unaired) Lucy Barker considers singing “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)” for a talent show - except (as usual) she can’t sing! 

In “Lucy and the Andrews Sisters” (HL S2;E6), Lucy Carter and daughter Kim join Patty Andrews in a medley that contains the song. It was originally sung by the Andrews Sisters in the 1942 film Private Buckaroo.

#Lucille Ball #Lucy #Apple Festival #Shenandoah #Apples #Apple #Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival #1964 #Winchester Virginia #Andrews Sisters #I Love Lucy #The Lucy Show #Here's Lucy #Gale Gordon #Vivian Vance #Lucie Arnaz #Mickey Rooney #Patty Andrews #Desi Arnaz #William Frawley #Luci Baines Johnson #Lucie Luckinbill #Katharine Luckinbill #Apple Pie #Apple Pectin #Apple Sauce

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Lucy Goes Duck Hunting

S2;E6 ~ November 4, 1963

Synopsis

Lucy lies to her handsome new boyfriend that she is an experienced duck hunter, so off they go to shoot ducks. It doesn't take long for Lucy to mess everything up, but in the process they learn she does the world's best duck call.

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael), Ralph Hart (Sherman Bagley), Candy Moore (Chris Carmichael)

Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) does not appear in this episode

Guest Cast

Keith Andes (Bill King) was born John Charles Andes in Ocean City, New Jersey, in 1920. He appeared opposite Lucille Ball in her only Broadway musical Wildcat in 1960. Andes played Bill King in one more episode of the series “Lucy and the Winter Sports” (S3;E3) and played Brad Collins in “Lucy and Joan” (S4;E4) co-starring Joan Blondell.  Andes took his own life in 2005 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. 

Donald Briggs (Eddie Collins) makes his seventh and final appearance as Viv’s on-again off-again boyfriend. He appeared on the 1930s radio program “Welcome Valley” and played the title role in “Frank Merriwell,” which led to his first film, playing the character in the 1936 Universal serial The Adventures of Frank Merriwell. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1939 film Panama Lady. He later turned up on a 1970 episode of “Here’s Lucy.” Briggs died in 1986 at the age of 75.

Gordon Jones (Charlie Van Tassel) appears posthumously.  He died on June 20, 1963, shortly after filming this episode.  One week later his final screen credit McLintock starring John Wayne opened in cinemas. He is best known as Brit Reid / The Green Hornet in Universal's Green Hornet film serials and Mike the Cop, Lou Costello's nemesis, on “The Abbott and Costello Show” (1952). He did two films with Lucille Ball: There Goes My Girl (1937) and Easy Living (1949). 

Charlie Van Tassel is named after writer Madelyn Pugh Martin's childhood friend Marge and her husband Charlie. Their names also turned up in scripts for Lucy's radio show “My Favorite Husband.”

Sid Gould (Hunter #2) was first seen in “Lucy is a Kangaroo for a Day” (S1;E7). He made 46 appearances on “The Lucy Show,” all as background characters. He also did 40 episodes of “Here’s Lucy.” Gould (born Sydney Greenfader) was Lucille Ball’s cousin by marriage to Gary Morton. Gould was married to Vanda Barra, who also appeared on “The Lucy Show” starting in 1967, as well as on “Here’s Lucy.” 

Alan Ray (Hunter #1) was seen on “I Love Lucy” as the clapstick boy at “Ricky’s Screen Test” (ILL S4;E6), a Brown Derby waiter in “Hollywood at Last” (ILL S4;E16), and a male nurse in “Nursery School” (ILL S5;E9). This is his fourth and final appearance on “The Lucy Show.” He also played a hotel doorman in the 1963 Lucille Ball / Bob Hope film Critic’s Choice. In 1950 Ray and Gale Gordon were in the film A Woman of Distinction in which Lucille Ball played herself in a cameo.

Six other uncredited actors play the rest of the duck hunters.

Although most all of the country saw this episode on Monday, November 4, 1963, local state elections the next day may have led to pre-ememption in some areas. The episode was probably then aired on Thursday, November 7, 1963. 

This episode was actually the first one shot for season 2 but aired out of sequence.  It is also the first one ever filmed in color.  

Chris once again mentions her friend Cynthia and Jerry mentions his friend Billy Simmons.  In previous episodes The characters were played by Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.  

Once again, Lucy's TV is broken. Television sets were also the subject of “Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna” (S1;E9).  

Viv imagines that they'll go to 21 for dinner, take in a Broadway show, and then go dancing at the Waldorf.  The Four Seasons, The Colony, and The Stork Club are also mentioned as possible destinations. These were all real-life night spots. 

The Waldorf refers to the five-star Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue in New York City.  It first opened in 1893 and has become synonymous with luxury in accommodations and dining. The Starlight Roof, located on the 19th floor, is where Lucy and Viv would have gone for after supper dancing.  Lucy Ricardo stayed at the Waldorf as the Maharincess of Franistan in “The Publicity Agent” (S1;E31) and Lucy’s school chum Cynthia Harcourt will set up digs there while canvassing for funds in “Lucy is Envious” (S3;E23).

The Four Seasons is a restaurant in New York City located on East 52nd Street in the Seagram Building. Opening in 1959, the Four Seasons is associated with a number of ‘firsts’ in the hospitality industry. In the summer of 2016 the restaurant closed and announced it would be relocating to Park Avenue.  

The 21 Club was first opened in 1922 and is still in business today. It is a restaurant and former prohibition-era speakeasy located at 21 West 52nd Street (hence the name) in New York City. Perhaps the most famous feature of 21 is the collection lawn jockeys adorning the balcony above the entrance. In “Vacation From Marriage” (ILL S2;E6) Lucy and Ethel tell their husbands they have been to 21 four times (“That's 84!”)  In “Mr. and Mrs. TV Show” (ILL S4;E24), Lucy tells Ricky she met a TV producer while having lunch at 21 with Carolyn Appleby.

The Colony Restaurant was home to the rich and the famous like the Vanderbilts, Whitneys, and Astors. It opened in 1920 and served its last meal in 1971.  

The Stork Club was a nightclub on 58th Street in New York City, which during its existence from 1929 to 1965 was one of the most prestigious clubs in the world. A symbol of café society, the wealthy elite, including movie stars, celebrities, showgirls, and aristocrats all mixed in the VIP Room of the Club.

Lucy calls Bill King a combination of “Cary Grant, Bob Hope and J. Paul Getty.” Movie star Cary Grant (1904-1986) was mentioned four times on “I Love Lucy” all during the gang's season 4 stay in Hollywood.  Bob Hope (1903-2003) co-starred with Lucille Ball in four feature films. He played himself in an episode of “I Love Lucy” and will appear in a cameo on “The Lucy Show.”  J. Paul Getty (1892-1972) was an oil tycoon who founded Getty Oil. In 1957, Fortune Magazine named him the richest living American.  

Callbacks!

To be closer to her husband, Lucy Ricardo went duck hunting in “The Camping Trip” (ILL S2;E29).

In “The Amateur Hour” (ILL S1;E14), a frog jumps down Lucy Ricardo's shirt, causing her to squirm just as it does here when a frog finds its way into her waders.  

Blooper Alerts!

Half On / Half Off! Eddie and Bill are helping Lucy on with their coats even as they announce they've already planned to eat at home.  

“Lucy Goes Duck Hunting” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5 

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