#sami flew

[peachhcs]

moments on the ring

hughes!sister x will smith au (samy + will)

going backwards in time from a year in the future to the summer before samy's senior year, the ring camera captures all of the special moments between samy and will.

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i was inspired by the tiktoks of couples having cute moments on their ring cameras, so i wrote this. i thought it was so cutie and it's all just scattered moments of samy and will caught on the lakehouse ring camera

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ONE (the summer before will moves to california)

the faster july bled into august, the harder it became for samy to ever sleep. the poor girl's mind raced with a hundred thoughts about starting her next chapter: the last half of college. junior year rode in fast and so did her new captaincy for the women's soccer team.

a dream that the girl's had since she stepped onto campus was now becoming a reality in just short of a few weeks. she couldn't be more grateful, but at the same, she was now leading an entire group of girls in hopes of taking home another national title.

if they lost, it was all on her and that terrified the girl.

she curled up on the front porch steps, eyes on the sky trying to find her favorite constellations. whenever she couldn't sleep, the little hughes wandered outside and stared at the stars until someone came and found her.

usually, it'd be her mom. occasionally jack or luke. recently, though, the one person who's never left her side became the one finding the girl by herself in the late hours of the night. mostly because he'd sense her presence missing and sleepily ventured out to find her.

the front door quietly slid open giving samy the indication that someone found her. she waited for them to approach before acknowledging them. gentle hands slipped something across her shoulders making the goosebumps along her arms quickly disappear.

"found you," will's sleepy voice echoed through the stillness.

"hi, baby," samy smiled up at the blonde as he sat down beside her. the pet name earned a small flush across his cheeks while his hand immediately found a place on her knee.

"hi. can't sleep?" the boy wondered trying to wake himself up more despite everything in him wanting to crawl back under the warm covers.

"yeah. thinking too much i think," she curled herself into her boyfriend's side. his body was like a heater as his warmth spread into her, replacing the cool air swirling around her.

"wanna talk about it?"

a bit of hesitation stopped the girl from immediately opening her mouth. she knew will wouldn't ever judge her, but she almost felt..selfish for admitting being nervous for the upcoming season. he sensed her pause, so he ducked his head down to find her gaze.

"talk to me, hughesy," the blonde gave a loving squeeze so she knew he was all ears. her nickname painted a brief smile on her lips.

"i'm gonna be captain this season," samy mumbled like she didn't believe it herself and she almost didn't.

a smile grew across her boyfriend's lips, "i know. i'm so proud of you."

"what if i let everyone down?" the worries finally flew out of her mouth which almost knocked the breath out of her for admitting it aloud.

"what makes you think that?"

"i dunno. i'm scared i can't lead them to a national title again. then what? i let everyone down," samy explained what troubled her—her doubts and fears about everything going wrong under her guidance.

"even if you don't, no one's gonna hate you. this is gonna be a real good season, yeah? you're gonna take them to the finals again, i know it," will encouraged and his words surprisingly made the youngest hughes feel a lot better. he always knew how to do that somehow and samy never knew how he did it.

"it's just such a big deal. i'm scared i'm gonna fuck it all up," the girl laughed in hopes of keeping herself from crying.

"you won't. you're the best soccer player i know. not many people can rebuild the soccer program in their freshman year," will's sappy words made the brunette blush to the tips of her ears. she hid her face in his chest so he didn't see.

"you're so cheesy."

all will did was kiss her forehead in response. he ran soothing circles across her shoulder which definitely helped settle samy's anxiety. he always knew how to lift her spirits, even if it was just his presence alone.

"you leave for california in two weeks, right?" she changed the subject for now wanting to direct the attention off of her.

"yup. 13.5 days," will's voice almost sounded sad saying that. samy quickly picked up on the shift in his tone, so she shifted herself so she was looking at him.

"your official rookie year. god, i cant believe it's already here," those two years unknowingly flew by for everyone.

"is it weird i'm scared to start a new life all the way across the country from my best friends," the blonde softly wondered. samy cupped his cheek, running her thumb over his soft skin as he leaned into her touch.

"i think you're gonna do really well in san jose. they picked a good one," it was now samy's turn to be all sappy and cheesy. plus, it was only fair that she was because will did it moments ago.

"promise to come visit me?" the boy searched her gaze, one filled with love and lust. the grip on her knee tightened a bit like she'd disappear if he let go.

"i can't promise it will be during the season, but i'll really try after," they knew samy couldn't leave as freely as she did to boston. with her captaincy, she was needed and expected at every practice. not to mention, flying to california was a lot different than flying an hour to boston for a weekend.

"right. just expect a lot of facetime calls then."

their foreheads connected briefly. samy closed her eyes, letting will's sent fill her body and slowly calm her down to the point where she finally became tired. the blonde hooked his arm around her shoulders, a gentle kiss landing on her soft skin.

"wanna go back inside?" he wondered.

samy just nodded, letting will pull her up and lead them into the house. the hockey player smiled at the ring camera that he almost forgot was there knowing it just picked up every single second of that soft moment.

TWO (the summer after samy and will's first year of college)

jack sure knew how to throw a party. people packed themselves in and out of the house, wall to wall, room to room. the summer house probably hasn't ever been so full before, but jack was determined to celebrate luke making it through his rookie year and with nearly everyone in michigan, it was bound to be a good one.

samy stumbled out onto the front porch with will close behind her as they finally escaped the chaos for a few seconds. their hands were intertwined, fearing they'd lose one another in the crowd if they didn't hold onto each other. the brunette fell against the porch railing, some of her drink dripping onto the wood, a lazy smile on her lips.

"jack so would've made a great frat boy if he went to college," will chuckled, leaning himself against the railing as well.

"trust me, i know. we've told him," samy was extra giggly tonight, especially after having a few shots in her system.

the alcohol her brothers bought for the lakehouse didn't and wouldn't compare to the cheap vodka her and hannah found or begged ethan to get them (he refused most of the time anyway). whatever stuff her brother's liked buzzed through the girl's system like a race car and she became a lot more drunk a lot quicker.

the music was so loud, they could hear it from the porch. jack had old pop songs playing and time of our lives by pitbul started blaring through the speakers. samy gasped, forgetting her cup as she pulled will up to start dancing.

"i know my rent was gonna be late about a week ago," the brunette sang—or more like screamed—while swinging her boyfriend's hands around who just laughed.

"i worked my ass off, but i still can't pay it though," will joined in.

they didn't even care that they were the only ones drunk and dancing on the porch. the moment couldn't have been anymore perfect. the oldie songs brought them back to their childhood where they'd similarly scream along to the lyrics without really knowing what any of it meant.

"ooh, i want the time of my life. oh baby, oohhh," once the chorus hit, will spun samy around. she giggled nonstop while the blonde enjoyed seeing her so happy.

the best part of the song came on a few moments later. will wrapped samy up in his arms, snaking them around her waist.

"this is for everybody going through tough times. believe me, been there, done that. but everyday above ground is a great day, remember that," the two sang the verse together before the blonde pushed his lips to samy's when the chorus began again.

something about the moment was so perfect—just two teenagers enjoying themselves as they celebrated getting through their first year of college and long distance while the entire thing was captured on the oh so infamous ring camera right above the door handle.

THREE (the summer after samy and will's first year of college)

samy's heels clicked against the hardwood as she stepped onto the porch. will followed close behind, lazy and lustful smiles on each of their lips as the girl spun around to face her boyfriend. he immediately snaked his arms around her waist, pulling her into his chest. 

"thanks for driving me back. you didn't have to, you know," the brunette hummed, reaching her hand up to fix some of his misplaced curls. 

"i know, but it wasn't any problem," the blonde shrugged. 

"it is like 30 minutes out of your way. you have to be up in exactly.." her eyes gazed down at her watch, "five hours." 

will didn't even seem bothered by the fact, "i'll just sleep on the plane. whatever." 

his nonchalantness never failed to amaze the girl. will was due in san jose for a two week summer development camp with a plane to catch in seven hours, yet he was standing on samy's porch past midnight after spending a long night out with her family and then insisted to drive her back to the house before he went to his hotel closer to the airport. 

"you're crazy, you know that?" samy shook her head in amusement. 

"i am for you," will grinned, his cheesy words earning a playful eye roll. 

"god, you're so insufferable sometimes," she cupped the boy's cheeks to pull his face closer to hers, an indication that she wanted a kiss. 

"gonna miss you, pretty girl. two weeks is so long," the blonde hummed. 

"it will fly by. we did four months." 

"the worst four months of my life," being so caught up in hockey and soccer, time to see one another was pretty limited during the school year. 

summer would always be will and samy's favorite months. 

"promise to call you every night," samy beamed making the hockey player smile too. 

"you better. you're sure you can't come with me?" will always did this when one of them were leaving for long periods of time. he was desperate to get samy to follow him everywhere. 

"i wish, but you need to have your moment. one more year before you join the sharks," the girl squeezed his chin. 

"don't remind me." 

with that, samy placed her lips to her boyfriend's. his hands gripped her waist, deepening the kiss as his tongue slipped into her mouth. she tasted like strawberries—a taste the boy would never get tired of. it just made him want her even more. 

"you looked so beautiful tonight by the way," will mumbled when they broke apart for some air. 

samy's cheeks reddened, "thanks pretty boy." 

that was will's favorite pet name. he ducked his head back down to reconnect their lips. samy's hands started wandering towards will's curls, pulling gently near the nape of his neck which emitted a small sound from the back of his throat. 

"wanna kiss you forever," his hands started wandering lower until his one hand slipped over her ass in a tight squeeze. 

samy tugged harder at his curls looking for more. their need poured into each other's lips with will tugging the girl closer despite there not being anymore space left between them. 

"you two better get a room," jack's voice instantly broke them apart. 

samy spun around, her gaze zeroing in on the ring where jack just talked from. 

"oh fuck off, jack," the younger girl rolled her eyes. 

"you better be glad i was the one who looked and not dad or some shit. wrap it up before they do see anything. y'all are so gross," jack was most definitely rolling his eyes. 

"fucking idiot," samy mumbled. she turned back to will, her smile quickly returning. 

"see you in two weeks?" 

"i'll see you so soon," will planted one more kiss to her lips before heading back down the porch. he waved to the camera incase jack was still secretly watching. 

once he was back in his car, samy spun on her heel. bending down so she was eye level with the camera, "you're so annoying. i can't wait until i can annoy you and your girlfriend." 

FOUR (samy gets her acceptance to umich)

the adrenaline buzzed through the young girl as she impatiently waited for her brothers and will to come back from their fishing excursion. their last eta update was 10 minutes ago being 15 minutes away meaning they were close to home.

samy texted them saying she had big news. the piece of paper was gripped firmly in her hands, the anticipation nearly killing the poor girl. she paced diligently across the porch with almost a hundred thoughts running through her brain.

distant voices started filling her ears, head whipping towards the dock down the yard. the four of them tumbled out of the boat. "mom! they're here!" samy yelled into the screen door.

she began waving her arms above her head, wanting to catch their attention. ellen was on the porch a moment later, phone in hand to record everyone's reactions.

"guys! guys! hurry!" the brunette yelled to will and her brothers.

"what's up little hughesy?" jack wondered as he picked his pace up and samy rolled her eyes at the nickname.

she'd never escape being little hughesy since her brothers would always be hughes or hughesy. she glanced back at her mom who beamed, nodding some encouragement.

"now what's up?" luke snickered while quinn and will looked at the girl expectantly while also confused when they saw ellen recording.

samy revealed the paper from behind her back, a large smile creeping onto her lips.

"i got into the university of michigan!!" samy exclaimed, immediately jumping up and down.

the shock hit all of their faces at the same time with luke being the first one to scoop his little sister into his arms.

"holy shit!! that's awesome! is it full ride for soccer??" the middle hughes exclaimed as well.

"full ride!" the girl echoed.

jack and quinn took their turns embracing their sister as well, leaving will as the last one. he scooped his best friend into his arms, a large smile plastered across his entire face.

"jesus, you're so awesome. so proud of you, hughesy," will gushed earning a small flush across the girl's cheeks.

she giggled as he spun her around a little.

"now you gotta come to michigan with me," samy poked his chest.

"or you can come to boston," the boy proposed with his little shit eating grin.

her eyes found everyone else's before landing on the tiny camera taking in the entire moment. she ran to it, showing off her acceptance letter with the word congratulations written in big letters across the top. someone wrapped their arms around her waist and samy immediately knew it was will just based on his hold. 

the quick kiss on her cheek most definitely went unknown by everyone except the camera. samy sported a small blush before turning back to her brothers where they all continued celebrating their little sister's acceptance. 

#hughes!sister x will smith au #will smith hockey #samy x will #boston college #boston college hockey #samy hughes #umich hockey #will smith imagine #will smith x oc #will smith hockey fluff #bc hockey #ryan leonard #gabe perreault #uofmichigan #luke hughes #jack hughes #quinn hughes

[rosethornewrites]

T & G reading since 3/9

Finished

Teen:

With Surgical Precision, by metisket

If Wen Qing had realized sooner that she wasn’t in the afterlife or hallucinating, but had actually traveled back in time, she’d have done things differently. There’d have been less murder, for one thing.

The Straightest Path, by meyari (🔒, 14 chapters)

The moment of Xiongzhang’s death would live forever in Lan Zhan’s mind. He’d turned towards Lan Zhan, qiankun pouch holding the library in his hands. Then he’d gasped as arrows flew towards them both in a hail no one could survive.

How Often Do You See Your Mother?, by Winxhelina

It is the one day of the month, when Lan Zhan gets to see his mum. This month is different. They are outside. His mother has somehow managed to convince the Lans to allow all three of them, and 12 Lan disciples, to go to the market. 'Like normal children get to do with their mummies and daddies' his mother had said. Of course his daddy isn't here.

Lan Zhan chews on the too sweet strawberry and looks through the crowds. There is a small boy, around his age, sitting on a dirty blanket on edge of the street. No one else seems to notice him, everyone's just passes him by, some of them even step on the corner of the little blanket. The boy is looking at Lan Zhan. Staring really. Lan Zhan stares back. The boy smiles at him, his smile is warm and friendly, a bit like mum's. He waves at Lan Zhan.

Inspired by the scene in the donghua that seems to suggest Wei Ying and Lan Zhan met as children.

In which Lan Zhan and his mother meet a homeless Wei Ying on the streets and decide to help him find his parents.

General:

The Other Half of My Soul, as the Poets Say, by IrisPines618

"Wei Wuxian spoke again, soft and plaintive, "Would you know him, if you saw him again ? He is much changed from who he was.... from the man you loved "

The response sounded again, sure as steel, "I would know him blind, by the way he breathed, and the sound of his feet against the earth. I would know him in death, in different forms. I would know him till the stars burn out, and in utter darkness, and in all this, my love will remain. I would love him if he hated me. Even if he killed me, my last act would be to confess my love for him. I would love him until the world's end, and beyond. I will love him forever"

Wei Ying awakens at the bottom of the canyon in the Burial Mounds, and finds a red thread tied around his ankle, one end sinking into his heart, the other stretching out towards the horizon. With nothing to lose, Wei Wuxian decides to follow it, and finds, at the other end, his destiny, his soulmate, his zhiji

Lan Qiren Time travel AU, by @marzaid (tumblr fic)

Time travel AU where post canon Lan Qiren travels back in time to when Wei Wuxian is 4 and has just lost his parents. Lan Qiren may hate the man (now boy), but he still follows the rules strictly and will not kill. Instead, Lan Qiren finds a 4 year old Wei Wuxian cowering in an alley hiding from dogs. He protects the boy because the rules tell him that it is his duty to do so.

Trellis, by WithBroomBefore

Jiang Yanli spends long enough weighing the merits of a second child against the inconveniences of another pregnancy for the decision to be nearly made by default. She is a sect leader’s wife now, and even with her mother-in-law still living, that is more than enough work to fill her days. By the time Jin Ling is nine years old, she has accepted that he will not have siblings close enough in age to grow up alongside as she and her brothers did. Still, she and Jin Zixuan speak wistfully of another from time to time, with the growing awareness that they are unlikely to follow that path. So it is a joyous surprise when the question answers itself.

No-One But The Pure In Heart, by sami (part of 2 series)

anyoneanyonebuick

I can't decide whether I think "yeah, it checks out that the Immortals would all get in on his bullshit this time"

or

"yeah, it checks out that he'd have a bunch of people pretend to be them, it's exactly what he'd do"

No, Wei Wuxian, You Cannot Divorce A Man You Haven't Married Yet!, by stiltonbasket (8 chapters)

"Have you heard? The second young mistress of Yunmeng Jiang broke her troth with Hanguang-jun and ran off to the Burial Mounds with Wen Qionglin!"

"Ah, poor Lan-er-gongzi. Breaking her sister's engagement wasn't enough for Wei-guniang, she had to betray her own intended!"

In which Wei Wuxian ditches the cultivation world, Lan Wangji goes grocery shopping, Lan Sizhui narrates his parents' love story, and Nie Huaisang is the only one who knows what's really going on. Prompt fic!

Unfinished

Teen:

What Remains After the War, by Swan_Song

There is a child in the burial mounds.

Looking at the face of a sobbing toddler, crying for the man he once called brother, Jiang Wanyin he can’t find it in him to care that the boy has Wen blood.

He takes the boy home

我们不要伤心了 - lets not grieve anymore, by bonesntears

Wei Wuxian lost it all for a second time. The one thing he thought would stay, didn't stand by his side. The only constant throughout his entire two lifetimes shook his head and turned around. The rain felt more like drowning in tears of everything he's hurt, gray clouds hiding the life he clung to so desperately. Lan Zhan, please--come back for me one last time.

i.e., instead of reincarnation through Mo Xuanyu, Wei Wuxian finds himself waking from death in his own body, as a child again.

Seven Seconds to the End, by Admiranda, miixz

Wei Wuxian has been alive for less than an hour, he has no plans for his future. But if there is one thing he knows, it’s that he wants to see Lan Zhan again.

Wei Wuxian remembers all that happened at the end of his first life. He remembers that Lan Zhan stayed on his side until the very end, how he'd tried to save him before Jiang Cheng attempted to kill them both. When he fell, the last thing he saw was Lan Zhan's eyes, the last thing he heard was his cries.

When he finds himself unexpectedly returned to life, he knows exactly who he can trust and where he needs to go. A Chen Qing Ling retelling.

How Well You Walk Through Fire, by Eternal Scribe (Shadowcat)

Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji were not sure exactly what they were seeing, but they knew that they couldn’t look away. They had been searching for these two men for days and had finally found them trying to hide undetected in an out-of-the-way inn on the edges of Yiling. Listening to their conversation it seemed that they were trying to get to Wen Chao’s father before whoever was hunting Wen Chao caught up with him again.

General:

Blooming You a Garden Inside Me, by xxxMiaHikarixxx

Wei Ying desperately tries to befriend Lan Zhan. He feels that he needs Lan Zhan's attention so he keeps trying to get it. After the waterborne abyss incident, Wei Ying finds out more about his feelings and Lan Zhan's feelings than he was prepared for.

The Line Between Good and Evil, by Dandesamm

Right after the celebration of the successful siege against Yiling Laozu Wei Wuxian, suddenly time reverses. Back to the Sunshot Campaign.

Cultivation World: "....." Uh.Oh

Wei Wuxian: "Ha-Ha"

You go play your own Sunshot Campaign Game, but I, Wei Wuxian, will quit!

Lan Wangji: "Seconded. Hanguang-Jun shall also delete his account."

#the untamed #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #cql #chen qing ling #untamed fanfiction

[bayleymania]

Did you see that kevin and sami flew directly from the royal rumble to jay briscoes funeral at like 1 in the morning, thats gotta be so tough. glad to see so many people in the industry paying their respects tho

Oh, I’m so glad they were there. And the service was beautiful (I’m thankful they streamed it), especially when Mark spoke… it was so emotional.

[magicmalcolm]

Fun With Palindromes: A Welcome To Devitt's Minific

"Hey Ferg, you gotta sec?"

Fergal Devitt looked up from his phone to see Sami looking perplexed at whatever was happening on the screen of his Switch. Sami was even tilting his head at a quizzical angle, which was utterly adorable.

"What's up, Sambo?"

Sami waited for Fergal to walk up beside him before showing him the screen, "So I was just playing around with the Radar thingie when this happened. What do these sparkles mean?"

Fergal's jaw dropped at the image before him, "Oh my God, Sami tell me you have Repels."

"Uh yeah..." Sami went into the menu to double-check, finding he did indeed have a couple of them, "Should I use one?"

"Yes! Immediately! If not sooner!"

Sami crinkled his nose at Fergal's sudden excited outburst, "Okay...so it's safe to walk into those? I'm not gonna get attacked by, like, Giratina or something?"

"Absolutely!" Fergal paused, "I mean that it's safe, not that yer gonna get jumped."

"The only jumpy thing here is you," Sami looked over at Fergal, who was visibly vibrating beside him, "Right, Repelled up and...here we go..."

Fergal's eyes widened, "A Shiny Girafarig?!"

"Is that good?" Sami looked a little closer at the giraffe Pokémon, "Does it have a cold or something? Why's it's nose blue?"

"Just catch it!"

"Okay, okay...sheesh," Sami sighed as Fergal gripped tightly onto his shoulder, "Uh...I'll just toss a Quick Ball, I guess?"

Both men watched as the Quick Ball flew through the air, the Shiny Pokémon disappearing inside in a flash of light. Sami felt Fergal's grip tighten on his shoulder as the Ball shook once...

Twice...

Thrice...

Click.

"Whoo! Sami!" Fergal cheered as the confirmation of capture message flashed on screen, "Your first Shiny! And it's a Girafarig, of all things!"

"Huh...it does look a bit different..." Sami mused, "Wait, is it just a Girafarig that's been dipped in blue paint?"

"I mean...basically yes..." Fergal grinned, "But it's still pretty cool, right? Save the game, by the way."

"It's cute, I guess?" Sami shrugged as he clicked to save the game as instructed, "I'm guessing this a bigger deal than I think it is?"

"You found a Shiny Patch of grass in one Radar use, Sami. You have no idea how lucky that is! And it's the giraffe based Pokémon too! The best animal!"

"Well I'm excited that you're excited, if nothing else," Sami smiled fondly at the look of pure joy on Fergal's face, "I think you should have this."

"Really?!" Fergal wrapped his arms around Sami's neck, "You mean it?"

"Ferg, this is apparently a special version of this Pokémon," Sami grinned as he felt Fergal nuzzle against him, "Who else needs this more than my favourite giraffe enthusiast?"

"I love you so much, Sami Zayn," Fergal unwrapped himself from Sami, before cupping his face in his hands and kissing him quickly, "I'm going to get my Switch then I'm coming back for more kisses!"

"Can't wait..." Sami laughed to himself as Fergal dashed inelegantly away, looking back down at the Shiny Girafarig on the screen, "A lucky find huh...? Nothing's luckier than finding you, Ferg."

#IT'S TIME FOR A LITTLE CUTE FOR YOUR WEEKEND #welcome to devitt's #fun with palindromes #samifinn #finnzayn #sami zayn #finn balor #coffee shop au #coffee shop au sami #coffee shop au finn #my fanfic #and just wait until Fergal finds out about it's evolution #shiny girafarig #girafarig #wwe fic #wwe fanfiction #wwe fanfic #pokemon #shiny pokemon

[canaryrecords]

n September 1950, the 29-year-old Aleppo-born Assyrian singer Djamal A. Aslan flew into New York City from Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, representing himself as Iranian and having an address in Central Falls, Rhode Island. It is clear that he was not Iranian and unclear if he had been in the U.S. previously. In 1952, he married one Rose Arena in Brooklyn, and the couple divorced less than two years later in Florida. Whether he was actively trying to undermine U.S. immigration laws, we cannot say with any certainty, but it does look that way from this distance.

By November 1953, he had he begun performing. We know he appeared with the Damascus-born, Boston-based singer Russell Bunai and violinist Louis Badwi at the Syriac (Assyrian) Orthodox Church In West New York, New Jersey. And he was very active as a performer in 1954-55, playing with Naif Agby, Philip Solomon, Naim Karacand, Mike Hamway, Mohammed El-Bakkar, Eddie Kochak, Odette Kaddo, etc. Notably, he made a string of appearances during ’54-55 with the brilliant and celebrated Aleppo-born Egyptian violinist Sami al Shawwa (b. 1889; d. 1965) who was on tour in the U.S. at the time.

In 1955 he married Alberta Olever of Paterson NJ, and they settled on the same block of Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue as Albert Rashid’s and Fred Alam’s record stores. He could easily have recorded for either of their labels but did not. Instead, he played constantly at Arab-American gatherings in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (with a visit to California in 1957) and set up a music studio on Flatbush Avenue that he called Cinara-Phone where he started giving music lessons.

Between gigs, teaching, and the birth of his two daughters during 1957, he self-produced a group of 14 recordings with all of the best Arab performers in Brooklyn and sold them to the record subsidiary of the 20th Century Fox film company. They were released together as an in April 1958 as Lebanon: Her Heart, Her Sounds, an elaborate - one might say “overblown” for an immigrant - production including a 37-member choir, dozens of performers, and a cover painting by the popular illustrator Irv Doctor (b. 1918; 2008). It was certainly made under the influence of the singer and film star Farid al-Atrash. Its title reference to Lebanon was meant to attract the largest Arabic-speaking group the U.S. (It was also issued in Argentina.) It was clearly the culmination of his hopes and dreams as an American immigrant.

Did it accomplish its aims for Aslan? Not that we can detect. In 1959, he traveled as far as Connecticut and Florida to play gigs for Arab-American gatherings. In 1960, he got the news that his mother Zahida had died in Aleppo. It does not appear that he was able to travel to visit his father Aboud, his sister Antoinette Sayad, and his brother Antoine at the time. So, he stayed in Brooklyn, playing gigs at Arab-American social events and teaching, year after year.

In the mid-60s, the scene for live music at Arab-American events dwindled to almost nothing, and many players had made the transition to playing multi-ethnic nightclubs. Djamal Aslan however did not. He made no more records, and at present, we have no more documentation of his having performed after 1966. He died in Brooklyn June 11, 2000.

Several pieces from his LP appear on our recent Hakki Obadia collection.

[joonas-curls]

more like hello hitman blind channel au?? 👀

Yes – everyone has a really detailed background story; I already have some sort of playlist, and every one of BC has some songs to describe them or give me a certain vibe for them.

Actually, there are two versions of the story – one where Aleksi is already part of the group, and the other version is where he’s at the wrong place and the wrong time twice, and the second time he is – more or less willingly – saved by Joel.

But Joel has no time to “babysit” Aleksi so he wants to get rid of him as soon as possible. But Joonas and Niko – some of Joel's... friends – appear and Niko finds out who Aleksi is and why he is in this miserable situation (witness-protection program). Turns out Aleksi could be beneficial to them but soon the enemy notices that Aleksi is not dead and they want to kill him or force him to work for them... and the enemy is not an unknown person to Joel, so he is also interested in killing this person.

Also, Samy and Johnny have a special appearance. 👀

Sorry, that it sounds so weird. But I don’t want to spoil everything if I write the second version one day (the first version is actually on ao3 but like two chapters, the last update was 5 months ago and I am not happy with it at all I will never finish it).

Anyway, here are some short background infos about each of them – again, rather short.

Joel was a drug runner when he was still a teen since he never had another choice. Used to be addicted to drugs, so no one in his group is allowed to take or deal with drugs. And no one wants to mess with Joel, lmao. He has a lot of anger issues, hot headed, and at least once a week he wants to kill Joonas.

Olli is some sort of the doctor of the group (when he's not stitching them up he takes part in the organ trade). He used to be a good guy, studied well, and even started to study medicine (wanting to become a doctor and help people, he wants a better future for everyone). That was until he started to take care of people he wasn’t allowed to help and he stole medicine and other things (he only wanted to help okay :c). But that’s how he met Niko, Joonas, and Tommi.

Tommi comes from a horrible family. His father didn’t allow him to cry or to be weak, he had to be strong because he’s a man. That’s how he became some sort of underground boxer, to somehow survive in the cold world…. But Tommi could survive everywhere, but he's not that good with his emotions.

Aleksi is pretty clever and that’s why he ended up at the wrong place various times (just poor little man). He’s a hacker, so he came across the wrong people by accident. Oh yeah, and he had to watch how people kill his friends.

Niko’s parents were part of a cult, where they have threatened him so bad that he ended up at the orphanage (also the lyrics: when I told the priest he had a panic attack are part of his story). At this orphanage, he met Joonas and since then they are always together. One day they flew from the orphanage and Joonas became a crusher, making snuff movies as well. Niko on the other hand started to work at a machine shop. They have a really intense relationship. (Niko is also afraid of water but he loves fire and explosions and he feeds stray cats).

#ask #it sounds so boring but i dont want to spoil anything #in case one day i have the motivation to finish this story #everything makes sense in the end - at least to me? yeah #but thank you for asking ;; ♥

[peachhcs]

mundane moments

hughes!sister x will smith au (samy + will)

some mundane moments between samy & will on facetime as she gets ready for a night out

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the vibration from samy's phone made the small area of her desk shake underneath her elbows that were propped up in front of her tiny silver mirror, delicate hands applying the last of her mascara. she flipped the device over, a grin spreading across her pink lips seeing her boyfriend's contact flash across the screen. the girl immediately answered, propping her phone up against whatever was in front of her as will's face appeared. 

"hi will, what's up?" samy continued grinning, checking the last of her eyelashes to make sure she didn't miss a spot. her lack of attention caused her to miss the smile spreading across will's own lips and the flush coating his cheeks. 

he was glad gabe wasn't in the room or else he'd start chirping at him for being so grossly in love. 

"hi pretty girl," the blonde said making samy's own cheeks shed a light pink. he never failed to make her blush whenever that nickname left his lips.

"hi will!" hannah exclaimed, popping into frame for a second.

"hey will!!" bailey also yelled from across the room. samy's friends loved saying hi to will whenever he was on facetime. the boy chuckled, "hey guys."

"we're going out. hannah convinced me to head to this frat with her and bails," the brunette rolled her eyes slightly as she eyed hannah a few feet away. the other girl shrugged, "what? you said you wanted to go out more."

"i know, i know. okay, i need your opinion on what bag i should bring," samy pushed herself out of her desk chair and backed up so will could see her entire outfit while grabbing the two different purses from her bed.

she posed a few times with each bag, but the only thing will could focus on was how good she looked. her slightly too short black skirt and plunging v-neck top had the blonde a bit breathless and red. he wasn't even paying attention to her purses anymore.

"he's not even paying attention, hughes. i told you your outfit would distract him," hannah snickered when no response came from will.

that snapped the boy back into reality as he embarrassingly cleared his throat. samy flushed—loving how she had an effect on him even through a screen. "i bet he wasn't even paying attention to the purses. go with the black one, it goes with everything," bailey commented.

"hey, i was...sort of. black is cute," will attempted to defend himself. his weak effort made the girls laugh instead.

"you're so cute. i miss you," samy crawled back into her desk chair, bringing the camera closer to her face. her lips sparked in the light, showing off her sparkly lip-gloss that will's kissed off those lips so many times in the summer.

"i miss you too. wish you were here or i was there," the blonde said, sadness creeping into his voice.

long distance was hard. with their busy schedules, the two hardly saw one another since they started college. practices and games always got in the way and it wasn't like they could just up and leave without some harsh remarks from their coaches. will desperately missed his girl. there wasn't a time when he wasn't thinking about her—and that was saying a lot considering all he's ever thought about was hockey. he missed her especially when she looked as good she did and will wouldn't be there to have his arm securely around her waist so everyone knew she was his.

"i know. feels like it's been ages since i've seen you," samy frowned as well.

it was even worse because they wouldn't even be spending winter break together—or at least not all of it. will just recently got called up to play on the usa world juniors team with gabe, ryan, fowler, drew, and aram. that meant they'd all be spending their holiday in sweden and while will was extremely grateful for the opportunity, he probably wasn't gonna see samy at all unless she flew out with him. that was a big ask that will knew he couldn't make because he knew how much she loved spending the holidays with her family in michigan.

"maybe i'll get some downtime or something. or i'll just sneak off for a weekend," will chuckled, trying to lighten the mood because he hated when samy was sad.

"i know your coach would bench you for the next five games," samy teased a little as she touched up some of her foundation and powder.

"it's worth it if i get to see you," the blonde shrugged. samy rolled her eyes again, but will would seriously drop everything for her if she asked.

"okay, final look. what do you think?" samy held the phone close to her face so her boyfriend could see her entire makeup look. will couldn't help but take a screenshot, admiring her pretty face and pretty lips and wanting to have a picture to stare at for later. 

"you look beautiful," will said making the girl blush again. he prided himself in the fact that he could still make her blush miles away. 

"and the outfit? too much? too little?" she stood back up so will could see her entire outfit again.

he took another screenshot, face reddening into a deep blush. the short skirts were will's kryptonite and he absolutely adored it when samy wore them. he unashamedly checked her out through the screen, getting distracted once more. she looked so hot and while will swore he wasn't the jealous type, there was a pinch in his stomach thinking about all the guys that would look at his girl the way he was looking at her now. especially in a frat.

"you lost him again," hannah laughed seeing will's longing stare through the screen.

"s-sorry. you look incredible," will flushed when he snapped back into reality again.

"you're so adorable. i love you," samy smiled.

"i love you more," will smiled back.

"i'll text you, yeah? talk to you later," the brunette kissed her phone. will did the same back and they said their goodbyes for now. two minutes later, hannah and bailey both got texts from will.

will look out for her tn for me have fun :)

the girls both smiled, already knowing that will was the one.

—

a little habit will picked up was staying up until he knew samy made it back home safely whenever she went out. sometimes they'd call, sometimes they wouldn't, but either way, will had his eyes on her location as the time ticked closer to one in the morning. he told himself it wasn't a controlling thing, but more of a protective thing because he'd never forgive himself if he went to bed and his girl didn't make it home safely. 

will knew he'd definitely feel drowsy when he had to wake up in six hours for practice, but it was all worth it for his girlfriend's safety and well-being. he watched as her little icon finally made it into her dorm building—a wave of relief filling the boy's chest. before he could shut his phone off for the night, it began buzzing in his hand and samy's name came up on the screen. will immediately answered, smiling when he saw her pretty face a second later. 

"hi beautiful. make it home?" will wondered, trying to whisper as best as he could so he didn't wake gabe up. 

"yup. were you stalking my location?" the girl teased some, shutting her door and shuffling towards her desk. 

will never explicitly told her he watched her location when she went out, but samy picked it up fairly quickly when will was always awake when she called late at night. the blonde's face flushed as he shuffled into the bathroom to speak a little more freely without disturbing gabe. 

"maybe. did you have fun?" the boy wondered, leaning against the counter and fighting the sleep creeping into his system. 

"it was fine. frats are frats. would've been more fun if you were with me," the girl giggled as she began taking off her makeup. 

will smiled some. samy always got giggly when she had a few drinks in her. 

"maybe next time i visit you can bring me along," the boy chuckled. 

"obviously. eth and mark already have an itinerary made out when you come and visit," that made both of the teenagers laugh. "how was your night, though? what did you do?" samy shifted the focus to will. he flushed a little. she never failed to ask about him at any given moment. 

"nothing special. hung out with lean and gabe. we didn't feel like going out," will explained briefly. 

"would've been me if hannah didn't drag me out," samy laughed. 

the two sat in comfortable silence as will watched samy get herself ready for bed. it wasn't until another five minutes when the brunette finally crawled into bed, giving a tired smile to will. the boy returned her gentle smile with one of his own as he made his way back into his own bed. 

"i miss you, will. come visit me soon," the girl mumbled, sleep laced in her voice.

"i miss you too, pretty girl. hopefully i'll see you soon," will said a bit sadly. samy only managed another smile before completely falling asleep a moment later. 

the blonde smiled, blowing a soft kiss to the screen and finally shutting his phone off for the night.  

#hughes!sister x will smith au #samy x will #will smith hockey #boston college #boston college hockey #samy hughes #umich hockey #will smith imagine #will smith x oc #uofmichigan

[wweassets]

That Sami pic whew my dick flew off my bodsy

your dick needs to fly between his fat cheeks tbh..

#ask

[suckitsurveys]

Who in your family has been married the longest? (and how long?) That’s a good question. There are a lot of widows in my family, so I am not sure who still living has been married the longest. I also couldn’t tell you the years anyone in my family has been married, except for my cousin Ann and her husband, because they got married the year I was born, so 34 years lol.

Do you have any Eastern European ancestry? I am mostly Eastern European actually.

Where is your car parked right now? In the parking lot across the street from the building I work in.

When did you last travel alone? Where were you going? I traveled to Boston alone last weekend. I mean, I was going to see a friend, but I flew there alone and back.

Do you take your shoes off when you come inside? Yes.

What’s your favorite movie series? The Toy Story series.

How are you feeling today? I am stressed AF and sick and sleepy and irritated and hungry.

Look to the right - what’s the first thing you see? My coworker’s chair.

^^ What does that thing remind you of? My coworker???

What was the first color you ever dyed your hair? I put red streaks in it in 7th grade.

What is something that’s considered a luxury, but you wouldn’t want to live without? A phone, I guess. Or sushi.

Do you want to move anytime soon? Not super soon, but we have been considering it.

Did you have coffee this morning? Yup, currently still drinking it.

How good/bad was the quality of education you received in high school? Ahahahahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. I went to a shitty fucking private Luthern school that was so focused on shoving religion down our throats that I feel like I learned jack shit.

What was the most interesting year of your life, and why? This one has been pretty eventful and interesting. This year has been my “yolo” year. I’ve been to so many comedy shows and Lollapalooza and flown a lot more.

What was the first social media site you ever used? I’m not sure if it qualifies as social media but Yahoo Chatrooms? Lol. Or Xanga maybe?

Do you have any exes you really regret dating? Nah. They’re all irrelevant. What brand of laundry detergent do you use? We use Tide.

Are you prone to mood swings? Not usually, but it can happen.

Have you ever lied on a resume? Or even in a job interview? I mean, not a huge lie? Maybe something about time management skills lol.

Of all your friends & family, who has the most nicely-decorated home? Not my sister that’s for sure.

What was the last thing you bought, other than food? Uhhhhhhh Dayquil.

Do you smoke? Or vape? Just weed occasionally.

What are you dreading right now? Everything.

What brought about the end of the worst relationship you’ve been in? He was a dick.

Where was the last place you spent the night other than your own home? Sarah’s apartment in Boston!

Do you have any step- or half-siblings? Nope.

Have you ever been catcalled? Duh.

How old were you when you started scheduling your own doctors appointments? 22 or 23, I think?

Have you ever driven across an international border? Nope.

When was the last time you spoke to a neighbor? Sami texted me yesterday about getting a new kitten.

When was the last time you washed your bed sheets? Around a month ago.

What do people always seem to think is weird about you? I don’t know, ask them.

Ever notice how high schools in movies/tv shows are portrayed way differently than in real life? Sure.

Do you ever braid your hair? Yes.

What food sounds the most appetizing right now? Crab legs.

#surveys

[cha0tician]

okay but the thing is that jimmy has been the one complacent with all this, ever since sami was thrown out. he's been begging jey to let everything go back to normal and just to fall in line. and jey wouldve, for him. but he was miserable. and every time they saw sami, sami kept telling them, it isn't my fault he's miserable. roman did this. you know roman did this. would not let them fool themselves and ignore the fact that it could be anyone other than roman to blame.

and while jey had given up everything to keep jimmy safe, went back to keep jimmy safe, jimmy couldn't see jey lose one more fucking thing because of roman. couldn't hand roman the belts they were supposed to win back. couldn't let roman keep pushing jey around when they flew halfway across the world to play backup specifically to try and stay in romans good graces, a gesture he wouldn't have even appreciated even if they hadn't fucked it up, cause if he won he told them to stay home and if he lost where were they at. no winning. never enough. normal sucked even before it broke jeys heart.

but jimmy uso aint nobody's bitch no more

#im so proud of him. im holding him aloft like simba. everyone look at my special boy. #wrestling #silentmusic

[ketso]

Episode 13

I am waking up in my upmarket stylish pent suite in Sandton – within the most expensive square meter in Africa. I could honestly get used to this life. I mean... wow!

My daughter is now living with her husband. I still have casual sex with her father. I am driving a Ferrari and a Bentley. I am living it up! Suddenly, all those years behind bars were worth it!

I am making my way to Tholoana Kingdom today. I want in on some critical projects of the church. I'm thankful for the legal church that Laura and her family are running, but I'm ready for real work. I am meeting up with Thabi Mohale, Ona Mohale and Khotso Mohale. I'm sure Maboko Seete will be there too, but with him, all I can do is just look at him. I can't touch. I can't even let him touch. So, I'll dress in something nice so that him and I enjoy looking at each other.

I take a bath, lotion myself and dress up like the real Maphuthi Ngwenya. My bags are packed so all I do is just leave. I'll have breakfast when I land in the kingdom. I don't want to miss my flight.

As I drive out in my 2-door Bentley Continental GT Sport Coupe, I dial my daughter to check in on her. Only Thandeka the ex-wife needs Nathi to buy her cars and houses. Me… I’ve only ever wanted sex from that man.

"Hey mommy", she answers her phone.

"Sthandwa sami, kunjani?"

"I'm good. I'm still asleep. Why are you awake so early in the morning?"

"I'm going on a business trip, baby. My flight is in the next hour, so I want to beat traffic and make it there on time."

"Oh okay. Ubuya nini?" She asks me.

"Probably tomorrow. Why?"

"Senzi invited his parents over ukuvula indlu and ukuyithandazela. I was hoping that you, dad and Khanya would also come. Khanya and dad have confirmed. Khosini is still annoyed that it's you that is coming and not his mother. So, he won't be here. Will you be able to come?"

"Of course I'll be there, baby. I'd cancel my trip if you even told me it's today. Just text me all the details. Ngizofika." I say.

"Thanks mommy. Well, enjoy your trip and I'll see you tomorrow", she says.

"Thanks baby. I love you."

"Love you, mommy."

We hang up.

It feels good to be her mother. I know it's late. I know it's missing the building blocks. But I'm glad she's letting me in anyway. I'm happy that there's enough room for me and Thandeka in her life. I'm thankful that when only one of us can come to something, she chooses me.

-

My flight was good. I flew first class. Economy class sometimes gives me the hibijibies of prison. There's too many of us in one space. When I land in the kingdom, Khotso and Ona Mohale are the ones waiting to pick me up. Khotso is the one looking at me like a snack. I smile at him too. Yes, he can definitely have me. By the way, he's the single twin brother now. His wife, Remo, divorced him because he cheated with some soccer player's widow. Then he tried to marry that girl, but things didn't work out because Remo threatened that girl to the core. Apparently, she went madhouse on her... stalking her, moving shit in her house then hiding, messing with the breaks of her car and causing the poor girl to use taxis because she no longer trusted cars after accidents caused by that lunatic, driving her into a mental institution even. Lol! Remo made the side-bitch pay for the role she played in ruining her marriage. And when that Ndalo girl was threatened by social services to have her kids taken from her because of her being so unstable, she dropped Khotso and told him he wasn't worth it. So, the Mohale chief leader is single!

"Gentlemen", I greet them.

Some men-in-black creeps who are apparently the Mohale security take my bags.

Ona greets me with a handshake and smile. Professional, okay.

Khotso hugs and lays a kiss on my cheek. But it's that hug man... you know that hug that tells you that there will be more fraternising as the day goes on... I hug him back and even brush myself slightly past his penis. He holds me tighter. I think the deal is done.

"You look good", Khotso tells me.

"So do you", me.

"That means I look good too. We are identical twins", Ona says.

"Yeah, but you have two wives to tell you that", I say.

Khotso laughs. He still has his arms around me.

Ona looks at us, shakes his head then says, "We need to get going. You can fuck each other later."

I ride in their Maybach with them. They are both busy on their phones and tablets. So, I switch on my phone and check my messages. I have a few work emails that I reply to. I don't understand how a church can be run this corporate. I'd be keen to know if these people even pay tax. I should actually ask Laura. When I'm done replying to work emails, I check my text messages. Wandi has left me the details of her lunch what-what that she's planning. I reply and confirm, yet again, that I'll be there. She sends me smiley faces and asks me if I've arrived in the kingdom.

"Yeah. Just headed to my hotel now", I reply to the text.

"Senzi's mom wants me to work in her office now that I'm marrying Senzi. Apparently, I have to be close to the first lady. I told her I'd work in your office instead. She's giving me hell and Senzi says he's not getting involved. He knows his mother doesn't like me. Why would anyone want me to work with her?" Her text message.

"Don't worry, baby. I'll sort it out. You'll work in my office." I reply via text.

"Thanks mommy. Enjoy your trip." Her.

I send her kisses.

We arrive at the Royal house.

"I thought I was staying at a hotel", I say.

"Why? We have enough room here." Khotso says.

"And we are just on time for breakfast. Everyone is waiting for us", Ona.

Who the hell is everyone?!

I am led to the dining table. Ja, everyone is here. Ona's two wives are here. Ona's twins and their wives. Ona's other four kids are here - including Thandeka's child - are all here. Khotso's two kids are here too. Then the grandkids are here too. This is a big table. And there's just a lot going on. The queen-mother passed away, so she's the only missing person at this table. Ona and Khotso did not take her death well at all, but everyone says that they took it better than they took King Mohato Mohale's death. But at least the queen-mother is now reunited with her man.

We are already digging into the breakfast and the table is very chatty.

"Aus'Phuthi", a child calls me.

I look up from my plate. It's Khotso's daughter, Rena.

"Yes?" Me.

"Do you have any children?" She asks me. But she's smiling at me. I heard she doesn't like anyone. I heard she's a bit of an ice queen.

"I do. I have one child. A daughter. But she's all grown up and married now." I say.

"I see. Do you miss her?" She asks me.

I look around the table. All the adults are observing us carefully. Khotso is even smiling at us.

"I get to see her every day, so at least she's still in my life. Plus, I didn't lose her. I gained a son too. So now I have two kids." I say.

"Is that how it works? So if I get married, my dad would gain a son and not necessarily lose a daughter? I thought getting married meant leaving behind your family and focusing on your new family", she says.

Yoh, this kid's questions. At breakfast vele? Her brain is this active so early in the morning?

"I'm not allowing anyone to take you away from me, baby girl." Khotso rescues me a bit.

"So, my husband would become Mr Mohale?"

We all choke on our food a bit.

"Did someone ask you to marry them, Lefatselabarena?" Ona enquires.

"Not really", she says.

"Not really?!" Khotso and Ona both say.

Ja no, this conversation.

"Someone tried. But he's not worth it. So, I'm not interested." She says.

Ona and Khotso look at each other. This child is a teenager. Khotso has told me that she is in grade eleven and is nervous about how she will be when she is in matric. He keeps telling me he was wild in matric to a point where a fellow matric student passed away at a weekend away where they were celebrating their eighteenth birthday. So he isn’t entirely excited about Rena turning eighteen or going to matric.

"Aus'Phuthi, have you ever been married before?" Moloko asks me. He's Khotso's son.

Yerrr!

"No, I haven't." Me.

"Would you ever consider getting married?" Moloko asks me.

I take a deep breath and say, "Probably not."

"Not even to our dad?" Moloko.

Now I seriously choke on my food. These kids stare at me, waiting for their answer. I'm just drinking water and trying to get the food to go down the right pipe.

"Well, we think that you are pretty and we think that you are cool. We wouldn't mind if you married our dad", Rena says.

I'm still coughing on the food I'm choking on.

Yoh!

Ona and Khotso set me up! I should’ve gone to that hotel.

…

We are in Shaka's office now. The pope. Maboko Seete is here. But he's son is here with him. They look like brothers. Zithulele is also here with his two sons. The Mohales are here with their boys. I notice that Reahile is very close to Khotso – much closer than what he is to Ona… and he’s biologically Ona’s. But I have also been told that Reahile just chose Khotso to be his father and Khotso is the one who has been raising him. Ona has tried to bring him closer, even letting Reahile stay with his second wife. But apparently, the minute that Khotso settles with a stable woman – stable enough to even live with Rena and Moloko – Reahile will move into that house with his wife and kids. I feel for Ona a bit. I’d die if Wandi chose another woman over me to be her mother. But bonds are bonds I suppose.

Thabi is here so I don't feel as singled out as I would have been had I been the only woman here.

Shaka finally walks in with his son, Ntuthuko.

"Sorry to keep you waiting", he says as he walks in.

We are all silent.

"Phuthi, welcome." Shaka says.

I nod my head.

"We heard your cry about wanting to be more involved in the church. We had you running mines before you did time. You are good at the corporate face of things. The crime side of things requires a lot of training. And right now, we don't have time." Shaka says.

I don't say anything. I'm slightly annoyed though.

"But I do understand your frustration of working at that church under Laura. Mining is dangerous for you right now. Putting you back there would attract more cops for you, and that's not good for us. I'm thinking a hospital", he says.

We are all a bit confused.

"I'm not a doctor, though". Me.

"You will be managing a hospital that we will be building. It would even make our organ trading a lot easier. Thabi will help you", Shaka says.

"I'm a queen. I can't be -

She's silent now. Everyone is staring at her.

"Will you be able to move to the kingdom? Permanently." Shaka asks me.

I was loving being close to my daughter. But I guess she can always visit.

"Sure", I say.

He nods his head then moves on to the next thing on the agenda. Thabi is not happy at all. At all.

We finish the meeting after about three hours. Then people leave the office. I just want to go and sleep. But the Mohales are my ride. Fortunately, we are driving back to the royal house. I'm dropped off at the guests' wing then they proceed with whatever business that they have for the day.

I spent the afternoon enjoying a nice long bath, romancing myself really with candles as I lotioned myself and dressed up in a cute dress.

There's a TV in here, so I find myself putting on some movie. I don't even make it past twenty minutes. I pass out.

I am woken by a presence hovering over me. It unsettles me because it instantly reminds me of prison. I count to ten before I open my eyes. I'm reminding myself that I'm not there anymore. I don't have to jump out of bed and immediately defend myself so I live another day. I turn around gently then open my eyes.

"Hi", Rena says to me waving her hand at me.

This child.

"Hello", Moloko says. He's even sitting on the bed.

These kids need to learn a thing or two about manners. I mean REALLY!

"We thought we would come and sit with you", Rena says.

I force a smile on my face. What I want to do is tell them to get the fuck out of here so I can sleep.

"We really like you. So, we want to hang out with you", Moloko says.

Gold star for me I suppose.

I sit up and pay them some attention.

"How has your day been?" I ask them.

"It was okay. I got 97 percent for my advanced programming mathematics test, so I'm excited. That thing has made me cry real tears in the past. Before this test, I was two marks away from beating the child that is first in our grade for the term. Now I caught up and I'm number one in my grade! My best friend, Ruri, is number two. But she's number one in English and Social Sciences. Oh, and design. But she has an unfair advantage. She's already a designer. She and her mom have a shop together. I wish my mother were still here", ja, Rena can TALK!

Lord, give me strength.

"You miss your mom, huh?" Me.

She nods her head, feeling so sad all of a sudden.

"I love my dad very much. But sometimes, I wish he could marry someone who at least has a clue. Someone like you." Rena.

She's starting. Moloko has just taken over the TV.

"Have you ever told him that?" I ask Rena.

"All the time. But you know papa. No one tells him what to do with his penis." She says, catching me completely off-guard and I choke on my spit. How old is this child again?

"You need to stop coughing so much", she says to me.

I make some space on the bed for her to climb in. She smiles at me then climbs in.

"So tell me, how can I do some of the things that you'd want to do with your mommy? I know I could never replace her. And I don't want to. But how can you and I have special things that we do together?" I ask her.

She cuddles up to me with excitement.

"You can tell me what the secret is to stay clean when I'm on my period. My teacher taught me how to use a sanitary towel. I didn't even tell my dad that I had started my period." She says.

This breaks my heart.

I wasn't even there for Wandi.

It's sad really. My baby and Rena grew up without mothers. But Rena's mother is a better woman than I am. She passed away. I was alive and still couldn't be there for my only child.

"You know what, I can do that. In fact, twice every month, I'll make sure that we have girls' weekend. Then we can chat and I can just be there for whatever you need... even if I'm not with your dad. Would that be okay?" Me.

"YEEEEEESSSSS!" She screams and says.

I laugh and hug her. She has a very playful spirit and a child-like excitement about her. I don’t think she will be an eighteen-year-old nightmare. I think Khotso can relax a bit. Rena is one of the good ones.

Khotso walks into the bedroom. Yeah, the kids left my door open.

"I hope they are not bothering you", Khotso says. Actually, they woke me up from some really great sleep, dude!

"Papa, Aus'Phuthi will be taking me on girls' weekends every month", Rena says.

Khotso smiles then says, "Really? So, when will she be spending time with me?"

"She said she doesn't need to be with you to do fun girl stuff with me", Rena.

"Oh really? But she's my friend. You are stealing her from me?" Khotso.

"Yep. Me and Moloko. I'm going to do mommy and daughter things with Aus'Phuthi now... like Ruri does with her mommy." Rena says.

Khotso and I look at each other. You can just see that a part of him is still in pain.

"I'm happy for you, baby girl", Khotso says.

"Loko, come on. Let's go get a snack. Daddy want to ask Aus'Phuthi to be his girlfriend", Rena says. I'll probably never get used to Rena's tongue. Like ever.

"Oooooohhhhh la la", Moloko says.

We all laugh then the kids leave, leaving just Khotso and I alone.

"You know, I'm going to fuck you. There's no need for you to suck up to my kids", he says.

"Wow! Now I see where Rena gets that mouth from." I say.

We both laugh.

He climbs on the bed and lies does next to me, putting his head on my lap now that I'm sitting up.

"She also told me that she wishes that you could marry someone who actually has a clue", I say.

"Yep, that's definitely something that came out of the mouth of Lefatselabarena Mohale." He says and we laugh.

"What broke my heart though is her saying that some girl that's her friend has an unfair advantage at one of the subjects at school because she has a mother." I say.

His face also drops.

"She told me her teacher taught her how to use a sanitary towel when she started her period", I continue.

He tenses up.

"You know, my daughter grew up without me too. She was a few days old when I went inside. I came out, she was seven. I went back in before she was even eight. I was never there. Rena's mom is a better woman than me. She passed on. She genuinely couldn't be there. I was alive and she grew up without a mother. She was raped. She was abused. She was moved from house to house every time Nathi's wife didn't feel like having her around. I failed her. I'm a bad mother. I'll never have any of those years back. And I know I'll never make up for it by being there for Rena... I'll probably never even let go of the guilt I feel inside of me for not being there for Wandisa. But, I'll do my best with your daughter - regardless of what happens between you and me."

He holds my hand.

I didn't realise that I was crying.

"You are a brilliant mother", he says.

I don't believe him.

"You were in jail, yes. But I remember a large portion of money from the church paying for some expensive boarding school for your kid because you blackmailed a shit load of people into making sure that your daughter was okay. There's a whole trust set up for her that you said you'd gift her when she goes to university".

I laugh and say, "then she chose to not go to university. I don't know what to do with that money now."

"The bottom line is that even from behind bars, you were a mother. You ordered hits on every man that touched her. You are not the ordinary mother, yes. But you are a mother. A damn good one. And she knows it. That's why she goes above and beyond to "tefa" now that you are around." He says.

I smile at him.

"Thank you", I say.

"Can we fuck now?" Him.

I just burst into laughter.

[melanywrites]

Chapter 1: “The American Dream no es para todos” (Part 1)

June 16, 2015.

Shortly after Trump's Presidential Announcement speech, New York City. We were in my tia’s dim-lit basement, some of my primos flew in from California to gather with the family. They arrived from Los Angeles with my tio and his new wife, Linda, a woman the same age as his eldest son. La casa smelled like tortillas on the comal and roasted jalapenos. There was a knock on the door and excitement filled the voices in the busy kitchen. “Antonio! A los tiempos!” “and look at you guys, all grown up” echoed in the adjacent room. Linda walked in with a tacky Chanel bag, oversized shades, and nails longer than a back scratcher. She analyzed mi tia’s comfy tight living room and scrunched her face, faked a smile, and then blew me a kiss when she caught my glance. Mis primos slowly made their way to the living room where I noticed my eldest primo with a ‘make America great again’ cap and my prima with a Trump t-shirt. I hadn’t seen them for over 5 years and despite the initial shock, I got up slowly to give them both a tight embrace. After an hour of catching up, the inevitable conversation arose after my primo mentioned his new position in his father’s law firm. Something about “if you know the law, then you know there are many ways around it” didn’t strike well with me:

Me: “Quien decide who gets to break the law or not? Don’t you think it’s wrong that the general public has no access to certain information? Why are you even wearing that hat?”

Him: “Why not? Isn’t that why we live here? Free speech. Everyone has access to information, ignorance is a choice. I agree with some of his views despite the things he says sometimes”

Me: “Don't you see how he talks about us? Y las mujeres? He doesn’t care about people like you and me”

Him: “What are people like you and me? Isn’t it funny how liberals always turn everything into a race thing? It all comes down to keeping our country safe, our families safe”

Me: “If it were really about safety then he wouldn't be speaking down about other people like that. Racism is real, the things that come out his mouth amp up the wrong kind of people, don’t you see he’s only catering to a specific audience?”

Her: “What about Latinos for Trump? Our vecinos support him too, mis amigas and their parents are also pro-Trump. They said Hillary will try to punish them for their life’s hard work.”

Me: “Sami that’s not true, you can’t just go along with what you hear your amigas say. I know they’re your high school friends but estas creciendo and have to question everything you see and hear. No one’s punishing anyone, la gente just want fairness.”

Him: “Maybe if they educated themselves on financial literacy then there would be fairness ”

Her: “Tiene razón, no one’s stopping them from educating themselves. Papa worked hard for our house and abuela didn’t need to help him. Look at tia’s house, she hasn't moved from this place since we were kids!”

Him: “Instead of saving her money and investing in proper assets, she bought liabilities. And who’s fault is that? Hers or Trump?”

Me: “That’s not fair to say, abuela had to leave her life behind to give her kids a better life. Your dad was the only one out of the 4 of them that went to college, he’s also the only male, tia had to skip out on school to help abuela with my mom and tia Ledi. Abuela’s “investment” was sending your dad to college, she passed away before encouraging sus hijas to do the same. Todo lo que tienes is because she crossed here illegally y abuela was NOT a criminal like tu idolo says we are”

Her: “Who’s we? You’re not even Mexican! We’re American. Not all of them are criminals but you can’t know for sure who is. Linda told me she found a bunch of them camping near our yacht and they tried to steal things off it. Pobresa makes you criminal out of desesperación”

Him: “Cmon, it’s not hard to understand: let's say there are 10 random people and one of them is a killer, would take the chance and let them all in? Wouldn’t you rather avoid the problem altogether? You don't know who’s coming into the country and as long as there's no proper measure in distinguishing who’s a criminal, you might as well not risk your own citizens, your own family” 

Me: “I know I’m American, but I’m not embarrassed to come from padres Hispanos. I would let all 10 people in because criminals are not assigned to race, bad people make criminals. We have criminals here too, what about them? Your neighbors could be too. I can’t get behind someone who values money over human life, no puedo. I can’t believe you guys are choosing to forget nuestro pasado”

#us politics #politics #opinión #testimony #government #voting #democracy #freedom #inequality #trump #donald trump #trump 2020 #obama #election #election day #american history #american #american culture #mexican #mexican writers #discrimination #justice

[chronicowboy]

I have dropped my phone face down so many times and this time this time it cracks

#sami rambles #i was running once and it flew landed facedown on concrete: didn't break #stood still facedown a metre from the lino floor: breaks

[peachhcs]

feelings confessed

hughes!sister x will smith au (samy + will)

will and samy confess the feelings they’ve been dancing around for months at will’s draft party

2.3k words

here’s part 2 to samy and will in nashville confessing their feelings! comment or request what else you wanna see while i continue posting some blurbs and imagines from their timeline :))

au masterlist | part 1

so many people packed themselves into one of the many hotel conference rooms congratulating ryan, will, and gabe for going in the first round. large smiles sat on each of their faces with every person they talked to and thanked for flying into nashville for such a special occasion. samy and will lost one another when things started getting more crowded and people pulled the blonde away to talk. the brunette didn't mind, though. she knew will had to make his rounds and she'd eventually find him by the end of the night. the two always found one another later on at every party they were at together.

the youngest hughes stuck close to ryan's girlfriend most of the night knowing she was very knew to all of this and samy's done it three times already. the two perched themselves in one of the quieter corners just talking when ryan pushed his way through. he plopped down beside julianne, tugging his arm around her shoulder while samy sent the taller boy a smile.

"finally escape the questions?" the girl laughed making ryan chuckle.

"for a few minutes at least. there's an insane amount of people here. i don't think i even know everyone," ryan huffed out.

samy's eyes flickered across the large room, not even seeing will or gabe because they were lost in the crowd somewhere. "tell me about it. maybe it was a bad idea having a joint draft party?" the girl giggled and so did julianne.

ryan shrugged. "maybe, but we're saving money and we're killing three birds with one stone here," the brunette clicked his tongue along with a small wink.

samy rolled her eyes at the boy, shaking her head slightly. ryan and julianne began having their own conversation, so samy allowed herself to get lost in her thoughts for a bit. she couldn't stop thinking about the way will looked at her earlier. his eyes sparkled in a way she'd never seen before. something about the entire draft was different and she knew will knew it too.

"oh yeah, he's definitely down bad," ryan's voice pulled samy back into reality.

she glanced at him and julianne who snickered with one another. the girl raised her eyebrow, waiting for one of them to explain.

"will. he's so got a thing for you and you do too," ryan elaborated when he caught samy's expression.

her already rosy cheeks flushed some more. "i-i don't know," samy stuttered out nervously. believing it herself was one thing, but hearing someone else say it was completely different. it made it more real.

"oh come on, hughes. everyone's seen. we all know," ryan continued with a laugh.

julianne found samy's expression and the blonde knew exactly what she was thinking. "come on, don't be annoying ry."

"i'm not, i'm just saying," the brunette shrugged. samy just rolled her eyes and stopped entertaining ryan. she knew if she let him keep going he wouldn't stop.

"i'm gonna get another drink. you guys want anything?" samy stood, looking at ryan and julianne still cuddled up next to one another.

"i'm okay, thanks though," julianne smiled while ryan briefly shook his head.

samy began the journey back through the still tight crowd. she wasn't even sure where her brothers wandered off to or even her parents for that matter. all samy knew was that they were somewhere in the mass of people still talking and catching up with one another. she found her way to the massive drinks table, going for another lemonade and sprite mix.

will stood about five people down from where samy was talking with some of his old high school friends that flew down. as soon as the brunette got to the table, will's eyes glued to her. he'd been trying to find her all night, but anytime he got further into the room, someone else stopped him to talk for an hour. this time will was not letting samy get away.

"hey, sorry, mind if just..catch up with you guys in a second?" will didn't even really wait for an answer as he started pushing his way towards samy.

the blonde's eyes were locked in on the girl just a few feet away. samy didn't even see will until a tall presence came up beside her and her gaze quickly flicked to her right.

"oh, hey will," samy immediately giggled.

"hi. feels like i've hardly seen you," the boy smiled some, loving her little giggle.

"i know, you've been caught up with everyone," the girl motioned back to everyone mingling.

will's gaze scanned over the crowded room while samy's fell back on him. her eyes were glued to his slightly unbuttoned white undershirt where his tie and suit jacket got lost along the way when they got in. he looked good and what was once tamed curls were now going everywhere over his forehead and ears.

"it's kind of crazy, isn't it? all the people here," will muttered in disbelief still that all these people showed up for him and his friends.

"i mean..who wouldn't wanna be here for you, ryan, and gabe?" samy giggled a little and will finally tore his gaze back to her.

a little smile appeared on his lips with his flustered cheeks suddenly realizing how close they stood and the conversation that lingered between them. samy quickly got self-conscious under his longing stare, so her eyes darted away, looking at anything but will.

"would you wanna..maybe go somewhere quieter?" will got a little shy asking.

he searched samy's gaze that returned to his own, anxiously awaiting her response. her smile caused his heart to swell as it had been since october. "lead the way," the brunette said.

with will being taller than her, he easily surveyed the area trying to find the best escape path where they (hopefully) wouldn't get stopped by someone wanting to talk will up for an hour again. his search found a small path towards one of the doors that led into the hallways, so carefully, will reached his hand out for samy to take it so he wouldn't lose her in the crowd. the girl flushed as his fingers squeezed around her own and he began pushing his way through the adults.

the blonde's gentle touch had samy's insides doing somersaults. she's dreamed of things like this if her and will ever became something more than friends which was very likely by the end of the night.

finally, samy and will made it into the hallway without anyone stopping them. the two visibly breathed out in relief that they weren't stuck in the stuffy and crowded room anymore. samy's gaze found will's and a small laugh escaped both of their lips like reality just sunk in and will was officially a member of the nhl.

"feels like yesterday when we were kids and you talked with my brothers about getting drafted one day," samy drifted towards the large window at the end of the hallway.

they could see the entire city from where they stood on the fifth floor. will joined her a moment later, leaning against the windowsill. "tell me about it. i can't believe it's actually real now," the blonde mumbled.

samy's eyes were on him again, admiring his sharp jawline and gleaming eyes on the city skyline. "me neither. i can't believe we're not kids anymore," the brunette's smiled turned into a sad one.

the idea of their childhoods being far behind them now was a scary thought. how did they go from playing tag at the lake house to adults trying to find their way in the world? more importantly, when did those platonic feelings turn into romantic ones?

"come visit me at boston this fall?" will changed the subject after a quick silence.

"you know i will. i can't not see ryan and gabe for months on end," samy teased him a little, smirking.

will shook his head. she knew he hated when she made jokes like that. it became more obvious the past few months as samy slowly realized she had feelings for her best friend and his face hardened whenever she'd start talking about their other two friends whenever they were on call together.

"i'm kidding. i'll try to get out as much as i can with what my schedule allowed with soccer," samy answered more truthfully this time.

a grin spread across will's lips. "i except you out there every weekend," will joked this time.

"you know i would if i could," the brunette met the boy's wandering gaze.

the two held one another's gazes and a hundred thoughts ran through each of their minds. will's eyes flicked between samy's while her own glance did the same. the entire reason they stepped away from everyone was on the tips of their tongues, swirling around them. will opened his mouth, closed it, and then opened it again like he was looking for the right words. he broke their gazing, eyes back on the city below them.

"remember when ryan, gabe, and i drove out to see you at your senior homecoming?" will began almost nervously.

"mhm. it meant a lot that you guys came out," samy nodded.

will nervously pulled a hand through his messy curls. "for some reason, i hated seeing that guy have his hand wrapped around your waist. i didn't really understand why i was feeling that way, but all i knew was that i never wanted to see any other guy with his hand on your waist again like that," will admitted sheepishly. he probably sounded incredibly jealous and possessive, but he knew if he didn't say it now he'd never get it out.

a blush rose on samy's cheeks hearing will say that. she had a small inkling that something was up back in october, but back then, she couldn't believe will liked her like that, so she pushed every single one of those thoughts away. at least until senior prom rolled around and she was forced to acknowledge those feelings again.

"i had a feeling," the girl admitted softly.

will's head snapped her way so fast she swore he was going to get whiplash. "you did?"

"i mean..yeah. ryan also..he was talking to me about it like really vaguely..i kind of brushed him off at the time," samy shrugged lightly.

the blonde studied her for a few seconds before looking away again. "lean's always ratting me out," he shook his head with a small chuckle.

"yeah, he's got a bit of a loud mouth," samy giggled as well remembering how the brunette literally brought up will's feelings earlier.

"i never said anything because i just..i thought you'd never like me back," will continued, his voice falling quiet.

"well for the record, i do like you back. i think my feelings started at senior prom," the two began reminiscing on that night.

that night was probably will's favorite aside from this one now. he finally got his wish of taking samy to a dance and being her date. he got to have a small piece of a regular high school experience since all of his focus was put into hockey his last two years.

"i think i've been waiting for months for you to say that to me," will chuckled and met samy's gaze again.

"i just..i don't know. i was afraid to say something in fear that we'd ruin our friendship. i mean i'm still scared we'll ruin our friendship if things don't work out," the brunette admitted.

she knew if she lost her will as her best friend, she'd never forgive herself. he was the one person she knew she could always go to and if they lost that over some relationship, nothing would ever be the same and she knew will knew that too.

"what makes you think things won't work out?" will raised his eyebrow.

"i mean, i'm not saying things won't, but i don't know. you never know. i value our friendship above a relationship, you know that. i just don't want things to get ruined between us if things go south," samy shrugged. she was trying to speak realistically because if her and will tried dating and it didn't work for some reason, the dynamic between their families would get ruined. gatherings would become awkward and no one would enjoy the tension.

will understood. he knew he also couldn't lose samy as a friend because above everything, she was his best friend. his fingers drummed against his glass, mind racing, desperately searching for a solution to what was the hard parts about being best friends and having feelings for one another.

"what about a grace period? we go on some dates and see how it goes. if it's completely shit, we can go back to normal like nothing happened and nothing will be weird," will offered his idea.

even though it was quick, will caught the hesitation in samy's eyes. he knew her too well for her to hide anything from him, even if it was just a split second. "how can we know if we don't try, right?" because will desperately wanted things to work out between them.

he'd never felt such immense feelings for someone before and with samy, everything felt easier. the girl flushed under his stare, turning away before her entire face turned red.

"promise nothing will be weird if it goes to shit? best friends over anything?" samy held her pinky out. will quickly hooked his pinky around her own, nodding.

"i promise."

thus began samy and will's grace period as the blonde pulled her a tiny bit closer to silently request permission to kiss her. when she caught his eyes flicking between her own and her lips she nodded for a yes, he could kiss her.

the feeling of will's lips against her own was a feeling she'll never forget.

#hughes!sister x will smith au #samy x will #will smith hockey #boston college #boston college hockey #samy hughes #umich hockey #uofmichigan #will smith imagine #will smith x oc #gabe perreault #ryan leonard

[one-sad-human]

•Beach Day• Razzle

Pairing: Razzle Dingly x Reader

Requested? Yes! By an anon

Theme: Fluff (Inspired by pic below)

Warnings: Slight language

Word Count: 800+

A/N: Sorry this took so long! I’ve been super busy the past few weeks but hopefully I’ll get back in the groove of writing soon.

     "Beach day! Beach day!" Razzle yells like a chant.

     You and the boys of Hanoi Rocks decided to hit up the beach. It's the middle of their tour in the US, and you flew out from London for the week.

     The gorgeous coastline and sweltering sun is different from the foggy London days, so how could you not have a beach day? Andy was a little pissy about the heat, but after he got set up under an umbrella on a beach chair next to Nasty he was set. 

     Michael laid on a towel and sunbathed, the blonde relishing in the persistent sun. Sami and Razzle are sitting together building a sandcastle, the dorks.

     You smile at the sight of your boyfriend, shirtless with blue swim trunks and sunglasses perched on his nose.

“Come help, Y/N!” He says, a bright smile on his lips. You get up begrudgingly, sitting down on the hot sand that immediately stuck to your skin.

You and the two boys build quite the impressive castle. A leaf for a flag sat on top and a moat that already began to soak into the sand surrounding it. You smile proudly and brush off your hands.

Razzle, always jumping from one thing right to the next, stands abruptly and grabs your hand, dragging you to the ocean. He was always like that, quick moving, not wanting to sit still for even a second. It made you a little crazy sometimes, but after a while you just found it part of his charm.

“Razzle! Come on, I don’t wanna get all wet!”

“Then why the hell do you have a swimsuit on?” He asks, a snarky tone accompanying a smirk. He drags you into the ice cold water, your body plunging into the sea when a wave washes over you.

You stand up with a wheeze, coughing up water from your lungs. Razzle, being much taller than you, barley got the tips of his hair wet by the wave.

You frown, running to him as fast as you could while submerged in water with a determined look on your face. You tackle him, you and Razzle plummet to the ocean floor.

You both come back up with a gasping breath.

“What was that for?!” He asks, shaking the wet hair from his face.

“You’re too tall! It’s not fair that the waves don’t take you down,” you say and splash him. He’s face sets into a deep frown and splashes you back, more forcefully.

This begins war.

Two, fully grown adults, splashing each other with as much water as humanly possible at each other. In fact, so obnoxiously, the surrounding people moved away.

You eventually admit defeat and swim away, making sure you get one more splash in. Razzle follows, wrapping you up in his arms and pressing kisses to your salty skin.

“Do you want to fuck with Andy?” He asks with that hell raising grin. You grin back at him.

“Of course.”

And so you and Razzle snatch up a lonely bucket by the shore and fill it water. You both wander back to where the band is camping out, Razzle holding the bucket semi-awkwardly behind his back and you walking in front of him.

Razzle sneaks behind Andy, lifting the bucket above his head. Nasty notices quickly, always more observant than his suicide twin. You put your fingers up to your lips to tell him to keep quiet, he smirks and looks away.

Razzle spills the bucket. The freezing water chilling Andy to the bone, and he jumps up. His hair sticks to his face and his white tee shirt is now completely see through. He opens his mouth, most likely to cuss you and Razzle out, but you book it before he gets a word out. Michael, Sami, and Nasty snicker at yours and Razzle’s fleeting forms.

You run all the way to the other side of the beach before collapsing to the sand. It sticks to your damp skin but you’re too out of breath and tired to care. Razzle follows, laying on his back with a ‘umph.’

The sun has begun to set, the oranges and yellows casting beautifully on the ocean. The people have mostly cleared out, peaceful quiet except from the ocean taken over the coast.

After a few moments of the silence, Razzle rolls on top of you. You groan from the weight, but his kisses distract from the lack of breathing.

His lips trail from your cheeks to your jaw to you collar bones. Occasionally he gives you a raspberry and you giggle. He never failed to make you smile.

“Have I ever told you how much I love you?” He asks. You pretend to ponder his question and make a questioning ‘hmm’ sound.

“I don’t know, maybe you’ll just have to remind me.”

“I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you.” He punctuates each declaration with a kiss. You blush wildly and hug him tightly. He sarcastically makes a strangled noise which makes you roll your eyes. How you got stuck with such a dork you’ll never know, but you’ll never regret it.

#classic rock imagine #hanoi rocks fic #hanoi rocks imagine #hanoi rocks #razzle x reader #razzle dingley #Razzle #Razzle dingley x Reader

[smack-raw-dynamite]

WWE Smackdown March 11, 2022

Who's on the card tonight?

Brock Lesnar

Paul Heyman

Ridge Holland & Sheamus

New Day

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Sami Zayn

Johnny Knoxville

Drew McIntyre

Viking Raiders

Baron Corbin & Madcap Moss

Jinder Mahal & Shanky

Ronda Rousey

Charlotte Flair

Sasha Banks & Naomi

Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura

Shayna Baszler & Natalya

The Usos

Ricochet

Austin Theory

Starting tonight off with some good ol cowboy Brock. He's supposedly very angry because of the events at MSG last weekend (he got beat up by Roman). It has taken him 6 minutes to get into the ring and actually talk. He's trying to talk south? I think? He mostly just wants to beat the shit out of Roman ("You done screwed up, Roman"). Out comes Paul Heyman to introduce Roman, except he then says Roman ain't here. "If Roman ain't here, who's gonna protect you, Paul?" in other words, Paul is officially the most fucked man. Brock is surprisingly very fast, but Paul escapes in a vehicle.

In an interview, Ridge Holland and Sheamus say they did not actually destroy Big E's ATV last week; they made it better. They want to host a fight night and have very large sledge hammers and a fellow who goes by Butch.

New Day come out to the ring, looking very chipper and bouncy, but serious once the commercial break ends. Ridge, Sheamus and Butch stroll out to the ring and Big E and Kofi are right on their asses. These boys have intent to fuck up. Butch is chilling in front of the commentator table, looking like a twinky Victorian pickpocket. The commentators are making this entire fight be about the destroyed ATV which sounds exactly like arguments I overheard on the first Grade playground. Sheamus and Big E are beating the absolute shit out of each other and they're really the stars of the match so far. Watching this match, I'm so upset that Big E didn't get to do more as a singles competitor. He deserved a lot more. But what he definitely did not deserve the fullass head drop by Ridge outside the ring. It looked like a pretty rancid bump. Butch distracts Kofi just enough for Sheamus to get the pin. Big E is "being tended to by medical personnel"

I've been informed by commercial break tumblr scrolling that 'Butch' is actually Pete Dunne. I did not recognize him. I am horrified and saddened.

A buggy rolls up in a pre-taped promo. Stone Cold Steve Austin steps out. He promises to open up one last can of whoop-ass on Kevin Owens. I, for one, believe it will definitely happen. Pat McAffee did a fairly decent impression of him after.

An interview with Sami Zayn, who objects to the name 'former Intercontinental Champion'. According to TMZ footage, Johnny Knoxville flew Sami's phone number on a banner over Los Angeles. Sami's not prepared for his match cause everyone has been texting him incessantly today, but he doesn't even care.

Certified babe Drew McIntyre rolls out for the 6-man tag team match and he is looking rather jubilant tonight. He's teaming up with The Viking Raiders except backstage, the raiders are being beat to shit by Baron Corbin, Madcap Moss, Jinder Mahal and Shanky, who then come out to ambush Drew. It's 4 on 1 as they all get into the ring and Corbin's all high and mighty until Drew starts clearing the ring one by one. Drew whips out Angela and agrees to Corbin's Wrestlemania challenge.

Ronda Rousey comes out and she's actually smiling. She actually looks like a face and not just a bitch. Don't know what happened over the last week, but she got her smile back a la Shawn Michaels. Says she's honoring her first mentor, Kurt Angle, by using an ankle lock now too. Charlotte Flair then takes her damn sweet time walking down to the ring and says she didn't actually tap out last week because her outfit was expensive and cumbersome. Charlotte promises embarrassment and to make Ronda tap out at Wrestlemania.

Sasha Banks and Naomi come out for their tag team match. But before their match, another episode of Off Road with Rick Boogs and Shinsuke Nakamura. They're going surfing and are complete and total delights. I wish them both all of life's happiness. Over the commercial break, Shayna Baszler and Natalya come out and are being excessively vicious to Naomi. They retaliate by throwing Natalya at Queen Zelina and Carmella, who are sitting with the commentators and making me personally sick. Sasha gets the pin against Natalya and I can't wait for the belts to change hands so the current champions can fade into obscurity.

The Usos are next and are gonna "unlock the penitentiary", whatever the hell that means. These dudes are talking about having the belts for a year like they haven't cheated at literally every match thus far. We are saved, however, by the blessing of Rick and Shinsuke. They proclaim themselves next champions, but Rick's got a bogus-looking knee, so of course he's challenged to a one-on-one match against Jey. If Rick wins, they get a Wrestlemania match. Luckily, since he's a sneaky lad, Rick actually has no injury at all. He's doing reps with Jey. Literally reps over his head. He almost gets pinned from a distraction, but pins Jey happily. And then is viciously hit from behind by Jimmy, cause, as I mentioned, they're cheats (I know it isn't cheating, but they're still scum).

Next is an IC rematch of Sami Zayn and Ricochet. But they're not alone. Austin Theory strolls out, looking every bit the motherfucker. He walks right by to sit with the commentators. The match is supposed to start, but Pat McAffee jumps the table and begins laying a beatdown on Theory and he has never been sexier to me. I don't like McAffee that much, but I could have sucked his dick like one of those crazy straws after punching Theory. McAffee and Theory are both escorted out by security, but it's relatively ineffective.

Michael Cole is now the only commentator as the match actually starts after the commercial break. Ricochet's jumping and flying like he's allergic to the ground. There's enough kicks to the head that I no longer wonder why Sami's the way he is. He may be jumpy and flippy like no one else, but Sami is doing a pretty good job at countering it. Ricochet pins Sami and retains with the 630.

Backstage, Charlotte and Ronda are beating the ever-loving piss out of each other. Security can't restrain them. Nor can they stop Charlotte from suplexing Ronda onto a car.

END OF SHOW

Note: After the show, it was announced that the bump Big E took resulted in a broken neck

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