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lau219 · 5 months

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Full disclosure that this is the very first time I’ve ever posted anything on any platform, although I’ve been writing for myself as an outlet for years. ‘Gulp’

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Red Carpet

Part 1

As much as she didn’t want to admit it, he looked damn good as he stood before the hundreds of flashing bulbs. His outfit was perfect – stylish yet casual, and his confident and laid-back stance made him all the more alluring. His thick, dark hair was tousled in the most appealing way, and she imagined (to her dismay) her own fingers tangling in those locks as she watched him absentmindedly run a hand through it as he spoke to a reporter.

He had his trademark expression – pleasant, but almost hinting as if he felt he was too good to be there, which he undoubtedly did. Regardless, he was painfully gorgeous, and Lauren felt a heat run to her core as she saw him give a cheeky smile and roll his eyes at the reporter he’d struck up a banter with. He was so damn cocky. And it only fueled him on when he briefly averted his eyes to her and he caught her watching him, their gazes meeting briefly, his beautiful icy blue eyes boring into her. Lauren’s heart skipped a beat as his signature smirk unfurled across his face before he turned back to the reporter.

“Shit,” Lauren muttered to herself under her breath. Why did she have to get caught ogling him? He would no doubt bring it up later, taunting her about it. Why did he always single her out? Sure, she gave it right back to him every time, but it was becoming exhausting to always have to deal with his asshole remarks.

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“Liked what you saw out there, did you, sweetheart?”

Lauren immediately tensed at his voice, squaring her shoulders before turning around to face him.

“I could see you undressing me with your eyes from across the way,” he continued with a smirk. “Hope you brought a change of panties.”

Lauren’s jaw clenched as she gripped her champagne glass tighter. No after party in the world had enough booze to make this tolerable.

“Not necessary, believe me,” she responded. “In fact, what I was wondering was how that reporter could stand to hold a prolonged conversation with you without clocking you in the face. Lord knows I’d seize that opportunity.”

Cillian smiled widely at her, clearly amused. Goddamn, he was hot.

“Really? I’d never peg someone as pretty as you as the violent type. I suppose it’s always the ones you least expect.”

Did he just call her pretty? Her heart raced at the compliment, but then she shook herself. Get it together, Lauren, she thought. You hate this man, and suddenly you’re fawning over a backwards compliment that stemmed from him giving you a hard time? He didn’t even mean it like that.

“Yes, it is, so keep that in mind the next time you think about pushing my buttons,” she responded.

At that, Cillian took a step closer to her and leaned in, pinning her against the wall as he planted a palm above her shoulder.

“Seems to me, there’s one particular button you’d love for me to push.” His voice was low as he looked into her eyes.

Lauren’s pulse raced and she swallowed dryly as she pressed back into the wall. When he lifted his free hand and slowly dragged a finger up her side, from her hip to her breast, it took everything in her to contain a whimper. His face hovered in the crook of her neck for a moment, and his breath fanned over her skin, giving her goosebumps.

“How are those panties doing now?” he whispered in her ear.

The repeated jab immediately brought her back down to Earth.

“Oh, fuck you!” she spat as she put her hand on his chest and shoved him away. She tried to ignore the feeling of his pecs beneath his shirt.

Cillian just smiled again.

“Just name the time and place, sweetheart.”

Lauren narrowed her eyes.

“I’ve told you before, don’t call me that.”

“And why shouldn’t I?” he asked, his smile still present.

“Because it’s degrading. Don’t think I’m so dumb as to take it in any other way.”

“Hmmm,” Cillian pretended to wrestle with the idea. “It’s gone on far too long now; can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

“Well, then we should do the next best thing for a dog and cut your balls off,” Lauren replied.

Cillian laughed loudly.

“Again, with the violence,” he said. “All that pent up aggression isn’t healthy, sweetheart.”

Lauren huffed.

“For every time you call me that, I’m going to come up with a name for you.”

“Oh?” Cillian raised an eyebrow challengingly. “What did you have in mind? Daddy?” He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

“’Shithead’ seems fitting,” she countered with a mischievous glare.

Cillian let out another laugh and shook his head.

“I’ve been called much worse.”

“Oh, I have no doubt about that,” Lauren replied.

He smiled at her and ran a hand through his hair again. They then both turned to look as someone hollered Cillian’s name, wanting his attention across the room. He quickly turned back to Lauren.

“Gotta run,” he said. He then reached out and took the glass of champagne from her hand, taking a sip and walking away with it. “See you later, sweetheart.”

“Shithead!” Lauren shouted after him, but she knew it fell on deaf ears, the music drowning out the insult as soon as it left her lips.

Part 2

#cillian murphy #cillian fic #cillian x fem!reader #cillian x original character

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queseraone · 13 days

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Talk shop Tuesday: how many and which fics do have planned or have started writing? Talk about them. 🤭

Omg you brat 🙈💗

So I am, of course, insane, and have a Google Doc to keep myself organized (suddenly wondering why I didn't make a Google Sheet... a change may be in order!)

Anyway, so I have "in-progress," "ideas," "abandoned?" and "completed" lists (and then I link to each of the docs within the doc, because I like organization, okay?). I also have a list of lyrics/title ideas and "homeless pieces of writing" (where I copy and paste things that didn't quite fit into a particular fic) in here as well. It's like my own little master list.

Still along for the insanity ride? I swear there's a method to my madness.

I consider a fic in-progress if I've actually started writing it (as in, I have written actual sentences/paragraphs for it, not just jotted down a few bullet points), so here is that list:

6x06 post-ep fic (Tim's Version - hope to have this done in the next few days, if the muse cooperates)

a very (very) bare bones start to a car accident angst-fest

a beachy AU that may and may not happen

an outsider POV fic I started during Chenford Week last year and am on the fence on finishing (it's sooooo random and and feels kind of pointless, but I love outsider POV fics)

a continuation of our 5x08 spec fic collab (because girl, we cannot leave it like that)

On the ideas front (this includes both ideas with tons of notes/plans, and ones with two bullet points and a prayer):

a smutty reunion of sorts...

a sort of enemies-to-lovers AU (Lucy is either a reporter or a screenwriter... or both?, Tim is a cop)

a what-if sort of scenario - what if Lucy and Emmett dated longer (or got back together) - aka how Tim realizes he's in love with her and makes his move

Contractor Tim AU (iykyk - this is basically born out of my desire to not waste the 10K+ words I started for Linstead - we shall see if I'm able to reimagine it for Chenford)

a collab with you that I think would be so much fun (the experience and the actual fic itself), so I really hope we can make that happen together

a Wildest Dreams-inspired collab with @makeitastrength that'll hopefully be a hiatus project

a little thing that's basically me bashing the go-to jealousy trope and coming at it from a totally different (fluffy) angle

an inkling of an idea to go back and dive deeper into various conversations between Tim and Angela over the years (including scenes we saw on the show and scenes we didn't)

And, for fun, a list of ideas I've abandoned (maybe temporarily, maybe forever):

a heartbreaker where Kojo dies - but also included a trip down memory lane at some moments in his/their life so it wasn't pure sadness (full disclosure, this was basically my personal therapy after my dog died a few weeks ago. I am so sorry Kojo, I promise I'm your number one cheerleader)

a fun group/couples game night (the result of me misreading a prompt that said "it's a fight, couples fight" and then the idea of the couples battling it out took over my mind... 😅)

I feel like I'm missing a few more, but this is already the longest, most insane response ever... and if you made it to the end? Congratulations/I'm sorry.

ILY 💖

#talk shop tuesday #asked and answered #timandlucy #writing #chenford #the rookie

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stormblessed95 · 10 months

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Hi, sorry if it's late, but can I ask for your persoal top favorite queer books and (maybe) your top fav fanfiction (from any fandom but your all time fav)? Thanks so much.....

Also why do you think mlm or wlw romance is more interesting than mlw (het) romance?

Feel free if you want to ignore the last ask, thanks for your blog....

Why do I personally enjoy gay romances to het ones? Preference and taste probably. I also tend to enjoy the angst, longing, tropes, passion, etc in the way its written more than I do in the ways those things are written between a straight couple. And that's not to say I don't enjoy straight romances either! I have plently of het ships I love too, and a few good romances that aren't gay 😂 I just have a preference, and that's okay! As for recommendations!! I have a LOTS! If you want to tell me about what YOU like to read, I can give even better recs. But for in general, some of my favorites...

I have posts about QUITE A FEW here already that you can check out (please do)!:

^ you'll find queer characters in most of the lists of recs honestly at least somewhere. BUT I do have posts specific for Sapphic, Achillian and Ace recs there. So start there!

I'll also throw in that I'm recently quite obsessed with fantasy Sapphics with swords in my books lately! So books like "The Jasmine Throne." "This is How You Lose The Time War." "Priory of the Orange Tree." "Gideon the Ninth." "Girls of Paper and Fire" and "Legends and Lattes."

Come back for me if you want more!

And some of my favorite fics (of various fandoms! Exciting!) In no particular order, I'll link a few for you!

That Isn't Nothing by Taekookschanbaek

(I KNOW OKAY, in my defense I didn't realize the authors name until AFTER I read and loved the fic lmfao but it IS SO good, I promise lol)

Fandom: All For The Game

Ship: Andrew x Neil

Summary: "A look into the lives of pro exy players Andrew Minyard and Neil Josten. The world says they hate each other, but when Andrew gets transferred to Neil's team, their teammates begin seeing something else between them."

In Which Neil is a PR Nightmare by CoverYourEyes

Fandom: All For The Game

Ship: Andrew x Neil

Summary: "Eve was not the best person in the world. Sometimes she didn’t hold the elevator open when she saw people rushing to catch it from the other side of the lobby. Cutting the line at Starbucks was a semi-regular action. But Eve did not deserve to be Neil fucking Josten's publicist.

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Or, the one where Neil does what he wants, picks fights with reporters, discovers Twitter, breaks the internet, and really shouldn't be allowed out of his house. Andrew does nothing to discourage him."

The Men In Apartment 22B by jjmash

Fandom: All For The Game

Ship: Andrew x Neil

Summary: "Andrew and Neil's new neighbors are extremely confused about the two mysterious men in 22B. Are they dating? Are they in the mafia? Are they rival assassins who've fallen in love? As always, the truth is stranger than fiction."

Blame It On My Youth by youreyestheyglow

(Locked fic, you need an account. This fic is THICK but it's by far one of the best Andriel fics I've ever read or just in general. SO GOOD and so emotional and so sweet and so cute)

Fandom: All For The Game

Ship: Andrew x Neil

Summary: "10 years after the end of The King's Men, Andrew and Neil have decided to foster a kid. They have low expectations for themselves--they're not exactly ideal parenting material--but at the very least, the kid will be safe with them. But neither Andrew nor Neil do temporary very well.

Full disclosure: highly character-driven, minimally plot-driven."

(Wangxian and MDZS IS my newest hyperfixation and I love the juniors dynamics fics so much lol)

The One-Body Problem by metisket

Fandom: MDZS

Ship: Wei Ying x Lan Zhan

Summary: "The good news is that Lan Jingyi has found a mentor, friend, and constant companion through the difficulties in life.

The bad news is that that’s because he’s been accidentally possessed by the Yiling Patriarch."

Operation Old Men by Chiharu

Fandom: MDZS

Ship: Wei Ying x Lan Zhan

Summary: "An ill-fated parent teacher conference reunites Jin Ling's wayward uncle with Sizhui's father. AKA: A matchmaking disaster as told by Jin Ling, Sizhui, and Jingyi."

And Time Is But A Paper Moon by Sami

Fandom: MDZS

Ship: Wei Ying x Lan Zhan

Summary: ""Zewu-Jun. You once told me about a house surrounded by gentians, where you visited once a month, and how Lan Zhan still waited there, even when the door no longer opened."

Xichen feels light-headed. He feels shocked, and angry. He has never told anyone such a thing, but Lan Zhan is giving Xichen a look of utter betrayal.

"You told him?" Lan Zhan whispers. "When?"

Wei Wuxian takes Lan Zhan's hand. "About twenty years from now."

*******

Wei Wuxian starts again from the beginning."

(the first time) he kissed a boy by buzzcut__season

Fandom: Sk8 The Infinity

Ship: Langa x Reki

Summary: "Reki is insecure about his lack of kissing experience. Langa just wants to help him feel like he's good enough, even if teaching Reki to kiss means breaking his own heart."

The Gambler by MooeyDooey

Fandom: Sk8 The Infinity

Ship: Joe x Cherry

Summary: "Joe and Cherry run into a problem. Conspiracy theories have started to surface in some fan forums of "S" that the two of them are secretly dating one another.

Both of them agree that the idea is absurd, but can't agree on which one of them would be the better boyfriend if they actually were dating. So they decide to have a competition, to see who can be the better romantic partner when pitted up against one another."

The One Where Nico Has 30 Boyfriends by a_million_stars

Fandom: PJO

Ship: Will x Nico

Summary: "“Seriously? Me and Lester?” Nico looked ready to kill him. “If you keep speaking to me I think I’m going to throw up.”

Or, a new friend from college desperately tries to figure out who Nico's secret boyfriend is. He messes up. A lot. If only Nico didn't have so many weirdly close friends from high school."

Burgundy (not Maroon) by Eggplant_Crusader

Fandom: Wednesday

Ship: Wednesday x Enid

Summary: "They're driving each other insane. It can't last. One of these days, one of them will surely kill the other. Enid wants to avoid that. Wednesday can't wait."

Like Everything Glows by Annie_Vi

(One of the only people I'll read RPS fics from. Everything this woman writes is gold, this is my favorite though, and the first i read of hers)

Fandom: BTS

Ship: Jimin x Jungkook

Summary: "Jeon Jeongguk watches the sun rise and set on the water every day without wondering what may lie far beneath the surface. One nighttime walk along the beach upheaves his entire life, sending his human morals into a tailspin as he questions what his beliefs really are."

(I need more shows with good wlw ships that have good fics too!! If anyone has any good recs, send them my way!! Also there are so many good fics I've read that i realized i never bookmarked and now i cant remember what they are. Lesson learned. Bookmark everything! Thanks for the ask!!)

#storm recommendations #fic recs #andriel #wangxian #renga #matchablossom #Solangelo #jikook #wenclair

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inourselveswetrust · 1 year

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I just saw John Wick 4, and I just had to ask this.

What would ROs think if MC turned into a person like John Wick after getting fired? (Without the dead wife part)

I hope this makes sense, I didn’t really know how to explain it tbh. I hope you have a good day!!

You explained this perfectly! Full disclosure... I've never watched any John Wick movies, so I may be totally off base here 💀

August would think it's hot and impressive. They're super interested in whether you'll target them... and maybe a bit turned on by the idea. They may even... observe stalk... your activities, always prepared to be back-up.

Blair is very worried. They're concerned you'll cross paths with someone you can't handle or get in too deep. They'll try to discourage you from this path and suggest healthier ways to work through your emotions.

Wren would be super excited and eager to join your vengeance mission. They think it's entertaining and funny, they don't take it nearly as seriously as they should. They'll help you out by offering information on people whenever they can.

Neve is intrigued. They're very curious about what you'll do, who you'll target and your motivations. They'll closely monitor crime reports in the area and track your progress, but they'll keep it all private. They won't sell you out.

#anon ask #ro ask

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majaloveschris · 8 months

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I guess I'm waiting for pictures, which would probably do their thing and convince me for like 100% sure.

Same with you Maja. I need to see the pics and i need both of them to say it directly. I just need the full disclosure

I feel you, guys! I think I also need to see pictures or have something more direct from either of them, so I can have an actual disclosure. Call me delusional, call me stupid, but as the second anon said, I also missed quite a few people, like Mackie, Seb, or her cousin, who was in Peru with her entire family. I guess we don't know if Scarlett was there or not, but I'd really be interested in that. Aaron too.

To me, the whole "they want to keep it private, people signed NDAs, and they couldn't have their phone with them" thing sounds weird too. You want to keep it secret, but people have been spilling "information" about this for months now. You want to keep it secret, but Hemsworth just told a random person (and he also needed to sign an NDA) that they were in Boston because of their wedding. You want to keep it secret, but the next day Page Six reports because of a "source". Why page six, not people?

And they didn't really share anything new or something we didn't know. They talked about his co-stars being there, which we all knew, and that they reportedly got married in Boston, which we all could've guessed. The only new info was the "NDA, no phone" thing, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was made up because the source didn't send a photo or page six simply didn't have one.

According to page six, they got married "in Massachusetts at their Boston-area home", while people said they got married in Cape Cod. I'd also like to mention that the People article kind of quotes the page six one, with some additions, but nothing specific about the wedding, like that John and Emily were there (according to them, they were spotted, but were they?) or Hemsworth's wife was also there, which we also don't have evidence of since we all saw him with his mom, which is weird because why would she join them in the first place? She doesn't know Chris, and I don't think she was invited to the wedding. It would've made a lot more sense if she was taking care of the kids while they were attending the Chrisba wedding.

So many questions, right?

However, if there will be pictures and an actual confirmation, then we don't really have anything to talk about regarding the wedding. Then it was real; it's been real since the beginning, but even if it was, this didn't seem like a healthy, loving relationship, and I don't think for a second it will last.

#majaloveschris #chris and alba wedding #cevans-love

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storiesbyrhi · 2 years

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Angel of the First Degree - Chapter 8: Interlude

Eddie Munson x Chubby!Reader 1323 words Series Masterlist

Previous Chapters: 1 - Valium; 2 - Carrie; 3: Honey; 4: Starcourt; 5: Buzzkill; 6: Monsterous; 7: Prizes

Warnings: Anxiety; fatphobia including internalised; drug use; bullying; body issues; discussion of body function and fluids; period shame/stigma; disclosure of sexual assault (chapter 2); disordered eating and thoughts of food; shitty/abusive/critical parents; porn magazines; smut; reference to suicide (specifically Virginia Woolf’s); no beta; grief/mourning; warnings updated each chapter

Synopsis: When Eddie Munson finds you in the midst of a panic attack, it is the beginning of something. A fic featuring body and sex positivity, Eddie in a dress, soft small moments, scary big truths, and all the usual special feelings you’d expect from one of my stories.

Chapter Summary: A short interlude to pay tribute to Cliff Burton, born February 10 1962 – died September 27 1986, aged 24.

Author's Note: Unnamed freak gets a name – Gene. Here's why I picked it. I'd love for you to read the End Notes.

It was almost completely silent when you got home. You’d taken a gaggle of the trailer park kids for a little walk, buying a lot of good grace with the neighbours. Not enough to make up for Eddie’s guitar but enough to wipe the slate clean.

You poured a glass of water and gulped it down, looking around for signs of your boyfriend. Walking through to the bedroom, you stopped dead in your tracks.

Eddie was on his knees, hands gripping his boombox radio. He looked like he’d seen a ghost, pale and eyes wide.

“Eddie?” you asked, scared.

He shook his head a little but otherwise didn’t move.

Carefully, you knelt down beside him and listened. It was the news? No, not just the news, it was breaking news.

“Yes… Yes, we can confirm that the… the reports are true. Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, has passed away in Sweden. The band are on their Damage, Inc. Tour… A full statement is due any minute now… Let’s… Let’s go to a song.”

The radio presenter had stumbled over their words. Eddie was still frozen, the only movement a single tear sliding down his cheek. It was a painful role reversal and one you were entirely unprepared for. Eddie knew what to do when you were upset. He knew how to comfort and console. Still learning to accept that, you had no idea how to offer it.

“I’m sorry,” you whispered.

Eddie’s lips parted like he was going to speak, but he shook his head again. The phone rang, startling you both.

“I’ll get it,” you said, jumping and running to the kitchen. “Hello?”

“Have you heard?! Has Eddie heard?” It was Gareth, breathless and squeaky.

“Um, yeah. Just now,”

“What the fuck. What the fuck. What happened? I was in town, at the record store. Someone said it was a car crash? Are they going to break up now? What the fuck?”

You didn’t know what to say. The panic in Gareth’s voice made your stomach flip. He was on the verge of hyperventilating.

“Where’s Eddie? What’s he think? I’m coming over,”

“Wait!” you said. “Just… Let me check with him. He’s… not… doing well. Just give me a second, okay?”

“Yeah, yeah. Yeah, sure. I’ll call the others, then call back.” Gareth hung up before you could reply.

Stepping back into the hallway, you saw Eddie still hadn’t moved. When you got to him, you put your hand on his shoulder. Master of Puppets was playing on the radio and Eddie’s grip on it had gotten stronger.

“Eddie? Do you want to… sit up? Maybe sit on the bed?”

He looked up at you. “He’s… dead,”

“Yeah… Yeah, I… heard, I know… Come here. Come sit,” you instructed softly.

Eddie stood and put the radio on the dresser like it was made of fractured glass, ready to explode into a thousand shards any second now. You took his hands in yours when he sat down.

“I’m sorry,” you said again. What were you meant to say to someone in that situation? You’d never loved anything like Eddie loved metal, loved Metallica. What do you do when a hero dies?

“They… they thought he was a guitarist, you know? When they first heard him. Hetfield and Ulrich… The way he played… They thought… He was that good… I showed you,” Eddie spoke like he was trying to remember a long lost moment. He turned to you. “I showed you the Pulling Teeth solo… Remember?”

Eddie looked at you like he’d cease to exist if you didn’t. Nodding, you said, “Yeah. I remember. And… There was another one, right? Another solo?”

“For Whom the Bells Tolls, yeah… He… completed them, you know? What… What’s gonna happen?”

There was no answer.

For a moment, you thought about the band. You thought about how Corroded Coffin were as thick as thieves, so entwined in each other’s lives. If Eddie lost one of them… So, you thought about Metallica, about their loss and mourning.

There was no answer for anyone.

The phone rang.

“That’s probably Gareth again… He wanted to come over,” you told Eddie.

“No… Tell him I’ll come to him. We should… I don’t know… Tell him I’ll bring my guitar.”

With that, Eddie was up and searching his room for something, throwing things out of drawers and into one of his guitar cases with a manic energy that made you uneasy.

In the van, Eddie flicked the stereo from cassette to the radio. Disposable Heroes was finishing, then a different reporter.

“The official statement is that there was an incident with the tour bus,” she said.

“Is Burton the only causality?” another voice asked.

“Yes. Nobody else sustained injuries.”

Eddie switched it off, plunging the van into a cold quiet. You couldn’t help but watch him, his face set in a forced neutral expression.

When you pulled up in front of Gareth’s garage, the door was already rolled, the curly haired boy sitting behind his drumkit. Gene was sitting cross-legged on the floor, hugging his bass. His face was a mess of tears and snot.

When Eddie climbed from the van, Gene dropped his instrument unceremoniously and nearly threw himself into Eddie’s arms. You felt like you were intruding somehow.

Gareth stood and came to be held by Eddie too, Gene retreating to the old couch tucked in the garage’s corner. He took his bass and you had to look away when he started to pluck at notes before beginning to cry again.

When Eddie and Gareth stepped apart, they looked at each other.

“Fuck,” Gareth said.

“Yeah,” Eddie agreed. “Is Jeff coming?”

“Nah, his parents have the car,”

“How’d he sound?”

Gareth shrugged. “Same as us? Esther’s with him.” Esther, who had been Jeff’s girlfriend since their Family Video date. Although you didn’t know her super well, you’d seen her handle pressure with strength and pain with softness. She’d know what to do for Jeff.

You wished you could say the same for yourself and Eddie.

“Do you guys… want some… band time? I can go for a walk,” you offered.

Eddie frowned, reaching out for you and pulling you into him. His arms held you tight. “No. Stay.” His voice was firm, sure.

The four of you sat in the garage until the sun set and Gareth’s parents offered to cook everyone dinner. Gene accepted, unable to move from his bass. Eddie declined on behalf of you both, hugging his friends again before driving home.

“Are you hungry?” you asked him when you stepped back into the trailer.

“Um… No… Not really. You should eat though,”

“So should you. I’ll make something small, okay?”

Eddie nodded and disappeared into the bedroom. Soon after, armed with a bowl of mac and cheese big enough to share and some toast with garlic butter melted onto it, you joined Eddie.

He was sitting on the bed, legs stretched out and playing desk to magazines. He was re-reading anything he could find about Metallica, bringing himself to tears again. When you arrived, he pushed the magazines away and waited for you to climb in next to him.

Food on the bedside table and you in Eddie’s lap, he chewed the inside of his cheek to try to stop himself from properly crying.

“I’m sorry,”

“S’okay… Just another fucked up thing to get through,” Eddie replied, jaded in his grief.

“I love you,”

“I love you too.”

All night, Eddie clung to you like he was going to lose you too. He stayed like that for the week, bitter and skittish. Clingy but distant.

In early October, Corroded Coffin made their way into Indianapolis for a memorial service for the late, great, and undoubtedly talented Cliff Burton. Each major city held events, metalheads and music lovers travelling to pay respect and toast to a life cut too short and a legacy never to be forgotten.

Next Chapter - 9: Halloween

End Note: Cliff Burton picked up the bass guitar when he was thirteen, having previously played the piano. The death of his older brother saw the change in instrument; his parents quoted Burton as saying, “I’m going to be the best bassist for my brother.”

He joined Metallica after the release of their first album, and it was his musicianship and originality that contributed to the success of Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets – an album considered to be a landmark in heavy metal history. The title track of Master of Puppets was Burton’s favourite Metallica song. His final show was in Stockholm on September 26, one day before his death.

Burton’s legacy is longstanding. To Live Is to Die (Metallica), In My Darkest Hour (Megadeath) are both tribute songs, and albums Among the Living (Anthrax) and The Dark (Metal Church) are dedicated to Burton. When Metallica were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Burton was included, his father sharing the stage to accept the honour. Burton’s parents donate any royalty in his name to a scholarship fund for music students at his alma mater Castro Valley High School.

Grief never goes away; we just do our best to live side by side with it. When we lose someone we never really knew – like how Eddie would have felt about Burton, like my mum and Bowie, and us and Eddie – it can feel like borrowed grief. Sometimes, it feels like we’re not allowed to mourn. But, what do you do when a hero dies? Grieve and suffer the pain, and then step into the future with hope and humility, and the intent to live the life they didn’t get to.

Thank you for indulging me with this interlude chapter. Angel of the First Degree is a story about healing, and my most open wound is certainly grief. Thank you for letting me explore that, while paying tribute to Cliff Burton, the greatest bass player in the world.

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moviemunchies · 22 days

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The director of Sound of Freedom (full disclosure: I haven’t seen that movie), which became the darling of A Very Right Wing Audience, made a movie starring a saint, the message of which is that the system is terrible to immigrants in the US, and you shouldn’t treat them like trash.

I have a lot of thoughts, guys.

Cabrini tells the story of Mother Saint Frances Cabrini, an Italian religious sister who wanted to start missionary orphanages in China and wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. The Pope convinces her that she start working in the West, first–specifically in New York City, where Italian immigrants live in slums and are shunned by the populace, including the local diocese’s administration. Undaunted, Mother Cabrini charges forward to build her orphanage, whether or not she’ll get support from the city, the press, or the Church.

I kind of want to talk about the critical conversation that surrounded this movie.

Obviously, a film featuring a saint as its protagonist will get attention from Catholic outlets, and that’s where I saw most of the reviews. There was a noticeable common thread among Catholic critics that even though it’s about a canonized saint, a religious sister, and the character’s explicitly Catholic in the movie, her faith is not explored as her motivation, and it doesn’t really emphasize God working through her. We Catholics do not believe that we accomplish holy tasks based on our own power–we do it through God’s grace.

This movie, on the other hand, understandably makes it so that Mother Cabrini is the prime mover of events, though she certainly does have faith. But for Catholics, her reverence for God should be more emphasized, and her crediting and trusting in Him should be more explicit. I understand that in order to make it appeal to a wider (if still primarily Christian) audience, this was toned down, though I don’t know if it was the best idea.

My family and I also noted, while watching the film, that Frances Cabrini’s backstory is not really explored in a comprehensive way. Okay, fine, the movie’s not about that, and there’s enough to go off of. What’s a little more frustrating is that the sisters she leads in her efforts at building an orphanage are… look, I don’t know if they even have names in the film. I don’t remember much about them, other than that they’re there to back up the main character.

There are, however, not-so-legitimate criticisms I’ve seen. The Pillar talked a bit about it in one of their posts, but did not go into a full review because their writers are reporters of Catholic news (and they do very good work on that front, being unafraid of talking about scandal and asking hard questions). The opinion of the editor there was that, along with the above criticism, the antagonists were caricatures of patriarchal corruption, being essentially douchey men, which he felt was putting all the problems faced by the characters on men.

Which… yeah, because she’s running up against corrupt or uncaring systems and institutions, which at the time are all run… by men.

Maybe this is because I recently read Burn It Down, but taking issue with this feels like missing the point of the movie. You can say all you want that the systems in place aren’t just the fault of some men in charge, but those men in charge hold a lot of responsibility. Immigrants aren’t suffering in the US because the system has to be that way, they’re because people in charge choose to make or keep it that way to benefit themselves. The movie simplifies how these systems work, yes, but that doesn’t change that depicting them as the result of prejudiced, greedy, and corrupt men is not a bad choice.

Like, imagine if someone complained that Hidden Figures uses caricatures that are too simple for the reality of what happened. Yeah, that’s true, and there are definite issues with those depictions, but is it wrong to do that in a movie? I don’t think so.

[And then at least one person in the comments of that post angrily claims this movie constitutes “militant feminism” which makes me see red. Do words even have meaning these days? I feel like every time a film with female leads has a douchey male villain, some whackjob claims that it’s a story asserting that all men are evil.]

If the figures depicted in the movie actually were generally alright people, and the film is villainizing real people unnecessarily, then yes, we have some problems. Otherwise, I’m fine with it.

I am also kind of stunned how much this movie comes out swinging on certain issues. Again, the director’s previous film was a movie that got a lot of attention from right wing media, and this is one that depicts things like racism against immigrants, police brutality, political corruption–things that I don’t think FOX News is as keen on talking about. I think audiences cared enough about it for this movie to be mildly successful, though, which shows that, thankfully, people aren’t on as strictly drawn socio-political lines as the media would have you believe.

This is a fairly powerful narrative, guys, and it does not hold back. There are wealthy (white) New Yorkers complaining about how “brown children” are running through their streets, people denigrating others for not speaking English, and pointing out that the people oppressing immigrants today are the descendants of immigrants who themselves went through oppression when they arrived.

I like that the movie does not flinch away from that: showing that many of the problems we face today are not new, they’ve been baked into this country for over a century. The problems just wear slightly different hats–who the immigrants being oppressed are, for instance. That doesn’t mean it’s a progressive masterpiece, but I like this direction.

And I really like the title character. She is someone who absolutely does not give up, but is constantly getting frustrated by the people around her underestimating what she’s trying to do and whether she can accomplish it. She knows that she can, the problem is getting other people to see that as well.

Also, the movie’s last line. I’m very fond of it.

But like I said, this movie doesn’t really feel like it’s that interested in the lives of those who served in Mother Cabrini’s religious order, or much of her life and interests. And that’s a definite failing of the movie. Overall, though, I think it’s good, it’s strong, and I think it sticks with you. I lament a bit that it’s not more Catholic, and it could have been. I don’t think it’s necessarily as good a movie about historical figures as something like Hidden Figures, but it is very good, and I encourage people to at least check it out.

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fredbydawn · 2 months

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btw are the Full Disclosure Report and the Scott Tibbs Documentary generally considered fully canon? cuz if they are, New Jersey truthers, I’m sorry to be the one to tell y’all that Diana Gordon goes to public school in California

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blackbirdofasgard · 2 months

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10 Opening Lines

Finally trying to catch up on some of these tag games. For this one, I was tagged by @lgwilt, @dewdropreader, and @loki-is-my-kink-awakening. Thank you all!

The premise is to share the opening line of our last 10 works and our thoughts on them, so here we go:

After Time Has Passed (Loki/Mobius)

The TVA feels different.

Life Changing (Mobius/Reader)

This was not the first time you found yourself over at Mobius' place feeling sorry for yourself, and you knew it would definitely not be the last.

Hate to See You Leave (Mobius/Reader)

As deeply engrossed as Mobius had been with his case file, he snapped out of it immediately when he heard you shuffling around at your desk next to his.

Subconscious Suggestions (Mobius/Reader)

Sitting at your desk, you were going through the motions of just another ordinary day of work, typing up reports and files like always.

Just Be (Mobius/Reader)

It was well past quitting time in the TVA.

Only a Flesh Wound (Mobius/Reader)

Gritting his teeth against the pain, Mobius stared at his shirt, discarded over the back of a metal hospital chair.

Ahead of the Curve (Mobius/Reader)

The work that day was more of the same old stuff you saw every day, and you were doing your best to focus on it, but it was a hard thing to do when you could feel Ravonna's eyes staring intently at the back of your head.

Soft Spot (Mobius/Reader)

Ravonna tried not to let her eye twitch as she watched Mobius put down his drink on her side table without a coaster under it.

I Want to Tell You (Loki/Mobius)

The leaves overhead were green—a bright, vibrant hue thanks to the warm sunshine lighting them up.

Full of Surprises (Loki/Mobius)

Regrettably, even in the year 2067, McDonald's was still a prevalent corporation with locations all over the world, including in the city Mobius and Loki were visiting to close up a case.

I'm kind of surprised to see how wordy some of these opening lines are lol. I also thought I started fics with dialogue more often than this would suggest. I guess not? Either way, this was an interesting exercise!

I'm honestly unsure if I know any other writers who haven't been tagged in this game yet, so if you're a writer who read this far and you want to participate, please go ahead and have fun with this! Also, full disclosure, it's late where I am and I want to finish this post and go to bed already, so I'm kind of rushing to get this done 😂

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