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thespamman24 · 1 year
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DNI if you’re into anime, bully people who are into anime, are from Canada, don’t brush your teeth, brush your teeth more than twice a day, only brush your teeth once a day, ship Asushin, are a member of the Freemasons, have ever had a colonoscopy, understand how to build a radio circuitboard, have seen more than three Rocky movies, have seen more than 9 MCU films, have seen less than 4 Studio Ghibli films, have seen more than 2 DCEU films, have watched a quantity of Pixar films higher than 14 or lower than 8, have lived in Utah, aren’t registered to vote, live south of the 33rd parallel, have watched the LOTR extended editions, think that Aliens is better than Alien, have ever flied with United Airlines, are a fan of kid rocks music, can’t name more than 2 of Jupiters moons, have performed idolatry, have seen more than 1 episode of American Idol, have seen more than 3 episodes of Americas Got Talent, think that Simon Cowell is hot, think that British people are hot, un-ironically enjoy David Lynch’s Dune, believe in auteur theory,  listen to true crime podcasts, regularly use emojis, don’t understand what the point of the monkey scene in 2001 a Space Odyssey was, don’t like Mexican food because it “makes you too gassy”, stan Shinji, saw Venom 2: Rise of Carnage, think that Sans from Undertale is hot, have ever had a Beyonce song come up on your playlist and then skipped it, use vinyl records/CDs/VCRs/et cetera to listen to music because of “better fidelity”, complain about CGI in movies, haven’t seen David Mammots tour-de-force masterpiece “Amadeus”, haven’t listen to new wave Austrian artist Falcos masterpiece “Amadeus”, haven’t seen the Simpsons Season 7, Episode 19 masterpiece “Dr.Zauis”, are a member of the Italian mob, are a member of the Russian mom, can name more than 37 Pokémon, can not say the alphabet backwards, don’t understand taxonomical classifications, are un-vaccinated, ship Leo the boat and Theo the boat, are a romanticist, like Elon Musk, regurgitate talking points without truly understanding the ideology behind them, know what the word “otaku” means, have any strong feelings about caramel popcorn, have had an ad actually influence your opinion on a product, spend time in your bed during the daytime, use your phone in the nighttime, think that you could have done better than Napoleon in taking over Europe, skip to the ending of books before reading them, don’t know what your social security number is, have voted for a third party, haven’t seen a single Bollywood film, have seen more than 7 Bollywood films, don’t appreciate the discography of David Bowie, have lied on a government form, pissed your pants past the 4th grade, are mean, make gross noises when you eat, have laughed at a Family Guy joke before, don’t proof read your work, frequently use straw-man arguments, or know about the sand.
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booklr-nova · 8 months
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IT STARTS WITH US
Book Review
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Let me start by saying this: there’s going to be a lot of hate for this book for the sole reason people just want to dislike this author for their popularity and there’s this hate train going on for the littlest things this author does so I already know people are going to just come out of the woodworks and find the tiniest thing to hate on this. That is not to say that this book is perfect or that your review will be disingenuous. Books are subjective-- therefore there can be books that I love you hate, and books I hate that you love. I just don't understand or stand for the unwarranted amount of hate that goes into BASHING books just for the way they are written. I have been reading Colleen Hoover since 2012- Slammed was my first book by her. I have had many misses with her along with many hits.
With that being said; I read It Ends With Us in 2016. I truly loved how it ended, I thought it was the end. I did not ever expect it starts with us and yet I could not think of what a beautiful and necessary addition this is.
It Starts with Us shows the after effects of abuse in every form. It shows how realistic, how tragic and how even a happily ever after is still shadowed by the ache and reminder of abuse.
I know people are going to be mad at how often Ryle shows up here but that’s the reality of how abusive situations are, they don’t just die or leave you alone— colleen did a fantastic job at showing how realistic this situation is, at how much of a gaslighter he is.
For the Ryle apologist and stans: I’m so glad Colleen wrote this book because there’s NO room for y’all’s bullshit. He is an abuser. This isn’t a dark romance. This is a contemporary romance where an abuser stays abusive, continues to be abusive in the tiniest ways and the cycles are broken. He truly and will forever be a terrible person and I’m so glad that this book continuously highlighted that. Abusers don’t “change” and even if they do, the cycle should be broken forever.
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We get to see Lily and Atlas as an unit and we get to see them really fall in love with their love. I so deeply appreciated that aspect. We really do get to see them find their way back to each other and then fight for their love. This is THEIR story now.
I also want to add, I loved the side characters. Every single one of them. Theo and Josh stole my goddamn heart. The only thing I rolled my eyes at was Lily writing to Ellen still but alas a book can’t be too perfect.
Atlas has always been book boyfriend material but this book really cemented him as one of the good guys, and if not one of the top 10 book boyfriend’s in existence. I was not expecting this to get 5 stars from me, my favorite book by Colleen Hoover is Reminders of Him but this really deserves five stars for how thoughtful, realistic and just downright beautiful this was.
It ends with us was about Lily and her journey to end the cycle of abuse. It starts with Us is about Lily and Atlas navigating life after ending their own cycles.
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buttercupvenus · 4 years
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I have been blessed today 🙏
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bbgem329 · 3 years
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Just One Night—Chapter Seven
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Pairings—Sebastian Stan x F!Reader
Summary
You spend an unforgettable night with Sebastian Stan. One that would completely change your life. Three years later, Sebastian shows up at your doorstep to find that you both made more than just good memories that night.
Warnings
NO MINORS. 18++ Dad!Seb, fluff, Pining!Seb, little sexy times but no smut (yet).
Notes!!
Forgive me if this isn’t the best!! I literally had an entire chapter written out after spending my entire 12 hour shift working on and off on it only to have my phone glitch and delete 75% of it!! To say I was pissed would be understatement!
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December 12, 2020
“I leave you alone for three hours.” Sebastian signed, scrubbing his hands down the length of his jaw, scratching the thick stubble that he’d recently started to let grow. He was trying but failing miserably to hide his grin. “Three hours, (Y/N).”
She snickered, arms crossed over her chest as she bounced lightly on her toes. “Do you like it?” Her (Y/E/C) eyes were wide, flashing with excitement and hope. She looked like a cuddly puppy in her worn, very oversized crew neck. It drove him crazy, the way it hung off her frame—shoulder and collar bones exposed, sleeves longer than her arms, long legs on display.
“It looks like Christmas legit threw up in here.”
“Well, duh.” She rolled her eyes, sidling up behind him to wrap her arms around his waist, “But do you like it?”
“Yeah.” The man chuckled, large hands resting over hers on his abdomen. “I do.” His eyes traced the expanse of the room. If she hadn’t gone into nursing, she would’ve definitely done well in interior design or something. He was impressed.
In the time it had taken him to drop off Theo at his mothers—which alone had taken him nearly two hours due to her endless chatter and persistent need to feed him all the time—he’d only had about an hour to prepare things for tonight. Yet here she’d managed to turn the apartment into a winter wonderland, christmas tree and all.
Sebastian normally wasn’t one for Christmas. He couldn’t even really remember the last time he’d invested the time or energy into purchasing or decorating a Christmas tree but the moment he’d stepped through the threshold, he even felt a little giddy with holiday cheer. Like the entire apartment was radiating Christmas wavelengths onto him.
It even smelled like Christmas. He was almost certain that the tree was fake so why did it smell so strongly of fresh pine needles?
“You move fast. How did you manage to drag this all up from storage by yourself and set it up?” He wondered aloud. He’d seen the numerous totes that housed it all year round, to say they were heavy would be an understatement. After all, he was the one to put them in the unit downstairs.
(Y/N) released him, moving to adjust a nutcracker placed on the mantle. “Magic.” She cooed with a small shrug and wiggle of her brows. This earned something between a scoff and chuckle. Giving a little huff and sigh, “The neighbor lent me her dolly.”
“The one who always bakes snickerdoodles?” Sebastian asked, following her as she made her way to the kitchen. “A few doors down?”
“Mrs Baker.” She hummed softly, “She’s such a sweet lady. I ran into her on the way down. We got to chatting and she offered to let me use it.”
“That was nice of her.” He smiled, eyes tailing her as she moved around the kitchen. He liked watching her in this setting. She always seemed so at ease. Whether it be washing the dishes, searching for new recipes, meal planning and grocery list writing, or cooking. This was one of her thinking places, where she placed everything aside and focused on the matter before her.
If my hands are busy, my mind isn’t, she’d always tell him.
“How's your mom?” She spoke up, drawing him from his thoughts. She definitely didn’t miss the dazed look in his eyes or the dopey grin he wore. He’d been looking at her a lot like that lately. It made her want to kiss him stupid. And more often than not she did. “Did you talk to her about Christmas in Michigan this year?”
“She’s good. Very excited to have Theo to herself for the night. And yes I did. She’s over the moon about it but I think she’s just eager to spend more time with your mom.” He shook his head, feigning a pout “And Theo barely acknowledged me when I left, too caught up in all the fun things his Bunica had planned for the night.”
“Oh, you poor thing.” She cooed, making her way around the island to where he sat atop a bar stool. Her small hands were quick to find both his cheeks, brushing her thumbs along them tenderly, “What ever will you do? How can I make it better?”
“There’s only one thing.” He sighed before his expression turned a little devilish. “Kiss it better.” His lips puckered, leaning further into her hands.
Much to his dismay, she gave him the tiniest of pecks, emphasizing it with a loud ‘mwah’. Just like Theo loved to do.
“Hey!!” He chided, eyebrows pinched together and lips pursed in disappointment. He reached out to yank her back but she was already out of reach and heading in the direction of her bedroom. “That’s not fair. It doesn’t count.”
A giggle is all he received in response. He was on his feet and barreling after her seconds later. He caught up just as she’d stepped into the room and he didn’t think twice before tackling her to the bed.
(Y/N) screeched, gasping for air as his fingers dug uncomfortably into her sides. “S-stop.” Her chest heaved, laughter echoing loudly off the walls. It was music to his ears. “Seb-Seb, stop.”
“Not until I get a real kiss.”
“Okay!” She couldn’t manage a full sentence out especially as his fingers traveled to her neck, tickling up, under her chin. “I-I can’t.” She wiggled away from him, but her attempts were futile with his entire body weight on her. “I can’t—I can’t kiss you if… if you don’t stop.”
All movement halted but before she could blink her hands were pinned beside her head. “Huh? What was that? I didn’t quite hear you?” He moved to straddle her thighs, shifting his weight forward so he hovered over her.
“I said,” She whispered, licking her lips. She didn’t miss the way his eyes zeroed on the movement. The usual baby blue seemed to darken, pupils blown wide. “I can’t if you don’t stop.” Her eyes were lidded, chest heaving, and lip now trapped between her teeth.
She knew exactly what she was doing to him. Exactly what made him tick. She’d been paying attention, doing her own little experimenting to find out just what made him lose control during their most recent heated, make out sessions.
A brush of her fingers along the length of his chest, a little dig of her nails for that extra bite into the smooth expanse of skin. Or when she sucked harshly on that sweet spot just below his jaw only to soothe it over with her hot, wet tongue. Or when she let her moans fall freely from her lips that just so happen to slip out directly into his ear, followed by a little nibble to his ear lobe for good measure. Or even when she gasped his name. All things that had him bucking up against her clothed core and kissing her like he needed it to breathe.
It drove her mad.
And it never went further than messy kisses, wandering hands, and the tiniest bit of desperate grinding.
She was torn over it.
On one hand, she wanted to take things slow. Make him work for it. Let him court her. Dip her toes in before diving head first. Because the reality of it all is a relationship built on purely lust and sex wouldn’t last. She didn’t want to risk it ruining things just for momentary relief and pleasure.
They needed to do this right, if they were going to do it at all.
On the other hand, however, he drove her mad. She hadn’t been with anyone since the night they’d conceived Theo and just like she knew how best to rile him up, he knew how to get her there too.
How to make her mewl and keen, panties absolutely soaked as she clawed desperately at his broad back and shoulders, clinging to him like a lifeline.
When he buried his face in the crook of her neck, sucking softly just below her ear paired with the beard scratching roughly against her sensitive skin. His deep, gutteral groans and whispers of ‘Fuck’ under his breath as he gripped her waist or the meat of her thighs, moving and shifting her body in the way he desired. That was all it took to make her putty in his hands, body absolutely complacent and pliant against his own.
“Behave, prinţesă.” His voice husky, jaw locked, eyes darkened and intense. He looked threatening, the way he stared down at her now. As if she were his prey and he was just about dying to take a bite. “You’re making it really hard to be a gentleman.”
“What if I don’t want you to be a gentleman?” She wiggled beneath him, wrapping her legs tightly around his waist—unknowingly trapping him between her thighs. The movement caused him to release her hands, readjusting to better balance as he dropped more of his weight onto her. “Maybe I want you to be the opposite of a gentleman.”
A deep groan reverberated through his entire chest, the sound caused her thighs to tighten around his slim waist. With his head tossed back and eyes closed, she used the opportunity to lace her fingers in the thick locks at the nape of his neck before giving it a firm tug.
And he didn’t resist when she dragged him down, lips meeting in a fiery, hungry kiss. It was sloppy—all teeth and tongue. Her hands fisted his shirt and clawed at his back in attempts to hold on or bring him closer, he wasn’t quite sure. He held himself up with one of his own, allowing the other to accumulate itself with her body—running along all the smooth edges and curves or gripping the meat of her thighs and ass.
As if he had no control over his own body, his hips dipped, bucking slightly up into hers. His hardened bulge brushed perfectly against her clothed core. Just the right amount of friction to make her whimper and shiver.
“God.” He bit out, teeth clenched and jaw locked as he struggled to maintain his withering control. It was slipping right through his fingers at her high pitched keens and gasps. Yet he still continued to roll his hips into hers almost as if they had a mind of their own. He dropped his head, sucking roughly at the skin just below her collarbone, “Don’t do this to me, sweetheart. At least let me buy you dinner before I have my way with you.”
“But you did buy me dinner.” She whined, dainty hands trailing down his back to grip his ass and force him harder against her, tearing a strangled moan from his kiss swollen lips. “Did you already forget the two dates we had last week? I thought I’d left a lasting impression.”
Sebastian drew back, his heart clenching wildly in his chest at the sight of her beneath him. Her locks were beyond tousled, pink lips swollen and parted, cheeks flushed from the way his beard scratched across the delicate skin, eyes lidded heavily as she stared up at him through dark lashes.
She looked like a fucking angel.
His angel.
“Besides,” She bit down on her lip to hide her growing smirk. “Nothing we haven’t done before. We have a two year old son to attest to that.”
“Jesus, (Y/N).” Sebastian huffed, expression pained, “Don’t say shit like that. It’s not fair.”
Before she could respond he was moving.
With a little whine she lifted her head to find him staring intently from across the room, arms held defensively out in front of him, “Stay back.”
She masked her giggle with a feigned groan and eye roll, “Sebastian, what are you doing?”
“Ma’am I’m gonna need you to maintain a distance of at least three feet while in private until after our date.”
“Oh my God. You did not just do that.” She laughed, sitting up fully now. “Did you seriously just use your Lee Bodecker voice on me?”
“Maybe.” The man blushed tenfold, a bashful smile playing at the corner of his still kiss swollen lips. He looked down at the ground, shuffling his weight between both feet. “Did you like it?”
(Y/N) giggled feebly, giving her shoulders a faint shrug, “I mean, yeah. I liked you in that role.” She admitted, shyly, “I could definitely get down with the whole ‘I’m in charge, do as I say without questioning it’… Devil in disguise type of thing.”
This earned her a cocky smirk, his eyes trailing leisurely up and down the length of her. It was a look that made one feel inferior and for some reason she found herself wanting and willing to do anything he asked of her or demanded when he gazed at her like that. It caused shivers to dance up her spine and heat to blossom behind her navel.
“Good. Be ready at half past seven. Reservations are at eight. Dress semi formally.” Without another word, he was gone, the door closed tightly behind him.
Leaving the woman left dumbfounded and speechless…And with still soaked panties.
She fell back into the bed with a frustrated huff.
This man truly was going to be the death of her.
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Sebastian was a love-sick puppy.
At least he's almost certain that’s how he looked tonight.
Dressed in an oversized tan sweater, tucked loosely into a pair of tight, high waisted leather pants and matched with a pair of black heeled booties, (Y/N) looked absolutely breathtaking.
Her (Y/H/C) was styled in voluminous waves, cascading loosely over her shoulders and down her back. Her typical fresh face and light mascara had been traded in for smokey eyes and painted red lips.
He couldn’t seem to keep his eyes off her… or his hands.
Not on the ride down in the elevator. Not as they huddled together while waiting for the uber. Not throughout all of dinner. It was an impossible task, and if she noticed, she didn’t mention it.
Sebastian had decided on a somewhat fancy Chinese restaurant in the heart of downtown Manhattan. The food was always good, the few times he’d been, and they had a wide selection of various wines to choose from, including her favorite. He was playing it on the safe side. Chinese and wine were the way to her heart. He knew this and was most definitely using it to his advantage.
All throughout dinner, they talked about everything and anything . Completely lost in their own little world, paying absolutely no mind to the people who surrounded them.
Discussion ranged from all their different career choices growing up and how many times they’d changed over the years. To their wildest nights and worst hangovers in college. They bonded over their mutual distaste for people who chewed with their mouth open or the sound of teeth on silverware. They talked about Theo and all the silly things he did that week or the quirks he’s picked up on recently. The conversation was light but informational. Googy but still sentimental.
He’d never felt this way with anyone. He couldn’t believe how easily he trusted her and how effortlessly she broke down his sky-high walls. Not only was he desperate to know absolutely everything about her but he wanted to share things of his own too.
With (Y/N) it was easy.
These days—in his line of work, everyone wanted something from him or expected him to act or look a certain way. More often than not, he was placed on a pedestal only to fall the hardest when others' expectations of him weren’t meant.
But never with (Y/N). She accepted him, imperfections and all, it seemed.
Previous lovers had been clingy and overbearing. They demanded more of him than he could give most of the time. For a long time his career came first, having worked so hard to make a name for himself and with hopes of fulfilling goals he hadn’t quite met yet. Something they hadn’t understood despite being in the business themselves.
His last relationship ended just before he’d met (Y/N) three years ago and it wasn’t pretty. She’d claimed he wasn’t giving her enough, whether it be attention or money, he wasn’t sure. Not long into their relationship had she stepped back from her career with this delusional fantasy they’d settle down and raise a family. She’d decided without communicating with him that she’d stay home and raise their kids. And when he explained he wasn’t ready, she lost it.
In the end he’d found her in bed with another man and while he collected his things, she’d bitched on about how selfish he was and how it was his fault she’d sought another out because he wouldn’t give his career up for her like she had him.
So when (Y/N) excitedly asked all about the next steps in his career and the prospects of upcoming projects, he was floored. She wanted to know all about how he went about securing roles and how he chose one. What caught his eye when reading over a script or which directors he liked working with the most. There wasn’t an ounce of distaste or distress on her face when he explained that he was interested in a role that would require him to move to LA for a few months but profusely encouraged him when he voiced his hesitancy in leaving her and Theo for such an extended period of time.
And when he asked her if that would bother her or if the distance would be too much.
She replied, “Why would it? I was once a casual fan, now turned super fan. Who am I to deny the world of another movie starring The Sebastian Stan. If we want to make it work, we will. I won’t stop you from doing what you love or reaching your goals.”
Sebastian swore right then and there she was the one for him.
(Y/N) was independent and self reliant. She didn’t need him but she made sure to let him know just how much she wanted him.
Over the past two months she’d come to understand how he worked and that sometimes he got a little stuck in his ways but instead of berating and scolding him over it, she was patient, explained how she felt, and compromised with him.
She was everything he needed. The perfect lover for him.
And looking at her now, as she tossed back a shot of tequila like it was water, spewing absolute nonsense about how sunflowers are hands down the best flowers because they “grow so tall and they’re yellow, Seb. Yellow is a happy color and the world needs to be happier, so everyone should have sunflowers.”
He didn’t know how they’d gotten on the topic. She’d just hopped down from the stage after carrying out, hands down, the best karaoke performance he’d ever seen by singing ‘Billie Jean’ by Michael Jackson. She’d had the whole bar clapping, singing, and dancing along by the end.
The radiant smile painted on those Cherry lips made him all too pleased with himself. After all, he was the one to suggest dropping by, not quite ready for the night to end.
Eventually, she’d convinced him to sing a duet with her, which didn’t take much convincing at all. But the extra kisses and alluring promises of how she’d reward him when they returned home, were simply an added bonus.
And as much as he wanted to take that next step with her, he would wait. Because she deserved more than just a drunken tumble in the bed after a long night on the town.
When he made love to her, it would be a sober affair. He would take his sweet, sweet time reacquainting himself with her body. He planned on ruining her—with his fingers, lips, tongue, and cock, and he wanted her to remember it.
So when they stumbled home around half past two in the morning, he helped her slip into one of his shirts, popped her up on the bathroom counter to wipe the makeup from her face and assisted her in brushing her teeth before putting her to bed. After making sure everything was locked up and the lights were out, he slipped in beside her and tucked her sleeping form into his chest.
She didn’t wake when he kissed her pouty lips a few times but did snuggle closer, burying her face further into his bare chest. Even in a dead, drunken sleep she unconsciously sought him out.
Just before, he too, succumbed to a drunken sleep, he found himself profusely thanking whatever Gods were out there for giving him a chance at life with her.
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norrrington · 4 years
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i may or may not be writing a (platonic) piece about james & theo groves, and it may or may not have been born solely out of a desire to remedy the fact that they have ZERO interactions in AWE (despite serving in the same unit again), and i may or may not have started with groves’ death scene, and i may or may not have made myself cry. would i even be a norrington stan if not for the self-inflicted suffering
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THE FIRST RECORDED MARRIAGE BETWEEN A CROATIAN AND  MāORI.
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Andrija and Erina Kleskovic/Anderson in 1893
127 years ago, Croatian Andrija Kleskovic married the Maori Princess Erina Kaaka, at St Saviour’s in Kaitaia, in the far north of New Zealand. The couple had 13 children over an 18 year period.
Andrija Kleskovic was the son of a storekeeper, Andrija Kleskovic and Ana, nee Tonkovic of Mlini, a  small village near Dubrovnik. Following the death of his mother, his father married Franica Turcinovic. Unfortunately, Andrija and his stepmother did not get along. Andrija’s cousin, a priest visiting from the United States, persuaded his young cousin to come with him when he returned to America and join the priesthood.
He accompanied his cousin to America, and became a member of the choir and served as an altar boy. However, after three years, a rift developed, and Andrija left.  Feeling much bitterness, he did not return to his Catholic upbringing until many years later, a few months before his death.
Andrija went to San Francisco, where he worked as a cook at the Golden Gate Bridge construction project. Around 1884, he came to New Zealand. He joined the tide of young men who traveled from Dalmatia, to dig for kauri gum in the Far North. His three years in California had given him a good grounding in the English language and as a result, was able to assist his countrymen to buy provisions and sell their gum. He was at ease with Maori, he enjoyed sharing jokes and shared a mutual respect for them. He made many friends. In addition to his native Croatian, he was fluent in English and Maori. He assisted his Maori friends with trading their gum for provisions.
In 1892 while he was gum digging at Houhora, he made his commitment to a new life complete when he married his Maori Princess, Erina Kaaka from Te Kao, of the Ngai Takoto tribe. She was the daughter of Chief Hohepa Kaaka and Aneta Marupo. Erina’s mother had significant land at Takahue. The couple were married by the Reverend Joseph Matthews three years before he died, at St Saviour’s, Kaitaia. It was the first recorded marriage between a Croatian and Maori.  They settled down together at Spring Camp, Waihopo and worked together digging gum. In some reports Erina’s surname is spelt Kaka, the marriage certificate was signed “Ellen Kaka” and her father, Hohepa Kaka, likewise.
Andrija and Erina had 13 children over an 18 year period; Lizzie, Annie, Sonny, Joe, Leo, Tat, Mary, Lily, twins Ellen and Hazel, Patrick, Frank and Theo. The family moved from gumfield to gumfield, living in rustic shanties. Erina made their home comfortable by weaving flax mats to cover the dirt floors and gathering tataramoe (grows wild on ti tree) to fill their mattresses. They were at Tangoake Landing at Te Kao for a time before finally settling at J’s Point, Pukenui, where Andrija built a house for his family.
Andrija and Erina spoke Maori in the home, with a little pidgin English mixed in. The children didn’t learn English until they went to school. In the classroom, Maori was not allowed to be spoken; in fact, they were given the strap if the teacher overheard any students speaking Maori.
Being fluent in Maori, Andrija was asked on many occasions to act as a Maori Land Court interpreter.  A judge had difficulty pronouncing Andrija’s name and so he was known as “Mr Anderson”. Andrija changed his name to Andrew Anderson for ease of pronunciation for both Maori and English speakers.  He was naturalised in 1901 under the name “Anderson”. I will refer to him as ‘Andrew Anderson’ for the rest of the story.  
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1930 – Andrija shelling toheroas at Ninety Mile Beach. Northland Canneries had license to dig from June to September using flat potato forks. Workers received 10 shillings for a four-gallon tin of toheroas (tongues only).
Erina’s parents taught their grandchildren how to plait whips of flax and make pois from raupo. The grandchildren also learnt how to make and apply some of the old Maori healing remedies.  The children were brought up with strong principles, they loved their grandparents dearly and were very respectful towards them.
When she was a baby, Hazel was given to her Uncle Raipo Kaka and his wife, Meremere Wi Tamehana, as they couldn’t have children. They provided her with a good start in life and Hazel loved them dearly.
Tane Marupo, son of Matamori and Hoera, came to live with the family at J. Point.  He was raised as an older brother and grew into a strong athletic man. Family legend recounts he was involved in the rescue of survivors from the Elingamite ship disaster in 1902.
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About 1914 The Anderson family enjoying a hangi* at Awanui. *Traditional Maori cooked meal of meat and vegetables cooked in the ground over hot coals.
From J’s Point, the family moved to a farm at Kumi Road. Andrew relocated their home by barge down from Pukenui, into the Awanui River, then overland with bullocks onto the Kumi farm.
Sonny and Hepa (Joe) went off to fight in the Great War.  Private Joe Anderson was amongst the wounded on 11 May 1917. It was about this time that Erina became ill. Lizzie was called home to run the household and care for the younger children.
Tragically, Erina died on 18 January 1918. Lizzie took on her mother’s role in caring for the family. In July of the same year Lizzie married Ted Jones, a Welsh steam engineer. They had 17 children, all born at home and brought into the world, by a Maori midwife. In 1924 they moved in with Lizzie’s father at Kumi Road. There was no running water, no electricity and by this time, six children.
Andrew stayed on in Awanui for several years, before moving to Dargaville, Henderson and then Thornton in the early 1930s. In 1939 he went to Taneatua, a small town in the Bay of Plenty near Whakatane. For the next 17 years he lived with his son Peter, his wife, Sarah, and their family. He enjoyed netting whitebait and fishing for eels; also farming pigs, fowl, calves and lambs.  
Andrew also established a small orchard growing fruit trees. He even attempted making wine from the fruit using an old fibre separator, until there was a loud bang from the direction of the shed. It must have been a potent brew as it blew out the shed walls! Andrew never attempted winemaking again.  He developed a large garden and he and Sarah sold vegetables at the roadside to supplement the household income. He loved eeling and he boiled up the small eels in a kerosene tin to use as manure for the garden. During the whitebait season, Andrew and Sarah caught whitebait.
Lily married Anton Posa in 1925 but once she was pregnant she became seriously ill with septicaemia. She died in 1926 of the dreaded disease, at the age of only 22.
Andrew died in 1952, a man with a big heart who earned the respect of all he encountered. Andrew and Erina are buried in St Joseph’s Maori Cemetery, in Awanui.
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Sept 1952 at Andrew Kleskovic’s/Anderson funeral – Jones Grandchildren of Andrew & Erina: L – R from the Back: Tunny, Danny, Darby, Bertha, Mary, Trevor (Aki) Alfred, David. Front: Peter, Joan, Ellen, Moira, Netta, Annie-May, Elizabeth, Rolly. Insert: Stan Jones.
It is noted in the Kleskovich Reunion booklet. “We acknowledge that we are descendants of two cultures, our Croatian heritage through Andrija and our Maori heritage through Erina, without which we would not be here.”
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Children of Andrija and Erina Kleskovich about 1965 Back Row: Leo Jones, Frank Jones, Peter Jones, Joe Jones, Theo Jones and Sonny Jones. Front Row: Mabel Jurisich, Lizzie Jones, Annie Berghan and Hazel Paul.
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briarrosescurse · 4 years
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(dances) 📖 what if, idol au 4 all ur beebs
i may know shit abt idols and how everything works BUT id die on a hill for this au (dances with u)
also pls dont mind my inner kpoppie coming out, my bias for certain styles is rlly shining through... IM ALSO NO EXPERT, SO DONT JUDGE ME
idols au
roza: she is in an unit but occasionally releases single albums due to her astounding popularity! roza follows usually girl crush concepts or concepts focused around love (including heartbreak) but her fans also adore it when she deviates from that and takes another turn - for example, in their latest comebacks (and roza’s solo), their concepts changed more into self-love!
despite that, people are so surprised to find out how much of a playful sweetheart she actually is. due to her clueless but entertaining personality, people love seeing her in interviews or shows.
roza is vocally quite strong and is usually praised for her range. she definitely has room for improvement in the dance apartment, but in her unit, she is the main vocalist. other people would consider her to be the visual alongside with another member.
examples would be; blackpink and mamamoo but as well as heize and iu
xiang: this man works as a solo idol and he is known for his more mature, sensual and sometimes rather explicit concepts. his albums are always a... sight to behold, honestly. let’s just say, they follow rather risque ideas - but hey, the producers and managers can’t complain, he’s bringing in the cash.
xiang is most definitely a more visual and dance heavy idol - his good looks attract attention and not to mention his build allows for some rather unique wardrobe choices. fancams of those love to go viral and they make people’s jaws drop.
other than that, he is actually excelling quite well at demanding dances - people like to praise him for keeping up a great vocal performance despite the difficult dances.
compared to actor au, however, he is viewed with a much more critical eye; xiang’s bold and doesn’t hold back his tongue, after all. not to mention, his fans grow quite jealous of him being possibly involved in love affairs.
if i had to give examples of the type of music he’d have, i’d say... wonho - it’s exactly what i imagine for xiang. other than that, i’d add taemin, nct or vixx
theodor: sweet lil’ theo is in an unit! his height brings him a bit at an disadvantage but his vocal abilities are very outstanding for that. he very much fits in more cheerful and crush themes - people eat that shit up and think his unit’s eras with those concepts is where he shines.
people love to gift him plushies of alpacas or llamas during fanmeets. he keeps every single one of them and the amount of photos that he posts of them with himself is astounding - not to mention during the fanmeets, you can see him hugging them for almost the whole duration.
watching the dance practices is usually pretty fun because you can see theodor making funny faces; he always brings a lot of sunshine with that cute face of his into the room and that makes him a huuuuge fan favorite for the stans of his group.
examples would be: shinee and got7
balgair: ASSUMING balgair would be in stagrove as a sort of. subunit? OR AT LEAST in a group with a similar style. i’d say he is definitely a dance heavy idol. most likely lead dancer AT LEAST. i think of like... very on point and synchronized. definitely also pretty rebellious and bad boy concepts going on.
like i said, i'd deem balgair to be a lead dancer - people would say he is rather underappreciated and deserves a lot more recognition. they also complain about the lack of his lines. but further than that, balgair's got a very charming and charismatic character - he only lets his mischievous side show during shows or interviews. he also appears to be fluent in a few foreign languages, so international fans always joke about him having a secret account to see what content the fans produce for him.
during fanmeets people LOVE talking to him, just because of how extroverted and friendly he is. they also comment on how, close up, you can really notice his unique fox-like face structures.
examples: nct and block b
chloe: she's a rather more 'unknown' idol, if you are not part of the community, but still has a certain reputation. as a solo artist, she goes against the typical girl crush concept and follows something more gender stereotype breaking.
she's very heavy on the vocal parts and also is praised for her pretty face, despite the lack of facial expressions she shows during lives or interviews. however, according to her fans, the longer you follow her and her content, the more you realize she's just a very awkward girl, bad at expressing her feelings - but that's what makes her so loveable.
she isn't the most actice idol, thus comebacks are rather not frequent for her, but you can very often see ads where she participates.
examples: moonbyul
madeline: good ol' maddy is the visual of his group. his vocal range is outstanding, but he is only considered as the lead vocal in his unit. he's another one where people like to say that his dancing leaves room for improvement; it's an inside joke in his fanbase that he is stiff like a log during dance practice.
madeline was formerly just an actor before he switched branches. his fanbase carried over as well, so he already made a name for himself. people did enjoy watching his growth, though; at first, it was hard for him getting used to teamwork, as he appeared to see it all as a competition instead of a group project, thus he was rather hostile in his trainee days. but he grew and developed and his fanbase really enjoys pointing that out about him.
his concepts are often a bit more on the emotional side; showing a rather vulnerable side of love, so to say. other than, his concepts are a lot more 'artsy' and tend to carry a convoluted plotline throughout the album. it's unusual, but certainly unique.
examples: bts and exo
briar: and lastly! our pricky prick himself! briar is one of the unexpectedly older idols but for that he is pretty much a talent in all fields - dancing, singing and even his visuals are nothing to complain about. he is a bit more... controversial, so to say? a lot of multistans think he is rather arrogant and really unfriendly - while they recognize his talent, they are critical of his attitude.
his concepts are varying, but it's usually also more of a bad boy and mature theme. his dance routines are fun to watch. sometimes, behind the scenes, you can see him teaching other members or helping them out. it's not too unusual for people to believe he is the leader of the unit.
examples: nu'est and 2pm
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Salutations, LYRA you have found your way into the State of Calamity; the broken plain run by the lawless and the vicious. You have been granted deeper passage to the corrupt world of Calamitous. As always, times ticking on your clock new blood…you have 48 HOURS to amass your wits and complete the CHECKLIST before what remains of your body ignites in a blistering haze of ash and smoke…
After all, it’s so easily broken…
                         and even easier to get lost…
( henry golding, 33, cismale, he/him, nephilim, praesul ) It’s been a while since we’ve seen THEO LAI. I hear they’re a NEPHILIM and they reside on the WESTSIDE. They’re known to frequent THE SHACK (when they’re not busy SELLING WARES AT OSAERIN’S ABYSS) and have made a place at GOSPEL SQUARE—12A LUKE COTTAGE. Some may say they act with SINGLE-MINDED PERSISTENCE & A MEDDLESOME FLAIR, while others claim they are SIMPLY GOOD-NATURED & OVERLY COMPASSIONATE. With that being said, they’ve found the State of Calamity. ( sebastian stan, 38, cismale, he/him, human, scientist ) It’s been a while since we’ve seen SORIN COTRUŞ. I hear they’re a HUMAN and they reside on the WESTSIDE. They’re known to frequent COLLECTOR’S QUARTERS (when they’re not busy CONDUCTING RESEARCH AT THE HIDEOUT) and have made a place at SKYWELL BUILDING—OLD COMPOUND UNIT 6. Some may say they act GUARDED & UNCOMPROMISING, while others claim they are PRACTICAL & IN POSSESSION OF A KEEN SENSE OF SELF-PRESERVATION. With that being said, they’ve found the State of Calamity.
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princeescaluswords · 4 years
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Stans uphold "Stiles is always right" even though they know it to be false so they deliberately warp canon events to make it so. Even if it makes no sense. But should something go terribly wrong, then it isn't his fault. But it is Scott's fault his dad got hurt, somehow. Because Scott, a brown Latino, is nothing but a guard dog meant to watch over Noah and Stiles himself 24/7, when he isn't detecting if Lydia is attracted to Stiles or not
I’ve already talked about how “Stiles is always right” is a concept that arose from an in-show joke that is easily disprovable by citing examples from every season.  It was never meant by the show to be taken seriously but was used by fans to delegitimize Scott’s position as lead protagonist and hero.   If Stiles is always right, shouldn’t he be in charge?  
Stiles didn’t need to be always right, because he wasn’t in Scott’s pack/Scott’s best friend because of his deductive abilities.  He was in Scott’s pack because he was Scott’s best friend, because Scott’s pack wasn’t a paramilitary unit.  (Deualion’s pack was one where membership was keyed to usefulness – you are the weakest link, Ennis! – and that was shown to be an abomination in werewolf society.)
It is also racist in application, because a cursory glance of content will reveal that the number of times its used against Scott is far greater than it is used against say Derek or Peter.  Count how many times in fiction that Stiles can’t support or abandons Scott because he’s just not smart enough to be alpha, yet, Stiles will cling to Derek, the Lord of Bad Decisions, and Peter, The Alpha Who Got His Butt Whupped by Teenagers Twice, instead.  If Stiles should be in charge because he’s always right and Scott’s not, why not now?  
But I don’t think I’ve dealt with the established problem of “My Dad is Hurt and It’s Your Fault” that Stiles portrayed in Season 1, Season 3, and Season 5.   It was meant by the production to be scenes embodying Stiles as Scott’s foil – contrasting Stiles’s selfishness and pettiness with Scott’s compassion and heroism.  
The first is in Heart Monitor (1x06), where Stiles physically tortures – and make no mistake, inflicting systematic pain repeatedly as a form of punishment is torture, it’s the freaking definition – Scott in response to his father getting hit by a car in a parking lot, which was somehow Scott’s fault because he took a day off from his own troubles.   The second is in The Overlooked (3x10), where Stiles lashes out unhelpfully at Derek and the alpha twins because his father was taken. The third is in The Last Chimera (5x11) where Stiles attacks a half-dead Scott because his father has been injured.   
Now the show tried to demonstrate that Stiles’s failings are not shared by Scott.  He doesn’t get mad at Stiles for being an ass in Heart Monitor.  He took the torture (something that doesn’t sit well with me) and immediately formulated a plan that acknowledged Stiles’ command “you have to do something” which leads to Night School.  He didn’t give in to the same violence and cruelty that Derek and Stiles show in The Overlooked, even when his own mother is threatened by Deucalion. (This is always the scene where those who think that Scott doesn’t grow lose me, because if you think that Scott did the wrong thing even pretending to work with Gerard after Gerard threatened his mother, then you have to admit his refusal to take Deucalion’s veiled threat into account – especially after his terrifying Motel California hallucination – was growth.) And finally, the show doesn’t have Scott beat the crap out of Stiles for attacking him, nor even claim innocence by saying he was dead (Scott never once says “Hey, i was dead!).   
The problem with this is what I term Hero Loading.  Not only does Scott as protagonist have to stop, in the case of Season 5B, the Dread Doctors, La Bete, Theo Raeken and his chimera pack, he also has to make sure that Malia, Liam, and Stiles feel loved and appreciated, even after they abandoned him, tried to kill him, and sold him out, respectively.  
Even though the show tried to back-door a statement that Stiles was wrong with the scene between Natalie and Stiles over Lydia’s catatonic form, it never made Stiles, Malia, or Liam responsible for Scott’s feelings the way they made Scott responsible for theirs.  In fact, it literally had Stiles belittle Scott’s feelings, had Liam ignore Scott’s feelings, and had both Stiles and Liam use Scott’s feelings for their own benefit.  
Now this is my opinion, but they wouldn’t have done this to a white character – wait, they didn’t do it to a white character.    They didn’t have Malia say “I won’t prioritize murdering my mother in revenge over the pack,” because defeating her mother is what she focused on for the rest of the season.  They didn’t have Liam say “I understand that I can’t operate solely on emotional response and that my emotions are not the most important thing, especially when it lead me to almost killing my friend and mentor” because he spent the rest of Season 5b indulging his emotions “I feel like I have to do more than apologize,” charging the Beast alone, etc.   They didn’t have Stiles even admit he was wrong to lie to anyone.  Scott was scolded and punished for acting out of trauma, but Stiles didn’t even have to say “Maybe I shouldn’t have hid what happened to Donovan from everyone.”  
They never gave Scott a moment to be depressed – no slinging wrenches at jeeps for him! – or angry – he was only allowed to be angry when two white boys gave him permission – or even triumphant – he thought La Bete in a school library and was scolded for it and risked his life for him to get its scent and then had to be saved by his freaking dead white girlfriend.    They wouldn’t have done that to a white character, because they didn’t do that to a white character.  
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                          are   you   ready   for   the   hunt ?
 we’ve   said   this   god   knows   how   many   times,   but   thank   you   all   again   for   putting   so   much   heart   into   your   apps   and   this   group .      we   had   some   super   tough   decisions   to   make,   and   in   the   case   of   each   skeleton,   it   constantly   came   down   to   two   apps   that   we   would   end   up   debating   between .     if   we   could   find   a   way   to   get   all   of   y’all   involved,   we   would   (  and   like   we   mentioned,   you   might   just   have   to   keep   an   eye   out   for   season   two  ).
 we’ve   kept   you   all   waiting   long   enough,   so   below   the   cut   is   a   brief   paragraph   from   us   on   why   we   chose   each   app !      you   all   have   twenty - four   hours   to   send   in   your   accounts,   and   we’ll   be   sending   out   links   to   the   group   server   as   you   do .       we’re   so   stoked   to   have   ya   on   board !
welcome   back   to   the   island,   henri   rosseau   (  the   tagalong  )  ! 
kat says: reading henri’s bio was such an unbridled joy. from a tango gone too far to him losing his first tooth on a pickle jar to him learning to shotgun, i decided that henri is my child and i’m going to protect him with my whole life. selene making henri a grilled cheese? correct. something amanda pointed out that i wanna add here is that henri feels so real. first of all, he’s relatable as fuck. but also the way you told his story was so touching and emotional and... you love to see it.
amanda says: listen, the tagalong is one of my favorite skeletons and we had such a fun bunch of apps for them and it was so hard to make a decision. but every sentence of henri’s app gave off such personality and i was in love from the first sentence. every aspect of henri was so gripping and nuanced   --   i told kat this, but i felt for him and i could relate with him and he broke my heart, while knowing just how to put it back together in the next paragraph. “sometimes it feels like you’re more of a concept than a person from the moment of your conception.” i. fuck me up, hayley. i just gotta say that henri is my ultimate homie and i’m so psyched to see how he plays out.
welcome   back   to   the   island,   theo   walker   (  the   brains  )  ! 
kat says: i’m a kass stan first and a human being second. your apps were all wonderful to read, and when it came down it it wasn’t a question of if we were accepting you but rather which app we were accepting. i was sold on theo. three placings in capricorn? pardon me? an asshole with an eidetic memory? we have no choice but to stan. also like this is dumb but i felt like theo & henri actually really fit as cousins and that’s a huge cherry on top of this cake. 
amanda says: when i tell you the first line of theo’s bio messed me up, i mean it. “a fuckin’ boy genius. that’s what they called you. when they pulled at your hair and shoved your face in the mud. when you tasted the word loser on your lips as the taste of blood.” i was so intrigued by theo, from the aesthetics bullet all the way to the pinterest and playlist you linked us to. there’s one line that i haven’t been able to stop thinking about since last night   --   “when you look at pictures of yourself at that age, you wouldn’t have the heart to tell that kid he wasn’t loved by his parents either.” like. don’t talk to me. i love the edge you gave us with his problem with authority and the gang’s stick and poke phase and his eidetic memory? we love to see it. nothing but respect for MY meme king.
welcome   back   to   the   island,   thalia   pham   (  the   heart  )  ! 
kat says: you have no idea the amount of times amanda and i have sent quotes from your application and blog back and forth to one another. “workers of the world unite, bitch.” “the death of a domesticated ferret.” your app has been my choice for the heart since we got it and i stand by it. thalia is exactly the heart we need. i would die for my como se dice spitfire. a law student? my angel. 
amanda says: thalia pham won my fuckin’ heart and i never want her to give it back. it’s her’s now, she owns it. you gave us sixteen pages on lia and i still found myself wanting to read more. you really took the heart to places we couldn’t have imagined and i’m obsessed with her fire. i was so gripped by her and her background and every little detail you gave us. how she met the gang? hot take. her brother? maybe one cop deserves rights. the way she has so much strength and passion but you still found a way to emphasize her soft aspects without dulling her sharper edges? i could write sonnets on my love for her, tbh. i’m so stoked to have you join us !!
welcome   back   to   the   island,   alina   winthrop   (  the   sovereign  )  !
kat says: honestly guys, this isn’t a scooby doo episode. me? president on the alina winthrop fanclub? more likely than you think. one time, she punched me in the face. it was iconic. honestly the sovereign was one of the hardest decisions but you can ask amanda every four minutes i would say “i still vote for alina tho.” she raised the very true point that alina and the winthrops feel alive and like they belong in brentwood. good looks jo.
amanda says: the sovereign was one of the hardest decisions for me to make, but what it came down to was how at home the winthrops felt. like i told kat, they just felt like they belonged in brentwood, and everything about them really captured me. as for alina? she could rip me to shreds and i’d thank her. when i was reading your app, there were so many lines that just had me stopping for a second to reread. i was so compelled and curious about alina and the way you took the skeleton   --   especially with all the little details that really fleshed her out and had me falling in love with her. “the test you’ve been avoiding your whole life: if you weren’t a winthrop, could you still do this? but even more: will you be able to live with the answer when you find out?” BRUH. i’m so, so interested in where you’re going to take her in the story !!
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updated: 07/24/18 this masterpost WILL NOT work on laptops/pcs. i’ve tried but nothing will solve the problem and i refuse to go through and relink every one of these fics because i spent hours putting together this original post and im exhuasted lmao. if you’re NOT on mobile click HERE :))
luke alvez x reader (criminal minds)
by @butsomeofusarelookingatthestars
biting the bullet
take me out
one moment
couples therapy 2
“…falling in love with my best friend”
unshaken
…the proposal
addicted to love
by @nelsonsmurdock
god only knows
claw marks
sugar daddy
good morning
making you jealous headcanon
missed by @writefasttalkevenfaster on my mind by @madamredwrites a kiss that shouldn’t have happened by @merlxn-emrys
spencer reid x reader (criminal minds)
by @wrecklessimagine
dermatillomania
anything
trip
breaking (part one) / and entering (part two)
soft hands
by @mentallydatingspencerreid
because i love you
conflict resolution
dare?
jealous
fearful
by @dontshootmespence
did you hear me?
hands off
a sudden change
by @nelsonsmurdock
not afraid anymore
real life
lolita / real life
by @bookofreid
love in numbers / part two
perfect timing
the doctor & the artist
fortune teller
avoidance
long way down
handle yourself
by @spencerdamnreid
undercover discovery
let me help
by @brywrites
love looks not with the eyes 
model behavior 
the reid effect part one / part two
close to you
model behavior
by @criminaldaddies
closer 
forever
drunken make out? by @make-me-imagine just let me explain by @the-criminal-soldier touchy-feely by @thelovelylittlestorythatcould nerves by @thorne93 for the sake of a kiss by @totalfanfreak four years by @ughthatimagineblog torturous by @irwinsos snowbound by @criminal-minds-fanfiction
matthew gray gubler x reader
by @wrecklessimagine
“i tried my best…”
modeling
sex scene
twelve years younger
by @mentallydatingspencerreid
turnaround
standing out in a crowd
poe dameron x reader (star wars)
by @leiaorga-na
frustration
general ‘matchmaker’ organa
by @kboogie09
galactic soulmates
deal?
crazy in love
something else
by @justauthoring
when youre back
not today
help us out
thoughts betray you
five versus one
help us out
tired of your games
by @warqueenfuriosa
on flying and falling
kissing sweetly
my heart is yours
contact
by @certifiedskywalker
not enough time
snoozing
by @theincredibleultron
putty in your hands
you’re a skywalker?
five times you kissed poe dameron
10 things i hate about you
by @shenanigans-and-imagines
i could kiss you right now
i mean it
by @poedameronstories
motivation
stay
left unsaid / what remains / confrontations by @rqgnarok kissing by @buckyskywalks interrupted day off by @secretlyheatherchandler sarcasm by @x-dudes worth the wait by @fanfic-shiz two pieces of a whole by @we-are-all-obsessed-here black leader, shutting up by @parker-peter-parker trust me by @hairringtonsteve “why are you crying” by @whirlybirbs nothing more than a pretty face by @theonewiththefanfics
kylo ren x reader (star wars)
by @azurakenway
ask me a question (ben solo)
that’s no way to speak to your senator (ben solo)
watch my heart burn
protector of the apprentice
healing hands
‘did you enjoy the sight of me kneeling before you’
fallen in love
long live the supreme leader
red or black
across the stars (ben solo)
by @kyloholic
royal pains (ben solo)
clumsy (ben solo)
the supreme and his queen
divide and unite
professor ren series
by @justauthoring
come back (ben solo)
just tired (ben solo)
by @bad--bad--man  (masterlist)
pretty baby
ben sorenn, you liar
always
its my destiny
by @theindifferentdroid  
mad sounds pt 2
kiss on a dare
by @itsaconquestofimagination  
sugar, we're going down
killing me softly
keep in the dark
an unlikely hero
classroom ship (ben solo)
jealous kiss (solo triplets! kylo)
bliss by @darth-dre truly special by @chaostheoryy   somnum exterreri by @loverbug1123   slow burn by @tricksters-captain   pickup lines by @kylo-renegade   till the light burns out by @softestsolo nsfw alphabet by @whirlybirbs   red by @the-new-fanfic-order   discovered by @absolutekylotrash in my head (ben solo) by @leiaorga-na bonded / ii / iii / iv by @wandering-at-midnight
han solo x reader (star wars)
a ridiculous idea by @imaginethestarwars   we’ve got problems by @astxrwar   confession by @sincerelysaraahh
armitage hux x reader (star wars)
by @callmewinchester  
fortitude
iunctus
by @whirlybirbs  
nsfw alphabet
hux sex headcanons
by @azurakenway  
little bird
caretaker
open up to me by @the-new-fanfic-order   never again by @chaostheoryy   golden slumbers by @idontgiveahux   adulterer by @rosalynbair   cat and mouse by @silentwanderlustfanfiction never a good time by @silentwanderlustfanfiction  courage by @accio-zara iron by @zerohuxgiven resolution by @belikesnowbeautifulbutcold21 summoned by @natxpat
dylan o’brien x reader
by @cxddlyash  
the gun range
doggie play date
theo raeken x reader (teen wolf)
hey babygirl by @rememberstilinski  
derek hale x reader (teen wolf)
by @helplesslyinlovewithcharacters 
atrocious 
good enough
sorry to my unknown lover
compared to you
patience
by @perterhale
you are good
make this last
skin
by @fvckingbuchanan
my alpha 
always an us
by @thegreatficmaster
dreams come true
love when you smell like me
play with me alpha by @thelittlehalewolf trained to fight by @stilinskiimagines tidal waves by @spxderbarnes how perfect by @urwarriorangel age restriction by @huntersanonymous taking care by @honestly-lahey watch it by @snipsnsnailsnwerewolftales
issac lahey x reader (teen wolf)
by @maximoff-pan
dating issac lahey (and being a witch)would include
dating issac lahey (and being a mccall) would include
bucky barnes x reader (marvel)
by @ballyhoobarnes
man’s best friend
study break
by @bbbarneswrites
russian muses
mended hearts
by @leiaorga-na
sparks fly
avoiding
‘best friends’
easy a by @imagine-assembling-the-avengers rooftop confessions by @sebbies   attacked by @theincredibleultron   reward (ft. matt murdock) by @persephone-is-here-omg @irndad ‘s bucky fic masterlist within the smoke by @revengingbarnes fight for you by @revengingbarnes touch by @starrywriting broken by @gaybybirth   two haunted souls by @buckybarnesstar three’s company (ft. steve) by @sugardaddytonystark self defense by @marvelfic   marks by @marvelfic like real people do by @bucketbarneslove
sebastian stan x reader
by @marvel-midtown
private people
bad at love
next door 
no script by @revengingbarnes
matthew murdock x reader (marvel)
warm as the devil by @james-wesleys-sassy-eyebrow  
tony stark x reader (marvel)
press coverage / less coverage by @astxrwar  
steve rogers x reader (marvel)
hands to myself by @leiaorga-na “are you sorry now” by @prettyyoungtragedy coup de foudre by @mattymattymerduck
peter parker x reader (marvel)
by @softboy-holland
badass princess
just a kid
raspberry popsicles
broom closets by @leiaorga-na personal by @peterparker-imagines the mind reader by @strangershield euphemisms by @vinyloider thigh riding by @donttellpeterparker until you fell by @anakin-skywalkers four times by @dej-okay breathe by @something-fanfiction-ie online nemesis by @peterpcrkcr  new light by @marvelellie
tom holland x reader 
by @loserparker 
distance 
messy 
kissing me by @marvel-midtown   wanna taste by @valar--m0rghulis  honest by @theironholland
frank castle x reader (marvel)
by @avengersandlovers
the breakfast table
leather and lace
bad together by @anakin-skywalkers troublemaker by @astxrwar couldn’t take it anymore by @propertyofpoeandbucky tired by @castawaybarnes
jason todd x reader (dc)
by @maruthor  
precious asshole
disbelief
i’m just a monster by @dc-hoe always by @yj-tt-batfam-forlife you’d do that for me? by @maybe-its-5sos jason making is s/o cry by @angstytodd jason fucking todd by @alphaabucky
dick grayson x reader (dc)
by @dc-hoe
i don’t have anyone
i missed you
pleasure and ice
by @maruthor  
they never told you / they never told him
one more chance
play pretend by @sheismental   a quiet night by @dccomicsimagines   love by @angstytodd   electric currents by @dccomicsimagines
bruce wayne x reader (dc)
five am light / ten pm glow by @astxrwar for worse / for better / until death do us part by @soriseerakyra sneaky bastard by @ellana-ravenwood mind the gap by @maybe-its-5sos
clyde logan x reader (logan lucky)
to love a writer by @bad--bad--man room 1604 by @adumbdryer curse the cauliflower by @emmytypes
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worldcup888love · 3 years
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Worldcup888 news:  Rõ khả năng Sancho tới OTF, M.U đẩy đi "tàn dư" Mourinho; Lộ bến đỗ của Isco?
Thay David Alaba, Bayern đặt 2 cái tên vào tầm ngắm. Với việc David Alaba gần như chắc chắn sẽ rời Allianz Arena sau khi mùa giải năm nay khép lại, rõ ràng Bayern Munich sẽ cần mang về một trung vệ khác nhằm thay thế cầu thủ người Áo.
Đọc thêm: https://worldcup888.com/brighton-vs-leeds-united-tip-keo-bong-da-21h-ngay-01-05-2021-england-premier-league-ngoai-hang-anh-2020-21.html
Thời gian vừa qua, quả bom tấn Dayot Upamecano là cái tên được nhắc tới rất nhiều. Ngôi sao thuộc biên chế RB Leipzig được xem là ưu tiên số một của Hùm Xám xứ Bavaria. Thế nhưng bên cạnh đó, Bayern Munich còn đặt 2 cái tên khác vào tầm ngắm của mình, đó là Borna Sosa thuộc biên chế VfB Stuttgart và Marco Friedl thuộc biên chế Werder Bremen.
Liverpool được khuyên chiêu mộ Harry Kane. Theo cựu tiền đạo Stan Collymore, CLB cũ Liverpool nên thực hiện một thương vụ táo bạo vào mùa Hè 2021 bằng việc chiêu mộ trung phong Harry Kane của Tottenham, hoặc Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) trong trường hợp Man City giành được Erling Haaland từ Borussia Dortmund.
Liverpool cần chiêu mộ Kane.
Chelsea muốn ký Kessie. HLV Thomas Tuchel và BLĐ Chelsea đang làm việc để xây dựng dự án mới, với mục tiêu Franck Kessie. Theo báo chí Anh, Chelsea nhắm đến Kessie như giải pháp lý tưởng nhất để thay thế N'Golo Kante.
Kessie đang là nhân tố không thể thay thế, giúp Milan dẫn đầu bảng xếp hạng Serie A (ghi 7 bàn, 3 kiến tạo). Hợp đồng của Kessie với Milan có thời hạn đến 2022, và chưa đạt thỏa thuận gia hạn. Chelsea muốn chi 35 triệu bảng lấy tiền vệ 24 tuổi người Bờ Biển Ngà.
Lộ bến đỗ của Isco. Sau khi không thể tới Arsenal theo dự định ở mùa Đông năm nay, theo Metro, Iso sẽ chia tay Real Madrid để gia nhập Sevilla ở phiên chợ Hè. Isco nhận được nhiều đề nghị từ nước ngoài, như Man United, Arsenal, Juventus, Milan, nhưng vì vấn đề gia đình, anh không muốn rời khỏi Tây Ban Nha. Cựu cầu thủ Malaga cũng muốn về lại quê nhà xứ Andalucia. Hơn nữa, anh có mối quan hệ tốt với HLV Julen Lopetegui của Sevilla.
Rõ khả năng Sancho tới Old Trafford.
Ole ưu ái Wan-Bissaka, tương lai 'tàn dư Mourinho' tại Man Utd đã chấm hết. Nguồn tin từ CalcioMercato cho biết, HLV Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dành sự ưu tiên cho Aaron Wan-Bissaka hơn và không còn xem Diogo Dalot là cái tên nằm trong kế hoạch dài hạn của mình. Như vậy, nhiều khả năng cầu thủ người Bồ Đào Nha sẽ phải khăn gói ra đi.
Mùa giải 2020/21 này, cựu hậu vệ của FC Porto đang thi đấu trong màu áo của AC Milan theo dạng cho mượn. Rossoneri cũng đặt vấn đề mua đứt cầu thủ người Bồ Đào Nha nhưng Quỷ đỏ chưa có bất kỳ động thái nào để đáp lời.
Man Utd đã có quyết định cuối cùng dành cho Jadon Sancho. Hiện tại, phong độ của Jadon Sancho đang có dấu hiệu cải thiện. Sau 26 trận đấu tính trên mọi đấu trường, tiền đạo người Anh đã ghi được 8 bàn thắng và đóng góp 13 pha kiến tạo cho Borussia Dortmund. Điều đó khiến cho những tin đồn về mối liên hệ giữa Sancho và Man United lại xuất hiện.
Tuy nhiên, điều này sẽ không xảy ra. Theo MEN, ban lãnh đạo Man United sẽ cố gắng tìm kiếm phương án cải thiện hàng phòng ngự trong bối cảnh mành lưới của họ đã bị rung lên quá nhiều lần trong mùa giải này. Dịch COVID-19 khiến cho ngân sách chuyển nhượng của Red Devils bị sụt giảm, vậy nên, họ sẽ không còn tiền để chiêu mộ thêm 1 tiền đạo đắt đỏ như Sancho.
Cận cảnh một buổi tập của Man United
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sleeppaw · 3 years
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Owners and 50+1
In light of the recent European Super League debacle, the Government has been looking at whether to implement 50+1. In Germany, the 50+1 rule serves a purpose; to allow fans a say in how the club is run rather than an owner; owners get only one vote, but the fans have the majority of voting rights. There are exceptions to the rule though (Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg are owned by German firms Bayer and Volkswagon respectively. Justified as in those cases, they were founded by the companies themselves as “Company Clubs”). Fans of four of the “Big Six” clubs hate their owners; Tottenham fans hate Levy and Lewis because the owners tend to sack managers at the worst possible times. Liverpool fans, since the reveal FSG had been one of the ESL masterminds, have turned against their owner while Manchester United and Arsenal fans’ hatred of their owners had been brewing for years; in fact since the Glaziers took over Manchester United and the Kroenke family took over Arsenal, both clubs have been used by the owners as a “Personal ATM” (The Glaziers took out £2 billion out of Manchester United, while the Kroenkes sacked 55 Arsenal staff while building a multi-billion dollar stadium in LA). The Glaziers took over Manchester United in 2005; between 2005 and 2021 the family didn’t even put one penny into Manchester United. The Kroenkes started to buy Arsenal in 2007, when the club was going through a period of austerity (They had to pay debts n the recently constructed Emirates Stadium). In order to pay the debts off, the players took a wage cut; even the wage cut wasn’t enough, so Arsenal had to sell players. By the time the stadium debts were cleared in 2013, only four “First Team” players that were signed before the “Austerity Era” were left (Abou Diaby, Barcary Sagna, Theo Walcott and Tomas Rosicky); the reminder of the squad were either youth players or low-cost  signings Arsene Wenger made during that time as well as a player returning for a second spell. The Glaziers ruined Manchester United, changing it from a highly competitive team to a team that only makes a Final once in a while. In any other company this would be called “Asset-Stripping” (There is increasing evidence that suggests Arsenal FC is being “Asset-Stripped”. They paid off the Stadium debt in 2013 but when Stan Kroenke took full ownership five years later he placed his debt with that of Arsenal’s, thereby adding on the small amount of Stadium Debt they had left to pay off; namely, the 2016 and 2017 debts.) Here’s where the hypocrisy comes in. In America, non-Americans cannot own a NFL team, yet it’s okay for Americans to own European football teams? This is why 50+1 needed to be standard as soon as possible. To give an example of a club that was asset-stripped down to the ground is Bolton. In the 2000′s Bolton was playing in the Premier League; manager Sam Alladyce had created a version of the “Galacticos” with a blend of players from lower leagues, players signed and those he already have. That squad was the main reason why Bolton made it into the top half of the League Table, and they were the team the “Big Four” feared the most. After Alladyce’s sacking the team collapsed, and ended the 2007/08 season in 16th Place (Earlier that season they were on course to play in the UEFA Cup); several players left Bolton at the end of the season (One went to join newly-promoted Hull City while another went to join Championship side Ipswich Town.The one that went to Hull retired at the end of the 2008/09 season but it is still unknown when the player that went to Ipswich retired; it could be either 2009 or 2010). Between 2009 and 2012 Bolton have struggled to reach the top half of the table. In 2012 they were relegated. The relegation marked the beginning of the end. In 2016, Phil Gartside, the owner, died; the co-owner died a year later. Bolton sold it’s Training Ground to help pay for it’s debt, but it wasn’t enough. They also sold players as a way to reduce debt, but the debts kept on piling up. The club owner, Ken Anderson, even banned the local newspaper from reporting on Bolton Wanderers. By 2019, with the club bottom of League One (Bury FC had been liquidated earlier that season), Bolton had only four Senior Players; the FA stepped in and gave Bolton an ultimation; find a new owner within 72 hours or you’ll suffer the same fate as Bury. Moments before the time was up, Bolton found a new owner. Last year, it was discovered that Bolton had been “Asset-Stripped” from 2016 through to 2019; 2016 was the year Eddie Davis, the co-owner alongside Gartside, sold Bolton to Ken Anderson. Moreover, Bolton was still paying off money owed for their “Galacticos” going into 2020. Basically, when Bolton was sold by Davis to Anderson in 2016, they had debts from 2004 left to pay for. Bolton is in line to return to League One, but their story serves as a warning that any club can be asset-stripped to the ground.
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