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what do you think santana’s coming out would have been like if she hadn’t been outed?

Oh man that's a question and a half. I was legit so thrown off by that. Not in a bad way! Always appreciate Santana questions, always. I just spend so much time being mad about what actually happened and being absolutely appalled by Glee dropping the ball this badly, it's hard to even approach the topic without that in mind. Even while thinking about this I caught myself wanting to curse the canon events out multiple times. But I'll show restraint and pretend, for a few blissful minutes, that season 3 doesn't exist the way it does. This post is going to be more of what I would have liked to see instead of what realistically could have happened because Glee lost out on my willingness to care about their established boundaries when they vomited The Outing scene onto my screen.

In my ideal world, Santana would have been allowed the baby steps she deserved. Sure, she was way deep in the closet in season 2 but by the end we see progress. She's so clearly isn't ready yet and that's fine, in this timeline we're not pressuring her in any way. It's early season 3 and she and Brittany are officially together but only they know it. It's a bit of an open secret in the Glee Club, too, but everyone, and I mean everyone knows better than to think it's any of their business. Around the time of one of the the Troubletones rehearsals Mercedes catches Brittana making out and Santana freaks out, initially. Brittany reassures her that Mercedes is their friend and it's fine and later we get a Sancedes scene. Santana at first tries to deflect but Mercedes lets her know that she isn't there to judge or anything, she just gives the advice that Santana would be happier if she embraced herself and all that usual Glee speech. After the Troubletones WRONGFULLY lose Sectionals and Quinn gets the girls back and Santana sees how ND welcomes them with open arms, she makes a decision.

It feels safer to make a public Glee announcement first. They sing a duet with Brittany and Britt does the talking because Santana is more comfortable letting the song (Melissa Etheridge's Come to My Window, maybe?) speak for her. No one is shocked but they're all supportive, especially the people who matter (*cough* the girls and Klaine *cough*). Will tries to make a speech, blah blah, it's just a wholesome scene. Ideally a Kurtana scene follows because this is my headcanon I do what I want.

Now people who already sort of knew are in the clear but it's limited to the Glee Club and none of them blabber to other students, particularly not in the hallway because they're good people who love and support Santana. Based on Santana's heartbreaking "I haven't even told my parents yet" I'm going to choose to infer that she was thinking about it. She's terrified and needs a Pierce family dinner, together with a supportive Whitney and Pierce Pierce to convince her she's ready for this. We get to see the actual scene, around Christmas time, with Gloria Estefan and Dr. Lopez and it's emotional but cathartic. They're with Santana, no matter what, though her dad does have an ominous line about Alma. Not in a rude way but in a way when a parent fears what might await their kid. Santana staunchly refuses the subject of Abuela and asks her parents not to say anything to anyone.

The school year goes on. Valentine's Day comes around and following some homophobic shenanigans at McKinley and Figgins revealing the same double standard as he did in Heart, somehow, Santana decides to take a stand. She kisses Brittany very publicly in school one day and maybe we do get a slightly altered version of the Heart God Squad storyline. Except she gets to beat up Joe because I said so. All is relatively well. Santana and Brittany are now practically out to the school and Santana shows concern every now and then, but she feels lighter. This timeline actually deals with the fact that she wouldn't suddenly have no fears about being out and jerks exist, but it's easier that she did it on her own terms and not through a political ad.

Regionals rolls around and Dave is outed. I'm sorry David in this timeline your fate is unfortunately still the same. We get the attempt but thankfully Dave survives and recovers. Santana visits him in the hospital, they have a conversation and it makes her realize that life's too short to be terrified of who she is. The final puzzle piece in this portion of her coming out story? Abuela Alma. And so Santana goes to her grandmother, tells her about having had time to reflect and the coming out goes much the same as it did in the only valid IKAG scene. And Alma rejects her much the same, breaking Santana's heart and causing her to lash out at the people who have been supporting her these past few months. After the initial shock of just having been disowned, she picks herself up and thinks about Dave and how she can't let others' opinions of her define her life. Santana's clearly shaken from the experience and it gets brought up time and again but she marches on.

Santana starts college and decides she's going to be upfront from the first moment on. She tells people about her girlfriend, how proud of her she is, how much she loves Brittany. When they break up, the strength fades as Santana already wasn't feeling the whole Louisville vibe. Canon events ensue, and when she moves to New York she gets to truly just be herself and live her sexuality for the first time. That doesn't just mean sleeping around, thought some of that too. When she gets together with Dani and meets her cool queer friends, Santana feels at peace. It took a minute, but she's fine with casually dropping the word lesbian and introducing herself as, well, herself.

I know that last bit wasn't necessary for the coming out journey itself but it's good for my soul to think about. I can't say what I've written is tremendously exciting but imo it's what she damn well deserved. This didn't actually answer your question in that I don't think this is what would have happened; Glee demonstrated that they had no desire to follow through on Santana's story with the care it deserved. But it is what I'd like to think.

#anon #santana asks #glee asks #santana's coming out #no one has asked me this before which feels strange #but thank you for the opportunity anon #gleewrite

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Jack Thompson x Reader

What Lies Before Us

Previous Chapters

Chapter 16

“What’s the bag for?”, Jack asked when Y/N emerged from her apartment with a bag in her hand, walking towards him standing next to his car.

“It’s Christmas”, she said as if it were self-explanatory.

“Yes, I have deduced that much by the ungodly number of decorations hanging in our neighbourhood.”

Y/N scoffed. “I managed to buy some presents for your parents”, she said, adding with a grin, “don’t worry. I put both of our names on there. Just pretend you had a say in picking them out.”

“What did you get them?”

Y/N contemplated making it a surprise for him, too, but then he wouldn’t be able to know what they’d get to pretend he helped choosing them.

Climbing into the car, she said: “Nothing fancy. I remembered from before the war your dad liked wine, and in my time in Europe, I had the upmost luxury of working with a Frenchman who told me with utter certainty that the wine from his region was unlike anything you can get in the states. It’s a Bordeaux.”

“I know absolutely nothing about wine”, Jack replied with a grin, starting the car.

“Why would you? It only has about 12.5 percent alcohol.”, Y/N retorted with dripping sarcasm, receiving a deadpan glare in response.

“And for your ma, I got a new Dutch oven. Realised hers was missing a handle when I helped her with the dessert last time.”

“Is that gonna be your first real Christmas since before the war?”, he asked eventually.

“Oh my, how dare you say my Christmas with Peggy was no real Christmas!”, Y/N replied with played outrage, “And yes. In a way it will be. I mean, I got to spend several Christmases in Germany, but I don’t count those.”

“How were they?”, he asked, throwing her a glance from behind the steering wheel.

She tilted her head: “Actually, surprisingly similar to Christmas here. They celebrate on Christmas eve already, rather than on the 25th. But the rest? The songs, the presents, the sayings, they’re incredibly similar. Some of them went to church, though by the later stages of the war, that was also fairly regulated.” She huffed: “But hey, it had the advantage that for songs like silent night, I now can sing them bilingually. Not sure when that’ll ever come in handy, but there we go.”

“I hope we don’t have to sing today”, he groaned, causing her to laugh.

……….

“Oh, Y/N, you managed to get him here!”, Angeline proceeded to hug her before bending down to take a look at her ring, “and he really did it! I knew it, I knew it the moment I saw you in that car! Oh, it looks so beautiful on you, sweetheart.”

Meanwhile, Lucas greeted his son by putting a hand on his shoulder: “Congratulations, son.”

“Thanks, pops.”

As Y/N greeted the elder Thompson, she shot Jack a glance: “Our presents!”

Venturing inside, the place was neatly decorated as Angeline had done so even in the 1930s. Jack made his way to the living room to put the bag next to the Christmas tree. He could his mother descend upon Y/N from the dining hall even from the distance.

“Now, you owe me the story. How did he do it? Tell me he did it as it should be done, with a speech and everything!”

Even with hindsight, thinking about the event caused him to get nervous – which was silly, right? It worked out, even if the speech wasn’t necessarily going to land him a role in Hollywood. A chance he had probably blown by both putting Whitney Frost into an asylum, as well as having an ongoing feud with the richest filmmaker alive – Stark.

“Don’t worry, Angeline”, Y/N replied with a laugh, “it was… I couldn’t have asked for anything better. It was wonderful.”

“Did he have a speech prepared?”

“Yes, ma, I had a speech prepared”, Jack interjected, now joining the rest of the family in the dining hall, “sorry I didn’t first give it to you to proof-read.”

“I still remember when your father proposed to me – a poet, I tell you”, she said, turning to her husband and giving him a quick kiss, “in 1918, just weeks after the end of the war! We were so hopeful! And we were married just months later, March third, 1919.”

Y/N couldn’t help but smile. “Well, we won’t be that quick, I’m afraid.”

“Yeah, we’re practically drowning in work at the moment”, Jack agreed, wanting to set realistic expectations in the timeline in regards to marriage.

“Yes, we’ve heard the rumours about all the arrests”, Lucas said, “made huge waves down at wall street. Some huge names among them, huh?”

“Can’t really say much about it, pop, it’s an ongoing investigation”, Jack replied apologetically, “not until we bring charges. You know the drill.”

“That’s why I never wanted to work in law enforcement, son”, Lucas grinned, “I actually like talking about my job, much to the despair of Angeline.”

“I can talk to Y/N”, Jack shrugged, “it’s not like she doesn’t know the cases.”

“Perhaps the one upside of working together in a job that is as precarious as ours”, Y/N remarked sarcastically before turning to Angeline: “Can I help you with something in the kitchen? Don’t tell me you already did all the work!”

“Oh, darling, when my son already has the graciousness to appear here, then the least I can do is prepare dinner – especially if he brings his fiancée!”, Angeline waved her hand, “but you can help me bring the plates to the table, if you want.”

Y/N followed her into the kitchen, where Angeline turned to her, checking the door behind them was closed.

“Is something the matter?”, Y/N asked, tilting her head.

Angeline shook her head, simply throwing a glance at the door. “Is he alright?”

Y/N huffed in response, giving her a smile: “He’s fine. I mean, he’s Jack. And sometimes, Jack’s a bit of a… pigheaded fellow. He’s just really wanting to finish the case, you know?”

Again, Angeline shook her head: “He better learn that this won’t work out for him in the long run. He’s just like his father, always work first.”

Y/N laughed: “Don’t waste your breath on it, I tried.” The truth was – work was all they had after they had come back from war. There was no real family left, not like before. Hobbies seemed irrelevant in comparison. She might scoff about his way of dealing, but she understood it better than most.

…………

After dinner, the Thompsons and Y/N went to the living room area, where the Christmas tree was decorated. Y/N laughed when she saw that Jack had literally put the bag beneath the tree, not even taking the presents out of the bag.

She quickly went to do so, putting them to the rest of the presents, which she assumed, Angeline hat put there.

“We got you presents”, Y/N announced, handing first Angeline her present, then Lucas his.

“Since when do you give us presents, Jack?”, Lucas asked with a lopsided grin.

“Since today, apparently.”

Y/N chuckled. “It’s nothing big.”

When Angeline realised what it was, she looked directly at Y/N: “You noticed??”

“Why’d you think she noticed? I could’ve noticed!”, Jack complained jokingly.

“Darling, what colour is my Dutch oven?”, Angeline asked, and it was obvious Jack was clueless.

“Red”, Y/N said, “It’s red.”

“And that, Jack, is why. I don’t need to be a federal agent to figure that out.”

And apparently, Y/N had gotten lucky with her pick in wine, despite having no idea what vineyard was good, or what year had been a good year, but apparently, it was a solid pick as Lucas went on to explain – unlike his son, he, apparently, understood something about wine. Jack received a new leather wallet, Y/N was gifted a watch – for which she felt terrible, as she really didn’t want other people spending money on her.

“Don’t even start, Y/N, first, you’ve missed about 7 years of Christmases, and second, you’re going to be my daughter-in-law, and I never had a daughter to buy presents for!”, Angeline objected her discomfort.

“That is immensely kind, thank you both”, Y/N said, still a bit unsure about the present, but knowing that refusing to accept it would be even worse than accepting it reluctantly, “Am I right to assume you two will drive up north tomorrow to visit Colette?”

Jack huffed: “It’s weird to hear you call Gam-Gam Colette.”

“Well, she ain’t my Grandma”, Y/N remarked with a grin.

“I’m sure she’d adopt you”, Jack shrugged.

“That’s definitely true”, Angeline laughed, and Lucas nodded.

“Yeah, we’ll head there tomorrow mid-morning. My brother’s family’s with her today.”

“Tell her I deeply apologise for us not being there”, Y/N said, “I already had to broker like a madman to get us here today.”

“For my part, I’d sleep easier knowing that our ongoing case is closed, you know”, Jack threw her a look, “it’s not like I just refuse to leave my office because I like the chair.”

“Oh, I know”, Y/N shook her head with a smile, “if all people had your work ethics, I’m sure the world would be running like clockwork. But I still believe one can spare one evening without the world imploding.”

“Have you seen our work?”, he scoffed, “things literally implode around us all the time.”

“If only Vernon had brought you to an accountant, rather than the SSR”, Angeline remarked in overdone desperation.

“I’m quite certain Jack would’ve quit on day two”, Lucas remarked, causing the rest to laugh – because that was spot-on. No chance Jack would’ve spent more than 48 hours doing taxes – as a matter of fact, he had always hated accounting. Maybe that explained his dislike for filing, too.

“Speaking of the SSR”, Jack picked up, “We might not be with them for that much longer. After this case is done, were leaving the SSR and change to the CIA.”

“You do?”, Lucas raised his eyebrows, “I thought you mentioned hating the new intelligence agency.”

“Oh, that was referring to the FBI”, Y/N said, “Unlike with them, we haven’t clashed heads with the CIA. At least yet.”

“CIA, FBI, SSR – how many intelligence agencies does one country need?”, Angeline asked, “this is even worse than it was during the war!”

“I suppose that’s because now we have to fight a war without calling it that”, Y/N shrugged.

“It’s labour-intensive work”, Jack added and huffed, “and it seems you need one agency for the threat within, one for the threat from without, and one to chase after Howard Stark’s constantly stolen doohickies.” He wasn’t wrong, in a way – but his unceasing resentment towards the inventor still made Y/N laugh.

“You met him, son?”

“Stark?”, Jack asked back, and his father nodded. “Yeah. Charming. Great sense for the newest fashion.” The cynicism dripped from every syllable.

“You must have missed their press conference”, Y/N remarked sarcastically, “It was a sight to behold.”

Jack threw her a glance telling her ‘thanks for bringing that up’.

“You should’ve referred him to me, Jack! Could’ve been the acquisition of a lifetime!”

“Seriously, pops?”, Jack rolled his eyes, “I sincerely doubt you’d want to spend more than three minutes with the guy in the same building.”

“Son, I’d meet with Stalin if that meant getting a client like Stark.”

………

“Thank you so much for the wonderful dinner, and the watch. It’s really, really beautiful”, Y/N said when walking outside the house, kissing Angeline and Lucas on the cheeks. She hated this kind of greeting, because ever since stepping a foot on European soil, she found it absolutely confusing – one kiss, two kisses, or three? It would change, it seemed, from city to city, or from person to person.

“Oh, you’re very welcome”, Angeline gave her a bright smile, “after all, I think it’s much to you we even got to see our son for Christmas!”

Walking to the car, Y/N waved goodbye to Jack’s parents, who returned inside, given it was bitterly cold outside.

“You wanna drive?”

The question made her abruptly look at her fiancé: “Something wrong?”

He laughed a bit confused: “I only asked you if you wanted to drive, not to resuscitate me.”

“Exactly”, she underlined, but shrugged, “Sure.” He passed her his keys and she walked to the driver’s seat, adjusted it and the mirrors, before turning on the engine. She was still trying to figure out what had gotten into him to even ask her to drive – the only time she insisted on driving was when he came from a bar. And for his standards, he hadn’t touched alcohol the entire evening. It was a quiet drive – the streets, for New York standards, were practically empty. Most businesses were closed because of the holidays, and most motorists were, apparently, at home, too. Y/N was about to comment on how under these circumstances, driving in New York was almost tolerable when she saw in the side mirror that she’d probably not get an answer. Jack had fallen asleep.

She smiled, shaking her head. ‘How typical’.

Given it was exam season and the next one was right around the corner, only three days away, social fairs had been reduced to trips to the cafeteria, at best. Y/N spent most of her time in the library, trying to do some revision for the exam on Friday, which was on the transformation of the state order in the aftermath of the Congress of Vienna. From the formation of new states to the establishment of international alliances, and the birth of constitutional states – and the demise of the system in 1914.

It had quite technical elements to it, as well as a bunch of words that were literally untranslatable and one had to rely on the French word, or, in some instances, the German. There were other annoying parts, such as the fact that European kings changed all the time, every dynasty seemed to only have two names to pick from, so you had to be spot-on with the number as a suffix – because, God forbid accidentally mistaking Alexander II with Alexander III, as they were practically polar opposites. Hence, Y/N was grateful to Austria-Hungary, which, for most of the period, only had one emperor. Franz Josef. In any case, she was at the library from 9 to 5, and would then go home and rest, reading something to take her mind off the matter. Her failsafe answer to any question regarding the immediate aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars was to talk about Metternich, 1860-90 was Bismarck-time, and then it would inevitably spiral to the unfortunate Kaiser that was Kaiser Wilhelm II. That approach seemed, to her, like a good balance between revision and relaxation. That was not the approach Jack took. He’d be in the library for just as long, until the librarians would kick him out, and then he’d study again from 10 into the morning. That session, Y/N found pointless. Why not just go to bed, and continue revision the next day – well-rested? But after having experienced multiple exam seasons already, she didn’t even try to change his mind. His mind was set, and that was the end of the story.

They mostly studied on the same floor of the library, albeit not in the same section. Y/N was returning from the bathroom, heading back to the station, when she walked past the area where Jack usually studied, so she decided to pay him a visit. After all, they were taking the same exam. Well, that was the plan.

But as it turned out, she’d not get much of a conversation, given Jack had fallen asleep face-down on his notes.

‘I told you’, she thought, ‘I told you so. But no, I was just being a wuss, right? So much for tough guy, great job falling asleep in the middle of the goddamn library.’

Naturally, she didn’t say any of it out loud. Should she wake him or let him sleep? He’d want her to wake him up. Was it smart? Probably not. But it was what he would’ve wanted.

“Jack”, she shook his shoulder, causing him to jolt up.

“W- What?”

“Welcome back”, she said, grinned, and left him to it.

“Jack”, Y/N shook his shoulder. He blinked a couple of times, frowned, looked around.

“We’re here”, Y/N said, “And unfortunately, I can’t carry you inside.”

“I’m up.” He rubbed his eyes whilst the turned off the car and got out.

“When are you going to the office?”, she asked, walking up to her front door and opening it with her key.

“I dunno”, he yawned, “7-ish.”

She raised an eyebrow, raising her new watch to his face: “That is in five hours.”

“Exactly.”

“You, Mr. Thompson”, she muttered, “Are unbelievable.”

She went to take off her makeup, when she heard him call from the bedroom: “Is that box on the bed intentional?”

“What do you think, Agent Thompson?”, she replied, “that I’d not gift you anything?”

“I wanted to give you yours tomorrow, but I guess two in the morning is technically the day intended.”

“Smartass”, Y/N grinned, returning ready for bed to the bedroom. “You can also open it later and go to sleep now.”

“Nah, I’m wide awake now.”

He handed her a parcel on his own, which she knew was big for him. He was convinced that he was a terrible gift-giver. And gift-receiver, for that part.

“You know that you don’t have to give me stuff”, he said whilst unwrapping the present.

“Ditto, but here we are, both giving each other something. Just imagine I didn’t get you anything!”

Beneath the wrapping paper was a box – and inside the box was a framed picture, as well as a little pouch with a note on it.

The framed picture was from their graduation.

“I remember that”, he said with a smile, holding it up, “You looked great.”

“My feet were hurting, and I was cold.”

“Yeah, I remember that, too”, he grinned, “I gave you my coat.”

“That you did”, Y/N smiled.

He put it to the side, then held up the pouch so that he could read the note. Unlike you, it missed the heart. He frowned: “A riddle?”

“I’m way too unimaginative to come up with a riddle”, she said laughing. He opened it and almost dropped the content.

“Please don’t make rings out of it, though.”

“You held on to that thing??”, he asked, taking the bullet into his fingers. That was the thing – the thing that had nearly killed him.

“I didn’t want to leave it in the hotel room, and after I finished my job and knew we didn’t need it for further evidence, I don’t know why, but yeah. I didn’t throw it out”, she shrugged.

“Pretty weird to see that thing”, he stated, putting it back in the pouch, “but I guess every time I look at it, I remember that you’re the reason I’m still breathing. Though the scar’s permanent reminder of that, too.”

“I’ve never seen a more beautiful scar”, she said – truthfully. “It means you pulled through.”

“That’s certainly one way to look at a scar”, he huffed amusedly. “Thank you, Y/N. For the presents, and well. For what lies behind them.”

She smiled: “You don’t have to thank me for any of it.”

He tipped towards her present with his chin: “Go on. Open it.”

Cautiously, she unwrapped it. It was a box, too. So she, too, opened the box.

“No”, she said, in disbelief, “I gave that to that fella from the rowing club to pay him off!” It was an old keychain, one that she had once been given by her own grandma. It wasn’t anything particularly special, a metal triangle with a jade stone at the centre, which for some reason, that rowing guy had found fascinating. And it was enough to make him not go to the principle with charges against Jack and his friends.

“Yeah”, he nodded, “you did. I won it back a few weeks later during a poker game. I wanted to give it to you at the graduation ceremony, but I forgot it and then the war came.”

She laughed, but was also genuinely touched by it. After all, it had been one of the only things she had from her grandma, who had passed when she had been young. “It’s fantastic. Really. Thank you!” She admired the stone on the keychain for a few seconds before giving Jack a kiss. “You should’ve really stuck to poker, rather than that goddamn Piccadilly Commando, though.”

A/N: I know, a slight delay from what I said last time. Many apologies! But at least now it’s mid-October, so it might not be as silly to have a chapter dedicated to the holidays. I hope you enjoy it - and do let me know if you want to be added/taken off the tag list. Also, feedback is always welcome. Reblogs are always a highlight. But any engagement, really.

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crystalelemental · 1 year

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“megazardx2: Excellent job! I always loved Kris (mostly due to her anime and manga counterparts), and the attention she’s gotten these past few years from Masters has made me so happy.

Also, have you done the Christmas event yet? Because if you have…then art thou planning to write some Jasmine x Whitney fluff?“

Thank you! I admit, I haven’t always been a huge fan of Kris, and that Masters really pulled her up in the rankings for me. Though I never read the manga or watched anything of the anime’s presentation of her, so who knows, maybe she’s always been like that.

I have finished it! It’s very cute, and that question’s gonna be really funny in a day or two. Because no, I wasn’t. And still am not really. I’ve never been a huge Jasmine/Whitney shipper, being more aligned to Jasmine/Erika. So it’s great for fans of the ship, but not like...changing much for me. It was cute, though.

For what I am planning to work on: I have a few Caitlin/Cynthia ones, because someone has to carry this pairing. I have maybe one or two Day in the Life ones I wanted to write. I have one I promised my wife almost two months ago and need to finish (current project). I have one I want to do for Scarlet and Violet. And then there are the two long projects that are me entering my Depression Era once again.

#megazardx2

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pkmnprideflags · 1 year

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I'm beginning to think that DeNA reads this blog because the new holiday event with Jasmine and Whitney is one of the most sapphic things i've ever seen

[Ok for the above image in context "it" refers to a metaphorical light of hope or Christmas or whatever, but COME ON this is so gay]

#Jasmine #Whitney #Jasmine x whitney #Do they have an official ship name?#If not then I present: citrusmilkshipping #Goldenlighthouseshipping?#Goldenvineshipping?#Johtosapphicshipping???#Pokémon Masters EX #Not a pride flag #Update: their actual ship name is miakaneshipping #I'm sorry but citrusmilkshipping is better

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travelingonvacation · 3 months

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hakusins · 1 month

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first taking on Robin's debt, Alex asking for a paternity test and now this..... why are these men so expensive 😭😭😭???

#when can i get pampered and spoiled huh.#well i mean #there's avery and i like him...enough #but #HJBREFHJJRBHEFHJ #I WANT TO BE PAMPERED BY THE OTHER LOVE INTERESTS!!!!!!#also wHITNEY YOU'RE ASKING ME TO SMUGGLE SHIT IN WITH BAILEY!!!!! BAILEY!!!!!!!!!#whitney the bully #whitney christmas event #dol whitney #dol related #degress of lewdity #you better make it worth my time fucking asshole #dean rambles

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atlanticcanada · 1 year

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Change of plans: Sydney parade route will include Whitney Pier

The tradition of the Santa Claus Parade coming down Whitney Pier’s main drag has divided people for days now.

“I was upset with the situation. I live in Whitney Pier and have two young kids,” said resident Michael Vickers.

Vickers says he attended a meeting in Whitney Pier on Sunday about getting the parade back in his community, but instead of directing his attention at politicians, he contacted the committee organizing the parade.

“I love my community, Whitney Pier. I love the Santa Claus Parade and I love Christmas in general and I was like, ‘You know what? I’m not going to yell and complain and not do anything. I need to do something to see if I can find a resolution,’” said Vickers.

The resolution will include the parade returning to Whitney Pier.

“It’s been a challenging week, but thankfully some awesome people from Whitney Pier came to us and we had a great meeting the other day and came to a great resolution,” said Sydney Santa Claus Parade Chair Alisha Barron.

On Friday the original parade committee and members from Whitney Pier partnered up to try and do their best to make sure the event’s history will remain.

“The passion that these folks brought to us and we just came to a common ground. Christmas is about bringing people together and bringing communities together, so we just sat down and had a civil conversation,” said Barron.

Before that, other groups took a different approach by putting up posters taking aim at the Cape Breton Regional Municipality mayor.

The Christmas controversy also came with the allegation of threats on both sides, but in the end, organizers say that's not what changed their decision.

“Let’s get this done. It’s important to everyone and all the communities and let’s make it awesome. We need it after the last three years and the last week,” said Barron.

Organizers say the exact route will be announced at a later date. The parade is scheduled for December 11.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/m06Hr9e

#new brunswick #prince edward island #nova scotia #news #politics #canada #CTVAtlantic

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laresearchette · 1 year

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Monday, November 07, 2022 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: INSIDE THE HEIST (discovery +) THE CULPO SISTERS (TLC Canada) 9:00pm HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP: GINGERBREAD SHOWDOWN (Food Network Canada) 11:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: ON THE ROAD TO THE CMA AWARDS (ABC Feed) HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP (Premiering on November 14 on Food Network Canada at 8:00pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

CBC GEM EXTRAORDINARY PORTRAITS (Season 1)

CRAVE TV KINGS OF COKE

NETFLIX CANADA DEEPA & ANOOP (Season 2)

2022 PAN CONTINENTAL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (TSN2) 2:00pm: Women's Gold

NHL HOCKEY (SN1) 7:00pm: Flames vs. Islanders (SN) 8:00pm: Oilers vs. Capitals

A SNOWY CHRISTMAS (CTV Life) 7:00pm: Lawyer Kelly returns home to spend Christmas with her family, whose home is at risk of demolition. She dreams of finding her perfect man and meets contractor Forrest.

NBA BASKETBALL (SN Now) 8:00pm: Suns vs. 76ers (TSN4) 8:30pm: Raptors vs. Bulls (SN Now) 10:00pm: Kings vs. Warriors

MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC) 8:00pm: Honeymooning in England, Crabtree and Effie find a dead hotel guest while Murdoch investigates an apparent suicide.

CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING (CTV) 8:00pm: When Astrid and James' daughter Viv answers on a school assignment that she is Indigenous instead of her actual heritage, Indian, Astrid begins to feel guilty that she has not properly taught Viv about their family history.

NFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN4/TSN5) 8:15pm: Ravens vs. Saints

2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE (CBC) 9:00pm: The winner of the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize is announced at a gala ceremony hosted by Rupi Kaur and Sarah Gadon.

HIGHWAY THRU HELL (Discovery Canada) 9:00pm: Al and Merv team up for a snowy tug of war; with the Canyon Highway closed, Jamie battles a fuel tanker to keep trains moving; a blockage on the only route through the Cascade Mountains forces MSA into a bold move.

GHOSTS OF SHEPHERDSTOWN (DTour) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): The team investigates the John Brown Museum; after identifying several ghosts who stalk the halls, they try to put the spirits to rest but capture something strange on camera leading them to suspect something sinister.

MAINE CABIN MASTERS (Magnolia Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): The Rooney family loves spending their summer with relatives and friends on Great Pond. But their camp has two major issues: It's too small, and it's so dark when they're inside, they can barely tell they're on a lake!

KINGS OF COKE (Crave) 9:00pm: Chronicling the rise of one of North America's biggest criminal organizations, along with the cops and journalists who relentlessly pursued its three leaders.

TOP CHEF CANADA (Food Network Canada) 10:00pm: The final 4 Chefs travel to The Cayman Islands to create the perfect happy hour dish in their first Quickfire Challenge. After a food tour of the Island, they must use local ingredients at an event that welcomes Cayman locals.

MUD MOUNTAIN HAULERS (Discovery Canada) 10:00pm: A loader malfunction causes a huge bottleneck on the landing; tempers flare when Craig and Taylor attempt to relocate the 65-ton winch machine; the Glovers are moving to a new block on Erie Mountain but a critical piece of machinery goes down.

CONJURING KESHA (DTour) 10:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Kesha and Whitney Cummings are pushed to the limit at an abandoned prison.

ACTING GOOD (CTV Comedy) 10:30pm: Excited for their annual trip to Winnipeg's big agricultural fair, The Red River Ex, Paul and the gang fly out of Grouse Lake full of excitement for their big adventure.

#cdntv #cancon #canadian tv #canadian tv listings #murdoch mysteries #children ruin everything #giller prize #highway thru hell #top chef canada #mud mountain haulers #acting good #curling #nhl hockey #nba basketball #nfl football

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eug3n362 · 1 year

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!We don’t know about you, but we absolutely love the holidays. While some people struggle around this time, and we have resources for those, many of us are able to find joy in the things that come during the latter months. It’s something about the weather change, cozy vibes, and family gatherings that cheer us up! After an entire year of giving it the best that we’ve got, the 4th quarter marks a bit of a shift where we get to wind down, reflect on things we’ve accomplished, knock out our last bit of goals and sit back and take it all in. While we’re roasting chestnuts on an open fire or preparing our Thanksgiving dinner to the voice of Mariah Carey in the background, others may need a little bit more to get in the mood. Depending on where you live, the weather may take a while to change, or it just may not feel like the holidays and you need just a little boost. No matter what you’re dealing with, nothing says the holidays like a good family movie. To add to everyone’s list, here are 9 classic Black movies that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit: Fat Albert’s Christmas Special (1977) 9 classic Black movies that’ll get you in the holiday spirit. Photo Courtesy of IMDB.com This oldie but goodie is a must-see for the kids. Follow Fat Albert and his junkyard gang as they rehearse their Christ...

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What’s your favorite day of the week? Friday. There’s just something relaxing about it. Have you ever been a bridesmaid or groomsmen in a wedding? Yes, I have been a bridesmaid in both of my sister’s weddings. As in, my one sister had two weddings. I was also a flower girl in my Aunt’s wedding. Have you ever been the bride or groom in a wedding? Yes, our lil courthouse wedding. Name three friends whose weddings you’ve been to. I’ve only been to family member’s weddings.

Have you ever had a friend not invite you to their wedding? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, yeah. A few years ago my ex best friend told me her wedding was for “family only” which I was upset by at first because I thought I was her family, but then gave her the benefit of the doubt. I found out later she had friends at the wedding...SO because of that, and a couple of other factors, I sent her a lovely message and then blocked her on every platform. Peace out. Use five words to describe your dream wedding. I already had a wedding. Have you planned your wedding on Pinterest? No. What does your dream wedding dress look like? My dress was blue with sequins. It was perfect. What day of the week is it? It’s Monday. Is water what you drink most often? Sure.

Do you drink water every day? Yes. When was the last time you ate watermelon? A couple weeks ago.

Do you like watermelon? I do.

List three places you have worked. Here, Party City, and a Thai cafe. What do you want to do for work? This is fine for now. I’d like to plan events for a living.

List three wars you learned about in school. Civil War, WWI, WWII. Have you ever tried wasabi? Yes. Do you like Warheads? Yes. List ten words that you like the sound of. Nah. List five things that you like about winter. Christmas, Hannukah, cute boots, holiday themed warm drinks, snow if I am inside and not driving in it. List five things you dislike about winter. Cold, cold, cold, cold, and snow when you have to drive or walk in it. Are you allergic to wheat? No.

Would you call yourself a warrior? No. What one word best describes you? Hannah. Have you ever… been stung by a wasp? drank wine? tried on a wedding dress? sat beneath a willow tree? known someone named Willow?. wished upon a star? worshiped the Lord with all your might? pushed a wheelbarrow? pulled weeds out of a garden? been to Seattle, Washington? lived in the state of Washington? been to Washington, D.C.? owned a red wagon? waxed your eyebrows? warmed your hands using a space heater? warmed your hands by running them under warm water? had a wart? had a wobbly desk? went on a weekend retreat? wanted to be a writer? taken a creative writing class? had your wisdom teeth removed? had to wear a white shirt as part of a uniform? owned a white car? walked straight into a spider web or cobwebs? thought spider webs looked cool? welded something? traveled to the West Coast? lived on the West Coast? been to Wales? considered watermelon dessert? owned a purple water bottle? won a costume contest? been on a winning sports team? tripped on a welcome mat? Do you know anyone named… Whitney? Wanda? Winston? Wesley? William? Walter? Wallie? Waldo? Willow? Willa? Wynona? Winter? Whisper? Whimsy? Wayne? Wade? More Q’s What is one wish you have for the future? A cute cozy house with a pool. Do you wash dishes by hand or use a dishwasher? By hand. We don’t have a dishwasher. How often do you wash your hair? About every 2-3 days. What do you like to put on waffles? Syrup and sometimes whipped cream. When was the last time you ate waffles? I had chicken and waffles a few weeks ago.

Can you whistle? Yes.

Have you ever heard the sound of a dog whistle? I don’t think so. How many windows are in your bedroom? One. Do you like the view out your living room window? We don’t have a window that you can see through in the front--it’s glass blocks. The one on the side just looks out to a brick wall.

What is one thing you can see out of the closest window to you ? A hotel across the street. Do you own a Nintendo Wii? I do. Name one medication you’ve been weened off of. I haven’t been weened off any medications. Have you ever suffered withdrawals because a doctor refused to ween you off of a medication? No. ^ If yes, what medications were they? – What’s the most wonderful thing that’s happened to you in the past week? Lots of new Pete Davidson content hahahahha. What’s the most wonderful thing that’s ever happened to you? My nieces being born. Have you ever been to a water park? YES. Do you like waterslides? YES. List ten things that you associate with “water.” Hydration, lakes, oceans, rivers, ponds, pools, water parks, showers, sinks, gardening. Do you like to drink water? Yeah. Do you ever do things on a whim? Sometimes. I’m more of a planner, though. Do you enjoy wind blowing in your face? Sometimes. If it’s a nice cool breeze while I’m feeling hot then yes. If it’s freezing cold then no. Are you Welsh? It’s possible. List ten things that are white. Me, glue, clouds, tissue, ghosts, milk, Pina Coladas, rice, snow, too many US presidents. Do you have neat handwriting? No, my handwriting is horrible. Name someone whose handwriting is similar to yours. No idea. Do you worship? Nope. Do you have any plans for next Wednesday? All I know for sure is going to work and then to the gym. Word Association- What do you think of when you hear the word: worship That Vampire Weekend song. worthy Wayne’s World.

wisdom A Cubs player lol.

whale Moby Dick. waltz Dance. Walter White. Walt Disney World. Winston Churchill Old.

wilted Flowers. warp Tour. wasp Sting.

weakling Animal. wishing well Wells For Sensitive Boys from SNL winnings Money. warrior Shooting at the walls of heartache, BANG BANG. war zone Battlefield. weekend Vampire. wobble That tik tok sound warmth Fire. wakeboard Water. waffles Chicken water buffalo Big. waiting Time

wake Funeral.

wispy Hair.

whiplash PINK WIG THICK ASS

wish The site.

weeds Dead.

Do you like….

words? whipped cream? winning? winter? water? whistling? wind chimes? watermelon? fairy wands? walking on your hands? long walks? worship nights? gazing at the world in wonder? Where’s Waldo? Wheat Thins? Wheaties cereal? wearing white? weasels? warm drinks? writing? wishing? whispering? the Watoto Children’s Choir? wakeboarding? weeding your garden? wicker baskets? wicker chairs? shopping at Walmart?

That’s all for now- have a wonderful day! :)

#surveys #abc survey #w

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