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harley-sunday · 3 years

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The Draw [16]

Summary: The whirlwind starts at the 2018 ACE Comic Con in Phoenix but you’re not sure where it will end…

Pairing: Sebastian Stan x reader (unnamed OFC)

Warnings: Language.

Word count: 5k

AN: I just can’t seem to quit this story - I keep adding parts... But. BUT. We are closer to end. There’s not much more I can say without giving anything away, except that this chapter seems to consist of mostly phone calls... 🤷🏻‍♀️ I hope you like it, please let me know what you think - I’d love to read your thoughts :) ♥

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“I don’t know, Brad,” you try your hardest not to sound as frustrated as you feel, “last week you told me that you understood the process, so I don’t really get why we are missing all this inventory right now.” You rub your temples, trying to get rid of the headache that started when you got to the office this morning, quietly cursing the jetlag that has been bothering you ever since you got back from Greece on Saturday, although you know Brad’s fuck-up also has something to do with it. Inventory is not that difficult.

Brad, who’s been interning at the San Francisco office for a grand total of three weeks and yet somehow thinks he’s God’s gift to this company, just shrugs, “I’m sorry?”

You just stare at him and shake your head, “No. Go over it one more time, ok? I’m keeping these here,” you tap the stack of papers on your desk, “so really start at zero again and report back to me tomorrow morning.” You watch him roll his eyes before he nods and turns around to leave. “Brad?” You no longer try to hide the annoyance in your voice, “Close the door on your way out, will you?”

When he does you let out a frustrated groan and lean back in your chair, quietly shaking your head and wondering if you were ever this cocky when you first started working here. Probably not, Deb would have never allowed it. As if on cue your phone rings and when you see who’s calling you answer with a smile, “Hi, Deb.”

“How you holding up, kid?”

“Just told an intern to start over on inventory,” you offer, “so I’m sure he’s telling the other interns what a bitch I am right about now.”

You hear Deb chuckle, “Good for you.” There are some muffled sounds on the other end of the line then and you can just imagine her getting up and walking to the kitchen to get another cup of coffee because the woman seems to run on double espressos and cigarettes. “Listen, I want to run something by you.”

Weird. This is weird. Usually she just informs you after whatever it is she has decided, but her wanting to 'run something by you' tells you she actually wants your opinion. You sit up in your chair, curious to hear what she has to say, “Sure.”

“Technically I’ve found someone to take over the San Francisco office from you,” she says, “and on short notice too, because I know you’ve already been out there longer than you’d like.”

“Ok,” you draw out, not sure where she’s going with this.

You hear her sigh and then she mutters something about biting the bullet before she says, “It’s Mark.”

“Oh.” Your heart drops and your throat goes dry, the lump that suddenly has appeared hard to swallow. There’s a million things running through your head all at the same time, some good, most of them bad, and an involuntary shiver runs down your spine. You don’t really know what else to say and so you stay quiet, waiting for Deb to give you something more to go on.

“I know,” her voice is unusually kind, reserved only for the really shitty situations and it tells you she hates this as much as you do. She clears her throat then, “I’ll be honest with you, kid, I contacted him. I know he wasn’t happy when I shipped him off to the London office after you-” she hesitates and clears her throat again, “After what happened. Thing is, he has done some great work there, out of all our overseas offices, this one’s giving us the best turnover.”

You only half-listen to her listing off why this is a good idea, your mind drifting to when you first met Mark. There was talk of a new guy coming in to maybe take over from Deb in a few years, supposedly the best in the business although some called him an asshole who would stop at nothing to get to the top and so by default you had decided you probably wouldn't like him, but then all of a sudden there he was, all six foot two of him, full of ambition and good looks and sweeping you off your feet almost instantly. You told yourself, and him, you didn’t do office romance, that you would never date a colleague, but all it took was one night of overtime and some celebratory drinks after to make you forget your so-called rule.

And the first six months were good, really good. Or at least that’s what you thought. In the end there were warning signs all along, but you just choose to ignore them. And even now you’re not sure what triggered him but something changed after those six months and Mark became manipulative, obsessive, and abusive, and at first you told yourself it was just stress from work, even though deep down you knew better. Still, you always believed you’d be the one to make him change his ways, if only you did what he wanted. Problem was, you were never sure what that was.

He’d want you to wear a tight dress and high heels one day, and the next he would tell you you looked like a whore and what were you thinking leaving the house looking like that? It took you too long to understand you could never make him happy, no matter what you did, and that he would always find things to obsess over. When you finally realized your relationship had turned toxic it still took you another two years to quit him, and that was only after you learned he’d cheated on you with a girl from accounting. When Deb found out what Mark did she immediately took your side and made it look like his sudden move to the London office had been planned all along even though you know she had to pull quite a few strings.

She still doesn’t know about the verbal abuse and the threats and the mind games, you realize then. Maybe if she did she wouldn’t have offered him to come back.

“You still there?” Her voice interrupts your thoughts.

“Yeah.”

She sighs and you can just imagine her pinching the bridge of her nose, “Thing is, with the experience he has, you’d only need a day, two at most, to bring him up to speed.” She hesitates, “If we bring in someone new-”

“It’ll take at least four weeks,” you offer with a nod even though she can’t see you.

“Yes.”

“Yes,” you echo. You roll your lip between your teeth, trying to decide whether or not you should tell her the full story. Would it matter? And if it did, would it mean you’d be stuck out here longer?

“Listen, take the day to think about it,” she offers then, “get back to me tomorrow and let me know, ok?”

“Ok.”

“Alright.”

Before you get a chance to say goodbye she has disconnected the call and so you’re left with your own thoughts. Tapping your phone against your chin you’re trying to decide what to do, but it seems like too big of a decision to make on your own. You pull up your texting app and send Lauren a quick message:

You free tonight?

Her reply comes not much later and surprises you:

Sorry, can’t tonight. Going on a date :)

You type a reply almost immediately:

?? Why didn’t you tell me? But also, YASSS! Go get it, girl! Call me tomorrow?

You lean back in your chair while you wait for her reply, a little upset that she didn’t tell you, and you can’t help but wonder why.

Her reply doesn’t really make you feel any better:

You were busy, babe. Talk to you tomorrow.

You kick off your shoes the moment you step into the apartment you refuse to call home, and head straight to the kitchen to pour yourself a glass of wine, before you open the takeout container and put some of the fried rice and egg rolls you got from your favourite restaurant on a plate. It’s still nice outside and so you end up on the tiny balcony, now bare feet propped up on the railing as you eat your dinner.

The thought of having to work with Mark again, if only for a short while, takes up most of your headspace and you hate how indecisive you are about it. Part of you wants nothing to do with him ever again, but part of you knows he really is the best man for the job. Say what you will about the asshole, but he knows how to run a company. Having Mark at the San Francisco office would probably mean neither you nor Deb would have to step in ever again and, you reason, he could probably manage Seattle and Phoenix from here too.

You really just want to talk to somebody about this, because putting your thoughts into words has always helped you, and so you call your brother.

The call goes straight to voicemail although a message follows soon after:

At Jake's science fair, or did you forget that was today?

You let out a frustrated groan, because yes, you totally forgot.

It does nothing to help your mood and you're starting to feel so bad about missing out on so much that's happening in Charlotte right now, what with Jake’s science fair and Lauren apparently dating someone, that it's actually making you homesick. You decide to pour yourself another glass of wine, because fuck it.

When you close the fridge your eyes fall on a picture of you and Sebastian you've put up there and you figure maybe you should just call him. A quick glance at the clock, however, tells you it's early morning in Greece and so you forego that idea because you don't really want to wake him up with the news your ex is about to make a comeback into your life.

You are having a very ‘Woo is me’ moment and hate how alone you feel right now. You know the wine is not helping and so you dump what’s left in the glass in the kitchen sink and put the kettle on for a cup of tea instead. While the water boiling you set out to find a notebook, hoping that putting your thoughts on paper will help you figure out what it is you can do about this situation and maybe make some decisions.

You call Deb the moment you’re at your desk and she answers on the first ring.

“Tell me,”

Never one to beat around the bush, you think, although in this case you appreciate it. “Have Mark take over San Francisco,” you tell her, “but I need him to do his homework in advance because two days is my absolute max.”

“Noted,” Deb agrees easily, “but?”

You take a deep breath, trying to calm your nerves, “I want to be able to divide my time between Charlotte and New York as I see fit, with Charlotte as my home base, at least for now. If I ever decide to move to New York I want it to be an option to turn that arrangement around-”

“Give me two weeks once Mark has settled in-”

“-and I’d like to take four weeks of unpaid leave in August,” you add quickly, before you lose momentum.

She sucks in her breath, “I don’t know if I can do that, kid.”

“It’s only four weeks, Deb,” you counter, “and it’s unpaid. I still have enough days left to make it a paid vacation if that’s what you prefer.” You close your eyes and scrunch up your nose, anxious about her reply, because you’ve never really talked back to her like this before.

Turns out there was nothing to worry about when she tells you, “Look who finally put on her big-girl panties, standing up to her boss.” She lets out a laugh, “I’m proud of ya, kid.”

“Will you let me know when to expect Mark? I’ll make sure everything’s ready by then.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“It’s just,” Lauren hesitates, and you want to tell her it’s ok, that you know you haven’t been there for her as much as you should have, but she continues then, “it’s weird not having you around, not knowing what you’re up to. Not knowing if, when I call you, I’m bothering you.”

“Hey,” you counter quickly, “you are one of the few people who never have to worry about that and I’m a little shocked you would even think that. You can call me day or night, Laur, always.”

“I know.” She sighs then, “It’s just- I feel like- I don’t know, ok? It’s just different with you being so far away for so long. I miss you.”

“I know,” you try to smile even though she can’t see you, “I’m sorry for not being the best bestest friend these past few weeks. I miss you too, babe.” You get up from the couch and make your way onto the balcony where you lean against the railing, “Let’s just hope Mark can make it out of London soon so I can get back to Charlotte and get back to annoying you twenty-four seven.”

She laughs, “You’re going to have to share me now, though.”

You’re relieved she seems to have accepted your apology and so you decide to tease her a little more, “You do realize the first thing I’m doing when I get back is give Matt the same stern talking-to as you did Sebastian?”

“Oh shit,” she whispers. A little louder then, “Please don’t, I really like him.”

“Well you better tell him then that your best friend is not above kicking his ass if he ever hurts you.”

“Will do.” She clears her throat then, “So, are you going to tell Sebastian about Mark?”

“That was the most abrupt change of subject ever,” you scoff with a grin, “what the hell, Laur?”

“I just think you should tell him.”

“I know,” you pinch the bridge of your nose, “I will. I just want to wait until I know when Mark gets here, you know?”

“Yeah.” She lets out a yawn and laughs, “Sorry.”

“Alright, alright,” you smile, “I get the hint.”

She laughs, “I’m sorry, babe, it’s been a long day. Listen,” another yawn, although you’re sure this one was on purpose, “let me know once you know more about Mark and when you’re getting back, ok?”

“Yup, will do.” You have to stifle your own yawn then, “Talk to you soon, babe.”

“Love you.”

It isn’t until Friday afternoon that there’s an email from Deb, informing you Mark will take a flight from London next Wednesday so that you have all of Thursday and Friday to get him settled in. She’s included a list of subjects he wants to discuss but you decide that’s for later, before you close all active connections and shut your laptop off. You grab your phone off your desk and send a quick message to Lauren:

Coming home next weekend :)

Her reply comes when you’re at the elevator bay:

Yay! Let me know how when you land and I’ll pick you up! Xx

Your next message is to Sebastian:

Missing you something fierce, Stan! Call me when you can? X

The sound of your phone wakes you from a deep sleep early on Sunday morning, but you can’t help but smile when you see ‘Mr Smooth’ flashing on your screen and so you answer with a quiet, “Hey you.”

“God, it’s good to hear your voice again,” he whispers. “Hi, sweetheart.”

“Hi,”

“You ok?”

“Yeah,” you smile, “I have some news though.” There’s a knot starting to form in your stomach and so you figured it’s better to bite the bullet right away.

“Tell me,”

“Promise you’ll let me finish before you say anything?”

“That bad?”

“Not really- I don’t know,” you push the covers off and swing your legs over the edge of the bed. You take a deep breath before you continue, “Remember when I told you about my ex, Mark?”

“Hmm,” he replies, and you take that as your cue to continue.

“What I didn’t tell you then- And maybe I should have- We used to work together in Charlotte.” You clear your throat, “And when we broke up Deb moved him to the London office, but now she wants him to take over San Francisco from me.” You wait for a reply from him, but then remember you told him to wait and so you continue, “He starts on Thursday and we’ve scheduled two days for me to bring him up to speed, so I’m going to have to spend some time together with him and I don’t know, I just thought you should know.” You push yourself off the bed and make your way to the kitchen, “The good news though, is that I got Deb to agree to let me divide my time between Charlotte and New York from now on, and that I have four weeks off in August.”

He stays quiet for a little too long and so you’re preparing for the worst when he finally replies. But then he just says, “How do you feel about seeing him again?” and you feel a wave of relief washing over you.

“I don’t know,” you answer honestly. “I mean, I know he’s right for the job and it’s always easier to bring in someone who has experience and knows the company, but I- There’s a lot of history there and I just hope he realizes I’m not the same person anymore.” You lean against the counter and let out a sigh, “I guess I just want to get this over with and go back to Charlotte.”

“So nothing for me to worry about?” His voice is soft.

“No,” you’re quick to reassure him.

“Good.”

Mark is, well, he’s still an asshole, you realize when he walks into your office and tries to greet you with a hug. You offer him a hand and a curt, “Hello,” and have to hide your smile when you see the disappointment in his eyes. You’ve been feeling nervous all morning, hell, all week, because somehow you knew he would try to act like nothing ever happened.

“So this is how it’s going to be, huh?” He says while he puts his briefcase down on one of the visitors’ chairs on the other side of your desk.

“Yes, Mark,” you nod and sit down in your own chair, “this is exactly how it’s going to be.” You watch as he unbuttons the jacket of his three piece suit before he sits down and leans back in his chair and you hand him a folder, “Read this first, it’s an overview of the last five years and should give you a fairly good impression of how things are run here.”

He thumbs through the papers, seemingly resigned to the fact that it’s solely a business relationship between you two from now on, and you see his eyebrows go up when he comes to the financial statements, “How on earth-”

“I know,” you hand him another folder, “this is Paul Kroeger’s file. Or at least everything that I’ve managed to uncover in the few weeks I’ve been here. I really urge you to keep digging, because I’m sure more shit will come up.”

“Why didn’t Deb step in sooner?”

“You’ll have to ask Deb that,” you offer with a shrug. Another folder then, “This is everything you need to know about the rest of the staff here. I don’t think anyone else was in on it, but again, you might want to keep digging.”

He nods, “Ok.” Taking all three folders, he puts them in his briefcase before he looks back at you, squinting a little as if he’s trying to read you. There’s a hint of a smile playing on his lips when he says, “You’ve changed.”

And you haven’t, you want to bite back, but don’t because you want to at least try to keep things civil. Instead you simply agree, “I have.” You try to steer the conversation back to work, “We have a meeting with Finance in ten minutes, then lunch with the board, and a meeting with Sales in the afternoon. After that I figured we could take a quick tour of the building, so you can meet everyone, and then I’ll send out the official message to all of our partners.”

He just nods.

“I’ll make sure to have this office empty by the end of the day so you can get settled in,” you continue, “and then I’ll be available all day tomorrow should you have any further questions.”

“You forgot one thing,”

You don’t say anything and just look at him with a raised eyebrow.

A cocky smile flashes across his face when he says, “You forgot to mention we’ll be having dinner tonight so we-”

“We’re not having dinner tonight, Mark,” you say, effectively cutting him off. It makes you feel good to tell him no and so you have to try your hardest to hide your smile when you see his face drop.

“You really have changed,” he says again, but this time there’s a hint of dismay in his voice.

You smile widely now, because fuck him, “Yes. I really have.”

Blame it on the red-eye flight and thus having to get up extremely early this morning, or simply on the fact that it’s been five weeks since you last saw her, but you find yourself actually tearing up when you walk out of exit E and see Lauren waiting there for you.

She holds out her arms as you walk up to her and then envelopes you in a tight hug, “Don’t cry, silly.”

“I just really missed you,” you sniffle while you wrap your arms around her. “And it’s that time of the month, so you know,” you chuckle through your tears, “double the fun.” When you pull back you see her eyes are glossed over as well and so you just stick out your tongue at her, “Let’s go home.”

“Alright,” she says once you’re in her car, “start talking, babe. I want to know everything that’s happened since I last saw you.”

You’ve just finished telling her about your parents’ visit to San Francisco and your trip to Greece when she pulls up on your driveway and so all of a sudden you’re home again after almost two months. The garden looks absolutely immaculate and you know you have your parents to thank for that, reminding yourself to call them later today. Grabbing your suitcases out the trunk you let Lauren take one from your as you follow her to your house.

She turns around rather dramatically when you get to the front door, “Ok. So. Please don’t be mad, but-” she pulls a face, “-that plant in your dining room?”

“Felicity?”

“Sure, yeah,” she scoffs, “name your plants. What’s next? Naming your electrical appliances?”

“You’re just stalling because Felicity the Fiddle Leaf Fig is obviously no longer with us and you’re just too afraid to admit you killed her,” you counter, trying to keep a straight face.

“I didn’t-” Lauren hesitates then and seems to realize you’re just messing with her, “but yes. Felicity has gone to plant heaven. It was all very sad. I buried her in the backyard if you want to pay your respects.”

You let out a laugh, “I’d rather you just open the front door for me so we can have a drink and gossip about Mark.”

“You really said that?”

“I really did,” you admit with a smile, thinking back to when you told Mark to have a nice life when you left the office Friday afternoon. You grab the bottle of wine from off the floor next to you and top of her glass before you fill yours, “I don’t know. In a way those two days gave me some sort of closure, I guess.”

“Hmm,” she agrees, taking a sip of her wine. “So what’s next?”

“Well first you’re going to introduce me to Matt sometime this week-”

“Babe.”

“Babe,” you echo. “You’ve been dating for almost a month, do I need to remind you that you met Sebastian before we even were officially dating?”

“Yeah, ok,” she agrees, “I guess you could both come over for dinner next weekend.” She sits up a little, “So you’re going to be here for a while, right?”

You nod, “Sort of. I go back to work on Monday and then Sebastian’s scheduled to fly back on the third and that’s the same weekend I start my four-week leave-”

“That’s only two more weeks.”

“It is,” you smile. “I don’t know if he wants to celebrate his birthday here or if he wants to go to New York, and I think he said something about maybe taking a short holiday somewhere, but his next project starts in September so I’ll come back to Charlotte then and probably stay here while he’s away.”

“Ugh,” Lauren rolls her eyes and shakes her head but smiles, “to be the girlfriend of an international superstar.”

“Tante!” Jake exclaims when he opens the front door. He all but jumps in your arms to give you a hug.

“Uh, excuse me, sir,” you tease, resisting the hug, “who are you and what did you do with my nephew?” You laugh when he pulls a face, “You are getting too big, kiddo, slow it down a little, will you?”

Jake giggles and hugs you even tighter.

“Ah, there she is,” Nathan says from the doorway, arms crossed in front of his chest, “my long-lost sister. So glad you're finally gracing us with your presence after coming back home a week ago.”

“So dramatic,” you counter with a grin, although he has a point. You should have gone to see them sooner, but as always work got in the way, what with Deb doubling your workload before you take your leave in another two weeks. Jake jumps out of your arms then and so you get to hug your brother for the first time in what feels like forever, ‘“ Hi, Nate.”

“Hi, loser,” he says from somewhere over your shoulder, but the way he holds you tight tells you he’s missed you too.

“How you holding up?”

“Good,” he pulls back and smiles, “still some headaches every now and then, but not as much as two months ago-”

“That’s good,” you agree. You follow them through the house and out into the backyard, where Jake excitedly shows you the inflatable swimming pool he and Nathan put up yesterday. Sitting down on one of the chairs you watch him as he takes off his shirt and jumps in without hesitation.

Nathan re-emerges from the kitchen with some iced tea and hands you a glass before he sits down somewhere next to you. He flicks your upper arm, “You good?”

You nod, “Yeah.”

“Truth?”

“Truth,” you reply with a nod. “Why?”

“I don’t know,” he shrugs, “a lot has happened in a short time, I guess.”

This is new, you think, this out-in-the-open caring side of your brother. You decide you like it and so you try not to make a smart remark but instead reassure him, “I’m good.”

“You sure?”

“Nate, what are you getting at?” You’re confused now, because why is he pressing this?

He hangs his head and lets out a sigh, “I guess you haven’t seen it yet, have you?”

“I’m not-” you watch him as he gets his phone and pulls up something that has his jaw set in a way that tells you whatever it is, it’s not good. He hands you his phone then and you let out a quiet, “Oh,” when you see the pictures.

“I figured that’s why you were here,” he says with a nod towards his phone.

"When?"

"Saw them this morning," he offers.

You scroll further down and feel your throat go dry when you see picture after picture of Sebastian and some girl, her hand on his arm as she seems to whisper something in his ear. He’s laughing in some of the pictures and if you didn’t know any better you’d think they were on a date.

“Is that his co-star?” Nate asks quietly, knowing that if it is the pictures could have been taken on set and it wouldn’t be as bad.

Not trusting your voice right now you just shake your head because no. No, it isn’t.

“I’m sure it’s nothing, babe,” Lauren tries again, but she sounds a little less confident now that she’s seen the pictures and read the accompanying article about Sebastian’s new mystery woman where they claim she’s a Greek local he fell for while filming ‘Monday’.

You drove straight to her house when you left Nathan’s in a hurry, but only after you promised him you wouldn’t do anything reckless, and now you’re on her balcony, trying to make sense of all of this over some hard liquor because you both deemed wine wasn’t going to cut it.

She says something else then, but you’re not really listening and so you just continue to stare into the distance. She nudges you with her foot, “Call him.”

You shake your head, “I don’t want to.”

“Why not?”

You look at her with tears in your eyes, your voice barely above a whisper, “What if it’s true?”

#The Draw #Sebastian Stan x reader #Harley Sunday x Sebastian Stan #Sebastian Stan Imagine #Sebastian Stan fanfic

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peterstanslizzie · 4 years

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Reacting To: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (Season 2 Episode 1)

Episode Title: Paw of the Jaguar

Spoiler Warning: Kindly proceed if you’ve already seen the episode or are able to tolerate spoilers.

1. Naturally, Season 2 picks up where things left off at the end of the first season; Kipo manages to avoid being captured by Scarlemagne by reining in (or still trying to) the Mega Flamingo that grabbed her. Wolf says that the flamingo is their best bet and so, she, Kipo, Dave, Benson and Mandu hop on it in the hopes of it leading them to Scarlemagne and Lio Oak, Kipo’s dad.

2. Back at Scarlemagne’s Court, we find the captured denizens/humans including Lio and Hoag, whom are all apparently separated from the kids of the burrow for some reason. Hoag is blaming Kipo for their kidnapping, which I have to be honest; He is right. She did unknowingly lead Scarlemagne to Site B. One of the mind-controlled mutes starts spraying the Puppet Pheromones on the humans, which includes Hoag. But Scarlemagne/Hugo doesn’t want Lio to get sprayed with the pheromones.

3. I have a prediction. I bet Lio and Scarlemagne used to be friends or co-workers and I’m pretty sure they had something to do with Kipo being part mute.

4. Before taking off, our heroes are spotted by Troy, Asher and Dahlia and they are wondering what’s up with Kipo’s arm to which she tells them she’s part mute. Troy wants to tag along to help out but Kipo says that it’s too dangerous and suggests that Wolf and Benson take them to the Timbercats while she and Dave go after Scarlemagne. Despite some push-back from Wolf, her plan is more or less agreed upon. I think not bringing Wolf along isn’t a very good idea since she’s the best fighter. Also, he has an entire army; What makes her think that only her and Dave could take them on?

5. As she makes her way over to Scarlemagne’s Court, she is making sure to leave some remnants of Dave’s exoskeleton to allow the others to know where they’re going. Suddenly, the mind-controlled Mega Monkey attacks them. Kipo tries to calm it down by singing the iconic song, ‘What We Have Is You’ again but it doesn’t seem to be working as well as before. Maybe she needs to play the guitar lol.

6. The Mega Monkey grabs Kipo and she tries singing to it one more time and thankfully, she manages to calm it down but for only a few seconds before the pheromone-infused collar it’s wearing starts to activate. Luckily, Kipo swiftly uses her huge cat arm to destroy it, freeing Mega Monkey from Scarlemagne’s control. Aww, I’m so glad because I can’t bear to see it being controlled any longer.

7. Kipo seems to understand what the Mega Monkey is saying because it tells her that it wants to come along with Kipo to stop Scarlemagne. Kipo does the right thing and convinces it to stay put because she doesn’t want it to get mind-controlled again. I agree with Dave; This moment was so cute and touching but I’m sure we will see Mega Monkey again. Plus, Kipo gave it her bracelet/wristband as a symbol of friendship. That’s so sweet.

8. Kipo tells Dave that the Mega Monkey is “special”. I’m now actually wondering if it’s somebody Kipo knows or has met before. Maybe it’s her mom, Song? But didn’t she die when Kipo was a baby or something? Hmm...

9. Meanwhile, I don’t really know what Wolf and Benson are trying to do with Troy, Asher and Dahlia. They want the three of them to learn how to wrangle Pierre in order to gain the respect of the Timbercats. They cover Asher and Dahlia’s faces with maple syrup to lure in Pierre, which catches its attention and it charges right at them. Troy tries to defend them but Benson pushes him out of the way and we get this moment:

10. STOP THE PRESS! Did y’all see this? They blushed! Not just one of them but both of them! OMG! This is lowkey confirmation that Troy is gay too. Well, we all suspected it but c’mon this blush pretty much confirms it. Plus, the little pessimist within me is fearful of one-sided crushes. But luckily, we didn’t get any of that; YASSS!

11. Anyways, back to the story hehe. Pierre starts licking Asher and Dahlia’s maple-syrup covered faces, which makes Benson and Wolf think that they’re doing a good job. Anyways, I love how Wolf doesn’t know how to fist-bump. I guess it’s because she was raised by wolves lol.

12. It’s already night time and Kipo and Dave have finally reached Scarlemagne’s Court but it’s strangely empty. We then quickly shift over to a shot of Scarlemagne and his army flying over (or is it to?) Ratland.

13. Oh, great. More lessons on how to impress the Timbercats in order to let Asher, Dahlia and Troy stay with them; Is this really necessary? Don’t they have better things to do during a time of crisis? This time, they want them to learn how to properly chop wood. They do a decent job with it but Dahlia (I think?) unexpectedly goes ham on the wood and according to Asher, it’s because it has been a long day for her.

14. Kipo eventually spots her dad inside a prison cell that is guarded by two of the primate mutes and she rushes in to attack. One of them sprays the pheromones on her but it doesn’t seem to do a thing. I wonder why? She then beats them and frees her dad.

15. More Troy and Benson moments! We basically see them talking some more and Benson comes up with an idea to have them give flapjacks to the Timbercats. He also says that he has the best recipe in the world to which Troy asks if it includes flour, milk and eggs and Benson replies yes. Don’t they know that those are the basics? LOL.

16. But please, go ahead and be your cute gay selves while you guys flirt and bond over flapjacks. And it’s pretty clear that Wolf, Asher and Dahlia can sense their chemistry.

17. We shift things over to Ratland and all of its patrons are freaking out whilst rushing to exit the theme park since Scarlemagne has arrived, without an entrance ticket for that matter. Scarlemagne reveals to Amy and Brad (two of Ratland’s personnel) that he plans to take over Las Vistas and rename it as Aurum. He envisions Aurum to be a city where mutes will reign supreme over humans. He then proceeds to order his army to dismantle Ratland, which upsets Amy and Brad. Aww, I feel so bad for them!

18. Benson, Wolf, Mandu as well as their new friends arrive at the Timbercats’ forest and they try to return Pierre back to Yumyan. Yumyan notices that Pierre is acting differently because he seems to be attached to Asher. Benson and Wolf try to convince Yumyan and the rest of the Timbercats to let them stay with them by telling them their story about losing their home and etc. And guess what? It’s working because Yumyan is in tears as he is overcome with emotion knowing how brave they’re being despite the hardships. Umm, okay??? And so, they manage to quickly win over all of them. Well, it’s mostly because they’re friends of Kipo but a win is still a win lol.

19. As Wolf and Benson are getting ready to go back to help out Kipo and Dave, Troy walks over to Benson to thank him. They then talk about what they plan to do once they hopefully reunite again; They’re basically setting up a date! And oh, before leaving, Troy gives him one of these:

20. Oh. My. God. A kiss, a gay kiss on the cheek! And it’s only the first episode? I’m screaming! I love these two; I ship these two! YASSS! I hope they meet up again soon because I need more Troyson moments. And Benson is obviously so happy about what just happened. Same here, Benson. Same here.

21. Now back to Kipo, Dave and Lio. Lio reveals to Kipo that he and Song had infused Kipo’s DNA with a mutagen in order for her to become a Mega Jaguar herself. And that is why Scarlemagne’s pheromones didn’t work on her because they only work on primates. What a revelation lol. I was kinda right; I knew that Lio had something to do with his daughter’s transformation. But why would he and Song want to experiment on their own daughter, even if it’s to save the world or whatever? That’s kind of....I don’t know, off?

22. Just as I was half-expecting for Kipo to get mad at her dad, she reacts in the complete opposite way and is excited about becoming a Mega Jaguar and wants it to happen now to get everyone to safety.

23. I have questions lol. If she becomes a Mega Jaguar, will it be permanent and she can she ever turn back to her normal human form? Or maybe switch between the two forms? Lio says that she needs to train with the Chevre Sisters (who we’ve never heard till now) in order to control her transformation or else she’ll never come back. What does that mean when he says “never come back”? Like is she supposed to learn how to switch between her human form and her Jaguar form?

24. They notice that the flamingo that flew them there is being taken away by the primate mutes and Kipo foolishly rushes to attack them to retrieve the Mega Flamingo. She is stopped by Lio but it’s too late because one of them manages to grab hold of Lio whilst trying to escape with the help of Dave who has now transformed into his flying hero mode. Kipo tries to fight back to rescue her father but there’s too many of them. Lio urges Dave to fly Kipo out to safety and the scene cuts off.

25. Back at Ratland, Amy and Brad are devastated at the destruction of Ratland by Scarlemagne and his army. He then grabs hold of two humans and sprays them with his pheromones. Here, we also find out more about Scarlemagne’s evil intentions, which is similar to how Planet of the Apes is and that is to overcome their oppression by humans for thousands of years and basically topple over them.

26. Please don’t kill the rats, please don’t. Scarlemagne wants to make an example out of Brad and Amy as he threatens to launch a bottle of explosive nectar at them. He advises them to run but unfortunately, the scene then cuts off. Oh how I hope they survived!

27. Back in the woods, Benson, Wolf and Mandu bump into Kipo and Dave. Kipo then tells them what happened and she totally regrets not thinking things through, which led to her unsuccessful rescue attempt of her dad. She feels like her instincts have betrayed her. Wolf and Benson try to console her by telling her all the good things she did in the past to which there’s a lot of them.

28. That immediately makes Kipo feel a lot better and we then get a nice group hug between all of them. But the love-fest ended quickly because they hear a loud rumbling in the background, which of course, as we know, it’s coming from Ratland. Again, I hope Amy and Brad are alright. Scarlemagne and his primate mute and human army are seeing flying away from the area, taking some of the wreckage from there.

29. We then see in the distance, a group of cloaked individuals looking at the result of the explosion. I wonder if they are mutes or humans? I can’t tell. One of them does appear to have a beak and two of them have really long ears. Although, their legs looks very human-like. Maybe they’re part-mutes like Kipo? But what we do know is that they’re against Scarlemagne, which is good news.

30. Thinking back, I suspect that they’re the Chevre Sisters, Lio was talking about to Kipo. And it would make perfect sense if they’re part-mutes too because they’re supposedly going help Kipo to learn how to control her transformation.

31. Well y’all. That is the end of my review of episode 1 of Season 2 of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. This episode absolutely exceeded my expectations; It was filled with so much excitement, action and of course, love. Stay tuned tomorrow for my review of episode 2. Thanks for reading! Till then, bye!

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Did the last person you kissed celebrate your last birthday with you? no

Who is the person you would least like to be stuck in a lift with? Why? smelly drunk puking rapist murderer - do I really have to explain? If your parents looked in your inbox and read your messages, would they find out anything you didn’t want them to know? my sexts Have you cried at all during the past week? ... When was the last time you felt disappointed? What was the reason? now, no comment Who was the last person you had an argument with? how would you feel if that person never spoke to you again? both good and bad

Do you like forks with three metal pokers, or four? I don’t care Would you ever wear a hat with cat ears on it? I already do

Have you ever eating raw sugar by itself? when I was a kid I was stealing it from my grandma’s sugar-bowl Do you paint your left or right hand fingernails first? I don’t recall but probably left as I’m righty What about for your feet? not that I paint them but whatever What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done? hmm... Do you think fish are cute? some can be If you found an ant on your food, would you still eat it? doubt it How much do you weigh? 42 kg now

What was the shortest amount of time you’ve known someone before you’ve dated them? but dates or relationship?

Do you have any theatrical experience? If so, what have you done? just school

Don’t you hate it when people talk about their relationships constantly? every subject you talk about constantly is getting on my nerves tbh

Is there anything you need to say to anyone? I don’t know how/what/if I should/want to

If you could have anyone to do your eulogy, who would it be and why? my dad

If given the choice, would you rather go to Subway or a Chinese restaurant? Subway

Do your neighbors annoy you in any way? many ways

Whose car were you in last? I was in a taxi

How late did you stay up last night? I barely slept at all because of cannula/venflon and feeling like I’m choking, also noise and anxiety

What were you doing at 12:30 this afternoon? coming home

Who did you last see in person? mom

When was the last time a member of the opposite sex hugged you? today (my father)

What is on your wrists right now? finally nothing and that feels weird, I constantly want to fix my ID wristband but it’s not there anymore

Where did you get the shirt you’re wearing? second hand - it has an elephant and Perfectly imperfect written on it

Do you like clowns? very

Are you listening to anything at the moment? I am

Do you twitch when your falling asleep? it happens at times but only rarely

Are your dishes in the dishwasher clean or dirty? we don’t own a dishwasher

Are you at home or with friends more often? home and I like it that way

Would you date someone 15 years older than you? noooo

Do you own a strapless bra? nah

How are you feeling at this exact moment? it’s complicated

Are you someone who worries too often? absolutely

Do you ever wonder how other people see you? obvi

What is one good thing you’re known for? How about one bad thing? don’t ask me

Are you taller than most? lmfao

Are you the type of person who likes to be out or home? take a guess...

Has anyone ever said i love you to you and not meant it? it seems

Do you regret going out with the last person you did? going out as dating or just spending time with somebody outside?

When was the last time you showered? few days ago because I couldn’t move my arm :(

Who did you last talk to in person? my mother

Do you ever have days where you just don’t do anything? yeah

Have you ever been extremely tired but refused to go to sleep? hahaha

What’s the longest amount of time you’ve been stuck in traffic? not sure

What area of math are you best at? Worst? dunno

How do you feel when you meet someone with the same music taste as you? only Dorota had similar taste in music to mine not counting my current gf’s love towards 80s songs that we share

How often do you “half-ass” things (put little effort in)? often?

Do you ever feel self-conscious when you eat around other people? yes

Has a teacher ever made you hate yourself/your work? sure

What’s something that makes you incredibly nervous? everything?...

If you don’t have glasses, how would you feel if you had to get them? mixed feelings

If you do have glasses, how would you feel if you didn’t need them anymore? -

Have you ever considered going to art school? I have considered and am slightly regretting that I didn’t

How quickly can you write an essay? depends

Favorite episode of Spongebob? it’s not my fav but I remember the one where Spongebob painted the room most (why tho?)

Do you have any silly/odd emotional connections to anything/anyone? would say so

Do you play with your phone in awkward situations? I might

Do u own a rolling pin?: u don’t? :o

What’s your ideal indoor temperature?: never checked

Does your kitchen have a theme?: ... apparently poop is the theme

Are u a pack rat?: mhm

What’s the grossest thing u have found in your food?: bug, hair, piece of plastic...

Do u like ice cream sandwiches?: why not

Ever worn a flower in your hair?: for a moment

What surgeries have u had?: none

What health problems do u have?: what health problems I don’t have?...

Do u like to sleep in?: yasss

Don’t ya just hate foot cramps? who likes those?

Would you say you have an infectious laugh? not really Shouldn’t you be doing something else right now? omg thx for a reminder :o What is something you worry about often? every single thing Do you walk fast or slow? compared to?... Would you consider yourself healthy? Both mind and body. not at all Does sitting in waiting rooms drive you insane? not as much as majority of people, I can wait for a long time when I see the point and don’t feel the worst, I don’t need much entertainment to not get bored What form of public transport do you use most often? bus Would you consider yourself an adrenaline junkie? the opposite Have you ever been arrested? If so, why? I’m an angel Do you ever put sticky notes around the place to remind yourself of things? I have shitload of notes but they’re not sticky Would you eat a spider for $50? hell no Would you rather be a kangaroo or a koala? koala Are you easy to talk to? am I? Can you juggle with more than two items? I can’t juggle with one item pfft At airports do you ever worry your luggage won’t arrive? scary but luckily I don’t travel by plane What other windows have you currently got opened? fb, youtube, tumblr drafts, google translator and google searching Who else is in the same building as you? my parents Would you like a penny farthing bicycle? maybe Would you ever consider visiting Ireland? what for? Would you like to visit Venice? no thx Did you ever eat leaves when you were a kid? my sister did Do you have any flags in your house? we occasionally put polish flag on balcony Are there any ‘keep off the grass’ signs where you live? just don’t throw trash on the ground on cemetery Have you ever walked on the grass with such a sign? that’s rude unless you really didn’t notice or had no choice Are you double-jointed? could say so At school which area of science did you prefer: biology/chemistry/physics? definitely not physics Which did you prefer between geography/history? neither Have you ever driven a tractor? didn’t have an opportunity Does the smell of the countryside bother you? animal shit does Do you drink more water or juice? water

Sweater weather or tank top weather? Which do you prefer. I like it hot, I hate winter but I enjoy sweaters Is there a cat in the room you’re in right now? stuffed only Do you enjoy going to the movies? prefer to watch movies at home

Are you an animal lover? I admire from afar How tall are you? according to my doctor I lost 2 cm Is there anything you want to ask anyone right now? God Are you gay, straight, bi, lesbian, asexual, or not sure? asexual/lesbian Are you more negative or more positive? negative Have you made any life altering decisions lately? I’m deciding

Do you have any songs currently stuck in your head? not atm Have you made a CV? several Where is the last place you applied for a job? (If you have) which was the last one... Are you photogenic? I’m ugly

What are you listening to right now? stopped because family member is asleep What are you going to do tomorrow? shopping if anything

Have you ever been judged on something you wore? been bullied

Think QUICK what word begins with c? clown :D

Are you a funny person? I believe Be honest, do you go for looks more or personality? personality is more important but I’m picky

Are you a flirty person? a bit

Are you homophobic? I’m homo myself so...

How would you react if someone said you ruined their life? I know I ruin everybody’s lives

If you’re home alone, do you still close/lock the door when you use the bathroom? I don’t lock ‘em even when I’m not alone

What’s the stupidest song you’ve listened to today? nothing stupid

How is your hair currently styled? it’s dirty and after this survey I will wash my head finally

Do you ever stay up late just to be awake oh well...

Would you ever write a letter to someone you haven’t met yet, like your future spouse? I don’t think so

Would you rather spend the day watching movies or on an intense hike? entire day just one thing?!

Are you stressed about anything? always Have you ever stood on a frozen solid body of water? too dangerous for me Are you one of those people who take like, 50 Facebook quizzes at a time? whoops :x What’s on your bed? it’s so clean/empty that it freaks me out Are you texting anyone? no longer

Did your last beverage contain caffeine? it was just water

Did you get any friend requests on Facebook today? did not

What’s your least favourite song by your favourite artist? for example - one of my fav bands - Queen - I dislike Radio Gaga and We will rock you

What’s your best friend’s middle name? no middle name!

Who was the last person to comment on your Facebook status? my partner

If the person you miss turned up at your door now, how would you react? woah wtf

Where were you THREE hours ago? in here

What are you wearing right now? my leggings with colorful heart pattern

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? parent

Have you bought any clothing items in the last week? I got two shirts and socks

What day is tomorrow? Friday

Do you remember the first person you ever kissed? we’re together now again

Ever use someone else’s toothbrush? that’s disgusting, don’t!

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First Burn, A Modern Valdangelo Hamilton! AU

When Nico di Angelo first saw him from across the room, he felt his heart doing back-flips and front-flips against his rib-cage. He turned to Hazel, who now stood next to him, and whispered, "That one there, the elf-ish boy... That one is mine; he has to be mine."

Hazel smiled, her golden eyes flashing with something Nico couldn't quite place, before she turned and headed off towards the boy in skinny jeans and suspenders.

Nico watched helplessly, mind racing, "What..."

What is she doing?

"Where are you taking me?" the boy asked.

"I'm about to change your life," Hazel said, smiling warmly.

"Why, lead the way~" he replied, smirking.

Nico let out a gasp when she led him right over to him.

Their eyes met, brown versus ebony.

Nico felt his heart stop.

Helpless, he thought, helpless against those gorgeous eyes.

"Hey," the boy said, and Nico, in all his glory, stuttered a reply.

"H-hey! U-uhm, N-Nico di Angelo!" he said, cheeks a bright red as he bowed.

"di Angelo, eh?"

"My brother," Hazel said, smirking.

"Oh, Leo Valdez! I'm a mechanic for Hades."

"T-thank you for ah, working so hard!" Nico said, his heart still racing.

"If that's all it took for us to meet, then it'll have been worth it~"

Nico was happy as he hung off of Leo's arm. After years of receiving love letters and sending them back, they were finally married.

Percy Jackson stepped up to the stage, laughing, face red and drunk, "Alright, alright! Let's get this party going! But first, from the maid of honor, Hazel Levesque!"

Hazel stepped up, her purple dress flowing behind her. She gladly took the mic from Percy, who patted her hair, before turning to smile at her older brother... And Leo.

"A toast to the grooms!" She said, raising her glass.

Everybody repeated what she said, laughing and smiling.

She looked around the room, and noticed Piper, Percy, and Will were already drunk, laughing as they talked among themselves.

"A toast to your union!"

"To their union!"

Nico looked so happy, but Hazel could see how Leo watched her every movement, her every word.

She brushed it off as him just listening intently.

"May you always be satisfied!"

"YASSS!" Percy and Piper screeched, earning laughter from throughout the room, as well as face-palms from Jason and Annabeth.

Hazel stepped down and went to sit with the others, sitting down next to Frank, who gently grabbed her hand.

She smiled at him, though her mind decided to wander.

She remembers that night. The dreamlike candlelight of the office party her father had hosted.

She remembered all the boys and girls falling over themselves to earn hers and Nico's praise, how many had failed.

But not Leo.

No, he had won them both over by storm...

"May I have this dance?"

Hazel jumped, whipping around to face the impishly smiling boy with chocolate skin, curly black hair tied back into a ponytail, and the warmest brown eyes she's ever seen.

Those eyes. She could stare into them all day...

"U-hm," she stuttered, forgetting her name as she stared into his eyes.

"Uhm?" he teased, smirking.

"I'm Hazel, Hazel Levesque-di Angelo."

"Leo Valdez. di Angelo, eh?"

Hazel blushed, nodding as he took her hand and placed the other on her hip, swaying them gently into a waltz of sorts.

Hazel felt complete, her chest was filled with warmth, her stomach aflutter with butterflies.

"You look like you've never been satisfied before," Leo suddenly said out of the blue.

Hazel's expression hardened, and her guards went up, "I'm sure I don't understand, you forget who you're talking to."

"I meant no ill will, I was just stating you're like me."

"What?"

"I've never been satisfied, either."

"Never?"

"Never."

Hazel couldn't believe it. There he was, perfect as can be, just like...

No, he's dead.

She turned to look to her brother as they parted ways, only to find he was watching Leo with a love-struck look.

He looked absolutely helpless.

So, she went over there and listened to him go on about Leo, and felt her face fall when he said, "That one there, the elf-ish boy... That one is mine; he has to be mine."

She knew he needed him more, so she gave up.

Her brother's happiness means more than hers, anyways.

Always.

"Where are you taking me?"

"I'm about to change your life."

"Nico di Angelo."

"Leo Valdez~"

Hazel was shaken from the memories when Percy announced that the activities will soon begin.

She turned to her brother and Leo.

Leo met her eyes for a second, only to look away and kiss Nico's forehead, causing the taller man to giggle.

At least Nico's his husband. At least she keeps his eyes in her life...

He will never be satisfied, and neither will she.

Leo knew it was a trap from the beginning. But with being promoted to the head of the work shop and with Nico and the kids gone, he couldn't handle the loneliness or the stress.

So, when Calypso came by, he didn't say no.

Gods, does he wish he did.

"Don't tell a soul," Leo snarled, glaring at Octavian and his lackeys.

Octavian smirked, turning to his brother, Luke. "Should we tell his husband? Poor, poor little Nico will be crushed!"

"I can prove I didn't steal from the company; I can prove it!"

The two brothers exchanged a look with Dakota, who seemed resigned.

The alcoholic merely shrugged, "Nobody was in the room where it happened."

"Is that a yes?"

"Uhhh... Yes," the three of them said.

"Great, I'll get started."

"Did you read the news?"

"Poor Nico!"

"He cheated on him, how ignorant-"

"Leo Valdez is a monster!"

"A cheater, too!"

Octavian and Luke watched and listened; they knew it was only a matter of time before the downfall of the enemy.

It was almost midnight when Nico di Angelo stormed into his husbands repair shop, slamming the pack of letters down onto the worktable Leo Valdez was sat at.

Leo looked up, and stared at his partner in crime in confusion, "Nico? What's wrong?"

"I saved every letter you wrote me."

"Oh? Why bring them here-"

"As soon as I read them, I knew you were mine, you said you were mine, I-I thought you were..."

Leo's eyes widened, "Nico-"

"Do you know what Hazel said when your first letter arrived?"

Leo shook his head, "No, but-"

"She said to be careful with you, that you'd do anything to survive. She was right, according to the news!" Nico's voice cracked, and he could feel his eyes watering.

Leo nearly fell out of his chair. "N-no, Nico, wait!"

"Do you know how much your words affected me? How good they made me feel? I was always so excited for the next one, your words flooded my senses, Leo," Nico said, glaring Leo down. "You built me a fucking castle made up of empty promises and broken trust disguised as love."

"Nico, just stop and listen-" Leo tried, eyes wide. He felt like he was being doused in gasoline and set on fire, the panic building up in his chest.

"I re-read the letters you wrote me, searched for an answer in every fuckin' line, looking for the answers as to when you were mine and mine alone... You published the letters she would write you, all so you could clear up where you were when all that shit happened at the company! In clearing your fuckin' name, you tarnished mine and ruined our fuckin' lives!"

Leo stood up, and took a step towards the taller man, only to have Nico step back, "Don't take another fuckin' step in my direction, Valdez!"

Leo winced. He and Nico both knew that on their wedding certificate, Leo had taken the others name.

That was a low blow, and Leo knew he deserved it.

"You told the world how you brought this girl- Calypso- into our bed! Do you know what Hazel said when she saw the news? 'You've married an Icarus; he's flown too close to the sun'. You're so paranoid about how others view you, so obsessed with carrying on your mother's legacy and work that you forget what's important!

"The world has no right to my heart! Has no right to my bed! They don't get to know what I fuckin' say on the subject!"

"Nico, please-" Leo begged, cheeks drenched in tears. He let out a hiccup, followed by an ugly sob.

Nico's tear drenched face contorted into something out of a horror movie, a look of pure pain and suffering, "As soon as somebody whispers something, you fucking scream in response!"

Leo was about to speak when Nico raised a hand, his lips breaking into a broken, watery smile, "I know about whispers, Leo, I've had them following me all my fuckin' life! Not to mention, I see how you look at my sister!"

"Ni-"

"DON'T! I'M NOT NAÏVE!" he screamed, balling his hands into fists. "I have seen women and men around you, how they fall for your charms!"

Leo sat back down, defeated as he watched Nico walk away. He returned with a torch in hand, and tossed the letters on the ground. "I'm burning the letters you wrote me; they don't mean anything now. I'm burning the memories, the last bit of proof to prove that you're a decent guy, the last thing that could've redeemed you. You can just sit there and watch."

Leo didn't say a word, merely watched, gut wrenching at the sight as Nico set them all aflame.

"When the time comes, you can explain to Maria-Bianca and Sammy what you've done, the pain and embarrassment you've put me through, how you dragged our name through the mud."

"Nico..."

Nico laughed almost hysterically, before going stone faced and ripping off his ring, tossing it to Leo, "You forfeit the right to my heart."

Leo stared at the ring as he caught it, eyes wide as he looked back up at Nico, "No-!"

"You forfeit the right to our bed."

"Nico, please just listen-"

"You sleep here instead!"

"No, I-"

"When will you learn, Leo?" Nico mused; voice soft for the first time since he got there.

"L-learn...?"

"When will you learn," Nico said, voice raising to a shrill sound, "That our children are your legacy? That I am your legacy? That we are your legacy?! When will you learn?!"

"I'll try harder, I'll do better! Please-!"

"Stand back and watch it burn. Watch all that we've built burn to the ground!"

Nico stormed off towards the door, tossing the torch aside.

He stopped with his shaking hand on the door handle, before turning to flash that same, broken smile at Leo over his shoulder, his black hair messy and tangled, his ebony eyes shattered

"I hope that you burn," he said flatly, a sob ripping itself free from his throat right afterwards.

He left, slamming the door shut.

Leo sat there, gripping the ring he held in his hand, and broke down, crying and screaming.

"Leo!"

"Hazel!"

"Congratulations."

Leo stared in shock.

"You've invented a new kinda stupid, the open-all-the-cages-in-the-zoo, kinda stupid, no, worse!"

"Hazel..."

"Do you realize what you've done, Leo?"

"IT.. It was an act of political sacrifice!"

Hazel froze, staring him down, "Sacrifice? I languished in a loveless marriage in Rome for a long time before I found Frank, and even then all I could think of was you for years!"

"Hazel-"

"But you know why I'm not with you? Because I saw how he looked when he looked at you, how happy he was! I know my brother like I know my own mind, you'll never find anybody as understanding and as kind...

“I love my brother more than anything in this world, I'd sacrifice my happiness for his every time! Nico is the best thing in our lives, so don't forget that you've been blessed with the best husband!"

"..."

"So yeah, congratulations! For the rest of your fucking life! Every choice you make is for my brother, give him the best life!"

"Hazel-"

"Congratulations."

"WHERE IS SHE?!"

Will stood by the bed, shaking his head.

"I'm sorry, Leo, but with the entry point of the wound, she-"

Leo pushed Will out of the way, rushing to kneel by Maria-Bianca.

"P-papa, I-"

"Shh, I know-"

"I did as you said, I aimed my arrows high-"

"Shh, I know, sweetheart, save your strength and stay alive, please-"

"Where's my daughter? How is she? Will she survive this?! Leo, did you know?!" Nico cried, tears running free as he knelt next to his husband, brushing the hair from their daughter's face.

"Dad, I'm sorry..." Maria whispered, coughing.

"It's okay, it's okay, shush, sweetling, save your strength."

"I remember what you taught me... How we played piano-"

"Yes, I know. You always changed the tune," Nico whispered back.

He took Leo's hand, gripping it to steady himself. Leo squeezed back just as hard.

"I always changed the tunes..."

Nico began to sing, "Une deux trois quatre-"

"Cinq six sept huite neuf-"

"Good. Une deuz trois quatre cinq six-"

"cinq six..."

"Sept huite neuf... Sept huite neuf... Sept huite-"

You could hear a pin drop in the deafening silence that ensued the death of their daughter.

Nico stood up and left, Leo in tow.

"Can you imagine?"

"How cruel can the world be?"

"If you see Valdez walking through the streets and talking to himself, don't judge, he's going through the unimaginable."

"Poor Nico. First a cheating husband, now a dead daughter."

"Shh, here comes Valdez."

"Leo, you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Leo, we need to talk. You can't keep saying that."

Leo turned to look up at Nico, who was standing at his shoulder, "Why? You hate me."

"I don't, I could never..."

"..."

"I love you."

Leo looked up at him once again, shocked, "After all I've done...?"

"Yes, Repair Boy, after all that you've done."

Leo broke down at that, standing up and grabbing onto Nico, sobbing into his shoulder.

Nico merely picked him up and sat down, placing the Latino on his lap.

"I love you, Drago."

"I love you too, Angel..."

And they kissed. After so long, the sparks were still there.

And Leo fell in love all over again.

"If you see them walking, they're trying their bests."

"Nico called off the divorce, his father is pissed."

"Don't judge them, they're going through the unimaginable."

When Leo died, Nico was crushed.

"You always wanted more time... Now I'm stuck with just that..."

He had Hazel, up until she passed away due to a car crash.

He and Frank mourn together, and Hazel is buried near Leo and Maria-Bianca.

Nico visits them every year on their birthdays and death days.

He always leaves them roses from their garden. Always.

And for Leo, snapdragons. He was always obsessed with dragons, had managed to build a dog size mechanical one named Festus.

He and Sammy keep him company, with frequent visits from Frank and his friends.

He'll make sure the world will tell Leo's story.

{La Fin}

~Ashton Bende

#valdangelo #heroes of olympus #hamilton!au #character death

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The 100 6x07 "Nevermind" Review

Hello fellow watchers! Did y’all breathe a sigh of relief as I did at the end of this episode? And while I’m at it, I'd like to take this moment to say: I LOVE when TV shows address mental and emotional traumas in a physical way in the characters heads. Give me Sherlock mind palace games all freaking day! That said, let's dive into the episode:

Dad, I had the strangest dream...

We pick up exactly where we left off in “Memento Mori”: Jaux!Clarke going to sleep in the real world and real Clarke waking up in her old Ark cell inside her own mind, surrounded by all of her most impactful memories decorating the walls like hipster graffiti art in an Asheville alleyway. She “hears” her memories as she touches them and walks through the exit door, only to stumble into her “sanctuary” (aka the real church she raised Madi in for 6 years) and be greeted by her dead father. Or rather, her memories of her father being animated by her subconscious. He’s all kindness and warmth when he asks her, “What's the last thing you remember?” She realizes with a start “I died” but, as her father points out, she still has a beating heart. As her BFF Bellamy Blake asked once: “Are we still breathing?” as a response to “Is there still hope?” And that beating heart is all Clarke needs to get her survival spark back.

She enters the next door in her mind and is face to face with none other than A.L.I.E. (Welcome back, Erica Cerra! We’ve all missed you...mostly.) A.L.I.E. gives Clarke the 4-1-1 on how she is still able to have her memories and a foothold in her own mind. Of course A.L.I.E. is all like “I tried to save you from this pain” but Clarke still has zero patience for even her memory version of this show’s “Woman in Red”, telling A.L.I.E. “there is no joy without pain.” She does however follow A.L.I.E.’s advice and takes her memory of saving Raven from the chip and hides it. A.L.I.E. also mentions Clarke’s darkest memories, her ‘traumas’ if you will, and how she can’t “let them go”, still being things she just buries rather than face or make peace with. She tells A.L.I.E., her voice littered with confusion, “You say these are my memories but there’s something here I’ve never seen.”

Josephine enters stage left

That something is a rather jolly door, decorated for Christmas, with a mix of music, screaming, and gunshots coming from behind it. Clarke opens the door only to be startled by Ms. Josephine herself, in her original body (I’m assuming in her mind that is how she sees herself) walking through from her memories right into Clarke’s...

She takes a minute to give some fake science facts about how both their minds can share a body, but not forever, so somebody’s gotta vacate Clarke Griffin town...and Josephine doesn’t have a body to return to, talk about an awkward roommate situation. Clarke has suffered and survived too much to just give her body over to Josephine willingly. So a battle of the wits it is.

Josephine gives us some unsettling deeper looks into perfecting the mind wipes — she was “jacked” into people with active minds before, including a six-month-old. Lovely girl. But they weren’t tech-advanced minds like Clarke’s so Josephine needs to know what makes Clarke’s mind so special. I love this kind of expositional dialogue when you are getting much needed information, and the headspace of the speaker, and Josephine is the perfect mix of this. She is ruthless, a sociopath as Clarke calls her, or psychopath — take your pick. She gets Clarke thinking so she can infiltrate her thoughts. Upon seeing Clarke’s ‘cell’ covered in all of her memory sketches, Josephine’s “I rescind my compliment” was a great line. I am a big fan of using Josephine as an audience insert into Clarke’s mind, as well as a way to callback and maybe even “fix” issues from last season’s jumble of plot. Like when she’s inspecting the sketches and reaches the Madi in a shock collar moment from Season 5 her comment of “child abuse dressed up as protection. Cool” made me actually say “ Yasss! Point out that issue from Season 5, queen!”

“Are you hiding a memory from me, Clarke?” She is one crafty B and I am into a Moriarty/Holmes kind of showdown with these two brilliant and dangerous ladies.

Of course it manifests as a physical fight, too. As they are fighting for control over Clarke’s body Clarke goes straight gang fight and slams Josephine’s head in the door jamb over and over until she is “dead” — but this being a mind fight she easily manifests in Clarke’s mind again, ready to fight. Clarke, brave but never dumb, decides running and hiding in her own mind might buy her some time.

The ghosts of choices: past, present, and future

Clarke’s first stop in her memory maze is her most recent bad decision that haunts her daily: leaving Bellamy to die in the fighting pit. But weirdly it’s a projection of Octavia there to guilt and shame her: “I really thought you cared about Bellamy.” The explanation that Octavia gives for Bellamy not being in the memory himself (because Clarke can’t stand the idea of facing him) is both a great idea, and a weak one? Because the deep trauma they’ve been through

TOGETHER would have made Clarke’s memories and reactions so much more emotional and visceral had Bellamy been there talking to her at some point. (If they don’t give Clarke a mind/memory moment with Bellamy this season, they will be wasting the opportunity for cathartic angst between main characters most writers DREAM about.)

Still, Clarke’s desperate tearful pleas of “he forgave me, he understands” was a great moment to reiterate the importance of Bellamy’s forgiveness and what he thinks about Clarke. Josephine’s comment “even your projections hate you Clarke” really hit me in the feels. Clarke hates herself so much that she injects it into how she thinks other people in her life perceive her. (With Octavia, she’s probably not wrong.)

Clarke runs from her ‘leaving Bellamy’ memory right into the cold arms of her decisions at ‘Mt. Weather’ and the horribly disfigured mind ghost of Maya Vie, one of the shows most true and noble heroes. It was so great to see her back! Though if Jasper or Bellamy had been in Mt. Weather along with her I think the emotional impact would’ve been greater. Still Maya’s snarky yet cutting “too bad I wasn’t in that group, huh?” when Clarke pulls out her classic “my people” line was perfect.

Clarke’s choices have left a lot of dead bodies behind and she has never had the proper time and headspace to deal with the impact those choices have had on her own mind, body, and soul. I’m hoping one good thing that can come out of her being a hostage in her own body is that she will come back having worked through a lot of her issues in her mind and emotions. I mean I can at least dream about this possibility, okay?

Creepy Maya making Clarke realize she’s in control of her thoughts and memories was great. Josephine falling for her trap because she is so used to being in control of the situation was such a nice way to reveal she has weaknesses just like Clarke, hers being extreme hubris.

Clarke saying “Me? I’ll find a way to survive. I always do” was such a “yassss! That’s my Clarke Griffin!” moment for me.

Also Josephine letting herself get shocked to “death” because she’s bored was such a nice touch to show her level of crazy town.

Finally we get to “that place”, the dark traumatic place Clarke hides her darkest, most hurtful memories: through the airlock she watched her dad get sucked out of and into the woods where the memories of the deaths of her only (so far) romantic partners are hiding. The first one being Finn, literally dying at her own hand because of Lexa! That should’ve been conveyed more, because it makes the fact that she loved and mourned Lexa even more traumatic and dark. But they seem to want to erase all the bad things Lexa did...which makes no sense to me but I digress. And in the lockbox two other deep loves are represented in the video of her dad and Jasper’s goggles. Also I teared up when Josephine tried to get the box open and Clarke finally gives in because she thinks Bellamy has given up the fight, so why shouldn’t she? And she puts in the code 0102 and tells her “you forgot Bellamy and Raven.” Ouch! My delinquent loving heart felt that pain deep. (I miss Season 1 so much sometimes guys!)

“Tell Madi I love her. Tell them all.” Bless her heart she was finally starting to live again and then they stole her and basically forced her to kill herself at gunpoint. But this brings us to my personal favorite cameo and part of the episode:

Hello to my son Monty Green! I love that Monty is the only version of a friend in Clarke’s memory that isn’t hostile towards her? Or mad at her? Clarke knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that Monty Green loved her dearly and trusted her and Bellamy to take care of his only child. I love that Monty is the manifestation of Clarke’s moral center but also of her self love and problem solving. He’s the motivation to do better for her. And his comment “you call this doing better?” is both sad and satisfying! Leave it to the person who literally saved part of the human race to imprint his way of thinking on to her.

Of course his chat gets her motivated to not go down without a fight. When he offered her his hand...I got a little misty eyed. I miss him so much. Money suggesting entering Josephine’s mind was a great way to get to know what makes her tick. And YIKE! Her mind is a dark place. Seeing her best friend end up being her killer because Josephine killed her lover, and then seeing WHY she killed said lover: he was against oblation, aka literally leaving newborns to be slowly eaten by the forest. One of the darkest things this show has revealed (and that’s saying something) to try and keep the bloodlines “pure” for Primes. That’s some serious post apocalyptic Nazi thinking to be sure.

I love the fact that Josephine’s memories are categorized chronologically basically using the dewey decimal system because she is extra af, and of course the idea that if they can access her traumas they can control her body because our deep-seated traumas are the key to who we are as people is something you could unpack for days. Monty’s quip “I like your drawings better”, which is really Clarke saying that to herself, was a nice nod to Clarke at heart being a creative more than an analyst, if people would just let her live. LITERALLY.

So they break in to Josephine’s first trauma I’m assuming? And boy howdy it’s a doozy. College age Josephine is working away at homework (judging by the Christmas decor in the Riverdale-ish diner cramming for finals.) It’s neat to see the world before the bombs. The newspaper with Diyoza’s capture story, the magazine with Becca gracing the cover like a Fortune 500 queen. I love world building. Anyway back to the scene:

Josephine and her friend’s studying is interrupted by a very uncomfortably realistic “nice guy” taking over their space and demanding Josephine’s attention and time. Only when she says no he turns threatening and violent, tapping the handgun he places on the table — only to use the weapon on himself as he lays the blame of his own choices at Josephine’s feet, his warm blood misting her face. All of us women have had a moment where we’ve prayed this person in front of us didn’t do something like this, or worse, to us. It triggers Josephine’s mind to the point that she comes after Clarke in a fury, tossing her out of her mind and not noticing she left her clever side (Monty) in the diner. Bravo Clarke! Also I would like to mention I know what happened to Josephine would be traumatic, but I feel Clarke has endured way worse? So kudos to Clarke Griffin for always being stronger than her darkest moment.

“I win” are Josephine’s first words upon waking up still in control of Clarke’s body (or so she thinks), with just a little nosebleed but she’s back among the living! And she knows how to permanently erase Clarke’s mind. Josephine’s day is starting much better than her previous night...or is it?

Because as she enters the room with her father and Bellamy negotiating for team space pops! to have a home. Bellamy “if we pretend you didn’t murder Clarke” Blake (as always his dramatic self) notices a “new” tic Jaux!Clarke has picked up, finger tapping...and upon further study he notices a pattern:

She’s tapping out a message! In Morse code!! (Shoutout to Earth Skills teacher Charles Pike! You legend!) Clarke Griffin is pulling a Will from Stranger Things and calling Bellamy through blinking the Christmas lights of the diner into Morse code. And he’s finally “ in range” for her 2200th message! He knows within two seconds it’s her trying to tell him she’s alive. There is no doubt, all bets are off, Clarke Griffin is ALIVE. “We’re gonna get her back” he says to Miller, smiling. Screw peace. It’s not worth it if she isn’t in this world to share it. Heart Bellamy is back, benches! AND I AM HERE FOR IT.

Final thoughts and tidbits:

I really wish they would’ve shown an old scene of Wells since they couldn’t get it worked out to have Eli Goree back.

I loved the tight dialogue scenes and limited character focus again in this episode. There’s just too many characters to focus on all at once. On that note: my kingdom for a Bellamy-centric episode where we get to hear his innermost fears, hopes, thoughts. Give it to me.

I really loved the concept of this episode and how it reminded me that this is the same Clarke Griffin from the pilot, and the Mt. Weather. Sometimes this show feels it’s grown too far from its roots.

Eliza has become so good at micro expressions.

I love Josephine as the “Anti-Clarke”: she’s smart, artistic, cute, blonde, and deadly. Just like Clarke, but where Clarke wants everyone to have a chance at life,only using her power when she feels cornered, Josephine enjoys being privileged and judging who’s fit to live from her seat of power. She likes playing God. Clarke loathes it. Josephine and Sanctum are a physical manifestation of all the “big bads” this show has ever had: there’s some A.L.I.E, Lexa, Dante, Cage, Pike, Diyoza, Octavia,McCreary, Nia AND Clarke at her most ruthless wrapped up and baked into Josephine and the people of Sanctum. Echoing all the lessons learned, and not, throughout the seasons. It’s working really well for this season.

Check back next week for our thoughts on “operation get Clarke back” here at TBT!

Gina’s episode rating: 🐝🐝🐝🐝

The 100 airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on the CW.

#The 100 #Nevermind

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Shadowhunters S3E20 Thoughts

When did they even kidnap the Seelie Queen? Did I fall asleep during that scene or something? Probably...

Man these Morgernsterns are not fucking around!!

Asmodeus, winning fangirls’ hearts with one Pretzel at a time.

YES TO THAT JACKET SON!!!!

Meliorn is still alive, huh???

Yeah Simon is 100% crashing that ambush.

OKAY LOOKS WERE EXCHANGED #MARUKE

“Why in the name of angel would you ever do that?” - same Maryse same

How many self-portraits does Lorenzo have???

MAGNUS BANE IS SO FUCKING HOT I MEAN LOOK AT HIM TAKING HIS APARTMENT BACK WITH THAT ATTITUDE ALEC YOU LUCKY BITCH

OMG LORENZO WTF! IM SORRY BUT THAT WAS FUNNY OKAY???

Okay I’m just gonna come out (lol) and say it - Nobody gives a fuck about this Jordan x Maia plotline. So can we just drop it???

Ohhhhh the shady Praetor dude wants heavenly fire... I feel like this is a plotline that will get badly wrapped up in the finale...

EW MORGENSTERNS GET OUT OF MY FACE PLEASE

OMG MARYSE YES GIRL

Is Asmodeus just standing there and...petting Lorenzo??

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

Magnus, you idiot! Connect the dots!!!!!

Okay surprise proposal has been ruined but fuck it we are getting a wedding anyway.

DAMN HE PISSSSSSEEEEDDDDDDD.

So Jordan is dying? Alexa play Despacito.

OMG LORENZO IS IN A FUCKING GLASSBOX WITH HIS LITTLE TREE AND STUFF

The fact that Magnus is an actual prince...Alec scored big yall!

Asmodeus is coming back tho right? RIGHT?????

Rest easy, brother??? Who the fuck talks like that???

The Seelies were literally like fuck this shit i’m out...

I LOVE ALEC AND HIS HIGH-TECH ARROWS!!!!

I mean no offense but HOW THE FUCK DID CLARY DISARM ISABELLE? Someone explain the science here.

Simon! Hello! What an unsurprising entrance!!!

Funny how Jace was hallucinating an entire season about stabbing Clary and finally he got to do it. Dreams do come true...

UM EXCUSE MY FRENCH BUT WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK JONATHAN????

Izzy got hurt protecting Simon. #True love

ALPHA MAIA HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL!! THIS PLOTLINE FUCKING SUCKS.

Sizzy is so fucking soft! They are all about stolen glances and not-so-subtle blushes. I love them <3

So, Jordan died...

Okay hot take - I feel like Jordan’s character was literally just created to break up Saia in order to create Sizzy.

OMG HELINE BITCHES HELINE

Alec totally caught these gays making out!!

Researching??? They didn’t even try lol.

Omg that poor kid’s rune ceremony!!!

Alec Lightwood and his motherfucking bow!! LIGHTWOODS!!!

YASSS MAGNUS

Jonathan is literally a child. He is a petulant child who needs to calm the fuck down. Somebody call Maryse!!!

Yayyy Clace!!!

YESSS MALEC IS BACK!!!

I love how the showrunners KNOW that they CANNOT keep malec apart for more than two episodes lol.

MAGNUS BABY NO

I’m low-key annoyed by how none of them (except alec obvs) tried to stop Magnus...

IF MAGNUS AND ALEC CAN STOP SACRIFICING THEMSELVES AND THEIR HAPPINESS FOR EVERYONE ELSE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AWWWWWWWWWWWW YOU GUYS THEY GOT ENGAGED OMG

I love love love love that it was Magnus who proposed. I mean kind of..

YES HE IS GONNA COME BACK SWEETY DON’T WORRY

Magnus :(

Alec :(

Well guess I’ll be watching that scene on repeat till next week...

I am lowkey glad that we are getting the finale next week cause I would not have survived this episode otherwise...

How the fuck am I supposed to go to work right now???

#shadowhunter thoughts #malec #shadowhunters #sh spoilers

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I just saw Bohemian Rhapsody and I could talk about it for hours. Growing up, Queen was huge in my house. My dad is a huge fan. He was able to see them 3 times when they came to Argentina in 1981, so of course, he would play Greatest Hits and make me and my sister watch Live at Wembley '86 and Rock Montreal. When I was 12 years old, I learnt english because of their songs. When I was a teen I listened to Queen every day, bought all of their albums, watched all the videos. I sat alone, taking refuge in their music (you know, like Radio Gaga says) during times I was depressed and couldn't even bring myself to get out of bed. Today, their music means every day more and more to me, as I grow up, I can relate even more to their lyrics. They saved my life. They are MY life soundtrack. In 2015, Brian and Roger came to Argentina with Adam Lambert and I could see them live. I cried at the stadium because of how much they mean to me.

I waited for this movie 10 years. 10 years of news of "will they finally make it", recasts, never endings "we are close to make it a reality". I still can't believe we finally have this film so I'm gonna talk about it as much as possible.

Acting: Rami Malek is amazing. His fake teeth made me cringe a bit but he gave so much of him to this role that it's unbelievable somebody could be able to portray Freddie. Still, I knew he was never gonna fail me. Gwilym Lee and Joe Mazzello are out of this world as Brian and John, they became Brian and Deacy. You could see how much dedication they put and I'd like to give a shoutout to Joe for being able to become Deacy without having him to guide him, unlike Gwilym. Ben Hardy was good, but I still believe his characterization is the poorest. I usually give Roger Taylor a lot of crap, but he's my favourite, and I cringed so hard seeing Ben with his baby face and long hair portraying an almost 40 year-old Roger who aged a lot from the early 80s to 1985.

Story: overall, it was good. I felt it was rushed a lot, especially the first half an hour, but I understand it was necessary to fit 15 years in 2 hours. As longtime Queen fans, my sister, my dad and I had no problem understanding the set ups, characters and stories, but people who know little about Queen could find it very fast paced and hard to gather so much information in so little time. I understand the need to put Freddie's diagnosis in 1985 instead of 1987, but the historical innacuracy of some events (conquering South America in the 70s instead of 1981, John Reid still being their manager until the 80s, the creation of WWRY, the band not playing live together for years before Live Aid) really annoyed me because following the true timeline wouldn't have hurt the film's structure. They show Freddie being queer and diagnosed and enough of his private life for those who claimed they were erasing that part of his life because of the comments of that Sacha Baron Cohen asshole (still, as a Freddie admirer I'd have preferred to show as little as possible about Munich because I know he wouldn't have liked it).

And now, my list of moments I enjoyed/complained about:

I hated the Somebody to Love version at the opening credits. It wasn't that hard to use Freddie's real voice. That song was the one who meant the most for him, after all.

Freddie working at Heathrow and being Brian and Roger's biggest fan. AMAZING.

Tim Staffel (Smile's original singer) is the unluckiest dude in the world.

I'm sad we couldn't see Freddie and Roger sharing and apartment and working together at Kensington Market because some great anecdotes happened during that time (Freddie having guests and making them tea on a teapot in which Roger had weed hidden and accidentally making everybody high, Roger stealing Freddie's clothes and selling them at the market after a discussion)

Some A+ chemistry between Freddie and Brian.

Bomi, Jer and Kashmira ❤️

Freddie's birthday party scene was hilarious.

Deacy sent to the basement at Ridge Farm, poor little thing

Also, why did they change the name of the farm? Idc, I'll still say Ridge Farm.

The whole I'm In Love With My Car issue!! I can't believe they did that without including the cupboard incident.

Love that Roger criticized Brian's "you call me sweet / like I'm some kind of cheese" lyrics in Sweet Lady because I've always dragged him for that.

Brian and Deacy not batting an eye at Roger after he threw them food but screaming "NOT THE COFFEE MACHINE!!" the moment he grabbed it (during that time, Rog had some anger management issues he controlled by destroying his drumsticks and electronics)

They really had Mike Myers in the film to say "Bohemian Rhapsody is not a song teenagers listen in the car while they bang their heads"

Their anger the moment I'm In Love With My Car was suggested as the lead single.

Kenny Everett!!

I'm not much of a Mary fan but Lucy was great.

I'm glad they showed Freddie playing scrabble for a tiny moment.

Why the fuck did they do a 1973/4 montage with Fat Bottomed Girls and a 1977/78 montage with Now I'm Here? Was it really that hard to switch the songs to their respective eras?

Jim Hutton ❤️ he truly deserved all of the 80s scenes. He really needed to be more. I don't understand why Freddie goes looking for him during the Live Aid day but they were wearing their engagment rings. I really deserved seeing Freddie and Jim referring at each other as "my husband"

I really wanted Freddie and Jim's real meeting at that pub. "Jim! Freddie Mercury is hitting on you!" "Who?" Lmao I love Jim for not having idea of who Freddie was.

That Paul Prenter asshole, I swear to god. I always hated him. I deserved less of him and having Phoebe Freestone (whom I met years ago at a Queen tribute band concert in my city and was a total sweetheart!) in the film instead.

Rami is allergic to cats so they had some clever editing there.

A few scenes showing the ongoing feud between Brian and John. Interesting.

What the fuck were Gwilym, Ben and Joe doing in the couch at the background during the I Want to Break Free video shooting scene?

"Without me you'd be Dr. Brian May, an astrophycists whose published thesis hasn't been read by anyone" WEEEELL

"And Deacy... well, I can't even think what you would have been without me" EXCUSE ME?! Freddie would have never treated John Richard Deacon that way, he adored him.

Deacy's one liners were HYSTERICAL. They made a good work showing his peculiar sense of humour.

Once more, Under Pressure proves that it can make me cry like a baby. That song is so powerful.

It was horrible that they erased Bowie. Horrible. They could have started a classic rock cinematic universe with Bowie appearing and having a cameo of Taron Egerton as Elton John, who was a close friend of Freddie.

"Freddie, could you give us a minute?" "Why did you do that?" "I just felt like it"

Their reunion scene has all my uwus

They put a lot of effort in the costume department, I appreciate that.

"What do you think of David, guys? I think he's gay" I SNORTED

Bob Geldof YASSS!!

The Live Aid scene ugh. I was ok singing along to BohRap and Radio Gaga but the moment Hammer to Fall started (just my favourite song EVER), I started crying like a baby again and didn't stop until the end.

That girl wiping her tears after We Are the Champions? ME

The ending with Don't Stop Me Now was beautiful.

Some good extra soundtrack songs like Super Freak, Sultans of Swing, Carmen's Habanera.

The Show Must Go On as the credits song? I'm still crying.

#bohemian rhapsody #queen #freddie mercury #text #film review #sort of?

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That Page Power

She had to get some things in order with her numerous corporations, first. It was times like these that she missed Mimi the most, because that woman had been so great with organization and filling in blanks. Jasper was her assistant… well… he was the family's assistant. Honestly, he was like a super personal assistant who also mannied and helped with manual labor. Charlotte had to often remind the kids that "Uncle Jasper is not a butler!" They'd get away with anything that he let them and not having kids of his own yet, what he allowed became a lot before he got Barfield.

That was when Hank was 11 and Charlie was 6. The year that Charlotte finally was ready to announce her bid to the presidency of the Hero League. Jasper had told her, apologetically, "I'm a father now, so I can't be your campaign manager."

"I think I'll figure out a way to make it," she told him.

"I'll do it. It'll be good practice for both business and politics that I'll need to run My Little Ham," Hank offered. The business would definitely be his, but instead of 18, more and more every day, they were sure that he'd be able to take over any day now. Charlotte's family all had shares in her companies, but Hank would have the most when he became an adult. She really wanted Charlie to handle at LEAST SoulDates.

There was something poetic about her only daughter having the rights to a social network that her mother once created for her father… but Charlie wasn't interested in that. Charlotte wasn't always sure just WHAT Charlie was interested in, because even though they had a pretty communicative relationship, Charlie didn't really connect with Charlotte very well. She was very attentive to her brother, who was the smartest kid alive, in her little mind. She adored her Uncle Jasper, who spoiled her rotten and played every game that she wanted whenever she wanted. And she LIVED FOR her father. He was the most super superhero in the world, Mr. Danger. "And someday, I'M gonna be a superhero too!" She'd often brag.

"You don't have to be a superhero," Charlotte would always tell her, trying to be sure not to be the kind of mother that Simone and many other supers complained about, trying to instill some normalcy in her, even though she had powers. In fact, she wasn't even allowed to remove her bracelet until they decided that she was responsible enough to begin honing her skills and using her powers.

But, of course, sometimes she did. She took it off just to marvel about the fact that she had powers, then she'd put it back on in a hurry. She didn't know what her powers were, but she knew that her mother had a failsafe in the bracelet that alerted her if it was off for too long.

Many parents special ordered bracelets for their children's powers, however, because it was Hank's idea, Charlotte left it up to him whether they would put it on the market. His agreement was only if it was Charlie's company, since she was his inspiration for it. Charlotte loved that idea. Charlie was definitely more interested in jewelry than computers. But… a particular type. Gadget jewelry.

Growing up with a father with a bionic arm and a brother who made gizmos for fun, she didn't care about style so much as "What does it do?" A techie watch? Meh. A Whiz Watch. Yasss. The same seemed to apply for Charlotte's technology verses Hamilton's. Charlotte made things that were far more complicated than Charlie could comprehend and the parts of it that were helpful, you couldn't really see immediately. With the exception of her dad's arm and the house system, Charlie just didn't care about her mom's work. Charlotte didn't have stories that she could share with her about awesome aspects of her job, so Charlie didn't ask or care how work was for her. She always tried to be nice about not caring, but Charlotte left her to decide what she liked. Until it came down to the superpower and the hero life.

Charlie resented the fact that she wasn't able to polish her skills yet. Her dad was always excited about the possibility of her following in his footsteps, so she figured that keeping her hampered wasn't his idea. Hamilton made the bracelet for her, but try as he might to be a grown-up, she knew he didn't have any REAL authority in that house, and she wasn't sure if her daddy did either, for that matter. They had her mommy's last name. They lived on her mommy's work, mostly. Her daddy had to have gotten paid, but even being a superhero outside of the house, when he got back, he was the one of the two who cooked and cleaned and planted flowers. Charlie wasn't smart like her brother, but she was able to see a power dynamic, whether or not she was able to express what she was seeing. Like, her daddy would say something really cool and she'd get excited, then her mommy would make him think about it, or ask, "You sure about that, Hen?" And suddenly, he changed his mind to something boring instead.

Well, she wasn't gonna get the best of Charlie with that reverse psychology or whatever it was that Hank would tell her "only works on Dad," when he was determined to do things differently than what she said. Not reverse psychology. She was mixing up her examples, but WHATEVER! Charlie took off her bracelet and put it in her trinket box. The box glowed and a holographic manifestation of her mother appeared, "Hey, Charlie. Interface tells me that your bracelet is off. Mind telling me why?"

"I do mind!" Charlie snapped.

"You do?" Charlotte asked, taking a seat in her office, where she had been working until she got the alert. "Am I going to have to get your father involved, young lady?"

Charlie folded her arms and said, "You're not the president yet, so you can't boss him around all the time!"

Charlotte gave her an empathetic smile and said, "Okay. But, for right now, I still need you put that bracelet back on and we can discuss how you're feeling."

"I'm not putting it on because that's not who I am! I'm supposed to be a hero. Why don't you want me to be?"

"You're too young, Sweetie. Studies show that 94% of supers who are exploited for their powers from an early age become stunted adults with difficulty sustaining healthy relationships and 85% suffer from emotional trauma or mental dysfunction."

"How early are the ages in the study?" Charlie asked, reaching for her bracelet, a little frightened by her mother using statistics and studies. She didn't really understand a lot of that, but it sounded like messed up stuff.

"Prepubescent children's bodies have not yet developed enough to practically navigate powers. Those who can do so earlier generally have hands on daily training and extensive support. When you hit puberty, we'll TALK about it. Now… bracelet please." Charlie begrudgingly put it back on. "Please don't make me have to contact you this way again." Not only did Charlie not make her have to contact her that way again, but Charlie couldn't be bothered for most contact with Charlotte.

She still said "I love you," every night. She still encouraged her for her presidential race. But… Charlotte knew pretending when she saw it.

"She hates me," she said to Jasper and Henry while they worked in the campaign office.

They wanted to argue with her, but all that would come out was, "For now," from Jasper and a "Hate's a strong word" from Henry.

Henry elaborated, "Charlie is a sweet girl. There's not a hateful bone in her body and certainly not towards you. You're her mom. You're her hero. She sees you as a woman that she'll never grow up to be able to be and that's valid. You're intimidating. But, she knows that she has a good heart and she loves making people happy and wants to help people, in her own way. Whenever you tell her that she can't, she feels like she's not good enough. Like you don't trust her."

"Did she tell you all that? Because she's six and doesn't have the greatest vocabulary," Charlotte said, typing something.

"I paraphrased because she's six and doesn't have the greatest vocabulary, but she definitely expressed a lot of this in her own words. I told her that you're scared of forcing her to feel like because she's super, she's got a responsibility to save people and that's why you're trying to protect her from being like Uncle Ray."

"What did she say?"

"Uncle Ray is awesome. He lets me play with lasers."

"WHAT?"

"I know, right? He didn't even invite us along for laser play with our own kid?"

"That's not…"

"I know that you're scared of pushing her into the lifestyle and her resenting it later… but… I think she's resenting you for trying to keep her away from it. But, Char… if it was Hank… would you keep his power dampened?"

"Hank's more responsible than her."

"So, no."

"He's above level intelligent and above level maturity. I can't treat them exactly the same because they aren't the same."

"When you're 6, it looks like loving differently. She's got no reference to how you rationalize. All she has is that Hank has always been trusted to be who he is, but she isn't. Not by you."

"If that keeps her safe, then I don't mind being the villain in her narrative. She'll understand one day."

"That's why I said "for now" when you said she hates you," Jasper said, proud of himself.

"Somebody's gonna hate you later for naming him Barfield," she commented.

"I think he'll be honored that his father wanted a unique name for him."

"Naw," she said, not looking up.

"I actually agree with my wife on this one," Henry said.

Now, she looked up, "What do you mean, on this one?"

"Thought that was obvious. On this subject, not the last."

"Okay, so wait… you think I'm wrong to try to protect our daughter?"

"I think that you're going about protecting her wrong. Yes, kids who have powers get exploited early and it negatively affects them, but… that's not what this is or what this would be. I believe that whenever children begin to ask about things and be interested in things, that's when decisions should be made. I think that she'd be fine to begin learning her powers and if she doesn't like it, she would tell me and we'd stop."

Charlotte felt blindsided. She scoffed, "Well, did you tell her that?"

"I did. Because, I believe that she was looking for support and I genuinely had some for her."

"You're the reason that she thinks I'm the bad guy! You're not supposed to tell children when we disagree."

"She thinks that you're the bad guy in this situation because she knows that you're the one that doesn't want her to do what she wants. Not because I happen to agree with her that it's unfair."

"Wow. I would never do that to you.."

"You'd never have to, Char. If the kids tell me that they want or need something, my default is to explore that with them."

"Your default is careless parenting, just like it's careless everything!"

Barfield began crying and Jasper got up to check on him. He picked the curly haired boy up and announced, "We're gonna give you two some time. I don't really like Barfield in an arguing space…"

Henry got up and shook his head, "You're the one who actually works for her, you stay. I'd probably be too careless to help out here, anyway." He winked at Charlotte. She could tell that he was angry, despite him keeping his cool. "See you at home." He told her, then left. The system in his arm noticed that he was dangerously angry and gave him something to balance him out.

Jasper sat down with his baby and a bottle. "You okay, Champ?"

Charlotte smiled at him with his son and sighed, "They're so easy at that age. People think it's harder because of the crying and the feeding and cleaning. When they start thinking for themselves and creating their image of you without all of the information that you have, though… that's what's really hard. Charlie worshipped the ground I walk on and then suddenly… she just hated me."

"It wasn't that sudden. You're really abrasive sometimes and I think she's too young to get that."

"When am I abrasive?" Charlotte asked.

"Whenever anybody is not as smart as you and you're talking to them? Like how you're talking to me like you're mad at me, right now?"

"Like I'm mad?" She repeated, "I can't even raise my voice slightly in confusion without being pegged as angry?"

"I don't know, but you sound really angry and it's freaking me out! I'm holding a baby for crying out loud!" Jasper said. Barfield seemed just fine to Char. She rolled her eyes, then got up and left the room.

Charlotte went into a small closet that she sometimes went to whenever she needed a moment to herself and she started crying. Henry called her a little bit later. Dammit… had Interface alerted him that she was crying? She ignored the call. If it was an emergency, he'd say that. She only needed a few minutes anyway. She never cried for long when she was out and about. She checked her phone again when she cleaned her face. Henry had texted: Please answer the phone or call me back when you finish crying.

“Damn Interface. I’ve made you too smart,” she mumbled and returned the text: I’m fine. He called back anyway and she answered. “Yeah, Hen. I’m fine.”

“You were crying. Interface said so and I know it’s true because you wouldn’t answer the phone.”

“I’m fine,” she repeated. They held their phones for a moment. “Listen, I’m sorry for what I said. It was unfair and not exactly true.”

“True enough. I am definitely a lot more relaxed than you on most situations, and I can see how that can be read as careless to somebody so uptight.” She tried not to react to that dig, and it was well enough because he kept talking, “But, I feel like you know that I care and it was kind of you just trying to hurt me because I disagreed with you. Charlotte, you are a master at most things that you do. You were the smartest person IN Swellview, not just in school - the whole damn town. You graduated with honors every single time you got a degree. You were a trailblazer in the superhero products manufacturing industry, developed apps that have changed the experience of nearly every super in existence and create things for babies, children and mothers burdened with superpowers, on top of labor and nursing… You’re an amazing person. You can do almost anything, so sometimes, that makes you feel like you’re always right and whenever someone disagrees with you that they’re wrong. That’s fine. You’re entitled to that opinion, but you don’t have to hurt me because I made you uncomfortable.”

“That’s not what I was doing. I was hurt that you didn’t have my back when one of our kids was feeling negatively about me. You couldn’t even at least bring me into that conversation and let both of us talk to her?”

“I guess I could have, but I still would have felt the same way about it, and I’ve always clarified that you’re doing what you believe is best and that you are usually correct. When Mommy makes a decision, it’s the smartest possible decision to make is what I say, without fail, every time. I didn’t not have your back. I just still don’t think you were right! It’s okay to not be right about everything, Char. The old folks used to say that kids don’t come with an instruction manual, then people started making instruction manuals, but they don’t cover everything, because everybody’s kid is an individual. When Hank was Charlie’s age, he could’ve moved to New York by himself and gotten a place, and started a business on his own, if he wanted to. Charlie just accidentally sat on her own ice cream to tie her shoe, then pulled up her dress to eat it off… yesterday. She’s her dad’s kid… And unfortunately kinda her Uncle Jasper’s, somehow.” They both laughed a little thinking about how Jasper-like that entire ice cream ordeal was and how Hank literally timed her to see how long it would take her 1. To notice that she sat in it, 2. To decide what she wanted to do about it. 3. To eat a sundae off of the butt of her dress. “Baby… You are the pillar and beacon of our household and you are the heart of our family. I would be dead without you. Our kids, without you, would be being raised by me and a man who named his only son Barfield, after a child that he once stole and then got taken away from him… That was named horribly THAT time, too!” Now, she laughed harder. That meant it was working. He was softening her up. “But, baby, parenting isn’t a science. It's a miracle. It’s a miracle to be able to figure out what works with a little person who is nothing like you and to do what’s best for them when neither of you know that for certain. Nobody expects you to be perfect at everything. You are the best mother that I’ve ever known. You make sure everyone’s needs are met, you improve just about everything that our kids have had to come into contact with and you think of things that would never even cross any of our minds, not even Hank’s, to make sure your family is healthy and safe. You’re protective, so fiercely protective and I love these things about you and I’m so lucky and glad that such a heroine married me and gave me children.”

“But I make everybody miserable and at least one of my kids hates me.”

“She doesn’t hate you! But, if we keep holding her back, she might one day. And I mean… I think you could stand to lighten up on being the expert of everything in this one area. I think I’m a pretty good dad, and I feel like my input is as important as yours when it comes to the kids.”

“Of course it is! I’ve never suggested that it wasn’t.”

“Charlie thinks that you think I’m too stupid to be a daddy and that every time I say something you make me think about it until I change my mind. Those are actually her exact words.”

Charlotte sighed, “So… You think that she’s ready, to start fooling around with her powers?”

“No. I think that she’s way too young and it would be terrible for her to fool around with her powers! What I think is that we should allow her the freedom to get comfortable with having them and being more open about it. If she takes off her bracelet, let her zip around the room for a little bit. Maybe let her pick up a few heavy things.”

“When she was an infant, she crushed your hand. She’s 6 now. She’s clumsy and awkward. She could accidentally zip around and knock the fountain on herself or something!”

“She has a daddy that’s faster than her to catch her from making that kind of mistake.”

“Okay.” Charlotte took a deep breath. Henry knew it was hard for her to relinquish this kind of power, considering that her child was on the line. A lot of people thought that Charlotte was a detached person, kinda cold and not affectionate, but she was actually the opposite whenever she loved someone and she loved her children probably more than she loved a man that she spent 13 months cooped up with, waiting for him to recover. “Okay… I’m going to accept that you as her father… will do what you think is best… with that… And…” her chest was tight and she could hardly breathe, “If anything happens to her, I’ll just have to kill you.”

“That’s such a fair agreement. I’ll want that, too.”

They announced at dinner Henry’s plan to begin letting Charlie get familiar with her powers. She cheered and reached for her bracelet while Hank nearly choked on his pot roast Charlotte quickly saved him and flawlessly warned Charlie, “Not so fast, Missy. Your dad has to go over the rules.” Charlie sank back in her seat, sure that that meant he was gonna give her Charlotte’s rules, which she was sure were gonna be rules that sucked.

Henry assured her, “So, your mom and I talked about how you feel and we decided that was more important than how Mommy feels about this… because it’s your power and your body.” Charlie looked surprised and looked at her mother, to see if she was going to object to this. Henry kept talking, “But, you mean so much to both of us that we can’t just let you do whatever you want. So, we are going to try to help you accomplish what you want, but only in a safe way, okay?”

“Okay?” She repeated, still looking at Charlotte, who was trying not to cry, “Are you okay, Mommy?” Charlotte nodded. “Are you gonna cry? If you’re gonna cry, I won’t do it…”

“Charlie,” Henry said. “Don’t worry about Mommy, okay. Right now, what we’re talking about is helping you. So, these are the rules, you ONLY take off your bracelet when you’re training with me and no other time. Do you understand?” She nodded.

Charlotte gave her different examples to see if she actually did understand. She did. Henry proceeded. “Whenever we’re training, always tell me your goal before you make an attempt. That means tell Daddy what you’re about to try to do before you try to do it. Because, for one thing, I have to be sure it’s reasonable. For another, I want to know what to be paying attention to, in case it goes wrong.”

She nodded, and before Charlotte could ask her questions said, “Like, if I want to try to pick up that goddess statue in the garden, I say I wanna pick up that statue and you are there in case I can’t, and you have to help me.”

“Right,” both parents said.

The other rules were doable too. No training in the house. No showing off what she learned, even to family, unless Daddy was there to back her up. No hero complex whenever she saw someone in danger. “We’re training you to be comfortable in your skin, NOT to become a superhero. If you honestly and truly still want to do that when you get older, then that’ll be up to you. But, we aren’t going to train you to be a superhero just because you have superpowers,” Charlotte said, firmly.

Charlie nodded solemnly, then cheered, “I want to get started right away. I’m gonna go grab my Lady Danger costume and put my hair up and call Starlette and tell her to suck my big toe!”

“Don’t. Don’t do any of that,” Henry said, then whispered to Charlotte, “She can’t do that, right?”

“No, she can’t,” she said smiling through her teeth. Then, to a crestfallen Charlie said, “Daddy has to make a training schedule for the two of you, but it certainly won’t be at night, after dinner. You can put on your Lady Danger costume after you wash up and MAYBE Daddy will let you zip around outside for a little while before bed.”

“Honestly, that’s the only thing that might make her sleep tonight,” Hank said, monotone. Charlotte looked at him and he forced a smile, got up with his empty plate and took it to the kitchen. Charlotte followed him while Henry tried to calm Charlie down before she choked on the food she was trying to hurry up and finish.

“Hank? Is everything okay?” He started washing his dishes and seemed like he was really thinking about the question. “You know that you can tell me anything,” she said. The look on his face said otherwise and she wondered, well damn, is HANK feeling a way about me too? “I know that I’m not a perfect mom, but I promise you guys, I try my best.”

“You’re an excellent mom, Mom. I just… know that you stress about things. I don’t always like to stress you out. You’re like surrounded by stress inducing people, and I like being the one sensible person that doesn’t make you make that one face where for a few moments, you contemplate a mass murder, then remind yourself that you have children and they’re not old enough to get their own jobs.”

“I sadly know exactly what that face is, but if you’re stressed out, I’d rather you give that mess to me and you will be fine.” She took the dish from him and set it to dry.

He leaned against the counter, almost as tall as her now, obviously just INSISTING on taking after all of his father’s physical genes, with the exception of him starting to look a little more tanned now and have a little more darkness in his blond curls. “As long as Charlie was in that bracelet, she was a normal girl. We had a great relationship and we were both normal kids, and now… I’m going to be an outcast. I’m not a super,” he said sadly.

“Well, we don’t know that, but as soon as you’re ready, we can get you tested and…”

“I did the test myself. I’m negative. I’m a non-supe.” He looked like he might cry.

“Well… Listen… I, too, was a non-supe and that didn’t make me any less than your father or Ray.”

“Did you feel like an outcast?” He asked.

“Not because of that.”

“Because you were surrounded by stress inducing people?”

“Yup.”

“But, you had Jasper with you. He’s clearly the designated outcast.” A little bit lower and to himself, he declared, “I can’t believe that he went through the process of finding a surrogate to carry his child and named that boy Barfield.”

“Well, you know what? Jasper WAS the designated outcast of the Man Cave, but we all were pretty weird in our own ways. Whatever makes you different makes you special. Maybe because you’re the only non-super in the house, you’ll be able to do things that we might not be able to. Superpower regulations are always up and down. Whatever happens, you are the smartest kid that I’ve ever met and I get to brag to people that I made you! Hell, that can be your thing. Charlotte Page made you. You are the firstborn son of the Pagemaster. You don’t need a superpower. You’ve got that Page Power, right here.” She lovingly tapped her finger at his brain. “And you’ve got even more of it than me. Dominate a few industries. You’ll be global.”

“I just want a superpower,” he said, sighed and looked at her, “And now for the part to stress you out - that’s why I am working on a system to make myself become a super.”

“No,” she said, flat out. “If you want to work on a system to grant superpowers, okay, but I refuse to let you just experiment on yourself. You know how I got this? I was kidnapped and reprogrammed, and genetically altered. It was painful and scary and I thought I was fine, then one day it showed up, just as scary and then I had to learn to live with it. People born that way don’t feel any pain or discomfort. It’s their nature. I don’t want you to risk yourself for something that you don’t need.”

“I need to know if my Page power is powerful enough for me to accomplish it.”

“Don’t experiment on yourself!” She warned, then hugged him and kissed him. “If anything happens to you, I’m… Whew Chile, I don’t know why you and your sister want me to have a heart attack.”

He smiled softly and said, “You know that I would never disobey you or do anything to make you sad. You’re my favorite.”

“Don’t say that,” she said, with a big smile on her face.

“He’s sweet, but God help him…” He said, of Henry and shook his head.

Charlotte’s bid for the presidency was met with some opposition. She was criticised for being a “flip flopper,” accusations stemming everywhere from she became radicalized since working in her lab with Max Thunderman and merging their families (something that she hadn’t personally done, but Max worked FOR HER in her laboratories years before and hadn’t in at least 4, and she most certainly hadn’t become radicalized. “What I did become is the Mother of Symbiosis - the political action body, and the extremely successful social network. Supers and Non-pows use my site, app, and lifestyle plan to make peaceful cohabitation practices that some years ago didn’t even seem possible in the wake of The Chemist, Gaia… Who… I also recall creating the serum that stopped her.” Henry screamed out a “WOOOOOO!” Which, she had reminded him not to do before they got here, but, there he was.

On the flipside, supers insisted that she was a hypocrite because “rumor has it” that she stifled the powers of her daughter, after years of claiming to be pro-supers. “My daughter is currently working with a professional to hone her talents in a safe environment, and I waited until we felt like she was old enough to handle it before moving forward with that. I don’t know if you know this, but if you checkout my article posted in LifeTIME magazine, last year, but still relevant - I spoke about studies that I had conducted myself and how it compared to earlier studies by genetic specialists who focused on metaphysical abilities. Allowing small children free range with their superpowers is nearly as dangerous as forcing power usage on small children. Unfortunately, we didn’t know that when a lot of you were younger, and that’s why so many supers seek out professional help, which… sidenote, one of my companies is in the process of creating a network specifically for the psychological and psychiatric needs of supers. My daughter’s generation gets to live in a time where supers are given healthy choices that make them whole. I am pro-supers, but I’m here to make a way for our future, not pay homage to the toxic things that we got used to in the shadows as second class citizens.”

They even accused her of being a business woman playing politics. They compared her to a non-pow president whose candidacy she hated even speaking about, much less being compared to. She wanted to say, “I oughtta bust this whole building down with my fist.” Instead, she played her politics by saying, “It’s interesting that you bring this man up, because I remember being just a little too young not to vote for him. But, the next time around, I was old enough and I put my vote where I meant it. I’m not gonna stand up here like that man and just tell whoever whatever they want to hear. I’m not gonna make empty promises or gain trust through mutual hate or exploit anybody’s struggles. But, I feel like have to educate anybody who thinks that I’m playing politics on my history, because I was playing politics whenever I was in Student Council in junior high and high school. I was playing politics whenever I was in college and decided not only to continue my relationship with that little fun group, but to also expand into a political science major to compliment my engineering, because I honestly couldn’t decide what I was going to actually do! So, I kept on playing politics, in the lab, as I worked and went to school, had to practically revamp a college’s system in order to finish on time, which for me was ahead of schedule, and whenever I continued my education, qualified to be this engineering technologist, I got me a nice little job in this cool little outfit called the Hero League, you may know it as the place that I’m trying to be president of… OH YEAH! I WAS THE FREAKING CHIEF TACTICAL ADVISOR!”

“Drop the mic, Baby!” Henry yelled. She laughed, but he was seriously nodding, so she picked up the mic, dropped it too hard and it crashed through the podium. He “WOOOOOOO!”’d again and she wondered if she was now as crazy as him, for even listening to that, but the audience went crazy. She then remembered, these are the same people who have had Ray as president of this organization for a dozen years… On purpose!

She hadn’t even mentioned that she had two apps blast off before she finished her two of her degrees and that one of them was law, which she got just to make sure that she knew everything about her businesses. She didn’t need to… This was gonna happen…

Whenever Ray passed the mantle to her, he looked so proud. Katelyn was getting old and he wanted to take her on a road trip around the world. Jasper and Barfield were going to go, and in their minds they were gonna somehow pick up girls? In and RV with an infant and a dog, with two guys who are like 20 years apart in age? “Chicks love dogs and babies. We’re gonna be swimming in it,” Ray said.

Charlotte frowned, as they changed over passwords to her and she created new ones, even though she knew all of Ray’s all this time later. “I didn’t think that Jasper even picked up girls anymore. The last girl he was interested in was in college, so maybe you ought to get things straight?”

“Dudes also love dogs! And maybe babies! I don’t know, Charlotte! Jasper and I are having a grand adventure!” He snapped. She laughed and nodded. He placed both hands on her shoulders and looked into her eyes. This was one of their most intense moments. She had no idea what was going to happen. “I’m proud of you, Charlotte.” She blushed and nodded her head. Here she was, 36 years old and still getting satisfaction in the rare times that this man actually paid her a compliment. “You’re gonna be great at this. And when you get tired of it, you oughtta go run for President of the United States, JUST to show them that you can!” She gasped and nodded her head in agreement to this ONE brilliant plan that Ray had just had. She was 100% going to run for President of the country… not any time before her kids were old enough to handle that though. The Hero League was one thing. America was always a goddamn mess though.

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Shadow (Young!Sirius Black x Female!Reader)

A/N: This request was so interesting that I just had to do it!!!

Warnings: maybe swearing (I can't really remember)

Word Count: 1,652

Requested?: yasss

Could you please do a Sirius x reader where you and him don't really get along in person but you're quite fond of his animagus even though you don't know it's him. And then stuff happens? Not naughty stuff but cute stuff

Blurb: (Y/N) hates Sirius. And he hates her. But what happens when she tells the cute dog that's been following her her true feelings about Sirius.

It was a normal afternoon. James was hitting on Lily. Remus was reading. Alice and Frank were awkwardly talking to each other. And you... You were in the middle of a very heated argument with Sirius.

What were you arguing about this time? Godric knows...

It didn't really matter. What matters is that you were right and he was wrong.

"But it's not! That's why you're wrong!" you practically yelled at Sirius.

"Geez! Can't you just admit that you're wrong and I'm right?" he replied, getting frustrated.

"No, I can't actually because I'm not wrong. You are!" you jabbed his chest violently.

He turned around and started walking away.

"Where are you going? I'm not done with you yet," you yelled.

"Well I am," he answered without turning around. Then he continued walking.

"Awww. The couple's bickering again," said James.

"We are not a couple!"

"Sure you're not," Lily said sarcastically as James poked your cheek.

You slapped his hand away. "We really aren't! He's just being an ass again."

"Well hurry up guys. I'm hungry," shouted Peter while motioning for all of you to hurry up.

You groaned. Where the hell was it?

You were looking for your shoe. You had one on but had no idea where the other one was.

You plopped on the common room sofa face first.

As you were about to give up and just not go to Hogsmeade you felt something wet touch your hand.

Immediately you pulled your hand away from whatever it was and sat up straight.

Looking at the thing you realised what it was.

It was a dog. An adorable, black dog.

It was just sat there with your shoe in its mouth.

"I'll take that thank you," you said reaching for your shoe.

The dog just moved away from your hand. Just out of your reach.

"Hey!" you stood up and walked toward the dog.

Every time you got closer it moved away from you until you were practically chasing it around the common room.

"Give that back! Right now!" it didn't seem like it was going to stop anytime soon.

Just as you were about to get it you tripped over a cushion that must've fallen off the couch when you stood up. You fell face first to the ground.

You looked up and saw the dog stalking off and out of the common room making a noise that sounded a bit like laughter.

The next few weeks the dog would follow you around the castle and even went to Hogsmeade on the weekend a couple times.

It was like your little shadow. So that's what you decided to call it 'Shadow'.

The first time you called it that it didn't seem to like the new name much but too bad. You liked it.

Also, arguments with Sirius had gotten worse. Now you argued over every petty thing you could think of.

But he was just such a dick sometimes. Well... most of the time.

"Here Shadow!" you called to the dog who lazily walked over to you.

It was a particularly quiet day. Most people had gone to Hogsmeade.

It was just you and Shadow. Sat in front of the fire in the common room.

It was peaceful.

Then you heard a loud crash outside. Immediately you rushed to the window to see what happened.

All you could see was Professor Slughorn covered from head to toe in bright green gunk.

Almost instantly you realised that it was probably the work of the 'Marauders' as they liked to call themselves. You thought that was a stupid name.

You thought of how annoying Sirius was sometimes as you sat back down on the couch.

"You know, Shadow, Sirius Black can be such a prick sometimes. Well, most of the time. But he's not that bad. He can be a decent person some of the time. I'd like him if it wasn't for the fact that he's an insufferable jerk who loves to argue and refuses to admit when he's wrong." you ranted to Shadow who sat in exactly the same place as before.

"Shh guys! You're going to wake her up!" you heard someone whisper shout. The voice sounded familiar.

You felt yourself being carried by somebody but you were too tired to open your eyes.

"Aww! Sirius, you look so cute together!" whispered a voice you recognised instantly. Lily.

With that, you made the effort to open one eye. Looking up you saw a mop of messy black hair and a very angry looking face.

You snuggled closer to Sirius' chest. Wait...

Sirius was carrying you!

As quick as a flash your eyes shot open.

"Oh, you're awa-"

"What in Merlin's name do you think you're doing?" you shouted, trying to get out of his grip.

He carefully put you down and started explaining.

"I saw you sleeping and didn't want to wake you up. That's all."

"Oh. Alright then," you replied and straightened your top. "Well, in that case, goodnight," you said.

You quickly turned on your heel and marched off towards the girl's dormitories.

Over the next few days, Sirius had actually been pretty decent. He'd opened doors for you, gave up his seat for you at dinner and even smiled at you a few times.

That's not to say that he'd stopped teasing you. He was just finally civil with you.

That made you suspicious. Very suspicious. But what really gave it away was the argument you had, or rather didn't have, on your way to potions that week.

"Oi! Black!" you yelled down the corridor.

He turned around and you ran to catch up to him.

"What a pleasure to see you (Y/L/N)."

You eyed him up wearily.

"Yeah... Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that your shirt was untucked."

"Oops! I'll fix it now." he said calmly and started tucking his shirt in his trousers.

"And has your hair ever been within 5 feet of a hairbrush?"

"I've been meaning to get a haircut actually." he acknowledged.

"Urgh. What is wrong with you?" you yelled frustratedly.

"What do you mean?" Sirius looked at you confused.

"I mean why aren't you arguing with me? We haven't had an argument in forever. What is up with you? You're being a decent human being now?"

After your rant, Sirius just laughed as you stared at him. Why was he laughing at you?

"Would you like to tell me what you find so funny?"

"You-" he said in between chuckles "you're mad at me because we haven't had an argument?"

"Yeah?" you realised that it did sound kind of stupid when he said it out loud.

"Wow! Now you're being ridiculous! I thought you liked me being nice."

"Why would I like you anyway?" you asked. You had never given any sign that he had a chance of even being acquaintances.

"Well seeing as you like me when I'm not being a- how did you put it? oh, 'an insufferable jerk who loves to argue and refuses to admit when he's wrong'? That's right."

Wait. You had said that. But not to him. How did he know?

"Wait. I never told you that!"

You looked up at him but he was gone.

A few days later you finally thought you figured it out. So you confronted Sirius.

"I know you overheard my conversation," you stated matter of factly as Sirius jumped because of your sudden appearance next to him.

"Could you be a bit more specific? I've overheard a lot of your conversations," he replied.

"Wait! What conversations?" you asked suddenly interested.

"That's private," he answered smugly. "Anyway, what conversation are you referring to?"

"The one I was having with Shadow," you informed him.

"Ah yes. Shadow the mysterious dog I've never seen but you keep going on about."

"She's real if that's what you're implying." you snapped.

"I wasn't implying anything sweetheart but it's funny that you should call the dog a she."

Sirius returned his gaze to the wand in his hand which, quite clearly, wasn't his.

"Why is that funny? The dog is a she so-"

"It's not a she." he interrupted.

"It's a dude?"

"Yeah."

"No, it's not."

"Yes, it is."

"How would you know anyway? You said you never saw the dog," you recalled.

"Well how could I?" he smirked.

"What?" you were very confused right now.

"Well how can a person see themselves?" he asked before swaggering off and leaving you more perplexed than ever.

"He was being so stupid today!" you said to Shadow. Obviously referring to the bane of your life, Sirius Black.

You explained to her what he did this time.

"And I just don't get it. What does he mean 'How can a person see themselves?'" you said imitating his deep voice.

Shadow just barked.

You stroked the dog gently.

"Well, I'm off to bed. Goodnight Shadow."

You stood up and started walking up the stairs to the girl's dormitory.

You were stopped however by a small, nervous cough.

You turned around and saw Sirius Black stood in the common room.

"What are you-"

"I told you 'Shadow' wasn't a she."

Just as you were about to ask what he means he transformed into the black dog you had befriended. He stalked up to you and licked your hand.

"You're an animagus?" you guessed as he returned to his human self.

"Exactly." Sirius moved closer to you.

"So you heard everything I said about you?" you facepalmed.

"Yes. And you seem to really like talking about me, sweetheart."

Sirius gently removed your hands from your face.

"And I've got to say I didn't mind. At least now I know you sort of like me back."

"Wait-" you let your brain process that. "You-"

"I like you (Y/L/N). A lot."

Before he could say anything else you pressed your lips to his and kissed him like you had wanted to for the past few months. Happy that your feelings were requited.

"Does that mean you'll be my girlfriend?"

"Yes. You dork."

Bonus:

"Hey, Remus, Lily, Peter! Get in here now."

The three others rushed into the common room just as you pulled away from Sirius. You were both startled by the sudden intrusion.

"I knew! I knew it!" Lily yelled, running away before you could stop her.

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other stuff with lots of feelings. Then his more sober friend took over and was like "when he gets home you two need to figure your shit out" and I was like GREAT and I was a stress case for like three days. So I called a mutual friend who is like a sister to me and who was close with him and she was like WHY DON'T YOU TWO GET IT. And then she called me out for my fear of commitment and some other stuff and then told me he had called her after he got back to tell her what happened too. SO

I TOOK A DAY OFF (can you believe it?? What normal human does shit like that?) and made lists of why I think this is so scary, pros/cons about him/etc. and that same day he texts and is like "I don't have the balls to call you but can we meet up?" So after his work at like 12:30 p.m. he comes over and we have like a three hour convo and both of us talk about our past relationships and all these insecurities and then it's like 4 a.m. and I realize yeah I've liked this guy since we first met which I tell him. He's like "same" and then I'm like cool (but losing my shit inside) and he just knows and he's like we don't have to commit or anything it's been a long night and I can't explain but the way he said it and just his face and tone and probably my lack of sleep and our vulnerability with each other - I was like why the hell am I not with you right now (in my head). So he stayed over and was a super gentleman about everything. Then that weekend, a group of us - including the friend who we both called - went out. And went back to his place. And again, just the two of us were left. And we talked and talked and talked and finally he said he wanted to try to be in a relationship but if i didn't he understood. He was again (as he always is and has been) super gentleman about everything and wasn't pushy or anything. And I was like if I'm ruining this I'm at least finishing what we started. So you know. Did that. And (TMI? Sorry.) it was so, so, so good. But I think that's because there was finally this understanding and acceptance of what both of us wanted, if that makes sense? So yeah anyway I've rambled on and on and essentially am just here to say, after all that, THANK YOU for your patience and for answering my frantic questions and making me really think about what I wanted and for pushing me to communicate. We're "official" now, and our friends are like "FINALLY" so that says a lot. Thank you

First off, i was just thinking of you a few days ago! Our mental connection is on 100! So sorry nonnie, I accidentally deleted your first message (stupid app). But let me just scream it out for you cause YASSS QWEEN!

I am so, so happy for you and your new beau! Your friends are like “finally” 😂. Even your friend was rooting for you and she did not pull any punches did she when she told you to talk to him. Dayum. We all need someone in our life like that. Sometimes it just takes somebody from a different perspective to help, and im happy that I could do that for you.

I’m glad that you guys took the time to communicate with one another and figure out what both of you guys wanted. And you getting dicked down by your mans, like you said, it was good because of the acceptance and understanding of what both of you wanted. GET IT NONNIE! You’re both out here living your best life and I am shouting nothing but good fortune, life, love and everything else this world has to offer to the both of you.

And you’re welcome and thanks for giving me an update too. I was driving home from work and was wondering how things went for you guys, so imagine my surprise with how happy I was when I saw your messages. Even more so that things turned out for the best.

#anonymous asks #anon #anonymous messages #anon message #anon update #so happy for you guys!#yass qween!#i see yall and i love you! 🥰#advice anon #advice anon 2019 #nonnie advice #life advice

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After Laughter review

Warning: Obvious spoilers ahead, so be wary if you have yet to listen to Paramore’s new album!

At long last, Paramore has released record number five, titled “After Laughter”. Hayley explains, “After Laughter is about the look on people’s faces when they’re done laughing. If you watch somebody long enough, there’s always this look that comes across their face when they’re done smiling, and I always find it really fascinating to wonder what it is that brought them back to reality. So, that’s what After Laughter is.” I think that’s pretty cool.

Any Paramore fan knows all about the hard times that the band has been through over the years (yes, pun intended). So, it’s not any wonder why 90% of the lyrics on this new album are quite heavy on the dejected side. Personally, I love how honest Hayley was about her feelings and emotions while writing the lyrics, and isn’t afraid to show it on this record. She has always written honest, raw, emotional lyrics about the tough moments in her life and in their band. All We Know Is Falling was mainly about Jeremy quitting for a while, while Brand New Eyes was largely about the tension between the Farros and the rest of the band. Writing After Laughter about Jeremy’s second departure from Paramore, and the subsequent lawsuit, only makes sense.

I thoroughly enjoyed the juxtaposition of Hayley’s emotional lyrics and Taylor’s (and, on some songs, Zac’s), often upbeat compositions. It keeps the album from being far too depressing. The beats and riffs are catchy and easy to tap your feet to, which I love. I can picture myself dancing to the live versions of these songs (especially now that we know that a US tour is indeed happening soon!)

And now, a track-by-track breakdown. Please note that I am not a musician, so if you want detailed opinions about Taylor’s intricacies, talk to someone who knows more about that. I’m just your average music lover. I don’t even know if my personal ratings (out of ten) are accurate to how I feel about the song. You’ll notice that nothing here is a perfect ten. I’ve always had difficulty assigning a perfect score when people ask me to fill out ratings on surveys, so the same applies here. Maybe there is always room for improvement. Or maybe I just don’t know how to rate things properly. Shrug.

But I digress. So, without further ado…

Track #1: Hard Times Walking around/With my little rain cloud/Hanging over my head/And it ain't coming down Rating: 7/10

Ahh, our first foray into the After Laughter era. I knew to keep an open mind when I first heard that Paramore would be going in a different direction with their new music. No more hard hitting, heavy guitar riffs (at least we will always have their older pop-punk material to satisfy that craving). And sure enough, this track’s opening line is played on steel drums. I remember turning to my fellow P-more fan friend at this part, joking, “are we in Jamaica?!”. I’ve heard people say, before the album came out, that this was quite a departure from their usual sound. And at first, I agreed. But after a few more listens, I realized that it actually isn’t that much different - sound-wise - from, say, Ain’t It Fun. It sounds different enough where it’s certainly no Ignorance (or even Riot!’s heavier b-side, Decoy), but it’s still got that familiar hard drum line (oh how I’ve missed Zac’s drumming) and a recognizable Paramore riff. Sure, it’s a bit more 80s than anything they’ve ever done before, a quality that’s reiterated in their music video, but who says that’s a bad thing? Got to love the reference to “Don’t you ever wonder how we survived” in Monster (intentional or not, just something I noticed), made in Hard Times’ lyric, “And I still don’t know how I even survive”. I LOVE when bands reference their older songs in lyrics. Might be a big reason why I loved Part II so much. PS, can we also talk about that last final shot of Taylor awkwardly walking off-screen in the Hard Times music video? I rate that an eleven out of ten.

Track #2: Rose-Colored Boy I want you to stop/Insisting that I'm not/A lost cause/‘Cause I've been through a lot/Really all I've got/Is just to stay pissed off/If it's all right by you Rating: 8/10

This song opens with a cheerleader-esque chant, “low key, no pressure, just stay with me and my weather”. I have to admit that I’m not the hugest fan of that little part. I can’t quite put my finger on why. Maybe it’s a bit too cheerleader-y. However, the rest of the song is quite solid. Hayley put a bit of attitude in her vocals on this one, especially on the mini runs (“And oh, I’m so annoyed”). That, along with her lyrics, perfectly conveys the frustration upon meeting someone who is just. So. Damn. Sunny. Like, come on, not everything in life is sunshine and rainbows (add in an eye-roll). We’ve all been there: we are in a funk. We want nothing more than to go home, pull down the shades to complete darkness, and wallow in our rotten mood. But oh, no, of course we have to see the one person who makes it his personal mission to pep everyone up. Take off those damn glasses, man. But the melody is happy and upbeat…again with the confusing juxtaposition, which I find such a clever disguise. Also, I saw a graphic floating around Tumblr that compared the lyrics in the bridge, “You say my eyes are getting too dark now”, to Hate To See Your Heart Break’s, “I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close”. Again, it might not have been intentional (or maybe it was, because there are several more references sprinkled throughout this record), but either way, yasss.

Track #3: Told You So I know you like/When I admit that I was wrong and you were right/At least I try/To keep my cool when I'm thrown into a fire Rating: 8/10

When this song came out before the album’s release, I loved it (and still do). At first, I loved it just as much as Hard Times (which, was a lot). But then, I started to find myself playing it more than Hard Times. Not to say I disliked Hard Times, but out of the two early-released songs, I prefer this one. I love the music video as well (great job writing and directing, Zac!). In this article, it explains, “He based it on the band’s car rides after recording sessions in L.A. ‘Zac noticed that my anxiety and overall state was just a lot more peaceful on those drives,’ lead singer Hayley Williams told The FADER, ‘and mentioned to me that it made him happy to see me rest for a moment. It means a lot that they conceptualized a video around a passing moment we had as friends.’” Oh, my heart.

The music is so catchy, especially with the use of a xylophone (watch the video the band posted on social media of Taylor recording that part, if you haven’t already). And the intricate guitar riffs during the pre-chorus of “I hate to/say I told you so/but they love to/say they told me so”…and during the chorus (“say they/say they/told me”)? Wow. Major heart eyes, Taylor.

Track #4: Forgiveness And I don't pick up when you call/‘Cause your voice is a gun/Every word is a bullet hole/Shot a hole in the sun Rating: 8/10

This track is one of my favorites. Hayley’s voice is SO on point here. I love the vocal melodies she wrote in the verses, and how the beat isn’t constant. The beat between “another heart attack” and “if I lay on the floor” are shorter than the others. Does that make sense? (See? I told you I’m not a musician!) But if you’re following me, then maybe you’ll agree that it makes this song more interesting. I like how the vocal melody is simple but still catchy. The harmonies are great too.

Track #5: Fake Happy You think I'll look alright with these mascara tears?/See I'm gonna draw my lipstick wider than my mouth/And if the lights are low they'll never see me frown Rating: 9/10

This one might be my absolute favorite on the record. The opening verse starts off slowly drawn out with a simple guitar, and an effect on her voice that makes it sound like it’s coming through speakers. And then the beat picks up, and wow. The bass lines on this track might be one of my favorites (shout out to JMJ!). The lyrics are so sad, because they seem the most real to me: during the self-titled era, the band put quite a bit of emphasis on the fact that they were doing much, much better after the drama with Josh several years prior. However, now that we’ve heard this song….we have to ask ourselves: was that all a ruse? It seems so. The line in the bridge, “I know I said that I was doing good and that I’m happy now” seems like a direct reference to their Self-Titled Deluxe released demo, Tell Me It’s Okay (“tell me it’s okay to be happy now/because I’m happy now”). So now that they once again assure us that they’re better now (in part two of the Zane Lowe interview), are they really? We might never know. By the way, the teacher side of me can’t help but cringe at the incorrect grammar in the bridge. But okay, for you, Paramore, I will let that slide. Something something, “artistic license”. (I will bite my tongue to keep from pointing out that the word “well” would have totally fit fine).

My favorite part of this track may be the chorus. It seems to be the most upbeat song on the album, perhaps the most danceable. It may be a strange thing to dance along to such a catchy song while simultaneously singing, “Oh please don't ask me how I've been/Don’t make me play pretend/Oh no, oh what's the use?/Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too”. Again with the confusing rollercoaster of emotions this band is putting us on….

Track #6: 26 Reality will break your heart/Survival will not be the hardest part/It’s keeping all your hopes alive/When all the rest of you has died/So let it break your heart Rating: 8/10

The first time I heard this song, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a finger-picked guitar-centric ballad. True ballads like these are somewhat rare for Paramore; I can count on one hand the number of slow songs that they have (Misguided Ghosts, In The Mourning, Hate To See Your Heart Break, am I missing any? The Only Exception picks up at the end, so I’m not including it in this list). My point is, this song is gorgeous. Apparently, Hayley was just waiting for Taylor to send her a finger-picked ballad like this. That makes two of us, Hayles. As for the lyrics, when I listened to them the first few times, I was sad, but it took about four or five listens before I unexpectedly started tearing up (same thing happened with Tell Me How, but more on that later). I believe that was thanks to the combination of the lyrics and the dejected but beautiful manner in which Hayley sings the song (but really…her voice though. Damn.). Yet another reference to an older song, Brick By Boring Brick, is made in 26 with the lyric “after all wasn’t I the one who said/keep your feet on the ground”. I love that. Also, I would be remiss in not mentioning one of my favorite parts about this song: the strings. Oh, God, the strings. I am a sucker for the brilliant use of strings in a slow song (I blame Copeland for that). On this song, the swelling violins (and probably other instruments? Viola? Cello? Someone more knowledgable, please help a girl out) do a wonderful job of ripping out your heartstrings (ha, ha) and mushing them haphazardly back into your body. The feeeeeels.

Also, I heard two brilliant covers of this song from some mega-talented Paramore fans, and it didn’t help my heart any. Major ouch.

Track #7: Pool And I wonder is it better to get it over with?/The illusion can shatter before we begin Rating: 8/10

After the emotional experience of 26, we’re back to upbeat songs. What a relief! Pool is After Laughter’s resident love song. The lyrics are interesting because they correctly describe the reality that any relationship - not just romantic, but also platonic and familial - is usually something that at times brings you both immense joy AND heartbreak. Taylor said in the Zane Lowe interview, “It’s always the coolest thing about hearing what Hayley writes. She’s being honest. There are so many love songs that say, hey man, everything is perfect and beautiful, and everything about you is awesome and this is all great. But Hayley always writes for the people who can’t relate to that, and they’re saying, man, I love this person, but I am dark, and this feels dark. And I always love that because that’s real. With songwriting, we’ve all figured out that it’s not always the things that you want to communicate, or you want to come out. It’s the things that need to.” Right on the nose with that one, T. It’s quite interesting to compare the sentiments of Pool to Paramore’s other love songs, such as Still Into You and The Only Exception. This seems to be the more grown-up version of those songs. The honeymoon period is over, and Pool seems to be the result of what comes next.

Right off the bat, I love the sound of the bells. It’s something that I don’t really ever think I’ve heard in a song, and it gives it a nice touch. Paramore is certainly experimenting with new sounds this time around, and I’m totally here for it.

Track #8: Grudges I know you're shaking my hand like it is the first time/Are we alright?/Are you recounting all my faults?/And are you racking your brain just to find them all?/Could it be that I’ve changed or did you? Rating: 6/10

Grudges is one of my least favorite songs on the album. That’s not to say that I outright dislike it; I like every song on the album. But something about this track just doesn’t quite do it for me like the others do. Zac had a hand in writing this song, but I know that that’s not the reason why it’s one of my least favorites. I mean, have you heard his other band HalfNoise? If not, check out French Class or Know the Feeling. Zac is a great songwriter. I think one of the reasons why I don’t love this song is that it seems like the lyrics are crammed into the verses, and they don’t seem to fit as seamlessly. I do enjoy the actual content of the lyrics, however, and I’m glad that they wrote a song about welcoming Zac back into the band. Plus, hearing Zac himself sing in the bridge was a treat; his voice is quite good (again, listen to HalfNoise). I’m happy that he’s back in the band, and in an article, he says that the Farros’ departure in 2010 had more to do with Josh than Zac, which I figured. Anyway, back to the song: the chorus is catchy, and I admit that I found it stuck in my head on more than one occasion, but overall, I prefer other songs on the album to this one.

Track #9: Caught In the Middle Nostalgia's cool, but it won't help me now/A dream is good, if you don't wear it out Rating: 6/10

Caught In the Middle is another one of my least favorites, but again, I don’t dislike it. In fact, I don’t think Paramore is capable of writing a song that I outright disfavor. The song seems a bit elementary to me, if that makes any sense. I do enjoy some parts of the song, such as the lyrics in the bridge, “I don’t need no help/I can sabotage me by myself” (which, by the way, always reminds me of Twenty One Pilots for some reason. I don’t know their music well, but it just seems like a vocal melody that they would write). The bass line in the chorus makes it feel like we’re in Jamaica again.

Track #10: Idle Worship Oh, it's such a long and awful lonely fall/Down from this pedestal/That you keep putting me on Rating: 8/10

Idle Worship, aka: the closest thing to a rap song that Paramore’s ever done. I haven’t seen Hamilton, but Idle Worship makes me think of Lin Manuel Miranda. I’ve heard a few of the musical’s songs, and Idle Worship’s verses remind me of it. Will any Ham fans agree with me? Upon first listen, I wasn’t sure what to make of this song. The verses seemed a little frantic. However, as I sat with it, I came to really enjoy it. The chorus is strong, and the lyrics are creative. My favorite lyrics are probably, “Remember how we used to like ourselves?/What little light that's left/We need to keep it sacred/ know that you're afraid to/Let all the dark escape ya/But we could let the light illuminate these hopeless places”. Brilliant. Also, speaking of brilliant, Taylor explains in the Zane Lowe interview that the sound that opens the song is actually a modified sample of a real-life sound that results from the wind vibrating through a metal grate atop a skyscraper in Manchester, England, called the Beetham Tower. Who thinks of these things? Oh, that’s right. Taylor York. Raise your hand if you’d like to live in his brain for a day just to see the kinds of genius things that pass through it. *Raises both hands enthusiastically*.

Track #11: No Friend I’m no savior of yours, and you’re no friend of mine Rating: 8/10

No Friend is the first and only time that Paramore has invited a guest vocalist to sing on their record (not counting the Self-Titled Deluxe cd…sorry, Joy Williams, but the deluxe wasn’t an official studio release). Since Hayley is completely absent from this track, you wouldn’t even know it’s a Paramore song if you hadn’t heard it on the album. I will be the first to admit that I am not a big mewithoutYou fan. I can appreciate their talent as musicians, but their often post-hardcore music isn’t in line with my tastes. However, Aaron Weiss’ spoken word on No Friend combined with Taylor’s composition just…works. It’s definitely the most interesting song on the album, what with Aaron’s vocals being very low in the mix, to the point where it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying (but thanks to the wonders of the internet, I can look it up). Aaron and Hayley apparently co-wrote the lyrics, and though I don’t know who wrote what, I will say that these lyrics are the most clever and deep on the entire album. “So throw your pedestal of stone in the forgetful sea/As protection from the paper-thin perfection/You project on me.” And again with the references to their older songs. I won’t put them all here; consider it a scavenger hunt of sorts. I also quite enjoy the way the instruments slowly fade out at the end until all that’s left is Aaron telling a story about accidentally grabbing a bear in a river.

Track #12: Tell Me How Of all the weapons you fight with/Your silence is the most violent Rating: 8/10

I’ve decided that as much as I LOVE Paramore’s heavy pop-punk guitar riffs, I’m always here for a P-more ballad that isn’t afraid to stir some real emotion inside you. Like 26, this track randomly hit me several listens into it, when I suddenly found myself with goosebumps on my arms and tears in my eyes. Whew, my heart hurts just thinking about it. Are we to assume that this song is about Jeremy? “I know you think that I erased you/You may hate me but I can't hate you/And I won't replace you” suggests that notion to me. They were friends for a very long time, and after all they’ve been through over the years, despite what’s happening right now between them, I can’t imagine they’d just cut him out of their lives, just like that. Paramore is resilient, and no stranger to drama, and it makes them stronger artists for it. I think they needed to write this album, and get some things off their chest, and I don’t doubt that in a couple of years, maybe after this whole thing blows over, they’ll reconcile with Jerm just like they did with Josh. Only time will tell. But Tell Me How manages to twist your heart with its honesty and desperation, and accompanied with the simple piano in the beginning, just really fits.

So there we have it. Track by track, more or less my thoughts. I could have gone into more detail about each individual song, but I think honestly, most of them speak for themselves. This album is really solid…and I’m not just saying that as an obvious Paramore fan; the lyrics and mood of the album are very truthful, and I consider it akin to a diary of their life as they’re living it now. Like I mentioned earlier, we as fans of the band are all too aware of the current unfortunate situation they’re faced with, and we each have our own individual opinions about it, but I feel like few bands would let us take this deep of a look at just how much they are (or were) hurting. They’re not wearing a mask anymore. Their self-titled album was all about how much better their lives were, and now after hearing After Laughter, we realize that it was mostly just a facade. Many people hide their emotions; it’s human nature. But to let those walls down and expose the extent of your pain is a very vulnerable thing to do, which is why I’m grateful that this band trusts us enough with this album.

Overall, my favorite tracks are (and this is subject to change at any moment) Fake Happy, Forgiveness, and 26. My least favorite songs are Grudges and Caught In the Middle. But all in all, I very much enjoy the album as a whole. I’ve listened to it, from start to finish, way too many times to count, and I’m no where near done. Thank you, Paramore, for releasing this gem. I’m proud to call myself a fan and thankful that you haven’t given up on yourselves, or on your Parafamily. I hope you never will.

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Late Night in 2019: Trump, Trump and More Trump

“I don’t want to talk about Donald Trump every night. None of us do. But he gives us no choice.”

That was Jimmy Kimmel. In March. It’s safe to say he talked about President Trump nearly every night since.

Kimmel’s lament was emblematic of the fact that, in late-night comedy, 2019 was yet another year dominated by Trump’s tweets, gaffes, comments, decisions, hirings, firings and foibles. The Trump Administration so totally dominated late-night monologues and bits, it’s more useful to break up the year into mini-eras of Trump: The Mueller Report era, the whistle-blower era, the ongoing impeachment era.

And even when Trump wasn’t Topic A, politics still was, as more than 20 Democratic hopefuls entered the race to run against him in 2020.

Kimmel’s March complaint was actually prompted by a tweet from Trump agreeing with a former host, Jay Leno, who said in an interview that he found current late-night shows to be “one-sided.”

If Trump “sat in the White House all day quietly working on things, I would almost never mention him, because it’s not interesting,” Kimmel countered in his monologue. “But today — not even today, before 10 a.m. today, before 10 o’clock this morning, his former campaign chairman was sentenced to prison for the second time in a week, he called himself the most successful president in history and he tweeted to let people know his wife hasn’t been replaced with a body double.

“I’m not supposed to mention that?”

Mueller Fails to Excite

The long-awaited Mueller Report was finally released to the public in April, in the form of a heavily redacted 448-page document.

“Political analysts are going to try to read through these redactions like teenage boys trying to watch scrambled porn on cable in 1985.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

Mueller’s report was followed by his highly anticipated testimony in July, which Stephen Colbert called “the Super Bowl of things on C-Span at 8:30 in the morning.” But Mueller’s performance, full of references to “inconclusive” findings and subjects that were “outside my purview,” did not satisfy Trump’s opponents.

“What were you expecting? Did you think Mueller was going to smash through the wall in a monster truck called the DeTrumpulator?” — SETH MEYERS

Mueller was so widely described as boring on the stand, on “The Late Show,” Colbert joked that “he only got 35 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.” But Colbert also said he wasn’t interested in a government who cared about ratings, “because we already have that with Donald Trump.”

And while the president claimed he wouldn’t be watching any part of the hearings, Kimmel pointed out that Trump spent his entire day tweeting about them.

“He tweeted more than 20 times today, capping the tweetstorm off with this: ‘Truth is a force of nature!’ And we all know how much respect he has for nature, so.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

Any Way the Whistle Blows

While interest in the Mueller Report quickly faded, it was soon followed by a whistle-blower complaint with allegations that Trump required a quid pro quo from the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

In April, late night made one of its earliest mentions of Zelensky, now somewhat of a household name. Conan O’Brien pointed out that the incoming president was a fellow stand-up comedian who’d spent some time on television.

“I looked up their Constitution: The order of succession in Ukraine goes comedian, juggler, magician, then secretary of defense. That’s how it works. After hearing about it, Elizabeth Warren signed up for improv classes.” — CONAN O’BRIEN

“Who would believe Volodymyr Zelensky would be his Monica Lewinsky?” Kimmel later joked of Trump in September, as details of the president’s July call emerged. In his statement, the whistle-blower said several U.S. officials confirmed Trump was hoping Zelensky would “play ball,” and Colbert couldn’t pass up a chance to poke fun.

“[Imitating Trump] ‘O.K., Ukraine. You gotta play ball, O.K.? And I mean let me get to second base, O.K.? Over the bra, under the Constitution.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

With the current impeachment hearings continuing, Trump is sure to be a focus throughout the holiday season, as late-night hosts wait for an opportunity to talk about something and someone else.

The President Would Like a Retraction

In October, Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign’s communications director, demanded Kimmel issue a retraction for suggesting the president was golfing during the Delta Force raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. On air, Kimmel admitted he’d been wrong.

“Trump was at one of his golf courses for the 238th time since taking office,” Kimmel said. “But he finished the round, and was back at the White House by 5 o’clock. Whether or not they were waiting for him to finish the round — I imagine Delta Force sitting there in the choppers, locked and loaded going, ‘What hole is he on now?’”

Kimmel then called for Trump to retract “the weird detailed lie” the president shared at a 2018 rally in South Carolina. (Trump claimed Kimmel fawned over him when he appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”)

“And while you’re working on factual accuracy, your boss has now lied in public approximately 14,000 times since he took office,” Kimmel continued, in response to Murtaugh. “He should probably start the retracting and correcting soon because he’s 73.”

The only 2019 rivals to Trump’s screen time were the numerous democratic hopefuls for 2020. Some clear front-runners have emerged, with Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg consistently polling highest, though not necessarily in that order. These politicians prove a little more difficult to imitate than Trump, but it doesn’t mean Jimmy Fallon hasn’t tried on “The Tonight Show.”

“Nowadays, most of you recognize me from the rallying cries of hope and unity that I’ve stirred across the nation. But the rest of you know me from my hit series, ‘The Boy Who Became Mayor,’ only on Disney Channel.” — JIMMY FALLON, impersonating Buttigieg

As the candidates made their rounds on late night, no interviews were more entertaining than Desus and Mero’s. The Showtime co-hosts played basketball with Cory Booker, grilled Senator Sanders on his favorite rappers and challenged Senator Warren, who has a plan for everything, to help them complete an escape room.

Biden offered plenty of fodder for mockery, with his inappropriate touching, frequent gaffes and new campaign slogan: “No malarkey.” The former vice president was also ridiculed for his frequent name-dropping of President Obama.

“[Biden] spent eight years as America’s vice president and surprise masseuse, but before that, he had a whole career that you might not know about. You know, kind of like how some people only know Billy Ray Cyrus from Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ remix. And like Billy Ray, Biden was doing his own thing for decades before he was made cool by a young black man.” — TREVOR NOAH

Queer Capitalism

Late-night shows weren’t entirely focused on presidential politics. For example, in June, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, a pivotal moment in the gay rights movement, inspired plenty of tribute, remote bits and satire. Much of it mocked the commercialization of Pride Month, “the time of the year where we all celebrate the L.G.B.T.Q. community and corporate America celebrates them by selling us, Rainbow Goodyear tires,” Colbert joked. “Yasss, traction!”

Both “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” and “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” sent correspondents on the road. In honor of the Stonewall anniversary, Jaboukie Young-White took “The Daily Show” to Pittsburgh’s Pride Parade, looking to find out if companies like Walmart are gay and if “queer capitalism is totally chill.”

In New York, the transgender comic Patti Harrison went to the Stonewall Inn for “Full Frontal,” exploring the history of gay liberation and Pride celebrations, which she joked was started by United Airlines, Citigroup, Postmates, Tesla, YouTube, Android and the Trump campaign.

In 2018, Harrison and the comic Julio Torres satirically pitched the idea of Straight Pride on “The Tonight Show,” and this year, someone actually followed through. A Boston-based group called Super Happy Fun America launched its own Straight Pride Parade this summer. “It’s so troll-y!” Trevor Noah said. “Especially a straight parade in Boston. The city has had six Super Bowl parades. What do you think that is?”

“If you’re wondering the difference between the Gay Pride Parade and the Straight Pride Parade, the Gay Pride Parade will have women at it.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

When Hosts Attack … Each Other

The mockery got intramural in September, when “The Late Late Show” host James Corden, best known for his star-studded “Carpool Karaoke” and “Crosswalk the Musical” segments, criticized Bill Maher for his comments about fat shaming on “Real Time with Bill Maher.” (Maher insinuated that overweight people should be shamed into losing weight.)

“So I sat at home, and I’m watching this and all I could think as I was watching was, ‘Oh man, somebody needs to say something about this,’” Corden said. “‘If only there was someone with a platform who knew what it was actually like to be overweight’ … and then I realized, ‘Aah, that will be me.’”

Corden, who follows Colbert on CBS, acknowledged that he and Maher, who shares HBO with John Oliver, have a lot in common — “We both host the second most popular talk shows on our network” — and that Maher has always been kind to him in person. But as for Maher’s comments about how overweight men cannot see their own nether regions, Corden responded: “Believe me, I can see a [expletive].”

“Bill, please hear me when I say this,” Corden said in conclusion. “While you’re encouraging people to think about what goes into their mouths, just think a little harder about what comes out of yours.”

The Best of the Rest

Some of the most memorable sketches of 2019 had nothing to do with Trump, particularly a few built around celebrity stunts. Exhibit A: the enviable “Day Drinking with Rihanna” on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

Brad Pitt and Fallon just couldn’t stop showing each other their gratitude in “Courtesy of the Gentleman at the Bar.”

Finally, a fictional political era — one that seemed comparatively less outlandish by the week — came to an end this year when HBO’s “Veep” wrapped up its seven-season run in May. Colbert offered a fitting send-off, hosting a very special crossover episode on “The Late Show.”

The bit featured some of beloved stars of “Veep,” including, of course President Selina Meyer, who laughed off Colbert’s suggestion that their actions had real-world consequences.

“Foul-mouthed president who tweets like a child. Blaming everything on the Chinese. Election interference. A completely moronic press secretary,” Colbert says. “Anti-daylight savings time laws, 700 measles cases and rising. You are killing my world!”

Meyer’s rather Trump-like response hit below the belt: “Another 85 pounds of generic white male mediocrity that shops at the lesbian warehouse.”

“Seriously,” she added, “you look like Letterman took the least funny dump of his life into a child suit.”

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Episode #1 & 2: "so that was fun, and by fun I mean hell" - Ahrre

So I'm so confused right now lol. Like I feel like discord should have a similar format to skype, but maybe I'm just dumb and cant figure it out. Also the only people I know/heard of are on the other tribe which is fun. Hopefully I can set myself up so my lack of understanding Discord doesn't make me look like a liability to the rest of my tribe.

we legit just got into our tribes.. missus sweyn.. LOL. i legit don't know ANYONE!! APART FROM MY BABY RYAN!! LIKE WHO ARE THESE PPL? liek i've heard of rhys and malik from like other orgs but the other people like god.. why can't I just have my circlejerk like in emvv. ): and idk WHO IS EVNE ON THE OTHER TRIBE WHICH MAKES IT WORSE I COUD HAVE LIKE A BUNCH OF RLY STRONG PLAYERS who are gunna win every single immunity challenge.. and i ain't wantin to go premerge nnn. uhm. ya. thats my mood rn. Xo

Oh wow, hi it’s me, Mo. I’m going into this game with an advantage of not having a social life so I can be more active. I like my tribe so far everyone’s really nice. I only know Fabricio because he won the game I got PoTS on. But I think I’m going to withhold that information of him winning his last game because I kinda wanna be allies.

First impressions of my tribe, they’re pretty cute I guess I like people well enough but I’m always nervous about pre existing relationships people may have in other communities so that’ll be fun to manoeuvre around my plan is just to lay low be social and hopefully not stick out as a target

deadass the challenge has barely started and wes already has 2 images.. meanwhile his ass has prob spoke in the tribe chat like once and he aint comin in my pms anytime soon so. LAMJHNFG . better hope his social game saves him over the physical x

this is my 3rd one already but this is important. linus is the first person to say haha to me. TWO! FUCKING! HA'S!!!!!! JUST SAY LOL!!!! SAY LMAO!!! IDGAF!! Omg this is geniunely my pet peeve and i wanna scream a a a a a a a a a a aa

Man, I'm back with Tobi from Survivor Ko Chang and that scares me to death. He claims he wants to start on a clean slate with me and work together again, but I don't trust him one bit and the first opportunity I have to take him out, I'm gonna do it, cuz I can't have somebody like him around. Bad for my game.

On the other hand of the spectrum, I know Michael from Zwooper and we've always had a good relationship so I think that's one person I can fully align with right out of the gate. I've also worked up some social connections with Dani, Jose and Ahrre so far, and they all seem pretty chill for the most part.

Right now, my focus is to win. I'm gonna go hard in this first immunity challenge and rack up as many points as I can. Losing the first challenge always sucks and I wanna make sure that doesn't happen for me again.

Okay im like mad excited to play this game. One Ive been kinda down, and this should help me be able to invest my time into something and potentially help me feel better.

Seeing this cast. I love it. I have really only worked with Felix in a past org before but we havent talked in ages. So I dont have any past connections which feels great because I hate people assuming were working together because were friends?. So this wont happen this season which is great.

So far my tribe is okay. Havent had a chance to speak alot to everyone yet. However the people I have done are alright. So far my favorite person is Scott or Scooty Toots. Hes British as well as me, he's 18 and we're both starting University without a clue what were doing. Like twins?!? So hopefully he feels the same way about me too.

Alliances are key. I want to make a few smaller ones to form a majority for me. Like two allainces of three. Giving me 4 allies. Not sure if this will happen soon or not, but its my goal to take control of this game, as Ive never done it before. I dont want to come across as controling however so smaller groups is the way to do it in my head.

Omfg y'all...... The game started like maybe 16 hours ago and I have barely spoken to most of my tribe bc I was a lil busy last night & had some damage control to handle in EMVV but like..... ??? I already found the idol in the Play Room CTFUUUU. We fucking stan. I immediately told my son Scooty because he's my bae.... I haven't had my hands on an idol in an org since like...... 703 San Marcos when I was voted out w it in my pocket (i think?? i cant remember any others so..) so BEST BELIEVE I'm going to use this correctly. THAT IS MY MAIN MISSION. I'm craving that satisfaction of a successful idol play...... I would love to cross that off my imaginary org goals list..... BUT WHEW I'M PUMPED.

I am making a pact with myself to not be an overly annoying gamebot this season because I just wanna have fun with it and make it a chaotic season, and this lil buddy is gonna allow me to be as extra and messy and turbulent as I please <3 big dick energy

Helloo so here I am doing this org thingy so you're stuck with my thoughts of regret until I die, or you could just not read them that's also an option.

Anyhow god save the queen blabla after more time that it should've taken me I get that I'm in one of two tribes of 9 which is kinda good because with snaller tribes I feel lime everything is more claustrophobic and shit hits the wall the moment we lose a challenge. But with 9 players imo I feel more relaxed.

So summary of who am I stuck with, there are a few who I know from before so let's start with that.

First off Jose, already played an org with him and we were good allies so my first instinct was to call him a bastard and hey he took it well so hopefully it will be a smooth sailing with that lad.

But after Jose I don't expect the meta to be kind to me.

Michael and Mo were both in my last org and I blindsided them both. Tbh they were good allies until that point so I'm more than willing to work with them in this game, hopefully they feel the same way.

But anyhow then there's Felix who I think I technically played with? We meet during a merge and he went out early without us ever talking much so really this is gonna be my first time really playing with him, he's the only one that I haven't talked to yet though I hope he gets online.

Then there's Tobi. I've heard of him and from the get go he strike me as a very straight shoot-y player. Those are always interesting to play with so let's see how that goes.

There's Dani, she seems nice and compared to Tobi she seems more social instead of strategy focused but then again it's been one day and I'm talking out of my ass.

Then there's jaylen who seems nice aswell even if I haven't talked much to him.

And finally David the absolute unit, and I say that bc he instantly started focusing on the challenge, which is a breath of fresh air plus he's Canadian so what's not to like thus far.

Talking about the challenge I get anxiety by just looking at it, scavenger hunts are always hard for me bc I live with people and I want them to remain thinking I am a normal member of society so I always need to be sneaky to do this crap, plus I don't have a car or anything so I have to use public transport if I need to go anywhere.

Apart from that well I would like to set up a 5 man majority alliance just to be safe, my only fear is the ever so feared overplaying-doom. But I feel like someone like tobi would jump on that idea pretty easily so I'll have a chat with him about that idea.

Oh and also look at me I remembered to guess for the idol TWO times in a row. I could die this very same week doesn't matter that's already an improvement on my usual gameplay.

Hi since I’m required to do these once an episode, I’ll use this one to talk about my tribe and maybe a few on the other tribe that I saw were on.

Guacamole - They seem fun. I talked with them last night, but our convo went short because we played jack box together. They seem nice though.

Linus - Mix feelings. I can get a completely loyal Linus here, or a cutthroat linus, so I’m kinda wary right now towards him but the vibes I’m getting I don’t think he’s going to be an issue, atleast for now.

Madison/Madisin - She was also at the jackbox last night and I enjoyed her, she was dying laughing at the games and I thought she was funny. So hopefully I get a chance to talk to her today.

Malik - Who? Let’s not talk about that bitch.

Rhys - He literally waits until we’re in a game to talk to me, so I peep it. And you could say I should reach out to him but it’s annoying when I have and he doesn’t do it until we’re in a game together. Boggles the mind. If I can overcome doing that, so can you. But I enjoy our current coversation as of the moment.

Ryan - We just played Mount Olympus together recently and that was a bust for us both. I’m kind of hoping we can be on the same side since it’s been a while since that’s happened. However, Ryan says he just wants to have fun so I don’t fault him if he does crazy things down the road!!

Scooter - I don’t know about him yet. We haven’t talked at all but he seems interesting. Maybe I can give a better opinion when we talk.

Steven - Very hilarious and I’m also intrigued by him. His thinking and way of talking during the jackbox had me DYING I loved it. I think he’s my new favorite new person here so far.

Wes - I only saw him once but we haven’t talked yet so idk what to say. He said he’s from ndims and is an alias of someone, I just don’t know if I know the alias since I was on that site also. But hopefully it could be someone who knows me as Orlando.

Now for the people I know on the other tribe:

Ahrre - I cant stand him too much after our last season of JPORG. He has this self righteous attitude to him and I don’t like it. However, I warmed up to him a bit during the movie times we had been present for awhile back so hopefully if we see each other again, I won’t have that opinion anymore.

Big Tuna aka Danielle - YASSS I love ha! I know her from the Skype minis and she’s amazing. I hope I finally get to play with her for once in a non mini game ❤️

Felix - Felix is a fucking wildcard. I love him, but he has really pissed me off in games in the past, and I’m hoping this one won’t be like those other ones.

Jaylen - A mess but a friend! He plays how he wants and doesn’t care what people thinks or tweaking it to better it but that’s Jaylen for you! Accept it or don’t phew.

Jose - He’s a fucking snake at times LOL but he’s lovely. I wouldn’t mind too much of being on a tribe with him.

That’s all from me for now so hope I stay around longer to see how this season goes!

so the tea is that this tribe is drier than an old lady's pussy and its so hard to talk to these people... there are no personalities... the only people i feel mildly happy talking to are ahhre and jose... and the tea is that both of them asked to be allies w me im like o ok sis lets do this so i have at least like 2 votes i know abt... and i know david from a prior org but thats not really a good thing bc i fucked him over hardcore and like... he knows im a snake LKJHDFSLK I really don't know how to maneuver strategically with this cast butttt ill try my best hehe

Oh wow!! I can't believe I haven't made a confessional yet what a shocker. BUT HI! I'm kind of just trying to get myself acquainted with everyone in the group, I'm not as active as I'd like to be :C but I'm trying my best teehee. On the first night or so Linus, Malik, Stephen, Madison and I played Jackbox games and it was SUPER LIT and We bonded over that and I'm v happy about thatttt. (ofc I already know madison and I already love her but I haven't talked to her in game yet aklsdjf) I just started talking with Scooty today, or Scooty? I might just call him Scooty, ANYWAY yeah we got to talk about how we type similarly and that was nice, we bonded over that and it was littY. I also got to talk to Rhys!! He also seems like a neat guy - I still haven't talked to him a lot but I think he's cool. I honestly don't know who else is on the tribe, Wes and Ryan right? Wes and I talked a little bit, but barely. and Ryan hasn't talked to me at all lmao. Hopefully right now I've made enough connections though. I'd like to make tribe swap so I can meet more people and make friends lololol - wish me luck gang!

I’m getting along with everyone really well so I know I won’t be the first fine at the very least so I just need to lay low laugh and Kiki with everyone and hopefully I can survive for the long term

I’m doing the Scavenger Hunt and knowing me I decided to wait till the last two hours to do everything I can. So now I have an hour and a half to film a bunch of videos

Okay so talking to my tribe Im begining to feel less at ease with them. Mostly because most of them hardly seem to talk. Which dosent bode well for me. Could mean im on the outs and they dont like me. Or that They're all inactive.

Madison seems like the easy boot right now just because like, who?!?. Shes not been around Ive messaged her once and she left me on read.

So Steven had to leave but we still have to do the challenge as if he was competing which PROBABLY means were going to tribal. So ive been working on getting an allaince going. Ive talked to Malik and Brought the Idea of us forming a trio with someone. Luckly he picked Linus because I talk to him aswell. So fingers crossed we can get that going.

I also have a great feeling from Scooty aka scott. So like Hopefully i can get another trio with him going aswell. So then I will be solid untiill a swap.

I do have a concern that Scott and Ryan are close and Malik and Linus are close. More so that I would be their second choice out of the trio if one is made. However thats not going to effect me I dont think this early. So fingers Crossed.

uhm so!! STEVEN QUIT which im rly sad for two reasons. one for him bc i know he wanted to do well and i hope hes doing ok and i geniunely wish the best for him and the other reason is selfish bc i literally.. planted my seeds on him already? like. all that work for nothin. and now we sitting here actin as if madison aint afk and aint gunna submit nothing..

like its the only reason ive done these dumb videos so that i wont be seen as the weak link if we ever lose again almdlddg.. but uhm hopefully my seeds that are in rhys/jones keep me safe bc if madison gets out here i have ryan/rhys/jones to keep me safe.. so im not gonna be that upset if we lose LOL esp bc ik linus/malik r gunna be scary af later on

hopefully we win tho? so i dont have to deal with this stress? i dont wanna relive louvre where i visitted every single premerge tribal except for 2.. even tho i did well hehe uhm. YAH WE’LL SEE :)

I'm kinda bummed that this last challenge wasn't immunity anymore because we smoked the other tribe, LOL. But at the same time, I'm glad cuz I wouldn't wanna lose the challenge after one of my tribe members quit, that'd just be sad as fuck, LOL.

Also, I feel a good rapport developing further between Danielle and I. I feel like her and I can dominate this game together, but I can't get too ahead of myself here. The first couple of rounds are meant to create social bonds and I feel like I've done a good job of that thus far. Only person I haven't talked to is Jaylen and I'm okay with that, cuz if we lose the immunity challenge, he's most likely the first one to go.

Okay, thankgoodness that the challenge was changed to reward last minuet. Because we wouldve gone to tribal. Maddison is legit missing. I dont even care if we win or loose this next challenge because she needs to go.

So firstly that reward was weird like woo thanks pretty crown but there’s nothing else so I’m thinking that someone else has the clue and my best bet would be jaylen bc he got the Crown Jewels the most important piece. Overall I’m very nervous for this battleship challenge because in my mind it’s mostly luck based so my fate is really out of my hands.

Well, not much honestly but I'm gonna write a confessional for round 1 and stuff so I don't get a strike

The game is going okay I'm trying not to be aggressive talking to people, but just letting people come to me and make conversation right now honestly I'm trying to play UTR since I think considering madison doesn't exist right now I think I'm able to do that TBH. Hopefully it all works out.

I volunteered to do the battleship challenge thing because I have no life and it looked like no one else was gonna volunteer.

I actually know Linus he played with me in Epic SBB in Hell, so that's nice to not be going in with no connections period.

Sorry this wasn't that long but it's something I guess

If we lose probably another confessional will be writen but right now there isn't much to report

I’m for sure feeling a little bit more nervous now because a lot of this challenge is about being organised and teamwork and we could barely have someone sit out so fingers crossed

Heyo so we won the challenge so that was fun, and by fun I mean hell but hey we've got bragging rights, which is pretty much it since unfortunately Steven was medevaced out of da game so even though the other tribe lost they didn't go to tribal.

A bit annoying knowing you did that for nothing but oh well the other tribe seems to be having a rough time by itself with steven quitting and someone (Madison I think) not submitting anything lol

And I say for nothing bc technically we won reward but it was one of those first come first serve things and I only got seved a jpg image so nothing fancy there...

But at least now the next challenge is something where 8 out of 9 people on the tribe don't have to do anything and you bet your ass after that first challenge I'm gonna be one of the 8. David the unit took it upon himself to carry us to victory so godspeed lad.

However this challenge is pretty luck based so I'm saying fuck that I'm not talking my chances.

Following last confessional I talked to tobi about making an alliance and he was onboard, he proposed to have Jose on it which is great since that was my idea anyways, plus I told dani and she was also on board, and to finish up the hipotetical majority of 5 she said he was cool with Michael.

I haven't talked to him yet and Jose hasn't been online but hopefully we should be fine.

Ngl would like to have an alliance with david and felix too, david bc he seems like a total lad with the challenges and Felix because he later told me he felt the most confortable with me.

But regardless hopefully we won't even have to go to tribal (and if we do at least there are other options for the vote)

For now I shall be the dumb cheerleader of the bunch for a game of battleship.

Ahhh, I feel so bad that I lost the challenge for my tribe. I feel like going into a challenge with the weight of the win or loss stacked against you is huge. But I did come REALLY close and my tribe seems to respect that I almost got us the win. I don't think I'll go anywhere tomorrow for tribal, but you never know.

Yesss we won immunity. I’m happy we could after Steven left. They made our challenge a reward for that and we lost but it’s fine because WE WON immunity phew. And it’s all thanks to Wes. So far to me, Madison is looking the easiest vote off right now because I haven’t talked to her and I haven’t seen her so that’s my view on it. The three I talk to the most on my tribe are Rhys, Linus and Scoots. Then Ryan and Guacamole. Then Wes and finally Madison. I hope this game doesn’t pull a JPORG Fitzroy Island, I don’t wanna be screwed over by a random ass tribe swap. But I basically dig my tribe and hope that I won’t be the first to go.

Whew we won?! What. I thought we were gonna fuckin loose. Noah fence Wes.

Sad tings though because Madison is probably going to strike out. Oh well.

Ya boi still hasn’t gone to tribal so stay mad.

It’s fucking gross having to go to tribal council and I can’t be dealing but I seem to have found myself in two alliances with only dani connecting the two so I’m gonna work with dani to ride this middle ground and make it further

I’m going home omfg. I can’t really have a deep convo with anyone, which means I don’t have an alliance even though I’m sure one has been made ugh. I’m gonna focus on surviving this round then seeing what I can get set up next round. Wish me luck whew

I’m pissed because it’s super obvious that the other 7 on my tribe are in a mega tight alliance. Steven was my only alliance in this hole game, and like, he even told me he found an idol and then on his way out he didn’t even slip me the idol??? Can’t wait to be voted out 7-1 because he wanted a souvenir.

So the tea is that ahrre and I made an alliance of 5 which includes him, me, Jose, Dani, and Michael which I think is cute but they are really boring so meh idk I’ll just flip during merge x JDJSJD I’m a messy bitch

ugh i'm so glad we won immunity bc our tribe is already severely lacking in strong members bc Steven left us out to perish and Madison aint shown her face yet... so the numbers getting back to even is great for us <3

Right so unfortunately we lost the battleship game so that means we're heading to the first tribal of the game, fun stuff.

Now as we lost I got the Me-michael-jose-dani-tobi alliance set up. Meanwhile Felix was telling me that for him it was between Jose or Jaylen, since they've been the least active. Understandable but more understandable is that I'm in an alliance with Jose so for me it seems like it's gonna be Jaylen, who I also haven't spoken much with so I don't mind, albeit every tribal we go to before swapping or merging I see it as a potential ally down the line going home, which shucks.

Either way the alliance (and everyone else for that matter) agreed on jaylen, I also told Jose in kind words to get his shit together before he gets sent home but that's pretty much it. I'm gonna try to lay down for now I don't want to bring any unwanted attention to myself.

Hopefully tribal goes well.

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Oh wow hi it’s me, Mo. Ok so currently the plan is to vote out Jaylen which I don’t have a problem with, it’s kinda sad because he is actually really nice but somewhat inactive. I’m on my way to get a burger and fries and I’m fucking ecstatic like I’m so fucking hungry it’s stupid. Also watch me get blindsided.

So we went into this chalenge on a high after wining the reward and I was the one who got the most points out of everyone :))). Although I’m nervous this will put a target on my back, I’m happy that I have kind of proven my dominance in this game! After losing the challenge, I’m upset!! This was all luck based which sucks! After that, I started talking more with Felix, David, Michael and Ahree. Within the span of like 30 minutes, I got added to 2 seperate groups. I was like “iiii” because this can get messy fast. Michael is in both of the groups as well so I don’t feel too bad because at least there is someone else in my position as well. I get along with Felix a lot and have had quite a few good convos with him! David seems to want to lead things in the group he made, which is whatever. Keeps the target off of me, especially if we go to tribal again. I expect to make more confessionals throughout the course of the game, usually videos but I’m pretty tired right now haha.

I just took a nap and there's no tribal and I'm always trying my best. My tribe doesn't hate me for some reason even though I sure would. Oh well. I really miss Steven I hope he's okay.

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Steven quit half way through this episode. Then Jaylen was voted out 8-1.

#episode #royallyyours

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misomilk · 6 years

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Stole this bec id rather procrastinate atm. Feel free to steal from me, too, and lmk if you want me to read answers? XD

Objective: answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag somebody

LAST

drink - water. but alcoholic? margarita phone call - home text message - my phone number to my niece. song you listened to - PMJ’s Tomorrow. SO GOOD. time you cried - internally, this morning. literal crying, probs over waifu or her writing.

EVER

dated someone twice - nope kissed someone & regretted - no, but /not/ kiss someone and regretted - yes. been cheated on - never been in a relationship so lost someone special - hmm almost been depressed - yes. not clinically, but, yes. gotten drunk and thrown up - drunk - yes, drunk and throw up - no xD

FAV COLOURS

green. teal. pastel or flamingo pink.

IN THE LAST YEAR, YOU…

made new friends - ...........no hahahaha so sad. i kinda made the effort not to fallen out of love - yes, thank god laughed until you cried - yes found out someone was talking about you - no met someone who changed you - i met her 3 years ago, so no. not last year found out who your friends are - no kissed someone on your facebook friends list - no..?

GENERAL

how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - most. rather, i dont have much ol friends on fb do you have any pets - a digital dog unfed for many years now (im sry nintendogs) do you want to change your name - no what did you do for your last birthday - i remember crying bec dad was being awful lmao just had dinner, i think what time did you wake up today - uhhh 7:15? then went back to sleep til 7:30am HAH what were you doing at midnight last night - uhh probs reading bl manga lmao what is something you can’t wait for - May or June this year so I can finally be with my other half again what are you listening to right now - still PMJ’s Tomorrow. have you ever talked to a person named tom - uhhh if a greeting counts, yea? something that’s getting on your nerves - uhhh nothing atm most visited website - tumblr/twitter hair colour - black with tints of brown, probs bec it gets burnt when im in sunlight long or short hair - SHORTHAIR!!!!!!! is best but rn my hair passes my shoulders TWT do you have a crush on someone - yeaps what do you like about yourself - that im able to appreciate other people’s efforts want any piercings - some more on my ears seem cool, but nah. id rather waste that money on djs haaha blood type - A nicknames - lea. i have always just been.........lea. i guess some friends call me lei. relationship status - single. zodiac - monkey pronouns - she fav TV shows - OOFURI. #whereisseason3 i also really love Hoozuki no Reitetsu. wait, do those count as tv shows? haha. Brookyln Nine Nine tattoos - i wish, but none right or left handed - right ever had surgery - no sport - BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! i mean, i dont play, but i love the sport. also football, but i understand baseball more. piercings - one on each earlobe. vacation - LA with waifu. Japan. just once, i really want to go see Venice or Santorini trainers - ... what does that mean

MORE GENERAL

eating - i just finished eating a box of Tokyo Milk Cheese sabrel. this is why im getting fatter drinking - water waiting for - waifu to wake up and come online later want - way too many fandom goods. get married - to my soulmate. 😍 but that’s impossible ahaha career - translator. but i already missed the chance to translate for xv, so that’s part of my dream torn away. hahaha. kingdom hearts pls dont end yet til i get there hahahahaha OR voice actor in Japan. I SRSLY WANT TO.

WHICH IS BETTER

hugs or kisses - both. hugs a little more, but i dream of kisses more often lips or eyes - eyes shorter or taller - same height? older or younger - older nice arms or stomach - dont care hookup or relationship - relationship, definitely troublemaker or hesitant - dont care

HAVE YOU EVER

kissed a stranger - nope drank hard liquor - yasss lost glasses - shades yea LOL turned someone down - nope sex on first date - no broken someone’s heart - uhh not in a break-up sense. but yes (siiiighs OTL) had your heart broken - yes been arrested - no cried when someone died - yes fallen for a friend - yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

yourself - not so much. but if people love me, then i guess there’s something in me worthwhile miracles - yes love at first sight - yes that it happens, but no it doesn’t last santa claus - i used to hahaha kiss on a first date - why not? angels - yes

OTHER

best friend’s name - katherine eye colour - really really really dark brown, gets lighter in the light fav movie - Howl’s Moving Castle fav actor - ALL OF ARASHI HAHAHA but rly hmm Ohno Satoshi

#aboutme #ramble

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sayadesrina · 6 years

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Chapter 1 - It Never Has A Meaning, It Does

(If Chloe was a designer, and Beca still on music label production)

Brooklyn, New York

*** 'Where are some manners went through nowadays ?' Chloe packed her bag and looking for her assistant, that already gone 3 hours long just for lunch! She just want to step out through her door’s room, when the one that she looked for already stood up in front of the door and ready to knock. “Seriously Riles? It’s already 4! What are you ate? Bunch of rocks?”, Chloe step forward through Riley, and stop near by the desk that full of anything that she’s always considered as garbage. “..and please can somebody throw away these whole shits from this desk?” “Noted boss”, Riley following Chloe that has appointment for meeting up their new client. It takes 2 hours long to ride on their destination, they should go since 2 PM just because Riley, she took a deep breath for waited her assistant back from her ‘Gone with the wind that already been her habit, for lifetime’. Chloe take driver seat, although it’s not her own car that they always used to company needs. The company owned it. She let Riley to take seat beside her, the passenger one. “Where have you been Riles? I’m just wondering..” “Something urgent happened, okay? Can you just chill out?”, her sighed does sounds like she’s sick of any Chloe’s pep talk about her. “..and can you just told me about that? Maybe I can help you out” Riley have no word that come out from her mouth. “I’m sorry if I way to hard on you, but you must to know, that manner will always make you grow up.”

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The Apartment

“Hey ginger! How’s it going?” was first voice that Chloe hear when she’s unlock her apartment’s door. She throw herself into the couch ready to nap, “Chloe Beale save the day again, yay!” she’s rolled her eyes. “Wait…what?!” “It’s Riley, Becs. She’s always freak me out! How’s she can get promoted if she’s always acted like a dumb”, Chloe grab her pillow to cover her face. “Did you mean, dumb and dumber”, she pointed her finger to Chloe’s face. “What do you mean?!” “Yeah, you’re the dumber one, you knew that she’s unreliable, but you still kept her tho.” Beca giggling while make something on her cup. “If her mother not forced my mother that made my mother finally forced me, to brought her into the company.” “You need to relax Chlo, here” She handed a cup of coffee to Chloe. “…and now, you have to make your smart brain to think harder, you have to train her.” She raised her eyebrow. The whole expressions that Beca got from her, tells Beca every big question in Chloe’s mind. “Yasss, you’ve got all the talents that every designer want to have…and now you have to give your nephew at least one of them. So, she can be useful for you, got it ?” “You’re the genius one Becs!” Chloe drained her cup and ready to build her ideas into reality.

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Residual Heat Studio

Beca open her door’s room and find a guy that very familiar to her, that she hasn’t seen for long time. “Jesse? What are you doing here?” Her shouted make Jesse startled. “Ohh…Hi Beca!” The door’s room opened again, “Hey Beca, Sorry I’m forgot to tell you that you have a visitor…” Her voice getting slower. Stacie feel the awkwardness inside the room, she’s turn around quickly and leave them together. Beca raised her eyebrow, “So, you haven’t answered my question.” “Ah, yes. So, I came back here from New York, finally got my proper job, thank God! I owned these theatrical things, and I need to find some creative roles to fill it…” Jesse’s explanation make her forehead’s frown, still talkative, she’s think. “…I’m already looked for long time, and I got none. Besides…” “Ah, please don’t say that..” “…I’m really missed you Beca!” one simple sentence that made Beca’s smirk. *sigh “So, what do you want, dude?” Beca fix her table that make it even worse, because actually she’s way to word ‘neat’, and Chloe always took the role. Jesse step slightly to Beca, shown his delightful smile that always being remembered by her. “Can you help me to fulfill my dream?” “Ugh, gross! Stay away from me Jess, at least 3 metres away...” That make Jesse step backward on her. “…and why I have to help you with that?” “Because, we’re lover!” “..ex-lover, you mean by that?” Beca’s smirk again and again. “haha you’re so funny, we didn’t broke up baby.” “What? Are you insane? You broke me up last year, because you have to go to New York with your bitch-girlfriend and…” Beca’s lower her notes. “…really, did we have to talk about it again?” she’s grumbled, and step forward to door. “Please, Jess just leave. I’m happy here without you anymore.” “But, Beca…” Beca open the door, and look at Stacie, “Stace, call the security to escort this dude into the front door, please ?” “Oh..sure!” “But, Bec…Beca…wait up..” and Jesse’s voice dissapeared with the door’s slammed. dung! New message!

From : Fat Amy Message : Hey Babes! Don’t forget to attend our party tonight, don’t even dare to late! Those guys are ready for us! See y’all!!

“Ah…nice!”

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In The Club

“Hello…bitchesss!!” Amy run and suddenly hug the whole gangs tightly. “Ugh..stop it Ames, I can’t breathe!” Beca grumbled. “I missed you guys!” No one more excited than Amy tonight. “Uhm..please Ames, we lived together with Chloe, remember that?” “Not you Brunette!” Lily bring some bottles and glasses to their table, to get drunk intentionally. It’s already 3 hours since they talked about anything in their life. Aubrey and Emily dancing and singing wilder than anyone else tonight. Stacie was too busy to flirt with some guys on the other table. Beca look around, and get something not usual that she didn’t recognized earlier. “Where’s Chloe?” “Yeah, where’s our party starter?!” Aubrey already got drunk, and hold two bottles in her both hands. Everyone shook their heads, because no one know where’s Chloe now, or what was she doing now. “Beca! I heard, Jesse stopped by your studio this evening, is that right?” Flo got excited. “Ugh…Stace!” Beca rolled her eyes. “Wait..what? Jesse?? That dumb guy??” Amy almost choked because of that. “Why you always called him by dumb Ames?” Beca got curious. “Yeah, he want to hooked up with you Grumpy…” Amy talk loudly while pointing her finger to Beca’s nose. “…and now, he want to hook up with you again.” add Aubrey, while laughing out loud. “Ugh…you’re so drunk guys.”

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The Apartment

Beca walk out from her bedroom with half-conscious through the kitchen. “Morning, Becs!” Chloe put smile on her face brightly, while she cooked breakfast for Beca and Amy. She looks so tired, there's black circle under her eyes. Beca got startled, she’s like saw a ghost in front of her. “Wow..Chlo, where have you been last night?” Beca grab her cup and fill it with water. “You have no idea Becs.” and leave Beca with her big question mark in mind. “What do you mean by that? Seriously, I didn’t get that.” Beca raised her eyebrows. “Nah, it doesn’t matter babes”, Chloe split the dish on 2 plates, it’s fried rice with scramble eggs above it. “Now, eat your breakfast, and I’ll get myself suit up” “…But, Chlo!”, Chloe already going into her room, when Beca started to grumbled to her. Amy stepped outside her room, and when she sees plate that full of fried rice..”Wow breakfast! I’ll crush it quickly. Thanks Chloe, you’re the best!” Beca shook her head while chew her meal quickly. “what happened with her?” “Me? I’m just empty my plate Beca, what’s so wrong about that?” “Not you Ames, it’s Chloe.” Amy stop chewing, and look around through Chloe’s door, “Nothing’s weird I guess, don’t worry Beca, maybe she’s just need to breathe.” ‘Yeah, I guess so’ Beca look at Chloe’s door at a glance, and hoping that everything’s gonna be alright.

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Pixar Motion Pictures

“Hey, Sister. Can I come in?” Chloe nodded her head, “Since when you kind a being nice to me?” Chloe sees her nephew’s gesture, that not usual. “What can I do for you Riles?” “Aw, straight to the point. You prefer being like that, right ?” Riley grab her chair in front of Chloe. “Proceed.” Chloe’s right hand still busy with her stylus pen on the drawing tablet. “You knew that guy, right? That seated beside you yesterday, the blue shirt one, with black collar, chocolate chino, and…” “…yes, I knew him. It’s Dave.” Chloe place her stylus on the table, and stare at her, just like ‘now, what do you want Riles’ “Ah, yes yes him, Dave. Can you introduce me to him?” Riley looks so excited about that, it’s like there are millions stars in her eyes right now, with no doubt at all. “What? Why I have to do that for you?” Just like Chloe’s presumption earlier. “I like him, a lot!” Riley yelled at her, while get up from her chair. Chloe shook her head fervently. “Just get out of here Riles.” Riley didn’t get what Chloe said. about that, she’s get mad. “What’s so wrong about that, Chloe? Did you like him either, huh?” “You’re too much. I won’t hear anymore Riles, just back to your tasks, it’s waiting for you.” Chloe step to her door, open it and ask her to get out. “Okay, I don’t need your help tho!” She’s get really mad, she step outside while slam the door, right in front of Chloe’s face. ‘inhale…exhale…’ the one thing that only Chloe can do right now. dung! New message!

From : Beca Mitchell Message : Hey babes! Do you mind to walk in several blocks from your office? Starbucks 4 PM, sharp!These whole co-worker shits bother me a lot. See you soon!

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Starbucks

“1 double-shots ice americano, and 1 ice caramel machiato, please” Chloe look around inside Starbucks to find her brunette, and gotcha! The black all-in-dress on the corner. “Hey, Becs! How’s it going?” Chloe grab her chair, right in front of Beca, and smiles brightly like she always did. Beca always wondering, how Chloe always put her smiles on, in any conditions. She’s always want to being like that, but she’s too honest to express her feelings everytime. “Wait..is finally Universal hired you to produce some musics for them?” “Nah, you gotta be kidding me.” Chloe can’t figure it out what happened to her best friend right now. “It’s about Jesse, Chlo.” was one and only answer that never been in Chloe’s mind. “Wait…what? I didn’t get that Becs.” “Yesterday, Jesse came up to my studio…” “…to finally hook up with you again? After these whole times? Hell No!” protest Chloe, some dissapointment draw on her face. “Please Chlo, don’t cut it out my words…” Beca throw some tissues to her. “…he looked for some creative roles, for his theatrical things that he owned now.” “Wow..wow..stop right there, so Jesse has his own theaters ?” Chloe gasped. “..yeah, well he said so. But, I’m not sure enough.” The barista called Chloe’s name, she grab her orders as fast as she can. “I said no, of course, and I asked security to escorted him got out from the studio.” “..wow, that’s my girl yeah!” in second Chloe feel proud of Beca’s gutt. “thank babes!...” Beca drink her caramel machiato, and now left in by half. “…but, now the disaster came up.” Chloe’s expression tells everything that she’s so curious about that. “Jesse came to my boss, and gave his proposal…” Chloe’s jaw dropped. “…and is he agree?” “…in a flash.” “Wow…that was so amazing!” Chloe almost chocked with her own americano. “Chlo!—“ Beca smack her, and make her laughing out loud. “—Stop it! It’s not funny at all, you know. It sucks!” “Chill out Becs. As long as you never get hook up again with Jesse, all is well” “But…how ?” Beca start to imagine that she start her day to meet Jesse everyday as a partner. “Working with ex’s never get it right you know, but well, just take it for granted.” Chloe hold her breath. “You can stop it, when you reach your limits” And again, Chloe always has something to say that make anyone around her, feel comfortably safe from their bad day.

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The Apartment

Amy step inside the apartment while handed 2 big bags donuts, and stop it when she sees Chloe was already on her dress, her black dress that stopped on knee and brown boots on her both feet. “Where are you going Chloe? Didn’t you see me, brought these whole donuts for us?” Said Amy, she seems dissapointed. “Hey, what’s going on?” Beca step inside either, and shut the door behind her. “Uhm..sorry guys, I have to attend this company celebration party.” Chloe check out her make-up once more before she finally going out with her car, and made Beca gave assumption that ‘you seems won’t to be attend.’ Yes, you’re right Becs, deep down inside, I won’t. *** Company Celebration’s Party “Good night Ladies and Gentleman! Happy 55th Anniversary to Pixar Motion Pictures!—“ said the MC’s that already owned the stage from the start. Every eyes in this ballroom looked at him. “—And welcome to Moose Production House, to being our partner for this project, cheers!” Riley arrived to the ballroom, and first person that she look up for is Dave, her deadly crush, as she always said, and gotcha! She found Dave, her steps was very confident to coming up for Dave. “Hey, Dave!” She’s interupting Dave with his friends. “Oh..Hi Riley!—” Dave look around Riley, and he didn’t see the girl that he’s already waited for. “—where’s Chloe?” “Who’s Chloe, Dave?” one of Dave’s friends curious about that, because Dave always mention that name everytime they hang out. “Yeah, you always mentioned her!” Dave just giggling everytime his friends so curious about that. Meanwhile, Riley that stand beside him, listen to it carefully. “Ah..Chloe? Is she your ex Dave?” One of Dave’s friends scratch his chin smoothly while remembering few years ago. “Ah..yes, I’m pretty sure that, this girl was your ex, when you went to Art School, right Dave?” “Bull’s eye, dude!” Riley dropped her jaw, get in shock literally, she’s almost drop her pouch. Few minutes later, a girl with black dress, red wave-hair head, mind her step through many people inside the ballroom, bright smile on her face, and stop by them. Everyone greet her with wide smile, including Dave, that already waited for her attending. “Hey, Chloe!” 2 words that made his friends tease Dave again. “So Dave, this is Chloe, right?” Chloe nodded her head. “Hi, I’m Ben!” “Don’t make fun of it Benjamin, I knew you” Chloe hugged Ben warmly, and confusing the rest of them. “Ben was my college’s friend guys” “What? So, you pretending to didn’t know her, Ben?” Asked Dave, still didn’t believe that. “I didn’t Dave at first, until she came out from her car, and step inside the ballroom—” Ben explained everything that they have to know. “—and what? Is Dave your ex, Chloe? How come? This jerk—“ *SLAP SOUND* Neither Chloe, or Dave and the rest of them got shock for what happened, and every couple eyes in this ballroom turn away to them. “Why did you do that Riley?” Dave grab her hand roughly. Both Riley and Chloe didn’t expected that she can did that, and after that Riley just ran away outside the ballroom. Chloe got speechless. “Are you okay, Chloe?” asked Ben softly. “Yeah, I’m okay.” trying to put her smile on her face, although still got shock, not because her cheek’s hurt, it’s because she felt being humiliated with her own nephew. ***

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