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itsme-autumn · 5 years ago

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Time’s Up | part 1

Author: @itsme-autumn Pairing: Jax Teller x Female Reader Reader Warnings: swearing, sexual harassment, smut

You keep your head down as you walk back to your desk. You want to avoid the looks on your coworkers faces you know they’re giving you. Looks of question, intrigue, maybe sympathy or judgement. You quickly sit in your squeaky chair and try to find something on your computer to busy yourself with, anything to keep back the tears that were threatening to fall.

It wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been, you tell yourself. You just hoped it would be worth it. You’ve been having a hard time proving yourself at work. You’re young. You’re a woman. Male coworkers that worked half as hard and had less experience still got put on bigger and more important accounts than you. You promised yourself you would do whatever you had to do to climb the ladder here.

It was just a couple of buttons. That’s it. Your boss was slimy, yes. An asshole, for sure. But he didn’t force you to do anything. He never touched you. He gave you an opportunity and you decided to take it.

“So you want on the Madison account.”

You sat up straight in the chair across your boss’ desk. “Yes, sir. I really think I would be an asset to the team. I think my track record proves that I can handle the work.”

He looked at you, or rather through you, his face expressionless. “I’m not sure you are willing to make the sacrifices necessary for such a crucial account, Miss Y/L/N.”

“I can assure you that I will do whatever is required to get the job done. I really want this. I’m ready, let me prove it to you.” You try to keep your voice confident despite your discomfort. You hold your hands together in front of you to keep them from shaking.

He thinks for a moment before replying bluntly, “Drop a couple buttons and you got it.”

You hesitate, not sure if you heard him correctly. “I’m sorry, what?” Surely he didn’t just say…

“Look, Y/N, you gotta loosen up if you want to work on this account. They’re the clients that want to have their business meetings at the bar with a round of shots, not a conference room with cups of tea. You get what I’m saying?”

“Uh, I suppose so.” You pause while your brain tries to catch up with this conversation. “I don’t really see why that translates into my shirt being buttoned…?” Hoping he’ll drop it.

“Show me that you can loosen up. Come on, Y/N, you’ve got a great body, why not show it off? It’s a compliment.” He gets up from his chair and walks around his desk, leaning on it while hovering over you. Crossing his arms, he keeps going “If you aren’t prepared to do what it takes for such an important client, I’m sure I can find someone who will. Maybe Kaitlyn…”

You had to make a choice. While this was not exactly how you wanted to rise up here, you didn’t know when another opportunity would come up again. “No! I am!” You quickly blurt out. Fucking kiss-ass-Kaitlyn would get this account over your dead body.

You move your hands up to the top button on your white button up. “I-I can see what you mean. I need to be a little more casual. I can do that.” You force your voice to remain steady and even. You try to ignore the look of satisfaction in his eyes when you’ve undone the second button You will him to confirm your place on the team so you can get the hell out of there.

Well you got the account, now you have to kick ass and prove that you have what it takes. If you can do that, then it’ll have been worth it. You hope. You wanted to call Jax. Not necessarily to tell him-you knew how he would react-but just to hear his voice. He’s so busy though, you didn’t want to bug him or cause him to worry about you. Deciding against it, you sag your shoulders and let out a sigh. Looking at the clock, you count down the minutes till you can go home. You’re just ready for this day to be over.

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You unlock the door to your apartment, immediately kicking your uncomfortable shoes off and throwing your bag down on the floor. You grab your phone and a bottle of wine and head straight to your bathroom.

You’re already on your second glass when the tub is halfway full, your bubble bath filling the room in a warm relaxing scent. You take a deep breath and start to undress, wanting to soak until you no longer felt the stress of this clusterfuck of a day. Your phone buzzed then, the screen displaying Jax’s name. You smile and slide your thumb across the screen to answer.

“Hello?” You say casually. Your relationship--you guess it’s a relationship?--with Jax was new. You didn’t want to sound too eager.

“Hey darlin’.” You could practically see his smirk through the phone. You smile bigger, his voice already making you feel better. “What are you doing right now?”

“Well I had a pretty shitty day at work, so I am currently drinking my favorite wine and then I’m going to soaking in a bubble bath for the foreseeable future. I might die of old age in this bathtub.” You sighed and placed the phone on the counter, putting it on speakerphone so you could finish taking your clothes off. The sooner you got in the scalding hot water, the better.

“I’m sorry babe, do you wanna talk about it?” He sounded so sweet and sincere. It wasn’t a side of Jax Teller that you’d gotten to see very much. Your heart melted a little and you felt heat start to pool in your core. You answered him, your lady parts taking over your brain momentarily, “You can come over if you want and make me feel better.” You were grateful this interaction wasn’t in person so he couldn’t see how red your face was. You cannot believe you just said that. Who the hell are you??

The tone of his voice changed instantly as he chuckled lightly, “You got it babe, I’ll be right over.”

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What were you thinking? You needed less stress tonight, not more. You stay still, not wanting to disrupt your strategically placed bubbles that were covering you up. Jax was on his way over and you are just lounging in your bathtub. YOUR BATHTUB. Naked. So very naked. You and Jax had fooled around some, sure, but you hadn’t completely seen each other sans clothing yet. Would this be the night you two actually had sex? He's been so sweet, letting you set the pace. He knew you didn’t want a casual hookup.

But you did want him. Holy mother did you want him. And now you have basically offered yourself to him on a bubble covered silver platter. You weren’t completely sure you were ready for that step with him, all you knew was that you needed a release, and you always felt good when you were with Jax.

You heard your front door open, Jax walking in, then closing and locking the door behind him. He took his kutte off and folded in on a chair. You heard his footsteps get closer until he pushed open the bathroom door just enough to peek his head in. The look on his face could almost be classified as nervous. You don’t know what he has to be nervous about, he still has all of his clothes on. “Hey, babe.” He says almost sheepishly. Your face warms at the sight of him and you tilt your head, signaling for him to come in.

Seeming to have gotten his confidence back, he steps in the bathroom and walks over the tub. He gets on his knees next to you so you’re at eye level. His lips curve up in a small smile as he reaches up and pushes some hair behind your ear.

That heat that was pooling earlier had now kicked up a few notches. You are somehow even more aware of how naked you are. Suddenly you don’t want to waste any more time thinking about your shitty day or your shitty boss.

Jax smiled at you sweetly, “You okay babe? Tell me what happened.” Instead of answering him you reached around him, putting your hand on the back of his neck and pulling his lips to yours. He didn’t hesitate, his tongue slipping into your mouth to deepen in the kiss.

He brought his hand up to cup your cheek and kissed you a while longer. After a few minutes, he broke his lips from yours and pulled back slightly to look at you, a sheen of sweat already on your skin from the hot water. He couldn’t help but think how goddamn beautiful you are.

You spoke up again, wanting to get this new plan back on track. “I really don’t want to talk about it.” He gave you a questioning look. You paused, trying to figure out how to word what you did want. “I just knew I wanted to see you, that being with you would make me feel better.”

You look at him, trying to gauge his reaction. His face lights up with that wolfish grin of his as he realizes what you want. That look should be illegal. You feel the blood rush to your face. Your thighs press together automatically, your body remembering the pleasure Jax is capable of giving you.

“Well darlin’,” he starts, his grin getting bigger, “I think I can help you with that.” His hand dips down to the surface of the water and swirls his fingers around, moving some bubbles in the process.

He leans in and captures your lips with his. You moan into the kiss and reach up to grab onto his hair. That spurs him on to dip his hand further into the water, finding your thigh. You gasp slightly at the contact, your need for him growing. He caresses your thigh up to your knee and brings it down again. He gently pushes one of your legs to the side, opening yourself for him.

Jax leans back, a question in his eyes. He wants to make sure this is what you want. You’ve been a little more conservative than other girls he’s been with and he wants to respect that. You nod your head and bite your bottom lip in anticipation. He leans forward and takes your lip in with his teeth, biting gently. His mouth moves along your jaw and down your neck, placing wet kisses wherever he can reach. His hand continues its journey in between your legs, until he finally reaches the apex of your thighs. Your breathing getting more labored, you bite your lip again.

“You look so good laid out for me like this, Y/N” his voice low and husky, “I’m gonna make you feel good, okay babe?” Jax swipes a finger up your slit and a low growl comes out of his mouth when he feels how wet you are even under water.

A sound comes out of your mouth that’s a mix between a hum and a whine. Your brain can’t form a coherent thought in this moment. You lay your head back and open your legs all the way for him. He releases a low chuckle.

His fingers trace up and down your folds, teasing you. You close your eyes and push yourself towards his hand, wanting more. Jax ghosts his thumb over your clit and you jolt a little. He moves it back with more pressure, going in slow circles. You can’t help the small moan that escapes from your throat. You can’t remember the last time you’ve been this turned on.

“You like that?”

You hum in response.

He smirks. “I need words, Y/N.”

You force the words out, “Yes. Yes, Jax...please don’t stop.”

Satisfied with your answer, Jax leans in close to your ear and replies in a low growl, “I’m not stopping babe, not until I feel you cumming around my fingers.” He then pushes one finger inside of you, forcing a gasp from you. Feeling you clench around him instantly, he pulls out slowly and adds a second finger, slowly pushing into you again.

“Jax” you moan, breathless.

He pumps into you, his thumb finding your clit again. “Jesus Christ your tight, babe.” His voice is quiet and strained. He reaches down with his other hand to adjust his erection in his jeans. He wants nothing more than to scoop you out of the tub, lay you out on the bathroom floor and sink his cock into you. He wants to take you, to make you scream.

But as tempting as that thought is, this isn’t about him. He wants this to be for you, and only you tonight. Jax knows you wouldn’t say something about your job unless it really bothered you. He’s going to get you to talk about it, but that can wait. Right now he’s focused on you, specifically your pussy that has a vice grip around his fingers.

He curls his fingers up inside of you, hitting a spot that instantly has you moaning, louder now, as he pumps into you faster. His thumb is rubbing fast circles on your clit and your not sure if you can handle the pleasure he’s giving you.

Feeling you twist away slightly, Jax uses his leverage to pin you down.

“That’s it babe. Cum for me,” he says, his voice low and demanding. You feel his intense gaze on you. Your chest is heaving, exposing your breasts from the water’s surface. Jax wastes no time and leans over you to take one of your nipples into his mouth, sucking hard.

“J-Jax...I’m so cose…”

“Let go babe. Cum. Now.” He orders you as he bends down to take your other nipple in his mouth, biting this time.

You arch your back as you reach your climax, gripping the edge of the tub as you clench around his fingers. He continues to move in and out of you through your orgasm, trailing kisses up your collar bone to your neck and up your jaw.

You try to catch your breath as you come down from your high, sinking into the water more and releasing a satisfied sigh. You look up at Jax, feeling a little exposed. But, that feeling disappears when you see the lust in his eyes.

He leans in for a quick yet deep kiss. “You look so fucking sexy when you cum, babe. Feel better?”

You smile at him, reaching up to cup one of his cheeks. “I like you.” Your voice dopey and dazed from your orgasm.

Not expecting that response, Jax laughs out loud, a genuine smile taking over his face. “I like you too, baby.” He presses a kiss to your forehead. Standing up, he grabs a towel to dry his arm off before holding it open for you.

“How ‘bout we go settle on the couch and find a movie to watch.”

You grin widely and start to stand up. You legs are wobbly and he reaches out to steady you, wrapping the large towel around your wet body. You stand there for a moment, reveling in the feeling of him holding you as you look up at him.

“Sounds perfect.”

A/N: This is my first Jax imagine! I had this random idea pop in my head so I just went with it! This is also my first attempt at smut. Let me know what you think!

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thedancingsoldier · 5 years ago

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My Top Song for The Second Half of 2019

⚠️Warning Long Post⚠️

Sam Smith: How Do You Sleep?= Lies, LIES. Lying out your teeth. The question is how do you sleep when you lie to me? This song is addictive to me. Sam Smith speaks in this song wondering how does this person sleep with all the lies that he’s been told? Sam Smith regrets staying in the relationship with this person as long as he did because he also couldn’t stay away from this person. But now he realizes he has to leave and he hopes that the love that he left, keeps this person up at night. Because he’s done. It doesn’t help that the beat is infectious and Sam Smiths voice just floats. I literally just melt into this song, and I lose myself.

Charlie Puth: I Warned Myself= This song sounds like a hook-up that went terribly wrong. In this song Charlie Puth explains how he met this person who was in a relationship with somebody else oversees. Charlie actually liked this person, so with him being skeptical, he went along with the shenanigans anyway. Later this person threatened to kill him, if he told anybody about what they did together. With that being said, Charlie regrets going about the whole thing, and blames himself and this person for messing with his heart.

Keiynan Lonsdale: Rainbow Dragon= This song is a mix of everything, but it is ultimately a message of excelling for yourself, excelling for the world, getting back up from when you fell, and changing this world for the better. Keiynan delivers some shade to the politicians as well, which is always great. One line stuck out to me, “if I can slay, you can slay too b***h.” It’s simple but powerful in its own way.

Rat City: Deliriously Good= This song is a basic admiration for a girl that Rat City finds “deliriously good”. This song makes me smile every time I listen to it, or hear it in the distance even when the volume is too low for anyone else to hear it. The beat is so disco, so retro with that modern electronic dance flavor attached to it. I can’t get enough of this song. It’s doesn’t help that Rat City made a trilogy of videos not to match the lyrics of the songs but as a story with the songs just being background music. It’s good background music though. And good marketing and good production. So kudos to Rat City for that.

Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, Madison Beer & Europa: All Day All Night - Jax Jones & Martin Solveig Presents Europa= This song speaks about another toxic relationship. The singer Madison Beer speaks of getting no sleep because of this person she can’t stop thinking about, and that she fell in love with and that she’s tired of it. This person just left her out of the blue, and never came back. Jax Jones, Martin Solveig and Europa collaborated on this song, and they did it beautifully. It’s perfectly electronic dance music, with some tropical house influence. It’s perfect.

Camila Cabello: Shameless= This song can be interpreted in so many different ways. One way I interpreted this song was, it’s one person expressing their love for the other person. Going all out with it. The other side thanks to @camrencabregui on the comment section of genius.com. They see it as a lgbt relationship. Being all out with their love and shouting it from the rooftops, not caring what anyone thinks. Either way it’s needing someone more than you want them. It’s loving someone shamelessly and with pure love in your heart.

Bebe Rexha: You Can’t Stop The Girl (From Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”)= Side note, I’m so glad Bebe Rexha released this song. It reminds me of her earlier songs that she came out with. And the message is as powerful as ever. It’s so Disney and that’s what makes it great and so influential. It’s breaking that glass ceiling, that still not totally broken. It’s accomplishing your dreams, and not letting anyone stop you.

Charlie Puth: Cheating On You= With this song, Charlie Puth states, on the album cover for this single, “This song is not about a person, it’s about a feeling I’ve never had.” I love that he puts that out there. It’s a song anyone relate to. It’s about both parties of a relationship leaving each other. But, one person is still attached to the other. Even, when this person meets a different person, it doesn’t feel right. This person hasn’t moved on enough to feel love for another person, other than the person they fell in love with in the first place. This song is a masterpiece.

Zedd: Good Thing (with Kehlani)= This song is an introverts theme song. Honestly it is. It basically states that the alone time this person has is already serene and perfect. To broaden this persons horizons the other view that someone else shows them, has to be better than this persons world. And according to this person, everything, and everybody else has yet to excel against that.

Yuna: Forevermore= The Malaysian artist that broadened my horizons on music. Somehow, they managed to fuse Malaysian influences with modern influences and subtle funk influences as well. It’s truly spectacular. The song talks about reaching for the stars. Finding that strength and sticking with it no matter how scared you are or how scary it gets.

Labrinth & Zendaya: All For Us - from the HBO Original Series “Euphoria”= This song is based off of the show on HBO called Euphoria starring Zendaya and Storm Reid. It’s a also a remix from the original that’s on Labrinth’s 2019 album “Imagination & The Misfit Kid”. In the show (From Genius.com), the main character of the show is Rue (Zendaya), a 17-year-old recovering drug addict struggling to find her place in the world. While her father was in the hospital, she began taking his medication. To cope with his death, she started to abuse drugs and ultimately became an addict, realizing she can’t find happiness or love without the drugs. The song takes cues from a bunch of sources, from the subtle trap beat in the background, to the choir that slowly builds and barges in at the “climax” of the song. It’s a really great song.

Emeli Sandé: Honest= This song attacked me in a good way. And it kept attacking me. And it will probably attack you too. To be honest. It simply states, “stop acting as if you can’t be honest to yourself”. Live in the present. Dont live in the past so much that you forget what is happening now in the present. Emeli Sandé did what? THAT. Honestly explaining this song does not do it justice. You’ll have to listen to this song to get it. And once you’ve done that, listen to it again, and again.

Selena Gomez: Look At Her Now= Rising from the ashes. Being in a relationship that was bad for you, and coming out of it learning about yourself more and growing from that negative experience. That is what this song is talking about. Self-preservation & resilience. On top of a beat that’s infectious. And a voice that’s soothing to the ears.

James Arthur: Quite Miss Home= You know how some songs make you want to cry? This song did that. It’s about being away from those you love. Missing them while your away. It’s really self-explanatory. But it’s a beautiful song. My side of the story is too long to tell, but this song’s chorus basically covers that.

Panic! At The Disco: Into The Unknown - from “Frozen 2”= To get this song you will have to watch or go see Disney’s Frozen 2. But I will tell you this song is the ultimate challenge song if you want to try to hit any notes that seem impossible to hit. Brendon Urie goes higher than I’ve ever heard him. I’m pretty sure his fans have heard him hit these notes, but not me. It’s incredible.

Billie Eilish: everything i wanted= This one is about a dream that Billie had. According to Billie, in the dream she committed suicide and no one cared and everyone came out and said that they didn’t like her anyway. I love that this song about a dream she had. It’s different than anything I’ve heard this year. And the melody is so perfectly blended together with the vocals. It’s captivating, honestly. Billie also molds together her relationship with her brother and how close they are in this song. And how they have each others backs no matter what happens. Billie and her brother wrote this song. Another reason why i love this song.

Taylor Swift: Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince= After finally listening to Taylor Swift’s newest album, I found a couple of gems that I come back to jam to or meditate to. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince is one of them that caught my attention. According to Taylor, “this song is about our disillusionment with our crazy world of politics and inequality, set in a metaphorical high school.” On the surface it’s about, finding someone who sees who you really are through all the noise that everyone else is spouting about you. I felt it was a very compelling and complex story to write. That’s why I love this song. I love a song that takes me a while to decipher. It makes me think. I love that!

Taylor Swift: Daylight= Chills. I get true chills when I listen to this song. Another song that I get lost in, and another song that caught my attention from Taylor’s album, because of how the melody and the lyrics and the meaning sucks me in. It’s the last song on her album “Lover”. And she did it so right. With this song it’s like she sees, like the title implies, daylight. Reading the lyrics of the song, it’s Taylor talking about herself, but also it can be a message to everyone else. Forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for your past mistakes, for past situations that may not have ended in the way you wanted or envisioned them to end. Look at the bright side, and see that you can grow from that, and from that, rebuild a better you.

Labrinth: Something’s Got To Give= Normally, when I hear a remix of a song. I tend to go with the remix rather than the original. But this song, I went with both. Because the beat got me, the message got me, and Labrinths masterful mixing and production got me as well. I love a song that, beat-wise, can take me on a rollercoaster. I love a song even better when there’s a great message tied to it. Labrinths talks of when going on faith and the going gets tough, you’ve got to give a little more. Going for your dreams and never giving up no matter how hard it gets. It’s bass heavy, it’s message heavy. It’s everything I hoped for in a song. And it’s something I think almost everyone will love as well.

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lorirwritesfanfic · 6 years ago

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“Tell Me About Your Choices” 2,5,6,27,28

Hi, @lovemychoices ! Thanks for asking 😊

2. What book do you think is overrated?

Just one book? LOL... I'll choose Endless Summer. To quote a friend of mine, it's Choices money grab book.

5. Your favorite LI?

King Liam. I love all my LIs, but there's no one like him on Choices universe ❤

6. Your least favorite LI?

Beckett Harrington. He's basically the reason I started to use tag filters (anti beckett tags included).

27. What is your favorite pairing/book to read fanfics about?

That's a hard question... I don't know if I have a favorite book to read fics about 😓

When it comes to canon pairings, I'll say Jax x MC. There aren't many fics about him here (and I seriously have no idea why, he's so freaking amazing), but I guarantee you all Jax Matsuo fics I've read are incredibly sweet and sexy.

Non-canon pairings are even harder for me to choose, but my favorite ones are Bastien x Olivia (there are some outstanding people writing this pairing, but check out @bobasheebaby 's series Falling For You), Chris x Zig (@itsalliepg have blessed the fandom with this hot pairing), @kennaxval 's Maxwell x OC (Michael, I miss Maxwell and Maurice. Please, bring them back ❤) and Becca x Madison

28. What pairing/book do you wish there was more fanfics about?

I usually write about the pairings I wish to see more, so I'm gonna skip that one, but I'd love to see more Wishful Thinking fics. Stories about relationships with adorable LIs and readings animals minds? That's pure golden fluff 😍

Ask me about my choices

#lori answers #choices ask #tell me about your choices #lovemychoices

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madisonjax · 2 years ago

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Name: Madison Jay Jax

Nickname: JJ, Maddie

Birthday: September 1st 1996

Age: 26

Company Affiliation: AEW

Job: Graphic Designer/Media

Relationship Status: Single

Hometown: San Francisco, California

Current Residence: Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Bio:

Madison or JJ was born and raised in San Francisco, California and was completely California homegrown. She moved from San Francisco to Rancho Cucamonga for a more reserved and quiet place to be. Not that she didn't love the city, she did, but it was overwhelming to come home to neighbors at your doorstep with welcoming gifts every day.

JJ currently owns a farm and has horses, cows, chickens, and many more animals. Even though she's a city girl, she has a country girl heart. She is a huge wrestling fan, loves technology, loves animals, and enjoys Cinnabon and Starbucks. JJ also enjoys horseback riding, hoedowns, and going to old taverns.

She graduated from Virginia Tech and is currently employed by AEW as a graphic designer and media creator.

#ffhq: intro

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grapecaseschoices · 6 years ago

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Choices LI challenge

It Lives in the Woods:

Who I'm romancing: No one, but my MC went to prom with Andy. So.

My Second Choice: I actually thought they were all really great. (I go back and forth on Connor. But props for being a real one, I guess). So feasibly any of them. BUT probably Lucas (than Ava. Ugh. But Stacy was such a good character)

Most underrated LI: Ava Cunningham.

Most overrated LI: None

Least favourite LI: Connor.

Who I wish was an LI: None of them. Well. Maybe Lily.

The Royal Romance:

Who I’m romancing: Hana*

Second Choice: Liam*

*In this essay, I will explain why PB should allow me to have my OT3 of Hana x Liam x MC ....

Most underrated LI: none

Most overrated LI: Drake. Maxwell.

Least favourite LI: Drake

Who I wish was an LI: Kiara? Olivia?

The Crown and the Flame:

Who I’m romancing: Raydan for Kenna, Sei for Dom (though I didn’t have the diamonds to make it official if I recall but I still count it bc their interaction was fire ... he he he)

My Second Choice: Val. Does Jackson even count? That was like a seventh hour LI, PB. "LI"

Most underrated LI: Annelyse. Sei.

Most overrated LI: Diavolos.

Least favourite LI: Diavolos.

Who I wish was an LI: Kailani

The Freshman/Sophomore/Junior:

Who I’m romancing: Christopher Powell. I SAID WHAT I SAID.

My second choice: Zig or MAYBE James (I'm still lowkey bitter about his tude in book 1 and 2. But I love him and MCs friendship so much).

Most overrated LI: None

Most underrated LI: Fucking James. James' stans get paid dust both in fandom and pb content. ROFL. Remember when James was just .... wasnt .... there. Like.

Least Favourite LI: None? I don't know. All the LI content posted on tumblr seems so cute so. It has even won me over onto Kaitlin and Becca. And I mean if Chris' spacey ass could win me over as a character, then.

Who I wish was an LI: nobody. NOBODY ELSE PB. AND IF YOU MUST HAVE IT BE A LADY. (Madison.)

Endless Summer:

Who I’m romancing: Literally no one. I started replaying the books tho to try romancing. I doubt I'll finish.

Second Choice: None.

Most overrated LI: Jake.

Most underrated LI: I don't know.

Least favourite LI: None.

Who I wish was an LI: I'm going to steal @mythup 's response: Seraxa, Zahra, Michelle and add Raj.

Hero:

Who I’m romancing: No one. I guess maybe sorta having MC flirt with Kenji and Eva.

Second Choice: None.

Most underrated LI: Grayson I guess?

Most overrated LI: None

Least Favourite LI: None

Who I wish was an LI: No one. And DEFINITELY NOT CALEB. Goodness.

Red Carpet Diaries:

This is going to be a theme of 'No one'. BUT I'll play this as what I was doing before PB fucked up.

Who I’m romancing: Matt / Victoria

Second Choice: Seth .... . ish.

Most underrated LI: Victoria. She got done dirty.

Most overrated LI: Matt

Least favourite LI: Teja. I don't dislike her. She just doesn't vibe for me as a character. (Mind, I never finished book one)

Who I wish was an LI: none

High School Story:

Who I’m romancing: Maria.

Second Choice: Michael. (Except MC x Michael x Maria owns my heart. Michael and Maria’s friendship was an unexpected but interesting storyline)

Most underrated LI: Aiden. Then Maria. Then Emma. Then Caleb. (actually, I feel everyone not Michael is underrated. Its hard to find Maria content and lets not get into the hate she got)

Most overrated LI: Michael but I do like him as a character.

Least favourite LI: None

Who I wish was an LI: No one. I should probs finish book 3. Sakura?

LoveHacks:

Who I’m romancing: Leah

Second Choice: Ben. Remember that hint of a V poly relationship PB let happen?

Most underrated LI: Leah

Most overrated LI: Mark

Least favourite LI: Mark

Who I wish was an LI: I don't remember. No one I don't think.

Rules of Engagement:

Who I’m romancing: William, Blake, Audrey

My second choice: Bartender. Mira.

Most underrated LI: MIRA

Most overrated LI: Leo.

Least favourite LI: Paolo, Audrey.

Who I wish was an LI: No one.

Perfect Match:

Who I’m romancing: Sloane! Mainly (but also female Hayden).

My second choice: Damien (even though PB just locked MY MC INTO FRIENDSHIP STATE JUST BC I WANTED MORE SLOW BURN. wte, tho probs for keeping decisions).

Most underrated LI: Sloane

Most overrated LI: Damien.

Least favourite LI: They're all so good

Who I wish was an LI: hmmmmm no one. I mean I like Alana and Cecile. And while I don’t think every character needs ‘a redemption’ (or a redemption that means they are fully team good guy). I do think it would be interesting to see an integration between not only with MC but also their interactions with MC’s gang (particularly Alana with Damien. Cecile and Sloane + Hayden). But I think I rather them for 'flirting with the antagonist' trope. If only, bc I’ve loved MCs reactions / responses the times it has cropped up.

Home for the Holidays:

Who I’m romancing: I started with Holly for my MC (I thought their interactions were SoftTM) but then I just quit the book.

Bloodbound:

Who I’m romancing: I haven't decided. But it's between Lily and Jax. Leaning toward Jax.

Second Choice: Adrian Raines.

Most overrated LI: Adrian.

Most underrated LI: Lily

Least favourite LI: None. Though I'm not as into Kamilah.

Who I wish was an LI: None

Veil of Secrets:

Who I’m romancing: LOL. IDEFK. All of them (except for Kate, if she's an LI??). Leave me alone. I like MCs interactions with them all. I guess Grant and Naomi.

Second choice: Flynn. LISTEN. IT CHANGES BY DAY.

Most overrated LI: No one yet.

Most underrated LI: None.

Least favourite LI: Hope it never gets to the point.

Who I wish was an LI: None. Not Kate.

America's Most Eligible:

Who the fuck even are the LIs

I tag whoever! (Mostly because I’m not sure who already did this)

#playchoices #grapecase answers #grapecase posts #Choices LI challenge #memes #tho side note for the tf one #i almost put darren AND amara for potential li #except i can admit it wouldnt work with that mc or that pair #i mean i'd love it but it just wouldn't work right

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Masterlist Complied

Hi, so I complied all of my fics into one place. So, if you don’t want to look through the different lists (ie: prompt, headcanons, etc) they are now sorted into one page!

Across The Void

Zekei

Choices September Creates:

VI. Home (M!MC)

America’s Most Eligible

Bianca

Prompts:

“We’d make a cute couple.” “It’s lonely here without you.” (Suggestive)

Choices September Creates

XIV. New Beginnings - Bianca x MC

XXIX. Clean - Bianca x MC

Mackenzie

Prompts:

“I don’t care what anyone else thinks!” (nb lesbian mc)

“I think I’m in love with you and I don’t know what to do anymore.” (nb lesbian mc)

Fics:

Bedroom Drunken Mishaps (F!MC)

Ivy

Choices September Creates

XI. Family - Ivy x MC (SUGGESTIVE)****

Adam

Fics:

Diamond Scene Rewrite (M!MC)(NSFW)

Vince

“I desperately want to take you out for dinner and slow dance with you until the sun comes up, but I also want to grip your hair as I watch you writhing underneath me.” - “If you don’t stop looking at my lips without doing anything about it, I will take you right here on this counter.” (M!MC)

“Don’t act so innocent, you had me pinned underneath you five minutes ago.” (M!MC)

Slater

Prompts:

“Please don’t do this.” “Don’t cry.” (M!MC)(NSFW)

Multiple Characters

Choices September Create:

IX. Vacation - AME Jury House Fic (Comedy)**

Bloodbound

Priya

Headcanons:

Dating (Suggestive)

Fic:

The Infamous Priya Lacroix (NSFW)

Kamilah

Prompt:

“No one is going to hurt you now.”

“Do you like when I touch you like that?” “You’re so beautiful.” “Mine.” (NSFW)

“Mine.” “Do you like when I touch you like that?”

Choices September Creates:

XXII. Endings - Kamilah x MC (NSFW)

NSFW ABCs:

Kamilah

Lily

Prompt:

“That’s my ex-girlfriend!” “Well kiss me so she sees!”

“You keep saying we’re friends, but you look at me a moment too long for that to be true.”(nb lesbian mc)

Holiday Prompt:

Of Presents and Cocoa - Lily x MC

Jax x Adrian

Prompt:

“Your voice is sexy.” “Your ass is sexier.” “Well, this is awkward.” “Don’t touch me.” (NSFW)

Fic:

Sugar High (Suggestive)

Vega x Adrian

Personal Fic:

Mr. Senator, Please… (NSFW)(Kamilah x MC sidelined)

Part 2: Mr. Senator, Please...

The Crown & The Flame

Annelyse x Kenna

Prompt:

“I can’t stand the thought of losing you.” “Are you jealous?” “Shut up and kiss me.”

“I would honestly die before I let anything happen to you.”

Choices September Creates

IV, Magic - Kenna x Annelyse

Kenna x Val

Choices September Creates

XV. Smut - Kenna x Val (NSFW)

NSFW ABCs:

Kenna x Val

A Courtesan of Rome

Sabina

Prompts:

“You make me feel safe.” (nb lesbian mc)

“Darling, your heart is too pure for me.” (nb lesbian mc)

“You’ve shown me what love can feel like.” (nb lesbian mc)

Desire and Decorum

Annabelle

Prompts:

”I’m right where I belong.” (nb lesbian mc)

“I will love you forever, and when ‘forever’ ends I’ll love you some more.” (nb lesbian mc)

“I am home.” “Every inch of you is the most incredible thing God has ever created.” (she/her version, nb lesbian mc)

The Elementalists

Beckett

Fic:

Purple Lights (M!MC)

“If anything happens to me, remember I’ll always love you.” (M!MC)(NSFW)

Shreya

Prompt:

“You’re the best thing to have ever happened to me.” - “I just feel calmer when I’m with you.” (F!MC)

Endless Summer

Estela

Headcanons:

NSFW: Sex With Estela

Prompt:

things you said when you were drunk

things you said when we were at our happiest

things you didn’t say at all

things you said when you were crying

“I wish we could stay like this forever.” - ”Shut up and kiss me.” - “You’re teasing me again.” (NSFW)(F!MC)

Michelle

Headcanons:

Dating

Prompt:

things you didn’t say at all

“He’s dead because of you!”

Craig

Headcanons:

Jealous Boyfriend

Quinn

Headcanons:

Amusement Park

Sex With Quinn! (F!MC)(M!MC)

Prompt:

things you said after it was over

“I fucked up.”

“I hate you.”

Sean Gayle

Seeing Sean After Choice 1 Of ES Ending

Lake Front Love (M!MC)

Jake

Headcanons:

Off La Huerta Life (M!MC)

Prompt:

“Don’t touch me.” (M!MC)

“Lay back.” (M!MC)(NSFW)

“Dance with me.” - “You’re so beautiful.” (M!MC)

Sean x Jake

Prompt:

“You’re cute when you’re angry.”

Craig x Diego

Prompt:

“Can I touch you?” (NSFW)

Multiple Characters

Headcanons:

Trans Boyfriend (Quinn, Sean, Estela, Jake x MC)

Personal Fic:

Into You *Permanent Hiatus* (Diego x M!MC)(Diego x Craig)(Michelle x Quinn)(Jake x M!MC)

Part 2: It Should’ve Been Us

The Freshmen Series

Madison Eckhart

Headcanons:

Dating Headcanons

Kaitlyn

Prompt

“Where did all these puppies come from?”

Holiday Prompt:

All I Want For Christmas Is… - Kaitlyn x MC (Celeste)

Choices September Creates

XXV. Best Friends - Kaitlyn x MC

Becca x Kaitlyn

Prompt

“Are you flirting with me?”

Becca x Madison

Prompt:

“Perfect date.” “Shouldn’t you be with him?”

Fic:

‘I Want To Kiss You’ (NSFW)

Choices September Creates

XVIII. Bad Day - Madison x Becca

Becca

Prompt:

“Stop ignoring me...”

“Are you drunk?”

“You’ve been drinking tonight, haven’t you?” (NB Lesbian MC)

Choices September Creates

XVI. Heartache - Becca x MC

The Haunting of Braidwood Manor

Eleanor

Choices September Creates

III. Dance - Eleanor x MC

The Heist: Monaco

Ansel

Prompt:

“I desperately want to take you out for dinner and slow dance with you until the sun comes up, but I also want to grip your hair as I watch you writhing underneath me.” (M!MC)

Miranda x Marguerite

Prompt:

“And now your hand is in mine and I feel like the luckiest person to walk the planet.”

Hero

Kenji

Prompt:

“Stop texting me weird stuff so late at night” (NSFW)(M!MC)

“What a pretty sight.” (NSFW)(M!MC)

Choices September Creates:

XII. Anniversary - Kenji x M!MC (NSFW)

Poppy

Prompt:

“What the hell were you thinking?” (NB Lesbian MC)

Choices September Creates:

XVII. Unexpected - Poppy x MC

High School Story

Emma

Headcanons:

Dating

Step Sister Emma

Prompt:

things you said at one am

things you said too quietly

things you said after it was over

things you said that i wasn’t meant to hear

things you said when you were drunk

things you didn’t say at all

Maria

Headcanons:

Dating

Prompt:

things you said after you kissed me

things you said when you were drunk

“This is why I fell in love with you.”

“Since when have we ever been friends.”

“There’s only one bed.”

“I’m sorry.” (F!MC)

“I need a hug.”

“Are you mad at me?” (F!MC)

“There was never an us” (M!MC)

“I wish we could stay like this forever” (M!MC)

“Is that my shirt?” “Oh, are you ticklish?” (F!MC)

Michael

Headcanons:

Carnival Date

Domestic Gay Life

Dating

Reacting To A Sad LI After Not Saying I Love You

Morgan x Michael Platonic

Being Michael’s First Boyfriend and Vice Versa

Prompt:

things you said at one am

things you said with no space between us

things you said when you were crying

things you said that made me feel like shit

“Is that my shirt?” “This is why I fell in love with you.”

“Give me a chance.” “Don’t die on me.”

“I need a hug.” “Can I kiss you right now?” “I’m going to keep you safe.”

“Hold me and never let me go.”

“You’re cute when you’re angry.”

Things You Said Under The Stars

Things You Said When I Was Crying/Thought I Was Asleep

“Are You Okay?” “I Can Take Care Of Myself Just Fine”

“You’re cute when you’re angry.” “I didn’t do it.” (M!MC)

Holiday Prompt:

Axel, The Red-Nosed Boy - Michael x M!MC

Aiden

Headcanons:

Dating

Jealous

Long Distance Relationship

Teaching MC Piano

Argument HC

Prompt:

things you said with no space between us

things you said when i was crying

things you said when you thought i was asleep

things you said when we were fighting

things you said that i wish you hadn’t

things you said after you kissed me

‘I wish I never met you.”

“I can’t stand the thought of losing you.”

“I’m not a people’s person.” (Graiden)(zig-a-zow’s mc)(F!MC)

“Do you think you could teach me that?” “I fucked up..” “Shut up and kiss me already” “I’m dying.” “I wish we never met.” (M!MC)

“I don’t deserve to be loved.” (M!MC)

“I came to say goodbye.” “He’s dead because of you.” (Part 2)(M!MC)

Choices September Creates

XXX. Celebrate - Grace (@zig-a-zow’s mc) x Aiden

Fics:

Date Night!

Long Distance Comfort

Someday…

Holiday Prompt:

A Band Christmas Jamboree - Aiden x F!MC (Grace)

Whipped Noses - Aiden x F!MC (Grace)(@zig-a-zow’s MC)

Cameron x Aiden

Headcanons:

Dating

Kara

Headcanons:

Dating

Prompt:

things you said when i was crying

Emma x MC x Kara

Fics:

She’s Cheer Captain and She’s My Best Friend

Myra

Headcanons:

Dating

Caleb

Headcanons:

Coming Out To His Teammates

Prompt:

My House Is Haunted (M!MC)

Julian

Prompt:

things you said after you kissed me

things you said that i wasn’t meant to hear

things you said with no space between us

Julian x Wes

Prompt:

“Do you trust me” “Can I kiss you right now” “You’re cute whe you’re angry.” “I’ve liked you for a while now.” “Shut up and kiss me already?” “Are you flirting with me?” “How did we get here?”

Sakura

Prompt:

things you said when you were drunk

Autumn

Prompt:

I Wish We Could Stay Like This Forever

Burke/Hughs

Headcanons:

Burke and Hughs: NSFW

Multiple Characters

Headcanons:

Myra and Aiden Platonic HCs

Tall MC (Aiden/Maria/Michael/Emma/Caleb)

HSS MC Getting INto A Fight: LIs Reactions (Aiden/Maria/Michael/Emma/Caleb)

Maria/Michael Accepting Their Sexuality

LIs And Their Music Taste (Aiden/Maria/Michael/Emma/Caleb)

Fics:

The Break Up: Preference HSS (Aiden/Maria/Michael/Emma/Caleb)

Promposal From MC: HSS (Aiden/Maria/Michael/Emma/Caleb)

Love At First Sight: HSS (Aiden/Maria/Michael/Emma/Caleb)

School Play Jealous LI: HSS (Aiden/Maria/Micahel/Emma/Caleb)

MC Giving Them A Promise Ring Part 1: (Julian/Payton/Autumn/Nishan)

MC Giving Them A Promise Ring Part 2: (Nishan/Sakura/Wes/Mia)

Let Me Help You (Platonic)(Aiden/Myra)

HIgh School Story: Class Act

Rory

Prompt:

“Is this the moment we kiss?” (F!Rory x F!MC)

Skye

Prompt:

“I shouldn’t be allowed to be this happy.” (nb lesbian mc)

Ajay

Holiday Prompt:

Tickets And Kissets - Ajay x M!MC (Connor)

Home For The Holidays

Nick x Wyatt

Prompt:

“Car sex looks easier in the movies.” “First person to make a noise loses.” (NSFW)

ILITW

Andy

Headcanons:

Non Binary Jealous

Comforting Each Other Through Dysphoria MLM

Summer Vacation!

Prompt:

things you said while we were driving

things you said that i wish you hadn’t

things you said when you were scared

things you said at one am

things you said when you were drunk

things you said over the phone

things you said when you thought i was asleep

“I didn’t do it” “I did it” “Catch me if you can!”

Holiday Prompts:

Cookie Confections - Andy x F!MC (Devon)

Fic:

Andy and MC Coming Out As Trans To One Another

Ava

Headcanons:

Senior Prom

Dating

Jealous

First Dinner With Each Other’s Family As A Couple

Pre-Dating With Ava

Theme Park

Prompt:

things you said when i was crying

Stacy

Headcanons:

Summer Vacation

First Dinner With Each Other’s Family As A Couple

Senior Prom

Long Distance Relationship

Summer Vacation

Disney w/Stacy

Jealous

Gymnastics

Pre-Dating

Fics:

Stacy Comforting MC During A Party After Redfield

MC and Stacy Awkward Dating Stage

Stacy Beating THe Shit Out Of Noah (fic)

Prompt:

things you said when you were drunk

things you said when we were on top of the world

things you said when you thought i was asleep

things you said under the stars and in the grass

Lucas

Headcanons:

Senior Prom

Long Distance Relationship

Pre-Dating

Prompt:

things you said that made me feel like shit

things you said when we were at our happiest

“I read your diary.”

“Is that my shirt?”

“DON’T YELL AT ME LIKE I’M A CHILD.” “DON’T THROW SCISSORS!”

Fic:

Maria and Lucas Meeting For The First Time Scenario

Lily

Headcanons:

Friendship With Lily!

Noah

Headcanons:

Senior Prom

Playing With Noah’s Hair

Prompt:

things you said with too many miles between us

Dan

Headcanons:

Study Date

Prompt:

“We can’t keep this up forever.” ”Never call this number again.”

“I want to protect you.” (F!MC)

Fics:

Late Night Talks/Walks

Choices September Creates

XIX. Camping - Dan x MC

Lucas x Andy

Headcanons:

Pre Dating HCs

Prompt:

things you said after you kissed me

Multiple Characters

Headcanons

Adopting A Cat With All Lis

Tall MC HCs For Andy/Stacy/Lucas/Ava

Sad LIs IF MC Taken Redfield’s Place

Fics:

Panic Attack Comfort

Asking You/Reminding You Of Your First Date

Maria and Lucas Meeting For The First Time Scenario

High School Story vs ILITW (fic)

Realizing You’ve Fallen In Love (Ava, Andy, Dan, Lucas, Lily, Stacy, Noah x MC)

Valentine’s Day Together (Ava, Andy, Dan, Danni, Imogen, Lucas, Lily, Noah, Parker, Stacy, Tom x MC)

#compiled masterlist #shreyamistry

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Us, April 5

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: All Eyes on Duchess Kate

Page 2: Red Carpet -- Hollywood is in full bloom with the perfect inspo to put a little spring in your step -- Elle Fanning, Kate Middleton, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lopez, Lupita Nyong'o

Page 3: Mindy Kaling, Kathryn Newton, Gabrielle Union, Caitriona Balfe, Penelope Cruz

Page 4: Who Wore It Best? Scarlett Johansson vs. Delilah Belle Hamlin vs. Ingrid Andress in Tom Ford

Page 6: Loose Talk -- Jennifer Garner on finally getting her ears pierced at age 48, Cardi B's thoughts on Selena Gomez possibly stepping away from music, Michelle Obama on living with messy daughters Malia and Sasha, Soleil Moon Frye recalling her first consensual sexual experience with Charlie Sheen, Kim Kardashian West on how much her voice has changed over 20 seasons of Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Page 8: Contents

Page 10: Hot Pics -- ahead of the Miami Open Venus Williams took a break from practice to play with her dog Harold

Page 11: Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo were attached at the hip during an outing in Montecito, Paul McCartney enjoyed a beach day while on vacation in St. Barts, sporting a massive diamond ring Bethenny Frankel was at the beach in Miami

Page 12: Paris Hilton's Lanvin dress paired perfectly with her bubblegum-hued Bentley, Jared Leto looked unrecognizable while filming House of Gucci in Italy and meanwhile Lady Gaga and Adam Driver continued shooting scenes the following day

Page 13: Britney Spears looked to be in good spirits while out with boyfriend Sam Asghari in L.A., Robin Roberts hammed it up for the camera on the set of Good Morning America, Kourtney Kardashian couldn't keep her hands off new beau Travis Barker after enjoying a dinner date in L.A.

Page 14: Baby on Board -- Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn, Gal Gadot, Lauren Burnham with husband Arie Luyendyk Jr., Christina Milian showed off her growing belly in a floral lingerie set by Savage x Fenty

Page 16: Flex Zone -- with warmer days ahead, stars push their bodies harder -- Nicole Scherzinger and Thom Evans, Kate Hudson added three pound dumbbells to her fitness routine, Eva Longoria works out with a trampoline, Cara Delevingne does yoga, Kevin Hart was joined by son Hendrix for a sweat sesh, Gabrielle Union working out

Page 18: Stars They're Just Like Us -- Jax Taylor took out the trash and recycling bins in L.A., Ally Brooke put on sunscreen she bought at CVS in L.A., after food shopping Ariel Winter packed her car with goodies in L.A.

Page 20: Love Lives -- Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom sparked marriage rumors after she was seen wearing a gold band on that finger while in Hawaii

Page 21: They've quietly been together for over three years but Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant who were spotted together during a rare date night in Beverly Hills are in no rush to wed and they've both been in serious relationships before so they're content just being with each other but that doesn't mean marriage is off the table

* For Brooklyn Decker, the silver lining of the pandemic has spending more time with Andy Roddick -- she said it has strengthened their relationship

* The secret to Nick and Vanessa Lachey's successful marriage of nearly 10 years? Spontaneous intimacy, according to Vanessa

Page 22: Hot Hollywood -- Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani won't be sending save the date cards anytime soon because the duo is struggling to agree on a wedding day -- Gwen is pushing hard for their first ceremony on Blake's Oklahoma ranch to take place in early fall (the two are planning a second affair in L.A.), but Blake, who has been vocal about his impatience, wants to wed this summer but there's a problem: tornado season and the chapel he had constructed on his property for Gwen, a devout Catholic, isn't built to withstand even a minor wind event -- no matter what though, the pair (who are also trying for a baby via surrogate) still plan to exchange their vows before the end of the year and won't let these hiccups affect their big day

Page 23: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez denied reports that they ended their engagement and were spotted packing on the PDA in the Dominican Republic -- J.Lo started to question A-Rod after rumors began to swirl that he had an affair with Southern Charm star Madison LeCroy but Alex has been on his best behavior of late

* A Britney Spears comeback could be on the horizon as she is dropping hints about singing again even though her attorney previously said she will not perform as long as her father in charge, but if the judge rules in her favor to make her care manager, Jodi Montgomery, her conservator, Britney will follow through and promise to perform again

* Keeping Up With Us -- Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant has named the four deputies who allegedly shared graphic photos from the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter Gianna and seven others, despite sharing a selfie of herself wearing a half-heart necklace that she rocked while dating Ben Affleck his ex Ana de Armas denied that the two were back together, Armie Hammer is being investigated by L.A. police after a woman came forth and accused the actor of raping her in 2017 but Armie's attorney maintains their relations were completely consensual, CBS has extended The Talk's hiatus after claims of racism and toxicity were made against cohost Sharon Osbourne, just days after Tiger Woods returned home from the hospital following his near-fatal car crash new details from the investigation revealed that the golf pro didn't take his foot off the accelerator leading up to the accident

Page 24: A Day in My Life -- Maria Sharapova

Page 25: Kanye West's personal life might be in shambles, but his finances were thriving -- according to a new report, the rapper's net worth has climbed to $6.6 billion amid his ongoing divorce from Kim Kardashian -- he has really thrown himself into his work -- Kanye was first declared a billionaire last April largely in part to his fashion line, Yeezy, which is valued between $3.2 and $4.7 billion -- Kanye actually learned a lot from Kim's family about business decisions and he used to throw so much of his own money into his projects, but he's learned that doesn't have to be the case and it's clearly paying off big

* These hip-hop stars also made a large sum of their money away from the mic -- 50 Cent, Diddy, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre

Page 26: Cover Story -- Duchess Kate carries on -- the resilient royal is stepping in to save the crown

Page 28: Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt: a new low -- as Brad and Angelina's nasty custody battle rages on, their kids are put in the middle

Page 30: Makeovers of the Year -- behold the style evolution of Hollywood's latest luminaries -- Andra Day, Halsey

Page 31: Tiffany Haddish, Lily Collins, Awkwafina

Page 32: Major Transformations -- Adrienne Bailon, Rebel Wilson

Page 34: Ayesha Curry, Kelly Osbourne, Adele

Page 36: Spring Makeup Bag Update -- whisper-light formulas in soft, pretty hues that will freshen up your look fast

Page 38: Laura Harrier tells how she makes her peepers pop

Page 40: Let It Grow! Kristen Stewart's mane man Adir Abergel shares hacks to help a haircut in flux look luxe

Page 42: Entertainment -- Mark Long on The Challenge: All Stars

Page 43: Take Five with Sway Bhatia

Page 46: Fashion Police -- when bad clothes happen to good people -- Noah Cyrus, Machine Gun Kelly, Amber Rose

Page 47: Bella Hadid, Harry Styles

Page 48: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me -- Kevin O'Leary

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REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 26th May 2019 (Tyler the Creator, Halsey, DJ Khaled)

Top 10

“I Don’t Care” by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber sits at the top spot for a second week, and it seems pretty stable, even if the song itself is pretty lazy.

Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus is also steady at the runner-up spot.

At number-three, Lewis Capaldi trumps Stormzy up one space with “Someone You Loved” thanks to the release of Capaldi’s probably dreadful album.

This of course means “Vossi Bop” by Stormzy has flailed down one spot to number-four.

“Hold Me While You Wait” by Lewis Capaldi gets a short album release boost up three positions to number-five.

Billie Eilish’s “bad guy” is still at number-six since last week.

MEDUZA’s “Piece of Your Heart” with Goodboys suffers thanks to Capaldi, down two spaces to number-seven.

As does the late Avicii’s posthumous release “SOS” featuring Aloe Blacc, down a spot to number-eight.

Also thanks to Lewis Capaldi’s album release, we have number-nine, which is up 19 spaces from last week after squandering in the top 40 for a while. It’s “Grace” by Lewis Capaldi, peaking this week and becoming his third top 10 hit in the UK. Great. I’m not all that upset though because this means we won’t be seeing any new Capaldi this week, since all three singles were the most popular songs and UK chart rules prevent any other songs from appearing on the chart if they’re not the big three.

Also entering the top 10 for the first time is the mediocre house track “All Day and Night” by Jax Jones and Martin Solveig – presenting EUROPA – featuring Madison Beer, up oe space to #10, becoming both EUROPA as a group act and Beer’s first ever Top 10, as well as Jax Jones’ fifth and Solveig’s second, his first since 2015.

Climbers

There’s not much at all here to talk about, neither will there be many fallers, however there are a handful. First of all, we have an unexpected and unwelcome rebound for “Giant” by Calvin Harris and Rag ‘n’ Bone Man up five spaces to #24. Also, thanks to some more exposure that was inspired by a Hardy Caprio cosign on “Guten Tag” (that also just entered the Top 20 this week, which is pretty epic), Digga D’s “No Diet” is up eight spots to #25. “Late Night Feelings” by Mark Ronson featuring Lykke Li is also up six positions to #33 off of the debut.

Fallers

Going in reverse order, at #38, we have “Homicide” by Logic featuring Eminem absolutely collapsing down 12 spaces to #38. Oof. Speaking of collapses thanks to a lack of streaming after its first two weeks, “Greaze Mode” by Skepta featuring Nafe Smallz couldn’t even have that second week down 13 to #35, but it’ll rebound due to the album release in a few weeks’ time. “Just You and I” by Tom Walker might have had a streaming cut down 15 spaces to #29, but I think a lot of that is genuinely wavering popularity.

Dropouts & Returning Entries

Out of the top 75 completely is “i’m so tired...” by LAUV and Troye Sivan from #37, mostly due to streaming cuts and dumb UK chart rules, which have also affected “Don’t Feel Like Crying” by Sigrid out from #30. Otherwise, “Falling like the Stars” by James Arthur thankfully falters after people realised the song is absolute trite without the video, and it’s out from #34 off of the debut. Sadly, “Boasty” by Wiley featuring Sean Paul, Stefflon Don and Idris Elba has also had streaming cuts and is out from #17, because it’s a hip-hop song, and they are effectively streaming-exclusive. Also out are two not premature losses, in fact, these are very expected, as they’ve been in the last half of the top 40 for a while, and today was a big week, so, I feel like we can safely say “Good riddance” to “Don’t Call Me Up” by Mabel out from #36, and “Swervin” by A Boogie wit da Hoodie featuring 6ix9ine out from #40; Mabel might rebound though. There are no returning entries this week.

NEW ARRIVALS

#39 – “3 Nights” – Dominic Fike

Produced by Capi – Peaked at #3 in Australia

Now for the first time in a while, maybe since MEDUZA, I’m intrigued by this new artist’s debut on the charts, but I’ve seen his name buzzing up for a while... he only has six songs yet thanks to this massive worldwide smash, has 10 million monthly listeners, yet he’s completely passed me by. His Spotify bio is a yellow heart emoji, which is the worst heart emoji. I’m disgusted. Of course, I’m kidding, but I have heard him pop up on Kevin Abstract’s recent solo record ARIZONA BABY and he’s been an indie pop star for a while now, I imagine, I just haven’t cared enough to check his EP out, I suppose. Nevertheless, this is his first ever Top 40 hit in the UK, and I love it. It starts pretty abruptly with a bouncy clap beat and some stringy guitar that you can hear in a lot of vaguely indie pop nowadays, except unlike a LAUV, Dominic Fike has a soulful albeit somewhat reminiscent of pop-punk voice that backs up the acoustics (which may be a bit too much in the front of the mix than I’d like), as the bassline’s fun, energetic groove just kicks and kicks, Fike keeps going on with a fine-tuned, double-tracked vocal performance until he breaks down on the second verse, where he starts yell-rapping and I honestly start to think there was an uncredited Trippie Redd guest verse that made this blow up. Like I said, though, Fike is much more refined than a Trippie Redd, who just kind of belts relentlessly without any care for how it works musically. The falsetto backing vocals are cute, and the plucking guitar becomes a real driving force for the rhythm, especially when the first verse is mostly bare. Whilst most artists in this lane of indie-pop/singer-songwriter guy who’s actually pretty manufactured and generic would let the instrumental breathe in an airy, cloudy mess of synth, Fike is all over it, not letting the instrumental get a second of breathing room before he explodes on the track. The content matter is interesting, as well, as it paints imagery of street lights that have been such a familiar sight for Fike over the months of having a relationship, those three nights representing three stages, from not caring to being absolutely smitten in love, before they just drift apart and there’s nothing to do about it, and Fike is frustrated that he can’t repair this shattered relationship. Oh, yeah, and:

And she sent me naked pictures from her neck down to her waist

I feel this downplays the romance and emotion here a bit, though. I’ve personally always found it more compelling when it’s the man admitting he sent naked pictures, as that’s more rough and emotionally revealing than the inverse.

She found pictures in her e-mail / I sent this bitch a picture of my d*** - Kanye West, “Runaway”

I still absolutely love this song though. I’d say check it out, but everyone has. I’m late to the party.

#37 – “Jealous” – DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Big Sean

Produced by Tay Keith and Nova Wav – Peaked at #57 in the US

I feel I’ve gotten the wrong end of the stick here with these album cuts. With Tyler, the Creator instead of the fun introduction “IGOR’S THEME”, which is at #41, I get the much worse “I THINK” at #30. With DJ Khaled, instead of the beautiful Nipsey Hussle tribute “Higher” with John Legend at #43, I get Chris Brown. Thanks, I hate it. I don’t have to do any research, you know who these guys are, and I’m sure you don’t care, I’ll get through this quickly after turning on Private Session because my last.fm having Chris Brown scrobbles is a nightmare. Might as well list the insane amount of Top 40 hits these dudes have, DJ Khaled surprisingly having the least with five, with who I expected to have the least, Big Sean, racking up... also five, mostly because those sell-out features really pay off, Lil Wayne on the other hand having twenty-freaking-four, and Chris Brown trumping them all with about 38. What a delightful thought that is. Uh, so what’s happening here? DJ Khaled is pointless once again, as I doubt he had any element of involvement in this Tay Keith beat, who doesn’t even get to have his full producer tag play in the intro, which is insanely cluttered. His dated synth patterns and tones are still there with the rattling hi-hats, though, and there’s way too many Chris Brown on this song, because he sounds muddy and awful, with Auto-Tune that’d make a metalhead want to shoot a frog’s brains out. I like Lil Wayne’s verse, mostly because he actually has some well-constructed bars, but he drowns out into the chaotic pre-chorus and DJ Khaled ad-libs... and his flow is lacklustre, cut short by Chris Brown. Big Sean is fun and discusses Jhené Aiko, whilst interpolating the “In My Feelings” flow of all flows, but he also is cut short by Chris Brown. Please listen to CHVRCHES and stop collaborating with this pathetic abusive excuse for a human being. Seriously, why so much of that Chris Brown hook? Honestly, Big Sean can barely get a “Straight up” ad-lib in there. I hate this, actually, that hook has a falsetto Lil Wayne harmonising for some reason, and the bridge is multi-tracked with awful, low-fidelity chipmunk vocals, and yeah, this is awful, why did I consider this passable? I never want to hear this again, the instrumental’s so cluttered and over-polished so you can barely hear the vocalists except Chris Brown who is all over the place. DJ Khaled sounds like Quavo sometimes here, what is happening? I’m confused, who has played themselves? Why is Khaled just shouting over the outro? He’s supposed to only do this on the video skits, what the—

#36 – “Summer Days” – Martin Garrix, Macklemore and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy

Produced by Martin Garrix – Peaked at #4 in Belgium

And the Cactus Award for What the Ever-loving Frick Did I Just Read? goes to... Martin Garrix, Patrick Stump and Macklemore on the same song. This is the whitest thing I think has ever been produced and released, but besides that, we should be questioning why these guys thought it was okay to collaborate, and that this was going to go unnoticed. Should I care? Isn’t this just a pop singer-rapper collaboration and the connection to Fall Out Boy is what’s making me overreact? I mean, Fall Out Boy is a shill now too, especially with that disgusting Lil Peep collaboration. It’s weird to see Macklemore out of his natural habitat of being only barely existent but good to know he’s hopped out of his shell to collaborate with some EDM doofus and I’m sure who was his favourite emo singer as a teen. This is Garrix’s tenth UK Top 40 hit, Macklemore’s eighth and third without Ryan Lewis and Patrick Stump’s fourth as a solo act, his first since 2007. Is it good? Well, no. It isn’t, really. Patrick Stump essentially whispers through the first verse, but his oddly nasal tone at least in the first verse doesn’t fit EDM production, and he’s yet to realise this, as while he’s more soulful and bassy afterwards, he immediately goes to a falsetto... and it gets better. A lot better – in fact, the distant acoustic guitar strumming (that may be too front in the mix once again for my liking) and cute fake finger-snaps make a pretty good foundation for a beat that both Stump and Macklemore perform pretty well on, especially since that rough electric guitar comes in for Macklemore to spit about his fascination and close bond with this woman but who cares, that drop is epic. That drop is insanely good, and the electric guitar build-up within Macklemore’s verse is subtle but excellent. This is actually more of a rock song than EDM, when I think about it, and the drop perfectly crafts the acoustic guitar strumming and cloudy synths with the guitar line, chopping up Stump’s vocals and leaving him recognisable, whilst still sounding warm and summery, mostly because of how slick the guitar is and the finger-snaps do allow for some kind of bounce and groove. The touches of strings in the second build-up is a nice additional touch, and I love when Stump cracks out of his falsetto briefly to signify that the drop is coming, and it is crashing hard. A better music critic would call this a trainwreck, a disaster on all fronts, but I like it for what it is. God, I’m so dumb.

#30 – “I THINK” – Tyler, the Creator featuring uncredited vocals from Solange

Produced by Tyler, the Creator – Peaked at #51 in the US

I knew Tyler’s hype was growing immensely but I didn’t expect an album bomb from Tyler on the Hot 100, and this sudden boost of popularity seems to come out of nowhere, especially since the last time he was this big he was having threesomes with a triceratops and stabbing Bruno Mars in his goddamn oesophagus. Nevertheless, Tyler’s back in the UK as Theresa May leaves, as are his songs, as he has a second but we won’t be talking about it for reasons explained later. This is “I THINK” from his most recent effort IGOR and while I’ve been a pretty long-term and semi-diehard Tyler, the Creator fan for a while, I’d argue IGOR may be one of his worst efforts yet, not because it’s bad but I’m incredibly indifferent on a lot of the songs, mostly because of a lack of substance from both the lyrics and the aimless instrumentals. This in particular is one of my least favourite songs, next to “GONE, GONE / THANK YOU” and “RUNNING OUT OF TIME” as pretty boring, dull listens, however it does differentiate itself from songs like that by being largely a hip house track, which is a genre you don’t see on charts anymore. This is Tyler’s first ever Top 40 hit in the UK and Solange’s second as a solo act as well, her first since 2008, and I don’t feel it that much as other tracks from the album. The groove is there, and the tribal house beat is fun, but Tyler’s Kanye-like droning delivery, with a bassline ripped from “Stronger” and fancy synths that cover Tyler’s nonexistent upper register that pitch-shifting can’t really fix or mask. Solange sounds beautiful here as well, but she’s relatively underused I feel, only having a chorus and refrain, but she’s very oddly mixed, as she’s much louder than Tyler for the most part, despite being a guest on the album, as the others are mostly quieter than Tyler due to the personal aspects of the album and how it wants to focus on Tyler, meaning it’s kind of inconsistent. The wonky 80s synths in the back-end of the track are very typical of Tyler and do add to the track in making it pretty fun, but it does get a bit too messy and cluttered in the final chorus, which is insanely catchy, may I add, and I do love the piano that ends the track, but overall, this feels very half-hearted. The aimless nature of the song is intentional, I’m sure, as it’s all about feeling that first spark of love and having no idea what’s going to come of it, but the pacing is dodgy here as it comes right after deeply saddened break-up song “EARFQUAKE”. Maybe I’m missing the point, but I’m not a fan of this one. Sorry.

#26 – “Nightmare” – Halsey

Produced by benny blanco, Cashmere Cat and Happy Perez – Peaked at #15 in the US and... #7 in Slovakia. Huh.

And now to ruin any potential credit given to me as a music critic, reviewer and enthusiast, especially right after that Tyler, the Creator review. Now, there’s a lot to hate about Halsey’s seventh UK Top 40 hit, trust me, I know that. The pointless prayer at the beginning that doesn’t add anything to the song or its content and is completely irrelevant, the abrupt drop into the belting chorus, the Billie Eilish rip-off in the first verse with the minimal, multi-tracked sing-rapping over a trap beat that she can’t flow over at all, especially in the second verse where she is sloppy as hell, the janky pre-chorus and the chorus as a whole being kind of pathetic and really short, the line “I’m no sweet dream, but a hell of a night” not working within the context of the song. However, let me give you this as a rebuttal. Those floaty, gliding guitars in the intro are absolutely beautiful and the prayer, whilst probably making more sense when the album comes out, is about giving the Lord her soul, essentially having to give men their all and get nothing back, which is implied by how it drops immediately to the rock-infused chorus, which attempts at being empowering at least but it is catchy as hell, especially with Halsey’s memorably raspy delivery. The sing-rapping works on the first verse, and is mostly about self-harm, actually, which is influenced by how men have lied to her, but it goes on a bit of a tangent that isn’t relevant to how the song is about empowering women, and that women don’t have to always smile for the camera, as mentioned in the pre-chorus. The main lyric as mentioned before makes sense now because like in the second verse, the media and/or G-Eazy is being dominant over her and she won’t stand for it, she won’t be patronised and the last line in the second verse exemplifies that with a line I really like:

I’m tired and angry, but somebody should be

Somebody SHOULD always be speaking out about society’s BS, and—wait, how the hell does this makes sense if it’s also about G-Eazy and/or break-ups in general? With this and “Bad at Love”, I’m actually really confused about Halsey’s songwriting. That song also had an obnoxious hook, huh. Hell, “Without Me” had all these problems as well... as did “Closer”, actually, and that’s not even her song. I stick by this being pretty okay though, especially by Halsey standards, even if it feels very mish-mash, and the distorted electric guitar being back in the mix does dampen the effectiveness of the chorus, which is still anthemic – or at least tries to be. Oh, yeah, and Halsey’s really attra—

#17 – “EARFQUAKE” – Tyler, the Creator featuring uncredited vocals from Playboi Carti, Charlie Wilson and Jessy Wilson

Produced by Tyler, the Creator – Peaked at #13 in the US

I love this song to death, it’s by far my favourite off of IGOR. As you can see by its US peak, however, this will probably be eligible for my best list by the end of the year and I’m planning in advance, it’s probably going to be very high on that list. I know this means I only give Tyler a negative write-up this episode, which saddens me too, but don’t worry, I’ll make up for it when December/January rolls around and it’s time for list season. This is Tyler’s second UK Top 40 hit, Carti’s first ever charting song in the UK (It surprised me too), as well as Jessy Wilson’s, and Charlie Wilson has a few but his discography page is messy as hell so I won’t try and count them, they’re all uncredited as well so that makes it harder. Imagine having more than three UK Top 40 hits as a solo act and you don’t get credit for any of them. Anyway, even though I can’t cover it...

Conclusion

Tyler, the Creator gets Best of the Week for “EARFQUAKE”, no contest. In fact, I’m hesitant to give “3 Nights” by Dominic Fike the Honourable Mention, just because “EARFQUAKE” is THAT good. Dishonourable Mention goes to Tyler, the Creator as well (Unfortunately), for the pretty dull “I THINK”, whilst Worst of the Week goes to DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Big Sean and Bowser Jr. for “Jealous”, what a trainwreck. Follow me on Twitter @cactusinthebank for more musical ramblings and Jonas Brothers content because that’s the Tweet they decided to push, and I’ll see you next week!

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fictitioussouls · 6 years ago

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Cute Werewolf Fam Tag Drop

#[jax: relationship (artem)]#[jax: relationship (katia)]#[mason: relationship (artem)]#[mason: relationship (katia)]#[madison: relationship (artem)]#[madison: relationship (katia)]

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Time’s Up - SoA

Part 1

“So you want on the Madison account.”

You sat up straight in the chair across your boss’ desk. “Yes, sir. I really think I would be an asset to the team. I think my track record proves that I can handle the work.”

He looked at you, or rather through you, his face expressionless. “I’m not sure you are willing to make the sacrifices necessary for such a crucial account, Miss Y/L/N.”

He thinks for a moment before replying bluntly, “Drop a couple buttons and you got it.”

You hesitate, not sure if you heard him correctly. “I’m sorry, what?” Surely he didn’t just say…

“Uh, I suppose so.” You pause while your brain tries to catch up with this conversation. “I don’t really see why that translates into my shirt being buttoned…?” Hoping he’ll drop it.

——————–

“Hello?” You say casually. Your relationship–you guess it’s a relationship?–with Jax was new. You didn’t want to sound too eager.

“Hey darlin’.” You could practically see his smirk through the phone. You smile bigger, his voice already making you feel better. “What are you doing right now?”

The tone of his voice changed instantly as he chuckled lightly, “You got it babe, I’ll be right over.”

——————–

What were you thinking? You needed less stress tonight, not more. You stay still, not wanting to disrupt your strategically placed bubbles that were covering you up. Jax was on his way over and you are just lounging in your bathtub. YOUR BATHTUB. Naked. So very naked. You and Jax had fooled around some, sure, but you hadn’t completely seen each other sans clothing yet. Would this be the night you two actually had sex? He’s been so sweet, letting you set the pace. He knew you didn’t want a casual hookup.

“You like that?”

You hum in response.

He smirks. “I need words, Y/N.”

You force the words out, “Yes. Yes, Jax…please don’t stop.”

“Jax” you moan, breathless.

Feeling you twist away slightly, Jax uses his leverage to pin you down.

“J-Jax…I’m so cose…”

“Let go babe. Cum. Now.” He orders you as he bends down to take your other nipple in his mouth, biting this time.

He leans in for a quick yet deep kiss. “You look so fucking sexy when you cum, babe. Feel better?”

You smile at him, reaching up to cup one of his cheeks. “I like you.” Your voice dopey and dazed from your orgasm.

“How ‘bout we go settle on the couch and find a movie to watch.”

“Sounds perfect.”

Part 2

You know Jax is putting in extra effort to make you feel better when he lets you pick the movie. It’s a risky move on his part. You almost pull out La La Land just to enjoy his reaction, but you decide to play nice, especially after how nicely he just played with you.

Instead you go with a classic: The Fast and The Furious. Hot guys, hot girls, fast cars, what more could you want? He quirks and eyebrow up at you in surprise, but doesn’t say anything. You lean into him and pull your legs up underneath you. He reaches around you and pulls you closer to him and rests his head on top of yours.

You sigh in contentment. You could stay like this forever. This was exactly what you needed.

The end credits start rolling and you turn your body so your head is in Jax’s lap facing the ceiling. You stretch your arms and legs out and let out a sort of squeaking noise at how good it feels. Jax looks down at you, smirking in amusement. “You comfy down there?” You lightly smack the back of your hand against his stomach and he hunches over in pretend pain.

“We have to watch the rest of the movies now! Which one is your favorite?” Your personal order is 1, 6, 7, 5, 8, 4, 2, 3. If he says Tokyo Drift you’re not sure if you can make this relationship work.

Jax furrows his brow. “There are more movies? I’ve only ever seen this one.”

You just stare at him. “Um. Yes. A lot more.” You say while trying to keep the judgment out of your voice. “Jackson Teller, what kind of rock have you been living under?”

Feeling like he needs to defend himself now, “Hey, I’ve been a little busy. Not a whole lot of time to get to the movies, darlin’.”

“Well, let me assist you with this gaping hole in your cultural education.” You say as you start to get up to put the next dvd in. Jax tries to keep the grin off his face. And fails. “Not the kind of gaping hole I want your help with, babe.”

Your face scrunches up in disgust. “Oh, gross.” You grab the throw pillow nearest you and chuck it at him. He laughs and grabs you by your hips to pull you down on his lap. He kisses you softly, snaking his hands around your waist and pulling you closer so you’re straddling him.

You get lost in the kiss, his scruff scratching your skin in the most intoxicating way. He pulls away as you start to deepen it. You look at him, curious at the interruption. He puts his forehead against yours. “Before we start another movie, will you tell me why you were so upset earlier?” You instantly tense up a little and Jax takes notice. “What happened at work today, babe?” His voice is soft, as if trying to convey that you’re safe with him, that you can confide in him.

But you’re not sure that’s the best idea. You haven’t seen too much of the club’s business, but you’ve seen enough to know that Jax’s reaction will probably end up with his fist in your boss’ face. At least.

You let out a long sigh and close your eyes while weighing your options. You want to tell him, you really do. You don’t want a relationship where you keep secrets. If the situation was reversed, you would want to know.

On the other hand, what if Jax tracks your boss down? What would he do then? You didn’t want to think too hard about it, but it would most likely result in you losing your job.

And where would that leave you? There are only so many firms around here. You would have to either move and probably lose Jax anyway or find other work here, like waitressing or retail, which would probably make you go crazy and resent Jax for a situation that really isn’t his fault, and– You shake your head a little to stop the crazy rambling in your head.

Jax continues to look at you, waiting patiently for you to answer him. He brings one hand up your cheek when he sees the look of distress on your face. “Y/N, what happened?” His face showing worry now. You decide to go with your gut. In reality you know you can’t keep this from him.

“You know how frustrated I’ve been that I haven’t gotten on any big accounts yet.” He nods. “Well I went to my boss today and made my case to be put on our newest team, figuring if he saw my passion and motivation that he might give me a shot.” I clear my throat a bit, not sure how to go about the next part. You decided a vague approach was safer. “He just made it clear that I needed to loosen up a little. That these clients are more casual and I needed to be willing to, you know, like…let my hair down a little, so to speak.”

You know as soon as you say it. That answer will not be good enough for Jax. The look of worry on his face is now shared with a knowing darkness. “What did he say specifically?” His voice is authoritative, leaving no room for negotiation. Your heart beat starts to quicken. There’s no going back now, you just had to follow your stupid gut.

You look down and your hands start to play with the hem of his white t-shirt. “He told me to drop a couple of buttons on my top.” You say it fast and nonchalant, as if you can trick Jax into thinking it’s not a big deal.

He’s not fooled though. His grip on your waist tightens and you can see his jaw tense. “And then?” He grits out. You still don’t meet his eyes, afraid to see the anger there.

“I got caught up in the moment.” You reply as a means to explain yourself. Before he can say anything you continue, talking quickly as panic starts to rise in your voice.

“Jax, I know what you’re thinking. He’s an asshole and it’s wrong and he’s taking advantage of me and it’s not okay. I know. But I wasn’t forced to do anything. I decided in that moment to do what I needed to do to get the account, which will be a huge stepping stone for me. I really need this.” Your breathing is picking up now and tears start to pool in your eyes.

You keep your head down, avoiding his gaze. You pull your arms around your waist, feeling ashamed and a little embarrassed. “Do you think less of me?” Your voice is soft.

Hearing that, his anger dissolves a little. He hates seeing this way. How could you think that he would ever-could ever-judge you for anything?

“Hey, hey-” His voice softer now as he cups your face in his hands and pulls it up to meet your eyes with his. “I could never think less of you. Ever. Babe-” He pauses, unsure of the right words to assure you. “I’m a firm believer in doing what you gotta do. Trust me, I’ve done a lot worse for a lot less.” He raises his eyebrows and smirks a little, trying to lighten the moment for your benefit.

You lean forward and put your hands on his chest as you press your lips to his, all of the emotions you were feeling pouring into the kiss. He pulls back a little and gives you a quick kiss on your forehead.

“Jax…” You start hesitantly. “I really don’t want you to do anything about this. This is my job and I need to handle it on my own.”

He lets out a sigh. His blue eyes looking at you with a measured expression. You know he’s struggling with an inner battle; the man he wants to be versus the one his life has shaped him to be. You speak up before he has a chance to.

“If you barge in and make a scene with my boss it’ll only make things worse, for me at work and it could stir up trouble for you. I promise to tell you if anything else happens. Please.” You look at him with pleading eyes.

“A/N…” He starts to argue but pauses when he sees the look on your face. He shakes his head and closes his eyes. He opens them, determined, and looks at you sharply. “Assholes like him don’t stop at a couple of buttons. I need to make sure you’re safe. I’m not happy with this situation, but…” He sighs again, resigning himself to the decision he’s made. “You tell me if anything happens. Anything. I mean it, babe.”

Relieved, you throw your arms around his neck and hug him tightly. “I will, I swear.” He rubs circles on your back while pressing to your neck.

Nothing else is going to happen, you think, this was just a tiny bump in the road. That was the end of it.

That was the end of it.

You say it in your head again and again as a mantra, willing it to be true. But you couldn’t ignore the nagging feeling in the pit of your stomach.

You squeezed Jax tighter, needing to bring yourself back here with him in this moment. Letting go of him, you wanted to move the evening along and you had the perfect distraction in mind.

“So…are you a Ludacris fan? Because if you are, let me tell you, 2 Fast 2 Furious is going blow your fucking mind.” Jax lets out a laugh, amazed at how you can always lighten the mood effortlessly. “Let’s do it, babe. How many of these movies are there?”

You pretend that you don’t hear him as you get up to grab the dvd.

Part 3

After two weeks, you’re quite proud of the work you’ve done on the Madison account. You didn’t know what to expect from the new clients after your boss’ warning. However you were delightfully surprised that they were all perfect gentlemen. The team worked well together and you really felt like you were proving yourself. Luckily, you had successfully avoided being alone with your boss, though you knew that couldn’t last forever.

You’d kept your promise to Jax. You had told him that nothing else had happened because technically nothing had. Not really.

He hadn’t said or done anything since the buttons incident, per se, but you couldn’t shake the creepy vibe he was giving off. Every once in a while you could feel his eyes on you and a chill would run down your spine. There were the little touches. Nothing blatantly inappropriate—he wasn’t a complete idiot—but a hand on the shoulder or a brisk touch on your back as he passed by you in the copy room, every time leaving you nauseous and uneasy.

No one in the office even seemed to notice. No one except Kaitlyn. Of course. The looks she gave you, she might as well be shouting “whore” in front of the whole office. Did she think you wanted his attention? She probably thought you got the account by sleeping with him.

She can think whatever she wants. You were too busy thinking about tonight. You were tempted to fake a serious illness to get out of the annual dinner your boss always hosted, but you knew you couldn’t. It was too important. Too much schmoozing was done at these stupid things, you had to make an appearance. Plus you’d had a hell of time convincing Jax that you would be fine.

You would eat, schmooze, and get out of there. No big deal.

——————–

You take a deep breath and look at yourself in the bathroom mirror as you wash your hands. Thank god the night is almost over. You smooth your dress down and open the door to the hallway, revving yourself up to return to the crowd, when you bump harshly into Kaitlyn.

“Sorry. It’s all yours.” You gesture to the bathroom. You try to keep the annoyance out of your voice. Judging by the look on her face you don’t think you did a great job.

“All finished getting primping yourself for him?” She sneers.

That’s it. Enough of this shit. “Okay, what is your problem? Do you seriously think anything is going on? Anything I signed up for, anyway?” You raise your hands and drop them back down to your sides in a huff. When she doesn’t answer right away you turn to walk away, rolling your eyes. Before you take a full step, Kaitlyn grabs your arm and pulls you into the bathroom, closing the door behind you.

“What the hell—”

She cuts you off. “Did he…did he do something to you?” Her normal bitchy tone is gone, replaced by sincerity—and possibly fear? The look in her eyes in intense and unrelenting. You’re stunned into silence. You open your mouth to reply but shut it again. What do you do in this situation? Was she trying to trick you somehow? Had he done something similar with her?

She sees your hesitation and her face softens. “Look, he has a history with more than one girl in the office. There have been cases when they take him up on whatever he’s offering, but most of us are just trying to get by unscathed.”

Your mind is reeling. One word catches your attention though. “Us?”

Her eyes turn glassy. “Yeah. Us.”

Suddenly your body is filled with rage. You were being naive to think that you were the first and only woman he’s treated this way. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with him? You know you can’t stay quiet now. You told Jax you needed to handle it, and now you knew how.

“Kaitlyn, we need to talk to the other girls.”

——————–

The office had never been so quiet. Employees poked their heads out of their cubicles to get a glimpse of your boss as he was escorted out of the building. As he got closer and you finally forced your eyes to meet his, there wasn’t anger there as you expected.

His gaze never left yours with an expression that could only be described as predatory.

As he passed you, he leaned in to whisper in your ear, his breath hot on your neck. “You think you’ve won, now?” He winked at you before a security guard grabbed his elbow and led him out of the building. As soon as you see him disappear, you let out a breath you didn’t realize you were holding.

——————–

“The girls were really nervous to come forward, I didn’t know if it would actually happen. I can’t believe it.”

You called Jax as soon as you could to tell him the good news.

“I’m proud of you babe.” You hear Jax say as you’re on the phone with him at your desk. You hear him sigh in relief.

You were relieved, too. Of course you were. You helped affect real change and it felt good. Powerful, even. There was a small part of you that was still nervous though. You decided to give Jax the reader’s digest version of the day’s events, excluding your—now—ex-boss’ parting words, not wanting to worry him more than he already has been.

“Y/N? You okay?” You realize you’ve been quiet for a minute. “Yeah, yeah, I’m good.” You respond quickly. “Are you coming over tonight?” You didn’t think the asshole would actually do anything, but having Jax there would make you feel safer.

“Sure thing, darlin’. Want me to pick you up? We still have 3 more movies to go.” They way he says it, you know that classic Jax Teller smirk is pulling on his lips. Mmm—his lips. You could definitely have some fun with those lips later. Vin Diesel might have to wait.

“Yeah, that would be nice.” Your butterflies are on red alert for the rest of the afternoon.

——————–

You’re the last one in the office, again. You pull your bag off your shoulder to dig your keys out, and lock the front doors behind you. Starting down the sidewalk to wait for Jax in the parking lot, you hear footsteps behind you.

“I left something in my office.” His voice is low and controlled. You stop in your tracks. You slowly turn to see the same predatory eyes from this afternoon looking right at you. Your heart rate picks up and you try to keep the fear from showing on your face.

“You’re going to have to talk with Security about that. And it’s not your office anymore.” Scared or not, this moment was a bit satisfying. You can’t help the slight smirk that tugs at the corner of your lips.

“Listen here you teasing little bitch—” He takes a couple of heavy steps towards you. You back up instinctively, but he reaches forward and grabs your arm before you can get too far. “You think can just parade yourself around the office, practically begging for my attention, then spin some bullshit to HR and get me fucking fired?” You almost can’t hear him he’s talking so low, you can smell the stench of alcohol on his breath, and you’re actually terrified of what he might do.

“I—I…” All you can do is stutter, your brain not comprehending what to say to get you out of this situation. Your fear seems to only agitate him more. He lets go of your arm and pushes you against the wall of the building, his hand clamping around your throat.

“Who the FUCK do you think you are!?” No longer concerned with being quiet, his voice bellows in the night air. All you can feel is the rough brick scratching your back and the painful grip he has around your neck. You bring your hands up, covering his, in a futile attempt to pull him off of you. Tears start rolling down your cheeks as you gasp for any oxygen you can get into your lungs.

You hear the faint roar of a motorcycle getting closer as your vision starts to go black.

——————–

“Y/N!”

“Y/N, baby, wake up! Can you hear me!?”

Jax, you think. You force your eyes open, blinking a few times until your vision clears. When it does, you see your favorite blue eyes staring back at you.

“Jax, what—what happened?” You start to sit up, Jax’s hand on your back to steady you. You look around and see a man lying on the ground not far from you, bloody and not moving. Your memory comes rushing back and your your eyes go wide with panic. “Is…is he…” You can’t finish the question. You put your hand on your chest to try to calm your heart down and control your breathing.

“No.” Jax immediately cups your face in his hands and moves his head down so his eyes are level with yours. “But you’re safe, babe.” His eyes roam over you, looking for any injuries. He tilts your chin up to inspect the mark already forming along your neck. His fingers caress the bruising skin. “Y/N, I’m so sorry, I should’ve been here sooner—I got caught up—” His eyes filling with tears as he leans in to take your mouth in a desperate kiss.

You pull back to look at him, feeling dazed and overwhelmed. “No, Jax.” You shake your head, “I could’ve died if you hadn’t gotten here when you did.”

Jax sighs. “We need to get you to a hospital.” He leans to pick you up, but you put your hand on his chest, stopping him. “Please just take me home, Jackson. I promise I’m okay, I just want to go home.” He looks like he’s about to argue, but looking at the exhaustion in your face, he relents.

“Can you ride?”

——————–

Not an hour later and you are showered and in bed wearing Jax’s t-shirt. He wanted to stay with you tonight it felt so good to feel his warmth pressed up against you. Both on your sides facing one another, you nuzzle your head deeper into his chest. You place small kisses to his hard muscles, enjoying this cozy moment.

He pulls your face up so he can look at you. “Y/N, are you sure you’re okay?”

“Shhh” You hush him and place a sweet kiss on his nose. “I’m okay.” And you really are. A bit shaken—how could you not be—but everything had happened so quickly, and Jax had gotten there before anything worse happened. And a lot worse could’ve happened.

His hand comes up to your cheek, his thumb caressing your skin. “I can’t stand the thought of anything happening to you.” His voice comes out thick with emotion. “I care about you so much, Y/N. If I had gotten there any later…if I’d lost you—”

“But you didn’t. You saved me. And you have me.” You push his shoulder back and pull your body on top of his, straddling him. “You have me.” You repeat yourself before bending down and taking his lips in yours, reassuring him that you’re here with him.

His hands run up your thighs and rest on your hips, pushing them harder against him. He takes control of the kiss, his tongue fighting yours for dominance. You feel his erection grow underneath your core, you grind down harder, forcing a growl from his throat.

In one fluid motion he sits up and flips you so he’s on top, his hands caging you in under him. He continues to kiss you as his hands roam down your body, finding their way under your shirt. You lift yourself up enough for him to tear it over your head, his mouth instantly going to your neck, sucking hard, wet kisses behind your ear. You let out a small moan, encouraging him to continue. The pulsing between your thighs is almost unbearable, your need for him growing with every kiss. He makes his way along your collar bone and down your chest. When he gets to your breasts, he sticks his tongue out to lightly lap at one of your nipples. You whine and arch your back, wanting more from him. He looks up at you with a smirk before returning his attention to where you want it and taking your nipple in his mouth, sucking and licking while he brings his hand up to pinch the other. When he’s satisfied with his work, he moves to the other one, giving it the same glorious attention.

You close your eyes, enjoying the sensation. You put your hands in his hair, pulling a little.

“Jax” You pant.

You can’t wait anymore.

“Jax” You say again, pulling his hair so he has to look up at you. He pulls at your nipple with his teeth before he lets go.

“I need you…inside of me. Now.” Your voice is desperate and uncontrolled.

You see the fire burn in his eyes as he makes his way back up to you, kissing your fiercely. You try to pull him in closer, but he lifts off of you, getting off the bed. His eyes never leave yours as he pulls his boxers down and steps out of them, kicking them to the side. You watch him cross the room to pick his pants up from the floor, fishing a condom out before discarding them again.

Jax climbs up on the foot of the bed and leans forward to kiss the skin below your belly button. Kissing his way down, he hooks his thumbs in your panties before sliding them off completely. He pushes up so he’s on his knees in front of you, and puts one hand on each of your knees, pulling your legs apart. He takes a second to look at you, pure lust filling his eyes.

“You look so good like this babe. So beautiful.” You bite your bottom lip. He reaches forward, swiping a finger up your core to see if you’re ready for him and groans at how wet you are. He brings his finger to his mouth, sucking your juices off of it before tearing open the foil packet and sliding the condom down his impressive length.

You squirm in anticipation, feeling like you’re going to explode if you don’t get relief soon. Jax settles between your legs again and lines himself up with your entrance. He leans forward to capture your lips, pulling back just enough to whisper, “Are you ready?” You nod and he slowly pushes into you. You gasp, not expecting the sudden stretch and dig your nails into his back.

“Y/N?” His voice is strained but theres a hint of concern.

“It’s okay, it’s good.” You assure him and wrap your legs around his back, pulling him closer.

He starts to move then, pulling himself almost completely out before pushing back inside again. Your moans fill the otherwise silent room as you take him in, loving the fullness. “Baby, you feel so good” your voice barely above a whisper.

You hold him tight against you, not needing to voice the words that this is how you need him—close. It’s not gentle, but not exactly rough either. It’s the intensity of everything thats happened—and what almost happened, raw emotion pouring out of each of you.

His face is nestled into your neck, placing hot kisses there as he pumps into you faster and unrelenting. “Fuck, Y/N.” He moves your hips up, changing the angle, causing him to hit that amazing spot deep inside of you.

“Oh, god…

“Yes…yes…”

“ Please, baby…”

You cry out over and over, unable to form any other words. You feel yourself begin to tighten around him. He feels it too, grabbing your hips and slamming harder into you to the point where you’re on the border of pleasure and pain.

“Cum for me, baby.” He growls into your neck.

His words send you over the edge. Tightening your grip around him, your orgasm overtakes you, a loud moan coming out of you as your nails scratch down his back so hard you think you might’ve broken the skin of his reaper tattoo.

He continues his pace as you come down. When he’s sure you’re finished, he pushes towards his own release, wrapping his hands underneath you to hold you even closer. His movements grow erratic and he moans low in his throat as he reaches his own climax.

He’s still for a moment, hovering above you, his forehead pressed against yours. Both of you breathing heavy, you look up at him, drowsy from pleasure and exhaustion. “That was…” You start, but can’t think of a word right now in your orgasm-drunk state that accurately describes what that was.

A smile spreads across his face. “Yeah” He breathes out, agreeing with your unsaid words. He pulls out of you and disposes of the condom quickly before joining you again, pulling you tight against his chest.

You wrap your hand around him. You’re both sweaty, but you can’t let him go, you never want to let him go.

You sigh, content and satisfied. “How are you feeling?” You ask him. When he doesn’t answer right away, you peek up at his face, seeing that his eyes are closed. You think he might’ve fallen asleep, but then a slow smile creeps across his features before he answers, “I like you.”

A very attractive snort-laugh escapes your mouth before you can help it. You nuzzle back into his chest.

“I like you too, Jackson.”

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12.2 New Music Monday Release Radar hosted by Jacqueline Jax

Musicians create music to express their creativity and skill. Listening to new music is an experience and an opportunity to connect with that creative spark. Explore some exciting new music from creators all over the world recently discovered by our host Jacqueline Jax as she searches the far corners of the globe for talented songwriters and music creators who are telling their truth to bring the listener a unique experience.

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Artist: Sleuth

New Release: The Wolf

Genre: Electronic Dance Music (Hardstyle)

Sounds like: : Tori Amos, Madison Avenue, Portishead, Chelsea Wolfe.

Located in: : Portland, Victoria, Australia

The Wolf is a song that ultimately says ‘screw the haters.’ I think everyone can relate at times to being wrongly told that they aren’t capable of doing something. People often try and do this out of their own insecurity, and need to control and dictate to others.

Their anxiety deep down about their own worth and existence stops them from being able to just let others exist and do their thing without getting in their face - they have to impose themselves somehow. I got so frustrated with negativity and people constantly telling me I couldn’t do things I knew that I was capable of, and this song is partly about my stubbornness and arrogance in refusing to take any negativity on board. The song is a kind of anti-society, and anti-cooperation in a way.

Spotify LINK: https://open.spotify.com/track/4mS3LXF1LFAT2MH32aHpcP?si=1cguClY8Qw6dOWvdO8z80Q

What’s ahead… My summer tour starts Friday Nov 29th around South Australia and South West Victoria, and I’m incredibly excited about that! I’m actually touring more from my debut album, but also presenting my new EP ‘alter ego’ which is the 3-track electronica compilation that The Wolf is on. It’s going to be a huge 4 months, lots of gigs, and all the while I’m still writing - my third album Lux is just about finished now, and I have to somehow choose 10 out of the 12 tracks I currently have sitting there for it. I’ve already started booking for next year’s spring/summer tour as well, so that is just huge for me and a bit bewildering at how quickly my music and live performing has taken off.

LINKS: Twitter: @sleuthmusic1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleuthmusician Insta: @sleuthmusic11 Bandcamp: www.sleuthartist.bandcamp.com

Artist: Emily Gambone

New Release: Forte

Genre: Singer-Songwriter

Sounds like: Stevie Nicks. Pat Benetar, Haley Williams

Located in: : Kent, Ohio

Forte – If you are feeling pressure from family or friends about making career choices that aren’t something that you want to pursue, then you will be able to relate to this number. Forte is from Emily Gambone’s debut album, Treading Water, which is scheduled for a late November 2019 release. Emily the former lead singer and guitar player of the rock band Goodnight Tonight has been writing new material and recently went to Studio 1008 in Kenmore, Ohio to begin recording her debut solo EP. Emily worked with Justin Joseph on this new EP.

Spotify LINK: https://open.spotify.com/track/6tAx3BkhRM0y7596SkbVRP?si=o00xm4zuTgiJpom4reBsGw

Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilygambonemusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emily-gambone

Artist: Silver May Snow New Release: Truth Genre: Pop/Rock Sounds like: : Ed Sheeran, One Direction Located in: : Cologne Germany

Truth describes the emotions of a suffering partner during the end and break up of a relationship, where one still loves the other and just wants to do everything to avoid and ignore the bitter truth.

We are now focusing on the promotion of our album and we will release a new video soon.

LINKS: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Yna7o2BcRJY2YoaY46kkd?si=WLynvXk-Qnuqe71e1MY6sg https://youtu.be/d9j--znQ5Yg https://instagram.com/silvermaysnow?igshid=1ei3fe8ltbuyd www.silvermaysnow.com https://www.facebook.com/silvermaysnow

Artist: Janet Odani

New Release: Missing You

Genre: Gospel/Easy Listening/Alternative

Located in: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia

‘Missing You’ is a love song highlighting the importance and value of friendship and companionship which is sometimes lost for no good reason. Through this song, I am hoping listeners will continue to appreciate the value friends and family bring into our lives and not let differences affect these important relationships we have. Right now we are working on music videos for this music album release

Spotify LINK: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Jk85PgZin4TnnBx9S8fev?si=_ivY1vvNSwKmi9D2tLOtYQ

Social Media: Website: www.janetodani.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/janetodanimusic Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/user/janetodanimusic Instagram : http://instagram.com/janetodani Twitter : https://twitter.com/OdaniJanet Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Jk85PgZin4TnnBx9S8fev Apple: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1483760814 iTunes : http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1483760814?ls=1&app=itunes www.eyeem.com/u/Janetodani

Artist: Cabela and Schmitt

New Release: Little Baby Jesus

Genre: Christmas

Located in: Nebraska and Colorado

The traditional history of the King of Kings being brought into the humbling surroundings and glorious account of His birth.

Spotify LINK: https://open.spotify.com/track/4BzbW8EyTotRiCTtN3PntV?si=uDgbrORVT-u9ClqWPggggg

Social Media: http://www.cabelaandschmitt.com https://twitter.com/CabelaSchmitt https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKwn7yE8P2rrU9ZjnN0UACQ https://www.facebook.com/cabelaschmittmusic

Band Name: Joey Stuckey

Song name: Santa That Plays Guitar

Music Genre: Holiday/Blues

I live in... : Macon, Georgia

Link to play:

This is an original Christmas song about what guitar players always want—to play guitar. And at Christmas, it would be even more exciting to play guitar with Santa.

I didn’t choose music—it chose me. As a blind brain tumor survivor, music helped me as a child when I was sick to take me away from the hospital and into my own creative world. Music is the closest we can get to the language of the angels and it is an amazing vehicle for positive change. I’m driven and inspired by the fact that music helps put the lie to the idea that we are alone and that no one else could possibly understand us or what we are going through. If music isn’t so necessary to your life that you don’t hurt without it, then you’re in the wrong business.

Website & social media links: https://www.joeystuckey.com Twitter https://twitter.com/Jstuckeymusic IG https://www.instagram.com/jstuckeymusic FB https://www.facebook.com/JoeyStuckeyMusic Newsletter https://eepurl.com/dg6LqT Bandsintown http://www.bandsintown.com/joey-stuckey

Artist: Eagleman Band

New Release: Christmas through the Eyes of a Child

Genre: Country, Christmas

Sounds like: : Alan Jackson

Located in: : Lawrence KS

This song is about remember and relive again the magic of Christmas as seen through the eyes if a child.

Spotify Ad: Press Release Lawrence, KS, November 29, 2019 New Album, Modernized Country Christmas, by the Eagleman Band contains eleven new Christmas songs including their new single, Christmas through the Eyes of a Child. Their new single, Christmas through the Eyes of a Child, is a look at the magic of Christmas as anticipated by a child as a reminder to everyone of the wonders of Christmas. Their new album, Modernized Country Christmas, is their first of Christmas music, but it follows albums of Christian music, Golden Streets, released earlier and a Country album, Super Vibration Sensations, released this year. Singles are available on Spotify, iTunes and most other major outlets. Visit the Eagleman Band website at: www.EaglemanBand.com

Spotify LINK: https://open.spotify.com/album/3AybX2yu7hsjax7LfCMAjN Contact: [email protected] Social Media: http://www.EaglemanBand.com

ALSO FEATURED ARTISTS:

Popcorn Brain (Remix) by Pyrakite, Whyy https://open.spotify.com/track/7EfPGWQ1VPYetI8wFSdjqh?si=VEsmwHGYRfSJBN5OI6lV1g

Mental Zoo (Radio Mix) by Sarah Sunday https://open.spotify.com/track/7MxK6lAs2KtPDgMe0COoSA?si=9fnRmLUdTbO7dnzabF8bFA

Green' by Greg Hoy & The Boys : https://open.spotify.com/track/1jgXwoKKayHj01T6HkH9IW?si=XL5rYx_dTaC9yY3qro_4Qg

#New music #new music monday #Pyrakite #Sarah Sunday #Greg Hoy & The Boys #Eagleman Band #Sleuth

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