#‘my beautiful beautiful girl. my princess you are a star’ like genuinely she has my whole heart

[steveyockey]

Thoughts on The Substance? I feel like i'm in the minority that found the profound lack of personality from Sue in favor of lingering ass-shots that didn't seem to have any sort of irony in terms of sexualizing a character in a movie claiming to be about beauty standards boring

my thoughts are now tainted by jourdain’s PHENOMENAL write up in reverse shot, my favorite bits being

as both a joke and a sincere gripe I’ll say that the movie lost me the moment margaret emerged with perfectly trimmed pubes—you’re going all out on female nudity but won’t give full bush? which of course proved to be emblematic of the film’s reluctance to give any of the real freaky stuff to the Young And Beautiful Actress, leaving demi to do all the heavy lifting and flattening the message of the movie to “yes old women are scary!! they have FLABBY SKIN!!!!” which nauseated me to the point of being fully prepared to write this off until the KNOCK OUT last 20 minutes of body horror that reeled me back in and made the price of the ticket worth it. the film is not very smart which is unsurprising because revenge wasn’t either (though now looks better since its step sister promising young woman is so evil). it also clearly thinks the audience is stupid since it doesn’t trust you to have clocked “were” on the card the first time. barbie for women who think they are too ugly to compare themselves to barbie, which is above all insulting to demi moore who remains incredibly sexy and on whose behalf I find it frankly insulting I’m supposed to tolerate her character flying off the handle over not having perky tits and glossy lips. you’re a smoke show! go out and ruin some marriages! on a related note I’m really excited for a different man which seems like it’s gonna be working in a similar space but with an actual understand that disabilities and deformities are part of human variance and sometimes you’re a loser because you suck and have a bad personality.

[leona-hawthorne]

mattheo riddle x pregnant reader headcanons !!

suggestive content warning— nothing too much tho, mostly fluff

navigation mattheo riddle masterlist

husband!mattheo who looks at you with wide eyes as if you’d hung the stars in the sky when you tell him you’re pregnant. it’s silence for a few moment before he kisses the shit out of you and holds you for what feels like hours

husband!mattheo who almost screams when your bump starts to become more noticeable, somehow finding you to be even more beautiful than ever before

husband!mattheo who gives up smoking and drinking when you’re pregnant. if you have to quit, he’s doing it with you

husband!mattheo who won’t let you do anything yourself. the tv remote is three inches too far from you? stay right there, he’ll get it. you need to walk to the bathroom? he’s guiding you there as if you can’t walk on your own. need water? don’t you DARE get out of your seat, he’s almost got it for you. oh, and do NOT open that door on your own. that’s what he’s there for!

husband!mattheo who is practically in tears within seconds at your first ultrasound, a petulant frown on his face when you laugh at him

husband!mattheo who is borderline annoyingly overbearing when it comes to your health. “did you take all your prenatal vitamins? did you drink enough water today? what did you eat? do you need help with that?” “matty, i love you but PLEASE shut up.”

husband!mattheo who kisses every inch of you, worshipping your femininity, your beautiful hard-working body. wet hot kisses trail down your arms, linger on your round belly for a while, and eventually find their way between your thighs where he’d stay for hours if you wanted him to. he just wants to make his queen feel good while she’s growing their princess <3

husband!mattheo who snatches you up in his arms and cheers after finding out you’re having a girl. then he takes a victory lap around the backyard as he tries to process the fact that he’s gonna have a daughter

husband!mattheo who lays his head on your belly at night, half asleep and letting out soft murmurs about how beautiful your daughter is gonna be. “gonna look just like mommy, most gorgeous little girl in the world, you’ll have her eyes” “let’s just hope you’re less of a brat than mama is”

husband!mattheo who basically panics more than you when you’re going into labor “HOLY FUCK ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW??”

husband!mattheo who almost faints when he catches a glimpse of the baby’s head coming out of you. “ARE YOU OKAY?” “NO, I’M NOT FUCKING OKAY, MATTHEO!”

husband!mattheo who genuinely cries when he sees you hold your baby for the first time, the most beautiful sight in the world even if you’re exhausted and swollen. he’ll lean down to kiss the both of you on the forehead, his heart swelling with a love he didn’t know he was capable of possessing

husband!mattheo whose crying only gets worse when you let him hold the baby, sniffling and cooing at her. next to you, she’s the prettiest thing he’s ever seen, even as a newborn

husband!mattheo who’s terrified of being a dad, afraid to follow in his father’s footsteps. it was scary even with your constant reassurance, but the second your baby utters the word “dada” as she lay in his arms, his fears melt away

husband!mattheo who is the most girl dad of all the girl dads. as she grows, he’ll play dress up with her, let her do his makeup and paint his nails, and learn the name of every disney princess ever. whatever she wants, to be honest

husband!mattheo who can absolutely never get mad at your daughter. she’s perfect and can do no wrong and no one is ever allowed to make his princess feel bad!

husband!mattheo who tells you repeatedly everyday about how much of a good mother you are, about how naturally it all comes to you “you’re amazing, you know that, my love?”

husband!mattheo who would give his life for you and your baby a million times over. you are the loves of his life and he will work his ass off until the day he dies to make sure you’re happy

“we should have a boy next. i mean, i love playing fairy princess tea party, but i think it’s time for something else.”

[soulaires]

hiii can I request for grumpy!reader x sunshine!kenji hcs plz I love that man so much 😩 and that trope is such a 🤌

also can I be 🪸anon?!?!?!

THAT’S MY BABY

pairings: grumpy!reader x sunshine!kenji kishimoto.

warnings: absolutely shitty pick up lines and horrible attempt at flirting. also sexual innuendos lol

summary: kenji and his intimidating gf

notes: I need this man so bad I’m not even joking. Also yes you can be my coral anon 🫶(you guys can claim any emoji you guys wishes) also kenji is orange while you are purple.

you absolutely hated kenji when you first met him.

he was obnoxiously loud, very annoying, doesn’t read the room, and sarcastic. way too sarcastic.

although his little sarcasm comments really can make you break a character

while you hated him at first sight, you absolutely caught his attention when you arrived at omega point.

he was stars truck that he mad it a goal to impress you, to notice him and maybe, maybe you can possibly like him back.

when in training, he’s really trying so hard to impress you

you noticed him once with a comment saying “nice work, kishimoto.” and he absolutely froze at that moment

he had it imprinted on his mind, treasure the moment on his heart, and blush at the moment every time he remembers it.

he actually like the way you played hard to get, or at least that were you doing instead of genuinely hating his ass

he says random pickup line at you.

and will always try to insert his flirty comments.

are you a map? ‘cause I just got lost in your eyes, princess.

hey, I think I have a low iron cause every time I get up too fast I always end up falling for you.

no pen, no paper…but you still draw my attention.

the sunflowers would mistake you for the sun, all turning to look at you.

hey, what’s the month date today again?

It’s may now. may I finally be yours?

hey, Princess. Do you know the word of the day?

the what???

word of the day. it’s ‘legs’ so, why don’t we go home and spread the word?

no pickup lines today?

nah, don’t have any pick up lines cause I’m not tryna be picked up I’m trynna be pinned down. he smirks

It’s stupid, really.

but sometimes you find yourself blushing and a small smile coming at your lips

and of course, it won’t get unnoticed by him. he always feel proud at himself and a smug smirk is displaying his face

and, you sometimes tease him by flirting back.

“hey, how’s my favorite girl doing?” Kenji said as he enters the gym.

“your favorite girl is doing okay. how about her favorite boy, hmm?” you replied, as your eyes are still focused on the lifts. With the lack of reply, you look at him and there he was, standing frozenly as his cheeks painted tomato red.

“that was smooth.” He finally said after a solid minutes.

“wanna see if my lips are too?” you replied with a smirk.

—

“Watch out, sweetheart. You kinda sound like you’re flirting when we argue.” Kenji suddenly said as you guys argue over something stupid, again. You only roll your eyes as a response that make him chuckle.

“Whoa, watch at that attitude, princess, yeah?” he said after he whistled.

“attitude isn’t the only reason my eyes roll back.” you countered with a smirk, staring directly at his eyes.

—

“relationship are 50/50, you are a catch, so am I.”

“yeah right, a relationship is 50/50 you give me your last name while I scream your first.”

“WOAHH!?”

when you finally smile at him openly he gets caught off guard like

wow??? you are so beautiful??

He still continues to win you over even when he already has!

he calls you sunshine ironically because you are actually just the grumpy black cat gf

I don’t need protection.

yeah, believe me she doesn’t .

he calls you sweetheart, princess, pretty girl, baby and ma’am

you who glares while kenji just grins

he loves the way you laughed at his stupid jokes

you are laughing. I told a joke and you are laughing. I LOVE YOU.

kenji who looks at you first when he makes sarcastic comments / jokes to see if you are laughing.

My girl not allowed to watch IT cause i'm the only clown she needs in her life

LOVES LOVES the way you glare at everyone but smiles only at him.

like he is your only exception make him wanna just marry you right there

gets jealous when you suddenly a lot less grumpy in warners presence

he scrutinizing the fuck out of him FOR REAL

he will never admit that he's jealous of warner for his pride and ego cus he know warner only doing it to get on too him

but he will pout and will sass you

he will play pranks on someone who flirt with you using his ability to be invisible

It really gets handy

anddd aaron warner is always the victim of it

I mean yes, Warner can sense him BUT not when someone is really keeping him distracted

EHEM juliette EHEM

can't keep his laugh whenever warner come out annoyed at him bc of the pranks

“Remind me again, what did you even like about kishimoto?” Warner asks while kenji just huffed.

you, who is reading a book blatantly says without looking up, “his personality.” you feel someone’s pair of eyes on you

Warner raised his eyebrows, surprised. “Really now?”

“Fuck you mean by that?” Kenji interpreted while warner look at him with disgust on his eyes.

“yeah, i was surprised too.” you replied which cause your boyfriend to gasp dramatically and warner who chuckled.

Kenji grabbed at his chest dramatically, “wow. Betrayed by my own girl?” You laughed at him while you gave him a kiss on his temple while Warner rolled his eyes and left. Kenji who still annoyed at warner ignored it while he sassyingly left.

he ignored you for a solid 1 hour and then he comes at you asking for cuddles

he peppered some kisses on your face and calls it "skincare"

he puts flowers onto your hair

you always dig holes into someone just by glaring, and he'd bend down gently and lean over to whisper, “why don't we like them?”

he follows you like a puppy

whenever you stand up to go somewhere HE FOLLOWS.

WHENEVER YOU GO HE GO.

he worships the ground you walk on

he sees you a gift from God

he loves to be babied by you

but will never admit it

at the end, he is your sunshine to your cloudy mood.

[rindragon-from-twewy]

Forte swap au character intros part 2!!!

I love these so much genuinely I'm just so happy with where my art style's been at recently!

Ok I have a lot to say so it's under the cut. Remember; Spoilers for the og story!

I'll go from right to left since that's the order I designed them in (buckle in, this is a long one-)

Fubuki now has Spectral Projection. I liked the idea of giving it to her as she and Vivia are basically polar opposites so giving her his forte would really shake things up. Instead of calling her "Princess" and stuff, I think people would rather call her "Sleeping Beauty" and the themes of that fairy tale would end up seeping in to chapter 4, as well as its mystery labyrinth. Her hair flower is now a rose as a further reference to that. I used nightwear as references for her clothes, imagining them mostly being made out of more silky fabrics for that "rich girl" aura. I kept her hair down and messy and really just focused on making her look comfy. After all, if she's sleeping all the time, she should be in the appropriate attire for doing so, no? But thankfully The Chief gave her some wellie boots so she's not running around the city in soggy slippers. Her tattoos are now a string of stars on her collar bones to further emphasise the idea of dreams/sleep and also the "Z" in her name stands for "Zzz" because I thought they'd be funny. The last name "Bramble" is not only another reference to roses and sleeping beauty but also to Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula because yes, the vampire themes have been ripped away from Vivia and given to Fubuki instead!

Moving on to Halara- I knew right away that by giving them Time Leap, I should make them look more like a time traveller. Initially I wanted to try to make them look like they'd fit in well with the line up for the various Doctors in Doctor Who but unfortunately I couldn't figure out a way to do that without just... putting them in one of the outfits. So I instead decided to use steampunk as a main reference. I like to think that they stare at their pocket watch just to ignore people or as a passive aggressive way of telling them that they're wasting time. Their shoulder tattoo is meant to vaguely resemble an hour glass since that seemed appropriate. I had no idea what I wanted to do for their shirt under their coat so I settled on that black turtleneck tank top that makes the fangirls go crazy and made sure to give them Fubuki's necklace so that they can use their forte! The hardest part was deciding to give Halara goggles instead of glasses. They just seemed wrong without their glasses but it was just as wrong to have glasses and goggles? And so I settled on no glasses. (Mostly cuz I forgot to add them in and by then, I was used to looking at their empty face lol-) When they first arrived in Kanai Ward, Chief gave them the frilliest umbrella at the store because it had the same colours as their coat. Lastly, for their name chance, I changed it to "Clocksmith". It's the name of the profession for a watch mender, similar to Clockford and also "Smith" is the last name The Doctor uses when he needs to use a fake human name.

I'll be deadass, I did Vivia's design at like 3am and was running purely on vibes. So there isn't much perpousful intention behind him like the others. His hair now covers his left eye to make using Post Cognition much easier (sometimes it just activates on its own thanks to his eye already being obscured) but just underneath it you can see his tattoo; a big purple tear streak. I think I was watching a fnaf video at the time so. Marionette reference. Now you may be asking: Why is his hoodie so cropped? Why are his trousers so low cut? Idk- because I think it looks cool? I probably should've (and will in future) give him more bandages around his torso cuz looking at it now, that's not really that many. His big sleeves cover his hands and yes, I know that combining those sleeves with that stances just screams "Hatsune miku", that was completely accidental but I'm kinda here for it??? Gave him like 9 belts cuz I like drawing belts and I feel like his suicial ass would've been put in a real straight jacket at least once. People probably aren't sure if he's a real human entity anymore so Shinigami would probably call him a zombie. But nevertheless, The Chief makes sure he eats something at least once a day cuz his rib cage is definitely visible. For his last name, I changed Twilight to Midnight because it's got the "night" from Halara's "Nightmare" while still being a time of day.

And that's about it. Wow that's... a lot. Honestly if I didn't aspire to be a show runner, I'd probably settle for being a character designer. I'm super excited to show off what I've got in store of this AU's storyline but I've still gotta introduce a couple other characters first! ^vO

[aprilmayverse]

mayverse dash simulator

💅 pinkprlncesses Follow

🧟‍♀️ samuraishattered Follow op this is an incredibly fucked up and insensitive way to post about this. six people are dead. four of them are literal children. imagine losing a loved one and people are fucking memeing about it with supernatural. grow up. learn some fucking respect for the dead. this isn't just some quirky little fandom story like sharpie bath or whatever. these are real kids who had hopes and dreams and families and loved ones and now they are dead.

💅 pinkprlncesses Follow was it ever really that deep

🦴 trudycryme Follow New video about June July and Dysnomia Badmann's murders on the way! Special surprise at the end so stay tuned ;) Sponsored by Tender Lender <3

🦴 trudycryme Follow No fucking way

🩰 blood-and-books Follow wait, has anyone noticed that the accomplice in the bluecorp case and that 13 year old who killed her gfs parents and 2 random boys are half-sisters??

🍭 mera-duras-left-eyebrow Follow WAIT AND THEIR OLDEST SISTER HAD LINKS W/ BLUECORP TOO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN

🪷 helloroses Follow does anyone remember how fucked up april may's career was. i rewatched pint-sized princesses after the news got out about her execution and like i know it was the 90s but what the fuck was going on there. it feels like a crime to watch it

🪷 helloroses Follow it's the same with her modelling career, why was she, a teenage girl, doing so many photoshoots where she was barely clothed. why did ad campaigns need all this

🦢 evilwomanenjoyer Follow why are we defending june july in 2018. she killed people. she murdered people. you are the same people who defend joe darke and dahlia hawthorne and matt engarde and fucking redd white. she took lives. where am i.

🐜 what-is-a-username420 Follow please learn about nuance and use your brain

🦢 evilwomanenjoyer Follow nuance is for fictional characters like pious priestess or whoever the fuck. not for real life situations like this.

🐜 what-is-a-username420 Follow sometimes im like "the reading comprehension on this site isnt THAT bad" and then i read shit like "nuance is for fiction not for real life"

🦴 trudycryme Follow I am truly, truly sorry for attempting to film those teenagers corpses and for breaking into the victims childhood home in an attempt to interview his family 2 days after the murder, I understand why I was wrong and I'm going to try my best to refrain from doing stuff like that next time lol. To further this, I'm starting a new merch collection and donating 20% of profits to JAVCV (Japanifornian Association for Victims of Violent Crime), buy it before the sale ends on March 4th!

🧟‍♀️ samuraishattered Follow not to be harsh but i hope you die

🌈 godsstrongestfujo Follow i think april may was a genuinely a bad person like she was just this rich woman who both did the modelling campaign + assisted in the murder to get money from her sugar daddy. shes not as innocent as yall make her out to be she just has pretty privelege

🍁 diskhorse-divorce Follow 1. she was not rich. she, her single mother, and sister were homeless for years. she had to be a child star and teen model to provide for herself and her family. they lived in a trailer at some point 2. she was very obviously being threatened by white. the courts said it was a lie because of fucking misogyny and white's power over her. 3. even if she did do it out of her own free will she still got executed over a crime where the death penalty at age 23 was not justified. 4. why are you calling a thirteen year old a bad person for doing an ad campaign where she was being heavily sexualised and exploited and stolen from you fucking weirdo

🩰 angelfawns Follow april may was such a tragic girl and an icon and so beautiful omg. she looked SO good during the summer 2008 ad campaign for bluecorp too. hold on i need to change my pfp

🐦‍⬛ proud-edgelord Follow if my parents named me teylhoure i wouldve killed myself too

[knockknockitsnickels]

For Equality (#Women), here's a Princess tierlist (already did a voices one). I was hesitant to make one bc all of the princesses are different facets of my beautiful wife whom I adore, but I also love to yap so let's do it. Full disclosure I like all of them a lot for different reasons so these rankings are based almost entirely on vibes. For the sake of brevity I'm gonna be counting unique chapter 3s alongside their respective chapter 2s and counting the shared chapter 3s separately. I know that makes no sense but c'mon there's like 22 of these ladies

EDIT: I completely missed Razor!!! 😭 I'm sorry babygirl. Updated to add her.

Spectre/Princess and the Dragon: Spectre my beloved. My most anticipated route after playing the demo, and she met all of my expectations. The themes of forgiveness in her route are wonderful, I love how reluctant she is to hurt you, even when you deliberately antagonize her. Princess and the Dragon was also great - getting to see from her perspective feels so fitting I'm surprised it wasn't in the original game, and the moment of quiet you get just chatting with her was a delight.

Nightmare/Moment of Clarity: One of the most tragic characters in the game. I adore the way Shifty's description of her completely recontextualizes the route, taking Nightmare from a quirked up lil villain to just a sad person trying to find a connection after being rejected. Another wrinkle is that no matter what route you take - whether you get Wraith, M.O.C, or set Nightmare free - there's not really a way to give her the connection she wants. I got M.O.C for the first time via choosing to stay with Nightmare, not wanting to release her after she admitted to wanting to destroy the world, but recognizing she just wanted a friend. After the vision she shows us, I felt bad for what I chose - I wanted to apologize to her, but there were no options left.

Prisoner/Cage: First princess I ever got, hence subject to first-princess bias. I've already talked a lot about how much I love her in another post so I won't repeat myself, but she truly is the 3rd best Princess in the game.

Fury: My babygirl It's really hard to write about why I love this girl so much. I've talked about it a bit before, but there's a special kind of horror in how you destroy Fury's original sense of identity (whether you got there via Adversary or Tower), and how upset she is by what she becomes. I think she also ties in really well with the overarching themes of the game. Her insistence that you are not your body and her desperation for you to understand her (in one route destroying herself in the process) remind me a lot of what Shifty has to say in the final fight.

Adversary/Eye of the Needle: My lovely wife whom I adore, my bestest friend. Adversary is such a fun and underrated character, her respect and genuine care for the player is so good AND she's hot. Eye of the Needle is also extremely underrated, her dialogue during the Shifting Mound fight - especially the variation when you free her - honestly gets me a lil emotional.

Wraith: A star, she's done nothing wrong, she is a girlboss and she is slaying. I've already written a bit about how tragic her route is & how I think she's one of the best shared chapter 3s in how she changes depending on the context, so instead i will say: banger design.

Witch/Thorn: Yeah im basic. Thorn was something I was hoping for basically as soon as I realized I couldn't get through the game without hurting the Princess, and it really met my expectations. Witch is a fascinating character - she's so desperate for revenge she'll end up destroying herself in the process, yet despite reveling in how awful she believes the two of you are, her chapter 3s show there's a part of her which wants to reconcile with you.

Damsel/Happily Ever After: Damsel on her own I found to be a pretty funny route - Smitten's dialogue, her happily agreeing to end the world, & Narrator suffering throughout the whole route makes it a lot of fun. Honestly even the more unsettling moments like the deconstructed Damsel are kind of funny - like OK I think it's fascinating thematically (we're trying to help her by asking what she wants but in questioning the only desire she knows we strip her personhood away), but also her turning into an anime doodle is hilarious I'm sorry. Despite that, there is this underlying, deeply uncomfortable horror to the whole route which comes to the surface in HEA and Burned Grey (we'll get to her). HEA is genuinely the most tense I've ever felt playing this game lmao. I think she adds a lot to Damsel - she gives her another dimension of personhood, and whether you choose to pursue it or not, I think the route feels incomplete without it.

Razor: Hilarious, showstopping, spectacular. Her route is a lot more lighthearted than the others, which helps her stand out and can be a nice break on some of the rougher playthroughs. It's hilarious that she was originally going to be a bit more sinister - I'm glad BTG made the best decision anyone has ever made and changed her to her current version. There's also some interesting stuff going on with her thematically, esp in how she parallels Stranger she stole Stranger's ch 3 that's why she's the only route with 4 chapters and how she kind of flips the script on the player and so the slain becomes the slayer. Also, I just love the concept behind her design - her exploding into the perfect woman a knife monster is something I will never forget. She probably has some of the same problems with linearity as some of the routes I talk about later (you're always going to see almost the exact same 4 chapters, after all) but there's enough variation in dialogue and outcome to make me always happy visiting my dear friend Razor.

Stranger: I love her but she's probably one of the routes I replay the least, just because it always plays out the same. Either way, I love the lil peak behind the curtain her chapter gives us, and I love getting to reunite with her & having a real conversation for the first time if you get her as the heart princess.

Tower/Apotheosis: God forbid women do anything. Pristine cut really did wonders for her - honestly in hindsight I think part of the response to her might have had to do with how brief both of her Ch 3s could be. Getting a chance to see (both via Apotheosis & Fury) how much she clings to to her divinity adds a lot to her character.

Wild: Wild really hits different after all of the tension in Beast & Witch. I'm not sure how intentional this was, but I like how both of the no-knife princesses (Beast & Witch) have ch 3s where there's an option to reconcile. I'm guessing the devs knew players would probably eventually be forced to backstab the princess & wanted to give them a chance to make things right? Either way, I love she. The dissonance between the peaceful atmosphere of this route & her desperation to stay together makes this one of the most anxiety-inducing routes in the game.

Drowned Grey: Extremely cool design, extremely cool environment, I love the whole "widow/bride" thing the two greys have going on, unfortunately her route is extremely short & linear. I think part of my trouble with the greys is I don't entirely understand how anyone would get them naturally lol. You stabbed the prisoner? Jail for you. Jail for 100 years.

Burned Grey: My thoughts on her are basically identical to my thoughts on the Drowned Grey but she's lower because I think Drowned Grey looks cooler. Sorry bestie.

Beast/Den: She's one of the most horrifying princesses to me, which is probably part of why I try to avoid getting her route, lol. The themes of dehumanization & the way she's reduced to a base instinct of wanting to consume you just so she can be "whole" again freaks me out. Also the part where she rips you in half & is like "lol oops" is so funny. Legend.

[foggyfanfic]

Mirabel Thoughts

Writing from the perspective of a villager and trying to decide how the different Madrigals look from the outside, and Mirabel is the one I’m having a hard time pinning. As usual, putting the thoughts to screen helps.

So obviously Mirabel doesn’t receive the same level of admiration as Isabela or Abuela, and she doesn’t seem to be relied upon as heavily as Luisa and Julieta. The warm color branch of the family seems to be high charisma, so they’re probably popular in the more traditional sense. And of course we know that Bruno is the least liked Madrigal. So what social niche is Mirabel fulfilling?

She doesn’t seem to be disliked, although she is shown to be pitied by the villagers (the “not special” special), she’s probably looked down upon just a little. She probably had to deal with some bullying from other kids, but not Complete Social Pariah levels. The threat of being the next Bruno is looming over her head but she’s not quite there yet.

I think, since she must fall somewhere on the middle of Popular to Pariah scale, she’s the sort of person who gets voted Everybody’s Best Friend in school. Idk if you had any one like this at your school, but when I was fifteen I had a few people who I didn’t think of as popular because they weren’t endlessly charismatic, constantly the center of attention, or noticeably cooler than the rest of us. But looking back, everyone liked them because they were just so nice. I’m picturing the girl who eventually ended up being voted Homecoming Queen for my grade specifically. I’ll name drop because it wasn’t her legal name and it’s a very common one.

So, Mary had a lot in common with Mirabel. She was intelligent, easy to talk to, and always happy to help. I didn’t think of her as being glamorously beautiful the same way Mirabel isn’t designed to be the next Disney Princess, but she was pretty and Mirabel is too. I didn’t think of her as being cool or an A-list kid or anything because she sometimes said things in an awkward way, or embarrassed herself, like Mirabel falling over stuff in the movie. While there were people that felt “cool” and who I therefore wanted to impress, Mary was just plain old pleasant to be around, I wanted to talk to her because I felt comfortable around her and enjoyed our conversations. And I thought of her as a friend because she treated me like a friend, she treated everybody like a friend, even people I thought sucked. She was very much down to earth and probably a lot more mature than I was at the time. I remember being pleasantly surprised to see her name on the ballot for homecoming queen, and even more so when she beat out the girl who fell more in line with what TV told me popular looks like. It really reframed the way I saw people. While it’s true that snobs and bullies sometimes gain social currency by convincing people they’re at the top of the ladder, being a genuine friend gets you farther than you realize.

I doubt Mirabel is a one to one comparison to this real world person I knew in high school, but I figure she probably has similar social standing. She has the social currency of being a Madrigal, then add in the fact that she would seem so much more down to earth than the other Madrigals while still being friendly and helpful, and you end up with a Mary. People probably don’t flock to her, but if I were fifteen and in the Encanto you could bet your ass I’d be happy to sit with her at lunch or see her at a party. I’m sure impressionable young me would be just as star struck as the rest of the villagers when it comes to Camilo and Isabela, and wiser adult me would of course want to hang out with Bruno, but I would be pleasantly surprised to see Mirabel’s name on the ballot for Harvest Festival Queen or whatever, and I would vote for her because “that’s my friend”.

Furthermore, Mirabel reminds me of somebody who has some sorta neurodivergence but flies under the radar with it. Considering the Madrigals seem to have a family history of anxiety disorders, Mirabel could too, autism is also in the running since Bruno and Antonio both show signs of it. She does remind me of a guy I knew at college #2 who had an anxiety disorder that bordered on being a physical disability rather than straight neurodivergence. For the most part his anxiety didn’t bother him, then every once in a while his body would decide “Ok! It’s panic attack time!” and he would start experiencing all the physical symptoms of a panic attack with no warning. The first time it happened to him he straight up thought he was having a heart attack because it was so out of no where. He was also not cool, but very kind and friendly, so I’m going to choose to believe that’s what Mirabel has going on. This figures into the equation because I’ve noticed that neurodivergent folks that fly under the radar usually get labeled as “quirky” and it’s considered a good trait, a relatable trait, but not necessarily a cool trait.

Conclusion: I am now convinced that Mirabel is considered the least “popular” Madrigal, but everybody sees her as their friend. She probably has the most genuine connections with the other residents of Encanto, followed by Félix and Agustín, then Luisa and Pepa (who work with the villagers doing odd jobs or watering the crops), then Alma and Dolores (Alma having real friends from before she was A Big Deal, and Dolores having earned a few very loyal friends by keeping their secrets), then Camilo and Julieta each have one or two friends outside the family but are much beloved/admired in a more superficial way, then Isabela is the most popular but also technically the most lonely since not even her family gets hints at her real self until after the movie. Bruno is, of course, in a league of his own because he’s in the walls, so yeah. And Antonio is five, so it’s a little too soon to judge.

[stardustizuku]

Why Miraculous LadyBug Is the Worst Thing To Happen To Magical Girl Genre in All Its History.

It would be easy to sit here and tell you all the logical reasons why Ladybug is a bad show. It has horrible pacing, it has low stakes, repetitive episodes, and a dialogue that is cringe worthy enough to get its own tiktok sound.

But saying that, would be beating a dead horse at this point. Everyone knows this show is a bunch of wasted potential, only made worse by a director who keeps thinking he created gold, when in fact he messed up in a lot of areas – particularly the fact that he’s a grown man who thinks he knows what little girls want.

I’m not here for that.

Particularly, because I can be quite forgiving to shows like this. I mean, they’re kids' shows! Meant for little girls, and I haven’t been one for a few years now. But I still enjoy them.

Why? Well, cause I’m a massive fan of Magical Girl animes. I love the glitter, the sparkles, the silly adventures with friends, and the transformation sequences! Even with all its flaws, I really like them. So, stories or shows that borrow from them, get a pass in all these things. 

I mean, I have fun re-watching WINX Club, I love Star Vs The Forces of Evil despite its flaws. Steven Universe holds a deep place in my heart and She-Ra is…She-Ra is in its very own league of how amazing it is.

So, no. Be it a very dumb show or a very smart one, I can have fun. It’s very rare when a show with, you know, glitter, girly stuff and animals CAN’T hold my attention.

But, well, MLB failed at that.

It’s just, not a good show.

I mean, it could be. But the age demographic would need to drop several, several age groups just to be barely watchable – and even then, I seriously doubt that it would be good for young girls to watch it. The lessons it teaches are concerning, to say the least.

And at this point, you may be thinking,

"Why do you care so much about this show? It’s dumb and you’ve acknowledged it treats its demographic as toddlers. Why do you care so much?"

Well, because I've been here... for a very, very long time.

Listen, I started watching Miraculous Ladybug, back when I was in high school. Maybe a bit old, but, hey, a lot of unique cartoons came out around that time. (Star Vs, Steven Universe, etc). So, I was hopeful. Really hopeful.

Mainly, because I was here before it EVEN premiered. I remember it. The original PV was 2D animated and it had this vague Princess Tutu vibes that JUST I couldn’t resist. It was clear as day that it borrowed a lot of its inspiration from magical girls from the 90's, probably even 80's.

The premise looked similar enough to Kaito Jeanne, and Kaito St. Tail for me to draw those conclusions.

It had a dynamic very similar to Princess Tutu and seemed like a mix of silly and dark like that one was.

To be honest, I could even see hints of Sugar Sugar Rune with Pierre and Felix.

Not to mention, the animation was beautiful.

I will never, never forget that scene with Chat looking at Ladybug starry-eyed under the Paris Moonlight. That was so beautiful, a genuine touch of romance that rang so similar to the Magical Girl animes I grew up with.

I was thrilled, I was excited. I wanted this show to succeed, before even the premier had dropped.

This is all to say -

I never came to this show with the intention for it to fail.

And I didn’t expect nor want it to be ground-breaking or a giant of the genre. I just hoped I could have a fun time.

I didn't want subversions, I didn't want it to be dark, or deep. All I wanted, was sparkles, fun and a good time.

So, when it first aired, I tried to stay positive. I tried to like it, even when it had all these massive red flags.

I’ve never been a big fan of 3D animation, and especially not how it’s used in Magical Girl animes. (We all know the disaster the first season of Sailor Moon Crystal was).

But I swallowed it down.

The characters were different from the original PV

But I swallowed it down.

The background scenery was bland and generic and hardly felt unique.

But I swallowed it down.

I was here since day 1. I was here when Stormy Weather premiered. I was here before many of you were, and

I swallowed it all down.

Because I really, really wanted this to be good.

And I really thought it would.

But things should have been made clear, when they fucked up the one thing they shouldn't. The one thing that held this all together. The one thing that kept me here even as everything was burning to the ground, and I was too naive to realize it.

They fucked up the thing that started all this, to begin with.

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[gizkasparadise]

What are your top five xianxia cdramas? And, on the other end, what are your top five historical kdramas (any time period - I'm not well versed in this to know the various types names yet xD)? Oh, and lastly, your top five drama recs that are the most (generally) underrated? Thanks!

nice!

TOP FIVE XIANXIA (& I'M ALSO GONNA INCLUDE XUANHUAN)

love and redemption. girl meets boy. boy's part of a cursed theatre troupe and part of masochism tango of reincarnation with girl that lasts 10 life times. girl is actually kind of the god of war. crack, gender reversal, gender fuckery at large, feminist and queer friendly. incredible OST. just all-around one of my favorite dramas ever.

lost you forever (part 1). a xuanhuan vs. xianxia, but im not passionate enough about 5 xianxia for this list lol. another drama with gender fuckery. a fantastic FL and beautiful relationship building (and unbuilding) and character-driven story. dont even need the second part for this to be a favorite!!

love between fairy and devil. all those tropes you fucking loved when you were like 13 on ff.net given a lot of heart and near-perfect execution (aside from that ending). awesome characters, beautiful costumes and art direction. super addicting and bingeable

the legends. bai lu playing a powerhungry demoness and acquiring a dysfunctional harem in the process. xu kai looking like a sad blue-haired puppy. a monk that creates an entire demon because he has 1 boner. sismance. i had a lot of fun with this one and pointedly did not watch the last 5 or so eps lol

till the end of the moon. there's parts i genuinely hate and would not watch ever again. there's parts that are fucking incredible. sort of like the main couple, i have a love/hate relationship with this drama but when it hits it really hits

honorable mention: eternal love/10 miles of peach blossoms (xianxia fuckery at its finest weighed down somewhat by tedious side plots and one of the most infuriating 2nd FLs of all time)

TOP FIVE HISTORICAL KDRAMAS

gaksital/bridal mask. set in the 1930s. inverse character arcs between the hero and villain. dysfunctional romance amped up to the nth level. high stakes, high consequences, and a cast full of well-developed and written characters. bring tissues

empress ki. girl crushing and girl bossing her way through two kingdoms, one of the best FLs of all time. with her is a besotted baby enemy emperor and a Noble Good besotted powerless king as she goes from slave to smuggler to concubine to empress. chef's kiss

the princess' man. you want feral wrecks for your male leads? female leads ready to throw down in a parking lot? if you like lovers to enemy (?) lovers and star-crossed romances this one is a must

the king loves. this one's also on my underrated list. the first 4ish eps are a chore, but if you get past them you have the love triangle to end all love triangles, interesting palace politics with a fascinating "evil" empress, and im siwan getting to go a lil unhinged as a treat. it's the definition of an idol drama but gd did i love this and i binged the hell out of it no regrets

mr sunshine. le cinema!!! an interesting time in history (1870s-1880s) with a wide range of flawed but compelling characters centered around one of the most badass FLs of all time. winner of the #1 second lead syndrome contest for me with dong mae. only downfall to this one is i felt negative chemistry with the endgame ship but the show is good enough without it

honorable mention: chicago typewriter isnt on this list because it's only kind of half a historical drama BUT OMG WATCH IT. it's in my top 3 kdrama and while it has a slow build once it kicks off it fucking goes off

TOP FIVE UNDERRATED DRAMAS

the king loves as mentioned above. i think why it has a lower rating is the first handful of eps are kind of a snoozefest and there's a bit of an upset with the romance (which i was 900% for). but it's a fucking fun ride and full of awesome goryeo palace drama adventures

kairos. not underrated, since it has decent scores on reviewer sites, but underhyped? not enough people have seen this one and it's an incredible time-travel thriller that i found way more interesting than other popular dramas of its type like signal

cheese in the trap. the ending's a hot mess, but compared to how some 2020-onward dramas are ending it's poetry. a solid adaptation of a really great webtoon, awesome cinematography, and one of the few dramas ive seen that actually capture the campus/college life experience right

discovery of romance. the emotional cheating element causes a lot of folks to hate it/jump ship, but i love this one (and gd BOTH the fl and ml emotionally cheat ftr he's not innocent in this hot mess). jung yumi + eric mun are one of my favorite kdrama duos and they kill it, and kim seulgi plays an incredible second female lead

when a man falls in love. man people HATED this one but i think it's a blast when you're in the mood for mess + gangsters. if you're into watching fucked up romances with severe power imbalances and the dysfunction that follows, this one's for you. it's not perfect but definitely not deserving of its 6.8 MDL rating (gd!)

[thegigilwriter]

13 | “Danger & Star, Rooster & Angel” — Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw x Female Mitchell OC

Summary. 26-year-old Lucy Asa Mitchell did not know what was in store for her when she first bumped into Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw. After an instant mutual connection followed by a sweet whirlwind romance that swept both their feet, Lucy found herself being immersed deeper into Bradley’s world of the Navy, F-14s, and deployments. What she didn’t expect was finding was the answer to an elusive part of her past — the identity of her long-lost father.

Chapter Summary. Lucy’s BFF is coming to town, and fun times are ahead! Lucy has yet to reveal her secret talent to Bradley… can you guess what it is?

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Keywords/Warnings: Romance, some angst, mentions of terminal or severe illness in loved one, fluff, some real good times :))

13 | The Wildling Sisters 👯‍♀️

September 1, 2023

Bradley and Lucy waited at the foot of the escalator by the baggage claim, sharing a large iced caramel macchiato and a bacon gouda sandwich.

“Thank you for coming with me today love,ˮ Lucy smiled up at him as she offered him another bite. “It really means a lot to me...ˮ

Bradley kindly wiped the crumbs from the corner from her lips and gestured for her to have the last bite. “Donʼt worry about it, Angel. I canʼt wait to meet her. Anything I should know?ˮ

Lucy smiled.

“Sheʼs very… extroverted.ˮ

“Lu—ci—a!ˮ

Lucy quickly averted her gaze towards the top of the escalator, Bradley following suit. On the very top, a tall, willowy, golden-haired woman with an exuberant grin and oversized shades waved enthusiastically as she descended — leaning over the side rail just to take a good look at Lucy.

“Frankie!ˮ Lucy hollered, half-laughing. “Jesus — youʼre going to fall!ˮ

The woman was clumsily overtaking people now on the escalator as she rushed towards her with her bright-red luggage bag and little black purse, bothering other guests on the way. She paid no mind to their glares as she dropped her bags and ran into Lucyʼs arms for a tight embrace — knocking the pair several feet back, much to Bradleyʼs amusement.

“Oh my god youʼre here!ˮ Lucy squealed as they broke apart, still holding each other in their arms with the balls of their feet bouncing from excitement. “Iʼve missed you!ˮ

“Oh dio mio! I am so glad! You have no idea, my friend!ˮ She replied equally.

“Oh! Thereʼs someone you need to meet!ˮ Lucy told her as she led him to Bradley, who was now carrying the belongings she had previously thrusted to the floor.

“Bradley this is Francesca Agosti,ˮ Lucy smiled as she watched Bradley reached out his hand to her and as Francesca shook it.

“Frankie, this is Bradley—“

“— the boyfriend.ˮ Francesca smirked as Lucy rolled her eyes playfully.

“Itʼs a pleasure to meet you, Lieutenant.ˮ She finished with a kind smile. In Bradleyʼs eyes Francesca was a truly beautiful woman— gray eyes, golden locks, and a tanned complexion. She could walk into any audition in Los Angeles and score a part right on the spot if she wanted to. She looked like a princess! But his gaze still couldnʼt help but flicker to Lucyʼs face: the genuine joy that shone through her eyes and the lips he loved to taste and which allowed for her melodious peals of laughter. Bradley recognized then that this was his princess. This was his Angel — no matter how many other beautiful girls he would meet for the remainder of his life.

“Hello Francesca,ˮ Bradley replied. “How was your flight in?ˮ

“Quite satisfactory,ˮ she spoke, every word that she seemed to utter steeped in Italian.

“Eh,ˮ Lucy shrugged. “Bet Bradley could do better.ˮ The aviator chuckled proudly as he gathered Lucy to his side and bent down to kiss her cheek.

“Thatʼs my girl,ˮ he remarked with a wink. Just then, Francesca and Lucy shared a knowing look as they met stares.

“What?ˮ Francesca smiled, raising her hands. “Iʼm sorry, Iʼm not used to this!ˮ

She gasped.

“Lucy! What do you —eh call this?ˮ She snapped her finger. “I am the third person, this time!ˮ

“Do you mean third wheel?ˮ Bradley clarified.

“Oh, yes!ˮ Francesca laughed.

“Well, whatever happened to that fellow from Berlin?ˮ Lucy asked her. “You said you liked him!ˮ

“Eh,ˮ Francesca shrugged. “He was too boring.ˮ

“But you said that other guy from Barcelona was too spontaneous and you wanted some stability...ˮ

“I know!ˮ Francesca huffed, rolling her eyes. “How hard is it to find just the right person?ˮ

“You donʼt,ˮ Bradley answered for her simply, gazing at Lucy affectionately. “The right one just falls right into your lap when you stop looking. Take my word for it.ˮ

A saturated blush dusted Lucyʼs cheeks.

“Alright lovebirds,ˮ Francesca pouted comically. “The wounds sting as are…”

“Iʼm sorry Frankie...ˮ Lucy laughed, flustered and pink as Bradley let out a low chuckle.

“Well, lunch is on me...ˮ he drawled. “Now where would you two ladies like to go to?ˮ

Bradley, Lucy and Francesca boarded the Bronco and drove to Le Samuelʼs — a quaint little French bistro downtown. As they entered the bright, elegant, and simple vicinity, they were greeted by a rotund little man with a thick head of dark hair and a thin mustache that curled at both ends. He had a chefʼs coat on and a smile that stretched his lips.

“Madame Lucy and Madame Francesca!ˮ He bellowed. “Youʼre back again!ˮ

“So we are Monsieur Louie,ˮ Lucy grinned. “Itʼs always a pleasure being here.ˮ

“And the pleasure is always mine!ˮ He replied jauntily. “Your entertainment has always been greatly received... who is your new friend? Of Francescaʼs?ˮ

“Lucyʼs, actually,ˮ Francesca smirked. Monsieur Louieʼs expression blossomed to that of glee as he shook Bradleyʼs hand.

“Ho! Ho!ˮ Monsieur Louie boomed. “Lucky man, lucky man!ˮ

“Bradley this is Chef Louie,ˮ Lucy introduced. “Weʼve known him for quite sometime.ˮ

“The pleasure is all mine!ˮ Monsieur Louie echoed as he urged them towards a nice table nearby a tall window. “Now letʼs get you all seated before rush hour, and I am once more buried in tickets and tickets in the hot kitchen! Antoine! Get their orders in silʼvous plaît!ˮ

Antoine took their orders: Francesca was having a Croque Monsieur and Lucy and Bradley opted for the Croque Madame with canelés and a box of macaroons for desert. To start, Antoine brought out complimentary glasses of Kir Royale with some Gougères to pair with.

“Bradley,ˮ Francesca mused “You are a naval aviator, correct?”

“Yes,ˮ he replied.

“Tell me, are all your other friends as good-looking as you are without the uniform?ˮ

Bradley chuckled, clearly flattered as Lucy laughed lightly beside him.

“You know,ˮ Bradley began. “It never really occurred to me that it could just be the uniform... ˮ

“Clearly it wasnʼt the case for Lucy,ˮ Francesca teased, nudging her shoulder playfully as Lucy rolled her eyes. “You do know what attracted her to you right?ˮ

“Frankie!ˮ Lucy gasped as Francesca laughed.

“Iʼm not aware as it so happens,ˮ a dark glint shrouded Bradleyʼs eyes as he held his lover in his sights. “But it seems that she and I are gonna have a conversation about it after.ˮ

Francesca giggled with mischief as Lucy blushed profusely once more today.

Just then their Croques arrived, and Lucy sighed with little relief as she got out of the hot seat of attention. Everything was simply sublime — the cheesy and airy Gougères with the bubbly, currant-flavored Kir Royale and the sumptuous Croque Madame with the perfect fried egg, which always had gold brown crispy edges. The atmosphere was light with the sun streaming through the window beside them and as Bradley and Francesca conversed as if they were old friends catching up. Lucy smiled, it was something that she loved about them both — their extroverted personalities which allowed them to make friends with ease. The weathered piano in the corner of the restaurant caught her eye briefly before turning back to the conversation.

“What do you do for a living, Francesca?ˮ Bradley asked her.

“My family owns art galleries in Europe,ˮ she replied. “I curate them — but my passion is really in painting... and well — partying until the morning...ˮ

“Lucy did mention that you were quite the wild card,ˮ Bradley chuckled.

“Iʼm the wild one?ˮ Francesca smirked, looking to Lucy. “Do you know how Lucia and I met?ˮ

Lucy shook her head, laughing at the fond memory.

“Lucia was in Italy as an international student for the year — as a pupil of the conservatory,ˮ Francesca recalled. “And if I remember, you were taking a vacation in Sicily with some of the other students...ˮ

“Yep,ˮ Lucy nodded. “We were taking a break from rehearsals and Maria Rossi flew us out.ˮ

“The heiress?ˮ Francesca clarified. “Sheʼs married now last time I heard. Did you know?ˮ

“She invited me to the wedding but I was still assigned to Antartica at the time. Didnʼt you go?ˮ

“Well she didnʼt invite me,ˮ Francesca frowned, turning to Bradley. “Anyways — I was driving through Sicily and I didnʼt know that Lucyʼs party was in the car miles behind me. Were you driving at the time?ˮ

“I was the American in a car full of stuffy Italian girls, ˮ Lucy shrugged. “I was basically the chauffeur — at least thatʼs why I thought Maria invited me...ˮ

Bradley chuckled.

“So this guy at the side of the road stops me,ˮ Francesca continues. “And I know that you should never listen to strangers who stop you at the side of the road— Stupidly, I got out of the car to see what was wrong and the bastard robs me with a knife! Dio mio! It was a good thing Lucy sensed something was wrong and stopped too... Before the bastard had the chance to even threaten her—“

Francesca paused, attempting to suppress her laughter.

“Lucia—“ she stopped mid-laugh. “Threw a gallon of gasoline at the poor man and lit a match— threatening him back in broken Italian! He was so scared that I swear he pissed himself as he ran the other direction!ˮ

Bradley gasped silently, gaze quickly averting to his girlfriend who had her face in her hands. Francesca was howling now with tears in her eyes.

“It was the only thing I had!ˮ Lucy argued.

“And I love you for it, my friend!ˮ Francesca exclaimed, as she placed her in her embrace while Lucy pouted.

Bradley relished the view set before him with a grin. Lucy was tucked in Francescaʼs arms like a cute, little, angry puppy —but her smile and their display of friendship warmed his heart. From the night he witnessed Lucy sass Jake and sent Nova out of the Hard Deck without so-much as laying a single finger on her — he was already well aware that while she was a gentle person, a secret fire burned hot in her belly, but not to this extent. Which made him wonder... what else did he not know about his girlfriend?

Just then, the little weathered piano came to life. Antoine was playing a robust and demanding opening that, to Lucy, was all too familiar... Antoine held her gaze, nodding as he repeated the same opening, waiting for her... Bradley curiously observed the interaction and noted how Francesca winked in her direction. Her fingers fanned out in a gesture as if to encourage Lucy into something— what he didnʼt know was that it was into a performance...

“L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser

Et c'est bien en vain qu'on

S'il lui convient de refuser Rien n'y fait menace ou

L'un parle bien l'autre se tait

Et c'est l'autre que je préfèreIl n'a rien dit mais il me plaît...ˮ

Bradley instantly recognized the iconic opera piece from Carmen. He stared at Lucy— awestruck as she sang casually from seat with her head held high and her body vibrating with every note. Her voice resonated throughout the restaurant— the power in it drawing the attention of everyone within hearing.

“L'amour... L'amour... “

Lucy was standing now, sauntering over to Bradley as she impishly held his cheek in her hand and stared into his eyes with a playful. seductive temptation before wandering over to the piano and leaning against it as she faced off with Antoine in some sort of musical conversation.

“L'amour...ˮ

Bradley noted the faces that peered into the restaurant. More people were coming in now just to see the spectacle that held everyone into a trance — himself included.

“Lʼamour!ˮ

“L'amour est enfant de bohême

Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi...ˮ

Lucy held on to Bradleyʼs encouraging stare like a life line. It had been so long since she had sung like this in the open — in the eyes of strangers. So she focused his solely — on those kind, chocolate orbs that beckoned her homeward and drew her to him from the very first time they met.

“Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime

Si je t'aime prends garde à toi

Si tu ne m'aimes pas

Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime

Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime

Prends garde à toi!ˮ

Lucy concluded “Habaneraˮ with a resounding applause accompanied by hoots and whistles. Before the excitement had simmered down completely, Antoine played a final piece — one that Francesca in all her Italian spirit took Bradley by the hand with her as she danced to meet arms with Lucy by the piano. Thankfully it was another familiar beat that Bradley could at least dance to — “Bella Ciao.ˮ Lucy led the sing-along and the entire vicinity followed with enthusiastically half- mumbled lyrics and rhythmic clapping.

“Una mattina mi sono alzato

O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!

Una mattina mi sono alzato

E ho trovato l'invasor!“

“O partigiano, portami via

O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!

O partigiano, portami via

Ché mi sento di morir!ˮ

Four stanzas later, Lucy was tucked into Bradleyʼs arm finishing the song as Francesca conducted the audience animatedly like a maestro with her fourth Kir Royale. Everyone in the restaurant had already risen to their feet at this point. It was the middle of day and everybody was partying as if they had no other affairs.

“E questo è il fiore del partigiano Morto per la libertàaaaaaaaaa!ˮ

Lucy reached for Bradleyʼs face and pulled him to her lips as the audience roared in the background. He didnʼt mind of course, savoring her soft mouth on his as his large hands wandered to her waist. He kissed the moles on the side of her mouth the one near her eye as they parted for air. It was as if they were back at a night in the Hard Deck but with the tables reversed. Looks like ‘Great Balls of Fire,ʼ wasnʼt the only hit heʼll be playing from now on. He gazed deeply into Lucyʼs eyes and he could see it — nights at the Hard Deck with him on the keys and her as his star, and after each performance: a long romantic walk on the beach at night would ensue as their daily ritual.

By the time they arrived at Lucyʼs apartment complex half an hour before sunset, Francesca was already passed out in the back seat of Bradleyʼs Bronco. He was kind enough to piggyback the Italian wild sprite as they ascended their way to Lucyʼs apartment. Bradley set her on the couch and Lucy removed her heels, tucked her in with a quilt nearby, and set some painkillers, a jug of water, and a copy of her keys beside the Walstead bowl on the living room table before she left with Bradley.

“Beach?ˮ He suggested.

“Beach,ˮ Lucy confirmed as he held her hand all the way.

After Bradley had put the Bronco in park, they set out to find a comfortable place in the sand to eat the box of canelés and macaroons they had previously availed at Le Samuelʼs. Lucy was snug on Bradleyʼs thigh as they shared a chocolate macaroon with raspberry filling.

“You were amazing back there,ˮ Bradley grinned. “I knew you could sing... but damn, Angel...ˮ

“Thank you,ˮ Lucy giggled.

“Francesca said you were at a conservatory in Italy?ˮ Bradley asked her. “Is that where you learned opera?ˮ

“Iʼve been taking voice lessons since I was little,ˮ she replied. “I learned opera around middle school because of the scholarship opportunities and a chance to spend a year in Italy at a conservatory in Milan.ˮ

“Wow,ˮ Bradley breathed. Lucy cast her eyes down shyly.

“Iʼm sorry,ˮ Lucy smiled. “Frankie and I seem to have worn you out on your day- off.ˮ

Bradley chuckled.

“Donʼt worry about it Angel,ˮ he grinned handsomely. “I had a lot of fun... Frankieʼs quite the life of the party...ˮ

“That she is,ˮ Lucy sighed happily. “God I love her.ˮ

“I can see that,ˮ he mused.

“A lot of people think that sheʼs this shallow and snobby and uptight party girl who spends her Daddyʼs money, you know?ˮ She told him as she fed him a canelé. “Had she told me about her family, I would have never known... sheʼs so happy even about smallest things. And while she is a little snobby... but sheʼs the most loyal friend youʼll ever have.ˮ

“Iʼm glad you have her, Angel.ˮ

“I am too,ˮ she chuckled as she ran a hand through his honeyed locks. “I would have lost my mind had she not helped me when mom got sick.ˮ

Bradley stared at her, and for a while Lucy didnʼt notice until they met eyes.

“What?ˮ She asked him.

“Itʼs just that... you never told me your mom was sick,ˮ he replied cautiously. “... Angel? Is she okayˮ

Lucy looked away.

“Baby?ˮ He held her hands to his chest. “Please tell me?ˮ Tears brimmed her waterline.

“She is sick,ˮ she nodded solemnly. “She has autoimmune diseases. Three, Bradley. Itʼs like three people ganging up on someone and taking turns beating them up. God — I just feel so guilty... I-I donʼt even visit her in Oregon that much anymore b-because it just feels painful looking at her...ˮ

Lucy honestly didnʼt know why the knot behind her throat was tied so tightly or when the tears she held began to stream down her cheeks.

“Iʼm horrible.ˮ

“Breathe Angel,ˮ Bradley crooned as he held her to his chest. “Youʼre not a horrible person, okay? Itʼs important to me that you know that... you know that right?ˮ

Lucy didnʼt answer and continued to press her face against his chest.

A beat.

“When my mother was dying in that hospital room,ˮ Bradley said to her softly as he smoothed her waves. “I wasnʼt even beside her... I didnʼt— I didnʼt want to…”

Lucy looked up at him.

“I didnʼt want to see the life leave her eyes because I knew it would hurt me and I would carry it for the rest of my life,ˮ he whispered. “I was young and alone— Mav and I just had the big fight and I refused to talk to him. I spiraled, Angel...ˮ

Lucy reached her finger to graze his scars. They both had tears in their eyes now, holding each otherʼs gazes so intensely. They were both hurting and hurting for each other.

“I never want you to feel alone during a time like this,ˮ Bradley said to her. “Because youʼre not. You have Frankie, and now... you have me.ˮ

“Iʼm here for the long run Angel,ˮ he smiled tearfully as he swiped his thumb against the wetness of her cheeks. “Youʼre never going to be alone again.ˮ

“Bradley..ˮ she sighed as he kissed her softly. Their lips moved in sync as he caressed her softness and she admired his strength and stability — both physically and emotionally. Bradley Bradshaw was truly a godsend — one she never thought she needed.

Meet Frankie Agosti! We’ll be seeing more of her 😉 The plot is thickening and we’re nearly halfway through the series — we’re almost done setting up the scene and soon entering the drama zone. The next chapter’s gonna be 🤌✨ at 14 | Picturesque!

[thealmightyemprex]

Disney Review Request Princess and the Frog

Requested by @themousefromfantasyland who wanted me to discuss Princess and the FRog ,the PRincess film that isnt really talked about and why it is a bit under the radar ....And yeah I wanna talk about that too .See I remember the HYPE for this film :It was Disney going back to their roots ,a princess fairy tale musical in beautiful 2D animation by Ron Clements and John Musker AKA the best directors Disney has ever had ,this was it ,this was going to bring back Disney for a modern age.....And it did fine ,not the game changer Disney was hoping for and as a result instead of bring back Disney 2D after a long hiatus,it was more of a swan song befor one last gasp in the form of Winnie the Pooh .I also saw the film in the theaters right when Disney had kind of become an obsession and for a few years it was the fave movie of my lil sibling.....Till Frozen came out .Also spoilers ahead

The plot of this 2009 film concerns a waitress named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) who dreams of opening her own restraunt ,and meets Naveen(Bruno Campos) a selfish Prince who has been turned into a frog in a scheme by the evil Dr Facilier (Kieth David ) ,and going by the Frog Prince fairy tale ,Naveen convinces Tiana to kiss him in exchange for enough money to pay for her restraunt .....Only for her to turn into a frog as well ,and the two set off on an adventure to find a way to make them human

This is a film I wish I loved ,cause there is a lot to love .The animation is beautiful ,and everytime I watch it I get a little sad cause 2D has been completly taken over by CG ,at least in America .I like the side characters .Louis the Trumpet playing gator while not having a lot to do is brilliantly animated by Eric Goldberg and played masterfully by Michael Leon Wooley (THough I will confess ,since I found out he played Audrey II in the Broadway version of Little Shop of Horrors ,I keep expecting him to go "Feeeeeddd Meeeee" ).I ADORE Mama Odie ,a 197 year old blind voodoo priestess .She is kind of a deceptively goofy yet wise character which is an archetype I love and Jennifer Lewis gives it her all ,I had no idea the actress was only in her 50's she convinced me she was much older . I think my favorite character might be Tianas friend Charlotte ,a rich girl obsessed with marrying a prince ,she is just so energetic and funny and I love that she genuinely cares about Tiana .Ray the firefly is a character I thought I wouldnt like when the film was being advertised and I confess I dont like his design .....But he is actually the heart of the film ,Jim Cummings givers a great performance ,I love his sub plot about being in love with a star ,Evangeline ,and I remember how shocking it was that Ray DIES .At the end of the film Dr Facilier KILLS him ,and I remeber the audience gasped in the theater .Now I have seen people who either think Rays death is emotionally powerful or straight up silly ,for me....Im a big ball of emotion ,so when that second star eppears next to the wishing star meaning Ray is finally with Evangeline ......I tear up

I really love Naveen as a character ,a disinherited playboy who loves jazz and his arc and romance with Tiana is good.I also just adore the setting ,I think 1920's New Orleans is the perfect place for a 20th century fairy tale (Wish they used it better but I will get into that ).I also love the use of jazz music and speaking about the music lets talk about the songs by Randy Newman .Now I am not a big Newman fan but I think the songs are really good though some are just OK and I am gonna talk about them from my least favorite to my most favorite

8.Never Knew I needed-the obligatory end credits pop song that is good ,but I dont love it ,I kind of forgot this one existed

7.When We're Human-Sung by Tiana,Naveen and Louis Its cute but kind of meh for me

6.Gonna Take You There-Sung by Ray and his Firefly family ,its just OK

5.Down in New Orleans(All versions)-I actually really like this song ,its a good opener and closer

4.Almost There:Tianas song that is really damn good, Anika Noni Rose does a fantastic job ,I think it is also my third favorite song animation wise ....I just like three other songs better

3.Ma Belle Evangeline -One of the most underrated love songs in Disney ,I think the sequence is beautiful(One of my favorite scenes in the film honestly ) and Jim Cumming really shows off his singing skills

2.Dig A Little Deeper :Mama Odies song and its just got a good message while also be8ing a ton of fun and Jennifer Lewis just sells it .I got a weakness for Gospel style numbers

1.Friends on the Other Side-OK I have opinions that are unpopular about Doctor Facilier but I will give him this ,he has one of the BEST Villain songs in Disney .Kieth David really shows off his amazing singing skills here,the animation is perfect ,I like how it builds up to being completely insane ,its fun ,its creepy ,its just a great villain song.....With a perfect reprise ,but I'll talk about that later

I'll talk about Tiana later ,so lets go into what I think is the flaws/things I am kind of meh about/thing that almost work but dont but-...*Sigh* lets just get into it

In the meh category ....The use of celeb voices here are weird.Like usually you get a big star to play the main character or the sidekick or the villain.....But aside from getting the great character actor Kieth David to play the villain,which I get but the other three BIG STARs play supporting characters.Now I kind of get Terrance Howard and Oparah Winfrey for the parents but...I'm just gonna say it ,why is JOHN GOODMAN IN THIS FILM ??I love John Goodman ,dont get me wrong ,and yeah he is a plot point, (FAcilier wants to kill him and gain his wealth ) but he doesnt do much so I am always distracted when I hear Goodmans voice

Annnnnnddd lets get to the part that I think might get me some flack....Lets talk about my issues,AND what I like about Dr Facilier .I KNOW this guy is super beloved he is the part of the movie people REALLY like....And I'm sorry I got problems with him .I'll start with what I like :His design is great ,evoking classic DIsney villains like Captain Hook ,his villain song like I said is marvelous ,I like his evil plan to take over New Orleans and feed all the inhabitants souls to his Friends on the Other Side ,he's got menace to him,I love the fact his shadow is alive .he is played by one of my favorite actors Kieth David who delivers a phenominal vocal performance and I like that beneath his cool facade he is actually a desperate and terrified dude when it comes to his otherworldly buddies ......But while he is made of cool parts ,they emphisize his greed ,his motive is he wants money and power ......Thats boring and it doesnt really vibe with "Im going to let spirits devour New Orleans " .The other is he is more plot villain and not a good foil to the heroes . He has no connection with Tiana really ,they only have one scene together and she apparently knows who he is but thats never explained .I say to make him a better villain

1.Emphisize his back story that he was someone who used magic to fufill his desires the easy way ,and his desperation to pay off his debt is his motive

2.Have him pursue the heroes ,and tempt the heroes.

I wll say he is a fun character ,I just wish he was great .....Oh his death scene is AMAZING and TERRIFYING though, dragged to the spirit world by his own shadow as his own villain song is sung by monstrus spirits ,that was such a jaw dropping scene in the theater ,possibly my favorite Disney villain death

As for things in the I dont like section.....The film begins strong,and ends strong too.....But that middle section in the bayou is just kind of dull.Up to Ma Belle Evangiline that whole part of the film just drags ,including these three minor bad guys that dont add anything ,theres some terrible jokes ,and two of the songs dont do it for me .Humor in general is hit and miss .Oh I almost forgot ,Lawrence is one of the most forgettable villain sidekicks in Disney,I kind of forget he is in the movie

Well Question time

1 - What do you think about Tiana as a character?

I like Tiana ,I think she is a good protagonist ,Anika Noni Rose soes a good performance ,I find her likeable and I like her romance with Naveen.

2 - Do you think this movie would be better if Tiana didn't turn into a frog, or if the frogs journeyed through New Orleans more inteastad of the bayou?

Yeah I wouldve preferred mor human Tiana,and while I like swampy settings ,I wanted more in New Orleans .

3 - Is this movie good, bad, or just watchable?

Its... on the good end of Watchable .I dont return to it a bunch it has flaws ...But its got its good stuff in it .I dunno I always go in wanting it to be better then it is

Overall it almost works but it feels undercooked ,but I still reccomend it .If best is A+ this is about a B

@ariel-seagull-wings @princesssarisa @filmcityworld1 @the-blue-fairie @angelixgutz @amalthea9@goodanswerfoxmonster

[averagebookfiend]

Pope is so underrated and he honestly deserves all the love in the world. So as i am taking a break from my Ikaris fanfic, here's a little something to satisfy my growing Pope obsession.

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Andrea didn't know when or how it happened. She just realized that at some point everytime she was at a party on the beach, her eyes would be looking for one person. She'd walk around listening for his voice, looking for him, or his friends. Because if she could find anyone out of his little group, he tended to not be too far behind.

Just as she was about to give up she saw him sitting next to the fire. Beautiful dark skin illuminated by the fire. Andrea's eyes slowly took him in, unable to look away. She drunk him in from the way his eyes lit up about whatever he was talking about all the way down to his toned abdomen.

Pope Heyward was truly a piece of art. Artists could use him as a muse and composed ballads about his smile. Andrea was star struck, as she always is.

"You gone sit here and drool over him? Or you gone go over and talk to him?"

Andrea rolled her eyes and slowly turned around.

"JJ." She greeted, making sure annoyance dripped from his name. The blonde boy pretended he didn't notice and sent her a mischievous grin.

"He doesn't bite, ya know. You could always approach him."

"I have no idea what you are talking about." Andrea lied. Trying to play dumb. And yet the boy didn't believe her.

"Deny, deny, deny. A motto I live by, so I know when it's being used. You like my best friend admit it." JJ pressed, the smirk never leaving his face. She really wanted to punch him right now.

"Anyone ever tell you you're a pain in the ass?" Andrea asked voice overflowing with sarcasm.

"My dad." JJ said deadpan.

Andrea looked at him in confusion but shrugged the comment off. She could tell he wasn't going to drop this anytime soon.

"Go get me a drink and I'll tell you what you want to know."

JJ came back with a red solo cup in hand filled to the brim with beer.

"Here ya go, princess."

Andrea took the cup and took a big gulp.

"Ok, so I've had my eye on your friend for awhile now. Don't ask why, 'cause I honestly don't know. And I haven't has the courage to go up to him."

JJ pondered my words as he took a sip of his own beer.

"Well, Pope gets literally no action. Therefore, have zero competition. So how about you drink the rest of what's in that cup and go talk to him."

Andrea was vehemently shaking her head. JJ ignored her and pushed towards where Pope was sitting. She watched with wide eyes ad the girl wo was sitting next to Pope got up. Leaving a sad looking Pope in her wake.

"Nows your chance." JJ pushed her onto the seat next to Pope and swiftly walked away.

Pope looked at her in confusion and gave a shy smile.

"Hello." He practically whispered, scared this new girl was going to run away like the last.

"Hello." She replied back just as tentative. A shyness only he could bring out of here.

"Want to hear about how Darth Vader became a villain because he loved too much?" Pope asked.

"I'd love to." She said breathlessly. Pope's entire face lit up at the girl's genuine desire to want to listen to him.

[h0wdyrobin]

I want to try out writing some book reviews so here I go!

Characters: 5/5

Plot: 5/5

World Building: 4/5

Overall Rating: 5/5

“Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess's traitor brother.” - Goodreads

I’m sure it seems cheap to give a book a 5/5 rating, but I like to be liberal with my stars. This book is genuinely so amazing and I can’t recommend it enough (I’m going to keep this first part spoiler free, but I will go more in-depth later on, so beware if you have not read this book yet). Tasha Suri writes some of the most interesting and strong female characters that I have ever seen. Our two leads, Malini and Priya, are shown to be these very powerful and strong women who are also heavily flawed. I really appreciate the way she makes them flawed, everything about them feels natural and real. The world she creates is also incredibly detailed and interesting. There is a lot of political intrigue and religious conflict that I personally find to be very interesting. I won’t comment much on her representation of Indian culture or stories, since I have little knowledge on them, but in my opinion she does an excellent job of creating an interesting and vast world. The only complaint I could have is that it can be hard to remember the names or places since there are a lot of them, but that isn’t a specifically Jasmine Throne issue it’s present in almost all fantasy books. Overall, this novel is extremely well written, has good pacing, and great representation of a sapphic couple. If you aren’t hooked by just Malini and Priya’s relationship, the political conflicts surrounding them will surely get you. I would very much recommend it if you enjoyed Priory of the Orange Tree (which I will also be reviewing, hopefully).

Be warned!!! I am going to spoil things in this section, go read the book if you haven’t!

Now I, of course, must talk about the romance/bond between Malini and Priya because oh my god is it amazing. The slow progression of this love they have for each other is beautifully executed. Every small intimate moment feels monumental and earned, and by the end you can’t help but root for their relationship. At the end when they share their first kiss in the waterfall I was flailing with excitement. Suri does such an amazing job of making these complex and interesting female characters who are so much more than you expect. Malini is first talked about as a traitor, which can create this almost violent image of her, but when Priya first sees her she seems nearly pitiful. I sympathized with Malini’s pain but also saw the way she manipulated people to do what she wanted. I think the beauty in this manipulation is the fact she avoids using it on Priya. She could most likely use her silver tongue to get Priya to free her from prison, but she genuinely wants to gain Priya’s trust, which is just so romantic. And Priya is just amazing too, head strong and stubborn but not in an annoying way. I often see female characters who are written as stubborn but come off as arrogant and stupid. Priya is definitely stubborn, but in some ways it benefits her and helps her at times. Overall our main characters are just amazing in nearly every way. The side characters are not to be overlooked though. You have Bhumika, though she is pregnant she shows a considerable amount of strength and will. She is extremely dedicated to her community and literally kills her husband to get the Ahiranya temple back. She is the definition of girl boss lets be honest. Rao is also so great. I don’t have a ton to say about his character in this book because he doesn’t get a ton of chances to shine until the next one (I will also review that). But he is so endearing to me for whatever reason. He is so devoted to Malini, but in the most sweet and platonic way possible. It is so nice to see a true friendship between a male and female character that I know will never become a romance plot or anything. The conflicts outside of the romance are so interesting too. The way these different religions either work together or against each other for different reasons is very cool to me. I also love how she includes feminism and patriarchal ideas in it without it feeling out of place or forced. The patriarchal society that Malini and Priya live in feels realistic. The biggest issue I think I have is the lack of explanation for certain concepts especially for religious figures. I feel as if we got very little information about the Mothers of the Flame (I think that is Chandra’s religion?) or the Nameless Gods. You get quite a bit of information about the Yaksa and stuff, but I think a bit more explanation on these religious concepts could have helped me. Other than that this book is just so wonderful please go read it.

[shojizbae]

Constantly Thinking about Eddie Munson

I have had the idea for a while about Eddie meeting an actual geeky nerd, she’s into star wars and all the typical stuff, but also, she’s fucking smart. Like giving Dustin a run for his money (but age-appropriate) smart. Anyways, Eddie is under the belief that he and the janitor are the only people at school. It’s a Thursday night, and it’s past the time that most clubs will have gone home by now. After giving it a well-deserved cleaning, he’s just locked up the drama room. (HC Eddie isn’t ‘messy or clean per se, but he strongly believes everything has a dedicated space). He whistles the melody to a van Halen song and swings his keys around the ring on his pointer finger when he passes the hidden band rehearsal room.

He stops as he hears this beautiful somber tune wafting from the cracked open door. He stops and listens for a moment but curiosity gets the best of him. He’s nosy by nature and he needs the answer. He gently slides the door open and hangs on the frame as he catches the artist. She’s sitting at a music stand on one of teh school’s plastic chairs and instead of sheet music there’s an open notebook with handwritten sheet music scrawled in ink that blotted and bled through the pages. She continues to play her symphony too lost in the zone to notice his nosy ass. The wall in front of her has a small dust-lined mirror that only shows her left temple. He can see you have fluffy bangs and that your eyebrows are scrunched up in concentration.

You play beautifully, he watches your shoulders jump and sway as you slice your bow across the instrument. it is only interrupted when he sighs in delight and a sharp noise comes from your bow halting abruptly against the steel strings. You catch eddies blissed face in the mirror as he jumps along with you

“Please, don’t stop on my account” He puts his hands out defensively like a cop is shinning a flashlight at him

“Who are you?” you give him a slightly accusati8onal look

“Eddie Munson, Town freak, and metal enthusiast” He takes an excited lunge toward you and holds his hand out for a handshake but steps back when he sees you slightly cower, hunching over the neck of your cello like a mama bird. “I’m sorry I didn’t want to scare you” He steps back and put his hand in his pocket “I just had to hear you, you have a talent”

“Thank you,” You turn slightly back to your stand but he can see how your cheeks raise with a smile

“So hey, did you write that?” He takes another excited bound toward you to get a look at your notebook

“Don’t touch my book! Youswat his grubby hands away before he can get to it

“Sorry, hey I must be crossing all your boundaries?” He backpedals and pulls both hands out of his leather jacket “Let’s start over, I’m Eddie” He puts them genuinely on his chest and offers his least anxious smile “What’s your name?” you divulge him “Oh that’s pretty like that character from 

“Yeah” You cut him off

“Oh sorry you must get that all the time? People usually just call me a freak but one time in middle school I told a kid my name was Edward and they said ‘like that British prince?” Who even pays attention to the UK?” his perplexion made you giggle gently and it made him light up like a firework

“Wow, even your laugh is pretty-uhh” he cuts himself off when he realizes what he just said and what that might have implied. Any interpretation would be correct. If you thought that like your music, your laugh was harmonic he would have said yes but if you strung together that he believed you looked like a fairy princess from one of his secret campaigns you would also be correct.

“Thanks, Edward, you’re pretty too” You added even though you could feel your heart thrumming in a D4 “Hey do you know anywhere a girl could get a rootbeer float around here?” you began to pack up your cello into an acrylic case

“Uhh no, unfortunately, most of the mom-and-pop shops close during winter, and the mall is like forty minutes away. But, I can do you one way better.” He watches you wilt and then perk up with his words “There’s this swanky seven-eleven that got like one employee and I sell to him so he lets me pick out free shit all the time.”

“Oh sicks because I am” You pause and pat your pockets for emphasis “Low on funds”

“sweet, now give me that oversized oboe, and let’s get it my van.”

“Woah woah woah van? Are you trying to kidnap me?” you reluctantly hand him your cello case while you sling your backpack on your shoulder

“What? ME? Never! I might be handsome ad. charming but I am no Dahmer”

“Oh thank god, because you’ve got the glasses for it” You pat his chest as you pass him and flick off the light in the practice room

“You’re off your axis I’m not wearing any glasses.” he jogs a little to catch up to you

“Well you do kind of have that satanic I’m gonna stab you in the heart and sacrifice you to lord Baphomet kind of look going on. It works with the hair and all but there’s something a little Halloweeny about you.”

“That’s just rude little miss English teacher.”

‘I am not dressed like an English teacher!”

“Cause I’m looking at a denim skirt with an embroidered apple motif and a turtle neck cashmere sweater.”

“Ok, sorry I have style.”

“yeah, that of a widower with three cats named after famous jockeys.” He mumbles under his breath Before you can protest he loudly announces ‘there she is’ and pats the side of his navy blue van he throws open the pack door and very carefully slides your instrument in

“Climb in,” he motions with his head toward the passenger seat. You do, the car smells a little stale and you have to clear an old bag of take-out food that only had an empty box and some crumpled-up napkins. under that, you discover a box of condoms with ‘textured for her pleasure’ written in fancy gray cursive 

‘with three new textures huh’ you aloud and slap the box with your fingernails

“Hey put those down!” He snatches the box out of your hand and tosses it somewhere behind the center console “For your information, those ribbed got some tourist girl across the finish line twice

“Oh, really so have you just kidnapped my cello and put us in your little sex dungeon?”

“Hey, you better quit mouthing out if you want that rootbeer float.”

“Yes, sir.” You saluted badly, sat back on the passenger seat, and tucked your knees to your chest. He tried to gulp silently, but that ‘yes sir’ shook his stomach. He takes you through the cracked door of the twenty-four hour seven eleven.

"Sup man," He waves at the cashier without looking at him and books it for the ice cream machine.

"Here, take a cup," He hands you one of the biggest sizes of cups. "Then, just fill up the cup with the vanilla ice cream or whatever other flavor floats your boat."

"Who in their right mind would make a coffee root beer float?"

"Isn't that an Italian thing?" He pulls the cup from your hand and starts filling it with vanilla ice cream. "Like they put a scoop of ice cream and like espresso?"

"I don't know; I've never left Indiana." You accept the plastic straw Eddie hands you

"Really?" He gets a straw and takes a few steps to a large Coca-Cola dispenser. He blindly puts his cup beneath the cherry coke fountain. "Where are you from?"

"Indianapolis. but we- uh my dad and I- moved here when a job opened up for the band teacher."

"oh shit, your dad took old Mr. Nalistskys place?"

"I guess so," you'd shrugged and put your cup under a nearby Barq's rootbeer dispenser. "The last one dropped dead, and the houses here are pretty cheap.

"Yeah, that's cause everyone here is poor."

"Oh?" you pulled the paper wrapper off your straw and crumpled it up, "Are you poor, 'cause we're pretty poor."

"Yeah," Eddie started walking you back to the exit "My uncle and I live at the trailer park a couple miles away.

"Oh, my dad was looking at one, but after living in a one-bedroom apartment for the last 12 years, he wants some space."

"That's nice," the bell rings as you leave, and the cashier says, 'bye to Eddie "I'd kill to live in a bungalow."

"Oh, don't get me wrong the place is a real fixer-upper. We have to convert the basement into a bedroom or possibly the attic, but the house is still a one-bedroom."

"Well, go with the basement if you want to feel like a dungeon troll or a prisoner. If you want to feel like a vampire, go with the attic, although the attic will make it hard to sneak out." Eddie suggests as he jauntily waves his straw around.

"Noted, I turn eighteen next month, so my dad won't care bout sneaking out, but he might care about sneaking someone in." you shove your straw in the sweet-sludgy mixture and suck some up. Meanwhile, Eddie chokes a little. He clears his throat and opens the passenger door for you.

"Why'd you seize up like that?" you enquire when he shuts his driver's door.

"I just sometimes forget most seniors are 17."

"Well, how old are you?"

"You'd run for the hills if I told you."

"You think this van isn't enough for me to put my cross trainers on?" he chuckles boyishly at your sass

"uh, well, I've flunked senior year twice, so I'll be twenty in April."

"Oh, what, two years older than me? You thought that would scare me? In the city, my best friend had a boyfriend who was 23, and we were sophomores!" you laugh a little at the end. He laughs too but then adds

"That's not bad; that's a crime."

"Yeah?" you chew on your lip. "Would you call it a crime if I wanted to kiss you?" Eddie wants to formulate a witty response, but it seems you've fried his brain. Besides, you're already crawling over the center console.

[fierylittleniece]

🦁 my favorite ships

From @theeclipse

//Are these my favorite ships from fandoms or favorite ships for my OCs? I can kinda do both since I have the time.

OC Ships (These are just some or else I'd be talking for HOURS):

JohnnieXLucifer: Johnnie is actually an OC inspired by the song The Devil Went Down to Georgia. I think it's a really perfect pair to have her accidentally fall for the man who tried to make a deal for her soul. It's very much an enemies to lovers situation.

RoxyXBen Reilly: This one was full of angst because I used to have a verse where Roxy dated a Peter Parker who passed away. Seeing Ben was like getting a second chance but also a completely clean slate because Ben was a completely different person.

DarrenxMayday Parker: A longggg time ago I had a partner who played Mayday. She was probably the first person I ever got to use Darren with and they were just so cute together. Just two kids in love with family members who knew each other from crime fighting.

Normal Fandom Ships

Marvel Shame Column:

Stucky: As a Cap 2 Groupie, I will not be explaining myself.

SamBucky: As a Sam Wilson groupie, I will not be explaining myself.

Black Hill: I should be able to explain this one. Yet I can't. They're coworkers. It's just too good.

Shuriri: A new one that is just very very cute. I hope we get some more content for this in the comics or something. I'll take table scraps at this point.

Amerikate: This one is much bigger in the comics and we'll likely NEVER see it in the movies. .

Carhodey: Another comic one that I think is tasty and deserves a little hintage in the movies. Not likely but a girl can dream.

Thororo: *screams* That is all.

Claire Temple and Matt Murdock: I do not know why this has no ship name. There was tension here and I guess I'm the only one who saw it that way.

DC:

WonderBat: The cartoons really seal the deal on this one for me. There's something about Diana being the one constantly trying to break past his broody boy shell that scratches an itch in my brain.

Harlivy: Sometimes healing is dating that hottie that has similar hobbies as you (doing crime in Gotham) and that's beautiful. A wonderful ship truly. So nice to see something that started off as a crackship in the fandom bloom into fully canon.

Star Wars:

FinnxRey: I wanted this. I wanted this so hard. And I got...NOTHING

FinnPoe: We all wanted this. Everyone liked this. And here we are. We were fools.

Weird Fandom Ships (Under Read More because I talk for a longggg time.)

Disney Ships

TianaXMulan: No I cannot explain. In like 2009 there was this massive community of people on YouTube who would edit Disney princess characters together like they were in love with all sorts of music and whatever. I honestly think this foundation of YouTube edits is what transitioned into all those Rise of the Tangled Brave Dragons edits that plagued the 2010s. Anyway there were a LOT with Tiana and Mulan and it just felt right.

TianaXSteve Rogers: Similar vein of Disney content but later. After the 2012 Avengers movie came out the Disney Youtube editors were shipping these cartoons with the live action Avengers. Hilarious but I genuinely think they would've had good chemistry. When I started rping as Tiana on Tumblr I did have some really good threads with a Steve Rogers rper who I don't think is active anymore.

TianaXCharlotte La Bouff: I promise these are not all Tiana ships but the Tiana ships are the ones I remember so vividly in my fandom life. This one is so good and honestly I'm fine with them in a throuple that has Naveen in it too. I think Tiana just deserves all the love she can get her hands on.

OUAT Ships

Swan Queen: I stg I was robbed. All OUAT ever did was piss me off and spit in my salad. You wanna talk about enemies to lovers you COWARDS? COPARENTING POTENTIAL? ABC WHEN I FIND YO- I have only once exception to my love of this ship and that one is below.

SwanFire: listen JUST please. I'll never forgive ABC for this one. Neil was the most interesting original character and they just fridge my man like that. There was so much potential for forgiveness and growth with these two. And they just REFUSE to let good men win.

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Okay basic summary of how all the ships start off let’s go

Enasaki:

“Well I decided I’d go to akito’s friend’s knight thingy to get some good pictures and to escape dad but Toya’s friend’s sister is actually pretty cute and oh god I’m talking to her shsjdjsj she’s so nice and shitshitshit she follows me?? My art acc?? Omfg she doesn’t even know it’s me help and aaa she’s so cute I think I’m in love oh she’s autistically rambling about MY art? I am definitely in love wtf do I do”

Toyahane:

“I’ve been ordered to go help this girl with getting a dragon to guard the princess’s tower and I’m trying to find her ohhh nononono there is a dragon I am scared af where is this girl pls save me I am about to explode aaaa what if it rips out my eyes? Oh thank god she’s here and the dragon’s calming down thank you thank you thank you…wait she’s actually really nice? She’s not scary at all and we’re just chatting and it feels so natural and she’s pretty shy. I think that’s adorable…wait what”

Akihona:

“I’m going to go get pancakes at this new place oh look it does apple pies oh jeez this girl really loves them I guess I’ll give it a try wait what they’re sold out wtf this jerk just takes them all?? No I need to- oh shit I’ve just walked into her and she’s got apple pie down herself. I guess I’ll apologise and oh she’s actually nice… I feel kinda bad now… oh she saw me trying to get one? Oh and now she’s offered to share? Well I’ll have to won’t I else that’d just be rude I might help her clean herself up too my god she’s just so genuinely nice and really damn pretty hard to believe I was fuming at her a few minutes ago”

Shizukasa:

“I got a little lost and oh it looks like I’m outside the city walls how did that happen? And there’s this guy and he’s posing and shouting? About being a star? I’m talking to him now and he’s offered to help me back home how nice is that? Oh this star guy is going on about how all his hobbies I’ve never known anyone so talkative this is quite nice. He’s including me in the conversation and treating me as not just an idol (or the fantasy equivalent) this is amazing! I think I’m in love~ He is so kind and silly how can I not love him!”

Mizuruian:

“I met up with an old friend to watch the princess do a little parade thing and oh wow my friend is stunning today. It’s a crush I’ve had for years but it’s in the back of my mind now and here comes the princess! She’s beautiful too and oh wow she’s talking to us and she’s not at all like I expected! I know her and mizuki are a little more close than the other people working in the castle but I never thought she’d be this friendly. Well that was nice see you all tomorrow but wait now it’s dark and she’s climbing out her window? I’m not a creep I promise I was talking to mizuki a bit late but oh wow she doesn’t like being a princess all that much and I’ve just been invited to her secret spot? Im so honoured… I really think I might like her too… but the princess? I stand no chance I can’t even make it with a friend”

Ichikana:

“I saw this girl while I was singing and she looked very tired whilst on a walk so she sits down on a bench to catch her breath and she’s watching me omg I can’t mess up now oh and now she’s telling me how to improve that’s kind of her especially considering she looks like she’s dying you know I might walk her home she’s really tired and I want to hear more about her music and how I can improve mine god I could listen to her for hours oh yeah right we’re at her house now and wow it’s a mess she says she has a housekeeper but- is this all music? She’s really dedicated I want to get to know her so badly”

Giving you all my fantasy au spoilers in a sec guys