#✧ — as : quinn corday.

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' @nereidae → starter call, THE AMERICAN DREAM- " Yeah, I'm not answering that. " Amusement colours her tone as she swings her chair slowly from right to left, one of her legs crossed under her which she's sitting on, the other left to touch the floor. Quinn shook her head, moving the strands of loose hair that had fallen from her hazardously put up bun as she eyed Buster with a small smile. " National security, blah blah blah. You know. " It's funny that he thinks she knows ANYTHING about the country's secrets. She's not the president, just their kid. All she knows is how to get to the kitchen from her room and what to do in the event of a security breach. Quinn's seen Olympus Has Fallen. It's not that far off the drills she'd been put through when her Mom was first sworn in. Either way, she doesn't know about Area 51 and she has no idea if Walt Disney actually perfected cryogenics. " Contrary to popular belief, it is incredibly boring to be me. "

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→ quinn corday, the american dream / character edit.

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July Break Bingo: Check

And with one more chapter of a short story posted, @julybreakbingo is complete until next year! You can check out the series here, and the fandoms it covers are right there in case you want to hunt for something specific. (Additional character/ships listed in the tags.)

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mobile must list.

* full muse bios can be found here

dc comics. · arden waverly. professional hacker. fc ; kristen stewart · brooke larson. escort. fc ; sophie cookson · emily wayne. college student + heiress. fc ; abigail cowen · gia tedesco. real estate agent. fc ; danielle campbell · jenna wilder. hotel heiress + trust fund baby. fc ; sabrina carpenter · larken forrest. bruce wayne's assistant. fc ; dakota johnson

fandomless. · amelia thomas. college student + royal princess. fc ; elle fanning · antonia 'toni' flores. stripper. fc ; alexa demie · ariana ford. fashion design student + beauty influencer. fc ; cailee spaeny · astrid brooks. bakery owner. fc ; sydney sweeney · aurora gray. professional organizer. fc ; laura harrier · bella corday. reporter. fc ; lili reinhart · birdie clark. vampire + office receptionist. fc ; bailey bass · brynn crawford. high end prostitute. fc ; blake lively · carmen ortiz. con artist. fc ; adria arjona · corey mason. gas station attendant. fc ; taylor russell · devon taylor. werewolf + uber driver. fc ; chloe rose robertson · eliana hirsch. best selling author. fc ; jennifer connelly · estella greenwood. restaurant owner. fc ; phoebe tonkin · felicity carter. figure skater. fc ; phoebe dynevor · freya mancini. mob wife + stay at home mom. fc ; megan fox · gabriela rajković. cam girl. fc ; mirela balić · gemma morgan. bartender. fc ; adèle exarchopoulos · gwendolyn hope. witch + library clerk. fc ; lucy hale · hannah parker. doggy day care + serial killer. fc ; aubrey plaza · harlow gatlin. college student. fc ; madison bailey · hazel wells. private chef. fc ; florence pugh · india hayes. freelance copywriter + novelist. fc ; zazie beetz · ireland cardoza. struggling actress. fc ; camila mendes · isabel jackson. ex-tennis pro + tennis instructor. fc ; camilla belle · jaclyn prescott. divorce attorney. fc ; jenna dewan · josefina delgado. pop singer. fc ; maia reficco · kitty moran. exotic dancer. fc ; ashley moore · leia holt. vampire slayer. fc ; genevieve padalecki · liliana gregory. model. fc ; barbara palvin · lorena silva. psychic. fc ; barbie ferreira · maggie simmons. college professor. fc ; natalie portman · mai hayashi. drug dealer. fc ; anna sawai · miranda westbrooke. advertising ceo. fc ; rachel weisz · naomi ricci. nanny. fc ; kaia gerber · odesa aquino. flight attendant. fc ; kathryn bernardo · paige cole. dj + sugar baby. fc ; khadijha red thunder · piper drayton. vampire + yoga instructor. fc ; dove cameron · quinn strauss. exotic dancer. fc ; belle thorne · ripley ashford. on air meteorologist. fc ; margot robbie · rosalyn suarez. werewolf + entrepreneur. fc ; eva de dominici · ruby harding. medical student. fc ; grace van patten · sienna ledger. retail slave + camp counselor. fc ; maika monroe · sutton barnes. publicist for mlb team. fc ; katie mcgrath · tinsley palmer. professional thief. fc ; ella purnell · valentina alvarez. kindergarten teacher. fc ; camila marrone · willow donovan. barista. fc ; madelyn cline · zoe french. famous tv actress. fc ; dua lipa · zya fox. makeup artist. fc ; coco jones

fandomless / period only. · elizabeth thornton. royal princess. fc ; lea seydoux · genevieve berry. royal. fc ; alisha boe · rose fitzroy. royal princess. fc ; holliday grainger · samira patel. commoner. fc ; anya chalotra

misc. tv shows · eloise belfron. helaena targaryn's lady in waiting. hotd. fc ; rose williams · maricela velasco. narcotics detective. law & order svu. fc ; eiza gonzalez · sylvia becerra. svu detective. law & order svu. fc ; jessica alba · mary turner. doctor's assistant. the musketeers. fc ; gugu mbatha-raw · savannah reacher. fbi agent. reacher. fc ; rosamund pike · thea montgomery. mechanic. sons of anarchy. fc ; riley keough · clementine roy. interior designer. succession. fc ; alexandra daddario · nadia shepherd. hunter. supernatural. fc ; crystal reed · tess reddick. hunter in training. supernatural. fc ; odesa a'zion · stella cabrera. waitress at harvelle's roadhouse. supernatural. fc ; priscilla quintana · zelda mulder. paranormal private detective. the x-files. fc ; margaret qualley

misc. movies · abigail barrett. vampire + waitress. twilight. fc ; madelaine petsch

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mw from saw and scream?

oh horror mw questions make me happy! here's a little list for you, anon, dear!

scream: casey becker, cotton weary, jill roberts, noah foster, amber freeman, mark kincaid, hallie mcdaniel, chad meeks-martin, kirby reed, mickey altieri, cici cooper, robbie mercer, martha meeks, richie kirsch, quinn bailey, wes hicks, emma duval, kieran wilcox !

saw: detective steven sing, jeannie lewis, jeff denlon, lynn denlon, jane, daniel matthews, gena, will easton, ashley kazon, marcus banks, addison corday, daniel rigg, danica scott, brent abbott, deborah kraus, bobby dagen, luba gibbs, detective david tapp, pamela jenkins !

once again; if i've missed any that our lovely members would love to see; please let us and this anon know!

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@artemisery & @songsandfairytales tagged me to post my top ten women characters from different TV shows, and this is what happened. It’s pretty revealing - I’m drawn to women TV characters who stick up for themselves and hold their own. 

1. Dana Katherine Scully (The X-Files)- she taught me at a very tender age that smart is sexy, and no matter how many characters come after her, I’ll always remember that lesson.

2. Elizabeth Corday (ER)- before she got her personality transplant and decided Mark Green was a good choice (don’t even get me started), I fell for her wit and fierce independence. And because, yes - smart is sexy.

3. Rayna Jaymes (Nashville) - She’s fierce, loyal, and tough as nails. She stands up for herself and I fell in love with her slowly, and wholly.

4. Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights) - for the finale, and everything that came before it.

5. Dr. Gillian Foster (Lie to Me) - Sweet tooth, heart of gold, the only person able to rein Cal Lightman in? What’s not to love.

6. River Song (Doctor Who) - Flirty, fun, sassy, and the smartest one in the room. I was hooked when I watched her kill that Dalek like 36 times in a row.

7. Dr. Michaela Quinn (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) - to this day, I adore Dr. Mike. A trailblazer, she never stopped standing up for what was right and didn’t care what people said or thought about her. (tried to leave the men out of it, but couldn’t resist this GIF for very obvious reasons).

8. Rory Gilmore (Gilmore Girls) - Applicable to earlier seasons only. As an introverted bookworm myself more interested in reading than partying or socializing, I identified with early seasons Rory so much. 

9. Rachel Green (Friends) - I’ve come to discover that I am way more of a Monica, but Rachel was always my favorite.

10. Alex Cabot (Law & Order: SVU) - I loved her no-nonsense attitude.

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Ribbons of Scarlet: A predictably terrible novel on the French Revolution (part 1)

Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Q: Why is this post in English? Isn’t this blog usually in French?

 A: Yes, but I can’t bypass the chance, however small, that someone in the book’s target audience might see and benefit from what I’m about to say.

 Q: Why did you even read this book? Don’t you usually avoid bad French Revolution media?

 A: My aunt left the book with me when she came for my defense last November. I could already tell it would be pretty awful and might not have read it except that I needed something that didn’t require too much concentration at the height of the Covid haze and I — like most people who insisted on finishing their doctorate despite the abysmal academic job market — have a problem with the sunk cost fallacy, so once I got started I figured I might as well find out just how bad it got.

 Q: Don’t you have papers to grade?

 A: … Next question.

 Q: Aren’t you stepping out of your lane as an historian by reviewing historical fiction? You understand that it wasn’t intended for you, right?

 A: First of all, this is my blog, such as it is, and I do what I want. Even to the point of self-indulgence. Why else have a blog? Also, I did receive encouragement. XD;

 Second, while a lot of historians I respect consider that anything goes as long as it’s fiction and some even seem to think it’s beneath their dignity to acknowledge its existence, given the influence fiction has on people’s worldview I think they’re mistaken. Besides, this is the internet and no one here has any dignity to lose.

 Finally, this is not so much a review in the classic sense as a case study and a critical analysis of what went wrong here that a specialist is uniquely qualified to make, not because historians are the target audience, but because the target audience might get the impression that it’s not very good without being able to articulate why. To quote an old Lindsay Ellis video, “It’s not bad because it’s wrong, it’s bad because it sucks. But it sucks because it’s wrong.” Or, if you prefer, relying on lazy clichés and adopting or embellishing every lurid anecdote you come across is bound to come across as artificial, amateurish and unconvincing.

 This is especially offensive when you make grandiose claims about your novel’s feminist message and the “time and care” you supposedly put into your research.

 I also admit to having something of a morbid fascination with liberals creating reactionary media without realizing it, which this is also a textbook example of (if someone were to write a textbook on the subject, which they probably should).

 With that out of the way, what even is this book?

 The Basics

 It’s a collaboration between six historical novelists attempting to recount the French Revolution from the point of view of seven of its female participants. One of these novelists is in fact an historian herself, which is a little bit distressing, given that like her co-authors, she seems to consider people like G. Lenotre reliable sources. But then, she’s an Americanist and I’ve seen Americanists publish all kinds of laughable things about the French Revolution in actual serious works of non-fiction without getting called out because their work is only ever reviewed by other Americanists. So.

 Anyway, if you’re familiar with Marge Piercy’s (far superior, though not without its flaws) City of Darkness, City of Light, you might think, “ok, so it’s that with more women.” And you might think that that’s not so bad of an idea; Marge Piercy maybe didn’t go all the way with her feminist concept by making half the point of view characters men (though I’d argue that the way she frames how they view women was part of the point). It’s even conceivable that if Piercy had wanted to make all the protagonists women her publisher would have said no on the grounds of there not being a general audience for that. It was the 1990s, after all.

 Except the conceit this time is they’re all by different authors, we have some counterrevolutionaries in the mix, and instead of the POV chapters interweaving, each character gets her own chunk of the novel, generally about 70-80 pages worth, although there are a couple of notable exceptions. We’ll get to those.

 It’s accordingly divided as follows:

·      Part I. The Philosopher, by Stephanie Dray, from the point of view of salonnière, translator, miniaturist and wife of Condorcet, Sophie de Grouchy, “Spring 1786” to “Spring 1789”; Sophie de Grouchy also gets an epilogue, set in 1804

·      Part II. The Revolutionary, by Heather Webb, from the point of view of Reine Audu, Parisian fruit seller who participated in the march on Versailles and the storming of the Tuileries, 27 June-5 October 1789

·      Part III. The Princess, by Sophie Perinot, from the point of view of Louis XVI’s sister Élisabeth, May 1791-20 June 1792

·      Part IV. The Politician, by Kate Quinn, from the point of view of Manon Roland, wife of the Brissotin Minister of the Interior known for writing her husband’s speeches and for her own memoirs, August 1792-(Fall 1793 — no date is given, but it ends with her still in prison)

·      Part V. The Assassin, by E. Knight, which is split between the POV of Charlotte Corday, the eponymous assassin of Marat, and that of Pauline Léon, chocolate seller and leader of the Société des Républicaines révolutionnaires, 7 July-8 November 1793

·      Part VI. The Beauty, by Laura Kamoie, from the point of view of Émilie de Sainte-Amaranthe, a young aristocrat who ran a gambling den and who got mixed up in the “red shirt” affair and was executed in Prarial Year II, “March 1794”-“17 June 1794”

An *Interesting* Choice of Characters…

 Now, there are some obvious red flags in the line-up. I’m not sure, if you were to ask me to come up with a list of women of the French Revolution I would come up with one where 4/7 of the characters are nobles/royals — a highly underrepresented POV, as I’m sure you’re all aware — but fine. Sophie de Grouchy is an interesting perspective to include and Mme Élisabeth at least makes a change from Antoinette? And though the execution is among the worst (no pun intended) Charlotte Corday’s inclusion makes sense as she is famous for doing one of the only things a lay audience has unfortunately heard of in association with the Revolution.

 Reine Audu is actually an excellent choice, both pertinent and original. Credit where credit is due. Manon Roland and Pauline Léon are not bad choices either in theory, but given the overlap with Marge Piercy’s book, if you’re going to do a worse job, why bother? The inclusion of Sophie de Grouchy, while, again, not a bad choice, also kind of makes this comparison inevitable, as another of Piercy’s POV characters was Condorcet.

 But Émilie de Sainte-Amaranthe? I’m not saying you couldn’t write an historically grounded and plausible text from her point of view, but her inclusion was an early tip-off that this was going to be a book that makes lurid and probably apocryphal anecdotes its bread and butter.

 The absolute worst choice was to make Pauline Léon only exist — at best — as a foil to Charlotte Corday. (It turns out to be worse than that, actually. She’s less of a foil than a faire-valoir.)

Still, why does no one write a novel about Simone and Catherine Évrard (poor Simone is reduced to “Marat’s mistress” here, not just by Charlotte Corday, which is understandable, but also by Pauline Léon) or Louise Kéralio or the Fernig sisters or Nanine Vallain or Rosalie Jullien or Jeanne Odo or hell, why not one of the dozens of less famous women who voted on the constitution of 1793 or joined the army or petitioned the Convention or taught in the new public schools. Many of them aren’t as well-documented, but isn’t that what fiction is for?

Let’s try to be nice for a minute

There are things that work about this book and while the result is pretty bad, I think the authors’ intentions were good. Like, who could object to the dedication, in the abstract?

This novel is dedicated to the women who fight, to the women who stand on principle. It is an homage to the women who refuse to back down even in the face of repression, slander, and death. History is replete with you, even if we are not taught that, and the present moment is full of you—brave, determined, and laudable.

It’s how they go about trying to illustrate it that’s the problem, and we’ll get to that.

For now, let me reiterate that while I’m not a fan of the “all perspectives are equally valid” school of history or fiction — or its variant, “all *women*’s perspectives are equally valid” — and there are other characters I would have chosen first, it absolutely would have been possible to write something good with this cast of characters (minus making Charlotte Corday and Pauline Léon share a section).

The parts where the characters deal with their interpersonal relationships and grapple with misogyny are mostly fine — I say mostly, because as we’ll see, the political slant given to that misogyny is not without its problems. These are the parts that are obviously based on the authors’ personal experience and as such they ring true, if not always to an 18th century mentality, at least to that lived experience.

Finally, there are occasionally notes that are hit just fine from an historical perspective as well. The author of the section on Mme Élisabeth doesn’t shy away from making her a persistent advocate of violently repressing the Revolution. Manon Roland corresponds pretty well to the picture that emerges from her memoirs even if the author of her section does seem to agree with her that she was the voice of reason to the point of giving her “reasonable” opinions she didn’t actually hold.

I should also note that while the literary quality is not great, it’s not trying to be great literature and in any case, on that point at least, I’m not sure I could do better.

Ok, that’s enough being nice. Tune in next time for all the things that don’t work.

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‘Days of Our Lives’ alum John Clarke dead at 88

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“Days of Our Lives” actor John Clarke died at 88, according to reports. Wochit

Actor John Clarke, who embodied Mickey Horton on “Days of Our Lives” for decades has died. 

A spokesperson for NBC issued a statement to USA TODAY Monday from Corday Productions, which produces the soap.

“It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of our dear friend and original cast member, John Clarke,” the statement reads. “A beloved member of the ‘Days of our Lives family,’ John will always hold a special place in our hearts and the hearts of our fans. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.”

Clarke died on Oct. 16 as a result of “complications of pneumonia,” per Entertainment Weekly and Deadline. Clarke was 88-years-old.

Clarke spent nearly 40 years on “Days,” but made his small screen debut on the TV show “Whirlybirds,” in 1959, according to IMDb. He also acted on “The Twilight Zone,” “The Loretta Young Show,” “Gunsmoke,” and “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.” He made his “Days” debut in 1965 and made his final appearance on the show in 2004. 

John Clarke as Mickey Horton on “Days of Our Lives,” circa 1972-1973. (Photo: NBCU Photo Bank, NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Clarke, an Emmy nominee for best daytime actor, is a recipient of the Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award. 

His daughter, Melinda Clarke, 50, is an actress who portrayed Julie Cooper on “The O.C.” She has also appeared in “Entourage,” “Nikita” and “The Vampire Diaries.”

USA TODAY has reached out to Melinda for comment. 

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Ribbons of Scarlet

An delightful and enlightening book about seven strong-willed women intent on fighting for necessary changes during the French Revolution.

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SUMMARY

RIBBONS OF SCARLET is The French Revolution as seen through the eyes and voice of seven women who actively participate in the revolution. In the late eighteenth century women don’t have a place in politics, but as the revolution begins, these courageous women take up the fight, each with a different purpose.

The women are all from different backgrounds but each has a vested interest in this revolution. Salon hostess and philosopher, Sophie de Grouchy, is fighting for equality and education for women. Fruit-seller and revolutionary, Louise Audu is hungry and wants food for all. The king’s sister, Princess Elizabeth fights to defend her brother’s rule. Writer and Politician, Manon Roland puts her faith in the pen, writing speeches. Chocolate-maker Pauline Leon and the steely Charlotte Corday embrace violence as the only way to save the nation. But the fate of these women rests with the ability of the beautiful Emilie de Sante-Amaranthe to sway the one man who controls France’s fate.

REVIEW

I loved the concept of this book and being introduced to these seven strong-minded women who actually stood up for change during the French Revolution. The subject was intriguing, even causing me to research the internet for more about each of these amazing women. The book is an inspiring tribute to this sisterhood who willingly put their lives on the line for change in their country. Each of women showed courage, dedication, and perseverance.

Ribbons of Scarlet is divided into six parts, each written by a different author. Authors Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, Sophie Perinot, Heather Webb, and E. Knight also formed a sisterhood to pull off this delightful book. The writing is enlightening and the stories were creatively woven together by ribbons of scarlet.

Thanks to the authors for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Publisher WilliamMorrow Books

Published October 1, 2019

Review www.bluestockingreviews.com

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📚 CURRENTLY READING: Ribbons of Scarlet by Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, Sophie Perinot, Heather Webb and E. Knight . ✏️ Synopsis: Ribbons of Scarlet is a timely story of the power of women to start a revolution—and change the world. . In late eighteenth-century France, women do not have a place in politics. But as the tide of revolution rises, women from gilded salons to the streets of Paris decide otherwise—upending a world order that has long oppressed them. . But when fanatics use the newspapers to twist the revolution’s ideals into a new tyranny, even the women who toppled the monarchy are threatened by the guillotine. Putting her faith in the pen, brilliant political wife Manon Roland tries to write a way out of France’s blood-soaked Reign of Terror while pike-bearing Pauline Leon and steely Charlotte Corday embrace violence as the only way to save the nation. With justice corrupted by revenge, all the women must make impossible choices to survive--unless unlikely heroine and courtesan’s daughter Emilie de Sainte-Amaranthe can sway the man who controls France’s fate: the fearsome Robespierre. . ☕ QOTD: What’s something that everyone, absolutely everyone, in the entire world can agree on? . 💁🏼‍♀️ Thank you Harper Collins for sending me an ARC of this fantastic book. Ribbons of Scarlet will be available at your favourite bookstore on October 1st, 2019. . . #poodles #poodlestagram #poodlesofinstagram #furbabies #dogsofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #book #books #booklover #bookish #bookaholic #reading #readersofinstagram #instaread #ilovebooks #bookishcanadians #canadianbookstagram #bookreviewer #bookcommunity #bibliophile #bookphotography #ribbonsofscarlet #katequinn #sophieperinot #laurakamoie #stephaniedray #eknight #heatherwebb #currentlyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DNMrbALxH/?igshid=1rdjgph0587d3

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Today we have the release blitz of Ribbons of Scarlet! Check out the gorgeous new release and grab your copy today! Title: Ribbons of Scarlet Authors: Laura Kamoie * Kate Quinn * Stephanie Dray * Sophie Perinot * Heather Webb * E. Knight Genre: Historical Fiction About Ribbons of Scarlet: Ribbons of Scarlet is a timely story of the power of women to start a revolution—and change the world.   In late eighteenth-century France, women do not have a place in politics. But as the tide of revolution rises, women from gilded salons to the streets of Paris decide otherwise—upending a world order that has long oppressed them.   Blue-blooded Sophie de Grouchy believes in democracy, education, and equal rights for women, and marries the only man in Paris who agrees. Emboldened to fight the injustices of King Louis XVI, Sophie aims to prove that an educated populace can govern itself--but one of her students, fruit-seller Louise Audu, is hungrier for bread and vengeance than learning. When the Bastille falls and Louise leads a women’s march to Versailles, the monarchy is forced to bend, but not without a fight. The king’s pious sister Princess Elisabeth takes a stand to defend her brother, spirit her family to safety, and restore the old order, even at the risk of her head.   But when fanatics use the newspapers to twist the revolution’s ideals into a new tyranny, even the women who toppled the monarchy are threatened by the guillotine. Putting her faith in the pen, brilliant political wife Manon Roland tries to write a way out of France’s blood-soaked Reign of Terror while pike-bearing Pauline Leon and steely Charlotte Corday embrace violence as the only way to save the nation. With justice corrupted by revenge, all the women must make impossible choices to survive--unless unlikely heroine and courtesan’s daughter Emilie de Sainte-Amaranthe can sway the man who controls France’s fate: the fearsome Robespierre. Get Your Copy Today: Amazon | Audible | B&N | Google | Apple | IndieBound | Kobo | Goodreads Get a Copy Signed by All Six Authors Follow the Book Tour! Exclusive Excerpt: National Convention Paris, France December 1792   “There she is, the harlot . . .”   “La femme Roland . . .”   “Traitorous slut . . .”   The whispers followed me as I made my way across the floor, looking neither right nor left. It was the first time a woman had been called to address the Convention, and I’d dressed for the occasion as though it were an honor: a blue gown that foamed about my feet as I stalked to the bar, a white fichu pinned with my tricolor cockade, red ribbons twined through my hair. A revolutionary patriot, top to toe. When I turned to face the questions, I let my eyes travel, bold and confident, to the high bleacher seats where the radical Jacobins held court.   Before the proceedings could even begin, some heckler from their ranks called, “How do you answer the charge of treason, citizeness?”   I replied with calm contempt. “The charge is ludicrous, and all here know it.”   It was a smear job of the crudest kind: an unsavory informer reporting he had discovered a London conspiracy to restore the king, and that my husband and I were complicit. My husband had already been summoned to account for himself and had perhaps not done as well as he might: he couldn’t hide his indignation, and he became flustered when the tone turned sneering. I would not give my questioners a chance to sneer.   “The informer states clearly, Citizeness Roland, that you—”   “I did not summon him.” I spoke briskly, taking the reins before my questioner could bring down the whip and speed this interrogation to the pace my enemies wanted. This was going to go at my pace, not theirs. “From my files of letters I can see the man wrote to me, asking for an interview with Minister Roland. I receive dozens of such requests every week.”   “You do not deny you received the man?”   “He paid a brief call, and from his probing I concluded he was sent to sound us out about some scheme or other.” I smiled. “Or perhaps I was wrong. I am a woman and not skilled in these matters.”   The questioner took turns with his colleagues, trying to turn my words on me, trying to talk me in circles. As long as I had listened to politicians drone over my dinner table, I could talk anyone in circles. I shredded their accusations and stamped the shreds underfoot, feeling the color rise in my cheeks—not embarrassment, but the fierce heat of pride. Was this what Roland felt when he addressed the Convention? This rush of power that tingled the fingertips, the confidence that my words were deploying like obedient soldiers and the crowd sat in the palm of my hand? Why would anyone who had command of this floor ever leave it?   Finally, I was excused to the sound of ringing applause among the deputies, the charge dismissed in full, the honors of the session formally accorded to me. I looked from Robespierre to Danton to Marat with a wide bland smile as I glided out, and the smile became a beam as my husband drew me into the nearest empty hall.   “Thank goodness it’s over.” His face was creased with relief. “Let me take you home, calm your nerves.”   “My nerves are calm, and I can take myself home. You stay, speak with those who need reassuring.”   He kissed my forehead. “I hated seeing you up there,” he muttered, before rushing back inside.   He’d hardly gone before a low voice spoke behind me, prickling my skin. “I loved seeing you up there. You were born to it.”   I turned, smile draining away. The man who loved me stood feet planted wide, arms folded, dark hair rumpled—he must have been waiting to catch me alone. “Citizen,” I managed to say, not daring to put his name through my lips.   “You were brilliant,” he said quietly. “Brave as a lioness.” A voice of calm power for a man not yet thirty-three. Six years younger than I, what did that say about me? “They should have known better than to try to trap you in so crude a snare.”   “That shabby excuse for a conspiracy might have been crude, but it was real, even if we had no involvement.” I kept my voice brisk, turning the conversation to safer waters. “As long as the king lives, there will be plots to restore him. The matter will have to be dealt with.”   “The king is just a man, and a small one.”   “With a long shadow.”   We both smiled involuntarily. It had always been like that with us, the eager cut-and-thrust of our minds. “If you wish to speak to my husband . . .”   But the man who loved me took my hand.   “Manon, I honor Roland and support him always. But I am here for you.”   About Laura Kamoie: New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Laura Kaye is the author of over forty books in romantic suspense and contemporary and erotic romance and has sold more than one million books in the U.S. alone. Among her many awards, she won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense of 2014 for Hard As You Can. A former college history professor, Laura grew up amid family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses, cementing her life-long fascination with storytelling and the supernatural. 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🆘 : shelby callahan

✈️ : perrie atwell

⚖️ : aryana asare

🐴 : eleanor dutton

🔮 : anika aldridge

🇺🇸 : quinn corday

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name : reign pronouns : she / her most active muses : idk about active but highest muses right now are beth dutton ( duhton ), regina mills, tony stark, jackie taylor, quinn corday, paige barlow and shelby callahan. rp pet peeves : no tags on posts at all. idk why. it just bothers me. they don't have to be fancy or anything. just any tag will do. experience / how many years : uhm. i technically consider my start in indie rp as 2013 so eleven years now. jfc. fluff, angst or smut : all of the above. angst mostly, smut second. i don't write a lot of cutesy shit but i should. i want to. but mostly angst and i enjoy smut. i'm happy with anything tbh. plots or memes : also both. i love plotting. i can get real into it, in depth, and i sometimes feel i come on a bit strong. but in saying that, i also love memes. they're a great starting point to figure out how muses vibe and winging it from there is always fun. long or short replies : long. not stupid long ( anymore ) like eight+ paras. but a decent reply. i get carried away sometimes, it's hard for me to keep things short. i can start it relatively short like a one-liner or so. but at some point i will write too much on my end. time to write : i always have the most muse and motivation to write when i can't aka when i'm at work or when i'm in bed. otherwise i typically write after work when i can or on days off, usually early in the morning before my focus starts to drift. i always have to have something on to watch / listen to while i'm writing though. i can't write in silence. are you like your muse ? : absolutely not. i have a type for sure, usually either badass women with severe trauma, so called "villains" that have a tendency to self-sabotage, or middle aged hot moms. also blondes, for some reason. all of which i am not. there are a couple rare exceptions to the above but for the most part, i am a predictable bitch when it comes to female characters and what i'll write / pick up.

tagged by : @cultfic 🤍 tagging : @petrosy4n, @nereidae, @am4zon, @manu-script, + everyone !

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" oh come ooooon, " he whined loudly, earning him a few sharp glares from the other students hunched over their tables in the library. buster knew that exam week probably wasn't the best time to finally strike up a conversation with quinn, but it was quinn. quinn fucking corday. daughter of the president. there was no way he was giving up the one chance he had to get insider scoop on top-secret government intel. he gripped the edge of his seat and scraped the chair closer to her so he could drop his voice to a whisper. " you're telling me all of that is boring to you ? are you for real ?! " his wide eyes met hers and he shook his head in disbelief. she lived the life that buster dreamed of being within five feet of and to hear that she had no interest in any of it was an arrow straight through his heart. he slumped back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest defiantly. " fine, you don't have to tell me about the deep state even though your refusal to answer makes it that much more suspicious. but don't worry, i won't snitch. cause you know, " he brought his fingers up to air quote the term she used. " national security. " buster offered her a conspiratorial wink as if he was in on some secret between the two. he opened his mouth to prod her further with questions but decided he'd do better off not scaring her away. so with his best attempt at enthusiasm he grinned and asked, " so what does interest you then ? "

' @nereidae → starter call, THE AMERICAN DREAM- " Yeah, I'm not answering that. " Amusement colours her tone as she swings her chair slowly from right to left, one of her legs crossed under her which she's sitting on, the other left to touch the floor. Quinn shook her head, moving the strands of loose hair that had fallen from her hazardously put up bun as she eyed Buster with a small smile. " National security, blah blah blah. You know. " It's funny that he thinks she knows ANYTHING about the country's secrets. She's not the president, just their kid. All she knows is how to get to the kitchen from her room and what to do in the event of a security breach. Quinn's seen Olympus Has Fallen. It's not that far off the drills she'd been put through when her Mom was first sworn in. Either way, she doesn't know about Area 51 and she has no idea if Walt Disney actually perfected cryogenics. " Contrary to popular belief, it is incredibly boring to be me. "