#⤷ file / casey mitchell.

[mygfisprentiss]

I want to be close to you

Chapter 3 - Casey and Alex finally get to work together on a case, but Alex is hurt in the process.

The squad’s latest case involved a murderer who was strangling women in their mid 20’s, blonde hair, blue eyes, and with jobs in higher positions; the first three victims were found in an abandoned warehouse, however the latest victim was found in an alley near 75th and luxe; once Warner called them saying she had dna, that’s when everything burst into flames.

Alex had nearly forgotten how to breathe normally once her and Casey had to work so closely on this case considering how fast the D.A wanted to close it. From dawn to the latest hours in the night, Casey and Alex were knee deep in files about potential suspects; repeatedly rushing from the office to the precinct. The uncountable cups of coffee living around their office was embarrassing, the way they worked so in sync like they’d known each other for years. Certain times Alex would fall asleep, fatigue was a result of the shooting from a few months back, she hated it but if she didn’t sleep then that would worsen her health. Whenever this would happen. Casey would drape a blanket she kept in her closet over Alex for however long she slept, she would also unconsciously kiss her forehead with a goodnight. Sleep deprivation or not Casey was definitely drawn to her

it wasn’t until the next few days that the case started to finally make sense, cragen told the two Ada’s that their suspect ‘Mitchell Arrington’ was prone to violent tendencies, he’d been questioned for numerous crimes involving young women.

Alex decided she would talk with him after cragen pointed out that she was his exact type, Casey tried her best not to show her disapproval of the idea but Alex was a big girl; she can hold her own ground.

As Casey watched the interview through the window she could feel her heart start to race; she was so worried for Alex, it wasn’t like she was helpless but Casey felt this need to protect her, they didn’t talk much but were told that they worked efficiently together. Alex looked incredibly sophisticated as she confidently explained to the perp and his legal aid that he’d be facing the death penalty if he didn’t comply; but what happened next made Casey freeze. As Alex was explaining how she knew that these women were killed because Mitchell was an insecure man child; it was like a flip was switched on in his head and his eyes turned red.

He lunged from his seat and gripped his hands around Alex’s neck. Casey froze up, she didn’t think this was reality,

the next thing she knew was seeing Alex in Cragen’s office getting checked out by Huang; she could see the bruises slowly forming around her neck, Cabot claimed she felt fine but Casey knew better than that, Huang led the rest of the squad out of the office and explained that Cabot would be tired for the next few hours and she should take it easy. By the time Casey was more calmed down, she went to check on Alex; she looked like an angel as she slept, Casey couldn’t help but feel responsible, she could’ve been in their with her, they’re a team for gods sake.

The only thing she could do was sit down on the chair next to Alex and go over some files; it was late and she felt herself slowly draping down closer to Alex’s lap, soon they were both sound asleep with Alex being Casey’s cushion.

Alex woke up a few hours later wondering where the hell she was, the last thing she could remember was questioning Arrington about plea deals. She slowly remembered the horrific image of him with his hands wrapped around her neck and started to tear up, as she got up she noticed red hair, oh god-

Casey Novak was wrapped around Alex’s waist, her bangs perfectly laid to the side, the slight whistle of her breathing, and how she could see her toned stomach due to her shirt slightly being pulled up; Alex wiped her eyes and decided to lie there until Casey would wake up and realize their predicament.

[livvywritesworld]

livvywritesworld

livvy, 20, they/she, writer

weird girl literary fiction, literary horror, literary sff, & speculative fiction

subgenres: folk horror & light sci-fi

religious imagery, eldritch horror, mean weird lesbians, complex mother/daughter relationships, body horror, character studies, explorations of the body (chronic illness & queerness), and being ukrainian diaspora in the united states

longform wips, short fiction, & poetry

this page supports palestine and believes in a free, autonomous palestine

horror/film/hist/anth catch-all account: @deciduousangel please feel free to follow

ᯓ★ i’ve been writing and revising a literary horror book called the lambs, screaming for a couple years now. there’s a lot of religious imagery, body horror, vague supernatural/eldritch fuckery, and a complex homoerotic friendship between two despicable, grieving girls casey and bethan.

ᯓ★ i have been intermittently writing and planning out two full-length novels based on unpublished short stories of mine. the first is a modular novel following multiple people’s lives as they are impacted by an alien invasion except the aliens aren’t here to invade, they’re here to learn. the second is another literary speculative fiction following two main characters: a young neanderthal woman that has been jurassic park’d by a lab in northern california (this is a real thing scientists are trying to do btw), and one of the female anthropologists that contributed to this experiment. i refer to this project as unironically planet of the apes for phoebe bridgers enjoyers.

ᯓ★ i am a history and anthropology student with a minor in creative writing, and i am almost always at the mercy of a research paper deadline or two. my interests are medical history in ciudad de mexico, indigenous andean gender systems, historical epidemiology, and paleopathology (my one true love). i firmly believe in decolonizing anthropology and making academic anthropological writing more accessible.

ᯓ★ besides writing, i love horror, david cronenberg movies, joni mitchell, the x files, the locked tomb, baldur’s gate 3, any media with substantial body horror, playing video games, and reading when i get the chance. my favorite movies include: the fly, longlegs, humanist vampire seeking consenso ring suicidal person, sucker punch, little miss sunshine, dinner in america, and a girl walks home alone at night. my favorite book of all time is patrícia melo’s the simple art of killing a woman. i am also a massive fan of julia armfield, carmen maria machado, and steven graham jones.

ᯓ★ i am a published writer with multiple poems and some short stories floating around the online space, look out for any link postings of recently published work. i am also a staff writer for a very cool zine, and am an experienced and established writer.

ᯓ★ the standard dni applies. dni if you are under 17.

ᯓ★ i stand firmly with palestine 🇵🇸

links to my wips will go here:

[einsteinsugly]

Point Place, Wisconsin. Locations: The Hub.

Once upon a time, it was called Russo's. A coveted pizzeria for the GI generation. By the '60s, it was sold to Frank Mitchell, a vet who didn't lose a leg in Vietnam.

And hence, The Hub was born.

It was a safe haven for baby boomers, even as those coveted factory jobs went by the wayside, and money got tight. The Hub was there. With good food, good tunes, and a good game of pinball or two.

By the time the last of the baby boomers filed out, circa '82, The Hub had seen better days. The pinball machine had long since been discarded, replaced by a sea of arcade machines. Space Invaders, Pacman, Donkey Kong. You name the game, it was probably there.

However, its emerging arcade status did little to cushion its inevitable fall. Yeah, the food and tunes were still good, but the environment? It was a downer. Downtown was hollowing out, for the mall on the top of the hill. And crime was filing in, along with a few crackheads. And Casey Kelso, who brought crime and contraband from Chicago to the burbs, was making a pretty penny from the questionable venture.

So the Gen Xers? They went to the mall to hang out instead, and by the tail-end of '83? The Hub had finally closed its doors. With not a bang, but a desperate whimper.

[palmviewfm]

female characters you’d like to see as counterparts?

okay  !  don't  mind  how  long  this  list  is  now  about  to  be  ! i'd  love  to  see  taylor  jewel  from  the  summer  i  turned  pretty,  claire  standish  and  allison  reynolds  from  the  breakfast  club,  sandy,  frenchy,  marty,  jan  and  rizzo  from  grease,  cher  horowitz  and  dionna  davenport  from  clueless,  olivia baker, layla keating from all american. aria  montgomery,  spencer  hastings,  alison  dilaurentis,  mona  vanderwaal,  maya st germain, emily  fields  from  pretty  little  liars,  bella  swan,  jessica  stanley,  bree tanner, alice  cullen,  rosalie  hale,  and  esme  cullen  from  twilight,  frances  houseman  from  dirty  dancing,  allie  hamilton  from  the  notebook,  barbie  roberts  from  barbie,  kim  kelly  and  lindsay  weir  from  freaks  and  geeks,  cheryl  blossom,  betty  cooper,  and  veronica  lodge  from  riverdale,  buffy  summers,  anya  jenkins,  tara  maclay,  willow  rosenberg,  faith  lehane,  and  dawn  summers  from  buffy  the  vampire  slayer.  joey  potter  and  jen  lindley  from  dawson's  creek,  blair  waldorf,  serena  van  der  woodsen,  and  georgina  sparks  from  gossip  girl,  marissa  cooper  from  the  oc,  georgia  miller  from  ginny  and  georgia,  sabrina  spellman  and  libby  chessler  from  sabrina  the  teenage  witch,  brooke  davis,  peyton  sawyer,  haley  james,  rachel  gatina,  quinn  james  and  alex  dupre  from  one  tree  hill.  sidney  prescott,  tatum  riley,  gale  weathers,  and  casey  becker  from  scream.  bonnie  bennett,  elena  gilbert,  katherine  pierce,  caroline  forbes,  liv  parker,  and  vicki  donovan  from  the  vampire  diaries.  fran  fine  from  the  nanny.  shelly  johnson  and  laura  palmer  from  twin  peaks.  stephanie  tanner,  dj  tanner,  becky  katsopolis,  kimmy  gibbler  and  gia  mahan  from  full  house.  monica  geller  and  janice  litman  from  friends.  heather  mcnamara  and  heather  duke  from  heathers.  sarah  cameron,  kiara  carerra,  cleo  anderson  from  outerbanks. paris geller, sookie st james and lane kim from gilmore girls. marcia brady from the brady bunch, grace  le  domas  from  ready  or  not.  jo  harvell  from  supernatural.  beca  mitchell,  chloe  beale,  aubrey  posen,  cynthia  rose,  stacie  conrad,  emily  junk,  lilly  onakuramara  from  pitch  perfect  and  dana  scully  from  the  x  files.  if  more  are  needed,  as  always,  send  another  ask  and  i'll  do  my  best  to  give  another  list  !

[mystlnewsonline]

SEC Obtains Relief - Crypto Fraud Scheme - Digital Licensing

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt Utah-Based Company’s Crypto Asset Fraud Scheme Involving 18 Defendants - Digital Licensing Inc. Washington, DC (STL.News) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that it obtained a temporary asset freeze, restraining order, and other emergency relief against Digital Licensing Inc., a Draper, Utah-based entity doing business as “DEBT Box,” as well as the company’s four principals, Jason Anderson, his brother Jacob Anderson, Schad Brannon, and Roydon Nelson, and 13 other defendants in connection with a fraudulent scheme to sell crypto asset securities to hundreds of U.S. investors that raised approximately $50 million and unspecified amounts of Bitcoin and Ether. The SEC’s complaint, unsealed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, charges the defendants in an ongoing scheme that began in March 2021 to sell unregistered securities they call “node licenses.”  In hundreds of online videos and social media posts, as well as at investor events, the defendants told investors that the node licenses would generate various crypto asset tokens through crypto mining activity and that revenue-generating businesses in a variety of sectors would drive the value of the various tokens DEBT Box mined, resulting in exorbitant gains for investors.  In reality, as alleged, the node licenses were a sham intended to obscure the fact that the total supply of each token was created by DEBT Box instantaneously using code on a blockchain. “We allege that DEBT Box and its principals lied to investors about virtually every material aspect of their unregistered offering of securities, including by falsely stating that they were engaged in crypto asset mining,” said Tracy S. Combs, Director of the SEC’s Salt Lake Regional Office.  “We filed this emergency action to protect the victims of the defendant’s unlawful actions and stop further harm.” The SEC’s complaint further alleges that DEBT Box and its principals —along with defendants James Franklin, Western Oil Exploration Company Inc., and Ryan Bowen—lied to DEBT Box investors about the revenues of the businesses purportedly driving the value of the tokens. In total, 18 defendants, including those mentioned above, have been charged with engaging in unregistered securities offerings.  DEBT Box, Jason Anderson, Jacob Anderson, Brannon, Nelson, Franklin, Western Oil, and Bowen were also charged with violations of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws.  Jason Anderson, Jacob Anderson, Brannon, Nelson, Bowen, Mark Schuler, Benjamin Daniels, Joseph Martinez, Travis Flaherty, Brendon Stangis, Matthew Fritzsche, B & B Investment Group, LLC, and iX Global, LLC were charged with acting as unregistered brokers. The complaint seeks permanent injunctive relief, the return of alleged ill-gotten gains, and civil penalties.  The Honorable Judge Robert J. Shelby, U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah, entered an order on July 28, 2023, imposing a temporary restraining order, asset freeze, and other relief.  Judge Shelby also entered an order appointing Josias N. Dewey of the law firm Holland & Knight LLP as a temporary receiver over DEBT Box to, amongst other things, marshal assets for the benefit of investors.  Investors who believe they were affected by the DEBT Box offering may visit the receiver’s website at www.debtboxreceiver.com or call (305) 349-2134. The SEC’s continuing investigation is being conducted by Joseph Watkins, Laurie Abbott, and Mitchell Davidson of the Salt Lake Regional Office, and Karaz Zaki of SEC Headquarters.  The litigation will be led by Casey Fronk and Michael Welsh.  The matter is being supervised by Ms. Combs. Investors can learn more about the risks of investing in crypto asset securities and unregistered offerings by reading SEC investor education bulletins such as Exercise Caution with Crypto Asset Securities and 10 Red Flags That An Unregistered Offering May Be A Scam. SOURCE: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Read the full article

[gaerlhoss-a]

TAG DROP  –  casey mitchell

⤷  file  /  casey mitchell.

⤷  casey  /  character study.

⤷  casey  /  characterization.

⤷  casey  /  visage.

⤷  casey  /  interactions.

⤷  casey  /  rel.  cameron mitchell.

⤷  casey  /  rel.  maeve donovan  |  doctordonovan.

[a-m-e-t-h-y-s-t-r-o-s-e]

Going back to the Roman Polanski petition and the Epstein files, just the ones I’ve seen so far, it’s so incredibly disheartening seeing how many entertainers and people I generally held in positive regard are on these lists. There is, of course, the chance they didn’t know anything and were just shuttled around as being famous rich people, but...man. They’re on the same list as people we know are cretins, so there’s no way of actually knowing who is and isn’t good. It’s like trying to tell which porn is and isn’t consensual, you just can’t.

anyway here’s a list so far of all the elites named in the epstein files, or who supported roman polanski’s relase after he was arrested for raping a teenage girl:

SIGNED PETITION TO RELEASE ROMAN POLANSKI AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR RAPING A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND FLEEING THE COUNTRY ---------- Adrien Brody Alejandro G. Inarritu Alexander Payne Alexandre Desplat Alfonso Cuaron Asia Argento (apologized, regrets) Buck Henry Darren Aronofsky David Lynch Emma Thompson (claims to have signed, asked for her name to be removed) Guillermo Del Toro Harmony Korine Harrison Ford Jean-Jacques Annaud Jeremy Irons Jerry Schatzberg John Landis Jonathan Demme Julian Schnabel Kristin Scot Thomas Marin Scorsese Michael Mann Mike Nichols Monia Bellucci Natalie Portman (apologized, regrets) Neil Jordan Paul Auster Penelope Cruz Stephen Frears Steven Soderbergh Terry Gilliam Tilda Swinton Tom Tykwer Walter Salles Wes Anderson Wim Wenders Woody Allen Xavier Dolan (apologized, regrets)

CELEBRITIES NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES ------------- Adam Perry Lang Akon Alan Dershowitz Alberto Pinto Alec Baldwin Alyssa Rogers Anderson Cooper Andrea Mitrovich Andres Pastrana Anthony Kiedis Audrey Raimbault Barack Obama Ben Affleck Beyonce Bill Clinton Bill Gates Bill Hammond Bill Murray Brian Affleck Caren Casey Casey Wasserman Charlie Sheen Chelsea Handler Chris Tucker Chris Wagner Cindy Lopez Claire Hazel Courtney Love Dan Schneider David Koch David Yarovesky Demi Moore Donald Trump Doug Band Ed Tuttle Ehud Barak Ellen Spencer Eminem Emmy Taylor Eva Dubin Fleur Perry Land Freya Wissing Gary Roxburgh George Mitchell Ghislaine Maxwell Glen Dubin Greg Holbert Gwen Stefani Gwendolyn Beck Hank Coller Heather Mann Henry Jarecki Henry Rosovsky Itzhak Perlman James Franco James Gunn Jean Luc Brunel Jean Michelle Gathy Jeffery Epstein Jeffery Jones Jim Carrey Jimmy Kimmel Joe Pagino John Cusack John Glenn Juan Pablo Molyneux Juliette Bryant Justin Roiland Kathy Griffin Katy Perry Kelly Spamm Kevin Spacey Kirsty Rodgers Larry Summers Larry Visoski (pilot of Lolita Express) Laura Wasserman Lawrence Krauss Linda Pinto Lisa Summers Lynn Forester De Rothchild Madonna Mandy Ellison Marc Collins-Rector Mark Epstein Mark Lloyd Marvin Minsky Melinda Luntz Meryl Streep Michelle Wolf Nadia Marcinkova Naomi Campbell Natalie Blachon De Perrier Nichole Junkermann Oliver Sachs Paul Hala Paul Mellon Paula Epstein Peter Marino Pharrel Williams Prince Andrew of England Quentin Tarantino Ralph Ellison Ray Barzanna Ricardo Legoretta Robert Downey Jr Rodney Slater Ron Burke Ron Eppinger Sandy Burger Sarah Kellen Seth Green Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) Shelley Harrison Shelley Lewis Sophie Biddle Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) Steven Colbert Stephen Collins Stephen Hawking Steven Spielberg Steven Tyler Svetlana Griaznova Teala Davies Tiffany Gramza Tom Hanks Tom Pritzker Tyler Grasham Victor Salva Virginia Roberts Wanda Sykes Will Ferrell Will Smith Woody Allen

KNOWN SEX PESTS NOT OTHERWISE NAMED ------------ Bill Cosby Drake Harvey Weinstein Jada Pinkett-Smith R. Kelly

[chuckepisodes]

Chuck vs. The Alma Mater Part 4

As Sarah and Casey continued shooting the other men, you and Chuck looked over at the computer noticing the disk was still in and Chuck quickly took out the disc putting it back in its case. "I have an idea. Get us out of here!" Chuck shouted. Chuck, Y/N,  when I say go, run out the side door. Protect the disc. We'll cover you two. Go!" Chuck grabbed your hand as you both got up and ran out of the room, leaving Casey and Sarah to fight them off.

You and Chuck now found yourselves in a computer room. Chuck quickly sat down on on the computer chair and popped the disk in as you stood close to him, looking around the room, hoping no one finds you both. "Chuck what are we doing? We can't leave Sarah and Casey in there with all those men. They're gonna get killed." "I know Y/N. That's why I'm doing this." He clicked on one student and her number came up and he quickly dialed it. "Is this Glenda Mitchell?" he asked, starting to talk on the phone." We're in the science building. It's an emergency. Bring lots of big guns." Then there was a pause and you can see Chuck was trying to remember something. "Crap, there's a code phrase.... Are you coming to the toga party?!" he then hung up. You smiled at him. "Chuck you're a genius!" You both then began to work together, calling all the students in the file asking them if they would love to come to the toga party. Chuck's phone all of a sudden rang and he quickly answered. "Agent Katz?" All of a sudden you can see Chuck's face become annoyed and you had a feeling you knew why. "Morgan, this is really, really not a good time." Chuck said annoyed. "I knew it." you said rolling your eyes, laughing a little. He always had the worst timing. "Okay buddy I get that, but I'm at Stanford with Y/N. What do you want me to do?" he asked as he looked over at you. Whatever Morgan asked Chuck next angered him as he had to pull away from the phone and take a moment before continuing. You were trying not to laugh. Being best friends with both Chuck and Morgan was always entertaining. "Okay, okay. The code is O-U-8- 1-2-pound." and then he hung up and looked over at you. He can see you smirking. "Don't start Y/NN." "You good?" "I will be. Now..." he then bent down and took the disk out of the computer. You can see Chuck then become tense when he sat back up. "Chuck what is it?" What you didn't know was the man with the crossbow was behind both of you. "Oh no." Chuck said. He then jumped to the side, bringing you down with him as he tried to shield you from the man as he shot his crossbow, hitting the computer.

The man was walking around trying to find you both as you both crawled across the floor trying to hide. It didn't last long though when you appeared from behind a desk, Chuck behind you, the man was right there with the crossbow pointed right at  your head. "Oh my God." you said scared. Chuck began to freak out seeing this. No. Please don't, please don't, please don't. Don't." Chuck pleaded with the man as he bent down to grab the disk from you. Out of nowhere, a woman came in high kicking the guy, knocking him out as well as the disk out of his hand. "You must be Chuck Bartowski. I just got your message. Are you okay?" "I'm just glad you check your voice mail." Chuck said sounding relieved. "Yeah me too." you said letting out a sigh. Chuck crawled over grabbing the disk and then quickly pulled you into a hug, relieved nothing bad happened to you.

After all that, you were all finally back home. Well at Chuck and Ellie's place since they decided to invite you over. "I can't believe that game was such a wash." Ellie said as you all entered the house. " What a blowout." " Worst game ever." Chuck said. Devon was trying to wash the paint off of his face but was not having any luck. " It's not coming off. I think I used the wrong kind of paint." he said coming up to Ellie. " Well, what brand was it?" " Brand? I don't know. One of the guys picked it up." "Try some stronger soap." You and Chuck both walked into the kitchen and he passed you a beer as he took one for himself as well. "So how painful was it? Not the game, I mean." Ellie said coming up to you both. " Well, uh, do you remember the evening with Morgan at the karaoke club? His cover of Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" he dedicated to you?" Chuck asked. " That completely ruined Karate Kid II. " Ellie said still sounding angry about it. "Seriously, though, thanks for pushing me." "Yeah me too." "After the initial shock and horror, it was a relief to finally go back. Say goodbye." "Yeah and seeing stuff from my school. Even some people I knew.  It was scary but...it was good for me." "I'm proud of you. You know? Both of you. You faced your past, head-on. Did you find what you were looking for?" " Almost." he said, but feeling bad for you because you'll probably never know. " You'll get there." Ellie said smiling at you both as she walked away.

You and Chuck were now in his room, chilling once again on his bed. Chuck had one question on his mind and he turned his head to look at you. "Y/N. I realized you never fully told me why you hate UCLA so much. Everytime I ask you always try to change to subject." "I know..." you said with a sad sigh. "I mean it's been quite a few years since and I mean...we are best friends. I thought we told each other everything?" "We do. It's just...I've had a hard time talking about it." "Okay. Well I won't force you to talk but...you know I'm always here." "I know..." you then took deep breath. "Okay." You then sat up and turned to him and Chuck did the same. He can tell you looked really nervous. "One night, my house was having this party. It was huge. Anyways, me and some of my so called friends got a little crazy with the drinking and...I got so drunk. And my ex, Steve, thought he could take advantage of me." You could see Chuck was getting angry at the thought of someone doing this to you. "He decided to do it in front of everyone to see and none of my friends helped and...and people were filming it and the next thing I know it's all over the school." you were now crying and Chuck quickly pulled you into his arms as you cried and shaked. "Oh my God Y/N. Hey...Shhh...Y/NN. I am so so sorry." he said softly as you still cried. "I am sorry I didn't tell you sooner. Hell even called you at school when this all happened. I was just so ashamed." "Hey. Look at me." You pulled away and saw there were tears in his eyes too. "It was his fault. Okay? Not yours .Plus you didn't let that bastard stop you did you? You still graduated at the top of your class. And you should be damn proud about that. I still really want to beat the crap out of him though." You smiled at him. "Thanks Chuck." "Thank you for having the courage to tell me." You hugged him tightly one more time.

“Please tell me he got taken care of. You know by the police and all.”

“Oh he did.”

“Thank God.”

You smiled at him once more.”

"Want to check out your file?"

You both got up and walked over to Chuck's computer. As he sat down he brought you down with him to sit on his lap and held you close as he popped the disk in. "You didn't think we'd let you keep that, did you?" Sarah said appearing at Chuck's door. " I need to know, Sarah." "Okay, Chuck." she said walking up to the both of you. "Test subject 0326. Bartowski. This will be his first interview. Send Chuck in. " Fleming said appearing on the screen. "Bryce? This isn't a good time. I'm waiting for another student." You and Chuck looked at each other shocked then over at Sarah who looked just as shocked. "Chuck Bartowski? He never got your message." "What are you talking about?" " You put Chuck on the CIA recruitment track? " "It's not up to me, Bryce. They want him for the Omaha Project." "That's a military operation. They'll turn Chuck into- " "I'm required to send all the top test results to the Agency." " I want my friend out of this." "He's a perfect candidate. Keywords in his essay responses correlate to 98 percent... of the images in the exam." "You don't get it. Chuck's a good person. He's got too much heart for this kind of work. He's no operative. You can't put him out in the field. He won't survive. " Chuck looked a little saddened watching this and you noticed and leaned your head on his. "The Agency is not gonna let go of a recruit this promising. The amount of information he can retain... ? They're not gonna give him a choice? He's in no matter what." "If he cheated on the exam, copied all the answers... it would invalidate the results, wouldn't it? " "Yes. " "Good. Now you're going to help me, professor." And the video was over.

"I'm sorry Chuck." you said softly. "Bryce framed me for cheating to save me. Why didn't he just tell me that?" he said, sadness in his voice. "He couldn't. They had already recruited him." Sarah said, trying not to cry. " If he had a reason for getting me kicked out... maybe he had a good reason to break into the Intersect too." " And maybe he had a good reason for sending it to you." " I just wish I could talk to him. It must have tore him up to not be able to tell me." "No one can know about this. " Sarah said walking over and taking the desk. "For your own safety, okay?" " Sure. No one would believe me anyway." You looked over at Sarah and gave her a little smile as she smiled back at you and closed the door, starting to let the tears come down over Bryce.

FLASHBACK You pulled into the Stanford parking lot and saw Chuck sitting there with his stuff, sadness and anger all over his face. You got out of your car and walked up to him. "Chuck?" He looked up and tried to smile but it didn't work. You kneeled down in front of him now and grabbed his hands. "Oh Chuck. What happened?" "I...I don't know. Bryce set me up. Why would he do that?" "I'm sorry Chuck. I don't know." He sighed and got up, picking up his stuff as you both slowly walked over to his car. "Thanks for picking me up and taking me home Y/N. I just didn't think I could deal with Ellie in the car right now." "Oh it's no problem at all Chuck. You know I would do anything for you. Plus I am all caught up with school right now and acing all my classes so I think I can manage being away for a short while." "That's amazing Y/N. I am so proud of you." Chuck quickly put his things in the car and then walked over to hug you which you accepted. "And Chuck?" He looked down at you still holding  you. "I'm still proud of you too. No matter what." Chuck smiled and you both got in your car and drove away. END OF FLASHBACK

[hms-chill]

RWRB Study Guide: Chapter 7

Hi y’all! I’m going through Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue and defining/explaining references! Feel free to follow along, or block the tag #rwrbStudyGuide if you’re not interested!

Crêpe-eating tourists (157): Crepes are a thin, flat pancake traditionally filled with sugar, but commonly filled with other toppings. They are an iconic French dish and are popular with tourists both for this reason and because they are typically inexpensive.

Place du Tertre (157): A square in Paris, it is in the Montmarte district, which is known for its art history.

Crusty baguettes (157): Baguettes are a French bread that is meant to be crusty on the outside and soft on the inside.

Le Monde (158): The most popular French newspaper.

Fromagerie Nicole Barthélémy (158): A famously wonderful cheese shop in Paris.

Parisian cheese shop (158): French cheese are known for being fancy and especially good.

Pisces (159): A zodiac sign known for being compassionate, artistic, and intuitive. (more)

NYU (159): New York University.

The Met (159): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a famous art museum in New York.

Joanne (160): JK Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter books, and has been pretty consistently homophobic and transphobic on twitter. 

Freddie Mercury (161): Lead singer of the band Queen, Mercury never officially came out, but he had long-term relationships with both men and women and was known for his camp performances, and there are claims that he was “openly gay”. His flamboyance and camp performances, as well as his relationship with partner Jim Hutton, essentially demanded that people simply take him as he was. He died of complications from AIDS in 1991, one day after admitting openly that he had been diagnosed four years earlier. (More)

For context within the book, he wrote “Don’t Stop Me Now”

Elton John (161): A famous British musician. He came out as bisexual in 1976, then as gay in 1992. He and his husband, David Furnish, became civil partners in 2005, the day they became legal in the UK. They were officially married on the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership, the year that gay marriage was legalized within the UK. (More)

Bowie (161): David Bowie, who was a bi British musician and actor who, in 1976, described his bisexuality as “the best thing that ever happened to me”. His wife (who was also bi, and with whom he often shared partners) claimed that he had a relationship with Mick Jagger, though his bisexuality has been consistently erased, both during his life and since his death. (More)

Again for book context, Henry’s dog is named for David Bowie

Jagger (161): Mick Jagger, an English singer/songwriter and member of the Rolling Stones, known for his promiscuity. As mentioned above, he and Bowie pretty clearly had a relationship, though his Wikipedia makes no mention of queerness. (More)

Oakley Street (161): A street that runs through an affluent borough of London.

Stonewall (161): The Stonewall Inn in New York City is a gay bar. The riots against police brutality there in July of 1969 are heralded as the beginning of the gay rights movement.

SCOTUS decision in 2015 (161): The Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage across the US.

Walt Whitman (161): An American poet who wanted to become The American Poet and saw himself as the quintessential American. His poetry often deals with his queerness, and he absolutely slept with Oscar Wilde in the late 1800s. 

Fun fact; he is celebrated in the movie The Dead Poets Society, which is incredibly popular with Sad Gay English Majors and which Henry would definitely have seen.

Laws of Illinois 1961 (161): In 1961, Illinois became the first state in the US to repeal its sodomy laws.

White Night Riot (161): A series of riots in San Francisco protesting the lenient sentencing of the man who killed Harvey Milk, the first openly queer politician. The riots were the most violent queer uprising since the events at the Stonewall.

Paris is Burning (161): A 1990s movie celebrating drag ball culture in New York. It celebrates in particular queer communities of color in the late 1980s, when the AIDS epidemic was at its peak.

“If I die of AIDS...” (161): This is a real photo; you can find it here. The man’s jacket could refer to a form of protest called “die-ins”, where people with AIDS would go to a homophobic politician’s office or another public place where they were refused treatment and simply not leave until after they died. (see it here)

Chop my own tit off (162): Fun mythology fact; the Amazons (warrior women from Greek mythology) actually did this to make themselves better archers.

H fucking W (162): George HW Bush, a former US president.

George (163): George Villers was the boyfriend of King James the I/VI, and Prince George, Duke of Kent, was rumored to be in a polyamorous relationship in the 1920s. 

Edward (162): Edward II was a famously gay king. He was may have been "wedded brothers" with Piers Gaveston and may have also had a relationship with Hugh le Despenser the younger following Gaveston's death. (More)

James (162): The British king known for translating the Bible and being just... indescribably gay and very deeply horny. He promoted his boyfriend, George Villers, to the highest non-royal position in the UK within a few years of starting to date him. James’s friends actively tried to set him up with hot guys for their own political gain.

Alexander (163): Alexander Hamilton was an incredibly bi founding father. He’s remembered for founding our current national banking system, having the first ever American sex scandal, and for literally never shutting up or knowing how to stop being A Lot All The Time. 

Catalina (164): Catalina is an island near Los Angeles. On a more meta level, St. Catalina was a respected writer.

June (164): June Carter Cash was an American singer/songwriter/director/comedian.

Tricky Dick (164): Richard Nixon, a president remembered for wiretapping his opponent.

Taft (165): 27th president of the United States.

Eisenhower (165): 34th president of the US.

Baby (166): this is what Henry’s mom calls him; I wrote a thing about it here.

Daily Mail (166): A trashy British tabloid.

Lollapalooza (167): A music festival in Chicago known for setting fashion trends and having lots of drugs.

Joni Mitchell (167): A singer/songwriter known for her innovative use of the guitar, including unique tunings, chords, and a unique fingerpicking/strumming style. (Listen here)

Cocaine (168): A highly addictive drug. It is snorted, smoked, or injected, and while it makes people feel more confident or forget their problems, the highs from it last only up to about 30 minutes, which often drives people to take it more frequently. Side effects (aside from addiction) include a loss of appetite, irritability, and increased mental health issues. 

Spitfire (168): Someone with a quick temper or willingness to fight.

High as a kite (169): Someone who’s “high as a kite” is on a lot of drugs and is still enjoying the high.

Clean (169): Drug/alcohol free.

Stiff upper lip (170): Ability to seem determined or hold it together in the face of hard times.

A levels (170): A UK test taken for admittance to college, similar to the ACT/SAT in the US

Henry V at RSC (171): Henry V is a Shakespearean history play about the life of Henry V, especially focused on the events of the Hundred Years’ War. RSC, or the Royal Shakespeare Company, is a Shakespeare theater company in London.

Travis County (171): The Texan county where Austin is located.

Surfside (171): A beach in Texas.

Adderall (172): A prescription drug taken for ADHD but commonly abused by students to help them stay awake for all-nighters or focused for unhealthily long study sessions. However, given McQuinston’s claim that Alex has undiagnosed ADHD, it likely helped him to be able to focus and helped his brain work the way it was expected to.

Almond milk (vs. dairy) (173): Texas has a huge dairy industry, and almond milk is not great for the environment.

The Gun File (173): American gun law is so deeply broken.

WASPy Hunter’s Harvard pencil cup (175): Harvard is a prestigious college in Boston; it has a reputation for being mostly rich white folks.

Iron curtains of gerrymandering (175): Gerrymandering is a form of drawing lines for voting districts to disenfranchise marginalized voters. It is a form of skewing elections to keep power in the hands of the powerful that divides marginalized votes, making people of color or poor folks the minority in their districts, therefore erasing their votes on a broader scale.

Vision-boarding his funeral (175): a vision board is typically made to inspire someone to pursue a goal.

Parks & Recreation (175): A popular American sit-com focused on the parks and recreation department in a small town in Indiana. 

Leslie Knope (176): a Parks & Rec character. One of her defining traits is an aggressive, overwhelming love for the people in her life.

Mid-century rug (177): Mid-century furniture and style is characterized by lots of color and playful patterns (following the more reserved WWII period in the 1940s); it is rising in popularity again as a classy yet fashionable look.

J14 (178): A teen fashion/celebrity magazine.

Sacramento Bee (178): The largest newspaper in Sacramento, CA.

Southerness (180): In positive lights, the American South is known for its genuine, warm, unselfish hospitality.

Jane Austen my life (180): Jane Austen is a British author whose novels star lower/middle class women who fall in love with rich men. They typically try to avoid these men for large portions of the book, or at least have rather negative feelings about them due to a misunderstanding or other failure to communicate.

LSAT (181): the test taken for admittance to law school.

Carmarthenshire (183): A largely agricultural county in South Wales. As a tourist destination, it is known for its wide range of outdoor activities.

Llwynywermod (184): A royal estate in Carmarthenshire, the biggest building of which is a renovated three-bedroom farmhouse. It is surrounded by the rolling green hills common to south Wales.

Finals (in the US) (185): At US colleges, a semester’s final tests (typically worth up to 30-40% of a final grade) take place the week after classes end.

Stamp on his forehead at The Tombs (185): Tombs is a bar near Georgetown. According to reviews, and “Tombs Night” parties, where students celebrate their 21st birthday and get their foreheads stamped at the end of the night, are a Georgetown tradition.

Jumped in Dalhgren Fountain (185): Dalhgren Fountain is in the center of Georgetown’s campus. Swimming in it is a Georgetown tradition.

Summa cum laude (186): “with greatest honor”.

Ceviche (186): A seafood dish native to Peru that spread to Mexico, where it contains lime, avocado, chili peppers, onions, and cilantro.

Palm Room (187): The gateway to the West Wing, the area of the White House where most politics happen.

Hoe Dameron (190): A reference to Star Wars character Poe Dameron, a rebel pilot and the first Latino main character in the series.

Prince Buttercup (190): Princess Buttercup is the heroine/love interest in The Princess Bride, 

West Hollywood (190): One of the most prominent gay neighborhoods in the US.

“Call Me” (191): The most popular song of 1980; it was originally written for the film American Gigolo and inspired by the film’s opening sequence of a character driving along the coast of California. (Listen here)

“So Emotional” (191): An absolute bop about enjoying being in love. (Listen here)

“Don’t Stop Me Now” (193): A Queen song where Mercury sings to both a man and a woman; it’s a huge bop. (Listen here)

In-N-Out (194): A fast food restaurant/burger chain native to California and unavailable in other states.

Animal style (195): Animal style burgers are an In-N-Out staple; it includes the typical burger toppings, along with mustard fried into the patty, pickles, onions, and extra spread.

French-fries-dipped-in-milkshake (195): a truly god-tier American dessert tradition.

“O captain, my captain” (196): A reference both to the idea of a lacrosse team captain and to Whitman’s poem, “O Captain, My Captain” (as mentioned above, Whitman was a deeply gay American poet).

Burberry (200): A posh British brand of clothing known for its classy, traditional pieces.

Cats that caught the canaries (200): A cat that caught a canary is a person who looks smug or satisfied.

Mother hen (201): A “mom friend” or someone who will do everything they can to look out for people they care about, sometimes to the point of it being annoying.

—-

If there’s anything I missed or that you’d like more on, please let me know! And if you’d like to/are able, please consider buying me a ko-fi? I know not everyone can, and that’s fine, but these things take a lot of time/work and I’d really appreciate it!

—–

Chapter 1 // Chapter 6 // Chapter 8 

[ninja-muse]

Read in 2019 Masterpost

Italics = 7-8 out of 10; Bold = 9-10 out of 10; Struck = unreviewed; * = in home library

Fantasy

Lies Sleeping - Ben Aaronovitch * In an Absent Dream - Seanan McGuire * The Kingdom of Copper - S.A. Chakraborty The Wolf in the Whale - Jordanna Max Brodsky Treason of Hawks - Lila Bowen That Ain’t Witchcraft - Seanan McGuire * A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery - Curtis Craddock Magic For Liars - Sarah Gailey Storm of Locusts - Rebecca Roanhorse Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik * Blood Engines - T.A. Pratt Middlegame - Seanan McGuire The October Man - Ben Aaronovitch Grave Importance - Vivian Shaw The Unkindest Tide - Seanan McGuire The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman

Rereads

Discount Armageddon, Midnight Blue-Light Special, Half-Off Ragnarok, and Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire *

Making Money, Unseen Academicals, Snuff, and Hogfather by Terry Pratchett *

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett *

Broken Homes, Foxglove Summer, and The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch *

DNF The Vampire Files, Volume Five - P.N. Elrod * DNF The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow

Science Fiction

Mutiny at Vesta - R.E. Stearns Bellwether - Connie Willis * Blindsight - Peter Watts * Ringworld - Larry Niven * The Nobody People - Bob Proehl Fortuna - Kristyn Merbeth

DNF A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers DNF Space Opera - Catherynne M. Valente

Young Adult

Our Dark Duet - Victoria Schwab Hello Girls - Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens - Tanya Boteju The Princess and the Fangirl - Ashley Poston Night of Cake and Puppets - Laini Taylor

DNF Dread Nation - Justina Ireland

Graphic Novels

Rivers of London, Vol. 6 - Ben Aaronovitch * America, Vol. 1 - Gabby Rivera * Shades of Magic, Vol. 1 - V.E. Schwab Moonstruck, Vol. 2 - Grace Ellis West Coast Avengers, Vol. 1 - Kelly Thompson The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5 - G. Willow Wilson * The Unwritten, Vol. 7 - Mike Carey * Rivers of London, Vol. 7 - Ben Aaronovitch *

Middle Grade

From Night Owl to Dogfish - Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer The Shepherd’s Crown - Terry Pratchett *

Rereads

Wintersmith and I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett *

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett *

Romance

A Princess in Theory - Alyssa Cole Red, White and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston A Duke by Default - Alyssa Cole Well Met - Jen DeLuca My Fake Rake - Eva Leigh Once Ghosted, Twice Shy - Alyssa Cole •

Mystery

Murder Lo Mein - Vivien Chien Wonton Terror - Viven Chien The Alienist - Caleb Carr *

Other Fiction

Aces Abroad - George R.R. Martin, ed. * The Two Gentlemen of Verona - William Shakespeare * The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters - Balli Kaur Jaswal The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid A Bend in the Stars - Rachel Barenbaum Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters Three Men on the Bummel - Jerome K. Jerome Daisy Jones and the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded - Ann and Jeff Vandermeer * Amberlough- Lara Elena Donnelly The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett •

Rereads

Gulliver’s Travels - Jonathan Swift

DNF - City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert DNF - Donna Has Left the Building - Susan Jane Gilman DNF - Less - Andrew Sean Greer

Poetry

Monster Verse - Tony Barnstone and Michelle Mitchell-Foust, ed. * The Complete Poems - John Donne

History

How to Be a Victorian - Ruth Goodman * How to Be a Tudor - Ruth Goodman David Bowie Made Me Gay - Darryl W. Bullock Heart of Europe - Peter H. Wilson *

True Crime

Death in the Air - Kate Winkler Dawson Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann Chase Darkness With Me - Billy Jensen The Kill Jar - J Reuben Appelman

Other Non-Fiction

Twisted Tales from Shakespeare - Richard Armour Because Internet - Gretchen McCulloch The Survival Guide to British Columbia - Ian Ferguson In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond - John Zada * Giants, Cannibals and Monsters - Kathy Moskowitz Strain * The Curious Cures of Old England -Nigel Cawthorne *

Rereads - The Science of Discworld III by Terry Pratchett, Jack Cohen, and Ian Stewart *

Skimmed for research

Songs of the Pacific Northwest by Jon Bartlett and Phil Thomas

Dead Horse on the Tulameen - Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat

Ask a Queer Chick - Lindsay King-Miller

Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art - Matilde Battistini

Total First Time: 75 Total Rereads: 17 Total Skimmed: 4 DNFs: 8

[weirdletter]

Vastarien: A Literary Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1, edited by Jon Padgett, Grimscribe Press, Spring 2019. Cover art and internal illustrations by Harry 0. Morris, info: vastarien-journal.com.

Vastarien is a source of critical study and creative response to the corpus of Thomas Ligotti as well as associated authors and ideas. The journal includes nonfiction, literary horror fiction, poetry, artwork and non-classifiable hybrid pieces.

Contents: Acknowledgments Venio – Gemma Files The Lord is an Active Shooter – Fiona Maeve Geist The Sisters – F.J. Bergmann Horror Religiosus: The Dark Passions of Mark Samuels – David Peak The Curse of the Biblical Magi – S.G. Aharesia – Natalia Theodoridou Silhouette Golems – S.E. Casey Orchid Architecture – K.A. Opperman All the Stage is a World – Forrest Aguirre Burger Shop – Jayaprakash Satyamurthy Rat King – Lia Swope Mitchell Vanpool – C.M. Muller Magic, Madness, and Women Who Creep: The Power of Individuality in the Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman – Gwendolyn Kiste The Ageless Agelasts – Rhys Hughes In the Way of Eslan Mendeghast – Farah Rose Smith Effigies of Former Supervisors – Matthew M. Bartlett Contributors

[tragicxxhistory]

[palmviewfm]

can we get some more most wanted counter parts?

you   absolutely   can   get   some   more   !   here's   some   other   ones   you   can   use   for   inspo   ! let us know if more are needed ! you can find them under the cut since it got a little longer !

counterparts:   belly   conklin,   conrad   fisher,   taylor   jewel,   and   steven   conklin   from   the   summer   i   turned   pretty,   bella   swan,   rosalie   hale,   alice   cullen,   edward   cullen,   emmett   cullen,   leah   clearwater,   jessica   stanley,   angela   weber,   paul   uley   and   jane   volturi   from   twilight.   allison   reynolds,   claire   standish,   john   bender,   brian   johnson,   and   andrew   clark   from   the   breakfast   club,   cher   horowitz,   tai   frasier,   and   dionne   davenport   from   clueless.   frances   houseman   and   johnny   castle   from   dirty dancing,   sidney   prescott,   tatum   riley,   gale   weathers,   dewey   riley,   and   casey   becker   from   scream.   georgia   miller   from   ginny   and   georgia.   heather   mcnamara,   heather   chandler,   heather   duke,   and   veronica   sawyer   from   heathers.   danny   desario,   kim   kelly,   sam   weir,   and   lindsay   weir   from   freaks   and   geeks.   becky   katsopolis,   jesse   katsopolis,   joey   gladstone,   dj   tanner   and   stephanie   tanner   from   full   house.   buffy   summers,   anya   jenkins,   tara   maclay,   willow   rosenberg,   xander   harris,   faith   lehane   and   dawn   summers   from   buffy   the   vampire   slayer.   dana   scully   and   scott   mulder   from   the   x   files.   sabrina   spellman,   harvey   kinkle,   hilda   spellman,   zelda   spellman,   and   libby   chessler   from   sabrina   the   teenage   witch.   brenda   walsh,   brandon   walsh,   kelly   taylor,   donna   martin,   and   andrea   zuckerman   from   bh90210.  fran fine from the nanny. shelly   johnson   and   laura   palmer   from   twin   peaks. jj maybank, sarah cameron, and kiara carerra, pope heyward from outerbanks. eli goldsworthy, clare edwards, darcy edwards, sean cameron, emma nelson, manny santos, jimmy brooks, jonah haak, alli bhandari, kc guthrie, tiny bell, zoe rivas, esme song, rasha zuabi, bianca desousa, zig novak and jenna middleton from degrassi. amy jurgens, ricky underwood, grace bowman, and adrian lee from tslotat. grace le domas from ready or not. sam winchester, dean winchester and jo harvelle from supernatural. beca mitchell, chloe beale, cynthia rose, aubrey posen, stacey conrad, jesse swanson and benji from pitch perfect.

[veerletakino]

FYI: In the SCOTUS challenge to MS's 15-week abortion ban, Jonathan Mitchell, the architect of TX's SB 8, has filed an amicus brief on behalf of TX Right to Life. The brief invites the Court to overrule Roe & Casey AND Lawrence & Obergefell, 2 major LGBTQ equality decisions. https://t.co/sVREiCNZrl

Okay so what do we do now? The Democrats are useless to help and the Republicans are pushing for a white nationalist theocracy. So what do we DO?!

[gaerlhoss-a]

TAG DROP — general tags

⤷  file  /  from the writer’s desk.

⤷  file  /  memes & sentence starters.

⤷  file  /  wishlist.

⤷  file  /  saved.

⤷  file  /  elizabeth weir.

⤷  file  /  casey mitchell.

⤷  file  /  eliana mitchell.

⤷  file  /  gabriel lorca.

⤷  file  /  john sheridan.

⤷  file  /  klaus.

⤷  file  /  samantha carter.

⤷  file  /  yasha nydoorin.

[lovelornpoets]

Lovelorn Poet in Flagstaff, AZ: S

Lovelorn Poet in Flagstaff, AZ: S

Corn Palace Postcard by David Marriott, Jr.

After Michele I crossed online paths with Casey and we would talk about this

and she told me about her relative who would sing in Flagstaff

and I told her about the Corn Palace in Mitchell South Dakota and how it was covered with corn stalks

s talk ing

and when I walked there The Palace was closed and I still haven’t heard the relative sing

—

Some guys…