#( dude i have so many feelings for Simon and Roman )

[mermaidsirennikita]

Hello??? Do you have a list for these you-should-at-least-read-them-for-sex-scenes books?? I'll gladly take the list if you have it!

Lol, I was gonna make a list called like, "Sex Scenes You Should Read the Book For" but this is probably easier.

Priest by Sierra Simone: For all your priest kink needs, with a side of true callouts of the Catholic Church and religious complexity (TW: discussions of sexual abuse in the Church, did not happen to the leads). He's a priest, he's a dom daddy. Special callout for the altar scene in which he's very literally treating sex like Communion.

Heated Rivalry & The Long Game by Rachel Reid. A duet, the ultimate m/m hockey romance... I think that because this duet is so well known for how soft the romance is, people gloss over the fact that a lot of the page time is like... sex. They read like a real couple, the books cover like a decade, so like. Yeah. They bone down a lot. Best scene is the trophy room in TLG, imo, because it has that like *feeling* of two people who know each other verrrrrry well having sex, and also like "sex as a pick me up" because Shane feels like shit and Ilya is like. Hyping him up during, lmao. Ilya is vERY good dominant partner, and it's something I think the book does well in general--portraying how soft d/s dynamics can be a part of many sex lives.

Mila Finelli's Kings of Italy series, of course. Will never miss a chance to recommend this series.

Mafia Mistress and Mafia Darling (duet): for the age gap (18 and 38), for when you want big dom daddy/little girl vibes, a bit of defiance that somewhat quickly gives way to a very fond, doting relationship. Standout scenes include the entire "Roman fuckpad" sequence, which I think is also when they do anal for the first time? And I've gotta be real, a lot of het anal sex scenes in romance don't work for me because it's just... not written well. But THIIIIIIIS SCENE. Is. Good. Also, the scene where he's literally eating her out and she calls him daddy for the first time and he pauses to be like "WHATDIDYOUJUSTSAY"

Mafia Madman. Theeeeee hottest book I've ever read. Like. I'll just say it. There may be books with more sex scenes (I mean probably not that many more because these two are FUCKING); there may be books with more explicit sex (bitch I guess); but to meee the combination of romance+sex+chemistry+specific kinks... there's nothing hotter that I've read. Think super enemies to lovers, heavy dom/sub, heavy praise kink, roooough sex with some CNC. Sex with restraints, sex with choking, she has a VCH piercing and he's all the fuck about it. And they hate each other through the first 20 orgasms or so. I mean I'm an absolute bitch for this book so the like, Raw Emotional Sex where they make eye contact and she's all "make me your good girl" is my faaaaavorite but there is. Not a single miss in this novel. This is a book about the two sluttiest people in the series (thus far) finding love in the midst of loathing and it's a drug 2 me.

Mafia Target. M/M assassin romance that has a blow job 5% of the way in (as noted by Goodreads people bitching about how it began "too quickly"). Probably the most traditionally romantic and swoony book in the series thus far, but still. A lot of extremely good sex. Giulio and Alessio probably have the least kinky sex in the series? But they do fuck in a public park with some weird dude watching in the "scopami forte il grosso toro" scene so. That ain't saying much.

Of course, Joanna Shupe also has some great sex scenes in her historicals. The Lockwood/Nellie scene with the tit biting in The Duke Gets Even. The performance masturbation in The Bride Goes Rogue. The "partition but it's a carriage" blow job scene in The Devil of Downtown.

Eva Leigh writes a reeeeeally good mfm novella in Two Rakes for Mrs. Sparkwell. I think there's an Eiffel scene in that which I adore. I also love her upcoming A Rogue's Rules for Seduction. I can't say much about which scene absolutely hits (they all do) but uh. RIP Dom's knees.

Elizabeth Hoyt wrote such gooood historical sex scenes, especially in her Maiden Lane books. Shoutout to the classic Emotional BJ in Thief of Shadows, but I reread that book recently and there's a scene where Winter literally fucks this woman on a table and proposes marriage while still inside her? Fab.

Of course, Maximus Batten putting Artemis on a chair so he can sit on the floor and eat her the fuck out in Duke of Midnight will always slam.

Everyone should read The Hawk by Monica McCarty just for that scene where they fuck on a raft in the middle of a storm.

Grace Callaway writes great sex in general, but if I had to pick one I'd call out the scene where the hero fingers the heroine to orgasm, legs full spread, pussy out in the breeze, in front of a group of people who all start going at it because it's too much.

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb is a must read because of the trading blow jobs scene where Percy is like, rolling his eyes because he wants Kit to face fuck him and Kit is like "YOUR FACE! YOUR DELICATE FACE!"

The wall sex scene in Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian is subliiiime. Especially because there are people! On the other side of the wall!

I mean, every IAD book has some batshit fuck scene but listen. Lothaire by Kresley Cole. The blood blowjob. Which is actually a blood 69. One of the most unhinged scenes... Every time I read it I'm like, swept away and absorbed because like. The literally supernatural horniness of it all. The fact that Ellie is both.... wanting to fuck him and wanting to eat him... and he's about it.... Just *chef's kiss*. Every sex scene in that book is off the shits tho

The ass eating scene in Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall, which is both hot and hilarious because Person A keeps calling Person B's asshole a "hungry flower" and Person B is like please God stop. Soon to be followed by Something Spectacular on April 11, which has one of the most! Stunning! Sex scenes I've read in a historical since I don't know when.

Ruby Dixon's Aspects and Anchors series is soooo good, and the sex scenes are soooo bomb. There's a scene in the first one (Bound to the Battle God) where he eats her out while she's eating a really juicy piece of fruit and the juice is running down her neck while... her juices... are also running. Sworn to the Shadow God has the rare "she's on her period and is all 'no I'm on my period' and he does not give a FLYYYYYING FUUUUUCK" scenes. Wed to the Wild God has SUPERNATURAL PEGGING.

Obviously, Ice Planet Barbarians. Shoutout to Barbarian's Mate, which involves a scene where the hero is making a like, six hour trek through the snow while carrying the heroine, but they are so fucking horny that he just has to periodically stop and fuck her. And so they end up just walking with her facing him, legs around his waist, so he can just periodically penetrate her. As needed.

Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez, because my god. The scene in the car. When the paparazzi get pics of the hero face down head between her legs going to town on her. Amazing.

Preferential Treatment by Heather Guerre; I think my favorite sex scene is when she's sitting in his lap, faced away from him, on his cock, while they play chess against each other. He has to not come.

Lead by Kylie Scott for the "let's get it out of our system" fuck on the kitchen table. Which begins with him sitting down to eat. Also, Deep by Kylie Scott has some wooooonderful pregnancy sex scenes after the heroine gets accidentally knocked up, because as a friend who is responsible for her getting pregnant, he has to help her take the edge off right??? What kind of friend would he be if he left her to get herself off???

Every sex scene in Run, Run Rabbit by C.M. Nascosta but especially the "come inside her then make the beta male werewolves clean her up with their tongues" scene.

Anyway, these are not ALL but they are A FEW.

[somedaytakethetime]

No I don't have one (yet) but i would looove to have more of those lists from players maybe about bodycount OR their links 😩

Yeah I am German sorry for the "und"

I'll go with body count first because it's "easier" than kinks (I'll take 30 years to write all the kinks down... bear with me on that one soon xD) Please don't apologise I loved that und there because it's one of the few German words I actually understand!!

Okay, *cracks knucles* here we go: Players and... "how much of a hoe are these man" edition!

Manuel Neuer - I have a feeling his body count is both higher and lower than I'm thinking.... which around 20 in my head Kasper Schmeichel - like 2 or 3, *maybe* 5... possibly even less, I just can't imagine him with anyone other than Stine xD Simon Kjær - for some reason I have a feeling he got around a bit? He was BEAUTIFUL when he was a bit younger (he's still BEAUTIFUL now but we're talking model good looks without the beard and the longer hair in like I think 2000-something) so I'd guess a bit less than Manuel but higher than Kasper so: 8? 10? more? Łukasz Piszczek - oh man... he's so pretty but for some reason I feel like people aren't as into him as they should be, I'd say 20-28 possibly a bit more. Mats Hummels - oh man... *snickers*... hum-hum he's HOT but also I feel like women pass him over a lot? But I'd say 25+ but less than 35, but who knows... he's probably gotten around a bit. Gregor Kobel - I have a feeling around like 10?... once again, I feel like he isn't as looked at as he should be. Marco Reus - why do I feel like he's a hoe?..... I don't know but I just do... 50+ (women and men) Leon Goretzka - I... can't see this dude being a ladies' man? I just can't?? I think it's the Twinkeon phase... I'll say around 12, sounds like a good number Federico Chiesa - he didn't have that many before, but starting now? Oh... he's about to get those numbers UP... so far though? like 5 Leonardo Bonucci - I can see this man crushing puss but at the same time I CAN'T see this man crushing puss.... about 28-30 Nicolò Zaniolo - *snickers**chokes*.... hum-hum.... 3 or 4.... *looks at camera like in the Office**snickers* (that's sarcasm by the way, he's a hoe) Alessio Romagnoli - I CAN'T SEE HIM BE A LADIES' MAN!! I JUST CAN'T HE SEEMS WAY TO SHY AND SWEET!! I'll say like 3. Ciro Immobile - HOE!! this man as had all the experiences in his youth! I'll go with a 30+ but less that 55. Davide Calabria - he's still young, he hasn't gotten around all that much... 8? 9? Matteo Pessina - I don't think he's gotten around much, probably only like 5 or so... Manuel Locatelli - WHORE!! WHO *HASN'T* THIS MAN HAD?? DID YOU SEE HIM ON THAT PITCH THAT ONE TIME?? HE'S HAD *ALL* OF THEM! Eric Dier - I feel like he's a way bigger whore than people give him credit for, he seems all low-key and nice... he's crushing puss when no one notices... especially during his years in Portugal? I'm sure Portuguese women threw themselves at him and back when he had the Prince Eric Hair? SO MUCH PUSS RAINING DOWN! I'll give like 35+ up to 45 Hugo Lloris - not that many, but he is French and the French are charming.... around 20 Rúben Dias - *snickers*.... a lot of them.... have you seen how naked he is all the time? around 25-35 Ben Chilwell - if we're going by the rumours? He's had all of England going twice around.... xD Andriy Shevchenko - this man crush puss like crazy! I can feel it! Around 35+ Paolo Maldini - another one!! IT WAS THE EYES!! HE GOT THEM ALL WITH THE EYES!! 38-40 Peter Schmeichel - 👀👀👀 Scorpio..... Tall Blonde Dane..... I'll let you guess... Jürgen Klopp - THIS IS A LADIES' MAN!! THIS MAN CAN GET THEM ALL!! HE'S JUST KIND ENOUGH TO LEAVE SOME FOR THE REST OF THEM!! 55+ Giovanni Di Lorenzo - he's cute and he seems like a naughty bastard.... around 20 Patrick Cutrone - he's young, he's precious, he's adorable, I love him, he's my cinnamon roll AND PEOPLE DON'T LOVE HIM LIKE THEY SHOULD!! 10 Roman Bürki - WHORE!! but he was a shy whore... I still remember the time.... I'll say around 30 John Stones - *snickers*.... a saint..... definitely has never gotten around... ever..... *cackling* Thomas Müller - Lisa and Lisa *only*, he's never wanted anyone else. he's like Kasper I just can't even see them with anyone else but their wives. maybe made out with like 3 girls before Lisa Marco Rose - DILF could always get it, and he probably still does. 30+ Pepe Guardiola - I think this man is so sexy... DON'T JUDGE ME! I think he's crushed some before he got married... around 23 Benjamin Pavard - he's French, he's a Himbo, he's got abs, and he

can sweet talk the skin off a snake... he also likes MILFs... and he's also young though.... around 17 Adrien Rabiot - none of them. have you met his mother? women are terrified of going near him (NOT ME ADRI I CAN MATCH YOUR DEMON MOTHER PLEASE!!) Jan Vertonghen - ALL.OF.THEM.!!! ALL!!! there's rumours about this dude but I won't touch of them because I think they are super disrespectful... but.... he looks like a total magnet that's all I'll say.... Matty Cash - I barely know anything about him, he seems young and sweet.... 5? Kevin Trapp - OOF!! not as many as people think, I think a lot of women would be intimidated by how pretty he is. around 10-20? Thomas Delaney - I've heard the song they made about him back when he played in Denmark... he could still get it but he's a loving husband now. I'll say he also is shy and sweet and he probably didn't even realise women were hitting on him before his wife. xD Nicolò Barella - a baby... that also has a baby... I'll say his girlfriend and maybe like 3 others? Oliver Giroud - in his youth? oh boy!! also... the rumours.... he's gotten around... he's French and smexy after all....

[khaleesiofalicante]

SCREAMS

MORE SCREAMING

INTENSIFIED SCREAMING

First of all, when you tagged me as Georgia in the CYM did you look into my brain because THIS GIRL DHUDHUCIUHIDFUHKDFVUKHDKHU

AWW GEORGIA IS ON THE PATH OF BECOMING A SCIENTIST LIKE HENRY AND CHRISTOPHER!! MEMORIES!!

if Eidolon demons could do calligraphy, it would look like Georgia’s handwriting.

oof same

GEORGIA BABY IT'S OK I HAVE A HORRIBLE HANDWRITING TOO

I eventually gave up

she is so smart sniffs THE IRON SISTERS ARE IN LONG ISLAND

[5:16 PM]AYUGDCSYUGDCYGUVFDYUGVDFUYH SO THERE'S A RUMOR ABOUT RAFAEL DATING SOMEONE?? WHY?? DUDE LIVE YOUR OWN LIFE AND LET HIM LIVE HIS

“The poor boy had a crush on you for a month,” she heard dadda chuckle.

“Excuse you, it was a month and a half,” Mama corrected.

HUYDSUYGDFYGUFVSUYGVFHUVFUHUIFVUHFVUIHFVD

why is everyone so obsessed with the kids' dating lives like dude-

Uncle Alec had been elected as the Consul – again.

Pretends to be shocked. MY BOY IS THE BEST CONSUL OUT THERE FITE ME

And when he was stressed, he watched Dora the Explorer.

good to know im not the only one who watches cartoons when they are stressed(edited)

ALSO RAFAEL BABY IM COMING THERE TO FIGHT THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE SPREADING RUMORS THE AUDACITY

Georgia is the first ever person to actually enjoy izza's cooking

She had always thought of herself as a loner. It happens when you think differently from everyone else. Sometimes you feel like you live in your own world with your own rules. She had been okay with it. She had been comfortable.

same bestie same

Georgia had been surprised because she hadn’t known she was an option at all.

i feel like this fic is calling me out

But Georgia couldn’t let it go. She refused to believe that things were either good or bad. Anything can be anything if you know how to use it.

YES

“Brother Enoch!” Lexi raised her hand. “Up top?”

The silent brother stared – or probably glared cause you could never tell – and walked past them to the institute office room.

“He is never going to high five you,” Georgia pointed out.

“Nah, he is just a little shy,” Lexi grinned. “I will get that high five. You will see.”

HNVUHVUHVUKVDFYHUDUKFVH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

JACE MAKING PUNS AND BEING OBSESSED WITH TEA

GIMME

“Hey!” Mama said – her face looked a little red, like she had put lipstick all over her face, not just her lips.

Now I would have overlooked this but shadowhunters are getting sick and dying and I'm worried.

THE PARABATAI TEST THING YGSDCYUGDUYGKFWECYGUKWFEYGUK ROMAN

“Lexi tried to eat her witchlight to see if she would light up,” Georgia pointed out. “Of course, she doesn’t know what’s good for her!”

THESE DAMN HERONDALES GEORGE

IM GONNA CRY NO Their bond...HUYGYJUDYJDSCHUKDUKYDFV the way Georgia knew

“That’s just a common misconception,” dada laughed. “Do you think I’m the responsible one in my parabatai relationship? Or is it Clary? I literally summoned angel Raziel in the middle of a farm and your Clary raised her boyfriend from the dead.”

“And if you think Alec is the responsible parabatai then I have a lot of stories to tell you,” Mama chuckled to herself.

HYSUHYSCUDUYIDHUDFVUIFDVUKHFVDU

I dont think that it was Lexi telling Georgia about the test that fucked it up. there is definitely something more to it.

It sounded so simple. Georgia frowned at that. “But what I mess up?”

“Then we will call Magnus,” Mama said, and dada laughed at that.

TRUE

“Then I will wear it to my first day at the academy,” she grinned and walked away.

“I'm having war flashbacks to my middle school days. Our daughter is going to get bullied,” she heard dada whisper to her mother.

“Our daughter is going to be the biggest badass to walk this earth,” mama corrected.

“I thought you were the biggest badass to walk this earth,” dada chuckled.

“I’m going to retire.”

AWWW

Georgia and Simon are such nerds I LOVE THEM

M GONNA CRY

[5:49 PM]THEIR FRIENDSHIP

“That’s insane! If I want cool weapons, I will break into the adamant citadel,” Lexi sounded angry.

YES LETS GO ~!~(edited)

Georgia smiled at that. “I know, Lex. I just…I guess I couldn’t understand why would want to be my parabatai in the first place. I know I am a litte-”

“Talented? Brilliant? Incredible? Amazing? Show stopping? Spectacular? Never the same? Totally unique? Completely never been done before?”

“Stop quoting Lady Gaga!”

“Never!”

AHHHHHHHHHH THEM

“I don’t want to be born into greatness,” Lexi confessed quietly. “It makes me feel like I didn’t have a choice. I'm going to be great, I want to it be my choice.”

Georgia smiled. “I understand.”

“And you’re my first choice, Gigi,” Lexi whispered. “Cause you’re pretty damn great.”

FUCK THAT WOMAN BESTIE YOU DO YOU

Lexi chuckled with her and pulled back. “When things get rough, you are not going to abandon me and become an Iron Sister, right?”

“God, no!” Georgia shuddered thinking of the serious looking Iron Sisters in their white robes. “I don’t think I could pull of the white aesthetic.”

“You can pull off anything,” Lexi firmly disagreed.

“Besides, they can’t get married,” Georgia pointed out, and Lexi made a face. “What if Harry Styles finally replies to my fan mail? It’s too risky.”

i would die for these two no questions asked. look im against smoking but alec smoking is my aesthetic LEAVE ME AND MY PIZZA (with way too many veggies fuck you my brother) ALONE

“Uncle Alec,” she said. “You better not smoke again after I leave.”

“Or you will tell Magnus?” he grinned.

“No. I will tell granny.”

His grin disappeared immediately. “Damn. Okay. Fine. No smoking.”

I CHOKED-

GEORGIA MAKING LEXI HAIR CLIPS OUT OF ADAMAS

“Oh shit, was I supposed to get something you too?” Lexi asked awkwardly. “I thought I didn’t have to…cause I kinda gave you my soul as a gift and all that.”

Georgia chuckled. “I accept your gift.”

“Good,” Lexi grinned. “Cause it’s non-refundable.”

sigh herondales (affectionate)

Also I don't think I'm ever getting over Magnus as Dumbledore

I AM OFFICIALLY NAMING MYSELF PROTECTOR OF GEORGIA LOVELACE LIGHTWOOD IDC IDC

damn it's almost 7 am- my sleep's fucked. BYE!!!

YOUR REACTIONS GIVE ME SO MUCH LIFE.

If you ever want to do one of those live reaction videos on YouTube for shows and stuff, you should totally give it a go. I think you would KILL IT.

Gigi and Lexi have the purest form of friendship. I can't wait to show you more of it!

Laters x.

[oh-theatre]

Livin’ It Up: Chapter 3

Chapter title: Its All Coming Back To Me Now

A/N: New, bad, sorry. Comment? Sorry for short, important.

words: 1340

summary: return 

pairings: Eventual logicality, eventual prinxiety, eventual demus, eventual Moceit (Which then goes back to Logicality and Demus)

warnings: Swearing, alcohol, underage drinking, drinking, parties, kissing, throw up, slight self harm, emotional abuse

Ao3 Link  

“Ugh of course he did” Virgil sighs, throwing his journal across the room. Patton giggles still scribbling away at his homework. Virgil sits up, rubbing the nape of his neck with sympathy in his eyes. “Im sorry Pat, i know you wanted...not that”

“Hey its ok! I gave it a shot, plus the night I had was fun” Patton admits, he shrugs away his thoughts but finds himself doodling in the corner of his calculus work. “This is pointless” He shut his book away, returning it neatly to its spot on his desk. “My brain cant focus” He threw his eraser towards Virgil “Tell me about Roman” He smirks.

“Ok look nothings happened since the party” Virgil tells, and Patton listens, well until Virgil begins to ramble about their theatre project. His mind was in too many places at once, and he loved Virgil but once his gushing ended and his worries set in, Patton couldn't focus. His mind wandered to that fateful night, under the amber lights of a bustling evening.

“But they're so sticky” Logan scrunched his face, watching Patton thank the shop tender for his caramel apple. Patton rolls his eyes with a playful smile.

“Delicious is the word you're looking for” He corrects, Logan still doubtful. “Come on, take a bite” he offers, holding it up. Hesitant at first, Logan eyes it, was he examining the apple? Oh god, the way his glasses sat on his nose practically falling, Patton swears he could hear his heartbeat.

“Alright” He says, he holds his glasses, Patton strengthens his hold as Logan takes a bite out of the delectable treat. Logan's eyes quickly fly open, a surprise as he chews.

“Congrats Moreno! You're one of us common folk now” Patton teases, the wind ruffling both of their hair. Logan nods, taking yet another bite, Patotn didn't mind, he found the small chipmunk like chewing adorable. “Come on Simon, there's more to show you” He jokes, Logan takes his hand allowing the cheerleader to guide him. The apple was gone quickly but neither minded, it made their commute easier.

Patton had to wonder if Logan had ever been outside however, every little new thing sparked him, the bored robotic look in his eyes disappeared with a new flicker of excitement. Patton adored it. He grew fond of how Logan would fiddle with his fingers, it was soft.

“Just ignore them” Logan whispered as the pair walked towards a more quiet spot.

“Hm?” Patton hummed in response, a small skip as the gravel crackled below their feet.

“The girls and guys staring, just ignore them” And Patton had been. It was hard not to notice, each with daggers in their eyes but even if tonight was just a one time thing, or whatnot Patton was here to enjoy himself, enjoy the carnival he had spent weeks preparing and try something new. And it was nice, even if he did notice the winks Logan would throw out, the boredom as Patton chatted with people and the constant phone checking.

Its nice

It was nice

“So now im like i don't know! Should I dye my hair!” Virgil finishes, Patton coughs away his thoughts.

“I might have adhd but you can really go down a rabbit hole” Patton laughs, Virgil chuckles a flash of red on his cheeks. “Not a bad thing, and i think you should dye your hair if you want. No matter what you're gonna look great” Patton compliments. “Crap! We’re gonna be late” He checks his watch, morning homework sessions on monday were a usual. Except when they forget to actually get to school.

“Id say race you there but i dont wanna get there any faster than I have to” Virgil says, and with that they rush out the house.

~~~

“Does he have to looking so fucking cute” Logan spits, Roman stops his words instaly and looks to where an angry Logan glares.

“Uh Im sorry, imma need my friend back” Roman pokes, Logan turns to him, his eyebrows tightened. “Dude, what is going on with you” Roman questions, Logan slams the locker shut trying to distract himself from Patton and Virgil standing just a few steps down the hall at their own lockers. “Just a reminder that you-”

“Roman I am fully aware of what happened, I am also fully aware that the only reason Patton has not spoken to me is my own fault” Logan leans against the locker paralleling Romans pose. “However I am still infuriated that he looks that cute” Logan sighs. He wasn't wrong, even if Roman and Patton had their...issues he still knew his former friend. And Patton had an incredible eye for fashion.

And today was no exception. He wore a dropped shoulder cropped pullover, striped with white, pastel blue and pink, finished with a white collar. His light blue jeans sat comfortably on his legs cuffed at the bottom to show off his white sneakers. His belt was prominent and no mistake and his backpack slung over just one shoulder as he unpacked his belongings into his locker.

Objectively he was cute, but Roman was distracted by Virgil. He stood next to Patton talking away, his outfits always suited him and his defensive look only made Romans face flush more.

“Welp, you win some you lose some” Roman shrugs, patting his friend.

“I so appreciate the sentiment dear friend” Logan's sarcasm was not lost on Roman.

“Come on, you need some sushi in you” Roman takes his friend's shoulders, preparing to guide his friend towards the exit. Each has a free period that bleeds into lunch so why not take advantage?

~~~

“Is it bad that I want to wear Romans varsity jacket?” Virgil whispered as he darted his eyes away from the said jock who only stood a few feet away.

“No, it's adorable” Patton says, he organizes his things in his locker, ignoring as Logan and Roman begin to walk towards them. He knew rationally they were headed towards the exit but the small inkling of fear if they were to come up to him was still present. But quickly his mind was taken elsewhere with an abrupt cheer.

“One! Two! Three!” He hears, why was that voice so familiar? “Who missed me!”

“Janus!” Patton recognizes, he spins with unfiltered excitement rushing through the hall. Janus laughs as he sees his friend racing towards him wasting no time to wrap him in his arms and spin him quickly. Their embrace was pure elation, Virgil caught up to the pair with his own grin. They finally parted ignoring the crowd around them, specifically two boys who had decided sushi could wait.

“Buttercup!” He grins, Patton giggles delighted. He had missed Janus so much, and the sweet way the nickname fell only increased the buzz in his heart.

Someone else in the hall was not feeling the ecstatic energy. Logan glared his shoulders tightening under Romans hold. What was this envious sweat dripping from him as he watched Janus snake a respectful arm around Patton's waist, cupped to keep his gentlemans distance.

But Logan wasn't allowed to be mad

He saw Carly down the hall, she winked at him receiving a disgruntled scowl in return. He watched Brittany and Martin walk by him, each a flustered look.

And why should he care, he had the whole school, why did he need-

His thoughts were interrupted by the most intoxicating, sweetest sound to ever bless his ears. Pattons little giggle as he clutched to Janus for stability. He may have been seventeen but he towered over the boys, including Logan. Virgil seemed happy enough but Logan couldn't get over Patton. Patton stood blushing, his hand never left Janus’s side and he was...flashing the brightest smile.

Why did Logan want to be the one to cause that reaction

“Oh shut up moreno” He whispers to himself, swiping away from Romans grasps he shoots Martin a wink before making his way to lunch, a hesitant Roman followed.

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I've always been curious since its rare to meet people who like vampires. I used to do a lot of research on them for a vampire centric story in my younger years, but I've forgotten A LOT. Its refreshing to see someone who went the whole nine yards and I'm feeling that pull again, dammit Vampy. Who do you think created the most interesting version of a vampire? I always had a huge soft spot for Claudia, but what other characters made you point and go MY FUCKING BLOOD CHILD

DO I HEAR THE TUG OF THE VAMPIRES BEING SPREAD??? OH BO YI feel like a good refresher if you want to read / watch something, is definitely going along the lines of at least The Vampire Chronicles, perhaps at least just The Interview with the Vampire since I feel like that one gave a good peak into the specifics of a vampire’s turning & the feelings ( honestly Anne Rice’s writing helps a lot for that ). The Lost Boy’s is a great one, Blade, Underworld are great watches for that........ Personally, I really enjoyed the version in Being Human. They adapted to the times and they can withstand the sun but their eyes are still a bit sensitive to the sun. I feel like that’s my favorite since it really gives you sense of ‘ they could actually be real ’ if they could blend in so seamlessly. Claudia is such a precious little darling, her grievance for the childhood that was ripped away from her by Lestat’s doing. It’s absolutely horrible how you see how tormented she is by her immortality and how she didn’t even get a choice, it makes complete sense why it’s technically forbidden to give the dark gift to someone so young. WHAT CHARACTER??? THAT’S SO HARD ahHHHh I think I would have to say perhaps Simon from The Mortal Instruments series??? He’s so fucking precious. He originally started off human when he’s introduced but he gets turned ( by accident ) and you kinda see his transition from this person who couldn’t do much to somehow gaining the courage to even push away someone he’s been in love with for so long. I feel like him gaining that bit of immortality was a real eye-opener for him since he has all this time to adjust to this world that he was never a part of to finally being in this world so it’s coming to terms with his old life and the new. Also trying to keep the parts of his life that are important, such as his love for Clary is so pure but he chooses to break up with her solely for the fact that he would rather have her “love” for him be on the platonic level she always had instead of having her force herself in order to reciprocate. His struggle with so many things is what really makes him a very great character that resonates to me kjahwkjdhawdANOTHER IS : ROMAN GODFREY OF HEMLOCK GROVE, He’s technically an UPIR but still in the general branch of vampires if you have to ask me. I read the book + the entirety of the series ( it’s on Netflix ). I feel like you get this absolute horrible view of him early on but you come to realize that Roman is very inept when in regards to his emotional connections and even being just a friend to someone??? A lot of this has to be put on the blame of his mother who is as cold as ice in my opinion so having absolutely no warmth or comfort is such a shitty thing to go through. His development generally starts when he meets Peter, the two were very important for their well-being and they grew together to be such a nice pair. It’s quite sad that things tore them apart at the end but I feel like Roman grew to be something more than just what he is. 

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Movies I have seen so far in 2018

A few of these arent new movies, just ones ive watched for the first time in 2018. I felt like doing this cuz I really love watching movies and felt that it might be a good version of those "good things" jars, but instead it's movies I saw. Some reviews are short, mostly cuz I didnt really have much in the way of opinions, but I did have something to say.

Just incase you havent seen them. I have tried to keep them spoiler free, but if you dont want even vague non spoiler spoilers, the list of movies is as follows; 

The Grand Budapest; The greatest showman; Jumanji: out of the jungle, King Arthur: legend of the sword, The Black Panther, Shape of water, Thor Ragnarok, the Emoji Movie, the Good Dinosaur, Jurassic world, Incredibles 2, Hotel Transylvania 3, Ant-man, A Wrinkle in Time, Lara croft: tomb raider, Guardians of the Galaxy volume 2, Spider-man homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers age of ultron (semi live blogged), Captain America civil war, Avengers Infinty War, Deadpool 2016, King Arthur the one with kiera knightly, Deadpool 2, The Nutcracker, four realms, Venom, Love, Simon, Ready player one, Aquaman, Solo, a star wars story, Ghost stories (2018), Wreck it Ralph, Ralph breaks the internet, Goosebumps 2, Hidden figures, The meg, Pacific Rim, Pacific rim uprising, Wrath of the Titans, Mission impossible: fallout,Oceans 8, The Breadwinner, Mune, Operation Finale, The House With A Clock In Its Walls, Bad times at the El Royale, Outlaw king, Gnome alone, Journey to the center of the earth, Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy, Vvitch, Ex machina, To all the boys ive loved before, Extraordinary Tales, The Golden Compass, Erramentari, the blacksmith and the devil, Dragon heart, The black klansman, Robin Hood 2018, The Princess of Thieves, First Man, Bohemian Rhapsody, What we do in the Shadows, Overlord, For the Love of Spock, Next Gen, Small Foot, The Spy who Dumped Me, The Nun, Kin, Crazy Rich Asians, Spider-Man, Into the Spiderverse, A simple favor, Predator 2018, Rampage, 47 meters down, 2036 Origin Unknown, 2001 A Space Oddessey, The Martian

The grand Budapest hotel - good, great visuals. I enjoyed it.

The greatest showman - wonderful music, actual circus parts were good, the rest was boring. Its really short, and I felt it focused to much on the drama in pt barnums life, too much focus on a silly fuax love triangle, not enough on the acts themselves. I went in hoping to see the acts interact and actually be presented as the forefront. The beginning showed this magnificent scene with the acts, with this wonderful musical number that made me tear up. But then, it was just about Barnum and his kids being boring most of the time. The songs and musical scenes though? Absolutely wonderful, magnificent, stunning, and entertaining. Zendayas and Zac efrons characters duets? Beautiful, I loved the song and choreography. I just feel like the emphasis should have been on the circus itself. Hugh jackman. Needs. To. Do. More. Musicals.

Jumanji: out of the jungle - hilarious omg I laughed my ass off!

King Arthur: legend of the sword: wtf was this movie bro? I mean. I have a new song in my cars playlist, but wtf.

The Black Panther - IT WAS SO COOL! I loved the visuals and the storyline. Shuri is my favorite genius and I can’t wait for more Black Panther

Shape of water: absolutely beautiful omg

Thor Ragnarok: you mean that was the actual movie, that tumblr wasn’t just fuckin with me, like, those were real ass scenes that were filmed?

the Emoji Movie: bad, forgettable, literally did not remember watching it till a friend asked me.

the Good Dinosaur: literally a children's movie, idek why I watched it tbh

Jurassic world: THE HUBRIS OF MAN! THE INDO RAPTOR! BLUE! They made... An indoraptor. Not just any raptor, oh no, that's not enough for the hubris of man, its an indoraptor. What's an indoraptor you may ask? Well it's when you mix a raptor, with the indominous rex DNA. But Cotie, didn't the indominous rex already have raptor DNA? Wasnt that the whole thing that it was a t-rex with raptor DNA? Yes, yes it was. But this one is different, it's smaller, it's smarter, it made to obey commands like a war machine, it's the I N D O R A P T O R! So it's just a super powered velociraptor? Yes, yes it is. So what makes it special? THE HUBRIS BEHIND IT!

Incredibles 2: awesome! I loved it! Those flashing scenes really were no joke though. I don't have epilepsy, but damn those scenes were hard to look at. But I absolutely love the fact that edna babysat jack jack for a night, and gave him a super babysuit. I hope we get to see more of the other superheroes helping out the incredibles!

Hotel Transylvania 3: it was a good movie. Its the only Adam Sandler movie series I can stand, but it was a decent movie. I like the introduction of the van helsing family, and the whole premise. Plus I love the message that its possible to fall in love again.

Ant-man: "in like the Flynn" niiiiiiiiice Tangled ref! "ANT-THONY!!!!" Ok that was a fun and hilarious movie. I fucking love the three wombats, especially Luis omg. Also I love Scott lang relationship with his daughter and that he was the driving force behind his motivation. Also not gonna lie, I kinda watched this one so I could go see Ant-man and the Wasp, but I liked this one too.

A Wrinkle in Time: FUCK ITUNES NOT WANTING TO WORK DURING THIS MOVIE! ok but Chris Pine as a Dad? Awesome. "Happy anniversary, if only you'd dissapear too" wow, these high school preps are viscous. Also I love the little kid calling out grown ups for being pieces of shits. Also this movie was adorable and heart felt and I loved the mix of fantasy and science that made it a science fantasy movie omg.

Lara croft: tomb raider: ok but the girl who kicked Lara crofts butt in the beginning has me gay as Fuck man. "OPEN IT! OPEN IT! OPEN IT!" OK calm down Nicolas cage.

Guardians of the Galaxy volume 2: omg that was indeed another real marvel movie I had just seen. I can't believe the stooges are a space family that just, does stupid things. I love them all. 

We gonna start some parralels; a wrinkle in time - a movie about two siblings trying to find their dad who has been lost for 4 years. They get him back through the power of love; Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - a daughter finds some adverturing stuff to lead her to her father who had been missing for 7 years. Tries to get him back by killing men. Doesn't, and then kills more men; Gaurdians of the Galaxy volume 2: a boy finds his father after 34 years, but turns out he is a huge fucking jerk, also finds that Mary poppins was his dad after all, but then both Mary poppins and jerk dad died, with varying degrees of mourning from Boy.

Spider-man homecoming: omg so many second hand embarrassment scenes but it was so good! I laughed my ass off at the ending omg tony no. But also, that awkward moment when ur dates dad threatens your life and he actually meant it...

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Dude. Duuuuuuude that end credit scene. Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude. That movie was just as hilarious as the first ant-man movie omg! It was fun and incredibal and I'm so happy the 3 combats were there. I was losing my shit over the baba yaga stuff!

Avengers age of ultron (semi live blogged): god, I'm 9 minutes in and I hate this movie... 13 minutes in an ur telling me this could've been avoided if marvel hadnt turned two Romani (from what I remember of mutant canon) characters into, not only human expirements instead of mutants, but voluntary hydra agents. -sighhhh-... 20 minutes in and why, why Tony, just... Tell the team, why do we gotta have lazy 'i dont wanna communicate' writing bullshit...Jarrrrrviiiiissssss my boy T.T... Did they really just try to make dissimising female characters and using their achievements as a sort of 'my horse is bigger than yours' as quality character writing? God this Bruce/Nat romance is so forced... Oh no, Ultron fucking appeared, why does he sound like a bad Tony stark impression? Ultron is fucking annoying... Fuck man, the plot with the twins have arrived, and I hate it... -mentions Wakanda- thanks for reminding of a better movie I could be watching... God, the acting is either way too dry, or way too ham... Wow... Clint is... The most mature person in the movie... Wow, the scene where Nat reveals she is infertile, is worse than I thought it would be, and I knew it would be awful... Hour and a half in, still bad... Though ultron is now acting like a c h i l d... Oh no, now we creating Ultron 2.0 this time its Jarvis... Please discuss it with the team, pleeeease... Annnnnnnd U didn't... Fuck... I'm so tired, 1 hour and 31 minutes and the team is fighting... Thor coming in for the jarvis Saaaave! Yassss vision with the worthy of the hammer! Okay the battle scene with ultron was pretty cool. Still dont like the movie over all.

Captain America civil war: not as much fighting as advertised. Too much 'we arent going to sit down and communicate' trope. Honestly I was too bored and tired to really actually pay attention to closely... All I got from it is the russos need to learn what a get along shirt is and be better film makers.

Avengers Infinty War: wtf, what the fuck, was that. That was some fuck right there. You are telling me thanos was really able to get the soul stone like That? And the mind stone like That? And all that other bull shit? Y'all Russo better be ready to have thanos ass kick in the next avengers movie. But damn that was some shit that happened.

Deadpool 2016: I loved every bit of the movie omg, it was everything I hoped for out of a deadpool movie.

King Arthur the one with kiera knightly: That uh, sure was a King Arthur movie? Way less weird than King Arthur Legend of the sword. Merlin didnt cast magic, and arthur was a Roman, but guinevere is a kick ass archer, soooo acceptable...

Deadpool 2: THAT WAS FUCKIN HILARIOUS I LOVE DEADPOOL SO MUCH! god I love this movie, I would die for dominoe.

The Nutcracker, four realms: such a cute af movie omggggggggggggg. I loved Captain Phillip the nutcracker soldier and the gold highlight they put on his lips 💓

Venom: listen. I did no t see this film for quality. I saw it for the symbi ote ok. Ok. I lov it. But blease for the love of god.... Y.... Did...... The......... Symbiote........ Take the shape of a sexy comic book lady..... When........ The same sexyness could have been achieved by letting the symbiote be big beefy orc like lady....

Love, Simon: I'm not one for these films... I dont like these films... They are teary eyed wholesome cake frosting that make my cold gay heart sick... That being said... I relate, I relate so much... Also... If I was in simons shoes and the blackmailing weasle Martin outed me? They would still be scraping him off the pavement... That is all.

Ready player one: it wasn’t as bad as some of the things i heard about it on tumblr, but its not one I will watch again.

Aquaman: "show off, heh, I could've just pee'd on it" is the exact quality line I want out of my films. Also that was soooooooo awesome! I loved it! More Aquaman!

Solo, a star wars story: Not bad, but not great, it kept on plot really well, not memorable but I won’t knock it. I still say the actor playing Han Solo looks photoshopped and not real.

Ghost stories (2018): awful... It was slow and boring, and I didnt like it... I rented it through itunes and it glitched part of the way through and I stopped being able to see the picture. Even after I got it working again I still didnt like it... Though I did like the message of "dont be a bystander", but the whole this was boriiiiiinnnnnnnggggggggggg.

Wreck it Ralph: okay, technically I caught the beginning like 4 or 5 years ago, but I finally actually watched it and it wasnt bad. Will go see the sequel.

Ralph breaks the internet: WAYYYYYY better than the emoji movie, also, I really loved the princesses scene, the bright colors, and following Venelope through the internet... Also.... Ralph........ WTF..................... Also............................. that Stan Lee cameo.................................... Heartbreaking............

Goosebumps 2: Mr. Chu and his Halloween obsession is me... Stones appearence had me dying omg... Also where tf r ppl getting these awesome super cool Halloween stuffs!

Hidden figures: IM NOT CRYING UR CRYING! omg such a great movie i fucking loved it. Couldnt understand a WORD of math that went on, but damn girls, calculate that shit.

The meg: listen... Listen... The trailer looked stupid... And ridiculous... I just... Wanted to know how bad... And it was bad... But it was incredibally enjoyable omg... I loved it... In all seriousness, it was actually a pretty beautiful movie when it came to marine life and the wonder behind it, and it was anti shark culling for fins, and it was very clearly "not all sharks are bad, they do as they do, but megalodon is about to fuck our shit up."... It was also fucking hilarious... My favorite character was meiying, the little 8 year old in the movie... The love plot wasnt forced and they way they did it the two leads were not having it and had actual chemistry... Just... Also the dog... The dog does not die... Pippin lives... The wedding is not ruined... Also the shark ate a billionaire soooooooo... We good meg... We good...

Pacific Rim: yes I know, I took a long ass time to watch this movie... But Listen... Explody robots and monsters... Hannibal chau... Look... I just... Sometimes take a long time to watch movies... You wanna know how long it took me to watch Merlin BBC? I watched every episode as it came out and then put off the last episode for 5 years... Listen...

Pacific rim uprising: ok I watched the first one so I could watch the one with my boi John Boyega in it.

Wrath of the Titans: wtf kind of movie... Like really what the f... Since when is zues ever responsible and wise.

Mission impossible, fallout: I liked it. It's an action movie. Saw it for my birthday, kinda interested in the other mission impossible movies now. I appreciate the advance tech and the obviously stupid impossible shit.

Oceans 8: Listen, i have never been interested in the Oceans franchise, i dont want to see crusty men steal things, but lads, im gay. Extremely gay, just, shamelessly gay.

The Breadwinner: holy shit that was a good movie.

Secret of the Kells: eh, it was a good movie. Not my favorite, but it was good. I mostly just like the animation.

Mune: Guardian of the Moon: dat was a cute movie, and also i loved Munes Design, he is a little fawn

Operation Finale: Wow, that was an amazing film, absolutely superb. Not at all like the trailers. Seriously, what is it and trailers where everything has to either be an high stakes action movie or a romantic comedy? but this film, spectacular.

The House With A Clock In Its Walls: A Neat little movie. Corny, but i liked it. like, its a kids movie in the same way A Wrinkle In Time is, but this one was little less disney-fied in the way that they needed to have this overarching lesson of empowerment, and more “this is a kids movie to enjoy, like Halloweentown”

Bad times at the El Royale: neat movie, somewhat engaging, kept losing focus at the slow parts... Liked the Chapter title cards... Can't remember who that "important person" was supposed to be.... I think I may have missed it...

Outlaw king: I liked it! Way better than Braveheart! Also.... Cpine was not that naked.... Butt....

Gnome alone: weird, didn't like it, like a bad combo of Mean Girls and Coraline?

Journey to the center of the earth: I said old movies were gonna be on this list now didnt I? Also this movie was awesome and I wish the book was real too.

Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy: Nice!!! I had been meaning to read the book before I watched the movie, but I've packed my book away soooo, MOVIE. Also out of all thw sci fi movies that have destroyed planets, this is by far the only good one.

Vvitch: it was okay... By the middle I was kinda wishing it would go faster. But it was okay.

Ex machina: I'm not done with the movie yet but it's so fucking creepy holy shit... Also "its kinda non-autistic" in relation to "aware of her own mind and mine"???? Wtffffffff.uggggghhhhhhhhhh ewwwweeweeewewweeeewwwwwww the talk about giving the robot a sexuality is so grooooooooooooosssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss he gave her a working vag and hearing him talk about fucking the robot was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. Mmmmmmmm no, did not like.

To all the boys ive loved before: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... Also that sibling relationship was..... Relatable.

Extraordinary Tales: tales based on Edgar Allen Poe and holy sweet Jesus I loved it, it has multiple different art styles per story and I loved them soooooo much!

The Golden Compass: okay but how could you end on that cliffhanger and not at least put out another movie????

Erramentari, the blacksmith and the devil: based on Basque folklore which I know nothing of, but it looked neat. It's also originally in basque but netflix has the English dub over. AND HOLY SWEET JESUS I KNOW THIS MOVIE IS SUPPOSED TO BE SCARY BUT THE VOICE OVERS ARE SO FUCKING FUNNNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

Dragon heart: I didnt like it, there were better movies I could have seen, I'm not gonna reach for this one again...

The Black Klansman: Damn, I might very well be speechless. That was a Fantastic Movie, came at you like a bag of Bricks, and the ending when it went straight from a cross burning to the 2017 neo nazi rallies, to trumps “good people on both sides” speech, to everything that happened in 2017. The movie did NOT fuck around with anything. God Bless.

Robin Hood, 2018: Antifa film of the YEAR! Yeah Robin, Be a Class Traitor to the ruling class, Spread Wealth, Down with the 1%!

The Princess of Thieves: OMG Kiera Knightly as the daughter of robin and also a kick ass archer that causes trouble!!!! Loved it!

First Man: dude that movie was incredible, it read like you were seeing snapshots of his life, not completely invested, but as though you were a spirit looking at memories. I kinda liked it. I loved the silent scenes that filled the viewer with anxiety, like a realization of the gravity of what was happening. Omg. Good film A+

Bohemian Rhapsody: OMG I LOVED IT SO MUCH OMGOMGOMGOMG MY QUEER HEART IS RESTORED AND THEY SAID BISEXUAL!!!!!

What we do in the Shadows: that was an enjoyable movie. I didn't quite like the reality show format but it was funny!

Overlord: That was a great movie! it had decently fast pacing, which is good that it was only an hour and forty-eight minutes long... They Plot-Ex-Machina’d alot of the movie, like the wounded soldier feeling fine for the main firefight, then remembering he was supposed to be wounded all of a sudden. I watched it with a friend who saw one character, turned to me and said “He’s cute, i hope he doesnt die” one (1) second before a landmine went off. Also, Ghouls created by science rather by supernatural means.

For the Love of Spock: -cries like a big baby-

Next Gen: screams of anti-tech ideals... Also.... Damn...... They are channeling the "addiction to iPhones" angle man, like, villianous angle...

Small Foot: Not bad, At least it was a Short movie, or at least it didnt feel like it was dragging on. The Songs were great though, I actually liked them and at least they were written for the movie and not like, a song that already existed...

The Spy who Dumped Me: I rented it through iTunes and it gave some Ukrainian nuts swangin in my face...

The Nun: it was okay, but let maurice theirult be a lesson; u see some creepy haunted shit, you grab a cross and you walk away. You dont go back to play hero, cuz then you get possessed.

Kin: there is a line in the movie that says "you got a decade of bad decisions under your belt" and I feel like that sums of this movies plot points...

Crazy Rich Asians: that was so gooooood! I don't normally go for romcoms, but ppl had been praising the film, and I actually liked it. I'm glad I saw the majong scene explain before I actually watched the scene, because it felt a shit ton more powerful.

Spider-Man, Into the Spiderverse: AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! the animation was TOP NOTCH, like, omg!

A simple favor: I didnt like it... It tried to be both a thriller and what seemed like a parody of a thriller.

Predator, 2018: I kinda liked it, it was a mindless action movie, and the ending left it open for a badass sequal. I havent seen the other predator movies so I have no idea if this is in faith for the series, but im guessing yes.

The Martian: It was cool and chill, I liked it, also Mark Watney cussing out a government agency via a hundred thousand dollar communications outlet is.... Mood.

47 meters down: 2hrs of one woman having an absolute panic attack and being right to worry about sketchy diving boats.

2036 Origin Unknown: kinda what I feel like 2001 a space Oddessey wouldve been like if I had actually watched that movie... Oh shit the Borg!

2001 A Space Oddessey: Have I ever told y'all that I dont like Kubrick or his movies? His movies are the epitome of that pretentious art school boi style that just does too much and tries to pretend it's more than it is and sweet merciful god why is this one 2 and a half hours long! I'm 40 minutes in and I have a head ache from the over ise of classical music and boring slow pace of the movie. 2001 a space Oddessey is 2 and a half hours long and only has 1 hr of actual relevant film... The other 1 1/2 is just unending, weirdly colored space shots, two color inversion shots of planets and eyes, theremin and flute noises, and classical music set to nothingness

RAMPAGE: a 30ft alligator showed up about an hour and 10minutes into the movie and the first reaction was "well that sucks" and it killed me on sight. The movie is awesome! In am so glad I picked this as my last movie of 2018.

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Regarding lyrics to JCS… (part 5 of many)

Hello again, gdelgiproducer here! I’m back with more lyrics from JCS, covering both the changes to the show over the years and also doing a little extended analysis. I wanna start this particular entry off by thanking literallyjcstrash for giving me a platform, especially when I’m using it to do what I very easily could have done at my own blog jcs-study, which is now basically on a respirator like many projects that I lose my initial enthusiasm for. (Honestly thinking of asking them to consider a merger where I port some of my posts from there over here. Not kidding.) They fired up my years-long but frequently comatose enthusiasm for the show and got me thinking about it again, which is always great – coming back to an old love with fresh perspective isn’t something one can do very often (outside of Hollywood movies), so I’m glad I can do it here.

Today, we glance at what I feel is one of the most important songs in JCS, which is mildly ironic considering it only appeared in the 1973 film version and has rarely appeared in stage versions of the show since (usually in Europe). I speak, of course, of “Then We Are Decided." Believe it or not, this song sharply divides fans of the show. A certain amount of people like it; a fairly equal amount of people don’t care for it at all. Even Tim Rice sort of slides past its existence when writing about the film in his autobiography, saying merely that ”… Andrew and I did expand one of the High Priests’ scenes in a futile bid to quash further anti-Semitism charges at the pass.“

It’s not like that didn’t need attention. For those who don’t know JCS very well, Caiaphas and Annas, the Jewish High Priests, come off as sort of the only one-note figures in the original album and stage versions. Their motivation is basically hand-waved and sounds like typical "baddie” bullshit, they sing the same musical themes throughout the show (they do; check literally every song the priests appear in, every single melodic motif they perform is tied in some way to “This Jesus Must Die”), and they smack of the old Christ-killer stereotype. How much of that is due to ingrained anti-Semitism in the story thanks to the original Gospel texts is up to the viewer (or listener) to decide. Tim and Andrew certainly didn’t set out to tell an anti-Semitic story, I totally buy it when they say that, but the conventions of musical theater unfortunately wind up placing the portrayal of the “villains” squarely in the old-fashioned, all-too-familiar “Passion Play” territory.

I mean, look at the treatment other characters get compared to Caiaphas and Annas. Everyone looks at JCS as “the piece which humanizes Jesus and Judas,” but it really doesn’t stop there. In reality, the piece offers the chance to any who might take it to humanize the story in its entirety. Pilate was a person, with conflicts and reservations; Mary was a person with desires, both emotional and sexual; Peter was a person, with regrets and hope. Tim Rice takes these cardboard cut-outs from the Bible and infuses them with psychological motivation, with flesh and blood, with life. He puts the stakes back in the story… except where Caiaphas and Annas are concerned.

(Okay, and Herod, but he only has, like, one song to establish himself in, and while he shouldn’t be played as broadly comic as he has been, in my opinion, he’s basically just comic relief to break some of the tension in Act Two – more about that when we get to him. Anyway, getting sidetracked…)

And that’s part of why I like “Then We Are Decided,” personally. It breaks up the monotony of the priests’ material a bit, and Caiaphas and Annas’ specific motivations are particularized in a way that they aren’t elsewhere in the show. Yes, for the purposes of the story they are (technically) the antagonist, but it is far more interesting to watch human beings struggle with a decision than it is to watch comic book villains verbalize what their purpose is. The audience should be frightened not by their appearance, costumes, characterization, or the pathos surrounding them; it should be the fact that they are able to come to the conclusion that this man (Jesus) is such a threat to their power, and that they prize their power so much, that they decide the only course of action is his death. This decision, and the zeal with which they pursue their goal, should be what is frightening, not the priests themselves. Caiaphas, Annas, and the other priests were real human beings, too; let them be three-dimensional figures!

(Now seems an important moment to note this: I find it most interesting that, at least in my estimation, Caiaphas and Annas seem to generate the most head-canon in the JCS Tumblr fandom of any secondary character in the show, and I think it’s partly because their motivations and background are among the least explored of anyone’s in the show – again, aside from Herod, and maybe Simon or Peter.)

Anyway, time to give you some motivations and background before we dive into the lyrics (which have never changed all that substantially, same as “What’s the Buzz,” but then I still love an excuse to talk about the show):

Caiaphas, as High Priest, was the chief religious authority in the land, with important responsibilities including controlling the Temple treasury, managing the Temple police and other personnel, performing religious rituals, and serving as president of the Sanhedrin (sort of the Jewish Supreme Court, which ruled on both religious [always] and civil [where Rome granted them jurisdiction] matters). Unlike other Temple priests, Caiaphas lived in Jerusalem’s Upper City, a wealthy section inhabited by the city’s powers-that-be.

The Bible suggests Caiaphas was closely advised by Annas, the older former High Priest, who served as a sort of high priest emeritus to his younger son-in-law. Yes, Caiaphas was married to Annas’ daughter, which incidentally is probably how Caiaphas got the gig. (That doesn’t mean you should stop writing slash fic; hell, adds a whole creepy new layer if you ask me.)

The priests had to toe a fine line between serving as the spiritual leaders of their people and cooperating with Roman authority. This left them respected for their positions, but despised by some for actions the priests had to take, or in some cases actions that they thought the priests took.

So, with that context, let us set the scene for “Then We Are Decided.” It’s after hours, or they wouldn’t be able to snag a minute alone to converse about this matter, between the faithful asking for prayers and blessings, fellow priests bothering them with office politics, the sacrifices, preparation for the upcoming Passover festival, whatever shit Rome is ladling into their tureen that day, etc. So this is the only moment available – and this is key – for Caiaphas to seek Annas’ advice on a most pressing matter: a Galilean rabble-rouser growing in popularity. Annas’ first instinct is to be hands-off, but Caiaphas feels the need for more direct action.

Why is that key? Well, for some reason, it feels like the 1973 film stages it the opposite way, with Annas pressing Caiaphas’ buttons to push him toward the decision (seriously, take a gander at some of Kurt Yaghjian’s facial expressions, especially on “He’s a craze” – dude would have killed it in a Seventies version of Bates Motel), but the lyrics strongly suggest that Caiaphas is trying to convince Annas to back up his position, not being pushed into a firmer stance by a weasel-voiced toady. With the added historical context above, it’s not hard to read “Decided” the way it was likely intended to be performed.

And now, the lyrics!

CAIAPHAS We’ve been sitting on the fence for far too long…

ANNAS Why let him upset us? Caiaphas – let him be All those imbeciles will see He really doesn’t matter

CAIAPHAS Jesus is important We’ve let him go his way before And while he starts a major war We theorize and chatter

ANNAS He’s just another Scripture-thumping hack from Galilee

CAIAPHAS The difference is they call him king – the difference frightens me What about the Romans When they see King Jesus crowned? Do you think they’ll stand around Cheering and applauding? What about our people If they see we’ve lost our nerve? Don’t you think that they deserve Something more rewarding?

ANNAS They’ve got what they want – they think so anyway If he’s what they want why take their toy away? He’s a craze

CAIAPHAS Put yourself in my place I can hardly stand aside Cannot let my hands be tied I am law and order What about our priesthood? Don’t you see that we could fall? If we are to last at all We cannot be divided

ANNAS Then say so to the council But don’t rely on subtlety Frighten them or they won’t see

CAIAPHAS Then we are decided?

ANNAS Then we are decided.

See how that works? Now to get to some more opinion on the song, and its place in the show!

There are two reasons “Then We Are Decided” is rarely included in the stage show. The first is that, at least in America, the copyright for the song belongs to the film studio, and it’s not part and parcel of the stage production, like later changes (including “Could We Start Again Please”) were. To use it in a stage production would need a separate negotiation/fee, and productions in the U.S. that have slipped the song into the show in the past without getting rights (such as a production in the Eighties by the Candlewood Playhouse) have been legally censured by the licensing agency. 

(Part of me wonders if that’s going to change in the near future. Andrew Lloyd Webber recently started his own licensing agency in the U.S., The Musical Company, which has taken over the licensing for all of his shows and his song catalogue in the States. The thing I’ve noticed about productions in the States vs. Europe including “Then We Are Decided” is that it happens way more often in Europe than over here, and I’ve theorized that this may be the case because Webber’s Really Useful Group handles everything in-house overseas with regard to publishing of individual songs and licensing said songs, whereas in America the rights situation has always been more complicated, needing to go to Universal to beg for permission separately from the rights one would hire from an agency like R&H, which handled JCS until recently. Thanks to Webber’s new licensing set-up, “Then We Are Decided” and the rights to JCS are under the same roof in North America for the first time. It would certainly make getting the permissions easier since one only has to go to one shop. Time will tell if my theory is correct and it was just a matter of lining up all the ducks in the same row, metaphorically speaking. Again, tangent, sorry, moving on…)

The second, and less explored owing to its rarity, reason is that its position in the film simply does not work on stage. On film, one is able to cut away from “Strange Thing, Mystifying” (“they only need a small excuse / to put us all away”) and increase the tension by showing the authorities are already thinking of dealing with the problem (e.g., Judas’ foreboding is not unfounded). On stage, however, interrupting the scene that incorporates “What’s The Buzz,” “Strange Thing, Mystifying,” and “Everything’s Alright” with “Then We Are Decided” ruins the arc of the scene — an uninterrupted rising dramatic line of tension, if you will.

A few of the productions that have used it over the years have tried to solve this problem by slotting it in after “Everything’s Alright” instead of before it, sticking it right before “This Jesus Must Die.” On paper, it makes sense – Caiaphas trying to convince Annas to back his position before the big council meeting, and then both of them making the pitch to the council. But in execution, put so close together, it only belabors the point of “the priests feel they must deal harshly with Jesus, and here’s why”; you hear two songs right in a row discussing basically the same plot point, with one of them being only slightly more personal (or interesting, for that matter) than the other. That’s called, in any style of writing, “beating a dead horse." An audience may or may not be as intelligent as we challenge them to be, but no audience likes feeling like the creative team believes they’re stupid enough that they have to be bludgeoned to death with story.

A friend and fellow JCS fan (who now works in reality TV – as they say on The Flintstones, "It’s a living!”) once came up with a novel suggestion: use “Then We Are Decided” as a prologue before the Overture. Right at the top of the show, you’ve got the priests, you establish their problem, they make the fateful decision, and we go right into the show knowing this man’s days are numbered and wondering what that’s about, with some foreboding sounding rock music to boot. Done right, I think it would be an interesting touch.

I then discovered that great minds must think alike, because a friend named Greg alerted me to the fact that director Ken Gargaro has been doing it this way for roughly 25 years with Pittsburgh Musical Theatre’s annual production of JCS. Precedent established, I feel way more confident putting forward this proposal, and I’ve even come up with how to make the musical transition seamless: instead of repeating the guitar intro to “Decided” at the end after Annas’ last line (which comes with a nice little helping of “Poor old Judas…” from – I believe – brass and lower woodwinds dumped over it on the film soundtrack that isn’t there in the movie), you cut the instrumental coda and go right into the Overture, likely accompanied by a bit of staging for dramatic effect to signal the transition into the show proper.

Just picture it…

Anyway, enough reverie. Coming soon: “Everything’s Alright”!

[carlyjyll]

Review! Hemlock Grove: Part 1 Adumbratio

Time to dive into that wacky Gothic adventure by Brian McGreevy called Hemlock Grove. There will be SPOILERS!

Forewarning! 

I’ve watched the show (what can I say, Bill Skarsgard’s performance in Simple Simon piqued my interest), so I sorta know what’s going on. Like most movies or TV Shows based on books, I’m always interested in the source material. Either I’m very confused about what the hell is happening (i.e. Game of Thrones/ ASOIAF) or I want to see if the book(s) were like that as well (i.e. Twilight).

I’m very excited to read this because of the show, so hopefully, it explains a lot more!

Review Time!

 The quotes before the section were a nice step into the atmosphere of the world of Hemlock Grove. 

So we meet this seventeen-year-old Half-Romani kid named Peter Rumancok who is weird as all hell and I love it. He just moved to Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania with his mother (Lynda) after his uncle died. In the first chapter, he is onlooking a crime scene before walking home to his mother and telling her about it. Peter explains that he has a bad feeling and that he should trust his Swadisthana (which he describes as being located near your balls). Which of course this kid would think that way. Lynda Rumancok is not just a mom, she’s a cool mom and is smoking pot when we meet her, which is coincidentally how I met some of my friends’ moms. 

In the next chapter, we’re introduced to Roman Godfrey, green-eyed rich boy creep of the series. Now here’s where I’m a little confused on what happens. I’m pretty sure Roman goes all upir on her and fucks with the girl’s head, but she also could’ve been a hooker that he likes to have creepy, rapey, needle in the ass, blow-jobs with?? Or maybe both? Anyway, he pays her $500 before she leaves, which is what confuses me a little. Was he paying her because she provided a sexual service or is he being creepy and rapey? or both?? Though all of that should put me off, I’m really intrigued about what this fuckboy will get up to next.

Later on, we find out that the crime scene that Peter saw was actually the body of Brooke Bluebell, and is thought to be an animal attack. Then we meet the ever charming Alex Finster who says that he believes that Brooke’s death was by cannibal Gypsies while Peter is in earshot. Has anyone ever met a Finster that wasn’t an ass? Like anyone??

After that lovely and all too real high school experience, Peter comes home to tell his mom that there is an upir at his school (in reference to Roman). Now I want to add before he does this that I have to give a shout out to McGreevy for the way he described Hemlock Grove. I could picture all of it. The dirty money making factory, loved it. Also loooved this line: “[past the train tracks]...The traditional divider of workers and management and to this day a telling indicator of socioeconomic station.” Truer words haven’t ever been spoken. Another shout out to how McGreevy writes, it’s really different to what I'm used to reading or writing myself but I really dig it. He kinda gives me some modern times Sir Author Doyle vibes in the way he writes, which is more than excellent.

Moving on...After Peter tells Lynda about the upir at school we meet 13-year-old Christina. Christina Wendall (which btw the actress on the show Freya Tingley, was playing this character as well as a 12-year-old Wendy Darling on Once Upon A Time,  

which considering how Part 1 of this book ends is quite weird to me...) is a curious writer and befriends (if that’s what you can call it) Peter. Christina asks Peter if he’s a werewolf because his index and middle finger are the same length. (I have to admit that I looked at my own hands during this part. Sadly no my fingers are all different lengths, no shedding of my flesh in this life.) Peter admits that he is a werewolf but in that weird uncle kind of way where you don’t know if they’re really joking or not and before you can ask them they send you away to get their beer. Which is exactly what Peter does to Christina.

On page 16 of the book Peter is talking about fitting in (or not) at school and he starts listing things that are at least entertaining and one of them really stood out to me. “Who locked themselves in the handicapped bathroom to jerk off or cry...” So I pose a question to all of you which one were you? I would be cry, but only in the basement bathrooms of my high school where no one went because the light flickered and someone possibly died there. 

But enough about me! 

We get to meet Shelley Godfrey, the 7 1/2 foot tall younger sister of Roman, who’s more or not looks like that girl from The Ring but in a Frankenstein monster way. Peter is nice to her, which good at least somebody is. Though he’s nice to Shelley, Peter has a flashback of another encounter he had with upir’s when he shares English class with Roman. Okay so these upirs are naked dancing French upirs and they are torturing a fox while it’s in a trap with dangling cheese. They are even worse than that Finster or Roman. (Another side note! “The French” like you don’t even have to say more than that and I know what you mean. As someone having the Frenchist of French names, I agree and I understand.)

One page 19, there’s another question I’d like to ask you all reading that Roman brought up. Batman vs. Wolverine; who would win in a fight? This is really tough for me... but I think maybe Wolverine??? What do you guys think? 

We get introduced to Letha Godfrey, Roman’s first cousin for a moment before Roman does what Roman always does and surprises everyone! He reads a poem in English class, which Alex Finster interrupts with another dude and Roman says, “Are you fucking philistines pretty proud of yourselves?” Which YAS! Go the fuck off, you creepy as fuck boy, tell them they’re being assholes.

Later on, Peter goes to the park where Brooke was killed and lays down where her body was found. In my notes all I wrote was ‘Starts humming The Smiths.’ Make of that what you will. Finally, the scene I’ve been waiting for; Roman and Peter finally talk! They both think the other killed Brooke, Roman asking if Peter came back to his territory or something. Peter tells him that, “Territory is so bourgeois.”  

(UGH so many 80′s vibes.) Then my favorite thing happens that I forgot existed till now. “Shee-it.” Hello old friend. Need I say more. Perfect word for awkward/uncomfortable situations. They get caught being out at a crime scene, but it’s okay because Roman goes all upir on the cops and Peter and Roman are good to go.

Next chapter has Shelley wanting to have a salad instead of meat because of all the beautiful colors but her mother Olivia Godfrey refuses her. Shelley writes to her uncle Norman Godfrey (Letha’s father) about the situation and GOD is Shelley too good for this world. Too pure. Also, I love the word authoress, I never knew it was a real word until this book. I finally found a new title for what I do! It’s so dramatic...Authoress. 

Then we come to a storyline that I completely forgot about! Olivia and Normans affair! I don’t know how I forgot about this one but DAMN. It’s a pretty big one. I should start that the two are reunited in their sex affair when Letha finds out that she is pregnant. Letha is a virgin, by the way, let the fun times begin! 

Letha tells her cousin Roman about the situation and how she believes an angel impregnated her. Roman tries to pry who could be the father and ends up sounding like the world’s dumbest owl. But he also has a moment of self-reflection or self-awareness “But as someone who was by nature a taker he when he had taken exactly as much as he was going to get.” I was surprised that Roman knew he was an ass. Then Roman goes back to drinking and driving when he almost hits a man in the middle of the road. The man starts screaming at Roman that he doesn’t “want to see that.” and��“IT WAS YOU!” and crab walks off the road. <--- Was this suppose to be me, McGreevy? I also crab walk into Pennsylvania forests to get out of uncomfortable situations while screaming. Kidding aside, I liked the shout out to The Bell’s of St. Mary’s when Letha is talking with the crab walking man.

I really loved the next scene with Roman and Shelley, where he takes her back to her room and they begin to hum/sing This little light of mine. Once again Shelley is waaaaaay too good for this story. She’s way too innocent and nice.

On October 29th, Roman asks Peter if he can watch him transform into a werewolf. Peter, being a proud Rumancok and wanting to show off says yes. Before Peter transforms he is getting anxious, which Roman offers him some Xanax. WHAT DRUG DOESN’T ROMAN HAVE IN THAT TIN CAN? Is that what this book is really about? How many illegal substances can I fit into small objects? Make me the Mary Poppin’s pill popper, this tin can is endless! I see you, McGreevy, with your never ending tin can of drugs reference. I see you.

Going back to the actual story, we come to the really gross part. Now, this scene is just as disgustingly described as it was to watch it on the show, so kudos to McGreevy for coming up with this shit. I could picture everything. And it was ugly.

Speaking of ugly, we come to another scene in the show that I didn’t really get. So I understood what happened I just didn’t get why Christina Wendall decided to make out with a corpse (though she didn’t know it was a real corpse). Now that I read where Christina’s head was at (you know a thirteen-year-old buying condoms to have sex with a senior so she can write about it. AGAIN, McGreevy I see you writing about me!) This poor girl though. Trying to be too many things at once and then get’s fucked up to the extreme. <--- also me. FUCK is Christina me at that age? Is this like a forewarning story of how things could’ve gone if I hadn’t gotten sick? I mean I also had a Tyler in my life who wanted to bang. Could I have been trying to kiss corpse to experience something new? Hmmmm.....

So that’s the end of Part  1 of Hemlock Grove! I made it! 

The book has done what I wanted it to do and is answering a lot of questions I was asking. Like the whole why Christina decided to kiss the corpse, and what motivated her to go outside herself. I can’t wait to see what other little quirks or whatnot’s the book explains that the show didn’t quite do. But I have to say I love seeing that the show had so much book dialogue! That is always awesome to see in adaptations. I can’t wait to read the next 3 (or 4?) parts and give the rest of my review!

BONUS ROUND! 

Favorite Quotes

“Modern times were just so fucking structured.”

“Looks fucking metal” -Peter talking about a pentagram to Christina and being that uncle

“The car was totally metal”- Peter about Roman’s car.

“Shee-it”- My all-time favorite quote of this book

“It made his beard a bad liar”- Norman Godfrey about his beard

“Shut your lying whore mouth”- Roman to his cousin. Such a pleasure.

Stay tuned for my Part 2 of this Review! 

But in the meantime

Check out Brian McGreevy’s website here!

Buy his book, Hemlock Grove here!

If you haven’t seen the Hemlock Grove on Netflix go and give it a look!

[mermaidsirennikita]

Do you have any romance novel recommendations?

Yes!

Laura Thalassa’s The Four Horsemen series (obviously)

Helen Hoang’s The Kiss Quotient series.  There are two books so far, and they’re really companion novels vs. an actual series but the characters all connect to each other in different ways.  The first book is about a woman on the autism spectrum who is successful at work but very self-conscious about her personal life.  She blames it on her ASD and so she hires a hot male escort to teach her how to be good at sex.  It’s soooo sweet and pretty hot.  Both books deal with the characters’ Vietnamese heritage (the female lead in KQ is white but the male head is mixed race, and both leads in The Bride Test, the next book, are Vietnamese) and both books feature leads on the autism spectrum.  The representation is excellent, as Hoang is both of Vietnamese descent and on the spectrum.  

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata.  Jasmine is a failed figure skater, and is about to give up when she is offered the chance to jump in as the partner for Ivan Lukov, a skating star.  The issue?  She’s known him for most of her life and they hate each other.  Zapata’s books are kind of... over the top, tbh, but I think this one is her best and when they’re cute THEY’RE CUTE.  She’s pretty hit or miss for me in general, but I did also enjoy Kulti, which is another sports romance novel by her in which the lead is a women’s soccer player, and her team is suddenly and mysteriously being coached by the German star she used to idolize but has hated ever since he fucked her brother over during a game.  It’s a bit cringey at points, but is overall a lot of fun.

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne.  Lucy and Joshua work together in a publishing house, and have always hated each other.  Locked in a game of one-upping each other, they’re now both candidates for the same promotion.  The issue?  She’s suddenly becoming aware of her burning attraction to him. 

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary is a very Soft romance I just read, in which two people become roommates that literally share a bed...  But as they work opposite shifts, they don’t ever interact and only communicate through notes.  Obviously, they fall in love.  So sweet.

Marriage for One by Ella Maise is a fun romance about a girl who can only inherit the building she needs to open her coffee shop if she’s married...  But oh no, her fiance just dumped her!  Thankfully, a very cold and very rich lawyer has proposed a business deal in which he’ll marry her and they’ll basically own the coffee shop together.  WHAT TO DO???  Includes the dude having a fixation on the fact that the girl must wear her wedding ring, even though it’s totally just a marriage of convenience.

Kate Quinn’s Mistress of Rome series is a historical romance series.  The first book is about Leah, a Jewish girl who has become a slave of the Roman empire, and Arias, a gladiator.  They fall in love but are torn apart by circumstance, only to reunite many years later after much has changed--and Leah is now the mistress of the emperor.  The second book is a prequel, while the third and fourth books are like, generational sagas.  I love them to bits.

I am ABOUT to re-read Paullina Simons’s Bronze Horseman, but that’s kind of a classically gigantic historical romance novel about Tatiana, a Russian girl during WWII who falls in love with Alexander, a soldier.  Though he shares her feelings, they also met because he was seeing her sister, and the War and Shit makes things pretty difficult.  I barely remember it, but I’m about to give it another shot because I gave it a high rating like six years ago and want to see if I still would.  It seems to be pretty highly regarded in the romance community and there is a lot of swooning to my memory lol.