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10 Cartoons With The Best Racial Diversity

Diversity is important in cartoons, and while racial diversity has been done well a lot for a while, I am happy to say that it is continuing to be done more and executed in a better fashion as time goes on! Today, I will be discussing what are, in my opinion, the 10 cartoons with the best racial diversity.

10. OK KO! Let’s be Heroes

Kicking off the list with a series that was also featured in my list counting down the cartoons with the best LGBTQ representation! OK KO! Let’s be Heroes had many awesome instances of racial representation throughout as well. A good portion of characters all have different races, which is amazing to see! While many shows do have different races between characters, one thing that separated OK KO! Let’s be Heroes from the rest was one episode called “No More Pow Cards”, in which KO’s friend Dendy feels that she will never be a hero due to the fact that her turtle race has been viewed as monsters. Due to this, these cards that KO and Dendy collect do not represent Dendy’s race. However, instead of just letting that happen, KO and Dendy confront the CEO. When seeing Dendy, the CEO sees that some of the Kappa are heroic, and due to this, he finally allows Kappa cards to be made. This episode was one of the main standouts to me, but aside from that, the series does stand strong in the field of representation!

OK KO! Let’s Be Heroes was a Cartoon Network series that ran from 2017 to 2019 for a total of 3 seasons and 112 episodes. The series was about Kaio Kincaid, also known as K.O. who hopes to become the world’s greatest hero. While hoping to accomplish this, he works at a store known as Gar’s Hero Supply and Bodega, which sells a variety of items, whether that be food, or even hero supplies. He works alongside two other employees known as Radicles and Enid. Oftentimes, the trio have to fight off Boxmore, a store that sells items to supervillains. OK KO: Let’s Be Heroes! is an amazing series with a unique artstyle, interesting characters and a great concept! It is definitely an amazing series that is racially diverse, and just a good series in general! You can watch OK KO! Let’s be Heroes on HBO Max or Hulu!

9. The Hollow

Now, we move onto another show that I feel is quite underrated! The Hollow was a series which had a diverse main cast, all having a different race. Furthermore, the characters all feel normal, and they do not act differently based on their race, making them all feel more human. Having almost every main character different worked very well for me because it just felt that the series had the goal of showing people that different groups can get along well regardless of race. This series was one that was made in Canada, and in Canada, diverse groups like the one in The Hollow is very common.

The Hollow was a series running from 2018 to 2020 for a total of 2 seasons and 20 episodes. The series takes place in a strange world, where three teenagers named Adam, Mira and Kai all wake up. The three do not have any memories, and all they have at the time they wake up are each other. Due to this, the three work together to explore this new world, and to find their way back to their home (wherever their home is). However, they soon find that this world is not all that they think it is. The Hollow was a great series to me. Alongside its highlights, I loved the worldbuilding present in the series. Furthermore, the darker colors really stood out to me! It really matches with the feel of the show! It was definitely a fun series, and I do wish Netflix treated it better! You can watch The Hollow on Netflix!

8. The Loud House

Now, the Loud House is definitely another series that has to be mentioned if talking about diversity! The series has a lot of diversity among the different characters, from the Loud’s being a family with a Scottish Heritage, Lincoln’s best friend being African-American, and another family somewhat close to the Loud’s, the Santiago’s are Mexican! Furthermore, the series is a great representation of how different families can be as they have different struggles that they face, and different circumstances overall. The Loud House may have a bit of a negative reputation these days, but diversity is one thing it did well!

The Loud House is a series that is currently running on Nickelodeon. It has been a Nickelodeon hit series since 2016, and it has so far had 6 seasons consisting of 156 episodes. The series revolves around the Loud family, a family of 10 sisters and one single brother. The show is mostly focused on the brother, Lincoln, with some episodes focusing on certain sisters. The sisters, from oldest to youngest are Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lana, Lola and Lily. Each of them have their own unique quirk, whether that be being good at a sport (Lynn), being a great musician (Luna), or even being filthy (Lana). The family often go through different sorts of adventures, some of which being adventures that most everyday families go through, with others being a bit more quirky than your average real life family. While the series is mostly episodic, there is some change as the series goes on, but none of these changes are huge. The Loud House has a lot to love! I love how there are so many characters, but all have unique quirks to set them apart, I love the comic book art style and I love the wholesomeness it has! While it is not as good as it was when it first aired, The Loud House is still pretty great to me! You can watch The Loud House on Netflix!

7. The Ghost and Molly McGee

I’m sure someone expected a Disney show in here somewhere seeing how I am obsessed with Disney, and I had to have The Ghost and Molly McGee in here somewhere! Now, this series was a standout to me because it includes a bi-racial main character who is half Irish and half Thai. The series is great at representing what our current society looks like - a mix of all sorts of races and religions. In fact, there was a whole episode where Molly was confused on her heritage, and was trying to find out where she truly belongs. Furthermore, while this is not direct, the ghost and Molly’s friendship symbolizes inclusiveness to me. The reason for this is because the two are clearly different in terms of their backgrounds, but once they meet, Molly is excited to have a friend, which shows kids that having friends that are not similar to you doesn’t have to be scary, and it can even be exhilarating!

The Ghost and Molly McGee is a series which aired first in 2021 on Disney, and is still airing! The series is about a 13 year old girl named Molly, who alongside her family moves to a rusty old house. Little did they know that this house has been inhabited by a ghost. Now, unlike most teenage girls, Molly wants to be his friend. He puts a curse on Molly, but that only brings them closer together! While he does not like Molly at first, he slowly opens up to her as well, and they eventually become good friends! Now, there is a lot to love about The Ghost and Molly Mcgee! Firstly, I love the designs and the brighter colors the show has. Furthermore, I love how vibrant the characters are! While The Ghost and Molly Mcgee is one of my less preferred shows from Disney’s more recent hits, I still have lots of love for it and hope it succeeds! You can watch The Ghost and Molly McGee on Disney +!

6. Amphibia

Now, I had to include this somewhere as it definitely has great representation for a variety of different races! The three main friend group consists of three girls, all of a different race - one of which being Thai, one being German and one being Taiwanese. Outside of the three main girls, many of the human characters are also represented through different races, which can be seen with the girl's classmates or even their principal. Amphibia has definitely done well with the representation, and they have shown how a normal society is with different races of people interacting with others, and not just sticking to one race in the series, like some do.

Amphibia is a series running from 2019 to 2022 on Disney, and has had a total of 3 seasons and 58 episodes through its runtime. The series revolves around Anne Boonchuy, a middle schooler, who steals a box with her friends Sasha and Marcy. However, they were in for a bit of a surprise. The box was actually a magic box, and once they stole it, they were transported to a new world, which is known as Amphibia. Amphibia differs from their regular world because it is full of frogs. When waking up in this new land, Anne realizes that she has been separated from her friends. Now, she must go on a quest to not only get back home, but to find them along the way to take them with her. She is originally found by a frog named Sprig, who came with the purpose of hunting her. However, after he finds her, they become good friends, and Anne moves in with them temporarily. However, along with meeting new friends like Sprig, she also runs into quite a few obstacles. Now, Amphibia is truly one of my favorite shows! I love everything from the characters to the humor to just the concept of middle school students getting sent to a frog world! It is definitely a great show, and I am glad to have found it! You can watch Amphibia on Disney Plus!

5. 6Teen

6Teen was another Canadian series that accurately captured Canada’s feel. In Canada, we have such a diverse range of people, and we get to see so many people mix around and mingle. In 6Teen, we have a mixture of different races among the main six characters, and we have the different background characters all from different ethnic groups. Seeing this accurately represented in a TV series was great, and it made me connect with the different characters.

6Teen was a series which ran from 2004 to 2010 for a total of 4 seasons and 93 episodes. It is about 6 teens who are 6teen! The teenagers go by the names of Wyatt, Jude, Jen, Caitlin, Jonesy and Nikki. They all just go through typical teenager situations that we all have been through, with some definitely being more insane than others! These situations are all that I am sure that we can relate to, whether that be the pressure of making money, the pressure of school, the pressure to impress a crush, you name it! Now, 6Teen is definitely a loveable series! Some of the standout attributes for me are the raunchy humor that was not overdone, the relatability and the development of certain characters (especially Caitlin). 6Teen is definitely an amazing series, and the diversity was a highlight! You can watch 6Teen on the YouTube channel Retro Rerun or on Tubi!

4. Detentionaire

I previously mentioned an underrated show, but now, we will be talking about what I think is the most underrated show! Detentionaire is a pretty unique show when it comes to diversity. The show takes place in a high school, and the different cliques that the school has is similar to cliques you would find in real life. Furthermore, the school has a bunch of different races and ethnicities mixing along. While many of the different characters in these cliques seem like stereotypes in the first few episodes, the series illustrates how while someone may seem shallow from surface level, they have much more to them. While the series is mainly focused on the main character, some background characters get shine on them, and we learn much more about them than we thought they had. Detentionaire did a great job at illustrating that all sorts of people are more than what we think they are, and that all people do go through different circumstances.

Detentionaire revolves around a highschooler named Lee, who on his first day of school, gets framed for a huge prank, and gets a year of detention for this. With some help from his friends, he goes on a quest to clear his name by investigating different students and cliques. However, early on, he realizes that whatever is going on is more than the prank. Instead, he finds out that the prank was just a small set piece that connects to this huge government level conspiracy. He is not the only person who has a connection to this conspiracy - his parents do as well! Due to his connection, he realizes that the whole world may be at stake unless he does something. Now, Detentionaire is so great that I do not know where to start - firstly, I would say that the characters all feel like what you would see at an actual high school, and as they open up, it makes them all feel very real. Furthermore, I love the plot progression - the show really starts with a prank in episode one, and by the final episode, he is trying to stop an ancient pyramid from opening up as an ancient species is inside, waiting to take over Earth. Finally, the mystery itself was a pleasure to watch as it had so much depth to it, and each answered question would open up many new questions! Detentionaire is one of my favorite shows, and I could go on forever talking about how amazing it is! You can watch Detentionaire on the YouTube channel Retro Rerun, or on Tubi!

3. Glitch Techs

Now that we already have a Nickelodeon show down, I might as well add another one to the list! Glitch Techs was another series that had great diversity! The series had two main characters, with one being a Mexican American, and the other one being a Japanese-American. The Glitch Techs (which is the name of the group as a whole) has a lot of members of different races, whether that be Zahra, who is an Arab-American girl that actually wears a hijab, or the Leader, Mitch, who is a Black British male. Now, I brought up these two in particular because they really stood out to me. I do not usually see characters represent their religion by wearing hijabs in animated TV shows, so it was amazing to see! Furthermore, I have watched lots of cartoons, and it’s rare for me to see a black character leading a group, which I always found sad as they are underrepresented! Seeing this in Glitch Techs made me really happy!

Glitch Techs is about two teenagers named Hector and Miko. The two often work together to stop “glitches”, which are video game characters that leave the game and try causing havoc on their world. Now, there is a lot to love about Glitch Techs, whether that be the concept alone, the vibrant and as I mentioned earlier, diverse characters, or the amazing designs that the series uses! Glitch Techs is an amazing series, and it truly deserved better from Nickelodeon! I hope that one day, it gets the continuation it deserves! You can watch Glitch Techs on Netflix!

2. Dead End: Paranormal Park

Now, I recently started Dead End: Paranormal Park, and I have to say that in the field of representation, it is spectacular! The series has a variety of characters of different races. For instance, the main character Barney is white, while his best friend/co-worker Norma is Pakistani. Through the series, there are many other characters coming from different races such as his boyfriend Logan, who is Vietnamese. Another thing that makes the diversity powerful to me is that each of the characters are being played by a person who is the same race as that character, which, to me, is going above and beyond to contribute to a diverse environment. Many shows do not do this, but Dead End: Paranormal Park stood out for this.

Dead End: Paranormal Park is a Netflix original that originally aired early this year for a season of 10 episodes, with plans for a second season to come out soon. Dead End: Paranormal Park revolves around Barney and Norma who were recently hired at a new theme park that is actually haunted. However, aside from being actually haunted, there is actually some big lore that is being built upon. From the first scene itself, we see Pauline Phoenix, the actress who the park is based off, get killed. This indicates what there is to come! Dead End: Paranormal Park is one of the more recent shows I have checked out, and there is so much greatness the show offers! I love the representation, the color choices they use and the horror elements (I will be rewatching it this Halloween! Dead End: Paranormal Park is a great show with awesome representation, and it is probably my favorite series that came out this year! You can watch Dead End: Paranormal Park on Netflix!

1. Craig of the Creek

I have seen many shows, but in terms of racial diversity, Craig of the Creek is outstanding! The series has had so much when it comes to racial diversity as we get introduced to so many characters of different ethnic groups. For instance, we have the main character, who is African American, but outside of that, we have Indian characters, East Asian characters, you name it! The characters are not only all there and have an important role, but these characters also all embrace their different ethnicities, and the specific cultures that the characters have are mentioned in the series! For instance, one of the Indian characters Raj, had a short dedicated to him and his grandma, where the main character Craig was trying to learn more about their culture. Acts like these go a long way as they encourage children to embrace their culture and to not be ashamed of it. Craig of the Creek also showed how so many different people can become great friends regardless of the ethnicity they are from. The main cast of characters are all so diverse, and instead of running from that diversity, they all embrace it and continue to spend time with each other.

Craig of the Creek is a series that is currently running. It started in 2017, and through its time, it has had a total of 3 seasons with 120 episodes. The series was about a young adventurous boy named Craig, who often goes on different sorts of adventures at this creek he lives near. He is accompanied by his friends Kelsey and JP. The adventures vary from episode to episode. Sometimes, they are more nature-esque in the creek, and sometimes they are more technical. Whatever they are upto though, is always entertaining to see. Now, with me, I love the character designs (with JP being my favorite), I love the characters who bring these designs to life, and I love the wholesome feeling that I get when watching it as it definitely has some touching moments. I am almost caught up with Craig of the Creek, and I have to say I definitely love it from what I have seen! You can watch Craig of the Creek on HBO Max!

So these were the 10 cartoons with the best racial diversity in my opinion! Which ones did you agree with? Disagree with? Would you change anything? And follow me for more cartoon-related blogs!

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read-alert · 6 months

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Figured that now that I've got a bookblr, I should make a post about the Read the World Challenge I'm doing! I'm reading a book primarily set in every country, doing my best to focus on authors from said country, though I will read diaspora authors if that's not feasible. Also some of the books from early on were from diaspora authors because I was pulling from books I had already read; I'll likely read more books from those countries in the future if I can. I've got 52 countries so far, and I'll list the titles and countries under the cut

USA- Kindred by Octavia Butler- 5⭐️

Canada- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline- 5⭐️

Trinidad and Tobago- The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull- 3⭐️

Brazil- Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha trans by Larissa Helena- 5⭐️

Argentina- Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica trans by Sarah Moses- 5⭐️

South Africa- The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden- 3⭐️

Nigeria- Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor- 4⭐️

Liberia- Dream Country by Shannon Gibney 5⭐️

France- Romance in Marseilles by Claude McKay- 2⭐️

UK- Watership Down by Richard Adams- 5⭐️

Ireland- Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen- 4⭐️

Qatar- Love from A to Z by SK Ali- 4⭐️

Iran- Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram- 4⭐️

China- The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu trans by Ken Liu- 5⭐️

Taiwan- Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen- 4⭐️

Japan- Confessions by Kanae Minato trans by Stephen Snyder- 3.5⭐️

Norway- Survival Kit by AH Haga- 4.5⭐️

Germany- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak- 4.5⭐️

India- The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi- 4⭐️

South Korea- The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn- 4⭐️

Columbia- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez trans by Gregory Rabassa- 4⭐️

Ghana- Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey- 4⭐️

Turkey- 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak- 4⭐️

Russia- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy trans by Louise Maude- 4⭐️

Sierra Leone- The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna- 4⭐️

Austria- The Wall by Marlen Haushofer trans by Shaun Whiteside- 5⭐️

Zimbabwe- Nervous Conditions by Tsiti Dangarembga- 5⭐️

Venezuela- It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo trans by Elizabeth Bryer- 4⭐️

Chile- The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans by Magda Bogin- 5⭐️

Sri Lanka- Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai- 4⭐️

Singapore- How We Dissappeared by Jing-Jing Lee- 4.5⭐️

Malaysia- Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf- 3.5⭐️

Egypt- A Master of Djinn by P Djèlí Clark- 4.5⭐️

Sudan- Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas- 4.5⭐️

Antigua and Barbuda- At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid- 4⭐️

Ukraine- The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh- 5⭐️

Bahamas- Learning to Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather- 4⭐️

Cuba- The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala trans by Anna Kushner- 4⭐️

Dominica- The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid- 3⭐️

Bangladesh- Djinn City by Saad Z Hossain- 4⭐️

Mexico- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia- 4⭐️

Jamaica- Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn- 4⭐️

Vietnam- Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai- 4.5⭐️

Australia- Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko- 4⭐️

Israel- Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa- 4.5⭐️

Palestine- Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa- 5⭐️

Costa Rica- Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias- 4.5⭐️

Uruguay- Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis- 5⭐️

Dominican Republic- Tentacle by Rita Indiana trans by Achy Obejas- 2.5⭐️

Republic of the Congo- Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou trans by Helen Stevenson- 2⭐️

Czech Republic- The Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař- 2.5⭐️

Honduras- Turtles of the Midnight Moon by María José Fitzgerald- 4.5⭐️

#bookblr #read the world

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khaleesiofalicante · 9 months

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LBAF & Etymology etc

Happiest of Name Days to Vicky. Here is a little treat for you @fangirlingismygame because I love you so. 💙

There is a tradition started by Diego and Cristina in the Rosales family where the children are named after the letter A. Cami and Theia were almost named Athena and Aurora respectively.

Gwen was named by Lance as such because Lancelot and Guinevere is one of the first love stories David taught Lance.

Joan and Atlas don’t have a middle name. Cami and Arjun’s middle names are Rosales and Iris’ middle name is Jazmín.

Iris was named after the particular flower because it’s the flower Mallory left over Selena’s ‘grave’ when she buried her under the snow in LBAF IV. Gabriel picked it because it’s the flowers that helped them find and save Selena during that day.

While Joan was named after a combination of Jonathan and Julian, she is also named after Joan of Arc - who is in fact considered a national and feminist hero in France.

The name Madeleine derives from the biblical character Mary Magdalene.

It's mentioned that Joseph and Madeleine are the 'It Couple' in the Clave. Their ship name used to be Belleheart (Bellefleur + Goldheart) meaning beautiful heart.

Régine’s middle name was going to be Davina, a female variant of the name David. Madeleine and Joseph kept it as secret to reveal it to David after she was born, but Madeleine ended up not naming her daughter that way.

The name Silverstone (Lance and Arthur’s school) is based on a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the England.

Harry’s surname Anh (Vietnamese) means intellectual and bright.

Arthur names all the animals he cares for and brings home after characters from his school plays and favourite musicals.

The Lightwood-Bane, because of Max and David’s mundane wedding and now mundane life, is one of the only names that is registered and documented accordingly to mundane law. It means mavid family can vote in mundane elections - among other things.

Prince of Darkness is a name actually used to refer to Lucifer in Manichaeism (a former major religion during the the 3rd century). Prince of Darkness, in LBAF, was inspired by the Shakespearean quote in King Lear (Act 3 Scene 4) “The Prince of Darkness is a gentlemen” hinting that devil will disguise himself as a good man in order to deceive you.

The Crimson King, in several interpretations, refers to a malevolent and evil force - including in Stephen King’s Dark Tower Series.

Both Iris and Hermes are names of two famous greek gods both known for being messengers.

Hermes last name Cain is similar to most warlock names - single syllable and has a dark/sad meaning. Cain refers to ‘first murderer’ from the bible after Cain and Abel.

Everyone in the family pronounces Lance��s name with the British pronunciation (David was adamant about using it) while everyone in his school (including Harry) uses the American pronunciation.

The only people (whom he knows) who don’t refer to Arthur as AJ are David and Kincaid.

Joan’s dog’s full name is Oliver Twist - named after a famous fictional character like all Herondale/Fairchild pets.

Other Max no longer goes by Lightwood-Bane and has a different surname in the Other Timeline (his present/our future).

Arjun is named after an infamous archer in Indian mythology.

Before Lance found about Kincaid’s destiny, Crimson King used to be one of his favourite bands - they’re a famous rock band from the 1960s and 70s.

And finally, Lance and Arthur were the names I had picked out for my own children, but I gave it to Mavid because I love them so much and wanted my unborn, imaginary children to have two wonderful parents.

#okay bye #also probs no lbaf update tomorrow yall but will keep you posted on Wednesday x #lbaf #lbaf next gen #my fics #love beckons all fallen

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krikeymate · 1 year

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What’s your thought (or headcanons if you have any) on Sam and Kirby being girlfriends? I totally respect your view and opinion on it if you don’t have any thoughts or if it’s not your cup of tea.

So I'm only really interested in Sam & Tara as characters, but I do hope we see her again in 7, because I really liked the interactions we got in 6, and I'm a big lover of Big Sister Kirby for the girls, but putting her in a relationship with Sam would also be a cool dynamic, and we would still get Kirby being the second best big sister to Tara.

Kirby's could be Sidney's Kincaid for Sam.

She becomes close to the girls after 6. They have trouble finding somewhere else to live, but they can't afford the rent between just the two of them, so... Kirby makes a suggestion. Or well, she just... kinda moves in and starts paying rent.

Kirby's there as a sympathetic ear and to offer advice when Danny starts pushing for more out of their relationship. He wants to talk about the future but Sam doesn't have a future planned beyond tomorrow, the only thing she knows for sure about what she wants for the future is her sister being there. Kirby gets it, she tried to have a normal relationship, to be a normal person. It didn't work out.

Kirby is instrumental in helping Tara deal with her trauma, she's been there, the injuries... the betrayal. They bond in a way that Sam thinks she should feel threatened by, but she can't. Because Tara smiles so much now, and she's so much happier, and she's always talking about the places Kirby takes her and the things they do together. And whenever Sam catches them going out or watching a movie, they always try to drag her in to join them. There's something that feels so special about sitting on the couch, her leg against Kirby's, with Tara sprawled out across them. It feels a lot like family.

Kirby's a little flirty, but Kirby's always been a little flirty, and she talks the same way to a lot of people, so Sam doesn't think anything more of it.

Ghostface comes back to haunt them. Danny makes the wrong choice. Kirby makes the right one. Sam begins to realise there's something there. Kirby gets hurt protecting her sister, and Sam realises she might actually love her.

Neither of them want marriage, neither of them are interested in kids. They just want to focus on the today.

Kirby takes both the girls shooting, but Sam refuses to have another gun in the house. She's adamant that Kirby keeps hers locked in a safe and that only she knows the code. Kirby doesn't pry, although she has her suspicions, she respects Sam's demands.

They're the type of girlfriends who roast people together.

Gale, Kirby, and the girls become a sort of family unit. Gale and Kirby are sniping at each other over dinner one day when Tara goes "that's no way to speak to your mother-in-law" and dinner descends into chaos. They hadn't even told anyone they were dating yet, it was so new, and Sam had been agonising over how to tell Tara, terrified that it would ruin everything. And that doesn't even touch on the mother in law comment.

#/mp #ask box #Scream #Sam Carpenter #Kirby Reed #-sam/kirby #scream headcanon tag #i feel like to prop up sam/kirby you have to put down danny and boy i am so sorry #anyway their fucked up family dynamic is two women and their adult daughter who loves to be babied.#and also wine aunt/mother in law gale weathers that chick off the tv

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lightsonparkave · 11 months

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The past is where we come from. The past shapes who we are today. The past is both immutable and malleable; it is set in stone and what we make of it.

The theme for Lights on Park Ave Round 50 is the past. As a reminder, each round will now be two months long, at least for the time being.

Here are the prompts:

Theodore reflecting on his relationship with Catherine in Spike Jonze's Her

A quote about being on good terms with your past selves from Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

"I Am Running into a New Year" - Lucille Clifton

Haesung asking his married childhood sweetheart Nayoung who she thinks they are to each other in the next life in Celine Song's Past Lives

A gifset of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park

Dialogue from Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express about wishing memories could be stored without expiration

Photos of male couples from Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s–1950s collected by Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell

A prompt about choosing three things to remember about your current life if you get to start your life over

bell hooks's explanation that you're only able to love and be loved after coming to terms with your past love

Amelia K.'s analysis of Lot's wife's decision to look back in “I: Vision - Eurydice, Mangan’s Sister, & Lot’s Wife”

Rita and William going over the steps that she took in previous time loops to get through the invasion and Rita getting killed each time in Edge of Tomorrow

A photo of Penn Station in 1926 by Drahomir Josef Ružicka

"Yesterday" - The Beatles

Tony instructing Scott to give his alt 2012 self a heart attack in Endgame

Dialogue about not knowing how much of your idea of a past relationship is real from Jonás Trueba's La virgen de agosto

Heedo and Yijin letting each other go by expressing gratitude for each other as friends and first loves and the way they helped each other grow as people in Twenty-Five Twenty-One

A quote from The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid about loving her father only after his death

A manual on dining and wining in 1934 New York

"Summer of '69" - Bryan Adams

Meta about Succession's title sequence and what it says about the construction and mystery of the past and how it haunts the present

Roman's refusal to think about his relationship with his father growing up and Shiv's denial about her father's abuse in Succession

Round 50 will end on December 31, 11:59 PM ET (what time is that for me?).

As always, you’re free to jump in whenever you’d like during the round, a wide variety of work types is accepted, and there are no minimum work requirements. Unfinished works and works for other fandom events are allowed. You can find more information about Lights on Park Ave and the participation guidelines here.

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serenasoutherlyns · 1 month

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passionately, i'd say chapter 6

Kincoy :) Mature. Thanks for the request, @albatrossisland! ao3

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“I’m sorry Adam’s being hard on you,” Jack says as Claire settles down on the couch beside her, glass of wine in hand. She places her hand on Claire’s thigh soothingly and she melts into the touch, feels herself relax a little. “I think he’s feeling a little responsible, too.”

“Adam Schiff projecting,” Claire says, “not very like him. But I appreciate the thought.” Claire sighs after she speaks. “Smith’s lawyer. That’s something,” she says. “I think I’d be relieved.”

“He’s got no reason to be,” says Jack, “I’m going to insist he be standby counsel.”

“Good call,” says Claire. She sets her glass down and lets her eyelids droop, leaning against Jack’s chest as she does. She yawns, and apologizes. Jack responds only with shh. She lets the music in the room wash over her.

“It’s not your fault, Claire,” Jack says out of nowhere.

“It is, in a way.”

“No,” says Jack, and Claire doesn’t bother fighting back.

---

Claire is glad she took the subway instead of her car today, because she is far too tired to drive, and because the throng of people around is forcing her to keep it at least a little bit together. She’s now not only staring down her part in these deaths but a lawsuit because of it. She wants to go home, get in bed, and cry. This job is really, really starting to wear her down. What good is she getting done? She feels a few teardrops fall, but puts a stop to it quickly.

Now he is your problem, Ms. Kincaid.

She hopes her mascara isn’t running when she gets back to the office.

“You can’t leap tall buildings either,” Jack says reassuringly. And she’s right: Claire even remembered that week being especially bad, she was being pulled so many ways. She had yelled at her mom over the phone that Thursday from just how stressed out she was. She missed a phone call. It wasn’t a crime. Three people are dead. One will never be the same. Maybe she should take a cruise, maybe she should plant a garden. She comes so close to crying again. Jack brings her in for a just-appropriate-enough hug that she wishes could include a kiss.

“Go home, Claire,” Jack says when she pulls away. “Don’t fight me,” she continues when Claire opens her mouth, “you’re exhausted.” Claire nods, because she is.

“Okay,” says Claire. “See you?” she says, a little pathetically.

“Give me two hours,” says Jack warmly. It takes her just a little longer than that to get to Claire’s apartment. Claire is already in her pajamas watching whatever old movie is on TV. She even has some microwave popcorn and a Hershey bar. Jack’s face breaks into a giant grin when she comes in, and Claire catches it, bewildered.

“What,” she says, amused.

“You’re just very cute, and,” says Jack, reaching into her bag, “I brought these.” She pulls out a bottle of red wine and a Hershey bar.

“Good, now I don’t have to share,” Claire laughs for the first time in what feels like days.

“You weren’t going to,” says Jack, setting her things down and taking her shoes off.

“Well, now I don’t have to feel bad about that.”

“That’s more like it,” says Jack. She walks over to Claire and kisses her. “Hey,” she says.

“Hey,” Claire responds. Jack sits beside her and holds her hand.

“I hate this movie.”

“I don’t even know what it is,” says Claire, putting her chocolate down. “I’m bored of it.” She mutes the TV. She gets up and climbs into Jack’s lap, kissing her as she does, relishing Jack’s deep breath in.

“You’re not tired?” Jack says.

“Exhausted,” says Claire, dipping down to kiss Jack’s neck. Her hand reaches under Jack’s shirt and Jack hums in pleasure. “Fucking exhausted.” She hopes Jack can pick up the I need you buried inside those words. Jack does, because she suggests the bedroom, and they can’t get there fast enough. Claire wakes up comparatively refreshed.

---

Claire can’t bring herself to care that she’s leaving her apartment in her sweats. Adam didn’t take her off all her cases, but screw it, it’s a Saturday, she can afford not to work one day out of the week. Even if she can’t, she’s going to. She meets Jack at the little pizza place down the street from his, the one that’s always full of smoke, with the sticky floors and the TVs that show baseball. A few people watch the game, but mostly it’s full of people like them, letting the afternoon catch up to them. Jack’s got on her leather jacket and jeans. Her hair is pulled back with a claw clip, but little half-gray tendrils hang down beside her face. Claire wishes Jack would stop dying her hair sometimes, she is so endlessly fond of that shade of silver.

“He knew the risks. He chose to ignore them,” Jack says. Claire is a little jealous she didn’t think of it first.

“Depraved indifference, murder two. Not bad,” Claire replies, “Good luck with it.” She tries her best not to sound bitter. In a way, she’s glad to have been taken off the case. She still feels like it’s her responsibility, though, and she hates how it got ripped away. But Jack asks her to be second chair.

“Claire, Smith didn't slip through the cracks because of you. The system worked the way it's supposed to.” Jack is pointing out exactly what Claire doesn’t like about all of this, what’s been swimming through her mind for days now. She doesn’t know if she can stomach the system anymore.

“Doesn’t that scare the hell out of you?” Claire asks, hinting at what’s going through her mind. She’s been dreading Jack’s reaction.

“You’re thinking of resigning?” Jack asks, and Claire is surprised that there’s no hostility, no disappointment there. Maybe a little condescension, but Claire puts that down to the real wisdom she has about the profession. In a way, Claire is soothed by it. “Help me put James Smith away,” Jack pleads with her after they talk about it (though they only scratch the surface), and Claire finds she wants to.

---

They talk about going somewhere nice after work, but they end up grabbing some takeout and going back to Jack’s. They do eat at the table instead of the couch, though that’s more because they got soup than anything else. Claire is still tired, and today didn’t help. The only sound in the room is Jack slurping noodles, but she doesn’t mind the lack of conversation. She’s tired of hearing voices, though the only one that’s echoing in her head is Joanne’s. You let him do this to me. You let him out. Her trance is broken, though, when Jack says, “Do you want to move in together?”

“I--” Claire says almost before the words even register, then shuts her mouth.

“We spend more nights together than apart as it is, Claire.”

“I like my apartment,” she says.

“Then we’ll live there,” says Jack with a shrug. “Just think about it.” Claire actually gives it a thought, now. What it would be like to share a bed every night, to have their toothbrushes beside each other, to merge their record collections. Maybe they’d fight over bills, or whether to leave a light on when they left at night. After a second, she realizes that half of that is already done. The more she searches, the fewer reasons she can find to say no, and the more she wants it.

“Sure,” she says, smiling for what feels like the first time in days.

---

“He mailed me his summation. We're lucky. He could've hung the jury,” Jack says, and Claire feels cold for a second. The system worked the way it’s supposed to, and they got a guilty man off the streets. But it doesn’t feel like victory. “Oh, Claire,” Jack says, noticing her.

“I know,” Claire replies.

“I’m glad,” says Jack. “Do you want to go home now?”

“Dancing,” says Claire. “I want to go dancing.”

“Alright,” says Jack, amused. “If that’s what you want.” They’re lucky it’s a Friday. As they rise from the couch, Jack places a hand on her shoulder. She opens the door into the cold night first, and interlocks their arms for a plausibly-deniable moment. There are seats on the subway at this hour of night, and Claire rests against Jack. As the doors close, she tilts her head up and looks at Jack, her strength, her gentleness.

“What?” Jack says. Claire kisses her, and feels the reassurance of it all deeply.

“I love you,” says Claire when the kiss breaks. “Thank you.”

“I love you too, Claire,” says Jack. They get off the train only a couple stops down, and when they get in the bar (playing swing, Claire knows what Jack likes) it’s warm with bodies. Jack leads. They get a little tipsy and stay for hours, until the place starts to clear out. They go back to Claire’s apartment, their apartment soon, and when they wake up in the morning, Jack makes French toast and Claire makes lattes with the Moka pot. When breakfast is gone, Jack takes her back to bed, and the world narrows to the two of them.

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