#Alessia Romano

[ryuzakemo128]

Cara Mia (My Beloved)

Pairing: Billionaire! Joel Miller x Alessia Romano (Joel Miller x F! OC)

Content Warning: Cussing, Angst, no outbreak, post break-up, age gap (Joel is 55-56. Alessia is 28 turning 29), Jealous Joel.

Indirect Character Mention: F! Reader Supermodel(21yrs)

Words: 1021

Summary:

Masterlist Dividers

Note: Mood board is for Alessia Romano. Alessia Romano is an OC. Not a canon character. Sneak peek of Upcoming One-shot with bonus mood board.

Alessia had decided to start up an onlyfans ever since he broke up with her, she needed the extra cash. It was one of the few ways she could earn it without the extra leg work. She spent that entire week getting ready for it, setting up her profile, taking photos and videos, and planning her content.

He broke up with her to go out with a young supermodel. She said go ahead and do it. Just don’t be shocked when I move on from you to someone else better than you.

Was it petty of her to add those last few words? Yes.

Did she care how it impacted him? Fuck no.

Why should she care about him after she ‘set him free’?

Joel decided the best course of action after she disappeared for a week was to yell at her, who remained passed out in her lime green hammock.

“Where the hell have you been?” he roared, the rage boiling within him mixing with the worry that had consumed him during her absence.

“Well. You said fuck off, right?” Alessia answered, causing him to grit his teeth even harder.

She took it literal as possible and fucked off, right after he told her to.

She didn't have a couch in her living room, but she did have a lime green hammock. Not only that, but she must have passed out on it after passing out after four cocktails at the bar.

The television still had The Simpsons playing, the DVDs on her coffee table against the red brick wall, the black curtains shut tight blocking the sun from taking a peek inside.

“You're drunk,” Joel stated, the disbelief in his voice palpable.

“Hungover, it means I was drunk 𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒹𝒶𝓎” she corrected him with a smirk, though her voice was groggy, her eyes were still half-closed.

Joel's eyes narrowed as he stepped closer to her, the wooden floorboards creaking under his weight. He grabbed the edge of the hammock, giving it a rough shake. “Do you have any idea what I've been through the past week?”

“Hey, you were the one who wanted to break up. Don't come walking over to my place because you saw me talking to another guy.” Alessia retorted. “What's the matter, your 21-year-old supermodel girlfriend not good enough for you?”

Alessia groaned as she got up to shove her pyjama top on, a men's graphic t-shirt with marvel heroes plastered over the front of it. The same one she wears to bed most nights. She didn't bother putting her pyjama bottoms back on as she walked into her small, tiny, kitchenette, taking out the leftover pizza from last night to have for breakfast.

“What's your problem?” Joel followed her, the anger still resonating in his voice.

Alessia ignored him to warm up her pizza, getting her leftover soft drink from the fridge and Joel continued to speak, “You're not even sorry? Do you know how worried I was? I called everyone, I looked everywhere!”

“Why the fuck do you care?” She snapped back at him. “You have everything you want. Leave me the fuck alone.”

“I care because you're still important to me, whether you like it or not,” Joel said, his voice cracking.

He slammed his fist on the kitchen counter, making the plates rattle. “I thought something had happened to you. I can't just turn that off because you decided to ghost me after I made a mistake!”

Joel had been told that Alessia started an onlyfans that week, she didn't know how he found or who told him about it. Was it Thomas? Did he tell him? Was it Ellie? Did she do it to spite her? Was it his new girlfriend that told him about it? Who told him? Why did they tell him about it? What did they have to gain from telling him what she was doing now?

Joel spoke up again, much to her dismay, “What's with the onlyfans bullshit, huh? Did you do that to get back at me?”

“No, I did it because I needed the money, and it’s my body, Joel. I can do what I want with it. If it’s not with you, then it’s with someone else. I’m sorry if that bruises your little man ego, but that’s not my problem anymore. You chose the supermodel over me, remember?”

Joel’s jaw tightened as he watched her take a bite of the pizza, the cheese stretching out in a long string. “So, you’re just going to whore yourself out because I made a mistake? That’s your solution?”

“Did I hurt your small feelings? ”Alessia sarcastically remarked. “Did I bruise that pathetic small ego of yours? I have a date this evening, so you better shove off before I call security on your dumb ass.”

A date? Joel was caught off guard by her nonchalant announcement. “You're seeing someone else already?” he asked, his voice laced with both anger and hurt.

“A great guy from where I grew up in Italy.” Alessia answered.

Joel felt a pang of jealousy stab through his chest. “Italy? How long have you been seeing him?”

“He's the guy that helps me with my onlyfans content.” Alessia answered indirectly.

This revelation hit Joel like a ton of bricks. The rage that had been simmering inside him began to boil over. He couldn't believe that not only had she moved on, but she was also flaunting it in his face.

He stepped closer to her, his eyes burning with fury. “You're going to let some stranger film you? After everything we've been through?”

“He is most definitely not the guy filming.” Alessia implied he was the guy acting in said onlyfans content with a smirk on her face, which only added more fuel to Joel's rage.

“You're fucking him?” Joel's voice grew louder, his face contorted into a mask of rage.

“Why do you care?” Alessia walked to her bedroom to get her outfit ready for that evening. “I'm finally moving on. You should be happy for me.” Alessia walked into her closet looking through her black dresses to wear that night.

She finally settled on her A-line black dress with leg slit, batwing sleeves, and bat hem line. She had bought it from a designer store for this exact purpose.

“You don't get it, do you?” Joel followed her, his voice filled with a mix of anger and desperation. “You're not just anyone to me, Alessia. You can't just replace me with some random guy from your past!”

“Watch me.”

[hiddcnhorizcns]

@archxngxl based on this

the music floated through the ballroom, a symphony of violins and piano, though it did little to soothe the restlessness in alessia's chest. tonight was supposed to be another one of her father’s grand events, where every powerful figure in the city gathered, exchanging pleasantries, making deals, and showing off their wealth. but for her, it was all a distraction—an endless loop of forced smiles and rehearsed small talk. she should have been focused on the guests, the conversations. that’s what she was there for, after all. her father had drilled it into her head: play the role, be polite, keep your head up. but she couldn’t concentrate. not with him here.

santino. sonny.

he was somewhere in the crowd, watching over the party like he always did, standing in the shadows, invisible to everyone else. except her. she could feel him even when she didn’t see him, like a steady pulse that wouldn’t let her forget he was close. and the longer she went without seeing him, the harder it became to stay in her place. "alessia." a voice interrupted her thoughts, and she barely contained the sigh that threatened to escape. it was nico, the son of one of her father’s closest associates. he’d been circling her all evening like some predatory animal, his grin too confident, his eyes lingering too long. "why don’t we get some air, huh? you’ve been cooped up in here all night." his hand reached out, brushing her arm, far too familiar for her liking. "we could talk… get to know each other better." she forced a smile, one that didn’t reach her eyes. "i’m fine, nico. i like the party just where it is." his grin faltered slightly, but he didn’t back down. he leaned closer, his breath warm against her ear. "come on, alessia. we both know you’re too good for this place. let’s slip away for a bit. i’m sure your father wouldn’t mind."

her heart sped up—not because of nico, but because she could feel the tension building. this was dangerous. sonny had seen nico hovering around her earlier no doubt, and though she knew santino was too disciplined to show it, she could feel his silent rage from across the room. he hated seeing her like this, trapped, uncomfortable. “i said, i’m fine,” she repeated, a little more forcefully this time. her eyes scanned the room, searching for an exit, for sonny, for any way to escape.

[azzurriandspanishcalciofamilies]

Players and their families of Italy NT for EURO 2024

GOALKEPPERS

Alex Meret - girlfriend, Debora Romano > Daniel

Gianluigi Donnarumma - girlfriend, Alessia Elefante

Guglielmo Vicario - single

DEFENDERS

Alessandro Bastoni - wife, Camilla Bresciani > Azzurra

Alessandro Buongiorno - girlfriend, Margherita Ceruzzi

Andrea Cambiasso - single

Federico Dimarco - wife, Giulia Mazzocato > Chloe & Nicholas

Federico Gatti - girlfriend, Greta Barde

Gianluca Mancini - wife, Elisa Baggiani > Ginevra, Lavinia & Bianca

Giovanni Di Lorenzo - wife, Clarissa Franchi > Azzurra & Carolina

Matteo Darmian - wife, Francesca Eleonora Cormanni > Achille & Gregorio

Raoul Bellanova - girlfriend, Paola Di Benedetto

Riccardo Calafiori - girlfriend, Benedetta

MIDFIELDERS

Bryan Cristante - girlfriend, Selene Cito > Aurora, Victoria & Liam

Davide Frattesi - girlfriend, Eleonora Piredda

Jorginho - fiancée, Catherine Harding > Victor, Alicia, Ada & Jax

Lorenzo Pellegrini - wife, Veronica Martinelli > Camilla, Thomas & Nicolò

Nicolò Barella - wife, Federica Schievenin > Rebecca, Lavinia, Matilde & Romeo

Nicolò Fagioli - girlfriend, Giulia Bernacci

Michael Folorunsho - single

FOWARDS

Federico Chiesa - fiancée, Lucia Bramani

Giacomo Raspadori - girlfriend, Elisa Graziani > Camilla

Gianluca Scamacca - girlfriend, Flaminia Apolloni

Mateo Retegui - single

Mattia Zaccagni - wife, Chiara Nasti > Thiago

Stephan El Shaarawy - fidanzata, Ludovica Pagani

[mchoyonee-d]

Come feci per le Olimpiadi di Tokyo 3 anni fa, arriva il riassuntone delle medaglie conquistate dalla spedizione italiana.

Ma prima, un po' di "menzioni speciali": mai come quest'anno, infatti, ci sono stati così tanti piazzamenti al quarto posto per gli atleti italiani...

4️⃣ Giovanni Abagnale (canottaggio 4 con)

4️⃣ Domenico Acerenza (nuoto di fondo 10km)

4️⃣ Fabio Balaso (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Elisa Balsamo (inseguimento squadre)

4️⃣ Elena Bertocchi (tuffi 3m sincro donne)

4️⃣ Mattia Bottolo (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Alessandro Alberto Bovolenta (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Luca Braidot (MTB corsa)

4️⃣ Tammaro Cassandro (skeet)

4️⃣ Martina Fidanza (inseguimento squadre)

4️⃣ Gianluca Galassi (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Simone Giannelli (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Larissa Iapichino (salto in lungo)

4️⃣ Lamont Marcell Jacobs (atletica 4x100m uomini)

4️⃣ Nicholas Kohl (canottaggio 4 con)

4️⃣ Daniele Lavia (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Matteo Lodo (canottaggio 4 con)

4️⃣ Lorenzo Marsaglia (tuffi 3m sincro uomini)

4️⃣ Matteo Melluzzo (atletica 4x100m uomini)

4️⃣ Alessandro Michieletto (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Letizia Paternoster (inseguimento squadre)

4️⃣ Lorenzo Patta (atletica 4x100m uomini)

4️⃣4️⃣ Chiara Pellacani (tuffi 3m sincro donne, tuffi 3m trampolino)

4️⃣ Riccardo Pianosi (vela kite)

4️⃣ Benedetta Pilato (100m rana)

4️⃣ Luca Porro (pallavolo)

4️⃣4️⃣ Simona Quadarella (800m stile, 1500m stile)

4️⃣ Yuri Romano (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Roberto Russo (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Giovanni Sanguinetti (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Riccardo Sbertoli (pallavolo)

4️⃣ Stefano Sottile (salto in alto)

4️⃣ Massimo Stano (marcia 20km)

4️⃣ Giovanni Tocci (tuffi 3m sincro uomini)

4️⃣ Filippo Tortu (atletica 4x100m uomini)

4️⃣ Giuseppe Vicino (canottaggio 4 con)

E adesso, l'elenco delle medaglie (e di altri quarti posti...) come da protocollo:

🥈 Angela Andreoli (artistica squadre)

🥇 Ekaterina Antropova (pallavolo)

🥇 Diana Bacosi (skeet squadre miste)

🥇 Caterina Marianna Banti (multiscafo misto)

🥈4️⃣ Nadia Battocletti (atletica 10000m, atletica 5000m)

🥇 Alice Bellandi (judo -78kg)

🥈 Guillaume Bianchi (fioretto squadre)

🥇 Caterina Chiara Bosetti (pallavolo)

🥇 Carlotta Cambi (pallavolo)

🥈 Gabriele Casadei (canoa sprint doppio 500m)

🥇🥉 Thomas Ceccon (100m dorso, 4x100m stile uomini)

🥉 Martina Centofanti (ritmica all-around squadre)

🥈 Luca Chiumento (canottaggio 4 di coppia)

🥇4️⃣ Chiara Consonni (madison, inseguimento squadre)

🥈🥉 Simone Consonni (madison, inseguimento squadre)

🥉 Paolo Conte Bonin (4x100m stile uomini)

🥇🥈4️⃣ Alice D'Amato (artistica trave, artistica squadre, artistica all-around)

🥇 Anna Danesi (pallavolo)

🥇 Giovanni De Gennaro (kayak singolo)

🥇 Monica De Gennaro (pallavolo)

🥉 Andy Diaz Hernandez (salto triplo)

🥉 Agnese Duranti (ritmica all-around squadre)

🥇 Paola Ogechi Egonu (pallavolo)

🥇 Sara Errani (tennis doppio donne)

🥈 Arianna Errigo (fioretto squadre)

🥈🥉 Manila Esposito (artistica squadre, artistica trave)

🥇 Sarah Luisa Fahr (pallavolo)

🥈 Martina Favaretto (fioretto squadre)

🥇 Rossella Fiamingo (spada squadre)

🥉 Manuel Frigo (4x100m stile uomini)

🥈 Alessio Foconi (fioretto squadre)

🥉 Mattia Furlani (salto in lungo)

🥈🥉 Filippo Ganna (ciclismo cronometro individuale, inseguimento squadre)

🥈 Giacomo Gentili (canottaggio 4 di coppia)

🥇 Gaia Giovannini (pallavolo)

🥇4️⃣ Vittoria Guazzini (madison, inseguimento squadre)

🥈 Elisa Iorio (artistica squadre)

🥉 Francesco Lamon (inseguimento squadre)

🥇 Marina Lubian (pallavolo)

🥈🥈 Filippo Macchi (fioretto individuale, fioretto squadre)

🥇 Marta Maggetti (windsurf)

🥉 Giorgio Malan (pentathlon moderno)

🥉 Alessia Maurelli (ritmica all-around squadre)

🥈 Federico Nilo Maldini (pistola 10m)

🥈 Tommaso Marini (fioretto squadre)

🥇 Nicolò Martinenghi (100m rana)

🥉 Jonathan Milan (inseguimento squadre)

🥉 Alessandro Miressi (4x100m stile uomini)

🥉 Daniela Mogurean (ritmica all-around squadre)

🥉 Paolo Monna (pistola 10m)

🥉 Lorenzo Musetti (tennis singolo)

🥇 Mara Navarria (spada squadre)

🥇 Oghosasere Loveth Omoruyi (pallavolo)

🥈 Stefano Oppo (canottaggio 2 di coppia)

🥇 Alessia Orro (pallavolo)

🥈🥉 Gregorio Paltrinieri (1500m stile, 800m stile)

🥈 Francesca Palumbo (fioretto squadre)

🥈 Andrea Panizza (canottaggio 4 di coppia)

🥇 Jasmine Paolini (tennis doppio donne)

🥉 Laura Paris (ritmica all-around squadre)

🥉 Antonino Pizzolato (sollevamento pesi 89kg)

🥉 Sofia Raffaeli (ritmica all-around individuale)

🥈 Luca Rambaldi (canottaggio 4 di coppia)

🥇 Giulia Rizzi (spada squadre)

🥇 Gabriele Rossetti (skeet squadre miste)

🥉 Luigi Samele (sciabola individuale)

🥇 Alberta Santuccio (spada squadre)

🥉 Alessio Simone (taekwondo -80kg)

🥈 Gabriel Soares (canottaggio 2 di coppia)

🥈 Silvana Maria Stanco (trap)

🥇 Myriam Fatime Sylla (pallavolo)

🥈 Carlo Tacchini (canoa sprint doppio 500m)

🥉 Ginevra Taddeucci (nuoto di fondo 10km)

🥇 Ruggero Tita (multiscafo misto)

🥈 Giorgia Villa (artistica squadre)

🥈 Elia Viviani (madison)

🥈4️⃣ Alice Volpi (fioretto squadre, fioretto individuale)

Anche stavolta, la grande domanda: di loro, di tutti loro, ve ne ricorderete a lungo... O già questo sabato sarete ad imprecare contro lo streaming che non funziona per vedere altri "sportivi"?

[2amandas]

Summer in Vatican remained as hot as Alessandra dreadfully remembered, her will to live the day decreasing the more she kept walking. The jacket she held for when they were supposed to enter the Sistine Chapel for the 30th time in her life seemed to laugh at her, but there was nothing she could do about it now, and if she was to play the game, no risks should be taken.

She had successfully skipped the annual family vacation to Vatican the last two years, ironically assigning that to the little bit of faith she had. If God and the saints wanted her to go, they wouldn’t have had the admission exam for her desired masters degree dated for the middle of the week, and then they wouldn’t have made the hottest guy she had met at that point ask her to spend the Spring holiday with him somewhere. In some way, those were God’s plans for her. How could she go against that?

All that luck had been spent in those two years. When her mother demanded her presence on the vacation, penniless-afraid she wouldn’t be able to finish her thesis-striken by a perpetually unstable love life-Alessandra had no choice but to say yes, mama, I look forward to it, hoping it would make asking for some money easier and less humiliating. Showing up at the house drunk and miserable difficulted her act, though. If anything, she felt as the main character in a season of The White Lotus, and also the one who was murdered in the end.

Facing it was the only choice, and so she would do. High temperatures and awkward breakfast aside, it was a nice day. Her parents were too busy with her sister’s husband to give her attention, it was too hot for her to try ruining the day, her brother was being strangely quiet, and at the first opportunity her sister pulled her to go back to being awful teenagers and ditch the family to explore for themselves. Just another usual Mori family vacation, and as she hadn’t be in one lately, she couldn’t really complain.

As they loved to do in the simpler times, the first thing they did was looking for boys. Not actively, since her sister was married, but just strolling and laughing everytime they passed by a guy they thought was hot. They weren’t known for having a particularly good relationship, so it was nice to just go and have a bit of fun before returning to the schedule. No harm in having ice cream while analyzing the most recent edition of the great calendario romano and saying I wouldn’t mind confessing with him to every single priest showcased in the pages. They’d finish their desserts and go back, Alessandra hiding the calendar on her purse so her sister could have it later.

Until they stumbled upon a photo of a priest so gorgeous Alessandra had to take a break, even more shocked by the information that it was the priest of the same church they visited and frequented every year during the trip. The old priest she knew since childhood had passed away, and great Father Domenico had been there since then. Oh, she clearly had to make up for her absence in the last two years.

No amounts of no, Alessia, stop whatever you’re thinking would be enough to distract her. Suddenly, Alessandra was ready to go, chuckling to herself while her sister pretended to not understand her new behavior. Showing up with her deranged family wouldn’t be attractive at all, but debating whether it was okay to even think like that also wasn’t good.

She didn’t even want to do something bad, for Christ’s sake! Taking a look at a handsome man wasn’t a sin, even if he was a priest. Just taking a look, that was it. It would be a nice thing to think about for the next days. After checking herself on the phone camera, reapplying her lipstick and assuring her mother she would be on her best behavior for the visit (not even her mother wanted to look bad in front of the hot priest, apparently), Alessandra was ready for the tour, letting her family members go ahead.

“Oh, I actually missed being here,” it’s not a lie. Her mother was christened there, her parents’ ceremony was held there, her siblings and Alessandra herself had been christened been there more times they could count. Some jewels and mental illness aside, if was the closest thing they had to a family heirloom, and she could see that now, all thanks to the hot priest who seemed to be hiding himself. “Where is Father Severino? I gotta apologize for my recent absence.” She references the old priest, ignoring her sister’s dirty looks. She can only hope Father Domenico hasn’t heard much about her already.

[brazilnt]

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[darkcityrol]

ALESSIA ROMANO (Cupo asegurado)

Alessia Romano creció en Brooklyn, donde desarrolló una habilidad notable para el sigilo y la infiltración. Tras abandonar la universidad, comenzó a trabajar como investigadora privada, realizando trabajos menores de robo y recuperación de objetos. Su habilidad para moverse discretamente y su conocimiento de sistemas de seguridad la hicieron destacar en el submundo criminal.

A los 23 años, Alessia fue reclutada por la mafia Scaletta para utilizar sus habilidades en robos y seguridad. En la "Mano Nera", su rol principal es realizar robos estratégicos y obtener recursos valiosos que beneficien a la organización. Aunque no es la figura central, su capacidad para llevar a cabo tareas de robo con eficacia y discreción es crucial para el funcionamiento de la mafia.

A los 28 años, Alessia continúa siendo una pieza valiosa dentro de la mafia. Su habilidad para ejecutar robos planificados y su capacidad para manejar sistemas de seguridad le aseguran una posición estable. Aunque su papel no es el de una líder, su competencia y discreción la han convertido en una figura importante en el equipo, ayudando a mantener las operaciones de la mafia en marcha sin llamar la atención.

[lamilanomagazine]

Moda, torna la Milano Fashion Week men's collection

Moda, torna la Milano Fashion Week men's collection Milano, 13 dicembre 2023 - Dal 12 al 16 gennaio, tra debutti e grandi nomi, torna la Milano Fashion Week Men's Collection autunno/inverno 2024/2025. Il calendario, che prevede 27 sfilate tra fisiche e digitali, 39 presentazioni e otto eventi, è stato presentato oggi a Palazzo Giureconsulti dal Presidente della Camera nazionale della Moda Italiana, Carlo Capasa, e da Alessia Cappello, assessora allo Sviluppo Economico con delega alla Moda e Design del Comune di Milano. Tante le novità, dal debutto in passerella di Stone Island al ritorno in calendario di Fendi e Gucci, ma anche eventi come l'inaugurazione il 12 gennaio alla Triennale della mostra di Kiton "Tailoring school. A journey into education". "Creatività, innovazione, qualità e sostenibilità sono le leve principali per il continuo sviluppo del sistema della moda italiana - ha commentato il presidente di CNMI Carlo Capasa -. Il calendario della Fashion Week che presentiamo oggi si rivela ricco di appuntamenti che dimostrano il primato italiano nella moda maschile. Le previsioni di chiusura dell'anno 2023 segnano per l'industria della moda italiana una crescita del fatturato del 4%, per un totale di circa 103 miliardi di euro. Il 20% del fatturato abbigliamento e accessori, pari a 11 miliardi, è rappresentato dalle collezioni maschili, in crescita del 5% rispetto allo scorso anno. Si tratta di segnali incoraggianti e di una conferma della forza dei nostri brand e del Made In Italy nel mondo". "Milano torna ad essere la casa della moda con la prossima Fashion week men's collection di gennaio - ha aggiunto l'assessora Alessia Cappello -. Un calendario fitto di appuntamenti, tra sfilate, presentazioni ed eventi per raccontare la creatività e lo stile delle più prestigiose maison e di stilisti emergenti, ma anche un'occasione per promuovere le straordinarie eccellenze artigianali italiane, simbolo di tradizione e allo stesso tempo sempre più orientate verso l'innovazione e la responsabilità ambientale e sociale. Valori in armonia con l'identità di Milano e il suo impegno per il futuro. Anche per questa edizione siamo al fianco di CNMI veicolando la campagna di comunicazione in tutta la città, del resto la moda rappresenta un pilastro fondamentale per la crescita economica, l'occupazione e la reputazione internazionale di Milano, mai così attrattiva come in questo ultimo anno". Come sempre incentrata sulla narrazione dei luoghi iconici della città, la nuova campagna realizzata da CNMI, Comune di Milano e Yes Milano, è stata scattata dal fotografo Carmine Romano nella Metropolitana di Milano M3 Missori con il coinvolgimento di ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi). La campagna sarà veicolata sugli schermi e attraverso le affissioni del Comune di Milano dall'8 al 16 gennaio. Gli appassionati e gli addetti ai lavori potranno seguire le sfilate in streaming sulla piattaforma al seguente link , che ospiterà anche una sezione dedicata agli showroom virtuali.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

[halfclanbloods-writing-blog]

HP OCs (au)

Cassiopeia Malfoy Black (Lady Black)

Leonidas Leopold Malfoy Potter (Lord Potter)

Carlo Romano

Alessandra Romano

Anushka Romanov Parkinson (Lady Parkinson)

Henry Romanov

Theseus Nott

Amber Nott

Regina Zabini (Lady Zabini)

Characters who are mentioned but I give them my own twist:

Draco Malfoy

Scorpius Malfoy

Albus Potter

James Sirius Potter

Lily Luna Potter

Pansy Parkinson

Theodore Nott

Daphne Greengrass

Astoria Greengrass

Blaise Zabini

Characters in the au of the au:

Miriam Martinez

Edward Jackson

Lydia and Philip Poët

Camila Martinez

Gilbert Martinez

Liroy Martinez

Alessia Martinez

Victoria Martinez

Eliza Poët

Andrei Poët

[micro961]

Mr. Pretty & Tucano & Cartoons - “Polemico”

Il singolo è sui principali stores digitali e nelle radio italiane

Esce il singolo “Polemico” degli artisti Mr. Pretty & Tucano & Cartoons sui principali stores digitali e nelle radio italiane in promozione nazionale.

Polemico è quel rap irriverente, scomodo e provocatorio di cui avevamo bisogno. Tutti contro la censura e la disinformazione così che l'essere polemico assuma un'accezione positiva. Le parole di Tucano e Cartoons incitano tutta una generazione ad esporre le proprie idee e battersi per esse, scandendo concetti sopra un’esplosiva produzione di Mr. Pretty che continua ad osare nella giusta direzione tra una cassa dritta e chitarre distorte.

 Tucano

Tucano è un rapper di Roma, classe 1995. Scopre la sua passione per la musica da bambino, scegliendo la via dell’autodidattismo con 7 anni di studio del pianoforte. La sua prima apparizione da cantante arriva con il collettivo musicale Anonymousica, un progetto indipendente nato nel 2011 con il quale acquisisce le sue competenze artistiche. Tucano cattura l’attenzione del produttore Hey Max proprio durante un suo show ed è grazie a questo incontro che nasceranno i suoi primi due progetti Fuga dalla Calma (2016) e Stranormale (2020) interamente prodotti da Hey Max con il quale conquisterà l’interesse del pubblico romano esibendosi in locali quali Traffic Club, Brancaleone, Zoobar, Defrag, Alcazar, Le Mura, Etoile 23, Container e vari eventi estivi lungo il litorale. Nel maggio del 2023, superati i 200 mila clic in rete, Tucano rilascia il suo terzo album Club 27 che verrà presentato con un minitour estivo insieme ad Hey Max alla consolle.

 Cartoons

Alessia Cartoni, in arte Cartoons, è un’artista emergente classe ‘04. Frequenta il quinto anno del liceo scientifico e, nella sua vita, stare con le persone che ama è la cosa più importante. Proviene dalla provincia di Roma e si è avvicinata alla musica nel 2020. Ha iniziato a produrre le sue prime canzoni in casa, spostandosi poi in uno studio di registrazione professionale. Per lei la musica non è solo uno svago, piuttosto uno sfogo. Quest’anno ha iniziato le sue prime collaborazioni; nel 2022 ha esordito con il suo primo ep “Silenzioso”, in cui ci spiega la sua vita e la persona che è.

 Mr. Pretty

Davide Graziosi in arte Mr. Pretty è un giovane Dj/producer che nasce e risiede alle porte di Roma. Da sempre appassionato di musica, all'età di 15 anni compone il suo primo pezzo, ma soltanto nel 2016 avvierà la sua carriera musicale pubblicando il suo primo EP "feelings". appassionato di ogni tipo di musica, produce principalmente elettronica, in tutte le sue sfaccettature. Infatti, tra le sue opere troviamo pezzi dance, come "happiness" pubblicato 2018 o "don't talk shit" del 2020; talmente variegato passa anche alla psy trance, come l'EP del 2021 "The other side", o singoli come "The game". in fine, il genere che forse più lo rappresenta, l'electro house, dal carattere aggressivo ma allo stesso tempo divertente e dal ritmo coinvolgente, come l'EP "Just for fun" del 2022.  oltre la produzione inizia a suonare i suoi primi live set per privati nel 2011. Dopo anni decide di affinare la tecnica e consegue il diploma da dj presso l'AID di Roma nel 2019. ad oggi si esibisce in vari locali della movida romana dove risiede.

  Beatport

https://www.beatport.com/release/polemico/4115176

 Spotify Tucano https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kzYExg9lOgIGJwEG4Que1?si=9I0z7UKoQeqTr_7avbChdg

 Instagram Tucano

https://www.instagram.com/tucanotra/

 Spotify Cartoons

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1I665mSOlxs7QmbtnDCRnM?si=7Gbvrl3DSQSs5pDlvw8oOg

 TikTok Cartoons

https://www.tiktok.com/@cartooons_?_t=8bsgisYkKOB&_r=1

 Spotify Mr. Pretty

https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/artist/52SGyz6bmBOeIonIxLcUfR

 Instagram Mr. Pretty

https://www.instagram.com/mrprettymusic/

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Part.2) Il sogno del mio carissimo amico (Romano Doc) Luca Fraticelli era quello di festeggiare un diciottesimo compleanno per sua figlia Alessia che fosse: indimenticabile, all’insegna del divertimento, dell’eleganza e dell’originalità e penso che ci sia riuscito alla grande. Bravo Luca and Happy 18yr old Birthday Alessia. #lucafraticelli #alessiafraticelli #18yearoldbirthday #festa18anni #CarpeDiem2022 #lovefriends #love #marcusberesford #live #liveuniquemoments #enjoylife #havingaparty #facendobellafesta (presso Roma Caput Mundi Semper) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkXlwWjqQv_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Padre's Second Home?

Pairing: Joel Miller x Alessia Romano / Thomas Miller x Alessia Romano

Content Warning: Second Home, Second Family business and drama, baby health issues, cheating, affair, jealous Joel?, age gap (Alessia is 30, Joel is 55-56 and Thomas is 50-51.), No Outbreak AU.

Words: 1,770

Masterlist

Credit (Dividers): @cafekitsune + @strangergraphics

Note: Joel's point of view and Tommy's point of view will come in two other parts.

Summary: “An absolute angel in my opinion. Though, I have a feeling you’re not here for that, are you?” She questioned with a playful tilt of her head, hands on either side of her hips. Looking at him up and down while he wasn’t looking at her directly. She licked her lips under the guise of thinking. Though if he had any sense, it was more likely because she found him to be rather attractive.

Alessia, she sauntered over to where he sat at the bar with the grace of a lurking panther. Eyes of a deep emerald green, a mischievous grin planted on her lips. “Well, well, well, I haven’t seen your face, I would remember a face like yours if I had. What can I get you today?” Her face inches away from his for a short moment, leaning against the bar, he could have sworn she was going to give him a light peck on his lips at this rate. 

She pulled away from him, a tease, like his brother Tommy liked to call her over and over again. Slightly irate, mostly frustrated at how his brother never told him about her. Never mind about the fact that he got her pregnant while he was married to Maria. He found out by accident, when the birth certificate for a different child showed up on Tommy’s doorstep at Jackson while he was down here.

“Who the hell are you?” He spat, he demanded an answer that would make this mess make some kind of sense to him.

“An absolute angel in my opinion. Though, I have a feeling you’re not here for that, are you?” She questioned with a playful tilt of her head, hands on either side of her hips. Looking at him up and down while he wasn’t looking at her directly. She licked her lips under the guise of thinking. Though if he had any sense, it was more likely because she found him to be rather attractive.

“My name is Alessia, I’d say it’s nice to meet you. But I would be lying to you.” She tensed up as he took a step closer to her.

“Well, Alessia, I have a feeling we will be seeing more of each other from now on.” His lips formed into a cocky grin on his face.

“Lets see if you even survive the first week here, we can’t have another eager, attentive soul sent to the morgue now, can we?” She hummed a small tune, before continuing on to say, “Don’t get too cocky, it is just asking for trouble.” 

Many have tried, many have failed, she didn’t fall for the tricks and false truths laid out to her by those who sought to harm her or her loved ones. Leading to heated arguments and debates in the past. Whoever this guy was, he had to be there for a reason. He seemed deadset on following through with something. Whatever that something was. She didn’t want any part of it.

His face fell once he caught sight of his younger brother, Tommy. Tommy Miller, the same man who was cheating on his wife with this young woman in front of him now. Assuming they were together. Assuming this was the woman he was seeing on the side. They locked eyes with each other. Tension hung in the air, for it felt to be a life-time. 

“Do you know Tommy?” Alessia asked him. Curious about why this man was glaring at her boyfriend.

He left a hefty tip, refusing to answer her question, leaving the bar. Leaving her confused. Baffled even. As Tommy walked over to her, pretending to not see that he was there. He even lied about not knowing who he is.

“Are you sure you don’t know who he is?” She continued to ask him again. “He looked at you like he knew you.”

“I have no idea who he is. Beats me, he might think he knows me, but he might have gotten me mixed up with someone else.” He avoided her questions, too. It felt far too suspicious to her to let it go fully. 

The stranger showed up this morning, stirred up more trouble without having to speak much or do much of anything. Dust clouds forming in the distance meant a dust storm was coming this way sometime soon. She had warned him about it for the past few days, she said it would be coming any day now. It seemed like it fell on deaf ears.

He avoided her all afternoon, which upset her, she didn’t want to fight with him again. She felt like she was always walking on eggshells around him. He insisted on always paying for cash for stuff, as he didn’t trust the bank to not track down his expenses for some reason or another. She could never make heads or tails of what he wanted from her at times. She was either doing too much or not doing enough. Now whatever was going on between the two men as her tenser than ever.

Why didn’t Tommy answer her question?

Why is he avoiding her now?

What has she done wrong this time?

Did he have something to hide from her? She told him months ago that she didn’t want any secrets to go on between the two of them. For a while it seemed to go fine. Swell even. Until the day this stranger rocked up into town. 

It had seemed that Tommy hadn’t been keeping his half of the promise they made together. As she had told him, “If you break this promise. I’m leaving you and taking our daughter with me. Do you understand me?”

Frustration gnawed at her insides, chewed at her bones, like a beaver with an addiction to eating wood. Leaving her wanting less of him and more of herself. It seemed like Tommy’s past came knocking sooner than she had hoped it would. Then she had felt prepared for. She had to put their child first, nothing he would say to her would change her mind about it. If leaving meant goodbye and farewell. Then so be it.

Why did it have to be now? 

Why can’t I just have more time?

What did he want from Tommy?

‘I can’t stay here and listen to more lies. To hear him trickle down the truth bit by little bit. I have to leave. Staying here will only make the hurt grow larger.’ She sighed, picking up her phone to dial her brother’s number, ending her shift early and saying her Nanny had to leave early. 

The note she had decided to leave Tommy when she packed their suitcase, her older brother, Giovanni. Carrying them to his car. Muttering curses and swearing under his breath in Italian.

Tommy Miller, If you’re reading this. I am already gone, I have left with our child. As I can’t remain somewhere where I am now. I am clearly not your first choice. Though I have a strange feeling I never was to begin with. We have a child together, we can’t keep living like this, I can’t keep living like I am your dirty little secret to keep in the dark. A dirty secret to have your way with whenever you’re bored. Please, please, for all that is still good in this world. Don’t contact me. If you care about me. Don’t reach out. Don’t contact me ever again. I don’t want to hear any more lies from you. Not now and not ever.

Arrivederci and Buonanotte, Alessia Romano.

P.S. Those two words mean Goodbye and Goodnight in Italian. As you don’t speak or read the language, it is only right for me to do this last thing, this last favour for you.

A picture of a sad face sketched onto the bottom of the note to drive home just how upset she was with him. At how he made her feel about this whole mess.

Alessandra, a small, tiny little baby, premature by at least four weeks. A tiny little thing. Wrapped in a pastel pink onesie, only eleven months old, curious about her surroundings. Fascinated by the sounds of birds. A pity, Tommy was far more concerned with things that didn’t involve his own flesh and blood. 

It should have driven her mad, crazy even according to her second brother, Augusto, who seemed to enjoyed holding Alessandra. Singing to her softly. 

“It wouldn’t have changed anything. He made his choice long ago, and I should have left then too.” She groaned. “And don’t smoke in the car, Alessandra has enough to deal with, I will not have you add lung cancer to that list.” she took the cigarettes from both of her brothers. 

Alessandra Romano or Alessandra Miller, depending on which birth certificate taken into account. Born into this world tiny, almost dying upon delivery, and on top of it all. She would never be able to see. She had epileptic seizures, on unlucky nights it was at least 9-10 a night. If she was lucky, it was four to five a night. Not much Alessia could do, other than attend the paediatric appointments, give Alessandra her medicine and do her best to make it work.

Alessia switched off her phone, one thing she didn’t want to do is to take calls from Tommy. Even as Alessandra slept in her car seat next to Augusto. As they head to a motel the next town over. Away from the dust storm and away from whatever mess between those two men would be. Shoving her phone into the deep, dark crevice of her handbag, underneath all the clutter she had yet to clean out. 

‘Madre, Padre, What would you have done in my shoes? What would you do in my place?’ She didn’t dare voice the question aloud. Not here, not now of all places, it would have to wait until they were at the motel. A safe distance away. Thanking whatever god that exists that Tommy and her hadn’t decided to get married any time soon.

It most certainly didn’t stop or even prevent Tommy from calling her brother, demanding that he speak to her, as they settled into the motel room. The loud ringtone, it went off like a siren, waking Alessandra up from her nap. Her cries immediate and Alessia rushed to her side to soothe her. 

“Answer the damn phone outside.” Alessia told him. 

Giovanni answered his phone as he walked outside the motel room, closing the door behind him, she sighed relieved for at least a moment. Her baby in her arms as she rocked her to a state of calm. As she had hoped, prayed, that Tommy would have gotten the hint by now. It seems by the sound of his voice. He hadn’t picked up on the fact that I had remained true to the promise I made to him long before Alessandra came into the world. 

Reap the consequences, my dear. There will be many more coming your way soon. 

[comparativetarot]

La Papessa. Art by Alessia Romano.

[shemakesmusic-uk]

Alt-pop artist Caroline Romano shares the official music video for her new single, 'PDA of the Mainstream.' 'PDA of the Mainstream' is an anthemic, punk-influenced pop number that gives the middle finger to the internet and all its toxicity. For the video, Caroline worked with director Justin Key to develop a visual concept that captures the familiar feelings of chaos, anger, joy, entertainment and excess that the internet invokes in all of us. “The music video for ‘PDA of the Mainstream’ was my chance to yell directly at the internet,” Caroline says. “I wanted to visually create my own little version of the internet and how I see it, and I think I did that. There’s kittens and confetti and destruction, along with a whole lot of screaming. If that’s not representative of applications and the digital age, I don’t know what is. If I can’t beat it, I figured I might as well smash it with a hammer.”

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Nightlife is finally beginning to shine again — especially in New York City where the industry is life blood — and Ariana and the Rose wants to spotlight all the colorful personalities that are bringing everything back, post-lockdown. The synth-pop artist's new single, 'Every Body,' is an electric invitation to the dance floor, recruiting a host of iconic faces for its official music video: Amanda Lepore, Kandy Muse, Cakes Da Killa, CT Hedden, Ryan Burke, Merlot, Rify Royalty and way more. Because "this dance floor is for every body," as she sings, almost like a call to action. "Feel your body on my body." "I wanted to highlight the incredible people and the spirit of the NYC nightlife and LGBTQ+ communities," Ariana says. "Clubs and nightlife have been a home for people who otherwise felt displaced for decades. It is about a chosen family and a sense of community rather than an individual. These are the places that have been a home for me, personally and professionally." In early spring 2020, Ariana had an entire album with tracks she'd planned to release throughout the summer, but COVID forced her to start from scratch and create a body of work that felt more reflective of that bizarre moment in time. The artist then wrote music she dreamt of hearing once the world eventually reopened, capturing "the bigger picture of what the collective feeling was," she says. 'Every Body' is the first official taste of that period, with a relentless hook and powerhouse production that sounds like it could've been conceived while On Top! at The Standard, Meatpacking. Euphoric and aggressive, her single embodies the energy of a year spent bottled up inside, fantasizing about sweating next to strangers and freeing your mind until sunrise. "I want to be the kind of artist who creates space for other people," Ariana says. "Space to connect, either with other people or with themselves, space to feel seen, space to feel uninhibited and to feel safe to do all of those things. 'Every Body' is a mission statement for my project and for the audience to get lost in. No matter who you are, how you identify or where you're from, my musical world and my shows are for everyone to lose or find themselves in." Watch the 'Every Body' music video for some serious "dance music catharsis," filmed at Brooklyn's House of Yes and directed by the Emmy-winning Jason Sherwood. [via Paper]

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Indigo De Souza shares a joyous video for 'Hold U', the new single and a stand-out moment from her much-anticipated upcoming album Any Shape You Take. Of the song and video, De Souza says: "I wanted to write about a really simple kind of love that isn’t necessarily romantic, but that is just about holding space for other people to fully express themselves and to feel celebrated. Just simply seeing someone in their humanity and loving them. We are constantly evolving and we only truly have space to process our lives openly if we feel safe and are encouraged to love ourselves and celebrate our bodies. I am really blessed with the sense of community that I have in my life, and I wanted to highlight that in this video. Community is the purest kind of magic and can heal so much trauma and pain. We all just want to feel truly held by the people around us!"

A lush, swirling guitar tune that gently encourages listeners to face their unconscious bias, Canadian duo Softcult have shared their latest single ‘Spit It Out’. “The song is about rejecting harmful ideologies that we’ve come to accept as normal, even though they perpetuate our own oppression," the band say. "Most people understand that misogyny, sexism, racism, etc are wrong, but don’t often notice when it occurs in our every day lives, in the media, or how we’ve been conditioned to perceive the world. We can even unknowingly become part of the problem because we’ve internalized these ways of thinking. We wrote the song about resisting societal standards which only serve to benefit those that hold power over others. By simply refusing to accept these ideologies, we can weaken the pillars in our society that allow oppression and injustice. It all starts with questioning them in the first place, and then deciding that we aren’t going to continue to contribute to them.” [via Get In Her Ears]

Lazy days in the park, sun-soaked vacays and bike rides around the city: summer is in full effect and we’re living for it. The only thing missing is that perfect soundtrack and singer Devon Again is putting in a strong bid. Dropping her new single 'SUBURBIA', the singer serves up a warming single that captures the essence of summer. Fusing R&B sensibilities with ethereal vocals, the singer creates a kaleidoscopic soundscape filled with bright piano chords and glittering synths. “I wish there was some spicy back story to this song,” the singer candidly said, “But the chorus was really just a shower thought I had upon some brief reflection of a crush I had on a girl a couple years back who was very much not available. The song loosely follows me and my hypothetical suburban lover through our affair. The main theme throughout the song is being upset that she doesn’t love me the way she loves her husband. I want to be the person she comes home to, but instead I go directly to her home and leave when she’s done with me.” [via Wonderland]

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Sneaker Pimps have shared the video for 'Fighter,' the lead single from Squaring the Circle, their first album in nearly 20 years. The video was directed by the band's own Chris Corner and shot near his studio in Pioneertown, CA and features Janine from IAMX wrapped in a gimp suit and subjected to a downpour of colorful rubber balls. It's a striking video.“We live in a world of mental illness where we are surrounded by profound idiocy and overload," says Corner "'Fighter' is an ode to a struggle to tune out, gain strength and breakthrough. In the video, the character’s fight is ridiculous, there is no other. In the grip of the darkest depression and anxiety the opponent is her own mind. She locks herself in her ring, painting a circle and shrinking her world even further. Freeze, flight, or fight. Self fulfilling prophecies. She's wrapped in a gimp suit because she’s a slave to her own negative narratives. Trapped by vices and triggered by the most innocuous objects. In this world, bouncing balls and balloons become existential threats. But there’s also a faint light of hope. She’s dancing in the face of the full catastrophe of life. She will prevail, she always has. Round 2.” Corner goes on to say, "I shot the video in anamorphic to give it a filmic stretched and otherworldly feel. Soft flares and subtle distortions to add distance, keeping us as the viewer outside of the fighter’s world. My crew spent weeks painting and repainting the set to find just the right queasy color. Repeatedly repacking hundreds of bouncing balls and balloons for shot after shot. Everything you see is on camera. Simple but time consuming. Janine from IAMX was willing to jump into the gimp suit and suffer in extreme desert heat. If you look close you’ll see real sweat dripping down the arms. Everybody worked like dogs for the love of it, this was the ultimate no ego video. Those people are my heroes.” [via Brooklyn Vegan]

Remi Wolf returns with bright, vibrant new single 'Liquor Store'. Laying out her stall with ultra-catchy introductory statement 'Liz' earlier this year, the California native is aiming to release her debut album this Autumn. New single 'Liquor Store' is an explosion of colour, a truly larger-than-life release that actually taps into an extremely personal topic. Dealing with sobriety, 'Liquor Store' is about "shedding a skin", as she puts it. Remi explains: "It's about my journey with sobriety, which has been a major life shift for me over the last year. At the end of 2020, after six months away from the studio, I had a crazy explosive week where all these feelings came pouring out of me — 'Liquor Store' captures a lot of them. It’s my first baby of the bunch and I hope you love it." The video is truly exceptional, a furry world of day-glo tones that has a cartoonish feel. [via Clash]

Cape Town’s HONEYMOAN have just shared the second single from their upcoming Palace EP. ‘False Idols’ combines the best elements from their multi-genre influences and comes with an equally fun music video. Palace arrives August 18. ‘False Idols’ is another infectious offering from HONEYMOAN, beginning with vocals and drums taking centre stage for maximum impact. Later, the song bursts into full colour with electronic pop elements and triumphant guitars. The music video has an 80s sitcom vibe that matches the energy of ‘False Idols’ perfectly. Vocalist Alison spoke about the new single: "'False Idols' is a triumphant story of success, a message to anyone to ever said you couldn’t do it, you were too young, too old, too scared, too whatever but you did it anyway and look at you now" [via Gigwise]

Alt-pop duo Marian Hill is gearing up for something exciting with the release of their newest single 'omg.' 'omg' arrives after June’s 'oOo that’s my type,' their cool girl anthem in collaboration with Yung Baby Tate. The new single is a throwback to the duo’s jazz-injected sound featuring bubbly saxophones with their own trap flair. The chorus bursts into whistles and hi-hats as Gongol sings “Sashay, I’m wearing nothing but my lingerie / It’s all I’ve got til I do laundry,” as a tongue-in-cheek reflection of their raunchy hits. The song arrives alongside a visual which features Gongol writhing around in bed with lingerie on and exploring her home before settling in with an extensive cardboard cutout collection of famous pop stars, including one of Lloyd himself. The video hints at a forthcoming album, although details have not been released yet. ”’omg’ is the first song we’ve ever written that makes us laugh,” share the duo in a statement. “We discovered such a fun zany stir-crazy energy with it, and had so much fun taking the usual sexy Marian Hill vibe to its comedic extreme. As soon as we wrote the song we saw the whole video – the lyrics are basically a script for it.” [via Paste Magazine]

Alessia Cara acts out a silly noir melodrama in the new music video for her recent single, 'Shapeshifter.' The video was directed by Tusk, and in it, Cara plays all the main roles: The jilted wife with the bottomless martini glass, the cheating husband, the clumsy private eye, the gardener and the maid. The clip mainly follows the private eye as he tries to figure out who the husband’s secret lover is, and the mystery ends with a very unexpected and surreal twist, when the investigator catches the husband smooching a figure with a sheep’s head. After stumbling into the pool, however, the PI appears to wake up, as if from a dream, in an ocean far away. [via Rolling Stone]

Anne-Marie thinks Little Mix made 'Kiss My (Uh-Oh)' sound "10 times better" than it did as a solo track. The 30-year-old star has teamed up with the 'Shout Out To My Ex' hitmakers on her latest song, and she was delighted to finally get round to collaborating. She told the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column: "I feel like so many people have been wanting that collaboration. We have actually been talking about it for so long, we sent each other a few songs every now and again, but they never felt quite right. Then I was doing the tracklisting for my album, 'Kiss My (Uh-Oh)' was originally a solo song but I thought they would sound so good on this so I sent it to Leigh-Anne and she said, 'We love it, we are going to vocal it', and made it sounds 10 times better. So now it's a single thanks to them." Anne-Marie also heaped praise on the trio for their work on the music video, not least because Leigh-Anne and Perrie are both pregnant. She added: "Everyone shines and their ad-libs at the end are insane, they kill it. They are very powerful people. In the video they were pregnant, it was quite inspiring to see. I would just be at home eating pizza, so good for them going through it." [via Music News]

Amsterdam-based indie-pop singer-songwriter Sophie van Hasselt has released her single 'EaT mY bRaiN'. This is the first single of her upcoming debut-EP called Eat My Brain which will be released in February next year. This EP is an introduction to different themes that are typical for a girl in her twenties. From layered vocals sounding like inner conversations to bouncing baselines, pulsating pads and quirky guitars playing in the background. Sophie is an interdisciplinary artist who not only creates music, but also works in fashion photography and videography. The combination of these three expertises make her a unique creative mind. Sophie uses her DIY ethic and the 'reality shifting' aspect to remind us that life is as how you imagine it. Her music sounds like the 'Swinging Sixties' and a combination of artists such as Brigitte Bardot, Lily Allen and Beach Boy's 'Smiley Smile'. In 'EaT mY bRaiN' Sophie van Hasselt, a modern flower-child, opens the doors to her highly imaginative world - filled with songs to play, where she lives in day-dreams and quite figuratively 'eats her own brain'. [via Front View]

[ask-vampire-2promano]

Another Fallen

Through the bushes they pushed onward, looking for any sign of what could've killed their fellow citizens. The last couple months had been filled with uncertainty and fear for their town. Attacks during the night leaving many dead with an unknown reason. Whispers of wolves being responsible didn't alleviate any fears, and for good reason. None of the bodies had been torn apart and howling hadn't been heard in the wee hours of the morning. Something-no, someone was creating the chaos in their sleepy town. And it was up to them to find out who.

Francesco led the charge of course. He was the more experienced of the two. Thoughts of their adversary took up space in his mind while he tracked traces of footprints in the mud. What were they like? How were they able to kill with no signs of struggle on the victims? In all his years of training, he had never seen a demon kill without tearing apart the body but this one… they were two punctures on the neck and no trace of blood left in the body.

What exactly were they dealing with?

Alessia, on the other hand, stayed behind her father to make certain any sneak attacks failed. Was it possible they were hunting a new type of demon? The thought of that alone excited her; those who managed to take a new type down were praised and talked about for a long time. She could go down in legend if this goes right! Her and her father!

A sound reached them. One that charmed the senses. A… violin? But why was a violin being played so far out into the woods? For whatever reason, the melody being played was hypnotic and the pair found themselves transfixed, all attention focused on the notes weaving through the branches. Step. Step. Step. They slowly continued on their way to the source of the music. 

Soon they reached a tree where a blond man sat on one of the branches out of their reach. He spared a glance down at the duo and slipped down to the ground, landing in such a way he didn't make a sound. The man drew closer with his feet keeping in time to the beat of the music, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. 

"Who do I have here?" The stranger asked, all the while not letting the melody falter. "Two hunters by chance? An odd sight to see in these parts."

He examined the pair to further understand what he was dealing with. The man had the most experience obviously. Parts of his attire were more new than others suggesting holes had been patched, scuff marks littered his arms and shoulders, and his weapons had more of a dull shine. The younger one had an outfit that screamed inexperience. No patches, minimum scuff marks, and blades that reflected the moon. The more he studied the more interested he became. Slowly, though, the music became more faint until it stopped, the bow now resting against the strings.

Now.

Francesco took that window of opportunity to draw his daggers and lunge at the creature. The small blades came down only to meet with nothing. Flavio side steeped, baring his fangs in anger that he lost control only to catch sight of Alessia. She was free as well but looked dazed, confused, processing the experience she had just gone through. Slow. Less willful. An evil plan hatched in Flavio's head as he dodged another swipe. Why should he fight this battle? A swipe later and the creature was now back in the tree, violin and bow poised.

"You think your fight is with me, hunter? Wrong, it's with her." 

Bow met strings, generating harsh and haunting notes. All of his hypnotic powers honed in on Alessia and locked her in. Soon her daggers were drawn and met her father's. Francesco couldn't help but look at his daughter in shock, what was she doing?! They were now locked in a deadly dance with Alessia's blades coming ever closer to Francesco's skin. And then, oh then, how unfortunate, her father tripped over a small branch, sending him to the ground. His own daughter wasted no time in pinning him down and raising her dagger high, allowing for the metal to soak in the moon's glow, before being driven into the man's chest. Each swipe of the elegant bow brought the dagger down again and again until there was no possible chance for the hunter to still be alive.

The music calmed at that instant to a more soothing tone, allowing for the tension in Alessia's body to melt away and for her to stand up. Flavio slid from the tree again and approached, sparing no glance at the once proud man on the ground 

"Well met, hunter." His head tilted ever so slightly. "What is your name?"

She hesitated ever so slightly. As much as she could until a harsh tug on the strings prompted her to respond. "Alessia."

"Alessia, your skills are most impressive." The violin dropped from his shoulder and the music ceased. She wouldn't recover fast enough. "The name is Flavio Vecellio."

In a second he brought Alessia close and bit down, fangs sinking into her neck. She snapped back at the sharp sting and screamed in attempts to get someone, anyone, to come help her! But they were so far out in the woods and no one would think to run in the direction of a scream. Slowly but surely all the energy drained from her body. She couldn't even slap him if she wanted from all the blood loss. Eventually Alessia was almost drained with the only sign of her life being her faint breaths of air. 

Normally this would be it for Flavio's victims. He'd drain them and leave them for dead so why, why did he feel compelled to do something else? He lowered the woman down and picked up one of the daggers, drawing a finger over the blade's edge. He watched in fascination as a bead of blood trailed down his finger and looked down at Alessia. An idea formed and pressed the metal against his palm, applying just enough force to break the skin and allow his blood to flow to one side of his hand.

He knelt down next to Alessia and held the injured hand to her lips and watched his blood drip into her mouth. For a few moments nothing happened and he felt his time was being wasted. Only for the faint breathing to suddenly stop.

Alessia had just died.

Calm as ever, the man picked up her now still body and moved it to a spot where the branches intertwined, allowing no moonlight to reach the ground. Now it was only a matter of waiting.

[fair-verona-rpg]

Congratulations Ace! We are thrilled to welcome Alessia Romano to impress all the citizens of Verona with her language skills and find her way in Verona society. Please complete our after acceptance checklist.  We are looking forward to seeing you develop her! Please send in her blog within 48 hours. 

Out of Character

Alias: Ace

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 21+

Timezone: GMT (UK)

Anything else? sorry about all the reading

Character

Name: Alessia Arianna Romano

Birthdate and Age: 9th October 1993, 24

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her

Faceclaim: Alexandra Daddario

Family Affiliation: Romano

Profession: Language teacher/translator

Claim: Unclaimed

Children: None

Designation: Dominant

What is their symbol?: 2 Swords crossed behind a shield which has an intricately designed ‘A’ in it’s centre.  She’s had the design made into a necklace, various rings, earrings, bracelets and inserts for piercings

Kinks: Silent obedience, bondage, orgasm control/denial, rough sex, toys, TPE, sensory deprivation, public teasing, suspension, begging, spanking, lingerie/dress up, enforced chastity, pet play, age play, group sex, threesomes, dirty talk, humiliation

Anti-kinks: Anything bathroom, blood, needles

Biography:

From a very young age the most common word that was used to describe Alessia was ‘determined’.  No matter what the task or challenge was she had the drive to succeed no matter what the cost and that mentality has only grown and stayed with her to form the person she has become.

Second best was never an option for Alessia, if someone achieves something she feels obliged to do one better, always striving to be the best she can possibly be.  At age 15 her father predicted a Dominant designation for his eldest daughter and it came as a surprise to nobody when his prediction came true.

Alessia’s main interests always came from the spoken word, she was always more interested in the words and manner of speech more than the subject matter which lead to some concerns regarding her attentiveness through her school years.  All concerns disappeared when Alessia picked up her first foreign language like a duck to water but ever determined to be the best one extra language simply wasn’t enough to satisfy the girl’s hunger for success.

Alessia graduated from University with command over 6 European languages - a record setting feat at the university and one that was recognised even in higher levels of government.  Alessia can fluently speak and write Italian, English, Spanish, German, French and Portuguese with her accent in each described as ‘near perfect’. Her degree also covered teaching foreign languages which is a career path that has been clear for Alessia for a long time.  The thought of a group of people looking to her to learn appealed massively to her Dominant mindset.

Despite her incredibly intense studying schedule Alessia maintained a very active social life, living the student lifestyle to the fullest whilst still acing her studies to the bewilderment of her friends who were struggling to juggle their far lesser workload.  They were particularly horrified when Alessia announced her plans to learn the Cyrillic alphabet and Russian language ‘in her spare time’ but such was Alessia’s drive and determination. Whilst she isn’t yet fluent she can make herself understood in the complex Slavic language.

Being a distant relation of the core leadership of the family wasn’t a position that sat well with the determined young Domme so she strived to make herself useful to her family.  Slowly but surely the family Heads recognised her as an asset and came to rely on her for any linguistic challenge. Under close guidance and supervision Alessia honed her negotiation skills and the fact she delivered her offers with the prowess of a native speaker of the language served to bolster their position.  Whilst decisions weren’t left to her Alessia became a key asset to the Romano family and her importance was recognised despite her distance from its core.

Alessia was the go-to Romano for anything regarding language, from fully translating complex documents to live translation and interpretation she relished every challenge and felt her position was secure.  That was until Phoebe turned up. Silvius’ new claim brought with her more languages and experience than Alessia could offer and the young girl definitely saw the new submissive as competition who was rapidly encroaching on her territory, upon which she had held the monopoly previously.

Though poor Phoebe had done nothing wrong she received a frosty reception from Alessia.  Over time they have learned to successfully work together when necessary as not doing so would be detrimental to the family and though she would never admit it to her, Alessia learned a lot from Phoebe.  Alessia’s concerns over losing her valuable position has lead to a rare display of pettiness and she secretly encourages Celia’s disruptive behaviour in an attempt to keep Phoebe firmly in second place in the linguistic hierarchy.

Alessia met Abi Gianni in their first year of upper secondary school, age 14 and the two quickly became friends with the more timid girl finding confidence in Alessia’s indomitable will to succeed.  The two very quickly became close friends, then lovers and subsequently scene partners when Abi received her submissive designation. The first stumbling block for the pair came when Abi was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease at age 18 and just 4 months later was registered completely deaf.  Never one to give up, Alessia learned sign language, picking it up quicker than Abi and supporting the submissive in learning and adapting to her new lifestyle.

During her fourth year at university out of five Alessia announced her intention to claim Abi once her studies were completed and received the full backing of the Romano family, ushering in the second ever same-sex claim for the family.  Their chance at happiness was ripped away from them by the Gianni family though and just 3 months after graduation with some ceremony plans already established Abi was forced into an arranged claim by her parents in order to strengthen overseas relationships for the family business.

An enraged Alessia fought the claim until the last possible moment and for the first time ever clashed with her family who were stoic believers in tradition and accepted the arranged claim took priority, they did sympathise with Alessia but it came as little comfort.  Alessia lapsed into various self destructive habits for a month as the sudden loss of direction and her companion of 10 years became the first thing to truly break her spirit.

Her awakening came in the form of a letter from Foreign Affairs sector of Government advising Alessia that her linguistic accomplishments had been brought to their attention and if she was able to expand her repertoire beyond European languages she would be in an excellent position to become an official translator for her country which would raise her profile with other world leaders.  Not only was it a fantastic opportunity, the letter proved that Phoebe’s additional skills and experiences could at least be matched, if not eclipsed - though Alessia was the only person who saw it as such.

Alessia’s next target: Mandarin and other forms of Chinese language.  The stars seemed to align from then on. The Romano family announced their move to Verona just as the Verona University advertised a vacancy in linguistics.  A successful application later and Alessia was looking at a fresh start with her teaching career back on track and a potential future beyond her wildest dreams.

Alessia never lost her party girl attitude and has a flirtatious and playfulness which sometimes clashes with her mark.  Though the pain of losing Abi is still fresh she is rebounding in other ways by having fun exploring Verona’s nightlife and learning and experimenting with how to be a better Domme after quickly finding out Abi’s unique hand signal orders wouldn’t work on anyone else without explanations.  Her resolve and drive to succeed has never been stronger and maybe, just maybe, she’ll find her next Abi and finally have someone to call her own.