#Amari smith

[randomrichards]

LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO

Star’s cross country tour

Journey to embrace true self

For his nephew’s sake

[kryiixo]

Also, I forgot to introduce Paris Bheeda, Ciera's twin!

This was supposed to be a girl's night but they all had their own plans...

[jessicamarianasocs]

“...I don’t know about this...”

[roosterjournal]

Key Fantasy Football Narratives for Week 16: What to Anticipate from Michael Penix Jr. with Kirk Cousins on the Sidelines?

In the world of fantasy sports, unexpected twists often become the norm as players enter and leave the spotlight frequently. Last week was no exception, with a series of surprising performances that left many fantasy managers scratching their heads. Week 15 brought both frustration and hope as players featured inappropriately or simply failed to deliver when it mattered most. As the week…

[oc-tournaments]

TOURNAMENT BRACKET - ROUND ONE!

For the first round, the pairings are entirely randomised! After this, the winner of each round will go against the one beside it (for example, A vs B, C vs D - A + D win, go against each other). This makes more sense to me please trust.

The bracket is as seen below!! (The text will be under the cut for anyone who can't get the image to load.)

I'll decide on posting the polls when I have all the posts made and saved in drafts. Stay tuned!

ROUND ONE

The Hunter vs The Hero

Sky vs Saturn

B vs Sudo Higashikata

Epiales vs Aamir Al Hashim

Leah Garminebhel vs Tristan Castellane

Brutus Wintergreen vs Nathan Merritt

Pyrene Pulsirnu vs Lorelei “Smith”

Patient 107 vs Letti Gallet

Ichiko Takeda vs Emmanuel Ochora

Dalo vs Andrew McCarthy/Hero

Hari Forlorn vs Salvanan

Proas vs Joseph

Linnea vs Patrica Evelar

Renella Valteri vs Nelson Maxwell

Bibs vs Crion

Aster vs Alex Shevchenko

Mevlyn Oberon Nero vs Danzmyr Maeneld

Frank Waters vs Nathan

Iris vs Zane Nicholls

Tamara vs Cher Griffith

Elliott C. Samuels vs Gabriel

Professor Maxwell vs Damsel

Yuki-Onna (Yukio Nayuki) vs Graham King

Phoenix vs Lottie

Blake Stevens vs Amaris Tasse

Megan vs Salem

[veespee]

Aphonic - a MLandersen0 fanfic

okayyy I'm not one to self-promo or whatever on here,,, but I've poured my heart and soul in this and want people to read it 😭

LINKS:

'Aphonic'

a playlist for funsies:

some basic info on the fic:

-x reader

-gender neutral

-i'm calculating it being about 10 chapters more or less, but you never know.

-won't focus much on romance. it's a slowburn, and mostly focuses on how mental health affects friendships and relationships. (+ Slenderman's influence as well)

-story revolves around reader and Michael mostly.

-story switches between two periods of time; one is present, the other is flashbacks to the time when both reader and Michael are in the facility.

-every chapter title is a phrase in latin! not really important tbh, I just love latin and think it's cool. (also, i can use the Brutus/Julius Caesar metaphor with Shaun and Michael)

Inspirations:

-biggest inspo is the book 'Girl In Pieces' by Kathleen Glasgow! highly recommend it, if you can handle heavy topics about mental health.

-another inspiration is also Girl, Interrupted. (mostly the 1999 movie, but a bit of the book as well)

-inspiration from music; listened to a lot of Fiona Apple, Jeff Buckley, Alex G, Elliott Smith, Adrienne Lenker and especially Kimya Dawson while writing the fic.

some examples of the writing!:

Chapter 1: Sic Infits (So It Begins)

Chapter 2: Si vis amari ama (If you want to be loved, love.)

alright, that's all for now! ty for reading :3

[amarioe]

Welcome everyone, to 'Amari draws fandom characters on sticky notes' !

A bit of a mouthful, i'm aware. But that's not the point!

Now, with the end of one poll comes a new one. This poll will decide which character i'm going to draw tomorrow(or the day after? Not sure), and will be the first in a series of polls that decide which character i will be drawing each day.

[koffee-lila-bailey]

Guess who's an official Tumblr writer...Me

I'm Koffee Lila Bailey and I will be officially writing and editing on here (I made a post where I introduced myself, be sure to check that out or ask me for an updated post if you'd like so you can get to know me 🙂).

People I'll be writing for:

Koffee (obviously)

Lila Ikè (obviously)

Chloe Bailey (obviously)

Kwasi Kao (the guy beside Chloe but above Lila)

Halle Bailey

Ambrè

Michael B. Jordan

Tupac Shakur

Angela Bassett

Nicki Minaj

Beyoncé

Jennifer Hudson

Jade Cargill

Bianca Belair

Teyana Taylor

Desi Luila

Saweetie

Jacob Latimore

Trevor Jackson

Algee Smith

Keith Powers

Kodie Shane

Amari Noelle

Letitia Wright

Lauren London

Tems

SZA

Raysowavyy

Ann Marie

Serayah

Ella Mai

H.E.R.

Nia Long

Lex Scott Davis

Characters that I'll be writing for:

Jazlyn Forster (Grown-ish)

Sky Forster (Grown-ish)

Erik Killmonger (Black Panther)

Tank (Bullet)

Debbie (Friday)

Britney (The Chi)

Birdie (Above The Rim)

Adonis Creed (Creed)

Spoon (Gridlocked)

Emmett (The Chi)

Shuri (Black Panther)

Mo Washington

Draya (Barbershop: next cut)

Deena (Dreamgirls)

Effie White (Dreamgirls)

Aaron Jackson (Grown-ish)

Youngblood Priest (Superfly, the updated version)

Pam (No Remorse)

Lucky (Poetic Justice)

Jacob Rodriguez (Gang Related)

Tiana Brown (Empire)

Queen Mother/ Romonda (Black Panther)

Georgia (superfly)

Sabrina (Big Happy Family)

Anthony Smalls (A Soldier's Story)

Cochise (The Warriors)

I'll be back with a part 2, I haven't covered most or some of them

[ultimatemilvesbracket]

THE MILVENING HAS BEGUN

That's 114 contenders! Amazing job everyone!

we got 323 submissions and labored over every single one until approximately 2am, which is why this bracket looks so fucking incomprehensible. (shoutout to tumblr user asparagoos for creating The Milves Rubric and user pastramis, who plays fantasy football and knows brackets.)

anyway, full match-ups are below the cut. starting tonight (3/30) we'll start with uhh the upper left-hand chunk today, then make our merry way down the list three times a day until the first elimination round ends. the top scoring milves will not appear until the second elimination round, aka when this bracket is legible.

milf lovers grab your therapist's number!

ROUND 2 / BRACKET 1

Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time) vs. Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)

Queen Clarisse Renaldi of Genovia (The Princess Diaries 1 & 2) vs. Olivia Crain (The Haunting of Hill House)

Barbara Howard (Abbott Elementary) vs. Ambessa Medarda (Arcane)

Helena "HG" Wells (Warehouse 13) vs. Taissa Turner (Yellowjackets)

ROUND 2 / BRACKET 2

Catelyn Tully Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones) vs. The Black Fairy (Once Upon a Time)

Penelope (Greek Mythology, The Odyssey) vs. Siobhan Sadler (Orphan Black)

Xenomorph Queen (Alien Cinematic Universe) vs. Goldie O'Gilt)

Bella Goth (The Sims) vs. Jean Milburn (Sex Education)

ROUND 2 / BRACKET 3

Cersei Lannister (A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones) vs. Valka (How to Train Your Dragon 2)

Queen Calanthe (The Witcher Netflix) vs. Nancy Botwin (Weeds)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 1

Marge Simpson (The Simpsons) vs. Ella Montgomery (Pretty Little Liars) WINNER MARGE

Queen Clarisse Renaldi (The Princess Diaries) vs. Peggy Bundy (Married With Children) WINNER CLARISSE

Sarah Jane Smith (Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures) vs. Olivia Crain (The Haunting of Hill House) WINNER OLIVIA CRAIN

Barbara Howard (Abbott Elementary) vs. Stacy's Mom (Fountains of Wayne) WINNER BARBARA

Ambessa Medarda (Arcane) vs. Jacqueline Carlisle (The Bold Type) WINNER AMBESSA MEDARDA

Helena "HG" Wells (Warehouse 13) vs. Flemeth (Dragon Age) WINNER HG

Taissa Turner (Yellowjackets) vs. Janet Van Dyne (Antman and the Wasp) WINNER TAISSA

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 2

Patty Hewes (Damages) vs. The Black Fairy (Once Upon a Time) WINNER THE BLACK FAIRY

Milah (Once Upon a Time) vs. Penelope (The Odyssey) WINNER PENELOPE

Siobhan Sadler (Orphan Black) vs. Norma Bates (Bates Motel) WINNER SIOBHAN

Gerri Kellman (Succession) vs. Xenomorph Mom (Alien Franchise) WINNER XENOMILF

Alex Blake (Criminal Minds) vs. Goldie O'Gilt (Ducktales 2017) WINNER GOLDIE

Bernie Wolfe (Holby City) vs. Bella Goth (The Sims) WINNER BELLA

Elizabeth Jennings (The Americans) vs. Jean Milburn (Sex Education) WINNER JEAN

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 3

Valka (How to Train Your Dragon 3) vs. Ana Servín (Madre Solo hay Dos) WINNER VALKA

Matriarch Benezia (Mass Effect) vs. Queen Calanthe (The Witcher Netflix) WINNER CALANTHE

Julie Cooper (The OC) vs. Nancy Botwin (Weeds) WINNER NANCY

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 4

Ana Amari (Overwatch) vs. Aunt May (Spider-Man MCU) WINNER AUNT MAY

Joyce Byers (Stranger Things) vs. Queen Ramonda (Black Panther) WINNER JOYCE

Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Star Trek: Voyager) vs. Nalini Vishwakumar (Never Have I Ever) WINNER JANEWAY

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 5

Carol Newman (The Santa Clauses) vs. Bette Porter (The L Word) WINNER BETTE

Addison Montgomery (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice) vs. Sabine Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug) WINNER ADDISON

Laura Roslin (Battlestar Galactica) vs. Mrs. Brown (Paddington 1 and 2) WINNER LAURA ROSLIN

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 6

Yennefer of Vengerberg (The Witcher 3) vs. Carminha (Avenida Brasil) WINNER YENNEFER

Camila Noceda (The Owl House) vs. Sarah Alder (Motherland: Fort Salem) WINNER CAMILA

Wynne (Dragon Age) vs. Melissa McCall (Teen Wolf) WINNER MELISSA

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 7

Mon Mothma (Star Wars) vs. Carol Peletier (The Walking Dead)

Helen Parr (The Incredibles) vs. Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Picard)

Abigail Pent (The Locked Tomb) vs. Medea (Greek Mythology/Euripedes)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 8

Queen Elinor (Disney's Brave) vs. Caroline McKenzie-Dawson (Last Tango in Halifax)

Evelyn Wang (Everything Everywhere All At Once) vs. Takhisis (Dragonlance)

Annalise Keating (How To Get Away With Murder) vs. Maureen Robinson (Lost in Space)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 9

Gemma Teller (Sons of Anarchy) vs. Celeste Wright (Big Little Lies)

The Fairy Godmother (Shrek 2) vs. The Smart House (Disney's Smart House)

Marcia Roy (Succession) vs. Martha Rodgers (Castle)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 10

Pyrrha Dve (The Locked Tomb) vs. Danielle Rousseau (Lost)

Olivia Benson (Law and Order: SVU) vs. Linda Flynn-Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)

Morticia Addams (The Addams Family) vs. Maeve Millay (Westworld)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 11

Melanie Cavill (Snowpiercer) vs. DCI Amy Silva (Vigil)

Beverly Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation) vs. Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)

Abby Bartlett (The West Wing) vs. Laura de Mille (Doom Patrol)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 12

Alicia Florrick (The Good Wife) vs. Ellie Torres (Cougartown)

Zelda Spellman (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) vs. Lisa Lisa (Jojo's Bizarre Adventures)

Tsunade (Naruto) vs. Jules Cobb (Cougartown)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 13

Katherine Hastings (American Auto) vs. Esme Cullen (Twilight Series)

Abby Griffin (The 100) vs. Letty Ortiz (The Fast and the Furious 9)

Jocasta (Greek Mythology) vs. Joss Carter (Person of Interest)

ROUND 1 / BRACKET 14

Julia Sugarbaker (Designing Women) vs. Eve Fletcher (Mrs. Fletcher)

Chrisjen Avasarala (The Expanse) vs. Marion Lavorre (Critical Role)

Tiffany Valentine (Chucky) vs. Jodie Mills (Supernatural)

[asvterias]

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝖺𝗌𝗍

tags: @sheluvv-jen

[Name] Imani Bailey as

The Reader

Annaka Fourneret as

Lynn Loud Jr.

Navia Robinson as

Gabriella Brown

(Reader’s Bestfriend)

Sky Katz as

Margo Smith

(Lynn’s Bestfriend)

Savannah Lee Smith as

Cassandra Bailey

(Reader’s Sister)

Jasmin Savoy Brown as

Madison Bailey

(Reader’s Sister)

Kat Graham as

Amari Bailey

(Reader’s Mom)

Winston Duke as

Benjamin Bailey

(Reader’s Dad)

The Really Loud House Cast as

themselves

[superloves4]

I still taste the past - Chapter 7

Relationships: Curufin/Finrod, Celegorm/Aredhel (background) Summary: Finrod wanted to see Curufin, get his closure after all they had gone through, end things once and for all. What he gets is a journey through the memory of where they've been and the choice of where they will go. TW: none. A/N: Enjoy!

Masterlist - Also on AO3

Curufin looked to the side of his bed and sighed, it had been his suggestion, yes, but when he was alone he couldn't deny the hope that Findaràto had decided to defy him and stayed.

A year, a year of living off of stolen moments when others were sleeping or otherwise occupied, and Curufin could feel it taking it's toll on him in the tiredness that wouldn't leave. Ingoldo, he wanted to scream, Ingoldo, Ingoldo, Ingoldo.

He pushed away from the dirty sheets, preparing for another day in Tirion. The simplest way to be with Findaràto had been to take a commission with his grandfather for a time and then insist that it required him to be available at all times and thus he couldn't just sleep in his room in the crown prince's residence, he just had to stay in Tirion Palace where his cousin, oh so coincidentally, also currently resided for his architectural studies. Alas, this also meant he had work to do.

There was a rather nice conversation happening when he arrived, so nice he waited for the other smiths to finish before revealing he had in fact heard all about how they thought he had taken the job for the purpose of undermining Turukàno, who also was had taken residence in the city for architectural studies although he had moved out of the palace after his and Elenwë's marriage, a marriage that had cost Curufin seven gold coins.

It was laughable how wrong they were in their suppositions and yet so close, they would, however, dearly regret their words as Curufin gave them double the work for the day.

"Ah, arrived early I see!"

He turned around and bowed to the king who smiled patiently.

"I'm your grandfather, there's no need for this." Finwë told him, indicating that he wanted for Curufin to follow.

"Not when I'm working," he explained his reasons as they left the room "Then you are my king, I have to live up to the job you have given me."

Finwë shook his head "You're too harsh on yourself, I asked for you because I trust your eye to detail not because you are my grandson, you are a great smith in your own right."

Curufin smiled "Father did a good job then."

The look Finwë gave him then almost resembled pity but Curufin could not figure out why that would be so, therefore, he changed topic.

"Is there any reason for the visit?" he asked.

Finwë nodded, taking the topic change "Yes, I have hopes for this project to be incorporated in the new pavilion so I have asked for Findaràto to help you in the plans."

Curufin's heart skipped a beat, what golden opportunity was being given here? If he and Findaràto were working on the same project then nobody would question his presence in his bedroom and he was sure he could find some way of justifying for Findaràto's presence in the mornings as well then. That was perfect!

"That seems to be good," he spoke too quickly, failing to contain his excitement. Finwë gave him a confused look but he quickly recovered with a façade of indifference and his grandfather continued to explain his plans.

Alas, if he had known that a laugh would be his undoing he would have been more careful, but he had no way of knowing so when he heard her.

The laugh was delicate, like the waters of a spring, but it rang laud and glad like the song of birds, and all in all, it made Curufin frown, a prickling in the back of his mind as of something being wrong. But Finwë smiled and pointed down.

"It seems that Findaràto has not waited us on his lonesome," and chuckled, Curufin ears were ringing however, but Finwë didn't notice and continued "Arafinwë and Ëarwen have great hopes."

"Who is she? I've never met her," he asked curtly.

Finwë's smile widened "That is Amarië of the Vanyar, she and Findaràto have long been friends," and his voice took a conspiratorial tone as the laugh echoed again when Findaràto grabbed the girl and whirled her around after she tried running "Or perhaps, even something more?"

"Who's to say, perhaps, the pavilion's first use shall be their wedding."

Curufin bound down the stairs leaving Finwë to run after him, striding into the garden just as Findaràto placed Amarië on the ground again.

"If someone were to look at you they would think you were made of time, wouldn't you agree, Findaràto?" he spat, already regretting being there at all, especially as Findaràto, still short of breath, turned to him, his eyes shining and smiling radiantly.

"Atarinkë!" he exclaimed before taking the vanya's hand and bringing her in front of Curufin "This is Amarië, my friend of many years, she has decided to visit Tirion for a time. Amarië, this is Atarinkë, dearest to me."

She bowed in the way of one well taught, one thing Curufin hated to admit was that the woman was beautiful and near Findaràto they looked a beautiful, perfect match."I have heard much of the prince, I'm happy to be able to meet you."

"I have never heard of you."

Serpent tongue, he was, cruel and wrathful, as he stared in the glaring eyes of his lover as the girl flinched, her smile fallen as she shifted her weight, unsure what to respond to his hostility.

"Atarinkë!" Findaràto reprimanded him and Curufin stared back with the same intensity.

"Well not all of us have the cheek to laze around during work hours."

"Most of us, however, are capable of basic politeness when meeting a friend."

"Do you put your hands on all your friends?" Amarië barely covered a gasp, face turning red, Curufin wanted to slap her hopeful glances at Findaràto away, there was another scathing reply at the back of his mind ready to be said but Finwë intervened.

"I had hopes that you'd put your differences aside for once," he told them and his disappointment was palpable "If this continues you will both be removed from this task, am I clear?"

They responded in affirmative but they continued to glare at each other, not even looking at the king.

Finwë sighed and talked with Amarië instead "Forgive us, Amarië, I didn't think a pavilion would cause a fight."

The girl chuckled and nodded, although anyone could see she was embarrassed still "No, it's my fault, I should not have bothered Findaràto in his duties, I won't disturb anymore I shall leave now."

The king reiterated his apologies before she left and they actually began their project.

"I'm not dropping this Atarinkë!" Findaràto exclaimed, it wasn't unusual for the two of them to fight but it was the first time he just couldn't understand Curufin at all  "You almost caused a scene in front of our grandfather of all people! Secrecy was your idea!"

"What did you want me to do?!" he answered, his voice echoing in the deserted corridor "Let you make a fool out of me?"

"How was I doing any of the sort? You're not making any sense!"

"You were gallivanting with that vanya!"

Findaràto let out a harsh laugh "So that was all? Amarië is my friend! If jealousy was all this was, you needn't have bothered."

"Why didn't you tell me about her before?!"

"Because I didn't think it was needed! You don't like the vanyar and Amarië hardly leaves Taniquetil, there hadn't been any need for an introduction before!"

"Because hiding your friendships is not suspicious at all."

"I wasn't hiding Amarië!"

Curufin rolled his eyes and Findaràto lost any last patience.

"What now? Am I to make an itemized list of all my friends?" he threw at him "Or have you forgotten that other people have friends?!"

"When your parents are actively planning your wedding, then yes!!"

Findaràto sighed and took a turn of the room trying to calm down.

"My parents have long hoped I'd announce my marriage," he explained, trying tiredly to make sure Curufin understood "Any marriage," he emphasized "Amarië just happens  to be one of my oldest friends, they made assumptions."

Then he stopped behind Curufin, letting his arms envelop the other "Assumptions I could dispel if a certain someone accepted my proposal." He kissed the other's neck "Is it not enough that you are the one I love?"

Curufin sighed, wondering if that was truly enough, but he let Findaràto kiss him, no matter how bitter it felt when jealousy ate at him so deeply. Amarië was exactly what was expected of Findaràto's spouse, beautiful and bright and kind, there would be no crowd they could not captivate and there was no one that would disagree that they were a match. What of Curufin then? Would he be asked to make their bridal jewellery or would his skills not be considered enough for the golden prince of Tirion?

But he said none of that, instead he let out a quiet "I do have friends..."

Findaràto quickly suppressed a chuckle, trying hard not to fall into laughter "Please, name one friend you are not related to."

Curufin almost replied Angaràto before realizing it was meant beyond his brothers, so he tried to find another name, and he tried, and tried, but was coming up blank and with every longer moment of silence Findaràto's amusement grew. So he threw the only name he had.

"Well, there's Astalalmë, she's a girl whose mother would deliver the raw material to the forge. We are friendly?"

The suppressed snickering stopped and Findaràto was quiet for a moment before finally replying "Who is that?"

[obsessedwithlarkin]

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[beardedmrbean]

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Amari Pollard, the defendant in the Huguenot graduation shooting trial, has pleaded guilty to two charges, including first-degree murder.

According to Richmond City Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachinn, on Thursday, Feb. 29, Amari Pollard, 20, pleaded guilty to both charges of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony during the fourth day of the trial of Huguenot High School graduation shooting that killed 18-year-old Shawn Jackson.

Pollard was sentenced to 43 years with 18 suspended. He will serve 25 years in prison.

Pollard took the stand to testify Thursday, saying that he shot Jackson because he was scared for his life and that he was running away from him when he heard someone say “shoot him.” That’s when Pollard fired his gun, according to his testimony.

Prosecutors, challenging Pollard’s story, pointed to surveillance video which they said shows that Pollard shot Jackson from behind, and emphasized the fact that Jackson was shot a total of six times.

After hearing Pollard’s testimony, the judge ruled that there was not enough evidence for a self-defense claim and that the argument could not be included in jury instructions.

McEachin shared the following statement following the guilty plea:

“I want to thank the family for their strength in this eight-month ordeal, thank Richmond Police, especially Jeff Crewell, for a thorough investigation that resulted in the FBI being able to compile a video from a number of sources that set out a timeline that showed the defendant running around a group of people to get to the point where he could shoot Shawn Jackson six times. This has been a day that the City of Richmond and Richmond Public Schools and public spaces like the Altria Theater will never forget, and the defendant’s callous and thoughtless actions in a public graduation in a public space in the middle of the afternoon are the sole reason that he is going to serve 25 years in prison. His actions and his actions alone.”

Richmond City School Board member Jonathan Young shared the following statement with 8News:

“An excruciating eight months for everyone at Huguenot finally has some resolution, even if still too many questions are unresolved. I pray for better days at Huguenot, everyone there deserves it.”

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney shared the following statement with 8News:

“Today, justice has been served. Thank you to the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Richmond Police Department for their service to deliver justice to the victims, their families and the community. This guilty plea is a step towards healing for Huguenot High School, Richmond Public Schools and the city of Richmond.”

Richmond Public Schools also shared the following statement:

“June 6 was intended to be a joyful day for Richmond graduates. Instead, it ended in a senseless tragedy that took two lives, and destroyed countless others. We continue to mourn the loss of Shawn Jackson and his step-father Lorenzo Smith, and pray that Mrs. Jackson-Smith finds some closure and peace with the conclusion of the trial. We encourage any students or staff retraumatized by the legal proceedings to seek support from a family member or friend, a trusted colleague, or a healthcare provider. 

Far too many children in our community continue to be impacted by gun violence every day. We plead with all of Richmond to continue working, by any means necessary, to eliminate this devastating epidemic and its root causes. We owe that to Shawn, and to all the children and youth of this city.”

More information about the shooting, subsequent investigation and trial can be found here.

[jessicamarianasocs]

[ new thinking ]

[oc-tournaments]

With that, Round 1 is complete!

Here is the next bracket for Round 2. You will see the adjustment made for the tie! Polls begin on Wednesday (tomorrow) at the usual time.

Transcript below the cut.

ROUND TWO

Wednesday

1. The Hero vs Saturn

2. B vs Aamir Al Hashim

Thursday

3. Tristan Castellane vs Brutus Wintergreen

4. Lorelei “Smith” vs Letti Gallet

Friday

5. Ichiko Takeda vs Dalo

6. Salvanan vs Joseph

Saturday

7. Linnea vs Patrica Evelar vs Nelson Maxwell

8. Bibs vs Aster

Sunday

9. Danzymyr Maeneld vs Frank Waters

10. Iris vs Tamara

Monday

11. Elliott C. Samuels vs Professor Maxwell

12. Graham King vs Lottie

13. Amaris Tasse vs Salem

[berryblu-soda]

Kai Jiang Smith ninjago 🤝 Kairos Amari from my ocs

characters named Kai that ive assigned shark teeth to just bc i can