#Can we still call them husbands when they're technically divorced?

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Good Omens 2 Spoilers

This is all me being absolutely normal about it.

I need everyone to know that I don't speak English, I just went through all this through the translator and I don't have the strength in me to correct it. It's three o'clock in the bloody morning and I barely finished the last chapter I wrote this.

The second season of Good Omens ripped me apart from the inside out. I saw absolutely nothing before the premiere, neither the trailer nor any post about it, I didn't even stop for the theories (well, I did a little) and the fanarts.

And my God.

I'm fucking crying and I don't know if it's the good way or the bad way.

Aziraphael and Crowley if they knew each other before they fell 😭😭, they were friends who hung out. Aziraphael apparently misses those times a lot. Crowley is so cute in this, like, I legitimately feel like I could sit down with him and have a lively conversation that doesn't involve alcohol or dolphins.

(Also, the scene where Crowley covers Aziraphael with his wing from the meteor shower (what were those things???) made me squeal with the same energy as a little girl when her parents tell her to buy her favorite ice cream).

Aziraphael is apparently a landlord??? like, wtf (And Crowley lives in his fucking car with two (2) boxes of plants, lol). I really liked Maggie and Nina, although I feel sorry for Nina and the whole thing with her (ex)partner (although it's also pretty obvious that the chick was kind of intense).

Crowley going back to the bookstore after his fight with Zira (and his run-in with Beelzebub) to protect him is very 😭💚💚. Crowley has actually been helping him since time immemorial (and wouldn't it be a happier world if he could continue to do so?).

The whole street probably thinks Mr. Fell has weird fetishes, just imagine the rumours.

It's fun to think about how Miguel got a desk based on Gabriel saying he had one.

Crowley suffers directly for lending his precious car to Zira, and he still does it because he loves it. (Also, Muriel is just too adorable in all of this, dammit, I want to give her hot chocolate and a pat on the head for her good work 🤧).

How come Gabriel and Beelzebub developed their bloody romance before the beings that were rightfully "running around" for six thousand years????? It's the funniest and most pathetic (for my ineffable (😭😭😭) husbans) I've ever seen. It is also sweetness that rots teeth).

Crowley's angel costume is fucking hilarious.

After the whole climax is resolved (I'm not commenting on it too much, I'm still processing it) Crowley finally gets up the nerve to tell Aziraphael his feelings (with a lot of help) but is interrupted by Zira, who (dramatically a bit) told Crowley that he could return him to when they were both happy together, like angels, in heaven, which shows us that even though Crowley is Crowley, he prefers the No-fallen-angel-Crowley in order to fulfill his perfect fantasy. And yet, after that, Crowley confesses to Aziraphael, offering to stay together, just the two of them, on his own side. Azira can't accept that, and Crowley can't accept Azira's offer, and after a kiss (which felt like a stab to my heart) they went their separate ways.

AND END

I'M YELLING TOO MUCH

I don't know how to feel about it; my expectations for their relationship was that they would hold hands, not that.

The ending is so perfect and yet so fucking painful 😭.

I need a 3rd damn season (or not, I really (very painfully) liked the ending it had, though the whole second coming thing in the finale has me 👀 if you know what I mean).

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I’m sure this would have been mentioned but could they have changed their last name to Sussex so that when Meghan divorces Harry she has the Sussex surname instead of Markle so she keeps the Royal connection?

No. Meghan's surname has legally been Sussex since May 19, 2018.

It's the children who haven't been able to use 'Sussex' as a surname. The "we finally have the same last name" comment is meant to cause outrage in people who don't know what has really been happening or how titles and styles work. It's a 'fuck you' to Charles.

Meghan still gets to keep the title after a divorce. Under the divorce protocols, Meghan becomes Meghan, Duchess of Sussex instead of Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, as she has been known since Megxit*. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex becomes her title for life unless she remarries and takes her new husband's name; however, that is only an assumption. Neither Diana nor Sarah have remarried so we don't actually know where the palace actually stands on this.

*Meghan's full official title is Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex but use of the HRH went into abeyance per the terms of the Sandringham Summit/Megxit. The HRHs still belong to her and Harry, they just can't use them. This is why they're fighting so hard for half in/half out - being "in" (even if only part time) lets them use their HRHs again.

Keep reading for how the Sussex title conversation got to where it is today...

A disclaimer first - I'm not an expert by any means on titles. My knowledge on titles comes from the royal books I've read and it is totally possible I may be wrong on any of this.

When Harry was getting married, Queen Elizabeth gave him a new title, The Duke of Sussex, as a wedding gift. This is an important distinction to make - the title was given to Harry only, not to Harry and Meghan. (I see a lot of newer fans/royal watchers making this mistake.) When Meghan married Harry and became his wife, she took The Duchess of Sussex as her new married name (with Duchess being the female equivalent of Duke). Meghan is also able to use Harry's HRH in this way too; she only has HRH because it's Harry's and she assumed it as part of his Duke of Sussex surname.

Royal family protocol is that if you have a title - whether it's your own or courtesy of your husband or father - then that title becomes your surname. Hence Kate calling herself Mrs. Cambridge and George being registered for school as George Cambridge. If you don't have a title, then you use the family's surname, Mountbatten-Windsor.

Princess Anne was the first person to use Mountbatten-Windsor in an official capacity when she signed the marriage register with Mark Phillips. Lady Louise (Edward and Sophie's daughter) is the first person to actually be known with Mountbatten-Windsor as her surname; her actual name is Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor. And also William used Mountbatten-Windsor as his surname when he sued over Kate's topless photos, which suggests that the titled members of the family may use Mountbatten-Windsor in a personal capacity.

Because Harry and Meghan declined titles for their children, Archie and Lili's surname at birth were Mountbatten-Windsor. So the family was The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor. Even if Harry and Meghan had allowed their children to use their titles from birth, they still all would've had different surnames: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Earl of Dumbarton, and Lady Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.

But now that Archie and Lili are grandchildren of the monarchy and eligible to use HRH Prince/Princess honorifics (per the 1917 letters patent), Harry and Meghan have changed their minds on allowing Archie and Lili to use titles. So now Archie and Lili can use their own titles (technically Harry's title) and now everyone finally has the same surname under family protocol of using Dad's title as their surname - all four of them are now legally HRH ____ of Sussex, even though the HRHs are in abeyance.

This is where the 'eff you' to Charles comes in: if the BRF had just done a new letters patent for Harry and Meghan's kids when she was pregnant with Archie (as they did for William and Kate) then all of this would have been avoided in the first place. So in Harry and Meghan's eyes, it's the BRF's fault they're weren't a 'real' family until just now when they all began using the Sussex surname.

Other than remarrying after a divorce or Harry's death, the only way Meghan loses Sussex is if the title is removed from Harry - voluntarily, by Parliament, or by Charles. If Harry doesn't have the title, then Meghan can't use the title and neither can the children. If this were to happen, then Harry becomes The Prince Harry ('The' signifying he is the son of the reigning monarch), Meghan becomes The Princess Harry, and I'm not sure what Archie and Lili get.

In this case, I can see Harry and Meghan legally changing their family's surname from Mountbatten-Windsor to Sussex so the family can continue being Sussex without Harry having the title but I can't see anyone taking it away at this point, even if Parliament did change the laws. What's probably more likely is a letters patent from Charles that converts the Sussex title from "Harry and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten" to just Harry and only for his lifetime (as Charles awarded Edward the Duke of Edinburgh title).

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Full Episode Commentary

1x21: Isobel

The Isobel-Katherine parallel with Alaric and Damon continues.

Isobel: You were supposed to mourn me, and move on. Alaric: You were my wife, and I loved you.

This is the difference beteween the Salvatore brothers. Stefan spent 145 years believing Katherine was dead. Damon spent those 145 years believing she was trapped in a tomb. These differences matter in the show as a whole. Stefan was the brother that lived. One life after another, he lived. Damon merely existed. So when it comes time for one of them to die, it's obvious which brother that should be. This isn't about keeping score. Fans can tally whatever they want and it wouldn't matter to me, feel how they want about these brothers and it wouldn't matter to me. The moment I finished watching the first season, Damon was the brother that needed to survive in the end. Through no fault of his own, he stopped living in 1864 because he fell in love with the wrong woman. Feel bad for Steroline, but there's no denying the fact that Stefan had 145 years to fall in love again.

Isobel asks Alaric to deliver a message to Elena. He calls her a selfish bitch and prepares to leave. She chokes the crap out of him and threatens to kill his history students if he doesn't deliver the message. I'm sure Stefan mulls over everything he sees of Damon and Elena in this episode... "Because he's in love with you."

Again, compare body language…

Stefan is in his bathroom while Elena is on the phone with Damon. As Damon talks to her, he's leaning back on Stefan's bed. Note how he shifts his position before Stefan walks out of his bathroom. Damon doesn't want either one knowing that he fell in love with her. "Have fun with the Mystic queen. I know I did." Damon jokes about using Caroline as a blood bag. Elena takes no offense to this, but laughs. Is it a wonder that she feeds on a cheerleader like Caroline in season 4… probably not lol. I swear... it's like Stefan sees Elena one way and Damon sees her another. Technically, Elena is no different than a vampire. She's a living dead girl. A difference between Elena letting go of the uniform and Elena letting go of the girl. That difference is the difference between Damon and Stefan.

Alaric: For the Founders' Day float, we'll be recreating The Battle of Willow Creek. Caroline: Southern classic elegance. Bonnie: Gone with the Wind?

Alaric passes out student assignments for their parade float while Caroline speaks to Bonnie about theirs. They combine float designs for the parade, so you know why Tyler is dressed like Damon and Elena is dressed like Katherine in 1x22. I love watching the parade in 1x22 because of Damon's comment in 2x22. "You should've met me in 1864. You would've liked me." They continue to sell Steroline in the background. "You channel Scarlett, daily." Somewhere along the way, I lose count how many times someone says, "We need to talk." I still have no idea how Caroline has the time to date. Every time they have an event, like this parade… girl is at the center of the event planning. I can picture it now... Caroline forcing human Damon to help decorate lol

Isobel: And I got the cowboy at a gay rodeo in Amarillo. John: He's gay? Liz: You forget I was married. Damon: Right. Gay husband. John: We're in a partnership together because we share a mutual goal. Don't ever confuse that for an acceptance of your lifestyle. Isobel: My lifestyle? Liz: Yeah, well, just 'cause you and I are on OK terms doesn't mean that I'm suddenly a big advocate for your lifestyle. Damon: Is that what you told him when you two got divorced?

John and Isobel, Liz and Damon. Vampirism isn't a lifestyle, it's a state of being. Like being gay. John and Isobel are working together to get their hands on this vampire device that Damon got from Pearl. "Well, they're people, Isobel… and you're treating them like dolls." John sounds like Buzzkill Stefan. "They are people, Damon. She's not a puppet. She doesn't exist for your amusement, for you to feed on whenever you want to." But it's a back and forth thing for Damon and Stefan. They're vampires. "Uh, you threatened to expose Damon Salvatore, that didn't work. You killed that Pearl lady, still no invention. I really don't think that your plan is working, John." John threatens to expose Damon, that doesn't work. Isobel threatens Elena… yeah, that'll work lol. Isobel slaps John so hard that he ends up on the floor. She's taking over in their need to get this device from Damon. Why send a man to do a woman's job. If you want it done right, you gotta do it yourself lol.

More for Stefan to mull over... "Because he's in love with you."

"You don't have to see her if you don't want to." I love Damon's sincerity in this classroom scene. She abandoned Elena. There's a certain pain to be felt in that. The same pain Damon feels being abandoned by Katherine. Elena needs to see Iosobel for the same reason Alaric needs to see Isobel and Damon needs to see Katherine. Closure. Like Jeremy finding out about Vicki's death. It was necessary for closure. Closure is the only way they'll move on. Repeat that concept, and you'll understand Damon's 145-year issue.

Have these response parallels…

This whole "I love you" bit Katherine and Elena do with Stefan is redundant. Not so much when Elena thanks Damon in 2x8.

I'm saying that it makes more sense for a secretive pair. Not so much for people that obviously love one another. Isobel shows up to her meeting with Elena and tells her to get the device from Damon. I love the way Isobel steps into Stelena's view of each other because that's what she has planned with this vampire device. She wants to kill both brothers because she doesn't want that life for her daughter. Isobel is emotionally disconnected, but I do believe she has her emotions. If she didn't, she wouldn't care to kill both brothers to protect her child. Like Damon, I believe she's pretending it's off. She doesn't want Elena to connect to her emotionally because she doesn't plan to stay in her life. Isobel would purposefully disconnect from Elena. If she doesn't want that life for her daughter, then she doesn't plan to stay in her life either. She's basically doing Elena a favor in being a bitch. "You look just like her, that's eerie." Isobel feels the same as Damon, only he termed it "creepy" in 1x11. She's Katherine's doppelganger. Elena asks about Isobel's daylight necklace. It's beautiful the way they write their jewelry in this show, but surprising to me that vampires haven't advanced their daylight-walking ability from jewelry to implanted devices. Their whole snatch-kill would be harder if it had to be cut out of them. Isobel refers to John as a teenage waste of space. "Who's my father? A name would be nice." Don't worry, Elena. Damon will make sure you know who your father is. "No it's not. I know other vampires, that's not true." Stefan keeps Elena insanely blind to the reality of vampires. They kill humans when it suits them. Stefan killing humans is inevitable whether their lives mean a lot to him or not. "Why Stefan? Why didn't you go for Damon? Or do you enjoy them both like Katherine did?" lol… gotta love the slow burn ship. And all the more for Stefan to mull over... "Because he's in love with you."

Damon: We should be in there. Alaric: No, Isobel made it clear we're not to step a foot inside.

Elena: Wait, wait, Rebekah has Damon. Our next move should be finding him. Stefan: No, we need to stay on point.

Damon speaks in reverse as if his emotions are off. If Stefan shut out his emotions, he wouldn't be feeling every episode of HIMYM. If Damon didn't feel, he wouldn't care about Isobel's meeting with Elena. He wouldn't even be there. He'd be feeding on someone somewhere. I love this scene of Damon and Ric. Damon has no idea that Isobel is pretending her emotions are off just like he is, but he's explaining her emotions so that Ric understands his dead wife. "The problem is, as a vampire, your instinct is not to feel. Isobel chose the easier road - no guilt, no shame, no regret. I mean, come on… if you could turn it off, wouldn't you?"

"It's a very long list of reasons, Elena. All of which I'm sure you've thought about." Elena lies to Isobel. She already has thought about it… on career day. Stefan's picking up and starting over every few years doesn't sound all that appealing to her. Vampirism certainly isn't the kind of life to raise children…. unless you're a vampire like Caroline with witchy twins. Isobel speaks like Lexi's boyfriend. "It's inevitable. You're going to get old, Stefan won't. Forever doesn't last very long when you're human." This is why Elena becomes a vampire. "If you want to be with someone forever, you have to live forever." To be with Damon forever, she has to live forever.

Isobel: And tell your boyfriend to walk away. Elena: Damon, we've got to get out of here. We gotta get out of these mountains now! Damon, now!

When Stefan and Damon could've kept going…

Elena gets so upset when Isobel confronts her with the truth about her future with Stefan that she tries to leave the meeting. For that split moment, she feels it weighing on her. Isobel demands Elena get the vampire device from Damon. At this point, she has no idea that Damon has feelings for Elena. "Then the blood will be on your hands." She threatens Elena and leaves the meeting.

This is gross. Stefan knew that Elena was planning to talk to Bonnie, and he shoved himself in the middle anyway. He should've walked away like he just did with Isobel. She can't even talk to her best friend cuz Stefan wants to step on Bonnie's toes. He can't force a friendship that Bonnie isn't ready for, but that's basically what he's doing in shoving himself between her and Elena. They cut to Jeremy. He's leaving a voicemail for Anna because she has yet to tell him that John killed her mother. "How is Anna? I like that girl, she has fire." This is why Damon has a thing for Petrova women. It's also partly Damon's rebellious nature. John steps in, acting like he has no idea why Anna hasn't spoken to Jeremy… as if he didn't just kill her mother.

John: So seriously, how well do you know Anna? Jeremy: I know Anna extremely well.

lol… I love Jeremy. Nothing says, "I love the vampire-killing family business" than, "Hey, Uncle John. I'm dating a vampire." Shame that John kills Anna despite knowing Jeremy is having a relationship with her, but he's like Giuseppe that way. "I hope I'm wearing my good underwear." lol… Damon and Isobel seem to have the same taste in women. They both like Cherie. I think Damon loves it when women get rough with him. He laughs the same way when Elena straddles him with that crossbow in season 4. He has more scenes than this, but you get the idea. Isobel thinks she's gonna get the device from Damon by telling him Katherine wants it. She wouldn't have gotten it if not for Damon's feelings for Elena spilling out in this scene. "We dated a few times when we were young. He was a little bit in love with me." Everything Damon needed to figure it out. Elena is 17, and he just did the math.

"She had this excitement in her eyes." I love the way Damon tilts Isobel's head in this scene, like he can't get enough.

Damon: You do not come into my town, threaten the people I care about. Going after Elena? Bad move. Elena: Yeah, and if the roles were reversed he would stop everything to save you.

Isobel has everything she needs. Time for them to kidnap Jeremy. "And I'm sorry I couldn't show you that yesterday." Bonnie apologizing to Elena like… let's not pretend Stefan had no idea she has a problem with him and he totally could've given them space to talk. What is it with these young girls blaming themselves and apologizing for the actions of 145 yo men. Stefan could've had the respect, but no.

Tyler and Matt and Damon's HIMYM reference. These characters are too damn funny. "You're asking me about my mom. Seriously?" lol… I swear there's a Mystic Falls MILF message board somewhere. Bonnie is doing research on the vampire device that Pearl gave to Damon and Elena's parents are trying to get their hands on. It does the same thing as Bonnie's head trick, but on a much larger scale. This whole thing with the device is like the Maxwell Bell, but it doesn't kill them. It makes the blood vessels in their brains pop, and because they heal quickly, it can be done over and over again. It's enough to drop them to their knees long enough to inject them with vervain, then kill them. This whole thing with the vampire device is written for Stefan in 1x19 and 1x20. Bonnie does the head trick to stop him, then Elena injects him with vervain to put him in the cellar. Damon relives it in 1x22. It makes sense for Damon to relive it in 1x22 because he's the one that wanted the tomb open to rescue Katherine. I'll post the parallels when I get to that re-watch.

Jeremy confronts Elena about Anna's lack of communication. He lets her in the know that he's in the know about vampires. They're now at odds with each other. "And there's Caroline… obnoxious Caroline. I got all of my info from her by the way. She had no idea who I was, and she wouldn't stop yapping." lol… In other words, don't let Caroline in on your secrets because she's bound to spill. Isobel and Kol seem to have a thing for Matt's quarterback arm. I'd say the poor kid can't catch a break, but… lol. "I think that you underestimate how much Damon cares about you." Isobel knows Damon is in love with Elena, but she words it differently. Smart enough to know that if she kidnaps Jeremy, Elena will beg Damon for the device to save him, and Damon will hand it over despite knowing it can kill him because he's in love with her. She's been keeping John out of the loop since she found out about Damon's feelings for Elena. He'd never put Jeremy at risk for the sake of killing vampires. "That gaudy ring on your finger comes off." This scene with John, Jeremy, and Isobel is the reason Jeremy shouldn't get cocky with Damon in 2x2 because Damon takes threats seriously. Jeremy literally witnesses Isobel taking John's ring. "We'll see how you do without this." I like Jeremy though because he's as ballsy as Elena. I suppose the founding family children like Jeremy and Elena were raised to be ballsy… if they're to take over in the family fun of killing vampires. I have Otep on the brain now with these founding families, and a great soundtrack for Damon, just be aware that it's metal music...

Perfect little spouses In perfect little houses It's family fun time Let's commit a hate crime

Otep - Rise, Rebel, Resist

"Damon has it. He's going to be difficult to reason with. He's not just gonna hand it over, especially if it's harmful to vampires." I love how Damon is always the topic of conversation. Like Elena, Stefan underestimates how much Damon cares about her. "I like being a living dead person." Damon refers to himself differently as compared to the joke he made in 1x3. Mystic Falls feels like home again, and he fell for Elena. "Maybe I can do it, too. That I can learn to be a non-living living person. Maybe there's hope for both of us." Suppose that's the first step to changing a vampire, to changing Damon. Make him feel like he belongs. I also suppose that's where Stefan failed. Like Elena's comment in 3x4. "Okay, you and Damon were both right. I was trying to change him. But if he wants to be in my life…" Stefan could never treat Damon like he belongs. If Damon was to be in his life, he was to act a certain way for Stefan to accept him. Damon has a lot of literary references. Of course he'd choose Call of the Wild because they also have a lot of dog references in the show. "Are you even up for this? I mean, no offense, you're no Emily Bennett. Emily knew what she was doing." lol… I love Damon and his love for witches. "We're doing this, Damon. And we're doing it my way. Now give me the device. We're wasting time." This is why Elena needs to be sired to Damon in season 4. It's only fair and she's wasting time on the animal diet. For vampires, feeding on humans is inevitable. Stefan's like… hmmm, what unachievable goal can I think up today lol

"You're something else entirely. My weakness." Insanely twisted… Damon's love for Elena basically kills Anna for the sake of saving her love, Jeremy. I'm surprised Stefan didn't pick up on Damon's feelings for Elena given the way he puts that device in her hand. "All of them? No, there are some good ones out there." Jeremy's comment to John is similar to Stefan's comment to Giuseppe. "We are making the assumption that all vampires are as evil as they've been characterized, but what if that's not true?" John is just as honest as Alaric. They may be good people, but there's no such thing as a good vampire. John is trying to pull Jeremy into their vampire-killing business. It's natural for a child to wanna connect with their parents, especially after their passing. A shame John is using that vulnerability in Jeremy for the sake of his allegiance.

Damon likes to roll his eyes at Elena. 1x13, 1x21, and 4x2… those are the eyerolls instances that I know of. Bonnie is pretending to de-spell this device for the sake of Damon handing it over. It's all so fitting. Bonnie pretends to de-spell this vampire device… then Luka pretends to de-spell the moonstone. I'm pretty sure Damon knows the device still works just by the way he reacts. Not only in this scene with Bonnie afterward, but in the following scene with Isobel. Elena fears for Jeremy's safety, so Isobel has her call home to speak to him. "Do you really think that I came alone?" Isobel didn't come alone because she knew the brothers would be there, but I do love Elena's response. John shaking his head as if this is something Jeremy wants… to have his girlfriend get killed. Oy.

"Because he's in love with you." It's about hearing Elena admit her love for Damon just as Elena hears Isobel admit Damon's love for her...

"Why do you even have to hear me say it?"

"I know you don't owe it to me, but I just need to hear you say it."

lol… Isobel sure knows how to alter a situation. Damon is feeling pretty awkward right now. Insane of her because she's just like Damon. They're both hiding their emotions, pretending to turn it off. Then she outs Damon like that… like wow. "Thank you. For being such a monumental disappointment. It keeps the memory of my real mother perfectly intact." But I do like Isobel's approach with Elena because this was exactly what she wanted. Sad that she isn't in the finale with the rest of Elena's loved ones. "But we all know that you're not Katherine." This seems to be the show's mantre… Elena isn't Katherine. A fact sure to make Damon happy given how this turns out with Damon and Katherine lol. I mean, they keep saying over and over again that Elena isn't Katherine, then have Katherine say that it was always Stefan lol

"I want you to arrange for a meeting with us." "Because he's in love with you."

Two messages for Isobel's triangle. That's what their 1x15 bachelor event came to. Carry this bachelor event over because Caroline references it in 3x20. The vampire device is now in Isobel's hands, and John will be putting it to use in the next episode. Jeremy tries to reach Anna, and likely to inform her about the device switching hands. He has no idea that John already killed her mother and she's trying to work through it. Elena assumes Anna has been telling Jeremy things. I like how Jeremy defends Anna by admitting to Elena that he read her diary. Sad that Elena wanted to take away Jeremy's pain, but didn't care to take away her own. Either pain is exactly what she wants, or she's in fantasyland with Stefan. She tries to continue the conversation with Jeremy, but he kicks her out of his room and shuts the door on her.

"I wanted this. I needed this. And I'm going to regret it forever. This was my mistake, not yours. You're not going to remember this. I loved you, I did. And when I think about what I gave up, it hurts. But now your heart is free of me. It's easier this way. Goodbye, Ric." This scene between Alaric and Isobel is a tearjerker for me. Her humanity pulls it all together so beautifully. It's too bad Alaric won't remember it. He tosses his ring and the vervain so she can compel him, and she does. She then puts the ring back on his finger for the sake of protecting him. Anna stops into Jeremy's room for comfort. She tells him about the loss of her mother.

One of the differences between 1x11 and 1x19 is… the world. Damon took Elena to his witch's bar... his world. He fell for Elena in hers, which coincides with his pilot question. "Is it working, Stefan? Being around her, being in her world? Does it make you feel alive?" Their opening the tomb is another difference. For Damon to fall in love with Elena… Katherine had to crack the armor because he's emotionally loyal.

These writers… they have me crying one minute and laughing the next. For a moment there, Damon had no idea how to act around Stefan or Elena after Isobel outed him. But here… lol. Stefan should've left Isobel's comment with Isobel. He's so jealous that he does the stupid thing. I mean, it's not like he didn't warn Elena about this episodes ago. He flat-out said that telling Damon not to do something is much more dangerous. And here he is telling Damon not to do something. He just put his relationship with Elena in danger just by opening his mouth. And he has this... jealous body language down to a science. Like a dog that marked its territory…

Grrrr lol... yeah, Stefan is tripping that bad on his jealousy.

So, Damon knows that Stefan has something to say. He said the same thing to Zach for the same reason. Despite Stefan giving him the chance to admit or deny his feelings, Damon approaches the conversation as if he's giving Stefan enough rope to hang himself. Perhaps he's even expecting him to. I like how they switch back and forth with the way they word Damon's feelings. Care to love, love to care. Damon coughs up his second "problem" dialogue. A shared dialogue theme for Damon and Elena in their falls for each other. It is a problem. Once those feelings are there, it's hard to be "just friends" with someone. Damon is lying to himself if he believes he can be just friends with Elena. Stefan is extremely jealous. To the extent that I consider it dangerous. They're already repeating history. They've been repeating history since the moment Stefan entered Elena's life while pretending to be human, he simply refuses to accept this reality. Damon tells him that he's not looking forward to informing Elena about her father anyway. Probably because it'll be an emotion-filled scene, and Isobel already pushed him a certain way when she outed his feelings for her. Damon slams Stelena using sarcasm. He just got done ratting out Stefan to Elena for drinking from blood bags, so they most certainly do like keeping secrets from each other. Stefan scoffs at the idea of John being Elena's father, as if Damon is an idiot for thinking such a thing. But Damon is a smart man, and he's quick to connect the dots. He slams Stelena again using sarcasm. Stefan doesn't do well with bombshells. I mean, Elena ended up flipping her car and nearly got taken by a nasty vampire because Stefan hid the fact that she's a doppelganger that looks exactly like Katherine... lol

Damon's like, whatever you say. But let me give you reason to show Elena this jealousy you got going on lol. Man, Stefan really hung himself in this scene. I mean... if not for Isobel, neither of them would know about Damon's feelings for Elena because he's been respecful. Then Stefan had to go and disrespect Damon, had to open his mouth and spew this jealous crap. My own brothers would only approach me in this manner if they were looking to start a fight, honestly lol. But man, Damon packed Stefan's jealousy pipe so tight, he could smoke on it for days. Isobel has John add Damon and Stefan to their kill list because she doesn't want that vampire life for her. John tells her that was always part of the plan. They're acting as any caring parent would. Because she's only 17 and both her adoptive parents are dead, I feel they have that right. She can make the choice for herself when she turns 18. However, John shouldn't be surprised when Katherine shows up pissed as hell at him for trying to kill her boys lol

Bonnie expects Damon and Stefan to die because of the device, and she keeps this from Elena. So much for "I'm Stefan, I'm a friend of Bonnie's."

[forthechubbies]

What's Wrong With Secretary Park?!

Synopsis• If balancing work and a stubborn ex-husband isn't hard enough, Let's add the boss’s seven sons falling head over heels for her to mix.

Category's• Romcon, Comedy, Office Au.

Duos• BTS X Reader

A spin-off of the original series ‘ What's Wrong With Secretary Kim’ Bangtan Edition! Starring the Handsome, Seo-Joon Park as the Ex husband.

There will be more parts but I didn’t want the title to be to long.

EP. One Two

�� Mrs. Park, Good Morning!”

“Mrs. Park, What does my schedule look like today?”

“Mrs. Park, Your coffee keeps me alive.”

In case you haven’t noticed, Park Yn, I’m the secretary to Jeon Sung-ho, the CEO of Dnd Parmatech, 85 percent of the time, newly build hospitals or centers use our funds as kickstarts. Daily I make schedules, appointments, filing documents, answering calls, and blah blah blah.

Is it boring? Yes, I know. However, quite refreshing coming from my hectic marriage. Once upon a time, I was wedded to the marvelous actor Park Seo-Joon for three years. I sat in the limelight and even had the privilege to play the part of his wife in movies. Sigh. Although the attention and riches were grand, no amount of expensive counseling could save our marriage. We never saw eye to eye on anything, and his short temper wasn’t helping.

Knowing my worth, I packed up and left without a doubt in my head. However, The documentation of our separation wasn’t finalized due to a certain one refusing to sign off on the divorce agreement. So physically, I’m still Mrs. Park but ain’t no piece of paper telling who I belong too.

Whatever! I have too much to focus on already! Game on, Game on! First, I got to get these papers approved and signed by Mr. Jeon then-

Buzz Buzz Buzz!

Who’s calling-

Speak of the devil. I could have sworn I deleted his contact a long time ago! “ What Seo-Joon? I’m busy-“

“ When is this little temper tantrum going to end? Darling, I think you made your point.”

“My point?! Listen here, You slimy son of-” Now, Now Yn calm down calm down don’t let him get a rise out you that just what he wants. A quick exhale should do the trick. “ Seo-Joon, I believe we reached an agreed on no type of communication unless it revolves around the settlement for the divorce.”

How is it possible I can physically see his snarky face?

Seo-Joon stretched out his list of complaints.” It’s been over a year. I miss your kisses, soft skin, that cute birthmark on your-“

“ You will not talk about such embarrassing things over the phone!” Thank goodness, Nobody was around to hear me shot like that.

“Why is this divorce still an issue?!” There goes that temper again-How whinny can one man be? “ If you don’t stop this, I will take matters into my own hands.”

I laughed. “ Ha, Seo-jerk, I’m not scared of you! Do your worst because It doesn’t matter if you drag me back home; it doesn’t subside the problem being over our marriage.” I feel like a broken record at this point. “ If this isn’t about the papers, this conversation is over, Mr. Park; please refrain from calling me again, goodbye.”

He chuckled and mumbled something along the lines of, “ Your cute acting cheeky like this.” The rest he continued louder “ Those delicate hands of yours were made to indulge in the finest silk and satin I can obtain, not working nine to five at whatever job hired a housewife with zero work ethic. I just know I haven’t touched your side of the room since that night- I love you, Mrs.Park, I always will.”

He hung up. You know, after he finished insulting my new lifestyle and calling me a useless housewife, the ‘ I love you’ bit at the end sounds sincere, but he is an actor! Of course.

Hmph! Just because I’m working for myself for one doesn’t mean I’m miserable. I’m actually in love with my job, It pays well with benefits, and I sat on my butt all day. If that pompous little bedazzled turd thinks making me the butt of his jokes will get me back in his arms, he has another thing coming!

“Um, Mrs. Park?”

“ What!” I snapped. “ Oh, Hoseok, I’m sorry!” I bowed my head; the poor thing nearly jumped out of his shoes.

Hoseok beamed his warm heart-shaped smile at me. “ Oppa is having a family meeting today; I guess I’m the first to show.”

I wasn’t informed about a meeting today from Mr.Jeon, maybe because it’s a family affair.

“Tada!” He cutely squeaks. A tasteful package breakfast alongside a tall cup of what I presume is a coffee from..’ Thanks Nature’!

“Oh my- Hobi, this cafe is across town-”

“I overhead Oppa scolding you for skipping meals one day and I’m here to do the same, don’t skip meals or else We will be hurt if something happens to you.” Hoseok pointed at the pack. “ Eat every bit.”

Hoseok displayed a small heart using his index finger and thumb, hopping off to his father’s double doors.

Mr. Jeon has seven sons in all. The man is a true saint; men like him and his sons are why I still believe not all men are dogs. After losing his wife to heart cancer, He just about went bankrupt, donating all he had to have found cures to multiple diseases hoping nobody else had to suffer his same heartbreak.

Love found him again in an orphanage just north of here, ‘Seoul Children Home.’ His first son, Kim Seokjin, at the time Jin was already in his teenage years, making it difficult for him to find a family due to the high demand of couples wanting a single-digit child. His birth family mistreated him, but he was beaten everywhere except his face to keep his handsome appearance. The family decided to put his money-maker to fair use and attempted to sell him. Seokjin saw his opportunity and high-tailed, landing himself in the orphanage where he happily lends a helping hand every chance he got. He learned how to read, write, cook, clean, and even tend to the tots when the nuns were busy.

This is how he met his slightly younger brothers, Min Yoongi, Jung Hoseok, and Kim Namjoon; when being chosen for adoption, Seokjin refused to live without his baby brothers by his side.

“ Hello, Noona!”

Oh, Look just in time, “ Hello, You’re father is in his office.”

Namjoon eyed my edible gift from Hobi and raised his eyebrow as well as a question. “ So this is why Hyung left so early in the morning for-and I hope you’re having a good morning, Noona.”

I’m not older than them. Why do they call me Noona? Do I look old!?

“ Yn, Good morning! How are you!” Jin greeted me with English this morning. He must have been practicing with Namjoon lately.

“ I’m Fine. Seokjin.”

“Chu.” He blew a kiss my way. “ You’re not fine. You’re amazeing.”

“Amazing.” Namjoon corrected for the sidelines.

“Same thing.”

“Pronunciation is everything, Hyung.”

They stopped halfway from their dad’s office. Jin grinned. Wait, I know that smile; oh no, here comes a dad joke.

“ Hey, Namjoon-You know the reason I took the elevator instead of the stairs?”

Namjoon sighed. “ No, why?”

"I don't trust stairs. They're always up to something." Jin burst out laughing and clapped his hands.

I giggled not from the joke, but Jin has a contagious laugh.

“See, Yn has good taste.”

A slow deep groan entered the office belonging to Yoongi, lagging. “ I heard that terrible joke from the elevator.” Yoongi waved and leaned against my desk. “ Good Morning.”

“Good Morning.”

There was an awkward pause before Yoongi tapped my desk and pointed to his dad’s office from walking that way.

“Yoon-Yoongi!?”

He turned back towards me.

“ I have something for you. I packed it up on the way here.” Getting off my butt, I walked up and gave him a bottle of his favorite black ice coffee. Ew. I don’t know how he drinks it with no cream or sugar.

Yoongi smiled his gummy smile. “ Thank you for thinking of me.”

“You’re welcome.” And off he goes into the office as well.

Yoongi isn’t the biggest fan of human interaction, but he put forth an endeavor towards me, whether it’s a light ‘ Hi or Hello” or the simplicity of a wave. I admire his gusto. Sidenote, He’s so adorable-I know I know I shouldn’t be gushing over my boss’s son, but his chubby cheeks and almond eyes melt my heart like butter on toast!

Ahem-I better get back to answering those emails and drink this beautiful cup of expensive mud before it gets lukewarm. Yummy, The delectable taste is a boost of serotonin! I really should get to work buuut Hobi did command me to get every last bit and technically he is my boss through some type of weird relative aspect. He is the boss.

Just in a moment of seconds, The breakfast and drink was trash. Something that good should be sinful. I feel terrible I should have saved some for the babies; they would have some, especially Jungkook.

The babies should be here any minute.

[bondsmagii]

Can I ask what you evaluate as having contributed the most to keeping a long-term relationship? I left tumblr for a couple years and when I came back you guys were still together. I recently broke up with someone I thought was "the one." Do you believe in soulmates? What makes people stay together when they're compatible? I know it's subjective and you may not be an authority but I always value what you have to say. Sorry this is outside the realm of your usual discussions on here.

obviously everyone is different so I’m not sure how much use this will be, but truly? for me it’s been communication. like, outside of all the usual things you would expect (getting along as people, respecting one another, having similar goals and directions in life, just plain liking one another), communication has been the main thing. I’ve seen the biggest difference in my previous relationships compared to my marriage in communication. 

no matter how much you get on with a person, and how compatible you are, you will change as people. people are constantly growing and changing, and as well as likes and interests, your life goals, morals, ideas, etc will all change as well, as you grow and learn more. remaining step-in-step with your partner is absolutely essential for a relationship to survive. when people are already compatible, they stay that way by communication and keeping one another up to date on what’s going on. if you have plans for something with your partner, some life plan or something, and you get a new idea or you don’t feel it’s for you anymore, communicating right away leads to understanding, compromise, or your partner saying “thank god, I feel the same way”. leaving it too late leads to resentment and anger. it’s much the same in many other areas.

outside of mutual life goals and generally living together and everything that entails, communicating about what’s going on with you is also important. partners need to be upfront about their needs and boundaries, and these needs and boundaries always need to be re-assessed. again, you’re going to constantly change as people. what was OK/not OK a year ago might have changed now. when there are disagreements, or issues, or worries, you need to just come out with them. the earlier, the better. I’ve lost track of the amount of times I’ve been worried to bring something up to my husband because I’ve worried it’s stupid or asking too much, only for him to be like “oh, cool, that explains a lot. thanks for telling me!” and I’m sitting there like wow... it was that easy... lmao. of course, not everything is going to be easy, which leads me to my next point.

it’s not the end of the world if you argue. everyone argues. every happy couple you see argues. anyone in a close personal relationship will argue. never let anyone tell you that if you argue, it means your relationship is unhealthy. arguing is going to happen, and so long as you remain respectful, it’s no big deal. obviously it’s not a healthy relationship if you’re hitting one another or screaming insults in one another’s faces, but arguing? hell, shouting at one another? it’s normal. it doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world. naturally boundaries come into play here, and it’s different for everyone, but my husband and I have had some really nasty arguments before and if anyone witnessed them they’d probably think we’re heading straight for divorce or something. but we never get personal, we never name-call, we never become physically threatening. we’re just two people, frustrated and making our points, and sometimes it gets heated. when we’ve calmed down -- and this is the important part -- we talk it over again and reach an agreement. it’s not so much the arguing that’s bad, it’s how you deal with it afterwards. blowing up at one another is inevitable, but so long as you (you guessed it!) communicate well afterwards, it’s not the end of the world.

so basically, the tl;dr of it is communication. that’s what’s worked for me; that’s what my husband has done better for me than all others. (well, technically speaking he’s done everything better than all the others -- that’s why I married him. but in terms of maintaining a relationship, this is what’s stood out.) when it was said that to be loved we have to suffer the mortifying ordeal of being known, it was correct! you gotta just... talk. lay the cards on the table and talk.

[angelspigeon]

Maybe the wedding is awkward because they're getting married for a mission, but then they do realize they do want to be together and there's angst because they can't be together openly as it's against the rules of the Organization. (If you're not feeling this prompt you don't have to take it, I don't want you to feel obligated to write something you have no intrest in.)

Okay!! Sorry for your waiting, dear!!

I hope this will please you!! I hope the angst is pleasant enough!!!

The Organization XIII had one rules… one rules Xemnas didn’t think he will need one day but Xigbar talked about it, helped with Vexen, and this seemed to be a good thing: members of the Organization couldn’t have relation with each other. Not romantically, or worse, anyway.

This was, what you’d call, a detail.

Most of them had no reasons to worry about this rule.

And it still was a detail when Axel received his mission in a World very away. It should have been a short thing, like always, a murder he will do his best to forget as soon as he will be back at this sad citadel…

But the one he had to kill, the key to unleash an unbelievable amount of Darkness and swallow that World, was an Archbishop very well guarded. Axel had thought about a million of ways to reach him… the only one was certainly the most stupid and yet, it could work? It has to be tried, at least. That was the only reason why he was standing in front of the Archbishop, reading to slide a ring a finger. A dear finger?

The vows were said by this man of Religion and he watched the veils above the face of the only one who accepted to marry him.

This wasn’t the first time he would play that game… with him.

It already happened, when they were children. But it was nothing back this time… Could it be something today? He never thought about this before today… Being with him all the time was something… normal. Having those feelings, even without a heart, was… he was used to. He never thought about this before because they were there and it was a part of him. Of them…

So… why ‘you may kiss the bride’ was a sentence so… strange?

He would love to kiss him because it was supposed to be just a mark of love. It happened so often Xigbar would actually kiss his ‘bride’ just to annoy him.

Yet.

Technically, he had to kill the Archbishop before the kiss but…

“May I kiss my bride?” he wondered.

His bride had a smirk under the veils and pushed them to reveal his face. Axel could see something in his eye. Something special and, yet, pretty tender.

“Please. But then do,” he smiled.

Saïx smiled.

Axel leaned in and kissed him with all the tenderness and softness he had. And this was… weird.  But weird in a delightful way…

A way neither of them could have expected…

Saïx stepped backward as the Archbishop opened wide eyes, shocked about what just had happened in front of him.

“I think you can do your part,” Saïx offered.

“Yeah. Are we married?” he asked to the Archbishop.

“What…” he muttered.

“Take that as a yes,” Saïx said.

A few seconds after, the white of his wedding’s outfit was splattered with blood.

  “Did you know?”

Saïx looked up from the report he was completing, according his entire attention to Axel, walking toward him with papers in his hand. It was stranger enough to get Saïx whole and total attention. Usually, he had to do so much to have the slightest hope of having work done…

Not that he wasn’t use to it and not that, in the end, it didn’t become something he liked… but wouldn’t tell about it.

Imagine saying to Axel he could do everything he wanted, and still have his love. Maybe even more love than he already had…

That wedding from earlier…

Saïx didn’t expect to felt emotion because of it. And certainly not happiness…

Why would he be happy to be married with him? Even for playing. Perhaps the lack of heart was turning him weird…

None of them what was the true side effect of having to deal without Heart for too long…

“What is it about?” he asked to Axel.

“This says…” Axel hand off the paper they had to fill and sign to see the Archbishop and got the chance. “That our wedding is official, baby!”

“Excuse me?”

Saïx put down the report and moved his hand to receive the papers. When they slid in, he looked and… well, yes, it wasn’t surprising that everything was official in those…

He should have thought about this but he was so used to sign things, he didn’t realize what he was doing. The importance of that sign.

“Effectively, you are right. What should we do, now?” Saïx wondered. “Divorce?”

“You want to divorce?” Axel asked, sitting next to him.

“What else?”

“Well… I care for you,” he said. “I really do… Maybe I was happy to marry you?”

Saïx closed his eyes. Now that was a problem. If this was just his feelings… he could have deal with it. He really could have because even when he had a heart, he was used to ignore his feelings. And there… there, he didn’t want to hurt Axel. Not hurting him was his sole purpose…

“Nice. But…”

“Ah, sorry,” he groaned. “I thought, maybe, it was a shared feeling?”

Saïx looked down.

“It is a shared feeling,” he muttered.

He was afraid he could hurt him now…

Axel looked so happy! If he was a dog, no doubt he would have a shaking tail! But he was nothing of a dog. A fox, maybe…

“Don’t you remember the rule?” Saïx asked. “It was a mission and it wasn’t suppose to be legit or anything. We can’t be married. We can’t even share feelings.”

“Yay, I hear you but you forget something,” Axel said, sitting next to him.

Saïx watched him. “What?”

“If you share the same feelings as me… we already share them. And we’re already married. So… what do you want us to do?” he asked.

“I don’t know. Not caring about it? Letting them die?” he wondered.

“We have to?”

Saïx closed his eyes, clenching his hands on his knees.

“You’re the last one I want to hurt and if it was just me, this question wouldn’t be there.”

“You wouldn’t want those feelings… or you wouldn’t want to have to deal with the question?”

“I’m just saying… what Xemnas doesn’t know arrange me. He can try to keep his eyes on us and stopping us from doing things, he can’t stop us to have feelings and to be married. That’s his mission! That’s his fault and if he wants to put a stop to our love, I will end his life!”

“Something is telling me you just wanted a reason to do it,” Saïx said with a little smirk.

“Maybe. Or maybe, you’re the one the most important for me?”

Saïx looked down, couldn’t help smiling…

“Maybe.” He moved his hand, pressing it on Axel’s. “If you feel like you can keep this secret?”

“I can!”

“Then… we can try. After all… you’re my husband,” Saïx smiled.

And he kissed the corner of his lips softly.