#Dante Reyes imagines

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Mixed Preference - Their Love Language

This Preference contains; Eddie Brock, Dante Reyes, Finn Abernathy, Mad Sweeney, Andy Barber, Aegon II Targaryen, Loyd Hansen, Cedric Diggory, Shane Walsh, Deckard Shaw, Spencer Reid, Mitch Morgan, Phillip "The Governor" Blake, Long John Silver, Ragnar Lothbrok

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Eddie Brock; Eddie's love language gift giving. He doesn't always know how to express his feelings towards you. Every time he tries he turns into a stuttering mess. Gift-giving is logical for Eddie he can bring you a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. Even Venom begins to get involved, however, that's somewhat questionable.

Dante Reyes; Dante's love language is physical touch. He can shower you with whatever your heart desires, however, he'd much rather show you. He loves the reaction you give him whenever he goes to kiss you or when he surprises you with a bear hug. If Dante is being honest, he enjoys physical touch. He welcomes you to instigate physical touch. Dante is terrifying to everyone else and the exception is you.

Finn Abernathy; Finn's love language is Quality Time. He wants to make time for you. He wants to show you that he's willing to take time out of his schedule so he can take you on dates or plan cozy nights. He can be there for you whenever you need support for a doctor's appointment or a family event. This is his preferred way to show you he's serious about you.

Mad Sweeney; Mad Sweeney's love Language is physical touch. He's not always great with communication and he's always worried about buying you the wrong thing. However, physical touch is the one way Sweeney can communicate his feelings towards you. He enjoys it too. He loves nothing more than to pull you in for a kiss and show everyone who you belong to.

Andy Barber; Andy Barber's love language is Acts of Service. Sometimes you two can be like ships in the night, so Andy takes the time to do things for you. He will do the chore you haven't got round to or go to the grocery shop if he knows you are busy. He'll run you a bath after a long day. He'll write you a note telling you to have a good day if you start at different times.

Aegon II Targaryen; Aegon's love language is physical touch. Aegon hasn't been raised to know how to express his love healthily. Physical touch is a way Aegon knows how and even then you still have to help him. He doesn't know what a delicate touch is, but he'll shower you with physical affection. Kisses and hugs and warm embraces.

Loyd Hansen; Loyd's love language is gift-giving. He can give you whatever your heart desires, so why wouldn't he? You don't have to want for anything. Besides he knows he's not always around and he's not typically the most affectionate person. He can, however, buy you whatever you want. No price tag is too large, he'll buy it for you. He enjoys your reactions whenever he surprises you with an unexpected gift.

Cedric Diggory; Cedric's love language is terms of endearment. He loves using different terms of endearment to witness your reaction. Sometimes he comes out with completely outrageous ones just to make you laugh. Cedric is the only one who's allowed to call you a term of endearment because that's his privilege as your boyfriend.

Shane Walsh; Shane's love language is physical touch. He likes having his hands on you. Walking by and kissing you or grabbing your ass. He likes showing you how he feels because Shane feels obsessively about his feelings towards you. He wants to shower you in physical touch whenever he can. It's also a firm warning to remind everyone you belong to him. Anyone who wants to try and change that can deal with him.

Deckard Shaw; Deckard's love language is gift-giving. He loves buying you a bunch of flowers whenever he's been away from you or buying you a new car. He thinks it's precious whenever you protest about something he's done because you know he's going to do it again. He's always going to provide for you no matter what. If you're someone who doesn't ask for anything, he'll pay close attention to what you're saying so he makes the right purchase. Deckard likes to spoil you so he's going to.

Spencer Reid; Spencer's love language is quality time. He could buy you gifts and give you affection, however, Spencer prefers to give you his time. He prefers to show you by spending quality time. By reading together grabbing dinner or watching a documentary together. Spencer can be away for long periods on cases, but when he returns home it's time for you two.

Mitch Morgan; Mitch's love language is quality time. He's not always the easiest person around and words often fail him. However, he likes being in your presence while you go about your days, You don't have to be partaking in the same activity, but he just likes knowing you're close. You can be watching TV and he will settle down and read. Mitch's words often fail him but his actions speak louder.

Phillip "The Governor" Blake Philip's love language would be acts of service. He's changed drastically since the world turned upside down. He becomes cold and standoffish, cruel and calculated. His feelings for you haven't changed. This is why his love language is quality time because making time for you despite his busy schedule. For example, having breakfast together or seeing you between meetings.

John Silver; John's love language is terms of endearment. He loves calling you tender words and watching your gaze soften. John will attempt to use these tender words to get himself out of tumultuous situations. It's usually "love" or "my heart" as he attempts to get himself out of trouble. He adores how conflicted you become as you attempt to stay mad at him.

Ragnar Lothbrok; Ragnar's love language is physical touch. He's not always articulate with words. He doesn't know what you need. He does however know how to express his feelings physically. He can pour his feelings towards you through his actions. It's like a communication language only you two understand.

[vroom--vrooming]

Masterlist

The Last Kingdom

Sihtric Kjartansson

Modern AU, Criminal x Detective!reader

Sihtric is drug lord you have been trying to catch for months. You are finally at the right place at the right time. Will you be successful at arresting him this or will he slip through your fingers once again?

2. Sihtric Kjartansson x wife!reader

Sihtric comes back from war and can’t wait to see his wife

3. Sihtric Kjartansson x Reader

Just Sihtric and Uthred’s stubborn sister separated from the rest in a forest after an attack

4. Sihtric Kjartansson x Reader

Sihtric and Uhtred’s sister wants to get married but for that to happen they need Uhtred’s blessing…which may not be so easy to get

5. Sihtric Kjartansson x Reader

Sihtric is badly injured and Uhtred and his gang of bastards takes him to the nearest healer available

Finan

1. Finan x nun!Reader ft Osferth

Osferth having a mental breakdown as he watches Finan get a little too close with a beautiful nun. Osferth’s pov

Bad Boys

Armando Aretas

1. Armando Aretas x Doctor!Reader

There might be a reason why Armando gets into too many prison fights

2. Armando Aretas x UndercoverCop!Reader

Everything is a cruel twist of fate

3. Armando Aretas x Undercover Cop!Reader

Falling in love while undercover is not a fairy tale

4. Armando Aretas x Detective!Reader

It’s not easy catching Armando, especially when he is always one step ahead of you

5. Armando Aretas x Detective!Reader

Armando lured you to him, but for what?

6. Armando Aretas x Reader

Armando will always save the woman he loves

7. Armando Aretas x Detective!Reader

You finally got a chance to interrogate Armando, but unfortunately there is not enough evidence to keep him in custody, which frustrates you. Armando on the other hand is enjoying the interrogation session

Fast and Furious

Dante Reyes

1. Dante Reyes x Reader

Just Dante and his girlfriend getting a little steamy while he talks about his revenge plan

[thena0315]

Imagine if they had instead done a villain assemble for the conclusion of The Fast Saga

Johnny Tran: Wasn't officially confirmed dead, Brian didn't say he was when he checked his pluse and told nearby people to call an ambulance

Carter Verone: Was arrested

Takashi (Former DK): Last seen losing race against Sean to never return to Tokyo

Arturo Braga: Was arrested

Cipher: Before Dante she was the biggest villain in the franchise

Dante Reyes: Son of Hernan Reyes whom the team stole the family money & killed his father in Fast Five

Since the Shaw brothers are now allies of Dom's team, they're not included. Jakob made amends with his brother.

[keefechambers]

some innocent (probably) man on reddit: [dante reyes] can't be gay we only see him flirt with isabel

my brother in christ gay men can be creepy and disrespectful of women's bodily autonomy in ways you can't even imagine

[fabseg-creator]

Miraculous AU Fan-Concept/Mashup/Swap (Fast and Furious)

I imagine this suggestion: What if Miraculous characters were in Fast and Furious Universe ?

Is someone interested ?

Casting be like (according to my opinion):

Dom Toretto - Adrien Agreste or Luka Couffaine of Nino Lahiffe

Brian O'Conner - Luka Couffaine or Adrien Agreste

Letty Ortiz - Marinette Dupain-Cheng or Alya Césaire

Mia Toretto - Chloé Bourgeois or Alix Kubdel or Juleka Couffaine or Marinette Dupain-Cheng or Kagami Tsurugi

Roman Pearce - Nino Lahiffe

Tej Parker - Max Kante

Han Lue - Le Chien Kim

Luke Hobbs - Ivan Bruel or Nino Lahiffe or Marc Anciel

Megan Ramsey - Alya Césaire or Alix Kubdel or Mylène Haprèle

Elena Neves - Kagami Tsurugi or Zoé Lee or Sabrina Raincomprix or Rose Lavillant

Deckard Shaw - Zoé Lee or Chloé Bourgeois or Mylène Haprèle or Nathaniel Kurtzberg

Owen Shaw - Chloé Bourgeois or Zoé Lee or Marc Anciel

Jakob Toretto - Felix Graham de Vanily

Cipher - Lila Rossi/Cerise

Mr Nobody - Gabriel Agreste

Hernan Reyes - Bob Roth or Gabriel Agreste or Colt Fathom

Dante Reyes - XY Roth or Felix Graham de Vanily or Wayhem

Gisele Harabo - Tomoe Tsurugi or Nathalie Sancoeur

If you have other ideas of casting between characters, write comments.

[xoteajays]

miscellaneous ocs

fast and furious

name: leah cruz ship: han lue/han seoul-oh faceclaim: jasmine cephas jones summary: Leah and Han came as a package deal; they had for years, long before they met Dom in Mexico. They seemed inseparable, so when Han ‘dies’, it’s safe to say Leah spirals out of control. It’s the family that keeps her in line when every part of her screaming to do something she’d regret later. Instead, for the first time in years, she abandons her trusty bike, stepping back behind the wheel of a car.

name: angelo ‘angel’ guzman ship: roman pearce faceclaim: carlos valdes summary: Angelo Guzman was Ramsey's closest confidant. The two worked on God's Eye together. When Ramsey goes missing, kidnapped for that very device, the last people Angelo is expecting to find saving her were his old street friends from California. It's only obvious that he rejoins them, the family always comes back together.

name: santiago valdez ship: dante reyes faceclaim: gabriel luna summary: Santiago Valdez met Dante Reyes while just doing his job as a doctor. If he'd known saving Dante's life was going to throw his own life into turmoil, he doesn't know if he'd do it again - and those complicated thoughts worry him. At least with Dante, he's safe from Dante's enemies, but he doesn't know if that's necessarily a good thing. With family waiting and missing him, he grapples with the ideas of running or staying, especially when Dante starts with his fight with Dom Toretto.

name: yara nassar ship: cipher faceclaim: natacha karam summary: Yara Nassar was betrayed. She'd had a team once, under the leading of Mr Nobody, then Agent Aimes had chosen to abandoned her in favour of completing his mission. He had assumed she would die, never respecting her skills as an agent. When she survives, she doesn't return to the Agency, instead turning her betrayed feelings on befriending the Agency's enemy, the hacker Cipher. And maybe she develops feeling more than just respect for her new boss.

the old guard

name: dedaimia ‘dami’ voronina ship: andromache faceclaim: tatiana maslany summary: This was not the life Dedaimia Voronina had imagined for herself. Truly, she had thought little of her future. She had expected to die young, which she did. She had never thought she would wake up immortal after death. She was always a little messed up after, ever since the Guard had known her and brought her into their fray. Her death, long back in 19th century Russia, left an impact from which she never quite recovered. It was perhaps to be expected with having one’s skull crushed in. In death, she expected to be forgotten, which for the most part, she was. She was a ghost even unto herself, her memories scattered, forgotten, and shaky at best. She didn’t even remember her death. even without her memories, she at the very least had the Guard; and best of all, she had Andy.

[tomorrowedblog]

Friday Releases for May 19

Friday is the busiest day of the week for new releases, so we've decided to collect them all in one place. Friday Releases for May 19 include Fast X, Master Gardener, Sanctuary, and more.

Fast X

Fast X, the new movie from Louis Leterrier, is out today.

Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.

In 2011’s Fast Five, Dom and his crew took out nefarious Brazilian drug kingpin Hernan Reyes and decapitated his empire on a bridge in Rio De Janeiro. What they didn’t know was that Reyes’ son, Dante (Jason Momoa), witnessed it all and has spent the last 12 years masterminding a plan to make Dom pay the ultimate price.

Dante’s plot will scatter Dom’s family from Los Angeles to the catacombs of Rome, from Brazil to London and from Portugal to Antarctica. New allies will be forged and old enemies will resurface. But everything changes when Dom discovers that his own 8-year-old son (Leo Abelo Perry) is the ultimate target of Dante’s vengeance.

Master Gardener

Master Gardener, the new movie from Paul Schrader, is out today.

A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate owned by a wealthy dowager. When he’s told to take on her troubled great-niece as an apprentice, his life is thrown into chaos and dark secrets from his past emerge.

Sanctuary

Sanctuary, the new movie from Zachary Wigon, is out today.

A wickedly dark comedy follows dominatrix, Rebecca (Margaret Qualley), and her wealthy client, Hal (Christopher Abbott), as they engage in a high stakes role playing game for power and control.

In the wake of inheriting his father’s hotel chain, Hal attempts to end his long and secret relationship with Rebecca. A battle of wills ensues over the course of one incredibly fraught night, with both Rebecca and Hal struggling to keep the upper hand as the power dynamics swing wildly back and forth.

Come Out Fighting

Come Out Fighting, the new movie from Steven Luke, is out today.

Set during WWII, in this military adventure, a small, specialized squad of U.S. Army African American soldiers are sent on an unofficial rescue mission behind enemy lines to locate their missing commanding officer. The squad upon battling their way through the German defenses encounter more than they bargain for when they locate a downed U.S. Army fighter pilot. With the help of their friends at the 761st tank battalion, known as “The Black Panthers,” the squad must find a way to survive and make it back in one piece.

Robots

Robots, the new movie from Casper Christensen and Anthony Hines, is out today.

Charles is a womanizer while Elaine is a gold digger. The duo learn humanity when forced to team up and pursue robot doubles of themselves.

White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump, the new movie from Calmatic, is out today.

Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his future in the sport, and multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his own career. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.

LEGO 2K Drive

LEGO 2K Drive, the new game from Visual Concepts Entertainment and 2K, is out today.

Welcome to Bricklandia, home of a massive open-world LEGO driving adventure. Race anywhere, play with anyone, build your dream rides, and defeat a cast of wild racing rivals for the coveted Sky Trophy!

KAYTRAMINÉ

KAYTRAMINÉ, the new album from Aminé and KAYTRANADA, is out today.

[fandom-go-round]

Don't know what this called but can we have kink in a wall trope. But their underwear says bite me and who do you think will take advantage of that.

I picked a bunch of different fandoms because I want my boys to fuck me until I can’t walk, ok? One of the best kinks there is 10/10

Warnings: Stuck in an Object, Voyeurism, Oral Sex

Reaper:

          “Oh, someone left me a gift.” Reaper’s chuckle is deep and menacing, claws digging into your ass as he held your cheeks apart. Your face is hot and you squirm, trying to pull yourself the rest of the way through the shelf. You had planned this out to a t, knowing when Reaper would make his rounds and wanting to see how he would react. By the slow grind of his hips he was very, very pleased.        

          “You don’t know what you’re getting into.” His voice was a snarl, muffled by the boxes cutting you off. You moaned when he ripped your panties, slowly dragging his gauntlet over your ass.

          “Please.” Your breathy gasp led to a hard smack, your cry echoing off the wall. Gabriel groaned and you heard his pants hit the floor hard. Warm fingers pushed into your slowly, lube sliding from your opening down your legs.

          “You’re not going to be able to walk when I’m done with you.”

Michael Myers:

           Your face was burning before Michael even walked into the house, your feet barely touching the ground from where you were suspended. You had leaned out the window to grab something and now you’re pinned with no way to really touch the floor. And of course, you had to be in nightclothes; only underwear and one of Michael’s shirts on.

           You gasp at the hands on your waist, thumbs slowly rubbing circles onto your skin. You half sat up, glancing over your shoulder to see Michael behind you. You offered him a smile but his face was on your ass, hands going to rub your skin.

           “Michael please.” Your voice had his head titling up, mask watching your face. “Can you get me out? I’m stuck.” He was silent as always, squeezing so hard that you yelped. He was defiantly going to leave bruises. You blushed, face hot as you felt him tug your underwear off.

You muffled your cry of surprise with your hands, desperately trying to keep quiet as Michael pushed into you with no warning. You were dry enough that it hurt but he had used lube to stop at least some of the pain. You moaned, rocking back towards the window and trying your best to keep silent as Michael had his way with you.  

Dante:

           “Well well well, what do we have here?” You let out an annoyed huff, trying to kick Dante as he stood behind you. He laughed and easily dodged your kick, pinching your ass and making you to curse. You tried to pull yourself through the wall but didn’t move, just as stuck as you had been for the past half an hour.

           “Dante you ass! Get me out of here!” The devil hunter hummed, hands groping and squeezing your flesh. He pressed against you, already half-mast between your underwear and grinding his way to fully hard.

           “Why would I want to do that?” He separated his questions with another pinch. “What’s in it for me?”

           “Damn it Dante I’m stuck and I can’t get out!” Dante groaned, fingers dragging slowly over your opening.

           “Fuck babe, you know just what to do to get me going.” You snarled, trying to kick him again and missing. Something hit the ground hard and you whimpered, Dante’s tongue dragging over you when he moved your underwear to the side. You moaned, clawing at the wall and gasping as Dante began to eat you out. He pulled back with a groan, nipping at your skin.

           “Don’t mind me, just following directions.”

Xanxus:

           “What the fuck is this?” You froze, squeezing your eyes shut and willing yourself away from this situation. Silence descended on the room, tension rising as you refused to answer. Xanxus stood behind you, eyes locked on were your pants were pooled around your ankles.

           “I’m talking to you trash.” His voice was closer now and you jerked, body pinned between the metal panic doors. You swore, glancing through the opening and back at your boss. He had one eyebrow raised, not going to ask again.

           “Bel changed the controls to close no matter what and I got trapped trying to dive out the door.” He grunted, eyes returning to your ass. You flushed, facing forward and pretending you weren’t flashing your boss. “He thought it would be funny to pants me too.”

           Xanxus didn’t say anything and you jerked in surprise when rough palms pulling your hips out. You scrambled to hold onto the door, fingers gripping the edge you were pinned between.

           “Boss?!”

           “Shut it.” He ripped your underwear straight down the middle and you sputtered, trying to think of an excuse. “You want me to stop?” You both stopped moving, your mind going a mile a minute. Finally, you shook your head and he chuckled, slapping your ass hard. “I didn’t think so.”

[bluebeardsbride-archive]

reading list for 2020 2019 reading list literature recommendations last updated 7.1.2020

crossed = finished bolded = currently reading plain = to read * = reread + = priority

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currently reading: The Brutality of Fact: Interviews with Francis Bacon by David Sylvester We Eat Our Own by Kea Wilson Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson Inferno by Dante Aligheri

novels (unsorted) The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang +Justine by Lawrence Durrell Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy +Death in Venice by Thomas Mann* The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco* The Letters of Mina Harker by Dodie Bellamy Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille +Nightwood by Djuna Barnes +Malina by Ingeborg Bachman A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Monsieur Venus by Rachilde +The Marquise de Sade by Rachilde +A King Alone by Jean Giono +The Scarab by Manuel Mujica Lainez +The Invitation by Beatrice Guido Operation Massacre by Rodolfo Walsh She Who Was No More by Boileau-Narcejac Mascaro, the American Hunter by Haroldo Conti European Travels for the Monstrous Gentlewomen by Theodora Goss Kiss Me, Judas by Christopher Baer Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt The Grip of It by Jac Jemc Celestine by Olga Ravn The Girl Who Ate Birds by Paul Nougé The Necrophiliac by Gabrielle Wittkop Possessions by Julia Kristeva

classics The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio* Purgatio by Dante Aligheri Paradiso by Dante Aligheri

short story collections The Wilds: Stories by Julia Elliot The Dark Dark: Stories by Samantha Hunt Severance by Robert Olen Butler Enfermario by Gabriela Torres Olivares Sirens and Demon Lovers: 22 Stories of Desire edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling The Beastly Bride edited by Ellen Datlow  +Vampire In Love by Enrique Vila-Matas Collected works of Leonora Carrington Collected works of Silvina Ocampo Collected works of Everil Worrel Collected works of Luisa Valenzuela

theatre +Faust by Goethe The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe Phaedra’s Love by Sarah Kane

nonfiction (unsorted) Countess Dracula by Tony Thorne +The Bloody Countess by Valentine Penrose Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsebet Bathory by Kimberly L. Craft Blake by Peter Akroyd Lives of the Necromancers by William Godwin A History of the Heart by Ole M. Høystad On Monsters by Stephen T. Asma +Ghostly Matters: Haunting and the Sociological Imagination by Avery Gordon +Consoling Ghosts : Stories of Medicine and Mourning from Southeast Asians in Exile by Jean M. Langford essays (unsorted) When the Sick Rule the World: Essays by Dodie Bellamy Academonia: Essays by Dodie Bellamy ‘On the Devil, and Devils’ by Percy Shelley +An Erotic Beyond: Sade by Octavio Paz

poetry +100 Notes on Violence by Julia Carr

academia (unsorted) Essays on the Art of Angela Carter: Flesh and the Mirror edited by Lorna Sage The Routledge Companion to Literature and Food edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Donna Lee Brien Cupid’s Knife: Women's Anger and Agency in Violent Relationships by Abby Stein Traumatic Encounters in Italian Film: Locating the Cinematic Unconscious by Fabio Vighi The Severed Flesh: Capital Visions by Julia Kristeva Feast and Folly: Cuisine, Intoxication, and the Poetics of the Sublime by Allen S. Weiss

on horrror Terrors in Cinema edited by Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper Robin Wood on the Horror Film: Collected Essays and Reviews by Robin Wood Monster Theory: Reading Culture by Jeffrey Cohen The Philosophy of Horror, or Paradoxes of the Heart by Noël Caroll Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century by Charles Derry Monsters of Our Own Making by Marina Warner Monster Culture in the 21st Century: A Reader edited by by Marina Levina and Diem My Bui

the gothic Woman and Demon: The Life of a Victorian Myth by Nina Auerbach Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters by J. Halberstam +Perils of the Night: A Feminist Study of Nineteenth-Century Gothic by Eugenia C. Delamotte Art of Darkness: A Poetics of Gothic by Anne Williams Body Gothic: Corporeal Transgression in Contemporary Literature and Horror Film by Xavier Aldana Reyes On the Supernatural in Poetry by Ann Radcliffe The Gothic Flame by Devendra P. Varma Gothic Versus Romantic: A Reevaluation of the Gothic Novel by Robert D. Hume A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful by Edmund Burke Over Her Dead Body by Elisabeth Bronfen The Contested Castle: Gothic Novels and the Subversion of Domestic Ideology by Kate Ellis Gothic Documents: A Sourcebook, 1700-1820 by E. Clery Limits of Horror: Technology, Bodies, Gothic edited by Fred Botting The History of Gothic Fiction by Markman Ellis The Routledge Companion to the Gothic edited by Catherine Spooner and Emma McEvoy Gothic and Gender edited by Donna Heiland Romanticism and the Gothic Tradition by G.R. Thompson Cryptomimesis : The Gothic and Jacques Derrida’s Ghost Writing by Jodie Castricano

bluebeard Bluebeard’s legacy: death and secrets from Bartók to Hitchcock edited by Griselda Pollock and Victoria Anderson The tale of Bluebeard in German literature: from the eighteenth century to the present Mererid Puw Davies Bluebeard: a reader’s guide to the English tradition by Casie E. Hermansson Bluebeard gothic : Jane Eyre and its progeny Heta Pyrhönen Bluebeard Tales from Around the World by Heidi Ann Heiner

religion The Incorruptible Flesh: Bodily Mutation and Mortification in Religion and Folklore by Piero Camporesi Afterlives: The Return of the Dead in the Middles Ages by Nancy Caciola Discerning Spirits: Divine and Demonic Possession in the Middle Ages by Nancy Caciola “He Has a God in Him”: Human and Divine in the Modern Perception of Dionysus by Albert Henrichs The Ordinary Business of Occultism by Gauri Viswanathan The Body and Society. Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity by Peter Brown

cannibalism Eat What You Kill: Or, a Strange and Gothic Tale of Cannibalism by Consent Charles J. Reid Jr. Consuming Passions: The Uses of Cannibalism in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe by Merrall Llewelyn Price Cannibalism in High Medieval English Literature by Heather Blurton +Eating Their Words: Cannibalism and the Boundaries of Cultural Identity edited by Kristen Guest Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind’s Oldest Taboo by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff

crime Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglass

theory/philosophy Life Everlasting: the animal way of death by Bernd Heinrich The Ambivalence of Scarcity and Other Essays by René Girard Interviews with Hélène Cixous Symposium by Plato Phaedra by Plato Becoming-Rhythm: A Rhizomatics of the Girl by Leisha Jones The Abject of Desire: The Aestheticization of the Unaesthetic in Contemporary Literature and Culture edited by Konstanze Kutzbach, Monika Mueller The Severed Head: Capital Visions by Julia Kristeva

perfume & alchemy Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent by Jean-Claude Ellena The Perfume Lover: A Personal Story of Scent by Denyse Beaulieu Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell by Jonathan Reinarz Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent by Mandy Aftel Das Parfum by Patrick Süskind* Scents and Sensibility: Perfume in Victorian Literary Culture by Catherine Maxwell The Foul and the Fragrant by Alain Corbin +throughsmoke by Jehanne Dubrow “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume” by Katy Kelleher

medicine The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris

Finished (Vampires): An Uneasy Essay on the Undead in Film by Jalal Toufic

[troped-fanfic-challenge]

Author Reveal of the Chopped Round 1: Canon Divergence Fics

The Tropes:

Somebody lives...or somebody dies: A major character (a character who has been in three or more episodes) who died in canon lives in your fic, or a major character who lived in canon dies in your fic.

Sunsets

Protectiveness

A dichotomy

small dot among infinite stars (Rated T) [Bellamy/Clarke] by @kindclaws

Dante is painting in his office when they enter, his movements carrying the gentle tremble of old age. Doesn’t even look up when the door shuts behind them, just says hello in that wispy, scratchy old man voice and keeps staring at his canvas.

“We’ve got some bad news,” Clarke says, steeling herself.

“You are bad news,” Dante says. Underneath the agreeable tone there is something bitter and curdling. Dante may have pulled the trigger that stopped Cage Wallace, but Clarke isn’t surprised that he blames them for it.

“The world is ending again,” Bellamy says.

“Unfortunate that it likes to do that,” Dante says. When he keeps painting, Clarke fantasizes about taking the paintbrush and stabbing him with it.

- or, Dante Wallace shoots his son. Clarke doesn’t irradiate Mount Weather. Months later, ALIE warns her a nuclear winter is coming, and suddenly, that act of mercy means everything.

can we pretend? (Rated T) [Clarke/Murphy] by @probably-voldemort

Murphy’s not exactly sure how he went from laying low to fake dating Clarke so they have an excuse for sneaking around Mount Weather, but that seems to be where his life is at right now.

your voice is like a ghost inside my head (Rated T) [Bellamy & Octavia] by @loveislarryislove

“I bear it so they don’t have to,” Clarke said when she left. But Bellamy has to.

~*~*~

“How do you bear it?” Bellamy asks.

“What?”

“You were there too,” Bellamy says. “You helped us. We pulled the trigger, but you put the weapon in our hands. Don’t you feel…” He doesn’t know how to finish that sentence. He doesn’t know how Monty feels. Only that it doesn’t seem to be a fraction of what he’s feeling. Or if it is, he hides it better.

Monty is quiet for a long time. “I guess,” he says at last, “I just figure… we do what we have to. And then… we have to keep moving. Keep living. Because otherwise, what was it all for?” He shrugs, though it feels like his shoulders are heavy with it. “I did what I did. You did what you did. Now we’re here.”

Here. Monty says it like it’s simple. We’re here. But Bellamy has never felt more lost.

Survival Instinct (Rated T) [Clarke & Murphy] by @justbecauseyoubelievesomething

The sunset was a deeper red than she remembered, as if Praimfaya had reached out into space and curled its fiery fingers around the sun itself. Clarke shivered despite herself and realized that it was cold. The sun was going down and she was alone on a radiation-soaked planet. Alone and alive.

“Murphy.” The name left her lips involuntarily. And then she was running away from the lab before her brain caught up. If the nightblood worked and she survived, Murphy survived too.

Not alone.

the brave not broken girl (Rated T) [Raven & Anya] by @dylanobrienisbatman

Raven wakes up dazed and incoherent, and then she wakes up again, and finds herself in Mt. Weather. But an extremely ill man, a little detective work… and some vomit.. put her on the path to trying to save the grounders trapped in the mountain. All she has to do is get Anya to Lexa.

Turning of The Tides (Rated G) [Clarke & Anya] by @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold

So much of Clarke’s life since landing on Earth has not gone according to plan. Most recently? Being captured by the Mountain and not being able to rescue her friends to escape with her. Least planned of all though is the unlikely partnership she forms with Anya kom Trikru. Grounder Princess versus Sky People Princess. They form a tentative alliance after proving themselves to each other, but then that’s when things continue to derail. When Anya is shot, Clarke has to scramble to keep their tentative truce alive (as well as Anya), so that they can take on the mountain.

Baptism//Resurrection (Rated T) [Echo & Roan] by @kuklash

If the last moments of the final conclave had gone differently.

The Last Living Tree (Rated T) [Jasper/Monty] by @kinetic-elaboration

He rubs at his eyes with the back of his fist, stifles a yawn, and forces himself to focus on the blurry object above, until the last scrim of sleep has been blinked away and he sees it, at least, clear. A little drone, hovering in the air over their bed.

tangerine skies and cherry earth (Rated T) [Murphy & Luna] by hopskipaway

Survival has always been the word John Murphy lives his life by. He thought that this would have given him an advantage when the end of the world came and flipped their lives upside down.

Turns out, like with most things, he was wrong.

Just say you love me (Rated G) [Jasper & Monty] @raven-reyes-of-sunshine

Monty finds Jasper when he’s only drunk half the tea.

Bunker Down (Rated G) [Monty/Harper] by @hostagetakerandhisgirlfriend

Monty, Harper, Murphy, Emori, and Miller set out to Polis in hopes of finding a bunker to shelter humanity from Praimfaya. Takes place midseason 4.

a civil twilight (Rated T) [Clarke/Bellamy/Josephine/Gabriel] by @thelittlefanpire

“It’s funny how your deepest fears can be your deepest desires, too,” the words fall from Clarke’s lips, but it’s not Clarke who speaks them. The voice is airy and lighter than Clarke’s normal cadence.

“Josephine?” Clarke asks aloud. Her throat feels scratchy, but her voice works. Everything comes rushing forward as her body heals and her mind snaps back into focus.

“Ah, just in time for a Sanctum sunset, my love,” Josephine croons towards Gabriel. The hand Clarke wanted to use to comfort Bellamy, reaches out for Gabriel’s arm instead. Her body pulls away from where she was sitting between Bellamy’s legs.

“Jo—,” Gabriel’s voice breaks as he reaches for her face. He cradles Clarke’s head between his large brown hands. He’s soft and gentle, holding her like she might dissolve into smoke.

“How the hell is this possible?” Bellamy’s voice is loud in her ear, right behind her. Clarke pulls away easily from the other man to look back at him.

A 6x10 Bellarke/Jobriel Poly AU.

final journey to the ground (Rated T) [Lincoln & Bellamy] by @shen-gong-oops

Bellamy Blake is sent to Earth a little over a year before one hundred delinquents who inadvertently start a war.

All the winners can be found here.

Thank you all so much for participating this round! Everyone imagined a world @dylanobrienisbatman and I (@thelittlefanpire) think would have been amazing to see on the show. The talent blows us away! Now that winners and authors have been revealed feel free to blog about your fics and don’t forget to tag us!

We hope you all will join us for Round 2: Canon Speculation! Those Tropes drop at Midnight tonight.

[vroom--vrooming]

Dante Reyes x Reader

Just Dante and his girlfriend getting a little steamy while he talks about his revenge plan

Dante returns home, the weight of his plans for revenge heavy on his mind. As he steps through the door, he hears the gentle splash of water coming from the backyard. His eyes darken with a mix of desire and possession as he heads toward the source of the sound.

You are there, swimming leisurely in the pool, your long black hair flowing like a dark river around you. The lavender bikini clings to your perfect figure, highlighting every curve. You catch sight of him and a seductive smile spreads across your lips. Slowly, deliberately, you swim to the edge of the pool and pull yourself out, the water cascading off your body in a way that makes Dante’s breath catch.

You walk toward him, hips swaying, droplets of water glistening on your skin. "Welcome home," you purr, wrapping your arms around his neck and pulling him into a deep, passionate kiss.

Dante groans against your lips, his hands sliding down to caress your back, feeling the cool wetness of your skin under his fingers. He deepens the kiss, his tongue exploring your mouth with a fierce hunger. As he kisses you, his hands move to the knot of your bikini top, fingers deftly untying it.

"You’ve been busy," you whisper against his lips, your voice a sultry tease.

He pulls back just enough to look into your eyes, his own filled with a dark fire. "I’ve made progress," he says, his voice low and dangerous. "Soon, I will finally get my revenge on Dominic Toretto and his family."

A shiver runs through you at his words, a mix of excitement and anticipation. "I knew you would," you whisper, your hands sliding up to tangle in his hair. "You’re unstoppable, Dante."

He growls softly, pulling your bikini top away and tossing it aside. His hands roam your body, caressing and exploring with a possessive hunger. "And you," he murmurs, his lips trailing down your neck, "are mine."

You moan softly, your body arching into his touch. "Always," you breathe.

Dante’s hands move lower, his lips planting wet, hungry kisses along your collarbone, your chest, and down your stomach. You shiver under his touch, your breath hitching with every kiss. When he reaches your hips, he pauses, his eyes meeting yours with a dark intensity.

Without breaking eye contact, he bends down and takes the strings of your bikini bottom between his teeth. Slowly, deliberately, he pulls them loose, the sensation sending a shiver down your spine. You gasp at the intensity of his touch, the anticipation building with every second.

He kisses you again, dark and demanding, his tongue tangling with yours as he claims you with every touch, every caress. "You’ll be with me," he says between kisses, his voice a rough whisper. "As I bring them all to their knees, as I make them pay for everything."

You gasp, the intensity of his words and his touch sending waves of pleasure through you. "Yes, Dante," you moan, your nails digging into his shoulders. "I’ll be right here, by your side, through it all."

His hands grip your hips, pulling you flush against him, his dark eyes boring into yours. "Good," he murmurs, his lips brushing against your ear. "Because I need you, now more than ever."

He lifts you effortlessly, carrying you towards the house, his lips never leaving your skin. The anticipation builds with every step, every touch, every whispered promise of vengeance and desire. You cling to him, your body trembling with a mix of fear and excitement.

In the dim light of the bedroom, he lays you down on the bed, his eyes devouring you. "You’re mine," he says again, his voice filled with dark promise.

"Yours," you echo, reaching for him, pulling him down to you. "Always yours."

Dante’s lips find yours again, and this time the kiss is slower, deeper, filled with a dark, consuming passion. His hands explore your body, leaving a trail of fire in their wake. You moan his name, the sound spurring him on, driving him to claim you completely.

As he moves against you, his mouth trailing down your neck, your shoulders, your breasts, you feel the addictive heat of his touch, the dangerous edge of his desire. He’s a force of nature, unstoppable. And as he whispers his plans for revenge, his voice a seductive promise against your skin, you know you’ll stand by him, through the darkness, through the danger. Because he’s yours, and you’re his, in every way that matters.

[ao3feed-bellarke]

Passing of the Skye Boat

by ChasetheWindTouchtheSky

After returning from war as an army nurse, Clarke and her fiancé are exploring Washington D.C. as a way to relearn each other due to their time apart. But when Clarke stumbles across a NASA exhibit about ways to prevent the human race from dying from nuclear war – by way of livable space ship they are calling the ‘Ark’ – Clarke is transported elsewhere, and into another war.

The Earth is different that she could ever imagine. Instead of the D.C. buildings she’s used to, everything is worn down and nature has overtaken the planet. She runs into someone who she thinks is her fiancé – as well as a gruff man to manages to save her life seconds upon meeting. That’s when Clarke realizes she’s hasn’t transported to another world, she’s transported forward in time. Now she must use her medical knowledge to somehow remain useful enough to stay alive and get home. Also, she needs to not fall for the man who saved her.

The Outlander!AU with a canon twist no one asked for, but I decided to write anyway.

Words: 6097, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The 100 (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M

Characters: Clarke Griffin, Bellamy Blake, Jasper Jordan, Monty Green, John Murphy (The 100), Octavia Blake, Raven Reyes, Lincoln (The 100), Cage Wallace, Dante Wallace, Harper McIntyre, Maya Vie, Abby Griffin, Marcus Kane, Wells Jaha

Relationships: Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin

Additional Tags: Outlander!au, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, S2 Canon Divergence, time traveling

source http://archiveofourown.org/works/17990867

[tungsten-tribune-blog]

D10M53K18

Feature Article

An Update On The Lady Luck Investigation

When last you heard from us, here at the Tribune offices, we wrote of the now-infamous municipal terror, known only as the Lady Luck Killer. To briefly recap what we already know, it all seems to have begun with a cryptic ad run in this very paper- “What comes to be served, must be served. Midnight. Under Luck’s. Knock Thrice.” We could not have known, then, that things would progress as they have. Shortly thereafter, I, myself, received a disturbing and cryptic email from one who has confirmed themself to be our murderer-at-large. You can read about these events further in last week’s edition of the Tribune.

Since then, many more things have happened. Both myself and my colleague, Dante Niccals, who normally writes these articles, have been held in police custody under suspicion of involvement in these horrid events. A young man by the name of Porter Fellows was found to have been stabbed, and the letters “LLK” carved into his flesh. On this poor boy’s clothing was found, somehow, one of my own hairs, as confirmed by DNA analysis. I have, obviously, been cleared of suspicion since this event, or else I wouldn’t be here to write this article for you all, but this gives me particular pause. This killer seems to be going out of his way to frame as many others for their murders as possible, presumably to disguise their trail. Even more concerning - how on earth did they get my hair? Who could this person be, that they would have access to such a thing?

But I digress.

Continuing with known facts, the body of missing person Beverly McMillan was dumped at Bar None, announced over the Intra-City Communications Network by one using the alias “Lucky Lancaster.” My colleague, Dante, was present at Bar None and was the one to call in the police report. He was taken into police custody, as his presence at the scene was deemed suspicious, but has since been released on bail, pending further investigation.

The most recent development is the kidnapping of well-loved local therapist Bartleby Beaumont. This “Lucky Lancaster” seems to have challenged the citizens of out City to some sort of game in exchange for his return, with his implied torture and dismemberment as punishment for not following the “rules.”

Tungsten City Police Department has issued an official statement that rounding up this Lady Luck Killer is their utmost priority, and LaFontaine Industries Citizen’s Police has made a statement to the same effect. It is this journalist’s opinion that, despite their claims, I have seen very little evidence of their efforts. I only pray that we are soon relieved of this looming terror. -Quinn Curry

Community News

West District Fire; UPDATE

Nowhere near enough time has passed for us to recover even a little from the fire that took over West District, but enough time has passed for eyewitness reports to start coming out of the woodwork. From these reports we have received a description from the TCPD for our citizens to look out for from here on out. We would like to say that this report is unfortunately vague, but it is what we have so far. Please keep an eye out for: Male, between the ages of 25-40, height between 5’7”-6’2”, weight around 140 lbs, dark hair - light facial hair. The suspect was seen wearing dark clothing, including gloves, boots, and a hooded coat. An eyewitness claims that he was “entranced” by the flames, thus why they called in the report. Please keep an eye out, citizens.

-- Dante V.N.

Council Considers Removing Iconic Ship After Second Incident

Tungsten Parks Council is considering removing the sunken ship from the lake at the East District Children’s Park after a second incident where a child went into the water to swim to it. The child in this latest incident, whose name was not released, was taken to the hospital after being rescued from the lake by her older brother. A fence was recently erected around the lake, but the child was able to climb it.

As a reminder, the lake is not intended for swimming.

Thought of the Day

"Make sure to count your chickens before they hatch; you can launder your money through the rest of them." - Anonymous

Advice

Editor’s Note: Dear Quinn is the Tribune’s new advice column. If you would like to have your questions answered in this column, please send them to our blog here, or email them to Ask.Quinn@journalist.com.

Dear Quinn, You are my last hope. I am still looking for a man I met in Cobalt City during the last conflict. We only spent one evening together, but it was the most wonderful evening of my life. All I know is that he had “HERB” tattooed on him and he’s from Cobalt City. I thank you. Sincerely, CANT FORGET HIM

Dear Can’t Forget, I don’t know how widely-circulated our little newspaper is, but I have some friends in Cobalt and I will personally see that this gets passed around. I have your contact info, and i assure you if I hear anything you’ll be the first to know. I wish you all the luck in the world, and I hope things work out between you two. -Quinn

Classifieds

FRENCH LESSONS Learn French over some damn good margaritas!!  Contact Mitch Bradford at Luck’s. PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION , Northside Mines shaft E-7, D12M53K18, 1800. Price: greater than you can imagine. PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR price negotiable, accepting all cases, contact at MarconiPI@post.com or call 2-377S

Obituaries

Abbott Ambur Neely - South District Abbot Ambur Neely, 27, was born on D19M62k991 and died on D9M43k18, in the City Center location known as Bar None. He was a well loved therapist who had graduated from our own TTU! He was the son of no one important, and died alone and in pain.

[furederiko]

9 MARVEL CHARACTERS I WANT TO SEE IN THE CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Just spitballing for fun here!

To celebrate September 9th, here are 9 Marvel Heroes I would like to see making their debut in the next phase of Marvel Cinematic Universe. By MCU, that means for the movies... NOT for TV. I'm not saying because the TV side is... bad (even if I do lean towards that conclusion, it would be a subjective opinion), but I just don't think TV would be able to do justice with these characters due to various constraints (budget, VFX quality, etc).

It's already widely reported that the 2019 "UNTITLED Avengers" will serve as the culmination of MCU since 2008. That means, the door to welcome new characters and IPs would be wide open. So these are the names I would like to see getting the spotlight, and perhaps, assemble into a new set of Avengers. One might easily notice that the names I'm including here are characters from the animated "Avengers Assemble" series. That's actually... INTENTIONAL. One, because that means Marvel Studios obviously has the rights to use them (or at least partially, like the Spider-Man characters). And two, because I want this post to have a similar look and feel. But I'm NOT leaving behind other characters who have yet to show up in that series. That's why there's a special 'Bonus' section afterwards... (^^)v

Now that the explanation is out of the way, let's start right away! Here they are, in alphabetical order:

Agent Venom

Coincidentally, the first one is already a tricky situation. Eugene "Flash" Thompson is a Spider-Man character, so the rights to him is owned by SONY. That company is already working on a "Venom" movie that might not (or might?) be part of the MCU, with Tom Hardy as the lead. On the other hand, a modern-bully version of Flash has already debuted in the MCU via this year's "Spider-Man: Homecoming", as brought to life by Tony Revolori. Of course, the prospect of seeing a talented actor like Revolori becoming a headlining hero, is just too good to ignore. Mind you, it might take him a very long time (until after the high school characters graduate?) before arriving in a possible bittersweet situation (in the comics, Flash had to lose his legs first). But overall, Marvel Studios has already sown the seed for Agent Venom's debut. I can only hope this idea will be realized somewhere in the future...

Hercules

Odd choice, huh? But hear me out. We haven't had a great Hercules movie for a long time (my favorite was still Disney's animated-musical version, and it differed massively from the mythology). So why not leave it to Marvel Studios to do justice for the figure, and make a HUGE name out of him? The comic version of Hercules Panhellenios is a struggling, washed-out, unemployed hero, who spends his time slacking around and being a disappointment to others. True to his metaphorical title as a fierce male lion, huh? This situation and condition would carry massive potentials to explore in the movies. He can also take over Thor Odinson's position to expand the MCU towards more Greek-based mythological stories. Would you like to see Herc fighting Cerberus or Hydra (the monster, not the NAZI organization) in live action? I sure do. Good ol' Herc has seen a return to spotlight recently, with his own solo comic series. So what an excellent time to promote him for his own movie too! Since Chris Hemsworth and Pratt are already in the MCU (IMO, both are giving off a strong Hercules vibe!), perhaps Marvel Studios can hire... I don't know, Joe Manganiello as the lead actor?

Hyperion

Another mythological-esque hero! Unlike Hercules though, Marcus Milton has a completely different origin, being descendant of... the Eternals. Yes, the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie series have already introduced this powerful race, which means, the route to Hyperion's debut is more or less smooth sailing. Interestingly, Hyperion is well known as part of the superhero team "Squadron Supreme". That means, if ever Marvel Studios needs a 'replacement' for the Avengers, this group is a good candidate. Just like Herc, Hyperion has returned to the limelight with a new comic series lately, eventhough it was cancelled after a few volumes. I admit, being a copy/parody of a certain DC hero, the character doesn't really have deep potentials. But that's why I trust Marvel Studios to give him the push he needed! As for the actor, for some reason, I would love to see John Krasinski in the role. Dude was considered to be Captain America before, right? And he's not another Chris. LOL.

Inferno

We're back to another tricky business. Dante Pertuz is a relatively new character, a modern version of Human Torch that FOX doesn't own. LOL. He's introduced in the recent years with the NuHumans storyline, which exactly leads to THE tricky situation. Yes, he's an Inhuman, and his origin story is deeply connected to the Inhumans Royal Family (specifically Gorgon). We all know that Marvel TV had taken over the Inhumans IP and turn it into a TV series (complete with bad writing, bad design, bad reviews *smh*). I'm VERY concerned the division would also want to capitalize on Inferno to boost the show's appeal, and I personally don't think that's a wise decision. Visual-effect wise, Mark Kolpack has admitted that creating Robbie Reyes' Ghost Rider's flaming head and chains for the 4th season of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." was taxing and demanding. It's basically a movie-level VFX that required extra hours and patience, not something that can usually be rushed in a TV deadline. Now imagine doing that with Inferno, who emits flame from all over his body! But there's a bigger stake, here. You see, Dante's clearly a latino hero, and we haven't had one headlining an MCU movie until now. With his visual powers and relatable storyline (struggling with being Inhumans, a minority, rock star, and all), a movie would privilege Dante with the justice he deserve. I'm aware that highly likely Marvel Studios will be going with a cosmic Sam Alexander's Nova instead, and that's okay. But Inferno would be more current, if not more likeable choice.

Ka-Zar

Kevin Plunder came in to this list, with the same reason to Hercules. Because he's Marvel version of Tarzan! Hollywood has been trying to create a good Tarzan movie over and over again, and they're either an okay hit or a sad miss. As far as I know, none of them were ever able to please every audience, not even Disney's animated version. But Ka-Zar is different, because he carries more 'fantasy' than just trying to ape the King of the Jungle. The setting of his adventures, the "Savage Land" that's hidden deep in Antarctica, would be something magnificent to feature in the big screen. We've got Asgard, Kamar-Taj, Wakanda, why not add Savage Land too! Don't forget Zabu, his saber-toothed best friend, which would require massive CGI work. Suffice to say, the things I'm reading and hearing about Ka-Zar only leads to one conclusion: I want to see him in a live action movie! Now, who can portray him? Hmmm... a natural blond Brit like Charlie Hunnam, perhaps?

Ms. Marvel

All concerns I had for Dante, goes for Kamala Khan as well. Being a fellow Inhumans, there's been a rampant rumor recently that she'll be getting a TV series (supposedly the one John Ridley is working on). For me, that's a HUUUGE NOOOO. And due to THREE major reasons. ONE, similar to Inferno, TV budget won't be able to handle the VFX required to showcase her Inhuman ability with the right look and feel. Look no further than that underwhelming looking "Inhumans" series as example! Would you like to see an iconic figure like Kamala being reduced to a 'disaster' with the excuse of making her 'grounded'? You know, like what Marvel TV have already done to Medusa? I certainly DON'T. Kamala is basically the modern version of Mr. Fantastic, and we all know that even FOX have tried to do Reed Richards right in the movies several times, but still couldn't perfectly nail it. Downgrading this situation to a TV level would only make it worse. TWO, Kamala is a genuinely likeable and well-beloved character that easily captures the heart and attention of many readers throughout the world. If the 60s-90s had Peter Parker, Kamala's the youth representative for the modern world. Hip, cool, and current (being a social media freak and all), but also kind and caring... eventhough she's a triple-decker minority (Female, South Asian heritage, and Moslem) living in a racist country. Which leads me to the final reason. THREE, her story will have a MUCH BIGGER impact to the world as a movie. Releasing a Marvel Studios movie with her as the lead in an international market (including countries with Moslem as majority), would not only bank a great amount of money, but also sends the right messages: one, unlike its current government, Hollywood is NOT racist; two, that everyone can be a hero, regardless of their gender, race, and religion! Relegating a character this HUGE to a small-scoped TV series that not everyone can gain access to, would be a massive disservice. Kamala is the hero the world currently needs, so please don't undermine her into disappointments.

She-Hulk

Another tricky situation, though in this case, due to the confusing copyrights. Actor Mark Ruffalo has repeatedly said, that a Hulk solo movie won't be coming along the road because Universal has the distribution rights. What about his super-powered cousin, Jennifer Walters? It's unclear, but I can only assume that she has the same legal limitation. Thankfully, it also doesn't mean that she can't be used in a Marvel Studios movies. She just need to be included as part of an ensemble, that's all. The great thing about Jen, is that she's a lawyer and later a judge. Not only she's strong physically, but also academically. Won't that be a strong role model for young women and girls all around the world? We haven't really had a law angle in the superhero movies until now, with Daredevil occupying the Netflix universe. So bringing Jen into the light would be fresh and promising. As for who should play him, I don't have a particular choice, but someone with Award prestige like Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron, and/or Jennifer Lawrence would be a great get...

Songbird

Former villain turned Avengers? Yep, that premise alone would make a great story. Melissa Gold started off as a troubled woman, with broken family and harsh situation. Giving in to the world of crime (known as Screaming Mimi) was clearly her way to stay alive. Eventually she stumbled into the road of heroism with the Songbird moniker, and ended up becoming a full-time member of the Avengers. Just like the other characters I've included here, Melissa would be a great role model, especially for troubled teenagers. Her path of redemption proves that anyone, regardless of their past and issues, can be a hero too. An inspiring message that Marvel Studios need to share to the world. She doesn't sell enough as a solo movie? Well, then debuting her as part of the "Thunderbolts" would be equally okay for me. All the ingredients are already in the MCU anyway (Thunderbolt Ross, Helmut Zemo?). As for the actress, for some reason, I want to see Anna Kendrick in this role. Yeah, basically I just want to see her in a Marvel Studios movie, but I believe she would really bring justice to the gorgeous-designed Songbird.

White Tiger

We've already gotten an African "Black Panther", now it's time for a hispanic White Tiger! Her powers come from the mystical side, and since "Doctor Strange" has opened up the gateway to supernatural, we can have more heroes with this kind of origin story! I'm personally going with Ava Ayala, and not Angela del Toro, eventhough either of them would be wonderful. Why White Tiger? Same reason to Dante, and in a way, Kamala. Sure, the MCU have included numerous Latino actors who either got lost in the background (Jonathan Pangborn?), or turned out to be a scene stealer (looking at you Luis!!!), but we haven't really had a major hispanic hero in the MCU until now. More importantly, a female one! Debuting Ava in the MCU would also, once again, sends off a great message. The US government have been really discriminative about immigrants lately, including the hispanics. Putting Ava in the spotlight would remind everyone that South Americans CAN be heroes, and not criminals like what they're being wrongfully accused for. We truly need characters like this right away! As for who should play her, I'm currently setting my eyes on Gina Rodriquez of the hit series "Jane the Virgin".

Honorable Ment... SPECIAL ADDITIONS

The next characters are those who (as far as my memory serves) haven't made their debut in the "Avengers Assemble" series. So they sort of... didn't fulfill the basic requirement for my initial list. But it'd be unfair leaving them behind like that, right? That's why they are special 'Bonus' additions. Without further ado, in alphabetical order:

Brother Voodoo

For the record, I'm not being racist by sidelining the only black character to this section. The reason I put him here, is because his debut in the MCU movies is pretty much confirmed. Daniel Drumm, big brother to Jericho Drumm, has already made his appearance in "Doctor Strange" as the original protector of New York Sanctum Santorum. And director Scott Derrickson has already hinted that his death would lead to consequences, including the arrival of Jericho. Debuting Jericho as a sort of sidekick to Stephen Strange would be nice, but it would be much better if he gets his own movie too. Yes, there's an issue regarding his name, because using Voodoo might... well, attract criticsm. But titles can be tweaked, right? Considering Jericho ends up becoming a Sorcerer Supreme too, I believe he'll be perfect as the next black hero to headline his own movie.

Shang-Chi

I've already repeatedly mentioned that Marvel Studios NEED a major hero representing minorities, and this is another great candidate. Marvel Studios have brought several prominent Asian characters into the MCU, like Wong, Mantis (eventhough she's an alien), and Helen Cho. Yet they all share similar characteristic: they are all supporting cast. If Marvel Studios want to play it 'safe' and headline an East Asian lead character, then Shang-Chi is the go-to-guy. Nope, I'm not undermining him, but just pointing out how easy he would appeal to the audience. Shang-Chi is in a way, Marvel Comics' response to Bruce Lee. We all know that the world LOVES some Bruce Lee. And Shang is more than just a Bruce Lee copy, he's also a master of espionage who's determined to take down his own father's criminal empire. Pretty much a solid recipe for a James Bond-styled wuxia blockbuster hit, am I right! "Doctor Strange" has teased the use of martial arts to support magic, a hero like Shang would put it upfront as the star of the party. Marvel TV might have taken the stamp on Iron Fist (with mixed response), so Shang is the opportunity for Marvel Studios to do it RIGHT! Jon Woo, Ang Lee, or Jacky Chan can direct this, and as for the actor, Godfrey Gao is my top pick. But Ludi Lin, Philip Ng (star of the fictional Bruce Lee biopic "Birth of the Dragon"), or even Yoshi Sudarso (who is Chinese-Indonesian) would be fantastic nonetheless.

Spider-Woman

The last tricky affair of the day! Jessica Drew is called Spider-Woman, but she uses the 'Spider' moniker by name only, and unrelated to Spider-Man. That's why until now, it's currently unclear whether her movie rights is owned by SONY or not. She's actually one of the superheroine I've been itching to see in the MCU, but admittedly, these questions surrounding her place always put me on a weird crossroad. Drew is connected to Hydra, the High Evolutionary, and has always been a full-blown Avengers. And all of those screams MCU. She's also the best friend of Carol Danvers, so I honestly want to see her show up in "Captain Marvel". Her comic origin story sort of fits with "Captain Marvel" 90s setting too. Have Jessica encounter Carol when she was a child, then Jessica was put into stasis for years, only to wake up as a superpowered woman in the present day. And then she meets Carol again, and team up as the new Avengers. All's well ends well! I personally want to see Tatiana Maslany of the famous "Orphan Black" for this character, but Marvel Studios can always cast an Asian actress (like Constance Wu or Celina Jade) due to Drew's ambiguous background.

Young Avengers

This one initially started off with just William "Billy" Kaplan and partner Theodore "Teddy" Altman. A sweet pairing more famously known as Wiccan and Hulkling. My way of thinking was, it'd be rude and unfair to name just one of them, right? If Marvel Studios wants to go ahead and feature an LGBT representation, these guys are the one they should use. Is it possible? There's a hint that we'll be seeing Vision and Wanda Maximoff's relationship evolve in "Avengers: Infinity War". Perhaps somehow they end up bending reality, and Billy is magically conceived? Meanwhile, "Captain Marvel" confirmed that the alien race Skrull CAN be used in the MCU, so a half Kree-Skrull (his biological father is the original/male Captain Marvel) like Teddy is more than just possible. Basically, that movie is the only gateway needed for his debut in the MCU.

But then I began thinking. Why am I leaving behind Billy's twin brother Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd? Poor Pietro Maximoff was killed off in just one movie, why am I sidelining another Speed-ster? That's NOT right. Then the more I think of it, the bigger the scope gets. We have a Hawkeye and Ant-Man who are both fathers in the MCU. Why not include their protege/child? Katherine "Kate" Bishop might not be Clint Barton's daughter, but the two shared a special connection that would be great to depict on the big screen. And then there's Cassandra "Cassie" Lang who looks up to her father Scott, and aspires to be a size-shifting heroine of her own. Cassie has already debuted in the MCU as played by Abby Ryder Fortson, why not promote her into a hero too? And how could I miss out the lesbian latina America Chavez? Fitting in comfortably to all the diversity talk I've stated above, America is not only female, latina, she's also an LGBT representative. Another triple-decker like Kamala. JACKPOT!

So yeah, that's how I ended up with Young Avengers instead. If Marvel TV has "The Runaways", then Marvel Studios can have these equally (if not more prospective) young heroes! If we assume that we will no longer see the Avengers following the 2019 movie, then introducing the Young Avengers would be the most logical continuation. This movie doesn't even to take place in the present time, but a bit further in the future, or even in an alternate reality. That's the function of Reality Stone and Multi-verse, right? This team represents youth, fun, and diversity, sending all the right messages to the world. And at the same, enabling older actors like Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Benedict Cumberbatch and others to serve briefly as mentor figures. There's also one other reason why this special team ends up being the last entry on this post (which is unintentional, to be honest): because I REALLY want them to show up in the MCU! \(*v*)/

So there you have it, the 9 (plus 4+) Marvel Heroes I want to see coming to the big screen. In the end though, this is nothing more than a personal opinion. It's obviously a very subjective thinkpiece, so anyone else might not have the same idea (if you do have your take, then do post them, I'd gladly read it!). I do however, hope that someone, anyone from Marvel Studios would somehow stumble upon this, read it, and put these names into considerations. I sincerely feel they will bring something NEW to the MCU, while continue conveying message of hope, inspiration, kindness, and good. After all, that's what Marvel Studios movies are for, right? Thanks for reading... enjoy your September 9th! Even if it might be just a regular day for most of us... XD

[bellarkewrites]

I dreamed you a sin (and a lie)

by monroeslittle

“If I do this,” Blake said, “how are you imagining it’s going to work? I can’t just knock on his door, and say I want in again. It’s been eleven years. And even before I left, I never cared about the business. Do you have a plan? You say you want me open the door for an agent. How? What’s that mean?”

“You’re going to get in touch with your grandfather again at your wedding,” Clarke said.

He stared.

“I hope you don’t have a girlfriend, Mr. Blake.”

fake!married AU. Clarke's in the FBI, Bellamy's the grandson of a mobster, and they've got to work together.

Words: 47382, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: The 100 (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Clarke Griffin, Bellamy Blake, Harper McIntyre, Wells Jaha, Raven Reyes, Nathan Miller, Monty Green, Jasper Jordan, Octavia Blake, Zoe Monroe, Fox (The 100), Dante Wallace, Cage Wallace, Abby Griffin

Relationships: Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Undercover

Read it on AO3 at http://ift.tt/2ruAGWe

[welovedaisyjohnson]

I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath: imagine for yourself what I became, deprived at once of both my life and death.

by 26stars

In a universe where soulmates feel and experience each other's injuries, Skye's experiences of broken bones she didn't earn is fairly typical. Dying and coming back to life, however, is something extraordinary.

aospositivity exchange 2017

Title from Dante's Inferno

Words: 6926, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/M

Characters: Skye | Daisy Johnson, Robbie Reyes, and all your favorite supporting cast

Relationships: Robbie Reyes & Skye | Daisy Johnson, Robbie Reyes/Skye | Daisy Johnson

Additional Tags: Soulmate AU, Major death is Robbie's, but let's remember how that works, Soulmates, Soul Bond, Empathic Bond, Canon-Typical Violence

Ao3 works tagged 'Daisy x Robbie Reyes' http://ift.tt/2DOpfh9