#Drew Watkins

[we-players]

Drew Watkins as The Red Queen in Adventures with Alice in Golden Gate Park - come follow Alice through park and trail, over hill and dale, through forest and glen. Two weekends of this production remain and tickets won't last!

Photo by the inimitable Tracy Martin

https://www.weplayers.org/2024-adventures-with-alice-in-golden-gate-park

[jazzdailyblog]

Exploring the Depths of Jazz: Jackie McLean's "Bluesnik"

Introduction: A Sonic Canvas Unveiled In jazz, certain albums stand as timeless artifacts, capturing the spirit, innovation, and virtuosity of an era. Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean’s “Bluesnik” is undoubtedly one of these treasures, a masterpiece that not only showcases the brilliance of its creator but also paints a vivid portrait of the hard bop landscape in the early 1960s. The Birth of…

[jmunneytumbler]

'The American Society of Magical Negroes' is Trying to Make Us All Feel Better. Does It Put in the Right Effort?

'The American Society of Magical Negroes' is Trying to Make Us All Feel Better. Does It Put in the Right Effort?

Do they find the magic? (CREDIT: Focus Features) Starring: Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Michaela Watkins, Aisha Hinds, Nicole Byer, Rupert Friend, Aaron Jennings, Tim Baltz Director: Kobi Libii Running Time: 105 Minutes Rating: PG-13 for Inflammatory and Cathartic Comments Release Date: March 15, 2024 (Theaters) What’s It About?: You know those movies with Black…

[trendfilmsetter]

First look at Focus Features upcoming film THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES directed by Kobi Libii. Starring:

Justice Smith

David Alan Grier

An-Li Bogan

Drew Tarver

Michaela Watkins

Aisha Hinds

Tim Baltz

Rupert Friend

Nicole Byer

Releasing in theaters March 22nd, 2024

[regaliasonata]

I know Syd must've been fucking annoyed when she got her zord.

Like, they gave her a police car with a stop sign...she must be fuming seeing Shelby with her own megazord at her disposal.

I'm not trying to start shit but REALLY! A stop sign as a zord, compared to having your own megazord. I really need to see some crazy stuff were the pink rangers get some overpowered zord or abilities.

In all seriousness Shelby making the spino zord was pretty cool, like I wish we got a season 3 where she got to use it more.

Imagine Shelby as Gurren Lagen with her drill

[sunlightmade]

tags for characters ( part one ).

agatha cavanaugh ( emily carey, 22 ).

amelia canberk née benoit ( adelaide kane, 31 ).

bethany jean prescott ( madelyn cline, 27 )

caroline gallagher ( sabrina carpenter, 26 ). 

constance o’brien ( jennifer aniston, 54 ).

delilah dubois ( jessica chastain, 47 ).

devin watkins ( margot robbie, 33 ).

drew watkins ( madison iseman, 28 ). 

elias wilkes ( calahan skogman, 31 ).

esther prynne ( kennedy walsh, 24 ).

forest mcallister ( wolfgang novogratz, 28 ).

gabriel cruzado-lamenza ( josh andrés rivera, 28 ).

gideon crowley ( sam corlett, 27 ).

honor wilkes née o’brien ( danielle galligan, 31 ).

hudson pryor ( miles teller, 36 ).

indiana williams ( abigail cowen, 27 ). 

isidora armstrong ( giorgia whigham, 26 ).

jasper carmichael-morelli ( milo ventimiglia, 46 ).

karlie fischer ( naomi roestel, 27 ).

karolina kovalenko ( alice pagani, 25 ). 

lucas graves ( matthew daddario, 36 ).

lucifer scratch ( jeffrey dean morgan, 59 ).

lyra wickham ( kathryn newton, 27 ).

madison harper ( danielle rose russell, 24 ). 

maisie fitzroy ( corinna kopf, 28 ).

matilda anderson ( sarah jeffery, 27 ).

molly taylor linnaeus ( madelyn cline, 27 ).

montana williams ( abigail cowen, 27 ).

nina tohska ( dua lipa, 28 ).

oriana arslan ( aslihan malbora, 28 ).

[kennamchugh]

"The American Society of Magical Negroes" Flip Turns

Produced and directed by Kobi Libii, The American Society of Magical Negroes follows Aren, played by Justice Smith. He joins a magical group of negroes to help make white people’s lives easier. Everything seems fine until Aren follows his heart instead of what the ASOMN tells him to do. The satire premieres at The Sundance Film Festival in 2024. The cast includes Justice Smith, David Alan…

[bruhainrot]

Mercedes the Playgirl (PC reference sheet)

Featured her in 2 of my dol artworks already. In case you’re wondering “who tf is she?” now you knoww.

Click more for yap + relationship with whit n syd

Name: Mercedes Von Hagen (DEF NOT INSPIRED BY TOT !!)

Gender: F

Likes: Money, fashion, lollipops, catnips, penguins, rollerblading

Dislikes: Demands, fire, explosions

Voice: Grace Watkins from Switch

Description:

- Drug dealer with a charismatic, mischievous persona. Blinded by money and pleasure.

- Was born in this little cat town called Pussyville. Survived a horrific massacre of the village, moved to the orphanage in Rapechestershire alongside with a few young cat people who had lost their parents

- Her goal is to simply get rich and being able to lay her hands on catnips, as soon as they hit the ground, she’s going full on monkey mode.

- Spends all her money on self indulgence, broke as hell as a result

Activities:

- Scavenges for valuables or drugs at night.

- Sells drugs, finds customers.

- Helps out Landry, gambles with Wren frequently.

- Frequent school skipper but shows up at the canteen for free grub at school whenever she’s broke.

- Fucks around, but quits and attends school more often after meeting Sydney and Whitney.

- Tries to get closer to Sydney because he’s rich, gradually develops a crush on him.

- Tries to get closer with Whitney and uses his popularity to find more drug buyers, but man whit just wants bobs and vagana.

- Used to go on dates with Avery. But unfortunately for Avery, Mercedes is like an uncontrollable dog so Avery just gave up on her. If Mercedes decides to pursue a modelling career, idk maybe he’d reconsider..

I dunno, her lore is still pretty inconsistent LOL. Still I don’t mind expanding it and such.

Saw @k0h1 doing ship templates for their pc and I was like suree I wanna do em. There are actually templates for polyamorous relationships heck yuss

I actually drew these a long time ago, now I can finally put them to use!!

[captainkirkk]

✩ WEEKLY FIC ROUND-UP ✩

All the fics I’ve read and really enjoyed in the past week-ish. Reminder: This list features any and all ratings and themes.

Danny Phantom

Space Case by TorScrawls

Danny runs into some astronauts from NASA’s lunar mission while trying to do his homework on the moon. This leads to new friends, a new job, and eventually to Danny finding a place for himself out among the stars.

Also, Danny gets to be a gremlin in space.

“Well,” Watkins drew the word out on a sigh as she slumped against the doorframe. “We didn’t cover this in training.”

Cecilia found her eyes trained on the spot where Danny had just walked through the wall. Like a— “Is the moon haunted?!”

Watkins was silent for a long while, and when Cecilia finally managed to tear her eyes away from the wall and look at her colleague, she found her frowning at the com. "…Who's going to tell the commander?"

Emergency Contact by lexosaurus

When William Lancer answered the phone that day, little did he know that he would go from an average literature teacher and cat-dad to now the emergency foster parent for a very injured teenage ghost.

Life had a funny way of being unpredictable like that.

Tutoring Phantom by lexosaurus

It was funny. A year ago Dash was all but praying for Fenton to shut up, but now he would do anything to hear him speak.

Stranger Things

Dustin Henderson and the Lovebirds by pukner (+ podfic)

"You look like you've been mauled, dude," says Lucas. Then, after a beat, "Oh, ew."

"What the fuck," says Dustin, cottoning on, "What the fuck. This is hell, you didn't."

"Oh, I did," says Eddie, with the air of someone who's won something. He looks like the proverbial cat who's got the canary, if the canary wore polos and listened to Blondie.

"Shut up," Steve mutters, flushing as he seems to register what's happening, "Guys, it's not what you--uh, this isn't what it looks like-"

Or, five times Dustin Henderson was subjected to Eddie Munson being gross and sappy and in love with Steve Harrington, and one time Steve didn't even have to be there.

Clone Wars

I will look for you every time by unintentionalgenius

The soldier - barely more than a boy - swallows hard.

“And you’re here reporting to me because someone else is manning the rescue mission.” They’re both silent for a long moment. “Correct?”

Boil begins gingerly. She has the sense she is being handled. “The whole system went. There’s no way to get back down there. I think it was a bomb, planned. And - “ he hesitates, eyeing her face. “And no one could have survived that, sir. Not even one of us.”

“That’s impossible,” she says, instinctively.

this guy fucking sucks by Sunfl0wer78

Anakin didn't get it. The 501st was cool. Rex was great. So why was Commander Cody so... boring? And why was Obi-wan was obsessed with him? Everyone loved him. For what fucking reason.

Anakin doesn't understand Cody. Cody hates him. Maybe.

A Minor Detail by wanderingjedihistorian (RangerJedi67)

"I do apologize for the oversight,” Obi-Wan said. “I’m from a planet called Stewjon. While we look near human, we are all shapeshifters. While this is truly a minor detail in the grand scheme of things…” Cody stared incredulously. “Permission to speak freely, sir?” “Always, Cody, you know that,” he replied. “Sir, your ability to change into an otter does not qualify as a minor detail."

or, 3 times Obi-Wan's otter form came in handy on a mission and 1 time it was used for fun.

[phos-phorus]

If I had the chance to start over || Launt

It got out of hand. I got lost in my own writing while listening to chances on repeat. I startet writing this fic at around 10:30pm and its now 3am so please excuse any mistakes etc and let me know if there are any!

Summary: James has had feelings for Niki for a long time now. He never ends up confessing tho and one day the despair hits him so hard he gets himself so fogged with alcohol and drugs that Niki has to come and save the day once again. Meanwhile James finally opens up about his feelings.

Silverstone

The roar of engines filled the air at Silverstone as James Hunt pulled his helmet off, shaking his golden hair free. James leaned against the pit wall, he glanced across the pit lane as his gaze fell on Niki Lauda, cool and composed, discussing strategies with his team. There was a magnetism to Niki that James couldn't quite shake off, a quiet strength and an enigmatic presence that drew him in.

James found himself watching Niki more than usual. Every precise movement, every calculated decision, and the sheer determination etched on his face fascinated James. He wondered if Niki ever noticed the stolen glances, the lingering looks. It was a fleeting thought, quickly buried beneath a brash smile and a casual shrug. James Hunt wasn't the type to dwell on feelings, especially not feelings as confusing as these.

"Hey, Hunt," a voice called, snapping him out of his reverie. It was one of the mechanics. "We filled her up. Ready for another round?"

James smirked, masking the tumultuous feelings inside. "Always am."

But as he climbed into his car, his mind still kept wandering to Niki.

Monaco

The glamour of Monaco was intoxicating, with its sun-soaked streets and opulent yachts. The competition was fierce, the stakes higher than ever. Yet, James found his thoughts straying towards Niki. They had become rivals on the track and, somehow, confidants off it. There were late-night conversations, hushed and intimate, where they shared dreams and fears over drinks.

One such night, James almost blurted it out. They were on the deck of a yacht, the sea breeze ruffling their hair. Niki was talking about his plans for the next race, but James couldn't focus. His mind was racing with words he couldn't say.

"I admire you, Niki. More than you know," He managed, his voice thick with unspoken emotions.

Niki smiled, a rare, genuine smile. "I know, James. I feel the same."

The words hung in the air, open to interpretation. James' heart pounded, but he said nothing more. The moment passed, leaving him with a bittersweet taste of what could have been.

Belgium

There was no reason for him to be this happy. After McLaren made changes to the car it became difficult to drive and James ended up lurching all over the track, holding other drivers up, and eventually retired with gearbox failure.

As the race ended and Niki emerged victorious, James found himself clapping louder than anyone else, his admiration barely contained while his engineers just scoffed at him in disbelieve. He didnt care though. He stopped doing that a long time ago.

Zandvoort

James often caught himself watching Niki, thinking about what might happen if he took the leap and confessed his love.

But he never did. Instead, he masked his feelings with a reckless lifestyle—partying, women, and substances. Each time he saw Niki's determined face, the longing in his heart grew stronger.

The celebration after James's latest victory was in full swing. Champagne flowed, laughter echoed, but James felt a hollowness inside. Across the room, Niki was engaged in conversation, his sharp features softened by a rare smile. He was talking to Marlene, a beautiful woman who seemed to be the only one who could break through Niki's stern exterior.

James's heart ached. He downed another glass of champagne, trying to drown the jealousy and longing that gnawed at him. What if he had taken that chance, back in '73? What if he had told Niki how he felt?

Watkins Glen

James stood in the shadows, watching Niki with Marlene, her laughter ringing out like a melody. He turned away, unable to bear the sight, and retreated to his hotel room. He saw them together often, and each time, a part of him shattered, and James cursed himself for never having the courage to confess his feelings. He never dared to hope.

Trying to numb the pain, he drowned his sorrows in alcohol and drugs. The party raged on, but James felt increasingly isolated, lost in his thoughts.

Tokyo

The neon lights of Tokyo painted the city in vibrant hues. The race was over, the celebration in full swing, but James was nowhere to be found.

In his hotel room, James poured himself another drink, the alcohol mixing with the drugs he'd taken earlier. The room spun around him, memories of races, laughter, and stolen glances merging into a painful blur.

He wondered what might have been if he had confessed his love. "What if I told him?" he muttered, downing most of his freshly poured drink "What if I just told him I love him?"

What-ifs and could-have-beens crashed over him in relentless waves, each one more unbearable than the last. His vision blurred, hot tears spilling over and streaming down his cheeks.

James collapsed onto the floor, staring at the ceiling as a sob ripped through him, raw and guttural, shaking his entire body. He tried to wipe at his eyes, but the tears kept coming, a torrential flood that refused to be stemmed. His fingers brushed against his cheeks, smearing the tears, mixing them with the alcohol he spilled.

Each sob grew louder, more desperate, as if he could cry out the anguish that had settled deep within his soul. Arms wrapping around his knees, he curled into himself, rocking back and forth in a futile attempt to find comfort.

His breaths came in ragged gasps, the pain in his chest tightening with every exhale as the room around him seemed to dissolve into a haze of sorrow, the shadows closing in, suffocating him with their presence.

The desperate banging on the door was muffled at first, almost as if it were part of the whirlwind in his head. James barely registered the noise, consumed entirely by his grief. It grew more insistent, a rhythmic pounding that seemed to match the frantic beat of his own heart. He heard voices calling his name, but they were distant, like a dream slipping away.

The door swung open with a force that startled him, and there, framed in the doorway, stood Niki Lauda, breathless and wide-eyed. Niki’s face was a mixture of confusion and concern, his eyes wide as he took in the scene before him.

James looked up, his vision swimming through the tears, and saw Niki standing there, silent and stunned. For a moment, everything froze. The banging on the door had stopped, replaced by an eerie silence that seemed to stretch on forever. Seeing Niki there, so vividly present when he’d only imagined him in his sorrow, was both a comfort and a fresh stab of pain.

Niki took a step forward, his eyes never leaving James’s. “James,” he said with a forced calmness, the name hanging heavily in the air. “Scheiße, James, what happened?”

"I'm sorry," he choked out between sobs, his voice barely a whisper. "I'm so, so sorry."

He didn't know who he was apologizing to—Niki, himself, the universe. It didn’t matter.

James tried to speak once more, but the words caught in his throat. He could only stare up at Niki, his emotions laid bare, his sobs a stark admission of his despair. He wiped at his face, trying to regain some semblance of composure, but the effort was futile. The weight of his sorrow and regret was too much to bear.

Niki knelt beside him, his expression a mix of sadness and empathy. He reached out a hand, carefully pulling James into a sitting position, supporting him with a firm but gentle grip. “I’m here, alright? We’ll get through this.” he said, his voice steadier than James’s own trembling hands. “Just… just breathe. In Gottes Namen was tust du dir nur an.”

James clung to Niki, his sobs finally quieting and his breathing slowing down. The room still spun, but now there was a lifeline amid the chaos.

Niki stayed with him, the weight of unspoken words hanging between them, but in that moment, the silence was enough. They sat together on the floor until Niki was convinced James wouldnt fall over or start sobbing again as soon as he let go of him.

He helped James to his feet and guided him to the couch, ensuring he was seated comfortably before moving to fetch a glass of water and some painkillers.

“You can't keep doing this to yourself. Ich kann nicht immer da sein um auf dich auf zu passen." Niki murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. " You need to stop this—drugs, alcohol. You’re destroying yourself."

James’s eyes followed every movement of Niki’s. His gaze was unwavering, even as he struggled to stay conscious. He was too weak to respond verbally, but his eyes spoke volumes, filled with a mix of regret and adoration.

Niki moved about the room, tidying up and picking up the discarded bottles with a practiced efficiency, cleaning the mess and making sure James was well enough to avoid a trip to the hospital. Despite his frustration, there was a tenderness in his touch, a silent promise that he wouldn’t leave James in this state, no matter how much James had hurt himself.

As Niki worked, James began to whisper to himself, his voice barely audible over the sound of Niki’s movements and his own ragged breathing

"If I had the chance to start over… the first person I’d seek out would be you, Niki."

Niki froze for a moment, his hand hovering over a dirty glass. He looked down, catching James’s eye for a split second. There was something in James’s gaze that made Niki pause, his heart aching despite the anger he felt.

“I should’ve... I should’ve told you, should’ve taken the chance while I could” James continued as he looked up into Niki's eyes “I would’ve done it right this time. I would’ve told you everything. I would-”

"You need to drink your water." Niki interrupted harshly as he turned to put the glass and the empty whiskey bottle on the counter.

“I’m sorry,” James whispered again, his voice breaking. “I didn’t... I didn’t know how-”

Niki leaned in to check James's pulse once more but remained silent, his presence a comforting anchor in the storm of James’s emotions. The weight of the words that James had never said lay heavily in the room.

In a halting voice, he continued, "I... I love you, Niki. I've always loved you. And I know I've messed everything up, but if I had another chance, I'd do it all differently. I'd do it right."

For a long moment, Niki said nothing, just knelt there, processing the words that hung heavy in the air. He finally shook his head slightly, as if to clear his thoughts, and resumed tending to James, his movements a little gentler now.

Making sure James was settled in bed, his head resting on a pillow and a glass of water within reach, Niki turned to leave, casting one last glance at James.

“Rest, James. We'll talk more when you're sober. I’ll be around if you need anything." he said softly, his voice lacking its earlier harshness.

He turned off the light and quietly left the room, leaving James alone in the darkness.

James lay in the darkness, tears streaming down his face once more. He had finally said it, but it felt like he had lost everything. He clung to the hope that maybe, somehow, he could fix things. But for now, he was alone, begging the universe for a chance to turn back time.

The room was silent, save for his whispered plea, "I didn’t mean for it to be this way. Please. Please, let me go back. Let me fix this."

But the past remained unchangeable, and James was left to face the consequences of his silence, his heartache echoing in the empty room.

[throuple-tournament]

These are the throuples that are currently in the tournament in alphabetical order by media. The bolded ones have a submitted description and the italicised ones have no image (Last Updated 15th September 2024):

3 Will Be Free: Neo, Shin and Miw

A Chorus of Dragons: Kihrin D'mon, Janel Theranon and Teraeth

Berserk: Guts, Casca and Griffith

Boy Meets World: Cory Matthews, Shawn Hunter and Topanga Lawrence

Dead Boy Detectives: Crystal Palace, Edwin Paine and Charles Roland

Doctor Who: 12th Doctor, Missy and Clara

Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Ferris, Sloan and Cameron

The Golden Girls: Dorothy Zbornak, Blanche Devereaux and Rose Nylund

Guardians of the Galaxy: Peter Quill, Richard Rider and Gamora

Ice Age: Manny, Sid and Diego

The Infernal Devices: Will, Tessa and Jem

Jane Eyre: Bertha Mason, Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester

Jurassic Park: Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler and Ian Malcolm

Keroro Gunso AKA Sgt Frog: Giroro, Dororo and Keroro

The Kingkiller Chronicle: Bast, The Chronicler and Kvothe

The Kingkiller Chronicle: Kvothe, Willem and Simmon

Lockwood & Co: Quill Kipps, Lucy Carlyle and Anthony Lockwood

Luca: Giulia, Luca and Alberto

Lupin III: Arsene Lupin III, Daisuke Jigen and Ishikawa Goemon XIII

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Gaby Teller, Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin

MASH: Hawkeye Pierce, Bj Hunnicut and Peg Hunnicut

Mass Effect: Garrus, Tali and Shepard

Merrily We Roll Along: Frank, Charlie and Mary

Mo Dao Zu Shi: Jin Guangyao, Lan Xichen and Nie Mingjue

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Keiko, Bill and Lee

The Mortal Instruments: Jace, Clary and Simon

Nancy Drew: Nancy Drew, George Fayne and Ned Nickerson

The Phantom of the Opera: Erik, Raoul de Chaligny and Christine Daaé

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward and Lord Henry

The Princess Bride: Fezzik, Inigo and Wesley

Project Sekai: Rui Kamishiro, Shizuku Hinomori and Tsukasa Tenma

The Road Within: Vincent, Marie and Alex

Romeo & Juliet: Romeo, Rosaline and Juliet

Sherlock & Co: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, and Mariana Ametxazurra

Shrek: Donkey, Shrek and Fiona

Six of Crows: Jesper Fahey, Inej Ghafa and Kaz Brekker

Star Wars: Leia Organa, Han Solo and Chewbacca

Static Shock: Richie Foley, Virgil Hawkins and Daisy Watkins

Stranger Things: Nancy Wheeler, Steve Harrington and Jonathan Byer

Ted Lasso: Roy Kent, Keeley Jones and Jamie Tartt

Tokyo Ghoul: Seidou Takizawa, Akira Mado and Koutarou Amon

Totally Spies!: Clover, Alex and Sam

Transformers: Ratchet, Rodimus Prime and Drift

Twelfth Night: Viola/Cesario, Olivia and Duke Orsino

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Suzuki Iruma, Asmodeus Alice and Valac Clara

White Collar: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke and Elizabeth Burke

Wings of Fire: Clearsight, Sunstreak and LeafWing

Winx Club: Stormy, Icy and Darcy

Winx Club: Stella, Bloom and Flora

Yentl: Anshel, Avigdor and Hadass

Y: The Last Man: Dr. Allison Mann, Yorick Brown and Agent 355

Zero Escape/Zero Time Dilemma: Carlos, Junpei Tenmyouji, and Akane Kurashiki

Feel free to submit descriptions for any of these throuples, even if they're already bolded!

[we-players]

More of Lauren Matley's beautiful photos to continue our journey down the rabbit hole. Costumes by Brooke Jennings

[azurezfiction]

Your Honest Opinion Ask: 5 Pink Ranges that get too MUCH hype, 5 Pink Rangers that need MORE hype, 5 Pink Rangers that would have been better with a different color

Honest Opinion on Power Rangers | @augment-techs

You are very evil you know that? But here we go!

Pink's that get *too* much hype: Kimberly Hart - Listen. I know she was first and lasted the longest tenure of being a Pink Ranger, but.... c'mon guys. She isn't 100% perfect. Calm down. Jen - This *pains* me to say because i LOVE Jen but.. the fandom does have a habit of hyping her up *way* too much and overshadowing the other Pink Rangers at times. Sydney Drew - More so on the fanfic side. She *definitely* ends up taking centre stage far more often than not in fics, and pushing other characters to the side. Shelby Watkins- Urgh, another one that I love. I LOVE Shelby okay? But... yeah she can get overhyped at times. Dana Mitchell - I love Dana but yeah... also the same, she gets very, very hyped up a lot by the fandom.

Pink's that NEED more Hype: Vida - I know, I know. Mystic Force. But c'mon guys, Vida's one of the saving graces of Mystic Force! She deserved SO much more. Katherine - She needed a chance to stand out from Kimberly's Shadow and be her own characters *without* being constantly compared to Kim at every chance and corner. Sarah Thompson - She deserved a better season to shine. Let's be honest. Karone - I would have LOVED to see Karone grow more in Lost Galaxy, and explore deeper with her transition from evil, working on her redemption and atonement to being a ranger and afterward. Rose - While she got a bit more focus compared to the rest of the Overdrive Rangers... she could have *definitely* been divulged into a bit more than what we got. Pinks that should have been a different colour: Rose should have been the Blue Ranger. Her knowledge of tech, computers and mechanic skills. I think it would have suited her more and having Dax being Pink perhaps? Katherine becoming a White Ranger. There always seems to be a connection with Evil Rangers and the White Ranger Colour or connections with Evil Rangers and White Rangers (Ex: Udonna from Mystc Force).

Jen would have made an excellent Red Ranger, but given the fact that the Chrono Morphers were DNA locked... she deserved to be a Red Ranger.

Cassie as a Black Ranger could have worked. A lot of Black Rangers seem to lean towards the arts, and given the fact that she held a desire to be a singer and be in a band. I think her being a Black Ranger would have definitely worked for her!

And because I'm bias... Karone could have been a Purple Ranger. For obvious reasons~

[ladyelizabethraven]

Spy X Family chapter 75 Thoughts:

When you thought that we're already winding down for end of a story arc, but Endo said, "Not yet."

I'm glad that Bill Watkins and Becky were also awarded with a Stella for their contributions! They're really now part of Team Anya.

My money is on that this is not the last time we'll ever encounter Billy Squire. Compared to the Doggy Crisis Arc or even the other Red Circus compatriots, it seems that Endo is putting on more focus on him by not only giving him a surname, but also giving him a back story as well as giving him a final shot in this chapter.

Hmmm.. So Becky still has a living mom but for some reason, we haven't even seen not a shadow of her in the past few chapters. I wonder if this has something to do as to why Mr. Blackbell is now the doting, overprotective man that he is right now? I hope we see a Blackbell arc soon.

I wonder though why Anya hadn't heard Twilight when the strike team were closing in? Is it because she's way too focused on Billy's thoughts?

Ahhh Damian, do you really have to say the trigger word ("friends")? Now Anya gets her mind back to her papa's mission and not as an authentic friend of yours!

But I'm seeing a glimmer of hope in Anya and Damian's friendship. But as long as they have their issues, we'll just have to read between the lines.

And Yor being Yor hahahaha! But it shows that Anya doesn't really have nerves of tungsten all the time. When she finally gets hold of her parents, she acts like a normal kid stuck in a nerve wracking situation. (And I think their whole interaction is wholesome).

Lol, looks like there won't be a Twilight-Wise fallout soon like some people have expected. They managed to take hold of Twilight and have him rushing to the scene disguised as one of the strike team. But it is at the cost of his stomach pains (maybe Twilight should see a doctor for that, because it ain't healthy anymore, right?)

And the partially unexpected main star of the show: Melinda Desmond.

My God, Melinda's reaction in the last few panels of the story deserves a whole article in itself.

She's now in the range of "crazy yandere" to "conflicted character". But by the way Endo drew that final scene makes me think that she falls on the crazy side.

This is the first time Anya has mind read Melinda Desmond... Any it just gave us more questions than answers regarding this whole debacle with the Desmonds.

Please let's just have a Yor-Melinda arc next!

I just hope the Forgers just adopt Damian at this time. The poor boy needs some wholesome parent figures at this point.

[dpfantasyzine]

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"Danny deserves to be put in all kinds of situations and I'm here, happily doing my part" -@torscrawls

Afterimage

Summary:

The Justice League are having trouble with a ghost and Constantine really want to deal with it before the ghost's king comes to collect his wayward subject. Bruce thinks it sounds like a good solution for someone to come and collect the untouchable enemy until he suddenly, horrifyingly, doesn't. Barry let out a yelp and Bruce instinctively flinched backwards as he could feel his skin tingling, hands spasming, muscles twitching, and hear stuttering in his chest as the electricity in the air surrounding them increased increased increased. “The king has arrived,” Constantine choked out through clenched teeth. Really, Danny just wanted to take Skulker back to the Zone.

Space Case

Summary:

Danny runs into some astronauts from NASA’s lunar mission while trying to do his homework on the moon. This leads to new friends, a new job, and eventually to Danny finding a place for himself out among the stars. Also, Danny gets to be a gremlin in space. “Well,” Watkins drew the word out on a sigh as she slumped against the doorframe. “We didn’t cover this in training.” Cecilia found her eyes trained on the spot where Danny had just walked through the wall. Like a— “Is the moon haunted?!” Watkins was silent for a long while, and when Cecilia finally managed to tear her eyes away from the wall and look at her colleague, she found her frowning at the com. "…Who's going to tell the commander?"

Epiphany

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Phantom groaned dramatically. “I know. I’m an embarrassment.” Dani nodded with a serious expression, “Yeah, you are.” They were quiet for a few seconds before they both broke out in laughter. Maddie watched the two joyous figures with an increasing sense of dread. They acted just like teenagers, like children. Maddie and Jack start to notice things in their interactions with Phantom that doesn’t fit in with their exiting theories about ghosts. But they couldn’t be wrong… Could they?

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Grand jury declines to indict Ohio woman who miscarried of abusing a corpse | The Washington Post

By Kim Bellware

An Ohio grand jury has declined to indict Brittany Watts, the 34-year-old woman charged with abusing a corpse after experiencing a miscarriage at home in a case that drew national attention to the ways women may be criminalized for their pregnancy outcomes in a post-Dobbs landscape.

The Trumbull County grand jury that had been investigating Watts’s case for a month on Thursday returned what’s known as a “no bill” for felony abuse of a corpse charges; as a result, charges against Watts will be immediately dismissed.

Trumbull County prosecutor Dennis Watkins said through a spokesperson that he plans to address the grand jury’s decision within the next day. Watkins was widely criticized for pursuing the case against Watts and was last month urged by medical and legal professionals to drop the case.

Neither Watts nor her lawyer, Traci Timko, responded to request for comment Thursday.

In a statement, Yveka Pierre, senior counsel at If/When/How, a group of reproductive rights lawyers that provided legal support in Watts’s case, said she was relieved to see the end of a “dehumanizing” case against Watts.

“Brittany should have been able to focus on taking care of herself after her pregnancy loss. She should have been able to process, and grieve with her family and community” Pierre said. “Instead, she was arrested and charged with a felony.”

Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights (OPRR), among the chief professional groups to condemn Watts’s charges, in a statement hailed the grand jury’s decision as a “firm step against the dangerous trend of criminalizing reproductive outcomes.”

Lauren Beene, a doctor and co-founder of OPRR, told The Washington Post Thursday that charging pregnant people like Watts who are in the midst of life-threatening complications and devastating pregnancy losses can have a chilling effect on health care; women may not be able to get the care they need or be afraid to seek out the care they need, leading to negative outcomes like higher maternal mortality.

Watts’s case also drew attention to Ohio’s existing Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws. Despite Ohio voters last year approving Issue 1, a law enshrining the right to abortion in Ohio’s constitution, there are about 30 TRAP laws on the books that have not been repealed and that interfere with reproductive care, Beene said.

“If people are miscarrying like Watts was and the fetus still has a heartbeat but it’s a nonviable fetus, Issue 1 should protect her,” Beene said. “But without taking down the TRAP laws, like the fetal heartbeat law, health care institutions may be afraid to provide the care and may not understand what they can and can’t do.”

The Post previously reconstructed Watts’s days leading up to her miscarriage, drawing on medical records, call recordings and interviews with Watts and her lawyer.

Watts miscarried at home last September after four days in and out of the hospital where she had been told her nearly 22-week pregnancy was not viable. There was still detectable fetal cardiac activity, which complicated how quickly a decision could be made to induce Watts, despite doctors indicating she was at increasing risk of death. Abortion in Ohio remains legal up to 22 weeks.

At home, Watts delivered a roughly 15-ounce fetus over the toilet. When blood, stool and tissue from the delivery clogged the toilet, Watts removed what she believed was blocking the flow and placed the contents in a bucket outdoors, records show. When she returned to the hospital after her delivery, a nurse who inquired about the fetus later reported Watts to police.

Police eventually removed Watts’s toilet and found the fetus lodged in the pipes. Timko, Watts’s attorney, said her client had no criminal record and was being “demonized for something that goes on every day,” but a municipal judge found there was evidence to bind Watts’s case over for a grand jury investigation.

A coroner’s report later confirmed the fetus died in utero and was not injured by Watts’s actions. Neither prosecutors nor health care workers who treated Watts disputed that her pregnancy loss was natural.

The decision to charge Watts sparked concerns among women’s health advocates and others that the risk of being criminalized for pregnancy outcomes was growing. On Thursday before the grand jury announcement, a rally in support of Watts had been scheduled in the Warren Courthouse Square. A fundraiser for Watts that began in December has raised more than $230,000.