#Fred Collens

[piratespacex]

The main five animatronics of Carlos Carnival!

Carlos cat, mascot of the whole carnival. Penny panda, backup singer and dessert server. Randy rat, guitarist and chief. Drake dragon, drummer and strongest animatronic. And Winston wolf, backup singer and contortionist.

More excessive info below (very long)⬇️

Short History

June 22nd 2001 was the birth of Carlos Carnival and the beginning of the sick and demented minds of Mr [REDACTED] and Mrs [REDACTED].

Around that time, actual actors and performers were the main entertainment of the carnival. They acted like how Disney characters would act in Disney land or Disney world. The carnival gained decent amount of popularity but it wasn’t getting enough visitors for the two owners. So Mr [REDACTED] spent the latter half of 2001 developing, and blueprinting the designs and concepts of the carnival’s animatronics. His goal was to draw in more crowds and earn money from the carnival but to also play out his sick fantasy of committing crime. He subtly added elements to the animatronic’s designs, that would be in theory, be dangerous. Such as long and sharp claws for Carlos and holding spaces in the robot’s stomach.

The first animatronics Mr [REDACTED] had tested were two animals; Leo The Lion and the prototype version of Randy rat. He assembled some testers and things went wrong as they both “malfunctioned” and attacked the testers, nearly killing some until Mr [REDACTED] turned the crazed robots off. The testers sued the owners, but since Mr [REDACTED] had a brother who was in high power with many connections, the case was soon dropped. The flaws in the robots is that he made them too violent and aggressive. So he repurposed only one. Prototype Randy would be rebuilt to be like a springtrap, with spikes inside of its body. Set in the darker corners of the carnival where guests could hide in him to escape any potential animatronic attacks, only to be brutally impaled and killed. Leo would be completely abandoned and left to rot as he had nothing to rebuild on.

In 2002, Carlos The Cat and Randy The Rat would be officially added and immediately the carnival’s popularity would skyrocket and guest flocked in for the innovative robots. They had personality, charm, wit, and most importantly, they could interact with the guests with such fluidity and perfection that it was common to mistake the robot to be sentient. Business boomed and they kept adding more and more attractions to the travelling carnival. Only staying for 1-3 months before leaving to another state. However, since the animatronics were built to be aggressive in some way, safety pods were made and placed around the carnival so that guests and workers alike could hide in case of a “malfunctioning” animatronic. Only 5 would be made, that was until Winston The Wolf was created. Mr [REDACTED] really wanted Winston to be the most aggressive and dangerous one so made it that, Winston would out of nowhere get extremely excited and pumped and in his frenzy he would attack other people, and due to his contortions, he could be anywhere without issue. So the pods went from 5 to 25. Locking immediately once entered and practically impossible to open on the outside. Only Drake The Dragon could open the pods from the outside due to his strength. So many injuries and even some deaths and disappearances happened after the introduction of Winston.

Employees

Andrew “Drew” McLean

Such a young and promising man, nearly as talented with engineering as Mr [REDACTED]. With such talents, he went to engineering school and was heading for a bachelor’s degree in robotic engineering. He got hired when the carnival was in Idaho, because him and the co owner bonded over their love for machines and robots. He was smart and curious but his curiosity got the better of him and in order for Drew to not learn the true motives of the robot’s purpose and design, was killed. He worked from 2002 til 2006.

Mitchel “Mitchy” Maruyama

A single mother of twins at the young age of 16 when her then boyfriend got her pregnant, disowned by her parents, her boyfriend left, not being able to own up to his mistake and she was too ashamed to continue high school and dropped out. Did some odd jobs here and there til she landed a job as a waitress in Carlos Carnival. Finally everything was looking good, she could feed herself and her children. That was until she covered for another security guard’s night shift and Winston found her. Worked from 2003 til 2004.

Miguel Rivera

An illegal and undocumented immigrant from Mexico, he merely only wanted a better life for himself and his family. He has a strong talent for the culinary arts but despite his talent, he couldn’t enter culinary schools and he grew depressed. To get rid of this sadness he looked for jobs to distract himself and looked for jobs, but due to his undocumented status, it was impossible. But when Carlos Carnival was in town and he signed up, he got it. He earned decent amount of money for his money. Life was good til he stumbled upon prototype Randy and got too close. Worked from 2002 til 2004.

Lukas Haltmore

He only worked there because his little brother Dennis, wanted him to, the job wasn’t all that hard to get, all things considered and the pay was weirdly good for only delivering food. Often times he would find himself, babysitting sitting his little brother during work. While his parents went off to their own jobs. Things went fine, until August 12th of 2004. When Dennis, wanting to impress his friends, climbed up Drake and crawled into his mouth. Lukas tried to warm him but Dennis shrugged it off. Only for the robot to get aggravated by Dennis’s bite down. Effectively ending his short life. Though it wasn’t Lukas’s fault, his grief stricken mother thought otherwise. Only a month later did Lukas met his demise one night shift, when he failed to enter the safety pods as Drake dragged him away. Worked from 2003 til 2004.

Karen Stevenson

Going through a hefty divorce is awful, nearly loosing your stuff is shitty but on the bright side you could make kids smile when you’re a party host. That was Karen’s mindset, though her life was shitty. Her job wasn’t all that bad. She loved kids and wanted some herself one day and she felt like taking this kid oriented job was perfect for her. Each day, no matter how bad her home life was, she would be smiling as clocking in to work was a genuine joy for her. Pay was nice and she just settling in her new apartment with the help of her new bf. Things were finally turning for the better, that was until she encountered Winston during one of his excited crazed frenzies. He dragged her to the vents, never to be seen again. Worked from 2003 till 2006.

Peter Sickley

That’s you, the player. Been working from the very beginning as a guy in a costume to maintenance guy for the robots. In all these years you’ve seen odd goings on with the carnival and its robots, and even more so with the many disappearance of your fellow coworkers. But as more disappeared, more are hired to replace them. The boss won’t talk to anyone about this and you feel more and more unsafe in the workplace, but you’re determined to find the truth of your coworkers disappearances. So you quit your day shifts for night shifts. Now, can you survive? Your first night shift will begin on may 2nd 2009, good luck :)

Notes

The safety pods have a two way mirror installed so that the animatronics cannot tell if a person is actually inside. And it’s recommended to hold your breath while inside so that the robots don’t hear your breathing.

A lot of the jobs offered in the carnival have specific uniforms. Most are the same except for some, for example: party host. They are required to wear a headpiece of one of the animatronics, like cat ears, panda ears, etc.

The disappearances and killings are often blamed on the victim or completely covered up. Hence why the carnival is still travelling the country.

There’s an anti Carlos Carnival group named “Justice for the innocent” or JFTI for short, that protests and rallies against the continued existence of Carlos Carnival. Founded by Lois Haltmore, mother of Lukas and Dennis Haltmore. Her main goal is to shut down the establishment for good and sent the owners to jail and bring justice to the lives taken and hurt.

Carlos Carnival is very much responsible for shutting down local businesses whenever it stops by a state or town. It also way more popular than any amusement park in the area, even rivalling Disney parks at some point.

I now just realised Miguel shares the same name with a Disney character😭

[fredswrite]

I watched it end with us in theaters rn and I don’t know what to say. Traumatizing and heartbreaking at the same time and also really fucked up. But I cried my heart out. :(

[organisationskoval]

767) Vlaanderen-Europa, Flanders-Europe, Flandria-Europa - flamandzka prywatna organizacja, która organizuje działania w ramach Święta Wspólnoty Flamandzkiej i wokół uznania zasług dla Wspólnoty Flamandzkiej w perspektywie międzynarodowej. Organizacja składa się z dwóch organizacji non-profit:

Elfdaagse Vlaanderen-Europa: organizacja i wsparcie działań w Elfdaagse (od 1 do 11 lipca) w okresie poprzedzającym Święto Wspólnoty Flamandzkiej. W 2010 roku wraz z VRT zorganizowała udaną serię koncertów Vlaanderen-Muziekland. Od 2015 roku koncert, który VRT 11 lipca Elfdaagse Vlaanderen-Europa transmituje na żywo „Vlaanderen Feest!”    

Beweging Vlaanderen-Europa: prezentacja Gulden Spoor dla wizerunku kulturowego, społecznego lub gospodarczego. Ta nagroda jest kontynuacją Nagrody Ankera, mającej na celu zachęcanie belgijskich firm do zakotwiczenia się na rynku lokalnym, którą po raz pierwszy otrzymał w 1994 roku Aimé Desimpel.

Gulden Spoor (Złote ostrogi):

2000: Eric Suy, Peter Piot, René De Feyter, Lutgart Van den Berghe, Karel Van Miert     

2001: Martin De Prycker, Jos Van Immerseel, Désiré Collen, Kim Clijsters     

2002: Pedro Brugada, Phil Bosmans, Fred Van Leuven     

2003: Catherine Verfaillie, siostra Simone    

2004: Els De Temmerman     

2005: Eddy Bruyninckx, Manu Ruys, Guido van Gheluwe     

2006: Antoon Dieusaert, Peter Leyman, Godfried Lannoo i Patricia Carson     

2007: Connie Neefs, Jean-Pierre Rondas, Gui Celen, Frans Crols, Norbert d'Hulst, Jan De Nul Group     

2008: Luc Famaey, Jeanne Devos, Urbain Vandeurzen    

2009: Dirk Vyncke, Gabriel Fehervari, Louis Verbeeck, Gwij Mandelinck     

2010: Chris Maene, Ivan Mertens, Stefan Top    

2011: Joachim Coens, Hans Bourlon, Gert Verhulst    

2012: Frans Debrabandere, Miel Cools, Esmeralda Peleman, Rugbyclub Dendermonde    

2013: Chris Lomme, Luc Devoldere, rodzina Van Rompuy (Argenta) 

2014: Jan Caeyers (muzykolog, dyrygent i beethovenista); Hein Deprez (dyrektor wykonawczy grupy UNIVEG); Luc Tack (dyrektor zarządzający Grupy Picanol); Jef Gabriels (przewodniczący Stowarzyszenia Miast i Gmin Flamandzkich)    

2015: Kamiel D'Hooghe (organista); Jan Dewilde (muzykolog); Fernand Huts (przewodniczący Katoen Natie)    

2016: Jan Verheyen, Wouter Torfs, Saskia van Uffelen, Willy Kuijpers    

2017: Jan van Doren (VOKA), Luckas Vander Taelen, Louis Verbeke, Herman Daems    

2018: Bart i Ann Claes (JBC-mode) i Stijn Brouns (człowiek teatru) 

2019: Will Tura, Niels Destadsbader i Vic Swerts (NV Soudal).

Od 2002 współorganizuje wręczenie Orderu Lwa Flamandzkiego. Pierwszym prezesem został Ryszard Celis. Od 2004 roku prezesem jest An De Moor.

[slygirl666]

the thin line

Warnings: sex language all that shit

authors note: this is one of those drafts I promised because why not, not edited and not my favorite

words: 3453

You flopped onto the couch. Fred, who was nursing a glass of scotch, looked up at you shocked.

“Bad date, I reckon?” He looked sympathetic, a rare trait for him.

“The absolute worse,” you groaned, moving to lean on his shoulder. “First off he was constantly talking about his exes, yes multiple, and not even twenty minutes into the date he tried to put his hands up my skirt.”

“No,” Fred mock gasped. “You wait till at least the third date to let a man publicly get you off.”

You slapped his shoulder but couldn’t hold in the laughter what he said. “What about you? Huh, Fred, correct me if I’m wrong but you're going through a dry spell yourself.”

“This isn't about me Y/N.” he glared at you. You seemed to have struck a nerve.

It was true you and Fred have no secrets between you, having lived together for the last year. In the beginning you had often met women he kept around for a week at most, at times even playing the angry girlfriend when a one off overstayed their welcome. Fred often caught you doing the walk of shame through the joke shops door after your latest night out.

“I’m sorry your date sucked, love.” he stroked your arm soothingly. “If you’d like I can draw you a bath, get you some wine.”

You nodded, It was a ritual. Failed love life, he drew you a bath and let you relax; if he had a stressful day at work you would read to him (something he didn’t enjoy doing himself, but loved listening to) while he rested his head on your thigh.  

Fred walked to your bathroom running the water, before moving to the kitchen getting you a glass and bottle. “Bubbles?”

“Always,” you shouted to him.

In a few minutes time Fred was at the doorway to get you, “come on princess Bath is ready.”

You smiled, moving to twist your hair up as you walked into the bathroom. Once you were undressed and in the tub, which was filled to the brim with bubbles, Frec came back in lowering the toilet seat so he could sit and talk with you.

“How many dates is that this time around?” Fred asked, pouring a glass for you.

“Three this week,” you sighed while drinking some of the bitter liquid. “I’m I that horrible to look at? I mean not to sound vain but I have a decent face, and my tits aren't half bad either.”

Fred choked on the drink he took.  “I mean-”

“Don’t answer that, let me wallow in self pity for a few hours,” you rolled your eyes kicking up some water. “Tell me, anything new happening in the shop?”

Fred talked excitedly about his newest product. The two of you sat there until your skin started to prune. You shooed him out so you could get ready for the night.  

Once again you found yourself on the couch with Fred's head in your lap. You ran your fingers through his ginger hair. He made small appreciative moans that you felt lower in your body than you should have.

“We should get some sleep Fred,” you smiled down to him, before shocking him off lightly to go to your own room.

You spent a couple hours tossing and turning, Pressing your legs together to create some form of much needed friction. It had been months since you’ve slept with someone and the fact that you needed to get laid was more evident in the fact that sounds your best friend made had you hot and bothered.

It was well past midnight, Fred had to be asleep, so you gave in.

“Fuck it.”

You allowed one hand to trail to your underwear teasing yourself through the fabric. You were already wet and frustrated but you didn't want to give in just yet. You trailed your pinky finger up and down your clothed heat applying the slightest bit of pressure over your clit.

You bit your lip to muffle the goan escaping your lips, before moving to your dresser pulling out a bullet vibrator. You clicked it on the sound of the light buzz increasing your ever growing excitement. You pressed it against your navel before guiding it down past the elastic of your underwear it was centimeters away from your center, a loud moan dripped from your lips as it touched that aching bundle of nerves.

A knock at the door interrupted your high. “Y/N, you okay?”

“Yes Fred,” you clicked off the bullet, shoving it under your pillow. Just in time to see Fred peak his head through the door.

“I thought I heard something,” Fred sat on the edge of your bed. “Came to check on you, only to hear it come from your room. Are you alright?”

You refused to meet his eyes, the smirk that played on his lips told you he had some idea of what you were up to.

“I’m fine fred, thank you for your concern.” you tried to end the conversation, but you felt the mattress shift beside you as fred got comfortable.

“So Princess, what were you doing?” his voice was low in your ear, making your breath hitch.

“Nothing, Freddie,” you were breathless and he knew what he was doing. “I’m going to bed.”

You felt him pull you to his chest, his soft breaths lulling you to sleep.

The next morning you woke to Fred stirring awake, he was not a morning person so you struggled out of his grasp to the kitchen.

You put on a pot of coffee before jumping up to sit on the counter next to the machine. You sat there listening to the coffee drip, thoughts flooded with the cheeky bastard you woke up next to.

George came in through the door looking exhausted, he looked to you then to the slowly filling up pot of coffee.

“You are an angel, L/N.” George went to the covert to bring out three mugs. When it was finished he poured the dark liquid adding milk and sugar to the three mugs.

The smell of the coffee seemed to drag Fred out of bed. He walked into the kitchen groggily you picked up and offered him a mug that he took with a sleepy smile. “Morning Princess, Georgie.”

George quickly told Fred about the plans for the shop before the two men parted. Fred to get dressed, and George to their office to do paper work.

Fred came out of his room in a nice suit using his wand to do his tie as he walked towards the front door.

“See you tonight, Y/N.” he smiled at you, straightening his tie.

Being a Saturday meant you didn’t have to go into work for the weekend, you used your wand to clean up the mess you had all made before moving onto your room.

You debated upon making your bed, before moving the pillow you slept under. You were shocked to find your vibraitor not under your pillow but on the nightstand. There was one explanation you didn’t even want to think of.

You laid yourself down back onto the bed, deciding a few more hours of sleep would be best.

Fred came back after work to find you watching a tv show. He settled onto the couch.

“What are you watching?”

“Muggle tv show.” you took your eyes off the tv. “We should go out tonight.”

“Should we?” Fred kicked off his shoes, “does this have something to do with last night? Or maybe what I found under my pillow this morning?”

“Yes,” you answered plainly. “And to be fair you invited yourself into my room, what you found was your fault.”

You got up going to your room to find something to wear to a club. You found a black leather skirt and low cut tank that had lace framing your breast perfectly.

You walked out of your room to find Fred had discarded his jacket and suit vest leaving him in a pair of dark slacks, a lavender shirt and his tie.

You walked to him face to chest with him. You moved to loosen his tie and remove it, “you are still a bit too formal for clubbing. Undo the top tree buttons and roll your sleeves up.”

You instructed going to the shoe rack for your heels, before slipping them clumsily.

“Where are we going?”

“Muggle club, in London,” you put your arm through his. “A lot of uni students go there, so plenty of people our age.”

The two of you disapperated to the three broomsticks to go through to Muggle London.

You pulled Fred around till you found the place you were looking for, a place a muggle born friend of yours had shown you straight out of hogwarts.

You waited in the line of people until you were allowed in. the two of you made a B-line for the bar.

Fred ordered your drinks while you looked around the club, “tall blond, near the door. She’s checking you out.”

“You sure?” He looked in the direction you told him. “She’s pretty, might do for a night.”

He handed you your drink walking off to the direction of the blonde woman. You knew you wouldn’t see him for a while, possibly all night. You sat at a seat overlooking the dance floor, you saw a familiar flash of red hair under the neon lights as he danced jokingly with the girl you pointed out to him.

You sat back enjoying your people watching. “You look far too pretty to be sitting alone.”

You turned to see a man, he was handsome with dark curls and light eyes contrasting with the carmel color of his skin. “Something must be wrong, let me guess you were cheated on?”

“No,” you smiled at his assumptions.

“Girls night out and you are the DD,” you lifted your drink and he thought. “Heart broken?”

You tilted your head giving him a small smile, “it feels like it but i'm not sure, can someone who never had your heart break it?”

“That’s way too poetic for a girl in a trashy club,” he laughed. “Calen Collens.”

“Y/N L/N,” you offered him a hand to shake. “Would you like to dance?”

He smiled taking you to the dance floor, the movements the two of you made close and slow.

Soon his lips found your ear. “Be mine tonight, Y/N?”

That was too much, too forward. Sure she let him flit and held him close but the fact he would be so forward. “I’m going to go to the restroom.”

You ran as fast as you could in heels, you found Fred pressed against a wall with the blonde on his lips.

“I'm going home,” you walked past them out into the cold night tears threatening to fall. It was dark and Muggle London wasn’t the safest palace at night, you just had to find somewhere secluded.

There were footsteps behind you, you ducked into an alleyway hoping they would stop. They didn't. You felt a hand grab your forearm and you drew your wand.

“Merlin, it's me,” you were spun around to be face to face with Fred. his eyes softened when he saw the tears on your face, he brought a hand to wipe at them. “Princess lets get you home.”

He pressed a kiss to your forehead, bringing his own wand out taking the two of you home.

* * *

The two of you were on the couch you had put on a movie and were resting with your head on Fred’s chest. He stroked your hair, “do you want to tell me what happened?”

“I met a man, he was charming and nice. But the moment that he asked if i could be his tonight I broke.” you laughed humorlessly, “i complain about the lack of sex in my life, hell you almost caught me getting off. Yet a hot man approached me and I had a breakdown like no other, and then I ruined your chance for a bit of fun. It’s pathetic.”

“No it isn’t,” Fred sighed leaning his cheek onto your head. “You just aren’t one for casual nights.”

“It would be easier if i was,” you rolled your eyes. “I also want trust and respect, but that's a bit much I guess.”

“It really isn’t Princess,” he lifted your chin to face him. “I think that's admirable.”

Your eyes met his, his hazel ones flicking from your lips to your eyes. You brought a hand to trace his jaw line, something you’ve done many times before but felt different now.

You felt his breath first, his nose bumping yours. He was giving you time to back away, you didn’t want to.

He pressed his lips to yours, they were softer than you could imagine. You brought your hands to his neck as his hands went for your waist.

You pulled him down guiding him on top of you.

“Room?” Fred breathed into the kiss, You let out a soft hum in response.

Fred guided you up, once you were on your feet he pulled you into him, leaning down to give you a breathtaking kiss.

He pulled away slowly dragging your bottom lip between his teeth.

You let out a moan, he pulled you by the hand as he rushed to his room.

“Are you sure about this?” He was hesitant once this line was crossed it could never be forgotten.

“We can freak out tomorrow,” you pushed him onto his bed. “Right now take your clothes off.”

“Gladly,” he moved to take off his shirt. You watched appreciatively as his arms flexed.

You sat with legs on either side of his waist, your fingertips tracing the exposed skin. His lips met your neck with light nips as he tugged on your tank top. You leaned back allowing him to pull it over your head.

You shivered at the sudden exposure to the cold air, Fred stared at you in awe. His hands came to cup your breast, the rough pads of his thumbs traced your nipple teasingly.

Your breath hitched and he threw you a cheeky smirk before bringing his tongue out and flicking one.

You moaned at the contrast of the cold air and the heat of his mouth. Every movement he made every lick, nip and suck felt expertly practiced.

His hands fell back to your hips using them to push you off him and have you land with your back pushed into the mattress. He kissed down your navel before making eye contact with you.

“You are fucking perfect.” he brought a hand under the elastic of your sleep shorts, his eyes went wide in surprise. “No underwear? You princess are in trouble.”

He pulled your shorts to your knees before continuing to trail his lips down to your center. His right hand following his lips while his left kept you in place.

He lifted his head as he brought his fingers to your core, letting out a breathy chuckle when you moaned. He put two of his fingers into you. He put the two both into his mouth, he hummed smirking at your reaction.

“Okay, Fred, that- that was hot.” you let out an airy laugh completely off guard. He kissed your inner thigh, the tip of his nose teasing where you want him the most. “Freddie-”

His name shifted to a moan as he trailed his tongue to your entrance.

A mew left your lips as he worked the flat of his tongue around up and down your entrance. He stopped the movement to allow his fingers back inside you. He got a bit bolder using his teeth to lightly nip at your clit. You moved your hands into his hair back arching as he continued to allow his tongue to flick at it, letting his teeth work in sync as well.

You gripped his hair slightly with a tug. “Fuck, Princess.”

You leaned up meeting his eyes, the sight of him between your legs, his mouth a mess, his torso exposed was the most beautiful thing you had ever seen. “Are you ready? because I absolutely am.”

“Just be inside of me freddie,” you looked up at him through your eyelashes. Got up to remove his pants

The anticipation that you felt watching him stroke himself was insane. You watched him in what felt like slow motion as he pumped his cock, a look of blissful relief crossed his handsome features.  

The trob between your legs felt unbearable, “hurry up Fred, please.”

“Needy thing aren't you?” he chuckled, moving his hand back to line himself up to you. When he finally entered you you moaned happy to feel him.

* * *

You woke up sore tangled in sheets that aren't yours,as the weight of the bed shifted. Fred moved to find his clothes.

“Morning, Freddie.” you rubbed the sleep out of your eyes. It wasn’t the first time you woke up in his bed but this time was extraordinarily different. You found your shorts discarded on the floor before moving to pull them on, you felt his eyes watching you. “What time is it?”

“Seven,” you turned to find him sitting in just a pair of boxers. He looked lost so you found your way back to him standing between his legs. “We���ll talk after I finish up at the shop, right?”

You moved your fingers to trace his worried face. “I’ll be right here like I always am.”

You threw on a shirt and went for the door.  

“George will be suspicious if we were out at the same time, I’ll make you coffee.” you walked out going to your own room to throw on a robe.

When you put coffee grounds in the machine and clicked it on George walked through the door, pulling you in for a side hug. “If i weren’t engaged I would marry you L/N, Freddie should.’

“Angelina ban coffee again?” you laughed finding three tall mugs for all of you.

“If I didn't love her or the child that we made I would leave because of that coffee ban.” he sighed dramatically.

“You don't mean that, shut up and get the cream from the fridge,” you rolled your eyes watching the drip of the coffee finish.

Fred emerged from his own room with a sleepy grin, faker. You poured him a cup with all the fixings before handing it to him. “Morning Princess, sleep well?”

He winked at you over the brim of his cup. “No, something had me rolling around all night, nothing I can't fix.”

He laughed as George looked between the two of you, “I don't get you two.” he walked out the door down to the office.

Fred pulled you close, “ tonight?”

“tonight,” you tiptoed to kiss his nose.

He smiled with a boyish charm and walked out the door with a small hop in his step. Now was the time to overthink everything.

Was it a mistake?

Did he hate it?

Were you bad?

Would you guys ever be the same?

You went into the kitchen and pulled out Molly’s baking cards. If you were going to talk may as well have something sweet while you were at it. With the wave of your wand music filled the room from the radio. You moved your hips along with the beat. Looking through the cards you decided on her tentacle tart recipe, not finding everything you went out to the store.

You spent your day doing small things, organizing your stuff in the bathroom, doing your laundry and reading two books.

When the door to the apartment opened you jumped up from the couch. “Fred.”

“Y/N, how was your day?” you watched as your usually overly confident best friend shuffled his feet bashfully.

“Sit down Fred,” you laughed. “We don’t have to be awkward, let's be grown ups now freddie. Tentacle tart?”

He nodded letting a carefree chuckle escape him. “Please, so we had sex.”

“I'm pretty sure we were both present, what should we do now? Pretend it never happened-?

“No, I don't want to pretend it never happened.”

“Neither of us have dated any since our school days, and we live in such close quarters I don’t think casual will suit us.”

“We don’t have to label it you know, we can just be us.” Fred finally met your eye, his usual smirk finally finding his face. “Bet mum would be happy.”

“We could just let them figure it out,” you chuckled. “Ginny told me the whole family has money on us.”

[brn1029]

What happened on this day in music history…

January 20th

1965 - Alan Freed

American disc-jockey Alan Freed died from uraemia and cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism at the age of 42. Freed called himself the "father of rock and roll", appeared in the movies such as Rock Around the Clock and Don't Knock the Rock. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.

1967 - Monkees

The Monkees TV show was shown for the first time in the UK. The series followed the adventures of four young men (the Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. They went on to sell more than 75 million records worldwide and had international hits, including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', 'Daydream Believer', and 'I'm a Believer'.

1968 - John Fred

One Hit Wonders John Fred and the Playboy Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Judy In Disguise, (With Glasses)', it made No.3 in the UK. The song was inspired by The Beatles 'Lucy In The Sky'.

1969 - Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen had two of his poems published in the Ocean County College Literary Yearbook Seascapes. Springsteen was in his second semester at the Toms River, New Jersey College.

1969 - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin appeared at the Wheaton Youth Center, Wheaton, during their first North American tour. Some reports suggest that only 55 fans attended this show, (if so, this would make it the smallest audience they ever played to). This show was on a Monday and the night of Richard Nixon's inauguration. Zeppelin were paid $250 to appear.

1972 - Pink Floyd

On the first date of a UK tour at The Dome, Brighton, England, Pink Floyd attempted to premiere their new album The Dark Side Of The Moon but due to technical problems this was abandoned after a performance of the track 'Money'.

1982 - Ozzy Osbourne

During an Ozzy Osbourne concert in Des Moines, Iowa, a member of the audience threw a bat onto the stage. Stunned by the light, the bat lay motionless, and thinking it was a rubber fake, the singer picked it up and attempted to bite its head off. As he did this, the bat started to flap its wings and Ozzy soon realized it wasn't fake but in fact a living thing. After the show Ozzy was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for rabies shots.

1983 - Def Leppard

Def Leppard released their third studio album 'Pyromania' which featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album has now sold over 10 million copies in the US.

1988 - The Beatles

The Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Yoko, Sean, and Julian Lennon all attend. Paul McCartney did not attend, sending instead a letter stating that continuing business differences with the other ex-Beatles was the reason for his absence.

1997 - Phish

Ben and Jerry's introduced 'Phish food', a new flavor of ice cream named after the rock group Phish. The ingredients were chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, caramel and fish-shaped fudge.

1999 - Bill Albaugh

Bill Albaugh drummer from the Sixties psychedelic group The Lemon Pipers died aged 53. The Lemon Pipers scored the 1967 US No.1 single 'Green Tambourine'. The song has been credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper and it was also the first US No.1 hit for the Buddah label.2000 - The Beatles

Tourism chiefs in Liverpool were banned from putting up motorway signs saying 'Liverpool, the Birthplace Of The Beatles because the Highways Agency thought the signs would distract motorists.

2002 - George Harrison

George Harrison had the posthumous UK No.1 single with the re-release of the 1971 former No.1 'My Sweet Lord'. Harrison's single replaced Aaliyah's 'More Than A Woman', the only time in chart history that one deceased artist had taken over from another at No.1. 'My Sweet Lord'.

2012 - Etta James

Etta James, most often remembered for her signature song, 'At Last', which reached No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart, died from complications of leukemia at the age of 73. She also placed nine other songs in the American Top 40, won three Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

2017 - Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney was suing Sony over control of The Beatles' back catalogue. McCartney had gone to a US court, seeking to regain the publishing rights to 267 of the band's classic songs. He had been trying to get them back since the 1980s, when Michael Jackson famously out-bid him for the rights. Jackson's debt-ridden estate sold the songs to Sony in 2016.

2021 - UK musicians

Some of the UK's biggest music stars sent an open letter to the British government demanding action to ensure visa-free touring in the European Union. Sir Elton John, Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Sting and Radiohead were among 110 artists who signed the letter. It said they had been "shamefully failed" by the government over post-Brexit travel rules for UK musicians.

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VidCon São Paulo reúne os maiores influenciadores digitais do país

Allan Jeon Ana Clara Moniz Carole Crema Cris Bartis Deborah Secco Digão Roque Dudu Felipe Castanhari Isaias Silva Jobson Amancio Kenya Sade Mabê Nicole Louise Nyvi Estephan Deborah Secco, Manu Gavassi, Chico Barney, Felipe Castanhari, Nyvi Estephan e Nath Finanças são alguns dos influenciadores que estarão presentes no evento É inegável a força dos influenciadores na cultura pop atual. Artistas que tem ressonância hoje tem presença maciça nas redes e são considerados influenciadores digitais, paralelamente ao seu trabalho. É o caso de Anitta que sempre foi presente nas redes. Seu sucesso Envolver foi carregado pelo TikTok e só estourou quando furou essa bolha, e não no lançamento oficial que se deu muitos meses antes. Para refletir, conectar e esmiuçar essa cultura foi criado o evento VidCon São Paulo, a versão brasileira do evento americano que acontece anualmente em Anaheim, na California. A VidCon São Paulo tem produção da Dream Factory e da Paramount e vai inundar o espaço São Paulo Expo com cultura digital de 7 a 9 de julho. Entre os grandes nomes que estarão presentes em palestras ou momentos de meet&greet estão Deborah Secco, Felipe Castanhari, Chico Barney, Nath Finanças e muitos outros. Em três dias de evento, um será dedicado a profissionais da indústria. Um nome forte do e-sport brasileiro escalado para a Vidcon São Paulo é Nyvi Estephan. Uma das maiores apresentadoras brasileiras de games e esportes eletrônicos, ela foi eleita a maior host da America Latina e 3a do mundo pelo Esports Awards 2019. A turma do Porta dos Fundos estará na VidCon também, eles que são cria do YouTube brasileiro. Outras personalidades confirmadas: Bianca Andrade, Camila Loures, Ivan Baron, Manu Gavassi, Pequena Lo, Playhard, Vanessa Lopes, Vê Collen, Authentic Games e Sofia Santino. Quem compra o ingresso pode agendar as sessões de meet&greet para encontrar pessoalmente com seus influenciadores prediletos. A partir do dia 21 de junho, quem comprou o ingresso Comunidade – 1 dia, também poderá agendar uma sessão. O site permanecerá aberto até o último dia do evento (9 de julho) ou até que as sessões se esgotem e cada portador de um ingresso pode agendar uma sessão de meet&greet. Os nomes previamente confirmados na primeira edição da VidCon São Paulo incluem: Bianca Andrade, Camila Loures, Fred Bruno, Manu Gavassi, Pequena Lo, Playhard, Cunhaporanga, Enaldinho, Gustavo Tubarão, Juju Franco, MoriMura, Mr. Poladoful, Sofia Santino, Yarley Ara, Bela Reis, Carla Lemos, Letícia Ribeiro, M.M. Izidoro, Natan Por Aí, Blogueira De Baixa Renda, Cris Guterres, O Brasil Que Deu Certo, Thamirys Marques, Valter Rege, Alana Azevedo, Avós da Razão, Bruna Pimenta, Lumena Aleluia, AD Junior, Dani Arrais, João Ferdnan, Juzão, Lucca Najar, Ora Thiago, Luana Carvalho, Raphael Vicente, Raquel Real, Ronald Rios, Ve Collen, Andreza Delgado, Bruna Pinheiro, Chico Barney, Dora Figueiredo, João Pedro Motta, Jooj Natu, Julia Papile, Lipe Ribeiro, Lorelay Fox, Manuela Bordasch, Multi Girl, Nath Finanças, Theodoro, Valentina Bandeira, Victor Han, Ivan Baron, Lucas Rangel, André Vinicius, Inaiara Florêncio, Patrícia Moura, Marcela Montellato, Leandro Fiamenghi, Paula Marsilli e Raphaela Araujo e os integrantes do Porta dos Fundos: Antonio Tabet, Ed Gama, Estevam Nabote, Evelyn Castro, Fabio de Luca, João Pimenta e Macla Tenório. VIDCON SÃO PAULODe 7 a 9 de julho de 2023São Paulo Expo | Rodovia dos Imigrantes, 1,5 km - Vila Água Funda, São Paulo - SP, 04329-900Ingressos: vendas abertas no site oficial. Read the full article