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From Cuba to Louisiana: Two paths after slavery’s end
By Gregory E. Williams
This author visited Havana as part of the U.S. Friends Against Homophobia and Transphobia delegation in May 2023. Being from southern Louisiana, this author was struck by how much the old city looked like the New Orleans French Quarter. The architecture is similar – Spanish colonial. But there was one tremendous difference. The beautiful old houses were being used as homes. Colonial mansions were transformed into the headquarters of democratic mass organizations like the Federation of Cuban Women and the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX). There were no homeless people. New Orleans’ French Quarter used to be residential, but today is an adult Disneyland. Very few people can afford to live there, and tourist shops and short-term rentals take up the historic buildings. Contrasting Cuba and the U.S. South – and U.S. society generally – shows what happens for the common people when the exploiting classes are expropriated vs. what happens when they are not.
#Cuba#Louisiana#Reconstruction#slavery#workers#Black liberation#racism#BlackLivesMatter#socialism#capitalsim#cenesex#French Quarter#Struggle La Lucha
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Vieux Carré
New Orleans
#aesthetic#architecture#new orleans#louisiana#cityscape#tropical#creole architecture#french quarter#wr
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Voodoo- Hamidou Banor by Baldovino Barani for FACTORY Fanzine XXXVI
#rufskin#as above so below#posing straps#hamidou banor#hamidiu banor#baldovino barani#factory fanzine#voodoo#vaudou#muscle#beauty#new orleans#french quarter#magik#divination#baron samedi
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French Quarter, 1978
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Chapter 1-Black Penny
Summary: You grew up in the hustle and bustle of a city most of your life, so you packed your few belongings and headed straight to New Orleans. You hoped to live a simpler, quieter life on the Historic French Quarter. By day during the week, you helped manage Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo Shop and by nightfall you tended bar at Black Penny on the weekends.
You were aware mutants existed, and believed them to be just as ordinary as you but only with extraordinary abilities. After living a few years in NOLA, you had a knack of picking them out in a crowd and treated them no differently than you’d treat anyone else. You had many run in’s with mutants on Bourbon Street, but none as impactful as the day you ran into Remy LeBeau.
A/N: Character Intro, She/Her Pronouns, GambitX!FemaleReader, GambitX!NonMutant, RemyLeBeauX!FemaleReader, Mutants, Post Deadpool and Wolverine, Post Void, New Orleans, Alcohol, Pining, Creole/French to English Translation
(c) - Creole
(f)- French
*I just want to disclose I am not a comic expert. Gambit/Remy LeBeau is very new to me and I’m doing my best to stay genuine to what I’ve researched online or from what I’ve seen in the D&W movie. I’m aware there was a HUGE controversy over his heavy accent/dialect and over his eye color in the movie, so I tried to incorporate both versions of each in my stories to satisfy everyone’s preferred Gambit/Remy style. (Personally, I loved Channing Tatum’s accent in the movie ☺��) I’m also cognizant that Gambit and Rogue are an item in the comics, but for sanity sake, Rogue will be a pastime only mentioned in passing if absolutely necessary so I don’t have to study in depth another character I’m unfamiliar with. (I need some brain space for real life stuff, too 😅) Anyway, I’m doing my maximum effort over here writing for Gambit/Remy, so when I do post my developing Gambit story, please, if you have comments or criticisms that don’t benefit anyone else’s appreciation of these fanfics, keep them to yourself and let the rest of us enjoy it. Thanks so much*
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It was a particularly busy night at Black Penny. As live bounce music and jazz blared from the stage, patrons dance and socialize carelessly with each other while you hotfoot from one end of the bar to the other serving up shots and beers.
You approach a man waiting patiently, his face downward hovering over a stack of playing cards.
“What can I getchya?” You ask him.
He began twirling an ace of spades between his fingers.
“(c) Kisa mwen ka jwenn pou ou?” You repeat.
The man lifted his gaze to meet yours with a mischievous grin stretching across his face. An eerie magenta glow softly radiated from his irises causing your jaw to drop. Your stunned reaction spurred him, causing his smile to widen and his eyes to glow brighter as the whites of his eyes began to blacken.
“….woah.” You say under your breath.
The man chuckled, “(c) Ou dwe padone Gambit, cheri (You must pardon Gambit). When his eyes see somethin’ so (f)dulcet (beautiful), it be hard to hide it.”
You shook your head to refocus, “No need to apologize. This is a safe space for everyone. Just caught me off guard is all.”
You flash him a smile and a wink as he returned one to you, the whites of his eyes returning to ‘human’ version of normal and his irises became a shade of icy green.
“Nobody be lookin’ at me like dat wit’out runnin’ off. You weren’t scared?”
“Of course not. Takes a lot more than a pair of flashy eyes on a handsome face to scare me away.” You state.
He laughed as he adjusted in his seat.
“Dats good, dats good.” He said as he leaned forward on the surface of the bar.
“What are you drinking, Gambit?” You ask again.
“Sazerac. (c) Mèsi, cheri. (Thank you, darling).”
You bring the gentleman a rocks glass fixed neat with the amber-red reserve bourbon. He gingerly raised the glass to his nose, inhaling the oak wood barrel scent with hints of cherry, caramel, apples, and tobacco.
He hummed with satisfaction, “(c) Manyifik (Magnificent).”
You nod, then turn to walk away.
“Remy.” You hear him call to you.
“Pardon?” You say as you turn back to him.
“The name’s Remy LaBeau.” He reiterated cooly after taking a sip from his glass.
He averted his eyes to you, awaiting your name. You grin back.
“Y/F/N.”
“(c) Kontan rankontre ou, Y/F/N (Pleased to meet you).”
You feel your face go red as you laugh nervously.
“Same.” You managed to say before scurrying to the other end of the bar to wait on other customers.
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Remy sat quietly in his spot at the bar the entire evening, only ever looking up from his deck of Mavericks to catch a glance of you as you pass him. The crowd started to thin out as last call was announced.
“One for the road, Remy?”
He beamed at you, “Oui, cheri. If you join me for one.”
You smile coyly, “I gotta close up, chief. How about this; I’ll bring you another Sazerac on the house, and I’ll take a rain check?”
You see the magenta glimmer in his eyes again.
“I like the soun’ of dat, cheri.”
You smile and nod then turn to the counter behind you to prepare his drink. You set it in front of him as he placed a $100 in front of you.
“You only had two. That’s too much.”
“(c) Pran li (Take it). For your generosity an’ da company.” Remy insisted.
You beam at him, “(c) Ou twò janti (You’re too kind).”
He stood up from his stool, and fixed his collar on his leather trench.
“Until next time, mon cher.” He said smiling while standing tall opposite you.
“Orevwa, Remy. I’ll see you around.” You reply sweetly as you feel your cheeks heat up again.
“(c) Mwen pwomèt ou pral (I promise you will).” He purred in his heavy honeyed Cajun accent.
He bowed, then turned on his heel to exit the bar. You released a deep exhale as if you hadn’t taken a breath since having met him that night.
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*I know this was a short one and I plan on a chapter 2. I’m just dipping my toe in the water here to see what feedback I get* 🥰
#marvel cinematic universe#marvel#gambit#remy lebeau#channing tatum#x men#cajun#ragin cajun#diablo#diablo blanco#deadpool and wolverine#nola#french quarter#bourbon street#black penny#voodoo#mardi gras#mutants#gambit x reader#gambit x you#gambit x y/n#remy lebeau x reader#remy lebeau x you#remy lebeau x y/n#louisiana creole#haitian creole#french#maximum effort#sazerac
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#35mm color photography#35mm color film#filmisnotdead#film photography#photography#art#day photography#new orleans#anne rice#vampires#french quarter#buildings#french#architecture#crescent city#nola#point and shoot#louisiana#deep south#southern gothic#dark
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Happy pride to these fools.
#interview with the vampire#iwtv#louis de pointe du lac#lestat de lioncourt#the vampire lestat#iwtv lestat#lestat x louis#louisiana#louis iwtv#aesthetic#southern aesthetic#french quarter#gay people#gay pride#pride month#claudia iwtv#claudia interview with the vampire#vampirecore#vampirism#vampyr#vampire#vampire goth#the vampire armand#iwtv aesthetic#vampire aesthetic#vampire movies#vampire moodboard
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Hello from New Orleans!!!
#new orleans#french quarter#louisiana#greetings#hello tumblr#good morning#unitedstateofamerica#united states#southern style#southern states#southern#quarter#beautiful#graceful#elegant
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#battle of new orleans#war of 1812#US history#andrew jackson#french quarter#new orleans#louisiana#Johnny Horton#jimmy driftwood
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French Quarter
New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct. 2023
#new orleans#french quarter#louisiana#historical architecture#original photography#architecture#architecture photography#travel#photographers on tumblr#photography#lensblr#urbanexploration#urban exploration#door#street photography#wanderingjana
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Jackson Square
New Orleans
#aesthetic#architecture#new orleans#louisiana#cityscape#tropical#french quarter#palms#jackson square#st louis cathedral
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Voodoo- Hamidou Banor by Baldovino Barani for FACTORY Fanzine XXXVI
#rufskin#baldovino barani#hamidou banor#hamidiu banor#factory fanzine#voodoo#vaudou#new orleans#magik#muscle#beauty#french quarter#smoke#baron samedi
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French Quarter, 1978
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French Quarter
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#35mm#35mm color photography#35mm camera#35mm color film#35mm film#pentax#night photography#new orleans#nola#crescent city#french quarter#anne rice#interview with the vampire#tumblr girls#camera#day photography#film photography#filmisnotdead#southern gothic#goth aesthetic#dark aesthetic#dark#city life#city photography#party#art
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