#GIMME GIMME GIMME A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT

[nkp1981]

Oscar Isaac Photographed By Luis Alberto Rodriguez, 2024

[timeclipsed]

there's not a 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 out there, no one to ʰᵉᵃʳ my 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑

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[arickaandherfictionalothers]

Aricka Munson: the time she gained a little sister

If you asked her, Aricka would tell you she’d always wanted a little sister. Someone she could take shopping and do their hair and watch girly movies with and dance in their room to Cyndi Lauper and Madonna until they couldn’t breathe cause they were laughing too hard. Someone she could do their nails on and take them to pierce their ears and do all these things she saw Nancy Wheeler do with her little sister Holly.

Well. When she was 10, a new family moved to Hawkins, and she befriended both of the kids- a boy named Billy, who she stuck with like glue, and his little stepsister, Max.

Max was a fierce little thing, with her fiery red hair and blue eyes. She didn’t take nonsense from anyone, and she would willingly put you in your place if she thought you were out of line. She loved to skateboard, and her favorite thing to do was play games at the arcade.

The longer Aricka spent time with Billy, the more curious Max was about her. The closer Aricka and Billy got, the closer Max was to actually speaking to her.

And then finally, it got to this point. Aricka was taking Max to the grand opening of the Starcourt Mall to go shopping for new clothes.

Let the sisterly bonding begin…

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Aricka found a parking spot fairly close to the entrance to the mall, and Max hopped out first. “Let’s go-!” She runs around to Aricka’s side and grabs her hand- another new development in their relationship. Billy and Max were slowly adjusting to Aricka’s love of physical touch as affection.

Aricka grinned and grabbed her little backpack-purse before taking Max’s hand and heading into the mall.

It was brightly colored with subtle lighting, which was good because bright lights made Aricka’s head ache. Shops called their attention in all directions, but one in particular caught Max’s - Claire’s, and a bright sign announcing ear piercings. She looks up at Aricka with her wide blue eyes and Aricka already knows that she would be paying for an ear piercing session. “Please-?! I’ve always wanted to. My mom said I’m old enough now, but she never has time.”

“Max, breathe honey, of course I’ll take you,” Aricka says. “I need some new earrings too, it can be fun for both of us.”

Max grins and they head off in that direction.

“Hi!” They were greeted by an overly enthusiastic worker. “Welcome to Claire’s! We have a sale, buy two pairs of earrings get two free, are you interested?”

“We sure are; and my little sis wants her ears pierced,” Aricka says, her hands on Max’s shoulders. She feels the girl tense up then relax at Aricka’s claim of her being Aricka’s sister. “It’s her first time, she’s a little nervous.”

“Well come right on in, nothing to be nervous about!” The lady directed them to a chair. “You just want the one in each ear?” Max nods. “Here, pick out your first pair of earrings, these are our birthstone studs! They match your birth month.”

Max scanned the studs until she found two ruby studs- she was born in July. Aricka mentally noted the month and planned to ask Billy the day, so she could get her a birthday gift. Maybe some new earrings.

“Perfect choice! I’m gonna get everything prepared, you sit tight and wait right here.” Max sits down and looks at Aricka nervously.

“… it doesn’t hurt, does it?” The question was so vulnerable and so worried Aricka stepped closer and held out her hand, letting her grip as tightly as needed.

“A little. Just a pinch. Like getting a shot at the doctor. I’m gonna be right here beside you. If you get scared or worried you squeeze my hand as tightly as you need to be brave.”

“Promise? I’m not gonna be a baby for it-?”

Aricka shakes her head. “I still hold Arthur’s hand when I get vaccinated at the doctors- am I a baby?”

Max shakes her head. “No, Aricka, you’re awesome. Tough. I wish I was like you.”

Aricka blinks at this revelation. Processes momentarily. “Oh kiddo.” Max bites her lip.

“You don’t have to stick around for me and Billy but you do. You give us a place to go when it’s bad. I really like you. Please don’t go anywhere?”

Aricka can’t resist any more and wraps her arms around the fierce little redhead in front of her. Max shyly wraps her arms around Aricka’s middle, face pressed into her shoulder. “I always wanted a big sister. I’m glad it’s you,” she whispered.

Aricka laughs, admittedly a little wetly. “Ditto kiddo. I’ve always wanted a little sister. Glad it’s you, MadMax.”

The lady finally returns and Max let go of Aricka but gripped her hand once again. “Are we ready?” The attendant asks.

Max looks over at Aricka and nods. “I’m ready.”

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Billy met them at Scoops Ahoy, two work application forms in his hand. He waves at them and they quickly join him. “Wow; you’re sporting some new jewelry,” he says. “Nice, nice MadMax. Make sure you hide them until they heal.”

“Mom said I was old enough,” the girl says. “Aricka got them for me-! She’s pretty cool. Can she stick around?” Aricka blushes and shakes her head at Billy. The brown-blond boy merely grins.

“I hope she wants to stick around.” Finally it was their turn in line; and they all grinned as they noticed the person at the counter.

“Robin!” They exclaim. The girl grins and says,

“Ahoy there; welcome to Scoops; how can I help you?”

“Two scoops of Superman, cone please.” Aricka says.

“Strawberry, two scoops with chocolate chunks and a cherry on top, in a cone.”

“A scoop of mint flare and pineapple upside down, in a cup please,” Billy says. Aricka and Max playfully tease him for his choice.

“Ewww pineapple and mint?” Aricka says around a laugh.

“Billy-!” Max says with a giggle. He playfully bats back at them and pays for the ice cream, motioning for them to find a booth while he gets the ice cream. He hands the applications to Aricka along with a purple gel pen because he knew it was her favorite color. Max ducked under Aricka’s arm and Aricka squeezes her carefully.

Billy watched them go with a fond expression. Max had only been eight when they moved here, and a lot shyer than she was now. Aricka was a big help in bringing her out of her shell, with her genuine smile and her sincere interest in what Max liked to do. He walked over with the ice cream shortly, setting the tray in the middle so they could reach their desserts.

Aricka grins as she begins eating her frozen treat, watching Max gush about their day shopping together. “We’re not done yet kiddo,” she says. “Thought we could go to that skate shop together, the three of us, you could show us the whole thing.” Max’s eyes light up and she grins.

“I’d love to-!”

“Alright then,” Billy says as he takes a bite of ice cream- okay. So maybe he’d chosen a weirder flavor than he intended. But it still worked nicely together. “Let’s get this party started-!”

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[clown-alchemist]

is there a support group for people who heard a jokey/spoof version of a song once and are now incapable of remembering the actual lyrics

[m-o-o-n-s-g-o-o-n-s]

Got some requests :)

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[xenksfightscene]

Xenk Yendar’s Fight Scene set to:

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA

(YouTube link)

[yourheartinyourmouth]

Sometimes I’m amused by the disparity of my own musical tastes

[copias-juicebox]

not just another bloody mary. ♥️

[sillygoofyqueer]

'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' by ABBA but it's just the MXTX love interests trying to get ready for their dates (as roommates) while simultaneously gushing about their boyfriends. Of course they have a moment where it cuts between each of them rushing around and they break into an impromptu synchronised dance session halfway through it, before acting as if nothing happened as they split away to keep getting ready.

[arickaandherfictionalothers]

Aricka and Billy relationship timeline

(Trigger warnings: child abuse; Neil going to jail; pregnancy mentions, Vecna almost kills them several times.)

March 29, 1967- Billy is born

April 28th, 1967- Aricka and her three brothers are born

July 1977- Neil upheaves his family- wife Susan, stepdaughter Max and son Billy- to Indiana.

August 23, 1977- Aricka Munson and Billy Hargrove become friends on the first day of school. They’re fourth graders.

October 1978- Aricka finds out that Neil is abusing Billy for the first time. He makes her promise to not tell anyone but he also agrees to let her patch him up when it gets really bad.

September 1981- Billy and Aricka kiss for the first time at the fall dance. He also asks her to be his girlfriend. They’re 14 years old.

November 6, 1983- Will Byers goes missing and Billy and Aricka find themselves in the thick of the UpsideDown chaos. They’re 16 now.

The entirety of 1984- Billy and Aricka are fighting double the trauma now- Aricka with her secret regarding Billy and the UpsideDown. Billy and his secret and the UpsideDown. They help free Will from the Mindflayer and try to keep themselves and Max safe from Neil’s wrath.

March-July 1985- Freshly graduated from high school, Aricka and Billy get jobs- Billy takes two to save for an apartment for him Aricka and Max, and Aricka gets a job at Scoops with Steve and Robin- this is also the second job Billy has. His first is a lifeguard job. The Mindflayer briefly possessed Billy but they figure it out and free him. Billy, Aricka, Steve and Aricka Hopper are taken and tortured by the Russians and get injured in the battle of Starcourt.

August-September 1985- Billy, who sustained the worst of the injuries, heals from his injuries, and prepares to ask Aricka to marry him.

October 1985- the catalyst for Neil’s arrest occurred. Aricka hears a scream from his trailer and calls the cops, and Jim Hopper arrests Neil and takes him to jail.

December 1985- Billy asks Aricka to marry him.

January 1986- the trial begins. Aricka and Billy start having worse nightmares about the UpsideDown and the memories of Neil’s influence.

February 1986- Aricka and Billy elope with Aricka Hopper, Dori Henderson, Eddie Munson and Steve Harrington as witnesses. Billy takes Aricka’s last name.

March 1986- Billy and Aricka almost are the first victims of Vecna’s curse. They figure out music helps but don’t understand the why of the music helping. Chrissy, Patrick, Max and Nancy also nearly fall victim but survive. Others weren’t so lucky. They manage to kill Vecna and close the UpsideDown for good.

Summer of ‘86- Aricka and Billy officially adopt Maxine Mayfield. After a long year of fighting she becomes their official legal ward. They’re 19, Max is 15.

November 6th of ‘86- Michael Munson is born, 7 lbs 3 ounces

June 18th of ‘88- James Derek Munson is born, 6 lbs 4 ounces

Spring 1989- Aricka ,along with her best friend Aricka Harrington, is cast in her first movie-! A Disney movie called “the little mermaid,” and she voiced Adella, one of the older sisters of the main character Ariel. Aricka Harrington voiced Arista, another mermaid sister of Ariel.

May 1989- Max, Jane, Will, Mike, Dustin and Lucas graduate from Hawkins High School. Dustin is the valedictorian, Max is the salutatorian; all six kids are in the top ten of their class.

November 17th, 1989- the little mermaid is released in theaters! It was a blockbuster film and her family and friends were so proud of her for achieving her dreams.

July 4th 1990- Annabeth Crystal Munson is born, 8 lbs 4 ounces. The first daughter of Aricka and Billy Munson.

November 22, 1991- Aricka is in her second Disney film alongside Aricka Harrington- she was Plumette the feather duster and Aricka Harrington is one of the three silly girls who was obsessed with Gaston!

March 22, 1992- for some reason, a portal from the UpsideDown opens. A child version of Billy falls out of the portal and Aricka and Billy decide to adopt him and they nicknamed him BJ.

May 19th 1992- the portal opens a second and final time and two boys and a girl fall out of it- and Aricka and Billy welcome Kevin into their home. Aricka and Billy are now 23. Max is 19.

August of 1992- Aricka and Billy help Max move into her dorm at college- Indiana Wesleyan, she’s studying a degree in social work to become an advocate for kids like herself and Billy.

February 21 1993- Angela Raine Munson, a surprise baby, is born. 8 lbs and 8 ounces. She is also the last baby born to Aricka and Billy Munson.

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@astralshipper @rosieshipper @hyperionshipping @yeehawselfshipping @letsgofoletsgo @tsundere-selfship @callsign-revenge

[m-accost]

It rules how ABBA wrote a song about being lonely and horny late at night, but made it a rousing banger that wouldn't be too out-of-place in an anime opening. To wit:

[sraksha]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AHAHA YESSSS, BLESS 😂💖

My last post got me thinking.

Warriors, Four and Sky can dance waltz. The rest of the chain do macarena at various speeds.

I will not elaborate and i don't take constructive criticism.

Edit:

Shadow also does macarena

Ravio dances to The Ketchup song (Just Dance 4)

Dark Link dances to Livin La Vida Loca (Just Dance 4)