#Hunter Smit

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Requested by: Anon

Ask: PLEASE DO POLY! AGED UP HUNTLOW X READER SMUT HEADCANNONS IM BEGGING YOU

Warning: SMUT! DONT GO ANY FURTHER IF YOUR UNDERAGE (unless you want to get traumatized.)

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Hunter, with his brooding nature and striking looks, exudes an irresistible charm. His intense gaze and confident demeanor make it hard for anyone to resist his advances. (I can't stop imagining the Chad meme💀)

When alone with him, Hunter's touch is electric, leaving a trail of goosebumps in its wake. His hands explore every curve and crevice of the reader's body, leaving them craving for more.

Willow's gentle nature and caring personality make intimacy with her a beautiful experience. She takes her time, ensuring the reader feels loved and cherished every step of the way.

Willow's soft kisses trail across the reader's skin, igniting a passionate fire within them. The tenderness in her touch creates an intimate connection, making the reader feel safe and desired.

The reader finds themselves caught between the allure of Hunter and the tender touch of Willow. Hunter's dominant nature contrasts with Willow's more submissive tendencies, creating a tantalizing dynamic. (bon appétit 👌🫦)

In the heat of the moment, the reader experiences the best of both worlds, fulfilling their deepest desires. Hunter and Willow work together, expertly pleasuring the reader, creating a mind-blowing experience.

Hunter and Willow are open-minded and willing to explore various kinks and fantasies. They take turns fulfilling the reader's wildest desires, pushing boundaries in a safe and consensual manner.

From light bonding to sensory play, they create a world of pleasure where inhibitions are shed. Together, they guide the reader on a sensual journey, ensuring their satisfaction is paramount.

After passionate encounters, Hunter, Willow, and the reader share moments of tenderness and care. They cuddle together, basking in the warmth and comfort of each other's presence.

Hunter and Willow reassure the reader of their love and devotion, creating a strong emotional bond. The trio finds solace in one another, their connection going beyond the physical, creating profound intimacy.

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Recommended Books

This page provides a list of recommended books about prostitution, pornography, the global sex trade, and surrogacy.

Prostitution

Pornography

Surrogacy

By and for men

Sex dolls

Prostitution

ANY GIRL by Mia Döring

“Any Girl is a ferociously honest, intensely tender and utterly unforgettable book that is as thought-provoking as it is timely.”

BODY SHELL GIRL by Rose Hunter

“Body Shell Girl is incredible. It is a captivating and honest account of a woman’s experiences, thoughts, and feelings in the sex trade.” – Cherry Smiley

The Sex Economy by Monica O’Connor

Drawing on extensive research, O’Connor challenges the idea that the sale of women’s bodies as commodities is acceptable and that men have a right to buy sexual acts from another person. She shows that ‘sex work’ is not a lucrative occupation for impoverished women and girls, and  exposes the harm that normalising the sex trade does on women’s lives, gender equality and society as a whole.

Being and Being Bought by Kajsa Ekis Ekman

“This is a riveting analysis of prostitution and surrogacy that shatters the great wall of lies about these two institutions. Brilliantly analyzing the parallels, Kajsa Ekis Ekman wages a multi-pronged attack on sexism and classism that leaves the reader with hope for change.” Melissa Farley, PhD.

See: A brief history of the ‘Sex work is work’ movement

Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution by Rachel Moran

“The best work by anyone on prostitution ever, Rachel Moran’s Paid For fuses the memoirist’s lived poignancy with the philosopher’s conceptual sophistication. The result is riveting, compelling, incontestable. Impossible to put down. This book provides all anyone needs to know about the reality of prostitution in moving, insightful prose that engages and disposes of every argument ever raised in its favor.” Catharine A. MacKinnon

Last Girl First! Prostitution at the intersection of sex, race & class-based oppressions

A study into how all over the world and throughout history, women and girls from the most discriminated communities are over-represented in prostitution. Poor, Indigenous, migrant, asylum-seeking, displaced women, those from the lowest castes and from ethnic, religious and racial minorities are the first victims of pimps and sex buyer

Pimp State: Sex, money and the future of equality by Kat Banyard

Skilfully weaving together first-hand investigation, interviews and the latest research, Pimp State powerfully argues that sex trade myth-makers will find themselves on the wrong side of history.

Prostitution Narratives: Stories of Survival in the Sex Trade edited by Melinda Tankard Reist and Caroline Norma

This book documents the reality of prostitution through the lived experience of women who have survived it.

Exit! by Grizelda Grootboom

Grizelda Grootboom’s life was dramatically changed when she was gang raped at the age of nine by teenagers in her township. Her story starts there. It is a story about the cycle of poverty, family abandonment, dislocation and survival in the streets of Cape Town. She reveals the seedy and often demonised life of a prostitute and her ultimate escape from it.

Read our review >>

Body for Rent by Anna Hendriks and Olivia Smit

Childhood best friends Anna and Olivia were just 15 years old when they met Ricardo. He was older, charming and good-looking – and Anna and Oliva were easy prey. Manipulated, groomed and abused, within three years he had pimped the girls into the neon-lit windows of Amsterdam’s red light district.

Read our review >>

Shadow’s Law: The True Story of a Swedish Detective Inspector Fighting Prostitution by Simon Häggström

Detective inspector Simon Häggström is head of the Stockholm Police Prostitution Unit. He tells the true stories of the people he meets every day; young girls facing dangers they did not foresee, seven foreign women working and living together in a one bedroom apartment, Lovisa, born into a life of drugs and prostitution, and of course, the men who buy sex.

Not a choice, Not a job by Janice G Raymond

“This book dispels the smoke and mirrors and uncovers the horrific and complex truths of prostitution and the global sex trade. This is a must read for those who want to understand the facts about the harsh realities that so many experience.” Vednita Carter

The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth by Julie Bindel

“Bold, brilliant and brave. This is Julie Bindel at her best, demolishing the myths around prostitution and asking us to listen to survivors, the women and men who know the ugly reality first-hand.” Joan Smith

The Nordic Model by Trine Rogg Korsvik and Ane Stø

In this book, feminists activists write about their enduring struggle for the abolition of prostitution. The authors offer valuable insights into the movement’s strategies, as well as its allies and opponents. The book unmasks the pro-prostitution lobby and confronts the myth that the Nordic model is harmful to women in prostitution.

River of Flesh and Other Stories edited by Ruchira Gupta

Twenty-one stories about trafficked and prostituted women by some of India’s most celebrated writers: Amrita Pritam, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Indira Goswami, Ismat Chughtai, J. P. Das, Kamala Das, Kamleshwar, Krishan Chander, Munshi Premchand, Nabendu Ghosh, Qurratulain Hyder, Saadat Hasan Manto and Siddique Alam, among others.

Not for Sale: Feminists resisting prostitution and pornography edited by Christine Stark and Rebecca Whisnant

This collection of essays connect feminist perspectives on the sex industry with radical critiques of racism, poverty, militarism, and unbridled corporate capitalism, and shows how the harms of prostitution and pornography are amplified by modern technologies.

The Natashas: Inside the new global sex trade by Victor Malarek

They’re the third most profitable black market commodity, after illegal weapons and drugs. They are women and girls, some as young as 12. They are sold into prostitution and kept enslaved; those who resist are beaten, raped, and sometimes killed as examples. In many cases, the men who should be rescuing them –from immigration officials to police officers and international peacekeepers – are among their aggressors.

The Johns: Sex for sale and the men who buy it by Victor Malarek

This book dispels the myths that justify prostitution and puts on display the rationales of ordinary johns, their beliefs, their behaviours, and their astounding brotherhood. It also shows us the darker side: the rise of sex tourism, the predators, the role of the Internet. Lambasting the pro-prostitution lobby, he explains why legalising prostitution can lead only to the greater enslavement of women.

The Industrial Vagina by Sheila Jeffreys

“This is an insightful analysis into the globalization and industrialization of the modern sex industry. Sheila Jeffreys makes the connections between prostitution, marriage, pornography, strip clubs, and sex tourism and how they all combine to exploit women who are most harmed. This book opens a window on global sexual exploitation and the institutions that support it.” Janice G. Raymond

The Idea of Prostitution by Sheila Jeffreys

This book investigates the claims of the pro-prostitution movement and the burgeoning sex industry, arguing that the sex of prostitution is not just sex; the work of prostitution is not ordinary work; and prostitution is a choice for the men who abuse rather than for the prostituted women.

See The Idea of Prostitution: Q&A with Sheila Jeffreys and Rose Hunter.

And Life Continues: Sex Trafficking and My Journey to Freedom by Wendy Barnes

Wendy Barnes was introduced to sex trafficking by her first love, the father of her children. And Life Continues is her story: how she became a victim of human trafficking, why she was unable to leave the man who enslaved her for fifteen years, and the obstacles she overcame to heal and rebuild her life after she was rescued.

Pornography

Pornland: How porn has hijacked our sexuality by Gail Dines

“Dines brilliantly exposes porn’s economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril.” Robin Morgan

He Chose Porn Over Me edited by Melinda Tankard Reist

“Shattering the popular myth that porn is harmless, the personal accounts of 25 brave women in “He Chose Porn over Me” reveal the real-life trauma experienced by women at the hands of their porn-consuming partners – men who were supposed to care for them.”

Read our review >>

Your Brain on Porn by Gary Wilson

“Your Brain on Porn is written in a simple clear language appropriate for expert and layperson alike and is rooted firmly within the principles of neuroscience, behavioural psychology and evolution theory … As an experimental psychologist, I have spent over forty years researching the bases of motivation and I can confirm that Wilson’s analysis fits very well with all that I have found.” Professor Frederick Toates, Open University.

Read our review >>

Big Porn Inc: Exposing the Harms of the Global Porn Industry edited by Abigail Bray and Melinda Tankard Reist

“With contributions from leading world experts and activists, Big Porn Inc offers a cutting edge exposé of the hidden realities of a multi-billion dollar global industry that promotes itself as a fashionable life-style choice.

“Unmasking the lies behind the selling of porn as ‘just a bit of fun’ Big Porn Inc reveals the shocking truths of an industry that trades in violence, crime and degradation. This fearless book will change the way you think about pornography forever.”

Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity by Robert Jensen

In our culture, porn makes the man. So argues Robert Jensen in Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity. Jensen’s treatise begins with a simple demand: “Be a man.” It ends with a defiant response: “I chose to struggle to be a human being.” The journey from masculinity to humanity is found in the candid and intelligent exploration of porn’s devastating role in defining masculinity. You can download a free PDF of this book from Robert Jensen’s website.

Surrogacy

Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation by Renate Klein

A radical feminist introduction to the reality of surrogacy as the commissioning / buying / renting of a woman into whose womb an embryo is inserted and who thus becomes a ‘breeder’ for a third party and how it is being heavily promoted by the stagnating IVF industry which seeks new markets.

Towards the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood edited by Marie-Josèphe Devillers and Ana-Luana Stoicea-Deram

“In this eloquent and blistering rejection of surrogacy, a range of international activists and experts in the field outline the fundamental human rights abuses that occur when surrogacy is legalised and reject neoliberal notions that the commodification of women’s bodies can ever be about the ‘choices’ women make.”

Read our review >>

By and for men

The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men by Robert Jensen

“The End of Patriarchy asks one key question: what do we need to create stable and decent human communities that can thrive in a sustainable relationship with the larger living world? Robert Jensen’s answer is feminism and a critique of patriarchy. He calls for a radical feminist challenge to institutionalized male dominance; an uncompromising rejection of men’s assertion of a right to control women’s sexuality; and a demand for an end to the violence and coercion that are at the heart of all systems of domination and subordination. The End of Patriarchy makes a powerful argument that a socially just society requires no less than a radical feminist overhaul of the dominant patriarchal structures.”

The Macho Paradox: Why some men hurt women and how all men can help by Jackson Katz

“With integrity and courage, Jackson Katz  has taken his message – that the epidemic of violence against women is a men’s issue – into athletic terms, the military and frat houses across the country. His book explains carefully and convincingly why – and how – men can become part of the solution, and work with women to build a world in which everyone is safer.” Michael Kimmel.

Sex dolls

Sex Dolls, Robots, and Woman Hating by Caitlin Roper

“Sex Dolls, Robots and Woman Hating exposes the inherent misogyny in the trade in sex dolls and robots modelled on the bodies of women and girls for men’s unlimited sexual use. From doll owners enacting violence and torture on their dolls, men choosing their dolls over their wives, dolls made in the likeness of specific women and the production of child sex abuse dolls, sex dolls and robots pose a serious threat to the status of women and girls.”

The Macho Paradox: Why some men hurt women and how all men can help by Jackson Katz

“With integrity and courage, Jackson Katz  has taken his message – that the epidemic of violence against women is a men’s issue – into athletic terms, the military and frat houses across the country. His book explains carefully and convincingly why – and how – men can become part of the solution, and work with women to build a world in which everyone is safer.” Michael Kimmel.

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Front row seats that Netflix paid for at AMI Spring/Summer 2024. Seriously tho - two of my all time phalange-man favs are bookending in the first pic.

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unpopular opinion: all bg3 origin ships are great (and as platonic too)

gale x astarion: "enemies" to lovers they have great chemistry and has plenty of room for fluff and angst, plenty has been said about them i dont think i have much else to say.

wyll x gale: theirs plenty of danger in being the blade of fronteirs/avernus and we all know what gale is into. also they are two of the more good leaning characters. + gale is very "being a warlock sounds rough" and wyll is "that man is wayyy to faithful i dont want him to blow himself up". dancer x man with poor knees. (i could yap for ever i love them)

karlach x wyll: PERFECT, their stories intertwine while they have this unyielding care for each other. both platonically and romantically this ship is amazing! i just have no words for how good it is

karlach x shadowheart: karlach calling her shads is adorable and shadowheart is just straight up smitting for karlach the moment they meet. also when you play as origin shadowheart karlach is super sweet about the hairchange i love them.

gale x laezel: good leaning frail human wizard x GITHYANKI WARRIOR. theyre conversations are amazing with a mutual sense of curiosity for each others past and possible future. laezel falling for somone as soft as gale as well. ugh its soo good.

laezel x shadowheart: NOW THIS! its the true enemies to lovers of bg3. kinda "toxic yuri" in the begining but as the story goes on and laezel rebels against vlakith and shart against shar theres a real parrelel to there stories and a sort of understanding that they can find in each other.

gale x shadowheart: an intresting dynamic given them both being incredibly faithful to two gods who arent super fond of each other... as shadowheart strays from shar she encorages gale to relise the power mystra had over him, just a lot of support and love for each other is what im imagining. (definitly a ship thats develoupment focused)

karlach x laezel: now i havent had both of them in my team much, but the dynamic feels close to "grumpy x sunshine" laezel really opening up and being nice over time while karlach is open and happy from the begining.

karlach x gale: wizard x barbarion, (also "idoit" x genuis) is just great, gale and his magic could probably help to cool karlach down temporarly! i hc them both as autistc and i like nd x nd ships. also if you let gale ascend to godhood (loser) and play as karlach he can actually fix her engine heart which adds a sweet motivation to his godhood.

karlach x astarion: now i love these two platonically but i also love them romantically. astarion is enthusastic about recruiting karlach and comments about supporting her. he jokes abouthow strong she is which is cute. if youve ever played karlach origin and romance astarion they have a sweet scene together.

wyll x astarion: monster hunter x monster, wyll loves to tease astarion but he cares about him. he has faith in astarion to be a better person and its just MWAH. astarion is a bit of a simp for wyll (me too) he is very nice about the horns in wylls origin too (i love them)

wyll x shadowheart: they tease each other in a super endearing way. they kinda immideitly clicked and i know that wyll would support shadowheart through her whole crisis and shadowheart will help wyll in his self sacrafising tenancies (these little shits reciting porn together at the docks)

shadowheart x astarion: these two could be evil together, but they also could help each other heal and become better people

laezel x astarion: theyre very differnt views of love and affection. i think laezel would help astarion in his journy of reclaiming his own sexuality. (i need to think about these two more)

durge x anyone is great

i speedran typing this sorry for plethera of spelling erros

[thelostsmiles]

Benedict Cumberbatch for Prada 2023

In Conversation With a Flower - Beauty, care, love. Prada’s exploration of these eternal, timeless values of humanity - universal emotions - inspires both the Fall/Winter 2023 collections and campaigns. They are brought to life through the metaphor of flowers - both totems and gestures of tenderness and affection - here reimagined to human size, a scale that suggests otherworldly emotions. Those flowers interact with five actors, all global stars - Benedict Cumberbatch, Hunter Schafer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Letitia Wright and Li Xian - a roster of cinematic idols reflecting Prada’s long-standing relationship with cinema as an expression of cultural ideas and ideals.

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PBS MASCULINOS POR EDAD

Hola personitas. Venimos con un aporte que nos ha costado un tiempito reunir. Es posible que algunos PB tengan 1 añito más de lo que pone, porque igual cumplieron recién. Esperamos les guste ^^

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Justus Lipsius, On Constancy 1.2 

That traveling into foreign countries is not available against the inward maladies of the mind: that it is a testimony of them but not a remedy against them, except only in slight and first motions of the affection. 

Langius beckoning somewhat with his head, "I hear you, Lipsius, but I had rather you would hearken to the voice of wisdom and reason. For these mists and clouds that thus compass you, do proceed from the smoke of opinions. Wherefore, I say with Diogenes, you have more need of reason than of a rope. That bright beam of reason, I mean, which may illuminate the obscurity of your brain. 

"Behold, you forsake your country: tell me in good sooth, in forsaking it, can you forsake yourself also? See that the contrary not fall out: and that whithersoever you go, you carry not in your breast the fountain and food of your own grief. 

"As they that be holden with a fever, do toss and turn themselves unquietly, and often change their beds through a vain hope of remedy: in like case are we, who being sick in our minds do without any fruit wander from one country to another. This is indeed to bewray our grief, but not to allay it. To discover this inward flame, but not to quench it: very fitly said that wise Roman, Seneca: 

It is proper to a sick person not to suffer anything long, but to use mutations instead of medicines: Hereof proceed wandering peregrinations, and walkings on sundry shores: and our inconstancy, always loathing things present, one while will be upon the sea, and incontinent desires the land.

"Therefore you fly from troubles always, but never escape them, not unlike the hind that Virgil speaks of:

Whom ranging through the chase, some hunter shooting far by chance  All unaware has smit, and in her side has left his lance, She fast to wilderness and woods does draw, and there complains,

"But all in vain: because as the poet adds, 

That underneath her ribs the deadly dart remains. 

"So that you are wounded with this dart of affections, do not shake it out, but in traveling carry it with you to another place. He that has broken his thigh or his arm, is not inclined, I think, to go on horseback or into his chariot, but to a surgeon. And what madness is this in you, to seek remedy of this inward wound by motion and trudging from place to place? 

"It is the mind that is wounded, and all this external imbecility, despair, and languishing, spring from this fountain, that the mind is thus prostrated and cast down. The principal and sovereign part has let the scepter fall and is become so vile and abject that it willingly serves its own servants. 

"Tell me, what can any place or peregrination work in this case? Except perhaps there be some region in the world which can bring order of out fear, bridle hope, and draw out these evil dregs of vice, which we have sucked from our infancy. But none such is there, no not in the fortunate Islands: or if there be, show it unto us, and we will all hasten thither in troupes. 

"But you will say that mutation and change itself has that force in it: And that the daily beholding of strange fashions, men, and places do refresh and lighten the mind loaded with oppressions. 

"No, Lipsius, you are deceived. For, to tell you the truth plainly, I do not so much derogate from peregrination and traveling as though it bare no sway over men and their affections: Yes verily it avails, but yet thus far to the expelling of some small tediousness and weariness of our minds, not to the curing of maladies rooted so deeply, as that these external medicines cannot pluck them out. 

"Music, wine, and sleep have oftentimes quenched the first enkindled sparks of anger, sorrow, and love: but never weeded out any settled or deep rooted grief. Likewise I say, that traveling might perhaps cure superficial scars, but not substantial sores. For these first motions having their original from the body do stick in the body or at the most do but cleave to the outer limit of the mind, as a man may say. 

"And therefore no marvel is it, through though with a sponge they be lightly washed away: otherwise it is of old festered affections, which hold their seat, yea, and scepter in the castle of the mind. 

"When you have gone far, and wandered every sea and shore, you shall neither drown them in the deep sea, nor bury them in the bowels of the earth. They will follow you at an inch: and, as the poet says, foul care will sit close in the skirts of footman and horseman. 

"One demanded of Socrates how it came to pass that his traveling did him no good. 'Because,' said he, 'you forsook not your self.' So say I, that wherever you flee, you carry with you a corrupt mind, no good companion. And would to God it were but as your companion, I fear lest he be your captain, in that your affections follow not you, but you them." 

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Llinos McConnell

The Mountain Princess of C.R.C Llinos McConnell (2020)

Kirby's cousin, Hywel's niece, and Delwyn's daughter, Llinos. An Irish-Catholic woman living in Wales and an outdoorsy, adventurous and daring mother. Llinos is a talented hunter and can survive for a while in the wild.

"Cliché, but don't bring a stick to a knife fight, Roddy."

Name

Full Legal Name: Llinos Doireann Clíodhna Brighid McConnell (Née Rhydderch)

First Name: Llinos

Meaning: Means 'Linnet, Finch' in Welsh.

Pronunciation: SHEE-naws / SHI-naws

Origin: Welsh

Middle Name(s): Doireann, Clíodhna, Brighid

Meaning(s): Doireann: Possibly from the Old Irish prefix 'Der' 'Daughter' and 'Finn' 'White, Blessed'. Clíodhna: Meaning Unknown. Brighid: Newer Irish form of 'Brigit', from Old Celtic 'Brigantī' meaning 'The Exalted One'

Pronunciation(s): DEH-ryan. KLYEE-na. BRYEED.

Origin(s): Irish, Irish Mythology. Irish, Irish Mythology. Irish, Irish Mythology.

Surname: McConnell (Née Rhydderch)

Meaning: Derived from Gaelic 'MacDhòmhnaill', meaning son of 'Donald', from the Scottish Gaelic name 'Dòmhnall' meaning 'ruler of the world'. (Rhydderch: From the given name 'Rhydderch' from the Old Welsh name 'Riderch', derived from 'Ri' 'King' and 'Derch' 'Exalted')

Pronunciation: mac-CON-el (HRUDH-ehrkh)

Origin: Scottish, Irish (Welsh)

Alias: Mountain Princess, Llinos McConnell

Reason: This is Llinos' ring name

Nicknames: Llin, Reann, Clío, Biddy

Titles: Mrs, Ma'am

Characteristics

Age: 35

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Welsh. Irish-Welsh Mix. Dual Citizenship ROI-UK

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: April 4th 1985

Symbols: Mountains, Boulders, Snow, Crowns

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Religion: Irish-Catholic

Native Language: Welsh

Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic), English

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Aries

Theme Song: 'Say You'll Be There' - Spice Girls (2003-)

Voice Actor: Danielle Ryan

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Tullahought, Kilkenny, Ireland

Current Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Appearance

Height: 5'3" / 160 cm

Weight: 140 lbs / 63 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: Dyed Black

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 20

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Double, Both), Bridge, Dahlia Bites

Scars: Lots of small scars on her legs

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2020) The Rhydderch Clan

Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Friends: Maeve Pritchard, Deirdre Llewellyn, Bridget Griffiths, Rosaleen O'Sullivan, Aisling O'Hannigan, Caoimhe O'Hannegan, Eithne O'Hannagan, Kathleen Mulrennan, Haf McFarlane, Tydfil McFarland, Olwen McDermott, Gwen McCracken, Branwen McCormick, Wanda Ott, Hortensia Marino, Genesis Winter

Colleagues: The C.R.C Locker Rooms / Too Many To List

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Faust McConnell

Mentor: Delwyn Rhydderch

Significant Other: Faust McConnell (36, Husband)

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Delwyn Rhydderch (65, Father), Rhosyn Rhydderch (66, Mother, Née Dougherty)

Parents-In-Law: Aled McConnell (96, Father-In-Law), Ffion McConnell (97, Mother-In-Law, Née MacEachern)

Siblings: Roderick Rhydderch (32, Brother)

Siblings-In-Law: Gethsemane Rhydderch (33, Roderick's Wife, Née Guillaume), Everard McConnell (54, Faust's Brother), Nergis McConnell (55, Everard's Wife, Née Vogel), Meltem Van As (51, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Forrest Van As (52, Meltem's Husband), Eugene McConnell (48, Faust's Brother), Nehir McConnell (49, Eugene's Wife, Née Smit), Melek Smets (45, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Fletcher Smets (46, Melek's Husband), Esmond McConnell (42, Faust's Brother), Nefes McConnell (43, Esmond's Wife, Née Simon), Kiraz Roosa (39, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Fenton Roosa (40, Kiraz's Husband), Hande Nagel (33, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Earl Nagel (34, Hande's Husband), Durward McConnell (30, Faust's Brother), Hiranur McConnell (31, Durward's Wife, Née Oomen), Hazal Otten (27, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Elihu Otten (28, Hazal's Husband), Irmak Peter (24, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Ennis Peter (26, Irmak's Husband), Elijah McConnell (21, Faust's Brother), Melek McConnell (22, Elijah's Wife, Née Rompa)

Nieces & Nephews: Too Many To List

Children: Paden McConnell (15, Son), Olindo McConnell (12, Son), Natalie McConnell (9, Daughter), Magdalene McConnell (6, Daughter), Lailoken McConnel (3, Son)

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Kilkenny, Ireland

Trainer: The C.R.C Wrestling School, Delwyn Rhydderch

Managers: Faust McConnell

Wrestlers Managed: Faust McConnell

Debut: 2003

Debut Match: Llinos Rhydderch VS Rhosyn Rhydderch. Llinos won via pinfall

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Powerhouse

Stables: The Rhydderch Clan (2003-)

Teams: No Team Names

Regular Moves: Throat Thrust, Two-Handed Chokelift, Running Low-Angle Dropkick To A Seated Opponent, Sidewalk Slam, Tilt-A-Whirl Mat Slam, Scoop Powerslam, Running Powerslam, Leg-Feed Enzuigiri, Pendulum Backbreaker, Diving Clothesline, Corner Clothesline, Big Boot, Spinebuster, Running Neckbreaker, Jumping Knee Drop, High Knee Strike, Figure-Four Leglock, Facebreaker Knee Smash, Chop Block

Finishers: Jacknife Powerbomb, DDT, Falling Powerbomb, Chokeslam, Tombstone Piledriver, Double Underhook Facebuster

Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Family

Extras

Backstory: Llinos McConnell (Née Rhydderch) of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) owning Rhydderch Family. When Delwyn dies Llinos will have a 1/16th ownership of the promotion. Llinos is a 'Mountain Style’ (Powerhouse) trainer. She’s Half-Welsh and Half-Irish.

Trivia: Nothing of Note

[duki-frechfrosch]

Jeez I'm screwed...

I once read that awesome lemon/smit thing with castiel x reader where she was a hunter with way to many battle scars that she hid under her clothes. She got hurt on a demon hunt and Cas heals her. Afterwards he comes to her after her shower and it ends in the bed where he kisses each and every scar of her...

I have no idea anymore where I read it or who wrote it, just the summary above and that it was quite long and awesome.

I could smite myself for not saving it - or for having it saved on a device I no longer own 😑

[jbrunsolved]

john douglas/mindhunter

June 1998 John Ramsey Interrogation by Lou Smit and Mike Kane (Regarding John Douglas book "Mindhunter")

0628 6 LOU SMIT: Okay. Do you remember 7 what books your wife may have read around that 8 time or before? Was she a big reader? 9 JOHN RAMSEY: She wasn't really a 10 big reader. She would hit the bed, she would 11 fall asleep. I usually read in bed. She wasn't 12 a real big reader. 13 MIKE KANE: Did -- the occasions 14 that she did read books, what kinds? 15 JOHN RAMSEY: Oh, you know, I 16 don't know if I could tell you one brook she's 17 read. 18 MIKE KANE: But was she a library 19 person, would she go to the library? 20 JOHN RAMSEY: Not much. We would 21 take the kids to the library but -- 22 MIKE KANE: She pick up a book when 23 she would take the kids? 24 JOHN RAMSEY: Um, no, probably 25 not.

Mindhunter")

0629 1 MIKE KANE: Okay. What about "Mind 2 Hunter", John Douglas's book was there in the 3 house, had you purchased that? 4 JOHN RAMSEY: No. It was there in 5 '96? Interesting. 6 MIKE KANE: Was it interesting? 7 JOHN RAMSEY: I never never heard 8 of John Douglas or that book before. 9 MIKE KANE: So you never read that? 10 JOHN RAMSEY: No. I bought one of 11 his books the next summer, his newer book.

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PLANET OF THE APES (1968) – Episode 191 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!”  Yes, this is one of the most memorable movie lines in film history. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they take a deep, deep dive into Planet of the Apes (1968), the first entry into one of Doc’s favorite movie franchises.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 191 – Planet of the Apes (1968)

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ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https://classicscifichannel.com/; https://classichorrorchannel.com/; https://wickedhorrortv.com/

Synopsis: After being kept in hypersleep during a long expedition into deep space, an astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.

Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner

Writing Credits: Michael Wilson (screenplay by) and Rod Serling (screenplay by); Pierre Boulle (based on his 1963 novel, La Planète des singes); John T. Kelley (additional dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by:

Arthur P. Jacobs (producer)

Mort Abrahams (associate producer)

Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by: Leon Shamroy (director of photography)

Editing by: Hugh S. Fowler

Art Direction by: William J. Creber (as William Creber), Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by: Norman Rockett, Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by: Morton Haack

Makeup Department

John Chambers (creative makeup designer)

Ben Nye (makeup artist)

Daniel C. Striepeke (makeup artist) (as Dan Striepeke)

Thomas R. Burman (assistant make-up artist) (uncredited)

Don L. Cash (makeup artist: Roddy McDowall) (uncredited)

Ken Chase (makeup artist) (uncredited)

Leo Lotito Jr. (makeup artist) (uncredited)

Howard Smit (makeup artist) (uncredited)

Maurice Stein (makeup artist) (uncredited)

Marvin G. Westmore (makeup artist) (uncredited)

Gene Witham (makeup artist) (uncredited)

Fuminori Ôhashi (makeup advisor) (uncredited)

Josephine Turner (wig maker) (uncredited)

Margaret Donovan (hair styling supervisor) (uncredited)

Edith Lindon (hairstylist)

Sharleen Rassi (hair stylist) (uncredited)

Jan Van Uchelen (hair stylist) (uncredited)

Eve Newing (hairdresser) (uncredited)

Visual Effects by:

L.B. Abbott (special photographic effects)

Art Cruickshank (special photographic effects)

Emil Kosa Jr. (head matte artist) (special photographic effects)

Selected Cast:

Charlton Heston as George Taylor

Roddy McDowall as Cornelius

Kim Hunter as Zira

Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius

James Whitmore as President of the Assembly

James Daly as Honorious

Linda Harrison as Nova

Robert Gunner as Landon

Lou Wagner as Lucius

Woodrow Parfrey as Maximus

Jeff Burton as Dodge

Buck Kartalian as Julius

Norman Burton as Hunt Leader

Wright King as Dr. Galen

Paul Lambert as Minister

Billy Curtis as Child Ape (uncredited)

Frank Delfino as Child Ape (uncredited)

Buddy Douglas as Child Ape (uncredited)

Jerry Maren as Child Ape (uncredited)

Harry Monty as Child Ape (uncredited)

Felix Silla as Child Gorilla (uncredited)

Emory Souza as Child Ape (uncredited)

What Classic Era film spawned four sequels, a remake, a four-movie reimagining, a live action TV series, an animated TV series, comic books up the wazoo, merchandise and memorabilia up another wazoo, and included iconic scenes — in the true sense of the word “iconic” — that are ingrained in the culture over 50 years later? Of course, you’ve guessed that the topic of our discussion is Planet of the Apes (1968)!

The Classic Era Grue-Crew goes l-o-n-g on this one while discussing John Chambers’ groundbreaking special effects makeup, Jerry Goldsmith’s innovative score, the genesis of the film, the excellent cast and crew, and those iconic lines and scenes. What a blast!

At the time of this writing, Planet of the Apes (1968) is available to stream from IndieFlix and various PPV options. 

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Jeff – is Kiss Me Deadly (1955)! Based on Mickey Spillane’s novel, this film noir, science fiction thriller is directed by Robert Aldrich and features Ralph Meeker and a fantastic supporting cast! We (at least Jeff) can’t wait!

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To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

Check out this episode!

[der-karibisch-heyder]

To elaborate more specifically:

With regards to tricorns, they are in fashion at the time - with continental Europeans. Given half the Devil's Eye cast are civilians, this is essentially an acceptable break from reality, as they are not career sailors who dress accordingly. That said, due to the lack of standardized naval uniforms during the time period, characters who ARE in a formal navy (IE, The Cavalier's crew), are designed semi-anachronistically on purpose to better visually separate them from the civilian characters and convey that they are in fact navymen. On the other hand, the majority of professional sailors in the cast otherwise aren't even European, continental or colonial. Amir is Arabian, Singlung is Chinese, Dr. Tripoli is Tuareg, the Smit Brothers are Dutch-African, and the Taratai is crewed by Southeast Asians, and of course, Ruixiong, Rashid, and Abena are Chinese, Arabian, and African respectively. Of the European characters outside the Cavalier, Ravyn and Frascona do wear tricorn hats as well. Isaac also wears a tricorn hat, but he is an English civilian and not a sailor. Sebastiaan wears a slouch hat, which is somewhat more appropriate (though he wears his in a somewhat anachronistic style for aesthetic reasons). This leaves Johnny, Aaron, Jacob, Phoebus, Guy, and Giovanni, none of whom wear a hat as part of their regular designs and only the three Sins are professional sailors at the start of the story.

With regard to pirate boots, only Frascona gets to wear them, because they increase his Spooky Factor. Robert's older designs have had some fantastical boot designs in the past, but they're no longer applicable at the moment.

With regards to melee combat, like Immy says, that mostly falls on the Sins. The one Sin who is more likely to rely on firearms is Abena, and if she's shooting a gun at you then she's already fallen back to a last resort. Among the other crews, a few characters prefer melee weapons over fire arms, but they're exceptions to the rule. Specifically Linyi prefers a sword to a gun (and prefers a bow and arrow to either), and Aaron prefers melee weapons of any kind to a gun (though he's not going to refuse a gun when needed).

With regards to treasure hunting, honestly calling Devil's Eye a "pirate" story is a misnomer used for ease of conveyance. It's a Historical Fantasy Adventure Story and piracy plays more into the setting and backstories of characters rather than actively. The Sins convey themselves as pirates early on in the story but eventually drop the facade once the story progresses. The Baraccuda are former privateers but don't do any real piracy in the story proper (though they are prone to stealing, hoodwinking, and heisting as needed to keep ahead. But they're just as likely to do oddjobs as well). The Diantha are smugglers, which can be considered a sort of piracy, but their smuggling stops once they join the Quest, as smuggling doesn't really have a place for it. The Cavalier are pirate hunters in pursuit of La Demonia, so they're just straight up military navy. At certain parts of the story other pirate encounters do serve as antagonistic forces (such as when passing by Madagascar and through India), and they express the real deal: armed robbers who are more interested in taking what you have instead of going on treasure hunts.

//With all that said, there ARE some pirate misconceptions/myths/imagery we keep for the sake of artistic license, the Coconut Effect, and because we write/draw what we love, and we love a certain thing.

1.) The wearing of tricorns. In reality, tricorns were more of a sailor formality further towards the later part of the 18th century, whereas of the time of the Main Story, just any wide-brimmed hat will do. But that is why we choose to keep the tricorn--it's not an impossible thing to wear, just implausible. Also, tricorns are fucking cool and I love them, I don't care if they obscure vision some (as I have one IRL for art modeling).

2.) The wearing of "pirate" boots. The boots were mostly an artistic thing from a much later period long after the Golden Age. Otherwise, said boots are actually riding boots, intended for horse-riding, not sailing. Otherwise, the pragmatic footwear for sea legs are shoes or even barefoot. As a boot aficionado, I can confirm that having to bend your feet against stiff leather on a regular basis every hour on the hour is ANNOYING. But in DE, we keep the boots because they're fucking cool and I love boots. Also, they're not ALWAYS worn.

3.) Using melee weapons (swords, etc) more than guns. Well, simply put, gun needs ammo, and the Seven are gifted with magical powers. The Hero Crews use guns more, but since this blog is on the Seven Deadly Sins of the Sea, they perpetuate the "pirates use swords" stereotype more. I mean, why use a gun when you can hurl an entire cannon at a band of thugs with your levitation/super strength?

4.) A bigger emphasis on treasure hunting than raiding. Well, Devil's Eye wouldn't be much of a story without the treasure hunting element, would it? With that said, soul raids (or any raid in general) do happen, but they're not the story focus. Also, as long as the Master is clipped, he cannot enforce his will or power as often as he'd like, and the Seven loathe having to kill to empower him, so they avoid soul raiding as much as possible on their own unless they are ordered to do so. Otherwise, in order to be at full power, the Master must get back his missing Eye, and thus, treasure-hunting is the bigger focus of the story.

There's more, but that's all on the top of my head, and Sabrina is starved for more pets despite me cuddling her for almost an hour before naptime.

[sophiehunterinfo]

Find yourself someone who loves to dance as much as you do. Benedict clearly accomplished that. Go Sophie!

From Kodi’s dad’s Insta

[lonesomedreamereccentriclover]

Happy Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch!

[nervousqueennightmare]

Benedict Cumberbatch & his wife Sophie Hunter in The Power Of The Dog Premiere in AFI!

[cumberbatchcom]

Benedict Cumberbatch with Sophie Hunter, Kodi Smit-McPhee, director J.J. Abrams and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier today [LINK]