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scoonsalicious · 8 months ago

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Sigh. This is like watching a whole car crash that's about to happen. You know it's about to get so messy but you can't look away. First off, I'm glad the J names is catching up with everyone hahaha i didn't think I'd actually start a trend with that one. Second, I always read everyone's comments and ask after the parts, and I think I can safely say that I feel like I'm alone in thinking that there's so much more to what happened than meets the eye. I mean, everyone, including Pocket has all the right to be angry at Bennet because what he did was assholeish behaviour. But I really do feel like I'm the only one who's holding out full judgment against him because again, there's missing pieces here. I honestly think Joana has a bigger play in this than Brian did it. Like yes, he still had a choice in having sex with her, and yes the articles was a happy accident, but the things before that, I just know there's something she did to Boston, and while I have my theories, I can't have a clear idea as to what it was exactly yet. So, I'll just have to wait for Chapter 27 (it's seems so far away but god, time flies. I mean we're at Chapter 20 already). And I hate to add the technically about the cheating since it doesn't really matter, but i will reiterate that it wasn't the deed that was truly hurtful to Pocket, it was the constant lying.

Now let me get to the confrontation. While reading it, I'm glad Pocket stood her ground and set a boundary that there's nothing he could do to fix this because it absolutely is looking like that right now. And I did side-eye him a little with the crying and reasons he was spewing because accident? Really? I was getting slightly annoyed to when he didn't come clean right away either. And then he just kept promising things again and again and it's honestly just a cycle at this point. Because yeah, in order for his promise to have any validity, he has to fulfill them first, and so far? He's fulfilled none. He was getting pretty desperate in that closet. But I also can't blame him. I do think this is good for him though, because this is how he will truly see how much hurt he put Pocket through. But then I took a pause and realized how distraught he was, and yeah he's losing the love of his life, but I also have a feeling there's so much more as to why he can't say exactly what happened. I mean, not that Pocket has given him any chance but, I just can't shake the feeling that something else is at play here. And I can't wait to see the truth come out.

Now, onto Pocket's actions after that. Sigh. I don't agree with it at all. But I can't blame her either. Still, I just know that if something were to happen between her and Steveioli, she's going to regret it and she's going feel disgusted with herself because essentially, she's stooped down so low. I would've been fine if it was any other man but Steve? i mean, I don't hate him as much as you guys lol but I'm looking at the fact that he's your ex's best friend. And yeah, I'm all for petty revenge, but since I can't bring myself to fully be angry at Benson, I'm not all for doing the deed with Steve. Because for one, it's proving to Billy that his fears were right. Yeah, it going to hit him were it hurts, but who are we sure that he finally will understand the pain he's put Pocket through? What if this is just going to reinforce his insecurity because they've essentially been proven right. And I just know Jerald is going to milk this whole thing, I can already see her being the instigator and being like "See what I said. I told you I was right." And while Byron should grow some balls and not believe a word she saying, he's angry and hurt and insecure and fragile, he's bound to get manipulated again.

two, this is going to hurt Pocket more than she thinks. Like, the aftermath of this isn't going to be pretty, and I'm honestly just worried about Pocket because I really do feel like her actions in this is going to haunt her and is going to be much more harmful to her than she knows. I really don't want it to, but I have a feeling that if she goes down this route, something is going to bite her back in the ass and god, I'm so worried because she's been through enough. Basically, I'm just saying, this is going to do more harm to her than any good. Like sure, she's going to have the short moment of triumph and feel good with that revenge. But after?

Overall, I'm honestly can't celebrate anything that's been happening because I have a really bad feeling about everything hahaha like I'm just reading everything and sighing out loud. Like i just know this is going to blow up, so i can't even take in the small victories, if there are any. I'm glad Pocket is having fun and letting loose on her birthday though, and that she's feeling all the love from everyone because she does have great friends and she is very loved. She deserves to know that and more. But again, I have a feeling that it's going to be short-lived.

Again, amazing as always! I can't wait to see were you're taking us. I'm just here to enjoy the ride. Lots of Love!

— Jnon 🤍

My beloved Jnon, I'm sorry for responding to you so late today! Yesterday? IDK. The J-names a are vibe, and we're all feeling it, so thank you, you magnificent trend-setter. I appreciate you holding out judgement against Barnacle until all facts have been presented. Jif Peanut Butter's influence on his is definitely strong, and we'll see just how she manipulates him later on. Pocket is in for a pretty major downward spiral going forward and, at the risk of entering spoiler territory, not all of it is going to have to do with Bucky. His emotions when she called him out on his tryst with Joffery Baratheon were legitimate, but he's got to learn his lesson that words aren't going to fix things; his actions will (and I do feel bad-- he was trying so hard between when they first broke up and the Russia mission to avoid Jade, he really was, and he was doing so good, too; an genuine effort was being made!). And, Bestie, if you think Pocket sleeping with Steveoli would be "stooping down so low," whew boy! Just you wait! We gotta hit rock bottom, baby. Things will definitely bite her in the ass, and do much more harm than good for awhile. We're getting into some dark times ahead! Truly not a lot to celebrate rn; except for maybe Chapter 22, which is a flashback chapter, and some of my favorite writing, lol.

#unwanted #jnon report

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jonnymarzetti · 4 months ago

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Could you put together a book reading list 🙏 I trust your taste and I’ve got to get back into reading argh

SIR YES SIR!! i'll do my best... this might turn into a LONG post

some of my favorite authors, in the parentheses my favorites by them:

kurt vonnegut (his novel while mortals sleep is FANTASTIC)

emily st. john mandel (the lola quartet)

fleur jaeggy (SS proleterka and the water statues)

mikhail bulgakov (the master and margarita!!!)

margaret atwood (the handmaid's tale should be like. required reading omg)

donna tartt (the little friend and the secret history!!!!)

okay now some general recommendations. these are short stories, poetry, and mainly regular novels :) i'm going to make the easier to get into books in green text, the somewhat hard books in orange, and the harder-to-get-into books in red

piranesi (susanna clarke)

sonny's blues (james baldwin)

slouching towards bethlehem (joan didion)

the heart is a lonely hunter (carson mccullers)

maya angelou: the complete poetry (--or anything by her. wow)

grendel (john garnder)

wide sargasso sea (jean rhys)

the trial (franz kafka)

never let me go (kazuo ishiguro)

the haunting of hill house (shirley jackson)*

*actually. anything by shirley jackson

the sound and the fury (william faulkner... note: this one is pretty tough for the first 200 pages)

mouthful of birds (samanta schweblin. note: this is fantastically weird and eerie)

don juan (lord byron) is iconic and funny IF you can stand it

king lear !!!!!! (william shakespeare)

the road (cormac mccarthy)

cuyahoga (pete beatty)

let me know what you think if you ever read these!!! ALSO if you want pdfs of any book i am your dude. just tell me on discord and i will find it for you

#ask #books #book recommendations #sort of long post #sonny's blues is pretty short and kind of changed my life #so maybe that's what i recommend to start with :))

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piduai · 3 months ago

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where ogata's true loyalties lie has been such an intense subject of debate lmfao i personally never read any of the "meta" floating around because i have better stuff to do but i know that it's been such a busy matter. AND THEN CHAPTER 304 DROPPED AND SET ALL OF THAT ON FIRE AHAHAHAHA yeah anyway still one of the highlights of my reading experience, it was pandemonium out there... like people were soooo eager to cling to the idea that their special little meow meow was not like other girls and upon deciding that he's a strong independent sniper who needs no tsurumi he stepped on a path of anarchy and whatnot... unlike the rest of them stupid, delusional, malleable tsurumigirls he alone could see through tsurumi's vile manipulative nature and MANIPULATE HIM IN TURN... wow such a cool mastermind, such a mysterious byronic hero, such a sublime personality... but then 304 came along and he turned out to be the most rabid tsurumigirl of them all. i'm telling you it was crazy. it's when they started talking about how ooc he is and how noda ruined his own character AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA a great day for me

anyway. one thing, he never stopped referring to tsurumi with the appropriate military title, not even once. not even when he was talking to himself!

and it's not because he's such a respectful little darling who looooves hierarchies.

tsukishima's rank was higher than his, so if that were the case he'd refer to him as sergeant tsukishima. except he doesn't, because tsukishima is nothing to him now, he's out of the army and he has no respect for tsukishima. tsurumi, on the other hand...

lovely chapter overall with insane foreshadowing btw

^ cat bringing a nasty, violent gift to his master

^ ogata's actions being framed as a cat bringing its master a gift.

it's also funny that it's been there the entire time, everyone just dismissed it. it's not like tsukishima came to this conclusion himself, most likely it's tsurumi who deduced that it's what ogata is trying to do.

tsurumi knew about ogata's rebellious phase AND that he's spying for central! just like he knew about kikuta. and he left him to his own devices because a) he didn't feel truly threatened by his actions and b) he was trying to squeeze as much use out of him as possible before discarding him. he also knew of ogata's issues, about his obsession with his father, and that he wanted to exceed him. thing is, he wasn't even wrong! ogata WAS trying to bring a nasty, violent gift to his master; he DID want to exceed his father, he did want to climb through the ranks. i'll give it to ogata that he managed to fool tsurumi in one respect - tsurumi didn't think that HE is the master that the cat is trying to bring its present to. this is why he joined the gold hunt on his own, this is why he was so hellbent of taking the code out of asirpa; he wanted to be the one to bring it to tsurumi, and to make him look at him and him alone, acknowledge him, love him...

but also it's not that ogata ever... well i was about to say harbored delusions but delusions are his best friend... hm, it's not that ogata didn't see tsurumi for who he actually is. he did. he was aware. he's seen it over and over, hell he's participated in his schemes too

(he's actually saying that they can't win him over, not that it won't be easy to do it)

(he's also not saying "stupid cliches"... it's more like "pompous speeches" which is another roundabout way of saying "obvious bullshit", but he's not being crass or dismissive when talking about tsurumi. which he is when talking about anyone else)

like... he KNOWS what kind of person tsurumi is, he knows that he's a lying bastard, and he knows that he puts effort into charming those he wants to use. he just thinks that he's different. it's not that he ever bought into tsurumi's lies regarding himself, except part of him so craved his approval that he decided to let tsurumi play his fiddle and went along with it. thing is, he respects tsurumi; he admires the way tsurumi navigates his way through life, he acknowledges tsurumi's talents and strengths, and he wants to be like tsurumi. there's a bit of personal bitterness in that "tsurumi knows how to fool young men and make them follow him" because he WAS one of those young men. even while recognizing tsurumi's slimy dirty ways while being patted on the leg by him after he was talked into killing his father and calling him a conman (smooth-talking bastard, seductive bastard, what have you) he was still hurt and offended when it turned out that hanazawa was merely an obstacle for tsurumi's political agenda, and that he was used to get rid of it.

and tsurumi knew that he knows, i think this is part of why he never liked ogata. usami knew too, and tsurumi knew that he knows, except usami loved being used. even in death! even with offence to his own person. but ogata is difficult. and yet in the end ogata still went back to him.

#reread chapter 304 it gave me heart palpitations all over again i'll never forget her... i'll never forget the day she was released #well leaked more like lmao. it was on a saturday morning...#tsurumi and ogata is such an exquisite dish #gkposting

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changingplumbob · 6 days ago

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Struck By Love: Nov 20th, Post 5

CW: Mentions of Violence - Guide to content warnings

Right as I finished my book talk Byron rang and told me everything. I freaked out but did my best to try and listen to him rather than judging him. He did sound remorseful and we talked my whole ride home about what we could do to stop it happening again. When I got home Art was checking the letter boxes. I hugged him before he could properly register me being there.

Layla: Thank you so so much. I’m sorry you had to deal with it

Art: I don’t mind Layla. For what it��s worth it really sounds like that other girl was having a go at him. I wouldn't hit a kid but if an adult said those things about you... I probably would have tried if I thought I could win a fight with my leg like it is

Layla: *smiling* He did win the fight. But I can’t smile when I talk to him or he’ll think I approve of him fighting. How’s this face? Does it say I love you but please don’t punch others, especially girls?

Art: One hundred percent

Layla: I'll get you a key made. If... if that's okay with you

Art: I'd love it. Especially since I'm apparently on file as safe to collect the kids and a backup contact

Layla: Oh... yeah I just thought... since we are friends and going on a date and neighbours then if Jessica wasn't available you would be a good next choice

Art: You mean, you put me down because you like me and trust me?

Layla: I do? Hmm... I don't think you're wrong about that

He grinned that excited joyful smile in response and my stomach did a somersault.

#StruckByLoveLegacy #sims 4 #the sims #simblr #my sims #ts4 #active simblr #SBL created by fruitysimsy and hellohopesims #SBL01 #SBL01W19

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baldurspeen69420 · 11 months ago

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Get To Know My Tav!

Tagged by @kelandrin!! Mwah mwah thank you thank you

Procrastinated on doing this because I don't have any new or good pictures of my Tavs and I'm currently away from my computer for a week BUT fuck it I'll just an old shitty picture

I've talked a lot about my girl Sophie, but before Soph was my Tiefling Byron who took me through my first playthrough. I wanna give him some love (screen lines and all sorry everyone, his skin also looks more grey and stony colored in game but im terrible at taking screenshots of my characters aggghhh)

Byron Graylock - Mephistopheles Tiefling - Storm Sorcerer - He/Him - 28

favorite weapon: If an enemy is at 1hp he will not hesitate to smack them upside the head with his quarterstaff just for humiliation points.

style of combat: High mobility and magic. This dude has at least five variations of misty step and fly on hand at all times. Subclass also lets him use gusts of wind to get around.

most prized possession: An old gold compass his stepfather gave him before leaving home.

deepest desire: To travel every corner of Faerun and all the lands of Toril.

guilty pleasure: Cheap wine and tavern gossip.

best-kept secret: Acts a lot more aloof, "above it all", and cool-headed than he actually is.

greatest strength: Ridiculously calm under pressure (on the outside at least).

fatal flaw: Ego ego ego. This man will drag himself through Hell and back to make a point. Stubborn enough to rival Lae'zel.

favorite smell: Salty ocean air and clean linens.

favorite spell or cantrip: Woe, Chain Lightning upon thee.

pet peeve: Wizards who think they know everything because they got their magic by reading a book or two. Also Gale.

bad habit: Judges people too quickly. This man possesses the most patronizing raise of the eyebrow known to man, it's killed at least two people.

hidden talent: Has memorized no less than thirty sea shanties and poems.

leisure activity: Fusses over his appearance in his downtime more than he would like to admit. Reading and sitting by the beach are also favorites.

favorite drink: When he sailed pre-Tadpole, he liked trying exotic teas in different ports. But wine is always good too. Never a big rum guy, despite his seafaring lifestyle.

comfort food: Scallops in lemon and butter.

favorite person: Eventually Astarion, but they started their adventure fucking hating each other. One of the stories he tells people is how Astarion had threatened to murder him no less than three times when they first met. His closest platonic friend in camp was always Shadowheart though.

favored display of affection (platonic and/or romantic): Not a big PDA guy, but in private he likes his hair brushed and/or stroked.

fondest childhood memory: The first time his human stepfather introduced him to people as his son.

Im tagging @saraptor @glitterdustcyclops @bladeofavernus @mistercrowbar @snailcommando @rosesforscully @new-austin @elveskissing and everyone else who would like to participate!!

I wrote way too much but this was very very fun.

#Byron my boy #tag game #bg3 #baldur's gate #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate 3

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ewingstan · 1 year ago

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6.8 felt like a big point in the story for me. So it seems like a good point to update my overall impressions on Breakthrough:

I think Victoria is a strong protagonist. That said, Wildbow's strength is character arcs focusing on the protagonists slowly but surely deciding to sacrifice their selfhood in order to make the bastards pay. Victoria already lost her selfhood and got it back, and while its probably too early to really get a sense of it, I don't have any clear expectations of what her arc could be.

Rain has had some of the best writing I've seen from Wildbow and his story has been incredibly engaging. But I don't think I understand Victoria's leap to "he's taken big steps towards becoming a hero" stance. He defended himself against a bunch of people who were trying to kill him. Mama Mathers was gonna send people after him, his clustermates were out for blood, he didn't have a safe group anymore except for Breakthrough (who wanted to fight the guys trying to kill him) and March. Obviously he was gonna help fight, it was his best and only chance to save himself. We haven't really seen him have a chance to do something truly heroic for someone else yet. We probably shouldn't; as much as I like Rain, a recovering Christian Identity member really shouldn't be given a position as a cop.

I'm more excited to see where Kenzie goes than any other character right now (I know her ending isn't great, but we can have good times until then right?) She has the most interesting relationships with every other character and has such an unusual perspective on everything that she consistently elevates any scene she's in.

I know we're still early in but it weirds me out how we still know so little about Chris. He's got an interesting if seemingly hard-to-narrativize powerset, he has a lot of active threads out, and he's gotten my favorite line so far:

(yeah i know its corny. It's still extremely my shit). But we still know pretty much nothing about him besides 1) gets along well with Kenzie and 2) is weirdly eager to throw himself into battle. We knew more about Alec even by this point in Worm. What's this guy's deal?

(I know some of this guy's deal. I don't yet know how we get from here to what I know about this guy's deal).

I feel like Tristan and Byron have been waylaid by the plot for the last few chapters, but I want to get more of them, which I'll take as a good sign.

Ashley is usually the most entertaining character in any scene. Her whole deal is catnip to me. I still think her wanting to go to prison is bullshit.

Sveta is a very fun and engaging character who is clearly meant to be overly naive, but at the same time I feel like the text ends up justifying her opinions too often. The paragon do-gooder voice shouldn't be right too often in a parahumans book, it ends up with too many thematic contradictions between it and Worm. Yeah, her being the moral voice does give her a chance to come out and plainly say the underlying thesis of the work:

But there's still weird issues. The big one for me is still the "Ashley and Rain should turn themselves in" being treated mostly as true; Sveta is treated as naiive for this, but only for believing the justice system is complete enough to process them, not for the belief that "serving time" is a necessary part of cleansing oneself of sin. I mean, Amy going to the birdcage was depicted as useless self-flagellation and running away from responsibility! Taylor doing jailtime was a game she had to go along with to flimsily justify her inclusion on the Wards! Wildbow obviously has put active thought into the theoretical and practical shortcomings of the justice system beforehand, why is it suddenly being sanctified? I'd chalk it down to just being Victoria and Sveta's perspective, but literally nothing is pushing back on it besides Kenzie and Ashley is going out of her way and characterization to agree with it. And I know I'm not gonna get a satisfying answer to this because its one of the things that people bring up as an archetypal problem with Ward, but at the same time I can't just accept "fuck you its ward" as a satisfying explanation! I need answers John! What were you doing with this!

#wildbow #parahumans #victoria dallon #rain o'fire frazier #kenzie martin #chris elman #tristan vera #byron vera #asley stillons #sveta karelia #leo reads ward #leo says

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primroseprime2019 · 3 months ago

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OC Q&A Time

Go ahead and ask me anything! I'll do my best to respond with fun, canon answers that'll give you a deeper look into my characters' worlds.

No question is too small or too weird - I want to share my OCs with you all, and I'm excited to see what you're curious about!

So go ahead, ask away!

OC Ships:

Cora x Keagen

Gregory x Idris

Byron x Agatha

Levi x Ivan

Harry x Jackson

Atticus x Hezekiah

Verena x Charisse

Larry x Xavion

Camille x Nyra x Dena

Matthew x Wendy

Demetrius x Emhyr

Drake x Avaline

Nancy x Robin

Mason x Jane

Lincoln x Marceline

Sawyer x Ethan

Luz x Amity

Hunter x Willow

Stella x Mordecai

Blaze x Lacey

Cindy x Brayden x Eos

Emile x Xandros

Laurence x Cody

Miles x Gwen

Natasha x Renee

Pandra x Loba x Kairi

Blake x Walter

Octavio x Obi

Elliott x Theodore

Jay x Sofia

Quinn x Micah

Valentina x Angelo

Natalia x Smith

Iridescent x Sidney

Harper x Begonia

Charlotte x Winter x Eleanor

Destiny x Isabella x Thalia

Waverley x Tabitha

Tyler x Christina

Kendrick x Rita

Arden x Teresa

Wenzel x Hannibal

Tennille x Nelly

Marcellus x Enoch

Eldritch x Phyllis

Edwin x Demeter

Clover x Flynn

Ivory x Petra x Marcus

Lorraine x Willis

Lewis x Desmond

Evander x Calliope

Violet x Xaden

Blu x Ventus

Obadiah x Estelle

Noel x Pablo

Gideon x Jubilee

Shiloh x Silvanna

Anastasia x Chance

Poppy x Branch

Polly x Igor

Avalon x Cliff

Dominique x Theophilus

Ravi x Halo

Nora x Corliss

Avaline x Rameses

#ask me anything #ask my ocs

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smolwritingchick · 11 months ago

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Forced To Believe Chapter 29- In Due Time

Chapter Summary: Morgan visits NXT to team with Bayley. Goldust continues to be an issue for Morgan. CM Punk is on The Shield's radar. Melanie and Jon spend Thanksgiving together with Melanie's family

Words: 5,000+

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'NXT'

"Welcome to NXT! We have a special guest, visiting NXT and it's WWE Diva Morgan Lopez. During Survivor Series, she tweeted that certain NXT Divas were doing injustices. Do you think she's going to target Paige?" Byron Saxton asked, on commentary.

"We'll have to find out," Regal replied.

'Backstage'

"My guest at this time, Morgan Lopez." Renee Young said as the crowd cheered

"Hey." Morgan smiled at her.

"Morgan, during Survivor Series, you made history by making The Shield have two sole survivors in one night. How do you feel about that?"

"It's unreal. The Hounds of Justice are still going strong. I'm glad I made it through the match against the divas and their unique wrestling styles." She replied.

Renee looked at Bayley who was behind Morgan, grinning at her. Morgan saw Renee looking behind her and turned around.

"Hi!" Bayley beamed.

"Hey, Bayley." The Philly Diva greeted nicely.

"Oh my gosh, you know my name!" Bayley exclaimed.

"Of course."

"Wow. You're-you're Morgan! Morgan Lopez!"

"In the flesh." She was shocked when she got hugged abruptly. "Um..." She glanced at Renee who shrugged.

"You are like, so cool! Wow! I can't believe I am hugging you! You're huggable!" she exclaimed as Morgan hugged her back. "You were so awesome at Survivor Series. I mean, you mimicking the male members of The Shield was really cool! You're crazy!"

Morgan snickered and took the sentence as a compliment while getting released. "Thanks."

Bayley giggled. "I'm really happy that you're nice to me. I know you can be pretty tough and mean at times but thanks for showing me kindness."

"Bayley, I honestly couldn't bring myself to be mean to you. You're a sweetheart."

She gasped. "The Morgan Lopez just called me a sweetheart!"

"You know, you're actually the person I wanted to see."

Bayley squealed. "Really!? What would The Shield's girl want with me? Oh my gosh, this is so exciting!"

"Yes. I saw what happened to you when Charlotte betrayed you to be with Sasha and Summer. That was an injustice. The reason I came here is because I don't think that was nice. Bayley, you have firepower in you."

"I do?"

"When you get mad. You should use that more often."

"Injustice? Please..." Sasha Banks said as she, Summer and Charlotte walked over to them, from behind. "You forgot that I'm the boss of NXT."

"Yeah, you don't mess with the BFFs." Summer Rae snapped.

"Ah...the so called boss...the blondie who claims to be the best dancer but can't do the Gangnam Style, and the sellout..." Morgan retorted.

"What did you call me?" Charlotte snapped as Morgan turned around with Bayley staying behind her.

"The Gangnam Style is a disgrace to my baby." Summer fired back.

"And who are you calling the so called boss? I'll bankrupt your ass." Sasha retorted.

"Funny...you don't even have any money, Sasha Broke." Morgan bluntly replied.

"OH NO, she didn't!" Sasha exclaimed, getting held back by Summer Rae as Bayley giggled. "Shut up fangirl!" She yelled while Bayley got quiet.

"No. Hell no. You aren't going to talk to her like that. Bayley isn't going to be a target around here. Not on my watch." Morgan said.

"Yeah!" Bayley spoke up. "You guys are mean. What you did was an..." She looked at Morgan.

"Injustice." the Philly Diva replied.

"Yeah! An injustice!" Bayley grinned while Sasha and Summer rolled their eyes.

"Roll your eyes again and I'll stab them out with my grape fork." Morgan took out a fork as Sasha backed up.

"She's bluffing..." Summer scoffed but Morgan glared at her. "Okay, she's not bluffing." She backed up.

"Morgan, if you have a problem with us, face us in the ring," Charlotte spoke.

"Gladly," Morgan smirked and walked away with Bayley as the NXT theme came on.

Morgan tweets 'Okay...who wants to get stabbed with my #GrapeFork? #MorganShallGrantYouJustice'

'Later, in the ring'

"This is a diva tag match, scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, the team of, Bayley, and she is one fourth of The Shield, Morgan Lopez!" Veronica Lane announced as the crowd cheered for them.

Bayley and Morgan walk out, holding hands and grinning at the crowd. They were walking out to Bayley's theme. They tag some of the fan's hands and Morgan runs in the ring. She gets on the turnbuckle and does her taunt.

Once she jumped down, Bayley got in the ring to hug her while she chuckled and hugged back.

The BFFS come out to Summer Rae's theme. "Introducing the challengers, accompanied by Sasha Banks, the team of Summer Rae and Charlotte!"

Morgan shakes her head in amusement when she sees Sasha in glasses. After they make their entrance, the crowd chants 'Ratchet!' to Sasha as her jaw drops. Morgan and Bayley start to laugh.

The Outspoken Diva gets in the ring as Summer and Bayley get on the apron and Sasha goes to ringside. Morgan and Charlotte circle around each other and lock up as Charlotte takes control. She throws Morgan to the ropes and hits her with a shoulder block. She pins her for a 2 count. Charlotte starts taking control of Morgan's left arm that she hurt at Survivor Series.

"Charlotte, targeting the arm," Regal said.

"Come on Morgan!" Bayley cheered as Charlotte started doing flips and bridges with her arm submissions.

Morgan fights back and starts giving her one leg drop kicks. Charlotte stumbles back and tags in Summer Rae. Summer flips her hair and gets in the ring. To be funny, the Outspoken Diva decides to mock her hair flip.

"What was that?" Summer exclaimed and went to the ropes and put her head down and up, flipping her hair again.

Morgan mocks her again by doing the same thing as the crowd cheers. Summer glares at her while Morgan smirks and motions her to come at her.

"Let's dance, blondie." The Philly diva said before they locked up.

Morgan knees her in the midsection and slams her to the mat. The crowd chants 'We Believe' as she ducks Summer's clothesline and runs to the ropes again to hit her with a bicycle super kick

"Get off of me!" Summer yelled as Morgan dragged her over to Bayley.

She tags her in as the crowd cheers. They throw Summer to the ropes and hit her with a double dropkick. Bayley pins Summer for a 2 count. They stand up as Bayley does an arm twist but gets kicked by Summer. Summer throws her to the turnbuckle and connects with a foot choke as the ref starts counting. She releases the hold at 4 and pulls Bayley down on the mat by her hair.

She then decides to put her into a headlock as Bayley stands up and tries to fight out of it. She continues the pressure and makes her go back down on the mat. Morgan starts clapping to try to motivate Bayley as the crowd assists her.

"Come on Bayley! You can do it! I know you can!" She yelled

Bayley gets motivated and starts fighting back by hitting Summer with elbows to the face. She throws Summer to the ropes and gives her a running splash.

"There you go!" Morgan praised

Bayley grabs Summer and tags in Morgan as the crowd cheers again. They give her a double suplex and Morgan pins her for a two count. The Philly Diva tries to trap Summer into the breakdown but her long legs circle her neck as she releases the hold.

"Summer's legs are so long," Regal said as Morgan managed to release Summer's legs from her neck

Summer quickly tags in Charlotte as she slowly gets in the ring. Morgan gets slapped by her, as the crowd oohs. Morgan responds by spearing her and unloading on her. The ref breaks it up and when they both recover; Morgan hits her with the sitout full nelson facebuster.

"She now calls this The Morganizer," Regal informed as Morgan pinned Charlotte but Summer Rae broke it up.

"Seriously?" The Philly diva retorted but then Charlotte hit her from behind and threw her to her corner.

Charlotte tags in Summer and they both choke Morgan with their feet as the ref starts counting. Charlotte gets on the apron as Summer puts Morgan on the middle rope and puts her knee on her neck to choke her again.

"Why won't you stay down!?" Sasha yelled at ringside after Morgan kicked out of Summer's pin at 2. "Come on Summer! Finish her!"

Summer puts Morgan in a headlock but she gets up and lifts her up to slam her to the mat. She crawls over to tag in Bayley as Summer tags in Charlotte. The fangirl runs and hits her with a couple of clotheslines and gives her an exploder suplex which she calls the hugplex. When she goes for the pin, Sasha and Summer grab her leg to pull Bayley off of Charlotte at ringside, breaking the pin.

"Not today!" Morgan shouted and got off the apron.

She runs to the two divas and double clotheslines them.

"Morgan isn't going to let the Beautiful, Fierce Females get in the way of this match," Byron said.

In the ring, Bayley manages to duck Charlotte's clothesline and give her the arm twist transitioned to a headlock driver which she calls the Rose Plant to pin her for the win.

"Yeah!" Morgan cheered and got in the ring as Bayley's theme came on.

"Here are your winners! Bayley and Morgan!" Veronica announced.

Bayley was jumping up and down, celebrating as the Outspoken Diva grinned. She turned to Morgan and hugged her tightly as the crowd cheered

"Whoa!" The Philly diva looked surprised as Bayley managed to pick her up and twirl her around.

Bayley released her and grabbed her hands, jumping up and down, happily.

"We won! We won, we won, we won!" Bayley exclaimed. "We did it!"

"You did it." she smiled at her as Bayley grinned and hugged her again.

Bayley tweets 'A big virtual hug to WWEMorgan101! It was so awesome wrestling with you! I hope to hug you again soon! #MorganIsHuggable'

Morgan replies 'itsBayleyWWE Sending a hug back. It was fun wrestling with you too! #HugsAreCool :)'

'Raw'

The Shield were in the ring while Morgan was at ringside. The Shield were going up against The Rhodes Brothers and Rey Mysterio. "Let's talk about Survivor Series, last night. And Roman Reigns and Morgan were the Sole Survivors for their teams last night and made history. They tied a record for the most number of eliminations and may have made The Shield one of the best teams in the WWE." Cole said.

"Roman Reigns and Morgan went on a tear. When the odds weren't in their favor, they made it through." King said.

"I was surprised at Morgan's performance at Survivor Series. I had my doubts but she proved me wrong." JBL added.

"4 spears last night by Roman Reigns," Cole said in amazement. "And I lost count of how many moves that Morgan did that were similar to The Shield's. I didn't know she could pull off their moves so well."

Once Rey and The Rhodes Brothers get in the ring, Roman and Goldust start things off but Dean and Seth decide to ambush Rey and Cody as Goldust gets distracted and attacked by Roman. The Shield start to take control of Goldust.

"The Shield looks like they have a strategy, right out of the box tonight." Cole went on

"The Shield always has a strategy. These 4 may be the first individuals to have a greater impact in their debut year than anyone else." JBL said.

Roman gives Goldust a flying clothesline and pins him for the two count and continues to take control.

"What's up with Morgan's new hair color?" King asked

"On the WWE website, she said that it was to support the color black for The Shield since it's their trademark color," Cole said. "You think The Shield wear any other color besides black?"

"I think so."

"I should ask her. Let me try to get her on commentary." King said and tried to get Morgan's attention. After a few attempts, The Outspoken diva glanced at him. "Hey Morgan, you want to commentate?"

"Eh, why not." She shrugged and took a seat. She put on a headset as she watched Dean take control of Goldust.

"It's nice of you to join us, Morgan! How ya been?" King grinned.

"Surviving." She smiled.

"Good one," JBL replied.

"Morgan, I have a question, does The Shield wear any other color besides black?" King asked.

"That's a weird question. I mean, in the ring, The Shield wears black but outside the ring, we're colorful," she replied.

"Interesting. So, what do you think of the match so far?"

"Well, I'm watching my puddin' take control of Goldie and he's looking hot doing it." She watched Ambrose with a smile.

"Morgan, we've been noticing that you've been attracting some madmen lately, care to explain that?" Cole asked.

"It's weird, I know. I don't know why but I'm done running. Me and Goldie have some unfinished business and I'm going to make sure he doesn't mess with me anymore." She declared.

"Uh oh!" Cole exclaimed as Goldust hit Roman and Dean with a double DDT.

Roman tags in Seth and hits Cody off the apron.

"Atta boy." Morgan complimented but then Goldust managed to tag in Rey. "Great..." She retorted as Rey hit Seth with some of his signature moves.

"Excuse me." She spoke and took the headset off.

"Where is she going?" Cole asked as she started to slowly walk around the ring.

"She's unpredictable. Who knows." JBL looked on.

Meanwhile, in the ring, Rey manages to get Seth in the 619 hold but he escapes and they both give each other a crossbody as they both are hurt but continue to wrestle in the ring. Morgan continues to slowly walk around the ring, plotting to distract Rey, without the ref seeing but Goldust gets off the apron and starts to follow her.

"Uh oh, this doesn't look good. Does Morgan know that Goldust is following her?" Cole asked

"I'm afraid not," JBL replied

Goldust grabs her by the arm near the ramp and turns her around as her eyes widen. Before she can run away, she gets pulled into a messy smooch as the crowd cheers

"What!?" King yelled in a high pitched voice as Morgan started freaking out.

"Oh my gosh! That is disgusting! Get off of her!" JBL exclaimed as Cole started laughing.

Ambrose witnesses Morgan being kissed by Goldust against her will and snaps. He gets off the apron, seething.

Goldust pushes Morgan off of his lips and does his taunt again.

"Ahh! You're crazy! You're friggin' crazy!" She screamed at him, wiping her lips off in disgust. She saw some black face paint on her right hand and stood up. "You sicko!" She yelled and slapped him hard in the face. "You do not ever! Ever! Touch The Shield's girl! Do you understand me!?"

Goldust was amused. "Let's have another kiss, baby."

"No-no way." She exclaimed and started running around the ring as the crowd laughed.

"Run Morgan! Run like the wind!" King tried to support her when she ran past the commentating table.

She trips and starts scrambling back as Goldust does his taunt and starts walking after her.

"Hey!" Dean yelled as Goldust turned around. He runs and hits Goldust with a hard Lariat as the crowd 'Ohs' again.

"Good grief!" JBL exclaimed.

Dean gets up and starts seething as he stares down Goldust while Morgan looks at him.

'Deja Vu...' she thought of Luke Harper saving her from Goldust like this.

Did Dean know about Luke but didn't want to confront her yet? Dean would have saved Morgan earlier and before she was getting chased. It was like he was mimicking Luke's actions when he went to save her.

Dean turns to look at her.

Not good.

He was in his possessive stage.

He walks over to her and picks her up bridal style.

"You okay?" He asked with a growl.

"Yeah..." She replied as he set her down, near The Shield's corner.

Dean managed to not do any more damage to Goldust, thankfully. Morgan didn't want him to go on a rampage.

"Try not to get yourself into any more trouble, all right...?" He mentioned as she nodded.

Was he mad at her? She could feel some tension between them as he got back on the apron.

And that's when reality hit her. She was screwed.

He knew.

Dean was seething on the ropes. Half of him was seething because of Luke Harper. The man who saved his woman. And the other half was because of that Gold prick putting his lips on his woman. Morgan was his and only his and he'll make sure of it. Looks like Luke and Goldust didn't get the memo. He'd have to take care of them, one by one.

'In due time...' He thought as he tried to calm himself down.

He glances at Morgan who is in deep thought. He didn't want to confront her about Luke and the Wyatts yet, but when he did, she better explain every single detail. He didn't mind locking her in a room with him, making sure she didn't escape. He wants the truth and no more lies. Every time he asked her if she was all right, she would lie to his face and not tell him about the Wyatts.

That was going to end, real soon.

Dean knew since day 1. When Luke saved Morgan. He saw it and saw how she looked at him. She grew a soft spot for Luke. That was going to change real soon.

Later on in the match, Cody hits Dean with the Alabama Slam and pins him but Roman breaks it up. Rey manages to throw Roman out of the ring and put Seth back into the 619 position. Rey runs to the ropes but gets speared by Reigns.

"Spear! Spear!" JBL yelled

"What!?" King yelled in a high pitched voice.

"From out of nowhere!" Cole exclaimed as the crowd went wild.

Goldust gets in the ring and runs to the ropes but gets speared by Roman. Cody dropkicks Roman out of the ring but Roman lands on the apron. Cody hits him with a disaster kick and puts Seth in the Cross Rhodes position. But then he gets grabbed by Ambrose from behind from behind and hit with his finisher, losing the match.

"The winners of this match, The Shield!" Justin announced

"What a great match. What a great team. Already after one year, they are one the greatest teams." JBL complimented.

Goldust tweets 'WWEMorgan101's lips tasted like heaven. I will make those lips black and gold.'

'Hell no! That will be the LAST time you kiss me!' Morgan replies.

Morgan tweets 'I am disgusted by that kiss from Goldust! Yuck! #YouDontTouchMorgan. This cannot be happening. I'm attracting bizarre men. What's next?'

'Later, in the ring'

Daniel Bryan and Punk got beat up by the Wyatts and Daniel was carried out the arena by the Wyatts. Punk manages to get out of the ring and try to go after them but gets speared.

"What the hell who the hell!? R-Roman Reigns!" Cole exclaimed. Seth and Dean, who wasn't wearing tape on his hands, walk up to Punk. Morgan was in the ring, leaning on the ropes, watching. "Reigns just speared Punk out of nowhere! And there's Rollins...and Ambrose...Morgan is in the ring."

The Shield taunt Punk and drag him into the ring.

"Pick em' up," Morgan ordered as Dean and Seth held Punk by his arms.

"Punk is helpless," JBL said.

She walked up to Punk and kneeled. "Oh Punk...Punk...Punk...I wish it didn't have to be this way...but you need to believe." She lifted his chin. "But don't worry. I'll make it quick and painful." She smiled and stood up.

"Oh no, not the sinister kick!" Cole exclaimed as she hit Punk with a hard roundhouse kick in the face.

Roman roars while Seth and Dean pick Punk up again and they hit the triple powerbomb on him.

Morgan shook her head. "Pitiful..."

"CM Punk is seriously hurt," Cole said as The Shield walked up the ramp.

"Guys, I guess the message here tonight is, you don't mess with the Wyatts and you don't mess with The Shield," King said.

"Bless his little heart." Roman grinned.

CM Punk tweets 'WWEMorgan101 Just because you're a female doesn't mean I won't get you back from that kick. You're going to be sorry.'

'CMPunk Ha! Are you threatening me? If you even think about putting a FINGER on me, you're wrong. The Shield won't let you. I'm untouchable.' Morgan replies.

'In due time WWEMorgan101...in due time. I'm going to get you. I vow it.'

'CMPunk Ooh, I'm sooo scared!'

'WWEMorgan101 You should be. You better watch your back.'

'No. Watch YOUR back CMPunk'

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'Wednesday'

Melanie tiptoed to Colby's hotel room and knocked on his door. When the door opened, she sprayed a bottle of silly string in the victim's face.

"Haha! Got ya Colby!" but then her eyes widened when she saw Joe, covered in the silly string. "Oh my gosh! Joe! Dammit! Why'd you open the door? My plan failed!"

He chuckled and picked the silly string off his face. "I wasn't aware that you were going to prank me."

"It wasn't meant for you!" She exclaimed and heard Colby laugh as he stood next to Joe.

"Looks like your prank backfired." He grinned.

"Darn it!" Melanie exclaimed.

"Hey, I get to do my prank." Colby moistened his right index finger.

Fear took over her as she started to back up. "Oh no..."

"Oh, yes. Wet willy time."

Melanie started running down the hall as Colby chased her.

"Get her Colby!" Joe cheered.

"Joe! You're supposed to be on my side!" she exclaimed but shrieked when Colby grabbed her. "Ew!" She cringed when he put his finger in her right ear and released her.

"Got you!" he laughed.

"Gross!"

He patted her shoulder. "Can't wait for your next prank."

"You suck bro. Not cool."

"Haha, I love you too sis."

'Later, in Melanie's hotel room'

Melanie was packing up her bags for Philly since Thanksgiving was tomorrow. She couldn't wait to see her parents.

Her phone rang and she put the phone on speaker. "Hey, mom!"

"Sweetie! How are you?" Jane happily asked.

"Packing up, so I can go home and see you and the family for Thanksgiving. I can't wait. I can smell the turkey already." Melanie chuckled.

"Great! Will Jon be coming?"

"Yep. He can't wait."

"Aw, we can't wait to see him too. When is your flight?"

"It's an early flight tomorrow. It's at 5:30 in the morning." Melanie looked at the clock and it read 10:18 PM. "Most of the roster are already home with their families. Right now, I'm just waiting for Jon's slow behind to get home, so he can pack up."

"Who are you calling slow?" He asked, from the bathroom as she jumped.

He started laughing at her being startled.

"When did you get in?" She asked in surprise.

"A minute ago." He grinned at her as she rolled her eyes.

"Haha. I hope you're helping me cook. Mimi is coming over to spend Thanksgiving with us. The rest of our family will be visiting us during Christmas time instead. We had to reschedule because of the work

hours and the traffic. My side and Diego's side of the family will all be there for the holidays. I can't wait. Now, about Mimi, I want you and her to be cordial with each other." Jane mentioned

"Why? She's so annoying! All she keeps talking about is her modeling career and plastic surgery, these days. She's evil!"

"I'm not choosing sides but I think you two should talk it out. Mimi wants to talk to you, anyway. But only if you don't try anything crazy like last time. Sweetie, that was unnecessary to put her in a headlock and put her head in mashed potatoes a few years ago..."

Jon smirked at the memory as he packed his bag. That day was funny as hell.

"Hey, I am innocent! She wanted me to show her a wrestling move!" Melanie defended but also chuckled at the memory.

"Melanie, just don't do that again."

"No promises."

"Melanie Nichole Laurer Rivera, I mean it." she sternly called out.

"Ha, she called you by your full name. Melanie's a bad girl now." Jon grinned.

The Philly diva responded by throwing a pillow at him. He effortlessly caught it and stuck his tongue out at her. She mocked him by doing the same.

"All right, Mom..." She replied.

"I want this to be a cordial Thanksgiving..."

"Ha! Cordial...I doubt it. You and Aunt Aria are going to be disagreeing to no end."

"She is the one who starts it."

"Uh huh."

"Oh, hush."

"Haha. Anyway, I gotta finish packing up. Love you."

"Love you too! Can't wait to see you and be safe!"

Moments later, her phone rang again and Melanie put the phone to her ear.

"Hey Celeste! What's up?" she asked as she zipped her suitcases.

"Melanie! I have some exciting news!" Celeste squealed.

"What's up?!"

"I got engaged!"

"Shut up! Seriously!?" Melanie jumped up and down while Jon looked at her with a confused look. "He popped the question!?"

"Yes!"

"How does the ring look? Tell me!" Melanie happily demanded.

She was thrilled that Celeste's boyfriend PJ Braun, who is the president of Prime Nutrition and Blackstone Labs, asked her to marry him.

"He got me a rare orange chocolate diamond."

"Sounds just like you." The Philly Diva grinned. Celeste wasn't into those traditional diamonds. "I can't wait to see the ring after Thanksgiving."

"I can't wait to show you! And tell you more about it. I gotta go, hope you have an awesome Thanksgiving Melly."

"You too, hun."

'Thursday Morning'

Melanie and Jon arrive at Melanie's parents' place with their luggage.

"Melanie! Jon!" Diego greeted and hugged them both.

"Hey, Dad!" Melanie beamed and kissed him on the cheek

"How you doing, son?" Diego gave Jon a bro hug.

"Doing all right."

"Are you treating my daughter well?"

"Yes, I am," Jon replied with a smile.

"He's telling the truth." Melanie grinned and kissed Jon on the cheek.

"Your mother and Aunt are in the kitchen," Diego informed them as Melanie nodded and headed to the kitchen.

The Philly Diva began to hear barking and saw her dog running to her.

"Hey, Ellie! I missed you, too." She petted the dog and walked into the kitchen.

"There you are!" Aunt Aria grinned and hugged Melanie.

"Melanie!" Jane happily said and gave her a big hug and numerous kisses on the cheek.

"Mom!" she giggled.

"You're on your own, this time," Aria said as she gave Ellie a dog treat.

"I missed you! I'm so glad you're here!" Jane smiled.

"I'm glad I'm here too. How is everything?" Melanie asked.

"Everything is great! I saw you on Raw. That was awesome how you got kissed by Goldust."

Melanie laughed at the memory. "I like working with The Rhodes family. It's an honor."

"I'm here!" A female voice called out.

Melanie could hear the high heels clicking from the kitchen.

"Aunt Jane! Aunt Aria!" Mimi grinned and greeted them with a hug and kiss.

"Haven't seen you in a while. How's modeling?" Melanie asked.

"Oh, it's going really well! I walked my first runway show in New York last week. So proud of myself. And what about you? I heard you lost the Diva's Championship. What a bummer. So, how's that stupid wrestling career of yours?" Mimi asked

Melanie frowned at her. "Typical...you and your stupid modeling..."

"You know you still owe me for giving you that stupid bar job in the first place. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be in the WWE, so remember that."

"Let's not argue. Mimi, I thought you wanted to talk." Jane said.

"Her attitude disgusts me." Mimi retorted. "Aren't you going to hug me or greet me more nicely?"

"Your fakeness disgusts me. Head to toe. To your fake breasts to those ridiculous heels." Melanie ranted.

"How dare you!?"

"How dare you?"

"Okay, enough of the arguing. You two need to talk it out. Right here. Right now. What's going on?" Aria asked.

"I don't understand why she likes wrestling so much. It's fake! It's so stupid. You should've just gone to college, but no, you whined and made me get you that job. It's unfair how popular she is at such a young age when I've been going to school and working hard to model." Mimi pointed out.

"Wrestling is not fake." Melanie set the record straight. "And you couldn't handle wrestling, remember? Jeez. And besides, isn't modeling better for you? You'll get there eventually."

"And what do you say, Mimi?" Aria asked.

Mimi sighed and crossed her arms. "I'm sorry for calling wrestling fake..."

"And...?"

"And I love you and I'm sorry..."

"Say it like you mean it." Aria sternly said.

"I'm sorry, Melanie."

Melanie shook her head and rolled her eyes with a chuckle. "I forgive you. Now can we continue cooking and celebrating Thanksgiving as a happy family?"

"Yes." Mimi grinned.

"So, what are we cooking Jane?" Aria asked.

"I already have the Turkey, staying warm in the oven. I just need help finishing the rest of the food."

"Do we have cranberry sauce?" Mimi asked.

"Yes, we do." Jane smiled.

"What's for dessert?" Melanie asked, craving some sweets.

"You and your sweet tooth..." Aria chuckled.

"I haven't had sweets in a while! And do we have grapes around here?" Melanie went to the fridge.

"Yes!" She took the bag of grapes out of the fridge and opened it.

"Melanie, that's not just for you," Jane said.

"Can I at least have half?"

"Jane, no one can forget Melanie's love for grapes. I'll get another bag tomorrow." Aria mentioned.

"You sure you want to be out tomorrow? It'll be black Friday and that's when people get mobbed. Well, at least I do when I go out there." Melanie said as she popped a few grapes in her mouth.

"I'll survive. And plus, maybe it's because you're a WWE Diva, right?"

"True."

After Melanie, Mimi and Aria helped Jane make all the food and set up everything, everyone sat at the table.

"Before we do anything, what is everyone thankful for?" Jane asked. "I'm thankful for my beautiful family and my health."

"I, for one, am thankful for modeling and high heels. Oh, and family, family is great." Mimi grinned.

"I'm thankful for the dance studio that my beautiful daughter and her boyfriend generously gave me. I'm also thankful for my beautiful wife and family." Diego kissed Jane on the cheek.

"Aw." Melanie grinned at them. "I'm thankful for my boyfriend, friends and family, grapes, my wrestling career and my fans."

"What about you Jon?" Jane smiled at him.

"Everyone here, accepting me as a family member. But, I'm mostly thankful for Melanie." He looked at her. "For everything you've done for me for the past years. Remember the time when you first invited me for Thanksgiving with your family?"

"Oh, I remember. That was such a nice time. I'm really happy that you can spend Thanksgiving with us every year, Jon." Jane smiled.

"I'm glad too," Jon replied.

"Can we say grace and dig in?" Melanie asked as everyone nodded in agreement.

"I'll make it short and sweet," Mimi suggested.

"No, you make it long and sweet," Jane called out.

"Short," Aria replied.

"Long!" Jane exclaimed.

"Short...I want to eat."

"We need to truly thank God for this food."

Melanie sighed. 'Here we go...' She thought.

Jon held her hand under the table and she looked at him and smiled. He leaned in and gave her a long, sweet kiss while Aria and Jane were still arguing.

"Hey! No making out at the table." Diego playfully glared at them before grinning as the couple quickly pulled away.

Jon cleared his throat and adjusted his shirt while Melanie fixed her hair.

"I want grace to be long," Jane said

"It doesn't have to be a full book," Aria retorted. "We can still be thankful to God without saying a long prayer. We hungry up in here. We haven't even eaten breakfast."

Melanie and Jon glanced at each other and then Melanie glanced at Diego and Mimi.

They nod at her.

"THANK The Lord for letting us travel safely to Philadelphia and having everyone here," Melanie started the prayer so they could hurry up and eat. "We truly thank the Lord for this food that we are about to receive and bless the hands that prepared this food. God is good, God is great, Lord I thank you for this food. Amen."

"Amen!" Everyone else replied.

"Thank you!" Mimi exclaimed and turned her attention to the mashed potatoes. "Nice save. Who knows how long they were going to argue."

"Exactly." Melanie grinned.

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jaggedwolf · 7 months ago

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pll rewatch 1x07-1x08

while watching previous episodes, I was thinking, wait, Emily has to have a car this season because of [SPOILER]. Does she just randomly start appearing with one?

of course not. instead she wins a car (the BEAUTIFUL TOYOTA) in a raffle the same night she falls down in a mirror maze

1x07 begins with us still on Homecoming night, where we get (1) Spencer, Hanna, and Aria clinging to each other like frightened puppies while looking for Emily and (2) Toby bringing Emily to the hospital

Spencer suggests the trio split up and is immediately indignant at the idea she be the one to go alone lmao

Poor Toby. No one is nice to him :( Spencer said her classic "The devil has a name and it's Toby!" line but Pam also said "people cross the street when they see him", poor fricking teenager.

Emily is like, as someone who has exchanged more than one sentence with Toby, I don't think he's a murderer? and Spencer cannot stand it she is so annoyed

Emily phrases it as "why am in my bed and not in a body bag" <3 Emily's horror movie visceral imagination

FIRST BARRY MAPLE APPEARANCE. HE'S HERE. THE ONE KIND-OF OKAY COP IN ROSEWOOD. ALL HAIL BARRY MAPLE.

Hanna is back to winning her one-woman #BestAlly competition and she's doing so good! I'll repeat this in the tags of a future post, but it is so interesting to me that this is the first step in Hannily becoming close as a pair - before Hanna gets the photos, Aria and Spencer are the ones expressing individual concern over Emily, but once this arc happens, Hanna is all-in

And says exactly what Emily needs to hear. Also saying things to injured Emily: Pam Fields, who is stressing her daughter out and has no idea why.

Ella, Byron is a cheating douchenozzle but go to your son's sportsball game! Mike's done nothing wrong!

Spencer has zero concept of having a job, let alone a service one. Of course she can waltz right into the kitchen to chit-chat, of course Alex must be lying if he says he's working on a day the club is closed. Oh, Spencer.

She does take to making fruit kebabs to hang out with him

Alex says he's never seen her photo with devil horns before and I don't think he's lying...so an A thing? But I prefer to think that it was the kitchen employee from the day before who was all het up about Spencer's health code violations

can any of the liars look normal when talking to the blind girl. (Spencer about Jenna to Emily: You didn't eat one of her cookies, did you?)

well, Emily did okay, but Emily had to deal with Jenna straight up sitting on her bed. Who does that?? But very funny in light of the S2 Halloween episode, isn't Emily dealing with enough.

Aria playing peacemaker as Spencer and Hanna argue in the woods. Oh, Aria, it's like watching a terrier trying to get in between a bloodhound and a golden retriever.

and here we get our first inter-liar callout of Spencer's parents being there to bail her out! I completely forgot it was Hanna who does this, but very fair, Hanna, very fair

Lucas and Hanna bond over watching the stupidest youtube videos, which makes so much sense for them. SMH Sean, not even a smile for turkey on a skateboard? Between that and sending Aria flowers, you deserve the shenanigans you accidentally find yourself in later this season

Emily and Maya get to have nice cute banters about going on a date and manage to make out at a zombie movie without anything bad happening! Good for them!

Especially since everything non-Maya makes Emily look so distressed

like Toby, which leads to the best conversation Emily, Spencer, and Hanna have on Emily's window seat

Emily, clearly upset: I couldn't bring myself to ask. Jenna was so upset. But his bike… it looked like it was… like it was wrecked.

Spencer: Well, I'm not gonna cry over this, and neither should you.

Hanna: Spencer, if she liked him she can cry about it!

Spencer: Well, I'm sorry for speaking.

Spencer: ......Look she's right, I can't tell you what to feel.

and yet Spencer will never stop attempting to, love this maniac

good god I forgot about the Jason recasting, I look forward to when this dark-haired suit-wearer with a stick up his ass is gone

Best A message:

SUBJECT: THE DEDICATION

DO IT RIGHT. I'LL BE WATCHING. JUST LIKE TOM SAWYER. --A

Why did A prepend the message with a subject, do they miss emailing Spencer? I had to explain the Tom Sawyer reference too haha.

A's gonna trick them into painting a fence next

We get so many flashbacks of Alison being terrible by the lakeshore that summer day

Flashback dynamic notes: Emily smiles and laughs at everything Alison says, no matter how mean; Aria is horny for Noel and pays the least attention to Alison; Hanna laughs at the first insult Ali throws at Lucas but then very weakly tries to defend him; Spencer is...Spencer is almost getting bored of Alison's terribleness?

and yet "that's immortality my darling" remains, and so does Alison's bracelet in her nightstand drawer

I like to think Aria had to dig through all her shit to find her bracelet, compared to the other three XD

"what about justice" re: never finding out who killed Alison, Spencer my sweet summer child....sometimes Spencer is the most naive of the liars, in her own way

Spencer's already sent two S.O.S texts this season. Did the girls agree on this code or did Spencer just decide this is her way of asking for help and everyone automatically understood it

isn't this memorial a bit too revealing of her dynamic with y'all, I'd be so self-conscious

and yet, even after an episode filled with flashbacks of Alison's cruelty, I understand all four of their speeches for her.

#as much as i love how much more removed Aria's speech is in being about the concept of memorials themselves #the thing with 22 episodes is that they can really slow burn each girl's feelings about Alison in a way that feels real #pll watching #pll #mine #wayne fields is in the pennsylvania national guard #which is completely compatible with an afghanistan deployment but is going to make zero sense with everything else they do with him

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cecils-dragons · 1 year ago

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Thanks to @blooming-grove and referring back to me being dumb earlier, here are my technical personal crack ships

THE SHIPS!

Byron x Sage I've technically drawn these two together before but it's still up in the air, but these two are the most likely that I'll act upon >:3c Punk boys together <3

Nicodemus x Lycidas If you've followed me for a while you might remember when I draw these two together before Nico got his new lore and design. After his new lore and look I don't know if I'll continue one with their possible relationship.

Rune x Fawne This one is likely not gonna happen because Rune's a low energy aromantic while Fawne is high romance/drive. But this is mainly just because Fawne has the hots for Rune because he's a big, tall, grumpy guy and he thinks that's sexy.

Bryte x Hymn Now for the other twin doctor! Not much behind this one other then the fact that they are both high energy and would likely enjoy sparring with each other.

Thana x Bryte

Now for the more likely Bryte ship >:3c Bryte is a hot commodity lol But these two, despite not talking about them much, do have a lot in common and might click well. Holding off incase I decide to add someone who would click more with one of them.

Lun x Mabli This is more of a joke one of if the two least liked people in town got together. Mabli does like Lun tho because he's a very traditional imp, a monster hunter, and has big horns(she has a thing for horns). But on the other hand no clue with Lun if he is capable of being in a relationship or like, his technical current relationship status.

And now the silliest stuff that take up my brain.... Rahal, Keir, and Donovan stuff. Welcome to the depths I go to ward off bad thoughts with dumb thoughts.

Rahal x Donovan I've talked about these two before, but I do love them both so of course I throw them at each other in my head. Donovan does like Rahal but is conflicted about it, he doesn't know if it's real or if he's just over reacting to someone being nice to him. Rahal tho is a bit impartial and not taking any action because he knows Donovan is currently not in a great place. Not sure if I'll put them together tho because I don't know if it's the best for the characters themselves.

Rahal x Keir Keir 100% has a crush on Rahal. The two work together whenever Rahal needs a statue enchanted for sale or commission and occasionally Keir commissions Rahal to make small charms to sell at his shop as well.. They have formed a friendship over this but Keir is far to nervous to ever try and shoot his shot.

Keir x Donovan Coworkers to lovers? Both guys deserve love and both are nervous, bisexual, gnc guys. It could work.

Keir x Rahal x Donovan Rahal has two hands.

#just being goofy to avoid the stress of the stupidity that's going on because of my landlord (: ah...#cecil's lore

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phoenixcoin · 7 months ago

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❂⭃ @phoenixfiiire asked: ⥷❂

❂⭃ GRIEVED: a scene from my muse's past in which they had recently lost someone / something ⥷❂

Glimpses of the Past

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The day that the news came to Byron, he was standing among his peers at a social gathering, and absolutely in the truest sense. A gaggle of men who knew him best from their days fighting together, covered in blood. Being men of action more than they were men of prestige, the lot of them were gathered around, cutting up at each other with vulgar and familiar behavior. They mocked each other to a degree, barking laughter as the group chicken pecked each other and aggressively insulted one another.

All in good fun of course.

And in the midst of the alcohol and the ruckus as servant came into the room and moved quiet as a mouse to Byron's elbow to get his attention.

"A... A letter for you, sir, and a stolas. From Rosalith."

Byron grinned as he turned to look over his shoulder, "What was that? News of my nephew perhaps? Well, don't wait, man, let's see it!"

The servant furrowed his brow, gazing pointedly at Byron's elbow while he talked, "You'll want to take this privately, lordship..."

The odd behavior for what should have been a momentous occasion caused Byron to pause, his own brow mimicking the other but overall keeping his smile on his face, "Alright... Ah, excuse me, gentlemen. I'll return shortly."

Havel scoffed and raised his chin, "Right, then, go sing your praises. No one here cares about your damn coming-of-age anyway."

A round of laughter burst from the other men as Byron waved them off, disappearing into his office with his servant, "This better be damn serious to have interrupted me like that, I hope you know."

"It is, lordship..."

That... Wasn't encouraging... And Byron straightened himself up in a bid to comfort himself as he was led into the room. Standing by the desk was another attendant, holding the stolas on his arm and the letter, along with a scrap of some sort, in the other hand. His expression was as grim as the first, and as Byron took the bird from his servant, he began to feel a sick twist in the pit of his stomach.

He addressed the stolas first, who had a message to inform him from one of the court of the grim news of Elwin and his sons. Spoken with all the sincerity which could be imagined by a member of House Rosalith fairly out of their circles, which was to say very little at all.

"I thought you might want to know, at least. That they were dead? Yes, since you're always all the way in Port Isolde."

Byron's breath shallowed, unwilling to understand, to believe what it was he was hearing. But even as he tried to deny it in his mind, he could feel his blood rushing, pounding in his ears. Turning a paled face to the servant, he gestured to the letter for it to be read to him. He prayed there was a mistake here, that the contents of this letter would not confirm the wicked words from this cursed creature.

However, it was far worse than he could have ever imagined...

The report— for that was what it was, a report full in detail and sparing no flourish— recounting the events of what would later become known as The Night of Flames. The vicious attack from the Phoenix and the rivers of blood and fire that had soon followed. The deaths of not only Elwin Rosfield, but also his sons Clive and Joshua Rosfield, and most of Rosalith's forces. The news came so seriously, so suddenly, that Byron still had a hard time processing it. His eyes hollowed out, empty and confused, and he reached out to grab at the servant's arm.

"It isn't real," he gasped. "Tell me it isn't real. How do you know? How do they know this? Tell me!"

"The... Stolas brought this with it, lordship."

Pressed into his hand was a burnt, torn piece of garment, one unmistakably belonging to his brother, shredded and bloody and torched. A piece of the battle that had taken place and serviceable token to the legitimacy of the news. Byron held the piece close to himself perfectly still as the reality of the situation broke the barrier of his mind's protection and slammed into him all at once, a punch in the gut so hard he would have lost his lunch and his breath all in one go.

There was a moment of stillness, of silence as he whispered through a cracked, tearful voice, "Elwin... Clive... Joshua... All of them..."

And as that rage and sorrow and guilt began rushing up through his spine and tearing a hot path over the rivers of nerves in his body, something finally, finally snapped within him. Through the halls of Byron's estate echoed a billowing, monstrous yell, a scream so bloodcurdling that it put every single guest on edge.

And it did not fade.

All of the energy in Byron's body went to fuel his break, where he knocked everything from his desk and tore books from their shelves and slammed his shoulders into the walls just because he could no longer see them clearly. Slamming his fists against the desktop hard enough for something to crack (his hand, he'd later find out). Throwing and smashing things against the floor (was it expensive? Who cared!? Who cared!? His family was dead!!!). The poor attendants stood cowering in the corner, fully understanding the situation but nevertheless wanting to stay well out of the way of their master.

Byron might have continued on in this manner until he'd destroyed his entire estate, but within minutes Havel burst through the door yelling at the tops of his lungs to command the attention of everyone in the room, including Byron himself, "What in the blazes is going on in here!? Byron! What is wrong you, acting like a mad man!"

A firm grip snatched up Byron's shoulders and stopped him in his tracks, though he was shuddering and tears carved hot paths down his cheeks. It was this pale visage that made Byron's battle buddy understand in no uncertain terms that something terrible had just happened.

Bryon twisted in Havel's grip like a dying snake, but he managed to choke out a response for his friend, "Phoenix Gate! Eugene. The Phoenix went-- went on a rampage...! Everyone! Everyone was fucking killed and--"

"What, your Joshua?" Havel breathed, trying to make sense of it all. "I don't believe tha--"

Bryon flung the scrap of fabric up into Havel's face, "They're dead, Eugene... All of them. My brother... My boys! Gods, my boys! They were so young...!"

In stalwart silence, Havel pulled Byron into a tight embrace, pulling the man's head into his shoulder as he sobbed with cries so hard they wracked his whole body, making him jerk and shake under the solid arms.

"This... This is all my fault," Byron choked. "If I had just been there--"

"You would be charcoal just like the rest of them," Havel spat back firmly. "This is not your fault, Byron. Do you understand me? This is not your fault. Don't you let me catch you saying that again... Listen, you need to get a hold of yourself. This is going to cause a stir, and you need to be ready, for the Duchy."

It almost felt impossible, what Havel was asking of him, with the rawness of his nerves, the vulnerability of his heart right then, the way that every single thing reminded him of his family and of the smiles he would never get to see. The years he would never get to experience. The way he, the strong pillar for his family and brother, had failed to hold them up in their greatest time of need. The way that realization made him feel so useless. But there was something calming about being physically held up, that while it took none of his pain away, it brought some lucidity to the hazy fog of grief taking over his mind. He listened closely to the words, and he shook his head slowly.

"Oh, well, Annabella will usually-- Oh...! Oh, gods, Annie! What must she be going through right now? I have to go home, Eugene, now."

Havel nodded and clapped his arms over Byron's shoulders, "Don't worry about seeing off your guests. I'll take care of that. And if you need anything at all while you're gone, contact me immediately. I don't want to hear you've collapsed because you wanted to be a damn fool overdid it, understand?"

Byron nodded, "Thank you... I... Owe you a great deal for this..."

"Shut up and go."

Byron could not bring himself to smile, but the corner of his mouth did rise just a bit as he turned to head to his bedchambers and pack his bags. He had a long journey ahead of himself and only half of it would he ever understand in the slightest until many years later.

#tap a cask and stoke the ovens‚ for your favorite uncle is here！➻⌠ic⌡#for your trouble ➻⌠answer⌡#after what befell at phoenix gate ➻⌠main game verse⌡#phoenixfiiire #angst tw #death tw #blood tw #violent imagery tw #violence tw #death mention tw #self harm tw #ask to tag

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