#Irish Hatter

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Philip Treacy Unlikely Sculpture

Paula Reed, Meredith Etherington-Smith

Edizioni Charta, Milano 2011, 69 pagine, 17.78 x 24.13 cm, English-Italian, ISBN 88-8158-3550

euro 35,00

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Mostra  Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano 2001 a cura di Beatrice Trussardi e Stefan Bartlett

No one who loves hats can resist the wonderful tale of Philip Treacy, the Irish hatter. Born in County Galway to a large family (seven brothers and a sister), Treacy was taught to hold a sewing needle by his village school teacher. With the needle, he has gone on to free the hat from the dictums of fashions and trends, creating sculptures for the crown out of veils, feathers, artificial flowers, straw and gauze, as well as shadows and illusion. "I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats," he reflects. "They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of rebellion. I am constantly challenging the perception of what a hat should be and what role it should play."

24/03/23

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Some of @lavenderleavened 's 1920s batman AU

"You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing."

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What if we were both disabled military veterans who became doctors and committed medical malpractice to exact our revenge on the system that failed us? And we were gay? What then? 😳

[hatter-and-dodo-in-wonderland]

Jervis and me: *Getting to bed, ignoring each other*

Me:*watching pictures of him on Pinterest especially this one from the Secret Six comics*

(Bro those teeth are shovels)

Me: *in love for that ratter* Wow what a charming side eye- wait. ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ ••• Jervis how can you kiss or speak with those backhoe loaders!?

Jervis: I BEGHH YOUR PAHRDON!?

[sketchp00ch]

What I Think The Rogues Would Smell Like

Joker- Surprisingly he keeps himself pretty clean when he’s not covered in blood or chemicals. I see him put on basic cologne though (a cheap on from Ross probably). But for some reason there is a hint of patchouli to him…

Harley- She smells like an older sister’s bedroom from the 2000’s, but in a good way! Like the inside of a Victoria’s Secret from 2006! I also definitely picture her smelling like vanilla or something sweet like strawberry shortcake!

Penguin- Sometimes when he’s out doing crimes, or just relaxing by himself, he smells like fresh fish (mackerel to be specific, as I like to headcanon that would be his favorite snack). But when he’s being a gracious host at the Iceberg Lounge- he wears one of the most expensive French colognes out there (Le Monde Sur Mesure maybe)! Man’s spared NO expense!

Riddler- Like Oswald, I imagine Edward would wear expensive cologne (Tom Ford or Versace) when he’s out for a fancy gathering/events or when he makes a typical dramatic entrance and starts monologuing. Majority of the time though, he always smells fresh out the shower, the man’s hygiene is TOP TIER. But, if I want him to smell like anything when he’s at home chilling: Irish Spring or Harry’s.

Scarecrow- Aside from the fear toxin smells that linger on his costume (fear toxin probably doesn’t smell that pleasant…), I imagine the man would smell like cinnamon or pumpkin pie (or just regular pumpkin). Or if he’s having a depressed week, he’d probably smell like a barn with a hint of rum.

Poison Ivy- I mean… Girlie is literally a plant person. Surrounded by flowers everyday. Roses especially so… She would smell like fresh roses. Simple.

Killer Croc- Stinky. Typical sewer water smell. With a hint of blood… I wonder why… But on his more cleaner days, I imagine him smelling like food? Like grilled sirloin with a lot of seasonings for some reason?

Catwoman- Just like Oswald and Edward, Selina spared NO expense with her perfumes. She smells like expense perfume, that she definitely didn’t steal (specifically Clive Christain or Dior).

Two-Face- Harvey may be unhinged, but stinky? Hell no. He’s got standards. Not even on his most manic or depressed days would he allow himself to smell anything but fresh. He would wear high quality Italian cologne (Stefano Ricci for example) like any respectable crime boss. But on other days I imagine him smelling like lavender/lilac, very calming smells, it’s for himself so he can feel relaxed when he’s alone with his thoughts.

Bane- I don’t know what the Venom smells like per se, I’m just gonna assume it probably smells funky… Bane to me, looks like he’s nothing but pure post-gym musk. However, he’s still a man of class, and he sometimes wears something strong like Florida Water cologne.

Mr. Freeze- Victor I feel like doesn’t smell like anything. For a man to be incased in ice 24/7 I doubt any BO would come off of him. Colognes don’t do anything for him so they’re a no. But if I HAD to think of a smell, I would say the inside of a freezer. That’s it.

Mad Hatter- I think Jervis would have a rather interesting smell to him, on one hand I’m thinking florals but soft florals like daisies, but on the other I imagine him to smell like chamomile tea.

[gh0stt3arss]

On the 26th my sister turned 18, I was in charge of the birthday cake so I made this monstrosity including most of her favorite characters

Ahem, here is the description I wrote for the story

“It's Aran Ryan and Jervis Tetch, aka the Mad Hatter (Batman) rogue's wedding!! Aran's Irish rizz just left Jervie speechless.... at the big day, they got Edd from Ed Edd and Eddie to be the flower girl wow... the list of attendees are:

Zbeqju, the birthday girl and priest

William Afton

Withered Bonnie

Edward Nygma

Oswald CobbleTHOT

Me!!!

Barbara Genshin

Emilie Genshin

And- UWAH!!!! LELAND COYLE-KUN??? JERVIS' JEALOUS EX!!! WAAHH!!! HE OBJECTS!!! OH NO.... drama ensues.... like and subscribe for part 2”

I regret nothing. This was printed on the cake

[splashgal]

Bridgerton Recap- 1x7: 'Oceans Apart'

We open on Daphne busting out some Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #21 at the Saphne-Plex. She’s very good. Why is it Francesca that is considered the musical one? I haven’t read Daphne’s book, is this part of her character? Anyway, she’s interrupted a few seconds later by the sound of a gunshot and pauses to look over her shoulder and out the window to where her husband is taking shooting practice. Dude, you have massive grounds. Why are you doing this fifty feet from where she’s trying to play piano?

Little Miss Sassy Pants gets up, opens the door to their yard, and begins to play again. The sound causes Simon to look back over his shoulder at his wife, before yelling ‘Pull!’ and taking another shot. Wait, why is Van Helsing there? I need to know more about how he fits into this story. There are close up shots of fingers and piano strings and gun powder and pigeons and I bet Rose and Jeffries are so annoyed by them having the loudest battle of wills possible. They both turn and glare at each.

Then we are at dinner. Simon is really aggressively chewing something. Daphne turns to the nearest footman and asks him to ask Rose to ask Pavarti to as Dean to ask- oh wait, no. That’s not right. She wants her things removed from the Duke’s bedroom. Simon passive-aggressives right back to the closest footman to him that he won’t allow that. The footman kind of hilariously pauses before asking if Simon really wants that message delivered. They bicker (no flirting) back and forth before Daphne says everyone sleeps separately after their honeymoon, and Simon shoots back that he’s keeping track of her vagina to see if she hoodwinked him into acting like an adult. Before the Duchess can answer, Frau Colson comes in and announces that Lady Whistledown has just arrived.

Daphne reads it for just a second before she says she needs to leave. Apparently her brother is embroiled in scandal, and she must return to London to be with her family. Simon announces he’s going, but before it can be misconstrued as caring for her or her (and his now) family, he tells her he’s not letting her out of his sight until he knows if she is with child. She smirks before announcing they need to take their largest carriage, as she will require her own space. Why wouldn’t she just request her own carriage? I don’t know. She leaves with Rose in tow. Simon looks pensive. Or maybe sad. Or hungry. I can’t really tell.

Title screen. Justice for Kris Bower! He wrote an excellent theme and I want to hear it!

We are in London, as the newsies run through the crowd of candy-colored Top Hatters and Ladies. Dame Julie is telling us that everyone is still talking about Marina. We cut to Colin sulking in bed. His sheets are yellow and his pillow is the size of a Buick. Julie tells us Marina’s engagement was a sham as Colin tearfully rolls over to brood some more. Aw. Also, he looks twelve years old here.

Violet and Eloise are hurrying out their front door dressed as normal humans just as Marina and Portia are coming out their front door. Portia is the personification of ‘Luck Of The Irish’. It is a bold look. They all awkwardly pretend to stare at each other, because in reality, these houses are miles and miles apart. And the ladies all look really cold again. Julie says Marina has effectively fucked the reputation of anyone who might have any connection to her.

Eloise and Violet are at The Modiste, where El is still getting fitted for lowered hems. I had no memory of this being such a plot point. Scheming Eloise points out to her mother that Colin’s scandal could tarnish her debut. She would obviously hate that. Violet is really startled at first, but her face settles a moment later when she tells El to zip it and keep smiling. There are other ladies in the shop staring at them. Eloise asks if a smile can save the Featheringtons, and Violet is fully startled again at this. El says Pen, Pru, and Pip did nothing wrong, but they are well and truly hosed. Violet shoots back that the Bridgertons are in the shit too. El and Gen commiserate about Lady Whistledown, which is a lovely little foreshadow. Eloise mutters that if Whistledown can destroy a reputation, she can restore it too. Genevieve rises and the captions say [gasps dramatically], which she definitely does. El is a princess! That extra two inches of fabric makes all the difference in the world, obviously!

Julie is still chattering away. She hopes Marina can find a refuge ‘somewhere’, as we see Lil’ Leprachaun and Teen Mom at presumably a home for young expectant mothers. Portia says it’s an emergency and the lady who works there immediately says she might find a room ‘for a sizable donation’. I love that she’s shaking Portia down for money. Said lady turns and marches away.

Now it is reaching dark and the Saphne carriage is pulling into Mayfair. Daphne wakes up as they stop in front of Bridger-Home. Simon starts to follow her and she pointedly tells him he doesn’t need to act as jailer right now. ‘I shall not discover I am with child within the next hour, shall I?’ With that, she slams the door in his face.

The three eldest brothers and Violet are all in the drawing room together. Colin is asking why he can’t visit Marina. Oh, sweetie. Just…no. Violet starts to placate him, but Anthony butts in, I guess because he’s done with Daphne’s plot now and needs to mess with the next closet sibling. He says that the only thing keeping the family from crumbling under the weight of shame is Whistledown, because she painted Colin as a total victim. But if he goes to see her now, everyone will assume he knocked her up and it will ruin his sisters. Is that what Colin wants? Ugh, I am so glad we don’t still live in a patriarchy and that women can make all their own choices and it doesn’t have to be dependent on a man and his thoughts.

Was that sarcasm thick enough?

Daphne enters the room, to everyone’s surprise. Anthony asks why she isn’t off having ladder sex with her husband, and Ben jokes that Simon probably hates having to take the Duke Dick out of his little sister for even one minute. Really, Ben? He asks where Simon is, and Daphne says he went to Hastings House. Oh yay, I love the floor over there. That was a weird thing to say, sorry. Anthony basically tries to tell her to go away and Violet pipes up that the ton needs to see that her daughter still…loves her family I guess? She goes on to say that they can all act as if nothing is wrong now! Daphne passive-aggressively says that ‘pretending that nothing is amiss is the perfect way to lure the ignorant into submission. Is it not, Mama?’ Oh shit! She went there. Everyone kind of exchanges confused looks.

Daphne asks what stupid thing is on the event calendar for this week and Violet, still trying to recover from the burn her daughter just dealt her, says the the Queen is hosting a luncheon. Daphne quickly says that she and Simon can get an invite, and that everyone will be so fascinated by their return to society that they won’t have any time to even think about that boy with the big hair who almost got cuckolded. Colin, who I actually had forgotten was here, because the camera hasn’t picked him up once, snots that he’s sooo happy that everyone else has settled this on his behalf. Guys, I don’t think he is that happy. He stomps out and slams the door.

Colin is in…a room. I don’t think it’s his room, but the camera work is kinda strange here and I can’t tell. Anyway, he’s bent over a desk as Daphne enters. She asks if he really wanted to marry Marina. He did. She says he’s lucky to have not married a stranger. Colin tries to argue that she was not a stranger, but Daphne simply says ‘she was. Whistledown knew her better than you’. For serious. Colin argues that Whistledown knows everything about everyone. Daphne snaps that he is fortunate to learn Marina’s secret now instead of after they were married and empathetic Colin realizes they are not really talking about him. He swallows and says he know he seems like an idiot, but he misses her and wants to be near her. Daphne tells him he cannot go visit her.

Colin turns again to lean dramatically over his desk and start waxing about Hero and Leander, likening himself to the man who would swim every night to see his perfect chaste Goddess of Love. Daphne points out that Leander drowned. He finally asks what crawled up her butt and died. I mean, he's nicer about it than that, though. Instead of answering him, she offers to arrange a meetup with Marina if that’s what he really wants. He promises that Daphne will then see that his passion is not in vain. Despite his easy knowledge of the work of Marlowe, it is very clear the Daphne got the brain cell for this scene.

Simon and Will are boxing bare-chested. Will says he should probably not be wasting his energy on the Duke when he has real fights coming up. Simon trash talks him and they go at it again. There’s ten times as much heat between these two as there is between Colin and Marina by the way. Will taunts Simon about his Dukedom and his honeymoon and Simon lunges at him and misses. Will kinda claps him on the back and leaves him alone in the ring. That scene didn’t really accomplish much.

Daphne is tossing and turning in bed. She hears Simon come home and opens her door a crack to spy on him. She’s bad at it, so he sees her immediately and she comes out into the hallway. She tells him about the luncheon that they have to attend so people can see she still likes Colin I guess. Daphne asks where he’s been and who he’s been with and he gets offended that she’s assuming he was galivanting with whores. She says everyone knows that he was a whore like two weeks ago before they got hitched. She says it is clear that he doesn’t think there’s anything left in their marriage.

He approaches her and they immediately start sucking face. She mutters that she wants him and he goes all Duke of Fingerdom on her before carrying her to the staircase. Next to me, my husband yells ‘her bedroom is right there! Is Simon the laziest dude ever?’ Anyway, we have arrived at the famous ‘Staircase-ilingus’ scene. He just goes to work as she grabs onto the wrought iron railing. There is an overhead shot of them looking all the way down the staircase to the ground floor, and the person who owns this property must be so proud. Do you think they use this in their commercial material?

My husband notes that Simon is an asshole, but at least at this moment he is giving. I pause to point out that he’s doing this for the purposes of manipulation, not love, and that Daphne has got to be uncomfortable. She seems fine with it though. She sits up as she finishes and then asks if they should go to the bedroom. Oh, so they do remember that they have bed chambers. He looks up at her sadly (with a very clean, dry face it should be noted) and says no. She asks what is to become of them. Simon tells her that if she is preggers, he will do his duty and take care of her and the child, but if she is not, they are gonna be married in name only. She can still be a Duchess, but they’ll be living separate lives. I get distracted for a few minutes trying to think of the name of the woman who sang on that track with Phil Collins before remembering what I’m supposed to be doing. Oh, the scene is over anyway. Daphne storms off to her room.

The next day (or maybe not on this show), we get a shot of a home that looks very foreboding and creepy, and I have to blip it back before I realize it’s Hastings House. Why does it look like a factory that makes sadness? Daphne is in either the drawing room or parlor or the morning room or the sitting room or one of the other hundred rooms in this house, waiting with Colin. Rose enters with Marina behind her, dressed in a giant cape. Daphne thanks her for coming and Marina smarms that she didn’t think she had a choice. Daph explains that Colin wanted to see her, and she’s trying to avoid further scandal in this whole situation. She grabs a book and goes to sit a whole twenty feet away from them to give them privacy.

Colin immediately implores Marina to confirm that Whistledown is a lying liar who lies. She says it’s true. He clarifies that she is with child. Colin doesn’t understand. ‘We were to be wed. You said you loved me.’ Aw, I know I should be ragging on him for being so naive, but he’s so sad. Marina says she holds him in the greatest esteem. That was the wrong thing to say, and Colin calls her cruel. He accuses her of committing a grave sin against him and she finally finds her backbone and spits out that she didn’t come to be shamed by either of them. She gives the excuse of not knowing any better and doing what she thought she had to do. She needed to wed and he was presumably the only man whose testicles weren’t dusting the floorboards.

Colin asks if he should feel flattered that she chose him to trick into marriage. He walks over to the door, but pauses and turns back. He says that if she’d just been honest with him about the bun in her oven, he would have married her, because he was so sure he was in love. ‘But I see now that was all a lie.’ He does a good job of that perpetually-wet-eyes-but-not-crying thing. He leaves. Marina waits a beat before announcing that she needs to go too, so as not to cause more scandal for the Bridgertons. Rose enters and says it’s time for the luncheon. Well, that was a fun scene, huh?

We are in the Queen’s garden and the color saturation is turned up to Jesus. We get a slow zoom in on the Bridger-Fam all arriving together. Little adorable Greg is wearing a blue velvet jacket to match Colin’s, and it’s a very clever thing they did at least in this season to try to make Colin appear more like his younger brother than his older ones. Violet is so happy, exclaiming how lovely it is that they’re all together again. Vi, you live with 85% of these people.

Nosey ton ladies come over and get up in Saphne’s business toute suite. The Queen announces that people need to get outta the way, because she’s coming through to directly talk about Daphne’s womb. Why is this appropriate luncheon talk? Hyacinth is like two feet away! Simon says they’ve been humping constantly and the Queen is glad to hear it. She walks away and Daphne calls him a liar. He says he learned from the best. Violet hears this and gets very panicked.

Then we are over with Benedict and the Granvilles. They are hardcore all up in each other’s bubbles here. Henry misses Ben and wants him to come back to his orgy house, so they can practice their art together. His wife (Lucy I think?) tells Benedict that is the excuse Henry gives when he comes home with paint in his buttcrack. She doesn’t say buttcrack, but I can assume it’s that. Or the taint. Benedict giggles before seeing a man talking to Cressida in the distance. Of course Henry knows him and wants to introduce him to Ben. Ben wigs out and runs back to his mummy for fear of getting any gay on him I think? The color of his coat in this scene was friggin’ beautiful by the way.

Eloise is weaving through the crowd when Brimsley (yay!) finds her and says that the Queen wants to see her. She trots after him obediently. When the Queen sees El approaching, she shoos away her dog carrying ladies-in-waiting. Charlotte gets right in her face and asks who Whistledown is. El doesn’t know yet. The Queen commands her to figure it out.

Lady Danbury is here! In her purple velvet wizard pimp hat again. I love her, you guys. She’s excited to see Simon and Daphne again, and points out what great timing it is, what with Colin’s whole ‘life falling apart’ thing. She says she’s hosting a party, and then Simon butts in to say they love parties. She tells Simon to get stuffed, because Daphne is the only one invited to her Super Secret Pillow Fight Pajama Party that she hosts for all the married ladies of the ton.

Everyone looks up to see the Featheringtons arriving, looking like the discount bin at JoAnn’s Fabrics again. The Queen sees them and her face instantly goes homicidal. It’s kinda funny. Lady Cowper loudly notes that they tried to help Marina trap poor Mr. Bridgerton into marriage. Penelope, bringing up the rear, gets pulled away by Eloise. El actually asks how she’s doing. Pen says they haven’t had a caller in three days, and Portia thinks they are ruined. But she doesn’t care about her mom, she wants to know how Colin is. El says his pride is hurt, but he will be fine because he has a penis. Eloise says that Whistledown has gone too far and when they track down this dastardly author, they will force her to print a retraction. Yeah, that’ll do it! Penelope’s hair looks beautiful here.

Meanwhile, Portia is trying to be friendly with Violet, who is not having it. Portia calls Marina a scheming hussy, which is an amazing burn I’m going to start using I think. The Bridgertons all look on as Portia tries to claim she had no idea what was going on. Violet turns and marches away from her. The Cowper ladies watch on judgmentally, which is pretty audacious considering they’re wearing wicker baskets on their heads. Brimsley comes over and boots the Feather-Fam from the party. Cressida gets snotty and Daphne calls her out on it before stomping away. This was another sequence where everyone looked very, very cold.

Daphne is striding through the hedge maze. Violet finds her in an open space that I think might be where Charlotte tried to go over the wall. She can sense that something is wrong with Daphne, and she’s still her mother. She offers to hear of Daphne’s trouble and maybe she could give her some words of wisdom. Daphne snaps that maybe she will instead tell her about rainy fields and farm animals again. Seriously, Colin should have just sat them all down five episodes ago. She goes on to say that Violet didn’t prepare her at all for married life or marital relations. My husband pipes up to say she’s mad she didn’t get a lesson on ladder sex. They both stop when they realize Lady Danbury has come upon them. Daphne stomps off and Violet blames her daughter’s outburst on the heat. Is that why your teeth are chattering, dear?

Portia comes into the study at Feather-House to yell at Archie about getting kicked out of the freezing cold garden party. She blames him. He barely even glances up as he says he wasn’t even there. His quill feather is green, which I find fascinating. She calls out his ‘habit’, and I briefly wonder if we are going to get the ‘Bridgerton’/’Blow’ mashup I’ve been hoping for. Alas, she’s talking about how he gambles all of their money away, and that was why they were boarding Marina. Mrs. Varley (yay!) runs in and announces that Daphne is there.

Cut to Portia striding down the hall with Daphne, saying she is open to listening to an explanation for why Violet was so rude to her at the luncheon. Daphne cuts her off and says she’s there to see Marina. We cut to the two women alone in the drawing room. Marina apologizes right away. She calls Colin ‘a sweet boy’ Oh, ouch. Daphne says she came to apologize to Marina, as she misjudged her and understands why she did what she did. Ah, overidentification. Marina starts talking about George, the cake boy. He was perfect and then he went to war and she stopped getting her period. Tale as old as time, sister. Daphne asks for more info about George, saying she might be able to use her connections to find him. Marina says that George doesn’t want her, and Daphne basically says that’s tough shit, because he’s responsible for her situation and she can make him come back and marry her. Marina questions whether or not Daphne can accomplish that and the Duchess assures her she can do a lot more than people think she can.

We are with Feather-Baron, ambling down the street. I think it’s the same day, but who the hells knows. He passes a light post and sees a poster tied to it advertising a fight. splashguy: ‘and then the Baron got an idea. An awful idea. A terrible, stupid, awful idea.’ We cut to him drinking with Will, who says he’s confident he’s going to win that fight. He starts making the investor pitch, but Feather-Baron cuts him off and says he’s not investing. He has another idea. Will catches on pretty much immediately and says ol’ Arch needs to leave. Feather-Baron spells it out for those of us who are mostly doom-scrolling while this is on in the background:

Archie will make a huge wager on Will’s opponent.

Will throws the match on purpose.

…..

Profits (?)

Will tells Feather-Baron that his honor is not for sale before implying again that the old man needs to hit the bricks. Feather-Baron tells Will that he’s entertainment, but no one will ever consider him a respectable business man. He starts taunting him about his father until Will bodies him up against a wall and threatens him. Archie immediately crumbles like a piece of paper and makes one more plea for Will to throw his match so they can both make a lot of money. He’s bad at being a villian. He’s like the anti-Cressida. Maybe if he wore more wicker on his head. Or got his pipe back!

Also, Will is a straight-up hottie. I will hear no arguments on this. Thank you.

Back over at Hastings House, aka the Sadness Factory, Rose and Daphne are on the staircase together, but it’s not as sexy as the last time Daphne was on the stairs. Sorry to those Rophne shippers. They are talking about Lady Danbury’s Super Secret Pillow Fight Pajama Party. They pass Simon in the hall and things are awkward for a moment before Daphne starts talking about the General’s wife. Rose says that lady loves to party, so Daphne is going to go I guess.

Oh, and then it’s night and she’s there. I swear, this show’s time line is wackier than Doctor Who. Anyway, Daphne is led down a dark hallway by a footman and into what I think is a ballroom, but I honestly can’t tell. There are tables filled with food and then also about a dozen tables set up for card games and drinking. This is so much better than a Super Secret Pillow Fight Pajama Party. Lady Danbury welcomes Daphne to her ‘den of iniquity’. Awesome. The music in this scene is really freakin’ good. Tunefind calls it ‘At Lady Danbury’s’, but it’s not on any soundtrack and I couldn’t find it on Amazon music. Anyway, it slaps, as the kids would say. This party looks so fun. Daphne sits at a table with Lucy Granville, Lady Trowbridge, and General Whatever’s wife, who I will be calling Miss Kitty. Lady Danbury, smoking what I will assume is a fat blunt unless told otherwise, explains the rules of the game as Daphne gets dealt in.

Across town, at the lame dude version of that, Anthony enters and greets Simon. Simon is not psyched to see him. Anthony accuses the Duke of avoiding him and then sits down at his table. Of course, that is when the secret bookcase door opens up and the courtesans come flooding in. Ant is transfixed, thinking one of them is Sienna. Eventually, the lady turns around and it is definitely not Sienna. His sideburns look very dejected as he orders ‘a large glass’. Oh what? Whiskey? Pickle juice? Turpentine? We don't find out.

Back over at the Danbury’s Den Of Iniquity, Lady Trowbridge is saying the Earl would be so mad if he knew how much she had lost. Miss Kitty says that the Earl is two years old, and indeed, he is the ginger baby we saw in episode four at the cool Eyes Wide Shut party. They all giggle together for a moment before Daphne turns to Miss Kitty and starts talking about wanting to find George and Miss Kitty says the Duchess will have to talk to her husband (go to the General and save some time!). He’s never at home, which Miss Kitty is cool with. They live separate lives and their kids don’t know their father. Lady Danbury reminds Miss Kitty that Daphne is still a newlywed and they don’t want to paint her such an accurate picture. Miss Kitty thirsts after Simon for a moment, and then tells Daphne she’ll give her an address to write to the General, saying maybe he will answer her since she’s not his wife. Yikes. The ladies agree they all wish they could be Danbury. Duh.

We are back with Anthony, who it appears decided on….Mott’s apple juice? Oh, it’s beer. He’s waxing rather poetically for him. Simon asks Anthony to stop beating around the bush and Anthony tells Simon that he knows Simon fucked up. Simon calls out the Bridgertons for pretending to be perfect, saying it’s exhausting. Yeah, and you married into it, dude. You’re just lucky you wouldn’t be fighting for the pomade in the morning with the rest of them. You’d lose an arm. Anthony says at least they keep their promises, and Simon snaps that he is trying to be a man of his word. Are you, though? Simon uno-reverses on Anthony, bringing up Wormtail and Sienna. Then they start arguing over their daddy issues. These two got a lot of baggage.

Anthony says that the Douchke never showed Simon what it was to run a household. Simon shoots back that Anthony makes it look difficult. Ooh, bookkeeping burn! Simon continues to badger Anthony, bringing up how ashamed Edmund would be of his oldest son. Anthony gets this really sad look and shakes his head. Johnny Bailey is the best. Just saying. So Simon keeps going until finally, the Viscount stands and starts wailing on him. The camera frame rate goes crazy pants here, like we are suddenly in a Jason Bourne movie. They start really going at it, but not in the way that I want. Anthony body-slams Simon into a table that collapses to the floor before they get pulled apart by two randoms. If this was ‘The OC’, this is the part where someone would have fallen into the pool. It happened every episode.

Daphne is coming home after her awesome party at Lady Danbury’s Den of Iniquity. She sees Simon tending to some cuts on his face. He says he got them from training with Will. She comes to his doorway and asks if he wants Jeffries to come help. I do! Simon says no, so Daphne goes in and says she can help. She cites her four brothers as a reason she knows how to clean wounds. Don’t the Bridgerton Bros mostly seem like they would try to hurt more with their words? Even when they fence, they barely touch each other. She starts dabbing carefully at his wound the way people have to do on television where they don’t actually clean anything. They exchange a look before she sits down on his lap and they kiss. She pulls away and whispers that a child would be a blessing.

He stands and starts pacing. She asks why he is so adament on this, and Simon says he promised himself a long time ago that he would never sire a child. And there no backsies in that kind of thing. He finally opens up about the Douchke, saying he’s doing for revenge against him. She points out that his hatred of the Douchke outweighs any affection he might feel for her. Daphne mentions her impending period, and says soon they’ll know if they are going to live miserably together or happily apart.

We montage as Dame Julie voice overs that she loves gambling, because the greatest risk can equal the greatest reward. Lady Danbury is sitting in her Den of Iniquity the next morning, and I think she’s having some hair of the dog. I wonder what her hangover cure is. Daphne writes a letter, presumably to General BadDad, and hands it off to Rose. Dame Julie talks about making a fortune vs losing it, and yeah Dame Julie, that’s gambling. Will looks at Feather-Baron’s business card pensively. Marina is pacing in her room, holding her stomach as Julie tells us the biggest gamblers still haven’t shown their hands, and then randomly announces that she can think of nothing else of note. We see Charlotte reading, and she is pissed that Whistledown didn’t mention her freezing cold, windy luncheon. Brimsley tries to placate her, but she is not having it.

But then it turns out Lady Whistledown is not done. Over at the Sadness Factory, Simon and Daphne keep awkwardly crossing paths as Dame Julie tells us they aren’t accepting company, implying that they are humping constantly. Daphne wakes up and checks her bed for blood stains. Am I doing menstruation wrong? I definitely know the second it happens and would not just be checking my sheets for dainty spotting. Simon appears in the doorway to note her clean sheets before turning and leaving.

And then we are in I think El’s room with she and Pen. Eloise is presenting her case as to who Whistledown could be. She says the Marina bomb was different than anything else and Pen offers that it was personal. Seriously, if these Bridgertons were not so self-involved, she was not hiding this at all. El says that Portia didn’t do this by herself, and Pen agrees that everyone at Feather-House knew about it. El remembers getting yelled at by Mrs. Wilson a few episodes ago and rejects the idea of a servant. But maybe a tradesperson! They get very excited together and El says she needs to tell the Queen of this new theory. Pen suggests the concert that night and says Violet will probably let El go, even if she is still currently showing her ankles. El is still talking about unmasking Whistledown and Pen kind of talks over her before saying she has to go home. She thanks Eloise.

Daphne is in the drawing room at Feather-House with Marina. She says she wrote to General BadDad, but Marina looks at her like she’s an idiot when she admits that Simon didn’t sign the letter. Only boys matter, Daph! How have you not figured that out yet? Marina has the gall to call Daphne unworldly. What is with this girl? Why does she act like she’s Ferdinand Magellan? She knows everything of the world, you guys. Just ask her. Our lil’ pregnant ray of sunshine announces it’s over and there’s nothing more to do. She leaves Daphne. Remember in the first episode when they had a harpist in the corner? That was weird.

Across the street, Anthony enters the study to find Colin there, looking at a map. He pours Colin a drink and says he wants to apologize. Colin starts cracking jokes about the book of Revelations. I like that at least everyone calls him out on being an asshole all the time. Anthony says he was ‘a trifle’ harsh. Colin slowly says that Anthony was just being protective of his foolish choices. His older brother barely lets him get the words out before he’s like ‘So you admit you’re an idiot!’ Colin points out that this is a shitty apology, but Anthony tells him to shut up. They sit and Anthony tells Colin that his feelings will pass and soon he won’t remember her name or even that he loved her. Gee, this doesn’t feel like it’s actually about Anthony at all, does it? What's up with all of his siblings making his issue about them? Colin asks how that’s been working out, calling him a miserable bastard. They laugh together. I think their dynamic is one of the most interesting ones on the show. Benedict is really the only one that Ant sees as a peer, the rest he sees as his charges and keeps his distance more.

Violet and Eloise are in El’s room getting ready for the concert. Aw, she really does look like a princess. These two actresses really resemble each other. Violet is trying to get her daughter jazzed for the idea of joining society next season, but El mostly looks seasick. Bridger-Mum says that El doesn’t have to come out if she’s not really ready. El clarifies that the Queen will be there tonight.

Over at the Sadness Factory, Daphne is looking at her reflection in a mirror, hands over her stomach. Simon comes in and asks if she’s ready to go. She strides past him out of the room, practically shouldering him into the door frame.

Over at the concert. I wonder if this is supposed to be Smythe-Smith. Anyone know? Daphne comes in and nods at her mother like they’re Bruce and Alfred at the end of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. That was weird. Benedict is there, wearing white gloves and I instantly relate him to Captain Von Trapp in my head and therefore am 63% more attracted to him. He sees Henry Granville and pulls him aside pretty awkwardly before asking what the deal is with his wife and still fucking dudes on the side.

Henry says it’s pretty simple, he’s in love with Lord Weatherby. They both look over at the man from the luncheon who has been caught in a Cowper web. He says his marriage is happy and Lucy has safety and freedom. Benedict is weirdly confrontational as he questions the debs who think Weatherby is straight. ‘What about honor? Romance?’ Dude, you had a threesome with this guy’s wife. Pull back just a touch maybe. Granville thankfully reads Ben to filth pretty handily, pointing out how much he has to pretend in his life. Henry lets Benedict stew in his gay panic as he wanders away.

We are with Charlotte and El in the Queen’s box (dirty!). El is giving singing ‘Lady Whistledown is a tradesperson!’ in B flat major, but the Queen is unimpressed. She should have thrown in a key change at the bridge. That always works. The Queen tells El that she doesn’t need her anymore, as she has a team actually investigating now. Charlotte announces that they will unmask her and the paper will finally stop. El is shocked to hear that the Queen wants to silence Whistledown, stating that she still has good to do. The Queen gives her a withering look and shoos her away.

El finds Benedict and asks how long the concert is. When his answer is three hours, she groans loudly. They both decide they’d rather just leave. She calls him her favorite brother.

Marina is striding down the hall at Feather-House and goes into the empty kitchen. She looks around before zeroing in on the spice and herb shelf. Ah, she must be planning on some late-night soup. I can’t think of any other thing she might be making.

Ben and El are in their carriage riding through town when Ben knocks on the roof and announces he wants to pick up ‘a friend’. El snickers at this and Ben asks her not to tell Violet. When they stop in front of Gen’s shop, El asks why they would be there. Ben rolls his eyes at his sister. Someone else must have the brain cell tonight. I’m hoping it’s Hyacinth. El proves me right a moment later when Genevieve enters the carriage and El’s mouth drops open in shock. Gen greets her awkwardly and Ben announces that his little sister is going home. They kind of stare at each other and then Gen asks El how her night was and El announces that it sucked, and the whole ton was at the concert and she still hated it. Gen corrects that the Featheringtons were not there and El goes all mind’s eye flashback montage to arrive at The Modiste being Lady Whistledown.

Back at the concert, which is definitely not Smythe-Smith, because it’s a sausage fest on stage. The musicians are launching into some Vivaldi. Oh, there is one lady! Representation! I bet she even gets a nickel on the dollar too! Woot! Anthony looks down from his box and sees Sienna for real this time. She’s holding hands with a man who has a pretty epic mustache. Next to Anthony, Violet is watching Saphne across the theatre in their own box. Is anyone here for the fucking music? Good grief.

Back at Feather-Kitchen, Marina is working her mortar and pestle and makes a tea. We see her take a sip. Then we are back with Saphne. Simon reaches over and takes her hand and she lets him. They continue to listen, but a moment later, Daphne gets that look on her face, gasps, and then looks down. She rushes out of the theatre as her husband and mother look on. Pen is knocking at Marina’s door. She gets no answer and opens the door to find the woman laid out on the floor, barely conscious. She screams and calls for Portia. Daphne is in a sitting room at the concert hall, and she has definitely gotten her courses. She starts panicking and sobbing as her mother comes in and hugs her. Back in his seat, Simon can hear her crying.

He does nothing.

Will Anthony and Simon make up? Will Daphne and Simon make up? Is Marina dead? Will we get to see Jeffries again?

Find out next time on 'The Dumb And The Beautiful'!

[therealslimshakespeare]

Do you have any Ida Brady headcanons for pre-integrated AU? 👀

Oooh yes I do, thanks for asking!

It has occurred to me how we’ve met her when she’s legit at her lowest and coldest. So while she might be impressive AF right now, she’s not exactly the warm hearted sister Johnny could tell you of, the insane dark-horse risk taker Egan will bet on any day, the tireless and compassionate advocate of her girls, or the incredibly conflicted woman Rosie Rosenthal has the audacity to make laugh before Victory rolls round.

Ok, full disclosure, there’s plenty about this AU I’ve not even bothered figuring out as it would drive me mad and stifle the creativity, so plenty of the aspects and rules of integration, etc, have been left nebulous even in my own brain.

The short of this concept, however, is that the Bloody 100th became the first (and likely only? maybe another by the end of the war) bomber group to intergrate. It added to their reputation as a crazy and undisciplined force, an experiment of sorts. Full of mad hatters and women who deserved to get shot out of the sky for attempting to engage in something as masculine aerial combat -it made the men both defensive of their group’s capabilities and that of their female fellows. Sink or swim together, and by god, they flew instead.

This also meant Ida Brady became the highest ranking woman of her sex in the air force at the time, although she was predictably never given close to a full squadron as was her “due” as a Lt. Colonel.

It was a bit of a surprise then when she pushed for full integration of the group, that she should not be over women only, and not all women should answer strictly to her. This was adopted by the time of Harding’s command and the girls’ broader deployment.

Old habits die hard however, and “Ida’s Banshees” were still toasted at the Silver Wings club, although technically many fellas were counted amongst them by then.

How’d she get into aviation? well my dears -it starts with a stock market crash

The Brady family did alright for much of the 1930’s, jobs in rural New York were hard to come by yet the soil was good for food and the community close, the desperate poverty of the big cities wasn’t as starkly obvious or quick to ruin out there. But just because the country takes a turn up doesn’t always mean a single family will, too. There’s always unforeseen twists and turns.

Her two brothers could add to the family with what work they could get, or apprentice as Johnny did. But Ida? Those should have been her courting years, according to mama. Mrs. Brady was a good woman, a product of her times and upbringing and an immigrant child herself. It wasn’t cruel to the Irish, it was custom, to send a child away to better serve their futures.

And so 1937 found Ida seated on a train headed down to an Aunt’s house in Miami, Florida, to help with Uncle’s Travel Agency and earn a wage and hopefully meet some young fellas

There may have been young fellas in Miami but Ida didn’t have an eye for them, she wanted money and security and and to be back with her tight knit family in New York.

Uncle’s little venture was a sprawling enterprise growing free and wild since the mid 20’s in Florida’s sticky air. Sure it was a travel agency but it also coordinated areal mail runs that also accommodated a growing number of passengers, and on the side was Uncle’s true passion: the aviation school of Embry and Riddle.

Named after himself (Riddle) and his business partner Embry, her uncle had been battling the government’s pesky fingers in his training programs since the 20’s and by the late 30’s —when Ida arrived— he had reopened three different times.

Such tenacity and unreserved frustration shown by someone she so admired in regards to authoritarian overreach cemented in Ida’s mind a very clear impression that the persecution she later faced was not due fully to her sex. Instead she chose to consider it persecution of the old American trait of not giving a damn about the pesky ball and chain of higher power. Yes she appreciated her rules in the army, but in civilian enterprises? She has definite opinions about leaving well enough alone

Becoming a pilot for Ida was something that happened out of necessity and opportunity than an immediate passion. If anything it terrified her a bit, but then again, so had canoeing down the rapids in Maine with Johnny. And Ida never backed down from what scared her, only what she felt was wrong. And as far as she could see, God hadn’t said nothin’ against either man or woman flying around. So, having decided to become a pilot and help her uncle in his dreams, she became an excellent one

By 1940 Uncle Riddle had yoked with the U.S. Army Air Corps Training Program, his private school had produced 250 students and certified them as pilots the previous year and he was much in demand.

Ida Brady had been one of his chief instructors and wasn’t that a trip?

When war broke out she was recruited by and immediately joined the WASPS, training women students to transport bombers this time.

You think being a dmv test trainer is scary? Try strapping wings to those kids. It’s hell to be excellent at a thing and sit on your hands while someone nearly kills you both with their inexperience. Yet that was her day job for almost a year, and she had a temperament oddly suited to it, calm, decently patient and lethally critical when needed, she was respected and her students became not only respected but fully equipped to keep themselves and their cargo safe by the end.

When the Air Force pitched its experimental Integrated Squadron, Ida already knew the majority of the girls joining would prove to have been her students.

I am not sure she jumped at a combat position immediately, between her traditional upbringing, crucial training role and suspicion of the army screwing over the whole endeavor, I think she would be wary.

There’s speculations about who talked her into it, some say her brother had reported the dreadful discipline and treatment of the 100th’s nearly disbanded female force to her, and driven by stubborn pride in her protégés, Ida Brady had shown up and demanded they at least be nixed with dignity.

Instead she found herself training both men and women to stay the fuck in the air…the whole point of their particular branch

They didn’t get nixed. And Ida was suddenly a squadron commander without an actual squadron

By England I imagine she is still fighting for inclusions in the crews, there’s lots of finicky dealings regarding who gets sent up. She is technically Cleven and Egan’s superior but even she has the sense to know that blending in is her best bet, so she does her utmost and is respected accordingly. An odd third wheel that somehow adds a subtle but significant amount of gravitas and dignity to the whole gang, a rules and regulations gal but on because her own conduct is examined under a microscope by those higher ups who’d like the can they whole production

Under Harding’s command, as the crews become scarce, there is no discrimination left.

Those Who Can, fly.

Ida Brady goes out each time, if her girls are out so is she, even if the integration she fought for is entirely complete.

When she’s downed two days after the disastrous Munster mission that claimed her brother and Egan, it’s just in time, she’s needed on the ground by her girls who’d been lost earlier

Going ahead and tagging in case anyone is interested in this wack list of headcanons ha

MOTA taglist, I only have one so ignore if this is not the universe you signed up for:

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@ab4eva

@earth-to-lottie

@suraemoon

@blurredcolour

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[phoenix-manga]

Ottilie Phosia

CV: Mizuki

Biographical Information

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Birthday: April 5

Starsign: Aries

Height: 175 cm

Eye Color: Bubblegum

Hair Color: Cornflower & Lavender

Professional Status

Dorm: Futterwacken

School Year: 1st Year

Class: 1-A | Student no. 8

Occupation: Student

Club: Gardening Research Club

Best Subject: Alchemy

Fun Facts

Favorite Food: Hors d'oeuvres

Least Favorite Food: Eggplant

Dislikes: Heat and insecticides

Hobby: Collecting butterfly eggs

Talents: Perfume alchemy

Idol Stats

Performance: Voice fit for musical and can recite tongue twisters in a song

Choreography: Often performs in the style of irish tap dancing

Styling Jewel Outfits: Quirky | Elegant

She may have the typical ojou-sama personality with proper manners and etiquette; however, her whimsical attitude is often mixed in. She can’t read the atmosphere sometimes and ends up making things confusing or awkward.

But she is helpful when it comes to studying. All her mind-blowing way of phrasing often get stuck in someone’s head, her parent’s tutoring her also contributed to that.

She definitely would be one of those who would say mind blowing things like “Why call them apartments when they’re built together?” 

Ottilie will probably end up eating weird things in the forest if left by herself. She can’t help but want to eat something very colorful, so someone always has to stop her before anything happens. She always says that she is doing it for discovery, no honey, the medical books states that is NOT edible, you don’t need to discover if it can kill you or not!

Though a lot of her friends and relatives thought she’d be a professor like her parents, she actually wants to make perfumes in the future. She has a home-made pipette that she brought from home to make a variety of scents and fragrances. Her side of the room always has a lot of scented things kept in boxes such as candles, perfume, scented paper, incense sticks and many more.

Whenever she makes a fragrance, she always has colorful smoke swirling around her, sometimes she can make fragrances that form shapes from the smoke when used. That’s because she incorporates her magic along with magical herbs into them.

Hometown: Kingdom of Roses

Family History

Ottilie lives in the Kingdom of Roses, her parents are both professors of a school and they teach philosophy and mathematics. The entire family is an odd bunch, always living by the Hatter’s philosophy and would all quote odd poetry that doesn’t make much sense to others other than themselves. 

Her family may be a bit odd but they are well respected for having so many students to sign up for their classes and getting good grades. They are also of nobility so they are always invited to gatherings and parties.

Ottilie was just as whimsical as her parents, which often made her stick out among other children. But it’s not like anyone could say anything when Ottilie was more well-behaved than most children.

Childhood Memories

Ottilie once experienced the cruelty of nature when she released a wild rabbit she fostered when it was injured, just a few meters away a Hawk flew down and snatched it. She cried for a week and even made a crude drawing of the rabbit and placed it on a fake grave her parents made just to make her feel better. Her parents won’t let her live it down and would always tell guests and friends about it, Ottilie is embarrassed from being reminded.

Ottilie tends to be a bit unpredictable when it comes to incantations and alchemy. She is never one to follow the rules and tends to go into a different direction. It always ends with a chaotic scenario… mostly scent related.

Despite her mishaps, she doesn’t struggle with most of her subjects thanks to her parents who were both teachers. But not a lot of students ask for her notes despite her excellent academic skills because… all of her notes are indecipherable. Littered with riddles and scribbles that make no sense to none other than Ottilie.

Squeaks

Her pet is a Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar that makes a lot of squeaking noises. Ottilie has a terrarium purse to always carry Squeaks around in.

Unlike other animal companions, Squeaks cannot be heard talking even by other animals oddly enough. But Ottilie can understand his squeaking as if they were words with no problem.

Squeaks is just as odd as his owner. Like a synchronized being, Squeaks gestures when Ottilie gestures.

Her unique magic is called, “Shroomy Sprout”. Just by touching a patch of dirt, she can grow mysterious mushrooms with a variety of effects.

Every mushroom always changes from every little thing she does such as what food she ate, how she felt and even if she was sick. The mushrooms don’t stay there for long and will disappear in a puff of smoke after 10 minutes if not used. 

Ottilie tends to use these mushrooms to make special perfumes that have different after effects depending on what mushroom she used. This type of perfume is not all that popular due to its unpredictability. They were probably used for pranks by a certain someone.

Ignacio Phosia

A Mathematics professor who is fascinated with numbers so much that he arranged his belongings in a certain amount if one plays close attention. His study is his perfectly counted space, he doesn’t like it if the number of items is in disarray. So, he is the only on who can clean his study and no one can enter without permission.

He manages the house budget of course due to his love for numbers. Many would often consult him about finances despite his eccentric personality. Ignacio is quite friendly and outgoing.

But despite being seen with a goofy grin, his smile turns into a scowl if his family is insulted in any way. Other than numbers, he can count the number of flaws and failures of a person had he wanted to. Fear the nice ones, as they say.

Ottilie often gives him perfume, bottled herbs and caterpillar eggs as gifts. Ignacio keeps them in in his study in the highest shelf where you could see but not reach.

Calix Phosia

She was known to be a popular woman who was often sought out by bachelors to wed. But she fell for Ignacio for being whimsical instead of vying for her status and reputation. She just loved how absurd he was and being such a gentleman on top of that.

She was the one who reads poems to Ottilie when she was a child. Which is how Ottilie developed a certain love for the whimsical wonders.

The character’s name, “Ottilie” came from a Google search for the most unique sounding names, while her last name, “Phosia” was made up from the word metamorphosis.

Ottilie’s first design was confusing. The pigtail-curl hairstyle was hard to draw repeatedly.

She was meant to be the weird one of the first-year group. She was supposed to have a butterfly as a pet but instead was given the largest caterpillar, the Hickory Horned Devil.

[sunnybyler]

what descendants 4 would have been if i was given free reign

okay so idek if there’s a descendants community on here but i just have to get my ideas out SOMEWHERE bc the wonderland stuff had so much potential but disney just went such a bizarre direction with d4. like what even was that time travel plot. this was partly inspired by dylanisintrouble’s incorrect assumption in his reaction vid that it would be abt a group of wonderland kids bc that’s exactly what should have happened!! let me elaborate

fun fact this was written while i was getting torn to shreds on tiktok for my descendants song rankings but ANYWAYS

i’m keeping it realistic to what disney could have done, as in no cameos of the og cast that isn’t already in the movie. ofc in a perfect world we’d get more with those characters, but after cameron’s passing i’m respecting their wishes to not be in more descendants movies without him.

things i’m keeping the same:

the cast is p much the same except characters i have to cut since i’m scrapping the time travel aspect. cinderella and charming were basically the best parts of that movie to me bc i love their original cinderella so yeah we are ABSOLUTELY keeping that. and the cast is v talented they just got an ass script not their fault

red & chloe are still two of the main characters but i’m adding a third too (we’ll get there) and they’re basically unchanged personality/backstory wise

the whole beginning up through red’s song is basically unchanged. uma’s still in charge and invites wonderland kids to auradon prep, except in this case it’s more than just the one

the queen of hearts/cinderella backstory is somewhat the same; they were friends in school and then there was a prank that caused the queen of hearts to become the tyrant we now know. we get this knowledge through further exposition in love ain’t it

okay and that’s literally it LMAOO let’s get into the characters now

the main three

so as i mentioned two of the main characters are still red and chloe basically unchanged from d4. so the third mc is, and i feel genius for this…. bridget!! but an oc version, not as the young queen of hearts. hear me out. pretty much everyone seems to agree young bridget was such a fun character and loves her, myself included, so i had to find a way to make her an mc. in my plot, she’s red’s sister! either twin sister or irish twins idrk either works, but i will be calling them the twins in this post. she’d realistically have a different name but in order to not cause confusion i’m going to keep calling her bridget in this post. she has the same personality and appearance as the movie, except she also has a bit of blind loyalty towards her mom, unlike red. she’s a sweetheart and hates the idea of hurting people, but she’ll do basically anything outside of that for her mother. she also has such an intense need to be liked that she’ll sometimes do things against her morals or ignore red flags — as seen with her mom. she and red do love each other but there’s still a lot of disconnect in their relationship because of their different dynamics with the queen of hearts and how different they are.

the other wonderland kids

so just like the og descendants movie, i would have it be four kids. obviously the two girls would be the twins, and then i would also add the mad hatter’s son and alice’s son. i would keep the mad hatter’s son kinda similar to the one we see in the movie, except he’s red’s age and more eccentric. i’m keeping his name maddox as well but we’d have to recast since the actor is a bit too old. he and red are still good friends and he tries to have her back and keep her out of danger like in the movie. unlike in the movie though maddox is a lot more fun and unique. he’s still more grounded than his father, but he was boring af in the movie for the mad hatter’s kid so he’d be more vibrant in my version. he’s the comic relief. i named alice’s son alex and he’s kind of what you’d expect — very curious and eccentric but still kind and smart. ppl get annoyed with him because he’s always asking loads of questions. he’s close with bridget.

the side characters

okay so admittedly this is probably where i put in the least thought lmao i don’t really have parentage/names for anyone here. but i want there to be a relevant vk kid who’s kind to the wonderland squad just to remind fans that the vks are still here and not all bad. but they would befriend maddox and alex in particular and it could be a fun little c plot. and then on the flip side the “villain” character is actually the kid of hero characters. it’d have to be someone more unpopular of course, maybe like a side character or something. but this character pretends to be friends with the wonderland kids, specifically bridget, but is only doing it to make fun of them with her friends. but these characters would expand on the original movies concept that you aren’t your parents yk.

the parents

i wouldn’t really change the parents much if at all! the casting is great but they’d be seen a little bit less in their adult forms & we wouldn’t see their young self at all. as for the mad hatter and alice, idk if we’d even see them but if we do it’s a very brief cameo like in the first descendants.

okay actual plot time!! lmao

so like i said the first part of the movie up to red’s song is basically going to be unchanged. uma decides to invite the wonderland kids to auradon prep, specifically selecting the twins, maddox, and alex to be the first four to be invited. the first song is unchanged it’s still red. maddox still ends up saving red’s ass but the scene is more comedic relief than anything with maddox’s changed character. we then get a bridget introduction with a brief interlude of life is sweeter (the full song would be later in the movie but i don’t want too many full songs clumped at once) that shows the differences between the two sisters. we would then cut to auradon to meet chloe, and that sequence is basically the same too.

the queen of hearts enters in the next scene, announcing the invitations to the twins. we also get a similar scene as in the actual movie of the queen trying to get red to decide on a punishment for the guard and refusing to kill him. she then tries the same with bridget, who also wants to save the man’s life, but tries to appease her mother by kind of talking in circles about why him being alive is somehow worse punishment. she begs her mom to let her to something else to make her happy but she doesn’t want to hurt someone. this is clearly a recurring pattern with the twins and their mom. the queen is disappointed in both girls and expresses this, but it clearly bothers bridget more outwardly than red.

we’d then cut into the love ain’t it song just for exposition purposes. in this version it would be a cut between the queen warning the twins about auradon and cinderella explaining some of the wonderland lore to chloe after getting news of the wonderland kids attending auradon. so they’re not at the school yet, meaning chloe hasn’t met red or anything. lyric changes would be necessary but the purpose is the same. the song establishes that the queen and cinderella used to be best friends as two outcasts at the school, but at a school dance a cruel prank got pulled on the queen, causing her to drop out and leave to wonderland. the queen didn’t used to be some sweet innocent like we saw in the movie, but she was less jaded according to cinderella.

the scene then cuts to a new day when the queen of hearts has decided to let the twins attend auradon. they have to leave right away. she’s come up with a grand plan on using her girls as spies to get information on auardon so she can plan a takeover. she doesn’t follow them to the school or try to take over immediately bc in what world would one person be able to solo an entire school of powerful magic users. i get she’s unhinged but no. bridget is immediately willing, relieved to have a task from her mother that doesn’t result in her having to directly hurt someone, while red clearly is uncomfortable with the idea but doesn’t say anything to her mom. the queen leaves to go fetch maddox and alex to allow them to attend auradon as well to cover for the twins. the idea is that while bridget and red are snooping around, maddox and alex will be actually innocent to cover it up. but the queen insists they can’t know of the plan. red and bridget have an argument about spying, red saying they shouldn’t enable her but bridget arguing that the queen is their mom. it’s clear bridget is kind of in denial that she’d still be contributing harm even if she’s not being directly violent. it establishes that bridget is a genuinely good person in most ways but is way too loyal to her mother and makes excuses she shouldn’t for her.

the twins fight gets interrupted by them having to leave to auradon so it’s left unresolved. the four wonderland kids go to auradon alone, like in the first descendants movie. they have a similarly awkward meeting with the other students, but instead of being seen as evil/scary, the students seem to think they’re bizarre. alex is asking 101 questions without taking a breath, maddox is trying to make jokes/observations but is just sounding kind of out of his mind, and bridget is so overexcited it makes people uneasy. red originally seems like the most normal, so chloe approaches her trying to befriend her. red shoots that down immediately, and the girls have an instant distaste for each other. instead of people being scared of the wonderland kids, people just think they’re weird/outcasts.

there’s scenes that establish that bridget is giving the queen of hearts actual helpful information to help a potential takeover — including very useful information about the museum when they take a class trip there. red, on the other hand, is instead giving her mother vague/partially true information with some flat out lies sprinkled in. she doesn’t want to cause her mother to flip out again, but she doesn’t want to help her either. with her experience rebelling against her mom, she’s able to not get caught in her actions. red and bridget argue about the spying throughout the movie.

despite their awkward first meeting, red and chloe keep getting paired up for things and continue to get on each other’s nerves. chloe also begins to get suspicious that red is planning something with her mother after hearing stories from cinderella. there’s probably a song here about their arguing. chloe thinks bridget is sweet and doesn’t suspect her, but continues to question red’s motives which is beyond infuriating for her since bridget’s the one actually spying. but she can’t say that and expose her sister because despite their disagreements they still have love for each other. perfect start for a rivals to frenemies to lovers arc if you ask me 👀 if we’re being real disney would tell me to go fuck myself with that but i said it’s MYYY descendants 4 so there is a lot of clear romantic tension here. small moments like red getting distracted mid insult by how pretty chloe looks that day or chloe complimenting red’s outfit without thinking. just little things to establish attraction but they still dislike each other on principle.

unlike red, the other wonderland kids are starting to find some friends at auradon despite seeming so odd on first meeting. red and bridget are naturally suspicious at first that people’s motives aren’t genuine after their mother’s story. bridget is actually the one that caved first though, as she is desperate for real friends and wants to fit in. maddox and alex bond with one of the vk’s who is also a bit of an outcast and that’s a c plot of the movie but i don’t have many concrete ideas for them since i’m focusing on the 3 girls mostly. but just know that’s happening! lol. eventually bridget gets paired up with a character well call “the bully” for a class assignment (as chloe and red are somehow paired up — again). bridget goes out of her way to be nice to this girl but isn’t getting anything in return. at the end of the class, there’s a scene of the bully talking with one of her friends and complaining about bridget. the friend suggests that the bully pretend to be bridget’s friend since it’s funny to make fun of her. the bully ends up inviting bridget to eat lunch with her friend group, and they pretend to like her just to laugh at her. bridget doesn’t pick up on this though. red tries to warn bridget against them, but bridget thinks she’s just being paranoid/jealous and ignores her. she has such a deep need to be liked that she ignores the red flags. this is also when bridget starts to question following her mother’s orders, but doesn’t tell red.

red is starting to feel like an outcast even among the wonderland kids with the others making friends. there’s a scene where maddox forgets about plans they had because his was with his new vk friend and they have a little spat over it. they end up making up within a few scenes though and maddox encourages red to try hanging out with him, alex, and their new friend. despite this she refuses to cave and let other people into her circle. oddly enough the person she probably talks to the most during this time is chloe.

the bully ends up learning about the prank that was pulled on the queen of hearts by overhearing the fairy godmother talking about it with another teacher. the other teacher is questioning putting on castlecoming out of concern it will be seen as an act of aggression to her daughters. but the fairy godmother insists on it continuing. the bully ends up devising a plan to make bridget castlecoming queen (or maybe a different title since there’s an actual queen lol but same idea) and turn her into a gross beast in front of everyone. it’s the same prank that happened to bridget’s mom.

as bridget believes she’s making genuine friends, she starts to consider how her actions will actually affect them. shes been feeling guilty the whole time but there’s a ballad here where it all comes to a head and she admits that even if she’s not the one swinging the sword, by spying she’s still putting the sword in her mother’s hands. she stops spying for her mom and starts ignoring her letters. she doesn’t have experience rebelling like red, so she doesn’t think to do what her sister does to avoid suspicion. it’s a moment of character growth. bridget tells red that she’s stopped spying, and red expresses how proud she is and they make up.

so in this movie, we actually get to SEE castlecoming bc why the fuck wouldn’t we!!!! we see all the characters in their outfits getting excited — even red is a bit giddy due to maddox joking with her and hyping her up. in the bathroom at the dance, chloe overhears the bully talking about her plan to prank bridget just like her mom was pranked all those years ago. she tries to warn bridget, but she runs into red instead. she tells red what she heard and the girls reluctantly team up to stop the prank. red gets maddox’s help too, but alex is with bridget all night and they aren’t able to tell him either. they keep either losing bridget in the crowd or being blocked by the bully’s friends. at one point red gets up to her sister and tries to pull her away to talk. bridget wants to go with her sister, but has to leave before red can explain everything because she got called up on stage as part of castlecoming court. red tries to run after her but gets blocked by the bully’s friends. she gets into an altercation with them, but maddox jumps in and the two of them together manage to win.

everything comes to a head when bridget is on stage being crowned castlecoming queen. the sad part is most people voted for her in earnest because she’s a sweet girl, but they ended up leading to her being humiliated on accident. red and chloe both corner the bully who has a spell book. maddox is trying to keep the bully’s friends distracted. unfortunately, chloe and red are just a second too late and the bully casts the spell before they can intervene. the bully then drops the book and manages to escape before anyone else sees it was them since everyone is watching the prank play out. it’s a carrie type moment but without all the murder obviously lmao. more just like vibes idk if that makes sense. as people are looking around to see who did it, someone locates the spell book right by red and chloe’s feet. as the fairy godmother hastily tries to undo the spell, someone yells out that it was chloe and red that did it. the girls start to panic and accuse the bully, but it’s too late because the evidence points to them. the bully of course jumps on this and goes to console bridget while declaring how evil red must be to betray her sister like this, and how hypocritical chloe is by pretending to be so high and mighty. maddox tries to defend them but it’s no use. in her anguish, bridget believes the bully. the movie ends with everyone in chaos and the sisters truly divided.

maybe there’d be a scene of the queen of hearts crashing castlecoming and seeing what went down but idk i kind of want the prank to be the climax of the movie yk. her shenanigans would come at a different time

in my head i also have the sequel for this written out LMAOO. that movie it would be about red and chloe trying to clear their names and catch the bully, while also trying to figure out how to stop bridget from helping her mother attack auradon (bc bridget would def align with her mom again after what happened). not that anyone is gonna read this mess of a post but i might write up the sequel anyways bc this was sooo much fun lmao

[miaroseheart]

No one asked for this, but here. I should be doing my art project, but oh well😝😝😝The fact that my Irish is better than my English anonnys me🥺🥺😔😔

Raven Queen = Fiach Banríon

Briar Beauty = Dris Áilleacht

Ashlynn Ella = Aisling Éile

Maddie/Madeline Hatter = Madailín Haitéir

Lizzie/Elizabeth Hearts = Eilís Hart

Kitty/Katherine Cheshire = Caitríona/Tríona (Their is no irish for Cheshire😾😾😾, the closest 'le cat a mbeadh bróga air', which means the cat with shoes on)

Bunny Blanc = Coinín Bán

Darling Charming = Muirnín Álainn

Duchess Swan = Bandiúc Eala

Cerise Hood = Silíneach Húda (Silíneach is used for cerise pink)

Ramona Badwolf = Ramóna Mac Tíre Dona 

Holly O'Hair = Cuileann Gruaige

Poppy O'Hair = Póipín Gruaige

[keepingeahalive]

Ever After High: Character Ethnicity Headcanons

Apple White: German 🇩🇪

Raven Queen: German-Korean 🇩🇪🇰🇷

Briar Beauty: Colombian-Venezuelan 🇨🇴🇻🇪

Ashlynn Ella: French 🇫🇷

Maddie Hatter: English-Indian 🇬🇧🇮🇳

Cerise Hood: French-Seminole 🇫🇷

Ramona Badwolf: French-Seminole 🇫🇷

Cedar Wood: Italian 🇮🇹

Daring Charming: English-Dutch 🇬🇧🇳🇱

Dexter Charming: English-Dutch 🇬🇧🇳🇱

Darling Charming: English-Dutch 🇬🇧🇳🇱

C.A. Cupid: Greek 🇬🇷

Blondie Lockes: Swedish 🇸🇪

Holly O’Hair: French-German 🇫🇷🇩🇪

Poppy O’Hair: French-German 🇫🇷🇩🇪

Duchess Swan: Japanese 🇯🇵

Sparrow Hood: Scottish-French 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷

Melody Piper: German-Turkish Romani 🇩🇪🇹🇷

Ginger Breadhouse: Filipino 🇵🇭

Rosabella Beauty: French-Venezuelan 🇫🇷🇻🇪

Hunter Huntsman: Thai 🇹🇭

Hopper Croakington II: German-Austrian 🇩🇪🇦🇹

Lizzie Hearts: English 🇬🇧

Kitty Cheshire: English-Chinese 🇬🇧🇨🇳

Alistair Wonderland: English 🇬🇧

Bunny Blanc: English-French 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Jillian Beanstalk: Irish-Cherokee 🇮🇪 (really wish the Cherokee Nation flag had an emoji)

Justine Dancer: French-Nigerian 🇫🇷🇳🇬

Meeshell Mermaid: Vietnamese 🇻🇳

[lumilasi]

Second staff-member of the Blackthorne manor, the gardener Aiden. He is my friend @mad-hatter-rici's character, and I used his old design she had for this, as she said that one's fine; I only adjusted small details - with her blessing - like giving him a belt and changing his scarf pattern into something that's a bit easier to replicate.

More info below: (its much shorter than usual bios, given there isn't that much stuff needed for him)

BASICS:

Age: 26

Friends: Scarlet (The housekeeper who got him his job, also a human/Mihail's honorary little sister) Thalia Swanson (The Butler/Chief of Staff) Caelan Araknos/Blackthorne (The oldest grandson of his boss)

Love interest: Mihail Câine (The chef/A grimmhound)

Occupation: Gardener/photographer

Boss: Harrow Blackthorne/Araknos (Owner of the manor, a Soul Eater)

FUN FACTS:

Aiden is Irish and very superstitious, BEFORE he found out he was working for a supernatural being/crushing on another lol

If he gets drunk he starts dancing on tables

He has a SHIT TON of beanies

He loves photographing things a lot and is often seen with his camera outside gardening work (and sometimes during)

He's just a very silly goofy boy who's also sometimes clueless if he's being flirted at. Especially by Mihail in the beginning lol

He does eventually meet harrow's family, after he's found out his boss is not human and neither is the hot chef he's crushed on.

He makes friends with Caelan especially as they both are creative people; him with photography and Caelan with painting. Both even model for each other sometimes during visits

Both he and Caelan ALSO play violin

[enignoema-a]

— character info sheet.

(repost, don’t reblog)

name: Edward Nygma

name meaning: Edward meaning prosperous, Nygma coming from 'Enigma' when he renamed himself

alias/es: The Riddler

ethnicity: Irish

one picture / icon you like best of your character:

three h/cs you never told anyone:

He has lots of vocal stims. This man loves his own voice so of course he stims with it. The main ones are 'What's black white and red all over', talking bird chatter he picked up from tiktok, or repetitive song lyrics. Usually though he only does this when he's alone

He has freckles!! So many of them!! I try to depict it in picrews so maybe it doesn't count as never telling anyone but he's just covered in them on both his face and body

I know the domino mask is like part of the Riddler signature, but mine actually just wears purple sunglasses. He's never really been concerned with hiding his identity

three things your character likes doing in their free time:

Restoring/upgrading old tech He really likes old tech aesthetically, there's so many more wires and buttons and things to play with

Research. Just gathering any and all information he possibly can about literally any topic

Crosswords and sudoku

eight people your character likes / loves:

Batman is of course number one. He considers Batman his entire reason for being alive, and the 'game' he plays with batman to be his life's only purpose

Jervis Tetch aka the Mad Hatter. He fights and argues with Jervis a lot, but often finds that he genuinely enjoyed the time spent with the man. Edward needs a bit of nonsense in his life, and Jervis provides plenty (special mention to @alicesought here)

@oncegreatness Basil captivates him and they get along so easily, playing off of each other's energies in a way that is dangerous for everyone around them, but is wonderful for them

Harley Quinn. Ed knows she's a brilliant woman, and has actually gone to her for help with his mental distress more than once, trusting her despite never trusting any other doctor with his mental health

Query

And Echo :) They're kindred spirits! Ed loves these girls probably more than he's ever loved anyone. They've been there for him during the toughest moments in his life, and are the sole reason he was able to get as far as he has in his criminal career

Penguin. Who knows why these two hit it off as well as they did, but Ed trusts Oswald and cares about him. Plus the man pays for basically everything Ed needs

@brutalage :) Ed is a man who is so easily manipulated and also Vandal just happens to be everything Ed likes in a man

two things your character regrets:

Killing his mother

Existing :,)

one phobia your character has:

His brain starting to fail. For Ed his intelligence is everything. The idea that one day he'd just wake up and not be able to do things he once could is terrifying.

Tagged by: @oncegreatness

Tagging: whoever (or if i tagged you in this prior)

[madamhatter]

The redhead huffs as she offers her arm to the other, multiple lacerations upon the limb no doubt from her fighting to the point of her body was breaking down her for it. "I told you it wasn't pretty but hey I walked out of that better than the other guy." she shrugs. //Sophie meeting Bazett/Manannan for the first time?

As she unwraps the gauze with the current patient on top of the hospital bed at the clinic, Sophie Hatter contemplates how accustomed she has become to the severed flesh and the heavy, salty aroma of blood. Her copper-colored hair is put into a high ponytail with a plain-white smock over her typical outfit of a gray vest, a white button-down shirt, and a maxi-length gray skirt. She adjusts the ends of her nylon gloves, inspecting the first of numerous injuries that will occur throughout the day.

Resilience is one of humanity's most powerful, if not worst, characteristics. Bazett Fraga is only one of thousands of instances. An enforcer from the Mage's Association, she voluntarily hosts the ruler of Emain Ablach, a deity of the sea, and the surviving Tuatha De king after humans, Manannán mac Lir. With each passing development and increase in power for both catalyst and spirit, the lines between human and god become increasingly unclear. 

As Bazett's connection with the deity strengthens, her physical and mental limits are constantly pushed to the brink. The line between her own identity and that of the deity she hosts becomes increasingly blurred, leading to a predictable conclusion: a third, new existence. 

At this moment, as the magneta-haired Irish woman speaks still with deep pink eyes, Sophie assumes she is still in the presence of another human. 

If Manannán mac Lir's vessel expects grimaces and squirms at the sight of her gorged arm and blood, Sophie's stray glance has a profound calm that speaks for itself. Already, the magus has finished sanitizing the wounds by wiping around the cuts with a washcloth and soap and rinsing them off with a new washcloth. 

A prompt "hm" leaves the British woman as she disposes of the cloths. How long will it be before the other beaten-to-a-pulp opponent in question walks through those very doors, needing critical attention? She sighs. Father Kotomine's favorite type of patient.

"If someone did say it was pretty, they wouldn't only be in clinic, that much, I'll say," Sophie rests the arm as flatly as she can. While sitting on a stool, she leans in and squints, accounting for every laceration. "As needed, I must ask: Ms. Fraga, what happened? As a pseudo-servant, and I must stress, the human body still possesses limitations that a deitific spirit cannot pass." 

[fatgumsurpremacy-remastered]

Who is your favorite Batman the Animated series villain? (and why?)

:)

It has to be Eddie, followed closely by Jervis and Babydoll.

It turns into a rant, I can say so much about them it’s unreal because I love them all but I’ll get basics out of the way.

Eddie has such a sleek design, his voice seemed tailor fit to the riddler. The pompous transatlantic accent paired with an anxious nerd beneath so so suiting for him. His origins as the riddler make such sense to me! It wasn’t some crazy night out turned bad, or a bad past. Simply a shitty work environment that turned his properties against him. Edward is shown to be insanely creative in the series, and his riddles are not only thought provoking, but things that he KNOWS batman would have to cheat in order to get around. The whole getting rid of who he became thing was very somber near the end. I firmly believe that if Bruce wasn’t a cheeky little man that Eddie could have reformed himself. This is why I think of BTAS Riddler more as Eddie than his persona. We see who he wants to be and who he came to terms with being. I also just love gingers with receeding hairlines, dky.

Jervis was a complete shock to me but the moment I heard his voice my boxers hit the floor. His socially awkward sputtering (and fake ass accent but I’ll get to that.) and posture around people is incredibly relatable. Anyone who knows me knows I love a good yandere, and his conflict at the beginning of his episode set up one of my favourite moments in TV. (Again we’ll get to it later.) Jervis’s outfit is such an aesthetically pleasing look, whenever I tried to redesign it for my own au I couldn’t make a different hatter. It had to look like him. He knows his actions are entirely selfish, and that’s where I feet fanfic writers, especially me trip up. He’s lucid about his actions but would rather play pretend. At the end of the day he’s a gifted neuroscientist with an IncelComplex that I believe I can fix. On the topic of fixing people? The fact that he actively tried to change how miserable bats was, and how he himself had become. It hurts me knowing arkham isn’t giving him proper care. Controversially I don’t think he’s British, I think he likes to feel special so he puts a fake one in. Which is fair! For a year I had a fake Irish accent, and no one could actually get me to stop, it’s a comfort thing for some and I think Jerv does it because it fits him well.

Baby Doll is such a tragic lady, and an example to just how well the writers create scenes. Her upbeat attitude when first met is coupled with mania and eventually fear. Panic at being found out, she’s trapped in an eternal state of not looking, nor feeling how she believes she is. She’s trapped being denied by those around her despite beings talented. She’s thought of as a joke despite her age, despite her talent, despite her wants. She’s such a treat outside of that and I want the best for her.

[jamieroxxartist]

Today, February 1st, our #Catholic & #Christian Friends are celebrating the Feast Days of #SaintBrigid (patron of #dairyworkers, #dairymaids, #poultryraisers, #smiths), #STSeverus (patron of #hatters, #milliners)

( https://irishamerica.com/2018/01/wild-irish-women-saint-brigid-mary-of-the-gaels ) Photo via: Celtic Mysteries

( https://catholic.net/op/articles/2068/cat/1205/-st-severus-of-ravenna.html )

Today, February 1st, our #Catholic & #Christian Friends are also celebrating the Feast Day of #StIves patron saint of #lawyers and #abandonedchildren.

( https://books.openedition.org/pur/22433 )

Painting: ‘Saint Yves, patron des avocats’ 1645, oil on canvas by #JacobJordaens