#James Hopkins x reader

[the-faceless-bride]

James 'Jimmy' Hopkins

Affection – how do they show affection? What's their love language(s)?

Words of affirmation and Acts of service are Jimmy's go-to acts to show his affection. When he walks to your house and gets into your room already talking about how he "just couldn't stay away." and "he couldn't wait to see your (cute) stupid face." and if you at any point needed something done he will do it for you, you don't ask him to. He will just hear you talking about it and remember. He doesn't even expect anything in return.

Boundaries–  what are some BIG no-nos for your relationship?

When you two got together Jimmy left a trail of shattered hearts behind him. So a big thing in your relationship is him turning down the girls that approach him, mostly Lola (cuz she loves to start issues) and you have to stay away from Gary because he will try and start issues in your relationship. Jimmy also doesn't want to be left in the dark about where you are, and where you're going (the last thing he needs is for you to get into trouble and him not know how to get to you.)

Comfort – How do they comfort you when you’re upset? When the tables turn, do they come to you, or try to handle it themselves?

When you are upset, Jimmy doesn't fully know how to make you feel better. If it's someone who made you upset he will track them down and pummel them, if it's not a physical being then he's a bit lost on how to help. He'll just sit and listen to you as you tell him what's wrong and he'll do his best to make it better. (if you stump a table he'll jokingly cuss at the table before kicking it for you if that'll help.)

Dates – what is their ideal date?

Jimmy is happy to do whatever you want, but if he had to pick he'd enjoy taking you to an abandoned place to smash and graffiti anything you want.

Excitement – How do they act when they’re excited? What excites them?

Jimmy gets a little too excited to beat someone up, so much so that he tells you his plan thirty minutes before he even goes to the fight, and he tells you all about his victory when he's done.

Future – What are their plans for the future? Do they see themselves getting married, or having kids?

Jimmy never thought of settling down especially with his mom being married five times and each time failing so he might be a little discouraged But it's something he wouldn't be opposed to after a nice long relationship. He just doubts anybody would settle for him. He knows he has this bad boy reputation and vibe about him so he knows girls go for him due to that reason, he isn't the guy these girls wanna settle with. This is the guy they wanna have fun with to piss off their parents. On the topic of children, Jimmy is in his final year. He couldn't see himself juggling school and a baby. But in the future, once he's had his fun he might consider just one.

Gifts – What do they give you as presents? How often do they get you gifts? How do they react to getting gifts?

Jimmy's go-to is flowers and chocolates, but after getting to know you more about your relationships he does give more thoughtful gifts. He remembers very small things that you mention in passing without really thinking about them and him one day just gets you that thing or makes you something that resembles it. It's a little scary how much he remembers just from passing comments he hears.

Hold – How do they hold you? Cuddling, sleeping, holding hands…

Jimmy doesn't hold you unless you are alone together, and when you are he likes for you to have your legs over his lap and your head resting under his, he also enjoys laying his head in your lap. Jimmy would rather die than say it to you... But he wants to be the little spoon. Finally, Jimmy is very insecure when it comes to holding hands. (with you) when it was with a random girl before he didn't care what they thought but he is very interested in you and because of his interest, his hands get sweaty. In his last relationship with Zoe, she made a joke about his sweaty hands while wiping her hand, and while he laughed it did make him selfconscious about it.

Ideal – What’s their ideal partner like?

With Jimmy only has two types... Either you are a complete badass, you detention all the time, always ready to fight for any reason... Or you are a sweetheart with a shy persona, very cute and loving towards him but you will kick ass when feeling like you need it. And there is no in between

Jealousy – Do they get jealous easily? How do they handle it?

Jimmy doesn't get jealous easily but when he does get jealous it's pretty intense. He mostly gets jealous when it comes to Gary, or when a prep thinks it's ok to try and upstage him...

Kisses – How do they like to kiss you? How frequently do you kiss?

Jimmy is very particular about PDA. When he is around family (your family) he will turn the PDA down, he has been yelled at for PDA in the past. However, when you are out in the town doing your own thing he doesn't care. They could all sit there and watch for all he cares.

Likes – what are things you like to do together?

Jimmy likes to take you to the carnival, it's a bit old by now but the town fixed it up over the years and there are lots of fun things to do. Jimmy has won you so many gifts you're running out of places to get them. Other than that Jimmy always likes to show you some fun moves and how to dish out some serious punches.

Melt – What do you do that makes them melt?

When you two are alone laying together sometimes he likes to lay his head on your chest listening to your heartbeat while you trace shapes and words on his back and shoulders, or when you run your hand over his buzzed hair, he likes the sensory feeling of it. It brings him a comfort he can't understand or explain.

Nicknames – What do they call you, and what are their favorite things to be called?

When he first got with you he used the names he used with everyone, "Baby" or "babe" even the occasional "sweetheart" but as he got further into the relationship he gave you more personal nicknames and sweeter ones like "Love" "sunshine" and depending on your features you have you get one tailored to that for example "freckles" or "glasses" or "short stacks" (the nerve of this guy...)

Obvious – How obvious do they make it that they like you?

Jimmy made his interest in you very clear, from the very start. the only thing is he was a big flirt so you didn't take his advances seriously but after some persistence and fighting people off you let him take you on a very nice date.

Parents – Do they introduce you to their parents? Have they met yours?

No. He hopes you'll never meet his mom and his "Fat old Geezer" of a stepfather, and if by any chance you do meet his mom, she is shocked, to say the least. She'll interstate you about Jimmy and the relationship you have, she isn't convinced Jimmy is serious about a long-lasting relationship. This ends in Her and Jimmy getting into an argument. His stepfather is doubtful at best and creepy at worst. Jimmy almost gets into a physical altercation with him...

Quiet – How are the calm, quiet moments with them?

Jimmy can be quiet when he wants to be, but he likes to be loud, he likes announcing his presents in every room he walks into. But he is calm with you, less angry and it's a low chance he'll try and fight you.

Romance – How romantic are they? What are their go-to ways of being romantic?

Again, Jimmy can be very romantic when he wants to be. He wouldn't go super sappy when others are around (Pete is an exception) he just has a reputation to keep up, but once you are alone he can be very cheesy and romantic

Safe – What makes them feel safe and comfortable around you?

It's not so much of him being Safe and more of him being so calm he can fully relax without needing to worry about fighting anyone. Jimmy keeps you safe, even if you are bigger or stronger it doesn't matter. Jimmy keeps you safe.

Tend – How do they act when you tend to them when hurt or sick, and vice versa?

Jimmy is a little embarrassed, he doesn't want to seem weak around you. But if you sing him praises about how strong he is and how impressed you are, he'll warm up to the idea of you fixing him up. When Jimmy is sick he will fight (verbally ) to get you to stay away from him so you don't get sick but if you say you brought him his favorite warm meal... Or just some good soup... He won't say no.

When it comes to you being sick he'll stay away, unless you tell him you need him. Then he'll give in.

Unique – What’s an unusual thing about them that’s oddly charming?

Jimmy smiles with a smirk. He's constantly smirking around you. Others think he's being a douchebag and giving a stupid smirk, but you know he's just happy to be around you. He just shows it in his own way.

Variety – Do they prefer to keep things the same, or spice it up?

With Jimmy, no one day is The same. One day is calmly playing video games with Pete, the next you're throwing rocks off the back of Jimmy's bike trying to get the gang chasing you and Jimmy.

Want – What made them want to be in a relationship with you?

You weren't one to let someone be bullied. It made him gravitate toward you to help him with his little missions. After almost getting caught, jumping fences and almost getting caught but police and truancy officers he grew to really like you.

Xoxo – what are their favorite kisses?

For him, Jimmy is a sucker for neck kisses it was him feeling giddy inside. For you, he likes kisses right on the mouth.

Yearn – What do they do when they miss you?

If he misses you while you are at work or an after classes activity he'll wait outside for you and meet you as soon as you get out, but if it's something he can't go to you for he just sits on his bed with a stuffed animal or a piece of clothing you left behind cuz it smells like you.

Zzz – How do they act when they get sleepy? How is it sleeping in the same bed?

Jimmy gets very grumpy and clingy. Meaning he will either call you over or find his way to you and lays in bed taking you with him and if you dare to move he will either A) Bite you, B) Rant about how you don't love him, C) bribe you with kisses and Back messages to stay, or D) all of the above in that order.

@ghoulgeousimmaculate thanks for feeding into my fixation 😭😭💕

[mythos-writes]

Trainee Love

Jethro x Reader

Plot: You were Hoppo's daughter and also worked with the boys in blue on Bondi’s beaches. When Jethro joined the ranks, they were the new trainees for the season. While being ripped into everyone during the summer and trying to prove their spots, something else forms.  

(For those who might not know, Roots is a Canadian brand that sells sweaters, sweatpants, etc. with the word roots on it, but in Australia, Roots mean something else than just the tree system in the ground)

Miscellaneous Masterlist

Warning: mentions of abuse, lifeguards saving people, words meaning different things (like thongs are flip flops), sappy 

Word Count:2.6k

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Being the boss’s daughter was always hard, and for (Y/N)’s case, she had about 9 uncles watching her everywhere she goes on the beach. But this summer was going to be different. (Y/F/N) Hopkins was going to be a trainee lifeguard this season. For her it was exciting, but for Hoppo, he was nervous as he knows what the job entails. 

With that, it has all lead to this morning. (Y/N) was sleeping when she felt someone shaking her shoulder. She whines at someone waking her up so early before shaking them off.

“I am guessing that you want to miss your first day then?” her dad questions.

Her eyes shoot open and she quickly got up, causing her to fall out of bed. As she lets out a grown and stumbles to get up, Hoppo was quietly laughing at her antics. She looks over at him and glares at him, before getting up and stretching.

“Ok, I will let get ready and I will meet you in the kitchen,” he says before leaving her room.

She sighs before going over to the (one-piece/ two-piece) bathing suit before pulling on some gym shorts and the lifeguard blue top. She then grabbed a sweater to put on, as it is 5 am and it is still chilly out and made her way to the kitchen. As soon as she entered, her father handed her a breakfast sandwich. 

“Are you excited for today?” he questions while leaning against the island and taking a bite of the egg sandwich.

“Yeah, but not looking forward to them ripping into me cause I am the trainee,” she says. 

“Well, you won’t be the only one that they get to pick on this season. There will be a kid named Jethro joining us this season as well.”

“Why didn’t you tell me that there was going to be another trainee this season?” she questions him.

Hoppo chuckles at his daughters’ reaction before turning to her.

“Thought I would make it a surprise. Now, come on, we are going to be late opening the beach.”

(Y/N) finishes her breakfast before putting on her sweater. Hoppo turned to her and sees what sweater she had decided to grab.

“I hate that you got that sweater in a gift box from (Y/BF/N) when he/she went to Canada,” he complains.

She looks down to see she had pulled the salt n pepper-coloured sweater with almost velvet letters that spell out Roots and a small beaver on top. (Y/N) looks back up and just giggles while getting her thongs (FLIP FLOPS/SLIDES) on. 

When they arrived at the beach, there were already a few other lifeguards there. Some of them noticed that Hoppo wasn’t alone this morning and they knew who exactly it was.

“Good morning Hoppo and (Y/N)!” Harries yells from the tower, causing the ones who were close to the tower to look.

(Y/N) Looks out to see that Chappo, Beardy, Maxi, Matty Dee, and a new face. Harries brings her into a side hug while the others start to make their way up to the tower.

“Are you excited for your first day on the beach as a trainee?” he asks. She gives a small nod.

“As ready as I’ll ever be.”

“Awe if it isn’t (Y/N/N), now you get to run with the big boys this year,” Chappo teases. (Y/N) just rolls her eyes before lightly pushing Chappo.    

“Alright, you will have all day to push her around,” Beardy says with a small chuckle.

Before she could respond to his words, Harries jumps in quickly.

“Ok, before this can go on any further, how about we introduce our trainees for the season? (Y/N) Hopkins this is Jethro James, the fellow trainee this season,”

Her eyes fell upon a kid who looked to be 5’9 or 5’10, long blonde hair, with the same blue lifeguard shirt on.

“Hey, it is good to meet you,” she says with a smile while shaking his hand.

“It’s good to meet you too, these guys wouldn’t stop talking about you all set up,” Jethro confesses. She turns to the boys with a fack, over sweet looking smile.

“Awe guys, are you excited to work with me,” (Y/N) teases them.

“Of course we are, we get to be your babysitter, and get paid for it,” Chappo says, causing her to drop the smile and roll her eyes.

“Alright you bloke, let’s get our teams together before the film crew is on us, Hoppi and Chappo will be in the North end, Jethro and Maxi will be at the South end and Beardy, Matty Dee and myself will be in the tower and leaving Hoppo in the office,” Harries tells the group.

As they all agree with how the morning set up was, (Y/N) just looks at Harries with a disappointed look.

“What?” he questions.

“Hoppi?? Really?” (Y/N) questions.

“Yeah, your dad is Hoppo and you are Hoppi,” Harries says with a shit-eating grin plastered on his face.

The rest of the guys were stifling their laughs as she just glares at him. She grabbed her water bottle and started to spray him with it. This caused Harries and (Y/N) to run around the front of the tower and the rest of the group just laughing at their antics. Hoppo just shakes his head watching his daughter and his friends antics and thinking ‘It is to early for this.’ 

“Anthony Carroll you will regret that!” you scream, causing him to stop and laugh.

He turns and throws her over his shoulder and started to walk back towards the tower. As they were walking back, the sounds of the guy’s laughter relaxed (Y/N) just a little.

“All right you two, let’s get the buggy’s ready to go, so we can have a good first day for our trainees today,” Hoppo says. 

(Y/N) helped with putting boards on the buggies and making sure they all are stocked with first-aid. Chappo grabbed the keys and radios before he made his way to the blue rhino and met her down there. She puts her hair up and places her sunglasses on as the hot Australian sun starts to peek over the buildings looking over the beach.

“Are you ready?” Chappo questions while starting the buggy. (Y/N) smiles before answering.

“I was born ready.”

“That a girl,” he says before driving the buggy down to North Bondi.

After about 3 or 4 hours of watching the calm waters of North Bondi, Yatzey had shown up to take over. As they started to make their way back to the tower, her stomach growled. Chappo laughed at her but kept his eyes on where they were going.

“Lunchtime?” (Y/N) question.

Before he could respond, his stomach growled as well. Now they both laugh at their body noises.

“Definitely lunchtime.”

As they arrived back at the tower and walked up the stairs, Jethro and Maxi were back there.

“Hey guys, how was the south end?” Chappo questions.

“Had to make a few saves, told some people off when they wouldn’t listen, but nothing too serious,” Maxi answers.

“Well that’s good, I am going to go for my lunch now, does anyone want to come?” she asks.

Jethro looked like he was about to say something, but Chappo quickly jumped in.

“It’s all good (Y/N), we are going to eat in the tower,” Chappo replies.

“Alright, I will be right back,” she grabbed her things from the tower and walked to one of the restaurants on Campbell Parade.

Jethro POV

Once (Y/N) left, Chappo and Harries turned and gave me a look.

“What?” I question.

“You better be careful who you give googly eyes to, or you will have a whole fleet of lifeguards on you,” Harries explains.

“I know she is Hoppo’s daughter, but come on,” I defend myself.

“You are just lucky that you didn’t see what the last boyfriend did,” Maxi chimes in while looking out over the water.

I quickly shoot him a confused look. Now, this really caught my attention. “W-why what happened to the last one?”

The three didn’t say anything. I watched as they gave each other looks before one of them decided to speak.  

“She had introduced us to this kid named (Random boy name here) and he was nice, but had an off feeling about him. We tried to warn her about it, but she wouldn’t have any of it,” Chappo explains.

“One day she walked into the tower with bruises all over her body. Without even asking her what happened, we knew that he did this to her,” Maxi said.

“Luckily for us, she didn’t hide who did this to her, they had broken up the night before and he decided that he wanted to show his true colours,” Harries says, leaning on the rail.

“So, what happened to him?”

“That night, we decided to go to the Iceberg and have some drinks after our shift was done. Just to relax. When we saw (Random boy name here) walk in, we took this matter into our own hands,” Chappo says, making my eyes widen a bit. Before anyone could say another word, the door opened and (Y/N) walked back in.

Back to Normal POV

“I thought you were on lunch?” Harries question.

“Yeah, but I would be too lonely, so I grabbed a sandwich and came back,” she says while opening it.  

She then looks around to see the guys looking at her.   

“What?” she questions. They quickly averted their gaze away from her and back to the beach.

“Harries and Maxi, can you help me with some stuff that is in the storage area?” Chappo questions.

“Yeah, you two keep eyes on things, we will be right back,” Harries says, while Maxi and Chappo follow him out of the tower. This leaves the two trainees in the lifeguard tower. As (Y/N) ate her sandwich and watched the beachgoers have their fun. Jethro’s mind was racing.

“Hey (Y/N)?” Jethro’s voice breaks the silence in the tower.

“Yes, Jeff,” taking her eyes off of the water and turning to the blonde.

“I was wondering if you wanted to hang out after work tomorrow?” This question shocks her, but she smiles at him.

“ I would love to Jethro,” she replies. Jethro looked shocked at her answer.  His shocked expression quickly turned happy.

“We can get some food and hang out at Bronti,” Jethro suggests.  

That sounds perfect,” she says before they both turn back to watching the water.

~A couple of weeks later~

After (Y/N) and Jethro had spent their afternoon together, they were spending more time together, both during work and after work. The crew started to notice how often they were together and started to poke fun at them. This wasn’t new for trainees to be picked on and pranks being played on them, look back to Harrison counting people on the beach and getting sunburned, but they would do it to the two of them at the same time. But today seemed like a calm day from what they had been dealing with. 

As (Y/N) was returning to the tower, she saw a bunch of them and a member of the public looking out the back of the water. 

“What’s going on?” she questions. 

“They had sent your little boyfriend out to retrieve a big Texas dude,” Deno responds. This caused (Y/N) to pick up a pair of binoculars to look out and sees Jethro toe paddling him back to shore. She then joined in on the laughter that was forming in the tower. 

“I’ll go meet them at the shoreline,” she says quickly leaving the tower. When (Y/N) gets down there, the two were just getting out of the water and the camera crew was setting up a quick interview with the both of them. After that, Jethro was drying off. 

“That was quite the rescue,” she says, making him jump a little. 

“Awe thanks, that was the most intense rescue I have done all summer so far,”

“You were his hero,” He then starts to laugh before bringing her into his wet chest. 

“NO JEFF!! I DIDN’T WANT TO GET WET YET!” she yells, but he laughs more and just holds her tighter. 

“So I was thinking of having a little surfing competition between the two of us,” he says, still holding her. 

“Oh yeah, so you are prepared to have your ass kicked,” (Y/N) says with a shit-eating grin. He then releases her and puts back on his shirt. 

“If anything, I will beat you,” he corrects her, causing her to roll her eyes. 

“How about after work I can prove you wrong.” 

“Deal now let’s get back up to the tower before the others think we are doing something other than lifeguarding.”

When (Y/N) and Jethro’s shifts had ended, they quickly put on their wetsuits and grabbed a surfboard and headed out to the surf. As the waves started to roll, they would take turns riding the waves. When she would fall off of her board, Jethro would laugh at her, but she would do the same to him. 

When they came in from the surf, they sat on the sand and watched the sunset. (Y/N) leans against him and Jethro put his arm around her shoulder. She looks up at him, her feeling for the blonde had grown over the last couple of weeks. She feels her cheeks blush at her thoughts before leaning her head into his chest. He smiles and kisses the crown of her head. 

She looks back up at him, and he looks down at her. She then leans up and places her soft lips onto his. He was shocked at first, then he leaned into the kiss. Sparks were felt between both of them and it felt magical. Before it could get too heavy of a kiss, cheers and laughter were heard behind them. They released each other and saw the rest of the lifeguards were standing by the tower and buggies. 

“Well they seem happy,” Jethro comments, causing both the chuckle. She turns back to him with a smile. 

“So what does this make us?” she questions. He smiles before getting up and putting his hand out for her to get up. 

“I think this makes up for than friends. How about I make you my girlfriend?” he questions. This caused (Y/N) to smile before hugging him.

 “I like that… but…” 

“I won’t be like (Randon Boy's name). You will never have to worry about that again,” he says while looking deep into her (Y/E/C) eyes. She was shocked at his words. 

“How did you…”

“Thank Chappo, Maxi and Harries for being the protective people that they are,” he says with a small smile. (Y/N) looks back up to the tower before turning back to Jethro. She brings him into another kiss. Jethro smiles into the kiss and brings her into a heated kiss. 

“All right you two, come back to the tower,” Hoppo says through the megaphone. 

They break apart before looking back to the tower once again. (Y/N) could feel the nervousness coming from him. 

“It will be ok, my dad will be fine,” she says while starting to walk. 

“That’s not what I am worried about…” 

“So what are you are worried about?” 

“The team being the protective family that they are to you and Hoppo letting me go.” (Y/N) holds his hand and gives it a reassuring squeeze. 

“If they do anything, they will have to go through me first,” she says, causing both to laugh. 

“Oh my hero,” he says while smiling, now ready to face the protective squad of lifeguards.     

[baevillier]

Who I write for <3

Hey yall! So i’m accepting requests for imagines/blurbs and ideas for series atm

here is an updated list of who i write for!

Connor McDavid

Sidney Crosby

Tyson Jost

Tyler Seguin

Auston Matthews

Mitch Marner

Matthew Tkachuk

Paul Bissonnette

Nathan Mackinnon

Mathew Barzal

James Neal

Travis Konecny

Nolan patrick

Carter Hart

Vince Dunn

(if you wanna see me write for someone who isnt on the list, send in an ask and we can talk about it)

[angelsunflowers-fanfics]

Jimmy Hopkins x reader (Math Class)

Request: “17 with Jimmy, please? Btw I'm really glad the fandom isn't completely dead ;3; (I’m in your mathematics class and you sit next to me, whispering words of encouragement after my teacher verbally bodyslams me for my epic math fails) AU”

Fandom: Bully Scholarship Edition

Warnings: None

Genre: Fluff

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Jimmy let out a quiet sigh as he ran a hand over his face. It was 9 AM, and he was in a math class. He wasn’t up for this. 

At 3 in the morning, Gary wanted to go to some chaotic bullshit, but all it turned out to be was Gary wanting to pull another prank on poor Pete. 

And now he was blankly staring at his teacher as he taught whilst screaming. Not many students were actually passing this class, the teacher was pretty shit. 

Jimmy could feel the bags under his eyes, maybe that was why the person next to him was staring at him? He glanced at them, but they only gesture to the front of the classroom, where the teacher was looking intently at him, expecting something. 

“If you’re done staring into space, James, I’d still like an answer to my question?” The teacher screamed out to Jimmy. 

Jimmy wasn’t listening, obviously. He decided to go with his gut, which probably wasn’t the best idea. 

"Uh, 5?" Jimmy asked more than answered.

The look on the teacher’s face looked like it was about to blow up. Jimmy guessed that 5 wasn't the answer. The teacher took a frustrated sigh before continuing his yelling, this time it was directed at Jimmy.

"8 to the power of 2 is 5?! Jesus! It's like I'm teaching a bunch of dogs! How can you be that stupid!" The teacher screamed again.

As the teacher drones on, and all the students were forced to listen, (y/n) leaned closer to Jimmy to calm him down as he looked like he wanted to storm out of the classroom for berating him in front of all of his peers. 

"It's okay. He did the same thing to me when I was really sleep-deprived a few months back," (y/n) stated thoughtfully, trying to ease Jimmy’s anger. Their simple comment actually started to calm Jimmy down quite a bit. They continued, "These bitch-ass hoe teachers don't know how much insomnia and stress they're causing In students." 

Jimmy stifled a laugh at the few comments made about their teacher who was only 10 feet away.

He waited until the teacher's back was turned to whisper, "Thanks." 

(Y/n) spared him a small smile and a nod before they tried to pay attention to the class they know everyone was going to fail. 

It wasn’t long before classes are dismissed for lunch, Jimmy was one of the first to leave the classroom, feeling a little too claustrophobic. 

He leaned on the wall next to the classroom and waited for that mystery person. (Y/n) didn't have to do that, but they did. 

He spotted them walk out of the classroom looking more exhausted than they did a few minutes ago. That class could be draining to anyone. 

“Hey,” (y/n) turned to Jimmy as he spoke, their eyes on him was making him feel flustered. Not a common look for him. “Thanks for that. You didn’t have to do that.” 

They gave Jimmy a bright smile in response, happy to help someone. 

“It’s no problem. I just wish someone did the same to me. A few months back, when he screamed at me in front of the class, I ended up skipping the rest of the day. It kinda messed me up. I can be too soft,” (y/n) replied. 

Glancing down the hallway, Jimmy saw Gary and Pete waiting for him. But, they didn’t approach him seeing that he was talking to someone. Jimmy wasn’t usually one for inviting people to hang out with his chaotic group of friends, but he liked this person. So, what could it hurt?

“You wanna come hang with my friends for lunch? It’s the least I could do,” Jimmy offered. 

(y/n) pondered on the invite. Usually, they just relaxed in the library until the lunch period was over. But, this could be nice; hanging out with Jimmy and his friends. 

“I’d love to. Thanks, Jimmy.”

[criminalrambling]

Checkers and Coffee

Pairing: spencer reid x reader

Rating: G , fluffy! Some mention of a stalker, typical unsub stuff but story does not take place during a case. Enjoy the cute!

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The Charleston sun was still rising, not yet heating the air to sweltering, and the morning smelled of coffee and salt water. Most people would have been asleep at their vacation homes at this time of day, but you happened to be seated in a cozy booth at the local diner across from a certain tall, tousle-haired Doctor. The rest of his team had left earlier that morning on their jet, but unrelated to their recent case, they were transporting two Marines back to DC and two people needed to wait for a later commercial flight… you’d all drawn straws, and the lucky agents to stay behind were yourself and one Dr. Spencer Reid. 

You’d checked out of the hotel, but hadn’t wanted to go to the airport just yet. So you’d convinced Spencer to join you at one of your favorite places for a few cups of coffee and breakfast. It must have been the lack of sleep combined with lack of coffee that caused you to challenge someone with an eidetic memory to a strategy game.

“You really think you can beat me?” His brown eyes glinted as he raised his left brow and smirked. 

You rolled your eyes and nudged the round crimson game piece one space forward. “It’s checkers, Spencer. Not chess.”

“True,” he responded, scooting forward a black piece of his own. “But there’s still a significant amount of strategy involved. Did you know that versions of checkers were played as far back as 3,000 BCE? Archaeologists found evidence of a similar game in the Iraq city of Ur, and there have been other versions played throughout history. Though I’m not sure any of those versions involved a fabric board…” 

His sentence was cut off by a grey-haired waitress who took your breakfast orders with military precision and a smile. You didn’t place a dainty order either. If Spencer thought you were a gluttonous cow, then so be it… breakfast was the best meal of the day, and you didn’t make it to Fleetwood Diner nearly often enough. You were pleased that Spencer took your suggestion of pancakes as part of his order, though his were plain and not the blueberry ones you preferred. 

“Playing checkers at the Fleetwood Diner is tradition in these parts. At least, in my family it is.” You countered, jumping one of his pieces and trying not to gloat as you snatched it off the board. “Your turn.”

“Well, if it’s a tradition in the Y/L/N family then I’m happy to partake.” he shrugged, and gulped down more coffee out of the stout, thick handled cup. “Is it just me, or does coffee taste better when it’s served in this kind of mug?”

You grinned and looked over your shoulder to see where your waitress was. “Not just you - I love diner mugs. In fact, a couple of Fleetwood ones may have mysteriously made their way into my kitchen cabinet.”

“A federal agent, admitting to thievery!” Spencer laughed. “Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me.”

A warm, fuzzy feeling spread through your body at the sound of his laughter and the way his wide grin made his eyes crinkle.  You hadn’t heard that laugh in several days, maybe even a week? Despite the busy workload in the intelligence department of the FBI, you’d taken off for South Carolina as soon as your sister had called asking for your help. The BAU had come down a couple of days later after you’d phoned JJ, the panic and emotion in your voice convincing her to bring the team to your hometown to help. The fact that everything had worked out… well, the fact that you were even able to smile was truly something to be thankful for. 

Your sister’s 6 year old son James had gone missing from the University day-care that he attended after his half day of kindergarten. It turned out that one of her former students, now going by a new name, had targeted her. He was jaded since she’d turned him down shortly before her wedding 7 years ago and coveted the life she’d built. After 3 days of dedicated work on the geographical profile, James was found in an abandoned warehouse. He had been unharmed but was very dehydrated. The UnSub was located a few hours later as he was en route to the University, where he would have… well, done something terrible to your sister. 

“I owe you one,” you smiled back, moving another piece. “And not just for keeping my diner mug secret. There’s no way I could have handled this one out without you and your team. It means the world- thank you.” 

“Oh, I’m sure…” he started to brush off the commend, looking a tad sheepish before you cut him off with a look and placed your hand on top of his, squeezing gently. He gulped. “You’re welcome.”

You withdrew your hand awkwardly, hoping to whatever higher power there was that your cheeks weren’t changing colors. The two of you continued moving your checkers pieces, and you downed the last sip of your coffee before reaching for the pot the waitress had left on the table. 

“The only flaw of these mugs… they aren’t nearly large enough.” You joked, trying to lighten the mood. 

The corners of Spencer’s mouth turned up slightly. “I was debating doing some research through the biomedical engineering program at Johns Hopkins… There has to be a way to inject coffee straight into the bloodstream.”

“Might even earn yourself another PhD, smarty pants.” you played along, teasing him. You loved the way he lit up at the banter as you went back and forth.

“One can never have too many PhDs.”

“I wouldn’t know.”

“No PhDs, and yet you’re winning at checkers.”

“Are you letting me?”

“No. Do you want me to?”

“No!” You gasped. “I like to win fair and square.”

“Oh, that’s too bad…” He smirked, and double jumped your pieces. “I might just have to make a comeback.”

“You son of a…” 

“Pancakes!” chimed your waitress, swooping them down to your table. They looked perfect, as always, and your mouth watered. You knew they would taste even better. “And the blueberry, with extra crispy bacon. Syrup is on the table, anything else I can get you?”

“More coffee?” You and Spencer said in unison, looking at each other in embarrassment when you realized it had happened. 

“That would be amazing, thank you.” You told the waitress as she took the empty pot from your table and said she’d be back momentarily.

You ate in silence for a few minutes - both due to the delicious food and also to take in what you were feeling. Of course, you felt relieved that your family was healthy and safe. Genuinely thankful for the smarts and skills of the BAU, especially those of the man across from you. You also felt… nervous? Oh dear, were those butterflies? 

Of course, you knew Spencer prior to his arrival in Charleston to help with the case. You both worked at the Bureau and everyone knew the BAU team. You’d been with Spencer at a couple of functions (not together, just… there at the same time), and had gotten to know a few other members of the team over the years. Your department frequently passed cases their way, so you worked with JJ and Penelope most often. You’d always found Spencer handsome, but figured he was either already seeing someone, well out of your league or just… not interested. 

But now, after spending the last several days in close quarters and under emotional stress, you felt that something had changed. The entire team was great, but Spencer in particular had been sweet, supportive and focused on helping you and your family. And when your nephew had finally been found, he'd been the one to talk to him, probing for details that would help in the UnSub’s capture. He'd pulled a magic trick to make James laugh, and you could immediately see how much he loved kids. Something about that combined with the extra time together… well, now that you weren't so anxious about your family, your attraction to him was ramping up into a desire for more than just the casual acquaintance you had before. 

But did he feel the same? 

The coffee arrived and you finished your last piece of bacon. 

"So, uh.." Spencer started, fiddling with a sugar packet. "What time is our flight?" 

"10:30.” you replied, sipping your coffee. It was just after 7:00. “So we should probably be there around 8:45 or so and it takes 45 minutes to get there…we can grab our checks if you want to leave a little extra time to grab our luggage from the hotel.”

“Okay, yeah. That would be good.” He flagged down the waitress quietly. “Can I get the check? Thank you so much.”

She handed over the seafoam green order slip, to which was paper clipped a crisp white receipt. He scanned the total briefly and handed it back with his card tucked inside faster than you could even move to pull out your wallet. You pulled it out anyway, feeling a bit flustered. 

“What do I owe ya, Doc?” you joked, flipping through the cash in your wallet. 

“Don’t worry about it,” he responded, the pitch of his voice rising ever so slightly. “My treat, Y.N. Besides, isn’t it normal for a gentleman to… well, not that this is a… um, never mind.” He looked back to your now-forgotten checkers board, his lips narrowed together in concentration. 

You grinned, hoping that you had heard him right. “I love a breakfast date. Even better than a coffee date, really.”

His tongue brushed over his lower lip and he looked back up at you before responding. 

“What about dinner and… well, it’s not a movie, but I happen to have an extra ticket to a poetry reading on Thursday if you’d like to join me and…”

“I’d love to.” You smiled at him, feeling absolutely giddy at the prospect of a romantic date later in the week.“We can figure it out while we wait at the airport.”

His whole face lit up, and he followed you out of the restaurant. A couple of hours later, your head would come to rest on his shoulder while you napped on the flight home, and Spencer would feel very pleased indeed that he’d switched straws with Morgan to get this extra time with you

[magicmanias]

I love your work, you are an amazing writer! I was wondering if you could please write a fanfic about Captain James Nicholls?😁 Like one where he survives the war

You know, I actually have a WIP where this happens. I’ll give you the summary for now, since it’s not at the top of the to-do list:

I Will Always Find You 

James Nicholls x Nurse!Reader

Extra! Extra! Great Britain is now at war with Germany! Give us your horses and give us your men! Great Britain is at war with Germany! It’s 1914. And your life had only just begun. Finally, you were accepted into John Hopkins Medical School to continue your nursing education--as a woman no less. And August had come at last. You could pack your bags and buy a plane ticket to America and... Extra! Extra! Great Britain is at war with Germany! Nurses will be needed. It was only a matter of time before you received a draft letter. You would be going to war. 

[slytherinroyalty16]

Day 4: Bisexual Thursday

Snape x Female reader x Lucius Malfoy

Alec Hopkins as young Severus Snape

Tony Coburn as young Lucius Malfoy

Zendaya Coleman as (Y/N) (L/N)

It was no secret that (Y/N) was the hottest girl in Hogwarts. She was top of all of her classes. It was no secret that Severus and Lucius loved her. The only one that didn’t know that was her. (Y/N) was a kind-hearted soul. This was one of the reasons she landed in Hufflepuff. The two liked her for the same reason. She protected them from the Marauders.

Lucius was walking to class when Remus and James started to kick and beat him down. He knew he couldn’t fight back so he took it and waited for it to be over. Until she came. (Y/N) saw what was happening and ran over as fast as she could. She pushed them away and started to yell at them. The argument lasted a good minute before Remus and James left. She turned to Lucius and helped him to Madam Pomfrey’s office  so he could get fixed up.

With Severus, he was just in the courtyard reading under the shade of a tree. He was calm until Sirius and Peter walked over. They threw his books everywhere and started casting spells on him. He forgot his wand in his dorm so he couldn’t counter the spells. (Y/N) was walking along the courtyard when she heard the commotion. Sirius was about to cast another spell on Severus before she used a ‘Stupify’ spell to knock his wand out of his hands. She was about to cast her patronus before they both ran away. She helped him up and walked with him to his common room.

Ever since then their feelings for her have escalated. The three are usually seen hanging out together around Hogwarts. It was the day of the Yule ball that they decided to confess. They told her how they felt about her and she couldn’t choose between them. She chose both and, apparently, Severus and Lucius had feelings for each other too. They went to the Yule ball together and alternated dance partners with each other. They got weird looks from everyone but they didn’t care. As long as they had each other, they knew that they were gonna be alright.

[theliterateape]

I Like to Watch | Dark Phoenix

by Don Hall

When I look back on the debut of Bryan Singer’s X-Men in 2000, the display of serious charisma and acting gravity was significant. Patrick Stewart. Ian McKellan. Famke Janssen. Halle Berry. Anna Paquin. James Marsden. Bruce Davison. The then unknown but amazing Hugh Jackman. I mean, this was a cast of serious talent.

X2 (also Singer) was even better. Brian Cox and Alan Cumming signed on. Once again, great freaking cast, solid writing, great love triangle, with each of these premiere actors getting at least a few moments in the movie to really chew things up.

In that regard, at least Singer understood something that previous attempts at superhero films hadn’t entirely grasped: it isn’t about the powers on display or the special effects, it’s about the people who have them. It takes a lot of fucking charisma to pull off a role derived from a comic book. Imagine Wolverine even being a blip if any other actor had played him but Jackman. Imagine any other actor playing Charles Xavier but Stewart. Then jump to 2017’s Logan and try to conceive of any two actors who could pull that cinematic stunt off.

All told, the first two X-Men movies had five Oscar-winning actors.

When I was a die-hard comic reader, back in the day, it was the artists who made the difference with their specific and distinct drawing styles. My favorite artist was always John Byrne and his take on The Fantastic Four and later the X-Men. There is something about his work that brought characters I loved to a certain kind of life and it always ended up being something about the pen and ink magnetism of the heroes.

When you look at the non-Fox MCU, it isn’t Iron Man that makes that first foray work. It’s Robert Downey, Jr., an Oscar-winning actor with so much natural appeal dripping from his pores and Jeff Bridges oozing palpable malevolence that electrifies the kind of silly storyline. It took Captain America to reveal Chris Evans as a truly exciting actor to watch, and The Hulk isn’t awesome because of the advanced CGI but because Ruffalo is a great actor. Add the extraordinary screen presence of Sam Jackson and how can you fail?

Less than technological advances, I’d argue the primary reason superhero movies are the Big Gorilla in cinema today is about the casting. 

Christopher Reeve as Superman. Michael Keaton and Christian Bale as Batman. Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger as The Joker. Cate Blanchett as Hella. Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland as Spiderman. Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. Anthony Hopkins as Odin. Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. Ron Perlman as Hellboy. Wesley Snipes as Blade. Hugo Weaving as Red Skull. James Spader as Ultron. Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger. Paul Rudd as Ant-Man. Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.  Alfred Molina as Dr. Octopus.

Christ, the Nolan Batman trilogy has both Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman in secondary roles!

When FOX decided to re-invent the X-Men with X-Men: First Class in 2011, they followed suit. James MacAvoy. Michael Fassbender. Jennifer Lawrence. Kevin Bacon. Fuuuck. That’s a chunk of star power by actors with some serious street cred, yes?

Following that up with X-Men: Days of Future Past, we get Stewart, McKellen, Jackman, Berry, MacAvoy, Fassbender, Lawrence, as well as Ellen Page and fucking Peter Dinklage!

Sure, X-Men: Apocalypse still has Fassbender, MacAvoy, Lawrence, and Oscar Isaac(!) but suddenly, the X-Men team consists of actors with almost zero screen presence: Nicholas Hault, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Tye Sheridan, and Sophie Turner. Who? Why? Each one with a diminishing return on presence or pop. None of whom would be interesting enough to have dinner with let alone spend two hours watching them pretend to be superheroes already played by far more charismatic actors.

So, finally, we get to the final FOX X-Men movie. Dark Phoenix. Fassbender and MacAvoy look tired. Lawrence mails in a quick “Thank God I don’t have to do these fucking movies anymore” performance. Jessica Chastain seems bored out of her mind and the heavy-lifting is done by these dull, milquetoast actors trying really hard to emote the big scenes but falling short of a single moment. Even the big message (You are a woman and so your power comes from being emotional) is a watered down version of Brie Larsen’s journey in Captain Marvel, which is flawed because Larsen has the charm of a brick of sod.

Frankly, I love these movies derived from comic book superheroes. I grew up reading this stuff so to see them up onscreen with amazing CGI powers is super cool. These characters are a form of modern mythology and no one casts a demi-god with an actor who couldn’t sell me car insurance.

[miene-blaubeere]

Van Helsing

Pairing: Remus Lupin x Reader

Fandom: Harry Potter

Word Count: 1,930

Reader Gender: Female

Warnings: None

Summary: The daughter of the infamous Van Helsing family goes to Hogwarts and a certain teenage werewolf takes quite the fancy to her but can it happen.

Notes: I know I’ve gone against common knowledge but oh well .

Remus' POV:

" So, Remmy boy, when are you going to ask-"

" I'm not going to and you know why Sirius now drop it." I cut him off bluntly as I clenched my jaw from behind my book where I sat on my bed in our dorm. Sirius made it a daily occurrence to ask the same irritating question. 'Remus, when are you going to ask out Y/N Van Helsing?' She was a girl in our year, a Gryffindor too. Dare I say it I had had a crush on her since I first laid eyes on her, seven years ago. Beautiful, smart, funny, need I go on? The only problem was that I couldn't be with her. It just wouldn't work. I mean just take one look at her surname, Van Helsing. It screams trouble for me, notorious, infamous monster/beast hunters. Y/N didn't like telling people about her personal home life, the only things we knew that was certain fact was that she was a half-blood. That was it, she was a big mystery to most.

I was running slightly late to History of magic as I was stuck behind in Transfiguration talking to Professor McGonagall but when I got to Professor Binns' classroom I saw all of the students stood at the back of the room instead of in their seats. I made eye contact with James and Sirius and manoeuvred my way over to them (Peter was in Herbology) " Binns' putting us into pairs for some sort of joint project," James whispered to me. Binns arose from his desk with a rolled up piece of parchment, he unrolled it and began to read off the pairs.

" Black and Snape," groans erupted from both boys as the rest of the class snickered, Binns quickly hushed everyone and told Sirius and Snape to stop complaining and get to a desk before continuing, " Evans and Potter," this time there was the sounds of triumphant cheers coming from James and a very large groan from poor Lily. A few more people were paired up before I heard: " Lupin and Van Helsing." My head snapped up in shock and I noticed Y/N just walking over to an empty desk in silence. I followed behind her and placed my bag down sitting beside her. Neither of us spoke a word as the other people were being sorted into their pairs. I felt rather awkward but Y/N looked as if she wanted to say something. I was about to ask her something when Professor Binns called for our attention. " Okay class, the project I am going to be asking you to do is going to do is going to involve muggle relations with the magical world through time and their knowledge of our whereabouts. A good subject I would recommended you focusing on is the muggle awareness of beasts and monsters. You may begin now in lesson." Binns stopped talking and gestured for us to start working before going to sit at his desk. Y/N went into her bag to get something and I quickly glanced around the room and made eye contact with Sirius who smirked at me wiggling his eyebrows quickly but was then hit by Snape with his book to get his attention. I chuckled slightly under my breath.

" Something funny Lupin?" Y/N's voice asked curiously from beside me.

" N-nothing," I stuttered, she shrugged slightly and then opened up her book. Hastily, I opened mine up to a section on the History of Muggles in Magic. There was a whole page on famous muggles who had been against the magical world. Matthew Hopkins the Witchfinder General, Sebastian Michaelis a grand inquisitor then as my eyes wandered down the page I spotted their name. Van Helsing- an infamous family of hunters. They hunt those that come from the magical realm, that being beings and beasts alike. The are most known for their work with Vampires but also Werewolves and other magical creatures. A less known fact about the Van Helsing family is that they played a role in towns during the 1600's to execute the accused witches. All members of the Van Helsing have been muggles- I stopped reading and looked up at Y/N. She obviously wasn't a muggle, she was one of the best witches in our year. I knew these books hadn't been updated in a while though and I highly doubt they'd let her be singled out in a school book. This passage got me thinking, if the Van Helsing's were so against the magical community then how did they manage to get a half-blood daughter. I had been sat there thinking for so long I didn't notice Professor Binns had dismissed us. I felt someone nudge my shoulder slightly, I looked up quickly and looked around the room noticing Professor Binns had left and I saw Y/N smiling slightly suppressing a laugh. Embarrassedly, I smiled feeling my cheeks heating up.

" You know Remus, if you like we could go to the library later to do some actual writing on this?" Y/N smiled shyly, Merlin she had no idea how much I wanted her to be mine.

" Y-yeah sounds good," I stumbled over my words, she smiled and walked out the classroom. As soon as the door closed I heard people behind me burst into laughter. I would know those two irritating voices anywhere.

" Y-yeah sounds good," James mocked both guys approaching me.

" Shut up James," I huffed,

" Remus, I swear if I have to put up with your sulking and pining I'll do something about it myself." Sirius said with a completely serious face,

" Y-you wouldn't dare!"

" Try me." Sirius countered in a threatening tone, " you have a week before I intervene, make it count."

The week moved along far too quickly for my liking, I had grown closer to Y/N over the week and she was opening up a bit. Even though Y/N and I had finished our project a while ago we still continued to meet up in the library and sit in a secluded area away from the librarian so we could chat. The time was drawing closer to our curfew and the library would be closing up soon. I spotted Sirius sat on a table across the room staring at me. He tapped his wrist even though the idiot didn't own a watch." U-uh so Y/N, I was wondering if perhaps y-you'd like to join me next week for adateatHogsmeade." I stuttered but finished quickly. Y/N giggled slightly. " I'd love to Remus but-" I cut her off with a hurt groan, she laughed a again and continued, " but  we're not here next week Remus, we're going home. However when we come back I would love to." She then stood up gathering her things and leaned down to peck me on the cheek before walking off. I could hear Sirius bounding over to me, his hands grabbed onto my shoulders shaking me slightly.

" I can't believe you actually did it Moony! I'm proud of you!" Sirius squealed like a child at Christmas.

It had been a while since I had last seen Y/N and I couldn't wait to see her again. I looked around the Great Hall from where I was sat with the guys trying to spot Y/N on the Gryffindor table but I couldn't see her. Odd, where could she be? When we got back to the common room I still hadn't seen her at all.

The next morning I arrived fairly early to the Great Hall as I usually did. I watched as people filtered in and out but still no Y/N. Potions was my first lesson with Slughorn and I knew Y/N was in that lesson and she definitely wasn't the kind of person to skip a class. For the first five minutes of the lesson I was wrong but then the door opened and in walked Y/N sinking into her seat at the back. Her skin was a ghostly white colour and her tired state was worryingly apparent. I could tell she was avoiding my eye as I stared at her trying to get her attention. At the end of the lesson once we were dismissed I attempted to catch up with Y/N but she was too quick out the door. This went on for weeks and it was breaking me. I kept seeing her slowly getting worse. She wasn't eating properly and damaging herself in the process and I couldn't do anything. " Lily, could I ask a favour of you?" I asked Lily politely.

" Of course Remus, what is it?" Lily chirped.

" I'd like you to help me get up to the girls' dorms to see Y/N. She's avoiding me and is in a terrible state and I can't just sit back and do nothing!" I started ranting slightly brushing my hand through my hair. Lily looked up at me with a look of admiration on her face.

" You really love her don't you?" She asked quietly, I simply nodded, " of course I'll help Remus, she really hasn't been herself recently."

I made my way up to Y/N's dorm, cautiously I pushed open the door and saw four empty beds. In the fifth however I saw a shaking figure. Quietly, I approached her and sat down on the bed. Her head snapped up instantly, she relaxed slightly when she noticed it was me. " Remus you can't be up here. You need to go." I shook my head.

" Not until you tell me what's going on."

" There's nothing going on Remus."

" Do you really expect me to believe that? Let's narrow it down, why have you been ignoring me?"

" I have to Remus, he'll hurt you otherwise," Y/N sobbed.

" Who?"

" My father!"

" Why?"

" Because he doesn't want me dating a werewolf." Y/N muttered into her pillow.

" How does he-"

" He could smell a werewolf from a mile away Remus. This is why I hadn't tried to talk to you before. Considering we had a project I thought I'd try and risk it, see if he noticed. He did and was harsher than I first thought he'd be." Y/N continued to cry quietly.

" W-wait, you knew? A-all along?"    

" Remus, I'm a Van Helsing I knew from the moment I saw you."

" And you still-" she cut me off saying,

" I've seen worse creatures than you Remus, trust me. My father won't stop hurting me for what I am. I never really get time to myself except from when I'm at Hogwarts." She said dryly. We stayed silent for a while. I was letting this new found information sink in.

" Come with me then." I said confidently.

" What are you talking about Remus?"

" Come and stay with me and my family. They won't mind I'm certain of it."

" I can't Remus, my father would come," Y/N sighed.

" Let him," I challenged, " my father works for the ministry, he has friends in different departments I'm sure we can help you! Please just do it, I love you too much to just let you be hurt." I accidently let slip. I felt my cheeks heat up from my declaration. Y/N slowly sat up looking me straight in the eyes.

" You mean it?"

" Of course." With that we both leaned into one another and shared a sweet kiss,

" I love you too." After that we never looked back.

[oosteven-universe]

Solar Flare Season Three #1

Solar Flare Season Three #1 Scout Comics 2018 Created & Written by James Haick III Illustrated by Branko Jovanovic Coloured by Carlos Cara Alavarez Lettered & Designed by AndWorld Design’s DC Hopkins     The Season Three premiere of Solar Flare starts here! This issue follows Frank Henry's day just before the devastating x-class solar flare hit. Find out the backstory of the former Navy SEAL and what drove him to join Jake and his friends on their journey north in this electronic-less world.     I have been always been enjoying the heck out of this series since I read it’s first issue. The concept alone is incredible and while James doesn’t really give us much hard science, not sure if it’s possible to do that for this but I continue to hold out hope lol. I do like the entire survival aspect of this as a rag tag group of survivors banding together to reach a destination and then find a way to help the country no the entire world possible fix what is happening. Of course in times like these the worst that humanity has to offer rise up, band together and declare their own new separatist state. While there are those there are also ones that are full of genuinely good people.     This issue kicks off where the last season left off with Brent approaching the crazy people with a white flag. I am sure he thinks that good things will happen to him now but I have a feeling he’s in a lot more trouble than he realises and it is very likely that he’ll either end up crippled for life or even dead. But this story doesn’t cover that no this one may start off with a little bit of mystery but that leads Frank to go down memory lane and this is where we learn about this man, his strength, convictions and commitment to his friends and family.     James does a great job with how he structures this book. The opening is strong, eye catching and has a nice introduction to the book if you’ve never read it before. So this is new reader friendly and I wholly recommend that if you haven’t had the chance yet to read this then order it from your local shoppe or subscription service. The way this transitions into the past from the present is done fairly well and suddenly Franks life comes into focus and it’s time to finally meet, I mean really meet the man who knows Jake and is willing to trust him and tag along.     Branko and Carlos do some wonderful work on the interiors here. I have always liked the quality of the interiors and now that we’re in season three the work has gotten stronger and I love seeing them grow and become even better is a real joy. I love the way that we see the linework here and both the delicate and bold manipulation in the varying weights as they combine to make faces so expressive is wonderful. The utilisation of page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels shows off a superb eye for storytelling. The way that backgrounds are utilised really give us this look at the city and the world that they are now living in and that we see them used so much yeah it makes me a happy man.     The characterisation and the pacing of the story is so good and James too seems to have grown stronger as a writer as well. A picture may worth a thousand words but actions speak louder than words and as we see Frank live his life such as it is. His friendships with former soldiers or his dealings with his niece Maureen, who is one that he just can’t seem to say no to and that’s a problem but it’s family and he’s old school. If ever I would want someone to have my back whom I could trust and count on it would be a man like Frank. ​     This is the Disaster genre film that we’ve been waiting for only it’s in comic book form. This really is exquisite and intricately told tale of what happens things get all too real.

[netunleashed-blog]

Who is Danny Dyer, what's his net worth and Brexit views? EastEnders actor' daughter Dani won Love Island

http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=28915 Who is Danny Dyer, what's his net worth and Brexit views? EastEnders actor' daughter Dani won Love Island - http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=28915 Danny Dyer is famous for his cockney accent, outspoken views and now his daughter Dani. He is often headline fodder himself and is a week day regular on TV, due to his role in one of the country’s biggest soap operas, but thanks to his eldest daughter he's seen his star rise even higher. Dani Dyer won ITV2 smash hit reality show, Love Island, in 2018 and Danny was often brought up in conversation between the Islanders as they pondered what he would make of her sweetheart, cheeky chappy Jack Fincham. Here’s everything you need to know about the British actor… Who is Danny Dyer and what is he famous for? Danny in Human Traffic (Image: Rex) Daniel John Dyer was born in Canning Town, London in 1977 to parents Antony and Christine Dyer. When he was just nine, his father walked out on the family after it emerged he had a secret second family. He was discovered by an agent after attending a weekend drama school and auditioned for a part in Prime Suspect 3, which started his acting career at the tender age of 16. Other TV work includes roles in A Touch of Frost, Soldier Soldier, Skins and Hotel Babylon, Casualty and Hollyoaks. He turned down a part in EastEnders in 2009, saying at the time that he wouldn’t star in it until he was “fat, bald and fifty”. But of course, in 2013, it was announced that as of Christmas that year he would star as the Queen Vic’s new landlord, Mick Carter. As Mick Carter in the BBC soap (Image: 5752) He has a long list of roles to his name in films, including Human Traffic, Mean Machine, The Football Factory, Severance and Adulthood – some more successful than others. Critics have often gone to town on his film work, slating him. He has presented documentaries on hard men and hooligans, including The Real Football Factories and Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men and also starred in three Harold Pinter plays on stage, among others. Danny appeared on an episode of BBC ancestry show, Who Do You Think You Are, and discovered that his family came from a long line of Thames based dock workers. However he was shocked when they went further back in history and found his great grandfather x 15 was Thomas Cromwell and his great grandmother x 14 was Elizabeth Seymour – the sister of Jane Seymour , aka Henry VIII’s third wife and therefore Queen. His family line went right back to to William the Conqueror and Rollo, Duke of Normandy. Danny has released two autobiographies. Danny’s daughter Dani won Love Island Dani is the apple of her dad's eye (Image: Internet Unknown) Read More In 2018, his daughter Dani was one of the stars of Love Island on ITV2. Aged just 22, she had previously appeared in ITV2 reality show Survival of the Fittest, but was forced to leave early on after suffering an injury. Petite brunette Dani was a favourite from the start and immediately coupled up with Kent boy Jack Fincham. They stayed together all the way through the fourth series, despite a couple of hiccups along the way and by the end of the two months, were officially boyfriend and girlfriend and had declared their love for each other. Danny appeared of Facetime for the Meet the Family episode from his holiday in the US. He had (half) joked before Dani went on the show and during it, about what he would do to any lad who touched her or upset her. But he and wife Jo both said they were happy for the young couple. Dani and Jack went on to win with a huge majority and claimed they planned to move in with each other and have a family in the future. It was predicted the couple, who shared the £50,000 prize money, stood to make a fortune through sponsorship and TV work and could easily become millionaires. Who is Danny’s wife? Danny with loyal wife Joanne Mas (Image: WireImage) Danny met childhood sweetheart Joanne Mas at the age of 14 when they were at school together. They have been together ever since and have had three children, Dani, Sunnie and Arty. Joanne asked Danny to marry her on Valentine’s Day in 2015, after 25 years together. He said yes and they tied the knot in Hampshire in September 2016, with eldest daughter Dani as maid of honour. Danny told Hello magazine at the time: “To be standing here with the girl I grew up with – looking so beautiful in her wedding dress – that is a lovely thing. “Jo is my best girl – the love of my life. Without her, I would be nothing.” Until Danny’s career took off, Jo was the main breadwinner of the family thanks to her job as a financial advisor. Danny’s ‘affair with Sarah Harding’ Danny in flop Run for Your Wife, with Sarah Harding (Image: Handout) Read More In 2017 it was reported that Danny had a previous fling with Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding when they were starring together in Brit flick Run for Your Wife in 2012. A friend of Sarah’s told The Sun: “Danny and Sarah spent a lot of time together learning lines, running through their scripts and practising their kisses. “They had a lot of laughs and spent more and more time together preparing for the various shoots.” Joanne ended up kicking Danny out of the family home when she also discovered he was back in touch with “a bunch of wrong ‘uns”. He moved into a hotel near the Elstree Studios, where EastEnders is filmed, and was pictured wearing the same clothes for four days. The couple managed to repair their relationship and Danny slowly started to spend more time with his family after vowing to clean his act up. He had previously confessed to cheating on Jo in 2009 with a young starstruck fan and in 2014 was caught out again after a threesome with two girls he met in a club. Drinking, drugs and controversies Danny has a wild side (Image: Instagram/officialdannydyer) Read More It was around the same time as his split from Jo that Danny took an extended six week break from EastEnders. He was a guest at the NTAs where he licked GBBO star Mary Berry’s face , was seen ranting and had to be calmed by his co-stars. Following the EastEnders break he went teetotal and when offered a drink by Piers Morgan on a TV show turned it down and said: “I hate what it does to me, the way it makes me behave. “Problem is, once I start, I can’t stop.” Danny in Severance with a funky fag (Image: Rex) In 2010 Danny was Zoo magazine agony uncle but that ended when he advised a reader to cut the face of his girlfriend who had dumped him so no one would want her. He admitted after it was a bad taste joke that he shouldn’t have said but never thought the ghost writer would include. Danny has been open about his use of drugs recreationally, writing in one his autobiographies: “I’ve always taken drugs and probably always will. "But there's a difference between having the odd crafty bump up the snout as a reward for a job well done and letting it rule your life." He also admitted to taking to crack “like a duck to water” and using it before a Broadway performance. Read more about his various spats with Mark Wright, Katie Hopkins and Strictly dancer James Jordan here. What are his views on Brexit and David Cameron Danny had an outburst on live TV that delighted many Read More In 2018 Danny hit the headlines when he appeared on Good Evening Britain, hosted by Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan. With Labour leader Jeremy Corben and Pamela Anderson as fellow panel guests, the outspoken cockney twice called ex Prime Minister David Cameron a “t**t”. Discussing Brexit, Danny lost his cool and said: “This whole Brexit thing when you're judging them. Who knows what Brexit is. You watch Question Time and it's comedy. "Know one knows what it is, it's like this mad riddle. What's happened to that t*** David Cameron that called this on." He later shouted “t**t” again. Danny raised some eyebrows and some smiles on the panel (Image: ITV) In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Mirror , Danny stuck by his views and said he felt he’d become a poster boy for the Remain campaign, having originally voted leave but then changing his mind. “The reason I want to remain is because Cameron decides to f*** off the next day. We are talking the next day after the vote didn’t go his way,” he told the paper. “I find it fascinating that we can allow that. He only called this vote on, whatever it was meant to be, because he had a spat with the other p**** Farage. “I f****** hate Cameron and I always have and that’s probably why I voted leave as well. What is Danny’s net worth? Danny has a very comfortable home life now Read More Thanks to his lucrative role in EastEnders, where he’s thought to be the highest paid star, Danny is now worth around £3.8million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. But his fortune has seen a huge turnaround because just before he took on the role, he was almost bankrupt. In 2015 he appeared on the Jonathan Ross and revealed the soap had save him financially. “I didn't have an audition, they rung me up, I had a touch,” he told Jonathan. “They rung me up and said 'Listen, we want you to come in the show, take over the Queen Vic'. At the time I was skint and I just had about enough petrol money to get there, that's the truth.” His career had been doing well up until around 2010, when he made the comment in Zoo magazine and his public profile took a battering. He also saw some of the films he starred in panned by critics and bomb at the box office, with very poor takings. In the same year he signed up for the BBC1 soap, he put his film company Old Mother Media into liquidation, owing more than £30,000, so he’s made quite the recovery. Source link

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Finnegans Wake (1939) Read by Patrick Healy (X)  

Description: 'Amazing and important, Healy is something truly rare - this is probably as close to a letter-perfect rendering of the text as we can hope to get. After enduring the whole, I heartily recommend that all Wakeans, all Joyceans who claim to be professionals, all lovers of Joyce, make sure that they have, if not their own copy of the reading, at least a copy in a library near them. The ease and clarity with which Healy reads the vast majority of the book succeed in making it available to the practised reader and the frightened neophyte. This is, in final analysis, a splendidly received and executed project ... this reading is important, and could even become an indispensable adjunct to our reading and to the Wake. Buy it, listen to it, return with it to the Wake. Return to the Wake!' - David Hayman, James Joyce Literary Supplement In January 1992 Patrick Healy read the complete text of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake in Bow Lane Recording Studios, Dublin, over a four-day period. Finnegans Wake had never been recorded in its entirety despite Joyce's recommendation that the text should be heard rather than read. The unabridged twenty-hour recording is released in a box-set of 17 compact discs with a limited run of 1000. Each set is accompanied by Healy's 128-page book, The Modern and the Wake, featuring key essays on Finnegans Wake and its performance. Healy's work affords unique access to one of English literature's most difficult but rewarding literary achievements of the twentieth century. 'I was won over to a total admiration for a bravura performance ... this recording may break down many of the barriers that exist between Joyce's magnum opus and the common reader ... an essential adjunct to all expeditions through the text by many future readers.' - Peter Costello, Studies 'The reading is remarkable, Healy's vocal dexterity re-creates Joyce's soundscapes with their echoes of Hopkins's poetry; evokes Dublin in its many moods and tones and, above all, conveys the story playfully lurking behind the complexities of Joyce's ingenious dismantling and ultimate restoration of language.' - Eileen Battersby, The Irish Times Patrick Healy, Dublin-born writer and scholar, has performed readings of Finnegans Wake in Dublin, London, and Paris. His publications include Up in the Air and Down (a novel) and Goldtooled Bookbindings Commissioned by Trinity College Dublin in the Eighteenth Century. He is editor of Max Raphael's collected works in English.