#Malachi Jefferson

[itzmjswrld]

👁️Mixed Perspective👁️‍🗨️

Hello Today I present to you one of the most difficult pieces l've ever done. It's called "Mixed Perspective".... this piece brings the different views of a person into a more intricate form. In the time of me making this poece I was going through a lot when it came to how I view situations. The first side represents the calming of the eyes that describes the seeing of a full picture. The good perspective. When we see things from the right or good perspective we see all the details we don't miss a beat and even with something that may not belong you see all other details over that. That's where im starting to get to. Then you have the other side that is bad perspective. When we have a bad perspective we often miss a lot...it's hard to follow exactly what's going on.. you become blind and only see the details that hurt.. even in people with a bad perspective you may not view yourself to well and don't know the value you hold which keeps you stuck. that's where I have been and now coming out of. I really pray this speaks to you all and that's something sticks out to you that you would be willing to share...l'm am so grateful to God in all his glory and my Dad because with out them it would not be possible have a blessed day and till I see you again

-Malachi Jefferson

[weclassybouquetfun]

That's one for the history books.....

...well, it would have been had Lily Gladstone won. But awards season is OVAH! The Oscars have been handed out. Here are 2024's Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress and Actor winners.

They have joined a great club.

THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Best Picture OPPENHEIMER

Best Directing Christopher Nolan

Best Actor in a Leading Role Cillian Murphy

The elusive Malachy Murphy on hand.

Best Actress in a Leading Role Emma Stone

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Robert Downey Jr.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Da’Vine Joy Randolph

*Issa Rae peeping in.

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) American Fiction (Cord Jefferson)

Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet and Arthur Harari)

Best Animated Feature The Boy and the Heron

Best Documentary Feature Film 20 Days in Mariupol

Best International Feature Film The Zone of Interest

Best Animated Short Film War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Best Live-Action Short Film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best Documentary Short Film The Last Repair Shop

Best Cinematography Oppenheimer (Hoyte van Hoytema)

Best Costume Design Poor Things (Holly Waddington)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling Poor Things (Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston)

Best Original Song “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie (Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell)

Best Original Score Oppenheimer (Ludwig Göransson)

Best Production Design Poor Things

Best Film Editing Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame)

Best Sound The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects Godzilla: Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima)

GODZILLA heels is extreme commitment to the bit.

[operachristine]

Realized I forgot to post my Hamilton audio I took from Friday so here you go:

Blaine Alden Krauss (Alexander Hamilton), Kendyl Sayuri Yokoyama (Eliza Hamilton), Deon'te Goodman (Aaron Burr), Lencia Kebede (Angelica Schuyler), Carvens Lissaint (George Washington), Jared Howelton (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Eddie Ortega (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Jorrel Javier (u/s John Laurens/Philip Hamilton), Milika Cherée (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds),Paul Louis Lessard (King George III), Nick Sanchez (James Reynolds/Philip Schuyler/Doctor), Stephen Carrasco (Samuel Seabury), Zach Bravo (s/w Charles Lee), Dharon Jones (George Eacker), Nicole DeRoux (The Bullet), Malachi Durant (Ensemble), Victoria Fiore (Ensemble), Cyndal Gilmore (Ensemble), Josh Marin (Ensemble), Alexis Hasbrouck (s/w Ensemble), Allie Jordan Butcher (s/w Ensemble) March 8, 2024; Second National Tour || Notes: international women's day! probably the first audio of Blaine, Carvens, Kendyl, and Paul in their roles! Audience was insane and almost everyone got entrance applause. Jared and Paul were the standouts for me; they’re both so hilarious and their mannerisms are to die for! Includes cast board picture and bows. Includes Tracked version || Operachristinedaae’s Master

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-AkdUddlctnOD-gat6GjmVqZZUG35KRT

[theriddletrades]

HAMILTON - 2NT - JUNE, 2024

Hamilton | 2NT | 2024, June | MP4 (11.82 GB, 2160p) | The Riddle’s master Cast: Nick Sanchez (u/s Alexander Hamilton), Kendyl Sayuri Yokoyama (Eliza Hamilton), Deon'te Goodman (Aaron Burr), Lencia Kebede (Angelica Schuyler), Carvens Lissaint (George Washington), Jared Howelton (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Eddie Ortega (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Tyler Fauntleroy (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton), Erin Ramirez (u/s Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds), Paul Louis Lessard (King George III), Devin Tyler Hatch (s/w James Reynolds/Philip Schuyler/Doctor), Stephen Carrasco (Samuel Seabury), Zach Bravo (s/w Charles Lee), Dharon Jones (George Eacker), Bella Rusli (s/w The Bullet), Taeko McCarroll (s/w Ensemble), Josh Marin (Ensemble), Cyndal Gilmore (Ensemble), Vanessa Magula (s/w Ensemble) Victoria Fiore (Ensemble), Malachi Durant (Ensemble)

Notes: Decent 4k capture of the touring production.  Some very rough filming at times, with some blind-wideshots and a few blackouts due to usher activity, but also has some really gorgeous close-ups.  Struggles with washout at times, some minor obstruction from heads particularly on either extreme side of the stage, and has some major obstruction from a head during Act 2.  Filming is much more settled during Act 2.  Has some nice covers on.  Jared’s, Bella’s, and Devin’s final show with the company.

NFT DATE: JANUARY 7, 2025 Sales only until NFT date; price is $15

email theriddletrades@gmail.com if interested Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjByhpk

[blood-and-mirrors]

games

three of clubs (8): doors

winter, dante, felix, craven, marcus, clementine, violet, rufus, malcolm

four of clubs (8): goal

musa, ciél, solomon, celestiana, iris, amelia, jefferson, allison

two of spades (6): elevator

evan, rachel, blake, abraxas, constance, drogo

three of spades (7): mascots

marco, ambrosia, catrine, lissa, samantha, nicole, fiona

five of spades (10): tag

senna, zachary, caden, reginald, alaska, josephine, kasia, camila l., melissa, malachi, hephaestus

six of spades (10): beasts

marissa, kiara, aiden, sebastian, emma, genevieve, james, tony, rio, caleb, kaz

seven of spades (5): boiling water

nico, greta, cole, anika, daniil, kamali, gil, clover

four of diamonds (7): switch

anthony, navenia, soyeon, jerome, eleazar, yasmine, tabitha

three of diamonds (5): sudoku

robert, apollonios, rosella, camila o., cesare, hawk

dead: emma, nico, zachary, greta, anika, daniil, genevieve, reginald, alaska, rachel, james(5), lissa, tony, blake, fiona, camila l., craven, malachi, caleb, marcus, clementine, violet, rufus, amelia, kaz, kamali, gil, clover

[normanthedove]

OYEZ! OYEZ!! OYEZ!!!; COMES NOW, CHRONIC PAIN-CARE PATIENTS IN AMERICA AND THEIR ATTORNEYS EXPOSING ALL TO SEE AND HEAR OF THE DEA'S BOGUS COURT TRIBUNALS OF JUDICIAL INJUSTICE AND VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS THUS DECLARING A STATE OF WAR ON THE DEA!!!!!

The War on Drugs and the So-Called Opioid Crisis Has been one giant Hoax and will likely go down as a Department of Justice Scandal Far Bigger Than Trumpgate. In fact much of the Criminalization of Medical Pain care of FDA approved Narcotic Analgesic gain notoriety under the incompotent leadership of U.S. Atty. General Jefferson Beauregard Session. Read, click on to every link every video and follow the music as we take a very deep dive into policy, addiction, punishment, and treatment of a disease state.

DEA FINAL SOLUTION THE COURT OF INTIMIDATION CORRUPTION OF THE BENCH CLICK HERE “IMBANDE NAS’IKHALA“ NORMAN J CLEMENT RPH., DDS, NORMAN L. CLEMENT PHARM-TECH, MALACHI F. MACKANDAL PHARMD, BELINDA BROWN-PARKER, IN THE SPIRIT OF JOSEPH SOLVO ESQ., INC.T. SPIRIT OF REV. IN THE SPIRIT OF WALTER R. CLEMENT BS., MS, MBA. HARVEY JENKINS MD, PH.D., IN THE SPIRIT OF C.T. VIVIAN, JELANI ZIMBABWE…

[trans-and-baby-names]

Masculine Names

Aaron  Abdul Abe  Abel Abraham  Abram Ace Achilles  Adair Adam Adonis Adrian Adriel  Ahmed Ajax Ajay Aiden Alan Albert Alejandro Alex Alexander Alfonso Alfred Alistair Alister Allen  Alonzo Amadeo Amadeus Amani Amari Ambrose Amir Anders  Anderson Andre Andreas Andrew Andy Angel Angelo Angus Ansel  Anson Anthony Antonio Apollo Aries Archer Archie Aristotle Arlo  Arnaldo Arnold Arsenio Arthur Arturo Arwin Asa Asher Aslan Atlas  Atticus Aubrey August Augustin Augustine Augustus Aurelio Aurelius Austin Axel  Aziz

Balthazar  Bane Barnabas  Barnaby Barney Baron  Barrett Basil Bastian  Bear Beau Beck Ben Benjamin  Benji Bentley Bernard Bertram Bertrand  Blake Blaze Blue Bobby Bodhi Booker Boris  Boston Bowie Boyd Brad Bradford Bradley Bram  Bramwell Bran Brandon Brandt Braxton Braylen Brayden Brendon  Brent Brett Brian Briar Brick Bridge Bridger Brock Brody Brogan  Bronx Brook Brooks Bruce Bruno Brutus Bryce Bryson Buck Bud Buddha  Buddy Buck Burt Burton Buster Buzz Byron 

Cade  Caden Cain  Cairo Caius Calder  Caleb Callum Calvin Cam  Cameron Camillo Campbell Carl  Carlisle Carlito Carlo Carlos Carlton  Carmine Carson Carter Casper Caspian Cassian  Cassias Cato Cecil Cedar Cedric Cesar Chad Chadwick  Chance Charles Charlton Chase Chauncey Chester Chidi Chip  Christoff Christoph Christopher Christian Chuck Cian Cillian  Clarence Clark Claud Clay Clayton Cliff Clifford Clint Clinton  Clyde Coby Cody Colby Cole Collin Colt Colton Conan Connor Conrad  Constantine Cooper Copper Corbin Cornelius Cory Cosmo Cosmos Costas Craig Crispin Cruz Curt Curtis Cyrus

Dale  Dallas  Dalton Damien  Damon Dan Dane Daniel  Dante Darius Darrel Darren  Dash Dashiell Davey David Dawson  Dax Daxton Deacon Dean DeAndre Declan  Demetrius Denali Dennis Denny Denzel Derek  Derrick Des Desmond Dewey Dex Dexter Diego Diesel  Dion Dirk Dixon Dmitri Dominic Donatello Donovan Dorian  Doug Douglas Draco Drew Duke Duncan Dustin Dusty Dwayne Dwight  Dylan Dyson 

Earl  Easton  Edgar Edmund  Eduardo Edward Edwin  Egon Eli Elijah Elias  Elliott Ellis Elroy Elton  Emanuel Emeric Emerson Emery  Emil Emiliano Emmett Emrys Enrique  Enzo Eric Ernest Ernesto Ernie Esteban  Ethan Eugene Eustace Euvan Evan Evander Everett  Ezekiel Ezra 

Fabian  Fabio Falcon  Faustus Felix Ferdinand  Fergus Ferguson Fernando Fidel  Fido Finbar Findlay Finn Finnley  Fionn Fisher Fitz Fletcher Flint Florence  Florian Ford Forrest Fort Foster Fowler Fox  Francesco Francis Francisco Franco Frank Frankie  Franklin Fred Freddy Fredrick Frederico

Gabe  Gabriel  Gael Gage  Gale Galen Garfield Garrett Gaston Gatsby  Gavin Geoffrey Geordie George  Gerald Gerard Gideon Gil Gilbert  Gilberto Giovanni Glenn Gordon Gordy  Grady Graham Grant Gray Grayson Gregg  Gregory Grey Griffin Griffith Grover Gunner  Gunther Gus Gustavo Guy 

Hades  Hal Hamilton  Hank Hans Harley Harrison  Harry Hawk Hayden Hayes Heath Hector  Henrik Hendrix Henry Herb Herbert Herbie  Hercules Hermes Hershel Hiram Holden Howard  Howie Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hux Huxley 

Ian Igor Iker Irvin Isaac Isaiah Ivan 

Jace  Jack Jackson  Jacob Jaques Jaden  Jake Jalen Jamal James  Jameson Jared Jason Jax  Jay Jed Jedidiah Jefferson  Jeffrey Jeremiah Jeremy Jerome  Jerry Jesus Jethro Jett Jim Jimmy  Joe Joel Johan Johannes John Johnny Jonah  Jonas Jonathan Jones Jordan Jose Joseph Joshua  Josiah Juan Juanito Judah Judas Judd Jude Jules Julian  Julien Julio Julius Junior Jupiter Jurgen Justice Justin Justus 

Kaden  Kai Kaiser  Kale Kaleb Kane  Keane Keanu Keaton  Keegan Keenan Keith  Kellen Kenan Kendrick  Kenneth Kenzo Keoni Kevin Khalid  Kian Kieran Kiernan Kingsley Kingston Killian  Kip Kwan Kyle

Lachlan  Lake Lamar  Lance Lancelot  Landon Lane Larkin  Larry Lars Laurence Laurent  Lawrence Lawson Lazlo Legend Leif  Leith Leland Leo Leon Leonardo Leopold  Leroy Levi Liam Lincoln Linden Logan Loki  London Lonnie Lonny Lorcan Lorenzo Lou Louie  Louis Luc Luca Lucas Lucian Lucky Luke Lupe Luther

Maddox  Maksim Malachi  Malachy Malakai Malcolm  Malik Manfred Manny Marcel Marcello  Marcellus Marcio Marcius Marco Marcos  Marcus Marian Marino Mario Marius Mark  Marlin Marlon Marmaduke Marques Mars Marshall  Martin Marty Marvel Marvin Massimo Mason Matt Matteo  Matthew Maurice Maverick Max Maximilian Maximus Maxwell  Melvin Mercury Meredith Merritt Micah Michael Miguel Miles  Milo Mitchell Moe Monte Montgomery Murdoch Murphy Murray Murtagh  Murtaugh Myles

Nathan  Nathaniel  Ned Nelson  Nemo Neo Neon  Neptune Neville  Newt Newton Nick  Nicky Nicola Nicolai  Nicholas Niko Noah Noel Nolan  Norm Norman Novak 

Obadiah  Octavio Octavius  Odin Olaf Oleg Oliver  Olivier Omar Orion Orlando  Orville Osborn Oscar Oso Osvaldo  Oswald Ottis Otto Owen Oz Ozzy

Pablo  Palmer Panther  Parker Pascal Patrick Paul  Paxton Pedro Penn Percival Percy Perseus  Peter Peyton Phil Philip Phineas Phoenix Pier  Pierce Pierre Pilot Pluto Porter Poseidon Preston  Prince Prosper

Qadir  Quincy Quinn  Quinton 

Raiden  Ralph Ramone  Ramses Randall Randolph  Randy Raphael Ravi Ray Raymond Red  Reece Reggie Reginald Regis Reid Remington  Reuben Rex Reynald Reynaldo Reynard Rhett Rhys  Ricardo Richard Richie Richmond Rick Ricky Rico Ridge  Riley Rio Riordan River Robert Roberto Robbie Rocco Rocky  Rodney Rodrigo Roger Ricky Riley Rod Rodrick Roger Roland  Roman Romeo Ross Rowan Rudy Rufus Russell Ryder Ryker Rylan Ryland 

Salem  Salvador  Salvator Sam  Samir Sampson Samson  Samuel Sander Sandford Sanjay  Santiago Saul Sawyer Scott Sean Sebastian  Septimus Serge Sergio Seth Seus Seymour Shane  Shawn Shayne Sheldon Shepherd Sherlock Sherman Shin Sidney  Sigmund Silas Silver Silvester Simon Sinclair Sinjin Sirius  Slade Slate Sol Solomon Sonny Sparrow Spartacus Spencer Spike  Soren Stan Stanford Stanley Steele Stephen Steven Stevie Stone Sven Summit  Sullivan Sully Sylvester

Tad  Tag Talon  Tanner Tate  Ted Teddy Teo Teodor  Teodoro Terence Terrell  Terry Tex Thad Thaddeus Thane  Thatcher Theo Theoden Theodore Thomas  Thor Thorn Tiberius Tiger Tito Titus Timothy  Titus Tobias Toby Tommy Tony Topher Trace Travis  Trent Trenton Trev Trevor Trey Tristan Troy Truman Tucker  Tudor Tullio Tullius Tully Tycho Tyler Tyrell Tyrese Tyrone  Tyson

Uberto  Ulric Ulrich  Ulysses Uriah Urban Urijah  Uriel

Van  Vance  Vaugn Victor  Vince Vincenco Vincent  Vinny Virgil Vlad Vladimir 

Wade  Walden  Waldo Walker  Wallace Wally Walt  Walter Warner Warren  Watson Waylon Wayne Wendall  Wesley Westley Weston Wilbert  Wilbur Wilder Wiley Wilfred Will William  Winston Wolf Wolfe Wolfgang Woodrow Wyatt 

Xander  Xavier Xavion  Xenon

Yael  Yahir York Yosef  Yousef Yusef

Zac  Zach Zachariah  Zacharias Zachary Zack  Zander Zane Zayden Zeke  Zeus Ziggy Zion Zoltan

[benzyon]

Names For Scrivener

I wanted more names for my scrivener so I looked up a long ass list of names and formatted it to be uploaded by scrivener for the random name generator.

I will say there are 1,000 boy and girl names in this list but they dont have an ethnicity or name meaning tagged on them. I wanted to just do a quick thing for names to import on scriveners name generator. I figured I might as well share it all. Its under the read more if you want the list ^^ I didnt want to make a giant ass post followers who didnt care would have to deal with.

Aarav,M, , Aaron,M, , Abdiel,M, , Abdullah,M, , Abel,M, , Abraham,M, , Abram,M, , Ace,M, , Achilles,M, , Adam,M, , Adan,M, , Aden,M, , Adonis,M, , Adrian,M, , Adriel,M, , Adrien,M, , Ahmad,M, , Ahmed,M, , Ahmir,M, , Aidan,M, , Aiden,M, , Alan,M, , Alaric,M, , Albert,M, , Alberto,M, , Alden,M, , Aldo,M, , Alec,M, , Alejandro,M, , Alessandro,M, , Alex,M, , Alexander,M, , Alexis,M, , Alexzander,M, , Alfonso,M, , Alfred,M, , Alfredo,M, , Ali,M, , Alijah,M, , Allan,M, , Allen,M, , Alonso,M, , Alonzo,M, , Alvaro,M, , Alvin,M, , Amari,M, , Ameer,M, , Amir,M, , Amos,M, , Anakin,M, , Anders,M, , Anderson,M, , Andre,M, , Andres,M, , Andrew,M, , Andy,M, , Angel,M, , Angelo,M, , Anson,M, , Anthony,M, , Antonio,M, , Apollo,M, , Archer,M, , Archie,M, , Ares,M, , Ari,M, , Arian,M, , Ariel,M, , Aries,M, , Arjun,M, , Arlo,M, , Armando,M, , Armani,M, , Aron,M, , Arthur,M, , Arturo,M, , Aryan,M, , Asa,M, , Asher,M, , Ashton,M, , Atlas,M, , Atticus,M, , August,M, , Augustine,M, , Augustus,M, , Austin,M, , Avery,M, , Avi,M, , Axel,M, , Axl,M, , Axton,M, , Ayaan,M, , Ayden,M, , Aydin,M, , Azariah,M, , Baker,M, , Barrett,M, , Baylor,M, , Beau,M, , Beckett,M, , Beckham,M, , Ben,M, , Benedict,M, , Benicio,M, , Benjamin,M, , Bennett,M, , Benson,M, , Bentlee,M, , Bentley,M, , Benton,M, , Billy,M, , Bishop,M, , Bjorn,M, , Blaine,M, , Blake,M, , Blaze,M, , Bo,M, , Bobby,M, , Bode,M, , Boden,M, , Bodhi,M, , Bodie,M, , Boone,M, , Boston,M, , Bowen,M, , Bowie,M, , Braden,M, , Bradley,M, , Brady,M, , Brandon,M, , Branson,M, , Brantley,M, , Braxton,M, , Brayan,M, , Brayden,M, , Braydon,M, , Braylen,M, , Braylon,M, , Brecken,M, , Brendan,M, , Brennan,M, , Brentley,M, , Brett,M, , Brian,M, , Briar,M, , Bridger,M, , Briggs,M, , Brixton,M, , Brock,M, , Brodie,M, , Brody,M, , Bronson,M, , Brooks,M, , Bruce,M, , Bruno,M, , Bryan,M, , Bryant,M, , Bryce,M, , Brycen,M, , Brysen,M, , Bryson,M, , Byron,M, , Cade,M, , Caden,M, , Caiden,M, , Cain,M, , Cairo,M, , Caleb,M, , Callan,M, , Callen,M, , Callum,M, , Calvin,M, , Camden,M, , Camdyn,M, , Cameron,M, , Camilo,M, , Canaan,M, , Cannon,M, , Carl,M, , Carlos,M, , Carmelo,M, , Carson,M, , Carter,M, , Case,M, , Casen,M, , Casey,M, , Cash,M, , Cason,M, , Caspian,M, , Cassius,M, , Castiel,M, , Cayden,M, , Cayson,M, , Cedric,M, , Cesar,M, , Chad,M, , Chaim,M, , Chance,M, , Chandler,M, , Charles,M, , Charlie,M, , Chase,M, , Chris,M, , Christian,M, , Christopher,M, , Clark,M, , Clay,M, , Clayton,M, , Clyde,M, , Cody,M, , Coen,M, , Cohen,M, , Colby,M, , Cole,M, , Coleman,M, , Colin,M, , Collin,M, , Colson,M, , Colt,M, , Colten,M, , Colton,M, , Conner,M, , Connor,M, , Conor,M, , Conrad,M, , Cooper,M, , Corbin,M, , Corey,M, , Cory,M, , Creed,M, , Crew,M, , Cristian,M, , Cristiano,M, , Crosby,M, , Cruz,M, , Cullen,M, , Curtis,M, , Cyrus,M, , Dakari,M, , Dakota,M, , Dallas,M, , Dalton,M, , Damari,M, , Damian,M, , Damien,M, , Damon,M, , Dane,M, , Dangelo,M, , Daniel,M, , Danny,M, , Dante,M, , Darian,M, , Dariel,M, , Dario,M, , Darius,M, , Darren,M, , Darwin,M, , Dash,M, , Davian,M, , David,M, , Davion,M, , Davis,M, , Dawson,M, , Dax,M, , Daxton,M, , Dayton,M, , Deacon,M, , Dean,M, , Deandre,M, , Deangelo,M, , Decker,M, , Declan,M, , Demetrius,M, , Dennis,M, , Denver,M, , Derek,M, , Derrick,M, , Deshawn,M, , Desmond,M, , Devin,M, , Devon,M, , Dexter,M, , Diego,M, , Dillon,M, , Dominic,M, , Dominick,M, , Dominik,M, , Donald,M, , Donovan,M, , Dorian,M, , Douglas,M, , Drake,M, , Draven,M, , Drew,M, , Duke,M, , Duncan,M, , Dustin,M, , Dwayne,M, , Dylan,M, , Easton,M, , Eddie,M, , Eden,M, , Edgar,M, , Edison,M, , Eduardo,M, , Edward,M, , Edwin,M, , Eli,M, , Elian,M, , Elias,M, , Elijah,M, , Eliseo,M, , Elisha,M, , Elliot,M, , Elliott,M, , Ellis,M, , Elon,M, , Emanuel,M, , Emerson,M, , Emery,M, , Emiliano,M, , Emilio,M, , Emmanuel,M, , Emmett,M, , Emmitt,M, , Emory,M, , Enoch,M, , Enrique,M, , Enzo,M, , Ephraim,M, , Eric,M, , Erick,M, , Erik,M, , Ernest,M, , Ernesto,M, , Esteban,M, , Ethan,M, , Eugene,M, , Evan,M, , Everett,M, , Ezekiel,M, , Ezequiel,M, , Ezra,M, , Fabian,M, , Felipe,M, , Felix,M, , Fernando,M, , Finley,M, , Finn,M, , Finnegan,M, , Finnley,M, , Fisher,M, , Fletcher,M, , Flynn,M, , Ford,M, , Forest,M, , Forrest,M, , Fox,M, , Francis,M, , Francisco,M, , Franco,M, , Frank,M, , Franklin,M, , Frederick,M, , Gabriel,M, , Gael,M, , Gage,M, , Gannon,M, , Garrett,M, , Gary,M, , Gatlin,M, , Gavin,M, , Genesis,M, , George,M, , Gerald,M, , Gerardo,M, , Gianni,M, , Gibson,M, , Gideon,M, , Giovanni,M, , Gordon,M, , Grady,M, , Graham,M, , Grant,M, , Graysen,M, , Grayson,M, , Gregory,M, , Grey,M, , Greyson,M, , Griffin,M, , Guillermo,M, , Gunnar,M, , Gunner,M, , Gus,M, , Gustavo,M, , Hamza,M, , Hank,M, , Harlan,M, , Harlem,M, , Harley,M, , Harold,M, , Harper,M, , Harrison,M, , Harry,M, , Harvey,M, , Hassan,M, , Hayden,M, , Hayes,M, , Heath,M, , Hector,M, , Hendrix,M, , Henrik,M, , Henry,M, , Hezekiah,M, , Holden,M, , Houston,M, , Howard,M, , Hudson,M, , Hugh,M, , Hugo,M, , Hunter,M, , Huxley,M, , Ian,M, , Ibrahim,M, , Idris,M, , Ignacio,M, , Iker,M, , Immanuel,M, , Imran,M, , Ira,M, , Isaac,M, , Isaiah,M, , Isaias,M, , Ishaan,M, , Ismael,M, , Israel,M, , Issac,M, , Ivan,M, , Izaiah,M, , Jabari,M, , Jace,M, , Jack,M, , Jackson,M, , Jacob,M, , Jacoby,M, , Jad,M, , Jaden,M, , Jadiel,M, , Jagger,M, , Jaiden,M, , Jaime,M, , Jairo,M, , Jake,M, , Jakob,M, , Jalen,M, , Jamal,M, , Jamari,M, , James,M, , Jameson,M, , Jamie,M, , Jamir,M, , Jamison,M, , Jared,M, , Jase,M, , Jasiah,M, , Jason,M, , Jasper,M, , Javier,M, , Javion,M, , Jax,M, , Jaxen,M, , Jaxon,M, , Jaxson,M, , Jaxton,M, , Jaxtyn,M, , Jaxx,M, , Jaxxon,M, , Jay,M, , Jayce,M, , Jayceon,M, , Jayden,M, , Jaylen,M, , Jayson,M, , Jaziel,M, , Jedidiah,M, , Jefferson,M, , Jeffery,M, , Jeffrey,M, , Jensen,M, , Jeremiah,M, , Jeremias,M, , Jeremy,M, , Jericho,M, , Jermaine,M, , Jerome,M, , Jerry,M, , Jesiah,M, , Jesse,M, , Jesus,M, , Jett,M, , Jimmy,M, , Joaquin,M, , Joe,M, , Joel,M, , Joey,M, , Johan,M, , John,M, , Johnathan,M, , Johnny,M, , Jon,M, , Jonah,M, , Jonas,M, , Jonathan,M, , Jordan,M, , Jordy,M, , Jorge,M, , Jose,M, , Joseph,M, , Joshua,M, , Josiah,M, , Josue,M, , Joziah,M, , Juan,M, , Judah,M, , Jude,M, , Judson,M, , Juelz,M, , Julian,M, , Julien,M, , Julio,M, , Julius,M, , Junior,M, , Justice,M, , Justin,M, , Justus,M, , Kabir,M, , Kace,M, , Kade,M, , Kaden,M, , Kai,M, , Kaiden,M, , Kairo,M, , Kaiser,M, , Kaison,M, , Kaleb,M, , Kalel,M, , Kamari,M, , Kamden,M, , Kamdyn,M, , Kameron,M, , Kamryn,M, , Kane,M, , Kannon,M, , Kareem,M, , Karson,M, , Karsyn,M, , Karter,M, , Kase,M, , Kasen,M, , Kash,M, , Kashton,M, , Kason,M, , Kayden,M, , Kaysen,M, , Kayson,M, , Keagan,M, , Keanu,M, , Keaton,M, , Keegan,M, , Keenan,M, , Keith,M, , Kellan,M, , Kellen,M, , Kelvin,M, , Kendall,M, , Kendrick,M, , Kenneth,M, , Kenzo,M, , Kevin,M, , Khalid,M, , Khalil,M, , Khari,M, , Kian,M, , Kieran,M, , Killian,M, , King,M, , Kingsley,M, , Kingston,M, , Knox,M, , Koa,M, , Kobe,M, , Koda,M, , Kody,M, , Kohen,M, , Kole,M, , Kolton,M, , Konnor,M, , Korbin,M, , Korbyn,M, , Krew,M, , Kristian,M, , Kristopher,M, , Kye,M, , Kylan,M, , Kyle,M, , Kylen,M, , Kyler,M, , Kylo,M, , Kyng,M, , Kyree,M, , Kyrie,M, , Kyson,M, , Lachlan,M, , Lance,M, , Landen,M, , Landon,M, , Landry,M, , Landyn,M, , Lane,M, , Langston,M, , Larry,M, , Lawrence,M, , Lawson,M, , Layne,M, , Layton,M, , Leandro,M, , Ledger,M, , Lee,M, , Legend,M, , Leighton,M, , Leland,M, , Lennon,M, , Lennox,M, , Leo,M, , Leon,M, , Leonard,M, , Leonardo,M, , Leonel,M, , Leonidas,M, , Leroy,M, , Levi,M, , Lewis,M, , Liam,M, , Lian,M, , Lincoln,M, , Lionel,M, , Lochlan,M, , Logan,M, , London,M, , Lorenzo,M, , Louie,M, , Louis,M, , Luca,M, , Lucas,M, , Lucca,M, , Lucian,M, , Luciano,M, , Luis,M, , Luka,M, , Lukas,M, , Luke,M, , Lyle,M, , Lyric,M, , Mack,M, , Madden,M, , Maddox,M, , Maddux,M, , Magnus,M, , Maison,M, , Major,M, , Makai,M, , Malachi,M, , Malakai,M, , Malcolm,M, , Malik,M, , Manuel,M, , Marc,M, , Marcel,M, , Marcellus,M, , Marcelo,M, , Marco,M, , Marcos,M, , Marcus,M, , Mario,M, , Mark,M, , Markus,M, , Marley,M, , Marlon,M, , Marshall,M, , Martin,M, , Marvin,M, , Mason,M, , Mateo,M, , Mathew,M, , Mathias,M, , Matias,M, , Matteo,M, , Matthew,M, , Matthias,M, , Maurice,M, , Mauricio,M, , Maverick,M, , Max,M, , Maxim,M, , Maximilian,M, , Maximiliano,M, , Maximo,M, , Maximus,M, , Maxton,M, , Maxwell,M, , Mayson,M, , Mekhi,M, , Melvin,M, , Memphis,M, , Merrick,M, , Messiah,M, , Micah,M, , Michael,M, , Miguel,M, , Milan,M, , Miles,M, , Miller,M, , Milo,M, , Misael,M, , Mitchell,M, , Mohamed,M, , Mohammad,M, , Mohammed,M, , Moises,M, , Mordechai,M, , Morgan,M, , Moses,M, , Moshe,M, , Muhammad,M, , Musa,M, , Mustafa,M, , Myles,M, , Nash,M, , Nasir,M, , Nathan,M, , Nathanael,M, , Nathaniel,M, , Nehemiah,M, , Neil,M, , Nelson,M, , Nicholas,M, , Nickolas,M, , Nico,M, , Nicolas,M, , Niko,M, , Nikolai,M, , Nikolas,M, , Nixon,M, , Noah,M, , Noe,M, , Noel,M, , Nolan,M, , Nova,M, , Oakley,M, , Odin,M, , Oliver,M, , Omar,M, , Omari,M, , Onyx,M, , Orion,M, , Orlando,M, , Oscar,M, , Otis,M, , Otto,M, , Owen,M, , Pablo,M, , Parker,M, , Patrick,M, , Paul,M, , Paxton,M, , Payton,M, , Pedro,M, , Peter,M, , Peyton,M, , Philip,M, , Phillip,M, , Phoenix,M, , Pierce,M, , Porter,M, , Preston,M, , Prince,M, , Princeton,M, , Quentin,M, , Quincy,M, , Quinn,M, , Quinton,M, , Rafael,M, , Raiden,M, , Ralph,M, , Ramon,M, , Randall,M, , Randy,M, , Raphael,M, , Raul,M, , Ray,M, , Rayan,M, , Rayden,M, , Raylan,M, , Raymond,M, , Reece,M, , Reed,M, , Reese,M, , Reginald,M, , Reid,M, , Reign,M, , Remington,M, , Remy,M, , Rene,M, , Reuben,M, , Rex,M, , Rey,M, , Reyansh,M, , Rhett,M, , Rhys,M, , Ricardo,M, , Richard,M, , Ricky,M, , Ridge,M, , Riley,M, , River,M, , Robert,M, , Roberto,M, , Rocco,M, , Rocky,M, , Rodney,M, , Rodrigo,M, , Rogelio,M, , Roger,M, , Rohan,M, , Roland,M, , Roman,M, , Romeo,M, , Ronald,M, , Ronan,M, , Ronin,M, , Ronnie,M, , Rory,M, , Rowan,M, , Rowen,M, , Roy,M, , Royal,M, , Royce,M, , Ruben,M, , Rudy,M, , Russell,M, , Ryan,M, , Ryder,M, , Ryker,M, , Rylan,M, , Ryland,M, , Sage,M, , Saint,M, , Salvador,M, , Salvatore,M, , Sam,M, , Samir,M, , Samson,M, , Samuel,M, , Santana,M, , Santiago,M, , Santino,M, , Saul,M, , Sawyer,M, , Scott,M, , Sean,M, , Sebastian,M, , Sergio,M, , Seth,M, , Shane,M, , Shawn,M, , Shepard,M, , Shepherd,M, , Shiloh,M, , Silas,M, , Simon,M, , Sincere,M, , Skylar,M, , Skyler,M, , Solomon,M, , Sonny,M, , Soren,M, , Spencer,M, , Stanley,M, , Stefan,M, , Stephen,M, , Sterling,M, , Stetson,M, , Steven,M, , Sullivan,M, , Sutton,M, , Sylas,M, , Tadeo,M, , Talon,M, , Tanner,M, , Tate,M, , Tatum,M, , Taylor,M, , Terrance,M, , Terrell,M, , Terrence,M, , Terry,M, , Thaddeus,M, , Thatcher,M, , Theo,M, , Theodore,M, , Thiago,M, , Thomas,M, , Timothy,M, , Titan,M, , Titus,M, , Tobias,M, , Toby,M, , Tomas,M, , Tommy,M, , Tony,M, , Torin,M, , Trace,M, , Travis,M, , Trent,M, , Trenton,M, , Trevor,M, , Trey,M, , Tripp,M, , Tristan,M, , Tristen,M, , Tristian,M, , Troy,M, , Tucker,M, , Turner,M, , Ty,M, , Tyler,M, , Tyson,M, , Ulises,M, , Uriah,M, , Uriel,M, , Valentin,M, , Valentino,M, , Van,M, , Vance,M, , Vicente,M, , Victor,M, , Vihaan,M, , Vincent,M, , Vincenzo,M, , Vivaan,M, , Wade,M, , Walker,M, , Wallace,M, , Walter,M, , Warren,M, , Watson,M, , Waylon,M, , Wayne,M, , Wells,M, , Wesley,M, , Wesson,M, , Westin,M, , Westley,M, , Weston,M, , Wilder,M, , Will,M, , William,M, , Willie,M, , Wilson,M, , Winston,M, , Wyatt,M, , Xander,M, , Xavier,M, , Xzavier,M, , Yael,M, , Yahir,M, , Yehuda,M, , Yosef,M, , Yousef,M, , Yusuf,M, , Zachariah,M, , Zachary,M, , Zahir,M, , Zaid,M, , Zaiden,M, , Zain,M, , Zaire,M, , Zakai,M, , Zander,M, , Zane,M, , Zavier,M, , Zayd,M, , Zayden,M, , Zayn,M, , Zayne,M, , Zechariah,M, , Zeke,M, , Zev,M, , Zion,M, , Zyaire,M, , Aaliyah,F, , Abby,F, , Abigail,F, , Ada,F, , Adalee,F, , Adaline,F, , Adalyn,F, , Adalynn,F, , Addilyn,F, , Addilynn,F, , Addison,F, , Addisyn,F, , Addyson,F, , Adelaide,F, , Adele,F, , Adelina,F, , Adeline,F, , Adelyn,F, , Adelynn,F, , Adley,F, , Adriana,F, , Adrianna,F, , Adrienne,F, , Ailani,F, , Aileen,F, , Ainsley,F, , Aisha,F, , Aislinn,F, , Aitana,F, , Aiyana,F, , Alaia,F, , Alaina,F, , Alana,F, , Alani,F, , Alanna,F, , Alannah,F, , Alaya,F, , Alayah,F, , Alayna,F, , Aleah,F, , Aleena,F, , Alejandra,F, , Alena,F, , Alessandra,F, , Alessia,F, , Alexa,F, , Alexandra,F, , Alexandria,F, , Alexia,F, , Alexis,F, , Alia,F, , Aliana,F, , Alianna,F, , Alice,F, , Alicia,F, , Alina,F, , Alisha,F, , Alison,F, , Alisson,F, , Alivia,F, , Aliya,F, , Aliyah,F, , Aliza,F, , Allie,F, , Allison,F, , Allyson,F, , Alma,F, , Alondra,F, , Alora,F, , Alyson,F, , Alyssa,F, , Amaia,F, , Amalia,F, , Amanda,F, , Amani,F, , Amara,F, , Amari,F, , Amaris,F, , Amaya,F, , Amayah,F, , Amber,F, , Amelia,F, , Amelie,F, , Amia,F, , Amina,F, , Amira,F, , Amirah,F, , Amiya,F, , Amiyah,F, , Amora,F, , Amy,F, , Ana,F, , Anahi,F, , Anais,F, , Analia,F, , Anastasia,F, , Anaya,F, , Andi,F, , Andrea,F, , Angel,F, , Angela,F, , Angelica,F, , Angelina,F, , Angie,F, , Anika,F, , Aniya,F, , Aniyah,F, , Ann,F, , Anna,F, , Annabel,F, , Annabella,F, , Annabelle,F, , Annalee,F, , Annalise,F, , Anne,F, , Annie,F, , Annika,F, , Ansley,F, , Antonella,F, , Anya,F, , April,F, , Arabella,F, , Arden,F, , Arely,F, , Ari,F, , Aria,F, , Ariadne,F, , Ariah,F, , Ariana,F, , Arianna,F, , Ariel,F, , Ariella,F, , Arielle,F, , Ariya,F, , Ariyah,F, , Arlette,F, , Armani,F, , Arya,F, , Ashley,F, , Ashlyn,F, , Ashlynn,F, , Aspen,F, , Astrid,F, , Athena,F, , Aubree,F, , Aubrey,F, , Aubrie,F, , Aubriella,F, , Aubrielle,F, , Audrey,F, , August,F, , Aurelia,F, , Aurora,F, , Austyn,F, , Autumn,F, , Ava,F, , Avah,F, , Avalyn,F, , Avalynn,F, , Averi,F, , Averie,F, , Avery,F, , Aviana,F, , Avianna,F, , Aya,F, , Ayla,F, , Ayleen,F, , Aylin,F, , Azalea,F, , Azaria,F, , Azariah,F, , Bailee,F, , Bailey,F, , Barbara,F, , Baylee,F, , Beatrice,F, , Belen,F, , Bella,F, , Bellamy,F, , Belle,F, , Berkley,F, , Bethany,F, , Bexley,F, , Bianca,F, , Blair,F, , Blaire,F, , Blake,F, , Blakely,F, , Bonnie,F, , Braelyn,F, , Braelynn,F, , Braylee,F, , Bria,F, , Briana,F, , Brianna,F, , Briar,F, , Bridget,F, , Briella,F, , Brielle,F, , Brinley,F, , Bristol,F, , Brittany,F, , Brooke,F, , Brooklyn,F, , Brooklynn,F, , Brylee,F, , Brynlee,F, , Brynleigh,F, , Brynn,F, , Cadence,F, , Cali,F, , Callie,F, , Calliope,F, , Cameron,F, , Camila,F, , Camilla,F, , Camille,F, , Camryn,F, , Cara,F, , Carly,F, , Carmen,F, , Carolina,F, , Caroline,F, , Carolyn,F, , Carter,F, , Casey,F, , Cassandra,F, , Cassidy,F, , Cataleya,F, , Catalina,F, , Catherine,F, , Cecelia,F, , Cecilia,F, , Celeste,F, , Celia,F, , Celine,F, , Chana,F, , Chanel,F, , Charlee,F, , Charleigh,F, , Charley,F, , Charli,F, , Charlie,F, , Charlotte,F, , Chaya,F, , Chelsea,F, , Cheyenne,F, , Chloe,F, , Christina,F, , Christine,F, , Claire,F, , Clara,F, , Clare,F, , Clarissa,F, , Claudia,F, , Clementine,F, , Colette,F, , Collins,F, , Cora,F, , Coraline,F, , Corinne,F, , Crystal,F, , Cynthia,F, , Dahlia,F, , Daisy,F, , Dakota,F, , Dalary,F, , Daleyza,F, , Dallas,F, , Dana,F, , Dani,F, , Daniela,F, , Daniella,F, , Danielle,F, , Danna,F, , Daphne,F, , Davina,F, , Dayana,F, , Deborah,F, , Delaney,F, , Delilah,F, , Della,F, , Demi,F, , Destiny,F, , Diana,F, , Dior,F, , Dorothy,F, , Dream,F, , Dulce,F, , Dylan,F, , Eden,F, , Edith,F, , Egypt,F, , Eileen,F, , Elaina,F, , Elaine,F, , Eleanor,F, , Elena,F, , Eliana,F, , Elianna,F, , Elina,F, , Elisa,F, , Elisabeth,F, , Elise,F, , Eliza,F, , Elizabeth,F, , Ella,F, , Elle,F, , Ellen,F, , Elliana,F, , Ellianna,F, , Ellie,F, , Elliot,F, , Elliott,F, , Ellis,F, , Ellison,F, , Eloise,F, , Elora,F, , Elsa,F, , Elsie,F, , Elyse,F, , Ember,F, , Emberly,F, , Emelia,F, , Emely,F, , Emerie,F, , Emerson,F, , Emersyn,F, , Emery,F, , Emilee,F, , Emilia,F, , Emily,F, , Emma,F, , Emmaline,F, , Emmalyn,F, , Emmalynn,F, , Emmarie,F, , Emmeline,F, , Emmie,F, , Emmy,F, , Emory,F, , Ensley,F, , Erica,F, , Erika,F, , Erin,F, , Esme,F, , Esmeralda,F, , Esperanza,F, , Estella,F, , Estelle,F, , Esther,F, , Estrella,F, , Etta,F, , Eva,F, , Evangeline,F, , Eve,F, , Evelyn,F, , Evelynn,F, , Everlee,F, , Everleigh,F, , Everly,F, , Evie,F, , Ezra,F, , Faith,F, , Fatima,F, , Faye,F, , Felicity,F, , Fernanda,F, , Finley,F, , Fiona,F, , Florence,F, , Frances,F, , Francesca,F, , Frankie,F, , Freya,F, , Frida,F, , Gabriela,F, , Gabriella,F, , Gabrielle,F, , Galilea,F, , Gemma,F, , Genesis,F, , Genevieve,F, , Georgia,F, , Gia,F, , Giana,F, , Gianna,F, , Giavanna,F, , Giovanna,F, , Giselle,F, , Giuliana,F, , Gloria,F, , Grace,F, , Gracelyn,F, , Gracelynn,F, , Gracie,F, , Greta,F, , Guadalupe,F, , Gwen,F, , Gwendolyn,F, , Hadassah,F, , Hadlee,F, , Hadleigh,F, , Hadley,F, , Hailee,F, , Hailey,F, , Haisley,F, , Haley,F, , Halle,F, , Hallie,F, , Hana,F, , Hanna,F, , Hannah,F, , Harlee,F, , Harleigh,F, , Harley,F, , Harlow,F, , Harmoni,F, , Harmony,F, , Harper,F, , Hattie,F, , Haven,F, , Hayden,F, , Haylee,F, , Hayley,F, , Hazel,F, , Heaven,F, , Heavenly,F, , Heidi,F, , Helen,F, , Helena,F, , Henley,F, , Holland,F, , Holly,F, , Hope,F, , Hunter,F, , Iliana,F, , Imani,F, , India,F, , Ingrid,F, , Irene,F, , Iris,F, , Isabel,F, , Isabela,F, , Isabella,F, , Isabelle,F, , Isla,F, , Itzayana,F, , Itzel,F, , Ivanna,F, , Ivory,F, , Ivy,F, , Izabella,F, , Jacqueline,F, , Jada,F, , Jade,F, , Jaelyn,F, , Jaelynn,F, , Jaliyah,F, , Jamie,F, , Jana,F, , Jane,F, , Janelle,F, , Janessa,F, , Janiyah,F, , Jasmine,F, , Jaycee,F, , Jayda,F, , Jayde,F, , Jayden,F, , Jayla,F, , Jaylah,F, , Jaylee,F, , Jayleen,F, , Jaylene,F, , Jazlyn,F, , Jazlynn,F, , Jazmin,F, , Jazmine,F, , Jemma,F, , Jenesis,F, , Jenna,F, , Jennifer,F, , Jessica,F, , Jessie,F, , Jewel,F, , Jillian,F, , Jimena,F, , Joanna,F, , Jocelyn,F, , Joelle,F, , Johanna,F, , Jolene,F, , Jolie,F, , Jordan,F, , Jordyn,F, , Joselyn,F, , Josephine,F, , Josie,F, , Journee,F, , Journey,F, , Journi,F, , Joy,F, , Joyce,F, , Judith,F, , Julia,F, , Juliana,F, , Julianna,F, , Julie,F, , Juliet,F, , Julieta,F, , Juliette,F, , Julissa,F, , June,F, , Juniper,F, , Jurnee,F, , Justice,F, , Kadence,F, , Kaelyn,F, , Kai,F, , Kaia,F, , Kailani,F, , Kailey,F, , Kailyn,F, , Kairi,F, , Kaitlyn,F, , Kaiya,F, , Kalani,F, , Kali,F, , Kaliyah,F, , Kallie,F, , Kamila,F, , Kamilah,F, , Kamiyah,F, , Kamryn,F, , Kara,F, , Karen,F, , Karina,F, , Karla,F, , Karlee,F, , Karsyn,F, , Karter,F, , Kassidy,F, , Kataleya,F, , Katalina,F, , Kate,F, , Katelyn,F, , Katherine,F, , Kathleen,F, , Kathryn,F, , Katie,F, , Kaydence,F, , Kayla,F, , Kaylani,F, , Kaylee,F, , Kayleigh,F, , Kaylie,F, , Kaylin,F, , Kehlani,F, , Keilani,F, , Keily,F, , Keira,F, , Kelly,F, , Kelsey,F, , Kendall,F, , Kendra,F, , Kenia,F, , Kenley,F, , Kenna,F, , Kennedi,F, , Kennedy,F, , Kensley,F, , Kenzie,F, , Keyla,F, , Khaleesi,F, , Khloe,F, , Kiana,F, , Kiara,F, , Kiera,F, , Kimber,F, , Kimberly,F, , Kimora,F, , Kinley,F, , Kinslee,F, , Kinsley,F, , Kira,F, , Kora,F, , Kori,F, , Kyla,F, , Kylee,F, , Kyleigh,F, , Kylie,F, , Kynlee,F, , Kyra,F, , Lacey,F, , Laila,F, , Lailah,F, , 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DBHI: Equilibrium, ch. 13 - “Periapsis” (pt. 5)

Characters: Noah / “Erwin Yvonne”, Gabriel / “Vincent Sharp”, Director Thomas Falken, Hannah Kamski (mentions of Gavin Reed, Malachi, Diego Serrano, Priya Davies / “Pestilence”, Gideon, Kate, Waylon) Word Count: 10,131

After a long two hours, Noah and Gabriel finally get to sit and discuss the previously unaddressed change in the nature of their relationship.

***For a glossary of world-building terms relating to this series and chapter, click here.

(Chapter Art by ozaya, Co-authored by @grayorca15​)

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December 23rd, 2041 - 11:10 PM

This must have been what the dreaded time-out felt like to five-year-old humans. The concept was undeniably similar. The first ten minutes of ‘detention’ was spent staring at the mess around the room as the FBI began sectioning off evidence of the crime scene- from the body of the security guard and the other victims throughout the room to the bodies of the deactivated Inquisitors, and the body of Priya 2.0, which lay no more than five feet away from him. The former vessel stared straight up at the ceiling in a pool of thirium, a stiletto heel lodged into their temple. It was a gruesome sight that left Noah shuddering and scooting in the opposite direction as far away as he could get, but he only vaguely remembered what had happened leading up to their demise.

Aside from being locked out of his motor functions and sequestered to the island of his mind palace, all he could recall were the feelings of sheer helplessness, tension, and conflicting impulses of ‘yes, let me die’ and ‘but not like this’ singing harmonies to his mania. Control over his body slowly came back to him after several minutes of paralyzed terror, but having his cheek grazed by a stiletto projectile and watching Priya get skewered by the footwear snapped him right back to full awareness, just a split-second before the cavalry stormed the place. What had happened next was just as hazy- he phased from one loss of control straight into the next as his rusty battle program shook the dust off and unwittingly threw him into the fray. There was hardly enough time to process before he -watching from behind his own eyes as his own programming puppetted him- tore through the first inquisitor he got his hands on and tossed them into the nearest serving table, with enough force to also ragdoll it over the three behind it. But before he could turn his focus onto the next target, Gabe’s arm whipped across his neck and collar like a steel bar and clothed-lined him with the intent to stop him, but unfortunately, all it did was piss him off.

The ensuing fight was brief, but scrappy- the struggle persisted for several minutes in spite of Gabriel’s repeated orders for him to ‘Stand down’, and only ended when Vincent -or rather, Gabriel- took a backhanded elbow to the nose while trying to non-violently restrain him. Noah regained control the moment his sensors alerted him to a violation of the ‘friendly fire’ protocol, and his blue eyes scanned the aftermath of his violent tantrum with frantic sweeps. Paramedics rushed about the room tending to the wounded, and a few staggered gunshots and startled yells wound the excitement down to a tolerable lull, while the FBI rounded up the last of the combatants from across the ransacked hall. His gaze came to a fixated stop on Vincent when he finally noticed the thirium dripping from Gabriel’s nose onto the floor in large drops, making it painfully obvious that he wasn’t human.

He didn’t think much further than that- instead of coming up with a witty quip to hide behind Noah panicked, grabbed a handful of cocktail napkins from a nearby table, and tried blotting away as much of the blue blood as he could while apologizing profusely. In the same sweeping movement, Gabe turned and positioned himself behind the nearest cocktail table with his back to the Christmas tree to evade the hidden cameras, and tried to clamp off the bleeding with one hand. But before Noah could find out if he was alright, a gnarled hand grabbed his shoulder and tore him away from the bleeding android without warning. He didn’t need to turn around to know the owner of said hand was Director Falken himself. Instead of resisting, he let the man drag him back until his heels knocked the edge of the stage, kicked him off balance, and dropped him down onto his ass with one final-sounding thump.

“Stay there, don’t move.” “But-” Falken pushed him back down with a rough shove as he tried to stand up, then leaned down into his personal space and growled in his face. “Try it again, Maitkin, an’you’ll find yourself limpin’ outta here with a bullet in the leg, understand me…?” An involuntary, embarrassed whine of his systems winding down answered for him, followed by a tentative, slightly-horrified smile of compliance. “Yes, sir.” He wholly intended to follow Falken’s order to not move, considering the impressive number of bodies littering the place that once again, the RK9 was somewhat-responsible for putting there.

It had been a while since that brief exchange, and twenty minutes of ruminating hadn’t helped to quell the anxiousness as much as he’d hoped. Without the presence of his fidget aid -a uniquely weighted chess piece, a gift from Kate- he’d settled for unfolding and folding the Ray-Bans from his coat’s pocket while he watched emergency services and local law enforcement trickle in from the main entrance. One nervous glance paid to the top of the Christmas tree assured him that tinsel angel had survived unscathed at the very least. If one beautiful thing hadn’t been ruined that night, then perhaps the rest could still be salvaged. Though, not likely. 

Just as he finished re-analyzing the last ten minutes of the event for the fourth time, a firm squeeze of his shoulder delivered a familiar prickle of data he’d both long waited and feared the arrival of. Noah turned his eyes up shamefully to meet Gabriel’s, expecting a reprimand, but blinked in surprise as the man knelt to slip an arm around his waist and lift him off the stage with a quiet ‘Come on… let’s get you out of here’ whispered into his ear. ‘Erwin’s’ eyelids gave a gratuitous flutter as Vincent’s decisive, yet gentle hand slipped into his between them and guided Noah’s hand through the crook of his tucked arm. One gloved hand settled on top of his to better lead ‘Yvonne’ out of the room as any proper gentleman would, brown eyes focused intently on his company to keep his attention off the horror as they crossed the room. Had it not been for the massacre spoiling the mood from out the corner of his eyes and the back of his mind, Noah may have been able to enjoy the moment properly, but there was too much yet to consider.

The walk went on for longer than he expected. Instead of stopping at the staircase in the courtyard of the Mellon, Gabriel led them further back into the property, past the green rooms where the FBI had set up their surveillance equipment, and stopped at a small flight of stairs adjoining the West Wing of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building to the Auditorium. The municipal building had been deserted for hours already, the business of the day had concluded no later than four PM that afternoon, in preparation for the charity event. It was dark and quiet on that end, out of the way and not easy to find, a good place for them to talk more privately: only the hollow clacking of Oxford heels, the occasional whistle of snowy wind whipping against the windows, and the soft, murmured echoes of their voices to keep them company.

The silence during the three-minute walk proved too much for the party-crasher. The very second they made it out of earshot of the FBI’s temporary headquarters, Noah gave his escort one pointed look, frowned and shook his head as he slipped out of his grasp. “Right… leave it to me to ruin a perfectly good face- and your fundraiser.” The self-deprecating jab earned him a glance, but no lecture. “They patched me up pretty quick... it’s not a big deal.” “Pft.” Noah scoffed, tossed a glance away from him, and stepped away from Gabe toward the staircase. “Sure, as if negotiating unforeseen hostage situations is something you do on the daily.” “It was one of the potential scenarios our predecessors were designed for,” Gabriel reminded as he slipped his hands into his pockets. “It’s nothing new.” “Yes, but how many of them were also given an economic nose job for their trouble?” he countered in sarcastic rhetoric as the mortification of his unconscious actions sank in. “I’m fine, Noah, really, don’t worry about it,” he reassured one last time. Gabriel tapped the toe of one foot to the ground and flattened his lips with a thoughtful pause. After what had just happened, a popped nose line should have been the least of his worries, and yet there he was fretting over it like it was the end of the world. He must have been worse off than he’d thought.

“Really, though… how are you holding up?” he asked in a soft tone as he lifted his eyes to meet his. “I mean- you didn’t... lose, anything... did you?” Noah exhaled in frustration, not all of it aimed at his counterpart, and shivered involuntarily with a sarcastic response, “Do a few of the wits I had left count?” “You know what I mean…” Gabriel leveled his gaze to him, crouched down to sit on the top step of the stairs, and gave him a half-lidded look. Their eyes met briefly but still managed to communicate what was on his mind. “Did Malachi hurt you...?” A hot-cold patch spread across Noah’s face to mimic the way human skin paled in response to a nervous system response to stress. “If you’re asking, did it hurt to hear all that...? Yes, it did.” He stopped short before a tirade could get the better of him and took in a deep, cleansing breath to resettle his racing mind, then stooped to sit down beside him. Gabe folded his hands, looked down into them, and sighed quietly, then lifted a hand to stroke the length of his spine from his lower back up to his neck and squeezed his shoulder. “I know... I’m sorry.” “But, it was no worse than what I tell myself in the mirror most mornings,” he continued and relaxed under his comforting touch. “I don’t know if the virus would have made things better, or at least more tolerable, but…” He stopped, only to shamefully glance sidelong at his rescuer. If not for him, he wouldn’t have been able to remain strong enough to fight off the impulse to simply give himself over to Malachi’s whims. “Despite… appearances I’m not keen to find out.”

A pained look struck Gabriel hard before he could successfully smother it into something less overtly panicked at the notion. “I wanted to intervene sooner,” he admitted, a fragment of the anxiety evaporating with it, “But-...” Gabriel’s stress readings spiked again for a moment as his gloved hand slipped off his shoulder to nervously brush back his hair and stroke across his brow with an angry sigh. It was a shitty situation all around. Noah wasn’t the only one who’d been replaying it on repeat trying to figure out what he could have done better. Even if he hadn’t had Gavin and Falken in his ear giving updates and orders the entire time, without a weapon, he wouldn’t have had a more direct way of handling the situation any other way than he had. But then again, if he hadn’t been following protocol from the get-go, he would have been carrying a loaded gun, and the hostage situation would have been over before it had even begun. He chuckled darkly with a twitchy, morbid grin in spite of himself and shook his head. “Do you have any idea how much I hate having to work with a handler…?”

Noah didn’t share the smile. He recognized the tone for what it was: begrudging, frustrated malcontent. That this was the way things were for a reason, and said reason wasn’t so much in a book somewhere as much as it was pulled out of Falken’s ass. They were, after all, the only two units of a posthumously-produced series of Androids, who were never issued a specific field. Only a very general definition of the words ‘law enforcement’ fit them. Finding anything more specific was undoubtedly trial and error, as had been the case with him and Archangel; ergo it wasn’t a big surprise to hear Gabe was finding the same difficulties settling in with the FBI. They both needed eyes on their work to make sure nothing went too far awry. It was only logical, but it didn’t mean they had to like the constant overview. “... Some. You forget I was AA once- hated every second of waiting on paperwork or phone calls.” “I didn’t forget. I was just under the impression you never really did what you were told,” Gabe teased with a smirk and gave him a ribbing nudge with his elbow. Noah returned it with a droll blink and frowned. “Not directly. There were roundabout ways which were more-” He stopped mid-thought and backed up a moment on what he’d actually said. “What? You’re not having fun anymore?” Gabe hesitated. A hand rubbed at the back of his neck in nervous habit as he shook his head. “I just hate playing the waiting game... sometimes I think it’d just be more effective if they let me loose to do things my way.” The playful smirk faded to cautiously glance at him out of the corners of his eyes. “Then I wouldn’t have to take so many unnecessary risks.”

Risks such as him, he might as well have said. Noah pondered that, just to distract himself from dwelling on how badly it could have ended. Being drunk and caught up in the fervor of the moment accounted for a lot of his reactions, but not all. His cover alias had become pretty well synchronized with his actual persona in the process, and the same went without saying for his company; even so, the more he thought about it now, the more pressing the need to know which was which became. And he had already had his fill of uncomfortable situations for one night without landing himself in another. It might have been harder to get the question out, had he not already made a fool of himself several times over that night. But still, he stuttered. “Th-then… was any of what you said to Serrano real?”

Gabriel froze and clenched his teeth. It was only a matter of time before they circled back to the subject they’d both been skirting all night, but he still wasn’t ready for it. Answering truthfully meant things would certainly change between them, but however quickly it happened was completely dependent on how receptive each of them was to that eventuality. His limbs suddenly felt heavy. In spite of the pounding in his ears and the screaming of processes telling him to avoid the question, he shut them out and prioritized a response, for both their sakes. The longer they waited to talk about this, the harder it would become. “... some of it…” he answered truthfully, without paying him so much as a sideways glance. He didn’t dare elaborate beyond that yet, not until he knew what he wanted to hear. To his credit, Noah didn’t lash out with the first negative thing he could infer from that. His brows knit and his gaze slid sideways, fingers tightening over his knees to abate some of the nervousness. “And you… can’t say which is which, or it’ll destroy your alias’ credibility?” Gabe ran a hand through his hair to stimulate the regrowth of his recognizable, slightly longer and darker curls, took off his glasses and slipped them into his coat’s pocket, then rubbed at his eyes until the electric blue coloring brightened the previously-brown irises. However ill-at-ease he felt starting this conversation, it couldn’t be said that he wasn’t trying. “It’s just you and me right now,” he assured as he brushed a hand over his jaw and chin to clear away the beard, then leaned over his knees and finally looked over at him with the familiar face he knew so well. “Ask me anything.”

The first time seeing him since the Raids, and not Vincent in his place, was a little more jarring than Noah counted on. He stopped fiddling with the glasses and closed them with an audible click, tucked his arms close to his sides and drew his knees together as if to suddenly look smaller, or somehow more put-together. “Did you at least learn what you needed to?” “Yes.” Gabe tilted his head in response, folded his hands loosely in the air in front of him, and looked over at him evenly. “Serrano isn’t funding the Inquisition, which… isn’t what we expected to hear, but it’s progress,” he affirmed with a thoughtful nod. “Is that all you wanted to know...?” Noah tsked and raised an eyebrow in retaliation, an allusion to the can of worms this line of questioning would eventually open. Always with the pressing to make sure it was closer to the whole truth and not only the pretty highlights. “Inviting me to be my old nosy, bitchy self can’t happen without strings attached.” He pocketed the sunglasses and halfheartedly wiped at half-dried blue blood on his lapel with a frustrated sigh. If deflection were an Olympic sport, he would have quite the collection of medals by now. “That’s the cynicism talking- it wants to know why you didn’t just let Malachi throw the switch.”

Gabe paused for almost half a minute and furrowed his brows, then looked down at his hands and took in a steadying breath. There was no other way to say it, plain and simple. “... because you’re my friend, Noah... and I didn’t like how it made me feel to imagine a world without you in it.” He hesitated to look his way, to let it sink in first. It was as easy a conclusion to come to as it was hard to admit. With how things stood now, Gabriel hardly remembered why he had ever been so hard on him in the beginning. Maybe it was, in part, the way Noah carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, for crimes that weren’t even his fault. No one loved a martyr, but he deeply respected anyone self-aware enough to try and evaluate where they’d gone wrong even if Noah was far too hard on himself most days for his liking. Such as it was, the obvious question still lingered in the back of his mind. “… do you really want to die?”

It’s something of an age-old dilemma in his case, but to hear Gabe ask it isn’t any more pleasant than Hannah throwing it at him. Noah tried to evade the worst of the new spike in distress with a joke. “No, not like that. Getting killed over a little impromptu karaoke wouldn’t look amazing in the obituaries,” he admitted, hands in his lap. Despite the glibness, the guilt had started to creep up again. “If I hadn’t been singing, if I had listened when you said stop, we wouldn’t be discussing it here, like- this. Probably.” “You’re right, we wouldn’t,” he agreed, not looking or sounding upset, but eyes still focused on his hands. The look on his face may have read as neutral, but a very faint blush in his cheeks and a slight flicker of his heartbeat gave him away. Score one, Noah. ‘Erwin’ forced half an abashed grin, trying not to give purchase to the doubts and insecurities piling up to the point he couldn’t avoid dwelling on them. Whatever titillating reaction his words got was worth another admission in reward. “It was- kind of fun while it lasted, though. Almost like- nothing was different.”

The frantic tone of the evening transposed over the serenade hadn’t left him with much of an opportunity to process whether or not he’d enjoyed the performance. But one thing was for sure: he couldn’t get his choice of song off his mind. Of all the Christmas songs he could have chosen, of course he had picked the one that had the most melodramatic message available. That was just his style. But between the dedication of the song and their conversation from before, he’d been left thinking the lyrics were much more carefully chosen than he’d first thought. After a full minute of silence, Gabriel dared brave the comfort of the moment to ask a question he knew without a doubt would have an overly-complicated answer. “Why that song?” he began uncertainly, at almost a whisper.

Called out, the slimmer RK9 froze. His fidgeting hands stilled and the brittle grin collapsed into an uncertain frown. Like a focusing camera lens, his pupils flared and contracted, LED spinning yellow and remaining said color for several seconds. At least his first impulse wasn’t to try and deny it, but he still wanted a real answer. “Why did you pick that song, specifically?” Gabe tried again after he’d cleared his throat, louder than before. “Yvonne thought it appropriate,” he deflected on impulse, “Because your arrangement could only have been better off for-...” Noah stopped before he could finish the lie. It wouldn’t have done him any favors anyway. The choice was blatantly transparent, even if it still somehow required an explanation. Hands curled over each other in his lap, and he hung his head defeatedly. “... and…  because it was true, okay? Where were we last year, this same time?”

Gabe’s cheeks flushed yet another shade redder as he thought back to the year before when they’d barely known each other for longer than a week. Not only had Noah showered him in all manner of unnecessary gifts (which made him extremely uncomfortable to accept), but it had been the first time he’d asked for a kiss under the mistletoe. Freshly deviated and not at all familiar with Christmas traditions, much less acquainted with his feelings, he’d popped him across the jaw with a strong right uppercut the moment Noah got too close for comfort. In hindsight, he felt bad for how severely he’d overreacted, but what was done was done, and the circumstances had changed. All he could do now was make up for acting like an inconsiderate ass. Starting with giving him what he needed to hear before he could get up and walk away. “So, then... that’s really how you feel...?” he asked one more time, just for clarification. “Every word of that was… genuine?” “Said as if I wasn’t being genuine the whole time...” Noah muttered without meeting his eyes, arms crossed as if he were suddenly chilled. The hot-cold flush was back, and this time it wasn’t momentary. It spread from his cheeks back down the sides of his neck, intensifying and making him feel as if his fuel lines had shrunk down to half their diameter. He forced himself to say more to distract from how his processors spun a few cycles too slow. “‘Honest’ is what you had trouble with hearing before.”

Having said his piece, he tried to stand up and leave, only for Gabe to sharply reach out, grab his arm and pull him back down. He might have protested if not for the pleading expression of “No, we need to talk about this”. This wasn’t Vincent Sharp. Gabriel needed to talk about it, to process it, and he needed to be able to see it in his eyes and on his face so he could do that. “Please… I’m listening now.” Being expected to sit there and explain himself once and for all didn’t immediately gel with his mindset of ‘write the night off as the biggest near-miss he’s had since the press conference’. By now, he hardly remembered the intent with which he’d crashed the charity event in the first place; but one thing held firm to for the last few hours was wanting to talk to Gabe candidly, without anyone else eavesdropping. No aliases or cover stories or ulterior motives. The question was a very simple yes or no, but being who he is, the urge to over-explain himself won out.

“Yes, it was, and is, how I really feel,” Noah replied in a gentler, reluctant tone and paused long enough to take in a deep breath as an unreadable expression crossed Gabe’s face, somewhere between overwhelmed and touched. “I may be the most infamous idiot in Zion’s immediate history, but that’s only rivaled by how unfairly they revile you for what happened in Boston. They don’t get it. They don’t know what it is to be us… ” His voice trailed off and Noah caught himself almost tripping over the next words, unsure if he should admit to his intentions, except for the insisting look in Gabriel’s transfixed gaze. He really was listening, with bated breath. “I know my timing is atrocious, but I wondered... if you’d ever thought that we could be something besides a mutual pair of freaks, then... then maybe we’d...” He stuttered to a stop, reached to stroke the tension out of his throat and corrected himself. “You’d see that neither of us is totally alone, and we could be something- besides that, more than that... something they can’t say we aren’t.”

The silence from his companion both was and wasn’t helping. On the one hand, if Noah pretended he was talking to a brick wall (which was a fair comparison, some days), he could get out everything he wanted to say without interruption; on the other, he would have liked to know what was going through Gabriel’s head aside from having to watch his brow slowly harden the more he spoke. Folded hands didn’t offer much more insight beyond careful consideration either. He swallowed one more throat-clenching choke so he could finish the rest of his thought. “You once said you were tired of all the expectations others had, that they couldn’t know what was best for you because they hadn’t been through what you had. I don’t know if you’re still that guy, after all that’s happened, but... at the least, what would you say to a reset between us?”

Noah braved the twenty seconds of silence that followed the question with as much courage as he could summon, but caved to the desperate need to know and turned his head to find him doing the same. Gabe stared back out the corners of his eyes, then shook his head softly, slipped the glove off of the hand between them, and slowly reached over to thread his fingers with his. The gentle input of contact between bare receptors illuminated the panels of their palms without deactivating the projection. That he would be the first to initiate contact between them was already a huge win, but he still blushed when he took it a step further and pulled their hands into his lap, turned Noah’s hand over and gently rubbed it between both of his with a squint. This was a rare mood indeed. “A reset implies forgetting about everything that’s happened,” he stated evenly before looking up to meet his gaze. “And I don’t want that. I’d rather just… understand where we’re at, right now, and go from there.”

It was nice while it lasted, anyway. However poignant the gesture and physical contact were, his dizzying mood shifts weren’t about to let him settle for being ‘pet’ into a calm state just yet. The peacock’s feathers were still too mussed and ruffled. “Oh, that’s much easier to summarize: we’re a bloody mess!” Noah bristled and jerked his hand back, to Gabriel’s surprise. “Why would you want to start from there? I didn’t mean to say ‘nothing ever happened’. Would I be sporting this ridiculously moody haircut if it hadn’t?” Gabe’s lip twitched and his expression nearly curdled, but he steadied himself, took a breath and managed to remain calm. Noah was just feeling raw and exposed, reacting in the same way he once had when he felt vulnerable early on. Unlike him, however, if a little pressure were applied in just the right way, that rough exterior would crack like a walnut. “Are you done?” he asked expectantly with a pop of his brows at him for emphasis.

Bitchy mode instantly deactivated. Noah sighed and hung his head. It had proven to be an upsetting night, but it was no one’s fault besides his own. Gabe didn’t have to be there -humoring him, listening to what he had to say- and it would have taken more energy to remain irritated than he even had left in reserve. And the fact that he was able to show this level of patience spoke volumes to just what he was feeling and what he was about to say. Somehow he knew it was something he wanted to hear. A faint blush surfaced in his cheeks, and he gave a submissive nod. “Because it’s you, yes, sir... for now.”

The tension drained from his expression and shoulders, the white-knuckled grip over his fist relaxed. Gabriel closed his eyes and gave himself a moment to collect his thoughts, ducked his head then opened his eyes to stare at the ground between his feet. “I know I was an asshole. You have every right to hold that against me if you want to,” he started with unwavering conviction. The old Gabriel would have sooner lashed out to cover up his mistakes than admit his wrongdoings. “But I’ve also spent a year unwinding the knots that had me so twisted around that I didn’t want to involve anyone in my life.” He paused just long enough to glance over at him and make sure he was listening. Noah sat silent and still, like a child being lectured. After a stint in time out it was practically to be expected. “You met me at my lowest point, back when I didn’t know how to be a friend, much less a lover…” The revelation of why he had to make that distinction made him shiver, and he chuckled uncomfortably. This wasn’t a conversation he ever imagined having with him in the past, much less in the future. “You know how bad shit was with Em in the beginning...? Because I didn’t understand what a relationship was supposed to be… ?” He paused again and lifted his brows even higher. “I had some idea, thanks to gossip…” Noah replied, though not to interrupt. “And- other hints I’m sure you’d rather not be reminded of.” Never let it be said Emilya Grantley was always as prim and proper as she made herself out to appear. “You might not have fully understood at the time, but if you were anything like me, I thought you’d pick it up fast enough.” “You expected too much of me, Noah, way too soon,” he corrected with a tired sigh. “I was emotionally stunted - I didn’t know any feelings aside from ‘angry’, ‘jealous’, and ‘not’... so no, I didn’t pick it up as quickly as you did. And that’s why I didn’t get the message, until-” he stuttered to a halt, grit his teeth, and looked away in shame before he finished the thought. “Until now. So don’t-...”

Gabriel didn’t get much further into his train of thought before he had to stop again. Getting all choked up over a little unfamiliar emotion wasn’t really his style, but it had been a while since he had felt that uncertain about anything. “Don’t hold it against me for being so goddamn slow… I’m trying, alright?” He lifted his gaze and stared deep into Noah’s eyes for nearly half a minute, desperate for him to understand, to not reject him now like he had done so many times before without even knowing. He’d lost count of how many times his blushing subroutine had engaged that night, but every time it did he felt himself die a little inside. It wasn’t like it was a lie- he’d offered more in the last five minutes of conversation than he’d ever been willing to expose about himself to him. A sigh escaped him as he looked down and away, and pinched his fingers over the bridge of his nose, praying for patience. “I wouldn’t have bothered trying if you weren’t important to me...”

Getting Gabe to admit their rapport was any kind of significant was a victory in itself, yet at the same time, even if it was what Noah wanted, his habit of second-guessing kicked in but a moment later. The pouting look dropped from his face, replaced by bemused neutrality. Suddenly he was looking for holes in the argument to make sure it wasn’t a fabricated confession, without coming right out and asking. It wasn’t that he doubted Gabe’s integrity or that he didn’t believe he meant what he was saying, but he did doubt the context that had endeared him to Gabe. Noah tried to keep the feelings of blame and self-ridicule abated as they banged on the doors, wanting to be let in, and cast them off for a few seconds longer with a forced sigh and shook his head. “Maybe I did screw up that much. The approach was all wrong, but you’ve got the message now, so... better late than never.” “It’s not what I expected to hear,” he agreed in a neutral tone. “I can’t say with certainty that the result would have been any different.”

It would have been better if he could, but no answer worth knowing was ever given easy. That said, if it wasn’t the answer Noah would most want to hear he should have better braced himself for disappointment. “But if it’s not what you want, the understanding between us, I’ll... I can accept that.” A bit of a flustered response animated Gabe’s otherwise brooding expression. “That’s not what I said,” he corrected before he could get too off course. He hadn’t had enough time yet to come to that decision, he’d only really been processing the possibility for an hour at most. As always, Noah ventured on with the worst-case scenario in mind. The smile he donned bordered on self-loathing. “You have a life, one that isn’t shaping up half bad, and here I am just...” He trailed off and shook his head again, dragged a hand over his face as if to brush off fatigue born of so many discordant thoughts. “I don’t know what I’m doing anymore. With you, or Hannah, or Zion or… anything. The people who got killed tonight didn’t count on being caught in the crossfire. If I had only stopped singing when you asked...”

Gabe sighed, quiet and jagged, and moved one nervous hand over his chin. “I don’t know what to say…” he started, fingers drumming absently over their new perch. “It’s not like I’ve had time to analyze how all this makes me feel. All I really know is…” His voice trailed off, he dragged the tips of his fingers over his lips in pensive focus, then flattened a palm over them as he stared into the space in front of them. The other hand, dangled over his thigh between his legs, trembled in quiet confession; he hadn’t been that terrified since the Red Raids, a few months before, when he thought he was going to lose Emilya to a gang of Bloodhounds. “... I thought I was gonna lose you to him... and I was really, really scared.” “You sounded it, from where I was,” Noah commented in an attempt to keep his tone flat and free of inflection, positive or negative. Neither had ever earned him points when it came to debating with Gabe anyway, as far as he remembered.

But something else in his expression caught his immediate attention. Noah paused and raised an eyebrow at the very slight tells of distress that he couldn’t see from within the garden, tells that weren’t so easy to fake. “Why wouldn’t you want me to die? Wouldn’t it just make your life easier?” The answer came to Gabe quicker than before, after an hour of fight or flight contemplation, but he still took the time to pause and look him in the eye as he gave him his answer. “I already answered that,” he replied solemnly, “Because if you died, I would feel alone.” He had said as much before, he’d just phrased it differently.

‘Didn’t want to imagine a world without you in it’.

Noah averted his eyes sharply as the pang of simultaneous longing and denial hit him. At the moment, he was at a loss for a good refute. “I don’t hate you,” Gabriel assured, “I never did- I just wanted you to be respectful of the boundaries I’d set.” A weak smile twitched at the corner of Noah’s lips. Lines in the sand always had been something he’d had trouble with. “So... I imagine singing a dedicated love song to you in front of a couple of hundred people rates pretty high on the list of ‘worst ways to violate your boundaries’?” “It’s somewhere in the middle... not the least invasive, not the most...” Gabe grinned sheepishly and looked away with a vaguely shy smile and a soft blush, but frowned at the second half of his thought as it came to him. “I didn’t hate it... the fact is, I might have enjoyed it if I didn’t have Gavin and Falken panicking in my ear the whole time.” “Squabbling like headless chickens, no doubt,” Noah remarked. The mental image brought a stronger smile to his face. “Might have, you say…? I’ll take that as a quasi compliment.” He managed a fleeting moment of wit akin to his former attitude, before he noticed the melancholic mood of his companion, and circled back on his own solemn observation. Whatever humor he’d scavenged for the moment drained from his delivery. “I meant what I said, but it still got people killed… and my whims aren’t worth more deaths on anyone’s head-”

Before he could start blaming himself properly, Gabriel cut him off with a heavy hand clapped over his shoulder. “Hey- you didn’t get anyone killed. Malachi did. Their deaths aren’t on you, much as you wanna take credit for them.” “Who else would if not for me, then?” he scoffed to cover up the fact that he had already tallied up a body count to add to his pre-existing lists. “Malachi doesn’t feel a smidge of remorse for it, so someone has to. As it stands, had I not been there distracting everyone as I did, more of them could have gotten out unscathed. That’s just basic math.” “You don’t know that for sure,” Gabe stated evenly, eyes fixed on his hand as he slipped an arm around his shoulders. “Don’t torture yourself like that.”

It sounded like an order, complete with a “don’t” prefix, but Noah’s impulsive need to sass stalled at the sensation of weight lying on his shoulders. He blinked and looked around, then back at Gabe. If the gesture was meant to comfort and mollify him, it had the exact opposite effect; but, rather than react with pithy retaliation, he swallowed anxiously. “I screwed up- people died, and I managed to scare you by putting myself in a situation where I could have been killed. A little torture is deserved, or at least a wrist slap, something.” Gabriel feigned a disappointed scowl. “Fine then, you want the truth? You shouldn’t have been here and you know it,” he scolded in a fatherly tone, just for impact; but after a few moments of letting him indulge in the reprimand, his expression softened and he reached for his hand again. “... but I’m glad you were.” Noah didn’t try to pull away again as his fingers curled over the top of his hand. The prior revulsion of being touched had since been ameliorated by the sincerity of his words. A nervous smile twitched at one corner of his mouth. “That's the first time I’ve heard you say that- or at least, it’s the first time you weren’t just humoring me from behind the persona of Vincent Sharp.” “I’m serious.”

The insistent look in his eyes was unwavering in its conviction. Clearly, he wasn’t lying about that either. “I only spoke to a few people all night before you arrived, none of whom were genial enough to make Serrano want to approach me. But then he saw us talking, and, well… it was enough to solidify my alias.” Noah gave a haughty snort. Lynchpin move that it was, he pitied whatever odds for success the FBI had to begin with. “If Mr. Sharp greeted said other guests with the same hospitality he showed Erwin, then it was no wonder you needed a little help.” Gabriel rolled his eyes and let the scoff slide with a quiet smirk. “Either way, he gave me his story- seems like he never was quite sure of androids who weren’t deviant, let alone us; but he’s not funding the Inquisition. He’s in favor of giving us the space to find our own way.” “And how exactly does that help your case against him?” “It adds one more missing piece to the puzzle,” Gabe explained. “He might not be the source, but he might be able to tell us who is if asked the right questions.” Said with as straight a face as ever, Noah couldn’t help the barest of smirks at the memory of a time when his counterpart couldn’t stand being pelted with questions, much less asking them. A lot could change in a year. “Yes, well… lucky for you, you’ve been getting better with how to put those.” “As for your performance…” His voice trailed off for a moment, fingers moved to lace with his and curl around his palm as he sighed defeatedly. “The Inquisition had disabled the fire alarm system by the time we knew they were here. There wouldn’t have been any way to evacuate the room short of shouting ‘FIRE’. The best thing we could have done was to keep the guests calm and complacent. You risked your life to take Malachi’s focus off the other hostages. Casualties were minimized, all I did was stand there and look pretty.” “And spear the bad guy in the head with a Prada heel…” Noah corrected with a faint blush. No amount of underselling one’s importance in a given debacle went unanswered with him. Sally O’Rourke was probably more than happy to see her wardrobe’s sacrifice go to good use. She’d had the look of someone who wouldn’t tolerate a second musical interruption as politely as the first. “Nice throw, but… I never want to see another high heel as long as I live.”

The shift in the topic didn’t derail the praise as he had hoped, merely tripped Gabe up long enough to force him to take a pause and grin. “Point is, you did good. Who knows how much better or worse it would have been without you there... and even if you did scare me, I was glad to have your support- professionally, and emotionally.” A few more innocent bystanders’ deaths on the tally sheet, yet still he squeaked by to edge his way into ‘good’ graces. Noah swallowed any urge to bring that back up, knowing it’d only muddy whatever compliment was woven in there. It didn’t feel deserved, from where he sat. “Even if I violated your personal space to do so?” Gabriel flushed a tint deeper than before as he pulled their hands back into his lap again and directed his focus ahead of him. “You showed a degree of respect you hadn’t in the past, so… it’s nothing I couldn’t handle.” “Respect wasn’t a factor back then…” Coming from either party. Noah glanced down at their hands, half expecting him to initiate a memory interface, though it didn’t come. That was apparently up to him to decide on. “Still isn’t, to a degree,” Gabriel huffed with a handsome grin and a soft chuckle. “But, I can live with it.” Indeed, worse things had happened. What was an impulsive, drunken-yet-affectionate serenade from an old friend, compared to an attempt at a stolen kiss from someone he’d only just met two weeks prior? “You mean I didn’t slay you with embarrassment? Oh dear, mission failed.” “No, you succeeded, but the world didn’t end, did it?”

Gabriel’s fingertips nervously fidgeted against his hand, and he swallowed to expand the passages of his tightly clenched throat. Anxiety had finally gotten the best of him. “I ah-...” He started, then stopped, sighed quietly and hung his head. “I’m sorry.” Noah’s ear twitched involuntarily and he made a quarter-turn effort to glance at him suspiciously out of the corners of his eyes. “... Pretty sure I heard that right.” “You heard me,” he mumbled with a playful nudge, without looking up. Maybe, but it didn’t hurt to double-check that it wasn’t some figment of addled imagination. “I’m sorry, too, for… complicating things.” It was as articulate of an apology as Noah could manage. He wasn’t thirsty for anything more than quiet understanding. The rapid-fire shots of rum had already been cause for enough drama without the Inquisition ruining the mood. “Don’t worry, Gabe, I won’t go a capella on you now.” “You didn’t complicate anything,” he chuckled with a shy smile. “If you hadn’t crashed the party and wrote yourself into my alias’ history, I might have failed my directive.”

The compliment helped, but any pride he might have felt was tempered by the knowledge people had still died that night. Tomorrow there would be press coverage of this running on no less than five major news networks, three local outlets, and dozens of online tabloids. He couldn’t allow himself any congratulations, regardless of whether or not the distraction he had brought to the table had somehow prevented more casualties from occurring, or if it helped Gabe accomplish his mission. If you say so, he conceded at last. Noah leaned down just enough to nuzzle his cheek against Gabe’s shoulder to avoid looking at him. He let the skin on his hand peel back and lay the sensors bare instead of weeping over these most recent regrets. Sometimes emulating a human show of sorrow was just too much effort to queue up, and there had been enough theatrics for one night already.

As if he’d been anticipating the gesture, Gabriel reciprocated in time out of respect and insisting curiosity- it wasn’t like Noah to simply go quiet, much less agree with him. The flow of data gave him just enough insight into what was on his mind without needing to prod. “None of what happened with Malachi was your fault,” he tried to reassure. “It’s... just how he operates. And if you think he’s bad, Gideon was worse.” There was an appropriate, if unwelcome comparison. The RK5 responsible for overthrowing Boston knew what worked for dramatic shock value, the same as his subordinate. To think their series were ever in any way related made Noah grimace in revulsion every time. “I can imagine. I saw that- weasel in passing while I was locked up. He knew what was wrong with me at a glance.” "If you had been under his control, you'd be even more mixed up than you are now.” Like Waylon and Malachi, both still very much affected by their time with him- one trying to de-program and be better, the other succumbing to the madness. “It's a good thing you never had to deal with him. Silver lining, I guess." “The lining is having people like Hannah and Kate, and... yourself around. If it weren’t for you-” Noah paused to rethink his choice of words, drew back, then amended mid-thought, “You all, tonight would probably have been the end of it.” “It’s alright… you know, you can thank me for saving your life,” Gabe teased with a charming, flirtatious smirk. “C’mon… you think I'd let you off that easy?”

Neither he nor anyone else typically saw fit to forgive his grievances in the past. Noah‘s eyebrows drew together in a set, disgruntled line at that thought. Even if things had changed, he was so used to beating himself up, basic manners still escaped his focus now and then. “If it made life simpler for you, yes.” Gabe snorted in disapproval. "Please… since when has simple ever been a staple of my life or yours?" “A guy can dream, can’t he?” However peeved he meant for that to sound, Noah conceded the argument with a sigh and a soft squeeze at his hand in reply. The glow of the panels went dark and the skin reformed. “In any case, thanks for the assistance.”

For just a moment, the flutter came back with the delivery of his ‘thanks’. However small or insignificant the gesture seemed, it was a bigger deal to him than expected. It was the first time he remembered Noah thanking him for anything. Gabe’s smile dropped, his pupils contracted, his eyelids faltered just barely, and whatever uncertainty he’d shaken off came back to plop itself right back on his chest like a lead weight.

His delayed response of “Don’t mention it…” carried a bemused air about it that was only shattered by Falken’s loud whistling from down the hall behind them. Both turned halfway to glimpse the man’s harried gesture to ‘Come here’, though only Gabe responded to it with an expectant groan and a sigh. “Uh oh, Coach looks pissed,” Noah sassed as his expression dropped. All of these interruptions were really starting to grate. So long as this one didn’t end with the promised bullet in a leg, he supposed it was tolerable. “I'll be right back, stay here.” “Actually I was-” The fleeting will to protest went as quickly as it came, the moment their eyes met. Apparently, their conversation wasn’t over, and he would only find trouble in disobeying. Besides, no talk they had ever had before this ever really ended on a sound conclusion. “... going to sit right here as ordered, yes, sir.”

Gabe stood and moved to leave, only to find himself stopped by a slight tugging at his arm. Brows twitched in confusion as he looked back, and found Noah's hand still latched onto his, curled tight, refusing to release. The gesture softened him, but only for a moment. As soon as Noah looked up and saw the stern squint asking him to let him go, he complied with a shy ‘Sorry’ in response. It didn’t feel right, just leaving him like that. It had been a stressful night, and he didn’t want to leave him there alone any more than Noah wanted to be left alone. After another moment of deliberation, he turned back and squatted before him on the stairs while fiddling with his corsage. Noah blinked, his LED went forebodingly red, and he sharply leaned back out of his personal space as he leaned in to affix it to his lapel, opposite of the Zion pin. “Wh-what are you-” “Relax.” Gabe cupped one enormous hand over his jaw and pressed his lips to his other cheek with a quick but firm kiss that Erwin nearly melted into. It wasn’t enough, and it wasn’t fair of him to peck and run, but being at such a loss for words (not quite trusting himself to not crumble and get overly emotional then and there), he could only gawk and pout to communicate his dismay. “Don’t go anywhere, and make sure you call Hannah and let her know you’re alright.” Noah only nodded, though he hesitated to let go of Gabe’s hand, even if the corsage pinned to his jacket was a welcome vote of reassurance. It was very wry of him to assume he was any kind of ‘alright’ after the night’s events, though it wasn’t the most demanding thing being asked of him. If he could suffer Malachi’s insults, Hannah’s fretting was nothing.

Any lingering feeling of warmth and familiarity left with Gabe as his hand slipped away at last, and he watched him walk back down the hall toward the Green Rooms in the direction of the Auditorium. The silence at that end of the building was both soothing and unsettling, because if there was one thing the night had taught him thus far, it was that trouble liked disrupting comfort. Noah only dallied on that thought for about thirty seconds more before he called Hannah as instructed. Even though they had parted on bad terms earlier in the day, her voice was another welcome reminder he was never as cut off as his broken subroutines told him he should be.

Noah! Thank RA9… I saw the news and I was so worried. For the time being, he muzzled the sick segment of code already guilt-tripping him for making her worry yet again. He wasn’t so naïve to think she would have never done the math, but here they were, no more than an hour since, and she had already put two and two together. No getting out of it now. I’m fine. You can thank Gabriel for that, he admitted without thinking. He handled the situation with a poise I wasn’t even aware he had. There was yet another dynamic that had ended up opposite of how it began. Every pain he had taken to try and distance himself for the sake of Hannah’s career in the public eye, had proven to have the exact opposite effect. After being in a relationship for two years during several crises, he should have known better; but at the same time, he couldn’t gauge her reactions any more than he could curb the sporadic desire to self-destruct whenever the chance presented itself. Since the virus, there had been so many conflicting prompts that chafed and caught and splintered whenever they brushed together. It had resulted in too much irrational, uncalled for behavior from him, and yet she still treated him as if he were the same dashing, untroubled person who’d whisked her off to Cincinnati on a whim.

Will you be coming home tonight…? The question was as innocent as it was foreboding and expected. From one day to the next he didn’t know whether to thank her or curse her for the continued attentions, if he should remain aloof or try to break the cycle of separation and grovel at her feet, begging for forgiveness. He only ever got the reaction he was after every time he railed at her for simply never telling him he was in the wrong, as he knew had to be, but he hated how that made her feel, and how it made him feel, having to resort to such browbeating. That evening’s distraction still pended in his deciding what he had been trying to accomplish, to that end. People might have thought him exhausting to keep up with, and they would be right, but not for the reasons they assumed. The FBI needs me here, for the time being, and you still have speeches to make. Try focusing on that, at least for Kamski’s sake.

He’d ended the call on that thought. Letting her protest would only prolong the agony; physically, he was fine, but no, he wouldn’t be back that evening, or maybe even the next day. Returning now would only mean another painful circulating argument, and that was one too many stressors on top of an already hectic evening. Sometimes it was better to leave her in the suspense of not knowing than to give her the truth. At least that way, what she didn’t know couldn’t hurt her more than he already was. This had become their norm, since the outbreak- Noah disappearing for a few days at a time as he tried in vain to clear his head while obsessing over every hint of corrupted behavior surfacing in New Jericho, Hannah begging him to just come home and talk to her… but talking never helped solve the struggles he faced alone. And as much as she tried, Hannah -rA9 bless her- just couldn’t understand that unstoppable urge in his code to try to make that right again, using whatever means he had left. She didn’t know how every time he looked at her he was reminded of what she was in for, and how she deserved so much better than him. Maybe all Noah had been looking to accomplish by blowing up the FBI’s spot that evening was to escape from the disaster of his life at large, but Gabriel had one thing going for him that Hannah, or anybody else, didn’t. Amongst the hurricane of all the rest, he was the calm at the eye of the storm that made sense. How much simpler could it get?

Encroaching footsteps brought the present back into focus just in time to catch the tail end of Gabriel’s parting conversation with Falken, twenty minutes later. Go back to playing Vincent Sharp until further notice, report back only if you need a second opinion. Otherwise, we’ll be listening. Understood, Director. Noah eyed him as he stood there a few moments longer and put his persona back together. He didn’t think it possible for him to look even more handsome than he already did, but the brown eyes, bearded face, faded rosy brown undercut and fake prescription glasses was an incredibly good look for him. It certainly sold the idea he wasn’t the same surly, moody renegade nine who had laid a punch on him after being briefed on what the mistletoe tradition entailed, should one be dangled over his head (as Noah had demonstrated). As he had since explained, he wasn’t in the most receptive headspace last year, either. He hadn’t needed to wear one to the event. And seeing how he had voluntarily handed it over, there wasn’t much point in letting it’s company go to waste. To do otherwise came off more like a wasted gesture. And the thought it could have was offensive enough, he couldn’t let it go unresolved.

Yvonne wouldn’t turn down that dare. With his mind made up, he unclipped the corsage with a flick of his wrist, waited until the footsteps drew close enough, then turned back with one arm held poised over his head. It was no less dramatic and haughty than he had acted before now. “Aren’t you forgetting something…?” Gabe might have tried to find an excuse to say no, but seeing as he’d been told to resume his pretending, Vincent had no reason to deny him. Gabriel heaved a tired sigh from behind his alias and shook his head in disbelief. “C'est vrai, monsieur?” “C'est vrai, oui,” he mimicked with perfect inflection and a pop of his brows. “You couldn’t have possibly expected me to let you get away with that poor excuse for a mistletoe kiss, did you? Come on now, we’ve a tradition to uphold!”

It was the last part of his argument that finally stoked a reaction from him. Noah cringed and shut his eyes tight on instinct as Gabriel’s bear paw hands lunged down to lift him right up off the stairs. The last time he’d come at him in such a manner, he’d hit him hard enough to fracture the seam lines in his cheek. This time, however, he did nothing of the sort. Blue eyes blinked open in confusion as gentle hands clasped around his cheeks and jaw. They weren’t as spidery as Priya’s, but the pressure alone was instant cause for distress, until he felt his lips on the apple of his cheek. Noah stared wide-eyed and red-faced over his shoulder and let out a fluttery whine as he pushed into his touch, his free hand lifted to curl around his wrist. There was no immediate drawback that time, and Gabe exhaled jaggedly as he leaned into him, far enough to tap his forehead to Noah’s. For several long moments, he lingered like this, then pulled away just far enough to run the tip of his nose alongside his, from bridge to tip. “Je suis contente?” he whispered tenderly as Noah’s lips instinctively searched the air for his, a breath away. Dumbstruck and unsure of how to process the moment, Noah only managed an uncertain, lazy ‘uh-huh ’ as he ducked his head and buried it in Gabriel's shoulder, as his companion slipped his arms around him and stroked at the back of his head. It’s a welcome improvement over their first attempt at following the tradition, but he honestly never thought he’d get that far. It would do, for the time being.

“Come, monsieur, let us head back for the night… I sink we could both use ze rest after zis evening.”

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Finding the perfect name for your newborn baby may take some time and careful consideration, but it can also be very interesting.

In fact, it's one of the first and biggest decisions you have to make as a new parent. Are you looking for a son to speak of a family tradition or celebrate a cultural tradition? Whatever your approach, you'll find lots of great options on the following list of the 1,000 most popular boys, according to Social Security Administration (SSA). Take a look to help you narrow down your favorites list (or inspire new ones) and enjoy the experience of finding your favorite name for your new son.

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1. Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names

Liam

Noah

William

James

Oliver

Benjamin

Elijah

Lucas

Mason

Logan

Alexander

Ethan

Jacob

Michael

Daniel

Henry

Jackson

Sebastian

Aiden

Matthew

Samuel

David

Joseph

Carter

Owen

Wyatt

John

Jack

Luke

Jayden

Dylan

Grayson

Levi

Isaac

Gabriel

Julian

Mateo

Anthony

Jaxon

Lincoln

Joshua

Christopher

Andrew

Theodore

Caleb

Ryan

Asher

Nathan

Thomas

Leo

Isaiah

Charles

Josiah

Hudson

Christian

Hunter

Connor

Eli

Ezra

Aaron

Landon

Adrian

Jonathan

Nolan

Jeremiah

Easton

Elias

Colton

Cameron

Carson

Robert

Angel

Maverick

Nicholas

Dominic

Jaxson

Greyson

Adam

Ian

Austin

Santiago

Jordan

Cooper

Brayden

Roman

Evan

Ezekiel

Xavier

Jose

Jace

Jameson

Leonardo

Bryson

Axel

Everett

Parker

Kayden

Miles

Sawyer

Jason

Declan

Weston

Micah

Ayden

Wesley

Luca

Vincent

Damian

Zachary

Silas

Gavin

Chase

Kai

Emmett

Harrison

Nathaniel

Kingston

Cole

Tyler

Bennett

Bentley

Ryker

Tristan

Brandon

Kevin

Luis

George

Ashton

Rowan

Braxton

Ryder

Gael

Ivan

Diego

Maxwell

Max

Carlos

Kaiden

Juan

Maddox

Justin

Waylon

Calvin

Giovanni

Jonah

Abel

Jayce

Jesus

Amir

King

Beau

Camden

Alex

Jasper

Malachi

Brody

Jude

Blake

Emmanuel

Eric

Brooks

Elliot

Antonio

Abraham

Timothy

Finn

Rhett

Elliott

Edward

August

Xander

Alan

Dean

Lorenzo

Bryce

Karter

Victor

Milo

Miguel

Hayden

Graham

Grant

Zion

Tucker

Jesse

Zayden

Joel

Richard

Patrick

Emiliano

Avery

Nicolas

Brantley

Dawson

Myles

Matteo

River

Steven

Thiago

Zane

Matias

Judah

Messiah

Jeremy

Preston

Oscar

Kaleb

Alejandro

Marcus

Mark

Peter

Maximus

Barrett

Jax

Andres

Holden

Legend

Charlie

Knox

Kaden

Paxton

Kyrie

Kyle

Griffin

Josue

Kenneth

Beckett

Enzo

Adriel

Arthur

Felix

Bryan

Lukas

Paul

Brian

Colt

Caden

Leon

Archer

Omar

Israel

Aidan

Theo

Javier

Remington

Jaden

Bradley

Emilio

Colin

Riley

Cayden

Phoenix

Clayton

Simon

Ace

Nash

Derek

Rafael

Zander

Brady

Jorge

Jake

Louis

Damien

Karson

Walker

Maximiliano

Amari

Sean

Chance

Walter

Martin

Finley

Andre

Tobias

Cash

Corbin

Arlo

Iker

Erick

Emerson

Gunner

Cody

Stephen

Francisco

Killian

Dallas

Reid

Manuel

Lane

Atlas

Rylan

Jensen

Ronan

Beckham

Daxton

Anderson

Kameron

Raymond

Orion

Cristian

Tanner

Kyler

Jett

Cohen

Ricardo

Spencer

Gideon

Ali

Fernando

Jaiden

Titus

Travis

Bodhi

Eduardo

Dante

Ellis

Prince

Kane

Luka

Kash

Hendrix

Desmond

Donovan

Mario

Atticus

Cruz

Garrett

Hector

Angelo

Jeffrey

Edwin

Cesar

Zayn

Devin

Conor

Warren

Odin

Jayceon

Romeo

Julius

Jaylen

Hayes

Kayson

Muhammad

Jaxton

Joaquin

Caiden

Dakota

Major

Keegan

Sergio

Marshall

Johnny

Kade

Edgar

Leonel

Ismael

Marco

Tyson

Wade

Collin

Troy

Nasir

Conner

Adonis

Jared

Rory

Andy

Jase

Lennox

Shane

Malik

Ari

Reed

Seth

Clark

Erik

Lawson

Trevor

Gage

Nico

Malakai

Quinn

Cade

Johnathan

Sullivan

Solomon

Cyrus

Fabian

Pedro

Frank

Shawn

Malcolm

Khalil

Nehemiah

Dalton

Mathias

Jay

Ibrahim

Peyton

Winston

Kason

Zayne

Noel

Princeton

Matthias

Gregory

Sterling

Dominick

Elian

Grady

Russell

Finnegan

Ruben

Gianni

Porter

Kendrick

Leland

Pablo

Allen

Hugo

Raiden

Kolton

Remy

Ezequiel

Damon

Emanuel

Zaiden

Otto

Bowen

Marcos

Abram

Kasen

Franklin

Royce

Jonas

Sage

Philip

Esteban

Drake

Kashton

Roberto

Harvey

Alexis

Kian

Jamison

Maximilian

Adan

Milan

Phillip

Albert

Dax

Mohamed

Ronin

Kamden

Hank

Memphis

Oakley

Augustus

Drew

Moises

Armani

Rhys

Benson

Jayson

Kyson

Braylen

Corey

Gunnar

Omari

Alonzo

Landen

Armando

Derrick

Dexter

Enrique

Bruce

Nikolai

Francis

Rocco

Kairo

Royal

Zachariah

Arjun

Deacon

Skyler

Eden

Alijah

Rowen

Pierce

Uriel

Ronald

Luciano

Tate

Frederick

Kieran

Lawrence

Moses

Rodrigo

Brycen

Leonidas

Nixon

Keith

Chandler

Case

Davis

Asa

Darius

Isaias

Aden

Jaime

Landyn

Raul

Niko

Trenton

Apollo

Cairo

Izaiah

Scott

Dorian

Julio

Wilder

Santino

Dustin

Donald

Raphael

Saul

Taylor

Ayaan

Duke

Ryland

Tatum

Ahmed

Moshe

Edison

Emmitt

Cannon

Alec

Danny

Keaton

Roy

Conrad

Roland

Quentin

Lewis

Samson

Brock

Kylan

Cason

Ahmad

Jalen

Nikolas

Braylon

Kamari

Dennis

Callum

Justice

Soren

Rayan

Aarav

Gerardo

Ares

Brendan

Jamari

Kaison

Yusuf

Issac

Jasiah

Callen

Forrest

Makai

Crew

Kobe

Bo

Julien

Mathew

Braden

Johan

Marvin

Zaid

Stetson

Casey

Ty

Ariel

Tony

Zain

Callan

Cullen

Sincere

Uriah

Dillon

Kannon

Colby

Axton

Cassius

Quinton

Mekhi

Reece

Alessandro

Jerry

Mauricio

Sam

Trey

Mohammad

Alberto

Gustavo

Arturo

Fletcher

Marcelo

Abdiel

Hamza

Alfredo

Chris

Finnley

Curtis

Kellan

Quincy

Kase

Harry

Kyree

Wilson

Cayson

Hezekiah

Kohen

Neil

Mohammed

Raylan

Kaysen

Lucca

Sylas

Mack

Leonard

Lionel

Ford

Roger

Rex

Alden

Boston

Colson

Briggs

Zeke

Dariel

Kingsley

Valentino

Jamir

Salvador

Vihaan

Mitchell

Lance

Lucian

Darren

Jimmy

Alvin

Amos

Tripp

Zaire

Layton

Reese

Casen

Colten

Brennan

Korbin

Sonny

Bruno

Orlando

Devon

Huxley

Boone

Maurice

Nelson

Douglas

Randy

Gary

Lennon

Titan

Denver

Jaziel

Noe

Jefferson

Ricky

Lochlan

Rayden

Bryant

Langston

Lachlan

Clay

Abdullah

Lee

Baylor

Leandro

Ben

Kareem

Layne

Joe

Crosby

Deandre

Demetrius

Kellen

Carl

Jakob

Ridge

Bronson

Jedidiah

Rohan

Larry

Stanley

Tomas

Shiloh

Thaddeus

Watson

Baker

Vicente

Koda

Jagger

Nathanael

Carmelo

Shepherd

Graysen

Melvin

Ernesto

Jamie

Yosef

Clyde

Eddie

Tristen

Grey

Ray

Tommy

Samir

Ramon

Santana

Kristian

Marcel

Wells

Zyaire

Brecken

Byron

Otis

Reyansh

Axl

Joey

Trace

Morgan

Musa

Harlan

Enoch

Henrik

Kristopher

Talon

Rey

Guillermo

Houston

Jon

Vincenzo

Dane

Terry

Azariah

Castiel

Kye

Augustine

Zechariah

Joziah

Kamryn

Hassan

Jamal

Chaim

Bodie

Emery

Branson

Jaxtyn

Kole

Wayne

Aryan

Alonso

Brixton

Madden

Allan

Flynn

Jaxen

Harley

Magnus

Sutton

Dash

Anders

Westley

Brett

Emory

Felipe

Yousef

Jadiel

Mordechai

Dominik

Junior

Eliseo

Fisher

Harold

Jaxxon

Kamdyn

Maximo

Caspian

Kelvin

Damari

Fox

Trent

Hugh

Briar

Franco

Keanu

Terrance

Yahir

Ameer

Kaiser

Thatcher

Ishaan

Koa

Merrick

Coen

Rodney

Brayan

London

Rudy

Gordon

Bobby

Aron

Marc

Van

Anakin

Canaan

Dario

Reginald

Westin

Darian

Ledger

Leighton

Maxton

Tadeo

Valentin

Aldo

Khalid

Nickolas

Toby

Dayton

Jacoby

Billy

Gatlin

Elisha

Jabari

Jermaine

Alvaro

Marlon

Mayson

Blaze

Jeffery

Kace

Braydon

Achilles

Brysen

Saint

Xzavier

Aydin

Eugene

Adrien

Cain

Kylo

Nova

Onyx

Arian

Bjorn

Jerome

Miller

Alfred

Kenzo

Kyng

Leroy

Maison

Jordy

Stefan

Wallace

Benicio

Kendall

Zayd

Blaine

Tristian

Anson

Gannon

Jeremias

Marley

Ronnie

Dangelo

Kody

Will

Bentlee

Gerald

Salvatore

Turner

Chad

Misael

Mustafa

Konnor

Maxim

Rogelio

Zakai

Cory

Judson

Brentley

Darwin

Louie

Ulises

Dakari

Rocky

Wesson

Alfonso

Payton

Dwayne

Juelz

Duncan

Keagan

Deshawn

Bode

Bridger

Skylar

Brodie

Landry

Avi

Keenan

Reuben

Jaxx

Rene

Yehuda

Imran

Yael

Alexzander

Willie

Cristiano

Heath

Lyric

Davion

Elon

Karsyn

Krew

Jairo

Maddux

Ephraim

Ignacio

Vivaan

Aries

Vance

Boden

Lyle

Ralph

Reign

Camilo

Draven

Terrence

Idris

Ira

Javion

Jericho

Khari

Marcellus

Creed

Shepard

Terrell

Ahmir

Camdyn

Cedric

Howard

Jad

Zahir

Harper

Justus

Forest

Gibson

Zev

Alaric

Decker

Ernest

Jesiah

Torin

Benedict

Bowie

Deangelo

Genesis

Harlem

Kalel

Kylen

Bishop

Immanuel

Lian

Zavier

Archie

Davian

Gus

Kabir

Korbyn

Randall

Benton

Coleman

Markus

2. Top 10 beautiful Middles names for baby Boys

Ace

Abe

Beck

Blake

Dean

Grant

Hugh

James

Charles

George

More ideals for you: Top 1000 baby Girl names

From : https://wikitopx.com/name-meanings/top-1000-baby-boy-names-711929.html

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Spring 2019 Honor List

NATCHITOCHES – One thousand forty-three undergraduates were named to Northwestern State University’s Honor List for the Spring 2019 semester. Students on the Honor List must be enrolled full-time and have a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.49. Students listed by hometown are as follows.

 Abbeville – Annemarie Broussard, MaKayla Lewis, Zabrinia Spates;

 Aimwell – Jonathan Poole;

 Alexandria – Markeyla Anderson, Gavin Arabie, Sharenthia Chew, Angel Christophe, Josyf Das Neves, Joshua Dorsey, Alexis Flowers, Kelvina Ford, Zuleika Fountain, Vanity Givens, Kyle Guillory, Khloe Jasper, Whitney Joffrion, Gustov Johnson, Martavius King, Ashley Koestler, Kasey Lacombe, Taylar Lee, Kelli Leone, Jimmie Magee, Dean Mayeux, Jason McDaniel, Jalyn Mcneal, Ashley Mitchell, John O’Dell, Madison Ogorek, Tiffany Ore, Sadae Polk, Alyssa Rivers, Mart Sampson, Brandy Sayer, Shakera Shorts, Kizzy Slaughter, Kiaijah Thomas, Hailey Urena, Jenna Wade, Alysha Walker, Aalyiah Williams;

 Amelia – Renwick McPherson;

 Anacoco – Rachel Fournier, Angela Guy, Andrea Halladay, Tristan Harvey, Madeleine Hensley, Aaron Norris, Jason Ortiz, Ireland Slocum, Amanda Sorg, Tyler Stephens, Emily Williams, Rhonda Perry,

 Arlington, Texas -- Mariah Denson, Devin Gipson, O’Shea Jackson;

 Arnaudville – Macey Boyd, Bailey Dautreuil, Maddison Janice;

 Athens – Jacob Ellis;

 Atlanta – Ashley Mitchell, Jackson Teal, Jamie Wagley;

 Aurora, Colorado – William Mccullough;

 Avondale – Mikala Clark;

 Bastrop – Alisha Bolton;

 Baton Rouge – Jordan Hall, Melvin Hudson;

 Belcher – Loriann Long;

 Boyce – Lane Robinson

 Baker – Devante George, Cherish Netter;

 Ball – Angel Chavez, Christopher Constance, Bryan Sayes, Vanessa Toney, Alice Wilson;

 Bastrop – Allenicia Arbet;

 Baton Rouge – Mark Alexander, Chloe Castello, Ricky Chatman, Shelby Christian, Briyonna Collins, Madison Harris, Mckane Kinchen, Griffin Lundin, Cydni Millican, Rachel Monsour, Katie Pham, James Steelman, Jharon Whitfield;

 Beacon Falls, Connecticut – Stacey Brown;

 Bedford, Texas – Katina Booker;

 Belle Chasse – Hayley Barbazon, Denim Reeves;

 Belmont – Kelly Bass, Ashley Hill;

 Bentley – Heather Jones,

 Benton – Bryanna Cooper, Steven Gardner, Milla Gonzales, Grayson Isom, Colby Ponder, Blaine Reeder, Hannah Schott, Jackson Mathews, Megan Russell;

 Bermuda – Michael Vienne;

 Bienville – Sarah Macynski;

 Big Spring, Texas – Kristin Wilson;

 Birmingham, Alabama – Emma Wallace;

 Bogalusa – Amanda Crawford, Taylor Johnson;

 Bossier City – Yetunde Adegbovega, Austin Averitt, Abigail Castillo, Kendall Corkern, Cameron Davis, Daniel Dial, Kimberly Eloby, Ri’Kaela England, Khairig Frost, Hannah Gaspard, Margaret Gates, Jacob Guest, Tangy Heilbling, Ashlynn Henderson, Jordan Hunter, Shane Kaiser, Alyssa Kidd, Seth Lowery, Jordan Markle, Rebecca Markle, Jennifer Martinez, Rance Mason, Coby McGee, Alexa Montgomery, Yuridia Olea, Sabri Parks, Shelby Peebles, Brittani Phillips, Rachael Pierce, Cierra Rachal, Litzy Rivera, Gabriela Rodriguez, Madison Rowland, Rheagan Rowland, Dakota Schudalla, Makayla Strother, Trevor Tackett, Kellie Toms, Bobby Trichel, Madalyn Watson, Pamula Whicker, Elizabeth Zanca, Nour Zeidan;

 Boutte – Jose Del Rio;

 Boyce – Savanna Budnik, Timothy Glass, Kaitlyn Miller, Jessie Turner, Julia Watson;

 Brownsboro, Texas – Brice Borgeson;

 Buffalo, New York – LeTerrance Reed;

 Bunkie – Izola Williams;

 Bush – Serena Bonnette;

 Calhoun – Marissa Barentine;

 Campti – Paige Cason, Damarte Fisher, Kourtney Horton, Malachi Lester, Pepper Lloyd, Madison McLaren;

 Canton, Texas – Tiffany Cayson, Jack Dyre;

 Cape Coral, Florida – Karleigh Acosta;

 Carencro – Malik Babin, Chaney Dodge, Harold Williams;

 Cartagena, Colombia – Samantha Arellano Chavz, Edwin Castro Frias, Jalima Dias, Miledys Jiminez Vasquez, Daniel Racero Rocha, Gabriela Forero Salcedo, Sadoc Silva Calderon;

 Cartagena Bolivar, Colombia – Alejandro Dager Carrasquilla;

 Castor – Loxlie Dodd, Hogan Nealy;

 Center, Texas – John Harrington;

 Chalmette – Isaiah Carpenter, Gabriel Ernest, Sara Mendoza;

 Chatham – Jonathan Gill;

 Cincinnati, Ohio – Terry Brewer;

 Clarence – Quintarous Coleman, Kimberly Reliford;

 Clinton – Arianna Parrish;

 Cloutierville – Alexia Gistarb;

 Colfax – Camren Bell, Kensey Knight, Paidin Luneau, Kaitlyn Slalyter, Ontavius Williams;

 Colorado Springs, Colorado – Sarah Wagner;

 Columbia – Jackson McCann;

 Columbus, Mississippi – William Taylor;  

 Converse – Zachary Faircloth, Nicolas Farmer, Victoria Gasper, Wade Hicks, Jared Jagneaux, Skyler Laroux, Ashley Sims, Delia Smith, Triston Waldon;

 Coppell, Texas – Jada Freeman;

 Cottonport – Jacob Harris, Joneshia Jacobs, Christine Lemoine;  

 Coushatta – Journi Brown, Faith Cason, La’Zaria Clark, Jon Hester, Tawanda Johnson, Amey Sepulvado;

 Covington – Madison Blanks, Sarah Shiflett, Jennifer Vo;

 Coyolilla Veracruz, Mexico – Guadalupe de Jesus Mendez Zaragoza;

 Crowley – Mc’Kayleen Milson;

 Cullen – D’Agurelle Epps;

 Cut Off – Zachary Breaux, Kaelyn Musgrave;

 Dallas – Nadia Carney;

 De Berry, Texas – Sarah Britt;

 DeQuincy – Hayden Robertson;

 DeRidder – Carson Brown, Lauren Callis, Maygin Chesson, Sheridan Douglas, Sarah Fulford, Katherine Goodman, Michelle Green, Alexis Holland, Elliott Jones, Ethel Jones, Jordan Mack-McNair, Presley Phelps, Richard-Jayson Puzon, Morgan Smith, Heather Sorton, Madison Tilley, Tyler Wright, Airiuna Satchell;

 Delhi – KeDiejah Cooper;

 Denham Springs – Samantha Burgess, Joni Burlew, Caleb Callender, Zyneshia Jennings;

 Deville – Emily Bonial, Courtney DeVille, Amy Henderson, Ashtyn Knapp, Karlee Littleton, Morgan McCrory, Caleb Rhodes, Marcia Rogers, Garrett Sellers;

 Dodson – Nolan Griffin, Brendan Thomas;

 Donaldsonville – Jermaine Collier, Natalie Landry;

 Doyle – Mackensie Ulrich;

 Doyline – Carmesia Russell;

 Dry Prong – Ethan Lewis, Shian Murrell, Lindsey Weatherford, Ashley Webb;

 Dubach – Oilvia Hancock, Kayla Loyd;

 Dubberly – Audrie Dison;

 Duson – Alexandra Broussard, Desmond Prejean;

 Edmond, Oklahoma – Ravon Nero;

 Elizabeth – Hannah LaCaze;

 Elmer – Victoria Coleman

 Elton – Maia Lacomb;

 Eunice – Tanner Thibodeaux, Emily Deshotel;

 Falfurrias, Texas – Marco Arevalo;

 Farmerville – Adrianna Loyd, Jalissa Loyd;

 Fayetteville, Arkansas – Cody Coleman;

 Ferriday – Dalenesha Wimley;

 Fisher – Hayden Courtney;

 Flatwoods – Lindsey Willis;

 Florien – Katelynn Alford, Danielle Anthony, Gabrielle Bryant, Braelyn Calhoun, Magon Lester, Ashton Remedies, Jordan Weldon;

 Flower Mound, Texas – Randall Ruffner;

 Folsom – Monique Basse, Shaylee Laird;

 Forest Hill – Adrianne Dore;

 Forney, Texas – Kaymi Wheeler;

 Fort Polk – Brittany Chadwick, Mara Eifolla, Jayla Hart, Andrea Marquez, Madison Popp, Amanda. Ridenhour, Shiela May Tabonares, Whitney Tipton, Kiara Turner, TeKweena Wilson, Alexie Sarabia;

 Fort Riley, Kansas – Breanna Bryan;

 Fort Worth, Texas – Charles Gregory Meade;

 Franklin – Zachary McEndree;

 Franklinton – Randy Garza, Brittany Sanders;

 Frierson – Mason Barnes;

 Frisco, Texas – Hallie McCarroll;

 Geisman – Rylee Leglue;

 Guin, Alabama – Taylor Porter;

 Garland, Texas – Joseph Goodson, Kobe Poole, Nia Randall;

 Geismar – Elijah John-Baptiste;

 Georgetown – Kaleb Hudson;

 Glenmora – Reagan Humphries, Abbie Johnson, Kerstyn Johnson;

 Gloster – Caitlyn Burford, Paris Gillum;

 Goldonna – Brianna Calhoun;

 Gonzales – Julie Breaux, Chaquera Caldwell, Ashlyn Chenevert;

 Grand Cane – Sandra Kimble, Ciana Mcintyre, Emily Miller;

 Grand Isle – Abigail Frazier;

 Grand Prairie, Texas – Stephen Garrett;

 Greenwell Springs – Morgan Bellot;

 Greenwood – Leah Evans, Tamera Harris, Trenton Starks;

 Gretna – Braxton Brown, Leroy Holmes, Nadia Johnson, Michael Wilson;

 Gueydan – Hannah Sedatol;

 Hackberry – Lexie Stine;

 Hahnville – Cierra Puryear, Colin Vedros;

 Hammond – Kaylon Wiloughby;

 Harlengen – Frances Knight;

 Harvey – Destiny Johnson;

 Haughton – Deitric Alexander, Shakayla Bell, Katelynn Edwards, Anitra Fayad, Camry Heath, Kylee Jackson, Timothy Newell, Angie Nguyen, Makenezie Rains, Licentra Randolph, Bailee Rattanachai, Kaylee Sanford, Joshua Steele, Megan Tilley, Laura Waldroup, Katherine Weeks, Kacie Wilkinson, Chases Woltz, India Wright;

 Haynesville – Jmarquiez Robinson, Sabrina Sowell, Michael Turner, Allysa Dodds;

 Heflin – Kendall Brunson, Simiuna Cook, Kyle Smith;

 Henderson – Andrew Blackmon;

 Hessmer – Daren Dauzat;

 Hineston – Victoria Carroll;

 Homer – Francene Ferguson, Keyana Mccoy, Mariah West;

 Hornbeck – Lane Alford, Ariel Rodgers;

 Houma -- Courtney Chancellor, Rhiannon Dean, Venessa McKinley;

 Houston – Rafael Bonilla, Jennifer Hitt, Casey Irvin, Natashia Jackson;

 Humble, Texas – Toiquisha Johnson, Furquan Shorts;

 Independence – Maria Thomas-Alfaro, Chloe Whiddon;

 Iowa – Keiona Guy;

 Jasper, Texas – Linsey Guthrie;

 Jeanerette – David Blakesley;  

 Jefferson – Emily Ricalde;

 Jena – Tiara Brown, Braegan Burlew, Candace Decker, Madison Erwin, Jasmine Furlow, Chelsea Redd, Tyler Thomas;  

 Jennings – Destiny Brown, Anayah Joseph;

 Jonesboro – Ashlyn Gaines, JaVonna Lawrence, Alex Toms;

 Kaplan – Chris Hebert;

 Katy, Texas – Brittnay Cecil, Floyd Turner;

 Keatchie – Sarah Plaisance;  

 Keithville – Germany Jones, Shelby Loftin, Cara Lorenen, Maya Porter;  

 Kenner – Emily Bennett, Willie Soniat, Parul Sharma;

 Kentwood – Iris Travis;

 Kernen – Antonia Blattner;

 Kinder – Teralyn Plumber;

 Konarskie, Poland – Elzbieta Iwaniuk;

 Labadieville – Jacellynn LeBlanc, Logan Simoneaux;

 Lacombe – Amy Schneider;

 Lafayette – Taylor Aucoin, Ashanti Alfred, LaToya Bellard, Emma Burlet, Jared Dore, Reagan Guillory, Jacob Hawkins, Qualantre Jackson, Michele Kramer, JaKayle Lee, Paul Martin, Skylar Mccoy, Robert Middleton, Sarah Palmintier, Aishwarya Patel, Tylar Senegal, John Touchet, Ireland Williams, China Young;

 Lafitte – Helen Kassahun;

 Lake Charles – Landon Dore, Camren Green, Joel Moreaux, Jordan Mulsow, Destany Washington;

 LaPlace – Caitlyn Turnbull;

 Las Vegas, Nevada – Caitlin Schweighart;

 Le Mars, Iowa – Shannon Smith;

 League City, Texas – Lacee Savage, Blake Tessitore;

 Leander – Karissa Boswell;

 Lebeau – Sharissa Tanner;

��Lecompte – Logan Cheek;

 Leesville – Dakota Abrams, Cecilia Alfaya, Kimberly Alwell, Jebediah Barrett, Hailey Brantley, Kaylee Buby, Victoria Butler, Anthony Cantrell, Charlotte Cassin, Joseph Cryer, Cameron Davis, Marlee Dowden, Payton Gordy, Caleb Hillman, Hanna Johnson, Zachary Keeton, Lauren Kreyenbuhl, Mahala Lewis, Christina Lluvera, Gerard Lord, Brianna Maricle, Billy McGhee, Amy McKellar, Ashley McKellar, Kaitlyn Pajinag, Chloe Rouleau, Destiny Sanders, Cesar Santos, Dalton Schulte, Erin Schwartz, Megan Trask, Tabitha Vasquez, Marissa Weldon, Lana West, Cheyene Wise, Mikayla Zills;

 Lena – Dillon Guin, Courtnee Hamberlin, Cortland Smith;

 Lettsworth – Landon Benton;

 Little Elm, Texas – Daniel Larin;

 Little Rock, Arkansas – Whitney Jinks;

 Livingston – Jay Gentry-Pace;

 Livonia – Ryann Bizette, Shanyia Haynes;

 Lockport – Malaina Falgout;

 Logansport – Rebecca Tomlin, Shelby Woods, Kendoyle Cox;

 Loranger – Cambree Bailey;

 Lubbock, Texas – Miranda Stroud;

 Mansfield – Tremeon Allen, Latyeauna Goodwin, Nicolette Hogan, Canessia Johnson, Demetric Preston, Madylin Sullivan, Kyah Wilson,

 Madisonville – Zoe Almaraz, Bailey Perrilloux;

 Mandeville -- Mya Holmes, Jalen Willis;

 Many – Jocelyn Cannon, Patrick Colston, Sarah Cross, Timothy Early, Sydni Easley, Kyle Elliott, Tiarra Frazier, Brittney Garcie, Moses Gonzales, Jessie Johnson, Clayton Kelley, Lathan Meyers, Darion Miller, Matthew Peace, Andrew Penfield, Tanner Rains, Madison Rutherford, Aubrey Sepulvado, Mallary Veuleman;

 Maringouin – Laura Scronce;

 Marksville – Regan Balius, Nichole Dauzat, Leah Dupuy, Kayle Gaspard, Olivia Johnson, Victoria Lucas;

 Marrero – Kelsey Brooks, Lius Escobar;

 Marshall, Texas – Alexis Balbuena, Abagale Godrey;

 Marthaville – Dylan Daniels, Veronica James, Thomas Lirette;

 Meraux – Sophie Stechmann;

 Merryville – Kyleah Franks;

 Mesquite, Texas – Eric Renova, Curtis Williams;

 Metairie – Kathryn Bancroft, Madysen Norra;

 Midland, Texas – Channing Burleson;

 Minden – Erin Dotson, Layla Easley, Abby Greene, Karasha Harris, Kiara Jenkins, Donna Law, Asata Sylvas, Jorge Zaldivar;

 Missouri City, Texas – Cayla Jones;

 Monroe – Demonta Brown, Kennedy Butler, Jansen Chisley, Kiara Drumgo, Taylor Edwards, Jaronda Griffin, Prettyunje Hunter, Diamond Knox-Jackson, Ashley Murphy, Keldrick Ward;

 Montegut – Stephanie Cohen;

 Monterey – Rebecca Womack;

 Montgomery – Tabatha Bowlin, Payton Carroll, Gerald Chelette, Hailee Skains, Laryn Graves;

 Monticello, Arkansas – Kamilah Kelley;

 Mora – Gracy Rowell;

 Moreauville – Reginea Alexander, Ashley Dunnam;

 Natchitoches – Jeremy Aaron, Cass Arnold, Aaron Averett, Thomas Balthazar, Adam Barnes, Blake Bechtel, Terrius Bell, Kacy Bonds, Matthew Brown, Charles Bouchie, Santaurus Burr,Ladiamond Burrell,  Dominitra Charles, Kaleb Chesser, Lane Clevenger, Jessica Coleman, Kaia Collins, Christian Cunningham, Sean Day, Moises Florez-Perez, Hannah Forsythe, Eric Fredieu, Abbie Garner, Peyton Graham, Denetria Green, Pamela Gross, Thomas Hadzeriga, Jalen Hall, Jasmine Hall, Samantha Hall, Deshon Hayes, Jett Hayes, Saul Hernandez, David Holmes, Jasmine Howard, Kanika Irchirl, Rachel Jeane, Emily Johnson, Karlee Laurence, Robert Lee, Emily Leone, Christopher Lewis, Helen-Lois Mancil, Wesley Manuel, Savannah Maricle, Brooklyn Martin, Tyler McCain, Lamarr McGaskey, Kristin McQuillin, Joshua Minor, Jair Morelos Castilla, Jakori Morris, Katelyn Murphy, Tori Neitte, Matthew Nelson, Donovan Ohnoutka, Christian Owens, Leilani Padilla, Kenneth Penrod, Eryn Percle, Veronica Pikes, Kenneth Poleman, Katherine Rachal, Michael Raymond, Jeffrey Remo, Devin Reyes, Kayla Rokett, Taylor Rutledge, Shelbi Ryan, Jalon Sangster, Chandler Sarpy, Gabrielle Scarborough, Natalie Sers, Anna Sibley, Athena Smith, Blake Teekell, Joseph Thibodaux, Margaret Thompson, Lantz Vercher, Elizabeth Vienne, Garrett Vienne, Huey Virece, Laurin Waldrip, Jacob Ware, Brianna Watermolen, Anna Waxley, Emma-Leigh Webster, Ellen Wells, Deondra White, Nicholas Wiggins, Leah Wilkins, Shavon Williams,

 Natchez – Victoria Bradford, James Rougeou, Lauren Seawood;  

 Navasota, Texas – Shelton Eppler;

 New Iberia – Mia Bashay, Dainell Ledet, Alex Romero;

 New Llano – Deja Castille, Laura Cowell, Kendra Jones, Earnesta Riggins, Gabriel Vargas, Caden Wheeler;

 New Milford, Connecticut – Lisa Rosenberg;

 New Orleans – Demetrius Boulieu, Nyasha Brown, Damon Carter, Jeron Duplantier, Darlene Fairley, Matthew Gonzales, Omar Hall, RyShaneka Kirsh, Maxwell Martello, Phallon Robinson, Jonae Skinner, Rishard Winford;  

 Newellton – Chasity Glasspoole;

 Noble – Shelby Etheridge, Tiffany McMillion, Krista Rivers, Thomas Rivers;

 North Richland Hills, Texas – Cody Germany;

 North York, Ontario – Alexander Comanita;

 Oak Ridge – Kelly Futch;

 Oakdale – Clayton Ashworth, JaQuanda Evins, Dylan Hamblin, Destani Johnson;

 Olla – Morgan Barbo, Amanda Fenoli, Savannah Kirl;

 Omro, Wisconsin – Jason Kralovetz;

 Opelousas – Keylee Boone, Jordan Brisco, Kenya Gradnigo, Kayla Pitre, Lashante Richard, Kallie Zeringue;

 Paris, Texas – Cody Vorwerk;

 Pelican – Tyler Howard;

 Pensacola, Florida – Mallory McClain;

 Pierre Part – Blaise Crochet;

 Pineville – Savannah Hope Andries, Melissa Barnhill, April Cain, Erika Carter, Korey Cleveland, Luke Conway, Sydney Duhon, Selena Ferguson, Ameera Ghannam, Ollie Gossett, Leia Graham, Megan Jacks, Trey Joseph, Ethan Lachney, Brooke Leger, Rodney Lonix, Sierra Matney, Sonya McClellan, Autumn McSwain, Abby Nichols, James Perry, Hannah Pusateri, Christina Rachal, Amaria Sapp, Elizabeth Shuler, Laikyn Slusher, Robert Tabor, Emily Wiley, Sarah-Elizabeth Wilkes;

 Pitkin – Braydon Doyle, Jayce Doyle, Jessica Jones;

 Plain Dealing – Nicholas Cason;

 Plano, Texas – Asher Van Meter;

 Plaucheville – Alexis Casarez;

 Pleasant Hill – Makenzi Patrik;  

 Pollock – Krystal Bennett, Sarah Hunt, Dalton Kopp, Allyssa Zemp;

 Ponchatoula – Keyadda Brim, Kaitlyn Hawkins;

 Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth Murrah;

 Port Allen – Evan Daigle, Kaleb Gauthier;

 Port Barre – Danielle Schexnayder, Kristen Sonnier;

 Prairieville – Hannah Beason, Donesha Blount, Lauren Breaux, Claire Credeur, Kristen Prettelt, Lysia Varisco, Elllise Vice, Brady Wilson, Faith Wilson;

 Pride – Ashlyn Johnson;

 Princeton – Katelyn Nattin, Ariell Shield;

 Provencal – Taylor Craft;

 Puyallup, Washington – Aine Oh;

 Quitman – Cindy Crawford;

 Raceland – Emily Adams;

 Ragley – Katherine Greenmun;

 Rayne – Bishop Breaux;

 Reno, Nevada – Sydney Oren;

 Richardson, Texas – Riley Cantrell;

 Richfield, Minnesota – Leah Barnes;

 Richmond, Texas – Ebonie Francis;

 Ridgecrest – Melissa Kelly;

 Ringgold – McKenzie Davidson, Autumn McCoy, Olivia Prado;

 River Ridge – Rachel Chimeno;

 Robeline – Chad Berly, Patricia Goodwin, Hannah Hennigan, Kristal Lachney, Kacy Morae, Ember O’Bannon, Laura Olguin, Morgan Rachal, Hannah Schoth;

 Rosepine -- Emilee Johnson;

 Ruston – Paul Bryant, Tekiren Evans, Jalen Garrison, Seth Hartsfield, Christopher Letendre, Aujani Richburg;

 St. Amant – Larson Fontenot;  

 St. Bernard – Ashlie Kieff, Emily Snyder;

 St. Francisville – Emeria Jones;

 St. Martinville – Belinda Alexander, Jacoby Fontenette, Destiny Simon, Maleik White, Cassandra Zenon;

 St. Rose – Crystal Jones;

 Saline – Makayla Jackson, Isabella Jones, Malayna Poche, Aaron Savell;

 San Antonio, Texas – Matthew Aguilera, Anthony Renteria;

 Sarepta – Katie Ingle;

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Scott – Hannah Durgin, Tayla Soileau;

 Shreveport – Aubrey Allen, Katelynn Benge, Frances Boggs, Leta Broome, Makayla Bryant, Shatericka Christor, Kesherion Collins, Naterria Davis, Reonia Davis, Hailey Deaton, Miya Douglas, Daja Easter, Deadrian Egans, Meghan Fry, Cassidy Giddens, Savon Gipson, Ellen Grappe, MIzzani Grigsby, Lindsey Hagan, Adrianne Hampton, Katelyn Householder, Shelby Hunter, Jazzmine Jackson, John Jefferson, Drake Johnson, Korynthia Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Nathan Jones, Summer Jones, Alicia King, Lauren Lee, Samantha Lyons, Tiffany Mack, Caitlyn Malloy, Christopher Markham, Andria Mason, Ashley Mason, Tifphany McClinton, Rici McDonald, Claire McMillan, Samantha Metoyer, Najah Mitchell, Brittney Nicleso-Rayfus, Megan Osborn, Tara Pair, Tierry Perry, Christina Peterson, Kalyn Phillips, Hayden Pilcher, Sierra Prelow, Shelby Reddy, Grayson Roberts, Jalisa Roberts, Savonya Robinson, Madelyn Ruiz, Amanda Rushing, Breanna Samuel, Angelica Satcher, Shermaine Shorter, Jackiesha Simmons, Ciara Sipes, Richard Sloan, Kendria Smith, Jessica Sowers, Jamie Stewart, Somer Stratton, Lindsey Stroud, Khalil Sumlin, Destini Sweet, Hailey Thomas, Anne Tibbit, Katerina Vargas, Khamaria Vaughn, De’Andra Washington, Lakayla Whitaker, Gaylin White, Jamisa Williams, Lajayda Williams, Tre’Darius Williams, Kristy Wilson, India Wright;  

 Sibley – Madison Mouser;

 Sieper – Emily George;

 Simmesport – Lexi Gremillion, Elise Normand;

 Simpson – Katelynn Martin;

 Slidell – Terran Cole, Noah Glass, Tristan Johnson, Rachel Reed, Maci Walgamotte, Thomas Garner;

 Sondheimer – Anna Marsh;

 Springfield – Tyler Pigott;

 Sterlington – Catherine Trichell;

 Stonewall – Bessie Cable, Dawson Cranford, Emma Delafield, Emmy Hinds, Robert McAllen, Mackenzie Panther, Maguire Parker, Heather Schiller, Tehya McDonald, Chassidy Sutton;

 Sugar Land, Texas – Jake Gore;

 Sulphur – Andrew Stephens;

 Sunset – Zachary Linville, Lauren Pope;

 Tallahassee, Florida – Edward Clarke;

 Tallulah – Anna Boney;

 Taylor, Texas – Jake English;  

 Texarkana, Texas – Daphne Hammett, Kristin McDuffie, Jasmine Neal;

 Thibodaux – Beth Olin, Cierra Winch

 Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania – Brianna Morosco;

 Tomball, Texas – Natalee Henry;

 Toms River, New Jersey – Jacqueline Manza;

 Toronto, Ontario – Rhea Verma;

 Trout – Makayla King, Haley Lisenby, Kalee Mcguffee, Andrea Walters;

 Troy, New York – Kasey Whitmore;

 Tupelo, Mississippi – Bailey Griffin;

 Ville Platte – Gabrielle Chapman, Nicholas Blood, Andrea Bradley;

 Vinton – Shae Cramer, Toby Stanley, Alayna Zaunbrecher;

 Violet – Callie Maschmeyer;

 Vivian – Kaylee Scott, Chase Lewis;

 Vossburg, Mississippi – Chequira Bonner;

 Walker – Madison Arnold;

 Walworth, New York – Devonne Seelig;

 Washington – Kyeishia Evans, Catherine Stevens;

 Waskom, Texas – Blakely Canfield, Zink Kiper, Laken Thompson;

 Welsh – Autumn Hanks;

 West Helena, Arkansas – Brittani Arana;

 West Monroe – Abigail Beck, Austin Dodson, Brianna Fife, Kennedy Ford, Allison Freeman, Aubrey Gamble, Jasmyn Johnson, Eva Sanford, Madison Shidiskis, Melissa Taylor, Christopher Wynn;  

 Westwego – Tja’h Edwards;

 Wilmington, Delaware – Amy Bourett;

 Winnfield – Annalise Austin, Harli Austin, Rhonda Duff, Kara Grantadams, Rakeen Williams, Caroline Womack;

 Winnsboro – A’Lexus Johnson;

 Woodworth – Lexus Weston;

 Youngsville – Devin Forestier, Devyn Shores, Sophia Toranto;

 Zachary – Laney Davis;

 Zwolle – Kierstyn Cartinez, Dayton Craig, Trenton Malmay, Ariana Martinez, Treveon Perry, Autumn Wyatt.

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Requiem

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by FollowerOfAnhamirak

My name is Liam Rose and I am a half-human half-brass dragon, a member of the most powerful species to roams the worlds, allegedly capable of wielding enormous power. As a child I was left abandoned, trapped in a human form after my mother's death. Now, I search for answers regarding my past. Gods above help me. ( Multiverse Crossover) Multiple Pairings. Slash included. AU.

Words: , Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Arrow (TV 2012), The Flash (TV 2014), Supergirl (TV 2015), Black Lightning (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Final Fantasy XII, Maeve'Ra Series- Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Forgotten Realms, Madea Series (Movies)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M

Characters: Barry Allen, Oliver Queen, David Singh, Rob (The Flash TV 2014), Joe West, Iris West, Earth-2 Harrison "Harry" Wells, Earth-2 Barry Allen, Jefferson Pierce, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Ray Palmer, Sara Lance, Nora West-Allen, Alex Danvers, Kara Danvers, John Proudstar, Marcos Diaz, Lauren Strucker, Reed Strucker, Caitlin Strucker, Clarice Ferguson | Clarice Fong, Lynn Stewart, Andy Strucker, Reeva Payge, Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, Peter Parker, Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Skye | Daisy Johnson, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, John Constantine, Mick Rory, Charlie (DC's Legends of Tomorrow), Zari Tomaz, Ava Sharpe, Nick Fury, Cisco Ramon, Ralph Dibny, Cecile Horton, Migelo (Ivalice Alliance), Penelo (Ivalice Alliance), Malachi Obsidian (Maeve'Ra Series - Amelia Atwater Rhodes), Kadee (Maeve'Ra Series - Amelia Atwater Rhodes), Thea Queen, Cat Grant, Nate Heywood, Original Male Character(s), Mabel "Madea" Simmons

Relationships: Barry Allen/Iris West, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Clarice Ferguson | Clarice Fong/John Proudstar, Rob/David Singh, Cecile Horton/Joe West, Sara Lance/Ava Sharpe

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Multiverse, Magic, Mental Health Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Kidnapping, Father-Son Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Self-Esteem Issues, Family Secrets, Family Issues, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

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Requiem

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by FollowerOfAnhamirak

My name is Liam Rose and I am a half-human half-brass dragon, a member of the most powerful species to roams the worlds, allegedly capable of wielding enormous power. As a child I was left abandoned, trapped in a human form after my mother's death. Now, I search for answers regarding my past. Gods above help me. ( Multiverse Crossover) Multiple Pairings. Slash included. AU.

Words: , Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Arrow (TV 2012), The Flash (TV 2014), Supergirl (TV 2015), Black Lightning (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Final Fantasy XII, Maeve'Ra Series- Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Forgotten Realms, Madea Series (Movies)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M

Characters: Barry Allen, Oliver Queen, David Singh, Rob (The Flash TV 2014), Joe West, Iris West, Earth-2 Harrison "Harry" Wells, Earth-2 Barry Allen, Jefferson Pierce, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Ray Palmer, Sara Lance, Nora West-Allen, Alex Danvers, Kara Danvers, John Proudstar, Marcos Diaz, Lauren Strucker, Reed Strucker, Caitlin Strucker, Clarice Ferguson | Clarice Fong, Lynn Stewart, Andy Strucker, Reeva Payge, Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, Peter Parker, Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Skye | Daisy Johnson, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, John Constantine, Mick Rory, Charlie (DC's Legends of Tomorrow), Zari Tomaz, Ava Sharpe, Nick Fury, Cisco Ramon, Ralph Dibny, Cecile Horton, Migelo (Ivalice Alliance), Penelo (Ivalice Alliance), Malachi Obsidian (Maeve'Ra Series - Amelia Atwater Rhodes), Kadee (Maeve'Ra Series - Amelia Atwater Rhodes), Thea Queen, Cat Grant, Nate Heywood, Original Male Character(s), Mabel "Madea" Simmons

Relationships: Barry Allen/Iris West, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Clarice Ferguson | Clarice Fong/John Proudstar, Rob/David Singh, Cecile Horton/Joe West, Sara Lance/Ava Sharpe

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Multiverse, Magic, Mental Health Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Kidnapping, Father-Son Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Self-Esteem Issues, Family Secrets, Family Issues, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

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[ciceroisthefamilycat]

My Fiery Heart reread response (my Indigo Spell one here, my first-time Fiery Heart one here from 7.5 years ago)

before I get into it, I remembered looking up the Iolanthe coven name Sydney used; that wasn’t something I looked up until after reading it the first time though, so I didn’t realize the fairy court connection to Sydney recommending Zoe do her literature assignment on Midsummer Night’s Dream... I’m very certain it was an intentional reference to that opera now (even though the purple flower meaning was enough on its own)... if they get around to adapting this one, I half want to see Amberwood Prep put on a production of MND where Jill is helping with the costumes and Zoe gets to play Titania or something; I never got around to reading Richard III (Zoe’s original pick) but it’s interesting that free will/fatalism is apparently a major theme, and that Richard contrived to have his brother Clarence sent to the Tower of London...

also, I’m not sure if I cared about “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane all those years ago, but I got a thrill seeing it referenced this go around.

we get the first namedrop for Cicero (though we had heard about his propensity for killing birds and some other mention in the earlier BL books ETA, 7/19: “My family had a cat back in Utah that I was pretty sure was more responsible than Angeline” pg 31 TGL

Anyway, gosh Sydney makes bad decisions in this one. And it’s not because she has too much to do- she has no real outside strenuous challenges to protecting Jill or her group this go around. The friend group actually had to decide “yeah let’s go hunt down a Strigoi in LA” for there to be a major action scene. I realize she’s in her late teens and the burdens put on her are unfair, but she’s a great example of someone who thrives under pressure and falls apart when she’s given too much free time.

The switch to dual narrators was unnecessary. It wasn’t bad, but it was clearly only to set up for the big cliffhanger at the end, and so feels a bit pointless in this one. Btw, Rose didn’t lose her spirit link into Lissa’s mind after Lissa went on antidepressants. Now admittedly, the chemicals in Adrian’s mood stabilizers would have probably worked differently, or maybe Richelle was trying to retroactively make things more consistent (since alcohol could affect the bond), or maybe it was “Adrian and Jill’s bond is less established, so Jill can’t break through like Rose could”... but the sudden decision mid book (with no repercussions- Adrian doesn’t even bring it up to Sydney to be like “hey, one of your main concerns about having sex is taken care of”) is so pointless and really goes to the minimal page-time of the larger ensemble. I said it the first time I read the book, the absence of Kristin and Julia, and Micah, and even more important characters like Angeline or Trey is so frustrating. I realize Richelle couldn’t write a book that was 900 pages long, but I would have gladly taken any of those characters instead of the completely unnecessary Terwilliger/Malachi romance. Especially to see Jill’s reaction to getting to be a more typical high school human, since I think she would have gotten even more attached to Amberwood than Sydney did. I also just... really, the Alchemists decided to have Sydney’s bio sister on campus... pretending to be a cousin... while she was playing sister to Jill? I get they kind of backed themselves into a corner, but weird. That being said, I was happy to have Rowena and Cassie around. (give me Adrian and Rowena being wlw besties excellence to make me really happy)

Sydney’s coven initiation taking place in chapter 2, then she meets Inez (who gives her the books on charms)... and we never see a witch other than Jackie again in this book? Honestly, why bother with writing the initiation at that rate? I still like the cloak they made Sydney though. On reread, there’s the randomest bit where Trey’s like “is Neil even really British” and I wonder if that was a dropped storyline where Neil was faking. Olive and Nina are still pleasant characters, and I liked that they had a “unique” background, but knowing how those stories end was kind of a buzzkill on reread. Olive, especially, deserved better.

This is another one where I forgot quite a few events- Adrian getting drunk and the pawnshop (I think I remembered that obliquely, but not so much on it), or the trip to Texas (which actually came before the pawnshop but oh well). I was happy to finally get some actual Christian content again, although I regret we didn’t get more from Sydney & Rose or more Sydney & Lissa. On Adrian’s mental health storyline... I am less impressed by it than I was the first time (though I didn’t remember being super-impressed, but according to my first review?). I do actually like Adrian being insistent, once he’s started taking meds, that he’s going to continue, but the diagnosis of bipolar disorder doesn’t actually feel like it fits? I will say, I find Adrian’s “chicken or egg” pondering over whether spirit causes mental illness or mental illness means a predisposition to specializing in spirit is fascinating (though it’s probably for the best Richelle never actually answered it).

The way Adrian spoke (or thought) about Zoe really pissed me off. Like, one, you’re an adult, stop antagonizing the sister of the girl you like and just be cordial (which is less suspicious than suddenly acting like you and Sydney don’t get along at all), and two... Adrian’s super protective over Sydney after realizing the emotional abuse Jared heaped on, but somehow doesn’t realize that this fifteen year old has been spending time with said father’s attention solely focused on her for ages now, and he has no sympathy for her? Instead of seeing Zoe being like “Sydney shouldn’t have to provide for you all the time” and being like “aww, that’s a nice protective sister instinct even if she needs an attitude adjustment” he taunts a 15 year old about drinking from her the way he did to 20-something actual-predator Keith. He could have engaged yet another Sage sister in talking about his awesome car on the drive over, or at least made other good faith efforts.

The dabbling stuff made me more uncomfortable this time around (I think). Especially Sydney comparing her getting Keith’s eye ripped out to Adrian’s assault of a human girl... that was some real false equivalency on Richelle’s part. But other parts of it, like “oh here comes Adrian to save the day and at least he’s changed from these guys he used to hang out with (oh, look at that convenient statement that even back in the day Adrian wasn’t on the same level of bad as them)”  was really frustrating, or the fact that Adrian was very deliberately withholding information from her in his own chapters and it made me question his trustworthiness in her chapters. Or the “oh, hey, he made the concession of getting treatment for his mental illness, so all is forgiven” handwaving. Like, Richelle brought this in to be an obstacle to their relationship, but it’s addressed so quickly (with maybe a pittance effort of later being like “oh, at least Adrian didn’t take advantage when Sydney accidentally absorbed some Moroi endorphins- he learned his lessons!) that it doesn’t merit the actual consideration of so important a topic Idk. I do feel like I enjoy the Sydrian relationship more in this book than the others, but I also have some huge issues with it.

Adaptation-wise, I think genderbent Adrian would definitely mean a change to the dabbling storyline (yes, women can be sexual predators, but I don’t think this storyline would be maintained with different social expectations). Honestly, give me an Adrian who, instead of having victimized someone, doesn’t immediately fully grasp how upsetting this idea of vampires preying on her species (and risking exposure) is to Sydney... Adrian being like “it isn’t sexual, those guys would never consider sleeping with a human” but the consent even to give blood still being critical to Sydney. And you know what? Let Lissa “compelled a guy to almost hit himself over the head with a baseball bat for molesting a Feeder” Dragomir have a spirit freak out moment of rage and go off on these subjects of hers the way that was deserved (and then once she cools down, maybe she can’t punish them fully, but she uses it to leverage their royal families’ agreement to the Family Rule amendment). And just finish that law by the end of the season, so that when the Alchemists pull out Sydney and Zoe, they’re actually closing down the whole Palm Springs operation in a rage. (if I remember correctly Alicia kidnapped Jill between books 5 and 6, but that was a stupid plotline imo- let Sydney and her coven take care of Alicia in the downtime of this book instead) Let Rose figure out that Sydney and Adrian are in love- she’s smart and she would pick up on that; let her celebrate them and encourage them to be happy together. Also the “Sydney and Adrian get three days at an inn to sex it all up” was stupid... like I’m happy for them but am I really supposed to buy that they could afford all that time away from Palm Springs?

As bad as I feel for Syd, and Adrian, and Eddie, and Jill, and Jackie at the end of TFH, I do remember that I’m going to feel worst for Hopper. I’m sorry that demon dragon Calistana has my heart and I remember one scene from Silver Shadows featuring the little guy prominently...

[blood-and-mirrors]

blood&mirrors character

.. district i

winter

musa

marco

ambrosia

caleb

marissa

anthony

kiara

aiden

noah

astrid

.. district ii

robert

navenia

senna

catrine

sebastian

emma

nico

heath

circe

.. district iii

zachary

soyeon

greta

cole

melissa

malachi

holden

aquata

.. district iv

caden

dante

evan

apollonios

genevieve

reginald

anton

victoria

.. district v

rosella

alaska

josephine

rachel

james

jamie

kasia

.. district vi

jerome

ciél

solomon

lissa

tony

jane

.. district vii

samantha

blake

kasia

camila lidell

eleazar

yasmine

tony

cleon

konstantina

.. district viii

celestiana

iris

abraxas

nicole

constance

drogo

rio

hermes

olympia

.. district ix

fiona

camila overhill

felix

craven

anika

daniil

eros

yekaterina

.. district x

marcus

clementine

violet

cesare

rufus

amelia

jefferson

allison

kaz

lars

rosalia

.. district xi

kamali

hawk

hephaestus

tabitha

zane

layla

.. district xii

gil

clover

malcolm

atlas

sanvi

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Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Black Student Union raises funds for Free Little Library Project

Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Black Student Union raises funds for Free Little Library Project

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO: (L-R): Trinity Jefferson, Jodi Fowler, Malachi Chapman, and Marlee Davis   BETHLEHEM, PA (May 2021)— Recently, some members of the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Black Student Union (BSU) including Trinity Jefferson, Malachi Chapman, and Marlee Davis, along with their faculty advisor, Jodi Fowler, began painting Free Little Library Boxes that will…