#Margaret ‘Maggie’ foster

[golden-girl-daisy]

Maggie doesn’t understand that if she puts her butt all the way on the float it’s comfier and her tail won’t be wet.

[lightasthesun]

art by Chris Trevas/// Mhairi McFarlane, You Had Me At Hello/Holding On by Shane/ Lang Leaf, Twin Flames/ first eye drawing by Alice X. Zhang/ second eye close up art by Tony Pro/ The Song of Achilles/ to speak of precious evenings by littlekaracan/ battlefront ll stills/ Hamilton the Musical, who lives, who dies, who tells your story/mark z. danielewski, house of leaves/ 5000 letters/ Bastille, the Anchor/ fyodor dostoyevsky, the brothers karamazov/ Kote Darasuum/ Vode An/ street art/ The Arcadian Wind, envy green/ Margaret Atwood, There are better ways of doing this/ Power Politics Emily Dickinson, In this short life that only lasts an hour/ Maggie Smith, First Fall/ Carl Friedrich Lessing, "The Hermit" (art) + November by Margaret Atwood/ Brandon Sanderson, The Final Empire/ The Bad Batch s2EP03 screenshot of Cody/ Alan Stephan Foster, "The Fall" (art) + poem by @erdarieldraws

a gift for my codywan besties cilly, tea, kasey, aixa and lauren🫶

[margaret-hilda-thatcher]

Hi and welcome to my blog! 👋

As you can tell by the username, this page is dedicated to Margaret Thatcher, aka professional groundbreaker, glass ceiling shatterer, and unofficial Queen of England.

I respect and admire her for a multitude of reasons (more so to do with her personality than her politics) and want to share that here with like-minded people! Needless to say, many corners of the general media are dedicated to fostering negative opinions about her, so I feel it’s only fair for there to be spaces - no matter how small - catering to those who like her.

I plan to post a variety of content such as pictures, videos, gifs, fun facts, quotes, and more, so if this sounds interesting to you, feel free to follow! 💞

PS: please also be sure to check out my lovely friend @maggies-girl who I met here and without whom I wouldn’t have had the idea to make a blog in the first place.

⚠️ Disclaimer: I view this blog as a fun hobby and therefore wish to keep it a positive one. The controversial nature of the topic is not lost on me, so I am disclosing right now that I will not be interacting with hateful messages, should they be landing in my comments. If you find any of my posts to be a nuisance to your personal safety, mental health, or overall well-being, do us both a favor and block me :)

[most-screwed-by-writers-tourney]

Tentative list for best horror and thriller girls:

1. Maria from Mad Father

2. Reiko Mikami from Another

3. Bridget, from the webtoon Nonesuch,

4. Ha-Im, from webtoon Never-ending Darling.

5. Riot Maidstone (from Hello From The Hallowoods),

6. Martha from Ravenous 1999

7. Grace, from Ready or Not (2019).

8. Regan Abbott (A Quiet Place)

9. Ava (Ex Machina)

10. Beatrice (Over the Garden Wall)

11. Jennifer from Jennifer’s Body

12. Rozy from the guy upstairs

13. Rachel (Rachel Rising comic book series)

14. Amanda Young, SAW,

15. Wendy Torrance, “The Shining” movie

16. Pannochka - Viy

17. Blind Mag (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

18. Sasha from the magnus archives

19. Mina Harker (Dracula

20. Lex Foster from Black Friday.

21. Charlotte from Hello Charlotte!

22. Carrie White, Carrie

23. Scarlet, I’m the Grim Reaper

24. So Jung-hwa, Strangers from Hell

25. Dana Scully, The X Files

26. Akane Tsunemori, Psycho Pass

27. Mima Kirigoe, Perfect Blue

28. Nina Fortner, Monster

29. Eva Heinemann, Monster

30. Edith Cushing, Crimson Peak

31. Lucille Sharpe, Crimson Peak

32. Ellen Ripley, Alien

33. Clarice Starling, Silence of the Lambs

34. Lisa Reisert, Red Eye

35. Laurie Strode, Halloween

36. Kayo Hinazuki, Erased

37. Hondomachi, ID Invaded

38. Yonaka Kurai, Mogeko Castle

39. Ib, IB

40. Re-L Mayer, Ergo Proxy

41. Kyun Yoon, Bastard

42. Jisu, Sweet Home

43. Lauren Sinclair, Purple Hyacinth

44. Nita, Market of Monsters series

45. Rose the Hat from Doctor Sleep (2019 movie and Stephen King book)

46. Sidney Prescott from the original Scream movies,

47. Jade Daniels, Indian Lake Trilogy/My Heart is a chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

48. Villanelle, killing eve

49. Harrow from gideon the ninth/Locked Tomb

50. Maggie, Everything is Fine

51. Chaerin Eun, Surviving Romance

52. Finn, I’m Dating a Psychopath

53. Rayne Liebert, Homesick

54. Ha-im Yun, Never Ending Darling

55. Ashlyn Banner, School Bus Graveyard

56. Chae-ah Han, Trapped

57. Jeongmin Choi, Dreaming Freedom

58. Frankie, Stagtown

59. India Stoker, Stoker

60. Nam-ra, All of Us Are Dead

61. Ji-woo, My Name

62. Nanno, Girl From Nowhere

63. Emerald, Nope

64. Jessica Jones

65. Susy, Wait Until Dark

66. Margot, The Menu

67. Vera, Just Like Home

68. Rosemary, Rosemary’s Baby

69. Gertrude Robinson, The Magnus Archives

70. Alex, Oxenfree

71. Margaret Lanternman/The Log Lady, Twin Peaks,

72. Audrey Horne, Twin Peaks,

73. Su-an, Train to Busan

74. Ji-a, Tale of the Nine Tailed

75. Cha Ji-won, Flower of Evil

76. Coraline

77. Helen Lyle, Candyman

78. Nancy, Nightmare on Elm Street

79. Mrs. De Winter, Rebecca

80. Mrs. Danvers, Rebecca

81. Shiki Ryougi, Garden of Sinners

82. Kirsty Cotton, Hellraiser

83. Pearl, Pearl

84. Take-ju, Thirst

85. Suzy Bannion, Suspiria

86. Lain, Serial Experiments Lain

87. Asami Yamazaki, Audition

88. Naru, Prey

89. Eli, Let the Right One In

90. The Girl, A Girl walks home alone at night

91. Cecilia, Immaculate

92. Evie Alexander, The Invitation

93. Maren, Bones and All

94. Michelle, 10 Cloverfield Lane

95. Thomasin, The VVitch

96. Emma, None Shall Sleep

97. Contestanta, A Dowry of Blood

98. Brigid O’Shaughnessy, Maltese Falcon

99. Sandra Voyter, Anatomy of a Fall

100. Lisa, Rear Window

[slayersindie]

hi! i'm buffy, a brand new indie roleplayer that focuses on writing as canon characters from my favourite fandoms! while my blog is no where near finished yet, i thought i would make a starter/plot call for when i'm ready! while i only write as canon characters, i will happily write against ocs and i'm crossover friendly (within reason). i've never done indie before and so please bare with me as i get to grips with it and learn the ropes.

i'm still setting up my muse directory, but i thought i would compile a list of the muses i write as under the read more.

if you're interested, please like this post and i'll come say hi in your dms!

addams family

gomez addams

morticia addams

buffy the vampire slayer

anya jenkins

buffy summers

cordelia chase

faith lehane

spike

tara maclay

willow rosenberg

charmed

chris halliwell

cole turner

daryl morris

leo wyatt

paige matthews

phoebe halliwell

piper halliwell

prue halliwell

wyatt halliwell

gen v

andre anderson

cate dunlap

emma meyer

jordan li

marie moreau

god of war (2018/ragnarok)

freya

kratos

grey’s anatomy (only up to season 11)

addison montgomery

alex karev

amelia shepherd

april kepner

arizona robbins

callie torres

cristina yang

derek shepherd

izzie stevens

jackson avery

jo wilson

lexie grey

maggie pierce

mark sloan

meredith grey

miranda bailey

owen hunt

stephanie edwards

teddy altman

marvel (mcu)

bruce banner

bucky barnes

carol denvers

clint barton

eddie brock

gamora

jane foster

kate bishop

loki

may parker

natasha romanoff

pepper potts

peter quill

sam wilson

steve rogers

thor

tony stark

valkyrie

wanda maximoff

yelena belova

pirates of the caribbean

elizabeth swann

jack sparrow

will turner

snowpiercer (netflix)

andre layton

melanie cavill

stranger things

jim hopper

joyce byers

twilight

edward cullen

emmett cullen

jacob black

rosalie hale

van helsing (netflix)

axel miller

dracula

ivory

jack van helsing

vanessa helsing

violet van helsing

the boys

annie january

billy butcher

frenchie

hughie campbell

kevin moskowitz

kimiko miyashiro

margaret shaw

mother's milk

the mask of zorro/the legend of zorro

alejandro de la vega

elena de la vega

the mummy

ardeth bay

evelyn o'connell

rick o'connell

the witcher (netflix)

geralt of rivera

jaskier

triss merigold

yennefer of vengerberg

underworld

david

lucian

michael corvin

selene

sonja

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

Hello! First of all: love this blog! Second: I read a lot of queer books and as it turns out a lot of them weren’t already on your spreadsheet so uh. Sorry in advance for what I’m about to do to your inbox/queue 😅

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

The Time Slip Girl by Elizabeth Andre

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

The Queen of Cups by Ren Basel

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron

Werecockroach by Polenth Blake

In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard

Wain: LGBT Reimaginings of Scottish Folktales by Helene Boppert and Rachel Plummer

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

Tremontaine: The Complete Season One by Patty Bryant, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Ellen Kushner, Paul Witcover, and Alaya Dawn Johnson

This Other World by AC Buchanan

In Memoriam by Nathan Burgoine

The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda Bérubé

Felix Ever After by Karen Callender

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron

Once & Future by AR Capetta and Cory McCarthy

The Brilliant Death by AR Capetta

XX by Angela Chadwick

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

The Vela by Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, Yoon Ha Lee, and SL Huang

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

The True Queen by Zen Cho

The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho

The Water that Falls on You From Nowhere by John Chu

The Shape of My Name by Nino Cipri

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

Girlhood by Cat Clarke

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Sovereign by April Daniels

Thornfruit by Felicia Davin

Nightvine by Felicia Davin

Shadebloom by Felicia Davin

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson

Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

We Go Around in the Night and Are Consumed by Fire by Jules Grant

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

The Outside by Ada Hoffman

The Fallen by Ada Hoffman

The Infinite by Ada Hoffman

Mindtouch by MCA Hogarth

Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson

The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

The Beast of Callaire by Saruuh Kelsey

The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy

An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

The Faerie Godmother’s Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle

Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

Goldie Vance Vol. 1 by Hope Larson

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

Not Your Villain by CB Lee

Not Your Backup by CB Lee

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

The Fever King by Victoria Lee

The Fox’s Tower and Other Tales by Yoon Ha Lee

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

Inheritance by Malinda Lo

Natural Selection by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Hand, the Eye, and the Heart by Zoë Marriott

Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald

Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Forbid the Sea by Seanan McGuire

In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

A Tyranny of Queens by Foz Meadows

All Out: The No-Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages ed. Saundra Mitchell

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

Princess Princess Ever After by K. O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O’Neill

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Stormsong by CL Polk

Soulstar by CL Polk

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera

The Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera

The Warrior Moon by K Arsenault Rivera

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Birthday by Meredith Russo

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum

Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver

History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie

The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

The Traitor’s Tunnel by CM Spivey

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver

Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time by KM Szpara

As I Descended by Robin Talley

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

Crier’s War by Nina Varela

Iron Heart by Nina Varela

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

System Collapse by Martha Wells

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang

The Descent of Monsters by Neon Yang

The Ascent to Godhood by Neon Yang

Waiting on a Bright Moon by Neon Yang

Taproot by Keezy Young

Phew! Finally got all of these queued! Thank you so much for the list, and for arranging them so neatly, which definitely made it easier to transfer over to a spreadsheet!

[ub-sessed]

My favourite books over the past year:

The Murderbot Diaries series, by Martha Wells

The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin

The Crossing, by Cormac McCarthy

The English Understand Wool, by Helen Dewitt

Dodger, by Terry Pratchett

The Cat's Table, by Michael Ondaatje

Something to Do with Paying Attention, by David Foster Wallace

Books I read over the past year+ that I enjoyed less (arranged from "really not bad" to "omg I wish I hadn't read this"):

Mort, by Terry Pratchett

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

The Amulet of Samarkand, by Jonathan Stroud

The Twisted Ones, by T. Kingfisher

All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy

Cities of the Plain, by Cormac McCarthy

A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway

The Lost Man, by Jane Harper

Blood of Elves, by Andrzej Sapkowski

Sword of Destiny, by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Time of Contempt, by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green

Books I tried to read over the past year but didn't like enough to bother finishing (in alphabetical order by author):

Another Country, by James Baldwin

A Natural History of Dragons, by Marie Brennan

Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers

Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare

Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline

White Noise, by Don DeLillo

Black Leopard, Red Wolf, by Marlon James

Beyond, by Mercedes Lackey

Foundation, by Mercedes Lackey

The Diviners, by Margaret Laurence

Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Runaway, by Alice Munro

Autonomous, by Annalee Newitz

Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir

Tempests and Slaughter, by Tamora Pierce

Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater

Dracula, by Bram Stoker

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History, by Cassia St. Clair

Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor

The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner

The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks

The Martian, by Andy Weir

The Cloud Roads, by Martha Wells

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, by Alex White

A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England, by Sue Wilkes

[favorofthewater]

LONG POST THREAD INCOMING

First off: my DA2/Dragon Age D&D OC, Margaret Amell/Hawke. Her OC story is that she’s the bastard daughter of Revka (her half sib is the mage Amell) and, when everything went to shit, she ended up being adopted by the old nanny. The lady died relatively soon after, and she and her foster sister Hester worked together to make ends meet. Both did their share of sex work, but Maggie was much worse at acting than Hester was so she ended up indebted to the Coterie and doing various jobs for them to keep Hester and her three kids safe, being generally filled with hatred and Violence along the way. Hester can def take care of herself, but normally doesn’t have the chance to as Maggie can and will knife anyone who looks at her funny. When Hawke comes to town, Maggie knows of them but refuses to profit off of their adventures, proud of her own meager scrapings and the somewhat-comfortable lifestyle she’s able to provide for Hester (who is married but widowed several years later) and her family. Margaret is, at the end of the day, a Very Chaotic Neutral/Good, but remains a bitch and i will easily commit war crimes on her behalf.

i finally made my own character bingo go nuts inbox (feel free to rb)

[inevitablemoment]

GRACE STANTZ - OC INFO

FULL NAME: Grace Daphne Stantz

NICKNAME(S): Gracie (by her sisters and cousins), Petals (by her mother), Blondie (by Peter, Andrew, and Kelly)

FACECLAIM: Elle Fanning

FANDOM: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2021-)

BIRTHDAY: April 3rd, 2000

ZODIAC SIGN: Aries

SEXUALITY: Bisexual

GENDER: Female (she/her/hers)

OCCUPATION: Cashier at Ray’s Occult Books (age 16-18) || Wardrobe assistant (age 18-19) || Costumer (age 21-22) || Costume designer (age 22-currently)

BIRTHPLACE: Manhattan, New York City, New York

LIVES IN: Manhattan, New York City, New York

NATIONALITY: American

FAMILY:

Deirdre Osbourne (biological mother, deceased 2001)

Unknown biological father

Ray Stantz (adoptive father)

Willow Olson (adoptive mother)

Addison Stantz (older sister) [adoptive]

Natalie Stantz (older sister) [adoptive]

Gerald Stantz (paternal grandfather, deceased 1982) [adoptive]

Louisa Stantz [nee Crabtree] (paternal grandmother, deceased 1982) [adoptive]

Carl Stantz (paternal uncle, deceased 2021) [adoptive]

Sandra Stantz [nee Foa] (paternal aunt) [adoptive]

Justin Stantz (paternal cousin) [adoptive]

Zachary Stantz (paternal cousin) [adoptive]

Lindsay Stantz (paternal cousin) [adoptive]

Jean Stantz [formerly Garland] (paternal aunt) [adoptive]

Evangeline Garland [nee Stantz] (paternal cousin) [adoptive]

Maxwell "Max" Olson (maternal grandfather, deceased 2000) [adoptive]

Eloise Olson [nee Finnegan] (maternal grandmother, deceased 1996) [adoptive]

Suellen Nelson [nee Olson] (maternal aunt) [adoptive]

Michael Nelson (maternal uncle) [adoptive]

Michael Nelson, Jr. (maternal cousin) [adoptive]

Beau Olson (maternal uncle) [adoptive]

Abigail "Abbie" Olson [nee Prescott] (maternal aunt) [adoptive]

Margaret "Maggie" Olson (maternal cousin) [adoptive]

Elliot Olson (maternal cousin) [adoptive]

Anna Klein [nee Olson] (maternal aunt) [adoptive]

Quinlan Klein (maternal uncle) [adoptive]

Anthony Klein (maternal cousin) [adoptive]

Lindy Klein (maternal cousin) [adoptive]

Marcus Klein (maternal cousin) [adoptive]

Jocelyn Klein (maternal cousin) [adoptive]

Peter Venkman (honorary uncle)

Dana Barrett (honorary aunt)

Oscar Venkman [born Wallance, formerly Barrett] (honorary cousin)

Eliana “Elly” Venkman (honorary cousin)

Andrew Venkman (honorary cousin)

Kelly Venkman (honorary cousin)

Egon Spengler (honorary uncle, deceased 2021)

Cathleen Paige Spengler (honorary aunt)

Callie Spengler (honorary cousin)

Trevor Spengler (honorary cousin)

Phoebe Spengler (honorary cousin)

Marie Spengler (honorary cousin)

Janine Melnitz (honorary aunt)

Louis Tully (honorary uncle)

Lily Tully (honorary cousin)

MOODBOARD

CHARACTERISTICS: Independent, creative, down-to-earth, headstrong, naive, occasionally dippy, daydreaming, optimistic, charitable

LIKES: Fashion, costume design, drawing, the Spengler grandchildren, Regency-era novels, movies starring Andrew Garfield, flowers, botany, nature, camping

DISLIKES: Injustice, the Peck family, the Spengler family (at first), her boss from her first job outside of her father's store

WEAPON OF CHOICE:

TBD

OTHER PERSONAL INFO:

Grace's birth mother, a woman named Deirdre Osbourne, worked at Ray Stantz's store as a stock girl before being promoted to cashier. Ray saw Deirdre as a surrogate daughter, especially as Deirdre supposedly grew up in foster care and began working with him at sixteen. Deirdre struggled with drug addiction (heroin), and Ray and his wife Willow continued to try to help her. After her twenty-first birthday, Deirdre disappeared, only to turn up three years later heavily pregnant. She named Ray and Willow as her baby's guardians, as the baby would have been immediately put in the system after birth due to her usage while pregnant. Just as it seemed that Deirdre would finally be able to regain custody of baby Grace, she died of an apparent overdose. When Grace was eighteen months old, Ray and Willow's adoption of her was finalized.

Her "gotcha day" is October 17th.

Her favorite flowers are pink roses.

In addition to having been born addicted as a result of Deirdre's usage while pregnant, she also suffered RSV when she was about a year old.

Ray is a little overprotective of her compared to Addison and Natalie, mainly due to her health issues as a baby and the fact that she's the youngest.

INSPIRATION: Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov (Anastasia), Mallory Keaton (Family Ties), Sarah Chagal (Tanz der Vampire), Glinda Upland (Wicked [novels]), Charlie Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel), Angie Dickinson (The Prom)

NAME ANALYSIS:

Playlist available here

[crayonwaffles]

MARGARET "MAGGIE" SANDERS

Meet Maggie, a talented travel writer and landlord. She has a knack for fostering a sense of community among her tenants, just as long as they don’t complain! When she's not managing her properties, she dedicates her spare time to finding inner peace through yoga. Whether she's penning her next article or gathering the next potluck, Maggie infuses joy, creativity, and boho vibes into those around her.

Check out the video and custom content here!

[golden-girl-daisy]

That little white spot on her forehead was made to be kissed.

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Pattern For Pursuit - CBS - June 15, 1956

A presentation of "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" Season 5 Episode 37

Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Produced by William Self

Directed by Lewis R. Foster

Stars:

Arthur Franz as Sgt. Douglas Renfrew, R.C.M.P.

Margaret Field as Renee Beddoe (as Maggie Mahoney)*

Ross Elliott as Jess Omega

Philip Tonge as Inspector Charles Henderson, R.C.M.P.

Charles Wagenheim as Charley Duckwater

Ralph Moody as David Red Blood

An unsold pilot for a proposed series called "Renfrew of the Royal Mounted"

*Margaret Field was the mother of actress Sally Field.

[charactersseekingahome]

Margaret Tam - Circle of Stars Druid/Twilight Cleric

Maggie was born to a small town. Her father was a traveling merchant and her mother was an ex-noble who left her title and riches behind for her love.

Growing up, Maggie’s mother taught her all about the stars, fostering a love for the celestial sky at a young age. As a young adult, Maggie was encouraged to study them at an observatory in the near city. There she learned much about the night sky, and while in town she studied medicine, a more practical knowledge set in her position.

One day Maggie received a letter from her family, speaking of a plague that had begun to prey upon their town, killing the people there.

Maggie rushed to their aid, being careful to ward herself against the illness. Unfortunately, both she and her family had contracted the illness and were beginning to fall to it.

Days after death, those who had fallen to the plague began to rise, monstrous undead preying upon the living.

Locked in a healers hut surrounded by the undead, Maggie had nothing to do but wait for her own fate, be it plague or the monsters outside.

As a final plea, she reached out to her god asking that she be spared the fate of becoming one of the monsters plaguing the town.

Her request was granted. Maggie was spared that fate, though not becoming undead herself. Maggie was killed by her plague, and resurrected by her god, caught in a permanent place between life and death.

Her purpose is to heal those she can, and to put to final rest she cannot.

Maggie’s body is in a state of death - she does not breath, her blood does not pump, until she uses the powers bestowed upon her by her god.

Her wild shape and channel divinities restore her to life momentarily - though with such a blessing does come the curse of the state her body is in - still wracked by the illness that destroyed her. In those moments she is no longer numb - but it is extraordinarily painful.

She takes her purpose very seriously and traverses the world seeking those she can help. Maybe one day she’ll return to her town to put to rest those she once knew. But for now, that proves to be a great burden. A test she is not yet ready to pass.

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The origins of May the 4th date back to 1979, when Margaret Thatcher was elected as the UK’s first female Prime Minister. To mark the occasion, her party took out an advertisement in The London Evening News, which read: “May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations.” This phrase, which plays on the iconic Star Wars line “May the Force be with you,” quickly caught on and became associated with the Star Wars franchise. The first known "May the 4th" celebration occurred in 2011 at the Toronto Underground Cinema in Canada. The event was a movie marathon featuring all six Star Wars films and other themed activities. The organizers chose May 4th as the date because of the pun "May the fourth be with you," a play on the famous line from the films, "May the Force be with you." After the success of the Toronto event, the phrase "May the 4th be with you" caught on and became a popular hashtag on social media. In 2013, Lucasfilm officially recognized the holiday, posting a message on its official Star Wars Facebook page. The company also launched a series of online sales and promotions on Star Wars Day. In 2014, Disney acquired Lucasfilm and continued to celebrate May the 4th as a holiday. The company has since expanded its celebrations to include special events at its theme parks and exclusive merchandise.

The Popularity of Star Wars Day

Fans around the world celebrate in various ways, from hosting themed parties to participating in cosplay events. The Walt Disney Company, which now owns the Star Wars franchise, has embraced the day and uses it as an opportunity to release new Star Wars content, including merchandise, books, and video games. One reason for the enduring popularity of Star Wars Day is the franchise's massive fanbase. Since the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977, the franchise has gained a dedicated following that spans generations. The films have become cultural touchstones and have inspired countless spinoffs, including TV shows, video games, and comic books. The enduring popularity of Star Wars ensures that there will always be a dedicated fanbase ready to celebrate the franchise on May the 4th. Another reason for the popularity of Star Wars Day is the sense of community it fosters among fans. Star Wars has always been a unifying force, bringing together fans of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures. The franchise has created a shared language and mythology that fans can connect over. Star Wars Day provides an opportunity for fans to come together and celebrate their love of the franchise, whether through social media, events, or other forms of celebration. The popularity of May the 4th has spread beyond North America, with fans celebrating the holiday around the world. In the UK, the London Underground has posted "May the 4th be with you" messages on its electronic signage. In Australia, the Sydney Opera House has been illuminated with Star Wars-themed projections. In Germany, the Frankfurt Airport displayed a giant lightsaber on May the 4th. In recent years, Star Wars Day has also become a way for fans to give back. Many fans use the day as an opportunity to support charitable causes related to Star Wars, such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This spirit of generosity and goodwill has only helped to further solidify the popularity of Star Wars Day.   Celebrate Star Wars Day with SVG Designs from DonSVG.com At DonSVG.com, you can find a huge selection of Star Wars SVG designs to help you celebrate May the 4th in style. Whether you're a fan of the classic trilogy or the new movies and TV shows, you're sure to find something that speaks to your love of the franchise. From Darth Vader and Stormtroopers to Baby Yoda and The Mandalorian, the designs available on DonSVG.com are perfect for t-shirts, posters, mugs, and more. Here are some reasons to consider buying "May the 4th" SVG designs on DonSVG.com: - High-quality designs: All of the SVG designs on DonSVG.com are created by professional designers and are of the highest quality. They are easy to download and use, and can be scaled to any size without losing resolution. - Unique designs: DonSVG.com offers a wide variety of unique and creative "May the 4th" designs that you won't find anywhere else. You can choose from a range of designs, including characters like Darth Vader, Yoda, and R2-D2, as well as quotes and phrases from the Star Wars universe. - Affordable prices: DonSVG.com offers its SVG designs at affordable prices, so you can get the designs you want without breaking the bank. - Versatility: May the 4th SVG designs from DonSVG.com can be used for a variety of purposes, including creating t-shirts, mugs, wall art, and more. They can also be used on a variety of materials, such as vinyl, paper, and fabric. - Easy to use: The SVG designs from DonSVG.com are easy to download and use. They come in a variety of file formats, including SVG, DXF, and PNG, and are compatible with a wide range of cutting machines and software. - Support small businesses: By purchasing from DonSVG.com, you are supporting a small business and independent designers. This means that you can feel good about your purchase, knowing that your money is going directly to support the hard work and creativity of talented individuals. In conclusion, the origins of Star Wars Day may be a simple play on words, but its enduring popularity is a testament to the power of the Star Wars franchise and its dedicated fanbase. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a newcomer to the galaxy far, far away, May the 4th is a day to celebrate all things Star Wars. And if you're looking for Star Wars-themed SVG files to add to your collection, be sure to check out DonSVG.com. Read the full article

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Faith Marisol Escajeda, Far Cry 5 - I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl, Nina Simone

This one's pretty lighthearted, relative to the rest of the list. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl is about an intense desire to experience the pleasures of life; which is, on the surface, a very trivial thing to be losing sleep over. But there's more to it than that, a level of genuine emotional distress which cuts the impact of the whimsical, homely lyrics - "I want a little sugar in my bowl / I want a little sweetness down in my soul / I could stand some lovin', oh so bad / I feel so funny, I feel so sad."

Faith is defined largely by her desire to escape cycles of suffering, and the way the social mores of her time encourage her to rely on men to do that. She would've just been coming of age when the song was released in 1989, just losing Joseph after he aged out of foster care before her, and just beginning to learn how to navigate her adult, professional, and romantic lives.

The chorus in particular eludes to a lot of the mentalities she adopts in this process, like her attempts to rely on the moral certainty of traditional religious values and the way those attempts are often thwarted by the reality of the environment of constant struggle she's in, her desire to be a fully autonomous woman and the way that contradicts her desire for the support and normalcy of a relationship - "I want a little steam on my clothes / Maybe I could fix things up so they'll go / What's the matter daddy? Come on, save my soul / I need some sugar in my bowl." The switch from "I want" in the first verse to "I need" in the second emphasizes the true emotional significance of these desires very well.

Caroline Seed / Margaret “Maggie” Vaughn, Far Cry 5 - When the Night is Over, Lord Huron

I’m trying to stick to songs I haven’t touched on for these OCs before, but I think this one's relevance to Meg's story warrants closer examination. When the Night is Over is a slow moving, mournful ballad which follows a singer searching in the night for the love his life, who has disappeared. Listening to the lyrics, it's easy to come to the conclusion that this person's lover is dead, and that this is an examination of the tole grief has taken on their mind.

Meg was raised in the south, and meant to spend her life there. She came to Hope County when she was 23 to attend the funeral of her fiancé Devon, a former soldier who committed suicide. His family, partially to get to know their estranged/late son's would-be wife and partially out of guilt for not taking better care of him, offered her financial support, which Meg used to establish herself permanently in HC - a stranger in a strange land where she never meant to live, connected to it only by the memory of a loved one who killed himself. Devon's distance from his homeland and family render the County a physically representative of a side of her lover that Meg never knew. Every moment she spends entrenching herself in this community and it's culture, she uncovers another reason for why Devon was who he was, another chunk of the past he ran from, and how she may have failed him. (And, of course, she gets to know the people she eventually figures out are her biological family, and comes to realize why she is the way she is. Fun!)

The emotional processes Meg goes through, in both the game and the events leading up to it, are closely mirrored in the emotional process of the distressed singer in When the Night is Over. You can easily imagine her wandering around in a haze one cold night, going through these very motions, seeing apparitions (literal or metaphorical) of her lover everywhere which cause her to doubt her own sanity - "In every window I pass, Your reflection in the glass, Makes me wonder if my mind is going / Shadows shifting in the rain, Slowly driving me insane."

Even though the singer in WTNIO never outright acknowledges that the lover he's searching for is dead, he refers to their relationship in the past tense - "By the stars above, I know we were in love." You could compare that to Margaret's difficulty processing her feelings over Devon's death juxtaposed against how thoroughly everything in Hope County is connected to him. The singer’s consistent personification of the physical environment as his lover contributes to this reading as well, while his repeated mentions of "an emerald in the sky" make reference to the manner in which Devon's death guided her, North Star-like, to the place where she would eventually discover her birth family. The singer goes back and forth between asserting that this search must end when the evening does and wondering if he'll actually find his missing love at sunrise - "I have only 'til the night is over" / "Will I find you when the night is over?" / "When the night is done, you'll vanish in the sun / Will I hold you when the night is over?" It's emblematic of the mixed feelings Meg has about Devon's significance in Hope County; learning more about him feels almost like having him back in a certain way, but it also causes her to reconsider the relationship they had in life. Sometimes, she just wishes they never met, a shameful thought to say the least.

Midway through the song, there's a long breakdown which leads to the singer seeming to begin to realize that they're never going to find this person; "Now the trail has gone cold, I don't know where else to go, And my time, I fear, is nearly over." / "Am I lost inside my mind? There's an emerald in the sky." But by the end of the song, they're right back where they were in the beginning, reiterating how little time they have, that they must keep going. The final line is another repetition of "I have only 'til the night is over." The point of the song isn't development, it's just to offer a brief view into the experiences of a person dealing with grief that their psyche can't cope with.

Margaret changes in the campaign against the cult, but not for the better. Her circumstances just don’t allow for it. For every step she takes forward in processing the loss of her fiancé, she takes two steps back due to the torture inflicted on her by the Seed family - the family that is revealed to be hers, in the end. What a gut punch. Keeping in mind Meg's final transformation into The Judge, When The Night is Over 's purpose of briefly exploring a person's grief and suffering without seeking to improve on it connects with her negative arc excellently.

Nora Jean Kingston, Far Cry 5 / Various - I’ll Stay, Funkadelic

I sort of surprised myself with this one, since until today I’ll Stay wasn’t even featured on Nora’s character playlist. I'll Stay is literally about awaiting the return of an emotionally erratic lover, going through one of the bad moods which offset their euphoric good ones. Figuratively, it's about accepting unwarranted hardship gracefully for the purpose of an unspoken future reward - "I'll stay, For she'll be coming back / You know her head went out to play, She'll get over that / I know that my reward, When she returns Woo-woo! / Keeps me hanging on, I'll stay."

In essence, it's a love song, which eludes to the way Nora's loved ones help set her on the paths she chooses to follow - her parents (unintentionally) drove her to alcoholism and self-destruction, her grandfather to self improvement and proactivity, Burke and Grace to police service and militarism. But considering the underlying theme of the addiction-like cycle of toxic situations, the justifications people use to keep themselves in those positions, and the resigned, almost hypnotic rhythm maintained throughout, when asking the question "what song provides the best ambiance for a narrative about a person directed by their misguided faith in a lot of awful belief systems," no better answer comes to mind.

Evelyn Seed, Far Cry 5 - Delilah, Tom Jones/Amigo the Devil

Evelyn wasn't originally going to be on this list, but since I just brought her up for the first time, now's as good a time as any to talk about her. Tom Jones' version of Delilah was released in 1968, right around the time Evelyn would've been marrying Josiah Seed. It's an operatic power ballad told from the POV of a man who murdered his girlfriend after she unrepentantly cheated on him. The narrator is essentially screaming, his performance so intense and over-enunciated that if he were talking about anything else, it could almost be funny.

It's comparable to one of the seemingly random bouts of rage people in long term abusive relationships sometimes exhibit, the swallowed resentments and embittered fantasies. Evelyn is a talented appeaser of volatile men, but she's pretty damn histrionic in private. She loves the music of her time, the outlet it provides for feelings she has no release for in the real world - outside of taking them out on her sons, which is emotionally taxing in its own way. You can easily picture this record being apart of her secret collection. The way the narrator describes himself as a victim of Delilah only to end by apologizing to her for the murder is also reflective of Evelyn's mindset in the late stages of her marriage. Her acknowledgement of the horrors Josiah has subjected their family to exists in conflict with the grief she feels over the fact that all that love they had for each other failed to culminate in anything but the two of them both devolving into domestic monsters - “I could see that girl was no good for me, I was lost like a slave that no man could free" VS "Forgive me Delilah, I just couldn't take anymore."

The chorus in which the murder takes place is repeated once, and the only break in sound comes after the line describing it - "I felt that knife in my hand, and she laughed no more” - even though the lyric itself is told in exactly the same way the rest of the lyrics are, like it doesn't hold the weight such a crime should. That's symbolic of a lot of things; slow building anger which culminates in outbursts of physical violence, the normalization of abusive habits because "that's just what they do," the ego death living with that treatment causes and the horrible things people do to salve that wound.

Amigo the Devil's cover is, tonally, the original's polar opposite. Some of the songs in the album it was a part of were recorded outside on a summer night, a setting choice which is very Southern in nature, reminiscent of the habit Evelyn develops of spending time in the swampy area surrounding the Seed family home after her domestic life takes a turn for the worst. The only instrument in AtD's Delilah is an untuned banjo, a choice which creates an intimate, workaday atmosphere which is itself evocative of the impoverished Seed family. The disparity in Evelyn's feelings for her husband mentioned earlier is also reflected in Amigo the Devil's more emotionally varied delivery of one of the choruses: a judgmental "My, my, my, Delilah!" followed by a depressed "Why, why, why, Delilah." The cover's consistent moroseness injects the apology at the end with more genuine remorse than the original, which I think is just as suitable for Evelyn’s story as the old-fashioned version.

Evelyn is not at all a good person, but she's also not an evil demon who chewed her way out of Satan's womb with the express purpose of growing up to abuse little boys, yes? People don't become this way overnight. My first choice was another of Amigo the Devil's songs, Perfect Wife, but that story's exclusively about a woman who murders her abusive husband, and there's a lot more to Evelyn's role in the family than that. Delilah connects Evelyn to both the murderer and the murdered - it's her as a victim of Josiah and as the torturer of their children, and all the types of misery that come along with being those things, underlaid with the lingering remnants of their warped bond as Christian husband and wife.

Kiswar Abdel Murad, Metal Gear Rising - Fu Gee La, Fugees

The opening line of Fu Gee La makes reference to digital electronics, and the proceeding line - “In the battle lost my finger / mic became my arm” - is extremely on the nose for the seven-and-a-half-fingered Kiswar. It was released in 1996, right around the time she would’ve been coming of age in the United States, so it easily could’ve been on one of her own playlists, and the name of the group and song both derive from the word “refugee.”

The hazy, repetitive echo of the background track and the creepy closing lines of the first verse contributes to an almost hallucination-like atmosphere, which is more than fitting for a passion-oriented, morally vacuous bioengineer like her. One of those lines in particular - "Nobody's shootin', my body's made of hand grenade / Girl bled to death while she was tongue kissin' a razor blade" - can be taken both as a literal reference to her job as a designer of weaponized cyborg bodies and as a metaphorical wink to the way her obsessive dedication to her work has hollowed her out emotionally and ethically. She also sleeps with some of the weaponized cyborg bodies she creates, if you wanna interpret "tongue-kissin' a razor blade" in that way.

The overarching narrative of the song itself revolves largely around the conflict between the black-nationalist Rastafarian movement and the imperialistic western society that the writers find themselves in as immigrants of the Caribbean diaspora in the east coast- New Jerusalem VS New Jersey, in a sense. My understanding of the Lebanese Civil War is that it was in large part a conflict over whether or not Lebanon should join the United Arab Republic or remain an independent nation. Regardless of where Kiswar's loyalties once lied, (I'm sorry if that sentence is insensitive, I'm new to learning about this) Fu Gee La, in this way, connects Kiswar to the grit and gravel of her birthplace, bringing her character back to the war that influenced her so much before she tried to transcend ideology into a being of pure, commoditized violence. Like that one Reductress headline, "How To Show People You're More Than Your Unethical Career Choice."