#Miss Ronde

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[krisrampersad]

Exclusives with Miss World! Behind the Glamour Glitter & Glow! Beauty in Gender Empowerment

Behind the Glamour Glitter Glow of Beauty Contests and Gender Empowerment

On her return, crowned the new Miss World and before she left for the competition, Giselle La Ronde, sat down with me for an exclusive tete-a-tete. Still in heady excitement of winning the Trinidad and Tobago Miss World Title, on the eve of flying off to the international Miss World competition, Giselle stopped by the South Bureau of the Trinidad Guardian for a chit-chat. I was but a cub…

[mask131]

The missing Arthurian knight - rediscovered in 2019

Well the title is a slight lie - the missing knight wasn't rediscovered in 2019, it was earlier than that, but he didn't became public until 2019.

So what's this "missing knight" about? Well as the title says. There was a knight part of the Arthurian myth, and he had been missing ever since the Middle-Ages, and he was only recently rediscovered.

Or rather, to be exact - there was an Arthurian novel centered around a knight that existed and was a famous and well-known part of the Arthurian literature in the Middle-Ages, but that completely disappeared, and was forgotten by culture (as much popular culture as the scholarly one). Until very recently.

This rediscovered novel has been a hot topic of all Arthuriana fans in Europe for a few years now - and yet I do not see much talk about this onto this website, despite Tumblr being a big place for Arthurian fans?

So I will correct this by doing a series of posts about the subject. And this post will be the first one, the introduction post presenting to you "Ségurant, le chevalier au dragon" ; "Segurant, the knight of the dragon". A French medieval novel part of the Arthurian literature (hence the "chevalier au X" title structure - like Lancelot, the knight of the cart or Yvain the knight of the lion from Chrétien de Troyes), the reason this story was forgotten by all medievalist and literary scholars is - long story short - because it never existed in any full manuscript (at least none that survived to this day). It was a complete story yes, with even variations apparently, but that was cut into pieces and fragments inserted into various other manuscripts and texts (most notably various "Merlin's Prophecies").

The novel and the Knight of the Dragon were rediscovered through the work of Emanuele Arioli, who rediscovered a fragment of the story while looking at an old manuscript of a Merlin Prophecies, and then went on the hunt for the other fragments and pieces scattered around Europe, until he finally could compile the full story, that he then published in 2019, at the Belles Lettres publishing house, in 2019.

Arioli reconstructed the text, and translated it in both modern French and Italian for scholarly and professional editions (aka Honoré Champion in France, a reference for universities)...

... But also for a more "all public, found in all libraries" edition - the famous 2019 edition at Les Belles Lettres.

And not only that, but he also participated to both a comic book adaptation with Emiliano Tanzillo...

... and an adaptation as an illustrated children novel!

Finally, just a few weeks, the Franco-German channel Arte released a documentary about the reconstitution and content of this missing novel called "Le Chevalier au dragon: Le roman disparu de la Table Ronde". (The Knight of the Dragon - The missing novel of the Round Table). The full documentary is on Youtube in French for those that speak the language, here. And in German here for those who speak German.

Unfortunately there is no English version of the documentary that I know of, nor any English publications of the actual text - just French and Italian. But hey, I'll try to palliate to that by doing some English-speaking posts about this whole business!

[mama-29]

After several months of absence following an accident I was going to go back to high school. I phoned my best friend. We had worked together on a presentation before my accident. Since then we hadn’t seen each other. She picked up the phone. My throat was tight. We had finished our evening work in a very ... pleasant way with great pleasure.

She answered me by saying, is it you? Yes I’ll be back tomorrow.

She said, It’s really wonderful

I could show you the result of our work!

I have so much breast pain right now, but I don’t blame you. It’s so wonderful if you knew!

We hung up. I didn’t quite understand the relationship with her breasts and our presentation—

The next day I arrived at the entrance of the school. She was waiting for me. I stopped sharp, eyes wide open! She was .... Pregnant! So pregnant! And her breasts so huge and tight! I got her pregnant the first night! But she was so happy and grateful. Her belly was so round and big.

She approached me and whispered in my ear: I missed you so much, darling. Let’s go home and make up for lost time in my room...

She lowered her head looking at my pants. She smiled and told me I think you are willing to come inside me...

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Après plusieurs mois d'absence suite un accident j'allais retourner au lycée. J'ai téléphoner à ma meilleure amie. Nous avions travaillé ensemble sur un exposé avant mon accident. Depuis nous ne nous étions pas vue. Elle a décroché le téléphone. Ma gorge était serrée. Nous avions terminé notre soirée de travail d'une façon très ... agréable avec beaucoup de plaisir.

Elle m'a répondu en me disant, c'est toi ? Oui je reviens demain.

Elle m'a dit, C'est vraiment merveilleux

Je pourrais te montrer le résultat de notre travail !

J'ai tellement mal aux seins en ce moment, mais je ne t'en veux pas. C'est tellement merveilleux si tu savais !

Nous avons raccroché. Je ne comprenais pas trop le rapport avec ses seins et notre exposé...

Le lendemain je suis arrivé à l'entrée du lycée. Elle m'attendait. Je me suis arrêté net, les yeux grand ouvert ! Elle était .... Enceinte ! Tellement enceinte ! Et ses seins tellement énorme et serré ! Je l'avais mise enceinte le premier soir ! Mais elle était tellement heureuse et reconnaissante. Son ventre était si rond et gros.

Elle ses approché de moi et m'a murmuré à l'oreille : tu m'as tellement manqué mon chéri. Rentrons chez moi rattraper le temps perdu dans ma chambre...

Elle baissa la tête en regardant mon pantalon. Elle sourit et me dit je crois que tu est disposé à venir en moi...

[theysaidhush]

I have hard thoughts and I saw you asking for them... So... You know I.N from skz, that man makes me feel things istg. So I'm wondering what your thoughts on kinks for him? Because I've got a hand kink just for him I think💀

Anyways, have a great day/night and if you're not comfortable with doing this then that's fine ❤

When I.N is kinky 👀

I think that Jeongin definitely has a thing for clothed sex.

Man just post soooo many OOTD and he dresses well, so he would definitely be into clothed sex. Just- imagine. Jeongin would call you over or go in your bedroom or studio or whatever and pick a pretty outfit for you to wear. You both would be giggling and ogling at each other, it's cute and all, until there's something in him that tells him to take you right now, right here. Seeing you wear the outfit he picks for you is a big turn on for him, I think he would get horny immediately, begging you to let him take you, to make you feel nice, to let him fill your tiny cunt with his big dick because you look so cute in those outfit. He wouldn't take his clothes off, nor yours, kinda feel like he would just lower his pants enough so he can slam his cock in your pussy again and again. Bonus point if your chewing on the hoodie he gave you because he makes you feel too good. Dude would definitely cum on your now ruined clothes and take a pic, then add it to his private file named "OOTD <3".

I also think that Jeongin would be into role-play ?

It's literally so cliché but I can see him being into 'teacher-student' role-play. You would act it out, wearing a short and tight skirt with glasses and all the teacher sht fantasy, and he would wear a fake uniform. Now we know that Jeongin does not like school, dude was literally missing every classes, I still don't get how he got his certificate but that's not the point. In one of your fantasy you would tell him what a bad student he is, that he needs to get punished, but hey, you're talking to Yang Jeongin, he's the maknae on top! You end up being the one who's punish. He would do some dirty talk, but nothing to heavy and nothing you're not comfortable with. But he would definitely show false empathy as he's literally bending you over the desk in your bedroom, going at an awful pace, not letting you catch your breath as he circles your clit and make you gag on his long and beautiful fingers. He would coo at your whimper or the way you're trying to grab something to ground yourself. Yeah Jeongin loves making you gag on his finger, argue with the wall. He would tell you what a bad professor you are, telling you that he's the one teaching you things instead as you're drooling and panting. He can't help but laugh at your pitiful state.

Last but not least, I think that since he's the younger in his group, the baby, he wants to show them that he is a man too. So exhibitionistm.

Yeah. But only at the dorms though. He's got nothing to prove to randoms and only his members would get to see you like he does. He wouldn't go in front of them and hump you like the horny boy he is. Noooo, that's to light, e wouldn't prove anything except that he's always horny when you're around - which he is??? He would fuck you late at night in the living room, telling you to be quiet since everyone's sleeping even though the sound of his skin slapping against yours his louder than your moans - 'cause Dady bread would go all out, he's got a point to prove. But the thing is that he knooooows. He knows that Minho was still at the dance studio, practicing, and that he would come home soon. And when it happens ? Is he surprised when and glances at the door only to see Minho standing here, dumbfounded as his youngest brother his deep inside your guts, making out with you while he's playing with your tits? The dancer can't see anything but your fucked out expression hanging from the couch's armrest, and he have ears. And no Jeongin isn't, but Minho sure is. His big rond eyes looking at his Maknae's sweaty upper body as the latter is frowning and closing his eyes with a cocky smirk plastered on his face. Is Minho getting hard because at the sight of you face, wet because of the tears spilling from your eyes ? he sure is, what a sight. And Jeongin wouldn't stop. No, he would just hide his smile in your neck, trying to rock your body harder so that his Hyung can hear how good his sweet Donsaeng is making you feel.

Does he asks you to ride him in Chan's studio when the older is out for food, even though he knows that he'll come back soon? Yes.

Does he 'accidentally' sends Hyunjin a text, telling him to meet him in a fitting room because he needs his opinion when in fact he was just hitting you from behind, grip tight on your hair, forcing you to look at Hyunjin's boner because he had no other choice but to come in and stay? Yes.

So yeah, I think I.N would be into clothed sex, exhibitionistm and role-play. But it's my opinion at the moment. Ask me another day, when my mood is different, and I might tell you something else lol.

[mochademic]

100 Days of Productivity [Day: 83] || 100 Jours de Productivité [Jour: 83]

this was my first year doing documentation for a company audit. I've never done this kind of stuff before but I'm exhausted. you don't really realize how hard back-tracking is when it's from before you started working there. that being said, everything went well, we've been cleared, & no one is getting fired or taken to court for fraud lol.

my sweet mum also sent me a care package & in it sent me some of my favourite bottled/canned coffee drinks. this made my cry so hard for some reason. though I love it here, I still struggle with missing home.

academic work:

-finish unit 1.2 - 1.4 of independent course -listen to podcasts in slow french -re-write course notes [focus on accents] -start comparison notes between different French varieties [ie. Cajun, Belgian, Canadian, Swiss etc.]

freelance work:

-make ivory paper -start putting together round-back book for binding -take books out of press & cut signatures for new ones

office work:

-enter payroll -start data sheet for last month's write-offs -edit spreadsheets -answer all emails

currently listening // Two Lives by MARION

C'était ma première année de documentation pour un audit d'entreprise. Je n'avais jamais fait ce genre de choses auparavant, mais je suis épuisée. on ne se rend pas vraiment compte à quel point il est difficile de rassembler des informations lorsqu'elles datent de plusieurs années avant que l'on ne commence à travailler dans une entreprise. cela dit, tout s'est bien passé, nous avons été blanchis, et personne n'a été licencié ou poursuivi en justice pour fraude lol.

ma douce maman m'a également envoyé un colis et, dans celui-ci, quelques-unes de mes boissons au café préférées en bouteille ou en boîte. cela m'a fait pleurer très fort pour une raison ou une autre. bien que j'aime être ici, j'ai toujours du mal à m'ennuyer de chez moi.

travail académique :

-Finir l'unité 1.2 - 1.4 du cours indépendant. -écouter des podcasts en français lent -réécrire les notes de cours [accent sur les accents] -commencer les notes de comparaison entre les différents français -commencer les notes de comparaison entre les différentes variétés de français (cajun, belge, canadien, suisse, etc.).

travail en freelance :

-faire du papier ivoire -commencer à assembler un livre à dos rond pour la reliure -retirer les livres de la presse et découper les signatures pour de nouveaux livres

travail de bureau :

-saisir les salaires -commencer la feuille de données pour les amortissements du mois dernier - éditer les feuilles de calcul -répondre à tous les courriels

chanson // Two Lives par MARION

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue July 1959

Anne St. Marie wears an Onondaga chiffon dress in flamboyant Paisley colors - gold, green, orange. Miss Bergdorf of Bergdorf Goodman. Round red velvet pillbox, by Madcaps. Marvella earrings. Beauty note: lipstick inspired by Paisley Golden Orange colors. By Max Factor.

Anne St. Marie porte une robe en mousseline de soie Onondaga aux couleurs Paisley flamboyantes - or, vert, orange. Mlle Bergdorf de Bergdorf Goodman. Pilulier rond en velours rouge, par Madcaps. Boucles d'oreilles Marvella. Note beauté : rouge à lèvres qui s'inspire des couleurs Paisley Golden Orange. Par Max Factor.

Photo Tom Palumbo vogue archive

[momsforroadhead]

grant's smartypants presentation (i had somehow missed this episode??) has motivated me to talk about MY favourite roller coaster

it's at La Ronde in Montréal (i believe a six flags parc), it's called the Boomerang and it hates you. it lasts like 45 seconds tops and fits 2 loops and 2 drops in, it's so fast and you do it twice, one time forward and one time backward. your head is banging on the side of the seat the whole time. you step down you're shaking for the whole day. wake up the next morning you're forgotten a core memory. roller coaster so good it's like a discount lobotomy

[swiftgreatest]

Everything Has Changed | Eddie Roundtree x Fem!Reader

request by anon: "hi!:) i dont know if you take request but i would love to see eddie’s blurb where he mets his old friend from his hometown on tour and falls in love with her"

a/n: hello, thanks for request. i love your idea!! i loved write this, i really hope u like this, give me your opinion about it!!!

words: 2.3k

After hours and hours on the rond the band finally arrived in Seattle for one week with three shows in the city. All the audience was excited for this, as it was the first time Daisy Jones and The Six would be in the city and the three shows were sold out, this was one of the most talked about subjects at the moment.

Eddie was accustomed with this commotion in the cities where the band performed, hysteria everywhere, people following the bus of the band and camping at the front of the hotel, it wasn't something new for him, the band was on tour for several months.

The travels from one city to another were very tiring and boring sometimes, there wasn't much to do on the bus aside from look at the landscape, drink sth, smoke or take drugs. Sometimes Eddie used the travels to write letters and make melodies for his bass, he always wanted to write his own lyrics but he didn't have much confidence in himself, until his childhood best friend helped him with this. She encouraged him and said she was his number one fan.

The bassist catches himself remembering her sometimes, he misses her and all the things they did together, she was his favorite thing in Pittsburgh. He constantly wonders what she is doing now.

– – – –

Eddie sat in one of the empty booths of a snack bar, he and the band got off the bus and he was starving for some real food then ran out to find a snack bar and entered the first one he found.

As he looked at the menu, a waitress appeared to take your order.

"Welcome!! What would you like to order?"

"I would like some-" Eddie couldn't speak anymore after looking at the waitress who was looking at his order book. "Y/n? It 's you?" He recognized her, it was her! His childhood best friend, sweet Y/n!

"What?- Oh my God, Eddie jt's you!!!" The girl opened a smile that filled her face. She couldn't believe it, it was like a dream, her childhood best friend and secret love was there, in front of her. It's Eddie, her Eddie. O mean, he was taller now, long hair, expensive clothes, looked more confident but he still being the boy she ran away from home with to go to rock concerts in the early hours of the morning.

"I can't believe it!" Roundtree said while standing up and hugging the girl. She was taken aback by the hug but put her arms around him. Eddie couldn't even explain how much he missed it.

"Dude, how long! You're in Seattle all this time?? How I never found you??" You asked him, you've so many questions.

"No, I live in Los Angeles. I've come to work, in truth it's a long story and I-" They were interrupted by the rumbling of the bassist's stomach, oh he was so hypnotized by you that he had forgotten how hungry he was.

You laugh and he blushed with shame "Let's take it easy, sit and tell me what you want to eat and when I come back we can talk, right?"

"Right!" He sat down again and said his order to the girl.

"I'll be back in a few minutes!" You left and Eddie didn't take his eyes off you, you caught his attention, he couldn't believe he found you, you were so different, but what could he say, it's a long time, you two were different now but some feelings are still the same and still making his heart speed up.

– – – –

You was watching the boy in your front devour the food you brought, you worried about him because of all this hunger but he explained the reason to you. He also explained everything that had happened to him after you moved from Pittsburgh with your parents. The Dunne Brothers, new members, The Six, Billy, Daisy Jones, Honeycomb, Aurora and he tell about the others, Camilla, Graham and Warren, you are close in the past.

You're so happy for Eddie, he did it!! Realized his dream and looked so happy with the band, you remembered all the times you listened to him write or play something on the guitar and bass, it was so good, just you and him, listening to him sing to you and only for you.

"Eddie I'm so happy for you, that I don't even know how to express this. I'm so proud of you, you did it" You had a proud smile and looked at him with admiration.

This was so precious and valuable to Eddie, no one ever looked at him like that, no one ever admired him like you did, no one ever encouraged him as much to follow his dreams as you did, you always supported and helped him, he would never get over it or forget it. He entwined his hand in yours, it was so good to be with you.

"I'm so happy to give you prod, you always support me, and you make many things for me Y/n, you help me to be who I am and I will always be grateful for it" He cuddled your hand.

"You don't have to thank me for being who you are. You're talented and it comes from you naturally"

"And you? What have you been doing?"

You explained what happened after you moved from Pittsburgh. You spent some years in a small town with your parents until you got tired and moved alone to Seattle, you wanted new air, and the air of the big city was what you needed. You became a waitress, but you were also doing other things. You are a dancer in a dance academy and you were trying to win a scholarship to some college to become more professional in dance.

"That's amazing Y/n!! I always knew that you would be a star of dance one day"

"Oh let's not exaggerate, I'm still a little star who is getting to know this world of big stars and constellations"

"To me, you are and always have been a big star. My big star"

Oh God, didn't he realize how much he messed with you, how the way he looked at you and the things he said made you have an outburst. How could he never realize how in love you were?

"Thank you, I don't know what to say" You were going to say something but were interrupted by your boss telling you to get back to work. "I need to go Eddie, the work calls me".

"When is your turn ending?"

"At five" It was still three o'clock in the afternoon. "There are two hours left, you don't have to stay here waiting for me"

"I don't have any problem, I have been waiting for this for years, some hours won't kill me" He smiled and you smiled back. Your smile lights up his life since childhood and still.

– – – –

After two long hours of work, you finally end with your work, take your things to leave. At all this time Eddie was still sitting at the same table, sometimes he asked something to drink but only to talk with you. You smiled every time you passed by him or when you caught him staring at you, have been many times.

You both left the snack bar and walked the streets while talking, telling new stories, thoughts and problems too, it was as if everything was in the right place now, just you and Eddie keeping each other company and being honest.

Everything has changed. You and Him may have changed on the outside, but you still had a lot of your old version of the past inside of you. The same feelings still haunted you both and you still don't know how to deal with this like when you were young.

Every smile, word, memory, joke and thought connect you more and more, as in the past, or even stronger than that, you didn't want to leave this. After that reunion, Eddie promised he would never go away from you again.

– – – –

And he kept his promise, for the first he called you to go to a concert of his band, he didn't have to insist, you were crazy to see your friend on the stage and the band too.

While at the concert you admired him, you can't take your eyes off him, Eddie got a special place for you in the front of the stage. You loved the concert, they've so many good songs and the energy was from another world, unexplained.

After the end of the show, you met Eddie on the backstage, you hugged him even with him sweating and he hugged you too, holding you so strong as if he was afraid you would go away from him.

"I have some people here who need to see you" He led you into a hallway with dressing rooms and you were so involved that you didn't even realize that you entwined your hand with his. He led you into a room where Graham, Warren and the keyboard player, Karen, were.

The boys ran to you when they recognized you, you hugged both. They're so different but at the same time still were your friends from school. You introduced yourself to Karen and she was really nice with you, you like her.

"So you mean Eddie found you and didn't tell us? You were keeping her from us just for you weren't you brother?" Warren joked and Eddie gave him the middle finger.

"We have to make up for all this time" Warren said "And you know what's good for bringing people together?" He asked and after no one answered he shouted "A party!".

Everyone got excited and shouted together with him, and that's how you ended up at one of the famous band parties. You have fun all night, talking with several people, drinking, dancing and especially you did all this with Eddie who didn't leave you at any time and you didn't leave him either.

– – – –

It was like this all week, you went to the band's second concert and you see Eddie everyday since you reunited. You give him your address so he comes to see you everyday. He came early and his excuse was he didn't want to stay away from you. He took you to your work everyday.

When he didn't show he stayed with you in your house, you cooked together, Eddie was so good in the kitchen. You and him do other things like play games, watch movies, listen to discos or just talk and admire each other.

You didn't realize that, but anyone besides that can realize this, the way you look at each other, how you act towards each other, is like you have your own language and your own world.

You were so used to each other that you didn't even think about what would happen when the last show of the band was done and they left town.

One day before the last concert, Roundtree realized what was coming and that almost drove him crazy. He got nervous and so many thoughts appeared in his mind. What would you two do? Are you still friends? He didn't know what to expect, but one thing he knew. He couldn't lose you again, he couldn't live without you anymore and he was determined to do something to let you know about it, even if it changed everything.

– – – –

This is the last concert of the band in Seattle and you were there like the others, but this is different, is the last time Eddie would be in your city, you pretended it wasn't affecting you. When you realized that, you cried, you didn't want to let him leave, but what could you do? This was his dream and you couldn't ruin it just because you love him more than anything and didn't want to live without him.

The bassist noticed you were different, quiet and thoughtful, and he knew the reason, he tried not to show that it affected him too. The concert went so slowly for him. He didn't want it to end but he also needed to talk to you and couldn't hold back any longer.

After the show he took you away from others, nothing of parties or drinks for you two today, he has something different for today, something that will change your lives, for the better or worse. Roundtree took you to the roof of the concert hall, this is like a flashback from when you climbed the roof of his house to see the stars and smoke. All these memories come to you, just make you more sensible and you were holding yourself to not cry.

"I know I'm leaving tomorrow and this could change everything between us, but this doesn't need to change, I still with you, I'll be far away but I'll call you everyday, send letters and come to see you every chance I get, I won't let nothing keep us apart" He held your face with his hands " I was stupid enough to let you go once and I will never make that mistake again. Everything has changed. But I still love you. I love you all this time, keep this love with me and now that I've found you it has come back strong and clear, nothing will change my mind and if that's going to change all between us, even if it's for something worse, I'm sorry but I won't hide it, not anymore.

You didn't realize at what moment the tears started to fall down your face, you're so happy and emotional that you couldn't contain yourself. He looked at you worried, cleared your tears and when he goes try to say one more thing you kiss him. Nothing could change this, nothing could separate you now.

And this only proved that even though everything had changed, you two were still the same, and still loved each other in the same way.

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[everlastingdream]

The band au

(Song - Hard to say goodbye by Ronde)

"Annabel, she won't come."

Prospero has been saying it the whole time Annabel Lee was peeking through the curtain nervously twirling little flower ring on her finger.

"You told the thugs where her best friend is when you were only reconciled for a week. It's not like Lenore will forgive and forget. Stop it and try to concentrate on the song".

He doesn't understand. She and Lenore are inseparable. This little thing won't come between them, right? Surely, Lenore will realize that Annabel was trying to protect her. Surely. Su-re-ly.

If not for the makeup Annabel would cry her eyes out already. Yes, she messed up. She didn't take into the account that Lenore would be upset because of her new 'friends'.

And now everything is ruined once again. She really thought that Lenore would come by even after their fight. Annabel spent many nights polishing the lyrics and music, trying to pour all her feelings into this chance.

She lost Lenore once again. Like all those years ago, when she threw hurtful words right at the Lenore's pale face.

"You are right, dearest", she answered after just a second too long. Prospero nodded, going past Montressor and Ada who were having their tongues inside each other throats.

They heard crowd cheering and there was just a couple of seconds to return to their positions. Annabel put alluring smile on her face, not feeling it in the slightest.

She didn't even register words she was saying, laughing and winking at the crowd. And when the first notes of the song played, she found herself reminiscing her past with Lenore, trying to overlook dull pain in her chest.

Here we are six years later

I don't know what we're trying to find, to find

We've been dancing with strangers

Could it be we've been wasting our time, our time?

When they met after six years Lenore was cold and reluctant, not even knowing that Annabel hasn't stopped following her every move not even for a moment.

Even when much younger Annabel thought that Lenore was being stupid and arogant and stupid by asking Annabel to stand up to her father and run away without a plan because of love and freedom and everything else.

Even when Lenore looked so happy on the scene with her 'new friends' which left Annabel hurting and betrayed and "you promised I'm the only one whose side you want to stand by".

And definitely not when she finally understood that her sweet naive Lenore thought that Annabel's status of 'princess' was more important than love. And not that Annabel just didn't want to wander without a plan and goal and starve to death in the small van.

Every night I lay in bed

Wish I was with you instead

I can hear you in my sleep

If only we had one more day

Wake up and we'd be okay

I still see you in my dreams

They went to bed at opposite sides of bed after their fight. They locked the door of Annabel's room as usual, so that her father won't catch them in the morning.

And then Annabel woke up alone, cold and shivering without Lenore by her side. Without even a chance to explain that she didn't undermined the suffering Lenore was going through everyday at home. She just needed a little bit more time.

It's hard to say goodbye

Oh, I tried couple million times

Missed a million signs

Oh, yeah, yeah

In these early days, Annabel did try to forget about Lenore. Tried to convince yourself that she's a traitor, that the one who abandoned her didn't deserve forgiveness. That she didn't love her.

But perhaps she should've understand that it's not going to work, when she lovingly traced Lenore's face in their photos.

Something about you made me try

And I don't know why

Oh I don't know why

It's hard to say goodbye

Annabel really tried to become a better person, as to deserve Lenore, who was only real thing in her life. But her 'better person' and Lenore's just wasn't a same thing.

When we talk, days are fading

Annabel gasped in the microphone without any restraint when behind her familiar raspy voice sang the first line. She clung on the stand feeling light-headed.

I don't know what you're saying

My love, my love

Annabel felt like crying despite all the makeup. Hearing her favorite voice in the world calling her 'love' once again, was so right but still so painful.

These words Lenore said to her when she learned that it was Annabel who told collectors where the Duke is. Even if they planned to ambush Lenore to find out.

Yeah, I know times are changing

When I leave, I'm still staying

Two hearts, so lost

Annabel heard Lenore coming closer, but still couldn't find it in herself to look at her. It was her words, the ones she wanted to say to her love, but hearing it from Lenore made her think of many possibilities.

Does she mean she forgave her? Does it mean she still loved her?

Every night I lay in bed

Wish I was with you instead

I can hear you in my sleep

Hand carefully lowered on her waist and Annabel found herself instinctively leaning into the body behind. Really, even if she wanted to pull away (which is absurd) she would still be drawn to that warmth.

It's hard to say goodbye

Oh, I tried couple million times

Missed a million signs

Oh, yeah, yeah

Annabel heard a little laugh in her voice, which sounded a little sad and helpless. Annabel finally turned her head, looking at her life's only love. Lenore was softly smiling, even if her eyes was still filled with pain.

Something about you made me try

And I don't know why

Oh I don't know why

It's hard to say goodbye

There was Duke and Pluto behind the curtain, shaking their heads with smirks, ignoring Montressor's scowl. Prospero looked a bit surprised, but in the end he just shrugged with small nod.

But it was nothing when she and Lenore started the last bridge and chorus side by side, looking deep into each other's eyes.

It's hard to say goodbye

Oh I tried couple million times

Missed a million signs

Oh, yeah, yeah

But something about you made me try

And I don't know why

Oh, I don't know why

It's hard to say goodbye

Their fans went wild. Their theories about two leading singers finally confirmed.

And Annabel and Lenore didn't even moved an inch, still just a little too close, air between them just a little too hot, breath just a little too hard.

"I am still mad at you", Lenore said lowering her head just a bit.

"Of course", Annabel answered, draging her all the way down by the lapels of her jacket to kiss her right on the scene, surrounded by the flickering light and thunderous applause.

[everlastiingiimmortals]

Before Veritas Ratio, there was Andreas Costas.

Andreas of the Coast. A fitting name, for the boy's earliest memories are filled with the sound of waves washing against the shore and the smell of salt on the wind. Despite what Dr. Ratio's demeanor and attire may lead one to believe, Andreas was a boy of humble beginnings, growing up on the outskirts of a small port city. His days were spent with marble and sand, waiting with his mother for his father to return from the sea. With him always came the smell of the ocean, and especially of fish.

The fisherman could never quite understand the way his son hovered around his side while he gutted and cleaned the fish for the market, and yet wrinkled his nose and refused to touch the slime-slick scales all the same. He paid no mind, nor tried to insist that the boy familiarize himself with the fishery; the boy's hands were more like his mother's after all, slender and made for working with clay and paper. Instead, the fisherman regaled him with tales of the ocean. From his father, Andreas learned of the winds and tides, of the delicate balance of the ecosystems and the fish that came with the currents. He learned of all the things that lived beneath the waves, as much as his father could tell him.

And on those days that his father was out to sea, Andreas sat with his mother, listened to her music, and watched her throw clay. From her he learned of the balance in clay mixtures, and that a sturdy base and even distribution made for the best πίθος. He learned of the control needed in firing a pot in a kiln. He watched her paint. From his mother, Andreas learned of the stories she painted and the history in every stroke of her brush.

And when his father was away but he was too restless to stay inside, Andreas went to swim, or he would go to the old farmer at the other end of the valley. The farmer let him pick ripe fruit to take back to his mother, in return for caring for and exercising his horses. And from the farmer, Andreas learned of the growing seasons and how to care for the land, of which fruit was best to eat throughout the year, of foraging and simple remedies that one could make by hand.

This boy pestered all three constantly with questions, and such was how they lived —Andreas, his parents, and the old farmer across the way. He learned of practical things from them, and he was content in what he could glean from them. Then one day, Andreas met a red-haired girl in a white dress who asked him what he thought was beyond the sea, and his parents and the farmer found then that they no longer held the answers to his questions.

So Andreas was sent to school in the hopes that he could be provided with the answers he sought. In reality, the boy became insatiable. Hands that held baskets of fruit now held bundles of books. Hours on the beach turned to hours spent in his local library, but it wasn't enough. It was never enough. He read before bed, he read at the dinner table, he read while he walked to the market. Every waking hour was spent studying. What he was pursuing, enflamed by his childhood friend, his parents could never quite tell.

It continued like that until the day she went missing.

And then it worsened.

Perhaps it was his grief that twisted his tongue into combative jabs at his peers, or that compelled him to shut out the rest of the world. He never did say, not even to his parents, but it was clear that he refused to accept her fate. If anything, it only seemed to spur him further in his pursuit of his studies.

Professor Rond, his mathematics teacher in middle school, took note of his drive and talent, and the rest is history. From here, Veritas Ratio was born: truth and reason in the Laurelian language of education, proof of his dedication to his ideology as he packed his bags, said goodbye to his mother and father, and left home, leaving Andreas to remain on the shore.

Over time, he focused on bigger goals, incensed by his experiences with peers, professors, and students alike, though his friend never did quite leave his thoughts. But he didn't pursue her, not even when word of the Astral Express' return and its new navigator reached his ears. Their paths had strayed too far apart; knowing she was alive was enough.

Years pass, and he still writes to his parents, still ensures they are comfortable and healthy, still returns home to visit them and the old farmer and his beloved Professor Rond. He's taller now, even taller than his grizzled and sun-kissed father, but his father still takes his hands and says they're so much like his mother's. His mother tells him you've changed, Andraki mou. And when he waits for her to continue, she smiles. The corners of her eyes crinkle. Your drive is focused. You're doing incredible things in the universe.

He sets his bag down, kisses his mother on both cheeks.

"There is so much left to do, Mama."

Yes, but until then, sit down and have some dinner. We've been waiting for you.

Welcome home, Andrakis.

[thebreakfastgenie]

After I saw this post from @leonardcohenofficial the first time I made a list of all the pairs in The Longjohn Flap and infuriatingly there are 9, compared to 10 in La Ronde.

La Ronde:

The Whore and the Soldier

The Soldier and the Parlor Maid

The Parlor Maid and the Young Gentleman

The Young Gentleman and the Young Wife

The Young Wife and The Husband

The Husband and the Little Miss

The Little Miss and the Poet

The Poet and the Actress

The Actress and the Count

The Count and the Whore

The Longjohn Flap:

Hawkeye and Trapper

Trapper and Radar

Radar and The Cook

The Cook and Frank

Frank and Margaret

Margaret and Klinger

Klinger and Mulcahy

Mulcahy and Henry

Henry and Hawkeye

However, some of them work very well. Hawkeye as the Whore, Trapper as the Soldier, and Henry as the Count works so well it makes me wish the whole thing lined up. If you remove one character you can make it work. I chose one kind of at random here, because I liked Frank as the cheating husband:

The Whore (Hawkeye) and the Solider (Trapper)

The Soldier (Trapper) and the Parlor Maid (Radar)

The Parlor Maid (Radar) and the Young Gentleman (The Cook)

The Young Gentleman (The Cook) and the Husband (Frank)

The Husband (Frank) and the Little Miss (Margaret)

The Little Miss (Margaret) and the Poet (Klinger)

The Poet (Klinger) and the Actress (Mulcahy)

The Actress (Mulcahy) and the Count (Henry)

The Count (Henry) and the Whore (Hawkeye)

[merpmonde]

Summer highlight reel: Île de la Table Ronde

To the South of Lyon, the "Island of the Round Table" in the middle of the Rhône offers a fantastic escape from the city. While the East side is exposed to a lot of noise from motorway traffic, the inside and West shore are gorgeous, and the southernmost end is a nature preserve.

The river flows by at a steady pace, making it a good spot for a reaction ferry similar to the ones in Basel. Fair play to the locals, they thought that too!

Bridges now do the job - though the suspension bridge from Vernaison isn't doing too well. Built in 1959, it needs replacing and until then, traffic is limited on it so as not to overload it. This hasn't been helped by the North side of the island being an industrial estate.

In the centre of the island, one finds a ruined farm, the Ferme aux Loups. One thing @teamroquette likes to do is geocaching, and so we looked for some, but the most elusive geocache of all was the namesake of the island. There are pictures of a round table associated with the island on Google Maps, but we missed it. That said, one Google review also mentions that they couldn't find it, so who knows.

We did find these interesting and somewhat imposing water level meters though. Lay on them to measure yourself... and get the wrong answer!

[elan-morin-tedronai]

I'm on Fires of Heaven on my reread right now, and reading the first encounter with forkroot and Ronde Macura, I started wondering if we were supposed to figure out who the other two messages were sent to.

Macura sends a message to her contact at the Tower, and a copy to someone else in another direction, and then the pigeon keeper sends a third message in yet another direction. I guess one of these was Moghedien, somehow, because a bit later she has knowledge of Nynaeve & Elayne's presence in the village, but did we ever find out (in universe or from RJ's notes) who the last message went to?

(ping @wot-tidbits because you sometimes know random stuff that I've missed)

[pyroraptordraws]

You know what: *Scugs your character*

Aka. my excuse to draw a bunch of random characters as Scugs because they’re fairly simple to draw (at least for me and in this simplistic style)

Explanations who’s who under the cut:

From left to right, top to bottom:

Sebastian-Stardew Valley: Figured to make him just the edgiest Scug on this page, he does have some orange fur patches from his mom.

Ienzo-Kingdom Hearts: The grey one. He has a dark line around his neck from Chain of Memories.

Even-Kingdom Hearts: The marshmallow. An old eepy boi. He’s got some burn scars under his fur.

Sam-Stardew Valley: He looks like Demyx. That’s why he’s here, because I thought it was funny

Demyx-Kingdom Hearts: Looks a lot like Sam. The difference between the two as scugs is that Demyx has gills and turquise markings.

Xion and Roxas-Kingdom Hearts: The black and the brown one with two spears, do not seperate them.

Axel-Kingdom Hearts: Ketchup coloured boi

Isa-Kingdom Hearts: is done with Axel’s ketchupness. He’s the boi with the light blue fur and x scar

Zenos-FFXIV: The blonde one with the grey tail, he’s on here twice because my partner really wanted me to draw him with their WoL. Eternally stuck at karma 1

Artem-OC: He’s the one next to the smaller Zenos looking up at him, the black and white one. My partner has made them a proper scug design by now.

Alphys-Undertale: the yellow orange one. I care her.

Undyne-Undertale: Probably spent too much time on her design, but you cant have alphys without her and vice versa. Do not seperate

Sakura-OC: My friend @lesbianvenat WoL. They’re Viera so bunny scug.

Alphinaud and Alisaie-FFXIV: They’re the two fluffy white ones with the braid. Twins. Do not seperate.

Zuko and Iroh-ATLA: Once again, do not seperate. Zuko would totally get adopted by Artificer, hands down.

Fandaniel-FFXIV: The dark green Scug on the very left. 100% responsible for everyone being Scugs

Peridot-SU: Angry triangle, smol but will bite

Haurchefant, Emmanellain and Artoirel-FFXIV: The silver, brown and black one below Alphinaud and Alisaie. The heartshaped mark on their forehead is absolutely their family mark and Artoirel is mad his has a crack in it.

Toph-ATLA: Angry, rond slugpup. I gave her a cinderblock

Katara-ATLA: She’s the slugcat next to Aang. Her and her brother look a lot alike

Aang-ATLA: Looks more like a mouse than a scug

Pearl, Steven, Amethyst and Garnet-SU: your welcome for the aneurysm as i listed them in the uncanny order. Amy is eating a plastic bag. A bad example to the bean

Lapis Lazuli-SU: Joins the group of waterscugs on the right, sees Moon and wants to leave i guess

Sokka-ATLA: Waterscug with a white tail, he’s the one swimming downward.

Jasper-SU: Angry, an absolute unit, will bite you. Angry cheetoh

Pebbles-RW: If you don’t know this one, you’re prbly on the wrong tag by accident

Suns-RW: He’s very tall, fluffy and yellow/orange

NSH-RW: Very green, I gave him his scarf since taking that away from him is illegal.

Moon-RW: I gave her some yellow because I love adding overseer colours in some capacity on their respective iterator. It makes sense and yellow actually suits her quite well!

Sliver of Straw: Pale-green one in the bottom right, one of her ears is missing because i like drawing her with only one antennae.

[sportsallover]

What do you mean Wout van Aert fell heavily today and will be missing Ronde van Vlanderen and Paris Roubaix? 😩