#OLIVIA... (me in the future: girl you are masking)
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destinyc1020 · 4 months ago
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The weird thing about those pics is that it's from the bday party of Zoe Kravitz bestie and Zoe was there. It's possible that Austin was there too. And if he was not, she knew that Austin's current costar and live interest was there. Frankly, the pics don't show Marcelo and Kaia making out. I would not be surprised if Austin and Kaia keep dating. I don't think that their relationship is PR. I think that at this stage of his life, this is a comfortable relationship for Austin that doesn't require deep commitment. I was watching Vanessa's Masked Singer videos from earlier in the year and she straight up said that she expected to be married young just like her mom and was devastated when a long relationship ended. And she dedicated Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire to him. In contrast, this relationship with Kaia is definitely low maintenance with no expectations of marriage and no concern that she's a golddigger. So I'm betting against you and think they'll last one more year
Yea, Zoe was there at that party also. But I don't see what that has to do with Kaia's behavior at the party and the optics. 🥴
I didn't see any pics of Austin there at the party, but let's say he were there, does that make those pics with Kaia and Marcello less weird? 🥴 To me, that would be even MORE disrespectful to be all up on another guy with your boyfriend right there. Jmho 🤷🏾‍♀️
Any way you try to slice it, it's not a good look imo.
What's interesting is that people keep making tons of excuses for this girl, when meanwhile, Zendaya can't even LOOK at a male costar, do interviews with him, or pose with them on the red carpet without weirdos on the internet calling her all sorts of vile names. 😠
Yet, Miss Gerber can be out here straight up flirting with and feeling all up on her male costars on the red carpet, be extremely close with a guy from SNL at a party, AND be with this same said guy "all over him" at a restaurant the week prior (DM sighting) and yet, fans are out here trying to make excuses for her? 😒
Giiiiirrrrrl.... miss me with that.
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The double standard is REAL! 😤
Idk what's going on with the Kaustin relationship, but my thoughts and feelings about it still stand. I've thought that relationship was weird to begin with, and I STILL think it's weird. 🥴
I would hope Austin would just break it off and find someone else, or just live the single bachelor life for all I care. But it's not my life!
Idk what's going to happen in the future...I just think he can do so much better. 🤷🏾‍♀️ And she too should just find a party guy to hang out with like this, cuz Austin is not it. He's not that type.
Anyway, I fully expect another dry pap walk from those two to do damage control soon lol. 😅
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sturniolosreads · 11 months ago
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Hey guys, I’m dove (not actually I just hate my real name) and this is my introduction 🤍
I don’t feel comfortable sharing my age on here because I don’t want people to realise that it’s me if they know me irl, I would actually die.
I’m a huge music person, my favourite artists at the moment are:
Billie Eilish
Olivia Rodrigo
xxxtentacion
Ski mask the slump god
Ariana Grande
Dominic Fike
Chase Atlantic
TNBHD
There are so many more but I would make the page ages long. This is my playlist 💜
I currently have 1 one shot but I would like to write more so send requests! I’m not really comfortable with writing smut yet, but I might in the future so bare with me.
I am a Chris Girl but i love all of them to pieces.
Love you guys, Dove 🤍
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noahizslay · 2 years ago
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omg this is my first post!! 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🇺🇦🇲🇲
《 here is a little information about me 》
name: noah
gender: nonbinary
pronouns: they/them
sexuality: pan-oriented aroace
relationality: polyamorous
religion: atheist
diet: vegetarian(i'd like to become a vegan in the future)
neurodivergences: autism, gad and cptsd
things i like: writing and reading, listening to music, petting my pets, spending time with my family and friends, being on social media, watching netflix, lgbtq, calls/video calls, rainy days, sweet and sour things, alt subcultures, crystals, writing and singing music, playing roblox, animals, nordic countries, learning languages, humanities, religions, idk what else to say 😅.
favorite color: purple(i also love blue and green)
favorite singers: demi lovato, billie eilish, olivia rodrigo and girl in red.
favorite bands: green day, nirvana, the neighbourhood, hanabie., the plot in you, make them suffer, bring me the horizon, slipknot, spiritbox, babymetal, my chemical romance, linkin park, rammstein, måneskin and molchat doma.
favorite series: skins, sex education, all of us are dead, heartbreak high and heartstopper.
favorite food: any veggie/vegan food tbh
favorite music genre: pop, rock, punk, metal and all of their subgenres, however i have a really ecletic music taste.
《 dni 》
• sexists
• racists
• white lives matter/all lives matter/blue lives matter, etc
• queerphobes
• transphobes
• pedo/zoo/necro, etc
• radqueers
• xenophobes
• anti-mogai, anti-xenogenders/neopronouns & anti-mspec monos/lesboys/turigirls and other "contradictory" labels
• anti-therians/furries/otherkin
• exclusionists
• anti-semites
• hates other religions
• fatphobes
• ableists
• terfs/swerfs/radfems/mlerfs
• gendercritical
• transmed/transcum
• fakeclaimers
• any form of pro-contact
• trans-race, trans-disabled, etc.
• superstraight/super-bi/super-gay, etc.
• anti-vax/anti-mask
• pro-life/anti-choice
• pro-israel/zionists(i have no problem with people supporting the existence of israel, but i think y'all should consider the fact that the country that was supposed to make jewish people safe is making others incredibly unsafe. if you support genocide gtfoh)
• nsfw blogs(i support sex work and i love sex workers and i advocate for your righs, i just don't want porn on my fyp. also if you don't support sex workers please dni)
• if you're a bad person basically
《 here's a safe space for everybody 💖 》
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cynicalraccoon · 1 month ago
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SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
I was introduced to the Small Space series by amomentofwonder on YouTube when she showcased the second book on a video. It looked interesting so I bought the first book, Small Space. I didn't realize it was geared to a younger middle school audience, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Liked the mystery and the autumn atmosphere. Wasn't really too much horror.
One of the main characters, Olivia, or "Ollie", was a typical middle school girl grieving the death of her mother. She's hiding her grief behind a mask of aloofness and in the pages of her books. Throughout the book, Brian and Coco, her companions bring her out of her shell. And you get to see her finally face her mom's death at the end.
She also has a cool dad. What I like most was that Ollie's dad was the creative one in the family while her mom was the adventurous one. It's a nice switch up from the usual norm.
I don't have much to say about Brian. Yeah, it was a dick move to not help Coco when she was getting bullied by his friend. But aside from that, he's okay. And he comes through for the two girls a lot.
Coco worried me in the beginning, not gonna lie. Because she seemed the weak link, cried a lot, and was ready to trust anybody to help them when they took off in the woods. Which proved to be true, when the three ended up at a obviously sketchy old woman's house in the middle of the woods that's filled with paranormal scarecrows. Coco didn't think twice about entering. At least the other two were a little bit cautious.
But I did end up almost face playing when they did go into thw house. Then I remembered that they are children and they didn't really have any other choice at the moment.
I will admit that the three each brought a skill to the team. Ollie with her survival skills and knowledge, Brian with his comedic quips at times, and Coco with her unexpected skill at rock climbing and bravery.
Ollie's watch was an interesting touch. Thought it a as a trick by the Smiling Man at first, but it actually did turn out to be her mom helping them from beyond the grave.
Now, for the antagonists of the book.
Ms. Webster: Woman had the nerve to try and plead innocent at the end after trying to sacrifice a class of sixth graders to the Smiling Man. No. You did the crime- attempted murder, fraud, ect.- you do the time. Granted, Ollie shouldn't have taken the book from her in the first place, but still. Don't sacrifice people.
The bus driver, or the Hound: Talking, soul eating canine creature. liked him. He didn't do much. Would like to see him in the sequels, but that's probably impossible considering he's connected to the Smiling Man.
The scarecrows: A classic horror trope. But they played their part well.
Smiling Man: he was good, I'll give him that. That reveal at the end was a good plot twist. It's always the nice ones you have to be wary of. I liked that he admitted that he lost in the end and that he even felt a bit of respect for Ollie because of how she outsmarted him. I also liked the bit of body horror that he showed at the end. Keeps the readers curious about what he would truly look like without his human disguise.
And last of my review, we never did find out what happened to those children that burned in the schoolhouse fire. The Smiling Man couldn't have taken them because I don't think he made a deal with the Garret Webster. He probably did take the children that night the schoolhouse caught fire.
Anyway, Small Spaces was a fun read. I'm kind of interested in the sequels. Maybe in the future I'll read them.
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ao3feed-brucewayne · 11 months ago
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Nice Logical Girl
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/sUTvRx3 by stopgivingmeheck Stephanie realized she was being spiteful. Cruel, even. She realized she only carried this grudge against them because of Bruce and Barbara, and she should be the nice, logical, girl she is and not hold anything against Dick, Tim, or Damian. But- She was done being the nice, logical girl she should be. - Stephanie Brown discovers a plot of C List villains attempting to smuggle drugs to one of the crime syndicates in Gotham. The problem is, the Bats have no idea which one. Even Black Mask's drug ring is shoveling out drugs, even though Batman took down his main supplier a month ago. And when kids in Gotham start to go missing, the Bats have even more to worry about. Especially because the profiles for the abductors never seem to match up. Stephanie starts to think that there’s a connection between the kidnappings and the new drug supplier in town, but no one seems to listen to her. Nice, logical girls would stay back and assess, waiting for the Batman or Oracle to give her orders. Luckily for Gotham, Stephanie Brown is done being a nice, logical girl. Words: 1666, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU, Batgirls (DC Comics 2021) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: Gen Characters: Stephanie Brown, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, Tim Drake, Leslie Thompkins, Dick Grayson, Roman Sionis, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Harper Row, Crystal Brown, Arthur Brown, Duke Thomas Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Bruce Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain Additional Tags: Stephanie Brown-centric, Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Cassandra Cain is Batgirl, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Manipulative Bruce Wayne, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, except to steph, bruce: steph? who's that, steph: PLEASE just give me love, Manipulative Leslie Thompkins, BAMF Stephanie Brown, Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, future Stephanie Brown/Jason Todd, i'll add that to the relationship tag when it starts to build up, but we're doing the slowest of slow burns right now, also romance is not the main focus of this fic!, stephanie grappling with emotions, Traumatized Stephanie Brown, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, unless you count an imaginary leslie thompkins verbally abusing you, then steph's coping mechanisms are very healthy, Recreational Drug Use, drug smuggling ring, Child Abduction, black mask is obsessed with stephanie, Stephanie Brown Needs a Hug, bad at feelings stephanie brown, Dissociation, Anxiety, Depression, Paranoia, all the fixings fr, i just finished reading the bell jar and i feel like it has already impacted my writing style, stephanie brown relates to the bell jar, this is how you know it will be ANGSTY, oh yeah, Angst, Hurt No Comfort, Some comfort, but not right away, the hurt needs to linger because then it'll hurt more, one sided stephanie brown/cassandra cain, steph doesn't know if she hates cass or loves her, steph is olivia rodrigo and cass is lacy iykyk, introspective psychoanalysis of Stephanie Brown hidden inside a fanfiction read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/sUTvRx3
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sincerelyinvain · 2 years ago
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extra-extraordinary.
guitarist!xiao x gn reader
pt1
You stand infront of the company that Xiao is working for tightly gripping your bag with sweaty palms "Well you only live once [name]" you say before taking a deep breath and walk inside.
Before you could even ask anything to the receptionist you saw Xiangling and a brown haired girl "[name]! omg right on time Xiao is waiting for you in the recording studio!" she says before quickly running off. You didn't even know where the recording room is.
After asking around you finally reached the studio, as you opened the door you immediately heard Xiao's iconic guitar, he was playing something soft, very different from what you heard at the concert. You quietly step in and close the door but in an attempt to not disturb him he saw you anyways "[name]! morning, I hope the timing isn't to early for you" he gets up from the chair he was sitting on and guides you to the cafeteria since he did say to come hungry.
You both are now eating some salad and chatting away before you both were interrupted by- "Good morning Xiao and good morning to Xiao's friend too" a tall man with long brown hair greets both of you "Ah good morning mister Zhongli, [name] this is Zhongli, Zhongli this is [name]" you wave at Zhongli and he waves at you "Well I shouldn't disturb you two further. Have a good day" He walks up to leave "Uh now that we've eaten lets go practice shall we?" Xiao gets ready to leave and you follow suit.
"Now that we're here could you show me a sample?" Xiao asks while tuning his guitar. You hesitate for a moment but give in. You pick up the drum sticks and sit down, taking a deep breath you decide to play good 4 u by olivia rodrigo. Xiao watches you attentively, he felt your emotion each time you struck the drum. You finished the song and turn to look at Xiao "So how did I do? pretty good I bet" you chuckle "You did amazing" He says as he walks closer to you with his guitar "Why don't we do one together this time?" you agree and decide what song you wanted to play.
Until I found you
While Xiao sings he couldn't help but stare at you and take a closer look at you, he knows nothing about you and neither do you know anything about him besides his music career. You on the other hand knew he was staring and tried your hardest not to go tomato on him.
You both played a few more songs and recorded some samples he might use in the future, he decides on going back to the cafe with you. When you both arrive he was wearing his mask and hat like last time and you both sat somewhere secluded for his safety. You both chatted for a while as you drink your beverages. Now it was pretty late and you say your farewells.
The next day he invited you to go to an amusement park near the beach with him, you were quite intrigued that he would ask you of all people but you didn't question it. "Xiao!" the teal haired man lifts his head from his phone "Oh [name] you arrived earlier than I thought" you noticed he wasn't wearing his disguised and ask, "Oh I only wear my disguised in the big city but somewhere like this isn't so bad, besides no one here knows my real name except you" he giggles "Well let's try a ride if you aren't scared" "Bring it on Xiao". Turns out trying out every roller coaster in the park was a big mistake since you felt like the entire world was spinning and so is Xiao, "I think I'm gonna vomit" you say as you hold your mouth "Me- hmph! -too.." You both went out and cooled off and decided to walk it off on the beach. You and Xiao walk bare foot on the sand and chat with eachother the rest of the day. the moon was already up and you both decide to go home but you had other plans "Hey Xiao! Race you to the car!" You sprinted as Xiao chases you but he had no energy from today but then all of a sudden when he stopped to look at your smile from a distance it struck him. He finally caught up with you "Hey [name] why don't I take a picture of you infront of the beach, the lighting seems nice" you were yet again intrigued but this time you asked "Hm? why me? shouldn't I be taking a picture of you?" Xiao was smart so he responds with- "Before I became a star I wanted to be a photographer so let me pursue my real dreams at least once" you were pretty surprised but brushed it off, he takes a picture of you facing the moon and you finally get into your car and say your goodbye, the moment you drive off he looks at the picture again and suddenly felt his heart beats fast but he very much knows why.
After that practice you and Xiao got a bit closer and you both had practice for 2 weeks and surprisingly your best friend hasn't figure out that you've been practicing with Alatus. Xiao hasn't figured out his feelings for you either.
4:12 am
"[NAME]! [NAME]! YOU GOTTA WAKE UP" you jump out your bed almost kicking your best friend in the face "Holy shit what do you want this early?!" "ALATUS HE JUST DROPPED A NEW SONG AND I NEED YOU TO SEE THE COVER OF THE SONG" you felt so confused but obliged, your best friend shows her the picture on her laptop and see- "Is that..me?" It was the picture he took of you when you both went to that amusement park "THE SONG [NAME] LISTEN"
Accidently in love
The lyrics were loud and clear to you but the thing that struck out from the rest was the drums, it was the sample you made for him, your heart was racing and your face was heating up, the entire song was a confession and the picture too. After the song ended you explained to your best friend the short version and sprinted to the cafe in your pajamas. You spotted Xiao outside the cafe "ah [name] I-" you hug him tightly, so tight he was practically gasping "Xiao you little- I- When did you-" he places his hand on your mouth "Slow down, I realized it when we went to that park together that photo I took of you" You hide your face in the crook of his shoulder and hug his waist "I like you but not as Alatus but Xiao" his eyes widened and he blushed and blushed hard he hugs you back and kisses your cheek "So did you like the song?" "Like? I loved it Xiao"
"I'm glad I accidently fell in love with you [name]"
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bisexualmaedhros · 3 years ago
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pretty sure i didn't read all of them and i also don't know if they still hold up but man. i ate this shit up
DID ANYONE ELSE READ THE "MY SISTER THE VAMPIRE" BOOKS AS A KID
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onp4012 · 4 years ago
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Pick a Card: Keywords To Your Future Marriage
Choose a Metallica album picture in order to find out some small bits of random information I get about your future marriage.
Feel free to suggest PAC ideas in the inbox
Please like and reblog 〽️
©onenormalperson4012
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Pile 1
Queen of Cups, The Hierophant, Strength
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Zoo, cups of tea drank in the park, church, religion, tradition, folklore, you watching them sleeping, blunt energy, victory, infinity, nephews(?), water slides, shower, bath, leaf, Monster drinks, blue t-shirt, a girl’s laugh, waist lift, sun, dancing, a lot of pop music, Spanish, 70s music, “you’re the one that I want” by Olivia Newton-John and John Trevolta, blue eyes, “Christian Woman” by Type O Negative, Ed Sheeran, Guitar, beach, lake, cold rain, maternal energy.
You will most likely have a beautiful family.
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Pile 2
8 of Pentacles, 7 of Swords, Justice
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Work, coworker, pranks, law, lawyer, sword fight, fencing, mask, doctor, colosseum, Roman Empire, history, Latin, theatre, Greek, Middle Eastern food, Middle Ages, wood, fire, Libra, air, deep stares into each other’s eyes, curly hair, short people, father looking at sports game, tiptoeing, stealing each other’s food for no reason, smiling under each other’s breaths, a lot of history fr, Vatican, “Ayy Ladies” by Travis Porter, “Bubblegum Bitch” by Marina and the Diamonds, clubbing together, forever young
What a nice pile, you also seem young.
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Pile 3
Page of Wands, Knight of Cups, 8 of Pentacles
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Traveling, dancing, drinking wine late in the night, Tango lol, Argentina, gecko, sand, animals, kids, red, orange, yellow, opposites, magnet, poles, matching colours, big height difference, North, Eagle, Albania, Alexander, Macedonia, peeking at each other, chill smile, red face, weed(?), “hahaha” with a male calm voice, tired, sex, sports, “Culo” by Pitbull lol, “Informer” by Snow, 4 years age gap, funny accent, sunglasses, meetings, running late, running, “oh fuck”, “I really really really really really really like you”
Are you guys that wild? If not, chose another pile.
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Pile 4
Ace of Wands, 4 of Wands, 10 of Wands
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“Fire” by BTS, alcohol, tequila, crying because of stress, disappointment, getting back together after 2-3 months of arguing, Maldives, microorganisms (?), science, “fuck you/off”, “never mind, forgive me please”, toxic, married too young, too much childishness, lion cereals, moving around, very guarded partners, early pregnancy, autumn, alone, teeth clenching, Aries, anger, divorce, “move”, “Heart Attack” by Demi Lovato, running, jogging, sports, instant connection, remarrying the same person, arguments.
Don’t marry young, I beg you. Especially if you know you’re childish or if you have Saturn in 7th house or in retrograde.
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Ace of Pentacles, 2 of Wands, 9 of Swords
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Money, wealthy life, happy, traveling together, singing together, “Grande Amore” by Il Volo, nightmares, paranoia, washing the dishes together, cleaning, cooking, piano, opera, offering help, one working from home, one is more confident than the other one, traditional, earth, Taurus, King of Pentacles, loyalty, true love, Ludovico Einaudi, Italy, brown vibe, earth, family, “I’m so happy”, “Safe and Sound” by Capital Cities, “Little Talks”(live) by Of Monsters and Men
Do you like classical music? This marriage has a very classy vibe to it.
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Pile 6
10 of Pentacles, The Magician, 2 of Swords
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A very beautiful family, a lot of manifesting, steady partners, old souls, a lot of support from both families, stars, cities, one or two children, living with parents, 90s music, France, Germany, Greenland, Singapore, garden, skiing, buying things for each other, a black dog(possibly a shepherd) and an orange dog, visiting relatives, kids, a man with a deep-raspy voice, country music, “Pricaj mi o Ljubavi” by Davoli, warm nights, red dress, falling asleep in each other’s arms, a brunette child, countryside.
This pile seems to have a very beautiful marriage. You seem to be made for each other.
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Pile 7
Page of Cups, 4 of Cups, 6 of Cups
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Love messages, doves, fish, fishing, gift giving, romance, a very romantic relationship, soulmates, some sort of unfairness between the partners, one wants to give it all while the other one is not the type to want to accept that all, swimming together, flowers, chocolate, blue, “I’m so happy I met you”, “We are soulmates for sure”, “Denis”(?), calm, chillness, biking, love letters, Cupid, “Colors” by Halsey.
The most romantic pile until now. You have the potential to stay married ‘till death separates you.
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Not everyone gets a happy marriage, some people make mistakes and they lose their senses when they’re in love. I’m not willing to bring some of you down with those keywords. Remember that we are in charge of our own lives and we need to be careful who we chose to marry.
I hope it resonated and I’ll be continuing to do pick a card readings and I’ll see you next time. Bye bye
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mplaylistdiaries · 2 years ago
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January 2019
Summary: I had just started my final spring semester of college and I was barely hanging on going to my internship, classes, prepping for my last shows for the semester, going to my job, cutting out a very toxic friend out of my life, grappling with the unraveling of coming out not of my own accord to my parents, and so many other things that I didn’t even want to even start thinking about. 
At the time I felt so small and scared about everything going on around me because I felt so ill prepared for the future. I had no idea what I should be doing and how I was going to even accomplish any of the things I wanted to do. Heck. I didn’t even know if I was going to even be able to achieve any of it. 
It just all seemed so impossible and everyone else seemed to have some kind of plan for the future on what they were going to do next and excited about us all leaving. It felt like no one noticed how upset or sad I was about how our journey was coming to an end and we were all going to have to live out separate lives. Even though, that wasn’t true at all. It was still how I felt at the time and this playlist reflects all of my feelings at the time. 
PLAYLIST LINK
Prologue by Into the Woods Company
The Bells of Notre Dame by David Ogden Stiers, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, and Chorus
Newsies by Jermey Jordan & Newsies Company
Be Prepared by Jeremey Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings
Ignite by Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hall
I Just Can’t Wait To be King by Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, and Laura Williams
Last Surprise by Lyn
I’ll Make A Man Out Of You by Donny Osmond & Chorus
Life Will Change by Lyn
Smile by Casey Lee Williams & Jeff Williams
Seasons of Warfare by Buttercup
He Lives In You by Lebo M.
Seasons of Love by RENT Company
Simple & Clean by Hikaru Utada
Evermore by Dan Stevens
It’s My Turn by Jeff Williams ft. Casey Lee Williams 
Watch What Happens by Kara Lindsay
Go The Distance by Roger Bart
Breathe by Mandy & In the Heights Company
Rivers in the Desert by Lyn
Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth
This Time by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams
Through Heaven’s Eyes by Brian Stokes Mitchell
The Heirtors of Arcadia by Silque
We Are One by Cam Clarke, Charity Sanoy, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
This Is My Idea by Swan Princess Cast
Honor to Us All by Lea Salonga, Beth Fowler, Marni Nixon, and Chorus
This Life is Mine by Casey Lee Williams
Good Little Girl/Bad Little Boy by Adventure Time, Donald Glover, Madeline Martin, Roz Ryan
Bad Reputation by Shawn Mendes
At The Beginning by Richard Marx & Donna Lewis
I Need To Know by Melissa Lyons & Alessandro Juliani
I See The Light by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi
A Million Dreams by Zif Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams
What Am I To You by Adventure Time, Jeremy Shada, Olivia Olson, and Hynden Watch
Call It What You Want by Taylor Swift
You Can’t Stop the Beat by Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes
How Does A Moment Last Forever by Celine Dion
Drift Away by Cristina See
Why by Ayaka
Beneath the Mask by Lyn
Reflection by Lea Salonga
The Path to Isolation by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams 
Never Enough by Loren Allred
Lost in Thoughts All Alone by AmaLee
I Won’t Say I’m in Love by Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Vaneese Thomas, Lillias White
All Gummed Up Inside by Adventure Time, Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio
Like To Be You by Shawn Mendes ft. Julia Micheals
You Will Be Found by Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Laura Dreyfuss, and Dear Evan Hansen Cast
Show Yourself by Idina Menzel & Evan Rachel Wood
Wake up, Get up, Get out by Lyn
Days in the Sun by Beauty and the Beast Cast
All That Matters by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams
Slow Dance With You by Babeo Baggins
Tightrope by Michelle Williams
The Triumph by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams
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galaxy98 · 3 years ago
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With the recent confirmation that we'll get to see more of Yunan and Olivia in season 3, I thought it would be nice to give a little rundown of a certain idea I had for a story prior to the trailer. Will I ever go through it, maybe not. For one thing, I have so many ideas that I want to do on AO3 so some things may have to be sacrificed. Not only that, but despite the episodes having a limited runtime, thus having less depth, it's likely going to turn out better than what I put out. That and it would be less convoluted. So here's a bullet list of the idea:
The working title for the fanfic is called Lady and the Newt. I wanted to go with Lady and the Merc or Lady and the General, though the former didn't made sense since Yunan is not a Mercenary. Also since it's a Disney show, I thought it would be funny to make the title a tongue-and-cheek reference to Lady and the Tramp.
The best way to describe this story is 2 lesbians on the run. There's also a butch and her daughter but we're not there yet.
Obviously, this would take place after True Colors, but based on the clips I've seen, it would've been drastically different.
For starters, it would begin with Olivia and Yunan trying to find a way to escape Newtopia. While Yunan is more concerned about finding a way out, Olivia didn't want to leave Marcy behind. At the same time, Yunan is also reluctant, albeit in denial, of wanting to go back there since she felt betrayed by both Andrias and Marcy, despite the latter being a child who was just being manipulated.
However, Olivia feels like she's complacent in letting this all happened, so she wanted to back there for the sake of ridding herself of that guilt. In other words, the both are still shooken up about the whole revelation.
They would eventually escape, but it will be a hollow victory.
This would be the first time we get to see Yunan without her armor. She took most of it off when trying to save an unconscious Olivia from drowning. By the time they set up camp, she will chuck her medals into the river in anger. She does keep the claws since they might come in handy, but other than that, she's completely vulnerable.
The fanfic would explore on the aspect about the expectations and pressure that Newtopia places on its society and how Yunan and Olivia were both affected by this mentality. Yunan ran away from home when she was in her teens because of her strained relationship with her family (Something that I will get into later on) and how due to being found by Andrias was she able to show off her skills that would work her way up to the ranks and then eventually the youngest general in the army, Scourge of the Sand Wars, Defeater of Ragnar the Wretched, yada yada yada. However, you would see why her family relationship was dysfunctional due to the infighting with her sister and mother who just happened to be a famous artisan (hint hint). Prior to becoming general, she felt like she had nothing to show for and that being a part of the court made her felt like she was special. But the problem is that she feels like she's nothing without the rank. So while Yunan constantly introduces herself because it's effective, it's also because that's all she has.
Olivia, on the other hand, didn't want to be a part of the court. The only reason she has that title in the first place was because her family already had connections to Andrias's so she was basically forced into the role. Royalty never particularly interest her but because she was so ingrained into the role, she ended up living a very isolated life. It's why she has a very stoic demeanor. Only when there's nothing else to do does she masks off the whole facade after keeping appearances for a whole day. During the night after they escape, she would lament about where it all went wrong.
There would be a retcon where Olivia originally planned on running away from Newtopia and she wanted Yunan to come with her. But with the combination of Yunan's commitment to the general rank, taking care of Marcy Wu, and then the events that soon follow, it never came to be. Olivia wondered if going through with that decision would've only make things worse.
There would be flashback chapters where we get to see the dynamics between the newts and the 13 year old girl. Any one of them involving Yunan would be an explanation as to why she initially felt betrayed by Marcy's actions. It's only later on in the story did she reconcile with those feelings.
Most of the story consist of them trying to get far away from Newtopia as possible, all while the fear of Marcy's fate lingers. In tale of dramatic irony, they assume that she may have escaped along with the others. But once they found refuge at Wartwood, they notice that Sasha was the only that's still here. That's when they figured the out news. Again, dramatic irony.
So that thing I mention about how there's also a butch and her daughter in this story, well here's what I mean. Priscilla and Pearl are the additional characters in this journey. The reason for their inclusion is because I had a particular subplot in mind. I loved the headcanon of Priscilla being Yunan's older sister because the potential dynamic makes so much sense. During their childhood, they were both competing for their mother's love, despite the fact that she didn't want them to fight. So due to jealously and the strained sibling relationship, it prompted Yunan to run away.
On an unrelated note, you can check out my poem fanfic on AO3 called O' Sister Of Mine. It explores the dynamic between Priscilla and Yunan as siblings.
The entire subplot would be about Yunan and Priscilla trying to repair their sibling relationship after years of fighting and not seeing each other. When her and Olivia cross paths with the two of them, Priscilla initially rejected their offer of going together. Because of Yunan and Olivia's status, she was worried that it was not only going to put a target on her back, but also her daughter's, which is the last thing she wants. But since they can't stay in one spot, they have no choice but to go together.
I think by looking at the pattern of where this story is going, the entire lesson is about not taking things for granted and being the change you want to be. The three girls may be the main focus of the show, but this fanfic explores on the side characters who were affected by the events.
Well there you have it. This is mostly just a rough draft of ideas but it does get the main gist across. Like I said before, this likely isn't going to see the light of day, especially when Matt Braly's crew is going to come up with something better than I can. This is one of those big AO3 projects that I'll have to keep on the shelf, at least temporarily when I don't have a lot on my plate right now.
But if you want to express any interest in me doing this in the future, feel free to reblog or leave a comment in the notes.
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disneydude94 · 3 years ago
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Alright, here’s my version of this trailer where I was thinking through my head to imagine what it is. I know it’s not that perfect, but here we go.
Took a leap through a box super weird to a swamp where frogs talk.
Now it’s done got no plans just my luck I’ll do the best that I can.
Making friends and enemies, it’s weird but hey it’s grown on me!
“I will rule not only this world, but all worlds!”
“You’ll never get away with this!”
“I give you this! I gave you everything!”
“We’ll right with you Anne, til the end.”
“Me and Grime will hold him! Just go!”
“I just….. didn’t want to be alone.”
“No, it can’t be?!
“Polly, get the box! Get the box!”
“Give him back. Give. Him. BACK!!!
“I’m sorry……for everything.”
“MARCY!!!”
The box fell when it sends Anne and the Plantars back home, but what they didn’t expect to see some cartoon characters standing in front of them and one of them recognize her face.
“Anne?”
“Mickey?”
Then it shows from the partner statue to riverboat and from train station to a castle. Princesses greeting their fans and Pixar Pals waving their arms.
“Oh my frog!”
“What is this place?”
“Welcome to the Happiest Place On Earth!”
It’s no big deal, yeah no big deal!
It’s no big deal, yeah no big deal!
Later we see Mickey showing Anne and the Plantars to Los Angeles and finally reunite with her parents. Meanwhile in Newtopia castle, robot frogs are guarding and scanning for intruders. King Andrias summoned one frog robot to attack Anne and her family. The next part where we see Sasha tossed out from the window by Grime as they escape from the castle. Then it shows General Yunaan and Lady Olivia are standing in front of the huge door. Next part where it shows group of kids that took a break from filming.
“Who’s that Phineas?”
“Oh, hey there.”
“I know who you guys are.”
“Cool! You must be our fan for the music band.”
It’s no big deal, yeah no big deal!
It’s no big deal, yeah no big deal!
We see Pluto licking at Anne smiling. Polly is with Huey, Dewey, and Louie made a huge prank on Donald. Timon and Pumbaa are offering some grubs to Sprig that he really likes while Anne was uncomfortable. Stitch landed in front of Anne and Sprig as they startled. Tigger pounced on Sprig and landed on top of him. Anne is playing basketball with her team against the Beagle Boys. Later at night, Anne and her family arrived at the House of Mouse.
“Okay, very funny guys. What’s the big deal?”
“SURPRISE!!!!” shouted all the characters when it reveals that it was her belated birthday party. Anne smiled softly with tears.
“Happy Birthday Anne. Ha ha.” said Mickey
Suddenly, the party was interrupted when an evil fairy, Maleficent appeared on stage shocking everyone. She raised her staff with dark magic revealing their future.
“The time has come. The end is near. An evil threat that will invade our world led by an evil king controlling his entire army! And there is a great discovery that was once stolen that holds the key to unlock its power, the Calamity Box!”
“Oh no, I’m freaking out hard.” commented Eeyore.
Maleficent vanished when she laughed. Then it shows Mickey comforting Anne when she’s sad.
“We’ll get your friends back. I promise.”
It’s no big deal, yeah no big deal!
Find a way to start again, brush off the dirt and make some friends!
It’s no big deal, yeah no big deal!
I feel at home in a place that shouldn’t be real.
Crazy strange but it’s no big deal.
Anne is driving a food truck with Sprig. The front door open when it shows Dipper and Mabel with his new journal. Mr. and Mrs. Boonchuy pulled out their tools. Anne was startled by a female paleontologist at the museum. Polly made a video chat with two girls from the workshop. Sasha steps on a journal and looked through it back at Wartwoods. King Andrias had a conversation with Maleficent who stood next to Marcy in a glass tube. Anne unleash her power and made blast when we see the city view. Anne give Sprig, Polly, and Hop Pop a hug. Marcy was having a nightmare when a dragon with yellow eyes rising from the depths behind her.
Killer birds but it’s no big deal.
Riding snails but it’s no big deal.
Eating flies but it’s no big deal.
Finally me and it’s no big deal.
Sprig, Polly, and Hop Pop are exhausted while they were wearing their disguises until they spotted a regular heron. Both Anne and her new friend kick the doors open together and we see government agents and FBI. Hop Pop was driving a golf cart with Perry and Doofenshmirtz when chased by a T. Rex. Sasha raised her sword to defend Wartwoods. Anne was caught by the sea witches tentacles. Sprig set an actual frog down gently. Bessie the snail licked Pumbaa snout while Timon stares at the snail tearfully. Marcy, Olivia, and Yunan are about to be transported. Mickey summons his keyblade for battle. Anne and her family looked at the sky where the frog robot blows up. Anne is sleeping with her mom on their way home.
Disney’s Amphibia: Calamity War
Then it shows a hooded figure with her owl palisman surprising Anne, the Plantars, and her cartoon friends.
“Gwarsh, who are you?”
The hood was removed and it was revealed to be a girl. Anne remembers that she has met the girl from her last encounter.
“My name is Luz Noceda, and I need your help.”
“With whom?”
Then it shows the emperor unlocks the door to another world and put on his golden mask.
“Knock knock, human.”
Coming Soon on October 2nd.
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oscars-wifeyyy · 4 years ago
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The Innocent 15
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It has been a month since the dance and word had gotten around that Oscar and Elizabeth were dating within the community so they were able to show a little PDA around certain places, the bodega being one of them. Olivia had moved back to Texas because her parents were able to come back and she didn't want to be in Freeridge anymore causing Ruby to be in a funk so Mario called Elizabeth to see if she could come with him to the bodega.
Elizabeth went to the bodega to see Mario just arriving so she went up to him and they both gathered all of Ruby's favorite snacks, but didn't see the cholo that was getting a couple beers. Mario and Elizabeth poured out the contents in their basket while Oscar put down his beers so they turned and Mario and Oscar did their man hug.
"Que onda, compa?" Oscar smirked.
"What's up, man? How are you?" Mario smiled
"Heard the good news. Congrats, Papa," Oscar smirked, pulling Elizabeth in with a hug with one arm and a kiss to the cheek, "hola, hermosa,"
"Thanks, man." Mario looked down at the treats,
"Hola, handsome," Elizabeth giggled, running her thumb across his cheek.
Oscar looked at the sweets, "baby mama cravings? Wait," Oscar pulled a Reese's, "Elizabeth cravings,"
Elizabeth slapped his chest, "shut the fuck up, estupido. I'm gonna tell ma that you're being mean and these are for Ruby, Reese's are mine,"
"She loves me more than you though," Oscar laughed, "turn it up,"
The cashier turned up the radio, "The LAPD is asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects who are still at large,"
"So how's little man?" Oscar asked.
"You know, he's been better," Mario nodded.
"He's been through it," Oscar agreed.
"Yeah, man. Uh, I never seen him like this before. Been monitoring him and nothing will get him out of bed," Mario crossed his arms.
Oscar turned his head to look at Mario with a smirk, "Nothing?"
Now the trio were back at Geny's house and in Ruby's room so Elizabeth laid on top of Ruby as Oscar leaned over his blanket covered body, pulling it away. Ruby groaned at Elizabeth's body laying on top of him, thinking it was Mario. "Mario, I just wanna sleep," Ruby covered his body again, but Oscar pulled it off again.
Ruby pulled up his face mask to see Oscar, "wakey wakey, biatch," Ruby hurriedly sat up and on the edge of the bed, next to Oscar as Elizabeth continued to lay there, holding a stuffed animal close to her as she closed her eyes.
"You got a lot of furry friends," Oscar held two in his hands.
"They're the twins," Ruby grumbled.
Oscar turned to him to look at him weirdly, "you named them?" Elizabeth chuckled at the thought of Ruby naming stuffed animals.
"No. That's my brother and..." Ruby sighed, "it doesn't matter," he laid down next to Elizabeth and she held Ruby.
Oscar put the toys down and stood up, "get up. We're going to a party,"
"I'm not in a celebratory move," Ruby turned around.
There was a silence that took over until Oscar spoke again, "I've lost people too,"
Ruby turned to Oscar, "then you should know how I feel,"
"Yup. So, let's go," Oscar said as Elizabeth got up and patted Ruby on his chest, "c'mon, Rubes. Let's go and distract yourself from Olivia leaving,"
"A party isn't going to help," Ruby said.
Oscar looked annoyed so he threw the blanket off and turned around, "don't make me carry you," Ruby sat up and glared at the Santos leader, scoffing as he moved to stand up, but the baby monitor sounded, "can I come too? Please?" Elizabeth giggled and said yes into the monitor.
The now quadruple made their way to Oscar's place which was a sad excuse of a party, but Elizabeth knew that Ruby would feel better once he organized it, but she wasn't going to push him. Oscar pointed the brothers out to the backyard as he pulled Elizabeth towards the inside of the house and she was confused. Her boyfriend had closed the door and into the kitchen as he lifted her up onto the counter, standing between her legs.
"How are you, bebe?" Oscar put his hands on her thighs.
"I'm fine, 'Scar? Why?" Elizabeth looked at him weird.
"Nada pero it's been a month and it's like you working all the time," Oscar sighed, "you need to stop working and studying once in a while and just hang with me or even your dumbass friends of yours, mamita. Chill and do whatever you want for at least one day,"
"I'm here with you, aren't I?" Elizabeth chuckled, "babe, don't worry about me. I got this and I need to do this. I need the money to help my mom, you know this,"
"So let me help y'all," Oscar put his hands on her cheeks to give her a kiss, "por favor,"
Elizabeth glared, "no. You save your money and do stuff you need to do in the future. What if you want to finally get out of here? I don't know, Oscar. Just save your money,"
Oscar rolled his eyes as he helped Elizabeth get down and got shots for the brothers and himself, but not Elizabeth since she didn't really drink or like to drink. Instead, she got herself one of the iced teas that Oscar bought a case of for her in the fridge.
"Having a good time?" Oscar asked as he held out the shots towards the brothers.
"Honestly," Ruby began, btu got cut off by Mario, "the best...time,"
The older guys had held the shot and did the cheers, "Para arriba, para abajo, alcentro, y adentro," They downed the shot then looked at Ruby who didn't take the shot, "I prefer to sip,"
Oscar shook his head and walked away, but Elizabeth hung back with the brothers as Mario grabbed Ruby's shoulder, "Dude, relax. We are at a party,"
"Yeah, a Santos party," Ruby snapped.
"So? It's not like somebody's gonna come in here and wet the place up with the truce and all so just breathe. Have a drink or four. I'm not gonna tell mom, alright?" Ruby still didn't look convinced, "look, think of today as a rare chance to hang with your big bro. Alright? 'Cause tonight, I got you. I got you!" Mario turned to look at the girls that just entered the party, "doesn't that look like...oh shit!" Mario turned to block himself from Angela's view, "It's Angelica. Oh, my God. I can't face her. I'm...I'm a dropout living at home. I'm a cliche! Am I a cliche?"
Elizabeth nodded along Ruby, "Yeah, you kinda are,"
"I gotta hide," Mario ran away, leaving Ruby and Elizabeth.
The two sat down as Ruby groaned about not wanting to be there, but Elizabeth pointed at the sad station with drinks and food. "Why don't you get a drink and feng shui this sad party?" Elizabeth winked at the small smile on Ruby's face.
Ruby started ordering people around to set everything up as Elizabeth walked inside of the house to grab another iced tea. She felt hands on her waist and thought it was Oscar, but when she turned it wasn't Oscar, but a new Santo so she got scared.
"What d-do you want? Don't touch me," Elizabeth backed up.
"Oh, c'mon, ma. We can go somewhere and...get to know each other," the Santo said.
"No. I'm good, t-thanks though," Elizabeth tried to walk past, but he wouldn't let her go, "can I please leave? I don't want to do anything with you,"
"She told you to leave her alone, cabron," the familiar deep voice was heard.
"Oh, c'mon, Spooky. I just want to have a little fun with this hyna," the Santo smirked at the jefe.
"She is mine, estupido. Do not go near her and do not touch her ever again or I will shoot you," Oscar threatened as he walked closer to the newbie,
"I-i umm I'm sorry, jefe. Lo siento mucho,''The Santo scurried away.
Oscar huffed as he got closer to Elizabeth, "I always gotta scare these lil boys away from you, hermosa. I don't like when guys think they can get a piece of you when you're all mine," Oscar put a hand around her throat gently as he leaned down to give her a slow and sensual kiss.
She bit her lip as she felt his grip tighten ever so lightly around her throat and looked up at the older man with lust filled innocent eyes. Oscar looked at her with the same lust filled eyes, but knew that he couldn't take it farther than a make out or maybe even only some foreplay if Elizabeth was comfortable with it. He got his answer when Elizabeth pulled Oscar into his room and pushed him to lay on his bed as she straddled and continued to slowly make out with him as she bit his lip. He groaned as she grinded against his crotch so Elizabeth pulled off his shirt and kissed down his neck, leaving a couple hickies on his neck and chest.
When she got down closer to his shorts, she slowly unbuckled the belt and slid the shorts off to his ankles, leaving his boxers on to tease him as she gripped it in her hand. Oscar got up onto his elbows as he glared, "don't tease, mami,"
She giggled and pulled down his boxers, looking at his length slap against his stomach so she licked a long stripe from the base to the tip, hearing Oscar lay back down with a heavy breath. Elizabeth took a deep breath as she put it in her mouth and sucked, her hands grasping what she couldn't fit in her mouth. Oscar responded with groans and hands grasping at the sheets until he couldn't take it anymore and put his hand on her head and guided her as he thrusted into her warm mouth. She had gagged, but didn't care in the slightest since she kind of liked it as she felt tears spring up in her eyes.
"Fuck, mami. You're doin' really good for it to be your first time, huh," Oscar praised as he continued to moan and groan until he came.
Elizabeth sucked it all up and quickly swallowed, then grabbed the bottle of water that was on the nightstand. Oscar stared at his girlfriend in surprise as she drank the water, "are you sure you never did anything to anybody in the past?"
Elizabeth giggled at the question and shook her head yes so Oscar grabbed her arms and pulled her to lay on the bed as he laid on top of her, "now it's my turn to return the favor," Oscar winked as he put a hand on her hip, dragging it down her thigh. He kissed down her neck, only giving her hickies on her chest and where her neck and shoulder met as he went down and took off her shirt and black lace bra, gripping her breasts for a moment before giving them attention causing Elizabeth to breath harder at the feel of his tongue on her nipples, but it ended too soon as he continued to go down further to her pants. He unbuttoned her jeans and pulled it off in one swift motion, leaving her in nothing, but her thong. Oscar bit his lip at the sight before him, but shook his head to get back into the moment as he pulled her to the edge of the bed by her ankles, kneeling down to be able to see her treasure. His finger had went over the thong to slowly pull it off as Oscar stared at the pretty sight before his eyes and he couldn't resist anymore and had to get a taste.
His tongue had come into contact with her clit as she gasped and stiffened up, but relaxed as he continued to eat her out as if he hadn't eaten anything at all. She put a hand on his bald head as she moaned at the feeling he was giving her. To him, she tasted like heaven and couldn't get enough of it as he gripped her hips and pulled her as close as she could get to his face. Sucking gently on her clit then inserting a digit or two caused her to get to her climax very quickly. Her body had begun shaking as she gripped her lover's head as she climaxed and relaxed again, but he didn't stop as he continued to eat her out.
Elizabeth giggled and finally was able to pull away and grin at her boyfriend that put on his boxers and laid next to her. She grabbed her thong, putting it back on, but put on Oscar's shirt instead of her own so she turned to lay down next to Oscar to see him staring at her with wide eyes, "what?"
"You just look very sexy in my clothes," Oscar smirked.
Elizabeth laughed, shaking her head to hear Ruby's name being chanted then his voice on the mic so she quickly pulled on her jeans, tucking in Oscar's shirt and pulled Oscar to the backyard. Ruby was quite frankly very drunk.
"I wanna give a big shout out to Spooky," Ruby said causing Spooky's name to be chanted, "I didn't want to come out tonight, but Spooky made me come," Ruby pointed at Oscar as he frowned and looked down, but Elizabeth chuckled and wrapped her arms around his waist with a wink, "and now I feel great! Like a new man, thank you, Spooky," Spooky gave a small smile at the freshman, "oh! I also want to give a shout out to my brother, Mario. I love you," Mario yelled it back, "and thank you for making me an uncle in the next few months,"
Elizabeth winced as she saw Angelica punch him in the face, "oh, uh, anyways," Ruby continued, "I've been in a really dark place. But tonight, yo, you guys have shown me the light so I wanna give something back. Yo, DJ, spin that shit!"
Ruby started rapping, but when he finished everybody began chanting "Prophets suck!" until a Santo ran up and suggested that they run up on them so everybody ran out, but Elizabeth pulled Oscar, "don't, please,"
"Mamita, I have to," Oscar sighed, "its Los Santos and I'm the jefe,"
Elizabeth sighed, but nodded anyways, giving Oscar a kiss on the cheek, "then be careful, please," Oscar nodded and walked out.
The brothers and Elizabeth quickly walked out of the Santos house and went home, but Cesar was there and looked kind of regretful so she put her stuff down and sat next to him, "what's up, hermano?"
"I-i may have had sex with my coworker," Cesar stuttered.
"What?" Elizabeth chuckled, "are you and Monse together? Did you guys talk?"
"No, she hasn't even texted in over a month," Cesar stressed.
"Then don't feel bad. You guys are broken up and you're moving on at least I think," Elizabeth shrugged, "just sleep on it and think it over tomorrow, properly,"
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keeyo7 · 4 years ago
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Hey everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! So I was tagged by a bunch of wonderful people to shuffle my music and post the ten songs I get, but I’ve been fixing my music and I’m not done but decided it was time haha. I’m sorry I took so long! Thank you so much @mi-corazon @eckspress @ilyzuh @islandry @cultivate--saplings @maybememoriesx @bouncing-flowers @a-pyre-of-doom @cdeadgrl-sampson @moonbeatss @m3zzamorphic @kittyterror @infinitepii and @cittaly! I definitely went overboard to make it up to you all and shuffled my library to get the first 200 songs that showed up haha
Son- Warpaint
Your Heart is a Muscle- Carly Rae Jepsen
Bad Religion- Frank Ocean
Family and Friends- Russ
Breathe Me- Sia
Opps- Vince Staples
Planet Luxury- Jeff Rosenstock
Benadryl Dreams- Soccer Mommy
Between the Bars- The Civil Wars
Death by Numbers- Childish Gambino
Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner
Smoke Break- Chance the Rapper
26- Paramore
Miles and Miles- Bas
Dreams Money Can Buy- Drake
Cyan- Ellie Goulding
Who Am I(What’s My Name)?- Snopp Dogg
Angry White Boy Polka- Weird Al
Drops of Jupiter- Boyce Avenue
Castle on a Cloud-Les Mis Soundtrack
My Immortal (Live)- Evanescence
Fuck the Fans- Bomb the Music Industry
Jungle King- Cab Calloway
Delicious- Charli XCX
Waiting Room- Logic
Privilege- The Weeknd
Come Round Soon- Sara Bareilles
Ya Know- Odd Future
ATM- J Cole
Luck Be a Lady- Frank Sinatra
Designer- Bas
First Love/ Late Spring- Mitski
Ghosts- Florence + The Machine
On My Way- Foxes
YOLO- The Lonely Island
I’m Tall Enough- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack
Hell- Foo Fighters
Bottoms Up- Trey Songz
Flaw- Soccer Mommy
0.00- Childish Gambino
Back to You- Russ
Pussy Fairy- Jhene Aiko
Gold Dust Woman- Fleetwood Mac
No Friend- Paramore
Can’t Get Enough- J Cole
Some People- Dan Mangan
ILY2- Charlie XCX
Razor- Foo Fighters
The Loophole- Garfunkel and Oates
Here It Comes- Colleen Green
I Gotta Go Places and Do Things- Cab Calloway
Mr. Hollywood- Joji
Heart Eyes- The Pat Pats/ Peach Kelli Pop
Fisherman- Adventure Time Soundtrack
Angel- The Weeknd
Too Much- Drake
Ignorance- Paramore
I Need a Doctor- Dr. Dre
All Falls Down- Kanye West
Little Weapon- Lupe Fiasco
Shameless- The Weeknd
Say You’re Sorry- Sara Bareilles
Da Ding Ding- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack
Superstar Lasy- T-Pain
Immune- gobbinjr
Be Alone- Paramore
Earned It- The Weeknd
On a Plain- Nirvana
Plush (Acoustic)- Stone Tenple Pilots
Mary Ann- Meg & Dia
Emily in Half- Laura Stevenson
Score Tonight- Grease 2 Soundtrack
Don’t Panic- Ellie Goulding
Angels Like You- Miley Cyrus
GP4- Logic
Overstimulated- Jhene Aiko
Caretaker- Laura Stevenson
Like That- Doja Cat
Between the Lines- Sara Bareilles
Psilocisyn (Love in Full Effect)- Jhene Aiko
Let Her Go- Boyce Avenue
Pull the Plug- I Prevail
The Last Great Star in Hollywood- Meg & Dia
Self Esteem- Garfunkel and Oates
Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)- The Weeknd
What I’ve Done- Linkin Park
Bizzy- Chris Farren
Fire- Sara Bareilles
Die Hard/ Working Girl the Musical- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack
From Where New Songs Arose- Warpaint
Dadbod- Logic
Honey- Peach Kelli Pop
To Live a Life- First Aid Kit
Freddy My Love- Grease Soundtrack
Animal- Olivia Olson
Blue- First Aid Kid
Can’t Decide- Amine
Why We Ever- Hayley Williams
Lionheart- Demi Lovato
No More ?s- Eazy-E
Nowhere- Olivia Olson
Wills of the River- First Aid Kit
Wrong Feels So Right- Carly Rae Jepsen
Ocean Avenue- Yellowcard
Another is Waiting- The Avery Brothers
Breed- Nirvana
Suite-Pee- System of a Down
Eazy Duz It- Eazy-E
Monster- Meg & Dia
Hell of a Ride- Bo Burnham
Old Times Sake- Charlie Worsham
The Bakery- Melanie Martinez
Bad Kids- Lady Gaga
Blue- Beyoncé
Sweetest Girl- Boyce Avenue
Can’t Stop the Feeling- Boyce Avenue
Vasoline- Stone Temple Pilots
Right Now(Na Na Na)- Akon
Set Fire to the Rain- Adele
Scream It Out- Ellie Goulding
Self Love- Dreamville
Tell Your Friends- The Weeknd
Hello Kitty Knife- Peach Kelli Pop
I Wish It Were Christmas Today- Chris Farren
Colors- Halsey
I Don’t Wanna Die- Jeff Rosenstock
Jealous- Beyoncé
Bay to LA- Lil Debbie
Drummy Song- Florence + The Machine
I Don’t Love You Anymore- Bomb the Music Industry
Wedding Crashers- Amine
Back to Boston- Connor Zwetsch
Panchito Blues 1- Peach Kelli Pop
Nuclear Seasons- Charli XCX
Helpless- Hamilton Soundtrack
Flewed Out- City Girls
Bleed It Out- Linkin Park
Face to Face- Daft Punk
Bad Girls- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack
New Years Eve- First Aid Kit
The Night Santa Went Crazy- Weird Al
Love Galore- SZA
Starlight- Mario
No Memory- Stone Temple Pilots
Sports Go Sports- Garfunkel and Oates
Buzzin- Amine
Midnight- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Up Up Away- Dreamville
Lay Back, Arms Out- Laura Stevenson
Believe Me- Ellie Goulding
Still Dreamin- Dreamville
We in This Bitch- Iggy Azalea
Shine- Doja Cat
On the Mend- Foo Fighters
Rich Man- Vampire Weekend
Ricochet- Bas
Right Words Wrong Time- Carly Rae Jepsen
Let Me Love You- Ariana Grande
Which Witch- Florence + The Machine
Till the End- Logic
Name- Boyce Avenue
Loosie- Earl Sweatshirt
Highway Unicorn- Lady Gaga
Act Up- City Girls
What Would You Do?- Cabaret Soundtrack
Automatically in Love- Carly Rae Jepsen
3am- Halsey
Dreams- Dia Lipa
Halloween Mask- Peach Kelli Pop
Primadonna- Marina
74- Earl Sweatshirt
New Balance- Jhene Aiko
It Ain’t Me- Boyce Avenue
Soldier Side Intro- System of a Down
you should see me in a crown- Billie Eillish
Another Round- Foo Fighters
Creep- Stone Temple Pilots
Weeds- Marina
Song For the Late Night People- Kate Micucci
Give a Little Bit- Boyce Avenue
Honking Antelope- Serj Tankian
Face Down- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Anyone Else But You- The Moldy Peaches
You Got It- Pitch Perfecf Soundtrack
My Hero- Foo Fighters
Hard to Concentrate- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hello, Goodbye- The Beatles
Notebook- Melanie Martinez
Miracle- Paramore
Pimp Juice- Nelly
Planning My Death- Bomb the Music Industry
Goin Crazy- Natalie
Burn- Usher
How Deep is Your Love- Bee Gees
Breaking the Girl- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Secretly- Jennifer Lopez
Cheer Up Boys Your Makeup is Running- Foo Fighters
Between the Lines- Colleen Green
Anklebiters- Paramore
Hold Me- Haim
For the people I tag you only have to do 10 if you choose to do this tag haha. I tag @mysticbride @mindxfreak @bunnpufffs @hylia-rose @kkiska @voodoo-mama-joojoo @amessofwild-flowers @976-evil @tequilaxxxo @spewkyghoul @katyheb @eldolormasbonito @mulatto-baby @sleepingongodstits @infinitewake @heyitsish @lovelexi @ovsilenceandblack @princess-aries @cynisterrrr @mvri-vnvv @meximiri @do-we-really-exist @underdog-x-risingup @dead-and-hungry @sludgeem @olvidame @kn1fe-gf @millievanilly @poptarttree @thewanderingscribe @crystal-scenery @w4sted @rikoxxlv @ishaaaa @harsh-times and anyone else who wants to do this. No pressure as always :)
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girlsbtrs · 3 years ago
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An Interview with PLEXXAGLASS
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Written by Olivia Khiel. Graphic by James N Grey. 
Non-binary dark pop artist PLEXXAGLASS has found their identity and carved out their own space in the music world. With the pandemic putting things on hold, they took to TikTok, reaching a new community of queer fans to connect with through songs like “Liar” and “Lilith” (the latter produced by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda). GBTRS spoke with Plexxaglass about collaborating with Shinoda, their gender identity journey and what they hope listeners will connect with in their music.
Girls Behind the Rock Show: Now that you have more music out, how would you describe the evolution of your sound from when you started to where you are now?
Plexxaglass: I love that question. Because it's kind of funny- I feel like I made a little bit of a circle. I say that because the first two songs that I put out- "Lament en Route" and "Liar"- they're pretty similar sonically to the songs that I'm putting out. So much so that I'm actually going to include those songs on the LP that I'll be releasing, tentatively in October. There's an interesting little gap between those first two songs, and then I put out three other songs that was like my experimental phase. I'm always having fun, but I was trying some different things. I'm happy that I did that and there were two music videos that came out of that cycle or phase. Those songs are "Dead-Eyed Monsters" and "Ana Thema". But I feel like I found my way back to what I found initially, which is really interesting and fun to realize now.
GBTRS: What's the story behind your latest singles? What was it like collaborating with Mike Shinoda on "Lilith"?
Plexxaglass: "Lilith" was a half-finished song honestly- maybe even a quarter-finished song when I even got in touch with Mike. That happened so serendipitously-I had a listener who was also a regular viewer of my Twitch channel and a huge Linkin Park and Shinoda fan in general who hit me up on Instagram and was like, 'Mike Shinoda is producing independent artists' tracks, you should totally submit'. 
I submitted what I had of "Lilith" at the time, which was only a verse and the hook. It was a song that I loved and I knew that I wanted to be finished. I'm not one of those musicians that can just be like, 'alright, I'm gonna write a song today'. I really have to be called by the Muses or some shit. I have to be very inspired. But when Mike reached out to me, that was incentive and inspiration enough. I think when I was sitting down to finish it, I finished in maybe 20 minutes. That's just how it happens sometimes. When it's there, it's there and I finish songs really quickly. The process of working with Mike was amazing, and him and his team told me in the beginning that it was going to be pretty hands off on my part. I knew going in that I was gonna have to take it or leave it, which was sort of scary. I was like, oh shit, what if I don't like it? Am I gonna have to tell Mike Shinoda that I don't want to release the work that he did on my track? Oh my god, that's so scary. But no, of course, he's just so versatile. He really is a musician's musician, and he just gets music in general- doesn't matter what genre it is. I believe my song is the one that he finished the fastest, which is very flattering. It made me feel like it was just very ready. He didn't really have to do too much to it. It was a really, really cool experience that I just will cherish forever and ever and ever.
GBTRS: The song came out beautifully so it's great that things worked out so well.
Plexxaglass: Yeah! And the inspiration behind that one- I wrote it out of a fascination with the second season of The Handmaid's Tale. I found that dynamic so fascinating. I find women or femme-presenting people who [are] in a marginalized group who buys into very oppressive religious practices horrifying and fascinating at the same time. That was the inspiration behind writing that and really sitting with wondering if there's ever an awakening with those people. That was really the basis for that whole song.
GBTRS: You've gotten to collab with Mike Shinoda, but is there anyone else on your list that you'd love to be in the studio with in the future?
Plexxaglass: Oh god, yeah. So many. Right off the top of my head...I love Bishop Briggs, I love Dermot Kennedy, Bon Iver, Annie from St. Vincent, Florence Welch. Those are the big ones. I would die happy if I ever got to collaborate with any of them. That would be amazing.
GBTRS: What else do you find yourself drawing inspiration from these days?
Plexxaglass: Up until this point, it's been very autobiographical. It's been very much things that have happened in my life. I am trying to get away from that because I'm somebody who writes more somber music. I have some anthemic stuff that's more uplifting, but it is dark pop. I am at a point in my life where I'm generally- I'm mentally ill- but I'm generally a happy person. There's not a lot of dramatic tragedy going on in my life at 30 anymore. I'm trying to write a little more abstractly these days, but the themes that seem to always reoccur are very social justice motivated. Writing about mental illness and mental health are all themes that I tend to write about over and over again in different ways.
GBTRS: You've been very vocal and open about your gender identity and that's very important to so many people who are looking to find themselves in the people that they listen to. Do you have any advice for people who are struggling with that, or even advice for creatives who are in the industry who are working through that as well? 
Plexxaglass: So my coming out as non-binary is still honestly pretty new. I came out publicly about it a little over a year ago. It's something that I always knew, but growing up we just didn't have the language for it. I didn't really know why I felt so out of place and that it felt like such a struggle to present as feminine as possible so as not to feel like I was an outsider. I spent many years trying very hard to conform. 
I think a lot of it was literature that talked about neo-pronouns [that] was something that happened for me that was really an eye-opener. I knew at that point that there were people who used they/them pronouns [and] identified as non-binary, but for some reason, it didn't really click until a book called Black Sun. They have a character that uses neo-pronouns. It just really slapped me in the face. 
I'm really lucky. My friends and family have been almost apathetic about it- like 'that totally makes sense'. The other thing that really helped me was honestly TikTok as well. There is a large trans and non-binary community on TikTok. That was where I really found community, because it was scary to me, because I have conformed for so long. Being a woman was something that I made a very clear part of my identity for so long, that I was scared to lose that community.
I would just say to anyone who is afraid of that: anyone who doesn't still want to welcome you in their space isn't a person you want in your life anyway. I've been lucky that I haven't really had a lot of that. It was a struggle to let go of that. After I came out publicly, I was looking through my closet and I have all of these shirts that say Girl Club and Badass Woman [and] all of these because I was trying so hard. It was difficult to let go of that and come to terms with the fact that it really never was me- it was a mask that I was putting on to feel included and normal.
GBTRS: Do you have a song in your catalog that particularly resonates with you?
Plexxaglass: There's a song that's coming out in August. It's the last single off of this record [and] it's called "Tall". It is about being a trauma survivor- my trauma- and just a rallying cry for trauma survivors in general. I have put out little teasers of it on TikTok and it does seem like it's really resonating with people, which is very exciting. But out of the catalog of songs that I have out currently, the song "Liar"...it's kind of similar in tone. I wrote it after I was diagnosed Bipolar II. It's a song that's very clearly about mental health struggles and I think anyone who does struggle with depression really does relate to that song. That song was the one that really gifted me listeners from TikTok. So that's a song I'll always cherish for many, many reasons, but it has definitely brought me my little music family.
GBTRS: Now that you're starting to connect even more with your listeners, is there anything specific that you hope people take away from your music when they hear you for the first time?
Plexxaglass: I think, like most people, I wanted to create a little community, and I do feel like I'm finally getting to a point where I'm doing that with my music and connecting people and their experiences. 
GBTRS: Now that things are starting to move forward, what's coming up for you?
Plexxaglass: I want to get back to playing shows. I definitely want to pair a show with the release of the record, so I'm hoping I'm going to book some shows for the fall. Get back into rehearsals with a band and get that going and just keep writing and coming up with new material for the next wave of music.
GBTRS: Is there anything else that you want people to know about you or your music, or is there anything that you wish you got to talk about more that you might not get asked?
Plexxaglass: Wow, good question. I think a lot of people don't realize that musicians- especially independent artists- this is this is our small business. It takes a lot of work, obviously, it takes talent and patience, but it takes money. That's why they're there are gaps in time of when I put music out, because sometimes I just legitimately can't afford to- which is sad, I wish that the US had more support for artists like I know other countries do- I know that the UK is really good about grant opportunities for their artists out there. 
I know that people are happy to consume music, but I think people don't realize- especially in the independent side of things- how hard it is to be a musician who's trying to make it in this country. I appreciate everyone who has ever just randomly sent me like $2 on PayPal. It means so much to me because it means that they get that and I think that is something really special and cool about the family that I'm building with my music because they think that they really see me and they appreciate the work. It's people who genuinely want to be involved in my work, and that is something I've never experienced before until the past year or two. That's awesome because myself and my producer, Kevin...we love this project to death. It's awesome to see response from people who love it just as much as we do.
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destroy-the-cannon · 4 years ago
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Title Pending Olivia x MC Fic, Chapter two
Hellooo! I’d like to start off with a quick apology. I had a bunch of family drama this week, so I’m aware that this chapter is a bit lackluster. I swear  that it’s not just a lack of talent! That’s only like ten percent of the problem! Anyways, here it is! 
Warnings: Sexual language, cursing.
Story Tags: (Eventual) lemon, slow burn, enemies to lovers, angst.
Taglist: @kingliam2019 , @kamilahsayeet2063
“Woah.”
Maxwell was craning his neck to inspect Paige’s outfit from where she stood on the steps. It felt strangely like a grown-up prom, gliding down the stairwell with all eyes on her (well, Maxwell’s eyes). She gave a little twirl, showing off her devastatingly expensive gown. The gown she’d had to buy herself. You’d think that riding with a noble would mean that they’d be willing to shell out a dime or two, but alas, she’d spent her own damn money on this. Not that she was bitter or anything.
She’d gone with the angel outfit. A glittery, cold shouldered bodice gave way to heavy skirts of layered tulle and silk. A delicate lacey mask fit over her eyes, and a fluffy little halo floated above her head. She felt genuinely angelic, like she could float right around the room.
“Man, you look amazing! You’ll definitely get the ladies in court talking.”
It was the night of the first ball of the season. Just a day ago, Paige had hopped on a plane and flown out to Cordonia. She was staying in the palace with all the other nobles until the tour started up. They were set to move all around the country to the various duchies of the various suitors. In the meantime, Paige was staying in a fabulous room in the back of the palace she’d spent all last night marveling at. Now, she was marching down to the introductory ball with Maxwell by her side. It was a masquerade event, hence the angel outfit. She was set to make an excellent first impression, something that was crucial to building the flawless reputation she was determined to possess. According to Drake, she was about to walk into a room full of bloodthirsty snobs, so it was important to look the part of a future queen. Her wardrobe was her armour, Hana had said.
Hana. That was the name of the girl Paige had met in the dressing room, who happened to be the fourth of those five people who would one day change her life. The two had gotten dressed and acquainted, and Paige was hoping to run into her at the ball. She had been sweet, helpful, informative, and gorgeous. What was it with the people there? She had never seen such a consistent concentration of ridiculously hot people in her life.
“Okay. It’s time.” They stopped in front of the ornate golden doors. Maxwell turned to her, adjusting his mask. “Before we get into the actual ball, you’ll need to give the herald your full name when we go in. Since you’re with my family, you could technically be considered a Lady. You’ll give him your name, and he’ll announce you as Lady Paige…?”
“Langley. Lady Paige Langley.”
“Hm. Not exactly traditional, but regal enough.”
With that, he pushed open the doors, and they strolled in. Paige gave her name to the herald, and stood as straight as she could on the steps. Maxwell gave her a quick, reassuring smile, and she felt slightly better. He was good at that.
“LORD MAXWELL PERCIVAL BEAUMONT, AND LADY PAIGE LANGLEY!” The herald’s voice boomed through the enormous room. At the sound of an unfamiliar name, heads turned to watch Paige strut down the stairs. Little gasps and murmurs rippled through the room as they stared at her. She resisted the urge to tug at her hair or adjust her halo. Any move that betrayed how self conscious she was feeling would definitely get her noticed. People like those could sniff out an insecurity like blood in the water. The second a confident exterior faltered, they went in for the kill. Paige kept her back straight and her eyes ahead.
“Okay. I gotta go talk to my brother. You stay here. Mingle. You can do that, right? Just mingle.” Before she could respond, Maxwell was gone.
Paige turned, looking around desperately for someone she knew. She spotted Drake, looking vaguely angsty and annoyed in a corner, still in his basic denim. She decided she might as well try her luck with him. She walked over, trying her best to step slowly and gracefully.
“Well, well, well, aren’t you looking pretty.” He sized her up. “You fit right in.”
“Well, you’re charming as ever.”
“Ha! Compared to most of the nobles here, I’m your best friend.”
“God, Drake.” she rolled her eyes. “Everyone here’s been perfectly nice so far.”
“Sure, to your face. What do you think goes on the second you leave the room? The people here will jump at the chance to shove you as far down the totem pole as they can.”
“Well, let’s take a look at some examples of their behavior, shall we? They’re letting you attend an extremely high-brow event for free, in your day clothes. You have access to expensive foods, interesting conversation and a bar full of fancy foreign cocktails. And instead of being grateful, you choose to badmouth these people whenever you can, complain, and act like you’re being some big hero by being here. You’re not even wearing a mask!” She hadn’t realized how annoyed she was, but she found herself surprisingly worked up on this. At the sight of her pissed-off expression, Drake softened slightly.
“Look. I swear I’m not trying to be a dick, just trying to be honest. It may look glamorous here, but these people are completely two faced. You’re the newbie, and without someone like me looking out for you, you’ll get clobbered.”
His explanation didn’t exactly soften her up. “If your way of helping is to stand in the corner and bitch about this place, then I’d say you’re doing an excellent job.”
Drake looked like he was going to respond, but he stopped suddenly. He went stiff as a board and completely pale, his eyes fixed right over Paige’s shoulder. Before she could ask what was wrong, she felt a warm hand on her arm.
“Pardon me, but I must steal her away.” The voice was warm, seductive, completely unfamiliar. Based on the alarmed look on Drake’s face, it must not have been a friendly one.
“Um, I’ll just…” He all but sprinted for the opposite end of the room. Paige turned to face the intruder.
Oh. The tiniest of gasps escaped her lips as she gazed into a pair of emerald-green eyes.
If you were to take the moment she first saw Liam, and multiply it by about a thousand or so, you’d have some idea of how Paige felt. Her heart threatened to beat right out of her body as her stomach swooped dramatically.
The woman before her was like no noble Paige had seen before. Where some, like Hana, chose to present themselves as a sweet, soft sort of beautiful, this woman was more sexy. An edgy, almost dangerous sort of drop-dead gorgeous that made heat pool in Paige’s core.
She realized, dazedly, that the woman was wearing the devil costume Paige had almost bought. Little horns peaked out from her pile of crimson hair. The red velvet of her gown clung to her rounded hips, and the neck of it fell as far down her chest as courtly etiquette would allow. She gazed down at Paige, her lips slightly parted. She seemed surprised, as though the other woman had caught her off guard somehow, and Paige wondered distantly what that meant.
“I am Lady Olivia Vanderwall Nevrakis, Duchess of Lythikos,” she murmured. Paige fought to keep her eyes from flickering to the duchess’s candy-painted lips.
“I’m-”
“Lady Paige Langley. Yes, I heard the herald announce you. That’s why I’m here.” She shook her head slightly. Her gaze became sharper as she smiled at the other woman. “I make it my business to know every name at court, and I’ve never heard yours before. Perhaps you’re from one of the humbler duchies?” She didn’t give Paige a chance to respond. “In any case, since you’re the new girl at court, I thought I might give you a bit of advice. You’re not from here, I take it? Cordonia, I mean.” Paige could only nod.
“Well then, let me give you a little tip.” She leaned in with a conspiratory smile, and Paige could feel Olivia’s warm breath on her skin. Her legs grew unstable beneath her, as though she were about to faint.
“When you go up to see the king, bow and kiss his right shoe. It’s a sign of ultimate respect here.”
Could that be true? Unlikely as it seemed, Paige did recall reading about a similar custom from somewhere else in Europe. She frowned. “Really?” She made a mental note to ask Maxwell about that later.
“Oh, of course! It’s lucky I was able to tell you, otherwise you would’ve looked like a complete fool!” She gave a light laugh. As soon as she heard it, the waitress wanted to do whatever she could to hear that sound again.
“Paige!” Maxwell ran up from out of nowhere. Paige did her best not to be annoyed with him for cutting her time with Olivia short. “Liam’s-” he cut himself off as he noticed the Nevrakis. “Um, I mean, Prince Liam, whose title I am always sure to use, because of my deep respect and admiration for him, is coming out to see everyone.” Olivia rolled her eyes and walked off to join a small cluster of ladies.
“Are you ready to see him again?”
Paige tried to paste on a convincing smile. “Totally. I’m totally ready for this.”
“Cool. Let’s go!”
The pair ran off to join a gathering of people at the side of the room, Paige resisting the urge to check over her shoulder for Olivia.
“There he is!” Maxwell pointed. And there he was, the prince himself. Liam stood at the end of the room, making conversation with a star-struck young woman clearly trying very hard to keep cool.
“Do you think he’ll be happy to see me?” Paige whispered.
“Only one way to find out, I guess. But first, you gotta meet the king.”
“Wait, what? You didn’t tell me that I’m meeting the king first thing! What do I say to him?
“Calm down. It’s easy. Just follow what the other ladies do, and you’ll be fine.”
“Wait, wha-”
“LADIES OF THE COURT!” An announcer’s voice boomed across the room. “LINE UP TO GREET THE KING!”
The women rushed to form a line leading towards the front of the room. Paige caught a glimpse of an older man taking a seat upon one of the gilded thrones at the front of the room, flanked by two guards. Hitching up her skirts, she hurried over to take her spot in the growing queue. She watched as each woman made her way up to the king, curtseying and-
And nothing. The bulk of heavy skirts and the towers of gelled-up hair completely blocked her view. It was impossible to tell if any shoe kissing had taken place. She tried her best to steal a glance, but the women in line seemed to take her rustling for attempted line-cutting. She received multiple dirty looks as well as one quick jab to the ribs.
The line was shortening quickly, and Paige was beginning to get panicky. She was already a commoner. She couldn’t afford to broadcast the fact that she also knew pretty much nothing of Cordonian culture. She’d be laughed right out of the court, right out of the country. She leaned to the side again, trying desperately to see what was going on. Nothing.
Finally, there were only two women left in front of Paige. She had given up on trying to see what they were doing, and was instead just trying to not let her nerves show. Elegant smile, straight back. She caught a glimpse of Liam standing across the room, making polite conversation with those who had already met the king. Out of his sweater and into his official suit, he looked so much more… official. That air of nobility that had seemed out of place at the bar suited him perfectly here. He looked so quintessentially prince charming, the poster boy for all that was good and wholesome. It was easy to see why so many ladies were here. In addition to the many gold diggers that Paige was sure were lurking about, many of these women probably actually liked Liam. She watched as a dark-haired young woman laughed a little too hard at a joke of his, slapping his arm lightly. Her eyes sparkled as she stepped closer to him. Her lips parted, as she pre-
“Shitshitshit!” She hissed under breath, before praying that nobody heard her. It was her turn to greet the king.
“Good evening, milady.” The king smiled kindly at her as she took a step closer. He was clearly expecting something.
“Good evening, your majesty. I am Lady Paige Langley, of House Beaumont.”
She dropped into a low curtsey. Her face was inches from the king’s shoe.
She risked a glance back at Olivia. The duchess was watching with not a look of hope, or excitement, or malice. She was looking on with a very clear expression of guilt on her face.
Paige stood from her curtsey, smiled once more, and left the line.
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“Hey! Where'd you go? I was looking all over for you!” Do you know how hard it is to find a pretty girl in a nice dress in a ballroom choked with pretty girls in nice dresses?”      
“Sorry. I got caught up talking to Hana.”
After the thing with the king, Paige had felt strangely paralyzed with anxiety. Well, maybe it wasn’t so strange. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that a total stranger had tried to humiliate her like a schoolyard bully. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that said stranger was gorgeous and intimidating and sexy and Paige had wanted for her to like her so, so badly. She knew that a trick like this alone wasn’t a big deal, but it hurt that much more coming from someone whom she had so desperately wanted to be some angel. So, instead of joining the growing crowd of women mobbing Liam, she had gone out to the balcony for a moment to breathe. That was where she had found Hana, and the two spent the next half hour talking. It had been nice to just talk to someone, with no expectations or rules. Hana was quickly becoming one of her favorite people at court.
“Wait, you know Hana? Actually, nevermind, we’ll talk on that later. In the meantime, you have to get in there with Liam. You’re one of the only people he hasn’t talked to yet.”
“You think he’ll be freaked out? We only knew each other for like a night before I decided to come out here, and now I’m trying to marry him? Isn’t that weird?”
“Ha! You think a night is too weird? That’s practically a year in royal time. He’s meeting some of these women for the first time tonight. If anything, you’ve got a leg up. He both knows and likes you.”  
“If you say so.”
“And I do. Look, I think he’s free. Go, go, go!”
Maxwell nudged her forward, and she strode across the room to meet Liam. He was finishing up a conversation with someone, and he turned to look at Paige as the woman walked away.  
“Hello, Lady-” He stopped short, his eyes going wide. “It’s you! Paige!”
“It’s me.” She smiled at him, hoping this was a pleasant surprise. Her hopes were confirmed when he broke out in a huge grin.
“Oh, Paige, I thought I’d never see you again! How are you even here?”
“The morning after I met you, Maxwell found me. He offered to take me here so I could represent House Beaumont and… become queen.” Though it was the truth, the thought of saying “marry you” out loud turned her stomach.
“That’s amazing! I’m afraid we don’t have too much time to talk, but that’s incredible news. For the first time all night, I’m actually enjoying a conversation.”
“Does this mean that you’re happy to see me?”
“Happy? I’m ecstatic. I truly like you Paige. I think we have something, and I’m glad we’re getting the chance to explore that together.”
Guilt stabbed at her insides. Liam looked so happy to see her, and yet she couldn’t say the same. She kept thinking back to the moment she saw Olivia. They had barely spoken, and still she had sensed more chemistry in those few minutes than she had after a whole night with Liam. He wasn’t the one she wanted, not even close. But he had deep, personal feelings for her. If she nailed those challenges, she had a real shot at being Liam’s wife. It was a thought that would have made so many of those courtly ladies cry tears of joy, but succeeded only in filling Paige with dread. He actually liked her. He wanted this.
“It’s a lot of pressure, isn’t it? All this, I mean. How are you holding up?” She hoped he wouldn’t notice how she changed the subject.
“I’ve known this was going to happen for some time now. It’s certainly not ideal, but perhaps it won’t be quite so terrible with you here.”
God, he really wasn’t making this easy on her, was he?
“Are the ladies here really that bad? Most of the people I’ve spoken to have been nice enough.”
“It’s not that the ladies themselves are bad, not at all. It’s the process I don’t enjoy. The whole thing is ridiculous and exhausting to all those involved. I know most of the women here, and they’re all incredibly smart and accomplished. And yet they’re being lined up like members of...of…” He paused. “What’s that american dating show? The one with the roses?”
“The Bachelor?”
“Yes! That’s it! This whole thing is one big episode of the bachelor.”
“I’m sorry you have to go through all of it.”
“Don’t be. It is my duty to serve my country however I can. If this is what I must do, so be it.”
Before Paige could respond, the guard behind Liam stepped forward to clear his throat. The prince winced apologetically at Paige.
“I’m afraid we’ve got less than a minute now. Before you go, can I give you a warning?” She nodded.
“This place, these people, are different. We’re not in New York anymore. There are codes, rules, that you’ll have to learn but never be taught. You’ll make friends and alliances, but be careful. Someone like you, here, can’t be too trusting. I don’t mean to scare you, but I care about you. I couldn’t stand to watch you get hurt.”
“Liam, I-”
“Ahem.” The guard coughed. “I believe it is time to move on, your grace.”
“Thank you, Bastien.” The prince turned back, looking regretful. “I’m so sorry, but I must move on. Shall we speak later?”
“Let’s.” She shot him what she could only hope to be a reassuring smile, curtseyed, and strode off, spotting a familiar figure by the drinks.
“Hey, Paige! It looked like that went well.”
“I’d say it did. He seemed happy to see me.”
“Of course he was! I told you he would be.”
“He was weirdly cryptic, though. He kept talking about how much of a drag this whole thing is, and how I need to make allies, and gather people I can trust, and watch my back-the list goes on.”
“Huh. That doesn’t sound like him. Are you sure you weren’t talking to Drake?”
“Unless Drake suddenly owns a body guard and a non-denim item of clothing, then no.”
“Hm. I’ll talk to him later. It’s probably just the pressure of everything getting to him. He’s not wrong, though. It’s good to form alliances with the other ladies. Most of them are outside right now. Go join them, grab a drink, socialize. Make some friends.”
“Got it. Any tips before I go? Who’s nice, who’s boring, who’s a snobby-ass bitch, et cetera.”
“Well, first off, save the cursing for later. One F bomb in here can and will get you kicked out. But to answer your question, Hana’s probably one of the nicest that you’ll meet. Friendly, not a known schemer. Penelope Ebrim is probably one of the more boring ones here, but she’s nice enough. Easily manipulated, but you didn’t hear that from me. Kiara Theron’s pretty interesting, but she can be sort of condescending, snobby. And if you want to talk about-” He paused.
“If you’re looking for witches with a b, then watch out for Olivia Nevrakis. She would kill, and I mean that literally, to become queen. She’s ruthless, cruel, and a known saboteur. Be on the lookout for her.”
“Oh. Good to know.”
“You’re welcome. Now get out there!”  
Hiking up her skirts, Paige strode out into a moonlit garden. The women were talking amongst themselves as they grabbed flutes of champagne. She was scanning the crowd when she felt someone come up behind her.
Turning, she found Olivia glowering at her, her friendly smile from before replaced with a pissy sneer.
“You seemed awfully friendly with the prince earlier, hm? You didn’t say you knew him personally.”
“It’s none of your business how I know Liam.” Paige savored the way the duchess blanched at the way the other woman skipped Liam’s title. “And can we get back to the way you lied to me about the shoe-kissing thing?”
“Yes, yes. Come on, even you have to admit that was funny.You’re the new girl, you’re going to get tricked.” Perhaps this would have been more bothersome if Olivia had been able to look the other woman in the eye, or stop fidgeting with her gown.
“Well, it’s done. You’ve gotten in your dumb little joke, and now it’s over.” At this, the duchess’s head snapped up, her mopey exterior suddenly vanished.
“It’s over when I say it’s over.” She took a step closer, her eyes blazing. Her voice had gone low and dangerous, and Paige hated the way it made her shiver. She tilted her chin, trying to look unfazed.
“Listen to me. I know you’re used to getting whatever you want from people, but that’s not how this is going to go. I’m not your servant, I’m not your follower. Whatever you may believe, you’re not entitled to Liam’s hand, and you’re certainly not entitled to my respect, fear, or loyalty.”
Olivia stepped back, surprised. Some of the women actually gasped as they watched the whole thing unfold.
“Excuse me? Clearly, you’re delusional. I grew up with Liam. I know him better than you ever will. Maybe you made for a fun distraction, but you’re nowhere near wife, or queen, material. The women here have been trained since birth to marry a prince, and if you think that you can just waltz in here and steal that from us, you’ve got another thing coming.”
“Is that a threat?”
“Not a threat.” She was close, too close, and Paige wanted desperately to grab her even closer.
“A promise.”
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Nice Logical Girl
by stopgivingmeheck Stephanie realized she was being spiteful. Cruel, even. She realized she only carried this grudge against them because of Bruce and Barbara, and she should be the nice, logical, girl she is and not hold anything against Dick, Tim, or Damian. But- She was done being the nice, logical girl she should be. - Stephanie Brown discovers a plot of C List villains attempting to smuggle drugs to one of the crime syndicates in Gotham. The problem is, the Bats have no idea which one. Even Black Mask's drug ring is shoveling out drugs, even though Batman took down his main supplier a month ago. And when kids in Gotham start to go missing, the Bats have even more to worry about. Especially because the profiles for the abductors never seem to match up. Stephanie starts to think that there’s a connection between the kidnappings and the new drug supplier in town, but no one seems to listen to her. Nice, logical girls would stay back and assess, waiting for the Batman or Oracle to give her orders. Luckily for Gotham, Stephanie Brown is done being a nice, logical girl. Words: 1666, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU, Batgirls (DC Comics 2021) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: Gen Characters: Stephanie Brown, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, Tim Drake, Leslie Thompkins, Dick Grayson, Roman Sionis, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Harper Row, Crystal Brown, Arthur Brown, Duke Thomas Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Bruce Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain Additional Tags: Stephanie Brown-centric, Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Cassandra Cain is Batgirl, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Manipulative Bruce Wayne, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, except to steph, bruce: steph? who's that, steph: PLEASE just give me love, Manipulative Leslie Thompkins, BAMF Stephanie Brown, Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, future Stephanie Brown/Jason Todd, i'll add that to the relationship tag when it starts to build up, but we're doing the slowest of slow burns right now, also romance is not the main focus of this fic!, stephanie grappling with emotions, Traumatized Stephanie Brown, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, unless you count an imaginary leslie thompkins verbally abusing you, then steph's coping mechanisms are very healthy, Recreational Drug Use, drug smuggling ring, Child Abduction, black mask is obsessed with stephanie, Stephanie Brown Needs a Hug, bad at feelings stephanie brown, Dissociation, Anxiety, Depression, Paranoia, all the fixings fr, i just finished reading the bell jar and i feel like it has already impacted my writing style, stephanie brown relates to the bell jar, this is how you know it will be ANGSTY, oh yeah, Angst, Hurt No Comfort, Some comfort, but not right away, the hurt needs to linger because then it'll hurt more, one sided stephanie brown/cassandra cain, steph doesn't know if she hates cass or loves her, steph is olivia rodrigo and cass is lacy iykyk, introspective psychoanalysis of Stephanie Brown hidden inside a fanfiction via https://ift.tt/sUTvRx3
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