#SHE HAS TO BE TRINIDADIAN

[warwickroyals]

I always knew Onika was dark sided but these past few days have been agonizing to watch. Anyway, stream Hiss

[noicevibes]

O M G. TRINIDADIAN FOLLOWER HERE. I got SO hyped when you mentioned soca! Do you listen to it? If you don't that's TOTALLY fine. Butttt if you doooo, by chance do you have a favorite song or artist? Or does your mom have one?!?!

Hey, hi!!! I do listen to it! Definitely not as much as my mother, haha; she lives and breathes soca, dancehall, and reggae. It’s always funny to see people do a triple take on her when she’s driving by, volume at max, like they don’t expect the whitest white chick blasting it down the street; my one Trini coworker always loves when she drops me off at work because she always ends up finding a new song to listen to. 🤭

We both love Patrice Roberts and Olatunji! I listen to a lot more dancehall, so for me that’s Popcaan, Red Rat, and Gage off the top of my head!

[hotvintagepoll]

This is a three-way poll. Only one of these women will continue to the next round of the bracket.

Propaganda

Deborah Kerr (Bonjour Tristesse, An Affair to Remember, The King and I)— For several decades she held the record for most Oscar nominations without a win (6 in total), and she was a prolific leading lady throughout the 40s and 50s. She's best known today for the romance An Affair to Remember with Cary Grant, and as the governess in The King and I. Many people have this erroneous perception of her as extremely prim, proper, and virginal, but this could not be further from the truth. When she first came to Hollywood under MGM she was typecast into boring decorative roles, but broke sexual boundaries for herself and Hollywood generally in From Here to Eternity, when she made out (horizontally!) with Burt Lancaster (on top of him!) in the famous Beach Scene. She went on to play many sexually conflicted women, a character type that would define most of her post- Eternity work. She continued to break Hays Code boundaries with Tea and Sympathy, which addresses homosexuality/homophobia head-on, and even did a topless scene in The Gypsy Moths 1969!! One of the only classic stars to do so. She deserves a more nuanced and frankly a hotter legacy than she currently has!!!

Keiko Awaji (Stray Dog, A Japanese Tragedy, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs)— Her role as Harumi— a dancer who lives with her mom and will go to incredible lengths for one nice dress— is so fucking killer. she more than holds her own against Toshiro Mifune, the incredible sense of dread and foreboding in their scenes has really stuck with me

Hazel Scott (Broadway Rhythm, Rhapsody in Blue)—ok ok let me tell you about Hazel Scott. She was a Trinidadian piano genius. By the age of 3 she could play the piano by ear. She would play jazzed-up versions of classics in nightclubs and could sing too! She appeared in five movies, and used her influence as a piano prodigy to improve Black representation in film��she turned down offensive parts, demanded equal pay, and always wore her own costumes to ensure she was portrayed as glamorous and beautiful. She was the first African-American woman to host her own television show, The Hazel Scott Show. She stood up for civil rights and was an overall icon! If you want to watch her being a genius, here she is playing two pianos at once. And here's this one that shows off her consummate glamor! [videos beneath the cut]

This is round 4 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Deborah Kerr:

I think she was one of my first crushes before I realised I was bi in The King and I when I watched it as a kid honestly. The kissing scene in From Here to Eternity is iconic for a reason. Actually tried to learn the accents for the characters she was playing if they weren't English which is more than pretty much anyone else was doing then. Played very restrained characters who frequently seemed to be desperate not to be so restrained. Did horror movies without venturing into hagsploitation tropes. Gave Marni Nixon the credit she deserved for her share of the singing in The King and I.

Anne Larsen is a peak late 1950s bisexual with big MILF energy. Have you seen the behind the scenes pics of her wearing a suit?? Have you????? Vote Deb as Anne Larsen.

Nominated for an Oscar six (6) times and never won, but besides her having actual talent (hot), and besides her looking Like That (very hot, also beautiful), she was always playing women who are, like, crazy repressed. Which makes it fun and easy for me to read these characters as queer. Icon!!!! You know what's hot? Playing ambiguously gay in vintage Hollywood.

Her face and talent and body, yes, ofc, duh. But also!!! Her HANDS!!!! I may be but a simple lesbian, but she is the best hactor (hand actor) that ever lived and that's HOT! For propriety's sake I feel I must redact a large portion of my commentary on this subject. Anyway. She's hot in her most famous roles (mentioned above), and also some of her sexiest hacting is on display in An Affair to Remember (her hand on the bannister when Cary Grant kisses her off-screen??? HELLO???), Tea and Sympathy (when she's trying to persuade Tom not to go out and she keeps flexing her hands like she wants to reach out to him but can't??? ALLY BEHAVIOR! WE STAN!), and The Innocents (which opens and closes with extended shots of her hands bc director Jack Clayton was also an ally and he did that for ME). Much of her appeal also lies in the fact that she often played deeply repressed characters and you know what's hot? When those uptight characters finally unravel. It's sexy. It's cathartic. It's erotic. Plus, she's beautiful to look at in both black & white and technicolor, and the more of her films you see, the more you can't help but fall in love!

Literally is in thee most famously sexy scene of all time (or maybe just during the hays code era which is what we're talking about HELLO), which is the beach scene with Burt Lancaster in from here to eternity. To quote a tumblr post of a screen capture of a tweet of a video of joy behar on the view: "y'know, there used to be movies where they were kissing on the beach... From Here to Eternity. They're kissing-- Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr are Kissing on the Beach and then the WAVES crash!! You know exactly what they did!"

She might have a reputation of being chaste and virginal or whatever, but we all know it's the quiet ones who are certifiable FREAKS

Keiko Awaji:

Hazel Scott:

[itspheenixbaby]

managers (3/2)

i dont think many people script their managers, at least not in as much detail as i have? but it was kinda fun. and i feel like if i dont script them in detail theres a chance theyll be cuckoo/weird/evil like some ent industry managers...

"the managers"

both were very popular for their [self produced] music.

worked with big names globally.

seem not to care about us but they really do. just arent over-sentimental.

mentors to the group in a looot of ways.

famous j-star/k-stars in the 2000s.

weirdly ambiguous relationship.

we lowk dont see them. 💀

⋆｡°✩ flyday chinatown - yashua ⋆｡°✩

a man & a woman - francis lai

"do you want ants? because thats how you get ants"

name ; Charlie Song 🦢

race ; east asian

ethnicity ; korean

nationality ; korean-american

origin ; upper east side, manhattan

manages ; soul, 7mth, occasionally spirit

personality ; playful, generous, likable, non chalant, lenient

b-day ; 3/19/88

dgaf about what people think of her.

grew up rich.

philanthropist.

like the members fun but distant aunt.

bensonhurst blues - oscar benton

"the same entitled crap as always: ‘i cant make ends meet. im on food stamps. my child died because i couldn’t afford new bone marrow.’ just me, me, me, me, me!"

name ; Charlie "CJ" Jouichi 🎸

race ; east asian

ethnicity ; japanese, mixed

nationality ; guadeloupean-american

origin ; south bronx, nyc

manages ; spirit, 7mth, occasionally soul.

personality ; intimidating, caring, private, cold, strict

b-day ; 12/3/88

he has a big fat potty mouth.

grew up poor asf.

were all kinda scared of him (esp the boys) 😭

chainsmoker.

terrible with names.

honorary members (4/2)

this is an extremely odd thing to script but simultaneously one of the favorite things i have scripted for my desired reality. there are four idols in specific that my group is individually extremely close to. theyre literally always in our dorms (maybe not always...more like 1/4 of the time.) kinda like squatters.

⋆｡°✩ blueberry faygo - lil mosey ⋆｡°✩

"the cousins"

both were living in our dorms for two years... ('22-'24)

always bickering with each other.

used to date back in nyc but that ended terribly.

terrible drivers.

oops i did it again - britney spears

"just like the old gypsie woman said!!"

name ; junko jong 🪄

race ; east asian

origin ; new springville, staten island, nyc

nationality ; jamaican, dominican, american

group ; illit

personality ; dramatic, delusional, ambitious, charismatic

b day ; 7/16/05

jasons cousin. she ran away from nyc for no reason to stay with him in korea.

practices occult to little success. more like a magic trick.

broke beyond comprehension. (runs in the family ig?)

lockjaw - sirmixalot

"yeah take that tone"

name ; mickey mukherjee 🐉

race ; south asian, west african

origin ; staten island/queens

nationality ; trinidadian, american, puerto rican

group ; munkee (original 6 person bg under belift)

debuted ; 2024

personality ; loyal, snarky, helpful, delulu, responsible

b-day ; 4/10/05

jodhis nephew, and sooo clingy.

loves trashy reality tv. takes pleasure in others suffering.

went to korea to visit jodhi but got stuck there.

"the twins"

started off beefing with everyone in both groups.

close with the [same-sex] members individually.

turning japanese - the vapors

"who are you? comrade question?"

name ; jerry banzai 🧞‍♂️

race ; west african, east asian

origin ; west brighton, staten island.

nationality ; guyanese-american

group ; s6nic (original 6 member bg under ador)

debuted ; 2021

personality ; opportunist, quiet, deceptive, calculating

b-day ; 1/1/04

was in an indie band back in nyc.

hella suspicious. but unassuming.

colors - halsey

"I will literally emasculate you"

name ; tommy banzai 🧞‍♀️

race ; west african, east asian

nationality ; guyanese-american

origin ; west brighton, staten island.

group ; new jeans

personality ; determined, perfectionist, charismatic, creative

b-day ; 1/1/04

loco in the coco but good at hiding it.

stole my boyfriend when i was in 8th grade.

had an rebel/emo phase.

[screampied]

VEGAS if I recall correctly ur from trinidad and tobago??? i HEARD that it’s super diverse but a lot of people are Indian? idk my friend has a percent of everything in South America and carribean so she didn’t know too much 😪

BUT please share more im so curious about the culture (only if ur comfy / it isn’t weird) 🙏 i also apologize in advance if anything I say is insensitive in any way

ALSO i watched this TikTok where it was assigning countries to jjk men and toji was t&t…..thats ur man right there

AAAAAYYAH i am 🙂‍↕️. im both trini / barbadian but yesyes. it’s very very diverse !!! there are lots indian people mhm, my great gran’s both indian and trinidadian as well as majority of my relatives there.

OF COURSEEEEE. i don’t live in trinidad anymore since i moved (my mum does) but i do visit t&t during the springs to see other family. its reeeeally pretty, and its lots of tourists during the dry seasons (early jan - late may) i visit guyana too since its also close to trini, and our culture’s rly fun !!! the annual t&t carnival is soooo pretty, it happens every year in port of spain and it’s mainly to celebrate our freedom☝️☝️. i’ve been twice when i was little n its GORGGGG. lots of music, food n just overall fun. i think the next carnival is sometime is march this year i believe. it’s basically sort of like mardi gras

on my great gran’s side we all celebrate ‘diwali’ and it’s a national holiday. i call it deepawali but it’s either or. it’s basically a hindu festival that lasts for about five days near the end of oct. n we typically wear gold / silver, make rangoli (flower floor patterns to ask for good luck) and celebrate with lots of fireworks + dancing. deepawali is mainly to congratulate new beginnings n chase evil spirits away with light (lamps) 🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️

but yaaaah. t&t mostly has a mixture of both african / indian cultures, and barbados is kinda the same too !!! except with bim, it’s more west-african. we have tons of festivals here too, n the food is yum 😋😋😋. i would def recommend visiting trinidad, barbados or ANYYYY caribbean island bc the sights are just to die for <3 the cultures r lovely n so r the people !!! downside is the hurricanes n tsunamis warnings h.. haha

and WHATTTREALLY. do u wanna … send the link perchance 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️. me n toji rly meant to be augghhh my man my man

[hallowpen]

Hi, same anon from the mxfruit ask :) im sorry if im bothering you too much, but you mentioned there are other darker skinned or afroasians influencers/artists…would you mind telling me which ones do you follow/are your favorites? Would love to give them support as well :)

It's not a bother AT ALL!!! I appreciate you wanting to show support... it means a lot ❤️❤️❤️

I'm going to start off with the KING (not literally hehe) Morris K. If you are a fan of Thai BL, then you'll probably recognize him from Triage... and if you haven't seen Triage then I highly recommend you do!!! But... he has quite the acting career under his belt. He's been very open about his struggles being half-black, and how his being the first black celebrity in Thailand was a difficult journey. He's a huge advocate for more opportunities for Thai-black people in show business. He literally paved the way and I have great respect for him.

Tsunari. She is half-Thai and half-Trinidadian. If you're a fan of rap or hip hop, then I highly recommend her music. She often mixes in some english with her thai lyrics... and she's done a few covers of western artists. Give her a listen on youtube!!!

badmixy. She is an openly trans and proud Thai singer. She writes her own music and her lyrics have occasionally brought me to tears. Again, give her a listen over on youtube.

Rusameekae Fagerlund. He is an openly queer Senegalese-Thai actor, model, and mc. He's done several interviews to raise awareness about homophobia and racism in Thailand. He was named Scene Stealer of the Year in 2016 for his role in เพื่อนรัก เพื่อนร้าย (Best Friends, Bad Friends). He was a host on "Dress My Love" which is available on youtube (I don't think it's subbed though) which was a fun program where they would talk about fashion and have couples on as guests where one would style the other according to a certain theme.

Nam Patcharaporn and Maeya Nonthawan. Both are beauty pageant winners who faced criticism and unnecessary backlash for their darker skin.

Suzie Natthawadee. She is a social media influencer and vlogger that gained popularity when she spoke up about the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States and how Thailand should reflect on their own ideas about race and skin color. You can follow her on ig and tiktok @ suziewadee.

Esther Oruche. I might have spoken about her before hehe. She's fairly new to the scene, but I'm very much looking forward to her future projects... have I mentioned The Last Case enough??? I don't think so.... Please support her and her series!!!

[pant--eater]

what do you think fry's family is like!!! i love him sooo much every time you draw him it's like a gift 🥺🥺🥺

WAUGHGHGHJ these Fry questions make me so happy since he's my Blorbo(TM) <3 Gah I'm itching to talk about him, so ask and you shall deserve!! Also thank you SO much I'm so glad you love my art <33

little sketches related to what I'm about to yap about. ANYWAYS here's wonderwall

So on my old account I used to hc he is Indian-British, whose family hails from Travancore (Kerala nowadays). This was based on what I ASSUMED was canon info since back in January, all Chicken Run wiki articles about him mentioned he's Indian-British. But apparently that's not 100% settled info what his ethnicity is?? And the wikis have been edited since. His VA Nick Mohammed is from a mixed Cypriot/Indo-Trinidadian family though and I spent time reading about Indian-British immigrant history to get Fry's characterization accurate, so imma keep with that hc.

Anyway! I headcanon Marcus is the only child of wealthy businessmen that owned a highly successful trade company. His Vaishya grandparents moved to Britain during the late Victorian era; after all one of the only ways a PoC family could make it back then in Britain was by being filthy rich, and very early on the Fry family had been forced to adopt a "British" way of living in order to be taken seriously by the shitass imperial society. Such as switching to a British surname and avoiding to display too much of their original culture in public. A colonial trauma that still prevails, since Fry's parents christened him with a heavily English name.

I REEEALLY wanna give a try to designing Fry's parents sometime!! But I imagine his parents as sort of a healthier parallel to Melisha's parents; his father is a pristine and calm gentleman with a soothing voice and a love for theatre and literature (a trait that Marcus inherited LMAO) while his mother is more stern, headstrong and very, VERY proud of her status. (but she also has a infectuous smile and laughter and has a bombastic overdramatic streak...something that Fry inherited as well)

They're both native Malayam speakers, and while their family in public strives to keep Keralite culture hidden, they made sure to teach Marcus to speak his native language fluently as well, along with Hindi, Bengali, Tegulu and Tamil. Along with that, they frequently go on family trips to Travancore and enjoy things like inji neer, Kathakali performances (which inspired Fry on his love for theatre <3) and Carnatic music.

Both parents pushed Marcus to study hard and gain multiple academic degrees - it was all out of love and concern, because they wanted Marcus to be able to survive in the cruel world out there without only relying on his money. (Once again, a PoC immigrant family experience that I can identify with as well... even if society nowadays is not nearly as racist as it was back then, unfortunately PoC people are often forced to study waaaay harder than white people in order to make it.) Because they had lived through the years of great depression in the 1930s, and while they managed to survive with most of their wealth intact, they knew that one should not rely only on money for support since anything could happen.

Fry, as a child, was a gifted A+ grade student and a very well-behaved, so his parents called him a little ray of sunshine and a future hope. He yearned to be perfect so his parents would never be disappointed in him. Something that later on contributed MASSIVELY to Fry's gifted child burnout, and how he adopted a sinister, sadistic fascination with mind control and manipulation during his Cambridge years.

Once Marcus came out as trans and genderfluid to his parents, his father was very patient and accepting, but his mother spent several years in denial before finally accepting him. Not directly out of transphobia - but because she was afraid that Marcus would be discriminated, attacked and hurt by people, and that he should focus first on building a career for himself instead of bringing a bad name to the Fry family like this, with an outrageous gender identity. But she soon realized that hiding himself would only hurt her child on the long run. Also - the way Fry managed to fully bribe (cough mind control cough) British officials to switch the gender in his personal info and passport was nothing less than impressive to both of his parents LMFAOOOO and they're very proud

However despite all of this, Fry retains a loving relationship to his parents!! He goes to their mansion every Christmas, and they're also VERY accepting and encouraging to his marriage to Melisha. In fact, his mom was relieved to see Fry had married a very orderly, stern and no-nonsense woman, because Marcus had always been a scatterbrained mess and a reckless money-spender. He made a wonderful scientist, but business-running had never been his thing, so Melisha taking care of all that is like a lottery win to the Fry parents. ESPECIALLY since Melisha came from a poor household - a woman like this, who knows what it's like to live at the rock bottom, surely knows to keep Marcus humble and not let him make flimsy business decisions!! (either way Melisha is still a bit intimidated by Fry's mom, which says a lot considering what kind of a girl Melisha herself is LMFAO)

Pluuuus... the Harsh Expectations(TM) is something that Melisha can relate to </3 It's something that catches her entirely off guard, when she learns this detail about Fry's past. After all, the silly goofy doctor is like an endless ray of sunshine, he's rich and successful. (and we all know what Melisha's mother told her about money bringing happiness...) How could he ever have any worries or feelings of inferiority??

It's a detail that makes (in my hcs) Melisha fall even deeper in love with Fry and become tenfold more protective over him :''') <3 Once she realizes what a horrific burden this goofball is carrying on his back, and yet he still finds the energy every day to stay positive, be optimistic and support Melisha during her hard days.

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MC - Agatha Crowley sheet

Information under the cut!

Basic Information

Full name: Agatha Chandra Crowley

Nickname: Ag, Aggie

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

MBTI: ESTP

Species: Human

Date of birth: 18th June 1875

Nationality: British (British/Trinidadian/Siamese)

Blood status: Pure-blood/Half-blood (unclear)

Wand: Redwood wood with a dragon heartstring core 10 ¼" and quite bendy flexibility

House: Slytherin

Patronus: Dragon

Boggart: [LOCKED]

Amortentia: Burnt wood, Chocolate, Gasoline

Appearance

Hair colour: Platinum white

Hairstyle: Short soft curls

Eye colour: Magenta 

Skin tone: Medium-dark skin with yellow-golden undertones

Height: (unclear) 3cm shorter than Sebastian

Weight: 60kg

Other distinguishing features: Two moles under the bottom lip, Fangs, Black nails polish

Personality 

Agatha is confident and ambitious despite feeling neglected by her family and has developed a strong sense of self-worth. She's rebellious and doesn't conform to traditional gender roles, preferring to dress and act in a way that makes her feel comfortable rather than trying to please others. She can come across as cocky and sarcastic at times, partly because of her family's wealth and status, but also as a defense mechanism developed from her experiences with bullying.

While Agatha can be sarcastic and biting in her humour, she's also fiercely loyal to those she cares about and will go to great lengths to protect them. Her experiences with bullying have made her somewhat hostile towards those she perceives as a threat, but she's not inherently violent or cruel. She values intelligence and cunning.

Traits: Chaotic, Cocky, Charismatic, Sarcastic, Barbaric

Likes: Dragons, Insects, Leeches, Forbidden Knowledge

Dislikes: Milk in tea, Skirts

Good at: Martial arts, Animal Handling, Intimidating, 

Bad at: Showing true emotions and Affection, Persuade

Hobbies: Bug collector, Quidditch for fun(played as Beater), Drawing

Fears: Become nobody, Her father

Ambition: Domesticated Dragons

Family & Backstory

Agatha Crowley was born into a wealthy and prestigious pure-blood family known for their diplomatic skills and trading. Her father always wanted a son to carry on the family name and legacy, but instead, he was disappointed to have a daughter. As a result, Agatha was neglected by her father and most of her extended family. Only her mother showed her affection and attention, taking care of her and even allowing her to play with muggle children in their neighborhood.

Agatha's childhood was rough due to her family's neglect and the bullying she experienced from muggle children because of her unnatural hair and eye color. To cope, she became rebellious and defiant, refusing to wear skirts and acting more like a boy to try and please her father.

Despite not showing any signs of magical ability, Agatha's maternal grandfather, a Siamese man who was skilled in Muay Thai, taught her martial arts from a young age. Agatha fell in love with the discipline and art of fighting and trained vigorously with her grandfather.

At the age of 15 Agatha's magical abilities finally awakened, and she received her acceptance letter to Hogwarts, Though she possessed traits of a Gryffindor, her ambitious nature led her to be sorted into Slytherin, much to her family's relief.

In Hogwarts, Agatha's skills in martial arts proved to be an asset in her studies, especially in Defense Against the Dark Arts. However, her troubled past and lack of parental guidance caused her to develop a rude, sarcastic, and mean personality, often pushing people away with her hostile behavior.

Despite this, Agatha remained fearless and savage, always ready to fight for what she believed in, and became a force to be reckoned with in both academics and combat.

Father: Josiah Crowley

Mother: Chandra *Thai people still haven't had a last name back then*

Paternal grandparents: Victarion Crowley and Calypso Lovegood

Maternal grandparents: Narong, -

Uncles: Bran Crowley (Josiah’s brother), Edward Crowley(other brothers)

Aunts: Alannis (Crowley) Sanchez

Cousins: Isis Crowley(Bran’s daughter), Rose Sanchez, Jason Sanchez (Alannis’s children), Ramsay Crowley, Victarion II Crowley, Aretha Crowley (Edward’s children)

Pet: Bunch of unnamed insects, two leeches name Robert and Henry

Family home: London, Wandsworth

Relationships 

Friends: Sebastian Sallow, Ominis Gaunt, Giona Regali(oc), Natsai Onai, Poppy Sweeting, other fifth years

Best Friends: Sebastian Sallow, Ominis Gaunt

Love interest: Sebastian Sallow click

Others

Headcanon CV: Robyn Addison

Character inspiration:

Rhaenyra Targaryen - House of The Dragon

Nanno - Girl from nowhere

Veronica Sawyer - Heathers 1988

Cruella De Vil - Cruella 2021

Jo March - Little Women 2019

Agatha Harkness - Wandavision

[lady-nuggetz]

Because no one asked, I decided to draw up my OWN special interpretation of Team Hooligan, ✨WITH JEST!!✨

Mind you everything is mostly based off of my own headcanon, so enjoy it as you will!! I'll write brief descriptions that you can read right here !!!!

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Fang the Sniper/Hunter

He/Him // 21 yrs old // Australian🇦🇺 & Dominican🇩🇴 // Bisexual

Fang is a mercenary/bounty hunter and the leader of Team Hooligan. Though he often works alone for most gigs, he considers his team to be a found family of sorts, despite not always getting along with them. He has a great fascination for guns, but often uses his regular cork gun unless it's for serious situations. He's easy to anger and is heavily motivated by his greed and desire to prove himself as a top notch mercenary. Though things don't always work in his favor.

He's told very few people about his origins, how he had once descended from a noble family, until "one incident led to another and now suddenly I'm all on my own!" The one thing he absolutely REFUSES to tell people is that Fang isn't really his birth name.

• Cocky, Greedy, and Selfish. Probably has a slight tinge of insecurity due to past failures with Sonic and company.

• Keeps cigarette packs on his person often.

• Has a small shack he and the others share together over in Mirage Saloon Zone. He started sharing his room with Jest once she started hanging around.

• Loves mechanics, no one else but him drives the Marvelous Queen, it's a vehicle of his own design.

• Likes playing card games, spicy food, and keyboards.

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Jest the Jack Rabbit

She/Her // 21 yrs old // Puerto Rican🇵🇷 & Trinidadian🇹🇹 // Bisexual

Jest is another bounty hunter, who despite her silly clown appearance, is a very threatening figure. She's agile, quick witted, and carries around a baseball bat she calls the Wacky Whammer, that's bound to give anyone a painful concussion. She came across Team Hooligan after they [Mainly just Fang] attempted to mug her, to which they received a harsh beating at her hand. She has found herself to be fixated on their leader however, and sticks around them to watch them struggle for success.

She grew up in a circus with her sisters, before finding herself fixated on the chaos emeralds and chaos energy. Unleashing an ultimate chaos has been her grand goal as she hopes to spread her madness across the world. She plans to achieve that, either by herself or with other comrades as her stepping stool.

• Loud, Annoying and Obnoxious. Loves to push Fang's buttons and watch him lose his cool. Her not so secret crush on him is absurd.

• A known sadist, she enjoys intimidating others and seeks out the emeralds for power and chaos.

• Enjoys gossiping with her friends, Ace and Solar, particularly about the Hooligans.

• What her and Fang have is a somewhat open secret. It's hard to tell if they hate each other or love each other. From their endless bickering to Jest's raunchy flirting.

• Likes cinnamon buns, yo-yos, and fondant.

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Bean the Dynamite

Any Pronouns // 15 yrs old // Brazilian🇧🇷 // Pansexual, Genderfluid

Bean is a young and spontaneous explosives expert, with a goofy and hyperactive personally that keeps the team on their toes. He carries around comically large bombs, no one is really sure HOW he does, but they don't ever seem to question his methods. Despite his lighthearted demeanor most of the time, no one can ever seem to tell what he's got cooking in that brain of his.

Not much is known of where Bean came from, but from what Bean's told about himself, he remembers being in an egg. And a great amount of movement. Up until he hatched and found himself all alone in the middle of the forest. Most just assume he hit his head or something before he ran into Bark.

• Silly, Scatterbrained, and Crazy. Hard to tell if he's a bad guy when he's so comedic.

• Fidgets constantly, he can't sit still for more than a few minutes.

• His bombs are handmade, and he likes gifting them to the others as surprises or as little pranks.

• Considers Bark to be an older brother figure who keeps him in check. Buys him Father's Day cards.

• Likes comic books, explosives, and gummies.

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Bark the Polar Bear

He/They // 23 yrs old // Russian🇷🇺 & Haitian🇭🇹 // Pansexual Demiboy

Bark is the overall brawn of the team, being the strongest physically and able to do most of the heavy lifting if necessary. He's the most level headed as well, and finds himself being the one to pull everyone back when things get too complicated [If Fang himself isn't having a pissy fit]. He's particularly shy and doesn't really like communicating much with others, as he finds it quite difficult. And despite his rather prickly job, he means well and cares for others like Bean and Amy Rose.

Before he had become a member of Team Hooligan, it's been said that he's gotten his fighting experience from being that of a professional fighter. He doesn't enjoy bringing it up, but he prefers what he's got going on now. If any of the others ask to fight him, he'll consider the offer.

• Quiet, Tough, and Stoic. He cares though, he's just a bit shy when it comes to feelings.

• A walking furnace, he gets warm easily and has an itch for cold food often.

• Used to fight professionally at one point before joining Fang's gang.

• Selective mute and often communicates with sign language or writing.

• Likes seafood, belly rubs, and coloring books.

[claudtrait]

OKAY THIS IS JAYYYY (also gave her a casual outfit because uhhhh)

22

trinidadian

doesn’t remember a thing you just said

has loona’s whole discography on repeat

literally runs on coffee. like she can’t go on with her day without it

takes way to many breaks

doesn’t really check her emails

[achilleswritesstuff]

My Calypso with Miss @gigizetz 's background. I'll put my thought process below the art bc I don't wanna type out a whole paragraph above the art. Also there are spoilers, so yeah

I'm basically just copying what I explained to my friends and put on my instagram post so bear with it.

To celebrate Epic: The Musical's Wisdom Saga coming out I drew my version of Calypso. I went through a couple different ideas before settling on her because what her design was to me, is right up my alley. I used Miss Gigi's background shot, so by NO means is it mine.

She has 7 eyes bc she trapped Ody for 7 yrs and it's the 7th saga. Her 4 arms show literally holding Odysseus hostage. More than 2 eyes show that she always has her eyes on him. The chains are like what's keeping him trapped yk. She's wearing traditional Trinidadian clothes so not much on that. Her hairstyle I always pictures half up so I did that and I based the braids on a hairstyle I've had multiple times. Her nose is also based off of me bc I am an Island girlie. Her earrings are the first earrings me and my cousins and the rest of us have gotten and that's like the trini default earrings. The ripples are vaguely like waves since she lives on an island.

About the design I have some notes but there are a couple things I wanted to say. Basically since the creator of Epic: The Musical, Mr. Jorge Rivera-Herrans, used calypso music for the Calypso character, I based her heavily off of my culture, Trinidad and Tobago culture. I figured calypso music was from the islands but was too scared to claim it in case it wasn't from my country specifically, but knowing that made the design process a lot more relaxed. I wasn't grown up with traditional Trinidadian clothing, save for when I participated in Carnival as a kid, so I had to do research on the dresses and stuff. Drawing non-human characters, even if humanoid, is something I've been trying recently and I'm starting to enjoy it.

Side note: I imagine if I were to animate this, Odysseus' confusion at Calypso being a goddess would dissipate when she opens the 5 other eyes she has.

Please go listen to Epic, it's been consuming me whole since 2020 or so

[genericpuff]

I was born/raised in America but culturally I’m Trinidadian! Trinidad is a very tiny island in the Caribbean with a huge oil industry 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

Our language is english (we only got independence from the British in 1962 rip) but a lot of our television is in Spanish bc we’re so close to Venezuela to the point where you could see it from the island (and my grandparents used to take a small boat there to do shopping XDDD)

Our food is a hodgepodge of lots of different cultures, primarily Indian and African (tho idk specific countries). We also invented the steel pan and have Carnival and Borough Day, two HUGE celebrations

Nicki Minaj is from there and I think Cardi B’s mom?

We have a couple legends and myths:

La Diablesse is a woman who walks at the side of the road at night, her human foot on the pavement and her hoof in the grass, and lures men into the forest (tho only unfaithful men are enchanted by her and follow). Then she disappears and they basically run around lost until they meet their demise

Douens are spirits of children who died before baptism. Their feet are backwards, and if they hear a child’s name, they call it, luring the kid into the forest. Very mischievous and they wear large hats that cover their face, or well a lack therof XDDD

When it comes to myths, we have this thing called “Maljo”. Caused by envy but the way I always knew it was like if you excessively compliment something then you accidentally inflict that thing with Maljo, basically cursing it. My mom had a type of beaded bracelet around her wrist when she was little to sorta ward it off

Lastly, this isn’t common anymore, but my grandparents’ generation has two names. Their public name and the actual name they have which is used at home iirc. It’s like this so it’s harder for ppl with bad intentions to curse you as they only have your public name, not your real one

We have more, all of which are a mix of the different cultures that were brought or came here, but these are the ones I grew up hearing about most and this is already too long so XDDD

I’m always excited to talk abt my culture, so thank the asker for suggesting this and you for indulging! I love your posts !!!🧡🧡🧡

ahh so many facts about Trinidad, thank you!!! <3 The custom of carrying two names as a way to prevent curses is very clever. We sort of have something like that in some (*not all afaik) Indigenous cultures here in Canada, where you have the name you're known by to friends and family, but you can also have a spirit name that follows you from life to life, and this name is typically something that has to come to you as a sort of 'reminder' of your past lives, if that makes sense (i.e. it's not something you can willingly choose or be given). AFAIK tho it doesn't prevent curses LOL but that's another fun fact I was reminded of reading this in exchange for a lot of great ones, tysm again!!!

Also La Diablesse and Douens sound delightfully terrifying ╭( ･ㅂ･)و

[mercedesdecorazon]

Meet my Immortal Desires MC!

Mary Lawrence

-Choices Book: Immortal Desires

-Love Interests: Cas Harlow / Gabe Adalhard

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Basic Info:

-Full Name: Antoinette Mary Lawrence

-Gender: Female (She/Her)

-Age: 19

-Height: 5"8'

-Species: Vampire(?)

-Birthday: May 5th 1999 (A Taurus ♉️)

-Sexuality: "I like pretty people?"

-Personality type: "I think I'm a cinnamon roll." (She's not)

-Ethnicity: Afro-Haitian and Afro-Trinidadian

-Family: Terri Lawrence (mother)

Unknown father (for now)

Dinah DuBois (grandmother)

Thomas Lawrence (grandfather)

Personality:

Mary is confident and self-assured. She doesn't take ish from anybody so if you try her, she will snap you back in place. Even when the vampires are constantly after her and her mother, Mary never backed down. She also has a sensitive, caring and compassionate side, only showing that side to her loved ones. Mary would fight for her loved ones and has no problem showing her loyalty to them.

Some Facts:

-She was born in New Orleans, to her mother Terri who was of Trinidadian and Haitian descent. Her grandmother Dinah was Haitian while her grandfather was Trinidadian. She is autistic.

-She did pageants as a child, with her grandmother as her coach. She did this until she was 15. She decided to quit and just focus on modeling.

-Before moving to Crimson Beech, she did some modeling for teen magazines back in New Orleans. She took a hiatus from modeling to focus on college.

-She spent most of her childhood with her grandparents because her mother was busy getting her medical degree. That's why Terri is often all up in Mary's business all the time - make up for her absence.

-She wasn't too happy with moving to Crimson Beech as she didn't want to live so far away from her grandparents. The vampire situation made it all the more infuriating.

-She was the 'queen bee' back in her old high school. She wasn't mean unless you tried her.

-She still calls her grandparents often, to make sure they're okay.

-Her favorite animal is the black widow spider 🕷

Relationships:

Her grandparents: She is very close to them both.

Her mother Terri:

She and her mother have their ups and downs and Mary feels trapped as her mother wants her to stay a child. Because Terri was building up her career for most of Mary's younger years, there is a disconnect between them as Terri is trying to play catch up. But Mary is an adult now so Terri has to accept that. Despite that, the mother-daughter duo love each other to bits and would fight and kill for one another.

Gabe Adalhard:

Gabriel is one of Mary's love interests.

At the beginning, Gabriel has an obvious crush on Mary. Mary didn't necessarily return that crush at that time (as she was aware of Libby's crush on him) but is flattered. She is attracted to him still and doesn't reject his advances.

She is sympathetic to his trauma with his family's deaths and would comfort him when he got sad.

She was shocked and hurt that he lied to her about being human and didn't talk to him for a bit. After spending time with his vampire friends, the two make up.

Cas Harlow:

Cas is Mary's second love interest.

She and Cas got off at the wrong foot as Cas tried to kill her when she first moved to Crimson Beech. Since then, Mary has never liked him for the first part of the story, making snarky remarks at him and him matching her sass. It's until Cas saved her from a feral Gabriel is when she starts to warm up. Him as well.

She doesn't know what to think of Cas most of the time as he looks down on humans. But after being on the run from the covens, she does see his tender side.

Seth:

Seth is one of the Venandis and Cas' mentee. Mary has a soft spot for Seth and thinks of him as a younger brother. She and her mother Terri have pretty much adopted him at this point. Seth is the only Venandi vampire Mary is close to, besides Cas. With Val, Margo and Scott, Mary is merely acquainted with them as she dislikes them for being rude to her, for trying to kill her several times and for accusing Cas of being traitor back in Book 1.

Nicole:

Nicole is Mary's vampire homegirl and confidant. After being turned, Mary grows close to Nicole.

(That's all I can say for now)

Libby:

Mary is acquainted with Libby but Libby thinks they're friends for some reason, even when they liked the same guy (Gabriel).

Current events in Mary's life:

At the end of Book 1, Mary is turned into a vampire but something strange is going with her vampirism....

~~~

That's it! For now...

Edit: Thank you to @aria-ashryver for doing this edit of Mary.

This is how I imagine her!

Tagging: @choicesficwriterscreations

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Norma Shearer (Marie Antoinette, The Women)— First Jewish woman to win an Oscar for her acting!! She pioneered stronger, more independent and complicated roles for women onscreen. One film historian described her as "the exemplar of sophisticated modern womanhood and ... the first American film actress to make it chic and acceptable to be single and not a virgin on screen."

Hazel Scott (Broadway Rhythm, Rhapsody in Blue)—ok ok let me tell you about Hazel Scott. She was a Trinidadian piano genius. By the age of 3 she could play the piano by ear. She would play jazzed-up versions of classics in nightclubs and could sing too! She appeared in five movies, and used her influence as a piano prodigy to improve Black representation in film—she turned down offensive parts, demanded equal pay, and always wore her own costumes to ensure she was portrayed as glamorous and beautiful. She was the first African-American woman to host her own television show, The Hazel Scott Show. She stood up for civil rights and was an overall icon! If you want to watch her being a genius, here she is playing two pianos at once. And here's this one that shows off her consummate glamor! [videos beneath the cut]

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Norma Shearer:

She got into showbiz on a technicality, there was a line of 60 girls to pick from, the studio needed 8 and she was second from last. She coughed loudly and then stood up and grinned when the casting director looked over at her, and he let her in because it made him laugh. After that there was several years of hard work before she landed her first movie. Where she had been repeatedly put down for her face in silent film, he was praised for her voice when the talkies first came about. She was most in her element in the pre-code era, when she played the strong, graceful, self-sufficient type of woman and she won the academy award for best actress in The Divorcee in 1930. She directly competed with greats like Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford for the rest of the 30s.

She just epitomizes Old Hollywood to me and seems criminally underrated these days

Short-haired, modern woman, pre-code queen

someone call the fire department because this woman is H-O-T HOT!! Three chilis and a warning label hot!! Ever-burning passion HOT!!! But also glam and elegant and gorgeous (the side profile portrait is the most beautiful picture of any person ever)... she has the range

Hazel Scott:

[itspheenixbaby]

the soul members (2/2)

a bimbo, a cheapskate, a tree hugger, a shopaholic, a vapehead, a bad b*tch & a smut writer walk into a bar

minus myself since i get a separate post

⋆｡°✩ sao paolo sunset - saib ⋆｡°✩

"you don't need a smug 'I told you so' from me...& smug it would be because tell you I most certainly did."

woke up this mornin' - lightning hopkins.

name ; aaliyah jean adefolake 🍎

nickname(s) ; AJ

race ; west african

nationality ; hatian & african american (north carolina)

origin ; fordham, south bronx, bronx, nyc

birthday ; 12/3/02

rep color ; orange

MBTI ; ESTJ

personality ; simple, honest, grounded, mature, hardworking, know-it-all

enjoys ; cooking, nature, walks, handywork.

the "mom" of the group.

ridiculously large appetite.

gives really good advice.

dog person.

"its like meow-schwitz in there."

on & on - erykah badu

name ; lotus atabeys 🦋

nickname(s) ; N/A

race ; taino

nationality ; solvaridan-american

origin ; crown heights, brooklyn, nyc

birthday ; 3/7/03

rep color ; yellow

MBTI ; ISFP

personality ; pushover, quiet, kind, animal lover

enjoys ; volunteer work, gardening,

the "quiet" one.

nasty temper when provoked.

goody two shoes.

shes so sensitive she'll cry at anything 😭😭

"my god.... what color is this, crack whore red!?"

diamomds are a girls best friend - marilyn monroe

name ; siegelinde kim 🪡

nickname(s) : siege

race ; east asian

nationality ; hatian-american

origin ; UWS, manhattan, nyc

birthday ; 2/14/02

rep color ; green

position ; visual

personality ; creative, bold, dramatic, generous,

enjoys ; sketching designs, sewing, painting, arts & crafts

MBTI ; ENFJ

as a kid her dream job was a bravo housewife.

quintessential fashion icon.

the "diva" member.

rich parents but has credit card debt.

shopping addiction.

cat person.

"ill hate crime your ass right here"

i cant drive 55 - sammy hagar

name ; selena chukwudum 🌈

nicknames ; suki, studtastic

race ; west african & east asian

nationality ; solvardian-american

origin ; flatbush, brooklyn, nyc

birthday ; 3/29/03

rep color ; blue

personality ; loyal, laid back, playful, carefree, tease, cocky

enjoys ; vaping, jogging, art, pranks

MBTI ; ESTP

captain of the "terrible driver" line. shes just too fast!

so blunt its problematic. most idols initially think shes mean.

was a stud in high school but now shes more of a stem. (unlabeled sexuality)

the "cool" member.

"i swear to God, you people make me want to pump nerve gas through the vents!"

pour some sugar on me - def lepperd

name ; regina yucahus 🔥

nickname(s) ; foxy roxy, raggedy ann, roxy

race ; mixed

nationality ; puerto rican-american

origin ; crown heights, brooklyn, nyc

birthday ; 6/5/02

personality ; loner, intimidating, short temper, introspective, empathetic, sensible, non chalant

rep color ; indigo

enjoys ; journaling, playing guitar, shoplifting

MBTI ; ENTJ

the "rebel" of the group.

resting bitch face.

unintentionally mean.

used to be a prof. poker.

has been expelled five times since elementary school.

"imma write a book about this place. mhm, a real smack-a-rooney"

oh no! - marina&thediamonds

name ; jodhi mukherjee 📚

nickname(s) ; jojo ☆

race ; south asian

nationality ; trinidadian-american

origin ; astoria, queens, nyc.

birthday ; 10/18/03

rep color ; purple

position ; center, fotg

personality ; organized, anxious, uptight

enjoys ; studying, reading, writing

MBTI ; INTP -> ENFJ

smut / fanfic writer since middle school.

astronomy major.

the "smart" member.

has a star shaped burn mark on her left shoulder.

abt my dr, for context ;

the carribbean has a bigger east asian diaspora

new island called solvarida.

systemic racism, indigenous genocide & slavery didnt happen.

black people mostly have non-euro surnames.

different concept of race. the terms "black" or "white" arent used.

[thebellekeys]

Whats classic books you find underrated?

Oh, another question I love! This one is a little bit harder because most classics books (especially by white English-speaking writers) get their clout and more. But still, there's some books that I wish would get more mainstream hype.

Beloved by Toni Morrison. I know she's extremely popular in the US and that she has a whole-ass Nobel Prize. She's one of the greats! But I still want to hear this book in people's mouths more when we discuss the most exceptional modern classics.

No Exit by Jean-Paul Satre. Really encapsulates everything pertinent about existential thought. Gave us The Good Place. "Hell is other people". Amazing.

A House For Mr. Biswas by VS Naipaul. Appreciated in nicher circles, I guess, but I'd love to see a Trinidadian author (yes, I know he was like, evil, but still) get more flowers on a mainstream level.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë. Stop leaving my girlie out of the Brontë conversations, please and thanks!

A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Is this the original dark academia bildungsroman? Donna Tartt what are you doing on the floor?! Anyway, I feel sorry for people who didn't read this as a kid or adolescent.