#San Diego November Weddings

[kinardsevan]

30 day fluff challenge, day nineteen

yall didn't think I forgot about this, did you!? I took the liberty of writing this as pre-canon of the aneurysm fic. hot and sweet <3 (you don't have to be reading that to enjoy this.)

beach day - mature (bordering on explicit)

It hadn’t been their plan to end up at the beach. Evan had come off a rough shift and wasn’t feeling great, although he couldn’t entirely put his finger on why—that wouldn’t come along for weeks. But he’d been restless after dinner, too anxiety-riddled to settle down quite yet for the evening. And even though Tommy had come off a rough shift of his own and was exhausted, he’d suggested the water, because it always seemed to make Evan feel better after a bad day. 

Which was how he found himself walking through the wet sand, surf intermittently slapping at his toes every few minutes. They’d left their shoes by the truck in deference of having them filled with the tiny grains. Besides, Tommy always kept a spare towel in the back seat of the cab so that if they found themselves there, they could clean their feet off before climbing back in. 

Tommy slides his fingers into Evans as they trudge along the shore, glancing down the coast towards seagulls several hundred yards away. 

“Was it a bad call,” he asks, glancing up towards the blonde. 

Evan shakes his head, skepticism crossing over his features. “No. I just feel…” He pauses, glances off into the water as though the depths of the ocean willl provide him with the answers he can’t find. “I don’t know. Unsettled?” 

“Hmm.” Tommy hums in response, but doesn’t give any further information on his inclination towards the younger man’s emotions. He waits a few minutes, letting Evan process through whatever is happening inside his head before he speaks again. “Anything to do with the wedding? I know we’ve got some deadlines coming up.” 

Evan whips his head back then, shaking it quickly. “No, not at all.” He presses his lips together in a hard line has he looks beyond Tommy, uncertain. 

“I don’t know what it is,” he admits softly. “Something just feels off.” 

Tommy nods, squeezing his hand. Evan leans the front of his shoulder into his fiancé’s, dropping his face against the curve of Tommy’s shoulder. His heart flutters in his chest—an odd feeling, something he’s noticed a few times now. He sighs. 

“Maybe we just need to take a trip out of town for a few days,” Tommy murmurs before turning his head and kissing the top of Evan’s. Evan wrinkles his face, contemplative. “We could fly down to San Diego for the weekend. Maybe sneak over the border to TJ.” 

Evan chuckles at the suggestion, lifting and turning his head towards Tommy. “And what? Get drunk on cheap tequila?” 

Tommy shrugs, smirking at him. “I mean I think Maddie might kill us if we get married in another country.” 

Evan’s grin pulls further across his face. His family would definitely not be okay with them circumventing all the wedding plans with all the work that’s already been put in. He had argued with Maddie for weeks purely on the discussion over whether he and Tommy should have a theme or just choose colors. It had taken even longer to convince his sister that navy and evergreen would be prettier in November than black and silver. 

Tommy nudges at the back of his head with his mouth and Evan leans up, looking up at him. Tommy turns, faces him. The wind blows and he shivers. Tommy chuckles, grabbing his wrists and sliding them inside his open sweater. Evan smirks at him, tilting his head as he slides his fingers down towards the hem of the sweater, finding the hem of Tommy’s henley and slipping his fingers beneath it. Tommy shivers at Evan’s cold fingers on his skin as he tugs him in, brushing his lips over Evan’s. 

“I really love you, you know that,” he murmurs softly, brushing a hand down the back of Evan’s head, his gaze drifting across Evan’s features like he’s trying to memorize him. It’s that gaze that makes Evan’s heart feel like it might leap out of his chest, like the stuttered beats are brought on by the level of love that Tommy shows him. His heart starts to pound—something he’s all too used to at this point—but it still makes him a little breathless. 

“Sometimes I still don’t know how I got this lucky,” Evan whispers back, leaning forward, bumping his nose up againt Tommy’s as he grazes his lips against his fiancé’s. Tommy closes the millimeters between them, sucking Evan’s bottom lips into his mouth. Evan groans softly, the slightest bit of pain radiating in his chest at the weight of it all. His toes curl in the sand as his grip tightens on Tommy’s back, fingernails digging lightly into his skin. Tommy groans back, his tongue finding its home in Evan’s mouth. Tommy’s free hand slides down Evan’s chest between them, lightly fisting the fabric of his hoodie when he finally pulls away. 

“Little bit excited,” Tommy teases, smiling at the way Evan’s cheeks are flushed, his eyelids fluttering and his lips still parted, swollen. He can feel Evan’s heart racing under the fabric. 

“You make me insane,” Evan rasps, leaning in and brushing his lips over Tommy’s once more. “Now please rail me in the truck because I’m not going to make it home like this.” 

Tommy chuckles, his smile growing wide. He glances around the empty beach and then back in the direction of where they parked. 

“Anything you want,” he replies hoarsely. Evan gulps, seeing the way Tommy’s pupils widen as he looks back at him. Oh fuck.

Sometimes he wonders when they’ll get sick of each other. It’s been over a year and a half, pretty damn close to two. Still, as they trudge up the sand, he struggles to see the downside of anything in their relationship. Sure, they fight sometimes, and they’ve had the hard discussions. They both have a hair trigger when it comes to the other getting injured at work. But Evan had been sure that the level of in love he’d felt at six months in, when they were still close enough to being brand new that nothing felt like it could go wrong, and also comfortable enough that everything together felt safe, that it would never get better than that. That he could never find a way to love Tommy more. Sometimes he wishes he could go back and tell the version of himself that had been sure their relationship was over after their first big fight—he’d been reckless in a save that had almost gotten him killed and Tommy was pissed—that it got better. It got so much better. 

They reach the truck and Tommy spins him, pressing Evan’s back flat against the steel frame, finding his lips effortlessly as he tugs on the handle of the backseat passenger door. When he gets it open, he steps back just far enough to get Evan away from the frame before he’s lifting him underneath his thighs, settling him inside the vehicle. Evan pulls back, sliding backwards on the seat as Tommy steps up on the doorframe and then comes in after him, pulling the door shut behind him as he kneels between Evan’s legs on the seat. His f-150 isn’t nearly big enough for both of them in the back seat, let alone for a quickie, but they’ve done it before and they’ll probably do it again. 

Tommy’s hands shove under Evan’s hoodie and t-shirt and he ducks down, attaching his lips to a spot on Evan’s ribs and then moving upwards, kissing along his body, sucking in a nipple, flicking his fingers over the other while Evan yanks at his jeans, trying to get Tommy free. 

“S-stop,” he stammers, pushing himself up against the driver’s side back door. Tommy comes up, flushed, licking into his mouth as Evan pulls him forward, shifts his legs around until he’s kneeling while he continues to pull on Tommy’s pants, getting them down to his knees. Tommy makes quick work of Evan’s pants, and then he’s kicking them down, and they slump into a pile on the floor before Tommy is pulling him over his lap, shifting Evan over him until he’s nudging at his rim. Evan whimpers, leaning down and kissing Tommy fully. Tommy slides two fingers in just to test, making him squeal into his mouth, and then the fingers are gone and he’s adjusting himself again, easing Evan down, drinking in the cries that fall out of the younger man’s mouth as he settles. Their lips break apart as he bottoms out, Evan entirely settled on top of him, their breaths hot and hitting a wall against each other. Tommy squeezes his ass and Evan grunts softly, nudging his nose against Tommy’s as he feels the shift inside from the small movement. 

“I love you,” Tommy states hoarsely. Evan grinds his hips. “Oh fuck, Evan, I love you.” 

His heart is racing, and he’s hot, both literally and figuratively, and all he can think is, life can’t possibly get any better than this. 

[babymetaldoll]

Are you mine? - Chapter six: "You killed my father, prepare to die."

Summary: It's a sad moment for the Reids: Gideon has been murdered. This is one of Spencer's darkest moments, but this time, he doesn't have to deal with it alone.  Warnings: Cursing, Criminal Minds spoilers of season 10 Ep 13 "Nelson Sparrow." It's just sad, everything is sad.  Word count: 8.405 words A/N: Hello!! So, who do you think Spencer felt about missing his daughter's first Halloween? I'm sure it was a low blow. What do you think their family disguise was about? I'm thinking Doctor Who, with Raven as a tiny Tardis. 

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Spencer’s point of view

For a few months, things were normal for all of us. Well, as normal as they can be considering we worked at the BAU hunting serial killers week after week. (Y/N) and Kate got along incredibly well, and I could see how much she enjoyed spending time with her. She still missed Prentiss, but knowing she was just a phone call away made things easier this time.

Leaving our baby back home every time we had to go out of town for a case was still incredibly painful. Still, Sofia, Lu, Mikey, and Frank were always there with Raven, which helped us stay focused on work. Honestly, we wouldn’t be able to do it without them.

One thing made us incredibly miserable back then: We missed Raven’s first Halloween because we had to solve a case in San Diego. An unsub was kidnapping kids on October 31st, and though I knew our baby couldn’t go out trick and treating yet, it was heart-wrenching knowing we had missed her first Halloween. We had a family custom planned, and though we wore it the entire 1st of November as we stayed at home, carving pumpkins and watching the "Charlie Brown Halloween special" with her, it just wasn’t the same.

- “I wish we could promise her this is the only celebration we'll miss because of work.”- (Y/N) whispered as we cuddled in bed that night. - “But we both know that’d be a lie.”

- “I just hope next year things will be different.”- I whispered and kissed (Y/N)’s forehead as she snuggled closer.

- “I hope we don’t miss Christmas.”

We had some weird cases during that year. We even had a female unsub who ruined every fairy tale I read to my daughter. She was sure she was Cinderella and kept looking for her prince charming, killing every man who didn’t live up to her fantasy in the way. To catch her, I had to pretend to be a prince, carry one of her shoes like a crystal slipper, and nearly propose. That ended up being the only way she could go with us willingly.

I will never forget (Y/N)’s face as I approached the unsub in a cemetery, without any vest or gun. The whole idea was Hotch’s and I didn’t think it could work, but it turned out that that poor girl was so out of reality that she indeed thought I was her prince charming.

- “Not fair!”- my wife argued as we drove to the cemetery, where Garcia had located her and her newest victim.- “You are supposed to be my prince charming, no one else’s. And why did you take off your wedding right?”- and she pouted and whined, making me chuckle.

- “Come on, chipmunk! You know I am your and only yours. I’m just trying to get this unsub with the least use of force possible. And if she sees the ring she’ll know I’m lying.”

- “One weird movement and I’m gonna take her down.”- (Y/N) replied and I smiled, somehow proud of how jealous she was under the circumstances.

- “Do me a favor kids and stop being so freaking sweet when all of us can hear you.”- Rossi argued in my ear from the SUV right behind ours.

- “Never.”- my wife quickly replied from the back seat and I suppressed a chuckle.

- “Should I remind them I’m in the same car with them?”- JJ joked and (Y/N) smiled right away. It took some of the tension off, considering I knew my wife was upset I wasn’t wearing a vest to face the unsub. But I knew I didn’t need one, she had my back.

When we walked to the unsub, she had a pair of gardening scissors against her poor victim’s neck, and she was about to kill him, so I hurried and grabbed one of the evidence shoes we had from a bad and tried to get her attention, as (Y/N) hid behind a bush, pointing the unsub with a gun, and JJ did the same from behind a tree.

- “Excuse me. May I approach?”- I said, exactly as the Prince Charming did in the bedtime story I had read to Raven before we took off for that case.

- “Who are you? Go away!”- the unsub yelled back at me, and I walked slower, raising my hands, showing her I was not a threat.

- “Please, just give me the chance to speak. I've looked for so long.”

- “What? What are you talking about?”

- “I've searched this entire city trying to find the right person. Are you the right person?”- I made a short pause as I watched the guy she was about to kill move from her side. Her eyes were focused on me, so I continued speaking. -“The dance, the other evening. Do you remember?”

- “The dance?”- she stood up, dropped the weapon, and walked to me. She was indeed defenseless. Poor girl, she was actually sure she was Cinderella, and after knowing her background story, I could only hope she’d find help.

- “I met the most beautiful girl I had ever seen in my life. We danced the whole night, and then… She was gone. But she left this behind.”- I showed her the shoe and walked a few steps closer to her- “May I?”

And so, I kneeled before her and put on her shoe. She gasped and tears filled her eyes as she stared at me with a big smile and I kissed her hand, like Prince Charming usually does in books, to seal the deal.

- “I brought the carriage.”- it was the only way I could get her into the SUV and into custody.

- “You did?

- “It's waiting for us.”

She seemed so surprised and excited, I didn’t even have to push her, she held my arm as we started walking. I looked at my wife for a second, still hiding behind that bush, still pointing her gun at the unsub, and cut her a short smile, trying to help her relax, until she finally lowered the pistol and smiled back at me.

We had a bunch of crazy cases that year, but nothing, not even the hardest mysteries we’d had to crack, could have ever prepared me for that phone call and the drive in the middle of the night to Gideon’s cabin.

He was dead. Murdered. And it felt like a part of my chest was empty. He was the closest thing I've ever had to a father, and though we hadn’t talked in years after his departure from the FBI, I knew he was out there, being happy, living his life away from the murderers and cases.

But now he was gone, and we had to finish whoever had done that to him and make him pay.

(Y/N) held my hand the entire drive to his cabin, after dropping Raven with her mother. I didn’t speak much, and she didn’t push me either. I just let the tears fall from my eyes. When we got to the cabin, JJ, Hotch, Kate, and Rossi were already there. I couldn’t say a word as Gideon’s body lay on the ground, covered with a white sheet, like any other corpse we had seen at a crime scene before. Only this time, it was personal.

I tried not to cry, but my chin quivered and (Y/N) quickly held my hand tight. JJ looked at me with a sorry glance and I locked my eyes on the sheet on the floor, still trying to process the fact that it was Gideon’s corpse.

No one said a word for a few minutes. They were all broken hearted, just like me. The record player kept spinning, after playing the last song he ever heard. The chess board was untouched, waiting for him to come back and play. Garcia and Morgan walked in after a few minutes and stood next to us, also shocked and deeply affected.

- “Are you sure?”- Penelope asked Hotch, still not believing it was actually Gideon lying dead in front of us. Hotch nodded and kept his eyes on Garcia as he replied.

- “It’s Gideon.”

That was enough for me. I had to step out of that cabin. I couldn’t deal with that kind of grief. My wife walked behind me and hugged me as I finally broke in tears, and sobbed against her neck as he held me close to her.

- “It’s ok honey, let it all out.”- she whispered and caressed my hair as I cried my heart out. I couldn’t stop. I felt a hole had been dug in the middle of my chest. How could Gideon be dead? How? Who killed him? I needed to find that asshole and make him pay. I knew I was sad and emotional, but the need for revenge was growing fast inside me.

- “How could… who would…”

I couldn’t finish sentences as I cried and held (Y/N) closer to me. Closer as possible. You don’t expect your family to be murdered. And Gideon was like family to me. We hadn’t talked in over eight years, but he was still one of the most important people in my life. He helped me grow, and he taught me so much when I first joined the FBI. He trusted my intelligence, he got everybody to call me a doctor.

How does a guy so smart, so bright, get murdered? What happened? What went wrong? How couldn’t he notice something was going on? Gideon was a legend in the FBI, and to me, he was one of the smartest guys I had ever met. How could that have happened to him?

- “We are gonna solve this.”- my wife whispered and kept caressing my hair. - “We are gonna find out what happened and we are gonna catch whoever killed him.”

I couldn’t answer, all I managed to do was nod as a reply and felt (Y/N) holding me, trying to keep the pieces of my heart together.

JJ walked out of the cabin a few minutes later. She stared at me as I did my best to stop sobbing. I wasn’t afraid to be vulnerable in front of my friends and family- and that’s what the team had always been to me- but I knew I had to put my grief aside and start working as a profiler, ‘cos we needed to solve that case.

- “I am so sorry, Spence.”- JJ whispered and walked to me. (Y/N) unwrapped her arms from my body, making me shiver, missing her warmth immediately. JJ hugged me for a moment, but it wasn’t as comforting as (Y/N)’s arms. Not mean to compare, but it just didn’t do much for me. However, I hugged my friend tight and sighed, thinking it had to be hard for her as well. Gideon wasn’t just my team partner. It was everybody’s, and we were all grieving in the same way. I couldn’t be selfish, that wasn’t about me.

- “Do we know anything?”- (Y/N) whispered and JJ shook her head. She moved and hugged my wife for a moment and I cleared my throat, trying to compose myself.

- “Forensic are on their way to remove the body. Hotch is calling the family.”

And somehow that sentence hit me. It was hard for us to know Gideon had been murdered, but I couldn't even begin to imagine how his family was going to feel. He had a son named Stephen. They weren’t close, that I knew, but that doesn’t mean they hated each other. It’s hard having a family with the job we had. (Y/N) and I knew that very well now. It was double work being present at home and keeping what we saw at work out of the house. But giving our daughter the best we had was our priority. I never wanted her to feel she wasn’t as important as what we did for a living, because she is the world to us.

Morning came sooner than I expected. Somehow it felt like only minutes had passed since we arrived at that cabin. I had only been there once before, the day Gideon left the team and I found his letter for me, saying goodbye. The only memory I had of that place wasn’t better than that moment I was living.

(Y/N) talked with the team as she held my hand. She was the functional one in our relationship at that minute. She knew I needed time to process it all, and she let me. But never, not even once, did she stop holding my hand.

A team of criminalistic took Gideon’s body from his cabin and I just stood there, staring at the scene, unable to move. I couldn’t even say a word. I just glued my eyes to the ground, reliving all the memories I had with Jason in my mind over and over again. I remembered when I first joined the team and we had our first case. He picked me to be on the team even when I was still very young. I was the younger agent to join the BAU, and he trusted my knowledge and my abilities, even when I didn’t.

Gideon taught me about serial killers and how to catch them. He taught me about chess and life. He even tried to help me get a date with JJ back in the day.

- “Remember how much he hated us hanging out when I joined the team?”- (Y/N) whispered, reading my mind at the moment. It was the first thing she had said to me in at least half an hour and all I managed to do as a reply was to nod.

- “He once called me to his office and told me I was being selfish with the team, ‘cos the way I was influencing you was taking your mind from work, and that you were the smartest of us all.”- my wife confessed after over ten years. I remembered that day exactly, she had walked out of Gideon’s office nearly crying, and I gave her candies to cheer her up.

- “You never let that get in the way of our friendship and I think eventually he realized I was a good influence on you.”- (Y/N) whispered and turned to me. I looked at her puffy eyes and sighed, they were still sparkling, even with all the sadness I could read on them.

- “Though he never got you tickets to go to a concert with me.”- she teased and cut me a warm smile.

- “I love you.”- I replied and wrapped my arms around her. - “Thank you for supporting me.”

- “Always.”- she answered and kissed my lips sweetly. - “Hotch wanted us to go with Morgan and talk with the M.E. but if you don’t want to go…”

- “No, I have to.”- I quickly answered and wiped the few tears that had fallen from my eyes as I spoke.

- “You don’t have to do anything, honey.”

- “I owe it to Gideon. I have to help the team.”

The entire drive to the M.E. we were silent. We took our car and (Y/N) drove us there. Morgan was waiting for us right outside, standing next to his SUV.

- “How are you?”- he asked us and neither of us replied. I looked at him and felt him tapping on my back a few times- “Come on, kids.”- he whispered and walked with us inside. Neither of us wanted to be, that was a fact.

We walked the same halls we had been in a thousand times during the years, and we met with the same team we had worked with a million times. They all knew how hard that was for us, and they were kind enough to try to make it easier.

- “Out of respect, I kept him covered.”- the doctor said as we stood in front of Giden’s dead body.

- “Appreciate that.”- Morgan replied and I felt (Y/N)’s hand squeezing mine.

- “'Cause of death was hypovolemic shock due to ballistic trauma. Three points of entry: left shoulder, right abdominal wall, and right temporal.”- the doctor started and I felt sick immediately.

- “Did he suffer?”- Derek asked the question we were all thinking and I didn’t move my eyes from the sheet. It was slowly covering staining with blood.

- “Not for long, no.”- the forensic quickly responded and as she continued talking, Morgan turned and looked at me, not saying a word. - “His brain stopped working before he was able to process his last breath. After the final shot, he was gone within a fraction of a second.”

- “Would you excuse us, please?”- Morgan’s words sounded like a whisper in that room, and the doctor nodded.

- “Of course.”

- “Thank you.”- as soon as she was out of the room, Derek turned to me and the tears started to fall slowly from my eyes. (Y/N) rubbed my back and kissed my hand as she continued holding it.

- “Did you hear any of that, kid? He didn't suffer.”- I couldn’t even tell him I understood, ‘cos tears filled my eyes and I nearly started sobbing- “Listen to me. Listen to me. I know you are not alone, I know you have your wife to support you, but you two are not going through this on your own. Sometimes you two put up these walls and you block us out, and you can't do that, not right now.”

I know to this day that he was right. Before being in a relationship, me and (Y/N) would do that to the world. We had our own little bubble and we would live there, help each other, and never rely on anyone else. Like we did when she helped me get clean and sober. After we started dating, that bubble became more exclusive. The way we handled Prentiss’ death was just a glimpse of how we worked. We were a team of our own and we would leave everybody out.

- “We need you, kids. Gideon needs you. Both of you.”- Morgan finished his speech and hugged me tight. He looked at (Y/N) and hugged her too, as she tried her best not to cry and remain strong.

- “I'm going to step right out there, and when you two are ready… let's go get this son of a bitch.”

(Y/N)’s point of view

One of the scariest things about Gideon’s death was dealing with the awful truth: we were all potential victims. Yes, it wasn’t the first time we had to face that fact, but you usually forget it. You are under an incredible amount of stress, dealing with serial killers, trips, your daily routine, and taking care of your baby, your house, and your husband. And then this hits you: You can die. All of your team could be in danger. And there is nothing you can do to stop it.

Honestly, it’s nerve-wracking.

I had held Spencer’s hand since the second we got that phone call and I wasn’t planning on letting it go. I knew how hard that situation was for my husband and I was not going to let him go through it alone. Never.

Morgan left us alone with Gideon’s corpse and Spencer cried for a few seconds. I hugged him and let my own tears fall free as we simply stood in front of Gideon’s body. After a silence, filled with our sobs, I let my husband go and turned to the body.

- “So, as you may know, we got married.”- I started talking and felt Spencer’s hand holding mine tighter in a second. - “It’s been three years already, and we have a little girl. Her name is Raven. You would have loved her. She is so smart, like her dad.”

- “Like her mom.”- Spencer corrected me and I brushed the tears that kept falling down my face as I continued speaking.

- “She is going to be one year old in a few weeks, and we are planning a big party. She loves animals and bedtime stories. Spencer reads her for hours before putting her down to bed.”- my chin kept quivering as I spoke, but I continued fighting the tears and made a long pause, trying to recompose myself.

- “We miss you.”- Spencer whispered- “I miss you.”

His voice broke at the end of that last word, but after a few seconds, he continued talking. 

- “I hope you are proud of the man I became, ‘cos you had a lot to do with who I am today. Every time I am scared and feel like quitting, I remember when you told me “We all have bad dreams. Everyone on the plane, who wouldn't? We hunt the worst of humanity, we see the depths of depravity, we dream of monsters.” And yet, you left us. I guess I understand why you did it. However, I don’t understand why you turned your back on us. Why didn’t you call? Why not send a letter after that goodbye? We were a family, or at least that's how I felt about you.”

My husband was opening his heart, and the only thing I could do was to hold his hand and encourage him to let it all out. That was the time to do it. The moment to start healing from any wound that the end of his relationship with Gideon left him.

- “I’m sorry you felt like you needed to leave us behind. There were so many times when I wished I could still talk to you. Ask you things, get your advice. It wasn’t just serial killers. You were my friend. And as you remember, I don’t have many friends. That hasn’t changed much.”

- “And I’m still a very bad influence for him”- I had to add and chuckled- “But I still try to make him eat his greens at every dinner.”

- “You force me.”- Spencer argued immediately and I nodded.

- “That remains the same, as you can notice.”- my words were a soft whisper as I moved closer to the table, Spencer holding still my hand. - “Thank you for everything, Gideon. I’m sorry things ended up like this. I wish you could have come to our wedding. I wish we could have had one last conversation, to know if you were ok. But I give you my word, we are gonna catch whoever did this to you, and we are making them pay.”

Spencer took a deep breath and didn’t say a word for a moment. I looked at him and cut him a short smile, caressing his hand with my thumb as I still held it tight.

- “Thank you, Gideon. I will always remember our conversations, all of them. You changed my life. I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for you. I owe you so much…”- he sobbed for a moment, letting it all out. It broke my heart to see my husband so affected, but it was a good thing he was being open about his feelings. He wasn’t hiding how he felt, and between us that was a great improvement. He finally understood I didn’t need him to be perfect, I wanted him to be honest. That was it.

- “Goodbye, my friend.”- Spencer whispered, wiped the tears from his face, and sighed, looking at me.- “I’m ready. Let’s catch this guy.”

I cut him a short, warm smile and nodded. I gave him a Kleenex and ran my thumb across his cheek. When we walked out of there, Morgan was waiting for us. He didn’t say a word, he just looked at us and started walking. It was time to go back to the cabin and investigate this case as any other case. We had to be profilers.

Back at the cabin, JJ, Kate, and Penelope were going through some of Jason’s things, tracing his last steps. Spencer and I walked in and overheard the last part of their conversation, as Morgan followed us closely.

- “Ok, Gideon fueled up every 350 miles, he probably stopped at some diners along the way, 'cause, you know, the man could like live off of milkshakes.”- Pen rambled as she kept staring at the screen in front of her. - “Definitely he took his sweet time going down the coast, but booked it back from Jacksonville, and instead of coming here home to his cabin, he stayed one night in Roanoke.”

- “Why? It's only an hour away.”- Kate asked but her words were ignored ‘cause JJ noticed us and looked at my husband with the saddest eyes I’ve ever seen.

- “Spence?”

- "I just don't understand any of it anymore. I guess I'm just looking for it again, for the belief I had back in college, the belief I had when I first met Sarah and it all seemed so right."- Spencer quoted the letter Gideon had left him as he stared at a book with a picture of Sarah and her date of death.

- “That's beautiful.”- Kate whispered and looked at us, probably not knowing what else to say. - “Who's Sarah?”

- “Gideon's first love.”- I answered and looked around, still feeling wrong for snooping into someone else’s life. Someone who had taken us out of his life.

- “You're remembering the letter Gideon left you.”- JJ kept staring at Spencer and he nodded, avoiding eye contact with anyone in that room. He just stared at the book in his hands and continued talking.

- “I'm thinking maybe he rushed back and stayed in Roanoke because he was finally happy. What if he found someone like Sarah again?”- Spencer sighed and turned around. He wasn’t ready to be at that cabin again, neither of us was, but we had to start working. I started walking behind him, but Rossi stopped me before I walked out of the door.

- “Principessa, wait. Let Spencer deal with his emotions alone for a moment.”- I stood by the door and looked at my husband outside, just walking around, looking at his feet. - “How's the kid?- David asked Morgan, I guess I wasn’t supposed to hear 'cause he was whispering, but I was right there.

- “Not great. But he'll get his head back in the game.”

- “Come here”- Rossi said looking at me and I walked over, still trying to see what Spencer was doing.- “How are you doing?”

- “I’m… shocked, I guess.”- I murmured and felt his arm around me. - “What about you? He was your friend, you were the fathers of the BAU.”

- “We are going to find whoever did this, then and only then I’ll be able to deal with what happened.”

Rossi’s words sounded a lot like any FBI agent would react: logical. Somehow I felt I was never going to be able to react that way if someone I loved was involved in a case.

- “Rossi, this is crazy.”- Morgan started talking, still trying to wrap his head around what had happened- “Gideon and I used to walk around scenes like this all the time. He'd always say to me, "Morgan, I'm the unsub. How did I do it?"”

- “Well, first I shoot my target from a distance, wounding him. Then I move in for the kill.”- Rossi replied, keeping his head cold, and being a profiler on duty.

- “Gideon has the strength to shoot a few rounds into the door. But he misses.”- Derek walked to the door and stared at the scene. - “Because I've weakened his dominant hand. Gideon didn't have the strength to hold his gun steady.”

- “So, I stand over. I get off on this. My face is the last thing he'll see. And then I finish him.”- Rossi adds and stares at the blood stains on the carpet.

- “But wait a second.”- I finally interrupted them and looked at the room around me like a crime scene, and not Gideon’s living room.- “If most of the gun was from here to the door, why did Gideon shoot way over here to this wall? That makes no sense unless he did it on purpose.”

- “You are right, pretty girl. Shot's gotta mean something.”- Derek nodded and the three of us stared at the whole on the wooden wall. Rossi grabbed the painting that had fallen due to the gunshot: it was a creepy sparrow picture.

- “The devil is in the details.”- David said and sighed- “Do you mind if I take Boy Wonder with me for a ride?”

- “Of course”- I answered - “Just let me say goodbye.”

- “It’s just a ride, Bella.”- Rossi cut me a short smile, and I nodded.

- “I know.”

Spencer left with Rossi and I was left with the girls. The first thing Penelope asked was how Spencer was doing, and I simply shrugged and sighed.

- “As well as expected, I guess.”

- “Were he and Gideon close?”- Kate asked and I nodded thinking “close” wasn’t the word I would use to describe that relationship.

- “They had a friendship that was more like a father and son relationship. He took so much care of Spencer when he first joined the BAU, he was actually upset we were friends.”- I explained and both JJ and Penelope smiled, nodding, probably remembering how it used to be when Gideon worked with us.

- “Upset you were friends? Why?”- Callahan demanded to know.

- “Well, I was somehow… a bad influence for Spencer.”- I whispered and sighed.

- “You two once got to work drunk!”- JJ said and chuckled- “I still remember Gideon’s look when you two sat at the table wearing sunglasses.”

- “Drunk?!”- Kate nearly yelled, shocked. Morgan walked over and overheard the conversation, and of course, he had to add his 5 cents to the topic.

- “Little Ricky smelled like whisky and beer. It was one of the best BAU moments.”

- “They called us at 3 in the morning, for Christ's sake!”- I argued and Pen giggled staring at me- “We had had a few drinks with some friends. It’s not like we were wasted.”

- “Jr. G man was so proud, though”- Garcia said - “I remember he told me he had so much fun that night, that your friends were the best, that everybody was nice to him. And that he even learned how to skateboard that night.” - I was about to add something to that memory, when JJ suddenly said.

- “Gideon really treated Spencer like a kid. Remember that birthday he gave Spence tickets to a football game, even when Spencer has never been a sports fan, so he could take me out on a date?”

Looking back at that moment, I think I should have noticed it was wrong that JJ kept bringing up every chance she could that she went out on a “date” with my husband. Penelope and Kate looked at me, waiting for my reaction, but I just shrugged and smiled.

- “He is screwed now, my family forces him to have football Sundays when we get together. And call me crazy, but I think he enjoys it.”

About two hours later, we got a call from Rossi and Spencer. They had a clue. Apparently, Gideon had been killed by an unsub they never caught in the area back in 1978.

- “The last thing Gideon did was to shoot a bird painting. I think he was trying to tell us that his killer is the same one from a case we worked on in 1978.”- Rossi said through the line.

- “So it was someone he locked up.”- Kate suggested, but the answer was no.

- “No, those murders went unsolved.”

- “So if this wasn't about revenge on Gideon if he didn't lock the guy up, then what was this?”- Morgan asked, looking confused.

- “We all knew Jason, he might have retired from the BAU, but there is no way he ever stopped working. I’m sure he was investigating that case if he never solved it back in the days.”- I said, thinking it was a very Gideon thing to do: retire to never ever retire indeed.

- “Exactly, maybe he went after Gideon because he was back on the case again.”- Rossi agreed with me.

- “The unsub was strangling 20-something brunettes.”- Spencer said through the line and I wished I could be with him, holding his hand. - “Garcia, were there any female bodies found in Roanoke County in the past few days?”

- “Let me check the crystal web ball.”- after a few seconds, Pen had the answer. - “Yes. An unidentified woman in her 50s was found in a shallow grave just outside of Salem.”

- “Was she strangled?”- Rossi asked right away.

- “That's the mystery. There was no foul play.”- Garcia answered shaking her head.

- “Was there a dead bird in her hand?”- Spencer asked and we all frowned, confused.

- “What? Eew. None of that fowl play either.”- Pen looked grossed

- “Hon, why the bird? Is that his signature?”- I asked.- “I’m guessing it wasn’t a random question.”

- “Yes, apparently, they were the unsub's obsession.”- Spencer answered.

- “So how did Gideon get back on the case?”- Kate questioned and looked at us - “I mean, he was retired, he should have been… bird watching. I don’t know.”

- “He saw the story in a national paper and it obviously piqued his interest.”- JJ suggested- “What are the chances that the same woods and the same ritual make headlines again?”

- “But the signature was missing.”- Kate pointed out.

- “It’s Gideon we are talking about. I think he knew something we haven’t discovered yet.”- I suggested and Hotch nodded. - “Or he had one hell of a hunch.”

- “That's why he drove to Roanoke. He needed to make sure it wasn't just a coincidence.”- Rossi supported my words through the line.

- “Well, clearly it wasn't.”- Morgan whispered.

- “And this woman would have been in her 20s back then. Age-wise, that's his type.”- Garcia pointed out and I nodded.

- “It's all there. He just connected the dots.”- I sighed and shook my head. - “If only he would have called us and asked for help.”

- “Don’t go there, principessa”- Rossi said from the other side of the line. - “What’s done it’s done. We can only try to help him finish what he needed to get done.”- I sighed one more time and nodded, which was incredibly stupid considering David couldn’t see me.

- “If she was a victim, then she was held captive for 37 years. Who knows what he did to her in all that time?”- Kate said and my mind went to a very dark place immediately. We needed to give that poor victim the justice she deserved as well.

- “What if he stopped killing because he found the victim he really wanted and held on to her?”- Spencer suggested.

- “Her recent death could have sent the unsub into a tailspin. He's probably gonna want to find someone new.”- Morgan added and we all nodded.

- “And if it's anything like what he did before, he may hunt and kill until he finds the right one.”- JJ added the part we knew but didn’t want to think of: that it might be the start of a new massacre.

- “We'll meet you in Roanoke, Dave.”- Hotch said and we all started walking outside. Only Garcia and JJ remained at the cabin, retracing Gideon’s last steps, while, Kate, Morgan, Hotch, and I got into an SUV and drove to town.

On our way over we kept talking on the phone with Rossi, Spencer Garcia, and JJ. When we got to Roanoke I was paired with Morgan, which was nice. He didn’t ask much about how I was feeling, we both focused on the case and tried our best to be professional and headed to the morgue to identify the victim’s body.

- “That ink's pretty faded.”- Derek pointed out staring at a butterfly tattoo on the victim’s ankle.

- “Yeah, she must have got that 40 years ago.”- I whispered and turned to the M.E - “What was the C.O.D.?”

- “Cancer.”- he answered with a troubled stare in his eyes. Clearly, something was bothering him.

- “Cancer?”- I questioned and he just nodded.

- “She was riddled with it. No evidence of tissue damage from chemo or radiation.”- the forensic started explaining- “At first I thought her severe muscle atrophy and bone loss was a side effect of the disease. And she clearly lost her appetite, because her stomach shrunk to half its size.”

- “You said at first you thought it was about the disease. What changed your mind?”- Morgan took the words from me as he looked at the M.E. waiting for an answer.

- “Well, I hadn't finished the exam when I explained all of this to the other one… what's his name?”- there was a brief silence after that question, Derek and I looked at each other immediately.

- “Gideon.”- I replied, trying to look like it wasn’t weird at all to talk about him like he hadn’t been just killed.

- “Yes, him. Now that I've had time to fully examine the body, it tells a different story. She's got ripped ligaments between her pelvic girdle and femur bone like her legs had been dislocated multiple times. She's got calluses like she was crawling around like a limp dog.”

Every word that explained the excruciating pain that poor woman had been through during all the years she had been held captive, hurt me. I can’t imagine how Gideon felt to know she had been alive all those years, waiting for someone to rescue her.

- “Have you ever seen that before?”- I dared to ask, though I imagined the answer.

- “Yes. On three young women many years ago.”

It was the same unsub.

Hotch, Spencer, and Rossi were waiting for us outside the morgue. My husband was holding a paper bag with a bagel and a hot cup of coffee.

- “You need some breakfast.”- he whispered as I smiled, blushing. Yes, I would still blush every time he made a sweet gesture like that. I hadn’t even finished opening the bag when JJ called and he put her on speaker.

- “Hey, Hotch, there's another missing woman. You need to get to the library on Third and Main right now.”

And off we were. At least I was finally with Spencer again.

Spencer’s point of view

That day was hard. Hard doesn’t even begin to explain it, but for the lack of a better word, let’s go with “hard.” Everything had been uphill. I even called Sofia and asked if I could video chat with my daughter as we drove back from talking with the victim’s mother. That was a balm for my soul. Finally being with my wife helped as well. I understand Rossi wanted to put an eye on me and talk about what was going on, but I really didn’t want to be apart from her that day. She was my happy place.

- “Today’s victim, Josie Behdart, 23, single, she walked to work. Local cops just found her cell phone in a trash can and, surprise, no cameras.”- Kate said as she and Hotch walked toward us at the library parking lot, holding a police file with all the info about the abduction.

- “And all the original reports confirm that each of the victims was taken within a mile of this library.”- our Unit Chief added.

- “Well, needless to say, this guy has a comfort zone to hunt”- (Y/N) pointed out and I nodded.

- “It hasn't changed since '78.”- Morgan added - “My guess is there's another significance to this location.”

- “A library could be an ideal hunting ground. A haven for the lonely. Let me check it out.”- I said and started walking. But before taking another step I turned around and looked at my wife. I didn’t even have to say a word, she was already walking behind me.

Honestly, it felt good to know she wasn’t going to leave my side. And no, that is not something I could ever take for granted.

- “You haven’t taken off your scarf.”- (Y/N) whispered as we walked to the main door of the library's old building.

- “I love this scarf, you gave it to me on January 16th, 2006, almost two months after we met.”- I pointed out and she smiled. Not your regular “that’s funny” smile, a hearty one. A “I love you smile.” I live for those smiles from her.

- “I know, honey. I remember that day too. But what I meant was it's not cold anymore, aren’t you warm?”

- “No, I’m ok. Have you talked with your mom?”

- “Yeah, she and Raven were out for a walk.”

- “Ok Reids. What are we looking for?”- Morgan showed up at our side and looked around. Kate followed him quickly and smiled at us as she said.

- “What? We weren’t going to miss a trip to the library, it’s where the cool kids hang out.”

It was obvious the team was now trying to put an eye on us, maybe even support us or cheer us up a little bit. And it was sweet, in a way. I knew we all loved each other, and we were there in good and bad.

- “Hope you are ok”- JJ texted me a few minutes later, proving my theory. It was nice to know we all had each other’s backs.

I didn’t have much time to reply to JJ’s text because we were pretty busy at the library. It was a small town and Gideon hadn’t gone undetected by the locals. Hotch and Rossi waited for us in a cafeteria, and as soon as we walked back in, we gave them the news.

- “The librarian remembers Gideon. He got a temporary card, checked out these books in the morning, and left them in the drop box on his drive home last night.”- I left the books on the table and moved a chair for my wife, as we all sat at the table with Hotch and Rossi.

- “He left the library and came here to read books.”- Callahan whispered sadly as he sat down, probably trying to see which one of the seats he had taken.

- “Yeah, that is just classic Gideon and classic profiling.”- (Y/N) added and kept her eyes on the book on the table. - “I don’t know why I find it comforting knowing exactly what he did that last day.”

- “He sat right here to let the unsub know he was watching.”- Morgan said, nodding.

- “But if Gideon was so sure he lured the right guy, why didn't he tell us?”- my wife questioned and looked at us. I couldn’t give him an answer, because I asked myself the same the entire day.

- “It's like the unsub was his white whale.”- Kate analyzed and her words made sense. - “He wanted to catch him on his own, and his last move was when the unsub targeted him.”

- “The age of the victims has stayed the same as the unsub has aged.”- Hotch pointed out. - “It speaks to his arrested development.”

- “So the question is what it's always been: Why them? Why now?”- Morgan commented and (Y/N) nodded.

- “Back to profiling one on one.”- and we all sighed - “Ok, give me those books, let’s see what Gideon was reading about.”

We all read for a while, I tried to do it as fast as possible, but I was having a hard time concentrating. The waitress brought us coffee, which we all gladly welcomed, and offered us pie. Hotch said no and I nearly pouted. I could have had some. I needed sugar to function.

- “This is it. Nelson's sparrow.”- Rossi pointed at a book after a while.- “It's what the unsub left in their hands because its behavior matched that of the insecure victims.”

- “So the unsub really knew his birds and where to find them.”- Morgan said, looking exhausted. I’m sure we all looked like that considering we hadn’t slept at all.

- “Is there some kind of bird lovers club in the area?”- Kate asked and (Y/N) grabbed her phone right away.

- “Let me call an expert. Hey Garcia, you are on speaker. Tell me, are there any nature centers or bird-watching chapters in the area?”

- “There's an old-timey bird-watching group called the Flappers, median age of like 89. They started in the sixties. Most of the members have gone extinct.”- Garcia announced in a matter of seconds.

- “And chances are the unsub and his victims weren't a part of that group, so where else would he meet them?”- Kate asked, as Aaron grabbed the picture of the unsub’s victim and showed it to us.

- “Tara was his ideal.”

- “What made her so special for him?”- (Y/N) asked, focusing on the image.

- “Tara's mother said she was broken.”- Rossi pointed out.

- “And he knew that because he spent more time watching her than the others.”- Hotch commented.

- “So he was basically a stalker. He was able to study her, not just glance as she passed by the window.”- (Y/N) said and I nodded along her words.

- “She was a few years out of high school when she disappeared. Maybe he knew her from there.”- Morgan analyzed, but it didn’t really make much sense.

- “She wasn't very social.”- I said, trying to connect their lives, with how they lived.

- “Well, neither was he, hon.”- (Y/N) said and rubbed my hand with her as she smiled at me for a moment.

- “They were both in their 20s when she was taken.”- Hotch pointed out. - “If they weren't friends in high school, maybe they worked together?”

- “Tara's mom said right out of school she bagged groceries.”- I added and Garcia replied in a matter of seconds.

- “I've got Tara working at Joe's on Main summer of '76 through '77.”

- “Are there any employees at Joe's supermarket who started in the seventies and are still there?”- Hotch asked and I raised an eyebrow.

- “You do realize you are asking for the impossible, right?”- (Y/N) whispered and our Unit Chief simply raised an eyebrow.

- “But I’m asking Garcia, I know she delivers.”

- “Well, that's nearly 40 years ago in a galaxy far, far away that wasn't using my magic binary boxes, but, yeah, the place is still family-owned and operated. Give me a hot minute.”

- “Thank you, Pen.”- (Y/N) said and I held her hand as she cut me a little smile.

- “Ok. Three of the people still working there are women. That leaves two males. There's a name I've heard before. Mallick.”- it took Garcia less than two minutes to gather the whole information. A new record.

- “Who?”- Hotch asked, confused.

- “Gertie Mallick was one of the founding members of the bird group. Died in 1974. Her next of kin was her nephew Donnie Mallick, who inherited her farm and... buys enough birdseed to let me know I should send you his address.”

We had a suspect and most likely, our Unsub. Gideon’s murderer.

As Hotch drove us to Mallick’s last known address in the middle of nowhere, I couldn’t stop analyzing his life. His mother gave birth to him at only fourteen, and at eighteen she was sent to a mental facility for schizophrenia, and her four-year-old son was sent to live with his only living kin, a 72-year-old wheelchair-bound Aunt Gertrude. A part of me pitied him. He never had a normal life, he had most likely inherited his mother’s condition. I could relate to the fear and the pain.

But he had killed Jason Gideon. My mentor, my biggest influence. I wanted to shoot the guy, I wanted to give Gideon peace and give some sense of what had happened.

That was until I heard his voice in the back of my head as I remembered one conversation we once shared when I still was struggling to pass my firearm qualification exam.

- “Hotch told me that when he came to the BAU, you told him he didn't need a gun to kill somebody?”- I questioned Gideon and he nodded.

- “The only truly effective weapon we have is our ability to do the one thing they can't.”

- “Which is what?”

- “Empathize. They dehumanize their victims, we humanize the killers.”

I took a deep breath and nodded to myself. I wasn’t going to let my emotions take the best of me that day.

When we got to the house, we divided, and luckily, (Y/N) stayed with me as we went through the back. The gunshot warned us in a matter of minutes, Rossi got the unsub. And he was dead. I thought I was gonna be relieved to see him there, but no. I just felt sad for him, for his life, and for the women he had tortured and killed. At least Gideon’s work was finished.

Did Mallick give a reason to Rossi to pull the trigger? I don’t know. But I know I’m glad it wasn’t me. I wanted to go home and still be myself. A good version of myself. One that could be Raven’s dad and (Y/N)’s husband.

I was gonna miss Gideon, always, but I knew I was never gonna be him, and that was a good thing. 

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[asydicsydney]

The new Night Vale community calendar has lots of great art, but where are do they all come from?

January and December are from the 2021 holiday cards and February is from the 2017 Valentine's Day cards

March is the Delft Rabbit blanket and May is the Watchflowers blanket (they really want me to think Esteban's birthday is in March but I'm not accepting it unless they say it outright)

September is Cecil's candle and July is the 4th anniversary art (Not June??)

A bunch of episode prints! April is Carlos, Explained, June is Creditors, October is Liminal Spaces, and November is It Sticks With You (Carlos confirmed to be an April birthday is great, perfect spooky picks for fall, but Creditors?? During anniversary month?)

Finally, I had to reverse image search August's. Apparently it's the exclusive poster from San Diego Comic Con 2014!

Bonus fact! The clock on the front is pointing to 12:15, which is their wedding anniversary <3

[morbidology]

Public opinion about Betty Broderick is deeply divided. Some view her as a woman driven by revenge, while others see her as a victim of emotional turmoil stemming from a bitter divorce. Betty's twenty-year marriage to Daniel Broderick resulted in four children, and they established their family in San Diego, California.

Initially, Betty was the sole breadwinner, supporting the family and even financing Daniel's college education. He later obtained medical and law degrees and started his own practice, allowing Betty to step into the role of a traditional homemaker while Daniel focused on providing for their family. In 1983, their marriage took a tumultuous turn when Daniel hired 21-year-old Linda Kolkena as a receptionist in his medical business. It was around this time that Betty's suspicions of an affair between Daniel and Linda began to surface. Constant conflicts marred their relationship, and in 1985, Daniel moved out of their shared home and into a bachelor pad.

Daniel eventually gained custody of their children after Betty left them on his doorstep. He also admitted to Betty that she was right all along - he had been having an affair with Linda, and it had started not long after she began working for him. This revelation was a painful blow to a woman who had been devoted to her husband, raising their four children and supporting the family financially for many years. The divorce proceedings were protracted and acrimonious, finally concluding in 1989. Later that same year, just after what would have been Betty and Daniel's 20th wedding anniversary, Daniel married Linda.

On the night of November 5, 1989, Betty covertly entered Daniel and Linda's marital home, armed with a Smith & Wesson revolver, and fatally shot the couple. Linda died instantly, while Daniel, unfortunately, survived momentarily, uttering his last words, "Okay, you shot me. I'm dead." Betty promptly surrendered to the authorities and faced charges of second-degree murder. She was subsequently sentenced to two consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison.

[theoversky]

Predicting future to explain canon jimberly (COMICS SPOILERS AHEAD!!!)

First of all, those predictions take in count tv series, turbo movie and boom!comics. Knowing this, idk if jimberly is endgame but I guess at some point they had a relationship at least, and based in previous evidences I posted before, I believe Kim dumped Tommy to be with Jason.

At this point of comics, t0mberly are a couple yet and seems that Jason was jealous of Trini with Zack. Also, the news we got from San Diego CC revealed Trini and Zack really had a relationship (Trini is getting a novel in this november guys!!!), not the type of affair Jason and Trini had in the beginning when the yellow ranger had a crush on him. Jason isn’t a ranger anymore but is training people with other rangers at the base in the last comic released (Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Boom!Studios #122). He seemed at least surprised that Zack/Trini were a thing and he didn’t know or perceived something. We didn’t see more because things changed focus on this part but for me this could be the key to explain the romance between J/K that might follow now.

We are close to finish “Darkest Hour” now and we already know katherommy is endgame in the main universe and it’s hinted jimberly at the end of Pink comics and Turbo Movie (yes, this movie is set in the canon universe, the first movie of 1995 isn’t). To fulfill those parts we don’t know for sure, I guess Kim will leave the team after “Darkest Hour” events and maybe will follow Jason to try to have a normal life, this is the time she will be aware Jason is also suffering towards Trini and trying to help him with this theme, they will fall in love. Jason will feel guilty about Tommy and try to escape from his feelings getting back to Zeo team as gold ranger and dating Emily. After this, Kim will send the letter to Tommy because now she’s in love with Jason. It’s already clear Jason and Kim are close friends, she was the one to heal him after Matt’s fight. He was the one she opened her heart about Tommy and her relation with PR’s team in the moment. I love friends to lovers storylines, specially when this come from years…I can’t help myself.

Is Jason in love with Trini? Will Jason and Kim travel together to have a normal life and fall in love? Will Jason plans' (escape from his feelings for his best friend’s girlfriend) work? Are Jimberly endgame? Will Tommy be angry if jimberly become a couple? Why is Billy Tommy’s bestman in his wedding with Kat? (See Katherommy wedding comic for more info) So many questions…

[fifaworldcups]

SOCCER: USWNT Opens 2023 Campaign In Wellington/Te Whanganui-A-Tara

The U.S. Ladies' Public Group will start off a gigantic 2023 in Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara, New Zealand, taking on the 2023 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup co-have Football Plants at Sky Arena. The game will start off on Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. nearby NZT, which will be 10 p.m. ET on Jan. 17 back in the US and will be accessible for review stateside on HBO Max, with pre-game inclusion starting at 9:30 p.m. ET and present game inclusion on follow.

The 2023 opener in Wellington, which will act as the host city and setting for the USA's subsequent gathering stage match against the Netherlands throughout this mid year's Reality Cup, will be the first of two gatherings between the USA and New Zealand during this outing Down Under. The groups will meet again three days after the fact in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau for a standoff at the famous Eden Park, New Zealand's Public Arena. The opening shot for the subsequent match is scheduled for 4 p.m. NZT on Jan. 21 (10 p.m. ET on Jan. 20; HBO Max).

Fans can likewise follow the activity by means of Twitter (@USWNT), Instagram (@USWNT), Facebook and the authority U.S. Soccer Application.

USWNT Nitty gritty Program BY POSITION (CLUB; Covers/Objectives) GOALKEEPERS (3): Adrianna Franch (Kansas City Current), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Fortitude), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)

Safeguards (8): Alana Cook (Old Rule), Emily Fox (Dashing Louisville FC), Gem Dunn (Portland Thistles FC), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), Sofia Huerta (Old Rule), Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thistles FC), Emily Sonnett (Old Rule)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Sam Coffey (Portland Thistles FC), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA), Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC), Rose Lavelle (Old Rule), Kristie Mewis (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Ashley Sanchez (Washington Soul), Andi Sullivan (Washington Soul)

Advances (6): Ashley Trapdoor (Washington Soul), Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC), Midge Purce (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Trinity Rodman (Washington Soul), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars), Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC)

The 24-player program called up for this outing highlights 21 players who partook in the USA's November Instructional course and matches against Germany toward the finish of 2022. The USWNT will be without advances Sophia Smith and Megan Rapinoe for these games, both of whom scored in the November friendlies against Germany, as both are returning from minor wounds. Safeguard Emily Sonnett and forward Lynn Williams return to the program subsequent to missing huge time in 2022 because of injury while forward Midge Purce likewise is back in camp for the USWNT.

Thirteen players on this program saw activity in the latest gathering between the USWNT and New Zealand, which came on Feb. 20 at Poise Wellbeing Sports Park in Carson, Calif. During the 2022 SheBelieves Cup. Ashley Lid and Mallory Swanson, previously Pugh who will currently be playing under her wedded name, both scored in the success as the Americans additionally constrained three New Zealand own objectives in the 5-0 triumph.

Go THROUGH DOWN UNDER This January camp, which will advertise the very first games for the USWNT in New Zealand, furnishes the USWNT with the extraordinary and priceless experience of getting to remain and prepare in the city in which it will headquarters during the World Cup, as the USA will be situated in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau for the span of the gathering stage.

The USA will likewise get to play at the two its Reality Cup bunch stage scenes this month, as Sky Arena, which will be known as Wellington Local Arena during the World Cup because of sponsorship guidelines, will be the site of the USA's second Gathering E match against the Netherlands on July 27 (opening shot at 1 p.m. NZT; 8 p.m. ET on July 26 in the USA). The USA's Reality Cup opening match against Vietnam (July 22 at 1 p.m. NZT; 8 p.m. ET on July 21) and third gathering stage match against the Gathering A Season finisher Victor (Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. NZT; 3 a.m. ET) will both be organized at Eden Park in Auckland.

Leading the pack up to the 2019 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup, the USA likewise had the valuable chance to encounter travel and preparing On the planet Cup have country, holding its January camp in France and opening the 2019 timetable with a match against 2019 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup has France in Le Havre.

SERIES HISTORY: USA Versus NEW ZEALAND The USA and New Zealand have played multiple times beforehand with the USWNT driving the general series 17-1-1. The solitary misfortune for the Americans arrived in a 1-0 loss during the main gathering between the groups on Dec. 15, 1987. From that point forward, the USA is unbeaten in the last 18 no holds barred matchups with the Football Greeneries, scoring at least five objectives in every one of the last four gatherings. The groups attracted 1-1 during a cordial October of 2013.

The latest gathering between the groups came 11 months prior at the 2022 SheBelieves Cup, a 5-0 triumph for the Americans in Carson, Calif on Feb. 20, 2022, behind objectives from Seal and Swanson and three New Zealand own objectives. Preceding that, the groups got down to business in the gathering phase of the postponed 2020 Olympics, a 6-1 triumph for the Americans as Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan, Dedicate Press and Alex Morgan scored while the USA constrained the Football Plants into two own objectives.

The gathering during the Tokyo Olympics denoted the fourth sequential Olympics in which the USA and New Zealand have gotten down to business, a streak that started during bunch stage play in 2008.

THE WORLD CUP Is standing by The 2023 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup will start off on July 20 as co-have New Zealand takes on Norway in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau. After an hour, co-have Australia opens against the Republic of Ireland in Sydney/Gadigal. The full competition plan alongside the opening shot times can be seen as here.

The USA, which has equipped for each FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup in history and will look to lift the prize for a fifth time frame, will confront World Cup debutant Vietnam, Netherlands and the Gathering A Season finisher Champ - - either Portugal, Thailand or Cameroon - - in Gathering E, playing the whole of the gathering stage in New Zealand. The U.S. will open Gathering E play against Vietnam on July 22 at Eden Park in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau and afterward face the Netherlands on July 27 at Wellington Local Arena - otherwise called Sky Arena - in Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara, denoting the initial time in FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup history that the two finalists from the past competition will meet in bunch play. The USA will then finish off the gathering stage against the Gathering A Season finisher Victor on Aug. 1 at Eden Park in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau.

The Between Confederation End of the season games will decide the last three capability spots for the 2023 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup, including the USA's last adversary for the gathering stage. The ten-group season finisher competition will happen in New Zealand from February 17-23, 2023, and highlights ten countries split into three gatherings, with the victor of each gathering meeting all requirements for the Ladies' Reality Cup. Bunch A will highlight Cameroon against Thailand on Feb. 18 with the champ taking on Portugal for a billet to the World Cup on Feb. 22.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND 2023 Gatherings Bunch A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland Bunch B: Australia, Ireland, Nigeria and Canada Bunch C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan Bunch D: Britain, Gathering B Season finisher Champ, Denmark and China PR Bunch E: USA, Vietnam, Netherlands and the Gathering A Season finisher Champ Bunch F: France, Colombia, Jamaica, Brazil and the Gathering C Season finisher Victor Bunch G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy and Argentina Bunch H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia and Korea Republic

Single match passes are accessible among now and Walk third through FIFA's tickets entrance on a the early bird gets the worm premise. Costs will begin at AUD/NZD$20 for grown-ups and AUD/NZD$10 for kids. For more data about the 2023 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup visit the 2023 FIFA World Cup center point.

2023 SHEBELIEVES CUP, Introduced BY VISA, Just around the corner Following these January games in New Zealand, the USA will return stateside for the February FIFA Global Window, where it will have the eighth yearly SheBelieves Cup, introduced by Visa®. The current year's competition will run from Feb. 16-22 as Brazil, Canada and Japan join the USA for the four-group worldwide competition. Each of the four countries will be taking part in the 2023 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup the following summer and every one of the four are positioned in the main 11 on the planet with the USA at No. 1, Canada at No. 6, Brazil at No. 9 and Japan at No. 11.

The SheBelieves Cup will get back to its conventional three-setting design with matches played at Exploria Arena in Orlando, Fla., GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tenn. what's more, Toyota Arena in Frisco, Texas. Play starts off on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Exploria Arena as Japan takes on Brazil (4 p.m. ET) and the USA faces Canada (7 p.m. ET). The competition resumes on Sunday, Feb. 19, as the opposition moves to Nashville's GEODIS Park with the USA playing the principal match of the day against Japan (2:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. ET) and Brazil confronting Canada (5:30 p.m. CT/6:30 p.m. ET) in the nightcap. The competition finishes up on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Toyota Arena in Frisco, Texas, with Canada taking on Japan (3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET) and the USA confronting Brazil in the competition finale (6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET). Broadcast data for all the matches will be accessible sometime in the future.

USA List NOTES Starting from the beginning of 2020, the USWNT has played 33 matches in the US and 18 external the country. The USA is 30-1-2 in homegrown matches and has outscored the resistance 130-6 (+124) at home and is 10-4-4 with a 35-16 objective edge (+19) while playing outside the USA. The most covered player on this program is Becky Sauerbrunn at 211, followed Alex Morgan (200), Precious stone Dunn (126) and Lindsey Horan (122) while the most un-covered players are Casey Murphy (11), Adrianna Franch (10), Trinity Rodman (10), Naomi Girma (10), Hailie Mace (8), Taylor Kornieck (7) and Sam Coffey (4). Morgan procured her 200th cap on Nov. 13 in the USA's match against Germany in Harrison, N.J., turning out to be only the thirteenth player in USWNT history to arrive at the 200-cap achievement. Morgan is the top scorer on the list in worldwide play with 119 objectives. Lindsey Horan has 26. Swanson has 25 and Dunn has 24 objectives for the USWNT while Rose Lavelle has 22. Seventeen unique players scored for the USWNT in 2022 - Sophia Smith (11), Mallory Swanson (7), Catarina Macario (5), Alex Morgan (4), Rose Lavelle (4), Kristie Mewis (3), Ashley Sanchez (3), Ashley Trapdoor (2), Trinity Rodman (2), Midge Purce (2), Kelley O'Hara (1), Jaelin Howell (1), Andi Sullivan (1), Taylor Kornieck (1), Emily Sonnett (1), Lindsey Horan (1) and Megan Rapinoe (1). The USA's other six objectives in 2022 came through own objectives, the most ridiculously ever in a schedule year in program history with three on Feb. 20 versus New Zealand, and one each on April 12 versus Uzbekistan, June 28 versus Colombia and Sept. 6 versus Nigeria. Nine unique NWSL clubs are addressed on this program, alongside 2021-22 UEFA Ladies' Bosses Association champs Olympique Lyon, drove by four players each from the Washington Soul and Old Rule, and three players each from Portland Thistles FC, San Diego Wave FC and NJ/NY Gotham FC. IN Concentration: NEW ZEALAND | FIVE THINGS TO Be aware

Current FIFA World Positioning: 24 OFC Positioning: 1 FIFA Nation Code: NZL World Cup Appearances: 5 (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) Best World Cup finish: Gathering stage Record versus USA: 1-17-1 Last Gathering versus USA: February 20, 2022 (5-0 win for the USA in Carson, Calif.) Mentor: Jitka Klimkova (CZE) Title Respects: OFC Ladies' Countries Cup Champions (1983, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018); AFC Ladies' Heroes (1975)

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S Public SOCCER Group Program BY POSITION GOALKEEEPERS (3): 1-Erin Nayler (IFK Norrköping), 21-Murphy Sheaff (Jacksonville College, USA), 23-Brianna Edwards (Wellington Phoenix FC)

Protectors (8): 7-Ali Riley (Holy messenger City FC, USA), 18-Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix FC), 19-Liz Anton (Perth Magnificence, AUS), 24-Partner Green (Vålerenga, NOR), 30-Ashleigh Ward (Southampton FC, ENG), 31-Anna Green (Sydney FC, AUS), 35-Elegance Neville (London City Lionesses, ENG), 37-Rebecca Lake (Canterbury Joined Pride)

MIDFIELDERS (7): 12-Betsy Hassett (Wellington Phoenix FC), 15-Daisy Cleverley (HB Køge, Cave), 20-Jana Radosavljevic (DSC Arminia Bielefeld, GER), 28-Ava Collins (St John's College, USA), 29-Jacqui Hand (Åland Joined together, Blade), 32-Aniela Jensen (College of the Pacific, USA), 33-Elegance Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix FC)

Advances (9): 9-Gabi Rennie (Arizona State College, USA), 11-Olivia Possibility (Celtic FC, SCO), 13-Paige Satchell (Wellington Phoenix FC), 16-Emma Rolston (Wellington Phoenix FC), 22-Hannah Blake (College of Michigan, USA), 25-Elegance Jale (Canberra Joined together, AUS), 27-Indiah Paige Riley (Brisbane Thunder), 34-Tayla O'Brien (Eastern Rural areas AFC), 36-Deven Jackson (Eastern Rural areas AFC)

NEW ZEALAND List NOTES The Football Greeneries have equipped for each big showdown since the 2007 FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup. New Zealand showed up at the Olympics the previous summer, having equipped for each Olympic Games since its presentation in 2008, and will play in its fifth sequential World Cup in the late spring of 2023. Practically the aggregate of NZL's list plays club soccer outside the nation and they are spread across the world in Australia, the USA, Scotland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Finland. As these matches are occurring outside a FIFA window, the Greeneries are feeling the loss of a couple of standard call-ups, yet have a determination of exceptionally experienced players. Group commander Ali Riley, who plays for Heavenly messenger City FC in the NWSL, is the most experienced Greenery on the list with 147 covers and two objectives. Riley, who experienced childhood in Southern California and went to Stanford, has burned through a large portion of her master vocation abroad, spending around seven years in Sweden, one Germany and one in Britain, she returned the USA to play for the Orlando Pride and was exchanged to Holy messenger City FC before last season. Beginning goalkeeper Erin Nayler, who plays for IFK Norrköping in Sweden and has 78 covers, has had a few brilliant games against the USA throughout the long term. Veteran midfielder and previous California Brilliant Bear Betsy Hassett (137/14) acquired her 100th cap against the USA during the match in 2017 in Colorado. Hassett played with U.S. forward Alex Morgan at Cal. Midfielder Daisy Astutely played school soccer at UC Berkeley and Georgetown and presently plays expertly in Denmark. Five players on this New Zealand program are as of now playing school soccer in the USA including Gabi Rennie of Arizona State who scored in New Zealand's 2-1 misfortune to Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. Rennie was a piece of the New Zealand U-17 group which impacted the world forever by winning NZL's most memorable decoration at a FIFA Word Cup with a third-place finish at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Ladies' Reality Cup. Two different players on this program, safeguard Mackenzie Barry and midfielder Beauty Wisnewski, were likewise in that group. Lead trainer Jitka Klimkova was the lead trainer for the U.S. U-20 WYNT during the 2020 World Cup cycle and was additionally lead trainer U.S. U-19s as well as head scout for the U.S. group at the 2018 FIFA U-20 WWC in Papua New Guinea. She came to U.S. Soccer from New Zealand Football League, where she was lead trainer of the New Zealand U-17 Ladies' Public Group and an associate mentor for the Greeneries U-20 Ladies' Public Group more than 2013 and 2014, likewise filling in as an associate mentor for the senior New Zealand Ladies' Public Group in 2014.

[clishmaclever]

HOMESHAKE - "Waiting For The Phone To Ring"

HOMESHAKE is the ambitious solo project of Toronto-based musician Pete Sagar. His songs originate from the quiet corner of his own home studio. An expanded version of his latest album, Horsie (Deluxe), will be out November 8th on SHHOAMKEE. 

The songs displayed here portray a downtempo utopia. For maximum effect, put on a silk trench coat and imagine walking down a dark drizzling promenade with songs like "Empty Lot" or "Simple" as your soundtrack. Maybe you'll arrive at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in Saint Paul on October 5th. W/ Freak Heat Waves (BUY TICKETS)

HOMESHAKE Tour Dates: Tue. Oct. 1 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom § Wed. Oct. 2 - Detroit, MI @ El Club § Fri. Oct. 4 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall § Sat. Oct. 5 - St Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall § Sun. Oct. 6 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium § Tue. Oct. 8 - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room § Wed. Oct. 9 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell) § Fri. Oct. 11 - Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery § Sat. Oct. 12 - Orlando, FL @ The Social § Mon. Oct. 14 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle § Tue. Oct. 15 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle § Thu. Oct. 17 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club § Fri. Oct. 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts § Sat. Oct. 19 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair § Mon. Oct. 21 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg § Sat. Nov. 2 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom # Mon. Nov. 4 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom # Thu. Nov. 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent # Fri. Nov. 8 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park # Sat. Nov. 9 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory # Sun. Nov. 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom # Tue. Nov. 12 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace # Thu. Nov. 14 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk # Fri. Nov. 15 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Downstairs # Sat. Nov. 16 - Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips # Sun. Nov. 17 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall # Wed. Nov. 20 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater # Fri. Nov. 22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell # Sat. Nov. 23 - Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club # Sun. Nov. 24 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile #

§ w/ Freak Heat Waves # w/ Green-House

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How Much Money Do Damon Welch Have In 2023?

An American actor for both film and television, Damon James Welch. His work on Raquel's Complete Beauty and Fitness (1984), Biography (1987), and Intimate Portrait are well known (1990). The age of Damon Welch is 59. He was born in San Diego, California, USA, on November 6, 1959. Raquel Welch, an American actress, and singer, is Welch's mother. His father is a writer by the name of James Welch. His eldest sister, Tahnee Welch, is a model and actress. Hurry up and get the scoop on Damon Welch's net worth! Time's ticking, don't miss out!

Damon Welch's Net Worth

Welch's varied portfolio was successful. Welch had a net worth of almost $40 million at the time of her passing. Welch was more than just a sex icon; perhaps her greatest legacy is that she was one clever cookie. Check Out: - Jessica Lowndes Net Worth: Is Collaborate On GAC Family Someday At Christmas? - Jim Sinegal Net Worth: Why A Costco Brand Almost Had A Whole Different Name?

Damon Welch Family

Raquel Welch, 82, passed away today. Welch "died away quietly early morning following a brief illness," according to her manager Steve Sauer, who confirmed the tragedy people. The actress dies leaving behind two children in addition to a legacy in beauty, cinema, and television. She gave birth to Damon Welch and Latanne "Tahnee" Welch during her marriage to James Welch, her high school sweetheart. Even though James and the actress separated in 1972, she has occasionally been spotted out with her kids throughout the years. Here is all there is to know about Welch's kids. Damon wed Rebecca Trueman, a cricketer for England and the daughter of Fred Trueman, in June 1991, Welch chose a low-cut black dress for the wedding, and several media outlets reported that Damon and Rebecca were at odds with Welch over the attire decision at the time: https://twitter.com/BeingBoycie/status/1625982088821325825 Damon Welch: On November 6, 1959, Welch and her then-husband James Welch received their first child, a son they called Damon Welch. Damon appeared with his mother on various occasions over the years. Damon accompanied his mother to the 46th Academy Awards in April 1974, where Welch presented. This was one of Damon's earliest public performances. He went with her to a lot of additional award ceremonies and premieres, such as the Crocodile Dundee 2 Hollywood premiere in 1988 and the 39th Annual Emmy Awards in September 1987 (seen above). Latanne "Tahnee" Welch: on December 26, 1961. Welch had her first child at the same time that her career was beginning to take off. With breakthrough performances in 1966's Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C., Welch made her film debut in the middle of the 1960s. Welch revealed in a prior interview with Oprah Winfrey how her early profession hurt her family. "I couldn't always be with my children when I wanted to be because I'm running around the world and being Miss Sex Symbol and having this big job in cinema and everything," she added. I eventually realized that this was having an impact on my children, and it used to make me very sad.

FAQs

What Ethnicity Is Raquel Welch? Welch was born Jo-Raquel Tejada in Chicago, Illinois to a Bolivian father and an American mother. How Old Is Damon Welch? 63 years (November 6, 1959) Who Is Raquel Welch Survived By? She is survived by her son Damon James Welch and daughter Tahnee Welch. Why Does Raquel Welch Wig? Raquel Welch famously said in her 2010 autobiography Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage “with the aid of a wig, I have more versatility in my life, and so can you!” And versatility is the key here as one of her wigs can give you as much freedom as if your salon-inspired tresses sprung naturally from your head! Stay up-to-date on what's happening by checking out The Active News for the freshest news! Read the full article

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Damon Welch Net Worth 2023: How Far His Wealth Have Reached in 2023?

California-born actor Damon Welch. After an unofficial retirement from acting, he is currently leading a normal life. In 2001, Welch and her mother Raquel Welch were featured in the TV documentary series Intimate Portrait. Welch's birth date is November 6, 1959, and he was born in San Diego, California. He is the son of Raquel Welch, an actress, and James Welch, a writer. Tanhee Welch, a model, and actress, is Welch's younger sister. Damon attended BU and earned his degree in May 1986.

Net Worth Of Damon Welch

As of the year 2023, Damon Welch is expected to have earned $100,000. He has been working as a computer and network administrator in Little Elm, Texas since he retired from acting. He worked as an IT administrator for J&B asset management for ten years. Raquel Welch, his mother, passed away on February 15, 2023, with an estimated net worth of $40 million.

Career Of Damon Welch

Damon Welch and his mom made an appearance on an episode of Beauty and Fitness in 1984. Raquel, his mom, hosted the show. Damon also worked as the show's associate producer. After that, in 1995, he made an appearance in Raquel Welch: Beyond the Fantasy, a biographical episode about his mother. Subsequently, in 2001, Welch was featured in an episode of the Intimate Portrait documentary series. Shortly thereafter, he appeared in The Beloved as a younger version of Yanni. His mother, Raquel, played the role of Elena. Tahnee, his sister, also made an appearance in the film, playing a young version of Elena.

Damon Welch Damon hasn't acted in anything in a long time. However, he and his mom have made multiple appearances at award shows. Raquel, Damon's mom, is a well-known actress who shot to fame in the '60s thanks to her performance in Fantastic Voyage. To top it all off, Raquel wins a Golden Globe for her work in The Three Musketeers (1973). In 1994, she was honored with a star at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1984, Raquel released a book titled The Raquel Welch Total Beauty and Fitness Program. Damon and his sister had a rocky relationship with their famous mom. The famous actress, according to the sources, prioritized her career over her family and marriage. Raquel has admitted and expressed remorse for her absence from her children's lives on multiple occasions. In her autobiography, Raquel gushed about her two children, saying they give her both pride and hope. She went on to say that her two children have been a constant source of stability and motivation for her.

Damon Welch's Wife & Personal Life

On June 5th, 1991, Damon Welch wed Rebecca Trueman. Unhappily, they were only married for a total of 15 months before divorcing in 1992. Rebecca, his ex-wife, is the daughter of Fred Truman, a former England cricketer. https://twitter.com/BeingBoycie/status/1625982088821325825 We were unable to locate Damon's official Instagram profile, so he appears to be absent from social media at the present time. Follow us on Twitter to check out our latest updates on our social media pages. Read the full article

[piacemia]

it comes, it goes, i stay

Dear me,

Happy new year! wow, look at all you've accomplished. look at all the love in your life, the abundance of it all.

jan: k and otto moved in after their ceiling needed to be replaced feb: trip to joshua tree and got covid, missed k's birthday march: celebrated k's birthday, said the L word, went to london and scotland! saw issy! april: babysat small dog, had friends over for paint night! watched coachella w/k, watched hasan! played in a softball league. went out w/ casey and amie may: went to mxmtoon w/ melanie and hayley. calvin and melanie hung with us for memorial day june: wedding in boston! london and italy with family! july: san diego! babysitting ollie with a donut head and bopping over to LA for a day august: babysitting the kids for a weekend september: wedding in jersey! vacation in NY and nashville! october: minions car decorating, also fixing the car. more ollie babysitting. celebrating julia's engineering test at campfire. watched a SD waves game! halloween party @ amie's november: lake arrowhead w/ jmac. home for thanksgiving december: even more babysitting ollie. cooking baking. ironside for my birthday. home, and finally to minneapolis because of course

dogs, friends, travel, love, family. i'm not sure what else i could ask for. of course your biggest foe is still around. it's officially been 5 years of it. this year has been so full to the brim of living and doing, and i am so proud of how much life there was to be had.

i hope that in the new year we can center in on what plagues us. i hope we can learn those healthy habits we so desperately want because we have done so well at building this life. i hope that we get more clarity and feel less trapped because right now, we really do feel trapped in our 9-5 life. and that's ok. i hope we can get some distance between our sense of self, how we see our own worth, and our work. we are still working on that perspective.

there has been so much joy. there has been so much self doubt. and yet i am still here. and yet i am still a person who brings light into others' lives. i want to do that and feel less of the dimming from others' expectations. i hope i can.

happy new year, i love you. you bring so much into the world.

[crabsandbeer]

The Canals of Venice...California by Kevin B. Moore

[say-al0e]

Top Gun Masterlist

Updated: November 19, 2023

Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw

Bet | Rooster x fem!Reader

The members of the Dagger Squad have a bet going that you and Rooster will end up together. Who wins when they find out you’ve been together for weeks?

Bad Day | Rooster x fem!reader

Rooster knew that wedding planning wouldn’t be fun. He didn’t take into account how difficult it would prove when family got involved.

Finally | Rooster x fem!reader | SMUT, minors, DNI!

You have a rule; don’t pursue any of the other regulars at your favorite bar. Rooster is a regular and one night, makes you question why you ever thought that rule was a good idea.

Crash | Rooster x fem!Reader | Smut, minors, DNI!

Literally just giving Rooster head in the bronco on the beach. That’s it. That’s the plot.

Home Run | Rooster x fem!Reader

Bradley Bradshaw has been your friend for years, a constant in an ever-evolving life. You’ve always harbored a small crush on him. All it takes is one night to change everything

Second Chance | Rooster x fem!Reader

Bradley was always the one who got away. Things hadn’t worked years ago but sometimes in life, you’re lucky enough to get a second chance.

Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin

Call | SMUT, Minors, DNI! / Hangman x fem!Reader

Jake has been back at Top Gun for nearly a week. He’s finally found a moment to crack open the photo album you sent with him and has to call to express his appreciation.

Just Friends | SMUT, Minors, DNI! | Hangman x fem!Reader

Everyone seems to think you’re Jake Seresin’s girl. It’s easier than explaining to them that you’re just friends with benefits. But that arrangement doesn’t seem to be working for either of you anymore. 

Whiskey and Wine | SMUT, Minors, DNI! | Hangman x fem!Reader

Date nights with Jake always seem to end in the same way, but neither of you are complaining. (It’s PWP, the aftermath of date night with Jake. Enjoy.) | Ft.  “You’re gonna look so pretty, all full of me.” + “Open up for me.” + “Show me how much you need me.” + “You look so pretty on your knees.” All requested by Anon.

Sleep Tight | Hangman x fem!Reader 

Jake Seresin knows he’s a damn good pilot. But what happens when skill and luck run out and you find your husband in the hospital for the first time. | Ft. Anon Request: “Should I stop talking?” “Please don’t. Your voice is… comforting. I’ve missed it.” + “Go to sleep. I’ll be here when you wake up.”

For You | Smut, Minors, DNI!, Hangman x fem!Reader

Sometimes Jake gets a little in his head and needs a hand coming back to earth. You’re more than happy to give him what he needs. | Ft. Anon Requests: “How many times have you jerked off to me?” + “Touch yourself. Show me how you do it.” + “Use my thigh. You’ve been staring at it all night, anyway.”

Night Changes | Smut, Minors, DNI!, Hangman x fem!Reader

Jake’s set on skinny dipping. You’re afraid of what that means for your friendship. But he’s always got a plan. | Ft. “How many times have you jerked off to me?” + “Shut up and take your pants off.” requested by Anon.

Dark Cloud | Hangman x gn!Reader

If anyone understands the pain of losing someone you’ve already mourned, it’s Jake. (AKA my dad passed a little over a month ago and it’s been difficult to understand my emotions so I’m doing what I do best and write about it)

Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd

Enterprise | SMUT, Minors, DNI! | Bob x fem!Reader

Bob likes to keep his personal life and work life separate. But returning to San Diego has been difficult so what better time to introduce you to his new friends than Halloween. It is a night for surprises, after all. | Ft. Anon Request for: “Keep your voice down. There’s still a party going on.”

You Proof | Bob x fem!Reader

Bob never imagined the Hard Deck would play such an important part in his life. But after meeting the love of his life there, he can’t imagine his life without it. | Ft. “Do I make you nervous?” Requested by Anon.

Starlight | Bob x fem!Reader (Pilot!Reader)

As your back seater, you trusted Bob with your life. He was the one person you could tell anything. He cared enough to listen and did what he could to ease your anxiety. He knows something’s wrong but he couldn’t imagine the birdstrike made you consider feelings you thought were better left buried.

[mina-van1104]

All cute pictures of me as usual. Always do what makes you happy. Never let anyone destroy your passions & talents.🙌

😍🤩Reminiscing all my accomplishments & awards, excelled in academics with all Honors/Advanced Placements, athletics, extra-curricular activities, advanced auditioned choirs, singing, dancing, always been an overachiever, remembering all the great memories through the years including graduating college & then graduating with another College degree my Bachelors Degree in 2016 with 2 extra medical licenses through nursing 🏥, Hawaii 2016, Skydiving in Cali 2015, Disneyland 2014, Universal Studios 2014, San Diego Zoo 2016, etc. My birthday-November 4th is almost here, still enjoying my twenties almost 30! 🎉

Proud Nurse, proud coach. Nevada born & raised, family living in Nevada for 43 (forty-three) years. 17 years as an elite long distance runner.

Once a WolfPack Alumni, always a WolfPack Alumni. 🐾 Always be kind. Give back to the community. Let love in. Never give up. 🙌👊🏼Wish everyone good health, wealth, & love. Also ran 3-4 miles this morning in the rain with my dogs! So refreshing! Felt so pumped!😁 Love to all!😘💕Peace!✌️☮️✝️ ♡✞

# Selfie # Nurse # Coach # Healthcare # Accomplishments # JesusChrist ✞♡ ✝️ # ProChoice (though) # Running 🏃🏻‍♀️ # PositiveVibes # LoveDrivesOutFear # NevadaBornAndRaised # NevadaNative # athletic 🐾🏃🏻‍♀️💪🏼# RenoNevadaBornSparksRaised # HomeMeansNevada # Nevada # UNRnevadaAlumnaMay2016🎓 🐾 # PostUniversityGraduate 🎓 # Overachiever # WolfPackAlumna 🐾 # BachelorsHealthSciences # PublicHealth 🐺 # 2CollegeDegrees # 2ExtraMedicalLicenses # AlreadyAllAchieved # TrueAccomplishments # integrity # RenoBornSparksNative 🐾🐶 🤙🏼 ✨🌻

•2019:Older sister Catherine Van&Adam Schwartz’s Wedding&their website on: https://www.theknot.com/us/catherine-van-and-adam-schwartz-aug-2019•Reminiscing more than 200 people came.

[morbidology]

Betty Broderick's case is a polarizing one, with some perceiving her as a revenge-driven woman, while others view her as a victim of a bitter divorce. Betty was married to Daniel Broderick for two decades, and during that time, the couple had four children and established their residence in San Diego, California. Initially, Betty was the family's sole breadwinner, paying for Daniel's college education. However, once he earned degrees in medicine and law and established his own business, Betty could quit her job and become a full-time homemaker. In 1983, Daniel hired Linda Kolkena, a 21-year-old receptionist, at his medical practice. Betty's suspicions were aroused when she began to suspect that an affair was going on between the two. The tension between the couple escalated, and in 1985, Daniel moved out of their home and into a bachelor pad. Daniel ultimately obtained custody of their children after Betty left them on his doorstep. He also admitted to having an affair with Linda, which began shortly after she started working for him. This was a painful revelation for Betty, who had been completely devoted to her husband, given birth to their four children, and had been the primary provider for their family for many years. The divorce proceedings were lengthy and tumultuous, with the finalization occurring in 1989. Later that year, just after what would have been Betty and Daniel's 20th wedding anniversary, Daniel married Linda. On the night of November 5, 1989, Betty snuck into Daniel and Linda's home armed with a Smith & Wesson revolver and killed them both. Linda died instantly, but Daniel was not as fortunate. Betty confessed that Daniel's last words were, "Okay, you shot me. I'm dead." Betty turned herself into the authorities immediately and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 15 years to life after being found guilty of second-degree murder.

[stuckinapatriarchalbullshitland]

Hi guys! As promised to that Anon, I wrote the timelines. I decided to write only the key points though because these are things we already know, and then, I’m sure there are more than a thousand proofs around and people who have already spoken about it. Enjoy.

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Let’s start with the first competitor: Tyrone William Griffin, aka Typical Dish Snacked Ty Dolla $ign 04/13/1982, the man who liked to tweet things like “I’m the curator of lesbians”.

PRen Tyren: As I already mentioned in the post “There is a light at the end of the tunnel”, it all started on the evening of November 15, 2016, when 5H went to the Epic party. Due to Laucy’s picture of the wedding and the ‘official’ coming out then occurred a few days later, on November 18, 2016, Lauren needed a boyfriend. That same night at the party, Typecast accepted the management’s proposal.

Typo tweeted “LMJ” on January 4, 2017, and then immediately deleted it. First move to create speculation since, presumably, Lauren ‘was’ still with Ludicrous. Shortly thereafter, a blind item about L who was having an affair with a married man came out. On January 10, 2017, Nicole Cartolano posted that picture of Laucy in the snow with a piñata. After wishing her a happy birthday, as we already know, luBYE. On February 13, 2017, there were the first PRren pictures at the Grammy after-party, so that people would start believing the blind item, BUT, making it clear that he wasn’t a married man, but a taken one, and yes, MAN, since Tyred is 14 years older than her, and therefore inculcating the idea that L was really cheating on Luggage. On March 9, 2017, Tymbal posted a picture of them together, coincidentally, the day after he advertised his upcoming album ‘Beach House 3’.

On March 22, 2017, we had ‘Bare With Me’ and Nicole Cartolano’s interview with MTV News. On the 23rd, we had, still very coincidentally and totally unplanned, “no I hate it because it’s invasive, scary, delusional, disrespectful to us both and was never real…Ever”, because, because, SHE DECIDES. NOT US. PERIOD. (sorry, I had to 😂. This is another of L’s tweets dating back to July 2, 2017: “I decide. Not you. Period.”) Joking apart, because she was single and she certainly couldn’t let the fans have hope for her and C, so she tried to kill the Camren ship for the umpteenth time. “Hey, hey, Lo, how’d it go? That bad, eh?” “Let me try again in 2020.” “Laur, babe, I’ll tell you what. I’m from the future, okay? It didn’t work, honey. And I don’t think it’s gonna work either in, I don’t know, in 2030.”

Back to the program.

The day before Nicole’s MTV article and eight days later, Twix posted a series of tweets (21: “Lo” - 30: “You look better on me 👀”, Cuban flag, and “I think she like me 😍”) [👈🏼 ‘Great grammar’ said in Lauren’s voice] which he then of course deleted to make everything more and more mysterious, and thus making people connect and figure out who was that ‘LMJ’ tweeted in January. On April 14, 2017, we had a picture of L with TyPod and his family dating back the night before when they celebrated Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’s birthday, followed by the blurred picture of the 15th of them together at Coachella. On April 18, 2017, Alycia Bella, Tinky Winky’s ex, tweeted “when you get cheated on w a 5th harmony member & all you can do is laugh.”, and then immediately deleted it, thus giving even more confirmation to people that both had cheated, despite Teletubbies denied and defended himself: “been moved on :) no cheating. Keep it Taylor’d. gang gang 🤘🏽🤘🏽”. The same Alycia who complained of being cheated on by Telly for ‘another girl’ during the reality show ‘The Platinum Life’ which aired on October 15, 2017 and that was recorded MONTHS BEFORE.

There were other tweets that Tyronic continued to tweet and then delete (April 1: “I think about you all the time” - April 3: “You my favorite” and “I don’t know what I did to deserve you” - April 7: “Really like what you’ve done to me”), Insta-stories and posts by both, and other public appearances together to increase the public’s curiosity. Such as: 1) Mani’s birthday. 2) August 16, 2017, when 5H did that famous and messy phone interview with The Sun for Dan Wooton’s podcast, one of Salmoned Cow’s well-known puppies friends, during which Dan asked Lauren about his relationship with Twinkly and she replied that they were just vibing. 3) Lauren’s birthday. 4) On September 11, 2017, Lauren posted pictures about the FentyxPuma party, and in one of those posts with pictures of her and Troglodyte, she put the caption with three hearts emojis, thus confirming to people that she and Tipsy were together.

February 2017 was the chosen month for Pukeren to ‘become’ official, confirmed by Typed in an interview at the Power 105.1 FM morning show The Breakfast Club on October 31, 2017, though, so a long time later and when the waters had already calmed down. By saying February, Tyring confirmed the cheatings exactly as it was planned. In another interview with BigBoyTV made on November 2, 2017, Typology showed the interviewees how even the background of his phone was a picture of Lauren. Picture that, by the way, Lauren herself posted 21 days before that by wearing Tijuana’s merchandise sweatshirt, so not even a personal picture that you’d normally expect to see from a real boyfriend.

Blah blah blah, Lauren never needed to defend a person so much in her life, blah blah blah, weed and booze and parties, blah blah blah, dogs (and fake allergies when convenient), blah blah blah, #Laurenthegroupie, blah blah blah, Tara and social media don’t get along very well, blah blah blah, #freepoorTweed ⛓️👮🏼 who was just having some fun with his friends, blah blah blah. We know the rest of the farce, and moving on to two years later, and therefore at the end of the PR, on April 15, 2019, Tic Tac tweeted a broken heart before zeroing his social media and Lauren a post on her social media, both implying the end of their oh so real ‘relationship’.

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Let’s move on to competitor number two: Maturely Hushed Matthew Hussey, 06/19/1987. The scammer par excellence (since 2012). The salesman who pretends to be a life coach/dating advice expert by deluding poor women who fall into his bullshit. The charlatan who has an infinity of fraud charges and even a restraining order for stalking and harassment by a woman named Samantha C. of San Diego. [this woman continually talked about the situation on her Instagram account, cheating_matthewhussey. Even Chelsea Briggs liked a picture.]

Ewmila Mattmila: The skit was supposed to start a lot sooner in reality. They ‘met’ for the first time on September 29, 2017, on the set of NBC’s Today show (performance that C dedicated to the Dreamers), but nobody has heard much about it, right? There was only a single Billboard article that did that. Following that meeting, it was supposed to start in October 2017, when they also started to follow each other on IG, but everything was postponed because C’s album was postponed. The album was released on the 12th, and by pure coincidence, on January 11th, 2018, during the interview with Elvis Duran, and COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE, C mentioned Matilda for the first time by saying she was a fan of his. The same Mattress (10 years older than her) who coincidentally was there that day, so a setup for the public to make believe that they’d met that day.

The next day, at the release of the album ‘Camila’, C performed at Good Morning America, and Macaque, again by pure coincidence, had a small slot in the same program. On January 15, 2018, during the interview with Zane Lowe, when he asked if she had someone special in her life at that time, she replied with “maybe”, which was a big yes when she read “I can’t say your name without smiling” just before from her phone notes. On January 22, 2018, on Zach Sang Show, C said that she’s a private person and that she doesn’t like the ‘public thing’ since the Austin fiasco. Another bullshit said to make the public believe that it was the truth and take advantage of the events that would happen shortly thereafter, since, literally 18 days later, on February 9, E! News exclusively posted the first Burpmila pictures on vacation on a beach in Cabo, Mexico.

Blah blah blah, we know, blah blah blah, they lived in airports to get papped, blah blah blah, they even paid fans to do it, blah blah blah, “He’s great”, blah blah blah, “She’s great”, blah blah blah, #They'reGREAT!, blah blah blah, let’s kiss in a children’s playground #Sinu #needyCamila #someonepleaseteachStMatteohowtoholdagirl #SofiwasdecidingwhethertoreturntotheSagradaFamiliaorgoontheswingratherthanwitnessthatugliness, blah blah blah, let’s get to the first oh so real oh so important obstacle in their story.

On August 12, 2019, a Dutch singer named Elieve did an interview in which she confessed that she and Camila were dating the same guy (Matchbox) at the same time. Elieve was in London from the beginning of January to the beginning of February 2018 and Matzo was in London from January 14 to 19, so they met on one of those days.

Blah blah blah, let’s pretend we’ve overcome this obstacle, blah blah blah, let’s pretend we’re a super happy couple, blah blah blah, Disneyworld, blah blah blah, let’s go skiing, blah blah blah, trip to Italy, blah blah blah, Shawn’s entry, blah bl- wait… Oh yeah, it’s the second PR’s turn. Goodbye Ew! ‘Thank you very much for nothing. Bye-bye!!’ said in Lauren’s voice. End of ‘story’ on May 11, 2019, that is, the last time they were photographed together, news confirmed on June 25, 2019, only 4 days after the release of Señorita.

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Even if it wasn’t part of the request, this is a bonus of mine just because.

Señorita + Shitmila Showmila Shawmila: On January 27, 2018, Camila, Shaky, and Andrew, Shavable’s manager, were papped in a restaurant eating pizza before the Pre-Grammy Gala in New York City. That meeting took place to propose the idea of ​​the PR to C to help increase both Shallow’s music sales and his image. Camila was uncertain. 2017 had been a great year for her as a first time as a solo artist, and she knew that she would’ve to play her cards even better during 2018; plus, the PR with Matryoshka hadn’t even officially started and had already been postponed for a few months because the release of her album ‘Camila’ had been postponed.

Andrew explained to her that the PR with Chauffeur wasn’t going to be done right away at all, also because as C would have her PR relationship with EatchEW, Shanty would have that kind of PR relationship/not relationship with Hailey Baldwin (now Bieber) that only served to make people speculate and maintain the idea that Shazam wasn’t gay. Andrew also explained to her that their future PR relationship would benefit both of their careers because there would be a collaboration, a number 1 hit, which they would look for and use as a launchpad for the narrative. #friendswhothenfallinlove #RomeoandJulietbullshit

This perfect duet, went first to knock on Camila’s door, and then to Shuttle’s one in April 2018 in the form of Andrew Watt who already knew everything about the charade. Watt (he also worked on Havana and 7 songs for Romance including Señorita) co-wrote the song in April 2018, shortly before contacting Shitto, along with Jack Patterson, Ali Tamposi (she also worked on Havana, Consequences, and 6 songs for Romance including Señorita), and Charli XCX. [The same Charli who did an interview on October 21, 2019, in which she gave the true version of the story without even remotely mentioning Scab: “This Latin Pop flare just wasn’t right for who I am because I am not a part of that culture, I’m not from there. Whereas Camila has that in her blood, so when we wrote the song we thought about her and sent it to her.”]

Now that they had found the perfect song, and with the addition of Benny Blanco and Cashmere Cat in the production, all they had to do was convince Camila and her team. Charli XCX and C were the opening acts for Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour from May 8 to October 6, 2018, during which Charli tried to persuade her to do the song by explaining how perfect it was for her. And who knows, maybe even since then they started working on it together since Camila, as she used to do, rewrote almost completely the lyrics to make it more her own. Ask that also to ‘Care About Me’ who turned into ‘The Boy’.

On August 4, still during the Reputation Tour, Shampoo went to the concert date in Toronto, and Taylor posted an Insta-story in which she put make-up and glitter on Shank’s eyelids. Sweaty regretted giving Taylor permission to post the video because people have always thought he was gay for years, and on November 26, 2018, the RollingStone interview was released in which he admitted that he felt the need to be photographed and seen with a girl to prove he isn’t gay. This was a great leverage they used with Camila since she could understand and help a friend in need. The work of persuasion lasted for about 9/10 months, from January 27, 2018, to the end of November/beginning of December 2018. Indeed, on December 5, 2018, both posted a picture taken on the 4th in the backstage of KISS 108’s Jingle Ball 2018 in Boston. Thanks to those pictures and C’s comment, word of their possible future collaboration began to spread. The plan was by then in place.

P.S. remember what happens to Romeo and Juliet, don’t you? Yeah. They die. And like Romeo and Juliet, they’re gonna (metaphorically speaking, of course) die too. Be patient, my babies, be patient.

🎉the🎊end🍾

I want comments now, guys. Which of these competitors you can’t stand the most and why, I’m curious. Put this 🐙 for Tissue, this 🐽 for Matte, and this 🐔 for Shrunken accompanied by the motivation. Let’s have some fun. 🥂

🖕🏼 this is mine for all of them, by the way.

As always, thanks, Mari. 🥰 Bye guys, I love you. Always with love, F. ❤️

[cabronaychingona]

Things to look forward to for the rest of the year:

•March - Bad Bunny concert, The Marias concert, girls trip to Santa Bárbara

•April - Tyler The Creator, Kali Uchis, Vince Staples in 1 concert, my birthday

•May - Coldplay concert

•June/July - Yosemite family trip, camping, girls trip to San Diego, TBD

•September - Bad Bunny concert, again

•November - Mexico for family wedding, Cancun for the first time

•December - Las Vegas for bffs 30th birthday