#Scream 3 is Sidney's long lost brother

[autism-swagger]

Obsessed with how Scream is, at its core, a franchise about weird fucked up family dynamics

[mrsaltieri-real]

What's your full list of reasons why you hate Jill Roberts I wanna hear your rant?

*cracks fucking knuckles*

Okay. First things first, I despise Emma Roberts. Like, despise her. She’s a horrible, horrible fucking person but actively gets praised for being one and it just doesn’t sit right at all. But despite that, I do enjoy some roles she’s done like Casey in We’re the Millers and Andi in Hotel for Dogs so my hatred of Jill doesn’t stem from just the fact Emma is a nasty person.

To me, her performance was extremely bland and just downright painful to watch. Even before her reveal, she just bugged the fuck out of me. Honestly, Jill could’ve been portrayed by just about anyone else because fuck me she was bad. I could argue that that’s down to bad writing but despite her burning, agonizing presence making me want to throw my TV into a volcano, Scream 4 is actually written decently.

Where I understand that Scream is a very “family” surrounding slasher franchise, I’m not a fan of the Ghostfaces being related to victims/survivors. I watched Scream 3 right before Scream 4 and obviously Roman was Sidney’s long-lost brother (don’t even get me started on that shit) so it was pretty easy to immediately guess that GF in 4 was going to Sidney’s estranged cunt cousin and this was before little miss nepo baby was fully somehow thriving in her career and everyone knew she wasn’t a good person.

Jill just doesn’t do it for me. Her motive is ass. It’s not ahead of it’s time and it’s not relevant. It’s literally a rinse and repeat weird hybrid of Nancy and Mickey’s motive with a few details changed. Her portrayal is even worse and she’s just so grating it’s painful.

People love to say she’s the smartest Ghostface, she’s the one who was closest to getting away with it. Did we watch the same movie? She literally dropped herself in it with the stupid “matching wounds” line the minute she opened her mouth to Dewey and proceeded to try and kill Sid when people already knew she was the other killer. Is that smart? Is that getting away with it? I don’t think so.

So, basically, I usually love a whiny little bitch but not when it’s her.

[lionydoorin]

Ok but what if I wanna hear your rank reasoning 👀

then 👁️👁️ gimme a moment.

so. scream 1996 comes first because it's perfect. a classic. iconic opening kill? check. fucking amazing chase scene with sidney in her house? great phone call dialogues? check. tatum's death? heartbreaking, yeah, but also so, so good. beautiful cinematography, amazing cast, just a nostalgic atmosphere overall, and that's why i gave it 5 stars!!!

the rest of them i ranked based on tiny details i preferred in one rather than the others, but i love them all nonetheless. scream 6 came second because this movie truly was a rollercoaster of emotions for me. some VERY cool kills, the bodega chase scene became one of my favourites moments in the franchise, and i'm very fond of sam and tara so 🫶 the "you've got to let me go" parallels from the beginning and the end of the movie RLY got me. overall, i gave it 4 stars!

scream 4 came third because while i also love scream 5 and they both have AMAZING act 3's for me, the fact jill ALMOST made it out alive and created a whole ass act 4 was so fucking cool and she's an amazing ghostface with a very interesting motive! and while i also love scream 5 and it has some of my favourite scenes (tara's opening, the hospital chase scene, mindy and amber's dialogue in the basement, amber's reveal in act 3) and amber is actually my favourite ghostface, the fact they gave richie so much attention while he was super boring as a character made me decide to put it fourth. also dewey. just dewey.

scream 2 came fifth for a few reasons, although it does have some really great moments that i would say are some of my favourites. i love the opening kill, i think it's devastating and probably the best in the franchise! even if i prefer casey's for how iconic it is. the cassandra scene, which i think i mentioned before, is my fave moment in the entire franchise: the fact they basically give away the entire plot by sidney portraying a greek myth, the whole mysticism of it in fact, and the way the scene is constructed just- AAHHH 🥰🥰🥰 but i'm not a big fan of how they constructed (or rather, didn't construct) the ghostfaces! mrs loomis has one of the most plausible motives in the franchise but her character is irrelevant until the reveal, and mickey, while he's iconic, also was easily forgettable when he was on scene until his reveal ://

i gave three stars and a half to scream 4, 5 and 2!

and scream 3. i was lowkey scared cause i saw some people saying its bad and while i ranked it last, i still had a lot of fun watching it! i really like the comedic aspect of it, you laugh a lot in some scenes and jennifer was an iconic addition when put in scene with gale! but all of the deaths were kinda. eh to me and while roman is a fucking badass and wow he killed everyone alone, i don't rly like the long lost brother plot :/ but still! i rly like it :) and i gave it 3 stars 🫶

anyway! for me they're not bad ratings and i love rhe entire franchise 10/10 would watch all of them in a row multiple times and i will. i just wanna pass my exams to have my next rewatch 🥰🥰 and yeah! this is why i ranked them like that

[simplee-dreaming]

Alright I've finally watched the first 5 Scream films. I'm gonna watch number 6 once it's out of cinemas bc I'm a pussy lmao

BUT here is what I thought of the 5 films as someone who hates horror. I've put in a cut line because spoilers (even though the first one was literally 27 years ago...)

Scream 1:

Okay so with this one, I already knew who the two Ghostfaces were so there was no element of surprise but I really enjoyed it. I thought Sidney was brilliant and I developed a crush on Tatum, plus both Billy and Stu were the perfect choices - they played brilliant psychos.

Scream 2:

Not as good as the first but still okay. I found out via TikTok that Mickey was Ghostface but I had no idea about Debbie/Nancy also being revealed - especially as Billy's mother. I wasn't too impressed with the Ghostfaces but Mickey was quite psychotic which I liked. The chase scene between Ghostface and Gale was also fantastic even though I feared for my boy Dewey's life.

Scream 3:

Wasn't a fan personally. Sidney really annoyed me in this one and frankly I don't remember much about it despite watching it yesterday. The killer was revealed to be Sidney's long lost brother or something which I thought was a total copout and just made no sense. But I have a raving crush on Patrick Dempsey so that made up for a lot. The whole "Sidney's about to die in a replica of Stu's house" was kinda stupid.

Scream 4:

Honestly, probably my second favourite film. I LOVE Emma Roberts and when it turned out she was the psychotic killer - I was here for it. The psychotic cousin storyline made so much more sense than the long lost psychotic brother and I did not see it coming. I swore blind it would have been Robbie with all his filming but Jill caught me off guard. And she so nearly got away with it. HOWEVER, I have a controversial opinion. Sidney should have died in this film. I feel like psycho cousin Jill would have been a great way for her to die especially as the fifth film doesn't really have any direct roots leading to her.

Scream 5:

Now this one I liked but not massively. I was full on convinced from the start that Richie would be Ghostface and when that turned out to be true, I obviously wasn't shocked. Then Amber was revealed and it was a bit meh - kinda like the third one where it sort of made no sense. Going back to my previous point though - because Sidney didn't die in Scream 4 then it would have been a good move to kill her off in this film at the hands of Sam - being Billy's daughter (which I also thought was a shit storyline but we move). But one thing I will NEVER forgive them for was killing Dewey. I sobbed like a BABY.

I will probably update this whenever I watch Scream 6 but my order of favourites goes:

Scream 1

Scream 4

Scream 2

Scream 5

Scream 3

Thank you for listening to my TED talk.

[msookyspooky]

It just hit me that Sidney Prescott never got to hug Dewey in 5 like she did in almost every other movie. OUCH. Like, bro wtf. This hurts.

Think about it:

A man that was her best friends brother in the first. He was the young rookie 25 year old cop seemingly watching over all these 17-18 year old kids that probably all grew up together in Woodsboro.

A man she called her and Randy's adoptive big brother and rushed across the campus yard to hug in the second movie. Who was arguably one of the only people that seemed to truly listen to her w/o arguing or judgement or trying to force her to face her emotions or pushing boundaries. He was 100% there for her and she was allowed to express herself however she wanted.

A man she screamed for when she was scared; a girl wanting her big brother to come rescue her on set in 3 and clung onto sobbing when they found her. The same man that hid her location out of fear for her safety, even from the police and facing threats, he still kept her safe. The same man that went feral and threatened to kill Roman if he hurt her. Who SHOCKED himself just to get to her.

A man that she doesn't hesitate to hug in 4 after god knows how long since they saw each other. We don't know! We only know it's been 15 years since the first movie and they're both grown up with very busy lives and adult responsibilities. The man read her entire book and knew exact page numbers to qoute because he was so proud of her and wanted to read every word she wrote.

A man who clearly and sadly hasn't seen Sidney in a long while makes warning her his first priority. Who smiles when he realizes she's not some scared 17 year old or 19 year old or 22 year old anymore. She's not even the vulnerable 32 year old he thought he almost lost 10 years ago in 4.

She's a capable woman in her 40s that won't hesitate and you can just see the relief on his face at her answer...Because he knows if he dies; she'll be okay. She doesn't need him to protect her anymore and probably never did but he still did his best to keep her safe.

A man that was the closest thing to a true big brother Sidney ever had. Who was the emotional glue that held their group of Ghostface survivors together. A woman that was the closest thing to a little sister he had left after Tatum died. Who he made his sole mission in every movie to make sure she was safe.

....

And he didn't get to hug her one last time.

The movie hyperfocuses on who Gale lost but what about Sidney? ...She deserved to mourn over Dewey in 5. Truly cry or hold a picture of him or something I need fucking closure. 💔

[cardest]

New Orleans playlist

Hungry for some po boys? Feeling the Mardi Gras vibes for this weekend? This is the ultimate NOLA playlist, right here. Play the songs here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC182dTlE-Gii6ZOO5ZrN1Z1T

Louisiana and New Orleans, all in the one awesome playlist. If there are songs I left out, let me know and I can add those. Or come meet me at Le Bon Temps Roulé  and we’ll listen to this NOLA playlist together with drinks.

LOUISIANA & NEW ORLEANS

001 Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras 002 Earl King - Ain’t no city like New Orleans 003 John Lee Hooker - goin’ to Louisiana 004 Crowbar -  Wrath Of Time By Judgment 005 True Detective - Theme (The Handsome Family - Far From Any Road) 006 EyeHateGod - New Orleans Is The New Vietnam 007 The The Meters -  Chicken Strut 008 Paul McCartney - Live And Let Die (from Live And Let Die) 009 The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar 010 Lucinda Williams - Crescent City 011 King Hobo -  New Or-Sa-Leans 012 Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting 013 Down - Underneath Everything 014 True Blood Theme Song (Jace Everett - Bad Things) 015 Corrosion of Conformity -  Broken Man 016 The New Orleans Jazz Vipers - I Hope Your Comin' Back To New Orleans 017 Willy DeVille - Jump City 018 Left Side - Gold In New Orleans 017 Necrophagia -  Reborn through Black Mass 018 Johnny Horton -  The Battle Of New Orleans 019 Dr John - Litanie des Saints 020 Foo Fighters - In the Clear 021 Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans 022 Jucifer - Lautrichienne 023 Danzig - It's a long way back from hell 024 Harry Connick, Jr. -  Oh, My Nola 025 The Gaturs - Gator Bait 026 Jon Bon Jovi - Queen Of New Orleans 027 Cyril Neville -  Gossip 028 Carlos Santana - Black Magic Woman 029 Gentleman June Gardner - It's Gonna Rain 030 Eddy G. Giles - Soul Feeling (Part 1) 031 Tool - Swamp Song 032 Beasts of Bourbon -  Psycho 033 Seratones - Gotta Get To Know Ya 034 Chuck Berry -  You Never Can Tell 035 Grateful Dead - Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleoo 036 Pale Misery - Hope is a Mistake 037 Exhorder - Homicide 038 King James & the Special Men - Special Man Boogie 039 Chuck Carbo -  Can I Be Your Squeeze 040 Amebix - Axeman 041 Tomahawk - Captain Midnight 042 Waylon Jennings - Jambalaya 043 Heavy Lids - Deviate 044 Red Hot Chili Peppers -  Apache Rose Peacock 045 Necrophagia -  Rue Morgue Disciple 046 Johnny Cash -  Big River 047 Albert King -  Laundromat Blues 048 Meklit Feat Preservation Hall Horns - You Are My Luck 049 Le Winston Band  - En haut de la montagne 050 Dr. john - I Thought I Heard New Orleans Say 051 Down -  New Orleans is a dying whore 052 Samhain -  To Walk The Night 053 Creedence Clearwater Revival -  Green River 054 Southern Culture on the Skids -  Voodoo Cadillac 055 Bonnie, Sheila -  You Keep Me Hanging On 056 Warren Lee -  Funky Bell 057 Elf - Annie New Orleans 058 Cannonball Adderley - New Orleans Strut 059 Doug Kershaw - Louisiana Man - New Orleans Version 060 Willy deVille  - Voodoo Charm 061 The Animals -  The House of the Rising Sun 062 Porgy Jones -  The Dapp 063 Lost Bayou Ramblers - Sabine Turnaround 064 IDRIS MUHAMMAD - New Orleans 065 John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen No. 2 066 Hank 3 - Hillbilly Joker 067 Nine Inch Nails -  Heresy 068 Talking Heads - Swamp 069 Irma Thomas - I'd Rather Go Blind 070 Mississippi Fred McDowell -  I'm Going Down the River 071 Dee Dee Bridgewater   - Big Chief 072 Dr. John  - Creole Moon 073 Agents of Oblivion -  Slave Riot 074 Steve Vai - Voodoo Acid 075 Saviours -  Slave To The Hex 076 Kris  Kristofferson -  Casey's Last Ride 077 JJ Cale - Louisiana Women 078 Cher - Dark Lady of New Orleans 079 LE ROUX - Take A Ride On A Riverboat 080 The Melvins -  A History Of Bad Men 081 Floodgate - Through My Days Into My Nights 082 Opprobium - voices from the grave 083 Quintron & Miss Pussycat - Swamp Buggy Badass 084 Child Bite - ancestral ooze 085 Sammi Smith - The City Of New Orleans 086 The Explosions - Garden Of Four Trees 087 Bobby Boyd - straight ahead 088 Bobby Charles - Street People 089 Wall of Voodoo -  Far Side of Crazy 090 Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway (feat. Bhi Bhiman) 091 Elton John - Honky Cat 092 Serge Gainsbourg - Bonnie and Clyde 093 Fats Domino - I'm Walking To New Orleans 094 Cruel Sea - Orleans Stomp 095 Down -  On March The Saints 096 Danzig -  Ju Ju Bone 097 The Neville Brothers ~ Voodoo 098 Megadeth -  The Conjuring 099 Miles Davis - Miles runs the voodoo down 100 Elvis Presley - King Creole 101 Led Zeppelin - Royal Orleans 102 The Lime Spiders -  Slave Girl 103 BIG BILL BROONZY  -'Mississippi River Blues'   104 Kreeps - Bad Voodoo 105 Dirty Dozen Brass Band -  Caravan 106 Kirk Windstein -  Dream In Motion 107 Eletric Prunes - Kyrie Eleison - Mardi Gras 108 Merle Haggard - The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde 109 Corrosion of Conformity -  River of Stone 110 THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN (MAIN TITLE) 111 Zigaboo Modeliste - Guns 112 ReBirth Brass Band - Let's Go Get 'Em 113 Inell Young -  What Do You See In Her? 114 Jimi Hendrix - If 6 as 9 (Studio Version) Easy Rider Soundtrack 115 Deep Purple -  Speed King 116 Exhorder - The Law 117 Crowbar -  The Cemetery Angels 118 A Streetcar Named Desire OST - Main Title 119 WOORMS - Take His Fucking Leg 120 steely dan - pearl of the quarter 121 Tabby Thomas - Hoodoo Party 122 Black Label Society -  Parade of the Dead 123 Dwight James & The Royals - Need Your Loving 124 Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) The Rampant Hunter (Soundtrack OST) 125 PanterA - The Great Southern Trendkill 126 Ween - WHO DAT? 127 Earl King - Street Parade 128 Ernie K-Doe - Here Come The Girls 129 Dejan's Olympia Brass Band ~ Mardi Gras In New Orleans 130 Body Count -  KKK Bitch 131 Goatwhore - Apocalyptic Havoc 132 C.C. Adcock - Y'all d Think She Be Good To Me (from True Blood S01E01) 133 The Meters - Fire On The Bayou 134 Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters 135 Balfa Brothers - J'ai Passe Devant ta Porte 136 Ween - Voodoo Lady 137 King Diamond -  'LOA' House 138 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou 139 Dax Riggs -  See You All In Hell Or New Orleans 140 Professor Longhair - Go to the Mardi Gras 141 Dixie Witch -  Shoot The Moon 142 Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away 143 Fats Waller -  There's Going To Be The Devil To Pay 144 Mississippi Fred McDowell -  When the Train Comes Along with Sidney Carter & Rose Hemphill 145 Treme Song (Main Title Version) 146 Tony Joe White - Even Trolls Love Rock and Roll 147 Nine Inch Nails -  Sin 148 Exodus -  Cajun Hell 149 NEIL DIAMOND - New Orleans 150 James Brown - Call Me Super Bad 151 Jimi Hendrix -  Voodoo Child ( Slight Return ) 152 Allen Toussaint - Chokin Kind 153 Dash Rip Rock  - Meet Me at the River 154 Hawg Jaw- 4 Lo 155 Hot 8 Brass Band - Keepin It Funky 156 Hank Williams III - Rebel Within 157 Dejan's Original Olympia Brass Band - Shake It And Break It 158 Jelly Roll Morton -  Finger Buster 159 The Royal Pendletons - (Im a) Sore Loser 160 Little Bob & The Lollipops - Nobody But You 161 Gregg Allman - Floating Bridge (True Detective Soundtrack) 162 Michael Doucel with Beausoleil - Valse de Grand Meche 163 Dolly Parton - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy 164 Othar Turner & the Afrossippi Allstars – Shimmy She Wobble 165 Jucifer - Fleur De Lis 166 Soilent Green -  Leaves Of Three 167 Ides Of Gemini -  Queen of New Orleans 168 Betty Harris -  Trouble with My Lover 169 Lead Belly - Pick A Bale Of Cotton 170 Candyman Opening Theme 171 Goatwhore - When Steel and Bone Meet 172 Acid Bath - Bleed Me An Ocean 173 Pere Ubu - Louisiana Train Wreck 174 Walter -Wolfman- Washington - You Can Stay But the Noise Must Go 175 Alice in Chains -  Hate To Feel 176 Body Count -  Voodoo 177 Live and Let Die - Jazz Funeral 178 Smoky Babe -  Cotton Field Blues 179 Professor Longhair - Big Chief Part 2 180 Lewis Boogie - Walk the Line 181 James Black - Theres a Storm in the Gulf 182 The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire 183 The Jambalaya Cajun Band - Bayou Teche Two Step 184 The Deacons -  Fagged Out 185 Thou - The Changeling Prince 186 Black Sabbath -  Voodoo 187 King Diamond -  Louisiana Darkness 188 Doyle -  Cemeterysexxx 189 KINGDOM OF SORROW - Grieve a Lifetime 190 Hank Williams III - Louisiana Stripes 191 FORMING THE VOID - On We Sail 192 BUCK BILOXI AND THE FUCKS - fuck you 193 Down in New Orleans - The Princess and the Frog Soundtrack 194 Trombone Shorty & James Andrews  - oh Poo Pah Doo 195 Whitesnake -  Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City 196 The Dirty Dozen Brass band - Voodoo 197 Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind 198 Down -  Ghosts along the Mississippi 199 AEROSMITH  - Voodoo Medicine Man 200 Nine Inch Nails -  The Perfect Drug 201 The Byrds - [Sanctuary III] Ballad Of Easy Rider 202 The Iguauas - Boom Boom Boom 203 PJ Harvey - Down By The Water 204 Louis Armstrong - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans 205 Dr John - Right Place Wrong Time 206 ESTHER ROSE - handyman 207 Lightnin Slim - It's Mighty Crazy 208 Slim Harpo - Blues Hangover 209 Irma Thomas - Ruler Of My Heart 210 WEATHER WARLOCK - Fukk the Plan-0 211 Superjoint Ritual - The Alcoholik (Use Once And Destroy) 212 Stressball - dust 213 Trampoline Team - Kill You On The Streetcar 214 Xander Harris - Where’s your Villain? 215 Dukes of Dixieland - When The Saints Go Marching In 216 Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds - Su Su 217 Danzig - I'm the one 218 EyeHatteGod - Pigs 219 Hank Williams Jr - Amos Moses 220 The Cramps - Alligator Stomp 221 Crowbar - The Serpent Only Lies 222 Shrüm - drip 223 Thou  - The Only Law 224 DR. JOHN - Babylon   225 Garth Brooks - Callin' Baton Rouge 226 Wild Magnolias - All On A Mardi Gras Day 227 NCIS New Orleans TV Show theme 228 Skull Duggery - Big Easy 229 Harry Connick Jr. - City beaneath the sea 230 Elvis Presley - Dixieland Rock 231 Tom Waits - I Wish I Was In New Orleans (In The Ninth Ward) 232 Neil Young - Everybody's Rockin 233 Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals - Delinquent 234 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - Wolf Named Crow 235 Widespread Panic - Fishwater 236 Lillian Boutté - Why Don't You Go Down to New Orleans 237 Bryan Ferry - Limbo 238 Scream - Mardi Gras 239 EyeHateGod - Shoplift 240 Better Than Ezra - good 241 Duke Ellington - Perdido (1960 Version) 242 Bob Dylan - Rambling, Gambling Willie 243 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - sAve my soul 244 Le Roux - So Fired Up 245 Concrete Blonde - The Vampire song 246 Boozoo Chavis - Zydeco Mardi Gras 247 Idris Muhammad  - Piece of mind 248 Les Hooper - Back in Blue Orleans 249 Doug Kershaw - Cajun stripper 250 DOWN  - Witchtripper 251 Soilent Green - So hatred 252 Professional Longhair - Big chief 253 Willie Nelson - City Of New Orleans 254 Tom Waits - Whistlin' Past The Graveyard 255 Brian Fallon - sleepwalkers 256 Patsy - Count It On Down 257 Into the Moat - The Siege Of Orleans 258 Bruce Cockburn - Down To The Delta 259 Jello Biafra · the Raunch and Soul All-Stars - Fannie Mae 260 Exhorder - Asunder 261 Cane Hill - Too Far Gone 262 The Slackers - peculiar 263 Crowbar  - A Breed Apart   264 COC - Wiseblood 265 Necrophagia - Embalmed Yet I Breathe 266 EYEHATEGOD - Fake What's Yours 333 Alan Vega - Bye Bye Bayou 666 DOWN  - Stone the crow

I don’t beads by the way! Hit play here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC182dTlE-Gii6ZOO5ZrN1Z1T

[fabiolajyx]

The best scene, the truest scene

Oh, this iconic scene with its iconic speech! It's my favorite “speaking” scene (my other favorite scene being the dance) and I've watched it more than I can count. Do you wanna know how deep my love for this scene is? Well, I cry everytime I watch it. Not a word of a lie! And because of my deep love for it, I thought I’d share with you how I see it. Be ready, because I’ll talk about every details! 

First I wanna talk about how he walks towards her. The last thing she said to him at the regatta was to leave her alone. So he comes to the Trafalgar house to talk to her but he doesn’t know if she’ll listen to him. So he walks slowly, with his arms behind his back and he keeps his distance. That’s a really good parallel to their conversation in London when he comes upstairs and apologize. In this scene he walks the same way. He knows that she wants to be alone so he walks slowly to see if he’ll be welcome and he keeps his distance. Also here, he looks at her because he knows why he’s here. While in London, when he comes into the room, he looks down.

"If you're looking for you brother..." I love how Charlotte says this. She looks and sounds a little annoyed by him. First, it's because of what happened at the regatta of course, because of their fight. Also it's late, she probably doesn’t have the energy to argue with him at this moment of the night. Then do you remember the last two moments they had in the office together? It was in episode 3. The first time, it was when she thought she would find Tom behind the desk. She didn't have a warm welcome from him, "The ubiquitous Miss Heywood!" And the second time, in the same episode, it was when they come to tell Tom, Charlotte's idea about the regatta. What does Sidney shout? "TOM!" To Charlotte, everytime Sidney comes at the Trafalgar house, it is to see his brother. And I think Sidney is aware of that and that's why he feels the urge to be specific. Very specific!

"I'm not. As a matter of fact, I was looking for you." We could replace "as a matter of fact" by "for once" here. "For once, I'm here for you. For once, you are the one I'm looking for. For once, you are the person I wanna speak with in this office, in this house." Now, do you see how he looks down first but get back to look into her eyes right after he has spoken? I LOVE IT! He knows why he is here. He wants her and he is finally ready to tell her. He was looking for her. He was looking for her his whole life and she's right here in front of him. Get your girl, Sidney! 

Charlotte doesn't really react to what he said. She hears him but she's kinda in a little shock I would say. But then it seems like she understands what he just said, "he was looking for me. Like earlier when he went after me when Mrs. Campion was mean to me? Oh, Mrs. Campion... Wait! What he is doing here?!?"

"I thought you and Mrs. Campion would be heading back to London" The way she straightens her shoulders with a deep breath! She's like "wow, you almost got me with your "I was looking for you" but I won't let you. So hear me throwing your mean ex girlfriend's name to you! If you are here to argue, I'm ready now." 

And I love Sidney's reaction! Do you see his little smirk? His face is screaming "A NEW ASSUMPTION, MISS HEYWOOD!" but he knows why he's here and an argument is not the reason, so he doesn't say anything. In fact, he loves that she said that. Having opinions and assumptions, that's who she is (why do I have Gilbert Blythe's voice in my head while writing these words?). Even if her being too opinionated was the main reason of their multiple fights, deep inside of him, he loves when they argue. He loves it when she confronts him and he wouldn't change that about her for anything.

"She's already left" Again, I love how he looks straight into her eyes. His eyes speak for him. When he looks at her here it's like his eyes were saying "like I said, I was looking for you. I'm here for you. Do you understand?" Charlotte is confused here and let him speak because she doesn't know what to say. And I honestly don't know what she could have said. He was looking for her... for a reason and now she's wondering why.

Let’s do another parallel to their conversation in London here. Like I said, he keeps his distance in both conversations. But in London, she’s open to the conversation and once he understands it, he walks closer to her. But here, it’s not the case. She’s not really open to have a conversation with him and he feels it. So he stays where he is. He keeps his distance. About his arms behind his back, I don’t think there’s something to unsderstand here. He does it all the time. Or maybe it’s because he grabbed her arm at the Regatta and now he wants to show her that he’s only here to speak and not to argue. Maybe it’s because he’s nervous?

"I decided against joining her." Okay, so that's a simple sentence. But we can see it as if he's using her own words. "I decided against it" that's what she said to him, when he asked her to stay in the carriage but didn't listen to him and followed him inside the boarding house. So to me, he says it to make her understands that he finally stood up to Eliza. He did what he should have done earlier when she was mean to her. He didn't want to go back to London so he said no to Eliza. Because Charlotte inspires him to be better. To do what he wants.

"On reflexion, I realized..." So I've been thinking. Yes, he invited Eliza to Sanditon, but why? Because he wanted to be with her? Probably. I mean, she was his first love and even if she broke his heart, there's still a part of him that's still attracted to her, curious about her. Which is understandable. "Whatever he's done, I cannot just cauterise my heart. I am not you." Well, Georgiana, it seems like Sidney didn't. So he invited Eliza to Sanditon to reconnect with her... At least that's what he thought. We know he asked her to stay for the regatta. And that's why they went to the Ball in London in the first place, to spread the word about the Regatta. So to me, he invited her more to please Tom than to please himself. I think the regatta was the main reason of his invitation and that's what he realized through the day. 

"I would rather be here" He realized he would rather be in Sanditon than in London. He would rather be in this office than in a carriage. In other words, he would rather be with Charlotte than with Eliza. And once again, his eyes! Look how he looks at her! His eyes are screaming "with you", "I would rather be here with you!" Charlotte looks totally disoriented.

"I, um..." To me, Sidney is taking his courage here. It's time to say what he has to say because she can't read his mind. "How can anyone know your mind? You take pains to be unknowable." It's time for him to speak. It's time for him to be knowable. He doesn't have to be guarded anymore. Not with her.

"I'm a great deal less than perfect. You've made me all too aware of that." Not much to say here. He refers to everytime that she confronted him when she thought he was acting like an idiot. When she knew he could do better. When she expected more from him than what he was doing.

Okay, so first can we talk about Charlotte's breathing, here? Her heartbeat is beating so fast! She's definitely befuddled here.

"But for wathever it's worth" He noticed she was a bit annoyed by him when he came into the room. He knows that she doesn't listen to him when he asks her to do something. He knows she doesn't need his permission to do anything. So to him, there's a chance that she won't care about what he's about to say.

"I believe I am my best self" I think he's using the word "believe" here, because he wants her to know his mind now. "Please, do not presume to know my mind, Miss Heywood!" Especially because he's feeling his best self thanks to her. He wants to make amends. He is feeling his best self by wanting to do the right things.

"My truest self" She has seen him angry at her. She has seen him scared of losing Georgiana. She has seen him smile and laugh. She has seen him lost and confused. He is feeling his truest self by showing her his emotions.

"When I'm with you" To me, he answers to the questions she asked him at the Regatta. "Is that all I am to you? A source of amusement? - No, of course not, you're..." She is the person who makes him a better man when he's with her. That's all she is to him. "What is it you want from me?" He wants her to always be with him to remind him who he truly is. That's what he wants from her. "I'm no longer in any doubt as to how you regard me." That's how he regards her.

Charlotte is simply speechless, here. She’s in shock. What just happened? 

"That is all" The famous "that is all". I understand why he finishes his speech like that. He's not the type of man who opens his heart easily. It took him a lot of courage and now that he's finished to say everything he had to say, he needs to leave. He can't face her right away. That's why he looks down. He doesn't look into her eyes like he did at the beginning of the conversation. Again, a good parallel to their conservation in London, where he stares at her before he leaves. Maybe he was waiting to see if she had something to say. But here, if he stays, it would be too intimadating. Especially if she doesn't feel the same. I think he also doesn't want to bother her any longer. He probably wants her to process everything he has just said. And he also wants to respect the last thing she said to him at the regatta, "Please, be kind enough to leave me alone". So he is litterally saying, "That's all I wanted to say. Now, I'm leaving." 

She’s speechless, befuddled and the way that she touches the edge of the table, I would say dizzy, even. Did the man that she loves, loves her back?

I hope it wasn’t too long and too boring to read. I could talk about this scene forever. I will probably notice something new about it the next I’ll watch it. And honestly, I have no words for Theo and Rose’s acting. They are amazing!

Also, english is not my first language so sorry if some sentences are weird or anything.

Alright, that is all.

[madlori]

Unveiled - Chapter 11

Chapter 1 || Chapter 2 || Chapter 3 || Chapter 4 || Chapter 5 || Chapter 6 || Chapter 7 || Chapter 8 || Chapter 9 || Chapter 10 || Chapter 11 || Chapter 12  || Chapter 13 || Epilogue

by MadLori Word Count: 2800 Fandom: Men’s Hockey RPF Pairing: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin Rating: NC-17 (like, heed this, please) Tags: Arranged Marriage, Modern Royalty AU, Mpreg, Not Omegaverse, No Consent Issues, Veiled Sex, Weird Traditions, Don’t Think Too Hard, Handwavey Biology

No sex in this one.

Hold on to your butts.

Read it on AO3

One week. A mere seven days remained till the unveiling, and Zhenya was walking around with a constant coil of nervous anticipation in his belly. Every day was a nonstop series of decisions to be made, plans to be finalized, fittings to attend, and messages to answer. He was tired -- exhausted, even -- but the adrenaline was keeping him going.

His brother’s memorial service had taken place a few days after That Night By the Lake (as he was calling it in his head). Victor’s body would be buried and consecrated at his mountain home, but the King and Queen had held both a public and a family-only celebration of his life. The consort had accompanied him to the family-only celebration -- Zhenya didn’t need to talk during the hour long service, anyway -- and had been a tremendous comfort to him. Holding his husband’s hand, Zhenya felt steadier than he had since getting the news.

The services had seemed to give his parents some peace; no further suggestions that the unveiling be postponed had been offered, and nobody seemed to think that going ahead with it as planned was in poor taste (his family had sufficient critics in the newspapers that such an opinion, if it existed, would surely have been offered). 

With each day that passed, the danger of miscarriage dropped, and everyone’s steps lightened a little. His consort seemed to be feeling more energetic and was holding himself less gingerly as he walked. They’d even been having sex more frequently -- a few nights before, the consort had produced the infamous blindfold again, to Zhenya’s delight. He’d hoped for a repeat but hadn’t thought it his place to ask.

He hadn’t seen Sidney since That Night By the Lake. Sidney had kept to his word and stayed out of sight. With all the excitement for the unveiling, and the many demands upon his time, Zhenya had even managed to keep his mind off him. He couldn’t think about Sidney leaving, about never seeing him again -- if he let himself dwell on it, his guts twisted up and he couldn’t think about anything else. Once his consort was unveiled, he hoped like hell that he’d feel calmer about Sidney going back to New Scotland, and that he’d be able to say a polite good-bye without having to restrain himself from seizing Sidney and running away with him. Sidney would become a man he’d once known and then lost, a fond memory, and hopefully in the future, he’d be able to think of him without wanting to curl up into a little ball and sob.

He was on his way from a meeting of the King’s Council -- not unveiling-related business, for once -- to his office, where he was to meet with the groundskeepers about preparations for the party, when he heard hurrying footsteps approaching. He turned and was surprised to see his consort full-on running toward him, his veils flying out behind him, exposing most of his smart-but-casual suit. Zhenya cocked his head, a quizzical look on his face. The consort ran up and grabbed his hand, his body language screaming “excitement.” He pulled Zhenya the last few meters to Zhenya’s office and inside. The groundskeepers were already there, with Sasha lurking nearby. They rose, hats in their hands -- these men weren’t accustomed to speaking to the royal family -- and started in with the bows and greetings. The consort rushed over to them, nodding and touching their arms, gesturing to the door, looking toward Sasha, who got the message quickly. “Gentlemen, the Prince and his consort have business, we must ask you to wait a little while…” The consort was gesturing to his watch, then held up ten fingers, twice. “...twenty minutes, will that be all right?”

The groundskeepers agreed, and Sasha hustled them out of the room, casting a confused look back at Zhenya, who just shrugged. “No idea,” he mouthed at Sasha as the door closed behind them, leaving him alone with the consort.

Zhenya turned to face him, spreading his hands in a “well?” gesture. The consort hesitated, then came forward to grasp both of his hands and pull him to a chair. He pushed him down into it, then took a deep breath.

As Zhenya watched, his husband undid his belt, unbuttoned his pants and pushed them down a little bit, lifting his shirttail. He grabbed one of Zhenya’s hands and placed it against his lower abdomen, where...Zhenya’s eyes widened. There was a small, barely noticeable but definitely-there bump that hadn’t been there three days before, the last time they’d had sex. He leaned closer, a broad, delighted smile spreading across his face and joy bubbling up in his chest. He put both hands on the consort’s belly, framing the bump with his fingers, and looked up at him -- he almost fancied he could see the man’s grin through his veils. He leaned in and kissed the slight swell under his consort’s skin then hugged him, wrapping his arms around his husband’s hips and burying his face in his stomach. He felt the consort’s hands in his hair as he hugged him back and the shakiness of his breath against the top of Zhenya’s head.

Zhenya pulled away and tilted his head up, then shut his eyes, being very obvious about it. He felt his husband chuckle, then the brush of fabric against his face as he lifted the veils. He drew him down to kiss him, keeping his eyes firmly shut. The consort’s soft mouth opened to him and Zhenya slid one hand back against his belly, cradling the firmness of that little bulge, invisible beneath his clothes. The first time he’d held their child. 

He drew his consort a little closer. “Husband,” he whispered into his ear. He felt a shudder pass down his consort’s whole body. He drew back and tapped him so he could replace his veils, then opened his eyes and got to his feet. He pulled his husband into his arms, hoping that this embrace would communicate what he could not in words -- his gratitude at what the consort was doing for them, what he was enduring for them, and what Zhenya was willing to sacrifice for him.

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Zhenya never saw much point in rehearsing for the unveiling, but rehearsal had been deemed necessary, so he went along with it. He suspected that it was a way to introduce another state dinner to the schedule.

It wasn't like the ceremony was complicated. He’d be standing up front with his parents and the consort’s parents, who’d arrived the day before from New Scotland. The consort would enter, in fancy bedazzled veils for the occasion, and present himself before them. The cleric would proclaim that the consort was giving life to the royal bloodline, or some such nonsense, and that he was to be accepted into the heart of the Prince and the honor of the family. He’d take one knee, and Zhenya would lift his veil, they’d exchange their weddings rings and that would be it.

And yet here they’d been standing for half an hour while various clerics and footmen ran hither and yon, repositioning people, agonizing over the processional order, the music cues, the placement of the kneeling stool, everything under the sun. Zhenya was almost grateful that his consort was present and neither of them were allowed to speak, or else he might have unleashed some choice commentary.

He glanced at his husband, standing at his side with his arms folded, and he could almost see the man’s eye-roll in his body language. Sasha was harassing everyone to please, get this show on the road, we’re all hungry, the consort’s feet are swelling, don’t you know he’s pregnant (the consort’s feet were not, in fact, swelling, but Sasha wasn’t above evoking pregnant-consort guilt to move things along). 

Finally they were ready for an actual run-through. Zhenya took his place, his parents and in-laws took theirs, and he felt that little frisson of excitement again as the doors opened and his consort walked regally to the platform and stood by the kneeling stool. It’s really almost here, he thought. Tomorrow. He’d see his husband’s face tomorrow.

The cleric directed the consort to take one knee, which he did, his veiled face tilted up. Zhenya stepped forward and, on his cue, mimed lifting the veil.

His stomach dropped and twisted as he did so. In his mind’s eye he saw himself lifting that veil tomorrow, saw his husband’s face appear, and of course, of course, all he saw was Sidney. Sidney’s eyes, Sidney’s lips, his thick, wavy hair and his jawline like a flying buttress. 

It won’t be him. You can’t imagine that it’s him. Stop it.

His mother nudged him. He became abruptly aware that he’d been standing there, pretending to hold up an invisible veil, for several more beats than he should have been. The excitement he’d been feeling had twisted into dread; his throat closed up and his hands shook. He looked down at the consort, who’d cocked his head in a sort of “what’s going on” gesture, and Zhenya was suddenly furious -- at himself, at Sidney. None of this was his consort’s fault. He’d done absolutely nothing wrong -- in fact he’d been so much more than Zhenya could have imagined -- and here Zhenya was, wishing for another man on the very eve of their new life together. 

He took a step back, his teeth grinding. More words were being said, instructions given, but he wasn’t hearing them. All he was hearing was his pulse beating in his ears. “Zhenya?” his father said. He looked around -- everyone was looking at him. He had no idea what was expected of him right now.

So he ran. He turned and strode out of the throne room, banging the door open and ignoring the rising muttering behind him. “Zhenya, wait!” he heard Sasha call. Poor, long-suffering Sasha, who had to put up with him and only gave him a moderate amount of shit for it.

He rounded the corner and ran into Fleury, almost literally. Only the guard’s quick reflexes saved them from a nasty collision. “Sir?” Fleury said. “I was just coming to collect his Highness for dinner.”

“I need to see him. Bring him to my chambers.”

Fleury blinked. “Who, sir?” Zhenya just stared at him. Fleury gave up the pretense and nodded. “I’ll get him, sir. It may take some time, I’ll need to -- find him,” he said, his eyes cutting away.

“Bring him, as soon as you can.” He continued his stalk down the corridor. 

Sasha caught up to him. “You kind of left everyone in the lurch, there.”

“I meant to.”

“What’s going on?”

“I can’t talk about it. I just need to...work something out. It’s fine, nobody needs to worry about anything, especially my husband. Tell Father and Mother and his Highness that I’ll be along to the dinner soon. Please tell the consort that everything is okay.”

“Give me a clue here?”

He stopped and faced him. “Do you need one?”

Sasha sighed. “No. I guess not. Just...put this to bed, will you? Once and for all. For your husband’s sake.”

“That’s what I intend to do.”

He shut himself in his quarters and paced. The image would not leave him -- lifting the veils, seeing Sidney, wrapping him up and spiriting him away to where nobody would ever disturb their peace again. His brain raced ahead of itself to a fantasy of a whole life lived with Sidney, in a home that was theirs alone, Sidney in his arms, in his bed, in his life. All the times he’d successfully avoided thinking of Sidney over the last few weeks seemed to be descending upon him at once, as if the reality of the unveiling was dredging up his own demons to torment him.

Twenty minutes passed before the door opened and Sidney walked in, his brow furrowed. He was tousle-haired and dressed in lounging clothes like he’d been roused from a nap. “What the hell, Zhenya?” he said. 

“My unveiling,” he said. “It’s tomorrow.” 

“Yeah, I know! So why are you asking to see me?” He frowned and came closer. “Zhenya, you...you look awful. Are you having some kind of a panic attack?” His tone shifted from irritated to concerned. “I can get the doctor…”

“I’m not panicking, I’m…” He broke off and tried to gather what he could of his thoughts. “I’ve been waiting for this day. Weeks and weeks, I’ve waited. To finally see my husband’s face and hear his voice, to know him and see what kind of life we’ll make together.” He looked up at Sidney. “I was just at the rehearsal. Everyone was practicing where to stand, what to say, how fast to walk. Everyone but me.” Sidney stared at him, stricken. “My husband has done me no wrong, Sidney. He deserves nothing but a good life with me, and our children, with a husband who is focused on him, and only him. So when I saw him there, kneeling and waiting for me to lift his veil, all I could think was that the only thing I’d need to practice was not looking disappointed when at last I see his face because he is not you!”

The words seemed to strike Sidney like a physical blow. He bent over and made a choked, strangled noise in his throat. Zhenya watched him, mute with despair. “Oh God, Zhenya,” Sidney moaned, and then he suddenly reached out and seized him, crashing their mouths together.

Zhenya’s stunned paralysis lasted only a moment. He had told himself for months that he didn’t love Sidney but oh God, he did, he loved him from his bedrock and now the man he loved was in his arms, kissing him with an intensity that took his breath away, and he gave himself over to it, entirely. All thoughts of his consort, his duty, and the next day’s unveiling left him and he could only think of Sidney, the entire world was Sidney. Their kisses were desperate, grasping, clawing at one another like they were trying to climb inside.

Kissing him was even better than it had been in his dreams. That plush mouth, his strong body...that…

...the lips…

Zhenya buried his face in Sidney’s neck and inhaled. The scent of him. So familiar. 

He knew that scent.

...the earth after a thunderstorm.

He froze.

No.

No, no. Impossible.

He jerked back, holding Sidney by the upper arms, and stared into his face, afraid of what he might see there. Sidney stared at him, wide-eyed, his mouth red and plumped from the kiss. “Zhenya...what…”

No, he had to see. He had to know.

He dropped to his knees at Sidney’s feet and pulled down the waistband of his loose pants, put his hand to his belly…

...and felt the small, firm swell beneath the skin.

Oh, God.

He let his head fall forward, his forehead resting against his consort’s belly and the child that grew within him.

Sidney. His consort.

He looked up at him. Sidney met his eyes and then shut his own in defeat, a deep exhale rushing from his chest. “Zhenya,” he whispered, the word riding a mournful sigh out of his mouth, laced with regret and resignation.

Zhenya stood up and backed away. He turned around, his mind reeling. Every interaction he’d had with his consort or with Sidney since their marriage was unspooling in his mind, replayed now and colored with this new knowledge. How he had been played for a fool, allowed to torment himself with guilt over his desire for Sidney, to despise himself for wishing he could just run away with him and abandon his consort...all of it pointless, all of it unnecessary. Who had really been wearing those veils? How many times had he looked down at his consort and seen a fake? Oh God, had he ever...no. He couldn’t think of that. He could barely hold his swirling thoughts in his mind right now. Betrayed rage rose in his heart, repeating the single tortured question -- why?

He went to the door, straightening his clothing. He turned partly back, not quite looking at Sidney, still standing in the middle of his bedroom. “I’m going to the dinner. I’ll be missed if I don’t go. I will...make your excuses. You’re not feeling well.” He paused, then spoke quietly. “I can’t see you right now.”

He went out into the hall; just as he shut the door, he heard Sidney sob.

Next Chapter

[motivebehindthemask]

Motives Through the Thrilogy Part 3:

2000’s Scream 3 does something with the franchise we have not seen before. At the end of the original, after Billy and Stu are both dead, we see someone in a Ghostface costume peeking through the trees, watching Sidney. The third installment, gives us the answer we’ve been awaiting. Who was behind that mask? His name is Roman Bridger. We meet him as a young director, directing the new and upcoming “Stab 3.” At the end if the movie, during the big reveal, he not only reveals himself as the sole killer in this movie, but of the original trilogy as a whole. His motive? He’s the long lost half-brother of Sidney. Their mother Maureen, was raped by Hollywood producer John Milton and his gang. She ended up giving birth to Roman, abandoned him, and left him to fend for himself on the streets of Hollywood. After watching Sidney for awhile, he made contact with Billy, and convinced him to find a partner he could easily pin the murders on and to kill Maureen since she was the reason Billy’s mother left. Which eventually led to the events that played out in both Scream and Scream 2.

Roman Bridger (Sidney’s long lost half brother)

[rain-drop-sky]

As a prompt could Sid and Geno do a reality show

It’s a brand new reality/celebrity/travel/game show mashup where contestants are assigned into random pairs and are forced to learn and work together as a team over the course of 3 weeks while completing various tasks around the world, all while being filmed 24/7. All the contestants are celebrities of some sort and they’re each competing for a 3 million dollar prize to go to a charity of their choice.

Geno is the beloved captain of the two time Stanley Cup Champions Pittsburgh Penguins. He has smashed hockey records left and right and together with his close friend Alexander Ovechkin, led Russia to gold at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Sid first started out as a self-taught cooking channel on Youtube and endeared himself to the public with his earnest instructions and series on cooking with a tight budget and limited equipment. His dream was to go to culinary school and when his fans found out, they donated money to help with his tuition costs. Combined with his ad revenue and sponsorship deals, he’s able to attend and graduates at the top of his class from the International Culinary Centre. He now owns and runs a Michelin Star farm-to-table restaurant located in NYC

As a teaser, the show releases snippets of each celebrity’s audition tape to join the show. Some are the standard polite “Hi, my name is ___ and I’m signing up to raise money for ____.” staged puff pieces with stylish clothing, bright natural light, and minimalist sets. Some, usually younger indie celebrities, film their audition tapes while doing something extreme. One teenaged singer filmed himself shrieking his audition lines while bungee jumping.

But there are two that go viral. The first is of Evgeni Malkin laughing as he squirms on a barstool wearing a bright Pens jersey. “Why I need do this, you already bought me dinner yesterday and I say yes Ilya,” Geno says to someone off-camera. A muffled voice tells Geno exasperatedly to just do the intro, they need it for the show. Geno sighs dramatically and looks to the camera. “Hi, my name is Geno Malkin. I play a little hockey. My friend run this show and is very sad–” “Hey!” an outraged voice cuts in while sounds of laughter can be heard off-camera. “–very sad, so he beg and promise me fancy dinner if I join the team. This isn’t an audition Ilya if I’m guaranteed a spot! Fake!” Geno shouts, sticking his tongue out cheekily. He’s still laughing as he’s pelted with wadded up paper and the camera cuts off as a short dark haired man walks into the frame, “screw you Zhenya, this is my show and you will stop being a pest–” The second looks like a real tv show trailer - there are elegant shots of of New York City and the interior of a rustic restaurant along sharp crisp shots of cooking and food prep. Interspersed are candid clips of a smiling man. “My name is Sidney Crosby.” “I’m the owner-chef of Alexandre here in New York City.” “Supporting youth outreach programs and homeless youth shelters is very important to me.” The official audition tape ends with a shot of Sidney’s hand sliding a beautiful entree into frame but a clip is attached to end where a much more rumpled looking Sidney Crosby is in the kitchen and frowning at the camera as he wipes his hands with a dish towel. “I’m sorry, but I don’t remember signing up for a reality tv show. Are you sure you have the right person?” A hand holds out an ipad and he watches the tape shown earlier. “Wait, I remember this shot. And this one. Wait, where’s Tanger?” He twists around. “Tanger? TANGER. DID YOU SIGN ME UP FOR REALITY TV YOU *BEEP*” He looks over his shoulder apologetically. “Sorry, kitchens don’t really have clean language. KRISTOPHER.” The camera cuts to a new scene where a pretty man in chef whites and long shiny hair gives a very Gallic shrug. “I have a talent for editing along with cooking I suppose.” He smiles slyly. “You’re dying to get him on though aren’t you?”

Geno and Sid are paired up and awkwardly introduce themselves to each other. Sid hasn’t really followed any sports aside from his sister’s gymnastic meets since he quit hockey as a kid after having his leg broken twice by other vengeful kids in the local leagues. Geno doesn’t care or have much opinion on food aside that Russian food is best and steak is mandatory before games. He’s confused and wonders how on earth Sid runs a farm with a fully functioning restaurant in the middle of Manhattan until Sid explains what farm-to-table means. “I’m no clotheshorse like you but even I know Eurotrash is never in style and Jesus, he was wearing a shirt made up of 3 different shirts poorly stitched together,” Sid hisses into the phone to Tanger. “Does it make him or me look more like an ass when he can’t keep up with me during physical activities?” Geno muses to Sasha. “He’s a chef, I highly doubt he walks more than a couple kilometres a day.”

All the show pairings are a bit lopsided to be fair. Some pairs start off being overly polite and not wanting to step on any toes while some are instantaneously comfortable and ooze charisma. Some fail at everything spectacularly, aiming for comedic relief, and even a few agree to be the (comparatively mild) villains that all reality shows need for ratings. Sid and Geno start off as one of the polite teams until Geno forgets himself and screams “DRIVE FASTER SID, WHAT ARE YOU, BLIND GRANDPA? DON’T LET *BEEP* TONY AND ELEANOR BEAT US *BEEP*” while Sid first drives a Zamboni in the relay race. “WHO’S A SLOW *BEEP* NOW, YOU’RE PAID TO BE FAST. SOME *BEEP BEEP* HOME ADVANTAGE YOU’RE PROVING TO BE” Sid yells back when Geno tries to gun it on his turn. “I’m so happy you competitive too,” Geno says as afterwards when they’re the first and only team to make it onto a flight to Alaska. “I’m a chef, we’re all hypercompetitive control freaks.” Sid replies. The ice is broken from then on. “I’m impress with how much swear,” Geno comments as they’re setting up a tent in Costa Rica. “Have you never seen a cooking show?” Sid snorts. “We’re not PG at all. There’s a reason why studios don’t do live shows in real kitchens.” He looks directly into the camera and grins sunnily. “*Beep beep beep* and *beep beeeep* you *beeeeeeeep*” Geno looks at him with admiration. “Need to use that on team,” he declares.

Sid and Geno quickly become fan favourites. The show has some pacing issues and a few pairs never end up with any appealing chemistry but Sid and Geno make the show rocket to the top of viewership ratings and become meme lords on their own. “No Geno, don’t pet!” “But it’s cute!” becomes one of the show’s taglines. The internet delights in making memes and gifs of Geno cradling any kind of animal declaring “It’s cute so I pet!” while Sid facepalms to the side. Viewers comment online how much chemistry the two have and how adorable they are together. Fans lose their mind when Geno cries on camera when they get to meet real emperor penguins. “I’m sorry Ilya for make fun of you,” he sniffles as he carefully pets a patient penguin. “You best friend. Best.”

They unfortunately don’t win and exit the show as the third to last team. They lost their original 4 hour lead due to a freak storm that grounded all flights from their terminal. Fans are devastated and the producers try to cushion the blow by including an extra clip of Geno and Sid parting ways before returning to their regular lives. “Keep in touch, okay Sid? Have to come watch and cheer on Pens when we come crush Rangers at Madison Square Gardens.” Geno says seriously as he holds onto Sid’s shoulders. “I’ll feed you steak before your games,” Sid promises. They hug tightly and the episode ends there before they step apart.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Ask various prominent news outlets. Accounts are set up to track where Sid and Geno are spotted and whether or not they’re still in touch. Nothing seems to go on between the two of them although Geno puts out a press release after pledging 3 million dollars to support research at Children’s Hospital of UPMC and assisting families of sick children. When asked, he shrugs and answers “joined show to raise money for hospital. Didn’t win but I’m still hockey player. Pittsburgh always support me so I’m want to give back.” Sid is featured in New York Times when he does a feature on a new week-long limited menu that will be featured at Alexandre’s come November. “All profits will be donated and split between Big Brothers Big Sisters and local homeless youth shelters,” Sid states. “Although I didn’t win, I still want to donate and support youth in our city.” Fans are disappointed when it appears the “It’s Cute!” ship has sunk until a picture appears on Geno’s instagram account. Best Friends )))) is the caption under a shadowed picture of Geno and Sid grinning in Moscow. An investigative frenzy launches but it turns out that Geno did a late post and Sid is long gone from Russia. There’s a buzz night of the first Rangers/Pens game in New York and dedicated fans capture Evgeni Malkin stepping into Alexandre’s and getting the pre-game steak he was promised. He leads the Pens to a 5-1 victory while Sid watches by the glass, netting himself a natural hat trick along the way.

Two years later, Sid announces he’ll be opening a new restaurant, Sophia, in Pittsburgh. When asked, he responds that his restaurants are named after his sous-chef and business partner Kris Letang’s children. When further pressed, he smiles and says he has friends in Pittsburgh who made a convincing case for opening his new restaurant here. No official comments are made though Geno and the rest of the Pens are seen often frequenting Sophia and Sid can always be spotted at home games and Pens events. Nine months later, an eagle-eyed fan spots and tweets a picture of a silver band topped with a sizeable diamond glittering on Sid’s left hand as he cheers at Geno’s game winning overtime goal.

Send me an anonymous (or not) summary of the fic you wish I would write starting off with ‘I wish you would write a fic where…’. (maybe I will write a tidbit)

[iamchikara]

Results for Deep Breath (afternoon) and A Good Man Goes To War (evening) under the cut.

Match #1: Singles Contest Everett Connors vs. Travis Huckabee

Chicago loved them some Huckabee. He's back in the standings after finishing off Connors with an arm wringer knee stretch over the back of the head in nine minutes.

WINNER: Travis Huckabee (1 point)

Match #2: Tag Contest Cornelius Crummels and Sonny DeFarge (1 point) vs. The Carnies (Nick Iggy and Kerry Awful)

Said to be really good, and Iggy and Awful made a very good impression on their debut match. Unfortunately, it was not enough to upset the legitimate businessmen, and they were finished off with a curb stomp from the middle turnbuckle in fourteen minutes.

WINNERS: Crummels and DeFarge (2 points)

Match #3: Singles Contest Jeremy Leary vs. Space Monkey (1 point)

Said to be another good match and the crowd was hot for it as well. Partway through, during a test of strength, Leary screamed about Lucas Calhoun and asked if he was watching. (Fill in your own Big Brother joke here.) A running knee lift in fourteen minutes downed the Monkey, heralding Leary's return to the standings.

WINNER: Jeremy Leary (1 point), Space Monkey is out of the standings

Match #4: Singles Contest Merlok (3 points) vs. Missile Assault Man

With the crowd rallying behind him, MAM, who hasn't been seen since that particular bit of goofiness with the Whisper months ago, fought valiantly against the dominant sea monster. However, Merlok continued his reign of terror, picking up MAM and hitting the Emerald Fusion. Big ovation for MAM after the match. (It kinda sucks that MAM's thing with Whisper was seemingly dropped completely, dude should really have much more to do.)

WINNER: Merlok (4 points)

Match #5: Tag Contest Oleg the Usurper and Kobald (1 point) vs. Ophidian (The Whisper) and Amasis (???)

#NotMyOsirianPortal. Seriously, folks. If this isn't building to the originals taking the bootlegs to the figurative woodshed, I'm not going to be happy. Oleg charged in without Kobald at first, and in nine minutes fell prey to what sounds like the Osirian Sacrament. It all sounds so very wrong.

WINNERS: Bootleg Portal (1 point), Oleg and Kobald are out of the standings

Match #6: Afternoon MAIN EVENT Dasher Hatfield (1 point) vs. Moose

Something else described as really good. Dasher picked up the win and his second point after a second Jackhammer in seventeen minutes. (It's sad how Moose has pretty well fallen off the map after hooking up with Impact, dude used to be everywhere.)

WINNER: Dasher Hatfield (2 points)

A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR

Sidney Bakabella shoved Vlad during the intros, then called out Mike Quackenbush, accusing him of being a bully in a cheap suit. This was a setup for the return of Max Smashmaster, who assaulted Quack from behind, then challenged him to a match, calling him a joke. As Max and Bakabella went to leave, Quack hit a tope out to the floor and it was brawling time! Quack then screamed to name the time and place and he'd be there. (I'm guessing the Season finale?)

Match #1: Singles Contest Mark Angelosetti vs. the Proletariat Boar of Moldova (2 points)

This match went all over the place as Touchdown and Boar brawled through the crowd, who'd turned pro-Boar before the end. Ten minutes and Boar hit the Gore to secure the win and his third point.

WINNER: The Proletariat Boar of Moldova (3 points)

Match #2: Singles Contest, MAGIC MOVE (Powerbomb) Solo Darling vs. Hallowicked

Hallowicked actually held off on hitting the powerbomb for most of the match, only utilizing it after Solo used a sunset flip variation. He ended the match with a spinning sitout variation in ten minutes.

WINNER: Hallowicked (1 point)

Match #3: Singles Contest Hype Rockwell (1 point) vs. Race Jaxon (2 points)

Crowd hurled verbal abuse at Jaxon, shouting "U G L Y, you ain't got no alibi" at him during the match. Jaxon ended up leaving at one point, prompting Rockwell to go after him and they fought on the balcony. The end came when Rockwell went for the Hyperwheel and got hit with a low blow, prompting a DQ. Afterward, Jaxon said that without him Rockwell is nothing and hit another low blow. Something's needed to be done about DQs and such affecting points for a while now. It's pretty stupid that it's been allowed to go on this long.

WINNER by DQ: Hype Rockwell (2 points), Race Jaxon is out of the standings

Match #4: Singles Contest Rory Gulak (2 points) vs. Icarus (1 point)

Aaaaaaaand Gulak's hopes for a second crack at Grand Champion Juan Francisco de Coronado were dashed as Icarus flipped out of a Dragon Sleeper attempt and scored the pin around nine minutes.

WINNER: Icarus (2 points), Rory Gulak is out of the standings

Match #5: Tag Contest Xyberhawx 2000 (Razer and Sylverhawk) vs. Hermit Crab and Cajun Crawdad

Razer was taken out of the proceedings fairly early into the match, forcing Sylver to go it alone for a while, though Razer ended up back in the mix before too long. Fourteen minutes in, the crustaceans made their way back into the standings by pinning Razer after a chokeslam into a pounce. Post-match, the Hawx received an ovation from the crowd.

WINNERS: Hermit Crab and Cajun Crawdad (1 point)

Match #6: Evening MAIN EVENT, Grand Championship Defense #6 Juan Francisco de Coronado vs. Fire Ant

Getting wise to JFDC's tricks at last, Bryce Remsburg had the flag removed from ringside. Even without his primary means of chicanery, JFDC dominated the match from the start, brutalizing Fire Ant both in and out of the ring, but Fire kept coming back. At one point, JFDC expected to take a countout victory, but Fire beat the count, prompting the Grand Champion to throw the belt and flag (yep, it came back) down in disgust. Fire made his comeback after that, fighting through even more chicanery, but was finally felled in twenty-six minutes via a belt shot to the knee before passing out in the Coronado Clutch. Considering what's waiting down the pike for the Grand Champion, it might've been better for him if he'd lost here!

WINNER: Juan Francisco de Coronado

Match #7: ENCORE Tag Contest, Non-Title Los Ice Creams vs. Dez Peloton

Dez Peloton aren't in the standings right now, or I would be even more annoyed about this than I already am. I'm sure people remember my rage about N_R_G shutting out challengers via non-title matches, and really this is more of the same. This kind of thing should not be happening. Anyways, the whole match had Donald teasing Jasper about not being able to do a moonsault and taking a lot of chops. I mean a LOT. It was counted at about 57. Jasper was finally able to do the moonsault off the middle turnbuckle...onto Donald. The Ice Creams then dogpiled Donald to get the win in nine minutes.

WINNERS: Los Ice Creams