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lumosinlove · 7 months ago

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@oknutzy-week-2024 !!!

On The Line

Part Three

It was uncommonly hot on the day of his and Leo’s final, just as Finn had said it would be.

But Logan was used to the heat. He was up 4-2 in the first set. They’d gotten stuck at deuce for a good five minutes during the second game and Leo had pulled the extra two points off, but Logan was going to take the set. By the time Logan did so, he had soaked through his shirt and his hair was sticking to his neck and temples. Even the audience’s applause sounded dulled by the heat. People had straw hats and fans and more than enough iced drinks and white wine to go around.

He was winning—not that such a thing couldn’t change in a snap. But it was roasting and he liked the way he was playing. He could have a moment of fun. When he got to his chair at the changeover, he glanced up at Finn. He had his arm stretched along the back of Luke’s chair, who’d stayed to watch even after being knocked out by Sebastian Montague. Logan liked seeing them getting along better. Yeah, because I won, Finn said, no matter how many times Logan insisted Luke had never seen him like that. Finn was saying something intently to him—something about Logan’s forehand if his gestures were anything to go by—when he noticed Logan looking at him. Finn tilted his head.

Logan tossed his hat on his seat before pulling his sticking white Nike t-shirt over his head. He heard Luke’s laugh before he’d even freed himself of the shirt. He kept his eyes down, and his smirk, as he used a towel to dry his torso the best he could. He fetched a new shirt from his bag, sifting carefully around his fruit and spare rackets to find it. Just before he pulled it over his head, he glanced up again. Finn had his chin in his palm, hand discreetly covering his grin. Luke thumped him on the back. Finn rolled his eyes at Logan and then pointed down at something near Logan’s chair. Logan looked, thinking he meant his hat, but instead there was a cooler there that hadn’t been before.

Finn had send down bags of ice neatly rolled up in towels that Logan could drape around his neck. Logan glanced Leo’s way to see if his team had done the same. He couldn’t tell, but what he did see was—it was something. Leo peeling the white fabric of his shirt from his long, shining torso. He used the fabric to wipe at his face and neck. He had one of those bodies that appeared more lanky until you really got a look. He was strong and defined and—

Logan looked away quickly. He looked up at Finn instead—but Finn was watching Leo. His eyes darted to Logan’s and he raised his eyebrows. Logan raised his eyebrows back. Finn grinned, fanned himself, pointed at the towels, and flashed him a thumbs up. Logan rolled his eyes and took one of the ice towels out from the cooler Finn had sent him and draped it around his neck. He glanced over at Leo again, who seemed to be intent on soaking his fresh shirt in cold water. It made it cling to the muscles of his back and chest, the white fabric going slightly see-through.

Logan took the second ice towel out and held it. Technically, they weren’t supposed to talk during change overs. But… He glanced again at Leo’s flushed cheeks, and then at the full-sun side of the court he was about to have to play on.

Logan got up and crossed in front of the Umpire’s chair and stopped only when his shadow fell over Leo, making him look up. Blue. Blue, blue eyes, as blue as the shirt he had been wearing at his and Finn’s doubles final. He was obviously confused as to why Logan was standing there, his gaze darting towards the Ump.

Wordlessly, Logan held out the towel. When Leo just stared at it, Logan cursed under his breath and leaned forward to drape it around Leo’s neck. The audience mumbled, then awed, then began to clap as Logan went back to his own chair.

He hadn’t been trying for anything to get applause about. He just knew how it felt when the heat began to creep in. Leo looked grateful for it, holding some of the coolness to his cheek.

Logan went to the base line and readied himself for Leo’s serve, backing up several steps so he would be able to return its power. Leo had a small serving routine. Nothing crazy or obnoxious. He rocked once on his feet, made sure his hair was out of his face and bounced the ball three times. His long torso stretched as he tossed the ball up.

Logan only barely had time to draw his racket back, and even when he did, his return went into the net. Logan turned away as the crowd applauded. He went back to the baseline. He blew on his sweaty palms and took his steps backwards.

Leo pushed his hair out of his face. he wore a thin bandana tied around his forehead, but his blond hair curled over the top still. It was handsome, really. Logan wouldn’t give up his baseball hat for anything, but had always liked that style on other players.

Logan managed to return this time, and they rallied. And rallied. They hit the ball back and forth, running each other around the court for long enough that the crowd was gasping with each get. Logan could pictured Finn’s face. His clenched fist pressed to his lips the way Logan had only seen when watching his own tape back. He loved when the camera cut to Finn during a replay and the commentator’s talked about him.

There’s O’Hara. He was very tense during this point. He’s very invested, obviously.

And then, when Logan won the point, they’d show a slow-motion replay of Finn leaping to his feet with a fist raised in front of him. Logan would get to watch the way Finn’s mouth formed his name when it was slowed down. Logan. Yes, Logan.

Was it bad to think about taking your boyfriend to bed during a grand slam final?

Logan leapt for Leo’s killer volley and slammed it down perfectly in the corner and the point was over. The crowd erupted and Logan could practically hear those commentators now.

Excellent tennis. Incredible, just spectacular, these two.

It went on like that. Sweat in Logan’s eyes, insane rallies that seemed to last forever. They trapped themselves at deuce over and over again, back and forth back and forth until they were bound to lock eyes before serving again. Daring each other. Sharing this together. Little silent communications that Logan could all but hear in Leo’s voice. Here we are again.

After a particularly brutal thirteen minute game filled with running, Logan shot low over the net, spinning it so it would drop short. Leo sprinted for it hard (Finn’s voice: God, he shouldn’t be able to run that fast with all that height, but look at him) but the ball bumped over the top of the net tape before dribbling over and bouncing twice. The crowed oohed and Logan held up a hand in apology as was customary. No one wanted to win points like that.

For a moment, him and Leo were face to face right at the net. Right there. Blue, blue, blue.

“Désolé,” Logan said, out of breath. The French slipped out.

“Want to go six hours again?” Leo’s smile was crooked.

Logan couldn’t help it. He laughed. They turned away together, back to the baselines. He looked up at his box. Finn tilted his head at him and Logan shrugged.

They went seven hours. Gruesome. Glorious. And when Logan hit the ball into the net on Leo’s match point, Leo fell into his back in the grass and put his hands over his face.

Logan dropped to a knee, hardly able to breathe, but he rose quickly. He didn’t like lingering after a loss. He wanted off the court. He wanted out of the sun. He wanted Finn.

But he met Leo at the net. His palm found Leo’s and, unsure what made him do it, maybe the exhaustion or all of those small glances over these hours, but he and Leo pulled each other into a brief hug. The crowd was there, their player’s boxes and teams were there, but this had been between them. This had been a rematch, a battle. And Leo had won.

“Thank you,” Leo said softly to him beneath the crowd’s roar. “That was amazing.”

Logan didn’t know what to say, but he looked up at Leo as they pulled back and did what he thought Finn might. He tapped a hand over Leo’s chest, his heart really.

“It was,” he said.

Finn was waiting for him in the more private hallway they’d agreed to meet in if he lost.

The words from Leo’s victory speech were ringing in Logan’s head.

I want to congratulate Logan and his team on such a fantastic tournament. Logan, Finn, everyone…I mean, there is such love and support in Logan’s camp, it’s… It’s inspiring.

Logan pushed his face into Finn’s neck.

“Good game, baby,” Finn whispered. He always touched Logan hard after a loss. Firm palms on his back that almost jostled, but they felt good. Grounding when Logan might’ve just floated away on self-doubt. “Good fucking game.”

Logan let Finn take his weight and Finn did. He tightened his arms around Finn’s waist. “We lost.”

“He’s really good,” Finn whispered when he had his lips against Logan’s cheek. “He’s really good, and you’re really good, and chance has to go one way or the other, stop beating yourself up right now.” He put his hand on the back of Logan’s neck and hit pressure points with his thumb and forefinger. “Hey, stop it.” He used his grip to ease Logan’s head back to look up at him. “Stop it.”

Logan made some sort of pathetic sound.

“Let’s go get that steak you love,” Finn said and began pressing kiss after kiss to Logan’s cheek. “Gonna buy you dinner and get you that red wine you like,” he dropped his voice to a whisper. “Then our bed’s waiting, and I love the pillow creases in your cheeks. Gonna put them there myself, how’s that sound?”

“Really good.” Logan let his eyes slip shut. “He’s really good.”

“I know.”

Logan felt so tired suddenly that he nearly spoke in French. “Nous—We have to go to the party, we have to show up there. Because of our doubles.”

Finn removed Logan’s hat and stroked gentle fingers through his sweaty hair. “Yeah. Just twenty minutes, then we’ll leave.”

“Non. Non, we stay, it’s our victory.” Logan reached up to put a palm on Finn’s cheek. “We won. Love you.”

“I love you, too. Hey, c’mere.” His brown eyes were firm. “It was a great fucking match. Okay? Like, Jesus. It was a great match. It was hard and it was fucking unbelievable. Those rallies, and that tie break—fuck, Lo. It’s like…”

“It’s like we were born to play each other. I know.”

People said that about rivals sometimes. Like they existed to be playing at the same time. Logan believed that right now, he really did. He existed to face Leo Knut. He existed to be held like this by Finn O’Hara. He existed to face Leo Knut.

Finn kissed him gently and Logan floated away on an entirely different feeling. He wasn’t sure he could name it.

“Go get on the bike,” Finn whispered into Logan’s mouth, and Logan smiled.

He didn’t care so much about his suit this time around. Him and Finn wore simple black and Finn clicked Logan’s watch into place. Logan smiled at the thought of how his sponsors could make him wear this thing whenever and wherever, but they’d never see how reverently Finn put it on him, or the way he kissed his wrist after he was finished.

The ballroom of the Wimbledon clubhouse was already full and swinging by the time they’d arrived.

Logan leaned into Finn. “I thought it started at—”

“So, we’re a little late,” Finn said quietly in Logan’s ear. “You’re welcome.”

Logan laughed. “Oh. You’re…”

“You can tell me what I am later,” Finn whispered. “Incoming.”

Before the flock of admirers reached them, Finn had grabbed both of Logan’s hands and pulled him right onto the dance floor.

“Agh, Finn—I’m not good.” Logan laughed when he promptly stepped on Finn’s foot. “Finn—”

“Shh,” Finn murmured to him, ducking to press their cheeks together. “I’m celebrating my victory.”

The song was lively, but Finn kept them quiet and drawn together. He did spin Logan out a few times before drawing him back to his chest with a kiss.

“Why are you good at everything?” Logan said. He’d switched to locking his hands around the back of Finn’s neck to keep him close. He was light-headed by how Finn looked in this light. He could barely feel today’s loss, which maybe wasn’t exactly a good thing, but he didn’t care.

“I’m not,” Finn said. “I just make sure I’m good enough for you.”

Logan clicked his tongue, realizing too late that he had sounded exactly like his mother did when playfully scolding her children. He stepped on Finn’s foot on purpose this time, light on his toe.

“Always,” Logan said. “You are, always.”

Logan didn’t know any of the names that spoke to him. He smiled. He shook hands. He kept one hand firmly in Finn’s. He redirected any praise for their doubles victory onto Finn and accepted praise for the lost match against Leo. He took sips of Finn’s whiskey until Finn put the glass down and told whoever the hell they were talking to that they had somewhere to be.

“Ready?” Finn asked. His hand, slipping back into Logan’s, was cold from the glass.

“Ouais. So ready, champ.” So many men had called Finn that. Hey, champ, good game, champ, champ champ champ.

Finn laughed. “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on.”

Just as they turned towards the doors, a voice spoke from behind them.

“I hoped you would be here.”

Logan watched Finn turn first before he did. His face…lit up at the sight of Leo. A bit. Logan had to turn to see.

Leo smiled. He wore a soft, dove gray suit. His tie was gone, though, his collar open at his neck. Logan could see a fine golden chain there, dipping and shining against his collarbones. Logan stepped closer to Finn and curled his free hand around Finn’s wrist, just above where his other was clasped. He wasn’t sure what he meant by it, but Finn squeezed his hand like he understood.

Leo took slow steps towards them and set his drink down on the way. “I hoped you both would be here.”

“Who passes up clubhouse parties?” Finn said. “Especially ones for a well-deserved winner.” Finn didn’t let go of Logan’s hand, but held out his free one to Leo. “Fantastic match.”

Leo’s eyes flickered to Logan as he took Finn’s hand. Logan’s eyes went from their hands to his and Finn’s, almost in one line.

“Thank you,” Leo said. Again, he looked at Logan. “It really is a privileged to play you. Thank you for the towel.”

Logan bit the inside of his cheek. He felt Finn squeeze his hand.

Nice. He was a nice person, so why did everything get stuck somewhere between his chest and throat when Leo Knut looked at him?

“You looked like you needed it,” Logan said. Finn squeezed his hand harder. “I mean—I mean it was hot.”

Thankfully, Leo laughed. Finn kind of did, too and Logan squeezed back.

“It was.” Leo’s eyes dipped down Logan’s form. “It was…” Leo glanced behind him. “Were you about to leave?”

“We were,” Finn said. “Don’t tell me you’re leaving your own party so soon.”

“No, no.” Leo paused, considering them. “But…It’s tradition for the champions to dance together.”

The men’s and women’s champions, yes. That was true. Logan looked to where Lily Evans, clad in a silky dark green dress, was laughing at something Natalie Darcy was saying and pouring them both some more champagne. “You already danced with Evans.”

“What about the other champions, don’t they count?” Leo asked. “Doubles…for instance.”

That hung in the air. Logan could tell Finn was as speechless as he was just by the way his shoulder briefly stopped moving against Logan’s. Leo stood there looking down at them with his hands in his pockets and his chain glinting at his throat and his soft smile. Without the bandana he tied around his gold hair while he played, Logan could see the slightly longer length. He’d pushed it back from his face in gentle curls.

Logan had held this look that Leo was giving him before. Not in a ballroom but in a hallway, and not with Finn holding his hand but with Finn’s kiss, one of Finn’s first kisses, on his mouth.

“What,” Leo asked with a tilt to his head that was almost teasing. He remembered, too. “You don’t count?”

“Who…” Finn began to say, but had to break to clear his throat. “Who exactly are you asking?”

“Either one of you. Or whoever wants to go first.”

Logan’s heart started to pound. He could feel it against Finn’s palm, too. His suit felt too hot.

“I know you’re together,” Leo said at their hesitation.

“I believe you were the first to know,” Finn said. Leo’s eyes widened and Finn smiled—that cocky smile. The one he gave Logan in bed sometimes. Logan startled a little, seeing it out in the open like that. Something like pride spread warm through his fingertips. “If memory serves.”

“I…” Leo swallowed. “I just meant you don’t have to worry about…”

He didn’t finish, but Logan wasn’t worried. He was Finn’s. Logan looked up at Finn just as Finn looked back at him. Those brown eyes. He wasn’t entirely sure what Finn was thinking.

“Go,” Finn said softly. He smiled at Leo a little and put a hand low on Logan’s back. His finger tapped Logan’s spine. Bum-bum-ba-bum. Logan sent him another unsure look. “Don’t you think people want to see their rivals dancing?”

Leo just smiled, looking pleased, and turned halfway back towards the dance floor.

“Take me to dinner after,” Logan whispered to Finn, and tilted his face up.

Finn touched the underside of Logan’s chin with soft, curled knuckles, keeping him there, and kissed him.

Logan let his hand slip out of Finn’s and followed Leo. The song was slow but upbeat. There were other couples dancing, but none like them. It didn’t bother Logan anymore. He’d had one year of Finn pulling him out of his shell and into the closest Logan had ever felt to being himself. Finn did it with kisses all day, with jokes that made Logan laugh in crowded restaurants. He did it in museums where Logan looked his face more than the art. He did it in bed, sinking deep to Logan’s core, Logan’s back resting against his chest, Finn’s teeth on his neck. He did it on dance floors. Finn knew how to make an elegant fool of himself, and Logan was learning to enjoy things rather than just be good at them.

Leo’s hand settled on his lower back, the other gentle in his own, and Logan was right there on the dance floor, pulse flying. He looked back at Finn. He was leaning against the bar, watching with dark, soft eyes.

“We’re not really rivals, are we?”

Logan was drawn back to Leo. He had to look up farther than he did with Finn, especially when standing this close. They turned in time, giving Logan flashes of the people around the room. Everyone was looking. Smiling. Staring. Gaping. At least no one was snapping photos. That he could see.

“In their eyes we are,” Logan said of the room.

Leo glanced around, too. Logan was eye-to-eye with that gold chain. It dripped down between his collarbones like a little trail of honey. Logan licked his lips then realized what he was doing.

“You’re going to have to tell me what you’re thinking,” Leo said.

Logan huffed out a laugh. “I’m not good at that.”

“Finn always knows what you’re thinking,” Leo said.

“Ouais,” Logan said. “Because he’s Finn.”

Leo smiled and applied a bit of pressure to Logan’s hand. “You keep trying to lead.”

“So do you.”

“I thought I was, since I asked you.”

“Oh,” Logan said. “Ouais, you can.”

A few seconds of silence went by, and Leo laughed.

“Sorry,” Logan said, unable to help a smile of his own. “I’m trying not to.”

“It’s all right,” Leo replied. “It’s…It’s like you’re still trying to beat me.” He ducked his head down a little. “We’re just dancing, Logan.”

Logan tried his best to relax. The eyes around them were moving on. At least, some of them were. As the room spun slowly around them, Finn came back into view. He had a funny expression on his face. They moved on too quickly for Logan to decipher it.

“Thanks for agreeing,” Leo said. “It’s nice to dance with another boy. For me.”

Logan nodded. He was staring at the gold chain again. It was next to a dark freckle. And come to think of it, Leo’s hair had streaks of gray in the front most strands. Not an age thing. A bad hit to the head? And had he known Leo Knut liked men? Somehow, he thought he had though he didn’t remember learning that.

A flash of that look Leo had given him, that night in the dark, velvet hallway. Finn’s mouth on his neck, Leo’s eyes locked to his. That smile. That sort of not-smile. Logan knew that smile. He’d felt that smile on his own face, when he had only wanted Finn without having him.

“You don’t have anyone?” Logan asked. “You seem like you would.”

Leo’s hand tightened around his as he led them into another elegant turn. Logan hadn’t stepped on his foot once, he realized.

“No,” Leo said. “Not yet.”

Leo had said that confidently. No regret, just waiting and hoping. He tried to put that tone to the boy he’d first met, dumping a waffle on his plate.

“You seem different,” Logan said carefully.

“How?”

“Less…” Logan wasn’t sure how to put it.

“Scared of you.”

Logan scoffed. “Là, mais…”

“Je ne suis pas.”

French. Something in Logan relaxed as it always did.

“I wasn’t going to say scared,” Logan said, relieved to be speaking his own language.

“Good,” Leo replied in the same way. “Because I’m not. I never was.”

“What were you then? And don’t say, like, in awe or something.”

Their song was beginning to end, Logan could tell as the slides of violin and cello got longer. At the languid tempo, he became aware that his heart had calmed. He still hadn’t stepped on Leo’s foot.

“I used to have your poster on my wall,” Leo said. “Finn’s, too. When I was at home, it was in my bedroom, when I went to tennis camp it was in my cabin.”

Without thinking—maybe because he was so used to doing it with Finn and when else was he this close to someone who wasn’t Finn—Logan laughed, grimaced, and let his forehead fall against Leo’s shoulder. Just as quickly, he straightened, flushing, but Leo looked pleased.

“I was in awe,” Leo said before Logan could apologize. The last note of the song played and Leo slowed them. They’d ended up near the center of the room and Logan felt a little—numb. Tingly. Light-headed. “Because you’re just as handsome in real life.”

Leo’s eyes went somewhere behind Logan—to Finn? Was Finn watching them? “Both of you.”

Logan stepped on Leo’s foot and fumbled out an apology. Leo just smiled as they stilled together. Around them, people began clapping for the musicians. Slowly, Leo released Logan’s waist. Had his hand been under Logan’s jacket the entire time? Logan realized that his was closer to the side of Leo’s neck than his shoulder. If he raised his thumb, he could have brushed skin. It was how he danced with Finn.

Leo covered Logan’s knuckles with his other palm before letting their hands drop. “Let me know if you ever want to dance again.”

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lou-wilham · 10 months ago

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There is nothing better than a cheese tour through time and space except. . .

It's cover reveal day for @ellebeaumontbooks & I's first co-author project Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back time!

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Verona has 99 problems—including a time machine.

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Then an older version of Benvolio crashes into their lives, offering the opportunity to change fate, Mercutio does as he always does—seizes the chance. There's just one problem: no deal is without strings, and this one involves a deadly secret that Mercutio is determined to take to the grave.

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ellebeaumontbooks · 11 months ago

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Coming July 31, 2024 the retelling you didn't know you needed!

Verona has 99 problems—including a time machine.

What follows is a lively adventure through the ages, replete with love and heartache. Amidst the chaos, this inseparable duo will unravel the true depth of their friendship.

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kellyvela · 1 year ago

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Sophie's Hon 💋

If you want to know more about the guy Sophie Turner is smooching lately, you know, that very tall, very very rich, British aristocrat with a fantasy novel name, this post is for you . . . . lol

His full name is The Hon Peregrine John Dickinson Pearson, but he goes by “Perry.” And the photo above is his company profile picture.

Born on October 27th, 1994, he's 29 years old and the future 5th Viscount Cowdray.

Perry is from Midhurst, West Sussex, and now lives in a £5million house in Chelsea, West London.

The Hon before his name means The Honourable, a title used for all sons and daughters of viscounts and barons. Hon also works for 'honey' and 'sweetheart', hence this post's title.

Peregrine may come from Henry Winston Peregrine Spencer-Churchill, nephew of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill.

Yes, Churchill, you read it right! Perry's grandfather Weetman John Churchill Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray, was the son of Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill, who was the granddaughter of George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough.

So Perry is distant related to Winston Churchill and Diana Spencer, The Lady D . . . . In fact, he has already introduced Sophie to some of the current Spencer-Churchills (they are cousins with Perry, I guess 🤷‍♀️).

Now, I have no idea why his parents opted to name him Peregrine over Weetman, since each of the four former Viscounts Cowdray were all named Weetman; but his peculiar fantasy novel/bird-like name inmmediately made me think of House Arryn and Harry Hardyng. More on this later.

But since he's not named Weetman, he fixed that by naming his own property investment and development company 'Weetman'.

John is for both grandfathers: Weetman John Churchill Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray, and John Howard Cordle.

Dickinson is for his great-great-grandfather: Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray.

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Family

The seat of the Pearson Family is Cowdray Estate, Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex. The picture of the family above was taken at Buck Hall, the atrium of Cowdray House.

The name Cowdray comes from Coudreye, the Norman word for the nearby hazel woods.

Perry is the son and heir of Michael Orlando Weetman Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray, and Marina Rose Cordle.

His dad produced the documentary "Sympathy for the Devil," directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard, documenting the creative evolution of the song "Sympathy for the Devil" as the Rolling Stones developed it during recording sessions at Olympic Studios in London.

His mom is an artist, sculptress, interior designer and mindfulness coach, she's keenly interested in spiritual matters, she practises Transcendental Meditation (a form of silent meditation) and Qigong.

His parents separated in August 2023, after 36 years of marriage.

Perry has three older sisters and a younger brother:

Eliza Anne Venetia Pearson (born 31 May 1988). She married her first husband at 21. Later he left her for the Kate Winslet . . . . She remarried, had children and lives in Ibiza now.

Emily Jane Marina Pearson (born 13 December 1989). Tatler Magazine included her as one of the 10 perfect potential brides for Prince Harry . . . . She she studied Plant-based Nutrition and is one of the founders of the vegan restaurant "Farmacy" in Notting Hill.

Catrina Sophie Lavinia Pearson (born 13 March 1991). She goes by "Catty." She's a musician and a film-school graduate.

Montague Orlando William Pearson (born 17 May 1997). He goes by "Monty". Wee brother is 6'4. He's a helicopter pilot, enjoys flying drones and studied film production and graphic design. He was named after the former owners of Cowdray Estate, the Viscounts of Montague.

Perry also has an older half brother:

Sebastian William Orlando Pearson (born 1970).

As you can see, Perry is privileged to be the heir above his older half brother Sebastian, since he was born out of wedlock, and above his older sisters: Eliza, Emily and Catrina, since they were born women . . . . Where have I heard this before???

Sometimes I'm glad I'm an only child . . . .

As any other younger brother of three older sisters, he was annoying. According to Tatler Magazine, Perry liked to wind up his sisters (then vegan) by scoffing meat.

Perry is also an uncle, his sisters Eliza and Emily are mothers of cute babies, but sadly I can't show you pictures. He looks cute holding a baby tho.

Talking about cute babies, that little curly blonde boy sat in a chair next to his standing father in one of the portraits in the picture above, is Perry. His portrait was painted by Chinese artist Chen Yanning, who also painted Queen Elizabeth II's portrait:

Here a few more childhood pics:

That picture of of him as a baby peeing on a plant, is his Instagram profile picture . . . .

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Education

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at the University of West London, UK.

Not Oxford or Cambridge? Shocking!

UX Desing at General Assembly in New York, NY, US.

Dear Perry, you can improve my user experience by making your instagram account public. That would do!

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Occupation

In January 2015, it was reported by Tatler Magazine that he was working for Aylesford International Estate Agents in London.

He also worked as an assistant site manager for Cordles, a London based contractor company founded by his maternal uncle Rupert Cordle.

He started working at Cowdray Estate in West Sussex, his family estate and heirdom, since 2016 to this day.

He's also the founder, partner and director of Weetman Developments, his own property investment and development company in London, since 2019 to this day.

Perry is also a Le Chameau – the wellington boot brand – ambassador.

As you can see, Perry is basically a nepo baby lol

But that doesn't mean he doesn't work, Cowdray Estate is huge (16,500 acre), and offers a vast variety of activities like golf, clay-pigeon shooting, fly fishing on the river Rother, walking, cycling, riding, polo, truffle hunting, hospitality at the farm shop & café, holiday cottages, tree houses, wedding venues, private stays and events at Cowdray House, filming locations (the Cowdray Ruins were used during the filming of Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan’s film, "Mary Queen of Scots"), among others, and Perry is/will be in charge of all of that.

According to his mom, back in 2019 he was pioneering aquaponic farming on a commercial scale [The Telegraph - June, 2019].

In an interview for The Gentleman's Journal, Perry said that he's working to pass the estate on to his heir in better conditions: “But the dream is to pass it on to my son or daughter in better nick than it’s in now. That’s the mentality when it comes to estates,” “You’re so grateful that you’ve been given this opportunity, you want others to have the same opportunity that you had.”

I don't know if Perry will try to change the primogeniture rules, but it was really nice to read that he thinks his heir could be a son or a daughter.

Perry's family was always wealthy (construction and petroleum in the past, publishing nowadays); but not always aristocrats.

His great-great-grandfather, Weetman Dickinson Pearson, was made a Baronet of Paddockhurst in 1894, then he purchased Cowdray Estate in 1909. Later he was made Baron Cowdray first, in 1910, and then the 1st Viscount Cowdray in 1917.

Viscount, is a European title of nobility, ranking immediately below a count, or earl. It is one of the five ranks of British nobility and peerage, which, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

So, when Perry becomes the 5th Viscount Cowdray, he won't be on top of the british nobility; but he will be richer. At present, Perry's family is thought to be worth £224million, and one day, he will inherit all of that.

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Hobbies

Riding (Not Polo)

His family estate includes Cowdray Park Polo Club, dubbed The Home of British Polo, but Perry doesn't play Polo.

His parents never pushed him to, perhaps fearing that he could get hurt by falling from a horse. "Michael (Perry's father) never sought polo glory after a fall from a horse at the age of 13" [standard.co.uk - 2010].

In 2018 he said: “Cowdray is to polo what Goodwood is to racing and Glyndebourne to opera.” “I’m getting lessons.” “I grew up riding and over the next few years it’s something I can see myself doing a lot more” [The Telegraph - August, 2018].

Later, in an interview for The Gentleman's Journal, he joked by saying that "he’s not particularly good at it".

So far, I only saw him presenting Polo trophies and congratulating the champions, so I guess the lessons didn't work . . . . lol

Maybe is better that way, if he doesn't play polo he wont smell of horses. Sophie is asthmatic and allergic to horses.

Golf

He plays golf for some charity and corporate events. No idea if he's good at it.

Clay-pigeon shooting

Not sure if he really shoots at flying clay targets or he only modeled to promote the shooting school at his family estate.

Huntings

He likes to attend posh huntings wearing tweed, baker boy caps and suspenders.

He already took Sophie to one of those last December, but she didn't wear tweed, she defied the rules by wearing a Zara black jacket and a pair of acid washed jeans. . . . She would look great wearing tweed, tho . . . .

(There have been hunters in my family, so I can't judge much)

Here some pics:

Skiing

He seems very skilled at it.

Meribel in France seems to be his family favorite destination to enjoy the snow.

He already took Sophie to ski & “après ski” there, and they were having the time of their lives!

Going to the beach

Yeah!

Ibiza is a favorite destination for his family, his dad used to live there, and now his eldest sister established there with her own family.

Can't wait to see Sophie enjoying the sun in Ibiza next . . . .

Enjoy some pics:

Partying

Fuck yeah!

"Like all the Cowdrays, he loves a party" [Tatler Magazine, January 2015].

"(...) the Hon Peregrine Pearson (the Cowdray heir), known for throwing ‘wild afterparties’ at his house in Chelsea, which he shares with Ella (Richards)’s boyfriend, Sascha von Bismarck" [Tatler Magazine, March 2023].

Here abundant evidence:

Pottery

Perry enjoyed spending time in his mom's pottery studio in the garden: “We were brought up being quite creative – spending time in her studio was very bonding” [The Telegraph - August, 2018].

I would love to see one of those creative pieces made by Perry 👀

Meditation

Like his mom, Perry practises meditation as well. [The Telegraph - June, 2019].

From pictures, it seems he usually wears a silver Meditator pendant. The Meditator is a seated figure, with a pointed head, a heart and a hole in its middle. His mom designed it herself, as a reminder to live in the present moment, rather than fretting about the past or future.

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Previous relationships

His only known/famous relationship was with Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark.

He dated Olympia for three years, since 2020 to 2023.

She seemed really into Perry during the relationship:

But shortly after their break up was official, she was reported being in a relationship with an older, married with children man . . . .

His wife kicked him out of the house after the news. Good for her! [Read more about it here]

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So far, this is all I learnt about Sophie's Hon Perry Pearson. I love that he's so tall and the way he can hug her being so tall, I bet Sophie loves it too.

But I kinda hate that the press only uses his most unflattering pictures, when is easy to find public pictures where he actually looks good.

Also, my friend told me that he reminds her a bit of Paul Mescal, and now I can't unsee it . . . .

What more can I say about him after my research? Oh, maybe that he has met the Dalai Lama and sat next to Kim Kardashian and Kimora Lee Simmons at Paris Hilton's wedding lol

He also loves to wear sunglasses, even indoors . . . .

Anyways, now to the point of this post!

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Romance with Sophie Turner

Perry is a Scorpio and Sophie is a Pisces, like Scorpio Ryan Gosling and Pisces Eva Mendes . . . .

I have no idea how they met, where they met, or when they met, but we have evidence that they spent the last part of October 2023 together.

2023 was a rough year for both of them, with her divorce and custody battle, and with his own break up with his ex, and the separation of his parents after 36 years of marriage.

The first time we saw him next to Sophie, we have no idea who he was. It was during the Rugby World Cup final on October 28th 2023, just before Sophie unveiled the trophy:

Perry was there with Sophie, but we had no idea they were together until October 31th 2023, when a couple of pictures of them sharing a kiss outside Paris’s Gare du Nord train station were made public and got viral:

The pictures were taken on the same day as the Rugby World Cup final. It was reported that they arrived together in Paris from London via the Eurostar, and said goodbye with a kiss before meeting again later at the Stade de France.

When their Paris kiss pictures were all over the press, someone claimed that their friend had seen them together the week before:

So, if the Rugby World Cup final was on October 28th 2023 and Perry's 29th birthday was the day before, I bet the lovebirds spent his birthday together in London.

I wonder what Sophie got Perry for his birthday??? An appointment with a fashion stylist, I hope!

(Perry, honey, burn those double breasted suits in your closet, please! They don't fit your large body 🙏 King Felipe II of Spain, has a similar body and his tailoring is👌)

I also believe they spent the last days of October together in Paris, since they were seen all cozy during a romantic dinner at some fancy Parisian restaurant:

After that Sophie was seen back in New York on November 3th 2023. We don't know if Perry travelled with her to New York, but some anon claims he saw them holding hands in West Village:

Back in London, they were seen making out in a famous spot on November 2023 . . . .

. . . . And having dinner with friends on early December 2023:

Later, we have graphic evidence of them spending time together from the 7th to the 10th of December 2023, at least.

December 7th 2023:

They went to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland at night, where they walked around, hugged and kissed:

December 8th 2023:

They had brunch in West London and walked around hand in hand, eventually stopping so Perry could gently caress Sophie's face and kiss her:

That day, this also happened . . . . 🤨

December 9th 2023:

They attended a posh hunting weekend at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, held by some of the current Spencer-Churchills: George Spencer-Churchill and his wife Camilla Thorp, Marquess and Marchioness of Blandford (they will be Duke and Duchess of Marlborough one day).

The event was full of Perry's aristocrat friends like Alexander Spencer-Churchill, Lady Jemima Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke’s daughter, and Eleanor Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington’s niece, among others.

So, Perry has basically already introduced Sophie to some relative and close friends:

Can someone please explain to me why is Perry wearing a pink ribbon around his neck in the last picture? Is a mystery I need to resolve in this lifetime.

Here a few more pics:

After that, I suspect they spent the holidays together in London, or, at least, that they saw each other for a few hours during those days. I'm not saying she introduced him to her family and daughters, but it's obvious that they are dating and Christmas and the New Year are festivities you want to share with the people you care for.

I wonder what Perry got Sophie for Christmas? A handmade ceramic vase? A basket full of hydroponic vegetables that he grew himself?Diamonds?

And most recently, on January 17, 2024, they were seen walking around London at night all cozied up:

I want her UGGS!!!

Also, are those really mini liquor bottles at Perry's hand??? At first I thought they were Sophie's nail polish bottles 💅🏼

Someone spotted them skiing in Meribel, France. It was reported on January 28th, 2024, but it was probably before that date. Deuixmoi titled the stories as "let's see what your fave celebs have been up to the past week"

She's having the time of her life with Perry? GOOD FOR HER!

OK, today January 29th 2024, Sophie herself posted pics of them skiing in Meribel together with a couple of Perry's friends:

Lol at Perry not looking at the camera in the first pic 🤭

So, I suppose they are official now, right? Maybe it's time to post this post . . . .

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Now, in the beginning of this post I said that after knowing Perry's fantasy novel/bird-like name, I immediately thought about ASOIAF's House Arryn and Harry Hardyng, you know, since House Arryn's sigil is a falcon, Harry Hardyng is dubbed the Young Falcon, and the peregrine is literally a species of falcon.

And since Harry Hardyng is the current Sansa's suitor in the ASOIAF incomplete series, I joked with my friends by saying that Sophie has entered his Harry Hardyng era . . . .

Perry also made me remember that passage in A Storm of Swords where Margaery's peregrine took a heron in full flight the day she and Sansa went hawking.

Peregrine is also the name of a ship that Arianne Martell boards in one of the few chapters of The Winds of Winter that GRRM released in advance.

Perry's name also reminds me of Pippin from The Lord of the Rings, since his full name is Peregrin Tuk, but this is a story for another day.

But if the Pearsons of Cowdray were a House from Westeros, they would be the Arryns enemies, since the Pearson's sigil is a gryphon:

And thanks to Sansa/Alayne we all know that the Winged Knight and the Griffin King were mortal enemies:

The Winged Knight was Ser Artys Arryn. Legend said that he had driven the First Men from the Vale and flown to the top of the Giant's Lance on a huge falcon to slay the Griffin King. —A Feast for Crows - Alayne II

You know, in some ancient mythologies, the creature known as gryphon is depicted as fire-belching: "winged, tailed, and taloned dragon which spat fire." 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Just saying . . . .

House Pearson motto is:

'Do it with thy might'

These words are carved on the stone fireplace in Buck Hall, the atrium at the heart of Cowdray House.

According to The Gentleman's Journal, Perry translates his family motto to simpler words: “Just do it — that might be a more modern approximation.”

But he's more into Adidas and North Star. Sorry Nike . . . . lol

Anyways, GRRM has the opportunity to do the funniest thing . . . .

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And talking about GRRM, it's time to tell you that Perry's family are the founders and large share holders of Pearson plc, a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London.

Pearson plc owns Penguin Random House, you know, GRRM's publishers, the ones that publish the ASOIAF series . . . .

And I recently came to know that Penguin Random House is going to republish Joan Hannington’s autobiography “I Am What I Am” under the title ‘Joan.’ And, you know, Sophie's upcoming project is precisely a tv series called ‘Joan,’ with Sophie taking the role of Joan Hannington . . . .

Some will say that this is part of the j word agenda, lol

Again, GRRM has the opportunity to do the funniest thing . . . .

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Finally, we need to answer an important question!

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So . . . .

A match made in heaven? Or maybe we won't see his face again?

Only time will tell. I only hope that he makes Sophie super happy as long as they are together.

I will probably update this post with time or make a part 2, because Tumblr doesn't let me add more pictures 😢

Thanks for reading!

#sophie turner #PP #i am half boredom half procrastination #already updated with some lil bit I missed when i posted this last night . . . .#thehonseries

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Characters

Hey folks, I had an idea. So I'm writing a fic called Once More, With Feeling, and I am about ready to put another chapter out, but at the same time I have also finished the character sheet of every character in my fic who goes to school at the same time as Harry (whew.)

So my idea was that I would release said character sheet and people could do asks pairing a character with a subject they liked (for example, Keiko Tanaka with older lesbian awakening) and I write them a chapter if I could, because 1. motivation and 2. it would be fun!

One note: please don't use any original characters without asking. I know there's still a chance that it will happen and maybe it's not fair to ask, and if so lmk, but if at all possible, if you are reading this, inherent creative copyright is the basis of all fanfiction and if we can't agree on that, so much of what we love wouldn't exist. If you ask I'm 100% amenable to the characters being used, but please ask.

Okay, without further ado, here is the list as of right now, with Harry as a first year. When I get to the next year I'll reblog with the new kids and without the seventh years. The * refers to an original character, and the (a) refers to a character that has already been introduced in the story, which doesn't mean they can't get a chapter written but means they may already have a bit of a personality.

Once More, With Feeling Characters!

First Year:

Gryffindor:

Hermione Granger (a)

Ron Weasley (a)

Harry Potter (a)

Neville Longbottom

Seamus Finnigan (a)

Parvati Patil (a)

Lavender Brown (a)

Dean Thomas (a)

Ravenclaw:

Cho Chang

Anthony Goldstein

Padma Patil (a)

Michael Corner

Lisa Turpin

Mandy Brocklehurst

Terry Boot

Morag MacDougal

Hufflepuff:

Ernie Macmillan

Hannah Abbott

Justin Finch-Fletchley

Wayne Hopkins

Sally-Anne Perks

Susan Bones

Lily Moon

Slytherin:

Draco Malfoy (a)

Pansy Parkinson (a)

Daphne Greengrass (a)

Tracey Davis (a)

Vincent Crabbe (a)

Gregory Goyle (a)

Theodore Nott (a)

Millicent Bulstrode (a)

Second Year:

Gryffindor:

Cormac McLaggen

Katie Bell

Poppy Lassers*

Juliet Torley*

Abraham Kent*

Callie Zeller*

Alfie McTuckett*

Ravenclaw:

Marcus Belby

Eddie Carmichael

Marietta Edgecombe

April Whiteflower*

Lila Webster*

Bellamy Schon*

Isabela Martin*

Hufflepuff:

Rob Summerby

Leanne Nott

Kenneth Towler

Tara Moon*

Jasper Davis*

Louie Nabbit*

Oscar Cross*

Slytherin:

Billy Harper

Hakim Urquhart

Emmeline Denkel*

Lola DeLuma* (a)

Ezra Fawley*

Finch Rowle*

Leopold McManus*

Third Year:

Gryffindor:

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Angelina Johnson (a)

Alicia Spinnet (a)

Lee Jordan

Arthur Marrigan*

Ines Cardoso*

Scott Nunez*

Ravenclaw:

Roger Davies

Patricia Stimpson

Oona Sianche*

Asa Merrythought*

Molly Moon*

Catherine Prewett*

Fabler Murray*

Hufflepuff:

Cedric Diggory

Holly Hopkins*

Henrietta Noot* (a)

Maria Jimenez*

Teddy Torley* (a)

Phineas Borde*

Alabaster Borde*

Slytherin:

Miles Botchley

Graham Montague

Paula Cardoso*

Millie Wanewright*

Warwick Yarrow*

Barry Costman*

Madeline Morrisey*

Fourth Year:

Gryffindor:

Abelia Scott*

Keiko Tanaka* (a)

Fabian Cross* (a)

Elizabeth Benson*

Benjamin Denkel*

Peter Morebb* (a)

Steve Baumgarten*

Ravenclaw:

Sylvia Fawcett

Isobel Barclay*

Callum Marrigan*

Knox Wilson* (a)

Jacob Benowitz*

Mia Solendska*

Hufflepuff:

Juno Summers

Jameson Snock*

Johnny Ahmed* (a)

Amelia Wanewright*

Lauren Zeller*

Lizzy Beckett*

Slytherin:

Lucian Bole

Cassius Warrington

Adrian Pucey

Peregrine Derrick

Maryam DeLuma*

Seraphina O’Wane*

Zuzu Clapton*

Fifth Years:

Gryffindor:

Percy Weasley (a)

Oliver Wood (a)

Hank Murray*

Rachel Flick*

Mary (Matey) Nicks*

Bill Walters*

Zoey Lost*

Ravenclaw:

Penelope Clearwater

Claude Sollens*

Abigail Beck*

Robert Wailing*

Josh Browson*

Arabella Gardens*

Hufflepuff:

Michael McManus

Mabel Macmillan* (a)

Jenny Rosier* (a)

Wallen Exeber* (a)

Maya Ahmed* (a)

Odwulf Hausmann*

Sylvester Blink*

Slytherin:

Marcus Flint

Joey Markington* (a)

Philippa Morn*

Magdalena Fawcett*

Sebastian Swann*

Winter Barking*

Sixth Year:

Gryffindor:

Sophia Ferrate*

Romina Murray* (a)

Betty Sloper* (a)

Joe Spinnet* (a)

Thomas Denkel*

Darren Cross*

Yara Fawcett*

Ravenclaw:

Fergus FInnigan

Philip Baffler* (a)

Caroline Morian*

Diana Bow* (a)

Wesley Marrigan*

Dalia Ahmed*

Lucy Torley* (a)

Petrovna Berezkina* (a)

Hufflepuff:

Cara Smith*

Bennett Hopkins*

Hugh Madley*

Bruxo Castelan*

Finn Shamble*

Stella DuLuma*

Charlotte Pack*

Slytherin:

Cecilia DeTona* (a)

Faye Winger*

Astelan Smitt*

Robin Cospen* (a)

Terence Tackman*

Berto Conti*

Walter Mane*

Lea Shallan*

Seventh Year:

Gryffindor:

Reed Dennaghue*

Dorothea Bow*

Ernest Fluckster*

Wulfric Shee*

Kirk Dunbroch*

Sarah Fawcett*

Calliope Burns*

Patrick Torley*

Ravenclaw:

Gerald Biggs*

Tony Walden*

Zelda O’Heran*

Reginald Battes*

Morgana Abbott* (a)

Aurelian Dane*

Olivia Shee*

Hufflepuff:

Jada Shafiq*

Aster Rosier*

Norbert Caster*

Posy Kettleburn*

Helen McManus*

Tate Fawley*

Slytherin:

Terence Higgs

Clare Jameson*

Bettina Magorian*

Layla Ahmed*

Torey Denkel*

Timothy Starling*

Wander Fyke*

Sienna DeTona*

And that's it! Thank you!

#harry potter #harry potter fandom #harry potter fanfiction #dead gay wizards #harry potter marauders #golden era #golden trio #oliver wood #percy weasley #deamus #once more with feeling #jane is completely fine #list #hope this sounds fun!

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creelkobblelaufeyson69 · 4 months ago

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Who in currently writing for and taking requests for *WILL GET UPDATED*

1. Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton’s)

2. Wolf Jackson

3. Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton’s)

4. Norman Osborn

5. Delores (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice)

6. Bobby Hicks

7. Adrien Toomes

8. Agatha Harkness

9. Rio Vidal

10. Dale Kobble

11. The Janitor (Willy’s Wonderland)

12. Adam Barrett

13. Quentin Beck

14. Otto Octavious

15. Logan Howlett

16. Wade Wilson (NOT THE KILLER)

17. Steve Rodger’s

18. Charles Xavier

19. Paddy (Speak no evil)

20. John Labat

21. Tenth Doctor

22. Fourteenth Doctor

23. Edward Scissorhands

24. Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp’s)

25. Emily (Corpse Bride)

26. Sweeny Todd

27. Sebastian Shaw

28. Robot Montague Renfield (from Renfield ofc)

29. Dracula (Nicolas Cage’s ofc)

30. Lee Harker

31. Rose Tyler

32. Ruby Sunday

33. Loki Laufeyson

34. Sam Carpenter

35. Eleventh Doctor

36. Crowley (Good Omens)

37. Peter Vincent

38. Marc Specter

39. Steven (moon knight)

40. Harry Hart

41. Jack Daniels

42. Skye Riley

43. Joel from the movie Smile

44. Wanda Maximoff

45. Joey from Abigail

46. Lydia Deetz

47. Sienna Shaw

48. Art The Clown

49. Sidney Prescott

50. Billy Loomis

51. Stu Macher

52. Dewey Riley

53. Vince Schneider

54. Tiffany Valentine

55. Maxine

56. Mr Reed

57. Simon (Dinner In America)

58. Dr Godwin Baxter

59. Scott Summers

#people I write for #people I take requests for #taking requests #doctor who #marvel #directed by tim burton #horror film #Bobby Hicks #good omens #Kingsmen

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gravedigg · 1 year ago

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Do you have favourite classical art pieces?

And, as an additional question, any pieces that caught your eye and twist your brain and you'd wish to draw them durgetash edition? (bc Virgil and Enver do deserve all the finesse and the symbolism and I'll die on that hill)

First of all, I don't have a favourite piece, I could never make a decision like that, there's too much art.

But I do have a lot that are inspiring me in a durgetash-specific way, so I'm just gonna dump a bunch at you like a moodboard.

Pieta (detail) by William Adolphe Bouguereau (1876)

Cathédrale Saint-Louis de la Rochelle (details) by William Adolphe Bouguereau

Christ displaying his wounds (detail) by Giovanni Antonio Galli (1625-1635)

Ecce Homo by Guido Reni (1575–1642) (style of)

The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet (detail) by Frederick Leighton (1855)

The Other Side (detail) by Dean Cornwell (1918)

Lamentation Over the Dead Christ (detail) Sandro Botticelli (1492)

St Sebastian by Nicolas Régnier (circa 1620)

Ixion Chained in Tartarus by Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol (1824)

La jeune fille et la mort (detail) by Henri Léopold Lévy (1900)

Il Consiglio alla Vendetta (detail) by Francesco Hayez (1851)

This one just makes me imagine Enver and Virgil at a masquerade.

Ok thats enough for now, I could keep going forever, but you get my point.

Also if you (or anyone else) have any that you like or think that I would like, please send them my way, I love this stuff so much.

#i hope the vibe comes across #my brain is just pictures no words #ily thank you for asking me this #virgil acheron #durgetash #enver gortash #bg3 #durge #ask

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jordankennedy · 1 year ago

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I would LOVE to know what other characters you think are autistic cause sure everyone talks about jon autism but tax guy from the taxidermy shop autism??? I desperately need to know your takes

mikey jordankennedy’s all-time autistic magnus archives character list

- jonathan sims

- tim stoker

- gerard keay

- graham folger

- agnes montague

- oliver banks

- natalie ennis (mag 25)

- the anatomy students

- alexander scaplehorn (mag 54)

- tessa winters (mag 65)

- karolina gorka (mag 71)

- adelard dekker

- sebastian skinner (mag 87)

- mike crew

- dylan anderson (mag 103)

- dexter banks (mag 110)

- lorell st john (mag 122)

- gregory cox (mag 123)

- manuela dominguez

- neil lagorio

- gary boylan (mag 144)

- hezekiah wakely (mag 152)

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mybiggaybooktour · 10 months ago

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Join the team for @lou-wilham & @ellebeaumontbooks's July tour of Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back Time before July 1st.

To sign up to be a host click HERE.

Verona has 99 problems—including a time machine.

What follows is a lively adventure through the ages, replete with love and heartache. Amidst the chaos, this inseparable duo will unravel the true depth of their friendship.

Genre: Adult LGBTQ Scifi Fantasy Romance

Representation: Gay, and panexual main characters

TW: Character death, drug use, blood, gun violence

#book blog #bookish #booklover #booklr #booknerd #indie books #indie author #lgbtqiia+#lgbtqia books #lgbt fiction #lgbtq books #lgbt scifi romcom

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rosencrantzsguildenstern · 11 months ago

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Gnomeo and Juliet are both garden gnomes caught up in the feud of who has a better garden, Gnomeo's owner Mr. Montague or Juliet's owner, Miss Capulet. But they'll make their romance work even if none of the other garden gnomes get along.

I think this is a really well done way to adapt the story where quite a few characters die for children to understand the main story points without full commitment to the tragic side. Also, every one who is anyone in this is amazing! The Friar, Nurse, and Paris steal many scenes. And the epic battle at the end with the lawn mowers?!?! love it. Plus, William Shakespeare does make a bit of an appearance.

Viola is a gifted soccer player who's school has just cut girl's sports. When her twin brother Sebastian decides to go to London to chase a gig, Viola decides to enroll in his new school as her brother. "His" roommate Duke is both a complete hottie and the captain of the soccer team. In order to score a place on the team "Sebastian" agrees to help Duke get with his crush Olivia. However Olivia is totally gone for "Sebastian"! Shenanigans ensue as the difference between girls and guys in both love and sports is explored.

This is a hilarious and irreverent take on Twelfth Night starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum. It's incredibly quotable, tons of fun, and a great modern adaptation.

Shirtless Channing Tatum. Positive messages about masculinity! Very quotable. Random acting part for Vinnie Jones. Amanda Bynes at her comedy peak! The shoehorning in of a Shakespeare quote at the end from a play that isn't twelfth night! Peak 2000s romcom

#DUODECIMAL FANS U FOUGHT SO HARD ILL FIGURE OUT SMTH FOR U LATER #she's the man #gnomeo & juliet #tournament #Oh this is finally postable it was glitching

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lasudio · 1 month ago

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VeronaHills, Round Eleven: Monty (Uni)

It was time for the twins to meet senior level tasks.

Word counts were higher and the classes were smaller; the work was more focused but there was nowhere to hide. It didn't help that the chosen majors of both twins that sparked such joy at the beginning were now lightyears from the shiny new goal of being stars. Viola still liked biology and Sebastian coasted through mathematics - they just couldn't reconcile these studies with being movie star magicians.

No twin left behind, however. They were going to finish this.

Exams were serendipitously scheduled at the same time, so the twins ensured alarms were observed and ventured off successfully. Viola fizzed with a brain-full of information and cheered across the way at Sebastian as he veered off to his building: "Let's do this! Woo!" Other students and professors alike turned their heads for a gander at the gregarious girl (perfectly fine by Viola, she'd be turning heads for a living eventually, might as well get used to it now).

When the twins emerged, their relief was enjoyed briefly before collecting their phones from the exam coordinator and seeing the frantic messages from their father. They made haste back to Montague House and met a firefighter outside.

"Was it a real fire?" Viola asked, breathlessly.

The firefighter shot her an incredulous look. "Wouldn't still be here if it wasn't. Someone left a grilled cheese on the stove."

Sebastian gasped and gripped Viola's arm. "Oh, shit. Shit. I must've left the element on."

Viola went into reassuring sister mode, hugging him and telling him, "It could happen to anyone!" Quietly, she lamented the shame of the fire being real, and not just because of the kitchen damage and the guilt felt by Sebastian.

It wasn't the glowing wisp. It wasn't her.

#sims 2 #veronahills #viola monty #sebastian monty #monty

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lou-wilham · 10 months ago

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Verona has 99 problems—including a time machine. . .

Then an older version of Benvolio crashes into their lives, offering the opportunity to change fate, Mercutio does as he always does—seizes the chance. There’s just one problem: no deal is without strings, and this one involves a deadly secret that Mercutio is determined to take to the grave.

What follows is a lively adventure through the ages, replete with love and heartache. Amidst the chaos, this inseparable duo will unravel the true depth of their friendship.

Publication day: July 31, 2024

Genre: Adult Sci-fi Fantasy Romcom Tropes: Friends to Lovers, time travel, retelling, and they were roommates, deal with the devil

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dvar-trek · 1 year ago

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January Romance

hello friends i have not slowed down, and perhaps i have maybe even sped up. in the. shotgunning queer romance novels department.

i am mostly on a hockey kick lately. i know nothing about hockey. i have probably watched a grand total of 5 minutes of hockey in my life. i do not care about any sports at all. but i figured that if i can get invested in a sports movie without caring about the sports part (such as Hoosiers (1986) or A League of Their Own (1992)), i could get invested in a sports romance novel without caring about the sports part. and i was correct. thank fuck, bc i think i've read all of the historical romances that there are.

nothing i read this month was like. perfect. it's very hard to measure up to my KJ Charles faves. but there was still some good shit!

the best of:

Hockey Ever After Series (Winging It, Scoring Position, and Unrivaled by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James- each book follows a different couple. the characters are so good and well fleshed-out, the team dynamics are fun, the plots are engaging, and the sex is hot. you really don't have to know anything about hockey (especially if you start with the 2022 edition of Winging It, which is definitely, definitely the correct choice), but also apparently their hockey shit is pretty accurate, which i always appreciate. overall, the complete package.

the rest of:

loved | liked | okay | didn't like

historical

●Undressing the Duke by Erica Ridley (a duke falls in love with his valet who is also his best friend. couldn't finish it. i know KJ Charles has me spoiled for historical accuracy, but i yelled 'WHAT!!!' so many times at so many things that i finally gave up. also it's just not very good in any of the other respects.) ●The Campion Square series by Adella J Harris (three romances taking place in the same little neighborhood. the series is essentially just sweet and sedate and wholesome, and there is nothing wrong with it, but it did not make me feel a single emotion. the definition of 'okay'.) ○Mr. Wilkins and the Lodger ○Mr. Montague and the Pineapple ○Mr. Jenkins and the Necklace ●Best Laid Plaids by Ella Stainton (simply not that good, and not even in a fun way.) ●Mr Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell (clueless son of a wealthy baronet falls for an impoverished clerk. it's nothing special and requires so very much suspension of disbelief that it stops being fun.) ●One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny (it has its problems and isn't going to make the faves list, but is basically a lovely and heartfelt romance. two men who don't know each other's identities travel together through the winter. requires a normal-mid amount of suspension of disbelief.)

hockey

●Him series by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy (guy falls in love with his straight best friend in high school and cuts him out of his life. they reconnect 4 years later for one last summer together. i loved 90% of the first book, but did not love the direction the authors take things. this series is a genre-wide favorite for tons of people though.) ○Him ○Us ○Epic (novella) ●On The Brink by Kate Willoughby (there's nothing fun wrong with it. it's just not good.) ●Puckboys by Eden Finley and Saxon James (these are fine for what they are--just enough plot for hockey boys to have a lot of sex and fall in love, in that order. there are a ton more of these but i had no desire to keep going.) ○Egotistical Puckboy ○Irresponsible Puckboy ●Light Up the Lamp by Kit Oliver (i cried my fucking eyes out. and then i listened to a bunch of songs that i knew would make it hit harder and i cried some more. the writing is... not that bad but also not that good. the premise destroyed me. childhood best friends who fall in love and then life takes them in different directions and they fuck it up so stupidly because they are nineteen years old. and then they go through life with this. chasm. where the love used to be. and then 15 years later they are forced to work together and they decide they will simply never speak of it even though they never resolved any of their shit and it is breaking them open. if you read this book you are contractually obligated to talk to me about it thanks!) ○Biscuit in the Basket (epilogue novella)

other

●Hard Feelings by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James (artist/graphic designer and software developer who can't stand each other are forced to work together, and they have a lot of hate sex about it. i do not think the authors know anything about design or coding. several parts of this book are cringe. it still had its moments that made my fucking chest hurt. possibly worth it just for that.) ●The Rock Star's Guide to Getting Your Man by Ashlyn Kane (another one where a guy is in love with his straight childhood best friend. he goes back to his hometown 15 years later to hide from drama with his bandmates, and finds his former best friend still lives there. this one also made me cry, but mostly the dead dad parts. a little bit cheesy and awkward. some funny moments, and not, like, heavy, but also not exactly lighthearted. i appreciated the fact that most of the conflict was with the band and not with the love interest.) ●The Inside Edge by Ashlyn Kane (tv cohosts who annoy each other and bicker on-screen -> casual sex -> fake dating -> real dating. just a delightful little bonbon of a romance. does go zero-to-i-love-you, which is a pet peeve, but you can't have everything in life.) ●All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim (composer's dad asks him to come home and put on a charity performance, and to convince a former classmate, now a famous movie star, to perform in it. nice amount of focus on the asian family dynamics without being too heavy-handed. engaging story, and sweet, but clunky. it's a debut novel though, so i'm looking forward to seeing what else this author will put out in the future.) ●Winter Ball by Amy Lane (i don't even know what to say about this book. i think it is from an alternate universe. the story and the dialogue both feel weirdly out of time, and the author uses phrases in the sex scenes that probably have never have never even been thought by another human. anyway it's about two best friends who discover their sexualities together, and decide to build a life together in spite of familial and societal disapproval.) ●Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake (the third book in a series that unfortunately peaked at book 1. all of the things that were awkward about the first book have only become more pronounced as the series progresses. i gave this the old college try, but could not finish it.) ●Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye (YA book wherein a popular boy agrees to pretend to date his gay classmate for a week. it is. not well-written, but it is basically a sweet story.) ●The Best Men by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely (this one just felt aggressively like a book by straight women for straight women. also they didn't do the anal research. also also they didn't research the jobs they gave their main characters.) ●Top Secret by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen (what if you were a straight guy in college and you were anonymously sexting another guy to set up the threesome your girlfriend requested. and then it turned out you were really into him. and then it also turned out he was the guy in your frat house that you hate. would that be fucked up hot or what. i will not lie to you, this book is kind of cringe. like one of the main characters insists approximately 500 times that he's only sexually experimenting because he's a scientist and it's scientific. but it's still fun and i still enjoyed it. there's also a bonus epilogue available.) ●Heels Over Head by Elyse Springer (incredibly repressed olympic diver falls for his new teammate. full of heartache and shitty families and tenderness and choosing joy.)

#romance roundup #in lieu of a #wip wednesday

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