#Sienna Shepard

[vorchagirl]

placing a hand on the back of the other’s neck for Shep/Vega?

Thank you for the ask! I'm going to tag @bioware-bard in this because Sienna Shepard is our shared character.

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Sienna Shepard coughed and tasted blood, struggling to breathe as dust and smoke billowed around her from the explosion. It had flung her clear across the room, and her head rang and ears buzzed from the noise and force of the blast. Debris lay scattered on and around her body, and nearby somebody else was stirring, though she couldn't make out their features through the gloom. It was impossible to tell if it was a member of her team, or a Cerberus troop.

She fumbled for a weapon, but it was gone - thrown clear in the explosion - and with a groan of pain she tried to sit up ... and stopped short as a bolt of fiery pain shot down her back and leg. It jolted her. Piercing. Burning. Freezing. A scream burst from her throat as she collapsed back to the ground - agony sizzling along her nerve endings. Sienna sobbed, her hands clenched into fists and the coppery taste of blood in her mouth as her vision swam and reeled sickeningly.

"Commander!" James swam into view as he fell to his knees beside her, blood coating one side of his face and his armour pockmarked from shrapnel. "I've got you, Lola! Hold on."

She whimpered and nodded, unable to speak as she clenched her teeth against the pain.

He scooped her up and cradled her to his chest, his arms securely about her. Distantly, she heard Kaidan's voice, and felt the hum of his biotics as he created a Barrier around them. James lifted her with a grunt - somehow managing to get to his feet despite her heavy armour. A moment later she felt the pinch of a needle in her neck as Kaidan administered pain relief, and everything went hazy as she floated in between unconsciousness and wakefulness.

The horrible pain subsided.

When she came to, they were in the shuttle and she was half-out of her armour while Kaidan checked her over. The hum of the engines was relaxing, and she blinked sleepily as she glanced around. The pain had gone completely, and when Sienna flexed her toes and feet, there was no jolting shock of pain. Evidently she had passed out at some point.

Kaidan had either administered one heck of a pain killer, or he had used a VI medical program to fix her.

"Don't try to move, Commander." Kaidan told her, the familiar frown of worry creasing the skin between his eyes. "You partially slipped a disk and pinched a nerve. I've given you a nerve block, and I don't think there's any permanent damage done, but Chakwas is standing by to get you to metbay."

"Okay," she mumbled sleepily, and rubbed her cheek slowly against the warmth pillowing her head - James' leg she realised sleepily.

Her head was cradled in his lap.

"Comfy?" he joked, though there was a tension in his voice that said he was worried about her.

She nodded and winced, and he frowned and slipped one hand behind her head and neck, giving her support. Almost absently his fingers stroked lightly against the skin of her neck, and Sienna bit her lip, trying not to show her physical reaction to his touch. She looked up at him, her green eyes meeting his warm gaze, and for just a moment, she thought she saw something in his eyes that was more than concern for a superior officer, more than just worry for his idol.

Something more.

Something closer to the attraction she felt for him.

Then he blinked and looked away, and the moment was gone - but his fingers continued to lightly stroke the back of her neck for the rest of the flight home.

[vorchagirl]

Feel free to ask about any of my Mass Effect or Dragon Age OCs! Names are in the tags!

Questions About Creating Your OCs

‘Cause sometimes the stories of how OCs come to be are just as interesting as the OCs, themselves. Tell me how your virtual kids came into the world.

What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)? 

Did you design them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind? 

How did you choose their name? 

In developing their backstory, what elements of the world they live in played the most influential parts? 

Is there any significance behind their hair color? 

Is there any significance behind their eye color? 

Is there any significance behind their height? 

What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story? 

Are they based off of you, in some way? 

If they have an LI, how much of their character is tailored to be compatible to that person? 

Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation? 

What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)? 

How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all? 

If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be? 

What is something about your OC can make you laugh? 

What is something about your OC can make you cry? 

Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story? 

What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC? 

What is your favorite fact about your OC?

[pupsmailbox]

STARTING WITH S

MASCULINE︰ sacheverell. sage. saint. sal. salem. salvador. sam. samir. sammie. sammy. sampson. samson. samuel. sandford. sandy. santana. santiago. santino. santos. saul. sawyer. saxon. scot. scott. scottie. scotty. scout. sean. sebastian. sefton. selby. sergio. seth. seven. sevyn. seymour. shae. shane. shaun. shaw. shawn. shayne. shelby. sheldon. shelton. shepard. shepherd. sherman. shiloh. sid. sidney. silas. silis. silver. silvester. simon. sincere. sinclair. sinjin. sky. skylar. skyler. slade. sloan. sly. smith. solomon. sonny. soren. sparrow. spencer. spike. stafford. stan. stanford. stanley. stefan. steph. stephen. sterling. stetson. steve. steven. stevie. stewart. stone. storm. stryker. stu. stuart. sullivan. sully. sunday. sutton. syd. sydney. sylas. sylvan. sylvanus. sylvester. symon. syncere.

FEMININE︰ sabella. sable. sabrina. sabryna. sadie. saffron. sage. saige. sal. salem. salena. salina. sallie. sally. salome. sam. samantha. samara. sammi. sammie. sammy. sandie. sandra. sandy. santana. saoirse. saphire. sapphire. sara. sarah. sarai. saranna. sarina. sariyah. sasha. saundra. savanna. savannah. sawyer. saylor. scarlet. scarlett. scarlette. schuyler. scottie. scout. seanna. sela. selah. selby. selena. selma. september. sequoia. sera. serena. serenity. serina. serrena. sevan. sevyn. shae. shaelyn. shana. shanae. shanelle. shanene. shania. shanna. shannah. shannen. shannon. shanon. shantae. shantel. shantelle. sharalyn. shari. sharise. sharla. sharleen. sharlene. sharmaine. sharon. sharona. sharron. sharyl. sharyn. shauna. shavon. shavonne. shawna. shawnda. shawnee. shaye. shayla. shayley. shaylyn. sheelagh. sheena. sheila. shelagh. shelby. shelia. shell. shelley. shelly. shena. sheree. sheri. sheridan. sherie. sherill. sherilyn. sherisse. sherley. sherlyn. sherri. sherrie. sherry. sheryl. sheryll. shevaun. shevon. shilo. shiloh. shirlee. shirley. shonda. shyla. siara. sibyl. sidney. sidony. siena. sienna. sierra. silver. simone. simonette. sinclair. sindy. sky. skye. skyla. skylar. skyler. skylynn. sloan. sloane. snow. sofia. soledad. sommer. sondra. sonia. sonya. sookie. sophia. sophie. sophy. soraya. sorrel. spirit. spring. stace. stacee. stacey. staci. stacia. stacie. stacy. star. starla. starr. stefani. stella. steph. stephani. stephania. stephanie. stephany. stevie. stormi. stormy. sue. suellen. suki. sukie. summer. sunday. sunny. sunshine. susan. susanna. susanne. susie. sutton. suz. suzan. suzanna. suzanne. suzi. suzie. suzy. sybella. sybil. syd. sydne. sydneey. sydney. sydnie. sylvia. sylvie. symphony.

NEUTRAL︰ saccharine. saffron. saga. sage. saige. sailor. saint. sakae. salem. saline. sam. sami. samie. sammy. sandi. sandy. santana. sapphire. sasha. satsuki. sawyer. saxon. scape. scarlet. scorpion. scottie. scout. scribbles. sea. secret. seer. sekani. semaj. semi. september. serenity. seven. sevyn. shade. shadow. shai. shale. shalom. shan. shannon. shark. shay. shea. shelby. sheridan. shi. shia. shield. shiloh. shiro. shiver. shook. should. sid. sidney. silver. sincere. sincerity. siren. skeptic. skull. skunk. sky. skye. skyler. slate. slider. sloan. smash. sneaky. sniff. snitch. snooze. snow. soap. sock. soda. sol. solace. solo. solstice. soma. sonny. soot. sora. soren. sorrel. soul. sour. south. spark. sparrow. spear. specter. speedy. spell. spencer. spider. spiral. spirit. spot. spy. stab. stacy. stag. stall. star. stark. starling. static. stay. steady. steel. stereo. sterling. stitch. stock. stone. storm. stormi. stormy. stranger. strawberry. stray. stricken. studio. subwoofer. suede. sugar. sulfur. sullivan. summer. summit. sun. sunday. sunny. sutton. sway. swing. switch. sychophant. symphony. syncere. synth.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in May 2024 🌈

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

[ Release dates may have changed. ]

❤️ Farzana's Spite - Felix Graves 🧡 Archangels of Funk - Andrea Hairston 💛 How It Works Out - Myriam Lacroix 💚 Queer History A to Z - Robin Stevenson, Vivian Rosas 💙 Queerceañera - Alex Crespo 💜 Second Night Stand - Karelia Stetz-Waters, Fay Stetz-Waters ❤️ You Can Call Me Cooper - Cali Kitsu 🧡 Gooseberry - Robin Gow 💛 Grand Slam Romance - Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous 💙The Witches of Silverlake - Simon Curtis, Stephanie Son 💜 Drawn to the Enemy - Barbara Winkes 🌈 The Truth of Our Past - Heather Leighson

❤️ Infaust - T.D. Cloud, Ambi Sun 🧡 Garner for Gold - Catherine Labadie 💛 The Z Word - Lindsay King-Miller 💚 Snake Charming - Genevieve McCluer 💙 The 7-10 Split - Karmen Lee 💜 Loving Jemima - Sienna Waters ❤️ The Potion Gardener - Arden Powell 🧡 A Swift and Sudden Exit - Nico Vincenty 💛 The Worst Ronin - Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Faith Schaffer 💙 Murray Out of Water -Taylor Tracy 💜 The Guncle Abroad - Steven Rowley 🌈 The Weight of What Was - Pip Landers-Letts

❤️ The Amazing Alpha Tau Pledge Project - Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey 🧡 I Met Death & Sex Through My Friend, Tom Meuley - Thom Vernon 💛 Malicia - Steven dos Santos 💚 The Sins on Their Bones - Laura R. Samotin 💙 SLUTS: Anthology - Michelle Tea 💜 You Should Be So Lucky - Cat Sebastian ❤️ Death's Country - R.M. Romero 🧡 Cinema Love - Jiaming Tang 💛 The Brides of High Hill - Nghi Vo 💙 Emma - Jenna Kent 💜 Wish We Were There - Lionel Hart 🌈 A Troublemaker in Her Eyes - Genta Sebastian

❤️ I Make Envy on Your Disco - Eric Schnall 🧡 Lavash at First Sight - Taleen Voskuni 💛 Queer Power Couples - Hannah Murphy Winter, Billie Winter 💚 In Repair - A.L. Graziadei 💙 A Heart Divided - Angie Williams 💜 Long After We Are Gone - Terah Shelton Harris ❤️ The Queen of Steeplechase Park - David Ciminello 🧡 Lunar Boy - Jes Wibowo, Cin Wibowo 💛 Hot Boy Summer - Joe Jiménez 💙 Sunhead - Alex Assan 💜 The Summer Love Strategy - Ray Stoeve 🌈 Into the Mouth of the Wolf - Erin Gough

❤️ The Girl in Question - Tess Sharpe 🧡 The Lost Erwain - Mariah Stillbrook 💛 Starfire - Naomi Hughes 💚 Adrift - Sam Ledel 💙 Shanghai Murder - Jessie Chandler 💜 April May June July - Alison B. Hart ❤️ A Bone in His Teeth - Kellen Graves 🧡 Cabin Fever - Tagan Shepard 💛 Don't Be a Drag - Skye Quinlan 💙 The Ride of Her Life - Jennifer Dugan 💜 The Redemption of Daya Keane - Gia Gordon 🌈 Nearlywed - Nicolas DiDomizio

❤️ The Sunforge - Sascha Stronach 🧡 The End of Time - Trudie Skies 💛 Silent Ones - Melissa Polk 💚 Prime Time Travelers - Neil Laird 💙 My Darling Dreadful Thing - Johanna van Veen 💜 The Honey Witch - Sydney J. Shields ❤️ Spitting Gold - Carmella Lowkis 🧡 Last Chance - Claire Highton-Stevenson 💛 Road Home - Rex Ogle 💙 Only for Convenience - Shannon O'Connor 💜 Linus and Etta Could Use a Win - Caroline Huntoon 🌈 Finding Molly Parsons - Alyson Root

❤️ Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding - Maia Kobabe, Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier 🧡 See You Next Month - Jamey Moody 💛 Until You Say My Name - Tatum Schroeder 💚 Disembark - Jen Currin 💙 True Love and Other Impossible Odds - Christina Li 💜 Flyboy - Kasey LeBlanc ❤️ Thirsty - Jas Hammonds 🧡 Hands Off - N. Slater 💛 Flooded Secrets - Claudie Arseneault 💙 The Deer and the Dragon - Piper C.J. 💜 To Be Loved - Frank G. Anderson 🌈 Snowblooded - Emma Sterner-Radley

❤️ Blood Remains - Cathy Pegau 🧡 Blood on the Tide - Katee Robert 💛 We Were the Universe - Kimberly King Parsons 💚 Loyalty - E.J. Noyes 💙 Spirits and Sirens - Kelly Fireside 💜 Clean Kill - Anne Laughlin ❤️ The Worst Perfect Moment - Shivaun Plozza 🧡 Oye - Melissa Mogollon 💛 Here for the Wrong Reasons - Annabel Paulsen, Lydia Wang 💙 Exhibit - R.O. Kwon 💜 Experienced - Kate Young 🌈 Parenting with Pride - Heather Hester

❤️ Road to Ruin - Hana Lee 🧡 Meet Me in Berlin - Samantha L. Valentine 💛 The Advice Columnist - Cade Haddock Strong 💚 where lost & hopeless things go - Bryony Rosehurst 💙 Pit Stop - Ellis Mae 💜 The Switchboard - Christina K. Glover ❤️ In the Shallows - Tanya Byrne 🧡 Have You Seen This Girl - Nita Tyndall 💛 Another First Chance - Robbie Couch 💙 The Only Light Left Burning - Erik J. Brown 💜 Keepers of the Stones and Stars - Michael Barakiva 🌈 A Little Kissing Between Friends - Chencia C. Higgins

[openheartfanfics]

Newly Added Fics

Feb 17 - 23, 2024  

🎭 Angst  |  🦚 Angsty Fluff  |  🛸 AU  |  ☁ Fluff  |  ♥ NSFW  |  📚 Series  |  📷 Edit  |  📱 TextFic  |  Ⓜ Mature

Bryce x F!MC

A Dinomite Find - @storyofmychoices 📱

Bryce discovers dinosaur chicken nugget pillows and they are a must!

From the Nest to Flying Free - @dalishessence 📚🛸

[extended: wip] In another life, Bryce Lahela met Samantha Shepard and their relationship went from friends to lovers.

CH 1: Hatchling in the Nest

Untitled Fic - @sunshine-gumdrop ☁

Bryce shows he earned the Golden Retriever nickname.

Ethan x F!MC

Beach Cleanup Date - @liaromancewriter 📷

Cassie brings Ethan along for her annual beach cleanup volunteer gig.

Birthday As A Mom - @potionsprefect 📷

Victoria celebrates her first birthday as a mother.

When life has other plans - @coffeeheartaddict2 📚🛸

[extended: wip] A competition has commenced for the interns at Edenbrook hospital. A horrid first day leads to an unexpected test of a new machine but what is Dr. Ethan Ramsey hiding?

CH 11: Let’s Play Ball

Open Heart MC

Green-Eyed Girl - @liaromancewriter 📱

Random convo between Cassie and Max about family traits.

Rafael x F!MC

Moving In - @rafasgirl23415 📚​

[extended: wip] Follow up to We Belong Together. Set a few years into the future.

CH 20: Daddy's Special Girl

CH 21: Sienna’s Dream Wedding  Feat. Sienna x M!OC

Tobias x F!MC

Happy 40th Tobias! - @jerzwriter 📷

Tobias turns 40 today, and his wife and bestie are there to make it Insta-official.

Part 1

Part 2

Love in the Afternoon - @storyofmychoices ☁

Tobias and Casey enjoy an afternoon dance.

Not So Fast - @jerzwriter ☁💘

It's their fourth third Valentine's Day together, and it looks a little different than the rest. Still, all is going well until Tobias drops a little bombshell.

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SUBMIT OPEN HEART FICS & WRITERS HERE

[musemuseum-a]

Muses | S

Sabrina Fallows | 27 | Kennedy McMann | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sage Wilson | 32 | Kaley Cuoco | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Salem Hearst | 23 | Abigail Cowan | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sam Lannister | 24 | Froy Gutierrez | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Savannah Lanaster | 20 | Kristine Froseth | Occupation | private muse | Extra Info | Verses

Sawyer Fields | 24 | Janel Parrish | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Scarlett Rozier | 18 | Sadie Sink | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Scout Groves | 19 | Meg Donnelly | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sebastian Thorpe | 38 | Max Irons | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Serenity Fielding | 23 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Shepard Groves | 25 | Daniel Sharman | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Shiloh Morris | 21 | Mitchel Hope | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sienna Reese | 22 | Shay Mitchel | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Silas Holt | 23 | Noah Centino | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sirius Breslin |  | Louis Partridge | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Skylar Morrand | 23 | Danny Griffin | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sloane Braxton | 20 | Joey King | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sophie Flynn | 21 | Danielle Russell | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Spencer Hawkins | 43 | Jamie Kennedy | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Stella Carson | 32 | Halston Sage | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Storm O’Brien | 28 | Bryan Dechart | Occupation | Extra Info | Verses

Sutton Parker | 37 | Jared Padelecki | FBI Agent | Extra Info | Verses

Sylvester Dodd | 45 | Wes Bentley | Lawyer | Extra Info | Verses

Sylvie Matland | 37 | Gemma Arterton | Sex Worker | Extra Info | Verses

[vorchagirl]

Feel free to ask for any of my OCs. I'll pop names in the tags!

oc asks: not-so-nice edition

alone: How does your OC deal with loneliness? Have they ever been completely alone before? How do they act when there's no one around to see them?

betrayal: Has your OC ever been betrayed by someone they thought they could trust? Has your OC ever betrayed someone who trusted them?

bound: Has your OC ever been imprisoned or captured? What happened? How did they get out? Did the experience leave any scars?

break: What would cause your OC to break down completely? What do they look like when that happens? Has anyone ever seen them at their lowest?

desire: What's one thing your OC wants more than anything in the world? Are they open with that desire? Why or why not? What would they do to fulfill it?

failure: What's your OC's greatest failure? Have they been able to move past it? Does anyone else know about it?

fear: What is your OC's greatest fear? What do they do when confronted with it? Are they open with their fear, or do they hide it away?

future: What's the worst possible future for your OC? Are they taking steps to avoid that outcome? Are they even aware it's a possibility?

ghost: Who or what haunts your OC? What happened? How do they live with their ghosts?

guilt: What is your OC guilty about? How do they handle their guilt? Do they try to avoid guilt, or do they accept it?

hate: What does your OC hate? Why? How do they act towards the object of their hatred?

heartbreak: Have they ever had a relationship that ended badly? Experienced some other kind of heartbreak? What happened?

hide: What does your OC hide? Why do they hide it?

hunt: Who or what is your OC hunted by? A person, a feeling, a past mistake? Is your OC able to let their guard down, or are they constantly alert?

mask: Does your OC wear a mask, literally or figuratively? What goes on beneath it? Is there anyone in their life who gets to see who they are under the mask?

midnight: What keeps your OC up at night? Do they have nightmares? Fears? Anxieties? What do they do in the small hours of the morning when they should be sleeping?

mistake: What's the worst mistake your OC ever made? What led to them making it? Have they been able to fix it? How have they moved on?

monster: Is your OC monstrous in any way? Is there something that makes them monstrous? Are they aware of their own monstrosity? Do they accept it or reject it?

nightmare: What does your OC have nightmares about? How do they deal with their nightmares? Do they tell people, or keep it to themself?

pain: What's the worst pain your OC has ever felt? Do they have a high pain tolerance?

secret: What's one secret your OC never wants anyone to know about them?

skin: How comfortable is your OC in their skin? Do they grapple with anything that lives inside them—a beast, a curse, a failure, a monster? How do they face the smallest, weakest, most horrible version of themself? Are they able to acknowledge it at all?

torture: Has your OC ever been tortured? Would your OC ever torture someone else?

wound: How does your OC handle being wounded? Are their wounds mostly physical? Mental? Emotional? What's the worst wound your OC has ever experienced?

[vorchagirl]

Sparring Session

James Vega x femShep (Ecplicit!) Kinktober challenge - sex in risky places!

Sienna Shepard has had a really bad day, luckily James Vega knows just how she can work off some of that frustration and put a smile back on her face! 😉

Gorgeous saucy art is by the very talented @reallyquitestrange who loves Vega just as much as me! The full version of the art in the banner can be seen in my fic below!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60131515

[b1narysol0]

Last picrew (for now). I wasn't sure about the half faces at first, but they grew on me.

Alaitha Bisera, Wayfarer IF

Sienna Theran, Wayfarer IF

Rowan Shepard, Mass Effect

[svucarisiaddict]

stooop now i cant stop about miguel craving affection and just wanted to be held and kissed in every inch of his body

//Just a little something//

Miguel entered the house that was dark except for the light you left on for him in the foyer. Everything was still. The only sound coming from the grandfather clock ticking time away in the dining room. It was a stark contrast from the chaos that daylight provided. 

He sighed deeply then slid out of his shoes and shrugged his coat off laying it over the back of the sofa. 

Seconds later TJ their “guard dog” padded to Miguel wagging his tail and licking Miguel’s face when he knelt down to greet him. “Hey, there big guy. Doing your rounds?” He gave the German Shepard a scratch behind the ears before straightening up. While he was gentle with family there was no doubt he would protect them need be.

Miguel quietly climbed the steps, hoping to not wake you or one of the kids. Although, if he was being honest it wouldn’t be the worst thing. He left before the kids were up and home after they went to bed. A day of their lives he missed. Tomorrow was going to be different. All-day at home. No interruptions. Well, today actually he thought as the clock chimed midnight. 

He chanced a peek into their bedrooms. Both his son, Nick who was three and daughter Sienna, 8 months were sleeping peacefully. 

And you. He actually ached to see you. To feel your soft skin. To inhale your scent. But more than anything he craved your touch. To have you ghost your fingers over his skin. Peppering kisses along his jaw and neck. Holding him.

Miguel pushed the bedroom door open. “What are you doing awake?” He stretched across the bed to kiss you. 

You shrugged your shoulders. “I don’t know. Just had a feeling I should wait up for you. Besides I missed you.”

“Missed you amor,” Miguel said softly. There was a melancholy undertone in his voice that you picked up.  “I’m beat. Gonna change real quick.”

Nodding, you gave him a small smile and watched as he shed his clothes. His muscles rippled with every movement and you couldn’t help but appreciate him. He was much more than just a banging body. Miguel was intelligent, strong, tender but firm when he needed to be, generous with not only his money but more importantly his love. He also had a quick wit that made you laugh even when you wanted to be mad. And he had the biggest heart of anyone you knew. Few saw that side of him. In his business, he couldn’t appear weak. Weak wasn’t a word you would associate with Miguel. 

When he was done changing he slid between the sheets. He laid his head on your chest and wrapped his body around yours. A small sigh escaped his lips. He was content and felt his body relax.

You used one hand to massage and scratch his scalp while the other rested on his arm. “You okay, Mikey?” you asked placing a kiss to his temple. He got in moods like this sometimes where all he wanted was to be held while you placed soft kisses to his body. This Miguel or Mikey as you and Nestor called him, was vulnerable, craving affection and to be touched more so than normal.

“It was a tough day,” he answered. Tough was an understatement. While you knew exactly what the business was all about he kept some of the not so savory details to himself and those involved. He kept his personal life separate from his professional life. It caused much less heartbreak for everyone. If you knew half of the things he did to those that crossed him or caused him to lose money, you would think he was a monster.

When he said the day was tough you didn’t push him to talk. He would if and when he was ever ready. Instead, you stroked his hair, kissed his face and gently caressed his skin until you felt him become heavier on you, finally giving in to his exhaustion. You kissed his head once more before turning off the bedside lamp.

[tabloidtoc]

Star, April 20

Cover: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are self-quarantining together 

Page 1: Ten months after her split from Bradley Cooper Irina Shayk hunkers down in NYC with Heidi Klum’s playboy ex Vito Schnabel 

Page 2: Contents, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas

Page 3: Sofia Vergara at home with her dog, Elizabeth Banks at her home office, Brooke Burke and a dog 

Page 4: After some challenging twists and turns Flip or Flop’s Christina Anstead is in a very good place 

Page 6: John Stamos is trying a new gig as a stand-up comedian and has turned to Bob Saget for pointers, Barbra Streisand and Lady Gaga’s friendship has gone from strength to strength so much so that the galpals are planning to pair up for a dream-team world tour, Star Spots the Stars Fashion Edition -- Kate Hudson, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Nina Dobrev, Camila Cabello, Amelia Gray Hamlin 

Page 7: After a face-slapping brawl on Keeping Up With the Kardashians with sister Kim Kardashian Kourtney Kardashian confirmed she has quit the show, after a painful fertility struggle and against all odds Good Bones star Mina Starsiak is finally pregnant, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella pregnancy update 

Page 8: Star Shots -- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley on a bike ride in LA, Pierce Brosnan meditating on the beach in Hawaii 

Page 10: Andy Cohen reunites with his son after testing positive for coronavirus, Amber Heard cleaned out her garage on the same day it was announced she’d lost her defamation lawsuit appeal against ex Johnny Depp, Bella Hadid in a bikini 

Page 11: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello on Fox’s iHeart Living Room Concert special

Page 12: Lucky Dogs -- Ellen DeGeneres and her dogs and one cat, Kaley Cuoco and husband Karl Cook showered their foster dog Dumpy with affection, animal adoption advocate Sophia Bush and her foster pup

Page 13: Christie Brinkley took a beachside stroll with her dogs Daisy and Chester, Taylor Lautner and his dog Lily 

Page 14: Arnold Schwarzenegger on a motorcycle, Melissa Gorga and daughter Antonia do a puzzle 

Page 15: Selma Blair, Steve Kazee and Jenna Dewan and kids Everly and newborn son Callum take a walk with their dog, Yara Shahidi 

Page 16: Christina Milian and boyfriend Matt Pokora, Jeff Goldblum shared an important message, David and Victoria Beckham’s sons Cruz Beckham and Romeo Beckham 

Page 18: Michelle Monaghan channels her inner yogi, Liev Schreiber and girlfriend Taylor Neisen go for a jog in LA

Page 19: Amy Poehler shopping in Beverly Hills 

Page 20: Normal or Not? Jared Leto, Mindy Kaling cleans her bathroom, Chris Pratt sweeps outside his home in LA 

Page 21: Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego made up, Demi Moore with daughter Tallulah’s dog Cowboy on her head 

Page 22: Fashion -- yellow -- Sienna Miller, Zoey Deutch, Gugu Mbatha-Raw 

Page 23: Issa Rae, Kate Hudson 

Page 26: Stuck at home Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard admit their nerves are frayed 

Page 27: How Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish saved their marriage, Adele and Skepta are over because they had some fun together but she didn’t see anything serious in it as far as long-term, Jessica Chastain and Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo welcomed their second child 

Page 28: Evan Peters isn’t wasting any time after his split from Halsey -- he’s trying to rekindle the flame with ex Emma Roberts who is dating Garrett Hedlund, Heidi Klum has to work hard to keep the peace between her husband Tom Kaulitz and her ex Seal because they’re both eccentric guys who need to be the center of attention, they’ve only been dating a short time but Demi Lovato is already all in on Max Ehrich 

Page 30: Cover Story -- Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston cozy in quarantine 

Page 33: How Hollywood’s Staying Busy -- Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Alba and daughter Honor, Dolly Parton, Mark Wahlberg and daughter Grace, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend with kids Luna and Miles 

Page 34: Royals in Crisis -- as the coronavirus lockdown expands and drives the house of Windsor far apart -- Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton putting duty first, Princess Beatrice is the unluckiest princess, Queen Elizabeth staying safe

Page 35: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s rocky start in LA, Prince Charles is out of the woods

Page 38: Cutting the Kids Off -- these stars plan to cut off their kids without a dime -- Daniel Craig, Elton John

Page 39: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, Marie Osmond 

Page 40: Simon Cowell, Sting, Nigella Lawson 

Page 41: Gene Simmons, Jackie Chan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Bloomberg, Gordon Ramsay 

Page 42: Health -- Martha Hunt 

Page 44: Game On -- Sarah Hyland 

Page 46: Beauty -- at-home beauty treatments -- Karlie Kloss 

Page 48: Entertainment 

Page 50: Q&A with Jon Taffer of Bar Rescue 

Page 60: Parting Shot -- Reese Witherspoon on a bike ride with son Tennessee

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2019 Pan Ams Games Contenders (8) USAG selection procedures

Sloane Blakely, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics Kara Eaker, Grain Valley, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express Aleah Finnegan, Lee’s Summit, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics Shilese Jones, Westerville, Ohio/Future Gymnastics Academy Sunisa Lee, St. Paul, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center Riley McCusker, Brielle, N.J./MG Elite Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kansas/Great American Gymnastics Express

Full Roster by Age Division

Seniors (24) Shania Adams, Plain City, Ohio/Future Gymnastics Academy Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Sloane Blakely, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona Sunrays Jordan Chiles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Kara Eaker, Grain Valley, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express Aleah Finnegan, Lee's Summit, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express Jaylene Gilstrap, McKinney, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics Olivia Hollingsworth, Seabrook, Texas/World Champions Centre Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics Alexis Jeffrey, Warrensburg, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express Shilese Jones, Westerville, Ohio/Future Gymnastics Academy Emily Lee, Los Gatos, Calif./West Valley Gymnastics School Sunisa Lee, St. Paul, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center Emma Malabuyo, Flower Mound, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics Grace McCallum, Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters Riley McCusker, Brielle, N.J./MG Elite Victoria Nguyen, Sugar Land, Texas/Everest Gymnastics Gabby Perea, Geneva, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics Trinity Thomas, York, Pa./University of Florida Gymnastics Faith Torrez, Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Legacy Elite Gymnastics Abigael Vides, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kansas/Great American Gymnastics Express

Juniors (38) Olivia Ahern, Memphis, Tenn./River City Gymnastics Inc. Ciena Alipio, San Jose, Calif./West Valley Gymnastics School Sydney Barros, Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics Skye Blakely, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics Charlotte Booth, Clermont, Fla./Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics Sophia Butler, Houston, Texas/Discover Gymnastics Inc. Kailin Chio, Henderson, Nev./Gymcats Gymnastics Kayla DiCello, Boyds, Md./Hill's Gymnastics Addison Fatta, Wrightsville, Pa./Prestige Gymnastics eMjae Frazier, Erial, N.J./Parkettes National Gymnastics Center Elizabeth Gantner, Indianapolis, Ind./Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center Karis German, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Olivia Greaves, Staten Island, N.Y./MG Elite Mia Heather, San Francisco, Calif./San Mateo Gymnastics Julianne Huff, Hoover, Ala./JamJev Gymnastics Levi Jung-Ruivivar, Woodland Hills, Calif./Paramount Elite Gymnastics Lilly Lippeatt, Mason, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics Lauren Little, Mooresville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics Amber Lowe, Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics Nola Matthews, Gilroy, Calif./Airborne Gymnastics Training Center Konnor McClain, Cross Lanes, W.Va./Revolution Gymnastics Zoe Miller, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre Kaylen Morgan, Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics  Sydney Morris, Bowie, Md./First State Gymnastics Annalise Newman-Achee, Brooklyn, N.Y./Chelsea Piers Gymnastics Sophie Parenti, Menlo Park, Calif./San Mateo Gymnastics Anya Pilgrim, Germantown, Md./Hill's Gymnastics Ariel Posen, Manalapan, N.J./MG Elite Joscelyn Roberson, Texarkana, Texas/North East Texas Elite Gymnastics Sienna Robinson, Las Vegas, Nev./Browns Gymnastics Las Vegas Katelyn Rosen, Boerne, Texas/Mavericks Gymnastics Lyden Saltness, Forest Lake, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center Jamison Sears, Yorktown, Va./World Class Gymnastics Chavala Shepard, Bentonville, Ark./Hopes and Dreams Gymnastics Ava Siegfeldt, Newport News, Va./World Class Gymnastics Eva Volpe, Pearland, Texas/Pearland Elite Jamie Wright, Toano, Va./World Class Gymnastics Ella Zirbes, Stillwater, Minn./Flips Gymnastics

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Hiking with Tracy 2021:  Here we go!

Back to Mt. Diablo we went to begin the official Ride 4 Reason - Run•Walk•Ride Event!  Helping to raise funds for 12 Bay Area School PTSA’s:

https://runsignup.com/tracyalbert/Donate

If you need to fill your good deed quota for the day, how about contributing to the excellent cause of our school PTSA’s?  Mind you, we’re not the district, we’re the Parents, Teachers and the Students.  We get s**t done!

Ok, so on Saturday 4/3, I hiked 14.6 miles to the Summit of Mt. Diablo.  My previous post gave you an inkling of what Mt. Diablo was like.  And I’m hooked!  It was 14.6 miles of natural bliss. I started at my favorite gate:  Mitchell Canyon Road and took a trail called Back Creek to Bald Ridge to North Peak to the Summit.  Back down was even more glorious:  Juniper Trail to Deer Flat Rd to Mitchell Canyon Trail which lead me straight back to the car.  

Trying to formulate my thoughts on what I enjoyed best:  

The FLOCKS of Wild Turkey’s?!!  Not 1 or 2.  20 of them!  Like guardians of the peak, gobbling along the meadow, telling all visitors they’re in for a treat.  Now, I do not believe the turkeys get up to the peak.  They’re satisfied with the beautiful long grasses of the bottom.  I’m the only jive turkey among them today.

Maybe it was the GROVES of Manzanita trees?  I cannot express just how beautiful these trees are!  As I was making my climb up I found myself thinking  about my last trip here and lo & behold I was among the groves again!  I know it sounds silly, but it’s as if they magically appeared once I started thinking of them!  Like forest gnomes who wait for someone to BELIEVE that they exist and BAM!  there they were.  I know it’s hard not to focus on the hard but smooth rust colored exterior of their bark, but I could not help noticing the leaves this time.  A soft pastel Easter green in the shape of an almond.  How beautifully these two colors meshed together:  Burnt Sienna & pastel green.  If you have any artist sensibility at all and love color, nature is by far the best place to find inspiration.  

Or maybe it was the wildflowers that are now in full bloom, especially at the top?  Talk about color!  Purples, yellows, whites, pinks, reds...like a natural Seurat painting that you’re viewing up close.  If I was able to pull away and view  at even higher elevations, oh the images they would produce!

I guess I would HAVE to say the views.  Breathtaking. It was such a glorious blue sky day too!  It’s not easy to get up there mind you.  90% of the trip is fairly do-able.  The trail zigs-zags up to North Peak.  You start to get a bit cocky. Looking up and seeing the visitor center building of the Summit, I began my chant, “I’m coming to get ya! I’ll be done in no time!”   And like that...Instant Karma.  That building turned into Zeus throwing an extremely steep hill/lighting bolt my way.  Because it got pretty steep suddenly and my heart was pumping. My chant turned to Fred Sanford...”I’m coming to join you Elizabeth!”.   But, WOW!  It felt as if I was in the Swiss Alps viewing the scenic towns within the rolling green hills below me.  A modern day Elizabeth Bennett walking through the rolling hills of Pemberley.  

Day TWO.  Sunday, 4/4.  Inspiration Pt / Nimitz Way to Wildcat Canyon Peak loop back via Wildcat Canyon Trail and Gorge.  12.1 miles.

After my Saturday hike, I treated myself to a nice cold ice bath!  Yup, sat in the tub, ran the cold water and to Charlotte’s delight she dumped a bag of ice onto my legs.  I lasted about 5 minutes.  Then finished off in a hot shower.  And you know what??  It worked!  On Sunday, my legs were feeling pretty darn good and ready for Day TWO!   Nimitz Way trail to Wildcat Canyon Trail loop.  12.1 miles.  

I got a late start since it was Easter Sunday.  Charlotte had fun hiding the eggs for us and I had fun beating Bob in finding them.  BTW, I’m not competitive in anyway.  Nah!  Not me.  My own personal Christ had risen and he was ready to find the most eggs and walk the most miles.  Thank You Jesus!

This hike was interesting because for the first half you’re walking along a ridge overlooking the Bay to the West and the Valley to the East.  The second half you’re down in the canyon walking along a river stream (which I had no idea existed).  Tons of animal sightings:  Cattle, goats, deer, turkeys, bunnies and a few coyotes. The cattle are a bit unnerving.  They’re docile, but BIG.  Me no likey anything that big that moves. AND they’re very close to the trail, so you need to give them a wide berth as you pass by.  The really creepy ones sit and stare at you from the bushes. Pretty startling you as you walk past. 

The goats are awesome.  A centuries old practice for wildfire management.  Hundreds of goats chomping away at the tall grass!  They’re herded by a Shepard and his dog.  The Shepard sits in his trailer, but now and again you see the dog patrolling the electric fence they have to keep the goats in a particular area.  The views this person gets while the goats munch on the grass is amazing.  Best seat in the house. 

The fun part of this hike was walking in the open air along the ridge and looking back to see my friend Mount Diablo.  Crazy how I was just there less than 24 hours ago walking along it’s trails and staring down on this very spot.  

Then there’s the return through the canyon.  Not too much to say here.  It’s a gravel path that looks up at the ridge you were just walking along.  The really cool part is when you reach Tilden and you get to the Wildcat Canyon GORGE trail.  Now, I am not that familiar with Tilden Regional park.  I live 10 minutes from it and have never truly explored.  We’ve been to the steam train, farm and Merry-Go-Round when Charlotte was little, but I seem to always get lost.  Lost while driving.  The roads do not make sense to me and god forbid you go through there at night.  Even walking through this Sunday I was confused.  All these nooks and crannies of parking lots.  Anyway, must get brave and figure this park out.  

But, the GORGE trail is pretty spectacular.  Really beautiful.  It was a great way to end my journey because it brings you back up to Inspiration Pt.  A perfect loop.  

So this weekend is a big one.  Macdonald Gate in Oakland to Lake Chabot in Castro Valley. Around the Lake and back.  20 miles.  Wish me luck and I’m sure you’ll read all about it!

As Louie Anderson always says...Be Good to your Families!  

Peace Out!

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How Does ‘Bombshell’ Compare with the Real-Life Fox News Scandal?

From the key players to the biggest creeps to a disgusting reference to hamburger meat, we break it all down By Ian Spiegelman - December 11, 2019

  This summer, Showtime aired the seven-part miniseries The Loudest Voice, the loathsome tale of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes’s rise to power—and how anchor Gretchen Carlson brought him down when she sued him for sexual harassment in 2016. This month you can see the story all over again in Lionsgate’s big-screen, Oscar-coveting Bombshell. How do the two productions compare with each other—and with the real-life scandal? Have a look.

Key Players

»Bombshell: Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Recount) directs. Oscar-winning Aussie Nicole Kidman plays Gretchen Carlson. Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow costar.

»The Loudest Voice: Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent) and Alex Metcalf (Kingdom) created the series. Oscar-nominated Aussie Naomi Watts plays Carlson. Russell Crowe, Sienna Miller, Annabelle Wallis costar.

»Real Life: The late Roger Ailes, who got his start as a TV producer for Richard Nixon; leathery Aussie mogul Rupert Murdoch; Carlson, a former Miss America.

How Roger Ailes Appears

»Bombshell: As Ailes, 74-year-old Lithgow looks every inch the Jabba-esque, liver-spotted monster who screams when claiming alleged sexual assaults were consensual: “I didn’t always look like this!”

»The Loudest Voice: Despite Crowe’s virtuoso performance, the 55-year-old actor’s rugged visage often beams out from beneath his Ailes prosthetics like Martin Short’s thin face emerging from the foam cheeks and wattle of Jiminy Glick.

»Real Life: When Carlson’s lawsuit forced Ailes to resign in 2016, most news outlets reprinted Murdoch’s generous statement, along with Ailes’s self-congratulatory resignation letter, without remarking on the fallen titan’s appearance.

The Megyn Kelly Character

Bombshell: As played by Theron, Kelly is central to the story from the beginning, a savvy achiever who uses her contacts and spies to find Ailes’s other victims.

The Loudest Voice: Kelly barely exists.

Real Life: One of Fox News’s biggest stars at the time, Kelly was initially silent in the wake of Carlson’s lawsuit, but it was later revealed that she’d told an internal investigation that Ailes had harassed her when she was a young correspondent.

The Gretchen Carlson Character

»Bombshell: Carlson, who’s been taking notes on Ailes for a year when the film begins, establishes his character in the opening minutes, telling her lawyers, “Roger likes to joke, ‘To get ahead, you have to give a little head.’”

»The Loudest Voice: We see Carlson’s careerlong suffering under Ailes before she starts recording him on her smartphone. In the end she puts the nail in his coffin when she records him telling her, “You and I should have had sexual relations a long time ago.”

»Real Life: Carlson is lobbying Congress to end the type of secret arbitration she was contractually forced into.

Moment That Will Make You Vegetarian

»Bombshell: “Susan,” a 66-year-old woman, says that in her youth Ailes exposed himself to her when he was casting The Mike Douglas Show: “It looked to me like raw hamburger. Then he just said, ‘Kiss it.’”

»The Loudest Voice: “Carrie,” a fictional, guileless rube, tells Fox News lawyers that when Ailes exposed himself to her, “It was like raw hamburger meat. Disgusting. And he made me …”

»Real Life: A former model identified as “Susan” told journalist Gabriel Sherman that in 1967 Ailes “proceeded to pull down his pants and very gingerly pull out his genitals and said, ‘Kiss them.’ And they were red like raw hamburger.”

The Creeps Aside from Ailes

»Bombshell: Frantically loyal Fox Newser Jeanine Pirro (Alanna Ubach) tells Kelly, “Your silence is being noticed,” and says, “Does Roger want to fuck us? Yes, he’s a man. He also gives us time, opportunity. … If you can’t handle that trade-off, what can you?”

»The Loudest Voice: Fox News executive VP of programming at that time Suzanne Scott (Lucy Owen) is depicted as a hawklike menace who tells Ailes’s young victims they “have to get on team Roger.”

»Real Life: Pirro is one of the biggest stars on Fox News, especially after the departures of Carlson, Kelly, Greta Van Susteren, the disgraced Bill O’Reilly, and, most recently, Shepard Smith. Scott was named CEO of Fox News and Fox Business Network in May 2018.

RELATED: Can a Pair of Hollywood Takes on Roger Ailes Help Fox News Loyalists See the Light?

https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/bombshell-fox-news-scandal/

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i was tagged by @chuckhansen to make my ocs in this picrew, thanks airika! tagging @radlurk, @jmcolt, @elaineettariel, @noonvvraith, @solasan, @fenharel & anyone else who’d like to xx

NOA • SIENNA • UNA • LYSSA

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Fantasy

Kinktober prompt for @bioware-bard and @heroofshield 😘 with some voyeurism & masturbation.

James Vega accidentally sees Commander Shepard undressing while in detention and his imagination (and hormones) run wild.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59525875

Art is by @bluefira ♡