#The Soliloquies of Santiago
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audio-luddite ¡ 9 months ago
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I warmed up the system on Itunes.
Gotta build the steam pressure before serious work. Shakira has a new album out. It is all in Spanish. I studied Spanish in High School so long long ago in a galaxy far far away. I catch the occasional word. She just got a divorce so the music is happy dancing and break up stuff.
Next up I dusted off that Mofi Emmylou Harris disk. I applied a generous amount of groove washer which seems to have helped the residual ticks and pops. I like all types of music (well not gansta RAP) so country is easy. So many categories and slots. Hey people it's just art go easy. I respect this album for the music and for the basic quality of the recording and detailed sounds of instruments. Brian Ahern is a very good producer and engineer.
The apparent issue with that background singer from earlier spins is gone. That is curious, I cannot explain it so I will not try.
Clear vocals. Great instrumentals.
One thing about this album is it was created by a community of people who knew and liked each other. Willie Nelson does a great duet in "One Paper Kid" he was a friend. His Stardust album was released the same year as Quarter Moon and was recorded in the home Emmylou shared with Brian Ahern using Ahern's mobile recording truck.
Next up Loreena Mkinnett "Mask and Mirror". A highly spiritual album. Her music explores myriad influences of ancient European cultures. The instrumentation is eclectic with really rich textures. Just the things I love.
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She uses a poem by W.B. Yeats for a lyric and performs a Shakespearean soliloquy. Pulls influences from all over. The Album has an insert with notes about what inspired each track as well as lyrics and performer's details. That alone is reason enough to go to vinyl LPs. Impossible with streaming that is. If you go to her web site you can get a look too. But I like tangible things.
The recording quality is excellent. Enough said.
I shut it down for a rest for both me and the hardware.
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20genderchild ¡ 6 years ago
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shakespearean web series + what does your favorite shakespeare play say about you?
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a-world-enchanted ¡ 7 years ago
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web series +  trans representation: trans women
[the uncanny upshurs, the adventures of serena berg, hamlet the dame, the soliloquies of santiago]
made possible by @lgbtpluswebseries​‘ list of lgbt+ web series characters [x]
[full lgbtq+ representation gif series]
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panneshirley ¡ 4 years ago
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some literary inspired web series starring POC!
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the-cabeswater-five ¡ 8 years ago
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a non comprehensive list of iconic things from the soliloquies of santiago
- everything is done in one shot??? like they are all memorized and know the blocking and do it all in one go??? - the very clear classical training esp with emilio and john - having an actual trans woman play a trans woman - the rolling chair - the clothes hanger bow and arrow - the thing jacob always sits on that kind of looks like a small bench or a nightstand but looks really small and ambiguous - the screencaps for all the episodes are from the promo shoot and not from the episodes themselves - the premise of the filming which consists of vlogs, spying scenes, and a mix and they can vary the types of scenes bc of this
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queerialized ¡ 7 years ago
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Character of the Day: Morgan Othello from The Soliloquies of Santiago!
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nettvnow-blog ¡ 8 years ago
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8 Web Series Romances to Swoon Over
Valentine's Day is upon us and whether you have someone special to share it with or not, you can sidle up to some of these web series romances out there. Check them out below and tweet us your favorite!
Laura and Carmilla (Hollstein) -- Carmilla
What is probably the most followed web series romance of all time, Hollstein broke their own hearts and the hearts of every single Creampuff. Their romance has everything. Literally, anything you can think of. Evil Dean? Check. Hot vampire? Check. Over-protective father? Check. Slow burn? Check. Angst? Check. Lady kisses? Double check. With three full seasons and a FEATURE FILM in the works, there's just so much to love.
Leslie and Alex (Leslex) -- The Leslie
I know, I know, we were all left hanging after season one's cliffhanger when Spaghetti Jen decided to be spaghetti (eye roll) but what audiences remember most from this LA LGBTQ web series was Leslie and Alex. While Leslie struggled to find a girlfriend after newly coming out, she couldn't see what was right in front of her, her very cute and very much available neighbor, Alex. Check out their painstakingly slow semi-romance bud to life.
Bea and Ben (Beadick) -- Nothing Much to Do
This New Zealand web series did not fail to deliver in the romance department. A modern telling of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, audiences get a multi-vlog series featuring the lead characters. When it comes to Beadick there really isn't any holding back. It's your typical, "I hate her," and "He's so annoying," shpeal but boy is it fun to see unfold. Don't believe me? See what everyone else but Bea and Ben can see, for yourself. 
Desmond and Othello (Desthello) -- The Soliloquies of Santiago
How can I even begin to describe Desthello? Cute as fuck comes to mind, but also real. The chemistry between Des and Othello is that of pure passion. Whether they're dealing with scandal, a devious Iago or defending each other's sexuality, the couple perseveres against all unthinkable odds. Catch the entire first season today and fall in love with them over and over again, the way Shakespeare intended it to be.
Joan and Meg (Joan of March) -- March Family Letters
Another crowd pleaser and ridiculously sappy romances in web series of all time is that of Joan and Meg from Cherrydale Productions and Pemberley Digital. We get an awesome modern adaption of Little Women, featuring a strong female cast and an unexpected romance (sometimes called Moan) between Meg and Joan. The series was written to perfection and delivered such a realistic storyline between the two that you'll have yourself "aww-ing" at the screen and shooting hearteyes at both of them. 
Lizzie and Darcy -- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
We'd be idiots if this adorable couple didn't make our list. The web series that honestly set the bar for web series is still talked about today and beloved by many. Tales as old as time, a friendship out of convenience, denial of attraction, flirtation, more denial of attraction and finally acceptance. Climb aboard (or reboard, whatever) the good ship that is Lizzie and Darcy and prepare to swoon.
Dorothy and Connie (Dornie) -- All For One
The slow burn between Dornie is TOO REAL. I mean, it is sloooooooooow but for fuck's sake, it's worth the wait. I don't know what it is about literary web series that make romances that much more relatable, but I'll take a modern day Three Musketeers featuring diverse women, any day. Their love story is pretty great, girl meets girl, they're roommates, girl tries to kiss girl, other girl freaks out because she has a girlfriend...Say what? See what all the fun's about yourself!
Peter and Wendy (Darling Pan) -- The New Adventures of Peter & Wendy
I'm not going to lie, when I was younger and watched Peter Pan I totally loved seeing Peter and Wendy together. So imagine my surprise when I came across this series a few months back. Soon to be entering its third season, audiences can expect so much more from the couple dubbed Darling Pan. They're goofy, they're cute, they're the perfect balance for each other, even when things get a bit rocky. Sprinkle some pixie dust, prepare to fly and join Peter and Wendy on their adventures in Neverland...Ohio. Neverland, Ohio.
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musical-theatre-encyclopedia ¡ 6 years ago
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Series title(s): The Soliloquies of Santiago, Dorian Gray
Channel(s): Cycle 66
"Cycle 66 is a destination for viciously entertaining dramatic webseries and short-form content featuring queer male protagonists."
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wbywebseriesreviews ¡ 6 years ago
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14 and 15?
14. A webseries that in your humble opinion focused on the wrong character bc that side character is my baby and the most fascinating creature to ever exist?
Couple-ish (Amy is my angel), Submissions Only (Tim is so much better than Penny), Inhuman Condition (Linc)
15. A webseries you would kill a man to get another season of?
SO MANY. Soliloquies of Santiago, My Dear Watson, and V Morgan Is Dead all ended on cliffhangers, I want to see the pregnancy unfold on Inconceivable, I really would love Sidetrack and Brown Girls to get a season 2…
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sodomyordeath ¡ 2 years ago
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LORNA SHORE - Pain Remains III: In a Sea of Fire (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Taken from the Album "Pain Remains", Out October 14th, 2022 https://lornashore.lnk.to/PainRemainsID
Director, Cinematography, Editor, Post-Production Effects David Brodsky for MyGoodEye : Music Visuals
Producer, Cinematography, Editor Allison Woest for MyGoodEye : Music Visuals
Song Production/Mixing/Mastering Josh Schroeder for Random Awesome Studios
Lighting Director Adam Pernick
Assistant Director Robb Brown
Grip/Electric Lindsey Fehr
Led Wall Tech, Add'l Lighting Matt Kester Justin Goreschak Kyle Johnson
Screenplay Written by Adam De Micco
Production Assistants Zach Jabine Sean Santiago Giovani Shirley Denny Tats Chris Lloyd Robert Fell Joseph Tocco
Location Manager Josh Balz Rob Hunt Chris Merrillo
Starring Peter Welch Laura Newman Brian Feist
With Holly Cieczko Jill Crawford Matt Jenkins Shawna Kester Thomas Knott Pink Lloyd Brandon Ossint Carmen Randazzo Eric Ross Christina Vazquez Teresa Whitehouse
LYRICS: Cursed by this apparition Destined to take its place A ceaseless existence born of my dream state Manifested and pressed into sand You’ve long been cemented Distracted, impacted by the weight of the world If this is everything then I don‘t want to cut the swathe Let the flames rise and bury me within this fog, An echo, a murmur - A broken melody I let go of my life but you were just a dream
I’ll throw myself into the fire and burn away Ridding this flesh of burden and pray I suffocate
I’ll salt the earth in this crimson blaze This world will burn in my fall from grace Witness the death of God Hear the devil‘s choir as I leave the stage in a sea of fire
If this is all I am then what’s the point of pacing life Everything that I made became a waste of time Expressive, depressive I‘m caught up in a lie Decisive, enticive I’d rather fucking die
I’ll damn this world to a sea of flames Forsake the ground and let it bury me You were nothing but a shackle Now I can breathe Let this fire rain down and bury me in a sea of flame Forsake the ground the let it bury me Let this fire rain down and damn this world
Fuck this existence Bring me back to where it all began in the fall Wake me up before i lose it all
This is my epilog - my soliloquy Take this broken melody straight to the grave
Dancing like flames After all that I’ve done I’ll salt the earth and disappear in a sea of fire
Note: "Pain Remains" is definitly in my top 100 records of 2022 list and I'm sure at some point we will look back at this lineup as we look at the days when Ronnie James Dio was in Black Sabbath.
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amydancepants-peralta ¡ 4 years ago
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mr mendes just released a new song & i was wondering if you could write something inspired by the line: "i wonder what it's like to be loved by you" 😌✨
Ericaaa I loved this prompt! 💕 Of course I had to throw in some Pining because it’s so good ... hope you enjoy! (here it is on AO3)
to be loved by you 
It’s a secret to absolutely no-one that Amy Santiago is the kind of woman that likes to excel in any skillset.  Unapologetic in her badass-ery, she can (and has) chase a perp through the boroughs of Brooklyn in boots that have a higher heel than three of her male colleagues put together.  Her finely tuned memory - the same one that has led Trivia Newton John to seven straight victories - helped solve a series of long-dead case files, and her problem solving skills are the reason that one of the city’s biggest kingpins is currently behind bars.   
With this in mind, one could consider it safe to say that Amy regretting her natural ability to ace any situation would be up there with hell freezing over, or for a flock of pigs to soar across the sky. 
But tonight, here in Shaw’s bar as she watches Jake have what seems to be a lovely date with Sophia; Amy just might be, if only maybe a little, slightly regretting her highly graded observation skills (yes, the same ones that pushed her into the highest percentile when graduating from the academy - which she very rarely brags about, and she really should - it was mentioned in the commissioners speech and everything).  
To be fair, it wasn’t all bad.  She could, for example; hear the jukebox in the corner, playing Come on Eileen for the fifth time in a row - unknowingly settling into a duet with squelching sneakers as a bunch of drunken frat guys danced, all of them too far gone to notice any repetition.  Plus, she could pick up on the subtle click of the acrylic nails on the woman at a neighbouring table, listening to them tap against a series of her friends’ photographs, rotating between descriptions of priddy and gawgeous.  
Mixed with the scent of spilled beer and day-old peanuts, it was exactly the combination that to others may appear seedy, but to Amy and the squad, just seemed … familiar.  Shaw’s was their watering hole, the basement bar each could disappear into and drink to forget their days, and despite the five empty glasses on her table and the half-full one in her hand, Amy was finding it incredibly difficult to stop noticing just how sweet Jake was with his girlfriend.  
Even more impossible was to stop imagining what it would be like if she were the one standing near the dart board, with Jake’s arm resting comfortably over her shoulders.   
It had all started earlier today, when she had glanced over at her partner just in time to pick up on the tiny little smile that grew on his face when he noticed a text from Sophia.
(Okay, it’s possible that it had actually started back at The Maple Drip Inn, with that look he’d given her after maybe, yes, a little.  It had definitely led to a series of Thoughts after Teddy’s departure, of which she’d only given herself just that night to think about.)
(Except ‘that night’ then turned into that week, and okay fine then it had turned into ‘just that month'; and now here she is, several weeks later; completely unable of getting Jake Peralta off of her mind, and it’s becoming very likely that this is more than just a little crush.)
It had been so endearing to see, that tiny glimpse of joy and enchantment as he’d read Sophia’s message - just fleeting enough for Amy to wonder if anybody had ever reacted to a message from her with such glee.  (Teddy, she remembers, preferred not to text; and would instead express his affections by saving her the last bottle of his favourite pilsner, or brewing a new concoction ‘inspired by her’ … sweet, but somehow didn’t hold the same sentiment.)
So she’d kept her eyes glued to the computer screen in front of her as she listened to Jake pick up the phone and order a bunch of flowers to be delivered to Sophia’s office - using his debit card, and not a combination of the five questionably balanced credit cards under his name - which in itself is huge.  Pretended not to notice the multiple kiss emojis in his reply, or the soft tune that he hummed for a few minutes after, focusing intensely on the case file in front of her as she described a recent interrogation in finite detail.  Kept up the facade of all that stuff with us is in the past as he recounted a romantic weekend to their squad in the break room - laughing along in all the right places, doing her very best to keep the wistfulness out of her eyes.  
And all the while, Amy’s mind had kept contemplating if she would ever get to know what it would be like to date someone like Jake: to have somebody who would take all the black and whites of her life and show her the beautiful greys in-between. 
So when he’d shown up at Shaw’s this evening, with Sophia’s hand carefully wrapped around his own and a grin that announced his contentment to anyone who cared to look; Amy had felt her heart squeeze painfully in her chest.  Her painted smile had just lasted until the couple retreated to the corner for a crazily competitive game of darts, and Amy had decided tonight would be a great opportunity to drown her sorrows in a few glasses of whiskey, doing her absolute best not to notice all the little things she will never have.
Like the way Jake would punctuate each congratulatory high five with a kiss, even when it meant that his girlfriend had beaten him at a game.  The gentle way he steered them away from a rambunctious crowd, keeping an eye on the raised voices as his unaware girlfriend played her shot and came so close to hitting the bullseye.  Or the way Sophia’s hand would rest on Jake’s chest as he held her in his arms (just the way that Amy wishes she could do), and the way she would laugh so happily as he commented on the drunk guys dancing near them.  
It was all very simple, but undeniably sweet, and Amy doesn’t know how she ever doubted that Jake would be anything but. 
“Your covert skills need work, Santiago.”
The chair beside Amy scrapes angrily against the worn floorboards and she turns, startled by the interruption, quietly praying that her face isn’t quite as red as it suddenly feels.  Terry, far more interested in taking the last sip of his scotch than commenting on her appearance, settles in to his new location next to her, and his glass hits the soaking cardboard coaster with a slap.  
“Wha-huh?  Covert skills?  You really must be drunk, Sarge.  We’re not even on a stakeout right now.  Unless you’re talking about us staking out the contents of that fridge behind the bar haha!”  
(She’s rambling - she knows she’s rambling; but cannot stop the desperate need to pretend that she hadn’t just been completely busted for spending her entire evening staring at a life she may never know.)  
“Ugh.  Okay fine.”  Her mouth stretches out into a cringe, eyes flickering to the colleagues Terry had just walked away from.  “How noticeable are we talking here?”
“Noticeable enough that Charles has spent the last 40 minutes lamenting on ‘the beautiful tragedy of unrequited love’”.  Dropping his air quotes, Terry rolls his eyes, one eyebrow lowering as he returns to his drink.  “He lost me when he started quoting poetry.  Terry loves Shakespeare, but he could do with a little less soliloquies - and a little more spirits - tonight.”
“Oh!  You know what, there was just a Shakespeare play in Polonsky that starred - ” Terry overlaps her last words with his own heavy voice, and Amy’s stops in it’s tracks.  
“Dianne Wiest.  Terry knows.  That was his segue, Amy.”
She nods, sensing the need to dig up.  “Should have known.  Charles loves his Wiest feasts.”  Terry grunts his assent, pressing his lips together as he savours another verse-less sip, and Amy seizes the opportunity to cast another furtive glance at the happy couple.  
“Seriously, though.  Just because Peralta hasn’t noticed, doesn’t mean the rest of us haven’t.”
Amy brushes her hair to the side, swirling the liquid in her glass with her free hand.  “Okay, so maybe I haven’t been very subtle tonight, or whatever.”  Her gaze returns to Jake, drawn to him like a magnet, and her heart squeezes once more.  
To his credit, Terry gives her a moment; waiting for a silence to settle over their table before leaning forward in his chair, ignoring the sticky residue of the tabletop as he rests his arms on either side of his glass. 
“Out with it, Santiago.”
She shakes her head, swallowing hard to push down the burgeoning lump in her throat.  “They look really happy together, don’t they?  He looks … happy.”
Terry shrugs, glancing in the direction of Amy’s eye line.  “Yeah, I guess so.” 
“He does!  All shiny and cheerful and just .. happy.”
“I don’t know.  Terry remembers a time when you and Teddy looked just as content.”  His look is pointed, and followed by the unsubtle raise of his eyebrows.  Amy nods, draining the last of her drink.  Somehow, she has a feeling that Sophia’s underwear isn’t lined with mesh like Teddy’s had been (and even if it was, it would be some kind of inexplicably sexy mesh, for sure). 
“Sometimes things aren’t what they seem, sarge.”
“You know that works both ways, don’t you?”
Nodding again, Amy wipes her thumb along the smudged lipstick print on her glass, choosing to remain silent.  Terry didn’t get it - none of them got it, really.  She’d had her chance, the very first time the words romantic styles were uttered, and she’d let it slip away.  And now, she has to live with the consequences.  
Clearing his throat, Terry continues.  “I mean … she is a defence attorney, you know.”
“But see, even that isn’t something that I can fault.  Not fairly, anyway.”  Clocking the look of disbelief on Terry’s face, Amy shrugs defensively, waving her hand vaguely in Sophia’s direction.  “I know we all like to joke and call them evil, but really … all they’re doing is making us prove that our findings are beyond reasonable doubt.  If anything, it’s people like her that push us to do better - to work harder to make sure that we’re definitely charging the right person.  And as annoying as that can be, it’s definitely not a reason to hate her.”
“Kinda sounds like you do, though.”
She shakes her head, feeling the sense of defeat sink into her bones.  “I really don’t.  She’s incredibly smart, and funny and beautiful … she honestly looks like she should be in a commercial for shampoo or something.  She’s perfect for Jake, and I’m just …”
“You’re just … ?”
Shrugging, Amy slots her thumbnail into the edge of the coaster underneath her glass.  It, like her heart, had seen better days, and it was time for her to cut her losses.  “I’m just … going home.”
“What?  No.  Stay!  Our squad kicked butt this week, Amy.  We all deserve a drink.”
Painting another smile onto her face (she really is getting good at them), Amy pushes her seat away from the table, allowing herself one more glimpse at Jake’s smile before shaking her head at Terry.  “Sorry sarge, I just can’t seem to celebrate tonight.”
Heading towards the exit without a second thought, Amy doesn’t see Jake pull away from Sophia, taking a half step in the direction of the door as he watches her leave.  She doesn’t notice him pull out his phone, start to type a message before hesitating, pocketing it without hitting send.  The night moves on as Amy walks away, and the streets are deafeningly silent as soon as the bar door closes behind her.  
The sky seems to feel just as morose as Amy this evening, tiny droplets dropping onto her grey work blazer as she waits for a cab; too lost in her thoughts to take in the frivolity of a parting crowd.  As the rain increases and the splotches on her blazer turn into tiny Rorschach Tests she decides to give herself one more night - one last night of wishing for things that will never be. 
In the backseat on her ride home Amy twists her hands together, linking her fingers and imagining not for the first time that one hand was Jake’s (she would imagine similar .. later).  She thinks of what it could be like to have his warm presence near hers .. to have his hand resting on her leg, not out of possession but just to be near.  Watching him get out of the car first, only to turn and offer a helping hand for her exit, every time without fail.  
She pictures what it would be like to feel the brick exterior of her apartment against her back as Jake presses his soft lips against hers, kissing the life out of her, making her see stars before pulling her into the apartment for so much more.   
He wouldn’t always be the perfect partner - and lord knows, neither would she - but Amy knows that through it all he would remain her best friend, because even through all of this yo-yo pattern of denial and admittance, thats who Jake has been for her.  After all these years, he’s become the only one she wants to talk to, at any given moment of the day, who knows her coffee order better than his own and remembers her Abuela’s birthday, even when she hasn’t mentioned it in weeks.  
The scent of rain lingers in her apartment as Amy readies herself for bed, casting her pantsuit aside with drunken abandonment and giving her face a half-hearted wash before stumbling towards her bed.  She closes her eyes, the thoughts of what could have been still so loud in her quiet apartment, hugging the pillow beside her tightly while her mind begins to wander.  
As she finally drifts off to sleep that night, Amy tries not to remember the smile that Jake gave her as they danced so long ago at the community hall - that special kind of smile, that made her think that maybe it was solely for her - and tells herself once. and. for. all. that sometimes, life just doesn’t work out the way you’d hope.
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It’s a rush of cool air that alerts Amy to a brand new morning, the drop in temperature squashed as quickly as it arrives by the wrapping of a warm arm around her middle.  She smiles into the pillow as it completes its protective loop, letting her body get pulled closer to the human hot water bottle in the middle of her bed, and if there was a better way to wake up on a cold day, Amy is yet to see it.  
She lets out a sigh of comfort as the bridge of a prominent nose digs into her shoulder blade, feeling the warmth of his breath through her old academy shirt, nestling closer until her legs are well and truly tangled amongst his.  It’s late, later than she would normally allow herself to sleep, but the two of them were far too invested in basking in the afterglow of a rainy Saturday filled with sex and movies to consider leaving the bedroom anytime soon.  
Jake’s voice is rough, the remnants of a deep sleep obvious in his throat.  “Today’s Sunday, right?”
Amy nods, wriggling herself just free enough to turn within her boyfriend’s embrace.  His hair is sticking out on all ends - unaided, she is certain, by her hands the night before - and she runs the tip of her thumb along his right cheekbone.  Though his eyes are still closed, he leans into her touch, and she grins.  “Definitely Sunday.  A rainy Sunday, but part of the weekend all the same.”
He nods, the short and prickly fibres of his morning stubble scratching her palm.  “Good.  More time for time machine building.”
“… we’re building a time machine?”
“Yeah, one that lets us skip past all the boring work stuff, and leaves us with all the time in the world for more of this.  Kinda like that movie Click, but a lot less ‘trying to change the past’ stuff, and a lot more sex.”
She chuckles, and his left foot rubs along the side of her calf under the blanket.  “You’re crazy, Peralta.”  (Although, she will admit - the ‘a lot more sex’ part did sound kinda great.)
His eyelids flutter open, gaze growing soft as a smile stretches across his face.  “You’re beautiful, Santiago.”
Amy feels her cheeks begin to heat up, resisting the urge to cool herself down by tucking her hair away, completely unable to move as long as Jake continues to look at her like that.  There’s a pimple growing underneath the surface of her chin that is going to rival Mount Vesuvius, and her morning breath could probably wilt the flower pots living happily on her kitchen’s windowsill.  But here, in bed with her boyfriend of almost two years, she feels more beautiful than all of her best days put together.  
“I don’t think I’ve told you this today, but I love you, Jake.”
Leaning forwards, Jake’s soft lips press against Amy’s, and he winks as he pulls away.  “I mean, we’ve both been awake for a sum total of three minutes, so yeah, you’re pretty late with the love you’s today, babe.”
Her free hand flies out from under the cover, delivering an indignant smack to Jake’s chest, and he grabs it back before she can pull away, linking their fingers together and pressing a kiss to her knuckles.  “I love you too, Ames.  Even if you don’t want to build a time machine with me, I still love you.”
She laughs - a giggle that starts in her belly and bursts through her lungs, something that she’s been doing a lot more of these days - and pulls Jake in for a longer kiss, morning breath be damned.  
One day, in eight or so years time, they’ll have a son - a miniature version of Jake that, much like his father, runs to the beat of his own drum; and answers to the name Mac.  Amy will fall pregnant again, and when they explain to their son that he’s going to be a big brother, his response is so perfectly him that it makes Amy’s eyes tear up with laughter.  
For they are, by Mac’s decree, now officially a Ninja Turtle family.  He is Raphael (or ‘Rafel’), Jake Michelangelo due to his love of nunchaku, and Amy nabs Leonardo purely out of homage to one of her favourite artists.  The mini-Peralta still growing in her womb is, by default, Donatello (or Donatella, depending), and even though there was a time when Amy truly felt like she could never be this lucky, she will love their little family with all of her heart.  
But for now, she has Jake; and together they have warm bedsheets and no plans for a future that isn’t together - no matter what obstacles may be thrown their way.  
And Amy realises, as Jake begins to trace a series of kisses along her side of her neck; truly, being loved by him is better than she could have ever imagined.  
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highfunctioningflailgirl ¡ 5 years ago
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Carving out some reading time today, in need of Musketeer vibes.
I forgot to mention that Aramis speaking Spanish fluently is BOOK CANON! And now I love the BBC’s decision to cast Santiago Cabrera as Aramis (and have him speak Spanish) even more! And that they made him fall in love with the Spanish-born Queen! (even if that is not book canon).
For the second time now, “Amadis de Gaule” was mentioned. It made me squeak excitedly since “Amadis de Gaule”, a 17th century chivalric romance novel, is exactly the book I unknowingly had d’Artagnan read to Athos in one of my fanfics, while Athos is recovering from an injury. Back then, I put a lot of time and research into choosing books that really existed at the time and which Athos would love and read. Little did I know that Dumas would mention both Athos and Raoul actually being very familiar with the book!
Aramis is the most interesting character in this installment so far, and it’s easy to see why: he has the most shades of grey; an intelligent, manipulative, elegant master spy whose motives may or may not be noble. I want to trust him, but I don’t know that I can. It’s fascinating!
Porthos is the purest of heart, and while Dumas paints him a little slow-witted for my taste, he is the solid, sweet, trustworthy counterweight to Aramis. Maybe that’s why these two get along so well: they complement each other.
I just finished the chapter where Aramis relates to the secret prisoner in the Bastille who he truly is, and what Aramis’ goal is. Such a compelling chapter! Aramis treading carefully, insinuating, checking and double-checking, coaxing, relaying info in digestible morsels to get Philippe where he wants him. And for someone who has never been allowed to read a book, Philippe has an astonishing talent for eloquence and dramatic soliloquies. He certainly shares a romantic streak with his twin brother!
D’Artagnan, striding through corridors with his spurs clacking and looking captainly, keeps infusing the pages with energy every time he appears. D’Art vibes for the win!
PS: @vgriffindor I kept the d’Art mug for last, but I really needed his vibes, so here it is! 😊
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spiltscribbles ¡ 5 years ago
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10 Different Characters, From 10 DifferentFandoms, And Tagging 10 Different People
I was tagged by the ever lovely soul  HMS-Chill and this is so hard but like I think I got a good list? So in no particular order….
Eliza Schuyler Hamilton (Hamilton) » Like idk if we’re suppose to explain, so I’ll keep it short. She is the brightest fucking star of them all, and she is so brilliant and so beautiful and so wonderful!! And I cry every time I think about her because she went through so much hurt and heartbreak but she is an angel and she always got what she set her mind on and truly if you just looked at my tag for her you will understand fjoiaejfoiaer 2. Annabeth Chase (PJO Saga) »  Honestly part of my pan awakening, i’ve been in love with her since I was an 11 year old kid LMFAO. She was so tough and her back story with her dad was so heartbreaking and she tries so hard and she loves so much even if she doesn’t show it and she loves other girls and JFC the fact she was the only one of the seven without ~magical~ powers just makes me love her all the more!!!! 3. Adam Parrish (TRC) » It would not be an over exaggeration to say that I would die a thousand painful deaths merely to know that he is happy…. I love him with my entire heart and soul and he deserves every ounce of goodness that this damn crappy world can offer! His story arc in TRC was so heart wrenchingly beautiful and him in the Dreamer trilogy is just, I can’t breathe I love him so much!!! 4. Katara (ATLA) » It’s frankly embarrassing to think about the massive crush I had on her without realizing how gay I was for her fjioajrfioajer She was beautiful and she manipulated my favorite element and she was a fucking loud feminist and she is in touch with her heritage in the tribe and she is my sunflower baby!! 5 Baz Pitch (Carry On Trilogy) » Okay just straight up, I would’ve loved him despite it all, but when Rainbow dropped in the fact he was half Arab, and I got— Representation???? Me????? Holy fuck!!! And she even brought up how his Ma was too dark for other British Wizards to trust her and just, wow I felt seen! Okay but back to my tragic baby! He is snarky and he is brilliant and he has impeccable taste— even if the love of his life is a God damn mess mjfoiaejfoierkdl And God the storyline brought up in Wayward Son, connecting with his vampire identity! I just know that’s finna fuck me up in the last book so just he is my child that I must protect and hide at all costs!!! 6. Amy March (Little Women) » Listen, she is the love of all my days and she is so fucking remarkable! I know I’ve said this about everyone— surprise surprise I’ve got a type— but she is so beautiful and so brilliant and so fucking amazing!! I’m so thankful for 2019 for giving us Florance Pugh who really just breathed her to life in such vivid and remarkable ways and that speech she gives Teddy in the art studio just forever will give me chills! I’ve always said this, I definitely embody Joe, but I am so smitten with Amy, with her shrewdness and her wit and her sense of duty. She was this lovely frivolous girl, which is good and perfect already, but then she grows up into a lady who still loves all the indulgences of life, and is well aware to her status, she wants to marry well because she wants to help her family but she’s always known she would. And she gets what she wants by working within the system, and I think that’s so fucking bad ass! But then she also gets to end up with her first love! Just JFC I’m far to emo about her fjoiarjfoa 7. Chidi Anagonye (The Good Place) » It was so fucking hard choosing between him and Eleanor, because I identified so hard with the latter— especially with some things with her parents— but Chidi is my pure angel child who I must protect at all costs! He was always the sane and truly good one and he was so neurotic and so kind and so smart and JFC him shirtless jfoiaejfuoehrugi Just love this little bean! 8. Prince Henry (RWRB) » He’s this precious and angelic academic, like how could I not be in love??? Seriously, henry just breaks my heart into a thousand little pieces and he’s so endearing and good and he has so much love to give but he also has this sadness that’s just so tragic and so interesting to look into and he deserves so much warmth and love and he got that! Him and Alex you guys JFC talk about making me weak! Okay look I just love him and I will always protect him!! 9. Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine Nine) » She’s my top tear sergeant princess!! She’s so funny and neurotic and strong and fearless and compassionate and good! And she can be feminine while being a bad ass and so fierce! And she’s so beautiful!! And I just adore her to bits!! 10. Alec Lightwood (Shadowhunter Chronicles) » Okay you guys know how there are some characters you just latch onto? Like he’s not always great *Cough cough original trilogy** but like he is my child okay! Every time I read about him, or he’s alluded to, or just thinking about him I just smile. That little soliloquy he gives Izzy, I think in City of fFallen Angels? Like when he’s describing the paper cuts, God I still get chills, i related so fucking hard. And he was so afraid in the first couple books but he’s learned to love himself and be open and be proud, and seeing where he is today, with his job title and his family and just all of that— JFC I’m getting chills thinking about it. I just love him so much!!!! 11. Natasha Rostova (The Great Comet) » Okay okay Linda I know! I’m cheating! It’s suppose to be ten!!! But you haven’t taken account, I DON”T CARE!!! I had to include my baby my girl my star child! She was just here to hav a good time okay!! She knows that she’s beautiful and she was horny and it’s such a simple story, but it’s so sad and tragic, like her last song with Pierre makes me cry every fucking time, when he describes her limp arms at her side and you think about he described her as the life of the party when she was younger and society didn’t get it’s clutches on her yet! That just broke me. I think so many girls can relate to this story of being “a ruined woman” and it’s disgusting that our society still has these acts, and just I love this girl so much, and I want to protect her from all of it! And god of course Denee’s heavenly voice and gorgeous face just endeared me to her even more fjoierjfoiaerjf!
Remus J Lupin  »  Plane and simple, he is the greatest love of my life and that’s just simply on facts and the Marauders era is the reason why I even love Harry Potter as much as I do. JFC he is so fucking wonderful.
Okay wow I went on for SOOOOO LONG!! JFC I need to learn how to shut up jfoairejfdjsoijw 
But okay ready to tag some wonderful peeps!!!
•Adverbialstarlight   •Tinyarmedtrex  •Pastelle-Pvn  •Maraudereasmut   •Kirito-potter  •Celiabowne  •omgcmere  •TedddyLupin  •Saywhatjessie  •Oldkingyounggod  
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sxlverswan ¡ 6 years ago
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♡ drake // cont’d
The lady’s eyes widened and shone with delight. He had finished her quotation with a tone just as confident of the message it delivered, with no hesitation between words and no awkward pause to mark the spot where the woman’s voice gave place to the man’s, thus creating a continuous soliloquy.
❝ You know your Shelley! ❞ Morgan could have clapped her hands together but she did not have to when her eyes did all the talking. 
None, perhaps with the remarkable exception of Santiago the priest, no person Morgan knew would have known how to finish the recited example so accurately, so it appeared that the odds of a man by all means strange to her would have been just as low.
Morgan took a glance at his profile, index finger placed on her rosy cheek now for a moment’s contemplation. She decided he was not short of handsomeness, as far as facial angles go, nor of knowledge, a fact he had already proved. 
If there was one thing about the man that might have made the lady’s nose wrinkle in disapproval, that would have been the mask he wore over his eyes — why were so many men covering their faces nowadays? Morgan could recall another pirate with a similar taste for concealment, and no doubt her prayers were with him now as her thoughts were on this man.
In case he was not a pirate, then another type of outlaw he would have to be.
❝ I purposely left that bit out, I’m afraid. It does not suit me. I have well-tamed rage in me, I do, but I shall always resort to love... I would rather indulge it. ❞
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lezwatchtv ¡ 4 years ago
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The LezWatch.TV show of the day is "The Soliloquies of Santiago," with 1 character and a show score of 54.50
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the-cabeswater-five ¡ 8 years ago
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i should be doing hw but instead i’ve rewatched the soliloquies of santiago and middlemarch: the series and started drafting a fic for tsos???
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