#The Tale of Tiffany Lust

[vintage1981]

Vinegar Syndrome / Distribpix Press Release: A Home Video Merger of Epic Proportion

Bridgeport, Connecticut - Vinegar Syndrome is excited to announce an exclusive distribution partnership with legendary NYC-based exploitation and sexploitation producer and distributor, Distribpix Inc.

This partnership will bring Distribpix’s extensive catalog of close to 300 feature films to Home Video, including countless never on disc titles as well as classic exploitation films from genre masters such as Michael and Roberta Findlay, the Amero Brothers, Joe Sarno, Chuck Vincent, Radley Metzger, Ron Sullivan, and Shaun Costello, among dozens more. Additionally, Distribpix’s unprecedented archive of key 1960s and early 70s exploitation rarities, many of which have been completely unavailable since the VHS and early DVD era, will at last be making their return to disc, all newly restored and presented in the type of deluxe, collector-centric editions that both Distribpix and Vinegar Syndrome are known for creating.

Vinegar Syndrome co-founder Joe Rubin, in describing the collaboration said, “Vinegar Syndrome and Distribpix have worked together before Vinegar Syndrome existed. This venture has been a long time coming and I couldn’t be more excited to be working on preserving, restoring and releasing this collection. So many of the best and most significant sexploitation and early hardcore features were produced by Distribpix and it is an honor to finally be able to consider them part of the Vinegar Syndrome family.”

Head of Distribpix Inc, Steven Morowitz responded “The gang at Vinegar Syndrome is wonderful; they opened their doors and welcomed me into their family. I am honored and grateful for this opportunity and together we are going to produce some absolutely amazing packages. Vinegar Syndrome is the best at what they do, from the highest quality restorations, to top-notch physical releases, so this really is a perfect match and the best spot for Distribpix. Our companies not only thrive on excellent restorations and releasing, but there is a major emphasis on film preservation and archiving, which was equally attractive to me.”

While schedule specifics are still being worked out, Radley Metzger and Gerard Kikoine’s, The Tale of Tiffany Lust (1981), starring Veronica Hart, Vanessa Del Rio, Desiree Cousteau, Samantha Fox, George Payne, and Dominique St Clair, will be making its world 4K UHD and Blu-Ray debut late this summer, while Michael Findlay’s notorious Flesh Trilogy is being prepared for a Blu-Ray release this fall, in partnership with Something Weird Video. Additionally, the Command Cinema line which has been distributed by Distribpix for the last several years will also be joining the Distribpix/Vinegar Syndrome family and will see both Blu-Ray and 4K debuts of producer/director, Cecil Howard’s acclaimed erotica.

This monumental merger coincides with the launch of Mélusine, a new online marketplace for premium home video editions of sexploitation and hardcore cinema primarily produced during both genres’ golden ages: the early 1960s through the late 1980s. In addition to serving as the new retail home for Command Cinema, several other brandings will be launched:

Mélusine, which will serve as the flagship brand, will offer deluxe 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo pack editions of some of the landmark works in hardcore theatrical features, with an emphasis on works by the genre’s most acclaimed filmmakers.

Quality X, the name of which pays homage to what was one of the most esteemed early home video distributors of erotic entertainment, will offer single film Blu-ray editions of standout and hidden gem theatrical hardcore features from around the globe.

Distribpix itself will become home to all things sexploitation, pulling from both Vinegar Syndrome and Distribpix’s vast libraries and ranging from the earliest nudie cuties all the way through the tail end of theatrical softcore. Releases will be single, double and triple feature Blu-rays.  

Finally, Vinegar Syndrome’s acclaimed hardcore feature branding, Peekarama, will continue to offer double feature Blu-rays of hardcore films in all genres.

In keeping with Vinegar Syndrome and Distribpix’s focus on film preservation, releases under all branding will meet the highest standards in presentation quality and the most comprehensive available extras.

The union between the two companies will produce the widest and most diverse catalog of exploitation, sexploitation and classic hardcore features, available on disc anywhere in the world.

[psychicreadsgirl]

Pick a Novel: Keywords/prominent themes in your life

Pick the novel that draws your attention the most. If you can't decide between two, then look at the 2 readings. This is a general reading, so not everything will apply. Please take what resonates and leave what doesn't behind!

#1

Keywords: love, lust, passion, fun, temperament, cafe, sweet, bicycle, pen, books, music, loyalty, winter, sofa, furniture, thoughts, light, intuition, soulmate, art, obsidian, cake, carbonated water, skincare, socks, cooking

Celebrities/Public Figures: Audrey Hepburn, Min Yoongi, IU, Claude Monet, Angela Merkel, Andrew Carnegie, John Johnson, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Howard Schultz, Sam Walton, Amancio Ortega, Queen Elizabeth I, Jane Austen, Jennie Kim

Countries: Italy, Canada, South Africa, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Greece, Madagascar, Qatar, Sweden, Zambia, Taiwan, Solomon Islands

Numbers: 11, 1, 5, 9, 80, 888, 6

Brands: Hermes, Tiffany, Apple, Instagram, Taobao, Lamborghini, Deloitte, Microsoft, Chopard, Givenchy, Patek Phillipe, Chloe, Alaia, Kraft,

Kpop songs: Young Forever by BTS, Shine by PENTAGON, Me Gustas Tu by GFRIEND, Run to You by DJ DOC, Love Lee by AKMU, Deja vu by TXT, Back Down by P1Harmony, Love shot by EXO

#2

Keywords: economy, job loss, new opportunities, play, drama, anger, frustration, lost, compass, computers, battery, feet, head, brain, summer, pearl, avocado, junk food, fried chicken, challenge, frugal

Celebrities/Public Figures: Grace Kelly, Billie Eilish, Keanu Reeves, Rosé, Jung Hoseok, Salma Hayek, Pablo Picasso, Princess Diana, Thomas Edison, Sergey Brin, Mary I, William Shakespeare, Lee Nayeon

Countries: New Zealand, USA, Maldives, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Lithuania, Nepal, Portugal, Poland, Lebanon, Mali, Netherlands

Numbers: 4, 99, 101, 33, 13, 14, 0

Brands: Masion Margiela, Amazon, facebook, Shein, PWC, Missoni, Moschino Couture, Toyota, citi bank, Chaumet, Polene, Pizza Hut,

Kpop songs: Love Dive by IVE, Shangri-la by VIXX, Sweety by Clazziquai, I NEED U by BTS, The Chaser by Infinite, Magnetic by ILLIT, My House by 2PM, ICY by ITZY

#3

Keywords: tales, gossip, lies, funny, movies, theatre, cell phone, cool, kpop, magenta, ancient, history, claws, cats, tiger, fall, jealousy, games, aquamarine, lemons, makeup, pencil, groceries

Celebrities/Public Figures: Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Morgan Freeman, Kim Seokjin, Jang Wonyoung, Matt Damon, Napoleon Bonaparte, Shinzo Abe, Steve Jobs, Voltaire, Kim Jisoo,

Countries: Ethiopia, France, Russia, Ireland, Argentina, Afghanistan, Libya, Rwanda, Nigeria, Pakistan, Morocco, Malta, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Iraq,

Numbers: 2, 7, 69, 25, 55, 79, 1182

Brands: Saint Laurent, miumiu, Starbucks, Mercedez-Benz, Nestle, Oracle, Tod's, Bulgari, Rolex, KFC, SUBWAY, Carrefour, Kellog's

Kpop songs: Supernova by aespa, Maestro by seventeen, Not by the moon by GOT7, Alone by Sistar, Hip by MAMAMOO, Good Day by IU, Bite Me by ENHYPEN, Work by ATEEZ, The Feels by TWICE

#4

Keywords: foreign, spicy, peppery, rice, no, objection, resistance, control, storms, thunderstorms, shower, tension, crush, pop, paper, mango, legs, fragrance, emerald, clothing rack, tomatoes, defeat,

Celebrities/Public Figures: Judy Garland, Margot Robbie, G-Dragon, Jeon Jungkook, Pharrell Williams, Emmanuel Macron, Bill Clinton, King Charles, Warren Buffet, Cleopatra, Kim Mingyu

Countries: South Korea, Philippines, Scotland, Spain, Albania, Guatemala, Malaysia, Iran, Romania, Honduras, Georgia, Croatia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Gambia, Guinea

Numbers: 31, 75, 412, 43, 486, 640

Brands: Chanel, Prada, Bentley, Gucci, Samsung, Disney, BMW, Hyundai, cisco, Van Cleefs & Arpels, Dior, Loro Piana, Shake Shack

Kpop songs: Gee by SNSD, If you by BIGBANG, Antifragile by LE SSERAFIM, Up and Down by EXID, OMG by NewJeans, Lion by (G)I-DLE, Hello by TREASURE,

#5

Keywords: death, mystery, mirror, reflection, shadow, black, grey, white, funeral, video, sprint, pool, gym, streets, metro, subway, chocolate, broken, knees, moon, ruby, surgery, teeth, race

Celebrities/Public Figures: Marilyn Monroe, Barack Obama, Kate Winslet, Kim Taehyung, Aamir Khan, Marie Antoinette, Elon Musk, Robert F Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Edward VIII, Charles Dickens, Abraham Lincoln, Park Bogum,

Countries: North Korea, China, Vietnam, Brazil, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Germany, India, Israel, Laos, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Mongolia

Numbers: 3, 97, 17, 19, 52, 98

Brands: Ralph Lauren, Celine, Ferrari, Huawei, Uber, intel, UPS, Calvin Klein, Piaget, Guerlain, Berluti, Pepsi, Cadbury

Kpop songs: Shut down by Blackpink, Seven by Jeon Jungkook, God's Menu by Stray Kids, Love Love Love by Epik High, Very Nice by SEVENTEEN, Birthday by Jeon Somi, Psycho by Red Velvet,

#6

Keywords: travel, toxic, break away, departure, memory, dreams, truth, unveil, diary, journal, coffee, jacket, shoes, hands, social media, news, competition, autumn, diamonds, electricity, TV, cheat, fashion

Celebrities/Public Figures: Jane Birkin, Kim Jiwon, Gigi Hadid, Charlize Theron, Park Jimin, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Maximilien Robespierre, Bill Gates, Queen Elizabeth II, Vladimir Putin, Henry Ford, James Joyce, Lalisa Manobal

Countries: Japan, Australia, Mexico, Iceland, Finland, Eritrea, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Bolivia, Botswana, Bahamas,

Numbers: 8, 646, 152, 37, 49, 22

Brands: Louis Vuitton, Lexus, Tesla, Fendi, Walmart, Nike, Siemens, Google, Cartier, Burberry, Ferragamo, Burger King, Unilever

Kpop songs: ROCKSTAR by LISA, Cherry bomb by NCT 127, Move by Taemin, Dramarama by MONSTA X, Love Scenario by iKON, Get a Guitar by RIIZE, Replay by SHINee, Candy Sugar Pop by ASTRO, Mr. Simple by Super Junior

[bowchickawowpodcast]

[purpleblooper]

I introduced u too my OC's and sona's that u will see later on. There will be more oc's and Sona's but will may take a while because of school hours and all.

Billie from Final Space. She was an inspiration of Tiffany Haddish and Mettaton from Undertale. That's it...I just made her around like when I first started watching Final Space...There were like four attempts on redesigning Billie(she didn't have a name for the first time)and my sister had to help me on drawing Billie the third time, she used to have green hair like Bolo but instead of that I could mix that with my old oc and boom final touch(she's going to have her green hair back by unlocking her unknown power by Bolo)

Jia from Lego Monkie Kid. She an inspiration of Wednesday from the Addams Family and werewolves.(I'm a big fan of werewolves so u might see so much wolf base characters)😅 She may seems cold and mean but she means well when it comes to her friends and Amiko as her closes friend from her childhood. Jia was raised by a rich family with the ability to become both human and wolves. At first they were born as wolves but has the power to become human in disguise and have to learn the abilities to also need to learn other things that needed to be taught like how to summon their ancestors for help if needed, becoming wolf, human and mix, and also having Wolfokinese(like Mei's but a wolf). In the family, the oldest need to learn how to use their ability and after they are learned, the next child could be taught. Jia is almost old enough to find a mate but she isn't interested into that mushy stuff. If a demon is a friend of one of the family member betray them...they would either be banished or executed on the spot to bring justice for the wolf family. Edit: sorry I was wrong she was an inspiration of Claire from Monster High G1

Anna from Troll hunters tales of Arcadia. Anna is a part witch so she could get sick if she want to use her powers. There's not much I could say about her since she's based off of Frankie from Monster High and I had a hard time drawing her back then....at least my drawing is different now I'll try to make an update on Anna. Edit: She has no inspiration on anything because my sister helped me with this

Alissa from Hazbin Hotel. She is a raccoon sinner because it represent her crime and d3ath. She is an inspiration of Sly Cooper in the video game.

Ravine from Helluva Boss. Ravin(Raven) for short and how to pronounce her name in case if your having a hard time pronouncing(Rav-een)She is a mix of lust and wrath imp. The scars show how reckless she was(I used to be that when I was young)

Shaila from Undertale. Her soul is creativity and her choices of object is a paintbrush. If anybody watched the old Backyardians(who goes there?) that's wat I kinda mean by that...She doesn't have an inspiration. Edit: so the paintbrush is kinda like that but there other things she can do with art(it's called art creation) She will get a redesign too.

Mingan from Spookiz. She is the descendants of King Lycon. This is her teenage self, she is an inspiration of Clawdeen from Monster High and Loona from Helluva Boss

Valeria Limél, she's part japanese and part Mexican...her quirk is Moody Aura. She is inspiration of Blue Diamond from Steven Universe, the movie Inside Out and my twin sister. How her quirk works is almost the same as Blue Diamond but when she is triggered or want to force her feelings onto others. When she's not using her quirk it's just her aura glowing around her, showing her true colors literally....so there's nothing to hide about her feelings.

This is Moonstone but prefers as Moon or Luna from Steven Universe. There were three different types of gemstone on June, so I picked a Moonstone....since Alexandrite is a fusion and my sister got a Pearl, so Moonstone was my last option.

Geez I never thought typing their storyline would take long and after typing Valeria's whole story and I accidentally deleted the whole thing

I just realized that I don't need to write the whole story but I'm telling what each character represent and their inspiration of.

[dyxtd21]

Just to clarify, I have:

8 Elites (Zebra Jasper, Quantum Quattro Silica, Lemon Quartz, Pietersite, Mystic Topaz, Axinite, Bixbyite, and Star Sunstone)

Whose each creations are:

Zebra Jasper:

Green Zebra Jasper

Yellow Zebra Jasper

Purple Zebra Jasper

Egyptian Zebra Jasper

Blue Zebra Jasper

Brown Zebra Jasper

Calcite (?)

Fluorite

Quantum Quattro Silica:

Shattuckite

Malachite

Chrysocolla

Smoky Quartz

Milky Quartz

Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl

Serpentine

Tanzine Aura Quartz (and his Forty Thieves)

Red Jasper

Pink Opal

Lemon Quartz:

Strawberry Quartz

Cherry Quartz and Strawberry Aura Quartz

Cotton Candy Quartz

Nephrite

Ice Jade

Sodalite

Tiffany Stone

Jade

Kunzite

Rhodochrosite

Lepidolite

Danburite

Rose Aura Quartz

Pietersite:

Pyrope

Angel Aura Quartz

Sunshine Aura Quartz

Red Phantom Quartz

Imperial Topaz

Citrine

Amazonite

Ammolite

Morganite

Larvikite

Triphane

Moldovite

Hessonite

Apatite

Rose Quartz

Angelite

Mystic Topaz:

Hematite

Amethyst (+ Citrine = Ametrine)

Leopard Skin Jasper

Mexican Fire Opal and Mexican Matrix Opal

Bi-Color Citrine

Sardonyx

Zoisite

Prasiolite

Pyrite and Jet

Emerald

Turquoise

Larimar

Phantom Amethyst

Galaxite

Rhodonite

Garnet (Created Green Garnet)

Axinite:

Iolite

Alexandrite

Blizzard Stone

Blue Goldstone

Picture Jasper

Oregon Sunstone

Brazilian Opal

Australian Andamooka Opal

London Blue Topaz

Lapis Lazuli

Labradorite

Kyanite

Dumortierite

Heliodor

Scapolite

Fire Agate

Green Tourmaline

Bixbyite:

The Nine Tales Council:

Parti Sapphire

Cornflower Blue Sapphire

Padparadscha Sapphire

Purple Sapphire

Pink Sapphire

Black Star Sapphire

Green Sapphire

Orange Sapphire

Yellow Sapphire

The Ancients:

Bixbite (Andrewsarchus)

Bismuth (Woolly Mammoth)

Crocoite (Saber-toothed Tiger)

Orpiment (Dodo)

Antlerite (Irish Elk)

Boracite (Ankylosaurus)

Lavender Smithsonite (Velociraptor)

Tschermigite (T-Rex)

Lawsonite (Spinosaurus)

Aegirine (Coelacanth)

Beryllonite (Triceratops)

Rainbow Obsidian (Quetzalcoatlus)

Bloodstone (Sarcosuchus)

Green Smithsonite (Sinornithosaurus)

The Sins:

Sugilite (Pride)

Andesine (Wrath)

Aventurine (Greed)

Gold Pearl (Envy)

Carnelian (Lust)

Bronzite (Gluttony)

Aqua Aura Quartz (Sloth)

Bi-Color Fluorite

Moss Aquamarine

Black Onyx

Gray Moonstone

Spiderweb Jasper

Maw Sit Sit

Atlantisite

Howlite

Azurite

Fire Opal

Celestite

Candy Jade (?)/(Created Desert Rose)

Hubnerite

Bloodshot Iolite

Star Sunstone:

Honey Calcite.

Honey Opal.

Honey Quartz.

Tinzenite.

Golden Sapphire.

Yellow Turquoise.

Polka Dot Jasper.

Bumblebee Jasper.

Unknown:

Jelly Opal

Ruby

In total, I have: 142 Gemsona OCs

[sollucets]

@tiistirtipii said do a tag game! yes boss [salutes]

i have done this tag before, but it was a while ago, so fresh new information coming right up. and so much of it. this is ur warning again that i never shut the fuck up

Three ships

1) akkaye (theyre on the brain. no one is surprised)

2) heart & li ming (newest addition. favorite thing about mlc)

3) asoryuu (from dgs. around this time two years ago they were the only thought in my brain and i was rereading old journals and thinking about kazuma dreamily the other day)

First ever ship

the real answer is contestshipping, may/drew from pokemon, but as it pertains to ql shows the answer is semantic error jaeyoung/sangwoo (i got into bl because of dkz jaechan. it's his fault.)

Last Song

when i opened spotify it was playing MIRROR MIRROR by milli, f.hero and changbin

Last movie

i watched 'a knight's tale' with my brother when he came to visit me last month. it was for sure a movie, heath ledger was a pretty pretty boy, i liked the soundtrack gimmick

Currently Reading

i am not actively in the middle of anything right now., so i'll use this space to recommend some stuff >:) the last book i read was terry pratchett's 'i shall wear midnight' as i am still sort of, kind of, working on my full discworld re/read from 2021 lmao. it's so fucking good i've loved tiffany my whole life.

a fanfic i am patiently waiting for the next update of is the extremely excellent "sunrise, sunset" by otterlylost (akkayan time loop au fic, mind the tags but like. read it!!!! read it i'm begging). another small rec for "a shirt to make him shiver" by kiranokira (who uses tumblr at user broccolination) which is an Extremely Funny winteam fic about crop tops and unbridled lust

Currently Watching

each week i do my very best to keep up with my school president, never let me go, the warp effect, GAP, and now also moonlight chicken [cries] i do not always succeed

Currently Consuming

i have a weird strawberries & cream flavor of dr pepper given to me by my coworker. it's pretty good

Currently Craving

i want only friends. i want it now. p l e a s e.

i'd also be fine with like a chicken sandwich? yeah that sounds good

+

most of my rasmr mutuals have absolutely done this tag already, and my fledgling status as a person who has ql mutuals means that theyve either been tagged recently or i Fear To Interact, so i will (like a coward!) leave this untagged, but if you want to play i love and support you and will read it if you tag me

[nexthlive]

✨ Rossa Symphony: Episode 16 - Luxe & Lust ✨

This December, step into a world where love meets ambition and high fashion tells a story of strength and unity. Episode 16 of Rossa Symphony blends couture, music, and resilience into a stunning celebration of shared dreams and personal triumphs.

💎 Featuring the song "The Fashion Empire (Version 2)", a lyrical journey of passion and elegance. 👠 Witness a queen's rise, draped in Gucci, Tiffany, and Valentino—a love story as timeless as the luxury they embody.

Fashion. Love. Ambition. 💕

[rvp32]

Masterlist

If you guys like my stories please consider helping me out

One-shots

IU's Medical Adventures

Yeojin's coming of age ceremony

Tiffany's Self-revelation

Prison Break (ITZY- Chaeryeong)

Arranged Marriage

In charge (Twice- Nayeon)

The Secret Life of Yooa

The Love Triangle - Eunbi x Taeyeon x M reader

"Will we only ever be friends?"- Kim Chaewon

Mina's Adventures

The Games We Play: A Tale of Lust- Wonyoung

Enchanted Desires- Yooa

Bound by Love: A Journey of Desire and Devotion- Jihyo

One step at a time- Mina

The Extents we reach for friendship - Sana and Miyeon

Possessive Love - Jennie Kim

Series

Savior

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Whispers of Uncontrollable desire

Part 1

Part 2

Heir to the clan's legacy

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Short Fics

Fromis_9 Chaeyoung

Twice Mina

Headcanons

Girls Generation reacting to Mommy kink

I can't find my twice one's link

[justalonelybitch]

Girls Generation

Taeyeon

Luxurious Love, Lust & Lies (Series)

A twisted tale of the young and rich attending an elite private academy for academic scholars, the finest athletes and aristocrats.

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

Sunny

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

Tiffany

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

Hyoyeon

Luxurious Love, Lust & Lies (Series)

A twisted tale of the young and rich attending an elite private academy for academic scholars, the finest athletes and aristocrats.

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

Yuri

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

Sooyoung

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

Yoona

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

Seohyun

SNSD reaction to S/O getting injured ❄🌸

In which you get hurt and your girlfriend worries about your well-being.

SNSD reaction to S/O having abs 🌸🍒

In which your girlfriend discovers you have abs

[flying-elliska]

Hey i see that you made book commentary sometimes and Im trying to get back to reading so I wondered if you do some recs for great female protagonist? You really don’t have to of course but thank you so much if you do :)

Ooooh what a great question I love it ! That said it also really depends on what type of protagonists you like, haha, because that can be super subjective. But here are a few cool, complex female protagonists I love :

- Noemi from Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia). My fave book last year, a twist on the gothic lit trope of a young woman arriving at a creepy old manor full of secrets, Jane Eyre vibes but in Mexico. Noemi is confident, frivolous and very sharp-minded, flawed but ultimately badass, which she needs to survive the horror she's landed in. I loved that her lust for life is presented as an advantage when faced with a family of creepy European eugenists who hold her cousin captive. I just loved her inner voice in general, and the book is big on female solidarity and the importance of women being believed and trusting themselves.

- Lyra from His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman) My fave books as a kid, also very readable as an adult. Lyra is wonderful, half-feral, resourceful and very unruly, which serves her well when she's faced with a child-abducting authoritarian church. Her special talent is the ability to make-up stories on the spot to get herself out of any sticky situation. It's such an important message for little girls, that you don't have to be obedient all the time, especially when the world is after you. The series really doesn't do justice to her spirit.

- Jane from Jane, Unlimited (Kristin Cashore.) This book is just so cool. It's a modern riff on Jane Eyre (lol notice the theme) and also a choose your own ending thing, where the book splits at a point where Jane has to make a decision - each ending becoming a different genre (sci-fi, fantasy, crime, horror, romance) and highlighting a different side of her character, which is such an interesting take on the idea that our choices make us who we are. I need to reread it.

- Vasya from the Winternights Trilogy (Katherine Arden) Another feral weird girl (another theme here) in this Russian folklore inspired medieval tale. She talks to horses and sees spirits and sticks out like a sore thumb in her little peasant community ; she's free spirited, reckless, stubborn as hell, and refuses to be cowed by the gender norms of her society (but not in that fake YA kind of way where it makes things too easy for her). She's also deeply kind and compassionate even as she goes through some really awful shit. I love her a lot and seeing her come into her power is awesome.

- Immanuelle from The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson). She lives in a fantasy version of a Puritan cult and is somewhat of a pariah because of her mother's involvement with witchcraft before she died. She's very brave and very caring, but also very much a product of her society who was taught women are meant to be subservient. She has to unlearn that and she keeps struggling between her need for independence and truth, and her need to be loved and fit in. It feels very real and very compelling (and also scary, since this is a horror book).

- Tiffany Aching, from the Tiffany Aching Series (Terry Pratchett) She is a witch in training and the books follow her from age nine to her late teens as she grows into her job, befriending a family of rowdy, chaotic miniature fairies. She's down to earth, practical and clever, and her calling is caring for people even when it's difficult or not very rewarding. These books are really a comfort read for me, funny and warm and full of wisdom.

- Diane, Duchess of Tremontaine and Ixkaab Balam from Tremontaine (Ellen Kushner and others). This is a prequel to the Riverside series (fantasy without magic but full of queer people, also awesome) centered around two women who are two equally complex forces of nature : one is a scheming duchess who came from humble beginnings and hides her cleverness behind her beauty, the other is a disgraced trader's daughter who becomes a spy to preserve her family's fortune. The whole thing is written as a serial with episodes by different authors, there are 2 seasons so far (I need to catch up with the last one) and it's a lot of fun.

Honorary mentions to the Six of Crows duology (fantasy heist + gang of misfits found family) and the Diviners series (1920s New York but with magic and grisly murder) who have ensemble casts with great female characters. There are probably others but these are the ones that come to mind right now....I feel like I need to read more non YA books....

[aegyotrashcan]

SNSD Reaction to: Love at First Sight

Taeyeon: Her chewing gets faster as she looks at you in awe. Has she really just fallen in love? And so suddenly too?

Jessica: Ignores the feeling at first. But if you approach her and she finds you charming, she’ll start to wonder if that feeling in her heart was fate telling her she had met her soulmate.

Sunny: Her eyes follow you, wondering if what she was feeling was true love or just lust. She may approach you, at first just to be friends but if those butterflies persist, she’ll realise that what she had felt was love at first sight.

Tiffany: Finds it so romantic and if the love lasts, she’ll often recount the tale of your first meeting. “And then s/he walked in and I just knew! That’s crazy, right?!”

Hyoyeon: Thought she was silly for feeling like that at first. Until you introduced yourself and she felt butterflies. That convinces her that maybe love at first sight is real after all ...

Yuri: Confident in herself and the fact that the sparks she feels must mean something. She’ll act coy and possibly approach you, if you’re too shy to make the first move.

Sooyoung: Will walk past you, giving you that ‘Come hither’ gaze. If you introduce yourself then she’ll believe that this is meant to be.

Yoona: Gets caught checking you out and shushes the girls. “Don’t, they’ll hear!” She’s not opposed to the idea of love at first sight. The fact that you’ve caught her attention so naturally makes her wonder if this is destiny.

Seohyun: Thinks rationally, telling herself that she couldn’t possibly have fallen in love at first sight. She looks at you from the corner of her eye. ‘It’s not possible ... is it?”

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A list of all films featured in 2017′s 31 Days of Oscar

This is the exhaustive list of all 400 short- and feature-length films featured during this year’s 31 Days of Oscar marathon.The mark of 400 is down from 410 in 2016′s ceremony and up from 323 in 2014 and 170 in 2013. Best Picture or Unique and Artistic Picture winners are in bold. Asterisked (*) films are films I haven’t seen in their entirety as of the publishing of this post.

The Gold Rush (1925)

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)*

The Patent Leather Kid (1927)*

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Two Arabian Knights (1927)*

Wings (1927)

The Crowd (1928)

In Old Arizona (1928)*

Speedy (1928)

White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)*

A Woman of Affairs (1928)

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)*

The Broadway Melody (1929)

The Love Parade (1929)*

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

The Big House (1930)

The Dawn Patrol (1930)*

Min and Bill (1930)*

Morocco (1930)*

The Right to Love (1930)*

Arrowsmith (1931)*

Grand Hotel (1932)

What Price Hollywood? (1932)*

Flying Down to Rio (1933)*

42nd Street (1933)

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)*

Flirtation Walk (1934)*

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Imitation of Life (1934)*

The Lost Patrol (1934)*

Of Human Bondage (1934)

The Richest Girl in the World (1934)*

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Captain Blood (1935)

Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)*

The Informer (1935)*

Top Hat (1935)

Camille (1936)*

Dodsworth (1936)

The Garden of Allah (1936)

General Spanky (1936)*

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

San Francisco (1936)*

Swing Time (1936)

The Good Earth (1937)                                  

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Shall We Dance (1937)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Wee Willie Winkie (1937)*

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938)

Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938 short)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)*

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Gulliver’s Travels (1939)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Ninotchka (1939)

Stagecoach (1939)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Boom Town (1940)*

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940)*

Kitty Foyle (1940)*

Pinocchio (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

The Sea Hawk (1940)

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Dumbo (1941)

The Flame of New Orleans (1941)*

Hold Back the Dawn (1941)*

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

The Lady Eve (1941)

Topper Returns (1941)*

Bambi (1942)

Casablanca (1942)

George Washington Slept Here (1942)*

I Married a Witch (1942)*

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Now, Voyager (1942)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)*

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

The Constant Nymph (1943)*

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)*

Madame Curie (1943)

The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Watch on the Rhine (1943)*

Double Indemnity (1944)

Gaslight (1944)

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

Home in Indiana (1944)

How to Play Football (1944 short)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Blithe Spirit (1945)*

Donald’s Crime (1945 short)*

The Lost Weekend (1945)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Humoresque (1946)*

The Yearling (1946)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Black Narcissus (1947)

Body and Soul (1947)

Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)*

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Good News (1947)

Bicycle Thieves (1948, Italy)

Hamlet (1948)

I Remember Mama (1948)

Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Red River (1948)

Wet Blanket Policy (1948 short)*

Adam’s Rib (1949)

The Hasty Heart (1949)*

The Heiress (1949)*

Look for the Silver Lining (1949)*

Mighty Joe Young (1949)*

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Twelve O’Clock High (1949)*

All About Eve (1950)

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

The Gunfighter (1950)

Harvey (1950)

The African Queen (1951)*

An American in Paris (1951)

Royal Wedding (1951)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Forbidden Games (1952, France)*

High Noon (1952)

The Quiet Man (1952)

The Romance of Transportation in Canada (1952 short)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Calamity Jane (1953)

I Vitelloni (1953, Italy)*

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953, France)*

Ugetsu Monogatari (1953, Japan)

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Carmen Jones (1954)*

Magnificent Obsession (1954)

Rear Window (1954)

Sabrina (1954)*

Seven Samurai (1954, Japan)

Them! (1954)

Interrupted Melody (1955)*

It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

The Brave One (1956)*

The Captain from Köpenick (1956, West Germany)*

Friendly Persuasion (1956)*

The King and I (1956)

Lust for Life (1956)

Qivitoq (1956, Denmark)*

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Perri (1957)

12 Angry Men (1957)

The Big Country (1958)

The Defiant Ones (1958)

Gigi (1958)

Torpedo Run (1958)*

Vertigo (1958)

Ben-Hur (1959)

Black Orpheus (1959, Brazil)

The Great War (1959, Italy)*

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959, France)*

Imitation of Life (1959)

The Nun’s Story (1959)

Porgy and Bess (1959)*

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Exodus (1960)*

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Spartacus (1960)

La Dolce Vita (1960, Italy)*

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Divorce Italian Style (1961, Italy)*

The Parent Trap (1961)

Through a Glass Darkly (1961, Sweden)*

West Side Story (1961)

Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The Miracle Worker (1962)

The Music Man (1962)

Tlayucan (1962, Mexico)*

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

The Birds (1963)

The Great Escape (1963)

This Sporting Life (1963)*

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964, Italy)*

A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

Kwaidan (1964, Japan)

My Fair Lady (1964)

The Pink Panther (1964)

Seven Days in May (1964)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

The Shop on Main Street (1965, Czechoslovakia)*

The Sound of Music (1965)

A Thousand Clowns (1965)

The Battle of Algiers (1966, Algeria)

Seconds (1966)*

Casino Royale (1967)*

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Divorce American Style (1967)*

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

The Happiest Millionaire (1967)*

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)*

Two for the Road (1967)*

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967, France)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968)*

Oliver! (1968)

The Subject Was Roses (1968)*

A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

Midnight Cowboy (1969)*

Z (1969, Algeria)

The Great White Hope (1970)*

Patton (1970)

Tristana (1970, Spain)*

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

The French Connection (1971)

Shaft (1971)

Cabaret (1972)

Cries and Whispers (1972, Sweden)*

Live and Let Die (1973)

The Paper Chase (1973)

Robin Hood (1973)

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Claudine (1974)*

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)*

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Dersu Uzala (1975, Soviet Union)

Farewell, My Lovely (1975)*

Jaws (1975)

Nashville (1975)*

Bound for Glory (1976)*

Carrie (1976)

Logan’s Run (1976)

Network (1976)

The Slipper and the Rose (1976)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Star Wars (1977)

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977, Spain)*

Days of Heaven (1978)*

La Cage aux Folles (1978, France)*

Midnight Express (1978)*

Alien (1979)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Best Boy (1979)

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

The Maids of Wilko (1979, Poland)*

Moonraker (1979)

The Muppet Movie (1979)

The Elephant Man (1980)

Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980, France)*

Ordinary People (1980)

Man of Iron (1981, Poland)*

On Golden Pond (1981)*

Poltergeist (1982)

Never Cry Wolf (1983)

Trading Places (1983)*

Amadeus (1984)

Purple Rain (1984)

Brazil (1985)

Ran (1985, Japan)

Otello (1986, Italy)*

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987, France)

The Last Emperor (1987)

Mannequin (1987)*

Maurice (1987)*

The Princess Bride (1987)

Coming to America (1988)*

Rain Man (1988)

Stand and Deliver (1988)

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Glory (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Goodfellas (1990)

Hamlet (1990)*

Total Recall (1990)

Backdraft (1991)*

Boyz n the Hood (1991)*

The Fisher King (1991)*

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Aladdin (1992)

Unforgiven (1992)

The Fugitive (1993)*

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)*

Jurassic Park (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Il Postino (1994, Italy)

Legends of the Fall (1994)

Quiz Show (1994)*

Babe (1995)

Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)

DragonHeart (1996)

Hamlet (1996)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Children of Heaven (1997, Iran)

Contact (1997)

The Horse Whisperer (1998)*

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

The Green Mile (1999)*

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Taiwan)

Ghost World (2001)*

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Training Day (2001)

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)*

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Aviator (2004)

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004, Japan)

Million Dollar Baby (2004)*

Vera Drake (2004)*

Capote (2005)

Water (2005, India)*

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)*

Dreamgirls (2006)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, Mexico)

In the Valley of Elah (2007)*

The Kite Runner (2007)

Persepolis (2007, France)

The Visitor (2007)*

Departures (2008, Japan)*

Doubt (2008)

Coraline (2009)

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The Secret of Kells (2009)

Chico & Rita (2010, Spain)

The Illusionist (2010, France)

The King’s Speech (2010)

Tangled (2010)

Adam and Dog (2011 short)

The Artist (2011, France)

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011 short)

The Help (2011)

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Ernest & Celestine (2012, France/Belgium)

Head over Heels (2012 short)

Boy and the World (2013, Brazil)

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013, Japan)

Bear Story (2014 short, Chile)

The Dam Keeper (2014 short)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (2014)*

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Song of the Sea (2014)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Carol (2015)*

Creed (2015)

Embrace of the Serpent (2015, Colombia)*

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Room (2015)

Spotlight (2015)

The 9 Academy Award nominees for Best Picture including the winner, Moonlight (2016)

The 15 Academy Award nominees in Best Animated, Documentary, and Live Action Short Film (2016)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Loving (2016)

Moana (2016)

My Life as a Zucchini (2016, Switzerland)

The Red Turtle (2016, France/Belgium/Japan)

Rogue One (2016)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

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Embark on an Intoxicating Journey of Love, Lust and Rebirth Through the Streets of Tokyo with Alexandra Daddario & Takehiro Hira

ARRIVING IN SELECT THEATERS AND ON VOD SEPTEMBER 4

https://vimeo.com/436179361

Los Angeles, Calif. – [July 8, 2020] – Astrakan Film AB is proud to announce that it will release LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS from director William Olsson (An American Affair, Reliance), writer Catherine Hanrahan and producer Lauren Mann (Swiss Army Man) in select theaters and on VOD September 4, 2020. The long-awaited film stars Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas, TV’s “True Detective”) and Takehiro Hira (The Fighter Pilot, The Floating Castle) and is an adaptation of Hanrahan’s 2006 novel of the same name.

 LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS tells the story of an American English teacher named Margaret (Alexandra Daddario) and her nightly pilgrimages through Tokyo’s glittering nightlife in an attempt to forget her painful past and discover new meaning in the arms of a mysterious Yakuza (Takehiro Hira) named Kazu. The provocative tale takes the viewer on a journey through the darkest alleyways of Japan, as their affair tears them apart and reshapes them across Tokyo’s landscape of dive bars, alleyways and three-hour love hotels. In addition to Daddario and Hira, the film also stars Carice van Houten (TV’s “Game of Thrones,” Valkyrie), Misuzu Kanno (37 Seconds, Vise) and Kate Easton (Where’d You Go, Bernadette, You Were Never Really Here).

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For fans of Catherine Hanrahan’s novel, the release of LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS marks the culmination of a lengthy journey from page to screen since the book’s initial publishing in 2006. With Alexandra Daddario and Takehiro Hira in the lead roles and William Olsson at the helm, supported by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning editor Sarah Flack (Somewhere, Bling Ring), the film is poised to bring audiences an exhilarating and often-overlooked view of the balance between tradition and modernity in Tokyo. Additional credits include U.S casting by Susan Shopmaker (First Reformed, Martha Macy May Marlene) and Japanese casting by Kei Kawamura (Silence).

The film will be the first title distributed by newly established Astrakan Releasing, the distribution arm of Astrakan AB Film, in partnership with distribution consultant Steven Friedlander of SGF & Partners. On launching with LOST GIRLS AND LOVE HOTELS, producer Lauren Mann (Swiss Army Man) says:

“When I first read LOST GIRLS AND LOVE HOTELS, I knew we had something very special on our hands. Having seen Catherine’s words come to life with such depth, honesty and beauty, it was obvious to us that this was the film we wanted to make our debut into distribution with.”

Director William Olsson adds: “At the Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto there is a tomb called Buddhas Womb. As you enter the tomb, you walk into total darkness with only a handrail to guide you. You walk and walk until you are completely deprived of any visual sense. Then, finally, you start to see the light at the end of a tunnel, and you come upon an ancient stone illuminated by a small hole in the roof. The lesson is simple. In order to see the light you first have to experience the dark. And that is ultimately what Lost Girls is for me. A story of being reborn. A journey through the dark to the light. Just like the movie itself, which I am thrilled to bring into the light on September 4.”

Astrakan Film AB are current in the final days of shooting Paul Schrader’s THE CARD COUNTER starring Tiffany Haddish, Oscar Isaac, Willem Dafoe and Tye Sheridan. The production which was shut down in March due to the COVID pandemic.

LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS will hit select U.S theaters and VOD on September 4. International sales are being handled by Voltage Pictures.

    ‘Lost Girls & Love Hotels’ Starring Alexandra Daddario – Cooming This September Embark on an Intoxicating Journey of Love, Lust and Rebirth Through the Streets of Tokyo with Alexandra Daddario & Takehiro Hira…

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Something in the Way by Jessica Hawkins is LIVE!!

Something in the Way is book 1 in an epic 3-book saga of forbidden love... It was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents’ house. Under the sweat and dirt, Manning Sutter was as handsome as the sun was bright. He was older, darker, experienced. I wore a smiley-face t-shirt and had never even been kissed. Yet we saw something in each other that would link us in ways that couldn’t be broken...no matter how hard we tried. I loved Manning before I knew the meaning of the word. I was too young, he said. I would wait. Through all the carefully-chosen words hiding what we knew to be true, through his struggle to keep me innocent, and through infinitely-starry nights—I would wait. But I’d learn that life isn’t always fair. That no matter how much you achieve, none of it matters if you suffer the heartbreak that comes with falling for someone you can never have. Because even though I saw Manning first, that didn’t matter. My older sister saw him next. BUY LINKS: Amazon ➜ http://smarturl.it/sitwamazon iBooks ➜ http://apple.co/2hOCBPh Nook ➜ http://smarturl.it/sitwnook Google Play ➜ https://goo.gl/B6vVos Kobo ➜ http://smarturl.it/sitwkobo Goodreads ➜ http://bit.ly/somethingitwgr

My 5★ Review:

This poignant and touching love story is not your ordinary romance. It is a forbidden tale about Star-crossed lovers and their epic love for each other. It starts at the beginning when a 16 yr. old Lake Kaplan first meets mysterious and rugged, Manning Sutter. Lake has always done what she is told and still idolizes her father. He wants great things for her, so she is totally focused on achieving those goals. Lakes older sister, Tiffany, is rebellious, wild and carefree. She sees Lake talking to Manning and decides that he will be her next conquest. Manning is a flawed and broken hero who works hard and wants to be better. Something about Lake calls to him and he is torn by his need to protect her and stirrings of feelings he doesn't want to acknowledge. Lake has never thought about love and lust, like her sister, but Manning causes sensations to surface that she doesn't quite know how do handle. She does know that they have a special connection and they grow to genuinely care for each other. But there are those that would not understand their friendship and it is dangerous for both of them. I really cared for all the characters, even tho they would frustrate me at times, they were well developed and honest. The story line was so engaging I couldn't put it down. This is a moving and emotional story of love, redemption, trust, sacrifice, and consequences. It brought out so many extreme emotions and I loved every minute of it! I did not see the twist this would take and it left me stunned! I can't wait for the next book! Connect with Jessica Hawkins Website  http://www.jessicahawkins.net Amazon Author Page ➜ amzn.to/1aFhenW Mailing List ➜ goo.gl/WMAk6 Twitterhttp://twitter.com/jess_hawk

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Romance had taken them and they were happy in love. They both lived in the moment, in this fairy tale feeling. Nothing could ever challenge their feelings, and Erik started to think that this might be the one.

It had been just over a month since they met. A month of fun, and lust. A month of friendship and trust.

It might have been something in the air, or the sauce, but Erik couldn’t help but think that Tiffany seemed distracted with something else...

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The Tale of Tiffany Lust

EUA, 1979

Gérard Kikoïne, Radley Metzger

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