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[kittycatlukey]

A screenshot I took earlier of Deek🤍🥺

[dailydikke]

Day 17

[uncpanda]

Blood is Thicker than Water: Chapter 20

AN: Not going to lie. I STRUGGLE writing wedding scenes. However, I really love how this chapter turned out. Instead of dragging it out, we get snippets. I love that about this. Please leave feedback.

Warnings: None that I can think of.

Master List

Guest List: 

“Four hundred and thirty-six people.” 

Rafa stares at you. He’s been sipping from that cup of coffee for over two minutes now. You lean forward and say it again, “Four hundred and thirty-six people.” 

He finally puts the cup down, “I really don’t see the problem.” 

You scream in frustration and stomp right out of the apartment. 

The moment the door closes Rafael looks at Benny and asks, “She realizes I have a big family right?” 

Wedding Party: 

“So that gives me Rita as my best woman, and Ed and Eddie as groomsmen.” 

“And I have Liv as my maid of honor.” 

Rafa stares at you, “That means the sides are uneven.” 

“So?” 

“They can’t be uneven.” 

You raise an eyebrow, “Why not?” 

“It won’t look right.” 

“Well, I don’t know what to tell you.” 

Your fiance sighs, “What about your friends from college?” 

“Most of them are already married and have kids. Plus they live in different states. That’s not fair to ask them.” 

“Friends from childhood?” 

“I hung out with Elliot’s kids. I haven’t talked to them in years, andI don’t really have a desire to do so now.” 

“So this is just how it is.” 

“Unless you want me to ask your mother?” 

“Nope. We’re good.” 

The Venue: 

“What do you think?” 

You look around at the garden. It is perfect for a springtime wedding. Even without the flowers in bloom, it’s gorgeous. 

You look over at Rafa, his smile is stretched across his face. He’s done good. Amazing really. There’s just one problem. 

“It’s not going to fit four hundred thirty-six people.” 

Your fiance scowls, “We can figure it out. Some people can stand.” 

You cross your arms, and lean forward, “That’s against the fire code counselor.” you point towards the plaque that reads a max of 300. 

He throws his hands up in frustration, and finally says the words you’ve been waiting to hear, “Fine! I’ll make cuts.” 

Ring Bearer: 

“He needs a part in the wedding!” 

“I’m not disagreeing with you.” 

“You said no.” 

“I said no, because I already told my sister Noah could do it, and he’s our nephew.” 

“Well of course Noah is a ring bearer, I’m just saying Benny could be one too!” 

  “There’s also the fact that your grandmother might pass out if she sees a dog in the processional. We’re already not getting married in the neighborhood church. She nearly cried when we told her that.” 

“She loves Benny!” 

“I know, that’s why he can come to the reception and take pictures with us. I already talked to the venue and our dog walker.” 

“Oh. Well, okay then.” 

Shopping: 

“So how did you manage to convince mama Barba and Abuelita and the rest of his relatives not to come today?” 

You take a sip of the champagne in your hand, “I told them the truth. This is a you and me thing. No one else allowed.” 

Liv smiles, “Well, it means a lot that it’s just us.”

“What do you think of these?” 

You and Liv turn together and watch as Ed and Noah come out together. They’re dressed in matching tuxes. You and Liv melt. Noah is absolutely adorable, and Ed actually cleans up pretty good. While Rita is Rafa’s best woman, Ed and Eddie are his groomsmen, and Noah is the ring bearer. 

After you’re all done cooing at Noah, Rafael finally steps out of the dressing room. He looks drop dead handsome in his tux. You feel your eyes go wide, and then he gets a little smirk on his face. You know you’re not living this moment down. 

Music: 

You stare at Rafa. He’s trying not to laugh. You can’t blame him. “She’s going to kill us.” 

You smile, “This song comes from the first movie we ever watched together.” 

“We’ve already found a way to work quotes into the wedding. If you walk down the aisle to this song, your sister might just kill us.” 

You shake your head, a serious look coming over your face, “No she won’t. She knows why I love this movie, why I love the book.” 

Rafa looks serious now too, “I think it’s perfect.” 

Dress shopping: 

“No,no, no, no, no! What did I tell you about off the rack? I said absolutely not! Where is your manager? I helped him evade a racketeering charge, he owes me!” 

You sip on champagne and look at your sister. She has that look on her face, “At least it wasn’t a murder or rape charge.” 

She nods in agreement before asking, “How did Rita end up on this chopping trip again?” 

“This is apparently the best wedding dress shop around. She knows the owner . . . apparently rather well. She’s trying to help.” 

A second later a terrified manager and a ranting Rita pass you by.

You both watch them go. You’re happy to say you don’t find your dress in that store. 

Dress Shopping Part 2: 

The day you find your wedding dress, you’re not expecting it. You’re less than five months away from the wedding, and you’re panicking a little bit. You KNOW it takes time to order a dress. Rita’s told you about it five million times. 

You’re walking Benny when you see it. A small bridal shop, with a pretty dress in the window. You stare at it for several seconds before you call your sister. She answers on the first ring, “This better be an emergency. I’m in the middle of a case.” 

“I think I might have found my wedding dress.” 

There’s a moment of silence, “What’s the address, I’ll be there ASAP.” 

You rattle it out just as an employee sticks her head out, “Hi there. Would you like to come in?” 

You look down at Benny and she smiles, “He’s welcome to come in too. I love dogs!” You go in.

By the time Liv arrives, Benny is on his back getting belly scratches from the staff while you’re in the dressing room being fitted into your dream dress. 

Liv stares at your goofy, three legged dog for a second before she calls out your name. You step out a second later. 

You watch her eyes go wide, as she studies you for a second, “That’s it.” 

You nod, “Yeah.” There are no tears. It’s just a comfortable feeling. This is your wedding dress. 

The Night Before: 

The night before your wedding is spent at Liv’s apartment. Ed and Noah head over to your place to spend time with Rafa and Eddie. It’s just the two of you. You put on face masks, paint your nails, and watch Disney movies. It reminds you of one of the best parts of your childhood.

It’s as you’re sitting on the couch that Liv says, “I’m so happy for you. You know that right?” 

You smile, “I know.” 

“He’s a good man.” 

“The best in my opinion, though Ed gives him a run for his money.” 

She smiles at that, “I truly think, you’re going to be really happy together.” 

“I know so.” 

With that, she pulls you in for a hug. 

Right Before the Wedding: 

You don’t actually feel nervous until about half an hour before the wedding. Your makeup and hair is done. You probably should have been in your dress by now, but you’re still in your getting ready outfit. Things are a bit behind schedule. Noah had a melt down, your sister has cried no less than three times, and Abuelita and Lucia have been bickering with each other. You haven’t seen Rafa. You’re not sure why you’re sticking to this stupid tradition, but you are. 

You’re watching the chaos with an observant eye when someone taps you on the shoulder. You spin around to see your sister standing there. She tosses her head to the side and you follow her outside. The sun is shining and the March air is only a little chilly. You close your eyes and allow yourself a minute. When you open your eyes, you see Liv smiling at you. 

“What?” 

“It’s just crazy. How Lewis,” 

“May he rot in hell,” 

“Lead to all of this. You moving back and meeting Rafael. Me and Ed connecting, getting married, and having Noah. We’re getting those happy endings we dreamed of as kids.” 

You hug yourself and look at the ground for a little bit before you look up, “Did I ever say thank you?” 

“For what?” 

“For raising me and loving me when you didn’t have to?” 

Your sister hugs you, “You never have to thank me for that. You are one of the best joys of my life.” You smile at that. 

Walking Down the Aisle: 

You’re nervous, but you’re allowed to be. You’re in your dress, your veil is attached, and everyone has walked down the aisle except you and Liv. You look at your sister. She’s dressed in a black dress. She has once again avoided color. 

She holds out her arm to you, and you take it. You close your eyes, and you count to three. The music starts: the instrumental Dawn from Pride and Prejudice; the first movie you and Rafa watched together. The movie you two still watch together.

You start to walk. It’s slow, and thanks to the three hundred and twenty three people (Rafa was able to cut it down) you can’t see Rafael yet. You do, however, see Uncle Don, and Finn, and Munch. You smile at them. 

And then you turn the corner of people, and you see him. Rafael is standing there. He’s dressed in his tux. His hair is perfectly styled. His eyes are focused solely on you as though you’re the only thing he sees. You feel yourself start to speed up, but your sister grounds you like she always does. 

When you finally reach him, you feel your breath leave your chest. And as you take his hand, everything else fades away. It’s just you and him. Just like it’s supposed to be. 

[irlpretear]

100 trans/genderqueer musicians

Bands

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Ewy (emo, folk punk) (x)

Averstaskta (instrumental) (x)

Andie Schoen (indie) (x)

Elliot Lee (dark pop, electronic rock) (x)

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Gina Young (riot grrrl) (x)

Petra Fiyd (indie pop) (x)

awfultune (bedroom pop) (x)

Quinn Hills (alternative pop) (x)

Femtanyl (electronic) (x)

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Lilac Boy (glitchcore) (x)

Rosie Tucker (indie rock) (x)

Ryan Cassata (singer-songwriter) (x)

Pain Chain (noise, synth) (x)

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Prophetic Nightmares (ambient synthwave) (x)

Saint Wellesley (indie folk) (x)

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

"I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep" - Summer 2024

Ocean Vuong, Thanksgiving 2006 / Jean Louis Forain, Tight-Rope Walker / Edgar Degas, Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando / S. J. Tucker, Wonders / Twisters (2024) / Lainey Wilson, Hang Tight Honey / Ross Gay, Sorrow Is Not My Name / photograph mine / Ada Limón, American Pharoah / Lanie Gardner, Chasing the Wind / photograph mine / Tadeu Jnr, Unsplash / Ada Limón, Instructions on Not Giving Up

[curry-and-gunpowder]

Odazai Beast week sketches!

I ended up only doing six, since I was all tuckered out on sunday. Oh well - onward to the poll!

[nophunleague]

stare decisis: chapter four - solitudo

solitudo: latin for loneliness

masterlist

wc: 1023

rafael barba x original female character

“Shakir Wilkins? What’s the big deal Sonny?” Quinn asks the gushing young detective as she reads over his preliminary report. 

“Other than the fact that he’s a well known celebrity that just signed a huge clothing deal; he’s also one of the best basketball players to have ever lived,” Amaro’s voice rings through Fin’s cell phone that’s sitting on the table, on speaker phone. She rolls her eyes at the sound of his voice. 

“Amaro, hang up before Tucker checks your cell records,” Fin mumbles parting words to Nick and slips the phone back in his pocket. 

“You don’t need to be such a hard ass Brady. He’s coming back here and needs to be updated on the cases,” he excuses himself from the conference table, Quinn rolls her eyes and turns her glare back to Sonny. 

“Speak.”

“Vic says she had a nightcap with Wilkins after driving him back to the city Memorial Day weekend. Told her boss. Then last week she got a deposit for $5,000.”

“So three months ago. She just disclosed now. We’re missing something,” Quinn ponders, skimming the report again.

“Shakir’s been a public figure for two decades, never has anyone accused him of something like this,” Rollins speaks up from her side of the table. The elevator footage of the victim attacking Shakir plays silently on the TV. Amanda’s phone dings, “my old captain in Atlanta says they’ve got a girl down there claiming Shakir did the same thing to her.”

“Rollins head down to Atlanta. This is SVU, we take disclosures seriously people,” Liv instructs from the head of the table. 

***

“This girl kept the underwear she was wearing when she was raped by Wilkins?” Quinn asks Sonny incredulously after he had returned to the precinct and Rollins had gone to Barba’s office, unbeknownst to Quinn. 

“Yeah said he raped her after a March Madness event at the store. Same story as the other girls,” Sonny says through a mouthful of food; it’s a late lunch day apparently. 

“But now that was five months ago. Is the DNA even usable anymore?” Sonny takes another bite of his sandwich, chews, swallows, then wipes his mouth before speaking again. 

“We’ll find out soon, Shakir and his attorney, and Rollins are meeting in Barba’s office right now,” his toothy delivery sours as he realizes that Quinn, as co-ADA for the unit, should also be in that meeting but was shut out of it. He watches her calm demeanor as a flush of red creeps up her pale neck, betraying her by showing how she’s feeling. 

“His attorney is a real shark, Rita Calhoun. Her and Barba go back apparently. Maybe he made a courtesy call and didn’t want you to get wrapped up in it,” he’s trying to comfort her; but they both know he’s lying. She’s packing up her tote bag with pink pens and legal pads before she knows it.

“I might not have been here long, but when have you ever known Rafael Barba to give a courtesy call to a defense attorney,” she grunts and is off, not even saying goodbye. “And in my own goddamn office,” she mumbles as she reaches the elevator. He’s got hell to pay. She luckily steps into an empty elevator, finding refuge she takes a deep breath then pulls out her cellphone. She taps the contact for her little brother and presses the device to her ear; it rings twice before he picks up. 

“This is Brady,” she feels herself relax at the sound of his voice, a small smile gracing her lips.

“No, this is Brady,” he laughs breathlessly at their typical joke; both siblings having the habit of answering their phone like they’re always at work. 

“Bad week at work? This is not your usual lunchtime call,” she can hear the slight background noise of a TV and the tiredness in his voice; it’s getting late in Germany and for him. “You’re on the Shakir Wilkins case right? That’s got to be tiring.”

“You heard about that already?” The elevator doors open and she steps out, ushering past patrol cops to get outside.

“Of course I heard about it, he’s only one of the best basketball players to ever live,” his voice raises in excitement, from the shuffling she hears she knows he has just sat up in bed.  

“You didn’t even play basketball,” she chuckles, looking around before mentally deciding to walk back to the courthouse. “I could have gotten to meet him today but my ass-wipe of a co-counsel shut me out of the meeting with him and his attorney,” she apprises him of the source of her call; he hums in understanding.

“Still not getting a warm welcome, huh?”

“One of the detectives admonished me for being a hardass because he was on speakerphone with the cop that got kicked off the squad when we were discussing this case. If he’s gonna make the squad again, he’s got to earn it; and that means following the rules,” she explains her run in with Fin.

“I’m just sure they don’t understand where you’re coming from. They still don’t know you,” he reasons. 

“It’s been months, Mac. And they’re not trying to get to know me. It feels like they're keeping me at arms length,” a gust of wind rushes through her ginger hair as she crosses the street, a slight wind tunnel created by the massive skyscrapers of Manhattan. 

“Are you sure that you’re not also doing that? You tend to do that too,” she blinks slowly and it’s like he’s standing right in front of her; like they’ve had this conversation before - they have. 

“I gave them all my cell number on my first day. I’m carrying around pink sticky notes for god sake. I’m making it a point to be more friendly than I want to be!” she runs a hand through her hair and rounds the corner to the courthouse. “Okay, I’m walking into the courthouse. I have to go. I’ll talk to you soon; I love you Mac,” she rushes off the phone, but not before he says goodbye too.

[dr1zzleboy]

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And a lot more of fandoms and characters, but I'm going to leave it here or it would be a very long post ^^'

Y muchos fandoms y personajes más, pero hasta aquí lo voy a dejar porque si no sería un post muy largo ^^'

Any doubt or question, send dm o/

Cualquier duda o pregunta manda mensaje o/

[april-is]

April 13, 2024: Broken Periodic, Maya C. Popa

Broken Periodic Maya C. Popa

No one who has ever had a childhood wants what’s happening. No one who has ever wondered anything: where the rain’s headed in her steel hooves. Questions wrongly put swell like moths under a light. On the streets, everything looks human. You forget certain animals are bloodless injured. You must imagine some other color that means hurt. At night, you sleep with something like your gifts: to anguish and ascribe a language, music. To slice a fig the long way and linger. To grieve for a country. To grieve without a country to grieve.

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Also by Maya C. Popa: Wound is the Origin of Wonder

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Match Ups Under Keep Reading

Group 1

Marco/Star/Tom vs Marco/Janna/Jackie from Star vs the Forces of Evil

Adaine/Fig/Ayda vs Em/Sofia/Dale from Dimension 20

Kala/Wolfgang/Rajan vs Lito/Hernando/Daniela from Sense 8

Willow/Luz/Amity vs Willow/Hunter/Gus from The Owl House

Raz/Lilli/Dogen vs Ford/Lucretia/Otto from Psychonauts

Finn/Rey/Poe vs Rex/Anakin/Padme from Star Wars

Makoto/Sayaka/Kyoko vs Hajime/Nagito/Chiaki from Danganronpa

Ryunosuke/Barok/Kazuma vs Clay/Apollo/Klavier from The Great Ace Attorney

Jason/Roy/Koriand'r vs Dick/Barbara/Koriand'r from DC Comics

Marius/Ivy/Raphaella vs Orpheus/Narcissus/Eurydice from The Mechanisms

Group 2

Selina/Harley/Ivy vs Tim/Bernard/Kon from DC

Sam/Tucker/Danny vs Vlad/Jack/Maddie from Danny Phantom

Rose/Lissa/Natalie from Vampire Academy vs Bonnie/Caroline/Elena from Vampire Diaries

Jay/Nya/Cole from Ninjago vs Red Son/Mei/MK from Lego Monkie Kid

Rilla/Arum/Damien from Penumbra Podcast vs Howard/James/Cel from Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast

Haru/Legosi/Louis from Beastars vs Ranpo/Poe/Mushitarou from Bungou Stray Dogs

Adrien/Marinette/Kagami from Miraculous Ladybug vs Anne/Marcy/Sasha from Amphibia

Ichika/Nene/Kanade vs Rui/Mafuyu/Tsukasa from Project SEKAI

Parker/Hardison/Elliot from Leverage vs Neal/Peter/Elizabeth from White Collar

Yamato/Ace/Deuce from One Piece vs Arthur/Lancelot/Guinevere from Arthurian Legend

Group 3

Ichigo/Minto/Retasu from Tokyo Mew Mew vs Hikaru/Lala/Yuni from Star Twinkle Precure

Kyle/Rogelio/Lonnie from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power vs Pearl/Rose/Greg from Steven Universe

Rapunzel/Eugene/Cassandra from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure vs Zuko/Sokka/Suki from Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Doctor/Rose/Jack from Doctor Who vs James/Bones/Spock from Star Trek TOS

Nancy/Steve/Jonathan from Stranger Things vs Merlin/Gwen/Arthur from Merlin (2008)

Rachel/Chloe/Max from Life is Strange vs Thanatos/Zagreus/Megaera from Hades

Vincent/Victor/Albert from Vincent: The Secret of Myers vs Rinne/Himeru/Niki from Ensmeble Stars!

Jack/Kirtash/Victoria from Idhun's Memories Series vs Qibli/Winter/Moonwatcher from Wings of Fire Series

Ludivine/Rielle/Audric from The Empirium Trilogy vs Vlad/Nathan/Ursula from Hunger Pangs:True Love Bites

King Kelp/Lord Cabbage/Bagel from Cucumber Quest vs Camilla/Nyra/Dendro from Muted

Group 4

Neptune/Uranus/Pluto from Sailor Moon vs Aira/Rizumu/Mion from Pretty Rhythm

Mickey/Goofy/Donald from Disney vs Pepe/Sylvester/Penelope from Looney Tunes

Draculaura/Clawdeen/Frankie from Monster High vs Ruby/Weiss/Penny from RWBY

Nathan/Annalise/Gabriel from The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself vs Quentin/Eliot/Arielle from The Magicians

Leon/Claire/Ada from Resident Evil vs Jaskier/Yennefer/Geralt from The Witcher

Abigail/Sam/Sebastian from Stardew Valley vs Candy/Sapphire/Zack from My Sims

Sweet/Capn/K_K from Deltarune vs Shiver/Frye/Big Man from Splatoon

Chris/Millie/Conrad from Chronicles of Chrestomanci vs Sadie/Walt/Anubis from The Kane Chronicles

Rah'oxah/Legzi/Ryjnah from Drawga: Dungeons and Drawings vs Grendan/York/Rose from Drawtectives

Jean/Scott/Logan from Marvel Comics vs Wu/Li/Gao from Iron Widow

Group 5

Yuji/Megumi/Nobara from Jujutsu Kaisen vs Misa/Light/L from Deathnote

Lucy/George/Anthony from Lockwood & Co vs Louis/Lestat/Armand from Interview With A Vampire

Chel/Tulio/Miguel from The Road to El Dorado vs Manolo/Maria/Joaquin from The Book of Life

Henry/Charles/Ellie from Henry Stickmin Collection vs Steve/Alex/Herobrine from Minecraft

Soldier/Demoman/Zhanna from TF2 vs Susie/Magolor/Taranza from Kirby

Morgana/Launchpad/Drake from Darkwing Duck vs Yoo/Han/Kim from Omniscient Readers Viewpoint

Isabela/Merril/Hawke from Dragon Age 2 vs Dorian/Orym/Fearne from Critical Role Campaign 3

Vivi/Arthur/Lewis from Mystery Skulls Animated vs Aizo/Yujiro/Hiyori from Honeyworks

June/Dave/Karkat from Homestuck vs Trevor/Sypha/Alucard from Castlevania

Elizabeth/Jack/Will from Pirates of the Carribean vs Cyrano/Christian/Roxanne from Cyrano (2021)

[kittycatlukey]

My screenshots of Deek🏍️🧟🫶

[crashing9against9the9walls]

10 fictional characters who I think can vogue

Title says it all and I will not take no for an answer.

1. Loki from Marvel Cinematic Universe

House: Miyake-Mugler (or he'll create his own House, idk)

Style: New Way

2. Theo Raeken from Teen Wolf

House: LaBeija or Nina Oricci

Style: Vogue Femme

3. Johanna Mason from The Hunger Games

House: Ninja

Style: New Way or Vogue Femme

4. America/Alfred Jones from Hetalia Series

House: None/007

Style: Old Way, New Way, and Vogue Femme

5. Omar Shanaa from Élite

House: Milan or Balenciaga

Style: Old Way or New Way

6. Dick Grayson/Nightwing from DC Comics

House: Ninja, Evisu, or Miyake-Mugler

Style: Vogue Femme

7. Anne of Cleves from Six The Musical

House: St. Laurent or Escada

Style: Old Way

8. Craig Tucker from South Park

House: Balenciaga or Juicy Couture

Style: Vogue Femme

9. Thresh from The Hunger Games

House: 007 or Lanvin

Style: Vogue Femme

10. Helena from Dislyte

House: Ada or Juicy Couture

Style: Old Way

[vivaciousoceans]

Something something Burton being Liv’s first love and her chasing that high in every relationship she’s ever been, always chasing that forbidden fleeting love that she thought she’d found at 16. Cassidy was her coworker, not to mention she never let him get to close when they first started dating. Elliot was married, that was a line she couldn’t cross. Tucker was the man who’d consistently gone after her badge and squad, when he left IAB, when he started to become less forbidden, she dropped him like a bad habit. David Haden was the ADA, dating him was bound to run its course at some point if they didn’t disclose.

[rahleeyah]

Maybe doesn’t mean anything significant but we saw liv eating twice during the crossover, like eating a meal, taking a minute in the chaos to nourish her body, and I’m like… Elliot’s back and she’s finally not cringing in his presence and she’s eating !!! Idfk

I am always down to talk about Liv and food and I love this thank you for bringing this to us 💜

I have a number of disparate points I'm about to make and then I'll connect the dots between them at the end buckle up

So first. We have talked before about Liv's relationship with food; in s1 one, Elliot brings her food, shares his food with her, remarks on the lack of food in her fridge. We don't really see Olivia eat without Elliot there. Nobody looked out for me the way he did; that includes Olivia. Olivia doesn't really take care of herself. He does. Olivia has a lot of big feelings about what she deserves and what she can ask for and relying on people, but Elliot feeds her, and she lets him.

Post Elliot, the first time we see Olivia attempting to cook for herself - something we previously did not see her do, Olivia of the empty fridge and "I only need one tomato" - she is home in her kitchen and Nick brings her bad news and she throws her pan into the sink, disgusted, having given up on cooking, on feeding herself, having not eaten. No one looked out for her like Elliot did, and Elliot is gone, and she is trying, but even she cannot do for herself what he did for her.

She moves in with Brian, and references his cooking. I am a little bit vague on the source of the food for the trauma response dinner parties - resident trauma response dinner party expert @serenabenson may recall who cooked the food or if it was bought - but the fact that she served food at all shows its importance; those dinner parties are a ritual. They are part of building a new Liv, and building new relationships with the squad.

And then Noah comes along, and Liv starts to cook. For him. It is an act of care for someone else. It isn't for her.

Now, keeping all of that in mind, let's switch gears to this thought: outside the dinner parties, the squad doesn't really eat together in 2.0. throughout 1.0 EO are getting hot dogs off carts and going to diners for breakfast and sharing takeout at their desks, in the kitchen, upstairs, with the ADAs in their offices. They're in the locker room together, they're sleeping in the cribs. They're bringing each other doughnuts and coffee and ordering pizza and passing sandwiches across desks. Uncle Munch keeps pudding in his desk for Elliot's kids. It spoiled, but still. There is a domesticity, a camaraderie, to 1.0 that 2.0 seriously lacks; Cragen kept a damn cot in his office. All of this makes the precinct feel like home, makes the squad feel like family.

There are moments in 2.0 where Amanda is sitting in the kitchenette eating a salad, or Liv is abusing the vending machine; there is one scene of Fin sleeping on a bunk in a room that also has a coffee machine in it. Ten years, one moment of someone sleeping at the office, and it comes late in the game. 2.0 has them going out to bars more - there is the whole forlini's thing - but it is not the squad. It is not home. They do not linger there long. They do not eat together. They go their separate ways from that place. We see Liv go out to dinner with Tucker, once, and Liv supposedly has a deep connection to the restaurant from the year we all fell down - which is imo a good epi - but when did she ever go to that restaurant? We don't know it.

The precinct is not a home, in 2.0, and the new characters do not have the same loyalty to it, or to each other. They care, of course they do, about one another, about the job, but it is not the same. The bonds are not as profound. It is Olivia and Fin who have the strongest connection to one another and that was forged in the old days. Everyone else is sort of transient.

And no one, no one, is sharing Olivia's life and burdens the way Elliot did. No one is gently waking her from sleep in the cribs - which do not appear to even exist anymore - no one is lingering with her after dark over cartons of lo mein. It wasn't important to the new management to show that, and they didn't.

Enter dgraz, who is an out and proud fan of 1.0. the snappy dialogue is back, the cases are tighter, the characters are more layered, and Olivia and Elliot are eating, again. The same food, from the same place, in her office, together. Elliot and Olivia are eating together at a diner, again, and he is gently teasing her. There is, finally, someone who cares for Liv again. She never left the 1-6, but it feels like she's coming home.

It matters. It matters that Olivia has eaten more meals with Elliot than with anyone else. It matters that they share space, and time, and simple human vulnerability. The little things become huge things.

[guyfawkesreborn]

Hypothetically speaking, how much does a one month old remember?

To give a better example, let’s say this one month old liked to hang out/sleep in a kangaroo wrap while her father helped out with planning evacuations for several Assassins pinned down by Templars. And maybe her father, out of frustration and not having a normal sleep schedule since the baby arrived, said a few words he’d rather his daughter not know yet. Or maybe a lot of words. What are the chances that when Ada….I mean, said totally hypothetical baby…learns to talk, she’s going to sound like Malcolm Tucker from “The Thick of It?”

I am so fucked, aren’t I?

[weerd1]

ENT Rewatch Starlog, 5 May, 2024- Final Entry: Episode 4.03 “Home”

Archer and his senior staff are welcomed home where the Captain gives a speech reminding everyone of the 27 crewmembers lost in the operations to stop the Xindi.

He prepares for a board of inquiry regarding the mission while reconnecting with Erica Hernandez, former romance who is about to take command of the NX-02 Columbia.

T’Pol asks Trip if he would accompany her to Vulcan and he agrees. They arrive at T’Pol’s childhood home where she is surprised to find her mother, T’Les, at home.

T’Les informs her that she has stepped down from the Vulcan Science Academy, and is herself surprised that T’Pol has brought a colleague home. Later alone, she mentions to T’Pol that Koss, her betrothed, has been reaching out. 

Reed, Mayweather, and Phlox are in a bar in San Francisco when they are accosted by humans who display ignorant prejudice against Phlox (because prejudice, xenophobia, and judging someone by race or species is ignorance and if I have to tell you that I wonder what the hell you’re doing watching Star Trek in the first place) which results in a fistfight. Phlox demonstrates an old Denobulan defensive posture inflating his face, which scares off the human dipshits. Later, when invited to the surface by Hoshi Sato, Phlox chooses to stay on Enterprise.

Ambassador Soval seems to be out to get Archer during his inquiry, specifically about the Vulcan ship that was destroyed during their Zombie-like attack. Archer loses his cool and is ordered by Admiral Forrest to take some time off. He decides to go rock climbing but is joined by Hernandez. In the course of their climb Archer begins to display the inner turmoil he’s been dealing with since his actions in the Expanse, and tells Hernandez that he wants to be away form her for reminding him of what he used to be. She offers to help him find that man again together, and they kiss.

Tucker is beginning to grow on T’Les, particularly after doing some repairs around home. Koss arrives and asks to speak to T’Pol. He reveals he will not break their betrothal, offering even to resort to the Kal-If-Ee  if necessary—the fight to the death for the bride. T’Pol continues to reject him until he tells her that her mother was asked to step down from the academy because of T’Pol making enemies in the Vulcan High Command. He says his influential father could restore her status.

T’Pol takes Trip to the statues near the Vulcan Forge and tells him she will marry Koss.  Later when confronted by T’Les, Tucker admits that at that moment he realized he loves T’Pol.  T’Les says T’Pol should know that. Tucker remains silent however, and tells T’Pol how wonderful she looks. She steals a quick kiss, and then the marriage proceeds.

Archer completes his hearing and stays after to apologize to Soval. Soval states he has listened to T’Pol and reviewed the case. He is grateful to Archer for saving not just Earth but the Alpha Quadrant from the Expanse, and shakes his hand.

This is a very good episode giving us the closing to the Xindi storyline we needed. I know it’s beating a dead horse, but something like this I believe would have served the end of Voyager well. I especially appreciate the post-trauma reaction Archer is going through (something I have also experienced after my own service in war zones) and if I had to complain about anything in this episode it would just be that it could have used one more scene of him finding a little more reconciliation. The implication that he will be better because he doesn’t have to face it alone is great, but I think a little too much of the healing happens off screen.

Let’s however hear it for Ada Maris as Erika Hernandez (though she goes un-named here…and that’s dumb). Dispelling the old TOS line about the realm of being a Starship Captain being for men is great; I know we see her again, but it’s a shame season 5 didn’t let us see some more. I am very aware of the Beta Canon fate of the NX-02, and the evolution of her character, but would love to have some more just plain Captain Hernandez stories.  

The Tri’Pol stuff here is the kind of thing that propels a thousand shippers (me too) and is so well played for the tragedy.  As much as I praise Ada Maris as Hernandez, let’s also applaud Joanna Cassidy (a science fiction legend herself) as T’Les. Not only do I immediately buy her as T’Pol’s mother, but she brings a calm a subtlety to match Jolene Blalock, that was too often replaced with arrogance for Vulcans on this show. But this?

This is a knife to the heart in the best way.

The introduction of a human xenophobia is good here, and wow do I wish it were less relevant to us today. I know this will play out later in the season with Earth First movements, etc, but even when this aired, I think it said a lot about what happened in the US after September 11th with many darker skinned people being assaulted in a blanket reaction to actual terrorists (my then brother-in-law among them). I wish we’d learned more in the last 20 years, but also hope we’ll learn more by 2154. Watching the news though admittedly gives me some of Archer’s pessimism.

But this brings it to an end; I have spent the last few months rewatching and reviewing the Xindi storyline, and for the most part find it holds up pretty well, perhaps even better than I received it then. There are certainly some missteps along the way, but it has definitely reinforced my appreciation for this show as a much stronger member of the Trek family than me as a dumb-ass continuity-obsessed gate-keeper two decades back might have thought. Glad I got better, and I hope we all can, honestly.  There is new Trek I love, and some I think really misses the mark, but in the end Star Trek is ALWAYS relevant, and all Star Trek speaks to someone.  I can’t fault that. Gives me faith of the heart. 

If you’ve read these and enjoyed them, thank you for coming along with me. If you've like to find the rest they are all tagged "enterprise rewatch" and "xindi saga" on my blog.

(Images taken from the main website for @trekcore; I am happy to remove the images if asked.)