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January 16, 2021: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

I am a massive comic book nerd. Not unusual these days, to be fair. But I’m definitely up there, as far as my obsession with Marvel and DC go. And, yeah, I stick mostly to those two houses, and their various imprints.

Why do I bring this up? Well...remember this movie?

Kick-Ass was a pretty big deal when it came out in 2010, as it was a Marvel Comics movie that was completely unrelated to the relatively new Marvel Cinematic Universe. Based of a 2008 comic book written by Mark Millar and drawn by John Romita Jr., the film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, and featured a more realistic take on how real-world superheroes would actually work.

Vaughn and Millar by this point at least, were friends. Around 2012, they’re getting drunk at a pub together, and talking movies. The topic of spy movies come up, and how there hasn’t really been a good, non-parody, fun spy movie, and that there should be. And that was the bulk of their conversation.

Enter Dave Gibbons, a legendary comic book artist, whom you may know from drawing the comic book that was turned into this:

Oh yeah, he’s a big deal. Gibbons and Millar end up getting together to write a fun spy comic book based on this idea. Vaughn, meanwhile, is getting ready to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past, the sequel to X-Men: First Class, which Vaughn directed. That’s a good movie, by the way, even if I have...issues...with the treatment of the X-Men in film. Maybe one day I’ll get into that, we’ll see what happens. Ask me about it if you’re curious.

Anyway, Millar goes to Vaughn with this script, and Vaughan looks at it and realizes that he needs to direct this movie before somebody else makes it. So he leaves Days of Future Past, and he signs on to...

I feel like it’s an obligation, as a comic book dude, to watch this film. I should also read the book, but I didn’t do that with Kick-Ass, so to hell with it! Let’s get this recap started! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Recap

Starting off with some Money for Nothing, and somewhere in the Middle East, 1997! We go into a stone temple, where some kind of mission is taking place. A surprise grenade causes the loss of one of the agents. The surviving agents are Merlin (Mark Strong), Lancelot AKA James Spencer (Jack Davenport), and Galahad, AKA Harry Hart (Colin Firth).

Hart, feeling guilty over the death of this agent, tells his wife, Michelle (Samantha Womack) and child Eggsy (yes, Eggsy) of his sacrifice, and gives Eggsy a medal.

From there, we jump forward 17 years, to Argentina where...Mark Hamill?

Holy shit, it’s Mark Hamill! Apparently, he’s playing Professor James Arnold, and being held hostage by a group of mysterious men. Just then, he’s rescued by Lancelot, showing up with some classic James Bond-style swagger and asking for a cup of sugar, sardonically.

He kicks the asses of these guys, but is SLICED IN HALF BY A MAN WITH SWORD LEGS WHAT THE FUCK????

I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I was watching the best thing I’ve ever goddamn seen. And as if that weren’t enough, she’s working for Samuel L. “Motherfucker” Jackson, playing Richmond Valentine. I am...I am so pleased.

We go to the Kingsmen headquarters, where Lancelot is being mourned by the Kingmen and their leader MICHAEL CAINE, REALLY, HOLY SHIT

Ahem. Sorry, uh...the star-studded cast has basically caused me to have a minor aneurysm. Caine plays Arthur, the leader of the Kingsmen. Get it? I can dig it, I’m a sucker for a good Arthurian reference. Anyway, now that Lancelot’s dead, it’s time to find a new candidate. Apparently, the man that died 17 years ago was part of an “experiment” by Hart, which Arthur says has failed. Galahad calls Arthur a snob, and says that they need to evolve with the times. \

Speaking of that former candidate, how’s his son doing?

Not stellar, it seems. His mom is dating a very unsavory gentleman, and not really taking good care of her youngest daughter. Eggsy (Taron Egerton), on the other hand, is a carefree delinquent. After engaging in an entertaining backwards car chase with the police (it’s cool), he gets arrested. He refuses to give up his friends, and he instead asks for a phone call.He looks at the medallion around his neck, and remembers that he can use the number of the back to contact someone for help. He uses a specific code phrase, but it appears not to have worked. But then, Eggsy is turned loose with little more than a phone call. That’s when Eggsy meets Hart.

We find out that Eggsy has a high IQ and Olympic-level athletics, but has dropped out of the Marines, and has been arrested for drugs and other illegal activities. After being read out by Hart, Eggsy goes on an anger-filled diatribe about the differences in privilege between the two of them. Although it’s short, it’s a powerful speech.

But that speech is interrupted by the owner of the car that Eggsy stole the previous night, as well as his gang. They’re yearning for a fight with Eggsy, and they threaten Hart. He doesn’t take that well, as he shuts the doors and windoes to the pub. Time to teach a lesson.

Yup, I’m giving this fight the posted video award. It might be short, but it’s also one of the best and coolest sequences I’ve ever seen in a spy movie. And OH, it’s giving me that gadget shit I was missing from the Bond movies.

After one of the most enjoyable fight sequences I’ve seen in a while, Eggsy’s understandably stunned. So is his stepfather Dean (Geoff Bell), the leader of the gang that Hart beat up in the pub. He’s not happy, and he beats Eggsy in their apartment, and that scene is...WHOOF. Much to their surprise, however, Hart’s left a device on Eggsy’s back. He threatens Dean through the device, and tells Eggsy to meet him at a tailor that he’d mentioned.

Once Eggsy escapes from Dean and the gang via nest parkour tricks, he makes his way to the tailor, where Hart officially brings him into the fold, giving him the opportunity to become a Kingsman. He exposits the history of the agency as a private group of spies, meant to protect the world while not bowing to the bureaucracy that plagues government-affiliated spy institutions.

We get to go to Kingsman Headquarters proper, and yeah...yeah, it’s cool. As compared to the other recruits, Eggsy’s pretty obviously out of place. This, of course, is part of the point, as Hart believes the Kingsmen could use someone with different life experiences and background. That would be the experiment mentioned earlier.

Eggsy’s competitors include Roxy (Sophie Cookson), who appears to actually be polite to him, unlike most of the potentials. They settle in for the night...but not for long. Their quarters fills with water, as the entirety of the Kingsmen head towards the showerheads and toilets for air. While they all succeed, Eggsy is the one who actually gets everyone out, by literally punching the window.

Unfortunately, for one of the candidates...it’s too late. These candidates could die in the hiring process. Rough.

Sadly, Mark Hamill also doesn’t quite make it, as Hart finds him, surprisingly freed from Valentine’s capture. As he’s questioned, Valentine is forced to kill him via Suicide Squad implant, and barely escaped from his men. Valentine and his henchwoman, Gazelle (Sofia Boutella) are trying to figure out who the Kingsmen are, to no avail at the moment.

Back with Merlin, who’s training the Kingsman candidates! They’re all told to get a puppy! Aw. Eggsy chooses J.B. a pug, under the mistaken impression that it’s a bulldog. And I’m not a pug person...but that puppy is cute as shit.

Time marches on, and the Kingsmen continue their training. Eggsy’s colleagues continue to discriminate against him, especially Charlie (Edward Holcroft). Hart, who was knocked out by the explosion, eventually wakes up. Valentine goes around to political leaders and proposes his plan to “save the world,” whatever that’s about to mean. Apparently, that includes giving the King of Sweden a surgical implant of some kind. Huh.

This, of course includes some, uh...conflict with Gazelle.

Awesome.

Eggsy’s in the final 6! As Hart congratulates him over this, we finally get some exposition on Richmond Valentine’s plan. See, that implant is the Suicide Squad bomb that killed Hamill, and Gazelle also has one. Additionally, he’s released a plan to the world that will provide free internet and phone data...forever. Not ominous at all, that.

After a cool skydiving training sequence, only three candidates are left. Hart, meanwhile, poses as a wealthy philanthropist, donating to Valentine’s cause. As a result, he’s treated to an extravagant dinner...of McDonald’s. Yes, it is the best product placement I’ve seen in a while, in case you were wondering. That reveal was hilarious.

Anyway, their conversation turns from talking about climate change studies and concerns, to their opinion of James Bond movies, in a lovely little piece of meta flavor. At this point, they would appear to understand each other’s role in the play, as it were. Forgot to mention, Valentine’s been kidnapping anyone who disagrees with his goals, while also distributing his free internet cards. So, there’s that. But he’s also trying to figure out what exactly the “Kingsmen” are. Speaking of...

Our three remaining Kingsman candidates are assigned a mission to seduce a young dignitary. However, all three of them make a mistake, and allow themselves to get drugged at a party, by someone wanting to know who Hart and Kingsmen are. When Eggsy wakes up, he’s been strapped to train tracks. Uh oh.

Despite an oncoming train, Eggsy doesn’t give the man any formation. Which, of course, was the point. It’s Hart, helping to give the Kingsman candidates a little loyalty test, which both Eggsy and Roxy pass with flying colors. But Charlie...Charlie’s a coward who immediately gives everything up, including Arthur himself.

Eggsy gets to spend 24 hours with Hart, before being thrown headfirst into a mission. Hart explains that being a Kingsman means being a gentleman, which Eggsy isn’t. Hart, of course, plans to fix that.

They head to the tailor, and check out some spy gadgets. And much to their surprise, Valentine is also there, under the guise of getting a suit. Hart takes the opportunity to recommend a hatter, who gives him a top hat with built in listening devices. I love it.

Eggsy, meanwhile, speaks with Arthur at Kingsman HQ. He’s commanded to perform one final test: kill his pug, J.B. Which...yeah, damn, that sucks. He doesn’t do it, understandably. Unfortunately...Roxy does kill her dog. She succeeds...and Eggsy’s kicked out of the Kingsman candidacy. Which feels like a bullshit play, if I’m honest.

Eggsy steals Arthur’s car, then goes back home. As he’s about to confront his stepfather, Hart brings back the car via remote access, then explains to Eggsy that the gun was filled with blanks, and that Eggsy ended up giving up his shot. He also reveals that the first candidate to die...didn’t actually die! It’s been a ruse all along, meant to test the candidates under the strictest of conditions. Which sucks, obviously, because Eggsy’s out of the program.

And at that point, Valentine says something of note, revealing that he plans to go to a hate church in Kentucky to begin his master plan. Hart heads there, and tells Eggsy to stay put.

We get treated to just...just the loveliest of sermons. Disgusting. But then...

...that’s the point, isn’t it?

Because Valentine uses the SIM cards to create a signal that drives the parishioners crazy. Hart’s also in the church, however, and he also starts going crazy. Which leaves the question: what happens when a highly trained spy goes up against untrained civilians, has a bunch of gadgets...and has absolutely no restraint whatsoever?

A MASSACRE, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS. And most surprisingly, it’s a massacre that we actually SEE. Hart basically kills almost EVERYBODY in the church. I’ll put the video up, but...y’know, be warned here. It ain’t pretty.

Hart comes to, and realizes exactly what he’s done. He leaves, only to be confronted by Valentine and his men. The Bond metaphor finally comes full-circle, explained directly by Valentine. But instead of explaining his whole plan and devising some complicated way to kill Hart that he’ll inevitably escape from...

He just shoots Hart in the head. Holy shit. And this is while Merlin, Arthur, and yes, Eggsy watch on through Hart’s home feed. Looks like a new Kingsman is needed.

Arthur tells Merlin to assemble the Kingsmen. But Eggsy...Eggsy has other plans. Thinking on Hart’s words about wanting to do something good with his life. He goes to Arthur to talk to him about Hart’s death. Arthur invites him in for brandy. And that’s...when my mind exploded.

HE’S FUCKING IN ON IT?!? Michael Caine, NOOOO! Turns out that Valentine’s convinced Arthur of his true plan: a culling. He believes that the Earth’s temperature because there’s simply too much humanity, like a body trying to kill a virus. And so...he’s going to make the virus exterminate itself. And that argument’s enough to win Caine over.

Turns out that the implant is meant to protect those individuals against a neurological signal emitted by the SIM cards, the same one that went off in the church. Arthur, realizing that Eggsy understands exactly what’s going on, poisons him, then asks if he would like to join them. Eggsy refuses...and Arthur sets off the remote poison to kill him.

But NOPE! EGGSY SWITCHED THE FUCKIN’ GLASSES! I love this movie. Arthur dies, and Eggsy uses the opportunity to dig the implant from his neck. He takes that and Arthur’s phone to Merlin and Lancelot, who realize that they can’t trust anyone at this point. And so, the three of them - yes, the three of them - go to stop Valentine.

And, yeah...I can dig it. OH HOW I CAN DIG it.

Roxy goes up in an experimental vehicle to bring down the satellite, Merlin is flying the plane, and Eggsy...Eggsy’s the one going in disguised as Arthur, in order to infiltrate the mountain lair of Valentine. Here, he and the other beneficiaries wait it out, while the world literally tears itself apart. Now wearing a bespoke suit and playing the role of a gentleman, Eggsy enters the lion’s den.

But as expected, it’s time to hit some snags. Roxy waits juuuuuust a little too long, and one of the balloons in her craft pops. As for Eggsy, he meets an old “friend” of his in the form of Charlie, who’s now working for Valentine.

The missile’s fired just in time, as Charlie’s taken out and Eggsy runs for the plane. AWESOME climax here as Eggsy escapes. I mean it; it is VERY cool. They succeed JUST in time, and the satellite is destroyed. However, Valentine’s still managed to partially start the process, and they can’t do anything about that.

Eggsy’s gotta go BACK in, before Valentine gets another satellite to trigger the signal worldwide. Now armed with Hart’s AWESOME umbrella, he makes his way there under heavy gunshot. They’re also teaming up against Merlin in the plane, so he’s not doing great. And that when Eggsy has the idea...to turn the implants on. ALL of them.

It’s amazing. Violence in fireworks. So, it’s too bad that it doesn’t stop the signal. It works, and people start to tear each other apart all across the world. But only for was long as Valentine has his hands on the desk. Eggsy manages to stop that by laying down some suppressive fire.

That provokes a response.

..This movie is, for lack of a better term, fucking rad.

Gazelle and Eggsy have an awesome fight, worthy of any James Bond movie, seriously. I really want to give it the video post honor, but I’ve done that too much already. For god’s sake, I literally JUST did that.

Gazelle dies (it’s kinda goofy how she dies, if I’m honest), and Eggsy kills Valentine with her prosthetic leg. It’s over, as the signal ends, and Eggsy even gets the girl. Not Roxy, the Princess of Sweden. Not going into it, but it’s funny.

And that’s Kingsman: The Secret Service! Honestly, I gotta say, that was a rad-as-shit movie, and...

Ooh, a mid-credits scene! Eggsy goes back home, to the pub, where his stepfather and mom are hanging out with the gang. And let’s just say...Dean’s gonna get a little comeuppance. Manners, after all, maketh man.

OK, THAT’S Kingsman: The Secret Service! And that, again, was pretty rad. See you in the Epilogue in a few!

[dabiboy]

A/N: This is a personalized piece, since it is a Christmas gift from the secret santa event on the Konoha Simps discord server, aka @konoblog-simps! Sooo, @vs-redemption here it is! I hope you enjoy it 🎉😊

Christmas Night

''C'mon, Miruko. I swear this one is the last time, please'' Hawks pleaded her, for the fourth time that night.

''No, Hawks. I've done this for you lots of times in the past and you haven't done anything about it! You wasted my help, now man up and ask her out already.'' The hero hissed, wanting to smack his arm but it wouldn't be a nice action, especially not in the middle of the Christmas party.

''Listen, I know I've fucked it up but I get nervous, ok? I can't seem to-'' She interrupted him.

''You look more like a chicken than a hawk, honestly.'' Miruko oppressed a laugh at the same time she crossed her arms over her chest, making Keigo look at her with threatening eyes. But more than threatening, it made her laugh even more.

''You're insufferable. Don't be mean, just one last time!'' The winged hero spoke again.

''Even if I do it, what am I supposed to tell them?''

''I... Just tell her that you forgot something on the roof and you need her to go for it.''

''As if I couldn't just hope there. She won't buy it.''

 ''She would if you put just a little bit of attitude. As if you actually wanted to help me''

''Want my opinion?''

''No-'' Keigo hissed as Miruko kept talking.

''I think it is pretty obvious that she's into you too. I mean, the two of you spend a lot of time together. You should just say it!''

''Is not that easy. Every time we're together things flow, and I feel I would ruin the moment if I say something and-'' His breath was caught inside his throat as he saw you walking in. Should he just listen to Miruko, invite you a drink, and just confess everything? That was the most ideal plan, but he saw himself dominated by his instincts. ''Of fuck she's here. I'll be on the rooftop, k'? Thanks, I love you''

Hawks said as he rushed away from you and the rest, because the press that was taking pictures of the event were going to ask him why the hell was he sneaking out through the window.  

On the other hand, there were you. And having a party surrounded with important people, popular heroes and the annoying reporters was not the best plan, and with all the chaos happening and consuming everyone's peace, spending one cold winter night at home sounded great, but there you were, holding a cup with and looking around the big hall to see some familiar faces. Or that specific familiar face.

But was it a good idea? You and Keigo were very close, and everyone was aware of it. Not only because the two of you worked together, or because you met before he started his agency. You fit well together, that was it. He knew how to read you and you knew how to read him, besides the fact that thanks to some late-night patrols turned into honest conversations about life and feelings surrounded by the city noises. But of course, none of you were capable of saying how you feel for each other. It was just pure comprehension, and that was the main trigger. Of course, the way his golden eyes stared at you, or how his perfume was overwhelming were also the reasons why you fell for him. Those and many more.

For Keigo, it happened the same. After years of holding an image, of being the perfect hero, you were the only one who saw through that. Maybe it was an attempt of making your feelings oblivious to the rest, maybe you didn't want to look at him with bright eyes as the world did, but the truth was that you were good at faking it, because no one looked at him with eyes brighter than yours, the difference was, that you were looking at Keigo Takami. The man behind the hero persona, the one that he allowed you to meet after uncountable nights and moments spent together. How could he avoid feeling something for the one person that comprehended him and made him feel at home?

The voices of some other pro heroes you knew took you out of your thoughts, and giving them a smile you started an easy-going conversation, cautiously asking them about the winged hero. 'He must be hiding somewhere, the reporters were looking for him too, and also some fangirls' one of them said with a chuckle, and you couldn't help but feel jealous at the idea. It was true, he had a lot of people going after him, and it was not difficult to imagine that maybe, only maybe he had found an interesting girl and had gone with her.

But there was one person who knew where he was and what he was doing. Or better said, what he was about to do.

''There you are!'' Miruko said as she walked towards you, giving you a warm smile.

''Looking stunning as always'' You said in a compliment, making her smile. And before you could notice, the heroes that were with you had suddenly moved away to carry on with their night.

''Speak for yourself, girl. Did you come alone?'' Tilting her head to the side, she gave you a curious look ''I thought you were coming with Hawks'' Oh, the red cheeks. There they were.

''I-no, I haven't spoken to him, actually. Have you seen-'' Abruptly, Miruko cut you off, hissing in pain.

''I hurt my leg on a mission yesterday, and I forgot my purse on the rooftop. Could you get it from me? Please?'' You looked at her in confusion at the sudden petition.

''Yeah, sure.''

She gave you a wide smile, but you notice something was off. But still, she was your friend and you couldn't say no to such favor. After placing the cup on one of the tables, you took the elevator heading to the rooftop, continuing your way through the small number of stairs leading to the heavy metal door.

The cold air gave you chills, and despite the light of the rest of the buildings it was hard to see around. But then, in the pure form of a silhouette, you saw something that looked like a small box placed on the edge of the building. That should be the purse, or so you thought. Walking slowly to the edge, a voice made you stop right in your tracks. And instead of getting ready to attack, you got scared.

''Damn, kid. How come are you a hero if you get scared that easily?'' There it was. That voice.

''I hate you so much, Hawks!'' You raised your voice a bit, slapping his shoulder when he laughed at you.

''Relax, it was just me.''

''What if I had lost my balance and fell?''

''I would've caught you, obviously. I could never let ya' fall'' He shrugged his shoulders and sat right on the edge, feet hanging.

''I don't trust you that much'' Again, the comments made in order to hide your feelings.

''How mean'' Hawks chuckled one more time, and you couldn't help but join him.

''Shut up'' you said sitting by his side. ''What are you doing here?'' This time you asked, voice filled with curiosity.

''I just... There were too many people down there. And the reporters didn't leave my ass alone for a second. Besides, this view is sick'' He smiled watching the city beneath the two of you.

''Really? Is it better than being down there with all that delicious food, drinks, nice temperature, and music?''

''Yeah, you were not there either. So what was the point?'' Your heart stopped for a second, but before you could say something that made sense, Keigo spoke again ''The only thing that is missing here is some yakitori''

''Yakitori'' You said at the same time as him, making Hawks look at you and smile at you.

''Exactly'' He laughed lowly again.

''By the way, there was a tiny thing here... I think it was Miruko's purse'' looking around, you couldn't find the small box looking object.

''Oh, you mean this?'' Suddenly a feather appeared in front of you, on it was the mysterious item that was far from being a purse. ''Is not Miruko's. It's yours. For you'' And if there was light, Keigo's cheek would be more than red. ''Open it''

No words left your mouth again. How come didn't you get him a present? It was Christmas, and you had nothing for him, but the truth was that Keigo didn't seem to care. He was only worried about you liking his present or not. It was a small box, and you could tell it was dark blue. When you opened it, your eyes went wide. It was a simple bracelet, with a moon pendant hanging. A subtle detail, but a wonderful one.

''The lady at the store said it you could like it. I suck at giving presents'' He placed a hand on the back of his head, a nervous smile on his face.

''I love it, Hawks. It is beautiful'' Pure honesty was in your words. You set the box aside, putting the bracelet on your wrist faster than you thought. ''Thank you, so so much'' Your eyes went back at the blonde man, smiling at him ''But now I feel terrible, because I didn't get you anything'' You covered your face with both hands, as if you were hiding the shame.

''Don't worry about it. I wanted to make you happy, you deserve it''

''But you deserve it too! I want you to be happy too, Hakws. Truly.''

Someone once said, that eyes could speak louder than words. And that was what happened in that moment. Even if you wanted to hide it, even if you wanted to stop yourself from feeling that way your eyes betrayed you, you noticed it and so did he. Your body moved at its own will, and you place your hand on top of Hawk's hand.

His eyes were shining too, and just the sound of the cars down the street and laughs from further buildings seemed to be a perfect atmosphere.

''Well... There is something you could give to me, kid'' Hawks said, sounding kind of shy and serious at the same time.

''And what would that be?'' You whispered.

A loud noise made you look at the big metal door because it opened abruptly, and a feather flew all the way towards the two of you, stopping right above your head. But it wasn't only a feather, it was holding a mistletoe.

You couldn't help but let out a small laugh, but you felt relieved. The two of you knew what you wanted, but words were not enough, so that old tradition that was now there did the job. There were no dates, no confessions, only a selfless gift and the warmth of a hand over another one that did the job. Moving yourself a bit closer, you looked down at his lips for brief seconds before kissing him. His hand went to your cheek, and your lips moved softly and tenderly against his. Time stopped, and so the noise and everything else. You could taste the wine on his lips and his familiar perfume making you feel week. As for him? Not even flying up in the sky he felt that way, comfortable, free, at peace.

The kiss was broken because of the lack of air, and his forehead was resting against yours as his thumb caressed your cheekbone at the same time you squeezed his hand delicately.

''Hawks...'' You murmured.

''Keigo. With you I'm Keigo'' He whispered too, eyes still closed as he pulled you in for another soft and short kiss.

''Merry Christmas, Kei'' You said in a way of telling him that the kiss was your present, and a smile appeared on both faces.

''Merry Christmas, to you too'' After leaving another touch on your cheek, he spoke again ''Wanna leave this hell hole and get some yakitori?'' Keigo smiled.

''Sounds like the perfect plan'' You nodded, pulling away so you could look at him.

He stood up, jumping off the roof. A smile was on your face again, finally seeing him better thanks to the light that was where he was, and the way he was smiling made your heart beating crazy against your chest. His wings looked beautiful too, contrasting with the dark blue of the city, and the yellow lights.

''Do you trust me?'' He said with a loud voice, stretching his arms towards you in an invitation of jumping off the roof.

''Only if you promise you'll catch me'' You raised both eyebrows, standing right on the edge, the cold wind hitting your face.

''I said it before, I will never let you fall!'' He screamed again without erasing the smile on his face.

Keigo was right in front of you, arms spread wide and his wings moving swiftly and graciously, at that point, someone from the building across the street must have seen him, but he only cared about the person standing on the edge.

 And you thought for a second, even if you didn't have wings as he did, you were always going to catch him too. And then, with no more hesitation, free from all insecurities, fears, and doubts, trusting with your heart and soul on the man you had in front of you, you jumped. 

[join-the-joywrite]

Hamish & Vera soulmate au headcannons

Lil headcannons for a colours soulmate au in which the S1 finale wasn't the first time Hamish had been hit in the face with the powder. Because why not? This version of the colours is the one where you can only see varying shades of the colour of your soulmate's eyes. Because why not?

Here is part two, as promised

To everyone who knows Vera on any level, she hasn't changed a bit. Okay, maybe she's a little bit more sharp now and then and she gets a little testy whenever it rains. But maybe that's just the stress of being Grand Magus, and Temple Magus, and Chancellor of Belgrave setting in.

When she's alone at home, Vera stays up late into the night, wondering if she made the right decisions. She falls asleep in Hamish's jacket often.

The jacket is completely worn through now, the suede verging on ruined again. But she doesn't want to make back to brand new again nor does she ever want to get rid of it. It's quite literally that last bit of Hamish -- her Hamish -- that she has left.

She tells herself that it's for the best. If the Knights remained active, the Order would pursue them to the ends of the earth. But you have a seat of power almost all disciples would die for, that inner voice says, you can turn the Order around.

"They're our enemies." "But they don't know that." Well ok fine but I'm also deathly afraid of seeing Hamish's face again so let's not talk about this ever.

Eventually, logic trumps all else and Vera agrees to induct the Knights.

When Alyssa returns their memories, Jack is consumed by rage and hatred. Hamish wants to feel the same, he wants to be burned bitter by the betrayal, but he can't.

"Secrets are terrible things. They ruin the best of things and can break down nearly everything."

"I love you."

Hamish understands Randall's apprehension, Lilith's disgust and Jack's rage. He wants to say he feels the same. But all he feels his confusion. All he thinks about is the day he watched Vera leave.

Who's jacket had she been wearing?

Hamish runs his thumb over the letter hanging from the chain before tucking it under his new Order robes.

Did the necklace belong ..... to Vera? Because he knows it isn't his and he found it right where he'd fallen.

What the fuck is in Hamish's head on repeat for the entire evening.

"If you're going to stand there, at least make yourself useful." While Vera congratulates herself on her ability to appear as normal in front of Hamish, Hamish studies Vera as he passes her a drink. The same drink he'd watched her make back in the den.

Vera is momentarily distracted by the taste of the drink in her hand.

"Drinks are an art form, V, which means I can make whatever I want with justifiable reasoning." Laughter echoes. "And what are you calling this drink? It's a bit . . . harsh for all your old suggestions." "I'm thinking something along the lines of Vera."

"Are you calling me harsh?!" "I would never!" Pure, unfiltered joy echoes through the entire apartment.

"Magus?" Hamish's voice brings Vera back to the present. "Mingle, Acolyte. It's your party, after all."

Hamish reluctantly leaves the bar. He wants to stand there longer and study Vera -- maybe some of his questions will get answered.

"Drink it all in one go or your brain will shrivel up to the size of a raisin." "Bottoms up."

Suddenly, Hamish can recall his high school locker combination. Lilith is talking about some childhood fear, Randall's complaining about a retainer, Jack's crying about a tattoo -- frankly, that part scared Hamish a little -- and then he's stunned into silence with the flood of memories.

And then he's as angry as Jack was. He's furious. But not at Vera for what she did. He's furious at her for not waiting. Waiting for him to respond, waiting to see if they could have made it work.

He's furious because now he'll never know if they could have avoided all the deaths between then and now. Maybe the Knights could have allied with the Order. Maybe the Knights could have weeded out all the bad magic in the Order. Maybe he and Vera could have done it together, made the Order what she said it could be, a secret society of magic practitioners that is dedicated to preserving and passing on the art of magic. So many maybes, so many what ifs.

A part of him wants to storm into the temple, into the reliquary and demand that Vera confess. The more rational part of him keeps him grounded to protect the fact that they have their memories.

He'd feel a little bad about planning to rob the Order blind if he wasn't so pissed at them for raiding the den. Thanks to Lilith's potion, Hamish is slowly developing burning rage at the idea of being betrayed by his own goddamn soulmate. As time passes, he's starting to forget that he used to understand her circumstances, her choices being bad or worse.

So when they come across Zecchia, he's ready for it without any hesitation.

"Bring me something in a tall glass." Okay maybe a little hesitance. Just a little.

Hamish thinks it might have been a mistake when the news about Rogwan is delivered. He realises he's gone and royally fucked up on a Jack Morton level when they find out Zecchia robbed them.

"So, what's all this talk about wolves?"

Vera's too pissed with them to register the fact that Hamish has his memories (not all, though, right?) "Where is my inventory?"

"It was . . . stolen from us." "For fuck's sake, Hamish, can't you keep track of anything in that fucking apartment?" Randall: ( ͡° ʖ ͡°) (ಠ_ಠ) what the fuck is happening here 🙃 "I am seriously considering killing both of you." "Please don't." "SHUT UP"

Rogwan taking Hamish's fear could have been incredibly catastrophic if Vera had had her phone on her around the same time Hamish got his hands on money and a phone booth, even worse if she had answered any of those calls (though to be honest, she might just have been incredibly confused about it or more accurately, Hamish might not have even dialled her number properly)

Hamish standing at the phone booth with the dial tone while Randall repeatedly tries to climb a nearby tree: I know what you did, Vera Stone. You wicked witch with a cute butt. You jacket thief, alcohol thief, heart thief-- vest thief! + stupider and stupider things until Randall eventually gets his attention again.

"I give my life to the cause to protect the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose from threats both inside and out." "So . . . we're supposed to babysit the Grand Magus aka you?" Both Vera and Hamish shoot Jack a withering glare. Randall finds it funny and Jack is grateful for Randall.

"Is everyone okay?" Awww she cares. Stop smirking at her -- stop -- STOP IT, FACE!

As much as Hamish was internally laughing at Vera for her still harbouring her old feelings, Hamish realises that he hasn't forgotten his own instincts when it comes to Vera when he sees the Magistratus, Angus, charge at Vera.

He may have fucked several things up, but no one is allowed to harm Vera. Tundra is a Knight of the Blue Rose, but Hamish is Vera's -- it's not as if he'd have it any other way anyway.

Vera's pretty stressed, what with the impending end of the world. Hamish is waiting for Vera in the reliquary, having discovered something ... interesting about the Tartarus explosions.

"I got your text." Hamish stands, book in hand. "Yeah, I found -- . . . is wearing three different shades of black a conscious decision or--" "Shut up."

Hamish happily complies. Who cares what colours she's wearing when he's got her in his arms? For someone who doesn't like anyone kissing in the reliquary, Vera seems to be very unopposed to the idea when she and Hamish are the ones doing all the kissing.

Not that Hamish is complaining. He wouldn't ever want to stop Vera. "Wait -- wait, this isn't why I'm here." "Your text specifically said you had something big to show me." "I ... see how that can be misconstrued."

Vera glares. "Make it quick, I'm busy."

"Tease," Hamish mutters with a grin before delving into the very solid fact that the world is going to end.

"The council wouldn't listen to reason so . . . I gave them fear. Stopping Praxis is the only way to stopping these eruptions." "Or is it the only option you'll consider?" The glass hits the table hard. Hamish is beyond pissed, but he's not sure at what. Vera is clearly stuck between a rock and a hard place. Perhaps he should let her know about his first clash with pulveris memoria

"They're asking for something I can't give them." "Or won't." He knows he's being difficult but he doesn't feel guilty about it at all. He's still mildly miffed that Vera didn't think he could make the choice for himself on whether or not he wanted anything to do with the Order.

Of course, his entire demeanour changes when Alyssa shows up in the reliquary. He may be pissed and a little disappointed in Vera but that doesn't mean he's willing to let her stand in harm's way. And of course, Alyssa knocks him straight the fuck out. (I mean personally I don't like her but I have to admit, that was a smart move)

I can't fucking remember how the scene goes word-for-word but you all know it.

Hamish wakes with the gripping fear that Vera is hurt or worse, dead. As soon as he sees Vera though, he's incredibly calmer. She seems okay. She's alive.

"She took your magic." Honestly, it could have been worse. It really could have been a lot worse. But he doesn't say so because he knows magic is something that is important to Vera and he knows that she's fucking terrified -- even if she won't say.

"I imagine she, like you, finds me a selfish woman." "Vera, I don't think you're selfish. You're demanding and ... weirdly ticklish, but not selfish."

Vera thinks about all that she's put Hamish alone through. She has very many a regret in her life, but Hamish somehow seems to dominate that lost. "How can you be so sure?" "Because of all the times you could have killed the Knights but you didn't, because you wanted th-- us to live. To learn."

It's a little hard to separate Vera's soulmate from Tundra's champion, but Hamish does it. He's still a Knight, despite whatever feelings he and Vera might share. Both of them are him but not together. Not just yet.

"It's all right to let someone care about you, V." "You--" "You dropped this." Vera stands still as Hamish puts the chain over her own head. How long had he had all his memories? Said nothing? All this time, he'd kept his mouth shut -- was it for her sake? Old guilt creeps back into her.

"Maybe you are selfish, V, but not for all the reasons you think. Your selfish acts are always about protecting other people. Me, Jack, Alyssa, the Knights, the Order. Selfish doesn't mean evil."

"What's he doing here?" "We're not staying." "Yes, we are."

"No, you're not." "It's not safe." "I'm no threat to her."

Hamish really doesn't want to leave Vera alone with Alyssa. But she trusts herself so he'll trust her. Besides that, he still has to save Lilith.

When Hamish returns to the temple, chasing Midnight, Alyssa is dead and Vera is shaking.

"V, it's not your fault." How does he know exactly what she's thinking?

Hamish sets a drink, Vera's drink, in front of her and turns to leave. To give her space. To give her the choice. He drags his hand over hers. Do you want me to stay?

Vera makes no movement other than wrapping her fingers around Hamish's hand and holding fast. Yes.

And as he stands there and the doors to the reliquary closes, he glances down at Vera and realises that bad as things are, they could be worse. Vera tried so many times to push him away, but she's failed every time. And he's incredibly thankful for that.

Vera doesn't have her magic, but she's got all the colours in the world because of Hamish and somehow, that's so much more important to her.

Someone help me I'm Sad™ I wanna write this but like ,,,,, not as a full book because that would make me cry ,,,,, maybe like a nice collection of scenes 0.0 what do you think?

Take a look at other soulmate aus I've chosen to torment myself with

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The Masked Singer Season 4 Episode 2: Group B kicking it off... with a twist!! Guesses and Commentary

Hello my fellow Masked Singer guys and gals! It's that time of the week again (albeit I am a bit late, but let's go with it), time for Ana's Masked Singer recap woohoo! *insert fanfare here* This episode was such an insane one not gonna lie, Group B came in with a bang like wow... let's just get into it because it's a crazy episode in it of itself.

Firstly, I gotta point out the contestants of Group B, which this time were 6 unlike A and C which only have 5 contestants total.. and those 6 are (order from left to right, top row first then bottom row in the image below) Crocedile, Gremlin (the purple fluffy guy), Seahorse, Whatchamacallit (the blue and red hair cousin It thing), Baby Alien, and Serpent.

Alrighty so this elimination is gonna be a bit different than usual because it isn't the norm of what usually happens with these sorts of things (I'll tell you what I mean in a sec)...

So the first contestant unmasked for Group B actually wasn't eliminated (I know what you are thinking... "whaaatttt Anaaaaa that makes no sense")... but actually he unmasked himself (whatttt?! yeah you read that right, he legit was hot and suffocating and he seemed super over it and just took it off by himself... yup, that happened like what mind blown!

Anyways the mask who did this was...

*DRUMROLL PLEASE*

THE GREMLIN

Performance: He sang Stand by Me by Ben E. King and honestly it was meh, it was really breathy as if he forgot some of the words, I don’t know if he was overcome with emotion (because he dedicated it to his friend who passed away) or what, I felt kind of bad but I low key feel like he was going to go home regardless, but on the bright side I love the costume and it was a great song choice for his range. He has a very raspy voice... like almost like a smoker’s voice and I can kind of tell that he’s an older man, but I couldn’t recognize the singer. 

So the Gremlin ended up being revealed to be.... 

*DRUMROLL PLEASE*

MICKEY ROURKE 

Ugh this upsets me because I don’t know who he is so I really couldn’t guess him correctly. I searched it up and apparently he’s an actor and director and was in Iron Man 2, which I’ve never seen like ever. But yeah, he did good, he looked kinda drunk not gonna lie and I guess he was suffocated and got over it. 

Alright now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to my favorite part, the remaining 5 contestants: 

1. THE SEAHORSE

Performance: I really love Seahorse, she’s one of my favorites of the night and so far in the season in general. Her performance of Rihanna’s Only Girl in the World was amazing and I definitely knew who that voice is...

My guess and I am so sure about this guys is singer, songwriter, American Idol alum... 

TORI KELLY 

Dude like that voice is so recognizable... but also because of the clues: 

Emotion Ocean= she’s super emotional when it comes to songwriting, like she legit said in an interview that she cries a lot

Tea Party= she hosted tea parties with her fans in 2019 (well before all this ofc) 

Rainbow Frog= sang Rainbow Connection with Kermit the Frog 

Judges’ Guesses: 

Jenny: Halsey (say what now? This doesn’t sound like her... is Jenny ok? This episode she’s been messing up with guesses more than Ken... you’ll see what I mean) 

Nicole: Hailee Steinfeld (meh, that’s ok I guess, but not quite) 

Robin: Bebe Rexha (he was onto something when he said country but then he said this, but this is the closest guess of the 3)  

2. THE SERPENT 

Performance: This one is my other favorite of this group. His performance of “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers was absolutely stunning, I got chills! If it is who I think it is, I love him (partially because I think I know who it can be) 

I think the Serpent can be actor of the iconic Broadway sensation Hamilton aka Aaron Burr, Sir:

LESLIE ODOM JR. 

Dude like I feel pretty good about this guess because of the voice and the clues:

Map of the Caribbean= reference to the beginning of Hamilton where Alexander Hamilton is from

Jr. References= he’s a jr. 

Between medicine & music= he played a doctor on Murder on the Orient Express in 2017

Number 31118 (this was from the Sunday before the premiere but still worth noting)= 3 albums, 11 stage productions, 18 years on Broadway OR bible verse Romans 3:11-18 which was written by Paul, a character he played on Rent

Judges’ Guesses:

Jenny: John Legend (See what I’m saying? Jenny, what are you doing man? That is not John Legend, like they don’t sound alike at all) 

Ken: Daveed Diggs (Wow! Ken got it kinda close, I’m proud, that’s an achievement for him we gotta give it to him) 

Nicole: Leslie Odom Jr. (WOOOO!! Yesss Nicole!!) 👏🏼

3. THE CROCODILE 

Performance: I also really liked Crocodile and his performance of It’s My Life by Bon Jovi was great! I feel like I know who this is, and I am pretty familiar (well, more or less) with 90s and early 2000s boybands and this one is someone in that realm I am so sure of it... 

Ok so being more specific, I think it’s boybander from The Backstreet Boys: 

NICK CARTER 

The voice and the clues were a dead giveaway:

The Vegas vibes in the clue package= he performed in Vegas with Backstreet Boys 

Water clues (the water slide and happiest in water)= he was born in Orlando, FL home of the theme parks and FL is also some of the Gators so it would makes sense with the costume

Grew up in Hollywood= moved there when really young

Judges’ Guesses:

Ken: John Hamm (and he’s back, that was a terrible guess)

Nicole: Nick Lachey (so close, but not quite)

Robin: Donnie Wahlberg (um, Jenny agreed, how does she not know that this ain’t your husband?!) 

4. THE WHATCHAMACALLIT

Performance:  His performance of “I Wish” by Skee-Lo was good, not my favorite, but I didn’t hate it. I am kind of feeling that it’s an athlete due to the height and also how he speaks. 

So this guess is an idea I got from the Internet (subject to change because I have no clue about sports players): 

Rashad Jennings?

The only thing I got from the clues was:

Dancing with Stars= he won DWTS 

Clues IDK

Orange Jelly= ?

The clock with the Bear Mask on the 5= ? 

Swinging Keys= ?

Judges’ Guesses:

Nicole= Swiss Beats (meh idk) 

Ken: Damon Lillard (I like this guess, tbh.. I kinda agree with it being a sports player)

Robin: Tyler the Creator (that would be cool but I don’t think so) 

5. THE BABY ALIEN

Performance: His performance of Faith by George Micheals was good too, better than I expected for the costume ngl. I had pretty low expectations but I am pleasantly surprised. He isn’t my favorite by any means and I am also a bit stumped by him especially because of that fake Russian accent, but I am in between 2 people at the moment....

The 2 people I am in between are either Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham or actor 

JASON SEGEL 

It kinda sounds like him and the clues are a bit confusing but there’s one I understand too:

Tony Awards Reference= he’s been on Broadway 

The mask’s a puppet and Segel is a big fan of puppets (He was also in the Muppets movie) 

CLUES IDK 

Space clues= ?

Friends Reference (2nd Gear)= ?

Ferris Beuller references= ?

Judges’ Guesses:

Jenny: Ralph Macchio (meh I guess that’s good) 

Nicole: David Schwimmer (not bad, but idk it doesn’t really sound like it)

Ken: Freddie Prinze Jr. (ya, no) 

Alright so that’s it! I am so sorry for it being late, but better late than never... I’ve been pretty busy so hopefully this weekend I will have tonight’s episode recap up... THANK YOU FOR READING AND I WILL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ONE *blows kiss* byeeee! 

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TVD 9x04 (part 2) Enjoy=)

Cut to – The Salvatore mansion ballroom, a banquet is being held for the memorial guests. Bonnie and Caroline talking.

CAROLINE: So, Bonnie, care to fill me in?

BONNIE: I already told you Care, we went to Klaus’s house to talk to Danae, find out what she knew about this creepy cult.

CAROLINE: And?

BONNIE: Same thing I told you ten minutes ago.

CAROLINE: No, I mean, where did you and Damon disappear to, for an hour?! (Gives her a look).

BONNIE: It’s not what you are thinking… and if it were, you underestimate me, would be at least two… (smirks). I’m getting another drink (walks to the bar where Damon, to no surprise, is sitting at). Hey…

DAMON: Hey, Bon-Bon, is Care giving you the third degree?

BONNIE: You know it.

DAMON: You didn’t spill the beans, did you, Bon?

BONNIE: Nop, our secret is safe.

(Katherine joins them, interrupts).

KATHERINE: Hey you two! So, what are you up to?

BONNIE: Casual conversation, Katherine, really? You are delusional.

KATHERINE: I’m just trying to mingle, do some team building, you know?

DAMON: In that case, let me ask just so we know what you’ll bring to the table, what can zombie Kat actually do?

KATHERINE: Katherine Pierce can do it all, you know that well, Damon. (Damon and Bonnie roll their eyes) Oh… you mean as in special powers? Well, besides the usual… I was the queen of hell for a while, so I picked up some cool tricks. (Stefan walks to the bar). Hello, handsome… (to the waiter) bourbon for the gentleman (winks at Stefan).

STEFAN: Actually, I’m in the mood for tequila, but thanks.

Listen, guys, it’s time for our team-back session, so let’s get these drinks to go.

KATHERINE: Wait, what team-back session? Why wasn’t I invited?

STEFAN: Don’t worry Katherine, stay, enjoy your drink, I’ll brief you with what you need to know later.

KATHERINE: (With resignation) Fine, be that way. 

(Damon, Bonnie and Stefan leave. To the waiter…) Can you believe them? I mean, a few mistakes here and there and you automatically become an outcast… Hypocrites, they have done so much worse than I have… (Quite tipsy, continues talking to the waiter). Granted I was ruler of hell and all, but I still have feelings… (The waiter looks behind her, seems stunned).

WAITER: Oh my god, Mayor Powell… what an honor, Sir.

EDWARD POWELL: Thank you, a pleasure to meet you (shakes his hand).

WAITER: What can I offer you, Sir?

EDWARD POWELL: (Looking at Katherine) I’ll have whatever this beautiful lady is having.

WAITER: Coming right up, Sir.

EDWARD POWELL: (To Katherine) Hello, I’m Mayor Powell…

KATHERINE: (Checking him out) Hello, Mayor…

EDWARD POWELL: And who might you be?

KATHERINE: (A bit blushed, he is quite charming) I’m… Katherine Pierce.

EDWARD POWELL: Delighted to meet your acquaintance Miss Pierce (kisses her hand). (Looking around the ballroom) What a beautiful reception; it’s a shame I missed the ceremony, I tried my best to make it on time, but I have quite a busy schedule. Would you happen to know where the hosts are? I should at least thank them for their kind invitation.

KATHERINE: They had to step out to have a “team-back” or whatever…

EDWARD POWELL: What a shame, I was hoping I would have the opportunity to give them my condolences in person.

KATHERINE: (Flirtatious) Well, Mayor, you are more than welcome to wait for them here, with me.

EDWARD POWELL: That sounds lovely, but I can only stay for a moment, duty calls. (The waiter serves him his drink). So, Miss. Pierce, are you a teacher at the school?

KATHERINE: Oh, god no! I hate kids, especially teenagers…

EDWARD POWELL: Do you, really? But they are our future, it’s our responsibility to empower and protect them.

KATHERINE: They are entitled little brats, is what they are… I mean, in all honesty, Mayor…

EDWARD POWELL: Please, call me Edward. Well, let us hope they bring the change this world so desperately needs. Anyway, I must be leaving now…

KATHERINE: But you didn’t even have a sip of your drink.

EDWARD: Oh, I don’t drink, it was just an excuse to talk to you (winks at her).

Please, Miss Pierce, let the hosts know I was here, and that they have my full support with whatever they may need. It truly was a pleasure meeting you (kisses her hand again), I’m sure we will be seeing each other again, very soon. (He leaves).

Cut to - Salvatore library, team-back session.

 CAROLINE: Where is Matt? It’s bad enough he missed the ceremony…

KHUYANA: Oh, I thought I told you, he’s not coming to this either, had some things to do for the Mayor or something… I don’t even know anymore, to be honest, he has been acting very strange lately.

TYLER: I know I was dead for a while, but I know my people, and there is definitely something off with Matt.

KLAUS: I say we just forget about him. I mean, honestly, how helpful can he really be?

KHUYANA: Very helpful, just so you know; and we are not leaving him out; if Matt says he’s doing his part, he’s doing it, so give it a rest.

ALARIC: I agree. Okay, so, the plan will go as previously reviewed, just a minor change… I’m sorry Care, but it has to go down on Halloween night, so our Halloween/reunion party will just be a façade to distract from the actual plan.

CAROLINE: Why does it have to be on Halloween night? Can’t we just do it the day after?

ALARIC: We need to take advantage of the mystical energies that are evoked on Hallow’s Eve, especially with a full moon in place… if we play these elements in our favor, we can strike a thousand times harder, Care.

RADKA: (To Caroline) Not to be rude but the fate of the world is practically resting on some psycho’s hands, and you are worried about a Halloween party?

CAROLINE: That is rude and, just so you know, all I wanted was a fun, normal night with the people I love most in this world, before whatever happens, happens. I have a lot to lose if this goes wrong, so excuse me for wanting to share some time with my friends!

RADKA: I’m sorry, Caroline, I see your point, that was insensitive of me.

ALARIC: Guys, please, we need to focus. So, let’s try this again, plan goes as follows… (Lexi comes running in).

LEXI: Hey guys, sorry I’m late! These were not easy to get! Here (hands Bonnie three glass tubes with what seems to be blood), just as requested.

BONNIE: Thank you Lex, you rock!

LEXIE: Got my girl’s back.

ALARIC: O.K., once more, plan goes as follows… (Aelish, aka, Danae, comes in).

DANAE: Oops, guess I’m a tad bit late, sorry, I had a terrible migraine.

BONNIE: What is she doing here?

KLAUS: I asked her to come. I know you two didn’t get off on the right foot, but she can help, Bonnie, trust me.

BONNIE: I don’t trust you, or her, but we can use as much help as we can get; just know, (To Klaus and Aelish) I have my eye on you.

DAMON: We both do.

DANAE: Bit paranoid, aren’t we? Relax, we are on the same side, I want nothing more than to see my brother, and his secret society creeps, be taken down, once and for all. So, whatever I have to do to be able to do so, I will. (To Bonnie) You don’t have to trust me, you just have to let me do what I can…

BONNIE: Fair enough.

ALARIC: O.K., now that we got that out of the way, let’s move on. Again, plan goes…  (Katherine comes stumbling in, quite drunk). Oh, you have got to be kidding me!

KATHERINE: I know you are having your not so secret get together, but I was getting bored and thought I should let you know that Mayor Powell stopped by to pay his condolences… and none of you ungrateful Mystic Falls residents were there to greet him! Is that any way to treat your Mayor? And an extremely hot one, may I add! (Looks at Aelish) Who the hell is this?! So, you leave me out and invite a complete stranger instead… (looks at Klaus) And my archenemy! WTF?!

KLAUS: (With sarcasm) Katerina, you hurt my feelings. I thought we had buried the hatchet, but then again, I thought we had buried you too…

CAROLINE: (Looking at Stefan with an “I told you so” look) Stefan, you have five seconds to control this very predictable situation, or I will.

STEFAN: Sorry, forgot about the Katherine and alcohol mix… I’ll take care of it. (To Katherine) Come, let’s get you some food.

KATHERINE: Ah, food, yes! (Takes Katherine).

CAROLINE: (As they are walking out) And I don’t care what you promised, lock the cat in her cage!

DAMON: (To Caroline) You sure you want to leave drunk Katherine alone with Stefan?

CAROLINE: What are you implying, Damon? Stefan would never…

DAMON: It’s not Stefan I’m worried about, but whatever, to each their own.

CAROLINE: Shut up. Anyway, where were we before Vampirella stumbled in?

ALARIC: Okay, let’s try this one last time, plan goes as follows; when the clock strikes midnight Bonnie will release her psychic block; she will be vulnerable to Darius’s link but so will he. Bon, once you are inside his head and have full control over him, you’ll start the spell and lure him, and whomever he is with to us. Danae, Aelish or whatever your name is, here is when you come into play, you will use your powers to protect, block, fight, whatever energy, attack or interference your brother and his little helpers might send Bonnie’s way; and help keep Bonnie’s energy levels strong but stable.

DANAE: Done. I just have one request, we need to make sure my brother can’t see or sense me, he cannot, under any circumstance, know that I am still alive.

BONNIE: You can do a cloaking spell to hide, (sarcastically) you do know how to do one, right? 

DANAE: Of course I do, it’s first-grade witchcraft. But what about him sensing me...

BONNIE: Since I’ll have all my psychic powers, I can enhance your psych-lock so that he can’t.

DANAE: I think that will work, thank you.

ALARIC: Once Darius and his clan arrive, we strike full force. Damon, Klaus, and Caroline will be in vamp mode, protecting Bonnie and Danae at all costs. Sergei, Lexie, Radka, Khuyana, Matt, Tyler, Stefan and I, will be at the front line fighting one on one.

DANAE: And what exactly is the plan to kill my brother? You, know, him being immortal and all…

DAMON: Bon and I have that covered, that’s all you need to know.

DANAE: Oh, really? I’m looking forward to that.

CAROLINE: And what about the she-devil? The only reason we are letting her stay is because Stefan seems to think she can help.

ALARIC: Trust me, Care, she can. Hollow’s Eve invokes dark and dangerous energies that are not easy to control; since Bonnie and Danae will be focused on something else, they won’t be able to help on that front, but Katherine can… she was, after all, the ruler of all that is evil.

CAROLINE: Wait… so, Stefan knew “the plan” was coming down on Halloween?

ALARIC: Yes, in fact, he was the one that suggested it, and gave Katherine her playing part; honestly, it’s kind of genius.

CAROLINE: …and he didn’t tell me anything about this? I swear, if he survives this…

DAMON: I warned you Care Bare, whatever KP touches, KP breaks.

ALARIC: Any questions? Are we all on the same page here?

SERGEI: Aligned and ready to fight. Just one preoccupation, you mentioned this would be taking place here, at the manner, but how will we protect the students?

RADKA: Sergei has a point, we’ll have our hands full and won’t be able to protect them, this needs to take place somewhere else, and someone needs to stay here with them.

SERGEI: I’m happy to stay.

ALARIC: No, we need as much vamp power as we can get… (To Caroline) What about Stefan? I mean, he’s human and really doesn’t have any fighting skills like Matt and I, he won’t be of much help in the field fight… if anything, we are really risking it just by having him there.

CAROLINE: Well, that’s true…  

ALARIC: It’s settled then, Stefan will stay here, but we still need to define where we are going to have the “Halloween party”.

KLAUS: We can have it at my family’s estate. (Stefan walks in).

STEFAN: Problem solved; she’s sleeping, under lock and key. What I miss?

DAMON: Oh, brother…

TVD 9X04 (part 3) coming very soon! Hope you stop by, read and enjoy! =)

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Excuse me, I was late to the party but I’ve arrived and may I just say... (I wanna say spoiler free but ehhhh...)

Black Panther was absolutely stunning...

{These are just my personal opinions and I can only speak from an MCU view on this whole matter so don’t come at me those with greater comic book knowledge, I am uninitiated in such things, please forgive me etc}

The visuals, the cast, the colour palettes, the dialogue, the acting...

The whole cinematic experience was fantastic, and while a movie from Marvel Studios that is part of the MCU, it can stand solidly on its own without having to try to tie in with the rest of the universe to have value...in fact I’m glad that other than canon characters reprising their roles and talking solely about T’Challa’s rise to King as a result of his father’s death rather than explicitly referencing the events of Civil War is all they did for the duration of the movie. Ofc the necessary end credits did reveal our main tie-in to Infinity War but yeah we’ll get to that monster when it comes out in April (here in Aus at least)...

And speaking of characters, the women in this movie were fucking bomb tom badasses and I appreciate that the special forces for the royal family are all women, and even as a woman of science, Shuri (T’Challa’s sister) still knows how to fight. I may even go so far to say (and I don’t think y’all will disagree too much) that the women- Shuri, Okoye and Nakia, and the whole Dora Milaje outshone the two Black Panthers...

I mean, T’Challa recognising the faults of his country’s way of life was important as he pushes to involve himself in the world (which is important for the MCU), and I absolutely think that N’Jadaka aka Killmonger was a fantastic villain. Not in the way where they’re cruel and clever and evil to be evil (a very different kind of villain). But a fantastic villain in that we saw where he was coming from, why he was doing what he did, and ultimately grounding him and his story in very real world problems. Maybe it’s just another glamourfied movie way of calling out those in power and maybe it won’t make a difference?? But, I think he represented this well through his backstory (which I think was told well through “dream sequences” and flashbacks). And I tell you, there was an audible “woahh” in the movie theatre when Killmonger revealed his own Black Panther suit because that shit was cool! And led to my favourite fight between the Dora Milaje and Killmonger (idk I just really enjoyed it).

And here we return to the women, played by some incredible actresses, were fantastic. And they were literally everywhere. Yeah there was that whole bit with W’Kabi and his band of what seemed to be all-male warriors, and ultimately they had to end on the big fight between the two male leads and their ... I suppose a “redemption” moment?? Imma just call it that for now until I can describe it better. BUT SERIOUSLY THERE WERE WOMEN EVERYWHERE. Not just the token female to look pretty or to have a moment of badassery before ultimately being saved by the male lead.

{I accidentally deleted a whole fucking bit so I’m a bit mad here}

There was equal representation in the tribe leaders, an all female group of warriors and the general was a BAMF annnd (and this is important) had a lover (or husband?? Idk his title isn’t important here). Okoye was a powerful woman in a high position of importance, and I appreciate that she didn’t have to forgo a loving relationship in order to maintain her place or role.

Then there’s Nakia who was the foot into the rest of the world that was trying hard to open the doorway so that Wakanda could help those with its incredible and numerous resources (which obviously would come to impact T’Challa’s thought process throughout the film). And she was not relegated just to love interest, being plenty capable a warrior herself and a spy AND after T’Challa was defeated by Killmonger, she knew what she had to do and did not hesitate to do it, and knew she had to protect the Queen and Princess and to get help even whilst grieving. She stayed true to her beliefs from the very beginning of the movie and would not budge and steadfast characters like that, I appreciate.

And of course I gotta talk about Shuri (who is definitely my favourite just from how fun she is). She’s such a breath of fresh air amidst all the seriousness going on around her and keeps things light, but that could’ve been all she was. She could’ve just been the little sister, but nope. She’s an intelligent, funny and capable women who is still completely involved in the running of Wakanda. And it’s important that she’s young, because she’s still optimistic and continues to push Wakanda to new technological heights but also wanting to improve upon traditions which is also a factor that ultimately influences T’Challa’s thinking in the end. And of course the WHAT ARE THOSE??? moment was fucking priceless. And while she remained primarily a background character, Angela Bassett as Ramonda was friggen regal as hell and those white dread locks were kickass on her. She played her role well, equal parts grieving widow, proud mother and powerful Queen, who is not afraid to kneel before a tribe leader whose people had rejected the kingdom to ask for help - all for the sake of her country and people.

{this whole bit between these little authors notes was rewritten holy crap balls}

And I suppose I gotta talk about Bilbo, our token white guy. Ahh man if ever there was a sentence... nah I loved that, knowledgeable and well-used to giving orders as he was, he still had to play awkward and turn away from all the secret things and rituals going on in Wakanda even though, like a typical government agent of these sorts of movies, tried to interject wherever he could. And then was promptly shut up. Which amused me highly. But I appreciate he got a chance to show that he was more than a lackey of what’s basically the new Shield (that is another authoritative body trying to control the various Avengers).

Andy Serkis was great too, even if his role was just a means to an end for the actual big bad...and I mean how much of his lines were adlib?? I mean surely that singing wasn’t part of the script XD

{more things were accidentally deleted and retyped holy hell I’m posting this now}

Oh and after all that. The comedic timing, injecting humour in just the right ways throughout the film and into the dialogue was really well done. The acting was brilliant, and so organic and richly expressive. The visuals, again, were stunning and there were so much vibrant colour and the clothing department did an outstanding job I feel. All the clothing (at least from my limited knowledge) looked authentic and true to African culture, and while holding true to all that- could still double up as shields or armour- which is a very clever reference back to Klaue’s statement that vibranium is sewn even into their clothing.

Idk what else to say after all this. This is me basically just wanting to write my thoughts down before I forget them and while they’re still fresh, having just seen the movie. Again, all just my opinion. Probably not well phrased but whatever, just some more blah blah about how great Black Panther is, and how much it has me hyped to see him again in Infinity War- which again; monster to deal with later bc inevitably we’ll be jumping around to a whole lot of other people and it’s basically the first Avengers all over again, but Thanos has finally entered the mix. So yeah I’m done now.

[fulcrumahsokaamidala]

Sunday Spectacular #27

Happy Sunday!!! So this is me thanking awesome fanfic writers for their amazing work and all the time they put into their fics. ♥️ I want to recommend spectacular fanfic stories I read this week! ♥️ They are posted in the order I read them. All posts will be tagged #spectacular fic rec

Pieces of Always by @so-caffeinated​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: Life continues after Forever is Composed of Nows.Ongoing non-linear collection of family moments for the Queens. You do not need to have read FiCoN to enjoy this, but it will spoil the end.

with(out) you to hold by @inlovewithimpossibillity​ | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: a one-shot sequel to 'and we're somehow caught up in a web of lies' set at the holidays after their defeat of slade

(settle down with me) and i’ll be your safety by @dust2dust34​ | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: Six times Oliver and Felicity fall asleep with Artie, and one time they catch her sleeping.

All Her Firsts by @callistawolf​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: Felicity Smoak visits Starling with her high school decathlon team, prepared for a week of intellectual rigors. What she doesn’t expect is the emotional roller coaster that follows as she begins to fall for her host- the totally-out-of-her-league Oliver Queen.

“Time for a story” Drabble Series by @smkkbert | Arrow | WIP

Summary: This fic shows Olicity and their life as a (married) couple with family. Although Olicity (and their kids) are the protagonists, other characters of Arrow and Flash make appearances. It started as a drabble series, but developed more and more into a full domectic AU. Although some chapters are still drabble-like, there are longer storylines by now.

wading through the fire and smoke (like sunlight through the haze) by @alexiablackbriar13​ | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: Oliver and Felicity are publicly out as a soulmate couple. When she’s kidnapped for ransom, the Arrow saves her and is seen comforting her and heard calling her pet names.

Instead of thinking Oliver is the Arrow, the police and media outlets begin to think Felicity Smoak has two separate soulmates: Oliver Queen... and the Arrow.

Cue the entire world thinking Oliver, Felicity, and the Arrow are a soulmate throuple.

Tommy Merlyn's No Good, Very Bad, Terrible Day by @realityisoverrated-fic | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: Tommy's first time out in public with all four kids turns to disaster when they encounter the paparazzi.

if you really love me punish me by @felicityollies​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: Oliver thought Felicity Smoak was the love of his life, until they couldn't seem to make their marriage work. Now they're about to get a divorce and he's wondering where things went wrong.

The Daughter That Was Left Behind by @laxit21​| Arrow | WIP

Summary: Before the Gambit, Oliver Queen met QC intern Felicity Smoak. When he boarded the Gambit, he left something behind. Now, five long years later someone is waiting for him.

Artemis by @laxit21​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: When the Queen’s Gambit sank, two people were stranded on Lian Yu. Five years later, four came back.

The Legacy of a Queen by @inlovewithimpossibillity​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: Series of one-shots from a future AU where Oliver and Felicity are able to raise their children after they defeat the Ninth Circle and Oliver hangs up the hood

And then you walked into my life by @oliversmuse​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: Felicity Smoak is a down on her luck IT specialist who has taken a job walking dogs. She enjoys the animals and less stress but she wants to get back into her field as soon as she can. Oliver Queen is a CEO of the most lucrative tech company in Star City. He has recently adopted a new puppy as a way to relieve his stress and decides to hire a dog walker. He never expects the blonde haired, blue-eyed beauty that shows up at his door and will change his life forever.

Alarm Signal by @alexiablackbriar13​ | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: When Felicity is pursued by a mugger late at night in the Glades, Oliver races to rescue her despite a strained wing.

Another Flying High one-shot in which our feathered hero scares the crap out of the guy who dared to attack his love. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MASQUE!

I Scream But No Sound Comes out by @laxit21 | Arrow | WIP

Summary: When Oliver returns from Lian Yu after five years, he comes back different. What happened there damaged more than just his body. How will his friends and family deal with this new Oliver?

Baby Daddy by more0rLessJess | Arrow | Completed

Summary: Bartender Oliver Queen was living his twenties to the fullest, he lived with his best friend John Diggle, and his brother in everything but blood, Tommy Merlyn just moved into their apartment as he started his professional baseball career for the Starling City Rockets. On top of that, his childhood best friend Felicity Smoak, who was no longer goth and instead blonde and beautiful, was back in town and they were hanging out again. Oliver thought his days were going to be filled with partying, one night stands, and boys weekends while also spending quality time with the girl everyone kept telling him he was in love with. Until his ex-girlfriend dropped a baby on his doorstep who turned out to be his son. After a lot of thought and Felicity Smoak pep talks, Oliver decides to keep and raise his son with the help of his friends. Or the AU fic inspired by the Freeform sitcom Baby Daddy that no one asked for but I needed to write. Aka Oliver and Felicity are childhood friends and are hopelessly in love with each other and everyone knows but them, oh and now they’re raising a baby. What could go wrong?

'Always' Starting A Bit Sooner by @ymnfilter​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: Olicity Fanfic ARGUS!Felicity Married!Olicity AU

Or

What if Oliver and Felicity met at ARGUS three years before Oliver Queen was found alive? What if they still fell in love, despite Oliver being at his darkest? What if Oliver Queen still came back to Starling City to right his father's wrongs? Only this time, with a wedding ring and a more emotionally stable mind-set?

#FelicitysMarvelousSoberPartyTimes by @alexiablackbriar13​ | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: felicity smoak @smoaksfelicity thank you all for your sympathies that i cannot drink tonight i truly am devastated but promise to still bring the content at our cast and crew holiday party. will be using #FelicitysMarvelousSoberPartyTimes which i know is long af but also,,,, its appropriate stfu

felicity smoak @smoaksfelicity so to start off. trimmed and tidy xx #FelicitysMarvelousSoberPartyTimes [Image of Oliver and Felicity pulling faces in a selfie, showing off their holiday party outfits]

MadeInOlicity @joganolicitys holy shit guys did you see that pic from mom and dad i think i just had an orgasm

A sequel to #olicitylives in which there are more Twitter antics, including Felicity livetweeting a holiday party.

The Felicity Smoak Diaries by @inlovewithimpossibillity​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: When Felicity Smoak starts a YouTube channel in tandem with her best friend, Caitlin Snow, as primary research for her thesis project, she has no idea what it will grow into. It becomes a diary of a year of her life, documenting family, friends, and her changing relationship with a man called Oliver Queen.

a lizzie bennet diaries olicity au

The What If Harassment Alternative by portlandborn | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | WIP

Summary: What would have happened to Peraltiago And our intrepid detectives, if Amy had reported her mentor captains ugly behaviors?

I Do. I Do. I Do. by @realityisoverrated-fic​ | Arrow | WIP

Summary: The Wedding

Take Me Out To The Ballgame by @realityisoverrated-fic​ | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: Oliver and Tommy take Bobby to his first baseball game. Later that night, he has some tough questions for Oliver.

listen to the sound of my love for you by @felicityollies​ | Arrow | One-shot

Summary: Oliver and his friends are at a bar for a show. He's excited to get out for a night and he's more excited about the band Ghost Fox Goddesses. What he doesn't expect is the drummer to be the most talented and stunning person to ever cross his path.

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[rust-en-orde]

and in the name of love, she’s coming back.

although it’s fairly confusing to point out the only one thing that CL lacks to make her own breakthrough in the US impossible, because duh, she has everything upon her sleeve, I think we can come to a final conclusion that it’d be good management.

what else does a leader of 2NE1, one of the pioneers in K-pop whose influence and contribution could never be denied since 2009, conceivably not have, unless a company with at least a functional brain which will let their artists release a goddamn album? y’all tell me.

the fact she’s from YG Entertainment (the shittiest company in South Korea, fyi only tho, just in case you’re clueless) had been the prominent reason for all the widespread frustrations growing from both important parties in this case (CL and her loyal fandom, GZB) since 2015.

2015 was like the perfect timing for her grand entry to the US, wasn’t it? her swaggering single ‘Hello Bitches’ was getting massive recognition, the high anticipation from both the general public and GZBs was rising higher than ever. not to mention her extensive connection! the relationship with all peeps from another side of the world that she builds throughout the years was beneficially helping to spread her brand out as an all-around rookie singer who’s more than ready to pull off ‘CL paves the way for Asian artists debuting in the US’ card. 

and here’s the most ridiculous joke of the decade; instead of dropping a ton of remarkable albums which she has worked on either in South Korea or the US, all she could have was a longass hiatus after the release of her debut single ‘Lifted’ (which I always think as a mere warm-up song lol) in 2016.

can y’all imagine that?

she’s a top-notch performer. her number one mission has always been to stun everyone the moment she’s stepping on stage. she was one of two artists that being asked to represent South Korea at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic closing ceremony and she ate the whole stadion alive.

imagine being none but a literal idiot for wasting her unmatched talents, her golden age, her unstoppable stage presence? I simply can’t be one because nah that certain level of stupidity is beyond my ability.

another painful story is, as many as GZBs who decided to faithfully stay and wait for her music, there was also a large number of them who heavily chose to leave. if you’re starting to wonder who to blame, whose fault is it? well, to be frankly honest, no one (it’s YG Entertainment’s fault tho but I had enough talking about that garbage so).

let me break the situation down for you.

she couldn’t release any song she have produced by herself, she’s basically getting locked up. the desperation was painfully too much to be borne, both for herself and GZBs. dozens of new groups get to debut every year. they’re fresh and young, they have a dozen of chances to promote their songs frequently, to showcase their capabilities. and how’s CL doing? what exactly has she been up to? not even one single fleeting glimpse existed. GZBs were left by confusion, were hanging by only futile hope to listen to her new album which seemed wouldn’t be getting released anytime soon. inevitably, some chose to leave yet the rest wanted to stay. they, whose commendable persistence, truly did.

when the news of her departure from that sexist company broke out in November 2019, following the announcement of the ‘IN THE NAME OF LOVE’ release (in less than a month since she left that broke agency, a glo up I aspire to have tbh) there was a huge relief within me. yes, solely a relief.

there was no scene of weeping a bucket of tears, or more extreme, an agonizingly painful blow within my chest, just like when they announced 2NE1’s disbandment three years ago. picture that as a twinge of irony, because it felt like years ago since the last time I could be just free of worry towards any news coming from K-pop artists I love (and in general tho tbh, 2019 is not definitely the best year of K-pop). that time, I couldn’t resist to pat my head and, if I may add, to give myself the highest praise for making a good decision. yes, hon, once in a lifetime. hashtag I’m indecisive and I knew it.

“smart of you to not ever forget her, to never have any slightest thought for leaving the fandom, to simply stay,” I told myself.

‘IN THE NAME OF LOVE’, a meaningful gift for her friends and GZBs. but above all, a thoughtful letter written by herself to herself which for the most part saying that it’s always okay to start all over again.

it’s an extended play (EP) that contains six songs in total and every two tracks will be dropped in one week. she just released the first two songs, +DONE161201+ and +REWIND170205+, and the responses are nothing but hearty applause. oh anyway, the numbers in each song correspond with the date when the songs were written, as if it’s a kind of diary that depicted her feelings over that time.

in spite of the fact that it’s written 3 years ago, ‘Done’ is an enjoyable and super catchy bop. it’s like a peaceful break-up anthem, something that you can claim as rare topic because recent break-up songs outhere are mostly about the wounded pain and sleepless nights (SHOUTOUT TO AKMU’S HOW CAN I LOVE THE HEARTBREAK WHEN YOU’RE THE ONE I LOVE they can have all the waters from my eyes I truly don’t mind). the lyrics are very straight-forward (which I appreciate the most) and somehow I can’t help but squeezing out some memories from my teenager days by listening to it religiously.

“don’t hit me up

don’t show up on me

the one who left me

baby boy, that was you

please don’t hit me up

don’t call me

I told you that you would regret this, you fool”

2NE1 was widely known for their empowering songs back then, remember? you are allowed to have a sort of vague or even a clear-cut distaste towards the songs they made in their peak of career, but you definitely can’t disregard the truth that they’re effin good at conveying “you broke up with me so you better get your ass out and never come back to me and say you regret everything because duh boy adios” message. been a devoted Blackjack (2NE1’s fandom name) since 2010, it’s just really delightful for me to finally hear their distinctive sound again in newer production provided by the leader. if any of you are in desperate need of a clean break-up jam, Done is a decent choice. btw my personal favorite part of the song is:

“tears I shed for you is my last gift for you

what’s done is done”

(IT’S WAY TOO RELATEABLE I,,)

moving on to the second track, ‘Rewind’ aka a song that turned me into a miserable mess the first second I listened to it. I’m not a genius in music and its magical pieces of stuff but it doesn’t take a genius either to understand the meaning of this song is THAT deep.

“where did we go wrong? I don’t know

it’s too late to say goodbye

let’s try solving this unpromising puzzle

you don’t wanna let me go, me neither

the curtain between us

open it up and let’s rewind”

I think she’s like talking to herself. she’s questioning why everything is falling apart, why things aren’t right in the first place. then after dealing with not-so-momentary confusion and hesitation, she came up with a decision that she only had to go back to the beginning and start over. and it may not be the easiest thing to be done, but even so it’s not a serious problem because she knows that she’s more than capable of proving herself, that she’s never alone along every step in another big journey ahead of her. I’d say ‘Rewind’ is a very encouraging song, it feels so uplifting to be heard on your heavy days.

also, the music videos for both songs are quite personal and emotionally soul-stirring. she produced the video by herself hence you can easily notice the simplicity and creativity she carried on there. one thing that ought to be highlighted is the people who were shown in the music videos. they are her closest friends slash constant supports which are playing an irreplaceable part in her life, especially when times were rough for her with all US debut preparation and everything. on a lighter note, I’m profoundly thankful to know she’s never alone while facing all hardships she got to encounter, that she’d never be obligated to dissemble her feelings because she’s surrounded by her own people who are always all ears for her.

to sum everything up, ‘IN THE NAME OF LOVE’ is a heartwarming start.

it’s not the main release for her high-anticipated return to the music scene, but instead, it brings a long-awaited comfort to the table as if she’s saying “hey fam guess what? I’m still here, I won’t ever give up, let’s do it now” to GZBs. her previous agency had done nothing but ruined her chances to make everything big on time and as now she’s no longer prisoned (I sound so bitter ok I know), I simply can’t wait to see what she got in store and am beyond ready to give my utmost support for a ton of albums she will be releasing from now on.

4 years filled only with the long stretches of waiting have passed, and that, surely not in a blink of an eye. but somehow, she made it. so did GZBs.

welcome back, CL. been long time, hasn’t it?

[ellana-ravenwood]

I don’t talk to fish - Aquaman x reader

Can you one with Aquaman? Where he and the reader know each other but they hate each other an then they fall in love eventually? Requested by @itsrebeca

I accidentaly delated the original message so...yeah. Here we go. It’s really long because I didn’t wanna make more than one part huh. And it kinda sucks...Oh well, I tried. It’s so late...

You can find my masterlist here : @ella-ravenwood-archives

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The first time you met Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman, you were having a nice lunch date at your favorite cafe in Metropolis with your brother, Clark. 

You weren’t happy that one of his super-friend ruined your chance to spent time just the two of you. Since he moved to Metropolis and became Superman, you nearly never saw your brother, and you missed him. You guys have always been very close, and despite his overprotecting you, he just didn’t had time to hang out with you that much anymore...Especially since you stayed in Smallville to take care of the family farm with your ma’. 

You often joked about the fact that you’d have to be in grave danger to see him. Worst thing was, it was true...So when he called you and asked if you wanted to come for the week-end to Metropolis, you said yes without hesitation...The first day, he saved the world from aliens with the Justice League, and only came back late at night. You had to almost dragged him out of bed for him to follow you to the café to have lunch...and now, that Aqua-dude was ruining it. 

-Oh, hey Arthur, something the matter ?

Clark asked, concerned. 

-Is it a problem with...You know ?

-What ? Oh no, no don’t worry. I was just passing threw the neighborhood when I saw you. Thought I’d say hello. And who is your lovely partner ?

-My little sister, Y/N. 

-And I’m not lovely. 

-Oh, the grumpy one eh ?

You glared at your brother, and he looked away, embarrassed. It was kinda true that you didn’t always had the best temper, but talking about it with total strangers, really Clark ? You squinted your eyes at Aquaman. 

-Since he has only one sister, seems like it. 

-I’m...

-The guy that talks to fish, I know. 

-I don’t talk to fish. 

-Whatever you say Waterdude. 

-Aquaman. 

Clark chuckled lightly, looking around nervously to make sure no one heard you two. He was used to your provoking way, but a man like Arthur, a King used to respect and such...

-Play nice guys, and talk a bit lower, we’re in a public place.

-She started it. 

-No I didn't Liquidguy, you did by calling me grumpy !

-But you are grumpy !

-And you do talk to fish !

-I DON'T TALK TO FISH !

The crowd in the cafe suddenly went silent, and everyone was staring at you. You exploded in a fit of laughter. 

-Hahaha, man, Clark, you’re friend is COMPLETELY nuts. Sorry people, he has problems. 

You gestured to you brother to go pay as you dragged Aquaman out of the cafe. 

-You know, you aren’t good at hiding your secret identity fish talker. 

He winced. 

-I don't talk to them ! I mentally force them to do my will.

-Alright Fish whisperer...Wait, you force them to do your will ?

-Yes. I don't actually talk to them. Or whisper for that matter.

-Nevermind the talking situation, you FORCE them to do YOUR will ?

-Like I said. 

-Oh, you’re disgusting. 

-Sorry ?

-Yeaaaah, you act all grand like the fucking King you are, but you force beings to do whatever you want them to do, without knowing if they’re ok with it ?

-That’s not exactly how...

-Disgusting. Uh. I thought Clark’s friends were nice. 

-What are you even on about ?

You scoffed and looked away. Clark arrived and you grabbed his arm, dragging him away, ignoring Aquaman. Your brother tried to say goodbye awkwardly, hoping Arthur wouldn’t be mad at him. 

******

The second time you met Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman, was when he saved your ass. You were on vacation, and went on a boat trip with friends. You weren’t too fond of the oceans, but somehow your friends convinced you and you ended up on a boat in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by deep water full of your only fears in life : sharks. However, everything was going smoothly...at least, until a storm hit. You were too sea sick to even realize the danger you were in, until the boat toppled over and you found yourself thrown into a roaming sea. 

You were never a good swimmer, and you struggle to keep afloat. And...Oh my god, was that a shark fin you saw a bit further ? You couldn’t see any of your friends, and the boat had already disappear in the tall waves surrounding you. AND YES THAT WAS DEFINITELY A SHARK FIN ! You tried to swim away, but the force of the water kept swinging you in every directions. You were quickly getting exhausted, and you were now sure sharks surrounded you...You hated sharks, there were the only thing in the world to actually scare you. You screamed for help, you screamed for Clark to come...after all, he already heard you from Metropolis while you were in trouble in Smallville...But you couldn’t scream much, water invading your mouth. And the fear made you even dizzier...The last thing you saw was four shark fins coming straight at you before you passed out. 

When you opened your eyes, you were on a beach, surrounded by your friends. They were glad you finally woke up. 

-What...Are we dead ?

They all laughed. No. No you guys weren’t dead. A nice and hot blond man saved you and...Blond man ? You whipped around and cursed. Of course. It had to be. 

-Waterdude...

-Aquaman. 

-Whatever fish enslaver...

He rolled his eyes, and your friends looked at you with a : “Really dude ?” look on their face. You rolled your eyes back at them and stood up...just to immediately fall back down. 

Arthur was the only one with fast enough reflexes to catch you before you hit the ground. 

-You, you knew I was deadly afraid of sharks...

-No, I didn’t. I knew I should have...”enslaved” dolphins. 

-Fish monster.

-Dolphins are not fish, they’re mammals. 

For some reason, this made you smile, but you quickly regained yourself and jump out of his arms. He scoffed, and after saying a quick goodbye to your friends, who were in awe of him (ew), he went back to the ocean. 

You were annoyed, but couldn’t help staring at his ass. It was a damn fine ass...He turned around. Damn fine six packs as well. 

-You’re welcome, by the way, grumpy one. I’ll tell your brother your safe. 

-Wait what ?

-Please, do you honestly think I was there by coincidence ? I was only giving back a favor I owed to your brother. Apparently, you tend to have bad luck, he was afraid something might happened. Guess he was right. 

-Tell him to fuck off and to take care of his own business. 

-Yeah, I’ll make sure, so that next time sharks can actually eat you before you drown. 

You shudder. You really didn’t like sharks. 

****

The third time you met Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, was at a party Bruce Wayne was throwing. He was dashing. You were stunning. You greeted each other coldly, but whenever you thought the other one was looking away, you stared at each other, completely ignoring the date you took with you. Clark noticed, and smiled lightly to himself. He knew since the first time you met what was going to happen. 

****

The fourth time you met Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, you were sitting on the dock of Metropolis, a bit depressed because your boyfriend just dumped you. For some reason, you didn’t feel sad, you didn’t like him THAT much, but you hated failure. The sole of your shoes were lightly touching the water...and you quickly put your legs back on shore when you saw a fin lurking around, terrified shitless...Until you realized it was actually a dolphin. A beautiful, majestic dolphin. 

-Got ya. 

You turned around and saw him, in casual clothes, not in his ridiculous yellow and green suit. 

-Are you following me ? Like the creature of the Black lagoon ? 

-Wow, I hope I’m a bit more attractive than him...and no, not following you. I was literally just walking around...I hang out a lot on the docks you know, and the occasion to scare you was too good.

-You really are an asshole. And controlling...

-I’m not controlling them. Yes, I will them with my mind to do things, but if they really didn’t want to, then they wouldn’t.

-You mean “your” sharks could have attacked me if they wanted to ?

-Never actually happened for any fish or sea mammals to resist me...I’m their king after all. 

-Such a show off. 

-What, why ? I am their king !

You scoffed. At this point, he was used of this reaction towards him, but still...

-Why do you hate me so ? 

-What ? I don’t hate you. Why do you think that seaweed brain ? 

-Maybe because every time we see each other you...

-Don’t take it personally. I’m like that with everyone. But I guess you being a King, you’re not used to people telling you what they think. 

-...

-I mean, not what they think, just...teasing you and such. I don’t think you’re an asshole...or, you are sometimes but...Hum...

-Teasing where I come from is a bit more enjoyable...

-Ah...uh...I...Hum...

You blushed. He smiled. Damn his smile was cute. 

-I don’t understand you at all. 

-...It’s because I don’t speak fish.

He turned quickly to you, and the smile on your face made him realized you were joking. You had a wonderful smile...

*******

The fifth time you saw Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, it was on the TV. Him, your brother and the rest of the league were fighting a particularly fierce enemy, and your heart stopped each times it showed the ones you loved in danger. The ones ? With an s ? ...That’s the time you figured out your brother wasn’t your only concern, maybe a certain blond seaman was also in your mind....

*******

The sixth time you saw Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, you didn’t even mocked him once. He thought it was odd, and when he asked explanation to your brother, Clark just laughed in his face calling him daft. 

********* The seventh time you saw Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, you had slightly given up on a possible romance with the King of the seven seas. He was a King, he was your brother’s friend, he was a meta-human, and most of all, he thought you hated him...So you were on a date with another man. 

You met Arthur “randomly” in Metropolis’ streets, and he was so awful to you that it comforted you in the fact he actually hated you for real. You ran to your brother, acting as if your date went wrong, when in reality it was your encounter with Arthur that threw you aback. Clark you, and called you daft. 

******

The eighth time you saw Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, you were completely drunk at your brother’s birthday party. Singing “Show must go on” at the top of your lungs, you were having a good time...until you saw him. You were about to say something extremely mean, your drunkness inducing your cynical and sarcastic usual self, but he spoke first. 

-I’m sorry about...last time. Clark told me you cried. 

-Not because of you, because my date was ruined. 

-Ruined by me so...A bit because of me. 

-Hic...No...Or maybe yes. Completely. 

He was embarrassed, and you didn’t get why. Were you that bad looking right now ? Probably a bit disheveled, maybe your make up wasn’t as good as it was at the beginning of the party but...Why was he looking at you this awkwardly. You made a fake reverence, and he looked taken aback. 

-Sorry your highness, majesty, waterdude, if I inconvenient yourself right now with...the...sight of me...Am I speaking proper English ? Wait, you can’t understand me, I’m not talking fish. 

-I don’t talk to fish...and if I’m being honest, I’m not that sorry I ruined your date...I’m just sorry I made you cry. 

You turned your head towards him, curious.

-Yeah, the guy you were with, he kinda seemed to be an asshole. 

-On the contrary, he was lovely, but he wasn’t you. 

You froze, suddenly realizing what you just said. 

-Wh...What was that ? 

-I said he wasn’t as big of an asshole as you. 

-Oh...

On that note, Clark appeared out of nowhere with a very drunk Wonder Woman on his back and said :

-No, she said he wasn’t you, implying she’d rather go on a date...with you. 

You swore that if you were sure not to break your hand on him, you would have smacked your stupid brother. He widely smiled at you, and you frowned. 

-Diana, Clark has been in love with you for years. 

-Oh that’s so low little sister...

But given the state the mighty Wonder Woman was in, she probably wouldn’t remember anything the next day. Clark suddenly rushed out to the toilet, sensing she was going to throw up. 

You stood awkwardly in front of Arthur, too drunk to actually stand straight, so you were kinda gently swaying from side to side, trying to keep your balance. 

He smile, feeling as awkward as you.

-You...wanna go on a date with me ?

-No. 

-No ? 

-Yes. If there’s no sharks. 

-Promise, no sharks. 

You just both stood there, staring curiously at each other. If over a year ago someone would have told you you’d somewhat ask Arthur bloody Curry out, you probably would have laughed in their faces and ask Clark to punch them into space. 

-So...are you free next friday ?

-No. 

-No ?

-No, I have a date. With a king. 

-A king ? How many kings do you know exactly ? 

-...Are you being an idiot on purpose ?

-What ? Oh. Oooooh. Ok. I see. Yeah. Gotcha. So, next friday ?

-Yes, but I can’t wait. 

-Yeah, strangely enough I’m pretty excited too. 

-No, I mean...

You decided “fuck it”, he liked you enough to ask you out anyway. And it was true, you couldn’t wait. You grabbed his shirt and tugged him down to you, kissing him gently at first, before he deepened the kiss. You pulled away for air moments later, smiling like idiots. 

-So...Are you going to teach me how to speak to fishes ?

You asked, a mischievous smile on your lips. He rolled his eyes, before pulling you in for another kiss that tasted like alcohol and...Sushi. 

**********

The 2976 time you saw Aquaman, aka Arthur Cury, you were slowly waking up in your shared bed. One of his arm was wrapped around your waist, the other was gently resting on your stomach. Your rather big stomach. That stopped your habit of sleeping on your belly. 

His hand was lovingly resting over your stomach, already protecting your unborn child. 

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M.I.A in 2016 ♡

To be real with y’all, in late 2015 I went through a series of events that I wasn't quite sure how to deal with and so in 2016 I lacked inspiration and motivation to post as much. In fact, in 2016 there was not one single post on my blog because I basically couldn’t be assed and I neglected it altogether.  In the words of Kylie Jenner “2016 will be the year of realising stuff” (LOL!) and with that being said, I am now refocused and ready to tackle 2017. 

To make up for no posts in 2016 I thought it would be fun to recap and share the biggest moments from each month including the high’s and lows. We shall call it “Ashiie’s Year in Review 2016″ and yes, I am aware we are half way through January 2017 but hey, better late than never 😉

JANUARY - I WENT VEGAN

I had always been super fussy with my foods and if someone was talking about something I didn't like whilst eating, it would completely put me off my meal. I didn't care how expensive it was, it would play on my conscience too much! The turning point for me was I was having burgers with my friends and I could literally taste the blood of an animal in my mouth. That night I could not sleep and reached out to a few bloggers who gave me some very helpful advice. The very next day I started my journey and i’ve definitely struggled at times and haven't always been perfect but i’ve done the very best that I can do. I think you instantly receive a label once you announce something to the world and people are always quick to point out when you do “wrong” but don't ever praise when you’re doing something well.

FEBRUARY - OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY

One of the most stressful weeks i’ve had in my life but all the hard work of organising was very well worth it. We celebrated our Engagement at Steve’s Bar in Nedlands. We both remember looking up at the crowd of our friends and family and we could not comprehend that they were all there to share in this special moment with us. One hilarious memory of the night, well perhaps a low point in my life was being found hiding underneath my boss’s table and drinking the half empty wine glasses off the top because I was too overwhelmed to hear speeches. I then proceeded to repeat parts of my speech three times but apparently is was very entertaining? So note to self, don't drink before speeches and enjoy the moment for what it is. 

MARCH - A SURGEON SAVED MY BFF’S LIFE

In November 2015 whilst getting ready for work, my best friend Lucy suffered a stroke. She had no idea what was happening to her and being too scared to call in sick to work, she drove the 35km distance for her shift. All we can say is thank god for the medics on site! In March 2016 and may I add, at the very young age of 24 she had life saving surgery. Lucy was flown to Melbourne for a triple heart valve replacement and what the surgeon didn't realise until he basically cut her open, was that there was an aneurysm behind her heart. If this had been left just one more month, well..i’m not even going to complete that sentence. That day was THE longest and hardest day of my life to date, for all of us who love and adore our Lucy we just wanted to know she was going to be ok. Who are we kidding, she’s LUCY GOD DAMN SIMPSON and has absolutely powered through her recovery. She’s so fearless that she’s signed up to do the Karma Resorts Rottnest Channel Swim in February and is currently raising money for the Heart Foundation. You can watch her story here. 

APRIL - WE WERE REUNITED WITH LUCY

After being in Melbourne for way too many weeks, The Wolfpack were on a mission to surprise Lucy on her return home to Perth. Being a Thursday night we came up with every excuse under the sun why we “couldn't be there” to welcome her home. Some girls pretended they needed to go to bed early so they said goodnight in the group chat, life commitments, work etc got in the way and we even turned off our locations on Find My Friends.  The moment Lucy walked through those airport doors had us all in hysterics. As you can see in the image above, I filmed the emotional reunion here. 

MAY - 1ST RUNNER UP AT MAXIM ASMY

I competed at the Maxim Australian Swimwear Model of the Year national finals in 2013 and placed 5th, in 2015 I placed 4th so to achieve a podium position with 1st Runner Up in 2016 was such a huge accomplishment. The finals week was probably the most enjoyable i’ve experienced to date and we all have Procon Leisure to thank. All 30 contestants had media exposure, dinners, activities, networking and of course the photo shoot with Wayne Daniels with a feature in the 2017 MAXIM Calendar. Oh and my highlight was meeting my room mate Gabbie! I would highly recommend this competition to all aspiring models wanting to make their mark in the industry. 

JUNE -I GOT A NEW CAR & THE SALESMEN WERE DICKS

I said goodbye to my beloved pink Nissan Micra aka The Ashiie Mobile and upgraded to a Qashqai. Before any of you ask, NO THIS IS NOT A PLUG. As exciting as it is to purchase a new car the whole process was nothing but a dragged out, excruciating, long and painful one. 

The salesman told me my new car was ready and to bring my old one in so they can swap over the personalised number plates and sign the finance papers. He confirmed this would only take 15 minutes as I informed him I was on a strict time schedule. I waited 45 minutes while I watched him and his manager scatter back and fourth achieving nothing but my plates being swapped over. I marched into their office, said a few words then ran to my car and drove out, now being 30 minutes late to an appointment for an event that night. They continued to keep on calling me throughout the night and next day trying to make it right and pressure me into signing papers, when i caught them lying about the finishing date of their sale at the time. He was clearly just trying to lock in the sale before the end of the month to get his bonus. 

In the next few days I go back there with Alexander to have a meeting with the finance guys. Finance Guy #1 was very professional the whole time, Finance Guy #2 was the biggest douche bag i’ve ever met in the sales industry. Alex assumes that Douche Bag Guy did his research before we arrived because he named dropped mutual friends and had the nerve to imply that one of my friends husbands is not attractive by making very rude and smug comments.  Alex then had to leave for work and thats when guy #2 upped his douche bag game. It had been mentioned in conversation that I was vegan so for the entirety of our meeting, he made fun of me for my lifestyle choice. Little did he know I was live commentating the comments being made in the Vegans in Perth Facebook group. I should have just listened to them when they told me to get up and leave. ANYWAYS, I left that meeting not achieving anything ONCE AGAIN because they screwed up the finance papers and I had to go to work. 

Now I was just pissed off. My friend Michelle who sometimes helps with my PR dragged me in with her to speak with the Principle of Dealership. He wasn't in so we got the next best thing, the manager. Michelle worked her magic because that’s what Michelle does. The manager could not understand why what normally would be a 48 hour process had dragged on for over 3 weeks and I was still without a car. His jaw dropped when I told him of my encounters. 

The whole experience was just bizarre, it’s the only way to describe it.  I now can't help but resent my car. I love it. But I resent it.  P.S - The only reason i’m happy in the photo is because I was about to drive the fudge out of there!

JULY - I WAS WELCOMED INTO KYLIE’S KLOSET

Kylie emailed me to be a part of her story for The West Australian and I am so grateful she did because ever since, her whole family have treated me like one of their own. For those of you who don’t know, Kylie’s Kloset is a dress hire boutique with a difference. I drive 50 minutes to her because not only does Kylie have a stunning collection of dresses, she makes the whole experience a memorable one. I’m very lucky to now have a beautiful friend for life!

AUGUST - I WON A BEAUTY PAGEANT

My closest friends and family know how hectic I get when i’m about to compete in a competition #SorryNotSorry. What made this one even more special was that they were all there on the night to see me do my thing and their support gave me that extra confidence to give it my all and it’s probably the best i’ve felt on stage for a long time. I won the title of Miss British Empire Australia along with Best Evening Wear, Best in Interview, Best After 5 Wear and Best Swimwear. This was my ticket to compete at the international pageant in London the following month where I placed 1st Runner Up and People’s Choice. 

SEPTEMBER - FREE TRIP TO EUROPE

The Useless Travellers strike again! This time joined by our good friend Alice. We nearly missed the Miss British Empire pageant because of flight delays and competed on no sleep in 48 hours. Hours after the pageant we left London for Tuscany, followed by Barcelona and ending in Dubrovnik.  We learned that in Dubrovnik you can definitely NOT just walk around freely in your bikinis. 

OCTOBER - $3,600 RAISED FOR THE CANCER COUNCIL 

I am so proud of my friend Frances Papalia and her team of sponsors who put together a wonderful event to raise money for the Cancer Council of WA. Held at Ambrose Estate, The Pink Ribbon Champagne Brunch was a beautiful event with inspiring women sharing their stories, you could’ve heard a pin drop. The energy in the room was electric and we were all there for a great cause. I can’t wait to be a part of it in 2017. Good on you girls!

NOVEMBER - ALEX BROKE MY CAMERA IN BALI

This trip was meant to be the beginning of my vlogs as I have been meaning to start my YouTube channel. I began with one vlog of our Euro Trip and then couldn't be bothered finishing the rest. I’m sure i’ll get to it one day.  I was on such a role! I had documented every day perfectly and half way through the trip Alexander was playing with my camera and all of a sudden the memory card began formatting...GOODBYEEEEEE DIGITAL MEMORIES! I started a hashtag #PrayForAlex but unfortunately this did not save him or my memory card. We are still engaged to this day. 

DECEMBER - HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO HONEY

Yes, Honey is my dog and yes we may have had a puppy party in the park for her very first birthday with her fur-friends. I got Honey for my birthday in March and her birthday falls on Christmas Day, so this date will now always be extra special to us. I now would much rather be at home with my dog than being out on a Saturday night because #MumLife

GOODBYE 2016 AND HELLO 2017

There’s a couple of these posts that I really want to elaborate on especially the travel mentions so i’ll endeavour to get this done over the next week if that’s something y’all are interested in? 

In 2017 I have a much more positive and clear mindset. I have listened to my instincts and am very surprised at the impact this has already had in my life.  If you’ve read The Secret then you’ll know what i’m talking about. 

I’m looking forward to new challenges, new opportunities, oh! and planning a wedding. Stay tuned...

♡ Ashiie xx

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What I’m Into: July 2018

Whew – we snuck this monthly favorites list in right before the door to July closed on us! With summer in full swing, I feel like I have only half as much time as I did in the fall and winter. But this month, I wanted to share some of my favorite new finds as well as some old favorites, so grab a peach iced tea (*wink to the Broken Record subscribers*) and don’t forget to share your favorite products from July in the comments!

Soapbox

It has been a total joy to follow this brand from its inception through a full rebrand, the results of which are obviously stunning. They sent me a press package last year and I have been sudsing up with their body wash and hair care on and off for months! My hair really likes it, the body wash is my current favorite (I suggest the Sea Minerals body wash to  e v e r y o n e), and there are tons of products I haven’t even tried yet!

This brand caught my eye because, while Soapbox has brutally high standards for their ingredients, the prices are incredibly reasonable. That bundle above, for example, is only $31.95 – for everything. That’s a hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, and bodywash – for $32. Sort of a screamin’ deal.

Their packaging has undergone a major upgrade, and if you’re picky about your soaps and hair cleansing products, get ready for this laundry list of Soapbox ethical qualities:

Paraben-Free

Gluten-Free

Cruelty-Free

Vegan

Made in the USA

Many Fair-Trade ingredients

Sulfate-Free Shampoo

Recyclable Packaging

1-for-1 Charitable Donation through Clean the World

That last one is my favorite! 1-for-1 means that, with every soap purchase, Soapbox donates a bar of soap to someone in need. (Soap = Hope!) Soap is at the top of the list for many shelters around the country due to its constant use, and Soapbox focuses their efforts on domestic aid, which is something I haven’t seen very often among 1-for-1 brands.

Each bottle has a unique Hope Code that you can input into the Soapbox website to see exactly where the donation from your bottle of soap or hair stuff is going. You can find Soapbox products at Rite Aid and Walgreens all over the country. They’re even easy to find in my little, dumb, island town! If you see some on the shelves, pick it up, but if you don’t see it on your local shelves, don’t worry! It’s all on Amazon for you, as well as on the Soapbox website!

Timberland Earthkeepers

I’m always on the quest for good shoes. Currently, I have a very modest collection of less than 10 pairs of shoes which, if you knew me in my SPEND ALL THE MONEY days, should come as a shock. I think I topped out at 64 pairs of shoes, at one point. My closet looked like a robot Christmas tree lot with all of my shoe trees scattered around. It wasn’t good, and the shoes were mostly low quality (“affordable”) dress shoes that I wore to the job I hated. Starting B&B changed all of that, and raised my standards for “good shoes” about 5000%.

In desperate need of some summer shoes – for both staying cool in the heat and getting into trouble – I took to Poshmark. After a while, I noticed that the shoes in my “Likes” had a noticeable bias towards Timberland Earthkeepers, which I had absolutely never worn before. I knew of Timberland boots because, hi, I was alive in the 1990s and early 2000s. What I didn’t know was the scope of their designs, and how incredibly ethical this brand is trying to be.

Timberland Earthkeepers, specifically, use at least 50% recyclable materials. The leather (yes, real leather) is from a company that is rated Silver for improved energy, waste and water management. The fabric shaft is made with “Bionic canvas” which contains recycled PET (aka plastic bottles) and the rubber sole is also partially recycled! Considering this info was secondary to me falling in love with the shoes designs, I can say I’m pretty damn pleased with my newfound favorite shoe brand.

Timberland Earthkeeper Authentics Canvas Fold-Down Boots in Folkstone Grey

These were the first Timberland shoes I pulled the trigger on, and they single-handedly got me hooked on the brand. While these boots typically sell for around $100 brand new, the pair I found on Poshmark were in amazing condition for only $23. 

Sure, they had some loved spots and a couple minimal scuffs, but they were already broken in for me, and they look even better when they’ve been loved for a few months.

The leather part of these boots is a beautiful blue-grey color, and the canvas looks almost like linen. Another feature that is adorable, but that I regularly ignore, is that these boots are lined with a super cute, blue floral fabric, so if you’re the type that likes to flip the top of the boots down, there is an adorable design element built-in to help make that as cute as possible.

Timberland Earthkeeper Greenside Sandals

After losing my sandals in a pool-noodle stealing operation in Mexico, I was in desperate need for a pair that would withstand my shenanigans for 2018. That means they need to be well-made with high-quality materials, be easy to throw on and kick off, and go with everything from dress shorts to a swimsuit coverup. Luckily, Timberland Earthkeepers came to the rescue – again, via Poshmark.

After stumbling upon exactly one pair of these sandals, I knew I had to act fast. They are cute as hell, made with strong materials, have a slip-on back strap, and are extremely versatile. Unlike the boots, which had many styles and colors available in my size on Poshmark, these were a one-of-a-kind find, so I contacted the seller ASAP and haggled the price of these down to a measly $27.

In hindsight, I should have taken a picture of the soles because Timberland makes some tough-ass shoes. The soles of these sandals are nearly identical to the Timberland boots that I got. They look like they’re ready to carry you through a construction zone – with a kitten wedge.

Have you tried Timberland Earthkeepers? Am I late to this party? I’m already looking to expand my collection because the high heels and dress shoes in the Timberland collections are screaming my name!

2 Dope Queens

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If you’re not privy to this existentially funny duo, you better wise up. Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson are a comedians turned podcasters turned legendary show hosts, and their eponymous series on HBO just got renewed for four more hour-long specials!

These two women make me wish I lived 1,000 miles closer to my best friends. Each one of their shows is an intimate peek into not only their friendship, but what life is like as a black woman living in New York City. Speckled between Phoebe and Jessica’s hilarious banter and BFF-arguments are special guests. There are a handful of stand-up comics that get to present a small set, and each episode has a non-comedian guest that shows up just to chat with the girls and participate in a little activity. For example, they bring out a full brunch spread, complete with cocktails, before bringing out the Queen of Brunch herself, Sarah Jessica Parker, who is adorable. Together, the 2 Dope Queen educate a curious and eager SJP about the ins and outs of black hair. It’s a must-watch!

Sans Sucre Baking Mixes

No matter how many times I have tried to stay on a healthy eating streak, my sweet tooth always sabotages me. I can’t get rid of it! Moreover, I don’t really want to get rid of it. Not only do I love baking and desserts, but if I can’t spend this life indulging in delicious things, then what’s the point? Luckily, there are tons of products and brands who are trying to ease the tension between sweet teeth and healthy lifestyles. San Sucre is one of those brands and, if you speak even mild, back-of-the-food-label French, you can probably figure out why.

Sans Sucre makes quick and easy baking mixes that have no added sugar. This makes the nutrition facts on a box of brownies look less like fudgy indulgences and more like a small-to-medium granola bar. Recently, I made the Milk Chocolate Brownie mix (around $5 per box) and was pretty impressed with both how easy it was to make and how delicious they were once they were done!

These turned out so incredibly good for being only 80 calories per serving, and they were much lighter than your average full-fat, full-sugar brownie which can feel super heavy and dense. They required exactly three ingredients: the baking mix, water, and 2T of oil. Yes, two tablespoons of oil for an entire batch of no sugar added brownies. That good, very-brownie-like sweetness comes from Stevia! Could this be love?

In addition to brownies, you can find coffee cake mixes, cinnamon “sugar” sprinkles and even no-sugar-added fudge mixes! San Sucre also sent over all kinds of mousse and pie filling mixes, including (but most certainly not limited to): key lime pie, cheesecake, chocolate mousse, and lemon mousse. Plus, the mousse and filling mixes are no added sugar and low fat! So far, I’ve tried nearly all of the brownies they have to offer, but expect to hear from me again when I dive into these!

If you want to try some for yourself, you can find Sans Sucre baking mixes at lots of different stores, but grab them super easily from Amazon!

That’s it for me this month – now it’s your turn! What have you been loving in July?

Probably watching Netflix.

Source: http://brokeandbeautiful.com/2018/what-im-into-july-2018/

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This Arab woman is the world's 3rd most influential beauty blogger

Iraqi-American blogger-made-entrepreneur Huda Kattan, aka Huda Splendor, is the third maximum effective Splendor influence within the international, consistent with a list lately launched through Forbes.

Kattan, who is based in Dubai, is one in every often influencers featured on Forbes’ list of pinnacle Splendor authorities from around the arena. The make-up artist, social media famous person, and entrepreneur is the most effective Arab or Center Easterner to make the listing.

“She – together with her sisters – oversees a Beauty empire that includes fake lashes favored through Kim Kardashian,” Forbes states. “Her make-up line is bought in Sephora – a certain signal an influence has made it.”

With a few nineteen million followers on Instagram,

Over 1,000,000 subscribers on Youtube, and her very very own worldwide cosmetics line, Kattan has grown to be a family call inside the international of Beauty.

Born and raised in the USA to Iraqi mother and father, Kattan ditched her profession in finance to end up a makeup artist. She moved to Dubai in 2008 and started out blogging in 2010.

As one of the first Splendor bloggers within the Center East, Kattan built her

A fan base with Youtube motion pictures highlighting the brand new developments and sharing how-tos and product evaluations. She is in general known for her face contouring technique, wherein she uses tape to spotlight the structure of her face.

The Beauty icon has been dubbed the “Kim Kardashian West of the Beauty influence financial system” by means of the Ny Instances, for drawing the contrast to Kardashian’s looks, style, and sturdy own family ties.

In 2013, Kattan and her sisters added a product line known as Huda Beauty with a set of fake lashes that have been a massive hit inside the Middle East. On account that then, Huda Splendor has emerged as a staple of the cosmetics industry, providing high-quality-promoting lip liners, liquid matte lipsticks, and an eye fixed shadow palette that Splendor bloggers swear by.

How to Be Close Friends With a Married Woman

There’s no huge deal being friends or even relationship a married girl to this point your intent is nonsexual. Friendships and relationships try on knowledge of the 2 parties and additionally adulthood perform a crucial role in this type of relationship. Marriage is a sacred union between a person and a woman and anybody who placed asunder is bound to be doomed. The rationale of this newsletter is not to educate you to have intercourse with a married woman or grasp her from her husband,

But it’s only a manual to having a platonic courting with a married lady. So here is going; someone might say “why being near a married woman when there are hundreds of thousands of young single girls accessible to be dated and to have a dating with?” Sure why this question might be logical but you will bear with me that there are human beings you clearly like or just blend with whether or not they’re married or now not, it is just to chemistry and nature.

Now I should warn at this factor that when you have to be friends with a married woman you should be very cautious. Underneath are some tips on how to pass this type of dating:

1. Make her recognize which you like her now not for any sexual reasons

I recommend being cautious together with your choice of words, when speaking to her do not be flirty, maintain it real and natural. You want to make her keep in mind that you recognize the reality that she is married and you just need to be pals along with her. If she likes you clearly then it is a plus for you.

2. Be careful with the phone calls

Commonplace experience has to let you know when to call a married lady or now not; except she does the calling at this era, then do not call. If she is the regular 8 am – 4 pm employee, you could ship her a textual content at some point of this era and if she is disposed she will be able to text again or name. Please do no longer call her from 7 pm upwards, you need to recognize that she can be having a happy time with her family. Weekend calls should be averted unless she opens up the verbal exchange with you and desires to see you, please do now not jeopardize her marriage.

How Important Is The Beauty Industry

The beauty industry is all about the sector of cosmetology and its importance can not be denied. Searching exact and exquisite has been the choice of all men and women from the beginning. If you seek the history you may find one-of-a-kind Splendor remedies have been used even in the primitive times. This has now ended up an industry with thousands and thousands of humans running at improving the products and offerings to make people look true.

Nowadays we get specific treatments to look lovely because appreciating Splendor and being preferred is in human nature.

As a long way as physical Beauty is involved humans like to have the clean and clear face with a glowing complexion. Well groomed thick lengthy hair is also a sign of Splendor. Clever and suit body makes you appealing. Spotless and honest pores and skin appeals to anybody and easy frame makes you greater stunning. Soft palms and Nicely groomed nails also are linked by means of human beings. And this is the motive why Beauty enterprise came into being. Folks that work in this industry are called beauticians or cosmetologists.

To become a cosmetologist you want to get training from a Splendor college.

You can find lots of establishments presenting guides related to the Splendor industry. Such Beauty schools educate their college students professional abilities which assist them to become proper beauticians.

There’s no question that Splendor enterprise has to emerge as very essential for the entire international and the motives are noted here.

These Splendor faculties produce proficient and skilled beauticians who make people appearance lots better.

Splendor salons assist someone to appearance more youthful that brings out their self-assurance again.

Folks that be afflicted by burns or scars can remove them thru specific cures.

Properly groomed humans usually supply a better and polished impact. You could see that beautiful look lets you get process without difficulty.

Application of cosmetic is very important; correctly implemented make up excessive lighting fixtures your Beauty. that is all taught in a Beauty college.

It’s miles a truth which you get hold of greater respect when you look right.

Splendor enterprise isn’t about bodily appearance handiest. Oil massages give rest to the entire frame. This is why when you sense right you look a great deal higher.

Splendor enterprise is a robust supply of profits for lots human beings.

Showbiz enterprise also relies upon at the cosmetologists.

With the arrival of different media in our lives; personal appearance now topics greater to people, this has increased their dependency in this industry.

The Rise and Fall of Guest Blogging

Visitor blogging has being touted by means of a few bloggers as a first rate manner to achieve a few kind of reputation and reputation. They say it’ll open doors so as to reach ‘new heights’ on your running a blog experience. Permit me country here that I’m no fan of bet running a blog and currently I don’t pay attention a lot to it in contrast to beyond years. I am certain it’s nonetheless taking place somewhere in the Blogosphere, however I bet it has gone lame.

The argument is that Guest running a blog will help generate hyperlinks,

Publicity, and traffic to your own blog. Obviously, this is the motivation that was given many bloggers posting on different human beings’ blogs to gain that more mileage. In an experience, Visitor bloggers are like butterflies or grasshoppers.

In case you need to transport in the rapid lane when you joined the blogging network, you may suppose Guest running a blog would decorate the user experience. but first, you have got to benefit an ‘entry price ticket’ before you’re generic via another blogger whose web page is your goal.

To do this, you’ve got to reveal that you have got what it takes to write well 

With fantastic statistics, guidelines and some thing – to cut it even though, in any other case do not even think about it… until your host blogger is one of these timber head to permit you to submit a few fluff on his or her website. well, there are some. You’ll be amazed wherein you could locate them!

You can run a excessive-octane weblog if you have that form of electricity and motivation like some bloggers who appear with a view to conjure up ‘countless posts’ as Visitor bloggers. some are doing it for the cash due to the fact so-known as A-list bloggers are greater willing to ‘take a break’ from running a blog, so Visitor bloggers are welcome to add their two cents really worth of articles..

If you’d word lately,

A number of these blogs are the type of running out of steam with uninteresting articles or rehash. How generally have you ever stumble upon some bloggers who write approximately how they may be caught with writer’s block for want of latest thoughts to post. And, for them, there is always the worry of losing readers if they do not maintain the tempo… And the face. This is where Guest bloggers come into the photograph to maintain the wheels spinning. There are continually a few keen beavers.

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My Year in Pictures: 2016

Having realised I posted so little last year, it’s time to get back into it with a lovely little memory post - my year in pictures, once more!

So in January we had just got back from travelling and had Christmas back in England, so really very little happened as we were very tired and broke and searching for jobs. But we saw our lovely friends who we’d missed loads over the last four months - I will always be grateful for those who stick around for us to come back to. 

Gacy? Storge?

In February, we did what we do every year - make sure we don’t go out on Valentine’s Day because of the ridiculous prices and busy-ness, and went out for dinner for an anti-Valentine’s instead. 2 for 1 cocktails are fun when one of you has to drive ;) 

George, Stacey, James and I (AKA Universally Challenged) lost at the pub quiz in the Comrades Club, though we really won as coming dead last means you get FOOD.

Tash, Beth and I also met up for Beth’s birthday, when we went to Soton for the ultimate student night in Jester’s - that student club where you have to wear old shoes because God knows what crap you’re going to get from the sticky floors in there. 

In March, I took THE PLUNGE. One I had been wanting to take for years. I got a tattoo!! My little Mantine is on my left thigh, happily swimming around like the manta rays we swim with in Fiji on our round-the-world trip (though he is a little smaller than the ones we met). It was sore but not as bad as I thought… though doing it on your ribs like I thought I wanted originally might be a different story. This is a photo of it on the day: 

And how could George, Stacey, James and I pass up a Misugo’s and Creams? 

God knows what we did in April, other than watching Eurovision with Alec… where a face swap meant that a celebrity turned up out of the blue!

In fact, April (or really March 30th) saw me start my new job with the Haulfryn Group as a Marketing Executive, where I still am today. 

In May, Beth came up to see me, and we took a lovely summery walk around Virginia Water Lake. 

Then James and I made sure we went to Comicon in London, where we finally got to meet our idols, the Yogscast & Hat Films! They really were lovely, especially their man man Lewis, who made sure to talk to us for ages despite the hours-long queue behind us! 

In June, Stef and I showed our mutual love/obsession with sushi by having a sushi-making session (though I may have got a bit tipsy and got impatient with all the fiddly rolling!). 

For those of you who remember (or care) the Queen turned 90 in June, so at work we had a ‘dress like a royal’ day. I won and my fellow Marketer/graphic designer Hannah (AKA Kate Middleton) came second! 

July marks the second half of the year, and also when my year started to pick up. That always seems to be the case with me - I do so much more exciting things in the second half! Though nothing could top my 4 months travelling, I’m sure. 

James and I took advantage of my company being the owner of holiday parks throughout the UK and took a trip down to Paignton, Devon, to stay in a luxury lodge, relax, and see his lovely cousins who live down there. We even had a hot tub!! 

We also finally met his cousins’ hairless kitties, who are actually gorgeous and not weird like so many people think about hairless cats. They were so friendly, though it is a bit weird stroking something without any fur! The female with a little bit of fur is named Lumi, and the completely bald male is Kuro (photo credit to Elise Preston for the latter). 

Those eyes though.

James and I also took advantage of the lovely scenery around us and the hot Summery days to play Pokemon Go, as it had only just come out then! 

I was also reunited with my uni girls again in Shoredich (2 out of 3 of them) and we had a lovely time, eating delicious street food and catching up (dat oversized bag wow)!

My nephew also turned 1 on the 16th of July, so my sister had a birthday party for him. 

In August I saw the girls (and Freddy!) again at a Hong Kong Drinking Team gig in London; perfect location for all of us to meet up! 

I also took time off work to spend time with my little sister Harriet at the beach…

…had more sushi and plum wine with Stef at Mikado’s…

…and saw the girls (all of them this time) again in London!)

Also in August, James and I took a day trip into London to take advantage of Harriet’s Merlin pass! 

We had crocodile and ostrich burgers at Shaka Zulu (a cocktail, burger and chips for £10 in the middle of London, whaaaat?) and then went onto Maddam Toussards - somewhere I’d never been, but had wanted to ever since seeing loads of them dotted around countries you’d never even think they’d have them on our travelling adventures. 

We met loads of celebrities there too #blessed.

With that chaotic month over, September didn’t slow down that much, with our friends Rosie and Josh having a leaving party before they jetted off to South America to do some travelling. 

See my Facebook timeline for an amazing video of Josh’s dancing!

My sisters and I also took my dad out for a late Father’s Day trip into London to again take advantage of Harriet’s Merlin passes - we went to the London Dungeons and the Aquarium! The Dungeons were brilliant, having not been there for ages, - of course my dad pointed out every inaccuracy, and Amelia being pregnant meant she couldn’t go on the little rides they had in there, haha!

Beth also came down to go to one of James’ gigs…

…and I was sad to have to move offices in September, as my commute would be slightly longer and I’d miss reading by the beautiful Thames on my lunch breaks. 

October saw Stef turn 23, and we had a big house party over her’s, which was great fun! Sam debated heavily with her mum, we took some great photos, and I saw Laura again for the first time in nearly 2 years. ^-^ 

We also went back down to Devon to see James’ cousins again…

…went to MCM again and met Tomska, another of our Youtube heroes…

…and finally I went down to Soton to go with the girls to Oceana for Halloween! We had such a good time at predrinks together in our posh little hotel rooms.  

Sadly, James’ gran passed away at the end of September. However, she very lovingly left her home to James, and so we had spent the whole of October and November doing it up, so that we could finally live together after 7 whole years of being together. It took weeks of painting and sorting and carpets and quite a bit of our savings, but it was totally, completely worth it, just to be finally living together after so long.

In November, our lovely neighbour, Joe, installed our shower for us and put up the beautiful splashboards that we picked in a stunning slate colour. 

November marked our 7 year anniversary - can you believe it?! 

So, at the end of the month we went to the Ice Bar and Winter Wonderland, both of which we’d never been to before, so it was lovely and a completely new experience, going around one of the biggest Christmas markets in the UK. 

And what anniversary would be complete without sushi…

Weirdly, PM Theresa May came to our work on Friday to open our new Maidenhead offices, being the constituent for Maidenhead. She had her funky shoes on and looks suitably confused. This may be when one of our managers asked “Is Brexit actually going to happen?” 

December was SUCH a busy month. Not least because James and I FINALLY MOVED IN TOGETHER!! My cats tried to sabotage our efforts however by camping in my last pile of dirty laundry…

We moved in on the 2nd of December, and due to our efforts of the previous couple of months, it very quickly felt homely and cosy. We bought 2 sofas from the charity shop, put up the Christmas decorations, and - most importantly - made sure both our computers fit in the living room for optimal gaming time!

Despite being pretty ill the first week, it was great.

Our good friend Lynne even made us this lovely moving in present!

After all that excitement, I had a very early birthday party on the 10th of December, seeing all my friends in the local pub, The Squirrels. 

I also made sure to see the girls from uni one last time this year in London for dinner and drinks.

In the middle of December, Haulfryn had a Christmas party, which I could take James along to. It was really fun - it was a masquerade mall in Reading, with a three-course meal and wine, as well as acrobats and other acts to keep as all entertained, and a casino for James to try his luck! Having been at Haulfryn for almost a year now, it’s nice to be able to go to a big event like this. 

For my birthday this year, James really went all out. I had no idea what he had planned - only that we were going to London, and I had to wear my Pokemon dress! So I donned it and off we went.

First he took me to Sticks ‘n’ Sushi in Covent Garden for a late lunch - and as all I seem to eat is sushi you’ll know how incredible that must have been!

Mmmm big decanter of sake.

Then afterwards we got on the tube to Hammersmith, where the London Philharmonic Orchestra were playing… and what were they playing? Pokemon!

It was incredible - they played music from all of the games, telling the stories of the games throughout, and showing a lot of the game footage on their screen. It was incredibly nostalgic, amazingly well done, and even if you aren’t a fan of Pokemon, the Philharmonic are obviously incredible, and so the music was flawless. 

I couldn’t have asked for a better (or geekier) birthday. Thank you James. 

On the 23rd, Hong Kong Drinking Team had been asked to headline the ‘best of the year’ show in the Facebar, and so I went along - and they didn’t disappoint. While most of the acts were heavy, James and his band dressed up as Christmas characters (James: Santa; Jack: Jesus; Dave: sexy Christmas pudding,#; Luke: Bongle the Bear from Rainbow (he thought it was a reindeer in the fancy dress shop); and Charlie: sexy elf). And boy, was Charlie a sexy elf. They did Santa Baby and Charlie was especially camp. My favourite gig of theirs for the whole year!

Christmas was incredibly special this year, as for the first time James and I didn’t have to balance our days - we were just together. As cheesy as it sounds, it was magical! 

For Christmas Eve, we went to a onesie party up a the Squirrels to see in the big day.

Christmas Day saw us opening our stockings together, and then going to the Squirrels for Christmas drinks. 

Afterwards we had a lovely Christmas dinner with the Skinners and a chilled out evening.

On Boxing Day, after seeing my Mum and Amelia, James and I had my dad and Harriet over, as my dad hasn’t had a family Christmas in a few years. It was great - we played Cards Against Humanity (which my dad loved!), I cooked, and James’ parents came over late afternoon.

The last few days of the year were just as exciting. On the 30th, it was the Squirrels’ landlady’s birthday, and so we had an 80s night up the pub!

James also met Jess’ South African boyfriend Adrian, and now I’m worried about us staying together… they have a proper bromance going on!

Seeing in the New Year was just as great, with karaoke, dancing, and lots of booze. 

And lastly, as I put on a bit of weight travelling and got out of my fitness regime, I took up running this year rather than paying for the gym. It’s amazing how much more you want to exercise when you don’t have to travel as well! I smashed my distance goal for the year, and running has now become part of my lifestyle as well as an easy way to keep healthy. 

Thank you 2016, it’s been an incredible year. Here’s to the next - the first one of me being a ‘proper’ adult, responsible for a home. Gulp. 

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This Arab woman is the world's 3rd most influential beauty blogger

Iraqi-American blogger-made-entrepreneur Huda Kattan, aka Huda Splendor, is the third maximum effective Splendor influence within the international, consistent with a list lately launched through Forbes.

Kattan, who is based in Dubai, is one in every often influencers featured on Forbes’ list of pinnacle Splendor authorities from around the arena. The make-up artist, social media famous person, and entrepreneur is the most effective Arab or Center Easterner to make the listing.

“She – together with her sisters – oversees a Beauty empire that includes fake lashes favored through Kim Kardashian,” Forbes states. “Her make-up line is bought in Sephora – a certain signal an influence has made it.”

With a few nineteen million followers on Instagram,

Over 1,000,000 subscribers on Youtube, and her very very own worldwide cosmetics line, Kattan has grown to be a family call inside the international of Beauty.

Born and raised in the USA to Iraqi mother and father, Kattan ditched her profession in finance to end up a makeup artist. She moved to Dubai in 2008 and started out blogging in 2010.

As one of the first Splendor bloggers within the Center East, Kattan built her

A fan base with Youtube motion pictures highlighting the brand new developments and sharing how-tos and product evaluations. She is in general known for her face contouring technique, wherein she uses tape to spotlight the structure of her face.

The Beauty icon has been dubbed the “Kim Kardashian West of the Beauty influence financial system” by means of the Ny Instances, for drawing the contrast to Kardashian’s looks, style, and sturdy own family ties.

In 2013, Kattan and her sisters added a product line known as Huda Beauty with a set of fake lashes that have been a massive hit inside the Middle East. On account that then, Huda Splendor has emerged as a staple of the cosmetics industry, providing high-quality-promoting lip liners, liquid matte lipsticks, and an eye fixed shadow palette that Splendor bloggers swear by.

How to Be Close Friends With a Married Woman

There’s no huge deal being friends or even relationship a married girl to this point your intent is nonsexual. Friendships and relationships try on knowledge of the 2 parties and additionally adulthood perform a crucial role in this type of relationship. Marriage is a sacred union between a person and a woman and anybody who placed asunder is bound to be doomed. The rationale of this newsletter is not to educate you to have intercourse with a married woman or grasp her from her husband,

But it’s only a manual to having a platonic courting with a married lady. So here is going; someone might say “why being near a married woman when there are hundreds of thousands of young single girls accessible to be dated and to have a dating with?” Sure why this question might be logical but you will bear with me that there are human beings you clearly like or just blend with whether or not they’re married or now not, it is just to chemistry and nature.

Now I should warn at this factor that when you have to be friends with a married woman you should be very cautious. Underneath are some tips on how to pass this type of dating:

1. Make her recognize which you like her now not for any sexual reasons

I recommend being cautious together with your choice of words, when speaking to her do not be flirty, maintain it real and natural. You want to make her keep in mind that you recognize the reality that she is married and you just need to be pals along with her. If she likes you clearly then it is a plus for you.

2. Be careful with the phone calls

Commonplace experience has to let you know when to call a married lady or now not; except she does the calling at this era, then do not call. If she is the regular 8 am – 4 pm employee, you could ship her a textual content at some point of this era and if she is disposed she will be able to text again or name. Please do no longer call her from 7 pm upwards, you need to recognize that she can be having a happy time with her family. Weekend calls should be averted unless she opens up the verbal exchange with you and desires to see you, please do now not jeopardize her marriage.

How Important Is The Beauty Industry

The beauty industry is all about the sector of cosmetology and its importance can not be denied. Searching exact and exquisite has been the choice of all men and women from the beginning. If you seek the history you may find one-of-a-kind Splendor remedies have been used even in the primitive times. This has now ended up an industry with thousands and thousands of humans running at improving the products and offerings to make people look true.

Nowadays we get specific treatments to look lovely because appreciating Splendor and being preferred is in human nature.

As a long way as physical Beauty is involved humans like to have the clean and clear face with a glowing complexion. Well groomed thick lengthy hair is also a sign of Splendor. Clever and suit body makes you appealing. Spotless and honest pores and skin appeals to anybody and easy frame makes you greater stunning. Soft palms and Nicely groomed nails also are linked by means of human beings. And this is the motive why Beauty enterprise came into being. Folks that work in this industry are called beauticians or cosmetologists.

To become a cosmetologist you want to get training from a Splendor college.

You can find lots of establishments presenting guides related to the Splendor industry. Such Beauty schools educate their college students professional abilities which assist them to become proper beauticians.

There’s no question that Splendor enterprise has to emerge as very essential for the entire international and the motives are noted here.

These Splendor faculties produce proficient and skilled beauticians who make people appearance lots better.

Splendor salons assist someone to appearance more youthful that brings out their self-assurance again.

Folks that be afflicted by burns or scars can remove them thru specific cures.

Properly groomed humans usually supply a better and polished impact. You could see that beautiful look lets you get process without difficulty.

Application of cosmetic is very important; correctly implemented make up excessive lighting fixtures your Beauty. that is all taught in a Beauty college.

It’s miles a truth which you get hold of greater respect when you look right.

Splendor enterprise isn’t about bodily appearance handiest. Oil massages give rest to the entire frame. This is why when you sense right you look a great deal higher.

Splendor enterprise is a robust supply of profits for lots human beings.

Showbiz enterprise also relies upon at the cosmetologists.

With the arrival of different media in our lives; personal appearance now topics greater to people, this has increased their dependency in this industry.

The Rise and Fall of Guest Blogging

Visitor blogging has being touted by means of a few bloggers as a first rate manner to achieve a few kind of reputation and reputation. They say it’ll open doors so as to reach ‘new heights’ on your running a blog experience. Permit me country here that I’m no fan of bet running a blog and currently I don’t pay attention a lot to it in contrast to beyond years. I am certain it’s nonetheless taking place somewhere in the Blogosphere, however I bet it has gone lame.

The argument is that Guest running a blog will help generate hyperlinks,

Publicity, and traffic to your own blog. Obviously, this is the motivation that was given many bloggers posting on different human beings’ blogs to gain that more mileage. In an experience, Visitor bloggers are like butterflies or grasshoppers.

In case you need to transport in the rapid lane when you joined the blogging network, you may suppose Guest running a blog would decorate the user experience. but first, you have got to benefit an ‘entry price ticket’ before you’re generic via another blogger whose web page is your goal.

To do this, you’ve got to reveal that you have got what it takes to write well 

With fantastic statistics, guidelines and some thing – to cut it even though, in any other case do not even think about it… until your host blogger is one of these timber head to permit you to submit a few fluff on his or her website. well, there are some. You’ll be amazed wherein you could locate them!

You can run a excessive-octane weblog if you have that form of electricity and motivation like some bloggers who appear with a view to conjure up ‘countless posts’ as Visitor bloggers. some are doing it for the cash due to the fact so-known as A-list bloggers are greater willing to ‘take a break’ from running a blog, so Visitor bloggers are welcome to add their two cents really worth of articles..

If you’d word lately,

A number of these blogs are the type of running out of steam with uninteresting articles or rehash. How generally have you ever stumble upon some bloggers who write approximately how they may be caught with writer’s block for want of latest thoughts to post. And, for them, there is always the worry of losing readers if they do not maintain the tempo… And the face. This is where Guest bloggers come into the photograph to maintain the wheels spinning. There are continually a few keen beavers.