#also both of us are ace so that’s fabulous

[natsurishizukixd08]

(Ik this post is from a long while but MY BRAIN WORMIES ARE ACTIVATED YET AGAIN VI THIS IS YOUR FAULT)

(This takes place after the extra raise in popularity and vacation)

WHAT IF they also made like- fan songs? Like The Living Tombstone and Random Encounters?

After their vacation, they realized that they actually enjoy producing music (they've been in a creative fever ever since they made the soundtracks in 2 movies), so they decide to form a band/group, and they've been covering/producing music during their ramshackle sleepovers

their group roles are as follow:

ACE, having knowledge on choreography the past few times they made the videos, is now in charge of editing, and making the MV itself, taking inspiration from tons of artists and planning his own, before finding animators to help him animate the MV (the animators didn't slip up the opportunity and agreed almost immediately, regardless the price)

DEUCE, who surprisingly has a good voice range (Epel has the best one, but Deuce comes close second), agreed to be one of the main vocalists (much to Ace's dismay), along with Epel. They both have full freedom on managing how their voices in the song, like from a high pitched scream in lost ones weeping, but they both decided to do a high pitched growl instead. (They're naturals with some training -- it didn't take many attempts to get the final products they agree on)

JACK, other than being able to make walking look fabulous the last time, can surprisingly, do music theory and play the piano. He is in charge of producing the main melody for the songs they make, and with Ortho's help, add some other instruments into the melody. (It took him a lot of effort to make one with a specific feel to it, even if he does listen to all types of artist, producing one from scratch is not something he has done before, but in the end, everyone is satisfied with the final result)

EPEL, other than being one of the main vocalists, is also partially in charge of reviewing and inserting effects for the MV. They both had some initial disagreements, but they eventually came to a satisfying conclusion that satisfied both their tastes. Aside from that, Epel isn't doing much, so he tries to help out the others as much as possible. (Deuce, Sebek and him tend to finish their parts earlier than most, so even during the earlier and final stages of production, he helps out in any way he can)

ORTHO, who has a ton of editing experience, is now in charge of compiling the melody, MV and acapellas together, and doing a final check on everything. He does use his scanners to check and review them, but ultimately, whether he wants to follow through or ignore what his scanners tell him, it's his decision. (He usually asks everyone in the group to review it with him too, to get opinions and feedback on what he edited {he has a backup copy of the pure, compiled but unedited version just in case})

SEBEK, who did the costumes the last time, is now in charge of making the MV look good. From adding extra dramatic lighting, to tinkering around with the og subtitles, he makes sure the MV matches the vibe the group is trying to get across. (The others are always grateful for him for joining in their little music group, cause it takes up his knight training time. He usually shrugs it off, but he enjoys editing the effects in the MV, so he wouldn't count this as a waste of time. {he won't admit this, but he likes spending time with them as much as they do with him, so in repayment for their company, he helps them in his own way, including joining their little group/band})

YUU, regardless of everything, is still the manager for the little group, and their song writer, so they create catchy lyrics and help manage the channels, from the channel's content and contact to editing and uploading the bloopers, they have free reign. (As prideful the first years are, they will admit that they only bond more because of Yuu, so in repayment of their presence, they gave them the ultimate power and control, as a way of saying thanks)

After making a few songs at once, they upload them periodically, the first one being No Mercy; a fan-song based on a very trending PVP game that was released a month ago during their vacation (they only found out because Ace loves video games in general, and tends to try new ones upon release), followed up by Basics in Behavior, a song based on an old indie horror RPG where it's a school experience gone wrong, and a few more fan-songs uploaded for the next month or so week, with descriptions explaining they binged-finished multiple songs at once before uploading them periodically.

Needless to say, after a few months after their last soundtracks, the media went crazy because of them again, their videos gain crazy amount of views cause mega fans recognize them by voice...and they put their actual names in the credit.

(Vil is about to grow grey hairs earlier, and Eric is about to contact them again to make more soundtracks and an exclusive interview, and the internet does what it does best.)

[EXTRA NOTES: if I have the motivation, I'll do headcanons on how they act in Vil's interview ;) (which has a chance of being posted a few hours after this one lmao)]

the first-years accidentally enter a Sage's Island singing competition, because yuu saw the words "participation money" on the poster and signed them up immediately because the vacation fund, you guys, THE VACATION FUND-- (different au from the restaurant, btw)

the contest is through video submissions, so yuu brings all the first-year together to pump out a semi-decent, story-driven music video (think "last friday night" by katy perry -- a mix of story cutscenes and actual dancing). they used to dabble in making original music back home, so they write up a quick, catchy song, and assign everyone their roles.

after the whole fairy gala thing, jack and ortho are very adept at making walking/flying look fabulous, and so they're the main stars for the acting segments. ortho is also in charge of the technical parts: providing equipment, editing, etc. jack is very embarrassed over the idea of being in a music video that a bunch of people will see, but after he sees leona eat a mouse off the floor because he was too lazy to pick up the plate of food ruggie left for him, he decides he really needs his vacation as soon as possible. same for ortho, except he had to watch idia heat up a cup of ramen, drop the whole thing on the ground, and then proceed to still eat it anyway.

since ace actually knows what people like, he's in charge of planning and directing the choreography and writing the story. he's a little bitchy about it, but he's good at what he does, and not nearly as bad as vil, so... little mercies.

being strong enough to carry the heavy equipment, sebek is the one in charge of actually recording the video itself. he's ALSO in charge of making the costumes, being the only one with enough determination to study for five nights straight on modern fashion trends and... y'know, being the only person out of the seven who knows how to sew, lol. being the emotional, sensitive guy he is, he's also in charge of the lighting and the overall aesthetic of the video, knowing exactly which elements will evoke what response in people (aka, he throws a bunch of things at the wall and sees which one makes him cry the hardest). don't worry-- yuu keeps him from plastering malleus's face all over it.

that leaves epel and deuce to be the dancers. luckily, the choreography isn't nearly as... bubblegum pop, i guess, as "absolutely beautiful", so it doesn't take a whole lot of convincing for them to do it. deuce, like jack and ortho, isn't entirely sure of being on camera, but then trey gets called back to the queendom by a family emergency, and the whole dorm goes to shit and somehow catches on fire, soooooo...

at the end, they submit their video, and grab their participation money. and they honestly think that's the end of it...

...until they get an email saying they won first place, the video blows up on TwistTube, articles start getting written analyzing the metaphors and complex story in the video, and now eric venue is coming to sage's island to see if they'd be willing to do a promotional music video for a movie he's producing.

uhhhhh... whoops?

[discount-fun-ghoul]

i was reading a book and when the main character was imagining their future life with the love interest i was kind of sort of imagining it as me and my boyfriend.

like just the idea of us curled up together in an apartment of ours, watching crappy movies>>>>

[ryuichirou]

Replies

New week! Some replies related to recent posts.

Anonymous asked:

Do you happen to have an archiveofourown account? I would LOVE to read any stories you have on your aus --coughs Azul Idia marriage au--

Hehe I’m glad you’re interested in our aus and this au in particular, Anon!! <3 Super happy to hear that.

But unfortunately, the only information on any of our aus is posted here under the tag. We don’t really write them as fanfics, and the stories mostly exist in our heads, with me drawing comics with certain scenes every now and then… anything other than that just requires too much work and dedication. I’d love to make a doujin out of it one day though :”)

Katsu does have an ao3 acc! But almost never uses it, and there’s nothing about our aus there.

Anonymous asked:

Ahh! I just saw your latest FemRook/Vil sketch and muah! chef kiss ! even your sketches are fabulous! You post a lot of that particular night with the dresses/formalwear is there a story going on there or? Does our huntress/hunter just loves to shower Vil in love regardless of what they wearing

(this is about a sketch in the 🔑🔞 acc)

Thank you so much, Anon!! I am very happy you liked it! <3

All of the sketches with them in these outfits are definitely supposed to represent one specific night; I just had a bunch of horny ideas and kept coming back to draw them every now and then lol There isn’t much of a story though: Rook accompanied Vil to some fancy ceremony, both looking elegant and proper, but then things went the way they usually do with these two lol

But the huntress really does shower Vil in love no matter the outfit <3

Now, a couple of asks about the suckers comic….

Anonymous asked:

finally putting some respect on the service and hard work the bottoms provide

Yes! Well-deserved treatment, finally, after all this disrespect.

Anonymous asked:

Love that Vil is not even denying it but is more worried about his reputation.... And how do they know who is the best sucker among them?

As much as I love Idia, those teeth are pointy. He must have lots of practice to be safe

Vil knows he isn’t fooling anyone, I think it’s an open secret that he is the most experienced one… at least in this particular group. Mostly because he is the only one who doesn’t hide that he is into men + kind of has a boyfriend… Like all of it is true but you shouldn’t imply it openly like that! His reputation! 😭

Yeah I don’t think Idia would be upset to learn that he is the least likely to be trusted with a dick to suck lol Despite the fact that I draw him in all kinds of sexual situations, I don’t think he is much of a sucker…

Anonymous asked:

OMG HAHAAH THAT BEST SUCKER AWARD IS SO FUNNY

also specially cause all the characters in that team are in the list of your BOTTOMS lmao

💚

This was such a hilarious coincidence, Anon lol When they showed this group, I said “oh no” out loud because there is no way this isn’t going to be a disaster. And indeed it was…

I can’t believe these four bitches had zero actual progress with their task and instead spent god knows how many hours arguing about who is the biggest sucker out of all of them 😭

A couple of asks related to dark hcs lists posted this weekend!

Anonymous asked:

No one but Lilia knows about it because to Lilia it was an “oops, maybe they won’t notice” moment.

This feels horrifyingly canon. Maybe not with sex per se, but with him doing something to Malleus/Silver/Sebek that ended up really affecting them and that being his reaction.

Yeah, he at least witnessed some of the things that he should’ve paid more attention to but brushed it off either because he didn’t really know how important it was or because he didn’t really feel like doing something about it… Of course, he is a caring guardian and all, but Lilia has his moments of questionable judgment.

Anonymous asked:

ahh you know what i can also see ace hiding deuce away by convincing him he’s just useless without him, and he’s better off at home letting ace take care of him. at least he’s decent at keeping house and helping ace unwind usually with blowjobs almost like a good house wife husband

Yeah, exactly! With how hopeful and hardworking Deuce is, it’s so heartbreaking seeing him losing his determination and accepting this fate… so deliciously depressing <3 All the things that Ace would say would piss Deuce off at first, but after some time, he’d really start believing him. Or maybe he believed it all along and was just in denial about it?

Anyways, Ace knows how to get under his skin…

[dkakapizzaboy]

Casting Svt as Characters in KDramas I’ve Watched

Masterlist || Taglist Form

Words: Around 900

Category: Fluff I guess

A/n: If you disagree w any of these, I’m always open for healthy discussion

Disclaimers:

a) A lot of these shows I watched a while ago so if any character descriptions are inaccurate, please drag me it’s okay.

b) Some characters are, of course, very different in age than the members but just go on the emotions, will ya?

c) Character descriptions are kept vague on purpose because I don’t want to give spoilers. Also, if I’ve given any major spoilers unintentionally, I apologise.

d) Spellings of Character names are from Wikipedia, so if you find any inaccuracies, pls lmk

Taglist: @junhui-recs @drunk-on-dk @wonuhour @enhacolor

Fic specific tags: @wonwussy @bitchlessdino hope you guys like it!

1. Choi Seungcheol as Lee Young-Joon in What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim

The strong male character with childhood trauma who doesn’t know what to do with his feelings once he realises the love of his life, whom he had never confessed to, is leaving him screams Seungcheol to me. He’s awkward with his feelings, reacts poorly when hearing the news, is a true leader who silently burdens not only his trauma, but also his brother’s.

2. Yoon Jeonghan as Park Chang-ho in Big Mouth

I think, of all the people in the world who can deceive a prison full of inmates that they’re a criminal mastermind and you shouldn’t mess with them, no one else would compare to Jeonghan. The professional lawyer, who is framed and sent to prison, is a good person at heart, and helps other suppressed inmates and leads a revolution. Jeonghan is particularly quick to think on his feet, which matches the character’s energy.

3. Hong Joshua as Kang Tae- Moo in Business Proposal

A cold CEO who is super averse to dating and and is busy running his business meets and instantly falls in love with a girl who is posing as her friend on this blind date to get rid of him. He is devoted to his family, his passion for his company’s food products is only matched by our heroine. He’s a great cook and is also kind of nosy in his little brother’s love life.

4. Wen Junhui as An Min-Hyuk in Strong Girl Bong Soon

The cute, funny gaming company CEO who hires our Bong Soon as a bodyguard just screams Jun to me, both because of his passion for games and gaming development but also for his endearingly cute and shy demeanour and the sense of humour. Plus actor Jun deserves a fun, cool and handsome role like this, considering we might never get to see his c drama :((

5. Kwon Soonyoung as Jung Joon-hyung in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo

Ok so this is the latest drama I’ve watched and Joonhyung’s passion and commitment for swimming instantly reminded me of Hoshi and his passion for dance. A bonus factor is the fact that after seeing In the Soop S2, I can confirm his….ahem…abdominal area can easily pass for a swimmer’s.

6. Jeon Wonwoo as Cha Sung-hoon in Business Proposal

Yeah I don’t think I need to explain this.

7. Lee Jihoon as Wi Seung-Huen in Rookie Cops

I’m sorry but Woozi as a trainee cop along with an initial e2f2l storyline???? Sign me uppppppp… Plus, this character is like the ace trainee along with having daddy issues and a strong sense of morality that builds over time. Just writing this is making me crave a Woozi remake of this show.

8. Xu Minghao as Myul Mang in Doom at Your Service

Minghao, I think, is the best person in the world who can bring doom to the world while looking fucking stylish and having an angsty emo personality. Fuck the humans, what even do they have. Xu minghao is literally here to end us all. Plus the later developments in the show and the emotions this characters develops….I’ll cry watching if Minghao was Myul Mang. Also, I feel like Minghao is the most supernaturally member in Svt- you know the one who is into Tarot cards and palm readings.

9. Kim Mingyu as Ji U-Min in The Fabulous

Ngl, the Going Magazine episode was a big factor while giving Mingyu this character. This super talented fashion and street photographer, who sometimes struggles to find his aim and is stuck in the friend zone after breaking up with the female lead is such Gyu vibe honestly. This man is so supportive, encouraging…and might I say relentless?

10. Lee Seokmin as Baek Hee- Sung in Flower of Evil

The beauty of Dark! Seokmin is something to behold, a fantasy I will never give up on. A bright, perfect husband in every sense of the way on the surface with a dark past and even darker present….. is….so…..hot. And his wife is a police officer? Yup yup add it to the drama. Mars’ serial killer DK fic has arisen a fantasy in me that i don’t think is going away anytime soon. Plus I’m a sucker for complicated, grey characters whose layers are revealed slowly as the series progresses. He’s almost an anti- hero here.

11. Boo Seungkwan as Lee Seung-cheon in The Golden Spoon

Another grey character, probably the most complicated character on this list. I think, for me, our Boo is also the most emotionally complex and mature guy in seventeen so I think this character really suits him. Our lead guy, is born into poverty but changes his luck, along with his family’s, by switching lives with the richest guy in his school. Complications, along with consequences, haunt him.

12. Chwe Hansol as Goo Chang-seong in Hotel Del Luna

I’m sorry but Vernon as this character??? In great looking suits and constantly in service of ghosts to help them finish their last wishes and peacefully transition to afterlife along with having… probably the most emotional love story ever…..yeah I need a minute, or a week.

13. Lee Chan as Kim Do-ki in Taxi Driver

Taxi driver is probably my favourite kdrama till date. And Dino as the sexy vigilante who takes revenge for people who the system can’t help is such a sexy concept. Action hero Dino to the rescue! Plus the main character plays so many roles undercover and is so hilarious at times that Dino will fit perfectly in this character’s shoes.

[hvstias]

Do you happen to have any Deadlock&Sova sibling shenanigan HCs

Asking for my dogs distantly related cousins twice removed great uncles friend

well kudos to ur dogs distantly related cousins twice removed great uncle's friend bc they have a good taste!! here u go:

u know those duos that just click? yeah. that's them.

especially after sova investigated the place she lost her arm (from her cinematic but i cant remember the name blame it on my low b12 ok)

moving on so after some interrogation they just. clicked. call it trauma bonding or blond ppl telepathy they just did

they don't remember exactly who started it but now everytime they're standing together SOMEONE'S (bonus points if a dualist) always gotta make that sibling joke

they're both nature lovers but she thinks he's kinda insane for hiking for 4 miles at 7 am

okay including tremorbolt here because why not so do u remember that hc about deadlock and breach having movie nights? they also invited sova, deadlock nearly refused to watch the movie with them because she didn't want to third wheel those homos

BUT somehow breach ended up third wheeling them because they were going feral over the details of a fucking 90s horror movie while he tried not to die from too much laughing

her arm sometimes ache like an open wound, not that it's not healed wrong or something but phantom pain is a real pain in the ass and sova tries to help her w his grandmas home remedies and meds

ppl often confuse them as real siblings in public and its so hilarious to sova while deadlock just rolls her eyes but u can see a lil smile if u look closely thats her pocked sized himbo

sova is a good storyteller but he talks about gore so casually she's like ??? sometimes but still listens because this mf has interesting stories

like breach and viper, they also have their own bets but instead of winning they always end up losing bc they let everyone know what they bet on with their bickering lol

she thinks he uses too many hair products and he's just offended like?? do u think its easy to take care of this fabulous hair??

deadlock only cooks practical meals because she doesn't really have time to think about food (her words) and sova's horrified by her eating habits. like girl how are u even alive

sova can handle hot temperatures unless it's TOO hot but deadlock. oh boy. her nordic ass can't handle hot places unless there's an AC like she'd act like she's okay but you know how someone looks like when they're on the verge of dying from heat

they're both tea ppl but sova prefers black tea and deadlock finds those herbal teas relaxing after a long day at work

they smoked pot after a rough mission w breach once but that was the first and last time they listened him about his relaxing tactics because the headache in the morning? not worth it gals and guys and my nb children do not smoke pot if u wanna relax go take a shower or smth listen to me (definitely not speaking from experience)

ps: this is kinda short bc i've been busy these days BUT might make a part two soo i hope u enjoyed!

[fierykitten2]

Disclaimer: the images in this post are arranged in a way so that the Scarlet images are all on the left and the Violet images are all on the right. Obviously I only took on the Academy Ace Tournament in one version at a time

Took on the Academy Ace Tournament in both versions and here were my opponents in the order battled (apart from the fact the Scarlet images are all on the left and the Violet images are all on the right). I’ve learned two things from this - 1 is that Miriam can be the first opponent (like in Scarlet) or the 3rd opponent (like in Violet). She has the same lines in both positions. The second is that Nemona can actually be battled in this tournament (genuinely she’s never appeared to me in this in Violet and I haven’t had the chance for her to appear in this in Scarlet up until now). Also her Pokémon don’t have an order they’re sent out apart from her starter being her final Pokémon and probably her leading with Lycanroc (I remember Orthworm being her penultimate Pokémon in Scarlet because Luna was struggling and nearly cried so I swapped it out for Blueberry only to bring Luna back against her ugly croc (I had every wish to send out Quax or keep Blueberry out instead but I had plans involving Terastalising every single one of my aces and I’d already used Quax against Tyme and Blueberry against Penny. I also kinda wanted Clavell to be my last opponent in Violet so I could beat the shit out of that ugly croc twice in one day but I got Nemona with her fabulous gay duck instead) but she sent Orthworm out really early on against me in Violet. Also Dudunsparce I think was her 2nd Pokémon in Scarlet but her penultimate Pokémon in Violet). Oh yeah the third thing I learnt (or possibly fourth) is that Dark-types can cry. Both Luna and Spriggie nearly cried at some point (I returned Luna to its ball and took out Blueberry to deal with Orthworm and also use a full heal on Luna while Spriggie has a Shell Bell on him so he just gradually healed up as the battle continued and he kept taking out Raifort’s Pokémon)

My aces Terastalising for no reason other than it’s pretty. It’s hard to tell what’s going on in half these images so in order Fire Tera type Char (Armarouge), Fire Tera type Char (Ceruledge), Water Tera type Quax (Quaquaval), Grass Tera type Spriggie (Meowscarada), Water Tera type Blueberry (Walking Wake), Psychic Tera type Cherry (Iron Leaves), Dragon Tera type Luna (Roaring Moon) and Fighting Tera type Knight (Iron Valiant). Roaring Moon are honestly kinda ugly but somehow Luna got out-uglied by Nemona’s Skeledirge (okay that’s enough Skeledirge slander for one post)

Blueberry and Cherry making entrances in the third battles, the ones where they were the ones Terastalising

And of course my aces shouting after defeating their final opponents

As you can see, Liko’s Sprigatito and Dot’s Quaxly in both games have evolved into Liko’s Floragato and Dot’s Quaxwell. As much as I prefer their fully-evolved forms I want to wait a bit and use their middle stages so I haven’t allowed them to fully-evolve just yet

Still, because I chose Quax/Quaxly/Quaquaval in Scarlet and Spriggie/Sprigatito/Meowscarada in Violet I now have the Pokédex entries for Floragato in Scarlet and Quaxwell in Violet

[intothetlkverse]

Decided to challenge myself by drawing every single TLK character out there, up until this point in time, and post it here. You can see the finished project on my main account, though I figured to post it on my tumblr just show I could proudly show off my work and a few of my head canons.

Here's part two of all the non-raptor birds across TLG/K:

Starting strong with the egrets we have Ono/Maono(vision). The last of the Guard members to be featured here, though hardly due to lack of interest. I do like Ono, for how know-it-all and blunt he can be, I do see the appeal in his respectful and pragmatic nature, plus seeing him in his arc in the third season. He eventually becomes the Night Pride's majordomo/scout for the Day Guard, filling in for the time of day when Rani and her group are asleep and Kion and his team are awake. Ono, like myself, if also ace-aro, so while he doesn't get into a relationship or fathers any children, one day, who should come to the Tree of Life but a pair of hamerkops, none other than Ona/Kuona(sight) and mother Kulinda(protect), and he does take on a fatherly-uncle type role with Ona, as well as another egret.

Next up is what I like to call the secondary TLG characters category, composed of Tamaa(appetite) the drongo, Mwenzi(partner) the red-billed tickbird, and the yellow wagtail, featured in "Beshte and the Hippo Lanes", Nyuni(the bee). For all my gripes with TLG's design and story choices, I will say that their bird designs are pretty consistently decent across the board, even if Tamaa's design resembles the Asian-native greater racket-tailed drongo instead of a more geographically appropriate fork-tailed drongo, as I've portrayed here. I did also notice that there was a female yellow wagtail, so I made her Nyuni mate and her name is Mbila(millet). Also Bupu and Kifaru make very small cameos here.

I was really surprised to find out TLK doesn't have a lot of flamingo characters. Sure they appear in quite a few comics and stories, though counting named characters and ones we see in TLG, mentioned in the TLK wiki no less, that gives us about three actual characters. So I added on two more to the ones we got. Also Africa is home to two species of flamingos, the greater and lesser species, which in my research is more just size rather then quality, though the really bright flamingos you think of when seem to be more an American/Caribbean species. Still, considering that flamingos get their pink feather coloring from crustaceans, and the more they eat the more pink they are, I'm just gonna say that the seafood/algae in TLK/G for the most part is extremely rich in carotenoid. You can pry my Barbie pink African flamingo designs from my cold dead hands.

First off are TLG's Flamingo girl 1/Fuari(happy) and Flamingo girl 2/Juisi(juice), named after two of my favorite songs. They're greater flamingos and both of them live in their flamboyance next to Azaad's territory, often becoming his meal. I imagine flamingos, while native to most of Africa where there's water, are an uncommon sight for many, though are very adored for their perky pink plumage and fabulous, flamboyant festivities. For the other flamingo character before we get to the unnamed ones we have Yeye(she). She is leader of the greater flamingos in the Pridelands, specifically at Lake Kidogo. She is also considered a bit overdramatic, as she and her fellow flamingos once nearly declared war on Kiboko and the hippopotamuses for their less kempt nature/appearances, though in fairness Kiboko was being an extra big jerk, though he alone would've made pink morsels out them realistically. I based her design off the ones glaring at Kovu before his exile in TLK2.

The last two flamingos didn't have names, but considering I'm a big fan of flamingos and we definitely needed more, here you go. First off is the one we see from "A Kinglike Hair-do" I've named Sabuni(soap), yet another song I like. While walking down with his vain monkey friend Isimo, Simba and him come across a flock of flamingos, which Isimo argues about how pretty can they really be compared to him and decides to spook them by running through them. Simba then noticed Sabuni, injured and realizes her flock was trying to protect her. Simba calls the rest of the flock back, promising not to harm any of them, and they are able to go back to their injured friend, who eventually recovers. This event would make the flamingos have a more positive outlook towards Simba later on when he set about restoring the Pridelands back after Scar's reign, making them easy support. Later in the comic the flock plus a lemur Simba helped earlier save him from a snake-infested river.

Fataki(fireworks) is the last of the flamingos, and last one named after songs I like. From "Pretty in Pink", he is the only male on this list, and is the leader of a flamboyance of lesser flamingos who take over a small pond in the Oasis during a dry spell, peeving off our Hakuna Matata trio and anyone else hoping to use the pond for cooling off. The trio decide to infiltrate the pond by painting themselves pink with berry juice and gathering fallen flamingo feathers to try and trick the flamingos into allowing them to enter, though the plan fails when they topple into the water and wash away their disguise. However before they can get pecked for their trickery, Pumbaa emerges from the mud the sight of him is so frightening that the flock flees, allowing the trio to cool off in peace. Since then the flock has avoided that specific pond in fear of the 'mud monster' that appeared before them, though still are pretty selfish and vain still.

So at this point you already know my penchant for making these lists increasingly harder for myself. TLG has a long list of bird species that they've shown or used for a line or two, but are never given proper names, just barely a wiki page if they're lucky. The next five characters do have a TLG wiki page yet no specific names. After that, I decided that the other bird designs in TLG were too good to waste, so they will be given a brief mention and name.

Starting off with the unnamed characters which mostly come from "Friends to the End", we have the peacock leader of his flock, now a congo peafowl, Shabiki(fan). Congo peafowl are technically peacocks in Africa, but are much more subdued and don't nearly have as much pizzaz with their tail feathers as your typical Indian variant, and neither are nearly as stunning as the green peafowl... fight me. They've got eyespots all over, not just their tail feathers.

Next we get some waterfowl, starting with the former barnacle geese Mother goose/Ndege(fowl), now an African goose, and her son Jirgi(flight-Hausa) and daughter Gurbi(nest-Hausa) from "Friends to the End". So with barnacle geese, apparently they create nests on high cliffs to avoid predation, however within a few days of hatching goslings must jump off these cliff faces in order to meet their parents who are foraging on the grass below, which is what we learn in TLG, however I have no knowledge of African geese doing the same. However given how rude she was, in my 'verse the chicks did fall off a cliff where their mother had decided to build their nest on top of, and was too prideful to admit she was in the wrong. She later becomes food for Makucha's Army, though her chicks thankfully make it to adulthood relatively unscathed.

Last of the waterfowl is the African black duck from "The Search for Utamu" that Fuli saves her nest from some fighting oryxes. Her name is Bata(duck) and given that her species can have 4–8 eggs at a time, I like to think she named one after Fuli. Their design was pretty nice, though I changed the orange bill/beak to the original's black, though I imagine the reason why they originally had it orange was to help with figuring which part to animate.

Now for the unnamed, background species from TLG. These guys were already enough work to figure out how to make that they'll just get a brief excerpt.

White-throated laughing thrushes: Safisha(tidy). Their colors in the show just seemed to be extremely saturated, so I mellowed them somewhere between their real-life and cartoon counterparts.

Common Kingfishers: Choraji(painting). They're only found in a TLG "Look and Find" book, though still included because... well just look how pretty they are.

Great blue turaco: Mkweli(truthful) and white-crested turaco?: Mchele(rice). Such beautiful blue feathers for the former, absolutely stunning. For the white-crested turacos, for some weird reason in the show they made them... so weird. Like they took a blue-crested turaco and used pastel colors, baby blues and creams.... so I used the real-life design here. Perfectly colorful and serviceable design, I don't know what TLG was planning, though in my book these two are happily married to one another.

Grey-Headed Tanagers: Eji(dew-Yoruba). Another really-saturated cartoon design, though I honestly was doubting whether or not it was a tanager and not a sunbird or superb starling, or even if it was meant to be a variant of the grey-headed bushstrike they've already made. However it did get to a point where looking up species was starting to not be fun, so I conceded in the end, but did mute the colors more.

Grey-Headed Bushshrikes: Pazia(veil). Not much to say, but a really good design overall, for both real-life and TLG.

Southern red bishop: Kivara(clothing). Technically put under the finches wiki page, though the Southern red bishop is actually part of the weaver family, though stunningly beautiful nonetheless.

Peach-faced lovebird: Koro(heart). A cutie patootie, him and Kivara are mates too.

Green bee-eaters: Limu(lemon) and blue-throated bee-eater: Dubaku(look). The blue-throated bee-eater is an Asian species, so it's swapped with a blue-headed/mustached bee-eater here. I also had to work with the green bee-eater design a bit, since it seems TLG based it more off the Asian green bee-eater and not off the African one, which is slightly less flashy then the former.

White-necked ravens: Mlio(crow). It seems a bit weird to put a raven here, though like the peregrine falcon, apparently they too are found all across the world minus Antarctica and weirdly South America too. Hmm, well anyways I think they are very beautiful.

Lastly is Binti the hornbill, a yellow-billed oxpecker here and you can read more about her story here, as well as why this deleted love interest for Zazu is apparently a tickbird and not a hornbill. I did give her a slight redesign and that will apply to all the unnamed chicks which I did not bother to redo here, but I feel like she has a good design for the last character on this sheet.

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I can't really understand Ace's psychology... In the comic he seems to me to be a funny dandy, a bit of a tease but not a bad guy, with a trauma that has led him to do stupid things for reasons who were moral. Given that the comic ended on a hopeful note thanks to Dream, we can only imagine that things will get better for him afterwards... Whereas in the Asks, the commentaries and all the information outside the comic, he comes across as much more cynical, tragic and negative... In fact, over and above what I'm sure is a lack of understanding of the comic, it's a difference in the aura of both that I feel that's confusing me... Perhaps you can enlighten me?

There's definitely a difference in how Ace acts outside of the comic vs how Ace acts inside the comics. A lot of it is the difference between Ace being essentially shackled by Joker vs afterwards.

He really doesn't break the fourth wall very much within the comic so you don't get much of his active disdain of us. It's a contained story-line, he can't interact with creators in real-time. Whereas, on a medium like tumblr or in an rp event, he's real-time talking with creators, and he loves to antagonize creators, hence, being pretty cynical.

His nature as a character is something that isn't resolved and 'things will get better' doesn't mean he's doesn't have like. Fifty different mental illnesses still. In fact, Ace in the comic recognizes this by not saying that things are better, but that they could be better, and in two parts of that, his goal is to 1. Enjoy himself. And 2. Get over what he lost, both of which he is doing in most of the post-AU stuff. When he references his tragedy he usually does so mockingly or ironically. When he talks to creators he's also doing the same. The ask blog isn't that great of an example for his post-Au character given it's intentionally a non-canon and actively antagonistic format, so he's just constantly not enjoying it. A better example would be RP events on discord, which most people never saw, or this really old one-shot I made when I was like 16, which you can read here (it's not the best written but still in character):

This is a pretty typical way he'd react. He's not really overly cynical or negative, mostly just chaotic and quick witted. If he thought you thought that about that, he would be offended, and then he'd act much more positive, just for you. He'd give people gifts and sing funny musical numbers, full orchestration. Do some dances, really bring the energy.

If people thought he was too upbeat and positive, he'd kill a rabbit with a playing card in front of them, electrocute someone, and threaten to burn their house down (whether serious or not is up to you).

His personality is always revolving around his weird way of speaking and general oddities, but he'll essentially do anything as long as an illusion is fuelling it because illusions allow him to do anything. Which includes acting in a very wide variety of ways.

The power of illusions just lets him make the world his playground.

He plays the hero, he plays the villain, he plays whatever role he thinks is something you haven't seen him play before, because he can do whatever he wants (except cliches, they'll kill him dead), and he's going to do whatever he wants, to keep you on your toes. If he's talking to creators he's almost always going to be sarcastic though, simply because he doesn't like them very much. He uses other characters as vectors for his silly hi-jinks, which he just fundamentally can't pull when talking to creators directly.

You can also find a more in depth overview of his personality here:

[bunny-hare]

Silly Game Time: Who are some of your favorite magician characters? And what do you like about them?

They can be of any class or variety of magic-user (wizard, witch, sorcerer, warlock, healer, druid, etc.), of any race or species, so long as using magic is *primarily* their thing in the story. Not just something they do occasionally, but something that is a major element of their role and their identity.

OOOOOOH BOY-! THIS WILL BE LONG! (And possibly involve a lot of Final Fantasy).

First of all, possibly the best example-

VIVI! From Final Fantasy IX! He's just a little guy and I love him for it! Condemned to die young (as he's made basically from pure magic) but determined to live his best life! Vivi is nothing but a sweetie that always sees the best on everyone and everything, he must be protected at all costs. On that last note: his sibling relationship with the protagonist, Zidane, is DIVINE! I really have a soft spot for these.

Cereza/Bayonetta: She's such a fabulous Girlboss. She went through so much trials to be the person she is (or at least is during 1-2, since 3 is a different Bayo as far I'm concerned but- uhhhh I won't get in that can of worms since I haven't played 3 yet) and I honestly love her for going from timid, meek, helpless little girl to the most powerful Umbra Witch. She had good genes ofc, but all that would go to nothing if it hadn't been for her hard work.

Quina (again, from Final Fantasy IX): They're no thoughts, head empty, eating only... which is how they gain spells, so... are they hungry for food? Are they hungry for knowledge? Maybe both? We shall never know as Quina is a riddle and I love them for that, their frog hyperfixation, and their love language being giving food 👏 such a mood.

Soren from Fire Emblem: he's a prince, he's the dragon protecting the tower, he's a damsel on distress, he's an orphan, he's actually not an orphan, he's definitely gay yet pseudo-flirts with the merchant girl to get these sweet discounts and gets away with it bcs home girl likes being flattered, what is there to not love Soren? He has always been of my best units in my every Radiant saga playthrough, I'll forever remember when he killed a buffed up golden tank unit with a staff. Much like Bayonetta, I love how Soren grew from a miserable little lost kid barely surviving on the streets to the master mage/tactician that he's now, he fought hard to have his happy ending at the side of the man that gave him a will to live and he's such a Girlboss for it too.

The Wizards from Terry Pratchett's Discworld book series: they're batshit insane and wasted all their points in intellect completely forgetting they needed wisdom too. They're the Wizards in Arby's before it was even a meme.

And not to make this list much longer as my phone is starting to lag: my current hyperfixation along many, many, many other things:

Ace from Final Fantasy Type 0: I like that he's not such a typical mage even though his movesets are 100% around magic, you won't catch homeboy with a staff, he's got cards to channel that magic. My poor son was basically trained (not to say experimented on) from a young age to have a great magic potential and be the great soldier his mom wanted him to be. I honestly like him better from the complementary content (novelization, mobile game, opera omnia, yadayadayada) as there, there's a much more deeper focus on how much messed up it was, though IG that's also why I like Ace so much, despite it all, and despite trying to keep an stoic bravado, he's just a kid, he wanted to learn to sing and be happy with his chocobos.

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F.I.C.B.R.I.S.H.

Tagged by @sushee to make an URL playlist. Thank you! I love games like these!

Rules: Create a playlist matching the first letter of a song to each letter of your URL.

I'm completely obsessed with Vistarion [Astarion/Tav w my OC, Vistri as Tav], so I'll be extra af about this and choose songs that also fit my ship 💀

(Y'all I'm obsessed 😭)

BG3 SPOILERS BELOW

F - "Feeling Myself" by Nick Hakim [Spotify] [YouTube]

This is so Vistri and Astarion starting to fall in love. Maybe Act II, before they confess that this is something real. It's there, and it makes them happy, and they don't know what to do with it.

I - "I Dropped Out" by And The Kids [Spotify] [YouTube]

After the Cazador fight, like right after killing him. The time between that and the graveyard scene. They have their lives back, but both of them are also super triggered. (Vistri killed her abuser pre-canon, and Dark Urge Vistri has a slightly different version of that.) They're both just reeling, hopeful, and ragged. It's a brand new world.

C - "Come As You Are" by Nirvana [Spotify] [YouTube]

Accepting each other for who they are, as well as accepting themselves. They don't have to be perfect, they can just be Vistri and Astarion. This is a good thing, but it's also got a very deep pain attached to it for both of them. They're afraid of it, but it's also welcoming because they're there to accept and celebrate everything they learn about each other.

B - "Blah Blah Blah" by The Oozes [Spotify] [YouTube]

Their initial meeting. When Astarion tackles Vistri and holds his dagger at her throat, and she finally feels something other than numb. They don't trust each other because they recognize how similar they are right away. It's unsettling. They're drawn to each other and despise each other because of it. Flirting is knives. Their charms and witticisms are a subtextual war.

R - "Rocket" by Beyoncé [Spotify] [YouTube]

Act III, post-Cazador. Y'all know what this one is. Completely involved, devoted, passionate, rough lovemaking after they decide to live their lives again. Indulgently in love.

I - "I Found Out When the Day Had Come" - bb sway [Spotify] [YT]

After sleeping together that first time. It was "just fun" but they feel a euphoria they're not used to feeling. They have no idea they're falling in love.

S - "Sanctuary" by K.ZIA [Spotify] [YouTube]

Vistri and Astarion finding safety in non-sexual intimacy together after a lifetime of hypersexuality as a trauma response. Just laying together, holding hands, and talking for hours. Not needing to do or be anything. Not needing to perform to be worthy. Loved and adored exactly as they are without giving anything.

H - "HEATED" by Beyoncé [Spotify] [YouTube]

Post-canon. Astarion and Vistri ruling over the 7,000 vampire spawn in the Underdark. Happy, thriving, fabulous.

Tagging: (No pressure at all!) @malabadspice @ourladyofmaplemurder @elfjpeg @girlstandstill @lauraceaaee @tealenko @unicorn-farm @vela-ad-astra @ace-trash-boi (And anyone else who sees this and wants to play!)

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(TW: family violence, fatphobia) (and spoilers)

Alright, as promised, thoughts on Double Savage, episodes 1 and 2!

First, cast thoughts:

Ohm Pawat: plays characters with names starting with P who have terrible fathers (although the pops in 10 Years Ticket was redeemed somewhat at the end, his historic FV towards his older son was unforgivable -- very similar to what we’re seeing here now towards Korn). 

Film Rachanun: always, ALWAYS spunky and fabulous. SHE SPARKLES.

Perth Tanapon: my first drama with him, but clearly a VERY strong actor.

These three in particular need to hold down the show and each other, because Ohm’s character, Pakorn/Korn, is the subject of abject abuse, psychological and physical, from his father, who is also the father of Perth’s character, Pawin/Win.  

You need a STRONG cast to decipher what the hell is going on with Korn and Win’s family. Korn, the older brother of the two, was born during a recession. Win was born during an economic upswing. Korn and Win’s father, a shopkeeper, blames Korn -- literally calls him a “jinx” to anyone who’s listening -- for any and all bad luck that comes to the family. Korn’s father abuses him incessantly. He kicks Korn out of the house, and Korn is shown sleeping on a bench outside the family house, often in the rain. One of his siblings will sneak him back into the house to sleep. Korn and Win’s older sister, Li, and their mother, are also shown. The mom, Li, and Win are barely able to lodge a protest to the father for his lifelong treatment of Korn. If Korn is abused, he tends to walk away, leaving his beloved mom/sister/brother in his wake. 

(Someone needs to seriously call Thailand’s version of DCFS/ACS on Korn’s dad, because WHAT. THE. FUCK.)

Before I get into Film’s character, I just want to say that I think this show is depicting interfamily trauma beautifully already (even though it’s beyond heartbreaking). The silence among the family members is deafening, and very real. I mean: Asian family patriarchy. If I were talking with a SE Asian therapist at this very moment, I wouldn’t need to go on to explain what we’re seeing. From how I watch the show from a SE Asian cultural lens: the father has had such an abusive stronghold on the ENTIRE family, that they’re all willed into silence, and are only able to show support for each other OUTSIDE of the grip and gaze of the father. I experienced this quite a bit in my childhood, and saw it in my cousins’ families where truth needed to be spoken outside of an assumed leader, and the emotional compensation that needed to take place later in our lives consumed us. 

I don’t know if this is exactly what @shortpplfedup was referring to when you said that you understood why Korn picked up the gun at the end of the episode...but to me, the lineage of this trauma leads me to understand why Korn did that. In the wake of yet another abusive episode with his father, Korn simply thought he was trying to help someone. (Poverty --> family abuse --> crime: a common pathway that is NEVER INTENTIONAL on the part of the children/offspring on the receiving end.)

So Film’s character, Rung, comes into the mix. Rung is a young woman attending Win’s school, who befriends Win and Korn. Rung asks questions about Win and Korn’s family. She calls bullshit on the superstitions surrounding Korn and his father. She states that her family doesn’t believe those stories.

I want to note that superstitions are common both by way of religion and culture across Asia. (For instance, I was advised once to not swim in the ocean during a particular time of the year, because it was a moment close to a festival regarding water spirits, and it was thought that there were ghosts in the ocean.)

We saw a tremendous amount of religious and cultural ritual in Moonlight Chicken. But superstitions, as we’re seeing here in Double Savage, affect groups/families/communities at the micro level. Parents can VERY EASILY write off children with these mechanisms. (Like I mentioned in my last DS post, I have family members that have written off their children at early ages for just about everything -- their looks, their luck, their birthdays, their supposed lack of intelligence, etc. These parents would literally call their children “fat” in front of me and apologize “for them.”) 

I see what Double Savage is doing here -- calling fucking bullshit on this practice, particularly when it’s used to judge, condemn, and abuse children. It’s common, it happens, and once more, with these amazing shows coming out of Thailand (where WERE THESE SHOWS when I was a kid), we’re seeing broad and public commentary about how negative and abusive these behaviors are.

We clearly haven’t gotten to the meat of the series yet -- the drama that will occur between Korn and Win, as Korn sinks further into a life of crime. But what I’m finding interesting right now is that between 10 Years Ticket and Double Savage — two shows starring Ohm that were directed by female directors — we’re seeing BROAD and VERY DIRECT commentary on patriarchy, and interfamily and community trauma. (This, to me, is much like how @respectthepetty​ noted that GMMTV’s Midnight Series earlier this year was constructed in part to offer critical political and social commentary.)

And at least in Double Savage, vis à vis Rung, we’re seeing VERY direct criticism of otherwise common cultural practices that ALLOW for these abusive behaviors not only to take place, but to take root and to proliferate across generations. And we’re only two episodes in! Good for you, GMMTV. [I mean -- why not throw Bad Buddy into this mix, too? Like I mentioned earlier: someone (P’Aof?) is recognizing that Ohm can really fucking handle this hardcore intergenerational material. This shit does NOT seem easy to portray, and in BBS/10YT/and now DS, he’s handling it deftly.]

Whew. Me likey. Fuck the patriarchy. Let’s see how this show continues to set up this plot.

One off-thought: the chemistry between Ohm and Perth, and Ohm/Perth/Film -- SPECTACULAR. WOW. Ohm and Perth are so clearly bros in real life. They’re clearly ad libbing a lot, and it’s a lot of fun to watch. (I wish Ohm had spent more time on camera with Off in 10YT — they could have had a similar vibe.)

Film’s character is sooooooo different from Neon in Dirty Laundry (and I can’t wait to see her in My Precious, where she’s paired again with Nanon), and she’s just so versatile and fun to watch. SWOON, I love her.

[theultimatenonbinarynerd]

Doctor Who: Horror Of Glamrock Review

Introduction

Having Big Finish free on Spotify is truly a blessing in disguise and absolutely amazing. I do not regret beginning to listen to these now. Something I've noticed is how experimental Big Finish is and I find that a huge strength. This story was very unique and fresh and I enjoyed it alot.

Its hilarious to me that people were moaning about a musical number in Doctor Who when Big Finish did it first in this story. Sure Paul MacGann didn't burst into song but it was quite something and very fun. This is one of the stories that has cemented and helped me understand Paul's Doctor and his complex personality.

What I Liked

There's so much to rave about when thinking about this audio drama.

First I loved how creative the concept was and how unique it was. It embraced it's goofy sci-fi style and was fun to listen to. Although a group locked in a room having to hide from a monster isn't new, this concept absolutely is and it was a blast. Loved how we had to rely on audio cues to get the sense of how terrifying the only ones are. Would love to have these guys adapted into live action sometime but for what they were, they were a great villian.

Secondly, I have to praise the incredible music. Tim Sutton did an absolutely fabulous job scoring as every piece of music was an earful delight. They got the Glamrock music aesthetic down and it was nice to listen too. Campy songs aren't done often in Doctor Who but Big Finish does it wonderfully here. There's another story later in this season that also has great music but it'll talk about it when I review that story. Anyway in short, to rock music fans, your in for a treat. Especially with the campy and fun Doctor Who theme variation at the end.

Again the performances. Everyone killed it and made this fun but weird story wonderful. I have to say that Big Finish know how to create a good side cast of characters and I love them for it. So often I grow little to care for any side characters who appear but in Big Finish they're all memorable in the end. It creates a welcome change that I very much like. Paul MacGann killed it as the Doctor and created a complex Doctor with lots of wisdom but still one who's still eager and desperate to help others. He also perfectly portrayed The Doctor's darkside when stakes got higher in the story. I've found myself really getting attached to his character. Lucie Miller was ace in this story too and Sheridan Smiths portrayal just amplifies the characters brilliance even more. Sheridan Smith walked so Catherine Tate could run. She portrays a character still getting use to the Doctor and his time travel antics really well. Side Characters gave amazing performances too. Bernard Cribbins, I know he did this in 2003 but it tears me up to hear his voice again even if he's in a more villainous and morally grey role, just goes to show his incredible range. Una Stubbs also does a fab job as the witty and sassy waiter Flo, she's so charming that I almost pictured her as a companion. Stephen Gately and Clare Buckfield were wonderful as the Tomorrow Twins and had great chemistry together. Both of them really work well together to sell this dynamic and show their contrasting personalities. Lynsey Hardwick was also great as "Auntie Pat" and I hope she'll appear in other stories. Everyone is great and it's almost impossible to praise anything without mentioning the stellar acting.

Finally Lucie and The Doctors dynamic. My opinion after listening to this tardis team is very fluid but this is one of the stories where they really work. They are much more tolerable than they were in Blood Of The Daleks and they're actually really entertaining. I love how despite being only three stories in they're working together as a team and how much potential for good growth they have.

Overall fantastic, absolutely fantastic.

What I Disliked

Pacing, I love these episodes in the style of a New Who format but sometimes it can cause a lot of pacing issues. One such issue is that it gives us less time to build up the side characters and make us care about any death's that might happen. I know it's suppose to be a Doctor Who story but it still feels a bit fruitless to have character deaths without the proper build up.

Other than that though I really enjoyed it and there wasn't much that spoiled it really.

Conclusion

Another fun and fresh adventure that was a pleasure to listen to it. Its theme blends through the story brilliantly and the villian has a really sinister layer underneath once everything comes together. Doctor Who is at it's most fun when it's embracing it's weird sci-fi campy nature.

I recommend every story I've listened to in the 8th Doctor Adventures range but this one specifically if your look for a fun inventive story.

Really love the 8th Doctor's characterisation and development he's going through in the audios. I loved him in the TV Movie but he's on another level in the audios.

So glad I chose the 8th Doctor Adventures as a start to diving into Big Finish its been really fun and interesting.

The First Season Of The 8th Doctor Adventures are free on Spotify and it has been so worth it giving them a listen. Highly recommend.

Bonus:

I'm hosting a Big Finish listening challenge on Storygraph. My username is Melsage1823 for anyone interested in following.

Just thought I'd set something to motivate me for my first year getting into Big Finish.

Here's the full link to the challenge:

-Melody-

They/Them

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15 Questions / 15 Mutuals 

Got tagged by @eldritch-ace - hello there!! Thank you for the tag :D

1) Are you named after anyone? Hm I mean, technically ‘Taka’ is a nickname that the fabulous @archervale gave me, and it’s a reference to Hawkeye from the Avengers. So....yes? Irl name wise, I believe my name is both biblical and runs in my family, which is why my parents picked it. 

2) When was the last time you cried? Honestly not completely sure lol. Hmm I definitely cried watching the end of episode 8 of The Last of Us, so maybe then? That feels like it was a while ago though, so maybe some other time in between then. I don’t remember though rip

3) Do you have kids? Biological kids? No. Original characters? Yes. They are my kids

4) Do you use sarcasm a lot? I try to, and sometimes I nail it, sometimes I don’t hahah

5) What sports do you play/have played? I mean, I don’t intentionally do any sports, other than what I was made to do at school, but I do run around frequently out of choice, mostly during my job haha. And I used to do cycling. I also do a reasonable amount of walking, actually! 

6) What's the first thing you notice about other people? Whether or not they’re wearing Doctor Who merch

7) What's your eye color? Brown

8) Scary movies or happy endings? Angst. (But real talk - happy endings. I can’t do scary movies hahah and I generally do love my angst with a happy ending, or at least a hopeful/cathartic one)

9) Any special talents? I’m unbelievably good at being unable to shut up about whatever I’m obsessed with at that current moment. I also do this ‘teleporting’ thing where I move quickly or people don’t notice me take a more efficient route (usually, this happens at work) and I seem to suddenly ‘appear’ in places. I often use this for evil to unnerve visitors on tours by going from the back to the front without anyone seeing me move, and it brings me great joy

10) Where were you born? In a hospital. Fun fact, when I was born, the nurses didn’t write down the time of birth, and my mum was just like ‘at some point in the morning’ so like. I don’t actually know what time I was born haha. I guess you could say I’m....I’m a....timeless ch- *gets shot*

11) What are your hobbies? I draw, I write, I play percussion in an orchestra (currently learning glock and xylo which are haaaard), I sing in my church choir and I also like writing music! I mainly do electronic music, using samples I’ve recorded irl (like a squeaking gate) and turning them into synthesisers! I’ve actually got a whole album/EP’s worth of music and I want to put it up somewhere on the internet soon

12) Do you have any pets? Do the grasshoppers in my garden count

13) How tall are you? Uhhhhhhh 5′7″ i believe but i don’t remember

14) Favourite subject in school? English

15) Dream job? Would love to be a tv script writer and/or documentary presenter tbh. Like, getting to write cool stories and someone else makes them for me? And then get to talk excitedly about cool stuff?? Sign me up

 No pressure ofc, but here are some tags!

@archervale ; @chaoticacecryptid ; @sunshinedaysforever ; @gabeorelse ; @southernlynxx ; @novantinuum ; @kasterborous-constellation ; @emptyofdust ; @strikingtwelves ; @puffins-studio ; @echo84 ; @theoreticalabsurdity ; @krebkrebkreb ; @1-of-those-things ; @sadgician

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'When Calls the Heart's Erin Krakow Leads Hallmark's April Movie Premieres: See the Schedule (Exclusive ETOnline)

HALLMARK CHANNEL'S "SPRING INTO LOVE"

All premieres are at 8 p.m. ET/PT. 

Love in the Maldives  Starring: Jocelyn Hudon and Jake Manley Premieres: Saturday, April 1 Rae Parker (Hudon) has a very fabulous, single life that attracts thousands of readers to her monthly travel column, “Reservation for One.” Rae is surprised when her editor wants to send her to the world’s most romantic vacation destination -- The Conrad Maldives. She’s an adventurous spirit and staying at the luxurious Muraka makes it difficult for her to find the type of experiences she needs to write an article worthy of her column. It doesn’t help that Rae is terribly afraid of the open ocean and a hotel that floats in the middle of it. After a few failed solo attempts, Rae realizes she needs some guidance and support to undertake some of the challenges outside of her comfort zone. The Conrad’s guest experience expert, Jared Joseph (Manley), steps in and makes it his personal mission to give Rae the adventure she’s looking for… 

The Professional Bridesmaid Starring: Hunter King and Chandler Massey Premieres: Saturday, April 8 Years ago, Maggie Bailey (King) realized she had a particular skill set for being an ace bridesmaid -- and she went pro. Now she uses her talents to help brides navigate the tricky emotional and social dynamics that go along with planning their big day in addition to the practical. Her latest client, Alexis Shepard (Francesca Bianchi), is the daughter of Columbus’ mayor who is up for re-election. Alexis’ wedding promises to be the event of the summer with lots of scrutiny, so the mayor’s team hires Maggie to join the bridal party and help keep everything on track. But no one can know that Maggie is a hired bridesmaid, so she is introduced as Alexis’ old friend Maisie. Unfortunately, Henry Whittington (Massey), an ambitious local reporter assigned to the society story is sniffing around hoping to get close to the mayor for a scoop on the pending development  of local park land. To pull off her assignment, Maggie must coordinate three unhelpful bridesmaids and keep Henry focused on the wedding while hiding her identity, even as she begins to grow closer to him. 

The Wedding Cottage Starring: Erin Krakow and Brendan Penny Premieres: Saturday, April 15 A wedding guide creator (Krakow) must convince an uninspired artist and owner of a special wedding cottage (Penny) to renovate the rundown cottage to host a contest-winning couple for their dream wedding.

A Pinch of Portugal Starring: Heather Hemmens and Luke Mitchell Premieres: Saturday, April 22 When a celebrity chef walks off his show, prep cook Anna (Hemmens) must step into the spotlight and make the show her own, with the help of her Aussie cameraman (Mitchell) and Portuguese location scout.

The Spin Cycle (working title) Starring: Erin Cahill and Marco Grazzini Premieres: Saturday, April 29 Hazel Miller (Cahill) is a top publicist in New York City looking to build her empire. Diego Vasquez (Grazzini) is a top MLB pitcher who froze during Game 7 of the World Series. He also happens to be the guy who shattered Hazel’s heart in high school. When Hazel is tasked with spinning Diego’s image, it might be her biggest challenge professionally, and personally, as she takes him back to their hometown in Ohio to deal with what they've both left behind. 

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The Blessing Bracelet (DaySpring movie) Starring: Amanda Schull and Carlo Marks Premieres: Sunday, April 9 Dawn Spencer (Schull) approaches the Easter holiday trying to balance being a single parent while working to get out of the debt left behind by her ex-husband. Feeling overwhelmed, Dawn unearths a bracelet she made years earlier and stored away. She created it using four beads with the intention of using each one as a reminder to count the blessings in her life. As Dawn begins to focus on the good, her faith is renewed, and her life takes a positive turn. Thanks to the support of Dawn’s church community and the encouragement by Ben (Marks), who recently came into her life, the blessing bracelets help take her down a path she never could have imagined. 

Spring Breakthrough (Mahogany movie) Starring: Keesha Sharp, Demetrius Grosse, Rhyon Nicole Brown and Akono Dixon Premieres: Sunday, April 30 Single mother Monica Rollins (Sharp) excitedly waits for her daughter, Vivian (Brown), to come home for spring break, their annual tradition. Days before, after years of tireless dedication to her job, Monica is unceremoniously fired. To make matters worse, Monica is dealt with a second blow when Vivian announces her surprise engagement to Shawn (Dixon), someone Monica didn't even know existed and travels to The Gulf Shores for the engagement celebration. En route, she meets Clark Randall (Grosse), who also happens to be Shawn’s godfather, at the airport and an unexpected flirtation ignites. 

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Fabulously Wealthy: Episode 5 - Claudia

Content warnings: implied rape, dubcon, underage

SCENE 1

INT. The Diamond Label - Afternoon

Ace, Cyra, and Nalani are all at the store. There are no customers. Nalani is leaning her arms on the font counter, looking at her phone. Ace is standing in the bag section, taking selfies in front of one of the full-length mirrors. Cyra is in the clothing section, dancing with one of the mannequins. She wraps her arms around the mannequin's neck and winds her hips around.

The front door opens, catching both Ace and Nalani's attention. Roman walks in and looks around. Nalani smiles and excitedly brings her hands up to her face when she sees him. Ace just goes back to looking at himself on his phone.

ROMAN: Damn. Slow day?

ACE: We usually get a lull in the afternoon. It picks up again before the end of the day.

ROMAN: Huh.

Roman looks over at the clothing section.

ROMAN: You planning on taking that mannequin home with you, Cyra?

Cyra glances over her shoulder at Roman but doesn't stop dancing.

CYRA: Mind your business, old!

Roman snickers.

NALANI (excitedly): Do you know each other?

CYRA: Unfortunately!

ACE (annoyed): Cyra!

Roman turns his attention to Nalani.

ROMAN: What's your name, gorgeous?

NALANI: Nalani. I'm a huge fan!

Cyra rolls her eyes.

CYRA: Oh god...

ROMAN: Well, it's nice to meet you, Nalani. Ace is an old friend of mine so I came to say hi.

Nalani gasps and smiles at Ace.

NALANI: I had no idea! I'm glad I got to meet you, Roman. Like I said, I'm a huge fan. You're even hotter in person!

Roman raises his eyebrows.

ROMAN: Wow, thanks! You're pretty good-looking yourself.

Nalani coyly covers her mouth with her hand and giggles. Cyra stops dancing with the mannequin in favor of watching Roman and Nalani talk. Ace is also glancing over at them as he takes pictures of himself.

ROMAN: Can I give you a hug? It's always nice to meet a fan.

NALANI: Yes please!

As Roman hugs Nalani, Cyra and Ace look at each other. Cyra smiles mischievously and Ace shakes his head at her. He smiles a bit too though.

When they stop hugging, Nalani clears her throat.

NALANI: Erm, excuse me.

Nalani makes her way toward the stairs, clearing her throat a few more times. Roman watches her leave and then walks over to Ace. He speaks to him in a low voice.

ROMAN: You didn't tell me you have hot employees.

ACE: I wouldn't if I were you.

Roman gives Ace a confused look.

ROMAN: Why?

Ace shrugs coyly.

ACE: I'll tell you later~

Ace flips his hair over his shoulder and walks to the other side of the store. Cyra runs up to Roman.

CYRA (angrily): Why do I never get a hug?

Roman puts his hand up in a "what" motion.

ROMAN: You don't even like me.

CYRA: So?

ACE: Cyra!

Cyra flinches when Ace yells. She and Roman both look at him. Ace is looking at one of the watch displays.

ACE: This display is filthy!

Ace turns around to look at Cyra.

ACE: I gave you one fucking job!

CYRA: I– I didn't notice.

ACE: Yeah, because you were too busy trying to fuck the mannequins!

Roman smirks at Cyra.

ROMAN: You're in trouble.

CYRA: Okay, okay, I'll clean it now.

Cyra holds her middle finger up at Roman before hurrying off to get the cleaning supplies. Roman just laughs.

Ace rolls his eyes as Cyra runs off.

ACE: God, she's useless.

ROMAN: I could find a good use for her.

ACE: No, she's not even good at that.

Roman snickers.

ACE: Why are you here?

ROMAN: I came to say hi. And to ask if there's any news on... the new members?

ACE: Are you really that desperate?

ROMAN: No, I'm just bored. My job sucks dick and I'm in need of a distraction from it. I've actually been having fun since you and Cyra moved into town.

Ace smiles.

ACE (playfully): Sounds pretty desperate to me.

Ace's phone buzzes before Roman can respond. He looks down to check it.

ACE: Oh, you'll love this. We just got an application.

Roman leans forward to look at Ace's phone.

ROMAN: Is she hot?

Ace snatches the phone out of Roman's view.

ACE: I'll be the judge of that.

The sound of a car screeching to a halt outside the store catches both of their attention. Roman looks out the window and groans.

ROMAN: Not the fuckin' paparazzi! Do you have a back door I can sneak out of?

Ace points at a door at the back of the store.

ACE: Through that door, down the hall.

ROMAN: Thanks.

Roman rushes toward the door. Ace watches him go.

SCENE 2

EXT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

Claudia walks up to the front door. She's wearing a fishnet top with just a bra underneath, along with a black cargo skirt and thigh-high boots.

She takes a deep breath, readying herself. Summoning her courage, she knocks on the door.

After a moment of waiting, Ace opens the door. Claudia looks shocked when she sees him.

ACE: Hello. Claudia Holton, right?

CLAUDIA: U-um– I– I– I think I have the wrong place.

Claudia takes a step back. Ace raises an eyebrow, trying to get a read on her.

ACE: You're not Claudia?

CLAUDIA: I'm– uh–

ACE: I saw your picture on the application.

Claudia anxiously brings her hands up to her chest.

CYRA (from inside the house): Is she here?!

Claudia flinches when she hears Cyra. Ace glances to the side as Cyra comes running to the front door. Cyra smiles when she sees Claudia.

CYRA: Hi Claudia!

Claudia just glances between Cyra and Ace in panic. Ace now looks confused, seeing that Claudia is afraid of Cyra too.

ACE: Are you okay?

Claudia's eyes dart between them a few more times.

CLAUDIA: Uh– one– one s-second.

Claudia turns around. Now facing away from Ace and Cyra, she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. She starts whispering to herself.

CLAUDIA: Ten nine eight seven six five fourthreetwoone– I can do this I can do this I can do this.

Ace and Cyra exchange confused looks. Claudia takes another deep breath and turns around again.

CLAUDIA: Sorry. I got... overwhelmed...

CYRA: Are you alright?

CLAUDIA: Yeah. I just... Um... Do you guys have tea?

ACE: We do.

Cyra nods.

ACE: Would you like some?

SCENE 3

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

Claudia is sitting in the middle of one of the couches. Her posture is stiff and she's holding her arms tight to her body. Ace is casually sitting on the other couch with his legs neatly crossed.

ACE: So, you're interested in joining the Diamond Dynasty?

CLAUDIA: Yes! I've been looking for a club to join and yours is the first one I've seen that actually looks interesting.

ACE: I know, right? I never even heard of clubs being a thing until I moved to this city, but now that I'm here I see why the concept never took off. All the clubs here are so boring.

CLAUDIA: That's why I never joined any.

ACE: I don't blame you.

Cyra walks over to the living room, holding a mug. She holds it out to Claudia, who hesitantly takes it.

CYRA: Careful, it's kind of hot.

CLAUDIA: Thank you.

Claudia rests the mug on her lap. Cyra moves to sit next to her, but freezes when Claudia instinctively scoots away. Cyra instead goes to sit next to Ace on the other couch.

ACE: Are you sure you're alright?

CLAUDIA: Yes. Sorry. I just get... nervous... around people I don't... know...

Claudia takes a sip of her tea.

CLAUDIA: That's another reason I never joined any clubs, even though my manager has been bugging me about it for years.

CYRA: You have a manager?

CLAUDIA: Yeah. I'm an influencer. Celebrity status was a requirement for joining, right?

ACE: Yes. Your application said you were in the spotlight, but it was a little vague.

CLAUDIA: Sorry... I was kind of in a rush when I wrote it.

ACE: It's alright. We know now. Tell me more about what you do.

Ace leans forward a bit, awaiting Claudia's response. This seems to make Claudia nervous.

CLAUDIA: Well... I mostly make vlogs.

CYRA: What kind of vlogs?

CLAUDIA: I talk about a lot of different things. I make fashion videos, makeup and hair tutorials, love advice. That kind of thing. Oh, and I make a lot of collab videos with my roommate. She's an influencer too, but she mostly does OnlyFans.

Cyra's face lights up.

CYRA: OnlyFans?!

ACE: Excellent. I have my own clothing and accessories brand. Maybe you could mention us in one of your videos.

CLAUDIA: I'd love to! What kind of clothes?

ACE: It's all high-end stuff. But Cyra and I are planning a collaboration, which may be more to your style.

CYRA: Yeah, I'm more into the goth vibe. You might like it more.

CLAUDIA: Well, I'd love to see what you already have.

Ace stands.

ACE: I'll go grab a few things from the storage then.

Ace walks toward the stairs. Cyra waits until he's out of earshot before speaking to Claudia.

CYRA: What's your roommate's OnlyFans name?

SCENE 4

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Night

Roman is in the kitchen, looking in the fridge. Cyra comes running down the stairs. She jumps when she turns the corner though, not expecting Roman to be there.

CYRA: Jesus fucking Christ!

ROMAN: Hi.

CYRA: How the hell did you get in?

ROMAN: Ace gave me a key.

CYRA (sarcastically): Great...

ROMAN: Where is he, anyway?

CYRA: He's out with the new girl. He wants her to feel more comfortable around him.

ROMAN: New girl?

CYRA: Oh. The new club member. Did you not check the group chat?

Roman grabs his phone from his pocket.

ROMAN: No, I didn't. I was doing a show and I had my phone turned off.

Roman turns on his phone and starts tapping on the screen. Cyra just watches him, clearly not happy that he's there.

ROMAN: Claudia...

CYRA: She's really pretty.

Roman smiles at Cyra.

ROMAN: I look forward to meeting her then.

CYRA: You have to be nice to her.

ROMAN: Why wouldn't I be?

CYRA: Because you're an asshole.

Roman nods.

ROMAN: I'm aware.

Cyra rolls her eyes and walks toward the living room.

ROMAN: So, what are you doing while Ace is gone?

CYRA: Well I was gonna have a dance party, until someone rudely let himself in.

ROMAN: I'll dance with you.

Cyra stops and spins around to look at Roman, confused.

CYRA: You dance?

ROMAN: Well, usually it's more like moshing.

Cyra glances around, thinking for a moment.

CYRA: I'll put on some metal.

SCENE 5

INT. The Narwhal Arms - Night

Ace and Claudia are sitting at the bar together. They both have drinks in front of them.

ACE: I think you'll fit perfectly in my club, Claudia. I was honestly worried that our first few applicants would be... How do I put this? Ugly.

Claudia bursts into laughter and quickly covers her mouth with her hand.

CLAUDIA: What would you have done if I was ugly?

ACE: I would have politely told you to leave. I'm not that mean. But you're gorgeous, so...

Claudia blushes and looks away nervously.

CLAUDIA: Thank you...

Ace leans closer to Claudia, trying to force eye contact.

ACE: Do I make you nervous? You keep looking away when I try to compliment you.

CLAUDIA: Um...

Claudia blinks a few times. She tries to look Ace in the eye but can't bring herself to do it.

CLAUDIA: I've just never seen someone so beautiful in person before. It's intimidating.

ACE: In a bad way?

CLAUDIA: No... Not in, like, a jealous way or anything like that.

ACE: So you're attracted to me then?

Claudia physically turns away from Ace a bit, now even more nervous.

ACE: It's okay. Most people find me attractive.

Claudia tucks her hair behind her ear.

CLAUDIA: You're so forward.

ACE: You'll have to get used to that if you're gonna be a part of the Diamond Dynasty. But don't worry, I'll teach you how to handle it.

CLAUDIA: You'll... teach me?

Claudia looks at Ace with puppy-dog eyes. Ace lightly drags the tip of his nails across Claudia's hand, which rests on the bar.

ACE: If you let me.

Claudia bites her lip, looking both excited and terrified.

The conversation is interrupted by a woman hesitantly approaching them.

JADE: Excuse me... Are you Claudia Holton?

Claudia tenses up when she hears her name. She seems scared to answer.

CLAUDIA: ...yes.

Jade's face lights up.

JADE: This is cool! I'm such a huge fan!

Claudia glances nervously at Ace, not sure of what to say.

JADE: My name's Jade. I just wanted to say hi because I adore you so much.

Jade holds her hand out for Claudia to shake, but Claudia remains frozen. Ace realizes that she needs some help.

ACE: Okay, you said hi. We're kind of on a date here, if you don't mind.

Jade looks at Ace and frowns.

JADE: Who are you?

ACE: My name's Ace Diamond. What's yours, sweetheart?

JADE: I already said it's Jade.

ACE: Your full name.

JADE: Jade Rosa...

Ace nods.

ACE: Mm... the Partyhaus leader.

Jade smiles.

JADE: You know me?

ACE: Of course. I'm a club leader too. I need to know what I'm up against.

JADE: Wait. Are you the leader of that new club?

ACE: Yes.

JADE: Oh! It's so nice to meet you! Our clubs should get together sometime. I think we'd all get along well!

Ace looks Jade up and down.

ACE: Thanks for the invite, but I'll pass.

Jade looks offended.

JADE: What?

ACE: I'm not interested in meeting with a club that's just a discount version of mine.

Jade's jaw drops and she frowns.

JADE: What the fuck?

ACE: Just stating facts...

JADE: I'm just trying to be friendly. You don't have to be such a bitch!

That strikes a nerve with Ace. He glares at Jade and stands up, taking a threatening step toward her. Claudia looks surprised by his reaction but doesn't do anything to intervene.

Jade takes a step back as she realizes that Ace is much taller than her.

ACE: Wanna say that again, cunt?

Jade looks appalled. Her lip quivers as she tries to think of what to say.

JADE: I– Don't call me that!

ACE: Why not? You're being a cunt.

Jade scoffs. Ace just takes another step toward her, closing the gap between more and making Jade step back again. She looks scared now.

Ace bends down to look her in the eye.

ACE: Get out of my face, bitch.

Tears well up in Jade's eyes. She quickly gives up on the stand-off and runs away. Ace watches her leave and then turns his attention back to Claudia.

ACE: Sorry you had to see that, Claudia.

Claudia stares at the ground as she speaks.

CLAUDIA: That was... so hot.

Ace raises an eyebrow.

ACE: Yeah? You like a mean bitch?

Claudia smiles bashfully and nods. Ace smiles too.

SCENE 6

BEGIN FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's old bedroom - Morning

Cyra wakes up on top of the covers, wearing denim shorts and a t-shirt. There is a person under the covers next to her. She blinks a few times and then slowly turns her head to look behind her.

We see a shot over Cyra's shoulder at the other person. It's a man who is much older than her. Cyra winces when she sees him.

Careful not to wake the man, Cyra slowly rolls off of the bed. She keeps her hands pressed down on the mattress as she awkwardly stands up, in an attempt to keep it from lifting too quickly.

Once she's off the bed, Cyra tip-toes to the door. She holds her breath as she carefully turns the door handle. She moves at an agonizingly slow pace. Her efforts are not in vain though, she manages to open the door without making any noise. She slips out of the room.

INT. Cyra's parents' house - Morning

Cyra carefully closes the bedroom door behind her, doing the exact same thing that she did to open it. She breathes a sigh of relief once the door is fully shut.

Now in the clear, Cyra runs up the main stairs on her toes.

INT. Cyra's parents' bedroom - Morning

Cyra runs into the empty bedroom and heads straight for the closet. She shuts the door and pulls her phone out of her back pocket. She sits down on the floor, leaning against one of the walls.

We see a close-up of her phone screen as she opens Ace's contact and texts "Are you up?"

Cyra waits a bit, not taking her eyes off the screen. She eventually gets bored with waiting and scrolls up to look at their past conversations. There are a lot of selfies sent by Ace, usually followed by excessive amounts of heart emojis from Cyra. Cyra taps on one of the selfies to make it full screen.

Cyra smiles and takes a deep breath as she admires the picture. It seems to give her some comfort.

The sound of a door being opened downstairs makes Cyra freeze up. She squeezes her eyes shut, trying not to cry.

END FLASHBACK

SCENE 7

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Night

Cyra and Roman are sitting on the couch together, watching TV.

The front door opens. Cyra and Roman both look over as Ace and Claudia walk in.

CYRA: Welcome home...

Ace ignores Cyra's greeting and looks at Roman instead.

ACE: What are you doing here?

ROMAN: I came to see you, but you weren't home. So I'm hanging out with your pet goblin.

Roman points at Cyra.

CYRA: Goblin deez nuts!

Ace raises an eyebrow and starts taking off his coat and shoes. He lazily gestures at Claudia, who is standing behind him, looking nervous.

ACE: This is Claudia. She's our new club member.

Roman shamelessly looks Claudia up and down.

ROMAN: Pleasure to meet you, Claudia.

CLAUDIA: You as well, Roman. Big fan.

Claudia sounds like she just said that out of obligation. Roman doesn't respond. He looks like he's trying to get a read on the new girl.

CYRA: Did you have fun, Claudia?

CLAUDIA: Yes...

ACE: We ran into Jade Rosa, so I had to put that bitch in her place.

ROMAN: Who's that?

CYRA: Rival club leader.

Roman nods. Ace finishes taking everything off.

ACE: Not much of a rival, if you ask me.

Ace flips his hair over his shoulder. Claudia bites her lip and glances at him.

ACE: Claudia will be sleeping in my room tonight. Both of you stay out of our way.

Ace grabs Claudia's hand and leads her toward the stairs. Cyra's jaw drops and she turns around on the couch, sitting on her knees.

CYRA: Wait, what?

Ace ignores Cyra, already on his way up the stairs. Realizing that he's not going to respond, Cyra sighs and sits back down. She closes her eyes and winces as if she were in physical pain.

Roman notices she's upset.

ROMAN: It's not just me, huh?

Cyra gives him an annoyed look.

CYRA: What?

ROMAN: You're jealous of everyone he sleeps with.

Cyra frowns.

CYRA: Why do you care?

Roman doesn't respond. He has a thoughtful look on his face. Cyra rolls her eyes and looks up at the ceiling. After a moment of silence, Roman speaks again.

ROMAN: Come on, let's go.

Roman gets up.

CYRA: What? Go where?

Roman grabs Cyra's wrist and yanks her off the couch.

CYRA: Ow! Where are we going?

Roman doesn't respond as he drags Cyra toward her bedroom.

SCENE 8

INT. Ace's bedroom - Night

Ace pushes Claudia up against the wall and bends down to kiss her neck. Claudia gasps and looks up at the ceiling. Her eyes flutter shut at the sensation.

BEGIN FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's parents' house - Afternoon

Cyra faces the camera and holds a large, sharp kitchen knife in front of her nose. Her eyes cross a bit to look at it. After a moment of staring at the knife, she lowers it and glances to the side.

INT. Cyra's old bedroom - Afternoon

Still holding the knife, Cyra runs into the room and jumps onto her bed.

END FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's bedroom - Night

Roman throws Cyra onto her bed. She bounces a bit when she lands. Once she's steady though, she props herself up on her elbows.

CYRA: Wha–

Roman points at her, cutting her off.

ROMAN: Stay.

Cyra closes her mouth and watches as Roman starts taking off his jacket.

ROMAN: So, are you a trained dog or a feral stray?

Cyra tilts her head, smiling a little.

BEGIN FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's old bedroom - Afternoon

Cyra lifts the blanket on one side of the bed, the side the man was sleeping on in scene 7. Now that the sheets are exposed, Cyra kneels on top of them and raises the knife high above her head. She plunges the knife down into the mattress with all her strength.

END FLASHBACK

INT. Ace's bedroom - Night

Ace and Claudia are on the bed, under the covers. Ace is on top of Claudia and she clings to his shoulders as he thrusts into her. Claudia moans with each thrust.

BEGIN FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's old bedroom - Afternoon

Cyra pulls the knife out of the mattress and lifts it up high again. She stabs it down into a different part of the mattress before quickly pulling it out again. She stabs the bed again and again.

She's using a lot of force, but she doesn't look angry. Her expression reads more like exhilaration.

END FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's bedroom - Night

CYRA: I'm a hundred percent feral!

Cyra bares her teeth at Roman, who is now taking off his shirt. He shakes his head.

ROMAN: Ace wouldn't keep an untrained dog around.

Roman climbs on top of Cyra, who playfully smiles at him.

CYRA: Wanna find out?

BEGIN FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's old bedroom - Afternoon

Cyra stabs the mattress again, but this time doesn't pull the knife back out. Instead, she drags it down toward her, creating a long, jagged strip.

Cyra smiles and leans forward, overwhelmed by a sense of euphoria. She makes a noise that's a combination of a gasp, a laugh, and a heave.

She then pulls the knife out of the mattress and stabs it into a different part.

END FLASHBACK

INT. Ace's bedroom - Night

Ace thrusts hard into Claudia, jerking her entire body upward. We hear more of Roman and Cyra's conversation as Ace and Claudia continue to move.

CYRA (voiceover): I can tear anything and anyone to shreds.

ROMAN (voiceover): A well-trained dog knows when to attack.

CYRA (voiceover): When he tells me to attack...

BEGIN FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's old bedroom - Afternoon

Cyra is now quickly stabbing the bed with reckless abandon. The one side of the mattress is so torn up that it hardly looks like a bed anymore. Stuffing is flying everywhere.

Cyra is breathing fast and heavy, still smiling.

ROMAN (voiceover): Definitely trained. Trained and loyal.

END FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's bedroom - Night

We see a shot of Cyra and Roman, both from the waist-up. Cyra is lying on her stomach, propped up on her elbows. She's been stripped down to just a sports bra. Roman is looming overtop of her.

Cyra glances back at Roman. She looks happy.

CYRA: But I'm free.

Roman smirks and grabs a fistful of Cyra's hair.

INT. Ace's bedroom - Night

Ace and Claudia are still in the same position, but they've stopped moving. Ace brushes Claudia's hair out of her face.

ACE (whispering): Good girl.

Claudia smiles, completely enamored with him.

BEGIN FLASHBACK

INT. Cyra's old bedroom - Afternoon

Cyra stops stabbing the mattress and stares down at her work. A wave of exhaustion seems to suddenly hit her and her eyes roll up a bit. She sways and then falls onto the side of the bed that's still intact, dropping the knife. When she lands, she breathes heavily and stares up at the ceiling.

We see a close-up of the knife. A diamond symbol has been etched into the handle.

END FLASHBACK

SCENE 9

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

Ace is sitting on the couch and Cyra is sitting on the floor in front of him. Ace has one of his legs over Cyra's shoulder. Cyra's holding onto it as she watches TV. Ace, on the other hand, is taking selfies.

CYRA: Are you taking pics for Instagram?

ACE: Yep.

CYRA: Am I in any of them?

ACE: Not yet.

Ace grabs Cyra's hair and pulls her head back. He then angles the phone above them.

ACE: Smile!

Cyra sticks her tongue out and Ace bites his bottom lip. He snaps the picture and then looks at it, letting go of Cyra's head.

ACE: Why do you stick your tongue out in every picture?

CYRA: Because I know what my mouth's for.

Ace laughs.

ACE: If that's the case, then why do you talk so much?

Cyra pouts at Ace, her head still tilted back. Ace responds by lightly slapping Cyra's face a couple of times as he looks at his phone.

Cyra's phone starts to buzz on the coffee table. Ace glances at it for a moment but then goes back to what he was doing. Cyra grabs her phone from the table and answers it.

CYRA: Hey, Alex!

INT. Alex's house - Day

Alex is pacing around their living room as they talk on the phone.

ALEX: Hey, Cyra. Doing anything important right now?

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

CYRA: Mm...

Cyra looks back up at Ace.

CYRA: I am I doing anything important?

Without looking up from his phone, Ace plants both his feet on Cyra's thighs. He presses down on them hard.

ACE: Yes. You're being a foot stool.

CYRA: Yes, I'm being Ace's foot stool.

INT. Alex's house - Day

Alex laughs.

ALEX: Ah, I see how it is.

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

Cyra smiles.

CYRA: What's up?

ALEX (through the phone): I need some advice.

INT. Alex's house - Day

ALEX: Bills are getting a little tight.

Alex adjusts the positions of a few plants and decorations on their TV stand as they speak.

ALEX: I'm not getting as many shifts as I'd like, and you know how my spending habits are.

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

CYRA: Oh! Do you need–

ALEX (through the phone): Nope! Don't you dare try to offer me money.

INT. Alex's house - Day

ALEX: You know I'm an independent woman.

Alex twirls their hand in the air dramatically.

CYRA (through the phone): Oooo!

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

CYRA: She's a woman!

Ace snickers. Cyra glances up at him.

CYRA: Okay.

INT. Alex's house - Day

CYRA (through the phone): What were you thinking then?

Alex smiles.

ALEX: I'm so glad you asked. I was thinking of getting a roommate. This house gets lonely, you know.

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

CYRA: That's a great idea! Make sure you're picky though. You want someone who you can tolerate.

ALEX (through the phone): Oh, it's not just about tolerating. I need someone who's as cute as you are, Cyra!

Cyra smiles bashfully.

INT. Alex's house - Day

ALEX: I'm thinking... a twink.

We hear Cyra gasp through the phone. Alex smiles at her reaction.

CYRA (through the phone): I love twinks!

ALEX: So you think it's a good idea?

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

CYRA: It's a great idea! I wanna meet him when you find him.

Ace puts his phone down and places his hands on either side of Cyra's face. He slides them downward until his fingers reach her collar, wrapping around it.

INT. Alex's house - Day

Alex giggles mischievously.

ALEX: I was hoping you'd say that. Okay, well I'll call you when I start getting applications. I want your input.

CYRA (through the phone): You got it.

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

Ace tugs Cyra's collar upward, forcing her to sit up straighter.

ACE: You two talk so much...

Cyra smiles at Ace.

CYRA: Um... I gotta go. The wife is calling.

Ace gives Cyra's collar another sharp tug, making her voice shake on that last word.

INT. Alex's house - Day

ALEX: I hear you. Well, have fun~

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

Cyra smiles.

CYRA: Bye, sexy.

ALEX (through the phone): Bye~

Cyra hangs up the phone and sets it down on the floor beside her. She then looks up at Ace.

CYRA: Yes?

ACE: I want all of your attention right now.

Ace taps his nails against the hard metal of Cyra's collar.

CYRA: Anything you want.

ACE: Hm... You were in a good mood this morning.

CYRA: You thought I'd be upset?

ACE: Yes. But Roman helped you with that, didn't he?

CYRA: Yes...

ACE: He made sure to text me about it today. He said you were a good pup. My pup.

CYRA: It's always you. Everything is for you.

Ace raises an eyebrow at Cyra and lets go of her collar.

CYRA: Did you fuck Claudia?

ACE: You already know the answer to that. Are you angry?

CYRA: I could never be mad at you. It just hurts.

Ace is silent for a moment, thinking.

ACE: Then hurt for me.

Cyra inhales sharply and looks up. Ace stands and Cyra watches him as he steps away from her.

ACE: You said you'd do anything for me. "Anything" includes hurting. Endure the pain for me.

Ace walks to the kitchen and Cyra strains her neck to watch him.

ACE: You'll do that for me, won't you?

Cyra sighs and closes her eyes.

CYRA: Anything for you.

Ace giggles.

ACE: Good puppy. What do you want for lunch?

That seems to perk Cyra up a bit.

CYRA: Pizza!

Ace snickers.

ACE: How about tofu stir fry?

CYRA: Okay...

SCENE 10

INT. Celeste & Claudia's house - Afternoon

There is a knock at the front door. Claudia cautiously steps into the front hallway and tip-toes toward the door.

When Claudia gets close to the door, she runs up to it and puts her back against it. Fearfully, she bends to the side to look out the window next to the door.

We see a shot through the window. Cyra is standing there, looking up, taking in the view of the house.

Confused, Claudia unhooks the chain on the door. She then turns the lock on the doorknob plate and the lock on the doorknob itself. She opens the door just enough to speak to Cyra.

CLAUDIA: Cyra?

CYRA: Hi, Claudia. I was wondering if we could talk?

Claudia opens the door a bit more and sticks her head out. She looks around.

CLAUDIA: Um... sure. No one else is here, right?

Cyra looks around too. She's slightly less weary than Claudia though.

CYRA: I don't think so. I checked on the way...

Cyra pauses and narrows her eyes.

CYRA: ...here. Someone's in that bush over there.

Cyra points at one of the bushes outside of Claudia's house. It's a fair distance from them.

CLAUDIA: Ugh... Not again.

Cyra aggressively stomps toward the bush.

CYRA: Hey! Come out here!

The stalker in the bush tries to run away but Cyra lunges after him. She manages to grab his arm before he can escape.

CYRA: Don't run! Who are you?!

STALKER: Please just leave me alone! I'll go, okay?

CYRA: Not a chance!

Cyra pushes the stalker over to one of the walls. She shoves him up against it and holds her forearm on his chest, pinning him there.

CYRA: What are you doing here? Why were you hiding?

STALKER: I'm just–

CLAUDIA: He's an obsessed fan. I've caught him spying on me a few times.

STALKER: Look, I'm sorry–

CYRA: You better be! This is Claudia's home! How dare you intrude on her personal life!

The stalker looks terrified of Cyra. His eyes are wide and he's shaking.

CYRA: What do you have to say for yourself?!

STALKER: I– I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to–

CYRA: I know exactly what you meant!

Cyra lets go of the stalker and he stumbles away from her.

CYRA: If I ever see your face around here again I'll cut you up!

The stalker doesn't respond, just sprints away as fast as he can.

CYRA: Yeah, you better run! Fuckin' creep.

Cyra walks back to the front door. Claudia is still standing in the doorway, looking shocked.

CYRA: Um... Are you alright?

CLAUDIA: Yeah... Uh, I've just never seen him that scared before. Usually I just threaten him with my taser, but I think he knows I'm too scared to use it.

CYRA: You should use it. Guys like that only learn from experience.

Claudia looks down, ashamed of her own anxieties. Cyra notices her body-language and realizes she's upset.

CYRA: Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to scare you too.

Claudia takes a deep breath.

CLAUDIA: Ten nine eight seven six five fourthreetwoone–

Claudia sighs.

CLAUDIA: It's okay, Cyra. I actually feel better now that he's gone.

Cyra smiles politely at Claudia and she smiles back.

SCENE 11

INT. Celeste & Claudia's house - Afternoon

Cyra is sitting on the couch in the living room. Claudia walks in from the kitchen, holding two mugs. She hands one of them to Cyra and then sits in the chair next to the couch.

CLAUDIA: Thanks again for helping me with that stalker.

CYRA: Don't mention it. Just because you're famous doesn't mean people get to invade your privacy.

Claudia smiles politely and nods. She glances to the side, hesitant to say what's on her mind.

CLAUDIA: Um... Are you and Ace dating?

Cyra seems caught off-guard by that question.

CYRA: Um... Yes...

CLAUDIA: Oh... Look, I'm sorry. He didn't tell me and I didn't even consider it because of your age gap. But he posted a picture of you two together on his Instagram today and I understood. I'm sorry. I should've realized sooner.

Cyra remains silent, shocked by the sudden apology.

CLAUDIA: I feel really bad about it. I'm not that kind of girl. I mean, I know what kind of club you guys are running, but that was outside of club time. I feel like I crossed a line.

Cyra sighs and slouches forward.

CYRA: I don't blame you for not knowing. Ace and I don't have a normal relationship. That's not the point of it.

Claudia looks confused.

CLAUDIA: The... point?

CYRA: Everyone feels love differently, right? I feel it in a strange way that's almost impossible for me to explain. Ace was the only one who ever really understood it. He knows what I need better than I do.

CLAUDIA: Hm... Okay...

CYRA: That probably didn't make any sense.

CLAUDIA: No, I– I think I know what you mean.

Cyra glances at Claudia and then back down at the floor.

CYRA: I still get jealous, but it's kind of for different reasons.

CLAUDIA: Okay... So, um, where does that leave us?

CYRA: I'm not sure.

Cyra looks Claudia directly in the eye.

CYRA: I want to be your friend. I like you.

Claudia looks conflicted.

CLAUDIA: I do too. But–

CYRA: Don't blame yourself. Okay?

Claudia takes a deep breath and nods.

SCENE 12

INT. Celeste & Claudia's house - Evening

Claudia and Cyra are standing by the front door. Cyra is putting her shoes on.

CYRA: Thanks for having me!

CLAUDIA: Of course...

CYRA: I'll see you at the next meeting, okay? I know it'll be your first, but don't be intimidated. Just think of it as hanging out at my house.

CLAUDIA: Yeah! I'm excited. Nervous, but excited.

CYRA: I know it will go well.

Claudia and Cyra smile at each other. Cyra then looks out the window.

CYRA: My driver's here. Have a good night!

Cyra opens the front door and steps outside.

CLAUDIA: Goodnight.

Claudia closes the door behind Cyra and watches her through the window to make sure she got into the car.

CELESTE: That was Cyra?

Claudia whips her head around, surprised that Celeste is there. Celeste is near the stairs, peaking her head out from behind the wall.

Celeste has short black hair and her face is so beautiful it's almost otherworldly. She has pale skin and wears gothic makeup.

CLAUDIA: Oh, um, yeah.

Celeste glances around nervously.

CELESTE: She's cute...

CLAUDIA: She's close to your age. Only a year younger, I think.

Celeste looks down at the floor.

CELESTE: Hm...

CLAUDIA: Are you okay?

Celeste shrugs, staring at Claudia with a sad expression.

NEXT TIME

CLAUDIA (voiceover): Next time on Fabulously Wealthy...

INT. Ace's closet - Morning

Cyra closes the door and then answers the video call. Celeste appears on the phone screen and immediately looks shocked.

CYRA: Hello!

CELESTE: ...Cyra?

CELESTE: Why do you have Claudia's phone?

CYRA: She stayed at my house last night.

INT. Ace & Cyra's house - Day

ALEX: I think you freaked out Claudia's roommate.

CYRA: I don't know... I was getting a different kind of vibe from her.

INT. Celeste & Claudia's house - Evening

ACE: So, how are you liking the Diamond Dynasty so far?

CLAUDIA: I wanna know more about the other members.

ACE: Of course!

INT. Claudia's house main hallway - Evening

Cyra immediately goes to a closed door and knocks on it.

After a moment of waiting, the door opens. Celeste freezes when she sees Cyra.

CYRA: Hi, Celeste!

INT. Celeste's bedroom - Evening

Cyra and Celeste are sitting on Celeste's bed.

CYRA: Has Claudia talked about the Diamond Dynasty at all?

CELESTE: A little bit.

EXT. The Blue Velvet - Night

Roman and Alex are standing outside while Roman smokes.

ROMAN: When did you meet Cyra?

ALEX: Around the same time Ace met her.

ROMAN: Huh. So, which nightclub did they meet at? Yours?

Alex gives Roman a confused look.

INT. Cyra's bedroom - Night

Celeste sits in the chair that's against the wall, while Cyra sits on the floor in front of her.

CELESTE: You have a strange sense of humor...

CYRA: I know. Ace says it's because I'm crazy.

CELESTE: People say I'm crazy too.

CYRA: How so?

CELESTE: It's because I have trust issues.

CYRA: That's presumptuous of them. To assume that you would want to be close with them just because they're talking to you.

CELESTE: Yes... Exactly.

[awanderingcanadian]

Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast

We’ve spent the last week and a half travelling down the pacific coast of Costa Rica. Full of national parks and beaches, it was really hot, but lovely. Costa Rica has protected much of its land through some progressive, (and at the time, controversial), legislation. Today a lot of land that was previously farmed, (both agriculture and rice fields), has returned to its natural state and is a habitat for all kinds of wildlife.

We joined our friends, (who had a flown in the night before), at Playa Hermosa, a small village close to the airport at Liberia. While it currently remains quaint, the cranes on the near horizon foreshadow what is coming. The first thing we noticed was the jump in restaurant prices, followed quickly by how much warmer the ocean water was. Sunsets also became a ‘thing’ again, after spending our first week on the east coast, and they were beautiful.

Making our way down the coast, we spend a few dusty days in Santa Theresa on the Nicoya Peninsula, stopping to meet friends for lunch in the developed Tamarindo. Accommodation has ranged widely from basic but clean, to disappointing, to fabulous, and the accommodation in Santa Theresa was fabulous! Unfortunately, the town was laden with dust and the sodas in town had lots of food obsessed flies. However, we did a day trip to Montezuma, so the more able bodied of us could hike to an amazing waterfall, and we were wowed by this little town.

Continuing south, we made our way to Quepos, the town adjacent to the most famous of Costa Rica’s national parks, Manuel Antonio. After driving for 90 minutes, we jumped on a ferry to get us off of the peninsula, and made stops at what’s known as Crocodile Bridge, (where it seems you are almost guaranteed to see crocs at least on one side), and for a late lunch in the ‘interesting’ town of Jaco. Jaco was quite developed, but its overabundance of sex shops and ‘massage’ places sent me to look up what this town is about…and yes, it’s known for its partying, prostitution and drugs. Good job we only stayed for lunch and some banking!

Our Quepos accommodation fell firmly into the category of “disappointing”. We had booked a lovely looking AirBnB several months earlier, and a few months later the host asked us to switch accommodation as he had an offer of a longer staying guest. After a few days of several communications, where I said we needed the same level of accommodation or better, we settled on one that looked good in the photos. We were concerned from the start as this place had no reviews, but we were assured that was because it was new to the rental market. Well…the AC didn’t work in one bedroom, the patio furniture was so gross or in such disrepair that we couldn’t use it, and there was an old siding glass door, and it’s casing piled up on the patio. And it was way out of town. The bright spot was the lovely condo complex pool.

Manuel Antonio park was a good and busy day. Due to my bad hip, I stopped hiking at a certain point and agreed to watch a couple of our friend’s daypacks while relaxing at the beach, so they could continue on with just their water bottles. Little did I know I would be involved in my own version of Planet of the Apes, and Night of the Iguanas simultaneously! I had to quickly move everything 5 times in 90 minutes as I had white faced monkeys stalking me on land, and a HUGE iguana on the tree above me. I couldn’t leave for a swim, and a German man came and helped me chase away the iguana, who had eventually come down from his tree and was quickly approaching. Yikes! By the time the group returned, sweaty and ready for a swim, I was feeling the same way, having been engaged in my own little war.

A highlight of our time in the Manuel Antonio area was the kayak trip we took through the mangroves. The short video at the top here is from the trip. We learned a lot about how Costa Rica has taken steps to reclaim and protect its ecosystems.

Our final stop on the pacific coast was the small town of Uvita. Everything else here was overshadowed by my need to find a laundromat, lol! Fortunately, we found one right away, and right after dropping off our clothes, we found an amazing bakery! It was a good day. Close to town there was an easy to reach waterfall, so even the hip-challenged me was able to enjoy a cooling swim!