#also similar to this is James and Matthew

[helenofblackthorns]

it's so interesting to think about grace as heaven considering jesse's existence. like in a way, that makes him her connection to the mortal world, which honestly doesn't feel that far off?? even in spite of the fact that he's literally a ghost

I had a whole response to this written out and the app :) deleted :) it :)

anyway let's try this again. Grace (and James) both have notable otherworldly aspects to them, they do not fit into the mortal world completely and instead stand outside it to a degree. their grandness erodes away at their humanity, and they both regard themselves as almost... unimportant. neither of them really care what happens to them, hence why they both turn down Magnus's offer of help. they both regard themselves with a detached careless (James's general behaviour in tmh; "I am my mother's blade")

however! Grace does deeply care about Jesse. even in tmh, despite what she says and Magnus thinks, I don't think Grace cares about Tatiana. she's working with her because they have the same goal, and since she can't tell Magnus her true reasons for staying, she comes off of caring for Tatiana (although I think her relationship to Tatiana is an entirely different complicated matter). Grace would stand even further apart from everything else if it wasn't for Jesse, her one true tie to the mortal world. Jesse on the other hand desperately wants to be apart of the mortal world, and is hanging on by his fingernails to it. even though he deeply disapproves of the methods preventing his death, he also is graceful for them (...ignore canon a bit okay). he can't fully condone them because he wants to live so badly, and there something very human about that. like he too is standing off to the side of the world but unlike Grace and James he hasn't resigned to his fate; he's fighting it as best he can.

[rainsofcamelot]

and what if i said

[saintsenara]

Do you think harry is more similar to lily or James

thank you very much for the ask, anon!

i think the assessment of harry's character which dumbledore gives to snape in deathly hallows is more or less the correct one:

“He is his father over again -”  “In looks, perhaps, but his deepest nature is much more like his mother’s.”

which i think can be expanded upon really interestingly as an example of something which the series does really, really well - how it obscures the fact that lily is the key to the mystery right up until the last minute.

the things harry has in common with james - not only his looks, but his quidditch talent, his impulsivity, his disregard for the rules, his arrogance, his cunning, his beef with snape, his adoration of sirius, his belief that his uncle is faintly ridiculous, and his bold, flashy courage - are big and explicit and demonstrative, and the text lampshades that they're inherited from his father at every opportunity.

[and not only in how many characters mention that he looks like james. voldemort - for example - mentions james' demonstrative bravery - facing him "like a man" - every time he and harry interact; sirius and lupin never mention lily when discussing harry's personality, even when what they're talking about is how he's not like james.]

the text also goes out of its way to suggest that similarly big aspects of lily's character have not been inherited by her son - the most obvious example of which is that, in half-blood prince, the incandescent talent at potions which has slughorn raving about how like his mother harry is... is actually the result of harry cheating [and cheating from a textbook he's convinced for much of the book might have belonged to james].

the only thing the text emphasises again and again that harry has inherited from his mother are his eyes.

and - in doing this - the series is actually telling us something very clear about what it understands harry to have in common with lily.

eyes are a frequent motif throughout the text, which are almost always connected to the themes of authenticity and truth.

dumbledore's eyes give away his true feelings in goblet of fire - when the "gleam of something like triumph" comes into them after he learns that voldemort used harry's blood to resurrect himself - before serving as a metaphor for the way the information about the prophecy is being withheld from harry in order of the phoenix when he refuses to make eye contact with him.

[dumbledore's eyes also stop "twinkling" after voldemort returns, in a sign of how serious the situation - which the ministry never appreciates the full gravity of - is becoming.]

occlumency and legilimency - the obscuring and seeking of truth - depend on eye contact. the teenage tom riddle's eyes - with their gleam of red - give away his true depravity, even when he's still outwardly charming and beautiful. the teen snape sees the reason for his obsession with the marauders "wrenched from him against his will" at the force of lily's glare [and the adult snape frequently averts his own gaze from harry when he clearly doesn't want to risk seeing anger or pain in lily's eyes]. ginny's love for harry - her "never giving up" on him, her willingness to wait and endure while he goes off on the horcrux hunt - is communicated by a "blazing look". the basilisk kills by looking - but doesn't kill anyone in chamber of secrets, since the truth about the culprit isn't known. and so on...

which is to say - the series regards the eyes as the windows to the soul [an idea which is connected to a verse in chapter six of the gospel of matthew - the verse immediately preceding which, "for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also", is inscribed upon kendra and ariana dumbledore's graves] and to the true, inner nature of a person.

in mentioning again and again that harry looks like james except for his eyes, what the narrative is doing is hinting to the reader that harry's big, obvious, showy similarities with his father mustn't let them miss that the more subtle traits of his personality - his steadfastness, his quiet courage in the face of hopelessness, his ability to love so much it changes the entire course of history - come from his mother, and that what he inherits from lily will be much more important to the resolution of the story than the things he inherits from james.

this is a clue it plays with really nicely - particularly because harry doesn't really care at any point prior to the last third of deathly hallows about what he inherits from lily more than he cares about what he inherits from james.

we - as readers - go through his experience of learning that his mother is the key to the whole mystery in real time - when we join harry in snape's memories - and we walk into the forest with a harry who now knows the whole truth: that he's more like his mother than he's previously realised, and that he'll therefore be able to do the same thing that she did, and die so that others might live.

“You won’t be killing anyone else tonight,” said Harry as they circled, and stared into each other’s eyes, green into red. “You won’t be able to kill any of them ever again.”

[7h3d1r3ct0r]

posting another seduce me redesign since the last one I did was *checks notes* holy shit 2 years ago.

anyway design notes and headcanons under the cut

I had planned to also redo their demon forms since my headcanons have changed since then but I didn't feel like it and with artfight coming up I just don't have time.

My first and main goal when redesigning them was giving them a more diverse range of faces and skintones. I headcanon that they basically got all of their looks exclusively from their mothers, so they could look wildly different while still being brothers. Also because these are their human forms I would imagine most of the traits they inherited from their father wouldn't pass over anyways. Scars were another big thing I wanted to add, and yes, most of them are from you know who (their father). James and Damien's face and neck scars, and Sam's arm scars are all from their father, Erik has no visible scars, Matthew has scars from training on his hands, and Sam's cheek scar is from an arrow. There are also plenty of more scars I have headcanoned that are not visible. (and yes Damien's eye is partially blind) Clothes wise I wanted to dress them more realistically then they were, at least in the first game. James ended up leaning more casually but basically stayed the same. Erik I wanted to keep in a suit but instead of a button up and vest I went for just a turtleneck and suit jacket since I felt that leaned more casual while still keeping him more formal then his brothers. Also to lean more into realism I did have to get rid of his purple eyes and red hair. (sorry Erik fans) Sam got a whole grudge make over, I felt like the games were just too scared to make him lean into that style so I just did that little extra push he needed. Matthew and Damien probably got the biggest style change out of the 5. With Matthew I wanted to lean streetwear with lots of layers and baggy clothes. With Damien I wanted them to be the light academia to James more dark academia. (Off topic: I have a lot of thoughts about James and Damien's relationship and how despite their treatment from their father being very different that they both went through similar trauma and I headcanon that they're the closest of the brothers because of it.)

Finally since I changed them so much I wanted to add a motif to connect them all together again and just like with the demon redesigns, the golden rose makes a return. I don't actually know if the golden rose has any relation to them in canon but I dont care. James is on the side of his glasses, Erik's is a pin on his suit, Sam's is a charm on his bracelet, Matthew's is an earring and Damien's is a clip in their hair.

I have so many headcanons and opinions of these guys and this is barely a snippet of my thoughts about them. hopefully one day I'll finally get off my ass and make actual art and stories.

[moonshynecybin]

hmmm idk if this is anything, but rosquez as romcom co stars that keep getting cast together even though they hateee each other but the chemistry is too good?

this is fun because like. it keeps some of my favorite little rosquez saw traps and wraps them up for me like a little treat. forced proximity public pda and EXTREME media scrutiny kind of their bread and butter tbh. make them crazy make them kiss im watching like tashi in the hotel scene in challengers

like marc as a young tom cruise esque (sorry. SORRY. im sorryyyyy) action star who does all of his own stunts loves the physicality of acting loves getting to pretend to do crazy stuff and be a HEROOOO but still kind of plays the same exact character every time. BIG smile always standing on apple boxes to make himself seem taller as he attempts to generate chemistry with whatever actress is his badly written love interest of the day (marc would be SO good in the mission impossible movies im sorry he WOULD be like. can i parachute off of a motorcycle into a ravine please please please youre NOTHING. santi is his extremely stressed stunt coordinator. lmao.) versus vale who came up doing indie movies as a teen in the 90s (his lil face would DOMINATE gay cinephile gifset tumblr) before launching himself to super stardom with a string of successful comedies and sort of settling into that because its easy... secretly frustrated no one will let him bust out his drama chops... BIG chip on his shoulder here a la leaving honda for yamaha etc

so eventually both of them are getting a little tired of being pigeon holed. and decide 2 book a serious ass gay romantic drama. they are tired of being hailed as the kings of fiction for the masses and they want to win at acting!! they get into the chemistry read (marc is still pretty young i think) and its. insane. INSTANT. james dean and marlon brando levels of ARE YOU TWO FUCKING?? but they literally just met. and marc has been a fan of vale's forever but not just the comedies also his earlier dramatic stuff (apocalyptic little gay crush) and they have similar taste in movies and vale is sooooo funny and it is OFF to the races. like. i cannot emphasize this enough they are fucking the WHOLE time. every scene in this movie its just leaping off the screen... they go in to film and its like that BTS clip of the americans where the director was having matthew rhys and keri russell do a sex scene and theyre suspiciously comfortable pretending to 69 and he turns to his assistant and just goes. oh yeah these guys have fucked. they are wayyyy to comfy hitching the other's pussy into their face lmao. just fucking going for it. the director is like hey guys. can you tone it down a little. marc biggggg smile okayyyyyy :3

and the movie comes out and they attend the premiere all smiley and bouncy and feeling really good about the project and then, theyy watch it. and its like. uh oh! not a lot of acting happening there ! um. best performance of either of their careers and they both look at it an can identify all the points they werent acting like evil little signal flares.... and vale shuts marc out HARD yadayadayada the Usual Rosquez Breakup Ensues.... until they both get cast in a revival of the brokeback mountain stage play and shit pops off in the most nuclear explosion of horny heartbreak to ever hit the STAGE…

[shiftingwithmars]

YouTuber DR

The Girl

Jaden Doe/North, a 19 year old girl who vlogs her life. Her family wanted her to go to college, but no, content creation is where her heart’s at. An aspiring writer, and a precious songwriter, miss Jaden is certainly talented. Having struggled with anxiety all her life, as well as some bullying, she never misses the chance to make sure her friends know how loved they are.

The Boy

Matt Sturniolo, a 20 year old with a heart of gold, and eyes of ocean blue. Struggling with anxiety, young Matthew understands Jaden’s struggles. He grew attached to her quickly, being able to talk to her about anything and everything. The two are inseparable, and are as loyal as lovers can get.

The Triplets

Ahh yes, the three boys who made it all happen. They inspired our young friend to start her channel, and have helped her channel grow ever since. They never miss a chance to feature in a video. They might as well just combine channels at this point. But don’t worry, this friendship has mutual benefits. Jaden makes the three boys feel seen as individuals. Able to see their differences as well as their similarities, Jaden knows how to keep the three boys personalities separate from each other. And although Matt may be her boyfriend, that doesn’t mean she loves his brothers any less.

The Brother

Whether metaphorical or biological, Nathan Doe has been a loyal brother to our young influencer. He has provided a safe place for her, and has ensured that she’s never left out whenever he’s around. The two are certainly close, and they’re like brother and sister. Perhaps even literally.

The Best Friend

Zipper James, Jaden’s best friend. A loyal sidekick and a reliable confidant, Zipper never misses a beat with Jaden. Sometimes I wonder if they share the same braincell. Zipper also never misses a chance to make fun of Jaden, to which she just reacts by calling Zipper short. Of course, that’s not Zip’s most favorite thing in the world.

The Girls

The four are inseparable. Jaden is often accompanied by her friends on many of her adventures. Zipper James, Teagan Collins, and Clover Moon are three of the best friends you could ever ask for. They’re loyal, kind, and always up to joke around. Let’s just say Jaden knows how to pick her friends.

The Cat

Where would Jaden be without her precious kitty? After finding him left on the side of the road, Jaden took Kai under her wing, treating the kitten with love it hadn’t seen since it was a newborn. A cuddly and gentle creature, this cute furball is the best behaved boy, even knowing how to walk on a leash, and listening to Jaden’s commands. Safe to say, he’s a good boy.

The End

Well, that’s all we have to say about our young influencer. She’s living a good life, surrounded by people she loves and working a job she loves. She doesn’t know what the future holds for her, but whatever it is, she’s waiting for it. Perhaps she’ll marry Matthew? Maybe she’ll win a Grammy for her songs? Maybe she’ll finally publish that book? Whatever the case, Jaden has the best life a girl could ask for.

[sweet-self-indulgence]

How do you think each incubus tries to let Mika know when they're in the mood?

James will find some excuse to tower over her

Pinning her against a wall or sliding up behind her are his go-to’s

He’ll pitch his voice low and tell her how she makes him feel

“Seeing you in the dress does incredible things to me”

If Mika seems to take the bait, he tends to add something like: “If you keep looking at me like that I don’t know if I can control myself”

Both of them want him to lose control, but teetering close to the edge is a thrill

Erik will whisper in her ear

To an untrained observer it may seem like his normal mode of playful flirting

But Mika knows that mixtures of the playful spark of arousal in his eyes and the complete earnestness in his face

Then he’ll lean in close to whisper sweet nothings in her ear

His favorite formula is compliment followed by sexual twist

“Your figure looks absolutely stunning in that dress… but you would look even better without it~”

He knows how Mika loves the way his whisper gives her goosebumps

Sam gets handsy

It’s subtle since he’s always casually touching Mika anyways

There’s something in the speed of a caress that changes its meaning:

A slow warm hand is comforting

A faster touch is casual, a way of physically acknowledging her presence

But there’s a specific kind of touch that lights Mika’s nerves on fire

If he softly trails his fingers down her side Mika gets turned on

If he touches her neck or collarbone he’d better be prepared to fuck on the spot

In a similar vein he’s not the best at compliments, but he has a way of saying “Wow” when he looks at Mika, like he’s absolutely star-struck

Matthew will turn up the heat of a kiss

He gives Mika a thousand little kisses a day, most of them are casual

but he’s very good at putting a little extra something in a kiss to change the mood

A ‘thank-you-for-getting-that-chore-done’ kiss suddenly has heat stirring in Mika’s stomach

Suddenly she’s standing in the middle of the room turned on and completely flustered

Maybe Matthew is smiling innocently at her, gauging her reaction

Or maybe she has to go find where he ran off to in order to continue the game

Damein will ask for affection

He might make a more casual interaction romantic by placing Mika’s hand on his cheek and staring into her eyes

Guaranteed to get her heart to flutter a little bit

He may also walk up to her, grab her hands in his and quietly, yet earnestly, declare “Beloved, I crave your touch”

This will make Mika blush

She’ll start with a hug, then he’ll gently pull her into a kiss with one hand cradling the base of her skull and the other on the small of her back

Quickly, one of them is pulling the other into a more private space

[edwin-paynes-bowtie]

I think sometimes about people saying that Cordelia is the only neurotypical member of the TLH cast and haven't been able to figure out why I rebel so hard against that sentiment. I figured it out yesterday.

It's because Cordelia exhibits massive golden child syndrome, and I realized that that's in and of itself a type of (c)PTSD.

She's anxious about her connections with those around her, especially Alastair and Lucie. With James and Matthew, she's avoidant to the point that she will not communicate any feelings until later in ChoT because to do so would be confronting those emotions. She's always saying that Elias viewed her as similar to him (while Alastair was like Sona), and she seemed to have created some sort of proxy-idea in her mind where she is the one who's like her father even if their differences could not be more stark.

Combine that with the fact that she's sheltered to the point of not noticing Elias's alcohol despite a) bottles laying around the house, and b) his concerning violent public behaviours like those we see at her wedding. She's clearly in the mindset of "everything's fine; this is fine," and it's not. She's not, because she's shoved her head in the sand since her father showers her with the attention that she's not getting from Sona and Alastair, who are in different, massively bad predicaments of their own.

And Cordelia copes by being perfect. By being Elias's special daughter, the one who's like him, who's the bearer of Cortana walking in the Carstairs family legacy, who's bright and sunshiney and happy and perfect.

I also want to note that I think Cordelia has some very valid abandonment trauma. While I do inarguably think she should have defended Alastair more, she literally felt abandoned by him (and Sona) for seven years because he emotionally pulled away. There were wildly good reasons, and Alastair's sacrifice deserves recognition (he is the best person), that doesn't negate the fact that she did not know those good reasons and felt abandoned.

I think this seems pervasive in her internal narration, too, as she tries to get closer to people without expressing deep-seated feelings (such as pent-up frustration with Lucie or her profound love for James).

@faithfromanewperspective @thevagabondexpress

[incubi-answers]

How would each of you try to impress the person you like?

This is Erik typing. I, of course, would try to charm them with compliments and gestures. I'd also try to become more genuine around them, so they knew it was more than simply an act. Then, I'd ask them on a date to a ball or restaurant.

James would be similar, though a bit less forward. He'd listen to their interests and learn more about them, showing he truly had an interest in them as a person.

Sam...well, he's quite obviously the least versed in romance out of the five of us. (HEY! WHATS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?) Hush Sam. Anyways, after getting over the shock of having a crush in the first place, he'd try to compliment them and find ways to spend time with them. Likely video games or bringing them to the roof with him.

Matthew would go out of his way to spend more time with his love interest. He'd ask them to join him on activities such as baking and playing video games. He'd also make them many gifts, like plushies and their favorite snacks.

Damien would start to show a bit more confidence around his love interest. If he hears through their thoughts that they are interested, he'd be more comfortable flirting. He'd also ask them to join him in watching television or reading.

[whirlpool-blogs]

An Inside Look at Jack Hughes, the Top NHL Draft Prospect Flyers Fans Are Craving

Published January 28, 2019

Understandably, John Wroblewski had initial doubts.

Not necessarily about the player as much as the situation. Wroblewski was coaching the 2016-17 U.S. national U-18 team when the little brother of star defenseman Quinn Hughes tagged along for a skate.

That little brother was Jack Hughes and Wroblewski had yet to see him play.

"You sort of ask the questions, OK, well how often do you have a 15-year-old skating with a U-18 team and how good is the kid?" Wroblewski said.

The verdict?

"The answer is he's pretty good, he's pretty good," Wroblewski said with a laugh last Wednesday in a phone interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia. "We've got to keep an eye on him. You get him out there and instantaneously he fits in and exceeds and then also enamors you - all three of these observationalist thought processes come to your senses in that hour and a half skate of this tiny, little kid who somehow comes out and impresses you so much within that short period of time.

"Not only with his skill level, but kind of how some of the great players out there, how they can make the game slow down or speed up at their will. It's tough to describe unless you've been around him."

Wroblewski has been around him a bunch, coaching Hughes for the second straight season in the U.S. national team development program. 

Unequivocally, he now knows all about the 17-year-old, a darting and dynamic center whose playmaking ability can cause motion sickness for opponents.

Before the start of 2018-19, Hughes was hardly a blip on the Flyers' radar. Not with the team signing James van Riemsdyk to bolster an experienced roster and take its biggest step since the 2011-12 season. The NHL draft was an afterthought.

Oh, how things have changed.

The Flyers entered the All-Star break at 19-23-6 and with more points (44) than only two other NHL teams - the Devils (43) and Senators (43). A startling shake-up within the front office and coaching staff became the messy byproduct of another slow start, this one the most impactful of them all.

Suddenly but inevitably, Hughes' name has permeated the fan base. He is widely considered the consensus No. 1 pick for the 2019 NHL draft.

And Flyers fans are astutely aware. 

The golden spot is in sight.

Similar to any NHL draft, the climb of the top overall pick will be debated. Many will line Hughes up against past No. 1 selections - from Patrick Kane (2007) to Connor McDavid (2015) and fellow USNTDP product Auston Matthews (2016).

While Hughes is only 5-foot-10, 168 pounds and turns 18 just a month before the draft, Wroblewski sees him developing into a player of his own mold.

My belief is that he'll be in the NHL next year and there's really not a comparable. You're starting to see more and more of the hybrid type of player - guys that play with speed and skill. One of Jack's unique traits is that even though there are questions out there in regards to his size, he's a true center iceman and he will play in the middle and he will figure out a way to make it work.  You throw him into the blender with wingers like Kane and [Johnny] Gaudreau, but then you have to put him in the middle of the ice, so he's got that speed like McDavid. He doesn't have McDavid's size, but he's got things that I think McDavid would be envious of, as well.  There's a component here that I think has yet to be realized. Like his brother Quinn, young kids are going to look at him and want to be him as a player, sort of revolutionize the position that a quote, unquote undersized centerman can persevere and make it to be a superstar in the National Hockey League - because there's not a ton of them that have done that.

Wroblewski calls Hughes "manicured."

It's an excellent way to describe him. Hughes doesn't sound like a 17-year-old. He's well-spoken because he's well-groomed, unfazed by the hype of being the top-ranked 2019 draft prospect.

He credits much of his maturity and preparation to his "great support system," featuring his family and coaches.

His father Jim Hughes, mother Ellen Weinberg-Hughes and uncle Marty Hughes all played Division I hockey. His older brother Quinn was drafted seventh overall by the Canucks last summer and plays at Michigan, while his younger brother Luke is 15 years old and considered an up-and-coming talent.

"We've all kind of been through the ringer already," Hughes said last Tuesday in a phone interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia. "I'm thankful to have them around me."

Wroblewski said the scouting presence this season for the Hughes-led U-18 team has been "overwhelming," but in a good sense.

"It's been nonstop, it's been relentless," Wroblewski said. "The scouting community - reporters doing articles or scouting prospects, [people] that do this for a living, and of course the NHL scouts - is all trying to decipher where do these guys fall in the pick of the litter. And I'll tell you, right behind Jack on this team, there's a slew of other players that are going to be right there with him in the National Hockey League."

For Hughes, the eyes on him are at an all-time high with the draft a little less than five months away.

Is he keen to the amplified attention?

"No, I've been dealing with that since I was 14, 15 years old," Hughes said. "A scout is pretty much another person in the building. All I have to do is play my game and have fun."

Like Wroblewski said, Hughes is manicured.

He gives you guys the clichés at times, but there's a little bit of twist to his cliché answers. There's insight there, it's not like he's just throwing out these random phrases. He's got practice at it, but he's not just going through the motions when he talks to the media, which gives me a lot of hope that he could be at that ultimate ambassador to the game. Not just a guy that goes through and plays excellent hockey and is a focal point, but somebody who is also attractive to the media.  At the same time, when the cameras are away and he's not on the spotlight, he's a kid. He's a high school kid who is goofy and funny in the back of the bus - he's got personality, he's got swagger, he has a lot of the intangibles.

There wasn't just one play or game that convinced Wroblewski.

"I don't think moments capture excellence," he said, "particularly with a kid that's going to go No. 1 overall in the draft."

The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in November 2017 was when Wroblewski really saw it. The U.S. had taken home gold by beating Canada, 6-4, in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

Hughes led the field with 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in six games.

"He just completely dominated the event - and then as the octane and the temperature rose in the tournament, he continued to surpass expectations and continued to dominate and find another level," Wroblewski said. "In a hostile environment - he was a kid who grew up a bit in Toronto wearing the American sweater, and all of a sudden he's thrust into this environment; it was such a pro-Canadian environment, and he allows himself to block out all the X-factors and just concentrate on dominating the game at hand. 

"That to me was kind of the time where I was like, 'This kid is No. 1.' I always had that throughout the fall, but from there on, it was like, 'This is the kid that's going No. 1 next year.'"

Hughes strives to be the entire package.

That doesn't mean he's there yet. However, the multifaceted, no-holes-in-your-game mindset is what pushes him.

"As a hockey player, everything you do you want to improve," Hughes said. "You see the best players in the world working on their game, year in and year out. For me, I focus on everything, but some of the things I focus on the most are my faceoffs and my shot. Those are two things that need to be really good to be a good player."

What about his strengths?

I play a new brand of hockey - speed and skill, the way the game is now. I'm kind of an open book. There are a lot of great players out there and something that they all have in common is that they're Swiss Army knives. They can do everything really well. I feel like my game is what my game is, but I'm working on other parts of my game and trying to become the best at everything that I do. I'm going to show up to the rink to compete and have fun.

In 28 games this season as the captain of the U.S. national U-18 team, Hughes has 56 points on 13 goals and 43 assists. In 60 combined games last season between the U-17 and U-18 teams, Hughes had 116 points on 40 goals and 76 assists.

"He's a workhorse on and off the ice," Wroblewski said. "He'll do whatever it takes. When he finds a deficiency in his game, or if there's something not at - if you want to scale things out of five - if there's something that's not at a five, he'll start working right away at getting to that number. 

"Last year, it was his shot. He did not have a very good shot. It was still good, but it wasn't elite. He went at it hard this summer, his one-timer, his release, everything else has improved so much in that regard. And that's something that I think he'll continue to do."

The Twitter hashtag has grown in popularity for any struggling team near the NHL basement and in the ballpark of the 2019 draft's first overall slot. #LoseForHughes.

Hughes isn't oblivious to the slogan in which many Flyers fans have adopted.

"The first time I heard it was actually my OHL draft year (2016-17)," he said with a laugh. "It's not new to me, but every time I see it, it's pretty funny and I get a little chuckle out of it."

How hard the Flyers charge after the All-Star break will determine their chances for Hughes, while the NHL draft lottery results will have the final say.

Whichever team does land Hughes, its fans will be on board with his message.

"I'd tell them I hope to give them a lot of good years," Hughes said. "That's what every player wants - they want to go to a city that's hungry to win and a city that's a lot of fun. That's really what I'd be excited about - have fun with the city and playing hockey for the community and the city, for however long I'm there."

[seducemefanficsandheadcanons]

So again, I have been inspired by @new-tella-us

This time, the idea was to make children for Sam and Aron. I've been brainstorming this for a while, but there is still the possibility that details could change. I believe they'll end up having 3 kids, maybe 4.

So here is there oldest daughter!

Adelia- Demon name

Ansley- Human name

When Ansley is young, she's a soft-spoken child. She's a bit shy at times and struggles to put herself out there. She reminds everyone of Aron as a kid. She also tends to cling to Sam and Aron quite a bit.

As she gets older, she starts to become more outgoing but is still quite calm. She has a love for baking, knitting, and music. She doesn't play any instruments or sing much, but she does listen to it. She also tried to dance at one point, but didn't like it, so it didn't last.

She has dark brown hair like Sam and a combination of green and blue eyes like Aron. She has a facial structure similar to Sam's, with some of Arons features like her nose and eye shape.

She ends up being around 5'6, a few inches taller than Aron. She finds it funny and teases her mother for being short.

Magic wise, Ansley (like Aron) has an extra ability to sense and see auras. She is also talented in conjuring. (Like Erik and Matthew)

Because she's a cambion, she also has some odd powers that aren't commonly seen in succubi or humans. When she gets older, she learns that she has another ability. Intangability- the ability to pass through objects/not be touched. A pretty good example would be her "walking through a wall." The more she trains this ability, the more efficient she becomes, and eventually, she can project it onto objects and other people, as long as their touching.

She isn't physically the strongest, but her magic makes up for it. However, she prefers never to rely on magic and even prefers to stay in her glamor spell at all times. It's a matter of preference for her. She leans closer to the human side of her but still does practice magic. Of course, Sam and Aron allow her the ability to be involved with both her human and demon side.

She went to a school in the demon districts, but once she hit middle school, Sam and Aron gave her the choice to chose whether she wanted to go to normal human school, continue at the school she was already going to, or even homeschool.

Unfortanely, she had been bullied a bit when attending the "demon school" because she was a cambion. However, most of the problems actually stemmed from her teachers, who would occasionally discriminate against her. (Sam and Aron didn't let that last very long...)

Ansley chose to stay at her current school until she hit eighth grade, and then she requested to be switched to the public human school. Of course, they let her, as long as she was aware of the risks and importance for secrecy.

The reason they did not give her the choice until middle school was because of the worry about her accidentally revealing her magic.

Ansley tended to fade into the background a bit at her new school, which was what she preferred. She had a small group of friends who shared interest, but her closest friends were ones she met at her old school. She's also close with some of her cousins.

She's known as a very good student by her teachers. Her favorite subject is English.

Her favorite uncles are Damien and James, but she has an okay relationship with all of them.

Her soul color is maroon.

[new-tella-us]

Awww if you do more of the Seduce Me Situations thing, can you do how the boys would react to MC being sick or on her period?

Well first, the universal answer for the period is freak the fuck out.

I think Michaela confirmed that demons don't get periods so, to all of the boys, Mika's just bleeding. This would especially freak out Damien as he would be the first to know via mindreading. Imagine going about your day, training or wandering or whatever Damien does, and then you hear the thoughts of your landlord and she's bleeding out of her uterus. That is concerning when you don't understand menstruation.

For more customized responses, once the boys know what's going on-

James is asking as many questions as he needs to get to the route of Mika's problem. He's surprisingly not intense, he's just casually asking about symptoms as he either prepares Mika soup for her sickness or helps clean up any stains while she was on her period. That way he has a good grasp on what he can do to help her feel better. However, if Mika start PMSing, the best he can do is listen to her woes cause this boy is emotionally stunted.

Erik is the moral support. As a fellow uterus holder, I am painfully aware of the sheer amount of issues that come with periods. The cramping is bad but the bloating and the breakout and the high emotions don't help. It can make you feel very insecure. But Erik doesn't mess with insecurity so his ass is gunna dedicate his time into making sure Mika knows exactly how pretty she is and how that hasn't changed. Sickness can have a similar effect so I'll lump it in.

Sam has absolutely NO idea what he's doing. "Pads? Tampons? Cups? Why does she needs C U P S?" His ass is bringing home plastic cups from Walmart even though that is not what she meant. He would look it up on google but he can't read! As for the far less terrifying option of sickness, he would be more prepared. I imagine with how starved Damien was, as soon as he entered an unfamiliar atmosphere, his immune system nearly folded on him. Sam would have helped nurse Damien back to health so he can do the same for Mika.

Matthew also has no idea what he's doing but the difference is that, he's surprisingly good at guessing. He just asked some basic questions (with sickness or period) and winged the rest and somehow he succeeded at helping Mika feel comfy and as healthy as she can feel. His intuition is strong as hell. Though he would absolutely be the boy to ask "Ayo what pu$$y size you wear?" but like... in a more Matthew way. Not as vulgar.

Damien would have a basic to generally good idea of what to do, depending on if his mindreading decides to work that day. While periods would be new to him, sickness is not. So he understand that you need to stay hydrated, well fed and well rested. He would be the least likely to let you do anything. (a little bit of that overprotectiveness kicking in) He'll figure it out...maybe....hopefully. But also if he's sent out to buy pads, he's getting at least five additional items and there's a chance he'll forget the pads.

[thebanishedreader]

Florida banned porn in schools? Good for them.

Hi user!! Would you like to comment without hiding behind anonymity and tell me how these books are porn? Because they've also been banned from libraries and classrooms in Florida.

The Lion Children's Bible: Stories from the Old and New Testaments

The Usborne Book of Bible Stories

Noah's Ark: Words from the Book of Genesis

Read with Me Bible: An NIV Story Bible for Children

The Beginner's Bible: Timeless Bible Stories

The Christmas Story: According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke from the King James Bible

The Easter Story: According to the Gospels of Matthew, Luke, and John from the King James Bible

Extreme Faith: Twelve Radical Young Believers from the Bible Who Changed Our World

And these are just 8 of the 1,402 titles that have been banned from libraries and classrooms in Florida in 2023. There are many more in a similar vein!! If you have more Bible Porn to share I would be interested to see!

[im-out-of-it]

Thomas was still looking as if he might faint, Alastair was studying his nails. It was bridgestock who broke the ensuing silence first. “This is preposterous, Charlotte. Carstairs is lying to cover up for his friend.”

“They’re not friends,” said James. “One of us might lie for Thomas. Not Alastair.” (great job on outing yourself in the future James)

“Then he’s probably mad with grief over his fathers death. Either way he’s not credible,” snarled bridgestock. (spoken as someone who doesn’t know anything about Alastair. the man is most likely celebrating lmao)

it’s funny how wrong everyone is here

Thomas and Alastair were friends whether they wanted anyone to know. you don’t go to museums and movies with someone that you loathe. even if it wasn’t shown in the beginning, Alastair and Thomas were slightly friends

(also Alastair studying his nails reminds me in TDA when Magnus does that when he’s been caught using magic by Alec for when they’re camping out lmaooo) (actually fun comparing Alec and Thomas to one another and never book Malec/Alec/Magnus, I only brought this one up because it seemed similar) (I will never support book Malec, support only show Malec)

see, this is why I’m not big on their development in the beginning of the series because now it’s as if hey they really aren’t friends or ever were and Alastair’s words aren’t as affective. what he said was cruel but imagine how much more devastating it would hurt Thomas if he felt more for Alastair. I think it would have been interesting to see more of a relationship and friendship blossom in the first two books instead. I mean that’s how I would have played it but I didn’t write the books (obviously)

Alastair’s words hurt no matter what and maybe I’m just a super depressive dark person but it would be more heartbreaking if their friendship meant a lot more and it was a little more obvious. I enjoy subtlety, I really do. I get if CC was going for a “they hardly talk or are seen together but behind closed doors, they’re actually friendly” but it doesn’t come off that way to me. maybe to others but not to me. I’m just saying that part could have been handled better

ALSO THIS WHOLE SCENE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THOMAS’S POV AND NO I REFUSE TO STOP BITCHING ABOUT IT

because imagine Thomas hearing “they’re not friends” and Thomas thinking WELL actually- we kind of were until I found out this massive secret and now it hurts to look at Alastair but I can’t stop looking at him. because hiding this whole friendship or relationship and then having it come out in the last book feels very lazy and messy to me

and to have bridgestock say “he’s mad with grief” when Alastair is glad to be done with his deadbeat father is hilarious. I think Alastair if we actually got his pov (that page doesn’t count) has mixed feelings but I don’t think he would be too terribly sad about it. Elias ruined Alastair’s life and Alastair is not one to forget that. BUT WE DONT KNOW BECAUSE ALASTAIR AND HIS POV IS OFF LIMITS TO US

I always viewed Thomas and Alastair as knowing more about the other than anyone else does. none of the merry thieves seem to get that Thomas is gay or seems to hint at it

Cordelia didn’t seem to know Alastair was gay or hinted at it

the only thing the merry thieves and Cordelia seem to want to talk about is James and Matthew while leaving Alastair Thomas Christopher out to the side

Thomas is arrested and James pov still makes it all about James. ITS NOT ABOUT YOU JAMES. I can’t stand CC and her problematic behavior of inappropriate pov when they shouldn’t be there

that moment was about Thomas and Alastair not making it the I hate Alastair fan club or poor Thomas he’s such a good friend but let’s make it all about me myself and I, James. this is the moment after Thomas not wanting to see Alastair and it’s all finally come into the light. Alastair has been trying to protect Thomas all this time so yes I do stand by the fact that this should have been focused on Thomas and Alastair and should have had both their pov as well as the sanctuary scene should have included both pov

I really don’t care about CC and her excuses of “they don’t have a pov because we as readers can’t know” or whatever excuse she has lined up. not including Alastair pov and leaving him, Matthew, Thomas, Christopher behind just to focus on James and Cordelia is an actual fucking crime

Alastair and Thomas deserve to have not only more focus on their characters but have their relationship developed as well

but also- Thomas, I know it’s nerve wrecking to know the man you love is protecting you still and cares for you but you can thank him later

and also- Alastair, Thomas will forgive you and all will be right with the world again. please keep standing there and vexing Matthew and the merry thieves. we all live for your dramatic flair

[gogandmagog]

I really hope you’ll write Peter Pan in Rainbow Valley! You’re the most qualified to match Barrie’s and Montgomery’s respective tones, all your fics are very whimsical and funny. I’d LOVE to read it.

Lol! Oh, thank youuu. That’s so nice! 🥹 And just so you know, I’m really happy to have another J.M. Barrie mutual, I feel like we’re kind of thin on the ground on tumblr. I follow all his tags here, and they’re so rarely added to.

I like half drafted an outline on this, and will keep it in the future-maybe-someday file for ‘fics that want to be written,’ but it’s a real purgatory over there, if I’m being honest. But outlining it has admittedly taken zero effort, because these two stories almost seem meant to be joined. We know Maud was a huge fan of J.M. Barrie, and by extension of Peter and Wendy… and I’ve long personally thought that it was beyond pure coincidence that ‘James Matthew Blythe’ is so similar in name to ‘James Matthew Barrie’… but even Rainbow Valley (place not book), which is kind of this liminal space between fairyland and reality, sacred to childhood and play, has some existing Neverlandness about it already built in. And then there’s these compelling similarities between Mrs. Darling and Mrs. Anne Blythe as well; both charming mothers, both adult advocates for/in/of imagination, and both wonderful storytellers (Peter lingers around the eaves of the Darlings Bloomsbury home to hear her stories) that are devotedly loved by their husbands and children. But for me, I think it's a huge (the hugest) point of interest to loop in Walter, who saw the Piper, like really really saw him, in Rainbow Valley. How easy it would be to kick out the German Pied Piper and drawn in Peter Pan and his flute, instead… two characters who are already deeply linked by folklore. Elsewhere, if the Jolly Roger, did take a wrong star and run aground in the Rainbow Valley brook, it’s just asking to have the suspended-in-time Neverland pirates be familiar with Captain Jim and maybe Lost Margaret, from bygone Life-Book days. I’d even give Shirley a boyish thimble-passing romance with Tiger Lily, the same way I’ve always wanted to see him paired off with a Mi’kmaq girl. Aunt Mary Maria’s hand also shoots right up for the doubling Hook-ish authoritarian/‘grow up already’/take-all-the-fun-away role (Gilbert would never suit it the way Mr. Darling did). But anyway! With all this low hanging fruit, it’d seriously be so simple to neatly tuck these two books into each other at every corner. It’s really all right there.

[pippin-katz]

you may or may not be the person who needs to know this, but you're the only person I can think of to share this with, and if I don't tell somebody, I might explode:

so there are some similarities btwn Merlin/Arthur and Alex/Henry, right?

and like

Alex : Merlin :: Henry : Arthur

right?

so isnt it weird the both Nick & Bradley James are Libras, while both Taylor & Colin Morgan are Capricorns? and both pairs have a three-year age gap? and while they share the same signs, the 90s babies/RWRB pairs have their birthdays at the end of the month before their 80s babies/BBCMerlin counterparts...

just so many weird coincidences, and I had to share it with *somebody*! thank you for listening/reading!

Dude I feel you on needing to tell someone something or you’ll explode; that’s my life lmfao

Now regarding what you’ve shared, that is really fucking weird! Those are some pretty specific details for them to share. I’m not a huge astrology person, but maybe there’s just something about that pairing that works? Especially when they’re close in age?

Post Writing Note: This spiraled so far out of my hands that it smashed my plans for the day. I've been writing this since 9:30AM and I'm now finishing at 4:20PM. You have been warned.

Taylor and Nicholas

What’s crazy is that Colin and Bradley’s dynamic off screen is similar to Nick and Taylor’s.

While Alex is a loud and outgoing character, Matthew mentioned in an interview that Taylor is actually on the quieter/more reserved side most of the time. I was a bit surprised, but if you pay close attention, he actually does seem like he’s quieter than Nicholas. It's more noticeable in the draw-off video and their little promos with the teapot. He's definitely enthusiastic, but in a different way than Nick, who acts like he just took a shot of concentrated caffeine.

But you can also see it in the friendship quiz if you look for it. It's there in the way that Nick is more... I'm not sure how to describe it- maybe scatterbrained? Or ditsy? I don't mean that as an insult by the way.

It's like he has pent-up energy and wants to be entertaining for the camera, so he initiates most of the jokes and sarcasm, while Taylor is kind of just chilling. He definitely makes some jokes, but the ratio between which of them is the first to say something that starts a joke is heavily skewed towards Nicholas. He also randomly forgets what's going on, and goes off on tangents where he bounces from one thing to the next.

I looked and looked for GIFs, but I couldn't find some of the moments I'm talking about, so I'll just write them out:

Nicholas gives Taylor 10 points, and he's like "wait, wait, did I get it right?" and Nick's like "yeah" before immediately remembering that he got it wrong even though they had just had the conversation

Nicholas gets a question right and he says "point for Taylor" and Taylor is like "no, for you" and Nick corrects himself with "point for Nick", then jokes and points between them like "you're Taylor, I'm Nick, okay, got it"

Taylor asks the bonus question about the major sporting event in Indiana, and Nicholas starts randomly listing names, like "the Big Game, the Big Football Game, the Bowl, the Indiana Bowl, the Great State Champion Lacrosse Game of Indiana" instead of stopping to think or letting Taylor give him the hint you can see he's been waiting to say between laughs

Nicholas randomly starts being sarcastic or hyperbolizing his behavior when talking: - "Taylor is the one American person who knows where London is on a map." - "I believe you competed in [the Cooper's Hill Annual Cheese Race] yourself, didn't you?" - "I'll give him a point." Taylor laughs because it took a couple tries to get the right answer. "The points, they are bountiful and plenty. We don't have to be stingy with them."

Nicholas describing a corndog by holding an invisible "weird thing that goes on a stick" and pretending to eat it while going "nhgnhgnhgnhg" as he spins it.

He also reacts more to Taylor getting questions wrong than Taylor reacts to him getting questions wrong. There's the whole bit about the "chip butty" and "English fry-up" that leaves Nicholas acting all annoyed, whereas Taylor sort of just starts immediately helping him with hints when he gets something wrong.

Basically, Nicholas probably has some form of ADHD and it seems to manifest as hyperactivity. Nicholas being so hyper and enthusiastic is ironic considering how quiet and calm Henry is as a character. It's such a drastic contrast between them.

Taylor is much more chill. He's definitely hyper around Nick, but there is a difference in them. Notice how Taylor just watches Nick do his silly intro, but Nicholas starts making movements with his hands and expressions during Taylor's. Also Taylor was talking completely normally until then, when he ended up doing the point at the end.

Similarly, Nick is the one who starts chanting USA, and Taylor joins in. We obviously see the difference when they each summarize the film. Nick is basically a hamster in a ball speeding across a room with how he tells it, and Taylor simplifies it a ton and delivers it monotone; yes, it's a joke, but it still highlights the contrast.

Bradley & Colin

I'm using past tense with Bradley and Colin because we only have videos of them from over a decade ago, so they've definitely changed since then.

The thing is, Colin was funny and vocal, but there were a lot of times where he got quiet, and he always felt more reserved, in the sense of there being more to him than what he's showing. He seemed to have a lot of layers to him that you didn't get to see unless you actually got close to him, if that makes sense.

I wouldn't call him quiet, but like in the video diaries and interviews of him and Bradley, he always seemed much calmer than him.

Colin was always very funny, but he was also self conscious. During one of the behind the scenes quest videos, Bradley talked about how he and Colin would create songs together, but whenever he wanted to show someone, Colin was dead silent. Bradley actually turned to him as was like, "What, is it stage fright?" and Colin is like, "I don't know what you're talking about." in a way that clearly shows he's deflecting the question because he's nervous or embarrassed. Bradley pointed and was like, "And that right there is a perfect example of what I mean".

Merlin is very bright and outgoing (at least before he develops depression in later seasons 🥲). He basically had no shame about most things. When he met Gwen while in the stocks and covered in food, he acts completely normally, like there's nothing weird about it. Obviously, this boy waltzed into Camelot and called the fucking prince a prat to his face. He was really bold and openhearted. Colin always felt more closed off, even though he wasn't always quiet.

What's crazy is that Arthur is much more refined and serious than Bradley. It's not to say Arthur is never silly or unserious, because he is, but his default mode is very composed because he's a prince and later a king. Bradley was like a fucking hurricane behind the scenes. He was know for driving everyone a little crazy because he was so hyper. He got his video camera taken away cause he was apparently being too annoying to the rest of the cast and crew.

Wrap-Up

Here's similarities I thought of in a rapid fire list, including what you said and what I covered:

The brunettes are both the "quieter" or "calmer" of the two.

The blonds both play a prince.

The brunettes both play a character who came from a place of humble beginnings.

The brunettes' characters are both usually the one to start the insults/banter.

The blonds are the more vocal of the two about their affections and admiration for the other.

The blonds are both Libras.

The brunettes are both Capricorns.

The age gap is the same for both pairs: 3 years.

I am going to make an entire post dedicated to the similarities between Bradley, Colin, and Merthur, and Taylor, Nicholas, and FirstPrince, because I have more, but it was getting more into the characters' so I'll save those for later.

What was that you were saying about needing to tell someone something or you would explode again? Nah, not me, could never have that problem. I'm so normal about this.

Thank you for sharing, I have no idea what to do with this information, but I am glad I have it. It will now haunt me 😂

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